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Ross (3284 KP) rated Onward (2020) in Movies

Mar 9, 2020

Onward (2020)

2020 | Adventure, Animation, Comedy

8.2

(49 Ratings)

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Ticked all of my boxes - superb

I don't know if this is more of a "boys' film" in terms of themes, or just because of the main characters, but my son and I loved this film, my wife and daughter were slightly disappointed.
The film takes place in a world much like our own where magic has faded into myth and technology taken over. It sees two fatherless elf brothers suddenly in possession of a magical staff and clues to how to bring their father back from beyond the grave for a day.
The boys set off on a quest and grow to love each other again, shedding their differences and appreciating each other again.
The film is funny, touching, thought-provoking and exciting. The makers have nailed an exciting animated film with all the feels and none of the cringe. I would happily go and see this again and probably will do!

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saheffernan (157 KP) rated All Your Twisted Secrets in Books

Apr 2, 2020

All Your Twisted Secrets

Diana Urban | 2020 | Young Adult (YA)

5.0

(2 Ratings)

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Contains spoilers, click to show

TW: Drug use, suicide, bullying, toxic friends: Overall I enjoyed most of this book. There was a few writing issues that took me out of the story like certain descriptions of sounds characters would make would be used multiple times. In the beginning it was also hard to keep track of which character was which. This story took a turn for the bad towards the end. It reminded me heavily of one of us is lying; someone in the room knew what was happening. In Amber's quest to make Sasha see the error of her ways (after Sasha accuses her of being like her) Amber becomes just as terrible if not more so than the toxic Sasha. In the end Amber ends up messing up 6 people's lives trying to prove a point instead of trying to properly get her friend back and get Sasha some much needed help. I really disliked the ending but the book keep me reading so it gets points there.

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Veronica Pena (690 KP) rated Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) in Movies

Apr 22, 2020

Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)

2003 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

9.0

(6 Ratings)

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I don't know why people don't like this film - I LOVED it. I'm a sucker for romance stories and I love Italy so much. I love the idea of Frances just being on this quest to put herself back together and finding ways to do that and still believing in all the good things in life. I love Sandra Oh and that Kate Walsh even had a roll. I love even more than they played lovers and then went on to do Grey's where they obviously were nemeses because of Christina's loyalty to Meredith.

I loved this film. I want to be Frances. I wanted to be Pawel, I wanted to be Chiara, and somehow I wanted to be Katherine too. You find something to love about every character and you end up finishing the film with a little piece of your heart with each of them.

I think this film just moved up on my favorites list and I'm not mad about it. Not one bit.