Reporter: the Beginning
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Is Your mind is hungry for tricky puzzles and nerves are suffering without ticklish situations? This...
Mansions of Madness (Second Edition)
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Mansions of Madness: Second Edition is a fully cooperative, app-driven board game of Lovecraftian...
Heroes
Book
Mortals and Monsters. Quests and Adventures . . . ___________ There are Heroes - and then there...
Dead In The Pond (Grasmere Trilogy #2)
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Book
A Romantic Cosy Mystery. Join bestselling author Dahlia Donovan on a cosy mystery adventure in...
FAR: Lone Sails
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In FAR, the player controls the driver of a large vehicle and explores a massive dried ocean bed in...
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009)
5.7
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Professor Hershel Layton—renowned archaeologist, puzzle-solver, and extraordinary gentleman—and...
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Amy Norman (1042 KP) rated Ready Player One in Books
Jul 23, 2022
It's a real nostalgia trip, with so many references throughout, that there will be something for everyone.
However, I had seen the film a few years ago, and I feel like this allowed me to get drawn into the world faster, as I already had a feel for it, so some of the gaps were already filled in for me.
The main draw for this book was watching the main characters pure enjoyment of the puzzles, and the real time peril of the chase and competition. It gave a real sense of what video games are truly about - escapism.
There is a lot I could say about this book, as it touched on a great deal of real world issues, and couldn't be more relevant to now.
Overall, there are a lot more pros than cons, and I'd highly recommend!
Aladdin and The Magic Lamp - Interactive Kids Book
Book and Education
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>> Watch how a little lamp & it's genie can turn a tailor’s son into a real prince >> Educational...
Fred (860 KP) rated Tomb Raider (2018) in Movies
Jul 10, 2018
I am a fan of the game series & love the new entries. I'm very glad they decided to follow the new games for this film & I found Lara's "origin" to be real interesting. I was not a fan of the Angelina Jolie movies. I found her too snooty & arrogant to like the character. But Alicia Vikander plays the characters perfectly. She plays a young Lara, who's tough, but has some vulnerability to her. She's an underdog we can root for, but she can hold her own too. A perfect balance.
Daniel Wu & Dominic West play their parts well. Although I would have liked to have seen Wu pull off some martial arts moves, like his character on "Into the Badlands", but I'm also glad they didn't fall for the stereotypical Asian.
But. a movie is only as good as it's main villain. And this movie has a great one. Played by Walton Goggins, who doesn't get the credit he deserves. This guy is great. He can make you love him & he can make you hate him too. I've never seen him in a bad role.
There's really not much to say about the story, as it's practically a live-action remake of the last 2 video games stories mashed together. You know what to expect, lots of action, lots of raiding of tombs. I kind of wish there would have been more puzzle solving in it. Some of the puzzles were solved without even showing them. Lara just solves them. I kind of wish I could have figured them out. But I guess I'm just used to playing the game & doing everything myself.
Anyway, the bottom line, it's a fun film, well worth watching.