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Mark Halpern (153 KP) rated Twister (1996) in Movies

Feb 15, 2018

Twister (1996)

1996 | Action, Drama

6.7

(26 Ratings)

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She will find you no matter how hard you hide

Two tornado chasers Bill (Paxton) and Jo (hunt) are in the middle of a divorce and when he comes to her to sign the papers the biggest weather anomalies begin to form that predict a run of trodanos like planes getting ready to land via the isl runway system. Bill wants out of this life but, Joe and Bill had created a revolutionary piece of technology that can learn on how these disatsers form and how they think. Problem is how to get it up in the storm with out hurting them self. However in the modern age there is competition and another team has built the same type of tech but with a different model form. This team is lead by Joanas (Elwes) and he worked in the same lab as jo and bill so he probally stole something along they way.

which team will launcg their device and will it wor and will they live through the trials

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Andy K (10823 KP) rated Apollo 13 (1995) in Movies

Jul 21, 2018

Apollo 13 (1995)

1995 | Action, Drama, History

8.5

(38 Ratings)

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No problems here!

Everyone was waiting to see what Tom Hanks would do next after winning his back-to-back Oscars for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump. It ended up being another wondrous film about the true story of the doomed space mission and the many people who banded together to help save the lives of the three astronauts.

Everything about the film is fantastic including the acting, screenplay and special effects. If this film were made today, I think filmmakers would have tried to go too high tech and CGI when this is a human story and a triumph of the human spirit vs. something more savvy.

I really miss Bill Paxton most of all. His performance in the film was magnificent and hilarious, just like all his memorable characters. I truly miss him every day.

Through my melancholies, I was able to enjoy a perfect film like this. You know you are watching something truly awe-inspiring when you know how it's going to end and it still chokes you up.

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Kristy S. (3 KP) rated Kindle E-Reader in Tech

Aug 10, 2018

Kindle E-Reader

eBook Readers

8.3

(46 Ratings)

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Portable, reads like paper, instant access to books! (0 more)

Perfect for an avid reader who can't carry all their books with them

I purchased a Kindle Paperwhite E-Reader a few years ago. I had previous thought that "I could never give up holding a book." However, the Kindle has been a lifesaver on trips. It is small, light, and easy to take with me wherever I go. I purchased a case, so I could have the feeling of holding a book and to protect the tech. The Paperwhite looks like paper, but has a back light for when I am in darker spaces. I am able to download books from Amazon instantly as well as get books from my library delivered. In the end, it has saved me a ton of money as I am on several discount e-book newsletters and I can check out many books from the library no matter where I am. My only complaint is that the touch screen has a bit of lag time, but otherwise it is fantastic.

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Heather Cranmer (2721 KP) created a post

Apr 10, 2020

"Edison Jones and The Anti-GRAV Elevator is a fantastic story that straps you in for a very exciting adventure throughout its pages."

Stop by my blog, and read my review for the Middle Grade/Young Adult action novel EDISON JONES AND THE ANTI-GRAV ELEVATOR by Author Michael Scott Clifton. Also, enter the #GIVEAWAY to #win a $15 #Amazon GIFT CARD, a bookmark, and/or a copy of the book!

https://alltheupsandowns.blogspot.com/2020/04/book-blog-tour-and-giveaway-edison.html

**BOOK SYNOPSIS**
Twelve-year-old Edison Jones is a prodigy with a passion for technology and inventions. Paralyzed from the waist down since the age of five, he hasn’t let his disability slow him down. Then his world changes overnight when his grandfather, a billionaire tech company owner, decides to enroll him in a public school. Algorithms, quantum physics, and digital engineering are easy. Finding his way in the bewildering world of boys and girls his own age is quite another thing . . . the biggest challenge of his life.

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Emily (1430 KP) rated A Madness of Angels in Books

Feb 14, 2020

A Madness of Angels

Kate Griffin | 2009 | Science Fiction/Fantasy

10.0

(1 Ratings)

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Refreshing to see the use of electricity and technology in modern day magic, instead of the usual trope of magic interfering negatively with tech. (0 more)

Enter the world of the Urban Sorcerer. Gone are the days when magic was solely the realm of those connected with nature, new technologies have meant new magic. For where there is life, there is magic, and that magic has been born out of the everyday lives of those living there. From the summoning of mythical bin lorries to combat a giant litterbug, to the use of the symbols and regulations of the London Underground as a warding spell, this breathes a whole new, modern life into the world of magic.

There is a shadowy evil stalking London. Almost all the sorcerers there have been killed. Matthew Swift had been one of them, but now he's back, this time with with the angels of the telephone wires on his side. (Or so he hopes, the situation is... complicated.) And he's not about to go down again without a fight.