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Alison Pink (7 KP) rated The Wishing Spell in Books

Jan 15, 2018

The Wishing Spell

Chris Colfer | 2013 | Children

7.3

(4 Ratings)

Book Rating

Okay so first of all I'm a nut for good quotations & I feel the need to say this book is FULL of them!! This is going to sound mean but I was pleasantly surprised with what a great author Chris Colfer is. He did a wonderful job putting a new spin on many of the classic fairy tales we all grew up with, without changing them completely. Alex & Conner are fascinating may layered characters. I can't wait to get this book into the hands of a few of the kids in my classroom, they are going to love it!

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Suswatibasu (1702 KP) rated Toy Story (1995) in Movies

Aug 14, 2017

Toy Story (1995)

1995 | Animation, Comedy, Family

8.8

(119 Ratings)

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Tom Hanks and Tim Allen (0 more)

The best Disney Pixar franchise ever

I love this film, and I'm not afraid to admit it. It's beautiful, heartwarming and utterly amusing to watch. I still remember seeing it the first time and being completely mesmerised by the new style graphics. And the story was an update from the usual Brothers Grimm fairy tales , modernised for its young viewers living in the 1990s. Woody and Buzz have the best partnership on screen, and it's one of those rare trilogies where every single film was brilliant. Massive kudos to Disney Pixar.

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Erika (17789 KP) rated Penelope (2006) in Movies

Apr 8, 2018

Penelope (2006)

2006 | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

7.9

(7 Ratings)

Movie Rating

I have a lot of favorite movies, often when I describe a movie, if I loved it, I describe it as my favorite. My friend pointed that out a few years ago when I was telling her about this movie, and it made me think.
This movie is legitimately one of my top ten favorite movies.
Penelope is a modern, cute fairy tale about Penelope, who happens to have a pig nose because of a curse.
This movie has a ton of random actors in it: Christina Ricci is the title character. Youngish James McAvoy (<3), Reese Witherspoon, and Peter Dinklage.

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2271 KP) rated The Half Upon a Time Trilogy: Half Upon a Time; Twice Upon a Time; Once Upon the End in Books

Mar 9, 2018

Join Jack, May, and Phillip as they journey through this alternative take on fairy tales. All the characters you know are here, and help or keep our trio from completing their quest to save their kingdom from an evil plot.

All three books in the series are in this set, and they are all compelling reads. You'll want to read them all back to back. There's action, great characters, plot twists, and sarcasm. You can't go wrong.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2015/11/book-review-half-upon-time-trilogy-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.

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Justin Taylor (59 KP) rated Shrek (2001) in Movies

Oct 30, 2018

Shrek (2001)

2001 | Animation, Comedy, Family

8.1

(72 Ratings)

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Very funny characters (4 more)

Parody of disney icon-er I mean fairy tale characters that make very quoteable lines

A great soundtrack by smash mouth

Cast chemistry

Although this is a kids movie there many innuendos that adults will laugh at

Villain is kinda weak but credit where credits due he is pretty funny (0 more)

Shrek is very funny

This movie is arguably DreamWorks greatest film and most recognizable too.

The cast is great and almost all of the characters are hilarious and the humor is gut hurtingly funny.

One negative is the villain is not that great

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Versusyours (757 KP) rated Tales of Halloween (2015) in Movies

Nov 4, 2019 (Updated Nov 4, 2019)

A varied range of stories with differing degrees of success. There are 10 tales that cover the range of horror from urban legends, comedy, gore, Grimm fairy tales and many othe horror tropes. As with most anthologies the stories are short and sharp with the plot of each story being apparent quite quickly and there are a few twists and turns that keep you guessing.

There is enough in the collection to make you look out at the dark corners of your room a little bit more nervously and I will never look at a pumpkin the same way again.