© 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-charles_again Recent reviews written by member charles_again en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_142434733700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author charles_again - This DVD collection of five films plus extras is notable for a conspicuous absence. The discs are reviewed individually below: Disc 1: "The Pink Panther" The first Pink Panther film has Peter Sellers reduced to a supporting role, as the film... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~142434733700 Thu, 3 Jun 2004 10:57:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_142434733700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_142137265796?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author charles_again - Walter Matthau returns as frumpy lawyer Harmon Cobb in this mild sequel to "The Incident." Cobb, his dead son's wife Billie (Susan Blakely), and granddaughter Nancy (Ariana Richards) move to Baltimore so Cobb can join the one man law firm run by Judge... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~142137265796 Tue, 1 Jun 2004 10:55:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_142137265796?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_141594365572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author charles_again - Lead actor Dan Bucatinsky adapts his stage play into a funny romantic comedy. The story, told in flashback, has Brett (Adam Goldberg) and Jackie (Sasha Alexander) meeting and making an instant connection. Most rom-coms would stay with this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~141594365572 Thu, 27 May 2004 10:59:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_141594365572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_141352472196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author charles_again - This slasher film from the early 1980's is no different than all the other 1980's slasher films, except for the copious amounts of gore, nudity, and unintentional laughter. In 1942 Boston, a young boy is putting together a jigsaw puzzle of a nude... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~141352472196 Tue, 25 May 2004 14:56:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_141352472196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_141349850756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author charles_again - Six short films about homosexual awakening are gathered together in one easy to manage DVD. Some are good, some are not, and the two hosts (picked primarily on their cutie pie looks) annoy immediately. The six films are reviewed individually: The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~141349850756 Tue, 25 May 2004 14:33:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_141349850756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_141345197700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author charles_again - Charles Band creates and executive produces the second of a proposed series of twelve films resurrecting great monsters of the past. The films were so bad, he only was able to get two made. With a story that is a carbon copy of "Frankenstein Reborn,"... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~141345197700 Tue, 25 May 2004 14:07:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_141345197700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_140480319108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author charles_again - This infamous French film is the polar opposite of "Thelma & Louise," and better. Manu (Raffaela Anderson) has a boyfriend everyone is looking for, a junkie best friend, and a brother who slaps her around before grinning and offering a drink. She... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~140480319108 Tue, 18 May 2004 12:13:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_140480319108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_140379000452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author charles_again - Clint Eastwood directs a surprising, sharp thriller based on the novel by David Baldacci. Luther (Clint Eastwood) is your run of the mill, over the hill professional burglar. His latest hit is at the mansion of vacationing philanthropist Walter... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~140379000452 Mon, 17 May 2004 15:44:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_140379000452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_140083039876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author charles_again - Two episodes from the short-lived 1980's fantasy television series are cobbled together and released as a feature length film. The two episodes, reviewed individually, are: The Mission (Directed by Steven Spielberg) *** During WWII, a bomber departs... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~140083039876 Fri, 14 May 2004 15:12:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_140083039876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_140081139332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author charles_again - I cannot believe I am slightly recommending this infamous bomb. "The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show" was canceled in the mid-1960's, and ever since then the cartoon characters have been living in poverty. Through attachment to a movie deal, Fearless... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~140081139332 Fri, 14 May 2004 14:52:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_140081139332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_139962650244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author charles_again - Although it predates both "Virus" and "Ghost Ship," "Haunted Sea" sucks worse than its ripoff remakes. A small boat carrying a melting pot of crewmen (including women trying to prove themselves) and a boozy captain played by Mr. Barbra Streisand... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~139962650244 Thu, 13 May 2004 13:50:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_139962650244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_139961798276?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author charles_again - Cute Lauren (Kira Reed) is tracking a spirit, a spirit that is making your run of the mill ordinary folk turn into sex monsters. The spirit has been nicknamed Eros, and Lauren experienced it after breaking up with a boyfriend and almost humping a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~139961798276 Thu, 13 May 2004 13:46:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_139961798276?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_139960290948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author charles_again - Emmanuelle, who started her film life almost thirty years ago as a diplomat's wife, is now a woman with many means. She travels the world, having sex with whoever she pleases, and finds herself the willing victim of a mad scientist and her hunky... