Happiness and Misadventures

How I Spent (Wasted?) My Time

This is a hand-made list of the media I consumed, in chronological order, based on memo’s template. The list is left intentionally long in a single page, so you can somehow feel how much time we spend with media.

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In Progress

I started it because I was intrigued by a comment on Reddit. Seems interesting! And it’s developed by Team 17 (Worms ❤️)!

Amy Adams is always astonishing; the plot is interesting, but… meh, I guess this won’t remembered as a classic.

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🙂

Olivia Coleman is great, but this boy may be even better.

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🚗

I started playing it with my girlfriend, and we are really enjoying it! The mechanics are very interesting, we –as humanity– need more games like this!

This. Game. Is. Pure. Gold.

We loved that, and the mini-games are such fun!

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💯❤️

An unexpected Roald Dahl! Very upsetting and sad sometimes, but overall it was a nice view.

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😤

A happy sad story. The emoji ficts perfectly.

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🥲

A very funny silly movie (in the good way) with a strange couple.

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👍

Well… That was a sad movie. I never read any of Dicken’s books, but if his average characters are like the grandfather here… well, username checks out.

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😔

I may have a controversial opinion about this movie, but:

  • It’s too damn slow
  • The are just a couple of songs that remain in the head at the end, and it’s a problem for a musical: they’re too fragmented, and long
  • TO BE CONTINUED?!?! After 160 minutes?!
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😑
In Progress

Spooky season is never over (sung in Daft Punk tone 🤖)

That was a punch in the (huge) stomach. It was beautiful, but also awful. We need more movies like this.

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💔

It is moving to see how much love Tolkien put in these fantastic letters to his children. The characters, the drawings, the amazing personality he put in the details… A recommended reading to everyone, one letter every so often.

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❤️❤️❤️
In Progress

One of the very few non-fiction books I’ve started! Let’s see how it goes.

This was a well-timed gift. A brief comic book with some explanation on how to understand anxiety, fear, etc… And some suggestions to manage our bad habits. A very nice reading. ❤️

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🫂🧠

A nice collection of short stories about bad things happened while reading… Probably the one i preferred is Swain’s. Plus, reading Blackwood is always a pleasure.

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🤔

A very interesting reading about a particular tradition in North-Eastern Italy. I already wrote about it, and this book deeply explores the roots of this custom.

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I fell asleep at two thirds. I don’t understand why they had to add new songs. Or start making live action remakes.

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😡🏜️

Very sweet, but also short alas!

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24x🍰

I had high expectations because I had read Hitchiker’s Guide first, but I enjoyed this bizarre novel. I can’t say I completely understood all the twists, but it was fun!

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🛋️

I’m not sure how we stumbled upon this movie, but I’m really glad we watched it. It was very funny, and I think I found my favorite monologue by Ian McKellen!

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👍

At about 30%, it is interesting, but a bit slow.

Still relevant until the end.

After two months (and half), I finally finished it. Well, what to say? In my opinion, the story is catchy but with two main flaws: it is overly verbose (almost 700 pages!) and even too complex. There are too many repetitions, redundant inner thinking,… Even in the very very final part! Overall, though, it’s a nice thriller with a good villain.

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🚗🚗🚗
In Progress

I have very good memories of the first Dead Island (it was one of the few games my girlfriend enjoyed watching me playing). After a few hours, the sequel seems fun enough! On PS4, the graphics are quite good, too!

Very enjoyable, I loved Jim Broadbent’s character. The finale is a bit stretched, but it’s based on a true story, so it’s super-forgivable.

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👌

Wow, I really enjoyed it. Fantastic atmosphere, solid gameplay (even if the inventory is clunky)… I see why it is so much appreciated.

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👩‍⚕️🧟‍♀️

DAFUQ. DID. I. SEE.

Fun in two or three scenes, but terribly slow. Creepy, but not scary at all. Worst movie for Halloween. :(

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👎

Unexpectedly good, and I never heard about it! Both funny and sad, with great characters. Can’t wait to see the next seasons.

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8x🔫 + 1x🦷

I thought it was a dramatic movie, instead it ended up to be one of the funniest and unexpected movies I saw lately. Maybe it’s because I had low expectations, but I really enjoyed it. And nice soundtrack!

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🙌

Not surprised to discover that the director is the same as Midsommar. A bit too haunting, but I liked it.

