Epinions Recent Reviews for Bryony

Finally got a DVD and....

Wed, 1 Feb 2006 03:17:42 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Bryony - ... I got "Chicago," which didn't seem right as a title. "Jazz Babies" would have fit better, but then it might be confused with "Showgirls," and that would be a disaster. Some of the reviews of this movie astound me, as do some of the comments. Lead...

Two words

Sat, 21 May 2005 02:11:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Bryony - Only two words sum up why this movie, with much of its footage restored, and many shots from different angles than those of the original, is one of the greatest movies ever made: Marlon Brando. When I first saw the first movie, I wondered why Brando...

It woulda been nice, but it wasn't

Wed, 15 May 2002 14:00:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Bryony - I haven't read all the reviews of Gladiator -- there are too many of them to read before I can stop myself from saying this: It would have been nice if Maximus, the tortured hero, had done in his nemisis, the Emperor Commodus, in a final showdown in the...

An intimate, inside view of horror

Wed, 13 Feb 2002 05:38:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Bryony - It's been many years since I saw "Holocaust" as a mini-series on TV, and I was happy to find it has been generally released. Its impact on me hasn't dimmed after all that time. How could it? This is one of the few mini-series ever to achieve greatness...

Classmates.com: Classmates.com UPDATE 2, UPDATE 1, ORIGINAL

Wed, 6 Feb 2002 05:10:11 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Bryony - No longer 33 hours, but 48 hours have passed since the last email from Classmates.com, copied below, that my status as a "Gold member" has been "reinstated." It hasn't.

The Classmates.com swindle-sentimental-former-students saga continues. I...

Nordstrom: Nordstom puts the customer first

Sun, 5 Aug 2001 23:04:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Bryony - I really can't express enough praise for this wonderful online store. Help is always available. Returns, which can be sent back in pre-paid envelopes or taken to a local Nordstrom's customer service department, are cheerfully accepted without a qualm and...

What most opinions missed

Mon, 11 Dec 2000 15:48:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Bryony - I've read every opinion here about "Freeway," most written by men, all of whom missed a very important point -- the fear most women and older girls have of encountering a man of the Ted Bundy variety, which is exactly what happens in this...

the state vs. the individual

Thu, 23 Nov 2000 18:59:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Bryony - "Brazil" is one of those movies that is difficult to categorize. "Cult"? Perhaps. But it deserves a much broader audience than those who regulary see cult films. Its "cult" status, of course, repels most viewers, who seem to...

AOL sucks

Sat, 11 Nov 2000 23:33:28 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Bryony - A terse title, I know, but it does. One member mentioned people getting kicked off if they left their computers. You don't have to leave your computer to get kicked off; you can be right in the middle of doing something and get kicked off. I haven't used...

Self-discovery in the outback

Sat, 11 Nov 2000 22:00:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Bryony - It was my birthday, and a friend, who'd grown pompously and preposterously "intellectual," told me she'd treat me to a movie. "Oh, good!" I thought. "I want to see 'Priscilla!'" Then the no-longer friend said, "There...

I cried, Iams

Tue, 10 Oct 2000 11:48:05 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Bryony - I chose dry Iams on my cats' vet's recommendation several years ago. One of the cats I had before -- they've been gone 10 and 11 years, now -- developed the crystalline formation urinary tract disease at 7, being fed regular commercial dry food, so I...

Dickens' definitive "David"

Tue, 10 Oct 2000 11:00:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Bryony - This first appeared as a response to a review of "David Copperfield," but when I submitted the review, the system said that since it was a long reply, perhaps I should redo it as an opinion. So I am.

One reviewer called this...

O Connor, Flannery: Sometimes a little means a lot

Sat, 7 Oct 2000 20:10:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Bryony - Few people who appreciate, nay, idolize the works of Flannery O'Connor, point out O'Connor's weakness -- she was a short story writer, not a novelist, or, at least, not yet, not at the time of her death. Her first, "Wise Blood," is an extension...