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2 | Not What I Was Expecting | I guess I was expecting this movie to be a more modern version of a classic "who dunnit" type of film with new twists (sort of a modern version of Agatha Christie's classic "Murder on the Orient Express") to keep the viewers attention span.Instead, however, this movie is more of a suspense/thriller... Take a naive, married couple with marital troubles deciding to travel across Siberia to Moscow. They met up with another couple (complete strangers, I might add) traveling the same route they are. The strangers are odd from the start and you suspect that something bad will happen and of course, something bad does occur....The entire plot/storyline is just horrible and cheesy, the married couple does stupid, naive things throughout the entire movie. The movie drags out and the characters act and do things that are strange and don't make sense. Even Woody Harrelson's acting was bad in this movie. This movie was a complete waste of time. No wonder I'd never heard of it before. | 985 | [
"I guess I was expecting this movie to be a more modern version of a classic \"who dunnit\" type of film with new twists (sort of a modern version of Agatha Christie's classic \"Murder on the Orient Express\") to keep the viewers attention span.Instead, however, this movie is more of a suspense/thriller... Take a naive, married couple with marital troubles deciding to travel across Siberia to Moscow.",
"They met up with another couple (complete strangers, I might add) traveling the same route they are.",
"The strangers are odd from the start and you suspect that something bad will happen and of course, something bad does occur....The entire plot/storyline is just horrible and cheesy, the married couple does stupid, naive things throughout the entire movie.",
"The movie drags out and the characters act and do things that are strange and don't make sense.",
"Even Woody Harrelson's acting was bad in this movie.",
"This movie was a complete waste of time.",
"No wonder I'd never heard of it before."
] |
2 | Disappointing | When I saw an interview with author Alice Sebold on the Today show about a month ago, I felt compelled to read this book. I liked the author and found a familiarity in her personality, as if she could be one of my friends. Unfortunately, I thought the book was extremely depressing and did not look forward to my nightly sessions of reading after a long day at the office. It starts with the detailed description of the rape and murder of a sweet 14 year old girl. When the book started out this way I thought it would get better but it continued on a depressing path describing her family's dissolution, her friends' wierd adolescent life ramblings and later, the supernatural invasion of their bodies. The best part of the book was the ending, where the subject (the murdered girl) addresses what the afterlife is like. That part was very descriptive and strangely uplifting after an arduous read. It was disappointing overall and I probably won't pick up another Alice Sebold novel. | 985 | [
"When I saw an interview with author Alice Sebold on the Today show about a month ago, I felt compelled to read this book.",
"I liked the author and found a familiarity in her personality, as if she could be one of my friends.",
"Unfortunately, I thought the book was extremely depressing and did not look forward to my nightly sessions of reading after a long day at the office.",
"It starts with the detailed description of the rape and murder of a sweet 14 year old girl.",
"When the book started out this way I thought it would get better but it continued on a depressing path describing her family's dissolution, her friends' wierd adolescent life ramblings and later, the supernatural invasion of their bodies.",
"The best part of the book was the ending, where the subject (the murdered girl) addresses what the afterlife is like.",
"That part was very descriptive and strangely uplifting after an arduous read.",
"It was disappointing overall and I probably won't pick up another Alice Sebold novel."
] |
2 | Lucrezia Borgia: A Biography | A very readabale book with more information (obviously) on Lucrezia than books about The Borgia in general. The author paints a lovely picture of Lucrezia, me-thinks maybe too much. The trouble with this family is they were so secretive it is impossible for anyone to know what is true and what is not. They didn't confide in people outside the family and never committed anything about their plots and plans to writing. Did this author learn more about Lucrezia than others who questioned her "virtue" or was he just partial to her? I remain drawn to learn more about Lucrezia and her family but that may only be realized by reading and researching more about 16th century Italy to glean what others from that time - who knew them had to say - people who actually left written documents at and of the time- such as Machiavelli, da Vinci, etc. So many books, so little time. Although I don't feel I garnered a lot of solid facts from this book, I did enjoy the read. The quest goes on! | 985 | [
"A very readabale book with more information (obviously) on Lucrezia than books about The Borgia in general.",
"The author paints a lovely picture of Lucrezia, me-thinks maybe too much.",
"The trouble with this family is they were so secretive it is impossible for anyone to know what is true and what is not.",
"They didn't confide in people outside the family and never committed anything about their plots and plans to writing.",
"Did this author learn more about Lucrezia than others who questioned her \"virtue\" or was he just partial to her?",
"I remain drawn to learn more about Lucrezia and her family but that may only be realized by reading and researching more about 16th century Italy to glean what others from that time - who knew them had to say - people who actually left written documents at and of the time- such as Machiavelli, da Vinci, etc.",
"So many books, so little time.",
"Although I don't feel I garnered a lot of solid facts from this book, I did enjoy the read.",
"The quest goes on!"
] |
2 | NOT Your Classic Lite Brite | I LOVED Lite Brite as a kid and played it for hours well into my teen years creating new designs and using the templates. So when I saw this for my kids (ages 4 & 7), I was very excited.First the screen is about half the size as the original, the pegs are much chunkier and the pictures are simple. It seems to be a 'kiddie' version of the original. My kids took turns playing it and they spent about 10 minutes each before they got bored and never returned. They love crafts, puzzles, spin art & spirographs, so I thought this would be a hit. When they applied pressure to put the pegs in, it fell over. The button was difficult to push and the light was dim and did not stay on during play (only a few short minutes). The drawer was too hard to open and I had to use so much force, I thought I was going to break it - it did not break, but the pegs went flying.Anyway, If I find an original at a yard sale, I may buy it, but would not spend any amount of money on this cheap rip-off. | 985 | [
"I LOVED Lite Brite as a kid and played it for hours well into my teen years creating new designs and using the templates.",
"So when I saw this for my kids (ages 4 & 7), I was very excited.First the screen is about half the size as the original, the pegs are much chunkier and the pictures are simple.",
"It seems to be a 'kiddie' version of the original.",
"My kids took turns playing it and they spent about 10 minutes each before they got bored and never returned.",
"They love crafts, puzzles, spin art & spirographs, so I thought this would be a hit.",
"When they applied pressure to put the pegs in, it fell over.",
"The button was difficult to push and the light was dim and did not stay on during play (only a few short minutes).",
"The drawer was too hard to open and I had to use so much force, I thought I was going to break it - it did not break, but the pegs went flying.Anyway, If I find an original at a yard sale, I may buy it, but would not spend any amount of money on this cheap rip-off."
] |
2 | Ho-hum | Sara Bareilles (along with Colbie Caillat, Ingrid Michaelson and Kate Voegle) have been heavily promoted by VH1 as "sophisticated, thoughtful" singer/songwriters. Deservedly, these women have been somewhat pooled together as far as the marketing aspect goes--what I find that they all have in common is accessible (but entirely forgettable) styles of writing, and average, nondescript pleasant voices. I understand the music industry has waves and cycles--consider these girls post-post Lilith Fair fare. Sadly, though, none of these artists have the vocal chops and writing skills of Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos, or Fiona Apple (all of whom have survived the chick/folk/alt. wave of the mid/late 90s--and for good reason). In a year or two, none this new crowd will be remembered. May I recommend some female artists that ARE making music that stands out: Imogen Heap, Goldfrapp, Kosheen, Thea Gilmore, Zoe Johnston, and Carla Werner. Just take a listen and you will see what I mean... | 985 | [
"Sara Bareilles (along with Colbie Caillat, Ingrid Michaelson and Kate Voegle) have been heavily promoted by VH1 as \"sophisticated, thoughtful\" singer/songwriters.",
"Deservedly, these women have been somewhat pooled together as far as the marketing aspect goes--what I find that they all have in common is accessible (but entirely forgettable) styles of writing, and average, nondescript pleasant voices.",
"I understand the music industry has waves and cycles--consider these girls post-post Lilith Fair fare.",
"Sadly, though, none of these artists have the vocal chops and writing skills of Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos, or Fiona Apple (all of whom have survived the chick/folk/alt.",
"wave of the mid/late 90s--and for good reason).",
"In a year or two, none this new crowd will be remembered.",
"May I recommend some female artists that ARE making music that stands out: Imogen Heap, Goldfrapp, Kosheen, Thea Gilmore, Zoe Johnston, and Carla Werner.",
"Just take a listen and you will see what I mean..."
] |
2 | Why? | At first I thought this book was a kind of less involved but broader reaching version of the Beck & Friedwald book on Warners. Cartoons are listed alphabetically with date and (very) brief credits along with a one or two line review. Although not as in depth as the B&F book it does cover cartoons from all the studios. Fine, but although it covers all the studios it doesn't cover all the cartoons! The introduction tells us that it covers all types of animation (drawn, puppet, computer etc) but only that available on videotape or on TV & Cinema release now or recently. So why doesn't it mention Carrotblanca or Box Office Bunny? Both recent Bugs Bunny cartoons. It has the feeling of an amateur book, a listing of someone's personal collection that doesn't include stuff he doesn't have. I'm sure a book that lists every cartoon ever made by anyone is a practical impossibility but this kind of book (especially at this kind of price) needs to be far more comprehensive than this. | 985 | [
"At first I thought this book was a kind of less involved but broader reaching version of the Beck & Friedwald book on Warners.",
"Cartoons are listed alphabetically with date and (very) brief credits along with a one or two line review.",
"Although not as in depth as the B&F book it does cover cartoons from all the studios.",
"Fine, but although it covers all the studios it doesn't cover all the cartoons!",
"The introduction tells us that it covers all types of animation (drawn, puppet, computer etc) but only that available on videotape or on TV & Cinema release now or recently.",
"So why doesn't it mention Carrotblanca or Box Office Bunny?",
"Both recent Bugs Bunny cartoons.",
"It has the feeling of an amateur book, a listing of someone's personal collection that doesn't include stuff he doesn't have.",
"I'm sure a book that lists every cartoon ever made by anyone is a practical impossibility but this kind of book (especially at this kind of price) needs to be far more comprehensive than this."
] |
2 | Neat idea, but | The idea to sell prepackaged gargles is a great idea, especially if you are pressured to go to work despite being sick. Moreover, brine solutions like this are prone to bacterial contamination once opened, so it makes sense to package them in individual use containers. When this product arrived I happened to have a sore throat so I tried the product a few times. The individual solutions are the perfect volume for gargling, however, the packages are extremely difficult to open. They seem more designed for shipping and inexpensiveness than for ease of use. The gargles taste pretty good, but they seemed pretty weak from a saltiness perspective. Unfortunately, it did not help my sore throat at all. I followed this experiment with a gargle of my own preparation: the standard saturated warm water/table salt that moms always recommend. The latter did the trick immediately. In conclusion, I say stay home from work and make your own salt solutions, you'll be happier that you did. | 985 | [
"The idea to sell prepackaged gargles is a great idea, especially if you are pressured to go to work despite being sick.",
"Moreover, brine solutions like this are prone to bacterial contamination once opened, so it makes sense to package them in individual use containers.",
"When this product arrived I happened to have a sore throat so I tried the product a few times.",
"The individual solutions are the perfect volume for gargling, however, the packages are extremely difficult to open.",
"They seem more designed for shipping and inexpensiveness than for ease of use.",
"The gargles taste pretty good, but they seemed pretty weak from a saltiness perspective.",
"Unfortunately, it did not help my sore throat at all.",
"I followed this experiment with a gargle of my own preparation: the standard saturated warm water/table salt that moms always recommend.",
"The latter did the trick immediately.",
"In conclusion, I say stay home from work and make your own salt solutions, you'll be happier that you did."
] |
2 | Save Your Money! | Though the book in it's entirity is filled with supposition, assumption, presumption, and speculation, the first two-thirds of the book are fairly entertaining. Mr. Thomas tries his hand as a psychic, military tactician, and psychoanalyst; he fails miserably on all counts. He also manages to omit several key incidents in Lee's life which point much more directly to the man's real character and values. While the last third of the book is boring and tedious, Mr. Thomas doesn't miss the opportunity to do a little politically-correct Southern bashing to assure good reviews from the New York Times, et al. In the end, Thomas tries to leave everyone with a comfy-warm feeling which really only serves to undermine much of his own thesis. By the way, nearly ALL white people in the US in the 1800's, whether North or South, abolitionist or slave-owner, educated or ignorant, rich or poor "believed" the white race to be superior...even Lincoln. You'd think a professor would know that. | 985 | [
"Though the book in it's entirity is filled with supposition, assumption, presumption, and speculation, the first two-thirds of the book are fairly entertaining.",
"Mr.",
"Thomas tries his hand as a psychic, military tactician, and psychoanalyst; he fails miserably on all counts.",
"He also manages to omit several key incidents in Lee's life which point much more directly to the man's real character and values.",
"While the last third of the book is boring and tedious, Mr.",
"Thomas doesn't miss the opportunity to do a little politically-correct Southern bashing to assure good reviews from the New York Times, et al.",
"In the end, Thomas tries to leave everyone with a comfy-warm feeling which really only serves to undermine much of his own thesis.",
"By the way, nearly ALL white people in the US in the 1800's, whether North or South, abolitionist or slave-owner, educated or ignorant, rich or poor \"believed\" the white race to be superior...even Lincoln.",
"You'd think a professor would know that."
] |
2 | Needs more power cosmic. | Based (somewhat) on the film, and (somewhat) on the comics, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer finds the super powered family fighting an army of Skrulls, rock monsters, Doombots, and some other robots, to find the Silver Surfer so he can save the world from Galactus.So the story is crap. The writing is crap (I cringed as the Invisible Woman complained about her wedding plans throughout the first stage). The gameplay tended to feel repetitive as the main objective is to go into a room, smash all the bad guys and move on the next room, and smash all the bad guys. The only bit of challenge comes with figuring out which Fantastic Four's powers unlocks the door to allow you to move on to the next room (Johnny's fireballs, Invisible Woman's force bubble, Thing's fists, or Mr. Fantastic's electric glove thingy).Not the best game, but I could imagine a younger player having a ball. Definitely not the kind of game you want to play through for more than 30 mins to an hour. | 985 | [
"Based (somewhat) on the film, and (somewhat) on the comics, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer finds the super powered family fighting an army of Skrulls, rock monsters, Doombots, and some other robots, to find the Silver Surfer so he can save the world from Galactus.So the story is crap.",
"The writing is crap (I cringed as the Invisible Woman complained about her wedding plans throughout the first stage).",
"The gameplay tended to feel repetitive as the main objective is to go into a room, smash all the bad guys and move on the next room, and smash all the bad guys.",
"The only bit of challenge comes with figuring out which Fantastic Four's powers unlocks the door to allow you to move on to the next room (Johnny's fireballs, Invisible Woman's force bubble, Thing's fists, or Mr.",
"Fantastic's electric glove thingy).Not the best game, but I could imagine a younger player having a ball.",
"Definitely not the kind of game you want to play through for more than 30 mins to an hour."
] |
2 | What's All The Hype About? | First of all, this is not a bad record. It's catchy--that's about it. Is it horrible? No. Is it good? Kind of. But this is the main problem to me: every song nearly sounds the same, the lyrics are nothing special, and the music is nothing that I haven't heard before from any other British band. In the first listen you are hooked, but after the third or forth time you begin to realize that the main singer can barely sing, just shout, and that for the most part there aren't any surprises or new tricks done here. I still don't have any idea why this band is soo hyped up to the point where people are calling them the best British band of all time, etc. To me it seems as if people are giving them such lofty praise simply because they're a band from Britain. Nothing wrong with that, but that doesn't necessarily make them the greatest. I mean c'mon folks, at best Arctic Monkeys are a fun band who will probably blow you away in concerts, but seriously, it's nothing THAT special. | 985 | [
"First of all, this is not a bad record.",
"It's catchy--that's about it.",
"Is it horrible?",
"No.",
"Is it good?",
"Kind of.",
"But this is the main problem to me: every song nearly sounds the same, the lyrics are nothing special, and the music is nothing that I haven't heard before from any other British band.",
"In the first listen you are hooked, but after the third or forth time you begin to realize that the main singer can barely sing, just shout, and that for the most part there aren't any surprises or new tricks done here.",
"I still don't have any idea why this band is soo hyped up to the point where people are calling them the best British band of all time, etc.",
"To me it seems as if people are giving them such lofty praise simply because they're a band from Britain.",
"Nothing wrong with that, but that doesn't necessarily make them the greatest.",
"I mean c'mon folks, at best Arctic Monkeys are a fun band who will probably blow you away in concerts, but seriously, it's nothing THAT special."
] |
2 | Dissapointment | In the past few months, I have gotten super into all of Devendra's other works, and was excited for another little delicious surprise like the others when I first picked this album up. Oh, what a dissapointment I was in for. The album does not carry through it's energy as many of Banhart's other albums do so well. Also, having already heard many other versions of the same songs that are on here on his split album with Jana Hunter, I found these to be much more dull, and did not carry forward their emotion in the way that the other recordings do. That being said, Devendra is always quite alright, if not wonderful. I find his voice to be entirely charming, and he is generally a very talented song writer.So, the moral? If you couldn't really get into this recording, please don't give up on Devendra yet. I highly recommend "Cripple Crow", his split album with Jana Hunter, and, if you are into music that is slightly more raw, "The Black Babies", which is my personal favorite. | 985 | [
"In the past few months, I have gotten super into all of Devendra's other works, and was excited for another little delicious surprise like the others when I first picked this album up.",
"Oh, what a dissapointment I was in for.",
"The album does not carry through it's energy as many of Banhart's other albums do so well.",
"Also, having already heard many other versions of the same songs that are on here on his split album with Jana Hunter, I found these to be much more dull, and did not carry forward their emotion in the way that the other recordings do.",
"That being said, Devendra is always quite alright, if not wonderful.",
"I find his voice to be entirely charming, and he is generally a very talented song writer.So, the moral?",
"If you couldn't really get into this recording, please don't give up on Devendra yet.",
"I highly recommend \"Cripple Crow\", his split album with Jana Hunter, and, if you are into music that is slightly more raw, \"The Black Babies\", which is my personal favorite."
] |
2 | too repetitive | Compared to She looks so good in red, this cd is a big letdown. I was looking at a listening station at the local record store and i saw the latest Remembering Never cd. I thought SLSGIR was pretty decent so i decided to check this one out. I listened to the first two tracks and thought they were good also, and me being the idiot that i am bought it without skimming through the whole cd. I went home and put it in my cd player and found out that the remaining eight tracks sounded pretty much the same as the first two. It was just the same loud and heavy breakdown over and over again. I was disappointed because the whole cd just lags unlike SLSGIR. It doesn't even matter to me what Remembering Never's beliefs are or that they think hardcore sucks right now. Hardcore is mainly about the music and the message, and the music and the message that Remembering Never brings to the table is unfortunately not good or original at all. Save yourself the trouble and don't buy this cd. | 985 | [
"Compared to She looks so good in red, this cd is a big letdown.",
"I was looking at a listening station at the local record store and i saw the latest Remembering Never cd.",
"I thought SLSGIR was pretty decent so i decided to check this one out.",
"I listened to the first two tracks and thought they were good also, and me being the idiot that i am bought it without skimming through the whole cd.",
"I went home and put it in my cd player and found out that the remaining eight tracks sounded pretty much the same as the first two.",
"It was just the same loud and heavy breakdown over and over again.",
"I was disappointed because the whole cd just lags unlike SLSGIR.",
"It doesn't even matter to me what Remembering Never's beliefs are or that they think hardcore sucks right now.",
"Hardcore is mainly about the music and the message, and the music and the message that Remembering Never brings to the table is unfortunately not good or original at all.",
"Save yourself the trouble and don't buy this cd."
] |
2 | Cute | I bought this for my grandson who is 9 months old. He is just getting into playing in the bathtub and I know he will love this. Can't wait for Christmas so he can have his book and play with it too.Well, I gave the book to my Grandson, and he really liked it. His Mom and I don't share the same feeling. The book is cute, but.....There are four pages to the book. The first page is fine...What Sound does the chicken make.....then the page next to it has a place for the chicken puzzle piece.Next page-What sound does a cow make....Baa Baa and the piece for the sheep fits there.Next. What sound does a pig make.....Moo, Moo. and the cow fitsNext. What sound does the sheep make....oink, oink and the pig fits.Talk about confusing a little kid. I don't know if it was just the book I got, but ARE YOU KIDDING ME?Update.....I wrote to the company that makes this book and they were gracious to send me a new book.....everything was correct in this one. So, my rating goes up to 4 stars! | 985 | [
"I bought this for my grandson who is 9 months old.",
"He is just getting into playing in the bathtub and I know he will love this.",
"Can't wait for Christmas so he can have his book and play with it too.Well, I gave the book to my Grandson, and he really liked it.",
"His Mom and I don't share the same feeling.",
"The book is cute, but.....There are four pages to the book.",
"The first page is fine...What Sound does the chicken make.....then the page next to it has a place for the chicken puzzle piece.Next page-What sound does a cow make....Baa Baa and the piece for the sheep fits there.Next.",
"What sound does a pig make.....Moo, Moo.",
"and the cow fitsNext.",
"What sound does the sheep make....oink, oink and the pig fits.Talk about confusing a little kid.",
"I don't know if it was just the book I got, but ARE YOU KIDDING ME?",
"Update.....I wrote to the company that makes this book and they were gracious to send me a new book.....everything was correct in this one.",
"So, my rating goes up to 4 stars!"
