© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-DavidMac Recent reviews written by member DavidMac en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_445498756740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DavidMac - Sometimes context is everything. The 1973 East German film The Legend of Paul and Paula would be, for most viewers in 2008, just an entertaining romantic comedy/drama. But this film was made in an East Germany still under the grip of Communism, which... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~445498756740 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:27:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_445498756740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_445075459716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DavidMac - No doubt some people of a particular bent would point to Four Months, Three Weeks and Two Days as the perfect example of a film which would offer food for thought and change minds. The film depicts one story, arguably one of many, of a woman seeking... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~445075459716 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:56:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_445075459716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436803112580?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DavidMac - The proper punishment of criminals has always been a point of discussion in society. You have the law-and-order types who essentially feel that if one does bad, one should be treated harshly in the hopes they’ll learn their lesson. Then you have the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436803112580 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:12:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436803112580?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_435724390020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DavidMac - The woman at the centre of Border Cafe demands, in her own quiet way, her independence. She isn’t an activist or someone out to deliberately cause trouble. But just the mere fact she has mapped out a plan of her own makes her a troublemaker. Reyhan... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~435724390020 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:18:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_435724390020?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_435721047684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author DavidMac - Body of Influence is little more than a typical entry of softcore dreck that was made in the early 1990s, but as is often the case with B-movies, even those with few to no redeeming merits, there are some fascinating and possibly unintentional subtexts... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~435721047684 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:08:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_435721047684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_423251578500?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author DavidMac - All in the Family became a sensation not too long after it debuted in 1971, and so a spin-off program was inevitable. True to form, Norman Lear went back to his well of controversy and created a character who was as equally loudmouthed and opinionated... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~423251578500 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:51:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_423251578500?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_412602764932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DavidMac - I Walked with a Zombie is one of nine RKO “horror” films produced by Val Lewton during the 1940’s. All nine films (plus documentary) are included in a Warner Bros box set, which I was lucky to find at the pawn shop for a little over $25, including tax,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~412602764932 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 14:44:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_412602764932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_412516978308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author DavidMac - The Chase was one of the four movies included in that cheap public-domain DVD I bought some time back (which also included Woman on the Run, recently reviewed). All four movies were in the public domain and were therefore shoddily presented on this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~412516978308 Sat, 29 Dec 2007 19:50:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_412516978308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_406414528132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author DavidMac - Wooden Crosses is a true &#145war film&#146, in the sense that we see virtually nothing but war in its nearly two-hour running time. I suppose in the vast history of military-themed cinema, there are other films that take this approach, but considering... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~406414528132 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:17:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_406414528132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_406272315012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DavidMac - Woman on the Run is a 1950 film which is light, breezy and generally enjoyable, with a perfectly serviceable twist. A man, Frank (Ross Elliott), walking his dog one fateful night stumbles onto a mob killing, as the victim is shot once in the killer’... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~406272315012 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:20:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_406272315012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_406040448644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DavidMac - I’m aware small towns and other assorted areas have their share of rather uneducated people, but the people in Werckmeister Harmonies truly show off their limitations. A circus comes to town, promising all sorts of amazing and astounding... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~406040448644 Sat, 20 Oct 2007 21:00:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_406040448644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_402476863108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DavidMac - Michelangelo Antonioni, who died recently, wants to overpower you with an atmosphere of disaffection with the world. The only other film of his that I&#146ve seen - L&#146Avventura (1960) - is famous as being the one where one of the seemingly major... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~402476863108 Wed, 5 Sep 2007 14:06:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_402476863108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_400477359748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author DavidMac - Testament is quite possibly one of the most punishing and depressing films ever produced, at least in America (although I&#146ll admit I&#146ve not seen them all). Even if you don&#146t watch it, you could probably understand this observation when... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400477359748 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 22:24:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_400477359748?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399710326404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author DavidMac - Billy Wilder was responsible for some rather dark films that it’s somewhat intriguing how he was able to make hits out of them. Even his romantic comedy The Apartment (which won Best Picture in 1960) has a number of despairing elements - including the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399710326404 Wed, 1 Aug 2007 14:40:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399710326404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_373035798148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DavidMac - Raising children is something that takes a kind of energy I could never muster. And yet that’s the natural cycle of things for the vast majority of people: get married (or at least get together with a partner), bring a child (or more) into the world,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~373035798148 Thu, 7 Jun 2007 22:35:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_373035798148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_361465220740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DavidMac - Silent films need a totally different frame of mind to view. There are no sounds, no dialogue; it’s all about the pictures. Watching a silent film really shouldn’t be difficult, but we’re so used to watching a TV show or a movie with people talking... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~361465220740 Sun, 13 May 2007 19:35:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_361465220740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_361061912196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DavidMac - When I was young, as in very young, I suppose you could say I was interested in science-fiction/fantasy type of stuff. Although in hindsight, it probably wasn&#146t high-quality material, since it was mostly of the Saturday morning crassly commercial... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~361061912196 Sat, 12 May 2007 22:01:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_361061912196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_347883015812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DavidMac - Rainer Werner Fassbinder&#146s films seem to be a cross between the high culture and its less sophisticated relative. I mean, most people are going to think of his work as outside of the mainstream - after all, they&#146re serious German films. Yet at... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~347883015812 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 00:10:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_347883015812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_344111877764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DavidMac - I remember hearing some vague information a number of years back about a young woman from a religious family who believed her fits of epilepsy were actually signs of being possessed by the devil. I didn’t know much more than that fact, but the German... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~344111877764 Thu, 5 Apr 2007 23:30:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_344111877764?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_343618850436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author DavidMac - The few Soviet Union films I’ve seen have a small whiff of propaganda about them, only natural since the country was under Communist rule at the time of those films. You couldn’t just say anything you wanted to if you wanted your movie to be approved by... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~343618850436 Wed, 4 Apr 2007 22:31:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_343618850436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_323874426500?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DavidMac - On an Island With You is about as perverse as you can get when it comes to a jolly feel-good musical comedy from 1948, but maybe that all depends on your line of thinking. I mean, some people are just going to think of it as a fluffy comedy with old... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~323874426500 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:10:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_323874426500?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_323293843076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author DavidMac - One of the more ridiculous characters I&#146ve seen in the movies would be the lead character in the Spanish movie Jealousy. Befitting the film&#146s title, the protagonist is jealous with a capital J. Antonio (Daniel Giménez Cacho) is a truck... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~323293843076 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:06:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_323293843076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_321152650884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DavidMac - I think the title of this movie would be a great warning for the Surgeon General to slap on all sorts of things like Valentine’s Day cards, chocolates and everything else even tenuously connected to love. At the very least, it would pacify all the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~321152650884 Sat, 17 Feb 2007 00:26:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_321152650884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_308950503044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DavidMac - Francois Truffaut directed some major works include The 400 Blows, Jules and Jim and The Wild Child. The 400 Blows, at the very least, is a movie I would call a classic, as it details the gritty story of Antoine Doinel as he experiences the ups and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~308950503044 Sat, 20 Jan 2007 23:46:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_308950503044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_307580341892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DavidMac - The Spirit of the Beehive understands one thing about children, which is that young, naive minds have only just begun to understand how the world truly works. The younger one is, the less one knows or understands. And yet that also means a young child... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~307580341892 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 21:57:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_307580341892?linkin_id=8003929