Epinions Recent Reviews for pattipita

Earnestly in love with Rupert

Sun, 7 Jul 2002 16:48:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pattipita - Two years ago, after reading this play, and seeing another Oscar Wilde movie, "An Ideal Husband", I prayed that someone would make "The Importance of Being Earnest" into a feature-length film. My prayer was answered, and even more than I'd hoped for...

One trailer away from abduction

Sun, 3 Mar 2002 23:29:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pattipita - Another Koontz book and always a satisfying read, but this one falls short of his other novels. "One Door Away From Heaven" is a montage of storylines and characters who/which all come together at the conclusion of the novel. It begins with an...

Hell no, HMO!!!

Wed, 20 Feb 2002 23:49:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pattipita - Well, if you didn't hate HMO's before this movie, you sure will afterwards. My thirteen-year-old daughter isn't sure what an HMO is, but she is sure it's something evil after seeing "John Q". It's fun having something to hate in a movie, and something...

In the lobster's bedroom...

Thu, 24 Jan 2002 22:51:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pattipita - One of the best things about this movie is the discussion generated on just the title alone. There are so many reasons for the title, and they pop up throughout the movie. (the lobster's bedroom is one example) Sissy Spacek is great as the matriarch of...

Dianne has the calling!

Wed, 20 Jun 2001 02:20:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pattipita - One of Dianne's best CD's to date. Very moody, piano-bar-ish, and a definite tribute to Sarah Vaughan. Her rendition of Stephen Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns" ranks as one of the best musical interpretations EVER. Worth the price of the CD for that...

On Stephen's On Writing

Thu, 4 Jan 2001 23:45:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pattipita - This is a really cool book. I'm so proud of Stephen King that he would deem to write a book like this. He certainly didn't have to. He already has fame and fortune. He's recuperating from a near fatal accident. And yet, he wrote a wonderful...

Not the usual Oprah fare...

Tue, 19 Dec 2000 00:47:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pattipita - This was a very satisfying read. It is written in the point of view of an Iranian Colonel, a distraught and self-destructive woman, and the cop who falls in love with her. It centers around a house on the California coast that the woman loses to the...

Grinchy reviewers

Sat, 16 Dec 2000 17:33:44 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pattipita - I know this movie has been panned, but I'm gonna go out on a limb and say "I liked it". First, you must leave the cartoon and book outside the theatre and just give yourself up to this "creative take on a classic". Obviously, in...

A mental feast

Thu, 14 Sep 2000 17:21:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pattipita - Wow, I hate to join the ranks of women who worship Oprah, but I simply must tell the truth. This magazine is just another great accomplishment of Oprah Winfrey's. Yes, along with her show, her book club, her award winning TV movies (maybe not her films,...

Old men rock

Thu, 14 Sep 2000 16:37:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pattipita - I bought this soundtrack for one reason only. Because of the Neil Young song "Old Man" done instrumentally by Brad Mehldau. It brought (and still brings) tears to my eyes. After getting the CD and listening to that one song over and over and...

McCain or McKlein?

Fri, 9 Jun 2000 15:15:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pattipita - Hot diggidy dog. (or is it diggedy?) I'm the first to express an opinion on this fine second novel from Joe Klein, author of the fabulous "Primary Colors". I very much enjoyed this romp through the eyes of another politico and had fun guessing...

Walmart Weepfest

Tue, 16 May 2000 23:08:40 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pattipita - A lighthearted romp through the life of a seventeen year old unwed mother, who gives birth in a Walmart. She meets some nice people, some mean people, and generally learns a lot of meaningful lessons. Nothing new here. With the exception of the Walmart...

Marriage Mender

Sat, 13 May 2000 17:48:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pattipita - I've read a lot of books about marriage and relationships. This guy is the KING of relationship books, and this book is the QUEEN of marriage books. He totally knows what he's talking about and he doesn't b--sh-t you. He tells it like it is. Marriage is...

More Advice from Rich People

Sat, 13 May 2000 17:33:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pattipita - This is actually really good advice, though. I had always thought of Maria Shriver as a snob. But after seeing her on Oprah, found she was very charming and down to earth, for a Kennedy. Anyway, her book intrigued me and so I bought it.

This...

Cusack is hot!

Sun, 9 Apr 2000 21:22:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pattipita - This was a very enjoyable movie experience for me. First because of Johnny. He is so cute and appealing and real. Oh yeah, and so is his character in the movie. Second, because the 3 main male characters are music nuts on the same line as my husband. He...

Hate Julia, Love Erin

Wed, 5 Apr 2000 03:03:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pattipita - Haven't liked a Julia Roberts movie since "Pretty Woman" but very much enjoyed "Erin Brockovich". This is a very good story, very well told, the kind of story you go to the movies to see. And it's true. And Julia does a good job with...

Chilean Chinese Chance

Sun, 19 Mar 2000 20:52:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pattipita - This is a captivating tale of two individuals from entirely different cultures, thrown together in the midst of the gold rush days of the 1840's and 1850's. Tao is from China and Eliza is from Chile and both go to San Francisco for entirely different...

Loved the girl who loved tom gordon

Mon, 6 Mar 2000 19:06:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pattipita - My titles aren't very catchy lately, are they? Anyway, this was a good Stephen King book. Not really a thriller, although contains some half-hearted attempts to scare. No, the beauty of this book is in how the author carries you along in the experience...

Skip my dog Skip

Mon, 6 Mar 2000 18:55:57 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pattipita - This movie was okay. I expected a little more plot. A little more excitement. I thought the dog would be cuter and perform more tricks. Frankie Muniz is a little too cute, in a real obvious way. Very contrived, formulaic story.

Kevin Bacon,...

Love this magazine

Wed, 1 Mar 2000 03:13:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pattipita - If you live in the western U.S. or plan on visiting, this is the mag to subscribe to. It tells you all the happenings, all the sites, all the goings-on's(spell check?), when to plant, what to plant, how to decorate, how to cook, what to cook...It's just...

Oscar nominee????

Sun, 20 Feb 2000 21:57:23 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pattipita - This was a nice enough movie. It started out rather strong, then started to peter out about mid-way through. Although the acting performances were good, I thought the story started to wear thin after awhile, and then fell into a sort of obvious,...

Cokie's crumbs of advice

Wed, 16 Feb 2000 23:01:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pattipita - This was a cute little book about the value of marriage, how it's hard work but totally worth it, and how Cokie the catholic and Steve the Jewish boy, were able to overcome their differences and stay happily married.

The Robertses weave tales...

Screaming Me-me's

Mon, 7 Feb 2000 04:50:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pattipita - Against my better judgment, I must rate this movie as very good. It kept my interest throughout, I was virtually on the edge of my seat throughout, there were people screaming in the theatre throughout, and I was completely satisfied at the end of the...

Dysfunctional is a state of mind...

Tue, 1 Feb 2000 22:16:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pattipita - Wally Lamb is shaping up to be a great novelist. His first novel, "She's Come Undone" was a critical and commercial success. And deservedly so. I'm afraid I prefer it to this one, though. Although the characters and plot eventually become...

Sex sells

Mon, 31 Jan 2000 21:49:29 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pattipita - I love romance movies. I love Ralph Fiennes. I only like this movie. Lots of sex scenes kept my husband interested, (ok and me, too) but this movie felt like three hours long instead of 1 hr 45 minutes. I'm not sure why. The acting was superb, the story...