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Hey everybody, With the release of yet another book-to-movie adaptation, brings back the usual question: 'Which of the two should be watched/read first?' Opinions on the matter differ very much. Reading a book you probably create a vision in your head about the characters and setting. Seeing the movie can be disappointing when it isn't the way you imagined it, or pleasing when it's better then the way you imagined it. They're many examples of great adaptations like the  Harry Potter franchise  or  The Lord of the Rings Triology,  but also many that failed to deliver. Movies often differ from the books, which can anger fans immensely. I could go on and on about this matter for hours but it's probably better to get back to the subject that matter today: the release of  The Dark Tower  based on the popular book series by Stephen King. Note: I haven't read the books. The Dark Tower has a relatively short runtime (1h 35 min) and they aren't wasting a secon...

Hoi allemaal, Met de komst van weer een boek-naar-film adaptatie, komt de bekende vraag terug: 'Welke van de twee kijk/lees je eerst?' Meningen daarover verschillen erg. Tijdens het lezen van een boek ontwikkel je vaak een bepaald beeld van de karakters en de wereld. Het zien van de film kan dan teleurstellend zijn want het is niet wat jij bedacht, maar ook bevredigend want het is juist beter of mooier dan jij had bedacht. Er zijn veel voorbeelden van succesvolle adaptaties zoals the  Harry Potter franchise  of  The Lord of the Rings triology,  maar er zijn helaas ook vele die niet geleverd hebben. Films verschillen ook vaak van het boek, wat fans niet kunnen waarderen. Ik kan nog wel uren doorgaan, maar het is vast beter als we nu terug gaan naar het onderwerp die er vandaag toe doet: de komst van  The Dark Tower , gebaseerd op de populaire boekenreeks van Stephen King. Notitie: Ik heb de boeken niet gelezen. The Dark Tower  is een relatief korte film (...

Hey everybody, Here's my weekly *SPOILER* recap of the latest Game of Thrones episode. I will list the most important developments of this week's epidose. This week's that will be Episode 7 'The Dragon and the Wolf'. Daenerys, Jon, Tyrion and the rest of their company arrive at the Dragonpit, where they planned their meeting with Cersei and Jaime . They show Cersei and Jaime the wight they brought with them who are shocked. Cersei agrees to help them as long as Jon doesn't pick a side between the two Queens, but he confesses he can't do that because he already pledged loyalty to Daenerys . Cersei blows of the deal and Tyrion  is the only one who could talk her out of it with his own life on the risk. They have a heated conversation but he convinces her to join the cause and agrees to send her armies north to help fight the Army of the Dead. Sansa discusses with Littlefinger what she should do about her sister Arya . He plays a little game wi...

Hoi allemaal, Oke dus: Samuel L. Jackson en Ryan Reynolds waren hier in mijn land, in Nederland, en ik kan mezelf alleen maar afvragen: 'Waar was ik?'. Waarom heb ik geen dag vrij genomen van school of werk om ze gave stunts te zien uitvoeren in de grachten van Amsterdam of in Den Haag? Weten jullie nog dat ik in mijn review van  Dunkirk  vertelde dat ik trots was omdat een deel van de film werd opgenomen in Nederland? Kun je je nu voorstellen dat bij  The Hitman's Bodyguard  drie keer zo erg was? Ongeveer 45 procent van de film speelt zich af in ons kleine kikkerlandje en ik heb me nooit gerealiseerd hoe mooi Nederland kan zijn. Ach ja .. het was gaaf geweest om Ryan en Samuel hier te zien. Zij zijn de reden waarom ik me zo vermaakt hebt bij The Hitman's Bodyguard . Ze hebben allebei die natuurlijke humor vibe over zich heen en ze hebben waarschijnlijk niet eens hoeven acteren terwijl ze de vele grappen en beledigingen naar elkaars hoofd gooide. Samen maken ze ee...

Hey everybody, Okay so: Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds were here in my country, in the Netherlands and all I can ask myself: 'Where was I?'. Why didn't I take a day off from school or work to go see them do awesome stunts in the canals of Amsterdam or The Hague? Remember when I told you in my  Dunkirk review that I was proud it was partially shot in The Netherlands. Can you understand now that The Hitman's Bodyguard topped that feeling three times? About 45 precent of the movie takes place in my little country and I never realized how beautifull Holland can look. Ah well .. it would have been nice to see Ryan and Samuel here. They are the reason I enjoyed The Hitman's Bodyguard very much. They both have that natural fun vibe and they probably didn't have to act much while performing their many jokes en throwing insults at each other. They make an awesome pair and I want to see them team up again. The story isn't very complicated but that wasn't r...

