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Ross (3284 KP) rated Ghost in the Machine by The Police in Music

May 18, 2020

Rolling Stone's 323rd greatest album of all time

A strong album by The Police, including the hits Every Little Thing She Does is Magic and Spirits in the Material World. The rest of the album is in keeping with the Police's trademark style, making this a good solid listen.

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Ross (3284 KP) rated Meat Is Murder by The Smiths in Music

May 22, 2020

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

1985 | Rock

7.5

(2 Ratings)

Album Rating

Rolling Stone's 296th greatest album of all time

I think this is the Smiths' album with the least of their good songs on it. The music is their typical style, with Morrissey's whining vocals on top, delivering fairly strong messages at times. Not a great listen for me.

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Super Mario Party

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Rachel King (13 KP) rated Specials (Uglies, #3) in Books

Feb 11, 2019

Specials (Uglies, #3)

Scott Westerfeld | 2006 | Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)

7.9

(15 Ratings)

Book Rating

I loved this book and thought it was the best of the trilogy. The excitement of Tally and Shay's destruction of the Armory, Tally helping to defend Diego from attack, and other scenes - written so well that I could almost feel the adrenaline pumping through my own veins. The feel and speed of the book had a cinematic quality. I imagine Westerfeld wrote in this style on purpose to capture the style of the Specials, just as the second book had an "airhead" style of writing. The vocabulary also reflects the subculture of the Specials with words such as icy, which indicates the state of being clear-headed. I was saddened by Zane's death and disappointed that Tally could not have had more of a good-bye with him before he died, but I did like that she was reunited with David. I'm rather split as to which boyfriend of hers I prefered, since Zane and David are both very different and compliment Tally in different ways. Fortunately, Westerfeld made that decision for me.

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Steve Fearon (84 KP) rated Lake Mungo (2009) in Movies

Sep 5, 2018

Lake Mungo (2009)

2009 | Horror, Mystery

6.6

(5 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Nice Documentary style (1 more)

Good performances in the main

Wonky Twists (1 more)

Slightly disappointing ending

Lake Mungo delivers some eerieness but outstays its welcome

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Lake Mungo is a found footage/documentary style hybrid horror movie that tells the story of a family whose 16 year old daughter drowns, but then continues to appear to her family and in footage and photographs in the local area.

Without wanting to spoiler anything, I will just say that the director manages to create a quite unsettling atmosphere, almost akin to that created in the first 3 paranormal activity movies, using CCTV footage and phone camera footage to add to the eye witness statements and interviews with the family.

The film is a little longer than it needs to be, the last section felt like it began detracting from the earlier scenes as they add a few last twists, but overall it is a well made film, with a strong sense of unease throughout.

Well worth a look if you like Paranormal Activity, and that style of film.