Epinions Recent Reviews for chris_lee88

War Porn + Interminability + Possible Xenophobia = 300

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:52:13 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author chris_lee88 - 300 is perhaps the greatest example of how trailers and the actual films they are derived from are completely different creatures. The trailer for Zack Snyder’s movie is one of the greatest I have ever seen, as it achieves the most important goal of any...

You will have joys and smiles when you watch this movie

Thu, 22 Jul 2004 01:28:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chris_lee88 - There are movies that infuriatingly invade my mind for days after viewing, upon which the only cure is to either watch the movie again or write a review about it. The last movie to do this was Adaptation, and I cured myself by watching the trailer online...

The Emo Spider-Man

Thu, 22 Jul 2004 01:11:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chris_lee88 - We all think that being Spider-Man must be cool and fun, right? Even if we have some kind of grasp of the physical and mental toll of daily savior-dom, we still wish we could swing through Manhattan and climb the Empire State Building with just our...

A teen movie with some sort of purpose

Tue, 27 Apr 2004 20:03:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chris_lee88 - Deep in my heart, the American Pie trilogy (although I have yet to see the third and final piece) is one of the most endearing and constantly thought-of films I have seen. The movies successfully embody the ideals (rarely realities though) of...

Almost seems as if there was no effort...

Mon, 12 Apr 2004 03:16:16 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author chris_lee88 - Walking Tall is the Rock’s 3rd feature film; 4th if you count his extremely brief appearance in the Mummy Returns. As almost every movie critic has pointed out, Hollywood needs new action stars. Stallone’s been washed up for decades, Gibson’s...

The modern standard for the great sword epic

Mon, 8 Mar 2004 03:08:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chris_lee88 - I count Braveheart as one of my favourite movies. It’s a great mix of brutal action, inspirational and quotable tidbits, and simply an entertaining film that leaves no moment of boredom. Mel Gibson has proven he is at least as talented a director as...

The best classical RPG out there, even in 2004

Tue, 24 Feb 2004 00:11:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chris_lee88 - Fallout 2 is my favourite game. I’ve been gaming on a knowledgeable level since 1998, and I’ve played through masterpieceslike Half-Life, Baldur’s Gate, StarCraft, Age of Empires II, Baldur’s Gate II, Civilization 3, Grim Fandango, and...

Lacks precision and focus

Fri, 2 Jan 2004 04:33:59 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author chris_lee88 - X2: X-men United is creditable in that it does not harm the good X-Men or Marvel brand. It's not to be lauded, though, in doing anything other than making good money off a very popular label. Spider-Man, I felt, did a much better job in fleshing out...

About in the mid-teens in my list of Disney greats

Sat, 15 Nov 2003 02:54:28 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author chris_lee88 - With the new DVD out, this is as good a time as ever to write a review on the Lion King. Let me firmly state that I do not particularly like the Lion King, and I think it’s overrated when it’s stated as the greatest Disney animated feature ever made simpl...

Like in LotR, Bloom's character is bland and boring, except he's the main hero now

Tue, 12 Aug 2003 01:52:23 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author chris_lee88 - Pirates of the Carribean is a movie based on a ride in Disneyland, or world, I’ve never been on it. At first, I scoffed at the idea of movie based on some ride, which sounded desperate and meaningless. Then I warmed up to it, heard some...

The new holy trinity

Sun, 22 Jun 2003 03:33:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chris_lee88 - What a great movie, that’s my opening sentence. With the gravity that the original literary trilogy has, plus the excellence of the movie versions will make this the greatest film epic we have yet to witness. Fellowship of the Ring is the first and...

It's about time consarn it!

Sun, 16 Mar 2003 19:27:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chris_lee88 - I first rented Fantasia when I was 5 or so, I'm not sure, I just picked a plausible age. I thought it'd be an entertaining cartoon featuring the famous sorceror Mickey, but what did I get? Some weird, disjointed "thing" with an orchestra and live action!...

