Wizard's First Rule

Wizard's First Rule turned out to be not really to my taste. Despite being pretty violent and grimm there was something in that did not appeal to me and I'm completely satisfied by reading the rest of the story through plots at wikipedia. And now that I have checked the writer on wikipedia and found out he follows Ayn Rand's philosophies, there is no surprise in me not liking it. Anyway at least I tried. 

Atelier

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Atelier was not really that good but I liked it. It being a female ruled world and the high production values probably the reasons I liked it that much. However it doesn't flow as well as some of my favorite J-Dramas. That is probably why it took me ages to finish 13 episodes. I hope better dramas comes to Netflix. 

The Light Between Oceans (Film)

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The End Between Oceans is available on Blutv so I decided to watch it yesterday hours after I finished the novel. As usual the film doesn't even come close but not because of acting, sets and costumes etc. They decided to cut a lot of stuff and it just doesn't make the same impact as the novel does. Of course I have cried my heart out but mostly due to remembering the novel and not because the film was as emotional. Also he is good even at his worst but this was probably the worst performance from Michael Fassbender I had ever seen. 

The Light Between Oceans

The Light Between Oceans was not even in my radar until I heard about the film. And when I saw it at the airport (probably Dubai but I'm not sure) I picked it up and I'm glad that I did because it turned out to be a very emotional read. The prose is light and easy but the emotions are heavy and brutal. Also this is one of the novels in which I didn't like the main characters at all. Their actions truly left me baffled and I never once supported them wanting them to eat their just desserts. However the situation in the story is a complex one and by the end I was crying (shamelessly on the street where I just had to finish it after work before going for a walk). Definitely recommended.  

The 40 Year Old Virgin

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The 40 Year Old Virgin is a film I had watched years ago and it hadn't left any impression but Netflix keep recommending it to me and despite not really liking any of the main cast I gave it a chance. I liked it better this second viewing and even smiled at a couple of places. 

Joy

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Joy turned out to be a lot more fun and interesting than I expected. Jennifer Lawrence is great as the titular character (inspired by a real person) the all American girl fighting with challenge after challenge (she was like that in Winter's Bone, very different character and circumstances but she was fighting immense challenges and had to deal with nasty people there too. She is great at these roles.

Robert Deniro and Isabelle Rosselini were both very good and I loved the other side characters, Virginia Madsen, Edgar Ramirez were all very fine and the film had a certain rythm that agreed with me.

Hostel: Part III

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Hostel: Part III I have watched on a recommendation from a trusted on line reviewer. And it turned out to be an entertaining ride with some surprises along the way.