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Running to the Edge

Matthew Futterman

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Visionary American running coach Bob Larsen assembled a mismatched team of elite California runners...

Dean (6927 KP) rated Nintendo Wii in Tech

Feb 27, 2019

Nintendo Wii

Games Consoles > Games Consoles

7.9

(26 Ratings)

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Motion based games (3 more)

Simple gameplay

Cheaper than other consoles

Can play GameCube games!

Limited number of games (0 more)

A console for everyone

When the Wii was first released it seemed a bit of a gimmick using motion based controllers to play games. However it was very popular with games like Wii Sports that was included with the console and Mario Kart making it successful. Some of the games were easily playable no matter your age and one all the family can play. It also has some good light-gun games, @The House of the Dead: Overkill is probably the best. Despite not having the technical power of the other main consoles at the time it could still produce amazing graphics. I was so glad that I could play the GameCube remake of Resident Evil through the Wii.
Overall a very good console for casual gamers and for the family to play together. It also has some good titles for more serious gamers as well.

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Awix (3310 KP) rated I, Tonya (2017) in Movies

Feb 20, 2018 (Updated Feb 20, 2018)

I, Tonya (2017)

2017 | Biography, Drama, Sport

7.9

(62 Ratings)

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The most bad-assed ice skating movie in history blows the lid off the vicious, cut-throat world of people who whizz about on a rink all day wearing tulle. Reasonably true story of how Tonya Harding rose from wrong-side-of-the-tracks background to become top US ice dancer, suffered through various horrible relationships, briefly became infamous for (possible) involvement in an assault on her rival.

A smart movie that has fun with the grotesque outrageousness of much of the story, manages to avoid most sports movie clichés too. There's an extent to which serious issues are (wait for it) skated over in favour of very funny black comedy, but great performances and moments mean that doesn't feel like much of an issue. In the end, it manages to feel genuinely sympathetic to Harding as a person; the viewer likely will, as well. Movie is a contender; makes Margot Robbie look like one, too.