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1 | Inaccurate info | This CD keeps popping up on my sign in page @ Amazon. I strongly disagree with the first two statements, they're absolutely false. Henry was Not a founding member of the Outlaws, maybe he was in the first iteration that recorded, but he wasn't there in '68 when Hughie Thomasson and others formed the band. Secondly, the Outlaws didn't "break up" when he left. They went on to bigger arena's. Far from breaking up, they went on to reach greater success.Henry himself is a niche player. Now that HT has passed, RIP, he has come back for the 4th time to try to take control of the Outlaws. I didn't like any HPB CD but the first, "Grey Ghost", when he thought he might replace Ronnie Van Zandt. All downhill from there, IMHO. If you enjoy the HPB, you may need this, but only if you truly LOVE the HPB. Otherwise, "Grey Ghost" is the only one worth buying. Be sure to look for the new Outlaws release at the end of the summer, "Once an Outlaw". HT's swan song. It's a great work.Pete | 981 | [
"This CD keeps popping up on my sign in page @ Amazon.",
"I strongly disagree with the first two statements, they're absolutely false.",
"Henry was Not a founding member of the Outlaws, maybe he was in the first iteration that recorded, but he wasn't there in '68 when Hughie Thomasson and others formed the band.",
"Secondly, the Outlaws didn't \"break up\" when he left.",
"They went on to bigger arena's.",
"Far from breaking up, they went on to reach greater success.Henry himself is a niche player.",
"Now that HT has passed, RIP, he has come back for the 4th time to try to take control of the Outlaws.",
"I didn't like any HPB CD but the first, \"Grey Ghost\", when he thought he might replace Ronnie Van Zandt.",
"All downhill from there, IMHO.",
"If you enjoy the HPB, you may need this, but only if you truly LOVE the HPB.",
"Otherwise, \"Grey Ghost\" is the only one worth buying.",
"Be sure to look for the new Outlaws release at the end of the summer, \"Once an Outlaw\".",
"HT's swan song.",
"It's a great work.Pete"
] |
1 | DON'T BUY SAVE THE AGGRAVATION | If I could give it zero stars, I would. My unit came with a european power adapter and I live in the US. Support promised to send me the proper power adapter with in 24 hours, after I made 3 phone calls and spent about 45 minutes on hold. The second support person I spoke to was the most uncooperative and rude. She refused to let me speak to a supervisor or manager "None are here." I finally got to someone who I thought was going to help, which he didn't either. It has now been over 48 hours and no sign of it, no e-mail or phone call to explain any delay. It was like pulling teeth to get some help. I am returning my unit and purchasing a different brand altogether. Like I said, save your time, money and aggravation and buy the other brand first. I won't purchase another Philips product solely because if this is the help I get on a simple problem and it can't be resolved, what kind of help will I receive if I have a real problem?... Never again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | 981 | [
"If I could give it zero stars, I would.",
"My unit came with a european power adapter and I live in the US.",
"Support promised to send me the proper power adapter with in 24 hours, after I made 3 phone calls and spent about 45 minutes on hold.",
"The second support person I spoke to was the most uncooperative and rude.",
"She refused to let me speak to a supervisor or manager \"None are here.\" I finally got to someone who I thought was going to help, which he didn't either.",
"It has now been over 48 hours and no sign of it, no e-mail or phone call to explain any delay.",
"It was like pulling teeth to get some help.",
"I am returning my unit and purchasing a different brand altogether.",
"Like I said, save your time, money and aggravation and buy the other brand first.",
"I won't purchase another Philips product solely because if this is the help I get on a simple problem and it can't be resolved, what kind of help will I receive if I have a real problem?",
"... Never again!!!",
"!!!",
"!!!",
"!!!",
"!!!",
"!!!",
"!!!",
"!!!"
] |
1 | hard to keep safe | After spending a decent amount on this product, we are beyond disappointed. In fact, this seat causes us aggrevation every time we get into the car. The shoulder harnesses have not one, but two straps that are not both threaded through the chest clip. This means that each time we put our baby in the car, we have to try to adjust both straps as they overlap and are threaded through the same holes in the seat. One strap will be over the shoulder, while the other is halfway down her arm. Not only does it move every time we get her in and out of the car, but it is not easy to adjust. The knobs on the side are not easy to use and get caught and stuck. It is even worse when our baby goes from a thin shirt one car ride to a sweatshirt on another ride. We are going to ditch it and buy another seat as it is a hassle and ends up not being as safe as we want it to. We took it to a car seat safety check sponsored by our local police and they too said that it was poorly designed. | 981 | [
"After spending a decent amount on this product, we are beyond disappointed.",
"In fact, this seat causes us aggrevation every time we get into the car.",
"The shoulder harnesses have not one, but two straps that are not both threaded through the chest clip.",
"This means that each time we put our baby in the car, we have to try to adjust both straps as they overlap and are threaded through the same holes in the seat.",
"One strap will be over the shoulder, while the other is halfway down her arm.",
"Not only does it move every time we get her in and out of the car, but it is not easy to adjust.",
"The knobs on the side are not easy to use and get caught and stuck.",
"It is even worse when our baby goes from a thin shirt one car ride to a sweatshirt on another ride.",
"We are going to ditch it and buy another seat as it is a hassle and ends up not being as safe as we want it to.",
"We took it to a car seat safety check sponsored by our local police and they too said that it was poorly designed."
] |
1 | Absolute garbage | I purchased the Xantrek Prosine 2.0 and installed it in our RV. Within four months of use it doesn't work. I called Xantrex tech support who advised they no longer repair this and many other products as they are all being made in China. If it's within their two year warranty period they will replace it with a refurbished unit, otherwise they sell you a new one at 30% off list price(which is more than you can by it online). We bought ours from a RV dealer who is now out of business so we are out $1800.00. A disposable unit only at a premium price. I phoned dozens of their factory authorized repair faclities listed on their website. Each and everyone said Xantrex products have hit the rock bottom and are garbage. Shame on you XANTREK!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUYERS BEWARE, IF YOU PURCHASE THIS UNIT KNOW IN ADVANCE THAT WHEN IT FAILS YOU'LL NEED TO REBUY IT. Google Xantrek Prosine Problems and read the countless reviews and problems on the net about this company and their products. | 981 | [
"I purchased the Xantrek Prosine 2.0 and installed it in our RV.",
"Within four months of use it doesn't work.",
"I called Xantrex tech support who advised they no longer repair this and many other products as they are all being made in China.",
"If it's within their two year warranty period they will replace it with a refurbished unit, otherwise they sell you a new one at 30% off list price(which is more than you can by it online).",
"We bought ours from a RV dealer who is now out of business so we are out $1800.00.",
"A disposable unit only at a premium price.",
"I phoned dozens of their factory authorized repair faclities listed on their website.",
"Each and everyone said Xantrex products have hit the rock bottom and are garbage.",
"Shame on you XANTREK!!!",
"!!!",
"!!!",
"!!!",
"!",
"BUYERS BEWARE, IF YOU PURCHASE THIS UNIT KNOW IN ADVANCE THAT WHEN IT FAILS YOU'LL NEED TO REBUY IT.",
"Google Xantrek Prosine Problems and read the countless reviews and problems on the net about this company and their products."
] |
1 | It ain't Billy... It's the DVD | I own the original Sony beta hifi video of this concert and it truly is the best recorded show of its kind, period! The audio is great, the video is as good as beta could be (which was better than VHS). So with DVD being out forever, it would seem that the issuing studio would release this amazing concert on DVD for all of us fans. Not so. Originally released by Fox Home Video, no one seems to be taking responsibility for putting the DVD version out. I personally contacted the director and the producer of this video and each of them told me the people to talk to were Fox. I did try to contact Fox Home Video but no one returned my calls. I did buy the DVD on this page and it's a piece of junk. The picture quality is whack and it's off aspect--4:3 spread to 16:9. The audio is about the same as my beta hifi version. I'm surprised Fox haven't taken notice and jumped on the opportunity to release this jewel in an improved form. Surely, the master tapes are in their vault. | 981 | [
"I own the original Sony beta hifi video of this concert and it truly is the best recorded show of its kind, period!",
"The audio is great, the video is as good as beta could be (which was better than VHS).",
"So with DVD being out forever, it would seem that the issuing studio would release this amazing concert on DVD for all of us fans.",
"Not so.",
"Originally released by Fox Home Video, no one seems to be taking responsibility for putting the DVD version out.",
"I personally contacted the director and the producer of this video and each of them told me the people to talk to were Fox.",
"I did try to contact Fox Home Video but no one returned my calls.",
"I did buy the DVD on this page and it's a piece of junk.",
"The picture quality is whack and it's off aspect--4:3 spread to 16:9.",
"The audio is about the same as my beta hifi version.",
"I'm surprised Fox haven't taken notice and jumped on the opportunity to release this jewel in an improved form.",
"Surely, the master tapes are in their vault."
] |
1 | Blue screen of death | I use Vista Home Ultimate. When I use this adapter, I randomly get a Blue Screen of Death and have to hard reboot my computer. This occurs from any USB port. Unfortunately, I didn't realize what was causing the crashes until after I'd thrown out the box/receipt, or this would have been returned to the store. I figured out what was causing the problem after I stopped using the adapter (for another reason) and then used it again a couple of months later. Within 3 hours, I'd had two crashes. It's pretty tough to get a blue screen of death on Vista, but somehow this thing manages it. It's now in the bottom of my 'useless cables and crud' box.As far as performance goes, I play online games, primarily World of Warcraft. This adapter doesn't cut it for online gaming. For basic web surfing and maybe even streaming music, it's ok. But I would get lag while playing, especially in heavy traffic areas and that's not acceptable for me! (That's why I stopped using it for a while). | 981 | [
"I use Vista Home Ultimate.",
"When I use this adapter, I randomly get a Blue Screen of Death and have to hard reboot my computer.",
"This occurs from any USB port.",
"Unfortunately, I didn't realize what was causing the crashes until after I'd thrown out the box/receipt, or this would have been returned to the store.",
"I figured out what was causing the problem after I stopped using the adapter (for another reason) and then used it again a couple of months later.",
"Within 3 hours, I'd had two crashes.",
"It's pretty tough to get a blue screen of death on Vista, but somehow this thing manages it.",
"It's now in the bottom of my 'useless cables and crud' box.As far as performance goes, I play online games, primarily World of Warcraft.",
"This adapter doesn't cut it for online gaming.",
"For basic web surfing and maybe even streaming music, it's ok.",
"But I would get lag while playing, especially in heavy traffic areas and that's not acceptable for me!",
"(That's why I stopped using it for a while)."
] |
1 | Never buy an IOGEAR KVM switch | I had a 2 port KVM switch from IOGEAR and it never worked with my IBM thinkpad from work. I did not pay much attention to it because I could work without the switch.When I added one more computer for photo storage and sharing, I needed a new KVM switch that has more than 2 ports. I bought one from IOGEAR and it did not work with my IBM thinkpad. This time I wanted to try something that works with my Thinkpad so I returned it got this one (GCS1734). It did not work either. I don't think the Thinkpads use nVidia chipsets. I paid about $180 for this silly hardware. Can you believe that just a switch costs $180 whereas you can get a computer (Negroponte's computer) for $150? Even Fry's sell a computer that is $200.This rip off still doesn't work. I don't know what the alternatives are. I do not want to spend more money and experiment with other KVM switches. Someone said Belkin KVM switches are a bit more expensive but does the job. I am not taking that chance right now. | 981 | [
"I had a 2 port KVM switch from IOGEAR and it never worked with my IBM thinkpad from work.",
"I did not pay much attention to it because I could work without the switch.When I added one more computer for photo storage and sharing, I needed a new KVM switch that has more than 2 ports.",
"I bought one from IOGEAR and it did not work with my IBM thinkpad.",
"This time I wanted to try something that works with my Thinkpad so I returned it got this one (GCS1734).",
"It did not work either.",
"I don't think the Thinkpads use nVidia chipsets.",
"I paid about $180 for this silly hardware.",
"Can you believe that just a switch costs $180 whereas you can get a computer (Negroponte's computer) for $150?",
"Even Fry's sell a computer that is $200.This rip off still doesn't work.",
"I don't know what the alternatives are.",
"I do not want to spend more money and experiment with other KVM switches.",
"Someone said Belkin KVM switches are a bit more expensive but does the job.",
"I am not taking that chance right now."
] |
1 | Not a good product . | I had been using this product for almost a year now. I feel this product is too mild to remove any kind of smell completely. And to constantly keep adding water in it is a pain especially in summer time.The price is too high to justify the worth of this product. Neither there is any scientific reason to back its claims as a smell killer.If you want to get rid of the smell in your car then first get rid of the source of the smell. The primary source of foul smell are smoking in the car, eating smelly food in car, spilling food and drinks on upholstry, pets, damp carpet on the floor and finally a dirty cabin air filter. Cabin air filter has a life of one year and should be replaced periodically. This filter can be dirty and become the source of mould growth. The carpet should be dry, if not allow it to dry by removing floor mats and allowing air flow by opening windows.Try and avoid smoking and eating in car. Promptly clean any spills. This way you can eliminate smell. | 981 | [
"I had been using this product for almost a year now.",
"I feel this product is too mild to remove any kind of smell completely.",
"And to constantly keep adding water in it is a pain especially in summer time.The price is too high to justify the worth of this product.",
"Neither there is any scientific reason to back its claims as a smell killer.If you want to get rid of the smell in your car then first get rid of the source of the smell.",
"The primary source of foul smell are smoking in the car, eating smelly food in car, spilling food and drinks on upholstry, pets, damp carpet on the floor and finally a dirty cabin air filter.",
"Cabin air filter has a life of one year and should be replaced periodically.",
"This filter can be dirty and become the source of mould growth.",
"The carpet should be dry, if not allow it to dry by removing floor mats and allowing air flow by opening windows.Try and avoid smoking and eating in car.",
"Promptly clean any spills.",
"This way you can eliminate smell."
] |
1 | The Last Unicorn VHS | Actually I would like the option to give this tape a 0 star rating. I bought this video for my pre-school aged nephews as a Christmas gift. I thought a Rankin Bass video would be good/safe for children. I finally watched it with them the other day. I was very disappointed and would not recommend this movie for anyone. The characters in the story swear. A haggish woman swears at the unicorn saying "Damn you, damn you!" The knight/hero character says "Damn." A troll type creature says something like "What the Hell, am I supposed to look at." and a magician takes God's name in vain after being accosted by a tree he brought to life, which is a buxom "woman tree" who makes a pass at the magician. Shocking. If my nephews went up to their parents and used these expressions from the movie, they would be reprimanded by their parents who do not talk like that. I now know that I need to preview every video I buy for my nephews before giving them a present. Shame on Rankin Bass | 980 | [
"Actually I would like the option to give this tape a 0 star rating.",
"I bought this video for my pre-school aged nephews as a Christmas gift.",
"I thought a Rankin Bass video would be good/safe for children.",
"I finally watched it with them the other day.",
"I was very disappointed and would not recommend this movie for anyone.",
"The characters in the story swear.",
"A haggish woman swears at the unicorn saying \"Damn you, damn you!",
"\" The knight/hero character says \"Damn.\" A troll type creature says something like \"What the Hell, am I supposed to look at.\" and a magician takes God's name in vain after being accosted by a tree he brought to life, which is a buxom \"woman tree\" who makes a pass at the magician.",
"Shocking.",
"If my nephews went up to their parents and used these expressions from the movie, they would be reprimanded by their parents who do not talk like that.",
"I now know that I need to preview every video I buy for my nephews before giving them a present.",
"Shame on Rankin Bass"
] |
1 | Oh no... | One star is being generous, this is probably the worst film I have ever seen, and I've seen some pretty bad ones. I like B horror movies but this was WAY below that. It actually played out more like a gay porno movie than anything else with the blood ritual in black briefs? IF the movie were going for $4.99 I'd consider sending it to my cousin as a joke who loves zombie movies. But these weren't even zombies, they had grey makeup and looked kind of like the guys from V, the old movie/TV Show, but they didn't even have scales! It was just grey makeup! Do yourself a favor and run, don't walk, away from this film! Cooking with Porn stars was a better buy than this would be, and that movie was REALLY bad. I don't know who thought to sell it for $24, discounted to $22, but if they sell one at that price, it should just about cover the budget for the film with those "special" effects of the burnt zombies which were really piles of sand from down the beach on the same set. | 980 | [
"One star is being generous, this is probably the worst film I have ever seen, and I've seen some pretty bad ones.",
"I like B horror movies but this was WAY below that.",
"It actually played out more like a gay porno movie than anything else with the blood ritual in black briefs?",
"IF the movie were going for $4.99 I'd consider sending it to my cousin as a joke who loves zombie movies.",
"But these weren't even zombies, they had grey makeup and looked kind of like the guys from V, the old movie/TV Show, but they didn't even have scales!",
"It was just grey makeup!",
"Do yourself a favor and run, don't walk, away from this film!",
"Cooking with Porn stars was a better buy than this would be, and that movie was REALLY bad.",
"I don't know who thought to sell it for $24, discounted to $22, but if they sell one at that price, it should just about cover the budget for the film with those \"special\" effects of the burnt zombies which were really piles of sand from down the beach on the same set."
] |
1 | Tom Savage should sue | This is possibly the worst book to movie transition I have ever seen. Whereas the book was a five star thriller, the movie is just another cheap slasher film with absolutely nothing to redeem it from the crap that it is. I have been disappointed many times by movies made from books I have read, but never on this grand a scale. Tom Savage has written only a handful of books, but they are all edge-of-your-seat thrillers, so I was very excited to hear "Valentine" was being made into a movie. And if it had been made properly it would have been good. Instead, a horrible script in the hands of a truly terrible director turned this masterpiece into a shameful mess. I urge everyone who saw this movie and hated it as much as I did to read the book. It is nothing like the movie. In fact I recently reread the book and realized, with the exception of the title, the book is an entirely different story. If you have not seen the movie, don't waste your time, read the book instead. | 980 | [
"This is possibly the worst book to movie transition I have ever seen.",
"Whereas the book was a five star thriller, the movie is just another cheap slasher film with absolutely nothing to redeem it from the crap that it is.",
"I have been disappointed many times by movies made from books I have read, but never on this grand a scale.",
"Tom Savage has written only a handful of books, but they are all edge-of-your-seat thrillers, so I was very excited to hear \"Valentine\" was being made into a movie.",
"And if it had been made properly it would have been good.",
"Instead, a horrible script in the hands of a truly terrible director turned this masterpiece into a shameful mess.",
"I urge everyone who saw this movie and hated it as much as I did to read the book.",
"It is nothing like the movie.",
"In fact I recently reread the book and realized, with the exception of the title, the book is an entirely different story.",
"If you have not seen the movie, don't waste your time, read the book instead."
] |
1 | Unplayable | I love the sims. Always had, ever since the first sims came out on PC. Naturally, I was excited to get this version, and take the sims with me anywhere! Boy, was I wrong. This is nothing like the old sims we all know and love.First off, I never ran into anything 'simmy' about it. Like someone else said, it's basically a 1st person rpg. No house building, etc.Secondly, the loading times are the worst I've ever seen on any system ever. The disc is constantly thrashing in the PSP, and it seems like nothing pre-loads. Even going up to talk to a person makes it hang for a good 2-3 seconds. Then you go into a house, another 2-3 seconds. Then, you open a door, 2-3 second hang. It goes on and on. The game could have been mediocre, but the implimentation was horrible. Trust me, I can wait for something to load, I'm not just annoyed becuase it's an occasional thing. It's all the time and it's rediculous. It shouldn't have even been allowed to be on the psp. Ebay, here I come! | 980 | [
"I love the sims.",
"Always had, ever since the first sims came out on PC.",
"Naturally, I was excited to get this version, and take the sims with me anywhere!",
"Boy, was I wrong.",
"This is nothing like the old sims we all know and love.First off, I never ran into anything 'simmy' about it.",
"Like someone else said, it's basically a 1st person rpg.",
"No house building, etc.Secondly, the loading times are the worst I've ever seen on any system ever.",
"The disc is constantly thrashing in the PSP, and it seems like nothing pre-loads.",
"Even going up to talk to a person makes it hang for a good 2-3 seconds.",
"Then you go into a house, another 2-3 seconds.",
"Then, you open a door, 2-3 second hang.",
"It goes on and on.",
"The game could have been mediocre, but the implimentation was horrible.",
"Trust me, I can wait for something to load, I'm not just annoyed becuase it's an occasional thing.",
"It's all the time and it's rediculous.",
"It shouldn't have even been allowed to be on the psp.",
"Ebay, here I come!"
