Epinions Recent Reviews for pyallen

Embassy Suites Oklahoma City: Embassy Suites-You Get More Than You Pay For

Thu, 28 Aug 2003 16:16:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pyallen - Two weeks ago, a friend of mine flew to Oklahoma City, and we decided to take advantage of his proxi...

Dead Love is dead in the water

Wed, 18 Dec 2002 02:02:32 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author pyallen - I read. A lot. It doesn't take much to make me reasonably happy with a book. If it has a coherent plot, I'm satisfied. Unfortunately, Dead Love is about as coherent as your average 2 year old. Ever heard a toddler trying to explain a movie plot?...

Action! Adventure! Donald Duck?

Sun, 10 Nov 2002 05:32:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pyallen - Like most families, we have a console game system, our drug of choice is the Playstation2. Unlike most families with PS2 consoles, it's mine. Mine, mine, mine!!! Yes folks, I am the serious gamer in the family. The rest of them consider a game a...

The Big Bad Wolf Meets Rambo

Fri, 8 Nov 2002 17:19:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pyallen - Dog Soldiers originally aired on the Sci Fi channel a few months ago. I wasn't expecting anything outstanding, but it looked like it might be halfway decent and nothing else was on that night. To say I was surprised is putting it mildly, I was...

In the Bored Room

Tue, 25 Jun 2002 03:15:42 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author pyallen - Wow, it's been a long time since I've done any reviews. Time passes way to quickly any more. Once again, I grabbed a screening copy of a movie at the video store where I work, expecting great things. Oscar nominations generally mean a movie has...

What Raptor?

Tue, 6 Nov 2001 05:25:44 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author pyallen - Here’s another attempt to cash in on the dinosaur craze, and as far as dinosaur movies go, Raptor is about as terrifying as an episode of Barney (though Barney can be pretty darn scary to a sane adult). The fact that this stars the male Roberts sibling...

Lexmark Color JetPrinter Z32 Inkjet Printer: With All the Extras, the Printer is Free

Mon, 15 Oct 2001 02:21:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pyallen - Last week, a tornado leveled 1/3 of our small Oklahoma town. Fortunately, our current home wasn't damaged. Unfortunately, our previous home, which we were in the process of getting ready to sell, was damaged. Very damaged. And very uninsured. It's...

Ginger Snaps (and bites, snarls, and rips you to shreds)

Mon, 10 Sep 2001 03:10:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pyallen - Ginger Snaps is coming to home video and DVD on October 23. You may be tempted to leave it on the shelf, simply because you've never heard of it, and the blurb on the box seems to scream "B Movie!". Do not, I repeat, do NOT leave a copy of...

The Death of the Die

Sun, 26 Aug 2001 18:27:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pyallen - Grammatically speaking, a die is the singular version of dice, two or more small cubes with spots on the sides. For those of you who have never actually seen a die (or pair o' dice), here is a brief description-a small six sided cube...

He was such a quiet man!

Wed, 15 Aug 2001 18:15:15 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pyallen - I've always been a huge fan of true crime books and movies. To me, it's much more horrifying and terror inducing to read about things real people have done, than to see Jason or Freddy hacking their way across the screen. It's fascinating to take a small...

Give Your Cats the Advantage!

Tue, 14 Aug 2001 02:47:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pyallen - You'd think I'd learn. Every year I go through the exact same thing. The cats start scratching, the fleas start hopping from them onto me, and I start searching for a flea killer. We have 5 cats, and Advantage is expensive (about $65.00 including tax...

Proudly Sponsored By Everyone and No one.

Tue, 14 Aug 2001 02:27:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pyallen - Okay, I'll be the first to admit that I didn't expect more than a mildly entertaining live action version of the comic strip. Lord knows, I wasn't looking forward to seeing ditzy airhead Melody live and in the flesh. However, living in a small town that...

Hong Kong Phooey

Thu, 12 Jul 2001 02:12:52 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author pyallen - I love Hong Kong flicks, from martial arts films to serious dramas with nary a kick or punch in the script, so don't assume that I didn't care for City On Fire because it was lacking in action. Nay, twasn't the lack of action that was offputting...

