Very funny when it actually got around to trying (this is the movie that brought "hoser" to the US, as far as I'm concerned), but the pacing was terrible. Yes, we get it, it's a Shakespeare parody, you don't have to establish it so hard.

I enjoyed the idea of the premise a lot more than the actual execution. There were a couple standout scenes, like the interview with the Tri-Lamb president, but there was a lot of stuff that feel flat, or was just straight-up Porky's-style sexist.

Asprin had a lot less involvement in this book than in the previous two in the series, but I think it turned out pretty good anyways, even though a couple plot holes opened up in the transition. I liked the theme-park-centric culture of the planet.

One of the stronger Phule's Company books; the series hits its stride here, opening up the characters and not shying away from ridiculous but engaging situations. It's good to read military SF stories sometimes that aren't all about hover tanks.

A good cross-section of Niven's capabilities and style; strong world-building, lots of neat ideas, but unfortunately rather flat characters. Overall the stories were interesting but on the unmemorable side.

Another solid mid-range entry in the Phule's Company series. These aren't deep plots here, but the characters feel right, and the jokes are strong. I really enjoyed the final punchlines with the robot's response to the purple camouflage.

I had a hankering for a fantasy novel and tried hard to get into this one, but the characters were so thoroughly self-absorbed, often to the point of being Mary Sues, that I had to give up on it.

Well-written and thoroughly creepy horror-SF story, for various reasons. Well-established characters whom you like and dislike at the same time. I wanted more focus on the actual process going on during predictions; they gave up too easily.

One of Nivens' most compellingly realized novels in terms of world-building. The Smoke Ring would be an incredible place to see and to live in, and the book gets that across well. However, the characters and plot are unfortunately only so-so.

One of the most stylish yet poignant movies ever made in America. Spike Lee's skill really shines through here. Very memorable, and worth watching multiple times.

Hilarious parody that's so good, it long outlived the transportation-disaster genre it was poking fun at. Every line is quotable, and no opportunity for a gag is wasted. Features Leslie Nielsen at his best. Overall, shallow, but very fun.

Really fun, kind of illogical, very very stylish. Plot not that coherent, but it works nonetheless. Fishburne's character and acting is standout excellent. Incredible, innovative action scenes. Please, please, do NOT watch the sequels.

Very pretty and focused sim. Lets you set up routes very precisely, which is crucial, as many things can (frustratingly, but properly) go wrong. Problems: constructing monorails is too tricky, and it's hard to tell what changes your reputation.

A mix of amazing innovations (ludicrously navigable world for a non-sandbox game, lots of fun vehicles) with terrible flaws (unfair enemies, very annoying characters, odd bugs). Generally worth playing up to the cool part with the hang-glider.

Excellent demo of the Wii's motion control capabilities... so much so that it still hasn't been matched by any other game except its sequel. :-/ Bowling and golf are surprisingly re-playable and long-lived, tennis and baseball shallow, boxing broken.