] |
1 | cold and flat | The psycho doesn't look that mean or even if he's a psychopath who doesn't look like one that didnt come off either. Highlight of the film was when he turned tables on the good doctor I think because horror then had a frame of reference .hero or victims seem two dimentional card board cut outs I cant empathise with. This seems to be a recurring fault with Asian horror flicks. The flashing blood and gore ho-hum seen it before. The real crime is there is no real build up before killer comes comes out into the open. This film is leagues away from " Audition " now that's scary. I wish someone would make a horror film on the life of H.H. Holmes and go into his torture and dismemberment rooms in Howard's Castle that he built under everyones noses downtown Chigago doubled as a hotel at one point in contrast to life as a husband buisness man and doctor. Now that would be a flick.The hero detective boyfriend was true eye candy for an asian man that redeemed the film !!!!!!!! | 980 | [
"The psycho doesn't look that mean or even if he's a psychopath who doesn't look like one that didnt come off either.",
"Highlight of the film was when he turned tables on the good doctor I think because horror then had a frame of reference .hero or victims seem two dimentional card board cut outs I cant empathise with.",
"This seems to be a recurring fault with Asian horror flicks.",
"The flashing blood and gore ho-hum seen it before.",
"The real crime is there is no real build up before killer comes comes out into the open.",
"This film is leagues away from \" Audition \" now that's scary.",
"I wish someone would make a horror film on the life of H.H. Holmes and go into his torture and dismemberment rooms in Howard's Castle that he built under everyones noses downtown Chigago doubled as a hotel at one point in contrast to life as a husband buisness man and doctor.",
"Now that would be a flick.The hero detective boyfriend was true eye candy for an asian man that redeemed the film!!!",
"!!!",
"!!"
] |
1 | MY EYES!! THEY BURN! | First off, Lestat wants to be a wholesome saint....that will tell you something about this book. Anne Rice turned Lestat from our loving Brat Prince into....i don't even know what! Not to mention that there is way to much stuff about Taltos and Lasher. The entire book is centered around the now, meek Quinn and the bratty little fledgling Mona. No other characters are even in the book from the Chronicles besides Lestat and Quinn. And for the last of the books, shouldn't they be included. Louis is reffered to once, and not even by Lestat, and Maharet sends Lestat a letter. Come on!! The book is littered with Christian refrences that just ruin it. The book is slow and again, way too much about Taltos and Mona. I WANTED LOUIS, ARMAND, AND MARIUS AT THE LEAST. It was very dissapointing, and the only reason i read the whole thing through was in hopes that another Vampire would be included. Sigh. I could have written a better finale! Sigh. Oh Brat Prince, what a way to go! | 980 | [
"First off, Lestat wants to be a wholesome saint....that will tell you something about this book.",
"Anne Rice turned Lestat from our loving Brat Prince into....i don't even know what!",
"Not to mention that there is way to much stuff about Taltos and Lasher.",
"The entire book is centered around the now, meek Quinn and the bratty little fledgling Mona.",
"No other characters are even in the book from the Chronicles besides Lestat and Quinn.",
"And for the last of the books, shouldn't they be included.",
"Louis is reffered to once, and not even by Lestat, and Maharet sends Lestat a letter.",
"Come on!!",
"The book is littered with Christian refrences that just ruin it.",
"The book is slow and again, way too much about Taltos and Mona.",
"I WANTED LOUIS, ARMAND, AND MARIUS AT THE LEAST.",
"It was very dissapointing, and the only reason i read the whole thing through was in hopes that another Vampire would be included.",
"Sigh.",
"I could have written a better finale!",
"Sigh.",
"Oh Brat Prince, what a way to go!"
] |
1 | Complete waste of time and money | Based on the "good reputation" of Maxtor hard drives, I bought one of these when my IBM "Deathstar" failed. That turned out to be a really bad choice... I thought the IBM's 2 year service life was bad, this "wonderful" Maxtor lasted about 6 weeks before having motor problems and it failed completely 2 weeks after that. Since I don't have an extra room in my apartment to store boxes for all of my electronic items, I threw away the original packaging (Maxtor requires this for returning the defective unit), so, I guess I now have a 90 dollar, two-month-old, paper weight. I replaced it with a Seagate Barracuda and, the jury is still out, but at least I won't have to worry about warranty coverage. The warranty on the Seagate drive stipulates that subjecting the drive to more than 350 G's will void the warranty, so, as long as I don't take it apart or throw it in front of a speeding bus, I should be covered. DON'T BUY A MAXTOR!!! Unless you enjoy throwing your money away. | 980 | [
"Based on the \"good reputation\" of Maxtor hard drives, I bought one of these when my IBM \"Deathstar\" failed.",
"That turned out to be a really bad choice... I thought the IBM's 2 year service life was bad, this \"wonderful\" Maxtor lasted about 6 weeks before having motor problems and it failed completely 2 weeks after that.",
"Since I don't have an extra room in my apartment to store boxes for all of my electronic items, I threw away the original packaging (Maxtor requires this for returning the defective unit), so, I guess I now have a 90 dollar, two-month-old, paper weight.",
"I replaced it with a Seagate Barracuda and, the jury is still out, but at least I won't have to worry about warranty coverage.",
"The warranty on the Seagate drive stipulates that subjecting the drive to more than 350 G's will void the warranty, so, as long as I don't take it apart or throw it in front of a speeding bus, I should be covered.",
"DON'T BUY A MAXTOR!!!",
"Unless you enjoy throwing your money away."
] |
1 | Sub-par Writing | I read this really quickly, and that's not a good sign, like eating your veggies when you're a kid just to get it over with. I have a habit of having to finish the books I start even if they're bad. This is one of those books.The ideas in this book are interesting and even compelling; however, the writing is choppy and bland. It's driven by dialogue and not description or plot. I find Patterson's attempt at first-person writing from the perspective of a 14-year-old girl to be unconvincing. It's like he's really writing her as if she's a boy but he's just calling her a girl. Maybe he's trying to appeal to more people that way but I find it negatively affects the character.My husband bought this to read on a long flight and he quit because he couldn't stand the writing, and he's a fan of some of Patterson's other writing. I think all the hub-bub is just because Patterson is famous for adult fiction. He should stick with that. This foray into YA fiction was a disaster. | 980 | [
"I read this really quickly, and that's not a good sign, like eating your veggies when you're a kid just to get it over with.",
"I have a habit of having to finish the books I start even if they're bad.",
"This is one of those books.The ideas in this book are interesting and even compelling; however, the writing is choppy and bland.",
"It's driven by dialogue and not description or plot.",
"I find Patterson's attempt at first-person writing from the perspective of a 14-year-old girl to be unconvincing.",
"It's like he's really writing her as if she's a boy but he's just calling her a girl.",
"Maybe he's trying to appeal to more people that way but I find it negatively affects the character.My husband bought this to read on a long flight and he quit because he couldn't stand the writing, and he's a fan of some of Patterson's other writing.",
"I think all the hub-bub is just because Patterson is famous for adult fiction.",
"He should stick with that.",
"This foray into YA fiction was a disaster."
] |
1 | Hideous! | I have directed my dear sister to never, ever use me again as guinea pig should she want a "guy's reaction" to a book. I can only hope that this expression of so-called chick-lit is not the standard by which most women are entertained. Ms. Kinsella has, as we say in pre-school sandlots, a bit of a potty-mouth, and has transformed this into a genre that I title as "Wants to be cute so she swears." OK, we get that you know all the FCC-forbidden words. We get that your characters think endlessly about consummation of, well, just about any enounter they encounter. My recommendation for Ms. Kinsella's penalty is that she must stay on a desert island for one full month (one of the longer months, like March), and then read and read Bronte and Austen (not re-read, as I am sure that writers like Ms. Kinsella have never read Bronte or Austen), and learn from them how to use prose to transform the reader. I even have a new crime of which I now accuse Ms. Kinsella: Prose Abuse. | 980 | [
"I have directed my dear sister to never, ever use me again as guinea pig should she want a \"guy's reaction\" to a book.",
"I can only hope that this expression of so-called chick-lit is not the standard by which most women are entertained.",
"Ms.",
"Kinsella has, as we say in pre-school sandlots, a bit of a potty-mouth, and has transformed this into a genre that I title as \"Wants to be cute so she swears.\" OK, we get that you know all the FCC-forbidden words.",
"We get that your characters think endlessly about consummation of, well, just about any enounter they encounter.",
"My recommendation for Ms.",
"Kinsella's penalty is that she must stay on a desert island for one full month (one of the longer months, like March), and then read and read Bronte and Austen (not re-read, as I am sure that writers like Ms.",
"Kinsella have never read Bronte or Austen), and learn from them how to use prose to transform the reader.",
"I even have a new crime of which I now accuse Ms.",
"Kinsella: Prose Abuse."
] |
1 | can i grade this one zero stars?? | After spending about 10 hours playing this monstrosity it bacame clear to me that the era of the Playstation2 is done. I packed up my PS2 and dozens of games and got what little value in trade-in that I could to switch to XBox and I couldn't be happier. Basically, this lame game was the mitigating factor to switch.All you do in killzone is run through levels that are so similar from one another it's stupid. There is no variety whatsoever in the enemies, and that really is the main problem. It's just wave after wave of the same dudes in black saying the same phrases over and over in their deep voices.Oh yeah, it takes at least 5 to 6 head shots to down an average Helghast-it's so fake. The story is lame, the graphics are fair but just as dull as everything else on the game. I guarantee you that not once will you find yourself thinking "that was a cool effect", or "how'd they do that?". This game is the perfect cure for insomnia, however. Trust me and [...]. Horrible. | 980 | [
"After spending about 10 hours playing this monstrosity it bacame clear to me that the era of the Playstation2 is done.",
"I packed up my PS2 and dozens of games and got what little value in trade-in that I could to switch to XBox and I couldn't be happier.",
"Basically, this lame game was the mitigating factor to switch.All you do in killzone is run through levels that are so similar from one another it's stupid.",
"There is no variety whatsoever in the enemies, and that really is the main problem.",
"It's just wave after wave of the same dudes in black saying the same phrases over and over in their deep voices.Oh yeah, it takes at least 5 to 6 head shots to down an average Helghast-it's so fake.",
"The story is lame, the graphics are fair but just as dull as everything else on the game.",
"I guarantee you that not once will you find yourself thinking \"that was a cool effect\", or \"how'd they do that?",
"\".",
"This game is the perfect cure for insomnia, however.",
"Trust me and [...].",
"Horrible."
] |
1 | Sony Style no longer. | This is definitely a good product, the video quality is good but the low light has made shooting at nights a little less worthy. But that's not what I'm going to share today.I've purchase this on 2nd April, 2007. Today its August 12th and this camera is already spoilt. Yes SPOILT. The screen is black, only able to see slight silloette, and the power shuts down abruptly.This started yesterday and when I did not open the screen fully, the color was still alright.I believe its the connection between the flap which is causing this problem, but this shouldn't happen. Especially when you've purchase this in USA and stationed abroad.I'm not too pleased with the after support either. I'm very dissapointed with the outcome. Maybe mine was a bad apple in the batch. This product is clear of any falls or external influnced such as heat etc but Sony failed.But it still breaks down. That my friend, is not worth the hassle. Sony's products has always been up to standard until now. | 980 | [
"This is definitely a good product, the video quality is good but the low light has made shooting at nights a little less worthy.",
"But that's not what I'm going to share today.I've purchase this on 2nd April, 2007.",
"Today its August 12th and this camera is already spoilt.",
"Yes SPOILT.",
"The screen is black, only able to see slight silloette, and the power shuts down abruptly.This started yesterday and when I did not open the screen fully, the color was still alright.I believe its the connection between the flap which is causing this problem, but this shouldn't happen.",
"Especially when you've purchase this in USA and stationed abroad.I'm not too pleased with the after support either.",
"I'm very dissapointed with the outcome.",
"Maybe mine was a bad apple in the batch.",
"This product is clear of any falls or external influnced such as heat etc but Sony failed.But it still breaks down.",
"That my friend, is not worth the hassle.",
"Sony's products has always been up to standard until now."
] |
1 | Look Out Below | This is the second of these that I have purchased, though the first from Amazon. We have relatives visit throughout the year, after all this is Maine :-). Anyway, the first lasted about 4 months before it tore around a seam and the in-laws headed for the floor. The company that makes these replaced this with a much smaller and cheaper model. We figured the first was a fluke so we ordered this one as it is much larger and seemingly better then the one they sent us. So imagine my surprise when just 4 months later, once again, the thing tears in the exact same place as the first, this time my elderly Aunt headed for the floor screaming in the night!I thought Amazon would make this right, the reason i bought it here to begin, but they tell me I have to deal with the manufacturer again. Not looking forward to fighting with them, being promised an equal replacement and then receiving the lower end model. My advice, stay clear of this model or at least the left side of it. | 980 | [
"This is the second of these that I have purchased, though the first from Amazon.",
"We have relatives visit throughout the year, after all this is Maine :-).",
"Anyway, the first lasted about 4 months before it tore around a seam and the in-laws headed for the floor.",
"The company that makes these replaced this with a much smaller and cheaper model.",
"We figured the first was a fluke so we ordered this one as it is much larger and seemingly better then the one they sent us.",
"So imagine my surprise when just 4 months later, once again, the thing tears in the exact same place as the first, this time my elderly Aunt headed for the floor screaming in the night!",
"I thought Amazon would make this right, the reason i bought it here to begin, but they tell me I have to deal with the manufacturer again.",
"Not looking forward to fighting with them, being promised an equal replacement and then receiving the lower end model.",
"My advice, stay clear of this model or at least the left side of it."
] |
1 | Not one original idea or thought | All these glowing reviews aside, this is a pretty bad CD. After my first listen I thought it was pretty cool. Repeated listenings reveal an artist attempting to make an 'artistic statment' that falls short of anything memorable. 'Back In 1999' is the only keeper here. The less said about the 2 attempts at social commentary the better--'I Might Look White' is an embarrassment and the cliche-ridden 'Bisexual Chick' would have sounded dated in 1980 (what, no reference to Birkenstocks?).About the most original thing here is the title of the CD. And a quick search on Amazon reveals at least two other recent CDs with the same title by other artists. There's nothing here that hasn't been done better by others. This guy is a poser.When I took this CD to my local used CD store to sell it, they wouldn't even take it. It seems Oszajca's label had flooded the market with promo copies. Not a good sign. Pass on this one.It is now 2004. Where is this 'great new artist' these days? | 980 | [
"All these glowing reviews aside, this is a pretty bad CD.",
"After my first listen I thought it was pretty cool.",
"Repeated listenings reveal an artist attempting to make an 'artistic statment' that falls short of anything memorable.",
"'Back In 1999' is the only keeper here.",
"The less said about the 2 attempts at social commentary the better--'I Might Look White' is an embarrassment and the cliche-ridden 'Bisexual Chick' would have sounded dated in 1980 (what, no reference to Birkenstocks?",
").About the most original thing here is the title of the CD.",
"And a quick search on Amazon reveals at least two other recent CDs with the same title by other artists.",
"There's nothing here that hasn't been done better by others.",
"This guy is a poser.When I took this CD to my local used CD store to sell it, they wouldn't even take it.",
"It seems Oszajca's label had flooded the market with promo copies.",
"Not a good sign.",
"Pass on this one.It is now 2004.",
"Where is this 'great new artist' these days?"
] |
1 | Bug Spray Anyone? | If you happen to hear the sound of a high pitched whistle just as you're about to hit your DVD play button be forewarned. A bomb is about to explode on the television screen. This bomb I'm speaking of can be more easily identified under the alias 'The Green Hornet'. Yes, this film IS that bad! Who would have ever thought someone would portray a superhero in such an unlikeable fashion that the audience would absolutely hate him? I wouldn't have thought it possible but then what do I know.Obviously something went horribly wrong during production. They didn't know whether they should play it straight or go with a comedy touch. The end result was neither. A word to Seth Rogen (aka: Green Hornet). Seth, green is not your color and if you ever don that mask again you may be forced to defend yourself off the screen as well as on it. As for the Hornet's trusted partner Kato (Jay Chou), he was the only redeeming part of the film. Thanks for trying your best to save this dud. | 980 | [
"If you happen to hear the sound of a high pitched whistle just as you're about to hit your DVD play button be forewarned.",
"A bomb is about to explode on the television screen.",
"This bomb I'm speaking of can be more easily identified under the alias 'The Green Hornet'.",
"Yes, this film IS that bad!",
"Who would have ever thought someone would portray a superhero in such an unlikeable fashion that the audience would absolutely hate him?",
"I wouldn't have thought it possible but then what do I know.Obviously something went horribly wrong during production.",
"They didn't know whether they should play it straight or go with a comedy touch.",
"The end result was neither.",
"A word to Seth Rogen (aka: Green Hornet).",
"Seth, green is not your color and if you ever don that mask again you may be forced to defend yourself off the screen as well as on it.",
"As for the Hornet's trusted partner Kato (Jay Chou), he was the only redeeming part of the film.",
"Thanks for trying your best to save this dud."
] |
1 | AMERO-TRASH PRODUCTION | Levine in the pit and Domingo celebrating 30 years at the Met while equalling Caruso's record of 17 consecutive opening nights: What could possibly go wrong?Ah, those ugly, drab, sets! And those stupid costumes! And the hands! The hands! True, this production is not as idiotic as most Rings, and the overall presentation is ALMOST somewhat reminiscent of ye olde Gaza. But the overall effect was annoying enough to wreck the entire concept.I have never heard the Met orchestra sound more lethargic and uninterested. And the staging was as clumsy as could be. For example, the Israelite's rebellion--or whatever it was in Act I--couldn't have been any cornier if the dragon from "Siegfried" dropped in for a cameo, and the bacchanal could have used a massive injection of Viagra. At least the destruction of Dagon's temple was accomplished in record time. (About three seconds by my reckoning.)Bottom line: if you are looking for a traditional staging of this opera, keep looking. | 980 | [
"Levine in the pit and Domingo celebrating 30 years at the Met while equalling Caruso's record of 17 consecutive opening nights: What could possibly go wrong?",
"Ah, those ugly, drab, sets!",
"And those stupid costumes!",
"And the hands!",
"The hands!",
"True, this production is not as idiotic as most Rings, and the overall presentation is ALMOST somewhat reminiscent of ye olde Gaza.",
"But the overall effect was annoying enough to wreck the entire concept.I have never heard the Met orchestra sound more lethargic and uninterested.",
"And the staging was as clumsy as could be.",
"For example, the Israelite's rebellion--or whatever it was in Act I--couldn't have been any cornier if the dragon from \"Siegfried\" dropped in for a cameo, and the bacchanal could have used a massive injection of Viagra.",
"At least the destruction of Dagon's temple was accomplished in record time.",
"(About three seconds by my reckoning.)Bottom line: if you are looking for a traditional staging of this opera, keep looking."
] |
1 | Did Not Care For. | My favorite mystery reading is by authors of the 1800's. They were the days of authors who could definitely write, not at all liketoday's so called writers(Micheal Connolly is probably the best).I had heard of Zangwill but had never read any of his writings.This one when it began I was intrigued; a real mystery..lockedroom then it begans to meander into labor relations, etc. of theperiod occasionally inserting something about the crime thenback again to other things. Angwill is sometimes amusing in thenames and description of his characters such as, Mrs. Drabdump.Another character was, Peter Crowl who evidently wanted to knoweverything about everything from the Bible on. This is a description of Peter Crowl: Crowl was a thinker or thought hewas which seems to involve original thinking' his hair thinningrapidly at the top as his brain was struggling to get as near aspossible o the realities of things. I am probably the only onewho couldnt quite get a grab on things.. | 980 | [
"My favorite mystery reading is by authors of the 1800's.",
"They were the days of authors who could definitely write, not at all liketoday's so called writers(Micheal Connolly is probably the best).I had heard of Zangwill but had never read any of his writings.This one when it began I was intrigued; a real mystery..lockedroom then it begans to meander into labor relations, etc.",
"of theperiod occasionally inserting something about the crime thenback again to other things.",
"Angwill is sometimes amusing in thenames and description of his characters such as, Mrs.",
"Drabdump.Another character was, Peter Crowl who evidently wanted to knoweverything about everything from the Bible on.",
"This is a description of Peter Crowl: Crowl was a thinker or thought hewas which seems to involve original thinking' his hair thinningrapidly at the top as his brain was struggling to get as near aspossible o the realities of things.",
"I am probably the only onewho couldnt quite get a grab on things.."
