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Kristi Maurer (16 KP) rated A Man Called Ove in Books
Jan 21, 2019
It’s easy to judge those around us and distance ourselves from those whom seem distant. In Backman’s A Man Called Ove, we are reminded that people cope with life in various ways, and that just maybe, those are the people who need us the most. Ove comes from a line of deep seeded beliefs that society has lost sight of over the years. There were a few moments where the pace of the story was a bit slow for my liking. However, the depth in which Backman describes Ove provides for a richness unrivaled by other leading characters.
I honestly chuckled aloud while reading this book. I was so amused by this man who loves his wife and cars more than anything in the world that I read excerpts aloud to my husband and we shared laughs together. Ove may come across as a grumpy old man stuck in his routine; however, we learn that he is so much more. Thanks to an unlikely crew of random people and a cat that come into his life at the most inopportune times, Ove teaches us that honesty and love are really all we need. Well, that and cars, of course. “So there are certainly those who believe that feelings cannot be judged by looking at cars. But they were wrong.” The people who need us the most can turn out to be the people who have the most to give. I recommend this book to anyone who knows a crotchety old man who drives them nutty and to anyone who pushes others away.
I honestly chuckled aloud while reading this book. I was so amused by this man who loves his wife and cars more than anything in the world that I read excerpts aloud to my husband and we shared laughs together. Ove may come across as a grumpy old man stuck in his routine; however, we learn that he is so much more. Thanks to an unlikely crew of random people and a cat that come into his life at the most inopportune times, Ove teaches us that honesty and love are really all we need. Well, that and cars, of course. “So there are certainly those who believe that feelings cannot be judged by looking at cars. But they were wrong.” The people who need us the most can turn out to be the people who have the most to give. I recommend this book to anyone who knows a crotchety old man who drives them nutty and to anyone who pushes others away.
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stacey (81 KP) rated 13 Reasons Why - Season 1 in TV
May 16, 2017
harsh scenes (6 more)
pretty predictable
annoying
some overall stupid things
LISTEN TO YOUR DAMN TAPE CLAY
was pretty slow
overly dramatic
Welcome to your tape
Now normally i do not watch a show if i know there is a book about it. i HAVE to read the book first but i choose to watch the show for the hell of it.
So this show is seriously overly dramatic with the hole highschool stuff. Yea they got some right but man some of it i literally had to skip through because i was just so annoyed at it.
One part i liked was the
" welcome to your tape" -- that will never get old for me
yea people may not like that i find that funny but hey everyone has there own opinion.
when the really bad stuff happened.. i couldn't watch it, it broke my heart. Coming from someone who has experienced stuff similar it brought up bad mojo.
I understand this is to warn people about suicide but how the hell is making tapes and having the people who did not help you get out of it learn from this?
stop looking for people to save you and save yourself
So this show is seriously overly dramatic with the hole highschool stuff. Yea they got some right but man some of it i literally had to skip through because i was just so annoyed at it.
One part i liked was the
" welcome to your tape" -- that will never get old for me
yea people may not like that i find that funny but hey everyone has there own opinion.
when the really bad stuff happened.. i couldn't watch it, it broke my heart. Coming from someone who has experienced stuff similar it brought up bad mojo.
I understand this is to warn people about suicide but how the hell is making tapes and having the people who did not help you get out of it learn from this?
stop looking for people to save you and save yourself
The Marinated Meeple (1853 KP) rated BlacKkKlansman (2018) in Movies
Aug 29, 2018
The Acting (2 more)
The Dialog
Cinematic Craftsmanship
The wrong people will see this.... but it's still very good.
First let me say that racism hurts my very soul, it depresses me, and affects me deeply. I know it is alive and well in this country. I really wish it wasn't. I say the wrong people will see this because the people that should see this, don't watch movies like this. Racist people don't watch spike lee joints. Every scene in this movie is beautifully shot, and each ethnic slur packs a punch. I felt slapped around at the end of the film. I felt sick to my stomach and the very tail end was a roundhouse. Normally I don't talk politics, but in this case it's bigger than "politics" and falls under human decency, and we currently are lacking in that. I hope that we can get back on track soon and movies like this will be more comedy than reality.
The acting was superb, and really engaging. there are some big names in this cast. The dialog was so well written despite the horrific things said. The cinematography was excellent, and beautiful. Spike Lee was at the top of his game with this one.
The acting was superb, and really engaging. there are some big names in this cast. The dialog was so well written despite the horrific things said. The cinematography was excellent, and beautiful. Spike Lee was at the top of his game with this one.
Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated 1917 (2020) in Movies
Jan 20, 2020
The visuals (1 more)
The representation of the war
The War Within The War
1917- is a excellent, phenomenal, epic, fantastic visuals, a remarkable/extraordinary journey that is sad to watch, because it takes place within the war, so people get wounded/injured, people get killed, people go through hell in war just to live to see the next day. People get hungry, tired, dont get to see their family, their have to survive, survival is the only key. And 1917 shows that, 1917 shows the representation of the war, 1917 shows all of that and more. Sam Mendes shows the representation, the struggle, the journey, no man's land and so much more of the war. As to appear as one continuous shot. Which was excellent/phemomenal.
The Plot: During World War I, two British soldiers -- Lance Cpl. Schofield and Lance Cpl. Blake -- receive seemingly impossible orders. In a race against time, they must cross over into enemy territory to deliver a message that could potentially save 1,600 of their fellow comrades -- including Blake's own brother.
A must, a very must watch film. If you havent seen 1917 than go out and see it. Cause this movie will win best picture.
The Plot: During World War I, two British soldiers -- Lance Cpl. Schofield and Lance Cpl. Blake -- receive seemingly impossible orders. In a race against time, they must cross over into enemy territory to deliver a message that could potentially save 1,600 of their fellow comrades -- including Blake's own brother.
A must, a very must watch film. If you havent seen 1917 than go out and see it. Cause this movie will win best picture.
