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Abandon Station (Dyson Bridge #1)

V.G. Harrison

8.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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A thunderous explosion echoes through the vastness of space. The Bridgeway Space Station is rocked...

Science Fiction Dyson Bridge Series

Finding Me In The Storm

Hazel Belle

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A snowstorm leaves me stranded at a cozy, remote ski lodge, and the charming owner might just be the...

Finding Harbor (The Long Shadow Series #3)

Duncan Gaye

6.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Part of The Long Shadow Series by Duncan Gaye Patrick Callahan comes to Cape Breton expecting...

MM Historical Romance

Sarah (126 KP) rated The Martian (2015) in Movies

Jul 30, 2018

The Martian (2015)

2015 | Sci-Fi

8.0

(93 Ratings)

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Brilliant Movie

I honestly didn't expect to enjoy this film half as much as I did. It wasn't my choice to watch and one I put off until we couldn't think of anything else to put on one night.

In fact, I actually loved it! I laughed, my heart was racing with fear and excitement, and I cried for the character played by Matt Damon and the struggles he faced.

The premise doesn't sound particularly thrilling, one man stranded alone on a planet, and yet seeing how he copes with the difficulties thrown at him and the problems that he and the team trying to get him home have to overcome make it an extremely watchable and enjoyable film.

I've watched this now a few times and, even though I know what's coming and how it ends, I still get the same feelings of apprehension and relief, and I've still cried at exactly the same points.

I normally shy away from giving a 10/10, as there's always something that can be improved, but (bearing in mind I haven't read the book of this one, so can't put the film into context in that regard), I don't think there's anything I would change about this.

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Russ Troutt (291 KP) rated The Lighthouse (2019) in Movies

Oct 30, 2019

The Lighthouse (2019)

2019 | Drama, Horror

7.2

(26 Ratings)

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I steered me vessel to the theater last night and saw The Lighthouse. Not much I can say about the movie itself without giving spoilers, it's definitely one that can only be discussed between two people that have been stranded together for a couple of hours in a theater staring at the light from the projector viewing this film. Is it possible to love everything about a movie, but not really like the movie? Maybe I'm just going mad. The acting from Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson is some of the best you'll see this year, or any for that matter. The look and feel of the movie is as magical as the beauty and song of a siren on the rocky shore. To be honest, while giving praise to every aspect of it, I didn't feel like I actually liked the movie itself walking away from it. But with loving everything Robert Eggers cooked up with The Lighthouse and reflecting on my take away and interpretation of the story, it's one of my favorite movies of the year. This is why I love art so much; to really take a masterpiece like this in, to tear apart and pick at internally like a seagull, and then flatulate how I feel about it.