© 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-actonsteve Recent reviews written by member actonsteve en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_449892421252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author actonsteve - Quantum of Solace is a grower. Its opened with mixed reviews and I cant understand why – its very very good. Its a very tight little thriller with some very dark undertones. Torture and interrogation are the order of the day, there... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~449892421252 Sat, 1 Nov 2008 07:42:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_449892421252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_427735944836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author actonsteve - Oh dear. This is history for idiots. What a wasted opportunity. What is it about Elizabeth I that turns so easily to Chick-Lit? I've read numerous books usually by Alison Weir and Phillippa Gregory where she is turned by the pretty tights of the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~427735944836 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:54:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_427735944836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_280649240196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author actonsteve - There is a test for James Bond films. Something which is as eternal as the Aston Martin or the Vodka Martini. Something which has been going on since the first one in 1962. The twelve year old kid test Since day one the Bonds have been an... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~280649240196 Sat, 18 Nov 2006 17:47:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_280649240196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_220464123524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author actonsteve - Melbourne shouts pretty loud. Over here in Europe we can hear the claim of "most liveable city in the world", "sporting capital of the world.." or simply "greatest city in the world..". These are high claims especially set against Europes great old... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~220464123524 Sat, 11 Feb 2006 13:47:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_220464123524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_217037180548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author actonsteve - "Brokeback Moutain" may well be the film of 2006. There may be better blockbusters in the summer but I defy anyone not to come away seriously moved by this film. For this isn't a "gay cowboy film", or a "weepie" this is about so many themes it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~217037180548 Sun, 8 Jan 2006 15:55:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_217037180548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_189266103940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author actonsteve - I was ready to roast Paramounts "The War of The Worlds", I was ready to shrivel it up like the Martians heat wave. But five minutes into the film I found myself rather impressed. And much to my surprise I thoroughly enjoyed the entire movie. Its good -... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~189266103940 Sun, 10 Jul 2005 12:31:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_189266103940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_185475960452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author actonsteve - My advice to you is to prepare yourself before going in to see this film. Do not expect miracles, do not expect great storytelling, do not expect superb dialogue, do not expect the actors to wow you with their acting... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~185475960452 Tue, 7 Jun 2005 16:10:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_185475960452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_184447372932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author actonsteve - What can be said about 'Tomb of the Cybermen'? To be frank, its laughable. Dated? Well, there are illustrations in the Bayeux tapestry who look less dated then this. How we laugh at the silly costumes, dreadful sound-effects and actors who are given... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~184447372932 Fri, 27 May 2005 07:31:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_184447372932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_168003931780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author actonsteve - Let me explain one thing. I have no baggage when reviewing the Daemons. I am not one of the Pertwee old guard who cite it as the best ever produced and as a blossoming flower of the Letts/Dicks era. Nor am I a Pertwee revisionist, who cite its very... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~168003931780 Mon, 3 Jan 2005 06:04:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_168003931780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_141066669700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author actonsteve - It's a strange thing when you can date your life from Dr Who.. On the 28th February 1976 I was seven years old. My friend Kerry Bennion was holding a childrens party. I'll always remember the date as he was born two days later then me. It was the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~141066669700 Sun, 23 May 2004 06:05:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_141066669700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_137429814916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author actonsteve - My word, this one does get a bashing from fandom.. I can see why, but at the same time think there is lots to recommend it. Even at it's most cheap and amateur it is still better then most of the McCoy efforts and half the Davison stories. And... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~137429814916 Tue, 20 Apr 2004 16:05:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_137429814916?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_137428242052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author actonsteve - "Do you expect me to talk?" "No Mr Bond - I expect you to DIE!" Glittering, gleaming and gigantic "Goldfinger" is the Bond series as it's creative, critical and box office peak. This is the highwater mark of the series - the film that all... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~137428242052 Tue, 20 Apr 2004 15:53:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_137428242052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_131969879684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author actonsteve - The azure blue of the Bahamian shallows covers the entire screen. Without warning a figure drops from above in a mass of bubbles. Heavy breathing come from the aqualung, he grips the speargun tighter and with a kick of his flippers he swims into the blue... