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Centurion-2010-movie-poster

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1020558/
http://www.magnetreleasing.com/centurion/

The telling of the story of one Roman soldier’s struggle for survival at the far front lines.

An excellent movie on all fronts. Highly recommended for fans of this genre.



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Edge of Tomorrow - (2014 movie) image

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1631867/
https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/edge-tomorrow

A man is conscripted into the military and alien goo forces him into a suicidal time loop.

A watchable waste of time.


My cover is different
My cover is different

Entertainment > Reading >

(on Wikipedia)

A spoiled little girl loses her rich parents and is sent away to live with her reclusive heartbroken (rich) relative.

The story is fairly awful to me, though I can see how this was popular at the time. It has definitely aged, not just in its period but in its language and writing style.

I’ll class this as “liked”, but I only see this as being good for historical reasons and wouldn’t recommend it. I’ll also class this as child-friendly, except it’s child-friendly in its context: A parent reading to their child in the early 1900s.

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The Discovery - (2017 movie) image

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5155780/

A machine somehow shows that a piece of a person goes somewhere else, and stupid people assume there is an afterlife.

A straightforward drama-type movie.

What’s the opposite of brain candy? It numbs the mind in a kind of monotone hum. While I originally said “terrible writing for a terrible world with terrible characters” on second viewing maybe that’s harsh; I actually kinda like it.



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Saints Row 2 cover

Entertainment > Games >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.mobygames.com/game/saints-row-2
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1024918/
saintsrow.com

Be a gang member, run around in a sandbox world and shoot stuff, I guess.

It’s alright.

  • Note that the original Saints Row – (2006 game) was only released for the Xbox 360.



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Pirates of the Caribbean - The Curse of the Black Pearl - (2003 movie) poster

Entertainment > Movies >
Pirates of the Caribbean >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325980/
https://movies.disney.com/pirates-of-the-caribbean-the-curse-of-the-black-pearl

coming later

  • properly titled Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl



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World of Warcraft > AddOns >

https://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info23964

Displays the world quests and their rewards.

Awkward and poorly laid-out. Usable enough, it says on the box.

  • Abandoned?; not updated since 2019-01-15

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WardrobeSort image

World of Warcraft > AddOns >

https://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info24003
https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/wardrobesort
https://www.wowace.com/projects/wardrobesort

Enhances the transmogrification UI by grouping and sorting items in various ways, like model and color.



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