Epinions Recent Reviews for Ynmaeven

Hellboy

Sun, 10 Apr 2005 13:59:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ynmaeven - Nearing the end of WWII, the Nazis discovered how to conjure a demon from hell to assist their dying cause. They managed to open the gates of hell, but the Allies raided the place, destroying their chances. But not before a little demon spawn made it...

A Salkind Gift for You

Mon, 27 Dec 2004 16:29:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Ynmaeven - Santa Claus: the Movie Directed by Jeannot Szwarc Written by David and Leslie Newman Starring: Dudley Moore .... Patch John Lithgow .... B.Z. David Huddleston .... Santa Claus Burgess Meredith .... Ancient Elf Judy Cornwell ......

Once in a blue moon

Mon, 27 Dec 2004 02:37:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Ynmaeven - The Moon Is Blue An Otto Preminger Film Starring: William Holden David Niven Maggie McNamara This movie was made in 1953...a year after I was born. This is a sweet romantic comedy for our time, but for it's day this movie was very risque and...

Secondhand Lions First Rate

Fri, 26 Sep 2003 20:08:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ynmaeven - This is a warm and wonderful story about two aging men (Caine and Duvall) in Texas, who have their great-nephew (Haley Joel Osment) unceremoniously dumped on them one summer by his self-centered, man-hungry mother (Kyra Sedgwick). Walter witnessed th...

108 Minutes of Mediocrity

Thu, 17 Jul 2003 03:55:35 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Ynmaeven - James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd co-wrote this movie together. They co-wrote the first Terminator m...

The Hulk: Stan and Ang Lee Bring Out The Inner Beast

Mon, 14 Jul 2003 15:42:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Ynmaeven - This is the era of the comic book hero movie. Stan Lee, who created such comic book characters as...

Bruce Almighty: He hasn't got a prayer...

Mon, 9 Jun 2003 17:42:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Ynmaeven - This film is directed by Tom Shadyac, an ex-writer for Bob Hope who also directed "Dragonfly", "Patch Adams", "Liar Liar", "The Nutty Professor", "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" and "Frankenstein: The College Years".

Jim Carrey does what he does...

Sy's Sad Kodachrome Life

Thu, 12 Dec 2002 02:44:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Ynmaeven - I know, you have seen a lot of movies with Robin Williams and he has been hysterically funny...manic almost, in his portrayals of comic characters. He played in comedies like "Flubber", "The Bird Cage", "Jumanji", "Hook", "Mrs. Doubtfire", "Moscow on...

You won't believe your eye...it's a SCREAM!

Wed, 4 Dec 2002 23:11:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ynmaeven - For all children, children-hasbeens and children wannabes, this movie is brilliant and a scream. These are the days of kid-movies that adults love, "Shrek", "Ice Age", "Spiderman", "Harry Potter"...and "Monsters, Inc." by Pixar is one to add to that...

A Draconian Mad Max

Tue, 26 Nov 2002 04:46:21 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Ynmaeven - I was born in the year of the dragon. Perhaps because of this, I really like them...dragons. I devoured dragon tales when I was young and adored movies about them when I grew older. One dragon movie I CAN highly recommend is "Dragonslayer" (1981)...

AMELIE: Adorez Vous, Audrey Tautou

Fri, 8 Nov 2002 18:30:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ynmaeven - I saw this movie in St. Lambert, Quebec, Canada. My friend and I still don't know why, but her dvd did not have subtitles. We think it's because of Quebec's stand on everything having to be in French. So, she had to translate the whole movie to me...

From Hell: Think you know Jack?

Tue, 29 Oct 2002 14:05:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Ynmaeven - Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell published a graphic novel called "From Hell". They began it in 1988, inspired by the centenary of the Jack the Ripper murders. The project was finally completed ten years later. Moore wrote the story and Campbell did the...

Hearts in Atlantis: Home never stays the same...

Sat, 26 Oct 2002 23:52:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Ynmaeven - I live in Maine and so does Stephen King. Like some people "inherit" a baseball or football team on which to focus their loyalties and to root for, I feel I "inherited", or was given as a gift, Stephen King and his plethora of works. From the very...

