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Mothergamer (1536 KP) rated the PlayStation 4 version of Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin in Video Games

Jan 18, 2021

Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin

2019 | Action/Adventure, Simulation

6.0

(2 Ratings)

Video Game Rating

Playing as the harvest goddess Sakuna is interesting because she starts out as a rather spoiled person, but when she makes a terrible mistake and gets banished to the realm of mortals with a group of humans to correct it, you start to see her change into a better person. There are two aspects to the game: 2D side scrolling dungeon levels and then a farming sim where you have to grow and harvest rice. Both are a lot of fun. The story is charming and you get to see how Sakuna starts to change because of her interactions with the mortals and working together with them. The art style is very cute and colorful. It's a fun whimsical game. You can read the full review here: http://mg28-mothergamer.blogspot.com/2021/01/sakuna-of-rice-and-ruin-charming.html

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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Death of Grass in Books

Sep 5, 2019

The Death of Grass

John Christopher | 1956 | Science Fiction/Fantasy

8.3

(3 Ratings)

Book Rating

John Christopher's spin on John Wyndham's so-called 'cosy catastrophe' formula focuses on the catastrophe and forgets about the cosy. The book is not that bothered about about being overtly SF, either - there's something horribly mundane and plausible about the book's depiction of the spread of a crop virus, misfiring attempts to stop it, and the increasingly desperate measures taken by the authorities as the food simply runs out.

Particularly strong on characterisation and the impact of the disaster on the protagonist: initially a decent upper-middle-class chap, John Custance finds the survival of his family requires him to condone (and even commit) acts of betrayal, murder, and maybe even worse things. Powerful ideas, and Christopher's no-nonsense style lets them into the reader's mind where they linger uncomfortably. A fine book that deserves to be better known.

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Bob Mann (459 KP) rated Angel Has Fallen (2019) in Movies

Sep 8, 2019 (Updated Sep 8, 2019)

Angel Has Fallen (2019)

2019 | Action, Drama, Thriller

6.4

(43 Ratings)

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Nick Nolte and the ever reliable Morgan Freeman (0 more)

Dire and predictable script. (0 more)

Mediocre and lumbering action movie.

This has Gerard Butler too old/out of shape to be a credible presidential protection officer. None of the style of Clint Eastwood's "In the Line of Fire" which had a similar story. As a plus point, it didn’t have the distasteful xenophobia of “London Has Fallen” (which I rather generously gave a 3/10). So I feel I should at least top that. But again I feel I’m being generous. It’s all crushingly mediocre, and if I can remember any of it after three months, I’ll be very unlucky indeed!

For the full graphical review please check out One Mann's Movies here - https://bob-the-movie-man.com/2019/09/06/one-manns-movies-film-review-angel-has-fallen-2019/