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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2514 KP) rated Horton Hatches the Egg in Books
Mar 9, 2018
Mayzie the bird is tired of trying to hatch her egg, so Horton, an elephant, agrees to keep it warm for her. Will he stick with it no matter what happens to him?
This is a Dr. Seuss classic told in rhyme with wonderful illustrations. I loved it as a kid, and it holds up well today. Plus it has a good lesson about stilling to your commitments.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2015/12/book-review-horton-hatches-egg-by-dr.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
This is a Dr. Seuss classic told in rhyme with wonderful illustrations. I loved it as a kid, and it holds up well today. Plus it has a good lesson about stilling to your commitments.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2015/12/book-review-horton-hatches-egg-by-dr.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Dean (6927 KP) rated Lost Boys: The Tribe (2008) in Movies
Feb 14, 2018 (Updated Apr 15, 2020)
Why!?
You wait 21 years for a sequel to a cult classic and this is all we get? It's very poor saved at times only by Corey Feldman returning in his original role and not looking much older, maybe he is a vampire too? It's a bit like a not so good take on of Buffy, just with more gore and nudity, essential for straight to DVD horrors. Some parts were ok but the overall film just makes you think what a missed opportunity. Watch once if you are curious.
Lindsay (1807 KP) rated The Railway Children in Books
Feb 15, 2018
I love this book. I love trains just as much as books. I enjoyed the charthers in the book. It about a family that has to make adjustment on the fly. I quite enjoyable. I love how this is a Classic. I did not know this book was out there to read while I was growing up. The Children name are Bobby, Phil and Paul.
If you want to know mare about it what happens I would suggest picking it up. Something happens that causes their father to go away.
If you want to know mare about it what happens I would suggest picking it up. Something happens that causes their father to go away.
Heather Cranmer (2721 KP) rated Exit Stage Left (Kempston Hardwick, #1) in Books
Jun 7, 2018
I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.
I loved this book!! It is heavily influenced by Sherlock Holmes (whom I love). Fans of Sherlock and classic detective books will love this book.
I love how short & sweet this book is, yet it is able to fit the full story in. Also, I am a big fan of books with short chapters. For some reason, it makes me read them faster, haha.
The plot and two main characters felt real.
I'll definitely be reading more of this author and this series. =)
I loved this book!! It is heavily influenced by Sherlock Holmes (whom I love). Fans of Sherlock and classic detective books will love this book.
I love how short & sweet this book is, yet it is able to fit the full story in. Also, I am a big fan of books with short chapters. For some reason, it makes me read them faster, haha.
The plot and two main characters felt real.
I'll definitely be reading more of this author and this series. =)
The Marinated Meeple (1853 KP) rated Glory to Rome in Tabletop Games
Jun 2, 2018
Multi use cards (1 more)
Design on black box edition
Crazy swings and combos
This is an amazing game and I’ve only played it twice. The first time you are lost and just going thru the motions. Then the clouds part and you see what the game can be. Crazy powerful combos and intense decisions. It’s a great game and a modern classic by a great designer. Only problem is that it can’t be reprinted for legal reasons so copies of the game can be very expensive.
Josh (12 KP) rated Alien Vs Predator: Extinction in Video Games
Jul 11, 2018
Classic RTS
This game was a dream come true for me. Take the RTS genre (think Command & Conquer, Warcraft, StarCraft, etc.) then combine it with a franchise that lent itself very well to that type of game. You could choose Marine, Alien, or Predator, each with their own unique troops and abilities. The game felt very well balanced, although the controls could be a bit clunky at times, as some commands had to be buried in pop-up menus due to a limitation of buttons on the PS2 controller. Overall though, a thoroughly enjoyable game.
Mo (66 KP) rated Ticket to Ride in Apps
Jul 31, 2018
Simple to understand (2 more)
Can play very strategically and tactically
Easy to play and win as a beginner
A true classic start game
A game in the same leagues as Settlers of Catan. Building rail routes is fun. Games can get very strategic, or can be very simple depending on the group. Most games there are no clear winners, with the winner only really being revealed at the end of the game. Really good gateway board game, which is easy to explain and play and good with big groups.
Vegas (725 KP) rated Murder on the Orient Express (2017) in Movies
Sep 5, 2018
Story (1 more)
Cast
Slow in places (1 more)
Poirots moustache
Good remake of a classic
An enjoyable, if a little slow at times, star heavy adaptation of the Agatha Christie story - set on the Orient Express.
As good to watch as the original version with the cast making the most of limited screen time each, we may know the outcome of the story, but,even knowing that, the film doesn't disappoint, and Kenneth Branagh with his bizarre moustache fitting in well as Poirot, a role, I'm sure most people wouldn't have been able to see him playing.
As good to watch as the original version with the cast making the most of limited screen time each, we may know the outcome of the story, but,even knowing that, the film doesn't disappoint, and Kenneth Branagh with his bizarre moustache fitting in well as Poirot, a role, I'm sure most people wouldn't have been able to see him playing.
Kevin Phillipson (10072 KP) rated Heathers (1988) in Movies
Sep 13, 2018
Winona Ryder (1 more)
Christian slater
Teen sucide don't do it
Never watched heathers why I don't know why it's taken me so long to watch the movie but I'm glad I have now. Classic 80s comedy very dark it's about cool and being accepted by your piers if wasn't for this movie u wouldn't have had clueless and mean girls. Both Ryder and slater are brillant in the there roles same goes for the heathers themselves I will watch it more often from now on
Bysa (2 KP) rated The Handmaid's Tale in Books
Sep 19, 2018
I think I would've liked this book more if the format of it would've adhered to a more conventional style of writing. In saying that, I mean quotation marks for dialogue would've been great. In the author's defense, there were some peppered throughout the story -- some.
The story was fine. I have no complaints. The bouts of activism depicted therein were apropos for our time. The book is worth reading in the sense it's a classic and shouldn't be overlooked as it does have imaginative and creative merit.
The story was fine. I have no complaints. The bouts of activism depicted therein were apropos for our time. The book is worth reading in the sense it's a classic and shouldn't be overlooked as it does have imaginative and creative merit.