Epinions Recent Reviews for DukeSunflow

Harlan Coben -- Promise Me you'll try harder next time.

Sun, 2 Jul 2006 01:31:20 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author DukeSunflow - My favorite mystery of the past decade is probably One False Move. I bought it solely because of the sharp looking cover and was blown away from the deep and complex mystery that unfolded. Harlan wrote two more Myron Bolitar novels, The Final Detail...

The Forgotten Man -- Soon to be a Forgotten Book?

Mon, 8 May 2006 00:22:07 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author DukeSunflow - Robert Crais is an author that has done the opposite of what most mystery authors do. As his series books have progressed, they've gotten better. When I first picked up a Crais novel, it seemed like a pale Spenser imitation, but had enought interest...

School Days -- Time to Send Robert B. Parker to Detention

Sat, 14 Jan 2006 23:25:01 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author DukeSunflow - I'm beginning to wonder if Robert B. Parker is still alive. In the past 10 or so years, he's been more machine than writer, churning out books that are interchangable with one another, distinguished only by the occasional witty dialogue or energized...

20Q -- Unlikely party game

Sat, 7 Jan 2006 19:55:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author DukeSunflow - A few weeks ago, my wife and I were at a couples Christmas Party where gifts were exchanged. One of the gifts was 20Q Challenge, a tabletop version of the highly successful 20Q. It was a huge hit among the women and my wife asked for one for...

Tick Tock, Tick Tock, Tick Tock -- BOOM -- 24 -- Season Two

Sun, 25 Sep 2005 00:40:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author DukeSunflow - Warning: Contains spoilers for season one. There is a phenomenon in most art forms known as the sophomore slump. The second season, book, CD, etc. are never as good as the first. Entering the second season, it would have been expected to see...

Ray -- Great performances almost compensate for a boring story....

Sat, 5 Mar 2005 00:35:06 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author DukeSunflow - Ray leaves me with one of the most unusual feelings that I've ever encountered while watching a movie. I feel like I saw a great mediocre movie. Ray, of course, is the biopic of Ray Charles, told from the time he heads out to seek fame and fortune...

Rolling Stone Album Guide -- Entering the 21st Century with attitude

Sat, 26 Feb 2005 02:28:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DukeSunflow - I bought the previous Rolling Stone Album Guide while in college in the early 1990s, right after it came out, using it as a buyers guide for my every increasing CD collection. I still own it and break it out quite often, either when considering a new...

Burglar on the Prowl -- Likable entry in a great series.

Sat, 26 Feb 2005 01:47:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DukeSunflow - Lawrence Block is an amazing writer. He's a master of the short story and unlike other contemporaries (Robert B. Parker comes to mind), manages to right several series with completely different characters, tone, and overall vibe. His two most popular...

Mystic River -- Sinkin' like Charles Stuart

Tue, 13 Jul 2004 08:17:40 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author DukeSunflow - Mystic River was the first book by Dennis Lehane that I couldn't finish. As I plowed through it, I found I just didn't really care where the story wound up. Still, the book receive tons of praise from critics everywhere, and when the movie based on...

Fahrenheit 9/11 -- The point at which the truth burns.

Tue, 6 Jul 2004 22:36:51 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author DukeSunflow - I remember seeing Roger & Me in a 30 or 40 seat theater in Boston the week it opened. Having had my father go through two separate layoffs, I remember finding great humor in watching Michael Moore stick it to GM. Then, a funny thing happened in...

Purina Cat Chow Indoor Formula -- 'Cause it's tough to find low carb cat food......

Thu, 17 Jun 2004 23:48:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DukeSunflow - For 10 years I owned a black and white tuxedo cat named Arnie, a sweet little dirtball of a cat who never cleaned himself. You think this would help us with hairballs, but God decided to give him an eating disorder. My cute cat would eat half a bowl...

My First LeapPad -- Jump into Learning

Wed, 16 Jun 2004 00:31:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DukeSunflow - Not to sound old (I'm 33), but back in my day, we didn't have no talkin' books. We had us some books with cassettes that gave you a little "BOING... Turn the Page" but that was the extent of the interaction, and that's the way it was and we liked it!...

Last Detective -- Crais keeps getting better.