] |
2 | A Misnomer | This is not a book on Multicultural Psychology but a book about prejudice and discrimination. The title is a misnomer in that interpersonal relations among different ethnic groups are not addressed. What is addressed is prejudice in a far ranging scope that leaves little to the imagination as to its source. It neglects important topics, such as, how do relations among the ethnic diversities in America affect acculturation processes and strategies or even prejudice. The book presents prejudice as a one way street and makes several general statements, which appear to be the author's opinion, with no empirical support. The author indicates that the world judges people based on European American values as if ethnocentricism wasn't part of every culture. If you want some resources on prejudice and discrimination, you will find many in this book. However, it will require a careful critical reading to determine which of the author's interpretations are consistent with the data. | 985 | [
"This is not a book on Multicultural Psychology but a book about prejudice and discrimination.",
"The title is a misnomer in that interpersonal relations among different ethnic groups are not addressed.",
"What is addressed is prejudice in a far ranging scope that leaves little to the imagination as to its source.",
"It neglects important topics, such as, how do relations among the ethnic diversities in America affect acculturation processes and strategies or even prejudice.",
"The book presents prejudice as a one way street and makes several general statements, which appear to be the author's opinion, with no empirical support.",
"The author indicates that the world judges people based on European American values as if ethnocentricism wasn't part of every culture.",
"If you want some resources on prejudice and discrimination, you will find many in this book.",
"However, it will require a careful critical reading to determine which of the author's interpretations are consistent with the data."
] |
2 | errr.... | I have read some Kootnz books and this one seems no different. "The Taking" is bland and will not stick out in my memory of books to remember.My beef on Kootnz himself is that is one, WAY TOO obsessed with dogs. Does he own like 20 or something and each has to be the star in his book? In all his books he has the dogs be some kind of special, powerful, force of good. Not that that's not true :) but it can be really annoying.The other thing that is a repetive theme is his obsession with horrible pasts. If you have read "One door away from heaven", your know what I mean.I did give it 2 stars because there were times that I was kinda scared. However, the plot lacked any real creativness and it was too short for the problems that it presented. Also the ending was really dumb. The "aliens" just magically disapear because Molly stood them up. Who let him publish this? Don't waste your time on this book, but if you must reading it an audiobook would probably be more interesting. | 985 | [
"I have read some Kootnz books and this one seems no different.",
"\"The Taking\" is bland and will not stick out in my memory of books to remember.My beef on Kootnz himself is that is one, WAY TOO obsessed with dogs.",
"Does he own like 20 or something and each has to be the star in his book?",
"In all his books he has the dogs be some kind of special, powerful, force of good.",
"Not that that's not true :) but it can be really annoying.The other thing that is a repetive theme is his obsession with horrible pasts.",
"If you have read \"One door away from heaven\", your know what I mean.I did give it 2 stars because there were times that I was kinda scared.",
"However, the plot lacked any real creativness and it was too short for the problems that it presented.",
"Also the ending was really dumb.",
"The \"aliens\" just magically disapear because Molly stood them up.",
"Who let him publish this?",
"Don't waste your time on this book, but if you must reading it an audiobook would probably be more interesting."
] |
2 | Not Worthy of Hellboy | As a huge Hellboy fan, I put off reading this book because I loved the comics so much and did not think a prose writer could capture the dark but wry tone so easily set by Mignola with his fantastic graphic artwork and minimal use of word balloons. I feel my hesitation was justified. "Lost Army" did not feel like a Hellboy story at all - from the fairly unoriginal and frankly boring lost army in the desert premise to the superfluous lake monster to the weak anticlimatic ending (the mysterious glow is...? ). It was like a simplistic Hardy Boys mystery. But just when you are feeling like you are in PG action horror territory complete with zombie warriors and Krull-like giant spider web scenes, Golden throws in a disturbing and out-of-nowhere attempted rape just to make things more "adult" (or something). This uneven tone is fairly consistent and although the relationship between Hellboy and his ex-flame is fun to read - the best thing about this book are the illustrations. | 985 | [
"As a huge Hellboy fan, I put off reading this book because I loved the comics so much and did not think a prose writer could capture the dark but wry tone so easily set by Mignola with his fantastic graphic artwork and minimal use of word balloons.",
"I feel my hesitation was justified.",
"\"Lost Army\" did not feel like a Hellboy story at all - from the fairly unoriginal and frankly boring lost army in the desert premise to the superfluous lake monster to the weak anticlimatic ending (the mysterious glow is...? ).",
"It was like a simplistic Hardy Boys mystery.",
"But just when you are feeling like you are in PG action horror territory complete with zombie warriors and Krull-like giant spider web scenes, Golden throws in a disturbing and out-of-nowhere attempted rape just to make things more \"adult\" (or something).",
"This uneven tone is fairly consistent and although the relationship between Hellboy and his ex-flame is fun to read - the best thing about this book are the illustrations."
] |
2 | pretty nice im 50/50 | Seems like this will last VERY long time so good or bad its a keeper. actually it works VERY quickly half a lemon is squeezed in far less than 1 second! I seem to have a lot of juice left in the lemon after I squeeze it though and that is beginning to disappoint me? (i live in CA and at a average super market lemons are 1 dollar each!) lemons have become expensive for some reason, so if you really want to maximize the juice from the lemon id move on maybe to a different one? Beacause it doesent matter haw hard you squeeze, the two cups dont actually touch????? so when you squeeze the handle all the way closed until they touch each other the lemon inside is not all the way squished? there's more that a 1/4 inch on the inside, of space when fully closed? ("MORE than" emphasised)If i owned a lemon tree and wasn't so stingy about how much juice i get from each lemon then the SPEED of this thing would make it awesome. but that not my situation lol, im paying a buck per lemon! | 985 | [
"Seems like this will last VERY long time so good or bad its a keeper.",
"actually it works VERY quickly half a lemon is squeezed in far less than 1 second!",
"I seem to have a lot of juice left in the lemon after I squeeze it though and that is beginning to disappoint me?",
"(i live in CA and at a average super market lemons are 1 dollar each!",
") lemons have become expensive for some reason, so if you really want to maximize the juice from the lemon id move on maybe to a different one?",
"Beacause it doesent matter haw hard you squeeze, the two cups dont actually touch???",
"??",
"so when you squeeze the handle all the way closed until they touch each other the lemon inside is not all the way squished?",
"there's more that a 1/4 inch on the inside, of space when fully closed?",
"(\"MORE than\" emphasised)If i owned a lemon tree and wasn't so stingy about how much juice i get from each lemon then the SPEED of this thing would make it awesome.",
"but that not my situation lol, im paying a buck per lemon!"
] |
2 | Decent First Attempt | The theater was packed with adults and children waiting for a Shrek-like fairy tale adventure. Early in the show it becomes obvious that this is a first attempt by a new company. The animation is only so-so. For instance, when the wolf is in the river, there is overlapping animation between his legs and the water. Their animation software (or their skills) needs improvement. The story had promise, but was supplemented by musical numbers that were a little strange and too long. They really had to stretch to get the movie to feature length. The characters were OK but all seemed to have an attitude problem. No one was happy with their fairy-tale life. The best character, and the only one that got adult laughs in our theater, was the squirrel, who was kind of a cross between Chip & Dale and Scrat (Ice Age). The kids all laughed in a few places, but the adults didn't seem to find it more than mildly amusing in spots. This is not a movie I'd pay to see twice. Wait and rent it. | 985 | [
"The theater was packed with adults and children waiting for a Shrek-like fairy tale adventure.",
"Early in the show it becomes obvious that this is a first attempt by a new company.",
"The animation is only so-so.",
"For instance, when the wolf is in the river, there is overlapping animation between his legs and the water.",
"Their animation software (or their skills) needs improvement.",
"The story had promise, but was supplemented by musical numbers that were a little strange and too long.",
"They really had to stretch to get the movie to feature length.",
"The characters were OK but all seemed to have an attitude problem.",
"No one was happy with their fairy-tale life.",
"The best character, and the only one that got adult laughs in our theater, was the squirrel, who was kind of a cross between Chip & Dale and Scrat (Ice Age).",
"The kids all laughed in a few places, but the adults didn't seem to find it more than mildly amusing in spots.",
"This is not a movie I'd pay to see twice.",
"Wait and rent it."
] |
2 | Canned methods, sloppy.... | THe credentials of the authors speak in bounds... Drexel University and Georgia Perimeter College???!?!?! GPC is a 2-year. Anyways, all that aside, the presentation of the material is horrible. Obviously, the background of these authors is that of 1,2,3 methods, with absolutely no concept of any concepts behind the material. The problems/examples are unrelated to the material in the chapters, and no preparation was given to answer them. Our professor even said that he emailed the writer to change the wording in a few questions, the writer agreed wholeheartedly, and yet the question remained in the next edition....IN the age of Chubb Institute and quickie-degree schools, this book would do fine. Math, in my opinion, while can be learned with these methods, is useless without the knowledge of how it came about, why it is used, and theory or explanation/background. This book provides none of this. I do not recommend it to anyone. ESPECIALLY not one of "beginner" status(...) | 985 | [
"THe credentials of the authors speak in bounds... Drexel University and Georgia Perimeter College???",
"!?!",
"?!",
"GPC is a 2-year.",
"Anyways, all that aside, the presentation of the material is horrible.",
"Obviously, the background of these authors is that of 1,2,3 methods, with absolutely no concept of any concepts behind the material.",
"The problems/examples are unrelated to the material in the chapters, and no preparation was given to answer them.",
"Our professor even said that he emailed the writer to change the wording in a few questions, the writer agreed wholeheartedly, and yet the question remained in the next edition....IN the age of Chubb Institute and quickie-degree schools, this book would do fine.",
"Math, in my opinion, while can be learned with these methods, is useless without the knowledge of how it came about, why it is used, and theory or explanation/background.",
"This book provides none of this.",
"I do not recommend it to anyone.",
"ESPECIALLY not one of \"beginner\" status(...)"
] |
2 | Shark Weak | Excuse the poor heading, Shark Night was a weak film overall. A group of college students go to a lake house to party and end up being the prey of deadly sharks. The story is generally generic even when the twist occurs; I personally thought the second half of the movie brought down the film the most since the first half was decent. It has some exhilarating scenes that were actually fun, but only SOME scenes really worked. I ended up hating most of the characters and the survivors are predictable from the beginning. The acting was okay, I personally thought Sara Paxton did a better job in The Innkeepers. The effects were also weak. I'm not sure if this was supposed to be a horror movie because it wasn't scary at all.This movie has some gore, blood, and partial nudity (male and female). It kind of pushes the PG-13 rating, I've seen tamer R-rated films. Overall, I don't recommend paying for this film. If you must watch it, it's available on Netflix Streaming as of 6/22/12. | 985 | [
"Excuse the poor heading, Shark Night was a weak film overall.",
"A group of college students go to a lake house to party and end up being the prey of deadly sharks.",
"The story is generally generic even when the twist occurs; I personally thought the second half of the movie brought down the film the most since the first half was decent.",
"It has some exhilarating scenes that were actually fun, but only SOME scenes really worked.",
"I ended up hating most of the characters and the survivors are predictable from the beginning.",
"The acting was okay, I personally thought Sara Paxton did a better job in The Innkeepers.",
"The effects were also weak.",
"I'm not sure if this was supposed to be a horror movie because it wasn't scary at all.This movie has some gore, blood, and partial nudity (male and female).",
"It kind of pushes the PG-13 rating, I've seen tamer R-rated films.",
"Overall, I don't recommend paying for this film.",
"If you must watch it, it's available on Netflix Streaming as of 6/22/12."
] |
2 | Strange indeed !!! | Made in ??? in ????, Serial# PS-95605, Playing Time 51:42This CD might not be what you expect:- It is a LIVE recording, of dubious origin (legitimate?)- There are no liner notes, musician or location credits of any kind in the packaging; copyright notice on the CD itself is in spanish!- It is performed by the "ELO part 2" formation (with Eric Troyer, NOT Jeff Lynne), even if the artwork states and shows a few pictures of ELO.- The material seems edited (some tracks started before the recording or carried on afterwards,) remixed (it seems some sections repeat themselves) and doctored (trying to remove the crowd noises between songs, as if this was a studio effort)- The sound quality is often muffled and flat, maybe taken from the soundboard at the concert(s)- This is NOT the concert recorded in Sydney Australia previously released officially.This item is NOT a budget version of the "greatest hits" package of the same name...In brief, ONLY for the COMPLETISTS. Enough said. | 985 | [
"Made in???",
"in???",
"?",
", Serial# PS-95605, Playing Time 51:42This CD might not be what you expect:- It is a LIVE recording, of dubious origin (legitimate?",
")- There are no liner notes, musician or location credits of any kind in the packaging; copyright notice on the CD itself is in spanish!",
"- It is performed by the \"ELO part 2\" formation (with Eric Troyer, NOT Jeff Lynne), even if the artwork states and shows a few pictures of ELO.- The material seems edited (some tracks started before the recording or carried on afterwards,) remixed (it seems some sections repeat themselves) and doctored (trying to remove the crowd noises between songs, as if this was a studio effort)- The sound quality is often muffled and flat, maybe taken from the soundboard at the concert(s)- This is NOT the concert recorded in Sydney Australia previously released officially.This item is NOT a budget version of the \"greatest hits\" package of the same name...In brief, ONLY for the COMPLETISTS.",
"Enough said."
] |
2 | Defective device twice | When we first got the hot chocolate maker, we were delighted with it. The froth was fabulous, and it was so easy to use. However, after about 2 months, the little ball bearings inside the magnetic disc began to come out one by one. I called the 1-800 number listed in the manual, and the customer service representative was very helpful. We received another disc to replace the old one. We used the machine again for about 8 months when we had the same problem. As the machine was no longer in warranty, we continued to use the disc after all the ball bearings were out of it. The machine continued to work, and we didn't taste any difference in the hot chocolate. After a few weeks of using it without the ball bearings, we began to hear a terrible noise, so we discontinued using it. I was really disappointed. We did use the machine almost every day, so I don't know if we used it too much or not. The hot chocolate was wonderful; I just wish the machine would have held out longer. | 985 | [
"When we first got the hot chocolate maker, we were delighted with it.",
"The froth was fabulous, and it was so easy to use.",
"However, after about 2 months, the little ball bearings inside the magnetic disc began to come out one by one.",
"I called the 1-800 number listed in the manual, and the customer service representative was very helpful.",
"We received another disc to replace the old one.",
"We used the machine again for about 8 months when we had the same problem.",
"As the machine was no longer in warranty, we continued to use the disc after all the ball bearings were out of it.",
"The machine continued to work, and we didn't taste any difference in the hot chocolate.",
"After a few weeks of using it without the ball bearings, we began to hear a terrible noise, so we discontinued using it.",
"I was really disappointed.",
"We did use the machine almost every day, so I don't know if we used it too much or not.",
"The hot chocolate was wonderful; I just wish the machine would have held out longer."
] |
2 | Cheap Game | This game was not very well thought out. Other than the talking characters, the game play feels really cheap. Feels more like a PS1 game than PS2. King's Field II is way, way better... so was the first one. I was expecting this game to be like King's Field since it was made by the same company. Other than the first person view/feel, attacking, and picking up items, it is nothing like it. The music is cheap, alot of the rooms look the same, there is no map, and the gameplay is too fast and rushed. I'm in a poison area where you have to keep activating your Protect Ring to keep yourself safe. I'm trying to fight monsters and whatnot. Having to constantly use this item and waste magic doing it instead of being able to use your other rings is a pain. The game was not very fun to play to begin with, so I don't know why they threw in that poison area. Don't get me wrong, the game isn't the worst I've played, but it's definitely not what I expected or even remotely close to it. | 985 | [
"This game was not very well thought out.",
"Other than the talking characters, the game play feels really cheap.",
"Feels more like a PS1 game than PS2.",
"King's Field II is way, way better... so was the first one.",
"I was expecting this game to be like King's Field since it was made by the same company.",
"Other than the first person view/feel, attacking, and picking up items, it is nothing like it.",
"The music is cheap, alot of the rooms look the same, there is no map, and the gameplay is too fast and rushed.",
"I'm in a poison area where you have to keep activating your Protect Ring to keep yourself safe.",
"I'm trying to fight monsters and whatnot.",
"Having to constantly use this item and waste magic doing it instead of being able to use your other rings is a pain.",
"The game was not very fun to play to begin with, so I don't know why they threw in that poison area.",
"Don't get me wrong, the game isn't the worst I've played, but it's definitely not what I expected or even remotely close to it."
] |
2 | Slow and boring | First introduced to baby when he was 11 mos old. He didn't like this one bit so I assumed perhaps he was too young to appreciate Baby Einstein videos. Re-introduced at 15 mos, and then 18 mos. Same reaction from him, he would sigh, fuss a whole lot, and when older would walk out of the room the moment he discovers it's the numbers video. But he would gladly sit through and interact with other Baby Einstein titles like World Animal Adventure and Baby Wordsworth.The pace of this video is very slow though it may appeal to very young babies watching a DVD for the first time. I feel that it doesn't capture attention the way the other Baby Einstein videos do. Numbers 1 through 4 seem like a drag while suddenly number 5 picks up pace as if time was short and the video had to end. My 20 month old now knows his numbers 1-10 and learned the sequence through books and live demonstrations, sadly not from this video. He would however pick up new words from other Baby Einstein titles. | 985 | [
"First introduced to baby when he was 11 mos old.",
"He didn't like this one bit so I assumed perhaps he was too young to appreciate Baby Einstein videos.",
"Re-introduced at 15 mos, and then 18 mos.",
"Same reaction from him, he would sigh, fuss a whole lot, and when older would walk out of the room the moment he discovers it's the numbers video.",
"But he would gladly sit through and interact with other Baby Einstein titles like World Animal Adventure and Baby Wordsworth.The pace of this video is very slow though it may appeal to very young babies watching a DVD for the first time.",
"I feel that it doesn't capture attention the way the other Baby Einstein videos do.",
"Numbers 1 through 4 seem like a drag while suddenly number 5 picks up pace as if time was short and the video had to end.",
"My 20 month old now knows his numbers 1-10 and learned the sequence through books and live demonstrations, sadly not from this video.",
"He would however pick up new words from other Baby Einstein titles."
] |
2 | Not worth it | I bought this as a Black Friday special to replace a Linksys Wireless B router. I didn't need to but it was cheap so I did.Pros:-Setup was very simple; much easier than the Linksys router. The CD walks any user through the process, regardless of that individual's IT expierience.-The signal is very strong; I can connect to this router with full strength from anywhere within my apartment (approximatley 800 sq. feet).Cons:-Singal constantly drops or locks up. I am often surfing and my laptop will disconnect; when I try to reconnect I am unable to do so. The router has to be restarted and for those of you who have done it you know it is a time-consuming process. The router, cable modem, and both computers have to be restarting. Takes all of 10 minutes.To me it just wasn't worth it. I am using my linksys router again and will probably do so until I NEED to replace it. When that happens, I will most likely go with another Linksys product as Linksys has never given me an issue. | 985 | [
"I bought this as a Black Friday special to replace a Linksys Wireless B router.",
"I didn't need to but it was cheap so I did.Pros:-Setup was very simple; much easier than the Linksys router.",
"The CD walks any user through the process, regardless of that individual's IT expierience.-The signal is very strong; I can connect to this router with full strength from anywhere within my apartment (approximatley 800 sq.",
"feet).Cons:-Singal constantly drops or locks up.",
"I am often surfing and my laptop will disconnect; when I try to reconnect I am unable to do so.",
"The router has to be restarted and for those of you who have done it you know it is a time-consuming process.",
"The router, cable modem, and both computers have to be restarting.",
"Takes all of 10 minutes.To me it just wasn't worth it.",
"I am using my linksys router again and will probably do so until I NEED to replace it.",
"When that happens, I will most likely go with another Linksys product as Linksys has never given me an issue."
