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Is Extreme Ops X-Treme, or just regular extreme?

Mon, 2 Dec 2002 00:04:38 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author billmanchego - First a couple definitions.

Extreme, adj. of high or highest degree, beyond moderation, severe.

X-Treme, adj. Extremely extreme.

Ready to continue? Good.

Extreme Ops is a movie about extreme people who do...

Bond's 20th glorious outing.

Sun, 24 Nov 2002 23:54:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author billmanchego - First off, James Bond can be a very polarizing guy. Most people either love him or hate him, and Die Another Day, the 20th Bond flick to arrive in theatres, is not going to change anyone's views on him or his franchise. So, if you don't like Bond, stop...

It's no secret: This is a great kids movie.

Sun, 17 Nov 2002 18:27:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author billmanchego - The boy wizard returns to Hogwarts in what is sure to be one of the biggest movies of the year. But is it worth your valuable time?(161 minutes)

Well, given the length, one would hope so. Unless I'm sorely mistaken, Harry Potter and The...

Halo scores a ringer!

Mon, 12 Aug 2002 02:04:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author billmanchego - It's the year 2552. Earth still exists, but we've expanded our territory considerably. Unfortunately, this doesn't sit too well with an alien coalition known as The Covenant. And, this being an action game, the Covenant is solving this by blasting the...

Well, Cohen doesn't do things in half-measures, that's for sure.

Fri, 9 Aug 2002 21:34:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author billmanchego - About 15 minutes into XXX, this summer's latest action-packed spy extravaganza, something so over-the top happens, it will:

1) Make you gasp/scream/holler at the sheer intensity of it.

OR

2) Make you groan/sigh/grumble at...

How can someone so funny be so bad?

Mon, 5 Aug 2002 01:17:45 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author billmanchego - You know, I was planning to catch this the other day when I started looking at the reviews on epinions. You guys sounded like you were being a little on the harsh side, and so, being a Dana Carvey fan, I figured the least I could do was fork over 8.50...

The toughest review I've ever written.

Mon, 5 Aug 2002 00:38:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author billmanchego - What is Signs about?

In a word, coincidences. Do you believe in luck? Are those things you can't quite explain just anomalies, or are they part of something bigger? Are YOU part of something bigger?

That's as far as I'll tread into...

Massive Spiders+Scarlett Johannsen+Kari Wuhrer=A Great Nite At The Cinema

Thu, 18 Jul 2002 23:38:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author billmanchego - First Off, if you're reading this review, I'm going to assume you've had your interest piqued by the trailers or TV commercials and seek my help. I'll be very blunt: if you liked the trailers, you'll like the movie. It sets out to be nothing more than...

For Pete's Sake, it's a DRAGON movie!

Sat, 13 Jul 2002 16:28:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author billmanchego - Preamble on the summer of 1998, Dolly the Sheep, and megaplexes.

A few years ago, there was a very hot trend sweeping Hollywood: cloning. Ever since a sheep was duplicated, Hollywood tried to do the same. Chicago Hope and ER was the first...

Men in Black 2: You Did Not Read This Review.

Sat, 6 Jul 2002 00:49:24 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author billmanchego - Preamble on engineering and Will Smith:

First off, I'd like to say that I am a fan of Will Smith. Not a huge one, but I'd be lying if I said I've ever seen him turn in a bad performance. Now, he has been in some bad movies(Wild Wild West jumps...

How Spielberg Got His Groove Back.

Mon, 24 Jun 2002 22:25:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author billmanchego - Minority has a killer opening. Or rather, not a killer opening. As we learn within a moment or two of the opening credits, the year is 2054, and 3 psychics who can see future murders, designated "precogs" are used by a futuristic police force to save...

A Spy Franchise Is Bourne.

Sat, 15 Jun 2002 23:47:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author billmanchego - A group of scruffy fishermen are working the sea on a cold, rainy, night off the French coast, when one of them sees a floating, blinking light in the water. They reel it in to find that is its a man, with two bullets in his back and a bank account...

Pretty CIA Agent.

Sat, 8 Jun 2002 19:13:55 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author billmanchego - Joel Schumacher, the master of frachise-destroying disaster, teams up with Jerry Bruckheimer, the master of car chase/terrorist lights-camera-BOOM! disasters, in this summer's newest action-comedy, Bad Company.

So how is it?

Pretty...

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault For Windows: War shouldn't be this beautiful...

Mon, 3 Jun 2002 20:47:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author billmanchego - Saving Private Ryan's first 20 minutes were some of the most jarring battle images of the past ten years. In Medal Of Honor:Allied Assault, not only do you see the battle on the beach, you're IN IT. From the moment the screen fades in, and you see...

My Journey In Slow-Mo Backstabbing

Mon, 3 Jun 2002 20:15:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author billmanchego - Max Payne is a good cop who gets set up in the worst possible way. After his family is brutally murdered by thug doped up on the latest designer drug Valkyr, Max decides to make a difference and join the DEA. He's sent deep undercover into one of the...

You get what you pay for.

Mon, 3 Jun 2002 15:59:22 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author billmanchego - The SM200C+ is a decent MP3 and the price is right, but there are some problems with it. First off, the player sometimes has trouble playing burned CD's. It comes with a disc of MP3's included, but these stink for the most part. If you burn your own CD...

The Sum Of All My Fears...

Sat, 1 Jun 2002 23:46:01 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author billmanchego - I read Tom Clancy's The Sum Of All Fears about 2 years ago, just as word of its being made into a movie was getting around. By the time I finished the 800-page epic, I thought two things.

1)Wow, those last 200 pages would make an awesome...

Solid.

Sat, 1 Jun 2002 23:20:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author billmanchego - In the 1970's black culture came into prominence and was finally accepted into mainstream media, thanks to the earlier efforts of Martin Luther King Jr. et al. However, over the years, through some truly terrible travesties(Urkel, anyone?), it has once...

Jawdropping Good Fun

Sat, 25 May 2002 22:46:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author billmanchego - Peter Parker(Tobey Maguire) gets bit by a genetically altered spider, develops superpowers, and saves New York from evildoers!!!! This is the premise of Spider-Man, this summer's first big 'event' movie. Does it deliver on thrills, chills, spills, and...

Great, despite major flaws.

Sat, 18 May 2002 23:31:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author billmanchego - Alright, first things first. The questions everyone seems to be asking are what I want to get out of the way first.

Is Clones as good as Spider-Man: Possibly.

Is Yoda's Fighting cool: Oh God, Yes.

Is N'Sync in it: I think so, but it...