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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_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 http://www.epinions.com/content_475782155908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - Woody Allen doesn't make big films anymore, but some are clearly bigger than others.  Given that he can attract all the A-list talent he wants, some of his movies especially over the past fifteen years tended to outgrow the tidy confines of their... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475782155908 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:23:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475782155908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475665698436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - I'm not surprised easily at a movie, and I don't think I'm prone to hyperbole.  If a film is much better than I expected it would be going in, I still don't find myself floored by it, but pleasantly surprised.  If I hate a movie that is roundly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475665698436 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:04:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475665698436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474879200900?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - 1999's Muppets From Space is significant in Muppet history for a number of reasons.  It was the first big screen adventure for the group where they weren't portraying characters (Muppet Treasure Island,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474879200900 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:38:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474879200900?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474543328900?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - When the folks at Pixar have a creative meeting to concoct a new film, do you think they ask each other what the hardest thing for them to pull off would be?  Is it challenge that drives them to tackle complex topics and decidedly unfamiliar... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474543328900 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:42:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474543328900?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474315263620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - Seeing a movie with a preview audience is always going to be a bit of a skewering experience, critically speaking.  Now, what if the film's director is sitting four rows away and the whole evening is a celebration of the legendary comedian? ... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474315263620 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:28:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474315263620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474072714884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - Bigger, louder, faster - that's about as exact a recipe for a sequel as Hollywood can muster.  So what happens when the sequel is to a film already dizzy with big, loud, and fast?  More seems dangerous, as the audience may not tolerate all... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474072714884 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:17:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474072714884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474067603076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - In the limited span of his film career, director Sam Mendes has proven to be decidedly hit or miss.  Taking an ever sharper look at it, you find that the films themselves are filled with ups and downs of quality, with none being a solid start to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474067603076 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:19:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474067603076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473641225860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - Having not read either book, and having been forced to sit through the atrocious The Da Vinci Code in 2006, I had little to no impetus to check out Angels & Demons.  The reviews overall have been better, the book - I have it on... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473641225860 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:52:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473641225860?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473621827204?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - My evaluation of recent comedy has trended towards exaggeration and hyperbole, I recognize.  I've stated as fact that we've entered a new golden age for the genre, which has met with no little disbelief and shruggery.  However, with a new great... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473621827204 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:03:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473621827204?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472128130692?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - I am continually amazed by my parents taste in movies.  For years I've suspected that they gravitate towards crap, but it's taken a new, weird turn of late.  I remember when we lived in the same town and I'd pop over two or three times a week,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472128130692 Fri, 29 May 2009 18:17:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472128130692?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471889383044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - In rewatching the first sequel to 1985's smash hit Back to the Future for the first time in years, a few things occurred to me.  1. My taste in films since I was ten years old has drastically changed.  2. The paradoxes and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471889383044 Wed, 27 May 2009 18:13:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471889383044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471862709892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - My current kick of reviewing science fiction films had to eventually lead me to this summer's breakout hit, and thus far only decent film by any popular or critical standard, Star Trek.  I was never a huge fan of any of the television shows... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471862709892 Wed, 27 May 2009 13:56:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471862709892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471107997316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - It's not so much surprisingly that The X-Files: I Want to Believe is a lousy movie as it is incredibly disappointing.  After six years away from television, during which the lead actors have gone on to play wildly different characters from... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471107997316 Wed, 20 May 2009 18:46:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471107997316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471000387204?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - When a film gets shifted from a prime awards-baiting release date in the fall to the virtual graveyard that is April, there has to be some concern.  Looking at the pedigree of such a picture should usually uncover potential issues, perhaps that they... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471000387204 Tue, 19 May 2009 18:18:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471000387204?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470877900420?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - When the words "Sci-Fi Channel Original Movie" cross one's mind, they are usually accompanied by visions of cheesy acting and incredibly lousy special effects.  This is reasonable, given the track record of horrifically cheap products they've rolled... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470877900420 Mon, 18 May 2009 18:24:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470877900420?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470528396932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - As a child in the 1980s, if you had mentioned the name Michael J. Fox to me the character I would have readily responded with would have been without a doubt Scott Howard.  Who?  Not Alex P. Keaton?  Not Marty McFly?  Nope, Scott... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470528396932 Fri, 15 May 2009 18:46:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470528396932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470411349636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - The tale of the Science Fiction Movie Marathon this past weekend at the Music Box in Chicago began Monday with a review of The Incredible Shrinking Man, followed by... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470411349636 Thu, 14 May 2009 17:50:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470411349636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470296596100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - The recounting of this epic Science Fiction Movie Marathon held at the Music Box Theater on Southport in Chicago began with The Incredible Shrinking Man Monday, and was continued by... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470296596100 Wed, 13 May 2009 18:09:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470296596100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470164934276?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - The recounting of the Science Fiction Movie Marathon at the Music Box Theater in Chicago this past weekend began with The Incredible Shrinking Man review... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470164934276 Tue, 12 May 2009 17:05:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470164934276?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470047755908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - This past weekend I attended a science fiction movie marathon at the Music Box theater here in Chicago, which was a solid value (Seven films!  Five of which I saw!  $24!) and a rousing good time.  It also doubled as what I quickly termed... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470047755908 Mon, 11 May 2009 17:45:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470047755908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469731806852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - If your garden variety science fiction writer is to be believed, there could be an infinite number of parallel worlds to our own, populated by figures not unlike us in many ways, but still different enough to make your head spin a bit.  One of these... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469731806852 Fri, 8 May 2009 18:14:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469731806852?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469619347076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - In the pantheon of grade Z science fiction films, there is a special place for Galactic Gigolo.  The title alone is so alluring.  All that alliteration!  Space and sex together!  But wait, wait, there is so much... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469619347076 Thu, 7 May 2009 18:36:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469619347076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469496008324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - There is no realistic way for me to be objective about this film, this Game 6 that I'd never heard of until it magically appeared on Netflix's Instant Watch list.  Had I known that there was a movie that purported to not only capture the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469496008324 Wed, 6 May 2009 15:42:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469496008324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469371686532?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - One of the first thoughts you might have when starting to watch Adventureland, if you're anything like me, is ‘Why is this movie set in 1987?'  There's no ostensible reason for this.  Amusement parks still exist.  Kids still... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469371686532 Tue, 5 May 2009 14:09:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469371686532?linkin_id=8003929