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1 | Arrgggh, that voice! | I like Jeff Magnum's interesting (albeit twisted and inscrutable) musical ideas for the most part. The songwriting is good.It's just that the execution is lousy. It really leaves a LOT to be desired. I mean, sometimes I can live with a lead singer that doesn't have a great voice. I'm pretty adventurous when it comes to music, and if a band isn't really technically great but is still doing something interesting, then usually I'll like it -- great voice or not. But boy oh boy, Magnum's voice just busts through that tolerance threshold like a wrecking ball. This guy's voice is HORRIBLE with a capital H. It's so far off key most of the time that all I can do is cringe and punch the "off" button on my stereo. My musically-trained ears just can't take it.It's too bad, really, because I wanted to like this band. I like warped psychedelic stuff that takes musical ideas and twists them into something strange and interesting. But the guy just can't sing, and that ends it for me. | 983 | [
"I like Jeff Magnum's interesting (albeit twisted and inscrutable) musical ideas for the most part.",
"The songwriting is good.It's just that the execution is lousy.",
"It really leaves a LOT to be desired.",
"I mean, sometimes I can live with a lead singer that doesn't have a great voice.",
"I'm pretty adventurous when it comes to music, and if a band isn't really technically great but is still doing something interesting, then usually I'll like it -- great voice or not.",
"But boy oh boy, Magnum's voice just busts through that tolerance threshold like a wrecking ball.",
"This guy's voice is HORRIBLE with a capital H.",
"It's so far off key most of the time that all I can do is cringe and punch the \"off\" button on my stereo.",
"My musically-trained ears just can't take it.It's too bad, really, because I wanted to like this band.",
"I like warped psychedelic stuff that takes musical ideas and twists them into something strange and interesting.",
"But the guy just can't sing, and that ends it for me."
] |
1 | A Real Bait and Switch | What a terrible movie. Not at all what I expected. Anticipating a sweeping biopic of Mussolini's ENTIRE life (especially considering the 307 minute run time) imagine my surprise when the film ends twenty years before the start of WWII! Instead we get Mussolini as a young ne'er do well aspiring Socialist. This is probably the least interesting part of Il Duce's life story. Rise and Fall? It showed neither. A more appropriate title would have been "Mussolini in Love" or maybe "Springtime for Mussolini." Also, what is with the picture at the bottom of the box? That (and the title) indicates that this would cover Mussolini's actual rise to power as the leader of Fascist Italy. Additionally, on the back of the box there is a picture of footage of German Soldiers in WWII that isn't even in the film! What is that about? If you are interested in Mussolini I recommend you sit this one out. If all you want to see is Antonio Banderas mug for the camera then I would suggest Zorro. | 983 | [
"What a terrible movie.",
"Not at all what I expected.",
"Anticipating a sweeping biopic of Mussolini's ENTIRE life (especially considering the 307 minute run time) imagine my surprise when the film ends twenty years before the start of WWII!",
"Instead we get Mussolini as a young ne'er do well aspiring Socialist.",
"This is probably the least interesting part of Il Duce's life story.",
"Rise and Fall?",
"It showed neither.",
"A more appropriate title would have been \"Mussolini in Love\" or maybe \"Springtime for Mussolini.\" Also, what is with the picture at the bottom of the box?",
"That (and the title) indicates that this would cover Mussolini's actual rise to power as the leader of Fascist Italy.",
"Additionally, on the back of the box there is a picture of footage of German Soldiers in WWII that isn't even in the film!",
"What is that about?",
"If you are interested in Mussolini I recommend you sit this one out.",
"If all you want to see is Antonio Banderas mug for the camera then I would suggest Zorro."
] |
1 | So stupid | I got this in The Horror Six-Pack from Echo Bridge Home Entertainment. This one is not the worst movie ever made, but it still sucks. In fact, this movie sucked so hard, I don't know how I'm gonna write this review, especially since 1. I popped it out of the DVD player because I couldn't even watch another second and 2. Hurricane friggin' Ike is coming and God knows how long 'til it take for me to get this review done.The movie starts off with a scientist and his wife. The scientist recieves a valuble artifact and examines it when this supposedly Urban Legend known as the Skeleton Man kills him, and later on his wife. Then...I'm sorry, but there's really not much else I can say about this POS except don't bother. I'm currently using the disc as a coaster, and if you see this, you might want to do the same. Casper Van Dien and Michael Rooker must have needed cash...BADLY!PS. I'll pretty much be reviewing the movies in the boxset and might do a new review on Ghoulies IV. | 983 | [
"I got this in The Horror Six-Pack from Echo Bridge Home Entertainment.",
"This one is not the worst movie ever made, but it still sucks.",
"In fact, this movie sucked so hard, I don't know how I'm gonna write this review, especially since 1.",
"I popped it out of the DVD player because I couldn't even watch another second and 2.",
"Hurricane friggin' Ike is coming and God knows how long 'til it take for me to get this review done.The movie starts off with a scientist and his wife.",
"The scientist recieves a valuble artifact and examines it when this supposedly Urban Legend known as the Skeleton Man kills him, and later on his wife.",
"Then...I'm sorry, but there's really not much else I can say about this POS except don't bother.",
"I'm currently using the disc as a coaster, and if you see this, you might want to do the same.",
"Casper Van Dien and Michael Rooker must have needed cash...BADLY!",
"PS.",
"I'll pretty much be reviewing the movies in the boxset and might do a new review on Ghoulies IV."
] |
1 | A Ripoff of Dummies | This was my first "Dummies" book, so perhaps I did not know what to expect. I was expecting a "how-to" book with lots of worked examples. This was not it. (BTW: My 12-yr old daughter put this down even faster than I did! She wanted to know how to create webpages. This did not do it for her.)The first 4-5 chapters were boring essays on the history of the web and html. At 90 pages in length, Chapter 6 is apparently the heart of the book. This chapter is basically a HTML manual. It describes all HTML commands using a variant of BNF. Very few examples are given. There is a CD that comes with the book that supposedly contains worked examples. The few that I looked up were not detailed enough for me to infer the patterns.Chapters 7-22 were short overly general sections discussing various issues. I did like chapter 15 on navigation aids. The end material on evaluating the usability of your website was even more vague (and a lot less entertaining) than a Jakob Nielsen lecture. | 983 | [
"This was my first \"Dummies\" book, so perhaps I did not know what to expect.",
"I was expecting a \"how-to\" book with lots of worked examples.",
"This was not it.",
"(BTW: My 12-yr old daughter put this down even faster than I did!",
"She wanted to know how to create webpages.",
"This did not do it for her.)The first 4-5 chapters were boring essays on the history of the web and html.",
"At 90 pages in length, Chapter 6 is apparently the heart of the book.",
"This chapter is basically a HTML manual.",
"It describes all HTML commands using a variant of BNF.",
"Very few examples are given.",
"There is a CD that comes with the book that supposedly contains worked examples.",
"The few that I looked up were not detailed enough for me to infer the patterns.Chapters 7-22 were short overly general sections discussing various issues.",
"I did like chapter 15 on navigation aids.",
"The end material on evaluating the usability of your website was even more vague (and a lot less entertaining) than a Jakob Nielsen lecture."
] |
1 | Rules are unclear | The rules for this game are very unclear. It comes with a single card with the rules and the only rule explaining what is valid is:"Headlines may be funny and unbelievable, but they must be structurally sound. Acceptable: Blind Dog Weeps for Mayor Unacceptable: Vaccine Tells on Blonde. If the Majority of the players decide that a headline does not make sense, the player who laid the headline down must pick it up and submit a new headline." It does not say why that is unacceptable, it's grammar is structurally sound (Noun verb preposition noun). Is it unacceptable because a vaccine can't tell on something and therefore it doesn't "make sense?" What defines "makes sense" in the terms of this game, then? Would any impossible headline therefore not "make sense?" That would remove a huge amount of funny headlines.Every time my friends and I have tried to play this game we've ended up arguing over a headline on whether it is valid or not, so this game just sits on the shelf. | 983 | [
"The rules for this game are very unclear.",
"It comes with a single card with the rules and the only rule explaining what is valid is:\"Headlines may be funny and unbelievable, but they must be structurally sound.",
"Acceptable: Blind Dog Weeps for Mayor Unacceptable: Vaccine Tells on Blonde.",
"If the Majority of the players decide that a headline does not make sense, the player who laid the headline down must pick it up and submit a new headline.\" It does not say why that is unacceptable, it's grammar is structurally sound (Noun verb preposition noun).",
"Is it unacceptable because a vaccine can't tell on something and therefore it doesn't \"make sense?",
"\" What defines \"makes sense\" in the terms of this game, then?",
"Would any impossible headline therefore not \"make sense?",
"\" That would remove a huge amount of funny headlines.Every time my friends and I have tried to play this game we've ended up arguing over a headline on whether it is valid or not, so this game just sits on the shelf."
] |
1 | You people are insane | Wow,I've never seen so many good reviews for such a horrible compilation. My friend made me listen to it, and I made him turn it off! All of these reviewers have obviously never been to a rave or even have a clue as to what good techno music is. To call these the best electronica songs ever is a disgrace to techno and embarasses me as a long-time fan of techno/trance/house. There is nothing "cool" about mainstream electronic music--when something hits MTV or gets slapped on myriads of trashy compilations, there is something wrong. This is just the result of some label trying to make money off of impressionable kids. Just because something says Prodigy or (even worse) The Chemical Brothers does NOT mean it is good. The people who embrace garbage like this are poseurs; there just is no other word for it. This is one of those mixes you see in the store and can tell that it is worthless just by looking at the cover. I feel sorry for anyone who has wasted their money on it. | 983 | [
"Wow,I've never seen so many good reviews for such a horrible compilation.",
"My friend made me listen to it, and I made him turn it off!",
"All of these reviewers have obviously never been to a rave or even have a clue as to what good techno music is.",
"To call these the best electronica songs ever is a disgrace to techno and embarasses me as a long-time fan of techno/trance/house.",
"There is nothing \"cool\" about mainstream electronic music--when something hits MTV or gets slapped on myriads of trashy compilations, there is something wrong.",
"This is just the result of some label trying to make money off of impressionable kids.",
"Just because something says Prodigy or (even worse) The Chemical Brothers does NOT mean it is good.",
"The people who embrace garbage like this are poseurs; there just is no other word for it.",
"This is one of those mixes you see in the store and can tell that it is worthless just by looking at the cover.",
"I feel sorry for anyone who has wasted their money on it."
] |
1 | Peace Kills | O'Rouke is a cigar smoking alcoholic who types his manuscripts on an IBM Selectric. He is yesterdays news. His cheap shots and grade school level analysis of current events indicate an individual who has stopped in time (circa the 1950's one guesses). Peace Kills is an awful, rambling collection of unimportant observations ("the unspellables killing the unpronouncables" written by an ignorant bigot who, because he can't spell or pronounce the names, thinks that they are of worthless inferiors). O'Rourke is a typical Midwest, clodhopping ignoramous who thinks he is God's answer to America's moral and political problems. Well, he is not. His observations and respective judgments are jejune (probably because his brain is atrophied from the tobacco carcinogens and the neurotoxins in the booze) appealing to intellectually insipid adolescents and intellectually and morally shallow imbeciles who claim to be "libertarians." This book is a waste of any decent human beings time. | 983 | [
"O'Rouke is a cigar smoking alcoholic who types his manuscripts on an IBM Selectric.",
"He is yesterdays news.",
"His cheap shots and grade school level analysis of current events indicate an individual who has stopped in time (circa the 1950's one guesses).",
"Peace Kills is an awful, rambling collection of unimportant observations (\"the unspellables killing the unpronouncables\" written by an ignorant bigot who, because he can't spell or pronounce the names, thinks that they are of worthless inferiors).",
"O'Rourke is a typical Midwest, clodhopping ignoramous who thinks he is God's answer to America's moral and political problems.",
"Well, he is not.",
"His observations and respective judgments are jejune (probably because his brain is atrophied from the tobacco carcinogens and the neurotoxins in the booze) appealing to intellectually insipid adolescents and intellectually and morally shallow imbeciles who claim to be \"libertarians.\" This book is a waste of any decent human beings time."
] |
1 | A Complete Disaster | I was attracted by its slim design and the canon name. What I got was a very cheaply manufactured and highly defective product with massive software problems. The moving arm is noisy and constantly gets jammed making scanning photographs a nightmare. The software for the Mac is of the bundled nature and crashes constantly. There is a jumble of five different titles which look and operate poorly and cheaply. They are poorly integrated and guaranteed to crash even the best maintained system. They are not supported by the software companies who refuse to provide updates for "bundled" versions. None of these applications works well -- if at all -- in System X or in Classic and updates are not available, despite Canon's assurances. The thing completely fell apart after 90 days, after which it was too late for me to return the product. It's not even deep enough to make into a cat litter box, its only real suitable purpose.Avoid it and all other Canon scanners like the plague | 983 | [
"I was attracted by its slim design and the canon name.",
"What I got was a very cheaply manufactured and highly defective product with massive software problems.",
"The moving arm is noisy and constantly gets jammed making scanning photographs a nightmare.",
"The software for the Mac is of the bundled nature and crashes constantly.",
"There is a jumble of five different titles which look and operate poorly and cheaply.",
"They are poorly integrated and guaranteed to crash even the best maintained system.",
"They are not supported by the software companies who refuse to provide updates for \"bundled\" versions.",
"None of these applications works well -- if at all -- in System X or in Classic and updates are not available, despite Canon's assurances.",
"The thing completely fell apart after 90 days, after which it was too late for me to return the product.",
"It's not even deep enough to make into a cat litter box, its only real suitable purpose.Avoid it and all other Canon scanners like the plague"
] |
1 | Not worth the $30 | The watch isn't worth it. The wristband broke at the hinge that connects the band to the watch. So, I can't buy new bands for it. It also has way too many functions than are necessary for me. I took this to the beach and initially found myself using the tide function a lot, but after a while I didn't use it. The moon function is also not necessary. And the thermometer isn't accurate when it's on your wrist.The worst design flaw was that the light doesn't stay on for more than about 1 second. So, at night, if you try to set the alarm or view other functions you have a lot of trouble. I wound up having to push the light, then push the mode button twice, then push the light, then push the mode button, then push the light, then get into setting the alarm (but still not set), then push the light, then change the alarm hour, then push the light, then continue changing the alarm hour, etc. You get the point. So, now I almost never use the watch, so it was a waste of my money. | 983 | [
"The watch isn't worth it.",
"The wristband broke at the hinge that connects the band to the watch.",
"So, I can't buy new bands for it.",
"It also has way too many functions than are necessary for me.",
"I took this to the beach and initially found myself using the tide function a lot, but after a while I didn't use it.",
"The moon function is also not necessary.",
"And the thermometer isn't accurate when it's on your wrist.The worst design flaw was that the light doesn't stay on for more than about 1 second.",
"So, at night, if you try to set the alarm or view other functions you have a lot of trouble.",
"I wound up having to push the light, then push the mode button twice, then push the light, then push the mode button, then push the light, then get into setting the alarm (but still not set), then push the light, then change the alarm hour, then push the light, then continue changing the alarm hour, etc.",
"You get the point.",
"So, now I almost never use the watch, so it was a waste of my money."
] |
1 | This Movie Bites! | As a big fan of independent films (which this is) I was all looking forward to this film.. it looked rather dark noir-ish and that's a genre I enjoy, when done well. As it turns out, however, this is the most dull and senseless movie I've seen in quite a while. There is no real mystery, per se. And the acting is atrocious. In a nutshell, the plot is basically this.. a woman sees her husband cheating on her and so calls a Detective. The P.I. falls in love with her because she's so "naive" and "beautiful." He finds out, eventually, that it's true that her husband cheated on her. He tells her, she moves in with him. They eat Mexican food together but don't do much talking. (her only line for almost 20 minutes is "I don't want to talk." She says it over and over again.) Eventually, she leaves the Detective and gets back together with her husband. We don't know why. We don't care why.This is not a plot. This is a rough draft sketch of a plot. And this movie is a big bummer. | 983 | [
"As a big fan of independent films (which this is) I was all looking forward to this film..",
"it looked rather dark noir-ish and that's a genre I enjoy, when done well.",
"As it turns out, however, this is the most dull and senseless movie I've seen in quite a while.",
"There is no real mystery, per se.",
"And the acting is atrocious.",
"In a nutshell, the plot is basically this..",
"a woman sees her husband cheating on her and so calls a Detective.",
"The P.I. falls in love with her because she's so \"naive\" and \"beautiful.\" He finds out, eventually, that it's true that her husband cheated on her.",
"He tells her, she moves in with him.",
"They eat Mexican food together but don't do much talking.",
"(her only line for almost 20 minutes is \"I don't want to talk.\" She says it over and over again.) Eventually, she leaves the Detective and gets back together with her husband.",
"We don't know why.",
"We don't care why.This is not a plot.",
"This is a rough draft sketch of a plot.",
"And this movie is a big bummer."
] |
1 | Sad effort at a coffee maker | Hard to believe that a society capable of such engineering marvels as post-it notes and leatherman pocket multi-tools can't work out a decent coffee maker. A cynic might suggest that these units are designed to be unsatisfying to the user - after all, why sell a unit that lasts 10 years when you can have the customer back in 6 months?So we've owned this unit for 6 months, and here are the highlights:- carafe drips when you pour- pour n' serve function barely slows the flow of coffee onto the warming plate- pump is failing - takes a half hour to grunt out a pot- carafe is permanently etched with coffee stains. We've owned many coffee makers over the years, with various failings, but at least we could keep them clean - not this one.As a disclaimer, we own the 12 cup version of this coffee maker, which (for some strange reason) is no longer available. From the picture, the smaller unit looks exactly the same, so I imagine would have the same failings.The search continues. | 983 | [
"Hard to believe that a society capable of such engineering marvels as post-it notes and leatherman pocket multi-tools can't work out a decent coffee maker.",
"A cynic might suggest that these units are designed to be unsatisfying to the user - after all, why sell a unit that lasts 10 years when you can have the customer back in 6 months?",
"So we've owned this unit for 6 months, and here are the highlights:- carafe drips when you pour- pour n' serve function barely slows the flow of coffee onto the warming plate- pump is failing - takes a half hour to grunt out a pot- carafe is permanently etched with coffee stains.",
"We've owned many coffee makers over the years, with various failings, but at least we could keep them clean - not this one.As a disclaimer, we own the 12 cup version of this coffee maker, which (for some strange reason) is no longer available.",
"From the picture, the smaller unit looks exactly the same, so I imagine would have the same failings.The search continues."
] |
1 | Don't waste your time. | Sure the game is better than it was last year, when you start at the bottom there is only one way to go.Assuming the people that read these reviews have _some_ gaming experience, here is what SWG has to offer.A FPS'ish game that STILL has no collision detection, although collison detection had been promised to be implimented 6 months after release.A FPS'ish game where NPC's STILL spawn in walls, rocks etcA FPS'ish game where NPC can STILL shoot through walls, ceiling etc25 servers to choose from unless you want to actually play with live people, which narrows you choices down to 2.9 iconic profession. Hehe, 1 of which (entertainer) has absolutely no role in the game and another (crafter) that has been marginalized to the role of just north of useless.I URGE people to download and play the free trial. Please do, and when you are done with it, compare it to just about any other MMO and come back here and write a review.But whatever you do, don't spend money on this game. | 983 | [
"Sure the game is better than it was last year, when you start at the bottom there is only one way to go.Assuming the people that read these reviews have _some_ gaming experience, here is what SWG has to offer.A FPS'ish game that STILL has no collision detection, although collison detection had been promised to be implimented 6 months after release.A FPS'ish game where NPC's STILL spawn in walls, rocks etcA FPS'ish game where NPC can STILL shoot through walls, ceiling etc25 servers to choose from unless you want to actually play with live people, which narrows you choices down to 2.9 iconic profession.",
"Hehe, 1 of which (entertainer) has absolutely no role in the game and another (crafter) that has been marginalized to the role of just north of useless.I URGE people to download and play the free trial.",
"Please do, and when you are done with it, compare it to just about any other MMO and come back here and write a review.But whatever you do, don't spend money on this game."
] |
1 | Very Disappointed | I have had this item sitting on a shelf waiting for me to use it for months so it is too late to return it or request a refund but I certainly would if I could. I had a lot of square feet to cover when I used this product. I had one 8 foot wall done and moved to the next. I was only about 6 feet along when the handle just snapped right off! It is metal so it isn't something I could pop back on - it was just broken off and that was that. What to do?! I had no choice but to finish the room (VERY large room) by rolling the end piece by hand! The effect was the same but the work was SO MUCH MORE DIFFICULT! Also, the tray that holds the paint has a divider for the colors that is only about 3/4" deep - what's up with THAT?! I remember using this product years ago when it was all the rage and it seemed to be a much better product then. I wouldn't have used this technique at all (it's a bit dated) but I am going for a Tuscan decor in my home. I wouldn't recommend this product. | 983 | [
"I have had this item sitting on a shelf waiting for me to use it for months so it is too late to return it or request a refund but I certainly would if I could.",
"I had a lot of square feet to cover when I used this product.",
"I had one 8 foot wall done and moved to the next.",
"I was only about 6 feet along when the handle just snapped right off!",
"It is metal so it isn't something I could pop back on - it was just broken off and that was that.",
"What to do?!",
"I had no choice but to finish the room (VERY large room) by rolling the end piece by hand!",
"The effect was the same but the work was SO MUCH MORE DIFFICULT!",
"Also, the tray that holds the paint has a divider for the colors that is only about 3/4\" deep - what's up with THAT?!",
"I remember using this product years ago when it was all the rage and it seemed to be a much better product then.",
"I wouldn't have used this technique at all (it's a bit dated) but I am going for a Tuscan decor in my home.",
"I wouldn't recommend this product."
