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Erika (17789 KP) rated Witness for the Prosecution in TV

Jan 20, 2019 (Updated Jan 20, 2019)

Do not compare this to the original.

Watching the original Witness for the Prosecution (1957), I remember being genuinely shocked by that twist, because it came out of nowhere.This film just didn't build the story up to
This adaptation is alright, it's nothing to write home about. There were too many shots of Toby Jones walking through allies or in his dungeon-like office. I felt like this went on too long, and the added length didn't necessarily add anything to the story.
I feel like with a lot of these modern adaptations of Christie's novels, they're tending to insert sex scenes when they're genuinely aren't needed and just slow up the story. It actually makes it hard for me to suggest the new adaptations to my mother, who hates when Christie's work is altered in that particular way.
Skip this one, and watch the original film with Tyrone Powers and Marlene Dietrich.

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Ghost Stories of an Antiquary: A Graphic Collection of Short Stories: Vol. 2

M.R. James, Leah Moore and John Reppion

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Curl up by the fire and enter the sinister, supernatural world of Montague Rhodes James, the master...

Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated A Christmas Carol in Books

Oct 10, 2017 (Updated Oct 10, 2017)

The only Christmas story

There have been hundreds of adaptations of this book, and yet this will be the only classic version. It is the original redemption novella. The treatment of the poor and the ability of a self-interested man absolving himself by transforming into a more sympathetic character are the key themes of the story. With A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens captured the essence of the mid-Victorian revival of the Christmas holiday.

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Andy K (10823 KP) rated Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) in Movies

Dec 14, 2017

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

2008 | Action, Animation, Sci-Fi

7.0

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The Clone Wars movie was basically just an extension of the TV series which I didn't watch much of, but it was decent. It makes me wonder if other Star Wars TV movies would do well.

I would love to see animated adaptations of the Timothy Zahn novels, but that probably will not happen.

This Clone Wars film can still be enjoyed by Star Wars fans young and old.

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Jane Goodall recommended The Miracle of Life in Books (curated)

The Miracle of Life

Harold Wheeler | 2010 | Mind, Body & Spiritual, Philosophy, Psychology & Social Sciences

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"Perhaps the volume that influenced me most was called The Miracle of Life. I spent hours poring over the small print of those magical pages. It was not a book written for children, but I was absolutely absorbed as I learned about the diversity of life on earth, the age of the dinosaurs, evolution and Charles Darwin, the early explorers and naturalists — and the amazing variety and adaptations of the animals around the world."

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Taissa Farmiga recommended The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) in Movies (curated)

"I loved the book. I’m probably one of those readers who judges movie adaptations far too harshly, but I was very excited to see the movie and when it came out, not disappointed at all. So incredible. I loved Logan Lerman, and Ezra and Emma as well. The cinematography, the acting, everything was just spectacular. A special film, especially to teenagers growing up in this world and finding out completely who you are."

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