Epinions Recent Reviews for ashvinraha

Magical, Fantastic and Terrific!

Fri, 16 Nov 2001 07:45:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ashvinraha -

What can I say but that the movie was truly Magic. As the hardcore Harry Potter fan that I am, I went for a 12:01am showing of the movie. I had to wait online for over 4 hours to get tickets for the show. At 11pm on Thursday, when I walked into the...

NetFlix: There is a rental God!

Fri, 9 Nov 2001 22:36:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ashvinraha - The glorious old days of the Blockbuster monopoly are almost over! The true potential of the web has been put to use here. The creators of Netflix have come up with a really clever idea that eliminates all late fees and due dates for virtually every DVD...

Monsters Inc.redible!

Sat, 3 Nov 2001 15:23:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ashvinraha - All summer long I waited for a great movie and never got to see one. Finally in a time of great despair a movie has come out and brought cheer and joy to all our lives! Monsters Inc. is an amazing movie. Pixar and Disney have done it again for the 4th...

Vegetarians' day out!

Sat, 8 Sep 2001 19:15:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ashvinraha - Lets face it people, there are vegetarians too in this world and they need to have a few places that they call their own! Zen Palate is an amazing restaurant that has mastered the craft of cooking almost anything with just tofu and other soy products...

Jimmy, Beau and Joe!

Wed, 2 May 2001 19:48:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ashvinraha - This movie is adrenalin all the way baby!

Driven was promoted as an awesome racing movie directed by Renny Harlin. People knew that it also had something to do with Sly Stallone. Yes its true. The movie is another one from the winning team of...

Blow Baby Blow!

Thu, 19 Apr 2001 16:22:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ashvinraha -

When you combine Johnny Depp, Crazy amounts of Cocaine, Penelope Cruz, and some Colombians, you are guaranteed one great tale of drugs, sex and fall from grace. Blow just blew me away!

The Plot

BLOW is the story of...

The God of all Football Movies

Sun, 4 Mar 2001 01:51:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ashvinraha - Any Given Sunday is an Oliver Stone movie of great proportions. It is the Gladiator of football movies. It is true, it is intense, and it is perfect. The movie has an all-star cast with Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, L L Cool J, Jamie Fox, Denis Quaid and many...

Chocolat - Not so sweet.

Tue, 20 Feb 2001 22:00:52 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ashvinraha - Chocolat is directed by Lasse Hallstrom (The Cider House Rules) and is an adaptation from the book of the same name. The main characters in the movie are Juliette Binoche who plays Vianne Rocher, Lena Olin who plays Josephine Muscat, Johnny Depp who...

Steaks up baby!

Sat, 10 Feb 2001 15:40:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ashvinraha - Peter Luger Steak House is no ordinary Steak House. It is the king of all steak houses. This is the Steak house that people from all around the world go to. This is the Steak House that other steak house owners go to. This restaurant has been in the...

Diamonds and Dogs

Mon, 5 Feb 2001 21:54:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ashvinraha - Snatch is another brilliant move that director Guy Ritchie has made in the past few years. Snatch is a great fun movie to watch and it has twists and turns in it that will surprise you as well as keep you on the edge of your seat! The cast was perfectly...

He's mean, He's red, and He's Mandarin Spawn

Sat, 20 Jan 2001 20:41:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ashvinraha - I first ran into the Spawn Action Figures a little over two years ago. Ever since I have been a collector of the whole McFarlane genre of toys. One of the first pieces I bought was the Mandarin Spawn from the Dark Ages series.

Variations...

Good bye my CD and Mp3 Player!

Sat, 20 Jan 2001 04:15:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ashvinraha - I have for a long time wanted to get myself an MP3 player or a Mini Disc player. So one fine day it was time for me to buy one. So I went to Circuit City and looked at MP3 players then it dawned on me that Mini Disc Players might be a better choice.
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I did'nt know that we were so close!

Fri, 19 Jan 2001 18:13:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ashvinraha - Of late there have been several heroic movie in theaters now. All of them have been really well done. Starting with the epic Gladiator to the upcoming Pearl Harbor, we are being saturated with patriotic, heroic movies. Nonetheless we all flock to see it!...

SSX for PlayStation 2: Help! I cant stop playing this game!

Thu, 4 Jan 2001 21:57:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ashvinraha - Ladies and gentlemen we have a winner! SSX is the best game that Playstation 2 has put out so far. I have been playing this game for the past week and I don’t think that I am going to stop anytime soon.

The Game

It is a snow...

For Love and the Sword

Sat, 30 Dec 2000 01:05:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ashvinraha - Every once in a while comes a great movie. Every once in a while someone tells you the most wonderful story of love and struggle. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is one of these movies!

The movie is directed by Ang Lee who is also the same...

This is not the India I know

Tue, 26 Dec 2000 18:49:36 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author ashvinraha - Deepa Mehta needs to touch base with reality. I too am an Indian living in the USA; I too look at India from an outsider's perspective, yet I do not portray my country as being a country of lesbians and servants who abuse their powers in very wrong ways...

A wonderful City

Tue, 26 Dec 2000 18:03:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ashvinraha - Hyderabad has of recent time come to be one of India's most prominent cities. It is now the IT capital of the country and has all the international software companies looking at it. Hyderabad is located in the South of India in a state called Andhra...

Free Tibet

Sat, 23 Dec 2000 21:37:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ashvinraha - Tibet has been a highly disputed and debated region. The Chinese government wants it to be a part of China. Tibet wants to be their own country as they have always been. The rest of the world agrees with Tibet and believe that it has to be a free nation...

Japanese to die for.

Sat, 23 Dec 2000 01:27:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ashvinraha - Nobu brings totally innovative new style Japanese cooking to New York City. The restaurant is a partnership between actor Robert DeNiro, Iron Chef Nobuyuki Matsuhisa and Tribeca Grill restaurateur Drew Nieporent.

When you put these three...

Evil Has Survived

Thu, 21 Dec 2000 17:04:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ashvinraha - In a land far, far away and in a time long forgotten lived warriors and wizards. Angels walked the earth and fought the devil and his evil creatures. Now is the time of Diablo. He has once again risen to power and has been creating havoc and destruction...

What Limit?

Sun, 10 Dec 2000 05:09:30 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ashvinraha - Was the movie over the limit? YES. Did the movie make me sit on the edge of my seat? YES. Was it worth watching? NO.

When I saw the preview for the movie I was really excited. I couldn’t wait to see if Chris O Donald made it across the...

PS1

Sun, 3 Dec 2000 03:14:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ashvinraha - Being an art student I get to go to almost every gallery, museum and art exhibit in NYC. So today was the day I went to PSI. It’s called PS 1 because it used to be a Public School. Now is an art exhibit space and museum that has just recently been bought...

Unbelievable

Thu, 23 Nov 2000 23:52:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ashvinraha - Paying $9.50 to watch a movie in New York City is a bit too much. So if I do go to a movie, it has to be well worth the time and money. So this thanksgiving day I went to watch Unbreakable.

Lets get this over with; the movie is truly a...

Sunday at the Village

Tue, 21 Nov 2000 17:01:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ashvinraha -
Review Topic: Sights & Attractions

What do you do with $20 at the village? It’s all so expensive. You have to be on the guest list or someone rich or famous. BUT, on Sundays this is all different.

For those of...

Bay Island Resort

Mon, 13 Nov 2000 15:25:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ashvinraha -
Review Topic: Accommodations

Welcomgroup Bay Island

This resort is the best anywhere in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. This is where I stayed with my family when I was on vacation there. The hotel is part of the...