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Blazing Minds (92 KP) rated Night of the Animated Dead (2021) in Movies

Oct 29, 2021 (Updated Nov 2, 2021)  
Night of the Animated Dead (2021)
Night of the Animated Dead (2021)
2021 | Animation, Horror
4
5.0 (2 Ratings)
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I wasn’t too sure about the release of a reworking of Romero’s classic, I’m a big fan of the original movie and love the look of it in black & white, the colourised version that was released ruined it for me. So the idea of an animated version had me wondering how it would work and if it would bring anything to the original movie.
  
A Christmas Story (1983)
A Christmas Story (1983)
1983 | Comedy, Drama, Family
I remember watching this movie with my grandparents when I was a kid. We all enjoyed it and laughed so much at things like the leg lamp, Ralphie saying the big bomb swear word, and so much more. It's become a tradition in our house to watch it every Christmas season because it's funny and full of heart as well. It's a wonderful classic.
  
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Awix (3310 KP) rated War of the Worlds (2005) in Movies

Mar 25, 2018 (Updated Mar 25, 2018)  
War of the Worlds (2005)
War of the Worlds (2005)
2005 | Action, Sci-Fi
Here's the paradox: H.G. Wells' original novel is an absolute classic. The 1953 film version is not particularly faithful to the book, but still really a classic. Spielberg's film kind of tries to split the difference between the two and ends up not being a classic. (Maybe he should have kept the definite article in the title.) Belligerent aliens whose technological mastery is oddly lacking when it comes to getting their vaccinations embark upon slightly eccentric invasion scheme; Tom Cruise spends most of the film running away, bravely.

Still, it's not all bad: looking back on it, this is yet another of those films which attempts to use SF as a device to try and process the September 11th attacks and ends up not being nearly as profound as it thinks it is, and the way it's structured so that, hey, cities are smashed and thousands slaughtered by the Martians (look, they could be Martians, it doesn't say they're not), but at least Cruise gets to become a better dad, so it's not all bad news, is quite fatuous. But it does get closer to Wells' original intent, just about, it looks very good, and there's always Spielberg's casual mastery of the genre to enjoy. A decent stab at a book which probably isn't as easy to adapt as it first appears.
  
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Sarah (7800 KP) rated Cube (1997) in Movies

Oct 14, 2019  
Cube (1997)
Cube (1997)
1997 | Horror, Sci-Fi
7
7.6 (31 Ratings)
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A cult classic
I first watched Cube when I was at college, it was a bit of a cult classic at the time and I absolutely loved it. Sadly watching it back now is maybe a tad disappointing.

Plot wise this is a brilliant idea, and a great early example of the type of torture style horror that we're used to from the likes of Saw and Hostel. Some of the CGI is a bit dodgy (not a surprise considering it was made in 1997) but the deaths and traps are still really inventive and well thought out. The story may get a little too deep into Maths later on but it's still a very good idea. The problem with this film is mainly the acting. Aside from David Hewlett (who I can't fault after his turn as McKay in Stargate), there is a lot of very hammy over acting going on in this, notably from the character of Quentin but the others are at fault too. And when paired with a very patchy script- I mean who the hell says "holy cats" - it brings this film down a couple of notches that the plot really doesn't deserve. I loved the ending though, and I do think this is a film worthy of a cult classic.
  
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    Spider Solitaire Pro ▻

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    Do you remember the classic Spider Solitaire card game you played on Windows™ ? It is now...