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2 | Great... For Text... | I bought this product it looked pretty good... 1200x1200 res. 10 pages per minute in black, up to 6 in full color and seperate ink cartriges... So I set it up and it was working great... I printed a picture with it... it came out horrible even on best with Photo Paper... The Droplets are very easy to see and the colors where always washed out... So I thought... well it's got to be something in the settings... So I enable "Picture Logic" which made it come out darker but, the image was still washed out... Overall I would say that this printer in overal productivity and performance and I love the Bypass Door... But, if you are looking for a printer to print nice crisp color images... Go with something a bit more expensive... Maybe, though I didn't really like the quality, a Canon S450... but, I ended up spending more and getting a Hewlett Packard 932C and it works great Maybe also check out at Hewlett Packard 832C that was my second choice for less expensive printers... | 982 | [
"I bought this product it looked pretty good... 1200x1200 res.",
"10 pages per minute in black, up to 6 in full color and seperate ink cartriges... So I set it up and it was working great... I printed a picture with it... it came out horrible even on best with Photo Paper... The Droplets are very easy to see and the colors where always washed out... So I thought... well it's got to be something in the settings... So I enable \"Picture Logic\" which made it come out darker but, the image was still washed out... Overall I would say that this printer in overal productivity and performance and I love the Bypass Door... But, if you are looking for a printer to print nice crisp color images... Go with something a bit more expensive... Maybe, though I didn't really like the quality, a Canon S450... but, I ended up spending more and getting a Hewlett Packard 932C and it works great Maybe also check out at Hewlett Packard 832C that was my second choice for less expensive printers..."
] |
2 | I hate this book. | I hate Bryce Courtney. I hate the way he ruins a decent and heart felt book, by a second rate follow up, a marketing scheme to milk more money from poor readers who would be better off not reading his books, or getting them from the Library. I loved the Power Of One, even though I read it and this so long ago, I still remember the satisfaction of finishing it, and how warming and rich the story was. But no, Bryce couldn't leave it at that, and had to write a follow up, which was only a fifth as good as the first, thereby leaving me disliking The Power of One a little. Did this book strike anyone as a little indecent? I have no problems with sex in art, books, movies etc, but for some reason, when Bryce decribes it, it feels a little dirty. Perhaps this was the one reason I did not enjoy this book. I am sorry to burst any Bryce bubbles here, but the man is far from a genius, and is neither remotely interesting or slightly amusing. Read the Power of One, and stop there. | 982 | [
"I hate Bryce Courtney.",
"I hate the way he ruins a decent and heart felt book, by a second rate follow up, a marketing scheme to milk more money from poor readers who would be better off not reading his books, or getting them from the Library.",
"I loved the Power Of One, even though I read it and this so long ago, I still remember the satisfaction of finishing it, and how warming and rich the story was.",
"But no, Bryce couldn't leave it at that, and had to write a follow up, which was only a fifth as good as the first, thereby leaving me disliking The Power of One a little.",
"Did this book strike anyone as a little indecent?",
"I have no problems with sex in art, books, movies etc, but for some reason, when Bryce decribes it, it feels a little dirty.",
"Perhaps this was the one reason I did not enjoy this book.",
"I am sorry to burst any Bryce bubbles here, but the man is far from a genius, and is neither remotely interesting or slightly amusing.",
"Read the Power of One, and stop there."
] |
2 | Good... while it lasts | I bought this for my wife less than two years ago and it has been in one place the whole time. Up until last night, it worked fine.Last night I noticed that the temperature (normally restricted from 45 - 60 degrees) had dropped to 23 degrees. Despite efforts to "reset" the temperature, it still kept chilling. It must be the thermostat, but the warranty is for only one year (except for the compressor, which is 5 years).The nearest authorized service center is 30 miles away, so the time and cost of repair makes me want to warn others that:This is a good unit, but I would look for something with a longer warranty. Under two years of service is pretty grim for the cost of this item.Update: Unplugging the unit overnight and placing towels to soak up melted ice seems to have corrected the problem. I upgraded my rating to only three stars, since the manufacturer did not suggest this to me.Update: The above update only temporarily "fixed" the problem. Find another brand/model | 982 | [
"I bought this for my wife less than two years ago and it has been in one place the whole time.",
"Up until last night, it worked fine.Last night I noticed that the temperature (normally restricted from 45 - 60 degrees) had dropped to 23 degrees.",
"Despite efforts to \"reset\" the temperature, it still kept chilling.",
"It must be the thermostat, but the warranty is for only one year (except for the compressor, which is 5 years).The nearest authorized service center is 30 miles away, so the time and cost of repair makes me want to warn others that:This is a good unit, but I would look for something with a longer warranty.",
"Under two years of service is pretty grim for the cost of this item.Update: Unplugging the unit overnight and placing towels to soak up melted ice seems to have corrected the problem.",
"I upgraded my rating to only three stars, since the manufacturer did not suggest this to me.Update: The above update only temporarily \"fixed\" the problem.",
"Find another brand/model"
] |
2 | Not the book | I first read "SST" in grade school, not so many years after the book was published. I loved the book then and love it now. But I cannot say the same of the movie. A great many Heinlein and SF devotees eagerly awaited the film based on the naive expectation that the movie would resemble the book. But the director said publicly after reading all of 40 pages, "This is not the film I want to make." Well, he should have made something else.It's regrettable that Heinlein's estate signed with Verhoeven. Apart from the near absence of the book's philosophical basis, much of the "factual" aspects are lacking: Skinnies are absent; Bugs excrete their own highspeed plasma (or something) into space; no bio-mechanicals; on & on.Despite the many lapses, this is an enjoyable film to watch. By that, I mean "To Look At." The leading characters are extremely cinematic; Denise Richards is an absolute Babe; Caspar gets girls glassy-eyed.And that's about all you can say for SST: The Movie. | 982 | [
"I first read \"SST\" in grade school, not so many years after the book was published.",
"I loved the book then and love it now.",
"But I cannot say the same of the movie.",
"A great many Heinlein and SF devotees eagerly awaited the film based on the naive expectation that the movie would resemble the book.",
"But the director said publicly after reading all of 40 pages, \"This is not the film I want to make.\" Well, he should have made something else.It's regrettable that Heinlein's estate signed with Verhoeven.",
"Apart from the near absence of the book's philosophical basis, much of the \"factual\" aspects are lacking: Skinnies are absent; Bugs excrete their own highspeed plasma (or something) into space; no bio-mechanicals; on & on.Despite the many lapses, this is an enjoyable film to watch.",
"By that, I mean \"To Look At.\" The leading characters are extremely cinematic; Denise Richards is an absolute Babe; Caspar gets girls glassy-eyed.And that's about all you can say for SST: The Movie."
] |
2 | From Boston to Nashville | To steal part of a tired phrase, this is not your father's Boston. Tired is also how many geezer rock Boston fans like me will feel after about the first 3 cuts. The CD starts off promising with the first track - I Had A Good Time. Brad Delp's vocals are as strong as ever here and on the title cut, then he is relegated to bench backup duties on practically the rest of the CD. Fans yearning for the sophisticated, ableit packaged Boston sound of yesteryear will continue to hunger. Clearly, Tom Sholz is influenced by the folksy sound and stylings of newcomer Kimberley Dahme, a good talent,but a CD over-produced in this direction. The result is a hodgepodge of ballads and political message tunes with an odd country, discorock and daresay hint of folk, topped off with a sprinkling of Boston purist driving harmony guitars added as an afterthought. Buy it used and be prepared to put in under the tree this year for that Secret Santa who doesn't mind "music that grows on you". | 982 | [
"To steal part of a tired phrase, this is not your father's Boston.",
"Tired is also how many geezer rock Boston fans like me will feel after about the first 3 cuts.",
"The CD starts off promising with the first track - I Had A Good Time.",
"Brad Delp's vocals are as strong as ever here and on the title cut, then he is relegated to bench backup duties on practically the rest of the CD.",
"Fans yearning for the sophisticated, ableit packaged Boston sound of yesteryear will continue to hunger.",
"Clearly, Tom Sholz is influenced by the folksy sound and stylings of newcomer Kimberley Dahme, a good talent,but a CD over-produced in this direction.",
"The result is a hodgepodge of ballads and political message tunes with an odd country, discorock and daresay hint of folk, topped off with a sprinkling of Boston purist driving harmony guitars added as an afterthought.",
"Buy it used and be prepared to put in under the tree this year for that Secret Santa who doesn't mind \"music that grows on you\"."
] |
2 | Works OK until it falls apart | I owned two of these downspout diverters for two years. They worked OK, but they don't allow as much water to pass through the bottom end as they allowed to enter the top. When it rains heavily water will leak out the top of the diverter and run down the side of your house. I patched mine up with foam sealant, but it was annoying. After two years these units took a beating from the sun and basically fell apart. The plastic in mine wasn't very thick and seemed to break down after being outside for a while -- hopefully they've modified the design. I've been using the RainReserve diverter units for a couple of months now, and I'm very impressed. Better plastic, MUCH stronger, and they have a hatch that can be removed to clean out the entire unit. The hoses are bigger too (and you can hook up two barrels to one diverter to fill them in parallel). Best of all, they don't suffer from the capacity issue that plagues this one. The extra $10 is worth it. Your mileage may vary. | 982 | [
"I owned two of these downspout diverters for two years.",
"They worked OK, but they don't allow as much water to pass through the bottom end as they allowed to enter the top.",
"When it rains heavily water will leak out the top of the diverter and run down the side of your house.",
"I patched mine up with foam sealant, but it was annoying.",
"After two years these units took a beating from the sun and basically fell apart.",
"The plastic in mine wasn't very thick and seemed to break down after being outside for a while -- hopefully they've modified the design.",
"I've been using the RainReserve diverter units for a couple of months now, and I'm very impressed.",
"Better plastic, MUCH stronger, and they have a hatch that can be removed to clean out the entire unit.",
"The hoses are bigger too (and you can hook up two barrels to one diverter to fill them in parallel).",
"Best of all, they don't suffer from the capacity issue that plagues this one.",
"The extra $10 is worth it.",
"Your mileage may vary."
] |
2 | yankeegetreal | Well, lets see we have two clueless yankees that can not hike more than five to ten so called treacherous miles in March in Northern Georgia and Tennessee without of course (finding a hotel and resting a couple of days. And lets see everyone in the South is ignorant if they are not saving the behinds of these two moroons. Oh yes, walking ten miles and complaining. In mortal agony. Did not even know how to put up a single man tent. Scared to no end from black bears and wolves????from georgia????? Yes they made it 30 percent of the way, of course, half that was taken admittingly by a taxi cab. And yes, they are smart, and everyone from the South is like a idiot. Kinda of got a luagh out of it myself. Since I walk around my back yard- more than they did on this excursion. Thought I was getting a book about hiking the AT, what I got was a moaning book about how Iam out of shape and cant hack it and yes like people from the south is idoits. Didn't buy it. Didn't Finish it! | 982 | [
"Well, lets see we have two clueless yankees that can not hike more than five to ten so called treacherous miles in March in Northern Georgia and Tennessee without of course (finding a hotel and resting a couple of days.",
"And lets see everyone in the South is ignorant if they are not saving the behinds of these two moroons.",
"Oh yes, walking ten miles and complaining.",
"In mortal agony.",
"Did not even know how to put up a single man tent.",
"Scared to no end from black bears and wolves???",
"?",
"from georgia???",
"??",
"Yes they made it 30 percent of the way, of course, half that was taken admittingly by a taxi cab.",
"And yes, they are smart, and everyone from the South is like a idiot.",
"Kinda of got a luagh out of it myself.",
"Since I walk around my back yard- more than they did on this excursion.",
"Thought I was getting a book about hiking the AT, what I got was a moaning book about how Iam out of shape and cant hack it and yes like people from the south is idoits.",
"Didn't buy it.",
"Didn't Finish it!"
] |
2 | Quantity but little Quality | The main game is decent but relatively short. The big selling point for me were all the multi-player mini-games. I knew that there would be a few throw aways but with 50 choices there had to be something worth playing with friends. Boy was I wrong, all of the games are pretty bad. Many are boring (landing a space ship?), some are limited by graphics (rock, paper, scissors), and nearly all have a truly wretched control scheme (Whack-a-Monkey).If I hadn't played Wii Sports and Rayman first I would have regretted buying a Wii based on how poorly the Wiimotes function with this piece of software. There have been several times when I swore my Wiimote was broken, only to switch back to Wii Sports and see everything acting perfectly. Overall this is a disappointing launch title that not only doesn't do the Wii's unique control scheme justice it actually makes you think its bad (which it isn't)Spend your money on Rayman, its a blast. As for SMB:BB, I'll be trading my copy in. | 982 | [
"The main game is decent but relatively short.",
"The big selling point for me were all the multi-player mini-games.",
"I knew that there would be a few throw aways but with 50 choices there had to be something worth playing with friends.",
"Boy was I wrong, all of the games are pretty bad.",
"Many are boring (landing a space ship?",
"), some are limited by graphics (rock, paper, scissors), and nearly all have a truly wretched control scheme (Whack-a-Monkey).If I hadn't played Wii Sports and Rayman first I would have regretted buying a Wii based on how poorly the Wiimotes function with this piece of software.",
"There have been several times when I swore my Wiimote was broken, only to switch back to Wii Sports and see everything acting perfectly.",
"Overall this is a disappointing launch title that not only doesn't do the Wii's unique control scheme justice it actually makes you think its bad (which it isn't)Spend your money on Rayman, its a blast.",
"As for SMB:BB, I'll be trading my copy in."
] |
2 | is this the best??? | i'm not really a barbra fan.i haven't kept track of her singing career.but i like her songs.however this album disappointed me.considering this is a double-disc cd and barbra streisand produced it herself.i felt like there were lots of songs missing in this album while a lot of songs should have been taken out from this collection.i'm happy though that her trademark songs like people,the way we were,evergreen,etc,are together in this collection.but where are the other songs that "made" her? like:it must be youif i loved youif i couldno matter what happenstwo peopleif i never met youwith one more look at youall of my lifeand many many more???really disappointing.i particularly hate a sleeping bee.when i heard that i said...what is this song doing here???anyways,my point is,i hope some tracks that aren't as superb as the songs i mentioned missing should've been replaced.so this collection for me is a very incomplete compilation of the artist.not an essential collection. | 982 | [
"i'm not really a barbra fan.i haven't kept track of her singing career.but i like her songs.however this album disappointed me.considering this is a double-disc cd and barbra streisand produced it herself.i felt like there were lots of songs missing in this album while a lot of songs should have been taken out from this collection.i'm happy though that her trademark songs like people,the way we were,evergreen,etc,are together in this collection.but where are the other songs that \"made\" her?",
"like:it must be youif i loved youif i couldno matter what happenstwo peopleif i never met youwith one more look at youall of my lifeand many many more???",
"really disappointing.i particularly hate a sleeping bee.when i heard that i said...what is this song doing here???",
"anyways,my point is,i hope some tracks that aren't as superb as the songs i mentioned missing should've been replaced.so this collection for me is a very incomplete compilation of the artist.not an essential collection."
] |
2 | Poor Quality | I've had my ipod mini for approximately a year and a half. My menu button and volume control have stopped working. I just went to the Apple Store in Oak Brook, IL and apparently the ipod's only have a one year warranty. At the store they confirmed that "yes your ipod is broken, so you have two choices."1. "Since we don't repair them you can purchase a refurbished model for $183.00" or2. "We will give you 10% off a new model(new model is $249.00)".I am not very pleased with Apple and the quality of my now useless, one and a half year old, $250.00 ipod. I chose neither option 1 nor option 2. I refuse to pay more money so that I can once again be sitting in the repair chair at the Apple store in another year and a half. All I ask is that you take into consideration my experience and take to heart that while I was waiting in line for the repair man, there were four people ahead of me with broken ipods and two people behind me. Honestly, my money is spent better elsewhere. | 982 | [
"I've had my ipod mini for approximately a year and a half.",
"My menu button and volume control have stopped working.",
"I just went to the Apple Store in Oak Brook, IL and apparently the ipod's only have a one year warranty.",
"At the store they confirmed that \"yes your ipod is broken, so you have two choices.\"1.",
"\"Since we don't repair them you can purchase a refurbished model for $183.00\" or2.",
"\"We will give you 10% off a new model(new model is $249.00)\".I am not very pleased with Apple and the quality of my now useless, one and a half year old, $250.00 ipod.",
"I chose neither option 1 nor option 2.",
"I refuse to pay more money so that I can once again be sitting in the repair chair at the Apple store in another year and a half.",
"All I ask is that you take into consideration my experience and take to heart that while I was waiting in line for the repair man, there were four people ahead of me with broken ipods and two people behind me.",
"Honestly, my money is spent better elsewhere."
] |
2 | Very Slow Saga on Relationships | I was actually a bit surprised to see the number of 4 and 5 star ratings for this film. It's not a bad film at all, just remarkably slow. I really found myself unable to connect with any of the characters, particularly the main two. Acting was good, but I kept waiting for something to happen - a conversation, an argument, anything. When it did, we were two-thirds of the way through the film, and my interest had long since faded.The film techniques used, while artistic, made an already slow film even slower. At times, the directors would cast the audience to watch a scene with nothing happening. I understand this was designed to move or inspire thought maybe, but without any connection to the characters or plot, it just made the agony longer.I have seen many 4 and 5 star rated foreign films, but this was not one of them. On the same evening, after this film, I watched another foreign film (this one in English),Kawa. Fortunately, my night in turn ended with a good film. | 982 | [
"I was actually a bit surprised to see the number of 4 and 5 star ratings for this film.",
"It's not a bad film at all, just remarkably slow.",
"I really found myself unable to connect with any of the characters, particularly the main two.",
"Acting was good, but I kept waiting for something to happen - a conversation, an argument, anything.",
"When it did, we were two-thirds of the way through the film, and my interest had long since faded.The film techniques used, while artistic, made an already slow film even slower.",
"At times, the directors would cast the audience to watch a scene with nothing happening.",
"I understand this was designed to move or inspire thought maybe, but without any connection to the characters or plot, it just made the agony longer.I have seen many 4 and 5 star rated foreign films, but this was not one of them.",
"On the same evening, after this film, I watched another foreign film (this one in English),Kawa.",
"Fortunately, my night in turn ended with a good film."
] |
2 | Highly Unappealing | I feel compelled to write this review in light of the glowing commentary provided by some other customers. I found this movie unpleasant to say the least. Though it had some interesting ideas, there was not a single appealing character in the film. While some might call this "realism," to me this was just poor scripting. I've seen films that made unpleasant people who are still appealing characters (such as the Usual Suspects or Resevoir Dogs) but this movie couldn't even make a "tough policeman" type appealing. I cannot deny that the up-in-arms attitude of many Asian American groups towards this film are uncalled for, but at the same time I found it self indulgent, dull, and, as my title says, highly unappealing. Though I'm apparently in the minority in this view (judging by the other customer reviews) I feel obliged to make it known, and to mention that everyone who I watched this with agreed with me. I guess I'm trying to say that this movie isn't for every one. :) | 982 | [
"I feel compelled to write this review in light of the glowing commentary provided by some other customers.",
"I found this movie unpleasant to say the least.",
"Though it had some interesting ideas, there was not a single appealing character in the film.",
"While some might call this \"realism,\" to me this was just poor scripting.",
"I've seen films that made unpleasant people who are still appealing characters (such as the Usual Suspects or Resevoir Dogs) but this movie couldn't even make a \"tough policeman\" type appealing.",
"I cannot deny that the up-in-arms attitude of many Asian American groups towards this film are uncalled for, but at the same time I found it self indulgent, dull, and, as my title says, highly unappealing.",
"Though I'm apparently in the minority in this view (judging by the other customer reviews) I feel obliged to make it known, and to mention that everyone who I watched this with agreed with me.",
"I guess I'm trying to say that this movie isn't for every one.",
":)"
] |
2 | Disappointing | I bought one of these puzzles (World Animals) for my after school program for elementary kids thinking they would love the extra challenge of finding the hidden animals. The overall quality is typical of lower cost puzzles, so I have no complaints about that. And it is a perfectly fine 100 piece puzzle of the world. However, the print quality was so poor that even with the enclosed magnifying glass, it was impossible to make out any "hidden animals". Without the glass, they were virtually invisible - not just hard to see - impossible. With the glass they looked like smears in the ink. At least I think that was one of the animals. My 15 year old son and I put the puzzle together and searched for an hour and couldn't find anything that looked like an animal - just smears of paint in vaguely animal-like shapes scattered here and there. I think the company needs to boost the print resolution considerably. In theory, it was a great idea, and I was sorry to be disappointed. | 982 | [
"I bought one of these puzzles (World Animals) for my after school program for elementary kids thinking they would love the extra challenge of finding the hidden animals.",
"The overall quality is typical of lower cost puzzles, so I have no complaints about that.",
"And it is a perfectly fine 100 piece puzzle of the world.",
"However, the print quality was so poor that even with the enclosed magnifying glass, it was impossible to make out any \"hidden animals\".",
"Without the glass, they were virtually invisible - not just hard to see - impossible.",
"With the glass they looked like smears in the ink.",
"At least I think that was one of the animals.",
"My 15 year old son and I put the puzzle together and searched for an hour and couldn't find anything that looked like an animal - just smears of paint in vaguely animal-like shapes scattered here and there.",
"I think the company needs to boost the print resolution considerably.",
"In theory, it was a great idea, and I was sorry to be disappointed."