] |
1 | Break It To The Pitiful Fans | First, I wake up everyday wondering how Eminem maintains a fan base of many. But then I tell myself, "well, a lot of the population is delusional and tastless as well as....stupid." So then I say, that's definetly his crowd.How can a man like Eminem crtiicze Michael Jackson: The man who is the biggest selling artist of all time. Michael Jackson, who has higher standards. Michael Jackson, who is idolized by many...and yet Eminem said that he STILL idolizes Michael Jackson.Eminem says Michael is a genius, a legend, and has gone through a lot of $hit. Is he just hypocritical? He bashes a legend, a genius, the man he idolized? He wants to add to more of this B.S MJ is persisting through?Eminem, you have low standards, and maybe that's why your records sales are decreasing, and your fan base is weakening. I went to your official site, and I have seen many of your loyal fans turn on you. Sad Eminem, you crossed the line of trying to be controversial in order to sell records. | 983 | [
"First, I wake up everyday wondering how Eminem maintains a fan base of many.",
"But then I tell myself, \"well, a lot of the population is delusional and tastless as well as....stupid.\" So then I say, that's definetly his crowd.How can a man like Eminem crtiicze Michael Jackson: The man who is the biggest selling artist of all time.",
"Michael Jackson, who has higher standards.",
"Michael Jackson, who is idolized by many...and yet Eminem said that he STILL idolizes Michael Jackson.Eminem says Michael is a genius, a legend, and has gone through a lot of $hit.",
"Is he just hypocritical?",
"He bashes a legend, a genius, the man he idolized?",
"He wants to add to more of this B.S MJ is persisting through?",
"Eminem, you have low standards, and maybe that's why your records sales are decreasing, and your fan base is weakening.",
"I went to your official site, and I have seen many of your loyal fans turn on you.",
"Sad Eminem, you crossed the line of trying to be controversial in order to sell records."
] |
1 | Big disappointment | If these ever do return don't waste your money. I loved the features and initially the calibration was pretty much dead-on. But in a little over a year it turned to complete and useless junk. The timer still works if you can manage to set it without going absolutely mad (it is difficult to set at best with no way to back up if you overshoot the value you want) but the thermometer suddenly started reading 20-30 degrees F high on both readouts so the electronics simply failed. The higher-mass oven temperature probe in tandem with the food probe is really a great idea but it just didn't hold up. The sad part is I bought this to replace another one that failed only after a year's service that actually bore a very reputable brand name in thermal instruments. If you want something reliable and even vaguely durable you just have to bite the bullet and purchase a commercial grade instrument for ten times the price. This was clearly junk and I got far less than what I paid for. | 983 | [
"If these ever do return don't waste your money.",
"I loved the features and initially the calibration was pretty much dead-on.",
"But in a little over a year it turned to complete and useless junk.",
"The timer still works if you can manage to set it without going absolutely mad (it is difficult to set at best with no way to back up if you overshoot the value you want) but the thermometer suddenly started reading 20-30 degrees F high on both readouts so the electronics simply failed.",
"The higher-mass oven temperature probe in tandem with the food probe is really a great idea but it just didn't hold up.",
"The sad part is I bought this to replace another one that failed only after a year's service that actually bore a very reputable brand name in thermal instruments.",
"If you want something reliable and even vaguely durable you just have to bite the bullet and purchase a commercial grade instrument for ten times the price.",
"This was clearly junk and I got far less than what I paid for."
] |
1 | Worst Simpsons book ever | The book starts off as a poor effort to explain how various Simpsons characters fit in as, or have affected typical members of American society. With incorrect plot and quote references aplenty, the book quickly disintegrates into a hodge podge of poorly written chapters that wouldn't have made the grade in a freshman high school english class. Farther into the book the author loses sight of what the book is supposed to be about and switches to explaining other authors views of American politics, work attitudes and home life with miserably thin attempts to relate the views to the Simpsons. With minimal time the mistakes were easily researchable and correctable. I don't think much could have been done with the writing style. I had a very hard time stomaching and finishing this book. So far this is the worst book on the subject of the Simpsons. It does not even earn one star but that is the lowest rating available. Don't waste time or money on this book. I'm sorry I did! | 983 | [
"The book starts off as a poor effort to explain how various Simpsons characters fit in as, or have affected typical members of American society.",
"With incorrect plot and quote references aplenty, the book quickly disintegrates into a hodge podge of poorly written chapters that wouldn't have made the grade in a freshman high school english class.",
"Farther into the book the author loses sight of what the book is supposed to be about and switches to explaining other authors views of American politics, work attitudes and home life with miserably thin attempts to relate the views to the Simpsons.",
"With minimal time the mistakes were easily researchable and correctable.",
"I don't think much could have been done with the writing style.",
"I had a very hard time stomaching and finishing this book.",
"So far this is the worst book on the subject of the Simpsons.",
"It does not even earn one star but that is the lowest rating available.",
"Don't waste time or money on this book.",
"I'm sorry I did!"
] |
1 | Too much leaning | While making convincing arguments in her book about how Bill Clinton should have been held accountable for his wrongdoing, she let too much of her own conservative prejudice show in this book. While making her point, she seemed to be defending Richard Nixon and I felt she was trying to be an advocate in his defense. It would have been more convincing if she had spent her time simply laying out the case against Clinton and left it at that. After all, her book did say it was the case against Bill Clinton.I couldn't get past the first few chapters. I kept thinking it would get better, but it didn't. I tried to get through the entire book and did a pretty good job. I had to quit at Chapter 18; Wampumgate. Her writing sytle is too much like her talking style - going off on tangents and making side comments referencing to other parts of the book. It all go too confusing and seemed to ramble at times. I will not be buying any more Ann Coulter books and I pity anyone who does. | 983 | [
"While making convincing arguments in her book about how Bill Clinton should have been held accountable for his wrongdoing, she let too much of her own conservative prejudice show in this book.",
"While making her point, she seemed to be defending Richard Nixon and I felt she was trying to be an advocate in his defense.",
"It would have been more convincing if she had spent her time simply laying out the case against Clinton and left it at that.",
"After all, her book did say it was the case against Bill Clinton.I couldn't get past the first few chapters.",
"I kept thinking it would get better, but it didn't.",
"I tried to get through the entire book and did a pretty good job.",
"I had to quit at Chapter 18; Wampumgate.",
"Her writing sytle is too much like her talking style - going off on tangents and making side comments referencing to other parts of the book.",
"It all go too confusing and seemed to ramble at times.",
"I will not be buying any more Ann Coulter books and I pity anyone who does."
] |
1 | junk pieces of plastic | I ordered three of these (the silver ones), one for my three and half year old son, and one each for his cousins aged 5 and 6. The set looked beautiful in the package, but when I opened the package and took the binoculars in hand, I realized I was holding a junk piece of plastic! One of the eyepieces broke within a minute due to the poorly designed (?) hinge. The telescope is supposedly a 10X power, but is just a plastic tube with two lenses on each end. The compass keeps pointing to the East as North. The flashlight seems like the best of the six items. A bonus wrist watch is so thick and huge that forget 6 year olds, it's big even for adults. The set also includes a fixed focus, fixed speed, no flash, reusable camera. I am sure it will take pictures, but I am not inclined to keep it. I am returning all the three sets. (...)At (the price) my expectations were already not very high. But with this quality, this stuff is not even worth the packaging and shipping charges. | 983 | [
"I ordered three of these (the silver ones), one for my three and half year old son, and one each for his cousins aged 5 and 6.",
"The set looked beautiful in the package, but when I opened the package and took the binoculars in hand, I realized I was holding a junk piece of plastic!",
"One of the eyepieces broke within a minute due to the poorly designed (?",
") hinge.",
"The telescope is supposedly a 10X power, but is just a plastic tube with two lenses on each end.",
"The compass keeps pointing to the East as North.",
"The flashlight seems like the best of the six items.",
"A bonus wrist watch is so thick and huge that forget 6 year olds, it's big even for adults.",
"The set also includes a fixed focus, fixed speed, no flash, reusable camera.",
"I am sure it will take pictures, but I am not inclined to keep it.",
"I am returning all the three sets.",
"(...)At (the price) my expectations were already not very high.",
"But with this quality, this stuff is not even worth the packaging and shipping charges."
] |
1 | Major Disappointment | I've used Calendar Creator Plus (Win 95 and Win 3.1) for years on my XP computer. Recently, I had major problems so I purchased version 9 because I'd read the dismal reviews of subsequent versions. It was a total waste of money because it cannot print a Month At a Glance calendar on facing pages properly. The old version had no problems with this, as well as having many more font colors available. I managed to reinstall my old version of Calendar Creator Plus successfully and am happily using it. I believe this must have been the LAST version of this useful product to ever work properly! I have no interest in pictures, etc., only wanting to produce an electronic calendar that monitors all my standing and new appointments with readable text in my specified format. When Softkey had the product it worked; it hasn't worked properly since. Broderbund has turned it into a real ripoff. What a shame! I wouldn't even give it one star, but can't unclick the one that's there.Toby | 983 | [
"I've used Calendar Creator Plus (Win 95 and Win 3.1) for years on my XP computer.",
"Recently, I had major problems so I purchased version 9 because I'd read the dismal reviews of subsequent versions.",
"It was a total waste of money because it cannot print a Month At a Glance calendar on facing pages properly.",
"The old version had no problems with this, as well as having many more font colors available.",
"I managed to reinstall my old version of Calendar Creator Plus successfully and am happily using it.",
"I believe this must have been the LAST version of this useful product to ever work properly!",
"I have no interest in pictures, etc., only wanting to produce an electronic calendar that monitors all my standing and new appointments with readable text in my specified format.",
"When Softkey had the product it worked; it hasn't worked properly since.",
"Broderbund has turned it into a real ripoff.",
"What a shame!",
"I wouldn't even give it one star, but can't unclick the one that's there.Toby"
] |
1 | Don't believe the lies. | I actually worked on this movie. Well, briefly. I worked as a grip for the classroom scenes. But only for a few days because I simply could not stomach the out-of-control egos of the Hale Manor Collective. I also have to point out something very shady going on here. A few days ago, someone posted an honest review of this movie that the Collective did not agree with. A quick side note, the reviewer hit the nail on the head in saying that the reviews came from the people involved with the movie. When the DVD's listing first appeared here on Amazon, an e-mail was sent out for everyone to post reviews. When the negative review was posted, another e-mail was sent out telling us to "bury it". The good reviews that are on this page are not honest, they are all phony and posted by the various members of the Hale Manor Collective. And frankly, that really stinks and is really unprofessional. So guys, face the facts. You made a lousy movie and somebody called you on it. Grow up. | 983 | [
"I actually worked on this movie.",
"Well, briefly.",
"I worked as a grip for the classroom scenes.",
"But only for a few days because I simply could not stomach the out-of-control egos of the Hale Manor Collective.",
"I also have to point out something very shady going on here.",
"A few days ago, someone posted an honest review of this movie that the Collective did not agree with.",
"A quick side note, the reviewer hit the nail on the head in saying that the reviews came from the people involved with the movie.",
"When the DVD's listing first appeared here on Amazon, an e-mail was sent out for everyone to post reviews.",
"When the negative review was posted, another e-mail was sent out telling us to \"bury it\".",
"The good reviews that are on this page are not honest, they are all phony and posted by the various members of the Hale Manor Collective.",
"And frankly, that really stinks and is really unprofessional.",
"So guys, face the facts.",
"You made a lousy movie and somebody called you on it.",
"Grow up."
] |
1 | CRC errors and other problems | I loved the C&C; games from the 90's and was happy to see that EA made them to run on XP now.I got two of these for Xmas in 2006. One from my wife, the other from my mother-in-law.One had 5 CRC errors in various files stating "The medium from which you are running the setup may be corrupted....." After the fifth I got the great "Catastrophic failure" and off it went.The second managed to go through the install with 13 CRC errors but never a Catastrophic failure, but it would not play properly (of course).So I took my wife's back to CompUSA and exchanged it with no problem for a third one..........got the first CRC error in the same file and decided I wasn't going through with the rest this time and aborted the whole thing.I'll be calling EA in the next couple days to figure out what is wrong. I'm glad everyone has been able to load it, but I just have got screwed on three different ones. Never even heard of that from any of my friends. Maybe I am doing something wrong. | 983 | [
"I loved the C&C; games from the 90's and was happy to see that EA made them to run on XP now.I got two of these for Xmas in 2006.",
"One from my wife, the other from my mother-in-law.One had 5 CRC errors in various files stating \"The medium from which you are running the setup may be corrupted.....\" After the fifth I got the great \"Catastrophic failure\" and off it went.The second managed to go through the install with 13 CRC errors but never a Catastrophic failure, but it would not play properly (of course).So I took my wife's back to CompUSA and exchanged it with no problem for a third one..........got the first CRC error in the same file and decided I wasn't going through with the rest this time and aborted the whole thing.I'll be calling EA in the next couple days to figure out what is wrong.",
"I'm glad everyone has been able to load it, but I just have got screwed on three different ones.",
"Never even heard of that from any of my friends.",
"Maybe I am doing something wrong."
] |
1 | Utter Rubbish! | Firsty, the slim booklet is very poorly published. It looks like an amateur/self-published effort. Several pages became detached while I was reading it normally, thus preventing me returning it to Amazon.There are several mathematical and arithmetic errors, and the writer is very poor at this craft. He constantly refers to himself as "the author". "The author did this; the author did that" presumably not knowing the word "I".None of the above would matter in the slightest if the contents had any value. 'The author' spends the entire book trying to predict the unpredictable. The word "Random" means "unpredictable." Therefore to attempt to predict random events is absurd.There is one real nugget of wisdom in the book. This appears on the very first page, and says:- "Using systems in this book...in the long run....for casino games, will errode your bankroll. Do not gamble with money you cannot afford to lose."For this quite true piece of advice I award the booklet 1 star. | 983 | [
"Firsty, the slim booklet is very poorly published.",
"It looks like an amateur/self-published effort.",
"Several pages became detached while I was reading it normally, thus preventing me returning it to Amazon.There are several mathematical and arithmetic errors, and the writer is very poor at this craft.",
"He constantly refers to himself as \"the author\".",
"\"The author did this; the author did that\" presumably not knowing the word \"I\".None of the above would matter in the slightest if the contents had any value.",
"'The author' spends the entire book trying to predict the unpredictable.",
"The word \"Random\" means \"unpredictable.\" Therefore to attempt to predict random events is absurd.There is one real nugget of wisdom in the book.",
"This appears on the very first page, and says:- \"Using systems in this book...in the long run....for casino games, will errode your bankroll.",
"Do not gamble with money you cannot afford to lose.\"For this quite true piece of advice I award the booklet 1 star."
] |
1 | A $200.00 PIECE OF JUNK | I'VE HAD MINE FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW, WELL, THE FIRST FEW WEEKS, I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE THING LEAKING (3 TIMES)THEY KEPT SENDING ME WATER CONTAINERS. THE CARAFFE THAT'S SUPPOSED TO KEEP THE COFFEE HOT FOR 4 HOURS, WELL, THAT'S A BUNCH OF BULL. YOU'RE LUCKY IF IT STAYS FOR ONE. I CALLED UP SO MANY TIMES , THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE IT!!!!!NOW I CAN'T EVEN USE IT, AS SOON AS YOU PUT THE WATER CONTAINER IN THE MACHINE, IT STARTS POURING OUT WATER EVERYWHERE. THEY WANT $65.00 TO REPLACE A 50 CENT SEAL, THATS WORN OUT. I OFFERED THEM $10.00 FOR THE STUPID THING, THEY WOUDN'T EVEN SEND IT TO ME FOR THAT. YOU CAN'T EVEN SPEAK TO A MANAGER THEY JUST DON'T LET YOU!!!!!I WOULD OF BEEN BETTER OFF BUYING MY $30.00 MR.COFFEE MACHINES EVERY 2-3 YEARS, INSTEAD OF THIS $200.00 PIECE OF JUNK . IT WOULD OF BEEN A LOT CHEAPER.I WOUDN'T HAVE BEEN SO MAD IF THEY REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE WHEN THEY FIGURED OUT I GOT STUCK WITH A LEMON!!!!!!DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY, YOU WORK TOO HARD FOR IT!!!!! | 983 | [
"I'VE HAD MINE FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW, WELL, THE FIRST FEW WEEKS, I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE THING LEAKING (3 TIMES)THEY KEPT SENDING ME WATER CONTAINERS.",
"THE CARAFFE THAT'S SUPPOSED TO KEEP THE COFFEE HOT FOR 4 HOURS, WELL, THAT'S A BUNCH OF BULL.",
"YOU'RE LUCKY IF IT STAYS FOR ONE.",
"I CALLED UP SO MANY TIMES , THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE IT!!!",
"!!",
"NOW I CAN'T EVEN USE IT, AS SOON AS YOU PUT THE WATER CONTAINER IN THE MACHINE, IT STARTS POURING OUT WATER EVERYWHERE.",
"THEY WANT $65.00 TO REPLACE A 50 CENT SEAL, THATS WORN OUT.",
"I OFFERED THEM $10.00 FOR THE STUPID THING, THEY WOUDN'T EVEN SEND IT TO ME FOR THAT.",
"YOU CAN'T EVEN SPEAK TO A MANAGER THEY JUST DON'T LET YOU!!!",
"!!",
"I WOULD OF BEEN BETTER OFF BUYING MY $30.00 MR.COFFEE MACHINES EVERY 2-3 YEARS, INSTEAD OF THIS $200.00 PIECE OF JUNK.",
"IT WOULD OF BEEN A LOT CHEAPER.I WOUDN'T HAVE BEEN SO MAD IF THEY REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE WHEN THEY FIGURED OUT I GOT STUCK WITH A LEMON!!!",
"!!!",
"DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY, YOU WORK TOO HARD FOR IT!!!",
"!!"
] |
1 | Kiosk <1 | Opening credits lists an asylum in Washington State as the source and the date of 11/6/89 of this patient breakout - sorry, despite the docudrama feel it never happened on that or any date and for that matter in any state. Our Belgium "Tax Shelter for Films Investing" studio must have played pin-the-tail-on-the-map as a site location for their fantasy tale. As for the script it's usually females that are picked by writers as victims who can only make dumb decisions while being implausibly "no way out" trapped by bad whatevers but in this case it's a rock band group (How could all of them have gotten the same cafeteria jobs at once?) having to defend themselves. The whole thing seemed contrived and as artificial as the blood. You have to be desperate to want to see red stuff (sort of since the lights were mostly out) to last through this one. The whole production seemed cheap. Must not be a lot of investors (they actually listed their names) seeking some tax sheltering. | 983 | [
"Opening credits lists an asylum in Washington State as the source and the date of 11/6/89 of this patient breakout - sorry, despite the docudrama feel it never happened on that or any date and for that matter in any state.",
"Our Belgium \"Tax Shelter for Films Investing\" studio must have played pin-the-tail-on-the-map as a site location for their fantasy tale.",
"As for the script it's usually females that are picked by writers as victims who can only make dumb decisions while being implausibly \"no way out\" trapped by bad whatevers but in this case it's a rock band group (How could all of them have gotten the same cafeteria jobs at once?",
") having to defend themselves.",
"The whole thing seemed contrived and as artificial as the blood.",
"You have to be desperate to want to see red stuff (sort of since the lights were mostly out) to last through this one.",
"The whole production seemed cheap.",
"Must not be a lot of investors (they actually listed their names) seeking some tax sheltering."
] |
1 | Deserves Zero Stars | My wife and I enjoy watching the YouTube re-runs of "What's My Line," and sometimes to amuse ourselves, one of us will make up a career to be guessed while the other tries to figure it out. This game offers absolutely zero over our guessing game. The game does provide a list of sample careers, but that would only be useful if you were devoid of any imagination of your own. The game also provides a set of photos to stand for the person whose career you are guessing, but since you can arbitrarily match the photo to the career, the picture offers you no information to aid in your guessing. And finally, the game provides a counting wheel to keep track of the number of incorrect guesses, only useful for those lacking the ability to keep track using their fingers. The only redeeming value to our purchase was the good laugh we got when we discovered how stupid it was. I might also add that the game is durable, as it seems to be holding up rather well as it sits in our closet. | 983 | [
"My wife and I enjoy watching the YouTube re-runs of \"What's My Line,\" and sometimes to amuse ourselves, one of us will make up a career to be guessed while the other tries to figure it out.",
"This game offers absolutely zero over our guessing game.",
"The game does provide a list of sample careers, but that would only be useful if you were devoid of any imagination of your own.",
"The game also provides a set of photos to stand for the person whose career you are guessing, but since you can arbitrarily match the photo to the career, the picture offers you no information to aid in your guessing.",
"And finally, the game provides a counting wheel to keep track of the number of incorrect guesses, only useful for those lacking the ability to keep track using their fingers.",
"The only redeeming value to our purchase was the good laugh we got when we discovered how stupid it was.",
"I might also add that the game is durable, as it seems to be holding up rather well as it sits in our closet."
