Epinions Recent Reviews for Donlee_Brussel

Will The Real Love Please Stand Up?

Tue, 30 Dec 2003 06:44:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Donlee_Brussel - Note to readers: this review contains spoilers. While I do not believe the revelation of certain plot points will in any way compromise the reading experience, those who wish to read Love in the Time of Cholera without having a previous,...

The West Wing: Things Like This Make Me Go A Big Rubbery One

Sat, 11 Jan 2003 23:25:56 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Donlee_Brussel - Sobriety has killed the writing skills of "Sports Night" and "The West Wing" creator, Aaron Sorkin. The former cokehead used to write snappy dialogue for his quirky, non-stereotypical characters. Last year, NBC repeated a "special" episode of "The West...

Darth Vader Gets His Mack On

Wed, 12 Jun 2002 20:25:11 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Donlee_Brussel - In the original Star Wars, George Lucas’ only crime was cribbing Akira Kurosawa's Hidden Fortress. In Attack of the Clones however, Lucas is guilty of jocking “Dawson’s Creek,” barely an elevation to 1999’s...

Your Grandparents May Have Liked Brontë This Way

Wed, 28 Nov 2001 06:43:30 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Donlee_Brussel - When it comes to butchered adaptations of literary masterpieces, years from now, I’m bound to think of William Wyler’s 1939 film Wuthering Heights. Though this movie garnered eight Oscar nominations, including Best Screenplay for Ben Hecht...

The Brilliant Minutiae of Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby"

Wed, 28 Nov 2001 06:31:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Donlee_Brussel - One of the most underrated attributes of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Jazz Age novel The Great Gatsby is how the seemingly minute details and descriptions of places and characters richly enhance the meaning and purpose of the novel. First of all,...

Don't Spank This Monkey

Fri, 19 Oct 2001 03:57:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Donlee_Brussel - When Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was released last year, American critics hailed it as “the greatest martial arts movie ever.” After seeing Ang Lee’s film though, many Asian cinephiles like myself responded blank-faced. People like me...

The Phallacy of Heathcliff

Wed, 27 Jun 2001 06:40:07 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Donlee_Brussel - Though some may claim that Heathcliff in Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights is a man who avenges the wronged selflessly for the greater good, nothing could be further from the truth. Heathcliff is one of the most selfishly inconsiderate,...

The Tragedy of Macbeth? My Inquisition

Sun, 10 Jun 2001 18:08:25 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Donlee_Brussel - Many critics and scholars have posed the question of whether or not William Shakespeare's Macbeth is really a "tragic hero" in the traditional sense. Conventionally, we, the people, have come to expect our heroes to be selfless and noble, paragons of...

Remembrance of the Unforgettable

Tue, 1 May 2001 05:27:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Donlee_Brussel - It’s about seven months after Radiohead’s career hit a peak commercially with their fourth full-length release, Kid A. The band’s first chart-topping album sold 207,000 copies in the U.S. its first week and garnered a Best Album...

Archived Web Services Reviews: My Top 10 Favorite Epinions Write Off (FEWO)

Sun, 25 Mar 2001 09:06:55 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Donlee_Brussel - Author: 29th_Candidate

Editorial Topic: General Kids & Family Advice

Review Title: "GLWO: A 29th_Candid_DATING Primer"

URL: http://illmatic-mind.epinions.com/kifm-review-4F47-1F938F36-39EAE3DE-prod3

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A Junkie's Tale of sellouts, burnouts, crackwhores & a lovable puppet named ALF

Mon, 29 Jan 2001 07:24:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Donlee_Brussel - Yeah, you say you got this bad thing

You say you've got it bad

You have broken every heart of every friend you've ever had

Yeah the time is gonna come when all your friends just go away

- Art Alexakis, "Overwhelming"...

Dude, This Movie Totally Sucks

Sat, 16 Dec 2000 20:20:21 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Donlee_Brussel - Slackers, stoners, dudes… We know them, we envy them, and we live through them by way of their wacky adventures documented on film. Whether they’re written by Kevin Smith (The New Jersey Trilogy), Richard Linklater (Slacker,...

Hijacked airplanes, Scorsesian violence, & porno graveyards.

