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BookwormLea (3034 KP) rated I'm a Therapist and my Patient is a Vegan Terrorist in Books
Jan 3, 2021
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So definitely wasn't my favourite in the Trilogy but who doesn't love a happy ending??? I seriously love Noah and it was amazing to see James get the life he deserves. I loved the twist at the end when I really thought he had gone with Zach to the hospital and he had killed Kierra and I was really suprised when it twisted and he was a horror writer, which yes, I would read those if they were real! I loved the links to the social media parts, very believable and as much of an asshole as he is, Dr Harper really did help people, especially Shaun. Great ending, sad to see it over...
David McK (3369 KP) rated Terminator Salvation (2009) in Movies
Nov 1, 2020
Released back in 2009, this was - at the time - meant to be the first in a new trilogy if Terminator films.
This is the one set almost entirely in a post apocalyptic 'future' (2018, so - at the time of reviewing - 2 years ago), with Sam Worthington still riding his fame after Avatar (before seemingly disappearing), and with Christian Bale taking on the role of a grown-up John Connor.
The film, however, is probably more famous for his on-set meltdown/temper tantrum...
No Arnie - for once - and with a young Anton Yelchin (before his unfortunate demise) as Kyle Reese, this is actually better than I remember it to be, if not brilliant.
This is the one set almost entirely in a post apocalyptic 'future' (2018, so - at the time of reviewing - 2 years ago), with Sam Worthington still riding his fame after Avatar (before seemingly disappearing), and with Christian Bale taking on the role of a grown-up John Connor.
The film, however, is probably more famous for his on-set meltdown/temper tantrum...
No Arnie - for once - and with a young Anton Yelchin (before his unfortunate demise) as Kyle Reese, this is actually better than I remember it to be, if not brilliant.
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David McK (3369 KP) rated Back to the Future Part II (1989) in Movies
Dec 5, 2020
Great Scott!
Mid part of the Back to the Future trilogy, in which Marty McFly experiences and travels to three distinct era's: the far-flung future of 2015(!)(I'm writing this in December 2020 - I want my hoverboard, dammit!), an alternate dystopian (from his and Boc Browns point of view) 1985 and finally back to 1955 as the point of divergence to (re)witness the events of the first movie.
With a cliffhanger ending, this film should really be considered the first part of a longer movie: indeed, I believe that was the original intention before the studios balked at the sheer running length of merging the events of Part II and the (Western) Part III into one!
With a cliffhanger ending, this film should really be considered the first part of a longer movie: indeed, I believe that was the original intention before the studios balked at the sheer running length of merging the events of Part II and the (Western) Part III into one!
David McK (3369 KP) rated Back to the Future Part III (1990) in Movies
Dec 13, 2020
Final part of the Back to the Future trilogy, this is the 1880s set Western-in-all-but-name one, with Marty travelling back to that period of history to save the life of his friend 'Doc' Emmett Brown (who, here, gets a lot more character development than in any of the previous two movies).
Lots of knowing nods and winks in this one - most egregiously being Marty McFly's chosen name of 'Clint Eastwood' when he meets his ancestors - with the DeLorean time machine again incapacitated in the past, necessitating an ingenious solution (here, to get up the requisite 88 miles per hour).
Probably could have done without the 'flying train' coda at the very end, though!
Lots of knowing nods and winks in this one - most egregiously being Marty McFly's chosen name of 'Clint Eastwood' when he meets his ancestors - with the DeLorean time machine again incapacitated in the past, necessitating an ingenious solution (here, to get up the requisite 88 miles per hour).
Probably could have done without the 'flying train' coda at the very end, though!
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Underworld (Abandon, #2) in Books
Sep 5, 2019
I'm not sure about this series.
Not much seems to happen in the 300 odd pages of this book; it seemed like--maybe it did?--everything happened in the space of a few hours, which equally made it seem like an easy read and like I couldn't be bothered to read it because it seemed to drag.
The best bit for me happened around the 270pg mark. John became really...hot and forceful-ish with Pierce and I was actually kinda giddy, but of course this being a YA book no details are given. Boo!
I haven't decided yet whether I'll finish the trilogy, though it does seem a shame to read only 2/3's of the series.
Not much seems to happen in the 300 odd pages of this book; it seemed like--maybe it did?--everything happened in the space of a few hours, which equally made it seem like an easy read and like I couldn't be bothered to read it because it seemed to drag.
The best bit for me happened around the 270pg mark. John became really...hot and forceful-ish with Pierce and I was actually kinda giddy, but of course this being a YA book no details are given. Boo!
I haven't decided yet whether I'll finish the trilogy, though it does seem a shame to read only 2/3's of the series.
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Breathe (Sea Breeze, #1) in Books
Sep 6, 2019
This is something like my 4th/5th read by Abbi Glines, and I have to say that I didn't think it was as good as the Too Far trilogy--though technically I haven't got around to reading the last book yet.
I liked how it started and it pulled me in quickly but I think the romance appeared a little out of nowhere. Okay, they'd been talking and having sweet moments but suddenly they can't stay away from each other anymore? I didn't buy it.
Nevertheless I liked the storyline.
I have the next two or three books in the Sea Breeze series but I think I'm going to try something else first.
I liked how it started and it pulled me in quickly but I think the romance appeared a little out of nowhere. Okay, they'd been talking and having sweet moments but suddenly they can't stay away from each other anymore? I didn't buy it.
Nevertheless I liked the storyline.
I have the next two or three books in the Sea Breeze series but I think I'm going to try something else first.
LeftSideCut (3778 KP) rated Battle at Big Rock (2019) in Movies
Sep 16, 2019 (Updated Feb 22, 2020)
Short films are always hard to properly rate, especially as Battle at Big Rock is less than 9 minutes long!
But what we get here is a quick blast of dinosaur action that takes place soon after Fallen Kingdom, and revolves around a family on a camping trip, where they get stuck in the middle of two different dinosaur species fighting.
The short has a couple of cool shots as the chaos unfolds, and is a nice little appetiser for the upcoming third film in the Jurassic World trilogy, and it directly deals with the issue of dinosaurs living amongst us.
I would have given this a 6, but the awesome end credits sequence brings it up a mark.
But what we get here is a quick blast of dinosaur action that takes place soon after Fallen Kingdom, and revolves around a family on a camping trip, where they get stuck in the middle of two different dinosaur species fighting.
The short has a couple of cool shots as the chaos unfolds, and is a nice little appetiser for the upcoming third film in the Jurassic World trilogy, and it directly deals with the issue of dinosaurs living amongst us.
I would have given this a 6, but the awesome end credits sequence brings it up a mark.
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