Epinions Recent Reviews for lyricalB

Sexy Vampire Novel

Mon, 13 Oct 2003 17:41:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lyricalB - I read this book in one big gulp; and I loved it. I'm a fan of vampire novels, any kind, and though I like the 'vampire as tortured hero' type, I like the horror-filled, gore-soaked type also, and this one definitely fits in that genre. Throw in some hot...

Amazon.com: Amazon.com is now a GIANT!

Thu, 23 Aug 2001 21:23:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lyricalB - I've been shopping with Amazon.com quite some time now. When Amazon first started, they were just an online store that sold books. Then they began to sell CDs, tapes, VHS and DVD's. But now they sell many, many more things.

In books, music,...

It's a Bad Race

Wed, 22 Aug 2001 12:58:48 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author lyricalB - I took my kids to see this movie--they're teenagers and they like screwball comedies. I thought I might like it--Jerry Zucker the director sometimes strikes my funny bone (Airplane comes to mind) and I like movies where you leave your brain outside...

Shrek is shrieking good fun

Tue, 21 Aug 2001 20:28:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lyricalB - Shrek is wonderful. It's a fantastic kingdom chock-full of wonderful, original characters and a great story, and that's saying something in a cartoon lately. Disney in particular is fond of sanitizing and sugar-coating history and classics (remember...

Sweetheart of a movie

Fri, 10 Aug 2001 00:07:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lyricalB - I'm a big John Cusack and Julia Roberts fan. When I saw the previews of this movie, I was dying to go and see it. I just knew it would be another 'Grosse Point Blank' with a clever, sly script and wonderful acting.

And I was mostly right...

NetZero: Good service

Thu, 12 Apr 2001 12:08:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lyricalB - When Spinway went down the drain, I expected that all free ISP's would soon go the way of the dodo bird. I was resigned to once again having to actually pay for internet service.

I was glad to find out I was wrong. While a lot of other...

Still holding on

Thu, 12 Apr 2001 11:58:09 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lyricalB - When Spinway went belly-up with nary a word of warning, there went most of the free internet service providers down the tube. I sighed and believed that (gasp!) I was now going to have to pay to surf the web.

Freelane by Excite was gone,...

Bloody mess

Wed, 14 Feb 2001 13:38:49 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author lyricalB - Anthony Hopkins reappears in his (Oscar-winning) role in a gory, confusing sequel to "The Silence of the Lambs'. Hannibal the Cannibal is one of my favorite movie characters, and I hated to see Mr. Hopkins waste his talents in this mediocre offering...

Impossibly Bad

Mon, 8 Jan 2001 14:38:12 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author lyricalB - I liked the first Mission Impossible. Oh, it was overly dramatic and because of that bordered on the campy at times, but it was fun. It didn't take itself seriously and it was full of awesome stunts and spectacular special effects. Tom Cruise was good...

Dark, Brilliant Comedy

Sun, 7 Jan 2001 12:29:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lyricalB - Jason Schwartzman is Max Fischer, a sophomore at Rushmore Academy. He participates in every extracurricular activity in school, from theater(he writes his own plays) to fencing to beekeeping. He's failing all his classes, though, and is put on 'sudden...

I love Mel!

Sun, 31 Dec 2000 00:15:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lyricalB -

Nick Marshall is a chauvinistic Chicago advertising executive who manipulates women and thinks that they're good for one thing only. He's a caricature of a 'man's man' (to quote the movie) and when a freak electrical accident gives him the ability...

Leave your brain at home

Tue, 19 Dec 2000 01:10:59 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lyricalB - This is another outrageous comedy put out by the Farrelly Brothers, starring Jim Carrey and Renee Zellwegger. Carrey is Charlie, a too-laid-back Rhode Island motorcycle cop who holds back too much for too long, and the result is split-personality...

A child's dreams

Mon, 11 Dec 2000 22:03:50 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lyricalB - When you were a child, if you had a chance to see how you turn out when you're an adult, do you think you'd be happy with the results?

This is what happens to Russ Duritz, an image consultant who is very successful . . . and very cold. His...

Conversations with the dead

Mon, 27 Nov 2000 00:06:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lyricalB - All his life, John Sullivan (played very, very well by Jim Caviezel) has missed his father (played by Dennis Quaid), who was a firefighter who died in a tragic accident. When John's wife leaves him and a friend and his child come over to keep him company...

It's (Not) a Hell of a Movie

Fri, 24 Nov 2000 22:00:44 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author lyricalB - I'm an Adam Sandler fan--what could be funnier than Happy Gilmore? I laughed so hard during that movie I nearly peed my pants. So it was with great anticipation that I went to see Little Nicky.

I was doomed for disappointment. It wasn't that...

Who will be Chuckie's new Mommy?

Wed, 22 Nov 2000 13:46:14 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lyricalB - I'm a Rugrats fan. I gotta admit, I sit with the kids and watch this television show, and I laugh. It's cute and it's clever, and I find it even funnier if I turn on the thing on the TV that writes out all the dialogue (I forget what that is called.)...

Put me in the Christmas Spirit

Wed, 22 Nov 2000 09:53:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lyricalB - I loved this movie.

I didn't expect to. I'm a die-hard Dr. Seuss fan, and I faithfully watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas every year. It infuriated me when Ted Turner bought this short film and then it was no longer shown on network...

Feel Better Fast

Mon, 20 Nov 2000 19:41:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lyricalB - About a week before my period, I start turning into a person that I don't like very much. I bloat, I gain weight, I get cramps, I get headaches . . . I get mean.

Consequently, I am always looking for ways to relieve these symptoms. I hate when...

Encourage creativity

Mon, 13 Nov 2000 14:48:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lyricalB - When my children were young, we were financially strapped so I was always on the lookout for inexpensive ways to keep them entertained. Art supplies (paper, crayons, scissors, glue, glitter) were cheap, so we went through a lot of them. But sometimes...

Never the same twice

Fri, 10 Nov 2000 18:01:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lyricalB - My children and I play games together one night each week, so we have a lot of board games. Since they have been old enough to spell,they have been beating me at Boggle and crowing over every victory. It's a fun game, that is educational and teaches...

spell and excel

Sun, 5 Nov 2000 22:47:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lyricalB - How many of us played this game as a child? I still have the original game (can you tell I'm a pack rat?) and we still play it--only now I play with my children instead of with my siblings. It was fun then and it's fun now. There's only one catch--you...

Wait for the video

Sun, 5 Nov 2000 22:25:26 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lyricalB - I went to see this movie, all excited. I love John Travolta and Lisa Kudrow, and I certainly thought that a movie with the both of them in it was bound to be good and very funny.

I was about half right. It was okay, and it was mildly amusing...

What do you mean, Draw Four?!

Fri, 27 Oct 2000 23:36:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lyricalB -

Uno card game has been a family favorite at my house for years. It's a great game to play with friends or children. It doesn't take a whole lot of concentration, so you can still talk. It's not difficult, so the kids can still play without...

roll those dice!

Fri, 27 Oct 2000 23:15:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lyricalB -

Yahtze is a great game for the whole family. We have a 'game night' once a week, and this is a consistent hit with my kids, even though we've had the game for at least three years.

The rules are simple. At the beginning of each game, you...

Candy candy everywhere

Fri, 27 Oct 2000 22:54:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lyricalB - My kids have long outgrown this game, but they still keep it around. I have friends who have children the right age for the game (3-5) and my children love to drag it out and play it with them.

What a great game Candy land is. It's great for...