Epinions Recent Reviews for energy81

Humane Heavy Metal

Tue, 7 Dec 2004 18:25:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author energy81 - I was drawn to heavy metal fairly early in life. My older brother blasted it out of the bedroom next door to mine on a daily basis and the rhythms would have me pleasantly wired for hours. Then, being the bookworm I was, I would sneak into his room to...

Lemmons' Great Start

Thu, 1 Mar 2001 18:54:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author energy81 - With the upcoming release of The Caveman’s Valentine, I felt it only fitting to review Kasi Lemmons’ feature directorial debut, Eve’s Bayou, which she also penned.

Eve’s Bayou starts with a vocal bang, as Eve describes...

From innocence to artist

Sun, 11 Feb 2001 15:17:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author energy81 - Despite the attraction of Go’s Sarah Polley, this coming of age, romantic drama was undeservedly ignored during its theatrical run. Perhaps because this genre has become increasingly saturated with consistent box office flops unless, they star...

A Shock to the System

Sun, 21 Jan 2001 15:09:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author energy81 - Todd Haynes is one of the under-appreciated directors whose work will live long past his lifetime. His stories have ranged from the Karen Carpenter story told with Barbie dolls in Superstar (which you have to get bootlegs of to what because the...

Romantic bliss

Mon, 8 Jan 2001 22:50:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author energy81 - Only an actor like Johnny Depp, who has built a strong career out of quirky characters roles from Edward Scissorhands to Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas can open up a movie with arrogant voiceover declaring himself the greatest lover in the...

Immigrant woes

Mon, 8 Jan 2001 13:35:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author energy81 - The United States has been a melting pot since its (albeit violent) inception, and the effects of this can be seen in daily life. It took us a while, but we got used to sharing our lives with different ethnic backgrounds. Those who came over in the...

Admirable Angst

Thu, 4 Jan 2001 16:22:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author energy81 - Susan Skoog made her writing and directing debut in 1998 with this subtle, emotionally realistic look at adolescence through the lives of two 17 year-old girls. Since the film was cast strictly through no-name actors, it was unfortunately ignored. The...

Insane heroism

Wed, 3 Jan 2001 18:54:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author energy81 - Bruce Willis has done some of his best work in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His most recently acclaimed hits - The Sixth Sense, a tear-jerker with a cute kid who sees dead people and Unbreakable, a superhero-in-the-real-world...

Lovely lesbian tale

Fri, 29 Dec 2000 20:39:58 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author energy81 - How does a slug turn into a caterpillar? Of course in scientific reality it doesn’t but that’s the best way to describe Go Fish in one sentence. It’s a glimpse into lesbian life rarely shown in film (written and directed by lesbians) that starts...

Devilishly fun

Tue, 26 Dec 2000 01:39:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author energy81 - If you’ve read the book, you’ve seen the movie, or vice versa. Many of Stephen King’s books have been adapted for the screen, but few end up being as entertaining or thrilling as reading the book. Whether this is due to a lack of intrigue in the source...

Martin's early talent

Wed, 20 Dec 2000 16:29:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author energy81 - A jerk, as defined by Webster’s Dictionary©, exempting all definitions that deal with movement or chicken seasoning (as there are many) is “a stupid, foolish, or unconventional person”. (Note: This dictionary is circa 1981 as the only copy I have...

Love shown naturally

Thu, 14 Dec 2000 15:37:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author energy81 - Jane Campion’s The Piano is a rich look at various forms of love. Set in the barest rural society, we are forced to focus on the evolution of extremely human characters whom it is impossible to feel apathetic towards. The strength of their roles...

Behind the politics

Wed, 13 Dec 2000 14:47:23 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author energy81 - The Cuban Missile Crisis is still one of the most studied political occurrences of the 20th century. By various published political science theories it was resolved through luck, patience, and a driven desire attributed to John F. Kennedy for trying to...

Mametian comedy - who'da thunk it?

Tue, 12 Dec 2000 02:50:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author energy81 - David Mamet has got a distinctive style that usually screams for drama, as in The Untouchables or thrilling intrigue like Glengarry Glenross. The dialogue he writes is so off the cuff and non-committal that his characters are forced to...

Flat homage to greatness

Fri, 8 Dec 2000 16:11:43 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author energy81 - Nobody on earth could probably write a better family-centered Broadway musical than Dr. Seuss. However, since his unfortunate (though it had to happen eventually I guess as no one is immortal) death in the early 1990’s, is it possible to create a...

a.k.a Jeremy Irons pay the rent

Thu, 7 Dec 2000 13:05:02 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author energy81 - Based (possibly) on the notion that there is a deep adolescent market (with some Breakfast Club generation thrown in) yet to be really tapped in the movie industry, New Line Cinema releases Dungeons and Dragons this week. Growing up I was...

Julian Sands - Prophet of Doom

Wed, 6 Dec 2000 00:32:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author energy81 - Warlock doesn’t start the way other horror movies do. Instead of an over-the-top beginning full of bloodshed and snarling, you witness a small Massachusetts town in 1691 austerely preparing for the hanging of a heathen. The villages are cold and...

Stick with Short Cuts

Mon, 4 Dec 2000 01:33:50 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author energy81 - I will always see a Robert Altman film (except Ready to Wear. I believe he has a knack for bringing out the best in even the least talented actor (witness Andie McDowell in Short Cuts) and can turn minor details of everyday life into...

Coffee Joints

Thu, 30 Nov 2000 19:00:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author energy81 - Note to reader: I'm not sure this is the best place to put this review, but it was the closest I could find...thank you for our patience...

I have two real vices in life, caffeine and tobacco (the legal kind). I love coffee. I drink...

Drugs from a humane perspective

Sun, 26 Nov 2000 18:43:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author energy81 - Jesus’ Son is a realistic look at an average working class drug scene with a touch of comedy thrown in. Billy Crudup (Waking the Dead, Without Limits, Almost Famous) is FH (yes that’s the name of his character – check the IMDB) our central...

Everyone needs a hero...

Thu, 23 Nov 2000 15:29:46 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author energy81 - It must be extremely difficult to pull off a comic-book styled movie in the current entertainment climate. Judge Dredd was a disaster, the Batman series gets worse with every sequel and Dark City was one exasperating breath after...

Coming-of-age when you're out of your league

Thu, 16 Nov 2000 12:29:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author energy81 - Looking at the back of a book to see what it is about isn’t always helpful. It can lead one to expect specific things about what they will be reading and sometimes lead you to conclusions before you have glanced at the first page. This is what I felt...

Hellishly unhumorous

Wed, 8 Nov 2000 03:36:16 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author energy81 - I like films based on fantastic phenomenon. Time Bandits is one of my favorite films of all time. The classic struggle between good and evil also holds interest for me. Just thinking about the original Star Wars films leaves me with a...

A funny stigmata

Tue, 7 Nov 2000 19:39:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author energy81 - Touch is a fun movie no matter what mood you are in. It might seem impossible to make a comical movie that deals in religious overtones but this film convinced me otherwise. It intelligently begs the question “What would an average community in...

Controversy that's worth the effort

Sun, 5 Nov 2000 17:29:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author energy81 - It is difficult to begin discussing this movie as I know little to nothing about the Catholic religion, other than that it’s supposed to be similar to Judaism in terms of guilt, so that is easily enough to relate to being a lapsed Jew myself. Not to...