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Beth Orton recommended What's Going On by Marvin Gaye in Music (curated)

 
What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
1971 | Rhythm And Blues
8.2 (5 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"Each song starts and you're just like "oh, yeah! It's gonna be good". It was actually around that time when I had that room when I first played Joni Mitchell, it was one of the other records that I had there. It was a time when I'd left home, I was on my own, and it was just a record that I would have on and made me really happy; it always made me happy, it was like an instant kind of lift in the room and I just wanted to sing and dance along. It's filled with really joyous music."

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Gaz Coombes recommended Boys Don't Cry by The Cure in Music (curated)

 
Boys Don't Cry by The Cure
Boys Don't Cry by The Cure
1980 | Alternative
9.0 (5 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"This reminds me of childhood. It was a US release that took songs from their debut, Three Imaginary Boys, along with singles from the time. I could often hear it coming through the walls of my brother’s room. And that definitely had a big effect on how I remember that period. I don’t know what it was in particular that grabbed my attention; there was just something really enticing and compelling about it. We each had little hi-fi systems in our rooms and when he went out I’d just sort of nick or borrow it, take it into my room along with other stuff like The Smiths and Siouxsie & The Banshees."

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Escape Room (2019)
Escape Room (2019)
2019 | Action, Horror, Thriller
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In short, Escape Room is actually a pretty tight thriller with a really disappointingly shitty ending.
It's disappointing because I found myself unexpectedly enjoying the bulk of the movie, even if it doesn't carry a lot of substance.

It's a more recent entry into the currently popular and seemingly unending PG-13 corner of horror. This of course means little in the way of gore or scares, something that I would usually take issue with, but managed to get on board with in this instance.
The set up is resemblant of Saw, but the later films in that franchise are evidence that more gore certainly doesn't make for a better film. With the focus here not being on violence but the actual puzzles the characters have to work through, I found it to be fairly engaging.
The set pieces and room designs are imaginative, and a lot of these moments are suitably tense.
The cast are decent as well - Taylor Russell, Tyler Labine and Nik Dodani are likeable, and I always enjoy Deborah Ann Woll whenever she pops up in things.

My main gripe however is the plot. The premise is really straightforward, not much room for error in that respect, so the inclusion of a faceless Hostel-esque corporation who caters to rich people who profit from this whole thing is just dumb. It's feels lazy, unnecessary, and more than anything, really tacked on and rushed. The ending flies by in an attempt to hastily set up a sequel rather than focusing on ending this film in a satisfying manner. It's a real shame because the majority of the film is relatively entertaining, and the climax just de-rails it completely.

Escape Room is worth watching for the Saw meets Cube premise, but ultimately ends up being a bang average thriller.
  
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James Koppert (2698 KP) rated The Room in Apps

Nov 13, 2019  
The Room
The Room
Games
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
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Clever. (0 more)
Excellent
You will just spend the entire time playing this game saying "that's so clever" and it really is. Beautifully designed game full of puzzles and clues in atmospherically designed room to teste your resolve. It is one of the most clever games on your smartphone as well as being one of the most unique.