© 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-catcootca Recent reviews written by member catcootca en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_297922039428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author catcootca - The best film of the year in 1976 was Rocky. It was a true underdog story written by Slvester Stallone about a man given the shot of a lifetime. Rocky Balboa, who was not too smart, had an huge heart and spirit that made up for a lot. He stood toe to toe... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~297922039428 Wed, 27 Dec 2006 20:06:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_297922039428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_285889433220?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author catcootca - I'm not only happy to review this film, which is one of my all time favorites, but also pleased to report this is my fiftieth review for Epinions. It didn't take long to decide to review it as the film stands high and proud amongst a lot of the best... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~285889433220 Fri, 1 Dec 2006 01:41:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_285889433220?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_285620211332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author catcootca - Bryan Singer's SUPERMAN RETURNS is like being reintroduced to an old friend. The film is half original and half an homage to the Christopher Reeve films. It begins with the familiar opening credit sequence where the letters stretch and we hear the sound... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~285620211332 Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:15:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_285620211332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_280822910596?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author catcootca - Sean Connery originated the role, George Lazenby wasn't tough enough for it, Roger Moore made it more fun and likable, Timothy Dalton made it more serious but humorless, and Pierce Brosnan really looked the part but his films didn't distinguish... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~280822910596 Sun, 19 Nov 2006 03:53:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_280822910596?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_279564422788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author catcootca - Nine years ago I picked up the book ALONG CAME A SPIDER. I worked at Barnes and Noble in Bricktown, New Jersey at the time and loved perusing the isles for intriguing books. I soon found myself very taken with Patterson's Alex Cross. He's a brilliant... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~279564422788 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 03:16:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_279564422788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_271319731844?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author catcootca - There are a few good reasons Halloween II is a worthy sequel. One of them is the fact that it takes place the same night and picks up right from where the original left off. The second is that Donald Pleasance's Doctor Loomis has more to do and the third... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~271319731844 Fri, 27 Oct 2006 13:48:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_271319731844?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_271317831300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author catcootca - The budget was $320,000 on this Independent Film and it went on to gross $55 million. It's been copied, many sequels have followed, and Rob Zombie is currently working on the prequel. Yes, we are talking about John Carpenter's Halloween. This film has... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~271317831300 Fri, 27 Oct 2006 13:13:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_271317831300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_267963371140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author catcootca - The murder of Elizabeth Short has become Hollywood legend. Many speculate on who she was, how she lived her brief life, and how she became the unfortunate victim of a sadistic killer. Conspiracy theorists, authors, and filmmakers to this day are still... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~267963371140 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:14:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_267963371140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_264814431876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author catcootca - It started with MEAN STREETS, was mastered with GOODFELLAS, was made with more blood and glitz in CASINO, and has now moved to the Boston underworld. The writing is smart, the direction tight and quick, and the look of the streets is unsettling. There's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~264814431876 Thu, 12 Oct 2006 10:03:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_264814431876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_264040844932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author catcootca - A graphic murder, two obsessed detectives, a femme fatale, seedy nightclubs, and crushed dreams culminate in Brian DePalma's THE BLACK DAHLIA. The film is based upon James Ellroy's book about the grisly murder of Elizabeth Short that took place in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~264040844932 Tue, 10 Oct 2006 11:50:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_264040844932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_254072884868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author catcootca - Oliver Stone stunned us with Platoon, challenged us with Born On The Fourth Of July, and showed us the dark side of America in JFK. Nixon, in the tradition of JFK, really shakes the viewer up but gives a sympathetic look at the former president... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~254072884868 Tue, 12 Sep 2006 18:48:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_254072884868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_235216866948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author catcootca - My History I was raised as a catholic. I grew accustomed to church, the sacraments, and some scriptures. As a boy I became intrigued with the mass, bored with it, and other times took great solace in the stories of Jesus, the Angels, the Saints, and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~235216866948 Wed, 7 Jun 2006 22:04:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_235216866948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_220120780420?