Epinions Recent Reviews for JGillespie

Seagate ST360021A-OB Open Box Seagate Barracuda ATA IV 60GB Hard Drive: Seagate's powerhouse 60GB Barracuda Drive Delivers

Mon, 6 Jan 2003 18:33:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JGillespie - The Seagate Barracuda IV is one of those rare tech products that actually lives up to its billing as a superior performance product.

I bought a Seagate ATAIV drive to go with my new tower after a brand-new Maxtor died within a week. The...

Disappointing Business as Usual ruins The Sims Online

Fri, 20 Dec 2002 14:41:10 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author JGillespie - The Sims Online is a veritable exercise in boredom lovingly and carefully wrapped in fun’s clothing by Maxis and EA, two companies that have struggled to make this a great online experience but have, for the most part, failed at creating the kind of...

Solaris is thought provoking, but somehow doesn't connect

Tue, 3 Dec 2002 12:28:54 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author JGillespie - Solaris is like a wonderfully aspiring drawing made by a well-intentioned novice. You can’t help but admire the spirit of the work, but in the end, to yourself, you’re forced to call it like you see it. It was then that I realized...

It's like a shipping company, minus the "Express" part

Fri, 8 Nov 2002 01:37:51 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author JGillespie - Just a quicky here this time, guys.

FedEx has always delivered promptly right to my doorstep, provided instantaneous tracking information, and generally has earned my bucks.

By and large, having a dedicated FedEx account...

The Hype was Justified-- You Have to Play This

Mon, 8 Jul 2002 14:36:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JGillespie - Neverwinter Nights stands out in the crowded mass of PC Role-Playing titles for two primary reasons: 1) It lives up to its hype, and 2) It actually possesses a “story”.

Merely saying this is a good game doesn’t do the title...

Warcraft III For Windows: Warcraft III Does its Job- But Don't Expect Innovation

Mon, 8 Jul 2002 13:41:23 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author JGillespie - In the first few moments of playing Warcraft III, a person is wowed by the graphics, finds themselves impressed with the playability, and generally thinks the game is everything its cracked up to be. In essence, this surmises everything about this...

The "Sqrat Pack" Succeeds despite Initial film Impressions

Mon, 18 Mar 2002 18:32:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JGillespie - Ice Age, Fox Entertainment’s brave foray into the world of computer animated children’s movies, seems, in the first few moments after its first scene, to lose sight of its adult audience, threatening to become the first film of its type to be...

I am Amazed: I am Sam Stands above the rest of the Drama Fare

Thu, 31 Jan 2002 12:28:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JGillespie - Strong lead actors at the top of their game are enough to make I am Sam enjoyable, but the real power of this film comes from the life-like circumstances of this offering's premise. In this backdrop of raw, emotional believability, Sean...

All the King's Men: Kate and Leopold more than fragile

Sun, 6 Jan 2002 14:11:25 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author JGillespie - When Meg Ryan's character takes the podium to deliver the soul-searching, stop watch-timed "self discovery bleeding into business spiel" speech that romantic comedy writers seem compulsed to place in every single film, the moment manages to sum up...

Apex's 500W delivers DVD essentials at a very reasonable price

Wed, 2 Jan 2002 01:56:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JGillespie - When you buy as many "bottom rung, low price" products as I have, despite warnings to the contrary, you find yourself waiting to get burned, sure in the inevitability that one day your "saved money" will come back to haunt you.

On a...

At Long Last: Hollywood Does Fantasy RIGHT

Mon, 24 Dec 2001 23:35:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JGillespie - If you told me a year ago that a trio of fantasy movies would endanger my personal opinion that Star Wars' and The Godfather's respective three-movie sets were the absolute best trilogies ever produced by Hollywood, I would have...

HP's Power Hog of its Previous Series doesn't Disappoint

Sun, 9 Dec 2001 13:57:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JGillespie - If there is one tower that is perhaps capable of making a hard-core techie like me recconsider my assumptions about mass-market PCs, then this is that tower.

I'm slowly starting to reverse my earlier opinions about shelf-bought...

Formulaic Droll, Packaged and Best Left Unopened

Sun, 9 Dec 2001 13:02:06 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author JGillespie - I guess its only expected that the king of literary sell-outs would turn out something as boring and predictable as the unremarkably formulaic Timeline. Only intermittently engaging, Cricton’s latest yarn once again proves that he has settled...

