Month: July 2019

Movie Reviews 4.5/5 Stars: Spider-Man: Far From Home

Julie Gilbert Action Adventure, Movie Reviews, superhero , , , , ,
Prob not the official promo image, but a decent one.

*Will Attempt to make this Spoiler Free

Summary:

Feeling the burnout of the Infinity War/End Game, Spider-Man just needs a vacation. Fortunately, it’s summer vacation and he’s off to tour Europe with a small group of classmates. It’s billed as a science trip, but that’s a stretch.

Additional Comments:

  • The friendly neighborhood spider gets quite a few costumes this round.
  • I missed a scene because I got a cherry coke in the theater… but I didn’t much like that particular fight scene anyway. It was reminiscent of the entire end of that Multiverse movie, which I didn’t much care for.
  • Peter’s adorably awkward.
  • He’s got decent character growth.
  • Mysterio and his whole angle is not terribly surprising.
  • Fight scenes in the movie are cool.
  • They cut some of the scenes in the trailer. Sad.
  • Mid-credit and end credit scenes are interesting, as usual.
  • Aunt May in the latest iteration of Spider-Man is relatively young and hip. She doesn’t have much screentime but what’s there is awesome.

Conclusion:

Well-worth seeing in theaters. I only saw 3D so far, so I can’t really make comparisons to others, but I’m guessing Dolby is great too.

Associate links to follow…

Amazon Prime

The Collins Case – 2 FBI agents track down a kidnapped family. Kid friendly.

If fantasy’s more your thing, go Redeemer Chronicles. The first, Awakening, is available as an audiobook.

Ashlynn’s Dreams Shorts – a kid deals with her parents’ divorce, bullies, and the wonder of discovery.

Try The Dark Side of Science – Genetically altered kids fight for the right to live.

Beyond Broken Pencils – Contemporary literary tale of a school shooting. Ian unleashes his inner demons on his classmates and teachers…

Scratched Off – FBI agent vs a serial killer. When Sam Kerman sets out to hunt a serial killer, he has no idea how personal the case will become.


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Audiobook Reviews 3.45/5 Stars Body Language: Learn how to analyze people and use nonverbal communication secrets for flirting, romance, and effectively influence people

Julie Gilbert Audiobooks, Nonfiction ,

Narrated by Kerin McCurdy

Summary:

Pretty much read the long subtitle and you have a general synopsis of the book. It’s about reading people and turning that knowledge to your advantage. (read, manipulation, but for good, I think.)

Additional Comments:

  • Not as annoying as a lot of nonfiction books I’ve heard.
  • Had a few intriguing points.
  • Narrator did a fine job with this, but I think it might be better to have the ebook rather than the audiobook because it strikes me more as a thing you’d like to reference (flip back to) if you actually wanted to exploit the info included. Having both would be the best of both worlds.
  • Author seemed knowledgeable, but then again, I know zip about the subject, so it’s all new to me. Some is in fact common sense, but it was neat to have everything laid out in an organized manner.
  • Certain professions rely upon these skills more than others, but in general, it’s good to develop a people sense.

Conclusion:

Useful, short book on interpreting body language.

Associate links to follow…

Amazon Prime

The Collins Case – 2 FBI agents track down a kidnapped family. Kid friendly.

If fantasy’s more your thing, go Redeemer Chronicles. The first, Awakening, is available as an audiobook.

Ashlynn’s Dreams Shorts – a kid deals with her parents’ divorce, bullies, and the wonder of discovery.

Try The Dark Side of Science – Genetically altered kids fight for the right to live.

Beyond Broken Pencils – Contemporary literary tale of a school shooting. Ian unleashes his inner demons on his classmates and teachers…

Scratched Off – FBI agent vs a serial killer. When Sam Kerman sets out to hunt a serial killer, he has no idea how personal the case will become.


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