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Irvine Welsh recommended Cities of the Red Night in Books (curated)
Ivana A. | Diary of Difference (1171 KP) rated Tiny Epic Western in Tabletop Games
Jul 30, 2018
When Poker meets worker-placement - you get Tiny Epic Western!
I enjoyed it because it was quite different. I also love me some poker :)
As usual, I lost, but it was amazing fun.
I liked the board, but the tokens - not so much. I liked the Texas style. Cool!
I enjoyed it because it was quite different. I also love me some poker :)
As usual, I lost, but it was amazing fun.
I liked the board, but the tokens - not so much. I liked the Texas style. Cool!
Biff Byford recommended Climbing! by Mountain in Music (curated)
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May 17, 2022
Awix (3310 KP) rated The Searchers (1956) in Movies
Oct 8, 2020
Landmark western (very nearly literally) from John Ford. When his brother's family are killed by Comanches and his nieces taken prisoner, soldier Ethan Edwards (Wayne) and his brother's adopted son set off in pursuit. The son wants to rescue the girls, but just what does Edwards have in mind...?
On one level this is another colourful, slightly cheesy and rather sentimental 1950s western - but on another it has a darkness to it which is quite surprising, for all that this moral ambiguity arguably eventually consumed the genre. It's a film about racism and an obsessive desire for vengeance - the Native Americans in this film are given a degree of depth and generally treated respectfully, but the film is honest about the savage conflict between them and the colonial population, and Wayne's mania for revenge, though understated, is clear. The film's subtexts about the importance of family and what it means to be an American are well-presented, though no doubt problematic for many modern viewers. Still, this is a hugely important and influential western and probably a great movie too.
On one level this is another colourful, slightly cheesy and rather sentimental 1950s western - but on another it has a darkness to it which is quite surprising, for all that this moral ambiguity arguably eventually consumed the genre. It's a film about racism and an obsessive desire for vengeance - the Native Americans in this film are given a degree of depth and generally treated respectfully, but the film is honest about the savage conflict between them and the colonial population, and Wayne's mania for revenge, though understated, is clear. The film's subtexts about the importance of family and what it means to be an American are well-presented, though no doubt problematic for many modern viewers. Still, this is a hugely important and influential western and probably a great movie too.
Joe Dante recommended The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) in Movies (curated)
Kehinde Wiley recommended The Honor Code in Books (curated)
David McK (3185 KP) rated The creator (2023) in Movies
Oct 22, 2023
Well, that was ... different.
Set in a not-too-distant future amid a Western-led war between humans and AI, this very much has vibes of Blade Runner and (especially) Rogue One, especially in the final Act.
The latter, perhaps, no surprise when this and that are by the same director!
Set in a not-too-distant future amid a Western-led war between humans and AI, this very much has vibes of Blade Runner and (especially) Rogue One, especially in the final Act.
The latter, perhaps, no surprise when this and that are by the same director!
AT (1676 KP) rated Upright Women Wanted in Books
Feb 13, 2020
I had read a brief synopsis of this novel online, and wanted to try it out. I wasn't 100% sure what to expect, besides possibly weird. I enjoyed it. It's a short novel, but it's a good slice-of-life story, set in an old western-type of environment. It's sci fi, being set in a futuristic world, as far as regulations and how the government is running things. But the journey that the characters have to take is like an old western type of story. I enjoyed the growth of the main character in the short amount of time that she was given in this novel. It was an entertaining, quick read.
Jeremy King (346 KP) rated The Lone Ranger (2013) in Movies
Oct 7, 2019
Ok i am going to say i really enjoyed this western. I thought it had the right amout of action in this western.
A great story from the point of view Tonto (Johnny Depp) on how him and John Reid, the Lone Ranger (Armie Hammer) met.
Now the down fault of this movie is that it was under the Disney Flag. If they held off till they had another studio (FOX) and put it out under that studio flag it would have done better. Just seem to violent for a disney movie and alot of adult hummor. Now if they ever plan to remake it again under Disney i would tie in Thunder Mountain and less blood.
A great story from the point of view Tonto (Johnny Depp) on how him and John Reid, the Lone Ranger (Armie Hammer) met.
Now the down fault of this movie is that it was under the Disney Flag. If they held off till they had another studio (FOX) and put it out under that studio flag it would have done better. Just seem to violent for a disney movie and alot of adult hummor. Now if they ever plan to remake it again under Disney i would tie in Thunder Mountain and less blood.