© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-platonism Recent reviews written by member platonism en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_208500002436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author platonism - Nostalgia... truthfully, this is a sentiment with which I'm fairly well acquainted. When I came by che <br/>lledun's <br/> Nostalgia W/O, I thus fell inclined to submit an entry. And it didn't take long to choose what product to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~208500002436 Sat, 15 Oct 2005 15:46:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_208500002436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_197528358532?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author platonism - After having dedicated reviews to collections of W <br/>ile <br/> E. Coyote/Road Runner and T <br/>asmanian <br/> Devil cartoons, it's now time to turn to a less spectacular but still very well-known Warner... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~197528358532 Sun, 2 Oct 2005 14:31:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_197528358532?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_197278994052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author platonism - The book I'm about to review deals with what was probably the biggest art-related controversy to take place in Canada in the latter half of the 20th century. I assume that most readers are not too familiar with these events, and will thus begin this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~197278994052 Wed, 28 Sep 2005 18:33:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_197278994052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_197100539524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author platonism - Dynamite Headdy is a game that I had only rented once in 1994; I have discovered it anew ten years later. As far as 2-D, 16-bit action/platform games go, Headdy has not become a classic in the vein of its contemporaries Donkey Kong... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~197100539524 Mon, 26 Sep 2005 12:19:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_197100539524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_190557556356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author platonism - And thus I commemorate my first year on Epinions with a review of... The Hideous Sun Demon (1959). An odd choice, perhaps, but it should not surprise too many readers, given that my very first Epinions submission was a review of Ed Wood's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~190557556356 Thu, 21 Jul 2005 12:36:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_190557556356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_190178561668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author platonism - As strange as it may sound, I had never seen a single episode of The Ren & Stimpy Show before buying this 3-DVD set. I had not been living on another planet... but in another country; thus, I did not have access to channels like Nickelodeon or... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~190178561668 Mon, 18 Jul 2005 11:24:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_190178561668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_181488356996?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author platonism - While I'm essentially a retro gamer - the GBA SP is my first post-PS1 console - I don't intend to build a GBA library filled with NES and SNES ports/remakes. But Donkey Kong Country 2 is a special case. The 1995 cart is one of my absolute favorite... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~181488356996 Thu, 28 Apr 2005 12:56:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_181488356996?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_181126401668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author platonism - Given the recent release of acclaimed Looney Tunes DVD sets, one might wonder why I choose to review Marvin the Martian - Space Tunes, a VHS compilation released in 1999. There are many reasons for this. As Looney Tunes fans probably know, the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~181126401668 Mon, 25 Apr 2005 12:54:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_181126401668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_180410027652?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author platonism - The 2004-05 holidays have given me the opportunity to improve my knowledge of key 1990s cartoon series. I bought DVD boxed sets featuring three important, but remarkably different, animated series: The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991-1995), The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~180410027652 Mon, 18 Apr 2005 14:09:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_180410027652?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_179979062916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author platonism - Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings was released in 1995 for the Genesis and Super NES, a whole year before the Atlanta Olympic games it tried to evoke. As a new avatar in a crowded genre, Izzy didn't garner much attention ten years ago and got... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~179979062916 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 11:45:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_179979062916?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_176188001924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author platonism - The fall of 1995 saw the release of many high-profile fighting games for the home consoles: for starters, let's mention Killer Instinct, Primal Rage, Mortal Kombat 3, Battle Arena Toshinden and Tekken. Still, some of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~176188001924 Thu, 10 Mar 2005 14:00:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_176188001924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_172704566916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author platonism - Much like their compatriots from Rare, the UK-based Bitmap Brothers reinvented a slew of genres throughout the course of their career. Soldiers of Fortune, which is a port of the Amiga game Chaos Engine, takes part in the rich tradition of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~172704566916 Tue, 8 Feb 2005 13:31:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_172704566916?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_170040331908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author platonism - It is natural to expect striking similarities between Wiz 'n' Liz and Lemmings, as both titles were developed by Psygnosis and have small animals for the player to save. They still are very different games. As low-profile as a Genesis cart... