Epinions Recent Reviews for WhtdoIKnow

Grand Case is the Place!

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:50:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author WhtdoIKnow - The Seagrape (Cocoloba uvifera) is an amazing tree. It is so salt tolerant that it can grow basically on the beach a few steps from the water. It produces large bunches of edible fruit in grape-like clusters. It also produces some of the most...

Foul Play (w/ Weed)

Wed, 3 Jun 2009 11:12:38 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author WhtdoIKnow - This one just didn't do it for me. Certainly all the components of this vehicle are wearing thin and about to go out of warranty. This isn't a total breakdown but its getting close. Watching this makes me think I've about had it with Seth Rogen but part...

This one takes the cake. Most Annoying Film Ever!

Wed, 20 May 2009 11:01:35 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author WhtdoIKnow - Its been awhile. I was almost inspired by “Let the Right One In” (one of the best films first-to-last, top-to-bottom I've seen in a good while) to put fingers to keyboard again. However, as often is the case, abject hatred is a more powerful...

Politics aside; simply an excellent film

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:08:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author WhtdoIKnow - WW and I watched Rendition the other night on a movie channel. I remembered that the film had pretty much gotten a panning during its brief theatrical release but discussions I'd read on some lefty blogs at the time led me to believe it was much...

WhtdoIknow about St. John?

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:13:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author WhtdoIKnow - Just got back from a relaxing week in St John. Had visited the USVI on cruises and spent a week on St Thomas but this was our first extended stay on St...

Quantum of Solace: Quantum of Improvement

Sat, 6 Dec 2008 13:55:52 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author WhtdoIKnow - I was somewhat of a cranky complainer about the last one and felt that Marc Forster might be able to make some progress. Therefore I thought it was only fair that I check in and give this one a...

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist: Nick and Norah's Infinitely Creepy Morality Pamphlet

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:30:44 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author WhtdoIKnow - There is material here for several dissertations but the bottom line is that N+NIP is a mildly creepy snoozefest that I'd suggest you avoid. The more I thought about this one, the less I liked it but the simple act of sitting through it was unfortunately...

Paradisus Playa Conchal - Nice Weather but otherwise Average

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:51:43 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author WhtdoIKnow - Had a great mid-March week in Costa Rica. It was our first time in Central America and as usual a few things to share. We spent the first few days at the Paradisus Playa Conchal resort (the subject of this review) - and then finished up in the...

Monteverde (+ El Establo's view): Out of the way - Out of this World

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:38:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author WhtdoIKnow - Spent a great mid-March week on our first trip to Costa Rica. My companion review concerns the first few days of the trip that we spent at the Paradisus Playa Conchal resort on the Guanacaste Northern Pacific coast...

Lisbon + the Algarve: Not perfect but worth the trip

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:24:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author WhtdoIKnow - Just spent a nice 10 days in Portugal August/September 07. All in all, the trip was a pretty mixed bag. There were things we loved and hated and I thought it was worth passing some of these on. Our trip was mostly based on Rick Steves guide...

Hot Fuzz: Hot Fuzz delivers - more than expected

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 18:18:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author WhtdoIKnow - For a change “Hot Fuzz” delivered much more than its marketing promised. This was a very pleasant surprise and in sharp contrast to another recent example of film marketing/reality, the very poor "
Fracture"
...

Fracture: Crapture

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 18:16:29 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author WhtdoIKnow - I've decided to write a pair of bookend reviews featuring this piece of decroded dog crap contrasted with the amazingly entertaining and well-made "
Hot
Fuzz".The basic idea for this concerns film marketing and film...

Bond is - not quite-Back

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:07:51 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author WhtdoIKnow - Gee, what a disappointment. I was thrilled to watch this one approach release and even more thrilled to see the almost universal critical acclaim that Casino Royale '06 garnered. I guess I should have stayed home. No. I’m glad I made the effort to...

Pride and Prejudice (2005): The best film of the Year

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:08:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author WhtdoIKnow - OK. Had a few of these to get off my chest from recent outings to the picture show. Thinking about how good Children of Men was I was reminded of “Pride and Prejudice” and just had to say something. It’s...

Another Cuaron Triumph + a real step forward

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 11:48:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author WhtdoIKnow - Well at this point, 3 phenomenal (+ a couple of very good) films into his career, it is becoming more and more obvious that Alfonso Cuaron is one of the most talented directors currently working in mainstream cinema. "Y tu...

Kyoto: Summer '06

Mon, 4 Sep 2006 13:10:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author WhtdoIKnow - I’ve been lucky enough to visit Kyoto 3 times now over the past 15 years. Wonderful Wife and I just returned from a trip there in May/June 2006 and I thought it was about time to add an Epinion about this amazing city. This was my most extensive trip...

Snakes on a Plane: Great Idea + Lazy execution=Lame

Sun, 27 Aug 2006 15:05:58 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author WhtdoIKnow - There is one truly great moment in this movie and you've already seen it many times (although most likely in network sanitized form). In the final analysis this boils down to how much you want to hear Sam Jackson deliver the iconic catch phrase in...

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby: Whooo Hooo and Yeee Haw!

Mon, 7 Aug 2006 13:47:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author WhtdoIKnow - All I can say is Whooo Hooo! (well, actually not all I can say, as that would be a short review and draw the ire of the review-length Epinionazis). The current Comedy A team has done it again and Talladega Nights is really, really good fun. Doug...

Fashion Nonsense aside; Streep is wonderful

Wed, 2 Aug 2006 15:07:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author WhtdoIKnow - Its one of my life’s simple pleasures to go to a movie with another intelligent person and hash it all out afterwards. I’m very lucky to have WW as a movie partner and we actually hooked up originally based on drunk movie arguments at a few early...

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: Dead in the Water

Wed, 2 Aug 2006 00:21:10 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author WhtdoIKnow - This is just a big disappointment but perhaps worth discussing in terms of another huge disappointment: Peter Jackson’s K
ing
Kong. Both films are grossly overlong and destroyed by their own excess. Is this a new...

A fun little Lefty treat

Wed, 18 Jan 2006 14:25:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author WhtdoIKnow - Just wanted to stick a quick one in with some love for this little movie. I had no real idea what they were going for here and just figured it was a typical remake-w/ box-office stars-hopeful-cash-cow-studio-
whatzit.
Had no real expectations but it wa...

A very important book

Wed, 18 Jan 2006 12:29:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author WhtdoIKnow - This is an important book. It tells a story that should be of interest to just about everyone - that of the origins of the Christian church. Obviously, in the current climate of Christian religious mania and political action this history is something we...

L.E.A.N., Mean, and a Real Bomb!

Tue, 17 Jan 2006 16:56:46 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author WhtdoIKnow - God! what a BOMB! Honestly, this is a real waste of 3 hours of your time (ye Gods!) and whatever money is required. If you’ve managed to avoid it so far, I’d heartily recommend staying away. I am a big monster movie and Kong fan and spent my...

WhatDoIknow about Amsterdam

Sun, 4 Dec 2005 21:12:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author WhtdoIKnow - The latest general epinon about Amsterdam is a couple of years old so I thought I’d stick this one in with hopefully some worthwhile current info. WW and I just got back from a little Europe jaunt - mostly in London (and I’ll add a few...

Red, White, and Blue Eye: the FoxNews thriller

Mon, 29 Aug 2005 13:48:20 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author WhtdoIKnow - Tried to see Broken Flowers on a lark yesterday but upon arrival at the theater the showtimes didn’t work and Red Eye was just starting. WW asked to make sure it was not some kind of bloody “monster movie”. From what I had read, the thrills...