© 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-jay1051971 Recent reviews written by member jay1051971 en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_388518874756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jay1051971 - Coming off an academy award winning performance, George Clooney teams with Cate Blanchett and Tobey Maguire to create a mildly entertaining film, The Good German. Cast: George Clooney - Capt. Jacob 'Jake' Geismer Tobey Maguire -... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~388518874756 Mon, 9 Jul 2007 15:48:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_388518874756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_387689123460?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jay1051971 - What happens when you cross temporal mechanics and romance stories? Well, apparently, the movie Lake House. In this moving story, Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock play two people who fall in love, despite being inexplicably separated in time by a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~387689123460 Sat, 7 Jul 2007 22:42:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_387689123460?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_384568299140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jay1051971 - Bible films usually make for good movies, much like any of the literature form antiquity. In One Night with the King, an Old Testament story about the near destruction of the Jews is played out on the screen, providing a couple hours of engaging... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~384568299140 Sun, 1 Jul 2007 12:43:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_384568299140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_378620513924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jay1051971 - The &#147Comic Book Movie&#148 trend continues. This time, we have a sequel to the 2005 film on one of the first superhero teams, the Fantastic Four. In this new film, the lives of our heroes are followed, with an introduction to a classic character in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~378620513924 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:22:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_378620513924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_364540694148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jay1051971 - A few years ago, when Donald Trump’s reality TV show, The Apprentice, made a big splash in the television ratings and business school classrooms across the nation, one of the cast members quickly achieved fame for her outspoken and direct style... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~364540694148 Sun, 20 May 2007 13:18:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_364540694148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_286527229572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jay1051971 - The role of science fiction, for better or for worse, is to get us to imagine the possibilities that lie in store for humanity&#146s future. Indeed, many scientific discoveries and applications have become realities only after being the product of the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~286527229572 Sat, 2 Dec 2006 13:57:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_286527229572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_238867549828?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jay1051971 - Portrayals of a dark and forboding future are often the themes in works of science fiction. Fear of the unknown can lead to some pretty ominous fantasies about the direction mankind is head in. Equilibrium is one such movie that tells of a not too... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~238867549828 Tue, 27 Jun 2006 17:33:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_238867549828?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_238118080132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jay1051971 - I&#146ve been wanting to read some Robert Heinlein for quite a while. I&#146ve heard many of my fellow libertarians express a certain amount of esteem for his novels because of the pro-individual liberty themes that pervade his works. So when I stoppped... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~238118080132 Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:00:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_238118080132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_237877628548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jay1051971 - "What do you do when those who have all the power are abusing the ones with none of it? - Woody Harrelson as Bill White For many years, women had be subjected to rather unpleasant and crude behaviors in the workplace. Historically, this has... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~237877628548 Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:20:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_237877628548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_237332696708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jay1051971 - If Oprah Winfrey has done nothing else, her bookclub has made many authors extremely rich, simply on account of they being the subject for review. Oprah has a loyal following of millions of viewers, and when she recommends a book, you can be sure many of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~237332696708 Mon, 19 Jun 2006 14:31:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_237332696708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_237024743044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jay1051971 - Sequels rarely are as good as the original. And sequels of only half-way decent films are no exception. Hollow Man II is barely worth paying attention to, and should be ignored. Cast: Christian Slater - Michael Griffin Peter Facinelli... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~237024743044 Sat, 17 Jun 2006 20:47:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_237024743044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_236769873540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jay1051971 - Normally, I don’t read much pop fiction, but every now and then, I’ll have a book suggested to me to read. Its not that I don’t like authors like John Grisham, Tom Clancy, or Michael Crichton – on the contrary, they tell wonderful stories – but its just... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~236769873540 Fri, 16 Jun 2006 10:56:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_236769873540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_235856563844?