© 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-j-bar Recent reviews written by member j-bar en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_492035346052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author j-bar - In this review, I will focus mainly on Joe's newest attraction, the Steam Pots. This is because, in the three times I've eaten at Joe's it's the only thing I've ordered (aside from appetizers).If first impressions were my only guide, I never... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~492035346052 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:42:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_492035346052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_492031413892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author j-bar - Just finished reading Day By Day Armegeddon, and while I won't say it changed my world or anything, I definitely found it an enjoyable read. I'm a big fan of zombie horror, both in movies and books, but the genre can get stale. It seems most storytellers... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~492031413892 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:17:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_492031413892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_492024008324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author j-bar - ***Caution: Potential Spoilers***2009's Zombieland is this decade's prime candidate for inclusion into the zombie movie hall-of-fame. Although it was made about 4 or 5 years after this decade's major zombie revival, I think it brings an... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~492024008324 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:48:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_492024008324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484537503364?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author j-bar -  This is my third or fourth review of a Brian Keene novel, but it the first time I’m going to give him less then 4 stars for his work. Keene, once a promising horror genre upstart, is now a major player in the world of horror fiction... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484537503364 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:51:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484537503364?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474320703108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author j-bar - The decade we live in now, 2000-2010 should be called the generation of borrowers, at least if you go by Hollywood's preference of remaking movies from the 70s or 80s rather than developing new ideas. This is especially true of the horror genre. Remakes... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474320703108 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:39:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474320703108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474087460484?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author j-bar - The best cheeseburger I have ever eaten was made at Five Guys Burgers and Fries. Okay, that could be the extent of my review, because you can pretty much tell where I'm going to go with it. But it's true. The burgers are simply the best I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474087460484 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:49:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474087460484?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474073239172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author j-bar - George A. Romero is the father of the modern zombie movie. His Night of the Living Dead, a black-and-white film made on a shoestring budget by Romero and his friends in Western Pennsylvania, was released to an unsuspecting nation in 1968 and went on to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474073239172 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:45:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474073239172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474067996292?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author j-bar - The Star Trek franchise has been on life support for the last decade or so, and was just waiting for someone to come along and revive it. Star Trek: The Next Generation gave the franchise a major boost in the late 80s and 90s, and the mid-to-late 90s saw... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474067996292 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:34:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474067996292?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474059280004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author j-bar - Kellogg's Special K Bliss Raspberry bars are a convenient and tasty option for people like me who don't have time or motivation to make breakfast each morning, but understand the importance of the first meal of the day. The bars are made of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474059280004 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:58:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474059280004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474021990020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author j-bar - John Carpenter's 1987 horror film, Prince of Darkness is one of those movies that one seems to forget about until staying up late on a Saturday night and catching it on a cable network whilst channel surfing. Once it pops up on the TV though, its one of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474021990020 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:05:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474021990020?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473812733572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author j-bar - I watched Gran Torino last night, and throughout the film I kept noticing John Cougar's "Little Pink Houses" playing in my head. The movie is more than just the tale of a grumpy old man trying to deal with his Asian neigbors, it's an essay on the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473812733572 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:03:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473812733572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472596123268?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author j-bar - First of all, make no mistake as you read this review - Heaven and Hell is not a new band on the metal scene. What Heaven and Hell is, however, is the highly succesful and well respected Dio-era lineup of Black Sabbath - fresh off 2007's The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472596123268 Tue, 2 Jun 2009 21:39:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472596123268?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472151395972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author j-bar - Science Fiction is a very strange genre for film and literature. For one thing, it relies heavily on the believability of the creator's view of what future worlds, technologies, and society will be like. And when you add science fiction trappings... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472151395972 Fri, 29 May 2009 23:23:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472151395972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472143072900?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author j-bar - Drag Me To Hell is director Sam Raimi's first return to the horror genre since making 1992's Army of Darkness, the third film in his Evil Dead trilogy. Those not familiar with the Evil Dead series will probably know Raimi from his blockbuster Spider Man... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472143072900 Fri, 29 May 2009 21:52:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472143072900?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_439279586948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author j-bar - ***minor plot points revealed*** I am a lifelong Batman fan. Now, I should qualify that by saying I don't read comic books or horde collectibles, but I have seen everything Batman related that has ever been on the big or small screen. Some of my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~439279586948 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:39:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_439279586948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436027100804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author j-bar - Tetris is one of the most popular video games ever made, and just about every gaming system ever made has a version of it. This version, for Xbox 360, is called Tetris Evolution, which makes one think the game has evolved into a newer, better game. But... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436027100804 Fri, 4 Jul 2008 14:12:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436027100804?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_435960581764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author j-bar - I have had a mustache and goatee since the early 90s and I think I would feel lost without it now, so when I started noticing some areas of my goatee were getting grey, I knew I needed to find something to take care of it. I didn't want to even consider... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~435960581764 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 23:13:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_435960581764?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_435955994244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author j-bar - Reno 911 is the popular TV series on Comedy Central. It parodies the long running FOX reality show, COPS in that the department's officers are filmed during the course of carrying out their duties as officers of the Reno, Nevada Sheriff's Department. But... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~435955994244 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 22:29:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_435955994244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_435950816900?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author j-bar - We're only halfway through this summer's movie season and with Hancock, there have now been three superhero movies. The season kicked off with Marvel's Iron Man, followed in June with The Incredible Hulk. Like Iron Man and Hulk, Hancock is a film... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~435950816900 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 21:17:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_435950816900?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433954000516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author j-bar - I love cajun/creole cuisine, but up here in the Northeast we are culinarily challenged when it comes to southern style cuisine. You should see some of the looks I've gotten from grocers when I ask them if they carry andouille sausage! Don't you people... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433954000516 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:07:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433954000516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433951903364?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author j-bar - Fangoria Magazine is a mag dedicated to coverage of the horror movie genre. Unlike one of it's main competitors - Canada's "Rue Morgue" magazine, which covers the horror and goth lifestyle - Fangoria is devoted almost exclusively to the horror film... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433951903364 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:31:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433951903364?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433945677444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author j-bar - Its been so long since the last Indian Jones adventure had audiences flocking to the theaters, but somehow, seeing the name Indiana Jones on the marquee of cinemas this summer seems to make everything right with the world. I remember when Indiana Jones... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433945677444 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:31:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433945677444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433939844740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author j-bar - I feel like it was just yesterday that I was submitting my review for the Ang Lee helmed Hulk movie, but it was actually five summers ago (here's a link to it in case you're interested... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433939844740 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:18:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433939844740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433635298948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author j-bar - At this writing, there are something like 600-700 reviews of McDonald's on Epinions. So, why am I adding another one? I don't know, really. But instead of discussing lunch and dinner options available at the golden arches, I am going to focus on their... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433635298948 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:51:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433635298948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433630908036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author j-bar - I saw Raiders of the Lost Ark as a wide-eyed 12 year old Star Wars geek in the early 80s. All I knew about it at the time was that my favorite actor from Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, Harrison Ford was playing the lead character, and the creator... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433630908036 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:47:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433630908036?linkin_id=8003929