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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-alexdg1 Recent reviews written by member alexdg1 en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_442854313604?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author alexdg1 - One of the nicer things about the invention of the DVD format - which is still going strong but being slowly supplanted by the HD Blu-ray - is that the major studios now can release box sets of epic-length films with running times of over two-and-a-half... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442854313604 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:38:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442854313604?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442730385028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author alexdg1 - A few nights ago, while I was watching Jeopardy after dinner, our local ABC affiliate aired a commercial for the upcoming Disaster Movie, one of those "new wave" spoof movies that seem to be always written by a committee of six or more... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442730385028 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:22:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442730385028?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442599706244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alexdg1 - Over the past five years, ever since I bought DK Publishing's Star Wars - Episode I: The Visual Dictionary, I have been a fan of that company's oversize hardcover movie tie-in tomes. Although most of my DK books are related to the two Star... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442599706244 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:37:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442599706244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442457362052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alexdg1 - What if, at some point in 1957, Soviet intelligence operatives had acquired the journal of a certain Henry Walton Jones, Jr., a renowned professor of archaeology, expert on the occult, and obtainer of rare antiquities? Imagine also that the Committee... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442457362052 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:45:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442457362052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442324127364?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author alexdg1 - In October 2008, Time-Warner's Cartoon Network will begin to air The Clone Wars, an animated Star Wars series produced by Lucasfilm Limited and Warner Bros. as part of the ongoing Clone Wars multimedia franchise set "a long time ago,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442324127364 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:28:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442324127364?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441868258948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author alexdg1 - Some films, no matter how good their pedigree is, no matter if it has a great cast or had a good cinematographer, simply don't age well.It doesn't matter if we're talking about an inept 21st Century spoof a la Date Movie or a so-so... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441868258948 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:41:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441868258948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441493261956?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author alexdg1 - Having already visited the fantasy/mythology genre in his first Star Wars trilogy, George Lucas decided to take a brief detour back to a world filled with heroes, villains, and monsters in a more traditional fairy tale setting in 1988's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441493261956 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:50:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441493261956?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_440750083716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author alexdg1 - One of the harsh realities of any filmmaker&#146s career is that no matter how smart, innovative, or intuitive you might be, chances are that you will make a bad creative/business decision that will result in a box-office flop. Take, for instance,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~440750083716 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:19:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_440750083716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_440420372100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author alexdg1 - Although I no longer have a cat of my own, I do occasionally have to take care of my pet-sitting clients' furry feline friends, so even though I don't buy a lot of cat food these days, I still have to dish it out on a regular basis. As a former... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~440420372100 Fri, 8 Aug 2008 15:33:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_440420372100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_439902113412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alexdg1 - Since October of 2001, not too long after the horrific events of Sept. 11, the Fox television series 24 has kept its hero, Jack Bauer, and viewers alike on their toes as various terrorists, conspirators, assassins, traitors, mercenaries, and even... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~439902113412 Mon, 4 Aug 2008 17:08:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_439902113412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_438819851908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author alexdg1 - Ever since I wrote my first published review (for my high school newspaper) back in 1980, I've watched movies from almost every genre. I've seen classic movies (Casablanca, From Here to Eternity), summer blockbusters (Jurassic Park, all... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~438819851908 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:41:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_438819851908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_438597947012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alexdg1 - As a direct consequence of the decline in quality of both Superman III (1983) and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, the heads of the Warner Bros. studio decided to cut their losses and, for the time being, ground the Man of Steel&#146s live... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~438597947012 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:36:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_438597947012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_438181269124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alexdg1 - Although I've pretty much outgrown many of my childhood food dislikes - I now like, for instance, spicy Tex-Mex dishes and salsa - there's still one beverage I won't drink, even if I'm in my mid-40s and ought to have at least acquired a taste for. No,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~438181269124 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:04:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_438181269124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_437921549956?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alexdg1 - Although I normally prefer to serve Laika, the Lab-husky mix that we share with our neighbor Elena, the dry variety of Beneful kibble, there are days when our furry four-legged pal gets finicky and turns her nose up at it, so every so often I give in and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~437921549956 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:12:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_437921549956?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_437694795396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alexdg1 - Although technically Mom and I haven't been dog owners for the past five years, we have entered into what might be called a shared ownership arrangement with Elena, a long-time neighbor and now friend whose backyard is adjacent to ours,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~437694795396 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:44:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_437694795396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_437502512772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author alexdg1 - When 24 was introduced on November 6, 2001, there were some viewers (including this writer) who weren't too sanguine about the longevity of a series that dealt with terrorist plots (among other things) and took place in "real time" - each episode... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~437502512772 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:44:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_437502512772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_437129023108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author alexdg1 - If you are a regular or semi-regular reader of a literary spin-off series of novels based on a popular television or motion picture franchise, there is no doubt that you're aware of several essential facts concerning the quality and "authenticity" of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~437129023108 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:41:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_437129023108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436994281092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alexdg1 - Although the success of Star Trek's many incarnations -- from the 1966-69 Original Series, the 1979-2002 feature films, and the four television spin-offs -- is due to the humanity of the characters (even the alien ones!), it's the various... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436994281092 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:14:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436994281092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436757171844?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author alexdg1 - When I was still in junior high school, back in 1978, I checked out a copy of Robert A. Heinlein&#146s Starship Troopers from Riviera Jr. High School&#146s library. At the time, I was very gung ho about science fiction, especially futuristic... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436757171844 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:51:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436757171844?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436132482692?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alexdg1 - One of the unhappy results of Sleeping Beauty's less-than-stellar performance at the box office in 1959 was producer Walt Disney's decision to never again lavish the labor-intensive animation style used in his hitherto popular animated features... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436132482692 Sat, 5 Jul 2008 14:56:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436132482692?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_435317673604?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author alexdg1 - Every summer since 1992, that fateful year when Hurricane Andrew blew away South Floridians' illusions that the area was somehow hurricane-proof, my mom and I have attempted to be better prepared during the six month-long tropical storm season, which... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~435317673604 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:46:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_435317673604?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_435085217412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alexdg1 - One of the few pure childhood pleasures that still lingers in me is my love for chocolate; I still drink chocolate milk rather than plain even though I'm now 45 years old, and although I don't indulge myself with a chocolate bar on a daily basis, I do,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~435085217412 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:02:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_435085217412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_434998251140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alexdg1 - One of the nicest aspects of the pre-cable, Big Three network television eras is that in almost every major TV market there was always at least one VHF independent station which aired stuff the network affiliates rarely ever did. In the Miami/Ft... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~434998251140 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:37:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_434998251140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_434736303748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author alexdg1 - Although there were several trials of Nazi war criminals held in the German city of Nuremberg after the fall of the Third Reich in 1945, the most famous is the first, which was the one against "the major war criminals" and took place between November 14,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~434736303748 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:50:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_434736303748?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_434292231812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alexdg1 - One of the most controversial issues that emerged from the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II is the United States' decision to use two atomic bombs against the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August of 1945 rather than wait around for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~434292231812 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:46:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_434292231812?linkin_id=8003929