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Turtles All The Way Down
Turtles All The Way Down
John Green | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
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8.4 (60 Ratings)
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Dialogue
Fandom Representation
Use of Fanfiction
Honest Portrayal of Mental Health Issues
This book blew me away, I honestly wasn't sure what to expect but I was pleasantly surprised. The way John Green portrayed mental health was brutally honest. It was hard to read at some points but it was refreshing not to have a YA book romanticize mental illness but instead to show it from all sides: the way it affects familial relationships; the way it affects friendships; the way it affects romantic relationships and how easy and scary it is when your thoughts spiral out of control.

I loved reading about Aza and how she navigates through her friendships, new relationships and dealing with OCD. I have so much respect for John Green after reading this. It was very well done, and the Star Wars references were an added bonus!
  
STAR WARS Battlefront
STAR WARS Battlefront
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Graphics are incredible (1 more)
Sounds and characters are beautiful
No story mode (0 more)
Much has been said about the original "reboot" of the classic Star Wars Battlefront. They wanted to rush its release to coincide with the release of "The Force Awakens" in 2015 and the game suffered mostly through lack of content.

A lot of people felt ripped off as the online gameplay was really the only feature everyone really liked.


Having said all that, I have found as I have gotten older, most newer games are too complicated or face-paced for me now being an adult. I felt I was still able to handle this one and keep up with the 10-year-olds online who would normally smoke me every time.


I bought this game way after the fact, so the price was lower and my expectations were already in check. Very much enjoyed.
  
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The Star Wars
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4.0 (1 Ratings)
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Based on George Lucas' original rough-draft for 'Star Wars', this is an interesting read not so much for the (somewhat disconnected) story, but to see how the movies grew out of the original rough draft: this is very different from those movie(s), albeit with some of the characters and place names still showing up but in a different manner - most noticeable, perhaps, in the characters of Han Solo and Darth Vader (and 'May the Force of Others be with you' just doesn't sound right, does it?).

Having read this, it's also now VERY clear that Lucas was to re-use elements of his original rough draft in the Prequel trilogy, particularly in the whole Princess-in-hiding section(s) that are included in both The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones.

The art is impressive, but the dialogue/story? Not so much.
  
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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) created a post

Dec 20, 2019 (Updated Dec 29, 2019)  
All of next week, expect for the 25th which i will talk about later. Ill be taking a little break. To spend time with family for the holidays.

On christmas Ill be reviewing:
1. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2. Batman Returns
3. Die Hard 2

These reviews will be a special gift from me, to all of you. I could of not done it without all of you. The people who follow me, the people who like my reviews and the people who comment on my reviews. So thank you, to the ones who have supported me and help me on this journey. So please if you can like my reviews that im doing on christmas, that will make my christmas.

Ill be back on the 30th, so to all happy holidays, merry christmas and have a nice time with the ones that you love and family.

-Matthew
     
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Diva (60 KP) Dec 20, 2019

Best wishes to you for a very Merry Christmas!

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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) Dec 26, 2019

Thank you, and to all a merry christmas

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
1984 | Action, Adventure

"The next one is Temple of Doom. That’s the one that sticks with me most. I was born in ’81, so I know that was [when] the first Indiana Jones was. But I remember Temple of Doom most, and so I just have to pick that. I mean, it’s for pretty much the exact same reasons as Star Wars. It’s my childhood. Indiana Jones is the character that I just wished that I was, you know what I mean? [The one] I wanted to be as a little kid. And they’re also just really, really well made, fantastic movies. You know, all the Indiana Jones — well the first three anyways. I also love that time period. I love that sort of 1930s and 1940s, I love that period — the thought of it. And I like war movies and all that kind of stuff as well."

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Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1980 | Fantasy, Sci-Fi

"I would probably have to go with the first one because it shaped my view of cinema as a kid, and as pure entertainment has a real place in cinema. It is one of the most seismic and significant events in recent cinema history — some might say detrimental — but it certainly led to a culture of whiz-bang cinema which we see now, but it meant so much to me as a kid, and Empire is the best of the first three. It also had that slightly weird edgy bleak sheer sort of joy of the first; suddenly everything went to s*** in the most spectacular way and it was kind of cool. I remember coming away from it so thrilled that they all got really beaten up. It’s widely regarded as the best of the three and it would be too obvious to say Star Wars."

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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
1977 | Fantasy, Sci-Fi

"Then I would go with the first Star Wars, which is actually the fourth episode, because I remember standing in line; I was one of those bazillion kids that were standing in line opening day. My poor mother and father had to do that with me. I remember my mom left, and came back a day later. So my dad stood there with me. I think that is one of the most incredible memories for me. It was an awesome film; I’ll never take anything away from the film, but the fact that I had a father who was willing to stand in line with me all that while…let’s see, I was born in ’68, so I was 8 or 9. Eight or 9 and my dad stood in line for me. Yeah, I was there for like a day and a half!"

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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
1981 | Action, Adventure
Action Serials in the 1980s? Yes Please
Released in the summer of 1981 and the idea of George Lucas after American Graffiti and the film he'd pursue with Steven Spielberg after the hit known as Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark is a film that plays upon the cliches and tricks of the classic action serials of the 40s and 50s that both men grew up on. Starring Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, John Rhys Davies, Paul Freeman and became the highest grossing film of 1981. Lucas and Spielberg also wanted this to be shit quick and really dirty like the action serials of the past. What we get is an adventure that has not only been regarded as one of the best action films ever made, but for some, one of the greatest movies ever made. And it truly is a tour de force. Visuals amazing. Acting is great