] |
1 | This is ridiculous. | REALLY, REALLY ridiculous. Hilary Duff has been in the pop music scene for two years and now gets a greatest hits album?Why do you think No Doubt got a Greatest Hits album? Duh, they've been around for almost twenty years and have about fifteen singles, six albums that are all masterpieces.Hilary Duff has had minor hits and two albums. They are far from being a masterpiece. How long do you think it took No Doubt to get famous? Took nine years. That's nearly a decade. Hilary's happened overnight(Sorry I took that from another reviewer)No Doubt got a contract because of their musical talent. Hilary got hers because she was on a stupid TV show and the record company want to make as much money as possible. Bottom Line: They didn't care if she could sing or not, they just wanted to make money out of this cow.If you want a band that is worth your time, check out No Doubt. Their music is awesome and they won't be a band that you will be embarrased to have liked later in life. | 983 | [
"REALLY, REALLY ridiculous.",
"Hilary Duff has been in the pop music scene for two years and now gets a greatest hits album?",
"Why do you think No Doubt got a Greatest Hits album?",
"Duh, they've been around for almost twenty years and have about fifteen singles, six albums that are all masterpieces.Hilary Duff has had minor hits and two albums.",
"They are far from being a masterpiece.",
"How long do you think it took No Doubt to get famous?",
"Took nine years.",
"That's nearly a decade.",
"Hilary's happened overnight(Sorry I took that from another reviewer)No Doubt got a contract because of their musical talent.",
"Hilary got hers because she was on a stupid TV show and the record company want to make as much money as possible.",
"Bottom Line: They didn't care if she could sing or not, they just wanted to make money out of this cow.If you want a band that is worth your time, check out No Doubt.",
"Their music is awesome and they won't be a band that you will be embarrased to have liked later in life."
] |
1 | yesterday upon the stair..... | Primarily a history of an impressive project to analyse the layers of snow fall on the Greenland ice cap, the book suffers from lack of focus and from unfortunate efforts at being easily approachable and topical. It is strongest at revealing the influence of variation in earth's orbit on local Greenland (and nearby North American) climate, but even here the information is presented hurriedly and one comes away knowing little more of the various climaticaly significant orbital changes the data reveals.At it's weakest point however, there is a sad attempt to relate the ice core data to global warming. This could be parodied as "there is no evidence of recent dramatic global warming in the ice core data, therefore global warming exists." To be kinder, the author feels "since I know global warming exists from other sources, the lack of data supporting global warming in my ice cores means this must be an entirely new sort of warming." There clearly is an easier explanation. | 983 | [
"Primarily a history of an impressive project to analyse the layers of snow fall on the Greenland ice cap, the book suffers from lack of focus and from unfortunate efforts at being easily approachable and topical.",
"It is strongest at revealing the influence of variation in earth's orbit on local Greenland (and nearby North American) climate, but even here the information is presented hurriedly and one comes away knowing little more of the various climaticaly significant orbital changes the data reveals.At it's weakest point however, there is a sad attempt to relate the ice core data to global warming.",
"This could be parodied as \"there is no evidence of recent dramatic global warming in the ice core data, therefore global warming exists.\" To be kinder, the author feels \"since I know global warming exists from other sources, the lack of data supporting global warming in my ice cores means this must be an entirely new sort of warming.\" There clearly is an easier explanation."
] |
1 | Seattle reviewer and the facts | While I am happy the anonymous reviewer from Seattle enjoyed this book, he misstates the facts. He claimed my review had "unfounded claims of inaccuracy" I offer the following rebuttal: 1. On page 858 of the First American (Viking) Hardcover edition is found the following statement: "1969 16-21 July: Apollo 11 (USA) lands three men on the moon, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin." This is still wrong- only Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon.2. Page 901: "Truman, President H. F." This is not the name of our former President.3. Anonymous in Seattle is welcome to his opinion about Roberts' coverage of the internet, but I still think he largely misses the point of the impact on the World, even if it has only majorly impacted major populations in the first world nations so far.While I have enjoyed many of J. M. Roberts books. This was a sloppy effort and not worth most readers time or money. In addition the quality of the printing of my copy was terrible. | 983 | [
"While I am happy the anonymous reviewer from Seattle enjoyed this book, he misstates the facts.",
"He claimed my review had \"unfounded claims of inaccuracy\" I offer the following rebuttal: 1.",
"On page 858 of the First American (Viking) Hardcover edition is found the following statement: \"1969 16-21 July: Apollo 11 (USA) lands three men on the moon, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin.\" This is still wrong- only Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon.2. Page 901: \"Truman, President H.",
"F.\" This is not the name of our former President.3. Anonymous in Seattle is welcome to his opinion about Roberts' coverage of the internet, but I still think he largely misses the point of the impact on the World, even if it has only majorly impacted major populations in the first world nations so far.While I have enjoyed many of J.",
"M.",
"Roberts books.",
"This was a sloppy effort and not worth most readers time or money.",
"In addition the quality of the printing of my copy was terrible."
] |
1 | don't waste your money!!! | first.coffee was not hot enough to disolve my creamer, had to zip it up in microwave, i don't like my coffee scalding hot but this was luke warm at best! second. features a ''cup warmer'' on top, this does not work. third.no light on clock, has to be in a well lit area to see time,black on grey readout very hard to see! fourth. carafe leaked coffee everytime we poured it!fifth. about a two inch wide channel to pour the water in , if you don't have the hands of a surgeon your going to spill it!!! sixth. supposed to stop coffee in mid perk so you can get a cup before carafe is filled,leaked onto burner plate about half the time. lastly i'm not an engineer but i know a poor design when i have seen and used it!!! being from wilmington ohio and still living here (barely)you learn to value every penny!!!i hope this review was helpful,this was bought through home hardware store not amazon. bought G.E. coffee maker third off price and its great thank you for reading this j . z | 983 | [
"first.coffee was not hot enough to disolve my creamer, had to zip it up in microwave, i don't like my coffee scalding hot but this was luke warm at best!",
"second.",
"features a ''cup warmer'' on top, this does not work.",
"third.no light on clock, has to be in a well lit area to see time,black on grey readout very hard to see!",
"fourth.",
"carafe leaked coffee everytime we poured it!",
"fifth.",
"about a two inch wide channel to pour the water in , if you don't have the hands of a surgeon your going to spill it!!!",
"sixth.",
"supposed to stop coffee in mid perk so you can get a cup before carafe is filled,leaked onto burner plate about half the time.",
"lastly i'm not an engineer but i know a poor design when i have seen and used it!!!",
"being from wilmington ohio and still living here (barely)you learn to value every penny!!!",
"i hope this review was helpful,this was bought through home hardware store not amazon.",
"bought G.E. coffee maker third off price and its great thank you for reading this j.",
"z"
] |
1 | Macintosh users beware! | If you are a Mac user and thinking of using the Buffalo Linkstation as a NETWORK STORAGE DEVICE for a MEDIA SERVER you can do much better! I ordered this with the hope of using it to store and serve iTunes and iPhoto. 1. The instructions for getting it set up we're either out of date or Buffalo hadn't hooked up a Mac to see how it currently works. Instructions for the Mac were pretty much 'you're on you own'. After some troubleshooting I got it working. 2. The download times were unbeliveably slow! It didn't support Appletalk or Extended Appletalk. I had to revert to using SMB protocol... 54 hours to download 8 gigs! I think not. I called their support team and they essentially shrugged their shoulders... Mac's were not their thing. I ended up sending it back and getting a LaCie ...same size storage for $20 less. Set up was a breeze. Appletalk was supported, also Unix, Linux & Windows. 8 gigs downloaded in 45 minutes! That's more like it! Hope this helps your decision. | 983 | [
"If you are a Mac user and thinking of using the Buffalo Linkstation as a NETWORK STORAGE DEVICE for a MEDIA SERVER you can do much better!",
"I ordered this with the hope of using it to store and serve iTunes and iPhoto.",
"1.",
"The instructions for getting it set up we're either out of date or Buffalo hadn't hooked up a Mac to see how it currently works.",
"Instructions for the Mac were pretty much 'you're on you own'.",
"After some troubleshooting I got it working.",
"2.",
"The download times were unbeliveably slow!",
"It didn't support Appletalk or Extended Appletalk.",
"I had to revert to using SMB protocol... 54 hours to download 8 gigs!",
"I think not.",
"I called their support team and they essentially shrugged their shoulders... Mac's were not their thing.",
"I ended up sending it back and getting a LaCie ...same size storage for $20 less.",
"Set up was a breeze.",
"Appletalk was supported, also Unix, Linux & Windows.",
"8 gigs downloaded in 45 minutes!",
"That's more like it!",
"Hope this helps your decision."
] |
1 | What a hack! | Being a Pete Tong Hater is not always easy, but it always enjoyable. It is like people that hate the BackStreet Boys, or Brittany Spears. We hate them becasue of what they represent. They are the hacks that tap into the highest peaks of cultural popularity and try to make it their own. On 2000, Tong has struck again.Like the old Ronco Greatest hits that we used to buy at Kmart when we were kids (remember all the best songs, no hidden gems) Tong does the exact same here, taking the life away from some great songs. His track listing is a Greatist Techno Hits (as he has always done) and peices them together for our listening enjoyment. To make matters even worse his mixing is not the least bit inspiring.Such current house hits like (well every track) Koochy, Time is Now, Tell me Why are throw together just so Pete can make a quick buck. Do yourself a favor, just say no, and find some techno that will challenge you, but also move you...unless N'sync really are your hero's. | 983 | [
"Being a Pete Tong Hater is not always easy, but it always enjoyable.",
"It is like people that hate the BackStreet Boys, or Brittany Spears.",
"We hate them becasue of what they represent.",
"They are the hacks that tap into the highest peaks of cultural popularity and try to make it their own.",
"On 2000, Tong has struck again.Like the old Ronco Greatest hits that we used to buy at Kmart when we were kids (remember all the best songs, no hidden gems) Tong does the exact same here, taking the life away from some great songs.",
"His track listing is a Greatist Techno Hits (as he has always done) and peices them together for our listening enjoyment.",
"To make matters even worse his mixing is not the least bit inspiring.Such current house hits like (well every track) Koochy, Time is Now, Tell me Why are throw together just so Pete can make a quick buck.",
"Do yourself a favor, just say no, and find some techno that will challenge you, but also move you...unless N'sync really are your hero's."
] |
1 | Avoid At All Cost | This is a horrible, horrible book. It does not deliver what readers have come to expect from a good romance novel. First, this novel is full of interesting history that the author does not describe in greater detail. She is a very poor historian and should concentrate more on the romantic part of the plot. All she does is confuse the reader with her vaguely described historical events. Second, the male protagonist is mostly unpleasant and often cruel. Very rarely do we see a soft spot in his heart for the heroine. I was really hoping that there would be a major confession of the "hero's" love for the heroine at the end of the story, especially after the way he treats her throughout the book. But no. He never even says the 3 little words we have come to expect at the end (at least) of a good romance novel. We are just supposed to assume he loves her. Very unfulfilling! Third, there are numerous loose ends at the end of the novel. Definitely a book to avoid at all costs. | 983 | [
"This is a horrible, horrible book.",
"It does not deliver what readers have come to expect from a good romance novel.",
"First, this novel is full of interesting history that the author does not describe in greater detail.",
"She is a very poor historian and should concentrate more on the romantic part of the plot.",
"All she does is confuse the reader with her vaguely described historical events.",
"Second, the male protagonist is mostly unpleasant and often cruel.",
"Very rarely do we see a soft spot in his heart for the heroine.",
"I was really hoping that there would be a major confession of the \"hero's\" love for the heroine at the end of the story, especially after the way he treats her throughout the book.",
"But no.",
"He never even says the 3 little words we have come to expect at the end (at least) of a good romance novel.",
"We are just supposed to assume he loves her.",
"Very unfulfilling!",
"Third, there are numerous loose ends at the end of the novel.",
"Definitely a book to avoid at all costs."
] |
1 | Terribly Disappointed | I saw this in the store and stupidly purchased before looking up the reviews. I figured, if it's a *Concert* and it's 100 minutes it's going to be worth the money.Unfortunately, the *concert* was only 4 songs. To me that's a performance but not a concert. After watching 4 songs it changed to the multi-cam view and I thought my DVD was defective. That's when I realized the sickening truth.Now for the money I paid, I would likely have purchased it even if I knew it was only 4 songs. The difference is then I would have bought it expecting just 4 songs, but I would not have purchased that day. I now feel I was tricked into purchasing that day.I understand that Kiss was not behind this release and would have complained to pixelon.com if their website still existed.Kiss needs to put at least one full length concert DVD to stop their fans from buying shoddy material. At least next time I'll know to see if it's an authorized release and to read the reviews first.Kissed off,Jer | 983 | [
"I saw this in the store and stupidly purchased before looking up the reviews.",
"I figured, if it's a *Concert* and it's 100 minutes it's going to be worth the money.Unfortunately, the *concert* was only 4 songs.",
"To me that's a performance but not a concert.",
"After watching 4 songs it changed to the multi-cam view and I thought my DVD was defective.",
"That's when I realized the sickening truth.Now for the money I paid, I would likely have purchased it even if I knew it was only 4 songs.",
"The difference is then I would have bought it expecting just 4 songs, but I would not have purchased that day.",
"I now feel I was tricked into purchasing that day.I understand that Kiss was not behind this release and would have complained to pixelon.com if their website still existed.Kiss needs to put at least one full length concert DVD to stop their fans from buying shoddy material.",
"At least next time I'll know to see if it's an authorized release and to read the reviews first.Kissed off,Jer"
] |
1 | Where's the -32 star rating? | I am quite angered that I must give this album even one star, which is at least 30 more than it deserves. If you like Jennifer Love Hewitt's music, you'll probably like this record. If you enjoy sticking sharp metal objects into your head, you may enjoy this record. If you enjoy listening to animals being tortured, this album is right up your alley. If, however, you have one ounce of sanity and you do not enjoy hurting yourself and other creatures, you'll want to avoid this album at all costs. Contained on this album are some of the worse sounds ever recorded. Ms. Abdul was never all that great in my book in the first place, but with this loathsome work she got caught in a downward spiral. I did not think that she could be any worse than her first two albums, but she proved me wrong. Do yourself a favor: go buy Urge Overkill's "Saturation" album instead. Buy ANYTHING else instead! Your world will be a much better place if you're not in possession of this hideous album. | 983 | [
"I am quite angered that I must give this album even one star, which is at least 30 more than it deserves.",
"If you like Jennifer Love Hewitt's music, you'll probably like this record.",
"If you enjoy sticking sharp metal objects into your head, you may enjoy this record.",
"If you enjoy listening to animals being tortured, this album is right up your alley.",
"If, however, you have one ounce of sanity and you do not enjoy hurting yourself and other creatures, you'll want to avoid this album at all costs.",
"Contained on this album are some of the worse sounds ever recorded.",
"Ms.",
"Abdul was never all that great in my book in the first place, but with this loathsome work she got caught in a downward spiral.",
"I did not think that she could be any worse than her first two albums, but she proved me wrong.",
"Do yourself a favor: go buy Urge Overkill's \"Saturation\" album instead.",
"Buy ANYTHING else instead!",
"Your world will be a much better place if you're not in possession of this hideous album."
] |
1 | Typical and pitiful! | Alan Marshall shines as yet another example of why we should KEEP ABORTION LEGAL! He could have been easily eliminated if his mother had taken the time to think about her awful decision to birth this so called "black man"!Here we have yet another book about whining, paranoid black men spouting the gospel about a whole group of women as if it represents all black women. How pitiful! And a publisher decided actually decided to publish this garbage! Thank goodness I did not actually buy it. A black guy I know purchased it for his reading group. I think he has subsequently BURNED IT!Maybe Mr. Marshall should look inward to see if he is attracting these type of women based on his own nasty, obtuse personality. Remember, YOU ATTRACT WHO YOU ARE!Well I can only hope that if he offers more of this ludicrous outlook to the universe he will finally reap what he sows. And finally if you are reading this Mr. Marshall, do us all a favor and DO NOT PROCREATE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES! | 983 | [
"Alan Marshall shines as yet another example of why we should KEEP ABORTION LEGAL!",
"He could have been easily eliminated if his mother had taken the time to think about her awful decision to birth this so called \"black man\"!",
"Here we have yet another book about whining, paranoid black men spouting the gospel about a whole group of women as if it represents all black women.",
"How pitiful!",
"And a publisher decided actually decided to publish this garbage!",
"Thank goodness I did not actually buy it.",
"A black guy I know purchased it for his reading group.",
"I think he has subsequently BURNED IT!",
"Maybe Mr.",
"Marshall should look inward to see if he is attracting these type of women based on his own nasty, obtuse personality.",
"Remember, YOU ATTRACT WHO YOU ARE!",
"Well I can only hope that if he offers more of this ludicrous outlook to the universe he will finally reap what he sows.",
"And finally if you are reading this Mr.",
"Marshall, do us all a favor and DO NOT PROCREATE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!"
] |
1 | Pick another brand | I have had my camera for just over one year and it has developed two major problems in that time and is currently inoperable. It has a problem with the lens not retracting and the camera losing function. (note: this is unrelated to the battery replacement issue outlined in the owner's manual). I sent it in the first time to be repaired and after a few weeks received it back. Then I developed the same problem again and it was just slightly past the year mark and the warranty had expired. I called them up and explained either something is wrong with my particular camera or it is a flaw in the product. They would only say that the base rate for repair was $110 and could go up from there. Konica Minolta was unwilling to do anything else. I would pick a brand 1. with a more reliable product and 2. that stands behind the products they make. This is a pretty camera and has some nice features, but then other brands have the same features and looks without the quality problems. | 983 | [
"I have had my camera for just over one year and it has developed two major problems in that time and is currently inoperable.",
"It has a problem with the lens not retracting and the camera losing function.",
"(note: this is unrelated to the battery replacement issue outlined in the owner's manual).",
"I sent it in the first time to be repaired and after a few weeks received it back.",
"Then I developed the same problem again and it was just slightly past the year mark and the warranty had expired.",
"I called them up and explained either something is wrong with my particular camera or it is a flaw in the product.",
"They would only say that the base rate for repair was $110 and could go up from there.",
"Konica Minolta was unwilling to do anything else.",
"I would pick a brand 1.",
"with a more reliable product and 2.",
"that stands behind the products they make.",
"This is a pretty camera and has some nice features, but then other brands have the same features and looks without the quality problems."
] |
1 | Painful | If you are under the age of 10, this might be seen as an okay, but very mediocre, book. However, those of us older and wiser will recognize the cliched plot of stock fantasy characters beaten over the head with a thesaurus a few times. The story follows Gaelen and Nelwyn, a pair of hunter-scouts who live in Dominglas forest. There are also humans involved, one of whom naturally comes in with a plan to save the day but they cannot hide the fact that 'Elfhunter' is a complete ripoff. Marks seems to feel no need to flesh out characters beyond tired stereotypes: the beauiful elves, the humans, the evil foe trying to get them. The characters remain one dimensional cutouts of their stereotypes with no personality or redeeming characteristics.All in all, I hated Elfhunter. This book is extremely boring and not original. It is copied off better books. I predicted every bit of it. One might even go so far as to call it plagarism. Save your money and buy a decent, original book. | 983 | [
"If you are under the age of 10, this might be seen as an okay, but very mediocre, book.",
"However, those of us older and wiser will recognize the cliched plot of stock fantasy characters beaten over the head with a thesaurus a few times.",
"The story follows Gaelen and Nelwyn, a pair of hunter-scouts who live in Dominglas forest.",
"There are also humans involved, one of whom naturally comes in with a plan to save the day but they cannot hide the fact that 'Elfhunter' is a complete ripoff.",
"Marks seems to feel no need to flesh out characters beyond tired stereotypes: the beauiful elves, the humans, the evil foe trying to get them.",
"The characters remain one dimensional cutouts of their stereotypes with no personality or redeeming characteristics.All in all, I hated Elfhunter.",
"This book is extremely boring and not original.",
"It is copied off better books.",
"I predicted every bit of it.",
"One might even go so far as to call it plagarism.",
"Save your money and buy a decent, original book."
