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David McK (3874 KP) rated The little mermaid (2023) in Movies

Sep 13, 2023  
The little mermaid (2023)
The little mermaid (2023)
2023 | Fantasy, Musical
5
5.6 (5 Ratings)
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I know I've seen the 1989 original.

I don't remember much about it, other than the basic outline of the plot.

I do know that this follows the same story, almost beat for beat, and that there was lot of controversy around the casting of Ariel herself (believe it or not) coming up to the time of release.

Having now watched it on Disney Plus, I found it to drag somewhat; more drawn out than it needed to be.

Halle Bailey does silence her critics in the lead role, with Melissa McCarthy's Ursula also lighting up the screen when she is on it, but it feels like if had been extended (in running time, by nearly an hour over the original or so I have read) just because they could!
  
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    Nothing Beats Easy! Now with all drum kits unlocked and the ability to import your own! No need to...

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    Nothing Beats Easy! Especially when this PRO version includes all of LE's un-lockable sound kits and...

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Alison Pink (7 KP) rated The Sculptor (Sam Markham, #1) in Books

Jan 15, 2018  
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The Sculptor (Sam Markham, #1)
Gregory Funaro | 2009
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I found Funaro quite by accident when his second book (The Impaler) was a free book on Barnes & Noble. So I actually read that first. I enjoyed it so much I had to get the first Sam Markham book. This one is about a serial killer who murders & then poses his victims to look like sculptures by Michaelangelo. I didn't like this book quite as much as The Impaler, but it was still a good, suspensful read. I think my biggest "complaint" with this book is that at times the plot would drag when Markham and Cathy would start talking about the art in great detail. Yes, it helped the story, but at times seemed heavy handed.
But with all that being said, I enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more from this author in the future.
  
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Heather Cranmer (2721 KP) rated Girl of Nightmares (Anna, #2) in Books

Jun 7, 2018  
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Girl of Nightmares (Anna, #2)
Kendare Blake | 2012 | Fiction & Poetry
4
6.0 (2 Ratings)
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I was a bit disappointed in this book. I expected it to be as good as the first, and I was let down. Don't get me wrong, I liked it, but it didn't leave me feeling all warm & fuzzy like I usually do when I read a good book.

I felt the pacing was a bit slow. There was too much wording and not enough action like there was in the first book.

The characters seemed fairly dull in this book. Anna was hardly in this book which I also didn't like. The only character I really liked was Jestine.

It was a good idea for a plot but it wasn't executed well enough in my opinion. The story seemed to drag in a lot of places.

However, the ending is pretty good, as are the last few characters.
  
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Awix (3310 KP) rated Thor: The Dark World (2013) in Movies

Jun 9, 2018 (Updated Jun 9, 2018)  
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
2013 | Action, Sci-Fi
6
6.4 (67 Ratings)
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Marvel's second Thor movie is a not especially well-judged mixture of somewhat leaden epic fantasy and cutesy, kooky rom-com. Looks spiffy throughout, but it doesn't half drag in places: you can see why they decided to shake things up so thoroughly in the third one.

The thing about the Marvel Studios films is that they are routinely so good that when one is merely a fairly competent blockbuster, as is the case here, it does feel unreasonably disappointing. Apart from the sluggish pace and mishandled humour, the main problem here is that the script doesn't feel particularly well-focused or engaging, with the new villains eclipsed by Tom Hiddleston as Loki, and a reliance on lavish spectacle over characters you actually care about. Still not much worse than many a successful blockbuster, but one of the more dispensable Marvel movies nevertheless.