Epinions Recent Reviews for Sneil_IV

Put some pressure on a deck without putting it on your wallet

Tue, 13 Jul 2004 11:14:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Sneil_IV - As I’ve mentioned in a number of previous columns – many of the humor variety, on account of the blatant idiocy and indignity involved in my blunderful summer – my roommate and I are spending our post-graduate summer pressure-washing decks for a ‘living.’...

David Bowie screaming "PRESSURE." I have no idea what that has to do with anything.

Thu, 17 Jun 2004 14:43:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Sneil_IV - Loyal readers, I ask you this: now that I, a brilliant writer and general world-dominator extraordinaire, have graduated from college, what is it that I should be doing? If you answered anything along the lines of "getting a real job" to "making your...

Infinity KAPPA100.3DVC Car Subwoofer: Hopefully it lasts for Infinity, 'cause this kid is broke

Tue, 25 May 2004 12:41:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Sneil_IV - I love bass. I think that bass is the second most beautiful thing in the world, behind only Shakira (not that being behind Shakira is a bad thing in and of itself). Yet, somehow, there are people on this planet who don’t know what bass is; who...

Samsung TXN3075WHF 30 inch TV: Sam-singing the praises . . . and eating my words.

Wed, 19 May 2004 11:46:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Sneil_IV - Neil walks out on stage blushing; he offers a timid wave to the crowd. Heh. Hi. The crowd glares skeptically back. His lower lip trembles; finally, he cracks a weak smile. So, um . . . do you remember when I wrote an E – E...

Disappointment: The “D” in Olympus’s D-390

Thu, 13 May 2004 13:10:18 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Sneil_IV - Now, I don’t know about you, but when someone mentions spring break Panama City and / or N’Awlins, there’s only one thing I think of: censored. So, in attempt to dutifully fulfill my masculine responsibilities on a recent spring break trip to both...

Always Been the Favorite; Now the Term Paper

Thu, 18 Dec 2003 22:12:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Sneil_IV - While the movie itself is worthy of lengthy, if not perpetual, discussion, I recently experienced some of an epiphany about the film while viddying it for the hundred-and-somethingth time, as I began to notice, buried deep between the figurative lines of...

The Hulk for GameCube: This is the worst video game I've ever played. No wonder they dropped the "Incredible."

Wed, 3 Dec 2003 06:50:27 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Sneil_IV - The Hulk for Gamecube is the stupidest video game I have ever played. Allow me to expound. I recently took some time out of my busy schedule of RBI Baseball and Tecmo Super Bowl – two classics on the only real video game system ever released,...

'Translation' Doesn't Lose Anything

Thu, 20 Nov 2003 04:54:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Sneil_IV - It's hard to say exactly why "Lost in Translation," the Game 2 in Sophia Coppola's filmmaking World Series, resonated with me so much. It was something I tried to discern as I left the theater, as I drove home, and as I enjoyed a post-viewing Happy Meal...

Did You Say You Want A Zenith? Did You Mean It(h)? Ha!

Mon, 28 Jul 2003 02:58:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Sneil_IV - Don’t kid yourself. I still hate my job. But, I did make a very interesting discovery the other d...

More Like Samsuck, hahahaha . . . I'm Juvenile

Tue, 22 Jul 2003 10:27:33 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Sneil_IV - I made a disturbing discovery this morning, as I perused Epinions during this, my potentially epheme...

Damn That Looks Sharp . . . ::snicker::

Mon, 21 Jul 2003 03:47:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Sneil_IV - There’s an avalanche of shelves immediately flanking the Gates of Hell - the main entrance to the ac...

Floating Frame : "AHHHH, Why is 'Crossroads' Hovering in Our Living Room?!?"

Thu, 17 Jul 2003 01:42:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Sneil_IV - So there I was, at Circuit City circa 9:25 Monday night, just precious moments before closing...

Ol' Frank Needed An Ace Up Its Sleeve

Thu, 19 Dec 2002 13:22:50 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Sneil_IV - To anyone who’s seen “Ghost World”, or the music video for the Red Hot Chili Peppers video “By The Way”, one thing should immediately strike you, for it certainly struck me and left me bruised on the pavement: Dave Sheridan has...