] |
2 | Hard to watch | I like Daniel Auteuil a lot and his charming presence led me into a world that I wasn't sure I wanted to enter...the underside of London and the child pornography industry. His friend, a beautiful prostitute, has the contacts he needs to find a missing person for his clients and in his effort to find the fellow he stumbles into the horrific world of child pornography. Because the film was skillfully made and the acting good I kept watching. But at the point where the detective has to look at photos of tiny, small, boys who are the tricks of the trade, I had to shut off the film. It wasn't worth putting this through my brain. I know this stuff exists and I would do anything in my power to put a stop to it. But watching this film isn't going to do it and I chose not to go any further.This isn't saying this is a bad film and it is definitely on the right side of the issue. It is only to warn prospective viewers, which is the purpose of this site, that this is hard to watch. | 985 | [
"I like Daniel Auteuil a lot and his charming presence led me into a world that I wasn't sure I wanted to enter...the underside of London and the child pornography industry.",
"His friend, a beautiful prostitute, has the contacts he needs to find a missing person for his clients and in his effort to find the fellow he stumbles into the horrific world of child pornography.",
"Because the film was skillfully made and the acting good I kept watching.",
"But at the point where the detective has to look at photos of tiny, small, boys who are the tricks of the trade, I had to shut off the film.",
"It wasn't worth putting this through my brain.",
"I know this stuff exists and I would do anything in my power to put a stop to it.",
"But watching this film isn't going to do it and I chose not to go any further.This isn't saying this is a bad film and it is definitely on the right side of the issue.",
"It is only to warn prospective viewers, which is the purpose of this site, that this is hard to watch."
] |
2 | Sugar free sweetener | First I have eaten a lot of licorice in my day. These Red Vines S.F. black licorice vines were very tasty-little chewier than the regular but still good.That is why the 2 stars. I did e-mail Red Vines about that but did not get a reply. Was eating 4-5 pieces a day-I don't consider that a lot- & then something very strange started happening to my (to put it nicely) tummy. Narrowed it down to the licorice after some Internet research. Found out I was not alone that it was "disagreeing" with me. It does say on the package that it "may have a slight laxative effect" but that wasn't the entire problem. It contains the sugar sub. Maltitol.Side effects are major bloating,gas,more gas,bad gas,gurrgling & strange colored movements-if you get my drift.This may not be the norm-but I have consumed a lot of sugar free products and have never had the consequences that resulted after eating this product. Anybody want my remaining 10 bags?? Don't think I will be having any anytime soon. | 985 | [
"First I have eaten a lot of licorice in my day.",
"These Red Vines S.F. black licorice vines were very tasty-little chewier than the regular but still good.That is why the 2 stars.",
"I did e-mail Red Vines about that but did not get a reply.",
"Was eating 4-5 pieces a day-I don't consider that a lot- & then something very strange started happening to my (to put it nicely) tummy.",
"Narrowed it down to the licorice after some Internet research.",
"Found out I was not alone that it was \"disagreeing\" with me.",
"It does say on the package that it \"may have a slight laxative effect\" but that wasn't the entire problem.",
"It contains the sugar sub.",
"Maltitol.Side effects are major bloating,gas,more gas,bad gas,gurrgling & strange colored movements-if you get my drift.This may not be the norm-but I have consumed a lot of sugar free products and have never had the consequences that resulted after eating this product.",
"Anybody want my remaining 10 bags??",
"Don't think I will be having any anytime soon."
] |
2 | Would Not Suggest | I studied very hard for well over a month through this book and took the test today. Now I don't know my score yet or anything, but my general impression is that this book is not at all representative of the GRE Psyc exam. The Kaplan book only covered less than 50% of what was on the actual exam. I had to rely mostly on logic, reasoning, and what I had picked up from classes and my own studies to do a lot of the test. The Kaplan book did not at all cover I/O psychology or many famous experiments or facts that were on the test.Also, the Psyc GRE was much more application based than the book portrayed. There are no "Definition given - What is this called?" questions. I blew through the practice tests in just over an hour for the most part and did well, but took over 2 hours today and did not have time to check my test again. I haven't looked at the other books out, but I would highly suggest looking into other books or at least supplementing your study with something else. | 985 | [
"I studied very hard for well over a month through this book and took the test today.",
"Now I don't know my score yet or anything, but my general impression is that this book is not at all representative of the GRE Psyc exam.",
"The Kaplan book only covered less than 50% of what was on the actual exam.",
"I had to rely mostly on logic, reasoning, and what I had picked up from classes and my own studies to do a lot of the test.",
"The Kaplan book did not at all cover I/O psychology or many famous experiments or facts that were on the test.Also, the Psyc GRE was much more application based than the book portrayed.",
"There are no \"Definition given - What is this called?",
"\" questions.",
"I blew through the practice tests in just over an hour for the most part and did well, but took over 2 hours today and did not have time to check my test again.",
"I haven't looked at the other books out, but I would highly suggest looking into other books or at least supplementing your study with something else."
] |
2 | Needs another edit | Wow. I can't believe this novel not only got past an agent (assuming she has one and didn't self publish) but also an editor. The writing was horrible and amatuerish. For example: "I walked into my dark apartment and turned on all the lights. I checked my answering machine--no messages. I flopped down on the couch and tried to tickle the elmo doll that now lived with me instead of my niece Ashley....That's when I decided. Karma be damned." (shouldn't it be: That's when I decided--Karma be damned?)This is high school writing. My apologies if this is aimed at young adults, but I don't think it is. The story itself isn't that bad, but there is no character depth. Granted, most chick lit is neurotic and shallow, but this didn't even scratch that surface. Maybe the author needs to learn how to develop a voice by not using the first person. Too many "I"s is not a good thing. Unfortunately, I don't have anything good to say about this book. I didn't HATE it, but didn't like it. | 985 | [
"Wow.",
"I can't believe this novel not only got past an agent (assuming she has one and didn't self publish) but also an editor.",
"The writing was horrible and amatuerish.",
"For example: \"I walked into my dark apartment and turned on all the lights.",
"I checked my answering machine--no messages.",
"I flopped down on the couch and tried to tickle the elmo doll that now lived with me instead of my niece Ashley....That's when I decided.",
"Karma be damned.\" (shouldn't it be: That's when I decided--Karma be damned?",
")This is high school writing.",
"My apologies if this is aimed at young adults, but I don't think it is.",
"The story itself isn't that bad, but there is no character depth.",
"Granted, most chick lit is neurotic and shallow, but this didn't even scratch that surface.",
"Maybe the author needs to learn how to develop a voice by not using the first person.",
"Too many \"I\"s is not a good thing.",
"Unfortunately, I don't have anything good to say about this book.",
"I didn't HATE it, but didn't like it."
] |
2 | Never Gonna Be The Same... | Hmm...Being a big fan of Courtney Love, I would like to give this album 5 stars, but, this is a really bad album...unless you're a mindless teenager who loves terrible pop music. As one reviewer stated before, most of the lyrics are atrocious, just stupid and silly. Yet in this corrupted album are two songs worth a listen.The first is Hold Onto Me. I feel this is a personal song for Love and she expresses herself well. The other is the fiery Life Despite God. I noticed other reviewers critisized this song...I dont know why, yes Courtney wails and wails, but this song, this is Hole as we remember it. This is the real Courtney Love. Its these two tracks that make my purchase so worthwhile, giving a taste of the old Hole, the old Courtney we loved.Anyway, if you want more of the real Courtney Love I suggest you pick yourself up a copy of Hole's Live Through This. Taking you back to the days of smeared red lipstick, babydoll dresses two sizes too small and empowering lyrics. | 985 | [
"Hmm...Being a big fan of Courtney Love, I would like to give this album 5 stars, but, this is a really bad album...unless you're a mindless teenager who loves terrible pop music.",
"As one reviewer stated before, most of the lyrics are atrocious, just stupid and silly.",
"Yet in this corrupted album are two songs worth a listen.The first is Hold Onto Me.",
"I feel this is a personal song for Love and she expresses herself well.",
"The other is the fiery Life Despite God.",
"I noticed other reviewers critisized this song...I dont know why, yes Courtney wails and wails, but this song, this is Hole as we remember it.",
"This is the real Courtney Love.",
"Its these two tracks that make my purchase so worthwhile, giving a taste of the old Hole, the old Courtney we loved.Anyway, if you want more of the real Courtney Love I suggest you pick yourself up a copy of Hole's Live Through This.",
"Taking you back to the days of smeared red lipstick, babydoll dresses two sizes too small and empowering lyrics."
] |
2 | last of the redmen | In responce to the information given in the Editorial Review of The Last Of The Redmen.The character Cora, (Julie Bishop) does not enter into an ill-fated relationship with the character Magua (Buster Crabbe), she enters into a relationship with the character Uncas (Ric Vallin).Michael O Shea, plays the part of Hawkeye, and not Major Howard.Jon Hall, plays the part of Major Howard, and is not the least bit odious.But, as in most versions of the novel, The Last Of The Mohicans, some of the characters from the novel do not appear in the adaptations.In this version, a child character Davy (Buzz Henry), appears, if any character in the film is odious, it is surely this one, and he`s not mentioned in the novel.The character Chingasgook, Uncas`s father, who is one of the main characters in the novel, and other versions of this book, does not even appear in this movie.I think whoever reviewed this movie, should have watched it more closely, and at least got their facts correct. | 985 | [
"In responce to the information given in the Editorial Review of The Last Of The Redmen.The character Cora, (Julie Bishop) does not enter into an ill-fated relationship with the character Magua (Buster Crabbe), she enters into a relationship with the character Uncas (Ric Vallin).Michael O Shea, plays the part of Hawkeye, and not Major Howard.Jon Hall, plays the part of Major Howard, and is not the least bit odious.But, as in most versions of the novel, The Last Of The Mohicans, some of the characters from the novel do not appear in the adaptations.In this version, a child character Davy (Buzz Henry), appears, if any character in the film is odious, it is surely this one, and he`s not mentioned in the novel.The character Chingasgook, Uncas`s father, who is one of the main characters in the novel, and other versions of this book, does not even appear in this movie.I think whoever reviewed this movie, should have watched it more closely, and at least got their facts correct."
] |
2 | Two stars for effort | Sorry I bought the book in hardcover. I wish I had just checked it out of the library. While the author's efforts at presenting the male side were good the book itself wasn't. The changes in point of view were confusing and his lack of research made the book far less credible. The author should consult others if he is not sure. No one does a roundhouse kick to the groin. That is not possible. Additionally people don't go to undergrad and major in law (it is pre-law) and then decide not to go to grad school to get their law degree. Law is a professional degree. Also, Angela's credibility was shot when she told Michael, I mean Derrick, that she bought this outfit for him. Everything else she did contradicted that. Not to mention the book was full of typos, unnecessary changes in point of view, grammatical errors, and misinformation. Mr. Baisden should take a creative writing course before he writes another novel and hire an editor before he prints more copies of this book. | 985 | [
"Sorry I bought the book in hardcover.",
"I wish I had just checked it out of the library.",
"While the author's efforts at presenting the male side were good the book itself wasn't.",
"The changes in point of view were confusing and his lack of research made the book far less credible.",
"The author should consult others if he is not sure.",
"No one does a roundhouse kick to the groin.",
"That is not possible.",
"Additionally people don't go to undergrad and major in law (it is pre-law) and then decide not to go to grad school to get their law degree.",
"Law is a professional degree.",
"Also, Angela's credibility was shot when she told Michael, I mean Derrick, that she bought this outfit for him.",
"Everything else she did contradicted that.",
"Not to mention the book was full of typos, unnecessary changes in point of view, grammatical errors, and misinformation.",
"Mr.",
"Baisden should take a creative writing course before he writes another novel and hire an editor before he prints more copies of this book."
] |
2 | Keep it simple or else.... | I have a Sony TV, Pioneer Receiver, Xbox 360 and Dish Network.1) I set up the remote and followed all the directions2) Everything looked right, but didn't work right3) I got part of it to work (never the Xbox 360 on a consistent basis)4) wife was annoyed with the Dish network interface, always complainedI was going to return, but 30 days had elapsed; I decided to use in a different room a couple of months later, and decided I would do it right, but the software doesn't work right. For example, it'll say activity, but then the activity won't show up on the remote; I had to delete everything and restart everything, then it worked; but even then...after five hours, it still didn't work...or control my Pani plasma.I dislike this remote; I ended up getting Control4, which is a really great remote, and even works from very far away and through walls; I'm still going to try to get it to work...but I've neglected my family too many hours to get this freakin' thing to work right. | 985 | [
"I have a Sony TV, Pioneer Receiver, Xbox 360 and Dish Network.1) I set up the remote and followed all the directions2) Everything looked right, but didn't work right3) I got part of it to work (never the Xbox 360 on a consistent basis)4) wife was annoyed with the Dish network interface, always complainedI was going to return, but 30 days had elapsed; I decided to use in a different room a couple of months later, and decided I would do it right, but the software doesn't work right.",
"For example, it'll say activity, but then the activity won't show up on the remote; I had to delete everything and restart everything, then it worked; but even then...after five hours, it still didn't work...or control my Pani plasma.I dislike this remote; I ended up getting Control4, which is a really great remote, and even works from very far away and through walls; I'm still going to try to get it to work...but I've neglected my family too many hours to get this freakin' thing to work right."
] |
2 | too basic | Purchased this item for the elderly parents as an alternative to the expensive PC system we'd bought for them to use for web and e-mail - and which was too complicated. This system seemed simple enough and covered all my parents' needs.We were very disappointed. This unit IS simple to set up and easy to use. However, this unit is truly basic. It runs an outdated version of Internet Explorer (version 3 or 4). The home screen feels old - the closest equivalent would be the original version of Prodigy back in the late '80's.More importantly, because it runs an antique version of Explorer AND has no memory, many web sites won't load or will be missing large chunks. If you want to read foreign language newspapers or sites - forget it - this system has no extended fonts.This system has potential, but they need to upgrade the software. I would not recommend purchasing this item unless all you want is e-mail capability; you will find it frustrating if you use it for web-surfing. | 985 | [
"Purchased this item for the elderly parents as an alternative to the expensive PC system we'd bought for them to use for web and e-mail - and which was too complicated.",
"This system seemed simple enough and covered all my parents' needs.We were very disappointed.",
"This unit IS simple to set up and easy to use.",
"However, this unit is truly basic.",
"It runs an outdated version of Internet Explorer (version 3 or 4).",
"The home screen feels old - the closest equivalent would be the original version of Prodigy back in the late '80's.More importantly, because it runs an antique version of Explorer AND has no memory, many web sites won't load or will be missing large chunks.",
"If you want to read foreign language newspapers or sites - forget it - this system has no extended fonts.This system has potential, but they need to upgrade the software.",
"I would not recommend purchasing this item unless all you want is e-mail capability; you will find it frustrating if you use it for web-surfing."
] |
2 | White glaze scratches easily | My husband and I ordered twelve place settings of Fiestaware in persimmon, turquoise, sunflower, heather, and white. We are very pleased with the purchase and love how the colors look together. The only complaint is that the glaze on the white plates seems to be more fragile than the other colors -- after only a few uses the dinner plates were covered with very dark knife scratches. The Amazon review says that scratches from flatware can be "easily removed with a nonabrasive cleaner" but I haven't been able to get them off. I have also noticed some production flaws (small bare spots, etc.) but these are minimal, and overall I think that Fiestaware is a great deal. I love how the dishes can go into the oven and how they don't get hot when microwaved. Also, we're very clumsy and haven't chipped a piece after 6 months of use. I'm giving 2 stars specifically to the white setting (and most people are probably not buying Fiesta in white!). I'd give 5 stars to the other colors. | 985 | [
"My husband and I ordered twelve place settings of Fiestaware in persimmon, turquoise, sunflower, heather, and white.",
"We are very pleased with the purchase and love how the colors look together.",
"The only complaint is that the glaze on the white plates seems to be more fragile than the other colors -- after only a few uses the dinner plates were covered with very dark knife scratches.",
"The Amazon review says that scratches from flatware can be \"easily removed with a nonabrasive cleaner\" but I haven't been able to get them off.",
"I have also noticed some production flaws (small bare spots, etc.) but these are minimal, and overall I think that Fiestaware is a great deal.",
"I love how the dishes can go into the oven and how they don't get hot when microwaved.",
"Also, we're very clumsy and haven't chipped a piece after 6 months of use.",
"I'm giving 2 stars specifically to the white setting (and most people are probably not buying Fiesta in white!",
").",
"I'd give 5 stars to the other colors."
] |
2 | Personal Dissapointment | The graphics are impressive, however, when interacting with other characters a window pops up and you basically have to read and click as a means for interaction. There is a main window with text that represents the response of the character you are interacting with, and on the right there are headings that read rumors, where are you from, etc... I find this interaction to be totally archaic so I was totally unimpressed by this gameplay. Also, after you have clicked on all of the options on how to communicate with the character and you click on goodbye, as you are leaving the character will say, "Can I help you", or something to that affect. Didn't I just exhaust every question with this guy? What else do I need to speak about?Also, the fighting in this game is really dissapointing. You hit then he hits, you hit then he hits...get the point? Yawn....I believe this game would have been the greatest game ever made if it came out ten years ago.Definately try before you buy. | 985 | [
"The graphics are impressive, however, when interacting with other characters a window pops up and you basically have to read and click as a means for interaction.",
"There is a main window with text that represents the response of the character you are interacting with, and on the right there are headings that read rumors, where are you from, etc... I find this interaction to be totally archaic so I was totally unimpressed by this gameplay.",
"Also, after you have clicked on all of the options on how to communicate with the character and you click on goodbye, as you are leaving the character will say, \"Can I help you\", or something to that affect.",
"Didn't I just exhaust every question with this guy?",
"What else do I need to speak about?",
"Also, the fighting in this game is really dissapointing.",
"You hit then he hits, you hit then he hits...get the point?",
"Yawn....I believe this game would have been the greatest game ever made if it came out ten years ago.Definately try before you buy."
] |
2 | A Little Disappointing | I read this book from the perspective of a fellow physician who served her residency at an institution that prided itself on its trauma services. I think that the stories Dr. Huyler relates are common experiences of young doctors everywhere, and any of us could write a book about the patients and the politics we see. I recognized many of my patients and colleagues in these stories. I think most of the chapters were good starts, but most could have used more development. It brought back memories to me of a night on trauma call as an intern, on my parents 40th anniversary. An older couple came into our hospital, also celebrating their 40th anniversary. The husband had lost his way on the country roads surrounding the midwestern city where I trained. He was hit head on going the wrong way on a limited access road. Neither survived. I almost quit medicine that night, and I knew I certainly didn't want to do ER or trauma. The problem with this book is it seems to lack a soul. | 985 | [
"I read this book from the perspective of a fellow physician who served her residency at an institution that prided itself on its trauma services.",
"I think that the stories Dr.",
"Huyler relates are common experiences of young doctors everywhere, and any of us could write a book about the patients and the politics we see.",
"I recognized many of my patients and colleagues in these stories.",
"I think most of the chapters were good starts, but most could have used more development.",
"It brought back memories to me of a night on trauma call as an intern, on my parents 40th anniversary.",
"An older couple came into our hospital, also celebrating their 40th anniversary.",
"The husband had lost his way on the country roads surrounding the midwestern city where I trained.",
"He was hit head on going the wrong way on a limited access road.",
"Neither survived.",
"I almost quit medicine that night, and I knew I certainly didn't want to do ER or trauma.",
"The problem with this book is it seems to lack a soul."
