© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-ErikMovieman Recent reviews written by member ErikMovieman en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_53928431236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ErikMovieman - The Mothman Prophecies that will likely rivet audiences in their seats for a full two hours and then leave them frustrated for the remaining 22 and then some. For the bulk of its running time, viewers will be treated to mysterious goings on in a small... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~53928431236 Thu, 24 Jan 2002 22:36:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_53928431236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_53160152708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ErikMovieman - If only time travel were possible. That way we could go back to 1993 and hopefully correct the mistakes involved in the tragedy-laden raid in Somalia. The media could be prevented from turning this incident into a tentpole for the government to get... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~53160152708 Thu, 17 Jan 2002 20:35:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_53160152708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_50834869892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ErikMovieman - Ali is not so much a movie as it is a greatest hits package. Like the musical artists who have nothing new to offer, Ali tells us about only ten years in the life of the boxing champ known as “the greatest.” Those who grew up with him or anyone who has... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~50834869892 Thu, 27 Dec 2001 21:50:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_50834869892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_50834214532?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ErikMovieman - A Beautiful Mind is the best evidence we may have to prove why the Oscars suck. Here we have one of the best films of the year, one destined to be nominated in multiple categories, big and small. It boasts what may be the best performance of the year by... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~50834214532 Thu, 27 Dec 2001 21:44:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_50834214532?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_50242555524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author ErikMovieman - OK, I’m getting tired of Meg Ryan. All those in favor, raise their hands. 1, 2, 4, (Michelle stop giving me the finger.) OK, not as many as I would have hoped. How about tired of Meg Ryan in movies without Tom Hanks or Billy Crystal? 10, 25, 100,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~50242555524 Fri, 21 Dec 2001 03:49:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_50242555524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_50242031236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ErikMovieman - The Majestic is one of those Capra-esque “set against the backdrop of…” movies that we don’t see much of anymore. Maybe people can’t sit through the gently-down-a-stream plot unfoldings or won’t buy the amount of corn syrup inherent in such a tale to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~50242031236 Fri, 21 Dec 2001 03:36:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_50242031236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_50241703556?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ErikMovieman - Have you ever seen a movie that you know was well made, at least technically, is well-acted, has some exciting sequences and is a wonder to look at – that just didn’t hit you the way you think it should have? Thus is the experience I had with Peter... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~50241703556 Fri, 21 Dec 2001 03:29:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_50241703556?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_50241310340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ErikMovieman - Movie parodies have seemingly been around forever. Mel Brooks made them famous in the 70s with Blazing Saddles and the Zucker/Abrahams group took them to the next level in the 80s with Airplane, Top Secret and The Naked Gun. However, we have suffered... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~50241310340 Fri, 21 Dec 2001 03:22:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_50241310340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_50240589444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ErikMovieman - Remember “Eyes Wide Shut”? Remember audience’s reaction to it back when it first opened and how the cinematic majority unfairly maligned it? At least, that’s my perception of it considering that it graced my top ten list in 1999. I’ve argued the merits... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~50240589444 Fri, 21 Dec 2001 03:16:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_50240589444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_48777760388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ErikMovieman - One question that I’ve been repeatedly asked over the last few years is “why can’t you just have fun at a movie?” My frequent answer is because the movie I’ve just seen sucks prompting me to go thesaurus on the synonyms for doo-doo. Let me make it clear... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~48777760388 Thu, 6 Dec 2001 21:36:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_48777760388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_48776842884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ErikMovieman - Back in the post-Vietnam “me, me, me” era of the 80s, before the onslaught of emotionally jarring Vietnam films hit theaters, multiplexes were filled with cookie-cutter video game-like war scenarios usually centered around the theme of “bringing our boys... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~48776842884 Thu, 6 Dec 2001 21:30:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_48776842884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_46671498884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ErikMovieman - Ah, to be a kid again. Grade school, say, prior to the age of 13 and somewhere between the years of 1975-1989. That was a time to be a kid, if for no other reason than for the movies we got to see. Whimsical, exciting and funny tales of fantasy and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~46671498884 Thu, 15 Nov 2001 19:30:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_46671498884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_45976882820?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ErikMovieman - Have you ever been walking down the street, seen a couple walking hand-in-hand and wonder how in the hell those two people got together? The guy must have a lot of money or a great car or a big, well, you get the picture. The Farrelly Brothers (There’s... