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jQuery, CSS3, and HTML5 for Mobile and Desktop Devices: A Primer

Oswald Campesato

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This book covers the features of HTML5, CSS3 graphics, jQuery, and jQuery Mobile, and also shows how...

The Virtual Weapon and International Order

Lucas Kello

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An urgently needed examination of the current cyber revolution that draws on case studies to develop...

Lasting Impressions: The Legacies of Impressionism in Contemporary Culture

Jesse Matz

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Impressionism captured the world's imagination in the late nineteenth century and remains with us...

Storm Warning: Echoes of Conflict

Vanessa Gebbie

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Storm Warning is the latest collection from award-winning writer Vanessa Gebbie, described as...

Research Handbook on the Economics of Criminal Law

Alon Harel and Keith N. Hylton

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Jeremy Bentham and Gary Becker established the tradition of analyzing criminal law in utilitarian...

Veronica Pena (690 KP) rated San Andreas (2015) in Movies

Jun 17, 2020

I remember the first time I saw this film - it was at a drive-in movie with my family and that was a whole experience. I thought it was bad then, but less so than I do now because the screen was so huge and you were pulled into it in a way that you're just not at home.

When I watched it a second time, my poor soul, I was slapped in the face with how atrocious I always knew it was. I am a firm believer that most every Dwayne Johnson film is the same. He's always the hero, the rescuer, the buff, tough, don't mess with me type of guy. I don't think I've seen a film with him in it where he's not that person and if you find one, let me know!

Overall, I think this film just shows the lack of diversity in his characters, but also that writing and having a thought out plot are just as important as cast and effects. This film did not lack in effects, but it definitely lacked in pretty much every other department.

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A Short History of Mozambique

Malyn Newitt

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This comprehensive overview traces the evolution of modern Mozambique, from its early modern origins...

LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated Drag Me to Hell (2009) in Movies

Mar 12, 2021

Drag Me to Hell (2009)

2009 | Comedy, Horror

6.9

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I'll say one thing for certain, Drag Me to Hell is so unnecessarily and gratuitously gross at times (the old woman has the poor girls entire chin in her disgusting mouth on more than one occasion) and in that regard, it's a warm welcome back to over the top horror for Sam Raimi. His signature style is plastered all over the place, and it's great.

The cheesiness isn't a complete positive however. In terms of dialogue, it can take you out of the story a bit. Lead Alison Lohman and co star Justin Long (both actors who I like) suffer from this a bit, and are occasionally comical in a movie that plays it straight for the most part.
Some of the effects are a little iffy as well. There's some good practical stuff going on but a few digital effects are dodgy. It's not enough to severely impact anything, and there a few decent jump scares scattered throughout.

It's a perfectly fine slice of horror, that is elevated by a ballsy as fuck ending, that makes Drag Me to Hell a film worth revisiting now and again. Would love to see a sequel someday!