Towering Olympus, in the Greek Mythological Sense

Thu, 21 Nov 2002 23:12:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Sneil_IV - The official camera of the official team photographers for the Milwaukee Brewers . . . maybe. Officially.

So there I was, sitting anxiously in my bedroom this past June; my departure rising ominously over the horizon of time, and I as...

This Mosquito Really Sucks, And Yet, Doesn’t . . . Creepy Movie Write Off

Sat, 1 Jun 2002 14:18:56 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Sneil_IV - So there I was, second semester last year, just a-kickin’ back on my futon with my lady-friend at the time. Needing to kill some time before we did whatever we ended up doing that night, we decided to take advantage of the great, great gift that had been...

A Herb in Hawaii: Stephen King Write Off

Sat, 25 May 2002 14:57:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Sneil_IV - All right, so you might be wondering about the title of this ‘ere review: a herb in Hawaii? Eh? Well, to clarify, “herb”, in its contemporary connotation, means the same thing as “dork” or “loser”. In the case of the aforementioned title, “herb” is...

1998 Jeep Cherokee 4WD: J eeeey p.

Fri, 10 May 2002 11:29:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Sneil_IV - In time, all good things must come to an end. High school. FreeRide.com. The cherry Fruit Roll-Up. And – I say this with a heavy heart – my aforereviewed (I made that word up, so give me credit for future usages by referencing me in a footnote) Explorer...

Spinning A Web of Shame, (or Why "The Tooth" could whip Spider-man's toosh)

Thu, 2 May 2002 15:09:09 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Sneil_IV - Ok, you have to understand something here. I love Spider-man the comic book. I have ever since Grandma Shirley gave me issue 349 of Amazing Spider-man – featuring Dr. Doom – all of 10 or so years ago. It was then that I became obsessed...

I Like Smoochin'. As Far As Smoochy . . . Eh, Not Bad.

Thu, 28 Mar 2002 03:00:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Sneil_IV - To continue a recurring theme here: I love free stuff. A lot. Naturally, then, when my good friend Hot Dogs informed me that he had a handful of tickets to the on-campus sneak preview of "Death of Smoochy", I leapt at the opportunity. Hell, I would take...

Lil’ Thick, But Does the Trick

Wed, 27 Feb 2002 13:22:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Sneil_IV - The day I decided to, and ultimately did (I’m quite spontaneous) purchase my cell phone was a decisive one; for in so doing I not only secured the ever-important “business line” for my fledgling web design business, but I also became ‘cool’. Got free...

Mont Sutton: Drizzzzzzzzzzzle!

Sat, 26 Jan 2002 21:00:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Sneil_IV - If you’ll kindly reference my article of yore, oh 3 back or so, about my video card, you’ll run into an overriding theme: I’m a college kid, and a cheap one at that. Naturally, when winter break rolled around and the idea of a ski trip started ramblin’...

VisionTek Xtasy 5332 Graphics card: An IM? On TV? I . . .Uh . . . I Can’t Handle That

Mon, 26 Nov 2001 12:48:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Sneil_IV - College kids are poor; this fact is pretty much accepted as gospel and in most cases damn accurate. I, for the most part, am no exception to the rule; while I do have a job and live comfortably, I don’t have the money to drop on DVDs. Naturally, I do as...

Abortion: The Necessary Evil

Fri, 14 Sep 2001 01:38:55 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Sneil_IV - About eight months ago, one of my close friends came home from his Winter Break with some crazy stories; most notably, one involving a young lass he had met on his Caribbean vacation. It was your typical Grease - ish "Summer Love" type of situation: they...

Logitech Cordless Desktop ITouch (967063-0403) Keyboard and Mouse: Cue Bette Midler: From A Distance . . .

Fri, 24 Aug 2001 15:37:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Sneil_IV - So this past year, I spent my time being a college freshman at the good ol' U of R. It was a definitive period of my life, and I like to think I learned a great many things about myself:

For one, I hate chemistry. Passionately, and like...

Significant Effect

Fri, 3 Aug 2001 17:18:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Sneil_IV - Now, I know that every year, America gets its blockbusters. I'm talking about such crowd - pleasers as "The Mighty Ducks", "Scream III", and of course, "Waterworld". However, every now and then, a movie comes along that just doesn't get the attention it...