Search:

The old reviews section was as easy as starting a thread, because that was exactly what it was - forum threads. The only over-engineered bit in addition to starting a thread was picking star ratings...

That's one possibility, but not a very good one, as you don't get a quick review summary in the form of stars on several criteria.

The main problem though was that over the one year when they were...

It's gone. There wasn't enough interest in it, and not enough support to maintain it.