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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-Goatius Recent reviews written by member Goatius en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_489923513988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - I wouldn't describe myself as a Michael Jackson fanatic, but I am a fan of his music.  I wouldn't normally start a review of anything like this, but being a huge fan as opposed to a moderate fan likely makes an enormous difference in your enjoyment... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489923513988 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:04:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489923513988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489575911044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - In one of the more shocking events of the weekend, along with it not raining on Sunday and the Bears getting crushed by the Bengals, I watched The Invention of Lying by the always reliable or at least somewhat watchable Ricky Gervais and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489575911044 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:05:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489575911044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487748439684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - On the list of forgotten stage comedians from the early part of the last century you would undoubtedly find the names Ole Olson and Chic Johnson, were such a thing to exist.  If it did, though, I suppose that would make these folks not... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487748439684 Fri, 9 Oct 2009 18:37:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487748439684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487286869636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - Just to get it out of the way, as much as I like Shaun of the Dead, I always found it to be such a send up of zombie films that it tended to get in its own way when trying to relate to a wider audience.  Its unrealistic devices and comically... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487286869636 Mon, 5 Oct 2009 18:08:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487286869636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_485175627396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - The Marx Brothers absolute peak critically and commercially came with their two big MGM films, A Night at the Opera and A Day at the Races.  The formula is the same for both, and would influence every film they would subsequently... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~485175627396 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:48:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_485175627396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_482925186692?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - Naked time travel is not a new concept.  Arnold Schwarzenegger is the Magellan of this idea from his time in the Terminator series, and he wasn't trying to hold down any steady romance in those films.  In the outrageously high concept... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~482925186692 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:39:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_482925186692?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_482647314052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - When the head of MGM, Irving Thalberg, died, the Marx Brothers were as good as doomed.  No longer would their films have the care and attention they'd enjoyed during their two film heyday with the big studio.  A Night at the Opera and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~482647314052 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:49:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_482647314052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_481959382660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - There isn't much to drive me away from seeing a film like poop and fart jokes in the trailer.  These jokes have some place in cinema, I understand.  Toddlers need something to relate to, and really at that age what've they got going for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~481959382660 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:43:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_481959382660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_481593495172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - Stupid action movies have their purpose, I understand that.  Every so often people need to just watch crap blowing up and dudes running around and hot chicks kick each other's butts.  It's a way to unwind at the movies with unrealistic looking... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~481593495172 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:53:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_481593495172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_480887017092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - The Marx Brothes tenth film, Go West, had the backhanded honor of following one of their worst efforts, Room Service, the only of their movies not written for them with their established characters in mind.  So really, they had no... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~480887017092 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:00:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_480887017092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_480736939652?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - When Hugh Jackman came out of total obscurity to play Wolverine in 2000's X-Men, it was instantly evident he would be a huge star.  He so dominated the picture populated by a familiar group of Hollywood actors that it was clear he belonged in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~480736939652 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:06:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_480736939652?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_480400084612?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - The Marx Brothers as a film comedy team put out thirteen movies in total.  The first seven are legitimate masterpieces, and the remaining six have a continually dwindling level of quality until they reach their final breaking up of the act, Love... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~480400084612 Fri, 7 Aug 2009 17:48:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_480400084612?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_480165269124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - Throughout Judd Apatow's latest dude comedy, Funny People, Adam Sandler's superstar comedian George Simmons will reference his penis, that of his assistant Ira (Seth Rogen), and any number of other stand-ups and jokers who get in the way. ... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~480165269124 Wed, 5 Aug 2009 16:18:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_480165269124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479934713476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - Clearly this movie wasn't intended to disappear into the morass of cable television and the direct to DVD market.  It's stocked full of Oscar and Emmy nominated comedic talent, and even if it boasts a mostly untried director, Steve Conrad, he did... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479934713476 Mon, 3 Aug 2009 16:13:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479934713476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479718903428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - Visiting somewhere like St. Louis is hard.  The problem is that it's a big-ish city, so you're not going for scenic nature vistas, but it's not so big a city that there are tons of things to do right off the top of your head.  What's in St... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479718903428 Sat, 1 Aug 2009 18:09:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479718903428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479609261700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - There's something about Woody Allen's presence, even in his bad movies, that I find consoling.  From the beginning of his film career straight through to the early 90s, Woody was an undeniable movie star, and a master class filmmaker.  Things... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479609261700 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:50:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479609261700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479477337732?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - I don't have any particular affinity for this film.  I've seen it a few times now over the years, and was really intending on holding off reviewing it until next year, just for the synergy of it.  But, lo and behold, my 200th review snuck up on... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479477337732 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:25:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479477337732?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479347707524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - Let me say right off the bat, I've read the Harry Potter books, but I'm no kind of Harry Potter purist.  While I think the books are enjoyable in and of themselves, they aren't exactly cinematic, in a pure sense.  They are ungodly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479347707524 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:38:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479347707524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478372466308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - I consider myself a pretty average movie going guy.  I may go more frequently than your average person, but my tastes lean in a decidedly guy direction.  I'll see romantic comedies at the behest of my girlfriend, but they are pretty hard to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478372466308 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:22:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478372466308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478246571652?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - There is a sequence fairly early on in Bruno where a montage of sexcapades displays the sum total of the Austrian fashion icon's relationship with a significantly smaller Asian man/boy.  Dark boxes cover up the main areas of activity, but... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478246571652 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:15:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478246571652?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_477481176708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - For reasons of attempting to competently review this movie, I need to do it fast.  I've watched Melinda and Melinda a few times over the years, and ten minutes after completing it each time I can barely recall anything about it beyond the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~477481176708 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:15:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_477481176708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_477360721540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - Thinking man's science fiction is usually a hard sell, for studios and audiences alike.  For the money men, you've got a complicated, big effects setting, without many flashy scenes for the trailer.  For audiences, you don't have big action... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~477360721540 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:59:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_477360721540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476613611140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - Most Woody Allen films in the early part of decade were fairly safe, and very familiar.  Comedies without much reach beyond grabbing a few laughs and fitting neatly into the filmmaker's portfolio seemed to be the aim, and they succeeded for what... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476613611140 Tue, 7 Jul 2009 17:13:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476613611140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476495777412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - While Johnny Depp's films are largely fun to watch, and due in no small part to Depp's contributions, it can now be stated with some certainty that as an actor his range is fairly limited.  What?  How can that be?  He played both Willy... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476495777412 Mon, 6 Jul 2009 19:08:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476495777412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475906281092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - Still in the afterglow of the wild interactive cinematic experience The Room the night before, the idea of going to see the summer's typical romantic comedy The Proposal this past... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475906281092 Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:17:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475906281092?linkin_id=8003929