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David McK (3425 KP) rated Waterworld (1995) in Movies

Jun 21, 2022  
Waterworld (1995)
Waterworld (1995)
1995 | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
5
6.0 (16 Ratings)
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The movie that all-but-sank Kevin Costner's career
In the early to mid 90s, Kevin Costner was riding high in Hollywood.

Then he had the one-two misfore of this (at one point, the most expensive flop ever made, I believe) and 'The Postman'.

Both are set in a post-apocalyptic future: here, one where the world has flooded 'due to the melting of the ice shelves' (don't even), with 'dry land' now virtually a myth and where gangs of bikers roam the outlands on custom-built vehicles in search of fuel ...

Sorry, sorry, that's Mad Max.

But you can definitely see the similarities: swap the bikers for jet ski's, replace the loner character played by Mel Gibson for one played by with Kevin Costner and you're virtually there!

Add a bit of Dennis Hopper to completely ham it up, a soupcon of mystery around The Mariner and his mutation, and a search for the mysterious Dryland and there you have it ...

Not as bad as it's made out to be, but nor is it brilliant by any stretch of the imagination
  
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Kate (355 KP) rated Dumplin' (2018) in Movies

Jan 5, 2019  
Dumplin' (2018)
Dumplin' (2018)
2018 | Comedy, Drama
8
8.2 (21 Ratings)
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Contains spoilers, click to show
Typical feel good about yourself whatever your size, takes place in a Texas city and the main plot is about pageant queens. Actually quite good as it is not too slushy and all the songs featured are Dolly Parton songs which you cannot help but sing along too. Unexpected is a scene where the teenagers turn up to a bikers bar and it turns out to be drag queen bar who of course all sing along to Dolly Parton. Enjoyed watching it.
  
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David McK (3425 KP) rated Good Omens in Books

Jan 28, 2019  
Good Omens
Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry
10
9.3 (42 Ratings)
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One of the few books in which Terry Pratchett collaborated with another author (in this case, Neil Gaiman), this is also one of the few non-Discworld books that he co-wrote for adults.

Heavily borrowing from 'The Omen', this novel concerns itself with a (possible) Armageddon scenario, including the four Horsemen (bikers) of the Apocalypse. As is usual for a Pratchett book, it also contains many footnotes in each chapter, and more than once had me laughing out loud!