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1 | That's enough for me. | Quote from the book:"Girls who stay true to themselves manage to find some way to respect the parts of themselves that are spiritual. They work for the betterment of the world. Girls who act from their false selves are often cynical about making the world a better place...Only when they reconnect with the parts of themselves that are alive and true will they again have the energy to take on the culture and fight to save the planet." (end quote)Save it from what? Your cynicism or your ego?Any book with a paragraph like that in it is going straight in my trash can. Girls are people, not martyrs. Human beings, not tragic fallen angels. And frankly, I prefer to treat them as human beings.I did slog through some of this book. I found it interesting that the girls who were the most inventive, creative, and what I would call "alive" were often the girls she considered "false." Maybe she just wasn't seeing their true selves because they didn't fit into her tiny little "ideal girl" box. | 992 | [
"Quote from the book:\"Girls who stay true to themselves manage to find some way to respect the parts of themselves that are spiritual.",
"They work for the betterment of the world.",
"Girls who act from their false selves are often cynical about making the world a better place...Only when they reconnect with the parts of themselves that are alive and true will they again have the energy to take on the culture and fight to save the planet.\" (end quote)Save it from what?",
"Your cynicism or your ego?",
"Any book with a paragraph like that in it is going straight in my trash can.",
"Girls are people, not martyrs.",
"Human beings, not tragic fallen angels.",
"And frankly, I prefer to treat them as human beings.I did slog through some of this book.",
"I found it interesting that the girls who were the most inventive, creative, and what I would call \"alive\" were often the girls she considered \"false.\" Maybe she just wasn't seeing their true selves because they didn't fit into her tiny little \"ideal girl\" box."
] |
1 | basically worthless | I was extremely disappointed in this mirror. For starters, the arm is just too short. You have to be able to put it on the very front of your helmet in order for the mirror to reach your field of view. On my helmet there isn't a sufficiently large flat area on the front to use the adhesive.On top of that, they include a two-sided adhesive (on side sticks to the mirror arm, the other to the helmet), but only one side of the adhesive is sufficiently sticky! It would probably work if you used two adhesives and stuck the less sticky sides to eachother, but they only give you 3 of the adhesive pads, so clearly they're supposed to work by themselves.The arm of the mirror is also rather flimsy plastic, and I was afraid I was going to break it during adjustments.In the end, I used up all 3 adhesive pads and was unable to get it to stick to my helmet. I ended up just throwing the mirror away, because it wasn't really long enough anyway. Don't bother buying it - this mirror is worthless. | 992 | [
"I was extremely disappointed in this mirror.",
"For starters, the arm is just too short.",
"You have to be able to put it on the very front of your helmet in order for the mirror to reach your field of view.",
"On my helmet there isn't a sufficiently large flat area on the front to use the adhesive.On top of that, they include a two-sided adhesive (on side sticks to the mirror arm, the other to the helmet), but only one side of the adhesive is sufficiently sticky!",
"It would probably work if you used two adhesives and stuck the less sticky sides to eachother, but they only give you 3 of the adhesive pads, so clearly they're supposed to work by themselves.The arm of the mirror is also rather flimsy plastic, and I was afraid I was going to break it during adjustments.In the end, I used up all 3 adhesive pads and was unable to get it to stick to my helmet.",
"I ended up just throwing the mirror away, because it wasn't really long enough anyway.",
"Don't bother buying it - this mirror is worthless."
] |
1 | Fiction/Non-Fiction | At several points in the reading of this "tale of surrvival", I began to question it's having been purported to be a "non-ficrional" account of escape from a Siberian prison camp. It seemed a way to "perfect" narration, with all the bases covered:prison toruture, good guards/bad guards, a young female who joins the group along the way (no mention of any lustful interest in this person from any of these men who had not even seen a female for years etc.) When in the tale, they chose to go directly through the Gobi desert, instead of skirting it, I became suspicious. When little mention was made of the parched thirst they would most surely have experienced, I became even more suspicious. I decided to go to Amazon and see what other readers had to say. I was most pleased to read that I am not alone in my view. This is a complete fictional tale of woe. Shame on the publisher for putting this out as a "non-fictional piece. Do not waste your time on this outright attempt at deception. | 992 | [
"At several points in the reading of this \"tale of surrvival\", I began to question it's having been purported to be a \"non-ficrional\" account of escape from a Siberian prison camp.",
"It seemed a way to \"perfect\" narration, with all the bases covered:prison toruture, good guards/bad guards, a young female who joins the group along the way (no mention of any lustful interest in this person from any of these men who had not even seen a female for years etc.) When in the tale, they chose to go directly through the Gobi desert, instead of skirting it, I became suspicious.",
"When little mention was made of the parched thirst they would most surely have experienced, I became even more suspicious.",
"I decided to go to Amazon and see what other readers had to say.",
"I was most pleased to read that I am not alone in my view.",
"This is a complete fictional tale of woe.",
"Shame on the publisher for putting this out as a \"non-fictional piece.",
"Do not waste your time on this outright attempt at deception."
] |
1 | DRM abuse | Amazon uses the DRM on the kindle to delete books that its users have paid for and remove features which they once had. This is a perfect example of how the users are tricked into thinking that they own the products and the software but really they don't. They are simply borrowing these things from Amazon and can have them taken away at any time. Its unfortunate that users don't understand what rights they have. But this is the nature of DRM and proprietary software. You are essentially signing an agreement that you don't actually own any of it. But you are led to believe that you do own it.If you do decide to buy a kindle understand that you may have your books deleted with no warning and there is nothing you can do about it. I encourage people to google words like DRM and open source software if they want to learn more. Learn about what free software really means, the freedom to have control over your own devices rather than signing that freedom away in an end user agreement. | 992 | [
"Amazon uses the DRM on the kindle to delete books that its users have paid for and remove features which they once had.",
"This is a perfect example of how the users are tricked into thinking that they own the products and the software but really they don't.",
"They are simply borrowing these things from Amazon and can have them taken away at any time.",
"Its unfortunate that users don't understand what rights they have.",
"But this is the nature of DRM and proprietary software.",
"You are essentially signing an agreement that you don't actually own any of it.",
"But you are led to believe that you do own it.If you do decide to buy a kindle understand that you may have your books deleted with no warning and there is nothing you can do about it.",
"I encourage people to google words like DRM and open source software if they want to learn more.",
"Learn about what free software really means, the freedom to have control over your own devices rather than signing that freedom away in an end user agreement."
] |
1 | A Bigoted Test | I am shocked to learn that this book claims that selecting the color purple first labels you either homosexual or the member of a non-Western country which means you're immature, underdeveloped, and live in a fantasy world. I am even more shocked that no one appears to have been as appalled as I am by this bigoted language. Maybe they didn't even get to the purple page. I couldn't go forward with color selection, I was so appalled and instead recycled the book. Even if it were only that single color's description I would not be able to use the test because of the icky energy attached to such blatant bigotry. I must also add that the positive language attributed to the conformity of selecting the four primary colors within the first five positions rings so strongly of corporate elitism and social conformism that I am not surprised to learn that human resource professionals use the test. Indeed, it gives me a deep insight into the corporate scandals that have trashed our economy. | 992 | [
"I am shocked to learn that this book claims that selecting the color purple first labels you either homosexual or the member of a non-Western country which means you're immature, underdeveloped, and live in a fantasy world.",
"I am even more shocked that no one appears to have been as appalled as I am by this bigoted language.",
"Maybe they didn't even get to the purple page.",
"I couldn't go forward with color selection, I was so appalled and instead recycled the book.",
"Even if it were only that single color's description I would not be able to use the test because of the icky energy attached to such blatant bigotry.",
"I must also add that the positive language attributed to the conformity of selecting the four primary colors within the first five positions rings so strongly of corporate elitism and social conformism that I am not surprised to learn that human resource professionals use the test.",
"Indeed, it gives me a deep insight into the corporate scandals that have trashed our economy."
] |
1 | Very Disappointed | I have owned numerous predecesors of the Hoover SteamVac and have always been pleased. The last one lived a ripe old age but finally gave up the ghost. I immediately purchased the new model from Amazon. While putting it together I noticed the plastic ridges on the handle were very, very sharp. Well, what the heck, I'll take a file and file it down so I can hold onto it. I did file it but still it has sharp edges. Finally, two days ago, I decided to actually use it and clean my carpet. I have never said so many nasty words in one day in my life. The dirty water receiver is EXACTLY like in my former machine BUT on the new machine it is soooo difficult to get it to latch correctly so you can pick up the dirty water. I thought I had it latched correctly, would put it back on, try to pick up water and have to start all over again. Usually cleaning my carpet takes an hour. This machine doubled my time by the time I spent fighting with the dirty water receiver. I am very disappointed. | 992 | [
"I have owned numerous predecesors of the Hoover SteamVac and have always been pleased.",
"The last one lived a ripe old age but finally gave up the ghost.",
"I immediately purchased the new model from Amazon.",
"While putting it together I noticed the plastic ridges on the handle were very, very sharp.",
"Well, what the heck, I'll take a file and file it down so I can hold onto it.",
"I did file it but still it has sharp edges.",
"Finally, two days ago, I decided to actually use it and clean my carpet.",
"I have never said so many nasty words in one day in my life.",
"The dirty water receiver is EXACTLY like in my former machine BUT on the new machine it is soooo difficult to get it to latch correctly so you can pick up the dirty water.",
"I thought I had it latched correctly, would put it back on, try to pick up water and have to start all over again.",
"Usually cleaning my carpet takes an hour.",
"This machine doubled my time by the time I spent fighting with the dirty water receiver.",
"I am very disappointed."
] |
1 | wasted effort | I was reading the reviews of this CD and agree with both the 5 star and the 1 star. Watson is a truly remarkable and gifted singer. I loved his "The Voice" and was looking forward to enjoying this album also. Unfortunatly it was not to be for 2 reasons.Reason #1 - His diction coach needs to be fired. NO ONE rolls their R's like that unless they are trying to learn how to roll the r. Josh Groban figured it out with almost flawless diction. Listen to Granada sung by Placido Domingo to understand what I mean when compared to Watson.Reason #2 - After the diction coach has packed up the producer needs to go. I felt that many of the songs were over produced. By that I mean that some felt that they were movie preludes. Star Wars, The Magnificent Seven, etc. The production of an song or album is suppose to add to the music not take away from itRussell, lose the anchors that dragged this CD down and go back to a previous incarnation. I will carefully preview the next CD before I buy it. | 992 | [
"I was reading the reviews of this CD and agree with both the 5 star and the 1 star.",
"Watson is a truly remarkable and gifted singer.",
"I loved his \"The Voice\" and was looking forward to enjoying this album also.",
"Unfortunatly it was not to be for 2 reasons.Reason #1 - His diction coach needs to be fired.",
"NO ONE rolls their R's like that unless they are trying to learn how to roll the r.",
"Josh Groban figured it out with almost flawless diction.",
"Listen to Granada sung by Placido Domingo to understand what I mean when compared to Watson.Reason #2 - After the diction coach has packed up the producer needs to go.",
"I felt that many of the songs were over produced.",
"By that I mean that some felt that they were movie preludes.",
"Star Wars, The Magnificent Seven, etc.",
"The production of an song or album is suppose to add to the music not take away from itRussell, lose the anchors that dragged this CD down and go back to a previous incarnation.",
"I will carefully preview the next CD before I buy it."
] |
1 | Defective Product | Poor instructions make it difficult to program without assistance. I don't know if I just had a defective product or what, but when it was left overnight in it's charging cradle it would be locked up in the morning and the only way to "reboot" was to remove the battery. I have returned the device and purchased a Mastercontrol RFS200 made by Universal Remote Control and found this to be a much better product. It's easy to program because it doesn't connect to a computer for programing like the Logitech does.In addition, I had to contact Logitech support a couple times for programming support, and they were very helpful, but when I contacted them on the locking up problem they said I needed to be bumped up to their 2nd level of support who would contact me within 24 hours. I was never contacted so I returned the unit.The Logitech is a cool device that offers a lot of fancy options, if working correctly, but the problems I had made it more trouble than the fancy options are worth. | 992 | [
"Poor instructions make it difficult to program without assistance.",
"I don't know if I just had a defective product or what, but when it was left overnight in it's charging cradle it would be locked up in the morning and the only way to \"reboot\" was to remove the battery.",
"I have returned the device and purchased a Mastercontrol RFS200 made by Universal Remote Control and found this to be a much better product.",
"It's easy to program because it doesn't connect to a computer for programing like the Logitech does.In addition, I had to contact Logitech support a couple times for programming support, and they were very helpful, but when I contacted them on the locking up problem they said I needed to be bumped up to their 2nd level of support who would contact me within 24 hours.",
"I was never contacted so I returned the unit.The Logitech is a cool device that offers a lot of fancy options, if working correctly, but the problems I had made it more trouble than the fancy options are worth."
