© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-lansky2000 Recent reviews written by member lansky2000 en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_438427750020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lansky2000 - The Dark Knight is not only a milestone in the history of comic book movies, it also shows how far we've come since GWB declared our War on Terror in 2001. I recall back shortly after 9/11 when I lost one of my treasured WOTers who soundly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~438427750020 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:18:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_438427750020?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_438593883780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lansky2000 - After having exceeded expectations in becoming as a steroid company poster boy for Rocky Balboa, we were expecting Stallone to capitalize on his miracle gains in this film but were mildly surprised. Instead, we were treated to a stockier Sly, more... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~438593883780 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:22:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_438593883780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_438594080388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lansky2000 - Just when we think Sylvester Stallone has clamped a lock on the Boomer market...guess again. Bruce Willis joined forces with director Len Wiseman to drag the Die Hard franchise out of the mothballs, and, presto! Another summer blockbuster, but,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~438594080388 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:41:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_438594080388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_438071627396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lansky2000 - Dan Gable is widely renowned as a modern-day wrestling legend, having even coached Kurt Angle during the pro star's pre-Olympic gold medal days. In his own time, Gable laid claim to over 100 amateur titles and was considered virtually unbeatable in many... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~438071627396 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:39:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_438071627396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_438599913092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lansky2000 - Kevin Weeks' autobiography Brutal, at first glance, is an unflinching look under the manhole cover into the subterranean world of the Irish Mob, specifically the Winter Hill gang run by Whitey Bulger. Unlike The Departed, there's no... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~438599913092 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:50:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_438599913092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_438599847556?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lansky2000 - It seems like I have a nasty habit of keeping a step behind when it comes to punk evolution, which is real weird considering how far we were ahead of the times in days of yore. It took me nearly a decade to put the Grunge Era in perspective, and having... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~438599847556 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:24:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_438599847556?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_438057799300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lansky2000 - It’s hard to pinpoint exactly what makes Sweeney such a daunting task in getting over as a box-office hit. The role itself has been reprised by some of the best in the business, Ben Kingsley high on that list. This prodigious effort by Johnny Depp came... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~438057799300 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:09:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_438057799300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436496731780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lansky2000 - Dereck Joubert&#146s Eternal Enemies, for nature lovers fascinated by the fight for survival among God&#146s creatures, ranks among the best of the genre. The director takes us to the wilds of Botswana where lions and hyenas live and hunt side by... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436496731780 Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:23:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436496731780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_435889016452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lansky2000 - "The ground is my ocean and I am a shark. Most people can't even swim." This is a quote from a revered jiu jitsu grandmaster, and the more you delve into the world of submission fighting, the more you will agree. In picking up Gene Simco's Brazilian... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~435889016452 Mon, 7 Jul 2008 14:20:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_435889016452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_435677400708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lansky2000 - Memories of the Hart House are enough to bring tears to the eyes of many legendary wrestlers who recall the Hart family legacy. Most of them evoke vivid recollections of moments of intense pain and passion in their careers, and so we find author Heath... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~435677400708 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 18:40:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_435677400708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432049917572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lansky2000 - In retrospect, we find it ironic how Daniel Day-Lewis shared the name of the character he portrayed in this movie, considering the Oscar-winning performance and the unforgettable portrait of an unscrupulous, domineering oil man who took the earth by the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432049917572 Sat, 31 May 2008 20:29:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432049917572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_431737376388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lansky2000 - Let's face it, Okra Winfrey has made her mark in enhancing the black experience in 21st century America. Already the biggest name in talk show history, she has not only thrown her considerable weight behind the effort to elect the first black President... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~431737376388 Fri, 30 May 2008 21:19:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_431737376388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_431262961284?