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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-SK2000 Recent reviews written by member SK2000 en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-3740-4993B646-3A5668F2-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author SK2000 - We've all met some person in our lives who came off as rather attractive, funny and/or intelligent only to then have that illusion shattered by some fault such as chewing food with their mouth open or habitually scratching or adjusting areas that one... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1949142660 Fri, 5 Jan 2001 21:40:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-3740-4993B646-3A5668F2-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-3957-49933503-3A5667A7-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author SK2000 - Most everyone is familiar with the American Revolution where colonists rebelled against taxation without representation as well as the Allied liberation of France during WWII. What most probably don't know about those and other freedom-inducing conflicts... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1949273732 Fri, 5 Jan 2001 21:34:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-3957-49933503-3A5667A7-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-5C06-4992EBD4-3A5666EB-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author SK2000 - Although we're often envious or jealous of such people in real life, moviegoers seem to love watching those who are ultra smart, successful or good looking in the movies. Whether that's because we then get to experience those attributes vicariously for a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1949404804 Fri, 5 Jan 2001 21:32:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-5C06-4992EBD4-3A5666EB-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-2FB7-4992A396-3A566632-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author SK2000 - If one were to look at the title of director Steven Soderbergh's latest film, "Traffic," and see the galaxy of stars appearing in it but otherwise know next to nothing about it, they might get the wrong impression regarding its subject matter... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1949470340 Fri, 5 Jan 2001 21:28:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-2FB7-4992A396-3A566632-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-74A2-831D9AB-393FDF1C-prod4?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author SK2000 - Mention the subject of "CliffsNotes" and those with little memory of their earlier secondary education may think you're referring to mountain climbing instructions or perhaps what John Ratzenberger's character on the TV show "Cheers"... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1093080 Thu, 8 Jun 2000 15:09:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-74A2-831D9AB-393FDF1C-prod4?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-7333-8317902-393FDE24-prod4?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author SK2000 - Giving a film a title is a big deal for filmmakers and the studios financing their efforts. Usually paying heed to the genre in which the film falls, those naming their latest "baby" obviously hope to lure in audiences via that descriptive... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1093083 Thu, 8 Jun 2000 14:58:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-7333-8317902-393FDE24-prod4?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-4AC2-8313F98-393FDD91-prod4?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author SK2000 - The second chance at life scenario -- popularized in fiction with works such as Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" and films ranging from "It's a Wonderful Life" to the plethora of late 1990's pictures such as "Sliding... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1093084 Thu, 8 Jun 2000 14:55:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-4AC2-8313F98-393FDD91-prod4?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-6740-830FBBB-393FDCE3-prod4?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author SK2000 - If there's one topic that fuels the imagination of sci-fi fans, writers and any number of late night rap sessions over coffee in college, it's the thought of time travel. Ever since H.G. Wells wrote his provocative 1895 novel, "The Time... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1093087 Thu, 8 Jun 2000 14:52:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-6740-830FBBB-393FDCE3-prod4?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-4E83-8305E10-393FDB50-prod4?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author SK2000 - Back in the heyday of television during the 1950s, there was a little show called "The Honeymooners" that made stars and households names out of its performers who played two working class couples. With one featuring a loudmouthed, boisterous... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1093088 Thu, 8 Jun 2000 14:47:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-4E83-8305E10-393FDB50-prod4?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-19EE-6D839C5-393C4C54-prod6?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author SK2000 - On our annual vacation trek to North Carolina's Outer Banks, we're occasionally treated to glimpses of the few surviving wild horses that continue to roman the northernmost stretches of those barrier islands. Reportedly the descendents of original... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1093786 Mon, 5 Jun 2000 22:00:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-19EE-6D839C5-393C4C54-prod6?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-50F9-6D7CA4E-393C4B37-prod6?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author SK2000 - Back in the mid-1980s there was a catchy little ditty from The Nails about the singer's real or imagined sexual encounters with 44 distinct women. Appropriately titled "88 Lines About 44 Women," the song was one of those one-hit wonders that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1093787 Mon, 5 Jun 2000 21:54:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-50F9-6D7CA4E-393C4B37-prod6?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-5805-6D78236-393C4A7E-prod6?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author SK2000 - Although I'll admit that I've never known a person who suddenly needed to dress up like a member of the opposite sex to avoid the bad guys, get a job or accomplish a certain goal (come to think of it, I don't know of any such people in general with or... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1093791 Mon, 5 Jun 2000 21:50:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-5805-6D78236-393C4A7E-prod6?