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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-andaryl Recent reviews written by member andaryl en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_447319412356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - I usually start out my reviews by reading Wikipedia to get the background info, so here it is: ldquo;Blindness is the condition of lacking visual perception due to physiological or neurological factors. rdquo; I rsquo;ll get to that a little later... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~447319412356 Wed, 8 Oct 2008 22:07:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_447319412356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_447319346820?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - Can any 36 year-old male attempt a review of Singin rsquo; in the Rain without an explanation You might tell me it rsquo;s not necessary, but here it is anyway: A while back I made compiled a list of the greatest movies ever made, checked off all the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~447319346820 Wed, 8 Oct 2008 22:02:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_447319346820?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_447191617156?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - Director Alfred Hitchcock was quoted as saying that Shadow of a Doubt was his favorite among his own movies. It was released in 1943 and was based on the case of the real-life "Merry Widow Murderer," Earle Leonard Nelson, a mass strangler of the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~447191617156 Tue, 7 Oct 2008 17:54:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_447191617156?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_447176019588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - Ace in the Hole is a black and white 1951 film noir, written, directed and produced by Billy Wilder and starring Kirk Douglas. Wilder was already a big name at the time following Sunset Boulevard, The Lost Weekend and Double Indemnity. Ace in the Hole... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~447176019588 Tue, 7 Oct 2008 14:27:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_447176019588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_447073062532?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - Released in 1930, All Quiet on the Western Front has been eternally recognized as a landmark movie. The message it portrays and the story it tells is a history lesson in itself, and has been credited by many directors in their own subsequent work. We... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~447073062532 Mon, 6 Oct 2008 15:55:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_447073062532?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_446972530308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - Pan’s Labyrinth is a movie that has received a lot of attention and great critical acclaim since its 2006 release. It’s a fantasy movie, and therefore outside of my usual viewing genre. But such are the reviews that I had to check it out... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~446972530308 Sun, 5 Oct 2008 17:26:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_446972530308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_446919118468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - Written, directed and produced by Mel Gibson, Apocalypto was released in 2006. It features an unknown cast, gathered for authentic effect, and is subtitled with Mayan spoken throughout. The movie explores the 16th century end of the Maya... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~446919118468 Sun, 5 Oct 2008 06:01:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_446919118468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_446756130436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - When it comes to ghost stories they usually fall into two categories. The first is the predictable, obvious, seen-it-all before badly directed category. They make you wonder why you waste your time watching this genre over and over again. It also... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~446756130436 Fri, 3 Oct 2008 16:38:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_446756130436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_446696033924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - In 1975, an unknown New Jersey boxer took on Muhammed Ali for the world title. He almost went the distance and became one of the few challengers to knock Ali down. An idea was born and Sylvester Stallone set out to create one of the greatest and most... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~446696033924 Fri, 3 Oct 2008 04:42:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_446696033924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_446413901444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - Set in a World War 2 concentration camp, The Counterfeiters is the story of a team of talented Jewish forgers who have been charged by the Nazis with reproducing the British pound. It’s a subtitled German movie, based on a true story, originally... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~446413901444 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:34:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_446413901444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_446402367108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - In 2006 he was Ricky Bobby, star of the NASCAR circuit. In 2007, he was raunchy Figure Skater Chazz Michael Michaels. Now it’s 2008 and Will Ferrell pitches his latest sports comedy entry as Jackie Moon, Basketball Power Forward. If... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~446402367108 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:36:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_446402367108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_446346071684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - Alan Ball jumped to fame in 1999 as the writer and producer of Academy Award winning American Beauty. His career continued with the successful HBO series Six Feet Under. Commercially released in 2008, Towelhead marks his... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~446346071684 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:38:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_446346071684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_446207659652?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - Scrolling through my all-time movie list, wondering which reviews to post, I was somewhat interrupted by the news that Paul Newman had passed away at the age of 83. I grew up after Paul Newman’s golden era, but there are countless classics that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~446207659652 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:42:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_446207659652?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_446198877828?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - Released in 1992, Unforgiven is essentially a movie of days gone by. Firstly, it’s a western made in the modern day era of action, sci-fi and special effects. It’s somewhat appropriate therefore that producer and director, Clint Eastwood... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~446198877828 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:48:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_446198877828?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_445898788484?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - When I went to see The Phantom Menace in 1999, I was instantly reminded of the brilliance of the 1977 original. I was in the theater; the movie opened with the now legendary tagline: “A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away …”... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~445898788484 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:35:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_445898788484?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_445844000388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - With its non-linear storyline, it is somewhat ironic that Pulp Fiction all seemed to happen in the wrong order for me. My first glimpse of Pulp Fiction was the BBC news broadcast, reporting on the Oscars, showing a shot of John Travolta and some woman... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~445844000388 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:12:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_445844000388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_445833514628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - In 1995 Jean-Dominique Bauby, 44 year-old French editor of Elle magazine, suffered a major stroke. He awoke completely paralyzed with movement in only his left eyelid. Initially distraught, he is able to pull himself together, dictating a memoir that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~445833514628 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:44:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_445833514628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_445818048132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - Forth is (did you guess?) the fourth album of British indie band, The Verve. It’s their first album since 1997 and the critically acclaimed success, Urban Hymns. Inner conflicts and lawsuits followed, and no sooner had The Verve reached... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~445818048132 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:53:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_445818048132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_445704801924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - Fido is a 2006 Canadian zombie satire, which seems to follow on from the recent success of Shaun of the Dead. I’d never heard of it, but it was recommended on Netflix, and available to watch online. Furthermore, despite a low budget, it benefits... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~445704801924 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:57:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_445704801924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_445697724036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - Tell No One is a French thriller, originally titled “Ne dis le à personne.” It’s based on Harlan Coben’s American novel of the same name. The French release was 2006, but it aired in American theaters in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~445697724036 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:15:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_445697724036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_445680291460?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - There’s barely a sport untapped when it comes to the sports comedy. With Nascar, Figure Skating and Basketball in recent years it looked like Will Ferrell was trying to cover them all by himself. But here’s one they didn’t think... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~445680291460 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:11:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_445680291460?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_445624192644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - Released in 2007, Smokin’ Aces is a Tarantino style action packed gangster movie. The title refers to the central character, Buddy “Aces” Israel, a magician turned Mafioso, turned informant to the FBI. The “Smokin” part... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~445624192644 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:10:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_445624192644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_445603155588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - Let’s Go To Prison is a low budget ($4m) comedy released in 2006. The story revolves around two contrasting characters. The first is John Lysh*tski (Dax Shepard), a wasted loser and perpetual recidivist, more comfortable inside prison than out... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~445603155588 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:17:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_445603155588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_445575368324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - Night of the Hunter is a 1955, black and white, film noir. It is most noteworthy for the performance of Robert Mitchum that helped define his persona of the ultimate bad guy. The film was not a success in its time, but gained cult status over the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~445575368324 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:54:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_445575368324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_445520776836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - Nosferatu was the first movie adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. It did not take on the same title as the novel because it did not get the approval of Stoker’s estate. The production company was successfully sued and ordered to destroy... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~445520776836 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:39:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_445520776836?linkin_id=8003929