] |
1 | Dissatisfied | The unit is good looking and the LCD screen large clear and bright. I bought this unit to record videos w/camera attached. The toggle button used to navigate switches between icons easily but when you try and select one it jumps to another. The same way it does when selecting folders. When in record mode it fades out to a gray screen and turns to snow. Several times when powering up the top of the screen would appear in the middle of the display and the top part would be fuzzy. The most fustrating aspect was the customer service or lack of. There is no working phone number to reach the company. You can however submit a service ticket which is low priority and work in progress. After 2 Months of no contact I finally gave up and returned the unit to Amazon which replaced it. The new unit had all of the same faults plus a few more. Returned to Amazon for refund. If you are just going to use it for photos it is great if yo can get past the fustrating navagation process. | 980 | [
"The unit is good looking and the LCD screen large clear and bright.",
"I bought this unit to record videos w/camera attached.",
"The toggle button used to navigate switches between icons easily but when you try and select one it jumps to another.",
"The same way it does when selecting folders.",
"When in record mode it fades out to a gray screen and turns to snow.",
"Several times when powering up the top of the screen would appear in the middle of the display and the top part would be fuzzy.",
"The most fustrating aspect was the customer service or lack of.",
"There is no working phone number to reach the company.",
"You can however submit a service ticket which is low priority and work in progress.",
"After 2 Months of no contact I finally gave up and returned the unit to Amazon which replaced it.",
"The new unit had all of the same faults plus a few more.",
"Returned to Amazon for refund.",
"If you are just going to use it for photos it is great if yo can get past the fustrating navagation process."
] |
1 | Deeply disappointing | I so wanted to like this book. I live near the area that inspired the Mitford series and for years have meant to get around to reading the first installment. I was shocked to discover how tedious and poorly written it is. Karon doesn't seem to have a natural feel for engaging plot development. Her narrative is forced, contrived and often full of holes. Her characters are disappointingly one-dimensional and her belabored efforts to capture regional dialogue are shameful. I imagine it is possible that this series improves as it moves along but I found At Home in Mitford so painful there is no chance that I will continue. My hat is off to the powerful marketing minds that promote this series because they have definitely spun a silk purse out of a sow's ear. My recommendation is to not fall prey to the advertising hype. Borrow, do not buy, the first book. If for some reason it clicks for you, then you can invest in purchased copies of the subsequent books in the series. | 980 | [
"I so wanted to like this book.",
"I live near the area that inspired the Mitford series and for years have meant to get around to reading the first installment.",
"I was shocked to discover how tedious and poorly written it is.",
"Karon doesn't seem to have a natural feel for engaging plot development.",
"Her narrative is forced, contrived and often full of holes.",
"Her characters are disappointingly one-dimensional and her belabored efforts to capture regional dialogue are shameful.",
"I imagine it is possible that this series improves as it moves along but I found At Home in Mitford so painful there is no chance that I will continue.",
"My hat is off to the powerful marketing minds that promote this series because they have definitely spun a silk purse out of a sow's ear.",
"My recommendation is to not fall prey to the advertising hype.",
"Borrow, do not buy, the first book.",
"If for some reason it clicks for you, then you can invest in purchased copies of the subsequent books in the series."
] |
1 | Emotionally Detached | Let me start by saying that the cast was impressive and that was the main reason for watching this movie. How bad could it be?This movie goes all over the place. The characters are not developed and therefore we are left empty and not caring one bit for these people. One reason I believe we don't connect is that there are way too many couples in this movie. Don't get me wrong the movie has potential but how can we possibly feel for over sixteen people when it's only a two hour movie?The only couples I feel that needed more attention were: Emma Thompson's charcter and husband, Laura Linney and the guy she had a crush on. If you watch the movie you'll understand why. Emma's character has a stronger story and Laura Linney's character had to deal with an emotionally unbalanced and needy brother. We could have seen more as to how she was going to deal with this and still have a life.All other characters were wasted and pointless. Such a great castwasted on this nonsense. | 980 | [
"Let me start by saying that the cast was impressive and that was the main reason for watching this movie.",
"How bad could it be?",
"This movie goes all over the place.",
"The characters are not developed and therefore we are left empty and not caring one bit for these people.",
"One reason I believe we don't connect is that there are way too many couples in this movie.",
"Don't get me wrong the movie has potential but how can we possibly feel for over sixteen people when it's only a two hour movie?",
"The only couples I feel that needed more attention were: Emma Thompson's charcter and husband, Laura Linney and the guy she had a crush on.",
"If you watch the movie you'll understand why.",
"Emma's character has a stronger story and Laura Linney's character had to deal with an emotionally unbalanced and needy brother.",
"We could have seen more as to how she was going to deal with this and still have a life.All other characters were wasted and pointless.",
"Such a great castwasted on this nonsense."
] |
1 | Boring & Mono dimensional | As a big fan of Johnny's for many years I eagerly awaited the release of this album. Much to my disapointment it is not up to snuff. First, Johnny sings without his customary "growl." In fact, he sounds more like Buck Owens than a blues singer. Second, he plays through a phase shifter or flanger effect box on every song! Now, I can see using it here or there for effect--but every song! The volume of Johnny's guitar is a steady warbled drone, as though under water, and the band reminds one of an uninspired, beer gorged, garage band. The guitars solos, which are usually what one buys a Johnny Winter record for, are trite, repetitive, predictable, pap. No fire here folks. If you liked, Johnny's first album on Columbia, or Still Alive & Well, or Third Degree, -- you will think he has completely lost it after hearing this album -- it is, absolutely, the weakest album Johnny has ever made. All the same we're looking forward to his next effort. Hint: ditch the effects box! | 980 | [
"As a big fan of Johnny's for many years I eagerly awaited the release of this album.",
"Much to my disapointment it is not up to snuff.",
"First, Johnny sings without his customary \"growl.\" In fact, he sounds more like Buck Owens than a blues singer.",
"Second, he plays through a phase shifter or flanger effect box on every song!",
"Now, I can see using it here or there for effect--but every song!",
"The volume of Johnny's guitar is a steady warbled drone, as though under water, and the band reminds one of an uninspired, beer gorged, garage band.",
"The guitars solos, which are usually what one buys a Johnny Winter record for, are trite, repetitive, predictable, pap.",
"No fire here folks.",
"If you liked, Johnny's first album on Columbia, or Still Alive & Well, or Third Degree, -- you will think he has completely lost it after hearing this album -- it is, absolutely, the weakest album Johnny has ever made.",
"All the same we're looking forward to his next effort.",
"Hint: ditch the effects box!"
] |
1 | WORST "BAND" EVER | First off, let me just say how I am amused to see how this review section has become a GC bashing place.Anyways, just to emphasize what most of the other reviews say, GC isn't punk, "pop-punk" isn't a category, MTV has ruined mainstream music, people that say GC is "punk" are just blonde cheerleaders and Avril Lavigne wannabes that have sub-human mental capacity, so, can you really blame them for getting the facts mixed up?Also, GC fans, quit saying this band is talented, because they are not, and I bet all of you don't know what a scale or arpeggio is even if your life depended on it.If you want simple three-chord rock that's good, get any MISFITS album, because they are three-chord rock, and they are better than GC...oh, wait a minute, they are not better, they are actually good, unlike GC, the most talent lacking band ever.How they have so many fans baffles me.In closing, if these guys still have their homes a few years from now, there is no justice in the world. | 980 | [
"First off, let me just say how I am amused to see how this review section has become a GC bashing place.Anyways, just to emphasize what most of the other reviews say, GC isn't punk, \"pop-punk\" isn't a category, MTV has ruined mainstream music, people that say GC is \"punk\" are just blonde cheerleaders and Avril Lavigne wannabes that have sub-human mental capacity, so, can you really blame them for getting the facts mixed up?",
"Also, GC fans, quit saying this band is talented, because they are not, and I bet all of you don't know what a scale or arpeggio is even if your life depended on it.If you want simple three-chord rock that's good, get any MISFITS album, because they are three-chord rock, and they are better than GC...oh, wait a minute, they are not better, they are actually good, unlike GC, the most talent lacking band ever.How they have so many fans baffles me.In closing, if these guys still have their homes a few years from now, there is no justice in the world."
] |
1 | This is such an annoying book... | You will first encounter one of the biggest lines of BS when you read Elvis Costello's foreword where he describes Mr. Emerick at the end of the second paragraph: "You could not meet a more modest and self-effacing man". If Geoff Emerick truly has such qualities you'll be hard pressed to find it in this book because the journeyman hack he hired in writing this piece of rubbish does too well of a job in presenting him as completely the opposite. Other reviewers have mentioned the constant fawning over Paul McCartney at every opportunity, the absurd trashing of George Harrison and Ringo Starr at every other opportunity, and the insensitive denouncing of John Lennon in between those opportunities. The put-downs he throws towards George Martin are just childish. This is such an annoying book that halfway through, this long-time Beatles aficionado who was greatly looking forward to reading it had to stop. To paraphrase George Harrison, "it's a drag, a well-known drag..." | 980 | [
"You will first encounter one of the biggest lines of BS when you read Elvis Costello's foreword where he describes Mr.",
"Emerick at the end of the second paragraph: \"You could not meet a more modest and self-effacing man\".",
"If Geoff Emerick truly has such qualities you'll be hard pressed to find it in this book because the journeyman hack he hired in writing this piece of rubbish does too well of a job in presenting him as completely the opposite.",
"Other reviewers have mentioned the constant fawning over Paul McCartney at every opportunity, the absurd trashing of George Harrison and Ringo Starr at every other opportunity, and the insensitive denouncing of John Lennon in between those opportunities.",
"The put-downs he throws towards George Martin are just childish.",
"This is such an annoying book that halfway through, this long-time Beatles aficionado who was greatly looking forward to reading it had to stop.",
"To paraphrase George Harrison, \"it's a drag, a well-known drag...\""
] |
1 | Does not live up to expectations | I have watched this movie with my 4 year old daughter only once and had a very bad experience. This movie will not be seen or shown again in my house, at least not for a few more years. Perhaps its creators tried to make the movie "more edgy," which is completely ununderstandable, as "edgy" is not something little girls want, and presumably they are the main audience for a Barbie movie. Those who are looking for gentle, beautiful princesses and polite knightly princes should not buy this movie. The characters are shallow and sometimes display a bad attitude. Their manners and style of conversation occasionally borders on bratty. The plot is rather forced. The "bad guy" is beyond bad and is way too scary. Only occasionally do we get to focus on the lovely colors and beautiful pictures for which we watch Barbie movies. I would highly recommend Barbie of Swan Lake and Barbie as Rapunzel instead. To sum up, this movie is just too much, too over the top for little girls. | 980 | [
"I have watched this movie with my 4 year old daughter only once and had a very bad experience.",
"This movie will not be seen or shown again in my house, at least not for a few more years.",
"Perhaps its creators tried to make the movie \"more edgy,\" which is completely ununderstandable, as \"edgy\" is not something little girls want, and presumably they are the main audience for a Barbie movie.",
"Those who are looking for gentle, beautiful princesses and polite knightly princes should not buy this movie.",
"The characters are shallow and sometimes display a bad attitude.",
"Their manners and style of conversation occasionally borders on bratty.",
"The plot is rather forced.",
"The \"bad guy\" is beyond bad and is way too scary.",
"Only occasionally do we get to focus on the lovely colors and beautiful pictures for which we watch Barbie movies.",
"I would highly recommend Barbie of Swan Lake and Barbie as Rapunzel instead.",
"To sum up, this movie is just too much, too over the top for little girls."
] |
1 | The worst thing I read in 2004 | If, like me, you're a fan of James Ellroy, here's the good news: apparently he's at that level of stardom where publishers package up his dross and market it as gold. I was primed to write up a good old-fashioned rant about this book, but just read the other reviews and you'll get the gist pretty quickly. Destination: Morgue is a compilation of half-baked nonfiction pieces (most of which will be old news to anyone who has read My Dark Places) and three truly, embarrassingly awful novellas. And just because they are written badly on purpose doesn't make them any less horrible. On top of the painful prose, Ellroy takes his standard Post-WWII Racist Cop Thug caricatures and plops them in modern L.A. It doesn't work. At all. Like watching a man on a high-wheel bicycle ride in the Tour de France, it's just ridiculous.If you've never read James Ellroy, I recommend you stay away from this and start anywhere else. And if you have read Ellroy, well, just stay away from this. | 980 | [
"If, like me, you're a fan of James Ellroy, here's the good news: apparently he's at that level of stardom where publishers package up his dross and market it as gold.",
"I was primed to write up a good old-fashioned rant about this book, but just read the other reviews and you'll get the gist pretty quickly.",
"Destination: Morgue is a compilation of half-baked nonfiction pieces (most of which will be old news to anyone who has read My Dark Places) and three truly, embarrassingly awful novellas.",
"And just because they are written badly on purpose doesn't make them any less horrible.",
"On top of the painful prose, Ellroy takes his standard Post-WWII Racist Cop Thug caricatures and plops them in modern L.A. It doesn't work.",
"At all.",
"Like watching a man on a high-wheel bicycle ride in the Tour de France, it's just ridiculous.If you've never read James Ellroy, I recommend you stay away from this and start anywhere else.",
"And if you have read Ellroy, well, just stay away from this."
] |
1 | You have got to be kidding? | I endeavor to follow the addage that if you have nothing nice to say then say nothing; however, this work is redundant, virtually devoid of any actionable insights, and smacks of a self indulgent attempt to justify his own ideosycratic work habits. I kept going in hopes that one concept would justify my investment of mind. The only return on my investment is a book I can now confindently refer to those I distain and assiduously warn those I adore to avoid.I am fairly sure the majority of previous reviews are from nodes in his social network who have seized upon his scintilating suggestion that effective knowledge workers maintain and nuture their relationships by treating them well. It is sycophantic myopia when work which could and should be great barely achieves mediocracy receives any praise whatsoever.If Mr. Davenport reads these words please know that I harbor no ill will to you personally I just found this particular publication of your work seriously wanting. | 980 | [
"I endeavor to follow the addage that if you have nothing nice to say then say nothing; however, this work is redundant, virtually devoid of any actionable insights, and smacks of a self indulgent attempt to justify his own ideosycratic work habits.",
"I kept going in hopes that one concept would justify my investment of mind.",
"The only return on my investment is a book I can now confindently refer to those I distain and assiduously warn those I adore to avoid.I am fairly sure the majority of previous reviews are from nodes in his social network who have seized upon his scintilating suggestion that effective knowledge workers maintain and nuture their relationships by treating them well.",
"It is sycophantic myopia when work which could and should be great barely achieves mediocracy receives any praise whatsoever.If Mr.",
"Davenport reads these words please know that I harbor no ill will to you personally I just found this particular publication of your work seriously wanting."
] |
1 | Boys & Girls, This is Ludicrous | The first book was not well written. By this time, I would expect some improvement, but no-o-o! Not these folks!Not only is the writing just as wooden, just as scarily unconnected, now there are active contradictions. Not minor stuff, either. Steele's wife's name. Behavior. Actions.Look, characterization isn't that hard. Neither is writing emotions that convince the reader. These people don't experience faith, or fear, or any other feeling. We're told about it.Spare me! Stop writing this stuff! Or write better, one or the other. I know you can sell millions of these awful, thinly-plotted, badly characterized screeds because believers have far too little to read that entertains, enlightens and instructs. But please, work harder! And you readers! Just because it's about Christians facing the apocolypse doesn't mean it's any good. Figure that out and stop giving this stuff five stars!Ok, I've vented. But don't read this! It's gone beyond bad to squirmingly embarassing. | 980 | [
"The first book was not well written.",
"By this time, I would expect some improvement, but no-o-o!",
"Not these folks!",
"Not only is the writing just as wooden, just as scarily unconnected, now there are active contradictions.",
"Not minor stuff, either.",
"Steele's wife's name.",
"Behavior.",
"Actions.Look, characterization isn't that hard.",
"Neither is writing emotions that convince the reader.",
"These people don't experience faith, or fear, or any other feeling.",
"We're told about it.Spare me!",
"Stop writing this stuff!",
"Or write better, one or the other.",
"I know you can sell millions of these awful, thinly-plotted, badly characterized screeds because believers have far too little to read that entertains, enlightens and instructs.",
"But please, work harder!",
"And you readers!",
"Just because it's about Christians facing the apocolypse doesn't mean it's any good.",
"Figure that out and stop giving this stuff five stars!",
"Ok, I've vented.",
"But don't read this!",
"It's gone beyond bad to squirmingly embarassing."
] |
1 | fvbp | My Sony SPPA940 failed a year ago and they gave me a SPPA1050. I didn't install it for a year. A day later it failed. It would not connect to the line. It would beep when I pushed talk but nothing else. If I disconnected it for a period of time {overnight} it would work for about five minutes. I returned it and they sent me another. I don't use it that much, so I do not know when it failed. But yesterday it was doing the same as the other SPPA1050. I had it for one month. I never checked the recording capability or any other functions. An update, I got my third 1050 last week. After three days, my first time using it, it stopped transmitting my voice. I went to another phone to finish. When I picked up the 1050 it wouldn't connect to the line, only beeped. Then unknown to me it would turn the answering machine on. After loosing trust in it. I pulled the plug and Sony wants to send me a forth. Sony support has been good but the equipment or the repair of is very low. | 980 | [
"My Sony SPPA940 failed a year ago and they gave me a SPPA1050.",
"I didn't install it for a year.",
"A day later it failed.",
"It would not connect to the line.",
"It would beep when I pushed talk but nothing else.",
"If I disconnected it for a period of time {overnight} it would work for about five minutes.",
"I returned it and they sent me another.",
"I don't use it that much, so I do not know when it failed.",
"But yesterday it was doing the same as the other SPPA1050.",
"I had it for one month.",
"I never checked the recording capability or any other functions.",
"An update, I got my third 1050 last week.",
"After three days, my first time using it, it stopped transmitting my voice.",
"I went to another phone to finish.",
"When I picked up the 1050 it wouldn't connect to the line, only beeped.",
"Then unknown to me it would turn the answering machine on.",
"After loosing trust in it.",
"I pulled the plug and Sony wants to send me a forth.",
"Sony support has been good but the equipment or the repair of is very low."
] |
1 | For beginners only, then discard | This is the cheesiest screenwriting cookbook out there, filled with "rules" that are nowhere to be found in countless great films but you can spot them very clearly in Hollywood's February releases. It offers a very shallow understanding of how dramatic stories work. For example, the opening image is apparently something REALLY IMPORTANT. What was the opening image in The Godfather? I forget. Who cares? What was important was the characters. Then pages 30-55 are "Fun and Games". Yeah, okay. Then there's the "bad guys close in" section - I suppose you can rent The Graduate and find this section followed to a T.FACE FACTS: The top screenwriters in Hollywood don't follow this formula any more than an NBA player practices his jump shot on one of those little baskets you hang over the door in your bedroom.If you want to write a first script, try his method. If nothing else, it's one way to try and write. But as you get better, you will realize this is grade school stuff. | 980 | [
"This is the cheesiest screenwriting cookbook out there, filled with \"rules\" that are nowhere to be found in countless great films but you can spot them very clearly in Hollywood's February releases.",
"It offers a very shallow understanding of how dramatic stories work.",
"For example, the opening image is apparently something REALLY IMPORTANT.",
"What was the opening image in The Godfather?",
"I forget.",
"Who cares?",
"What was important was the characters.",
"Then pages 30-55 are \"Fun and Games\".",
"Yeah, okay.",
"Then there's the \"bad guys close in\" section - I suppose you can rent The Graduate and find this section followed to a T.FACE FACTS: The top screenwriters in Hollywood don't follow this formula any more than an NBA player practices his jump shot on one of those little baskets you hang over the door in your bedroom.If you want to write a first script, try his method.",
"If nothing else, it's one way to try and write.",
"But as you get better, you will realize this is grade school stuff."
] |
1 | STARTED SMOKING and Blew Up | I bought this item because I have shoulder pain from the port that was installed for chemotherapy. The warming feature seemed like it would relieve my pain and the vibrating feature might move the chemo along. I was using it on my shoulder when it started to smell funny, and thank goodness I put it down so that I could get up off the sofa because it then began to smoke and gave a loud pop. There was no need to turn it off because it was truly dead. When I communicated this to the company so that this danger could be avoided by others, I received a return note saying that the warranty was past the date of return. Obviously they read their complaints for content. I would NOT buy this again and wouldn't recommend it either. Instead, I bought a warming device that you put in the microwave. Works better for my purposes. It's a good thing I wasn't using the Berman for the other purpose it's advertised. I might have an overinflated idea of myself, smoking hot and all that. | 980 | [
"I bought this item because I have shoulder pain from the port that was installed for chemotherapy.",
"The warming feature seemed like it would relieve my pain and the vibrating feature might move the chemo along.",
"I was using it on my shoulder when it started to smell funny, and thank goodness I put it down so that I could get up off the sofa because it then began to smoke and gave a loud pop.",
"There was no need to turn it off because it was truly dead.",
"When I communicated this to the company so that this danger could be avoided by others, I received a return note saying that the warranty was past the date of return.",
"Obviously they read their complaints for content.",
"I would NOT buy this again and wouldn't recommend it either.",
"Instead, I bought a warming device that you put in the microwave.",
"Works better for my purposes.",
"It's a good thing I wasn't using the Berman for the other purpose it's advertised.",
"I might have an overinflated idea of myself, smoking hot and all that."
