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Rick Nielsen recommended Then Play On by Fleetwood Mac in Music (curated)
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Awix (3310 KP) rated Beginning of the End (1957) in Movies
Apr 7, 2021
Minor entry in the 50s atomic bug cycle hits nearly all the same beats as Them!, only on a much lower budget. Scientists playing with atoms accidentally make grasshoppers grow to giant size; they naturally start trying to eat Chicago. Peter Graves captures a grasshopper and hooks it up to a lie detector in the hope of finding a solution. (This really is the plot.)
Sort-of has a reputation as one of the worst films ever made, but it's decently structured despite a few corny sections and has a go at providing all the things you want from a sci-fi B-movie about monster insects. The stink around the film come from the special effects, which are frequently dreadful, but on the other hand the script is wildly overambitious and the effects guys are clearly doing the best they can in a hopeless situation. It's still a rip-off largely facilitated by a combination of stock footage and inept back-projection, but by no means unwatchable. Them! is still vastly better in every respect, though.
Sort-of has a reputation as one of the worst films ever made, but it's decently structured despite a few corny sections and has a go at providing all the things you want from a sci-fi B-movie about monster insects. The stink around the film come from the special effects, which are frequently dreadful, but on the other hand the script is wildly overambitious and the effects guys are clearly doing the best they can in a hopeless situation. It's still a rip-off largely facilitated by a combination of stock footage and inept back-projection, but by no means unwatchable. Them! is still vastly better in every respect, though.
Mick Hucknall recommended The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bobby "Blue" Bland by 20th Century Masters in Music (curated)
Dean (6925 KP) rated The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021) in Movies
Jun 17, 2021 (Updated Jun 17, 2021)
Cast chemistry between the leads (1 more)
Very funny at times
Very silly thin plot (1 more)
Not as good as the first film
Not AAA rated but still fun
Back again for more blood, bullets and OTT action. Thankfully with quite a lot of the humor as well from the first film.
The plot is rather silly but it doesn't get much attention other than to serve up plenty of scenes with the lead trio going all guns blazing and with plenty of quick fire gags. Definitely not a film to be taken seriously.
We have a whistle-stop tour all around Italy as they take on many bad guys trying to bring Europe to its knees.
A bigger cast and bigger action scenes but ultimately its not quite got the fun of the original. That worked better with Reynolds and Jackson playing off each other. With a 3rd main character this time, it has a different dynamic.
Still with plenty of laughs and one you'll enjoy if you liked the first film.
The plot is rather silly but it doesn't get much attention other than to serve up plenty of scenes with the lead trio going all guns blazing and with plenty of quick fire gags. Definitely not a film to be taken seriously.
We have a whistle-stop tour all around Italy as they take on many bad guys trying to bring Europe to its knees.
A bigger cast and bigger action scenes but ultimately its not quite got the fun of the original. That worked better with Reynolds and Jackson playing off each other. With a 3rd main character this time, it has a different dynamic.
Still with plenty of laughs and one you'll enjoy if you liked the first film.
Steve Vai recommended The Complete Works by Igor Stravinsky in Music (curated)
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Love and Decay, Episode One (Love and Decay, #1) in Books
Jan 11, 2021
For such a short book, this was really, really, good. It had humour, a bit of romance and zombies.
I loved Reagan and Haley's attitude considering it's the end of the world and they are two of the few remaining humans in a world overrunning with zombies. They're always joking and having a laugh with each other.
As for the brothers. I think I loved Hendrix from the moment he was tending to Reagan's wounds and trying not to laugh at her reaction to him seeing her hairy legs (still makes me laugh just thinking about it :P). The other's we haven't really gotten to know yet but they all seem like nice guys.
There are a few wording errors but they're easy to overlook because the story is so gripping.
After being half way through I had to go and hunt out the other 11 episodes on Amazon and saw that the omnibus/boxset of books 1-6 was free as well so I quickly downloaded it and am now eagerly awaiting a time when I can find out what happens next!
I loved Reagan and Haley's attitude considering it's the end of the world and they are two of the few remaining humans in a world overrunning with zombies. They're always joking and having a laugh with each other.
As for the brothers. I think I loved Hendrix from the moment he was tending to Reagan's wounds and trying not to laugh at her reaction to him seeing her hairy legs (still makes me laugh just thinking about it :P). The other's we haven't really gotten to know yet but they all seem like nice guys.
There are a few wording errors but they're easy to overlook because the story is so gripping.
After being half way through I had to go and hunt out the other 11 episodes on Amazon and saw that the omnibus/boxset of books 1-6 was free as well so I quickly downloaded it and am now eagerly awaiting a time when I can find out what happens next!
BookwormLea (3034 KP) rated Shatter Me in Books
Jun 25, 2019
So good, I bought the second book 3 chapters in.
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I can't say this for many books anymore, but I was hooked from page 1. The second I read the page about the cross thoughts and repeats being intentional, I was like 'this is gonna be good'. Juliette is so strong and beautiful and Adam is just perfect. The story flows so well and I never wanted to put it down!! And when I did have to, it was all I could think about. I was right there along with the characters, immersed in such a fantastical world Mafi thought up and shared so beautifully with us. It was like every fantasy I've ever had! Powers, romance, heroes and villains. This book will leave you wishing you were a superhero, fighting a battle for the good guys in a future so crazy, it has to be real!!! I can't wait to read book 2!! I actually bought this in paperback a while ago and after reading up to chapter 3, I had to buy the second one too!
Kim Pook (101 KP) rated The Social Network (2010) in Movies
Sep 27, 2019
Surprisingly boring
The first 20 mins of the movie confused me as i wasn't really sure what was going on. I understood marks girlfriend broke up with him for being too exhausting or something and then he wrote in his blog about her as well as creating a rating site called facemash where girls at uni were rated depending on who was hotter, he was explaining how he got their pictures and uploaded them onto his site which i thought was unnecessary and wasted a good 5-10 minutes of the movie.
Some uni students wanted to turn his facemash idea into a social networking site similar to myspace and friendster based around people at their university with his help which he agreed to do. Instead of doing this though he created his own networking site called facebook which started a dispute with these uni guys claiming he stole their idea and took him to court and the whole movie is basically centered around that. Personally i lost interest very quickly as i found the storyline very boring.
Some uni students wanted to turn his facemash idea into a social networking site similar to myspace and friendster based around people at their university with his help which he agreed to do. Instead of doing this though he created his own networking site called facebook which started a dispute with these uni guys claiming he stole their idea and took him to court and the whole movie is basically centered around that. Personally i lost interest very quickly as i found the storyline very boring.