© 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-darkofnight Recent reviews written by member darkofnight en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_486769659524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author darkofnight - REPRINTED FROM MONDOMAGAZINE.NET: James Wan is responsible for the cinematic abortion that was Saw. So was Mr. Leigh Whannell, the writer of Saw. Both men are also responsible for Dead Silence. Saw attempted to be an... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486769659524 Thu, 1 Oct 2009 00:01:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486769659524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483387346564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author darkofnight - REPRINTED FROM MONDOMAGAZINE.NET: Even the smelliest piece of crap must have positive attributes, right? Yes. In Transformers, they are the musical score by Steve Jablonsky, some good performances, and fantastic special... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483387346564 Tue, 1 Sep 2009 10:50:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483387346564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483137785476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author darkofnight - REPRINTED FROM MONDOMAGAZINE.NET: Some time ago, I read a phrase that would haunt me for months. It went something like this: “Live Free or Die Hard, rated PG-13.” After three entries in a franchise that guaranteed deliciously... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483137785476 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:57:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483137785476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_482397032068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author darkofnight - REPRINTED FROM MONDOMAGAZINE.NET: Sylvester Stallone’s pushing at least a hundred by now. Yet for a senior citizen, he hasn’t lost any of his strength, courage, or machismo. Rocky Balboa demonstrated a fine end to the Rocky... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~482397032068 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:50:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_482397032068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_482341260932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author darkofnight - REPRINTED FROM MONDOMAGAZINE.NET: Harry Potter’s suffered a lot, and not just in terms of facing the same enemy repeatedly – Potter must also contend with horrible film adaptations. There has only been one great entry in this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~482341260932 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:29:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_482341260932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_482340736644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author darkofnight - PARTIALLY REPRINTED FROM MONDOMAGAZINE.NET: When a film garners as much critical praise as Slumdog Millionaire has, one assumes watching the movie will be like witnessing the second coming of Christ. When I heard the praise growing, I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~482340736644 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:11:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_482340736644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432197504644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author darkofnight - Slasher films are usually poorly made, yet can still be highly enjoyable endeavours that take the audience on lazily constructed rides. They're basically take-it-or-leave-it affairs. Stuff like the Friday the 13th flicks are likable, but are also... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432197504644 Sun, 1 Jun 2008 03:43:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432197504644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_426573074052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author darkofnight - When one looks at a synopsis for John Carpenter’s 1987 film Prince of Darkness, it is impossible not to chuckle. Any movie concerning the discovery that Satan -- in green liquid form -- is trapped in a big glass beaker can elicit many... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~426573074052 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:27:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_426573074052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_425114504836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author darkofnight - Stephen King is an author who has a lot to complain about. When watching the film adaptations to his novels, you just can't help but feel the sorrow that King must have felt when he watched those adaptations for the first time. Sometimes you can blame... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~425114504836 Sun, 6 Apr 2008 15:06:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_425114504836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_424195362436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author darkofnight - Championed as a master of horror, Wes Craven's films are often smug affairs which just make one feel dirty. Mind you, that’s not exactly bad, but Craven hardly ever touched upon anything else besides the smugness. He also often made extremely poor... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~424195362436 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:32:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_424195362436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_321500253828?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author darkofnight - If you were to sit me down and hand a copy of The Black Hole to me saying that not only will I like this Disney film from the late 70s but that I would also consider it one of the company&#146s best live-action films, I would probably secretly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~321500253828 Sat, 17 Feb 2007 19:20:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_321500253828?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_319241817732?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author darkofnight - The Deer Hunter won five Academy Awards, including one for Best Picture. While the direction of infamous filmmaker Michael Cimino is commendable and the cinematography of genius artist Vilmos Zsigmond is amazing, the film as a whole does not in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~319241817732 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:08:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_319241817732?