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Chelsea (449 KP) rated Room in Books

Sep 7, 2017

Room

Emma Donoghue | 2011 | Fiction & Poetry

8.6

(24 Ratings)

Book Rating

Imagine knowing nothing of the outside world. From birth, all you know and have ever seen is all in one room. This book is powerful. I feel it gets most of its strength from the fact that everything is written from Jack's perspective. He is 5. If he doesn't know what something is, you don't either. Outside is completely alien to Jack. A little real life horror here.

A note about the movie: the only good parts in that movie happened in the first half hour. That movie DID NOT do justice to this book!

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Dork_knight74 (881 KP) rated The 5th wave (2016) in Movies

May 6, 2019

The 5th wave (2016)

2016 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

5.7

(27 Ratings)

Movie Rating

This movie had plenty of potential. But I think it did what so many movies do and didn't give it an actual ending. The acting was decent. The effects and action aren't too bad, either. The story was ok but had a lot of predictable parts and not much in the way of surprise twists. It tried but they didn't come of well. Over all this was not a terrible 'alien invasion' movie. But could've been much better. All in all it's worth a watch if you're bored.

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Fred (860 KP) rated Attack the Block (2011) in Movies

May 10, 2019

Attack the Block (2011)

2011 | Action, International

7.4

(14 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Simple but satisfying

A simple story of an alien invasion fought within a city block. The movie is funny & action packed. The aliens are scary, but cool. The acting is fine too. I like the different characters. The one thing that's a little hard to get over, is the heroes of the film are a gang of muggers & thugs. We get the "We are all fighting against the same enemy" trope, but when you think about it, they're still criminals. I still enjoyed the movie very much & would watch it again.

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Josh (12 KP) rated Alien Vs Predator: Extinction in Video Games

Jul 11, 2018

Classic RTS

This game was a dream come true for me. Take the RTS genre (think Command & Conquer, Warcraft, StarCraft, etc.) then combine it with a franchise that lent itself very well to that type of game. You could choose Marine, Alien, or Predator, each with their own unique troops and abilities. The game felt very well balanced, although the controls could be a bit clunky at times, as some commands had to be buried in pop-up menus due to a limitation of buttons on the PS2 controller. Overall though, a thoroughly enjoyable game.

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David McK (3562 KP) rated Courageous (The Lost Fleet, #3) in Books

Jan 30, 2019

Having succesfully taken command of the Alliance fleet that has changed considerably since his time (in the first book), and having survived a near-mutiny (in the second book), the Alliance fleet continues to head for home in this, the third installment in Jack Campbell's 'The Lost Fleet' series.

Previously mentioned in the earlier books, the possibility of unknown alien intelligence becomes more pronounced in thsi one, particularly towards the end of the novel. It's becoming increasingly likely that Humans (spilt between the Syndicate Worlds and the Alliance) are not alone, after all ...

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Alexandria Walker (83 KP) rated A Quiet Place (2018) in Movies

Feb 26, 2020

A Quiet Place (2018)

2018 | Drama, Horror, Thriller

8.0

(146 Ratings)

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Couldn't look away

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I couldn't take my eyes off the screen, I love horrors and most of the time their cliche but this was epic, the music creating a dramatic atmosphere. The story of loss and life, the risks they took every day to survive.

The way to defeat the creatures was realised by the daughter and it was a truly mesmerising moment between mother and daughter.

I bet the second one they become one hell of a team to remove the rest of the alien creatures from earth.