] |
2 | Not highly recommended! | We had a really cheap monitor before we bought this one because it was just so noisy.. so we bought this one thinking it was going to be quieter. Well, it is ALOT quieter than our monitor, but like others said, it makes this awful beeping noise! It has gone off twice in the middle of the night before! We also have another digital phone, so it is constantly switching channels as well trying to find an available channel. I would look elsewhere for another monitor.. The beeping is what gets to me - I dont like being woke up by a very loud beep in the middle of the night!Edit: Since we moved 8 months ago.. we continue to use this monitor. We no longer have a digital phone in the house.. and the beeping has stopped. It is quiet, you do not have to worry about batteries, it is rechargeable, very portable, and is just so quiet now..! If you have another digital device in your home.. do NOT get this monitor.. if you dont have digital devices.. then this is the monitor to get! | 982 | [
"We had a really cheap monitor before we bought this one because it was just so noisy..",
"so we bought this one thinking it was going to be quieter.",
"Well, it is ALOT quieter than our monitor, but like others said, it makes this awful beeping noise!",
"It has gone off twice in the middle of the night before!",
"We also have another digital phone, so it is constantly switching channels as well trying to find an available channel.",
"I would look elsewhere for another monitor..",
"The beeping is what gets to me - I dont like being woke up by a very loud beep in the middle of the night!",
"Edit: Since we moved 8 months ago..",
"we continue to use this monitor.",
"We no longer have a digital phone in the house..",
"and the beeping has stopped.",
"It is quiet, you do not have to worry about batteries, it is rechargeable, very portable, and is just so quiet now..! If you have another digital device in your home..",
"do NOT get this monitor..",
"if you dont have digital devices..",
"then this is the monitor to get!"
] |
2 | Too much reliance on FBI files. | This book was thoroughly researched, evidently in an attempt to confirm the FBI version of the hunt for Charles Arthur Floyd. While the author uses multiple sources, including many from Oklahoma lawmen, when the story reaches the critical time of the Kansas City massacre and afterward, he relies almost solely on information provided by the FBI, which is completely unreliable. Most eyewitnesses did not place Floyd or Richetti at Union Station at the time of the killings. The federal prosecutor refused to try Richetti in Federal Court because of lack of evidence. He was then tried in state court, found guilty, and executed. Pretty Boy Floyd died from two .45 caliber gunshot wounds to the chest. How does an individual fleeing law enforcement officers get shot in the chest? The more one thinks about this incident, the more questions arise. It is a shame that the truth will never really be known about what happened at Union Station or about how Charley Floyd actually died. | 982 | [
"This book was thoroughly researched, evidently in an attempt to confirm the FBI version of the hunt for Charles Arthur Floyd.",
"While the author uses multiple sources, including many from Oklahoma lawmen, when the story reaches the critical time of the Kansas City massacre and afterward, he relies almost solely on information provided by the FBI, which is completely unreliable.",
"Most eyewitnesses did not place Floyd or Richetti at Union Station at the time of the killings.",
"The federal prosecutor refused to try Richetti in Federal Court because of lack of evidence.",
"He was then tried in state court, found guilty, and executed.",
"Pretty Boy Floyd died from two .45 caliber gunshot wounds to the chest.",
"How does an individual fleeing law enforcement officers get shot in the chest?",
"The more one thinks about this incident, the more questions arise.",
"It is a shame that the truth will never really be known about what happened at Union Station or about how Charley Floyd actually died."
] |
2 | Simply contrived | I don't suppose it was made for people my age, but having been brought up with various Hanna-Barberra cartoons in the 60s, I had to at least take a peek at this film which the kids were watching. Now I wish I hadn't, for I can't say anything complimentary about this movie. Maybe if I looked harder, I would admit that some of the characters were sympathetic, but not really. Even good, ol' likeable Barney Rubble let me down. The movie suffered from characters that were totally contrived and never able to lift themselves off the flatness of the comic-book page, which is where they should have stayed.To learn whether this type of movie can ever be successfully made, you can try and find the Claude Berri production of "Asterix," starring Gérard Dépardieu. So far, it doesn't seem to be available in English, and amazon.com doesn't have it at all (May 2000). But there's a movie for you, lifted right off the page. And to think that they've made a second Flintstones movie. Ugh! | 982 | [
"I don't suppose it was made for people my age, but having been brought up with various Hanna-Barberra cartoons in the 60s, I had to at least take a peek at this film which the kids were watching.",
"Now I wish I hadn't, for I can't say anything complimentary about this movie.",
"Maybe if I looked harder, I would admit that some of the characters were sympathetic, but not really.",
"Even good, ol' likeable Barney Rubble let me down.",
"The movie suffered from characters that were totally contrived and never able to lift themselves off the flatness of the comic-book page, which is where they should have stayed.To learn whether this type of movie can ever be successfully made, you can try and find the Claude Berri production of \"Asterix,\" starring Gérard Dépardieu.",
"So far, it doesn't seem to be available in English, and amazon.com doesn't have it at all (May 2000).",
"But there's a movie for you, lifted right off the page.",
"And to think that they've made a second Flintstones movie.",
"Ugh!"
] |
2 | What happened to the FUNK guys? | I must admit I'm a little confused at the reviewers here saying "a return to form". I guess you are not talking about a return to "Earth Wind and Fire" form, because this new CD "The Promise" is not the EWF I know.This CD is for the most part has (for the most part) bland-generic songwriting, way too many ballads, no energy, and the production is very COLD and computerized. I can honestly say there are two songs that even sound like classic Earth Wind and Fire. Those are "All in the Way", and "Dirty" which is an old EWF song. That is why I give this CD 2 stars instead of 1.It saddens me to see one of my favorite bands of all time playing music like this. I know they have the talent to be more creative, because they are still GREAT live. Why they can't use this energy on CD, I have no idea. This CD has NO live energy whatsoever. Its a pure product of the "pro-tools"/digital production age.Do yourself a favor and buy "ALIVE IN '75", this is the real Earth Wind and Fire. | 982 | [
"I must admit I'm a little confused at the reviewers here saying \"a return to form\".",
"I guess you are not talking about a return to \"Earth Wind and Fire\" form, because this new CD \"The Promise\" is not the EWF I know.This CD is for the most part has (for the most part) bland-generic songwriting, way too many ballads, no energy, and the production is very COLD and computerized.",
"I can honestly say there are two songs that even sound like classic Earth Wind and Fire.",
"Those are \"All in the Way\", and \"Dirty\" which is an old EWF song.",
"That is why I give this CD 2 stars instead of 1.It saddens me to see one of my favorite bands of all time playing music like this.",
"I know they have the talent to be more creative, because they are still GREAT live.",
"Why they can't use this energy on CD, I have no idea.",
"This CD has NO live energy whatsoever.",
"Its a pure product of the \"pro-tools\"/digital production age.Do yourself a favor and buy \"ALIVE IN '75\", this is the real Earth Wind and Fire."
] |
2 | WADDLING MENTAL CASE TYPES! | Those of you onto this idiotlogue nutcase won't be surprised to hear that a panel at the recent APA convention in Chicago on "Pathology of Talk Radio" agreed unanimously that Hannity is a "conscience-less sociopath who shows so little regard for the opinions of others that he ignores all opposing comments and even tries to squelch them by overtalking." The head of the panel and chief admitting psychiatrist of Beth-Israel Hospital said he is willing to sign committment papers for Hannity should someone bring a legal committment action. Hannity simply cannot debate any opponent on any topic so he blithely talks over them, never hearing a word they say. Too bad Sean Penn didn't agree to come on his show and dare the lard-ass to call him all of those names to his face. It would have been sweet to see him get knocked on his 6-foot-wide waddling tub-butt. There is already a movie version of Hannity's tired repetitive typing session. See "Talk Radio" to find out how it ends. | 982 | [
"Those of you onto this idiotlogue nutcase won't be surprised to hear that a panel at the recent APA convention in Chicago on \"Pathology of Talk Radio\" agreed unanimously that Hannity is a \"conscience-less sociopath who shows so little regard for the opinions of others that he ignores all opposing comments and even tries to squelch them by overtalking.\" The head of the panel and chief admitting psychiatrist of Beth-Israel Hospital said he is willing to sign committment papers for Hannity should someone bring a legal committment action.",
"Hannity simply cannot debate any opponent on any topic so he blithely talks over them, never hearing a word they say.",
"Too bad Sean Penn didn't agree to come on his show and dare the lard-ass to call him all of those names to his face.",
"It would have been sweet to see him get knocked on his 6-foot-wide waddling tub-butt.",
"There is already a movie version of Hannity's tired repetitive typing session.",
"See \"Talk Radio\" to find out how it ends."
] |
2 | Horrible. | I grew up in the US but I lived in Hong Kong for about 3 years of my life combined, and have watched many Kung Fu movies. This is anything but a quality movie. Most people from the usa really only care about the fighting parts and the rest (which would be qualified as bad acting and horrible story) they don't really pay attention to being its a asian film, and "thats the way their movies are" well I can tell you this film is HORRIBLE. Just because it is a Kung Fu movie does not mean it doesn't have to have a story or decent actors.The subtitles are lacking and look as if a 12 year old wrote them(I loved the subtitle "steaming iron" for when the kid got marked) and the voice overs were actually done by 12 year olds. If you want a quality Kung FU movie watch "hero". If you watch this movie not caring about horrible acting or horrible story do not call yourself a movie buff. BAD ACTING, BAD STORY, PRETTY BAD FIGHTING. D- I only gave it 2 stars because... I fealt like it. | 982 | [
"I grew up in the US but I lived in Hong Kong for about 3 years of my life combined, and have watched many Kung Fu movies.",
"This is anything but a quality movie.",
"Most people from the usa really only care about the fighting parts and the rest (which would be qualified as bad acting and horrible story) they don't really pay attention to being its a asian film, and \"thats the way their movies are\" well I can tell you this film is HORRIBLE.",
"Just because it is a Kung Fu movie does not mean it doesn't have to have a story or decent actors.The subtitles are lacking and look as if a 12 year old wrote them(I loved the subtitle \"steaming iron\" for when the kid got marked) and the voice overs were actually done by 12 year olds.",
"If you want a quality Kung FU movie watch \"hero\".",
"If you watch this movie not caring about horrible acting or horrible story do not call yourself a movie buff.",
"BAD ACTING, BAD STORY, PRETTY BAD FIGHTING.",
"D- I only gave it 2 stars because... I fealt like it."
] |
2 | Disappointing | I wasn't able to play this DVD on my player - finally watched it on another and found it disappointing. The music is exquisite, of course, but I have several CDs of Chopin music to listen to without the talking. And there are visually beautiful scenes. But in all, it came across as a cheesy soap opera in an aesthetic setting. There was almost no attention on Chopin's creative process, thoughts about music, etc. It was all about the craziness of Sand and her children in relation to him. One thing I found distracting and annoying is that when we first meet Sand's children, there is a little girl and a son who appears to be in his 20s but behaves and is treated like a 12 year old. Then the story jumps to "years later" and the daughter (different actress) is a young woman and the son (same actor) looks and acts the same as before. It adds to the obsurdity of the story. A lot of artistic talent went into the making of this movie - it just wasn't put together all that well. | 982 | [
"I wasn't able to play this DVD on my player - finally watched it on another and found it disappointing.",
"The music is exquisite, of course, but I have several CDs of Chopin music to listen to without the talking.",
"And there are visually beautiful scenes.",
"But in all, it came across as a cheesy soap opera in an aesthetic setting.",
"There was almost no attention on Chopin's creative process, thoughts about music, etc.",
"It was all about the craziness of Sand and her children in relation to him.",
"One thing I found distracting and annoying is that when we first meet Sand's children, there is a little girl and a son who appears to be in his 20s but behaves and is treated like a 12 year old.",
"Then the story jumps to \"years later\" and the daughter (different actress) is a young woman and the son (same actor) looks and acts the same as before.",
"It adds to the obsurdity of the story.",
"A lot of artistic talent went into the making of this movie - it just wasn't put together all that well."
] |
2 | Be Prepared | The Brinkmann Portable Space Heater I puchased from Amazon.Com is not a very useful product. I purchased this product as my son wished to go on his first deer hunt with me. The heater did not fully ignite (whole face should be red, not portions of it) I ran the heater in our large Teepee style tent. When my fellow hunters arrived the next morning, they woke me up and got us out of the tent as the smell of propane was heavy in the tent. My son and I had headaches for hours after getting into fresh air. Upon inspection, it was found the face was not fully igniting allowing unburnt propane to enter our air. On the positive side, the heater did put out some heat allowing my son to warm his hands and feet. I will not be using this particular product again. To add to the product, the built in thermometer did not work. Spend the extra money and purchase a buddy heater. My hunt buddies had one which put out more heat, worked wonderfully, and did not cause headaches or nausia. | 982 | [
"The Brinkmann Portable Space Heater I puchased from Amazon.Com is not a very useful product.",
"I purchased this product as my son wished to go on his first deer hunt with me.",
"The heater did not fully ignite (whole face should be red, not portions of it) I ran the heater in our large Teepee style tent.",
"When my fellow hunters arrived the next morning, they woke me up and got us out of the tent as the smell of propane was heavy in the tent.",
"My son and I had headaches for hours after getting into fresh air.",
"Upon inspection, it was found the face was not fully igniting allowing unburnt propane to enter our air.",
"On the positive side, the heater did put out some heat allowing my son to warm his hands and feet.",
"I will not be using this particular product again.",
"To add to the product, the built in thermometer did not work.",
"Spend the extra money and purchase a buddy heater.",
"My hunt buddies had one which put out more heat, worked wonderfully, and did not cause headaches or nausia."
] |
2 | Unimpressive, most unimpressive | The four things that ruin this book for me are: Zahn's writing style, the ysalamiri, C'Boath and Thrawn.Zahn's writing style is terrible. I read 'Heir to the Empire' but had to listen to the second two parts of this trilogy on audio cassette because I wanted to know what happened but I didn't want the pain of actually having to read the second two parts.The ysalamiri are ridiculous - a sort of kryptonite for the Jedi - as is C'Boath the dark Jedi Master. How come we hadn't heard of these before? They would have been pretty difficult to keep secret. And the way Thrawn can anticipate any bluff or double bluff and never be wrong makes him unbelievable as well. Mara Jade is a good character though.I suggest people read the X-Wing series first which is much better or even 'The Truce at Bakura' which is well written.Don't read this - listen to it on cassette if you want to know what happens - at least it's less painful that way. Read other books in the Star Wars saga first. | 982 | [
"The four things that ruin this book for me are: Zahn's writing style, the ysalamiri, C'Boath and Thrawn.Zahn's writing style is terrible.",
"I read 'Heir to the Empire' but had to listen to the second two parts of this trilogy on audio cassette because I wanted to know what happened but I didn't want the pain of actually having to read the second two parts.The ysalamiri are ridiculous - a sort of kryptonite for the Jedi - as is C'Boath the dark Jedi Master.",
"How come we hadn't heard of these before?",
"They would have been pretty difficult to keep secret.",
"And the way Thrawn can anticipate any bluff or double bluff and never be wrong makes him unbelievable as well.",
"Mara Jade is a good character though.I suggest people read the X-Wing series first which is much better or even 'The Truce at Bakura' which is well written.Don't read this - listen to it on cassette if you want to know what happens - at least it's less painful that way.",
"Read other books in the Star Wars saga first."
] |
2 | Be careful | My recent purchase of the 2GB Titanium Cruzer was a disappointment. Everything worked fine until I tried using the U3 SanDisk software to safely remove the Flash Drive from the USB port. I then, received endless error messages that it was not safe to remove the flash drive. I also was unable to remove the flash drive using the Windows removal option. So, I finally, contacted SanDisk Tech Support only to spend an hour going through the tech's written protocols and consulting with her supervisor to no avail. I was then told to go hire a computer tech to solve my computer problems, along with a euphemistic "Have a nice day." Well, instead of paying for a computer tech, I'm returning the SanDisk 2GB for a flash drive that is still compatible with Windows XP. The truth is as several other reviewers of the SanDisk 4GB Flash Drive have pointed out, problems with SanDisk's U3 embedded software and OS/Window XP lack of compatibility and that's the fault of SanDisk's U3 design. | 982 | [
"My recent purchase of the 2GB Titanium Cruzer was a disappointment.",
"Everything worked fine until I tried using the U3 SanDisk software to safely remove the Flash Drive from the USB port.",
"I then, received endless error messages that it was not safe to remove the flash drive.",
"I also was unable to remove the flash drive using the Windows removal option.",
"So, I finally, contacted SanDisk Tech Support only to spend an hour going through the tech's written protocols and consulting with her supervisor to no avail.",
"I was then told to go hire a computer tech to solve my computer problems, along with a euphemistic \"Have a nice day.\" Well, instead of paying for a computer tech, I'm returning the SanDisk 2GB for a flash drive that is still compatible with Windows XP.",
"The truth is as several other reviewers of the SanDisk 4GB Flash Drive have pointed out, problems with SanDisk's U3 embedded software and OS/Window XP lack of compatibility and that's the fault of SanDisk's U3 design."
] |
2 | If Only They Had Fit... | I ordered these Triple.fis, and loved them, but had to return them.They sound fantastic. Crisp highs, solid mids but not too prominent, full tight bass with no boom. Very spacious and rich. So why the return?I couldn't get the darn things to fit. I don't consider myself as having small ear canals, but the exit ports of these are FAT (large diameter)! I tried all the tips, followed the directions, and studied the video on the UE website, but couldn't get them to stay sealed in my canals--they would start out okay but gradually work their way out.As soon as they lose their seal--there goes the bass. I know the reach-over-your-head-and-pull-your-ear-back thing, and that didn't work either.I have a pair of Etymotic ER-4Ss (not nearly as nice) and have had no trouble with the fit. Of course the exit ports on these are MUCH smaller in diameter (about half the size).Sad, as I loved the sound of the UEs. If you can get these to seal, and stay that way, you'll be VERY pleased. | 982 | [
"I ordered these Triple.fis, and loved them, but had to return them.They sound fantastic.",
"Crisp highs, solid mids but not too prominent, full tight bass with no boom.",
"Very spacious and rich.",
"So why the return?",
"I couldn't get the darn things to fit.",
"I don't consider myself as having small ear canals, but the exit ports of these are FAT (large diameter)!",
"I tried all the tips, followed the directions, and studied the video on the UE website, but couldn't get them to stay sealed in my canals--they would start out okay but gradually work their way out.As soon as they lose their seal--there goes the bass.",
"I know the reach-over-your-head-and-pull-your-ear-back thing, and that didn't work either.I have a pair of Etymotic ER-4Ss (not nearly as nice) and have had no trouble with the fit.",
"Of course the exit ports on these are MUCH smaller in diameter (about half the size).Sad, as I loved the sound of the UEs.",
"If you can get these to seal, and stay that way, you'll be VERY pleased."
] |
2 | Not worth my time. | I am a really big Bill Murray fan, so when my husband was given this movie for a birthday present, I naturally wanted to see it. I'm sorry I did.Jason Schwartzman played a fifteen year old egotistical snot who was failing his academic courses at the prestigious Rushmore High School. He was involved in all kinds of extra-curricular activities, but he just couldn't make the grade as far as science, history, etc. Instead of being a nice person, he has to be an obnoxious son of a gun just because he doesn't get his way.When confronted by an equally obnoxious Scotsman, Jason quickly states that he did ugly things to his little best friend's mother.Then Bill Murray, a married man, cheats on his wife with the best friend's mother, and that made me not like HIM very much.The entire movie Rushmore should be canned and started over again, this time with a little more good attitude than bad.I would encourage people not to waste their hard earned money on a movie of this calibre. | 982 | [
"I am a really big Bill Murray fan, so when my husband was given this movie for a birthday present, I naturally wanted to see it.",
"I'm sorry I did.Jason Schwartzman played a fifteen year old egotistical snot who was failing his academic courses at the prestigious Rushmore High School.",
"He was involved in all kinds of extra-curricular activities, but he just couldn't make the grade as far as science, history, etc.",
"Instead of being a nice person, he has to be an obnoxious son of a gun just because he doesn't get his way.When confronted by an equally obnoxious Scotsman, Jason quickly states that he did ugly things to his little best friend's mother.Then Bill Murray, a married man, cheats on his wife with the best friend's mother, and that made me not like HIM very much.The entire movie Rushmore should be canned and started over again, this time with a little more good attitude than bad.I would encourage people not to waste their hard earned money on a movie of this calibre."
