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Vegas (725 KP) rated Good Omens in TV

Jul 11, 2019 (Updated Jul 11, 2019)

Good Omens

2019 | Comedy, Sci-Fi

8.3

(72 Ratings)

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I have read some Pratchett but I hadn't read this one, so didn't know what to expect, which also means I cannot compare the book to series... I watched it after being bombarded with adverts for it, and I am glad I did, it's wacky, funny and a bit bizarre with 2 main charcters who you actually can like and enjoy the complex relationship between the two... The acting chemistry Michael Sheen and David Tennant worked really well and the production of the show made it a really enjoyable series to just watch rather than watch and have to think too much, as some series tend to over think things.
I don't know if it was the whole of the book or if there is a sequel but hopefully we see more Good Omens in the future..

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Awix (3310 KP) rated Pain and Glory (2019) in Movies

Sep 5, 2019

Reflective drama from Pedro Almodóvar. An aging film director whose health is beginning to fail looks back upon key events and relationships from his life and contemplates his future. Clearly there is a semi-autobiographical element to this film, which is informed to a great extent by Almodóvar's own life - Bandera's character hasn't spoken to another character for decades, reflecting the twenty-year falling-out between Banderas and Almodóvar himself, while various other key collaborators appear in small roles.

More sober and introspective than many of the director's films, but made with the usual skill and subtlety; he hasn't lost his fondness for outrageous plot contrivances, either. In the end this is an arthouse drama, so perhaps not to all taste - but while this can be a bit slow and talky, it is also very satisfying, warm and humane.

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David McK (3600 KP) rated Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) in Movies

Oct 7, 2019

"Ah'll be back ..." (to rewatch this)

For may people the best film in The Terminator series, with big Arnie again reprising his most iconic role and with Linda Hamilton returning to her role as Sarah Connor, the mother of the future leader of the Resistance against Skynet, John Connor.

For reason that are never fully explained, after the failure of the first Terminator to kill Sarah Connor in the 1980s, a second Terminator is sent back in time, this time to the early 1990s, in an effort to track down and kill John Connor (played, here, by a then unknown Edward Furlong).

As before, the Resistance are able to send back a lone protector through time ...

And, I have to say, now nearly 30 years after they were first seen, the 'liquid metal' T-1000 effects still hold up pretty well!

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Sara Cox (1845 KP) rated Athena's Choice in Books

Oct 8, 2019

Athena's Choice

Adam Boostrom | 2019 | Dystopia, Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy

8.0

(2 Ratings)

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A story set in the late 2000's and nearing the turn of the century. A virus killed everyone containing the Y chromosome. A genetics company is working on creating the genome to bring men back, but it's been stolen and Athena is the only one who can get it back. This story is very well researched, nothing mentioned here is scientifically impossible with more developments. It is well written and easy to read and understand. With concepts and history that would be everyday knowledge in this fictional future there are Wikipedia pages within the book to explain, which is an amazing idea and a flip of what I have usually read where there is a lack of females.
But does Athena decide to bring men back or does she think the world is better without them?

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Angel Louise (4 KP) rated Dying for a Living (Jesse Sullivan, #1) in Books

Aug 26, 2019

I started the dying for a living set on a whim as the first 3 books were done as a bundle.
I enjoyed the first 3 so much I HAD to purchase the rest to complete the series.

Jessie and Alice are definitely my favourite 2 in the book. Followed closely by Masie.
The story takes huge twists and turns and each event keeps you on your toes.

Being brutally honest I felt the start of book 1 to be quite slow, that's just my personal preference. However your able to gain insight regarding the lead character very early with extra snippets through the story.

I thoroughly enjoyed following Jessie's journey and was pleased to see she got her happy ending after all!

I will be reading all the books again in the future as I found it enjoyable and deeply thought provoking.