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David McK (3557 KP) rated The Last of Us - season 2 in TV

Jun 1, 2025 (Updated Jun 1, 2025)

Second season of HBO 'The Last of Us' video-game adaptations, here adapting the second game which I have yet to play (but know enough about to see the same beats).

And, yes, it's not as good as the first season.

Also, yes, this seems to be only the first part of that game where you play as Ellie.

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Building a Strip Canoe: Full-sized Plans and Instructions for Eight Easy-to-build, Field Tested Canoes

Gil Gilpatrick

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This title includes full-sized plans for 8 canoe designs, most of which are the author's own...

JUMPCUT ONLINE (77 KP) rated Horrible Histories: The Movie (2019) in Movies

Aug 6, 2019

While it’s all silly observational gags and short musical numbers, something the TV adaptations thrived on for a shorter run time, you can’t help feel this soon runs out of movie material and limps along, back and forth from character to character trying to squeeze as much comedy as they can from their scenes.

FULL REVIEW: https://jumpcutonline.co.uk/review-horrible-histories-the-movie-rotten-romans-2019/

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Count Dracula (1977)

7.4 (5 Ratings) Rate It

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TV movie adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Originally shown as a two-and-a-half-hour movie, but...

Stanley Kubrick: Adapting the Sublime

Elisa Pezzotta

7.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Although Stanley Kubrick adapted novels and short stories, his films deviate in notable ways from...

Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories in Books

Oct 31, 2017

Very different to subsequent adaptations

The tale of Sleepy Hollow is infamous with many versions derived from this short story. However, subsequent adaptations portray protagonist Ichabod Crane as a hero and not a victim of the headless horseman. While he's not a victim in the murder-sense, being driven away from Sleepy Hollow does seem unlike the valiant lawman, as seen in the Tim Burton film.

In this, Crane is a simple teacher with wide-ranging beliefs and clearly a big appetite. Most of the characters are the same but there are no intriguing plots of control over the Hessian headless horseman.

It's a straight forward rural legend about a bloodthirsty war hero who continues to haunt the town. Although even this is questionable as seen in the last part of the story. Nevertheless, it's still a classic and I'm sure many more versions will be created in the future.

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Kirsty Marie Allen (0 KP) rated The Haunting of Hill House in TV

Jan 5, 2019

Plot is twisting and turning and provides for a consistent and ever guessing tale of tragedy and despair (0 more)

Cast can be wooden at times and on occassion the story lines do not intertwine as consistently as in the book. (0 more)

Amazing Whirlwind Ride From Start to End

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This is one of the most honestly thrill seeking adaptations I have seen for a long time. I am a big lover of original novel based stories and when these stories are made into on screen adaptations, it is easy for things to go terribly wrong and the story to become lost within flashy CGI ect. This is one of the best TV shows I have watched for a long time, to be honest I binged watch it within 3 days. The crew and cast of 'The Haunting of Hill House' created a modern day masterpiece whilst staying true to the original paper back.

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Mastering the Game of Thrones: Essays on George R.R. Martin's a Song of Ice and Fire

Jes Battis and Susan Johnston

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Game of Thrones is a worldwide phenomenon, and the world of Westeros has seen multiple adaptations,...

Andy K (10823 KP) rated Much Ado About Nothing (1993) in Movies

Dec 27, 2018

Much Ado About Nothing (1993)

1993 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

7.1

(11 Ratings)

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Shakespeare fun

Writer/director/star Kenneth Branagh brings one of his several Shakespeare adaptations to the big screen with a very memorable cast including Denzel Washington, Emma Thompson, Michael Keaton and a very young Kate Beckinsale.

If you like old English you will love the comedy, mistaken identity with a little tragedy. This one is not too heavy and can be enjoyed by everyone.