© 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-mattlohr Recent reviews written by member mattlohr en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_442283167364?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mattlohr - MATT’S 101 FAVORITE SCREENPLAYS: #83 THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003) THE WRITERS Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson; based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkein WHY IT'S HERE When I saw "The Fellowship of the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442283167364 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:55:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442283167364?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441027432068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mattlohr - MATT’S 101 FAVORITE SCREENPLAYS: #84 PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE (1985) The Writers Phil Hartman, Paul Reubens, and Michael Varhol Why It’s Here In writing this review, I run the risk of coming off as redundant, as I am an admirer of "Pee-wee’... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441027432068 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:17:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441027432068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432938192516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mattlohr - MATT&#146S 101 FAVORITE SCREENPLAYS: #85 HAPPY GILMORE (1996) THE WRITERS Tim Herlihy and Adam Sandler WHY IT'S HERE I have to be perfectly honest with all of you. I have been dreading writing this one. Most of the films on my list,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432938192516 Sat, 7 Jun 2008 17:39:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432938192516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_427915513476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mattlohr - * * WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD! * * MATT’S 101 FAVORITE SCREENPLAYS: #86 THE WAR OF THE ROSES (1989) THE WRITER Michael Leeson; based on the novel by Warren Adler WHY IT'S HERE It is with a great sense of relief that I tell you... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~427915513476 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:15:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_427915513476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_427108699780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mattlohr - MATT&#146S 101 FAVORITE SCREENPLAYS: #87 SWINGERS (1996) THE WRITER Jon Favreau WHY IT'S HERE There&#146s a moment early on in the film version of "The Untouchables" where Al Capone, played by Robert DeNiro, makes a throwaway statement... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~427108699780 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:51:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_427108699780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_426827484804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mattlohr - MATT&#146S 101 FAVORITE SCREENPLAYS: #88 A SIMPLE PLAN (1998) The Writer Scott B. Smith; based on his own novel Why It&#146s Here Ugly confession time. Though I consider myself to be an open-minded and well-rounded student of cinema,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~426827484804 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:35:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_426827484804?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_424036830852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mattlohr - MATT&#146S 101 FAVORITE SCREENPLAYS: #89 * SPOILERS AHEAD! * THE TRUMAN SHOW (1998) THE WRITER Andrew Niccol WHY IT'S HERE Among those films most dear to my heart are a very special group of pictures that do not fit together into one... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~424036830852 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:35:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_424036830852?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_422662540932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mattlohr - MATT&#146S 101 FAVORITE SCREENPLAYS: #90 * SPOILERS AHEAD! * #90 A FISH CALLED WANDA (1988) The Writer John Cleese; story by John Cleese and Charles Crichton Why It&#146s Here Aesthetically speaking, I was the equivalent of one of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~422662540932 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:05:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_422662540932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_419903671940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mattlohr - ** SPOILERS AHEAD! ** MATT’S 101 FAVORITE SCREENPLAYS #91 FIELD OF DREAMS (1989) THE WRITER Phil Alden Robinson; based on the novel Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella WHY IT'S HERE I would argue that baseball has produced more truly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~419903671940 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:05:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_419903671940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_416049106564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mattlohr - MATT'S 101 FAVORITE SCREENPLAYS #92 STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) The Writers Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan; story by George Lucas Why It's Here I find myself today in the curious position of having to write about a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~416049106564 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 02:42:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_416049106564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_411088293508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mattlohr - MATT&#146S 101 FAVORITE SCREENPLAYS: 93 THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN (1988) The Writers: Charles McKeown and Terry Gilliam Why It's Here: I think the day I saw "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" during its brief theatrical run may... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~411088293508 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:21:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_411088293508?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_407768370820?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mattlohr - #94 FEAR OF A BLACK HAT (1994) The Writer Rusty Cundieff; songs by Rusty Cundieff and Larry Robinson Why It&#146s Here The first out-and-out comedy and first modern independent film on my countdown, "Fear of a Black Hat" is, I would wager,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~407768370820 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:12:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_407768370820?