] |
2 | What happend to MK? | The latest cd from MK is in many way a disappointment! There is some good lyrics and MK has for sure improved his singing but that's not very unik. Where is that guitar-man we love to listen to? Golden Heart was nothing but excellent and I don't know how many times I have played that CD, and MK:s second solo album Sailing To Philadelphia was also great, but what happened to his latest recording? I use to admire Mark Knopflers music and especially -of course- his wonderful guitar playing, but MK:s latest effort is not what you would expect from such a talent guitarist and musician. MK, go back to what you once was! Or do you dont't really care about your guitar and your unik sound anymore? MK used to be able to put together some wonderful music but The Ragpickers Dream is nothing but some kind of ordinary recording and even if I try I have a hard time appreciate his latest album. The Ragpickers Dream is certainly not a "MK-guitar-picking-fans dream" in the record player:( | 985 | [
"The latest cd from MK is in many way a disappointment!",
"There is some good lyrics and MK has for sure improved his singing but that's not very unik.",
"Where is that guitar-man we love to listen to?",
"Golden Heart was nothing but excellent and I don't know how many times I have played that CD, and MK:s second solo album Sailing To Philadelphia was also great, but what happened to his latest recording?",
"I use to admire Mark Knopflers music and especially -of course- his wonderful guitar playing, but MK:s latest effort is not what you would expect from such a talent guitarist and musician.",
"MK, go back to what you once was!",
"Or do you dont't really care about your guitar and your unik sound anymore?",
"MK used to be able to put together some wonderful music but The Ragpickers Dream is nothing but some kind of ordinary recording and even if I try I have a hard time appreciate his latest album.",
"The Ragpickers Dream is certainly not a \"MK-guitar-picking-fans dream\" in the record player:("
] |
2 | Good Band, Bad Album | Little Feat is my all time favorite band and Factory is Lowell's pre-Feat band with some of the Feat members already playing in it. To me it was such a surprise how much the band has developed between the recording of this album (=Frank Zappa produced demos) and the first official Little Feat album. The difference is like night and day. And unfortunately for this album but this one is the night in that case. Surprisingly bad album from such superb musicians. Thankfully there's a couple of tunes here that rise almost to the level of the first Feat album but other than those couple tracks listening to this album is a drag. But we all have to start from somewhere and since this is where the Little Feat started from to me this is pretty much like Jerusalem to the Christians: A holy place where only few of us ever go... And if you don't go for this, you don't miss a thing. Go for any other Little Feat / Lowell George album instead and you're doing yourself a great big favour. | 985 | [
"Little Feat is my all time favorite band and Factory is Lowell's pre-Feat band with some of the Feat members already playing in it.",
"To me it was such a surprise how much the band has developed between the recording of this album (=Frank Zappa produced demos) and the first official Little Feat album.",
"The difference is like night and day.",
"And unfortunately for this album but this one is the night in that case.",
"Surprisingly bad album from such superb musicians.",
"Thankfully there's a couple of tunes here that rise almost to the level of the first Feat album but other than those couple tracks listening to this album is a drag.",
"But we all have to start from somewhere and since this is where the Little Feat started from to me this is pretty much like Jerusalem to the Christians: A holy place where only few of us ever go... And if you don't go for this, you don't miss a thing.",
"Go for any other Little Feat / Lowell George album instead and you're doing yourself a great big favour."
] |
2 | Average all-in-one projector | I have had the projector for 6 months now.Pros:- All-in-one, Video, sound, DVD player.- Comes with bag to carry around- Perfect for small screens in DARK environment.Cons:- DVD that you burnt yourself for backup (with recompression) don't play well. Even movies with low re-compression have problems, which shows by broken portions of some frames.- The worst through is the sound problem with self-burnt DVDs. Sometimes, even on low recompression DVDs, the sound is 1 to 2 seconds early. Which makes it a nightmare to watch those movies.- Image quality is average. If you place the projector more than 10ft away from the screen, then the image is not as bright.- The projector generates quite some noise, which the sound of the movie may generally cover, but not always.- VGA input didn't work with my Powerbook G4, even though the powerbook actually recognized the projector as well as its native definition.In general, i'm on the average for this projector. 2.5/5 would be my rating. | 985 | [
"I have had the projector for 6 months now.Pros:- All-in-one, Video, sound, DVD player.- Comes with bag to carry around- Perfect for small screens in DARK environment.Cons:- DVD that you burnt yourself for backup (with recompression) don't play well.",
"Even movies with low re-compression have problems, which shows by broken portions of some frames.- The worst through is the sound problem with self-burnt DVDs.",
"Sometimes, even on low recompression DVDs, the sound is 1 to 2 seconds early.",
"Which makes it a nightmare to watch those movies.- Image quality is average.",
"If you place the projector more than 10ft away from the screen, then the image is not as bright.- The projector generates quite some noise, which the sound of the movie may generally cover, but not always.- VGA input didn't work with my Powerbook G4, even though the powerbook actually recognized the projector as well as its native definition.In general, i'm on the average for this projector.",
"2.5/5 would be my rating."
] |
2 | Killer Army, edited action | Let me say first, I am a huge fan of the Venoms movies, in the mid to late eighties Monday night was Kung Fu night on tv and the Venoms were the stars. I used to get a little frustrated with how they edited out some of the violence, but understood that movies are sometimes edited for television. Which brings me to Killer Army on DVD, I felt I was a young kid again watching the edited version, except all the death scenes are completely edited, if I had never seen this movie before I would be confused as to what is happening. All the fight scenes are chopped up even worse than when I watched as a teenager. All the blood and death scenes are pretty much gone. I have ordered quite a few of the Venoms flicks and I know not to always expect the best picture quality, but this is the first one I have recieved that is edited so bad. I really enjoyed the story and the parts of fight scenes you do see are great, but a die hard fan will be disappointed with the butchery of the film. | 985 | [
"Let me say first, I am a huge fan of the Venoms movies, in the mid to late eighties Monday night was Kung Fu night on tv and the Venoms were the stars.",
"I used to get a little frustrated with how they edited out some of the violence, but understood that movies are sometimes edited for television.",
"Which brings me to Killer Army on DVD, I felt I was a young kid again watching the edited version, except all the death scenes are completely edited, if I had never seen this movie before I would be confused as to what is happening.",
"All the fight scenes are chopped up even worse than when I watched as a teenager.",
"All the blood and death scenes are pretty much gone.",
"I have ordered quite a few of the Venoms flicks and I know not to always expect the best picture quality, but this is the first one I have recieved that is edited so bad.",
"I really enjoyed the story and the parts of fight scenes you do see are great, but a die hard fan will be disappointed with the butchery of the film."
] |
2 | 4 mistakes a minute | What works well on paper does not work well in DVD. To see what happens when people don't understand this simple fact see the exhibit A: "100 Sailing mistakes DVD".There is nothing terrible wrong with this production except that it shouldn't have beem made into movie, it would have made a terrific little reference or a booklet. As a movie it doesn't work at all, the whole thing consists of sporadic scenes of a presumable experienced sailor introducing us to a new chapter of mistakes, and then someone in a hurried voice reads a mistake and solution to the said mistake over some pseudo nautical screen saver.I actually timed it, the tempo is ~4 mistakes/solutions a minute administered in a monotonous voice without real understanding at what is being said.This is sad because the information actually is not that bad, I learned quite a few new things.I also fell asleep between mistake #35 I think, and woke up around mistake #60-ish.Rent it if you must, don't bother purchasing. | 985 | [
"What works well on paper does not work well in DVD.",
"To see what happens when people don't understand this simple fact see the exhibit A: \"100 Sailing mistakes DVD\".There is nothing terrible wrong with this production except that it shouldn't have beem made into movie, it would have made a terrific little reference or a booklet.",
"As a movie it doesn't work at all, the whole thing consists of sporadic scenes of a presumable experienced sailor introducing us to a new chapter of mistakes, and then someone in a hurried voice reads a mistake and solution to the said mistake over some pseudo nautical screen saver.I actually timed it, the tempo is ~4 mistakes/solutions a minute administered in a monotonous voice without real understanding at what is being said.This is sad because the information actually is not that bad, I learned quite a few new things.I also fell asleep between mistake #35 I think, and woke up around mistake #60-ish.Rent it if you must, don't bother purchasing."
] |
2 | Think | The construction of the watch is not what others have said even with their war stories and adventures. I have been in some places that most would never want to be and survival is based on your intellect and who you know. The watch functions pretty well while in the box but has trouble standing up to ruff conditions (which the company claims it can). I was given the watch to use and within a few weeks the the pin (which holds the band to the watch) was ripped from the watch and in turn damage the watch so as not to be useable. This is not my definition of a tough watch. If I was to draw any conclusion from this I would say this watch is great as long as you don't wear it while doing any physical labor. It doesn't have to be high tech to perform well. My advice is - Dive watches do what they were designed to do and they are made for ruff conditions. Just think it through - what ever the watch is made out of would be a great indicator of what you can expect from that watch. | 985 | [
"The construction of the watch is not what others have said even with their war stories and adventures.",
"I have been in some places that most would never want to be and survival is based on your intellect and who you know.",
"The watch functions pretty well while in the box but has trouble standing up to ruff conditions (which the company claims it can).",
"I was given the watch to use and within a few weeks the the pin (which holds the band to the watch) was ripped from the watch and in turn damage the watch so as not to be useable.",
"This is not my definition of a tough watch.",
"If I was to draw any conclusion from this I would say this watch is great as long as you don't wear it while doing any physical labor.",
"It doesn't have to be high tech to perform well.",
"My advice is - Dive watches do what they were designed to do and they are made for ruff conditions.",
"Just think it through - what ever the watch is made out of would be a great indicator of what you can expect from that watch."
] |
2 | An Embellishment of Truths | I'm not disputing much of the stories that were told to Steve Dunleavy, (a gossip reporter at the NY Post at the time this book was written),he took much of what was told by "the bodyguards" and put a negative spin on them sensationalizing them, making Elvis seem like an obsessed crazed man! After all, gossip was Dunleavy's forte. I'm not saying that the book is inaccurate, but I am saying that this book does not represent the real "Elvis Presely". And the 3 bodyguards were not happy in the way the book was written. This book is an embellishment on the truth, distorting so to sell that many more books. The structure of the book is so fragmented and confusing...one minute you're in 1958 the next your in 1972! It's apparent that Dunleavy was used to writing columns for the Post. Bottomline is that Elvis was no different from anyone else and had problems as we all do. He hurt no one but himself and for all thats ever been said about this man, the good far outweighs the bad. | 985 | [
"I'm not disputing much of the stories that were told to Steve Dunleavy, (a gossip reporter at the NY Post at the time this book was written),he took much of what was told by \"the bodyguards\" and put a negative spin on them sensationalizing them, making Elvis seem like an obsessed crazed man!",
"After all, gossip was Dunleavy's forte.",
"I'm not saying that the book is inaccurate, but I am saying that this book does not represent the real \"Elvis Presely\".",
"And the 3 bodyguards were not happy in the way the book was written.",
"This book is an embellishment on the truth, distorting so to sell that many more books.",
"The structure of the book is so fragmented and confusing...one minute you're in 1958 the next your in 1972!",
"It's apparent that Dunleavy was used to writing columns for the Post.",
"Bottomline is that Elvis was no different from anyone else and had problems as we all do.",
"He hurt no one but himself and for all thats ever been said about this man, the good far outweighs the bad."
] |
2 | Digital Greedbags | This book is not badly written - I wouldn't say it's well written by any means but it's not bad. The thing that really galls one about the book are the characters - and unfortunately they're not fictitious. I hit rock bottom with the cast when I read about one "dreamer" who when presented with an opportunity to contribute a technological innovation to oceanographic research responded with the gushing realization that he could "make millions." Not that he might contribute something to humanity - but he might "make millions." It's a little hard to picture people primarily driven by a desire for money as "dreamers." Maybe the book should have been subtitled "The Digital Greedbags who are Hyping VR to Death."If the point of the book is to lampoon the crass nature of the people in Seattle working on VR, it succeeds admirably. Somehow, however, I don't think that was intended to be the point. Read it only if you have a strong stomach for brainless greed, hype, and outright BS. | 985 | [
"This book is not badly written - I wouldn't say it's well written by any means but it's not bad.",
"The thing that really galls one about the book are the characters - and unfortunately they're not fictitious.",
"I hit rock bottom with the cast when I read about one \"dreamer\" who when presented with an opportunity to contribute a technological innovation to oceanographic research responded with the gushing realization that he could \"make millions.\" Not that he might contribute something to humanity - but he might \"make millions.\" It's a little hard to picture people primarily driven by a desire for money as \"dreamers.\" Maybe the book should have been subtitled \"The Digital Greedbags who are Hyping VR to Death.\"If the point of the book is to lampoon the crass nature of the people in Seattle working on VR, it succeeds admirably.",
"Somehow, however, I don't think that was intended to be the point.",
"Read it only if you have a strong stomach for brainless greed, hype, and outright BS."
] |
2 | Wow, in a Bad Way | This production of Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella is cringeworthy at best. I understand this was a television movie, but they couldn't at least choose good actors and provide a better set? Cinderella acts and sounds like a complete ditz, all starry-eyed and breathless voice. It's partly the fault of the camera-work though. Every 10 seconds and it's an extreme close-up of Cinderella's face. It's frightening. I love the music and this musical, but if it's not well-acted or well-sung, it's not enjoyable for me. I've only heard the Julie Andrews version in soundtrack form, and already that one is 100X better. There's none of the pleasant, exciting, and lovely performances of the original cast. This version has no energy. The exception is the Prince and his parents the King and Queen; they weren't bad. But the rest of the show is the epitome of cheesiness - which could have been avoided if feeling and energy were put into the performances, even despite the terrible sets. | 985 | [
"This production of Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella is cringeworthy at best.",
"I understand this was a television movie, but they couldn't at least choose good actors and provide a better set?",
"Cinderella acts and sounds like a complete ditz, all starry-eyed and breathless voice.",
"It's partly the fault of the camera-work though.",
"Every 10 seconds and it's an extreme close-up of Cinderella's face.",
"It's frightening.",
"I love the music and this musical, but if it's not well-acted or well-sung, it's not enjoyable for me.",
"I've only heard the Julie Andrews version in soundtrack form, and already that one is 100X better.",
"There's none of the pleasant, exciting, and lovely performances of the original cast.",
"This version has no energy.",
"The exception is the Prince and his parents the King and Queen; they weren't bad.",
"But the rest of the show is the epitome of cheesiness - which could have been avoided if feeling and energy were put into the performances, even despite the terrible sets."
] |
2 | Not as Expected | I purchased this for my daughter's nursery and was hoping it would complement the vintage rose pink I had already in the room (I was looking for a soft light pink skirt); unfortunately the color has more of a purple hue to it similar to a soft ballerina pink. It also is more princessy/fairytail looking then I thought it would be, an aesthetic I was trying to avoid. If you want to compare the color of the tulle, the light pink bridal tulle at Joanne's Fabric Store is the exact same color (I had some tulle rounds leftover from the baby shower). The third layer of fabric behind the 2 tiered layers of tulle is also a matching light pink cotton/muslin. I tried to see if the color of the crib skirt would change having a white or cream piece of fabric behind the tulle, but both colors made little difference, just a smidgen lighter, but the purple is still there. If you are going for a princess/fairytale or ballerina theme I think this pink crib skirt would complement perfectly. | 985 | [
"I purchased this for my daughter's nursery and was hoping it would complement the vintage rose pink I had already in the room (I was looking for a soft light pink skirt); unfortunately the color has more of a purple hue to it similar to a soft ballerina pink.",
"It also is more princessy/fairytail looking then I thought it would be, an aesthetic I was trying to avoid.",
"If you want to compare the color of the tulle, the light pink bridal tulle at Joanne's Fabric Store is the exact same color (I had some tulle rounds leftover from the baby shower).",
"The third layer of fabric behind the 2 tiered layers of tulle is also a matching light pink cotton/muslin.",
"I tried to see if the color of the crib skirt would change having a white or cream piece of fabric behind the tulle, but both colors made little difference, just a smidgen lighter, but the purple is still there.",
"If you are going for a princess/fairytale or ballerina theme I think this pink crib skirt would complement perfectly."
] |
2 | ITS FAIR | ACTUALLY ITS NOT TOO BADIn My Own Experience This Set Is Really A Pretty Neat Deal.OK The Brush is good tho a bit smaller than many would like, I mean I liked mine and the hairs didn't fall out like so many complain of.So My Experience Was A Bit Different!.....The Soap Im not -Super Fond- of OK.It lathers pretty good and I really liked the scent but the bottom line is its 'Not Really' that effective as a shaving soap.Now I didn't really mind the Perfumy Oils as they rather soothed my face but again after pass 2 my face had way too many hairs left for me too be happy with this and I was using a new Astra Blade too tho to be honest my bread is pretty tough.I think this is another case of you get what you pay for here.But do remember you can dump the soap and put a better brand in the bowl as it is reusable.This reminds me a lot of the old Williams shaving soap we used back in the 70s so it will take the hair off your face.But you gotta work at it a bit.Nuff Said.Indiana ED | 985 | [
"ACTUALLY ITS NOT TOO BADIn My Own Experience This Set Is Really A Pretty Neat Deal.OK The Brush is good tho a bit smaller than many would like, I mean I liked mine and the hairs didn't fall out like so many complain of.So My Experience Was A Bit Different!",
".....The Soap Im not -Super Fond- of OK.It lathers pretty good and I really liked the scent but the bottom line is its 'Not Really' that effective as a shaving soap.Now I didn't really mind the Perfumy Oils as they rather soothed my face but again after pass 2 my face had way too many hairs left for me too be happy with this and I was using a new Astra Blade too tho to be honest my bread is pretty tough.I think this is another case of you get what you pay for here.But do remember you can dump the soap and put a better brand in the bowl as it is reusable.This reminds me a lot of the old Williams shaving soap we used back in the 70s so it will take the hair off your face.But you gotta work at it a bit.Nuff Said.Indiana ED"
] |
2 | No Weekend support | The software is good, but everyone knows with such activation and deactivation issues, the company should be willing to provide around the clock support. Otherwise make the activation and deactivation process easier. In fact, you can't even deactivate from a computer without calling tech support. Once it is deactivated you can never install it to the deactivated computer again...ever!! How ridiculous!So if I'm in an emergency becuase my OS glitched & now I need to wipe out my Hard Drive just in order to USE the computer - well I have to wait to DEACTIVATE Rosetta Stone first b/c if I don't, I waste my activation slot. (Happened to me before with Rosetta).... But wait! I can't deactivate Rosetta Stone b/c I have to call Tech & no one is in till Monday! Now I'm screwed, b/c not only can't I deactivate, I can't fix my computer till Monday! What the world is supposed to stop b/c Rosetta Stone isn't in?!WARNING to Rosetta users: Don't let your hard drive crash on the weekend! | 985 | [
"The software is good, but everyone knows with such activation and deactivation issues, the company should be willing to provide around the clock support.",
"Otherwise make the activation and deactivation process easier.",
"In fact, you can't even deactivate from a computer without calling tech support.",
"Once it is deactivated you can never install it to the deactivated computer again...ever!!",
"How ridiculous!",
"So if I'm in an emergency becuase my OS glitched & now I need to wipe out my Hard Drive just in order to USE the computer - well I have to wait to DEACTIVATE Rosetta Stone first b/c if I don't, I waste my activation slot.",
"(Happened to me before with Rosetta).... But wait!",
"I can't deactivate Rosetta Stone b/c I have to call Tech & no one is in till Monday!",
"Now I'm screwed, b/c not only can't I deactivate, I can't fix my computer till Monday!",
"What the world is supposed to stop b/c Rosetta Stone isn't in?!",
"WARNING to Rosetta users: Don't let your hard drive crash on the weekend!"
] |
2 | Not What I Expected | I wasn't impressed with this book. I had expected something broader in scope; something more profound. Instead, I found a rambling set of reminiscences. Manuel was an intelligence officer in the XXI Corps during the closing months of the war in Europe. He provides no original insight into combat operations or how they were affected by the intelligence his unit gathered. Rather, he provides a run-on panoply of impressions and anecdotes, almost without stopping for breath, primarily gleaned from his and others' interrogations. While some are interesting, most are uninspired. This is a slim volume (some 130 pages) that becomes tedious and does little to educate the reader about this tumultuous time other than to provide some insight at the individual level into the befuddlement and desperation of Germans, soldiers and civilians alike, as their world crumbled. If your interest in this period is great, then this book is worth a few minutes. Otherwise, you ought to pass it by. | 985 | [
"I wasn't impressed with this book.",
"I had expected something broader in scope; something more profound.",
"Instead, I found a rambling set of reminiscences.",
"Manuel was an intelligence officer in the XXI Corps during the closing months of the war in Europe.",
"He provides no original insight into combat operations or how they were affected by the intelligence his unit gathered.",
"Rather, he provides a run-on panoply of impressions and anecdotes, almost without stopping for breath, primarily gleaned from his and others' interrogations.",
"While some are interesting, most are uninspired.",
"This is a slim volume (some 130 pages) that becomes tedious and does little to educate the reader about this tumultuous time other than to provide some insight at the individual level into the befuddlement and desperation of Germans, soldiers and civilians alike, as their world crumbled.",
"If your interest in this period is great, then this book is worth a few minutes.",
"Otherwise, you ought to pass it by."
