Epinions Recent Reviews for nobody_knows

PLAY BALL - A BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO CALVIN AND HOBBES

Sun, 18 Nov 2001 07:37:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nobody_knows - Come with me on a twisting, turning ride through the mind of a six-year-old, via the magic of Calvin Ball.

We will journey through the Calvin and Hobbes book: It's a Magical World. Throw the ball and hit . . .

Number 3. Fine,...

Gary and I Run the Iditarod

Thu, 20 Sep 2001 09:10:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nobody_knows - This is an entry for Pogomom's ReWrite-Off in honor of KcFoxy's Second Anniversary. I originally wrote a review of Winterdance on December 30, 2000. Hopefully, this will be a better attempt at sharing one of my favorite reads with Epinioners. My main...

A Born Again Scot Learns About Gay Lives and Love - LGBT W/O

Wed, 27 Jun 2001 16:08:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nobody_knows - I was born to poor Scottish gypsies and stolen by (or sold to, I never knew) a middle class, white couple from the Midwest. I was raised a German and never knew my real Scots roots.

It wasn't until my early 40's that I gradually learned the...

Great One-Liners W/O - You Can't Take It With You

Sat, 7 Apr 2001 16:21:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nobody_knows - For the Great One Liners Write Off, it didn't take me long to come up with this Moss Hart/George Kaufman play. Over the years, our family has, unintentionally, followed many of the tenets of Martin Vanderhoff affectionately known as Grampa, and...

Highlander, How Embarrassing

Tue, 6 Mar 2001 14:11:05 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author nobody_knows - Where to begin? Where to begin?

Me to Hubby: "Honey, how do you spell dreck"

"How about tedious, excruciating, embarrassing, annoying, untalented, dreary, soporific and feebleminded"

How did I end up buying this terrible waste...

Hurricane Hits Grandmother in Small Maine Town - Hard.

Sun, 4 Mar 2001 16:59:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nobody_knows - I know there have been a lot of reviews of this movie, by such fine writers as CurtisEdmonds and Grouch, to name two of my favorites. I worry about treading amongst such esteemed reviewers, but I do want to give a female view of Hurricane which...

An open love letter to Paul Newman

Wed, 28 Feb 2001 11:49:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nobody_knows - My love for you began when I was a pre-teen. I saw you and Joanne Woodward in The Long Hot Summer. You were Hot! Knowing you were married to Joanne (I felt close enough to you both to refer to you by first name), I figured the way to win your heart was...

Why Would A Card-Carrying Depressee Watch This Stuff?

Tue, 27 Feb 2001 16:02:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nobody_knows - I could make a fortune writing bumper stickers about the movie!

The Talented Mr. Ripley - Another Prozac Moment

Narcissist Playboy meets insecure, underprivileged psycho killer.

Secret of Success: Study Hard, Kill...

Welcome to Granny Sue's Comfort Corner - Today, We're Talking Soups and Stews.

Sat, 24 Feb 2001 12:48:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nobody_knows - While I am not in the habit of "shilling" for Big Business, I will make a tiny exception in this instance. The Hamilton Beach 6.5 Quart Slow Cooker has added a much needed new dimension to our evening meals, and for this I am grateful. Thank you Hamilton...

Recipe for an Unforgettable Family Reunion

Sat, 17 Feb 2001 19:43:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nobody_knows - In early December, 1998, my husband, Pip, and I wanted to host a family Christmas trip in lieu of buying lots of presents that nobody needed. Two of our three children and their kids were able to join us. Somehow the trip began to grow. We invited Pip's...

Pass Me the Salt AND the Pepper

Thu, 18 Jan 2001 11:36:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nobody_knows - If you don't like the "A" word, you won't like Chasing Amy. If you don't like the "B" words, you won't like Chasing Amy. If you don't like the "C" word, you won't like Chasing Amy. If you don't like the "D" words, you won't like...

Archived Kids & Family Reviews: Why Pokemon? Why Now?

Fri, 22 Dec 2000 19:41:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nobody_knows - Well, Hard-to-Please and Tipu have cornered the world of the weird website. I haven't seen any movies worth reviewing lately - (CurtisEdmonds does it so much better anyway) and since I began playing Pokemon, I haven't read a book to speak of in two...