] |
1 | Horrid | I've been a big James Bond fan for years and have read and re-read all the Ian Fleming and Kingsley Amis novels a number of times. Gardner's novels I've read exactly one time each and have never had a desire to pick any one of them up again.This one, however, was so bad that I couldn't even finish a first reading. It got so tedious that after finishing less than one-third of the book I had to set it down. That was several years ago, and I haven't had any desire to pick it up again since.It really is too bad that this had to happen because John Gardner really is a good novelist when he puts his heart into it. Sadly, though, his heart was never really with the Bond character. What's even worse for fans of the true Ian Fleming Bond, however, is the fact that the publisher passed the torch to the truly horrid Raymond Benson. Benson's cartoon Bond is lifted straight from the movie screen and makes even Gardner's most mediocre books (like this one) seem like works of genius. | 983 | [
"I've been a big James Bond fan for years and have read and re-read all the Ian Fleming and Kingsley Amis novels a number of times.",
"Gardner's novels I've read exactly one time each and have never had a desire to pick any one of them up again.This one, however, was so bad that I couldn't even finish a first reading.",
"It got so tedious that after finishing less than one-third of the book I had to set it down.",
"That was several years ago, and I haven't had any desire to pick it up again since.It really is too bad that this had to happen because John Gardner really is a good novelist when he puts his heart into it.",
"Sadly, though, his heart was never really with the Bond character.",
"What's even worse for fans of the true Ian Fleming Bond, however, is the fact that the publisher passed the torch to the truly horrid Raymond Benson.",
"Benson's cartoon Bond is lifted straight from the movie screen and makes even Gardner's most mediocre books (like this one) seem like works of genius."
] |
1 | Just absolutely awful | I have owned Motorola phones in the past and they've all been terrible. I knew I shouldn't have gotten the Razr, but it was a special deal and I had lost my good Samsung phone. So, I got suckered in.Looks great, performs horribly.1. The camera stopped working inside of a few days and all the pics came out as a blurred mess.2. Reception was horrible, and I've never had reception probs with T-mobile.3. Sound quality is terrible. I couldn't understand people. Think of the teacher from Charlie Brown. (Muaa waa wa waaaa waa)4. It says you have 4 new messages when there is only one.5. The response time when you press a button is up to two seconds.6. The volume knob is in a bizarre, hard to get to place in the upper part of the flip.Do yourself a favor and say as far away from any Motorola product as possible, and if you get suckered in... you'd BETTER buy the insurance plan, because it's not if.. .it's when. (For me, it lasted about 2 months before completely falling apart.) | 983 | [
"I have owned Motorola phones in the past and they've all been terrible.",
"I knew I shouldn't have gotten the Razr, but it was a special deal and I had lost my good Samsung phone.",
"So, I got suckered in.Looks great, performs horribly.1. The camera stopped working inside of a few days and all the pics came out as a blurred mess.2. Reception was horrible, and I've never had reception probs with T-mobile.3. Sound quality is terrible.",
"I couldn't understand people.",
"Think of the teacher from Charlie Brown.",
"(Muaa waa wa waaaa waa)4.",
"It says you have 4 new messages when there is only one.5. The response time when you press a button is up to two seconds.6. The volume knob is in a bizarre, hard to get to place in the upper part of the flip.Do yourself a favor and say as far away from any Motorola product as possible, and if you get suckered in... you'd BETTER buy the insurance plan, because it's not if..",
".it's when.",
"(For me, it lasted about 2 months before completely falling apart.)"
] |
1 | Don't get this phone | It hurts to say I was wrong but in this case I'll bite the bullet and admit. I made the wrong choice.I usually don't post comments but I was mucho motivated to save everyone else the same grief I and my friends went through. You're probably reading this page because you think this is a great phone but trust me this phone is aweful.Battery life lasts 1 day max, talk time is 2 hours max, and the phone won't charge properly. Heck, the guy at the Cingular corporate store even admits they've been hearing lots of complaints about this phone's battery life.I've bought new batteries, twice actually but that didn't solve the problem. The Cingular guy told me that the phone is at fault not the battery.. Well what can I say, I'm using an old Sony Ericsson T616 now.. I know its old but it's 10times better... My friend who was using v551 went back to using a black & white screen nokia phone and he's happier with it..I dare you to buy this phone.. Just don't say I didn't warn you... | 983 | [
"It hurts to say I was wrong but in this case I'll bite the bullet and admit.",
"I made the wrong choice.I usually don't post comments but I was mucho motivated to save everyone else the same grief I and my friends went through.",
"You're probably reading this page because you think this is a great phone but trust me this phone is aweful.Battery life lasts 1 day max, talk time is 2 hours max, and the phone won't charge properly.",
"Heck, the guy at the Cingular corporate store even admits they've been hearing lots of complaints about this phone's battery life.I've bought new batteries, twice actually but that didn't solve the problem.",
"The Cingular guy told me that the phone is at fault not the battery..",
"Well what can I say, I'm using an old Sony Ericsson T616 now..",
"I know its old but it's 10times better... My friend who was using v551 went back to using a black & white screen nokia phone and he's happier with it..I dare you to buy this phone..",
"Just don't say I didn't warn you..."
] |
1 | A Fabrication of Bernal | His "theories" ripped to shreds in academe, Bernal's laughable and embarrassing premise of the roots of Hellenic Culture has already been dumped on the slagheap of malignant, misguided history. Those who are confused enough to adhere to this nonsense are the same unlearned individuals who never possessed the capacity to understand the fountainhead of Western Civilization. You could lead them by the nose to any other fanciful and ridiculous origin of Hellenism and they would just as greedily lap it up in their erroneous scramble to rewrite and "correct" history. It is important to remember that for over 2,500 years Hellenism has remained incredibly resilient and has weathered much more severe events than Bernal. It will continue to do so because it is the natural conduit for humans who wish to live their lives in freedom & dignity. By the way, I would have given this book a negative star rating, but Amazon doesn't go that low. Avoid this book and theory like the plague. | 983 | [
"His \"theories\" ripped to shreds in academe, Bernal's laughable and embarrassing premise of the roots of Hellenic Culture has already been dumped on the slagheap of malignant, misguided history.",
"Those who are confused enough to adhere to this nonsense are the same unlearned individuals who never possessed the capacity to understand the fountainhead of Western Civilization.",
"You could lead them by the nose to any other fanciful and ridiculous origin of Hellenism and they would just as greedily lap it up in their erroneous scramble to rewrite and \"correct\" history.",
"It is important to remember that for over 2,500 years Hellenism has remained incredibly resilient and has weathered much more severe events than Bernal.",
"It will continue to do so because it is the natural conduit for humans who wish to live their lives in freedom & dignity.",
"By the way, I would have given this book a negative star rating, but Amazon doesn't go that low.",
"Avoid this book and theory like the plague."
] |
1 | Stank | Now, as a dutiful boyfriend, I've had to sit through my share of reeking romantic comedies, and some I've found more than merely tolerable. The plot is going to stink, that's a given - but maybe there'll be a laugh here or there, like in "Something about Mary." Not this time. By the standards of the genre, this one is boring. Even my girlfriend, who drags me to these things without shame, suggested halfway through that we nuke this one and put on something else. So, fair warning: this one is as corny as a regular romantic comedy, but without any entertainment value. Dull as it gets. Cameron Diaz was atrocious, worst actress in the world, capable of only one character (and it's not cute any more.)By the way, was I supposed to laugh when she punches her boyfriend in the face twice? Why is domestic violence funny when the woman is the attacker? This actually happens in reality, by the way. Imagine a guy beating his girl being played off as slapstick. There'd be an uproar. | 983 | [
"Now, as a dutiful boyfriend, I've had to sit through my share of reeking romantic comedies, and some I've found more than merely tolerable.",
"The plot is going to stink, that's a given - but maybe there'll be a laugh here or there, like in \"Something about Mary.\" Not this time.",
"By the standards of the genre, this one is boring.",
"Even my girlfriend, who drags me to these things without shame, suggested halfway through that we nuke this one and put on something else.",
"So, fair warning: this one is as corny as a regular romantic comedy, but without any entertainment value.",
"Dull as it gets.",
"Cameron Diaz was atrocious, worst actress in the world, capable of only one character (and it's not cute any more.)By the way, was I supposed to laugh when she punches her boyfriend in the face twice?",
"Why is domestic violence funny when the woman is the attacker?",
"This actually happens in reality, by the way.",
"Imagine a guy beating his girl being played off as slapstick.",
"There'd be an uproar."
] |
1 | Waste of Money. | BEWARE...WILL NOT LOOK LIKE ADVERTISED PICTURE!!I ordered two of these. This one and the extreme version. I 100% agree with the previous reviewer when they stated that the extreme version is the way to go. It works perfectly. This, on the other hand, is a piece of junk. First, I should've known that it was a floozee when I saw that the compartment for the foam is too large for the foam. Second, I bought this for mice to stay out of my closet. I still have a huge gap under the door. Third, the darn foam broke to pieces when I tried to make it utilize more space in the gap under the door. I ended up placing this crap INSIDE of the closet to use a block for mice to stay out. I also went to the container store and bought a draft guard made with cedar wood chips inside. This did the trick. The weight of it is awesome, and it is cheaper than this product AND the extreme version.I would have definitely sent this junk back to amazon had I not cut the foam to fit my door. Sigh. | 983 | [
"BEWARE...WILL NOT LOOK LIKE ADVERTISED PICTURE!!",
"I ordered two of these.",
"This one and the extreme version.",
"I 100% agree with the previous reviewer when they stated that the extreme version is the way to go.",
"It works perfectly.",
"This, on the other hand, is a piece of junk.",
"First, I should've known that it was a floozee when I saw that the compartment for the foam is too large for the foam.",
"Second, I bought this for mice to stay out of my closet.",
"I still have a huge gap under the door.",
"Third, the darn foam broke to pieces when I tried to make it utilize more space in the gap under the door.",
"I ended up placing this crap INSIDE of the closet to use a block for mice to stay out.",
"I also went to the container store and bought a draft guard made with cedar wood chips inside.",
"This did the trick.",
"The weight of it is awesome, and it is cheaper than this product AND the extreme version.I would have definitely sent this junk back to amazon had I not cut the foam to fit my door.",
"Sigh."
] |
1 | Buye beware | The product promised is of good quality. Alas, there are two major issues with the product and the seller:1. The low price is deceiving. I paid about $6 for two of these and they charged me about $11 for shipping. True, I could have checked on that but I naively trusted that it would be a reasonable cost. After all, these are tiny, light packages worth about $1 in shipping.2. The product pictured is not what the seller delivers. The packaging is different, the Japanese lettering is different and the quality of what the seller sent was of a lesser quality. I realized this after the packages were opened. The seller asked me to send them back on my own expense and when I refused to do so (after all I had already paid $11 _and_ it was they who sent the wrong items) and asked them to cover the cost, they cut off all communications.Thankfully, Amazon acted right in siding with me and refunding me the entire order. Thus: BUYER BEWARE OF THE SELLER - AND THE PRODUCT THEY SEND! | 983 | [
"The product promised is of good quality.",
"Alas, there are two major issues with the product and the seller:1.",
"The low price is deceiving.",
"I paid about $6 for two of these and they charged me about $11 for shipping.",
"True, I could have checked on that but I naively trusted that it would be a reasonable cost.",
"After all, these are tiny, light packages worth about $1 in shipping.2. The product pictured is not what the seller delivers.",
"The packaging is different, the Japanese lettering is different and the quality of what the seller sent was of a lesser quality.",
"I realized this after the packages were opened.",
"The seller asked me to send them back on my own expense and when I refused to do so (after all I had already paid $11 _and_ it was they who sent the wrong items) and asked them to cover the cost, they cut off all communications.Thankfully, Amazon acted right in siding with me and refunding me the entire order.",
"Thus: BUYER BEWARE OF THE SELLER - AND THE PRODUCT THEY SEND!"
] |
1 | Don't do it!!! | I was looking forward to using this recorder after I received it for Christmas and indeed started transfering some VHS tapes to DVD. From the beginning this machine gave me trouble. It would stop and freeze up when it was trying to format a new disc for recording at 98% complete and would not respond to anything, so I had to pull the power cord to reset it. A few times I had recorded a program and when I go to finalize the DVD, it had some error and did not record. Also after about 7 months (I hadn't used it that much), It started making a loud humming noise while it was pluged in but not being used. I had to start unplugging it! Now, a couple days ago, I went to record a program and it would not even format a new disc. I tried 3 different discs (of good quality) and the stupid thing could not get past 98% complete. I'm glad I didn't spend my money on it, but unfortunately a family member did. My advice: Buy a name brand thats been around awhile, like sony etc. Sorry:( | 983 | [
"I was looking forward to using this recorder after I received it for Christmas and indeed started transfering some VHS tapes to DVD.",
"From the beginning this machine gave me trouble.",
"It would stop and freeze up when it was trying to format a new disc for recording at 98% complete and would not respond to anything, so I had to pull the power cord to reset it.",
"A few times I had recorded a program and when I go to finalize the DVD, it had some error and did not record.",
"Also after about 7 months (I hadn't used it that much), It started making a loud humming noise while it was pluged in but not being used.",
"I had to start unplugging it!",
"Now, a couple days ago, I went to record a program and it would not even format a new disc.",
"I tried 3 different discs (of good quality) and the stupid thing could not get past 98% complete.",
"I'm glad I didn't spend my money on it, but unfortunately a family member did.",
"My advice: Buy a name brand thats been around awhile, like sony etc.",
"Sorry:("
] |
1 | OK price, bad quality | PRO)1) The card installed fine and the software was easy to use.CONS)1) Price-in light of the fact that for a little more money, you can get good quality.2) Quality-Just touching the box or speaker cables made the speakers pop.3) Quality, worse-Sound during movies would start off fine but after 20 or 30 minutes, the sound would begin to pop and crackle and get more and more distorted. The only way to fix this is did- and re-connecting the USB connection...repeatedly throughout the movie.OVERALLFound this in a store for $40. Thought it was a great deal for upgrading my laptop's sound and get some surround-sound out of my 4.1 speaker system. I didn't want to spend the $80-$100 on the Audigy PCMCIA card. I couldn't find any reviews of this product online before buying it, so I hope to do everyone a favor. Don't buy this product; it has terrible quality. The only good-quality USB 5.1 sound card for under $50 I've read about online AND EXPERIENCED is under my other reviews. | 983 | [
"PRO)1) The card installed fine and the software was easy to use.CONS)1) Price-in light of the fact that for a little more money, you can get good quality.2) Quality-Just touching the box or speaker cables made the speakers pop.3) Quality, worse-Sound during movies would start off fine but after 20 or 30 minutes, the sound would begin to pop and crackle and get more and more distorted.",
"The only way to fix this is did- and re-connecting the USB connection...repeatedly throughout the movie.OVERALLFound this in a store for $40.",
"Thought it was a great deal for upgrading my laptop's sound and get some surround-sound out of my 4.1 speaker system.",
"I didn't want to spend the $80-$100 on the Audigy PCMCIA card.",
"I couldn't find any reviews of this product online before buying it, so I hope to do everyone a favor.",
"Don't buy this product; it has terrible quality.",
"The only good-quality USB 5.1 sound card for under $50 I've read about online AND EXPERIENCED is under my other reviews."
] |
1 | Really???? | To start off, I already hate this Saga..But that is not the reason I gave it a 1 star. I bought this for my wife, who is a huge fan of the book series and subsequently of the movies as well. I had seen the same edition of this movie with the DVD package and it looked really pretty. So I bought this one thinking it would be a blu-ray case White wedding... To my disappointment(same feeling from my wife) it was just a box that was white containing just a regular blu-ray with a single disc and not even any relevant special features.... Well I wouldn't expect anything good from these guys since all of this is purely commercial ( I know almost everything has that commercial angle, but there are those who would at least try to give you your money's worth of goods, and not just get your money and run leaving with a hafl baked product).I'm sure there are better version of this movie but surely this ain't it... But my wife just was happy with the movie so she didn't really fuss. | 983 | [
"To start off, I already hate this Saga..But that is not the reason I gave it a 1 star.",
"I bought this for my wife, who is a huge fan of the book series and subsequently of the movies as well.",
"I had seen the same edition of this movie with the DVD package and it looked really pretty.",
"So I bought this one thinking it would be a blu-ray case White wedding... To my disappointment(same feeling from my wife) it was just a box that was white containing just a regular blu-ray with a single disc and not even any relevant special features.... Well I wouldn't expect anything good from these guys since all of this is purely commercial ( I know almost everything has that commercial angle, but there are those who would at least try to give you your money's worth of goods, and not just get your money and run leaving with a hafl baked product).I'm sure there are better version of this movie but surely this ain't it... But my wife just was happy with the movie so she didn't really fuss."
] |
1 | Healthy? Don't kid yourself. | Sorry, but this product is NOT HEALTHY. The word "organic" only means that the ingredients were grown with out certain chemicals, such as pesticides and hormones. So if you must eat Kraft mac-n-cheese, this is a better choice than regular. But, the word "organic" does not mean nutritious! Boxed mac-n-cheese isn't a nutritious choice for growing kids and, organic or not, it's a highly processed food (hint: it still has powered cheese). This food is very high in saturated fat and sodium. Plus, it doesn't contain any whole grains. Kids would be much better off getting their protein and calcium, which this product does contain, from foods not so high in saturated fats! Almost all kids really will eat, and even enjoy, whole-grain pasta, lower fat milk, 2% cheese and many other truly nutritious foods when parents make (or buy) easy, yummy and kid-friendly healthy choices!P.Gould, author of Feeding the Kids: The Flexible, No-Battles, Healthy Eating System for the Whole Family | 983 | [
"Sorry, but this product is NOT HEALTHY.",
"The word \"organic\" only means that the ingredients were grown with out certain chemicals, such as pesticides and hormones.",
"So if you must eat Kraft mac-n-cheese, this is a better choice than regular.",
"But, the word \"organic\" does not mean nutritious!",
"Boxed mac-n-cheese isn't a nutritious choice for growing kids and, organic or not, it's a highly processed food (hint: it still has powered cheese).",
"This food is very high in saturated fat and sodium.",
"Plus, it doesn't contain any whole grains.",
"Kids would be much better off getting their protein and calcium, which this product does contain, from foods not so high in saturated fats!",
"Almost all kids really will eat, and even enjoy, whole-grain pasta, lower fat milk, 2% cheese and many other truly nutritious foods when parents make (or buy) easy, yummy and kid-friendly healthy choices!",
"P.Gould, author of Feeding the Kids: The Flexible, No-Battles, Healthy Eating System for the Whole Family"
] |
1 | *P*O*S* - DO NOT BUY | I bought this iron b/c Rowenta is supposed to be a reputable brand - gold standard of irons. However, I no longer think this is true and now feel foolish for spending so much money on an iron.I had my last iron for 10 years, I remember it was the cheapest iron on the market and never had a problem other than a little leaking - BUT AT LEAST IT ALWAYS WORKED. What attracted me to this iron was all of the features : anti-leak, super steam (I never had to dampen the fabric!), fabric settings.etc. This iron is is supposed to be anti-leak - it started leaking after just a few uses. Pulled it out to do some ironing today - smelled like it was burning and then NO STEAM! I let it sit for a while to cool off - now it doesn't even heat up! I haven't even had this iron for 2 years. What a waste of time! My day is now wasted! I will never spend more than $20 bucks on an iron again.I'm not even going to bother having it repaired after reading some of the customer service complaints. | 983 | [
"I bought this iron b/c Rowenta is supposed to be a reputable brand - gold standard of irons.",
"However, I no longer think this is true and now feel foolish for spending so much money on an iron.I had my last iron for 10 years, I remember it was the cheapest iron on the market and never had a problem other than a little leaking - BUT AT LEAST IT ALWAYS WORKED.",
"What attracted me to this iron was all of the features : anti-leak, super steam (I never had to dampen the fabric!",
"), fabric settings.etc.",
"This iron is is supposed to be anti-leak - it started leaking after just a few uses.",
"Pulled it out to do some ironing today - smelled like it was burning and then NO STEAM!",
"I let it sit for a while to cool off - now it doesn't even heat up!",
"I haven't even had this iron for 2 years.",
"What a waste of time!",
"My day is now wasted!",
"I will never spend more than $20 bucks on an iron again.I'm not even going to bother having it repaired after reading some of the customer service complaints."
] |
1 | Not what I expected | I purchased 2 cards at the same time. My 2 year old laptop would not recognize them. I tried my 3 year old desktop same thing. They did work in my three cameras and a digital picture frame. After too many times to count and trying numerous things with the desktop it finally recognized one card and I was able to transfer pictures both to and from the card. Then, I removed the card and reinserted. It did not recognize the card again. I tried for several hours before it recognized the card the first time. I did try both cards, same problem with both. I also in this process switched to different brands, they read every time. Maybe I received faulty ones? I don't know. I have never had any problems with any other brand of SD cards. I did not contact the company they would probably have made it right. Just my experience... Would I buy this brand again? NO! I don't think so. They did ship it very quickly...the shipping cost more than the cards. All around not what I expected. | 983 | [
"I purchased 2 cards at the same time.",
"My 2 year old laptop would not recognize them.",
"I tried my 3 year old desktop same thing.",
"They did work in my three cameras and a digital picture frame.",
"After too many times to count and trying numerous things with the desktop it finally recognized one card and I was able to transfer pictures both to and from the card.",
"Then, I removed the card and reinserted.",
"It did not recognize the card again.",
"I tried for several hours before it recognized the card the first time.",
"I did try both cards, same problem with both.",
"I also in this process switched to different brands, they read every time.",
"Maybe I received faulty ones?",
"I don't know.",
"I have never had any problems with any other brand of SD cards.",
"I did not contact the company they would probably have made it right.",
"Just my experience... Would I buy this brand again?",
"NO!",
"I don't think so.",
"They did ship it very quickly...the shipping cost more than the cards.",
"All around not what I expected."
