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Joe Goodhart (27 KP) rated New X-Men: Childhood's End, Volume 3: Nimrod in Books
Nov 30, 2020
If you have not read Volumes 1 and 2, please don't skip them, as they are important to the overall story.
More of the same, not necessarily a bad thing. Fulfills the Daily Minimum Requirement for angst.
Laura Kinney -- oh, my bad, they are still referring to her as "Laura X" -- is written well, with Yost and Kyle succeeding in developing the character as she tries to leave her previous life behind.
Unfortunately, she was not treated so well art-wise. Paco Medina was still the artist, except for the issues where a guest artist stepped up to fill-in: #29 (Duncan Rouleau) and #32 (BATTLE PUG's Mike Norton). The issues that didn't have Medina on the art were okay enough, but the issues he DID draw were an insulting disappointment. Laura was drawn with breasts too big for her, and the outfit she wore made he look she was a regular shopper at Whores R Us!
Overall, it was a good read, just not a great read like the previous two. I found the Nimrod story to be MEH, as I have never been a fan of character. Yeah, he's neat, but trying to include often creates ideas-never-dealt-with of paradoxes and such. But, outside of his appearance as this volume's "Big Bad", it was good, just not great. You may read it and feel differently perhaps.
More of the same, not necessarily a bad thing. Fulfills the Daily Minimum Requirement for angst.
Laura Kinney -- oh, my bad, they are still referring to her as "Laura X" -- is written well, with Yost and Kyle succeeding in developing the character as she tries to leave her previous life behind.
Unfortunately, she was not treated so well art-wise. Paco Medina was still the artist, except for the issues where a guest artist stepped up to fill-in: #29 (Duncan Rouleau) and #32 (BATTLE PUG's Mike Norton). The issues that didn't have Medina on the art were okay enough, but the issues he DID draw were an insulting disappointment. Laura was drawn with breasts too big for her, and the outfit she wore made he look she was a regular shopper at Whores R Us!
Overall, it was a good read, just not a great read like the previous two. I found the Nimrod story to be MEH, as I have never been a fan of character. Yeah, he's neat, but trying to include often creates ideas-never-dealt-with of paradoxes and such. But, outside of his appearance as this volume's "Big Bad", it was good, just not great. You may read it and feel differently perhaps.
Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated It: Chapter Two (2019) in Movies
Sep 19, 2019 (Updated Mar 11, 2020)
Flashing Lights Soo Many
Warning- this movie has alot, i mean alot of flashing lights and you will probley get a headache from it. So if youre knowed to have seizures dont go into this movie because all of the Strobes lights. I had a major headache after this movie. Their is a warning before the movie though so thank god for that.
Anyways what did i think of the movie. I thought it was good, to long though sitting at 2h and 50mins long, it is long. And most of the gci is bad, i mean really bad. Some of it is good, but most of it is bad, what happened?
Bill hader and Bill Skarsgard are the best part of this movie. The other cast is good, but hader and skarsgard kill it.
So this movie was going to be 4hrs long, yea 4 freaking hrs. The director had to cut some of the film to make it 2hrs and 50mins long. And yes their will be a directors cut.
Also stephen king makes a cameo and is the funniest part and the best part of the film
This dont live up to the 2017 film. I mean its good, but has alot of problems.
Cant wait for Doctor Sleep though and hopefully thats good.
Anyways what did i think of the movie. I thought it was good, to long though sitting at 2h and 50mins long, it is long. And most of the gci is bad, i mean really bad. Some of it is good, but most of it is bad, what happened?
Bill hader and Bill Skarsgard are the best part of this movie. The other cast is good, but hader and skarsgard kill it.
So this movie was going to be 4hrs long, yea 4 freaking hrs. The director had to cut some of the film to make it 2hrs and 50mins long. And yes their will be a directors cut.
Also stephen king makes a cameo and is the funniest part and the best part of the film
This dont live up to the 2017 film. I mean its good, but has alot of problems.
Cant wait for Doctor Sleep though and hopefully thats good.
