Epinions Recent Reviews for awoodin

This ain't Puff, that's for sure

Tue, 23 Jul 2002 11:26:04 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author awoodin - I had a lot to say about this one. I will do the review sans spoilers, with a spoiler-filled section clearly marked at the end when I make my points about the movie's plot.

I was really pumped up about this movie - a story about dragons...

Roaring Beast

Sun, 7 Apr 2002 20:44:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author awoodin - I remember seeing a poster for this film in a movie theater lobby many years ago. Once or twice I wondered, "why did this film never come out?"

Finally, back around 1991, I caught it halfway through on cable. I was shocked at how good it was...

Last, but not Least

Sat, 6 Apr 2002 16:28:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author awoodin - I'm writing this review more as a "movie advocate" than a "film critic." The Last Valley is a too-little-seen film that deserves wider recognition, viewing and praise.

It is an historical curiosity - it's set during the Thirty Years' War, one of...

You can't make applesauce without...

Thu, 6 Sep 2001 19:26:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author awoodin - In Dreams is the sort of film that really sticks with me.

No opening sequence rivals that of salvage divers swimming ethereally through a submerged town.

No actress in any recent film, much less a "thriller" has so skillfully conveyed...

Cruisin' and Killin' across the USA

Tue, 21 Aug 2001 20:50:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author awoodin -

I still remember flipping through TV guide, and noticing that a movie called Death Race 2000 was about to begin. I was only eleven years old, but it was some of the best two hours I've spent in front of the television.

I literally could...

Ghostly Road To the Valley of Fire

Wed, 18 Oct 2000 19:51:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author awoodin -
Review Topic: Sights & Attractions

After twenty miles hard north on I-15, the glitz

and sizzle of Vegas fade like a neon dream.

Ghostly with lunar illumination, the road

urges you on, and the mountains...

Determinism vs. Free Will vs. Gen Y

Sat, 7 Oct 2000 22:55:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author awoodin - Free Will vs. Determinism gets a mild workout in this thriller from Glen Morgan and James Wong, veteran producers of the supernatural-themed Fox show, the X-Files.

Stories abound about frenetic passengers "getting a funny feeling"...

When the earth explodes, make lemonade

Wed, 28 Jun 2000 10:12:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author awoodin - Titan AE is a striking piece of animated space opera.

It begins at a quick clip - the Earth is laid waste

by energy creatures called the Drej, who

make a first strike out of fear of our development

of some sort...

Arcosanti - A Desert Dream

Wed, 26 Jan 2000 16:29:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author awoodin - In Arizona's high desert, a 30 year old experiment in a new type of urban living is still underway.

Few people have heard of this place called Arcosanti. Fewer still have seen or experienced it.

Because of its genesis in the...

Emptiness That Fills You Up

Wed, 26 Jan 2000 12:19:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author awoodin - I make it a point to visit the Mojave and Death Valley every time I'm in California or Nevada.

The mysteries of the desert beckon to me like a siren song.

I live in a fairly dense, developed suburb, 25 or so miles north of NYC. The...

Behold The Silent Gods

Tue, 25 Jan 2000 18:57:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author awoodin - Rapa Nui is one of those hard to classify movies that stays with you.

It tells the story of Easter Island, a mere a speck in the Pacific Ocean. It is an utterly remote, lonely place.

The inhabitants strike an uneasy balance; the...

Thoroughly Decent Car

Fri, 31 Dec 1999 07:56:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author awoodin - I gave up a 1990 Taurus SHO for a 1997 model year Saturn; traded it right in. Crazy? Hardly. It was probably the best automotive decision of my life so far.

I did the car research carefully; the Consumer Reports buying guide became a Bible...

Omega Man Kicks Butt

Fri, 31 Dec 1999 00:55:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author awoodin - Imagine you've survived a plague that's killed about 99.99% of the world's population. You think you're alone until you see signs that there are others running about. They aren't innocents looking for succor and comfort, but a cultlike bunch of...

Entrapment: Ass Marketing Works!

Thu, 30 Dec 1999 15:07:46 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author awoodin - Entrapment is arguably the first film sold strictly on the merits of a featured actress' ass. A scene in which the the admittedly comely Catherine Zeta-Jones is slow-mo swimming across a laser-alarmed room shows her derriere rather nicely, and figures...

No Hairy Palm for This Pilot

Mon, 27 Dec 1999 19:57:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author awoodin - Every small paper notebook I've kept with me didn't last long in my pocket - a few days to a few weeks, at most.

I needed something to organize my to-do lists and my appointments that was pocketable, feature-rich and not too expensive.
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Agfa E-frown...

Mon, 27 Dec 1999 19:12:30 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author awoodin - Agfa's new Ephoto Smile is meant to be a sleek and inexpensive digital camera for the masses. It isn't - it's a big waste of time and money. The maxim "you get what you pay for" is completely true for this product.

The Smile has...