© 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-KingpinLJC Recent reviews written by member KingpinLJC en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_488073039492?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author KingpinLJC - The first work to announce David Cronenberg as a filmmaker destined for greatness, The Brood is at once unsettling and terrifying in ways that few movies are. It's full of rich ideas and ultra disturbing images, setting the stage for what we would... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488073039492 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:36:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488073039492?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486867832452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author KingpinLJC - Heroine: "There's a maniac trying to kill us!"Unsurprised Patron: "Welcome to New York."That line is a good indicator that Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan is trying to say there are... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486867832452 Thu, 1 Oct 2009 20:53:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486867832452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486104600196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author KingpinLJC - Friday the 13th Part VII is the first entry in the series I remember seeing. It was the night it premiered on HBO and at that point in my life (I was probably 12 or 13), I had seen only a handful of horror movies. No surprise the nudity was the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486104600196 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:57:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486104600196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_485319872132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author KingpinLJC - Film critic Alex Jackson suggests that humor in the Friday the 13th series should not be overt, but that the audience should have to search for it. I couldn't agree with him more. In the earlier installments, there are very funny moments and the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~485319872132 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:20:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_485319872132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484654943876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author KingpinLJC - Jason took a machete through the head at the end of The Final Chapter, an indicator the series should indeed be coming to a close. On the flip side, the introduction of Tommy Jarvis offered the opportunity to develop a whole new character, not to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484654943876 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:20:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484654943876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484124102276?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author KingpinLJC - "God, I'm horny."That line is the key to Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, since this is the first entry in the series where it looks like the characters are getting killed because of their obsession with sex. In Part 3,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484124102276 Mon, 7 Sep 2009 18:51:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484124102276?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_482969685636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author KingpinLJC - Due to the lukewarm box office success of Friday the 13th Part 2, the third installment was supposed to bring the series to an end. To go out with a bang, the studio figured they might be able to cash in on the 3D bandwagon. With Steve Miner back... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~482969685636 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:53:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_482969685636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_482576862852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author KingpinLJC - Paramount Pictures must have been overwhelmed with the success of Friday the 13th, given that the sequel was released almost exactly one year after its predecessor. Sean S. Cunningham handed the directing duties over to Steve Miner, who was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~482576862852 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:46:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_482576862852?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_482064633476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author KingpinLJC - Film critic Alex Jackson suggests that the Friday the 13th series, as a collective whole, is one of the great cinematic experiences. This certainly came as a shock to me, as I have always been of the popular mindset that if you've seen one... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~482064633476 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:38:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_482064633476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_481278267012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author KingpinLJC - Despite the claim that it's "based on true events," Zev Berman's Borderland plays like a low rent cross between Hostel and Wolf Creek, the difference being it lacks the former's outrageous gore and the latter's attention to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~481278267012 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:21:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_481278267012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_480769183364?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author KingpinLJC - I swore after Lady in the Water that I would never see another M. Night Shyamalan movie in the theater. At that point, he had burned me pretty severely twice, so I had already experienced the age old "fool me once, shame on you, fool me... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~480769183364 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:04:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_480769183364?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_480311807620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author KingpinLJC - Adapting a horror novel to the screen is a task of great difficulty; if you don't believe me, just look at most of the movie versions of Stephen King's works. Horror novels benefit from having an astronomical amount of space to build suspense and develop... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~480311807620 Thu, 6 Aug 2009 22:55:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_480311807620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479971675780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author KingpinLJC - Seeing a bad movie is one thing; seeing a bad movie by a talented filmmaker is another thing altogether. Usually the first thought I have after witnessing a disappointment from someone I've had faith in is: why? Why did you feel like you had to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479971675780 Mon, 3 Aug 2009 23:41:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479971675780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479380082308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author KingpinLJC - It was during my senior year of high school that I first laid eyes on Alex Cox's Repo Man, and God knows I've never been the same. After my first viewing I wasn't really sure what to make of the picture. It was either one of weirdest masterpieces... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479380082308 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:16:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479380082308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479126326916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author KingpinLJC - Vigilante movies are becoming a new trend, and when you think about it, the whole thing makes perfect sense. In our post 9/11 world, there's no better way to calm a movie viewer's nerves than to give them two hours of raw, blood soaked justice. When... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479126326916 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:45:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479126326916?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478660759172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author KingpinLJC - A complex work from a complex filmmaker, Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ took years to get made and then suffered ridicule due to its subject matter. Never mind the fact its attackers hadn't even seen the picture. They didn't have... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478660759172 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:44:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478660759172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478401498756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author KingpinLJC - After the overwhelming success of John Carpenter's Halloween, movie studios went into a slashing frenzy, most notably three years later with the release of Friday the 13th. Proving to be very profitable as well, Paramount Pictures took part... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478401498756 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:48:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478401498756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478282223236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author KingpinLJC - If cinema is an art form, then it only seems fair to embrace the bad as much as the good. I've always been a firm believer that to love movies, you have to be able to recognize that B-movies, no matter awful they are, do have some worth. Many may not... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478282223236 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:58:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478282223236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_477926362756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author KingpinLJC - Like so many other B-movie fans, I was anxious to see Snakes on a Plane based on the title alone. What could be more fun than seeing Samuel L. Jackson kick some reptile butt at 40,000 feet? While the picture does have its share of fans, I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~477926362756 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:57:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_477926362756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_477925510788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author KingpinLJC - It's generally a bad sign when a movie sits on the shelf for a while before getting released. Most of the time, it's because the studio knows the product really does suck, while other times, it's just a case of not having any idea how to market the thing... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~477925510788 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:33:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_477925510788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_477800402564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author KingpinLJC - It's hard for me to imagine Katherine Hepburn ever being described as "box office poison," but indeed she was. Before making The Philadelphia Story, Hepburn starred in three back to back flops, and it was enough for her to rethink where her career... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~477800402564 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:47:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_477800402564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_477670248068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author KingpinLJC - The scary thing about sequels is that, no matter the genre, they are all in jeopardy of falling into the same trap. When the first movie is a success, the desire to please is overwhelming, so the writers try to concoct ideas they feel will be even bigger... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~477670248068 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:38:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_477670248068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_477532950148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author KingpinLJC - I don't have a problem with video game movies, so long as I can understand them. There's nothing worse than trying to watch a movie based on a game that caters only to the people who have actually played it. I get the fact that the filmmakers want them... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~477532950148 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:55:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_477532950148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_477531704964?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author KingpinLJC - John Carpenter purposely killed off Michael Myers in Halloween II to let the producers know he was through with the character. However, this was not enough to stop them from approaching him yet again. As a sort of compromise, Carpenter agreed to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~477531704964 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:12:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_477531704964?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_477395848836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author KingpinLJC - I first saw Scarecrows when I was about seventeen and at the time, I thought it was great. Because I liked it so much then, I should have been leery about revisiting it thirteen years later - nine out of ten times you're setting yourself up for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~477395848836 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:44:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_477395848836?linkin_id=8003929