Sarah (7798 KP) rated Crawl (2019) in Movies
May 30, 2020
Laughably bad
This isnt the type of film I'd usually be interested in, but when you're stuck at home & this is the latest Sky premiere, it seems rude not to watch it.
To be fair, this film made me laugh so it was fairly entertaining. However I'm pretty sure this wasn't intentional. It made me laugh at how cheesy and bad and cliched it was. The script is terrible, and the majority of scenes are predictable and cliched. Like the swimming and motivational speeches in a lull between gator attacks, and the characters seemingly strange and inexplicable actions and doing completely the wrong thing (like shouting for helping metres away in a category 5 hurricane). This really made me giggle, but also made me want to bang my head against the wall it was so cringeworthy.
The effects too are pretty terrible. They dont look too bad in the darker more cramped basement scenes, but everything else looks pretty second rate. There's a decent amount of gore but even this gets ridiculous when you start to consider the amount of injuries these characters are obtaining without dying.
To be quite honest, this isnt the worst creature horror I've ever seen but it is definitely not the best. I'd suggest Lake Placid might be a better option.
To be fair, this film made me laugh so it was fairly entertaining. However I'm pretty sure this wasn't intentional. It made me laugh at how cheesy and bad and cliched it was. The script is terrible, and the majority of scenes are predictable and cliched. Like the swimming and motivational speeches in a lull between gator attacks, and the characters seemingly strange and inexplicable actions and doing completely the wrong thing (like shouting for helping metres away in a category 5 hurricane). This really made me giggle, but also made me want to bang my head against the wall it was so cringeworthy.
The effects too are pretty terrible. They dont look too bad in the darker more cramped basement scenes, but everything else looks pretty second rate. There's a decent amount of gore but even this gets ridiculous when you start to consider the amount of injuries these characters are obtaining without dying.
To be quite honest, this isnt the worst creature horror I've ever seen but it is definitely not the best. I'd suggest Lake Placid might be a better option.
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ONE OF THE BBC'S '100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD' Edna O'Brien's iconic trilogy of novels - The...
Daniel Boyd (1066 KP) rated Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016) in Movies
Jul 19, 2017
A dumb, crass fun time
Much like another Zac Effron movie from this year, (Bad Neighbours 2,) this film was much better than anyone expected it to be. It is a lot of fun, the perfect example of a movie that you can watch with your brain switched off and still really enjoy it for what it is. The humour is crass and immature, but it is so well delivered by the cast members that you cannot help but find the dialogue throughout the movie hilarious. Effron has came a long way since his first comedic outing, the first Bad Neighbours movie, in this film his comedic timing and delivery is so consistently spot on and hilarious and doesn’t feel forced. The whole cast look as if they are having a great time throughout and honestly that just makes the movie even more enjoyable.
ArecRain (8 KP) rated Quest for Earth in Books
Jan 18, 2018
I have really been on a sci-fi romance kick lately so I was looking forward to this story. It had itÂ’s good points and bad points, While it was enjoyable, it wasnÂ’t perfect.
The bad is that it was a cliché stereotype of sci-fi romance that did not bring anything new to the table. I felt that the reader was thrown into the story with no prior knowledge of the world building, leaving the reader lost and frustrated. I felt the descriptions we were given weren’t relevant. I also loathe the idea of alpha males and their “fated mates.” I feel most authors use it as an excuse to force two characters together so that the eventually can stand each other.
The good is that there are strong female leads and, despite not having much background given, the worlds were pretty interesting.
The bad is that it was a cliché stereotype of sci-fi romance that did not bring anything new to the table. I felt that the reader was thrown into the story with no prior knowledge of the world building, leaving the reader lost and frustrated. I felt the descriptions we were given weren’t relevant. I also loathe the idea of alpha males and their “fated mates.” I feel most authors use it as an excuse to force two characters together so that the eventually can stand each other.
The good is that there are strong female leads and, despite not having much background given, the worlds were pretty interesting.
Kevin Wilson (179 KP) rated Cool as Ice (1991) in Movies
Jul 16, 2018
Horrible acting (3 more)
Characters are not likeable
Lack of plot
Rap music
Errr what was it about again?