] |
1 | Know the Facts First | The 'viewer' from Charlottesville was right... the fetus cannot scream.Link to here and read what real scientists found wrong with the movie (a lot).http://www.plannedparenthood.org/abortion/silentscream.HTM"Bradford McCall", who wrote this: The young lad who wrote the previous review has obviously not taken an embryology course yet. If so, he would have realized his error. Ahh, mother Virginia, what doth ye teacheth your children? The last review, from the peonic freshman biology student, should be disregarded. Next year, he'll change his mind....offers no refutation, only condescension! This movie should have been thrown out years ago, yet anti-abortionists still tout it as 'proof' of a fetus suffering during an abortion.If the previous viewer from Sacramento really is an MD, then maybe he needs to go back to school and recall that fetuses in utero have no voluntary movement but REFLEX MOVEMENT ONLY. A 12-week fetus cannot think, be afraid or especially scream. Get the facts. | 992 | [
"The 'viewer' from Charlottesville was right... the fetus cannot scream.Link to here and read what real scientists found wrong with the movie (a lot).http://www.plannedparenthood.org/abortion/silentscream.HTM\"Bradford McCall\", who wrote this: The young lad who wrote the previous review has obviously not taken an embryology course yet.",
"If so, he would have realized his error.",
"Ahh, mother Virginia, what doth ye teacheth your children?",
"The last review, from the peonic freshman biology student, should be disregarded.",
"Next year, he'll change his mind....offers no refutation, only condescension!",
"This movie should have been thrown out years ago, yet anti-abortionists still tout it as 'proof' of a fetus suffering during an abortion.If the previous viewer from Sacramento really is an MD, then maybe he needs to go back to school and recall that fetuses in utero have no voluntary movement but REFLEX MOVEMENT ONLY.",
"A 12-week fetus cannot think, be afraid or especially scream.",
"Get the facts."
] |
1 | Pretty Bad.... | I have taken many math classes in my career (I am currently a graduate student in statistics) and I would have to say this is one of the worst texbooks for introductory linear algebra out there. This book was assigned in an introductory linear algebra course at Cornell and if it weren't for other, much better linear algebra books, I would not have done well at all. One of the main flaws with this book is the lack of concrete examples, which in itself is enough to make it a terrible introductory text, but in addition, the study guide ironically gives detailed answers to relatively easy questions but NO explanation AT ALL of difficult, more theoretical exercises. The only reason that I can figure as to why this book is so popular among good universities is that they are trying to give students a hard time early on, perhaps to discourage them from taking further mathematics courses. I feel great pity for those that have the misfortune of being taught linear algebra with this book. | 992 | [
"I have taken many math classes in my career (I am currently a graduate student in statistics) and I would have to say this is one of the worst texbooks for introductory linear algebra out there.",
"This book was assigned in an introductory linear algebra course at Cornell and if it weren't for other, much better linear algebra books, I would not have done well at all.",
"One of the main flaws with this book is the lack of concrete examples, which in itself is enough to make it a terrible introductory text, but in addition, the study guide ironically gives detailed answers to relatively easy questions but NO explanation AT ALL of difficult, more theoretical exercises.",
"The only reason that I can figure as to why this book is so popular among good universities is that they are trying to give students a hard time early on, perhaps to discourage them from taking further mathematics courses.",
"I feel great pity for those that have the misfortune of being taught linear algebra with this book."
] |
1 | korns best album yet! | Korns fourth albums issues is in my opinion their best yet. Here is a run down of the songs.1.dead-pretty boring, features bagpipes by jonathan Davis.-1/102.Falling away from me- the best song on the cd.also the first single on the cd-10/103.Trash-Good song, kind of a rap meets korn type song.-9/104.4U-this song just a stupid filler.-0/105.Beg for me-the drums in this song are good,so are the lyrics and guitars.-9/106.Make me bad.-This song is ok, it could have been better.-7/107.it's gonna go away-another stupid filler 0/108.wake up- ok song, ...6.59.Am i going crazy-a stupid filler.-0/1010.Hey Daddy- a cool song, theres some wierd but cool sound through out the song. 9/1011.somebody someone-this song is pretty good.-8/1012.No way-No comment.7/1013.lets get this party started-if tou like heavy songs this ones not for you.6/1014.wish you could be me- stupid filler15.counting-this song is heavy and has good drums.-9/1016.dirty- a stupid 7 minute song it s also the last on the cd | 992 | [
"Korns fourth albums issues is in my opinion their best yet.",
"Here is a run down of the songs.1.dead-pretty boring, features bagpipes by jonathan Davis.-1/102.Falling away from me- the best song on the cd.also the first single on the cd-10/103.Trash-Good song, kind of a rap meets korn type song.-9/104.4U-this song just a stupid filler.-0/105.Beg for me-the drums in this song are good,so are the lyrics and guitars.-9/106.Make me bad.-This song is ok, it could have been better.-7/107.it's gonna go away-another stupid filler 0/108.wake up- ok song, ...6.59.Am i going crazy-a stupid filler.-0/1010.Hey Daddy- a cool song, theres some wierd but cool sound through out the song.",
"9/1011.somebody someone-this song is pretty good.-8/1012.No way-No comment.7/1013.lets get this party started-if tou like heavy songs this ones not for you.6/1014.wish you could be me- stupid filler15.counting-this song is heavy and has good drums.-9/1016.dirty- a stupid 7 minute song it s also the last on the cd"
] |
1 | Uh-huh... | Ok firstly, i'm not going to verbally abuse this series because i know there are peoply who will thoroughly enjoy it.I am a huge fan of horror (especially anime horror) but shiki didn't do it for me.I found it slow moving, boring, tedious and it wasn't scary or gory in my opinion.Every so often it would show a grotesquely drawn character for a split second and then i'd have to wait 6 episodes for anything remotely interesting like that to happen again.I didn't like the art style at all. The hair on pretty much every character set me into extreme fits of annoyance it was that bad.The characters are boring and live in a boring town etc etc.If your looking for a chilling psychological tale i would go with higurashi no naku koroni or ghost hound.If its gore your after then i recommend elfen lied or mnemosyne.I would pass on this one. if you do feel like you would still like to see it then download the first 5 or so episodes and then make up your mind before you decide to buy.Catch. | 992 | [
"Ok firstly, i'm not going to verbally abuse this series because i know there are peoply who will thoroughly enjoy it.I am a huge fan of horror (especially anime horror) but shiki didn't do it for me.I found it slow moving, boring, tedious and it wasn't scary or gory in my opinion.Every so often it would show a grotesquely drawn character for a split second and then i'd have to wait 6 episodes for anything remotely interesting like that to happen again.I didn't like the art style at all.",
"The hair on pretty much every character set me into extreme fits of annoyance it was that bad.The characters are boring and live in a boring town etc etc.If your looking for a chilling psychological tale i would go with higurashi no naku koroni or ghost hound.If its gore your after then i recommend elfen lied or mnemosyne.I would pass on this one.",
"if you do feel like you would still like to see it then download the first 5 or so episodes and then make up your mind before you decide to buy.Catch."
] |
1 | Bitter! | I ordered these supposedly sweet peas from this seller and couldn't wait to try them. They sprouted well, but were bitter. I originally thought I had done something wrong in the sprouting process, but I decided to try an unsprouted dry seed. I rinsed it and it was bitter before I even started the sprouting process. I contacted the seller directly to let them know they may have a bad batch. The seller told me that some people rave about the sweetness of her peas and some say they are bitter. I've gardened for years and the only time peas are bitter are when they are overripe. The seller should be tasting and testing the batch before buying it. She did not apologize at all. The garbanzo bean sprouts I bought tasted fine so I think it's this batch of peas. I wanted to get a replacement, but was afraid it would be bitter as well. The seller was nice enough to check the lot number for me and it was the same so I decided to go for a refund instead which I needed to do through Amazon. | 992 | [
"I ordered these supposedly sweet peas from this seller and couldn't wait to try them.",
"They sprouted well, but were bitter.",
"I originally thought I had done something wrong in the sprouting process, but I decided to try an unsprouted dry seed.",
"I rinsed it and it was bitter before I even started the sprouting process.",
"I contacted the seller directly to let them know they may have a bad batch.",
"The seller told me that some people rave about the sweetness of her peas and some say they are bitter.",
"I've gardened for years and the only time peas are bitter are when they are overripe.",
"The seller should be tasting and testing the batch before buying it.",
"She did not apologize at all.",
"The garbanzo bean sprouts I bought tasted fine so I think it's this batch of peas.",
"I wanted to get a replacement, but was afraid it would be bitter as well.",
"The seller was nice enough to check the lot number for me and it was the same so I decided to go for a refund instead which I needed to do through Amazon."
] |
1 | Rip Off | i purchased what "appeared" to be a case of pantiliners. says there are 30 each. however, there are 42 pantiliners in the box. given the unusually high price of the item, $15.95, i assumed they meant a case of 30 boxes. i am very angry and, given the fact that i purchase a lot on amazon, i am appalled at the deliberate misrepresentation of an item. i want to return this item as i did not purchase a single box of pantiliners. please advise on how to do so. i would hate to have to contact my credit card company to do a chargeback.this persons reply to my unsatisfied complaint & request for a refund was:good luck to you, sorry but when was the last time you bought napkins for 50 cents a box, unless they were used.....given the fact that this same seller sells Always Pantiliner, Thong, 42-Count Packages (Pack of 8) by Always for $14.02 and my single box cost $15.95..... wouldn't anyone agree that this seller is deliberately trying to rip consumers off by misleading this product?!!! | 992 | [
"i purchased what \"appeared\" to be a case of pantiliners.",
"says there are 30 each.",
"however, there are 42 pantiliners in the box.",
"given the unusually high price of the item, $15.95, i assumed they meant a case of 30 boxes.",
"i am very angry and, given the fact that i purchase a lot on amazon, i am appalled at the deliberate misrepresentation of an item.",
"i want to return this item as i did not purchase a single box of pantiliners.",
"please advise on how to do so.",
"i would hate to have to contact my credit card company to do a chargeback.this persons reply to my unsatisfied complaint & request for a refund was:good luck to you, sorry but when was the last time you bought napkins for 50 cents a box, unless they were used.....given the fact that this same seller sells Always Pantiliner, Thong, 42-Count Packages (Pack of 8) by Always for $14.02 and my single box cost $15.95..... wouldn't anyone agree that this seller is deliberately trying to rip consumers off by misleading this product?!!",
"!"
] |
1 | Failed, sadly, failed | I am frankly disgusted with the Half Blood Prince.I patiently plodded through pages and pages of what I assumed was a stately build-up to something well planned and thrilling, and found ... ?A plodding, pedestrian and, frankly, stupid plot line, with a completely cop-out ending. I finished the book in bed late at night, clapped it shut, said "What a load of absolute Rubbish.", tossed it across the room onto the floor, and rolled over and went to sleep.In TV series parlance, Harry has finally "Jumped the Shark", ie. damaged its core essence so badly that no amount of re-writing later on, short of 'it was all a dream', will allow it to recover.In my opinion Ms. Rowling's only previous lemon was Chamber Of Secrets, and even it had its gripping and worthwhile components.Half-Blood Prince is simply dreadful, I'm sorry but its bad art.I would rather have waited another year while JKR re-wrote it than read this pile of pointless gibberings. Please do better with your next one Ms R.Jon | 992 | [
"I am frankly disgusted with the Half Blood Prince.I patiently plodded through pages and pages of what I assumed was a stately build-up to something well planned and thrilling, and found ...?",
"A plodding, pedestrian and, frankly, stupid plot line, with a completely cop-out ending.",
"I finished the book in bed late at night, clapped it shut, said \"What a load of absolute Rubbish.\", tossed it across the room onto the floor, and rolled over and went to sleep.In TV series parlance, Harry has finally \"Jumped the Shark\", ie.",
"damaged its core essence so badly that no amount of re-writing later on, short of 'it was all a dream', will allow it to recover.In my opinion Ms.",
"Rowling's only previous lemon was Chamber Of Secrets, and even it had its gripping and worthwhile components.Half-Blood Prince is simply dreadful, I'm sorry but its bad art.I would rather have waited another year while JKR re-wrote it than read this pile of pointless gibberings.",
"Please do better with your next one Ms R.Jon"
] |
1 | Faulty Research | I do not usually read novels about the Civil War and especially about the Lee family, but having read a review of this book in an old issue of Civil War Times, I decided to break the rule. Big mistake. I have only started the book and find that the author chose to write about General Robert E. Lee without doing enough research to even get the sequence of his sons correctly. Rooney Lee was the middle son, and was never called Mr. Boo. That honor belonged to the oldest son, George Washington Custis Lee, who would have been 31 in December, 1863, not 21. If this author didn't care enough to get these simple facts right, why would I believe that the rest of his research which he used to weave his fictional story with could be anything like correct. and what enjoyment would I find in reading a story in which I have to check every historical reference to see if it is factual or not. I will probably finish the book, but not for enjoyment, simply to see how many mistakes have been made. | 992 | [
"I do not usually read novels about the Civil War and especially about the Lee family, but having read a review of this book in an old issue of Civil War Times, I decided to break the rule.",
"Big mistake.",
"I have only started the book and find that the author chose to write about General Robert E.",
"Lee without doing enough research to even get the sequence of his sons correctly.",
"Rooney Lee was the middle son, and was never called Mr.",
"Boo.",
"That honor belonged to the oldest son, George Washington Custis Lee, who would have been 31 in December, 1863, not 21.",
"If this author didn't care enough to get these simple facts right, why would I believe that the rest of his research which he used to weave his fictional story with could be anything like correct.",
"and what enjoyment would I find in reading a story in which I have to check every historical reference to see if it is factual or not.",
"I will probably finish the book, but not for enjoyment, simply to see how many mistakes have been made."
