© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-t13monkeys Recent reviews written by member t13monkeys en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_443150601860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author t13monkeys - I've seen virtually ever anti-war movie out there, from Redacted, Rendition, In the Valley of Elah, and Civic Duty, and the sheer amount of these movies that continue to get made never ceases to amaze me. Stop Loss, written and directed by Kimberly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~443150601860 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:48:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_443150601860?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_443128581764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author t13monkeys - Director Vadim Perelman's last film, The House of Sand and Fog was nothing short of genius, and The Life Before Her Eyes, based on the novel by Laura Kasischke lives up to his short but fantastic career. The Life Before Her Eyes is indie flick at its... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~443128581764 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:20:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_443128581764?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442917883524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author t13monkeys - With a casting of Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church and Ellen Page, Smart People manages to somehow waste all its casting talent with an overused premise and god-awful directing by newcomer Noam Murro. Smart People has the horrible... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442917883524 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:35:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442917883524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442899598980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author t13monkeys - If the last movie wasn't already a groundbreaking mesh of genres, Hellboy 2 takes a bold step in mixing in heavy doses of fantasy by introducing Elven mythology and the story of The Golden Army, an immortal league of robotic protectors that threaten the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442899598980 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:47:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442899598980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442798935684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author t13monkeys - Hellboy has been on my “to watch” list for the longest time. The graphic novel by Mike Mignola has quite the cult following, and it has honestly been one of those books that I have tried to read but have not gotten into. After a few tries... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442798935684 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:26:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442798935684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442262130308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author t13monkeys - After releasing the worst possible adaptations of Bloodrayne, Alone in the Dark, Dungeon Siege and House of the Dead, Boll continues his rampant destruction of the video-game movie genre with Postal. The good thing about Postal is that unlike his later... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442262130308 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:41:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442262130308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441416126084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author t13monkeys - Post-apocalyptic movies typically use zombies or natural disasters, but Rob Bowman’s Reign of Fire decides to go an unexpected route and have dragons be the cause of the destruction of the world making this a rare gem in its genre. With Christian Bale... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441416126084 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:48:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441416126084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441189240452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author t13monkeys - Some movies are destined to be cult films, and other movies just try their best to become cult films. Ninja Cheerleaders strives for fandom status, banking on combining the recent ninja craze with cheerleaders and topping it off by making them part-time... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441189240452 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:26:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441189240452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_440549674628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author t13monkeys - Rendition might seem to fit into the countless number of movies criticizing post 9/11 America, such as Redacted, A Might Heart, In the Valley of Elah and Civic Duty, but it manages to elevate itself even above the newly minted genre. It took me a while... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~440549674628 Sat, 9 Aug 2008 18:40:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_440549674628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_440471948932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author t13monkeys - The premise sounds familiar. A group of visitors decide to go to the haunted house on the studio which is not open to guests. Finding themselves trapped inside, they are told by their tour guide that the only way to get out is to tell their personal... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~440471948932 Sat, 9 Aug 2008 01:28:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_440471948932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_439118827140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author t13monkeys - With relatively unknown Neil Marshall (The Descent, Dog Soldiers) as the writer and director, Doomsday was 2008’s surprise survival horror flick. Lifting heavily from post-apocalyptic movies like I Am Legend and Resident Evil, while the idea of having... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~439118827140 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:14:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_439118827140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_438853537412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author t13monkeys - M. Night Shyamalan&#146s unique vision for movies has given him early successes with The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable and The Village, but after the disastrous Lady in the Water, he looks ready to bury his career with this complete failure of a movie, The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~438853537412 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:18:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_438853537412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_438801370756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author t13monkeys - Gotham Knight, like the Animatrix, is another marketing ploy aimed squarely at diehard fans that just can’t get enough of their favorite hero. Teaming up big-name US writers with Japanese animators for a series of short cartoons sounds like a formula... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~438801370756 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:22:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_438801370756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_438153219716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author t13monkeys - In good satire, human shortcomings are held up to censure by means of ridicule, derision, burlesque, and irony with the intent to bring about improvement (Wikipedia). Strangely enough, despite all the penis humor, You Don&#146t Mess with the Zohan is a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~438153219716 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:48:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_438153219716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_438125039236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author t13monkeys - I&#146m a huge fan of Benicio Del Toro (Traffic, The Way of the Gun) and it&#146s been quite a while since he&#146s finally taken on a lead role after doing side stints in movies like Sin City and 21 Grams. Things We Lost in the Fire is a bit of a turn... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~438125039236 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:07:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_438125039236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_438037352068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author t13monkeys - After directing The Kingdom, director Peter Berg decides out of the blue to work on Hancock, a film that without Will Smith would have virtually nothing going for it. Hancock had a promising trailer that captures sadly everything you need to know about... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~438037352068 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:25:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_438037352068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_438019460740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author t13monkeys - With film critics giving The Dark Knight positive reviews across the board, and movie theaters sold out across the country, the signs are already irrefutable. The Dark Knight is easily one of the best summer films in years, and maybe even of this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~438019460740 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:28:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_438019460740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433621864068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author t13monkeys - Devil May Cry may have enjoyed its time as the granddaddy of 3d platform action but with the advent of Ninja Gaiden 2, it is finally time to pass the torch. Ninja Gaiden 2 expands on the first game, with more weapons, tons of gory moves, and updated... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433621864068 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:59:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433621864068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433303359108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author t13monkeys - With Jeph Loeb, writer behind The Long Halloween and Heroes at the helm, I expected better. Wolverine: Evolution attempts to “settle” the Wolverine/ Sabretooth rivalry once and for all, but the mish-mash of dream sequences, while they are reverent to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433303359108 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:28:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433303359108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432914271876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author t13monkeys - Writer and director Noburo Iguchi reminds the world why Japan remains the top of the world in truly screwed up splatterfests like Kill Bill. The Machine Girl (Kataude Mashin Garu) is a twisted super heroine origin revenge tale that unloads gallons of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432914271876 Sat, 7 Jun 2008 12:46:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432914271876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432872984196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author t13monkeys - Made by a Hollywood-based company with a 70 million dollar budget, The Forbidden Kingdom is one of the largest attempts to make a Western kung-fu flick. Unlike most kung-fu flicks which are usually taken from Asian studios and ported over with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432872984196 Sat, 7 Jun 2008 02:05:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432872984196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432036155012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author t13monkeys - With Emma Frost, Marvel Comics their attempts to increase female comic book readership, by marketing primarily toward teenage girls (Mary Jane Loves Spiderman being another example) indicated from the green typography and the painted cover. Still,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432036155012 Fri, 30 May 2008 18:50:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432036155012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_431541882500?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author t13monkeys - Horton Hears a Who! is a rare animation feat that manages to live up to the great Dr. Seuss&#146 style while also being beautiful enough on its own to come just short of works by the animation powerhouse Pixar. With Jimmy Hayward (former animator for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~431541882500 Mon, 26 May 2008 22:21:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_431541882500?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_431437090436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author t13monkeys - Robert Kirkman&#146s writing finally slams into a wall just as Adlard&#146s art strangely enough, continues to get better. It&#146s a strange reversal of events when the writer, after setting up probably one of the best zombie comic series out there... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~431437090436 Mon, 26 May 2008 01:11:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_431437090436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_431378566788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author t13monkeys - Sunshine &#150 So if you wake up one morning and it's a particularly beautiful day, you'll know we made it The sun is dying. Desperate for a solution, Earth sent the Icarus I on a mission to reignite the sun with a payload of nuclear missiles the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~431378566788 Sun, 25 May 2008 13:57:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_431378566788?linkin_id=8003929