Epinions Recent Reviews for timdunn

The Fantasia Anthology: Three Times the Fun?

Fri, 17 Aug 2001 12:40:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author timdunn - Ding!

Fantasia, Fantasia 2000 and The Fantasia Legacy. We have a three way rumble for you folks out there tonight. It's going to be a really exciting night tonight at the DVD DukeOut. Stay tuned after these...

Mister Frost - Discomfort Done Well

Sat, 4 Aug 2001 22:51:05 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author timdunn - I do not recommend this movie to which I give four stars. I would gladly give it five were the soundtrack not so poorly executed. In fact, should it ever come out on DVD and you decided to watch it, I would suggest doing so with the subtitles turned on...

Rush Hour 2 - Tucker Takes Over

Sat, 4 Aug 2001 03:34:09 GMT
rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author timdunn - Memo to Director Brett Ratner, on the set of Rush Hour 3: We're not here to see a Chris Tucker concert film.

Gone is the uneasy congeniality that denoted the odd melding of the buddy movie with the culture shock movie that was...

Happily Lose Three Hours or More Down The Abyss (Special Edition DVD )

Thu, 2 Aug 2001 03:33:53 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author timdunn - Going Deep

The Abyss Special Edition on 2 DVDs is a wonderful abyss of its own, for your time. Aside from the obligatory "making of" documentary, the supplemental materials disc includes director James Cameron's screenplay,...

Now This Is A Printer!

Wed, 25 Jul 2001 21:02:30 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author timdunn - I only wish I own one. I use these every day at work, and in a previous incarnation (job) was part of the team responsible for keeping them up and running (among other duties.)

HP is synonymous with laser printers. This is a fine addition to...

A Passable Multifunction Device

Wed, 25 Jul 2001 00:43:39 GMT
rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author timdunn - This device performs many duties, but not of them well. It's cheap and relatively complete, so your $200 (USD) is well spent. Barely.

Multifunction devices are combination fax machines, scanners, printers and copiers. Sometimes the...

Let's Hope This Isn't the Final Try

Mon, 16 Jul 2001 03:05:45 GMT
rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author timdunn - Let's start with the good: this is a visually stunning movie. It's not photo-real, and never did I feel I was watching a real person. However, it is beautifully rendered, and the hardware designs show some real work and imagination. I'm judging this...

The Hidden Gem in EPCOT

Fri, 29 Jun 2001 13:43:19 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author timdunn - Forget Test Track. Cranium Command is the top of my "must see" list for EPCOT. (To be sure, Test Track is up there.)

Cranium Command is a little gem lost in the crowd of attractions and restuarants. Aside from a...

Disney Invites You To Join the Parade

Fri, 29 Jun 2001 09:58:56 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author timdunn - Imagine visiting the Magic Kingdom and having a Disney cast member come up to you and say, "You and your child are so cute, would you like to be part of the parade?" This can be your chance. The Magical Moments parade marches through the Magic...

"Bear In the Big Blue House" Live

Thu, 28 Jun 2001 01:22:09 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author timdunn - If you're not familiar with Bear in the Big Blue House, you probably don't know a young child. What you need to know is: it's from Jim Henson productions, so it has amazing puppetry and passable video effects. It's aimed at young children, with...

AT&T Labs VNC: VNC On the Job

Tue, 26 Jun 2001 19:26:54 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author timdunn - The Obligatory Review

VNC is free, cross-platform remote control software. It allows a user to display the screen of another computer over the network. This can save you the effort (and cost) of a console switch, save you a walk down...

It's (Yawn) Bear

Tue, 26 Jun 2001 10:08:52 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author timdunn - The DVD

This is a well done "tape dump" DVD. Pick three episodes around a common theme (in this case, bedtime), sequence them, and for bonus material, extract out the song sequences and genlock in some colorful subtitles in fancy fonts...

Start a Space Opera Trilogy

Mon, 25 Jun 2001 02:32:29 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author timdunn - The Man Who Never Missed, Matadora and The Machiavelli Interface are the three books in a very familiar-feeling trilogy. An empire is has long out-grown the people over which it rules and sees sustaining itself as the overarching...

If This Is Tai Chi II, Where Can I Find The First One?

Sat, 23 Jun 2001 02:59:50 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author timdunn - The DVD

The DVD has one great mastering feature: it starts directly into the movie. No need to press Play, or sit through trailers (especially ones coded to disable the chapter advance.) In fact, at first, I was slightly...

