Epinions Recent Reviews for heiderj

I'll take 'Hollywood Reality' for $100, Alex...

Fri, 4 Feb 2000 22:02:42 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author heiderj - Double Jeopardy is another one of those movies that had some potential to be good. The premise was original enough – framed for the murder of her husband, who faked his death, a woman is now free to kill him after having served her time. After all, the...

Drew unto others as you would... um...

Tue, 1 Feb 2000 22:01:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author heiderj - Ever After is, in its most basic form, a retelling of Cinderella. There are enough differences, however, that it could almost be considered its own story. Of course, if you tried to pass it off as being completely original, you’d be laughed out of town,...

No clever title for this one

Tue, 25 Jan 2000 22:48:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author heiderj - James Bond movies have developed an odd mechanism for impressing people – you don’t expect much from them going in, so anything you get in return is a pleasant surprise. I wasn’t really looking forward to seeing this movie, any more so than any other...

Monster.com: The 800 pound gorilla of job sites

Tue, 18 Jan 2000 21:50:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author heiderj - In the world of online employment sites, Monster.com seems to be the exception to the rule. There are real jobs posted, from real employers, that can result in real opportunities. This is in contrast to the typical .com employment site, which serves as...

PointClick: Non-stop surfing can pay off eventually

Fri, 14 Jan 2000 22:21:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author heiderj - I actually first heard about this site on the local news. Seems the company is expanding their headquarters, they’ve been so successful. Hearing that they pay people to surf, I visited the site to see what the deal was.

So, here’s the deal –...

iWon: Better odds than PCH

Fri, 14 Jan 2000 22:18:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author heiderj - I guess that there are supposed to be positives and negatives associated with this sort of website, or there wouldn’t be a need for discussing them. The positives of iWon are pretty obvious – they give away money, amongst other things. The negatives...

Intel Pentium® III, 1.4 GHz (BX80530C1400512) Retail Processor: Can't we all just get along?

Fri, 14 Jan 2000 22:14:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author heiderj - It seems like the holy wars in computer circles are growing ever larger and more variant. The longest crusade, of course, and the most antagonistic, is Apple vs. everyone else. Lately, though, the PC infighting has developed into antipathy almost as...

I'm surprised they haven't named him Agent 69 yet

Tue, 11 Jan 2000 21:39:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author heiderj - I saw a quote from Mike Myers somewhere saying that, to him, the Austin Powers movies were like a sort of inside joke between himself and his friends, and that he couldn’t really believe that anyone else would find them funny at all. After seeing the...

The Dumb-It-Down Affair

Tue, 11 Jan 2000 04:40:49 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author heiderj - The buzz on this flick was that you had to pay careful attention, and that it was somewhat hard to follow, with twists and turns aplenty. Watch out, we were warned, because you can never tell what’s going to happen next. Now that I’ve seen the movie,...

He works hard for the money... get it? Hard!?!

Tue, 11 Jan 2000 00:54:46 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author heiderj - When I first saw the ads for this movie, I thought, ‘Now there’s a movie that’s either going to be really funny, or one of the worst movies ever made.’ Now that I’ve seen the movie itself, I can unequivocally say that this movie is neither of those...

A tale of two CDs

Mon, 10 Jan 2000 22:43:02 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author heiderj - When they (whoever ‘they’ are) made the decision to publish a soundtrack for South Park – the Movie (Bigger, Longer, and Uncut), they must have had a meeting to discuss it. Imagine the account managers ambling into a meeting room, maybe with the South...

The End of the Willenium

Wed, 5 Jan 2000 22:08:58 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author heiderj - In the long, sad, sordid history of movies, there may never have been a flick as flat-out unrealistic as this one is. From the flying razor disks to the 80 foot tall tarantula, not a scene goes by that doesn’t leave you shaking your head in disbelief...

Archived Computer Hardware Reviews: NEC MultiSync FP1350

Wed, 5 Jan 2000 21:51:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author heiderj - First of all, it should be noted that this is one big-assed monitor. A full 20 inches of viewable screen space, in fact. Truth be told, it’s almost too big for comfort, at least when you’re sitting less than three feet away from it. If you have any...