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😈⛽︎

I didn’t expect a thrilling episode of Escape To The Country! Wonderful places apart, I liked the tension across the whole movie, and I particularly loved James McAvoy. I still have to see the original movie, and I will!

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6x🧸

Nice idea and good atmosphere, but the finale is just mediocre.

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5

So boring that I don’t want to bother finding a strange rating. I liked Julia Garner, but not as much as in Inventing Anna.

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5

Interesting idea, but the third act feels just… weird. It’s a shame, the first ten minutes had so much potential. Maybe it’s my fault, but I didn't understand the bad guy's reasons. 🤔

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🙁

I heard about this movie from a grumpy podcaster (Lorro, I love you) and I couldn’t agree more: this a well-studied psychological thriller.

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7-

A nice horror! Maybe a little bit of Korean background knowledge is required, but finally some fresh air!

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7x⚰️

Unexpectedly good! Three very good main actors and a couple of scenes with shivers! A bit disappointed by the final scenes, but overall this was very fun. Great Nic Cage!

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8x🪆

Finally I caught up this classic. I liked it because of the atmosphere, and I appreciated its cuts… but the end is quite disappointing. Mysterious, but it lacks something. I normally appreciate the lack of jumpscares, but… I expected them!

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7x🪵🪨

Lots of fighting scenes and cameos. I got what I expected.

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6x🐩
  • After about a week, I’m enjoying it! …And finally stopped using the bow as main weapon.
  • I abandoned it because it is very cool… but there are too many things to do, I don’t have time for that.
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🐅

Touching, delicate and graphically delightful. I need to read the graphic novel, which is on my list from too much time.

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🥲²

One of those films you are glad to watch, but you refuse to believe. A sad story, beautifully narrated. Great performances!

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🫂

I just noticed that this record came out almost thirty-three years ago, and last weekend I put it on a few times. It is just immortal. Maybe the easiest(?) of the band, excluding the last two songs (the drum machine in Pearl Bomb is the worst idea ever). If you like rock in general, you should listen to this record at least once or twice. It is powerful.

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💣

Funny, but with a strange rhythm — almost everything happens in the second half. Good sequel, even if sadly Monica Bellucci always dubs herself in Italian.

RIP Bob 💔
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7x🕷️

Not bad, I quite enjoyed it. Maybe better than Shyamalan’s latest works as director. Overall, I liked it except the weird shots during the dialogues. Whyyyy?

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🎤🎤🎤/5

My expectations were too high. I loved The Three-Body Problem, and here I found again some very interesting ideas, such as the Wallfacers and the Wallbreakers. Anyway, there are two main flaws: the lack of rhythm (which affected the prequel too) and of a real story. We always have the feeling that something is going to happen… but it never does.

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💧💧💧/5

I didn’t remember if I had watched the whole movie in the past, and I was inspired by a podcast to give it another chance. The reviewer said this film was almost perfect. Well, it’s not my genre, but it’s damn fun.

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💥

I loved the first A Quiet Place, and I liked the second one. I was curious by the prequel idea, and I was not disappointed. A few scenes were maybe too much to be convincing, but overall it is a good movie. Maybe the main characters are a bit slow to grow fond with.

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😼

I loved the first two seasons, and this one keeps very high standards along with the usual, amazing soundtrack, but… There are just too many unanswered questions! All the episodes are very entertaining, BUT… 'TO BE CONTINUED' at the end should be banned from any media.

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🫥

Loved the style and the story. For the first time in my life, I think, I wanted to punch a dog. At least there was a happy ending.

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🙂

Very cool story, 8-10 years ahead of recent times. Amazing performances and settings, loved them. Browsing IMDb, I discovered that the director was also Sunshine’s writer. No wonder!

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🤖🤖🤖🤖/5 on a Turing test

A delightful Ben Kinglsey. Probably one of the best performances by an alien.

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🙃🛸

Interesting plot twist (if you haven’t seen the trailer), but once the action kicks in, it gets quite predictable. Slight spoilers below. {The explosions of the vampires are the coolest part!}

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🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸/10

Meh². I liked the folklore theme and the background, but not the depiction of the creatures. Also, the final scene is like… 🥱

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🧚😐🧚

One of those classics whose just the memories can move you. Tornatore, Morricone, great performances… Everything is right.

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🥲💯

Sad, with slight good vibes. I’m not sure if this should be seen with the partner. Probably it was sponsored by English tourism office, but they didn’t spend much on the screenplay.

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😐