LouderVoice Reviews by Walter Higgins

Aghahdoe Heights Hotel

2007-01-05T11:41:23Z

rating: 3
For what you get, it's too expensive by far. The restaurant food was a big let down.

Lemongrass Restaurant

2007-01-26T12:24:41Z

rating: 5
Excellent food and service in great surroundings.

Donnie Darko

2007-05-04T20:14:37Z

rating: 4
Off-beat sci-fi / teen-angst classic.

Metropolis

2007-05-04T20:22:50Z

rating: 3
A sci-fi classic now struggling under the weight of it's own iconography

www.mahalo.com

2007-06-14T15:42:24Z

rating: 1
LMAO

The Road Cormac McCarthy

2007-06-18T19:44:37Z

rating: 4
Picked up in Dublin airport. I can't put it down.3/4s way thru.Hope there's a happy ending but doubtful.

Bedford Hotel Brussels

2007-06-19T15:16:01Z

rating: 1
Vomit at the door. Broken fixtures. Noisy plumbing. Staff who couldn't give a damn. Steer well clear.

Grindhouse

2007-06-19T20:30:23Z

rating: 3
Tarantino slums it in lo-fi tribute to 'Dukes of Hazard'. Fun car chase finale, not-so-fun fanboy movie chit-chat.

Ocean's 13

2007-06-20T20:30:30Z

rating: 2
Why are all the great american directors slumming it? Shame on you soderbergh. you can do so much better than this.

Fritland Chipshop Brussels

2007-06-20T20:33:37Z

rating: 3
The chips ain't half bad. Established in 1978 which is reassuring but it's no KC's.

KC's Chipshop Douglas Cork

2007-06-20T20:38:27Z

rating: 5
Not so much a chipshop as an institution. Try the pittas or Flamin' pig in the spuds if you're brave.

Shrek the turd

2007-07-02T12:04:57Z

rating: 3
Charmless 3rd outing. Gingerbread man's life flashing before him is funny tho. My five year old daughter loved it.

Heroes

2007-07-02T12:07:35Z

rating: 4
The only american drama series worth watching. It's like Lost but with a plot. Makes me pine for a Watchmen TV adaptation.

Bombay Palace Indian Restaurant, Cork

2007-07-14T09:04:44Z

rating: 4
Unfussy decor but the food is consistently great. Try the Murg Makhani. Best indian in Cork

Eastern Tandoori, Emmet Place Cork

2007-07-15T18:00:55Z

rating: 2
This once decent Indian is a shadow of its former self. Poor hygiene and mediocre food. Avoid.

La Boqueria, Bridge street Cork

2007-07-15T18:05:54Z

rating: 3
A cosy little bar that serves very nice tapas. Both wine and tapas are a bit expensive though.

Bombay Palace Indian Restaurant

2007-08-10T20:45:24Z

rating: 2
This place can be very good or very bad. Lately it's been very bad. Sour makhani+microwaved rice.

Eddie Rocket's Cork

2007-08-11T16:56:35Z

rating: 1
This place should be shut down. The food is dire. This isn't the same eddie rocket's you see elsewhere. Avoid

Crow's Fountain wine

2007-08-11T23:52:51Z

rating: 2
"rich, ripe and plummy" says the label. Estate agents could learn a thing or two from wine-label writers.

Hotel Del Conde, Barcelona

2007-08-17T19:46:59Z

rating: 4
Clean and modern, this 4-star hotel is good value for money. Only downside is location 3/4 m. from ctr

Blue Ginger Chinese Restaurant Bishopstown Cork

2007-08-21T15:18:56Z

rating: 4
Excellent food at a very reasonable price. Highly recommended.

Il Primo, Silver Quay Cork

2007-12-01T13:36:32Z

rating: 3
Good food in nice surroundings. Good for groups. Great steaks but let down by overcooked vegetables.

Rossini's Restaurant Cork

2007-12-21T00:18:50Z

rating: 4
Great food and decent service at an affordable price. Good for group sittings.

Bulman Bar Restaurant Kinsale

2007-12-30T07:49:58Z

rating: 4
The pub/restaurant you wish was your local. Great (live) music, atmosphere and food.

Carlton Hotel Kinsale

2007-12-30T07:51:56Z

rating: 4
Decent affordable accomodation not far from Kinsale town.

Teatime express australian layer cake

2007-12-30T07:53:36Z

rating: 4
Surprisingly good sponge cake in a box.

The Sims for Wii

2007-12-30T07:54:24Z

rating: 4
6 yr old daughter is addicted. Parents you have been warned.

Wii Sports

2007-12-30T07:56:43Z

rating: 5
Wii Tennis is the standout among this collection of wii games. The most fun you can have with a gaming console.

Super Mario Galaxy

2007-12-30T07:59:31Z

rating: 5
Awe-inspiring gaming. Insanely inventive level design and fun gameplay: esp. RaySurfing and RollingGreen levels

Bee Movie

2007-12-31T01:43:31Z

rating: 3
Shrill by-the-numbers CGI for kids from the makers of Shark Tale. At least the kids liked it.

Enchanted

2007-12-31T11:30:26Z

rating: 4
A surprisingly bearable disney movie about a fairytale princess at sea in New York. Daughter loved it.

Dragonette, Galore

2008-01-03T08:38:32Z

rating: 5
sleek sexy blondie-inspired electropop at it's finest.

Geoff Ryman, The Child Garden

2008-01-31T01:04:05Z

rating: 5
Ryman's genius is he can make you root for a lesbian human + polar bear couple. Really.

MacPorts for Mac OS X

2008-02-02T23:34:57Z

rating: 5
Unix package management for the faint-hearted. 'sudo port list' and 'sudo port install ' are your friends.

Helvetica

2008-02-09T04:15:03Z

rating: 4
Who knew a bunch of German and swiss typographers could be so interesting?

No country for old men

2008-02-24T09:54:02Z

rating: 3
Great scenery let down by dull-but-worthy plot, two-dimensional acting and bad hair.

Goldfrapp, Seventh Tree

2008-03-17T09:43:27Z

rating: 5
Gorgeous.

Lego Star Wars The Complete Saga for Wii

2008-03-19T07:37:37Z

rating: 5
Great fun for kids of all ages. Excellent 2 player game.

iAudio X5 mp3 player

2008-03-19T09:51:57Z

rating: 4
It may not have the iPod's looks but it's sturdy, sounds great and works as a plain vanilla USB drive.

Justice - Cross

2008-05-05T09:05:38Z

rating: 5
Giddy, Intoxicating and French. This is the heady wine of dance music. Essential.

Leahy's Pet Farm Midleton

2008-06-01T09:54:36Z

rating: 2
Like a cross between Homer Simpson's old-mattress strewn 'Homer Land' and something from father ted.

Dark Knight

2008-07-24T13:45:21Z

rating: 4
A rollicking good blockbuster marred only by occasional explorations of the themes of villain/hero co-dependency.