] |
2 | Eh... It's okay. | My 4-pound Bichon puppy went straight for the bacon bone, and quite frankly, she ate it so fast that I couldn't figure out where she'd "hidden" the bone. Turns out, she had literally devoured the WHOLE bone within a few minutes. I didn't particularly like that concept, mostly due to the potential choking hazard of a bone that crumbles that easily (she was 4 pounds at the time!).The rubbery bone did better than the bacon bone, but I ended up having to take the bone away because my pup would bite off shavings of the bone instead of eating it. This left quite a mess around my apartment, so that bone was pointless for us.The white bone has actually become her favorite bone over time. It doesn't make a mess, and now that she's a year old, she chews on it daily. So, if your pup doesn't like the white bone, hold on for a while and there's a chance that will change.I would not buy this set again, but I would be tempted to buy another of the white bones when this one runs out. | 982 | [
"My 4-pound Bichon puppy went straight for the bacon bone, and quite frankly, she ate it so fast that I couldn't figure out where she'd \"hidden\" the bone.",
"Turns out, she had literally devoured the WHOLE bone within a few minutes.",
"I didn't particularly like that concept, mostly due to the potential choking hazard of a bone that crumbles that easily (she was 4 pounds at the time!",
").The rubbery bone did better than the bacon bone, but I ended up having to take the bone away because my pup would bite off shavings of the bone instead of eating it.",
"This left quite a mess around my apartment, so that bone was pointless for us.The white bone has actually become her favorite bone over time.",
"It doesn't make a mess, and now that she's a year old, she chews on it daily.",
"So, if your pup doesn't like the white bone, hold on for a while and there's a chance that will change.I would not buy this set again, but I would be tempted to buy another of the white bones when this one runs out."
] |
2 | very average | I have used these headphones for about 5 months and pretty much hate them, here's why.* the stand allows you to select 3 different discrete frequencies, but the headphones make you tune it in to the right frequency with an analog knob, which is awkward, imprecise and is always getting knocked when I adjust volume. If there's 3 possible frequency settings on the base, there should be 3 on the headphones.* after a minute of no output from your computer the headphones will generate static VERY loudly into your ears. Apparently this is to save "battery" life, I'm not sure how generating very loud static saves any battery life, and since all you need to do on your PC to start them up again is press play, so clearly it hasn't turned off the receiver. If it went dead silent that would be fine, but generating static is annoying/pointless.I'm not an audiophile, I don't care about the sound quality so much, I just want an easy to use pair of wireless headphones, this is not it. | 982 | [
"I have used these headphones for about 5 months and pretty much hate them, here's why.* the stand allows you to select 3 different discrete frequencies, but the headphones make you tune it in to the right frequency with an analog knob, which is awkward, imprecise and is always getting knocked when I adjust volume.",
"If there's 3 possible frequency settings on the base, there should be 3 on the headphones.* after a minute of no output from your computer the headphones will generate static VERY loudly into your ears.",
"Apparently this is to save \"battery\" life, I'm not sure how generating very loud static saves any battery life, and since all you need to do on your PC to start them up again is press play, so clearly it hasn't turned off the receiver.",
"If it went dead silent that would be fine, but generating static is annoying/pointless.I'm not an audiophile, I don't care about the sound quality so much, I just want an easy to use pair of wireless headphones, this is not it."
] |
2 | A disappointed Howatch fan | Susan Howatch is one of my favorite authors and I usually cannot stop when I start one of her books but this one was not in that category. I just could not work my way through the filth in the life and language of the main character, Gavin Blake, and had to stop a few chapters into the book. I kept thinking she would tone it down as I really wanted to finish it. I had such interest in the continuation of the characters from the previous book, "The High Flyer", which I enjoyed so much. I am very disappointed that Ms. Howatch felt she had to put so much filth into the book in order to create the character. I know she would have provided redemption at the end, as she always does. Too bad one has to wade through descriptive degradation and language to get there. I believe the character could have been created without making it so descriptive. She has certainly done so in some of her previous novels, though this character is probably the most degraded she has ever created. | 982 | [
"Susan Howatch is one of my favorite authors and I usually cannot stop when I start one of her books but this one was not in that category.",
"I just could not work my way through the filth in the life and language of the main character, Gavin Blake, and had to stop a few chapters into the book.",
"I kept thinking she would tone it down as I really wanted to finish it.",
"I had such interest in the continuation of the characters from the previous book, \"The High Flyer\", which I enjoyed so much.",
"I am very disappointed that Ms.",
"Howatch felt she had to put so much filth into the book in order to create the character.",
"I know she would have provided redemption at the end, as she always does.",
"Too bad one has to wade through descriptive degradation and language to get there.",
"I believe the character could have been created without making it so descriptive.",
"She has certainly done so in some of her previous novels, though this character is probably the most degraded she has ever created."
] |
2 | seriously? | I'm going to give this album two stars because I feel bad for him.All the reviews I've heard or read have been brutal. It's clear Drive Thru signed this artist due to the rave reviews Conor Oberst received for "Lifted" and of course for the mass buzz that has surrounded his two new albums("I'm Wide Awake.." primarily). I have been a fan of bright eyes since "letting off the happiness" and this album is no Bright Eyes. If the album was released for a karaoke bar he might be ok, he does do a mediocre impersonation. However his lyrics seem to be something he stole from oberst's trash can. And again in comparison to Conor his voice may be somewhat accurate but competely uninspired. That emotion that bring songs to life is what Bright Eyes is known for and has mastered, and what An Angle lacks completely.The bottom line is unless you have never heard Oberst (which most of the Drive Thru generation hasn't) don't bother giving this album a listen.Impersonation-4 Creativity-0 | 982 | [
"I'm going to give this album two stars because I feel bad for him.All the reviews I've heard or read have been brutal.",
"It's clear Drive Thru signed this artist due to the rave reviews Conor Oberst received for \"Lifted\" and of course for the mass buzz that has surrounded his two new albums(\"I'm Wide Awake..\" primarily).",
"I have been a fan of bright eyes since \"letting off the happiness\" and this album is no Bright Eyes.",
"If the album was released for a karaoke bar he might be ok, he does do a mediocre impersonation.",
"However his lyrics seem to be something he stole from oberst's trash can.",
"And again in comparison to Conor his voice may be somewhat accurate but competely uninspired.",
"That emotion that bring songs to life is what Bright Eyes is known for and has mastered, and what An Angle lacks completely.The bottom line is unless you have never heard Oberst (which most of the Drive Thru generation hasn't) don't bother giving this album a listen.Impersonation-4 Creativity-0"
] |
2 | What a poor selection | This selection as so many compilations are just not worth the money. But let's start first with the good: the CD 1 contains pretty much all of the greatest hits. CD 2 contains few more hits plus many remixes (from the CD "20th Century Hits" which badly flopped) which clearly can't stand the comparison with the originals. Further there are as well some B-sides (New York City & Strange) which are for the first time released on CD/album. The record company knew why! The hammer is the title "Papa Chico" - one of the worst if not the worst single release of Boney M. ever.. which flopped, no wonder, terribly. So I ask myself: WHY THIS? Why not a putting a compilation together with the big hits and some of the finest tracks that Boney M did like "Never Change Lovers.." "Boonoonoonoos, or "Still I'm Sad". That would have been a great showcase for this legendary group and its fantastic and diverse music. So this is only for fans who want some stuff on CD. What a missed chance. | 982 | [
"This selection as so many compilations are just not worth the money.",
"But let's start first with the good: the CD 1 contains pretty much all of the greatest hits.",
"CD 2 contains few more hits plus many remixes (from the CD \"20th Century Hits\" which badly flopped) which clearly can't stand the comparison with the originals.",
"Further there are as well some B-sides (New York City & Strange) which are for the first time released on CD/album.",
"The record company knew why!",
"The hammer is the title \"Papa Chico\" - one of the worst if not the worst single release of Boney M.",
"ever..",
"which flopped, no wonder, terribly.",
"So I ask myself: WHY THIS?",
"Why not a putting a compilation together with the big hits and some of the finest tracks that Boney M did like \"Never Change Lovers..\" \"Boonoonoonoos, or \"Still I'm Sad\".",
"That would have been a great showcase for this legendary group and its fantastic and diverse music.",
"So this is only for fans who want some stuff on CD.",
"What a missed chance."
] |
2 | honest. | alright here goes. my first AFI purchase was of sing the sorrow, because i had fallen in love with girls not grey. the catchiness of the guitar licks reeled me in. after listeneing to that record non stop for months, i picked up black sails and the art of drowning. i havent really listened to sing the sorrow since.i picked up the newest record today, and even after listening to it three times today, i still am struggling to find that hook that keeps fans drawn in. miss murder is the only catchy song beside the prelude.davey "uses" his voice more. but in doing so, throws away his trademark. and on the songs kill caustic and affliction, the band borders every other "screamo" band out there. the rest of the cd is soft and nothing special, which severely dissapoints me.it seems like this cd was made if for nothing more, just to make money.the only reason this gets two stars is because miss murder and prelude are great.and today i lost respect for one of my favorite bands. | 982 | [
"alright here goes.",
"my first AFI purchase was of sing the sorrow, because i had fallen in love with girls not grey.",
"the catchiness of the guitar licks reeled me in.",
"after listeneing to that record non stop for months, i picked up black sails and the art of drowning.",
"i havent really listened to sing the sorrow since.i picked up the newest record today, and even after listening to it three times today, i still am struggling to find that hook that keeps fans drawn in.",
"miss murder is the only catchy song beside the prelude.davey \"uses\" his voice more.",
"but in doing so, throws away his trademark.",
"and on the songs kill caustic and affliction, the band borders every other \"screamo\" band out there.",
"the rest of the cd is soft and nothing special, which severely dissapoints me.it seems like this cd was made if for nothing more, just to make money.the only reason this gets two stars is because miss murder and prelude are great.and today i lost respect for one of my favorite bands."
] |
2 | Flour Babies | My book was about a teacher and his class. One day the class was being very rude. So Mr. Cassidy said one more word and someone will be picking a project out of the bag. Everyone was quiet and Simon walked into the classroom and made a noise. Mr. Cassidy gave up and he said pick a project. Simon put his hand in the bag and pulled out the project flour babies. Everyone was mad. Mr. Cassidy explained the project to the class, The class thought he was joking. Mr. Cassidy told them they had to keep journal about what happened with them and there flour baby everyday for 18 days. Mr. Cassidy told them that at the end of the 18 days they would have a official weigh in. He also told them that they would have to have a baby -sitter with them unless they couldn't leave them alone.18 days later they had there offcial weigh in. Everyone flour baby was the correct weight, except Wayne and Simon. No one finised there science fair,but Mr. Cassidy thouhght they learned a good leason. | 982 | [
"My book was about a teacher and his class.",
"One day the class was being very rude.",
"So Mr.",
"Cassidy said one more word and someone will be picking a project out of the bag.",
"Everyone was quiet and Simon walked into the classroom and made a noise.",
"Mr.",
"Cassidy gave up and he said pick a project.",
"Simon put his hand in the bag and pulled out the project flour babies.",
"Everyone was mad.",
"Mr.",
"Cassidy explained the project to the class, The class thought he was joking.",
"Mr.",
"Cassidy told them they had to keep journal about what happened with them and there flour baby everyday for 18 days.",
"Mr.",
"Cassidy told them that at the end of the 18 days they would have a official weigh in.",
"He also told them that they would have to have a baby -sitter with them unless they couldn't leave them alone.18 days later they had there offcial weigh in.",
"Everyone flour baby was the correct weight, except Wayne and Simon.",
"No one finised there science fair,but Mr.",
"Cassidy thouhght they learned a good leason."
] |
2 | Fable 2: Revenge of the Bugs | I have played Fable 2 for a week now and I can see that at it's core it could be a good game. The dev's put a lot of time into creating a fun and interesting world. However, I have also noticed that the dev's probably did very litle if any testing of the game before it went to sale. There are numerous bugs that will ruin your game (i.e. you will not be able to make any progress in the game) as well as those that will make the game really annoying and not fun to play. Lionhead studios need to get rid of the people that made this game and get some people that know how to make a playable game. You are much better off buying The Elder Scrolls Oblivion if you want a really good fantasy RPG. If you really want Fable 2 wait a month or ten until the game is fixed and playable. In the mean time you could play Oblivion. I should also add that the story for Fable 2 is utter trash. It often makes no sense and feels like it was put in the game just to give the player a main quest. | 982 | [
"I have played Fable 2 for a week now and I can see that at it's core it could be a good game.",
"The dev's put a lot of time into creating a fun and interesting world.",
"However, I have also noticed that the dev's probably did very litle if any testing of the game before it went to sale.",
"There are numerous bugs that will ruin your game (i.e. you will not be able to make any progress in the game) as well as those that will make the game really annoying and not fun to play.",
"Lionhead studios need to get rid of the people that made this game and get some people that know how to make a playable game.",
"You are much better off buying The Elder Scrolls Oblivion if you want a really good fantasy RPG.",
"If you really want Fable 2 wait a month or ten until the game is fixed and playable.",
"In the mean time you could play Oblivion.",
"I should also add that the story for Fable 2 is utter trash.",
"It often makes no sense and feels like it was put in the game just to give the player a main quest."
] |
2 | I wanted to like it, but...... | I've heard great things about Dyson - my mom has 5 cats, and 2 dogs and she SWEARS by her Dyson "Animal". I got the 'Slim' - trying to save a bit of $$ over the 'animal'. At first it worked pretty good - I really thought it would have more suction power than it did, but it worked. After 2 weeks of use, it started to get clogged every single time I use it. In all fairness, we do have a dog and 6 long haired cats, but still.... Now it barely sucks at all (no clogs that I can find), and the base of the unit gets super hot after just a minute or so of use. The stand doesn't always kick down when it's pushed upright, and it just falls over - very annoying.Maybe I just got a defective one. I called Dyson's helpline, which was no help at all. After reading all the stories of being charged for replacements and services (even tho it's under warranty), I've yet to take it into a repair shop. Maybe some day.....In short, I wanted to love this vacuum, but it just isn't happening. | 982 | [
"I've heard great things about Dyson - my mom has 5 cats, and 2 dogs and she SWEARS by her Dyson \"Animal\".",
"I got the 'Slim' - trying to save a bit of $$ over the 'animal'.",
"At first it worked pretty good - I really thought it would have more suction power than it did, but it worked.",
"After 2 weeks of use, it started to get clogged every single time I use it.",
"In all fairness, we do have a dog and 6 long haired cats, but still.... Now it barely sucks at all (no clogs that I can find), and the base of the unit gets super hot after just a minute or so of use.",
"The stand doesn't always kick down when it's pushed upright, and it just falls over - very annoying.Maybe I just got a defective one.",
"I called Dyson's helpline, which was no help at all.",
"After reading all the stories of being charged for replacements and services (even tho it's under warranty), I've yet to take it into a repair shop.",
"Maybe some day.....In short, I wanted to love this vacuum, but it just isn't happening."
] |
2 | Poor films | LEFT Behind was an excellent well written book, the movie series was not.The first film, opens with one might say the cheesiest special effects since the 1960s war films.Directed by Vic Sarin, a Canadian Moslem, the acting seems right out of LIFETIME original movie, with exception of Kirk Cameron.But most disturbing at all, Left Behind essentially a Christian ficition film with no mention of the name of Jesus? Or much mention of Christanity. Only the vague God and some type of Heaven is mentioned, but never really explained.I challenge anyone to spot the name of Jesus in this film. It just isn't there.Despite this, the LEFT BEHIND was decent, with a lot of effort from Kirk Cameron, and the intense scenarios of the books to rely on.The second two sequels films are more B movie terroritory, (They actually mention Jesus so this is an improvement) so if you like that then buy them. I would suggest rent this movie at your local Family Video store. It is not worth the sell. | 982 | [
"LEFT Behind was an excellent well written book, the movie series was not.The first film, opens with one might say the cheesiest special effects since the 1960s war films.Directed by Vic Sarin, a Canadian Moslem, the acting seems right out of LIFETIME original movie, with exception of Kirk Cameron.But most disturbing at all, Left Behind essentially a Christian ficition film with no mention of the name of Jesus?",
"Or much mention of Christanity.",
"Only the vague God and some type of Heaven is mentioned, but never really explained.I challenge anyone to spot the name of Jesus in this film.",
"It just isn't there.Despite this, the LEFT BEHIND was decent, with a lot of effort from Kirk Cameron, and the intense scenarios of the books to rely on.The second two sequels films are more B movie terroritory, (They actually mention Jesus so this is an improvement) so if you like that then buy them.",
"I would suggest rent this movie at your local Family Video store.",
"It is not worth the sell."
] |
2 | I thought this had promise.... | I purchased this as a replacement for a Cuisinart Grind & Brew, fully knowing that I was heading back to pre-ground coffee territory, surprisingly this ended up not being an issue. What was disturbing was the build quality, and to some extent the design.Flatly said, the build quality is poor. The carafe leaks every time your pour a cup of coffee, and the auto stopper consistently gets clogged.The design is such that it has a double flapper for the water and coffee compartments. Water is difficult to pour into the correct compartment, and often gets into the coffee. When the water is heated and pumped into the coffee compartment correctly, it splashes coffee grinds onto the sides and then underneath the coffee filters clogging the stopper.All in all, we are looking at the new Cuisinart Grind and Brew, at least the last Cuisinart lasted four years before we had any problems, the Mr. Coffee began problematic out of the box, and within the first four months began leaking. | 982 | [
"I purchased this as a replacement for a Cuisinart Grind & Brew, fully knowing that I was heading back to pre-ground coffee territory, surprisingly this ended up not being an issue.",
"What was disturbing was the build quality, and to some extent the design.Flatly said, the build quality is poor.",
"The carafe leaks every time your pour a cup of coffee, and the auto stopper consistently gets clogged.The design is such that it has a double flapper for the water and coffee compartments.",
"Water is difficult to pour into the correct compartment, and often gets into the coffee.",
"When the water is heated and pumped into the coffee compartment correctly, it splashes coffee grinds onto the sides and then underneath the coffee filters clogging the stopper.All in all, we are looking at the new Cuisinart Grind and Brew, at least the last Cuisinart lasted four years before we had any problems, the Mr.",
"Coffee began problematic out of the box, and within the first four months began leaking."
] |
2 | Go with a different Britax Seat | I had this seat for about 2.5 years. At first, I loved it. Then the straps started getting harder and harder to adjust. It would take both my husband and I pulling on it to get them to budge and even then we could not get them tight enough to really be considered safe. I called Britax (they have the best customer service), I explained my situation and they agreed to replace my seat free of charge with either a Marathon or Boulvard. I chose the Boulevard and I am so happy that I did. It is a fantastic seat and I would highly recommend that anyone looking at this seat consider the Boulevard instead. It is only slightly more expensive but it is much nicer. I also have the Regent which is another fantastic seat and I would highly recommend that seat to anyone with room in their car (because it is huge) and with a child over the age of 1 - it is forward facing only. Britax is the best but unfortunately there is a design flaw in this seat in the way that the buckle is made. | 982 | [
"I had this seat for about 2.5 years.",
"At first, I loved it.",
"Then the straps started getting harder and harder to adjust.",
"It would take both my husband and I pulling on it to get them to budge and even then we could not get them tight enough to really be considered safe.",
"I called Britax (they have the best customer service), I explained my situation and they agreed to replace my seat free of charge with either a Marathon or Boulvard.",
"I chose the Boulevard and I am so happy that I did.",
"It is a fantastic seat and I would highly recommend that anyone looking at this seat consider the Boulevard instead.",
"It is only slightly more expensive but it is much nicer.",
"I also have the Regent which is another fantastic seat and I would highly recommend that seat to anyone with room in their car (because it is huge) and with a child over the age of 1 - it is forward facing only.",
"Britax is the best but unfortunately there is a design flaw in this seat in the way that the buckle is made."
] |
2 | not good | This book represents a pipedream of Skousen, that somehow we should all be living today under Mosaic law.The book is filled with some true oddities - such as British Israelism - the belief that the Anglo Saxons were one of the lost tribes of Israel. Skousen then smears St. Augustine of Hippo - blaming him for the division of Christianity. He lambastes Alexander Hamilton - almost to being a criminal.Skousen's scholarship is poor at best; he will make statements and "support" them with quotes that are out of context or completely wrong.Some chapters are based almost entirely from a single source; one chapter - on the revolutionary war - is completely without reference (and filled with numerous factual errors.)Finally, Skousen suggest we may be lucky enough to undergo a "cleansing" that will lead to the loss of numerous lives, and eventually allow the dawning of "God's Law" - and the establishment of an agrarian society. Like it or leave it.I can not recommend this book. | 982 | [
"This book represents a pipedream of Skousen, that somehow we should all be living today under Mosaic law.The book is filled with some true oddities - such as British Israelism - the belief that the Anglo Saxons were one of the lost tribes of Israel.",
"Skousen then smears St.",
"Augustine of Hippo - blaming him for the division of Christianity.",
"He lambastes Alexander Hamilton - almost to being a criminal.Skousen's scholarship is poor at best; he will make statements and \"support\" them with quotes that are out of context or completely wrong.Some chapters are based almost entirely from a single source; one chapter - on the revolutionary war - is completely without reference (and filled with numerous factual errors.)Finally, Skousen suggest we may be lucky enough to undergo a \"cleansing\" that will lead to the loss of numerous lives, and eventually allow the dawning of \"God's Law\" - and the establishment of an agrarian society.",
"Like it or leave it.I can not recommend this book."
