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David McK (3562 KP) rated Terminator Salvation (2009) in Movies

Nov 1, 2020

Terminator Salvation (2009)

2009 | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi

6.1

(34 Ratings)

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Released back in 2009, this was - at the time - meant to be the first in a new trilogy if Terminator films.

This is the one set almost entirely in a post apocalyptic 'future' (2018, so - at the time of reviewing - 2 years ago), with Sam Worthington still riding his fame after Avatar (before seemingly disappearing), and with Christian Bale taking on the role of a grown-up John Connor.

The film, however, is probably more famous for his on-set meltdown/temper tantrum...

No Arnie - for once - and with a young Anton Yelchin (before his unfortunate demise) as Kyle Reese, this is actually better than I remember it to be, if not brilliant.

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M. Night Shyamalan recommended Being There (1979) in Movies (curated)

Being There (1979)

1979 | Comedy, Drama

8.3

(3 Ratings)

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"Was this a comedy, straight drama, fantasy? I don’t know. It’s so incredible. This has one of my favorite endings to a movie, just incredible. When he walked on the water my jaw dropped, I just freaked out, freaked out, that we were making fun of him the whole time, we thought he was an idiot the whole time, thought he was like this mentally handicapped person, and all he was was simple. The things that were happening, and the people that were following him, and the potential future for him, makes sense when you just turn your perspective that way. Bold, bold, bold genre-breaking filmmaking, and will always be kind of a beacon of originality for me."

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The Proposal (2009)

7.7 (38 Ratings) Rate It

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Romantic comedy starring Sandra Bullock as Margaret Tate, a tyrannical business executive on the...

RomCom Sandra Bullock Ryan Reynolds

David McK (3562 KP) rated Back to the Future Part III (1990) in Movies

Dec 13, 2020

Back to the Future Part III (1990)

1990 | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

7.8

(59 Ratings)

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Final part of the Back to the Future trilogy, this is the 1880s set Western-in-all-but-name one, with Marty travelling back to that period of history to save the life of his friend 'Doc' Emmett Brown (who, here, gets a lot more character development than in any of the previous two movies).

Lots of knowing nods and winks in this one - most egregiously being Marty McFly's chosen name of 'Clint Eastwood' when he meets his ancestors - with the DeLorean time machine again incapacitated in the past, necessitating an ingenious solution (here, to get up the requisite 88 miles per hour).

Probably could have done without the 'flying train' coda at the very end, though!

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Nickg24 (492 KP) rated Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) in Movies

Sep 23, 2019

Was always going to be impossible being the next film up after endgame and though this one had one or two minor issues it's still another excellent entry into the MCU.

Some good action scenes,excellent performances by Tom Holland and Jon Favreau made this better than homecoming,though mysterio wasnt up to much as the bad guy with all his tech illusions.

It's a shame that the cliffhanger ending in the first post credits scene wont be fully explored as spiderman is no longer in the MCU.Hopefully Sony will keep up the quality in future movies and it will be interesting to see if spiderman goes up against venom or morbius.

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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Archangel's Consort (Guild Hunter, #3) in Books

Sep 5, 2019

I still really like this series.

I think it's all about the connection between the two main characters, Elena and Raphael, and the love they share. I like how though she's his biggest weakness, being a newly made angel, she's also the one thing that keeps him grounded and makes him a better person/angel/whatever.

With everything that happens in these books it easy to forget some things but the things I do remember include their first flying together--that was equally exciting and heart-stopping to read about--Sam, he's still a cute little thing, and the prospect of angel babies in the future...aww!

I'm looking forward to reading more in the series!

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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Death Race 2000 (1975) in Movies

Sep 20, 2019

Death Race 2000 (1975)

1975 | Action, Classics, Sci-Fi

7.2

(13 Ratings)

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The Fast and The Furious

Death Race 2000- is one of stallone's earliest roles.

The Plot: In the year 2000, America is a totalitarian regime on the brink of collapse. The most popular sport in this dystopia is the Transcontinental Road Race, where teams earn points for logging the fastest time and for mowing over the most innocent pedestrians in the process. This year's competitors include Frankenstein (David Carradine), who is rumored to be more machine than man, and the tough-as-nails "Machine Gun" Joe Viterbo (Sylvester Stallone). Some have a plan to stop the race.

I would highly reccordmend this movie. Its fun, action-packed, set in the future and more.