Sat, 11 Nov 2000 21:01:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Donlee_Brussel - Survivor is the second novel I’ve read that was written by Chuck Palahniuk. Palahniuk, whose first novel Fight Club was one of the last decade’s best literary works, is all about do it yourself helpful tips and suggestions...

Blood, Sweat, and Tears: Fight Club Write Off (FCWO)

Mon, 16 Oct 2000 01:47:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Donlee_Brussel - I know you. You're a young guy with clear skin and perfect teeth and the kind of job you're proud to write the alumni association about. You're too young to have fought in any wars and if your parents weren't divorced, then your father was probably...

The Kids Aren't Alright

Sun, 15 Oct 2000 09:19:08 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Donlee_Brussel - It’s been two years since fans were blessed with a collection of O.K. Computer B-sides in the form of Airbag: How Am I Driving. It’s been three years since the music world was turned on its ear in brilliantly grandioso style...

Bloody knuckles, Fascist carnage, and testicular cancer.

Fri, 6 Oct 2000 21:42:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Donlee_Brussel - Chuck Palahniuk's debut novel, Fight Club, has acquired a following, and rightfully so, become a cult classic. It's filled to the brim with brilliant wordplay, insightful narration, and satirical anti-mainstream consumerism concepts. The...

If a body catch a body coming through the rye

Sat, 23 Sep 2000 18:01:59 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Donlee_Brussel - Contrary to popular belief, the fact that Catcher in the Rye uses misspelled profanity does not make it edgy. On that same note, the fact that assassin Mark Chapman asked John Lennon to sign it for him earlier in the morning of December 8,...

Testosterone Day

Sat, 2 Sep 2000 06:47:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Donlee_Brussel - In the grand tradition of Tyler Durden and Frank T.J. Mackie, I give you the ultimate penis power spokesperson of the new millennium, Oliver Stone. Men's Journal calls him "the premier macho filmmaker of modern times." He's the main man behind...

Murder He Wrote: Sir Alec Guinness Write-Off

Sun, 27 Aug 2000 08:54:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Donlee_Brussel - Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood.

- Lord Tennyson

Revenge is a dish the people of taste prefer to eat cold.

- Italian Proverb

Nobody commits murder just...

Skinny-Dipping Kills: The 25th Anniversary Jaws Write-Off

Sat, 15 Jul 2000 03:57:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Donlee_Brussel - Hola mi seasick amigos, and welcome to the Chinaman's review of Jaws that’s part of the Jaws 25th Anniversary Write-off. Asked here by Captain Mike_Bracken, to join him and his fellow cannibal homeboys aboard The Orca, I am here to give you an...

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Thu, 6 Jul 2000 00:35:44 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Donlee_Brussel - Although it was successful at the box office, Star Wars, Episode One: The Phantom Menace was a disappointing film with few admirable aspects. $110 million bucks worth of CGI both helped and hurt the film. Jar Jar Binks and Jake Lloyd...

P.T. Anderson's Circus of Emotions

Wed, 21 Jun 2000 00:16:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Donlee_Brussel - There is the story of a boy genius, Stanley Spector. And the game show host, Jimmy Gator. And the ex-boy genius, "Quiz Kid" Donnie Smith. There is the story of the dying man, Earl Partridge. His lost son, Frank T.J. Mackey. And the dying...

Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely

Mon, 12 Jun 2000 08:32:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Donlee_Brussel - Note to readers: this review contains spoilers. While I do not believe the revelation of certain plot points will in any way compromise the viewing experience, those who wish to read Animal Farm without having a previous, general knowledge...

Love, Sex, Death, Adultery, Chilies...The Latin Period Porno

Fri, 9 Jun 2000 05:31:31 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Donlee_Brussel - Note to readers: this review contains spoilers. While I do not believe the revelation of certain plot points will in any way compromise the viewing experience, those who wish to read Like Water for Chocolate without having a previous,...

Love, Life, Death, Religion, and Industrial Lubricants

Sat, 13 May 2000 21:29:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Donlee_Brussel - Look at the traders clawing each other on the floor of the stock exchange. Listen to used-car dealers trying to dump excess stock on one another. Consider the joy with which one megacorp stock-raids another and dumps its leaders. Study such films as...