About

Name: Sombrero Grande
Weblog: sombrerogrande.blogspot.com
Articles: 84
First Published: Friday, October 15, 2004
Last Published: Saturday, July 5, 2008
Writer Bio
This writer is a member of The Masked Movie Snobs, a collective that fights a never-ending battle against bad entertainment.
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Currently listing articles 84-51:
  1. DVD Review: Superhero Movie - Extended Edition

    — I expect nothing but trash from the other "Movie" parody filmmakers, but I expected better from Mr. Zucker than this.

    REVIEW in Video on July 05, 2008

  2. Music Review: Emmylou Harris - All I Intended To Be

    — I’m going to tell you right off the bat: I love Emmylou Harris’ new album.

    REVIEW in Music on June 12, 2008

  3. DVD Review: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Special Edition)

    — Last Crusade plays the broadest of all the Indiana Jones movies to date, played deliberately for laughs and cheers

    REVIEW in Video on May 13, 2008

  4. Comedy CD Review: Bushspeak Volume 2 - Fore More Years

    — Let me begin by stating that this is simply a review of a CD entitled "Bushspeak Volume 2: Fore More Years."

    REVIEW in Music on April 16, 2008

  5. DVD Review: The Mystery of Eva Peron

    — Don’t cry for me... and don't watch this documentary either.

    REVIEW in Video on April 03, 2008

  6. DVD Review: Walt Disney Treasures - Disneyland: Secrets, Stories and Magic

    — This is a fascinating companion DVD set to the initial Walt Disney Treasures release, "Disneyland U.S.A."

    REVIEW in Video on December 25, 2007

  7. DVD Review: Walt Disney Treasures - The Chronological Donald, Volume Three (1947-1950)

    — This DVD set contains enough great shorts to make it a suggested purchase for even the casual Disney fan.

    REVIEW in Video on December 23, 2007

  8. Music Review: NOW That's What I Call Christmas! Vol. 1-3

    — Is putting such a wide range of Christmas music into three very eclectic CD collections a good idea?

    REVIEW in Music on December 21, 2007

  9. Music Review: NOW That’s What I Call Party Hits!

    — Now That’s What I Call Lame Lyrics!

    REVIEW in Music on December 19, 2007

  10. DVD Review: Mr. Bean's Holiday

    — Hopefully your mileage will vary with Mr. Bean's Holiday better than mine did.

    REVIEW in Video on December 02, 2007

  11. DVD Review: Amazing Grace

    — You’ve probably heard the story of the slave trader who became a Christian, quit the business and wrote the lyrics to the famous hymn...

    REVIEW in Video on November 20, 2007

  12. DVD Review: The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Volume 12

    — Volume 12 features: The Rebel Set, Secret Agent Super Dragon, The Starfighters and Parts: The Clonus Horror.

    REVIEW in Video on November 18, 2007

  13. DVD Review: Full House: The Complete Eighth Season

    — Full House: The Complete Eighth Season is full of cheesiness, sap, and the warm fuzzies.

    REVIEW in Video on November 12, 2007

  14. DVD Review: Meet the Robinsons

    — Whenever the titular Robinson family isn't stinking up the screen, Meet the Robinsons is actually a pretty neat film.

    REVIEW in Video on October 24, 2007

  15. Music Review: The Simpsons - Testify

    — Testify is a soundtrack album for the most hardcore of Simpsons fans only.

    REVIEW in Music on October 01, 2007

  16. DVD Review: The Film Crew - The Wild Women of Wongo

    — The riffs the Film Crew provide are great and frequently hilarious, but the movie itself just grates on the viewer.

    REVIEW in Video on September 12, 2007

  17. DVD Review: The Film Crew - Killers From Space

    — The Film Crew's second DVD is good but not as consistently funny as their first.

    REVIEW in Video on September 08, 2007

  18. DVD Review: Darkwing Duck - Volume 2

    — It turns out there’s more of the “Terror that Flops in the Night” than you might remember.

    REVIEW in Video on August 07, 2007

  19. DVD Review: The Film Crew - Hollywood After Dark

    — Any fan of MST3K will feel right at home with “The Film Crew.”

    REVIEW in Video on July 28, 2007

  20. Disneyland Presents Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage

    — A former Disneyland Submarine Voyage captain reviews the newly reopened and rebuilt ride.

    REVIEW in Culture on June 27, 2007

  21. DVD Review: Prehistoric Park - The Complete Television Event

    — The occasional tepid special effects can’t spoil the wonderful sense of adventure that the show offers up.

    REVIEW in Video on June 20, 2007

  22. DVD Review: Dinosaurs - The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons

    — Clever writing and amazing puppeteering leaves Dinosaurs as funny, witty and enjoyable today as it was over a decade ago.

    REVIEW in Video on May 01, 2007

  23. Movie Review: Tortilla Heaven

    — Heed my words, good people: sitting through this movie is about as far from Heaven as you can get.

    REVIEW in Video on March 12, 2007

  24. Music Review: Celtic Woman - A Christmas Celebration

    — It's not very Celtic, but it is a beautiful, traditional-sounding Christmas album.

    REVIEW in Music on December 18, 2006

  25. Music Review: Gregory Page - Love Made Me Drunk

    — Dim the lights, pour the wine, and press play on Love Made Me Drunk.

    REVIEW in Music on December 15, 2006

  26. Music Review: The Doors - Perception

    — This box set offers up a few interesting new Doors tidbits, but not $120 worth.

    REVIEW in Music on December 09, 2006

  27. DVD Review: The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Vol. 2

    — This Super Show! is anything but. However, since it's a nostalgia title, your mileage is likely to vary.

    REVIEW in Video on November 19, 2006

  28. DVD Review: Sarah Brightman - Diva: The Video Collection

    — The DVD is an enthralling way to experience every facet of Brightman’s work and appreciate her artistry more thoroughly.

    REVIEW in Music on November 12, 2006

  29. Music Review: Sarah Brightman - Diva: The Singles Collection

    — While a must-have collection for any Sarah Brightman fan, I'm not ready to bow down and worship this album.

    REVIEW in Music on November 12, 2006

  30. DVD Review: Wordplay (2006)

    — No angle of crossword puzzles goes untouched here in this charming, funny and entertaining documentary.

    REVIEW in Video on November 07, 2006

  31. DVD Review: Mission Impossible 3

    — This is a forgettable action film that regains some of what made the original movie so enjoyable, but not enough.

    REVIEW in Video on October 30, 2006

  32. DVD Review: Pizza

    — Pizza is a refreshing break from the usual fare Hollywood dishes up, but it’s still not terribly satisfying.

    REVIEW in Video on October 24, 2006

  33. Music Review: Bedtime Beats - The Secret to Sleep

    — What I wanted to find out in this experiment is if Bedtime Beats really helped us fall asleep any faster...

    REVIEW in Music on October 01, 2006

  34. Music Review: "Weird Al" Yankovic - Straight Outta Lynwood

    — Coming September 26th, Straight Outta Lynwood proves it can hold its own among Weird Al’s greatest albums.

    REVIEW in Music on September 21, 2006

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