Epinions Recent Reviews for jacobw

It Will Change The Way You Look At Movies

Mon, 31 Jul 2000 18:32:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jacobw - Cinematographer, director of photography, DP--call him what you will. Before I saw this movie, I could never have imagined I'd be the slightest bit interested in what he does.

Eventually, a series of exceptionally...

Not So Great Dictator

Sat, 13 May 2000 20:20:52 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jacobw - When it was released in October, 1940, Charlie Chaplin's anti-Hitler satire "The Great Dictator" was one year ahead of its time and thirteen years out of date.

It was ahead of its time because, one year before Pearl Harbor,...

Exciting and thoughtful

Thu, 16 Dec 1999 22:12:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jacobw - “Mutiny on The Bounty” is the (mostly) true story of the famous shipboard rebellion. It’s a suspenseful and exciting adventure story-- but despite the fast pace, and a corny closing speech that attempts to wrap the whole thing up with a simple moral...

What a Glorious Feeling!

Thu, 16 Dec 1999 04:00:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jacobw - "Singin' In The Rain" is one of my all-time favorite movies, and it's nearly the perfect musical.

Let's start where the development process began: with the music and the lyrics. Arthur Freed wrote the lyrics to numerous popular...