Epinions Recent Reviews for shmoo1

Fool- A Single Unexpected Chortle and There Lo I Did Accidentally Flood My Codpiece.

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:59:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author shmoo1 - Want to know why I'm royal cheesed off with this economy? Because it’s affecting all aspects of my life and is seeping joyful events from me so fast that I barely have time to acknowledge them and wave before they run past me, thumbing...

STEEL- When Awful is so Awful That It Makes Awful Seem Awesome

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:46:16 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author shmoo1 - I pretty much held up Superman 4, Batman and Robin and The Fantastic Four as potentially the worst Superhero movies ever made. Batman and Robin stopped a franchise for a decade and Superman 4 crushed the life out the Man Of Steel for 2 decades.I...

The Happening: The Happening?- A Director’s Career Continues To Go In The Wrong Direction. Ironic.

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:54:11 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author shmoo1 - Howdy Folks. Did I mention that summer is over and that the cottage is all packed up? I tried to find this under videos but it's not up there yet, so you'll just have to suffer with it here.I like The Night (he makes me...

For Christmas This Year My Wife Wants Cox.

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:20:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author shmoo1 - Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (and its uncut version American Cox) watches like a how to of the lampooning world. After watching the Oscars for the past few years and seeing movies about Johnny Cash and Ray Charles that were made to...

A Wasted Chant

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:54:40 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author shmoo1 - "Bubbadah! Bubbadah!" My daughter has limited English. She’s not from Europe or Asia or anything (and I certainly wouldn’t hold that against her if she was) it’s just that she’s 17 months old and isn’t quite cool with...

So Hot, It'll Burn Ya' Twice!

Sat, 9 Feb 2008 02:12:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shmoo1 - I like spice. Some folks can take it and some folks can’t. I won’t go on record and say I can ingest more that anyone else because that would just be a fat stupid lie (I have a friend who is east Indian and the stuff he eats would put hair on...

Rambo: Let's Help John Celebrate His One-Millionth Confirmed Kill.

Fri, 1 Feb 2008 17:56:46 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author shmoo1 - The way I figure it, If you are going to return to a trilogy 20 years after you retire it, do something special with it, take some chances, make it worth our while, otherwise it’s just a cash grab. The 4th Rambo film, simply entitled...

Is There A Doctor In The Fish?

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:44:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shmoo1 - *Author’s Note: The Author of this review is aware of the fact that Penii is not an authentic word and that the plural of penis is, in actuality, penises. However he must point out that Penises is not only harder to pronounce but...

I Have A Tiny Unit... And I'm Proud Of It!

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:28:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shmoo1 - Much to my great dismay, I don’t have unlimited money. Oddly, this can be both a con and a pro in my life. On the con side... well... I don’t have unlimited money. My daughter will have to win that full scholarship to Oxford (none of that...

Dr. Seuss - Six by Seuss: A Treasury of Dr. Seuss Classics: Monumental Milestones For A Man Called Suess

Wed, 9 Jan 2008 17:22:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shmoo1 - Warning...this is a long review of short stories. Ted Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss) is probably the best know writer of children’s literature in the world today. His motto (since he was childless) was “You make ‘em- I amuse them” and amuse...

I Am The Shmoo And I Whole Heartedly Endorse This Product.

Tue, 1 Jan 2008 12:00:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shmoo1 - A Legend In The Making: In the late 1930’s, cartoonist Al Capp had a bewildered Li’l Abner follow strange and intriguing Moooosic, despite the warnings of everyone Abner encountered, until he uncovered the source. That...

Elmo Knows My Name. He Has My Number.

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:51:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author shmoo1 - Oh It’s You... Hailee... Hahahahaha. Elmo’s So Happy To Hear From You. Once my daughter reached the age of one, I realized it was only a matter of time before she would need her own cell phone. A young woman in the world today is...

An Ogre Loses His Teeth

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:19:12 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author shmoo1 - On the days when I work downtown I’m out of the house for a pretty good chunk of time. I leave my home at 7 a.m. and if I’m lucky I get back at 7 p.m. Thankfully, my work allows me to do two days a week here at the house. Still, I begrudge...

