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tonidavis (353 KP) rated The Fault in Our Stars in Books

Jun 30, 2017

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Johns writing style

Hazel and Gus

Isaccs friendship

On A Roller Coaster That Only Goes Up My Friend

Although I say books are emotional and heart breaking this is actually the only book ever to make me cry. I cried probably not at the point most people did. I cried at an Issac scene. John is the only person I've come across that can make you want to laugh and cry at the same time he writes the most dramatic scene and then puts in something out of character yet thoughtful and makes you over explode with emotion.

Its hard to explain the book to people without going well the main character has cancer but at the same time its not about cancer its about people. That's what makes John such a great writer is that he always see's people first and what ever problem they have wrong with them second.

This is a beautiful book with love friendship joy and pain its about life and death and everything in between. On Johns youtube channel vlogbrthers he always reminds everyone "Don't forget to be awesome." This book certainly doesn't.

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Andy K (10823 KP) rated The Princess Bride (1987) in Movies

Mar 28, 2019

The Princess Bride (1987)

1987 | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance

8.8

(135 Ratings)

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Director Rob Reiner really had a fantastic career as a director going in the 80s and early 90s with the likes of When Harry Met Sally..., Stand By Me, Misery, A Few Good Men, This is Spinal Tap and this film of course.

Based on the masterful screenplay by Hollywood mega-scribe William Goldman, it quite frankly gives us the perfect showcase for "True Love".

Every character has their place in bringing the story forward, and the laughs keep coming in every scene. I used to have long passages of the screenplay memorized and could quote at will.

My kids and I will often text each other back and forth with a quote-a-thon of the film (I always win!)

Whenever someone leaves our house to go somewhere someone will always say "Have fun storming the castle!".

If I am ever needing to lighten my mood, I will sometimes even just watch a few scenes or catch some clips on YouTube. Quite honestly I can just close my eyes and recite it from memory.

What a classic!

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Kevin Phillipson (10072 KP) Mar 28, 2019

One of those films I've never seen

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The Craggus (360 KP) rated Shazam! (2019) in Movies

Apr 6, 2019 (Updated Apr 6, 2019)

Shazam! (2019)

2019 | Action, Sci-Fi

7.4

(104 Ratings)

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The Shazam! (2019) movie is the Billy Batson of the DCEU

The movie comes properly into focus when it becomes clear that thematically, the movie itself is echoing Billy Batson’s character arc. Just as SHAZAM derives his power from the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas; the energy bolts of Zeus, the courage of Achilles and the speed of Mercury, so “Shazam!” inherits potent traits from its forebears. Like “Man Of Steel”, it’s perhaps a little too fond of fight scenes featuring flying people being flung through skyscrapers. Like “Aquaman”, it suffers the curse of a conspicuously ropey special effects moment. Like “Suicide Squad”, it’s trying a little too hard with its soundtrack choices and like “Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice” it relies too heavily on YouTube clips for exposition. And just as Billy Batson has to battle his own mean-spirited, selfish and angsty urges to become the hero Shazam is meant to be, so too does “Shazam!” push back against the DCEU grimdark tropes to forge a bright new pathway to fun, adventure and a hopeful tone without sacrificing the superhero action...

FULL REVIEW: http://bit.ly/CraggusShazam