Epinions Recent Reviews for maza

Heads will roll again... and again... and again.

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:53:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author maza - This is a review of book two of Martin's series Song of Ice and Fire. You are also encouraged to read the review for the 1st book A game of thrones which also serves as an introduction to Martin's world. Book two...

David Weber's 4th book of the Honorverse series.

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:34:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author maza - As stated in my review of A Short Victorious War, both that book and this one should be read together. I strongly suspect that Weber started out to write only a third book, but when the set-up for the climactic...

David Weber's 3rd book of the Honorverse series.

Sun, 2 Sep 2007 06:55:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author maza - This book and the next one of the series, A Field of Dishonor, should be read as one. I strongly suspect that Weber started out to write only a third book, but when the set-up for the climactic confrontation stretched near book length, he (or the...

In her majesty's occult service: Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:55:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author maza - This is the first book publication of Charlie's short novel "The Atrocity Archive" with the associated novella "The Concrete Jungle" plus an introduction by Ken McLeod and a short essay by Charlie on the sources of inspiration for the concepts behind...

David Weber's 2nd book of the Honorverse series.

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:12:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author maza - Honor of the Queen is the second book in the ¡Honorverse series. In this book the People's Republic of Haven is fomenting a war between two impoverished star systems, Yeltsin and Endicott. Those two would probably go to war someday in any case,...

David Weber's 1st book of the Honorverse series.

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:47:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author maza - This is the first novel of the Honorverse as it has come to be called, which I recently discovered. It is series of novels based usually on Honor Harrington (although on later novels the focus shifts to other characters). We meet Commander Honor...

RoboCrap 3

Fri, 9 Dec 2005 12:24:07 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author maza - ROBOCOP 3 is not a tough movie to review. You can take the easy way out and just say, "It sucked," or in hubcap boy's case, "It's gay.". The original had heart, the sequel was made for kids, but still, it was violent.. This one? Oh man. Robert John...

Cemetery Man: Zombiebuster

Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:06:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author maza - If MEET THE FEEBLES wasn't your cup of tea, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD grossed you out, and you didn't see the humor in THE EVIL DEAD, then CEMETERY MAN is definitely not for you. On the other hand, if you don't mind horrific, grotesque comedy that mixes...

What is this? A homicide, or a bad b-movie?

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 06:59:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author maza - What is this, a homicide or a bad b-movie?" That is the prophetic question asked by one of the leads in one of the early scenes of this movie. Let me clear things up for you cupcake, this isn't a bad b-movie, it's a b-movie alright, but a highly...

Star Wars D20 Role Playing Game

Tue, 13 Sep 2005 07:16:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author maza - The book is very nice. At first glance, it is obvious the production values were extremely high, and the price tag reflects this. Perhaps I thought Wizards would do a huge print run like DnD 3e and pass the savings along. Ohhh well. I was rather...

Steamboat racing with a Vampire

Thu, 8 Sep 2005 08:47:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author maza - FEVRE DREAM by George R. R. Martin (A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE SERIES, NIGHTFLYERS, SANDKINGS, TUF VOYAGING, etc.) is an excellent book, probably an even better vampire tale than the Anne Rice stories (INTERVIEW, LESTAT, et. al.). The plot takes place in...

The 40 year old virgin goes to Hong Kong

Thu, 8 Sep 2005 05:50:29 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author maza - OK, calm down. Now one gets raped in this movie. Actually the title is the only part of the movie that can be considered controversial. Besides the absence of any rape, the title also must be a bad translation because it doesn’t really make any...

Crocozombie Dundee

Mon, 5 Sep 2005 11:29:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author maza - Undead has nothing in common with Crocodile Dundee, except for the fact that they are both Australian movies.. oh and Crocozombie Dundee sounded funny the first I typed it (oh well...) The fact that Australia has produced a genre film is a point of...

