© 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-garethvk Recent reviews written by member garethvk en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_491703602820?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author garethvk - Disaster films and Hollywood have enjoyed a long and successful partnership over the years as box office gold has been found in fictional disasters. Irwin Allen had a string of hits such as “The Towering Inferno” and “The Poseidon... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491703602820 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:54:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491703602820?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490862579332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author garethvk - The timeless classic A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens has been one of the most beloved and adapted stories in history.  There have been numerous movies, plays, radio, and television shows that have told the story for several generations as well... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490862579332 Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:49:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490862579332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486931795588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author garethvk - Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) is an unassuming young man who makes his way through life the best way he can despite being plagued by Irritable Bowel Syndrome. This particular affliction is a serious concern for Columbus as according to his rules for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486931795588 Fri, 2 Oct 2009 11:29:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486931795588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_481162006148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author garethvk - Located near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho just outside Spokane, Washington, Silverwood Theme park is a true gem. It is a rarity of a regional theme park that has as much to offer as many of the more well know locales in California and the east coast... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~481162006148 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:42:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_481162006148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_480196595332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author garethvk - Recently my wife and I traveled to Spokane Washington to speak at a convention and do a few stories for the site and upcoming magazine. Since I was scheduled to speak at Spocon on the nearby campus of Gonzaga University, I was happy that we were booked... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~480196595332 Wed, 5 Aug 2009 23:06:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_480196595332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_477550382724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author garethvk - It has been nearly two years since fans last witnessed Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), battle the evil Voldemort  (Ralph Fiennes).  At long last, J.K. Rowling’s beloved saga continues with “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~477550382724 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:31:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_477550382724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476937424516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author garethvk - Life is good for Austrian fashonista Bruno (Sacha Baron Cohen). As the star of the top Austrian fashion show, he is a fixture at all of the social events and is the flamboyant highpoint of any event he graces.That is until things go awry and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476937424516 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:54:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476937424516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476270923396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author garethvk - Volition and THQ have scored with the high enjoyable third chapter in the Red Faction series, Red Faction Guerrilla. The game wisely ignores the very disappointing second game in the series and returns the game to it’s’ roots on Mars. Picking... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476270923396 Sat, 4 Jul 2009 20:25:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476270923396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475297713796?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author garethvk - Following up the success of “Transformers” was not easy task, and thankfully Director Michael Bay and the amazing wizards at Industrial Light and Magic are up to the challenge as “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” is the rare... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475297713796 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:14:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475297713796?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472884612740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author garethvk - The road trip gone awry has been a staple of Hollywood comedies for years. Bing Crosby and Bob Hope provided tons of laughs with their “Road To” films which have continued with films ranging from “Road Trip” to the Chevy Chase... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472884612740 Fri, 5 Jun 2009 10:16:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472884612740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471135719044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author garethvk - Following up the legendary first two Terminator films was no easy task. Without series creator, James Cameron. many fans found “Terminator: Rise of the Machines” to be lacking the depth, action, and character of the earlier films.  When... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471135719044 Thu, 21 May 2009 00:24:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471135719044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470608809604?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author garethvk - In Demigod, Stardock has deftly blending Real Time Strategy and Role Playing.  The game tasks players to become a god through a series of challenges and battles. The two main player types are generals and assassins and each has their own... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470608809604 Sat, 16 May 2009 13:25:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470608809604?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469686587012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author garethvk - With declining attendance at conventions and a dwindling audience for recent films and the last Star Trek series, Enterprise, Paramount was desperate to find a way to breathe new life into their franchise. So they pinned their hopes on director J.J... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469686587012 Fri, 8 May 2009 10:23:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469686587012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_468887309956?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author garethvk - The 2009 summer movie season has arrived with the releases of “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”, which once again stars Hugh Jackman in the role of the razor clawed Wolverine. The film follows the characters origins in the mid 1800’s... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~468887309956 Fri, 1 May 2009 11:09:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_468887309956?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_467341053572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author garethvk - In the corridors of the nation’s capital, Washington D.C. alliances and wheeling and dealing are the name of the game. With billions if not trillions of dollars hinging on new laws and policy, corporations clearly have an interest in which way the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~467341053572 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:32:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_467341053572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_465804365444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author garethvk - The summer of 1987 holds some special memories for me as that was the year that I graduated from high school and set about my college studies. In the summer before the start of classes, I had to learn to manage finances, become independent as much as I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~465804365444 Fri, 3 Apr 2009 12:38:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_465804365444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_465803972228?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author garethvk - High adrenaline films have always been a signature of the summer movie season and with a bevy of blockbusters lines up for the summer months, Universal has the opening salvo with the very impressive “Fast and Furious”. Although the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~465803972228 Fri, 3 Apr 2009 12:32:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_465803972228?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_465055223428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author garethvk - Ushering in what they hope will be a bold new era in 3D movie making, Dreamworks has set a very high standard with “Monsters Vs Aliens”. By combining science fiction and monster films, pop culture references, a strong cast, and cutting edge... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~465055223428 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:11:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_465055223428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464354446980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author garethvk - John Koestler (Nicolas Cage) is a man who lives in a world of facts. As a professor at M.I.T. he is more concerned about things that can be proven through hard science than with things that cannot be proven. With the recent loss of his wife leaving him a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464354446980 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:03:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464354446980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463656488580?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author garethvk -   In 1972, horror icon Wes Craven made a name for himself by writing and directing a film called “The Last House on the Left." The film was very controversial and helped launch a new genre of terror and suspense films that pushed the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463656488580 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:25:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463656488580?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_462981533316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author garethvk - In an alternate 1985, where Nixon is president, The U.S. won the Vietnam War, and costumed heroes have been banned by an act of the Senate, a superhero is killed. The death of the mercurial entity known as The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) sets a string... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~462981533316 Fri, 6 Mar 2009 12:39:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_462981533316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461711314564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author garethvk - After a nearly four year wait, two expansion packs, a change of publishers, and a title change, the follow up to our 2005 Game of the Year award winner F.E.A.R. is finally here. After successfully obtaining the rights to the name F.E.A.R., the new sequel... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461711314564 Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:33:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461711314564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_460844797572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author garethvk - In the 1980’s the so- called slasher film genre was in full swing. When Michael Myers and the “Halloween” franchise became the highest grossing independent film in cinema history, the studios scrambled to get in on the booming genre and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~460844797572 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:09:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_460844797572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_460142251652?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author garethvk - Inside a secure facility a woman named Kira (Camilla Belle), is about to be injected with an experimental drug that will soon set a chain of events into motion that will turn Hong Kong into a battleground.   The facility is operated by the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~460142251652 Fri, 6 Feb 2009 10:36:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_460142251652?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459711221380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author garethvk - Sony and Guerilla games have combined to produce the first must have game for 2009. Killzone 2 is a non-stop thrill ride that is easily the best first person shooter developed for the Playstation 3 console. The game follows up the events of the first... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459711221380 Mon, 2 Feb 2009 03:12:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459711221380?linkin_id=8003929