] |
2 | Smelly and odd | My first hint that I might not be re-ordering was the caution on the package to "wash hands with soap and water" after handling the treats. I've never seen that before. Hmm. The things inside the container looked like some kind of circus side-show of the treat world. They smell strange, and look like butcher-store offal.I understand that dog treats come from the discarded parts of animals, but this product makes it very clear that these are nowhere near what we normally think of as "food." There were some bits (unidentifiable) that the dog would not eat, though she would eat most of them. She doesn't seem to be any more enthusiastic about these than any other kind of treat, though.And I don't like carrying a few in my pocket on walks, because some are great big tube-like things and some are tiny stick pieces. And of course then I spend the whole walk wanting to wash my hands. It's just a strange, creepy assortment, and I don't think I'll be getting this product again. | 982 | [
"My first hint that I might not be re-ordering was the caution on the package to \"wash hands with soap and water\" after handling the treats.",
"I've never seen that before.",
"Hmm.",
"The things inside the container looked like some kind of circus side-show of the treat world.",
"They smell strange, and look like butcher-store offal.I understand that dog treats come from the discarded parts of animals, but this product makes it very clear that these are nowhere near what we normally think of as \"food.\" There were some bits (unidentifiable) that the dog would not eat, though she would eat most of them.",
"She doesn't seem to be any more enthusiastic about these than any other kind of treat, though.And I don't like carrying a few in my pocket on walks, because some are great big tube-like things and some are tiny stick pieces.",
"And of course then I spend the whole walk wanting to wash my hands.",
"It's just a strange, creepy assortment, and I don't think I'll be getting this product again."
] |
2 | The problem with live albums... | ... is that, when done badly, they're just a greatest hits collection with all the songs done faster and sloppier than on the original albums. I love Weather Report, but this is not their best work. Buy their studio albums first (starting with Black Market and Heavy Weather, moving on to their self titled album, Tale Spinnin', Sportin' Life and Mr. Gone) and then, if you're hooked, go on and get 8:30 as you complete your collection.If you do, then you'll be annoyed by the fact that this isn't a complete re-release: Columbia cut some tracks from the original, with the nonsensical justification that the original double-LP version is too long to fit on a single cd but "too short" for a two-cd version. Now it'll probably be impossible for true fans to ever get the missing tracks, unless we can find an old vinyl or cassette copy in a second-hand store somewhere. What's the point in re-releasing allegedly classic works of jazz if you're not going to release the whole thing? | 982 | [
"... is that, when done badly, they're just a greatest hits collection with all the songs done faster and sloppier than on the original albums.",
"I love Weather Report, but this is not their best work.",
"Buy their studio albums first (starting with Black Market and Heavy Weather, moving on to their self titled album, Tale Spinnin', Sportin' Life and Mr.",
"Gone) and then, if you're hooked, go on and get 8:30 as you complete your collection.If you do, then you'll be annoyed by the fact that this isn't a complete re-release: Columbia cut some tracks from the original, with the nonsensical justification that the original double-LP version is too long to fit on a single cd but \"too short\" for a two-cd version.",
"Now it'll probably be impossible for true fans to ever get the missing tracks, unless we can find an old vinyl or cassette copy in a second-hand store somewhere.",
"What's the point in re-releasing allegedly classic works of jazz if you're not going to release the whole thing?"
] |
2 | Problems with jets clogging | If you do not plan on using this printer as your primary printer. Printing every day, do not buy it. This is the second Epson, the first being a R200 that I've had that has problems with the jets clogging with inactivity. I bought both to print CD's and when they work they look great. But far to often I have one or more jets that are clogged giving me a worthless print out. To unclog the jets you are required to run the head cleaning routine that sucks the inks from the cartridges.Epson's support is slightly better than worthless. If you do a Google search on inkjets and clogging you'll find plenty of others to atest to this problem with Epson's printers. It seems that Epson uses a different inkjet technology that uses heat to produce the droplets of ink and it is prone to clogging if you are not using it everyday.I've wasted five times the cost of the printer in wasted inks. Unfortunately Epson's the only printer manufacturer that has the built in CDr print function. | 982 | [
"If you do not plan on using this printer as your primary printer.",
"Printing every day, do not buy it.",
"This is the second Epson, the first being a R200 that I've had that has problems with the jets clogging with inactivity.",
"I bought both to print CD's and when they work they look great.",
"But far to often I have one or more jets that are clogged giving me a worthless print out.",
"To unclog the jets you are required to run the head cleaning routine that sucks the inks from the cartridges.Epson's support is slightly better than worthless.",
"If you do a Google search on inkjets and clogging you'll find plenty of others to atest to this problem with Epson's printers.",
"It seems that Epson uses a different inkjet technology that uses heat to produce the droplets of ink and it is prone to clogging if you are not using it everyday.I've wasted five times the cost of the printer in wasted inks.",
"Unfortunately Epson's the only printer manufacturer that has the built in CDr print function."
] |
2 | Disappointing | I picked up this book only because Dwayne Joseph was a contributing writer. I was disappointed. Only When You're Lonely wasn't terrible... It was just a bit far-fetched and didn't grab me. Carter was a self-confident player in the beginning simply concerned about the $ signs and nothing else. He does a 180 and becomes smitten for Sam in a love-at-first sight episode that I couldn't connect with. Sure the feelings they had for one another were confessed...but it didn't seem real. Maybe because the story wasn't long enough? Who knows? Even the way Carter got caught up seemed fake. After this disappointing read, I barely gave the other two stories a chance before losing interest in the book. I wasn't a fan of Jihad's writing style and Roy Glenn's story was just filler.Dwayne, get with it again. I couldn't even believe you wrote this tiredness. I would like to see more work from you like Choices, The Womanizers, and your contribution to Dollar. I won't give up on you yet. | 982 | [
"I picked up this book only because Dwayne Joseph was a contributing writer.",
"I was disappointed.",
"Only When You're Lonely wasn't terrible... It was just a bit far-fetched and didn't grab me.",
"Carter was a self-confident player in the beginning simply concerned about the $ signs and nothing else.",
"He does a 180 and becomes smitten for Sam in a love-at-first sight episode that I couldn't connect with.",
"Sure the feelings they had for one another were confessed...but it didn't seem real.",
"Maybe because the story wasn't long enough?",
"Who knows?",
"Even the way Carter got caught up seemed fake.",
"After this disappointing read, I barely gave the other two stories a chance before losing interest in the book.",
"I wasn't a fan of Jihad's writing style and Roy Glenn's story was just filler.Dwayne, get with it again.",
"I couldn't even believe you wrote this tiredness.",
"I would like to see more work from you like Choices, The Womanizers, and your contribution to Dollar.",
"I won't give up on you yet."
] |
2 | Slow and tedious | Nikon makes great cameras but awful software and this unit relies heavily on software. The scanner is slow as can be and making pre-scan adjustments with the software tedious and time consuming. Much faster with Photoshop! Bulk scanning in not a viable option due to the time it takes per image. I had the APS attachment and it failed continuously to take the film in. I sent it back to Nikon for repairs with detailed description of what was wrong and it came back with the same problems unfixed. Tried it with different brand films and still wouldn't accept rolls. For such an expensive machine it is barely worth it. Certainly not if you don't have much time to fiddle. This is all sad as the quality of scan is clearly there, just the ergonomics of using this unit and the ridiculously produced software are a typical Japanese pain in the neck. If this cost 400$ which it should, my attitude would be different but for 1000$ this is a barely 2 star machine and a hassle at that. | 982 | [
"Nikon makes great cameras but awful software and this unit relies heavily on software.",
"The scanner is slow as can be and making pre-scan adjustments with the software tedious and time consuming.",
"Much faster with Photoshop!",
"Bulk scanning in not a viable option due to the time it takes per image.",
"I had the APS attachment and it failed continuously to take the film in.",
"I sent it back to Nikon for repairs with detailed description of what was wrong and it came back with the same problems unfixed.",
"Tried it with different brand films and still wouldn't accept rolls.",
"For such an expensive machine it is barely worth it.",
"Certainly not if you don't have much time to fiddle.",
"This is all sad as the quality of scan is clearly there, just the ergonomics of using this unit and the ridiculously produced software are a typical Japanese pain in the neck.",
"If this cost 400$ which it should, my attitude would be different but for 1000$ this is a barely 2 star machine and a hassle at that."
] |
2 | Good for a while, but... | I purchased this automatic feeder a little more than a year ago to provide precise portion control for our two cats and help them lose weight, and also so they would stop bothering me for food all day (I work from home). It took a long time to get the knack of this; I had to write down the steps on a post-it and refer to that for about a week before I got the hang of setting it up every day. Needless to say, if we went away for more than a day, we didn't even bother to try to explain it to our pet sitter, and instead have her come 2x per day, which defeats part of the purpose of having the device. Finally, after about a year, we noticed that one of our cats had gotten quite svelte, but the other had not. After some observation we realized that the larger cat had figured out how to defeat the device and was eating portions that were supposed to be for later in the day. I'm still not sure how he did it, but I've finally given up and am looking for an alternative feeder. | 982 | [
"I purchased this automatic feeder a little more than a year ago to provide precise portion control for our two cats and help them lose weight, and also so they would stop bothering me for food all day (I work from home).",
"It took a long time to get the knack of this; I had to write down the steps on a post-it and refer to that for about a week before I got the hang of setting it up every day.",
"Needless to say, if we went away for more than a day, we didn't even bother to try to explain it to our pet sitter, and instead have her come 2x per day, which defeats part of the purpose of having the device.",
"Finally, after about a year, we noticed that one of our cats had gotten quite svelte, but the other had not.",
"After some observation we realized that the larger cat had figured out how to defeat the device and was eating portions that were supposed to be for later in the day.",
"I'm still not sure how he did it, but I've finally given up and am looking for an alternative feeder."
] |
2 | Over the top... | The acting is (too) great and highly believable but the story appears muddled and disjointed. I regret spending two hours watching Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman try to one-up each other's performance. Joaquin is on the comeback trail after spitting in the face of Hollywood but this performance is too excessive for the role. We know he can act but it is apparent that he is trying too hard to prove that he is the "best" actor in Hollywood. That chip on his shoulder is clearly getting in the way of his acting. Hoffman does quite well as "Master" but, again, his attempt is more than what the role calls for. Amy Adams is amazing and it is apparent that she has checked her ego at the door, unlike Phoenix and Hoffman. I recommend The Master for those who are fans of period pieces, notably 1945-1950, and over-acting; otherwise, skip it and watch one of the other movies that came out this year for a more enjoyable evening (Argo, The Avengers, Pitch Perfect, etc.). | 982 | [
"The acting is (too) great and highly believable but the story appears muddled and disjointed.",
"I regret spending two hours watching Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman try to one-up each other's performance.",
"Joaquin is on the comeback trail after spitting in the face of Hollywood but this performance is too excessive for the role.",
"We know he can act but it is apparent that he is trying too hard to prove that he is the \"best\" actor in Hollywood.",
"That chip on his shoulder is clearly getting in the way of his acting.",
"Hoffman does quite well as \"Master\" but, again, his attempt is more than what the role calls for.",
"Amy Adams is amazing and it is apparent that she has checked her ego at the door, unlike Phoenix and Hoffman.",
"I recommend The Master for those who are fans of period pieces, notably 1945-1950, and over-acting; otherwise, skip it and watch one of the other movies that came out this year for a more enjoyable evening (Argo, The Avengers, Pitch Perfect, etc.)."
] |
2 | BEEZLE-BOOB | OZZY OSBOURNE-THE OZZMAN COMETH: Am I the only brain dead idiot out there that doesn't subsribe to the theory that musically "Ozzy is God", and not "The Prince of Dorkness"? THE OZZMAN COMETH is a collection of Beezle-Boob's so-called career highs (I'll skip the easy joke), mostly focusing on his post-Sabbath output, save a couple of throwaway "new versions" of BS classics. The Randy Rhoads-propelled early hits CRAZY TRAIN and I DON'T KNOW represent Ozzy's best solo work; that era's power sorely is diminished by later synth-intrusive power ballad dreck like MAMA I'M COMING HOME and IF I CLOSE MY EYES FOREVER. There's nothing here that Alice Cooper and Roky Erickson haven't done better, with at least a fundamental grasp on harmony. Ozzy has bitten off some canny career chunks, from small critters' heads to MTV's inexpilicably popular snooze-fest THE OSBOURNES. As for innovative, engaging rock & roll?...this incomplete anthology just kinda bites.RATING: TWO RABIES SHOTS | 982 | [
"OZZY OSBOURNE-THE OZZMAN COMETH: Am I the only brain dead idiot out there that doesn't subsribe to the theory that musically \"Ozzy is God\", and not \"The Prince of Dorkness\"?",
"THE OZZMAN COMETH is a collection of Beezle-Boob's so-called career highs (I'll skip the easy joke), mostly focusing on his post-Sabbath output, save a couple of throwaway \"new versions\" of BS classics.",
"The Randy Rhoads-propelled early hits CRAZY TRAIN and I DON'T KNOW represent Ozzy's best solo work; that era's power sorely is diminished by later synth-intrusive power ballad dreck like MAMA I'M COMING HOME and IF I CLOSE MY EYES FOREVER.",
"There's nothing here that Alice Cooper and Roky Erickson haven't done better, with at least a fundamental grasp on harmony.",
"Ozzy has bitten off some canny career chunks, from small critters' heads to MTV's inexpilicably popular snooze-fest THE OSBOURNES.",
"As for innovative, engaging rock & roll?",
"...this incomplete anthology just kinda bites.RATING: TWO RABIES SHOTS"
] |
2 | review of 4th edition paperback | This book has many errors. I stumbled across them without intending to. For example, chapter 3 page 20 lists a formula to find watts as P=E*E*R, it should be P=E*E/R. In chapter 8 I found two typos, one in the formula to find the inductance of a coil page 110, another in the defining of terms on page 111. That's just a few that I can easily reference because I took the time to scribble out what was printed.The biggest problem is that these typos aren't simple misspellings; The typos are mostly found in the formulas. As a reference this book fails. A person could hurt themselves blowing up components because of these formulas. The release of this book is almost criminally negligent.It's obvious from the nature of the errors that the author has little responsiblity for them. The errors seem to arise from poor type setting of whatever type of press the publisher is using. My tip for readers is find a different book, and my tip to the author is find a different publisher. | 982 | [
"This book has many errors.",
"I stumbled across them without intending to.",
"For example, chapter 3 page 20 lists a formula to find watts as P=E*E*R, it should be P=E*E/R.",
"In chapter 8 I found two typos, one in the formula to find the inductance of a coil page 110, another in the defining of terms on page 111.",
"That's just a few that I can easily reference because I took the time to scribble out what was printed.The biggest problem is that these typos aren't simple misspellings; The typos are mostly found in the formulas.",
"As a reference this book fails.",
"A person could hurt themselves blowing up components because of these formulas.",
"The release of this book is almost criminally negligent.It's obvious from the nature of the errors that the author has little responsiblity for them.",
"The errors seem to arise from poor type setting of whatever type of press the publisher is using.",
"My tip for readers is find a different book, and my tip to the author is find a different publisher."
] |
2 | Pages 1-248, But Then... | I liked this book. I found it funny and it had some good insight into the times (early '70s). I thought Bobby was an interesting character, I wouldn't go as far as Holden Caulfield, but still interesting. The book is very well written, fantasic style, there were a number of good scenes, scenes that made me a little uncomfortable, but Stahl's words were getting a reaction, sooo... But then pages 249-319, 70 pages of torture to read and it really ruined the whole thing. The last 30 pages were just a bland wrap-up to tie all the logical ends together, but those 70 pages. It seems that Stahl revels in his former addiction to drugs and wants to let us know exactly what it was that he saw in those stupors, but do we really need to know in a book of fiction that doesn't really hint at the horrors of drugs until they are upon the characters? And of course that is the point. So, the lesson I learned was that not only can drugs ruin your life, they can ruin a good book as well. | 982 | [
"I liked this book.",
"I found it funny and it had some good insight into the times (early '70s).",
"I thought Bobby was an interesting character, I wouldn't go as far as Holden Caulfield, but still interesting.",
"The book is very well written, fantasic style, there were a number of good scenes, scenes that made me a little uncomfortable, but Stahl's words were getting a reaction, sooo... But then pages 249-319, 70 pages of torture to read and it really ruined the whole thing.",
"The last 30 pages were just a bland wrap-up to tie all the logical ends together, but those 70 pages.",
"It seems that Stahl revels in his former addiction to drugs and wants to let us know exactly what it was that he saw in those stupors, but do we really need to know in a book of fiction that doesn't really hint at the horrors of drugs until they are upon the characters?",
"And of course that is the point.",
"So, the lesson I learned was that not only can drugs ruin your life, they can ruin a good book as well."
] |
2 | I got a Lemon! | I have been using this MFC for over a year now and I'm not impressed. The print quality isn't bad, but every time I have to change a print cartridge, I have to spend about 45-minutes or more getting the machine to accept the new cartridge. It gets stuck on an error "remove and check cartridge", so I go through all the steps in the manual to clear the error and after about 15-attempts doing the exact same thing, it finally clears. Sometimes it gets the same error when I haven't changed the cartridge and I still have to spend about 45-minutes repeating those steps over and over. The other error message that finally lead to my having to replace it all together was "Initializing" It got stuck on that error code and there was nothing I could do to clear it. I checked the HP website for ideas and tried everything I could find, but nothing worked an I couldn't do anything except fax a document while it was stuck on that error, so I finally replaced it with a Brother product. | 982 | [
"I have been using this MFC for over a year now and I'm not impressed.",
"The print quality isn't bad, but every time I have to change a print cartridge, I have to spend about 45-minutes or more getting the machine to accept the new cartridge.",
"It gets stuck on an error \"remove and check cartridge\", so I go through all the steps in the manual to clear the error and after about 15-attempts doing the exact same thing, it finally clears.",
"Sometimes it gets the same error when I haven't changed the cartridge and I still have to spend about 45-minutes repeating those steps over and over.",
"The other error message that finally lead to my having to replace it all together was \"Initializing\" It got stuck on that error code and there was nothing I could do to clear it.",
"I checked the HP website for ideas and tried everything I could find, but nothing worked an I couldn't do anything except fax a document while it was stuck on that error, so I finally replaced it with a Brother product."
] |
2 | Still waiting... | I ordered this in mid-october 2005 and had the with the screen when I recieved it. I called about the problem the day after I noticed it(about 2days after.)I sent it out the next day (insured mail $25). I called several times with many 2 hour waits. They took a long time "repairing" it and I finally got it back. It was missing the stylus and I had to go out and purchase another. They said they will send me one I am yet to recieve it. I noticed my computer seemed to not have been even touched. I called again and after 2 hours on hold they told me to send it back. This is when I made a big deal about it, I did not want to pay so much and wait so long again. I demanded a replacement and after I got them to agree I sent it out and they recieved it about 20 days ago. I was told this process would take less than 10 days, so much for that. I rate this product with a 2 because I like all of it's features and price, the only problem is the quality and assistance. Buyer Beware! | 982 | [
"I ordered this in mid-october 2005 and had the with the screen when I recieved it.",
"I called about the problem the day after I noticed it(about 2days after.)I sent it out the next day (insured mail $25).",
"I called several times with many 2 hour waits.",
"They took a long time \"repairing\" it and I finally got it back.",
"It was missing the stylus and I had to go out and purchase another.",
"They said they will send me one I am yet to recieve it.",
"I noticed my computer seemed to not have been even touched.",
"I called again and after 2 hours on hold they told me to send it back.",
"This is when I made a big deal about it, I did not want to pay so much and wait so long again.",
"I demanded a replacement and after I got them to agree I sent it out and they recieved it about 20 days ago.",
"I was told this process would take less than 10 days, so much for that.",
"I rate this product with a 2 because I like all of it's features and price, the only problem is the quality and assistance.",
"Buyer Beware!"