Hockey, dumbed down to the lowest common denominator

Fri, 25 Oct 2002 14:05:25 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author chris_lee88 - If I find out the demographic or type of person that they REALLY made this game for, I'm gonna wipe them out. EA Sports, have proudly held the NHL franchise as their flagship, but now, it's completely gone under. The underwhelming NHL 2003 shows that...

Best of Pixar, way better than overrated Shrek

Wed, 18 Sep 2002 20:52:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chris_lee88 - Monsters, Inc. did not really capture my interest when it came out. I don't know why. Because of my bad decision of overlooking it, I was eagerly waiting for the DVD to come out. Well, I just saw it, and I can't believe my eye!

First of all,...

Hark, AD&D is born again!

Thu, 12 Sep 2002 23:20:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chris_lee88 - RPGs were quite pathetic for awhile, weren't they? RPGs are probably the biggest market right now, and to think they were once as unpopular as puzzle games is mind-blowing. I started gaming just when that drought ended, luckily, but the great titles that...

Silly action movie at its best

Tue, 20 Aug 2002 03:35:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chris_lee88 - I'm not a big fan of The Mummy. I don't know why, because I loved the characters, Rick and Evelyn, but I guess for an action movie, there was nothing too wowing about it. I watched it twice, on VHS, and haven't looked at it since. Yet I was still eager...

Serious Sam For Windows: Good game, but overrated

Thu, 11 Jul 2002 17:14:50 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author chris_lee88 - Nowadays, every FPS wants to be different, and more sophisticated. Nobody wants to do the keycard hunt, made so famous in the Doom games. But I feel that in many games, that keycard is simply turned into something like a microchip. So the gameplay is...

Thief is a landmark title that cannot be forgotten

Mon, 1 Jul 2002 03:29:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chris_lee88 - When the concept of Thief was made, many were confused. In a time where SiN, Half-Life, Quake 2, and many other high-powered action shooters were kings, why would anybody bother to play a game where you AVOIDED confrontations? Where your character WASN'T...

2001 - My analysis

Sun, 16 Jun 2002 20:21:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chris_lee88 - 2001's gotta be the most analyzed movie ever. Although not praised as the greatest movie ever made, like Citizen Kane, Casablanca, Gone With The Wind, or The Godfather, it's possibly more well known than any of those. Why? Well, it's so unconventional,...

It wasn't easy, but AotC has become the best SW movie

Wed, 22 May 2002 02:32:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chris_lee88 - I was one of the 10 people that weren't disappointed by Episode I. I thought it was the best one after Star Wars (A New Hope). Episode I revitalized my interest in the whole Star Wars. When I first got the trilogy, I loved it. But after viewing more...

The best basketball game on the PC

Thu, 21 Mar 2002 03:16:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chris_lee88 - EA Sports generally rules the PC sports market. While it doesn't have a stranglehold on the baseball market, all its other games do. Occasionally, one game will come to up it, but they don't last long. And they don't sell as well as EA games, for better...

A stunning, mature yet kid-friendly movie

Wed, 20 Mar 2002 03:55:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chris_lee88 - Disney's Tarzan adapts the Edgar Rice Burroughs novels, but doesn't follow the story. Instead, they borrow the characters and environment, and they concoct their own story. The story itself is great. Disney made their own story because their version was...

The second greatest movie Disney ever made

Wed, 20 Mar 2002 00:01:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chris_lee88 - The Little Mermaid's story, Disney version, is famous throughout the world. No need to waste words retelling it. Anyways, this was the movie that revived the animation industry altogether, not to mention Disney.

Before I review this, I'd like...

Disney's golden treasure

Tue, 19 Mar 2002 23:57:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chris_lee88 - After a long drought of not being taken seriously and lack of success with public and critics, Disney Studios finally broke the mold with The Little Mermaid. This heralded a short but utterly significant revival of Disney and animated films in general...