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All Creatures Great & SmallAll Creatures Great & Small, DVDSeason 1
DVD - 2021DVD, 2021
Candona's rating:
Added Feb 06, 2024
JumanjiJumanji, DVD
DVD - 2000DVD, 2000
Candona's rating:
Added Jan 26, 2024
Comment:
There's enough difference between this one and its remake and its sequel that this one is worth watching too and could almost be regarded as a trilogy. A slightly dated feel but not surprising given that it was made 23 years ago. I feel the characters in the newer films come through a bit stronger.There's enough difference between this one and its remake and its sequel that this one is worth watching too and could almost be regarded as a trilogy. A slightly dated feel but not surprising given that it was made 23 years ago. I feel the…
La BreaLa Brea, DVDSeason Two
DVD - 2023DVD, 2023
Candona's rating:
Added Nov 07, 2023
Comment:
75% soap opera interspersed with people behaving irrationally and stupidly in action situations. Standard US TV fodder with family values stuff but it gets tiresome after a while because it is so predictable. I thought plots has matured out of this kind of thing 30 years ago.75% soap opera interspersed with people behaving irrationally and stupidly in action situations. Standard US TV fodder with family values stuff but it gets tiresome after a while because it is so predictable. I thought plots has matured out of this…
Candona's rating:
Added Oct 10, 2022
Comment:
Usually I like books with Lincoln Child either as primary or co-author but I found this one confusing, with too much you had to follow in terms of medical and computer jargon (and I am a scientist). I ended up skim reading parts of it.
Starship TroopersStarship Troopers, DVD
DVD - 2007DVD, 2007
Candona's rating:
Added Jun 07, 2022
Comment:
If you know the book by Heinlein you may recognize a few sentences and the very fundamental elements of the story line. Although the original book was somewhat pro-military, at least the people had some character. The movie lost the character element in the writing and the characters are basically just good old USA high-school jocks and prom queens (which they were not in the original book). They supposedly come from Buenos Aires but the culture is pure USA and hardly a non-white person in the bunch. I believe the book was early Heinlein (not late as another comment writer implied). In the movie the military is mixed gender. The mixed gender aspect is more a later Heinlein thing.If you know the book by Heinlein you may recognize a few sentences and the very fundamental elements of the story line. Although the original book was somewhat pro-military, at least the people had some character. The movie lost the character…
DefianceDefiance, DVDSeason One
DVD - 2013DVD, 2013
Candona's rating:
Added Mar 22, 2022
The MatrixThe Matrix, DVD
DVD - 2015DVD, 2015
Candona's rating:
Added Nov 08, 2021
Being HumanBeing Human, DVDSeason Five
DVD - 2013DVD, 2013
Added Nov 02, 2021
Comment:
We haven't seen season 5 yet but since season 4 isn't held by our library (I have it on Inter Library Loan) and there's no entry I'll post about it here. Season 4 is a lot lighter than the previous 3 seasons and is more relationship focused. Less gore and actually some humorous parts.We haven't seen season 5 yet but since season 4 isn't held by our library (I have it on Inter Library Loan) and there's no entry I'll post about it here. Season 4 is a lot lighter than the previous 3 seasons and is more relationship focused. Less…
MonkMonk, DVDSeason Eight
DVD - 2010DVD, 2010
Added Nov 02, 2021
PrimevalPrimeval, DVDVolume One
DVD - 2008DVD, 2008
Candona's rating:
Added Oct 31, 2021
Comment:
Probably targeted at the same age level and same level of sophistication as Dr. Who. The only refreshing aspect is the infighting that occurs between many of the characters which isn't something you'd see in an American TV series of this kind these days.Probably targeted at the same age level and same level of sophistication as Dr. Who. The only refreshing aspect is the infighting that occurs between many of the characters which isn't something you'd see in an American TV series of this kind…
