Epinions Recent Reviews for Franc28

The Incredible Hulk + Invincible = John Galt

Tue, 23 Dec 2003 02:09:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Franc28 - It's getting easier to get worked up about superhero movies, when independent directors get interested in them - including X2 and Spider-Man. And Hulk has Ang Lee - who injected a new cinematographical vision and a new vision of his superhero, made them...

Solid but ultimately unreliable product

Tue, 16 Dec 2003 16:00:47 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Franc28 - This mouse has an optical bottom and a wheel. It is also very customizable : you can program all of its buttons and the wheel, the wheel steps, and so on. It's a great mouse, but... Now, the reason why I wrote this review. I thought this mouse would...

Destroying narrative through a genocide : genius.

Sun, 14 Dec 2003 00:24:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Franc28 - Let's see. The peripherial subject of Ararat is the Armenian genocide, which killed two-thirds of the Armenian population. The real subject is about Ani, a lecturer on Armenian artist Arshile Gorky, her son Raffi who is dating his stepsister Celia, who...

Not much learning, but a lot of reality fun

Sat, 13 Dec 2003 14:58:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Franc28 - TLC is a station for people who hate television. The first impression about its shows is that less is more : it has no special effects, little drama, little pretension. It has no soap operas or dramatic news. What it does have is mainly a lot of home and...

The final word against post-modernism.

Fri, 12 Dec 2003 17:28:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Franc28 - This book, by Paul Gross and Norman Levitt, both scientists (the former a biologist, the latter a mathematician), airs the grievances of science against the new post-modernist movement in the academia. A movement that started as a deconstructionist...

Rent A DVD Online Service: Great choice and satisfying experience.

Fri, 12 Dec 2003 16:40:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Franc28 - Rent-A-DVD is, rather was, the best DVD online rental service in Canada. It closed temporarily, and is hoped to come back in 2004. I really hope this will come true because it's the only company one can rely on for foreign films especially. I was with...

HollywebDVD: An experiment in mediocrity.

Fri, 12 Dec 2003 16:28:30 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Franc28 - My experience with HollywebDVD is one of resignation, and I've been with them for 6 months of dissapointment so far. Especially since Rent-A-DVD has closed temporarily, this is the only online rental in Canada with a good selection. They only have 7000...

The BEST keyboard I've ever had.

Fri, 12 Dec 2003 15:42:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Franc28 - Yes, this is an old product. However, let me tell you a bit about my computer. I use it ALL the time. It takes a lot of overload and abuse. My keyboard, for example, falls on the floor, hits the monitor regularily, and is typed on all the time. I...

Samsung SyncMaster 570V (15 in.) Flat Panel (TFT) Monitor: Great monitor for small spaces

Fri, 12 Dec 2003 15:23:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Franc28 - I've had this monitor for a couple years now. My computer is in use extensively and around the clock, and anything that could break down, does. They offered me a guarantee on this monitor in case pixels stop working, but I didn't buy it, and so far I've...

Conquer idleness : watch Antz

Fri, 12 Dec 2003 14:57:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Franc28 - Antz looks like standard animation fare. I didn't expect a great movie, or even a good movie. Boy was I wrong. Antz is to standard animation as 1984 is to political novels. What's more, it out-1984s 1984, and is in the league of, but not as political as,...

Almodovar, walking on a tightrope

Fri, 12 Dec 2003 14:44:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Franc28 - Pedro Almodóvar, the famous Spanish director, is an auteur, and so you like his style or you don't. He makes rather frantic and gender-based movies, such as "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown", which I liked but found rather like a chicken with...

"Come on Hitler, let me buy you a lemonade"

Fri, 12 Dec 2003 14:39:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Franc28 - The movie follows the life of one Max Rothman, former Jewish artist who lost an arm in WW1, now art dealer who takes his job to heart. Wars and tribulations have cast realism in art aside forever - the tide has turned towards modernism, and Rothman...

"Here at CKRT... with you... until the end"

Fri, 12 Dec 2003 14:29:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Franc28 - There is no more night, the world is plunged in eternal light. Toronto, 6PM, six hours before the end of the world. The government has closed down two months ago, there is no more police, and the city is under anarchy rule. The masses have claimed the...

Forced to adapt, kicking and screaming

Fri, 12 Dec 2003 13:49:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Franc28 - Change and growth are not things that comes naturally. Most of the time, we are forced to adapt, kicking and screaming, much like Kaufman writing the script for this movie, Adaptation. Adaptation. is a movie brimming with invention and structure. Like...

Another Hollywood remake, another failure.

Fri, 12 Dec 2003 13:40:09 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Franc28 - It seems nigh impossible for Hollywood's crass commercialism to do better than European art. There are spoilers in this review. This is kindof necessary, I'm afraid, as many of this movie's flaws are there. If for some reason you want to see it, don't...

Exposing the Pied Pipers : the evil side of narrative

Fri, 12 Dec 2003 13:29:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Franc28 - I am disappointed by movies, as a general rule. Few movies, even independent ones, dare to speak about anything but the obvious. Some movies have great acting and visual style. Others have a structure that enhance the story and themes, or explore...

Cordless ? Not so fast !

Mon, 29 Jan 2001 01:09:06 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Franc28 - A cordless keyboard indeed ! Doesn't that seem wonderful ? Especially for a gadgetophile like me. Therefore, I bought one for my computer. Boy, was I in for a dissapointment !

Well, first things first : it is not really cordless. You need to...

Keep away from this scanner

Wed, 22 Nov 2000 13:05:30 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Franc28 - I had to install the Agfa SnapScan e50 at work, in order to fill scan orders. The reason why it had been chosen is because it can also scan slides and negatives, which is a big plus if you have a need for that kind of thing. Here you can have both types...