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Rose-Marie3071 (67 KP) rated Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009) in Movies
Feb 20, 2019
Contains spoilers, click to show
This film is superb, following the original three games, The Eternal Diva shows style and fluidity matching the games. The scenes are very well done and provide and excellent story that manages to fit puzzles like that of the games within it.
The fact that they have Luke begin the film by acting as a PR man for the first three games is amusing too.
I particularly enjoyed the operatic scenes of the film, as well as the revealing of Melanie's possession of Janet.
The fact that they have Luke begin the film by acting as a PR man for the first three games is amusing too.
I particularly enjoyed the operatic scenes of the film, as well as the revealing of Melanie's possession of Janet.
Dork_knight74 (881 KP) rated Crimson Peak (2015) in Movies
Mar 6, 2019
Entertaining
While searching through a list of "horror" movies to watch I came upon this interesting title. It turned out better than expected. Plenty of creepy imagery and characters it was quite entertaining. With the old school feel of it the cinematography and acting were very well done. The story- while a little predictable- proved to flow smoothly without being cumbersome or difficult to keep up with and entertained quite thoroughly. If you're into old style "ghostly" thrillers you will enjoy this one. Worth a watch!
Jeff Shouse (2 KP) rated Escape the Dark Castle in Tabletop Games
Mar 8, 2019
Challenge (1 more)
Unpredictable
Challenging nostalgic fun
Backed this game on Kickstarter on a whim, easily the best game my wife and I have bought on there. The art style reminds me of sketches from a notebook my friends would draw in high school, I can see how some people don't like it but it's really grown on us. Moreover, the base game is very unpredictable and that can make it turn from feeling easy to a grim defeat rather quickly which makes it a great challenge game.
Dork_knight74 (881 KP) rated Glass (2019) in Movies
Apr 5, 2019
Awesome
What an amazing third installment to a great trilogy. The acting, cinematography and story were excellent. Macavoy shows unbelievable acting ability once again as the Horde. Willis and Jackson were phenomenal as well. The story played out beautifully with it's many twists and turns and an unexpected ending. If you liked the first two of M. Knight's dark 'superhuman' style movies you will love this one. If you're a fan like me, however, it will definitely leave you wanting more! REALLY worth a watch!
Dean (6927 KP) rated Fighting (2009) in Movies
Apr 30, 2019
An ok fighting film about the underdog on the rise. It's a well made and put together film with some good actors. However I have to say it hasn't got very good fight choreography!! Most of the fights are random brawls, cage fight style mixed disciplines....and don't last that long. There isn't a lot of build up to the fights either in terms of tension or training. Overall an ok watch but I thought Never back down was a similar plot film done much better.
Sara Becker (20 KP) rated The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in Video Games
Jan 16, 2018
Best Game of 2017
The world in this game is breathtaking. Gorgeous detail went into this game and it maintains the 'toonish' Zelda style while being a more refined work of art. There's so much to explore, the main storyline itself as well as different areas off the beaten path. The cooking system is fun to play with, and you can interact with almost everything in the world. Secrets are everywhere and discovering them all presents a challenge aside from the main questline.
Dana (24 KP) rated Crossed (Matched #2) in Books
Mar 23, 2018
This is really a 4.5, but we can't do that on here. I really enjoyed this, but, like with previous books, I waited too long in between the first and second to remember everything that happened. It was a very good thing that Ally Condie added reminders throughout the book to remind people of what happened. I would very much recommend this book to people. The characters and storyline are both amazing and the writing style flows well. I can't wait to read the next one!
Amanda (30 KP) rated Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption in Books
Jun 21, 2018
Very rarely do I finish a book and immediately run off to write a review about it, so this should tell you how much I loved this book. As someone who is interested in wrongful convictions, this true story is mind boggling, especially being as the victim and wrongfully convicted become friends in the end. Written in an easy to understand style, this was a book that I could follow because it was not full of legal mumbo jumbo.
I think this book is a must read!
I think this book is a must read!
Felicia (44 KP) rated Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018) in Movies
Jul 12, 2018
This was a beautiful tribute to a man who only wanted the world to be a good place. It was great to hear about how he sometimes felt unsure of himself and unsure if what he was doing was right. It was great to hear him talk about how teaching children was so important and it was great hearing about how he developed his style for teaching children in such a way. Such a great guy. We didn't deserve him but I'm happy we had him.
KarenRC (6 KP) rated Last Letter from Istanbul in Books
Jul 23, 2018
This book is a timeless love story written in a beautiful, lyrical way. The story itself was written from several different perspectives, which was quite easy to follow once I got into it and Lucy Foleys descriptive writing style easily transports you to each seperate setting really well. I found it very easy to get absorbed into the story and was eager to find out how everything was going to unfold. No spoilers, but, although bittersweet, I absolutely loved the ending and thought it was done brilliantly!