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2 | A pain. | I never liked this device. For one thing, intruding calls still come through (your phone rings). For another, all it does is attempt to erase your number from the dialing computer's database (there are lots of these computers though!).In that it might have been successful, but there are two better solutions. For one, you can get "Privacy Director" from the phone company. Anyone who calls you from a non-caller ID enabled phone must state their name and you get to hear their recording if they choose to ring through; you can then decide to take their call or not. My own experience with that system has been wonderful, though some friends and relatives whose phones are not caller ID enabled (this problem is becoming more and more uncommon) have griped about it a bit.An even better option now is to just list your number with the "do not call" list mandated by the gov't. Just logon to www.donotcall.gov and list your number(s) there, and soon your phone will stop ringing during dinner. | 992 | [
"I never liked this device.",
"For one thing, intruding calls still come through (your phone rings).",
"For another, all it does is attempt to erase your number from the dialing computer's database (there are lots of these computers though!",
").In that it might have been successful, but there are two better solutions.",
"For one, you can get \"Privacy Director\" from the phone company.",
"Anyone who calls you from a non-caller ID enabled phone must state their name and you get to hear their recording if they choose to ring through; you can then decide to take their call or not.",
"My own experience with that system has been wonderful, though some friends and relatives whose phones are not caller ID enabled (this problem is becoming more and more uncommon) have griped about it a bit.An even better option now is to just list your number with the \"do not call\" list mandated by the gov't.",
"Just logon to www.donotcall.gov and list your number(s) there, and soon your phone will stop ringing during dinner."
] |
2 | Disappointing | This book was a disappointment after Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion. It started off okay, but then turned into a never-ending series of scenes where bad guys chase good guys from one planet to the next. Not much else ever happened. I felt like the author just wanted to show off the different worlds that he created. There were none of the complications to the plot that I had seen in the Hyperion books. The prophecy aspect of the story also didn't work for me. Aenea knows of some things that will happen, is fuzzy on others, but then, inconveniently enough, doesn't know what will happen on the planet of God's Grove. The logic of her foreknowledge was inconsistent and annoyed me. The characters were okay, but I also thought it odd that the real antagonist didn't appear until very close to the end. I listened to this as an audiobook and I had an interruption in my listening due to device difficulties, but even trying to take that into account, this book really didn't work for me. | 992 | [
"This book was a disappointment after Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion.",
"It started off okay, but then turned into a never-ending series of scenes where bad guys chase good guys from one planet to the next.",
"Not much else ever happened.",
"I felt like the author just wanted to show off the different worlds that he created.",
"There were none of the complications to the plot that I had seen in the Hyperion books.",
"The prophecy aspect of the story also didn't work for me.",
"Aenea knows of some things that will happen, is fuzzy on others, but then, inconveniently enough, doesn't know what will happen on the planet of God's Grove.",
"The logic of her foreknowledge was inconsistent and annoyed me.",
"The characters were okay, but I also thought it odd that the real antagonist didn't appear until very close to the end.",
"I listened to this as an audiobook and I had an interruption in my listening due to device difficulties, but even trying to take that into account, this book really didn't work for me."
] |
2 | a caution | The real problem I have with this film is not it's quality or the work that went into it. It's actually better than some movies considered classics, with higher production values than such credible and successful horror movies as "The Blair Witch Project" and the original "Halloween". The problem is with the threat itself. I live in grizzly country, real grizzly country, where these big bears behave much as they did before the continent was tamed. Grizzlies simply don't act the way they do in this film, and not even disease or injury could change that. A rabid animal will succumb to the disease or fight an opponent it can't beat (there aren't many of those for a grizzly), not engage in the prolonged reign of terror depicted in this movie. A pain maddened bear will go off somewhere and die, not on a rampage. Anyone who sees grizzly should keep in mind that this is fiction. I worry that it would justify murdering bears the way "Jaws" has nearly made the great white shark extinct. | 992 | [
"The real problem I have with this film is not it's quality or the work that went into it.",
"It's actually better than some movies considered classics, with higher production values than such credible and successful horror movies as \"The Blair Witch Project\" and the original \"Halloween\".",
"The problem is with the threat itself.",
"I live in grizzly country, real grizzly country, where these big bears behave much as they did before the continent was tamed.",
"Grizzlies simply don't act the way they do in this film, and not even disease or injury could change that.",
"A rabid animal will succumb to the disease or fight an opponent it can't beat (there aren't many of those for a grizzly), not engage in the prolonged reign of terror depicted in this movie.",
"A pain maddened bear will go off somewhere and die, not on a rampage.",
"Anyone who sees grizzly should keep in mind that this is fiction.",
"I worry that it would justify murdering bears the way \"Jaws\" has nearly made the great white shark extinct."
] |
2 | Not One Of His Best | This book de-evolves into a manifesto of what Greeley would like to see in the next Pope. It's almost the author's fantasy scenario about extreme liberalism coming to dominance in the Catholic Church, right down to a Spanish Pope who wears business suits and who used to be a married husband and father. This far-fetched novel has so little material on which to construct a plot that Greeley concocts a love story around his Papal election politics. There is a reconciliation of a married couple on the outs, and a half-hearted aside into a secondary plotline about a man who wants to murder the next Pope. Oh, and Father Greeley drags his favorite Chicago Cardinal into the book to fill more pages and gives the poor old man a life and death personal crisis. This soap opera could have been a good short story but it's a dismal novel. Virgin And Martyr and Angels of September are better books by Andrew Greeley, and a few of the Blackie Ryan mysteries are fun, but White Smoke is a clunker. | 992 | [
"This book de-evolves into a manifesto of what Greeley would like to see in the next Pope.",
"It's almost the author's fantasy scenario about extreme liberalism coming to dominance in the Catholic Church, right down to a Spanish Pope who wears business suits and who used to be a married husband and father.",
"This far-fetched novel has so little material on which to construct a plot that Greeley concocts a love story around his Papal election politics.",
"There is a reconciliation of a married couple on the outs, and a half-hearted aside into a secondary plotline about a man who wants to murder the next Pope.",
"Oh, and Father Greeley drags his favorite Chicago Cardinal into the book to fill more pages and gives the poor old man a life and death personal crisis.",
"This soap opera could have been a good short story but it's a dismal novel.",
"Virgin And Martyr and Angels of September are better books by Andrew Greeley, and a few of the Blackie Ryan mysteries are fun, but White Smoke is a clunker."
] |
2 | Why Sonic Team? | Taking a first look at this game about 6 years ago, I wanted it.I put it my my DC and was not very happy.Yesterday I picked this game up from CoolRom and was not happy today, either. First problem was it Wouldnt save my Chaos!.On a genuine and a copy!When you start of the game you can either pick hero or Evil.What about picking your Charecter like in SA1 was SO HARD?Well no mather what you choose, its the same objective.Collect rings and get to the end.How original.Sonic and Shadow stages are fun, but they RARELY POP UP!It shouldnt be called SONIC adventure 2.It should be called SONIC AND FRIENDS adventure 2!Tails and Dr.Eggman stages are fun and cool.You get to shoot at enemy's which is nice.Then FINALLY there are Knuckles and Rouge's stages.These are completly tidious and challenging.They are not fun.The controls for them are slippery.The camera has been a problem in every Sonic 3D game.But this....is god awful.I would recomend getting it off CoolRom insted of waisting money. | 992 | [
"Taking a first look at this game about 6 years ago, I wanted it.I put it my my DC and was not very happy.Yesterday I picked this game up from CoolRom and was not happy today, either.",
"First problem was it Wouldnt save my Chaos!",
".On a genuine and a copy!",
"When you start of the game you can either pick hero or Evil.What about picking your Charecter like in SA1 was SO HARD?",
"Well no mather what you choose, its the same objective.Collect rings and get to the end.How original.Sonic and Shadow stages are fun, but they RARELY POP UP!",
"It shouldnt be called SONIC adventure 2.It should be called SONIC AND FRIENDS adventure 2!",
"Tails and Dr.Eggman stages are fun and cool.You get to shoot at enemy's which is nice.Then FINALLY there are Knuckles and Rouge's stages.These are completly tidious and challenging.They are not fun.The controls for them are slippery.The camera has been a problem in every Sonic 3D game.But this....is god awful.I would recomend getting it off CoolRom insted of waisting money."
] |
2 | Say It Again! | Finstad's exhaustively researched book (average: one footnote per sentence!) is repetitious, repetitious, repetitious. Oh, and did I say she repeats herself? Beatty is a fascinating and complex subject. He deserves a cogent, readable, examination of his life and work. This isn't it.Further, Finstad's absorption in Freudian constructs to explain ALL behavior is facile and annoying. Does she mention that Beatty is a control freak and pleasure junkie because his father drank? Oh, yeah, just every page or so. Does she discuss the "fact" that Beatty did not want to achieve fame through the agency of his sister, Shirley MacLaine? About every other page, I'd imagine. Was Warren a "Virginia gentleman" conflicted by the temptations of Hollywood in conflict with his "strict Baptist upbringing"? Yes, yes, a thousand times, yes.Ironically, Finstad acknowledges her "editor." Too bad no attention was paid to editing. Read it if you have a high tolerance for aggravation and little else to do. | 992 | [
"Finstad's exhaustively researched book (average: one footnote per sentence!",
") is repetitious, repetitious, repetitious.",
"Oh, and did I say she repeats herself?",
"Beatty is a fascinating and complex subject.",
"He deserves a cogent, readable, examination of his life and work.",
"This isn't it.Further, Finstad's absorption in Freudian constructs to explain ALL behavior is facile and annoying.",
"Does she mention that Beatty is a control freak and pleasure junkie because his father drank?",
"Oh, yeah, just every page or so.",
"Does she discuss the \"fact\" that Beatty did not want to achieve fame through the agency of his sister, Shirley MacLaine?",
"About every other page, I'd imagine.",
"Was Warren a \"Virginia gentleman\" conflicted by the temptations of Hollywood in conflict with his \"strict Baptist upbringing\"?",
"Yes, yes, a thousand times, yes.Ironically, Finstad acknowledges her \"editor.\" Too bad no attention was paid to editing.",
"Read it if you have a high tolerance for aggravation and little else to do."
] |
2 | this gun sucks!!!! | I didn't get this gun on amazon but I had the exact same gun but I got this gun at a gun store for $60. The silencer broke on the first day. The brand of this gun is CYMA. The fps is 210 fps with .12s and for a cheap gun, the firing rate is pretty good. Well, that is when it works. This gun lasted me about 7-10 wars and 1 month and it is extremely flimsy. It is super inaccurate. If you want to shoot the guy i front of you, you have better luck shooting the guy next to you The fps stinks and this gun isn't powerful. I shot my 5 year old brother in the neck from 5 feet away and he didn't even notice. When it broke I disassembled it and the gears and the gearbox is very cheap plastic. there is not one metal part in the gun exept for the spring. Now I have a Tokyo Marui mp5 with 300 fps with .20s. It rocks! Its lasting me longer that this piece of trash. Buy this gun for looks and don't buy this gun if you're using it for airsoft with your friends, unless they have trashy guns too! | 992 | [
"I didn't get this gun on amazon but I had the exact same gun but I got this gun at a gun store for $60.",
"The silencer broke on the first day.",
"The brand of this gun is CYMA.",
"The fps is 210 fps with .12s and for a cheap gun, the firing rate is pretty good.",
"Well, that is when it works.",
"This gun lasted me about 7-10 wars and 1 month and it is extremely flimsy.",
"It is super inaccurate.",
"If you want to shoot the guy i front of you, you have better luck shooting the guy next to you The fps stinks and this gun isn't powerful.",
"I shot my 5 year old brother in the neck from 5 feet away and he didn't even notice.",
"When it broke I disassembled it and the gears and the gearbox is very cheap plastic.",
"there is not one metal part in the gun exept for the spring.",
"Now I have a Tokyo Marui mp5 with 300 fps with .20s.",
"It rocks!",
"Its lasting me longer that this piece of trash.",
"Buy this gun for looks and don't buy this gun if you're using it for airsoft with your friends, unless they have trashy guns too!"
] |
2 | Rip-off | I realize that iPods are the most popular mp3 players, but honestly sometimes I wonder why, when other players are just as good (or at least not noticeably worse), are cheaper, and are compatible with music subscriptions.I bought an iPod Nano on the recommendation of someone so that I could play my Y!Music subscription songs when I travel. What they did not tell me (and yes, admittedly, I did not bother to research the question myself) was that iPods ONLY play iTunes music, which you can't subscribe to but have to pay for by track. So not only did I just buy the most expensive brand of mp3 player, but now I also have to spend over $500 to PURCHASE every single song I have as a subscription through Y!Music. It seems to me that something as universal as the iPod ought to allow for other services. I think this is an incredibly poor customer service issue that rips people off. My iPod is going straight back to the store, my money will go towards a cheaper but more versatile player. | 992 | [
"I realize that iPods are the most popular mp3 players, but honestly sometimes I wonder why, when other players are just as good (or at least not noticeably worse), are cheaper, and are compatible with music subscriptions.I bought an iPod Nano on the recommendation of someone so that I could play my Y!",
"Music subscription songs when I travel.",
"What they did not tell me (and yes, admittedly, I did not bother to research the question myself) was that iPods ONLY play iTunes music, which you can't subscribe to but have to pay for by track.",
"So not only did I just buy the most expensive brand of mp3 player, but now I also have to spend over $500 to PURCHASE every single song I have as a subscription through Y!",
"Music.",
"It seems to me that something as universal as the iPod ought to allow for other services.",
"I think this is an incredibly poor customer service issue that rips people off.",
"My iPod is going straight back to the store, my money will go towards a cheaper but more versatile player."
] |
2 | So so rope | I saw this at the Vitamin Shoppe and since I'm always willing to try new jump ropes, I picked it up. I like these type of speed ropes, the ones with ball bearing and a rubber encasing over the rope. I find that it spins smoothly and fast and its easier to do tricks that a lightweight speed rope (although not as easy as the beaded ropes for trick but overall, I like the speed rope better). This rope is adequate if you just want to skip, do some crossovers and some double unders etc. But the rubber is too stiff thus it doesn't unkink all that well and turning action isn't that great even though it has bearings. I've also bought an Altus speed rope similar to this which was marginally better. Believe it or not, the Sports Authority brand of "professional" speed rope is far superior than either. The rubber is much softer and it turns a lot faster and smoother. Still, this is a servicable rope, I'm sure you can get a very good workout and if that's all you want, then I recommend it. | 992 | [
"I saw this at the Vitamin Shoppe and since I'm always willing to try new jump ropes, I picked it up.",
"I like these type of speed ropes, the ones with ball bearing and a rubber encasing over the rope.",
"I find that it spins smoothly and fast and its easier to do tricks that a lightweight speed rope (although not as easy as the beaded ropes for trick but overall, I like the speed rope better).",
"This rope is adequate if you just want to skip, do some crossovers and some double unders etc.",
"But the rubber is too stiff thus it doesn't unkink all that well and turning action isn't that great even though it has bearings.",
"I've also bought an Altus speed rope similar to this which was marginally better.",
"Believe it or not, the Sports Authority brand of \"professional\" speed rope is far superior than either.",
"The rubber is much softer and it turns a lot faster and smoother.",
"Still, this is a servicable rope, I'm sure you can get a very good workout and if that's all you want, then I recommend it."
] |
2 | pass this up... | This was my first Baldacci audiobook. It seems I picked poorly. I agree with the other reviews that bring up the unbeliveability of the plot, but that was not the worst thing about this book. There were way too many conversations had by characters that were incongruous. When you find yourself saying, "why are these guys talking about this, it makes no sense", then there is trouble. Most of these conversations were to bring background (and i guess Baldacci was going for depth in his characters) but were just boring. Why would the director of a national spy agency and his right hand man have a conversation about "hey, remember when we had all this trouble getting all the spy databases together?" It's like they are reminiscing about old times in a part of the story when they should be talking seriously. blah blah blah. One could be overlooked, but there are many conversations in this story that could be left out and the book would be better. Maybe the abridged version is better :) | 992 | [
"This was my first Baldacci audiobook.",
"It seems I picked poorly.",
"I agree with the other reviews that bring up the unbeliveability of the plot, but that was not the worst thing about this book.",
"There were way too many conversations had by characters that were incongruous.",
"When you find yourself saying, \"why are these guys talking about this, it makes no sense\", then there is trouble.",
"Most of these conversations were to bring background (and i guess Baldacci was going for depth in his characters) but were just boring.",
"Why would the director of a national spy agency and his right hand man have a conversation about \"hey, remember when we had all this trouble getting all the spy databases together?",
"\" It's like they are reminiscing about old times in a part of the story when they should be talking seriously.",
"blah blah blah.",
"One could be overlooked, but there are many conversations in this story that could be left out and the book would be better.",
"Maybe the abridged version is better :)"
] |
2 | For fans | I love Berlin - and have done since I heard No More Words when it was first released.I love Terri Nunn - she is STILL sexy, and has a great rock voice.The quality of this DVD, however, is APPALLING!Playing in DTS doesn't make the slightest of difference. The mixing sounds like its been done by an amateur, and the video looks like its been shot on a series of home video cameras.I have many music DVD's, and honestly, this is the worst quality in my collection - lucky I'm a fan otherwise I would send it back!Another annoying thing is they seem to have resorted to a technique a lot of older music videos used - an interview between tracks. The beauty of a DVD is you can skip to menus and sub-menus to CHOOSE what you want to watch. Mind you, Terri's words were quite interesting,, but not in the middle of the songs PLEASE!Overall, the production of this DVD is AMATEURISH at best. Very, very unfortunate as Terri Nunn and Berlin are a great band this DVD does not do them justice AT ALL! | 992 | [
"I love Berlin - and have done since I heard No More Words when it was first released.I love Terri Nunn - she is STILL sexy, and has a great rock voice.The quality of this DVD, however, is APPALLING!",
"Playing in DTS doesn't make the slightest of difference.",
"The mixing sounds like its been done by an amateur, and the video looks like its been shot on a series of home video cameras.I have many music DVD's, and honestly, this is the worst quality in my collection - lucky I'm a fan otherwise I would send it back!",
"Another annoying thing is they seem to have resorted to a technique a lot of older music videos used - an interview between tracks.",
"The beauty of a DVD is you can skip to menus and sub-menus to CHOOSE what you want to watch.",
"Mind you, Terri's words were quite interesting,, but not in the middle of the songs PLEASE!",
"Overall, the production of this DVD is AMATEURISH at best.",
"Very, very unfortunate as Terri Nunn and Berlin are a great band this DVD does not do them justice AT ALL!"
] |
2 | the perfect book | Overall, this book is good. It's funny. It might be inspiring in parts. You could call it realistic and honest. I picked it up to read about 'what it means to be a young girl with cancer in a beauty-obsessed culture'. It's actually the story of what happens when the Perfect Life is tainted with cancer.There are too many references to that Perfect Life. The author is a name-dropper and talks about all the people she knows and how they contributed to her successful recovery. Barbara Walters sent her flowers. Everyone in the book that she encounters is helpful, supportive, complimentary (even when she's sick & bald from chemo), and lavish with their praise. She does the surgery, the treatment, and the recovery in her Perfect way. At times, it seems that she is more worried about losing her Perfect Husband & Dream Job than her health.This book might be good to give someone for a laugh or for support with cancer. But please warn them that it takes place in a Hollywood Perfect World. | 992 | [
"Overall, this book is good.",
"It's funny.",
"It might be inspiring in parts.",
"You could call it realistic and honest.",
"I picked it up to read about 'what it means to be a young girl with cancer in a beauty-obsessed culture'.",
"It's actually the story of what happens when the Perfect Life is tainted with cancer.There are too many references to that Perfect Life.",
"The author is a name-dropper and talks about all the people she knows and how they contributed to her successful recovery.",
"Barbara Walters sent her flowers.",
"Everyone in the book that she encounters is helpful, supportive, complimentary (even when she's sick & bald from chemo), and lavish with their praise.",
"She does the surgery, the treatment, and the recovery in her Perfect way.",
"At times, it seems that she is more worried about losing her Perfect Husband & Dream Job than her health.This book might be good to give someone for a laugh or for support with cancer.",
"But please warn them that it takes place in a Hollywood Perfect World."
