Epinions Recent Reviews for Boffie

The Italian Job triple-play: The original Mini movie

Wed, 17 Dec 2003 17:32:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Boffie - This is the first of a triple-play review special on one of the greatest British films ever made: The Italian Job. I’ll be reviewing the original Micheal Caine film, the PS1 game (yes, that’s PlayStation one) and the new film with Marky Mark…er, Mark...

Original Pirate Material: My gob is well and truly smacked.

Mon, 24 Nov 2003 17:55:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Boffie - Spot the odd one out: Illmatic; Criminal Minded; 36 Chambers; Blackstar; Fear of a Black Planet; Can-I-Bus; Original Pirate Material; Word…Life; The Chronic; Doggystyle; Bacdafucup. Trick question. Every one of them is an undebatable, unarguable...

Rip the Jacker, or How to Increase Your Hit Ratings!

Sun, 16 Nov 2003 09:46:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Boffie - Hear me out on this. I have a great theory of how to get Epinions writers more hits, and for once it doesn’t involve mouse-manipulating viruses. As you might have gathered, what you’re reading right now is a review of Canibus’ latest, Rip th...

The original Bombing mission: Rawkus are dead on target.

Mon, 18 Aug 2003 11:44:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Boffie - Every single review of a Rawkus album on this site in the past year opens up with a discussio...

80's Fever!

Sat, 26 Jul 2003 09:31:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Boffie - I swing onto the tarmac of the Airport in my Infernus, just ahead of a battalion of cop cars, sirens...

Devil May Cry for PlayStation 2: Wanna go to hell? Step up now...

Thu, 24 Jul 2003 13:44:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Boffie - First things first. Capcom was pushing the boundaries. In their Resident Evil mega-series and the slightly smaller Onimusha, Capcom efectively redefined the survival horror genre on Playstation. They single-handedly (if that make...

Bullseye.

Wed, 23 Jul 2003 12:02:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Boffie - The noughties lacked a classic. Every hip-hop era has it’s own guiding light. Illmatic, The C...

The kind of movie you wouldn't like, even if you were angry.

Sun, 6 Jul 2003 19:25:07 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Boffie - I recall saying when I reviewed the turd-bag that was Daredevil that superhero movies are coo...

Twang Kiks Off and scores for UK hip-hop

Sat, 5 Jul 2003 07:23:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Boffie - I was sitting in the common room at res one day watching the top 10 on the local music channel, Chan...

You'd have to be a man without fear to enjoy this movie.

Mon, 28 Apr 2003 11:38:50 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Boffie - Superhero movies are cool. Admittedly, it's a tough job taking the elements of a comic book and transposing them onto film, but the elements are all there. You have a seriously cool superhero (usually with seriously cool powers) a super-hot girl,...

Serial Killers will soon be using videotapes.

Tue, 8 Apr 2003 10:43:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Boffie - Horror movies are traditionally stupid. At least, in the last decade or so, they have become so. Usually, they involve teenagers, a killer with a cool mask and lots of cheap shocks and cheaper lines. They're also about as terrifying as Thabo Mbeki...

Want to destroy stuff? The Red Faction needs YOU!

Wed, 26 Feb 2003 12:10:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Boffie - When it comes to first-person-shooters, the PS2 isn't exactly short of competition. The phenomenal 'Half Life' is already slamming it's way into the annals of great shooters, so it's going to take quite a bit to make an impact. But you see, Red...

Welcome to Jozi...

Mon, 17 Feb 2003 10:52:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Boffie - WHAT IS IT?

Jozi, Joeys, Jo'Burg, Egoli...Johannesburg. Prime city in South Africa, biggest business centre on the African continent. My hometown for 16 years. The fantastic skyline, comparable with Manhattan's, is dominated by the awesome...

Expansion Team 1; Commercial Rap 0

Sun, 16 Feb 2003 10:44:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Boffie - It's often difficult to picture mentioning the words 'West Coast' and 'Lyriscism' in the same paragraph, let alone the same sentence. However, in recent years, groups such as Jurassic 5 and Blackalicious have begun to disprove the trend...

Well, can you think of a better name for an album as good as this?

Wed, 29 Jan 2003 08:07:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Boffie - Talib Kweli, one of the world’s most talented and socially conscious MCs, has been in hip-hop’s inner circle for a long time now, after two classic albums put him on the map; namely, ‘BlackStar’ with Mos Def and ‘Train of...

The Force is damn-sure not strong with this one...

Sun, 26 Jan 2003 10:22:24 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Boffie - I hate movie-licensed games.

With the odd exception (i.e: Monsters Inc.) they tend to be ridiculous games without a shred of gameplay or originality and designed to cash in on the success of what is usually a big budget summer movie...

Pick your favourite RPG. Then think where it came from...

Tue, 10 Dec 2002 07:33:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Boffie - OK, think back. Before PS2, XBox, GameCube et al, before Metal Gear Solid, GTA Vice City and Army Men: Green Rogue, before all that. Think back to 1997, where the PlayStation, now a grandfather in gaming terms, was still a fresh-faced...

Not bad for a hip-pop star...

Tue, 3 Dec 2002 13:29:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Boffie - I am a passionate hater of commercial rap. In fact, commercial anything. This is ironic when you consider the fact that the first rap album I ever heard, and fell in love with, was probably one of the most commercial ever made.

Yup, Will...

Bigger, stronger, faster, built to hurt: X to tha Z returns with 'Man vs. Machine'

Sat, 26 Oct 2002 06:42:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Boffie - Hip-hop these days is like walking a very thin line. There are two sides - commercial and underground; some cross over in a big way - ahem, Nas - and some prefer to stay put on their side. There are still more who walk this line like a tight-rope,...

'Soundbombing' puts wack MCs in the blast zone.

Wed, 16 Oct 2002 13:29:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Boffie - There has been so much said about Rawkus. You know, that indie record label out of NYC that had released classics by Talib Kweli, Mos Def and company then went pop, blah blah blah, you know the rest, most of the stupid introduction over...

At last. At long, long last.

Wed, 9 Oct 2002 13:02:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Boffie - Let's face it, superhero movies are usually the epitome of toxic. Just look at the disastrous franchise that has befallen Batman (Clooney! I mean, come on!) So Spiderman had to do something. yes, it was big budget, crowd-pulling,...

The 'Horrible albums by a formerly good artist' W/O: Why 'Nastradamus' should be buried.

Fri, 20 Sep 2002 12:11:05 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Boffie - This is my entry for the 'Horrible albums by a formerly good artist' Write Off, hosted by the ever-talented DVON. Read, enjoy and then go read the other enries in the W/O from the brilliant writers listed at the bottom. Peace!

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Linkin Park hybridise hip-hop and heavy metal.

Fri, 13 Sep 2002 11:41:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Boffie - None of the so-called Nu-Metal acts lounging around today - guys like Limp Bizkit, Korn, Slipknot etcetera - would be here, or even be as succesful as they are had it not been for one band: Rage Against the Machine. Zack de la...

Is this the greatest West Coast album of all time?

Mon, 9 Sep 2002 13:28:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Boffie - What's the most overused cliche' in advertising? Yep, you guessed it: "The most anticipated release since Doggystyle..." There's a very good reason for this. Snoop Doggy Dogg's debut album on Tha Row (Then Death Row Records) is...

Is this a case of his bark being worse than his bite?

Mon, 9 Sep 2002 10:45:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Boffie - Anybody who didn't buy buy, didn't listen to or didn't even acknowledge 'It's Dark and Hell is Hot', raise your hands.

Thought so.

X's first album was an unprecedented classic. It was dark, grimy, gritty and completely...