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~45976882820 Thu, 8 Nov 2001 12:39:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_45976882820?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_45976030852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ErikMovieman - When people ask me what kind of music I listen to these days, I would rather tell them David Mamet then any of the artificial and horrendous tunes being played eight times a minute on radio stations. Naturally, Mamet isn’t a musician in the popular sense... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~45976030852 Thu, 8 Nov 2001 12:32:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_45976030852?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_45115739780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ErikMovieman - This year I plan to send a Christmas card to the people of Pixar. Within its flap will simply be two words – Thank You! Like an Oscar acceptance speech without the time constraints or the free TV offer, I would like to thank Pixar for giving us this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~45115739780 Wed, 31 Oct 2001 03:53:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_45115739780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_45115477636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author ErikMovieman - There are a few filmmakers working today who immediately garner respect and interest in whatever their latest project is. A handful of these writer and directors have even managed to maintain a flawless track record (at least by yours truly) receiving... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~45115477636 Wed, 31 Oct 2001 03:44:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_45115477636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_43573022340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author ErikMovieman - As little boys we all love to play war. We take our phaser guns and cap pistols playing Bang Bang and arguing over who got shot first. Eventually times change. Games become known as Cowboys and Native-Americans and us boys grow up and take our warrior... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~43573022340 Wed, 17 Oct 2001 19:25:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_43573022340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_43572104836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ErikMovieman - "One day, men will look back and say, I gave birth to the twentieth century.” That’s a quote from Jack the Ripper that opens From Hell, a stylishly grim tale that offers the first spin of the legend in the 21st century. That excerpt obviously refers to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~43572104836 Wed, 17 Oct 2001 19:11:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_43572104836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_42973564548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author ErikMovieman - “Corky Romano” comes from the long tradition of Saturday Night Live breakouts and “flypaper comedies”. These lightweight films are typically identified by its attempt to throw every potential joke on the screen with the hope that some of them will stick... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~42973564548 Thu, 11 Oct 2001 12:01:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_42973564548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_42258697860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ErikMovieman - David Lynch is like that ultimate prankster, setting you up to believe and care for one situation and just when it reaches a boiling point, tells you you’ve been on Candid Camera. His latest film is like an extended prank, one that started off as a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~42258697860 Tue, 2 Oct 2001 20:35:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_42258697860?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_42257583748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ErikMovieman - Giving credit where credit is due is a major part of any kind of criticism. Even in the worst of films, whether it be the cinematography or just a few laughs, something has to justify the star rating next to the title. When an action film or thriller (so... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~42257583748 Tue, 2 Oct 2001 20:19:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_42257583748?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_41716452996?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ErikMovieman - The stories of Stephen King have always shifted from our worst fears to our base innocence and the forthcoming loss of it. Alas, children have always played an integral part in his tales, whether they are supernatural or nostalgic. Movie and King fans... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~41716452996 Wed, 26 Sep 2001 21:19:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_41716452996?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_40577109636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ErikMovieman - Last year when Chicago Mayor Richard Daley called a press conference to condemn the latest Keanu Reeves movie in the city, I could have sworn he was referring to the just opened “The Watcher”. In that film, Keanu played a serial killer hunting down... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~40577109636 Wed, 12 Sep 2001 19:06:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_40577109636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_38878482052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ErikMovieman - Twelve days after the release of The China Syndrome in 1979, a little event known as Three Mile Island occurred. In 1986, a harmless little movie like SpaceCamp had the bad fortune to show up two weeks after the Challenger tragedy. In 1999, as a film... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~38878482052 Wed, 29 Aug 2001 11:56:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_38878482052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_37977755268?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ErikMovieman - Woody Allen’s films bring out the most fervent divide of love and hate amongst moviegoers. The love usually comes from the critics while the hate comes from those who find the Woodster so irritating (either for his personality or private life) that there... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~37977755268 Thu, 23 Aug 2001 20:31:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_37977755268?linkin_id=8003929