Take patriotism, Owen Wilson, and John Woo-style fighting scenes. Mix and serve.

Tue, 4 Dec 2001 15:44:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JGillespie - Although somewhat hampered by unrealistic action sequences and the bone-jarring, in your face cinematography that we have directors like Jerry "Overdone must be Exciting" Bruckheimer to thank for, Behind Enemy Lines is nonetheless an...

Compaq's dummy-proof 1200 Series a mixed bag

Fri, 2 Nov 2001 00:10:28 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JGillespie - Compaq, ever the bargain-basement strategist in the computer industry, sold thousands of its 1200 Series laptop over the course of mid-2000 through Fall 2001. Although an outdated and thick unit, the 1200 series was nonetheless a good laptop for the...

Canon BJC 3000 Inkjet Printer: Salesman Insider Series #2: BJC-3000 vs. HP 648c vs. Epson 777 vs. Lexmark Z22

Sat, 14 Apr 2001 14:31:23 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author JGillespie - Clash of the $99 titans

First of all, if you paid more than $99 for any of these units, you officially overpaid. Get your receipt out, go back to the store, and return the unit. Thank you.

Back? Excellent. While...

Salesman Insider Series #2: Lexmark Z22 vs. Canon BJC-3000 vs. HP 648c vs. Epson 777

Sat, 14 Apr 2001 14:28:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JGillespie - Clash of the $99 titans

First of all, if you paid more than $99 for any of these units, you officially overpaid. Get your receipt out, go back to the store, and return the unit. Thank you.

Back? Excellent. While...

Salesman Insider Series #2: Epson 777 vs. HP648c vs. Lexmark Z22 vs. Canon BJC-3000

Sat, 14 Apr 2001 14:22:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JGillespie - Clash of the $99 titans

First of all, if you paid more than $99 for any of these units, you officially overpaid. Get your receipt out, go back to the store, and return the unit. Thank you.

Back? Excellent. While...

Handspring Visor Deluxe Handheld: Salesman's Insider Series Part 1: Handspring Visor

Tue, 10 Apr 2001 09:23:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JGillespie - *This opinion marks the beginning of a series of reviews that I'm basing on my extensive experience with products as a Salesman at a major office supply chain. I have a unique perspective on these products which I'll be able to bring to you, the...

A Case Point for Hyundai

Mon, 16 Oct 2000 01:09:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JGillespie - What follows will be, without a doubt, the longest review I've ever written and certainly the most exhaustive review of the Hyundai Elantra on this site, as well as a comprehensive case point in favor of the rapidly growing Korean automaker. With...

Buckets of Blood: Diablo II good but NOT an RPG.

Sat, 22 Jul 2000 16:05:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JGillespie - Although it seemed like the wait would last forever, pc gamers (and retail stores for that matter) finally have copies of Blizzard's latest smash hit Diablo II. How much of a hit has the game been? Over two million copies of the software title...

Rare Delight: X-Men true to comics and good film-making

Tue, 18 Jul 2000 01:18:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JGillespie - X-Men marks the only movie of the summer that has really lived up to it's promises. From start to finish the last movie I would have pegged as being a Summer sleeper hit seems to be gearing up to just that- followed by a wave of favorable...

Sixdegrees: SixDegrees= Do-it-yourself Spam lists

Thu, 6 Jul 2000 01:20:43 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author JGillespie - When a viruses such as "Melisa" and "I Love You" spread an exponential amount of e-mail, we call them a nuisance. Thus, sites like Sixdegrees.com can be viewed as a similar form of nuisance, and much like the...

A Dark Dire Film of Dark, Dire things

Thu, 15 Jun 2000 13:17:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JGillespie - Through it's elaborate use of confined quarters, dimly lit hallways, and Giger-inspired "fear in the dark" of the highest caliber, the movie Alien succeeds in plunging the audience into a tense, tightly-drawn sci-fi thriller of...

Groundbreaker Incarnate

Tue, 30 May 2000 01:48:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JGillespie - Blue Velvet stands as one of the most remarkable films I've ever seen; so many films have followed in its footsteps but so few have ever approached the sheer style and voracity with which this one seems to attack its subject. That subject is...