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Dean (6927 KP) rated 47 Meters Down (2017) in Movies

Aug 9, 2017 (Updated Jun 10, 2018)  
47 Meters Down (2017)
47 Meters Down (2017)
2017 | Horror
Very predictable twist and ending (2 more)
Not a great deal of Shark scenes
Noticeable poor script
Lacking bite
I thought I'd give this a go as I quite like Shark films. This was a disappointment, every jump scene you can see coming a mile away. The apparent twist is sign posted early on. One that will mainly annoy the majority I think given the reaction in the cinema. @The Shallows (2016) was a much better Shark thriller.
  
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Mayhawke (97 KP) rated The Blair Witch Project (1999) in Movies

Feb 7, 2018 (Updated Feb 7, 2018)  
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
1999 | Horror
The premise (1 more)
The last thirty seconds
The camera work (6 more)
The characters
Her snotty nose
The alleged plot
It's not actually a 'found film'
The length of it
The alleged 'script'
Blair Waste Product
Possibly the worst film I have ever seen.

If you are thinking of watching this film try this instead:

Buy a tin of paint.
Pour it on the floor.
Watch it dry.

A lot more intersting and a hell of a lot less irritating.
  
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Mayhawke (97 KP) Feb 7, 2018

Hi Andy, yeah, I saw it in the cinema, and I remember all the fuss when it came out. In fact it wasn't the first "found footage" film - that idea dates back to at least 1980 (Cannibal Holocaust), but it certainly did popularise the concept. As I said - the premise was good. Sadly the execution wasn't

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Andy K (10823 KP) Feb 7, 2018

I liked Cannibal Holocaust also. I should watch that again.

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9.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Jaine is sure her ship has come in when her friend gets her a job writing a spec script for a sitcom. However, when the star is killed, Jaine finds her dream job turned into a nightmare. The book is very funny and the mystery is great. Plus it introduces the sub-plot involving Jaine's parents.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-last-writes-by-laura-levine.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
Game Change (2012)
Game Change (2012)
2012 | Drama
Great political film
If even half of this film is true, what a remarkable move by John McCain picking Sarah Palin as his running mate in the 2008 US Presidential election.

The performances all around were amazing and the script is really the star. I don't usually like to bring up my political views, so I will just say the political tension and drama in this film make it worth watching on their own.

  
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Dean (6927 KP) rated Bait (2012) in Movies

Aug 16, 2019  
Bait (2012)
Bait (2012)
2012 | Action, Horror, Mystery
4
6.0 (8 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Original idea (0 more)
Poor cgi (0 more)
Jaws in aisle 3
I had heard about this a while back as it was made in 2012. Expecting it to be a very bad low budget B movie. It's not as bad as Sharknado thankfully. It still suffers from some bad acting, script and dodgy CGI. If you don't mind the silly low budget, bargain bin films you might find this OK. You're not missing much if you don't take the bait...
  
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Alison Maclean recommended Belle de Jour (1968) in Movies (curated)

 
Belle de Jour (1968)
Belle de Jour (1968)
1968 | Drama
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"Buñuel films have had a huge influence on me, this one perhaps most of all. There was a time when I carried the book of the script around, opening it at random to absorb its perverse, funny tone and stare at the old black-and-white stills. Catherine Deneuve acts like she’s sleepwalking, but her character, Séverine, is wonderfully cool and disdainful as she gives free rein to her erotic fantasies, in dreams and in life."

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Enola Holmes (2020)
Enola Holmes (2020)
2020 | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Comedy good at parts, jokes don't always land for me (0 more)
Just seemed too much on enola being better than sherlock (0 more)
Sis holmes
I love millie brown on stranger things I know she can act. But the script felt like enola should carry the show and just forget about sherlock holmes. Henry cavill played a good sherlock for a short time. I didn't feel like it was equal. Enola felt like sherlock didn't understand didn't give him a chance
  
Doctor who revelation of the daleks
Doctor who revelation of the daleks
1985 | Sci-Fi
10
7.7 (3 Ratings)
TV Show Rating
Colin baker (1 more)
Nicola Bryant
Best story of the season boxset for dalek story this one is very dark in tone dealing In death and canballlism but it works the humor it gives davros a chance to shine make more of the villain of the piece font get wrong dakeks are still there doing what they do best but this more about davros and less about them. Brilliant script great cast great direction everything about it perfect