I found this to be a horrible movie and so boring. I went into it hoping it was going to be so bad it's good but it wasn't.
Firstmost I hate rap music so this was not for me. The dancing was fun but that's all there was.
I could not explain the plot to you, I didn't get it. Vanilla Ice's character was not likeable 1 bit and the other characters felt as bad. I don't even remember any of the characters names. However I do feel the female lead did the best with what she was given. The writing was pretty horrible.
Completely forgettable, wouldn't watch again. If your going to watch it for a laugh, have a few drinks with some friends.
Firstmost I hate rap music so this was not for me. The dancing was fun but that's all there was.
I could not explain the plot to you, I didn't get it. Vanilla Ice's character was not likeable 1 bit and the other characters felt as bad. I don't even remember any of the characters names. However I do feel the female lead did the best with what she was given. The writing was pretty horrible.
Completely forgettable, wouldn't watch again. If your going to watch it for a laugh, have a few drinks with some friends.
Kevin Wilson (179 KP) rated Idiocracy (2006) in Movies
Jul 16, 2018
Very funny (2 more)
Terry crews!!!! and other funny cast
Fun idea
Bad ending (1 more)
Some people may find it too stupid and ridiculous
A lot of fun, dont take it seriously
I had a lot of fun with this movie. The idea was certainly funny and interesting. What the world would be like if only dumb people survived. Opens the movie up to some funny scenarios and jokes.
Plus...Terry Crews, what's not to love. I loved the cast in general. All brought something to the movie and was all great.
Very funny and definitely some laugh out loud moments. Not the greatest movie and it's not meant to be. And definitely don't take this seriously. Go into this expecting stupid fun and you will enjoy it.
I did think it was a bad ending but wasn't sure how else they could have ended it to be fair.
Plus...Terry Crews, what's not to love. I loved the cast in general. All brought something to the movie and was all great.
Very funny and definitely some laugh out loud moments. Not the greatest movie and it's not meant to be. And definitely don't take this seriously. Go into this expecting stupid fun and you will enjoy it.
I did think it was a bad ending but wasn't sure how else they could have ended it to be fair.
ashezbookz (32 KP) rated Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in Books
Jul 5, 2018
You know what, re-reading this with 8year old was eye opening, she was so excited and loved every second and her figuring out what was going on was just a joy to experience, we've now started book 2 together - but upped my rating to 4 instead of 3 because ... experiencing it into someone elses eyes was great
Whooops I forgot to update I read this - it was alright - I had seen the movie though and think that influenced me a bit.. wish I had read the book first - I think the next books will be better - only watched movie #2 once a long while ago and then I don't think I continued with them. It wasn't bad though and daughter now asked to listen to them since I have it on audible that's what we do during supper time - perhaps that's a bad habit - ah well..............
Whooops I forgot to update I read this - it was alright - I had seen the movie though and think that influenced me a bit.. wish I had read the book first - I think the next books will be better - only watched movie #2 once a long while ago and then I don't think I continued with them. It wasn't bad though and daughter now asked to listen to them since I have it on audible that's what we do during supper time - perhaps that's a bad habit - ah well..............
Sharpie0499 (114 KP) rated Assassin's Creed (2016) in Movies
Jul 9, 2018 (Updated Jul 9, 2018)
Excellent fight choreography (1 more)
Good casting choices
Terrible plotline (1 more)
Bad scriptwriting
Pretty Decent Adaptation
The best element of the Assassin's Creed film adaptation has to be the fight choreography. It was so skilfully done to the best of the choreographers', stunt doubles', and actors' abilities, and it paid off. The casting choices were also commendable as Michael Fassbender was the perfect choice for the leading role of Cal and I am unable to picture anyone else playing that role. But I have to admit, the plotline and the writing weren't up to modern film standards; meaning they completely fell through. I love this film, but if it was written better with a much better plotline, it would not go into the 'bad film adaptation' pile. Overall, I wouldn't call this an award-winning film, but it is very entertaining to watch and the fight scenes are incredible.