Epinions Recent Reviews for reive

Tragically awful.

Thu, 25 Nov 2004 15:14:58 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author reive - This is one of the worst and most disheartening films I've ever seen. And, unlike some bad movies, it didn't even managed to be a fun ride. In any normal film circumstance, a brief summarization of the life of Alexander the Great would suffice to...

Entertaining, but not because it's good

Sat, 12 Jun 2004 01:29:51 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author reive - This may be the most awesomely bad (and enjoyably so) movie ever made. Unlike the first movie, which was actually good, mainly because they had no budget and no idea how people would react, and as such didn't try to punch upon moments in all sorts of...

For Far More than Executives

Sun, 30 Nov 2003 15:54:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reive - Alexander the Great's Art of Strategy: The Timeless Lessons of History's Greatest Empire Builder is theoretically a business strategy book, using the life, history and achievements of Alexander to illustrate successful workplace gambits. However, it is...

DVD was made for projects like this

Sun, 23 Nov 2003 18:07:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author reive - The Lord of the Rings extended version box set is a wonderful wonderful product and really a must have for anyone who enjoys the film and the culture of movie information springing up around the increasing ubiquity of DVD players. This box set...

Itoya Portfolio Binder 11x17 (24) IA-12-12: Impressive, for a low end product.

Sun, 23 Nov 2003 16:54:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reive - Because I work as an actress, I tend to have a great many images of myself lying around from productions and commercial work I've been involved in. It's important that I am able to store this stuff in a way that preserves it, while also not spending...

A Great Update to an Old Standard

Sun, 23 Nov 2003 14:35:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reive - Yesterday I received my first introduction to the world of BeyBlades, by working the East Coast BeyBlade tournament, and was fairly impressed by this toy. For those of you that remember "Battling Tops" from the 1970's this is similar, but with a...

Enhances Game Play, but Encourages Unnecessary Spending

Sun, 23 Nov 2003 13:51:08 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author reive - Yesterday I worked at the official East Coast BeyBlade tournament, which was my first introduction to the world of BeyBlade toys and accessories. I spent the day interacting with kids who were great fans of the BeyBlade spinning tops though, and saw how...

Pointless for those unfamiliar with the books

Sun, 16 Nov 2003 18:22:33 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author reive - I went to see Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World last night, after reading a glowing review in the New York Times, and found myself more puzzled than disappointed. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the world tells the story of a Britis...

Great Weight Loss Solution

Sun, 9 Nov 2003 16:43:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author reive - After my failed experiment with Purina's Indoor Cat Chow, I decided to try Senior Cat, to see if my seven-year-old cats would enjoy it and if it would help my overweight cat get slimmer -- without causing the intestinal distress of the other product. A...

Great Idea, but not for my cats

Sun, 9 Nov 2003 16:26:15 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author reive - I have two cats, both seven years old. As with most two household cats, my dominant cat is also the larger cat, bullying her sister at their food dishes. Recently, I've become concerned about her weight, as she's been unable to climb and jump as effec...

Fit Fast Food

Fri, 24 Oct 2003 21:03:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author reive - I am completely and utterly smitten with Pret. Pret essentially provides "fresh fast food" made with natural ingredients. Their menu, which changes periodically and varies to a certain degree from story to store includes a variety of sandwiches and...

A Kaleidoscopic Fantasy

Thu, 23 Oct 2003 20:57:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author reive - I seem to have caught up with this film much later than everyone else. And after resisting it vociferously for ages, I've now fallen completely in love with it. Moulin Rouge is based loosely on the tale of Orpheus and Eurydice. Orpheus entered the Un...

High-Octane Shakespeare

Thu, 23 Oct 2003 19:02:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author reive - This innovative re-imagining of Shakespeare's Romeo Juliet, using the original language, has a lot of things working against it from the outset, not the least of which is the ubiquity of the Romeo and Juliet story. Certainly, most of us had to endure...

Quirky and Joyous

Thu, 23 Oct 2003 18:03:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author reive - Let me begin by saying, I rarely enjoy romantic comedies -- I find them to be overly simplistic and am frequently annoyed by the degree to which they play on our fears of being alone. That said, Strictly Ballroom is a romantic comedy, and I love it to...

An early draft of a great production

Thu, 23 Oct 2003 16:13:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reive - I was (and remain) a huge fan of Baz Luhrmann's production of La Boheme on Broadway, and so, after seeing it four times (and dragging everyone I know along with me), a good friend got me this DVD of the Opera Australia production that preceeded it. For...

Because People Like Dogs

Mon, 13 Oct 2003 00:03:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reive - I recently caught Dogville in its premier at the New York Film Festival. While not generally a fan of Lars von Trier's work, this is a thought provoking, creative piece, that while not necessarily enjoyable is certain to be a rewarding film going experie...

Deep Discount DVD Online Store: Extremely slow.

Sat, 12 Jul 2003 17:32:10 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author reive - I ordered three DVDs from this retailer, shipped by standard ground. One month later they had not s...

A Good Compromise

Sat, 12 Jul 2003 16:19:42 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reive - Baz Luhrmann's reimagining of Puccini's La Boheme, was among other things, designed to bring new aud...

Fabulous for Fans

Sat, 12 Jul 2003 15:44:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author reive - This box set contains Baz Luhrmann's three feature films to date, which make up his so-called Red Curtain Trilogy: Strictly Ballroom (a very funny, atypical romantic comedy about a boy destined to be a ballroom dance champion and the nerdy girl who wants...

The Secret Lives of Immigrants

Sat, 12 Jul 2003 15:26:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reive - For a movie set in motion by urban legends about kidney thieves, Dirty Pretty Things is a remarkable...

the necessary end of the world

Sun, 6 Jul 2003 11:46:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author reive - 28 Days Later, shows you what film is capable of, and then makes you wonder if that's a good idea...

Close to Perfect

Sat, 21 Dec 2002 01:44:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author reive - This is what Todd Haynes can do with a budget. And thank heavens this film maker has finally been given one that can keep up with the size of his imagination.

Far from Heaven is an unusual film in that it combines the frankness of our current...

An emotionally exhausting second installment

Sat, 21 Dec 2002 01:32:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author reive - In order to enjoy The Two Towers you have to accept that Peter Jackson isn't presenting us with a trilogy but with a single nine hour film that we're receiving in three installments. With this in mind, The Two Towers is an effective middle of exhausting...

Better than Expected

Sat, 2 Nov 2002 03:17:52 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author reive - I expected this film to be awful. I am not a fan of horror movies and really only go when something looks exceptional, but The Ring was sold out, and so off a friend and I went to the absurdly titled Ghost Ship.

Right from the start the film...

Baby's On Fire

Tue, 22 Oct 2002 02:12:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author reive - Velvet Goldmine is a very strange and very compelling movie, which I suspect for most people will either instantly be one of their favourites or not move them at all.

It is, at its heart, a fairytale, about aliens, fame, rock music and Oscar...