] |
2 | Why? | Why is the question I aksed myself throughout this production. WHY did the producers feel the need to take the simple, charming, and exquisitly structured book and revise it, adding humorless schtick and confusing plot devicesw (aka: the mermaids and that whole rock scene)? WHY did the director consistantly choose to go for the cheap laugh instead of keeping with the natural charm and humor of the original version? WHY was the choreography so chaotic and bland? WHY did the producers feel the need to butcher every song they touched with new vocal arrangements, such as the increasingly tedious "echos" in "I'm Flying"? Cathy Rigby proves a worthy successor to Mary Martin, but the rest of the cast, particualrly Cpatain Hook, does not do nearly as well by comparison to the original production, and Rigby simply isn't good enough to carry the production by herself. So the real question to ask you self is, WHY watch this one when the superior original is still readily available? | 985 | [
"Why is the question I aksed myself throughout this production.",
"WHY did the producers feel the need to take the simple, charming, and exquisitly structured book and revise it, adding humorless schtick and confusing plot devicesw (aka: the mermaids and that whole rock scene)?",
"WHY did the director consistantly choose to go for the cheap laugh instead of keeping with the natural charm and humor of the original version?",
"WHY was the choreography so chaotic and bland?",
"WHY did the producers feel the need to butcher every song they touched with new vocal arrangements, such as the increasingly tedious \"echos\" in \"I'm Flying\"?",
"Cathy Rigby proves a worthy successor to Mary Martin, but the rest of the cast, particualrly Cpatain Hook, does not do nearly as well by comparison to the original production, and Rigby simply isn't good enough to carry the production by herself.",
"So the real question to ask you self is, WHY watch this one when the superior original is still readily available?"
] |
2 | Great espresso, bad machine | Got this, set it up, made espresso. Tasted Great!!!BUT--Less than a week after I received this machine the knob on top for frothing the milk melted! The inside threads stripped and I had to use a wrench to turn the frother off. After several weeks they did send a (free)replacement. But the post the knob sits still on got very very hot and I suspected this would have happened again, so I took the knob off until just before I needed to froth. That sort of worked.Okay, so that was an annoying problem. Then, less than two months after I began using it, it simply stopped working. It would not heat up. The heating element burned out. I assume my earlier melted-knob problem might have been caused by the heating element over-heating and that's why it burned itself out. But the mfr. told me I left it on too long and that's why it burned out and they would not fix it. So I now have a $250 paperweight sitting on my garage floor.Get something else. Great coffee, but very unreliable. | 985 | [
"Got this, set it up, made espresso.",
"Tasted Great!!!",
"BUT--Less than a week after I received this machine the knob on top for frothing the milk melted!",
"The inside threads stripped and I had to use a wrench to turn the frother off.",
"After several weeks they did send a (free)replacement.",
"But the post the knob sits still on got very very hot and I suspected this would have happened again, so I took the knob off until just before I needed to froth.",
"That sort of worked.Okay, so that was an annoying problem.",
"Then, less than two months after I began using it, it simply stopped working.",
"It would not heat up.",
"The heating element burned out.",
"I assume my earlier melted-knob problem might have been caused by the heating element over-heating and that's why it burned itself out.",
"But the mfr.",
"told me I left it on too long and that's why it burned out and they would not fix it.",
"So I now have a $250 paperweight sitting on my garage floor.Get something else.",
"Great coffee, but very unreliable."
] |
2 | Preposterous Plot | I love good conspiracy books. I like a believable super hero. The plot of this novel is absurd. The hero, Thomas Bolden, was abandoned at age 6 by his mother. She was an extreme left wing radical who had been pursued by police for participating in a bombing. Bolden grew up in foster homes and after a tough childhood worked his way up enjoying a successful Wall Street career. He is also just about Mr. Perfect. All of a sudden he is targeted by a high powered right wing group called The Patriots Club. The Club has existed and evolved since the days of George Washington. According to the author this club, which has included all Presidents,has secretly and behind the scenes determined U.S. policy since the country's inception. A master computer selects Bolden as a threat and and a bizarre kidnapping of him and his girlfriend ensues. Bolden takes on everything and everyone in his path and ultimately saves the Republic from The Evil. It was tough to get thru all this nonsense. | 985 | [
"I love good conspiracy books.",
"I like a believable super hero.",
"The plot of this novel is absurd.",
"The hero, Thomas Bolden, was abandoned at age 6 by his mother.",
"She was an extreme left wing radical who had been pursued by police for participating in a bombing.",
"Bolden grew up in foster homes and after a tough childhood worked his way up enjoying a successful Wall Street career.",
"He is also just about Mr.",
"Perfect.",
"All of a sudden he is targeted by a high powered right wing group called The Patriots Club.",
"The Club has existed and evolved since the days of George Washington.",
"According to the author this club, which has included all Presidents,has secretly and behind the scenes determined U.S. policy since the country's inception.",
"A master computer selects Bolden as a threat and and a bizarre kidnapping of him and his girlfriend ensues.",
"Bolden takes on everything and everyone in his path and ultimately saves the Republic from The Evil.",
"It was tough to get thru all this nonsense."
] |
2 | Heard it all before | Divided Multitude sound like a band that has developed its skills just enough to be able to copy its influences. I was reminded (and not subtly, either) of Pallas, Dream Theater and Symphony X, and even Queen in some of the vocal arrangements. That being said, Divided Multitude lack the virtuosity, speed and creativity of these bands. The singer sounds like every other singer in the genre, and the lyrics are poor. They probably should have sung in Norwegian - that might have made the album more interesting. As it is, there are some really predictable, cliche and hokey forced rhymes - and thinly disguised Norwegian accents. Nevertheless, the music is often catchy - even entertaining if you play it loud enough. It's not a bad album, per se. It's just desperately lacking in originality.Is it a convincing attempt at progressive metal? Yes. You know what they're up to and recognize the contours of the genre throughout. Is it an impressive attempt at progressive metal? Hardly. | 985 | [
"Divided Multitude sound like a band that has developed its skills just enough to be able to copy its influences.",
"I was reminded (and not subtly, either) of Pallas, Dream Theater and Symphony X, and even Queen in some of the vocal arrangements.",
"That being said, Divided Multitude lack the virtuosity, speed and creativity of these bands.",
"The singer sounds like every other singer in the genre, and the lyrics are poor.",
"They probably should have sung in Norwegian - that might have made the album more interesting.",
"As it is, there are some really predictable, cliche and hokey forced rhymes - and thinly disguised Norwegian accents.",
"Nevertheless, the music is often catchy - even entertaining if you play it loud enough.",
"It's not a bad album, per se.",
"It's just desperately lacking in originality.Is it a convincing attempt at progressive metal?",
"Yes.",
"You know what they're up to and recognize the contours of the genre throughout.",
"Is it an impressive attempt at progressive metal?",
"Hardly."
] |
2 | Good Looks - don't count | Purchased this Hoover 3 months ago. I currently have a Eureka Mighty Mite and decided that I wanted to have another lightweight canister vacuum for downstairs. I happened to come across the Hoover Bright Orange canister vacuum and thought it was so neat looking, and since it was a Hoover - how could you go wrong.Well the problems are as follows: suction - fair at best; wand connecting to the head won't stay put - it keeps coming apart no matter how hard you push the wand into the head; the bag - since I wasn't getting any suction I checked the bag and found that though it was only half-filled, the bottom of the bag had disintegrated - this happened twice. I'm not sure if this was due to its close proximity to the filter/motor, but I have never had a bag do this on any other vacuum cleaner I've owned.Sorry to say, but it's a great looking vacuum, but that's the only thing going for it.Definitely buy the Eureka Mighty Mite if you're looking for a vacuum for light cleanups. | 985 | [
"Purchased this Hoover 3 months ago.",
"I currently have a Eureka Mighty Mite and decided that I wanted to have another lightweight canister vacuum for downstairs.",
"I happened to come across the Hoover Bright Orange canister vacuum and thought it was so neat looking, and since it was a Hoover - how could you go wrong.Well the problems are as follows: suction - fair at best; wand connecting to the head won't stay put - it keeps coming apart no matter how hard you push the wand into the head; the bag - since I wasn't getting any suction I checked the bag and found that though it was only half-filled, the bottom of the bag had disintegrated - this happened twice.",
"I'm not sure if this was due to its close proximity to the filter/motor, but I have never had a bag do this on any other vacuum cleaner I've owned.Sorry to say, but it's a great looking vacuum, but that's the only thing going for it.Definitely buy the Eureka Mighty Mite if you're looking for a vacuum for light cleanups."
] |
2 | Not What I Expected | Although I will give Ms. Jennifer some credit for trying and succeeding in her tasks to publish these letters, I can not understand why she didn't include HER letters as well. The reader was only left to guess at what she could have POSSIBLY written to these inmates.Aside from that, something very vital was missing from the book. Perhaps it could have been the "lack" of letters from the MOST notorious inmates that would have been sure to interest the reader. I don't know what it was but I was not that impressed with the book. I would have been most joyous having brought it used for a cheaper price than brand new out of the bookstore.With my being an avid true crime reader, I guess I was expecting a little something more "raw" with less whining. Again, Ms Jen... u did a brave and unique thing by going thru whatever u had to go thru to get these inmates to write and correspond with u but your book lacks SOME FORM of substance. U got my money...... so now enjoy spending it. | 985 | [
"Although I will give Ms.",
"Jennifer some credit for trying and succeeding in her tasks to publish these letters, I can not understand why she didn't include HER letters as well.",
"The reader was only left to guess at what she could have POSSIBLY written to these inmates.Aside from that, something very vital was missing from the book.",
"Perhaps it could have been the \"lack\" of letters from the MOST notorious inmates that would have been sure to interest the reader.",
"I don't know what it was but I was not that impressed with the book.",
"I would have been most joyous having brought it used for a cheaper price than brand new out of the bookstore.With my being an avid true crime reader, I guess I was expecting a little something more \"raw\" with less whining.",
"Again, Ms Jen... u did a brave and unique thing by going thru whatever u had to go thru to get these inmates to write and correspond with u but your book lacks SOME FORM of substance.",
"U got my money...... so now enjoy spending it."
] |
2 | There's More Reading to Do | The book is authored from the perspective of the `non-believer' in a kind of journalistic style. There is value in a perspective unaffected by personal and internal considerations, and the writer is able to offer some criticism that could not come unfettered from a Church member's pen.That said, describing a faith without a faith-based appreciation instills its own unavoidable bias, and that bias is apparent in the book - some veiled agenda such as is perhaps ever-present in `investigative journalism.' Further, an interpretation of the LDS Church with the presumption of humanistic origins is akin to describing the ocean minus the water. You're not going to get it right. Religion is about the divine. Subtract that, and whatever you have left is something other than religion.So, while the book makes a contribution, it falls far short of its 'full truth'claims. If a reader hopes to know something closer to the full story about "Mormonism," they have some more reading to do. | 985 | [
"The book is authored from the perspective of the `non-believer' in a kind of journalistic style.",
"There is value in a perspective unaffected by personal and internal considerations, and the writer is able to offer some criticism that could not come unfettered from a Church member's pen.That said, describing a faith without a faith-based appreciation instills its own unavoidable bias, and that bias is apparent in the book - some veiled agenda such as is perhaps ever-present in `investigative journalism.' Further, an interpretation of the LDS Church with the presumption of humanistic origins is akin to describing the ocean minus the water.",
"You're not going to get it right.",
"Religion is about the divine.",
"Subtract that, and whatever you have left is something other than religion.So, while the book makes a contribution, it falls far short of its 'full truth'claims.",
"If a reader hopes to know something closer to the full story about \"Mormonism,\" they have some more reading to do."
] |
2 | Harry Plodder | The long awaited 5th entry in the Harry Potter series is a monumental disappointment. In 870 pages, almost nothing of substance happens. And most of what we read is not connected in any way to anything else. We plod through scenes of Harry on a date, the giant Hagrid hides in the forest, etc. And there is nothing in this book that contributes to the overall story of the return of Voldemort. We knew he was back at the end of Goblet of Fire, and by the end of Order of the Phoenix, well, he's basically still just back. Except that he's spent the entire book more or less in hiding while his Death Eater cronies try and get their hands on "the prophecy", which tells us no more than we already knew about the characters. And yes, the end of the book leaves us on the dawn of a new wizard war, but we figured that was going to happen at the end of book 4.Skip this installation, and wait for number 6. You'll have missed nothing but a lot of Harry yelling at his friends in bold type. | 985 | [
"The long awaited 5th entry in the Harry Potter series is a monumental disappointment.",
"In 870 pages, almost nothing of substance happens.",
"And most of what we read is not connected in any way to anything else.",
"We plod through scenes of Harry on a date, the giant Hagrid hides in the forest, etc.",
"And there is nothing in this book that contributes to the overall story of the return of Voldemort.",
"We knew he was back at the end of Goblet of Fire, and by the end of Order of the Phoenix, well, he's basically still just back.",
"Except that he's spent the entire book more or less in hiding while his Death Eater cronies try and get their hands on \"the prophecy\", which tells us no more than we already knew about the characters.",
"And yes, the end of the book leaves us on the dawn of a new wizard war, but we figured that was going to happen at the end of book 4.Skip this installation, and wait for number 6.",
"You'll have missed nothing but a lot of Harry yelling at his friends in bold type."
] |
2 | Disappointing | An odd book that presents an interesting idea which the author tries to develop without success. Most of the book is spent exploring the characters' personal lives but without in any way relating them to the plot or subject matter of the book, so that we're left feeling that the author just let his mind wander. Unfortunately, the characters are flat and uninteresting, so their prolonged contemplations of their sexual and family problems, which have no bearing whatsoever on the subject or plot of the book, leave the reader bored and baffled. The mystery with which we're initially presented, involving Native American beliefs, the desecration of sacred sites, etc., is interesting and engaging but soon lost amid these meanderings and comes to seem a mere aside. The denoument of this mystery has no relation to anything that preceeds it and leaves the reader even more deflated. This book needed a sharp-witted editor to lead the author back to his subject matter. Disappointing. | 985 | [
"An odd book that presents an interesting idea which the author tries to develop without success.",
"Most of the book is spent exploring the characters' personal lives but without in any way relating them to the plot or subject matter of the book, so that we're left feeling that the author just let his mind wander.",
"Unfortunately, the characters are flat and uninteresting, so their prolonged contemplations of their sexual and family problems, which have no bearing whatsoever on the subject or plot of the book, leave the reader bored and baffled.",
"The mystery with which we're initially presented, involving Native American beliefs, the desecration of sacred sites, etc., is interesting and engaging but soon lost amid these meanderings and comes to seem a mere aside.",
"The denoument of this mystery has no relation to anything that preceeds it and leaves the reader even more deflated.",
"This book needed a sharp-witted editor to lead the author back to his subject matter.",
"Disappointing."
] |
2 | Fun, at first | I got this toy from my grandma, and I named her pearl. When I got home, I ran to get batteries so I could play with it. It was amazing, at first at least. It wasn't that it didn't stop working. It worked just fine, and amused my grandma, my sister, and me. Soon it had us laughing with joy. When my mom came home it amused her to. It never did stop working. I played with it for the first three weeks or so. But by then I'd stoped playing with it. I was 11, so mabey it was age. The next time I played it was at a family party, I showed a group of people some of the tricks it could do. It amused them to. I never played with it since. When I put some of my animals up in our attic, I took the batteries out, and havn't put them back in. It's on my self now, but onley because it is a cut dog, it is a quelity toy. I still havn't played with it. Now I want a nintendog plush. To find out more about that you hav to read my review on it. Just type in nintendogs plush on the search bar. | 985 | [
"I got this toy from my grandma, and I named her pearl.",
"When I got home, I ran to get batteries so I could play with it.",
"It was amazing, at first at least.",
"It wasn't that it didn't stop working.",
"It worked just fine, and amused my grandma, my sister, and me.",
"Soon it had us laughing with joy.",
"When my mom came home it amused her to.",
"It never did stop working.",
"I played with it for the first three weeks or so.",
"But by then I'd stoped playing with it.",
"I was 11, so mabey it was age.",
"The next time I played it was at a family party, I showed a group of people some of the tricks it could do.",
"It amused them to.",
"I never played with it since.",
"When I put some of my animals up in our attic, I took the batteries out, and havn't put them back in.",
"It's on my self now, but onley because it is a cut dog, it is a quelity toy.",
"I still havn't played with it.",
"Now I want a nintendog plush.",
"To find out more about that you hav to read my review on it.",
"Just type in nintendogs plush on the search bar."
] |
2 | Read it in print | The publisher should be ashamed of this digital version, which seems to have been created by scanning the printed version and skipping the proofreading. As an example of the poor quality of the digital version, this is a Sigma Force novel, yet in an early chapter where the protagonists are given a report with the Greek letter sigma on the cover, the digital version has a question mark instead of a sigma! Ellipses in the printed version, to indicate that someone was interrupted in mid-sentence, are frequently rendered as a space in the digital version. The scanner that created this version was also confused by text in italics, often not including the space after the last italic word. In addition, with the printed version you get a couple of useful maps - Europe and the Vatican - that are so small in the digital version that they're useless. Finally, the story itself isn't as well crafted as Rollins' other novels, relying too much on extended action sequences for my taste. | 985 | [
"The publisher should be ashamed of this digital version, which seems to have been created by scanning the printed version and skipping the proofreading.",
"As an example of the poor quality of the digital version, this is a Sigma Force novel, yet in an early chapter where the protagonists are given a report with the Greek letter sigma on the cover, the digital version has a question mark instead of a sigma!",
"Ellipses in the printed version, to indicate that someone was interrupted in mid-sentence, are frequently rendered as a space in the digital version.",
"The scanner that created this version was also confused by text in italics, often not including the space after the last italic word.",
"In addition, with the printed version you get a couple of useful maps - Europe and the Vatican - that are so small in the digital version that they're useless.",
"Finally, the story itself isn't as well crafted as Rollins' other novels, relying too much on extended action sequences for my taste."
] |
2 | Marginal product | I ordered the case to protect my wife's new machine but was disappointed in the quality and design. Inside the top of the box where the handle mounts, the metal strap was rusted. My concern was a few years from now carrying the machine by the handle of this case and having the handle fall off destroying the sewing machine when it hits the floor. If this manufacturer uses cheap metal that rusts, they may also use cheap plastic which becomes brittle. This caused me to evaluate the fasteners on the side. I would have preferred to see rivets here securely connecting the side latches fully through the case. We don't want a latch to fail causing the machine to fall out the bottom of the case. This storage box may be cost affective for the manufacture to assemble but do you want to spend your hard earned money on a nice sewing machine only to see it destroyed after falling out of this storage box? I may be critical on the quality of this box but I'm also an automotive engineer. | 985 | [
"I ordered the case to protect my wife's new machine but was disappointed in the quality and design.",
"Inside the top of the box where the handle mounts, the metal strap was rusted.",
"My concern was a few years from now carrying the machine by the handle of this case and having the handle fall off destroying the sewing machine when it hits the floor.",
"If this manufacturer uses cheap metal that rusts, they may also use cheap plastic which becomes brittle.",
"This caused me to evaluate the fasteners on the side.",
"I would have preferred to see rivets here securely connecting the side latches fully through the case.",
"We don't want a latch to fail causing the machine to fall out the bottom of the case.",
"This storage box may be cost affective for the manufacture to assemble but do you want to spend your hard earned money on a nice sewing machine only to see it destroyed after falling out of this storage box?",
"I may be critical on the quality of this box but I'm also an automotive engineer."
] |
2 | Too Scary | I bought it at Target for about $40. I wasn't sure about it because of the price and that it was so heavy. I was attracted to the 6 speeds and the retractable cord. That retracting feature is nice but it's a stop and start process with some fiddling with the cord to get the job done. The beaters are thin and I didn't read about the care for them, so I either left them in water overnight or put them in the dishwasher. The next day they were rusted and I had only used the mixer one or two times. The great thing is that they have a good customer service department and I was able to have them replaced. A good point someone made for making cookies, was that this would be a good machine for that. The other comments about the high speed and control of contents being mixed are also true. Noise level: it probably isn't any louder than the other hand mixers. This is my 2nd or 3rd mixer in 23 years. I'd like to either upgrade to a stand-up mixer or find the G.E. model I had before. | 985 | [
"I bought it at Target for about $40.",
"I wasn't sure about it because of the price and that it was so heavy.",
"I was attracted to the 6 speeds and the retractable cord.",
"That retracting feature is nice but it's a stop and start process with some fiddling with the cord to get the job done.",
"The beaters are thin and I didn't read about the care for them, so I either left them in water overnight or put them in the dishwasher.",
"The next day they were rusted and I had only used the mixer one or two times.",
"The great thing is that they have a good customer service department and I was able to have them replaced.",
"A good point someone made for making cookies, was that this would be a good machine for that.",
"The other comments about the high speed and control of contents being mixed are also true.",
"Noise level: it probably isn't any louder than the other hand mixers.",
"This is my 2nd or 3rd mixer in 23 years.",
"I'd like to either upgrade to a stand-up mixer or find the G.E. model I had before."