] |
2 | First Half was good | The first half of the movie was good and frankly hilarious even though its mostly crude humor its when Miss AEON FLUX starts to get more screen time where it all goes downhill. It's almost as if the script were cut in half (it did have an original writer and then a re-writer) the first half an outsider story studded with crude/gross-out humor and the second an unrequitted love story with a cop-out ending. Frankly the extended dramatic scenes drug on too long and a particular humorous scene was horribly misplaced in the second half (the second hand chopping scene) buried in a high-drama ultra-serious segment. The origin of the "heroes" was just stupid, oh they're beings that have been referred to as angels or gods and there are only two left who by the way lose their powers and become mortal when together, super-lame.In summation 2 stars for the first half, the rest stinks don't bother; try to see this movie without having to pay for another Smith-Disaster co-starring Aeon Flux. | 992 | [
"The first half of the movie was good and frankly hilarious even though its mostly crude humor its when Miss AEON FLUX starts to get more screen time where it all goes downhill.",
"It's almost as if the script were cut in half (it did have an original writer and then a re-writer) the first half an outsider story studded with crude/gross-out humor and the second an unrequitted love story with a cop-out ending.",
"Frankly the extended dramatic scenes drug on too long and a particular humorous scene was horribly misplaced in the second half (the second hand chopping scene) buried in a high-drama ultra-serious segment.",
"The origin of the \"heroes\" was just stupid, oh they're beings that have been referred to as angels or gods and there are only two left who by the way lose their powers and become mortal when together, super-lame.In summation 2 stars for the first half, the rest stinks don't bother; try to see this movie without having to pay for another Smith-Disaster co-starring Aeon Flux."
] |
2 | Meh. | I recently discovered Madeline Hunter; I find her hit and miss - By Arrangement was very good, The Rules of Seduction a waste of paper I could not be bother to finish. The Romantic is a clear example of her good writing and thoughtful plotting and details, but it's a fundamentally boring story. Penelope is sweet and it seems not much else as I can't name a single other thing about her two days after finishing the book. She has a terrible husband, has proto-feminist desires for marital equality, then eagerly consents to a marriage under the same yoke of ownership and dependence, although since Julian is a good guy I guess it's okay to participate in an institution she (only hours ago) abhorred. Yawn. The ending was a deus ex machina that tied everything up nice and pat, also very boring in a story that attempts to be compelling. When I find a good book I can't put it down; this book has dozens of pages folded over from where I stopped because I had more interesting things to do. | 992 | [
"I recently discovered Madeline Hunter; I find her hit and miss - By Arrangement was very good, The Rules of Seduction a waste of paper I could not be bother to finish.",
"The Romantic is a clear example of her good writing and thoughtful plotting and details, but it's a fundamentally boring story.",
"Penelope is sweet and it seems not much else as I can't name a single other thing about her two days after finishing the book.",
"She has a terrible husband, has proto-feminist desires for marital equality, then eagerly consents to a marriage under the same yoke of ownership and dependence, although since Julian is a good guy I guess it's okay to participate in an institution she (only hours ago) abhorred.",
"Yawn.",
"The ending was a deus ex machina that tied everything up nice and pat, also very boring in a story that attempts to be compelling.",
"When I find a good book I can't put it down; this book has dozens of pages folded over from where I stopped because I had more interesting things to do."
] |
2 | MUTANT MISERY | Considering the pedigree of this late 70s film, it should have turned out much better: a script by David Seltzer (the original OMEN) and director John Frankenheimer (MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE original). However, PROPHECY falls flat on its face, becoming a tired, dull and disjointed thriller focusing on the effects of mercury poisoning.Ghetto doctor Robert Foxworth and his cellist wife Talia Shire are asked to go to the New England forests to decipher any ill effects from the large paper mill there. Native Americans led by Armand Assante and Victoria Racimo are protesting the cutting down of their forests, and when several people start turning up dead, the Indians are blamed. Turns out however that the mercury being dumped into the water supply is creating savage deformed mutants, including some of the hokiest creatures ever assembled. The main monster is an overgrown bear. There's little suspense or novelty in this film and the performances all look called in. A real disappointment. | 992 | [
"Considering the pedigree of this late 70s film, it should have turned out much better: a script by David Seltzer (the original OMEN) and director John Frankenheimer (MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE original).",
"However, PROPHECY falls flat on its face, becoming a tired, dull and disjointed thriller focusing on the effects of mercury poisoning.Ghetto doctor Robert Foxworth and his cellist wife Talia Shire are asked to go to the New England forests to decipher any ill effects from the large paper mill there.",
"Native Americans led by Armand Assante and Victoria Racimo are protesting the cutting down of their forests, and when several people start turning up dead, the Indians are blamed.",
"Turns out however that the mercury being dumped into the water supply is creating savage deformed mutants, including some of the hokiest creatures ever assembled.",
"The main monster is an overgrown bear.",
"There's little suspense or novelty in this film and the performances all look called in.",
"A real disappointment."
] |
2 | What Is This? | I had no idea who this chick was until I went to Rent-A-Center one day and her video was being played on the big screen TV. I was like, what? So I looked into her background, listened to this CD, and I have come to the conclusion that she is a sugar-free chocolate-covered Avril Lavigne. For someone who has been interested in punk/rock&roll music all their young life, I was expecting something astounding on this album, something that would make her stand out and have people take notice. There was none of that on here. Even though Fefe (Felicia) can carry a tune, every song on here was dull and forgettable. This album was void of bass, funk, melody, rock, roll, attitude, and, most importantly, soul. It's just generic pop music masked as rock& roll with a lot of noisy guitars. Fe Fe Foe Fum, this album turned out to be kind of dumb. Foo Foo Foe Fee, don't even bother wasting your money. Trust me on this one, FeFe's not doing any thing unique and you're not missing anything. Holla! | 992 | [
"I had no idea who this chick was until I went to Rent-A-Center one day and her video was being played on the big screen TV.",
"I was like, what?",
"So I looked into her background, listened to this CD, and I have come to the conclusion that she is a sugar-free chocolate-covered Avril Lavigne.",
"For someone who has been interested in punk/rock&roll music all their young life, I was expecting something astounding on this album, something that would make her stand out and have people take notice.",
"There was none of that on here.",
"Even though Fefe (Felicia) can carry a tune, every song on here was dull and forgettable.",
"This album was void of bass, funk, melody, rock, roll, attitude, and, most importantly, soul.",
"It's just generic pop music masked as rock& roll with a lot of noisy guitars.",
"Fe Fe Foe Fum, this album turned out to be kind of dumb.",
"Foo Foo Foe Fee, don't even bother wasting your money.",
"Trust me on this one, FeFe's not doing any thing unique and you're not missing anything.",
"Holla!"
] |
2 | God help us all | I am a big music fan, and like rap (well good rap), but this is where i draw the line, this is not crap, but this is not good this is redundant as you may have already figured i mean he just says the same thing. My biggest annoyance is my first single with the diss on christopher reeves, how can anyone even like eminem after that for god sakes the man is dead has been through more trauma then anyone really and he sits there in his nice clothes and able to walk around and disses this man thats all i can say. And then to show you the talent listen to the song "big weenie" where he talks about that he doesnt have to look at a paper that he can say what he thinks well i counted like 15 seconds about someone having bad breath and tooth decay thats got to be the dumbest thing i have ever heard and to just let you know the only reason he really sells albums is some talent but more that he is white now and a pop icon other then that he has lost talent and all respect that i had for him | 992 | [
"I am a big music fan, and like rap (well good rap), but this is where i draw the line, this is not crap, but this is not good this is redundant as you may have already figured i mean he just says the same thing.",
"My biggest annoyance is my first single with the diss on christopher reeves, how can anyone even like eminem after that for god sakes the man is dead has been through more trauma then anyone really and he sits there in his nice clothes and able to walk around and disses this man thats all i can say.",
"And then to show you the talent listen to the song \"big weenie\" where he talks about that he doesnt have to look at a paper that he can say what he thinks well i counted like 15 seconds about someone having bad breath and tooth decay thats got to be the dumbest thing i have ever heard and to just let you know the only reason he really sells albums is some talent but more that he is white now and a pop icon other then that he has lost talent and all respect that i had for him"
] |
2 | Doesn't work! | i received this as a gift from my mother. Those of you pureeing meat in your food mill --- do we have the same product????? Mine has a plastic grate. I **barely** mashed up some cooked peas in this thing. I can't imagine getting meat through this! That "blade" is like a dull butter knife. It worked great with a ripe avocado, and that was about the end of that. You really need three hands to get this working - two to push down and stabilize at the same time (I have to press really really hard), and a third to turn the handle. I have yet to be able to successfully turn the handle and press at the same time in any effective fashion. You also have to get messy to get the grate disk off, the only way to do it is to press down on the dirty grate with your thumbs and work it off. When it's covered in a slick puree that's not easy. Also, the plastic stains easily. I put a watermelon chunk in there, and now it's permanently stained orange. It's a great concept, but I would NOT buy this. | 992 | [
"i received this as a gift from my mother.",
"Those of you pureeing meat in your food mill --- do we have the same product???",
"??",
"Mine has a plastic grate.",
"I **barely** mashed up some cooked peas in this thing.",
"I can't imagine getting meat through this!",
"That \"blade\" is like a dull butter knife.",
"It worked great with a ripe avocado, and that was about the end of that.",
"You really need three hands to get this working - two to push down and stabilize at the same time (I have to press really really hard), and a third to turn the handle.",
"I have yet to be able to successfully turn the handle and press at the same time in any effective fashion.",
"You also have to get messy to get the grate disk off, the only way to do it is to press down on the dirty grate with your thumbs and work it off.",
"When it's covered in a slick puree that's not easy.",
"Also, the plastic stains easily.",
"I put a watermelon chunk in there, and now it's permanently stained orange.",
"It's a great concept, but I would NOT buy this."
] |
2 | I wanted more dirt | If you want to hear droning stories about British theatre life, then this is your baby. However, if you're hoping for some juicy revelations about Peter O'Toole, look someplace else. What a crushing disappointment this is. Sian was married to O'Toole for 20 years and during the height of his world-wide fame. She was with him during his breakthrough role as Lawrence of Arabia, in Becket, Goodbye Mr. Chips, and all his other stellar 60's roles. I expected gobs of gossip on Taylor and Burton, but Sian merely relates Peter's drinking binges with Burton and the fact Kate Hepburn referred to Liz and Richard as "fat pigs."And what about O'Toole's drinking? As one of the most famous drunk actors of all time, in the league of Lee Marvin, Burton, Oliver Reed and Richard Harris, I expected some fireworks in this area. Forget it. Sian clinically describes Peter's addictions, his out of control lifestyle and racing cars, but it's all told in a desperately dry manner. All very disappointing. | 992 | [
"If you want to hear droning stories about British theatre life, then this is your baby.",
"However, if you're hoping for some juicy revelations about Peter O'Toole, look someplace else.",
"What a crushing disappointment this is.",
"Sian was married to O'Toole for 20 years and during the height of his world-wide fame.",
"She was with him during his breakthrough role as Lawrence of Arabia, in Becket, Goodbye Mr.",
"Chips, and all his other stellar 60's roles.",
"I expected gobs of gossip on Taylor and Burton, but Sian merely relates Peter's drinking binges with Burton and the fact Kate Hepburn referred to Liz and Richard as \"fat pigs.\"And what about O'Toole's drinking?",
"As one of the most famous drunk actors of all time, in the league of Lee Marvin, Burton, Oliver Reed and Richard Harris, I expected some fireworks in this area.",
"Forget it.",
"Sian clinically describes Peter's addictions, his out of control lifestyle and racing cars, but it's all told in a desperately dry manner.",
"All very disappointing."
] |
2 | Disappointing | Although the premise is great, the application is not. When I bought this several years ago, I thought it was the perfect grater: didn't rust, nice handle, sturdy, sharp and -- best of all -- came with a compact container stored inside into which most of the gratings would land. It's been used almost exclusively for occasional sharp cheese grating and storage -- I use a food processor for cabbage, carrots, etc. Yesterday I looked around the inside of the white plastic seal along the bottom edge (that helps stabilize the grater on the counter or when it is on top of the container and also retains the container stored inside), and it was black with mold. I pulled it off with the hope of cleaning it well with bleach. When I used it today, I noticed a large crack in the plastic handle where it attaches to the grater.This grater has never been in the dishwasher. It's always been gently hand washed and properly stored. I expected this to last a lifetime, but I guess I've outlived it. | 992 | [
"Although the premise is great, the application is not.",
"When I bought this several years ago, I thought it was the perfect grater: didn't rust, nice handle, sturdy, sharp and -- best of all -- came with a compact container stored inside into which most of the gratings would land.",
"It's been used almost exclusively for occasional sharp cheese grating and storage -- I use a food processor for cabbage, carrots, etc.",
"Yesterday I looked around the inside of the white plastic seal along the bottom edge (that helps stabilize the grater on the counter or when it is on top of the container and also retains the container stored inside), and it was black with mold.",
"I pulled it off with the hope of cleaning it well with bleach.",
"When I used it today, I noticed a large crack in the plastic handle where it attaches to the grater.This grater has never been in the dishwasher.",
"It's always been gently hand washed and properly stored.",
"I expected this to last a lifetime, but I guess I've outlived it."
] |
2 | I regret buying it. | I do knit. But I stopped knitting many years ago. Last year I bought some cheap acrylic yarn that I liked. I didn't know what to knit. I got this book and I made one cardigan, very easy. It turned out fine. But I had to adapt to the instructions for the medium size. Then I tried with another cardigan. The sleeves were for a gorilla. Really, if I had follow the instructions it would've been a disaster. So, although I think the patterns are all easy, it may not so easy to adapt for yourself if you're a beginner. Something that I noticed is that in most of the pictures the girls, very slender, are using bigger sizes. Thus, you really don't know how the sweater is supposed to fit. In general all the patterns are for very loose items that may make you look heavier. There are two or three that are really unwearable. The is a huge tunic designed by Marc Jacobs that requires four pounds of yarn. The model has a face that is shouting "please take this stuff from me". I regret buying it. | 992 | [
"I do knit.",
"But I stopped knitting many years ago.",
"Last year I bought some cheap acrylic yarn that I liked.",
"I didn't know what to knit.",
"I got this book and I made one cardigan, very easy.",
"It turned out fine.",
"But I had to adapt to the instructions for the medium size.",
"Then I tried with another cardigan.",
"The sleeves were for a gorilla.",
"Really, if I had follow the instructions it would've been a disaster.",
"So, although I think the patterns are all easy, it may not so easy to adapt for yourself if you're a beginner.",
"Something that I noticed is that in most of the pictures the girls, very slender, are using bigger sizes.",
"Thus, you really don't know how the sweater is supposed to fit.",
"In general all the patterns are for very loose items that may make you look heavier.",
"There are two or three that are really unwearable.",
"The is a huge tunic designed by Marc Jacobs that requires four pounds of yarn.",
"The model has a face that is shouting \"please take this stuff from me\".",
"I regret buying it."
] |
2 | Cheese anyone? | Man, after having painfully listened to this entire album all I have to say is that it really ... for true fans of electronic music but would be great for people who are looking for a cd to hype them up before a cheesy "meat-market" type of clubnight.This cd would appeal to first time listeners of dance music or shallow clubbers looking to "hook up" rather that "trance out". I'm a fair individual so I'll give it 2 stars instead of one. We all have to start somewhere I guess.Fortunately this type of dance music is disposable. It doesn't have a "timeless" sound that only great dj's can display.If you kids out there are looking for something "accessable" that isn't too cheesy then listen to anything by Micro, Paul van Dyk, Oakenfold and Kimball collins. They are all great dj's that have killer skills and their style is not at all "whacked out." Eventually if you truly enjoy dance music then you will graduate to the sounds of djs like Mr. John Digweed, Chris Fortier and Dave Ralph. | 992 | [
"Man, after having painfully listened to this entire album all I have to say is that it really ... for true fans of electronic music but would be great for people who are looking for a cd to hype them up before a cheesy \"meat-market\" type of clubnight.This cd would appeal to first time listeners of dance music or shallow clubbers looking to \"hook up\" rather that \"trance out\".",
"I'm a fair individual so I'll give it 2 stars instead of one.",
"We all have to start somewhere I guess.Fortunately this type of dance music is disposable.",
"It doesn't have a \"timeless\" sound that only great dj's can display.If you kids out there are looking for something \"accessable\" that isn't too cheesy then listen to anything by Micro, Paul van Dyk, Oakenfold and Kimball collins.",
"They are all great dj's that have killer skills and their style is not at all \"whacked out.\" Eventually if you truly enjoy dance music then you will graduate to the sounds of djs like Mr.",
"John Digweed, Chris Fortier and Dave Ralph."
] |
2 | too sci-fi for me.. | i got this dvd thinking it would have interesting and factual information quantum dynamics and it was really interesting in the first 15 minutes or so. Then all of a sudden the focus shifted to what could all of this science mean. people were then being interviewed who had no titles or references to support this new focus of extraordinary and paranormal abilities such as looking into the future and how the brain can subconsciously predict what is going to happen and how snow cystals can take the shape based on karma or good/bad feelings. i could not finish this dvd. i felt cheated and duped into watching someone's speculative and subjective thoughts on a subject i thought was going to be educating and factual. the dvd is based on the 'what if' part or 'wouldn't it be cool if..' premise about the 'wonders' of science. you'd have to be extremely open minded to think any of this were true. get this movie if you're into sci-fi books/flicks and want to learn about a fictional world. | 992 | [
"i got this dvd thinking it would have interesting and factual information quantum dynamics and it was really interesting in the first 15 minutes or so.",
"Then all of a sudden the focus shifted to what could all of this science mean.",
"people were then being interviewed who had no titles or references to support this new focus of extraordinary and paranormal abilities such as looking into the future and how the brain can subconsciously predict what is going to happen and how snow cystals can take the shape based on karma or good/bad feelings.",
"i could not finish this dvd.",
"i felt cheated and duped into watching someone's speculative and subjective thoughts on a subject i thought was going to be educating and factual.",
"the dvd is based on the 'what if' part or 'wouldn't it be cool if..' premise about the 'wonders' of science.",
"you'd have to be extremely open minded to think any of this were true.",
"get this movie if you're into sci-fi books/flicks and want to learn about a fictional world."
] |
2 | Needs improvement... | I bought this stroller about a month ago for my 3 year old and 4 month old. After I put it together, I was so excited since it was so much smaller, lighter and easier to fold than our last tandem, double stroller. I used it once, folded it an put it in the back of our van. When I took it out again, the sunshades were mis-shapen and we were unable to get them back in shape. This made me a little unhappy, but I was still able to use it. The next time we used it, I was pushing it in the mall and the front middle wheel just broke off. It was not "fixable". I was unhappy at this point and decided to try to return it to the store, since we only used it twice and it was broken. Toys r us graciously accepted the return no questions asked (thank goodness). I do like the idea of a side-by-side over the tandem, since they seem to be much more compact, and plan to look for another brand. I may have purchased a lemon, but I wouldn't recommend this particular stroller based on my experience. | 992 | [
"I bought this stroller about a month ago for my 3 year old and 4 month old.",
"After I put it together, I was so excited since it was so much smaller, lighter and easier to fold than our last tandem, double stroller.",
"I used it once, folded it an put it in the back of our van.",
"When I took it out again, the sunshades were mis-shapen and we were unable to get them back in shape.",
"This made me a little unhappy, but I was still able to use it.",
"The next time we used it, I was pushing it in the mall and the front middle wheel just broke off.",
"It was not \"fixable\".",
"I was unhappy at this point and decided to try to return it to the store, since we only used it twice and it was broken.",
"Toys r us graciously accepted the return no questions asked (thank goodness).",
"I do like the idea of a side-by-side over the tandem, since they seem to be much more compact, and plan to look for another brand.",
"I may have purchased a lemon, but I wouldn't recommend this particular stroller based on my experience."
] |
2 | Buggy but Fun | I love the level design, the action, the graphics. It's just fun mindless killing. That would be great and all, but the game's save/load feature is riddled with bugs. I made it a point to install the latest patch (1.3) before playing because I figured the bugs it shipped with would be patched, but it still will only manage to load a save file 50% of the time. No, that doesn't mean I just have to retry twice for every save, it means on any given particular save, there will only be a 50% chance it's a good save, if it's broke it's broke, and will never load without crashing to desktop.The plus-side is you don't really have to save. Beating a level only takes about 30 minutes, and the next time you start the game you can go on to the next level. It's saving in the middle of a game that's the problem.Overall this is a nice change of pace from recent action games, and definitely worth a look. I can't edit my initial rating, but I think it's worth 3 stars, 4 if they fix the save bug. | 992 | [
"I love the level design, the action, the graphics.",
"It's just fun mindless killing.",
"That would be great and all, but the game's save/load feature is riddled with bugs.",
"I made it a point to install the latest patch (1.3) before playing because I figured the bugs it shipped with would be patched, but it still will only manage to load a save file 50% of the time.",
"No, that doesn't mean I just have to retry twice for every save, it means on any given particular save, there will only be a 50% chance it's a good save, if it's broke it's broke, and will never load without crashing to desktop.The plus-side is you don't really have to save.",
"Beating a level only takes about 30 minutes, and the next time you start the game you can go on to the next level.",
"It's saving in the middle of a game that's the problem.Overall this is a nice change of pace from recent action games, and definitely worth a look.",
"I can't edit my initial rating, but I think it's worth 3 stars, 4 if they fix the save bug."