] |
1 | Worst item ever! | I recently bought this card to add on to my HP desktop computer. The card went in easy enough, but that's when the problems started. I put in the disk that came with the card, but over and over my computer wouldn't recognize the card or the program on the disk. I kept having problems occur one after another and other programs starting to fail due to this mess. After almost losing the computer on the second occasion, I was forced to take the card out of the computer. All problems ended immediately! I've had no problems with Belkin's cords and wires, but their cards and hubs, I've had nothing but trouble. Do yourselves a favor and don't get this item. It could cause you nothing but your entire computer to crash. It's not worth your hard earned money to see your computer crash and burn, is it? If you need to add a card, find yourselves a different brand. I, myself, am going to try Adaptec. Hopefully that one won't cause me the problems that I have gotten with this one. | 980 | [
"I recently bought this card to add on to my HP desktop computer.",
"The card went in easy enough, but that's when the problems started.",
"I put in the disk that came with the card, but over and over my computer wouldn't recognize the card or the program on the disk.",
"I kept having problems occur one after another and other programs starting to fail due to this mess.",
"After almost losing the computer on the second occasion, I was forced to take the card out of the computer.",
"All problems ended immediately!",
"I've had no problems with Belkin's cords and wires, but their cards and hubs, I've had nothing but trouble.",
"Do yourselves a favor and don't get this item.",
"It could cause you nothing but your entire computer to crash.",
"It's not worth your hard earned money to see your computer crash and burn, is it?",
"If you need to add a card, find yourselves a different brand.",
"I, myself, am going to try Adaptec.",
"Hopefully that one won't cause me the problems that I have gotten with this one."
] |
1 | Lame. Can't Understand the Hype. | Bottom line, it's not funny. I don't mind offensive content in the least (many of my favorite series are extremely offensive). But this series seems to hold to the idea that offensiveness itself is somehow hilarious. Maybe that works if you're in Junior High, but for the rest of us, you need to actually add humor to it, _then_ it's hilarious. Didn't laugh once.And to add insult to injury, the animation is just ridiculously bad. I don't mean the ultra-simplistic art style - that I don't mind (and kind of like). I mean they do as little animating of the artwork as humanly possible (lazy), so it winds up looking like some paper puppet show an eight-year-old could do.Obviously, you could say the same of Shin-chan; but the difference is, they made Shin-chan funny enough to compensate. That just isn't the case here. It felt like listening to someone tell jokes at a party, and the guy telling the jokes obviously thinks he's hilarious as s***... but no one else is laughing. | 980 | [
"Bottom line, it's not funny.",
"I don't mind offensive content in the least (many of my favorite series are extremely offensive).",
"But this series seems to hold to the idea that offensiveness itself is somehow hilarious.",
"Maybe that works if you're in Junior High, but for the rest of us, you need to actually add humor to it, _then_ it's hilarious.",
"Didn't laugh once.And to add insult to injury, the animation is just ridiculously bad.",
"I don't mean the ultra-simplistic art style - that I don't mind (and kind of like).",
"I mean they do as little animating of the artwork as humanly possible (lazy), so it winds up looking like some paper puppet show an eight-year-old could do.Obviously, you could say the same of Shin-chan; but the difference is, they made Shin-chan funny enough to compensate.",
"That just isn't the case here.",
"It felt like listening to someone tell jokes at a party, and the guy telling the jokes obviously thinks he's hilarious as s***... but no one else is laughing."
] |
1 | impossible to change bobbin | Purchased as a Christmas gift. It came ready to go. Sewed perfectly until it was time to change the bobbin, which was absolutely impossible. 5 adults tried (I sew, my husband is mechanical, my mom is a professional seamstress). I took it to our local Singer store and they could not figure out how to get the bobbin out. They finally pryed it open with a butter knife! It is a lovely little machine with a cute pink foot pedal. My mom actually chose this because she is an expert seamstress and thought it would be a good little starter for her grand daughter. It is light weight, portable and has similar working to an adult machine. What a bummer, it was returned promptly but I had to pay shipping both ways. Possibly we just got a defective machine, but I would highly recommend actually changing the bobbin on this and testing every function before you buy. We are now researching an inexpensive adult machine because all other kids machines did not pass the "grandmom test". | 980 | [
"Purchased as a Christmas gift.",
"It came ready to go.",
"Sewed perfectly until it was time to change the bobbin, which was absolutely impossible.",
"5 adults tried (I sew, my husband is mechanical, my mom is a professional seamstress).",
"I took it to our local Singer store and they could not figure out how to get the bobbin out.",
"They finally pryed it open with a butter knife!",
"It is a lovely little machine with a cute pink foot pedal.",
"My mom actually chose this because she is an expert seamstress and thought it would be a good little starter for her grand daughter.",
"It is light weight, portable and has similar working to an adult machine.",
"What a bummer, it was returned promptly but I had to pay shipping both ways.",
"Possibly we just got a defective machine, but I would highly recommend actually changing the bobbin on this and testing every function before you buy.",
"We are now researching an inexpensive adult machine because all other kids machines did not pass the \"grandmom test\"."
] |
1 | Can we say cheese?? | Automatically this movie gives off a typical seventies version of a horror movie, complete with skin tight jockey shorts, fading pastel colors and scooby doo hair doos. The beginning leads the viewer to believe that something evil is learking off in the distance, like a predator seeking it's prey. Yet how far can one go with a black car, with tinted windows who spends most of the movie gunning people down, off the roads. Never is there any evidence that someone is behind the wheel, for all the viewer knows it could be a 16 year old with a remote control out for kicks. It's VERY far fetched, and annyoing to watch, as no one is clever enough to just blow the stupid thing up, until the very end. Not to mention all the graded, loud music that sounds like someone scraping together pieces of metal...it's not enough for any true horror fan to stand for a whole hour and a half....not to mention there was never any hope for a sequel..."Car The Revenge??" Give me a break!N.C. | 980 | [
"Automatically this movie gives off a typical seventies version of a horror movie, complete with skin tight jockey shorts, fading pastel colors and scooby doo hair doos.",
"The beginning leads the viewer to believe that something evil is learking off in the distance, like a predator seeking it's prey.",
"Yet how far can one go with a black car, with tinted windows who spends most of the movie gunning people down, off the roads.",
"Never is there any evidence that someone is behind the wheel, for all the viewer knows it could be a 16 year old with a remote control out for kicks.",
"It's VERY far fetched, and annyoing to watch, as no one is clever enough to just blow the stupid thing up, until the very end.",
"Not to mention all the graded, loud music that sounds like someone scraping together pieces of metal...it's not enough for any true horror fan to stand for a whole hour and a half....not to mention there was never any hope for a sequel...\"Car The Revenge??",
"\" Give me a break!",
"N.C."
] |
1 | This is a joke! | This series showed so much promise in the begining. There was so much suspense and intrigue, and the show seemed so original, but soon it all fell apart. Not only were many of the plot lines ridiculous, they were also full of holes! For example, when Kim and Terri are being chased after the attack on the safe house, Terri makes a turn to lose their pursuers. She then stops the car and gets out saying she's going to see if they are still being chased. If their is a chance that you are being chased, why would you get out of your car? I don't think you would. I can name many more as well, like when Jack is bugged, how come the transmitter isn't detected when he walks through CTU. It would have to be quite some bug.I have no idea how this show was nominated for emmies. The acting isn't even that great.Alias is a much better show. It also has rather farfetched stories but you can probably dismiss them since the show is more along the lines of science fiction and fantasy. | 980 | [
"This series showed so much promise in the begining.",
"There was so much suspense and intrigue, and the show seemed so original, but soon it all fell apart.",
"Not only were many of the plot lines ridiculous, they were also full of holes!",
"For example, when Kim and Terri are being chased after the attack on the safe house, Terri makes a turn to lose their pursuers.",
"She then stops the car and gets out saying she's going to see if they are still being chased.",
"If their is a chance that you are being chased, why would you get out of your car?",
"I don't think you would.",
"I can name many more as well, like when Jack is bugged, how come the transmitter isn't detected when he walks through CTU.",
"It would have to be quite some bug.I have no idea how this show was nominated for emmies.",
"The acting isn't even that great.Alias is a much better show.",
"It also has rather farfetched stories but you can probably dismiss them since the show is more along the lines of science fiction and fantasy."
] |
1 | 2 years later and no reception | I absolutely loved this weather radio for 2 years and have kept it plugged in and turned on through the spring and summer storm months. All of a sudden this week I noticed through TV my area had a tornado watch but my radio didn't alert me, even though it is properly set and the antenna is in the same position it always is (and never had a problem with reception before). I have tried everything the manual says to do and after reading the 1 star reviews on here to see if anyone else had this problem after having the radio for awhile I have come to the conclusion that this is a design flaw.Don't be fooled by the positive reviews which are written by people who just started using the radio. I am a huge weather fanatic and LOVED that the radio allows you to program in counties and codes of alerts you want to hear but literally overnight it just does not work anymore. I can't get ANY weather station signal but I get the AM/FM signal just fine. I am very upset about this! | 980 | [
"I absolutely loved this weather radio for 2 years and have kept it plugged in and turned on through the spring and summer storm months.",
"All of a sudden this week I noticed through TV my area had a tornado watch but my radio didn't alert me, even though it is properly set and the antenna is in the same position it always is (and never had a problem with reception before).",
"I have tried everything the manual says to do and after reading the 1 star reviews on here to see if anyone else had this problem after having the radio for awhile I have come to the conclusion that this is a design flaw.Don't be fooled by the positive reviews which are written by people who just started using the radio.",
"I am a huge weather fanatic and LOVED that the radio allows you to program in counties and codes of alerts you want to hear but literally overnight it just does not work anymore.",
"I can't get ANY weather station signal but I get the AM/FM signal just fine.",
"I am very upset about this!"
] |
1 | unspeakable, all right | Husbancds [sic] are to love their wivesThis is not something you learnThen wives will submit to the Godly love in youIt is more than enough in returnAs your wife sees you give yourself for herAt all times and not just a fewShe will know you are submitted to GodSo for her there is nothng you won't do...No kidding, this is the kind of stuff you'll read in the book. There's some confusion about the author, though. "Harold" is apparently the daddy, no doubt the personage whose autodidact goodness is portrayed in the lines above. Yet press reports (available at the book's website) claim that this business is actually written by his daughters, one of whom has a name beginning with "E", and one of whom has a name beginning with "C", yielding the "pen name" "E.C.Miller". Now who is it? Did daddy or his dutiful daughters pen this pensive pap? Which? Is this an example of what old-fangled family-valued Anglo American Christianity can do to youngsters' minds, or to an adult's? | 980 | [
"Husbancds [sic] are to love their wivesThis is not something you learnThen wives will submit to the Godly love in youIt is more than enough in returnAs your wife sees you give yourself for herAt all times and not just a fewShe will know you are submitted to GodSo for her there is nothng you won't do...No kidding, this is the kind of stuff you'll read in the book.",
"There's some confusion about the author, though.",
"\"Harold\" is apparently the daddy, no doubt the personage whose autodidact goodness is portrayed in the lines above.",
"Yet press reports (available at the book's website) claim that this business is actually written by his daughters, one of whom has a name beginning with \"E\", and one of whom has a name beginning with \"C\", yielding the \"pen name\" \"E.C.Miller\".",
"Now who is it?",
"Did daddy or his dutiful daughters pen this pensive pap?",
"Which?",
"Is this an example of what old-fangled family-valued Anglo American Christianity can do to youngsters' minds, or to an adult's?"
] |
1 | Waste of Your Money | This product came with a com port hook (pin plug in) up. Most modern day computers all have USB hook up, so it won't work with my computer because you can't plung it in. I had the system working for two days and it just quit. I mean it just stopped functioning (wind and temperature only). I changed locations (didn't work) , I changed batteries (didn't work), I hooked up to electric (didn't work). When I say it didn't work I mean the wind and temerature gauges just stopped and won't work (no inside reading on the main unit). I placed the main unit 10 feet away thru a glass window (still didn't work). The odd part is it worked for one and a half days and then just started malfunctioning. I reset and reset and did ever thing possible to insure it was not me or the operational procedure. I will say delivery was quick in just five days from WI to SC. Taking my money was quick. The process was easy, however I recommend you don't waste your money or your time on this item! | 980 | [
"This product came with a com port hook (pin plug in) up.",
"Most modern day computers all have USB hook up, so it won't work with my computer because you can't plung it in.",
"I had the system working for two days and it just quit.",
"I mean it just stopped functioning (wind and temperature only).",
"I changed locations (didn't work) , I changed batteries (didn't work), I hooked up to electric (didn't work).",
"When I say it didn't work I mean the wind and temerature gauges just stopped and won't work (no inside reading on the main unit).",
"I placed the main unit 10 feet away thru a glass window (still didn't work).",
"The odd part is it worked for one and a half days and then just started malfunctioning.",
"I reset and reset and did ever thing possible to insure it was not me or the operational procedure.",
"I will say delivery was quick in just five days from WI to SC.",
"Taking my money was quick.",
"The process was easy, however I recommend you don't waste your money or your time on this item!"
] |
1 | Prejudice against men | This book was the worst book I have ever read. It is totally biased against men. It basically states this in the foreword, and succeeds in carrying the basic premise that woman can only be victims of verbal abuse throughout the entire book. One problem with this premise is that men who are victims of verbal abuse won't talk about it. But with today's woman are victims culture, men are the scapegoat. This book continues this scapegoat premise. I just ended a 25+ year relationship with a borderline personality disorder ex-wife, and I will tell you now that I was the victim of manipulation and verbal abuse. And every example Patricia sites, fits my relationship, only I was the receiver of the abuse. But there is no way I ever would have admitted it before now. Through counseling, I realized just how bad she was to me, and just how lopsided the outside view of this problem is. This book should be removed from print until it can be written in amore balanced presentation. | 980 | [
"This book was the worst book I have ever read.",
"It is totally biased against men.",
"It basically states this in the foreword, and succeeds in carrying the basic premise that woman can only be victims of verbal abuse throughout the entire book.",
"One problem with this premise is that men who are victims of verbal abuse won't talk about it.",
"But with today's woman are victims culture, men are the scapegoat.",
"This book continues this scapegoat premise.",
"I just ended a 25+ year relationship with a borderline personality disorder ex-wife, and I will tell you now that I was the victim of manipulation and verbal abuse.",
"And every example Patricia sites, fits my relationship, only I was the receiver of the abuse.",
"But there is no way I ever would have admitted it before now.",
"Through counseling, I realized just how bad she was to me, and just how lopsided the outside view of this problem is.",
"This book should be removed from print until it can be written in amore balanced presentation."
] |
1 | Poor quality | Be careful of what you purchase in the Cristal D'Arques line. The brandy snifters are poor quality. I suspect that the remainder of the D'Arques line is on a par with the brandy snifters.I purchased two of the brandy snifters to supplement my Cristal D'Arques collection. We have almost 100 pieces of the various glasses, etc. made by D'Arques and purchased over the years. The manufacturer/supplier is foisting off on the consumer a glass that is 1 1/4 oz. lighter than the original. The original glass weighed 8.50 ounces. The present glass weighs 7.25 ounces. To further insult the customer, the glass appears to be completely molded. The base of the old glass was truly diamond faceted; the new glass has a simply rounded base with fake "facets" that have no edges. However, if a purchaser is not accustomed to quality, this would be a CHEAP glass in which to consume CHEAP cognac.Too bad there is not a "Zero Stars" option, as that is what the supplier/manufacturer deserves. | 980 | [
"Be careful of what you purchase in the Cristal D'Arques line.",
"The brandy snifters are poor quality.",
"I suspect that the remainder of the D'Arques line is on a par with the brandy snifters.I purchased two of the brandy snifters to supplement my Cristal D'Arques collection.",
"We have almost 100 pieces of the various glasses, etc.",
"made by D'Arques and purchased over the years.",
"The manufacturer/supplier is foisting off on the consumer a glass that is 1 1/4 oz.",
"lighter than the original.",
"The original glass weighed 8.50 ounces.",
"The present glass weighs 7.25 ounces.",
"To further insult the customer, the glass appears to be completely molded.",
"The base of the old glass was truly diamond faceted; the new glass has a simply rounded base with fake \"facets\" that have no edges.",
"However, if a purchaser is not accustomed to quality, this would be a CHEAP glass in which to consume CHEAP cognac.Too bad there is not a \"Zero Stars\" option, as that is what the supplier/manufacturer deserves."
] |
1 | What a Disappointment ! | The legendary Laguiole name drew me to this product. I collect pocket knives and corkscrews and know fine workmanship so I could not believe my luck when I saw this product offered at a bargain basement price. Well, once again, price reflects the quality. The "worm" feels flimsy and doesn't seem like it's going to last. The first time I opened a bottle, it was difficult to get the screw started. Also, the lever is too wide to easily attach to the lip of a wine bottle - a very strange design indeed. I have a 30 year old "lever" or waiter corkscrew I bought at the old Hoffritz for Cutlery in the Port of Authority terminal in NYC. It has opened a heck of a lot of bottles and its design is light years ahead of this one. I also have a $5.00 cork screw I just bought at a Winery in Tuscany and it blows the doors off this baby. Maybe you should go to a store and check the design out before buying. You will probably make a different purchase. It came in a pretty box, though! | 980 | [
"The legendary Laguiole name drew me to this product.",
"I collect pocket knives and corkscrews and know fine workmanship so I could not believe my luck when I saw this product offered at a bargain basement price.",
"Well, once again, price reflects the quality.",
"The \"worm\" feels flimsy and doesn't seem like it's going to last.",
"The first time I opened a bottle, it was difficult to get the screw started.",
"Also, the lever is too wide to easily attach to the lip of a wine bottle - a very strange design indeed.",
"I have a 30 year old \"lever\" or waiter corkscrew I bought at the old Hoffritz for Cutlery in the Port of Authority terminal in NYC.",
"It has opened a heck of a lot of bottles and its design is light years ahead of this one.",
"I also have a $5.00 cork screw I just bought at a Winery in Tuscany and it blows the doors off this baby.",
"Maybe you should go to a store and check the design out before buying.",
"You will probably make a different purchase.",
"It came in a pretty box, though!"
] |
1 | The Worst! | This so called novel (actually I think it was a recycled outline for a comic book that got rejected) is no doubt the worst book I have read in memory. Ever! The research must have consisted of a quick scan of an online encyclopedia article. The gun was mentioned by others. And cave painting in grottos of stalagtites/mites--sorry, way too wet (maybe watercolors?). Plus, the remote area above treeline precludes all the giant bonfires! The 'characters', ugha ugha. And there was no 'Clinton' character or was that Van??? Hmmm...I will give a 10, better yet an 11, to the agent, though. Anyone who can sell abject garbage like this 'book' for the no doubt stratospheric $$$ entailed--well, I haven't heard of any bridges changing hands. Yet.Save your money. 'Dr. Strangelove meets the Yeti', oops, I mean 'Neanderthal' doesn't work. Fortunately, Mr. Speilberg can afford a good rewrite (hopefully Darnton will be covering a breaking story in, oh, say Tajikistan or even Scotland). | 980 | [
"This so called novel (actually I think it was a recycled outline for a comic book that got rejected) is no doubt the worst book I have read in memory.",
"Ever!",
"The research must have consisted of a quick scan of an online encyclopedia article.",
"The gun was mentioned by others.",
"And cave painting in grottos of stalagtites/mites--sorry, way too wet (maybe watercolors?",
").",
"Plus, the remote area above treeline precludes all the giant bonfires!",
"The 'characters', ugha ugha.",
"And there was no 'Clinton' character or was that Van???",
"Hmmm...I will give a 10, better yet an 11, to the agent, though.",
"Anyone who can sell abject garbage like this 'book' for the no doubt stratospheric $$$ entailed--well, I haven't heard of any bridges changing hands.",
"Yet.Save your money.",
"'Dr.",
"Strangelove meets the Yeti', oops, I mean 'Neanderthal' doesn't work.",
"Fortunately, Mr.",
"Speilberg can afford a good rewrite (hopefully Darnton will be covering a breaking story in, oh, say Tajikistan or even Scotland)."
