Epinions Recent Reviews for nmurat

Could my search for portable earphones be finally over??

Thu, 25 Oct 2001 14:20:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nmurat - The long long search

I've searched high and low for as long as I can remember for quality, comfortable earphones for when I'm on the go. It started with the Walkman, then the Discman, and now with my trusted Mini Disc player (I have a...

St. Martins Lane: It's not your mother's luxury hotel... Enjoy it for what it is.

Tue, 23 Oct 2001 14:34:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nmurat - People complain of the small rooms, hipper than thou attitude and general poor customer service of the various Ian Shrager hotels from LA to New York to London. St Martins Lane in London is not immune to this.

Nevertheless, if you're...

A great piece of literature about love, tolerance and war

Mon, 8 Oct 2001 16:16:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nmurat - Ali and Nino is a wonderful story about love, tolerance and war with a richly descriptive historical backdrop. First published in 1937 in Austria this novel was out of print and hard to find for many years until it was republished in 1999. As is...

Nice little package, easy to use

Fri, 5 Oct 2001 14:49:28 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nmurat - The Olympus D-150 Brio is my third digital still camera purchase and second digital Olympus. The first camera was back in 1997 and is now a dinosaur and I bought the Olympus D460 back in December 2000.

Unfortunately the D460 was stolen and I...

AA - International First Class - Happy Customer

Fri, 7 Jul 2000 01:13:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nmurat - American Airlines – International First Class

Routes: JFK-LHR, EWR-LHR, JFK-ORY (Paris)

The Ground Service:

There is a separate First Class check-in at all major airports both in the U.S. and...

Priceline Flight Reservations: Priceline Hotels - diamond in the rough

Tue, 11 Apr 2000 15:10:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nmurat -

Many users have talked about Priceline.com on this site, but most reviews have focused on the airline product. Even though people first think "plane tickets" when referring to Priceline, they need to switch their neurons to also think...

The Amex Standard - can't beat the service around the world

Mon, 10 Apr 2000 11:10:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nmurat - [This is the same review as posted for the Gold Card since some of these experience took place with the basic Green Card when I was a student and the services described are available to both]

While I am in no way affiliated with Amex or even...

No one can beat the service - based on actual experiences

Mon, 10 Apr 2000 11:03:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nmurat -

While I am in no way affiliated with Amex or even own its stock, I've probably helped boost the company's profits on usage alone... I've used the card in many places and countries, and an experience from this weekend has prompted me to write about...

Talk about staying power

Fri, 31 Mar 2000 17:34:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nmurat - The Odeon has been an anchor tenant in TriBeCa (in downtown manhattan, aka Triangle Below Canal) and is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Just to give you a sense of it, the Odeon restaurant is featured on the cover of "Bright Lights Big...

Nice all-rounder

Fri, 31 Mar 2000 01:11:28 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nmurat -

You will be told by photo experts that APS cameras are not for the serious photographer. Hmm... they're probably right - sort of.

If you are a true photo aficionado or professional, then you want to stick to the ole' 35mm SLRs and not...

Thought provoking and deep

Thu, 30 Mar 2000 23:44:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nmurat - The Slave by Nobel prize winner Isaac Bashevis Singer is probably one of the most profound books I ever read. Yep, no kidding.

The Slave is basically the story of a Jewish man stranded somewhere in 18th century Poland by the diaspora. On his...

One heck of a movie - a don't get the dubbed version

Thu, 30 Mar 2000 22:39:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nmurat - Some of the greatest French movies have been remade for US audiences and no one knows about it: Trois hommes et un couffin/Three men and a baby, The Talented Mr Ripley/Plein Soleil (With Alain Delon - where do you think Matt Damon got his pointers?), Le...

Usual Suspects to Usual Stars

Thu, 30 Mar 2000 21:14:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nmurat - Believe it or not, Usual Suspects was actually somewhat of a sleeper when it first came out in 1995...but no longer. Suspects combines a great cast, an intricate story (don't find too many of those these days), and outstanding directing.

What...