Epinions Recent Reviews for BlackBear

A Pair of common Squads to Fill the Ranks of Your Armies

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 17:09:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author BlackBear - The third pack of the Thora's Vengeance release is perhaps the best set from Wave Five for Heroscape. Warriors and Soulborgs contains two medium powered common units, making this a pack you will want to buy several...

A Worthy Tribute to One of the Best Guitar Players Ever

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 15:19:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author BlackBear - Randy Rhoads was a mainstay of the band that Ozzy Osbourne formed after his break with Black Sabbath. Most listeners recall Rhoads from that time period as the phenomenal riff player for many of Ozzy's big solo hits. However, Rhoads was already...

A Truly Special Edition

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 13:53:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author BlackBear - Let me start off by saying that I am not going to bore you with a grand synopsis of the film. With over 400 reviews already posted (some members did double reviews of the theatrical version and then this one of the film) that would be a great redundancy...

Green Ronin - Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying Karak Azgal: Adventures of the Dragon Crag: The Lost Dwarven Kingdom

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:18:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author BlackBear - "How long have we been down here, Geofe " The question sounded desperate, even to the the ears of the Master Merchant Hector himself. "Days, maybe weeks. I lost track after we stole that horrible rail boat that only took us to another mass of skaven."...

Edgar R. Burroughs - Pirates of Venus: The Wayward Astronaut

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 10:09:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author BlackBear - Carson Napier is a wealthy adventurer who has traveled to the far reaches of our planet in search of excitement. Along the way, he learned the secrets of telepathy for the purpose of being able to tell his stories to one who will record them for him. His...

Big Wreak

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 14:11:28 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author BlackBear - Rumors are always floating around but when the thing about Styx getting back together for a new album and tour hit the airwaves, I was stoked! This is one of the great bands that I have always wanted to see who stopped touring before I was old...

Oil and Big Business Leads to Shady Deals

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 12:42:28 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author BlackBear - The oil market has been something that many have speculated about for several decades. Does our nation really need this resource badly enough to go to war over it Is it cost effective to send our men and women into hostile lands to fight for this or...

Large Battles Require Large Heros

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 11:24:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author BlackBear - The armies are growing in the war for Valhalla and they need greater leadership and inspiration to keep the troops in line. This need is satisfied with Orm's Return which brings in five massively powerful heroes. The first of two Medium Expansion...

Green Ronin et al - Children of the Horned Rat: A Guide To Skaven: Die-die, man-thing. I kill-kill!

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 17:13:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author BlackBear - "This is not my idea of a fun night on the town, Master Hector," Geofe said over his shoulder to the older man he served. The ex-servant had travelled far and wide in the Empire since the merchant had first caught the then-rogue attempting to lift the...

Oddity Indeed

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 13:50:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author BlackBear - Disclaimer: I love music but am not very good at discussing it as a review format. Please bear with me.This is perhaps my favorite album by Bowie. I own most of his work, to include a smattering of films, and i have even seen him in...

New Perspective on a Classic

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 12:38:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author BlackBear - Director Peter Jackson got into the film business because of this film. Sort of. Jackson has been quoted many times as saying that he became a director so that he would be able to remake King Kong. It was a childhood dream of his. It has also been...

Shop4Tech.com: A great one stop shopping site for home and entertainment supplies

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 11:46:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author BlackBear - I have used Shop4Tech three times thus far and every time has been a good experience. I have a large number of DVDs and an equally large number of VHS that I am slowly replacing with the DVD format. One day when I was hunting for the next...

From High Tech to Sand Floors

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 10:54:46 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author BlackBear - Wave Five of the Heroscape small expansion sets, Thora's Vengeance continues with a diverse mix of six figures. The second set, Gladiators and Agents seems to be pretty much a mixed bag of characters from Earth. This would be a good...

Green Ronin et al - Plundered Vaults: Six Pack of Pure Adventure

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 15:09:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author BlackBear - "Gross!" muttered Geofe, to his master Hector. The young servant had just stepped in a glob of the disgusting slime that covered the floors and sides of the cramped sewer tunnel. "Quiet, you'll get us caught," admonished Hector in a horse whisper. "This...

Thinking Got You Down? Try This On For Size

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 13:37:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author BlackBear - Disclaimer: I love music but am not very good at discussing it as a review format. Please bear with me.I was introduced to Rush about the time that Presto was released. My buddies all wanted to take the drive to Dallas and see the...

Search For Humfrey Continues

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 12:17:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author BlackBear - Three years have passed and the Heaven
Cent has been charged up by Electra and is ready for use. Young Dolph is still grounded after his foul up of getting engaged to TWO...

No Clever Title

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:20:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author BlackBear - During one of the many vacations that I spent with my then-future-wife during our long distance courtship, m
rsblackbear
insisted upon watching this flick in the mini-van as we (her family and I) drove to Detroit. I...

Rally Round Me, Men!

Sun, 5 Oct 2008 12:16:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author BlackBear - Jandar appears to be the most noble of all the factions fighting for control of Valhalla. To stress this point, Jandar has chosen the heroic Sir Gilbert to carry and protect their banner on the fields of battle.The second of the Crest...

Patrick Nowak et al - Coalition Navy: Join the Navy, Kill Some Pirates

Sat, 4 Oct 2008 14:23:11 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author BlackBear - Faced with the many land bound threats, the Coalition States don't really have the resources to wage war on many fronts. Because most of their cities and main production centers, not to mention the bulk of the population, is on the shores of some great...

The Good, The Bad and Everyone's Ugly

Sat, 4 Oct 2008 10:43:52 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author BlackBear - In the streets of Boston, a war has been waging for several decades, maybe more. The criminals break the law, the police try to stop them. The crooks also fight amongst themselves for teritory, something the cops don't really like, but they can't stop...

The Curse of the Undying

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 13:45:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author BlackBear - The Horseclans series is one that exposes the casual reader to many strange and wonderful, sometimes horrific, things. Some of the events in this 13 volume series are often highly graphic in detail and sometimes unsettling. Yet that in no way detracts...

Hasbro Zam Wesell - Coruscant Speeder 84888: Chase Through Coruscant

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 11:15:42 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author BlackBear - Stepping into the Wayback Machine, I find myself in Texas at the local toy store on the day after the new wave of Star Wars toys was released for Attack of the Clones, the upcoming feature film that everyone, including me, has been waiting for. I had...

Flying Feather Balls

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 10:05:53 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author BlackBear - I have two kitties that are about three years old now. They were a Valentine's Day present to me from my wife (well, she wasn't my wife then) because she was sick of seeing me mope around the catless house. Every time I go to the food store for our...

Green Ronin - Sigmar's Heirs: A Guide To The Empire: Life in the Empire

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 16:23:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author BlackBear - Why does he return to this town? thought Geofe, the ex-rogue now servant to the Merchant Hector. Bogenhafen lay in the opposite direction of the rich lands of Cathay, the land where Hector claimed they would become rich beyond belief. "This is it,...

Spider-Man, No More

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 11:50:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author BlackBear - Some of the long time fans of The Amazing Spider-Man might recognize the title of this review. If you were a die-hard follower of the webhead's adventures as published by Marvel Comics, you should. This was the title of the story from...