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-51F3-A739386-392DF3D7-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author SK2000 - It's been said that good things come to those who wait, and if there's a cinematic poster personality for that quote, it's easily Jackie Chan. A big star in his native Hong Kong, the forty-six-year-old actor has appeared in scores of films (a fair amount... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1097139 Fri, 26 May 2000 00:51:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-51F3-A739386-392DF3D7-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-6E26-9F1C5C2-392CA766-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author SK2000 - One of the more effective but often overused directorial techniques in filmmaking is the use of slow motion footage. Slowing down any given action to emphasize the sheer physicality of it, the use of slow motion can enhance particular moments in any... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1097461 Thu, 25 May 2000 01:11:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-6E26-9F1C5C2-392CA766-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-583A-CEAE62D-3925E0D1-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author SK2000 - As people tend to get older and realize that they're no longer the trendsetters or the "youngsters" of the world, they seem to enjoy observing (translation: complaining) that, "They don't make 'em like they use to." We've all heard it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1098779 Fri, 19 May 2000 21:49:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-583A-CEAE62D-3925E0D1-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-4CBD-CEA7574-3925DFB0-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author SK2000 - It seems that nearly every decade and/or generation of moviegoers has certain films that are the seminal events of their particular genre. "The Exorcist" and "Star Wars" are the prime examples from the 1970s of horror and sci-fi... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1098782 Fri, 19 May 2000 21:45:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-4CBD-CEA7574-3925DFB0-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-4A40-CEA1847-3925DEC1-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author SK2000 - Preceding Thomas Edison's late 19th century invention of the kinetoscope -- that allowed stories to be told via a rapid succession of individual images (in other words, as "motion pictures") - by a few thousand years, the theater certainly has... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1098784 Fri, 19 May 2000 21:42:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-4A40-CEA1847-3925DEC1-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-DB8-CE9DF84-3925DE30-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author SK2000 - Eons from now, disciples of the great 20th century philosopher, Forrest Gump, just may still be following the wisdom of his most famous quote, "Stupid is as stupid does." Of course, whether or not that will be the case will be determined... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1098785 Fri, 19 May 2000 21:38:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-DB8-CE9DF84-3925DE30-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-4B47-CE98D38-3925DD5D-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author SK2000 - Like many things in life, and yes, even after all of these years, Woody Allen, his style of comedy and his resulting films are something of an acquired taste. While some viewers immediately find (or have found) his brand of babbling, insecure and/or... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1098787 Fri, 19 May 2000 21:35:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-4B47-CE98D38-3925DD5D-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-7E2C-CE920AC-3925DC48-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author SK2000 - It's about that time of year known for being filled with long days and hot humid night, outdoor picnics and mosquitoes, and swimming pools and family vacations. Yes, it's nearly summer, and while the start of that season doesn't arrive until the middle... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1098789 Fri, 19 May 2000 21:32:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-7E2C-CE920AC-3925DC48-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-4620-CE8ADE6-3925DB22-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author SK2000 - It’s been said that you can’t put a good man down, but that thought also applies to good pieces of literature. Not only are the works from the likes of Shakespeare and Dickens still being read centuries after their authors went to the great bookshop in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1098790 Fri, 19 May 2000 21:27:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-4620-CE8ADE6-3925DB22-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-5762-CE87A0D-3925DA9D-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author SK2000 - Like most any kid of most any generation that's come along since light first shone through a moving strip of celluloid, I was mesmerized by movies as a youngster. In particular, the "monster" films of my youth had the most impression on me, and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1098793 Fri, 19 May 2000 21:23:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-5762-CE87A0D-3925DA9D-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/sprt-review-ACE-58EFCAD-38F66271-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author SK2000 - When I switched last year from a strata to a titleist, I was skeptical of how well the titleist would work for me. But after one round of golf I haven't stopped playing this ball. I shot a 77 the first time I used this when with my Strata I was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1249732 Thu, 13 Apr 2000 21:20:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/sprt-review-ACE-58EFCAD-38F66271-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/elec-review-6258-6178935-38A0D4BC-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author SK2000 - Sitting on my living room couch, I no longer have to squint at the fine print that the manufacturers don't want you to see, No longer do I have a problem playing video games with three other people, all because of one of the best investments I ever made:... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1225991 Wed, 9 Feb 2000 00:09:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/elec-review-6258-6178935-38A0D4BC-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/elec-review-1115-6155030-38A0CF0B-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author SK2000 - With the hundreds of cameras on the market today, sometimes it is hard to find a camera that is great for photographers of all skill levels. If your a beginner or an advanced photographer it doesn't matter, because the Rebel 2000 has a function to meet... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1225996 Tue, 8 Feb 2000 23:41:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/elec-review-1115-6155030-38A0CF0B-prod3?linkin_id=8003929