] |
2 | What was the point? | After reading the rave reviews this movie received from critics, including the Cannes Film Festival, I had high expectations. I was left with a feeling of pointlessness. I understand that the movie was trying to depict the occurrences as a real life event that is very anti-climatic due to the distance one places between themselves and the world around them. However, if van Sant was not going for shock value there are a few discrepancies I have with this movie. If the goal of this movie was not to shock then why the pointless scenes such as the girls going into the bathroom and regurgitating or the two boys making out in the shower? These scenes, I believe were not necessary to the plot of the movie and seemed as lame attempts to "rawly" portray a sensitive issue just to do it. I did like the anticlimactic aspect of the shootings but there was no substance behind this movie. I received nothing out of the time I put in to watch this and it would not matter if I had never seen it. | 992 | [
"After reading the rave reviews this movie received from critics, including the Cannes Film Festival, I had high expectations.",
"I was left with a feeling of pointlessness.",
"I understand that the movie was trying to depict the occurrences as a real life event that is very anti-climatic due to the distance one places between themselves and the world around them.",
"However, if van Sant was not going for shock value there are a few discrepancies I have with this movie.",
"If the goal of this movie was not to shock then why the pointless scenes such as the girls going into the bathroom and regurgitating or the two boys making out in the shower?",
"These scenes, I believe were not necessary to the plot of the movie and seemed as lame attempts to \"rawly\" portray a sensitive issue just to do it.",
"I did like the anticlimactic aspect of the shootings but there was no substance behind this movie.",
"I received nothing out of the time I put in to watch this and it would not matter if I had never seen it."
] |
2 | Did something change? | I have had this on subscription for at least the last 2 years. When my last subscription order was sent there was something very off on the flavor.Each bottle had about a half inch of foam on top and had a very strong plastic or soapy taste. It's hard to describe but it was so bad I was unable to use it. I contacted Amazon and they were great, sent out a new order right away but when I received the shipment it was as bad as the first. When I contacted Amazon again they refunded my purchase price and actually made this product unavailable while they checked in to it. I see it is available again but I never found out what the issue was.I figured it must have been a bad batch so I reordered and did get a new shipment last week, this time of the 2 44 oz bottles. It was just as bad. I contacted customer service and they were great and promptly refunded my money.I ended up ordering another very popular, but more expensive, brand. This 'other' brand is much better. No problems at all. | 992 | [
"I have had this on subscription for at least the last 2 years.",
"When my last subscription order was sent there was something very off on the flavor.Each bottle had about a half inch of foam on top and had a very strong plastic or soapy taste.",
"It's hard to describe but it was so bad I was unable to use it.",
"I contacted Amazon and they were great, sent out a new order right away but when I received the shipment it was as bad as the first.",
"When I contacted Amazon again they refunded my purchase price and actually made this product unavailable while they checked in to it.",
"I see it is available again but I never found out what the issue was.I figured it must have been a bad batch so I reordered and did get a new shipment last week, this time of the 2 44 oz bottles.",
"It was just as bad.",
"I contacted customer service and they were great and promptly refunded my money.I ended up ordering another very popular, but more expensive, brand.",
"This 'other' brand is much better.",
"No problems at all."
] |
2 | Disappointing | Lousy! Was promising at the beginning with stories about Miriam and Emma. The plot becomes stagnant as it dwells on the Ellen/Chris/Suzy love triangle. The author fails to convince me that Chris is "the love of Ellen's life", more like the lust of her life, afterall, Chris was not the one who introduced orgasm to Ellen and during their courtship, if one can call that courtship at all with Chris described to be one who couldn't careless about Ellen and always fails to keep his promises to call/see Ellen. There was nothing romantic or larger than life in their relationship for it to be termed"the love of her life". The story indeed becomes boring and lifeless soon after Chris broke up with Ellen after knowing the latter's pregnancy, which is only about 1/4 through the novel. It was a drag and an effort to read after that! I've read that Scanlan is compared to Maeve Binchy, no way! At least not as far as this novel is concerned. I haven't read her other books and doubt if I would. | 992 | [
"Lousy!",
"Was promising at the beginning with stories about Miriam and Emma.",
"The plot becomes stagnant as it dwells on the Ellen/Chris/Suzy love triangle.",
"The author fails to convince me that Chris is \"the love of Ellen's life\", more like the lust of her life, afterall, Chris was not the one who introduced orgasm to Ellen and during their courtship, if one can call that courtship at all with Chris described to be one who couldn't careless about Ellen and always fails to keep his promises to call/see Ellen.",
"There was nothing romantic or larger than life in their relationship for it to be termed\"the love of her life\".",
"The story indeed becomes boring and lifeless soon after Chris broke up with Ellen after knowing the latter's pregnancy, which is only about 1/4 through the novel.",
"It was a drag and an effort to read after that!",
"I've read that Scanlan is compared to Maeve Binchy, no way!",
"At least not as far as this novel is concerned.",
"I haven't read her other books and doubt if I would."
] |
2 | Not for tourists | I purchased this book for an upcoming trip to Prague, in hopes of at least learning a little of the language. Unfortunately, all I came away with was "please," "thank you," and "hello." The book starts out doing a good job of outlining how to pronounce Czech words and how different accents change the sounds, however, the units stray increasingly far from anything useful to a tourist (including a conversation in which the 2 characters are having a domestic dispute). The book does include the numbers and other basics, but the cd does not cover their pronunciation.This may be a good supplemental cd if you are already in a Czech class, because it gives a good feel for the pronunciation of the language as a whole, however it is not useful for a tourist who needs to learn things such as how to ask how much something costs or needs to be able to read a menu. Thankfully everything in Prague was in English as well, but I would have liked to learn a bit more of the language before going. | 992 | [
"I purchased this book for an upcoming trip to Prague, in hopes of at least learning a little of the language.",
"Unfortunately, all I came away with was \"please,\" \"thank you,\" and \"hello.\" The book starts out doing a good job of outlining how to pronounce Czech words and how different accents change the sounds, however, the units stray increasingly far from anything useful to a tourist (including a conversation in which the 2 characters are having a domestic dispute).",
"The book does include the numbers and other basics, but the cd does not cover their pronunciation.This may be a good supplemental cd if you are already in a Czech class, because it gives a good feel for the pronunciation of the language as a whole, however it is not useful for a tourist who needs to learn things such as how to ask how much something costs or needs to be able to read a menu.",
"Thankfully everything in Prague was in English as well, but I would have liked to learn a bit more of the language before going."
] |
2 | Just Fair! | I loved Miller's first book, The Last Family, and was very pleased to learn that after many years of waiting he wrote a new thriller called Upside Down. I bought an ARC of this book, which also included a second new thriller by him called Inside Out. Unfortunately, the high expectations I had for Upside Down were far from met; and my disappointment was so strong that I'm not sure if I'll read Inside Out. While Miller provides an abundance of action throughout the book, the dialogue he provides is so poorly written and his characters are so thinly developed and shallow that I found myself not caring enough about what was to happen next. The main area of suspense for me was to see if I could win the struggle to finish this disappointing book. While I won this "battle", I probably lost the "war," as my confidence in an author for whom I had high hopes may be gone for good. Do yourself a favor and skip this book; but if you come across a copy of The Last Family, definitely read it. | 992 | [
"I loved Miller's first book, The Last Family, and was very pleased to learn that after many years of waiting he wrote a new thriller called Upside Down.",
"I bought an ARC of this book, which also included a second new thriller by him called Inside Out.",
"Unfortunately, the high expectations I had for Upside Down were far from met; and my disappointment was so strong that I'm not sure if I'll read Inside Out.",
"While Miller provides an abundance of action throughout the book, the dialogue he provides is so poorly written and his characters are so thinly developed and shallow that I found myself not caring enough about what was to happen next.",
"The main area of suspense for me was to see if I could win the struggle to finish this disappointing book.",
"While I won this \"battle\", I probably lost the \"war,\" as my confidence in an author for whom I had high hopes may be gone for good.",
"Do yourself a favor and skip this book; but if you come across a copy of The Last Family, definitely read it."
] |
2 | Films in Set Not Good | This set does have better menus and packaging then Grindhouse Experience 1 and the prints and transfers are much better then the first set, but that being said, the films themselves are not nearly as good, I'm 3/4 through the set and I found most the films really boring and wouldn't consider any of them grindhouse or exploitation, everything Ive seen is sub par public domain foreign action films from the 60's and 70's, I can't even give much detail or description of the films because it's all so forgettable, I remember one of the movies had guys running around in tights and capes like superheros, I thought that was gonna be good, but it was not, I'd take a pass on this one. There is however another set released by this same company that is what this set should have been, good "bad" roadhouse action movies from the 60's and 70's and the prints are actually really good in that one, Thug City Chronicles (2009)http://www.amazon.com/Thug-City-Chronicles-Fred-Williamson/dp/B001DM37UE | 992 | [
"This set does have better menus and packaging then Grindhouse Experience 1 and the prints and transfers are much better then the first set, but that being said, the films themselves are not nearly as good, I'm 3/4 through the set and I found most the films really boring and wouldn't consider any of them grindhouse or exploitation, everything Ive seen is sub par public domain foreign action films from the 60's and 70's, I can't even give much detail or description of the films because it's all so forgettable, I remember one of the movies had guys running around in tights and capes like superheros, I thought that was gonna be good, but it was not, I'd take a pass on this one.",
"There is however another set released by this same company that is what this set should have been, good \"bad\" roadhouse action movies from the 60's and 70's and the prints are actually really good in that one, Thug City Chronicles (2009)http://www.amazon.com/Thug-City-Chronicles-Fred-Williamson/dp/B001DM37UE"
] |
2 | Not my first choice | I bought this juicer after watching the documentary Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead. Joe Cross used a similar juicer be it the more expensive one. I was on a budget so I got the compact juice fountain. I juiced for about 2-days and had to stop because of the inconvience of this juicer. The cup you get to catch your juice is too small if you are going to be a hardcore juicer that I am. In addition to the cup size the pulp catch is so messy that if you are juicing more than 20oz you have to stop take apart the juicer and clean it. Another negative about this product is that the jucie that you get out of it is full of foam and takes 20-min to turn to juice. I beleive this is because of the high speed. One nice thing I liked about this juicer was that it has a large mouth so you can fit a whole apple inside. Unfortunatly for me the cons outweighted the pros so I returned it and bought the Omega Vert HD350. I ended up spending much more money for this new juicer but it was well worth it. | 992 | [
"I bought this juicer after watching the documentary Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead.",
"Joe Cross used a similar juicer be it the more expensive one.",
"I was on a budget so I got the compact juice fountain.",
"I juiced for about 2-days and had to stop because of the inconvience of this juicer.",
"The cup you get to catch your juice is too small if you are going to be a hardcore juicer that I am.",
"In addition to the cup size the pulp catch is so messy that if you are juicing more than 20oz you have to stop take apart the juicer and clean it.",
"Another negative about this product is that the jucie that you get out of it is full of foam and takes 20-min to turn to juice.",
"I beleive this is because of the high speed.",
"One nice thing I liked about this juicer was that it has a large mouth so you can fit a whole apple inside.",
"Unfortunatly for me the cons outweighted the pros so I returned it and bought the Omega Vert HD350.",
"I ended up spending much more money for this new juicer but it was well worth it."
] |
2 | after 1 year | i have had this camera for over a year and never have been able to get the sololink service to work. i recently took one last shot at it and spent many hours with not so great tech support. like many others i have found it works fine for an intranet, but forget actually getting the ddns service to work. i even have gone so far as to try and sniff the packets to try and figure out why it is not working. the camera it self is not so great and the image quality is on the low side. it does not work in bright or dim light so it is really only appropriate for a normally lighted room. i broke down and spent the money for a toshiba web cam and in less than an hour i had it working on the web. the picture quality is much much better than the linksys. i love my linksys products as they are always on the leading edge, sometimes good, sometimes not so good. i do not know if the "g" version is better, but this camera is really limited to a role such as a baby monitor (if the lights are on). | 992 | [
"i have had this camera for over a year and never have been able to get the sololink service to work.",
"i recently took one last shot at it and spent many hours with not so great tech support.",
"like many others i have found it works fine for an intranet, but forget actually getting the ddns service to work.",
"i even have gone so far as to try and sniff the packets to try and figure out why it is not working.",
"the camera it self is not so great and the image quality is on the low side.",
"it does not work in bright or dim light so it is really only appropriate for a normally lighted room.",
"i broke down and spent the money for a toshiba web cam and in less than an hour i had it working on the web.",
"the picture quality is much much better than the linksys.",
"i love my linksys products as they are always on the leading edge, sometimes good, sometimes not so good.",
"i do not know if the \"g\" version is better, but this camera is really limited to a role such as a baby monitor (if the lights are on)."
] |
2 | Bollywood Bloat | **1/2Clocking in at an interminable three hours and twenty minutes, "Salaam-e-Ishq" is a pretty but superficial comic soap opera from India that regales us with six interwoven tales of romantic love (which is at least four tales too many in my estimation).Filmed like a cross between an MTV music video and a Super Bowl beer commercial, the movie is a sprawling mishmash of exotic settings, dazzling colors, sexy showgirls, high-stepping song-and-dance numbers, dream and fantasy sequences, winking character asides, corny dialogue and way-over-the-top comical performances - all pretty much standard-issue stuff when it comes to Bollywood happenings these days. It's an exhausting chore just trying to keep all the characters straight as they dance, prance and preen their way through the incomprehensible storyline.There's plenty for the viewer to feast his eyes on here - not least of all the drop dead gorgeous women - but he'll need the patience of Job to get him all the way through it. | 992 | [
"**1/2Clocking in at an interminable three hours and twenty minutes, \"Salaam-e-Ishq\" is a pretty but superficial comic soap opera from India that regales us with six interwoven tales of romantic love (which is at least four tales too many in my estimation).Filmed like a cross between an MTV music video and a Super Bowl beer commercial, the movie is a sprawling mishmash of exotic settings, dazzling colors, sexy showgirls, high-stepping song-and-dance numbers, dream and fantasy sequences, winking character asides, corny dialogue and way-over-the-top comical performances - all pretty much standard-issue stuff when it comes to Bollywood happenings these days.",
"It's an exhausting chore just trying to keep all the characters straight as they dance, prance and preen their way through the incomprehensible storyline.There's plenty for the viewer to feast his eyes on here - not least of all the drop dead gorgeous women - but he'll need the patience of Job to get him all the way through it."
] |
2 | Rent -- Do Not Buy | I am giving this only 2 stars because it is just a costume drama.Yes, it is about the young Goethe falling in love, but take out the name "Goethe" and you simply have a romantic period piece.What was missing, is what was included in "Shakespeare In Love" -- the brilliance of a young Shakespeare. This film should have showed hints at the genius potential of young Goethe. It only shows -- at the end of the film -- that he finally had a novel published and became famous in Europe as a romantic novelist. But that is less than 10% of what he is remembered for today (e.g. he formulated the spectrum for light). The film does not tease us with any of his upcoming scientific genius.In the film he is just a 23 yr old kid who falls in love, is heart broken, and writes a novel (at the end of the film) about loss of love and ensuing sorrow. Again, take the name "Goethe" out of the title and insert "Manfred" or any other German name, and you have the same film -- without the historical draw. | 992 | [
"I am giving this only 2 stars because it is just a costume drama.Yes, it is about the young Goethe falling in love, but take out the name \"Goethe\" and you simply have a romantic period piece.What was missing, is what was included in \"Shakespeare In Love\" -- the brilliance of a young Shakespeare.",
"This film should have showed hints at the genius potential of young Goethe.",
"It only shows -- at the end of the film -- that he finally had a novel published and became famous in Europe as a romantic novelist.",
"But that is less than 10% of what he is remembered for today (e.g. he formulated the spectrum for light).",
"The film does not tease us with any of his upcoming scientific genius.In the film he is just a 23 yr old kid who falls in love, is heart broken, and writes a novel (at the end of the film) about loss of love and ensuing sorrow.",
"Again, take the name \"Goethe\" out of the title and insert \"Manfred\" or any other German name, and you have the same film -- without the historical draw."
] |
2 | Look somewhere else | Ok for a starter RC boat, but I think you could do better. For starters the spare battery and jumper wire (which Amaxon recommended) which I assumed added power or battery run time did not even fit the boats harness. After a few minutes of the first run, the boat became very sluggish. I pulled it out of the water and it weighted 2lbs more than when I put it in. Ok end of they run.... I don't have a drill bit in my pocket to drill into the bow as recommended by Traxxis. Not sure where this water even came in... But siliconed the entire seam between the hull and the topside and took care of it. Maybe Traxxis could just do this and charge $2 more for the boat? Next run was better... Until the boat flipped cutting a sharp turn and proceeded to nearly fill with water in the time it took my daughter to run across the pool to get it. Guess it would be too much to seal the engine compartment hatch with a gasket for another $2 considering the boat might possibly be used in the water.... | 992 | [
"Ok for a starter RC boat, but I think you could do better.",
"For starters the spare battery and jumper wire (which Amaxon recommended) which I assumed added power or battery run time did not even fit the boats harness.",
"After a few minutes of the first run, the boat became very sluggish.",
"I pulled it out of the water and it weighted 2lbs more than when I put it in.",
"Ok end of they run.... I don't have a drill bit in my pocket to drill into the bow as recommended by Traxxis.",
"Not sure where this water even came in... But siliconed the entire seam between the hull and the topside and took care of it.",
"Maybe Traxxis could just do this and charge $2 more for the boat?",
"Next run was better... Until the boat flipped cutting a sharp turn and proceeded to nearly fill with water in the time it took my daughter to run across the pool to get it.",
"Guess it would be too much to seal the engine compartment hatch with a gasket for another $2 considering the boat might possibly be used in the water...."
] |
2 | Hot Spa Foot Bath | The title of the product is pretty good, Hot Spa. However it should be HOTTER than you can handle spa! I was really booking forward to getting this product. It is really expensive, but I thought I will try it because I really need something for me feet. I stand at work all day. It does heat the water. The problem is there is no thermostat so the water continues to heat! After 5 minutes I could no longer keep my feet in the water they were burning! It's not much of a treat if you have to keep pouring out water and putting in cold and still can only use it for 5 minutes. It say's not to use for longer than 20... right. First you have to be able to keep your feet in. Also the water jets work great until you put your feet in. Then it's just a few bubbles and the top water gets submerged so you really don't feel anything. When you put the rollers in the bottom it lifts your feet up so only the bottom of your foot in in the water (but it still burns like crazy! DON'T WAST YOUR MONEY. | 992 | [
"The title of the product is pretty good, Hot Spa.",
"However it should be HOTTER than you can handle spa!",
"I was really booking forward to getting this product.",
"It is really expensive, but I thought I will try it because I really need something for me feet.",
"I stand at work all day.",
"It does heat the water.",
"The problem is there is no thermostat so the water continues to heat!",
"After 5 minutes I could no longer keep my feet in the water they were burning!",
"It's not much of a treat if you have to keep pouring out water and putting in cold and still can only use it for 5 minutes.",
"It say's not to use for longer than 20... right.",
"First you have to be able to keep your feet in.",
"Also the water jets work great until you put your feet in.",
"Then it's just a few bubbles and the top water gets submerged so you really don't feel anything.",
"When you put the rollers in the bottom it lifts your feet up so only the bottom of your foot in in the water (but it still burns like crazy!",
"DON'T WAST YOUR MONEY."
] |
2 | Handy GPS Review | I wasn't too happy with this product. A lot of times I find it not getting the proper reception it needed. I also wish I could have stored more maps on my PDA, but was very limited. Basically If I'm going somewhere I'd have to put that city on my PDA before I left to that destination. My first goal was too have all the surrounding cities map files stored on my PDA. For 200 dollars I don't think this product is worth it. Until there is a adapter for the cigarette lighter in the car, you'll be going through a lot of batteries as well. I think I'm going to return this and buy one of the more expensive mobile units from companies such as pioneer. I have seen these before, and they seem to get great reception, and the large color displays are quite helpful as well. These units cost around the 1000 dollar range, but have voice activated controls. While none of this stuff is absolutely necessary, since good ol maps cost only a couple bucks, they sure are convenient. I love technology. | 992 | [
"I wasn't too happy with this product.",
"A lot of times I find it not getting the proper reception it needed.",
"I also wish I could have stored more maps on my PDA, but was very limited.",
"Basically If I'm going somewhere I'd have to put that city on my PDA before I left to that destination.",
"My first goal was too have all the surrounding cities map files stored on my PDA.",
"For 200 dollars I don't think this product is worth it.",
"Until there is a adapter for the cigarette lighter in the car, you'll be going through a lot of batteries as well.",
"I think I'm going to return this and buy one of the more expensive mobile units from companies such as pioneer.",
"I have seen these before, and they seem to get great reception, and the large color displays are quite helpful as well.",
"These units cost around the 1000 dollar range, but have voice activated controls.",
"While none of this stuff is absolutely necessary, since good ol maps cost only a couple bucks, they sure are convenient.",
"I love technology."
