Epinions Recent Reviews for ahaight

MAX Foam Ear Plugs (NRR 33): Most Effective Ones I've Used

Wed, 1 Dec 2004 22:26:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ahaight - There are lots of kinds of earplugs, and these are for noise reduction (not swimming). I wear them on airplanes and sometimes when I sleep to block out ambient noise. They are rated to reduce noise up to 33 decibels, which is the highest rating I found...

The Best Lightweight Knife I've Ever Used

Mon, 28 Apr 2003 16:22:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ahaight - Two of the things that bug me about pocket knives are their weight, and the fact that you have this long, fat thing in your pocket. It just feels weird. Gerber's LST series knives are surprisingly light -- I was quite amazed when I first got one. The...

Excellent Freeze-Dried Nutritional Supplement

Sun, 7 Jul 2002 17:39:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ahaight - The product description for this doesn't indicate that they are freeze-dried bloodworms, so I'll mention that. Also, the picture shown is for an older style of container. The container I bought was mostly white with pinkish lettering, and a red slide-top...

Great For Small Fish!

Fri, 14 Jun 2002 14:23:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ahaight - The 22gram pouch of these Micro Pellets seemed awfully expensive when I first looked at it in the pet store. It was about $4.00, and I thought "Damn, why should I feed my fish that stuff when people say the cheap flakes are fine?" The answer is...

92 SC300 5-speed Powerhouse With Good Manners!

Thu, 13 Jun 2002 20:01:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ahaight - I recently purchased a 1992 Lexus SC300 from a private party to replace a wrecked car (not my fault, btw), after having learned I could afford one. I have always admired their looks, and I'm very pleased to discover what a great car it is in other ways...

Comet Cursor: Invasive, Unasked, and Annoying!

Mon, 10 Jun 2002 21:28:55 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ahaight - I am "reviewing" this "product" because I have been assaulted by it, unasked, multiple times in the past few years. You never know when it will happen. You go to some random website and BOOM you suddenly have this weird thing installed on your computer...

Sony KV-32XBR250: Great Alternative to the $10,000 Plasma TVs

Tue, 8 Jan 2002 23:32:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ahaight - This is a TV for people who care about things like film aspect ratio, super-sharp picture, and image accuracy. It's expensive, and average TV watchers aren't likely to care. I recommend going to a store that sells lots of TVs, like Fry's or The Good...

Intriguing Ideas That Need More Polish

Tue, 13 Nov 2001 23:13:42 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ahaight - As RPG's go, the team that produced Arcanum has a history of attempting to be innovative. In their previous games "Fallout" and "Fallout 2", they did this by introducing a truly different kind of character generation and character ability modeling...

Go For the Short Film: "For the Birds"

Mon, 12 Nov 2001 19:05:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ahaight - This is a wonderful movie for smaller children, ages 3-7, about monsters in the closet. There are two main symbolic messages here. One is that not everything that looks monstrous is bad. The other is that in facing one's fears, one often finds that...

Cupertino Location Is Outstanding

Tue, 6 Nov 2001 23:05:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ahaight - The Todai located at Vallco Fashion Park in Cupertino (San Jose) California is, I think, better than some of the other locations reviewed here. I was recently introduced to the bonanza of spectacular yumminess that is this restaurant. :)

I...

Catholics Who Hate It Weren't Paying Attention

Tue, 18 Sep 2001 20:56:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ahaight - Basic plot: Two angels who were cast out by God (Loki and Bartleby) and sentenced to live in Wisconsin for all eternity, seek to regain entrance to Heaven by taking advantage of a loophole in Catholic doctrine. This loophole, if invoked, will negate...

An Allegory In Disguise

Fri, 24 Aug 2001 20:18:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ahaight - My first thought while watching this film was that some of the dialogue is ridiculously goofy, mainly when Elijah (Samuel L. Jackson) is talking.

But with a writer/director like M. Night Shyamalan ("The Sixth Sense"), I should know better...