] |
2 | Mayday | Funny how both conservatives and liberals can cook up their own paranoid fantasies from the same sets of facts. This Kennedy-era melodrama hearkens back to both the October 1962 missile crisis and the Nuclear Test Ban treaty of JFK's administration. When some people on the Right claimed the country was being handed over to the Soviets, two liberal Washington reporters cranked out the novel "Seven Days in May" about a military coup to topple the government. The movie is a faithful re-creation of the book and it's plain ridiculous. Burt Lancaster plays an updated Air Force version of Douglas MacArthur whose nefarious scheme is foiled by a smug band of patriots led by Kirk Douglas. Frederic March's President is so un-appealing you wish somebody would overthrow him, and poor Ava Gardner, 15 years on from being the most beautiful girl in Hollywood, looks like death warmed over. Rod Serling's script is riddled with a pomposity he usually edited out of his "Twilight Zone" work. | 985 | [
"Funny how both conservatives and liberals can cook up their own paranoid fantasies from the same sets of facts.",
"This Kennedy-era melodrama hearkens back to both the October 1962 missile crisis and the Nuclear Test Ban treaty of JFK's administration.",
"When some people on the Right claimed the country was being handed over to the Soviets, two liberal Washington reporters cranked out the novel \"Seven Days in May\" about a military coup to topple the government.",
"The movie is a faithful re-creation of the book and it's plain ridiculous.",
"Burt Lancaster plays an updated Air Force version of Douglas MacArthur whose nefarious scheme is foiled by a smug band of patriots led by Kirk Douglas.",
"Frederic March's President is so un-appealing you wish somebody would overthrow him, and poor Ava Gardner, 15 years on from being the most beautiful girl in Hollywood, looks like death warmed over.",
"Rod Serling's script is riddled with a pomposity he usually edited out of his \"Twilight Zone\" work."
] |
2 | Not worth it. | I bought one of these at Wal-Mart today for $25.Tomorrow it goes back to the store.I have been epilating for 5 years now (Braun) and wanted a new epilator.(My wife told me they wear out and need to be replaced) At only $25, I thought, "What the hey! I'll give it a shot!"After 70 minutes on just my upper thighs, I realized this product is ineffective junk. I had to get my old Braun out and redo both thighs.Even so, the nearly-worn-out Braun only took me 20 minutes to do my legs from waist to toe, including the thighs that I had to redo. I am still looking for a new epilator, but I do not recommend this one.I gave it two stars instead of one because it IS painless. It just isn't effective.As I was repackaging the unit, I noticed the power rating on the transformer; 3 volts.The two Brauns I own both use a 12 volt transformer. . . . Something to think about.(Yes, I am a guy. I have rather severe OCD and I epilate to avoid unconscious hair plucking, which gets badly infected) | 985 | [
"I bought one of these at Wal-Mart today for $25.Tomorrow it goes back to the store.I have been epilating for 5 years now (Braun) and wanted a new epilator.(My wife told me they wear out and need to be replaced) At only $25, I thought, \"What the hey!",
"I'll give it a shot!",
"\"After 70 minutes on just my upper thighs, I realized this product is ineffective junk.",
"I had to get my old Braun out and redo both thighs.Even so, the nearly-worn-out Braun only took me 20 minutes to do my legs from waist to toe, including the thighs that I had to redo.",
"I am still looking for a new epilator, but I do not recommend this one.I gave it two stars instead of one because it IS painless.",
"It just isn't effective.As I was repackaging the unit, I noticed the power rating on the transformer; 3 volts.The two Brauns I own both use a 12 volt transformer.",
".",
".",
".",
"Something to think about.(Yes, I am a guy.",
"I have rather severe OCD and I epilate to avoid unconscious hair plucking, which gets badly infected)"
] |
2 | Cabin Fever (**) | I agreed to watch this film with a friend after he said it was a pretty good movie. I had already rented it before and got through the first half of the film before shutting it off. So, I went ahead and watched it again. It's an O.K. movie, but is so cliched that you can tell in which order everyone of them will die in (except for the ending, you can't really predict that). The gore isn't really amazing, or gross out, (not as guesome as the critics said) and the story just wants to drag on and on and on (well you get the picture). The cast is pretty terrible with the exception of the two characters from "Detroit Rock City" (James DeBello and Giuseppe Andrews). The script has so many holes in it, that it truly is pathedic. I've seen cheesy horror films, but they atleast tried to be cheezy/funny, this is neither. If you're looking for a good horror movie that just came out, check out the movies "Wrong Turn" and "Freddy Vs. Jason" and save your money and time from this dud. | 985 | [
"I agreed to watch this film with a friend after he said it was a pretty good movie.",
"I had already rented it before and got through the first half of the film before shutting it off.",
"So, I went ahead and watched it again.",
"It's an O.K. movie, but is so cliched that you can tell in which order everyone of them will die in (except for the ending, you can't really predict that).",
"The gore isn't really amazing, or gross out, (not as guesome as the critics said) and the story just wants to drag on and on and on (well you get the picture).",
"The cast is pretty terrible with the exception of the two characters from \"Detroit Rock City\" (James DeBello and Giuseppe Andrews).",
"The script has so many holes in it, that it truly is pathedic.",
"I've seen cheesy horror films, but they atleast tried to be cheezy/funny, this is neither.",
"If you're looking for a good horror movie that just came out, check out the movies \"Wrong Turn\" and \"Freddy Vs.",
"Jason\" and save your money and time from this dud."
] |
2 | What was all the hype about? | James Cameron should be ashamed of AVATAR. With a half-billion dollar budget and more hype than a Beatles reunion, this film should have been extraordinary. And I'll grant you this, that AVATAR is an extraordinary visual experience. Cameron has crafted an entire painstakingly detailed world onscreen, and as long as we stay immersed in that world AVATAR delivers all that it promises.But like so many sci-fi creators, Cameron committed the Cardinal Sin: He spent a half-billion dollars on effects and a buck three eighty on the storyline, which is nothing more than an unsatisfying high tech extraterrestrial version of cowboys and indians.Considering that he probably could have cured cancer for what this picture cost to make, Cameron should spend the next ten years in retreat, doing just that.The Hurt Lockerwasn't much as a Best Picture winner that year but it sent the message loud and clear that obscenely budgeted movies still need to have more than flash in order to succeed. | 985 | [
"James Cameron should be ashamed of AVATAR.",
"With a half-billion dollar budget and more hype than a Beatles reunion, this film should have been extraordinary.",
"And I'll grant you this, that AVATAR is an extraordinary visual experience.",
"Cameron has crafted an entire painstakingly detailed world onscreen, and as long as we stay immersed in that world AVATAR delivers all that it promises.But like so many sci-fi creators, Cameron committed the Cardinal Sin: He spent a half-billion dollars on effects and a buck three eighty on the storyline, which is nothing more than an unsatisfying high tech extraterrestrial version of cowboys and indians.Considering that he probably could have cured cancer for what this picture cost to make, Cameron should spend the next ten years in retreat, doing just that.The Hurt Lockerwasn't much as a Best Picture winner that year but it sent the message loud and clear that obscenely budgeted movies still need to have more than flash in order to succeed."
] |
2 | Very Hard to Kick | We purchased this toy today, and I am SO upset that after a 15 minute set up, I am going to be breaking it down to return. Our 3 month old played with a 'kick gym' at her cousins house and absolutely loved it, so we purchased this for her today and it is so hard to get to turn on. I thought by the little feel on it, it meant that when she kicked the feet it would turn on, like on the Playskool gyms. It doesn't. It only turns on if you kick it hard enough to shake the whole gym. Even the hanging down toys don't move very well, so they don't help to get the toy on much either. Then, to top it all off, when she finally does kick hard enough to start it up (she is VERY strong, and yet was only able to achieve kicking hard enough once) it plays music for about 5 minutes before it stops, so they don't learn that the music is starting because they are kicking it because it is too long before they have to do it again. I would not recommend this toy to anyone. Go for a playskool. | 985 | [
"We purchased this toy today, and I am SO upset that after a 15 minute set up, I am going to be breaking it down to return.",
"Our 3 month old played with a 'kick gym' at her cousins house and absolutely loved it, so we purchased this for her today and it is so hard to get to turn on.",
"I thought by the little feel on it, it meant that when she kicked the feet it would turn on, like on the Playskool gyms.",
"It doesn't.",
"It only turns on if you kick it hard enough to shake the whole gym.",
"Even the hanging down toys don't move very well, so they don't help to get the toy on much either.",
"Then, to top it all off, when she finally does kick hard enough to start it up (she is VERY strong, and yet was only able to achieve kicking hard enough once) it plays music for about 5 minutes before it stops, so they don't learn that the music is starting because they are kicking it because it is too long before they have to do it again.",
"I would not recommend this toy to anyone.",
"Go for a playskool."
] |
2 | Seems to miss a basic step | I bought this because the author covers the fears and "stuck" feelings that accompany achieving what you want. However you go about accomplishing your goals, being really persistent, using Law of Attraction, what have you, you have to confront any fears you have about actually accomplishing your dream as well as staying on target toward accomplishing that dream. However, the author's solution for everything and the key to accomplishing what you want is to write everything down-- and that's it. She doesn't really go into how you can subconsciously be thwarting yourself despite consciously focusing on your goals, and how you can bring your subconscious mind in line to finally reach those goals. Writing your goals down is a very good first step, but you have to really, truly believe what you write will happen, and it's easy for your subconscious to send out enough doubt about it actually working to hold up any progress. Good intentions in the book, but not very substantial. | 985 | [
"I bought this because the author covers the fears and \"stuck\" feelings that accompany achieving what you want.",
"However you go about accomplishing your goals, being really persistent, using Law of Attraction, what have you, you have to confront any fears you have about actually accomplishing your dream as well as staying on target toward accomplishing that dream.",
"However, the author's solution for everything and the key to accomplishing what you want is to write everything down-- and that's it.",
"She doesn't really go into how you can subconsciously be thwarting yourself despite consciously focusing on your goals, and how you can bring your subconscious mind in line to finally reach those goals.",
"Writing your goals down is a very good first step, but you have to really, truly believe what you write will happen, and it's easy for your subconscious to send out enough doubt about it actually working to hold up any progress.",
"Good intentions in the book, but not very substantial."
] |
2 | Not for poached eggs | This Cuisinart is terminally cute but not designed for ease of use and storage, and not good at all for poached eggs. For plain boiled eggs it works okay (though beware: the instructions, which call for less water if you're cooking more eggs, are counterintuitive), but you have to lose a few eggs to experiment in order to get them to come out the way you want them. The egg piercer on the bottom of the measuring cup means that the cup won't stand conveniently (and will scratch surfaces you put it on). But the real problem is poached eggs. The cups are too small for extra large eggs, and having only three cups is a recipe for discord if two people are trying to eat breakfast together. The poaching holders are flimsy plastic, so you have to crack the egg elsewhere; the sharp corners make them the devil to clean; and prying a stuck egg out is difficult at best. If you want poached eggs, look elsewhere. My mother's 30-year-old Oster still works like a dream; we returned this. | 985 | [
"This Cuisinart is terminally cute but not designed for ease of use and storage, and not good at all for poached eggs.",
"For plain boiled eggs it works okay (though beware: the instructions, which call for less water if you're cooking more eggs, are counterintuitive), but you have to lose a few eggs to experiment in order to get them to come out the way you want them.",
"The egg piercer on the bottom of the measuring cup means that the cup won't stand conveniently (and will scratch surfaces you put it on).",
"But the real problem is poached eggs.",
"The cups are too small for extra large eggs, and having only three cups is a recipe for discord if two people are trying to eat breakfast together.",
"The poaching holders are flimsy plastic, so you have to crack the egg elsewhere; the sharp corners make them the devil to clean; and prying a stuck egg out is difficult at best.",
"If you want poached eggs, look elsewhere.",
"My mother's 30-year-old Oster still works like a dream; we returned this."
] |
2 | Just not that good. | This set really isn't enjoyable. I knew in buying this that the videos would be omitted, and i thought it would still be decent, but the cartoons just don't holdup as well w/out the videos. They haven't aged well. After watching the first two discs, I was thoroughly disappointed, but the 3rd disc (with the standalone videos and other appearances) was decent. B&B; are far funnier when interacting watching videos (a la Mystery Science Theater 3000)and commenting than they are in their episodes. The documentary is halfway interesting, too.It's highly unlikely that MTV will be able to issue these episodes with the videos included on DVD. Hate to say it, but unless you can find the original broadcasts bootlegged, B&B; is best left as a memory. Not worth revisiting on DVD without the music videos.One last note - the holiday bonus disc offered by some retailers contains two B&B; Christmas episodes, nothing more. Again, no videos, and no Butthead whipping Beavis like a reindeer. | 985 | [
"This set really isn't enjoyable.",
"I knew in buying this that the videos would be omitted, and i thought it would still be decent, but the cartoons just don't holdup as well w/out the videos.",
"They haven't aged well.",
"After watching the first two discs, I was thoroughly disappointed, but the 3rd disc (with the standalone videos and other appearances) was decent.",
"B&B; are far funnier when interacting watching videos (a la Mystery Science Theater 3000)and commenting than they are in their episodes.",
"The documentary is halfway interesting, too.It's highly unlikely that MTV will be able to issue these episodes with the videos included on DVD.",
"Hate to say it, but unless you can find the original broadcasts bootlegged, B&B; is best left as a memory.",
"Not worth revisiting on DVD without the music videos.One last note - the holiday bonus disc offered by some retailers contains two B&B; Christmas episodes, nothing more.",
"Again, no videos, and no Butthead whipping Beavis like a reindeer."
] |
2 | Frustrating Fix | After hours of work I am stuck with this upgrade that still doesn't work the way that it should. Starting with the unknown. Did I need to know that there is a specific size for which this crank fits onto????? It seems that there is a hairs difference in the size of the square peg onto which the crank slides. It will not slide all the way into position--about a quarter inch shy of proper position--so that my derailleur can only swing out as far as the middle gear. I have tried several attempts to compress it further using c-clamp and pounding with a two by four, and the bolt that secures it, but neither arm will go any more inward. So now this beautiful black satin finish is all marred up and non-returnable, and I still have no recourse but to take it to the bike shop which defeats the whole purpose of ordering and doing it yourself. This venture is killing my pride. So BEWARE BUYER***THAT YOU CAREFULLY FIT and prepare to send back if it doesn't easily seat into position. | 985 | [
"After hours of work I am stuck with this upgrade that still doesn't work the way that it should.",
"Starting with the unknown.",
"Did I need to know that there is a specific size for which this crank fits onto???",
"??",
"It seems that there is a hairs difference in the size of the square peg onto which the crank slides.",
"It will not slide all the way into position--about a quarter inch shy of proper position--so that my derailleur can only swing out as far as the middle gear.",
"I have tried several attempts to compress it further using c-clamp and pounding with a two by four, and the bolt that secures it, but neither arm will go any more inward.",
"So now this beautiful black satin finish is all marred up and non-returnable, and I still have no recourse but to take it to the bike shop which defeats the whole purpose of ordering and doing it yourself.",
"This venture is killing my pride.",
"So BEWARE BUYER***THAT YOU CAREFULLY FIT and prepare to send back if it doesn't easily seat into position."
] |
2 | Unreliable | Just a few examples of overpriced listings: Eddie Heywood, the Hi-Lo's, Harry James Columbia recordings, Ramsey Lewis Argo recordings, Ella Fitzgerald recordings in general (very few of her records are still sought after by collectors).On the other side of the spectrum, Pharoah Sanders' records are priced about the same as a typical Barry Manilow record would be (Sanders' records are collectible), Helen Merrill's Emarcy records are priced to about 1/10th of what they should be (they routinely hit around the $500-$800 range, not the $20-$80 range the author says), and in perhaps the most glaring underpricing, Reg Wilson's "All By Himself" (released in 1956 on the Herald label) is valued by the book as between $15-$50. In truth, an individual would be more likely to be struck by lightning - twice - than to ever stumble across a copy of that Wilson LP in his or her lifetime.This guide can serve as a general jazz LP discography, but it's a mistake to rely on its book values. | 985 | [
"Just a few examples of overpriced listings: Eddie Heywood, the Hi-Lo's, Harry James Columbia recordings, Ramsey Lewis Argo recordings, Ella Fitzgerald recordings in general (very few of her records are still sought after by collectors).On the other side of the spectrum, Pharoah Sanders' records are priced about the same as a typical Barry Manilow record would be (Sanders' records are collectible), Helen Merrill's Emarcy records are priced to about 1/10th of what they should be (they routinely hit around the $500-$800 range, not the $20-$80 range the author says), and in perhaps the most glaring underpricing, Reg Wilson's \"All By Himself\" (released in 1956 on the Herald label) is valued by the book as between $15-$50.",
"In truth, an individual would be more likely to be struck by lightning - twice - than to ever stumble across a copy of that Wilson LP in his or her lifetime.This guide can serve as a general jazz LP discography, but it's a mistake to rely on its book values."
] |
2 | They made 130 of these?! | I'm all for nostalgia and all but this DVD set does little to invoke any sense of it for me. About the best part of the series is the theme music and intro. I remember little else about the series, having last seen it nearly 30 years ago (!) in black & white. Watching these episodes again I find that instead of being fun, the series is ludicrous: the animation is bad, the plots are nonsensical, Courageous Cat's gun-for-every-situation is ridiculous and Minute Mouse is 100% useless; it almost boggles the mind that 130 of these cartoons were created. As another reviewer stated, these shorts can get tiresome quickly and watching no more than 3 or 4 at a time is recommended. Unfortunately, I rented the first disc from Netflix.com and, not wanting to hold onto the disc too long, am forcing myself to watch 11 shorts at a stretch (good thing they're only 5 minutes long) so I can send it back from whence it came as soon as possible. Feels more like a chore than a nostalgia trip. | 985 | [
"I'm all for nostalgia and all but this DVD set does little to invoke any sense of it for me.",
"About the best part of the series is the theme music and intro.",
"I remember little else about the series, having last seen it nearly 30 years ago (!",
") in black & white.",
"Watching these episodes again I find that instead of being fun, the series is ludicrous: the animation is bad, the plots are nonsensical, Courageous Cat's gun-for-every-situation is ridiculous and Minute Mouse is 100% useless; it almost boggles the mind that 130 of these cartoons were created.",
"As another reviewer stated, these shorts can get tiresome quickly and watching no more than 3 or 4 at a time is recommended.",
"Unfortunately, I rented the first disc from Netflix.com and, not wanting to hold onto the disc too long, am forcing myself to watch 11 shorts at a stretch (good thing they're only 5 minutes long) so I can send it back from whence it came as soon as possible.",
"Feels more like a chore than a nostalgia trip."
] |
2 | Baring All in Barntrosna | From behind the shield of his narrative's narrator, Phildy Hackball, Patrick McCabe hazards forth once again to peel away the myths we'd still like to believe about Ireland and about human beings. It's the sort of expose he's done before, masterfully, in the Butcher Boy and again in The Dead School. Unfortunately, for this reader, Mondo Desperado lacks the narrative focus, depth of insight, and most importantly, any shred of sympathy for the human curiosities on display. By telling his tales through an eccentric narrator, McCabe allows his own eccentric voice too much free rein. The lack of discipline is telling: the verbal riffs are not as sharp, the flashes of embarassing insight not so difficult to ignore. Ultimately the humour, black as ever with McCabe, fails to be funny because the pillory is overcrowded. Barntrosna becomes little more than a roadside attraction; the serial of stories a sort of "Failte Isteach" in a funhouse mirror. I failed to find the fun though. | 985 | [
"From behind the shield of his narrative's narrator, Phildy Hackball, Patrick McCabe hazards forth once again to peel away the myths we'd still like to believe about Ireland and about human beings.",
"It's the sort of expose he's done before, masterfully, in the Butcher Boy and again in The Dead School.",
"Unfortunately, for this reader, Mondo Desperado lacks the narrative focus, depth of insight, and most importantly, any shred of sympathy for the human curiosities on display.",
"By telling his tales through an eccentric narrator, McCabe allows his own eccentric voice too much free rein.",
"The lack of discipline is telling: the verbal riffs are not as sharp, the flashes of embarassing insight not so difficult to ignore.",
"Ultimately the humour, black as ever with McCabe, fails to be funny because the pillory is overcrowded.",
"Barntrosna becomes little more than a roadside attraction; the serial of stories a sort of \"Failte Isteach\" in a funhouse mirror.",
"I failed to find the fun though."