] |
1 | Blech! | In my opinion, M. Night Shyamalan's movies have been on a steady decline since Sixth Sense. I didn't think it could get any worse after The Village, but he proved me wrong. This movie is PAINFUL. I don't know who this film was made for. It's a fairy tale to stupid and unbelievable for adults and too boring for kids. Bryce Dallas Howard's "prince" in this movie is the bald, fat, stuttering Paul Giamotti. Giamotti is a great actor, but he cannot carry a film as a lead. M. Night Shyamalan is known for having great twists at the end of his movies, but this one has no surprise ending which leaves the viewer wondering, "What was the point of this movie?"As for the blu-ray, this is the most underwhelming picture I have yet to see on a blu-ray. The colors are drab and dirty. There is no "pop". The film is grainy, flat, and dull (it is a BD-25 encoded in MPEG-2. The audio is all over the place too. I had to constantly adjust the volume on my system so I could hear all of the whispering. | 992 | [
"In my opinion, M.",
"Night Shyamalan's movies have been on a steady decline since Sixth Sense.",
"I didn't think it could get any worse after The Village, but he proved me wrong.",
"This movie is PAINFUL.",
"I don't know who this film was made for.",
"It's a fairy tale to stupid and unbelievable for adults and too boring for kids.",
"Bryce Dallas Howard's \"prince\" in this movie is the bald, fat, stuttering Paul Giamotti.",
"Giamotti is a great actor, but he cannot carry a film as a lead.",
"M.",
"Night Shyamalan is known for having great twists at the end of his movies, but this one has no surprise ending which leaves the viewer wondering, \"What was the point of this movie?",
"\"As for the blu-ray, this is the most underwhelming picture I have yet to see on a blu-ray.",
"The colors are drab and dirty.",
"There is no \"pop\".",
"The film is grainy, flat, and dull (it is a BD-25 encoded in MPEG-2.",
"The audio is all over the place too.",
"I had to constantly adjust the volume on my system so I could hear all of the whispering."
] |
1 | Not much to recommend | I thought I would go back to my grandparents heritage,all four born in Ireland, and try some Irish Tea. I recently had a heart problem and my cardiologist recommended that I significantly decreae my caffeine intake. I used to drink several glasses of iced tea every day. Strangely enough tea has at least as much caffeine as coffee. Green tea is definately out as an alternative to coffee or other beverages; but black tea is fine.I picked up some store brand black tea bags (Earl Grey, English Breakfast, Chai)to make iced tea and I was quite pleased with the heartiness of the flavor. I then researched the matter further and came accross the Taylor's Decaffeinated Irish Breakfast Tea. I was quite disappointed with the results. I like strong tea, and must use at least 14 tea bags to get the same results as 10 tea bags of the store brand. As you might guess the store brand ia a lot less expensive. I will use up the 6 boxes that conisted of my order, and then buy the store brand again. | 992 | [
"I thought I would go back to my grandparents heritage,all four born in Ireland, and try some Irish Tea.",
"I recently had a heart problem and my cardiologist recommended that I significantly decreae my caffeine intake.",
"I used to drink several glasses of iced tea every day.",
"Strangely enough tea has at least as much caffeine as coffee.",
"Green tea is definately out as an alternative to coffee or other beverages; but black tea is fine.I picked up some store brand black tea bags (Earl Grey, English Breakfast, Chai)to make iced tea and I was quite pleased with the heartiness of the flavor.",
"I then researched the matter further and came accross the Taylor's Decaffeinated Irish Breakfast Tea.",
"I was quite disappointed with the results.",
"I like strong tea, and must use at least 14 tea bags to get the same results as 10 tea bags of the store brand.",
"As you might guess the store brand ia a lot less expensive.",
"I will use up the 6 boxes that conisted of my order, and then buy the store brand again."
] |
1 | don't use below 55F | I bought this bag a year and a half ago because for the price it had excellent weight and pack size. I've used it now about a dozen times, and I hate it. I was hoping for a 3 season bag I could use in cooler days, but when the temperature drops below 60f, the bag is just cold (and believe me, I'm warm when other people are cold). I should have realize as soon as I got the bag that it wouldn't stand to cool weather, since it has no loft. Unfortunately, there's no national standard regulating sleeping bag ratings, so manufacturers can basically write whatever they want. And here Slumberjack/Eureka were a little too greedy.If you use the bag over 60F, it's fine. However, the inside lining is very fragile, and already caught on the zipper and tore a bit. On a positive note, the zipper at the bottom allows you to regulate your body temperature in warmer days.But then, if you want a summer bag, why not spend an extra $30 or so and get one from any of the higher-quality manufacturers? | 992 | [
"I bought this bag a year and a half ago because for the price it had excellent weight and pack size.",
"I've used it now about a dozen times, and I hate it.",
"I was hoping for a 3 season bag I could use in cooler days, but when the temperature drops below 60f, the bag is just cold (and believe me, I'm warm when other people are cold).",
"I should have realize as soon as I got the bag that it wouldn't stand to cool weather, since it has no loft.",
"Unfortunately, there's no national standard regulating sleeping bag ratings, so manufacturers can basically write whatever they want.",
"And here Slumberjack/Eureka were a little too greedy.If you use the bag over 60F, it's fine.",
"However, the inside lining is very fragile, and already caught on the zipper and tore a bit.",
"On a positive note, the zipper at the bottom allows you to regulate your body temperature in warmer days.But then, if you want a summer bag, why not spend an extra $30 or so and get one from any of the higher-quality manufacturers?"
] |
1 | Very Unhappy | I had been planning on purchasing the Kettler Navigator for my son's second birthday when a grandparent surprised us with this Radio Flyer trike. I was happy enough. I know Radio Flyer is a good name & I am very happy with our Radio Flyer wagon. However, this trike DOES NOT live up to it's name. The pushbar mechanism is AWFUL. It doesn't steer AT ALL. It ONLY pushes. So, any time we have to shift or turn in the least bit, it is a big production of unlocking the front wheel or physically lifting the front of the bike. I have tried very hard to like this bike. I love the concept. But, I always end up leaning over the bike & using the handlebars myself to steer it properly. I would be somewhat satisfied if I could just remove the pushbar & my son could use it as a plain trike. BUT, there is no brake!!! If you back pedal it's a free spin. There is no braking action!! NOT ideal for learning to ride a bike. I shouldn't have given it as many chances as I did. I wish I could return it. | 992 | [
"I had been planning on purchasing the Kettler Navigator for my son's second birthday when a grandparent surprised us with this Radio Flyer trike.",
"I was happy enough.",
"I know Radio Flyer is a good name & I am very happy with our Radio Flyer wagon.",
"However, this trike DOES NOT live up to it's name.",
"The pushbar mechanism is AWFUL.",
"It doesn't steer AT ALL.",
"It ONLY pushes.",
"So, any time we have to shift or turn in the least bit, it is a big production of unlocking the front wheel or physically lifting the front of the bike.",
"I have tried very hard to like this bike.",
"I love the concept.",
"But, I always end up leaning over the bike & using the handlebars myself to steer it properly.",
"I would be somewhat satisfied if I could just remove the pushbar & my son could use it as a plain trike.",
"BUT, there is no brake!!!",
"If you back pedal it's a free spin.",
"There is no braking action!!",
"NOT ideal for learning to ride a bike.",
"I shouldn't have given it as many chances as I did.",
"I wish I could return it."
] |
1 | A waste of my money | When I see the word "toolbox" or "blueprint" in the title of a book or DVD, I expect that I am going to learn clear, practical techniques and exercises I can use with my therapy clients. This DVD is a presentation of a lot of theory, and it's not done in an appealing way. The author begins by telling her own personal story, which I didn't find helpful or all that relevant to the topic. Then it shows the author talking about her theoretical model of anger with a group of people sitting in a circle. She's basically lecturing at them, not interacting with them. Every now and then the camera shows one of these people, and they look like they are sitting there feeling trapped and bored to death. I must admit that I didn't watch the entire video, because I couldn't stand to continue after about half an hour. Honestly, it took a lot of patience to last that long. Maybe it suddenly changed into the most amazing thing ever, but if it did, I would be very surprised. A big waste of money. | 992 | [
"When I see the word \"toolbox\" or \"blueprint\" in the title of a book or DVD, I expect that I am going to learn clear, practical techniques and exercises I can use with my therapy clients.",
"This DVD is a presentation of a lot of theory, and it's not done in an appealing way.",
"The author begins by telling her own personal story, which I didn't find helpful or all that relevant to the topic.",
"Then it shows the author talking about her theoretical model of anger with a group of people sitting in a circle.",
"She's basically lecturing at them, not interacting with them.",
"Every now and then the camera shows one of these people, and they look like they are sitting there feeling trapped and bored to death.",
"I must admit that I didn't watch the entire video, because I couldn't stand to continue after about half an hour.",
"Honestly, it took a lot of patience to last that long.",
"Maybe it suddenly changed into the most amazing thing ever, but if it did, I would be very surprised.",
"A big waste of money."
] |
1 | title misleading | Advertised as a book about Jack Benny - his life, his career, his jokes - "Sunday Nights at Seven" turns out to focus to a far greater extent on the life of his spoiled daughter. Lounging in the lap of luxury during the '30's & '40's, Joan seems naively unaware that the rest of the world is suffering under the pressures of depression and war. She is given a brand new car at age 16, a driver's license with no test, a charge account at a boutique, an elaborate debutante party, etc. She is a self-admitted thief who deceives her parents, forges her mother's signature, steals her mother's clothes. But i finally must abandon the book, when she begins to repeatedly tear her mother's character to shreds, at one point even accusing her mother of trying to steal her boyfriend. She claims to venerate her father, but then proceeds to "honor" his memory by obliterating the reputation of the woman he adored. Perhaps her therapist should explore the Oedipus complex implications of her psyche? | 992 | [
"Advertised as a book about Jack Benny - his life, his career, his jokes - \"Sunday Nights at Seven\" turns out to focus to a far greater extent on the life of his spoiled daughter.",
"Lounging in the lap of luxury during the '30's & '40's, Joan seems naively unaware that the rest of the world is suffering under the pressures of depression and war.",
"She is given a brand new car at age 16, a driver's license with no test, a charge account at a boutique, an elaborate debutante party, etc.",
"She is a self-admitted thief who deceives her parents, forges her mother's signature, steals her mother's clothes.",
"But i finally must abandon the book, when she begins to repeatedly tear her mother's character to shreds, at one point even accusing her mother of trying to steal her boyfriend.",
"She claims to venerate her father, but then proceeds to \"honor\" his memory by obliterating the reputation of the woman he adored.",
"Perhaps her therapist should explore the Oedipus complex implications of her psyche?"
] |
1 | Disappointing Book | Hardly a "top-notch" directory, this book is disappointing in so many ways. It's an obvious attempt to cash in on a popular topic. The information only vaguely represents what is available in distance learning today. Much of the book seems to be a "cut and paste" exercise on the few schools the authors (who obviously were sleeping at their desks during that Research 101 class) want to endorse or feel they have to include for no particular reason. Many important ground breaking schools like Excelsior College and Charter Oak are completely ignored. The authors might also be interested to know about some recent innovations in books like a "table of contents" and an "index." Readers seem to find these helpful. My personal recommendation is Bears' Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning by John Bear. It's been continually revised for the last 25 years and is a comprehensive guide to distance education. I expect to see this one in the outside bargain bin for 25 cents real soon! | 992 | [
"Hardly a \"top-notch\" directory, this book is disappointing in so many ways.",
"It's an obvious attempt to cash in on a popular topic.",
"The information only vaguely represents what is available in distance learning today.",
"Much of the book seems to be a \"cut and paste\" exercise on the few schools the authors (who obviously were sleeping at their desks during that Research 101 class) want to endorse or feel they have to include for no particular reason.",
"Many important ground breaking schools like Excelsior College and Charter Oak are completely ignored.",
"The authors might also be interested to know about some recent innovations in books like a \"table of contents\" and an \"index.\" Readers seem to find these helpful.",
"My personal recommendation is Bears' Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning by John Bear.",
"It's been continually revised for the last 25 years and is a comprehensive guide to distance education.",
"I expect to see this one in the outside bargain bin for 25 cents real soon!"