] |
2 | Overrated, DULL | This movie is like a boring version of the old DreamScape movie from back in the 80's. A lot of empty attempt at minimalistic style and pretentious concepts that are totally unfounded even for a sci-fi film. Most of this film makes no sense, the layers or dreams, subconscious etc, it's all overly done to the point of making the film a laughable joke. These stealthy mind jackers can completely subdue the host? the host can't break out in some infinitely variable phantasmagoric random dream sequence? nope, nothing... for a movie based on dreams this has to be the most empty, boring piece of hype i've ever watched. With all the modern film technologies to draw from and this is all this loser director can muster for a dream based movie? boring empty imagery, stupid sound track with retarded wonky "kick" soundtrack lol, it's a joke. Jean Cocteau did some of these stunts decades ago and with superior effect. I'd say go back to Batman, you can't cut it in the big time to the director. | 992 | [
"This movie is like a boring version of the old DreamScape movie from back in the 80's.",
"A lot of empty attempt at minimalistic style and pretentious concepts that are totally unfounded even for a sci-fi film.",
"Most of this film makes no sense, the layers or dreams, subconscious etc, it's all overly done to the point of making the film a laughable joke.",
"These stealthy mind jackers can completely subdue the host?",
"the host can't break out in some infinitely variable phantasmagoric random dream sequence?",
"nope, nothing... for a movie based on dreams this has to be the most empty, boring piece of hype i've ever watched.",
"With all the modern film technologies to draw from and this is all this loser director can muster for a dream based movie?",
"boring empty imagery, stupid sound track with retarded wonky \"kick\" soundtrack lol, it's a joke.",
"Jean Cocteau did some of these stunts decades ago and with superior effect.",
"I'd say go back to Batman, you can't cut it in the big time to the director."
] |
2 | Not worth your money | There's nothing really in this book that you wouldn't be able to find online after searching for awhile. I got this book because someone mentioned that it talked about a "Festival of Loki" which it doesn't, it says that August 31st is sacred to Loki and that's it, zero explanation beyond that. - That was about the only thing that you won't find online in this book.Then it's also got JUDEO-CHRISTIAN saints mixed in there too. I thought I ordered a book on Northern tradition, not middle eastern/Jewish tradition. I was very offended by that, it's like buying a book on Indian polytheism and finding out that much of the book is about voodoo/hoodoo.Pennik also soft-soaps the relationship between Paganism and Christianity to make it seem like they go together really well, even though he mentions the inquisition.Update: After reading the book all the way through, I have to say it's not completely and totally awful or devoid of content, I mean, there's a few sentences with substance. ;) | 992 | [
"There's nothing really in this book that you wouldn't be able to find online after searching for awhile.",
"I got this book because someone mentioned that it talked about a \"Festival of Loki\" which it doesn't, it says that August 31st is sacred to Loki and that's it, zero explanation beyond that.",
"- That was about the only thing that you won't find online in this book.Then it's also got JUDEO-CHRISTIAN saints mixed in there too.",
"I thought I ordered a book on Northern tradition, not middle eastern/Jewish tradition.",
"I was very offended by that, it's like buying a book on Indian polytheism and finding out that much of the book is about voodoo/hoodoo.Pennik also soft-soaps the relationship between Paganism and Christianity to make it seem like they go together really well, even though he mentions the inquisition.Update: After reading the book all the way through, I have to say it's not completely and totally awful or devoid of content, I mean, there's a few sentences with substance.",
";)"
] |
2 | Not all that | I have been out of the MMORPG world since I hung up my UO account in 1999 after two years of play. When I first started with UO, I couldn't put it down. It enthralled me, ensnared me, and I found myself spending every available moment building my characters into Grand Masters.This game has been completely unable to do that for me. I find myself mindlessly hacking a few monsters, not really caring either way, and eventually walking cross country for hours trying to find something interesting to do. Oh, and did I mention that technical support doesn't exist? Yeah, they have this thing called "petition" for when you have a problem with the game... No one EVER answers it.It's to the point that I can't imagine anyone enjoying this game beyond the mild amusement of having pretty pictures flash across the screen and cheap chatroom-style conversations with fellow players. Bah...I bought this game based on Gamespot's rating of "SUPERB". Frankly, I've got no idea what they were thinking. | 992 | [
"I have been out of the MMORPG world since I hung up my UO account in 1999 after two years of play.",
"When I first started with UO, I couldn't put it down.",
"It enthralled me, ensnared me, and I found myself spending every available moment building my characters into Grand Masters.This game has been completely unable to do that for me.",
"I find myself mindlessly hacking a few monsters, not really caring either way, and eventually walking cross country for hours trying to find something interesting to do.",
"Oh, and did I mention that technical support doesn't exist?",
"Yeah, they have this thing called \"petition\" for when you have a problem with the game... No one EVER answers it.It's to the point that I can't imagine anyone enjoying this game beyond the mild amusement of having pretty pictures flash across the screen and cheap chatroom-style conversations with fellow players.",
"Bah...I bought this game based on Gamespot's rating of \"SUPERB\".",
"Frankly, I've got no idea what they were thinking."
] |
2 | Haphazard lo-fi pop | The Minus 5 is a side project of singer-songwriter Scott McCaughey of Young Fresh Fellows, aided by R.E.M.'s Peter Buck and the Posies' two key members. The four, plus a few friends, clearly had a blast compiling the record, trading off unfamiliar instruments and playfully adding a cavalcade of sounds to McCaughey's "Automatic for the People"-flavored acoustic tunes. The quirky, usually irrelevant, contributions become a problem as, in nearly every song, a wayward piano ("Vulture") or electric guitar ("Find a Finger") or bass ("Algerian Hook") loudly intrudes on the pretty strumming and melody. Each listener will have to decide for himself whether the interjections are delightfully inventive or fatally annoying. Either way, the songs aren't all that strong, and the musical-chairs musicianship means that no great performances shine through. Don't buy "Old Liquidator" expecting anything at the level of the Posies or R.E.M. But sometimes low-impact fun is just what the DJ ordered. | 992 | [
"The Minus 5 is a side project of singer-songwriter Scott McCaughey of Young Fresh Fellows, aided by R.E.M.'s Peter Buck and the Posies' two key members.",
"The four, plus a few friends, clearly had a blast compiling the record, trading off unfamiliar instruments and playfully adding a cavalcade of sounds to McCaughey's \"Automatic for the People\"-flavored acoustic tunes.",
"The quirky, usually irrelevant, contributions become a problem as, in nearly every song, a wayward piano (\"Vulture\") or electric guitar (\"Find a Finger\") or bass (\"Algerian Hook\") loudly intrudes on the pretty strumming and melody.",
"Each listener will have to decide for himself whether the interjections are delightfully inventive or fatally annoying.",
"Either way, the songs aren't all that strong, and the musical-chairs musicianship means that no great performances shine through.",
"Don't buy \"Old Liquidator\" expecting anything at the level of the Posies or R.E.M. But sometimes low-impact fun is just what the DJ ordered."
] |
2 | Not much new... | I'd like to say that this was a good game, but it's hard to do.First of all, I use component cables for my TV/Xbox and ran into tiles that didn't quite meet on a lot of levels. With how well the first game was put together, this came as a shock. The game was also disturbingly easy even on the Hard setting. It only took me 9 hours to beat on Hard without using any of the loopholes that are in the game.The other disappointments would have to be story itself. Where you actually had some movement in the fist game, this game is stuck in one place and when I hit the 7 hour mark in the game I had thought I was only about a 1/3 of the way through. My bad!Also, they recycled almost all of the textures from the other game. As another review on a different website said, the water effects that were so stunning in the first game now look old and dated.I guess I just expected a little more from a company that put out Knights of the Old Republic and the BG computer series and the original DA. | 992 | [
"I'd like to say that this was a good game, but it's hard to do.First of all, I use component cables for my TV/Xbox and ran into tiles that didn't quite meet on a lot of levels.",
"With how well the first game was put together, this came as a shock.",
"The game was also disturbingly easy even on the Hard setting.",
"It only took me 9 hours to beat on Hard without using any of the loopholes that are in the game.The other disappointments would have to be story itself.",
"Where you actually had some movement in the fist game, this game is stuck in one place and when I hit the 7 hour mark in the game I had thought I was only about a 1/3 of the way through.",
"My bad!",
"Also, they recycled almost all of the textures from the other game.",
"As another review on a different website said, the water effects that were so stunning in the first game now look old and dated.I guess I just expected a little more from a company that put out Knights of the Old Republic and the BG computer series and the original DA."
] |
2 | Very disappointed | I read a lot of reviews of cordless phones before I bought my Panasonic KX-TG5050. Wow were they ever wrong.First there's the range. It's awful. I can't get more than 50 feet from the base before the signal dies. I live in the country on 5.5 acres and this phone won't cover 10% of the area. Every other phone I have owned in the past 10 years has covered the area without a single problem. I had a Sony that would get a workable signal over 300 yards away.Then there's the quality. I've owned this phone about two years. It's dead as of today. My last phone (the Sony)lasted about 7 years. It actually didn't quit then. The numbers wore off the keypad so I bought a new phone and gave it to my son to take to college with him. It lasted at least another year after that.The voice quality was ok. The speakerphone was ok. Nothing was exceptional about this phone which is not how it was billed before I bought it.I have lots of Panasonic equipment. I'll never own another one of their phones. | 992 | [
"I read a lot of reviews of cordless phones before I bought my Panasonic KX-TG5050.",
"Wow were they ever wrong.First there's the range.",
"It's awful.",
"I can't get more than 50 feet from the base before the signal dies.",
"I live in the country on 5.5 acres and this phone won't cover 10% of the area.",
"Every other phone I have owned in the past 10 years has covered the area without a single problem.",
"I had a Sony that would get a workable signal over 300 yards away.Then there's the quality.",
"I've owned this phone about two years.",
"It's dead as of today.",
"My last phone (the Sony)lasted about 7 years.",
"It actually didn't quit then.",
"The numbers wore off the keypad so I bought a new phone and gave it to my son to take to college with him.",
"It lasted at least another year after that.The voice quality was ok.",
"The speakerphone was ok.",
"Nothing was exceptional about this phone which is not how it was billed before I bought it.I have lots of Panasonic equipment.",
"I'll never own another one of their phones."
] |
2 | Disturbing | I was very disturbed reading this book. First off, there are many mispellings, for example, Taliban is Talikan. If this book is supposed to be informative, important words should at least be spelled correctly. Second, the author seems to take her own interpretation of Islam as the truth for Islam all over the world, this is vey problematic. What right does an American who grew up in a privledged family have telling Muslims all over the world that their interpretation is wrong? The author's view of Islam seems very westernized to me, so therefore I cannot take her opinion vey seriously becasue most Muslims dread having their religion being flitered down by the west,which Hasan does. Her values on dating and marriage are inaccurate to the Koran, in fact much of this book is historically inaccurate. Hasan also is stuck in a middle class view, such as her views on success. Hasan should remember that not all Muslims have the money or power to cater their religion to their own needs. | 992 | [
"I was very disturbed reading this book.",
"First off, there are many mispellings, for example, Taliban is Talikan.",
"If this book is supposed to be informative, important words should at least be spelled correctly.",
"Second, the author seems to take her own interpretation of Islam as the truth for Islam all over the world, this is vey problematic.",
"What right does an American who grew up in a privledged family have telling Muslims all over the world that their interpretation is wrong?",
"The author's view of Islam seems very westernized to me, so therefore I cannot take her opinion vey seriously becasue most Muslims dread having their religion being flitered down by the west,which Hasan does.",
"Her values on dating and marriage are inaccurate to the Koran, in fact much of this book is historically inaccurate.",
"Hasan also is stuck in a middle class view, such as her views on success.",
"Hasan should remember that not all Muslims have the money or power to cater their religion to their own needs."
] |
2 | Oh what a Slaughter | Contrary to the dust jacket this slight 160 page non-fiction book by well-known novelist Larry McMurtry (Lonesome Dove) is neither unique nor brilliant. It is a small rendering of six or seven Indian massacres, with little detail and even less historical context. Aside from allowing the author the opportunity to insert his own otherwise irrelevant political opinions on current events, for example, at one point comparing Plains Indians detained on reservations to "Afghans imprisoned" by President Bush (for terrorist activities) the book serves no real purpose for the reader. It doesn't really describe the topic in any real fashion. I concur with the reviewer who thought it seemed like a bunch of research notes pinned together and published as a book.In the final analysis one must ask the question "what does this book add to the literature?" The unfortunate answer is "little to nothing". The author should stick to writing novels. Libraries are filled with books that no one reads. | 992 | [
"Contrary to the dust jacket this slight 160 page non-fiction book by well-known novelist Larry McMurtry (Lonesome Dove) is neither unique nor brilliant.",
"It is a small rendering of six or seven Indian massacres, with little detail and even less historical context.",
"Aside from allowing the author the opportunity to insert his own otherwise irrelevant political opinions on current events, for example, at one point comparing Plains Indians detained on reservations to \"Afghans imprisoned\" by President Bush (for terrorist activities) the book serves no real purpose for the reader.",
"It doesn't really describe the topic in any real fashion.",
"I concur with the reviewer who thought it seemed like a bunch of research notes pinned together and published as a book.In the final analysis one must ask the question \"what does this book add to the literature?",
"\" The unfortunate answer is \"little to nothing\".",
"The author should stick to writing novels.",
"Libraries are filled with books that no one reads."
] |
2 | Nearly Worthless. | For those who already own chillout collections from Ministry of Sound, Hed Kandi, and Naked Music, there is absolutely no reason to get this disc. Sony Music jumps on a bandwagon that's already getting stale with this collection of downtempo grooves. For the most part, the songs in themselves are pretty good, but we get predictable artists like Moby, Massive Attack, and Deep Forest who have already appeared on countless other discs. If a label is going to release an album of this nature, then it should dig deep and include rare quality tunes that may be underexposed. To its credit, it DOES have Jill Scott and Maxwell, giving this disc a welcome, soulful slant. But a couple of other tunes are questionable. What's music from the film "Titanic" doing here, for example? I can't say that this compilation is a bust, but it does almost nothing to separate itself from the rest of the other chillout CDs that are rapidly filling up record store bins. It's chillout with a corporate twist. | 992 | [
"For those who already own chillout collections from Ministry of Sound, Hed Kandi, and Naked Music, there is absolutely no reason to get this disc.",
"Sony Music jumps on a bandwagon that's already getting stale with this collection of downtempo grooves.",
"For the most part, the songs in themselves are pretty good, but we get predictable artists like Moby, Massive Attack, and Deep Forest who have already appeared on countless other discs.",
"If a label is going to release an album of this nature, then it should dig deep and include rare quality tunes that may be underexposed.",
"To its credit, it DOES have Jill Scott and Maxwell, giving this disc a welcome, soulful slant.",
"But a couple of other tunes are questionable.",
"What's music from the film \"Titanic\" doing here, for example?",
"I can't say that this compilation is a bust, but it does almost nothing to separate itself from the rest of the other chillout CDs that are rapidly filling up record store bins.",
"It's chillout with a corporate twist."
] |
2 | disappointing | I didn't find the Descent to be a very interesting film. It was a predictable storyline about a bunch of young women who go into a cave, and then they predictably get stuck and have to search for another way out.Once they're stuck in the cave, you can probably guess what happens next. Odd creatures come out (who apparently can't see, and have to rely on their hearing) and attack the women, in different ways. They weren't as scary as people made them out to be. Just typical-looking monsters.A big problem I had with the Descent was that the picture was incredibly dark, because the majority of the movie takes place in a cave, so darkness is mostly all around them, except for the flashlights and whatnot. A very dark film.There were a couple moments that made me jump, such as that scene in the beginning of the film when the woman jumped out of bed and walked to the window. Other than that, the movie was just a typical horror and bloodfest. It would be a good idea to look elsewhere. | 991 | [
"I didn't find the Descent to be a very interesting film.",
"It was a predictable storyline about a bunch of young women who go into a cave, and then they predictably get stuck and have to search for another way out.Once they're stuck in the cave, you can probably guess what happens next.",
"Odd creatures come out (who apparently can't see, and have to rely on their hearing) and attack the women, in different ways.",
"They weren't as scary as people made them out to be.",
"Just typical-looking monsters.A big problem I had with the Descent was that the picture was incredibly dark, because the majority of the movie takes place in a cave, so darkness is mostly all around them, except for the flashlights and whatnot.",
"A very dark film.There were a couple moments that made me jump, such as that scene in the beginning of the film when the woman jumped out of bed and walked to the window.",
"Other than that, the movie was just a typical horror and bloodfest.",
"It would be a good idea to look elsewhere."
] |
2 | Uninspired and Dated | Glen Campbell has recorded some very fine interpretations of love songs over the past 35 years. This album, even though it's a recent recording, is way below his usual standards. Dreadful arrangements that were probably meant to recapture a 1960's feel and a terribly flat and uninvolved vocal performance on most of the tracks.On top of that, the CD clocks in at barely half an hour of playing time, most of the selections are in the two-minute range. The only halfway decent rendition here is probably Jim Croce's "Time in a Bottle" with some nice guitar work. The other eleven tracks drown in female sing-along-choruses and soupy strings that sound as if recorded during a Vegas showroom practise and patched over Glen's uninspried vocals as an afterthought.If you look for moving Glen Campbell ballads check out his work with Jimmy Webb, especially the "Reunited" album that gives you 75 minutes of some of his best recordings of the 1970's and 1980's - and they even sound a lot better! | 991 | [
"Glen Campbell has recorded some very fine interpretations of love songs over the past 35 years.",
"This album, even though it's a recent recording, is way below his usual standards.",
"Dreadful arrangements that were probably meant to recapture a 1960's feel and a terribly flat and uninvolved vocal performance on most of the tracks.On top of that, the CD clocks in at barely half an hour of playing time, most of the selections are in the two-minute range.",
"The only halfway decent rendition here is probably Jim Croce's \"Time in a Bottle\" with some nice guitar work.",
"The other eleven tracks drown in female sing-along-choruses and soupy strings that sound as if recorded during a Vegas showroom practise and patched over Glen's uninspried vocals as an afterthought.If you look for moving Glen Campbell ballads check out his work with Jimmy Webb, especially the \"Reunited\" album that gives you 75 minutes of some of his best recordings of the 1970's and 1980's - and they even sound a lot better!"
] |
2 | Wake up the editor | This is the type of story you'd see on a TV news magazine show. Instead of taking a break during the story and going to a commercial in between, Grisham has to fill up space. I don't know if it was because he had to fill up pages, or because it allows him to express his own politcial views (D), but Grisham goes all out. Readers can tell that he is trying to talk about Wal-Mart and what it does coming to town (as he sees it), and he uses Vietnam to point out his feelings on Iraq. It's not enough just to point these out, he has to include the editorials and speeches in the text.Why do we have to read through this? This was an interesting story, but it stretched far too long. Where was the editor when this manuscript came in? Did they just let him ramble because they know it will be a bestseller? Just stick with the story. I don't care how short it is. Maybe put two together if you have to. I enjoyed the personal impact ending, as opposed to the plot ending, which was a bit lame. | 991 | [
"This is the type of story you'd see on a TV news magazine show.",
"Instead of taking a break during the story and going to a commercial in between, Grisham has to fill up space.",
"I don't know if it was because he had to fill up pages, or because it allows him to express his own politcial views (D), but Grisham goes all out.",
"Readers can tell that he is trying to talk about Wal-Mart and what it does coming to town (as he sees it), and he uses Vietnam to point out his feelings on Iraq.",
"It's not enough just to point these out, he has to include the editorials and speeches in the text.Why do we have to read through this?",
"This was an interesting story, but it stretched far too long.",
"Where was the editor when this manuscript came in?",
"Did they just let him ramble because they know it will be a bestseller?",
"Just stick with the story.",
"I don't care how short it is.",
"Maybe put two together if you have to.",
"I enjoyed the personal impact ending, as opposed to the plot ending, which was a bit lame."
