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JT (287 KP) rated Summer of 84 (2018) in Movies

Mar 10, 2020

The arrival of Stranger Things has given those old enough to remember the 80s a real sense of nostalgia; a retro throwback to a time when life was relatively uncomplicated. The film cobbles together another bunch of archetypal misfits who are convinced their sleepy suburb harbours a terrifying secret – that the kind hearted cop living next door is in fact a sadistic serial killer.

Davey (Graham Verchere) is bored and in need of something to spice up his univentful summer. When he starts to suspect that Wayne Mackey (Rich Sommer) is a serial killer, he enlists the help of his friends to piece together the evidence.

It’s not long before the group think that Davey is paranoid and start to cut him off, leaving Davey’s hot neighbour, whom he has a desperate teenage crush on, as the only person who might just believe him. Summer of 84 was always going to come up short to its Stranger Things cousin, but I really enjoyed it, the synth retro soundtrack coupled with a satisfying ending made it a great watch.

It makes no excuses for being thoroughly unoriginal but instead has fun, never taking itself too seriously. Each of the boys has a reason to be outside playing amatuer detective rather than in the confines of their unhappy homes. The final epilogue will leave an unhinged sense of fear in us all and it’s an ending which doesn’t follow the normal rules.

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Cartoon Wars 2: Heroes

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The most complete defense and real-time strategy game of the Cartoon Wars series! ...

Andy K (10821 KP) rated Super Mario Sunshine in Video Games

Jun 11, 2018

Mario and his Flash Liquidizer Ultra Dousing Device (F.L.U.D.D.)

EVERYONE who owned a Game Cube owned Super Mario Sunshine. It was a cultural phenomenon.

Mario could hover, bounce, shoot water and chase around his shadow self all while exploring many fun and interesting areas within this great Nintendo platformer which basically introduced the world to Game Cube.

While Mario 64 was the first step for Nintendo into the world of 3D graphics, Sunshine expanded on those ideas and created a truly immersive game experience few games have reached.

The replayability is amazing as we recently found out when we rediscovered this title in our now retro game library.

So much FUN!!

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Samantha Junky Gibbon Brierley (1 KP) rated Netflix in Apps

Dec 25, 2018

Netflix

Entertainment, Lifestyle

8.7

(589 Ratings)

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Evening fix

Netflix and chill?? I find it more Netflix and stress out about having nothing to watch.
I find this a tricky one. Although finding a series can be quite easy the selection available is pretty poor. One minute your watching your favourite series and the next it's not available right as your about to finish it.
Want to watch a super retro film?? Don't bother. At Christmas you cannot get The nightmare before Christmas, the Grinch or elf. I mean that's pretty standard for Xmas viewing right?? ??
However with 2 kids there's usually something they can watch, and the Netflix original series are usually really good to watch.

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gayga (2127 KP) rated What A Time To Be Alive by Tom Walker in Music

Jul 5, 2019

What A Time To Be Alive by Tom Walker

2019 | Alternative, Indie

7.7

(3 Ratings)

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Having won this in a Smashbomb Giveaway (whoop whoop!) I was a bit dubious as I’ve so lost touch with music the last few years and hadn’t heard of Tom Walker. I put it on and was pleasantly surprised.

I can’t compare him to any other singers as he sounds unique. I knew Leave A Light on as soon as it came on, probably subconsciously heard it on the radio. Being a retro fart of 51 I didn’t think it would be so good. Definitely one that I’ll play regularly from now on. Thanks Smashbomb for introducing me to an artist I probably wouldn’t have heard of otherwise!