] |
1 | Not a good mouse | Other than the goodies in the product page, I am going to talk about what I don't like only. This is the worst mice I have even used! Coming from the great history of mouse making, I am surprised that the latest one from Microsoft is exactly the worst one in my opinion.1. The right thumb button or whatever you want to call it does not make any sense, since users have to move the whole hand in order to press that little right thumb button instead of the design in previous version like Intellimosue Explorer.2. Don't know if this one was design universally for both right-handed and left handed people. If you have been using the right-handed or left handed mouse, this is definitely not the right one for you.3. "4-Way Scrolling" is just a plain bad design. There are so many functionalities built-in to this little wheel or button. For those whose work in CAD every day, this is definitely not a good design. It is way harder to do press and drag than Microsoft's previous mice. | 983 | [
"Other than the goodies in the product page, I am going to talk about what I don't like only.",
"This is the worst mice I have even used!",
"Coming from the great history of mouse making, I am surprised that the latest one from Microsoft is exactly the worst one in my opinion.1. The right thumb button or whatever you want to call it does not make any sense, since users have to move the whole hand in order to press that little right thumb button instead of the design in previous version like Intellimosue Explorer.2. Don't know if this one was design universally for both right-handed and left handed people.",
"If you have been using the right-handed or left handed mouse, this is definitely not the right one for you.3. \"4-Way Scrolling\" is just a plain bad design.",
"There are so many functionalities built-in to this little wheel or button.",
"For those whose work in CAD every day, this is definitely not a good design.",
"It is way harder to do press and drag than Microsoft's previous mice."
] |
1 | What is this???? | Everyone once in a while, I choose to rent movies that I haven't heard of before, out of curiosity, but I have to admit, I screen the actors' names before, which gives me some sense of "how bad can it be?" For example, I have yet to be dissapointed with a movie that I hadn't heard before which had actors such as Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, Meg Ryan, Al pacino....Until this one, Adam Sandler also fell in that category of "if he chose to play it, it must be ok". WRONG!!!! I am a strong beleiver that actors should play different roles in their careers, but in this case, it looks like Adam Sandler's thought process was merely to say "I always do comedies, this is different, so yes I will do it."!!It's one of those movies that you wait, and you wait, because you beleive there HAS to be something that will eventually make sense, and then it ends, and you are right where you started, NOWHERE!!To conclude, don't rent it, loss of money, and more importantly, loss of time!!! | 982 | [
"Everyone once in a while, I choose to rent movies that I haven't heard of before, out of curiosity, but I have to admit, I screen the actors' names before, which gives me some sense of \"how bad can it be?",
"\" For example, I have yet to be dissapointed with a movie that I hadn't heard before which had actors such as Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, Meg Ryan, Al pacino....Until this one, Adam Sandler also fell in that category of \"if he chose to play it, it must be ok\".",
"WRONG!!!",
"!",
"I am a strong beleiver that actors should play different roles in their careers, but in this case, it looks like Adam Sandler's thought process was merely to say \"I always do comedies, this is different, so yes I will do it.\"!!",
"It's one of those movies that you wait, and you wait, because you beleive there HAS to be something that will eventually make sense, and then it ends, and you are right where you started, NOWHERE!!",
"To conclude, don't rent it, loss of money, and more importantly, loss of time!!!"
] |
1 | Lousy product, lousy support... | So, I got one of these for my birthday. It seemed like a good choice, but the product was defective out of the package. It kept simply shutting down when I used it. I took it back to the store and exchanged it for another. This one took a month to break - the on/off switch just moves freely and does not turn the product on or off anymore. I first contacted Rio (SonicBlue) nearly two months ago via e-mail. They took over two weeks to reply, stating that the product appeared to be defective (duh) and to get back to them with the same info I had already supplied (don't you love automation?). It has been now nearly a month since that last e-mail (which stressed NOT to send the product back without an RMA). So, I call them (toll call) and they first disconnected me since all lines were busy, then when I called back - they told me there was a 20 minute wait (on my dime). Now I am on hold while waiting to talk to them.I would highy recommend staying away from RIO altogether. | 982 | [
"So, I got one of these for my birthday.",
"It seemed like a good choice, but the product was defective out of the package.",
"It kept simply shutting down when I used it.",
"I took it back to the store and exchanged it for another.",
"This one took a month to break - the on/off switch just moves freely and does not turn the product on or off anymore.",
"I first contacted Rio (SonicBlue) nearly two months ago via e-mail.",
"They took over two weeks to reply, stating that the product appeared to be defective (duh) and to get back to them with the same info I had already supplied (don't you love automation?",
").",
"It has been now nearly a month since that last e-mail (which stressed NOT to send the product back without an RMA).",
"So, I call them (toll call) and they first disconnected me since all lines were busy, then when I called back - they told me there was a 20 minute wait (on my dime).",
"Now I am on hold while waiting to talk to them.I would highy recommend staying away from RIO altogether."
] |
1 | Unhappy baker | I can not understand why all the good reviews about this machine are about, I bought it based on the reviews but my results are far from satisfactory. So far we've baked three loaf of bread and not a single one was even okey.Red mill, regular and cinnamon bread, also Pamela's sandwich bread, what a disaster. I wont even feed it tomy dog... One was under baked, one did not raise, and the last one was hard as a rock. Are they any suggestions?Gluten free flours tent to be a bit dry but come on I was under the impression that the machine could deliverdecent quality. We follow the bag instructions, measuring and leaving the egg at room temperature, we usedoil instead of butter looking for a semi-soft loaf of bread, added the liquid first and the dry last, stillcan not understand what we are doing wrong. The machine seems to be in good shape working properly. I amreally tired of paying the high price of gluten free breads, no having a choice, I seek help, ideas or comments. | 982 | [
"I can not understand why all the good reviews about this machine are about, I bought it based on the reviews but my results are far from satisfactory.",
"So far we've baked three loaf of bread and not a single one was even okey.Red mill, regular and cinnamon bread, also Pamela's sandwich bread, what a disaster.",
"I wont even feed it tomy dog... One was under baked, one did not raise, and the last one was hard as a rock.",
"Are they any suggestions?",
"Gluten free flours tent to be a bit dry but come on I was under the impression that the machine could deliverdecent quality.",
"We follow the bag instructions, measuring and leaving the egg at room temperature, we usedoil instead of butter looking for a semi-soft loaf of bread, added the liquid first and the dry last, stillcan not understand what we are doing wrong.",
"The machine seems to be in good shape working properly.",
"I amreally tired of paying the high price of gluten free breads, no having a choice, I seek help, ideas or comments."
] |
1 | Am I Watching The Aliens? | This movie is boring. I feel like I am watching Aliens and Superman. I feel like that they are cutting some sences from Aliens and pasting them here and there... cutting some more from Superman and pasting them over there. Story is not good at all. The movie only mentions the philosophical issues brought up by the second movie. It doesn't really discuss what it is so special about these issues. Most of the time, the movie only mentions the wording. There is no meaning behind the wording.IMO, the second and the third movies switches the focus to Agent Smith. I think they should have more dialogs for Agent Smith rather to just make him punch and punch and punch something all the time everytime I see him show up in the movie.Maybe this is why the movie is so boring. There is nothing to tell regarding The One and his followers anymore. And the contents from the special effects are 10-20 years old. (i.e. you punch me, I punch you back. There is nothing special about this.) | 982 | [
"This movie is boring.",
"I feel like I am watching Aliens and Superman.",
"I feel like that they are cutting some sences from Aliens and pasting them here and there... cutting some more from Superman and pasting them over there.",
"Story is not good at all.",
"The movie only mentions the philosophical issues brought up by the second movie.",
"It doesn't really discuss what it is so special about these issues.",
"Most of the time, the movie only mentions the wording.",
"There is no meaning behind the wording.IMO, the second and the third movies switches the focus to Agent Smith.",
"I think they should have more dialogs for Agent Smith rather to just make him punch and punch and punch something all the time everytime I see him show up in the movie.Maybe this is why the movie is so boring.",
"There is nothing to tell regarding The One and his followers anymore.",
"And the contents from the special effects are 10-20 years old.",
"(i.e. you punch me, I punch you back.",
"There is nothing special about this.)"
] |
1 | Do Not Waste Your Money | First and foremost, let me state that Sandra Bullock is my absolute favorite and this review is not a reflection of her. This movie is below disappointment. There is almost no plot. The production is poor (i.e. non-continuous cuts, actual cut outs of audio effects, stereo effects reversed! (Unbelievable)) It is only seventy some minutes long but seems like hours. As for you voyeurs wanting an 'unrated' version, forget it. There is more 'unrated' in the first thirty seconds of most other movies than in this entire movie (which I am extremely pleased with, Sandra Bullock is above that kind of perversion). If you want a movie, get Air Force One. If you want a glimpse, get Eyes Wide Shut. I heard that the release of this movie was almost blocked by one of its members due to its poor plot/production. It is easy to see why. Do not waste your time or money on this one. Again, it is very important that you understand that this review reflects the movie and not Sandra Bullock. | 982 | [
"First and foremost, let me state that Sandra Bullock is my absolute favorite and this review is not a reflection of her.",
"This movie is below disappointment.",
"There is almost no plot.",
"The production is poor (i.e. non-continuous cuts, actual cut outs of audio effects, stereo effects reversed!",
"(Unbelievable)) It is only seventy some minutes long but seems like hours.",
"As for you voyeurs wanting an 'unrated' version, forget it.",
"There is more 'unrated' in the first thirty seconds of most other movies than in this entire movie (which I am extremely pleased with, Sandra Bullock is above that kind of perversion).",
"If you want a movie, get Air Force One.",
"If you want a glimpse, get Eyes Wide Shut.",
"I heard that the release of this movie was almost blocked by one of its members due to its poor plot/production.",
"It is easy to see why.",
"Do not waste your time or money on this one.",
"Again, it is very important that you understand that this review reflects the movie and not Sandra Bullock."
] |
1 | Enough Wild Antics! | Anjalie Cantrell, a rich merchant's daughter from Jamaica, crosses words with the homely, arrogant and stuffy Viscount, Lord Chance. Anjalie tries to make everyone dance to her tune. Even Lord Chance admits to that and, too bad for the reader, they are not very interesting or reasonable tunes at that. Is Anjalie supposed to be considered smart because she gets people to do what she wants? It was tiring to have to read 230 pages of what is supposed to be considered wit and good writing. Anjalie and Lord Chance were both arrogant, his sister just simply stupid and the plot actually boring. Where was the humor? Darcy wearing a foot-wide cravat? While most regencies or love stories in general need a plot that enables the characters to develop their relationship, one in which the hero and heroine constantly aruge seems a waste of space. They do not even seem to like each other and why should they? I wouldn't. Fortunately, most people do not conduct their courting that way. | 982 | [
"Anjalie Cantrell, a rich merchant's daughter from Jamaica, crosses words with the homely, arrogant and stuffy Viscount, Lord Chance.",
"Anjalie tries to make everyone dance to her tune.",
"Even Lord Chance admits to that and, too bad for the reader, they are not very interesting or reasonable tunes at that.",
"Is Anjalie supposed to be considered smart because she gets people to do what she wants?",
"It was tiring to have to read 230 pages of what is supposed to be considered wit and good writing.",
"Anjalie and Lord Chance were both arrogant, his sister just simply stupid and the plot actually boring.",
"Where was the humor?",
"Darcy wearing a foot-wide cravat?",
"While most regencies or love stories in general need a plot that enables the characters to develop their relationship, one in which the hero and heroine constantly aruge seems a waste of space.",
"They do not even seem to like each other and why should they?",
"I wouldn't.",
"Fortunately, most people do not conduct their courting that way."
] |
1 | Robert Jordan drags out another | It's a shame... once again, Robert Jordan shows his talent for drawing the series out even further, giving the story more twists and complications when he should be resolving the 4,009 plots he's already introduced. C'mon, RJ, how much more involved can you make this? The Wheel of Time puts soap operas to shame for the sheer drag-it-out factor.It wouldn't be so bad if the time between books was decreasing. But instead, fans waited two years and three months for this last book... as opposed to the *mere* two years they waited for the previous book. How long will he make us wait for another book that complicates the plot even further? My grandkids will no doubt father children who will be wondering when the series will end.Boo to Robert Jordan. He's become a money-hungry, greedy writer with more concern for his own pocket than his fans. His books no longer provide satisfying content and just plain take too long to produce.This will be the last of his series that I read. | 982 | [
"It's a shame... once again, Robert Jordan shows his talent for drawing the series out even further, giving the story more twists and complications when he should be resolving the 4,009 plots he's already introduced.",
"C'mon, RJ, how much more involved can you make this?",
"The Wheel of Time puts soap operas to shame for the sheer drag-it-out factor.It wouldn't be so bad if the time between books was decreasing.",
"But instead, fans waited two years and three months for this last book... as opposed to the *mere* two years they waited for the previous book.",
"How long will he make us wait for another book that complicates the plot even further?",
"My grandkids will no doubt father children who will be wondering when the series will end.Boo to Robert Jordan.",
"He's become a money-hungry, greedy writer with more concern for his own pocket than his fans.",
"His books no longer provide satisfying content and just plain take too long to produce.This will be the last of his series that I read."
] |
1 | Negative Novel For Young Adults | The lead character, Kara Hendricks, in this novel is extremely negative, insecure & suffers from low self-esteem through much of this novel. She calls herself lame, stupid, loser and worse over and over again that it gets old very quickly.Kara Hendricks is depressed over losing her best friend to the popular in crowd & suffers from depression & low self esteem for this reason. Kara doesn't make an effort to try talking about her suffering to those who reach out to her or attempt to move on with her life.Suddenly, Kara Hendricks reads a book about the Christian faith and attends a youth group where she finds herself magically transformed into a happier person due to accepting Jesus in what seems to be a rather sudden leap of faith.I am not saying that people aren't transformed spiritually by which ever faith they subscribe to & become better and happier people because of this experience... I am just saying that I thought the author's way of expressing things was hokey. | 982 | [
"The lead character, Kara Hendricks, in this novel is extremely negative, insecure & suffers from low self-esteem through much of this novel.",
"She calls herself lame, stupid, loser and worse over and over again that it gets old very quickly.Kara Hendricks is depressed over losing her best friend to the popular in crowd & suffers from depression & low self esteem for this reason.",
"Kara doesn't make an effort to try talking about her suffering to those who reach out to her or attempt to move on with her life.Suddenly, Kara Hendricks reads a book about the Christian faith and attends a youth group where she finds herself magically transformed into a happier person due to accepting Jesus in what seems to be a rather sudden leap of faith.I am not saying that people aren't transformed spiritually by which ever faith they subscribe to & become better and happier people because of this experience... I am just saying that I thought the author's way of expressing things was hokey."
] |
1 | Macabre | What are the folks out in tinsel land thinking? Moulin Rouge was awful--yes, just awful, not even worthy of the one star I have given it. Yes, it may be an extravaganza, but what does this word really mean? Is it meant to portray this garish concoction of fin-du-ciecle cabaret pierced with groteseque 21st century sexuality and voiced with the modern songs of Elton John etc. ? The skewed camera angles peeking up the voluminous skirts revealing fish-netted thunder-thighs (Ugh) gave me the frantic, queasy feeling that I was participating in a stale rendition of a neverending Mardi Gras gone awry after four or five days guzzling of cheap beer.The star goes to poor Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor--I have to wonder why people of this acting caliber would ever want to be in such a film unless it was done solely for charity.Relieved that I did not see this one on the big screen as there would have been absolutely no escape other than leaving the theatre before the film's end. | 982 | [
"What are the folks out in tinsel land thinking?",
"Moulin Rouge was awful--yes, just awful, not even worthy of the one star I have given it.",
"Yes, it may be an extravaganza, but what does this word really mean?",
"Is it meant to portray this garish concoction of fin-du-ciecle cabaret pierced with groteseque 21st century sexuality and voiced with the modern songs of Elton John etc.",
"?",
"The skewed camera angles peeking up the voluminous skirts revealing fish-netted thunder-thighs (Ugh) gave me the frantic, queasy feeling that I was participating in a stale rendition of a neverending Mardi Gras gone awry after four or five days guzzling of cheap beer.The star goes to poor Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor--I have to wonder why people of this acting caliber would ever want to be in such a film unless it was done solely for charity.Relieved that I did not see this one on the big screen as there would have been absolutely no escape other than leaving the theatre before the film's end."
] |
1 | OH MY GOTH THIS STINKS!!! | SYNTH-POP HAS UTTERLY DESTROYED THE GOTH SCENE FOREVER.One of the absolute worst albums I have ever heard - I can't even listen to it all the way through! I tried to give them a chance I tell you, I tried! But, THIS SUCKS! I wish I could give them a negative rating. It would be most deserved.This band is so intolerably bad it hurts. And to consider themselves Goth as well? Now that's nothing more that a slam on Goths. No self respecting Goth over the age of 12 should ever consider for one micro-second, lowering themselves enough to listen to this drivel. The derivative, contrite, boring, repetitive, unimaginative and utterly thoughtless sounds they've recorded have been forced on the club going public by ignorant DJ's with no sense of history or taste in music.The lead singer can't sing to save his life and it's clear to me that one night when they were all teenagers they each made a wish that they could grow up and be in Depeche Mode.Whatever happened to Gothic Rock? | 982 | [
"SYNTH-POP HAS UTTERLY DESTROYED THE GOTH SCENE FOREVER.One of the absolute worst albums I have ever heard - I can't even listen to it all the way through!",
"I tried to give them a chance I tell you, I tried!",
"But, THIS SUCKS!",
"I wish I could give them a negative rating.",
"It would be most deserved.This band is so intolerably bad it hurts.",
"And to consider themselves Goth as well?",
"Now that's nothing more that a slam on Goths.",
"No self respecting Goth over the age of 12 should ever consider for one micro-second, lowering themselves enough to listen to this drivel.",
"The derivative, contrite, boring, repetitive, unimaginative and utterly thoughtless sounds they've recorded have been forced on the club going public by ignorant DJ's with no sense of history or taste in music.The lead singer can't sing to save his life and it's clear to me that one night when they were all teenagers they each made a wish that they could grow up and be in Depeche Mode.Whatever happened to Gothic Rock?"
] |
1 | Not good | I have a CA high school math teaching credential. I've been teaching 20 years, and I believe I'd put this book at or near the bottom of all the high school math texts I've ever seen.I've gone through the IMP year 4 book. There are virtually no equations given. No sample problems solved. The series relies totally on the teacher to give this information in the classroom, or for the students to "discover it" which makes no sense. A text book is meant to be used as a resource in conjunction with classroom lessons. This book is just a long, ongoing word problem with no practice problems or any other such support for the topic.Yes, this book is way outside the box. If you want to do well on the SATs and/or ACTs, or expect your students to do anything in college that is science or math oriented (Biology, medicine, engineering, chemistry) do not use this book. It could be used as a supplement to a regular math text book, but that's a lot of $$ for some word problems.Not good. | 982 | [
"I have a CA high school math teaching credential.",
"I've been teaching 20 years, and I believe I'd put this book at or near the bottom of all the high school math texts I've ever seen.I've gone through the IMP year 4 book.",
"There are virtually no equations given.",
"No sample problems solved.",
"The series relies totally on the teacher to give this information in the classroom, or for the students to \"discover it\" which makes no sense.",
"A text book is meant to be used as a resource in conjunction with classroom lessons.",
"This book is just a long, ongoing word problem with no practice problems or any other such support for the topic.Yes, this book is way outside the box.",
"If you want to do well on the SATs and/or ACTs, or expect your students to do anything in college that is science or math oriented (Biology, medicine, engineering, chemistry) do not use this book.",
"It could be used as a supplement to a regular math text book, but that's a lot of $$ for some word problems.Not good."
] |
1 | On Reprinted editions | I can't imagine many people buying this book in the first place, but I purchased it to help with a project I'm working on. I was quite excited to see that there was a new edition of Thomas Carew's poems on the market. There's a very well done collection of cavalier verse that was recently put out. It's a Norton Critical Edition entitled Ben Jonson and the Cavalier Poets, released in 1974 that has a great selection. This book, however, is merely a reprint of an edition printed in 1899. Nowhere in the Amazon description of the book does it mention this, which I find downright scandalous. Scholars take their books seriously, and if the edition in question is a reprint, especially a reprint of a 100 year old book that is most certianly outdated, it should be noted somewhere on the page. I am severly disappointed. I doubt anyone at Amazon will come across this review, but I hope if they do that they address this, because it is a serious issue that could be easily remedied. | 982 | [
"I can't imagine many people buying this book in the first place, but I purchased it to help with a project I'm working on.",
"I was quite excited to see that there was a new edition of Thomas Carew's poems on the market.",
"There's a very well done collection of cavalier verse that was recently put out.",
"It's a Norton Critical Edition entitled Ben Jonson and the Cavalier Poets, released in 1974 that has a great selection.",
"This book, however, is merely a reprint of an edition printed in 1899.",
"Nowhere in the Amazon description of the book does it mention this, which I find downright scandalous.",
"Scholars take their books seriously, and if the edition in question is a reprint, especially a reprint of a 100 year old book that is most certianly outdated, it should be noted somewhere on the page.",
"I am severly disappointed.",
"I doubt anyone at Amazon will come across this review, but I hope if they do that they address this, because it is a serious issue that could be easily remedied."