Maximum PC Magazine: Minimum BS

Tue, 4 Jan 2000 01:24:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author heiderj - Maximum PC is billed as the magazine for power users, and it delivers a wide array of hardware info and previews of new products down the road. It’s published by Imagine media, the folks behind PC Gamer, amongst other PC mags, and provides a similar...

Apple Power Macintosh G3 (M7104LL/A) Mac Desktop: My (very detailed) review of the G3

Tue, 4 Jan 2000 01:18:57 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author heiderj - My initial review of the G3 was written when I was in a bad mood, and was admittedly rancorous and not especially well-written. Therefore, I am resubmitting this new, improved review for your consideration. It’s rather long, but I believe it is...

Adobe Illustrator 9.0.1 (26001104E) for PC: Computers will make artists out of us all

Tue, 4 Jan 2000 01:13:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author heiderj - Now, you may have gathered from the title that this program is generally used to make illustrations. The question is, how well does it do so, and how easy is it to use? Will it launch my graphic design career, or will I be ripping my hair out in...

Adobe Photoshop (09941780) for Unix: For the megalomaniac in us all

Tue, 4 Jan 2000 01:08:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author heiderj - On the one hand, this is a powerful, useful tool for image editing, manipulation, and creation. On the other hand, like that weight lifter who ripped his own arm off, it may be too powerful for its own good. It all depends on what you’re using it...

Adobe PageMaker 6.5.2 (17501018E) for PC: Painmaker Plus

Tue, 4 Jan 2000 01:02:40 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author heiderj - I always try to say something positive before I trash a product, so here goes. Pagemaker is pretty good at handling graphics and placing items all over the page, but then I’m guessing most desktop publishing programs can do that as well. Hell, MS Word...

Capital Punishment has never been so entertaining

Sun, 2 Jan 2000 21:54:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author heiderj - I’m beginning to think that someone’s watching out for Tom Hanks. I mean, really, even the best actors make mistakes every once in a while, don’t they? Apparently Hanks doesn’t, because ever since Bosom Buddies shriveled up and died, the guy has been...

It's certainly an original idea...

Sun, 2 Jan 2000 21:12:45 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author heiderj - When watching Orgazmo, one question returns, repeatedly echoing in your mind - who, exactly, were they making this movie for? On the surface, it might seem that there is a built-in audience for this flick. After all, in this movie you’ve got a...

NetWORLD Connections, Inc.: Its not free, but it's not bad either

Sat, 1 Jan 2000 18:47:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author heiderj - Ask anyone who knows me, and they'll say I'm a cheap s.o.b. Therefore, it should surprise no one that I don't feel any compulsion to pay upwards of $20 a month for internet access. To a large extent, I don't even care how good or how fast the service...

Archived Computer Hardware Reviews: Good for the price, I guess

Fri, 31 Dec 1999 22:40:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author heiderj - I've been struggling along with a Riva 128 for the past year or two, and when it finally got to the point that I couldn't reasonably expect to play any new games anymore, I forced myself to go out and get a new card. That was a tough decision, because,...

Is that what his girlfriend calls him?

Fri, 31 Dec 1999 22:18:53 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author heiderj - If you learn anything from this movie, and chances are you won’t, you’ll probably learn that there is one character that Adam Sandler was practically born to play – a New Yorker. I don’t mean an actual New Yorker, mind you, but the image of New Yorkers...

Mmmm... tastes like apples

Fri, 31 Dec 1999 00:11:50 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author heiderj - With all due respect to Don Maclean:

(Note: this review works better if you know the song American Pie - even better if you're listening to it or have the real lyrics handy)

A long, long time ago

I can still remember how
...

Typical Disney

Wed, 29 Dec 1999 22:28:24 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author heiderj - From the very beginning of this movie, you can tell what you’re in for. On top of the Great Wall of China, a sentry is surprised (and no doubt dismayed) to be at the center of an attack by the Huns (no, not the Germans, but apparently the Mongolians)...