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lansky2000 - Jeremy Silman, like Eric Schilling, Larry Evans and others in the elite group of chess writers of today, is a grandmaster with an impressive track record of national and international play. Not unlike the rest, he has had his share of chess classics... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~431262961284 Wed, 28 May 2008 11:36:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_431262961284?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_430790053508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lansky2000 - It's rare that a director is able to keep a movie sequel from being little more than a rehash of the original. Usualy it requires the plot to head into an entirely new direction, or the development of the protagonist exceeding expectations. For director... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~430790053508 Fri, 23 May 2008 19:39:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_430790053508?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_429444861572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lansky2000 - Mikhail Tal, "The Magician From Riga", is universally recognized as the greatest attacking player in chess history. Though many of the grandmasters of the 60's disparaged his play as reckless and impulsive, they could not discount his astonishing... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~429444861572 Sat, 17 May 2008 16:57:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_429444861572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_429529927300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lansky2000 - What does it take to buy a cigar in Hollywood these days? That must be a question going through the minds of Hilary Swank, Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe after the 2007 Academy Awards. Denzel and Russell, of course, swung for the fences with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~429529927300 Mon, 12 May 2008 11:45:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_429529927300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_429445058180?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lansky2000 - Coming back after a nine-year layoff, I plunged into the Game of Kings headfirst as I tend to do in most areas of personal interest. I bought or rented a ton of books to help repair the corrosion of my game, but soon realized Chessmaster was not... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~429445058180 Sat, 10 May 2008 11:50:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_429445058180?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_428716494468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lansky2000 - Self-proclaimed "World&#146s Leading Writer on Chess Openings" Eric Schiller's Hypermodern Opening Repertoire For White is probably one of the more definitive works among over seventy of his books available at Cardoza Publishing. What Schiiler... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~428716494468 Fri, 9 May 2008 17:58:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_428716494468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_428716035716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lansky2000 - Eric Schiller&#146s Complete Defense To King Pawn Openings, unlike some of the other works in his series of over 80 chess books, is a definitive piece on a singularly effective defense, the Caro-Kann. In many of his other studies, Schiller... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~428716035716 Fri, 9 May 2008 16:32:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_428716035716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_428715904644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lansky2000 - Eric Schiller, according to the bio on over 75 chess books he has authored, is a National and Life Master, an International Arbiter of F.I.D.E., and a professional chess trainer. Undoubtedly most of his success as a player stems from his prodigious... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~428715904644 Mon, 5 May 2008 21:01:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_428715904644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_424374275716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lansky2000 - (Returning the favor on my review of Tiara, my old pal John Reinhard Dizon steps up to honk his horn about Destroyer (Abaddon)...) So what makes Destroyer (Abaddon) different from the rest of the Tribulation novels out... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~424374275716 Tue, 1 Apr 2008 01:07:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_424374275716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_424352517764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lansky2000 - Hugh Jordan’s biography on Johnny “Mad Dog” Adair seems to pick up where Martin Dillon’s work on the Shankill Butchers left off. Almost a decade after Lenny Murphy was shot dead by Irish National Liberation Army volunteers in the streets of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~424352517764 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:08:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_424352517764?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_424227540612?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lansky2000 - Randy Orton consistently proves to be the greatest co-star on the WWE roster, and further secured his future Hall of Fame status in his two-act spoof match-up against Triple H at No Mercy 2007. Plagued by injuries, another steroid shakeup, and Vince Mc... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~424227540612 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:13:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_424227540612?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_424170000004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lansky2000 - Leave it to Quentin Tarantino, the all-time King of the B-Movie, to find a new way to exploit the exploitation genre. Teaming with his long-time ally and protégé Robert Rodriguez, they managed to bring to the screen what may well be considered the first... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~424170000004 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:00:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_424170000004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_424080215684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lansky2000 - The Coens&#146 2008 Oscar win for Best Picture served to enhance their legacy as one of the greatest director teams of all time. No Country For Old Men provided us with yet another moralistic tale of the American experience, much like... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~424080215684 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:18:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_424080215684?linkin_id=8003929