] |
1 | Couldn't finish it | Loved the idea of the demon perspective of things. The premise that there were hidden scrolls to be deciphered added a mystery element to it. So I was very excited to read this book and was anticipating buying the rest of the set. Unfortunately as I delved into the book I found it to be really boring. I didn't care about the demon or what he was going through because the writing was so bad. Once Samantha Yale receives the scrolls and starts to read them it never cuts back to her. The writing of the scrolls is childish and hardly what one would expect in a written format. I found myself putting the book down for days at a time and only picking it up for a few pages at a time. I so badly wanted to like the story but ended up stopping about 2/3 of the way through. I'll take it to my local used book shop to see if they want it.If you liked the idea of the story, I recommendDemon: A Memoirby Tosca Lee. That's a story in a similar vein and is very well written and engaging. | 982 | [
"Loved the idea of the demon perspective of things.",
"The premise that there were hidden scrolls to be deciphered added a mystery element to it.",
"So I was very excited to read this book and was anticipating buying the rest of the set.",
"Unfortunately as I delved into the book I found it to be really boring.",
"I didn't care about the demon or what he was going through because the writing was so bad.",
"Once Samantha Yale receives the scrolls and starts to read them it never cuts back to her.",
"The writing of the scrolls is childish and hardly what one would expect in a written format.",
"I found myself putting the book down for days at a time and only picking it up for a few pages at a time.",
"I so badly wanted to like the story but ended up stopping about 2/3 of the way through.",
"I'll take it to my local used book shop to see if they want it.If you liked the idea of the story, I recommendDemon: A Memoirby Tosca Lee.",
"That's a story in a similar vein and is very well written and engaging."
] |
1 | This CD Has Hit Me | After posting a five star review of this album and praising the band for "changing", I listened to Everyday over and over again. But something happened: I realized this CD really, really stinks. I never cared for the Glen Ballard/Dave Matthews pairing at all and now I really hate what Ballard has done. His production WAS magical with Alanis Morissette and now she has decided to go alone for her next record. After hearing Everyday, I don't blame her. Ballard and Matthews have striped the emotion from the songs and have created Backstreet Boy songs which is fine, only that I thought DMB was a "real" band. Ballard's previous work with Alanis was Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, which is the last thing from "mainstream", but his work with Matthews is just that. Why did Dave and his band have to create an album so uninspired and geared towards top 40 radio fans? I was really excited for them to come to my city to play, but that was before this pathetic album hit stores. | 982 | [
"After posting a five star review of this album and praising the band for \"changing\", I listened to Everyday over and over again.",
"But something happened: I realized this CD really, really stinks.",
"I never cared for the Glen Ballard/Dave Matthews pairing at all and now I really hate what Ballard has done.",
"His production WAS magical with Alanis Morissette and now she has decided to go alone for her next record.",
"After hearing Everyday, I don't blame her.",
"Ballard and Matthews have striped the emotion from the songs and have created Backstreet Boy songs which is fine, only that I thought DMB was a \"real\" band.",
"Ballard's previous work with Alanis was Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, which is the last thing from \"mainstream\", but his work with Matthews is just that.",
"Why did Dave and his band have to create an album so uninspired and geared towards top 40 radio fans?",
"I was really excited for them to come to my city to play, but that was before this pathetic album hit stores."
] |
1 | Love foodcourts? | I have to begin by admitting that I love to hate the tone of some Lonely Planet guides--an edition for Japan from the early 1990s distinguished itself by one of author's disdain for touring Japan!That being said, Robert Storey's take on Taiwan (where I've been living for the past year or so) is remarkable for its general laziness. Many examples have been noted in other online reviews, but it's worth mentioning some of them again: the overwhelming focus on "ex-pat" hangouts, the author's love of foodcourts located next to train stations, and the compulsive need to mention that we can find McDonald's, Starbucks, Subway, and so on in Taiwan's major urban centers.What's left behind in all this is the astonishing beauty of parts of Taiwan, the compexity of its history and its social formations, and the genuine warmth of its people.To Lonely Planet: please find someone who actually cares about this place to research and write an edition that Taiwan and its visitors deserve! | 982 | [
"I have to begin by admitting that I love to hate the tone of some Lonely Planet guides--an edition for Japan from the early 1990s distinguished itself by one of author's disdain for touring Japan!",
"That being said, Robert Storey's take on Taiwan (where I've been living for the past year or so) is remarkable for its general laziness.",
"Many examples have been noted in other online reviews, but it's worth mentioning some of them again: the overwhelming focus on \"ex-pat\" hangouts, the author's love of foodcourts located next to train stations, and the compulsive need to mention that we can find McDonald's, Starbucks, Subway, and so on in Taiwan's major urban centers.What's left behind in all this is the astonishing beauty of parts of Taiwan, the compexity of its history and its social formations, and the genuine warmth of its people.To Lonely Planet: please find someone who actually cares about this place to research and write an edition that Taiwan and its visitors deserve!"
] |
1 | What a cop-out | I enjoyed the first books of this series and was impressed by how well the story progressed. Great literature? No! But at least they were interesting and tried to have a message.This book is by far the worst of the series, and may turn me off on the rest of the series altogether. It feels like the authors are selling out to try and accommodate a bigger audience. It has a low-budget, movie-of-the-week feel. They authors keep trying to throw one big event after another without giving us a chance to know and care about the characters. The characters are just action figures and have lost all trace of the personalities we bought into in the earlier books.And the ending was a ridiculous insertion of a TV season-finale cliffhanger, trying to rope the audience into tuning in for the next installment. If the authors were still as focused on their message instead of their ranking on the best seller list, they wouldn't have to resort to such tricks in the ninth book of a series. | 982 | [
"I enjoyed the first books of this series and was impressed by how well the story progressed.",
"Great literature?",
"No!",
"But at least they were interesting and tried to have a message.This book is by far the worst of the series, and may turn me off on the rest of the series altogether.",
"It feels like the authors are selling out to try and accommodate a bigger audience.",
"It has a low-budget, movie-of-the-week feel.",
"They authors keep trying to throw one big event after another without giving us a chance to know and care about the characters.",
"The characters are just action figures and have lost all trace of the personalities we bought into in the earlier books.And the ending was a ridiculous insertion of a TV season-finale cliffhanger, trying to rope the audience into tuning in for the next installment.",
"If the authors were still as focused on their message instead of their ranking on the best seller list, they wouldn't have to resort to such tricks in the ninth book of a series."
] |
1 | Misleading text | This text explores human nature in a completely dry, systematic, and cliched manner. It conveys none of the realities of human experience. It describes the customs and practices followed by only a handful of societies in the world, and it does so in a distorted and often sensationalized manner. For example, it portrays Christianity as a simple religion of snake handlers, and it describes the Christian practice of eating the body of God in the COMMUNION WATER! The text communicates that there is no meaning or reason to human existence, and it picks apart each aspect of humanity until there is nothing left but the absurdity of all human thought and belief. If you wish to understand Man's history, get a firsthand look at what Man has written, built, believed, and striven for throughout the ages. Don't go to this book to have your questions answered. I don't know who wrote that ridiculous one sentence review about this book being wonderful, but they were a moron to do so. | 982 | [
"This text explores human nature in a completely dry, systematic, and cliched manner.",
"It conveys none of the realities of human experience.",
"It describes the customs and practices followed by only a handful of societies in the world, and it does so in a distorted and often sensationalized manner.",
"For example, it portrays Christianity as a simple religion of snake handlers, and it describes the Christian practice of eating the body of God in the COMMUNION WATER!",
"The text communicates that there is no meaning or reason to human existence, and it picks apart each aspect of humanity until there is nothing left but the absurdity of all human thought and belief.",
"If you wish to understand Man's history, get a firsthand look at what Man has written, built, believed, and striven for throughout the ages.",
"Don't go to this book to have your questions answered.",
"I don't know who wrote that ridiculous one sentence review about this book being wonderful, but they were a moron to do so."
] |
1 | Why does everyone like this? | This film was neither interesting nor entertaining. It was just boring. The scenes were not exciting, the jokes weren't funny. Julia Roberts, who is talked about in the film like she is the most beautiful woman alive, seemed fairly ugly in this movie to me. The characters were hollow and uninteresting. Some have said that they liked seeing how it all came together at the end, and I did too, but not nearly enough to make me like this awful awful movie. I went to see this movie expecting to see a movie that wasn't good but was entertaining and fun to watch. It was not. I repeat, it was not.-One last note: The coloring irritated me. There were no particular colors or changes in coloration throughout, nothing done with the color that was consistent at all. After Soderbergh films like Traffic and Erin Brockovich this was something I was looking for. The only element of consistency I saw was that in every scene, the colors present were intensified. The contrast increased... | 982 | [
"This film was neither interesting nor entertaining.",
"It was just boring.",
"The scenes were not exciting, the jokes weren't funny.",
"Julia Roberts, who is talked about in the film like she is the most beautiful woman alive, seemed fairly ugly in this movie to me.",
"The characters were hollow and uninteresting.",
"Some have said that they liked seeing how it all came together at the end, and I did too, but not nearly enough to make me like this awful awful movie.",
"I went to see this movie expecting to see a movie that wasn't good but was entertaining and fun to watch.",
"It was not.",
"I repeat, it was not.-One last note: The coloring irritated me.",
"There were no particular colors or changes in coloration throughout, nothing done with the color that was consistent at all.",
"After Soderbergh films like Traffic and Erin Brockovich this was something I was looking for.",
"The only element of consistency I saw was that in every scene, the colors present were intensified.",
"The contrast increased..."
] |
1 | "Mr. Watson--I'M DYING!!" | Poor Alexander Graham Bell would have been dissolved into skeletonhood if he had had to get Watson's attention that fateful day in 1876 using a farging Panasonic KX-TG2248S. This piece of junk goes into cardiac crapshock on lesser voltage surges than you can generate by petting a longhaired cat or shuffling across a carpet in wool socks. They should have designated this telephonic turdbox the "E3" because that seems to be the only number it can remember.I would recoomend this unit as a gift to annoying relatives, ex-spouses, or anyone else so long as you have no desire to speak to them. At the moment, this thing has been replaced by a 1934 Automatic Electric model 40, which at least remains functional when there is a forecast of an electrical storm within 100 miles. That's a lot more than I can say for the Panasonic, and the rest of what I'd say is unprintable.I give this thing one star for having been packed in box sturdy enough to hold a couple of crushed beer cans. | 982 | [
"Poor Alexander Graham Bell would have been dissolved into skeletonhood if he had had to get Watson's attention that fateful day in 1876 using a farging Panasonic KX-TG2248S.",
"This piece of junk goes into cardiac crapshock on lesser voltage surges than you can generate by petting a longhaired cat or shuffling across a carpet in wool socks.",
"They should have designated this telephonic turdbox the \"E3\" because that seems to be the only number it can remember.I would recoomend this unit as a gift to annoying relatives, ex-spouses, or anyone else so long as you have no desire to speak to them.",
"At the moment, this thing has been replaced by a 1934 Automatic Electric model 40, which at least remains functional when there is a forecast of an electrical storm within 100 miles.",
"That's a lot more than I can say for the Panasonic, and the rest of what I'd say is unprintable.I give this thing one star for having been packed in box sturdy enough to hold a couple of crushed beer cans."
] |
1 | Complete idiocy. | This is the worst kind of movie; It wants us to think that it is deep and philisophical, but it is complete garbage. Peter Berg has no understanding of the human thought process and needs to stick to directing (i'll say why later). There was nothing funny about this so-called "black comedy." If you think I am saying this because I can't handle violence and such, you are mistaken (I can be pretty twisted). If this was played out as a suspense, and the script revised a bit to fit normal people, it could have been a cool movie. On the positive side, the acting was almost great (besides Cameron Diaz's generic psyco) and the shots and angles were near perfect. Christian Slater scared the **** out of me! Without a grasp of reality and an ability to find *real* funny material, Peter Berg will be reduced to making well acted pieces of trash. P.S. Two seperate times people who should be dead were kept alive longer than humanly possible. This made the movie even more of a joke. | 982 | [
"This is the worst kind of movie; It wants us to think that it is deep and philisophical, but it is complete garbage.",
"Peter Berg has no understanding of the human thought process and needs to stick to directing (i'll say why later).",
"There was nothing funny about this so-called \"black comedy.\" If you think I am saying this because I can't handle violence and such, you are mistaken (I can be pretty twisted).",
"If this was played out as a suspense, and the script revised a bit to fit normal people, it could have been a cool movie.",
"On the positive side, the acting was almost great (besides Cameron Diaz's generic psyco) and the shots and angles were near perfect.",
"Christian Slater scared the **** out of me!",
"Without a grasp of reality and an ability to find *real* funny material, Peter Berg will be reduced to making well acted pieces of trash.",
"P.S. Two seperate times people who should be dead were kept alive longer than humanly possible.",
"This made the movie even more of a joke."
] |
1 | Deeply disturbing | According to Rachel's parents, the God they believe in fore-told and allowed the slaughter of innocents so that His message of love and redemption could be spread around the world. What a disturbing image that creates. It certainly is not a God I care to worship. They claim to quote Rachel's journals, in which they believe she wrote of God's prophecy about her coming death and the death of twelve others. If these are indeed Rachel's journals, it's possible that she was experiencing some type of premonition. How disturbing to think that she did not feel confident enough to tell someone. We cannot speculate about what might have happened, but to know that she kept such feelings to herself begs the question "Why?" Finally, the self-promotion of her parents and people like Bruce Porter at her innocent expense is the most disturbing element of all. Rachel, like the others, did not deserve to die. Neither does she deserve this continuing exploitation by people who love her. | 982 | [
"According to Rachel's parents, the God they believe in fore-told and allowed the slaughter of innocents so that His message of love and redemption could be spread around the world.",
"What a disturbing image that creates.",
"It certainly is not a God I care to worship.",
"They claim to quote Rachel's journals, in which they believe she wrote of God's prophecy about her coming death and the death of twelve others.",
"If these are indeed Rachel's journals, it's possible that she was experiencing some type of premonition.",
"How disturbing to think that she did not feel confident enough to tell someone.",
"We cannot speculate about what might have happened, but to know that she kept such feelings to herself begs the question \"Why?",
"\" Finally, the self-promotion of her parents and people like Bruce Porter at her innocent expense is the most disturbing element of all.",
"Rachel, like the others, did not deserve to die.",
"Neither does she deserve this continuing exploitation by people who love her."
] |
1 | Totally my fault | It's my fault that I did not research this book a bit more carefully before I put it on my Christmas "wish list".It's my fault I had no idea who Howard Zinn was and what his agenda is.It's my fault my brother-in-law wasted his money buying me this book.It's (apparently) my fault--or at least the fault of all white-European-descended men--that America is based on bloodshed and exploitation of the peaceful and virtuous poor.But it's Zinn's fault that I only got as far as page 10 in this partisan revisionist history novel.I'm fine with factual history--warts and all. And I know our history isn't always pretty. But to present an opinion piece disguised as a text book is a typically devious liberal tactic. The scariest part is that students might actually read this and believe every word--precisely what Zinn encourages them NOT to do with "traditional" history books.Only good for a doorstop, which is what I will have to use it for to avoid spreading this garbage to others. | 982 | [
"It's my fault that I did not research this book a bit more carefully before I put it on my Christmas \"wish list\".It's my fault I had no idea who Howard Zinn was and what his agenda is.It's my fault my brother-in-law wasted his money buying me this book.It's (apparently) my fault--or at least the fault of all white-European-descended men--that America is based on bloodshed and exploitation of the peaceful and virtuous poor.But it's Zinn's fault that I only got as far as page 10 in this partisan revisionist history novel.I'm fine with factual history--warts and all.",
"And I know our history isn't always pretty.",
"But to present an opinion piece disguised as a text book is a typically devious liberal tactic.",
"The scariest part is that students might actually read this and believe every word--precisely what Zinn encourages them NOT to do with \"traditional\" history books.Only good for a doorstop, which is what I will have to use it for to avoid spreading this garbage to others."
] |
1 | MUSIC IS DISAPPOINTING | I LIKE THE BEATLES, BUT I'M NOT ONE WHO LIKES EVERYTHING THEY DID, JUST BECAUSE THEY WERE THE BEATLES. I THINK AT THIS POINT THEY WERE RIDING ON THEIR PAST REPUTATION.I ALWAYS LIKED THE ALBUM COVER ON ABBY RD, BUT WAS VERY SURPRISED AT THE LACK OF GOOD MATERIAL ON THE ALBUM WHEN I SAMPLED IT FOR THE FIRST TIME TONIGHT. I WOULD RATE THIS ALBUM A NOTCH BELOW THE WHITE ALBUM, WHICH HAD A FEW GOOD SONGS, BUT MOSTLY JUST WEIRD, NO CATCHY TUNES, AND HAS A DEPRESSED OR DOWN TRODDEN FEELING.I WOULD SAY TO STICK WITH EARLIER MATERIAL, OR GO TO A SITE LIKE YOUTUBE WHERE YOU CAN SAMPLE THE SONGS FIRST. THERE ARE ONLY A COUPLE SONGS WORTH HAVING ON THIS ALBUM, IN WHICH CASE I'D SAY TO BUY A GREATEST HITS OR BUY SONGS INDIVIDUALLY. FOR SOME REASON AMAZON DOESN'T LET YOU BUY MP3'S BY THE BEATLES.NO OFFENSE TO BEATLES DIE HARD FANS THAT CONSUME EVERYTHING THEY DID, BUT QUITE HONESTLY FROM AN OBJECTIVE POINT OF VIEW, THEY WERE NO LONGER WALKING ON WATER AT THIS POINT IN THIER CAREER. | 982 | [
"I LIKE THE BEATLES, BUT I'M NOT ONE WHO LIKES EVERYTHING THEY DID, JUST BECAUSE THEY WERE THE BEATLES.",
"I THINK AT THIS POINT THEY WERE RIDING ON THEIR PAST REPUTATION.I ALWAYS LIKED THE ALBUM COVER ON ABBY RD, BUT WAS VERY SURPRISED AT THE LACK OF GOOD MATERIAL ON THE ALBUM WHEN I SAMPLED IT FOR THE FIRST TIME TONIGHT.",
"I WOULD RATE THIS ALBUM A NOTCH BELOW THE WHITE ALBUM, WHICH HAD A FEW GOOD SONGS, BUT MOSTLY JUST WEIRD, NO CATCHY TUNES, AND HAS A DEPRESSED OR DOWN TRODDEN FEELING.I WOULD SAY TO STICK WITH EARLIER MATERIAL, OR GO TO A SITE LIKE YOUTUBE WHERE YOU CAN SAMPLE THE SONGS FIRST.",
"THERE ARE ONLY A COUPLE SONGS WORTH HAVING ON THIS ALBUM, IN WHICH CASE I'D SAY TO BUY A GREATEST HITS OR BUY SONGS INDIVIDUALLY.",
"FOR SOME REASON AMAZON DOESN'T LET YOU BUY MP3'S BY THE BEATLES.NO OFFENSE TO BEATLES DIE HARD FANS THAT CONSUME EVERYTHING THEY DID, BUT QUITE HONESTLY FROM AN OBJECTIVE POINT OF VIEW, THEY WERE NO LONGER WALKING ON WATER AT THIS POINT IN THIER CAREER."
] |
1 | Unfortunately boring | I'm beginning to believe that Mr. Earle has gotten himself into a rut that he is not sure how to get out of. This insightful singer-songwriter seems to be pioneering no new ground for himself and, expecially if you've been a fan of his earlier albums, listerners will find the same themes raked over again and again. Strident advocates of a cause always run the danger of becoming pretentious or, and this can be just as bad for their agenda, so expected as to become boring - we've heard it all before and it was better the first few times around. I think Mr. Earle is far too sincere to be consciously pretentious but all artists can become too much of themselves in their presentations. Having said that, if you like his voice and arrangements, you will like this CD, even with all the familiarity. I'm probably undermarking this CD because of my disappointment as a fan - take a listen for yourself and see what you think but try before you buy to avoid your own disappointment. | 982 | [
"I'm beginning to believe that Mr.",
"Earle has gotten himself into a rut that he is not sure how to get out of.",
"This insightful singer-songwriter seems to be pioneering no new ground for himself and, expecially if you've been a fan of his earlier albums, listerners will find the same themes raked over again and again.",
"Strident advocates of a cause always run the danger of becoming pretentious or, and this can be just as bad for their agenda, so expected as to become boring - we've heard it all before and it was better the first few times around.",
"I think Mr.",
"Earle is far too sincere to be consciously pretentious but all artists can become too much of themselves in their presentations.",
"Having said that, if you like his voice and arrangements, you will like this CD, even with all the familiarity.",
"I'm probably undermarking this CD because of my disappointment as a fan - take a listen for yourself and see what you think but try before you buy to avoid your own disappointment."
