© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. 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_222581329540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - Nothing much ever happens in Baxter, California, a desert town whose biggest claim to fame is being the home of the world's largest ice cream cone. It's also conveniently located near the Empire Cola plant, which results in lots of free soft drinks for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~222581329540 Thu, 9 Mar 2006 02:20:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_222581329540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_222387408516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - It's December 31, 1999, the dawn of the new millennium and, possibly, the end of the world. The devil (Thomas Jay Ryan) is still trying to take a few more good souls to Hell with him on this last day. Meanwhile, Jesus (Martin Donovan) is having his... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~222387408516 Thu, 2 Mar 2006 23:23:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_222387408516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_221810036356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - Warning: Ahoy! Vast amounts of profanity ahead. Tread these waters lightly! "The black man was sensitive long before Alan Alda." -DJ Tone Def Fear of a Black Hat follows Nina Blackburn (Kasi Lemmons), who decides to make a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~221810036356 Sat, 25 Feb 2006 07:17:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_221810036356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_221001125508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - Yet another of my rescues from 99-cent bin limbo, Ran Away to Sea's I Won't Tell a Soul Except the World seemed at first to be nothing special. It wasn't the best purchase I made that day (if you don't have Porcupine Tree's Deadwing yet, go... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~221001125508 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 15:02:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_221001125508?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_220524154500?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - Karel and Bozena Horák want a child. Everywhere they go, happy families abound, reminding them of what they don't have. Whether these happy families are actually there or simply products of their own minds is up for debate, as Karel sees babies encased... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~220524154500 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 11:25:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_220524154500?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_220179959428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - Spawn, the second and last album from experimental Brooklyn group Rise Robots Rise, is one of those records I most likely would never have heard if the good people at my local record store hadn't decided to stick it in a crappy cardboard box on... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~220179959428 Thu, 9 Feb 2006 03:19:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_220179959428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_219909361284?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and you know what that means -- time to climb into your empty bed and settle in for a nice "studly jock for some reason or other likes unpopular girl and, despite pressure from his friends, the two fall in love,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~219909361284 Mon, 6 Feb 2006 12:36:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_219909361284?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_213298155140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - Bats & Mice originated as a side project made up of three members of the Sleepytime Trio before going through a series of lineup changes, gathering members from a whole bunch of other bands. Fans of their former bands followed the Bats & Mice... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~213298155140 Sat, 10 Dec 2005 12:34:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_213298155140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_211101912708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - Sometimes when you go to a concert, the opening act is someone like New Found Glory. The universe's way of making up for this is to later give you an opening act like Cut Copy. Had they not been at the last concert I went to, I probably would never have... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~211101912708 Sun, 13 Nov 2005 21:42:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_211101912708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_209383689860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - On a dark and stormy night, a young woman is driving down an abandoned road when she realizes she's almost out of gas. She manages to make it to a gas station, where the stuttering attendant asks her to come inside, saying her credit card's been declined... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~209383689860 Tue, 25 Oct 2005 17:21:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_209383689860?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_208405761668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - I don't know if I have a favorite holiday; if I had to pick, I'd go with Christmas, but that's everyone else's favorite, which undermines my uniqueness. Halloween is pretty cool, too, but I can't honestly say I look forward to it all year. Of course, if... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~208405761668 Thu, 20 Oct 2005 05:24:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_208405761668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_164886384260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - There are few movies that really scare me. I think real life is far scarier than a movie could ever be. Interestingly, probably my favourite types of films are horror. Sometimes it's fun to sit back and enjoy a good ol' cheesy horror flick. Of course, in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~164886384260 Thu, 13 Oct 2005 01:26:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_164886384260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_197855252100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - The first question that came to mind when I heard The Verve had a greatest hits collection was: why? The band had only released three albums, one of which received little or no attention; the other two were deemed classics, so surely anyone interested in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~197855252100 Sun, 9 Oct 2005 11:41:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_197855252100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_197387390596?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - Once upon a time, in the early 1960s, most albums were just thrown together on the basis of one hit single. The albums rarely contained any good tracks other than the single itself. (Actually, that's not too different from today, is it?) The Beatles,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~197387390596 Fri, 30 Sep 2005 06:51:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_197387390596?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_194534739588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - Recap Season Three of Buffy the Vampire Slayer ended with our title character (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and her friends defeating the demon Mayor (by utterly destroying their high school -- fortunately, this was after they'd already... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~194534739588 Sun, 28 Aug 2005 23:52:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_194534739588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_189008219780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - Back around 1997, for some inexplicable reason, I decided to purchase an Oasis CD. I must have heard one of their songs on the radio and liked it, but I can't remember what it was. The album I chose was Be Here Now, which, the general consensus... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~189008219780 Thu, 7 Jul 2005 23:08:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_189008219780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_186659999364?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - Have you ever thought about how much easier life would be if you could just split yourself in two? Imagine it: you could send the loud and angry you to take out everyone who's ever wished you harm, then send the quiet and soft-spoken you to court. You'd... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~186659999364 Tue, 21 Jun 2005 19:03:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_186659999364?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_180883721860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - Hip-hop and I have never gotten along. Well, that's not true. Actually the first genre of music I ever liked was hip-hop. So maybe I should say recently hip-hop and I haven't gotten along, though all I've had to go on was the mainstream crap about guns,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~180883721860 Tue, 10 May 2005 09:05:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_180883721860?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_182333771396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - One of the things that makes me Happy in life is Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Unfortunately, now that the show and its spinoff Angel have ended, this means I must hunt down crappy movies and watch them simply to feed the Buffy addiction. One... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~182333771396 Mon, 9 May 2005 11:12:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_182333771396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_159568858756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - Sometimes I get tired of today's current popular music. There are so many bands that sound the same, and the sad thing is their sound isn't good. So there are a lot of bands out there that just plain suck. I'm not a fan of Good Charlotte, New Found... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~159568858756 Thu, 5 May 2005 10:31:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_159568858756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_181680574084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - There was a time when I thought Mariah Carey was the greatest artist ever. I was a pre-teen girl, okay? It was like a requirement to move onto the next stage of life. Otherwise, you'd be stuck at 12 years old forever. Or you'd start going backwards and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~181680574084 Sat, 30 Apr 2005 08:15:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_181680574084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_181210812036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - Jimmy Eat World has always been a bit of a hit-or-miss band with me. For some reason, I have all of their albums (I was surprised too when I realised it), and I like Bleed American. It's not a classic, but there's just something about it. I think... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~181210812036 Wed, 27 Apr 2005 22:16:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_181210812036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_180996247172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - Kaiser Chiefs are the latest "next big thing" in the UK, and they're already being compared to bands like Blur and Pulp, along with last year's "next big things" Franz Ferdinand and The Killers. Honestly, the Kaiser Chiefs borrow influences from about a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~180996247172 Sun, 24 Apr 2005 05:38:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_180996247172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_180357795460?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - You know how sometimes you hear over and over again how exceptional an album is, and you put off buying it because you don't want to be disappointed, and when you finally do buy it, you find it's good, but it doesn't live up to the hype at all? Queens of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~180357795460 Mon, 18 Apr 2005 14:11:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_180357795460?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_176154513028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author brendan2 - When a band has a moderate amount of success and fans, each of their albums is usually guaranteed to be somebody's favourite. There's always the popular choice, the one that critics hail as the group's best, thus the fans believe they must love it too... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~176154513028 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 21:35:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_176154513028?linkin_id=8003929