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author catcootca - Ang Lee has proven his versatility by directing the martial arts fantasy extravaganza CROUCHING TIGER,HIDDEN DRAGON, the beautifully acted Jane Austen's SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, and the well meaning but failing combination of Freud meets Marvel Comics with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~220120780420 Tue, 7 Feb 2006 21:36:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_220120780420?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_220115799684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author catcootca - Paul Haggis's CRASH is a real study of racism. It interweaves stories from many walks of life and shows how they're all touched by the fear of racism. Haggis,off last year's adapted screenplay Oscar for MILLION DOLLAR BABY, has written a movie with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~220115799684 Tue, 7 Feb 2006 20:23:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_220115799684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_220110950020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author catcootca - Phillip Seymour Hoffman's performance as Truman Capote is outstanding. He lost weight, got his mannerisms and speech down, and even captured the author's soul. This should come as no surprise to anyone whose seen his work. He's been an obnoxious college... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~220110950020 Tue, 7 Feb 2006 19:28:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_220110950020?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_220054785668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author catcootca - Edward R. Murrow's final speech at the conclusion of Good Night, and Good Luck is more pertinent today then it was in 1958. He pointed out that television should be more enlightening and not just entertaining. He suggested the Ed Sullivan and Steve Allen... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~220054785668 Tue, 7 Feb 2006 11:30:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_220054785668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_217068244612?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author catcootca - Steven Spielberg has terrified us with Jaws, dazzled us with Indiana Jones and E.T., moved us with Schindler's List, and now makes us think with Munich. The film shows us that vengeance inspires more vengeance. Blood calls for more blood. The innocent... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~217068244612 Sun, 8 Jan 2006 20:53:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_217068244612?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_214780186244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author catcootca - In 1983 I was eleven years old and my Father took me and my Brothers to see BLUE THUNDER at the old Circle Cinema in Bricktown, New Jersey. I'm sure if you've read some of my other reviews you can tell that movies are like time capsules to me. After all... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~214780186244 Wed, 21 Dec 2005 01:07:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_214780186244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_210556915332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author catcootca - Stellan Skarsgård has always been a strong actor. He's been an obsessed submarine commander in THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, a brilliant and understanding proffesor in GOOD WILL HUNTING, and the murderous and deceitful Gregor in RONIN. Casting him as a young... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~210556915332 Mon, 7 Nov 2005 21:44:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_210556915332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_194519993988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author catcootca - Jonathan Livingston Seagull, like most great books, was personally recommended to me. Like Siddhartha, Replay, The Power of Myth, and The Five People You Meet In Heaven this book hits on a lot of universal truths. I'd advise anyone to read it. The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~194519993988 Sun, 28 Aug 2005 13:01:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_194519993988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_192964300420?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author catcootca - I was a very big fan of CRIMSON RIVERS and was overjoyed to find out about this sequel. My local video store didn't have it so I rented it at the videostore across town where I rented the original. I am pleased to say I enjoyed it but it's not without... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~192964300420 Fri, 12 Aug 2005 22:20:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_192964300420?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_192961810052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author catcootca - Mathieu Kassovitz's CRIMSON RIVERS is dark, creepy, and full of action. It begins in the Alps as a body has been discovered mutilated. The hands have been severed and the body has been placed in the fetal position. The eyes have been removed as acid rain... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~192961810052 Fri, 12 Aug 2005 21:39:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_192961810052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_186259902084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author catcootca - Christopher Nolan has brought Batman to us in a very human form. His Bruce Wayne is troubled, guilt ridden, and fearful about his past. Christan Bale not only knows how to convey all this but manages to create both Bruce Wayne and Batman's duality. The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~186259902084 Thu, 16 Jun 2005 18:31:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_186259902084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_183796665988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author catcootca - Darkness and danger overshadow everything and make the truth harder to see. This can cause great fear within us. Some would say that's both the world we live in and the world Anakin Sywalker lives in. A world of fear and political maneuvering. A world of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~183796665988 Thu, 19 May 2005 22:20:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_183796665988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_170427977348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author catcootca - Clint Eastwood always explores the darker side of human nature and the duality of man. His dark hero of Unforgiven, William Munny, tries to repent only to be thrust back into that violent world he knows so well. His regretful Frank Horrigan of In The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~170427977348 Thu, 20 Jan 2005 13:10:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_170427977348?linkin_id=8003929