] |
1 | 0 STARS: A laughing stock!!! | In "Devil's Prey", we have the most unconvincing looking punk Mama's boy satanists the world has ever seen, and they are out to sacrifice the stupid teenaged drug using partiers that come near their unsuspecting lair. A very boring, pathetic and unconvincing cat and mouse game ensues and languishes on until its flushing of the toilet bowl conclusion. I simply could not stop laughing at these dorks. One is not likely to run into this many wusses in one place anywhere else in the world except in this movie.There are no likeable characters, the script is stupid, the acting is awful, and the execution of the plot was pathetic. Need I go on? In short, this movie is a travesty and should never have been put to film. I laughed until I fell asleep. Thank God I caught it on fearnet and did not pay for it. I like movies about the horrors of satanism as much as the rest of red-blooded horror movie fans out there, but heed my warning and stay away from this garbage. It is a JOKE! | 982 | [
"In \"Devil's Prey\", we have the most unconvincing looking punk Mama's boy satanists the world has ever seen, and they are out to sacrifice the stupid teenaged drug using partiers that come near their unsuspecting lair.",
"A very boring, pathetic and unconvincing cat and mouse game ensues and languishes on until its flushing of the toilet bowl conclusion.",
"I simply could not stop laughing at these dorks.",
"One is not likely to run into this many wusses in one place anywhere else in the world except in this movie.There are no likeable characters, the script is stupid, the acting is awful, and the execution of the plot was pathetic.",
"Need I go on?",
"In short, this movie is a travesty and should never have been put to film.",
"I laughed until I fell asleep.",
"Thank God I caught it on fearnet and did not pay for it.",
"I like movies about the horrors of satanism as much as the rest of red-blooded horror movie fans out there, but heed my warning and stay away from this garbage.",
"It is a JOKE!"
] |
1 | Eighth notes | The only beauty/talent expressed in this album lies in the evenness and precision of their unflagging rhythms. Other than that what could possibly be special about this album? The singing is just a broadband set of frequencies that lacks dynamic, melodic and rythmic (the singing only emphasizes the basic pulse) sophistication. The lyrics are corny (BTW just look...look at the names of the tracks, Frantic Disembowelment for example). The guitar plays almost-as-uninteresting things (playing in phrygian all the time gets old). The tracks lack variety.I can see the general desire for angry music, but it should be seductive (I don't mean sexually), thus drawing people into it. The artists demonstrate a lack of understanding of music in general, theoretically and conceptually. Don't support filth like this. In three words - uninteresting, masturbatory hatred. Listening to this music will only make you a lesser person. You are not hard core for enjoying this, only tasteless. | 982 | [
"The only beauty/talent expressed in this album lies in the evenness and precision of their unflagging rhythms.",
"Other than that what could possibly be special about this album?",
"The singing is just a broadband set of frequencies that lacks dynamic, melodic and rythmic (the singing only emphasizes the basic pulse) sophistication.",
"The lyrics are corny (BTW just look...look at the names of the tracks, Frantic Disembowelment for example).",
"The guitar plays almost-as-uninteresting things (playing in phrygian all the time gets old).",
"The tracks lack variety.I can see the general desire for angry music, but it should be seductive (I don't mean sexually), thus drawing people into it.",
"The artists demonstrate a lack of understanding of music in general, theoretically and conceptually.",
"Don't support filth like this.",
"In three words - uninteresting, masturbatory hatred.",
"Listening to this music will only make you a lesser person.",
"You are not hard core for enjoying this, only tasteless."
] |
1 | The Cure for Insomnia | This has got to be one of the worst books I have had the unpleasure of having to read. I am a Junior in a Catholic High School which makes the the age they are trying to target and I can tell you it simply does NOT WORK! If you like a bad plot, bad writing, and bad characters, this book is for you.Just to give you a sample from this book I provide you with these two quotes:"And her pale face turned nearly white.""'I want to be with Dawna and you when you celebrate the sacrament, George. And I think we should ask the students who were in the Grief Support Group to come. That would mean a lot to Dawna. It will be a very powerful moment, I think. Like Tennyson wrote, `More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.''"Father George kidded for a moment, `Do you think maybe you could get Tennyson to say a few words at my funeral?' Veronica smiled knowingly. She loved George's gentle wit, which was often at his best when he was deeply concerned about something." | 982 | [
"This has got to be one of the worst books I have had the unpleasure of having to read.",
"I am a Junior in a Catholic High School which makes the the age they are trying to target and I can tell you it simply does NOT WORK!",
"If you like a bad plot, bad writing, and bad characters, this book is for you.Just to give you a sample from this book I provide you with these two quotes:\"And her pale face turned nearly white.\"\"'I want to be with Dawna and you when you celebrate the sacrament, George.",
"And I think we should ask the students who were in the Grief Support Group to come.",
"That would mean a lot to Dawna.",
"It will be a very powerful moment, I think.",
"Like Tennyson wrote, `More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.''\"Father George kidded for a moment, `Do you think maybe you could get Tennyson to say a few words at my funeral?",
"' Veronica smiled knowingly.",
"She loved George's gentle wit, which was often at his best when he was deeply concerned about something.\""
] |
1 | ... RETURN IT IF YOU BOUGHT IT! | You're kidding right? I guess Oz and co. didn't have enough respect for this album to consider it a classic (as I always have)...This is the ultimate disrespect to the original band which included bassist Bob Daisley and drummer Lee Kerslake. This is a frigin' rock band... not some bubble-gum band where the members are interchangable like Legos. The original tracks felt great. THE ONLY, ONLY, ONLY reason they were replaced is because some "rocket scientist" thought up, "Well, if we're going to do a re-release with an extra track, wouldn't it be cool if we also replaced the bass and drums! Yeah! No one's done that before! It will be ground breaking!" And this is the result. This is how the morons in the music biz think a lot of the time.Return it, and get your money back. I consider this false advertising because they never made mention of it. I want "BLIZZARD OF OZ," not "BLIZZARD OF OZ 'NEW & UN-IMPROVED"BEWARE: I THINK THEY DID THE SAME THING WITH DIARY OF A MADMAN. | 982 | [
"You're kidding right?",
"I guess Oz and co.",
"didn't have enough respect for this album to consider it a classic (as I always have)...This is the ultimate disrespect to the original band which included bassist Bob Daisley and drummer Lee Kerslake.",
"This is a frigin' rock band... not some bubble-gum band where the members are interchangable like Legos.",
"The original tracks felt great.",
"THE ONLY, ONLY, ONLY reason they were replaced is because some \"rocket scientist\" thought up, \"Well, if we're going to do a re-release with an extra track, wouldn't it be cool if we also replaced the bass and drums!",
"Yeah!",
"No one's done that before!",
"It will be ground breaking!",
"\" And this is the result.",
"This is how the morons in the music biz think a lot of the time.Return it, and get your money back.",
"I consider this false advertising because they never made mention of it.",
"I want \"BLIZZARD OF OZ,\" not \"BLIZZARD OF OZ 'NEW & UN-IMPROVED\"BEWARE: I THINK THEY DID THE SAME THING WITH DIARY OF A MADMAN."
] |
1 | I HATE this piece of crap | I bought this for my sister's computer a year ago and it has been nothing but trouble since I've supported it.I'm thinking I'll smash it with a hammer and send it back to Netgear with a 'thank you' note as gratitude for them wasting so many hours of my life trying to get their worthless drivers to work. I might have been able to cure cancer or build the perfect hydrogen creation system and resolve the world's energy crisis. Instead I was tearing out my already thinning hair and praying to every diety I could remember that this thing would pick up an IP address and keep it.Once I'd get the adapter going you couldn't get near the adapter because if it lost its connection it might never get it back.If you're thinking about buying this card do yourself a favor and buy a gun instead. Suicide would be more rewarding than owning this intolerable piece of crap.I'm sure if I could find the words to capture how I feel about this adapter and its drivers Amazon would censor them. | 982 | [
"I bought this for my sister's computer a year ago and it has been nothing but trouble since I've supported it.I'm thinking I'll smash it with a hammer and send it back to Netgear with a 'thank you' note as gratitude for them wasting so many hours of my life trying to get their worthless drivers to work.",
"I might have been able to cure cancer or build the perfect hydrogen creation system and resolve the world's energy crisis.",
"Instead I was tearing out my already thinning hair and praying to every diety I could remember that this thing would pick up an IP address and keep it.Once I'd get the adapter going you couldn't get near the adapter because if it lost its connection it might never get it back.If you're thinking about buying this card do yourself a favor and buy a gun instead.",
"Suicide would be more rewarding than owning this intolerable piece of crap.I'm sure if I could find the words to capture how I feel about this adapter and its drivers Amazon would censor them."
] |
1 | Very poor customer service | I ordered a $1500 exercise machine from Smooth Fitness and regret ever doing so! Before I even received the machine, I spent countless hours coordinating the delivery of my machine. I paid $199 for the service to deliver and set up my machine. For this additional fee, I would expect much better customer service than what I experienced.When I got frustrated with Smooth Fitness, I cancelled my order and they have made me jump through hoops! First of all, I never received the exercise machine but they are making me pay a 20% restocking fee and shipping charges! This is on top of the $1500 that they already charged to my credit card and refuse to remove the charge. I never even seen or touched the exercise machine. The Customer Service management team is very unresponsive and rude. I am still trying to get my money back but they are putting up a fight. My advice is to NEVER purchase from Smooth Fitness! They provide very poor service and are not customer friendly. Beware! | 982 | [
"I ordered a $1500 exercise machine from Smooth Fitness and regret ever doing so!",
"Before I even received the machine, I spent countless hours coordinating the delivery of my machine.",
"I paid $199 for the service to deliver and set up my machine.",
"For this additional fee, I would expect much better customer service than what I experienced.When I got frustrated with Smooth Fitness, I cancelled my order and they have made me jump through hoops!",
"First of all, I never received the exercise machine but they are making me pay a 20% restocking fee and shipping charges!",
"This is on top of the $1500 that they already charged to my credit card and refuse to remove the charge.",
"I never even seen or touched the exercise machine.",
"The Customer Service management team is very unresponsive and rude.",
"I am still trying to get my money back but they are putting up a fight.",
"My advice is to NEVER purchase from Smooth Fitness!",
"They provide very poor service and are not customer friendly.",
"Beware!"
] |
1 | Superficial | This book cynically jumps on the bandwagon of Castaneda's successes, but as opposed to C., the book does not succeed either as fiction or as a resource for someone who wants to learn more about shamanism. Rather, Andrews gives us a latter day version of Blavatsky's theosophy laced with an eclectic mix of Lakota, Aztec and pseudo-feminist self-improvement jabberwocky. Rather shameless, actually. I struggled to develop some sympathy for the supposedly autobiographic character, but it is so bland and so full of internal inconsistencies that i gave up. The most shocking thing about this book is the ruthlesness with which this mass consumption product is marketed towards women who seek spiritual guidance. To end on a more positive note, the books in the autobiographic genre that I would recommend include those by Timothy Knab, Martin Prechtel and Manuel Cordova-Rios. To women interested in starting their own shamanic practice I'd recommend Sandra Ingerman's Soul Retrieval. | 982 | [
"This book cynically jumps on the bandwagon of Castaneda's successes, but as opposed to C., the book does not succeed either as fiction or as a resource for someone who wants to learn more about shamanism.",
"Rather, Andrews gives us a latter day version of Blavatsky's theosophy laced with an eclectic mix of Lakota, Aztec and pseudo-feminist self-improvement jabberwocky.",
"Rather shameless, actually.",
"I struggled to develop some sympathy for the supposedly autobiographic character, but it is so bland and so full of internal inconsistencies that i gave up.",
"The most shocking thing about this book is the ruthlesness with which this mass consumption product is marketed towards women who seek spiritual guidance.",
"To end on a more positive note, the books in the autobiographic genre that I would recommend include those by Timothy Knab, Martin Prechtel and Manuel Cordova-Rios.",
"To women interested in starting their own shamanic practice I'd recommend Sandra Ingerman's Soul Retrieval."
] |
1 | Put your credit card away... | One of the things I like about amazon is you can read the reviews and the suggestions they offer. Some days I will decide to purchase items on a whim, other times based on suggestions and reviews and hope to be pleasantly surprised. This was not the case with this DVD set. I'll say that I have some eclectic tastes and can enjoy a movie that is abstract, artsy or doesn't subscribe to a typical movie format or standard. With that being said, Fando y Lis was a monumental disappointment. I didn't finish watching this movie and to be fair to the dvd set I have not watched the other two movies included. Amateur and pointless are two words that come to mind. I didn't feel like I was being moved in any way, positive or negative. I am not a film maker or student so maybe there were some technical aspects of this film that I would not know to appreciate. Maybe I'll give Holy Mountain a spin and become a believer. Save your money kids, Tar cannot be reached through this dvd set. | 982 | [
"One of the things I like about amazon is you can read the reviews and the suggestions they offer.",
"Some days I will decide to purchase items on a whim, other times based on suggestions and reviews and hope to be pleasantly surprised.",
"This was not the case with this DVD set.",
"I'll say that I have some eclectic tastes and can enjoy a movie that is abstract, artsy or doesn't subscribe to a typical movie format or standard.",
"With that being said, Fando y Lis was a monumental disappointment.",
"I didn't finish watching this movie and to be fair to the dvd set I have not watched the other two movies included.",
"Amateur and pointless are two words that come to mind.",
"I didn't feel like I was being moved in any way, positive or negative.",
"I am not a film maker or student so maybe there were some technical aspects of this film that I would not know to appreciate.",
"Maybe I'll give Holy Mountain a spin and become a believer.",
"Save your money kids, Tar cannot be reached through this dvd set."
] |
1 | ZERO STARS! This is dangerous! | I was severely burned when I used this waffle iron. I thought it was a lot safer to use than it actually is. It has no safety features at all and you cannot come in contact with the outside of it when it is on or even after it has been turned off. The outside of the unit gets so intensely hot that if you accidentally touch it anywhere on its outer surface, you get a nasty blistery burn. You cannot ever allow children in the kitchen when attempting to cook waffles with this skin sizzler. Also, the instructions tell you to spread out the batter, which I did. Even when using a small amount of batter, it came gushing out the sides! Then what stayed in stuck to the grid and had to be scraped out. I used Pam and it still stuck. I experimented with all different amounts of batter on all different settings and got the same horrendous results each time. This is the worst small appliance I have ever purchased and I am surprised it has not been recalled. Stay away from this one! | 982 | [
"I was severely burned when I used this waffle iron.",
"I thought it was a lot safer to use than it actually is.",
"It has no safety features at all and you cannot come in contact with the outside of it when it is on or even after it has been turned off.",
"The outside of the unit gets so intensely hot that if you accidentally touch it anywhere on its outer surface, you get a nasty blistery burn.",
"You cannot ever allow children in the kitchen when attempting to cook waffles with this skin sizzler.",
"Also, the instructions tell you to spread out the batter, which I did.",
"Even when using a small amount of batter, it came gushing out the sides!",
"Then what stayed in stuck to the grid and had to be scraped out.",
"I used Pam and it still stuck.",
"I experimented with all different amounts of batter on all different settings and got the same horrendous results each time.",
"This is the worst small appliance I have ever purchased and I am surprised it has not been recalled.",
"Stay away from this one!"
] |
1 | title of review | So up until I saw this movie I thought Valentine was the absolute lowest modern teen-horror movies could sink. Then I saw Soul Survivors. It isn't as hackneyed and generic as Valentine, but it is really, really boring. I had trouble telling the two male leads apart, they both had exactly the same haircut, and no distinguishing features. The plot just went nowhere. After the hints that something sinister is going on start presenting themselves, the plot goes nowhere. There is no progression towards figuring out what is going on and reaching a conclusion, the plot just stagnates, with numerous sinister occurances that are never explained. Even at the end of the film, we get no closure. The question of whether the people pursuing the girl were real flesh and blood people, paranormal manifestations, or merely her own personal delusions, is never answered. That just adds to the weakness of the film though. Even if there was a conclusion, it would still be unwatchably dull. | 982 | [
"So up until I saw this movie I thought Valentine was the absolute lowest modern teen-horror movies could sink.",
"Then I saw Soul Survivors.",
"It isn't as hackneyed and generic as Valentine, but it is really, really boring.",
"I had trouble telling the two male leads apart, they both had exactly the same haircut, and no distinguishing features.",
"The plot just went nowhere.",
"After the hints that something sinister is going on start presenting themselves, the plot goes nowhere.",
"There is no progression towards figuring out what is going on and reaching a conclusion, the plot just stagnates, with numerous sinister occurances that are never explained.",
"Even at the end of the film, we get no closure.",
"The question of whether the people pursuing the girl were real flesh and blood people, paranormal manifestations, or merely her own personal delusions, is never answered.",
"That just adds to the weakness of the film though.",
"Even if there was a conclusion, it would still be unwatchably dull."
] |
1 | Chinese made junk | I liked the design and simplicity. I liked that it had a decent rating and was reasonably priced. I just need something to boil water. Simple right? Well this thing would not stop boiling. Would not turn off, ever. I sent it back for a replacement. So I got a replacement from Amazon. Can't complain about the service. The second version of the pot would not boil. The little lever that turns the thing on would not stay on. Kept turning off before the water could heat. Amazon said they would replace or refund, but I called the manufacturer to see what they had to say. They were pleasant and the young lady at the other end said that they would send me a replacement, one made in a different factory (they could tell by the serial number). They said the Amazon used products made in a particular factory in China where there were problems. I don't know where the third machine came from but it is working as it should. For how long, I don't know. Maybe the third time is a charm. | 982 | [
"I liked the design and simplicity.",
"I liked that it had a decent rating and was reasonably priced.",
"I just need something to boil water.",
"Simple right?",
"Well this thing would not stop boiling.",
"Would not turn off, ever.",
"I sent it back for a replacement.",
"So I got a replacement from Amazon.",
"Can't complain about the service.",
"The second version of the pot would not boil.",
"The little lever that turns the thing on would not stay on.",
"Kept turning off before the water could heat.",
"Amazon said they would replace or refund, but I called the manufacturer to see what they had to say.",
"They were pleasant and the young lady at the other end said that they would send me a replacement, one made in a different factory (they could tell by the serial number).",
"They said the Amazon used products made in a particular factory in China where there were problems.",
"I don't know where the third machine came from but it is working as it should.",
"For how long, I don't know.",
"Maybe the third time is a charm."
] |
1 | A Very Poor Effort | I suppose one needs to be cautious of items listed without dimensions or page counts listed. My first suprise was the small size of this very thin book. Nice color printing made me hopeful, but it cannot save a collection of dull, trite photographs.A handfull of images of true "Rough Gods" are joined by poor images of flowers, buildings and dead diva's tombstones, none of which make for very good photographs.Rather than a collection of "Rough Gods", this book is a jumble of amature photographs by someone with the connections to be published, but not the talent. Note that the poor images not featuring men are never mentioned in the reviews of this volume, and there are plenty of those in here. There really is no theam to this collection.Pull is a wonderful thing. I have seen references to this volume twice in national publications,and trust me, it is not worth the hype.Buy it and keep it because it is a signed first edition, but do not expect much from the photographs. | 982 | [
"I suppose one needs to be cautious of items listed without dimensions or page counts listed.",
"My first suprise was the small size of this very thin book.",
"Nice color printing made me hopeful, but it cannot save a collection of dull, trite photographs.A handfull of images of true \"Rough Gods\" are joined by poor images of flowers, buildings and dead diva's tombstones, none of which make for very good photographs.Rather than a collection of \"Rough Gods\", this book is a jumble of amature photographs by someone with the connections to be published, but not the talent.",
"Note that the poor images not featuring men are never mentioned in the reviews of this volume, and there are plenty of those in here.",
"There really is no theam to this collection.Pull is a wonderful thing.",
"I have seen references to this volume twice in national publications,and trust me, it is not worth the hype.Buy it and keep it because it is a signed first edition, but do not expect much from the photographs."