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~170040331908 Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:37:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_170040331908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_169230569092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author platonism - Given my interest in secret societies and religious symbols, I knew I had to read Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code; the only question was when. I had of course heard a lot about it since it was first published. Its status as a best-seller does... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~169230569092 Tue, 11 Jan 2005 15:08:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_169230569092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_168570162820?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author platonism - Superhero extraordinaire Boogerman was originally slated for an illustrious career. This janitor by day/caped crusader by night was featured in countless adds in mid-to-late 1994. In fact, there were plans for a cartoon series, and a sequel for the next... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~168570162820 Thu, 6 Jan 2005 14:34:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_168570162820?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_166320377476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author platonism - I have to admit that I had some doubts prior to reading this book. The fact that it was written by a major fan of video games led me to think that his enthusiasm for the medium could stand in the way of historical accuracy or depth. Fortunately, my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~166320377476 Tue, 21 Dec 2004 14:04:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_166320377476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_165113794180?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author platonism - Many cult movie aficionados watch such films to laugh at their 'mistakes'; the Mystery Science Theater concept, in which specific films are made fun of, has somehow institutionalized the so-bad-it's-good approach. To me, this is playing into the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~165113794180 Sun, 12 Dec 2004 14:26:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_165113794180?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_164734144132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author platonism - The Tasmanian Devil was created in 1954 by Robert McKimson, by far the least-known among the three Warner Bros. mainstays throughout the 50s and early 60s (the other two being Chuck Jones and Friz Freleng). McKimson rarely reached the heights of his two... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~164734144132 Thu, 9 Dec 2004 14:09:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_164734144132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_164170337924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author platonism - The claws of the night A Nightmare on Elm Street has marked my life like few films have. Strangely enough, it did not serve as my introduction to the character of Freddy Krueger: I saw two of its sequels (parts 3 and 4) a few times... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~164170337924 Sun, 5 Dec 2004 14:33:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_164170337924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_162578206340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author platonism - Art brut is an expression coined in 1945 by French-born artist Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985). Unlike cubism, futurism, Dadaism or surrealism, it is not a movement but, essentially, a generic term. It encompasses artworks that do not fit in with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~162578206340 Mon, 22 Nov 2004 12:43:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_162578206340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_161652641412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author platonism - This collection of Wile E. Coyote/Road Runner cartoons was released in the wake of Space Jam (I have also reviewed the T <br/>asmanian <br/> Devil collection), a feature film in which all of the most famous Looney Tunes... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~161652641412 Sun, 14 Nov 2004 14:04:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_161652641412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_160876564100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author platonism - The words "surreal" and "surrealism" are now part of our everyday vocabulary and are used to qualify all sorts of things, from situations to quotes and artworks. Despite this sense of familiarity, surrealism is often misunderstood. I thus wish to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~160876564100 Sun, 7 Nov 2004 14:00:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_160876564100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_160545869444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author platonism - I was aware of this game before I saw t <br/>he <br/> film it was based on. I rented the Super NES version once in early 1995, and my memories of the game were good enough to warrant a purchase when I spotted the Genesis cart nine... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~160545869444 Thu, 4 Nov 2004 15:22:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_160545869444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_160110841476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author platonism - Shiny Entertainment's Earthworm Jim was one of several major 16-bit platform games released in 1994, perhaps the year for 2-D action titles. Only Donkey Kong Country received more attention. The game's success was such that it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~160110841476 Sun, 31 Oct 2004 13:58:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_160110841476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_159822089860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author platonism - How will I do justice to all that you have given me...? This piece is as much a review of this particular edition of Poe's tales and poems as it is an homage to one of my masters. An excellent edition of Poe's works As a native... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~159822089860 Thu, 28 Oct 2004 12:52:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_159822089860?linkin_id=8003929