] |
1 | Unreliable product | I installed one of these units in my Chesapeake Virginia home about two years ago. I moved and rented the property a year later. The N210 is great "when it works", however, reliability is an issue. Three weeks ago my tenants informed me that there was a problem with the hot water. I went and checked that all electrical connections were tight, and reseated the optocoupler microcircuits on the controller board. The unit worked for another two weeks and then failed again. The manufacturer says that, if I send them the unit, they will refurbish it and give me another 1 year warrantee. That's great... but what are my tenanats supposed to do for the week (or so) that the unit is at the manufacturer? The regrettable solution was to remove the N210 and replace it with a tank type water heater. The N210 had replaced hot water created by an oil fired boiler, so refitting for a tank type water heater required re-plumbing again! I am getting pretty good with a torch and copper. | 980 | [
"I installed one of these units in my Chesapeake Virginia home about two years ago.",
"I moved and rented the property a year later.",
"The N210 is great \"when it works\", however, reliability is an issue.",
"Three weeks ago my tenants informed me that there was a problem with the hot water.",
"I went and checked that all electrical connections were tight, and reseated the optocoupler microcircuits on the controller board.",
"The unit worked for another two weeks and then failed again.",
"The manufacturer says that, if I send them the unit, they will refurbish it and give me another 1 year warrantee.",
"That's great... but what are my tenanats supposed to do for the week (or so) that the unit is at the manufacturer?",
"The regrettable solution was to remove the N210 and replace it with a tank type water heater.",
"The N210 had replaced hot water created by an oil fired boiler, so refitting for a tank type water heater required re-plumbing again!",
"I am getting pretty good with a torch and copper."
] |
1 | Not recommended | I decided to finally update my virus protection and purchased NAV Pro Ed. Following their installation instructions to the letter (letting their internet site scan for current viruses, uninstalling the old virus program, etc), I attempted to get it to work on my Win98 system. I was getting numerous error messages (if I closed the error messages it would restart my computer) so I followed the Symantec Support internet site instructions for solving the error messages. I successfully eradicated the error messages but when I couldn't get the program to run at all their solution was to un-do the changes I had made. Which of course gave me the error messages back and the annoying re-starts. After about 16 hours of going in circles and getting very poor support (if you can't find the answer online, you have to pay for a phone call or hope that someone answers an email at some point and then actually solves your problem) I have decided to return the program and go with AVG. | 980 | [
"I decided to finally update my virus protection and purchased NAV Pro Ed.",
"Following their installation instructions to the letter (letting their internet site scan for current viruses, uninstalling the old virus program, etc), I attempted to get it to work on my Win98 system.",
"I was getting numerous error messages (if I closed the error messages it would restart my computer) so I followed the Symantec Support internet site instructions for solving the error messages.",
"I successfully eradicated the error messages but when I couldn't get the program to run at all their solution was to un-do the changes I had made.",
"Which of course gave me the error messages back and the annoying re-starts.",
"After about 16 hours of going in circles and getting very poor support (if you can't find the answer online, you have to pay for a phone call or hope that someone answers an email at some point and then actually solves your problem) I have decided to return the program and go with AVG."
] |
1 | Not all that great | The sound quality is excellent, don't get me wrong. These earphones put out clear treble, deep bass (without washing everything else out) and have a well balanced tone that I have not found in most other headphones I have used. The backround sound cancellation from the in-ear style is not perfect, but does a better job than most earphones. My biggest problem: the fit! I opted for the over-the-ear style because I thought it would be better for an active lifestyle, and this would be true if they actually fit me where my ears are. The length of the earpiece is not adjustable so if your ear varies at all from the size they make, they simply don't work. In my case (others may have different a experience) the actual ear piece almost hits my earlobe - almost an inch too far down for these to fit right. Huge mistake not making them adjustable Sony. Bad Bad Bad design. It is a real shame because the sound quality would have made these some of the best headphones I have used. | 980 | [
"The sound quality is excellent, don't get me wrong.",
"These earphones put out clear treble, deep bass (without washing everything else out) and have a well balanced tone that I have not found in most other headphones I have used.",
"The backround sound cancellation from the in-ear style is not perfect, but does a better job than most earphones.",
"My biggest problem: the fit!",
"I opted for the over-the-ear style because I thought it would be better for an active lifestyle, and this would be true if they actually fit me where my ears are.",
"The length of the earpiece is not adjustable so if your ear varies at all from the size they make, they simply don't work.",
"In my case (others may have different a experience) the actual ear piece almost hits my earlobe - almost an inch too far down for these to fit right.",
"Huge mistake not making them adjustable Sony.",
"Bad Bad Bad design.",
"It is a real shame because the sound quality would have made these some of the best headphones I have used."
] |
1 | Poor quality and doesn't latch | I purchased this gate on line because I could not find a similar gate in a local store. Installing it was a bit time consuming but not horrible. The door itself is solid enough to withstand the constant shaking from my 1 year old daughter. However, the reason I gave this door one star is the latching mechanism. All of our other baby gates will latch on their own when you close it. If you look closely at the picture, you will see that there are two large bolts, one at the bottom and the other at the top of the gate. You have to lift the gate slightly so the bolts can hang on the cradles that hold the gate shut. There is no way you can swing the door and have it latch automatically. Compared to the one gate I purchased after installing this one, the gate that automatically latches is much, much better. Also, the bolts keep comming lose no matter how tightly I secure them. When that happens, I can't close the gate without taking out my pliers and tightening them again. | 980 | [
"I purchased this gate on line because I could not find a similar gate in a local store.",
"Installing it was a bit time consuming but not horrible.",
"The door itself is solid enough to withstand the constant shaking from my 1 year old daughter.",
"However, the reason I gave this door one star is the latching mechanism.",
"All of our other baby gates will latch on their own when you close it.",
"If you look closely at the picture, you will see that there are two large bolts, one at the bottom and the other at the top of the gate.",
"You have to lift the gate slightly so the bolts can hang on the cradles that hold the gate shut.",
"There is no way you can swing the door and have it latch automatically.",
"Compared to the one gate I purchased after installing this one, the gate that automatically latches is much, much better.",
"Also, the bolts keep comming lose no matter how tightly I secure them.",
"When that happens, I can't close the gate without taking out my pliers and tightening them again."
] |
1 | Painfully Slow | This is the first book that I have had a strong enough reaction to that I felt the need to write a review for it. Unfortunately, it was a negative reaction. This was the dryest, dullest, most tedious book I have ever read. I was so disappointed after all the great reviews and accolades. I find it amazing that someone could possibly make a book about a serial killer completely boring, of all things.A majority of the book focuses on the contruction of the fair, and it's completely repetitive and flat. The only thing more tedious to read would be if they gave us a stack of blueprints of every building there for us to muddle through. The parts that dealt with the killer were uninteresting. His character was completely undeveloped, and the details were bland. I have a degree in English, and I'm an avid reader in my spare time as well, so I have read many, many books. This is the first book that I have ever read that I can honestly say that I hated. Don't waste your time! | 980 | [
"This is the first book that I have had a strong enough reaction to that I felt the need to write a review for it.",
"Unfortunately, it was a negative reaction.",
"This was the dryest, dullest, most tedious book I have ever read.",
"I was so disappointed after all the great reviews and accolades.",
"I find it amazing that someone could possibly make a book about a serial killer completely boring, of all things.A majority of the book focuses on the contruction of the fair, and it's completely repetitive and flat.",
"The only thing more tedious to read would be if they gave us a stack of blueprints of every building there for us to muddle through.",
"The parts that dealt with the killer were uninteresting.",
"His character was completely undeveloped, and the details were bland.",
"I have a degree in English, and I'm an avid reader in my spare time as well, so I have read many, many books.",
"This is the first book that I have ever read that I can honestly say that I hated.",
"Don't waste your time!"
] |
1 | Disapointment | There seems to be a shift in the direction of real country music and the people who sing it--All seem to be playing to the same consummer--younger and more POP oriented--This is a colection of more of the same , sung with a mournful , crying sound and is not a Folk style or a Country style that I would ever buy. Bring back the sound of all the GREAT folk groups and single performers of the 60's and 70's that were a joy to listen to.If I wanted Garth Brooks histronics and fancy sets and hollywood style productions -- there are plenty of music videos around--Lets not forget that a song thats pleasant to hear , with flowing melodys and thought prvoking lyrics are the ones that never go out of style--it seems that everyone is pandering to the "children" with the music and the video selections that are made avalible--Maybe someone should take a hard look at what is being forgotten and ask why. You might even make a little money selling good instead of following the herd. | 980 | [
"There seems to be a shift in the direction of real country music and the people who sing it--All seem to be playing to the same consummer--younger and more POP oriented--This is a colection of more of the same , sung with a mournful , crying sound and is not a Folk style or a Country style that I would ever buy.",
"Bring back the sound of all the GREAT folk groups and single performers of the 60's and 70's that were a joy to listen to.If I wanted Garth Brooks histronics and fancy sets and hollywood style productions -- there are plenty of music videos around--Lets not forget that a song thats pleasant to hear , with flowing melodys and thought prvoking lyrics are the ones that never go out of style--it seems that everyone is pandering to the \"children\" with the music and the video selections that are made avalible--Maybe someone should take a hard look at what is being forgotten and ask why.",
"You might even make a little money selling good instead of following the herd."
] |
1 | A disappointment to say the least | Since my junior year in high school, I have been an avid fan of Ms. McNaught's. She was the one author who could make one trully believe in the power of love and I couldn't wait to devour her novels but this one, this one (and Remember When) left much lacking. I was highly disappointed. I simply couldn't believe that this was a McNaught novel. It felt like a bright flame had burned out. She skipped the courtship and went strait to the bedroom. There was no growth in the relationship between Sloan and Noah. THis story, as far as romance is concerned, was "Wam Bam, Thank you, Ma'am." It was so bad and so unlike McNaught, it made me want to cry. I do have hope for her though, and I wait anxiously for another great rendition from the woman who lovingly crafted out stories like "Perfect", "Paradise", "Whitney, My Love,", and "Kingdom of Dreams". I only hope that she will write another historical and that it will be just as grand if not even more so then its predecessors. | 980 | [
"Since my junior year in high school, I have been an avid fan of Ms.",
"McNaught's.",
"She was the one author who could make one trully believe in the power of love and I couldn't wait to devour her novels but this one, this one (and Remember When) left much lacking.",
"I was highly disappointed.",
"I simply couldn't believe that this was a McNaught novel.",
"It felt like a bright flame had burned out.",
"She skipped the courtship and went strait to the bedroom.",
"There was no growth in the relationship between Sloan and Noah.",
"THis story, as far as romance is concerned, was \"Wam Bam, Thank you, Ma'am.\" It was so bad and so unlike McNaught, it made me want to cry.",
"I do have hope for her though, and I wait anxiously for another great rendition from the woman who lovingly crafted out stories like \"Perfect\", \"Paradise\", \"Whitney, My Love,\", and \"Kingdom of Dreams\".",
"I only hope that she will write another historical and that it will be just as grand if not even more so then its predecessors."
] |
1 | Warning Stay Away! Garbage | This piece of junk has cost me HOURS of stress.Troubleshooting this device from hell...It's ugly too and doesn't match my black and red theme.I got it after I moved for temporary wireless until I can wire this house with Cat6.I probably will never buy any Netgear crap again.The Linksys router and Motorola modem were getting blamed by me for the issue of a dropping connection every minute or so.Not to mention the ISP.Sorry guys!It wouldn't have been my first choice but I only had Best Buy to go to.Fry's is a bit far away from me now.I should have gone to Frys and gotten a decent card!Would have saved me so much trouble.At least now I know.Netgear seriously wants people to unplug the computer take the card in and out and go through all this drama to install drivers?!No fricken way!Yes I did that but it didn't work but why should I?Nothing else I've dealt with requires that level of nonsense and then continuously fails.This product has no redeeming qualities.Stay away! | 980 | [
"This piece of junk has cost me HOURS of stress.Troubleshooting this device from hell...It's ugly too and doesn't match my black and red theme.I got it after I moved for temporary wireless until I can wire this house with Cat6.I probably will never buy any Netgear crap again.The Linksys router and Motorola modem were getting blamed by me for the issue of a dropping connection every minute or so.Not to mention the ISP.Sorry guys!",
"It wouldn't have been my first choice but I only had Best Buy to go to.Fry's is a bit far away from me now.I should have gone to Frys and gotten a decent card!",
"Would have saved me so much trouble.At least now I know.Netgear seriously wants people to unplug the computer take the card in and out and go through all this drama to install drivers?!",
"No fricken way!",
"Yes I did that but it didn't work but why should I?",
"Nothing else I've dealt with requires that level of nonsense and then continuously fails.This product has no redeeming qualities.Stay away!"
] |
1 | Don't waste your money! | This is by far the most I've ever felt gypped after buying a DVD! The director ought to be horsewhipped! Apparently he decided that the premise was SO idiotic that there was no way he could explain why ANYTHING happens - so he doesn't. We never even have a hint about where the monster comes from, what it is, why it's attacking New York, what it's trying to accomplish.... Oh, yes. And why this movie was ever made. Apparently keeping the viewer in the dark PAST the closing credits is considered "arty" by people trying to substitute that for talent.And what can I say about the hand-held camera idea? Its spastic motion all over the place (as opposed to pointing it in the direction of something you'd want the viewer to see...) gave me a splitting headache from eyestrain. Other flicks have managed to use the hand-held technique WITHOUT showing us the floor 70% of the time. (Best-ever hand-held: "Band of Brothers.")My recommendation: Run away from this, as fast as you can! | 980 | [
"This is by far the most I've ever felt gypped after buying a DVD!",
"The director ought to be horsewhipped!",
"Apparently he decided that the premise was SO idiotic that there was no way he could explain why ANYTHING happens - so he doesn't.",
"We never even have a hint about where the monster comes from, what it is, why it's attacking New York, what it's trying to accomplish.... Oh, yes.",
"And why this movie was ever made.",
"Apparently keeping the viewer in the dark PAST the closing credits is considered \"arty\" by people trying to substitute that for talent.And what can I say about the hand-held camera idea?",
"Its spastic motion all over the place (as opposed to pointing it in the direction of something you'd want the viewer to see...) gave me a splitting headache from eyestrain.",
"Other flicks have managed to use the hand-held technique WITHOUT showing us the floor 70% of the time.",
"(Best-ever hand-held: \"Band of Brothers.\")My recommendation: Run away from this, as fast as you can!"
] |
1 | Disappointing | This book may be illuminating for those teachers, parents and tutors who do not believe that such a thing as work inhibition exists (calling it "laziness" instead), but I don't really believe such people exist anymore.The experienced educator or perplexed parent reading this book in hopes of learning something new about work inhibition and how to treat it will be disappointed. Points that most of us accept as obvious (e.g. that work inhibition is orthogonal to "intelligence") are lengthily supported by dubious surveys and statistics. More problematic points (e.g. that potentially WI students can be identified early on by overly "clingy" behavior) are stated as postulates.Some practical approaches are suggested for dealing with WI. They are all obvious.A guidance counselor or teacher trying to bring a punishment-oriented (as opposed to treatment- and education-oriented) principal into the 20th century may find that this book will help to legitimize her or his concern | 980 | [
"This book may be illuminating for those teachers, parents and tutors who do not believe that such a thing as work inhibition exists (calling it \"laziness\" instead), but I don't really believe such people exist anymore.The experienced educator or perplexed parent reading this book in hopes of learning something new about work inhibition and how to treat it will be disappointed.",
"Points that most of us accept as obvious (e.g. that work inhibition is orthogonal to \"intelligence\") are lengthily supported by dubious surveys and statistics.",
"More problematic points (e.g. that potentially WI students can be identified early on by overly \"clingy\" behavior) are stated as postulates.Some practical approaches are suggested for dealing with WI.",
"They are all obvious.A guidance counselor or teacher trying to bring a punishment-oriented (as opposed to treatment- and education-oriented) principal into the 20th century may find that this book will help to legitimize her or his concern"
] |
1 | downfall on riding lawnmowers | The Yard Machine I bought from WalMart looked great ran great the first 2 times I cut my yard, after that it started eating the belts up the sissor clutch system would hang up against the inside frame work and you would have to kick the clutch several times to get it unhunge. the clutch system is the worst I've ever seen a defect in design from get go. but the 20 horse power tucumseh twin v engine is a perfect engine which I removed 3 months after I purchesed the mower,I'm saveing it in my shed to put on a different frame with a better clutch design, but never a yard machine again ,but a tecumseh engine I'll always count on. there tough dependable and reliable.A hydrlic clutch system would have been a perfect combo with the tecumseh engine its a shame they didnt think of that, and a pto on the rear of the lawn mower would have made it flawless to bad the designers didnt think ahead there sales would have jumped thru the roof . Yours Truly Mark Willard of Wilmer Ala. | 980 | [
"The Yard Machine I bought from WalMart looked great ran great the first 2 times I cut my yard, after that it started eating the belts up the sissor clutch system would hang up against the inside frame work and you would have to kick the clutch several times to get it unhunge.",
"the clutch system is the worst I've ever seen a defect in design from get go.",
"but the 20 horse power tucumseh twin v engine is a perfect engine which I removed 3 months after I purchesed the mower,I'm saveing it in my shed to put on a different frame with a better clutch design, but never a yard machine again ,but a tecumseh engine I'll always count on.",
"there tough dependable and reliable.A hydrlic clutch system would have been a perfect combo with the tecumseh engine its a shame they didnt think of that, and a pto on the rear of the lawn mower would have made it flawless to bad the designers didnt think ahead there sales would have jumped thru the roof.",
"Yours Truly Mark Willard of Wilmer Ala."
] |
1 | Worst movie I've ever seen | I apologize to the people who made this movie, but it is really the most moronic, crude, and vile piece of garbage I've ever had the misfortune of being dumb enough to watch. "Galactic Gigolo" cannot be enjoyed on any kind of "camp value" level. It is not "so bad, it's good." It is so bad, it's really, really, really bad, stupid, and repulsive. Somebody on the IMDb has the same opinion, and I just feel the need to back him up here because I hated this movie so much, and I don't understand how anybody could say they enjoyed it unless they have an I.Q. lower than a vegetable's or are pals with the director. I could lie, and tell you it was great, and to go see it right away, just because misery loves company, but I'm not that petty. If I could give it no stars, I would. By the way, I think there's maybe like three seconds of T&A, so don't bother if that's what you're after. This movie relies on its "comedy", which no amount of naked women could possibly redeem anyway. | 980 | [
"I apologize to the people who made this movie, but it is really the most moronic, crude, and vile piece of garbage I've ever had the misfortune of being dumb enough to watch.",
"\"Galactic Gigolo\" cannot be enjoyed on any kind of \"camp value\" level.",
"It is not \"so bad, it's good.\" It is so bad, it's really, really, really bad, stupid, and repulsive.",
"Somebody on the IMDb has the same opinion, and I just feel the need to back him up here because I hated this movie so much, and I don't understand how anybody could say they enjoyed it unless they have an I.Q. lower than a vegetable's or are pals with the director.",
"I could lie, and tell you it was great, and to go see it right away, just because misery loves company, but I'm not that petty.",
"If I could give it no stars, I would.",
"By the way, I think there's maybe like three seconds of T&A, so don't bother if that's what you're after.",
"This movie relies on its \"comedy\", which no amount of naked women could possibly redeem anyway."
] |
1 | An Insult to the Character | If you're a Batman fan, you can't help but be insulted by this travesty directed by Joel Schumacher. Over-blown, over-done and over-acted, this film practically trashes all the elements that made this series popular. When this particular film series started there was a deliberate attempt to give fans a non-campy Batman after the old Adam West TV show. At least the 60's TV series was SUPPOSED to be over-the-top, but having a more "serious" approach to the character treated this way is inexcusable. Only George Clooney's underused Batman and Michael Gough's solid-as-always Alfred have any dignity to their roles. Everyone else overacts in one way or another. Schumacher's style was OK in BATMAN FOREVER, but he went overboard using a paint bucket rather than a brush in this travesty. (For those politically inclined, Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura has a cameo as an Arkham guard who gets poisoned by Uma Thurman's Poison Ivy.) A film to avoid, unless you want cheap laughs. | 980 | [
"If you're a Batman fan, you can't help but be insulted by this travesty directed by Joel Schumacher.",
"Over-blown, over-done and over-acted, this film practically trashes all the elements that made this series popular.",
"When this particular film series started there was a deliberate attempt to give fans a non-campy Batman after the old Adam West TV show.",
"At least the 60's TV series was SUPPOSED to be over-the-top, but having a more \"serious\" approach to the character treated this way is inexcusable.",
"Only George Clooney's underused Batman and Michael Gough's solid-as-always Alfred have any dignity to their roles.",
"Everyone else overacts in one way or another.",
"Schumacher's style was OK in BATMAN FOREVER, but he went overboard using a paint bucket rather than a brush in this travesty.",
"(For those politically inclined, Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura has a cameo as an Arkham guard who gets poisoned by Uma Thurman's Poison Ivy.) A film to avoid, unless you want cheap laughs."
