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Kevin Phillipson (9973 KP) rated Doctor Who: The Juggernauts in Books
Jul 2, 2018
Colin baker (2 more)
Bonnie langford
Terry malloy
One of those doctors whos audios i love to listern brillant expoles the origns of the mechanoids who appered once on the tv by saying davros created them and u know the daleks are not far behind bonnie langford gets to do more to do than just scream alot on tv as mel bush both colin baker and terry malloy are both good as the doctor and davros thumbs up from me
Micky Barnard (542 KP) rated Still Me in Books
Dec 6, 2018
Sad to be at the end
I have been fully invested in this series, even though it started with the most heart breaking of books. Many thought book two was unnecessary but I didn’t. STILL ME made me laugh, smile, bitch, sigh and scream and I loved each audio minute. I’m so glad I walked with Louisa to the end.
The narration was perfect and Louisa’s character was captured beautifully. Other accents and characters were also well portrayed.
The narration was perfect and Louisa’s character was captured beautifully. Other accents and characters were also well portrayed.
Elizabeth (1521 KP) rated Happy Death Day 2U (2019) in Movies
Jul 2, 2019
This is not a serious edge of your seat scary movie. It is Groundhog's Day meets Scream. If you saw the first movie then you will appreciate that you get an explanation as to why there was a time loop to begin with. This movie isn't solely focused on the main character from the first movie and IMO is not quite as funny although it does still have some lol moments.
Ross (3282 KP) rated Live at the Apollo by James Brown / James Brown And His Famous Flames in Music
Jul 6, 2020
Rolling Stone's 25th greatest album of all time
Very strange and unsettling live album where James Brown seems to just try to seduce half of the audience, who scream almost the entire time. His performances are very visual so I think you miss a lot by only listening (there are times when the screaming intensifies and you have no idea why). A decent listen but the songs are not his best and the live aspect is similarly not perfect.
LeftSideCut (3778 KP) rated Scream 3 (2000) in Movies
Nov 7, 2020 (Updated Nov 7, 2020)
The third entry in the Scream franchise is a mixed bag to say the least. It takes everything that made the first two so enjoyable, and throws more of it at the audience, but unfortunately it just doesn't land as well as one would hope.
Scream is known for being a meta commentary on the general ins and outs of the horror genre, but I would argue that it goes a little overboard this time around. A big part of the plot revolves around a huge retcon, changing the established backstory set up in the first movie. Cue a somewhat forced cameo from fan favourite character Randy to explain the rules of a trilogy to the surviving leads (and poke fun at this plot development) but it fails to distract from the fact that this narrative is a complete mess.
The killers motives and patterns are unclear and constantly change, and the eventual twist and identify reveal of this movies Ghostface is hugely underwhelming, and is just re treading ground that has already been explored in the previous Scream films. Also, that voice changing plot device is just dumb.
In response to the public outcry of media violence following the Columbine shootings, there is a lot less gore this time around which also hurts the overall experience. It loses its shock factor that was particularly prevalent in the original, and gives the film a sort of blunt edge, and instead focuses on the hit and miss comedy aspect.
All this being said, Scream 3 is still enjoyable when it needs to be. The returning trio of Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, and David Arquette is essential to that particular element. These characters have been fleshed out well over these movies, and seeing them together on screen is always a treat. Everyone else is largely forgettable, but the film manages to shoehorn in cameos from Jay and Silent Bob, and Carrie Fisher, which just adds to surrealism of it all.
Not Wes Craven's finest hour by a long shot, but still an enjoyable enough slasher, and still a part of a hugely important horror series.
Scream is known for being a meta commentary on the general ins and outs of the horror genre, but I would argue that it goes a little overboard this time around. A big part of the plot revolves around a huge retcon, changing the established backstory set up in the first movie. Cue a somewhat forced cameo from fan favourite character Randy to explain the rules of a trilogy to the surviving leads (and poke fun at this plot development) but it fails to distract from the fact that this narrative is a complete mess.
The killers motives and patterns are unclear and constantly change, and the eventual twist and identify reveal of this movies Ghostface is hugely underwhelming, and is just re treading ground that has already been explored in the previous Scream films. Also, that voice changing plot device is just dumb.
In response to the public outcry of media violence following the Columbine shootings, there is a lot less gore this time around which also hurts the overall experience. It loses its shock factor that was particularly prevalent in the original, and gives the film a sort of blunt edge, and instead focuses on the hit and miss comedy aspect.
