© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-toothy Recent reviews written by member toothy en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-125B-1EA0BC7-394E5694-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author toothy - What can be said about a movie this inept? Maybe I'll start with what it has going for it. It's hilarious. Fully, unintentionally, freaking hilarious. Rarely have I seen a movie so bad it doesn't need snide commentary to be funny. Now on to what's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1090088 Mon, 19 Jun 2000 14:34:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-125B-1EA0BC7-394E5694-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/musc-review-711E-1E934C4-394E546E-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author toothy - During the recent swing revival, my personal favorite modern swing band, Royal Crown Revue,was overlooked. They seem content to put out quirky albums like Mugzy's Move and The Contender and maintain a loyal fanbase. Because they were never the center... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1018244 Mon, 19 Jun 2000 14:18:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/musc-review-711E-1E934C4-394E546E-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/book-review-5C51-CEA9355-38FD19C5-prod6?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author toothy - The French existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre was not primarily a playwright, focusing mainly on novels and philosophical essays, but No Exit has become well known for its biting humor and insight. Sartre chooses to deal with the standard notion of Hell... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~975686 Tue, 18 Apr 2000 23:37:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/book-review-5C51-CEA9355-38FD19C5-prod6?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-2A25-CE9473A-38FD1672-prod6?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author toothy - While Stalag 17 might be marketed as a prison drama, its true essence is a wicked civics lesson. American prisoners put together ostracize William Holden because they think he is leaking information to the Germans. More than just a war story with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1107489 Tue, 18 Apr 2000 23:20:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-2A25-CE9473A-38FD1672-prod6?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-6D05-EB57893-38EE4260-prod4?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author toothy - There are several reasons to see The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. For one thing, Caligari is the closest film representation of expressionism ever made. If the paintings of Munsch, Beckmann, or Kirchner appeal to you, the exaggerated scenery and visual... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1111408 Fri, 7 Apr 2000 17:25:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-6D05-EB57893-38EE4260-prod4?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-7AC9-2036F79-38C307E4-prod7?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author toothy - Let me start by saying I am a big fan of 40's noir so a movie with Steve Martin directed by Carl Reiner featuring a revolutionary editing technique that "seamlessly" puts famous classic movies together piqued my interest. However, the movie... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1120568 Sun, 5 Mar 2000 22:34:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-7AC9-2036F79-38C307E4-prod7?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/book-review-1512-FE0A36D-38B9DF13-prod4?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author toothy - The fourth title in Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe series is notable because it is actually worth reading. How many series do you know in which the fourth book is worth reading by the end? Chandler takes a fairly ho-hum plot about a stolen coin and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~982201 Sun, 27 Feb 2000 23:43:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/book-review-1512-FE0A36D-38B9DF13-prod4?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-6A3D-FDFF88C-38B9DD5D-prod4?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author toothy - This movie is representative of noir as a genre for many reasons. It has some great one-liners even for today, some hokey acting, two fisted violence and of course the screenplay of Raymond Chandler. Alan Ladd stars as a retired G.I. accused of murder... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1122650 Sun, 27 Feb 2000 23:34:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-6A3D-FDFF88C-38B9DD5D-prod4?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-7EB7-6A6A395-3896550F-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author toothy - Man Bites Dog is a well made pseudo-documentary on which most people seem to miss the point. The killer, Benoit, is not the focus of the film. Rather the film crew following him are the anti-heroes. They are, in fact, much more evil than Benoit-they... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1130677 Tue, 1 Feb 2000 00:45:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-7EB7-6A6A395-3896550F-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/book-review-2581-514C492-3892586E-bd1?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author toothy - Red Harvest, by Dashiell Hammett features his detective the Continental Op in his first full length novel. Since The Op was really the first modern pulp fiction detective, (true, Edgar Allen Poe is usually credited with the first detective) this book... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~987058 Sat, 29 Jan 2000 00:11:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/book-review-2581-514C492-3892586E-bd1?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/book-review-548E-5D24C4-388CF0AE-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author toothy - I have to post this under Kafka instead of the story itself because epinions doesn't a section for it. Oh well. it's closer to what Kafka wanted for his stories anyways-destruction of them after his death. Which brings me to the Hunger Artist. It is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~988514 Mon, 24 Jan 2000 21:46:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/book-review-548E-5D24C4-388CF0AE-prod3?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/book-review-4AD2-16840BB9-3844A51A-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author toothy - Ever read something you knew was one big parable, but every time you think of parallels that fit it, you realize some other interpretation could be correct as well? Kafka's writings on the general subject of isolation (three novels The Castle, The Trial... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~998016 Wed, 1 Dec 1999 01:45:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/book-review-4AD2-16840BB9-3844A51A-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-210E-16811722-38449D89-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author toothy - I really wanted to like Fight Club. Obviously, there was a ton more effort put into this movie than the usual supposedly above average mainstream movie. And there are some great aspects of Fight Club. The humor, while very dark, is also extremely sharp... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1157533 Wed, 1 Dec 1999 01:10:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-210E-16811722-38449D89-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-2ADC-1351EEEC-383C4A06-bd3?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author toothy - It's odd for a movie made that parodies a specific time and place to be so great even after the situation has changed so much. The Red Scare is over but this movie is still probably my favorite. It captures American paranoia perfectly. By todays... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1158425 Wed, 24 Nov 1999 17:39:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-2ADC-1351EEEC-383C4A06-bd3?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/elec-review-4550-116D0330-38377098-bd3?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author toothy - Through my cable provider, IFC is on only half the day. Ironically it shares the channel with E!, the evil counterpart. While E! has gossip, the IFC has director commentary, easily my favorite show. While showing uncut independent films, the director... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1240900 Sun, 21 Nov 1999 01:17:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/elec-review-4550-116D0330-38377098-bd3?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-111C-10EE0945-38363300-bd1?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author toothy - John Woo knows how to make a good action movie and Criterion knows how to make a good DVD. This is one of Woo's best films. Although a little light on plot, the action can't be beat. The image of Chow Yun-Fat as Tequila sliding down the banister,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1158932 Sat, 20 Nov 1999 02:44:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-111C-10EE0945-38363300-bd1?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/elec-review-2985-10EC5430-38362EA2-bd1?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author toothy - Obviously any rabid Star Wars can stop reading now. Not only would they disregard what I say, they own this game already. That said, people looking for a rental should check out Rogue Squadron. It is a well-rounded arcade shooter with above average... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1241022 Sat, 20 Nov 1999 02:23:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/elec-review-2985-10EC5430-38362EA2-bd1?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-3E3F-10E4778B-38361A81-bd1?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author toothy - Let me start by saying I'd like the result if Tim Burton made a commercial for soap. Come to think of it, that would probably be the best Lever 2000 ad ever. So I have a tiny bias, in saying I liked Sleepy Hollow. Burton is allowed to do exactly what... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1158944 Sat, 20 Nov 1999 00:56:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-3E3F-10E4778B-38361A81-bd1?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-458-10D1E6F0-3835E380-bd3?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author toothy - Everyone who's seen this movie invariably says something about the ending. Yes, it's the probably one of the greatest ever, and yes, you should be shot for giving it away, but the thing that made me buy this movie were the little details and intricate... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1158971 Fri, 19 Nov 1999 21:01:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-458-10D1E6F0-3835E380-bd3?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-7B90-10C8D3F1-3835CC45-bd3?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author toothy - Well, everyone jumps onto the Matrix bandwagon and I can't believe it. How can anyone be won over by decent special effects almost terrible acting across the board and a plot completely full of holes? Sure, the special effects were above average, but... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1158984 Fri, 19 Nov 1999 19:24:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-7B90-10C8D3F1-3835CC45-bd3?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-54A8-10C72489-3835C7F5-bd3?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author toothy - As someone who hates reading computer manuals, I thought I'd have to bite the bullet with Premiere when I wanted to use a firewire card to edit my digital video, seeing as it is considered a semi-professional tool. However, having only had experience... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1433229 Fri, 19 Nov 1999 19:04:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-54A8-10C72489-3835C7F5-bd3?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/book-review-C07-10577854-3834AA10-bd3?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author toothy - After the recent uproar over the Matrix, I was depressed. People had called it the best science-fiction movie ever made and an instand cyberpunk classic. Everyone seems to have forgotten the books of Philip K. Dick. His book, Do Androids Dream of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~998570 Thu, 18 Nov 1999 22:48:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/book-review-C07-10577854-3834AA10-bd3?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/elec-review-1A78-1044908E-3834A67C-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author toothy - While naysayers may say that the new Sega Dreamcast is not much of an improvement, being only one step up in graphics, they are obviously looking at specifications only. It;s like choosing a book based on length. Quality is not necessarily implied. In... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1241088 Thu, 18 Nov 1999 22:32:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/elec-review-1A78-1044908E-3834A67C-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-6107-F3BDB54-3831DB85-bd1?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author toothy - Three Kings starts promisingly enough. Everyone involved has obviously tried to make it a 90's update of the realistic war movie, in the vein of Platoon or Saving Private Ryan. It's all there, the ultra-violent gun shot wounds, the pop culture... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1159300 Tue, 16 Nov 1999 19:41:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-6107-F3BDB54-3831DB85-bd1?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-5693-DC211D4-382E39B8-prod1?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author toothy - I went in to Being John Malkovich expecting a one-trick premise which might be good for about half an hour. Right away, however, I was surprised by the amount of quirky, yet interesting plot additions. Granted, the film was extremely odd and the third... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~1159634 Sun, 14 Nov 1999 01:31:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-5693-DC211D4-382E39B8-prod1?linkin_id=8003929