Charity Organizations: Friends of the Wekiva River

Tue, 28 Nov 2000 23:30:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nobody_knows - Put yourself in a canoe on a lovely spring fed river in Florida. All the usual cliches apply: hot steamy air, overhanging branches, Spanish moss hanging from those branches; an occasional lazy alligator glides through the water or basks on the banks,...

From Fried Green Tomatoes to canned ravioli

Sun, 26 Nov 2000 22:14:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nobody_knows - Pity Dena Nordstrom. A successful TV newswoman, she has no close friends, no lover, a scum bag for a boss and the small-town distant family from Hell. She has made a bitter enemy of a man who runs a tabloid newspaper and who wants to coerce Dena into...

Too Big for This World

Tue, 21 Nov 2000 16:31:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nobody_knows - IZ, The Man and His Music

You may never have heard of Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. He was a hero to his fellow Hawaiian Islanders, a wonderful son, husband and father; beloved by so many people, he loved so much in return. Israel...

A Great Big Voice in a small package

Sun, 19 Nov 2000 16:54:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nobody_knows - Nanci Griffith shines in concert. While her studio recordings are polished and wonderful, there is a grit and humanity in her live music that stays with me for a long time after I hear it.

One Fair Summer Evening brings many of her...

BOY, IS THIS EVER NOT A CHICK FLICK

Sat, 18 Nov 2000 07:29:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nobody_knows - Okay I should have known from the cover of the DVD that U-571 was probably going to be about boats and explosions and such, but way down deep in my heart I was hoping for a cosmetics infomercial or something like that.

The cast was all...

Take Two Prozac and Call Me in the Morning

Fri, 17 Nov 2000 22:48:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nobody_knows - How do you review a movie as depressing as A Simple Plan?

The greed and lack of common sense that runs through this movie will have you alternately hating and feeling great pity for the characters in this cheerless film. I have heard it...

A Mixed Up Bag of Christmas Nuts

Wed, 15 Nov 2000 12:11:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nobody_knows - With the holiday season drawing nearer, I want to alert e-pinioners to a fun-filled old video which has become a yearly "must" for our family. "Mixed Nuts," starring Steve Martin, Madeline Kahn, Robert Kline, Adam Sandler, and a host...

Christine Brings Miles of Smiles

Mon, 13 Nov 2000 18:07:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nobody_knows - If you want to improve a bad mood, cheer up a gray day or just start your toes to tapping, I highly recommend Christine Lavin. A Good Thing He Can't Read My Mind is one of her funnier albums, with a few serious songs thrown into the mix.

The...

Do You Dare to Expand Your Mind?

Sun, 12 Nov 2000 22:15:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nobody_knows - The Progressive is a magazine that tells the stories usually swept under the carpet by the better-known media. Little-known facts, interviews with people on the edge, the Comment and No Comment pages, regular contributors Molly Ivins and Jim Hightower,...

Master Dirt Blaster

Sun, 12 Nov 2000 05:39:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nobody_knows - The Mantis tiller is a perfect match for me. It's light weight, easy to start and does a superior job on my small(ish) garden.

We briefly owned a full-sized tiller - too big for me (a little old granny lady) to handle. Having seen an ad in a...

Live and Lively

Sat, 11 Nov 2000 09:05:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nobody_knows - Dry Branch Fire Squad is a five-member bluegrass/old-time-music band that gives a kick like a Kentucky race horse. Their studio-made albums are flawless and give you a great sampling of music that ranges from gospel to maudlin tales of death and...

Why Would Tom Cruise Make This Movie?

Mon, 6 Nov 2000 18:06:00 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author nobody_knows - Tom Cruise is, in my humble opinion, a fine actor. In films such as "Risky Business" and "Rain Man", Cruise does some of his best acting, showing diversity, humor and sex appeal. I always look forward to seeing his films. So I was...

There will be tears a-plenty

Mon, 6 Nov 2000 17:32:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nobody_knows - But tears can be so cathartic and healing. I first read the book at the home of a friend with small children (mine were grown and had left the nest by then). I remember the story well, but mostly I remember crying like a baby. As as former child I cried...