© 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-emperor69 Recent reviews written by member emperor69 en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_139002023556?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author emperor69 - Stephen Sommers scored it big with The Mummy, The Mummy Returns and The Scorpion King. All were action flicks with a central monster. So perhaps the director thought, hey, if one monster meant action and box-office hit, then a few more couldn't hurt!... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~139002023556 Thu, 6 May 2004 11:07:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_139002023556?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_137527594628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author emperor69 - I'm not a comic book buff. I love them, but can't keep up. I read that Hellboy was based on a comic book hero, and not something that Hollywood thought up overnight. A lot of superheroes these days seem to have a darkside, and when I found out what... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~137527594628 Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:50:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_137527594628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_135587073668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author emperor69 - I am not a Christian, although I once read Luke's gospel as part of school curriculum. Even before this movie reached the local cinemas I have heard how powerful it was. A lot of controversy surrounded it. Many Christians felt moved by it. Others... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~135587073668 Sun, 4 Apr 2004 09:07:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_135587073668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_134667013764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author emperor69 - Larry Clark is the director that gave us Kids, the movie that raised a lot of eyebrows for its frank depiction of youngsters indulging and experimenting with sex. You can expect more of the same with this movie. That our youngsters are a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~134667013764 Sat, 27 Mar 2004 10:31:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_134667013764?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_131763965572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author emperor69 - A Tim Burton movie is always met with some expectations: quirkiness, eccentric characters, imaginative ideas, great visuals, morbidness. Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Sleepy Hollow, even The Planet Of The Apes, had all that. Big... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~131763965572 Tue, 2 Mar 2004 11:14:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_131763965572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_131669659268?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author emperor69 - I've never read the book by J.M. Barrie, but have heard that this version remains quite faithful to it. I've never watched the Disney version either, but knowing Disney, it would have been a much lighter version. After all, they gave the Little Mermaid... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~131669659268 Mon, 1 Mar 2004 10:00:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_131669659268?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_130833682052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author emperor69 - This German movie did very well on the international festival circuit, and for good reason. It's quite a charmer, funny and bittersweet. The year is 1989, and the place is East Germany. Alexander Kerner (Daniel Bruhl) is a disillusioned youth whose... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~130833682052 Mon, 23 Feb 2004 10:30:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_130833682052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_130664074884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author emperor69 - This is the second movie by director Darren Aronofsky, based on the novel by Hubert Selby Jr, the writer that gave us Last Exit To Brooklyn, and who also did the screenplay for this one. Like Last Exit To Brooklyn, this movie is dark and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~130664074884 Sat, 21 Feb 2004 21:23:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_130664074884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_130227539588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author emperor69 - Magnolia is by the same director that gave us Boogie Nights, P. T. Anderson. The movie follows a bunch of characters that are loosely connected to each other by a long-running game show, which pits the intellect of children against that of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~130227539588 Wed, 18 Feb 2004 12:04:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_130227539588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_128734498436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author emperor69 - This movie created quite a buzz when it was shown at Cannes. It was reported that some viewers walked out shortly after it began. And for good reason too. The first half of this movie is not easy to stomach. Taking a leaf out of the movie Momento,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~128734498436 Thu, 5 Feb 2004 11:28:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_128734498436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_127188897412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author emperor69 - This movie is by the Coen brothers, the duo that gave us the brilliant Fargo. And like that movie, The Man Who Wasn't There is a dark comedy of errors, done in a film noir style, in black and white, which intensifies the darkness of the story... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~127188897412 Sat, 24 Jan 2004 23:26:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_127188897412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_125319351940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author emperor69 - I have always loved the Pet Shop Boys. Ever since Westend Girls, one of their earliest singles, they have consistently produced songs of the highest quality, with strong melodies and intelligent lyrics. I've always thought "Here's a duo that obviously... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~125319351940 Fri, 9 Jan 2004 03:46:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_125319351940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_124873248388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author emperor69 - The Food Taster a novel by Peter Elbling Plot The Food Taster is one Ugo, a poor peasant who's life, and that of his daughter Miranda, is suddenly changed for the better (or arguably worse) when he has a run-in with Duke Federico, a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~124873248388 Tue, 6 Jan 2004 11:24:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_124873248388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_124515225220?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author emperor69 - Madonna is my favourite artiste. I am a great fan, but not so die hard that I don't see any fault in her. I like her songs because I think she has a great sense of what is melodic and her delivery of the song's sentiments are more often than not spot... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~124515225220 Sun, 4 Jan 2004 05:22:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_124515225220?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_124445494916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author emperor69 - This movie is by Aardman Studios, who gave us the wonderful Wallace & Gromit animated short films which have garnered Oscars. The clay-animation is fantastic! The figures are so expressive after a while you forget they are blobs of plasticine... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~124445494916 Sat, 3 Jan 2004 23:58:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_124445494916?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_124378582660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author emperor69 - If I had written this review immediately after I had listened to the CD the first time through, I would have given it only one star at the most. Such was the expectation after Josh Groban's first album, and such was the disappointment. After a day or... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~124378582660 Sat, 3 Jan 2004 11:49:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_124378582660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_124223262340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author emperor69 - Adapting a book into a movie always requires some artistic licence, and with The Lord Of The Rings I believe it must have been a real challenge. Those who have read the books will surely know what I am talking about, for in many ways the third... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~124223262340 Sat, 3 Jan 2004 00:02:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_124223262340?linkin_id=8003929