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SOME NIGHTMARES NEVER END. For Janie and Cabel, real life is getting tougher than the dreams....
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David McK (3649 KP) rated Aladdin (2019) in Movies
Aug 11, 2019 (Updated Dec 28, 2022)
While this does hew pretty closely to the original, this is not quite the shot-for-shot remake I was expecting (or feared), with Jasmine in particular given far more agency here, and with Will Smith's Genie 'bookending' the entire narrative.
Talking of Will Smith: he had some big shoes to fill and - thankfully - he wisely does not attempt a Robin Williams impersonation, instead making the character more his own (although, of course, he has the same musical numbers to belt out).
On the down side, however, this version of Jafar is far less menacing than the original ...
ClareR (6037 KP) rated The Summer Job in Books
Jul 29, 2022
Elizabeth “Birdy” Finch decides to pretend to be her best friend, Heather Jones, a respected sommelier. I mean, how difficult can it be?! Birdy drinks wine! But as she begins to settle in to the hotel’s restaurant, she realises how much she likes everyone, and really wants to do well for them.
I loved this. It made me laugh, gasp out loud, and I wished that I could give Birdy a good talking to! It amazed me that she could keep up the charade and get herself out of some pretty awkward situations.
It’s a great summer read!
David McK (3649 KP) rated Moonfall (2022) in Movies
Aug 16, 2022
Arthur C Clarke, 'Rendezvous with Rama'
2001: A Space Odyssey.
Any number of Roland Emmerich's own disaster movies.
It might seem odd talking about all those, bit throw them in a blender and the result might be something like this!
I was expecting a traditional end of the world disaster movie - like 2012, say, or Deep Impact, or something along that vein - which the movie does start as, with the moon mysteriously knocked out of it orbit and hence causing all kinds of chaos on good old planet Earth. Roughly about 2/3rds of the way in, though, it completely changes tack, becoming more of a sci-fi spectacle than anything, and closer - perhaps - to one of Emmerich's own most successful films of the mid 90s ...
ClareR (6037 KP) rated That’s Just Perfect in Books
Nov 23, 2025
Emily, a 29 year old teacher, is desperate for her estranged father Ed, to think her life is perfect. When he decides to come and visit in order to help her plan her wedding and buy her dress, Emily can’t seem to say “No”. Even though her fiancé has left her. Ed buys her a dress and puts a deposit on a venue - and he has some serious financial problems!
Basically, no-one is talking to anyone else in this book, which causes some frustratingly funny misunderstandings. And this makes it all more difficult to tell the truth.
They’re all very likeable characters, though, and it was a lovely read. I’d recommend this if you need a pick-me-up!