D&D - Book of Vile Darkness: by Wizards of the Coast

Tue, 30 Aug 2005 18:19:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author maza - The Book of Vile Darkness is a 192 page hardback published by Wizards of the Coast and it costs $32.95 (american). The first thing that struck me about the Book of Vile Darkness was the art. This is partially because when you look through a book...

Authentic Thaumaturgy by Steve Jackson Games

Sun, 21 Aug 2005 00:17:17 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author maza - Authentic Thaumaturgy (AT) is a magic system book used for the GURPS roleplaying system. It is written by Isaac Bonewits, published by Steve Jackson Games and edited by SJ himself, the original Chaosium edition of AT being out of print since the...

Blue Planet RPG by Biohazard Games

Tue, 16 Aug 2005 12:06:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author maza - Blue Planet is a really good hard science fiction role playing game. I love hard sci-fi, and I miss it sometimes, since I spend so much time in fantasy or soft sci-fi games (Trinity, Fading Suns (although it's harder). Blue Planet brought me back to...

Heads will roll again... and again... and again.

Mon, 15 Aug 2005 08:48:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author maza - This is a review of book two of Martin's series Song of Ice and Fire. You are also encouraged to read the review for the 1st book A game of thrones which also serves as an introduction to Martin's world. Book two...

Tanks with Legs: GURPS Mecha by Steve Jackson Games

Mon, 15 Aug 2005 06:06:20 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author maza - I like Mecha stuff in general, whether it is movies, comics, or books. I own a couple of mecha RPG rulebooks as well and have recently reviewed FASA’s M
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RPG. GURPS Mecha is an RPG rulebook based on Steve...

Pagan Publishing's Mortal Coils

Fri, 12 Aug 2005 07:32:35 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author maza - Mortal Coils is a Call of Cthulhu RPG supplement containing various scenarios/mysteries that are to be solved by the players. On the whole, the book is attractive and well-organized. Each scenario has a detailed table of contents, effective artwork and...

Your favorite characters will probably not survive chapter 11

Wed, 10 Aug 2005 11:01:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author maza - George R.R. Martin! What can you say. This man, through the 1970s, and the early 1980s, practically defined Gothic Science Fiction - less the supernaturalist than Stephen King, Mr. Martin nonetheless brought the seriously-creepy to hardscience-fiction...

Life Suckers from Outer Space

Wed, 10 Aug 2005 03:32:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author maza - This review is long overdue. I had seen this film years ago, and recently got as a gift the book it was based on. I read (and enjoyed) the novel, and watched the movie one more time. The novel is called THE SPACE VAMPIRES and is written by Colin Wilson...

It's got a walnut stock, cobalt blue steel, and a hair trigger.

Mon, 8 Aug 2005 04:46:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author maza - Yet another Army of Darkness review. Why am I bothering with it, since it has been reviewed to death (or undeath) you might say? Well, mainly because I love this film, and I would never forgive myself if Army of Darkness was not included in my list of...

GURPS Vampire: The Masquerade. Porting from V:TM to GURPS

Sat, 6 Aug 2005 07:52:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author maza - This is a conversion of White Wolf’s Vampire: The Masquerade RPG to Steve Jackson’s GURPS system. White Wolf is using the Story Telling game mechanics and in order the conversion to be successful certain sacrifices had to be made. Since,...

Vampire the Masquerade RPG Supplement: Jerusalem By Night

Thu, 4 Aug 2005 04:43:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author maza - Jerusalem by Night Jerusalem by Night is a supplement for White Wolf’s Vampire: The Dark Ages RPG (which itself is a spin-off of Vampire: The Masquerade. In essence Jerusalem By Night is a city book detailing the Holy City of Jerusalem. Of...

There's riding, there's shooting, there's even riding while shooting

Tue, 2 Aug 2005 08:31:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author maza - I have seen Magnificent Seven in the TV way too many times. I own the VHS version (which like a good wine, has aged wonderfully) and recently indulged myself to the DVD version as well. I really enjoyed watching the movie one more time with my friends...