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Awix (3310 KP) rated A Hill in Korea (Hell in Korea) (1956) in Movies

Feb 8, 2019

Gritty, old-school British war film, where keeping a stiff upper lip is at least as important as seeing off the enemy. During the Korean War, a patrol runs into trouble and must take shelter on a hill-top with no way down; the enemy close in. Sort of a bit like Zulu, I suppose, it certainly has the same sort of cast (many well-known faces on the way up) and feeling of sweaty heroism in extremis.

Good performances and well-staged, authentic-feeling action; Portugal stands in for Korea, not especially convincingly. Most likely a bit problematic by modern standards: cast consists entirely of white dudes, one of whom is unconvincingly made up to be the patrol's Korean guide. But it was the 1950s, after all.

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Jessica Lupton (3 KP) rated Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age in Video Games

Feb 28, 2019

First main dragon quest game played and very impressed with the mechanics of the battle system. (0 more)

For instance you can control all 4 characters in your party or decide to have 3 on automatic commands. Characters can either stay I a line or can be moved when it's their turn around the battle circle ,giving a great choice that can be played traditionally in a battle line of move players around the battle arena , giving a more engaged feeling with the fighting.
Overall story 8/10
Old school Jrpg feel 10/10
Battle /fighting mechanics 7/10(took me 40 hrs in game before i NEEDED to upgrade a character before a boss battle.However there is a hard mode to compensate which you are asked at the start of the game)

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Erika (17788 KP) rated Sex Drive (2008) in Movies

Feb 25, 2018

Sex Drive (2008)

2008 | Comedy

6.4

(10 Ratings)

Movie Rating

This movie is incredibly crude, but completely hilarious. It's got some of the funniest lines I've ever laughed at loud and obnoxiously in theaters. I always know if it's a good comedy if there are lines I still laugh at years later (ten in this case, it makes me feel old af). The main character, pretends to be this buff, muscle car owning dude, and chats up chicks online. Of course, the car belongs to his brother, James Marsden's character. One of the chicks tells the main character that she's willing to 'go all the way' (this is a high school age movie), if he makes this road trip from his home to somewhere in TN or KY. Various hijinks ensue, and rando actors show up throughout. Like Seth Green randomly being Amish.

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Caffeinated Fae (464 KP) rated The Book Thief in Books

Jul 10, 2018

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry

8.8

(129 Ratings)

Book Rating

This novel was recommended to me by an old high school friend. This is definitely not my typical book. I like the fast paced suspense/romance and I tend to stick with those novels. I'm glad that I picked up this novel.

This novel was very interesting. It's a collection of short stories narrated by death. It follow the life of a young German girl during the time of world war 2. It's told in a different way by having "Death" as the narrator.

This was a pretty quick read. It makes you think too. It's one of those novels that will make you think about the depravity of human beings and give you some hope along side of it.

All in all, it was a good novel that deals with World War II.

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Erika (17788 KP) rated Voyeur (2017) in Movies

Dec 22, 2019

Voyeur (2017)

2017 | Documentary

8.0

(1 Ratings)

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It seems as though the only thing that Netflix does well is true crime documentaries and series.
This was an interesting one, it was about this dude who bought a hotel in the 1960s to spy on guests and satisfy his voyeuristic tendencies. Interpret that as you see fit. The dude's a creepy dirt bag and it made me feel slightly sick to my stomach hearing about his adventures.
This documentary follows the journalist who is writing the story, Gay, and features interviews with the creep. It's very interesting to see the process that this old-school journalist takes, and his wariness about the whole thing.
Is the voyeur telling the truth? Or just making this stuff up?
If you can stomach the disgusting dude's exploits, it's an interesting watch.