] |
1 | WARNING! | My copy of this book has a serious problem in pagination. The publisher messed up the order of pages 17 to 32, making this section impossible to read. Fortunately, I have the original text from which this was taken and can help you identify if you have a problem copy (I don't know if all copies were published with this problem) and tell you the proper order of the pages.The first sixteen pages are alright and page 17 is a full color plate. Turn to page 18. If it starts with the words:"She walked on following the street."your copy is defective.To read the text of a copy with this defect in its original order, read it as follows:pp. 1-16, 30, 26, 20-25, 19, 29, 18, 32-62.The pages between 16 and 32 not listed are full page illustrations.NOTE that this is a review of the defective copies and only deals with the defect, not the content of the work. Now that I can read it in its proper order, I will also write a review of the content that will be submitted to Amazon later. | 982 | [
"My copy of this book has a serious problem in pagination.",
"The publisher messed up the order of pages 17 to 32, making this section impossible to read.",
"Fortunately, I have the original text from which this was taken and can help you identify if you have a problem copy (I don't know if all copies were published with this problem) and tell you the proper order of the pages.The first sixteen pages are alright and page 17 is a full color plate.",
"Turn to page 18.",
"If it starts with the words:\"She walked on following the street.\"your copy is defective.To read the text of a copy with this defect in its original order, read it as follows:pp.",
"1-16, 30, 26, 20-25, 19, 29, 18, 32-62.The pages between 16 and 32 not listed are full page illustrations.NOTE that this is a review of the defective copies and only deals with the defect, not the content of the work.",
"Now that I can read it in its proper order, I will also write a review of the content that will be submitted to Amazon later."
] |
1 | Fire hazard? | While I was fortunate enough to get hold of one of the Fur Real Friends for Christmas I must say that I just experienced what I would say is a major problem.While sitting in my living room I started to smell the odor of burning plastic. After searching the room I came to realize the Fur Real Kitty was extremely hot and emitting this burnt plastic smell. I promptly shut off the toy and removed the batteries, which were very hot, almost to the point where it could burn. I find this very troubling and am concerned what could have happened if I was not there to take action. While my daughter is very upset the toy she wanted so much for Christmas is now broken, I am concerned about this thing being a fire hazard and danger to my children. I could run through several scenarios that are so disturbing they make me sick to think of, such as what could have happened if she had this thing in her bed.Will not let her play with it. Will not get a new one. It is not worth the risk. | 982 | [
"While I was fortunate enough to get hold of one of the Fur Real Friends for Christmas I must say that I just experienced what I would say is a major problem.While sitting in my living room I started to smell the odor of burning plastic.",
"After searching the room I came to realize the Fur Real Kitty was extremely hot and emitting this burnt plastic smell.",
"I promptly shut off the toy and removed the batteries, which were very hot, almost to the point where it could burn.",
"I find this very troubling and am concerned what could have happened if I was not there to take action.",
"While my daughter is very upset the toy she wanted so much for Christmas is now broken, I am concerned about this thing being a fire hazard and danger to my children.",
"I could run through several scenarios that are so disturbing they make me sick to think of, such as what could have happened if she had this thing in her bed.Will not let her play with it.",
"Will not get a new one.",
"It is not worth the risk."
] |
1 | King Of Pain | This travesty is an insult to any movie lover particularly those with any inkling of the 'true' Arthur story or even basic reality such as the difficulty that Guinevere would have to go through in order to have eye shadow and makeup in the dungeon where they found her. Even her supposedly messed up hair had all the makings of a day at the spa with Fritz when she tells him "Make me look messy yet fabulous."Fuqua has added yet another diappointment to his repetoire after the sizzling Training Day (in retrospect looking more and more like it was Denzel fueled rather than the director's own talent) with this mess. There is no real exceitement here. Arthur has all the emoting abilties of a piece of driftwood and the knights are all your average bawdy badasses who you could care less whether they live or die. Nice to see Guinever's character continuing the annoying trend of period pieces that feel that they need warrior queen sterotypes to portray a strong woman. STAY AWAY. | 982 | [
"This travesty is an insult to any movie lover particularly those with any inkling of the 'true' Arthur story or even basic reality such as the difficulty that Guinevere would have to go through in order to have eye shadow and makeup in the dungeon where they found her.",
"Even her supposedly messed up hair had all the makings of a day at the spa with Fritz when she tells him \"Make me look messy yet fabulous.\"Fuqua has added yet another diappointment to his repetoire after the sizzling Training Day (in retrospect looking more and more like it was Denzel fueled rather than the director's own talent) with this mess.",
"There is no real exceitement here.",
"Arthur has all the emoting abilties of a piece of driftwood and the knights are all your average bawdy badasses who you could care less whether they live or die.",
"Nice to see Guinever's character continuing the annoying trend of period pieces that feel that they need warrior queen sterotypes to portray a strong woman.",
"STAY AWAY."
] |
1 | HP a220n is still problematic | Buyer beware. Our a220n has been under repair more than it's been functioning.Purchsed HP a220n from local big national electronics store for X-mas 2003. Out of the box it would not bootup so returned to the store where they replaced the hard drive (supposedly). Was OK for about 2 weeks and it failed again at bootup - "hard drive not found". Sent to HP in Cali for repair. They reformatted the HD. Good for about 2 weeks, then same error. Returned to HP again, they replaced hard drive this time. Now when it boots, the machine displays non-windows diagnostic pages that list a variety of disk errors. Works intermittently.Through all of this, the HP reps (including the ones from India) have been polite however they've been unable to diagnose the problem via phone. We're re-boxing the CPU one more time for return for repair.Who knows, maybe it's simply a bad internal cable or a CPU ... it's still under warrantee so I'm not digging into the CPU.Next time, I'm getting a Dell. | 982 | [
"Buyer beware.",
"Our a220n has been under repair more than it's been functioning.Purchsed HP a220n from local big national electronics store for X-mas 2003.",
"Out of the box it would not bootup so returned to the store where they replaced the hard drive (supposedly).",
"Was OK for about 2 weeks and it failed again at bootup - \"hard drive not found\".",
"Sent to HP in Cali for repair.",
"They reformatted the HD.",
"Good for about 2 weeks, then same error.",
"Returned to HP again, they replaced hard drive this time.",
"Now when it boots, the machine displays non-windows diagnostic pages that list a variety of disk errors.",
"Works intermittently.Through all of this, the HP reps (including the ones from India) have been polite however they've been unable to diagnose the problem via phone.",
"We're re-boxing the CPU one more time for return for repair.Who knows, maybe it's simply a bad internal cable or a CPU ... it's still under warrantee so I'm not digging into the CPU.Next time, I'm getting a Dell."
] |
1 | Why space is a vacuum | I gave this film one star only because Amazon wouldn't let me post this review with a zero star rating. I am embarrassed for Ridley Scott. Either he has completely lost his touch or feels such an abiding contempt for his audience that he could not be bothered to make a good movie. Prometheus is among the worst collection of disjoint false starts, unkept promises, and unmotivated action to appear on the screen this century. I have no idea how many writers actually worked on the script, but it is clear that they never spoke to each other. I would characterize Prometheus as a multi-million dollar work of mediocre fan fiction clumsily based on the movie Alien. About twenty minutes into the film I caught myself looking for the slide bar at the bottom of the screen, only to remember that I was actually in a theater. This film may be why space is a vacuum, and anyone who likes movies should hope that no sequel of this jumble of mismatched cliches and set pieces is ever made. | 982 | [
"I gave this film one star only because Amazon wouldn't let me post this review with a zero star rating.",
"I am embarrassed for Ridley Scott.",
"Either he has completely lost his touch or feels such an abiding contempt for his audience that he could not be bothered to make a good movie.",
"Prometheus is among the worst collection of disjoint false starts, unkept promises, and unmotivated action to appear on the screen this century.",
"I have no idea how many writers actually worked on the script, but it is clear that they never spoke to each other.",
"I would characterize Prometheus as a multi-million dollar work of mediocre fan fiction clumsily based on the movie Alien.",
"About twenty minutes into the film I caught myself looking for the slide bar at the bottom of the screen, only to remember that I was actually in a theater.",
"This film may be why space is a vacuum, and anyone who likes movies should hope that no sequel of this jumble of mismatched cliches and set pieces is ever made."
] |
1 | You call this punk? Geez man.. | First of all, lemme say this album blows. You gotta buy this album!!! DO NOT buy this cd. Try to get it on tape. If u can.OK, so i bought this cd from amazon.com because i must have felt i needed to waste money, because that's what i did. First off, i don't know why the lady sounds like she has a frog in her throat when she sings. Man she sux! Also, the keyboardist obviously doesn't know how to play drums, because he doesn't. The hip-hop influences on this cd are obvious, and the guy from Linkin' Park adds a helping hand with some singing. This helps.Overall, you must buy this cd, but don't waste your money on it because it sucks soooooooo bad. You can if u want tho. Maybe you're like me, and money grows on your ankles. (but maybe not?)FINAL WORDS: This album may have been good if it came out in the 90's, but for a 2003 cd, what's goin' on guys? Also, this cd does not play well in most record players Nice going, "Misfits".... yuck, stay far away.YOU GOTTA BUY THIS!!!! | 982 | [
"First of all, lemme say this album blows.",
"You gotta buy this album!!!",
"DO NOT buy this cd.",
"Try to get it on tape.",
"If u can.OK, so i bought this cd from amazon.com because i must have felt i needed to waste money, because that's what i did.",
"First off, i don't know why the lady sounds like she has a frog in her throat when she sings.",
"Man she sux!",
"Also, the keyboardist obviously doesn't know how to play drums, because he doesn't.",
"The hip-hop influences on this cd are obvious, and the guy from Linkin' Park adds a helping hand with some singing.",
"This helps.Overall, you must buy this cd, but don't waste your money on it because it sucks soooooooo bad.",
"You can if u want tho.",
"Maybe you're like me, and money grows on your ankles.",
"(but maybe not?",
")FINAL WORDS: This album may have been good if it came out in the 90's, but for a 2003 cd, what's goin' on guys?",
"Also, this cd does not play well in most record players Nice going, \"Misfits\".... yuck, stay far away.YOU GOTTA BUY THIS!!!",
"!"
] |
1 | Irritatingly overwritten | Many reviewers have already expressed their dislike of the "private language" used by Lisey and her late husband, but few have mentioned King's tendency to blabber on at great length about something that could have been handled with many fewer words. His writing in this book is the opposite of economical. Extravagant? Seems too polite a term for his running on at the mouth.As irritating at the "private language" is the way King has Lisey run through lists of worn-out cliches, followed by "As the saying goes." He piles on several cliches about dying (kicking the bucket, buying the farm, cashing your checks, etc.) as well as vomiting (tossing cookies, etc.)and lots of other examples. To what end? To place such cliches in the mouth (or mind) of a character is no excuse for bloating your novel with them.When he's good (as in his short stories for The New Yorker magazine, and some novels), he's very good. When he's bad, he's terrible. This book is one of the terrible ones. | 982 | [
"Many reviewers have already expressed their dislike of the \"private language\" used by Lisey and her late husband, but few have mentioned King's tendency to blabber on at great length about something that could have been handled with many fewer words.",
"His writing in this book is the opposite of economical.",
"Extravagant?",
"Seems too polite a term for his running on at the mouth.As irritating at the \"private language\" is the way King has Lisey run through lists of worn-out cliches, followed by \"As the saying goes.\" He piles on several cliches about dying (kicking the bucket, buying the farm, cashing your checks, etc.) as well as vomiting (tossing cookies, etc.)and lots of other examples.",
"To what end?",
"To place such cliches in the mouth (or mind) of a character is no excuse for bloating your novel with them.When he's good (as in his short stories for The New Yorker magazine, and some novels), he's very good.",
"When he's bad, he's terrible.",
"This book is one of the terrible ones."
] |
1 | Major Disappointment! =( | - I stopped at page 100. And "ditto" on Greer's attributes already mentioned here.- I've really enjoyed Julia London in the past, ("The Hazards of Hunting a Duke" was wonderful!) but "Greer" was *so* ridiculous: winey, prejudiced, hypocritical, and downright stupid! Her actions, her attitude, even her dialogue! I honestly couldn't find one thing I liked about her.Greer takes Percy, a complete stranger she has met on a public coach, at his every word, for absolutely everything he says, simply because he is smooth and polite and knows how to lay on the charm; where Rhoderick is quiet, honest, albeit, somewhat suspicious and brusque. (And who wouldn't be if some stranger showed up on your doorstep and demanded money? )- I thought perhaps it was just a mood so I put the book down and tried again a couple other times to read it. Nope! No better! I can only recall one other time I have ever put a book down and not completed reading it. This was very disappointing for me! =( | 982 | [
"- I stopped at page 100.",
"And \"ditto\" on Greer's attributes already mentioned here.- I've really enjoyed Julia London in the past, (\"The Hazards of Hunting a Duke\" was wonderful!",
") but \"Greer\" was *so* ridiculous: winey, prejudiced, hypocritical, and downright stupid!",
"Her actions, her attitude, even her dialogue!",
"I honestly couldn't find one thing I liked about her.Greer takes Percy, a complete stranger she has met on a public coach, at his every word, for absolutely everything he says, simply because he is smooth and polite and knows how to lay on the charm; where Rhoderick is quiet, honest, albeit, somewhat suspicious and brusque.",
"(And who wouldn't be if some stranger showed up on your doorstep and demanded money?",
")- I thought perhaps it was just a mood so I put the book down and tried again a couple other times to read it.",
"Nope!",
"No better!",
"I can only recall one other time I have ever put a book down and not completed reading it.",
"This was very disappointing for me!",
"=("
] |
1 | Keep it short | This world is ridiculous! This life is ridiculous! There are so many things in this world are pointless! People believe in god and doing good? Pointless. Making a child? Save your effects, you are only making another slave of evolution! And even better, by casting the energy, valuable energy that only available in this dark cold universe, life is simply meaningless!...I guess that's what I would look like if I read this book when I was 15.By creating our lives, the nature has made the most possible 'mistake', because we are able to choose our meaning of life, no? Or maybe we are glitches, like dogs, in wolves' point of views. A mistake of a mistaken system might be something else, the result of evolution don't necessarily make us carry the same original meaning (or meaningless). Thus whatever the point of view of the author, or if it is right or wrong, it doesn't matter anymore. What matters is what we are going to do with our glitches, or say, this gift of free will. | 982 | [
"This world is ridiculous!",
"This life is ridiculous!",
"There are so many things in this world are pointless!",
"People believe in god and doing good?",
"Pointless.",
"Making a child?",
"Save your effects, you are only making another slave of evolution!",
"And even better, by casting the energy, valuable energy that only available in this dark cold universe, life is simply meaningless!",
"...I guess that's what I would look like if I read this book when I was 15.By creating our lives, the nature has made the most possible 'mistake', because we are able to choose our meaning of life, no?",
"Or maybe we are glitches, like dogs, in wolves' point of views.",
"A mistake of a mistaken system might be something else, the result of evolution don't necessarily make us carry the same original meaning (or meaningless).",
"Thus whatever the point of view of the author, or if it is right or wrong, it doesn't matter anymore.",
"What matters is what we are going to do with our glitches, or say, this gift of free will."
] |
1 | standards are dropping | I give this book one star and that only because it was late night reading before I was ready to nod off.This is pseudo cyberpunk meets the wild west. It should appeal to the gadget hungry Yugeo set, those who invent plots and tech where and when you get into a corner.Extropians and techies will love it because it has one of every possible idea once we find that we can download the human mind into a chip which is not much more than the portable media we carry on a watch chain today.Oh, yes, move over Bester, we can travel mentally into stored replacas or any other body where the chip has been removed.How does the author extend this story to over 500 pages? He watches the cartoon series shown on afternoon TV.Give Rambo access to James Bond's store of gadgets. Wind him up and turn him loose on some pseudo renegade mission, inventing subplots to keep Rambo on his carnage campaign and you have the story. Don't bother worrying about any substance; just revel in the carnage. | 982 | [
"I give this book one star and that only because it was late night reading before I was ready to nod off.This is pseudo cyberpunk meets the wild west.",
"It should appeal to the gadget hungry Yugeo set, those who invent plots and tech where and when you get into a corner.Extropians and techies will love it because it has one of every possible idea once we find that we can download the human mind into a chip which is not much more than the portable media we carry on a watch chain today.Oh, yes, move over Bester, we can travel mentally into stored replacas or any other body where the chip has been removed.How does the author extend this story to over 500 pages?",
"He watches the cartoon series shown on afternoon TV.Give Rambo access to James Bond's store of gadgets.",
"Wind him up and turn him loose on some pseudo renegade mission, inventing subplots to keep Rambo on his carnage campaign and you have the story.",
"Don't bother worrying about any substance; just revel in the carnage."
] |
1 | A logical view | For what this book has done for me I would give it a 10, but as I read what others have written I feel compelled to give it a 1. The reason I give would normally give it a 10 is not because "It opened my eyes!" or "Finally, a book for 'thinkers'!" No, I would give give it a 10 because it forced me to extract the grievences I had with it onto paper. Ishmael is a book full of poor anologies and skewed logic where benefit comes from being able to view the various inconsistancies, rather than from enlightenment. The reason I rate it at a 1 is because it has closed off many of those who read it. Many of the 10's rage about how Ishmael has changed their way of thinking, which is not a bad thing. However, many use the key word forever, and those who've been truely enlightened know that real knowledge is always open to change. I apologize to any followers of Ishmael I may have offended, but hopefully in offending you I also have presented a few new ideas which you may ponder. | 982 | [
"For what this book has done for me I would give it a 10, but as I read what others have written I feel compelled to give it a 1.",
"The reason I give would normally give it a 10 is not because \"It opened my eyes!",
"\" or \"Finally, a book for 'thinkers'!",
"\" No, I would give give it a 10 because it forced me to extract the grievences I had with it onto paper.",
"Ishmael is a book full of poor anologies and skewed logic where benefit comes from being able to view the various inconsistancies, rather than from enlightenment.",
"The reason I rate it at a 1 is because it has closed off many of those who read it.",
"Many of the 10's rage about how Ishmael has changed their way of thinking, which is not a bad thing.",
"However, many use the key word forever, and those who've been truely enlightened know that real knowledge is always open to change.",
"I apologize to any followers of Ishmael I may have offended, but hopefully in offending you I also have presented a few new ideas which you may ponder."
] |
1 | SKIP THIS ONE! | To say this is atrocious drivel is to pay it a compliment. Skip this book and save your money AND your time. Learn from MY mistake and pass this one up.Jennifer, the biz whiz and her actress sister Catherine have been rivals their entire lives. They are a year apart and despite the lavish gifts they received since childhood, there is that underlying resentment and rivalry.Jennifer marries this revolting excuse of a man named Padraig O'Connell. He has no saving grace. Natrually Catherine gets into the mix and the marriage goes bust. That was ONE favor Catherine granted Jennifer!Towards the end of the book, there is a battle to the death (and yeah, we do have a casualty here, folks) and the lackluster ending does nothing to enhance the book. There was not one single likable character in this atrocious book. There are no surprises, no shocks, no saving graces to be found. This book is a complete waste.I would not wish this book on anyone. This book belongs in the toilet. | 982 | [
"To say this is atrocious drivel is to pay it a compliment.",
"Skip this book and save your money AND your time.",
"Learn from MY mistake and pass this one up.Jennifer, the biz whiz and her actress sister Catherine have been rivals their entire lives.",
"They are a year apart and despite the lavish gifts they received since childhood, there is that underlying resentment and rivalry.Jennifer marries this revolting excuse of a man named Padraig O'Connell.",
"He has no saving grace.",
"Natrually Catherine gets into the mix and the marriage goes bust.",
"That was ONE favor Catherine granted Jennifer!",
"Towards the end of the book, there is a battle to the death (and yeah, we do have a casualty here, folks) and the lackluster ending does nothing to enhance the book.",
"There was not one single likable character in this atrocious book.",
"There are no surprises, no shocks, no saving graces to be found.",
"This book is a complete waste.I would not wish this book on anyone.",
"This book belongs in the toilet."
] |
1 | Horrible Video version | I bought this hoping to get the BBC's 'Proms' summer series I saw a few years back. What I got was the worst 'Directors vision' of what he interpreted the video should be. For Holst's 'Mars the bringer of war', this Hack threw together a bunch of various armies marching and driving machinery around and setting up missiles. All of which was Stock footage. The stuff found in every editing lab laying on the floor -where it belongs. Instead of sticking to the theme (The PLANETS!!! REMEMBER?), he slaps together a heavy handed personal opinion of the world and it's constant termiol with war. All at the expense of the BBC who pays him. Hey Hack, no one gives a split pea about your opinion of war. Leave your opinion at home and stick to the program!!!! This guy is a real armature and shouldn't have ever been allowed to stand near the editing door let alone touch the equipment. The BBC should apologize for releasing such a politically swayed video of Holst great work.HORRIBLE. | 982 | [
"I bought this hoping to get the BBC's 'Proms' summer series I saw a few years back.",
"What I got was the worst 'Directors vision' of what he interpreted the video should be.",
"For Holst's 'Mars the bringer of war', this Hack threw together a bunch of various armies marching and driving machinery around and setting up missiles.",
"All of which was Stock footage.",
"The stuff found in every editing lab laying on the floor -where it belongs.",
"Instead of sticking to the theme (The PLANETS!!!",
"REMEMBER?",
"), he slaps together a heavy handed personal opinion of the world and it's constant termiol with war.",
"All at the expense of the BBC who pays him.",
"Hey Hack, no one gives a split pea about your opinion of war.",
"Leave your opinion at home and stick to the program!!!",
"!",
"This guy is a real armature and shouldn't have ever been allowed to stand near the editing door let alone touch the equipment.",
"The BBC should apologize for releasing such a politically swayed video of Holst great work.HORRIBLE."
] |
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