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Beijing Film Academy Yearbook: 2015
Journal of Beijing Film Academy
Book
The Beijing Film Academy (BFA) is one of the most revered film institutions in the world. Since...
Andrew Koltuniuk (767 KP) rated Artemis Fowl (2020) in Movies
Jun 14, 2020
Ok. So this movie is terrible. In relation to the books, it's terrible. But if you take this movie completely disregarding the book, it's a terrible movie. I have literally nothing good to say about this film. I don't like this at all. It was so bad. I watched the trailer for this film and I thought, it can't be horrible... I was wrong. I watched the film and there was nothing redeemable about this film. I cannot say enough bad about this film.
Sarah (7799 KP) rated Misery (1990) in Movies
Oct 11, 2018
Brilliant
I need to be very honest now, despite being a massive film and Stephen King fan, I have never seen Misery until now. I’ve read the book many times, but for some reason I never got round to watching the film, and I’m pretty ashamed of myself.
This is one of the best Stephen King adaptations out there. Kathy Bates is phenomenal as Annie, she plays her perfectly. James Caan would never have been my first choice as Paul Sheldon, but he does very well. The entire film is so true to the book, it’s surprisingly good. Whilst I wouldn’t call it a horror film, it’s definitely one of the best thriller films out there despite its age. I can’t fault this film at all.
This is one of the best Stephen King adaptations out there. Kathy Bates is phenomenal as Annie, she plays her perfectly. James Caan would never have been my first choice as Paul Sheldon, but he does very well. The entire film is so true to the book, it’s surprisingly good. Whilst I wouldn’t call it a horror film, it’s definitely one of the best thriller films out there despite its age. I can’t fault this film at all.
Deborah (162 KP) rated My Cousin Rachel in Books
Dec 19, 2018
gayga (2128 KP) rated My Sister's Keeper in Books
Jun 21, 2019
Wow!
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When Kate Fitzgerald is discovered to have leukaemia her parents aren’t a match for platelets and a kidney. So they have a “designer baby” to help Kate. But what happens when Anna decides she doesn’t want to help anymore.
I’d heard of the book and the film but hadn’t read/seen either. I sat up all last night to finish the book and spent 20 mins crying once I was done.
If you expect it to be mushy, it’s not really. It took a little time to get into but it was well worth it! I don’t know if the film is anything like the book, but it does make me inclined to see it (when I recover from the book. Definitely a book I’ll keep to read again!!!
I’d heard of the book and the film but hadn’t read/seen either. I sat up all last night to finish the book and spent 20 mins crying once I was done.
If you expect it to be mushy, it’s not really. It took a little time to get into but it was well worth it! I don’t know if the film is anything like the book, but it does make me inclined to see it (when I recover from the book. Definitely a book I’ll keep to read again!!!
Film Review: 2014-2015
Michael Darvell and Mansell Stimpson
Book
Acclaimed by film critics, collectors and industry professionals, Film Review is the only guide to...
Bubblesreview (110 KP) rated Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in Books
Feb 5, 2019
Imaginative (2 more)
Magical
Short chapters
Captivating
This book is a very easy read, obviously aimed at pre teen and younger. That being said, at the age of 25 I can't even count the amount of times I have reread this, it never gets old. I'm very glad that they kept the film very close to the book and really brang it too life. I love how the book holds a lot more parts that the film missed out aswell, the whole first chapter is almost completely ignored in the film. Makes it more exciting!
Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated The Perks of Being a Wallflower in Books
Aug 18, 2017
Complex range of human emotion in this coming of age book
I read this book after watching the film so I made a lot of comparisons. For one while there are scenes that completely match the book, there are quite a lot of parts missing in the film. No doubt the book is far more detailed - I loved the film so reading it was equally pleasurable. It's more than a coming of age film, it explores prejudice, mental health, sexuality, abuse, so it's more meaningful than expected. Written in a series of letters, Charlie has symptoms of some kind of mental health issue that isn't explicitly mentioned so his attitude to the world is very straightforward yet complex. He watches human behaviour more than participating in social situations. My only gripe is that the writing is pretty bad, and I'm accounting this to the fact the author is trying to write as a 16 year-old boy. Easy to read though.
Out of the Past: Lacan and Film Noir
Book
This book presents a new reading of film noir through psychoanalytic theory. In a field now...