] |
1 | Randomly jumps around | I've used several of these mice now (at work, at home) with machines running Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP Pro and Gentoo Linux. In all cases, and with all samples of this mouse, the cursor will suddenly JUMP to another location. If you are playing a game, the view will suddenly jump somewhere else, which is not fun.Again, this is with several samples of the same model mouse (bundled with computers, assigned by the IT group, etc) on different computers, running different operating systems, and on various mousepads and desk surfaces. It's the mouse that is to fault. It has a flaw in it. Do yourself a favour and spend a few more bucks to get another mouse. This is odd because other Microsoft optical mice (higher end) work very well. This "basic optical mouse" is just not worth the annoyance of having your cursor jumps randomly at random times.Whenever I find myself faced with using this mouse, I'll go find a different mouse. I even prefer the old "ball" mice to this mouse. | 992 | [
"I've used several of these mice now (at work, at home) with machines running Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP Pro and Gentoo Linux.",
"In all cases, and with all samples of this mouse, the cursor will suddenly JUMP to another location.",
"If you are playing a game, the view will suddenly jump somewhere else, which is not fun.Again, this is with several samples of the same model mouse (bundled with computers, assigned by the IT group, etc) on different computers, running different operating systems, and on various mousepads and desk surfaces.",
"It's the mouse that is to fault.",
"It has a flaw in it.",
"Do yourself a favour and spend a few more bucks to get another mouse.",
"This is odd because other Microsoft optical mice (higher end) work very well.",
"This \"basic optical mouse\" is just not worth the annoyance of having your cursor jumps randomly at random times.Whenever I find myself faced with using this mouse, I'll go find a different mouse.",
"I even prefer the old \"ball\" mice to this mouse."
] |
1 | Mother Fracking Fraud | Be advised that this movie is completely fraudulent. Fox never owned the land he said he was offered money for, he photocopied a farmer's advocacy group's mineral rights lease, claiming that it was one presented to him by the drilling company rep, the flaming water scene...staged and according to the EPA (historically liberally sympathetic) his water is completely free of contaminants and when asked to reproduce the "coffee water" he fails, and later angrily refuses. He fails to mention that flammable water (or methane in the water) has been around for much longer than fracking, both in the films region and as a drilling technology in general.This isn't even "questionable" its an outright fraud (almost comically). AND HBO has funded a 2nd film..... I wonder if it will be a romantic comedy about Fox's love affair with spreading misinformation.For an accurate film about Fracking, or more specifically, to see and hear this film torn apart yourself, watch the new film "FrackNation" | 992 | [
"Be advised that this movie is completely fraudulent.",
"Fox never owned the land he said he was offered money for, he photocopied a farmer's advocacy group's mineral rights lease, claiming that it was one presented to him by the drilling company rep, the flaming water scene...staged and according to the EPA (historically liberally sympathetic) his water is completely free of contaminants and when asked to reproduce the \"coffee water\" he fails, and later angrily refuses.",
"He fails to mention that flammable water (or methane in the water) has been around for much longer than fracking, both in the films region and as a drilling technology in general.This isn't even \"questionable\" its an outright fraud (almost comically).",
"AND HBO has funded a 2nd film..... I wonder if it will be a romantic comedy about Fox's love affair with spreading misinformation.For an accurate film about Fracking, or more specifically, to see and hear this film torn apart yourself, watch the new film \"FrackNation\""
] |
1 | Disappointing | I'm still trying to figure out what all the rave is about. This book was a huge disappointment. It started out with potential, and then fizzled around discovery of the "pink house". It was the same mumbo over and over again. Also, the author should have done more research on African American lives in the 1960s, particularly in the South, and paid close attention to their religious views. I can see a cult-like religion amoung a group of women in Louisiana, but South Carolina--hardly! And Lily discusses all the racial tension and unrest that is happening in the town, yet she is always in a truck with Zach (a black teenager, with a very dark complexion), and no one notices this or says anything about it--what! I think had the story been written in a narrative voice, it would have been a lot better. The other characters would have been a lot stronger and it would have given more to the story. As it is, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, and I definately don't want to see the movie. | 992 | [
"I'm still trying to figure out what all the rave is about.",
"This book was a huge disappointment.",
"It started out with potential, and then fizzled around discovery of the \"pink house\".",
"It was the same mumbo over and over again.",
"Also, the author should have done more research on African American lives in the 1960s, particularly in the South, and paid close attention to their religious views.",
"I can see a cult-like religion amoung a group of women in Louisiana, but South Carolina--hardly!",
"And Lily discusses all the racial tension and unrest that is happening in the town, yet she is always in a truck with Zach (a black teenager, with a very dark complexion), and no one notices this or says anything about it--what!",
"I think had the story been written in a narrative voice, it would have been a lot better.",
"The other characters would have been a lot stronger and it would have given more to the story.",
"As it is, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, and I definately don't want to see the movie."
] |
1 | A Big Disappointment | I recently purchased this toy for my 2 year old for his birthday. My husband did not have any problems putting the toy together, but within one day, it was completely useless. The scanner feature worked only a few times and then quit. We haven't been able to get it to work since. My son accidently knocked it over and the cash register electronics quit working after that. We've tried everything to make it work again, but to no avail. I was going to call Fisher-Price about the series of problems, but I am so disappointed and frustrated with the toy that I just didn't bother. Now it sits in the garage as nothing more than a colorful dust collector. I grew up with Fisher-Price toys and trust the brand name, so I am fairly upset that the toy quit working as quickly as it did.My advice to anyone who is thinking about buying this toy is not to bother. Obviously, Fisher-Price has a lot of problems to iron out before it becomes more reliable and durable possibly somewhere in the future. | 992 | [
"I recently purchased this toy for my 2 year old for his birthday.",
"My husband did not have any problems putting the toy together, but within one day, it was completely useless.",
"The scanner feature worked only a few times and then quit.",
"We haven't been able to get it to work since.",
"My son accidently knocked it over and the cash register electronics quit working after that.",
"We've tried everything to make it work again, but to no avail.",
"I was going to call Fisher-Price about the series of problems, but I am so disappointed and frustrated with the toy that I just didn't bother.",
"Now it sits in the garage as nothing more than a colorful dust collector.",
"I grew up with Fisher-Price toys and trust the brand name, so I am fairly upset that the toy quit working as quickly as it did.My advice to anyone who is thinking about buying this toy is not to bother.",
"Obviously, Fisher-Price has a lot of problems to iron out before it becomes more reliable and durable possibly somewhere in the future."
] |
1 | Very Disappointing | when I first came across Bone Sickness, I was new to unearthed films. I had only seen Aftermath and Nails, probably a few others. I thought to myself "Wow, this production company knows what its doing! Nothing they produce could be horrible." So, I gave Bone Sickness a shot, and this movie completely proved my opinion on unearthed films wrong. The gore is medicre at best and the plot is horrible, the acting... just everything. I found this movie to be unwatchable and I am very open minded about low-budget, independt movies. But no. Don't waste your time. It isnt even campy its just bad. I feel the same about City f Rott. Animated gore? Hell, they could take that so far! but they don't. its the same zombie being killed for 2 hours and its boring. How the hell do you mess up a cartoon about zombies? The art looks good but it isnt AMAZING. Both of these movies should be lifted from unearthed because its a shame they are produced by the same company that produced Aftermath. Sheesh. | 992 | [
"when I first came across Bone Sickness, I was new to unearthed films.",
"I had only seen Aftermath and Nails, probably a few others.",
"I thought to myself \"Wow, this production company knows what its doing!",
"Nothing they produce could be horrible.\" So, I gave Bone Sickness a shot, and this movie completely proved my opinion on unearthed films wrong.",
"The gore is medicre at best and the plot is horrible, the acting... just everything.",
"I found this movie to be unwatchable and I am very open minded about low-budget, independt movies.",
"But no.",
"Don't waste your time.",
"It isnt even campy its just bad.",
"I feel the same about City f Rott.",
"Animated gore?",
"Hell, they could take that so far!",
"but they don't.",
"its the same zombie being killed for 2 hours and its boring.",
"How the hell do you mess up a cartoon about zombies?",
"The art looks good but it isnt AMAZING.",
"Both of these movies should be lifted from unearthed because its a shame they are produced by the same company that produced Aftermath.",
"Sheesh."
] |
1 | What went wrong??? | I have a 40GB iPod Classic. It's a breeze to use, an excellent product, and I love it. It's full, so I wanted to upgrade to the 160GB. What a disaster! Apple was in a hurry to get this one out. It shipped with a bad software version, so the first thing you're stuck with is updating the software, but there's a glitch: You can't download the new software without jumping through a bunch of hoops to disable firewalls and other stuff on your computer. That required a lengthy tech call. After downloading the software, I tried to sync it up. It would load a few MB and then freeze. Several more tech calls and hours of wasted time (including reimporting my library and reformatting the iPod)and it still kept freezing. Bottom line: This piece of junk doesn't work with its own software and is nothing but a headache. Apple should be ashamed. They had a corner on the market and a reputation for excellence, and they blew it. Keep your money until they remove their heads from their posteriors. | 992 | [
"I have a 40GB iPod Classic.",
"It's a breeze to use, an excellent product, and I love it.",
"It's full, so I wanted to upgrade to the 160GB.",
"What a disaster!",
"Apple was in a hurry to get this one out.",
"It shipped with a bad software version, so the first thing you're stuck with is updating the software, but there's a glitch: You can't download the new software without jumping through a bunch of hoops to disable firewalls and other stuff on your computer.",
"That required a lengthy tech call.",
"After downloading the software, I tried to sync it up.",
"It would load a few MB and then freeze.",
"Several more tech calls and hours of wasted time (including reimporting my library and reformatting the iPod)and it still kept freezing.",
"Bottom line: This piece of junk doesn't work with its own software and is nothing but a headache.",
"Apple should be ashamed.",
"They had a corner on the market and a reputation for excellence, and they blew it.",
"Keep your money until they remove their heads from their posteriors."
] |
1 | Expensive garbage. | I spent the bread to buy the best blender Cuisinart makes, the most powerful motor, etc and etc. It appears scientifically designed to be unable to pour anything without spilling it everywhere, running all down the side of the glass -- I can't imagine what they were thinking when they designed this. And: it leaks when you pour it, and it leaks down into the housing, so that when you pour again, there is no way to not dump stuff on your counter top. Smooth move, Cuisinart! Way to design! I'm going to dump it and get something else, and I can promise you that it isn't going to be made by Cuisinart. I make smoothies every day, and the one good thing about the blender is that it does have the power and speed to finely grind anything you throw in it; probably you could toss in a handful of bolts and get metal shavings. So it does do that well. But that's all it does well. Don't buy this or anything else from these people, this company had a good name but it doesn't any longer. Junk. | 992 | [
"I spent the bread to buy the best blender Cuisinart makes, the most powerful motor, etc and etc.",
"It appears scientifically designed to be unable to pour anything without spilling it everywhere, running all down the side of the glass -- I can't imagine what they were thinking when they designed this.",
"And: it leaks when you pour it, and it leaks down into the housing, so that when you pour again, there is no way to not dump stuff on your counter top.",
"Smooth move, Cuisinart!",
"Way to design!",
"I'm going to dump it and get something else, and I can promise you that it isn't going to be made by Cuisinart.",
"I make smoothies every day, and the one good thing about the blender is that it does have the power and speed to finely grind anything you throw in it; probably you could toss in a handful of bolts and get metal shavings.",
"So it does do that well.",
"But that's all it does well.",
"Don't buy this or anything else from these people, this company had a good name but it doesn't any longer.",
"Junk."
] |
1 | Not good for all dogs | After seeing the great job the Furminator did on my friend's dog, I decided to give it a try on my own dog. I had read reviews that warned about the blade cutting the hair but I was so impressed with the results I had seen firsthand, I got one anyway.I have a Samoyed, a double-coated breed. I started with the Furminator and was disappointed at how little of the undercoat it actually removed. The teeth are not long enough to get through the undercoat and I saw that, along with the little undercoat it was pulling out, there were also long strands from the topcoat in the Furminator. After about 10 minutes I gave up. The Furminator just wasn't effective at getting through her coat and I was concerned about damage to the topcoat. I went back to using my trusty undercoat rake, which is far more effective than the Furminator and doesn't damage the coat.I have seen good results with this product on other dogs, but do not recommend it for breeds with dense undercoats and silky topcoats. | 992 | [
"After seeing the great job the Furminator did on my friend's dog, I decided to give it a try on my own dog.",
"I had read reviews that warned about the blade cutting the hair but I was so impressed with the results I had seen firsthand, I got one anyway.I have a Samoyed, a double-coated breed.",
"I started with the Furminator and was disappointed at how little of the undercoat it actually removed.",
"The teeth are not long enough to get through the undercoat and I saw that, along with the little undercoat it was pulling out, there were also long strands from the topcoat in the Furminator.",
"After about 10 minutes I gave up.",
"The Furminator just wasn't effective at getting through her coat and I was concerned about damage to the topcoat.",
"I went back to using my trusty undercoat rake, which is far more effective than the Furminator and doesn't damage the coat.I have seen good results with this product on other dogs, but do not recommend it for breeds with dense undercoats and silky topcoats."