] |
2 | Not Helpful for GRE as Promised | I bought the Word Smart II paperback to help me with GRE words. But, the "GRE Hit Parade" in the back of the book falls short of expectations. Most of the book contains vocabulary words each with a brief definition and a couple of sentences showing uses. But, many words on the GRE Hit Parade are not expanded upon. The GRE Hit Parade itself is merely a terse listing of definitions. Therefore, those studying for the GRE are much better off with a GRE review book rather than purchasing this one.The one good thing about the GRE Hit Parade was the advice to build 10 words a day. I used this technique and found it helpful. But more detailed explanations of these words with example sentences was needed.The publisher, The Princeton Review, has another book out: "Cracking the GRE" which also has a GRE Hit Parade. It is a slightly more concise listing, but it is about as useful. Vocabulary lists are only supplementary to regularly learning vocabulary words from readings anyway. | 982 | [
"I bought the Word Smart II paperback to help me with GRE words.",
"But, the \"GRE Hit Parade\" in the back of the book falls short of expectations.",
"Most of the book contains vocabulary words each with a brief definition and a couple of sentences showing uses.",
"But, many words on the GRE Hit Parade are not expanded upon.",
"The GRE Hit Parade itself is merely a terse listing of definitions.",
"Therefore, those studying for the GRE are much better off with a GRE review book rather than purchasing this one.The one good thing about the GRE Hit Parade was the advice to build 10 words a day.",
"I used this technique and found it helpful.",
"But more detailed explanations of these words with example sentences was needed.The publisher, The Princeton Review, has another book out: \"Cracking the GRE\" which also has a GRE Hit Parade.",
"It is a slightly more concise listing, but it is about as useful.",
"Vocabulary lists are only supplementary to regularly learning vocabulary words from readings anyway."
] |
2 | Give me a break! | Ok, i'm a big fan of JM, but come on, the hero (if you could call him that) is so narrow minded! He believes that a women should have to live on what he provides and dosn't think it's right for her to go out and work. Then when Katie comes out in a skinny bathing suit he orders her to go change into something more sutible, that's bs, she has a right to wear whatever she wants, it wasn't like they were really dating yet. Also the plot is so unbelievable! Ramon expects Katie to marry him and go live with him in Puerto Rico living on basically nothing, but that's not even the point because i understand if you love someone you might be willing to live in poverty, but they knew each other a week at the most! So they expect you to believe that a girl whose rich and has a VERY well paying job will leave it all for a man she knows for a week and who tells her what to do! If you really want something good to read try PARADISE, PERFECT, and ALMOST HEAVEN all by Judith McNaught. | 982 | [
"Ok, i'm a big fan of JM, but come on, the hero (if you could call him that) is so narrow minded!",
"He believes that a women should have to live on what he provides and dosn't think it's right for her to go out and work.",
"Then when Katie comes out in a skinny bathing suit he orders her to go change into something more sutible, that's bs, she has a right to wear whatever she wants, it wasn't like they were really dating yet.",
"Also the plot is so unbelievable!",
"Ramon expects Katie to marry him and go live with him in Puerto Rico living on basically nothing, but that's not even the point because i understand if you love someone you might be willing to live in poverty, but they knew each other a week at the most!",
"So they expect you to believe that a girl whose rich and has a VERY well paying job will leave it all for a man she knows for a week and who tells her what to do!",
"If you really want something good to read try PARADISE, PERFECT, and ALMOST HEAVEN all by Judith McNaught."
] |
2 | Not what the pro's use | I took these fins on a Hawaiian vacation in January. I used them for boogie boarding at Waimea Bay on the North Shore and snorkeling at Hanauma Bay. These fins were a big let down. They were uncomfortable and didn't propel very well. The ankle strap doesn't cinch up fully making it useless. During the second half of the vacation, I used a regular pair of fins and they performed much better. I also found that they stayed on my feet better when wiping out in the big waves.While at Bonzai Pipeline, I also watched some of the really good boogie boarders and it looked like many were wearing regular fins with a couple inches cut off...nothing "fancy" like these.Pros:-Adjustable heel strap.-Small size for vacationing-They look cool (by you may look like a tourist when among experienced boogie boarders)Cons:-Very uncomfortable. The plastic around my foot was very tight and stiff. Because of the tight fit, sand would get lodged between my feet and the plastic.-Poor propulsion. | 982 | [
"I took these fins on a Hawaiian vacation in January.",
"I used them for boogie boarding at Waimea Bay on the North Shore and snorkeling at Hanauma Bay.",
"These fins were a big let down.",
"They were uncomfortable and didn't propel very well.",
"The ankle strap doesn't cinch up fully making it useless.",
"During the second half of the vacation, I used a regular pair of fins and they performed much better.",
"I also found that they stayed on my feet better when wiping out in the big waves.While at Bonzai Pipeline, I also watched some of the really good boogie boarders and it looked like many were wearing regular fins with a couple inches cut off...nothing \"fancy\" like these.Pros:-Adjustable heel strap.-Small size for vacationing-They look cool (by you may look like a tourist when among experienced boogie boarders)Cons:-Very uncomfortable.",
"The plastic around my foot was very tight and stiff.",
"Because of the tight fit, sand would get lodged between my feet and the plastic.-Poor propulsion."
] |
2 | Great designs BUT............ | I enjoy the designs in this book a lot. These are some of the most original houses and cottages I have seen . I do, however, have one serious beef with this book. The patterns that require different sections to be joined are presented as one piece only. That means you have to make several copies of the whole unit to get the various pieces to put together. This may be a bit confusing to understand in print so I'll explain further . If you've read "Quilts with Style" magazine, you'll notice that the quilts/wallhangings have individual piece patterns for you to copy and begin piecing. This book has a format much different than that.I teach paper piecing and I know that it would be very confusing for non advanced piecers to know how to replicate the pieces. I believe "That Patchwork Place" was just trying to save more money on printing this book. They sacrificed ease of use to have less pages.If the patterns had been presented appropriately, I would have given it 5 stars. | 982 | [
"I enjoy the designs in this book a lot.",
"These are some of the most original houses and cottages I have seen.",
"I do, however, have one serious beef with this book.",
"The patterns that require different sections to be joined are presented as one piece only.",
"That means you have to make several copies of the whole unit to get the various pieces to put together.",
"This may be a bit confusing to understand in print so I'll explain further.",
"If you've read \"Quilts with Style\" magazine, you'll notice that the quilts/wallhangings have individual piece patterns for you to copy and begin piecing.",
"This book has a format much different than that.I teach paper piecing and I know that it would be very confusing for non advanced piecers to know how to replicate the pieces.",
"I believe \"That Patchwork Place\" was just trying to save more money on printing this book.",
"They sacrificed ease of use to have less pages.If the patterns had been presented appropriately, I would have given it 5 stars."
] |
2 | not recommended | When I first purchased this book, I was honestly excited about what I thought would be an upper-level Flash text which delved into the nuances of Action Scripting. Instead, I got a book with 15 or so tutorials with no explanation of how they work. You can easily find this code on the web - for free. Ironically, very similar tutorials can be found as freeware on websites maintained by the authors! There are also typos in a couple of the examples, which are still not listed on the book's support website. The PHP "Guestbook" tutorial in particular does not work. I only found this out after tracking down the email address for the author of that particular chapter. About half of each page in the book is wasted on redundant screenshots which are useless - particularly in an advanced text. A final note: when I asked one of the author's (via email) why there weren't explanations as to how the tutorials worked, he replied that there wasn't enough space to include them! hmmm... | 982 | [
"When I first purchased this book, I was honestly excited about what I thought would be an upper-level Flash text which delved into the nuances of Action Scripting.",
"Instead, I got a book with 15 or so tutorials with no explanation of how they work.",
"You can easily find this code on the web - for free.",
"Ironically, very similar tutorials can be found as freeware on websites maintained by the authors!",
"There are also typos in a couple of the examples, which are still not listed on the book's support website.",
"The PHP \"Guestbook\" tutorial in particular does not work.",
"I only found this out after tracking down the email address for the author of that particular chapter.",
"About half of each page in the book is wasted on redundant screenshots which are useless - particularly in an advanced text.",
"A final note: when I asked one of the author's (via email) why there weren't explanations as to how the tutorials worked, he replied that there wasn't enough space to include them!",
"hmmm..."
] |
2 | Quick and Dirty Digital Lawyer | Like its predecessors, Quicken "Legal Business Pro 2006 (Contracts & Forms)" is a legal advice and pre-filled form/contract generator. Powered by Nolo Press, the program is useful for those who need to rapidly create contracts and forms for all aspects of small (and I do put strong emphasis on small) business operations.Like its predecessors, Quicken LBP2006 has several e-books from Nolo Press, updated for this tax year. The e-books are typical Nolo Press books - well written, but not meant to replace the advice of a real laywer.I will note that I used a Confidentiality Agreement in Quicken, and sent it to a person. That person, in turn, took it to a lawyer who sent me a letter illustrating the loopholes in the confidentiality agreement, and strongly suggested not using Quicken for contracts.I believe that its good for small businesses, but for large accounts, run the printed form by corporate counsel - it already demonstrated to me that there are issues in the forms. | 982 | [
"Like its predecessors, Quicken \"Legal Business Pro 2006 (Contracts & Forms)\" is a legal advice and pre-filled form/contract generator.",
"Powered by Nolo Press, the program is useful for those who need to rapidly create contracts and forms for all aspects of small (and I do put strong emphasis on small) business operations.Like its predecessors, Quicken LBP2006 has several e-books from Nolo Press, updated for this tax year.",
"The e-books are typical Nolo Press books - well written, but not meant to replace the advice of a real laywer.I will note that I used a Confidentiality Agreement in Quicken, and sent it to a person.",
"That person, in turn, took it to a lawyer who sent me a letter illustrating the loopholes in the confidentiality agreement, and strongly suggested not using Quicken for contracts.I believe that its good for small businesses, but for large accounts, run the printed form by corporate counsel - it already demonstrated to me that there are issues in the forms."
] |
2 | DONT waste your money | I bought this game thinking it would be in the league of SWAT 3. In 2 hours of playing it, I'm barely able to reach the 2nd level of the mission. To start, I'm running a pentium 4 1.6GHZ, to a 19 inch trinitron, backed up with a Nividia Geforce3 TI series graphics card, and I STILL had problems with the video lag. The game play is fast paced, sloppy, and like someone else said on this site, uninvolved. They throw you into the game like it's some sort of Doom game. However...for 10 bucks this game is WELL worth it. It's got cool weapons, decent graphics when the screen isnt flooded, and it may keep you interested for a few days. For 30 bucks, look elsewhere, I suggest SWAT 2, or SWAT 3.**UPDATE**For this price, you MIGHT wanna try this game. It was more expensive when I bought it (blindly without reading reviews) and I was upset when I wrote my review!! Its NOT a great game, but this is fairly [inexpensive] for a game, so if your bored and have everything else, why not | 982 | [
"I bought this game thinking it would be in the league of SWAT 3.",
"In 2 hours of playing it, I'm barely able to reach the 2nd level of the mission.",
"To start, I'm running a pentium 4 1.6GHZ, to a 19 inch trinitron, backed up with a Nividia Geforce3 TI series graphics card, and I STILL had problems with the video lag.",
"The game play is fast paced, sloppy, and like someone else said on this site, uninvolved.",
"They throw you into the game like it's some sort of Doom game.",
"However...for 10 bucks this game is WELL worth it.",
"It's got cool weapons, decent graphics when the screen isnt flooded, and it may keep you interested for a few days.",
"For 30 bucks, look elsewhere, I suggest SWAT 2, or SWAT 3.**UPDATE**For this price, you MIGHT wanna try this game.",
"It was more expensive when I bought it (blindly without reading reviews) and I was upset when I wrote my review!!",
"Its NOT a great game, but this is fairly [inexpensive] for a game, so if your bored and have everything else, why not"
] |
2 | Glitches Galore. | Let me begin by saying I love The Guild. I watch it online when new episodes come out, and was first inline to get the dvd (or at least I like to think). I was distressed to find when I got the DVD that the audio was fine for the first half of the season, then inexplicably became unsynced. I tried it on several different dvd players and it happened on all of them. Was like watching one of those badly dubbed Godzilla movies. I asked for a replacement and the same issue occured with an added bonus!: A very nasty glitch that prevented me from continuting on with the season. No visible scratches or blemishes adorned the disk, so I assume it was in the burning of the disk itsself. Amazon refused to send me a third. I'm not sure of the quality of the dvd itsself. I had no troubles with seasons 1 or 2, but I've had more troubles with 3 then I've ever had with a dvd. I hope to see many more episodes of The Guild in the future, but I am dismayed with the state of this release. | 982 | [
"Let me begin by saying I love The Guild.",
"I watch it online when new episodes come out, and was first inline to get the dvd (or at least I like to think).",
"I was distressed to find when I got the DVD that the audio was fine for the first half of the season, then inexplicably became unsynced.",
"I tried it on several different dvd players and it happened on all of them.",
"Was like watching one of those badly dubbed Godzilla movies.",
"I asked for a replacement and the same issue occured with an added bonus!",
": A very nasty glitch that prevented me from continuting on with the season.",
"No visible scratches or blemishes adorned the disk, so I assume it was in the burning of the disk itsself.",
"Amazon refused to send me a third.",
"I'm not sure of the quality of the dvd itsself.",
"I had no troubles with seasons 1 or 2, but I've had more troubles with 3 then I've ever had with a dvd.",
"I hope to see many more episodes of The Guild in the future, but I am dismayed with the state of this release."
] |
2 | Cheap Construction | I had an earlier model of this sprinkler (water-driven turbine) and liked it a lot for watering a very odd-shaped back yard. It lasted about one season and then started to rotate intermittently. I took it apart and could not find any reason that it would be doing this. I ordered the present model and it worked even better. However, the combination of the normal spray pattern and some leakage from the pressed-on female hose connection of the stake, enough water pooled on the ground around the stake-base that it gave way in the ensuing mud. It then started to gush water from the bottom of the unit, and essentially was useless. Due to the construction, I could not take it apart to see if it had failed in a repairable way. The all plastic construction is bad enough, but I think even that has been flimsy enough to make these products useless.Oh yes, and the tip of the long spike of the base broke off some time in the first few uses. The entire product is poorly fabricated. | 982 | [
"I had an earlier model of this sprinkler (water-driven turbine) and liked it a lot for watering a very odd-shaped back yard.",
"It lasted about one season and then started to rotate intermittently.",
"I took it apart and could not find any reason that it would be doing this.",
"I ordered the present model and it worked even better.",
"However, the combination of the normal spray pattern and some leakage from the pressed-on female hose connection of the stake, enough water pooled on the ground around the stake-base that it gave way in the ensuing mud.",
"It then started to gush water from the bottom of the unit, and essentially was useless.",
"Due to the construction, I could not take it apart to see if it had failed in a repairable way.",
"The all plastic construction is bad enough, but I think even that has been flimsy enough to make these products useless.Oh yes, and the tip of the long spike of the base broke off some time in the first few uses.",
"The entire product is poorly fabricated."
] |
2 | Not a dream machine! | This product is flimsier than it looks - the hopper is a floppy, unstable plastic cage that doesn't have much support. After we got the product assembled (have to use hammer to get the rod through and the hopper just sits mostly unconnected to the crusher (strange)) we mounted two at a local recycling center. Within one week one of them had a broken plastic piece chipped off. We also found that the aluminum cans HAVE TO BE ABSOLUTELY UNDENTED for this product to work. If a can is even dented slightly it will result in the cans above it to sink down and be in the way of the crushing ram. That of course results in having to manually lift the above cans and either remove the problem can or crush it with special care. Now who wants to do that when this crusher is supposed to expedite crushing?! I would recommend buying a metal can crusher and though it will only hold one can at a time, you will be less frustrated than you will be if you purchase this one. Hope that helps! | 982 | [
"This product is flimsier than it looks - the hopper is a floppy, unstable plastic cage that doesn't have much support.",
"After we got the product assembled (have to use hammer to get the rod through and the hopper just sits mostly unconnected to the crusher (strange)) we mounted two at a local recycling center.",
"Within one week one of them had a broken plastic piece chipped off.",
"We also found that the aluminum cans HAVE TO BE ABSOLUTELY UNDENTED for this product to work.",
"If a can is even dented slightly it will result in the cans above it to sink down and be in the way of the crushing ram.",
"That of course results in having to manually lift the above cans and either remove the problem can or crush it with special care.",
"Now who wants to do that when this crusher is supposed to expedite crushing?!",
"I would recommend buying a metal can crusher and though it will only hold one can at a time, you will be less frustrated than you will be if you purchase this one.",
"Hope that helps!"
] |
2 | Disappointing stereotypes | I am new to tantra, but not to meditation or conscious exploration of sexuality. The author makes a lot of blanket assumptions about how "we" women experience "our" sexuality (repressed, pressured, abused, man-pleasing, out of touch with our own pleasure or power, fearful of penetration, truly desiring only of sweet, tender caresses) and about how men's sexuality is (aggressive, insensitive, rough, fast, out of touch with his own emotions, truly desiring only to get it in and off as fast as possible). Perhaps this describes many women's sexual lives, but not mine. It took enormous self control to keep reading and give the ideas a fair trial. The second half was less patronizing. I tried out some of the ideas and had an excellent experience, but I did not find the author's take on tantra to be inspiring or insightful. I will be pursuing tantra, but looking for a more modern book, one which speaks better to the psycho-sexual landscape of women raised in the 80s-90s-00s. | 982 | [
"I am new to tantra, but not to meditation or conscious exploration of sexuality.",
"The author makes a lot of blanket assumptions about how \"we\" women experience \"our\" sexuality (repressed, pressured, abused, man-pleasing, out of touch with our own pleasure or power, fearful of penetration, truly desiring only of sweet, tender caresses) and about how men's sexuality is (aggressive, insensitive, rough, fast, out of touch with his own emotions, truly desiring only to get it in and off as fast as possible).",
"Perhaps this describes many women's sexual lives, but not mine.",
"It took enormous self control to keep reading and give the ideas a fair trial.",
"The second half was less patronizing.",
"I tried out some of the ideas and had an excellent experience, but I did not find the author's take on tantra to be inspiring or insightful.",
"I will be pursuing tantra, but looking for a more modern book, one which speaks better to the psycho-sexual landscape of women raised in the 80s-90s-00s."
] |
2 | Let's Stop And Think. | First of all I would like to say that I love Rancid and own all of there cd's except for the one they did with NoFX. Anyways after hearing And Out Come The Wolves and then getting this I was upset. I couldn't understand it, and it still confuses me today.How could one of the best punk rock bands change there style to ska-reggae? Well I tried to like it, and yes it did grow on me. But for all of you people who say you're true Rancid fans and you loved this cd kind of makes me wonder. This is ska-reggae, and Rancid is usually punk-rock so in the end you either like punk rock and ska-reggae or you're going along with the crowd. For me this album is ok. The ska and reggae music that is on this album is awesome but I didn't buy this album to get SKA-REGGAE music, I wanted good punk-rock. This is my least favorite Rancid album. Get this cd either first or last....you may love it but if you do then don't call yourself a real Rancid fan because they really messed this one up! | 982 | [
"First of all I would like to say that I love Rancid and own all of there cd's except for the one they did with NoFX.",
"Anyways after hearing And Out Come The Wolves and then getting this I was upset.",
"I couldn't understand it, and it still confuses me today.How could one of the best punk rock bands change there style to ska-reggae?",
"Well I tried to like it, and yes it did grow on me.",
"But for all of you people who say you're true Rancid fans and you loved this cd kind of makes me wonder.",
"This is ska-reggae, and Rancid is usually punk-rock so in the end you either like punk rock and ska-reggae or you're going along with the crowd.",
"For me this album is ok.",
"The ska and reggae music that is on this album is awesome but I didn't buy this album to get SKA-REGGAE music, I wanted good punk-rock.",
"This is my least favorite Rancid album.",
"Get this cd either first or last....you may love it but if you do then don't call yourself a real Rancid fan because they really messed this one up!"
] |
2 | Not what I was hoping for! BCM | Diverse Druids: The Origin of All Religions was not what I was expecting. Though this book has lots of information about Druids and many other historic societies, I was very disappointed with this plodding read. I was overwhelmed with quotes, sightings and information from more then 160 different sources. This book had a definite `conspiracy theory' feel to it and in my opinion, was choppy and disjointed. As a reader, I would have benefited greatly from an index and glossary of some kind.I did enjoy some of the unique tidbits of information scattered throughout.I would much rather read from select books which the author has sited and have received more factual information on specific subjects, instead of conjecture and the authors interpretative-moulding of the facts.This book may appeal to those interested in ancient religious sects and secret societies.(3 out of 10 Diamonds) - It was...okay2008-2009 Bobbie Crawford-McCoy (Book Reviews By Bobbie).All rights reserved. | 982 | [
"Diverse Druids: The Origin of All Religions was not what I was expecting.",
"Though this book has lots of information about Druids and many other historic societies, I was very disappointed with this plodding read.",
"I was overwhelmed with quotes, sightings and information from more then 160 different sources.",
"This book had a definite `conspiracy theory' feel to it and in my opinion, was choppy and disjointed.",
"As a reader, I would have benefited greatly from an index and glossary of some kind.I did enjoy some of the unique tidbits of information scattered throughout.I would much rather read from select books which the author has sited and have received more factual information on specific subjects, instead of conjecture and the authors interpretative-moulding of the facts.This book may appeal to those interested in ancient religious sects and secret societies.(3 out of 10 Diamonds) - It was...okay2008-2009 Bobbie Crawford-McCoy (Book Reviews By Bobbie).All rights reserved."