The "Becoming" of the Beast: Red Dragon

Fri, 25 Oct 2002 17:21:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ynmaeven - I have never seen "Manhunter", which is the movie made in 1986 by Michael Mann from the same book that this movie is based on, so I can't compare this movie with that one. I think that is a plus, because even though they are spawned from the same...

MY SECOND ANNIVERSARY: Anyone for a Soul Vacation?

Fri, 25 Jan 2002 14:41:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Ynmaeven - Happy anniversary to me! I haven't written a review in a while, so I thought today was the day I should get back at the keyboard. I do believe I am rusty. Bear with me, please.

I bought this cd last summer, and I still have it as one of the...

So This is Pollock

Sun, 9 Dec 2001 18:21:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Ynmaeven - This is a fascinating, albeit painful story of Jackson Pollock, one of the most innovative expressionists of his time. It is truthful and gritty. We are privileged to witness the rise of this great artist, but as life can be cruel, we also are witness...

A contemplative treasure

Fri, 2 Nov 2001 01:35:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ynmaeven - This is a book that will make you confront your soul to learn what it wants most. Happiness comes from caring for your soul and doing what it wants.

Thomas Moore has been a psychotherapist for 15 years. He was a monk in a Catholic religious...

It's time to wave hello now...

Sun, 14 Oct 2001 03:08:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ynmaeven - Music is to the ears, what perfume is to the nose and this album is an aural bouquet.

There is something magical about Wales. Lovely voices pop up there like spring crocus. Wales has a beautiful musical tradition, especially with men's and...

Cruisin' Down Memory Lane

Sat, 13 Oct 2001 14:53:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Ynmaeven - If you are a fan of Sylvester Stallone or Henry Winkler, you HAVE to catch this movie.

This is a bittersweet story of four guys from the wrong side of the tracks who belong to a gang called "The Lords". They are super cool, macho, black...

Classic Comedy At It's Best

Sun, 22 Jul 2001 01:15:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ynmaeven - This movie is a classic and is the one that gave so many stars their start on the road to fame.

Andy Griffith became a household name after this movie and he got his television series "The Andy Griffith Show" just two years later. He has...

"Top Five Breakups of Rob Gordon" or "How to Wallow in Misery"

Tue, 19 Jun 2001 12:33:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Ynmaeven - Directed by Stephen Frears This is a comedy about Rob Gordon (John Cusack) who is in his thirties and is still afraid to fully commit to a serious relationship. His girlfriend, Laura (Iben Hjejle), leaves him because he cannot grow. He has become...

Soft Fruit doesn't fall far from the tree.

Wed, 13 Jun 2001 23:53:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Ynmaeven - Directed and written by Christina Andreef

Patsy (Jeanie Drynan) is dying. Her brood of four children haven't been together in fifteen years. They come now to be with her at the end of her life, and thus begins the craziest few weeks of her...

Millennium Mytosisfest

Sun, 10 Jun 2001 22:46:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Ynmaeven - Hey! This is a really fun movie! It is directed by Ivan Reitman who also did great entertainment films like "Animal House", "Heavy Metal", "Twins", "Ghostbusters", "Kindergarten Cop", "Beethoven" and "Private Parts". With a line-up like that, you have...

It's Pretty Easy Being Green!

Sat, 2 Jun 2001 14:35:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ynmaeven - Once upon a time a tiny lord of a tiny land decided to become king by marrying a beautiful princess. He didn't count on two things, the princess's spunk and Shrek.

Shrek finds it easy being green. Green, smelly and gross...Shrek goes through...

Wu Hu Zang Long

Tue, 22 May 2001 14:29:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Ynmaeven - Could this movie be any more perfect? I don't think so...directed by Ang Lee and written by Du Lu Wang. The screenplay was written by Hui-Ling Wang, James Shamus and Kuo Jung Tsai.

This is a lovely fantasy love story combining a beautiful...