] |
1 | Pass on this one | Warning: This product does not come with detailed instructions for proper application. I followed the instructions that were included and started noticing a few small air bubbles forming under the protector. This was caused by small particles in the air sticking to the protector. Once they're on there, there's no way to remove them. So much for this thing being reusable. You can try to push the air bubbles out with the plastic scraper that's included but this really doesn't work. I contacted the vendor and they sent a replacement when I asked for a refund. This time they also e-mailed me detailed installation instructions. However, it would be far too time consuming to install this properly and with one mistake I would have another trapped air bubble.In my opinion, this is definitely not worth the price and not worth the trouble. I only purchased this since it was part of a package deal. Otherwise, I would have never considered it. Now I'm stuck with a product I will never use. | 992 | [
"Warning: This product does not come with detailed instructions for proper application.",
"I followed the instructions that were included and started noticing a few small air bubbles forming under the protector.",
"This was caused by small particles in the air sticking to the protector.",
"Once they're on there, there's no way to remove them.",
"So much for this thing being reusable.",
"You can try to push the air bubbles out with the plastic scraper that's included but this really doesn't work.",
"I contacted the vendor and they sent a replacement when I asked for a refund.",
"This time they also e-mailed me detailed installation instructions.",
"However, it would be far too time consuming to install this properly and with one mistake I would have another trapped air bubble.In my opinion, this is definitely not worth the price and not worth the trouble.",
"I only purchased this since it was part of a package deal.",
"Otherwise, I would have never considered it.",
"Now I'm stuck with a product I will never use."
] |
1 | Not for babies | We sent this to our daughter for her 7 month old 20# baby boy, and she wrote this: "So the bucket swing is, it turns out, meant for toddlers, not babies. We put him in, and he leaned forward, and was instantly horizontal! I tried facing him the other way, which worked for awhile, but then sure enough he flipped forward and almost over before I caught him. I went online, and it says its for kids 3-5, which is the MOST ridiculous thing I've ever heard of, because by 3 they are transitioning OUT of the bucket swings!!! I look at big sister (5) and looked at that swing and thought, wow, that's just dumb. I even looked at their full bucket, but its the same dimensions, which is basically that the link to attach the chain/rope to on the side is too small, and the edge of the bucket too low."I'm very careful checking things out before ordering, and could find NO mention in the Amazon blurb of this being for kids 3-5. Instead, it does say 'Swing Baby Toddler' as a descriptor. Not true. | 992 | [
"We sent this to our daughter for her 7 month old 20# baby boy, and she wrote this: \"So the bucket swing is, it turns out, meant for toddlers, not babies.",
"We put him in, and he leaned forward, and was instantly horizontal!",
"I tried facing him the other way, which worked for awhile, but then sure enough he flipped forward and almost over before I caught him.",
"I went online, and it says its for kids 3-5, which is the MOST ridiculous thing I've ever heard of, because by 3 they are transitioning OUT of the bucket swings!!!",
"I look at big sister (5) and looked at that swing and thought, wow, that's just dumb.",
"I even looked at their full bucket, but its the same dimensions, which is basically that the link to attach the chain/rope to on the side is too small, and the edge of the bucket too low.\"I'm very careful checking things out before ordering, and could find NO mention in the Amazon blurb of this being for kids 3-5.",
"Instead, it does say 'Swing Baby Toddler' as a descriptor.",
"Not true."
] |
1 | Big Rip-off | If this Blu-ray sold for $1, I would still consider it a rip-off. The video looks like a poor conversion from a VHS tape. In no way is the original video hi-def quality. After a brief introduction by the doctor, the video instruction begins with several minutes of a man making a bed and a woman folding clothes. They are trying to make the point that the man should help the woman with housework to help make her feel more comfortable. The video spends an inordinate amount of time to make obvious points.The quality of the "instruction" is also VERY poor. There is sparse narration with no real instructional value. Directions, such as "Begin by gently rubbing the top, bottom, and sides of the feet using both hands at once." These is no description of real technique. The video is shot from across the room, so it is difficult to learn any techniques from watching the action. There are many other videos (DVD and Blu-ray) and all are a better value than this one. Don't waste your money. | 992 | [
"If this Blu-ray sold for $1, I would still consider it a rip-off.",
"The video looks like a poor conversion from a VHS tape.",
"In no way is the original video hi-def quality.",
"After a brief introduction by the doctor, the video instruction begins with several minutes of a man making a bed and a woman folding clothes.",
"They are trying to make the point that the man should help the woman with housework to help make her feel more comfortable.",
"The video spends an inordinate amount of time to make obvious points.The quality of the \"instruction\" is also VERY poor.",
"There is sparse narration with no real instructional value.",
"Directions, such as \"Begin by gently rubbing the top, bottom, and sides of the feet using both hands at once.\" These is no description of real technique.",
"The video is shot from across the room, so it is difficult to learn any techniques from watching the action.",
"There are many other videos (DVD and Blu-ray) and all are a better value than this one.",
"Don't waste your money."
] |
1 | Not worth the time | Here's the card:Owen Hart vs. Savio VegaHey, it's Owen, so it's watchable.The Smokin' Gunns vs. The New Rockers vs. The Bodydonnas vs. The GodwinnsWow was this boring.British Bulldog vs. Psycho SidHorrible match capped off with the best power bomb I've ever seen.Marc Mero vs. GoldustSee, Goldust isn't funny here at all. And neither is Mero.Jake Roberts vs. Jerry LawlerWhere do you even start with this one?For those who don't know the story here, get Beyond the Mat right now.Undertaker vs. MankindThis is the boiler room brawl. Mick Foley takes some sick bumps, and this is a pretty important match in the style sense, but it's pretty slow. I actually thought the booking was pretty cool though.Vader vs. Shawn MichealsThis was a huge dissapointment. I was expecting this one to save the show a la Halloween Havoc '93. But no. Sure it's a good match but why bother when the rest of the tape is so worthless?In short, don't bother with this one. There are plenty of better tapes out there. | 992 | [
"Here's the card:Owen Hart vs.",
"Savio VegaHey, it's Owen, so it's watchable.The Smokin' Gunns vs.",
"The New Rockers vs.",
"The Bodydonnas vs.",
"The GodwinnsWow was this boring.British Bulldog vs.",
"Psycho SidHorrible match capped off with the best power bomb I've ever seen.Marc Mero vs.",
"GoldustSee, Goldust isn't funny here at all.",
"And neither is Mero.Jake Roberts vs.",
"Jerry LawlerWhere do you even start with this one?",
"For those who don't know the story here, get Beyond the Mat right now.Undertaker vs.",
"MankindThis is the boiler room brawl.",
"Mick Foley takes some sick bumps, and this is a pretty important match in the style sense, but it's pretty slow.",
"I actually thought the booking was pretty cool though.Vader vs.",
"Shawn MichealsThis was a huge dissapointment.",
"I was expecting this one to save the show a la Halloween Havoc '93.",
"But no.",
"Sure it's a good match but why bother when the rest of the tape is so worthless?",
"In short, don't bother with this one.",
"There are plenty of better tapes out there."
] |
1 | Stupefyingly awful | Bob Hope was funny in the late 30s and 40s, a real comic original. By the 50s he was still funny but more predictable, and his movies were not as well written (or improvised). By the sixties, he was becoming a lame parody of himself. This movie is so bad that even before the title appears, you might be asking yourself if you'll be able to make it all the way through. His later comedies with Phyllis Diller were so bad they're good, so that's something, I suppose. But this one, Skidoo, How to Commit Marriage -- awful, awful, and more awful. A terrific comic (and primary influence on Woody Allen) ended up bullying his way onto the Tonight Show periodically just long enough to plug his latest fossilized special before disappearing again. If not for his many years of show-biz service to the US Armed Forces, his number would have been up 40 years ago. So skip this one and go back to the Road pictures, The Paleface, The Big Broadcast of 1938, and remember Hope when he was truly funny. | 992 | [
"Bob Hope was funny in the late 30s and 40s, a real comic original.",
"By the 50s he was still funny but more predictable, and his movies were not as well written (or improvised).",
"By the sixties, he was becoming a lame parody of himself.",
"This movie is so bad that even before the title appears, you might be asking yourself if you'll be able to make it all the way through.",
"His later comedies with Phyllis Diller were so bad they're good, so that's something, I suppose.",
"But this one, Skidoo, How to Commit Marriage -- awful, awful, and more awful.",
"A terrific comic (and primary influence on Woody Allen) ended up bullying his way onto the Tonight Show periodically just long enough to plug his latest fossilized special before disappearing again.",
"If not for his many years of show-biz service to the US Armed Forces, his number would have been up 40 years ago.",
"So skip this one and go back to the Road pictures, The Paleface, The Big Broadcast of 1938, and remember Hope when he was truly funny."
] |
1 | This is a joke, right? | The book is so painfully simplistic, it looks as though it was made in one sitting. How could we possibly insult our children by making them think they're THIS ignorant?One child was swift to point out, "Does Larry have a last name, too? Or is he sharing the last name of Lilly? As in 'Harry and Lily Potter' do?And I had no choice but to confirm that yes, there is indeed a reason why these books are so.. uh... disturbing. They're related. And happily dating.Btw, the first book, "Larry Potter and his best friend Lilly..." you can clearly see in the book cover that Lilly, for a best friend, is a little too snug on the "personal space" touching. Even Ron wouldn't be caught in that pose with Harry and they're REAL best friends! So does that cover count as a spoiler? Cause for some strange reason "More than just friends" was more of a joke than a surprise. .Glad it was borrowed and not bought.And grats on little Kathrine smart enough to figure out the mystery behind the nonsense! <3 | 991 | [
"The book is so painfully simplistic, it looks as though it was made in one sitting.",
"How could we possibly insult our children by making them think they're THIS ignorant?",
"One child was swift to point out, \"Does Larry have a last name, too?",
"Or is he sharing the last name of Lilly?",
"As in 'Harry and Lily Potter' do?",
"And I had no choice but to confirm that yes, there is indeed a reason why these books are so..",
"uh... disturbing.",
"They're related.",
"And happily dating.Btw, the first book, \"Larry Potter and his best friend Lilly...\" you can clearly see in the book cover that Lilly, for a best friend, is a little too snug on the \"personal space\" touching.",
"Even Ron wouldn't be caught in that pose with Harry and they're REAL best friends!",
"So does that cover count as a spoiler?",
"Cause for some strange reason \"More than just friends\" was more of a joke than a surprise.",
".Glad it was borrowed and not bought.And grats on little Kathrine smart enough to figure out the mystery behind the nonsense!",
"<3"
] |
1 | Sad.....but true! | Roy Orbison is my favourate singer after Elvis Presley. Ihave most of all his LP's and CD's. His voice is uniqueand has given me 45 years of real pleasure listening to hisrockers, ballads and country songs as well (buy Roy Orbisonsings Don Gibson). However it is sad to say but this ratherunknown LP or CD from 1975 is horrifying. The recordingquality is terribly poor and something was wrong by thenwith his wonderful voice. He can't reach the high notes,and the low ones are trembling. I can't understand how therecording company could ever release it. Did they try toruin his uncomparable career? It's simply trash. This can'tbe the same guy who was still to be so tremendous popularin the second part of the 80's with You Got It or CaliforniaBlue just to mention a few. Please don't make the same mistakeI did by purchasing it. No wonder I had never heard of itbefore. If we want to preserve our wonderful Roy, the saleof this record should have been prohibited then and nowadaysas well. | 991 | [
"Roy Orbison is my favourate singer after Elvis Presley.",
"Ihave most of all his LP's and CD's.",
"His voice is uniqueand has given me 45 years of real pleasure listening to hisrockers, ballads and country songs as well (buy Roy Orbisonsings Don Gibson).",
"However it is sad to say but this ratherunknown LP or CD from 1975 is horrifying.",
"The recordingquality is terribly poor and something was wrong by thenwith his wonderful voice.",
"He can't reach the high notes,and the low ones are trembling.",
"I can't understand how therecording company could ever release it.",
"Did they try toruin his uncomparable career?",
"It's simply trash.",
"This can'tbe the same guy who was still to be so tremendous popularin the second part of the 80's with You Got It or CaliforniaBlue just to mention a few.",
"Please don't make the same mistakeI did by purchasing it.",
"No wonder I had never heard of itbefore.",
"If we want to preserve our wonderful Roy, the saleof this record should have been prohibited then and nowadaysas well."