] |
2 | Ours was a Leaker | It appears from the varying comments that some units leak and some do not... might be a quality control issue, or perhaps made in a different facility. This was our third Brew Station ... have loved them ! This newer unit seemed perfect now that everyone is using travel mugs and the taller dispenser seemed perfect.However, from the first time we turned it on (using only water and no coffee to first familiarize ourselves with the new programming options), it left a puddle... tired again ... again a puddle. Thinking we'd overfilled it, used half-a-tank ... still a puddle. I didn't equate it with the spout positioning, but question if the tank itself has a hidden leak .. but it's obviously a problem for many. Returning it... will try a different model.Has to be SOME reason Hamilton Beach is constantly revamping the model. The original model is still functioning in a vacation house, after years of no issues at all. Would have purchased another of those if still available! | 982 | [
"It appears from the varying comments that some units leak and some do not... might be a quality control issue, or perhaps made in a different facility.",
"This was our third Brew Station ... have loved them!",
"This newer unit seemed perfect now that everyone is using travel mugs and the taller dispenser seemed perfect.However, from the first time we turned it on (using only water and no coffee to first familiarize ourselves with the new programming options), it left a puddle... tired again ... again a puddle.",
"Thinking we'd overfilled it, used half-a-tank ... still a puddle.",
"I didn't equate it with the spout positioning, but question if the tank itself has a hidden leak ..",
"but it's obviously a problem for many.",
"Returning it... will try a different model.Has to be SOME reason Hamilton Beach is constantly revamping the model.",
"The original model is still functioning in a vacation house, after years of no issues at all.",
"Would have purchased another of those if still available!"
] |
2 | Dubroom Review | The Mad Professor is one of the best known Dub Mixers from the United Kingdom. On his own Ariwa Label he has released numerous weird dub mixes. He has mixed for Massive Attack, and numerous UK based reggae artists. Using digital equipment, his sound differs from that of the older Jamaican Roots Dub as we know it from King Tubby and more. Mad Professor can be considered as the link between Jamaican dub producers and the newer generation UK Dubcreators (Alpha and Omega, Jah Warrior, Mixman etc). On Black Liberation Dub, he uses an interesting mix of old and new skool Dub techniques. You hear the phaser as well as the newer sound effects as we can find them in samplers and so on. From this technical point of view, I think this album is interesting to study. If you like a combination of the old and the new, this album is for you also. It has computer drums, but also real musicians as well. 12 Very psychedelic tracks mixed in such a way, only the Mad Professor can do this. | 982 | [
"The Mad Professor is one of the best known Dub Mixers from the United Kingdom.",
"On his own Ariwa Label he has released numerous weird dub mixes.",
"He has mixed for Massive Attack, and numerous UK based reggae artists.",
"Using digital equipment, his sound differs from that of the older Jamaican Roots Dub as we know it from King Tubby and more.",
"Mad Professor can be considered as the link between Jamaican dub producers and the newer generation UK Dubcreators (Alpha and Omega, Jah Warrior, Mixman etc).",
"On Black Liberation Dub, he uses an interesting mix of old and new skool Dub techniques.",
"You hear the phaser as well as the newer sound effects as we can find them in samplers and so on.",
"From this technical point of view, I think this album is interesting to study.",
"If you like a combination of the old and the new, this album is for you also.",
"It has computer drums, but also real musicians as well.",
"12 Very psychedelic tracks mixed in such a way, only the Mad Professor can do this."
] |
2 | Full of glaring omissions | As a staunch conservative, I gave this book a try. It does contain some very good information that most textbooks leave out. However this is all overshadowed by several glaring omissions.Glaring Omission #1: Andersonville. In Dr. Woods rush to blame the entire Civil War on the evil North while make South out to be saint like. He even makes the claim that Robert E. Lee was able for the most part to keep the Confederate Army within the boundaries of the civilized laws of war. Dr. Woods seems to forget the Andersonville prison camp and other Southern atrocities while making sure to mention Northern ones.Glaring Omission #2: The Zimmerman Telegram. In Dr. Woods's zeal to blame all of World War I on Woodrow Wilson, he forgets to even mention the Zimmerman Telegram.Another claim that is dubious at best: FDR's refusal to meet with the `moderate' Japanese Prime Minister led to the fall of the moderates and rise of militarism. I guess invading China is `moderate' to Dr. Woods. | 982 | [
"As a staunch conservative, I gave this book a try.",
"It does contain some very good information that most textbooks leave out.",
"However this is all overshadowed by several glaring omissions.Glaring Omission #1: Andersonville.",
"In Dr.",
"Woods rush to blame the entire Civil War on the evil North while make South out to be saint like.",
"He even makes the claim that Robert E.",
"Lee was able for the most part to keep the Confederate Army within the boundaries of the civilized laws of war.",
"Dr.",
"Woods seems to forget the Andersonville prison camp and other Southern atrocities while making sure to mention Northern ones.Glaring Omission #2: The Zimmerman Telegram.",
"In Dr.",
"Woods's zeal to blame all of World War I on Woodrow Wilson, he forgets to even mention the Zimmerman Telegram.Another claim that is dubious at best: FDR's refusal to meet with the `moderate' Japanese Prime Minister led to the fall of the moderates and rise of militarism.",
"I guess invading China is `moderate' to Dr.",
"Woods."
] |
2 | Dull | This was a very dull movie about five kids who have to deal with various issues, like divorce, the death of a parent, and parents being constantly absent. They go around saying deep psychological things that kids would never say, and the story takes place in their suburban neighborhood and in the fields around the house, so visually, it's nothing exciting.There IS some drama in the movie when you get these black-and-white clips of a guy with a sword and a cape running through fields and forest, and this is always followed by an attack on the five kids by a "Dark Spirit," which causes one of the girls to have an asthma attack, and some of the kids have to fight it off with shining yellow swords. That is the extent of drama in the film, and it is very good, but there is only a little of it. Otherwise, the acting is not too good, and the movie is very bad. I was hoping there would be more fantasy in it, which is what the cover of the DVD made it look like there would be. | 982 | [
"This was a very dull movie about five kids who have to deal with various issues, like divorce, the death of a parent, and parents being constantly absent.",
"They go around saying deep psychological things that kids would never say, and the story takes place in their suburban neighborhood and in the fields around the house, so visually, it's nothing exciting.There IS some drama in the movie when you get these black-and-white clips of a guy with a sword and a cape running through fields and forest, and this is always followed by an attack on the five kids by a \"Dark Spirit,\" which causes one of the girls to have an asthma attack, and some of the kids have to fight it off with shining yellow swords.",
"That is the extent of drama in the film, and it is very good, but there is only a little of it.",
"Otherwise, the acting is not too good, and the movie is very bad.",
"I was hoping there would be more fantasy in it, which is what the cover of the DVD made it look like there would be."
] |
2 | This game sucked hard.... | Okay. The first game in the MGS series rocked. It is my favorite Psx game. I expected the sequel to be my new favorite...I was wrong. The first 1/4 of the game you are Snake, using the traditional Stealth method to take reconnasince photos. Its fun. A little long, but fun. The ship you are on explodes. Next thing you know...you are playing a different character, named raidan. Raidan is a Phem-bot, with pretty much no emotions, a overly high pitched voice, and a feminine build. The storyline is very shaky, with a flat-out horrible ending. It turns out the whole thing was just a simulation. And liquid, is pretty much just an arm possessing ocelot. LAME! Its a huge waste of time, and does not contribute to the MGS series. If you buy it, I suggest you buy Substance instead, since it comes with this game AND more games. I would play this for informational purposes only, but don't expect to be impressed. Stick to MGS4 for a true sequel (Heres hoping its not as lame as MGS2) | 982 | [
"Okay.",
"The first game in the MGS series rocked.",
"It is my favorite Psx game.",
"I expected the sequel to be my new favorite...I was wrong.",
"The first 1/4 of the game you are Snake, using the traditional Stealth method to take reconnasince photos.",
"Its fun.",
"A little long, but fun.",
"The ship you are on explodes.",
"Next thing you know...you are playing a different character, named raidan.",
"Raidan is a Phem-bot, with pretty much no emotions, a overly high pitched voice, and a feminine build.",
"The storyline is very shaky, with a flat-out horrible ending.",
"It turns out the whole thing was just a simulation.",
"And liquid, is pretty much just an arm possessing ocelot.",
"LAME!",
"Its a huge waste of time, and does not contribute to the MGS series.",
"If you buy it, I suggest you buy Substance instead, since it comes with this game AND more games.",
"I would play this for informational purposes only, but don't expect to be impressed.",
"Stick to MGS4 for a true sequel (Heres hoping its not as lame as MGS2)"
] |
2 | limited information | If you're looking for a lot of background on muscle physiology or a very specific method of stretching this book might interest you, but if you're looking for a good selection of stretches, you should be aware that you only get 6 stretches here. I found the title a little misleading, since "every sport" would seem to include tennis, baseball and swimming, but this book only addresses lower body flexibility. If you want to stretch your arms, back, shoulders, etc, you're out of luck here.I also found it annoying that the author promotes his personal stretching theory while using outdated studies to discredit other methods. For example, he uses studies from the early 70s to prove that PNF stretching is bad for you when the PNF stretching theories in use right now were not even developed at the time of the studies. Seemed like he was selectively choosing among the available research to prove his point while disregarding accepted theories that don't bolster his own method. | 982 | [
"If you're looking for a lot of background on muscle physiology or a very specific method of stretching this book might interest you, but if you're looking for a good selection of stretches, you should be aware that you only get 6 stretches here.",
"I found the title a little misleading, since \"every sport\" would seem to include tennis, baseball and swimming, but this book only addresses lower body flexibility.",
"If you want to stretch your arms, back, shoulders, etc, you're out of luck here.I also found it annoying that the author promotes his personal stretching theory while using outdated studies to discredit other methods.",
"For example, he uses studies from the early 70s to prove that PNF stretching is bad for you when the PNF stretching theories in use right now were not even developed at the time of the studies.",
"Seemed like he was selectively choosing among the available research to prove his point while disregarding accepted theories that don't bolster his own method."
] |
2 | tape me to the limit | We purchased this tape when we re-painted three rooms in our house. I researched the product and was really impressed by the safe release feature. I methodically taped-off all the rooms and proceeded to cut-in and paint the house. When I went to remove the tape several days later, I noticed that there was a significant amount of bleed-through. This meant we had to go back and cut-in all over again. Instead of saving time, it actually took us twice as long.After catching a Home Improvement show on T.V. I discovered what went wrong: When using this tape you must remove it as soon as you finish painting the area (while the paint is still wet). You must also use caution and brush from the tape to the wall, not the wall to the tape. If you brush upwards toward the tape, some paint will leak through underneath.It would have been very helpful to know this BEFORE I used this product.If used properly, this product does work; however, if you do not know its secrets....look out. | 982 | [
"We purchased this tape when we re-painted three rooms in our house.",
"I researched the product and was really impressed by the safe release feature.",
"I methodically taped-off all the rooms and proceeded to cut-in and paint the house.",
"When I went to remove the tape several days later, I noticed that there was a significant amount of bleed-through.",
"This meant we had to go back and cut-in all over again.",
"Instead of saving time, it actually took us twice as long.After catching a Home Improvement show on T.V. I discovered what went wrong: When using this tape you must remove it as soon as you finish painting the area (while the paint is still wet).",
"You must also use caution and brush from the tape to the wall, not the wall to the tape.",
"If you brush upwards toward the tape, some paint will leak through underneath.It would have been very helpful to know this BEFORE I used this product.If used properly, this product does work; however, if you do not know its secrets....look out."
] |
2 | Little scholarship here | Several of the other reviewers cite Salerno's "arguments". And that is largely what we have here. Not a serious fact/theory- based study, but an extended journalistic article, shoehorning a wide diversity of 'teachers' to align with the author's two - scarcely original - central conceptual slants: empowerment and victimization. There is scarcely any discussion of the core ideas propounded by various self-help practitioners; scarcely any reference to evidence of the validity or - likely - invalidity of these teachings, their relationship to established psychological theories, or indeed the content of what is taught. Instead, we get a scattering of scornful examples of language used by people such as Tony Robbins, Dr. Phil, Dr. Laura, etc. and anecdotes discrediting their pasts. In the case of Tony Robbins, we get a criticism of his spelling.There's an important job to be done in analyzing what's going on in the self-help movement. This book does not do it.Dick Westwood | 982 | [
"Several of the other reviewers cite Salerno's \"arguments\".",
"And that is largely what we have here.",
"Not a serious fact/theory- based study, but an extended journalistic article, shoehorning a wide diversity of 'teachers' to align with the author's two - scarcely original - central conceptual slants: empowerment and victimization.",
"There is scarcely any discussion of the core ideas propounded by various self-help practitioners; scarcely any reference to evidence of the validity or - likely - invalidity of these teachings, their relationship to established psychological theories, or indeed the content of what is taught.",
"Instead, we get a scattering of scornful examples of language used by people such as Tony Robbins, Dr.",
"Phil, Dr.",
"Laura, etc.",
"and anecdotes discrediting their pasts.",
"In the case of Tony Robbins, we get a criticism of his spelling.There's an important job to be done in analyzing what's going on in the self-help movement.",
"This book does not do it.Dick Westwood"
] |
2 | Pandering to "new" fans. | I made the mistake of buying this album having not heard any of the songs, and only being a faithful fan of Kiss. Yeah I think that new fans (people that started to listen to Kiss after the reunion) might enjoy this. It has all of the elements of classic Kiss, but it's missing something.Do I think that the prime motivation for this was the money?Yes. Purely for cash. It's nice that the fans had something to go with the tour that was happening at the time, but this album doesn't age very well, mainly because this album wasn't very good in it's conception, and was executed poorly.In retrospect, Kiss has made worse albums. "Unmasked" comes to mind. Peter Criss' solo album was weak, but at least an effort was made. "Animalize" was poor, but Kiss was playing catch-up, and was breaking in a new guitarist too.Some of the tunes are catchy enough, but that wears off quickly. Based on the merit of the somewhat catchy songs, I rated this 2 stars. Other than that, not much here. | 981 | [
"I made the mistake of buying this album having not heard any of the songs, and only being a faithful fan of Kiss.",
"Yeah I think that new fans (people that started to listen to Kiss after the reunion) might enjoy this.",
"It has all of the elements of classic Kiss, but it's missing something.Do I think that the prime motivation for this was the money?",
"Yes.",
"Purely for cash.",
"It's nice that the fans had something to go with the tour that was happening at the time, but this album doesn't age very well, mainly because this album wasn't very good in it's conception, and was executed poorly.In retrospect, Kiss has made worse albums.",
"\"Unmasked\" comes to mind.",
"Peter Criss' solo album was weak, but at least an effort was made.",
"\"Animalize\" was poor, but Kiss was playing catch-up, and was breaking in a new guitarist too.Some of the tunes are catchy enough, but that wears off quickly.",
"Based on the merit of the somewhat catchy songs, I rated this 2 stars.",
"Other than that, not much here."
] |
2 | Unbelievably awful | I grabbed this, in audio book form, from the public library when I knew I'd be kept at home for a week while my car was being repaired. I started it while doing dishes and at first the romance was sort of fun. The dialogue, however, was really horrible...I wondered if it had been written pre-1950. The cutesiness of the conversations between the two lovers is enough to make you vomit. After listening to one disk, I put it away.When my car was not ready on the promised day and I had run out of other entertainment I reluctantly tried this again. I stuck it out while cleaning the bathroom and it seemed just the right thing to listen to while scrubbing the toilet.I noticed while in the library that there were other books written by this author; apparently she is popular and someone actually pays her money to turn out this drivvel. Egad!I admit that I've never read a "romance" novel before so I guess this just isn't my thing. I sure won't read anything else by this woman!! | 981 | [
"I grabbed this, in audio book form, from the public library when I knew I'd be kept at home for a week while my car was being repaired.",
"I started it while doing dishes and at first the romance was sort of fun.",
"The dialogue, however, was really horrible...I wondered if it had been written pre-1950.",
"The cutesiness of the conversations between the two lovers is enough to make you vomit.",
"After listening to one disk, I put it away.When my car was not ready on the promised day and I had run out of other entertainment I reluctantly tried this again.",
"I stuck it out while cleaning the bathroom and it seemed just the right thing to listen to while scrubbing the toilet.I noticed while in the library that there were other books written by this author; apparently she is popular and someone actually pays her money to turn out this drivvel.",
"Egad!",
"I admit that I've never read a \"romance\" novel before so I guess this just isn't my thing.",
"I sure won't read anything else by this woman!!"
] |
2 | Not the most original film | "Murder by Numbers" is based on the real life Leopold-Loeb case of the 1920's and the 1948 Alfred Hitchcock movie "Rope' although it doesn't credit either. The plot involves 2 upper class and intelligent students planning and executing the perfect murder on a random victim for the thrill and the challenge. In the real life case and the Hitchcock movie, the murderers are college students while in this movie, they are alledgedly high school students. The word alleged is used as it is obvious that Gosling and many of his classmates are in their 20's and haven't seen a high school for a few years there.The best thing going for this movie is the lead performance from it's star Sandra Bullock. She is good as the detective in pursuit of the twisted murderers but she has very little to work with here as far as the script, the cliched characters and the weak plot twists. She's a good actress but not a magician and this would fall into her lesser movies and possibly her least. | 981 | [
"\"Murder by Numbers\" is based on the real life Leopold-Loeb case of the 1920's and the 1948 Alfred Hitchcock movie \"Rope' although it doesn't credit either.",
"The plot involves 2 upper class and intelligent students planning and executing the perfect murder on a random victim for the thrill and the challenge.",
"In the real life case and the Hitchcock movie, the murderers are college students while in this movie, they are alledgedly high school students.",
"The word alleged is used as it is obvious that Gosling and many of his classmates are in their 20's and haven't seen a high school for a few years there.The best thing going for this movie is the lead performance from it's star Sandra Bullock.",
"She is good as the detective in pursuit of the twisted murderers but she has very little to work with here as far as the script, the cliched characters and the weak plot twists.",
"She's a good actress but not a magician and this would fall into her lesser movies and possibly her least."
] |
2 | The Giver Review | The Giver was not an example of good literature. It was confusing, and it had to many unanswered questions. Also, it was difficult to understand. The Giver was confusing because when she had the characters speak, it was hard to follow who was speaking. Also I think that the end was confusing as well because no one knows what happens. It's one of the many unanswered questions that could easily be answered; she never cleared it up so you don't know what happens to Jonas at the end of the story. It was confusing because when the Giver speaks about Rosemary and why she applied for a release it gets confusing because you can't tell weather they are flashing back to the past, or the present. "One for here, one for else where." Lily chanted. The quote was hard to understand because when she was talking about it, we don't know whether she meant for one of them or the twins that were being brought into the community. All in all, I think that The Giver was not good literature. | 981 | [
"The Giver was not an example of good literature.",
"It was confusing, and it had to many unanswered questions.",
"Also, it was difficult to understand.",
"The Giver was confusing because when she had the characters speak, it was hard to follow who was speaking.",
"Also I think that the end was confusing as well because no one knows what happens.",
"It's one of the many unanswered questions that could easily be answered; she never cleared it up so you don't know what happens to Jonas at the end of the story.",
"It was confusing because when the Giver speaks about Rosemary and why she applied for a release it gets confusing because you can't tell weather they are flashing back to the past, or the present.",
"\"One for here, one for else where.\" Lily chanted.",
"The quote was hard to understand because when she was talking about it, we don't know whether she meant for one of them or the twins that were being brought into the community.",
"All in all, I think that The Giver was not good literature."
