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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-sussmanbern Recent reviews written by member sussmanbern en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_475202227844?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sussmanbern - NEEDFUL THINGS (1993) is the dramatization of a Stephen King novel that was published only a couple of years earlier (I suspect the novel was written with a movie in mind).  It's very very good.In the small and somewhat isolated town of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475202227844 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:49:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475202227844?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473640832644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author sussmanbern - MORTAL KOMBAT 2, also known as MORTAL KOMBAT: ANNIHILATION, was the 1997 film sequal to the 1995 hit, MORTAL KOMBAT.  It is proof of the adage that sequels are seldom as good as the original.The original, in this case the 1995 movie, was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473640832644 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:37:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473640832644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472995958404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author sussmanbern - M. Night Shyamelan's THE HAPPENING (2008 -- THE is part of the title, although Epinions leaves it out) will immediately bring to mind Hitchcock's THE BIRDS, possibly one or another version of WAR OF THE WORLDS, possibly one or another version of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472995958404 Sat, 6 Jun 2009 09:05:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472995958404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471020768900?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sussmanbern - ANGELS & DEMONS (the ampersand is part of the title of both book and movie) is either (it hardly matters) a prequel or a sequel of THE DA VINCI CODE, and like that movie is based on a Dan Brown novel, directed by Ron Howard, and stars Tom Hanks as... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471020768900 Wed, 20 May 2009 00:51:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471020768900?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470992391812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sussmanbern - IRON MAN (that's two words) is the latest incarnation of a Marvel Comics superhero.   And it also suggests something about its star, Robert Downey Jr.  So it's a story on two levels.Slightly modernized from its comic book original,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470992391812 Tue, 19 May 2009 16:15:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470992391812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470776778372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sussmanbern - BRIDE WARS is a romantic comedy but the romance isn't boy-girl (no, and it's not that other kind either).  This is about two 26 year-old girls, BFFs since grammar school, who are both on their way to the altar with their respective men. Except... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470776778372 Sun, 17 May 2009 22:50:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470776778372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_468590562948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sussmanbern - KINGDOM OF HEAVEN (2005) is another historical spectacular by Ridley Scott, who brought us GLADIATOR and many other big dramas, so we expect a lot - and are not disappointed.  This movie deals with the ugly events that occurred between the end of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~468590562948 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:55:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_468590562948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_468277825156?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sussmanbern - If you haven't seen (and loved) the FUTURAMA animated cartoon TV series, you won't understand this movie or this review.  If you are so benighted, rush out, rent the ten or so DVDs of all the TV episodes, watch them, and then come back to this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~468277825156 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:30:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_468277825156?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_468194987652?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sussmanbern - BENDER'S GAME is the third straight-to-video FUTURAMA feature-length movie and those of us who loved the TV series feel right at home.  We have here a very polished, very exciting, and very entertaining adventure.If you've spent the last... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~468194987652 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:12:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_468194987652?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_465737649796?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sussmanbern - QUANTUM OF SOLACE (2008) is the second James Bond movie with Daniel Craig, essentially the second in the "new series" that presents a serious, hard working and gritty Bond.  Again, no Miss Moneypenny and no Q, and virtually none of those... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~465737649796 Thu, 2 Apr 2009 20:56:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_465737649796?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_465711828612?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sussmanbern - TWILIGHT (2008) has gotten all sorts of hype among the Miley Cyrus generation, even kids (girls especially) too young for its PG-13 rating.  It's being heavily merchandised, with calendars, notebooks, cheap bling, magazines, etc.  I saw it and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~465711828612 Thu, 2 Apr 2009 15:38:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_465711828612?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_465628335748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sussmanbern -   Actually, an Epinion by someone else used the title I wish I could have used for this review.  MAX PAYNE, the movie, is based on Max Payne the video game, and like other flicks derived from video games --  such as Mortal Kombat and Tomb... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~465628335748 Wed, 1 Apr 2009 20:11:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_465628335748?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464645951108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author sussmanbern - Others have warned you against seeing BEOWULF (1999), with Christopher Lambert, a flick that appeared in third world movie houses but went straight to DVD in the US.  I am not here to suggest that you ignore their warnings.  