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_405008453252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mattlohr - #95 TITANIC (1997) Writer: James Cameron Why It's Here: And so the backlash begins. "Titanic" is the first film on my countdown to receive a Best Picture Oscar. It was in fact nominated for 14 Oscars, tying a record set by 1950's "All... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~405008453252 Sun, 7 Oct 2007 14:42:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_405008453252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_402822106756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mattlohr - ** Minor spoilers ahead!** #96 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968) Writers: Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke Why It's Here: If I were to relate to you the fact that Stanley Kubrick was nominated for a best director Oscar for "2001: A... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~402822106756 Sun, 9 Sep 2007 21:20:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_402822106756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_401226698372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mattlohr - ** WARNING - SPOILERS AHEAD! ** #97 AWAKENINGS (1990) The Writer Steven Zaillian, based on the book by Oliver Sacks, M.D. Why It's Here I find it a little strange to be writing about "Awakenings" for this list of my favorite... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~401226698372 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:07:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_401226698372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399582924420?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mattlohr - #98 THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951) The Writers: John Huston and James Agee; based on the novel by C.S. Forester Why It's Here: Anyone who regularly reads the major screenwriting magazines has no doubt encountered the notion of the "four-quadrant... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399582924420 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:05:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399582924420?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_396150804100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mattlohr - ** SPOILERS AHEAD! ** #99 NETWORK (1976) The Writer: Paddy Chayevsky Why It's Here: "Network" is a film that obviously made a profound impact on me. I first saw it about fourteen years ago, back when I was in high school and buddies... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~396150804100 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 23:10:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_396150804100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_396150279812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mattlohr - ** SPOILERS AHEAD! ** #100 THE FUGITIVE (1993) The Writers Jeb Stuart and David Twohy; story by Twohy; based on characters created by Roy Huggins Why It's Here In his original review of "The Fugitive", Roger Ebert said that this film is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~396150279812 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 22:58:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_396150279812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_396149886596?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mattlohr - A few years ago, the members of the Writers Guild of America voted on and released a list of the 101 greatest American film screenplays of all time. It was an entertaining and reasonably comprehensive list, and not wholly predictable (though I did call... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~396149886596 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 22:43:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_396149886596?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_308840992388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mattlohr - Ron Shelton's "Hollywood Homicide" is, if nothing else, appropriately titled. Shelton and co-writer Robert Souza (himself a former detective) have joined forces to create a very entertaining buddy-cop action-comedy that beautifully plays the standard... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~308840992388 Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:52:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_308840992388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_141457395332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mattlohr - I agree with virtually every negative comment I've read about "Van Helsing". Stephen Sommers' big-budget re-imagining of Universal Pictures' classic monster-movie franchise characters is loud, nearly incoherent, and further over the top than Sylvester... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~141457395332 Wed, 26 May 2004 09:30:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_141457395332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_134913166980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mattlohr - If there is a better cure for the blues and blahs of life than the comedy of the Marx Brothers, I defy medical science to produce it. Yesterday, despite beautiful early spring weather, I found myself letting the weight of the world get me down, and I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~134913166980 Mon, 29 Mar 2004 18:02:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_134913166980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_132756442756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mattlohr - The Jewish and Christian high holy days are nearly upon us, and I have found myself, in a period of renewed spiritual interest and faith, turning back to the stories that form the bedrock of my religious background. One of these stories, one many kids... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~132756442756 Wed, 10 Mar 2004 17:34:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_132756442756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_132546465412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mattlohr - Joe Johnston's "Hidalgo" is an adventure film of the old school, an irony-free boots-and-saddles saga jam-packed with scheming villains, noble heroes (though not without conflict), beautiful breathless maidens, and enough action and hair's-breadth... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~132546465412 Mon, 8 Mar 2004 17:48:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_132546465412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_130903805572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mattlohr - How does one even begin to review a film like "Lethal Weapon 4"? Do I condemn its virtually plotless structure, its baldly offensive stabs at humor, its lazy vulgarity and pandering to the summer-movie groundlings? Or do I praise the inventive energy... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~130903805572 Mon, 23 Feb 2004 20:30:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_130903805572?linkin_id=8003929