Epinions Recent Reviews for rhall

The Civic Si - Try Improving on This Acura

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:57:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rhall - (Note I have reposted this as ePinions recently miscategorized this Civic Si review in the Civic Hybrid category!)The 2006 Honda Civic Si is clearly the testament of engineers who have been given appropriate time and resources to make what...

Cruising With Dr. Evil on the Disney Magic

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:06:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rhall - (7 Day Eastern Caribbean, early Feb 07, Disney Magic) Judging by appearances alone it appears that Dr Evil has changed his evil ways and has become the cruise director of the Disney Magic. Switching out of his gray 60s evil suit into a deceivingly...

American Hotel - French Service

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 15:35:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rhall - The Holiday Inn, Disneyland Paris is extremely well located just a 10 minute free shuttle ride from Disneyland Paris. Charles de Gaulle airport is about 45 minutes away but sign posts to EuroDisney are plentiful which get you close enough to the hotel...

Ferried Around a Lakeside Paradise

Sun, 12 Jun 2005 07:24:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rhall - Visiting Lake Como in the first week of June 2005 it was refreshing to find such a beautiful place not overrun with tourists. We stayed in a villa rental, Casa Pree, located in Rezzonico, a small town about 2 miles north of Menaggio on the western side...

When Leadership Goes Awry

Fri, 31 Dec 2004 10:58:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rhall - Path to War is a 3 hour long Golden Globe award winning HBO documentary / movie focusing on the politics and not the action behind the lead up and escalation of the Vietnam War. The movie is more akin to 13 Days than Saving Private Ryan providing...

Melia White House: Newsflash: Hotel Teleports from Madrid to London

Sat, 13 Nov 2004 06:46:26 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author rhall - Last weekend we stayed at the 4 star Sol Melia White House in Regents Park, London after placing a winning bid of about $130 on the Priceline UK website. Located in the deepest northern reaches of Priceline's Bloomsbury area of London it was further than...

All D-Dayed Out

Sun, 22 Aug 2004 06:30:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rhall - Normandy in August provides a true D-Day experience combined with easy to drive roads, great beaches, excellent food and the odd tourist trap such as Mont St Michel. We stayed at a newly set up Bed and Breakfast "la Clos de Bellefontaine" in Bayeux,...

The First After Market CD Changer That's not an FM Radio

Fri, 2 Jan 2004 21:45:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rhall - We have a 2001 VW Jetta which we bought with the standard Monsoon audio system. It's a great system but the car came without a CD-changer. I asked about the VW factory changer which the dealership told me was $350 installation charges - quite...

Pioneer Elite series killer at 1/3 the price

Tue, 23 Dec 2003 19:25:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rhall - We just received our Sony 57" projection TV - wow what a purchase. I did a great deal of research about HD, the most useful info coming from a review in a magazine called "The Perfect Vision" where this TV beats competition including the Pioneer Elite...

O'Sullivan Traditional Computer Workcenter: The ultimate $250 computer desk for under $130 at Walmart

Sun, 27 Jul 2003 15:15:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rhall - We purchased the O'Sullivan Computer Desk at Walmart for $99 and I cannot say how pleased we are wit...

Dell Leaves Alienware In the Dust

Tue, 1 Apr 2003 19:05:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rhall - A victim of Alienware's ads, appealingly designed cases and smooth talking gamer oriented marketing I had spent months busily saving money away from an Area-51. I would frequently check the PC configurator to see how far my hard earned money would go...

Got 12 Months Left to Live?- Sony's DVD Is Tailored Just For You

Tue, 14 Jan 2003 15:21:15 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author rhall - As an avid Sony customer with the full complement of remote controls the disappointment of a player that became faulty after just one year was tremendous! Further research using Google uncovered that we were not alone - the S360 commonly goes faulty...