] |
2 | Tolkien, this is not | With Eragon, Christopher Paolini has attempted to write the next great epic fantasy of our time. He's taken all the usual ingredients; dragons, elves, dwarves, evil spirits who can't bear daylight, a fantastical new world, a wise, mysterious guide, and a young boy with a mysterious heritage, and mashed them together into a 500+ page novel. But in the end, Eragon is like so many other Tolkien-esque epic fantasies: all epic, and no magic. The story dragged on, and even when I skimmed whole chapters I couldn't make myself sit all the way through it. I've tried to read it twice now, and I've given up both times.Paolini's prose and plot aren't rotten; they just failed to grab my attention. If you haven't read a lot of epic fantasy, you'll probably like this. But for those of us who have ... this is pretty much a "been there, done that," kind of story. There is nothing new under the sun, but most authors can put a twist on the same old devices and make them seem new. Paolini didn't. | 991 | [
"With Eragon, Christopher Paolini has attempted to write the next great epic fantasy of our time.",
"He's taken all the usual ingredients; dragons, elves, dwarves, evil spirits who can't bear daylight, a fantastical new world, a wise, mysterious guide, and a young boy with a mysterious heritage, and mashed them together into a 500+ page novel.",
"But in the end, Eragon is like so many other Tolkien-esque epic fantasies: all epic, and no magic.",
"The story dragged on, and even when I skimmed whole chapters I couldn't make myself sit all the way through it.",
"I've tried to read it twice now, and I've given up both times.Paolini's prose and plot aren't rotten; they just failed to grab my attention.",
"If you haven't read a lot of epic fantasy, you'll probably like this.",
"But for those of us who have ... this is pretty much a \"been there, done that,\" kind of story.",
"There is nothing new under the sun, but most authors can put a twist on the same old devices and make them seem new.",
"Paolini didn't."
] |
2 | Good while it lasted | I am disposing of this grill after the second extension cord/controller meltdown in two years. Enjoyed the grill while it lasted, but replacement parts are expensive and Char Broil customer service is not very helpful. Here is their latest advice, when the new extension cord melted after just two months of use: "Thank you for contacting the grill service center. I apologize for the damage to your extension cord. The reason this part normally overheats is because of the heating element inside the grill. As this element starts to go out, it will actually overheat and cause the connection of the extension cord to melt. We advise that any time you replace your extension cord, you also would want to replace the heating element."First I've heard about that. Why would I pay almost as much as a new gas grill to replace the parts on this electric model which is clearly defective? We also had to replace the enamel grill when it started flaking apart into our food after one month of use. | 991 | [
"I am disposing of this grill after the second extension cord/controller meltdown in two years.",
"Enjoyed the grill while it lasted, but replacement parts are expensive and Char Broil customer service is not very helpful.",
"Here is their latest advice, when the new extension cord melted after just two months of use: \"Thank you for contacting the grill service center.",
"I apologize for the damage to your extension cord.",
"The reason this part normally overheats is because of the heating element inside the grill.",
"As this element starts to go out, it will actually overheat and cause the connection of the extension cord to melt.",
"We advise that any time you replace your extension cord, you also would want to replace the heating element.\"First I've heard about that.",
"Why would I pay almost as much as a new gas grill to replace the parts on this electric model which is clearly defective?",
"We also had to replace the enamel grill when it started flaking apart into our food after one month of use."
] |
2 | Two Weeks To Long | Being a fan of both Miss. Sandra Bullock and Mr. Hugh Grant I looked forward to what I felt would be a fun movie, unfortunately I was to be quite disappointed.Miss Bullock's character lacked the manic energy she has frequently displayed and that this story badly needed. Her character, Lucy Kelson, had a great deal of potential, which a lackluster performance did not deliver.Mr. Grant's performance was better, but not markedly so. The `one liners' he delivered had little punch and even less humor. The chemistry between the two main characters, necessary in this type film, just didn't seem to be there.The one bright spot was Miss. Alicia Witt, as June Carter, a sort of rival to Miss Bullock's character for the affections of Mr. Grant. Her performance had energy, humor, the vulnerability of youth and at the same time the sense that she was potentially a predator manipulating the situation for personal gain.Bottom line: Even the best miss on occasion and this is one such occasion. | 991 | [
"Being a fan of both Miss.",
"Sandra Bullock and Mr.",
"Hugh Grant I looked forward to what I felt would be a fun movie, unfortunately I was to be quite disappointed.Miss Bullock's character lacked the manic energy she has frequently displayed and that this story badly needed.",
"Her character, Lucy Kelson, had a great deal of potential, which a lackluster performance did not deliver.Mr.",
"Grant's performance was better, but not markedly so.",
"The `one liners' he delivered had little punch and even less humor.",
"The chemistry between the two main characters, necessary in this type film, just didn't seem to be there.The one bright spot was Miss.",
"Alicia Witt, as June Carter, a sort of rival to Miss Bullock's character for the affections of Mr.",
"Grant.",
"Her performance had energy, humor, the vulnerability of youth and at the same time the sense that she was potentially a predator manipulating the situation for personal gain.Bottom line: Even the best miss on occasion and this is one such occasion."
] |
2 | Wasted Potential | Maybe the most influential moive of my life (I saw it when it came in in 1960 when I was 10) I have since viewed it numerous times. The best part of the movie is the wonderful set and the music. But after learning what one can learn of this fight, it is almost too sad to see this movie as a typical 1950's flick. Terrible screenplay which lessens the grit that we want to bestow on the heroic dfenders. The "Travis-Bowie" conflict is tense, but historically misses the fact: they argued over command, not strategy. As for the set itself, I have been there 3 times and it is worth the visit. In some ways it holds the sense of the defenders isolation; the real Alamo in San Antonio has been altered so much that it is hardly recognizable. As for the "truth" of the Alamo itself? One must look into their own soul and find the meaning there. Bravo to the Duke for trying.....I still love Arthur Hunnicut the best...AND Fess Parker......but let's see who will do it next, and what they can do. | 991 | [
"Maybe the most influential moive of my life (I saw it when it came in in 1960 when I was 10) I have since viewed it numerous times.",
"The best part of the movie is the wonderful set and the music.",
"But after learning what one can learn of this fight, it is almost too sad to see this movie as a typical 1950's flick.",
"Terrible screenplay which lessens the grit that we want to bestow on the heroic dfenders.",
"The \"Travis-Bowie\" conflict is tense, but historically misses the fact: they argued over command, not strategy.",
"As for the set itself, I have been there 3 times and it is worth the visit.",
"In some ways it holds the sense of the defenders isolation; the real Alamo in San Antonio has been altered so much that it is hardly recognizable.",
"As for the \"truth\" of the Alamo itself?",
"One must look into their own soul and find the meaning there.",
"Bravo to the Duke for trying.....I still love Arthur Hunnicut the best...AND Fess Parker......but let's see who will do it next, and what they can do."
] |
2 | MASTERFUL NOTHINGNESS | Hugh Grant is not too offensive in this role. He is not too cutesy here, and that is something for which to be thankful. In the film Grant's character Michael is engaged to marry Gina, the daughter of an Italian-American mobster (played by James Caan). Michael is a successful auctioneer, and after his engagement to Gina, Gina's father starts using Michael and his connections to the art world to launder money. Soon the FBI is onto the scheme (with Kids in the Hall's Scott Thompson as a particularly funny FBI officer). Michael attempts to hide these dealings from Gina (Michael of course did not want to get involved with all of this illicit activity in the first place but was railroaded-it is the mafia after all). When Gina finds out their relationship crumbles. An accident causes even more problems, potentially fatal ones. Overall this is not a great movie and not even particularly funny. However, you will be able to sit through it and maybe get some entertainment value from it. | 991 | [
"Hugh Grant is not too offensive in this role.",
"He is not too cutesy here, and that is something for which to be thankful.",
"In the film Grant's character Michael is engaged to marry Gina, the daughter of an Italian-American mobster (played by James Caan).",
"Michael is a successful auctioneer, and after his engagement to Gina, Gina's father starts using Michael and his connections to the art world to launder money.",
"Soon the FBI is onto the scheme (with Kids in the Hall's Scott Thompson as a particularly funny FBI officer).",
"Michael attempts to hide these dealings from Gina (Michael of course did not want to get involved with all of this illicit activity in the first place but was railroaded-it is the mafia after all).",
"When Gina finds out their relationship crumbles.",
"An accident causes even more problems, potentially fatal ones.",
"Overall this is not a great movie and not even particularly funny.",
"However, you will be able to sit through it and maybe get some entertainment value from it."
] |
2 | Mixed Results | I am happy to see several content albeit not handyman customers. After installing a number of these 400A's, I would say you have a 50-50 chance getting a functional one. I just installed another one and the float doesn't float! Therefore the valve kept shooting more water every 30 seconds until it overflowed the tube. What should I expect, cheap product, cheap results.If you review the Korky Quietfill Valve here on Amazon, you'll find numerous Fluidmaster 400A being tossed for them. Much better construction and overall dependable function. Also, if you don't have a water descaler like found at www.stopwaterscale.com, then you will get scum build-up on the 400A in a couple years sufficient to require another replacement of the Fluidmaster. The sliding float gets caught if the center tube is slimmed with scale, which causes it to fail. The Korky Quietfill Valve has no such problems and should last as long as your water softener membrane, which is subject to city water chemicals. | 991 | [
"I am happy to see several content albeit not handyman customers.",
"After installing a number of these 400A's, I would say you have a 50-50 chance getting a functional one.",
"I just installed another one and the float doesn't float!",
"Therefore the valve kept shooting more water every 30 seconds until it overflowed the tube.",
"What should I expect, cheap product, cheap results.If you review the Korky Quietfill Valve here on Amazon, you'll find numerous Fluidmaster 400A being tossed for them.",
"Much better construction and overall dependable function.",
"Also, if you don't have a water descaler like found at www.stopwaterscale.com, then you will get scum build-up on the 400A in a couple years sufficient to require another replacement of the Fluidmaster.",
"The sliding float gets caught if the center tube is slimmed with scale, which causes it to fail.",
"The Korky Quietfill Valve has no such problems and should last as long as your water softener membrane, which is subject to city water chemicals."
] |
2 | unfortunate | I have listened, and re-listened, and re-listened to this album in hopes of seeing a glimpse of the adorable woman who captured our hearts last summer.Sadly, it is not to be.I had hoped to hear something akin to the bluesy songs Kelly chose to perform on the show last year, bringing back raw rootsy american music into the mainstream. Instead, the recycled sound of the worst type of pop filters through my stereo speakers.For those who believe that there is no such thing as "good" pop music, I suggest you re-listen to The Beatles "Abbey Road", to Ben Harper's "Burn to Shine", and to U2's "Joshua Tree" all fine examples of the best pop (okay, maybe it's a stretch to call Harper "pop" but he did receive quite a bit of radio airplay) has to offer.To those searching for a little bit of soul in pop music, I suggest you forget about Kelly Clarkson's debut, and check back for her next effort. Her voice is beautiful--perhaps next time her producers will actually create something worthy. | 991 | [
"I have listened, and re-listened, and re-listened to this album in hopes of seeing a glimpse of the adorable woman who captured our hearts last summer.Sadly, it is not to be.I had hoped to hear something akin to the bluesy songs Kelly chose to perform on the show last year, bringing back raw rootsy american music into the mainstream.",
"Instead, the recycled sound of the worst type of pop filters through my stereo speakers.For those who believe that there is no such thing as \"good\" pop music, I suggest you re-listen to The Beatles \"Abbey Road\", to Ben Harper's \"Burn to Shine\", and to U2's \"Joshua Tree\" all fine examples of the best pop (okay, maybe it's a stretch to call Harper \"pop\" but he did receive quite a bit of radio airplay) has to offer.To those searching for a little bit of soul in pop music, I suggest you forget about Kelly Clarkson's debut, and check back for her next effort.",
"Her voice is beautiful--perhaps next time her producers will actually create something worthy."
] |
2 | Low Budget | This is a low budget mystery non-thriller. On the positive side, there's no sex or violence. Indeed, there isn't much action to speak of at all. The plots involve little more than the tedious succession of characters that, at the end, turn out to be someone else. Try reconstructing the plot after you've seen it crash into its inevitably boring climax.The photography is wretched, with many face shots almost into the nostrils and lots of traffic scenes to pad out the required time. A little white spot appears in the upper right hand corner of the screen for several minutes at a time. I don't blame the photographers for that, however. That would require ingenuity.The hero is barely more than a faceless bureaucrat, his sidekick might be a zombie (and how about that wig!), and the comic relief focuses on an office worker who doesn't work much! Music? Was there any? The directing is strictly on the amateur side. In short, save your money or watch Frost, Morse, and Gently over again. | 991 | [
"This is a low budget mystery non-thriller.",
"On the positive side, there's no sex or violence.",
"Indeed, there isn't much action to speak of at all.",
"The plots involve little more than the tedious succession of characters that, at the end, turn out to be someone else.",
"Try reconstructing the plot after you've seen it crash into its inevitably boring climax.The photography is wretched, with many face shots almost into the nostrils and lots of traffic scenes to pad out the required time.",
"A little white spot appears in the upper right hand corner of the screen for several minutes at a time.",
"I don't blame the photographers for that, however.",
"That would require ingenuity.The hero is barely more than a faceless bureaucrat, his sidekick might be a zombie (and how about that wig!",
"), and the comic relief focuses on an office worker who doesn't work much!",
"Music?",
"Was there any?",
"The directing is strictly on the amateur side.",
"In short, save your money or watch Frost, Morse, and Gently over again."
] |
2 | Christmas Repulsed | I love dance music, techno music, remixed music, and Christmas music, but I cannot love this album. Everytime I find a "remixed christmas" cd, I usually get it, just because I'm hoping someday there will be one that actually transforms traditional holiday songs into club anthems. Unforntuanately, all of them have the same trend. They sound like 4th graders having fun with a computer. This one, as foul as it is, is actually better than most, however.There Are a few songs that aren't bad, Hark The Harold Angels Sing isn't exactly regrooved, but it's nicely mixed. White Christmas has good usage of vocals and beats. The rest however . . . well, Carol of the Bells, for instance, sounds like someone banging pots and pans to the music of a very, VERY slow paced funeral march. It is so bad. There are Dj scribble sounds, a demoic voice that whispers "Christmas", whoosey moans like a smurf taking a crap. It's horrid. If you don't believe me, listen to the samples, they won't lie to you. | 991 | [
"I love dance music, techno music, remixed music, and Christmas music, but I cannot love this album.",
"Everytime I find a \"remixed christmas\" cd, I usually get it, just because I'm hoping someday there will be one that actually transforms traditional holiday songs into club anthems.",
"Unforntuanately, all of them have the same trend.",
"They sound like 4th graders having fun with a computer.",
"This one, as foul as it is, is actually better than most, however.There Are a few songs that aren't bad, Hark The Harold Angels Sing isn't exactly regrooved, but it's nicely mixed.",
"White Christmas has good usage of vocals and beats.",
"The rest however.",
".",
".",
"well, Carol of the Bells, for instance, sounds like someone banging pots and pans to the music of a very, VERY slow paced funeral march.",
"It is so bad.",
"There are Dj scribble sounds, a demoic voice that whispers \"Christmas\", whoosey moans like a smurf taking a crap.",
"It's horrid.",
"If you don't believe me, listen to the samples, they won't lie to you."
] |
2 | I am a bit puzzled | This book is over rated! It comes across as giving the pilot all these tips and formula�s but falls way short on the task. First off, the typeset fills only half the page making the book in reality about 25 pages. It goes on to show you basic math found in any private pilot instruction guide. FH/C temp conversion, subtracting military time, and RVR which is all the same as in the NOS/Jep charts and Ops manuals for the plane you fly. The second half of the book has the times tables, subtraction tables, and division tables. He put fuel dump calculations in along with wet runway computations, this is not only a waste for pilots flying anything short of a jet, but worthless due to FMS and EFIS on bigger airplanes not to mention the F/E sitting sideways behind the captain. In short the book is outdated. finding reciprocals, compass turns to a heading, and ANDS are all in the flight manuals. In short this book fails to teach much. It is not worth the [price] that is for sure. | 991 | [
"This book is over rated!",
"It comes across as giving the pilot all these tips and formula�s but falls way short on the task.",
"First off, the typeset fills only half the page making the book in reality about 25 pages.",
"It goes on to show you basic math found in any private pilot instruction guide.",
"FH/C temp conversion, subtracting military time, and RVR which is all the same as in the NOS/Jep charts and Ops manuals for the plane you fly.",
"The second half of the book has the times tables, subtraction tables, and division tables.",
"He put fuel dump calculations in along with wet runway computations, this is not only a waste for pilots flying anything short of a jet, but worthless due to FMS and EFIS on bigger airplanes not to mention the F/E sitting sideways behind the captain.",
"In short the book is outdated.",
"finding reciprocals, compass turns to a heading, and ANDS are all in the flight manuals.",
"In short this book fails to teach much.",
"It is not worth the [price] that is for sure."
] |
2 | Lame Room | I don't mind suspending my disbelief during a thriller --otherwise, it would be impossible to enjoy any of them-- but I do mind when filmmakers make such stupid choices, it is simply impossible to believe anything that's going on. That's what happens when Jodie Foster (who works hard to save this film) and her daughter get stuck in the panic room of their new mansion, where three thieves have broken into. The problem, of course, is the treasure they want is in the panic room, so the two women are forced to spend quite some time in this room, which is not such a terrible problem, since it has been built for that same purpose. The room contains a toilet, flashlights, fire blankets, a medicine kit--pretty much anything you would need in an emergency, except a single piece of food. Maybe the builders of the panic room expected people to eat the blankets. The movie has other moments that are simply unbelievable, which is too bad, because this could have been a pretty good thriller. | 991 | [
"I don't mind suspending my disbelief during a thriller --otherwise, it would be impossible to enjoy any of them-- but I do mind when filmmakers make such stupid choices, it is simply impossible to believe anything that's going on.",
"That's what happens when Jodie Foster (who works hard to save this film) and her daughter get stuck in the panic room of their new mansion, where three thieves have broken into.",
"The problem, of course, is the treasure they want is in the panic room, so the two women are forced to spend quite some time in this room, which is not such a terrible problem, since it has been built for that same purpose.",
"The room contains a toilet, flashlights, fire blankets, a medicine kit--pretty much anything you would need in an emergency, except a single piece of food.",
"Maybe the builders of the panic room expected people to eat the blankets.",
"The movie has other moments that are simply unbelievable, which is too bad, because this could have been a pretty good thriller."
] |
2 | Classic Math Text | I say "Classic" because, like most math textbooks, this one is difficult to understand.Perhaps this is not the author's fault. After all, writing a calculus text is no small feat. The authors of these books have to try to include every possible concept for fear that a math department or instructor will reject the book because it omits something or other. This means that you will get a little bit of everything, with a paltry few examples for each section. If you have a sadistic professor (aren't they all?), you may feel lost in trying to grasp calculus concepts from this book alone.Math texts are full of assumptions, often skipping steps along the way in the examples. Packed with lots of "Thus and therefores," this book will be a mystery to all but the few geeks who were members of the math or Star Trek club in high school. Definitely buy the solutions manual, as well as REA's "Problem Solver," "Schaum's Outlines," and "3000 Solved Problems." Good luck; you're going to need it. | 991 | [
"I say \"Classic\" because, like most math textbooks, this one is difficult to understand.Perhaps this is not the author's fault.",
"After all, writing a calculus text is no small feat.",
"The authors of these books have to try to include every possible concept for fear that a math department or instructor will reject the book because it omits something or other.",
"This means that you will get a little bit of everything, with a paltry few examples for each section.",
"If you have a sadistic professor (aren't they all?",
"), you may feel lost in trying to grasp calculus concepts from this book alone.Math texts are full of assumptions, often skipping steps along the way in the examples.",
"Packed with lots of \"Thus and therefores,\" this book will be a mystery to all but the few geeks who were members of the math or Star Trek club in high school.",
"Definitely buy the solutions manual, as well as REA's \"Problem Solver,\" \"Schaum's Outlines,\" and \"3000 Solved Problems.\" Good luck; you're going to need it."
