Zombies: A Cultural History
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The zombie has shuffled with dead-eyed, remorseless menace from its beginnings in obscure folklore...
iZombie - Season 2
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The second season adventures into the zombie underworld deliver shocking plot twists, fresh corpses...
The Gruffalo
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
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"A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood. A fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good."...
Trylle: the Complete Trilogy
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Discover the magical world of the Trylle, with the complete New York Times bestselling Trylle...
Make: Virtual Creation - Design and Build in VR Space: Volume 52
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Virtually Real A wave of new technology has rekindled the dream of virtual reality. But what can you...
365 Reasons to be Proud to be Scottish: Magical Moments in Scotland's History
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365 Reasons To Be Proud To Be Scottish is a year-long scenic route of jollyness taking in the quirky...
LeftSideCut (3778 KP) rated Dolls (1987) in Movies
Feb 13, 2021
A complete shift for Stuart Gordon from his work on Re-Animator a couple of years earlier, but equally as bonkers. It packs in a fair helping of gore, but still feels weirdly family friendly. Perhaps this is due to the lead child character, played by a great Carrie Lorraine. The supporting cast manages to be a selection of likable, and equally unlikable characters. Highlights for me are the creepy but oddly wholesome, if slightly murderous, older couple who inhabit the house that the narrative takes place in, played by Guy Rolfe and Hilary Mason.
As mentioned, the practical work is incredible. The dolls' movements are kept hidden for a lot of the runtime, but when you see them in all their glory just over the halfway mark, the pay off is completely worth it.
Dolls is hugely memorable in all the right ways. A hidden gem of a horror.
Emma @ The Movies (1786 KP) rated Rampage (2018) in Movies
Sep 25, 2019
Lots of eyebrow action from The Rock, but even that couldn't save him from being upstaged by George the gorilla.
I've got no knowledge of the video game this is based off... but really, who needs it. Yet another film that does what you want it to. It's a solid action adventure with hints of comedy.
The parental advisory at the beginning saying there were crude gestures had me confused. After all I feel like we see that quite a lot in movies but it's never listed on the rating card at the beginning. It all makes sense once you see a giant gorilla flipping off The Rock.
A great monster movie that won't leave you disappointed. I'm almost certain that I'll be seeing this one again. My initial viewing was in 3D, there were no particularly bad parts to it in this but I certainly didn't feel like anything benefited from it.
Classic enjoyable Rock action, love Jumanji, and looking forward to Skyscraper. He's definitely on a roll.
Emma @ The Movies (1786 KP) rated Christopher Robin (2018) in Movies
Sep 25, 2019
All in all it's a perfectly pleasant film with some very touching moments. But the ending just kind of happens... all of a sudden.
I was also bugged a little by the fact that Pooh and friends didn't all have the same style. While they weren't in it as much as the others, Owl, and rabbit to some extent, looked a lot more real than everything else. Likewise, Kanga and Roo have a different style again. In the illustrations and animations the differences between the characters is a lot less obvious.
It makes you wish that life really was as simple and carefree as it is for Pooh. A game of Say What You see followed by tea. He also has what is possibly the most inspirational line in the whole film:
"People say nothing is impossible. But I do nothing everyday."
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I present to you this Ultimate Sound Effects App! It plays 920+ variations of sound effects with...
Darren Fisher (2447 KP) Feb 13, 2021