Kevin Wilson (179 KP) rated The Revenant (2015) in Movies
Jul 13, 2018
CGI was barely used but when it was it looked fantastic. I'm talking specifically about the bear.
However, it went on for way too long. However shortening a lot of the scenes may have taken away some of the emotion which wouldn't be good. So it had to be long which isn't good considering it was very slow at times.
The story itself felt very generic. Typical storyline about revenge with an ending that could have been a bit better.
The book kept me intrigued but I grew tired of the main character. I understand the reason for his silence but it was also frustrating as you just wanted him to help especially when another boy went missing. I was so relived when he finally started talking.
It was interesting to see how families and people are affected when people go missing. This is the part you don't really read about in the books.
There was more than 1 thing going on in the family's lives so it wasn't all about Evan.
Anyone who likes crime should give this a read.
I gave the book a rad based on the blurb and it did exceed it.
I received a complimentary copy of the book from the author via Voracious Readers Only.
David McK (3372 KP) rated The Wizard of Oz in Books
Apr 28, 2020
Or something similar, anyway, in the Audible Audiobook version of this story that I listened to: a bit of a sly dig, maybe, at the famous "We're off the see the wizard …" song from the Judy garland movie?
Talking about differences, in this it's magical silver shows that Dorothy wears (not ruby red), with the story making great play and numerous mentions of her having committed murder and being celebrated for the same (which is surprisingly messed up for a kids story) …
like, I'm sure, most of the rest of the population, I'm more familiar with that movie version than the original, so it's entertaining and informative to see just how close the two versions are, with the movie version (perhaps necessarily) taking in less events than this story does.
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