Boy Meets Girl, Boy Loses Girl, Boy Overlooks Better Girl

Mon, 25 Jun 2001 04:06:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pyallen - Once again my access to screening copies of videos has paid off. I'd actually left this one sitting there, it looked to much like every other teen movie out there, but then I saw it previewed on another screener. I grabbed Get Over It the next...

Hotpoint 21.7 cu. ft. Side-by-Side No-Frost Refrigerator CSX22GABWW: HotPoint - Keeps Food Cold

Mon, 11 Jun 2001 04:23:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pyallen - Our old refrigerator was slowly going downhill, and was at the point when food could be kept just as cold by putting it on the counter and blowing on it. It was time for a new one, so off we went for a fun, action packed afternoon of comparison shopping...

Hannibal the Boring Cannibal

Thu, 7 Jun 2001 02:55:19 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author pyallen - Ridley Scott's Hannibal comes to a small screen near you on August 21. I have access to screening copies, hence my early bird entry in the video/dvd category. I missed it at the theater, for which I breathe I sigh of relief. I'd hate to have paid...

Stabbing Westward-Lost Their Edge in the Muck of Pop

Fri, 25 May 2001 02:01:22 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author pyallen - I first discovered Stabbing Westward a number of years ago when I caught the video for What Do I Have To Do on MTV (back when MTV actually played music), but I delayed buying the CD until I heard more. As soon as I heard Shame, I figured...

The Definitive Tale of King Arthur

Sun, 20 May 2001 04:24:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pyallen - I've always been a fan of the Arthurian legends, and somehow this one slipped by me. There have been many, many reworkings of the Arthurian tales in many different movies. Most deal with specific segments. First Knight, with Sean Connery and...

Imhotep Jones and the Temple of Bugs

Tue, 8 May 2001 04:07:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pyallen - It's official. The Mummy Returns is the highest grossing film opening on a non-holiday weekend. It lags behind the top grossing holiday weekend opening (Jurassic Park, Memorial Day Weekend) by a mere two million smackeroos. I'm sure a good...

Die Hard With an Insult

Wed, 2 May 2001 05:10:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pyallen - This 1995 Hong Kong flick was released in China as She Dan Long Wei, Jeung Hok Yau, and High Risk. It's being released in the US on video in a few weeks under the name Meltdown. Being a huge fan of seeing well built Asian guys...

The Heart of Love

Tue, 1 May 2001 04:13:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pyallen - Return to Me is one of those movies that's on my "list of movies to see when all the other movies leave me cold". This is a long list, and gets longer with each weekly round of new releases. The movies on this list are the ones that sound pretty...

Pretty in Plaid-Cheap Date Barbie

Mon, 16 Apr 2001 20:46:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pyallen - Barbie has turned into the Bill Gates of the toy world. Everywhere you look, there's Barbie, monopolizing the shelves at the store, and the airwaves of TV. Everywhere you look, there's Barbie, smiling and happy, begging people to buy her. Actually,...

Billy Bass Needs Valium

Mon, 16 Apr 2001 20:29:37 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pyallen - This is a cool idea. Pretty much worthless, but cool. Billy Bass is a VERY realistic bass fish mounted on a board, much like a trophy. This alone is enough reason to get him. You can convince all your friends that you're a great fisherman.

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Playing with Play-Doh

Wed, 11 Apr 2001 23:32:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pyallen - It's amazing how long forgotten scents will take you back to your own childhood, isn't it? When my daughter reached Play Doh age, I bought her a set of it, knowing she'd love the bright colors. As soon as I popped the lid off the first canI was...

Not So Fresh Step

Wed, 11 Apr 2001 18:12:34 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author pyallen - I usually buy Tidy Cat Crystals, but for some reason none of the local stores carry it, and my cats often need their litter changed before I can make it to the nearest Wal-Mart to purchase Tidy Cat. A local store recently began carrying the Fresh Step...