Tue, 15 Jun 2004 23:36:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author DukeSunflow - Robert Crais initially struck me as a Parker wannabe. His wisecracking detective, Elvis Cole, was Spenser Lite, with a superhuman friend that said little (ala Hawk) named Joe Pike, a girlfriend, and a pet that meant a lot to him, (this time a cat)...

Shrek 2 -- A Great Direct to DVD release. Oh... wait!

Wed, 9 Jun 2004 21:20:38 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author DukeSunflow - Disney has made quite a killing creating and releasing subpar sequels to their classic films, filling them with slightly better than TV animation, annoying songs, and perhaps a joke or two. Shrek 2 reminds me of a slightly superior version of one of...

No Second Chance -- Harlan Coben in a Rut without a series

Wed, 9 Jun 2004 19:14:12 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author DukeSunflow - I came upon Harlan Coben by chance, picking up One False Move in paperback, primarily because of its interesting cover and good reviews. The Myron Bolitar series is one of the finest, mixing gravity and humor in an appealing mix that was always a...

Black & Decker Cordless String Trimmer CST1000

Mon, 26 Apr 2004 00:02:45 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author DukeSunflow - When I was growing up, there was a certain Mr. S who had a lax idea of lawn care. He had a souped up John Deere tractor that probably cost more than my first car. And he drove it about as fast as that car would go around his yard, not slowing for...

Bissell Spotlifter -- Better Hurry to pick up the puke

Fri, 5 Mar 2004 00:22:08 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author DukeSunflow - If you own cats, you have to expect to have the occassional wet surprise on your carpet. If you're stupid enough to own two cats, cleaning up nicely formed clumps of hair and cat food the size of pretzel nuggets becomes second nature. Combine two cats...

Runaway Jury -- Enjoyable but could have been better.

Tue, 2 Mar 2004 00:14:33 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author DukeSunflow - Jury Duty. Two words that strike fear in the hearts of some, arouse interest in the hearts of others. The dividing line usually being what having jury duty will do to your income. If you've ever been called and sat in front of opposing lawyers as they...

My Little Library -- Great starter set of books

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 02:20:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DukeSunflow - My mom and dad bought this set of books for my young daughter before she turned one. They seemed to be a waste of money, 12 thick board books with only a few pages apiece that held the classic nursery rhymes: Hey Diddle Diddle, Humpty Dumpty, Jack and...

Hoover U5117-900 -- Great Value

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 02:09:30 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author DukeSunflow - Our previous Hoover decided that now was the time to self destruct. Brackets that held the motor in place broke, the belt went out, and the roller looked like it'd been dumped in a hairy bottle of black yuck. It was 5 years old and saw a lot of use by...

Eagles -- It's like the Doors Meets Linda Ronstadt

Tue, 30 Dec 2003 09:37:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DukeSunflow - The Eagles play a special part in my personal history. I can remember the first album cover that ever captured my imagination was that 3-d raised artwork of the original 1971-1975 album. The fact that the first year, 1971, was the year of my birth,...

Bruce Almighty -- A good idea gone to hell....

Wed, 3 Dec 2003 03:19:05 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author DukeSunflow - Ever see an old preview for a movie? The trailers from yesteryear were usually oddly assembled collections of clips from the movie that made little sense out of context connected by a narrator and usually sweeping text that bulleted the plot points of...

School Of Rock -- Great Fun, but not great!

Wed, 15 Oct 2003 03:25:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DukeSunflow - The jury was still out on how I felt about Jack Black. He's been described as being cut out of the same cloth as either John Belushi or Chris Farley depending on what article you read. It wasn't until I saw the School of Rock that I decided Jack Black...

Get Up and Dance -- My Daughter Loves It.

Sun, 25 May 2003 02:40:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author DukeSunflow - Get Up and Dance took me by surprise. I checked it out of local library because I thought it'd be full of muppets and would entertain my then 14 month old daughter.

I put it in and was completely annoyed. A few shots of Elmo, very brief...

Red Dragon -- Dull title, dull movie.

Sun, 25 May 2003 02:20:43 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author DukeSunflow - It's hard to think of a decent remake. Surely there have been a few. The Man Who Knew Too Much was done well twice by Alfred Hitchcock. And.....

Okay. Nothing hits my mind.

Most people who know of the series of movies based...