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Gaiaroo (9 KP) rated Chernobyl in TV

Jun 21, 2019

Chernobyl

2019 | Action, Drama, History

9.0

(75 Ratings)

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History Revisited (0 more)

A must-watch Documentary - Drama

An excellent insight into what happened at Chernobyl Nuclear Powerplant which has opened up my interest in the subject and made me read more into the characters /history etc.

The suffering that followed in the wake of the disaster is mind blowing though the 'official' recorded death toll is only around 35 people.

A must watch for young and old though some seems are upsetting / distressing.

Although the team of scientists who supported after the incident were mainly depicted by one character in the series, the bravery of those people is inspiring and should not be forgotten.

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Rickey A. Mossow Jr. (689 KP) rated The Curse of La Llorona (2019) in Movies

Aug 10, 2019

The Curse of La Llorona (2019)

2019 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

6.1

(29 Ratings)

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Jump scares. (0 more)

Major plot holes. (0 more)

A few jumps scares but an inconsistent tale.

Probably one of the better films in the Conjuring universe. Some of the others kinda bored me, but this one kept my interest until the end. Frustrating that so many of these movies are so similar. The genre seems to have been done to death. This one had some decent jump scares. but a few of the details among the lore of the title deity and getting rid of her were very obviously filled with holes. Very inconsistent writing. Still a decent movie for a cheap scare on a Friday night.

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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966) in Movies

Aug 10, 2019

For a given value of 'good', anyway: we enjoyed this immensely although probably not as the makers intended. Absurd pulp adventure as Fu Manchu, the most evil racial stereotype in the world, tries to conquer it by blowing up St Paul's Cathedral with his wireless death ray. The actual brides are fairly incidental to the plot.

Good production values, preposterous script, performances which are difficult to describe. It may be a bit racist but really, really doesn't warrant being taken that seriously. If Fu Manchu had a better HR department he could probably have got away with it, too. Hugely entertaining if you're in the right mood.

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Andrew Kennedy (199 KP) rated Escape Room (2017) in Movies

Jul 7, 2019

Escape Room (2017)

2017 | Horror

5.3

(11 Ratings)

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Sean Young (1 more)

Skeet Ulrich

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Did you know there is three films called Escape Room?
I have seen two of them, both from 2017 and both very bad.

This particular one is the worst one of the two. Four friends partake of the titular game only to find they are trapped in a life or death situation.
The only notable performances come from Skeet Ulrich as the escape room owner and Sean Young (god knows what she is doing here) as a seller.
The rest of the cast are instantly forgettable and the acting very sub par which isn't helped by a silly plot device.
One to only watch once.

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Vegas (725 KP) rated Shakespeare and Hathaway in TV

Nov 9, 2019 (Updated Nov 9, 2019)

Easy watching (1 more)

The setting

A guilty pleasure

If I’m honest I probably shouldn’t give it top rating, because, it’s a twee, daytime tv, light hearted crime drama that is over cutesy... That being said, I love it almost as much as my favourite Brit drama, Death in Paradise... It is a charming break from all the violent dramas that pepper our screens these days, the main 3 cast members really work well together as a mismatched pair of Investigators and their wannabe thespian assistant Sebastián. A supporting guest cast of actors who have cropped up in many British dramas bring the whole show together a treat...

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Emily (1430 KP) rated Simon Vector in Books

Feb 14, 2020

Simon Vector

JAK Holding | 2012 | Science Fiction/Fantasy

7.0

(1 Ratings)

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High-tension plot line that keeps you guessing. (0 more)

There is a lot that isn't quite explained, that you really want to know more about to understand everything (0 more)

Set on a distant planetoid, in use as a penal colony for the worst type of criminals in the Empire.

Sent on a mission that is near enough a death sentence, Ana Bolo hunts for clues to the fate of a secret project. But, as always with these things, everything is not as it seems, in fact, it's worse...

And then they discover their hero is not all that he seems, he's so much more, and so much more dangerous than anyone ever imagined.