] |
2 | Fizzled out | This was my first experience with Sedaris and initially found him to write sarcastic humor extremely well. He is so witty, I tried to commit some of his one-liners to memory. I was intrigued with the first essay and really impressed with the second about his compulsive behaviors. His descriptions of his mother were fantastic! Kinda' Ya-Ya sisterhood, without all the resentment. His self-descriptions were very flat, leaving me with a feeling this is a person I wouldn't want to hang out with ---- which can't be true because he is very funny!Unfortunately, this book fizzled out for me. The hitchihiking stories have been done before. The look at middle America was funny at times, but not insightful. It got slower and slower. I could hardly endure the last chapter and didn't need to hear another description about someone's pimply butt. I just wanted it to end.I recommended reading the first two essays. If the third lets you down, forget it. It doesn't get any better than chapter 2. | 991 | [
"This was my first experience with Sedaris and initially found him to write sarcastic humor extremely well.",
"He is so witty, I tried to commit some of his one-liners to memory.",
"I was intrigued with the first essay and really impressed with the second about his compulsive behaviors.",
"His descriptions of his mother were fantastic!",
"Kinda' Ya-Ya sisterhood, without all the resentment.",
"His self-descriptions were very flat, leaving me with a feeling this is a person I wouldn't want to hang out with ---- which can't be true because he is very funny!",
"Unfortunately, this book fizzled out for me.",
"The hitchihiking stories have been done before.",
"The look at middle America was funny at times, but not insightful.",
"It got slower and slower.",
"I could hardly endure the last chapter and didn't need to hear another description about someone's pimply butt.",
"I just wanted it to end.I recommended reading the first two essays.",
"If the third lets you down, forget it.",
"It doesn't get any better than chapter 2."
] |
2 | Transparent Sitcom | This is the highest-grossing romantic comedy ever. And it's a bellwether as to why the movie-viewing audience shouldn't be trusted with sharp objects.I stopped watching television a couple of years ago out of disgust with how transparent TV sitcoms are. Everything proceeds in a linear manner, utterly predictable; anyone watching closely will know what the closing punch line will be within the first five minutes. And this movie is nothing but an extended situation comedy.It has good visuals, admittedly, and a broader palette than low budgets permit sitcoms, but its narrative structure and character development could have been done by the creative team at UPN. And I never really did care about the characters or what happened to them; I never overcame the notion that they were self-centered no-accounts.Don't waste your time with this claptrap. If you feel you absolutely must watch something of this breed, it will come to your house for free if you just turn on network television. | 991 | [
"This is the highest-grossing romantic comedy ever.",
"And it's a bellwether as to why the movie-viewing audience shouldn't be trusted with sharp objects.I stopped watching television a couple of years ago out of disgust with how transparent TV sitcoms are.",
"Everything proceeds in a linear manner, utterly predictable; anyone watching closely will know what the closing punch line will be within the first five minutes.",
"And this movie is nothing but an extended situation comedy.It has good visuals, admittedly, and a broader palette than low budgets permit sitcoms, but its narrative structure and character development could have been done by the creative team at UPN.",
"And I never really did care about the characters or what happened to them; I never overcame the notion that they were self-centered no-accounts.Don't waste your time with this claptrap.",
"If you feel you absolutely must watch something of this breed, it will come to your house for free if you just turn on network television."
] |
2 | Disappointed | This CD has some high points. The first time that I hear it I was going to review it with a 0 (God forgive me). But I listened to it again today and I must say it improved. Some of these tracks I couldn't even bear to listen to. However the ballads are these mens strong point. In this CD I see an attempt at acceptance and credibiltiy that they do not achieve. They became mega stars through dance pop and while I understand that they had to branch out this CD went from pop to two years later rock-ish. I thought that the first single, "Bye Bye Bye" was promising, and what I heard of "This I Promise You" was great before I bought it. The last three tracks are some of the best of this CD- only half of it is bearable. BsB branched out without losing their roots and it made for a great second effort while 98 Degrees did the same. Both of their second efforts were successful but I don't think NSYNC will have that off the music of this CD. Its just not as good as the first time around. | 991 | [
"This CD has some high points.",
"The first time that I hear it I was going to review it with a 0 (God forgive me).",
"But I listened to it again today and I must say it improved.",
"Some of these tracks I couldn't even bear to listen to.",
"However the ballads are these mens strong point.",
"In this CD I see an attempt at acceptance and credibiltiy that they do not achieve.",
"They became mega stars through dance pop and while I understand that they had to branch out this CD went from pop to two years later rock-ish.",
"I thought that the first single, \"Bye Bye Bye\" was promising, and what I heard of \"This I Promise You\" was great before I bought it.",
"The last three tracks are some of the best of this CD- only half of it is bearable.",
"BsB branched out without losing their roots and it made for a great second effort while 98 Degrees did the same.",
"Both of their second efforts were successful but I don't think NSYNC will have that off the music of this CD.",
"Its just not as good as the first time around."
] |
2 | Lousy | The author would be much more effective if he spent less time pontificating and patting himself on the back for not using determinants and more time giving decent arguments. Interestingly enough, even though the book champions the credo "no determinants are necessary" (a ludicrous idea to start with), he DOES grudgingly include a section on determinants and traces at the end of the book because by his own admission, they come in handy. The audacity of the title is a trend reflected throughout the book, punctuated by his neurotic insistance that this is the way things ought to be. It's a very odd book and frankly, not that instructive. I found it more difficult than you would expect at first glance since he gives the impression of an easy read. It develops most of the useful material you'd expect in a junior level course but not a lot of insight. It's probably harder than it need to be and the sections on Jordan form are truly aggravating. The book was a bummer, a total bummer. | 991 | [
"The author would be much more effective if he spent less time pontificating and patting himself on the back for not using determinants and more time giving decent arguments.",
"Interestingly enough, even though the book champions the credo \"no determinants are necessary\" (a ludicrous idea to start with), he DOES grudgingly include a section on determinants and traces at the end of the book because by his own admission, they come in handy.",
"The audacity of the title is a trend reflected throughout the book, punctuated by his neurotic insistance that this is the way things ought to be.",
"It's a very odd book and frankly, not that instructive.",
"I found it more difficult than you would expect at first glance since he gives the impression of an easy read.",
"It develops most of the useful material you'd expect in a junior level course but not a lot of insight.",
"It's probably harder than it need to be and the sections on Jordan form are truly aggravating.",
"The book was a bummer, a total bummer."
] |
2 | False information | In the description of this product it states that you can adjust the vibration of the unit. I wasn't aware that there are two different types of this product. The regular sonic one you have to activate the other is a vibration unit that you can adjust the vibration and leave the unit in the area to keep the animal away. I had bought this thinking it was the vibrating unit due to the description. I was going to go away for Christmas and wanted something to monitor our cat when he got too close to the Christmas tree. When the unit arrived, I checked the Amazon website again and then noticed there are two different units. I never picked up on it when I ordered. Bottom line, the description for the regular sonic unit is wrong and needs to be corrected. You are not able to adjust the vibration unit and leave it unattended. It's not worth for me to return this one for the other since I will be leaving in a few days for my trip. I'm really disappointed and annoyed that I was mislead. | 991 | [
"In the description of this product it states that you can adjust the vibration of the unit.",
"I wasn't aware that there are two different types of this product.",
"The regular sonic one you have to activate the other is a vibration unit that you can adjust the vibration and leave the unit in the area to keep the animal away.",
"I had bought this thinking it was the vibrating unit due to the description.",
"I was going to go away for Christmas and wanted something to monitor our cat when he got too close to the Christmas tree.",
"When the unit arrived, I checked the Amazon website again and then noticed there are two different units.",
"I never picked up on it when I ordered.",
"Bottom line, the description for the regular sonic unit is wrong and needs to be corrected.",
"You are not able to adjust the vibration unit and leave it unattended.",
"It's not worth for me to return this one for the other since I will be leaving in a few days for my trip.",
"I'm really disappointed and annoyed that I was mislead."
] |
2 | OK... but disapointing | When I went to the Movie theater on the first day of opening I was expecting to have just the amazing-est 2hours and a half of my life. Instead, I stood up few times, got myself coke and hotdogs, (which are expensive) and impatient that nothing in ME moved. When I came home, I re-read the book, and discovered what was lacking-- the display of emotions and humor that packs the pages in the book. Like when Harry invisions himself as the game-keeper assistance after being expelled from Hogwarts. Like when Hermione flings herself to Harry, and says "You're a great wizard." Not to mention all the songs and funny verses that was in the book. I believe if they did an arousing "Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy, warty, Hogwarts" Like in the book, with a charming tune to it, it would have been so much better. No songs to remember, no place to really laugh, and no place to really cry, makes a not-so-good movie, in my opinion. Yes, the picture was great, but I value the content, not the outside. | 991 | [
"When I went to the Movie theater on the first day of opening I was expecting to have just the amazing-est 2hours and a half of my life.",
"Instead, I stood up few times, got myself coke and hotdogs, (which are expensive) and impatient that nothing in ME moved.",
"When I came home, I re-read the book, and discovered what was lacking-- the display of emotions and humor that packs the pages in the book.",
"Like when Harry invisions himself as the game-keeper assistance after being expelled from Hogwarts.",
"Like when Hermione flings herself to Harry, and says \"You're a great wizard.\" Not to mention all the songs and funny verses that was in the book.",
"I believe if they did an arousing \"Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy, warty, Hogwarts\" Like in the book, with a charming tune to it, it would have been so much better.",
"No songs to remember, no place to really laugh, and no place to really cry, makes a not-so-good movie, in my opinion.",
"Yes, the picture was great, but I value the content, not the outside."
] |
2 | *Silly* | Are we really to believe that a seasoned BIA agent and an FBI agent would actually crawl underneath a mobile with a flashlight on their bellies when they have expectations that someone with a gun may be hiding there and "might shoot them in the face" ? Please and the author is a law enforcement officer? What tactical procedure book did he get this scenario from? A canine unit would have been called in and a dog sent in, no matter if the canine unit was an hour away as the author indicates to cover his lame story line. Real law enforcement would have secured the site and waited for the dogs as there was no imminent threat. This is my first Mitchell and it will most likely be my last. When I read the preceding ludicrous scenario in the first quarter of the book I found it so silly I nearly threw the book aside and decided to spend my time with something better written. But I was curious just how silly this whole thing would get and my assumption that it would was proven correct. | 991 | [
"Are we really to believe that a seasoned BIA agent and an FBI agent would actually crawl underneath a mobile with a flashlight on their bellies when they have expectations that someone with a gun may be hiding there and \"might shoot them in the face\"?",
"Please and the author is a law enforcement officer?",
"What tactical procedure book did he get this scenario from?",
"A canine unit would have been called in and a dog sent in, no matter if the canine unit was an hour away as the author indicates to cover his lame story line.",
"Real law enforcement would have secured the site and waited for the dogs as there was no imminent threat.",
"This is my first Mitchell and it will most likely be my last.",
"When I read the preceding ludicrous scenario in the first quarter of the book I found it so silly I nearly threw the book aside and decided to spend my time with something better written.",
"But I was curious just how silly this whole thing would get and my assumption that it would was proven correct."
] |
2 | Comic book-like | I was so disappointed; it could have been so good. An interesting premise, about two time travelers from 2005 going back to walk and talk with Jesus Christ. But it was so badly written (misspellings and bad grammar) it was hard to read. I am very surprised that it made it to print with so many typos in it, e.g., "he wretched into the grass with force," "the man who lied on the ground," "the Yankee fan whom had already taken aim," "his eyebrows raised into his forehead." And this is all in the first 50 pages. Plus the plot was somewhat corny. It read like a comic (there were a lot of `Pangs' and `Whacks' and `Arghs') not to mention stuff like hospital charts hanging at the foot of the bed (they haven't done that in 50 years!). The whole time travel thing befuddled me so I didn't even try to keep track of how and when people went and came back. And the ending was rather lame. I thought Tom's reaction at the end was out of character, but just a nice expected wrap-up to the story. | 991 | [
"I was so disappointed; it could have been so good.",
"An interesting premise, about two time travelers from 2005 going back to walk and talk with Jesus Christ.",
"But it was so badly written (misspellings and bad grammar) it was hard to read.",
"I am very surprised that it made it to print with so many typos in it, e.g., \"he wretched into the grass with force,\" \"the man who lied on the ground,\" \"the Yankee fan whom had already taken aim,\" \"his eyebrows raised into his forehead.\" And this is all in the first 50 pages.",
"Plus the plot was somewhat corny.",
"It read like a comic (there were a lot of `Pangs' and `Whacks' and `Arghs') not to mention stuff like hospital charts hanging at the foot of the bed (they haven't done that in 50 years!",
").",
"The whole time travel thing befuddled me so I didn't even try to keep track of how and when people went and came back.",
"And the ending was rather lame.",
"I thought Tom's reaction at the end was out of character, but just a nice expected wrap-up to the story."
] |
2 | Ah..... huh?? | What the ----. "A tale of revenge"? Why does everyone in their review say that? B/c it's written on the box cover?? This is an interesting and compelling movie, but w/ a very odd, abrupt ending that leaves you hitting the "REWIND" button and saying, "what a minute, is it OVER?? Did I miss something??"Afte watching this, I scoured the internet, Wikipeida, and Amazon...still no reviewer seems able to say what was meant by the ending of this film. My takeaway on it -- she is going to hang, and die (go to heaven); he is going to stay on Earth..but maybe when they meet again (heaven), they can get married. ??????How come no one else can come up w/ a definitive meaning to the end of this film? Subtlety is great, but not if it's so damn ambiguous that NOBODY in the universe seems to be able to define or explain what this film was all about. It was NOT about revenge. Maybe it was about love and obsession and sadness and the silliness of despair.Sorry, can't really recommend this one!! | 991 | [
"What the ----.",
"\"A tale of revenge\"?",
"Why does everyone in their review say that?",
"B/c it's written on the box cover??",
"This is an interesting and compelling movie, but w/ a very odd, abrupt ending that leaves you hitting the \"REWIND\" button and saying, \"what a minute, is it OVER??",
"Did I miss something??",
"\"Afte watching this, I scoured the internet, Wikipeida, and Amazon...still no reviewer seems able to say what was meant by the ending of this film.",
"My takeaway on it -- she is going to hang, and die (go to heaven); he is going to stay on Earth..but maybe when they meet again (heaven), they can get married.",
"???",
"???",
"How come no one else can come up w/ a definitive meaning to the end of this film?",
"Subtlety is great, but not if it's so damn ambiguous that NOBODY in the universe seems to be able to define or explain what this film was all about.",
"It was NOT about revenge.",
"Maybe it was about love and obsession and sadness and the silliness of despair.Sorry, can't really recommend this one!!"
] |
2 | Unreadable | I can't believe the "translator" Seidensticker is a "professor of Japanese" at Columbia Univeristy and a noted translater. Besides the English being stilted and awkward, Seidensticker failed to understands Japanese culture. To make an old foreign classic understandable to English speakers, the translator must not just translate verbatim. It is the translator's job to preserve the elegance of the original while making it understandable to foreigners. Seidensticker failed to do either. The result is a book that failed to preserve the beauty of the original and makes little sense in English. He seemed to be not only translating "out of sight, out of mind" as "invisible madman" but also "someone wrote it down in short hand" as "someone with short arms, small hands, and tiny fingers wrote it down." It is unbelievable that a reviewer gave it a 5 star rating. It must be someone who had equally little understanding of Japanese literature and not very demanding in good English writing. | 991 | [
"I can't believe the \"translator\" Seidensticker is a \"professor of Japanese\" at Columbia Univeristy and a noted translater.",
"Besides the English being stilted and awkward, Seidensticker failed to understands Japanese culture.",
"To make an old foreign classic understandable to English speakers, the translator must not just translate verbatim.",
"It is the translator's job to preserve the elegance of the original while making it understandable to foreigners.",
"Seidensticker failed to do either.",
"The result is a book that failed to preserve the beauty of the original and makes little sense in English.",
"He seemed to be not only translating \"out of sight, out of mind\" as \"invisible madman\" but also \"someone wrote it down in short hand\" as \"someone with short arms, small hands, and tiny fingers wrote it down.\" It is unbelievable that a reviewer gave it a 5 star rating.",
"It must be someone who had equally little understanding of Japanese literature and not very demanding in good English writing."
] |
2 | Cheaply constructed | Bought the gate without the alarm (but as I see it's no longer available, I'm writing about this version) with high expectations. The gate had decent reviews and it had 'free shipping!' First warning should have been the obvious 'made in China' label on the top of the gate (with all the product problems from China I'm seriously wondering if I have a product with lead paint). It went downhill from there. The instructions were difficult to follow (I've put together lots of things for my kids and these weren't very clear). The hardware to fasten it to the walls was flimsy. Screws were short and the drywall hardware pulled right out while just opening/closing it. Speaking of which, the open/close isn't that easy to do, even for an adult. I'm not bothering to return it (wouldn't be cost effective with shipping and their 50% max value return policy) and may donate it to someone with a pet -- with the warning that if they put the gate up in a high traffic area it'll be a pain to use. | 991 | [
"Bought the gate without the alarm (but as I see it's no longer available, I'm writing about this version) with high expectations.",
"The gate had decent reviews and it had 'free shipping!",
"' First warning should have been the obvious 'made in China' label on the top of the gate (with all the product problems from China I'm seriously wondering if I have a product with lead paint).",
"It went downhill from there.",
"The instructions were difficult to follow (I've put together lots of things for my kids and these weren't very clear).",
"The hardware to fasten it to the walls was flimsy.",
"Screws were short and the drywall hardware pulled right out while just opening/closing it.",
"Speaking of which, the open/close isn't that easy to do, even for an adult.",
"I'm not bothering to return it (wouldn't be cost effective with shipping and their 50% max value return policy) and may donate it to someone with a pet -- with the warning that if they put the gate up in a high traffic area it'll be a pain to use."
] |
2 | Crouching Tiger....... | ----------------------------------------------------------------Despite the (over)hype, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is very simply, very easily overrated. Although it has moments that are truly great, these are few and far between. This is hardly the best Martial Arts movie of all time, that's for sure. And I don't know why people are praising the FX. Digitally erasing wires is NOT a great achievement. Director Ang Lee (The Ice Storm) has come up with the least interesting film of his career, though Crouching Tiger IS more entertaining than Ride With The Devil. Based on the (over)reaction to Crouching Tiger, I expected magic. Instead, I got a tedious and pretentious film that is interrupted sporadically by interludes of brilliance. According to my watch, with which I become well acquainted during the screening, I believe that there are about 20 minutes of a great movie interspersed into an exceedingly dull one.---------------------------------------------------------------- | 991 | [
"----------------------------------------------------------------Despite the (over)hype, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is very simply, very easily overrated.",
"Although it has moments that are truly great, these are few and far between.",
"This is hardly the best Martial Arts movie of all time, that's for sure.",
"And I don't know why people are praising the FX.",
"Digitally erasing wires is NOT a great achievement.",
"Director Ang Lee (The Ice Storm) has come up with the least interesting film of his career, though Crouching Tiger IS more entertaining than Ride With The Devil.",
"Based on the (over)reaction to Crouching Tiger, I expected magic.",
"Instead, I got a tedious and pretentious film that is interrupted sporadically by interludes of brilliance.",
"According to my watch, with which I become well acquainted during the screening, I believe that there are about 20 minutes of a great movie interspersed into an exceedingly dull one.----------------------------------------------------------------"
] |
2 | Waiter, Oh Waiter! | It's an interesting topic to ponder: how do we know things in an instant? In fact this topic has been pondered for millennia and studied extensively for the last fifty years. There are wonderful philosophical, religious, and scientific works on this topic. The knowledge and insights available are both broad and deep. This particular book, Blink, The Power of Thinking without Thinking, does not add anything new or insightful.While reading this book I felt as if I were at a business reception and found myself engaged in a one sided conversation with a nice fellow who went on way too long about how the mind works. My mind works. And what my mind told me was find a waiter, get another drink, and excuse myself. Never ending anecdotes, no matter how well intended, embellish a point, but do not prove it or provide a deeper understanding. That's the way Blink is. I cannot recommend it because it sheds no new light on an old subject and there are better works on the mind and cognition. | 991 | [
"It's an interesting topic to ponder: how do we know things in an instant?",
"In fact this topic has been pondered for millennia and studied extensively for the last fifty years.",
"There are wonderful philosophical, religious, and scientific works on this topic.",
"The knowledge and insights available are both broad and deep.",
"This particular book, Blink, The Power of Thinking without Thinking, does not add anything new or insightful.While reading this book I felt as if I were at a business reception and found myself engaged in a one sided conversation with a nice fellow who went on way too long about how the mind works.",
"My mind works.",
"And what my mind told me was find a waiter, get another drink, and excuse myself.",
"Never ending anecdotes, no matter how well intended, embellish a point, but do not prove it or provide a deeper understanding.",
"That's the way Blink is.",
"I cannot recommend it because it sheds no new light on an old subject and there are better works on the mind and cognition."
