Epinions Recent Reviews for Memento-Mori

Have a very, very Spooky Christmas

Thu, 21 Dec 2000 15:30:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Memento-Mori - So begins my epinion of etheral/goth/ambient/weird projekt records’ “Excelsis: a Dark Noel” – a collection of classic Christmas music (mostly religious ones) done by bands from that label.

Arcanta * Carol of the Bells

The...

The Freak's Guide to "Terra de Raton" - Part 3

Sun, 17 Dec 2000 17:25:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Memento-Mori - For the past three years, my girlfriend and I have gone to Disneyland in Anaheim, California. The prior two visits were one day affairs, filled with crowds and a sense of bemusement and confusion. Where to go? What to see? Does this ride suck or...

The Freak's Guide to "Terra de Raton" - Part 2

Sun, 17 Dec 2000 17:21:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Memento-Mori - For the past three years, my girlfriend and I have gone to Disneyland in Anaheim, California. The prior two visits were one day affairs, filled with crowds and a sense of bemusement and confusion. Where to go? What to see? Does this ride suck or...

The Freak's Guide to "Terra de Raton" - Part 1

Sun, 17 Dec 2000 17:18:49 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Memento-Mori - For the past three years, my girlfriend and I have gone to Disneyland in Anaheim, California. The prior two visits were one day affairs, filled with crowds and a sense of bemusement and confusion. Where to go? What to see? Does this ride suck or...

BWO: Clown Carcass Mommy Rot

Wed, 18 Oct 2000 01:21:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Memento-Mori - Lon Chaney said that nothing is scarier than a clown at midnight.

Like the music of Mr. Bungle, this review is not for everyone. Best to turn back now...

Mr. Bungle, an eclectic bunch of musicans led by Faith No More...

You are not your Fight Club 1-Year Anniversary Write-Off

Sun, 15 Oct 2000 16:53:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Memento-Mori - If you haven't seen Fight Club, go out an watch it now. Seriously...it was one of the best films of 1999. What's wrong with you?

This is your life...and it's ending one minute at a time.

The book (by Chuck Palahniuk) is...

Life's a b!tch

Sat, 30 Sep 2000 22:59:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Memento-Mori - Christopher Guest (who was never a member of Floopy) helms this wickedly funny comedy about Canine-Americans and the odd humans who love them.

Well, love is a strange word. It's quite apparent that the Fleck's love their Norwich Terrier...

The Dead Zone Write-off: Visions in White

Thu, 7 Sep 2000 14:01:42 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Memento-Mori - Today is my 28th birthday and to celebrate I am hosting the Dead Zone Write-off. Please be sure to check out my fellow Dead Zoners: Brundledan, RFR, Knix, Mangiotto, Megasoul, Pyallen, Mike_Bracken, DrLolipop and Psychovant.

David...

The 'literate Write-Off: Some dang thick-ass book

Fri, 1 Sep 2000 14:31:27 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Memento-Mori - Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head

And as I climb into an empty bed

Oh well. Enough said. -- The Smiths

So, ZentropaJK asked me to participate in an "Illiterate's Write-off" -- presumably to...

New D&D: Game Geeks of the World...Unite and Take Over!

Sun, 27 Aug 2000 15:23:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Memento-Mori - D&D. Half-elven rangers, human clerics and halfling thieves plundering lost tombs and questing for adventure. Remember doing that when you were a kid? If you do, then like me you probably discovered Umber Hulks and Owl Bears a lot sooner than you...

Radioactive Waist (The Toxic Avenger Write-off)

Mon, 7 Aug 2000 14:02:12 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Memento-Mori - In an effort to clean up Epinions.com, Megasoul has been given a grant from the government’s “Superfund” to shovel some reviews of the quintessential Troma film, The Toxic Avenger. Aside from our project leader Megasoul, we have...

RoboHack...

Sat, 5 Aug 2000 20:06:25 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Memento-Mori - Sebastian Caine (Kevin Bacon) is a genius. But Sebastian Caine is also a bad, bad man.

We know this because:

1. He wears a black leather jacket.

2. He eats junk food (Twinkies) and listens to loud rock music.

3. He...

Mantor reviews Chandler and Bruno in "The Whole Nine Yards"

Fri, 4 Aug 2000 16:38:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Memento-Mori - A crackling sound and the smell of ozone fill the air as a shimmering figure appears. The monochromatic hologram is seven stories tall, a fearsomely armored man with glowing eyes and a gigantic forehead. He speaks!

