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Nickg24 (492 KP) rated The Irishman (2019) in Movies

Dec 2, 2019

The Irishman (2019)

2019 | Biography, Crime, Drama

8.2

(37 Ratings)

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So after months of hype does this all star blockbuster live up to the hype...well yes it does.

It's been many years since we have had a great gangster epic and the master of those films finally brings one that will be enjoyed for many years to come.Unlike his other epics this film focuses more on the relationship between the main protagonist frank sheeran and his boss jimmy Joffa.The violence is not as extreme as you would find in goodfellas or casino.

The only tiny criticism I have was the de-aging process used on some of the actors,the faces seemed a little animated and fake.

De Niro was incredible and has to be a strong favourite for the best actor oscar,pacino and pesci were brilliant as well and could get a supporting actor oscar nomination.

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Cori June (3033 KP) rated Iron Tower Trilogy (Mithgar #9,10,11) in Books

Jan 10, 2020

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I quite enjoyed this book. It reminds me of Tolkien and yes Mckiernan does comment about it in the foward. I like that there are female characters and they don't just sit there or are only for plot/character development.
Although you can get each book individually I recommend the single volume because after the first book you want to go directly to the next. It's a good starting point in the series and yes they do occasionally talk about the other books you don't have to read them first.
The dark tide is the first story and it is told exclusively in Tuck's POV. The other two follows more people (mostly warrows) so the is a bit of back tracking.
As an epic he does get a little overblown and you will get a little tired of hearing winter war or dimmendark but it is what it is.

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Kirk Bage (1775 KP) rated The Vikings (1958) in Movies

Mar 3, 2020 (Updated Mar 5, 2020)

The Vikings (1958)

1958 | Action, Classics, Drama

6.8

(4 Ratings)

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In a productive period seeing him make four or five films a year, Douglas returned to work for Richard Fleischer in his pursuit for the great epic that would finally win him the Oscar. The Vikings was a star-studded spectacle that despite some memorable scenes between himself and Tony Curtis, falls a little flat as a satisfying film in entirety. A box office hit, but a critical flop, it has to be counted as somewhat of a failure, except for the fact it is one of the better known moments in his career, thanks largely to the powerful visual of Douglas with a dead eye and scar; proving you merely point a camera at him and get magic. My favourite trivia around this film is that Douglas offered a prize for best beard on the first day of shooting, only to turn up himself entirely clean shaven.

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Sarah (7799 KP) rated The Regulators in Books

Aug 7, 2019

The Regulators

Stephen King, Richard Bachman | 1996 | Horror, Science Fiction/Fantasy

7.3

(15 Ratings)

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Good but bonkers

I haven't yet read Desperation, so fortunately could judge this solely on it's own merits and it's definitely one of King's better books.

It reads a lot like his other epic novels like The Stand, Needful Things etc but in a much smaller size, and it's all the better for it. The plot is interesting and your typical King story, although being based around kid's tv shows makes it a little bit bonkers. It also means that some of the book can feel a little childish at times and some times it can get a bit irritating. But that said, as always with King it's well written with some interesting and developed characters, with lots of horror and gore and just about the right length of book to fit the story. This would make a hell of a good tv show.