] |
2 | Emotional Sickness | I am not weak and I like movies that can emote remote depressive feelings in me. Somehow this movie with absolutely impacting dark nature didnt manage to entertain me. Sometimes our sub conscious mind exerts extreme nightmares on our brain and there are times when we feel we just came out of the worst feeling ever.I have once felt the same feeling of drowning within yourself and yet everything being more unreal than comprehension. I have not seen a more dark film in my life. The best way to describe it is "black" owing to its extreme....A certain character in the film rots in the worst way. A fridge can be extreme torture. I really felt emotionally sick while watching those scenes. However I somehow could not contain myself in that period of time where I saw the film.PLEASE READ:However I noticed a lot of people liked this film but in my (not)humble opinion, watch this if you know what addiction can do and are willing to see something of as dark nature as this.Enjoy what works | 991 | [
"I am not weak and I like movies that can emote remote depressive feelings in me.",
"Somehow this movie with absolutely impacting dark nature didnt manage to entertain me.",
"Sometimes our sub conscious mind exerts extreme nightmares on our brain and there are times when we feel we just came out of the worst feeling ever.I have once felt the same feeling of drowning within yourself and yet everything being more unreal than comprehension.",
"I have not seen a more dark film in my life.",
"The best way to describe it is \"black\" owing to its extreme....A certain character in the film rots in the worst way.",
"A fridge can be extreme torture.",
"I really felt emotionally sick while watching those scenes.",
"However I somehow could not contain myself in that period of time where I saw the film.PLEASE READ:However I noticed a lot of people liked this film but in my (not)humble opinion, watch this if you know what addiction can do and are willing to see something of as dark nature as this.Enjoy what works"
] |
2 | Mark Rothko Sucks | Even without the ridiculous praise that Schama heaps on Mark Rothko, I wouldn't give this series more than three stars. Yes, art is VERY IMPORTANT, but the lengths to which Schama goes to equate the art with the artist are as ridiculous as Rothko's reputation. I SUPPOSE David was a bad man, but his work was good. If Schama had his way, every time you look at a David painting you'll see nothing but evil. But more than anything else, it's the Mark Rothko section that made me sick. I was having a good time, when all of a sudden he starts praising Rothko. People, it's blobs of color. Blobs of boring, ugly color. It's overrated puke.Oh, and the extended take on the obvious sexual imagery in the statue of St. Theresa is a little over the top. Enough already. Yes, it's sexual, but it's also deeply religious. Maybe, just maybe, she really was feeling something spiritual and maybe, just maybe, the artist intended to convey that and not an orgasm. Go back to cutting up chickens, Schama. | 991 | [
"Even without the ridiculous praise that Schama heaps on Mark Rothko, I wouldn't give this series more than three stars.",
"Yes, art is VERY IMPORTANT, but the lengths to which Schama goes to equate the art with the artist are as ridiculous as Rothko's reputation.",
"I SUPPOSE David was a bad man, but his work was good.",
"If Schama had his way, every time you look at a David painting you'll see nothing but evil.",
"But more than anything else, it's the Mark Rothko section that made me sick.",
"I was having a good time, when all of a sudden he starts praising Rothko.",
"People, it's blobs of color.",
"Blobs of boring, ugly color.",
"It's overrated puke.Oh, and the extended take on the obvious sexual imagery in the statue of St.",
"Theresa is a little over the top.",
"Enough already.",
"Yes, it's sexual, but it's also deeply religious.",
"Maybe, just maybe, she really was feeling something spiritual and maybe, just maybe, the artist intended to convey that and not an orgasm.",
"Go back to cutting up chickens, Schama."
] |
2 | Disappointing phone... | I purchased this phone last year sometime and have been using it since. I am not very pleased with the phone for numerous reasons. Let me break it down in list form.PROS:1) Small, compact, light2) Good LCD screen, bright, good colors3) Pretty decent camera4) Good layout of the buttons that are inside the phone (not the exterior side ones); easy to pressCONS:1) Side buttons get mashed inadvertently when stuck in your purse or pocket. This causes it to make a sound as it changes your settings. Very annoying to have to reset it back to what you had it to before2) Intermittent freezing of phone. I'm not sure if it is the phone's operating system or if it is just a defective unit. Either way, it is annoying for me to have to open and close then try to power off and power on the phone to get it to respond again.3) Slow response to buttons being pressedI am looking at other phones to buy to replace this one. If I were you, I'd look into other phones with similar options and features. | 991 | [
"I purchased this phone last year sometime and have been using it since.",
"I am not very pleased with the phone for numerous reasons.",
"Let me break it down in list form.PROS:1) Small, compact, light2) Good LCD screen, bright, good colors3) Pretty decent camera4) Good layout of the buttons that are inside the phone (not the exterior side ones); easy to pressCONS:1) Side buttons get mashed inadvertently when stuck in your purse or pocket.",
"This causes it to make a sound as it changes your settings.",
"Very annoying to have to reset it back to what you had it to before2) Intermittent freezing of phone.",
"I'm not sure if it is the phone's operating system or if it is just a defective unit.",
"Either way, it is annoying for me to have to open and close then try to power off and power on the phone to get it to respond again.3) Slow response to buttons being pressedI am looking at other phones to buy to replace this one.",
"If I were you, I'd look into other phones with similar options and features."
] |
2 | Don't bother | Supersuckers do quite a good cover of RNR singer, and Zeke sound good on Downpayment blues, high voltage is decent. But the rest of this album.... *cringe* it's like a collection of the most talentless bands come together to make this album.3 good songs out of 12, you do the math.1. Beating Around the Bush * (lay off the harmonics)2. Back in Black ** (too tinny, then like a rocky Horror wanna be singing it)3. High Voltage *** (decent)4. Rocker * (vocals ruin it)5. Whole Lotta Rosie - ** Heyseed Dixie intro to a punk version.6. Downpayment Blues ***** (decent cover)7. Big Balls - *shudders, way to murder a song*8. Dog Eat Dog - *(vocals kill it)9. Dirty Deeds * (take band lessons, and get in time with each other)10. Rock and Roll Singer *****(good cover)11. Girl's Got Rhythm ** (shudders)12. Riff Raff * lay off the overdrive and learn the song properly.13. Thunderstruck ** the song is murdered, sounds like a drunk playing the intro and tries to go rob zombie voice over samples. | 991 | [
"Supersuckers do quite a good cover of RNR singer, and Zeke sound good on Downpayment blues, high voltage is decent.",
"But the rest of this album.... *cringe* it's like a collection of the most talentless bands come together to make this album.3 good songs out of 12, you do the math.1. Beating Around the Bush * (lay off the harmonics)2.",
"Back in Black ** (too tinny, then like a rocky Horror wanna be singing it)3.",
"High Voltage *** (decent)4.",
"Rocker * (vocals ruin it)5.",
"Whole Lotta Rosie - ** Heyseed Dixie intro to a punk version.6. Downpayment Blues ***** (decent cover)7.",
"Big Balls - *shudders, way to murder a song*8.",
"Dog Eat Dog - *(vocals kill it)9.",
"Dirty Deeds * (take band lessons, and get in time with each other)10.",
"Rock and Roll Singer *****(good cover)11.",
"Girl's Got Rhythm ** (shudders)12.",
"Riff Raff * lay off the overdrive and learn the song properly.13.",
"Thunderstruck ** the song is murdered, sounds like a drunk playing the intro and tries to go rob zombie voice over samples."
] |
2 | Disappointing | First of all, I decided to give this recording two stars, onlybecause I don't think any recording deserves less. I had read thereviews for this recording and saw they were quite good, so I decided to give it a shot. I thought his interpretations were horrible, and the orchestra did not play up to its potential. I have some very good recordings of the Vienna Philharmonic, and I do not doubt that they are an excelent orchestra, but this recording, well, it stinks. To cite some specific examples, the brass has quite a few intonation problems in the first novement, and they also do not play together (when they're supposed to) in one section (around 8-9 minutes through the movement). The third movement is way to slow. The tempo marking means "not too slow", but Lenny has the orchestra moving at a snails pace! I normally adore the fifth movement, but it was a disappointment. Again, Lenny's tempo's were too slow. I thought the balance of the orchestra as a whole was terrible as well. | 991 | [
"First of all, I decided to give this recording two stars, onlybecause I don't think any recording deserves less.",
"I had read thereviews for this recording and saw they were quite good, so I decided to give it a shot.",
"I thought his interpretations were horrible, and the orchestra did not play up to its potential.",
"I have some very good recordings of the Vienna Philharmonic, and I do not doubt that they are an excelent orchestra, but this recording, well, it stinks.",
"To cite some specific examples, the brass has quite a few intonation problems in the first novement, and they also do not play together (when they're supposed to) in one section (around 8-9 minutes through the movement).",
"The third movement is way to slow.",
"The tempo marking means \"not too slow\", but Lenny has the orchestra moving at a snails pace!",
"I normally adore the fifth movement, but it was a disappointment.",
"Again, Lenny's tempo's were too slow.",
"I thought the balance of the orchestra as a whole was terrible as well."
] |
2 | Same old same old | I love the Kinkstah and have read all his other books, or should I say, "book". But somewhere around the fourth one (I'm a bit slow ...), I realized Hey, I've already read this book. It's been the same ever since. Nobody reads Kinky's books for the plots, since they don't have one. They read them for the one liners and the very funny Village Irregulars. Unfortunately, he seems to have run out of new material and is just rehashing the same old lines. Maybe he's been away from Vandam St too long. I don't know what his problem is, but my problem is I shelled out for the hardback, when I would have had the same reading experience if I had just pulled one of my old Kinky's off the shelf and reread it.Kinky once said something like: my readers get much more out of my books than I put into them. He didn't put anything into this one. It could have been written by an intern at Simon and Schuster just cutting and pasting from the last few books; in fact, I'm beginning to wonder, was it. | 991 | [
"I love the Kinkstah and have read all his other books, or should I say, \"book\".",
"But somewhere around the fourth one (I'm a bit slow ...), I realized Hey, I've already read this book.",
"It's been the same ever since.",
"Nobody reads Kinky's books for the plots, since they don't have one.",
"They read them for the one liners and the very funny Village Irregulars.",
"Unfortunately, he seems to have run out of new material and is just rehashing the same old lines.",
"Maybe he's been away from Vandam St too long.",
"I don't know what his problem is, but my problem is I shelled out for the hardback, when I would have had the same reading experience if I had just pulled one of my old Kinky's off the shelf and reread it.Kinky once said something like: my readers get much more out of my books than I put into them.",
"He didn't put anything into this one.",
"It could have been written by an intern at Simon and Schuster just cutting and pasting from the last few books; in fact, I'm beginning to wonder, was it."
] |
2 | Peace | Apparently, one of the finest minds that we have produced and have enjoyed all of Brother McWhorter's work. Though an extension of his previous themes, it continues to show that he is seriously grappling with these issues and is asking many of the "right" questions. He also is placing his emphasis in the correct areas; ie. the plight of the black working and underclass. Of coarse, would like to see more footnotes and hopefully his tenure at the Manhattan Institute will afford him the opportunity for more research staff.Only complaint is the unnecessary demonization of Stokely, even though in many ways we agree on what he became was problematic, however the contribution and commitment Stokely made for the advancement of the movement was monumental. Read "Ready for Revolution by Thelwell, or Making of a Black Revoultionary by Forman of Taylor Branche's trilogy to mention just a few to substantiate this claim.But, my Brother, Keep up the good work and stay Black!!Respectfully,Bob | 991 | [
"Apparently, one of the finest minds that we have produced and have enjoyed all of Brother McWhorter's work.",
"Though an extension of his previous themes, it continues to show that he is seriously grappling with these issues and is asking many of the \"right\" questions.",
"He also is placing his emphasis in the correct areas; ie.",
"the plight of the black working and underclass.",
"Of coarse, would like to see more footnotes and hopefully his tenure at the Manhattan Institute will afford him the opportunity for more research staff.Only complaint is the unnecessary demonization of Stokely, even though in many ways we agree on what he became was problematic, however the contribution and commitment Stokely made for the advancement of the movement was monumental.",
"Read \"Ready for Revolution by Thelwell, or Making of a Black Revoultionary by Forman of Taylor Branche's trilogy to mention just a few to substantiate this claim.But, my Brother, Keep up the good work and stay Black!!",
"Respectfully,Bob"
] |
2 | Dead Digitizer | I bought this gadget and it was excellent at the beginning. After a year of use and conveniently after the warranty was over, the touch screen went erratic. Touch on an area and it picks a different location, touch the same area and it picks an area even further away. Draw a straight line across the screen and it scatters short broken lines allover the screen facing all directions. An attempt to calibrate takes you on an infinite loop. Contacting customer service was so annoying as they told me I dropped the product or spilled fluids on it which never happened. I have searched online and discovered this is a common problem with Palm TX, in fact there's a company I found specializing in selling TX screens which should tell how common this problem is. None of the other software suggested to fix this problem solved mine. For anyone reading this review to consider whether or not to buy one, pay attention to those reviewing after over a year of use to make a better informed choice. | 991 | [
"I bought this gadget and it was excellent at the beginning.",
"After a year of use and conveniently after the warranty was over, the touch screen went erratic.",
"Touch on an area and it picks a different location, touch the same area and it picks an area even further away.",
"Draw a straight line across the screen and it scatters short broken lines allover the screen facing all directions.",
"An attempt to calibrate takes you on an infinite loop.",
"Contacting customer service was so annoying as they told me I dropped the product or spilled fluids on it which never happened.",
"I have searched online and discovered this is a common problem with Palm TX, in fact there's a company I found specializing in selling TX screens which should tell how common this problem is.",
"None of the other software suggested to fix this problem solved mine.",
"For anyone reading this review to consider whether or not to buy one, pay attention to those reviewing after over a year of use to make a better informed choice."
] |
2 | Good idea, but wait... | I like a good plot, I love good characters that move, flow, and adapt in a seting. A good closure is the heart of any good novle. This book, while writen pritty well fails on most fronts. Were I nsa, I'd never have hired most of these people. Susan reminds me of a chick from <fill in the blank> horor flick. She's frightened and acts like a blond bimbo. Greg just goes nuts and doesn't act like I'd immagin he would. Dave, the perfect companion to sexy Susan should have been killed! The killer, like in so many books keeps f...ing it up. One can't miss that many times if one is good. The ending, the closure is stereotipical. Down to the write and the day is saves. There is no sence of the events really hitting this cast of characters, no real aftermath. The only thing that's of some interest is the reader's digest historical lesson on cryptography. Though things are simplified, and the nsa isn't as secret as he would lead us to believe. It's a great book when you're on the pot. :) | 991 | [
"I like a good plot, I love good characters that move, flow, and adapt in a seting.",
"A good closure is the heart of any good novle.",
"This book, while writen pritty well fails on most fronts.",
"Were I nsa, I'd never have hired most of these people.",
"Susan reminds me of a chick from <fill in the blank> horor flick.",
"She's frightened and acts like a blond bimbo.",
"Greg just goes nuts and doesn't act like I'd immagin he would.",
"Dave, the perfect companion to sexy Susan should have been killed!",
"The killer, like in so many books keeps f...ing it up.",
"One can't miss that many times if one is good.",
"The ending, the closure is stereotipical.",
"Down to the write and the day is saves.",
"There is no sence of the events really hitting this cast of characters, no real aftermath.",
"The only thing that's of some interest is the reader's digest historical lesson on cryptography.",
"Though things are simplified, and the nsa isn't as secret as he would lead us to believe.",
"It's a great book when you're on the pot.",
":)"
] |
2 | An Opportunity Wasted | I understand parody to contain humor of some fashion - there is nothing humorous about self-conscious, bad writing. Were we supposed to roll over laughing, holding our sides, at the conceit of calling Rhett Butler "Debt Chauffeur?" I hope not, because it's only an unsatisfying use of a thesaurus. Alice Randall had some interesting premises here: The idea that Ashley may have had a male lover in his past, or that Ellen O'Hara may have had a black person in hers... This could have been fascinating and such a page-turner, but in Randall's hands it's just self-satisfied show.I would have been thrilled to read a version of Gone with the Wind from the perspective of the slaves on the plantation. I'm a big fan of everything GWTW and have enjoyed, to some degree, all of the works that take the story as their starting point. Unfortunately, using it just to get publicity for a book which would never have been published without the connection is a disservice to reader, and other writers. | 991 | [
"I understand parody to contain humor of some fashion - there is nothing humorous about self-conscious, bad writing.",
"Were we supposed to roll over laughing, holding our sides, at the conceit of calling Rhett Butler \"Debt Chauffeur?",
"\" I hope not, because it's only an unsatisfying use of a thesaurus.",
"Alice Randall had some interesting premises here: The idea that Ashley may have had a male lover in his past, or that Ellen O'Hara may have had a black person in hers... This could have been fascinating and such a page-turner, but in Randall's hands it's just self-satisfied show.I would have been thrilled to read a version of Gone with the Wind from the perspective of the slaves on the plantation.",
"I'm a big fan of everything GWTW and have enjoyed, to some degree, all of the works that take the story as their starting point.",
"Unfortunately, using it just to get publicity for a book which would never have been published without the connection is a disservice to reader, and other writers."
] |
2 | More Wall Than Door | Wells is never quite able to break free from an industrial age mindset, and this has always been one of his drawbacks for me towards the appreciation of his work. The title story stands on its own as a classic juxtaposition of cosmopolitan worldliness against idyllic innocence, but Wells was never visionary enough to transcend his time, and his scientific suppositions seem quaint by today's standards, especially "A Dream of Armageddon" which is pretty much a contradiction in terms, even if one accepts the historical constraints on the author. "The Lord of the Dynamics" is also offensively exploitative even if you allow for the bigotry of the age. There may be some minor typographical errors that the text preparer missed, particularly in "The Cone," I am not sure, but if you like the faith in mechanical supremacy that so called classical speculative fiction offers, then you like H.G. Wells, but he just isn't quite my cup of tea, even conceding his place as a master storyteller. | 991 | [
"Wells is never quite able to break free from an industrial age mindset, and this has always been one of his drawbacks for me towards the appreciation of his work.",
"The title story stands on its own as a classic juxtaposition of cosmopolitan worldliness against idyllic innocence, but Wells was never visionary enough to transcend his time, and his scientific suppositions seem quaint by today's standards, especially \"A Dream of Armageddon\" which is pretty much a contradiction in terms, even if one accepts the historical constraints on the author.",
"\"The Lord of the Dynamics\" is also offensively exploitative even if you allow for the bigotry of the age.",
"There may be some minor typographical errors that the text preparer missed, particularly in \"The Cone,\" I am not sure, but if you like the faith in mechanical supremacy that so called classical speculative fiction offers, then you like H.G. Wells, but he just isn't quite my cup of tea, even conceding his place as a master storyteller."
] |
2 | Flawed design | I've been through two of these in the past three years, and I believe the design is inherently flawed. The first one stopped working in the middle of cooking a waffle, about a year ago. To Cuisinart's credit, they honored the 3-year warranty even though I didn't have an actual receipt (I only had the credit card statement that showed the store where I bought it) and replaced it within a month at no charge. The second one just died a few weeks ago, this time the thermostat won't shut off, which could actually be a fire hazard. If you look closely at an actual model, you'll notice that there's a couple of small holes in the upper handle housing that will allow steam to make it through to the thermostat circuitry, and indeed when you cook a waffle you'll get steam coming out from the temperature control knob area. I believe that sooner or later this causes something to short out in the thermostat circuitry. I wouldn't buy another one of these, although they do bake a good waffle. | 991 | [
"I've been through two of these in the past three years, and I believe the design is inherently flawed.",
"The first one stopped working in the middle of cooking a waffle, about a year ago.",
"To Cuisinart's credit, they honored the 3-year warranty even though I didn't have an actual receipt (I only had the credit card statement that showed the store where I bought it) and replaced it within a month at no charge.",
"The second one just died a few weeks ago, this time the thermostat won't shut off, which could actually be a fire hazard.",
"If you look closely at an actual model, you'll notice that there's a couple of small holes in the upper handle housing that will allow steam to make it through to the thermostat circuitry, and indeed when you cook a waffle you'll get steam coming out from the temperature control knob area.",
"I believe that sooner or later this causes something to short out in the thermostat circuitry.",
"I wouldn't buy another one of these, although they do bake a good waffle."
