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This wasn't great literature, but then I never expected it to be. It is a nice, easy read though and I thought it worked well as a modern version of P&P, although the second half of the book could have been drawn out a little more I thought - it's not clear exactly what happens to Wickham for example, and I do like my poetic justice to be well served!
  
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Sianie Mae (12 KP) rated Dumplin' in Books

Nov 19, 2019  
Dumplin'
Dumplin'
Julie Murphy | 2015 | Young Adult (YA)
8
8.5 (6 Ratings)
Book Rating
Relateable, written well (0 more)
Feel good book
This book is such a feel good book and is probably very relatable for a lot of young people, it shows how its okay to be different and that just because you stand out from a crowd doesn't mean you can't do the things that everyone else is doing. Dumplin' is a well written, relaxing and easy read for any young adult
  
The Invisible Man (2020)
The Invisible Man (2020)
2020 | Horror, Sci-Fi
Elizabeth Moss (0 more)
Not much (0 more)
As good as the original
I had reservations when going to watch this as Blumhouses output has been patchy so far; also I love the black and white Claude Raines version as well.
No worries needed. The story is gripping m, brilliantly told from another angle and all those lingering camera shots of nothing (!?!) are so well done. Finally Elizabeth Moss was outstanding.
Nuff said, go watch
  
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Ray Stevenson recommended Point Blank (1967) in Movies (curated)

 
Point Blank (1967)
Point Blank (1967)
1967 | Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Movie Favorite

"Lee Marvin… That’s a great movie. It kind of sets the benchmark, I think. It kind of puts it up there, because you really engage. And also every part is so well-written. Angie Dickenson… from the female roles to the male roles, the parts are so well drawn. And yet there’s a danger to it, there’s a rawness to it. It’s like an expose of that world, you know?"

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Doug Ruskoff recommended Jude the Obscure in Books (curated)

 
Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure
Thomas Hardy, Ralph Pite | 2015 | Essays
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"The first novel I read that held together on a regular plane as well as thematic one - as story as well as a symbolic journey. There could be others that work like Jude, but something about this book - the way the author is dealing with ideas like evolution along with the collapse of class culture - made it feel like a precursor to modernism. Like the birth of modernism."

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Frágiles (Fragile) (2005)
2005 | International, Horror, Mystery
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Not too bad
Nor the best body story but not too bad. The acting was decent and the cinematography worked well. The storyline was interesting but the explanation for the 'ghost" and the ending were a little weak. The story moved along a little slower than I normally like but it turned out ok. It kept my attention and entertained well enough to say it's worth a watch.
  
Secret Obsession (2019)
Secret Obsession (2019)
2019 | Drama, Thriller
It was alright
Very much a poor version of misery, but in reverse. It brought nothing new to this type of movie. The ending came up really fast as well.
I actually dont think that acting was too bad, but Jennifer's limp was so poorly done it was cringing to watch, but not in the way they intended.
There was an unnecessary back story regarding the detective as well.
  
Pacific Rim (2013)
Pacific Rim (2013)
2013 | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
The graphics and editing is very good and the characters are well thought out, put together and very well played by each actor (1 more)
The story line is full of adventure, heart ache (at certain points) and many amazing fight scenes.
There may be parts where you feel as if it's not really needed. (0 more)
A fun watch
I enjoyed the movie overall and loved the characters throughout the movie.