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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-brendan2 Recent reviews written by member brendan2 en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_481032703620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - Tom is a corporal in the U.S. Army who's home for ten days.  He wants to use the time to search for his missing brother Jesse and Jesse's girlfriend Nicole.  He brings his own girlfriend Marilyn and best friend Jared along for the ride. ... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~481032703620 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 09:34:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_481032703620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483063926404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - The Mutilator is quite good for a 1980s slasher.  It suffers from poor acting and laughably bad moments, but it also has some surprisingly graphic gore.The plot is the standard teens go to the beach and get slaughtered deal,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483063926404 Mon, 2 Nov 2009 21:55:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483063926404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_482697842308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - When Dexter first premiered in 2006, it was hailed as one of the best shows on TV.  As it was airing on Showtime, and I don't have cable, I had to wait for the DVDs, all the while doubting it could live up to the hype.  Well, it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~482697842308 Thu, 8 Oct 2009 22:27:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_482697842308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_481047776900?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - This is Forever is more of the same from She Wants Revenge.  Their brand of dark dance music is still very much inspired by Joy Division and New Order, vocalist Justin Warfield is still utilizing his fake-British monotone, and they're... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~481047776900 Thu, 1 Oct 2009 17:37:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_481047776900?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484851682948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - Sorority Row is a remake in name only; actually, that's not even entirely accurate, as it borrows only the last two words of 1983's The House on Sorority Row.  The basic idea is the same - sorority sisters... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484851682948 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:24:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484851682948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484124036740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - Hide and Go Shriek begins with a guy carefully applying lipstick, eye shadow, and a fedora before heading out in search of some action.  This is done in close-ups and point-of-view shots so we do not yet know how this man... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484124036740 Wed, 9 Sep 2009 17:57:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484124036740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483819622020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - In 1969, the Beatles began work on Get Back, a project which included a new album and a film showing them in the studio working on the project and culminating in the group's first concert since 1966.  Due to infighting and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483819622020 Wed, 9 Sep 2009 10:57:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483819622020?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484006923908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - The Final Destination was designed simply to put butts in seats.  It's the fourth in a series of highly successful horror movies, and it's in 3D.  What more do audiences need?  Not much, apparently, as this film follows the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484006923908 Sun, 6 Sep 2009 18:27:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484006923908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483038367364?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - A Perfect Getaway takes place on the absolutely gorgeous Hawaiian island of Kauai, where three couples meet, only to discover there is a killer in their midst.  Suspense mounts slowly, paranoia sets in, and red herrings (not red... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483038367364 Wed, 2 Sep 2009 22:22:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483038367364?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483296513668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - After writer/director Rob Zombie's Halloween "reimagining" was so successful, a second installment was inevitable. Originally, Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, directors of the French horror Inside, were rumoured to direct, as Zombie insisted... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483296513668 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:41:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483296513668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479650942596?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - I will forever be indebted to local record store AKA Music and the 99 cent bin contained within.  Underneath the overflowing shelves are old cardboard boxes full of low-priced CDs.  Most of these were not worth a second look, but sometimes... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479650942596 Sat, 1 Aug 2009 03:51:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479650942596?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479491427972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - The tagline on the DVD cover of Final Draft says, "Some stories should never be written."  This is surely meant to refer to the movie the writer in the film is working on, but it is also quite true of the film Final Draft... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479491427972 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:39:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479491427972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475923189380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - The Hollow is, as the title suggests, a modern retelling of the Headless Horseman tale.  Karen (Kaley Cuoco) is a dumb blonde cheerleader who has the hots for both a*shole jock Brody (Nick Carter) and geeky Ian Cranston... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475923189380 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:08:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475923189380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478845243012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - As the Harry Potter movies go on, it seems one really has to have read the book or seen the previous big-screen installments to fully comprehend what's going on. That is definitely the case with this summer's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478845243012 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:06:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478845243012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473909857924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - IntroBuffy the Vampire Slayer premiered on the WB network in March 1997 as a mid-season replacement, and while its short half-season hinted at future greatness, the second season is where the show really finds its footing.  The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473909857924 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:50:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473909857924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473780883076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - Minotaur is sure to disappoint those looking for a story that sticks to the Greek myth.  The monster in Minotaur is clearly not a minotaur.  In traditional Greek mythology, the minotaur was a creature with a man's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473780883076 Mon, 6 Jul 2009 22:14:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473780883076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473594236548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - Sorority House Massacre is a movie which can easily become confused with other films in the genre.  It's title is similar to the lackluster House on Sorority Row and Slumber Party Massacre, a movie which also, like this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473594236548 Sun, 5 Jul 2009 16:15:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473594236548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473680350852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - Suspiria doesn't waste any time in getting started.  American ballet student Suzy Bannion (Jessica Harper) arrives in Germany to attend a prestigious dance academy.  When she arrives at the academy, she witnesses a frantic young... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473680350852 Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:52:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473680350852?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472624762500?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - Rejoice, for Slaughter High has been released as part of LionsGate's Lost Collection, boasting the dubious subtitle, "the best movies you totally forgot about."  Odds are, most people have never seen this one, but somehow... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472624762500 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:24:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472624762500?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473036656260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - My Bloody Valentine 3D is yet another "reimagining" or "updating" of an old slasher, but this time, it's in 3-D!  The DVD comes packaged with four pairs of 3-D glasses to recreate the experience for those who didn't get to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473036656260 Wed, 1 Jul 2009 11:47:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473036656260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472386276996?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - Their 2004 release The Greater Wrong of the Right is probably Skinny Puppy's most accessible album.  (I haven't heard their 2007 release, Mythmaker, so I could be wrong.)  How you feel about that depends on... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472386276996 Mon, 1 Jun 2009 03:04:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472386276996?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472253632132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - Tom Holland has done some pretty solid work in horror; he was the man behind Fright Night and Child's Play.  He also wrote the surprisingly good Psycho II.  As for his movie adaptation of Stephen... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472253632132 Sun, 31 May 2009 23:03:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472253632132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472240721540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - It's been awhile since I've seen a new Disney film that was actually worth watching; Pixar seems to be dominating the animated family film genre.  I wanted to see Bolt when it was in the theatres, but I didn't really feel like paying a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472240721540 Sun, 31 May 2009 01:01:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472240721540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472231939716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - Autopsy is one of the "8 Films to Die For" in the After Dark Horrorfest series, now in its third year.  The series claims to offer up films which were so terrifying they never made it to theaters.  In its first year, I believed... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472231939716 Sat, 30 May 2009 17:32:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472231939716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471767223940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - I was never a fan of 1981's My Bloody Valentine, but when I heard it was being remade, I was excited.  The movie had to be heavily cut in order to avoid an X rating, and the result was a slasher with some shockingly weak death... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471767223940 Wed, 27 May 2009 00:28:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471767223940?linkin_id=8003929