] |
2 | Mouse Gone Wild!!! | I bought the mouse after a great rebate brought the price down to under $20 bucks. I've had it for 2 weeks and have been somewhat satisfied so far. The ergonomics as mentioned in the other reviews arent that comfortable as a Microsoft mouse. The mouse is indeed to thin as I find that my ring finger often rests on the table and not the mouse. This is something that I dont mind for the price I paid for a cordless mouse.However, for the past 2 days the mouse has been acting up. It will go act as if the - volume button is stuck and keep on reducing the volume. And sometimes by pressing the + volume button, it will act as pause. This is in addition to the cursor not going where it should too (Kinda acts like a drunk driver). I don't know if this has happened to anyone before, but I am pretty sure its the mouse as I've been using the same computer for 4 years no problems. If anyone else gets this problem, please let other know as normally Logitech is a very reliable company. . | 985 | [
"I bought the mouse after a great rebate brought the price down to under $20 bucks.",
"I've had it for 2 weeks and have been somewhat satisfied so far.",
"The ergonomics as mentioned in the other reviews arent that comfortable as a Microsoft mouse.",
"The mouse is indeed to thin as I find that my ring finger often rests on the table and not the mouse.",
"This is something that I dont mind for the price I paid for a cordless mouse.However, for the past 2 days the mouse has been acting up.",
"It will go act as if the - volume button is stuck and keep on reducing the volume.",
"And sometimes by pressing the + volume button, it will act as pause.",
"This is in addition to the cursor not going where it should too (Kinda acts like a drunk driver).",
"I don't know if this has happened to anyone before, but I am pretty sure its the mouse as I've been using the same computer for 4 years no problems.",
"If anyone else gets this problem, please let other know as normally Logitech is a very reliable company.",
"."
] |
2 | Waste Of Time | I bought this scanner as a replacement for my older Mustek 1200UB. I made a mistake and promply returned it for a refund. The quality was very nice, however, the scanner produced little horizontal lines all the way down the right side. This was unacceptable as I had bought the scanner to do a project where I'd be scanning lots and lots of old family photos for storage. I'm not trying to be too negative about this scanner, but the software was difficult to use as well. I'd set certain defaults and it would revert back to the originals even after I told it to default to my saved settings. I hated having to click on File, Import, Scanner every time I wanted to scan something in Photoshop. I wanted the scanning software to remain open and allow me to scan batches at a time. No, I had to re-open the software for every single scan, which meant having to wait for the splash screen to go away and then wait on the lamp to warm up. Needless to say, I'm back using my old Mustek. :( | 985 | [
"I bought this scanner as a replacement for my older Mustek 1200UB.",
"I made a mistake and promply returned it for a refund.",
"The quality was very nice, however, the scanner produced little horizontal lines all the way down the right side.",
"This was unacceptable as I had bought the scanner to do a project where I'd be scanning lots and lots of old family photos for storage.",
"I'm not trying to be too negative about this scanner, but the software was difficult to use as well.",
"I'd set certain defaults and it would revert back to the originals even after I told it to default to my saved settings.",
"I hated having to click on File, Import, Scanner every time I wanted to scan something in Photoshop.",
"I wanted the scanning software to remain open and allow me to scan batches at a time.",
"No, I had to re-open the software for every single scan, which meant having to wait for the splash screen to go away and then wait on the lamp to warm up.",
"Needless to say, I'm back using my old Mustek.",
":("
] |
2 | A tale of ten O-rings | Purenex asked me not to review this until they could make amends.It's been months now,so I'll share my experienceThis arrived with no instructions,I've had 30 years experience in the piping industry,what could go wrong?The specs say 1" IPS in and out,they neglect to say it is a non tapered pipe thread.So a trip to the hardware store to find a solution,there I found a ten pack of O-rings that worked.The bracket took a little thought,but became obvious.In the process of removing the filter housing,I got a little wet,so I had to drill and tap for a pet cock for draining the filter.Of course another trip to the hardware store.I'm really not sure if it filters my well water yet,I think it has improved some.For the price,it's O.K.,but a little bit of instruction could have made this a one day job,but it took much longer.The filter I was replacing came with adapters and installation sheet,these folks should have also.I did find another use for an O-ring,so some good came of it. | 985 | [
"Purenex asked me not to review this until they could make amends.It's been months now,so I'll share my experienceThis arrived with no instructions,I've had 30 years experience in the piping industry,what could go wrong?",
"The specs say 1\" IPS in and out,they neglect to say it is a non tapered pipe thread.So a trip to the hardware store to find a solution,there I found a ten pack of O-rings that worked.The bracket took a little thought,but became obvious.In the process of removing the filter housing,I got a little wet,so I had to drill and tap for a pet cock for draining the filter.Of course another trip to the hardware store.I'm really not sure if it filters my well water yet,I think it has improved some.For the price,it's O.K.,but a little bit of instruction could have made this a one day job,but it took much longer.The filter I was replacing came with adapters and installation sheet,these folks should have also.I did find another use for an O-ring,so some good came of it."
] |
2 | dissapointed | I just bought the Artist's Edition of On This Earth, A Shadow Falls from one of the galleries that represent Nick Brandt. It's a huge beautiful, stunningly printed book that combines the best photos from his two books. I now look at my old copy of On This Earth, and realize just how badly reproduced, how poorly printed, the photos are in it. Having seen Nick Brandt's giant prints in exhibitions, the Artist's Edition really does a great job of capturing their essence. This book, On this Earth, does not. So I highly recommend that everyone try and find the money to buy the Artist's Edition of On This Earth, A Shadow Falls instead. It costs about $125 (you can only get it from the galleries), but given its giant size, the number of photos in it from both books, and the fact that it's signed by the artist, is something of a bargain. Many of the photos in On This Earth are great but, because they are so badly printed and small, I am compelled to give this book only two stars. | 985 | [
"I just bought the Artist's Edition of On This Earth, A Shadow Falls from one of the galleries that represent Nick Brandt.",
"It's a huge beautiful, stunningly printed book that combines the best photos from his two books.",
"I now look at my old copy of On This Earth, and realize just how badly reproduced, how poorly printed, the photos are in it.",
"Having seen Nick Brandt's giant prints in exhibitions, the Artist's Edition really does a great job of capturing their essence.",
"This book, On this Earth, does not.",
"So I highly recommend that everyone try and find the money to buy the Artist's Edition of On This Earth, A Shadow Falls instead.",
"It costs about $125 (you can only get it from the galleries), but given its giant size, the number of photos in it from both books, and the fact that it's signed by the artist, is something of a bargain.",
"Many of the photos in On This Earth are great but, because they are so badly printed and small, I am compelled to give this book only two stars."
] |
2 | Where are the specs? | Amazon has a boat-load of surge protectors here; yet they inform you of everything, but the surge capability. Who cares how long the chord is and how many plugs it can take, if it does not list the Joule rating and clamping times. I am no expert; but at least I would like some specs on the "surge suppression" not the chord length and color, or number of lights, etc. The prices look decent, and the selection is very good; but what am I getting? Another thing Amazon does with their adds, is they leave the price off many of there ads; until you dig three pages deep into the promo. I would be more likely to buy, if I could compare, without loading each and every item on the screen. This page does not have that problem, but many others do; such as the ten hot deals for electronics, I get E-mailed. I delete them, because it takes way too much time, to price compare each item listed. I have wasted enough time looking for specs here, on this item. Prices and selection look good. | 985 | [
"Amazon has a boat-load of surge protectors here; yet they inform you of everything, but the surge capability.",
"Who cares how long the chord is and how many plugs it can take, if it does not list the Joule rating and clamping times.",
"I am no expert; but at least I would like some specs on the \"surge suppression\" not the chord length and color, or number of lights, etc.",
"The prices look decent, and the selection is very good; but what am I getting?",
"Another thing Amazon does with their adds, is they leave the price off many of there ads; until you dig three pages deep into the promo.",
"I would be more likely to buy, if I could compare, without loading each and every item on the screen.",
"This page does not have that problem, but many others do; such as the ten hot deals for electronics, I get E-mailed.",
"I delete them, because it takes way too much time, to price compare each item listed.",
"I have wasted enough time looking for specs here, on this item.",
"Prices and selection look good."
] |
2 | The Teeth of the Tiger | You can't always hit a home run. So after Tom Clancy produced the dreadfully boring Red Rabbit, I assumed it was just one mis-hit and he would get his swing back. I was wrong.The Teeth of the Tiger is so overwritten and boring that one has to wonder if Clancy has lost his touch or if someone else is writing under his name.So little happens in the book that a good editor would have pared it down to 100 pages.For Clancy fans, it is an exercise in frustration. Instead of the excitement that made his earlier books so enjoyable, Clancy wastes many pages with meaningless facts. Did you know that a Porsche has small trunk space? Clancy thought that was so important he mentioned it more than once. Did you know that the Mercedes' navigation system actually tells you where to turn? He mentioned this numerous times but never developed it into the storyline.In the book, his old hero, Jack Ryan, has left the limelight and gone into semi-retirment. It may be time for Clancy to follow. | 985 | [
"You can't always hit a home run.",
"So after Tom Clancy produced the dreadfully boring Red Rabbit, I assumed it was just one mis-hit and he would get his swing back.",
"I was wrong.The Teeth of the Tiger is so overwritten and boring that one has to wonder if Clancy has lost his touch or if someone else is writing under his name.So little happens in the book that a good editor would have pared it down to 100 pages.For Clancy fans, it is an exercise in frustration.",
"Instead of the excitement that made his earlier books so enjoyable, Clancy wastes many pages with meaningless facts.",
"Did you know that a Porsche has small trunk space?",
"Clancy thought that was so important he mentioned it more than once.",
"Did you know that the Mercedes' navigation system actually tells you where to turn?",
"He mentioned this numerous times but never developed it into the storyline.In the book, his old hero, Jack Ryan, has left the limelight and gone into semi-retirment.",
"It may be time for Clancy to follow."
] |
2 | Bride Wars - Blu-ray Info | Version: U.S.A / FOX / Region AAspect ratio: 1.85:1MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 / BD+ / High Profile 4.1Running time: 1:28:57Movie size: 22,43 GBDisc size: 31,04 GBTotal bit rate: 33.62 MbpsAverage video bit rate: 26.96 MbpsDTS-HD Master Audio English 3565 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3565 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)Dolby Digital Audio French 448 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbpsDolby Digital Audio Spanish 448 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbpsSubtitles: English (SDH), Cantonese, Mandarain, Korean, Portuguese, SpanishNumber of chapters: 28#Pop-up trivia track#7 deleted and alternate scenes (HD - 7m:04s)#2 improvisations (HD - 2m:47s)#Meet Me at the Plaza (HD - 6m:47s)#The Perfect White Dress (HD - 4m:37s)#In Character With Kate Hudson (SD - 2m:14s)#In Character With Anne Hathaway (SD - 3m:23s)#Man Den (HD - 4m:13s)#Maid of Honor (HD - 4m:23s)#Amanda-Cam (HD - 4m:14s)#HD trailers of Marley & Me and The Pink Panther 2.#Disc 2 - Standard definition DVD copy#DVD Digital Copy | 985 | [
"Version: U.S.A / FOX / Region AAspect ratio: 1.85:1MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 / BD+ / High Profile 4.1Running time: 1:28:57Movie size: 22,43 GBDisc size: 31,04 GBTotal bit rate: 33.62 MbpsAverage video bit rate: 26.96 MbpsDTS-HD Master Audio English 3565 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3565 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)Dolby Digital Audio French 448 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbpsDolby Digital Audio Spanish 448 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbpsSubtitles: English (SDH), Cantonese, Mandarain, Korean, Portuguese, SpanishNumber of chapters: 28#Pop-up trivia track#7 deleted and alternate scenes (HD - 7m:04s)#2 improvisations (HD - 2m:47s)#Meet Me at the Plaza (HD - 6m:47s)#The Perfect White Dress (HD - 4m:37s)#In Character With Kate Hudson (SD - 2m:14s)#In Character With Anne Hathaway (SD - 3m:23s)#Man Den (HD - 4m:13s)#Maid of Honor (HD - 4m:23s)#Amanda-Cam (HD - 4m:14s)#HD trailers of Marley & Me and The Pink Panther 2.#Disc 2 - Standard definition DVD copy#DVD Digital Copy"
] |
2 | Disappointing | While I hope more people are introduced to this musical, I found this production a disappointment. Josh Groban was surprisingly good singing musical theater, I hope he does more in the future. Adam Pascal's performance was also a treat; I had only seen him in Rent and thought his performance as The American was really outstanding.This musical has been a "work in progress" since the mid-80's. The original concept album is outstanding - if you haven't heard it, I strongly suggest you get it. When the production was brought to the US, they tweaked it - ugh. And they've been messing with it constantly since then.The result - what was a reasonably streamlined, musically gorgeous story has been chopped up and - I think - overengineered for the masses. Kind of dumbed down (and uglied up) in the process.Bottom line: if you want to own a musical performance of Chess, get the original concept album with Tommy Korberg, Murray Head and Elaine Paige. They got it right the first time. | 985 | [
"While I hope more people are introduced to this musical, I found this production a disappointment.",
"Josh Groban was surprisingly good singing musical theater, I hope he does more in the future.",
"Adam Pascal's performance was also a treat; I had only seen him in Rent and thought his performance as The American was really outstanding.This musical has been a \"work in progress\" since the mid-80's.",
"The original concept album is outstanding - if you haven't heard it, I strongly suggest you get it.",
"When the production was brought to the US, they tweaked it - ugh.",
"And they've been messing with it constantly since then.The result - what was a reasonably streamlined, musically gorgeous story has been chopped up and - I think - overengineered for the masses.",
"Kind of dumbed down (and uglied up) in the process.Bottom line: if you want to own a musical performance of Chess, get the original concept album with Tommy Korberg, Murray Head and Elaine Paige.",
"They got it right the first time."
] |
2 | Umm...ok?? | Alrighty, I don't know what the heck the other reviewers are talking about. This cd has no songs on it. It is ALL biographys. The interviewer is British and you have to listen closely to understand her. *NSYNC isn't even on here during any part of the interview. All the guys say is, for example, "Hi, this is Christopher Alan Kirkpatrick. My nickname is lucky beacause I'm Irish." That's all, seriously. And the voices don't really even sound like them. Maybe its because it was recorded before they were famous...dun know. But if I heard this before I bought it, I wouldn't have bought it. Its kinda, well, boring. Who wants to keep listening to the same biography over and over? The best part of this is the free mini poster that comes in the case, but still, the pic is from 6-7 years ago. lol. Thats just my 2 cents. IF you like to spend money and wanna know more on how nsync got started...then go ahead and buy it.---only 55 minutes long, no songs, no guys, just a lady talkin!! | 985 | [
"Alrighty, I don't know what the heck the other reviewers are talking about.",
"This cd has no songs on it.",
"It is ALL biographys.",
"The interviewer is British and you have to listen closely to understand her.",
"*NSYNC isn't even on here during any part of the interview.",
"All the guys say is, for example, \"Hi, this is Christopher Alan Kirkpatrick.",
"My nickname is lucky beacause I'm Irish.\" That's all, seriously.",
"And the voices don't really even sound like them.",
"Maybe its because it was recorded before they were famous...dun know.",
"But if I heard this before I bought it, I wouldn't have bought it.",
"Its kinda, well, boring.",
"Who wants to keep listening to the same biography over and over?",
"The best part of this is the free mini poster that comes in the case, but still, the pic is from 6-7 years ago.",
"lol.",
"Thats just my 2 cents.",
"IF you like to spend money and wanna know more on how nsync got started...then go ahead and buy it.---only 55 minutes long, no songs, no guys, just a lady talkin!!"
] |
2 | Disappointing | I was really looking forward to this movie. Once I saw it, I was really disappointed.The movie has very little structure, and way too much shaky-cam. Like Bourne part 2, we don't need to see shaky cam to get the implied sense of action -- these effects were much more subtle in Bourne 1. The reason I mention this is because Gamer was WAY OVER THE TOP with the shaky cam. We're talking "Blaire Witch" shaky.There is no artistic value added by the shaky cam, and it seems to be a device used to try to dress up an otherwise marginal movie.As yet another rehash of "The Running Man", this doesn't even come close. The recent remake of "Death Race", which was re imagined as a rehash of "The Running Man" concept did a far superior job telling a story, conveying action, had better special effects, and actually had what I would call a "plot". Gamer's plot is like "The Running Man" meets "Surrogates" (or perhaps both are comparable to "Logan's Run").This movie was a disappointing mess. | 985 | [
"I was really looking forward to this movie.",
"Once I saw it, I was really disappointed.The movie has very little structure, and way too much shaky-cam.",
"Like Bourne part 2, we don't need to see shaky cam to get the implied sense of action -- these effects were much more subtle in Bourne 1.",
"The reason I mention this is because Gamer was WAY OVER THE TOP with the shaky cam.",
"We're talking \"Blaire Witch\" shaky.There is no artistic value added by the shaky cam, and it seems to be a device used to try to dress up an otherwise marginal movie.As yet another rehash of \"The Running Man\", this doesn't even come close.",
"The recent remake of \"Death Race\", which was re imagined as a rehash of \"The Running Man\" concept did a far superior job telling a story, conveying action, had better special effects, and actually had what I would call a \"plot\".",
"Gamer's plot is like \"The Running Man\" meets \"Surrogates\" (or perhaps both are comparable to \"Logan's Run\").This movie was a disappointing mess."
] |
2 | A lackluster effort... | Anyone looking for the usual catchy and/or reflective melodies from Black 47 won't find many of them on this album. "Delirious" and "Bobby Kennedy" (tracks 3 and 4) are laughably awful, although the songwriting quality does pick up after these two tracks...especially in the lyrics department. "Those Saints" (2) and "Bodhrans On The Brain" (6) are easily the most fun, but they don't really stand out like past hits such as "Green Suede Shoes" and "Funky Ceili".The back cover of the album case gives a short description of the band's style, presumably because this is their first release on the Shanachie label. It's clearly targeted at those who have never heard the band, and reads as follows:"A streetwise mix of rock, reggae, ska and Irish music paired with evocative lyrics steeped in history, politics, and tales of the immigrant experience."A note to those who have never heard the band: pick up the "Green Suede Shoes" album instead. You'll get much more out of that release. | 985 | [
"Anyone looking for the usual catchy and/or reflective melodies from Black 47 won't find many of them on this album.",
"\"Delirious\" and \"Bobby Kennedy\" (tracks 3 and 4) are laughably awful, although the songwriting quality does pick up after these two tracks...especially in the lyrics department.",
"\"Those Saints\" (2) and \"Bodhrans On The Brain\" (6) are easily the most fun, but they don't really stand out like past hits such as \"Green Suede Shoes\" and \"Funky Ceili\".The back cover of the album case gives a short description of the band's style, presumably because this is their first release on the Shanachie label.",
"It's clearly targeted at those who have never heard the band, and reads as follows:\"A streetwise mix of rock, reggae, ska and Irish music paired with evocative lyrics steeped in history, politics, and tales of the immigrant experience.\"A note to those who have never heard the band: pick up the \"Green Suede Shoes\" album instead.",
"You'll get much more out of that release."
] |
2 | Frustrated. | I bought this rug, based on the only review, for my son's 4th birthday. The biggest draw for me was the "weight" of the rug, and that the other reviewer said it was "heavier" than others. The dimensions of the rug are not specified, so I assumed... by price... that this rug would be big (at least by another foot).The rug arrived today and I am so disappointed! While it is still a decent play rug, it is much thinner and smaller than I expected (approx 3' x 6'). There is no way this rug weighs 5 lbs. For 20$ less I could have bought the exact same rug [...] and not paid [...]$ for shipping.I contacted the seller listed on the shipping label and received someone with a thick accent who could not communicate with me. I verified the number and name of the company, and then asked to speak with someone else. I was told there was no one else (at least I think that's what he said ;o).So. If you are looking for a thick, durable car rug, I don't think this is the one for you.Nicole | 985 | [
"I bought this rug, based on the only review, for my son's 4th birthday.",
"The biggest draw for me was the \"weight\" of the rug, and that the other reviewer said it was \"heavier\" than others.",
"The dimensions of the rug are not specified, so I assumed... by price... that this rug would be big (at least by another foot).The rug arrived today and I am so disappointed!",
"While it is still a decent play rug, it is much thinner and smaller than I expected (approx 3' x 6').",
"There is no way this rug weighs 5 lbs.",
"For 20$ less I could have bought the exact same rug [...] and not paid [...]$ for shipping.I contacted the seller listed on the shipping label and received someone with a thick accent who could not communicate with me.",
"I verified the number and name of the company, and then asked to speak with someone else.",
"I was told there was no one else (at least I think that's what he said ;o).So.",
"If you are looking for a thick, durable car rug, I don't think this is the one for you.Nicole"
] |
2 | almost 3 stars | I ran this game on a PC that exceeded all recomendations and I still had to run the game on the lowest resolution to avoid lag. I even downloaded new drivers for my video card just for this game and it didn't help. The game does fine until you fight an opponent with an automatic weapon and then the frames per second (FPS) drops down to below one.The idea of being able to blow holes in walls and things is a great idea and is the best part of the game, but the execution of that idea leaves you wanting. The engine seems buggy and unstable.The single player missions force you to give up all your weapons to go undercover, and it leaves you frustrated rather than excited. I haven't played the multiplayer due to a slow internet connection, but with all the lag in single player I can't imagine that it would be worth my time.In the end, I wanted to like this game, but just couldn't seem to do it. It had some good ideas, but ultimately failed to deliver. Better luck next time THQ. | 985 | [
"I ran this game on a PC that exceeded all recomendations and I still had to run the game on the lowest resolution to avoid lag.",
"I even downloaded new drivers for my video card just for this game and it didn't help.",
"The game does fine until you fight an opponent with an automatic weapon and then the frames per second (FPS) drops down to below one.The idea of being able to blow holes in walls and things is a great idea and is the best part of the game, but the execution of that idea leaves you wanting.",
"The engine seems buggy and unstable.The single player missions force you to give up all your weapons to go undercover, and it leaves you frustrated rather than excited.",
"I haven't played the multiplayer due to a slow internet connection, but with all the lag in single player I can't imagine that it would be worth my time.In the end, I wanted to like this game, but just couldn't seem to do it.",
"It had some good ideas, but ultimately failed to deliver.",
"Better luck next time THQ."
