Epinions Recent Reviews for shadowcat

Strange Little Tori

Fri, 28 Sep 2001 17:43:05 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author shadowcat - I just finished listening to Tori Amos' new album, Strange Little Girls. I wanted to like it. I really did. Unfortunately, it was not to be.

The concept behind the album is an interesting one. Twelve songs written by men in a variety of times...

The Eye Candy Within

Tue, 17 Jul 2001 11:59:32 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author shadowcat - Aki Ross is a scientist working on a way to destroy the aliens that have infested Earth for the last thirty-four years. She is nearly finished with her solution, but what's left of Earth government believes her solution is superstitious pseudo-science...

Sploosh!

Sun, 8 Jul 2001 23:19:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author shadowcat - Water Country is just south of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, about an hour north of Boston, Massachusetts. With 12 water slides, a wave pool, a river, a giant whirlpool, and two children's areas, it has quite a variety of fun for anyone willing to get wet...

Red and Shiny

Wed, 27 Jun 2001 15:18:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shadowcat - When my beloved old Palm III died, I decided it was time to look at the more modern PDAs. There were two primary things I wanted from it beyond the basic functionality that my old one had provided: a clear screen and good battery life. I use a PDA...

It's Jolie vs. the cliched plot devices!

Mon, 18 Jun 2001 12:55:50 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author shadowcat - Angelina Jolie plays Lara Croft, the millionaire daughter of an English lord who is also a tomb raider - namely, an Indiana-Jones-style "archaeologist" who goes treasure-hunting while destroying everything in her path - but always in the name of saving...

Art and Magic

Thu, 24 May 2001 15:20:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shadowcat - I am usually skeptical of collaborations between equally-well-known novelists, even a marvelous trio like Kate Elliott, Melanie Rawn, and Jennifer Roberson. Having a relative in the publishing industry I know that collaborations like this frequently end...

The Kodama Are Watching You

Tue, 15 May 2001 12:20:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author shadowcat - (The full name of the main character is blocked by Epinions' unintelligent language filter, hence the asterisks.)

Prince Ash*taka, the last of the Emishi tribe, has been wounded by a demon boar that was attacking his village. He killed it, but...

It Won't Quite Rock You

Mon, 14 May 2001 14:43:52 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author shadowcat - Bored on a scorching hot afternoon, having read the reviews and prepared myself for a horribly campy movie, off I went to see A Knight's Tale. I was braced for trite dialogue, laughably unrealistic costuming and characterization, and bizarre...

Your Park Has Received an Award!

Mon, 30 Apr 2001 09:52:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shadowcat - Loopy Landscapes is the second expansion pack for RCT, and contains the first expansion (Corkscrew Follies). (So you need the original game to play Loopy Landscapes, but you don't need Corkscrew Follies.) It adds a new set of scenarios, and new rides and...

Symphonic Metal

Mon, 30 Apr 2001 09:17:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shadowcat - Nightwish is a Finnish metal group that has just appeared in the US. Oceanborn, their second album, was released in the US in March 2001, with the first and third albums being released a month later. Not many people know about them over here yet, but...

Find Something New to Try

Mon, 9 Apr 2001 13:06:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author shadowcat - Background Story:

In the 19th century a man named Ira Howard, despairing to find himself dying of old age in his forties, created a foundation whose sole purpose was to prolong human life. At that point, the only way they could think of to do...

Nature's Grandeur - sounds hokey, but it's true!

Tue, 3 Apr 2001 15:59:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shadowcat - Yosemite National Park is one of the most beautiful places I have seen on this planet (it might be rivaled by Kauai in Hawaii, but in a completely different way).

I recommend that you find someplace to camp outside of the park itself; the...

Release your inner demon!

Tue, 13 Mar 2001 13:42:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shadowcat - The game's premise: you are the overlord of a subterranean dungeon, who must attract minions and keep them happy, collect gold and jewels, and destroy the poor deluded heroes who happen to wander too near. Occasionally rival dungeon keepers make the...

For those who love what they do.

Mon, 12 Mar 2001 21:10:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shadowcat - As a recent alumna of CMU (May 2000), I've had five years of experience with the university. I started out in the College of Fine Arts as a design major, and two years in switched to Cognitive Science. I believe I have achieved a very good education...

Michener at his best.

Mon, 12 Mar 2001 18:36:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shadowcat - James Michener is not an author for the light reader - most of his works top 1000 pages, and Hawaii is no exception. However, if your reading stamina is up to the task, Michener takes you on a journey across all of time, from the volcanic origins of the...

Could have been better.

Wed, 7 Mar 2001 13:00:58 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author shadowcat - 13 Days is a suspenseful political thriller chronicling the events behind 1962's Cuban Missile Crisis. It takes place from the point of view of Kenny O'Donnell, special assistant to President Kennedy. I can't speak as to the historical accuracy of the...

What if....

Tue, 9 Jan 2001 18:37:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shadowcat - What if ...

Someone invented an absolutely accurate and tamper-proof lie detector? What effect would it have on society? On government? On personal relationships? Can a single piece of technology have the power to remake human nature?
...

Girls Kick Ass!

Mon, 18 Dec 2000 13:59:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shadowcat - "Charlie's Angels" is good old plain fun. No, it's not an Academy contender, but it is a solid couple hours of good entertainment - just what a movie is supposed to be. Yes, it's campy; yes, it's cheesy; but it's supposed to be, and it doesn't...

It took work to make it this bad.

Wed, 13 Dec 2000 17:33:53 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author shadowcat - There are some movies that are so bad even nifty CGI dragons won't save them. This, sadly, is one. I'll attempt to avoid blatant spoilers, but honestly it doesn't really matter. To quote the Self-Made Critic (http://www.brunching.com/selfmade), "any...

Entertaining and uplifting

Mon, 7 Aug 2000 15:27:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author shadowcat - _Coyote Ugly_ accomplishes a rare thing: to be both eye candy and a good story. Even more, it has a good message behind it without a single speech or overt moralizing.

First, the eye candy: scantily clad women dancing on a bar, obviously...

Almost a waste of paper

Thu, 22 Jun 2000 16:19:22 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author shadowcat - This magazine is a good starting point for someone who has no idea how to start planning a wedding. It's got checklists of things to do, suggested time frames, etc.

Whatever you do, though, DON'T take it too seriously! The articles are all...

Incompetent

Fri, 16 Jun 2000 14:49:35 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author shadowcat - Granted, I've only flown with them once (Pittsburgh to San Jose and back), but it was enough to determine that I'd never fly with them again. They canceled my flight home and didn't inform me until I called to confirm the afternoon before. (Their...

For those who love what they do.

Tue, 13 Jun 2000 11:52:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author shadowcat - As a recent alumna of CMU (May 2000), I've had five years of experience with the university. I started out in the College of Fine Arts as a design major, and two years in switched to Cognitive Science. I believe I have achieved a very good education...

Another mind-bender from Robbins

Tue, 13 Jun 2000 11:03:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shadowcat - It's rare these days to find an author who both makes you think and laugh, neither one detracting from the other, and yet Tom Robbins does this every time. His latest book is no exception.

I've been waiting for 'Fierce Invalids Home from Hot...