] |
1 | Terrible, unredeeming | When I first heard that BH/KJA were writing Dune 7 based off some notes they claim to have found, I was all excited. Like any Dune fan after reading 'Chapterhouse Dune', I was left wanting more. I patiently read the Butlerian Jihad and Royal House trilogies, feeling disappointed in both and impatient for them to write Dune 7 already.Alas, this book was better off not written at all. I slogged through it, patiently reading about the struggle between the Bene Gesserit and the Honored Matres, the drama between the gholas on the Ithaca, Duncan Idaho struggling with his addiction, Sheeana trying to figure out her destiny, some drama from the Face Dancers, and a whole bunch of other junk. And then I came to the end of this book. What? After all that drama and meaningless action I have to wait for another book? I was hoping that Dune 7 would be better than the two trilogies penned by Brian and Kevin, but alas. This book holds NOTHING of the essence of Frank Herbert's Dune. | 980 | [
"When I first heard that BH/KJA were writing Dune 7 based off some notes they claim to have found, I was all excited.",
"Like any Dune fan after reading 'Chapterhouse Dune', I was left wanting more.",
"I patiently read the Butlerian Jihad and Royal House trilogies, feeling disappointed in both and impatient for them to write Dune 7 already.Alas, this book was better off not written at all.",
"I slogged through it, patiently reading about the struggle between the Bene Gesserit and the Honored Matres, the drama between the gholas on the Ithaca, Duncan Idaho struggling with his addiction, Sheeana trying to figure out her destiny, some drama from the Face Dancers, and a whole bunch of other junk.",
"And then I came to the end of this book.",
"What?",
"After all that drama and meaningless action I have to wait for another book?",
"I was hoping that Dune 7 would be better than the two trilogies penned by Brian and Kevin, but alas.",
"This book holds NOTHING of the essence of Frank Herbert's Dune."
] |
1 | mark twain sam australia WA Perth | This is by far the worst film that I have ever seen, even worst than Blood Ring if you've seen that. The location is only based at one spot: The Dessert. Dale 'apollo' Cook is a good fighter but it's a shame to see a waste of his talent in this project due to his very bad acting (which is normal) and very slow fight scenes which is unlike some of his other movies: This is the plot anyway.In the new arena of modern day gladiators, the price of failure is death. When the top gladiator, "Amp" (Dale 'apollo' Cook)' makes his bid to escape the clutches of the syndicate that runs these fights sends their evil henchman "Mainframe" (Greg Douglass) who eventually hunts him down in order to destroy Amp in a fixed tournament so he can become the new champion. Amp is almost caught but his girlfriend Lisa is slaughtered in the process of the escape. Now Amp has no choice but to stop running and fight the syndicate in pure hatred as vengeance for Lisa's death and for his freedom. | 980 | [
"This is by far the worst film that I have ever seen, even worst than Blood Ring if you've seen that.",
"The location is only based at one spot: The Dessert.",
"Dale 'apollo' Cook is a good fighter but it's a shame to see a waste of his talent in this project due to his very bad acting (which is normal) and very slow fight scenes which is unlike some of his other movies: This is the plot anyway.In the new arena of modern day gladiators, the price of failure is death.",
"When the top gladiator, \"Amp\" (Dale 'apollo' Cook)' makes his bid to escape the clutches of the syndicate that runs these fights sends their evil henchman \"Mainframe\" (Greg Douglass) who eventually hunts him down in order to destroy Amp in a fixed tournament so he can become the new champion.",
"Amp is almost caught but his girlfriend Lisa is slaughtered in the process of the escape.",
"Now Amp has no choice but to stop running and fight the syndicate in pure hatred as vengeance for Lisa's death and for his freedom."
] |
1 | what a "PIECE" of *&^$# | I ordered this item from amazon for a trip i was planning but it did not come in time before i was leaving, i was able to get the same exact one through Walmart on time same price. i was using this for a 550 mile trip to San Diego and back so it was 1100 miles round trip. every 150 miles i kept having to pull over because the tie downs would come lose and from the very get go I HAD tied knots in the tie downs so they would flap around and loosen but they still did. By the time i got to San diego the driver side support bar was showing signs of bending, but it made it to san diego and at that time thats all i was worried about. On the way back from the San Diego trip about 200 miles from home both support bars bent in , and the big round plastic elbows you see on each side of this thing,were laying on my hood and took out a "dime" size chip of paint out of my new 2010, 4 month old VW Jetta. i put towels under the plastic and made it home barely. DO NOT BUY THIS JUNK. | 980 | [
"I ordered this item from amazon for a trip i was planning but it did not come in time before i was leaving, i was able to get the same exact one through Walmart on time same price.",
"i was using this for a 550 mile trip to San Diego and back so it was 1100 miles round trip.",
"every 150 miles i kept having to pull over because the tie downs would come lose and from the very get go I HAD tied knots in the tie downs so they would flap around and loosen but they still did.",
"By the time i got to San diego the driver side support bar was showing signs of bending, but it made it to san diego and at that time thats all i was worried about.",
"On the way back from the San Diego trip about 200 miles from home both support bars bent in , and the big round plastic elbows you see on each side of this thing,were laying on my hood and took out a \"dime\" size chip of paint out of my new 2010, 4 month old VW Jetta.",
"i put towels under the plastic and made it home barely.",
"DO NOT BUY THIS JUNK."
] |
1 | Poorly designed | The Da Vinci Code is a fascinating book, but the illustrated edition is a bit of a travesty. Black text, white paper, Roman serif font, justified text: this edition does not evoke the imaginative world of Dan Brown. It is essentially the same as the black and white edition, with a few color pictures added here and there.A far more satisfying illustrated edition would have evoked the manuscripts of the era of which Brown writes. The illustrations and designs could have invited us into Brown's mind and touched us emotionally.The mere fact that the publisher produced an illustrated edition is part of a growing body of evidence that the public wants beautifully designed books. The current number one best selling book is America: the Book, printed in full color, and the number one Bible of 2003, Revolve, was also printed in full color.Valerie Kirschenbaumauthor of Goodbye Gutenberg: How a Bronx Teacher Defied 500 Years of Tradition and Launched an Astonishing Renaissance | 980 | [
"The Da Vinci Code is a fascinating book, but the illustrated edition is a bit of a travesty.",
"Black text, white paper, Roman serif font, justified text: this edition does not evoke the imaginative world of Dan Brown.",
"It is essentially the same as the black and white edition, with a few color pictures added here and there.A far more satisfying illustrated edition would have evoked the manuscripts of the era of which Brown writes.",
"The illustrations and designs could have invited us into Brown's mind and touched us emotionally.The mere fact that the publisher produced an illustrated edition is part of a growing body of evidence that the public wants beautifully designed books.",
"The current number one best selling book is America: the Book, printed in full color, and the number one Bible of 2003, Revolve, was also printed in full color.Valerie Kirschenbaumauthor of Goodbye Gutenberg: How a Bronx Teacher Defied 500 Years of Tradition and Launched an Astonishing Renaissance"
] |
1 | About the Copy cats | I can't say i hated this book, i atcually liked it, but here's the thing. A lot of people say other fantasy stories just rip off this one but honestly, this book is covering all the possible plot elements. A good-willed protaganist? Yep. Magic of some sort? Got it covered. Evil villian the hero miracoulsy overcomes against all odds? Check and check.And let's say someone writes about a main character who isn't good hearted, like pieces by Eion Colfer, Jonathon Stoud, Garth Nix or someone like that? Apperently it's not suitably for children.So stop saying everyone's cashing in on J.K. Rowling, becuase if you look at the publication dates, many books that follow that magical wizard good/bad storyline were pulished first. It really wasn't a big thing for J.K. Rowling to write this book, i mean, kind of predictiable storyline don't cha know?So keep the unhelpful's coming but heed my advice, just because it reminds you of Harry potter doesn't mean that it is Harry Potter. | 980 | [
"I can't say i hated this book, i atcually liked it, but here's the thing.",
"A lot of people say other fantasy stories just rip off this one but honestly, this book is covering all the possible plot elements.",
"A good-willed protaganist?",
"Yep.",
"Magic of some sort?",
"Got it covered.",
"Evil villian the hero miracoulsy overcomes against all odds?",
"Check and check.And let's say someone writes about a main character who isn't good hearted, like pieces by Eion Colfer, Jonathon Stoud, Garth Nix or someone like that?",
"Apperently it's not suitably for children.So stop saying everyone's cashing in on J.K. Rowling, becuase if you look at the publication dates, many books that follow that magical wizard good/bad storyline were pulished first.",
"It really wasn't a big thing for J.K. Rowling to write this book, i mean, kind of predictiable storyline don't cha know?",
"So keep the unhelpful's coming but heed my advice, just because it reminds you of Harry potter doesn't mean that it is Harry Potter."
] |
1 | Defective | Sending this cookie press back. Wilton generally has good baking products. However, in this case the cookie dough would NOT feed through the press. When it did, it would Oozed out of the sides of the disc and the dough did not release or stick to the cookie sheet, as the cookie press I am replacing did. As a matter of fact the cookie press I am replacing was all metal, including cookie disks and never oozed out the sides. It was sturdy and you had to "twist the handle" to create cookie. Due to arthritis I wanted to replace with a "trigger type" cookie press and unfortunately made of plastic, it just did not work properly from the first and only batch made ... However, the dough DID work in my older press, so I know it was not the dough. Although the recipe for the spritz cookies on this cookie press was different than the older one I'm used to using. Yet it still did not work in any capacity. Waste of all the ingredients, time, money and efforts. Very disappointing. | 980 | [
"Sending this cookie press back.",
"Wilton generally has good baking products.",
"However, in this case the cookie dough would NOT feed through the press.",
"When it did, it would Oozed out of the sides of the disc and the dough did not release or stick to the cookie sheet, as the cookie press I am replacing did.",
"As a matter of fact the cookie press I am replacing was all metal, including cookie disks and never oozed out the sides.",
"It was sturdy and you had to \"twist the handle\" to create cookie.",
"Due to arthritis I wanted to replace with a \"trigger type\" cookie press and unfortunately made of plastic, it just did not work properly from the first and only batch made ... However, the dough DID work in my older press, so I know it was not the dough.",
"Although the recipe for the spritz cookies on this cookie press was different than the older one I'm used to using.",
"Yet it still did not work in any capacity.",
"Waste of all the ingredients, time, money and efforts.",
"Very disappointing."
] |
1 | Poor Illustrations | As other reviewers noted the book is abound with upper body nudity and some rather indecent panty shots (Which are made all the more hilarious by little warnings "Be careful not to draw the crotch in too much detail. Otherwise the affect is obscene" they should have told the illustrators that. Despite pages on n the jiggling of the breast drawing the female face and portraying different female characters is almost non-existent. Add into that the poor illustrations and the affect is a pure waste of money. The illustrations were rather crude and unrefined and not something you want to aspire to.If you really want to draw female characters check out Volume 2 of "more How to Draw Manga" by go office. Although, the title is officially penning characters there's a lot about female body types and the art is consistently top notch. It also briefly talks about women's eyes, a very important feature of any manga character.Just save your money and don't bother with this title. | 980 | [
"As other reviewers noted the book is abound with upper body nudity and some rather indecent panty shots (Which are made all the more hilarious by little warnings \"Be careful not to draw the crotch in too much detail.",
"Otherwise the affect is obscene\" they should have told the illustrators that.",
"Despite pages on n the jiggling of the breast drawing the female face and portraying different female characters is almost non-existent.",
"Add into that the poor illustrations and the affect is a pure waste of money.",
"The illustrations were rather crude and unrefined and not something you want to aspire to.If you really want to draw female characters check out Volume 2 of \"more How to Draw Manga\" by go office.",
"Although, the title is officially penning characters there's a lot about female body types and the art is consistently top notch.",
"It also briefly talks about women's eyes, a very important feature of any manga character.Just save your money and don't bother with this title."
] |
1 | A Response | Luis, I am prepared to accept everything you say about the provenance of this recording - your knowledge on the subject is greater than mine. But at the end of the day, most of us just buy recordings for listening pleasure rather than historical interest. It doesnt really matter how bad the master tapes were and how hard they tried to do their best. When the end result is as bad as this, it should come with a warning that the sound quality is inferior to what we are entitled to expect on a (full price) CD. Since the recording company has overlooked it, I thought I would let folks know. I also have to disagree about the relative value of the recordings. "Interesting" is about the best I can do - but for enjoyment, give me the recent recordings any time. These tracks are no doubt rare, but rarity is generally not much of a guide to quality -except that sometimes recordings become rare because they are not thought worth preserving. Sorry Luis, it's still 1 star for me. | 980 | [
"Luis, I am prepared to accept everything you say about the provenance of this recording - your knowledge on the subject is greater than mine.",
"But at the end of the day, most of us just buy recordings for listening pleasure rather than historical interest.",
"It doesnt really matter how bad the master tapes were and how hard they tried to do their best.",
"When the end result is as bad as this, it should come with a warning that the sound quality is inferior to what we are entitled to expect on a (full price) CD.",
"Since the recording company has overlooked it, I thought I would let folks know.",
"I also have to disagree about the relative value of the recordings.",
"\"Interesting\" is about the best I can do - but for enjoyment, give me the recent recordings any time.",
"These tracks are no doubt rare, but rarity is generally not much of a guide to quality -except that sometimes recordings become rare because they are not thought worth preserving.",
"Sorry Luis, it's still 1 star for me."
] |
1 | Great! WHEN it works. | I bought this fan for a week of camping in the Ozarks. I was absolutely thrilled to see the unit ran all night for the first two nights on a single battery. As a precaution I changed the battery on the third night. The unit was not working in the morning. Assuming it was a bad battery I changed it. It slowly began to run and just stopped. I was unable to get the unit to run any longer than a couple of minutes at a time, and then only by spinning the blades to get it started. I gave up after the fourth night and eight batteries later. We disassembled the unit and bypassed the switch. Still nothing. By squeezing the motor, we got it running well. Clearly the motor wasn't up to the task as the brushes were most likely gone. This was unfortunate as the unit provided a decent flow of air, and was quiet enough to sleep with. However, the tiny motor is not good quality. Also, it costs just enough to be frustrating, but not enough to go through the frustration of returning. | 980 | [
"I bought this fan for a week of camping in the Ozarks.",
"I was absolutely thrilled to see the unit ran all night for the first two nights on a single battery.",
"As a precaution I changed the battery on the third night.",
"The unit was not working in the morning.",
"Assuming it was a bad battery I changed it.",
"It slowly began to run and just stopped.",
"I was unable to get the unit to run any longer than a couple of minutes at a time, and then only by spinning the blades to get it started.",
"I gave up after the fourth night and eight batteries later.",
"We disassembled the unit and bypassed the switch.",
"Still nothing.",
"By squeezing the motor, we got it running well.",
"Clearly the motor wasn't up to the task as the brushes were most likely gone.",
"This was unfortunate as the unit provided a decent flow of air, and was quiet enough to sleep with.",
"However, the tiny motor is not good quality.",
"Also, it costs just enough to be frustrating, but not enough to go through the frustration of returning."
] |
1 | Not Gone Enough | Crime thrillers need some degree of believability. So how the police seem to be portrayed as dumb (as usual by Hollywood writers), in not believing a woman who says she escaped from a killer who placed her in a large hole dug in a forested area adjacent to a large city and where several other women were killed and the police perform no forensics such as examining dirt and other organic material; use search dogs or look for a pattern of missing women. They continue to be portrayed as dumb as she escapes multiple times from them pursuing her. It's not as if she's some "Kick-Ass" super person! So what gives? Really fragmented writing with little or no background on anyone from the killer, to the prey, to the newly hired detective who not coincidentally is portrayed as a jerk. Nothing creative in the story - same old victim escapes; is not credible to others; killer wants to finish the job; she finishes him. Acting was very good at being acting like - robotic and bland. | 980 | [
"Crime thrillers need some degree of believability.",
"So how the police seem to be portrayed as dumb (as usual by Hollywood writers), in not believing a woman who says she escaped from a killer who placed her in a large hole dug in a forested area adjacent to a large city and where several other women were killed and the police perform no forensics such as examining dirt and other organic material; use search dogs or look for a pattern of missing women.",
"They continue to be portrayed as dumb as she escapes multiple times from them pursuing her.",
"It's not as if she's some \"Kick-Ass\" super person!",
"So what gives?",
"Really fragmented writing with little or no background on anyone from the killer, to the prey, to the newly hired detective who not coincidentally is portrayed as a jerk.",
"Nothing creative in the story - same old victim escapes; is not credible to others; killer wants to finish the job; she finishes him.",
"Acting was very good at being acting like - robotic and bland."
] |
1 | This is not series we adore | Card Captors revolves around a boy named Li Showron who must seal the magic Clow Cards before they destroy the world. He must also put up with a non-emotional twit named Sakura who *always* gets in the way when capturing cards, especially with her ditzy friend Madison, who follows her around with a camcorder all day for no apparent reason. However, the original version of this dislikable dub, Card Captor Sakura, is not like that at all. Card Captor Sakura was tremendously changed when it was dubbed into Card Captors. Personalities, episodes, and plotlines were either completely altered or deleted. The voices were not given much consideration when cast, the scripts were re-written and are now very unoriginal and annoying, and episodes were cut up and actually spliced with other episodes to avoid plotlines that were deleted. In addition, Sakura was the main character and actually had emotions. I love Card Captor Sakura and it literally hurts when I watch Card Captors. | 980 | [
"Card Captors revolves around a boy named Li Showron who must seal the magic Clow Cards before they destroy the world.",
"He must also put up with a non-emotional twit named Sakura who *always* gets in the way when capturing cards, especially with her ditzy friend Madison, who follows her around with a camcorder all day for no apparent reason.",
"However, the original version of this dislikable dub, Card Captor Sakura, is not like that at all.",
"Card Captor Sakura was tremendously changed when it was dubbed into Card Captors.",
"Personalities, episodes, and plotlines were either completely altered or deleted.",
"The voices were not given much consideration when cast, the scripts were re-written and are now very unoriginal and annoying, and episodes were cut up and actually spliced with other episodes to avoid plotlines that were deleted.",
"In addition, Sakura was the main character and actually had emotions.",
"I love Card Captor Sakura and it literally hurts when I watch Card Captors."
] |
1 | Defective and made in China | Don't be fooled by the low price. The advertisement clearly says it works with the V3M razor. I purchased two of these thinking that even with the excessive shipping charge, it was still worth it. Neither headset works. I have the same headset that I received from Sprint and it works fine. I got one headset to work just once, but when I turned my music volume up full blast I could barely hear anything. All the other attempts resulted in nothing coming through the headset. I then plugged in the one in from Sprint, worked great. So I went to check the return policy - I should have read it thoroughly but I trusted this company. It's not worth getting an exchange or refund because you don't get reimbursed for the original shipping or the return shipping. If I wanted to exchange for a new headset, who's going to pay for shipping? What a total rip off. I should just have gone to sprint - at least I know their product really works. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS PRODUCT!!! | 980 | [
"Don't be fooled by the low price.",
"The advertisement clearly says it works with the V3M razor.",
"I purchased two of these thinking that even with the excessive shipping charge, it was still worth it.",
"Neither headset works.",
"I have the same headset that I received from Sprint and it works fine.",
"I got one headset to work just once, but when I turned my music volume up full blast I could barely hear anything.",
"All the other attempts resulted in nothing coming through the headset.",
"I then plugged in the one in from Sprint, worked great.",
"So I went to check the return policy - I should have read it thoroughly but I trusted this company.",
"It's not worth getting an exchange or refund because you don't get reimbursed for the original shipping or the return shipping.",
"If I wanted to exchange for a new headset, who's going to pay for shipping?",
"What a total rip off.",
"I should just have gone to sprint - at least I know their product really works.",
"DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS PRODUCT!!!"
