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Dean (6925 KP) rated Ghost Machine (2009) in Movies

Sep 21, 2018

Ghost Machine (2009)

2009 | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

6.0

(1 Ratings)

Movie Rating

A decent low budget indie flick made in Northern Ireland. It has some well known faces like Rachael Taylor (Transformers) and a great location, an old disused prison which genuinely looks creepy. The film has a nice idea, a virtual reality battle simulation used by the army is borrowed for a gaming session. The only problem that as well as mapping the old prison to play in the game it also picks up a ghost with revenge in mind. Considering the budget the effects are ok. It reminded me a bit of Stay alive and more recently Gamer. Overall a good effort on a low budget, the DVD has a 30 minute making of as well!

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AT (1676 KP) rated One Piece, Volume 01: Romance Dawn (One Piece, #1) in Books

Sep 25, 2018

Before I finally started reading One Piece, I knew it was wildly popular. The books and merchandise are all over, and have been for years. I guess I can see why it's popular now. The story is silly and hilarious! Such a fun break from reality. Luffy is a young man that has the simple goal of becoming the king of pirates. He's clueless, has no sensible fear, is randomly looking for a pirate crew to call his own, and oh yeah. He ate some magical fruit as a child and is now a rubber man! The premise makes sense, but the situations and characters along the way in his journey make it all funny!

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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.

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Dean (6925 KP) rated Cold Pursuit (2019) in Movies

Dec 21, 2019 (Updated Dec 22, 2019)

Cold Pursuit (2019)

2019 | Action, Drama, Thriller

5.9

(29 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Luke warm pursuit

This looked OK from the trailer, didn't realise it was a remake of a Norwegian film. It looked like it would have a decent amount of action with some humour.
In reality there is a bit of action, nothing amazing, mainly some shoot outs. The humour though just didn't hit the mark for me. I'm not sure if there were trying for a Tarantino type of angle or more comic book but it just falls flat largely. Another role for Liam Neeson like his last several roles of everyday guy turned badass all of a sudden.
So just average overall, check out @6 Underground (2019) instead for tons of action and laughs.

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AJaneClark (3975 KP) Dec 22, 2019

Your title is spot on for this movie! Most definitely Luke warm

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Danielle Chaplin (81 KP) rated The Hunger Games in Books

Jul 30, 2019

The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins | 2014 | Young Adult (YA)

8.5

(277 Ratings)

Book Rating

Incredible book

This was the first proper dystopian teen book I had read (well before the film's) and I really enjoyed the complexity and reality the author gave to the story, how the mother struggled with her husband's death and what this meant to a family living in such a cut throat world. I loved how you could see why she was doing what she did, that she never planned to get out alive when she saw who was going in with her and how she wasn't the 'darling' of the book nor a 'princess' to be looked after.

The ending of the series was a let down but this book is great to get your teeth into