Hey everybody, Here's my weekly *SPOILER* recap of the latest Game of Thrones episode. I will list the most important developments of this week's epidose. This week's that will be Episode 6 'Beyond the Wall'. Jon , Jorah , The Hound , Beric Dondarrion , Thoros , Gendry , Tormund and the rest of the Brotherhood without Banners have gone beyond the Wall. They face many threats but manage to capture a wight from a small group. The wight calls for help and the Army of the Dead attacks the group. They send  Gendry  back to Eastwatch to get help from  Daenerys while they get trapped on a small rock. When Daenerys receives the raven from  Gendry Tyrion  advices her not to go but she ignores him and flies beyond the Wall with her three dragons. The Army of the Dead can't get to the group at first, but then they attack at full might and not everyone makes it out alive. When Daenerys comes to save them one her dragons Viserion is hit by the spear of the Nigh...

Hey everybody, Here's my weekly *SPOILER* recap of the latest Game of Thrones episode. I will list the most important developments of this week's epidose. This week's that will be Episode 5 'Eastwatch'. Jaime and Bronn make it out of the river alive. Jaime returns home to tell Cersei what he witnessed. He also tells her Lady Olenna killed Joffrey Daenerys offers the surviving Lannister soldiers a choice: bend the knee or die. Almost everybody bends the knee except for Randyll Tarly (Samwell's father) and his son Dickon Tarly. Tyrion tries to talk Daenerys out of killing them, but she makes clear she gave them a choice. Drogon then burns them alive.  Brann wargs into a pack of ravens and sends them beyond the Wall. There he gets a glimp of the Army of the Dead marching on Eastwatch. He decides to send ravens to the people of Westeros to tell them what he has seen. Jon receives Brann 's message. They decide they have to convince Cersei  to help them ...

Hoi allemaal, We wisten al dat Charlize Theron een echte badass was, zoals we al hebben kunnen zien in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). Maar ze bewijst in Atomic Blonde  weer dat je echt niet met haar moet sollen en het is indrukwekkend om te leren dat ze het grootste gedeelte van haar stunts zelf heeft gedaan. Charlize heeft al aangegeven in een interview dat het voor een vrouw niet makkelijk is om deze film te laten maken. Hollywood heeft nog een lange weg te gaan, maar om een film te zien met een stoere vrouw maakt mijn vrouwenhart altijd trots. Er zijn altijd al stoere vrouwen geweest zoals Princess Leia, Ellen Ripley en Sarah Connor, maar het is zeldzaam dat een vrouw de hoofdrol heeft. Het lijkt erop dat Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) de toon heeft gezet voor een film om een 80s soundtrack te gebruiken. Atomic Blonde gebruikt ook effectief een awesome soundtrack om ons door de film te zetten en ons dat 80s gevoel te geven. De vetste scene werkt echter het beste omdat er juist g...

Hey everybody, We already knew Charlize Theron could kick some serious ass as we've seen her do it in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). But she proves once again that you really shouldn't mess with her in Atomic Blonde  and it's impressive to learn that she did most of the stunts herself. Charlize has already stated in an interview that it's not easy for a woman to get this movie made. Hollywood still has a long way to go, but see a movie in which a woman kicks serious ass makes my female heart always very proud. There have always been awesome woman like Princess Leia, Ellen Ripley or Sarah Connor for example, but it's rare to see a woman star in a titular role. It appears that Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) has set the tone for movies to feature an awesome 80's soundtrack. Atomic Blonde also effectively uses its awesome soundtrack to help you through the movie and to help you get that 80's feeling. The most awesome scene in the movie however works so well beca...

Hey everybody, Here's my weekly *SPOILER* recap of the latest Game of Thrones episode. I will list the most important  developments of this week's epidose. This week's that will be Episode 4 'The Spoils of War'. Jaime  has collected all the gold from Highgarden which Cersei will use to pay her debt to the Iron Bank.   Littlefinger  gives Bran the dagger that was meant to kill him. Meera interrupts them with the news that she's leaving Winterfell and comes to say goodbye to Bran , but she finds out Bran has changed since he became the Three-Eyed Raven. Arya finally comes home too and is reunited with her sister Sansa and her brother Bran . Jon shows Daenerys the cave were the Dragonglass is stored. There are several drawing he showes and convinces her that the threat of the White Walkers is real. She wants to help him if he bends the knee for her.    Theon arrives at Dragonstone. He comes face to face with Jon , who has not forget Theon bet...