But if you are... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464645951108 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:41:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464645951108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464043347588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sussmanbern - To fully appreciate BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA, you need to adopt the notion that it's possible to spoil a chihuahua.  Those of us who have had these tiny timber wolves as companions know better, but let's go along with that premise for the sake... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464043347588 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:40:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464043347588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463974731396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sussmanbern - BABY MAMA (2008) is an extremely literate, funny, and even heartwarming romp on the leading edge of pregnancy technology. It has a great cast, high production values, and generally good editing.  However, it does deal with a very adult topic, so... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463974731396 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:50:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463974731396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_457281408644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author sussmanbern - REVELATION (2001) is a very conspicuous rip-off of the same material that later (in 2003) became the book version of The Da Vinci Code, which itself was later made into a high priced feature film.  That material was a collection of books, primarily... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~457281408644 Fri, 9 Jan 2009 22:54:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_457281408644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_455688752772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author sussmanbern - I have long kept my private list of worst movies made.  I thought this list was mostly private but evidently word of it worked its way to Hollywood because some movie companies are competing to get on my list!  And they must think that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~455688752772 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:15:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_455688752772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_455659261572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sussmanbern - Make no mistake, the HBO series (6 years) of SEX AND THE CITY was a cultural phenomenon.  It popularized some brands (such as Manolo shoes and the Cosmopolitan cocktail) that had previously been unknown to most of us.  It even dealt sensibly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~455659261572 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:04:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_455659261572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_455654084228?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sussmanbern - Imagine what life would be like for the characters of Sex and the City if they all got married and ten years had passed.  That's pretty much the situation in THE WOMEN, a film largely written by Diane English, although blamed on a 1937 Broadway play... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~455654084228 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:12:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_455654084228?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_455420120708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sussmanbern - THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR is the third instalment in the franchise starring Brendan Fraser; a franchise that has had its own spinoff in the two (so far) films about the Scorpion King, so this is going enterprise.  Fortunately, you don't... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~455420120708 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:02:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_455420120708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_455242583684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sussmanbern - Logitech's MARBLE MOUSE is one of the most useful pieces of hardware you can get for a desktop PC.  I have one of the earlier models (from about 2000) - and I cannot distinguish it from some of the model and catalog numbers that Logitech now... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~455242583684 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:11:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_455242583684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_444005322372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author sussmanbern - VAMPIRE'S KISS (1989) got favorable reviews from others but not from me. Maybe I'm too picky.This is a vampire movie but cannot decide whether it's a comedy or a thriller. There have been (a few) vampire comedies that were successes -- "Dracula -... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~444005322372 Sun, 7 Sep 2008 19:02:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_444005322372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_443026411140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sussmanbern - F'D COMPANIES by Philip J. Kapan came out in April 2002. It was a compilation of dot-com horror stories from a website (now defunct) of the same name (except it spelled out the first word).Looking at this in late 2008, much of it seems quaint --... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~443026411140 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:44:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_443026411140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_440678583940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sussmanbern - VANTAGE POINT (2008) is a thriller involving a plot against the US President. But not a simple plot like AIRFORCE ONE. No, this is complicated. This is a jigsaw puzzle that's put together piece by piece. It's a big international gathering of world... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~440678583940 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:21:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_440678583940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_440171597444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sussmanbern - You may wonder why this is called STARSHIP TROOPERS 3. That's because a straight-to-video stinker was released in 2004 titled STARSHIP TROOPERS 2 - HERO OF THE FEDERATION; it had no characters (and only one minor performer) and no special effects... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~440171597444 Wed, 6 Aug 2008 16:45:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_440171597444?linkin_id=8003929