Stephanie Sanders

I'm surprised this movie seems to be getting some bad reviews. Sure... it's not an epic love story like Titanic or an epic adventure like Lord of the rings. But it's definitely got heart and comedy and, of course, lots and lots of action. Plus it's relatively clean. I laughed out loud at the theater. And really, this is exactly the kind of movie you want to go to the theater to see. If you like light comedy/romance and plenty of action, then I would totally recommend Fall Guy!

Ghosts is hilarious! The longer you watch, the more you get to know the characters and love them. Or love to hate some of them. LOL! It's relatively clean, although the sexual innuendo can be a bit over the top. But the characters are fun to watch! Haven't seen the BBC version, but curious about it since many of the ghosts in the American version wouldn't make sense in a British setting (Continental US Revolutionary solider, native American, etc.)

Our family was obsessed with the original cartoon version of Avatar. I almost didn't watch this, convinced they'd ruin it like every other remake seems to do. And in the first episode when Aang is flying around, I almost quit watching. But I'm glad I stuck with it. The actors, costumes, settings and script are all true to the original while adapting to be a shorter series. It's excellent! Binging it now, and I'm almost to the final episode. I love it.

First of all, I'm a HUGE fan of Stroud's Lockwood & Co. books. I've read them a few times. I am on Episode 6 of the Netflix series right now, and I feel like Netflix got this mostly right, surprisingly. However, I do think if you haven't read the books, you might have trouble getting into this story or following it. I wish they spent more time establishing what the "problem" is and about the big agencies since it's kind of important later on. Also I feel like this is too "edgy". I get it... they are going for a certain teen audience. However, the books were relatively clean. I feel like there has been quite a bit more swearing and drinking, etc. Not really necessary in my opinion. And while I appreciate Lucy's character being tough here, I feel like her book character was a bit more shy and vulnerable. But maybe I just read it that way. Also, I felt like the ghost skull in the jar was a bit more fun in the books. Reminded me of Stroud's Bartimaeus... creepy, definitely wants to kill you, but also hilarious. The Netflix version seems mostly just creepy. Overall, this is one of the truer book adaptations I've seen in a long time. It's spooky (haha) how the scenes (Lockwood's house & other locations) match almost exactly how I saw them in my head. I'm guessing that's due to Stroud's excellent descriptive story telling. If you haven't yet, READ THE BOOKS. They are a delightful blend of fun, camaraderie and creepy. And kudos to Netflix for mostly capturing that.

It was like sitting at the feet of Jesus.