] |
2 | 2 1/2 STAR REVIEW | What started out as a fairly enjoyable read turned out to be a less than impressive one. Lee's pen is wicked; there's no doubt about that. His horror scenes are always nasty, which is a good thing when one seeks out that sort of thing. Just try to pick up his Creekers without cringing. Hardcore stuff. Yet, behind all the gross-outs and the violence is always a Lee with a purpose, a Lee with a story to tell. Which is exactly what lacks in CITY INFERNAL. What we get instead is just an amateurish take of hell where nothing really happens except when the heroine discovers yet another God-given gift that will help her on to next level in her search of her already dead missing sister. A sort of a Nintendo game with no winning gold or, in this case, no plot rewards. Yes, Lee's prose is still clear and fast and his action scenes are somewhat effective, but his vision of horror will need some retooling if his next delivery resembles anything like this lackluster one.-----Martin Boucher | 991 | [
"What started out as a fairly enjoyable read turned out to be a less than impressive one.",
"Lee's pen is wicked; there's no doubt about that.",
"His horror scenes are always nasty, which is a good thing when one seeks out that sort of thing.",
"Just try to pick up his Creekers without cringing.",
"Hardcore stuff.",
"Yet, behind all the gross-outs and the violence is always a Lee with a purpose, a Lee with a story to tell.",
"Which is exactly what lacks in CITY INFERNAL.",
"What we get instead is just an amateurish take of hell where nothing really happens except when the heroine discovers yet another God-given gift that will help her on to next level in her search of her already dead missing sister.",
"A sort of a Nintendo game with no winning gold or, in this case, no plot rewards.",
"Yes, Lee's prose is still clear and fast and his action scenes are somewhat effective, but his vision of horror will need some retooling if his next delivery resembles anything like this lackluster one.-----Martin Boucher"
] |
2 | IT'S IN THE GENES | Welcome to a not too distant future where genetically superior humans get all the good jobs, while those born naturally have to piddle their way through the mundane jobs. Enter Ethan Hawke, the "human" who wants to go to Titan, one of the moons of Jupiter, but to do so has to convince Gattaca, the corporation involved, that he is a genetically enhanced human. He "borrows" the vital fluids of a crippled VALID, played nicely by Jude Law, and manages to get to the top of the list of space travelers. The murder of an important director, however, may be his undoing, as his true identity becomes more and more revelant. Critically acclaimed as one of the more intelligent of sci-fi films of the nineties, GATTACA is competently done, with nice performances from Hawke, Uma Thurman, Alan Arkin and Loren Dean, but ultimately its leisurely pace and lack of true surprises makes it merely an exercise in style with a potential message overshadowed by its manipulation. Not one of my favorites. | 991 | [
"Welcome to a not too distant future where genetically superior humans get all the good jobs, while those born naturally have to piddle their way through the mundane jobs.",
"Enter Ethan Hawke, the \"human\" who wants to go to Titan, one of the moons of Jupiter, but to do so has to convince Gattaca, the corporation involved, that he is a genetically enhanced human.",
"He \"borrows\" the vital fluids of a crippled VALID, played nicely by Jude Law, and manages to get to the top of the list of space travelers.",
"The murder of an important director, however, may be his undoing, as his true identity becomes more and more revelant.",
"Critically acclaimed as one of the more intelligent of sci-fi films of the nineties, GATTACA is competently done, with nice performances from Hawke, Uma Thurman, Alan Arkin and Loren Dean, but ultimately its leisurely pace and lack of true surprises makes it merely an exercise in style with a potential message overshadowed by its manipulation.",
"Not one of my favorites."
] |
2 | so-so sequel... | The sequel to the 1976 film based on Stephen King's novel, "Carrie" seems sort of like a reason to bring back characters who get a gory death. But, it plays reasonably well, with Emily Bergl marginally well playing Rachel, Carrie's half-sister. It seems like a watered-down plot of the original "Carrie," with lots of gratutious sex, nudity, and gore than the first, but it seems to be a sort of shadow to "Carrie," more than a sequel, like Roger Ebert said.The only good thing about this is that it has Amy Irving reviving her '76 character Ms. Snell, the only main character left living at the movie. What happened to Rachel, well, you'll have to see the movie for yourself...This is only a movie for star watching (Mena Suvari "American Beauty," Zachary Ty Bryan), die-hard Carrie fans, people who like it because of the nudity and sex in this film and undemanding fans of cheap gore and predictable chills.Rated R for sexuality/nudity, graphic horror violence and gore, and for language. | 991 | [
"The sequel to the 1976 film based on Stephen King's novel, \"Carrie\" seems sort of like a reason to bring back characters who get a gory death.",
"But, it plays reasonably well, with Emily Bergl marginally well playing Rachel, Carrie's half-sister.",
"It seems like a watered-down plot of the original \"Carrie,\" with lots of gratutious sex, nudity, and gore than the first, but it seems to be a sort of shadow to \"Carrie,\" more than a sequel, like Roger Ebert said.The only good thing about this is that it has Amy Irving reviving her '76 character Ms.",
"Snell, the only main character left living at the movie.",
"What happened to Rachel, well, you'll have to see the movie for yourself...This is only a movie for star watching (Mena Suvari \"American Beauty,\" Zachary Ty Bryan), die-hard Carrie fans, people who like it because of the nudity and sex in this film and undemanding fans of cheap gore and predictable chills.Rated R for sexuality/nudity, graphic horror violence and gore, and for language."
] |
2 | hmm... | I was very excited about this album. I have read a lot of reviews and was pretty sure that this was something that I would enjoy. This assumption was correct to a point, but also very wrong. There are a few compositions on this album that are worth while, and then there are some who make me feel like I have trancended into an soundtrack for an 80's movie.The instrumentals themselves are not anything wonderful either. Very simple and seem to lack any true human emotion. The use of electronics is a little too much for me, I would prefer using acutal instruments... but perhaps that is just my taste.I would recommend this to someone who has a taste for 80's style electronics or someone who is simply willing to take a chance. Like I stated earlier, a few of the songs on this album are very decent, while others fail to provide anything but slow moving monotanous noise.If you do not own any rachels albums, I highly suggest you purchase any one of those before taking a chance on this. | 991 | [
"I was very excited about this album.",
"I have read a lot of reviews and was pretty sure that this was something that I would enjoy.",
"This assumption was correct to a point, but also very wrong.",
"There are a few compositions on this album that are worth while, and then there are some who make me feel like I have trancended into an soundtrack for an 80's movie.The instrumentals themselves are not anything wonderful either.",
"Very simple and seem to lack any true human emotion.",
"The use of electronics is a little too much for me, I would prefer using acutal instruments... but perhaps that is just my taste.I would recommend this to someone who has a taste for 80's style electronics or someone who is simply willing to take a chance.",
"Like I stated earlier, a few of the songs on this album are very decent, while others fail to provide anything but slow moving monotanous noise.If you do not own any rachels albums, I highly suggest you purchase any one of those before taking a chance on this."
] |
2 | Something's wrong | I am very disappointed in this camera. It has very slow reaction time when I turn it on--sometimes I have to bang it against my hand to wake it up. The software doesn't work with my PC--I haven't been able to use this camera.Follow up from my original review. Samsung replaced the original camera, but it took close to six months and many messages and emails to their customer service department, which never called me back. I have not had the same kind of problem with the second camera. I solved the download problem by purchasing a USB card reader that I can plug in anywhere to look at pictures--I don't need any software. It is very sensitive to movement and half my pictures are blurry--use a tripod when you can--it's the only way to go. I'd like a camera with a normal viewer so I don't have to use the screen--my old Olympus did this and I never had shaky pictures. My rechargeable batteries seem to do a pretty good job--I can take pictures all day on one set of batteries usually. | 991 | [
"I am very disappointed in this camera.",
"It has very slow reaction time when I turn it on--sometimes I have to bang it against my hand to wake it up.",
"The software doesn't work with my PC--I haven't been able to use this camera.Follow up from my original review.",
"Samsung replaced the original camera, but it took close to six months and many messages and emails to their customer service department, which never called me back.",
"I have not had the same kind of problem with the second camera.",
"I solved the download problem by purchasing a USB card reader that I can plug in anywhere to look at pictures--I don't need any software.",
"It is very sensitive to movement and half my pictures are blurry--use a tripod when you can--it's the only way to go.",
"I'd like a camera with a normal viewer so I don't have to use the screen--my old Olympus did this and I never had shaky pictures.",
"My rechargeable batteries seem to do a pretty good job--I can take pictures all day on one set of batteries usually."
] |
2 | For true fans only | This is a book you should purchase if you want to take a look at some of the private artworks, poems or photographs of Layne Staley, the 'great late' leadsinger of Alice in Chains. But: it's written by a fan who wants to be in the picture herself. Adriana Rubio is obviously very proud to have had intimate conversations with Staleys mom and sister, and it shows throughout the whole book. Everybody shall know that she has this overwhelming respect for Staley's relatives and their stories. Also, I got the impression that she wrote this book to get rid of her own complexes, comparing Staleys heroin-addiction to her own struggle with Anorexia Nervosa. She places herself too much in front, which is quite irritating after a while. Or, in the words of Layne Staley: "She should write a book about herself". Still, there is the telephoneconversation with Layne Staley and her that is quite shocking for the true fan. I'm still reading the book so now and then, about a year after buying it. | 991 | [
"This is a book you should purchase if you want to take a look at some of the private artworks, poems or photographs of Layne Staley, the 'great late' leadsinger of Alice in Chains.",
"But: it's written by a fan who wants to be in the picture herself.",
"Adriana Rubio is obviously very proud to have had intimate conversations with Staleys mom and sister, and it shows throughout the whole book.",
"Everybody shall know that she has this overwhelming respect for Staley's relatives and their stories.",
"Also, I got the impression that she wrote this book to get rid of her own complexes, comparing Staleys heroin-addiction to her own struggle with Anorexia Nervosa.",
"She places herself too much in front, which is quite irritating after a while.",
"Or, in the words of Layne Staley: \"She should write a book about herself\".",
"Still, there is the telephoneconversation with Layne Staley and her that is quite shocking for the true fan.",
"I'm still reading the book so now and then, about a year after buying it."
] |
2 | Watch those Boo-boos! | I have to say that I thought this would be a wonderful toy for my 21 month old daughter. We bought it and I tried to put it together right away. It was not as easy as advertised. I had to practically slamm the pieces together with my feet. Well, Maddy woke up from her nap and we brought her outside to play on her new toy. She was delighted. She was able to pull herself up on the platform and sit on her bottom and go down the slide. We did this about two or three times and then the last time she fell backwards off the platform. And both me and her dad were standing right there. We think this toy should have a step up to the platform. She didn't want to go back on the toy for fear of falling again. She also is tall and had a hard time understanding she had to duck her head to sit down for the slide. I think this toy still needs design work. I doubt a 4 year old would fit on this toy either. At any rate, we took it back the next day and bought the Little Tykes slide. Much better. | 991 | [
"I have to say that I thought this would be a wonderful toy for my 21 month old daughter.",
"We bought it and I tried to put it together right away.",
"It was not as easy as advertised.",
"I had to practically slamm the pieces together with my feet.",
"Well, Maddy woke up from her nap and we brought her outside to play on her new toy.",
"She was delighted.",
"She was able to pull herself up on the platform and sit on her bottom and go down the slide.",
"We did this about two or three times and then the last time she fell backwards off the platform.",
"And both me and her dad were standing right there.",
"We think this toy should have a step up to the platform.",
"She didn't want to go back on the toy for fear of falling again.",
"She also is tall and had a hard time understanding she had to duck her head to sit down for the slide.",
"I think this toy still needs design work.",
"I doubt a 4 year old would fit on this toy either.",
"At any rate, we took it back the next day and bought the Little Tykes slide.",
"Much better."
] |
2 | Quite Disappointed.... | I have been a long-time Rubbermaid user.I have a Rubbermaid Drainer Tray that is 17 years old and I love it! I needed a second one for my apartment. What a disapointment in this new purchase! It is made of cheap hard plastic that slides around on the countertop (I have laminate countertops) as if it is sitting on a surface of glass. The older trays were rubberized and stayed in place.The height of the board along the edge that is supposed to drain water into the sink is too high, and again; the old trays did not have a height. They sat flush with the countertop.I resorted to using a sheet of slip-proof shelf-liner that one can buy on a roll in a kitchen-ware section to keep this Tray in place.I am quite disappointed in RubberMaid for changing their product. They used to be one company you could truly count on to give us our money's worth.Seems like with many companies these days; the bottom line is to give consumers a cheaper product, charge more money, and leave us with junk. | 991 | [
"I have been a long-time Rubbermaid user.I have a Rubbermaid Drainer Tray that is 17 years old and I love it!",
"I needed a second one for my apartment.",
"What a disapointment in this new purchase!",
"It is made of cheap hard plastic that slides around on the countertop (I have laminate countertops) as if it is sitting on a surface of glass.",
"The older trays were rubberized and stayed in place.The height of the board along the edge that is supposed to drain water into the sink is too high, and again; the old trays did not have a height.",
"They sat flush with the countertop.I resorted to using a sheet of slip-proof shelf-liner that one can buy on a roll in a kitchen-ware section to keep this Tray in place.I am quite disappointed in RubberMaid for changing their product.",
"They used to be one company you could truly count on to give us our money's worth.Seems like with many companies these days; the bottom line is to give consumers a cheaper product, charge more money, and leave us with junk."
] |
2 | A weak debut. | Mellencamp's second album, but first to be released in the states, is the typical first album that does not hint at the greatness soon to come.The only song remotely familiar to the general public is "I Need A Lover", famously covered by Pat Benatar. It shows his ability to write a pop song, and write it well, the rest of the album suffers from what "A Biography" also did...weak songs with cliched sounds. The production gets better, and there is definite progress being made if you compare it to "A Biography".However, here in the U.S. we didn't, and this album was ignored. And listening to it now, you can't really blame us for doing so.If I'm being honest (oh dear...I'm sounding like Simon Cowell...) this is an album I probably won't listen to again.Again, I think this album will appeal to hardcore Mellen-heads (like me) as you can't believe the guy who made "Scarecrow" made something like this...One more thing: the remastering on this and the rest of the series is spectacular. | 991 | [
"Mellencamp's second album, but first to be released in the states, is the typical first album that does not hint at the greatness soon to come.The only song remotely familiar to the general public is \"I Need A Lover\", famously covered by Pat Benatar.",
"It shows his ability to write a pop song, and write it well, the rest of the album suffers from what \"A Biography\" also did...weak songs with cliched sounds.",
"The production gets better, and there is definite progress being made if you compare it to \"A Biography\".However, here in the U.S. we didn't, and this album was ignored.",
"And listening to it now, you can't really blame us for doing so.If I'm being honest (oh dear...I'm sounding like Simon Cowell...) this is an album I probably won't listen to again.Again, I think this album will appeal to hardcore Mellen-heads (like me) as you can't believe the guy who made \"Scarecrow\" made something like this...One more thing: the remastering on this and the rest of the series is spectacular."
] |
2 | Innocence Lost | As a kid growing up in the 80's, the amount of baseball cards you had was often one indicator of your coolness factor and social status. We collected, traded, and spent every birthday dollar on these things and that stupid piece of gum that was like chewing on a strip of slate. It was fun, sure, but as kids we were led to believe buying baseball cards was as good as investing in gold. We all had access to the Becket pricing guide and thought we just needed to hold on to these cards for about 20 years, sell them, then buy a mansion in the hills.It's now 20 years later. I suppose these cards are one more thing from a vastly optimistic childhood that just seems silly as a logical adult. My set of these still has the price tag on them. In 1989, my dad bought me this complete set for $[...]. Today, it's barely worth $[...] depending on where you look. What a scam.We were sold a dream, but it was a lie told to kids to make a buck. Do yourself a favor and switch to a different hobby. | 991 | [
"As a kid growing up in the 80's, the amount of baseball cards you had was often one indicator of your coolness factor and social status.",
"We collected, traded, and spent every birthday dollar on these things and that stupid piece of gum that was like chewing on a strip of slate.",
"It was fun, sure, but as kids we were led to believe buying baseball cards was as good as investing in gold.",
"We all had access to the Becket pricing guide and thought we just needed to hold on to these cards for about 20 years, sell them, then buy a mansion in the hills.It's now 20 years later.",
"I suppose these cards are one more thing from a vastly optimistic childhood that just seems silly as a logical adult.",
"My set of these still has the price tag on them.",
"In 1989, my dad bought me this complete set for $[...].",
"Today, it's barely worth $[...] depending on where you look.",
"What a scam.We were sold a dream, but it was a lie told to kids to make a buck.",
"Do yourself a favor and switch to a different hobby."
] |
2 | Alright Already | At about the 15 minute mark one of two things stopped me watching this:1) A shrieking, agonizing pain in my ribs. The constant, insistent, nudge-nudge, "ain't we ironic and witty comic geniuses" elbows finally did their damage, or ...2) Appearances by Zach Galifianakis, Jeff Goldblum, Will Ferrell and (not) Johnny Depp depressed me so much I needed to lie down and think of the good work that they have done - in any movie except this one. (Actually the scenes by Galifianakis, Goldblum and Ferrell were the high points of the movie - from there on it wasn't just downhill it was Olympic downhill with rockets strapped to your back.)Save your money and skip this drivel, or, if you're like me watching it 'free' as part of Amazon Prime, your time.P.S. Robert Loggia still says that eleven-letter word better than anyone this side of Chris Rock. And yes, he is better than the rest of the film as well.P.P.S. Hack Cinema 101 - if you suck, have someone else in your movie that doesn't suck. | 991 | [
"At about the 15 minute mark one of two things stopped me watching this:1) A shrieking, agonizing pain in my ribs.",
"The constant, insistent, nudge-nudge, \"ain't we ironic and witty comic geniuses\" elbows finally did their damage, or ...2) Appearances by Zach Galifianakis, Jeff Goldblum, Will Ferrell and (not) Johnny Depp depressed me so much I needed to lie down and think of the good work that they have done - in any movie except this one.",
"(Actually the scenes by Galifianakis, Goldblum and Ferrell were the high points of the movie - from there on it wasn't just downhill it was Olympic downhill with rockets strapped to your back.)Save your money and skip this drivel, or, if you're like me watching it 'free' as part of Amazon Prime, your time.P.S. Robert Loggia still says that eleven-letter word better than anyone this side of Chris Rock.",
"And yes, he is better than the rest of the film as well.P.P.S. Hack Cinema 101 - if you suck, have someone else in your movie that doesn't suck."
] |
2 | Disappointed | I really wanted to like this book because the story was a good idea but the writing was severely lacking. It got two stars just for that aspect only, otherwise, it would have received one. I found myself skipping large parts of the day to day life and nearly all the descriptions of her dresses. How many times do you need to be told EVERY detail about them?Several times the same information would be repeated later in the story. At about the halfway point on the Kindle Fire the story appeared to be nearly over and I wondered if something was wrong with the Fire. Nothing. The book took on a whole other life of its own from then on.Character development was slim to none. The whole story just seemed mixed up or confusing or I can't think of a good word for it, but definitely a different method of writing. The ending was abrupt and felt just thrown together.There were also a number of discrepancies with the historical aspect. If I didn't get it for free, I would not have been happy. | 991 | [
"I really wanted to like this book because the story was a good idea but the writing was severely lacking.",
"It got two stars just for that aspect only, otherwise, it would have received one.",
"I found myself skipping large parts of the day to day life and nearly all the descriptions of her dresses.",
"How many times do you need to be told EVERY detail about them?",
"Several times the same information would be repeated later in the story.",
"At about the halfway point on the Kindle Fire the story appeared to be nearly over and I wondered if something was wrong with the Fire.",
"Nothing.",
"The book took on a whole other life of its own from then on.Character development was slim to none.",
"The whole story just seemed mixed up or confusing or I can't think of a good word for it, but definitely a different method of writing.",
"The ending was abrupt and felt just thrown together.There were also a number of discrepancies with the historical aspect.",
"If I didn't get it for free, I would not have been happy."
] |
2 | Title Misleading | Certainly Dr. Dobson has done much good work in promoting the pro-family agenda. The problem with this book is that it does not directly address the responsibility of raising boys. Make no mistake, boys and girls are different and Dobson does a good job of pointing out this difference. But if you want to read about the research concerning the difference between the sexes, and the cultural assault on boys, then you are much better off consulting "The War Against Boys" by Sommers.There are indeed, numerous funny stories and pointed anecdotes mixed with helpful insight and advice in this book. But if you are a Christian looking for consistent Biblical wisdom to help you raise a boy into a man you can do no better than "Future Men", by Douglas Wilson. Wilson's book is so solidly Biblical that it will expose to many "Bible believing Christians" just how far from Biblical thinking most American Christians are. While Dobson wants us raise "good boys", Wilson tells us how to grow men. | 991 | [
"Certainly Dr.",
"Dobson has done much good work in promoting the pro-family agenda.",
"The problem with this book is that it does not directly address the responsibility of raising boys.",
"Make no mistake, boys and girls are different and Dobson does a good job of pointing out this difference.",
"But if you want to read about the research concerning the difference between the sexes, and the cultural assault on boys, then you are much better off consulting \"The War Against Boys\" by Sommers.There are indeed, numerous funny stories and pointed anecdotes mixed with helpful insight and advice in this book.",
"But if you are a Christian looking for consistent Biblical wisdom to help you raise a boy into a man you can do no better than \"Future Men\", by Douglas Wilson.",
"Wilson's book is so solidly Biblical that it will expose to many \"Bible believing Christians\" just how far from Biblical thinking most American Christians are.",
"While Dobson wants us raise \"good boys\", Wilson tells us how to grow men."
] |
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