Tag Archives: book-to-film

Interlude: Mortal Engines (a review)

Posted on January 12, 2019 by Hatboy

I watched this movie over the Christmas break last year. Since it’s now appearing in “worst movies of 2018” lists, I figured I should step up and offer my defence of what was really a very enjoyable movie. Okay, so … Continue reading →

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The BFG / IKJ (a review)

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Hatboy

Day 73. 123,730 words. (Reviewer’s note: I am not adding images to this review, and probably won’t bother in future. Google image search has gimpversioned itself to death and basically made it a huge pain in the arse to find images … Continue reading →

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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Hatboy

Alright, so let’s do this. One last time. This review contains spoilers, which I normally wouldn’t worry about since it’s spoiling a book you should have read. But since the movie detours somewhat from the book and most of the … Continue reading →

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Hatboy

As much as I get irritated by negative people who come up with dubious and often downright stupid reasons for complaining about films, I’m going to do my best to avoid addressing that here. It’s too difficult to sound like … Continue reading →

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