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_241422470788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author darkofnight - I have to admit quite shamefully that when I put in a DVD to enjoy a good 90 minutes of visual entertainment, I usually check out most of the special features first (unless there&#146s a major spoiler revealed in one of them). Before taking in Kathryn... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~241422470788 Tue, 11 Jul 2006 02:33:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_241422470788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_190109027972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author darkofnight - Let's not beat around the bush - The Bourne Identity was one of the most un-exciting action movies of 2002. A cliched bore a film that featured nearly every familiarity (romantic interest haphazardly inserted into the story, plot revelations one... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~190109027972 Sun, 17 Jul 2005 19:22:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_190109027972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_180465929860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author darkofnight - Hostage is a horrible title. It can be made the brunt of cheesy "the audience members are actually the hostages" jokes, though I'm not entirely against that. For you see Hostage, despite a few good elements, fails at being a good action... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~180465929860 Tue, 19 Apr 2005 00:10:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_180465929860?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_177885318788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author darkofnight - Right after one finishes watching Finding Neverland, one thinks that they've just seen a five-star film. Such is the initial power of un-imaginative, by the numbers cinema. Everyone, really, is lazy at heart and mind. That's why I suspect it's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~177885318788 Sat, 26 Mar 2005 02:09:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_177885318788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_170221801092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author darkofnight - Throughout The Village, I was shocked beyond belief. M. Night Shyamalan's latest is easily of the worst, most ridiculous films of 2004. Hardly a single frame goes by in which we don't hear atrocious dialogue, see some of the worst directorial... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~170221801092 Tue, 18 Jan 2005 23:22:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_170221801092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_170085224068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author darkofnight - I'd heard every bit of controversy related to this film, and being the curious person that I am, had to see for myself if most of the allegations against the picture were true. I also wanted to find out if this movie was any good. Controversy may help... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~170085224068 Mon, 17 Jan 2005 23:50:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_170085224068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_165157179012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author darkofnight - ****WARNING: This review contains spoilers throughout.**** Mystic River is a sad thing indeed: a film that begins well and then slowly spirals down until it becomes a mess of melodramatic theatrics, plodding scenes, and embarrassing... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~165157179012 Sun, 12 Dec 2004 21:22:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_165157179012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_162395360900?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author darkofnight - If you ever wondered how terrible a horror movie can get, look no further than Zack Snyder's abysmally boring Dawn of the Dead. It's a film obviously meant to scare you as well as give you a thrill. To say that it fails miserably at both would be... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~162395360900 Sat, 20 Nov 2004 20:52:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_162395360900?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_160639782532?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author darkofnight - Saw is a movie so overstuffed and so over-edited, that it seems like Darren Aronofsky had a crack at making it. Saw begins as Adam, a photographer, wakes up in the bathroom from Hell. Across the room from him is Dr. Gordon, a man who... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~160639782532 Fri, 5 Nov 2004 03:08:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_160639782532?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_156668563076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author darkofnight - Unknown Soldier, shot in what appears to be ultra-cheap MiniDV cameras, certainly looks incredible. The DV photography by Luis Armada and Steve Carrillo, although making the film appear very home movie-ish, is amazingly stylized. It almost makes... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~156668563076 Sat, 2 Oct 2004 15:04:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_156668563076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_153634967172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author darkofnight - ****THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS**** It's a pretty bad sign when the best part of a movie is the ending. But as Johnny Depp's character Mort Rainey says in the catastrophic failure Secret Window at one point, "the only thing that matters is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~153634967172 Sun, 29 Aug 2004 02:06:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_153634967172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_152809344644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author darkofnight - Michael Mann is one of my favourite directors. The way in which the man moves his camera effortlessly throughout a film to allow the audience to absolutely revel in the images is astounding. What's also incredible is how Mann is able to perfectly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~152809344644 Sun, 22 Aug 2004 19:31:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_152809344644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_147654020740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author darkofnight - Working from his own screenplay, Van Sant has created a film that is frightening to watch. It takes the taboo subject of violent High School students and treats it with respect. The movie has no linear plot; we follow key students around the school,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~147654020740 Wed, 14 Jul 2004 01:45:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_147654020740?linkin_id=8003929