] |
1 | Too dark | I found this book way too depressing. The author seemed to make a point that Dr. Frieda was not the saint she apeared to be in the famous book from Greenburg. In every sentence, it was reaking with some pessimistic streak, even in the depictions of the many photos I found fascinated by. I love Greenburg's book dearly, and to just know such a person as Dr. Fried existed was enough to give light to this world. I think the author of this book should have mentioned more of the fact that Friada did accomplish an enourmous amount... It was awful how the author refrained Frieda's untimely death over and over and over again, as if her life had a sad fate, despite all that she strived for. Even her work with the real Johanna Greenburg is underminded, immediately followed by a whole chapter about a patient she was unsuccessful to reach out.Not recommended, although it is the only existing book I know about her, and I rushed to the library to get it as soon as I knew it was out. Too bad. | 991 | [
"I found this book way too depressing.",
"The author seemed to make a point that Dr.",
"Frieda was not the saint she apeared to be in the famous book from Greenburg.",
"In every sentence, it was reaking with some pessimistic streak, even in the depictions of the many photos I found fascinated by.",
"I love Greenburg's book dearly, and to just know such a person as Dr.",
"Fried existed was enough to give light to this world.",
"I think the author of this book should have mentioned more of the fact that Friada did accomplish an enourmous amount... It was awful how the author refrained Frieda's untimely death over and over and over again, as if her life had a sad fate, despite all that she strived for.",
"Even her work with the real Johanna Greenburg is underminded, immediately followed by a whole chapter about a patient she was unsuccessful to reach out.Not recommended, although it is the only existing book I know about her, and I rushed to the library to get it as soon as I knew it was out.",
"Too bad."
] |
1 | DONT MEASURE UP | I bought a lovely necklace that Amazon featured this set of earrings as well as a bracelet with as a "buy together for" deal. I was SO incredibly disappointed with these earrings! These were described as 4-5 mm, and the length 1.75". The image alone is deceiving. The actual "pearl" portion is only 1" long (see images I uploaded). If the seller had featured a picture of them being worn, I would have seen the pearls & overall earrings were much smaller. My husband, an engineer, measured the pearls with a caliper and found they were 3 mm at best, only 2 were 4 mm. The freshwater pearl necklace (from a different seller) looks NOTHING like these earrings and together look mismatched so I gave the earrings to my teenage daughter. For a 16 year old, these are fine, but I wouldn't rate these earrings better than any fake set you could buy at Claire's. I think I'm done purchasing jewelry on Amazon.com unless they start requiring sellers to post more images, especially of the item worn. | 991 | [
"I bought a lovely necklace that Amazon featured this set of earrings as well as a bracelet with as a \"buy together for\" deal.",
"I was SO incredibly disappointed with these earrings!",
"These were described as 4-5 mm, and the length 1.75\".",
"The image alone is deceiving.",
"The actual \"pearl\" portion is only 1\" long (see images I uploaded).",
"If the seller had featured a picture of them being worn, I would have seen the pearls & overall earrings were much smaller.",
"My husband, an engineer, measured the pearls with a caliper and found they were 3 mm at best, only 2 were 4 mm.",
"The freshwater pearl necklace (from a different seller) looks NOTHING like these earrings and together look mismatched so I gave the earrings to my teenage daughter.",
"For a 16 year old, these are fine, but I wouldn't rate these earrings better than any fake set you could buy at Claire's.",
"I think I'm done purchasing jewelry on Amazon.com unless they start requiring sellers to post more images, especially of the item worn."
] |
1 | Horrible Lies | This movie is nothing but pure lies and distortions. The entire segment with Heston is one big edit job. Heston a racist? The man marched with MLK. Moore's European figures on gun shot victims are much lower then the actual figures. He skips over the European countries that require that their citizens have guns, yet have much lower crime rates. Some how he thinks that comparing a country with a minority population of 12-13 percent, is equal to a country that is over 30 percent minority. He gives no per capa figures, which is all that really matters anyway. He completely ignores the fact that the safest states in America to live are the ones with the least minorities, and most laxed gun laws. He presents this little boy who was very violent, had already stabbed one child before the shooting, and has since stabbed another as the victim of loose gun laws. Pass on this movie. Take the 10 minutes to research the info for yourself, rather then believe what some(one else) has to say. | 991 | [
"This movie is nothing but pure lies and distortions.",
"The entire segment with Heston is one big edit job.",
"Heston a racist?",
"The man marched with MLK.",
"Moore's European figures on gun shot victims are much lower then the actual figures.",
"He skips over the European countries that require that their citizens have guns, yet have much lower crime rates.",
"Some how he thinks that comparing a country with a minority population of 12-13 percent, is equal to a country that is over 30 percent minority.",
"He gives no per capa figures, which is all that really matters anyway.",
"He completely ignores the fact that the safest states in America to live are the ones with the least minorities, and most laxed gun laws.",
"He presents this little boy who was very violent, had already stabbed one child before the shooting, and has since stabbed another as the victim of loose gun laws.",
"Pass on this movie.",
"Take the 10 minutes to research the info for yourself, rather then believe what some(one else) has to say."
] |
1 | John Doe | Unfortunately I am one of those people who crave the release of a new Tom Clancy novel, however, being so few and far between, I have found myself passing time reading non-fiction books and research on specialized warfare. It becomes painfully obvious within the first few chapters of this book that Tom didn't do his research. He may have gotten a little information, but he most certainly made most of it up.Being well versed, myself, in the tactics, weaponry, and explosives used by spec-warriors, his accounts lacked realism. His depiction of British SAS standards, German GSG-9, and some US forces just weren't true to the levels that these individuals truly prepare for.I must admit I tended to enjoy the tedious technicalities in Clancy's novels, but in this one, the technicalities are WRONG, and I found myself agitated when reading them.If you enjoy quite a few action scenes with predicatble outcomes, this one's for you, but if you know anything about specwar, stay away from it. | 991 | [
"Unfortunately I am one of those people who crave the release of a new Tom Clancy novel, however, being so few and far between, I have found myself passing time reading non-fiction books and research on specialized warfare.",
"It becomes painfully obvious within the first few chapters of this book that Tom didn't do his research.",
"He may have gotten a little information, but he most certainly made most of it up.Being well versed, myself, in the tactics, weaponry, and explosives used by spec-warriors, his accounts lacked realism.",
"His depiction of British SAS standards, German GSG-9, and some US forces just weren't true to the levels that these individuals truly prepare for.I must admit I tended to enjoy the tedious technicalities in Clancy's novels, but in this one, the technicalities are WRONG, and I found myself agitated when reading them.If you enjoy quite a few action scenes with predicatble outcomes, this one's for you, but if you know anything about specwar, stay away from it."
] |
1 | Discredited ideas | In yet another tome that proves the intellectual bankruptcy of contemporary atheism, Shermer sets out to prove that all religions are psychological phenomena that ultimately teach the same things. He identifies common themes - like the apocalypse - in all religions, and equates these themes with psychological experiences.Wrong. Religion is not equivalent. Three interrelated faiths - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - all deny each other's central doctrines. When we move out from the West, we see such diversity of religious beliefs that no common theme emerges.Religious experience ranges from animism (where you can be healed of your ailments by absorbing the soul of a bird) to certain types of Buddhism that don't even believe in a god. The idea of a common "religion" is simply false - especially when you realize that Atheistic philosophies like Communism and Nazism are fully-functional religions in their own right.Shermer's warmed-over Jungian approach is 100 years out of date. | 991 | [
"In yet another tome that proves the intellectual bankruptcy of contemporary atheism, Shermer sets out to prove that all religions are psychological phenomena that ultimately teach the same things.",
"He identifies common themes - like the apocalypse - in all religions, and equates these themes with psychological experiences.Wrong.",
"Religion is not equivalent.",
"Three interrelated faiths - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - all deny each other's central doctrines.",
"When we move out from the West, we see such diversity of religious beliefs that no common theme emerges.Religious experience ranges from animism (where you can be healed of your ailments by absorbing the soul of a bird) to certain types of Buddhism that don't even believe in a god.",
"The idea of a common \"religion\" is simply false - especially when you realize that Atheistic philosophies like Communism and Nazism are fully-functional religions in their own right.Shermer's warmed-over Jungian approach is 100 years out of date."
] |
1 | Very Disapointing | This is the worst game i have ever played. It has major probloms installing on XP. It took me an hour before i could even play. The controls are insane. You will often get stuck in the corner of a room. In the begining you must complete pointless quests to get useless items. I looked for a lost kid for half and hour and what is my reward. A mushroom!! I tried to explore the shire but whenever you take a few steps off the path there is an invisible wall. fighting is cheasy. you go through confusing mazes and hit spiders with sticks. no mater what haptens to your allies the will never die. All they seem to do is get lost. while in moria you can barely even see what your fighting. The voices are cheesy. The balrog is barely taller than gandalf and is easy to kill. The boss of the game is a ringwrath on a bird. While on the ground it does not even try to huryt you when it is in the air shoot it three times and the game is over. anyone who bought this game should return it like me. | 991 | [
"This is the worst game i have ever played.",
"It has major probloms installing on XP.",
"It took me an hour before i could even play.",
"The controls are insane.",
"You will often get stuck in the corner of a room.",
"In the begining you must complete pointless quests to get useless items.",
"I looked for a lost kid for half and hour and what is my reward.",
"A mushroom!!",
"I tried to explore the shire but whenever you take a few steps off the path there is an invisible wall.",
"fighting is cheasy.",
"you go through confusing mazes and hit spiders with sticks.",
"no mater what haptens to your allies the will never die.",
"All they seem to do is get lost.",
"while in moria you can barely even see what your fighting.",
"The voices are cheesy.",
"The balrog is barely taller than gandalf and is easy to kill.",
"The boss of the game is a ringwrath on a bird.",
"While on the ground it does not even try to huryt you when it is in the air shoot it three times and the game is over.",
"anyone who bought this game should return it like me."
] |
1 | Dooming review... | Doom Generation is a blank. If you watch it, you will be wasting time and money. Natural Born Killers is much better in every category than this flop, which is one of the worst films I have ever seen. 666 repeated? Head flying off? Shearing body parts? Yes, all here. Unfortunately, this movie has pathetic characters, dialogue, and script. It's too bad that people as talentless as this director get to make movies while skilled directors like Sean Penn have to struggle to direct movies. This movie is pitiful in every sense of the word. If you watch this movie, you will never forgive yourself...you may even lose brain cells in the course of the experience. I would give this negative stars, but, unfortunately, that was not an option.If you want violence done in a psychedelic way, watch Natural Born Killers. Better yet watch A Clockwork Orange. Ultimately, my advice is this: Consider jumping in the shark tank at the zoo before you consider watching this horrible excuse for a movie. | 991 | [
"Doom Generation is a blank.",
"If you watch it, you will be wasting time and money.",
"Natural Born Killers is much better in every category than this flop, which is one of the worst films I have ever seen.",
"666 repeated?",
"Head flying off?",
"Shearing body parts?",
"Yes, all here.",
"Unfortunately, this movie has pathetic characters, dialogue, and script.",
"It's too bad that people as talentless as this director get to make movies while skilled directors like Sean Penn have to struggle to direct movies.",
"This movie is pitiful in every sense of the word.",
"If you watch this movie, you will never forgive yourself...you may even lose brain cells in the course of the experience.",
"I would give this negative stars, but, unfortunately, that was not an option.If you want violence done in a psychedelic way, watch Natural Born Killers.",
"Better yet watch A Clockwork Orange.",
"Ultimately, my advice is this: Consider jumping in the shark tank at the zoo before you consider watching this horrible excuse for a movie."
] |
1 | Across Five Aprils. | Across Five Aprils is a horrible read. It is based around a colicky 10-year-old boy named Jethro who lives on a potato farm on southern Illinois during the Civil War. Throughout the book, he whines about how horrible war is and how he wishes his brothers would come home from it. The combination of his constant complaints, his occupation of potato planting, and the fact that the "big adventure" is a four hour trip to the town of Newton, make this book about as exciting as watching grass grow.Do not get me wrong, the book has some redeeming qualities. It provides historical information in the form of letters from the brothers at war, and from Jetho's one-room schoolhouse education. The other positive things about the book have, for the moment, escaped me. Nonetheless, they were surpassed by the book's slow movement and the author's poor writing, lack of originality, and conformity with the "war is bad" theme in all its political correctness. Thus, my recommendation is to no one. | 991 | [
"Across Five Aprils is a horrible read.",
"It is based around a colicky 10-year-old boy named Jethro who lives on a potato farm on southern Illinois during the Civil War.",
"Throughout the book, he whines about how horrible war is and how he wishes his brothers would come home from it.",
"The combination of his constant complaints, his occupation of potato planting, and the fact that the \"big adventure\" is a four hour trip to the town of Newton, make this book about as exciting as watching grass grow.Do not get me wrong, the book has some redeeming qualities.",
"It provides historical information in the form of letters from the brothers at war, and from Jetho's one-room schoolhouse education.",
"The other positive things about the book have, for the moment, escaped me.",
"Nonetheless, they were surpassed by the book's slow movement and the author's poor writing, lack of originality, and conformity with the \"war is bad\" theme in all its political correctness.",
"Thus, my recommendation is to no one."
