Epinions Recent Reviews for nathantyree

The Terrorist Manual

Fri, 14 Jan 2005 16:40:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nathantyree - I know what you're wondering. "Why in the world would my old buddy Nate read such a strange book. Why would any sane, law abiding, upstanding citizen choose to read Handbook for Volunteers of the Irish Republican Army: Notes on Guerrilla Warfare?"...

Don't make me use my stuff on ya, baby!

Thu, 24 Jun 2004 15:30:54 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author nathantyree - Elvis traded places with an Elvis impersonator and now lives a quiet life in an East Texas nursing home surrounded by decrepit old folks. He worries about life and the meaning of it all and about that growth on his penis which may be cancer. Elvis (Bruce...

It's Alive! It's Alive!

Thu, 10 Jun 2004 15:22:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nathantyree - In response to the release of Van Helsing Universal is creating wonderful special edition DVDs of some of their old monster movies from the thirties and forties. The first of these is Frankenstein the Legacy Collection. This wonderful set includes :...

By god, now I know what it feels like to be god!

Thu, 20 May 2004 12:57:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nathantyree - The only good thing about the release of Van Helsing is that it has caused Universal to re-release many of their classic monster movies on DVD in lovely special editions. Among these is the classic Frankenstein. On the heels of the great...

More Samurai Papers

Tue, 11 May 2004 16:13:57 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author nathantyree - I love Samurai. I am deeply fascinated by this ancient and beautiful system, and could watch samurai movies everyday. My friends find this odd. See, I am a pacifist, so it seems very strange that I should have such a fascination with a martial culture...

Kill Bill Vol. 1: Maximum Gore

Thu, 15 Apr 2004 15:29:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nathantyree - Quentin Tarantino loves grindhouse movies. He loves Kung-Fu,
and S
amurai
flicks, and blaxploitati
on,
and...

Remember the time I brought you back to life, then you brought me back ??

Tue, 13 Apr 2004 16:02:03 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author nathantyree - Right up front I must admit that I liked The Matrix. I even enjoyed The Matrix Reloaded, although I didn’t like it nearly as much as the first film in the series. In my review I referred to the second M
atrix
Film as...

Red Right Hand

Tue, 13 Apr 2004 15:43:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nathantyree - Guillermo Del Toro likes comic books. The first of his films that I saw was Blade II. That film (starring Wesley Snipes) was based on the popular Blade comic book. Now Del Toro has taken up another comic book movie. Hell Boy stars Ron Perlman (City of...

Dawn of the Dead Redux: Hell Overflows

Wed, 24 Mar 2004 16:03:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nathantyree - In 1978 George A. Romero wrote and directed Dawn of the Dead. That film used the outer edifice of the zombie genre to satirize American society, and specifically consumerism. Romero’s zombies were fascinating mirror images of us. Zack Snyder’s new...

Sex, Penetration, outrageous humor, and more: Hustler is not for the puritanical among us.

Mon, 22 Mar 2004 16:55:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nathantyree - Warning: this review deals with patently adult issues. The magazine under consideration is pornographic, and highly sexual in nature. If you are easily offended read no further! Hustler is an adult magazine. It is, by any measure, porn...

Gentle Recursion interpolated into the human condition: 21 Grams

Mon, 22 Mar 2004 13:46:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nathantyree - Since Citizen Kane film makers have felt free to shatter linear story telling, and arrange their films in the way that they believe will offer the greatest impact. Granted, most films are not non-linear; but recently directors and screenwriters...

Sex and sadism meet on the Grand Guignol stage: Blood Sucking Freaks

Mon, 22 Mar 2004 13:33:23 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author nathantyree - Seeing The J
esus
Chainsaw Massacre put me in the mood for some real 70’s g
ore.
So I warmed up the DVD player, and popped in my well worn copy of Blood Sucking Freaks...

Good can sometimes be snatched from the clutches of evil: Schindler's List

Mon, 15 Mar 2004 16:32:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nathantyree - “The list is an absolute good. The list is life.” -Ben Kingsly as Itzak Stern in Schindler’s List Films about the holocaust are important for two reasons: they serve to remind us of the horror that humanity is capable of, and they show...

Jack Boots, Nazi Thugs, Stormtroopers, and the LAPD

Thu, 11 Mar 2004 18:44:37 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author nathantyree - There is a moment early in SWAT when a poster for the Steve McQueen movie Bullitt is clearly visible in the background. This was a grave mistake on the part of the film makers. This quick allusion reminds the audience that Bullitt is...

Selfish Genes and Meme Machines: Richard Dawkins' Seminal Work.

Tue, 9 Mar 2004 13:44:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nathantyree - Richard Dawkins is a Zoologist, and one of the greatest voices for evolutionary theory. In his books The Blind Watch Maker, River out of Eden, and Climbing Mount Improbable he argues beautifully, and eloquently for the truth of...

Analog: Science Fiction and Fact

Tue, 9 Mar 2004 13:37:53 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author nathantyree - Analog is a strange magazine. Its full title is: Analog Science Fiction and Fact. It purports to be a serious science magazine that also features fiction. This is a fine line to walk. Omni also tried to walk this line, and failed...

Ecce Homo: Mel Gibson's Porno Christ

Mon, 8 Mar 2004 17:21:54 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author nathantyree - Biblical films have long been popular. Such classics as Ben Hur, The Ten Commandments and The Greatest Story Ever Told have been staples of Sunday afternoon television for decades. Films of this sort can serve as art, entertainment,...

A touching story about the bond that forms between father and son while Cock fighting.

Fri, 13 Jun 2003 14:35:23 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author nathantyree - Just so you’ll know what sort of mad man you’re dealing with, let me explain that I spent quite some...

Groovy Chainsaw Action: Evil Dead Fistful of Boomstick

Tue, 10 Jun 2003 17:39:14 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author nathantyree - Ash is back, and boy is he feeling groovy! For anyone not familiar with Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead...

The Glorious Nosebleed: E.G. Deadworry and the Wild Amphibians of Despair

Mon, 9 Jun 2003 03:09:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nathantyree - Edward Gorey is probably best known for the animations that precede Mystery, on PBS. His cartoons have appeared in a wide variety of magazines, and he has published a massive number of books. His Amphigorey series (Amphigorey, Amphigorey...

Let's Make a Movie

Fri, 6 Jun 2003 15:48:42 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author nathantyree - As an aspiring independent film maker* I have a great interest in this sort of book. I’ve read several, including the ubiquitous How to make a feature film for used car prices. When I saw How to Shoot a Feature Film for Under $10,000, and...

A Time to Kill Made Me Kill My DVD Player

Tue, 3 Jun 2003 03:15:26 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author nathantyree - The first thing one notices about A Time to Kill, is that the cast deserves better than this film can offer. Just look at a list of the actors that lent their talents to this movie: Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, Oliver Platt, Charles Dutton,...

A New Find: Archaeology

Sun, 1 Jun 2003 15:51:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nathantyree - Archaeology is a new find. I only recently stumbled across this magazine and added it to my reading list. I read a lot of magazines, and am always looking for new, high quality magazines to enjoy and share with others. This magazine certainly...

The Six Million

Sat, 31 May 2003 05:09:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nathantyree - we all know this story. Or, at least some version of this story. There are something like six million versions of this particular story, and they are all unfortunately true. The Holocaust is, by far, the most dreadful series of events to occur in the...

Greed on an unimaginable scale

Fri, 30 May 2003 18:08:22 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author nathantyree - So, What Is in your wallet?

About a year and a half ago I began receiving bills for my Capital One Visa card. The first bill I received stated that my account was several months past due, my limit had been exceeded, a variety of fees...