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Sarah (7800 KP) rated Solaris in Books

Dec 4, 2017

Solaris

Stanislaw Lem | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry

7.3

(4 Ratings)

Book Rating

An interesting and intelligent novel

The premise of this book is intriguing, and although astronauts/scientists who appear to have lost their minds on a distant planet isn’t an entirely unique story, this definitely has it’s own take. The planet Solaris is an enigma in itself, helped by there never being a full explanation behind it. The few characters in this are interesting, strong and conflicted, although I do wish we’d seen a bit more of Snaut and Sartorius.

This is a very intelligent take on a science fiction story, with some beautiful imagery, although at times some of the scientific type explanations can become a little laborious. I’m also torn between loving the ambiguity and lack of resolution, to being very frustrated as I wanted to know more than was explained.

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Lee KM Pallatina (951 KP) rated Escape from New York (1981) in Movies

Jun 18, 2019

Escape from New York (1981)

1981 | Action, Sci-Fi

8.2

(20 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Snaaaaaake!

Escape from New York is a 1981 dystopian science fiction-action film.

In 1997, a major war between the U.S and Russia is continuing and the whole of Manhattan has been converted into a giant free roaming maximum security prison. When Air Force One is hijacked and crashes into the island, the president is taken hostage by inmates. Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell), a former Special Forces soldier turned criminal, is recruited to retrieve the president in exchange for his own freedom.

Dark toned action adventure spawning a cult franchise and heavily inspired the Metal Gear Solid franchise. (I mean its lead character is snake plissken)

co-written, co-scored and directed by John Carpenter.
It stars Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Donald Pleasence, Ernest Borgnine, Isaac Hayes, Adrienne Barbeau, and Harry Dean Stanton