Begin...

Mike Schank says, "Say No to Drugs!"

Wed, 26 Jul 2000 21:48:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Memento-Mori - You gotta hand it to Mark Borchardt. He has a dream. “The American Dream,” as it were, to make an American Movie (hence the title). A movie about his life…about every American’s life. About the ups and downs, trials and tribulations…but first,...

The Fly Write-Off: Alcohol and Teleportation Don't Mix!

Sun, 23 Jul 2000 04:31:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Memento-Mori -

Prologue:

After a freakish matter transferral accident, the bodies of SqueenbinatorX, tattoedjedi, NealGoodAll, artbyjude, queenlyssa, mrsgrimm, redwolfoz, grouch, Logster55, ZentropaJK, psychovant, pyallen, rfr, Mike_Bracken,...

Self-Indulgent Fluff or Gothic Masterpiece?

Thu, 20 Jul 2000 22:08:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Memento-Mori - For some reason, Floodland has earned the reputation as THE gothic album by THE gothic rock band. I don’t get it. First and Last and Always is better in every respect (or at least, in regards to what makes a goth record a CLASSIC goth...

"See this movie, Bub!" * SNIKT! *

Sun, 16 Jul 2000 00:46:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Memento-Mori - I've been a huge X-Men fan since the mid-80's, when I bought issue # 185 from the local comic store. It was the infamous issue when Storm loses her powers and Rogue joins the team. Now, 15 years later, X-Men the movie finally arrives.

How...

Jaws 25th Anniversary Write-Off

Fri, 14 Jul 2000 14:52:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Memento-Mori - So here I am, at home because of some allergy testing that I have to undergo this afternoon. RFR and I had just watched the new 25th Anniversary DVD of Jaws the night before and sleepily, I wandered into the CowHaus' massive, titanium-walled...

Something to listen to while you lace up your corset...

Thu, 13 Jul 2000 21:34:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Memento-Mori - Ah, the Sisters of Mercy. What self-despising (er, self-respecting) Goth would be caught dead (alive?) without at least one of their albums? Many swear by Floodland but if you want dyed-black angst, moody vocals and music you can dance to, well...

Mick Harris' Music for Astronauts & Insomniacs

Thu, 13 Jul 2000 20:51:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Memento-Mori - Mick Harris (formerly of the grindcore band "Napalm Death") weaves his web of trance melodies and robotic beats within a kaleidoscope of world-beat sounds and spectral ambient noises; sounds recorded inside the domain of the listener's skull...

Mark Leyner is holding a silenced Uzi to my forehead.

Tue, 11 Jul 2000 19:47:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Memento-Mori - Mark Leyner and I share many similarities, perhaps that's why his work is so poignant and entertaining for me.

Por ejemplo:

We are both hugely muscled freaks, courtesy of bone-breaking regiments of weight training and...

Chasing Amy, the Criterion Collection DVD

Wed, 28 Jun 2000 15:06:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Memento-Mori - I saw Chasing Amy again last night, for what must be the tenth time (at least!), except now it was on the Criterion Collection DVD. A review of the DVD follows:

What a great movie. I’m not a rabid Kevin Smith fan (I thought Clerks was...

Gothic tales of bloodlust and technology

Fri, 23 Jun 2000 21:26:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Memento-Mori - I remember when I first saw Queensryche on MTV (the video for "Eyes of a Stranger) and I knew that I had to look into them. After the paranoid masterpiece of that album (Operation:Mindcrime), I picked up the album that preceded it - Rage for Order...

Brave New World: Remember Tomorrow...

Fri, 23 Jun 2000 02:04:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Memento-Mori - For those of you unfamiliar with the mighty Metal monster known as Iron Maiden, "Remember Tomorrow" is a song from one of their earlier albums. It's only fitting that I title my Epinion "Remember Tomorrow" as their new album reminds...

Back when Piracy meant pieces of eight instead of MP3's

Thu, 22 Jun 2000 22:10:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Memento-Mori - "Rockin' Rolf" Kasparek (vox and guitar) belts out his growling lyrics as if barking orders to the men on his ship. In a sense, he is...Running Wild has been around since the 80's and has stayed true to their piratical roots. You can't say...