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~139960290948 Thu, 13 May 2004 13:35:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_139960290948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_139727572612?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author charles_again - The first "Candyman" was a visual feast, a creepy exercise in horror made great by the direction of Bernard Rose. The second "Candyman" was surprisingly watchable, a convoluted story with some interesting shots. The third, and so far final, "Candyman"... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~139727572612 Tue, 11 May 2004 12:28:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_139727572612?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_139724557956?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author charles_again - This very British film is based on the novel "The Door With Seven Locks" by Edgar Wallace, and despite its title, it is more mystery than horror. An eccentric lord dies and leaves everything to his young son. The family fortune is locked in the tomb... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~139724557956 Tue, 11 May 2004 11:48:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_139724557956?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_139721805444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author charles_again - I am thirty five years old...who's applauding?...anyway, I grew up on "Batman" reruns starring Adam West. My mom remembers using a clothespin to secure a bath towel around my neck as a cape so I could save the world from villains, or at least the family... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~139721805444 Tue, 11 May 2004 11:21:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_139721805444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_139626057348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author charles_again - Once again, a 99 cent previewed movie purchase from my local video store proves to be disastrous. Elvira (Cassandra Peterson) and her servant Zou Zou (Mary Jo Smith) are on their way to Paris for a musical revue when they are taken in at the Castle... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~139626057348 Mon, 10 May 2004 15:09:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_139626057348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_138922135172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author charles_again - You have probably seen the plot summary a hundred times before, and if you haven't, then you have seen scenes from this film in other films a hundred times before. Julia (Laura Regan) is a master's degree student in psychology. A troubled childhood... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~138922135172 Wed, 5 May 2004 15:06:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_138922135172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_138793422468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author charles_again - This video features four episodes from the 1990's animated television series. While none of them match the sheer badness of the last two live action movies, the collection is flawed. Kevin Conroy does an excellent job voicing Batman and Bruce Wayne,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~138793422468 Tue, 4 May 2004 11:04:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_138793422468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_138792701572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author charles_again - In 1988 Buenos Aires, political strife is rampant. This is due in part to a series of murders being performed by hired foreign mercenaries. What a time for Adrian (Colin Firth) to decide to look for a roommate. Although Adrian is Argentinian, he has... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~138792701572 Tue, 4 May 2004 10:55:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_138792701572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_138704293508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author charles_again - Director Robert Clouse, notable for helming one of Bruce Lee's films and tons of TV and straight to video martial arts epics, shows a lighter touch on this blaxploitation actioner. Jim Kelly plays Black Belt Jones, a man whose martial arts prowess is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~138704293508 Mon, 3 May 2004 16:01:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_138704293508?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_138700951172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author charles_again - This single episode from the PBS series raises more questions about the characters than answers about marine life. Ms. Frizzle (voiced by Lily Tomlin) leads her class on an expedition aboard a school bus that can shrink and turn into different things... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~138700951172 Mon, 3 May 2004 15:32:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_138700951172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_138698788484?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author charles_again - David Duchovny still plays Jake, the betrayed man who only gets through life thanks to his dog Stella and a personals ad that requests sexual situations from its readers. The responses are anonymous, Jake reads the letters while trying to understand... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~138698788484 Mon, 3 May 2004 15:11:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_138698788484?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_138326085252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author charles_again - Producer Michael Bay steered this remake of the infamous 1970's horror flick, without bringing in anything all that new. When I first saw the trailer for this version of the story, I thought it looked a lot like a hurried sequel to the silly release... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~138326085252 Thu, 29 Apr 2004 11:03:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_138326085252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_138244624004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author charles_again - In this slight variation on the famous short story "The Monkey's Paw," a Florida family is stunned when they are given the news that their son was killed in combat. They are even more surprised when he shows up alive at home a few days later. At... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~138244624004 Wed, 28 Apr 2004 16:38:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_138244624004?linkin_id=8003929