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Star Trek - Nemesis (2002)
Star Trek - Nemesis (2002)
2002 | Action, Sci-Fi
The climactic battle is fun in a dumb action kind of way (1 more)
One of Jerry Goldsmith's final scores
The characters are lifeless (5 more)
The villain's plan is laughably stupid
The tone is dour and depressing, feels nothing like TNG
Constant continuity errors with the show
A piss poor send off for the TNG crew. They deserved much better than this.
Wastes the Romulans in their first major role in a movie
Just awful
The worst TNG movie by leaps and bounds. Nemesis is just awful to watch. It's dour and depressing for no reason and the plot is consistently stupid. It's just unpleasant, no joy to be found at all.
  
Johnny Graphic and the Attack of the Zombies (Johnny Graphic Adventures, #2)
Johnny Graphic and the Attack of the Zombies (Johnny Graphic Adventures, #2)
D.R. Martin | 2013 | Children, Paranormal, Young Adult (YA)
10
5.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
[D.R. Martin] does an excellent job continuing the adventures of young boy photographer, Johnny Graphic and his friends. I [Johnny Graphic and the Attack of the Zombies] Johnny, Mel, Nina, and Dame Honoria continue the battle against Percy. This time Percy has created an army of zombies.

The classic style of the writing reminds me of Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew mysteries. It is a great throw back with a modern twist. I really enjoyed the style and the characters. The new characters that [Martin] added fit very well into the plot and enhanced the story line. I really recommend this book and feel it would be great in a classroom.
  
My Brilliant Friend
My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
5
3.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Well written but repetitive and boring
I heard a lot of high praise for this series but I have to admit I was quite disappointed. The lives of the two protagonists Lena and Lila just seemed so shallow and contrived based around the confines of poverty. While it started off remotely interesting, it was far too long to keep up. Their friendship is a constant battle between love and rivalry - which could have been summed up in half the time. And their constant need for male affection was rather aggravating. It has the same premise like Zadie Smith in terms of writing but that's it.
  
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
Role-Playing
Interesting battle system (2 more)
Beautiful art and music
Fantastic voice actor cast
Licence Points can be tedious (1 more)
Limited freedom with job changes
A solid game in the Final Fantasy series. The remaster is very well done with the graphics and they remastered the music as well which is also great. The story is interesting and the characters stand out because of the great voice acting. Playing it again reminded me how much fun I had with it the first time and with a great remaster, it was more fun the second time around.
My full Mother Gamer review here: http://lorrie28-mothergamer.blogspot.com/2017/07/mother-gamer-plays-final-fantasy-xii.html
  
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Lou Grande (148 KP) rated the PlayStation version of Suikoden in Video Games

May 12, 2018  
Suikoden
Suikoden
1996 | Role-Playing
10
10.0 (2 Ratings)
108 Characters (4 more)
Compelling Story
Auto-battle Options
Fun Sidequests
Multiple Endings
Repetitive Music (2 more)
Clumsy Art
Short
Only Surpassed by Its Sequel
Suikoden, and the series that it spawned, is one of my favorites. Here, you play as the son of an imperial general who, by a matter of circumstances, becomes the head of the rebellion. Collect 108 characters in multiple sidequests--a pretty ambitious effort for the time. But what really makes Suikoden stand out from the pack of JRPGs of the 90s is its story. Suikoden doesn't flinch away at the harsh realities of war and what it can do to a country, family, and individual.