And The Other Half of The Doubleheader

Sat, 23 Jun 2001 02:19:44 GMT
rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author timdunn - FlanderFlop's review (http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-4057-43BE87D3-3A477A76-prod3/tk_~CB008.1.1) only covered the mess that was Fantasy Mission Force. I've sacrificed my...

Hey, It Kills Ninety Minutes

Tue, 19 Jun 2001 13:29:11 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author timdunn - Even with the low standards I have for Hong Kong martial arts films, many hit below even that low mark. Black Mask, The Master, Magnificent Trio, even Last Hero in China doesn't get my recommendation. Aside from the Once...

This Is How I Remember Jackie Chan!

Mon, 18 Jun 2001 19:30:28 GMT
rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author timdunn - I break out this film whenever someone goes on about how amazing Jackie Chan is in his recent movies. Sure, he has the "Man without fear, stuntman without net" schtick, but frankly, his martial arts scenes just seem to be slower and more intermittent...

Disney Tries Hands at Anime

Sun, 17 Jun 2001 14:45:37 GMT
rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author timdunn - This is Japanese anime, pure and simple. More specifically, it's heavily influenced by Hayao Miyazaki's work, specifically Laputa for much of the situation and Lupin IIIrd in Castle Cagliostro for the ending.

However, it is...

Music for the Anti-Boom Car

Fri, 15 Jun 2001 18:37:08 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author timdunn - As I drift off to sleep, I imagine I'm driving, and some gangsta wanna pulls up next to me his car (and mine) shaking from distorted bass and barely-audible midrange. I smile, shake my head condescendingly as I turn my car stereo to '11', and drown him...

Indiana Jones Has Nothing to Fear

Wed, 13 Jun 2001 13:43:47 GMT
rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author timdunn - Disclaimer: I watched the movie on VCD, a first generation MPEG video disc. In terms of form factor, it's closer to DVD, but in terms of picture quality, it's worse than VHS.

Not that I felt like I was missing anything.

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100 Hours Gone, and Counting

Wed, 13 Jun 2001 02:47:38 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author timdunn - Yes, I've played easily 100 hours of this game already, and I still find it fun and challenging. Given that baseline, I will forgive you if you assume this to be blind praise. For my part, I will try to recount both the flaws and strengths, so read on...

A Break from the Crowd

Tue, 12 Jun 2001 02:01:21 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author timdunn - After reading the rest of the reviews (no point writing one if all I have to say has already been said), I'm going to break from the majority and say that _Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon_ (hereafter written as CTHD for brevity) is a good film...

I Carry It Daily

Sun, 10 Jun 2001 14:53:10 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author timdunn - Because of Gerber's plethora of different configurations for their Multi-Locks, the one I have is closest to this model under eopinions.com. With the exception of replacing the Fiskars scissors with a nearly-useless lanyard ring, and my drop...

A Brick of a Phone

Fri, 8 Jun 2001 17:48:33 GMT
rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author timdunn - I come not to criticize this phone, but to laud it. For what I paid for it (free w/service plan), it worked wonderfully. However, I see the current going price for it is $29, and I think most users will wish they paid some more money for a more modern...

Mini but Mighty

Fri, 8 Jun 2001 14:48:46 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author timdunn - My introduction to The Plug came by way of a web page about The Boosteroo, an in-line headphone amplifier. The author of the web page amended the page to say that he switched over to The Plug and did not need the amplifier anymore.

Given my...

Epinions Recent Reviews for timdunn

The Fantasia Anthology: Three Times the Fun?

Mister Frost - Discomfort Done Well

Rush Hour 2 - Tucker Takes Over

Happily Lose Three Hours or More Down The Abyss (Special Edition DVD )

Now This Is A Printer!

A Passable Multifunction Device

Let's Hope This Isn't the Final Try

The Hidden Gem in EPCOT

Disney Invites You To Join the Parade

"Bear In the Big Blue House" Live

AT&T Labs VNC: VNC On the Job

It's (Yawn) Bear

Start a Space Opera Trilogy

If This Is Tai Chi II, Where Can I Find The First One?

And The Other Half of The Doubleheader

Hey, It Kills Ninety Minutes

This Is How I Remember Jackie Chan!

Disney Tries Hands at Anime

Music for the Anti-Boom Car

Indiana Jones Has Nothing to Fear

100 Hours Gone, and Counting

A Break from the Crowd

I Carry It Daily

A Brick of a Phone

Mini but Mighty