Aly's Reviews http://www.dementia.org/~alycia/blog/reviews/ en-us 2005-07-08T20:02:11-05:00 iTunes with Podcast support http://www.dementia.org/~alycia/blog/reviews/archive/000393.html This is very addictive. The DEA should check to see if it contains crack. Now I'm listening to a bunch of radio shows that I never get to listen to directly on the radio. So now I'm always getting to... Software alycia 2005-07-08T20:02:11-05:00 TV Review: "30 Days" http://www.dementia.org/~alycia/blog/reviews/archive/000387.html Morgan Spurlock has done an excellent job with this show. You may remember his film Super-Size Me. In that film he spent an entire month where he ate nothing but food from McDonalds and used a pedometer to reduce his... TV alycia 2005-07-04T01:24:35-05:00 <![CDATA[<i>The Princess Bride</i>]]> http://www.dementia.org/~alycia/blog/reviews/archive/000386.html Last night I saw this film on the big scree for the first time. It was quite awesome. I still remember the first time I saw the movie the whole way through. I hadn't known Derrick (my husband) very long... Film alycia 2005-07-03T21:59:05-05:00 Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkabahn -- J.K. Rowling http://www.dementia.org/~alycia/blog/reviews/archive/000385.html Well, I have two more of the Harry Potter books to go before July 16! I definitely don't want to be left out of all the fun then. Book three is pretty good, I don't think it is quite as... Books alycia 2005-07-03T21:48:02-05:00 <![CDATA[<i>The War of the Worlds</i>]]> http://www.dementia.org/~alycia/blog/reviews/archive/000379.html This was excellent. Because of the upcoming release of the new version of War of the Worlds the The Oaks Theater had a special event. They played the radio broadcast of the story that scared the pants off of a... Film alycia 2005-06-28T20:38:16-05:00 <![CDATA[<i>Kung Fu Hustle</i>]]> http://www.dementia.org/~alycia/blog/reviews/archive/000378.html A friend of mine brought this disc to watch. It was hilarious. It was Shaolin Soccer x2! It seemed like the film was just an excuse to make a bunch of cheesy jokes, but that's okay. It's always worked for... DVD/Home Video alycia 2005-06-28T20:23:28-05:00 <![CDATA[<i>Runny Babbit (a Billy Sook)</i> - by Shel Silverstein]]> http://www.dementia.org/~alycia/blog/reviews/archive/000375.html This book is great. It's absolutely hilarious. It was publihsed posthumously by Silverstein's family. I let a few of the kids I work with take it home to read because there was no way I could read it to them.... Books alycia 2005-06-24T14:20:05-05:00 <![CDATA[<i>Bruce Almighty</i>]]> http://www.dementia.org/~alycia/blog/reviews/archive/000367.html I watched this movie earlier this evening with my family (on my mom's side). It was a lot of fun. Jim Carrey gave a great comedic performance with just the right amount of sappy romanticism. The basic plot is this.... DVD/Home Video alycia 2005-06-17T02:17:13-05:00 <![CDATA[<i>Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets</i> by J.K. Rowling]]> http://www.dementia.org/~alycia/blog/reviews/archive/000364.html I haven't read this before, nor have I seen the film. I need to get with the program and read all of these Harry Potter books before the new one comes out. I work at a school so all of... Books alycia 2005-06-14T11:32:34-05:00 <![CDATA[<i>Fluke (I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings)</i> by Christopher Moore]]> http://www.dementia.org/~alycia/blog/reviews/archive/000362.html I can't say I didn't like this book because I definitely did. However it's just not as funny as Lamb which had me laughing out loud (and driving my husband crazy). Don't get me wrong there's plenty of silliness and... Books alycia 2005-06-13T21:03:52-05:00 <![CDATA[<i>Layer Cake</i>]]> http://www.dementia.org/~alycia/blog/reviews/archive/000361.html A fantastic gangster-type film. Not heady or overproduced--it's just a lot of fun. It should be out on DVD soon. MY RATING: 4/5... Film alycia 2005-06-13T20:54:39-05:00 <![CDATA[<i>The Animation Show 2005</i>]]> http://www.dementia.org/~alycia/blog/reviews/archive/000354.html Wow. This was a weird one. This film consisted of several animated short films. They were all good. There was one called "Ward 13" that I didn't quite understand, but it was entertaining anyway. You should go see this. It's... Film alycia 2005-06-07T01:04:17-05:00 <![CDATA[<i>Spaceballs </i>]]> http://www.dementia.org/~alycia/blog/reviews/archive/000353.html I finally saw this great film on the big screen. It was part of The Oaks Theater's (Oakmont, PA) summer Moonlit Matinee's. I can honestly say that I was shocked at the crappy editing in this film. I guess it... Film alycia 2005-06-07T00:44:36-05:00 <![CDATA[Feature Film: <i>Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room</i>]]> http://www.dementia.org/~alycia/blog/reviews/archive/000340.html This was a very thought provoking look at the rise and fall of Enron. I thought the entire Enron scandal was unbelievable before; but now I'm blown away even more. I don't want to give anything away here but I... Film alycia 2005-05-19T00:57:46-05:00 <![CDATA[<i>The Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy</i> (Feature Film)]]> http://www.dementia.org/~alycia/blog/reviews/archive/000324.html Since Hollywood has decided that books, radio series and TV miniseries are not enough we now have a feature film based on Douglas Adams' masterpiece. I re-read the book in anticipation of the film so that I would be able... Film alycia 2005-04-30T12:24:50-05:00