] |
2 | Tedious tedium, with style | I can see that this book has deeply touched the lives of several reviewers, and I mean them no disrespect; but I do feel that this page could use some balance. I simply could not dig my way through this incredibly long and meandering novel. After 80 pages I skipped ahead, read a couple pages, skipped ahead, read more, skipped ahead again. Not a lot happens. Nothing memorable is said. I encountered no moving episodes. Nothing I could call funny, or exciting. It's about rather dull people doing rather dull things and telling rather dull stories. All written with remarkable skill and flair, admittedly, but skill and flair aren't nearly enough to keep a reader engaged for over a quarter-million words.I recommend this book to the hopelessly literary. If your idea of great fun is to get together with friends over wine and cheese and discuss James Joyce's Ulysses long into the night, you'll love The Tidewater Tales. The rest of us are advised to seek reading pleasure elsewhere. | 985 | [
"I can see that this book has deeply touched the lives of several reviewers, and I mean them no disrespect; but I do feel that this page could use some balance.",
"I simply could not dig my way through this incredibly long and meandering novel.",
"After 80 pages I skipped ahead, read a couple pages, skipped ahead, read more, skipped ahead again.",
"Not a lot happens.",
"Nothing memorable is said.",
"I encountered no moving episodes.",
"Nothing I could call funny, or exciting.",
"It's about rather dull people doing rather dull things and telling rather dull stories.",
"All written with remarkable skill and flair, admittedly, but skill and flair aren't nearly enough to keep a reader engaged for over a quarter-million words.I recommend this book to the hopelessly literary.",
"If your idea of great fun is to get together with friends over wine and cheese and discuss James Joyce's Ulysses long into the night, you'll love The Tidewater Tales.",
"The rest of us are advised to seek reading pleasure elsewhere."
] |
2 | What Happened Here? | I love Robert Jordan. I read and re-read his books on a regular basis. I got book eight. I cleared a weekend for uninterrupted reading. I opened the book, I thought "Why did he do THIS?" I was disappointed that the book did not cover its usual panoramic view of the world where the epic story is taking place. Several of the major storylines were not addressed. (How can you leave us hanging, Mr. Jordan?) The book was short. (I know it is the around the same number of pages, but if you increase the font size and increase the margin width it hardly counts, does it?) I have heard some odd rationalizations for this book. I was told that Robert Jordan was paid almost nothing for the first eight books, but that contract is over and now he is in it for the money. I am not sure what to think. I will buy book nine the day it comes out (I have to know what is happening). But I hope that it is a better book than this one was. It would be an unfortunate end to a truly stellar series. | 984 | [
"I love Robert Jordan.",
"I read and re-read his books on a regular basis.",
"I got book eight.",
"I cleared a weekend for uninterrupted reading.",
"I opened the book, I thought \"Why did he do THIS?",
"\" I was disappointed that the book did not cover its usual panoramic view of the world where the epic story is taking place.",
"Several of the major storylines were not addressed.",
"(How can you leave us hanging, Mr.",
"Jordan?",
") The book was short.",
"(I know it is the around the same number of pages, but if you increase the font size and increase the margin width it hardly counts, does it?",
") I have heard some odd rationalizations for this book.",
"I was told that Robert Jordan was paid almost nothing for the first eight books, but that contract is over and now he is in it for the money.",
"I am not sure what to think.",
"I will buy book nine the day it comes out (I have to know what is happening).",
"But I hope that it is a better book than this one was.",
"It would be an unfortunate end to a truly stellar series."
] |
2 | Highly Overrated! | When I first wrote a review for this album I was a little "hard" on Bon Joi and this disc. After reading my review several times I realized this wasn't a "bad" album, it's just that it sold a lot more copies than I thought it would. I just don't understand why Bon Jovi has remaind so popular while other bands like Dokken and Ratt have not enjoyed that level of success. Was Bon Jovi that much different than Ratt or Dokken? Of course not! Those three bands first appeared during the '80s and pretty much recorded the same kind of music (hard rock). Although this album does contain some of Bon Jovi's best tunes (Wanted Dead or Alive and You Give Love a Bad Name) those songs are really no better than Dokken's In My Dreams or Ratt's Round and Round. Ratt and Dokken may have rocked a little "harder" than Bon Jovi, but if you compare this album to Ratt's Out Of The Cellar or Dokken's Under Lock And Key I feel the Ratt and Dokken albums are much stronger and contain better songs. | 984 | [
"When I first wrote a review for this album I was a little \"hard\" on Bon Joi and this disc.",
"After reading my review several times I realized this wasn't a \"bad\" album, it's just that it sold a lot more copies than I thought it would.",
"I just don't understand why Bon Jovi has remaind so popular while other bands like Dokken and Ratt have not enjoyed that level of success.",
"Was Bon Jovi that much different than Ratt or Dokken?",
"Of course not!",
"Those three bands first appeared during the '80s and pretty much recorded the same kind of music (hard rock).",
"Although this album does contain some of Bon Jovi's best tunes (Wanted Dead or Alive and You Give Love a Bad Name) those songs are really no better than Dokken's In My Dreams or Ratt's Round and Round.",
"Ratt and Dokken may have rocked a little \"harder\" than Bon Jovi, but if you compare this album to Ratt's Out Of The Cellar or Dokken's Under Lock And Key I feel the Ratt and Dokken albums are much stronger and contain better songs."
] |
2 | Not for beginners | This video is hard to follow especially if you are beginning sign language. You have the word shown on the left side of the screen, a picture in the upper corner and the person signing on the right side of the screen so you have to look on the left for the word/words or in the upper left corner for the picture while the person is signing on the right side of the screen. Sometimes you may not catch all the sign because you are reading the word and/or words, or the word is signed to fast. The sign is only made once and if you don't catch it the first time you will have to replay. You will need to have some experience under your belt before using this video. I do not recommend it for beginners. Also, there is no spoken sound on this video(only music)so you cannot rely on hearing a word, you have to be able to read or look at the picture. You must also know the alphabet in sign languare because some of the words or pictures are simple spelled out. No specific sign is given. | 984 | [
"This video is hard to follow especially if you are beginning sign language.",
"You have the word shown on the left side of the screen, a picture in the upper corner and the person signing on the right side of the screen so you have to look on the left for the word/words or in the upper left corner for the picture while the person is signing on the right side of the screen.",
"Sometimes you may not catch all the sign because you are reading the word and/or words, or the word is signed to fast.",
"The sign is only made once and if you don't catch it the first time you will have to replay.",
"You will need to have some experience under your belt before using this video.",
"I do not recommend it for beginners.",
"Also, there is no spoken sound on this video(only music)so you cannot rely on hearing a word, you have to be able to read or look at the picture.",
"You must also know the alphabet in sign languare because some of the words or pictures are simple spelled out.",
"No specific sign is given."
] |
2 | Ending is obvious | I generally have liked the Jack Reacher books, and while totally too violent, at least keep you guessing as to the ending, which is usually fairly plausible. This is the only reason I have given it 2 stars instead of one. The ending is very obvious, as to who the killer is and like all of the other people wrote, it is totally implausible that none of the FBI agents would have noticed what was going on. The whole method of killing was ridiculous and made no sense and then .... now, for those who don't want to know the ending, don't read further........to blame it on hypnosis is ludicrous and a simplistic way to try to tie knots together. Obviously Lee Child doesn't know a thing about hypnosis, because it has been proven that while you can make people do silly tricks on stage, you can't make them do things that go against their character or will and the concept of these post hypnotic suggestions is totally bizarre. Maybe the novel should be called The Stepford Army Girls. | 984 | [
"I generally have liked the Jack Reacher books, and while totally too violent, at least keep you guessing as to the ending, which is usually fairly plausible.",
"This is the only reason I have given it 2 stars instead of one.",
"The ending is very obvious, as to who the killer is and like all of the other people wrote, it is totally implausible that none of the FBI agents would have noticed what was going on.",
"The whole method of killing was ridiculous and made no sense and then .... now, for those who don't want to know the ending, don't read further........to blame it on hypnosis is ludicrous and a simplistic way to try to tie knots together.",
"Obviously Lee Child doesn't know a thing about hypnosis, because it has been proven that while you can make people do silly tricks on stage, you can't make them do things that go against their character or will and the concept of these post hypnotic suggestions is totally bizarre.",
"Maybe the novel should be called The Stepford Army Girls."
] |
2 | Not Received as Promised... | The description states I should receive 11 different colors of 3mm beads containing 20 beads each, totaling 220 3mm crystals. I only received 5 different colors of 3mm crystals, totaling 100 3mm crystals.It states in the listing I should receive 5 different colors of 6mm beads containing 10 each, totaling 50 6mm crystals. What I received was 4 different colors containing 10 each, 40 total 6mm crystals.Here's the odd part... It also states I should get 11 bags of 4mm beads containing 30 crystals each, or 330 4mm crystals. What I received was 22 bags of 4mm crystals containing 20 beads each, which is a total of 440 4mm crystals.Conclusion? I should have bought the lot of 500 4mm beads for more than $10 cheaper... Not worth it!UPDATEAfter posting this review, I got an email from LK saying "Thanks for let us know the changing description. I just checked and corrected it. Please accept our apology for this unexpected problem." No offer to fix the problem, just 'I'm sorry"... | 984 | [
"The description states I should receive 11 different colors of 3mm beads containing 20 beads each, totaling 220 3mm crystals.",
"I only received 5 different colors of 3mm crystals, totaling 100 3mm crystals.It states in the listing I should receive 5 different colors of 6mm beads containing 10 each, totaling 50 6mm crystals.",
"What I received was 4 different colors containing 10 each, 40 total 6mm crystals.Here's the odd part... It also states I should get 11 bags of 4mm beads containing 30 crystals each, or 330 4mm crystals.",
"What I received was 22 bags of 4mm crystals containing 20 beads each, which is a total of 440 4mm crystals.Conclusion?",
"I should have bought the lot of 500 4mm beads for more than $10 cheaper... Not worth it!",
"UPDATEAfter posting this review, I got an email from LK saying \"Thanks for let us know the changing description.",
"I just checked and corrected it.",
"Please accept our apology for this unexpected problem.\" No offer to fix the problem, just 'I'm sorry\"..."
] |
2 | NOT IMPRESSIVE!!! | okay, I had been waiting for a while for Manson to release a new album. The anticipation was killing me. But needless to say, as soon as I listened to the c.d. once, I was devastated. For me, Manson has been an inspiration. Everything he puts in his songs have meaning, emotion, and an addictive vibe that makes you want to keep listening. He has done a lot to change his appearance over the years, but he has still found ways to top himself. This album is everything that classic Manson is NOT. Most of the songs just sound like he's out of ideas and just making up stuff. For example: Doll Digga Buzz Buzz Ziggity Zag is a very fast paced, heavy song. But the lyrics are just too goofy and childish to be Marilyn Manson. If you are buying this album expecting "Anti-christ Superstar" or "Mechanical Animals" type content, DO NOT BUY THIS!!! But if you are ready to hear the once named "American Antichrist" sing about sappy, kiddy, meaningless crap... feel free to waste your money. | 984 | [
"okay, I had been waiting for a while for Manson to release a new album.",
"The anticipation was killing me.",
"But needless to say, as soon as I listened to the c.d. once, I was devastated.",
"For me, Manson has been an inspiration.",
"Everything he puts in his songs have meaning, emotion, and an addictive vibe that makes you want to keep listening.",
"He has done a lot to change his appearance over the years, but he has still found ways to top himself.",
"This album is everything that classic Manson is NOT.",
"Most of the songs just sound like he's out of ideas and just making up stuff.",
"For example: Doll Digga Buzz Buzz Ziggity Zag is a very fast paced, heavy song.",
"But the lyrics are just too goofy and childish to be Marilyn Manson.",
"If you are buying this album expecting \"Anti-christ Superstar\" or \"Mechanical Animals\" type content, DO NOT BUY THIS!!!",
"But if you are ready to hear the once named \"American Antichrist\" sing about sappy, kiddy, meaningless crap... feel free to waste your money."
] |
2 | A strange novel. | It is not consider good form to laugh at deranged people. The main character is dreanged, and if you ever personally known someone like him, you would not like this novel. On the other hand, I read it to the end. The really likeable and funny character is Jones. I hope the fact that he is black does not offend anyone. His character makes everyone else look insane. This is a well writen book, and since I listened on tape, the narration was excellent. There really is no plot in the book. Its a bunch of miserable characters living in disorder. If there is a plot, its Riley's descent into madness. And again, apologies to New Orleans, but where else is more likely to discover a cast of characters living on the edge of sanity.This is not a book to take to the Beach, or read after a friend or relative is hospitized for a mental disorder. It will not help you understand the problem. The only benefit this novel has, is to remind us that there is a lot of troubled folk out there. | 984 | [
"It is not consider good form to laugh at deranged people.",
"The main character is dreanged, and if you ever personally known someone like him, you would not like this novel.",
"On the other hand, I read it to the end.",
"The really likeable and funny character is Jones.",
"I hope the fact that he is black does not offend anyone.",
"His character makes everyone else look insane.",
"This is a well writen book, and since I listened on tape, the narration was excellent.",
"There really is no plot in the book.",
"Its a bunch of miserable characters living in disorder.",
"If there is a plot, its Riley's descent into madness.",
"And again, apologies to New Orleans, but where else is more likely to discover a cast of characters living on the edge of sanity.This is not a book to take to the Beach, or read after a friend or relative is hospitized for a mental disorder.",
"It will not help you understand the problem.",
"The only benefit this novel has, is to remind us that there is a lot of troubled folk out there."
] |
2 | Last one for me... | I really enjoyed the first 10 books of this series. They got a little too gory for me at times, went a little overboard in the shock value from time to time, but I still enjoyed the characters and the story behind it all. I keep trying, thinking she'll get back on track, but this book officially ends my interest in Anita Blake. I don't mind some sex scenes here and there if they expand the plot and continue the story. The past few books have increased from being good stories to being hard core porn. Nothing is left to the imagination, every little detail is included and they are not subtle. I find myself skimming over half the book because all the sex just doesn't matter. Anita finds herself "needing" to bonk every male she comes in contact with because of this convenient beast she has in her now. She's not even her anymore. LKH should've just started a whole new series with a new character to carry this Ardeur BS and have sex every five minutes. I'm bored and I'm done. | 984 | [
"I really enjoyed the first 10 books of this series.",
"They got a little too gory for me at times, went a little overboard in the shock value from time to time, but I still enjoyed the characters and the story behind it all.",
"I keep trying, thinking she'll get back on track, but this book officially ends my interest in Anita Blake.",
"I don't mind some sex scenes here and there if they expand the plot and continue the story.",
"The past few books have increased from being good stories to being hard core porn.",
"Nothing is left to the imagination, every little detail is included and they are not subtle.",
"I find myself skimming over half the book because all the sex just doesn't matter.",
"Anita finds herself \"needing\" to bonk every male she comes in contact with because of this convenient beast she has in her now.",
"She's not even her anymore.",
"LKH should've just started a whole new series with a new character to carry this Ardeur BS and have sex every five minutes.",
"I'm bored and I'm done."
] |
2 | One Hit Wonder | Sorry, I know I am going to have everyone give me bad helpful buttons but I really liked her first album much much better. This is a strange overly quirky assortment of bizzare songs with melodies that do not grab me. With the first album there was more hooks and angst. This is some pretty tepid stuff here. I really wanted to like this album and I am still trying, but I leave asking the question: Is Fiona Apple really in essence a One Hit Wonder, besides Criminal what other hits does she have?? This is a cacophony of strangeness. Talent or not I am dissapointed. I also would like to see Fiona use some real instruments like guitars and rock out a little, I know with her voice she is capable. Somebody want to buy a almost new Fiona Apple CD? It is a good thing she has a huge fan base because this is a really really bad entry on her behalf. It is like bad poetry set to really bad music. Just listened to "When the Pawn" 100% better, what happened to this miserable offering? | 984 | [
"Sorry, I know I am going to have everyone give me bad helpful buttons but I really liked her first album much much better.",
"This is a strange overly quirky assortment of bizzare songs with melodies that do not grab me.",
"With the first album there was more hooks and angst.",
"This is some pretty tepid stuff here.",
"I really wanted to like this album and I am still trying, but I leave asking the question: Is Fiona Apple really in essence a One Hit Wonder, besides Criminal what other hits does she have??",
"This is a cacophony of strangeness.",
"Talent or not I am dissapointed.",
"I also would like to see Fiona use some real instruments like guitars and rock out a little, I know with her voice she is capable.",
"Somebody want to buy a almost new Fiona Apple CD?",
"It is a good thing she has a huge fan base because this is a really really bad entry on her behalf.",
"It is like bad poetry set to really bad music.",
"Just listened to \"When the Pawn\" 100% better, what happened to this miserable offering?"
] |
2 | Informative, but very biased. | I have major problems with this book. The author obviously went in with the pinion that women were being mistreated in the Islamic world, a perception she "supports" with various unrelated examples. The book is obviously biased toward the author's western viewpoint of the status of women, and she applies her cultural standards to other cultures--something no self-respecting anthropologist (or journalist, in her case) should do.I will say one thing in the book's defense, and it is that through it all, she tries to remind readers that what goes on is some countries is in direct opposition to the example set by the prophet Muhammad. She makes an effort to separate what Islam requires/suggests regarding women, and what certain countries and people do to women in the name of Islam, and for that I thank her. Beyond that, I think this book is the story of an author who went out looking for information to support a theory she had already formed. So much for unbiased journalism. | 984 | [
"I have major problems with this book.",
"The author obviously went in with the pinion that women were being mistreated in the Islamic world, a perception she \"supports\" with various unrelated examples.",
"The book is obviously biased toward the author's western viewpoint of the status of women, and she applies her cultural standards to other cultures--something no self-respecting anthropologist (or journalist, in her case) should do.I will say one thing in the book's defense, and it is that through it all, she tries to remind readers that what goes on is some countries is in direct opposition to the example set by the prophet Muhammad.",
"She makes an effort to separate what Islam requires/suggests regarding women, and what certain countries and people do to women in the name of Islam, and for that I thank her.",
"Beyond that, I think this book is the story of an author who went out looking for information to support a theory she had already formed.",
"So much for unbiased journalism."
] |
2 | You should know | I bought the book because i have a 3 year old daughter and i was excited to read a book about a mother daughter relationship, especially one that covered the difficult teen years that I have to look forward to! What I didn't expect after just reading the first chapter was all the disturbing parts regarding her 3 - 4 year old being sexually molested by her drug addict husband who obviously grew up in an environment that made that horrendous behaviour seem permissible. Had I known I was going to be subjected to reading that, I would not have bought the book. I understand that if you have a child going through drug issues it is probably an insightful book to read. But I would have liked to have known that there was incest involving a toddler in this book before I bought it. I found it too troubling to read. Just a heads up. Maybe it wouldn't offend others as it has me but I thought I would at least put it out there. I am returning the book tomorrow as I can't read anymore. | 984 | [
"I bought the book because i have a 3 year old daughter and i was excited to read a book about a mother daughter relationship, especially one that covered the difficult teen years that I have to look forward to!",
"What I didn't expect after just reading the first chapter was all the disturbing parts regarding her 3 - 4 year old being sexually molested by her drug addict husband who obviously grew up in an environment that made that horrendous behaviour seem permissible.",
"Had I known I was going to be subjected to reading that, I would not have bought the book.",
"I understand that if you have a child going through drug issues it is probably an insightful book to read.",
"But I would have liked to have known that there was incest involving a toddler in this book before I bought it.",
"I found it too troubling to read.",
"Just a heads up.",
"Maybe it wouldn't offend others as it has me but I thought I would at least put it out there.",
"I am returning the book tomorrow as I can't read anymore."
] |
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