] |
2 | Not worth money | Thank goodness I borrowed this book, because there are better investments out there.It's ironic that Kevin J. Anderson has a blurb on the book's cover, because I was just about to compare this book to the terrible Butlerian Jihad novel by Anderson in terms of writing style--not a good thing! This book isn't quite as bad, but that's the only good thing I can say about DEATHDAY. I, for one, am not even going to contemplate buying the sequel. This book has no literary soul, and no resolution of any kind either. What's worse, it lacks any of the qualities I would expect in a Dietz book. His novels had been going uphill since Legion of the Damned, with strong characterizations and intricate portraits of fascinating universes. This book lacks effective character development, and there is NO fascinating universe, just Earth on fire. There are too many good books out there to waste time on this product--using the word literature implies too much that just doesn't apply here. | 981 | [
"Thank goodness I borrowed this book, because there are better investments out there.It's ironic that Kevin J.",
"Anderson has a blurb on the book's cover, because I was just about to compare this book to the terrible Butlerian Jihad novel by Anderson in terms of writing style--not a good thing!",
"This book isn't quite as bad, but that's the only good thing I can say about DEATHDAY.",
"I, for one, am not even going to contemplate buying the sequel.",
"This book has no literary soul, and no resolution of any kind either.",
"What's worse, it lacks any of the qualities I would expect in a Dietz book.",
"His novels had been going uphill since Legion of the Damned, with strong characterizations and intricate portraits of fascinating universes.",
"This book lacks effective character development, and there is NO fascinating universe, just Earth on fire.",
"There are too many good books out there to waste time on this product--using the word literature implies too much that just doesn't apply here."
] |
2 | Shallow Sea | This film was released to Imax theaters in 3D. It was probably very entertaining and exhilarating in 3D. But, I'm sorry to say, it's very ordinary in 2D. There is nothing more annoying than watching a 3D movie in 2D. All the carefully staged 3D shots, pardon the pun, stick out like a sore thumb.And the narration, while performed by the two outstanding actors Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet, is completely one dimensional. Or should I say 1D? Not only is it dull, it's annoying. It sounds like they both read the narration for the entire film and the director, Howard Hall, had buttons for both of their recordings and randomly switched them on and off with no rhyme or reason. There were times, and I'm not exaggerating, when Depp would start a sentence and Winslet would finish it!And as for the title, "Deep Sea"? Not once did the film journey deeper than the coral reefs.There are a lot of excellent documentaries about the ocean to add to your library. This is not one of them. | 981 | [
"This film was released to Imax theaters in 3D.",
"It was probably very entertaining and exhilarating in 3D.",
"But, I'm sorry to say, it's very ordinary in 2D.",
"There is nothing more annoying than watching a 3D movie in 2D.",
"All the carefully staged 3D shots, pardon the pun, stick out like a sore thumb.And the narration, while performed by the two outstanding actors Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet, is completely one dimensional.",
"Or should I say 1D?",
"Not only is it dull, it's annoying.",
"It sounds like they both read the narration for the entire film and the director, Howard Hall, had buttons for both of their recordings and randomly switched them on and off with no rhyme or reason.",
"There were times, and I'm not exaggerating, when Depp would start a sentence and Winslet would finish it!",
"And as for the title, \"Deep Sea\"?",
"Not once did the film journey deeper than the coral reefs.There are a lot of excellent documentaries about the ocean to add to your library.",
"This is not one of them."
] |
2 | Hey, what's going on here? | Mariah, honey, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE INNOCENT DECENT HIGH NOTE-HITTING BEAUTY QUEEN WE ONCE KNEW? I know you've had over a dozen #1 hit singles, but really, this collaboration with a boy group like Ireland's Westlife (on this Phil Collins cover) or 98 Degrees (on Thank God I've Found You), both of which appear on her Rainbow CD, is inexcusable for the 1999 album to get THE MOST reviews out of all her CDs, make her get into the MTV garbage my sister and so many teens in corporate America love so damn much, and similarly have the 1999 CD sell more than probably Daydream ever did. Which is why I'm down with my mother, my older brother, and everyone else who doesn't personally care for MTV or "trash music" at all. As for this single, I still prefer the original Phil version. This version loses its great meaning when sung by an otherwise great voice like Mariah's, and nothing special can be deciphered from it. Stick to the original version and to Mariah's earlier releases. | 981 | [
"Mariah, honey, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE INNOCENT DECENT HIGH NOTE-HITTING BEAUTY QUEEN WE ONCE KNEW?",
"I know you've had over a dozen #1 hit singles, but really, this collaboration with a boy group like Ireland's Westlife (on this Phil Collins cover) or 98 Degrees (on Thank God I've Found You), both of which appear on her Rainbow CD, is inexcusable for the 1999 album to get THE MOST reviews out of all her CDs, make her get into the MTV garbage my sister and so many teens in corporate America love so damn much, and similarly have the 1999 CD sell more than probably Daydream ever did.",
"Which is why I'm down with my mother, my older brother, and everyone else who doesn't personally care for MTV or \"trash music\" at all.",
"As for this single, I still prefer the original Phil version.",
"This version loses its great meaning when sung by an otherwise great voice like Mariah's, and nothing special can be deciphered from it.",
"Stick to the original version and to Mariah's earlier releases."
] |
2 | Buy Something Else! | I read all the reviews before buying this hoop. I appreciated McElligot's review. Thanx for taking the time to write that, it helped a little. First of all I NEVER write reviews, but I thought I would take the time today. STAY AWAY from this product! It is poorly, cheaply, and horribly built and designed. I have put together swingsets before and they weren't this bad. It doesn't help when you get someone else's return either, that they managed to mangle! How could I tell you that? Well, maybe because of the hair on the pipes, or maybe it was the bent (hoop pipe) that was sent with the product. Maybe I just watch too much NCIS! I decided to go with it and assemble it anyway, just because I don't want to bother with a return. Overall review: I bought this hoop preparing for the worst. It wasn't the worst, only because the product looks cool when you manage to fight and get it assembled. Is it rocket science, NO. But try and build a log cabin with match sticks! I'm Out! | 981 | [
"I read all the reviews before buying this hoop.",
"I appreciated McElligot's review.",
"Thanx for taking the time to write that, it helped a little.",
"First of all I NEVER write reviews, but I thought I would take the time today.",
"STAY AWAY from this product!",
"It is poorly, cheaply, and horribly built and designed.",
"I have put together swingsets before and they weren't this bad.",
"It doesn't help when you get someone else's return either, that they managed to mangle!",
"How could I tell you that?",
"Well, maybe because of the hair on the pipes, or maybe it was the bent (hoop pipe) that was sent with the product.",
"Maybe I just watch too much NCIS!",
"I decided to go with it and assemble it anyway, just because I don't want to bother with a return.",
"Overall review: I bought this hoop preparing for the worst.",
"It wasn't the worst, only because the product looks cool when you manage to fight and get it assembled.",
"Is it rocket science, NO.",
"But try and build a log cabin with match sticks!",
"I'm Out!"
] |
2 | The Wheel of Time Moves Slowly | I have been following "The Wheel of Time" series over the years. I have really enjoyed the series until the last few books, and this book the "Crossroads of Twilight" has been my biggest disappointment yet.After reading the 672 pages, I conclude that I am growing very weary of pages upon pages of two line descriptions of differing Aes Sedai glaring at each other. I have also lost interest in the many paragraphs of detail going into the lack of weevil infested food Egwene is consuming, and with the lengthy descriptions of the embroidery on the characters clothing.The positive points of the story for me were the chapters involving Mat and Tuon's growing relationship and the chapter where Alviarin is marked.I will continue reading the series because I feel so invested in the characters and do very much want to read the outcome of this story. My wish is for "The Wheel of Time" to turn a little faster, and to keep with the pacing set in the first few books of this series. | 981 | [
"I have been following \"The Wheel of Time\" series over the years.",
"I have really enjoyed the series until the last few books, and this book the \"Crossroads of Twilight\" has been my biggest disappointment yet.After reading the 672 pages, I conclude that I am growing very weary of pages upon pages of two line descriptions of differing Aes Sedai glaring at each other.",
"I have also lost interest in the many paragraphs of detail going into the lack of weevil infested food Egwene is consuming, and with the lengthy descriptions of the embroidery on the characters clothing.The positive points of the story for me were the chapters involving Mat and Tuon's growing relationship and the chapter where Alviarin is marked.I will continue reading the series because I feel so invested in the characters and do very much want to read the outcome of this story.",
"My wish is for \"The Wheel of Time\" to turn a little faster, and to keep with the pacing set in the first few books of this series."
] |
2 | Not what I expected | I like Stephen Chow's work. Especially Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle. (I have Kung Fu Hustle on DVD, Blu-Ray and UMD.)I pre-ordered this DVD without seeing it first. I wish I had seen the movie in the theater first. It is not what I expected. Yes, it is probably intended to be a "family film." That's perfectly fine. However, I cannot imagine sitting down and watching this with any young kids. Unless of course it's pouring raining outside and they just watched "Bambi" and "Old Yeller" back to back. That will prepare them for what is to come in this movie.There is some cute stuff in the movie. But there is also some content that might be difficult or emotional for some kids.The brief homages to Shaolin Soccer, Kung Fu Hustle and Mission: Impossible II were nice.I never would have bought this DVD if I had seen the movie first. I will definitely have to watch Stephen Chow's next movie before buying the DVD.You can buy this DVD, but keep tissues nearby while watching. | 981 | [
"I like Stephen Chow's work.",
"Especially Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle.",
"(I have Kung Fu Hustle on DVD, Blu-Ray and UMD.)I pre-ordered this DVD without seeing it first.",
"I wish I had seen the movie in the theater first.",
"It is not what I expected.",
"Yes, it is probably intended to be a \"family film.\" That's perfectly fine.",
"However, I cannot imagine sitting down and watching this with any young kids.",
"Unless of course it's pouring raining outside and they just watched \"Bambi\" and \"Old Yeller\" back to back.",
"That will prepare them for what is to come in this movie.There is some cute stuff in the movie.",
"But there is also some content that might be difficult or emotional for some kids.The brief homages to Shaolin Soccer, Kung Fu Hustle and Mission: Impossible II were nice.I never would have bought this DVD if I had seen the movie first.",
"I will definitely have to watch Stephen Chow's next movie before buying the DVD.You can buy this DVD, but keep tissues nearby while watching."
] |
2 | Their best CD | That's right this is their best and it's only getting 2 stars. You know back when the Ramones did the punk thing, I'm sure they wouldn't have if they new crud like this would be spawned form their invention. Blink 182 are a bunch of immature, unfunny, untalented losers, who said themselves that they are only in it for the money and the girls. Not the kids, just the materialistic stuff. All the bathroom humor is getting really old. It's no longer funny. Don't even get me started on their live shows. The guys can't sing at all and whatever glimmer of talent they do have is studio produced. This sounds worse then you sunday school band playing hymns. Seriously. Oh and the voice, the whiney and annoying voice that is like experiencing fingernails scraped across a chalk board. YES it's that bad. This is the closet these guys ever got to being pop-punk, but then turned to Nsync with instruments. Whiney, lamebrain posers, and MTV will eat this up. It's another stupid trend. | 981 | [
"That's right this is their best and it's only getting 2 stars.",
"You know back when the Ramones did the punk thing, I'm sure they wouldn't have if they new crud like this would be spawned form their invention.",
"Blink 182 are a bunch of immature, unfunny, untalented losers, who said themselves that they are only in it for the money and the girls.",
"Not the kids, just the materialistic stuff.",
"All the bathroom humor is getting really old.",
"It's no longer funny.",
"Don't even get me started on their live shows.",
"The guys can't sing at all and whatever glimmer of talent they do have is studio produced.",
"This sounds worse then you sunday school band playing hymns.",
"Seriously.",
"Oh and the voice, the whiney and annoying voice that is like experiencing fingernails scraped across a chalk board.",
"YES it's that bad.",
"This is the closet these guys ever got to being pop-punk, but then turned to Nsync with instruments.",
"Whiney, lamebrain posers, and MTV will eat this up.",
"It's another stupid trend."
] |
2 | Shoots high, hits low | Punish the sinners delivers an interesting but ultimately unsatisfactory suspense story centering around a Catholic school in a small town. While the story initially raises some interesting questions about theology and Catholic doctrine, Saul eventually forsakes those topics completely in the pursuit of a ridiculously far-fetched tale of obsession and mind-control. There is literally no character development whatsoever, and Saul goes a step worse in drawing on multiple character stereotypes: the sinister priest, the disbeleiving psychologist, the popular jock, the picked-on "ugly girl," and more. If Saul had done anything memorable with such characters, it might be worthwhile, but this is simply unacceptable. To top off the frustration, the ending is simply atrocious, and does nothing to conclude the story; it feels like a bad horror movie where the killer is still alive at the end (though that is somewhat of a recurring theme in Saul's work). Not recommended at all. | 981 | [
"Punish the sinners delivers an interesting but ultimately unsatisfactory suspense story centering around a Catholic school in a small town.",
"While the story initially raises some interesting questions about theology and Catholic doctrine, Saul eventually forsakes those topics completely in the pursuit of a ridiculously far-fetched tale of obsession and mind-control.",
"There is literally no character development whatsoever, and Saul goes a step worse in drawing on multiple character stereotypes: the sinister priest, the disbeleiving psychologist, the popular jock, the picked-on \"ugly girl,\" and more.",
"If Saul had done anything memorable with such characters, it might be worthwhile, but this is simply unacceptable.",
"To top off the frustration, the ending is simply atrocious, and does nothing to conclude the story; it feels like a bad horror movie where the killer is still alive at the end (though that is somewhat of a recurring theme in Saul's work).",
"Not recommended at all."
] |
2 | Intelligent but Unsatisfying | The Quiet Pools (1990) by Michael Kube-McDowell - 371 pages - rating: 6/10Kube has crafted a detailed and plausible picture of the future. His characterizations have depth and honesty. Much of this novel is compelling and intriguing. Only occasionally does his writing style come off as overly verbose or inherently awkward.Unfortunately he forgot to tell a story. The Quiet Pools is little more than the build up to a sequel that was never written and quite probably never intended. One is forever waiting for this glorious Starship to set sail so that the characters Kube has so vividly painted can be challenged by the dangers of the cosmos and an adventurous undertaking.The entire book however, is just the build up BEFORE the ship launches. Perhaps I've missed the point. Ultimately the feeling one is left with is that the author has tried to do something different at the expense of failing to tell an interesting story.Claus Kellermann2006 May 8Sci_Fi_Researcher@yahoo.com | 981 | [
"The Quiet Pools (1990) by Michael Kube-McDowell - 371 pages - rating: 6/10Kube has crafted a detailed and plausible picture of the future.",
"His characterizations have depth and honesty.",
"Much of this novel is compelling and intriguing.",
"Only occasionally does his writing style come off as overly verbose or inherently awkward.Unfortunately he forgot to tell a story.",
"The Quiet Pools is little more than the build up to a sequel that was never written and quite probably never intended.",
"One is forever waiting for this glorious Starship to set sail so that the characters Kube has so vividly painted can be challenged by the dangers of the cosmos and an adventurous undertaking.The entire book however, is just the build up BEFORE the ship launches.",
"Perhaps I've missed the point.",
"Ultimately the feeling one is left with is that the author has tried to do something different at the expense of failing to tell an interesting story.Claus Kellermann2006 May 8Sci_Fi_Researcher@yahoo.com"
] |
2 | Very poor for the money | I've had this grill for about a year and a half. I use it regularly and I think it has a couple major flaws.The "Steak Plate" for the top has a kind of cross hatch pattern that is extremely difficult to clean. It ends up with carbonized food in the corners that is nearly impossible to get completely clean. The plates will go in the dishwasher, but the top one still doesn't come clean.The bottom plate is the traditional straight grill that my previous George Foreman grill came with and it isn't a problem. Unfortunately there isn't a straight plate to use on the top.The second complaint I have is the heat adjustment. It worked poorly to start with, heat adjustment didn't have very fine control. Recently while cleaning the adjustment knob fell apart. I was able to put it back together, but something internally isn't right and the adjustment only turns about 1/4 turn.I like the color, the size, the handles and the concept, but the product has a couple major design flaws. | 981 | [
"I've had this grill for about a year and a half.",
"I use it regularly and I think it has a couple major flaws.The \"Steak Plate\" for the top has a kind of cross hatch pattern that is extremely difficult to clean.",
"It ends up with carbonized food in the corners that is nearly impossible to get completely clean.",
"The plates will go in the dishwasher, but the top one still doesn't come clean.The bottom plate is the traditional straight grill that my previous George Foreman grill came with and it isn't a problem.",
"Unfortunately there isn't a straight plate to use on the top.The second complaint I have is the heat adjustment.",
"It worked poorly to start with, heat adjustment didn't have very fine control.",
"Recently while cleaning the adjustment knob fell apart.",
"I was able to put it back together, but something internally isn't right and the adjustment only turns about 1/4 turn.I like the color, the size, the handles and the concept, but the product has a couple major design flaws."
] |
2 | Too Much Fluff | I first learned PHP from Luke Welling and Laura Thomson's excellent "PHP and MySQL Web Development," and bought 'MySQL/PHP Database Applications' to provide an alternative perspective on solving problems. Unfortunately, this book doesn't offer enough content to warrant its high price.A full 58 pages is devoted to a PHP function reference which is a bit of a joke because PHP has one of the better online function references available. Code examples are printed with very large font again taking up more space than is necessary.Most important, though, some of these examples are a little bit suspect.They present a Catalog application written using Object Oriented Programming (OOP). This would have been valuable except that the classes they create are so specific that they couldn't be re-used -- basically negating the value of OOP to begin with.They do provide a couple of examples of good and bad relational database schema, but that isn't really worth the cost of this book. | 981 | [
"I first learned PHP from Luke Welling and Laura Thomson's excellent \"PHP and MySQL Web Development,\" and bought 'MySQL/PHP Database Applications' to provide an alternative perspective on solving problems.",
"Unfortunately, this book doesn't offer enough content to warrant its high price.A full 58 pages is devoted to a PHP function reference which is a bit of a joke because PHP has one of the better online function references available.",
"Code examples are printed with very large font again taking up more space than is necessary.Most important, though, some of these examples are a little bit suspect.They present a Catalog application written using Object Oriented Programming (OOP).",
"This would have been valuable except that the classes they create are so specific that they couldn't be re-used -- basically negating the value of OOP to begin with.They do provide a couple of examples of good and bad relational database schema, but that isn't really worth the cost of this book."
] |
2 | Whoa! | I bought this(yes) because I wanted to see what Jim Kelly and other looked like goin into the 80's. I see...The picture quality is very clear and clean. The sound is what it is. The dialuoge is hardly there. The plot...? The story setup was not there. You wonder what it's all about and then once you know, you still have a hard time knowing what it is. The worst part has to be the directing. This was direced by Fred Williamson. If you ever thought that there was no such thing as bad directing, look at most decent to great films, then get this.They tried to relive some of Richard roundtree's Shaft persona, but this movie sucks. Not as bad as other say, but bad. I have seen worse. I was wondering where that trailer aired.All of thew stars must have been out of work at that time in order to think that this would work. I wonder how much they got paid.To the guy who said that he was an actor in the film, what part did you play? I am curious. What was Jim Kelly's last film? | 981 | [
"I bought this(yes) because I wanted to see what Jim Kelly and other looked like goin into the 80's.",
"I see...The picture quality is very clear and clean.",
"The sound is what it is.",
"The dialuoge is hardly there.",
"The plot...? The story setup was not there.",
"You wonder what it's all about and then once you know, you still have a hard time knowing what it is.",
"The worst part has to be the directing.",
"This was direced by Fred Williamson.",
"If you ever thought that there was no such thing as bad directing, look at most decent to great films, then get this.They tried to relive some of Richard roundtree's Shaft persona, but this movie sucks.",
"Not as bad as other say, but bad.",
"I have seen worse.",
"I was wondering where that trailer aired.All of thew stars must have been out of work at that time in order to think that this would work.",
"I wonder how much they got paid.To the guy who said that he was an actor in the film, what part did you play?",
"I am curious.",
"What was Jim Kelly's last film?"
] |
2 | meh. | I bought a set of the Bosch Icons for my 2004 Toyota Camry back in January 19th, right after the crazy snowstorms that hammered the New York City area and retired them today, just a week short of 6 months. During the first few months of use they were great, although I did notice that they would actually shake a bit on the lower half when they were in use and I wasn't sure why. They were definitely quieter than the old cheap blades I had on the car.Fast forward 4 months, they stopped making good contact with the windshield (despite cleaning the windshield and the blades) and they would lift off a bit and leave smears. I regularly clean my windshield and apply Rain-X about once a week and I also wipe the wiper blades down to remove the dirt and debris that they could pick up. I was hoping they would last at least a year but my hopes were cut short. All in all, they are definitely overrated and too expensive for the life span it offers. I will not be buying these again. | 981 | [
"I bought a set of the Bosch Icons for my 2004 Toyota Camry back in January 19th, right after the crazy snowstorms that hammered the New York City area and retired them today, just a week short of 6 months.",
"During the first few months of use they were great, although I did notice that they would actually shake a bit on the lower half when they were in use and I wasn't sure why.",
"They were definitely quieter than the old cheap blades I had on the car.Fast forward 4 months, they stopped making good contact with the windshield (despite cleaning the windshield and the blades) and they would lift off a bit and leave smears.",
"I regularly clean my windshield and apply Rain-X about once a week and I also wipe the wiper blades down to remove the dirt and debris that they could pick up.",
"I was hoping they would last at least a year but my hopes were cut short.",
"All in all, they are definitely overrated and too expensive for the life span it offers.",
"I will not be buying these again."
