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Eloise Stanley (122 KP) rated Avengers: Infinity War (2018) in Movies
Oct 30, 2018
David McK (3816 KP) rated Mount Dragon. Labor des Todes in Books
Jan 30, 2019
I'd read both 'Relic' and 'Reliquary' quite a few years back, and had enjoyed them both.
Based on those two novels, I decided to give 'Mount Dragon' a shot as well. Unfortunatley, this is nowhere near as enjoyable as those other two books: I found this one to be slow, heavy going, and totally lacking in any charismatic characters.
Based on those two novels, I decided to give 'Mount Dragon' a shot as well. Unfortunatley, this is nowhere near as enjoyable as those other two books: I found this one to be slow, heavy going, and totally lacking in any charismatic characters.
Katey Bassett (610 KP) rated Us (2019) in Movies
Nov 4, 2019
Worth not just one watch, but at least two.
At first I wasn’t sure what I was watching and I still don’t know that I fully grasped it after the credits rolled. This was such a crazy, heavy movie with so much symbolism. You’re not going to fully grasp everything Jordan Peele is throwing your way with one view.
FlightCast
Podcast
FlightCast is an aviation Podcast inspired by the mobile flight simulator, Infinite Flight. Our...
Dopesmoker by Sleep
Album
Jerusalem and Dopesmoker are two versions of the third album by the American heavy metal band Sleep....
Ross (3284 KP) rated Superunknown by Soundgarden in Music
May 18, 2020
Rolling Stone's 335th greatest album of all time
Quite simply a superb collection of songs. From the heavy, riff-laden Spoonman and My Wave, to the slower Black Hole Sun and Fell on Black Days. One of the best albums I have ever listened to. Cornell's voice is absolutely stunning throughout, and the musicianship somehow manages to match it.
David McK (3816 KP) rated Creed (2015) in Movies
Jan 30, 2022
There's been, what, 6 previous Rocky movies?
I've definitely seen the first and second; think I gave up part way through the third.
Which is what I wish I had done with this - I found it slow, plodding, heavy handed, and just generally not really all that interesting at all.
Guess you could say I'm not the target audience!
I've definitely seen the first and second; think I gave up part way through the third.
Which is what I wish I had done with this - I found it slow, plodding, heavy handed, and just generally not really all that interesting at all.
Guess you could say I'm not the target audience!
Anne (15130 KP) rated Scythe (Arc of a Scythe #1) in Books
Nov 4, 2019
Whoa and Wow and what the? I'm not sure how to even respond to the rollercoaster ride of this story.
There was so many twists and turns and some big shockers and hard to keep some of it straight. It's quite a bit different than most books I've read and what I usually read and some of it was hard for me to stomach.
I'm torn about it and whether or not I will or rather will be able to handle reading Thunderhead or if I'll just look for the answers to what I want to know and skip what I don't want to know - I guess we'll see.
This had some heavy duty themes and story lines in it that is a bit more on the heavy side than I'm use to.
There was so many twists and turns and some big shockers and hard to keep some of it straight. It's quite a bit different than most books I've read and what I usually read and some of it was hard for me to stomach.
I'm torn about it and whether or not I will or rather will be able to handle reading Thunderhead or if I'll just look for the answers to what I want to know and skip what I don't want to know - I guess we'll see.
This had some heavy duty themes and story lines in it that is a bit more on the heavy side than I'm use to.
Fred (860 KP) rated Love, Death & Robots in TV
Mar 24, 2019
A Heavy Metal reboot? I'm in!
This is an anthology series, airing on Netflix. Originally, it was going to be a theatrical reboot of the Heavy Metal animated movies, but became a series instead. It's split into 18 animated shorts (well, 17 & one mostly live-action) with an average length of about 10 minutes or so each. Unlike the original Heavy Metal movie, there is nothing tying the shorts together, like the Loc-nar.
I want to say, overall, the series is great. Most of the animation is great. Some of it, like in the short "The Witness" is so realistic, you'll think you're watching actual film. However, there are some shorts where the animation is done in the choppy, crappy CGI-drawn animation & this takes away from them. Just like the original Heavy Metal, some shorts work, some don't. Fortunately, most of them work, overall. Some have problems with their endings. They seem to either have no ending, or they're just not satisfying enough. I kind of wish they were 20 minutes each. But there are also some where the ending is the best part.
My favorite short is probably "Three Robots", which is about...3 robots. They're "taking a vacation" through an apocalyptic wasteland. It's funny & smart. My least favorite is probably "When the Yogurt Took Over", which is about...sentient yogurt. Fortunately, this one is also the shortest of them. Funny enough, both of these shorts were written by the same writer.
I see people complaining about the show's sexism towards women. Yes, this is a problem. But a minor one. The show does have fan service, especially in the short "The Witness" I mentioned. There's nudity just for the sake of having nudity. I feel that although in this day & age, in America, this is frowned upon, it fits with these shorts. It's not like it's non-stop nudity, it's just here & there. It also fits with the Heavy Metal series & I'm happy that it's there.
I could talk about each short separately, but I don't think they need to be. You can watch the entire series in a few hours & it's worth it. So what you waiting for?
I want to say, overall, the series is great. Most of the animation is great. Some of it, like in the short "The Witness" is so realistic, you'll think you're watching actual film. However, there are some shorts where the animation is done in the choppy, crappy CGI-drawn animation & this takes away from them. Just like the original Heavy Metal, some shorts work, some don't. Fortunately, most of them work, overall. Some have problems with their endings. They seem to either have no ending, or they're just not satisfying enough. I kind of wish they were 20 minutes each. But there are also some where the ending is the best part.
My favorite short is probably "Three Robots", which is about...3 robots. They're "taking a vacation" through an apocalyptic wasteland. It's funny & smart. My least favorite is probably "When the Yogurt Took Over", which is about...sentient yogurt. Fortunately, this one is also the shortest of them. Funny enough, both of these shorts were written by the same writer.
I see people complaining about the show's sexism towards women. Yes, this is a problem. But a minor one. The show does have fan service, especially in the short "The Witness" I mentioned. There's nudity just for the sake of having nudity. I feel that although in this day & age, in America, this is frowned upon, it fits with these shorts. It's not like it's non-stop nudity, it's just here & there. It also fits with the Heavy Metal series & I'm happy that it's there.
I could talk about each short separately, but I don't think they need to be. You can watch the entire series in a few hours & it's worth it. So what you waiting for?