Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, Where Have You Been? I've Been to London to Visit the Queen
Daniel Taylor and Russell Punter
Book
Take a virtual tour of London in this original picture book based on the classic English rhyme,...
Jason Frowde (14 KP) rated Village Attacks in Tabletop Games
Sep 3, 2019
You are the bad guy and must defend your castle from peasants with there pitch forks and torches !
The production for this game is fantastic, the minis great and the gameplay fun .
Some negatives could be that there isnt a great deal of choices to be made and that it is pretty pricey ( but you do get alot )
Remothered: Tormented Fathers
Video Game
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is a 2018 survival horror video game developed by Italian studio...
Climate Change, Extreme Events and Disaster Risk Reduction: Towards Sustainable Development Goals: 2017
Mal Suraj, R.B. Singh and Christian Huggel
Book
This book discusses the science, causes, impacts and risk reduction strategies for climate change...
Human Resource Management in the Project-Oriented Organization: Towards a Viable System for Project Personnel
Book
Organizations regularly assume that the culture, values, dynamic and organization of their temporary...
Awix (3310 KP) rated The Dark Tower (2017) in Movies
Feb 13, 2018
Given it sets out to adapt a 4000+ page novel series with a devoted following, The Dark Tower was probably always on a hiding to nothing as a single movie aimed at a standalone audience. The disappointing thing is, really, that given it's about a vast multiversal setting filled with elementals and psychics and wizards and gunslingers and suchlike, it feels so timidly safe and familiar. The actual story is competently told, but at the end you really wonder what all the fuss was in aid of. Probably too weird for most newcomers and too short for fans of the books; good soundtrack, though.
The Shard - London Bridge Quarter
Book
London Bridge Tower, also known as the "Shard", was completed in July 2012. With his 306m height and...
Cozy Up to Trouble
5.0
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Book
A man in a new city. A murderer on the loose. This is no time for embroidery. Skeeter Dursky is...
Gareth von Kallenbach (980 KP) rated Tower Heist (2011) in Movies
Aug 7, 2019
Josh Kovacs (Ben Stiller), former general anager of The Tower, has an idea to steal the defrauded employees’ money back, but he needs help with his grand scheme. Josh brings in his brother-in-law Cole Howard (Casey Affleck) and Rick Malloy (Michael Pena). Both are former employees and as such have a score to settle. Josh also enlists the help of Odessa Montero (Gabourey Sidibe) who is currently a maid at the Tower and Chase Fitzhugh (Matthew Broderick), a former resident.
While eager to do what they believe is right, the group does not have a background in crime, so Josh brings in Slide (Eddie Murphy), a thief from his neighborhood that he has known since childhood. Will this band of merry men and woman be successful and save the day Robin Hood-style or will they run afoul of FBI Agent Claire Denham (Tea Leoni)?
The film has a very entertaining story that unfolds beautifully and a better cast would be impossible to find. Now with that said, there were some parts in the movie that were distracting to me because I could not suspend my disbelief that far, however, I can’t say what they are due to the fact that I do not want to spoil any scenes for you.
Eddie Murphy did an amazing job of keeping his character realistic and at the same time unbelievably funny. Without a doubt every scene Murphy is in is golden. Not only did Alan Alda’s character get arrested for stealing people’s money but he almost stole the show. And even though every fiber of my being wanted to dislike his character, who is an arrogant, self-righteous, demeaning jerk; Alda portrayed him in such a way that I was actually sort of hoping that the character would get away with it. Now I know all you Benheads out there are asking “What about Ben Stiller?” You all will be happy to know that he was great, he was definitely the humorous glue that held the movie together. Matthew Broderick, Michael Pena and Casey Affleck were all very entertaining though at times Casey gets drowned out by the others. Last but certainly not least Gabourey Sidibe and Tea Leoni were both great and incredibly funny however they did not get anywhere near as much screen time as I would have liked.
