Epinions Recent Reviews for jetersmatrix

Shrek 2 A Jolly Green Blast

Sun, 30 May 2004 10:30:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jetersmatrix - Three years ago, the world of animation introduced its next blockbuster character, Shrek, a pot-bellied ogre with an affinity for social detachment. Taking mud showers, eating eyeball appetizers, and killing fish with mighty underwater blasts of gas, he...

The Passion: A Crucible of Beauty

Sun, 29 Feb 2004 17:53:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jetersmatrix - Few films are met with open hostility from the moment they are conceived, but Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ ignited outrage from its inception, not only from Jewish groups concerned it would stir anti-Semitic sentiments, but also from the...

Barbershop 2 A Cut Above

Sat, 14 Feb 2004 14:31:51 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jetersmatrix - The first Barbershop movie was a surprise hit, poking fun at the issues and attitudes of urban life from a freewheeling and fresh perspective. However, that same open-mindedness made the film a target of some organizations who were angry at its...

The Butterfly Effect Flutters

Tue, 27 Jan 2004 11:25:25 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jetersmatrix - Films with titles that include winged insects are like moths drawn to a flame. And not unlike the ill-fated yarns The Mothman Prophecies and Dragonfly, The Butterfly Effect is destined to be yet another luckless feature incapable of transcending...

'Last Samurai' an Epic of Great Honor

Sun, 14 Dec 2003 11:49:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jetersmatrix - It is rare that a movie can be considered an epic. In the last decade, only pictures such as Saving Private Ryan, Braveheart, and Gladiator have managed to achieve that monumental status. Films of this magnitude are able to transcend the boundaries of...

School of Rock: We Salute You!

Tue, 14 Oct 2003 19:47:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jetersmatrix - Jack Black has lurked in the shadows of the alternative comedy scene for some time, but his new film may very well make him pop culture's latest comic luminary. Black’s high-animation rowdiness has been tapped for some effective comedy relief in films...

Kill Bill Volume 1: Kill Bill: Tarantino Uncensored

Tue, 14 Oct 2003 19:35:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jetersmatrix - Quentin Tarantino's directorial resume is brief but illustrious. His previous three films, Reservoir Dogs, Jackie Brown, and Pulp Fiction exemplify not only his filmmaking talents, but also a brilliance that borders on the twisted. His films are transfixi...

Daredevil: Only the Beginning

Sat, 22 Feb 2003 21:20:42 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jetersmatrix - A new genre is being born right before our eyes. With the upcoming releases of Bulletproof Monk, X-Men 2, The Hulk, and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, comics-to-film translations are carving out a new niche among the elite films of Hollywood...

Sickert the Ripper?

Sat, 22 Feb 2003 17:55:58 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jetersmatrix - Cornwell's Case

Patricia Cornwell's recently released Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper Case Closed claims to have brought closure to the century old Jack the Ripper murders. She stakes her claim on the innumerable number of...

Visual Deliciousness

Mon, 27 May 2002 20:37:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jetersmatrix - These are my thoughts concerning the Toshiba 36A50:

Picture Quality

My main motivation for settling on the 36A50 was its amazing picture quality. And as non-HD tubes go, I haven’t seen anything better. But don't expect to go to BEST BUY...

A future classic

Wed, 17 Apr 2002 21:09:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jetersmatrix - Changing Lanes is a poignant tale centering around two individuals whose lives are forcibly united by a fateful car accident. The resultant chaos makes for the deepest and most entertaining movie I’ve seen this year.

Changing Lanes separates...

We Were Soldiers

Mon, 25 Mar 2002 13:10:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jetersmatrix - In recent months, moviegoers have been treated to a flurry of war films hoping to capitalize on the newly revived patriotism sweeping the country. Basing its story on the initial conflict of the Vietnam war, We Were Soldiers steps into the fray and...

The Time Machine Review

Mon, 25 Mar 2002 12:39:04 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jetersmatrix - Hearing of a new rendition of H.G. Wells classic novel The Time Machine sparked much anticipation in me, especially when I considered the technological state of today’s cinematic presentations. Sadly, however, The Time Machine delivers an uninspiring...

You're Gonna Love This Beast

Mon, 14 Jan 2002 21:05:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jetersmatrix - I recently purchased the SAWM40 as a replacement for the blown sub in my Sony SAVE315 set. I’d always been quite satisfied with the output from my old woofer but the SAMW40 has made realize this one simple truth…ignorance is bliss. I simply didn’t know...

Sony SAT B55 Satellite TV Receiver: Digital Cable vs. Satellite

Tue, 16 Oct 2001 23:55:40 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jetersmatrix - Digital Cable vs. Satellite

For several years now, I have been a digital cable subscriber (Insight, Time Warner, and Americast). For the most part I’ve been pleased with these services but hearing and reading that satellite systems had even...