Relaxen und Hearen der Rob Zombie

Mon, 13 Aug 2001 16:56:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ahaight - Let's be real clear on one thing first: The lyrics don't make sense. They don't pretend to. Anyone searching for "meaning" in the words isn't going to find any.

What the lyrics ARE, however, is a form of phoneme poetry. The words and...

Good First Step In Adult American Animation

Tue, 31 Jul 2001 21:00:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ahaight - This is not your father's Disney movie. Actually, what few complaints I have about it deal with the fact that this movie is _too_ Disney. The slapstick antics that exist are misplaced, and Victor Hugo's original morbid ending should have been retained...

Film's Title More Descriptive Than It Knows

Tue, 31 Jul 2001 20:14:11 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ahaight - People who love this movie and speak well of it must have been watching a different film from the one I saw when I rented "Crash". I was tipped off to it by a friend of mine who is a film critic, and I can safely say that I understand what people mean...

Bigger Mess Than a Plane Crash

Tue, 31 Jul 2001 15:19:15 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ahaight - The people who made this film, individually, are talented and have plenty of good work behind them. I have no idea what happened here, because this movie is an atrocious, incoherent, badly edited disaster.

The plot is supposed to be an upper...

Brutal But You Can't Look Away

Tue, 31 Jul 2001 15:05:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ahaight - This is unquestionably the most sexually graphic film I have ever seen that wasn't an NC-17 or X rating. In fact when I watch it again I still can't believe they got away with that much. Malle's brilliant directing implies so much more than is actually...

Nine Inch Nails on Speed

Tue, 31 Jul 2001 14:33:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ahaight - The lead singer's technique will remind you of Trent Reznor, and the music sounds a little like what Reznor might do if he took a lot of methamphetamine.

Yet the energy is controlled and focused. This album doesn't wander -- it knows exactly...

Shut Up and Enjoy the Show

Mon, 30 Jul 2001 14:22:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ahaight - If you're like me and were wondering just how weird Tim Burton's ("Frankenweenie", "Beetlejuice", "Edward Scissorhands", "The Nightmare Before Christmas", and "Mars Attacks" to name a few of his directorial credits) interpretation of Planet of the Apes...

Much Better Adaptation Than Kubrick's

Fri, 27 Jul 2001 20:41:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ahaight - First of all, this movie is not only NOT for children to watch, but should only be watched by the most mature and self-honest adults. Anybody else will find it offensive, dull, and/or too surreal.

Regardless of what Nabokov himself had to say...

Not Even Funny-Bad, Just Bad.

Fri, 27 Jul 2001 20:08:34 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ahaight - I only went to see this movie because I love Jeremy Irons, even when he's going way over the top. He's fun to watch, and I hope he got paid plenty for this stinker of a movie. I went with 3 other friends, and while we are all familiar with AD&D and...

The Only Movie That Still Scares the Bejeesus Out of Me

Fri, 27 Jul 2001 19:42:06 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ahaight - Christopher Walken is perfectly and entrancingly cast in this film, which is based on Whitley Streiber's book of the same name. You don't need to read the book first. In fact it's better if you don't, because the book is a huge, poorly edited mess that...

Whacked Out Movie That's Genuinely Good

Fri, 27 Jul 2001 19:28:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ahaight - This film is so unconventional in its method and execution that you can't get into the "movie headspace" we've come to expect from Hollywood. Neither is it what I would call an indie film because, well, it doesn't suck. The pacing is steady and...

Forget Diablo, Baldur's Gate Rules!

Fri, 6 Jul 2001 21:41:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ahaight - Baldur's Gate has been the game that set the standard for role-playing on the PC. Starting with Baldur's Gate, then Tales of the Sword Coast, and then Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn.

The world setting is that of the Forgotten Realms in...

Wrists and Fingers Hurting? Try This.

Fri, 6 Jul 2001 21:04:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ahaight - I spend a lot of time on a computer, by profession and by hobby -- almost 12 hours a day much of the time. As a result I'm concerned about making sure my desk space is ergonomically correct, and that I take regular breaks to relieve muscle tension.
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