Nick Bland - A Monster Wrote Me A Letter: A Classic Lesson In Human/Monster Diplomacy

Thu, 8 Nov 2007 17:56:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shmoo1 - Once again I come to you after a much anticipated Before Bed story with Nubby (A.K.A Bop, A.K.A. Shmoo 2). Last night’s offering, which was far too advanced for her but fun none the less, was A Monster Wrote Me A Letter written and...

Rodriguez to Tarantino- "I'm Gonna Eat Your Brains And Gain Your Knowledge."

Tue, 6 Nov 2007 17:08:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author shmoo1 - If you asked me before this weekend who the better director was between Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino I would have said "QT.. hands down, why you askin' me such a stupid question?". Not that I didn’t groove on...

When In Doubt, Kill Everyone. British/ U.S. Relations 28 Weeks Later

Mon, 5 Nov 2007 16:16:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author shmoo1 - ♫ "People, People Who Eat People, Are The Goriest People... In The World” ♫ : Twenty eight weeks ago Donald Harris (Robert Carlyle) and his wife Alice (Catherine McCormack) were hiding out in a farmhouse...

bawck, bawck, bawck, bawck, buck AUWWCK!!!... Hey, Eggs Are Done!

Sun, 4 Nov 2007 02:12:22 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author shmoo1 - I may have mentioned, at some point in time over the past year, that my wife is the chachki queen. The days when she arrives home with some new “absolutely necessary” kitschy/cute space taking device, that we just can’t live with out, are...

The Hiccupotamus: There Was A Puce Orangutang, Who Ate A Moldy Mangotang...

Fri, 2 Nov 2007 16:47:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author shmoo1 - Recently Mrs. Shmoo and I had a chance to pick up a whole pile of scholastic books for our little barely walking, non-speaking Shmoo. Click Clack Moo: Cows that Type looked so funny we had to read it while we were zipping through the local grocery...

I Laughed So Hard I Almost Quelfed

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:29:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shmoo1 - An off topic word of advice< b>- If you are expecting a namby pamby little 400 word review then this is probably not the right place for you. I try to be all things to all people especially when it comes to my game reviews. As well as a basic...

Making Your Father Proud... Or Not.

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:45:42 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author shmoo1 - Keepin’ It In The Family: At some point and time I would imagine that all children or siblings of entertainers ask themselves the question “Should I follow in the lucrative and highly unstable footsteps of my family, or should I just...

You Always Kill The Ones You Love.

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:02:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shmoo1 - Mike: I was supposed to be in Toronto tonight but I got snowed in, in Boston Thanks for recruiting the new readers Gotta go. Tons of mail from the cancellation Best, Chris. This was the e-mail response I received from...

A Beautiful, Fair Skinned, Green Eyed, Redhead? Please, Kill Me Now.

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:00:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shmoo1 - Jody Stroud is just starting the weirdest first day of the rest of her life. The previous night, she had been on her way home from work when a stranger leapt out from the shadows and attacked her, tearing at her clothes, forcing her to drink his...

Intex Mushroom Baby Pool: In A Few Years, We’ll Make A Giant Inflatable Mushroom Omelet. Who's Got Inflatable Bacon?

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 02:33:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author shmoo1 - I love my wife. I know that every time I say this I end up ripping on her about something, but I feel the need to point out my genuine affection for her before I bring up a flaw or two. I hope that when she gabbles with her friends about my snoring...

Jillian Harker - I Love You Daddy: A Gift Of Confidence For Your Little Bear.

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:32:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shmoo1 - A couple of weeks back, I read one of the more uncommon Before Bed stories to my daughter that I have tripped across so far. I immediately did an SAP request and, despite the month’s worth of back log, Panguitch managed to add this to the...

Playskool Stack N' Pour Pals: How Do You Get A Hippo In The Tub? Ask The Elephant To Move.

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:22:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author shmoo1 - Every second day my daughter has Bath Day, not because she’s a particularly filth encrusted child (although I’m under no illusions that this time will come) but because she loves the water and it helps calm her down before bed. As...