] |
1 | Noisy. Very noisy. | They are s*** Buy if you like the experience of listening to a FM station from 500 miles away in a 40 year old Volvo (I'm sure some do). Hissing and crackling all the time, distorted high-pitch notes. Does not go away by finetuning, volume reduction, or any other way of going around poor design. You can't drown the background noise, it get's proportionally higher with the volume. This is not even Chinese quality, must be made on a ship. Even if you ignore the hissing, the quality of the sound is worse than earplug models. No depth, no bass, no nothing, excuse my inability to talk in hertz and stuff.BTW, let me smack Panasonic too. These wireless Sony headphones were supposed to replace some wired Panasonic ones I've had a while. Boy were those s****y too. If I can't find quality in Sony and Panasonic, is the world coming to an end? Luckily, with this kind of engineering I rest assured the Japanese are not going to try reconquering the world over again any time soon. | 980 | [
"They are s*** Buy if you like the experience of listening to a FM station from 500 miles away in a 40 year old Volvo (I'm sure some do).",
"Hissing and crackling all the time, distorted high-pitch notes.",
"Does not go away by finetuning, volume reduction, or any other way of going around poor design.",
"You can't drown the background noise, it get's proportionally higher with the volume.",
"This is not even Chinese quality, must be made on a ship.",
"Even if you ignore the hissing, the quality of the sound is worse than earplug models.",
"No depth, no bass, no nothing, excuse my inability to talk in hertz and stuff.BTW, let me smack Panasonic too.",
"These wireless Sony headphones were supposed to replace some wired Panasonic ones I've had a while.",
"Boy were those s****y too.",
"If I can't find quality in Sony and Panasonic, is the world coming to an end?",
"Luckily, with this kind of engineering I rest assured the Japanese are not going to try reconquering the world over again any time soon."
] |
1 | Shilling for Globalization | This book is nothing but yet another call for open borders and globalization. Other than using the tired old Samurai metaphor, the authors provide little in the way of real business examples in Japan. I was wondering how far into the book it would be before they mentioned importing guest workers but sure enough, I occurs on page 93 about 1/2 way through the book. The authors give the example of Shinsei bank and make sure to mention importing workers from India to Shinsei as a sure sign of "Japan's Renaissance". Well, I did a little research on Shinsei Bank and since they started this radical new program, the company has gone into the tank including its stock - no doubt ruined by imported guest workers as so many American companies have been. Japan's "recovery" is due to nothing more than increased trade with China - China's new consumers want to buy Japanese products. Don't waste your time or money on this book - and don't give these globalist shills any more money. | 980 | [
"This book is nothing but yet another call for open borders and globalization.",
"Other than using the tired old Samurai metaphor, the authors provide little in the way of real business examples in Japan.",
"I was wondering how far into the book it would be before they mentioned importing guest workers but sure enough, I occurs on page 93 about 1/2 way through the book.",
"The authors give the example of Shinsei bank and make sure to mention importing workers from India to Shinsei as a sure sign of \"Japan's Renaissance\".",
"Well, I did a little research on Shinsei Bank and since they started this radical new program, the company has gone into the tank including its stock - no doubt ruined by imported guest workers as so many American companies have been.",
"Japan's \"recovery\" is due to nothing more than increased trade with China - China's new consumers want to buy Japanese products.",
"Don't waste your time or money on this book - and don't give these globalist shills any more money."
] |
1 | Jimmy Carter: misleading | I am truly dismayed that Jimmy Carter has written this book. My biggest problem is not with his description of Palestinian conditions, but his characterization of "apartheid." Everyone knows that the connotation of "apartheid" is that of injustice. So blaming Israel for apartheid is like saying that they are unjust for taking measures to protect their own people. The fact that Israeli citizens' lives are threatened EVERYDAY cannot be disputed. Any country, including the US, would have reacted in a similar way. It is fine to disagree with Israeli policies, but cannot disagree that they have the right to protect their people, their families, their children. Israel is a small country, so when one family is affected by terrorism is affects many others.So while it the condition of the Palestinian people is unfortunate, everyone knows that the moment the people renounce terrorism and accept Israel's right to exist, their troubles caused by Israel will end. Simple as that. | 980 | [
"I am truly dismayed that Jimmy Carter has written this book.",
"My biggest problem is not with his description of Palestinian conditions, but his characterization of \"apartheid.\" Everyone knows that the connotation of \"apartheid\" is that of injustice.",
"So blaming Israel for apartheid is like saying that they are unjust for taking measures to protect their own people.",
"The fact that Israeli citizens' lives are threatened EVERYDAY cannot be disputed.",
"Any country, including the US, would have reacted in a similar way.",
"It is fine to disagree with Israeli policies, but cannot disagree that they have the right to protect their people, their families, their children.",
"Israel is a small country, so when one family is affected by terrorism is affects many others.So while it the condition of the Palestinian people is unfortunate, everyone knows that the moment the people renounce terrorism and accept Israel's right to exist, their troubles caused by Israel will end.",
"Simple as that."
] |
1 | Item does not work | Item does not work.I dead all negative reviews before buying. From those negative reviews I learnt that people expected this cable to deliver HD signals to 2 HD output devices at the same time. The item's description clearly stated that it just SPLITS the original signal and is only able to deliver HD signal to one device at a time (so only one screen e.g. can be ON at one time). I understood this and disagreed with all 150+ or so negative reviewers. I bought three (3) cables. Not one works as I expected the cables are DEFECTIVE. If you connect just ONE device to either one of the outputs (thus connecting the device just in between an existing input and output) the signal does not come thru. I live in Curacao and send stuff I buy from Amazon to my hotel room whilst in the USA, i was thus also unable to return the product. Do NOT make the mistake i made !. This product is DEFECTIVE and does not work under ANY circumstances. Believe me and other 150+ negative reviews. | 980 | [
"Item does not work.I dead all negative reviews before buying.",
"From those negative reviews I learnt that people expected this cable to deliver HD signals to 2 HD output devices at the same time.",
"The item's description clearly stated that it just SPLITS the original signal and is only able to deliver HD signal to one device at a time (so only one screen e.g. can be ON at one time).",
"I understood this and disagreed with all 150+ or so negative reviewers.",
"I bought three (3) cables.",
"Not one works as I expected the cables are DEFECTIVE.",
"If you connect just ONE device to either one of the outputs (thus connecting the device just in between an existing input and output) the signal does not come thru.",
"I live in Curacao and send stuff I buy from Amazon to my hotel room whilst in the USA, i was thus also unable to return the product.",
"Do NOT make the mistake i made!",
".",
"This product is DEFECTIVE and does not work under ANY circumstances.",
"Believe me and other 150+ negative reviews."
] |
1 | DIRTY! | You should know before purchasing this book how dirty it is. If you're fine with that then cool. The overall story line is good. But there is so much indepth explanation of sexual acts. If your like under 21 this book should come with a warning label on it because I had no idea what I was getting into. If your a mother who doesn't want your daughter to know the intricate details of a strangers sexual experience past and present then this might not be the best book to buy. I'm seventeen and was absolutely shocked. Most people say by the time your twelve you've heard it all but this was horrifically shocking. Most of the time teen girls read books they wouldn't be comfortable with their grandma knowing their reading. But I think this book would make my hooker friends blush. The F word also seems to be a favorite of this authors so if your offended by that kind of thing then do NOT buy the book. Though I must admit, if it wasn't morally degrading I would have loved it. | 980 | [
"You should know before purchasing this book how dirty it is.",
"If you're fine with that then cool.",
"The overall story line is good.",
"But there is so much indepth explanation of sexual acts.",
"If your like under 21 this book should come with a warning label on it because I had no idea what I was getting into.",
"If your a mother who doesn't want your daughter to know the intricate details of a strangers sexual experience past and present then this might not be the best book to buy.",
"I'm seventeen and was absolutely shocked.",
"Most people say by the time your twelve you've heard it all but this was horrifically shocking.",
"Most of the time teen girls read books they wouldn't be comfortable with their grandma knowing their reading.",
"But I think this book would make my hooker friends blush.",
"The F word also seems to be a favorite of this authors so if your offended by that kind of thing then do NOT buy the book.",
"Though I must admit, if it wasn't morally degrading I would have loved it."
] |
1 | didn't work for me | I ordered a different brand and got this one sent to me. I decided to give it a try anyway. I initially installed the drivers manually from the cd. The software disabled the login feature for my pc (using windows xp). I'm not sure if it disabled anything else. So I uninstalled it and its drivers and reinstalled letting windows do it itself. When working correctly, it picked up the wireless signal pretty good using only the connected antenna. The signal is about 30 ft away through 3 walls. Transfer speed stayed at about 36 Mbps. Signal strength was about 60-70%. After a couple days of use, it crashed my system. My pc wouldn't boot up. It kept freezing when trying to load the pci card. I was getting BIOS errors. So I disconnect the pci card and the pc booted up. Once booted up, I discovered that my antivirus software was messed up. I tried reinstalling the pci card, but it still didn't work. I've sent it off for a refund. The price may be cheap, but so is the product. | 980 | [
"I ordered a different brand and got this one sent to me.",
"I decided to give it a try anyway.",
"I initially installed the drivers manually from the cd.",
"The software disabled the login feature for my pc (using windows xp).",
"I'm not sure if it disabled anything else.",
"So I uninstalled it and its drivers and reinstalled letting windows do it itself.",
"When working correctly, it picked up the wireless signal pretty good using only the connected antenna.",
"The signal is about 30 ft away through 3 walls.",
"Transfer speed stayed at about 36 Mbps.",
"Signal strength was about 60-70%.",
"After a couple days of use, it crashed my system.",
"My pc wouldn't boot up.",
"It kept freezing when trying to load the pci card.",
"I was getting BIOS errors.",
"So I disconnect the pci card and the pc booted up.",
"Once booted up, I discovered that my antivirus software was messed up.",
"I tried reinstalling the pci card, but it still didn't work.",
"I've sent it off for a refund.",
"The price may be cheap, but so is the product."
] |
1 | Unreadable. | I don't know if that's how they published things back in 1796, or what, but nearly every 'S' in the book appears as an 'F' . Which makes reading the book quite a challenge. For instance, here is the first paragraph, as it appears in the book:"As this treatife is calculated for the improvement of the rifing generation of Females in America, the Lady of fafhion and fortune will not be difpleafed, if many hints are fuggefted for the more general and univerfal knowledge of thofe females in this country, who by the lofs of their parents, or other unfortunate circumftances, are reduced to the neceffity of going into families in the line of domeftics, or taking refuge with their friends or relations, and doing thofe things with are really effential to the perfecting them as good wives, and ufeful members of fociety."And the ENTIRE book is like that. I'm returning it to Amazon right now. Unless this is a secret code, which you can decipher, I wouldn't purchase this product. | 980 | [
"I don't know if that's how they published things back in 1796, or what, but nearly every 'S' in the book appears as an 'F'.",
"Which makes reading the book quite a challenge.",
"For instance, here is the first paragraph, as it appears in the book:\"As this treatife is calculated for the improvement of the rifing generation of Females in America, the Lady of fafhion and fortune will not be difpleafed, if many hints are fuggefted for the more general and univerfal knowledge of thofe females in this country, who by the lofs of their parents, or other unfortunate circumftances, are reduced to the neceffity of going into families in the line of domeftics, or taking refuge with their friends or relations, and doing thofe things with are really effential to the perfecting them as good wives, and ufeful members of fociety.\"And the ENTIRE book is like that.",
"I'm returning it to Amazon right now.",
"Unless this is a secret code, which you can decipher, I wouldn't purchase this product."
] |
1 | miserable movie | First, shame on the studio who advertised like a family movie! The kids only cared for the beginning and the tear jerking end. A total of 30 minutes perhaps. The dog was barely the focus of the movie and I do mean barely (if at all)...it was more about Wilson's life and his relationship with Aniston (far too realistic and dreary, much of the sexual content was unnecessary) and then finally their relationship to the dog. Pass on this movie...It seems that this movie made the majority of people feel bad after watching it. "Old Yeller" at least celebrated life and was life affirming, where this movie missed the mark.Personally, I think that if this movie is attempting to realistically show a family's arc within context of dog ownership then it failed terribly. Anyone who would allow a dog to be so wild will have little to no hope with their children. And what of the premise?? That having a miserable dog is ok because they were there while our lives were also miserable? | 980 | [
"First, shame on the studio who advertised like a family movie!",
"The kids only cared for the beginning and the tear jerking end.",
"A total of 30 minutes perhaps.",
"The dog was barely the focus of the movie and I do mean barely (if at all)...it was more about Wilson's life and his relationship with Aniston (far too realistic and dreary, much of the sexual content was unnecessary) and then finally their relationship to the dog.",
"Pass on this movie...It seems that this movie made the majority of people feel bad after watching it.",
"\"Old Yeller\" at least celebrated life and was life affirming, where this movie missed the mark.Personally, I think that if this movie is attempting to realistically show a family's arc within context of dog ownership then it failed terribly.",
"Anyone who would allow a dog to be so wild will have little to no hope with their children.",
"And what of the premise??",
"That having a miserable dog is ok because they were there while our lives were also miserable?"
] |
1 | The WORST painting kit ever! | I purchased this kit on December 15th and received it after Christmas. When my best friend opened it up in our living room she was very pleased with the packaging and number of canvas boards included. We wished that there were more "famous" paintings, but she was still happy.When she opened the paints to use it for the first time...they were all dry! I told her how sorry I was and to maybe add water to the paints...she told me that since they are acrylic paints, water wouldn't help. She tried anyway and she was correct.I contacted Amazon and had them send out a replacement AND asked them to please check the paints first. When I received the replacements, she opened the paints and it was the same issue. I give up!Terrible kit!(If you are the manufacturer, you should consider using tubes of paint rather than the tubs that are used for water-based water color paints. It may retail higher, but it would be worth it to the consumer to purchase something that can be used.) | 980 | [
"I purchased this kit on December 15th and received it after Christmas.",
"When my best friend opened it up in our living room she was very pleased with the packaging and number of canvas boards included.",
"We wished that there were more \"famous\" paintings, but she was still happy.When she opened the paints to use it for the first time...they were all dry!",
"I told her how sorry I was and to maybe add water to the paints...she told me that since they are acrylic paints, water wouldn't help.",
"She tried anyway and she was correct.I contacted Amazon and had them send out a replacement AND asked them to please check the paints first.",
"When I received the replacements, she opened the paints and it was the same issue.",
"I give up!",
"Terrible kit!",
"(If you are the manufacturer, you should consider using tubes of paint rather than the tubs that are used for water-based water color paints.",
"It may retail higher, but it would be worth it to the consumer to purchase something that can be used.)"
] |
1 | I guess I missed it. | Nothing happens. At every opportunity nothing happens. Too bad. Other than that it was not a bad read. Bleak will be well described for you from every angle. But doggone it when the occasion arrises for some plot to develop it doesn't. Couldn't they have had some interaction with any number of persons they came across. The espied little boy? The torture chamber operators? I would love to tell you what a great literary achivement The Road is, and it may well be, but to me it was little more than uneventful. Being a baby boomer this is not an unfamiliar story line. We've been exposed to any number of end of the world type tales, books, movies etc. I was looking forward to a fresh perspective and that just didn't surface. Some of my fellow amateur critics have suggested Mccarthy's works to be Hemmingwayesque. Perhaps. Not a lot going on with the 'lost generation' either. I gave it three stars for it's potential as a short story. Not the 'one star' that the scale shows. | 980 | [
"Nothing happens.",
"At every opportunity nothing happens.",
"Too bad.",
"Other than that it was not a bad read.",
"Bleak will be well described for you from every angle.",
"But doggone it when the occasion arrises for some plot to develop it doesn't.",
"Couldn't they have had some interaction with any number of persons they came across.",
"The espied little boy?",
"The torture chamber operators?",
"I would love to tell you what a great literary achivement The Road is, and it may well be, but to me it was little more than uneventful.",
"Being a baby boomer this is not an unfamiliar story line.",
"We've been exposed to any number of end of the world type tales, books, movies etc.",
"I was looking forward to a fresh perspective and that just didn't surface.",
"Some of my fellow amateur critics have suggested Mccarthy's works to be Hemmingwayesque.",
"Perhaps.",
"Not a lot going on with the 'lost generation' either.",
"I gave it three stars for it's potential as a short story.",
"Not the 'one star' that the scale shows."
] |
1 | Terrible! | I cannot recommend this product. I bought a few, excited to try my hand at sprouting.Well, today is the 3rd day, and the sprouts have been doing well! The alfalfa outgrew the clover and mung beans, so I decided to harvest some of it. Imagine my disgust when I unscrewed the lid and found that the screen had turned black along the edge! I wouldn't call it rust -- it's not red -- more like some less-friendly oxidation. (Nickel? Chromium?) And the black wasn't just some surface-finish, but a fine powder. I tried eating some of the sprouts, but couldn't, because they had a very strong metallic taste. Possibly poisonous, but definitely not wholesome. What a waste of my first batch of sprouts.I won't be deterred from this little hobby, but I'm going to pick up some of the plastic perforated lids instead.Notes: The edges are rough-cut, not finished or folded over. Also, if you do decide to ignore my recommendation and buy this product, it is designed to fit a widemouth jar. | 980 | [
"I cannot recommend this product.",
"I bought a few, excited to try my hand at sprouting.Well, today is the 3rd day, and the sprouts have been doing well!",
"The alfalfa outgrew the clover and mung beans, so I decided to harvest some of it.",
"Imagine my disgust when I unscrewed the lid and found that the screen had turned black along the edge!",
"I wouldn't call it rust -- it's not red -- more like some less-friendly oxidation.",
"(Nickel?",
"Chromium?",
") And the black wasn't just some surface-finish, but a fine powder.",
"I tried eating some of the sprouts, but couldn't, because they had a very strong metallic taste.",
"Possibly poisonous, but definitely not wholesome.",
"What a waste of my first batch of sprouts.I won't be deterred from this little hobby, but I'm going to pick up some of the plastic perforated lids instead.Notes: The edges are rough-cut, not finished or folded over.",
"Also, if you do decide to ignore my recommendation and buy this product, it is designed to fit a widemouth jar."
] |
1 | Latin to the core... | I spent years studying and performing the church music of The West.The Latin influence in virtually all of those great compositions became second nature to my ears.When I discovered Eastern Orthodoxy and Orthodox Christian Chant, it was as if someone had scraped away 10 centuries of paint layers from an old building, revealing something quite simple yet very profound.There is no doubt that this CD is very well produced.However, the very title gives it away as--at best--a distortion of the Russian Chant which was born of Moscow's mother, Constantinople.The term "medieval" is a western and Latin term, as is "Deisus".The political and social ramifications of monarchies in the rationalistic Latin West were of a totally different paradigm than that of the mystical, logical Greek East.Give this as a gift to someone who is not well schooled in music, and they will likely enjoy it simply for the good production.Give this to a Russian and you will greatly embarrass yourself. | 980 | [
"I spent years studying and performing the church music of The West.The Latin influence in virtually all of those great compositions became second nature to my ears.When I discovered Eastern Orthodoxy and Orthodox Christian Chant, it was as if someone had scraped away 10 centuries of paint layers from an old building, revealing something quite simple yet very profound.There is no doubt that this CD is very well produced.However, the very title gives it away as--at best--a distortion of the Russian Chant which was born of Moscow's mother, Constantinople.The term \"medieval\" is a western and Latin term, as is \"Deisus\".The political and social ramifications of monarchies in the rationalistic Latin West were of a totally different paradigm than that of the mystical, logical Greek East.Give this as a gift to someone who is not well schooled in music, and they will likely enjoy it simply for the good production.Give this to a Russian and you will greatly embarrass yourself."
] |
1 | Weak, really weak | This book is mostly supposition, theory, guesswork, not a little fantasy, and a lot of the author putting a spin on events that support his (very implausible) thesis and ignoring or misinterpreting those that do not. He clearly understands Napoleonic theory, but if he actually read the after-action reports of JEB Stuart, R. E. Lee and others, it surely isn't evident. There's simply no evidence provided to support his theories - which probably seem plausible to those who don't have much knowledge of the subject matter, or who have read a couple books on Gettysburg and think they know something. Just where Carhart is really coming from is a bit strange: on the surface he has more than enough credentials to write a solid history, but this particular work-product suggests otherwise - in fact it is just awful, dreadful, and a travesty.But for all that, you might want to keep a copy on your shelf - the bathroom shelf that is; you never know when you'll run out of Charmin. | 980 | [
"This book is mostly supposition, theory, guesswork, not a little fantasy, and a lot of the author putting a spin on events that support his (very implausible) thesis and ignoring or misinterpreting those that do not.",
"He clearly understands Napoleonic theory, but if he actually read the after-action reports of JEB Stuart, R.",
"E.",
"Lee and others, it surely isn't evident.",
"There's simply no evidence provided to support his theories - which probably seem plausible to those who don't have much knowledge of the subject matter, or who have read a couple books on Gettysburg and think they know something.",
"Just where Carhart is really coming from is a bit strange: on the surface he has more than enough credentials to write a solid history, but this particular work-product suggests otherwise - in fact it is just awful, dreadful, and a travesty.But for all that, you might want to keep a copy on your shelf - the bathroom shelf that is; you never know when you'll run out of Charmin."
