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World Bottled Beers: 50 Classic Brews to Sip and Savour
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World Bottled Beers is compiled by multi-award-winning beer writer Adrian Tierney-Jones, general...
Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) in Movies
Nov 17, 2020
The Vampire's Blood
Taste The Blood of Dracula- is the fifth Dracula movie made by Hammer. The Fourth with Christopher Lee.
The plot: Three elderly and distinguished gentlemen, searching for some excitement in their boring lives, get in contact with one of Count Dracula's servants.
Taste the Blood of Dracula was originally written without Dracula appearing at all. With Christopher Lee's increasing reluctance to reprise the role, Hammer intended to replace Lee and Dracula in the franchise with the Lord Courtley character played by Ralph Bates, who would rise as a vampire after his death and seek revenge on Hargood, Paxton, and Secker.
Hammer intended to replace Lee and Dracula in the franchise with the Lord Courtley character played by Ralph Bates, who would rise as a vampire after his death and seek revenge on Hargood, Paxton, and Secker. Hammer's American distributor refused to release the film if it lacked an appearance by Dracula; this prompted Hammer to convince Lee to return, with Dracula replacing the resurrected Courtley.
In its original United States release, it was rated GP (General audience, Parental guidance suggested—the forerunner to today's PG), but when it was re-released to DVD it was rated R for sexual content/nudity and brief violence.
Its a hammer film, what else do you expect.
The plot: Three elderly and distinguished gentlemen, searching for some excitement in their boring lives, get in contact with one of Count Dracula's servants.
Taste the Blood of Dracula was originally written without Dracula appearing at all. With Christopher Lee's increasing reluctance to reprise the role, Hammer intended to replace Lee and Dracula in the franchise with the Lord Courtley character played by Ralph Bates, who would rise as a vampire after his death and seek revenge on Hargood, Paxton, and Secker.
Hammer intended to replace Lee and Dracula in the franchise with the Lord Courtley character played by Ralph Bates, who would rise as a vampire after his death and seek revenge on Hargood, Paxton, and Secker. Hammer's American distributor refused to release the film if it lacked an appearance by Dracula; this prompted Hammer to convince Lee to return, with Dracula replacing the resurrected Courtley.
In its original United States release, it was rated GP (General audience, Parental guidance suggested—the forerunner to today's PG), but when it was re-released to DVD it was rated R for sexual content/nudity and brief violence.
Its a hammer film, what else do you expect.
Cocktails: become a real bartender
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The Bastard (Filthy Trilogy #1)
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ERIC MITCHELL'S STORY I'm the bastard child, son to the mistress, my father's backup heir to the...
Andrew Furlong (14 KP) rated Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) in Movies
Sep 27, 2017
A more cerebral take on the franchise with lots of interesting ideas (2 more)
Amazing production design. Great miniatures and sets. The refited Enterprises is still quite possibly the best looking ship in all of Trek
Jerry Goldsmith's fantastic score
Moves at a snails pace. There's a reason people call this the "motionless picture" (1 more)
Characters feel kinda lifeless. They aren't as interesting as in the show despite being played by the same actors.
Interesting, but uneven
The Motion Picture is very much an acquired taste. Some will love it's slower, more cerebral approach, while others will find it boring and inert and neither interpretation is wrong.
Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated A Brief History of Seven Killings in Books
Jan 3, 2018
Requires background context, interesting but slow
No doubt, Marlon James' epic novel is well-researched, capturing the mood of 1970's Jamaica, at the height of the attempted assassination of Bob Marley. However, at times it seemed laborious as there were many distinct voices, some of which appeared unwarranted.
Earlier sections set in Jamaica were stronger as there was more of a sense of purpose and structure. But James's emphasis on dragging out scenes and repeating dialogue ended up losing dynamism.
It's a complex tale, painstakingly detailed which is why it deserves such lavish praise. But it definitely is an acquired taste, and requires concentration.
Earlier sections set in Jamaica were stronger as there was more of a sense of purpose and structure. But James's emphasis on dragging out scenes and repeating dialogue ended up losing dynamism.
It's a complex tale, painstakingly detailed which is why it deserves such lavish praise. But it definitely is an acquired taste, and requires concentration.
Daniel Boyd (1066 KP) rated Game Scoop! in Podcasts
Jan 11, 2018
Daemon is a fantastic host (1 more)
20 questions
Solid knowledge and insight
I have listened to Game scoop for years and every week I know that it will give me a laugh and some great opinions and insights into recent gaming news and events. Marty is always brilliant when he is on the show and I love when the guests play 20 questions and try to guess the listener submitted game. The only downside is Justin Davis, who for some reason is a regular on this show. He is extremely irritating and his taste in games couldn't be further away from my own tastes.
Stephen (210 KP) rated Await Further Instructions (2018) in Movies
Mar 10, 2019
What sounded (and looked, from the trailer) like a good film actually ended up being a complete disappointment - the film starts off quite promising, but with a combination of characters whom have nothing to like about them, and an increasingly stupid storyline, which beggars all belief towards the end of the film, this falls flat on all counts.
The film obviously aims to create the atmosphere that the movie ‘Get Out’ provides, but ends up creating a disgustingly racist scenario that leaves a nasty taste in your mouth.
Overall, this could have been a good film, but it’s inexcusable racism and ridiculous ending make it an unpleasant viewing.
The film obviously aims to create the atmosphere that the movie ‘Get Out’ provides, but ends up creating a disgustingly racist scenario that leaves a nasty taste in your mouth.
Overall, this could have been a good film, but it’s inexcusable racism and ridiculous ending make it an unpleasant viewing.
Elle (13 KP) rated The Hatred (2017) in Movies
Oct 10, 2018
I want that 1:30 back
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You watch the trailer and you think "Hey, this looks kinda creepy." So you decide to give it a shot.. you invite a friend over and you watch and ..now you don't think that friends ever gonna come over anymore because of your horrible taste in movies. Look, this could have been a solid little scare if they had focused more on the Hitker occult mythos rather than over used tropes. The only hatred I have is for this movie
I want repress the memory of watching this like that ex Nazi oppressed his daughter.
I want repress the memory of watching this like that ex Nazi oppressed his daughter.
The Nun of Murano
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' "You are not my first passion, my divine friend, but you shall be my last." ' In this episode from...