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Callum Williams (11 KP) rated Warhammer: Age of Sigmar in Tabletop Games
May 25, 2019
Great social opportunities (1 more)
Creative outlet
A great game in so many ways
I've been playing Age of Sigmar since its release and it is a great table top wargame. Combines that fantasy feel with classic Warhammer grim darkness. Whether it's modelling, painting or playing this game has something for everyone. It's also a great way to get out and meet people at clubs and events linked to the hobby. One day you could even find yourself on the competitive scene either playing in Grand Tournaments at Warhammer World or entering the Golden Daemon painting competition.
Great for all ages and abilities.
Would recommend.
Great for all ages and abilities.
Would recommend.
Andrew Koltuniuk (753 KP) rated National Treasure (2004) in Movies
Jul 3, 2020
Ok. I am completely biased towards this movie because I grew up on it. I know that this movie has problems as far as it's historical accuracy and some of its historical references. But I can't help just loving this film. It's such a fun, lighthearted adventure that is wonderful to watch and extremely enjoyable! I love the characters in this film and all of their quirky attitudes. Besides that, none of the side-characters feel like they were wasted opportunities! I think that this movie did a phenomenal job and accepted that it was going to be a dorky, fun, action-adventure film.
Verner Latskin (74 KP) rated Ghostbusters (2016) in Movies
Aug 5, 2017
The writing (2 more)
The non-stop barrage of missed opportunities
It ultimately compares unfavorably to movies like RIPD, which it actually resembles more than Ghostbusters
A waste of itself
Why couldn't they have just made the film a sequel About the granddaughters or something of the original cast? It needlessly tries to reboot the whole idea, and does so in the most tedious ways possible. Just to be clear, I wanted to love the movie, and was excited about the all female cast. But everyone really needs to realize at last that Paul Fieg isn't that great of a writer or a director. He was a bag choice, in movie full of bad choices.
Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) rated Tichu in Tabletop Games
Mar 8, 2018
Players who love new and interesting card games will love Tichu. It is simple to learn: one need only get rid of his cards. The basic game is played by two pairs of two partners each with the players of each team sitting opposite one another. During the game, the partners try to help each other score points and opportunities to lead. The game is played over several hands with the goal to be the first team to score a total of 1000 points.Although Tichu is primarily a partnership game for four, with the two packs of cards, Tichu is well suited for large groups, too.
Reviewer: Unknown
Read the full review here: http://boardgaming.com/games/card-games/tichu
Reviewer: Unknown
Read the full review here: http://boardgaming.com/games/card-games/tichu
Milleen (47 KP) rated My Not So Perfect Life: A Novel in Books
Nov 14, 2018
This is a lovely light read. Katie has moved from Somerset and reinvented herself in London. Now her Instagram account shows a perfect existence in modern London but the reality is far less fun. Her indomitable boss Demeter has made her work life miserable and she shares a cheap flat with strange flatmates and a hellish commute to work. Life takes a turn and Katie seizes fresh opportunities to discover what she really wants, and needs, in her life. Kinsella is skilful at telling stories of our strange contemporary lives with humour, several situations make you laugh out loud. Not a heavy read but one that has great characters and a decent storyline.
Sara Cox (1845 KP) rated Where the Crawdads Sing in Books
Aug 16, 2020 (Updated Aug 16, 2020)
This is my new favourite book! What am amazing read. I don't want to say to much because I don't want to give the plot away. It is beautifully written and if I hadn't promised my sister-in-law could borrow it, I would be reading it again. Kya lives alone on the marshes and has done since before she was 10. She's has learnt more living the marshes then she could have at school. Tate, a boy who fishes on the marshes teaches Kya to read and opens up a boat load of opportunities for her. Learning about human interaction using insect observations Kya's story is touching and exciting. I almost want to be The Marsh Girl.
Kirsti (1 KP) rated Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass #7) in Books
Nov 12, 2018
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I was looking forward to this book as I had waited a while to wait for the conclusion of the series. I love mainly everything about this book but I feel like Aelin gave up far to much and them forging the lock was a bit anti climatic. I also feel like the ending was a bit rushed and could maybe of been better if it was split into two. I did expect a death but feel like Graviel dying was a bit unnecessary, there was so many opportunities to kill someone else off!
However overall I did enjoy the book and really hope she doesn't end the series here as I would love to see what happens with the court and how Aelin rebuilt everything.
However overall I did enjoy the book and really hope she doesn't end the series here as I would love to see what happens with the court and how Aelin rebuilt everything.
When Trixie learns that the local birds are having trouble finding food, she thinks it is the perfect project to keep the Bob-Whites busy during an especially harsh winter. They quickly decide to put on a pet show to raise funds. But someone disagrees. Who is out to sabotage the show?
Most fans of the series focus on the elements that seem out of place – Mart working on a computer and the Sleepyside mall. However, I still like this book. The plot seems weak for an entry in the series, and the crime is a little forced, but that’s my only complaint. There are some good opportunities for character growth, and the story is still fun overall.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2016/09/book-review-pet-show-mystery-by-kathryn.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Most fans of the series focus on the elements that seem out of place – Mart working on a computer and the Sleepyside mall. However, I still like this book. The plot seems weak for an entry in the series, and the crime is a little forced, but that’s my only complaint. There are some good opportunities for character growth, and the story is still fun overall.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2016/09/book-review-pet-show-mystery-by-kathryn.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Dana (24 KP) rated Border Bandits: Hollywood on the Southern Frontier in Books
Mar 23, 2018
This book primarily focused on films set on the border of California and Mexico, specifically in Los Angeles and San Diego. Again, it was interesting to see how films document or change real life in their creations. Immigrants who want to get into the industry are often type casted and not given many opportunities to do much else. Some of the films discussed touched on that subject. This book focused less on the crossing of borders than what happens after. Fojas wanted to inform her readers about the struggles immigrants continuously have to deal with even after they get across the border. The chapter that was most interesting to me would have to be chapter four because it made me think more about how films mirror the issues going on today more than I had expected.
Bostonian916 (449 KP) rated The Fanatic (2019) in Movies
Aug 3, 2020 (Updated Aug 3, 2020)
Fred Durst directs this John Travolta/Devon Sawa vehicle that finds a mentally "different", Hollywood obsessed Moose (Travolta) tangled into a deadly web of admiration gone sideways.
I've actually seen a fair amount of vitriol thrown at this film from critics and audiences and it's a bit puzzling to me. There are, as pointed out in many reviews across the web, parts of the movie that seem to lack direction and look like missed opportunities. While there are certainly some of those (aren't there always) there are some good things here , too. I actually wonder if Durst included some of those things in order to move forward the fact that Moose is unstable in so many ways and lacks focus on anything of actual relevance in his life.
At the very least, this is worth a watch is you have some free time.
I've actually seen a fair amount of vitriol thrown at this film from critics and audiences and it's a bit puzzling to me. There are, as pointed out in many reviews across the web, parts of the movie that seem to lack direction and look like missed opportunities. While there are certainly some of those (aren't there always) there are some good things here , too. I actually wonder if Durst included some of those things in order to move forward the fact that Moose is unstable in so many ways and lacks focus on anything of actual relevance in his life.
At the very least, this is worth a watch is you have some free time.