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Dana (24 KP) rated Inferno (The Divine Comedy, #1) in Books
Mar 23, 2018
I have been wanting to read the Divine Comedy for a while now, especially since it is constantly referenced in other works. I thought it was cool how Dante brought in so many well-known political, religious, and just generally famous people then showed them all suffering in Hell. Yes, there was a lot of humor strewn throughout this epic poem, but there were obviously a lot of serious moments that made you have to think. Even if you are not religious, this is a very interesting thing to pick up because of its historical connections as well as being an insight into the minds of some more religious figureheads during this time period. Overall, this was a pretty cool read and I am excited to read the other two.
Awix (3310 KP) rated Dog Soldiers (2002) in Movies
Feb 12, 2018
Raucous and highly derivative low-budget werewolf movie. Director Neil Marshall went on to bigger and somewhat better movies, but this is a decent calling card.
A group of British squaddies on a training exercise run into a pack of werewolves in the Scottish highlands (as happens all the time, I expect); they take refuge in a remote farmhouse. What follows is largely composed of bits lifted from Evil Dead and Assault on Precinct 13, done with a great deal of enthusiasm by all concerned. Part of the fun of this kind of movie is being able to guess what's going to happen next; you may well be able to do so even if you haven't seen the same films that Marshall has. Well-staged gory action; rather impressive werewolf suits considering the low budget.
A group of British squaddies on a training exercise run into a pack of werewolves in the Scottish highlands (as happens all the time, I expect); they take refuge in a remote farmhouse. What follows is largely composed of bits lifted from Evil Dead and Assault on Precinct 13, done with a great deal of enthusiasm by all concerned. Part of the fun of this kind of movie is being able to guess what's going to happen next; you may well be able to do so even if you haven't seen the same films that Marshall has. Well-staged gory action; rather impressive werewolf suits considering the low budget.
Peter G. (247 KP) rated Open Range (2003) in Movies
Oct 30, 2019
The list of westerns I have seen over the years can be counted on 2 hands.
out of that small amount this and Unforgiven are favourites, Costner and Duvall are well paired and this story although reasonably simply has great depth and heart.
It's an old fashioned western about free grazing and unlawful mercenaries and contains beautiful vistas and prolonged bone crunching shootouts, however although the film starts slowly the build-up pays off handsomely.
Costner's character gives off an air of being very dangerous when pushed and on the flipside shows his awkwardness when it comes to matters of the heart.
Annette Benning rounds off the movie as the believable Love interest in what I believe is a very well rounded small cast of actors in this very re-watchable western.
out of that small amount this and Unforgiven are favourites, Costner and Duvall are well paired and this story although reasonably simply has great depth and heart.
It's an old fashioned western about free grazing and unlawful mercenaries and contains beautiful vistas and prolonged bone crunching shootouts, however although the film starts slowly the build-up pays off handsomely.
Costner's character gives off an air of being very dangerous when pushed and on the flipside shows his awkwardness when it comes to matters of the heart.
Annette Benning rounds off the movie as the believable Love interest in what I believe is a very well rounded small cast of actors in this very re-watchable western.
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tonidavis (353 KP) rated Britannia - Season 1 in TV
Jan 11, 2018
David morrisey (2 more)
Zoe wannermaker
Epic killing scences
A little to contrived
So I just watched an early screening of the first episode of this series. As someone with decent basic knowledge of the timeframe and area I got the plot. However the friend who is unfamiler was to lost. I felt this is because the show tried to hard to be clever for itself.
It scenamatic where beautiful at part and if a fan of gorey death there is plenty that being said I found them trying to hard to be like game of thrones than being it owns show.
However not everything is bad about this show there are some interesting charcters that are emerging the young druid girl has much potioneal and the well known actors do what we know they can.
It scenamatic where beautiful at part and if a fan of gorey death there is plenty that being said I found them trying to hard to be like game of thrones than being it owns show.
However not everything is bad about this show there are some interesting charcters that are emerging the young druid girl has much potioneal and the well known actors do what we know they can.
Domonique (0 KP) rated Sleeping Beauties in Books
May 12, 2018
This was so good!! Super long, though I shouldn't be surprised as it is a Stephen King/Own King novel, but I thought it would go by quicker if I was listening to it as an audiobook, but that was not the case! Even still though, it was so good. The idea that all of the women have feel asleep and the men have to learn to fend for themselves, I would love to see a world like that. Of course, being female, I'd be asleep as well, but I think its definitely an interesting concept. I loved the characters, especially the character of Evie because she was so fascinating and the idea of a supernatural woman taking the futures of all women into her hands and being even more powerful that a man, that's some heady stuff.