Great Movie or Masterpiece of Propaganda

Fri, 9 Aug 2002 19:23:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rhall - I first watched Black Hawk Down innocent of its crimes of omission and enjoyed it immensely - but after doing a bit of digging came to recognize that the movie is another of Hollywood's convenient creative misappropriations of a true story.

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Beyond the Single PC Barrier

Wed, 26 Jun 2002 18:07:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rhall - I bought the Sohoware Broadgaurd DSL Router for three reasons all of which the product fulfilled:

- To set up two PCs that could simultaneously access the Internet when my ISP only gives me one IP address (otherwise you end up needlessly...

Hedge Your Carseat Portfolio - Buy a Britax and Something Cheaper

Wed, 8 May 2002 12:52:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rhall - Many families have two cars, equipping just one with a Britax Roundabout for your youngster is a wise choice. We've been using ours for our 14 month old for six months in both rear and forward facing positions. We also have a Cosco Alpha Omega which by...

Bank on Swiss Efficiency

Fri, 24 Aug 2001 11:46:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rhall - Dealing with many businesses today can be a battle, PacBell likes to have it's customers wait at least 30 minutes before speaking to someone who is no help at all - it's difficult to find companies that still place value on customer service as if it was...

Microsoft Windows 98: You Start It Up, [crash] You Start It Up Again and Never Stop

Wed, 23 May 2001 12:57:50 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author rhall - Frequently I find myself patronized by the message "In order to avoid this screen in future you must shut your system down properly". A more appropriate message would have been "In order to avoid this screen in the future you should avoid using Microsoft...

"Dumbed Up" - A Well Kept Secret

Wed, 23 May 2001 12:24:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rhall - As a public service to those considering the World Party (WP) album Egyptology I am instead going to review their latest album "Dumbed Up" released in summer 2000 - an album that is almost a well kept secret due to the absence of US distribution...

Cruise's Cliche Contest

Sun, 26 Nov 2000 19:04:44 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author rhall - Put together kung-fu director John Woo, headstrong Cruise and the budget inherited from the original Mission Impossible and what do you get? A really fantastic action vacation for the cast in Syndey? Most definitely. A cool new action flick with a...

ColoradoSoft WorldMerge: Email Newsletters Without The Costs

Thu, 8 Jun 2000 13:47:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rhall - If you're a business looking for a tool to send mass emails to your customers or website visitors then WorldMerge provides a welcome tool for companies not willing to part with the thousands of dollars a month charged by mass mailing houses. It's evident...

5 Minutes Worth of Storyline In a 2 Hour Long Movie

Mon, 5 Jun 2000 23:53:03 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author rhall - When I first heard about the plot in the trailer for Random Hearts I became interested by the possibilities of the storyline - you may have seen the trailer too. It's a 2 hour+ movie so there's ample time to play out a good plot. In summary Harrison...

A Must See For All "Dateline NBC" Fans

Wed, 17 May 2000 13:04:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rhall - This movie is an excellent gullibility test - play it to a Dateline NBC fan who has never seen it before and see how far they get through the movie before they switch on to the fiction. This is the ultimate movie to watch with a bunch of friends as we...

Veni, Vidi, Vici - Ridley Scott Truly "Vicis"

Sun, 14 May 2000 20:48:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rhall - That's "I came, I saw, I conquered" for those who aren't Latin scholars, and this movie is truly one for all the family to come and see.

I used to dream that one day computers would recreate lifelike ancient civilizations, Gladiator...

The Bible of "Greed is Good" Meets Updated Reality

Sun, 7 May 2000 21:57:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rhall - Some may argue that greed movies have had their day - Kelly's Heroes and the Italian Job are excellent in a genre that has already been paid it's respects perhaps too many times, and might be considered passe. Greed movies provide an excellent...

Empire Earth vs. Age of Kings - "More Strategery"

Thu, 27 Apr 2000 17:15:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rhall - As an avid AOK player Empire Earth really changes the pace. Although the premise of Empire Earth is little different than AOK the units, ages and strategy is entirely different.

The beta lets you play from the renaissance through to World War...