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It's a TV tie-in . . . but . . . it's actually GOOD!

Tue, 5 Feb 2002 14:49:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author geenius - As a rule, TV-themed board games stink. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Board Game is the exception to the rule.

The parameters are simple: It's good vs. evil. One player (the game can handle two to five) controls all the forces of evil, which...

Let $tarbuck$ serve the masses; I am a proud member of the Bourgeoisie.

Sun, 21 Jan 2001 01:43:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author geenius - Let's face it: Even though there are 2.7 million people in the city of Chicago and another 3 or 4 million in the surrounding burbs, you can count the number of good coffeehouses in the Windy City on one hand. Most places are too empty, too impersonal,...

Sometimes sharper than Look Sharp, sometimes flatter

Wed, 15 Nov 2000 17:52:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author geenius - Several users have reviewed J.J.'s debut album, Look Sharp, but no one seems to have tackled this one, his follow-up effort. I'm the Man is just as good as its predecessor -- it's got the same anger and the same wit, and at its best, it's...

First it dusted SNL . . . then it became SNL

Mon, 13 Nov 2000 18:33:12 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author geenius - For the first couple of seasons, MadTV was the best sketch comedy to be seen on television since the original Saturday Night Live. It was anarchic, unpredictable, off-the-wall and, most of all, fresh. The ensemble cast was great, the...

My childhood is now complete!

Sun, 12 Nov 2000 02:20:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author geenius - Warning: I added this album to the system and immediately wrote the review. Now that the picture has been posted, I suspect that this item is actually a rerelease of the stand-alone album, not the two-disc set that I describe below. My review...

Quick Change meets Run Lola Run meets ...

Sun, 12 Nov 2000 01:18:58 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author geenius - ... aw, hell, it's just weird.

I love crime movies, and I love foreign (especially Asian) movies, so there was no way I was passing this one up. I dunno, maybe I should have, although I certainly enjoyed it. Basically, you've got three...

Don Quixote would be proud

Mon, 6 Nov 2000 15:30:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author geenius - Adbusters is one of the most interesting publications on newsstands, though probably not the best. It contains four types of content: satirical parodies of major advertising campaigns, critical analyses of cultural and commercial trends,...

This review is actually about the musical CD, not a movie

Wed, 25 Oct 2000 16:17:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author geenius - Boilerplate (this paragraph appears in my reviews of both the Broadway and the London cast recordings, because I didn't see the need to write it twice): City of Angels is a musical with swinging '40s-style music by Cy Coleman, razor-sharp lyrics...

A must-hear, must-see musical theater production

Wed, 25 Oct 2000 16:17:15 GMT

Live in an apartment building? Forget UPS.

Mon, 23 Oct 2000 23:27:44 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author geenius - Let me begin by saying that I can totally understand why UPS is the favorite shipping company of businesses across the country -- and why businesses are reluctant to go with anyone else.

But for residential delivery, UPS is absolutely,...

There is no finer fairy tale on earth

Thu, 7 Sep 2000 18:39:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author geenius - This is my favorite book. Period.

Lud-in-the-Mist is the enchanting tale of Nathaniel Chanticleer, lord mayor of the city of Lud, capital of the mercantile country of Dorimare. Lud is a city of commerce, led by stodgy burghers with...

Kyle Baker's masterwork, and that's saying a lot

Thu, 7 Sep 2000 17:34:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author geenius - I don't know what first possessed me to pick this book up at a local comic shop. I do remember, however, that when I did pick it up, flipped open to a random page and saw a street person complaining about how as a "bum" he'd been an individual...

Vinci: Civilization Lite

Thu, 7 Sep 2000 13:19:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author geenius - Civilization the board game (a wholly different animal from Civilization the computer game) is an indisputable classic, but a lot of folks are put off by its six-to-eight-hour duration. Vinci is a very good alternative if you've only got an hour and a...

Not just a black-and-white, subtitled Star Wars!

Sat, 22 Jul 2000 23:33:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author geenius - You may or may not have heard that George Lucas drew on Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress as his primary inspiration for Star Wars, but despite a few noteworthy similarities, Star Wars is a substantial departure from this movie...

It's the cheesiest!

Thu, 20 Jul 2000 19:43:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author geenius - Basically, this movie is completely brainless. Yet it's one of my favorites, and in its own way, it's inarguably a classic. Why? I really have no idea. I don't feel the same way about any of John Carpenter's other movies (such as Prince of Darkness,...

Best clumping litter I've tried

Tue, 18 Jul 2000 23:40:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author geenius - I've gone through a number of different scoopable litters (once you've used scoopable litter, there's no going back to the old-fashioned kind), and Arm & Hammer Super Scoop is definitely the best. Well, let me qualify that: unscented...

Is "evil" too strong a word?

Tue, 18 Jul 2000 20:09:16 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author geenius - Everyone tells me the coffee is very good. I'm sure it is. That's not why I hate Starbucks.

I hate Starbucks because I believe in choice. I like to be able to choose which coffee joint to go to. This goes against Starbucks' corporate...

I want to be Lewis Lapham

Tue, 18 Jul 2000 19:18:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author geenius - Top 10 reasons why I will never let my Harper's subscription run out, no matter how annoying the renewal solicitations are:

10. New Map feature on the last page is sufficiently entertaining to serve as acceptable substitute for Thomas...

Great action with a sense of humor

Thu, 13 Jul 2000 00:10:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author geenius - This is probably my favorite Kurosawa film, because in addition to being a brilliant action movie (a trait shared by Seven Samurai, Ran and Yojimbo), it's also very, very funny. "Sanjuro" is the nom de guerre of a wandering...

Robot Wars: Now THIS is quality television!

Wed, 12 Jul 2000 23:47:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author geenius - Robot Wars a kids' show? Hey, that's how it's billed in the United Kingdom! And really, despite its superficial violence, the show is really just a lot of harmless fun. No people are ever getting hurt out there; it's just robots beating up on...

Does the job, and you get to pick the picture

Tue, 11 Jul 2000 03:58:42 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author geenius - All credit cards are evil.

That being said, some at least try to make their evil as comfortable as possible. Applying for this card was a snap -- I was granted the top-of-the-line model (platinum, 9.9 percent fixed rate) almost instantly. When...

Roborally: The factory floor is a very dangerous place

Tue, 11 Jul 2000 03:10:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author geenius - For whatever reason, robots are racing across the factory floor from flag to flag. It's not a clean race. We're talking roller derby action -- bumping, pushing, gunfire, tractor beams, electronic signal jamming. The more damage a robot takes, the less...

A party game staple, and more inspired than most

Tue, 11 Jul 2000 02:02:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author geenius - There are several party games that no household should be without: Apples to Apples, Scattergories, Taboo and Pictionary. These games are all guaranteed crowd-pleasers. They're simple, they accommodate large numbers of players easily, and they depend...

Modern Art: Never turns out the way you expect

Mon, 10 Jul 2000 01:19:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author geenius - First, players auction off paintings to one another. Next, players sell those paintings on the open market -- the most popular ones fetch the highest price, while the least popular turn out to be worthless. Move on to rounds two, three and four: Same...

Through the Desert: Cleverer than it sounds, simpler than it looks

Sun, 9 Jul 2000 23:13:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author geenius - Here's how it works: Before you lies a map of the desert, with oases and water holes scattered around. You have five caravan drivers at various places around the map. Your object is to reach the oases and the best water holes and control as much...