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Star Wars – The Last Jedi – (2017 movie)

2017-12-19
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Luke's character is on the poster but not in the movie
Luke's character is on the poster but not in the movie

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2527336/
https://www.starwars.com/films/star-wars-episode-viii-the-last-jedi

Supergirl is super, and something about the last of the fleet that isn’t the last, and Leia is immortal and shit characters and shit writing.

The earlier movies are mandatory for this. If you thought the earlier movies were shit, then this is the nail in the coffin. Just let the franchise die.

  • Properly titled Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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The Chronicles of Narnia – (1950-1956 book series), by C. S. Lewis

2017-12-05
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The Chronicles of Narnia cover

Entertainment > Reading >

(on Wikipedia)

Some kids are given Lantern rings for transporting around.

I read a decent ways in before getting bored. The combination of language (English-age) and language (audience-age) made it tiring. It’s definitely a book to be read aloud to a 10 year old girl, and I respect that. I’d, even, be the one to do the reading aloud.. but not the listening.

This is a seven volume unabridge compilation, presented in the author’s intended reading order.

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Justice League – (2017 movie)

2017-11-17
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0974015/
http://www.justiceleaguethemovie.com/

Some superheroes are assembled, wielding the power of deus ex machnica, and and defeat bad guys that make no sense.

A bad movie, only made passable by Gal Gadot being so ridiculously good looking I lack the words to word about her looks.



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Journey to the Center of the Earth – (1864 book), by Jules Verne

2017-11-17
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I could only get through the first chapter before setting this down. It has flowery awkward old English which I will avoid from now on.

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The Last Lecture – (2008 book), by Randy Pausch

2017-11-17
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The Last Lecture - (2008 book), by Randy Pausch cover

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(on Wikipedia)
https://web.archive.org/web/20210721110427/https://www.cmu.edu/randyslecture/

A dying guy writes about how awesome he had it, and gives advice to his children.

It takes almost half of the book to mine more than two interesting points. It is a glaring reminder of how important it is to have a solid first chapter. Instead, chapter after chapter this book keeps promising something interesting, forcing the reader to cling to the “I’m dying” parts to hope for something better.

For people who stick it out, there is a lot of fluff which I was able to trivially summarize with two pages of bullet points. That’s nothing to sneeze at, so I suppose this is worth reading for some, though I won’t recommend it.



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Father Ted – (1995-1998 show)

2017-09-18
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Father Ted - (1995-1998 show) image

Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111958/
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/father-ted

Two priests, exiled to an island in the middle of nowhere in Ireland, try to make due.

A mid-1990s British comedy with a laugh track. If you aren’t positive you can handle that, then pass. It has only a few moments, but is otherwise crap.



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First Spaceship on Venus – (1960 movie)

2017-09-15
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Special "letterbox" edition.
Special "letterbox" edition.

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053250/

The world learns that an old artifact is alien in origin, and set out to Venus to meet its creators.

Not terrible, but not my thing. I’m not a fan of old B-movies, and it being so old makes it impossible for me to judge it properly. I can summarize with: It has classic stiff acting and awkward writing.

  • aka The Silent Star
  • aka Planet of the Dead

  • aka Spaceship Venus Does Not Reply


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