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Lee KM Pallatina (951 KP) rated Jurassic Park (1993) in Movies

Jun 11, 2019

Jurassic Park (1993)

1993 | Adventure, Sci-Fi

8.8

(129 Ratings)

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JURASSIC PARK (the good one)

Back in 1993 Steven Spielberg breathed life into everybody's childhood obsession with dinosaurs with ground breaking CGI during its release which still holds up today.

Jurassic park is story of a mans dream to bring back the Jurassic age on an (presumably) uninhabited island. After inviting his grandchildren, Dr alan Grant an archaeologist, ellie satler another archaeologist and ian malcolm who's just along for the ride to witness this ground-breaking creation,they quickly become endangered when the parks security parameters fail and they have to outrun and out smart their way to safety with a dinosaur at every turn, and a kitchen scene you'll never forget (that's right, kitchen!)

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Dean (6927 KP) rated Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) in Movies

Feb 17, 2018

Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)

1985 | Action, Drama, Horror

6.4

(9 Ratings)

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Great family adventure film (0 more)

The games a foot!

A great all too little known film from '86. Set in Sherlock Holmes school days setting the story background as he becomes the worlds most famous detective. I remember seeing this at the cinema and it is just the sort of film full of action and adventure everyone should love. Steven Spielberg was involved in the production and it shows. This film has a feel to it like the Mummy and Indiana Jones films. It also has some very good SFX for the time, including very early use of cgi. If you have missed this film then you are missing out, track it down!

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Bridge of Spies (2015)

8.1 (17 Ratings) Rate It

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During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down...

War Horse (2011)

7.6 (17 Ratings) Rate It

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Albert (Jeremy Irvine) and his beloved horse, Joey, live on a farm in the British countryside. At...

Lincoln (2012)

8.3 (16 Ratings) Rate It

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With the nation embroiled in still another year with the high death count of Civil War, President...

Awix (3310 KP) rated West Side Story (1961) in Movies

Feb 22, 2018

West Side Story (1961)

1961 | Drama, Musical, Romance

7.8

(18 Ratings)

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Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins' toweringly brilliant musical should be ring-fenced for eternity, regardless of what Steven Spielberg thinks. Racial tension and gang violence is rife on New York's west side, but when co-founder of the Jets Tony (Beymer) falls in love with Maria (Wood), sister of the leader of the Sharks, can this bring about peace and understanding between the two street gangs? (Probably not.)

Appealing leads and some soaringly beautiful love songs, but also whip-smart humour and social commentary in many of the other numbers, all superbly directed and choreographed. The darkening of the story into genuine tragedy is masterfully done. One of those transcendentally great films, especially on the big screen; the reason that we have a 10 on the scale.

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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Post (2017) in Movies

Feb 12, 2018

The Post (2017)

2017 | Biography, Drama, Thriller

7.1

(45 Ratings)

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First class post

Solid historical drama finds Steven Spielberg in serious, awards-trawling mode. Tale of noble, principled people working in the media who find themselves under scurrilous attack from hostile and mendacious president makes you glad you're not living in the 70s; good job this sort of thing couldn't happen nowadays.

Script does a good job of turning a potentially wordy story - various journalists, lawyers, and executives stand around discussing the ethics of publishing news - into a genuinely gripping drama, well performed by Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep. Perhaps just a bit simplistic in its presentation of politicians = bad, journalists = good, but that's essentially the message of the film (did I mention what good reviews it's had in all the papers?).

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Milleen (47 KP) rated The Wife Between Us in Books

Nov 14, 2018

A young woman about to marry her lover, an ex-wife obsessed by her successor, or is everything not quite as it seems? The blurb does warn readers not to make assumptions and it also does a clever job of not giving anything away. This collaboration has produced a taught psychological thriller that has already seen the film rights being snapped up by Steven Spielberg. It’s a slow, absorbing read for the first part but then it turns like a tornado. You will get drawn into a marriage, the compromises, the cover ups and the condescension that can evolve over time. Don’t try to assume anything. Just read and enjoy this (in your own head) before you see the movie.