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Ticket to Ride
Ticket to Ride
2004 | Transportation, Travel
Decision making throughout the game about which action to prioritise (1 more)
Ability to thwart other players' plans
A little linear (0 more)
Firm Family Favourite
This has become a firm family favourite. We love the concept of this game and play it regularly. It has become quite evil at times when we have blocked someone from completing their route and consequently losing them loads of points. This devilish part of the strategy adds a very competitive twist to a really fun, intense game.
  
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Duncan Jones recommended 12 Monkeys (1995) in Movies (curated)

 
12 Monkeys (1995)
12 Monkeys (1995)
1995 | Drama, Sci-Fi

"By Terry Gilliam, who is an amazing filmmaker anyway, and there are so many to choose from; Brazil, Fisher King… There are lots of his films that I love, but Twelve Monkeys, in particular, I thought was fantastic. I think it’s the best thing Bruce Willis has ever done, and also the best thing Brad Pitt has ever done as well. It’s just really intense, exciting and weird, and everything that I love about Terry Gilliam, so that’s up there."

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Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013)
Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013)
2013 | Drama, Romance

"My favorite French film of this century that wasn’t directed by Gasper Noé. Even though it’s mainly infamous for its three very explicit sex scenes, this is really an intense love story—girl meets girl, girl loses girl—and completely heart-wrenching at times. It’s three-hour length flies by. I easily could have watched another three hours of these absolutely incredible performances. I can’t wait to see what Adèle does next. I could not take my eyes off of her."

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Escape Plan (2013)
Escape Plan (2013)
2013 | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Entertaining
I finally watched it. It was exactly what I expected- lots of action, betrayal, wicked villains and an intense story with lots of impossible situations. While this wasn't the greatest movie in the world it was highly entertaining. Sly and Ahnold do well together. I may be a little biased having grown up on their action movies, but my opinion here stands. Not sure how this one has sequels but I'll probably check them out, too. Worth a watch!
  
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Dean (6927 KP) Jun 26, 2019

After watching the 2nd I'd give it a miss, very poor compared to the first film. @Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018)

Ready or Not (2019)
Ready or Not (2019)
2019 | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
An irban legend - reinvented.
Remember the urban legend?

The wedding day game they turned deadly, I guess it is "till death do us part". After the vows are complete, and she promises to be his for ever more, the bride finds herself caught in a deadly game of hide and seek with her newlywed husband's edgy family.

Honestly, this film, for me was a great watch. It was intense, and I have to admit, some scenes had my anxiety spike through the roof.
  
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Dean (6927 KP) rated Crawl (2019) in Movies

Aug 28, 2019  
Crawl (2019)
Crawl (2019)
2019 | Horror, Thriller
Good cast (1 more)
Good sets & SFX
Short snappy thriller
After seeing the trailer I was looking forward to this creature feature. Especially as it's produced by Sam Raimi. It really is a bitesize treat. Under 90 minutes long but it's very intense as a Father and Daughter are trapped in their home during a big hurricane, surrounded by hungry Aligators. The acting is good, the sets impressive and the 'gators look realistic. Much better than many other bigger budget films on a similar theme.
  
Lovecraft Country
Lovecraft Country
2020 | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Just watched the first episode and right from the start it's interesting and really starts the story with a great premise. The cast is great and there are some scary and intense moments that are incredible. It is also set in the time of Jim Crow laws and draws some important parallels about the fact that Lovecraft was a talented writer, but was incredibly racist. The storytelling for the premiere episode is great and it left me wanting more. Overall, great show.