] |
1 | Uggghhhh... | What a bunch of drivel...the main character couldn't have a drier, more uninteresting personality if she were a soda cracker! Beyond being totally predictable as a mystery, the rude, dismissive, and completely cold and colorless attitudes of the two "siblings" made this book almost unreadable. Why should the reader care about anything in this book when the humorless main character barely can bring herself to care acout anything but herself? The characters in this book, with the possible exception of the policeman, are ridiculously flat and self absorbed. I've never felt the need to write a review before, but I couldn't let go of the irritation that felt reading this. The most irritating thing about it is that it could have been executed so much better by an author who even pretended to appreciate her readers by inserting even an ounce of personality into her characters. I felt like I needed to wash the dust off my hands after reading this formulaic and shallow piece of...work. | 991 | [
"What a bunch of drivel...the main character couldn't have a drier, more uninteresting personality if she were a soda cracker!",
"Beyond being totally predictable as a mystery, the rude, dismissive, and completely cold and colorless attitudes of the two \"siblings\" made this book almost unreadable.",
"Why should the reader care about anything in this book when the humorless main character barely can bring herself to care acout anything but herself?",
"The characters in this book, with the possible exception of the policeman, are ridiculously flat and self absorbed.",
"I've never felt the need to write a review before, but I couldn't let go of the irritation that felt reading this.",
"The most irritating thing about it is that it could have been executed so much better by an author who even pretended to appreciate her readers by inserting even an ounce of personality into her characters.",
"I felt like I needed to wash the dust off my hands after reading this formulaic and shallow piece of...work."
] |
1 | Historic Arrogance | It is fascinating how every generation seems to think they know more about history than those who lived it. When people disbelieve the record of an historic event by those who were there when it happened, and proceed to build a history based on modern opinion, they do err. And to add insult to injury, these moderns love to present their edited versions of history as "historic" and scholarly.The record of Jesus of Nazareth is found in the New Testament, written for the most part by those who were there with Him. Those who do not like that record (hate the truth?) would be far more respectable if they would simply and honestly admit that they do not believe, instead of inventing endless non-historic versions.Honest seekers of the historic Jesus would do well to start with the New Testament of the Bible and then read the writings of scholars who remain true to the record.Nice try, Mr. Jennings, but your search seems to have led you and will lead many others astray from the truth. | 991 | [
"It is fascinating how every generation seems to think they know more about history than those who lived it.",
"When people disbelieve the record of an historic event by those who were there when it happened, and proceed to build a history based on modern opinion, they do err.",
"And to add insult to injury, these moderns love to present their edited versions of history as \"historic\" and scholarly.The record of Jesus of Nazareth is found in the New Testament, written for the most part by those who were there with Him.",
"Those who do not like that record (hate the truth?",
") would be far more respectable if they would simply and honestly admit that they do not believe, instead of inventing endless non-historic versions.Honest seekers of the historic Jesus would do well to start with the New Testament of the Bible and then read the writings of scholars who remain true to the record.Nice try, Mr.",
"Jennings, but your search seems to have led you and will lead many others astray from the truth."
] |
1 | Buyer Beware! | I have been a long-time, satisfied customer with Amazon and have never had an issue with anything I've ever ordered...Until now. I ordered this pet bed via Amazon from Splintek. Based on the measurements, I ordered the medium. It turns out that I needed a bigger size. In the meantime, I found a comparable bed that was 50% cheaper than the Splintek's large. JUST KNOW THAT IF YOU BUY THIS PRODUCT, ALL SALES ARE FINAL!! I didn't see that stated anywhere obvious on the Amazon site when I made my purchase. Needless to say, I'm not going to go out and buy the less costly bed now. Not only that, but when I called Splintek about at least exchanging the medium for the large bed, I was told that their Customer Service would call me back a couple of days. Well that deadline has come and gone and I haven't heard a peep. I am very unhappy and dissatified with this whole experience. The product itself seems fine. It's the nightmare of the the third-party seller that you have to worry about! | 991 | [
"I have been a long-time, satisfied customer with Amazon and have never had an issue with anything I've ever ordered...Until now.",
"I ordered this pet bed via Amazon from Splintek.",
"Based on the measurements, I ordered the medium.",
"It turns out that I needed a bigger size.",
"In the meantime, I found a comparable bed that was 50% cheaper than the Splintek's large.",
"JUST KNOW THAT IF YOU BUY THIS PRODUCT, ALL SALES ARE FINAL!!",
"I didn't see that stated anywhere obvious on the Amazon site when I made my purchase.",
"Needless to say, I'm not going to go out and buy the less costly bed now.",
"Not only that, but when I called Splintek about at least exchanging the medium for the large bed, I was told that their Customer Service would call me back a couple of days.",
"Well that deadline has come and gone and I haven't heard a peep.",
"I am very unhappy and dissatified with this whole experience.",
"The product itself seems fine.",
"It's the nightmare of the the third-party seller that you have to worry about!"
] |
1 | A frustrating novel | BEFORE AND AFTER, Rosellen Brown's previous novel, is a gripping and frightening portrayal of family ties. HALF A HEART also deals with issues of the binds of blood and genealogy, but it is so frustrating in its obviousness and its bleak view of the perceptions of contemporary society on race (from policemen to wealthy Texans to its central character, a young black girl) that the novel is almost unreadable. Brown just doesn't tackle issues of race, economics, religion or education with any sort of poise. Her characters develop into horrific cliches, even as the novel, in its portrayal of a southern Jewish woman who had to abandon her black baby, at least on the surface, seems to transcend such banality. A long awaited novel that is a complete and utter disappointment. I concur with a previous reviewer who suggests Sue Miller's WHILE I WAS GONE instead, a novel that has its own problems (plot being one of them), but has an emotional weight that bears at least an ounce of truth. | 991 | [
"BEFORE AND AFTER, Rosellen Brown's previous novel, is a gripping and frightening portrayal of family ties.",
"HALF A HEART also deals with issues of the binds of blood and genealogy, but it is so frustrating in its obviousness and its bleak view of the perceptions of contemporary society on race (from policemen to wealthy Texans to its central character, a young black girl) that the novel is almost unreadable.",
"Brown just doesn't tackle issues of race, economics, religion or education with any sort of poise.",
"Her characters develop into horrific cliches, even as the novel, in its portrayal of a southern Jewish woman who had to abandon her black baby, at least on the surface, seems to transcend such banality.",
"A long awaited novel that is a complete and utter disappointment.",
"I concur with a previous reviewer who suggests Sue Miller's WHILE I WAS GONE instead, a novel that has its own problems (plot being one of them), but has an emotional weight that bears at least an ounce of truth."
] |
1 | Cashing in | I'm a huge fan of half baked as I'm sure most people are. Hoping to receive more hilarious footage and outtakes of everyones favorite stoners I found myself buying the new edition of this dvd. How could you miss with a list of added features such as..Five Minutes with the "The Guy on the Couch"Different Types of SmokersGranny's Guide to Bakin'Well they missed big time. The guy on the couch.. some imitation rolling around for five minutes with a pillow covering his face as he rolled of the couch. Lame! Types of smokers.. animated and not even amusing. Granny's baking someone throwing a bunch of things in a pot like a cooking show. The whole thing was poorly produced. The only additional footage was things that they edited out of the film. ie originally they had Kenny calling Thurgood to do the whole scene in the movie where they visited him and tell him how they are going to get him out.This is a pitiful attempt to turn a buck off of Half Baked's fan base. I want my money back. | 991 | [
"I'm a huge fan of half baked as I'm sure most people are.",
"Hoping to receive more hilarious footage and outtakes of everyones favorite stoners I found myself buying the new edition of this dvd.",
"How could you miss with a list of added features such as..Five Minutes with the \"The Guy on the Couch\"Different Types of SmokersGranny's Guide to Bakin'Well they missed big time.",
"The guy on the couch..",
"some imitation rolling around for five minutes with a pillow covering his face as he rolled of the couch.",
"Lame!",
"Types of smokers..",
"animated and not even amusing.",
"Granny's baking someone throwing a bunch of things in a pot like a cooking show.",
"The whole thing was poorly produced.",
"The only additional footage was things that they edited out of the film.",
"ie originally they had Kenny calling Thurgood to do the whole scene in the movie where they visited him and tell him how they are going to get him out.This is a pitiful attempt to turn a buck off of Half Baked's fan base.",
"I want my money back."
] |
1 | GAG.................. | Oh my...this is AWFUL!!!!!!!And I am a HUGE FAN of Josh Groban---PLEASE do NOT assume that Josh Groban fans will like this MESS. These guys might be 'cute', but WHO CARES? I don't buy a CD to stare at the the CD cover. And I have news for SIMON and all those other people who think that Josh sold 12 MILLION CD's mostly because he is 'cute'...what an idiotic thing to believe...NO, I didn't even know what Josh looked like before I bought his first CD. Josh has the voice of the century, and these four guys don't come anywhere CLOSE. Sure, they have OK voices--like about 50 million other guys singing in church choirs. To think that one of the 'requirements' for getting picked for this foursome was that one had to be good-looking is an INSULT to the music-buying public. And after listening to these guys sing all-the-same sappy songs for five minutes I wanted to GAG....and I hurried to put Josh Groban back on...and then my other CD's such as Sting or Seal or Ray Charles.....sigh..... | 991 | [
"Oh my...this is AWFUL!!!",
"!!!",
"!",
"And I am a HUGE FAN of Josh Groban---PLEASE do NOT assume that Josh Groban fans will like this MESS.",
"These guys might be 'cute', but WHO CARES?",
"I don't buy a CD to stare at the the CD cover.",
"And I have news for SIMON and all those other people who think that Josh sold 12 MILLION CD's mostly because he is 'cute'...what an idiotic thing to believe...NO, I didn't even know what Josh looked like before I bought his first CD.",
"Josh has the voice of the century, and these four guys don't come anywhere CLOSE.",
"Sure, they have OK voices--like about 50 million other guys singing in church choirs.",
"To think that one of the 'requirements' for getting picked for this foursome was that one had to be good-looking is an INSULT to the music-buying public.",
"And after listening to these guys sing all-the-same sappy songs for five minutes I wanted to GAG....and I hurried to put Josh Groban back on...and then my other CD's such as Sting or Seal or Ray Charles.....sigh....."
] |
1 | Disappointing | Seriously, how did this book get published? It features some b&w pictures of textures, and I bought it because in the review it said that all artists need this book. I have the ability to find artistic inspiration in a variety of images where other people don't see anything inspiring. However, I am not excited or inspired by this book at all. My main complaints: not enough examples, some color pictures would enhance the offering, really random choice of textures. Please don't waste your money, if you're looking for some inspiring close up's of forms or textures here's some of my favorites: "One Hundred Seashells" by Harold Feinstein, "Geometric Patterns" by the Peplin Press, "Fashion in Colors" by the Cooper Hewitt,"Searchings: Secret Landscapes of Flowers, Volume II" by Barbara Bordnick, "Earth from Above, Third Edition" by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, "Super Vision: A New View of Nature" by Ivan Amato, "Andy Goldsworthy: A Collaboration with Nature (Hardcover)" by Andy Goldsworthy. | 991 | [
"Seriously, how did this book get published?",
"It features some b&w pictures of textures, and I bought it because in the review it said that all artists need this book.",
"I have the ability to find artistic inspiration in a variety of images where other people don't see anything inspiring.",
"However, I am not excited or inspired by this book at all.",
"My main complaints: not enough examples, some color pictures would enhance the offering, really random choice of textures.",
"Please don't waste your money, if you're looking for some inspiring close up's of forms or textures here's some of my favorites: \"One Hundred Seashells\" by Harold Feinstein, \"Geometric Patterns\" by the Peplin Press, \"Fashion in Colors\" by the Cooper Hewitt,\"Searchings: Secret Landscapes of Flowers, Volume II\" by Barbara Bordnick, \"Earth from Above, Third Edition\" by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, \"Super Vision: A New View of Nature\" by Ivan Amato, \"Andy Goldsworthy: A Collaboration with Nature (Hardcover)\" by Andy Goldsworthy."
] |
1 | Terrible Book | This is the absolute worst mathematics book that I have ever attempted to use. I would rather stick my head in a vise than try to learn anything from this book. Here are the four of the worst offenses:1. The book is not self-contained. One must constantly refer to other books to work the exercises. Write a complete book next time, jerk.2. If "mathy" were a word, it would describe this book. Where are the applications? You won't find anything practical here. Boring!3. How about some examples? That would be nice. Unfortunately, examples are few and far between. Think water in the desert.4. How about some organization? Nope, you won't find it in this book. It will lope along for several sections, then "Boom! Here are some random exercises. Good luck! I hope you've understood everything perfectly until now, cause this is comprehensive, baby!"This book is required for my class or otherwise I would throw it into a cesspool. When I'm finished with my class that's just what I will do. | 991 | [
"This is the absolute worst mathematics book that I have ever attempted to use.",
"I would rather stick my head in a vise than try to learn anything from this book.",
"Here are the four of the worst offenses:1.",
"The book is not self-contained.",
"One must constantly refer to other books to work the exercises.",
"Write a complete book next time, jerk.2. If \"mathy\" were a word, it would describe this book.",
"Where are the applications?",
"You won't find anything practical here.",
"Boring!",
"3.",
"How about some examples?",
"That would be nice.",
"Unfortunately, examples are few and far between.",
"Think water in the desert.4. How about some organization?",
"Nope, you won't find it in this book.",
"It will lope along for several sections, then \"Boom!",
"Here are some random exercises.",
"Good luck!",
"I hope you've understood everything perfectly until now, cause this is comprehensive, baby!",
"\"This book is required for my class or otherwise I would throw it into a cesspool.",
"When I'm finished with my class that's just what I will do."
