Epinions Recent Reviews for x2kbran

Who let the ants out?

Fri, 11 May 2001 04:29:33 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author x2kbran - ANThology, the first major label release from Southern California’s Alien Ant Farm is nothing if not interesting. You’ve probably heard their first release, “Movies” on just about every decent radio station, even up here in the North Country. I have...

Great Movie Gunned Down by Lousy Romance Plot

Sun, 18 Mar 2001 23:45:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author x2kbran - This is flat-out the best World War II sniper movie I have ever seen, and probably the best movie to be released so far this year. It is not an altogether powerful film, despite its wartime setting, but it does pack one heck of a punch. However, the...

Summer Gone-Life, death and summer stuff

Wed, 28 Feb 2001 03:43:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author x2kbran - It seems that in the literary world, few things are looked at as critically as an author’s first attempt at something new. With a column in The Globe and Mail and having published The Danger Tree, a piece of creative nonfiction based on his own family...

Reminder: Keep your Kidnap Insurance up to date!

Sat, 16 Dec 2000 06:40:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author x2kbran - The title refers to proof that a kidnap victim, held for ransom, is still alive and worth bargaining for. Expert Terry Thorne (Russell Crowe) informs us and Meg Ryan's character, Alice Bowman, that you should never pay for Proof of Life. Good advice...

Reminding me why I hate date movies...

Sat, 16 Dec 2000 06:11:42 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author x2kbran - What Women Want is a romantic comedy/date film that reminds me why I NEVER go to romantic comedy/date films. It's not a bad flick, altogether, it's just that it takes a clever premise, that of a chauvinistic guy suddenly getting the power to har...

If I were a cool sport, I would be broomball.

Mon, 27 Nov 2000 19:38:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author x2kbran - If you're at St. Lawrence University (SLU) and looking to pick up an activity with which to have fun, get exercise, and maybe add a line to your resume, make it intramural broomball and you won't be disappointed.

What is broomball?
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Unbreakable may be cracked, but it still holds up.

Sun, 26 Nov 2000 02:37:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author x2kbran - This is the second release from M. Night Shyamalan, who brought us the extraordinary Sixth Sense. Pretty much anyone who has any brains expects this guy to be huge in the movie industry, and if Unbreakable and its predecessor are any...

Ultra Lites-good introductory glove but...

Tue, 31 Oct 2000 15:32:20 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author x2kbran - My last pair of gloves was a spiffy pair of inexpensive Kohos I picked up somewhere a while ago. They weren't a bad pair of gloves; they offered a great deal of protection. However, whenever game time rolled around, I didn't really want to put my hands...

I think Jura means "sweet shoe" in some other language...

Tue, 31 Oct 2000 02:18:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author x2kbran - I was looking for a pair of shoes to replace my Adidas Galaxies that I loved oh-so-much, and since they don't make them anymore (not like they used to, anyway), I hunted for a new pair of sneaks I could bum around in and hit the trails with.

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Choco Starfish...: A pretty good album overall

Mon, 30 Oct 2000 15:07:26 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author x2kbran - With a name like Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water, you’d have to figure that Limp Bizkit’s third album would be nothing if not interesting. It definitely qualifies as interesting, and while I can’t put it among the ranks of Limp’s...

The best movie you haven't seen- Boondock Saints!

Thu, 26 Oct 2000 03:48:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author x2kbran - I say this is the best movie you haven't seen, because, well, it is, and it is. It was released on the big screen in only a few major markets (Boston, and New York that I know of) and is only available for rental in Blockbuster Video outlets (where you...

ST: Armada- Well, it's no StarCraft...

Mon, 23 Oct 2000 17:08:46 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author x2kbran - Note: This is aimed at those who have played StarCraft, or maybe even WarCraft, before, though you should understand what I'm talking about even if you haven't.

When I picked up Armada, I was looking for a game that would rival what I...

