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Caitlyn Ould (6 KP) rated Love, Simon (2018) in Movies

Jan 21, 2019

Love, Simon (2018)

2018 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

8.7

(59 Ratings)

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Strong LGBT representation, close to the book, cute, romantic (0 more)

Subtle changes that weren't too bad but different from the book (0 more)

Love in a good form

I loved the book that this movie is based on so, so much. It was one of the best books that I read in 2018 along with it's sequel Leah on the Offbeat. And this was one of the best movies that I saw in 2018. The acting is superb and it's so relevant to today's society and culture with the pop culture references of Harry Potter, Brendon Urie, and even a Hamilton Easter Egg which I enjoyed. It also touches your heart and has a lot of themes to do with family at the very core and learning to let people see you for who you really are

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Sophia (Bookwyrming Thoughts) (530 KP) rated The Rose Society in Books

Jan 23, 2020

The Rose Society

Marie Lu | 2015 | Paranormal, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)

8.4

(5 Ratings)

Book Rating

GUYS. GUYS. GUYSSS. Fair warning.

This book. Is dark. Like really dark. It is not disturbing. It is just plain and downright darker than the pits of Hell and it can only get darker by the time the third book comes out.

Strangely, though, I really liked the sequel to The Young Elites – much better than the first one, though now I’m wondering if I would have liked it a lot more if I read the book rather than listening to the audio version. (I’ve always had a fondness for Adelina because helloooo. She is a villain. Villains are up my alley. The librarian spoke the truth.)

<a href="https://bookwyrmingthoughts.com/mini-reviews-part-1-emily-skrutskie-marie-lu-and-others/"; target="_blank">This review was originally posted on Bookwyrming Thoughts</a>

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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Escape Room (2019) in Movies

Jan 28, 2020

Escape Room (2019)

2019 | Action, Horror, Thriller

6.4

(46 Ratings)

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Escape The Room

Escape Room- was a really intresting movie. It had thrills, suspense, good puzzles, a great plot, charcters that have different skills, a story that is good from beginning to end abd a sequel set-up, what more can you have.

The Plot: Six adventurous strangers travel to a mysterious building to experience the escape room -- a game where players compete to solve a series of puzzles to win $10,000. What starts out as seemingly innocent fun soon turns into a living nightmare as the four men and two women discover each room is an elaborate trap that's part of a sadistic game of life or death.

Like i said before a very intresting plot. If you havent seen this movie, than i highly recordmend watching it.

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Barry Newman (204 KP) rated Doctor Sleep (2019) in Movies

Mar 14, 2020

I have recently read and enjoyed the book so was looking forward to seeing what they have done with this. Thankfully I was pleasantly impressed, the film manages to be both a decent adaptation of King’s novel and a satisfying sequel to The Shining. It does change a few things and the ending of the novel but is largely a happy compromise between book and movie. The casting is good particularly Rebecca Ferguson as Rose and the film has some very dark disturbing scenes that linger with you afterwards. It’s certainly long (2.5 hours- theatrical version) but its well paced and kept me entertained and doesn’t really feel as long as that. The blu ray comes with the 3 hour directors cut which I am looking forward to watching as well.

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Barry Newman (204 KP) rated Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) in Movies

Apr 18, 2020

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

2019 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

6.7

(103 Ratings)

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The sequel to 2014's disappointingly action light reboot is thankfully an improvement and contains an abundance of giant monsters smashing the shit out of world landmarks and each other. The plot is of course complete gubbins but they have a pretty decent cast who do the best they can to take the material seriously. As a big 'Stranger Things' fan I find it pretty hard to dislike Millie Bobby Brown even if her character here is nowhere near as interesting. The main selling point of the film is of course the monsters and I thought the special effects were very impressive. My advice is to just switch your brain off and enjoy the sheer stupid spectacle of it all and you'll get some fun out of it.