© 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-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_476352908932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - When Guillermo del Toro made Hellboy in 2004, it was a combination of two lesser known names. Del Toro’s stock would rise dramatically. He went on to great success with Pan’s Labyrinth in 2006 and is currently heading up the next installment... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476352908932 Sun, 5 Jul 2009 16:09:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476352908932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476297465476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - Many rock and roll icons have become the subject of movie features. They make perfect subjects as we unanimously marvel at their stardom, and are fascinated by their personal lives. Some lived their whole life as if it were a movie itself, but some lived... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476297465476 Sun, 5 Jul 2009 03:54:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476297465476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476258209412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - If a game of baseball can change rapidly in one swing of the bat, it can change even more dramatically in Felon, a 2008 movie from writer/director (and former stuntman) Ric Roman Waugh. Everything is on the up for Wade Porter (played by Stephen Dorff)... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476258209412 Sat, 4 Jul 2009 17:38:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476258209412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476193328772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - Having been introduced to Mario Bava a few months ago with his most famous movie, Black Sabbath, I recently picked up a couple of box set collections of his work. Hopefully I can get around to watching and reviewing all of these this month, but my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476193328772 Sat, 4 Jul 2009 03:58:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476193328772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476138671748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - The average person has probably never heard of this movie, but Pascal Laugier’s 2008 Martyrs is one which has been drawing great interest and hype among horror geeks. It has been widely lauded as taking the torture porn genre to new heights... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476138671748 Fri, 3 Jul 2009 15:50:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476138671748?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476079623812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - He stole the headlines in the 1930’s, became a national icon and was labeled Public Enemy No.1 by the FBI which he inadvertently helped establish. As a famous bank robbing gangster, it’s something of a surprise that John Dillinger has not... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476079623812 Fri, 3 Jul 2009 03:58:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476079623812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476035780228?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - When I hear a title like Body of Lies, I’m instantly thinking of the satirically George Orwell titled Ministry of Truth. To that extent, Ridley Scott’s 2008 movie is undoubtedly set up as a political message. Body of Lies appears to be his... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476035780228 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 18:44:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476035780228?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475958316676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - A Streetcar Named Desire would mark the beginning of a golden era for Marlon Brando. He was heralded by many as the star of the 1950’s and his roles would include Mark Anthony, Napoleon, and most famously Terry Malloy. In fact if you asked people... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475958316676 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 04:12:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475958316676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475907395204?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - We’re only minutes into Appaloosa when the hapless sheriff and his two deputies are viciously gunned down by a tyrant rancher. Moments later we’re meeting Virgil and Everett, two lawmaking guns for hire, who arrive as Appaloosa’s... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475907395204 Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:37:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475907395204?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475838779012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - It’s been marked as a symbol of China’s rise to economic superpower. The Three Gorges Dam, which completed construction in 2006, is the largest in the world. It’s seen by many as a historic engineering, social and economic success,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475838779012 Wed, 1 Jul 2009 04:49:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475838779012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474213158532?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - It’s hard to imagine a more enticing and revealing movie title than Zombie Strippers, although as I write this I’m anticipating the video release of Lesbian Vampire Killers too. Zombies? Strippers? Need I say more? If the title appeals to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474213158532 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:57:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474213158532?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473601379972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - It wasn’t very often that Orson Welles got to direct a movie, completely to his own liking and without studio interference. Citizen Kane was one example and the results are clearly legendary. Touch of Evil, another widely recognized Welles classic... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473601379972 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:00:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473601379972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473494097540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - 2008 may have been a golden year for Anne Hathaway with her much acclaimed performance in Rachel Getting Married. But Passengers, released later in 2008 (not to mention... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473494097540 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:05:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473494097540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473383997060?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - At this year’s Oscars the pundits were almost unanimously picking Waltz With Bashir as the likely winner of Best Foreign Movie, with The Class getting the odd mention here and there. So it was something of a surprise when Departures (Okuribito)... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473383997060 Tue, 9 Jun 2009 17:59:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473383997060?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473373052548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - I discovered The Man From Earth while idly browsing around IMDB one day. It was an interesting premise, a sci-fi movie with an 8.1 rating that I’d never heard of. Ever intrigued I decided to grab the DVD and check it out. The movie is hailed as... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473373052548 Tue, 9 Jun 2009 15:40:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473373052548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473256398468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - After seeing the TV spots and trailers for The Hangover my expectations were really not too high. It’s an obscure cast, with Mike Tyson being the biggest name and stealing the preview. Recipe for disaster? Apparently not. After an opening weekend... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473256398468 Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:39:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473256398468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473232936580?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - While it might sound the perfect title for a Led Zeppelin song, The Hunt for Gollum is actually a short non-profit fan produced movie available for viewing solely on the internet. Made for only £3000 (about $5000), it’s a project that’s... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473232936580 Mon, 8 Jun 2009 12:06:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473232936580?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473090330244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - The Zombie Diaries, released in 2006, follows the video logs of three crews in post zombie pandemic England. It’s a theme that draws greatly on the plethora of Blair Witch Project/You Tube influenced projects and one that will undoubtedly draw... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473090330244 Sun, 7 Jun 2009 04:41:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473090330244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472979181188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - So if you’ve been anywhere near a movie theater this year, you’ll probably know that Quentin Tarantino has a new movie coming out, titled Inglourious Basterds (my spell-check doesn’t like that). What the more casual movie goer might not... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472979181188 Sat, 6 Jun 2009 04:05:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472979181188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472856759940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - We see “Henry Poole Was Here” handwritten on the living room wall and later tagged under a bridge. The titular suggesting present tense, “Is,” is not particularly something that Henry ever wants anyone to notice. Instead having... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472856759940 Fri, 5 Jun 2009 03:38:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472856759940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472627973764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - It’s a common misconception among casual movie viewers that The Third Man (1949) was an Orson Welles movie. He’s in it, reunites a Citizen Kane friendship with Joseph Cotten, and the film’s camera angles and lighting look strikingly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472627973764 Wed, 3 Jun 2009 04:14:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472627973764?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472460267140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - It’s like a Beatles reunion for cult horror fans. Sam Raimi, creator of the Evil Dead trilogy has finally decided to make another horror flick. He ventured off into other genres, A Simple Plan, The Quick and the Dead, Darkman, going on to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472460267140 Mon, 1 Jun 2009 17:26:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472460267140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472279584388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - A Note on the Name I had a little confusion when I first tried to purchase this game so I’ll offer a quick explanation. Football Manager 2009 and World Soccer Manager 2009 are exactly the same. They are just two different names used... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472279584388 Sun, 31 May 2009 04:52:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472279584388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472232857220?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - Despite its unassuming title, this Danish thriller is not “Just Another Love Story.” Writer/director Ole Bornedal’s better known work is Nightwatch, an English adaptation of his own movie and one which dealt with necrophilia in a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472232857220 Sat, 30 May 2009 18:09:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472232857220?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471994502788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - When James Cameron launched The Terminator franchise in 1984, it was groundbreaking movie making. Behind its breathtaking suspense and action, it was philosophical raising questions of technological dependence, apocalypse and fate. Schwarzenegger... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471994502788 Thu, 28 May 2009 15:48:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471994502788?linkin_id=8003929