Very Cool

Sun, 13 Aug 2000 01:39:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author x2kbran - This is a very inexpensive high quality piece of transportation. I purchased this toy to use it to get my around my town when I don't feel like riding my bike. I love the speed and durability of this item. It is also useful to get you around in the busy...

I wish I could have been...

Sat, 10 Jun 2000 18:40:04 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author x2kbran - I seriously wish I could have been Gone in 60 Seconds. This was hyped to be a big summer blockbuster, and from the previews I saw, it looked to be a pretty promising film. I'm sure this movie will rake in a load of money, but all things...

Newark Star-Ledger: The Star-Ledger- The sports fan's perspective

Wed, 31 May 2000 00:31:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author x2kbran - If all you want to do when you pick up a paper is to read up on current events, then any paper will do. If you want a great paper that packs quality local reporting, good world news coverage, and brilliant sports coverage into one daily paper (and you...

Buy me! Buy me now!

Mon, 22 May 2000 22:25:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author x2kbran - If you're not into the fuzzy happy goodness of formulaic pop music, there's one album that I, your humble epinionator, insist you buy.

Infest, the debut (on a major label, anyway) album from Papa Roach is a killer entry into a field of...

Visit the Diefenbunker for some Cold War fun!

Tue, 9 May 2000 15:52:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author x2kbran - The Diefenbunker in Carp (20 minutes outside Ottawa), Ontario is Canada's Cold War Museum. It was built as a bunker into which vital players in the Canadian government would go to make sure Canada would still function, even after a direct attack on the...

Gladitorial goodness at its best

Sun, 7 May 2000 03:03:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author x2kbran - I saw Gladiator in what is possibly one of the worst theaters I've ever been in, with an incredible headache and a toothache, and do you know what? It didn't matter. I'm not sure much of anything could detract from the brilliance of this film.
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A shining beacon in the dark night...

Fri, 5 May 2000 22:15:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author x2kbran - The title says it all, pretty much, but perhaps for the sake of those who aren't mind readers, I shall explain why I love TGI Fridays so much.

First of all, I like the atmosphere. If you haven't been there, it's like a sports bar and grill...

Great all-around glove

Tue, 2 May 2000 21:03:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author x2kbran - When I was looking for a fairly inexpensive softball glove to play with in my intramural college league, this is the glove I picked up. My old glove has been with me since second grade, is somewhere in New Jersey and is only ever used for baseball due to...

Grill: Good for a chuckle...

Sat, 22 Apr 2000 20:21:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author x2kbran - This ad starts off strong, with camerawork and audio superior to the first batch of epinions ads. Beyond this, if you start out an ad with an attractive college guy and a food-related product and I'm hooked, so attentively I watch the Grill ad and what...

Soak the Scholars!!

Tue, 11 Apr 2000 16:00:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author x2kbran - If you've read my other Super Soaker epinion, you know that I'm a water war afficionado. If not, now you know.

As far as water guns go, this is a great one. At about $14.99, this parallels what the original Super Soaker was to the water gun...

Dorm Warfare 101

Tue, 11 Apr 2000 13:32:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author x2kbran - As far as water guns go, the Super Soaker line has always been top of its class. I remember having 3 of the originals laying around my room when I was 12, full of water just waiting for anyone to challenge me to a duel. I also remember having scads of...

driveway.com: Insert clever Driveway pun here!

Sun, 9 Apr 2000 15:32:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author x2kbran - Despite my inability to come up with a worthwhile title for this epinion, of all the internet file-storing/sharing sites, this is the one I go with time and time again.

First of all, it's free to start, which is always a positive for me. Upon...

There's ice in Trinidad?

Tue, 4 Apr 2000 20:53:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author x2kbran - Here goes my humble attempt at getting people to enjoy the inherent good of hockey related children's films, of which there are few. D2: The Mighty Ducks the second in the trilogy from Disney is definitely a worthy followup to the original.
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