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jay1051971 - You can never go wrong with a Jodie Foster film, or so they say. She is a great actress that never fails to disappoint in whatever role she&#146s playing. In here recent project, Flightplan, she breathes some life into what could easily have been... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~235856563844 Sun, 11 Jun 2006 15:13:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_235856563844?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_235115482756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jay1051971 - The Secret Service has a distinguished history of providing security to politicians in the highest levels of the American government. However, what if there was a plot to kill the president that included his own escort service? In The Sentinel,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~235115482756 Wed, 7 Jun 2006 10:20:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_235115482756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_234751364740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jay1051971 - Viggo Mortensen and Ed Harris are two names that are sure to draw a crowd to any film. However, this flick is poorly done, and would be better soon forgotten. Cast: Viggo Mortensen - Tom Stall Maria Bello - Edie Stall Ed Harris - Carl... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~234751364740 Mon, 5 Jun 2006 10:03:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_234751364740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_232972586628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jay1051971 - When I was a kid, I was a voracious reader. Most of the stuff I read was in the “fantasy” genre, although occassionally I would branch out into other areas of literature. I read Tokein, Eddings, Weiss & Hickman, Donaldson, Brooks, and so on. Each of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~232972586628 Thu, 25 May 2006 11:27:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_232972586628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_231255084676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jay1051971 - War movies are always a popular genre. Most are accompanied by a political agenda &#150 either for or against warfare. Jarhead is a memoir of one marines experiences in the first Gulf War, and softly speaks a lesson on the impact of the warrior... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~231255084676 Mon, 15 May 2006 12:14:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_231255084676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_226073546372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jay1051971 - Coming off his Oscar winning performance, Denzel Washington takes on a role in a propaganda flick that fails to recognize his past success. Cast: Denzel Washington - John Quincy Archibald Robert Duvall - Lt. Frank Grimes James Woods... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~226073546372 Mon, 10 Apr 2006 14:37:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_226073546372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_226051526276?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jay1051971 - Suspense flicks have never been my bag, but every now and then, I&#146ll watch one just to remind myself of why I don&#146t particularly care for them. This recent rental served just that purpose. Signs was a waste of time, and thankfully, it only... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~226051526276 Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:29:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_226051526276?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_209536978564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jay1051971 - With the recent surge in the popularity of bluegrass, and with the plethora of great new artists performing this style of music, it can be easy to forget about some of the music&#146s originators. However, thanks to the efforts of record labels like... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~209536978564 Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:52:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_209536978564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_195654553220?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jay1051971 - There are few bluegrass bands out there like Blue Highway. This quintet could easily be considered one of the premier outfits in the genre today. And what’s more, they are truly a band, when most bluegrass outfits today tend to center... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~195654553220 Thu, 8 Sep 2005 22:14:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_195654553220?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_195308457604?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jay1051971 - When most people think of current popular bluegrass artists, many people might immediately think the name Alison Krauss. And while Krauss certainly may be better known for her country crossover efforts, the fact remains that there is no bluegrass... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~195308457604 Mon, 5 Sep 2005 15:50:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_195308457604?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_193209863812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jay1051971 - If you must remember two words, remember the name Uncle Earl. The hottest new thing on the bluegrass/old-time/folk music scene has arrived, and it&#146s just a matter of time before the world will be lying at their feet. She Waits for Night... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~193209863812 Mon, 15 Aug 2005 17:49:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_193209863812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_193063587460?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jay1051971 - Alexander the Great was one of history&#146s most compelling figures. Inheriting the throne of his father at the age of 20, young Alexander had ambitions to conquer the known world. His legendary successes were made only that much more fantastic... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~193063587460 Sun, 14 Aug 2005 11:24:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_193063587460?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_192391188100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jay1051971 - I&#146ve been waiting for months for the film Constantine to come out on DVD. I thought I was going to have to wait a few more months, since my local video store could give me no information on when it was going to be released. Finally, about a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~192391188100 Sun, 7 Aug 2005 17:54:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_192391188100?linkin_id=8003929