Epinions Recent Reviews for ksu96

Instant family fun! Great game, and easy to learn

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:14:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ksu96 - This may be the best five dollars I've ever spent on family fun ($5.24, to be exact). Our family of five consists of me, my wife, and our three sons (ages 13, 8, and 3). Imagine, for a moment, what game night looks like with that age...

Outstanding performance, with fuel efficiency to boot!

Wed, 5 Jul 2006 01:02:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ksu96 - There are about 1,001 2006 Jettas available, so let's be clear at the outset that this review involves the 2006 Jetta 2.0T. As you might imagine, this is the 2.0 liter engine with turbo for added performance. Instead of regurgitating what you'll...

Can be good, but you'll need to pay attention

Sat, 25 Mar 2006 12:39:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ksu96 - The 2004 Pacifica comes with about a zillion options and configurations. My review focuses on the All Wheel Drive version with many extras. One of the first things to note is that several different engines are offered. Trust me on this: you want the...

AMAZING knife. Will be the best knife in your kitchen.

Sat, 18 Dec 2004 13:44:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ksu96 - Many of the prior reviewers write from positions of specialized expertise. I, however, write as an end user who just happens to have a thing for knives. If you're looking for the "average person's" opinion of this knife, that's what I'm hoping to...

It would be a steal even at twice the price

Wed, 4 Feb 2004 22:16:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ksu96 - Wow, where do I begin? How about with this: Guitar Center offered this at $699.99, though I got a bit of a deal out of them so didn't pay quite that much. Now that I've played it a bit, I'll say this: if I went into Guitar Center and plunked down...

Best Knife On the Market

Wed, 21 Jan 2004 11:26:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ksu96 - I was going to title this review "the best knife I own." After some quick reflection, however, I remembered that it came very highly recommended at the knife boutique store where I bought it, and that it's one of the favorite knives of Emeril Lagasse...

Best Affordable Car on the Market

Tue, 20 Jan 2004 18:28:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ksu96 - Let's get one thing on the table at the start: my wife and I *LOVE* this vehicle. I could write a multi-volume novel about the vehicle's neat features, but I'll try to summarize to the greatest extent possible. TIGHT TURNING RADIUS, EASY TO PARK...

Ideal Digital Camera for Beginners

Tue, 20 Jan 2004 02:57:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ksu96 - I'll try to keep this review simple for beginners because I believe this camera is best suited for those relatively new to digital photography. 3.2 MEGAPIXELS The camera is listed at 3.2 megapixels, which is somewhere between good and great, but...

Serviceable, but not ideal.

Fri, 8 Aug 2003 13:18:54 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ksu96 - This is a decent knife, no more and no less. While this review will tend to emphasize where it fall...

Like it, don't love it.

Fri, 14 Mar 2003 20:10:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ksu96 - Jofa can make a fine quality stick. Like most stick producers, however, the better sticks usually reside at the upper end of the price range.

This stick, for which I paid $23 at our local ice arena, is what I would call good but not great...

Best value in knives!

Tue, 11 Mar 2003 16:42:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ksu96 - Chefs in 5-star restaurants probably wouldn't buy this set. That said, 5-star chefs probably aren't reading this review either. My guess is that quality-seeking, value-conscious people are most likely to be the epinions.com audience.

If I'm...

You can do better, much better

Tue, 11 Mar 2003 16:30:34 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ksu96 - Let's just get this out of the way right at the beginning: Henckels typically makes a great set of knives. In fact, Wuesthof to the side, Henckels knives may be the world's finest.

When my wife and I decided to get a nice new set of knives,...

One of the best all-around games for families

Mon, 5 Aug 2002 16:53:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ksu96 - Where to begin, where to begin ... this game has it all. Namco's new 3D Pac Man is simply sensational: beautiful imagery, seamless visual flow, lots of fun to play, surprises abound, it's easy to learn (in minutes, if that) for both kids and adults, and...

Nintendo GameCube Controller for GameCube, Game Boy: Is this a fluke?

Sun, 14 Jul 2002 22:17:04 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author ksu96 - Everyone claims that Nintendo makes the finest controllers for its Gamecube system; that would make perfect sense. Yet, our experience has been that this controller falls apart in just a few days of intermittent play.

Within the first three...

Excellent tool for the basics.

Mon, 22 Apr 2002 01:43:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ksu96 - I really like my Gerber Sport Multi-Plier. Yet, as much as I'd love to say it is, it's not perfect.

I'll get the few bad things out of the way right off the bat. First, and most frustrating for me, you have to extend and expand the pliers to...

Comfort separates good from great

Fri, 22 Mar 2002 03:04:46 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ksu96 - My son recently began taking ice hockey lessons and these are the skates we decided on. After several months of increasingly competent hockey skating, and thus breaking in the skates, we'd give them a 6 on a scale of 1 to 10, with all 4 lost points due...

Great skate for most skaters

Tue, 19 Mar 2002 15:44:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ksu96 - First off, let's get the name right: epinions calls these "TK352SR," but what's it really trying to say is that these skates are 352 series Tacks for adults. The name "Tacks" pays homage to George Tackaberry, who was a widely-regarded innovator of...

Exceeds my expectations!

Fri, 8 Feb 2002 15:40:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ksu96 - Let me state this right off the bat: I love my Sony DAV-S500 Dream System. We paid $480 for the system, which comes with a subwoofer, two front speakers, two rear speakers, one center channel, a remote, and of course the main component itself.
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Four out of five

Sun, 11 Mar 2001 14:03:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ksu96 - On balance, I really liked this film: Five little vignettes, all at the same time, all in different countries, all involving conversations in taxicabs.

It starts off well with Winona Ryder as a young, strangely confident cabbie who drives a...

Magnificent force of nature

Sat, 24 Feb 2001 00:48:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ksu96 - Disclaimer: this epinion involves the Devil's Churn, not the Devil's Punchbowl. I placed it here because the Churn wasn't available on epinions and the Churn and Punchbowl are similar enough to justify placing it here. Apologies to all who...

Block Financial Kiplinger Tax Cut: Easy, accurate, and fast!

Thu, 1 Feb 2001 12:29:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ksu96 - If you're the type of person who would rather have someone else do your taxes for you, but don't want to go to the expense, then Tax Cut 2000 is for you. This operates like a software version of "Tax for Dummies," but you don't have to learn tax code in...

Best shaver ever

Tue, 23 Jan 2001 11:43:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ksu96 - This electric shaver is so fantastic, I hardly know where to begin. First and foremost, a correction: the epinions listing shows it as a dry only. That's wrong. The Sonic/Linear series from Panasonic is a wet/dry series. In fact, I use shaving cream...

Great phone for the size and price

Thu, 18 Jan 2001 14:52:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ksu96 - I really like my Ericsson LX788. And believe me, as a Nokia (NOK) shareholder, it really pains me to admit it :-)

This phone is by far the smallest phone for the price that I've seen. I paid $19 for the phone (no, it's not a misprint) and I...

Best breakfast around!

Sun, 7 Jan 2001 15:54:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ksu96 - The Original Pancake House (we call it "OPH") in Eugene, Oregon, is simply the finest down-home breakfast around. Unlike many other breakfast chains, OPH specializes in pancakes. Period. That's what it does best and that's why you'll...

Well-crafted indie film

Sat, 6 Jan 2001 17:38:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ksu96 - The Virgin Suicides is an independent film that envelops the viewer from the opening scene. Its subtle use of both flashbacks and flashforwards provides a captivating ride through the story of one small town family's existence. The narrative is quite...