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    Tarzan

    Russ Manning

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    * This third volume of a four-book series collecting the entire run of the Tarzan newspaper strip by...

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Mike Birbiglia recommended When Harry Met Sally (1989) in Movies (curated)

 
When Harry Met Sally (1989)
When Harry Met Sally (1989)
1989 | Comedy, Drama, Romance
7.6 (24 Ratings)
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"C’mon. Is every scene in this movie perfect? Yes. I could watch this movie over and over on a loop. Actually, I’m pretty sure they do that on cable. It plays quite a bit. Meg Ryan is nothing short of magical in this performance. And the time lapses are, for me, what make this film really work — because we truly believe that this oil-and-water couple will stay together and they ought to. I sure hope they do in the sequel: When Harry Stayed With Sally."

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Kristina (502 KP) rated The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy (Summer, #1-3) in Books

Dec 7, 2020  
The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy (Summer, #1-3)
The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy (Summer, #1-3)
Jenny Han | 2015 | History & Politics, Romance, Young Adult (YA)
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5.0 (2 Ratings)
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I loved both The Summer I Turned Pretty and It's Not Summer Without You. I'm not saying I didn't like We'll Always Have Summer, but there were some inconsistencies and typos. The story, as a whole, though, was great. I felt like a fish out of water as I watched Belly flip-flop with her emotions. There were times when I wanted to scream at her, there were times when I wanted to cry with her. It was fun experiencing the love story unfold!
  
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Steph Freeman (26 KP) rated The Shape of Water (2017) in Movies

Mar 5, 2018  
The Shape of Water (2017)
The Shape of Water (2017)
2017 | Drama, Fantasy
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7.6 (107 Ratings)
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Cinematography was excellent. (1 more)
Character development was perfect, not a lot of detail but enough to fall into their lives.
Tried a little too hard to be unique. (0 more)
The Shape of Water - Visually Stunning
The Shape of Water, as discussed in other reviews, follows Eliza Esposito through a snapshot of her life. She has a clear love of water from the beginning, bordering on a fetish, and she connects with few people due to her mutism. The people around her are flawed. Her neighbor is fighting through a new advertising world that no longer values true artwork, her coworker Zelda has a painful home life with a husband that won't participate. Even the characters that are not part of Eliza's life have their struggles depicted within this movie. We see snapshots, just enough to understand these people are flawed, their lives are flawed, their relationships are flawed. Everyone in this movie is struggling towards a goal, though Eliza is the clear focus.

The cinematography reflects the 60's, from the lighting, to the sets and even how the cameras move with the characters. It's a world that engulfs the viewer, suspension of disbelief is a guarantee. The majority of the film is shot in drab, dark colors to reflect the loneliness of the characters, and the fear of the era. It's extremely effective at creating the unspoken sense of unease the country would have felt during the height of the communist scare.


As the movie moves towards the conclusion it becomes more fairy tale than reality. It was still beautiful, and the story still riveting, however, the transition to the more fantastic style was abrupt and could have been handled with more grace. I did appreciate the open ended conclusion, it's rare in American cinema to see, as most American film-goers prefer the ending tied up in a pretty bow.