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~131969879684 Wed, 3 Mar 2004 17:34:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_131969879684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_130120191620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author actonsteve - "If you give rifles to them now by the 17th century they will have atomic weapons....They'll destroy themselves before they mature enough to handle the responsibility..." I usually find time swap films to the middle ages slightly proposterous... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~130120191620 Tue, 17 Feb 2004 16:18:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_130120191620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_128769691268?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author actonsteve - "Will the lady who has decided to keep us all waiting please remove her hand from the doors. We all want to move off and you are delaying things. Incidently, has anyone remarked on your amazing resemblance to Princess Anne. No? If I were you I'd keep... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~128769691268 Thu, 5 Feb 2004 18:06:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_128769691268?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_124544388740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author actonsteve - There is no doubt that the 'Return of the King' is a cinematic experience of 2003. One of those you remember for the rest of your life. I put my hand in front of my face as Frodo grappled with Gollum at the Crack of Doom, I had a lump in my throat... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~124544388740 Sun, 4 Jan 2004 15:09:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_124544388740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_122795560580?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author actonsteve - Words cannot describe my love for the 'Cuidade Marvelosa'. It was a deep unconditional affair with what must be one of the most spectacular cities in the world. And to leave was almost physical in it's painfulness. It slivers around the contours of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~122795560580 Tue, 23 Dec 2003 06:50:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_122795560580?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_122718686852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author actonsteve - This Doctor Who adventure is gothic horror at it's best. Under the producership of Phillip Hinchcliffe the series in the mid-seventies veered towards gothic and became truly scary. . Set in an ancient castle this adventure does owe something to the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~122718686852 Mon, 22 Dec 2003 16:28:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_122718686852?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_121212276356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author actonsteve - The 'Power of Kroll' surprised me. I had heard rumours about "how it doesn't work.." and my memories from 1978/79 are hazy at best so when my son bought me the DVD I was expecting to be disappointed. Instead I got a taut thriller, albeit one with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~121212276356 Mon, 8 Dec 2003 17:16:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_121212276356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_116654837380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author actonsteve - This is arguably the best of the Roger Moore Bond’s - and my all time personal favourite. Essentially it is a good thriller set in the Mediterranean underworld and contains one of the best collection of stunts in the series. Contrasting with the previous... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~116654837380 Sun, 26 Oct 2003 08:47:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_116654837380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_116587859588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author actonsteve - "Stuff my orders! If M fires me I'll thank him for it! That girl didn't know one end of a rifle from the other! Whoever she was I must have scared the Living Daylights out of her..." Welcome to the last great James Bond film. 'The Living Dayl... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~116587859588 Sat, 25 Oct 2003 13:05:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_116587859588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_115181522564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author actonsteve - With his tongue firmly in his cheek Roger Moore glides effortlessly through this 13th James Bond extravaganza. This has to be the most imaginative of all the Bond films which a fascinating plot set amongst real world events as well as playing on the fant... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~115181522564 Sat, 11 Oct 2003 11:56:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_115181522564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_106164293252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author actonsteve - If you don't enjoy 'You Only Live Twice' then you can't enjoy movies... After 'The Man with the Golden Gun' this is the most exotic of the Bond films, and is mostly famous for the Japanese locations, the volcano finale and the introduction of Bond's ne... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~106164293252 Tue, 15 Jul 2003 16:49:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_106164293252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_105109950084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author actonsteve - From the safety of thirty three years after it's release we can now conclude that 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' is one of the great James Bond films. It is repeatedly fresh and exciting after all these years and is the bravest Bond film of all with ou... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~105109950084 Sat, 5 Jul 2003 07:30:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_105109950084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_104529759876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author actonsteve - Welcome to the eerie world of "Live and Let Die". A film where thanks to voodoo things are never as they seem. This is a film which mixes the traditional Bond film with the occult and black magic. There is a touch of the horror film about "Live and Le... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~104529759876 Sun, 29 Jun 2003 15:11:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_104529759876?linkin_id=8003929