© 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-desslok Recent reviews written by member desslok en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_491595140740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author desslok - I love Halloween, with all the candy and decorations and horror. There's nothing like settling down with a good zombie flick on All Hallows Eve. Unfortunately, this is nothing like a good zombie flick. The story is - well, largely... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491595140740 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:19:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491595140740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489568505476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author desslok - . . . Sigh Why god? Why do I keep doing this to myself? Why do I insist on watching remakes of classic flicks when it's abundantly clear that Hollywood has run out of ideas and has an undying contempt for my youth? Oh - right, I remember. Because... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489568505476 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:46:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489568505476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489508277892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author desslok - Ah, Venice - the city of love, the birthplace of the renaissance. 1400 years of extraordinary history, of adventure, of mystery and romance. Beautiful architecture, grand canals and giant Great White Sharks. . . . Wait. Back up a moment. Sharks?... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489508277892 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:58:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489508277892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487059328644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author desslok - And so we come around to part three of the Death Wish Secillogy (what do you call a five part trilogy anyway?), with more badass Bronson action as he blows away muggers, rapists, scum of the earth, and folks who just needed killin'. At this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487059328644 Sat, 3 Oct 2009 16:02:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487059328644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486950407812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author desslok - While the first Death Wish was a pretty good (if terribly exploitative) drama, it had one big problem - its own success. While the critical reception was dismissive at best, the audience reaction was solid and positive. The film went on to be one... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486950407812 Fri, 2 Oct 2009 14:26:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486950407812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486900797060?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author desslok - What do you think of when someone says "Charles Bronson"? If you're a youngin', you probably just went "who?" - and if that's the case, get off my damn lawn. But if you’re a child of the seventies and eighties, you probably instantly think classic 'tough... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486900797060 Fri, 2 Oct 2009 04:24:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486900797060?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484372549252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author desslok - In honor of anime giant ADV Films closing their doors forever, I thought I'd take a sampling of some of the really awesome shows that they've done over the years, starting with Dai-Guard. Dai-Guard runs in the old school tradition of Giant Mecha... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484372549252 Wed, 9 Sep 2009 15:13:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484372549252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484358327940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author desslok - Back in the day, I loved game shows as a kid. Now, this was back 20 years ago when it was 2 and 4 people battling out against each other and not this "How many maggots can you eat in 60 seconds without throwing up?" crap or the 1 person again 100... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484358327940 Wed, 9 Sep 2009 13:30:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484358327940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484351381124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author desslok - As one might guess, from my reviews around here, I'm a huge horror movie fan. During my formative years as a wee lad, my mother (bless her soul) would suffer through all manner of drive in movie schlock with me. Classics like Death Ship, Krull, The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484351381124 Wed, 9 Sep 2009 12:48:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484351381124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484350070404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author desslok - I was about nine or ten when my mom hauled me off to one of the monthly showings at the drive-in. If I recall correctly, this time was a triple feature was the classic Roger Corman flick Death Race 2000, the mindblowingly weird Hanger 18... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484350070404 Wed, 9 Sep 2009 12:21:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484350070404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484345286276?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author desslok - Despite what you might think from all my reviews here, I have indeed not seen every really bad kung fu and action flick from the eighties. Oh, I've seen a great many of them to be sure - but sometimes one slips under the radar. Such is the case with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484345286276 Wed, 9 Sep 2009 12:02:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484345286276?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484307668612?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author desslok - What is it about the Poseidon Adventure that makes it so compelling for Hollywood. Beyond the original 1972 flick, there's been a made-for-TV remake in 2005 (with Adam Baldwin and Steve Guttenberg - a disaster movie in itself!), a 2005 remake with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484307668612 Wed, 9 Sep 2009 04:28:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484307668612?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484307209860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author desslok - You know my big regret in life - well, one of them at least: that I didn't get a chance to sample the subculture of Times Square when it was at it's sleaziest, back when 42nd street was a retched hive of scum and villainy. Where dingy smoke filled... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484307209860 Wed, 9 Sep 2009 04:17:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484307209860?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_481048759940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author desslok - Ok, let's get one thing straight out of the gate: the upcoming Inglourious Basterds by Quentin Tarantino is not a remake. It has nothing to do with the flick directed by Enzo G. Casterelli other than use the name. Secondly, I'm not jumping on the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~481048759940 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:05:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_481048759940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_480722914948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author desslok - Ah, good old William Shatner. While the majority of the free world knows him as Captain James Tiberius Kirk, captain of the Starship Enterprise - The Shat's actually had a pretty diverse career. He's done a bunch of Outer Limits and some really... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~480722914948 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:36:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_480722914948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_480499961476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author desslok - You know the opening scene in Team America: World Police where in order to defend against Evil Terrorists, a gang of jingoistic gun crazy action movie cliches appear and blow the hell out of every single man, woman, child and landmark in Paris... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~480499961476 Sat, 8 Aug 2009 15:54:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_480499961476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_480165400196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author desslok - Ah, Lee Van Cleef - is there NO movie you cant make better? The guy starred in - if IMBD is to be believed - over a hundred and fifty westerns, and dozens of Spaghetti Westerns, starting with the iconic Col. Mortimer in a Few Dollars More all the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~480165400196 Wed, 5 Aug 2009 16:19:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_480165400196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479986093700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author desslok - And so the countdown begins for Doctor Ten as time runs out and the end draws near - and he shall knock four times. . . . ah, but I''m getting ahead of myself here. Meanwhile, for the run-up to David Tennant's departure as the Time Lord, we get a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479986093700 Tue, 4 Aug 2009 02:29:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479986093700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479934779012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author desslok - For the second year running, I have the great honor of presenting Torchwood with the "most improved television show" award. Three-ish years ago now, the BBC debuted the first season of Torchwood promising us a darker, sexier, more intense,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479934779012 Mon, 3 Aug 2009 16:14:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479934779012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479525375620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author desslok - Much to my great shock and horror, I've never actually reviewed a Sword and Sandal flick - you know an Italian-made fantasy flick that vaguely Greco-Roman dealing with mythology, biblical pre-history, usually with a well oiled bodybuilder as the lead... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479525375620 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:10:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479525375620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479240949380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author desslok - Being that I'm a fan of exploitation flicks, seventies grindhouse epics, slashers flicks of all sorts, nudie Russ Meyer skin-flicks, blaxploitation and kung fu flicks, I am very keenly aware of the X rated flick and the sleazy tawdry underbelly of the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479240949380 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:34:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479240949380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478742548100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author desslok - By all rights, Hell Comes to Frogtown should have been an awesome flick. It sports a killer title, it's got the star power - professional wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper, perennial B-movie feature William Smith and Sandahl Bergman, it's got the best... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478742548100 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:10:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478742548100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478672752260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author desslok - As I said over in my review of The Warriors, I'm not perfect. Even I, with my vast knowledge of the obscure, the cult, bizarre and the unusual, occasionally a show will slip past me. By accident or design, sometimes I discover a brand new b-movie,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478672752260 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:55:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478672752260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478521757316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author desslok - You probably don't know this, but I'm a huge fan of Meatloaf - the singer, not the meat product, I mean. It probably harkens back to my early days playing Eddie in the Rocky Horror Picture Show floorshow, but I've always liked his music. Bat... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478521757316 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:08:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478521757316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478373645956?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author desslok - You know, you may find this shocking - but I have in fact NOT seen every obscure cult movie and exploitation flick since the seventies. Oh, you might get that impression with my vast amounts of super obscure B-movie knowledge and some of the crazy stuff... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478373645956 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:42:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478373645956?linkin_id=8003929