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Sports, Fitness, and Motor Activities for Children with Disabilities: A Comprehensive Resource Guide for Parents and Educators
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This book is intended to provide guidance to parents, guardians, educators, and community recreation...
David McK (3557 KP) rated Sharpe's Rifles in TV
Jul 11, 2021
The first of the Sharpe adaptations from the early-to mid '90s, based on what was then the earlies set novel in Bernard Cornwell's long-running series set during the Napoleonic Wars.
I say what-was-then, because - since the culmination of the various TV movies, and even right up to date (the most recent to be released in a few months time, in late 2021), Cornwell has released plenty more such novels, quite a few of which are set even before the start of the Napoleonic Wars, never mind those set 'in-between' the core set of novels; said set of which provided the basis for the TV adaptations.
And that is what these are: an adaptation, rather than a straight re-telling. Sharpe, for instance, is supposed to be a dark haired Londoner rather than fair-haired Cockney (although Sean Bean's portrayal would win over Cornwell, who would later 'retrofit' his character to be closer to Sean Bean). That is probably for the better: literature and film, after all, are two distinct mediums: what works in one may not work in another.
To this day, though, I would still love to see a proper big-screen adaptation, with the budget to match, of one of these stories ...
I say what-was-then, because - since the culmination of the various TV movies, and even right up to date (the most recent to be released in a few months time, in late 2021), Cornwell has released plenty more such novels, quite a few of which are set even before the start of the Napoleonic Wars, never mind those set 'in-between' the core set of novels; said set of which provided the basis for the TV adaptations.
And that is what these are: an adaptation, rather than a straight re-telling. Sharpe, for instance, is supposed to be a dark haired Londoner rather than fair-haired Cockney (although Sean Bean's portrayal would win over Cornwell, who would later 'retrofit' his character to be closer to Sean Bean). That is probably for the better: literature and film, after all, are two distinct mediums: what works in one may not work in another.
To this day, though, I would still love to see a proper big-screen adaptation, with the budget to match, of one of these stories ...
Lumos (380 KP) rated Evolution: The Beginning in Tabletop Games
Mar 30, 2018
I like the theme of this game. My friends and AI always go with a theme, so one might be safari animals, insects, water creatures. The hardest part is remembering what creature is what.. did you just destroy my burrowing, flying, long-necked elephants? I suppose you don't have to name the species you are creating. But we find that it adds more fun. I have played this in my classroom with my 5th grade students when learning about evolution. It was helpful for them to understand how certain species survive over others and how some adaptations stick where others just don't cut the genetic code.
tonidavis (353 KP) rated The Darkest Minds (2018) in Movies
Aug 12, 2018
Ruby and Liam connection (1 more)
Stayed fairly true to book
Amanlda is fast becoming queen of Ya adaptations
I throughly enjoyed this film. For the most part the cast is relatively unknown but it been proven in Dystopic ya books to film adaptions this works well.
With the hate u give coming out the end of the year Amandla Stenberg is proving to be a force to be recoken with within the YA film genre. She is able to captive and keep the film moving.
It rare to find a film that keep true to a books premise and plot however this film did just that.
With the hate u give coming out the end of the year Amandla Stenberg is proving to be a force to be recoken with within the YA film genre. She is able to captive and keep the film moving.
It rare to find a film that keep true to a books premise and plot however this film did just that.
Cumberland (1142 KP) rated Vampire Academy (2014) in Movies
Oct 1, 2018
A Train Wreck
I think its important to mention that this is one of my favorite book series. If I hadn't had already read the books before seeing this movie maybe I would have thought it was a little better. Probably not but you never know. As someone who loves the book series I have to say this is absolutely one of the worst movie adaptations I have ever seen. The story line was off, the characters were completely different, and at some points it was so bad it was laughable. My biggest hope for this series is that eventually a studio will pick it up and actually do it justice.
Patterns of Modern Chinese History
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Patterns of Modern Chinese History offers a broad narrative - introductory but detailed - of the...
The Routledge Companion to Picturebooks
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Containing over 50 essays by leading and new scholars, this Companion is the ultimate guide to...
BeardyJim (611 KP) rated Mortal Kombat (2021) in Movies
Oct 2, 2021
Great fan service (2 more)
Excellent choreography
Genuinely made me chuckle
A great video game film
This is probably one of the best video game adaptations I've seen, and I was thoroughly impressed.
The story is quite engaging, and the casting is absolutely spot on.
If you watched the Mortal Kombat web series (which, if you're a fan of the game, I'd highly recommend), then this is an excellent continuation of it, but it's just as accessible for newbies.
Don't expect big things, but if you want a bit of martial arts fun, with some humour and mysticism thrown in, this'll be right up your alley.
The story is quite engaging, and the casting is absolutely spot on.
If you watched the Mortal Kombat web series (which, if you're a fan of the game, I'd highly recommend), then this is an excellent continuation of it, but it's just as accessible for newbies.
Don't expect big things, but if you want a bit of martial arts fun, with some humour and mysticism thrown in, this'll be right up your alley.
David McK (3557 KP) rated Treasure Island in Books
Jan 28, 2019
I'm going to start with a shocker: I'd never actually read Robert Louis Stevenson's classic before.
Oh, I was familiar with the story - who isn't? - but as for actually reading the novel? Nope.
Indeed, the closest I had ever come was screen adaptations of it, with The Muppets version in particular springing to mind! As such, I never really had the inclination to go to the source material - after all, I've seen it, so why read it?
However, I finally got round to actually doing so in late 2013 and, you know what? I did actually quite enjoy it!
I'm aware that it started the whole buried treasure/peg-legged Pirates genre of stories, and now I know why :)
Oh, I was familiar with the story - who isn't? - but as for actually reading the novel? Nope.
Indeed, the closest I had ever come was screen adaptations of it, with The Muppets version in particular springing to mind! As such, I never really had the inclination to go to the source material - after all, I've seen it, so why read it?
However, I finally got round to actually doing so in late 2013 and, you know what? I did actually quite enjoy it!
I'm aware that it started the whole buried treasure/peg-legged Pirates genre of stories, and now I know why :)
Erika (17789 KP) rated Emma (2020) in Movies
Mar 21, 2020
This adaptation of Emma was pretty entertaining, and the costumes were absolutely gorgeous. I love most adaptations of Austen's work, as long as they respect the source material. I really loved the cast, and it did make me chuckle once or twice out loud.
One this that hurt this film for me was the fact that @Emma (1996) was better. If you don't compare the two, you'll probably enjoy it more.
I definitely want to see it again, but since the corona and lime sniffles apocalypse shut the theaters down, I'll be unable to. Yes, it is available to stream, but why pay to stream when I have a Regal Unlimited membership?
One this that hurt this film for me was the fact that @Emma (1996) was better. If you don't compare the two, you'll probably enjoy it more.
I definitely want to see it again, but since the corona and lime sniffles apocalypse shut the theaters down, I'll be unable to. Yes, it is available to stream, but why pay to stream when I have a Regal Unlimited membership?