Candona's rating:
Added Jun 23, 2021
Buffy the Vampire SlayerBuffy the Vampire Slayer, DVDSeason 6, Discs 4-6
DVD - 2017DVD, 2017
Added Jun 23, 2021
Buffy the Vampire SlayerBuffy the Vampire Slayer, DVDSeason 5, Discs 4-6
DVD - 2017DVD, 2017
Added Jun 23, 2021
Buffy the Vampire SlayerBuffy the Vampire Slayer, DVDSeason 7, Discs 1-3
DVD - 2017DVD, 2017
Added Jun 23, 2021
Buffy the Vampire SlayerBuffy the Vampire Slayer, DVDSeason 6, Discs 1-3
DVD - 2017DVD, 2017
Added Jun 23, 2021
Buffy the Vampire SlayerBuffy the Vampire Slayer, DVDSeason 7, Discs 4-6
DVD - 2017DVD, 2017
Added Jun 23, 2021
Downton AbbeyDownton Abbey, DVDSeason 6
DVD - 2016DVD, 2016
Candona's rating:
Added Jun 23, 2021
Added Jun 23, 2021
Buffy the Vampire SlayerBuffy the Vampire Slayer, DVDSeason 5, Discs 1-3
DVD - 2017DVD, 2017
Added Nov 08, 2020
The 100The 100, DVDThe Complete First Season
DVD - 2014DVD, 2014
Candona's rating:
Added Aug 04, 2020
Comment:
Good enough to keep me going through 5 seasons so far. I agree that the first two seasons in particular are sci-fi "Lord Of The Flies". I don't know if it is just the shows produced by CW or if this is American TV in general but after 5 seasons or so they seem to rehash the same old things. People still do the same stupid things that led them into trouble each previous season even though in each previous season they admitted they knew they made a mistake behaving that way. In particular everything is about family and family comes first. Even though a character does something that nearly kills off the human race. It would be a bit nice if society in general was given some consideration. It just gets a bit repetitive after 5 seasons and all CW shows seem to be this way.Good enough to keep me going through 5 seasons so far. I agree that the first two seasons in particular are sci-fi "Lord Of The Flies". I don't know if it is just the shows produced by CW or if this is American TV in general but after 5 seasons or…
A Tear in the Eye Is A Wound in the HeartA Tear in the Eye Is A Wound in the Heart, Music CD
by Black Prairie (Musical group)Music CD - 2012Music CD, 2012
Candona's rating:
Added Feb 14, 2020
Comment:
Probably a bit more towards their rock music style than the Feast Of The Hunter's Moon album.
My Suitcase Is Always PackedMy Suitcase Is Always Packed, Music CD
by Red Stick RamblersMusic CD - 2009Music CD, 2009
Added Feb 09, 2020
Comment:
There's only two tracks on this that I'd consider classic cajun dance music. The others are simply songs.
Candona's rating:
Added Jan 28, 2020
Comment:
About halfway through and so far it is nice that it isn't a gory-detail bloodbath the way some of the recent books have been.
I used to work at a university and I never met any of these kinds of people there. This just makes the academic setting feel very unfamiliar, in contrast to many of the places mentioned really existing.About halfway through and so far it is nice that it isn't a gory-detail bloodbath the way some of the recent books have been.
I used to work at a university and I never met any of these kinds of people there. This just makes the academic setting…
Pale RiderPale Rider, DVD
DVD - 2010DVD, 2010
Candona's rating:
Added Jan 16, 2020
Comment:
I think this was filmed in the USA (note the location credits at the end of the movie) which rules out it being a true spaghetti western. That said, this is pretty standard Eastwood western fare and being several decades old there aren't any real surprises. Stranger rides into town, deals with the baddies, rides out of town again still a stranger. The main thing I found disappointing is the color really seems pretty washed out, particularly the mountain scenery.I think this was filmed in the USA (note the location credits at the end of the movie) which rules out it being a true spaghetti western. That said, this is pretty standard Eastwood western fare and being several decades old there aren't any real…
Master and CommanderMaster and Commander, DVDThe Far Side of the World
DVD - 2004DVD, 2004
Candona's rating:
Added Jan 11, 2020
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