] |
2 | Mostly misses the story | Sherwood tells the story mostly from the view point of Air Force missions and surprisingly, mostly from navigators. The yarns are mostly good although there are some silly statements. The reader will get almost no idea that Naval Aviation had any real presence in North Vietnam. Where are the stories about the A4 Skyhawk which probably had the most missions of any type of aircraft flown up north? Where are the A7 stories? Most aggravating of all, not a single mention of the Navy's Ace, Randy Cunningham. Where are the stories of the Navy pilots who flew 300 and 400 missions? Every pilot who flew up North has some hilarious stories and some heartbreaking stories. You missed almost all of them, Sherwood. Also, before one puts Official Naval Historian under one's name he really should know something about the US Navy and Naval Aviation. I had over 200 missions over there and would say to the reader, you really will only get half the story in this book. The Air Force half. | 981 | [
"Sherwood tells the story mostly from the view point of Air Force missions and surprisingly, mostly from navigators.",
"The yarns are mostly good although there are some silly statements.",
"The reader will get almost no idea that Naval Aviation had any real presence in North Vietnam.",
"Where are the stories about the A4 Skyhawk which probably had the most missions of any type of aircraft flown up north?",
"Where are the A7 stories?",
"Most aggravating of all, not a single mention of the Navy's Ace, Randy Cunningham.",
"Where are the stories of the Navy pilots who flew 300 and 400 missions?",
"Every pilot who flew up North has some hilarious stories and some heartbreaking stories.",
"You missed almost all of them, Sherwood.",
"Also, before one puts Official Naval Historian under one's name he really should know something about the US Navy and Naval Aviation.",
"I had over 200 missions over there and would say to the reader, you really will only get half the story in this book.",
"The Air Force half."
] |
2 | Giving it up again | This is the second time I have attempted to read this novel in it's entirety and I'm not going to make it. I feel like I am mired in quicksand and am sinking under the weight of all those words. I realize that by abandoning this project once again I am missing out on some brilliant writing, stunning imagery, amd memorable metaphors. Oh Lost!A note about the racism: Apparently I am supposed to tolerate the stereotypical descriptions of African-Americans because, after all, Wolfe was a product of the South and we can't expect him to have known any better. I'm not buying it. Wolfe was a highly educated world traveler who read hundreds of books before writing this novel. Yet he can't use the word "Negro" without prefacing it with "sleepy." Wolfe has great insight into the tragic condition of humanity, but that humanity is apparently white only. Again, I didn't finish the novel so I am open to all forms of beratement if I missed something that contradicts my view on this. | 981 | [
"This is the second time I have attempted to read this novel in it's entirety and I'm not going to make it.",
"I feel like I am mired in quicksand and am sinking under the weight of all those words.",
"I realize that by abandoning this project once again I am missing out on some brilliant writing, stunning imagery, amd memorable metaphors.",
"Oh Lost!",
"A note about the racism: Apparently I am supposed to tolerate the stereotypical descriptions of African-Americans because, after all, Wolfe was a product of the South and we can't expect him to have known any better.",
"I'm not buying it.",
"Wolfe was a highly educated world traveler who read hundreds of books before writing this novel.",
"Yet he can't use the word \"Negro\" without prefacing it with \"sleepy.\" Wolfe has great insight into the tragic condition of humanity, but that humanity is apparently white only.",
"Again, I didn't finish the novel so I am open to all forms of beratement if I missed something that contradicts my view on this."
] |
2 | Plot is kind of old... | This book used a rather hackneyed plot: Girl(usually WASP) from wealthy parents falls in love with guy from a poorer family or minority family, girl's parents are snobs and dissaprove of girl's boyfriend and think he's not good enough for their fragile, precious daughter. Another hackneyed addition to this plot: wrong- side-of-the-tracks boyfriend "proves" his worthiness to girl's snobby parents by rescuing the girl. So was the plot with Sandy and Manuel. I might have switched it around so the boy was the one stuck with snobby, wealthy parents. Add variety to overused plots. That's what Ann Martin did in her BSC series. In the BSC, with Logan and Mary Anne, Logan's parents are the wealthier ones and his father looks down his nose at Mary Anne, who comes from a poorer family. AND, Mary Anne doesn't wait around for Logan to rescue her. If I'd been in Sandy's shoes, I'd have brought Manuel to meet her parent early and let her parents see for themselves what he was like! | 981 | [
"This book used a rather hackneyed plot: Girl(usually WASP) from wealthy parents falls in love with guy from a poorer family or minority family, girl's parents are snobs and dissaprove of girl's boyfriend and think he's not good enough for their fragile, precious daughter.",
"Another hackneyed addition to this plot: wrong- side-of-the-tracks boyfriend \"proves\" his worthiness to girl's snobby parents by rescuing the girl.",
"So was the plot with Sandy and Manuel.",
"I might have switched it around so the boy was the one stuck with snobby, wealthy parents.",
"Add variety to overused plots.",
"That's what Ann Martin did in her BSC series.",
"In the BSC, with Logan and Mary Anne, Logan's parents are the wealthier ones and his father looks down his nose at Mary Anne, who comes from a poorer family.",
"AND, Mary Anne doesn't wait around for Logan to rescue her.",
"If I'd been in Sandy's shoes, I'd have brought Manuel to meet her parent early and let her parents see for themselves what he was like!"
] |
2 | Misleading | This vacuum is NOT an Electrolux!! It is made by Eureka.I bought what I believed was a brand-new Electrolux vacuum cleaner. The reason we chose this brand was that this vacuum cleaner - or what we thought was Electrolux - received top ratings from Consumer Reports.The wand broke on the vacuum after only 1 year, so I took it to the local Electrolux store for repair. This is when I found out that the vacuum WAS NOT made by Electrolux . . . it was a Eureka vacuum cleaner. I was informed that he would not be able to repair it for me but could offer me a trade-in $50 toward an actual Electrolux from his store . . . huge difference in the quality of vacuum.According to the Electrolux representative, a Swedish company (apparently the company that established and originally sold Electrolux) bought back the Electrolux name from Electrolux in the U.S. The Swedish company subsequently bought Eureka and promptly put the Electrolux name on Eureka vacuum cleaners.I'll be the fool. | 981 | [
"This vacuum is NOT an Electrolux!!",
"It is made by Eureka.I bought what I believed was a brand-new Electrolux vacuum cleaner.",
"The reason we chose this brand was that this vacuum cleaner - or what we thought was Electrolux - received top ratings from Consumer Reports.The wand broke on the vacuum after only 1 year, so I took it to the local Electrolux store for repair.",
"This is when I found out that the vacuum WAS NOT made by Electrolux.",
".",
".",
"it was a Eureka vacuum cleaner.",
"I was informed that he would not be able to repair it for me but could offer me a trade-in $50 toward an actual Electrolux from his store.",
".",
".",
"huge difference in the quality of vacuum.According to the Electrolux representative, a Swedish company (apparently the company that established and originally sold Electrolux) bought back the Electrolux name from Electrolux in the U.S. The Swedish company subsequently bought Eureka and promptly put the Electrolux name on Eureka vacuum cleaners.I'll be the fool."
] |
2 | Problems with this toy | I bought this toy for my 7 month old grandson, to encourage him to crawl. The ball moves by itself and I thought that would get him moving towards it, which it did. But once he got to the ball, since it moves itself, it frequently spun around and clobbered him in the head. This is a very hard and heavy toy, so a bang in the head can really hurt. Plus, I failed to consider that his 2 year old sister, while trying to help him, could really hurt him by dropping this ball on top of him. Lastly, the size of the ball is too big for a child this age to hold, which a crawling infant would be inclined to do once having moved to get it. Perhaps an older child would enjoy this product. For safety sake my daughter put this away quickly, which I think was a good idea under the circumstances, so I really have no idea as to the educational value of this toy. It certainly makes lots of sounds, but as it was considered a safety hazzard I can't really say what they all were meant for. | 981 | [
"I bought this toy for my 7 month old grandson, to encourage him to crawl.",
"The ball moves by itself and I thought that would get him moving towards it, which it did.",
"But once he got to the ball, since it moves itself, it frequently spun around and clobbered him in the head.",
"This is a very hard and heavy toy, so a bang in the head can really hurt.",
"Plus, I failed to consider that his 2 year old sister, while trying to help him, could really hurt him by dropping this ball on top of him.",
"Lastly, the size of the ball is too big for a child this age to hold, which a crawling infant would be inclined to do once having moved to get it.",
"Perhaps an older child would enjoy this product.",
"For safety sake my daughter put this away quickly, which I think was a good idea under the circumstances, so I really have no idea as to the educational value of this toy.",
"It certainly makes lots of sounds, but as it was considered a safety hazzard I can't really say what they all were meant for."
] |
2 | Shiny but hollow | Undeniably beautiful, the artistry cannot be faulted. These are visually stunning movies with exquisitely (and sometimes grotesquely) rendered images. However, as dazzling as the artwork is, the story leaves much to be desired. At all times purposely obscure, it is more than just a little difficult to follow. What begins as simply bewildering soon becomes annoying, a mindless tease for reasons unknown. What made this even worse was when the story was finally revealed it was so simplistic in nature that a mere sentence could sum it up: making this much ado about absolutely nothing. This is storytelling at its worse; barely above mindless rambling.The story: in a city where demons are forgotten by humans, a battle ensues to teach the humans a lesson and to bring an oppressor to power over all. Yeah, that's pretty much it, good against evil. No surprise who wins.Top marks for looks, zero for being incomprehensible. Won't put myself through another sitting, not a keeper. | 981 | [
"Undeniably beautiful, the artistry cannot be faulted.",
"These are visually stunning movies with exquisitely (and sometimes grotesquely) rendered images.",
"However, as dazzling as the artwork is, the story leaves much to be desired.",
"At all times purposely obscure, it is more than just a little difficult to follow.",
"What begins as simply bewildering soon becomes annoying, a mindless tease for reasons unknown.",
"What made this even worse was when the story was finally revealed it was so simplistic in nature that a mere sentence could sum it up: making this much ado about absolutely nothing.",
"This is storytelling at its worse; barely above mindless rambling.The story: in a city where demons are forgotten by humans, a battle ensues to teach the humans a lesson and to bring an oppressor to power over all.",
"Yeah, that's pretty much it, good against evil.",
"No surprise who wins.Top marks for looks, zero for being incomprehensible.",
"Won't put myself through another sitting, not a keeper."
] |
2 | No, no, NO! | This album is a spectacular example of how the music industry's marketing-driven 'electronica' BS ruined things going into the latter part of the 1990s. Prior to this, System 7 did "Power of Seven", which although it was a little unfocussed in spots also contained some intricate and beautiful work, particularly the driving "Interstate" and the "Osmosis Suite" trilogy of tracks. But _this_...is an atrocious piece of work, an obvious attempt by Hillage to cash in on the whole 'Big Beat' and drum-n-bass mess foisted off on people as marketable 'electronica' of the period. Consequently, it sounded dated by the time the record hit the street, and really doesn't satisfy. Compared to all of the previous System 7 releases, which I listen to from time to time, I think this has been in my player all of twice...once to hear it, and twice to go back and wonder 'gee...was that System 7? How could it suck so _bad_?' Spend your cash on the rest of their stuff, but give this a pass. | 981 | [
"This album is a spectacular example of how the music industry's marketing-driven 'electronica' BS ruined things going into the latter part of the 1990s.",
"Prior to this, System 7 did \"Power of Seven\", which although it was a little unfocussed in spots also contained some intricate and beautiful work, particularly the driving \"Interstate\" and the \"Osmosis Suite\" trilogy of tracks.",
"But _this_...is an atrocious piece of work, an obvious attempt by Hillage to cash in on the whole 'Big Beat' and drum-n-bass mess foisted off on people as marketable 'electronica' of the period.",
"Consequently, it sounded dated by the time the record hit the street, and really doesn't satisfy.",
"Compared to all of the previous System 7 releases, which I listen to from time to time, I think this has been in my player all of twice...once to hear it, and twice to go back and wonder 'gee...was that System 7?",
"How could it suck so _bad_?",
"' Spend your cash on the rest of their stuff, but give this a pass."
] |
2 | It just wasn't scary | Well, I bought this movie based on the numerous 4/5 stars given by other reviewers. Waited for quite some time till it got delivered and was expecting to see something outstanding (smth you cant put your hands on in the middle of Region 2...). But frankly I was disappointed. This movie is not scary at all. It has some interesting scenes (the tension is quite OK when inside the funeral house, liked the head drilling sphere, maybe the dwarfs) but not much else. The plot is easy, the caracters are somehow (maybe only for me) not really believable. The Tall Man is "advertised" as a dreadful, evil caracter. For me he's just a weird guy (I don't mean to offend any Phan, sorry). To be fair, I'll give it one more trial. There are movies you need to digest and at the second watch they may prove to be better.I'm now working hard convincing myself that Phantasm has it's place in my collection as a horror classic but this does not seem to help. Luckily it did not cost a fortune. | 981 | [
"Well, I bought this movie based on the numerous 4/5 stars given by other reviewers.",
"Waited for quite some time till it got delivered and was expecting to see something outstanding (smth you cant put your hands on in the middle of Region 2...).",
"But frankly I was disappointed.",
"This movie is not scary at all.",
"It has some interesting scenes (the tension is quite OK when inside the funeral house, liked the head drilling sphere, maybe the dwarfs) but not much else.",
"The plot is easy, the caracters are somehow (maybe only for me) not really believable.",
"The Tall Man is \"advertised\" as a dreadful, evil caracter.",
"For me he's just a weird guy (I don't mean to offend any Phan, sorry).",
"To be fair, I'll give it one more trial.",
"There are movies you need to digest and at the second watch they may prove to be better.I'm now working hard convincing myself that Phantasm has it's place in my collection as a horror classic but this does not seem to help.",
"Luckily it did not cost a fortune."
] |
2 | False Advertisement | I'm disappointed in the advertised description on Amazon which reads:* Minimum height of 1-1/3-inches and maximum height of 20-inchesWhen I received it the minumum height is 2-1/2 inches which is false from the description (The 20-inch max height is true). My '56 chevy is low to the ground because it is a prostreet so my crossmember is only 3 inches from the ground. I have a slight cement slope that connects to my garage floor so I thought 1-1/3" (in the saddle) would be a perfect fit for this jack to go under my crossmember. WRONG ANSWER! The end result for this jack to work is I needed to place a 5/8" plywood in front of the tires and drive my front wheels on it. After that, the jack had enough clearance to get under my crossmember. If it wasn't for this clearance issue, I would rate this jack more than 5 stars. I think I can live with placing a plyboard everytime I need to lift the car because I'm tired of seeking a jack that has a low saddle of 2 inches or below. | 981 | [
"I'm disappointed in the advertised description on Amazon which reads:* Minimum height of 1-1/3-inches and maximum height of 20-inchesWhen I received it the minumum height is 2-1/2 inches which is false from the description (The 20-inch max height is true).",
"My '56 chevy is low to the ground because it is a prostreet so my crossmember is only 3 inches from the ground.",
"I have a slight cement slope that connects to my garage floor so I thought 1-1/3\" (in the saddle) would be a perfect fit for this jack to go under my crossmember.",
"WRONG ANSWER!",
"The end result for this jack to work is I needed to place a 5/8\" plywood in front of the tires and drive my front wheels on it.",
"After that, the jack had enough clearance to get under my crossmember.",
"If it wasn't for this clearance issue, I would rate this jack more than 5 stars.",
"I think I can live with placing a plyboard everytime I need to lift the car because I'm tired of seeking a jack that has a low saddle of 2 inches or below."
] |
2 | fun movie--lousy DVD! | I'll admit it--this movie is one of my "guilty pleasures". Never mind that Kevin Costner's performance as Robin Hood won't make anyone forget Errol Flynn. The rest of the cast is great--especially Alan Rickman, and this particular take on the story is very entertaining. My problem is that whoever designed the DVD version must be related to the woman who designed the presidential ballot in Palm Beach County!! Whoever you are, having a movie divided by two sides went out with LP albums and laserdiscs! Sure, there are DVD's with material on both sides of the disc--in most cases, it's two different versions of the same movie. It can be be widescreen/pan & scan or original version/director's cut. The point is that I don't know anyone who enjoys getting up in the middle of a movie to flip the disc over--that's why laserdiscs never enjoyed a lot of popular acceptance! It would be nice if this movie could be re-released on a DVD that is not designed like a butterfly ballot!! | 981 | [
"I'll admit it--this movie is one of my \"guilty pleasures\".",
"Never mind that Kevin Costner's performance as Robin Hood won't make anyone forget Errol Flynn.",
"The rest of the cast is great--especially Alan Rickman, and this particular take on the story is very entertaining.",
"My problem is that whoever designed the DVD version must be related to the woman who designed the presidential ballot in Palm Beach County!!",
"Whoever you are, having a movie divided by two sides went out with LP albums and laserdiscs!",
"Sure, there are DVD's with material on both sides of the disc--in most cases, it's two different versions of the same movie.",
"It can be be widescreen/pan & scan or original version/director's cut.",
"The point is that I don't know anyone who enjoys getting up in the middle of a movie to flip the disc over--that's why laserdiscs never enjoyed a lot of popular acceptance!",
"It would be nice if this movie could be re-released on a DVD that is not designed like a butterfly ballot!!"
] |
2 | not what I expected | This book was not as fantastic as I was hoping it would be. For one thing, there are quite a few recipes that do contain sugar in the form of chocolate or chocolate chips. As an individual who cannot consume sugar for health reasons, I was rather disappointed to see that. Also, I thought that the chocolate recipes that used only stevia and unsweetened cocoa tasted terrible. It was almost like the tastes got separated and didn't hit my tongue at the same time. First I would get a really bitter cocoa taste and then a weird stevia aftertaste. The chocolate layer cake was pretty much inedible and ended up getting thrown out. I also made the chocolate peanut butter fudge and had the same experience. I thought that maybe it was just the chocolate recipes, so I made the ricotta pie as well. It was ok, but still had a funny aftertaste and was not terrific. I was using the KAL brand stevia that another reviewer seemed to have good luck with but it just didn't work out for me. | 981 | [
"This book was not as fantastic as I was hoping it would be.",
"For one thing, there are quite a few recipes that do contain sugar in the form of chocolate or chocolate chips.",
"As an individual who cannot consume sugar for health reasons, I was rather disappointed to see that.",
"Also, I thought that the chocolate recipes that used only stevia and unsweetened cocoa tasted terrible.",
"It was almost like the tastes got separated and didn't hit my tongue at the same time.",
"First I would get a really bitter cocoa taste and then a weird stevia aftertaste.",
"The chocolate layer cake was pretty much inedible and ended up getting thrown out.",
"I also made the chocolate peanut butter fudge and had the same experience.",
"I thought that maybe it was just the chocolate recipes, so I made the ricotta pie as well.",
"It was ok, but still had a funny aftertaste and was not terrific.",
"I was using the KAL brand stevia that another reviewer seemed to have good luck with but it just didn't work out for me."
] |
2 | Tres Ya Ya No | This book reminds me of Jimmy's Margaritaville souvenier store/resturant in Key West--all style and no substance. I don't doubt that 25 years ago, he was sincerely a vagabond poet/pirate, but come on, how much of a vagabond can you be on a Grumann Albatross packed with family, friends, servants, gear, and people willing to fly your two kids back to Florida for a few days so you can fish? I am happy Jimmy has the sort of lifestyle than enables him to spend money foolishly, he's earned it. I just don't choose to read about his methods of doing it. I'm disappointed, it seems to be Jimmy has sold out, when he really didn't need to. What makes it even more sad, is the fact he hung in there all those years, resisted becoming a Yuppie sellout, and now that he's fifty, he's reversed everything he's accomplished in the past. The book was a nice piece of mind candy to pass a few hours with, but don't take this book on vacation with you--it will only make you feel discontented. | 981 | [
"This book reminds me of Jimmy's Margaritaville souvenier store/resturant in Key West--all style and no substance.",
"I don't doubt that 25 years ago, he was sincerely a vagabond poet/pirate, but come on, how much of a vagabond can you be on a Grumann Albatross packed with family, friends, servants, gear, and people willing to fly your two kids back to Florida for a few days so you can fish?",
"I am happy Jimmy has the sort of lifestyle than enables him to spend money foolishly, he's earned it.",
"I just don't choose to read about his methods of doing it.",
"I'm disappointed, it seems to be Jimmy has sold out, when he really didn't need to.",
"What makes it even more sad, is the fact he hung in there all those years, resisted becoming a Yuppie sellout, and now that he's fifty, he's reversed everything he's accomplished in the past.",
"The book was a nice piece of mind candy to pass a few hours with, but don't take this book on vacation with you--it will only make you feel discontented."
] |
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