] |
1 | poor customer support | Installing wireless networks reminds me of software installs 10-12 years ago. You had to fiddle around with a lot of stuff and things did not work smoothly from the get go. At the first install the MR814 did no seem to "see" my cable modem. Kept asking for a static IP address even though there was none. This is the point where you find out about product support. For me there was none. I tried calling their "7/24" number and was kept on hold till I ran out of patience--twice. Sent them an email and got a standard response asking me to turn everything off and on and reset the router. That failed again and they did not respond to subsequent emails. Finally the powers of Google and user groups came through and I found that I had to reset the cable modem since I had used it with a different router earlier. Since then I have had internet connectivity. But I have been dissatisfied with customer service and would not have minded paying more if that had meant better support. | 980 | [
"Installing wireless networks reminds me of software installs 10-12 years ago.",
"You had to fiddle around with a lot of stuff and things did not work smoothly from the get go.",
"At the first install the MR814 did no seem to \"see\" my cable modem.",
"Kept asking for a static IP address even though there was none.",
"This is the point where you find out about product support.",
"For me there was none.",
"I tried calling their \"7/24\" number and was kept on hold till I ran out of patience--twice.",
"Sent them an email and got a standard response asking me to turn everything off and on and reset the router.",
"That failed again and they did not respond to subsequent emails.",
"Finally the powers of Google and user groups came through and I found that I had to reset the cable modem since I had used it with a different router earlier.",
"Since then I have had internet connectivity.",
"But I have been dissatisfied with customer service and would not have minded paying more if that had meant better support."
] |
1 | DON'T PURCHASE!!! BAD INVESTMENT! | I purchased a Kindle 2 for myself in 2009. It froze and was unable to be used less than a year later. I contacted Kindle support and they replaced it with a new one, which I was very pleased with. However, again, less than a year later, it froze and died. I contacted Kindle support again, however, the warranty apparently was shorter this time around so I only was left with the offers of purchasing a new one or paying 89.99 for a replacement with a very short warranty of only a few months...and a brand new one is only around $120. They were unwilling to negotiate whatsoever about me receiving 2 defective Kindles in a row.I originally purchased mine for $300. I wasn't even a heavy user of the device and they didn't even last a year, which they must know if they give out shorter warranties. I've invested in a small library of their books and am left with no Kindle. I was pleased with the Kindle before the defects destroyed the product so quickly. I'm very disappointed. | 980 | [
"I purchased a Kindle 2 for myself in 2009.",
"It froze and was unable to be used less than a year later.",
"I contacted Kindle support and they replaced it with a new one, which I was very pleased with.",
"However, again, less than a year later, it froze and died.",
"I contacted Kindle support again, however, the warranty apparently was shorter this time around so I only was left with the offers of purchasing a new one or paying 89.99 for a replacement with a very short warranty of only a few months...and a brand new one is only around $120.",
"They were unwilling to negotiate whatsoever about me receiving 2 defective Kindles in a row.I originally purchased mine for $300.",
"I wasn't even a heavy user of the device and they didn't even last a year, which they must know if they give out shorter warranties.",
"I've invested in a small library of their books and am left with no Kindle.",
"I was pleased with the Kindle before the defects destroyed the product so quickly.",
"I'm very disappointed."
] |
1 | Forced to give it a star | Steer clear of Norton/Symatec products. My HP came with Norton SystemWorks 2006 trial version and I thought it wss fine. Assumed the installation of the product would be quick and painless. Don't remember all that went wrong, but one thing is that I was told by customer support after the fact that I should have uninstalled the trial version before installing the version I had purchased. It took forever to install even when there weren't problems. After suffering with a computer that had slowed to a crawl I was able to determine that it was due to a setting in my Norton Internet Security 2006 program. I finally stopped using it even though I had purchased a two-year version. The Windows uninstall program chugged along for quite a while before announcing that the program could not be removed. Got the Norton removal tool from the web and that's what I'm doing right now. I had not been using the product for months, but it is so hard to get rid of, that I hadn't done so. | 980 | [
"Steer clear of Norton/Symatec products.",
"My HP came with Norton SystemWorks 2006 trial version and I thought it wss fine.",
"Assumed the installation of the product would be quick and painless.",
"Don't remember all that went wrong, but one thing is that I was told by customer support after the fact that I should have uninstalled the trial version before installing the version I had purchased.",
"It took forever to install even when there weren't problems.",
"After suffering with a computer that had slowed to a crawl I was able to determine that it was due to a setting in my Norton Internet Security 2006 program.",
"I finally stopped using it even though I had purchased a two-year version.",
"The Windows uninstall program chugged along for quite a while before announcing that the program could not be removed.",
"Got the Norton removal tool from the web and that's what I'm doing right now.",
"I had not been using the product for months, but it is so hard to get rid of, that I hadn't done so."
] |
1 | Leaking Bottles | I bought the breast pump that came with extra bottles so I figured I would just use only these bottles and didn't bother to buy any others. The only time the bottle doesn't seem to leak is when I put the collar on with a storage cap instead of a nipple. That's rediculous that 95% of the time the bottle leaks all over my son. My husband and I are so fed up with these bottles that we continually throw them into the sink after they have leaked all over our hands when trying to mix powdered formula. It's also outrageous that people are saying that you need to tighten to a certain amount. I don't have time for that when my son is screaming for a bottle after waking up from a nap. We've gone on to finally use other brands of bottles after 3 months of this madness. I have no problem using the pump or storing the milk in these bottles for my next child, but will never use them with the nipples again. Very disappointed, especially when you even see celebs using this product. | 980 | [
"I bought the breast pump that came with extra bottles so I figured I would just use only these bottles and didn't bother to buy any others.",
"The only time the bottle doesn't seem to leak is when I put the collar on with a storage cap instead of a nipple.",
"That's rediculous that 95% of the time the bottle leaks all over my son.",
"My husband and I are so fed up with these bottles that we continually throw them into the sink after they have leaked all over our hands when trying to mix powdered formula.",
"It's also outrageous that people are saying that you need to tighten to a certain amount.",
"I don't have time for that when my son is screaming for a bottle after waking up from a nap.",
"We've gone on to finally use other brands of bottles after 3 months of this madness.",
"I have no problem using the pump or storing the milk in these bottles for my next child, but will never use them with the nipples again.",
"Very disappointed, especially when you even see celebs using this product."
] |
1 | So Sad | I came on Amazon to look for something to help cut garlic. I found this product with great reviews and the price was perfect. I ordered it and was extremely excited to receive my new garlic appliance.I opened it last night to try it out and it was awful. The directions are completely clear and the gadget doesn't do what it says it's going to do.The first piece of garlic I put in there I had already peeled and when it came out of the machine it was complete mush. Like someone took at mallet to it and pounded it. My husband suggested I did it wrong since it was pre-peeled. So we tried again this time with the peel on. The garlic turned out the same way, all mush.I honestly don't know if we were to blame for using the machine incorrectly but the directions aren't very clear since they are printed on the outside of the box. I was too disappointed by the gadget to even deal with figuring out if I did something wrong.Amazon had been great helping me get the item returned. | 980 | [
"I came on Amazon to look for something to help cut garlic.",
"I found this product with great reviews and the price was perfect.",
"I ordered it and was extremely excited to receive my new garlic appliance.I opened it last night to try it out and it was awful.",
"The directions are completely clear and the gadget doesn't do what it says it's going to do.The first piece of garlic I put in there I had already peeled and when it came out of the machine it was complete mush.",
"Like someone took at mallet to it and pounded it.",
"My husband suggested I did it wrong since it was pre-peeled.",
"So we tried again this time with the peel on.",
"The garlic turned out the same way, all mush.I honestly don't know if we were to blame for using the machine incorrectly but the directions aren't very clear since they are printed on the outside of the box.",
"I was too disappointed by the gadget to even deal with figuring out if I did something wrong.Amazon had been great helping me get the item returned."
] |
1 | Incredibly draining | I listened to the book on tape in my car, and found myself so depressed and anxious when I left the car. Kathy Nicollo is the type of person I would consider trash, and would not keep company with if I knew her in real life. A 36-year old woman who throws out notices about overdue-taxes ? Anyone who doesn't bother to straighten things out deserves what they get. Oh, and this woman has no female friends whatsoever to turn to when her husband leaves her and she is evicted ? Come on ! I found myself screaming at the character (my tape-player) and wanted to smack her in the face. Is this really what reading a book should be like ? The only thing that kept me listening was wanting to see her "get it" in the end, and I was robbed of that! What a disappointment.If you want to read a book about two people trying to get back at each other, where you actually feel conflicted about who to root for, read "Kane and Abel" by Jeffrey Archer. Dubus's book can't hold a candle to it. | 980 | [
"I listened to the book on tape in my car, and found myself so depressed and anxious when I left the car.",
"Kathy Nicollo is the type of person I would consider trash, and would not keep company with if I knew her in real life.",
"A 36-year old woman who throws out notices about overdue-taxes?",
"Anyone who doesn't bother to straighten things out deserves what they get.",
"Oh, and this woman has no female friends whatsoever to turn to when her husband leaves her and she is evicted?",
"Come on!",
"I found myself screaming at the character (my tape-player) and wanted to smack her in the face.",
"Is this really what reading a book should be like?",
"The only thing that kept me listening was wanting to see her \"get it\" in the end, and I was robbed of that!",
"What a disappointment.If you want to read a book about two people trying to get back at each other, where you actually feel conflicted about who to root for, read \"Kane and Abel\" by Jeffrey Archer.",
"Dubus's book can't hold a candle to it."
] |
1 | Breaks Easily | This is the second time I've bought this product. The first one failed after a few months, but I thought it was my fault because I used it a lot and when it failed I thought maybe I had overused it. I ordered another one because I would have two containers and I thought it would be better for changing out the basket when I was too busy to empty it. I liked the way the cutters looked - nice and solid. After a couple of months of average use (I tried to be more careful with the second shredder) it began to make a weird noise - like the cutters were binding. Yesterday I tried shredding 1 CD and it only made it about way through the CD before locking up. I removed it cleaned out everything from the cutter and now all it does is make noise. It won't shred anything . I just don't think this shredder is worth the money. I really need a shredder and now I have to find another one. I wouldn't recommend this shredder to anyone. It just doesn't hold up - even when you baby it. | 980 | [
"This is the second time I've bought this product.",
"The first one failed after a few months, but I thought it was my fault because I used it a lot and when it failed I thought maybe I had overused it.",
"I ordered another one because I would have two containers and I thought it would be better for changing out the basket when I was too busy to empty it.",
"I liked the way the cutters looked - nice and solid.",
"After a couple of months of average use (I tried to be more careful with the second shredder) it began to make a weird noise - like the cutters were binding.",
"Yesterday I tried shredding 1 CD and it only made it about way through the CD before locking up.",
"I removed it cleaned out everything from the cutter and now all it does is make noise.",
"It won't shred anything.",
"I just don't think this shredder is worth the money.",
"I really need a shredder and now I have to find another one.",
"I wouldn't recommend this shredder to anyone.",
"It just doesn't hold up - even when you baby it."
] |
1 | Lord Almighty! | Yes, it is true: some purists do consider this piece of history as trash because it is pop rather than the progressive rock Genesis was known for. But that is really not the problem with this CD, here. The issue is simply that it is filled with weak, lack-luster compositions. It's not a question of credibility but yes one of quality. There's nothing wrong with doing pop (I love it, anyway) but this album is stale. "Invisible Touch" is the definition of what singles are today: lame. "Land of Confusion" might have a cool video but the song itself provides the listener with nothing, either lyrically or musically. "In Too Deep" is something that belongs in a Phil Collins solo album, complete with it's drum machine patterns and sapiness. Look, there's no point in going on and outlining ever track; the album is simply mediocre at best, a failed effort from three fantastic musicians AND songwriters who seem to have definitely lost their Midas touch on this "classic" album. | 980 | [
"Yes, it is true: some purists do consider this piece of history as trash because it is pop rather than the progressive rock Genesis was known for.",
"But that is really not the problem with this CD, here.",
"The issue is simply that it is filled with weak, lack-luster compositions.",
"It's not a question of credibility but yes one of quality.",
"There's nothing wrong with doing pop (I love it, anyway) but this album is stale.",
"\"Invisible Touch\" is the definition of what singles are today: lame.",
"\"Land of Confusion\" might have a cool video but the song itself provides the listener with nothing, either lyrically or musically.",
"\"In Too Deep\" is something that belongs in a Phil Collins solo album, complete with it's drum machine patterns and sapiness.",
"Look, there's no point in going on and outlining ever track; the album is simply mediocre at best, a failed effort from three fantastic musicians AND songwriters who seem to have definitely lost their Midas touch on this \"classic\" album."
] |
1 | Many problems with the book | The big problem with this book is the poor choice of title and the amateurish cover that makes it look silly. Other problems are that it unfortunately isn't well organized and not particularly well written.The history sections are good but flawed. The fact that some were published as standalone articles does result in too many repetition of material. It is very disturbing to start a new chapter and then read almost verbatim some material you just completed.Also poorly done is the bias look at some of the modern players she knows, including her friends, showing their bad points including some very odd ideas some of them have. Her friends are made out to be sex maniac, self-centered shopping queen and Anna Nicole Smith who married for wealth and fortune.Overall, the book is perfect for the liberal left wing feminists. On the other hand, it's not recommended for the rest. You'd be blacklisted and laughed at if you publish a book like this in some serious chess country. | 980 | [
"The big problem with this book is the poor choice of title and the amateurish cover that makes it look silly.",
"Other problems are that it unfortunately isn't well organized and not particularly well written.The history sections are good but flawed.",
"The fact that some were published as standalone articles does result in too many repetition of material.",
"It is very disturbing to start a new chapter and then read almost verbatim some material you just completed.Also poorly done is the bias look at some of the modern players she knows, including her friends, showing their bad points including some very odd ideas some of them have.",
"Her friends are made out to be sex maniac, self-centered shopping queen and Anna Nicole Smith who married for wealth and fortune.Overall, the book is perfect for the liberal left wing feminists.",
"On the other hand, it's not recommended for the rest.",
"You'd be blacklisted and laughed at if you publish a book like this in some serious chess country."
] |
1 | Only for Kathy Smith's fans | This is my first (probably last) Kathy Smith's video, but I workout everyday, so all the time I look for new workouts not to be board doing the same routines over and over.I bought this video with great expectations after reading the reviews. It was exactly what I was looking for: 50 minutes workout, hi energy, fun...When I actually tried it I found it to be very frustrating: the instructions are not clear and sometimes misleading, the choreography is too complicated to follow at home - she turns around all the time, so if I do what she does I find myself with my back to the TV, and this is the point when she makes a change in the move ... moreover, if I follow her exactly I find I do twice the same side. I tried doing the workout several times, because I liked the music etc - but thanks, I stay with Gilead, Karen Voight and even my old Jane FondaBottom line: If you know and love Kathy's style than you will probably love this one as well, otherwise - don't touch it. | 980 | [
"This is my first (probably last) Kathy Smith's video, but I workout everyday, so all the time I look for new workouts not to be board doing the same routines over and over.I bought this video with great expectations after reading the reviews.",
"It was exactly what I was looking for: 50 minutes workout, hi energy, fun...When I actually tried it I found it to be very frustrating: the instructions are not clear and sometimes misleading, the choreography is too complicated to follow at home - she turns around all the time, so if I do what she does I find myself with my back to the TV, and this is the point when she makes a change in the move ... moreover, if I follow her exactly I find I do twice the same side.",
"I tried doing the workout several times, because I liked the music etc - but thanks, I stay with Gilead, Karen Voight and even my old Jane FondaBottom line: If you know and love Kathy's style than you will probably love this one as well, otherwise - don't touch it."
] |
1 | Eric Forman's Nightmare | The movie starts out, as many have already noted, with the closing scene from one of teen idol Tad Hamilton's cornball movies. It then switches to a scene where Tad is driving all over the road while drinking and smoking. The next day he is reminded by his manager of his tarnished boy next door image and of a win a date contest to polish it. The winner of the contest is Rosalee who, unbeknownst to her, has been admired for years by her friend Pete. Will Rosalee chose the rich Hollywood phoney or settle for the real boy next door in her hometown?The trouble here is that on top of being predictable is that mostly this movie is just not funny. You could over look the predictability of the story if there had been a few laughs.They could've made this a satire of cornball love stories or as a parody of the disposable Hollywood teen idol. Instead they did neither.Topher Grace is still playing this as though he were on "That 70's Show." Unfortunately for all of us he isn't. | 980 | [
"The movie starts out, as many have already noted, with the closing scene from one of teen idol Tad Hamilton's cornball movies.",
"It then switches to a scene where Tad is driving all over the road while drinking and smoking.",
"The next day he is reminded by his manager of his tarnished boy next door image and of a win a date contest to polish it.",
"The winner of the contest is Rosalee who, unbeknownst to her, has been admired for years by her friend Pete.",
"Will Rosalee chose the rich Hollywood phoney or settle for the real boy next door in her hometown?",
"The trouble here is that on top of being predictable is that mostly this movie is just not funny.",
"You could over look the predictability of the story if there had been a few laughs.They could've made this a satire of cornball love stories or as a parody of the disposable Hollywood teen idol.",
"Instead they did neither.Topher Grace is still playing this as though he were on \"That 70's Show.\" Unfortunately for all of us he isn't."
] |
1 | Great prop, horrible knife. | This knife looks very cool and mean and I think it was a smart move by the SOG marketing team. Would make a great prop in a Rambo movie or something similar. But for anyone who knows even a little about steel and knives in general, this piece is plain JUNK. The steel is horrible and is as cheap and low quality as you can find. The blade is thin and very easily damaged/broken. The balance is also bad. This is not a useful knife at all in that it loses it's edge just by looking at it and the light-weight flexible blade is horrible for trying to chop anything. The saw-teeth on the back are also useless in that you can't actually saw anything with them.Don't get me wrong with this review... I'm a big SOG fan and own several of their products. (Trident, Seal Team). But the knives I own and like are made much better with much better materials. The Jungle Primitive is just plain junk and should be avoided like the plague by any real knife owners looking for a useful blade. | 980 | [
"This knife looks very cool and mean and I think it was a smart move by the SOG marketing team.",
"Would make a great prop in a Rambo movie or something similar.",
"But for anyone who knows even a little about steel and knives in general, this piece is plain JUNK.",
"The steel is horrible and is as cheap and low quality as you can find.",
"The blade is thin and very easily damaged/broken.",
"The balance is also bad.",
"This is not a useful knife at all in that it loses it's edge just by looking at it and the light-weight flexible blade is horrible for trying to chop anything.",
"The saw-teeth on the back are also useless in that you can't actually saw anything with them.Don't get me wrong with this review... I'm a big SOG fan and own several of their products.",
"(Trident, Seal Team).",
"But the knives I own and like are made much better with much better materials.",
"The Jungle Primitive is just plain junk and should be avoided like the plague by any real knife owners looking for a useful blade."
] |
1 | Keep Looking!!! | I have never purchased a book that has so many errors in it! Most of the script in the book and the CD will not execute. Plus the printed script does not match the script in the CD. The CD has VERY little info--to be exact, 18.9 Meg...The CD also has many missing key scenes and scripts. For an example if you were trying to create the "grass" project. My advice to you is: Go and buy other MEL books because you'll need it to decipher this project or another projects in this book. Try the animation chapter. It has 14 pages of script that is NOT included on the CD, type at your risk! I would get more specific but that would require me to write a book. I can't believe the people at CHARLES RIVER MEDIA puts out this [stuff]! This book is[n't worth the money].Try reading MEL Script for Maya Animators by Mark Wilkins and Chris Kazmier. It's a much better book with the exception of chapter 18. They even have a web site for errata. And the author will acknowledge your emails. | 980 | [
"I have never purchased a book that has so many errors in it!",
"Most of the script in the book and the CD will not execute.",
"Plus the printed script does not match the script in the CD.",
"The CD has VERY little info--to be exact, 18.9 Meg...The CD also has many missing key scenes and scripts.",
"For an example if you were trying to create the \"grass\" project.",
"My advice to you is: Go and buy other MEL books because you'll need it to decipher this project or another projects in this book.",
"Try the animation chapter.",
"It has 14 pages of script that is NOT included on the CD, type at your risk!",
"I would get more specific but that would require me to write a book.",
"I can't believe the people at CHARLES RIVER MEDIA puts out this [stuff]!",
"This book is[n't worth the money].Try reading MEL Script for Maya Animators by Mark Wilkins and Chris Kazmier.",
"It's a much better book with the exception of chapter 18.",
"They even have a web site for errata.",
"And the author will acknowledge your emails."
] |
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