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LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) in Movies

Nov 9, 2021  
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
2021 | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
5
6.7 (21 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
I'm not the biggest fan of the first Venom but I'll happily admit that it's fun. This one is kind of the same - I actually think it's worse, but the pure schlock is entertaining enough to get by.
Woody Harrelson is a suitably over the top villain, and I was pleasantly surprised by how entertaining the big CGI moments were. Carnage was well realised and felt dangerous and almost unstoppable.
Unlike the first film however, it's outweighed by the bad. The comedic moments are laid on thick, and a lot of it doesn't land. The dialogue is fine for the most part, but noticeably plummets in the last third. In a world where so many blockbusters run between 2-3 hours, I'm not complaining about the brisk 90 minute runtime, but it actually felt like a lot was left on the cutting room floor. It ensures that it never gets boring, but it feels a bit haphazard as a result.

I understand that LTBC is supposed to be schlocky and silly, and to it's credit, it does bring it when it comes to the action, but something is missing with both of these films. Venom isn't as scary as I remember reading the comics as a kid, and I'm not overly keen on the whole anti-hero thing they have going on, but at the end of the day, it is what is, a loud and dumb action film that does exactly what you expect it to do.
  
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Merissa (13643 KP) rated Strike Out (Barlow Sisters #2) in Books

Oct 23, 2017  
Strike Out (Barlow Sisters #2)
Strike Out (Barlow Sisters #2)
Jordan Ford | 2017 | Romance, Sport & Leisure, Young Adult (YA)
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Strike Out (Barlow Sisters #2) by Jordan Ford
Strike Out hits the ball waaaay out of the park! Don't get me wrong, I still love Maddie and Holden, but wow... Max and Cairo! Max has lost her love for baseball, but has no idea how to tell her father when all his hopes and dreams rest on her. That's a lot of pressure on a young woman. On her first day at school, she gets lost and finds herself in the music room. There is a red Stratocaster in the room, and she can't help but be drawn to it. Cairo, the resident rock star, finds this strange blonde girl near to his precious guitar, but he doesn't think that she is there to steal it. Instead, it comes about that he offers to teach her how to play guitar - and Max finds something, and someone, who brings her alive.

Now, there are parts to this book that I didn't like - for example, how Max keeps Cairo a secret. I didn't like it, but I completely understood it, and my heart broke for both of them. Like I said in the first paragraph, Max is under a lot of pressure from her father, and doesn't want to disappoint him. The thought of losing the music though, and having to play baseball forever, hurts her more than she can say. Jordan Ford did an amazing job of making this so real. My emotions were swinging like a pendulum as I read, just like Max and Cairo's were.

The first part of the book takes you over ground already covered in Maddie and Hayden's story, but from Max's perspective. You never feel like you are bored reading this, because something is always happening that you didn't know about before.

This book had no editing or grammatical errors that disrupted my reading flow. The scenes changed smoothing, flowing from one to the next. The characters continue to engage the reader's interest, and you get updates on how things are going for characters you have met previously. No middle book slump for this series. Highly recommended by me, and I can't wait for Chloe's book.

* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book, and my comments here are my honest opinion. *

Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
  
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Lumos (380 KP) rated Betrayal at House on the Hill in Tabletop Games

Mar 21, 2018 (Updated Apr 5, 2018)  
Betrayal at House on the Hill
Betrayal at House on the Hill
2004 | Adventure, Exploration, Horror, Miniatures
9
8.3 (56 Ratings)
Tabletop Game Rating Watch
I love Betrayal at House on the Hill. It is similar to the game Elder Sign in that you are trying to complete a mission but rolling dice to defeat obstacles, but this game throws a twist at you… after a little while, one of your party members turns on you and suddenly it becomes everyone against them!

 I like the way the items and events that occur throughout the game are very well thought out and work thematically with what happened and in what room (for example: it makes sense that you might find a spooky book in the library or a rotting corpse in the graveyard). I do like that one player becomes the enemy (although it causes me anxiety every time that that will be me and I will mess it up). I think this gives the game a unique spin and causes members (that aren’t involved in the haunt) to work together to defeat them. Each game is different and follows a different haunting. There are different books to read depending on if you are the evil player or not, Both sides have a different goal that the other doesn't know about. There is some common knowledge but it almost becomes two separate games against each other. A very well thought out game that is fun and challenging with a high replay level.
  
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Tommy Wiseau recommended Sonny (2002) in Movies (curated)

 
Sonny (2002)
Sonny (2002)
2002 | Crime, Drama
(0 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"You’d be surprised but, again, I put in parentheses, I’m not here to praise James [Franco]. Okay? But the reason I support his role, because we didn’t have a choice at the time. We picked him because originally… I don’t know if you knew the story here that The Disaster Artist is based on the great storybook Disaster Artist, right? And he basically optioned the book, optioned to produce the movie. But people ask me who are supposed to… Who would I like? Who’s supposed to play me? I don’t know if you heard about it, but long story short, I say Johnny Depp. But we had a conversation with James, and with Greg [Sestero]. And Greg, long story short, he said, “What about James?” I said, “Yeah, he’s good, because I like his movie Sonny.” Sonny is the movie directed by Nicolas Cage. I don’t know if you’re familiar with it or not. It’s about gigolo in New Orleans, Louisiana, etc. So we had a conversation with James, and Greg says, “Sure, whatever. James playing you.” I said, “That’s good idea, because he did the movie Sonny, and which, I like it.” And for some reason, the critics think differently, or public, whatever. But this is relate to my life as well, The Room, basically. Because you have all the flavors. So that’s basically your little quirky backstory."

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