All this being said, Scream 3 is still enjoyable when it needs to be. The returning trio of Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, and David Arquette is essential to that particular element. These characters have been fleshed out well over these movies, and seeing them together on screen is always a treat. Everyone else is largely forgettable, but the film manages to shoehorn in cameos from Jay and Silent Bob, and Carrie Fisher, which just adds to surrealism of it all.
Not Wes Craven's finest hour by a long shot, but still an enjoyable enough slasher, and still a part of a hugely important horror series.
Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Terror Train (1980) in Movies
Jan 3, 2020
The Terror Train
This movie is actually good, its scary, horrorfying, terrorfying, has comedy, is thrilling, and of course Jamie Lee Curtis is in it, the scream queen of all scream queens.
The Plot: During a hazing, a fraternity of pre-med students has a particularly sinister prank in store for one their more timid pledges (Derek MacKinnon). With the help of a coed, Alana Maxwell (Jamie Lee Curtis), they pull off the prank so well that the pledge needs to be institutionalized as a result. After several years pass and people forget the incident, those involved with the prank are ready to celebrate their graduation by having a costume party on a train, but they haven't escaped their past yet.
It also takes place on New Years Eve, so its a horror movie that takes place on holiday. A horror movie that is surrounding around a holiday. Its also director by Roger Spottiswoode. He directed "Under Fire", "The Best of Times", "Turner & Hooch", "Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot", "Tomorrow Never Dies" and "The 6th Day".
A good horror movie to watch.
The Plot: During a hazing, a fraternity of pre-med students has a particularly sinister prank in store for one their more timid pledges (Derek MacKinnon). With the help of a coed, Alana Maxwell (Jamie Lee Curtis), they pull off the prank so well that the pledge needs to be institutionalized as a result. After several years pass and people forget the incident, those involved with the prank are ready to celebrate their graduation by having a costume party on a train, but they haven't escaped their past yet.
It also takes place on New Years Eve, so its a horror movie that takes place on holiday. A horror movie that is surrounding around a holiday. Its also director by Roger Spottiswoode. He directed "Under Fire", "The Best of Times", "Turner & Hooch", "Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot", "Tomorrow Never Dies" and "The 6th Day".
A good horror movie to watch.
Dean (6925 KP) rated The Vampire Diaries - Season 1 in TV
Jun 10, 2017
Great cast chemistry (2 more)
Good production values
Good Sfx and make-up
A cool and sexy Vampire show
A cool Vampire show written by Kevin Williamson who also worked on Scream, @The Following - Season 1
@Stalker - Season 1
This has the same look and vibe to it. I was worried this might be like @Twilight (2008) but it's much better than that. If you like Vampire tales you should like this. It's now on Netflix.
@Stalker - Season 1
This has the same look and vibe to it. I was worried this might be like @Twilight (2008) but it's much better than that. If you like Vampire tales you should like this. It's now on Netflix.
Dean (6925 KP) rated The Tripper (2007) in Movies
Apr 30, 2019
A strange, stoner slasher produced and directed by David Arquette (Scream). It's quite a decent modern slasher, quite odd but the back story as to why this guy goes off the rails killing hippies is explained. Less so the high regard Ronald Regan is given. It's funny in places, has a fair bit of gore, I found the tripping hallucinations a tad annoying. There is even a brief cameo from Courtney Cox-Arquette. Overall pretty good compared to many recent slasher offerings.
Roxanne (13 KP) rated New Moon (Twilight, #2) in Books
Nov 9, 2018
Bella moans and groans some more....if it weren't for this seriously lacking and annoying character these books would be so much more enjoyable without feeling constantly frustrated. I really like the werewolves and the Cullens are likeable but the 'thing' between edward and bella gets old very quickly, they just go on and on about the same thing over and over again until you just want to scream at them to get it together and stop wasting my time already!
Barry Newman (204 KP) rated I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) in Movies
Mar 29, 2020
A 90's throwback blast from the past I hadn't seen in a very longtime. Looking at it now it's a fairly formulaic slasher movie that wouldn't have been made if writer Kevin Williamson hadn't had a huge hit with Scream the year before. It has some fun moments but is light on any real scares. I had forgotten how easy on the eye Jennifer Love Hewitt and Sarah Michelle Gellar were though so I was largely kept entertained throughout.