] |
1 | Pure garbage! | I can't understand why people choose to buy and listen to this garbage. Maybe in her own way, Christina has a good voice, but frankly, I can't stand her voice. She has no vocal control at all and spends more time shouting and over singing to the point that it hurts the ears. The endless and needless embellishments and trillings are enough to make my skin crawl. Her performance on the Grammys was so nauseating that I had to turn the channel. As for the album, it is full of stupid songs with no substance starting with the trashy 'Dirrty' song and the equally annoying 'The Voice Within'. As long as the teeny boppers keep on buying this garbage, Christina won't 'go away' like I wish she would. Her trashy image and the way she has marketed herself are the only reasons she has lasted this long. What will it take to encourage people to buy music by artists who can actually sing. Enough already of the Christinas and the Britneys not to mention the Shanias, Kylies and Avrils out there! | 991 | [
"I can't understand why people choose to buy and listen to this garbage.",
"Maybe in her own way, Christina has a good voice, but frankly, I can't stand her voice.",
"She has no vocal control at all and spends more time shouting and over singing to the point that it hurts the ears.",
"The endless and needless embellishments and trillings are enough to make my skin crawl.",
"Her performance on the Grammys was so nauseating that I had to turn the channel.",
"As for the album, it is full of stupid songs with no substance starting with the trashy 'Dirrty' song and the equally annoying 'The Voice Within'.",
"As long as the teeny boppers keep on buying this garbage, Christina won't 'go away' like I wish she would.",
"Her trashy image and the way she has marketed herself are the only reasons she has lasted this long.",
"What will it take to encourage people to buy music by artists who can actually sing.",
"Enough already of the Christinas and the Britneys not to mention the Shanias, Kylies and Avrils out there!"
] |
1 | Seriously? | DRM, are you effing kidding me? Oops, I hope Amazon doesn't mysteriously wipe out all the comments on here like they did on amazon.co.uk. There is no packaged US release in which this particular turd is disabled, so it is a compulsory part of the game. In other words: the DRM is part of the software as it is sold, so it is perfectly valid to give this game an abysmal review based on it's inclusion.After being screwed out of ten bucks for an extra copy of the creature creator that I didn't want, I thought I couldn't be any more angry with this company. I was apparently wrong. What a way to ruin the most anticipated game of the decade EA. You guys are seriously a gaggle of clueless suits and your pathetic schemes are going to fail miserably.In the interest of keeping the rest of us happy, can you go ahead and fail a little faster so that a fitter company can take your market share? This game is terrible. Your ethics are terrible. Your company is terrible.Thanks for nothing,--Joe | 991 | [
"DRM, are you effing kidding me?",
"Oops, I hope Amazon doesn't mysteriously wipe out all the comments on here like they did on amazon.co.uk.",
"There is no packaged US release in which this particular turd is disabled, so it is a compulsory part of the game.",
"In other words: the DRM is part of the software as it is sold, so it is perfectly valid to give this game an abysmal review based on it's inclusion.After being screwed out of ten bucks for an extra copy of the creature creator that I didn't want, I thought I couldn't be any more angry with this company.",
"I was apparently wrong.",
"What a way to ruin the most anticipated game of the decade EA.",
"You guys are seriously a gaggle of clueless suits and your pathetic schemes are going to fail miserably.In the interest of keeping the rest of us happy, can you go ahead and fail a little faster so that a fitter company can take your market share?",
"This game is terrible.",
"Your ethics are terrible.",
"Your company is terrible.Thanks for nothing,--Joe"
] |
1 | Based on Little Men? | I couldn't believe how much they deviated from Louisa May Alcott's characters and story line. To begin with, Jo was not a widow! Her husband was a very important character and a big part of the school. Meg's two older children, twins, Demi and Daisy attended Plumfield. There was no measles epidemic, no child died in their care. Amy and Laurie's daughter, Bess, was 3 years old and never attended Plumfield, but when she visited the kids adored her because she was so sweet and beautiful. There were enough interesting plots in the book to draw from without making such huge changes. The love story between Jo and her husband was actually very interesting. They could have done flashbacks to how they met. It was a shame to leave out the example of a beautiful, lasting marriage just for the sake of making a possible love interest out of a handyman. It lost the point that some of the kids who didn't have parents found new "parents" at Plumfield. They cheapened and dumbed down the story. | 991 | [
"I couldn't believe how much they deviated from Louisa May Alcott's characters and story line.",
"To begin with, Jo was not a widow!",
"Her husband was a very important character and a big part of the school.",
"Meg's two older children, twins, Demi and Daisy attended Plumfield.",
"There was no measles epidemic, no child died in their care.",
"Amy and Laurie's daughter, Bess, was 3 years old and never attended Plumfield, but when she visited the kids adored her because she was so sweet and beautiful.",
"There were enough interesting plots in the book to draw from without making such huge changes.",
"The love story between Jo and her husband was actually very interesting.",
"They could have done flashbacks to how they met.",
"It was a shame to leave out the example of a beautiful, lasting marriage just for the sake of making a possible love interest out of a handyman.",
"It lost the point that some of the kids who didn't have parents found new \"parents\" at Plumfield.",
"They cheapened and dumbed down the story."
] |
1 | Highly Disappointing | This book was a major disappointment. It is a highly simplistic, broadbrush (to the point of being sloppy and slapdash) overview of Bridges' career in politics. It is shocking that a book about such a powerful congressional power broker could be so tedious, uninformative and, well, naive about the political process. It seems to be deliberately written for an elementary or high school reading level. How did Bridges become so powerful within the Senate? How did he rise to the top of the Republican congressional leadership? You won't find the answers to these questions in this book. If you are looking for a good book about politics, I would recommend any of Caro's books about Robert Moses or LBJ. The added ironic benefit is that, in a select few passages, Caro's third book about Johnson DOES contain some useful info about Styles Bridges. In a few sentences, Caro manages to tell us more about Bridges than this book does in over three hundred pages. A tragically wasted opportunity. | 991 | [
"This book was a major disappointment.",
"It is a highly simplistic, broadbrush (to the point of being sloppy and slapdash) overview of Bridges' career in politics.",
"It is shocking that a book about such a powerful congressional power broker could be so tedious, uninformative and, well, naive about the political process.",
"It seems to be deliberately written for an elementary or high school reading level.",
"How did Bridges become so powerful within the Senate?",
"How did he rise to the top of the Republican congressional leadership?",
"You won't find the answers to these questions in this book.",
"If you are looking for a good book about politics, I would recommend any of Caro's books about Robert Moses or LBJ.",
"The added ironic benefit is that, in a select few passages, Caro's third book about Johnson DOES contain some useful info about Styles Bridges.",
"In a few sentences, Caro manages to tell us more about Bridges than this book does in over three hundred pages.",
"A tragically wasted opportunity."
] |
1 | Deep-Six this one | The beginning sequences of ancient norsemen and a 19th century mystery sub seemed interesting, and I was hoping they would tie together later. Unfortunately, the ideas were never really picked up again, and it seemed as if they were thrown in at the end of the book to "tie" everything together.Dirk Pitt (the superhero NUMA research engineer) has numerous poorly written escapes from death. He doesn't just get attacked by an old biplane while flying over NYC. He doesn't just get attacked by an old biplane while flying a planeload of children over NYC. He gets attacked by an old biplane while flying a planeload of disabled children over NYC. The story quickly degrades from here, if that is at all possible, into one about an Evil MegaOilCorp out to dominate the USA (and secretly paying off over 100 Congressmen&women/govt agents), as well as numerous ridiculous nautical-themed terrorist attacks.I payed $0.27 for the book at a thrift shop, and can plainly see why. Deep-six this one. | 991 | [
"The beginning sequences of ancient norsemen and a 19th century mystery sub seemed interesting, and I was hoping they would tie together later.",
"Unfortunately, the ideas were never really picked up again, and it seemed as if they were thrown in at the end of the book to \"tie\" everything together.Dirk Pitt (the superhero NUMA research engineer) has numerous poorly written escapes from death.",
"He doesn't just get attacked by an old biplane while flying over NYC.",
"He doesn't just get attacked by an old biplane while flying a planeload of children over NYC.",
"He gets attacked by an old biplane while flying a planeload of disabled children over NYC.",
"The story quickly degrades from here, if that is at all possible, into one about an Evil MegaOilCorp out to dominate the USA (and secretly paying off over 100 Congressmen&women/govt agents), as well as numerous ridiculous nautical-themed terrorist attacks.I payed $0.27 for the book at a thrift shop, and can plainly see why.",
"Deep-six this one."
] |
1 | Strike one | I worship BOTTLE ROCKET, Wes Anderson's first movie. I love RUSHMORE, his sophomore effort. Both are witty, innocent, sincere movies which snub their nose at slackerdom and everyhing blaise. The moral in both of those movies was it's not whether you succeed. It's to do everything with gusto, verve and panache.But this movie, number three? More like "number two." What on Earth were Anderson and co-writer Owen Wilson thinking when they made this one? To quote from Magnus, the hilarious Scottish bully in RUSHMORE, this one's "all show and no results."Anderson spends nearly the first half of the movie showing off with mannered, show-offy flash back sequences very much like the priceless yearbook montage in RUSHMORE. That's a great one minute scence. But in this movie, Anderson beats the joke into the ground. This movie never picks up steam. And the characters are so two dimensional.So for now, I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hoping Anderson's next outing proves more worthwhile. | 991 | [
"I worship BOTTLE ROCKET, Wes Anderson's first movie.",
"I love RUSHMORE, his sophomore effort.",
"Both are witty, innocent, sincere movies which snub their nose at slackerdom and everyhing blaise.",
"The moral in both of those movies was it's not whether you succeed.",
"It's to do everything with gusto, verve and panache.But this movie, number three?",
"More like \"number two.\" What on Earth were Anderson and co-writer Owen Wilson thinking when they made this one?",
"To quote from Magnus, the hilarious Scottish bully in RUSHMORE, this one's \"all show and no results.\"Anderson spends nearly the first half of the movie showing off with mannered, show-offy flash back sequences very much like the priceless yearbook montage in RUSHMORE.",
"That's a great one minute scence.",
"But in this movie, Anderson beats the joke into the ground.",
"This movie never picks up steam.",
"And the characters are so two dimensional.So for now, I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hoping Anderson's next outing proves more worthwhile."
] |
1 | Hot Air | i am still thinking about the riches that jesus preached to the world: "a few fishes and a few loaves of bread are enough to feed the world."when i saw an article about "planning for retirement," in my churches bulletin, and it used dollar signs to denote bullet items, i thought: "what is this world coming too." this book is about putting dollar signs in bulletins.neither rich dads nor poor dads will be able to stop the devistation of the rain forests, reduce the impact of oil spills, nor keep our garbadge from pilling up in landfills.neither rich dads nor poor dads will rise to the level of mother theresa's loving embrace of the world, unless they give themselves freely to the world like mother theresa.while the book tells you how to play the game, it certainly doesnt seem to say much about much.i stayed rich by reading the book in the library and leaving it there. that follows the advice of the book which suggests that you keep your money, accumulate more, and dont spend it. | 991 | [
"i am still thinking about the riches that jesus preached to the world: \"a few fishes and a few loaves of bread are enough to feed the world.\"when i saw an article about \"planning for retirement,\" in my churches bulletin, and it used dollar signs to denote bullet items, i thought: \"what is this world coming too.\" this book is about putting dollar signs in bulletins.neither rich dads nor poor dads will be able to stop the devistation of the rain forests, reduce the impact of oil spills, nor keep our garbadge from pilling up in landfills.neither rich dads nor poor dads will rise to the level of mother theresa's loving embrace of the world, unless they give themselves freely to the world like mother theresa.while the book tells you how to play the game, it certainly doesnt seem to say much about much.i stayed rich by reading the book in the library and leaving it there.",
"that follows the advice of the book which suggests that you keep your money, accumulate more, and dont spend it."
] |
1 | DONT BUY THIS DUD | This machine looks and feels flimsy. Panasonic technical support is excellent, but unfortunately you will need it if you buy this machine. Also you'll need an extended warranty since you can expect problems.The instructions on how to set this up are confusing, and its easy to go wrong, and easy to make a mistake in putting in toner.I bought this for home use and wanted a plain paper laser fax to save on consumable costs and get good quality copies.My first unit didn't work at all. Panasonic sent a replacment without charge.After about 18 months of very light use (as a home fax), it started to make lines on every copy and fax sent out.Panasonic technical support tells me this is a problem with a bad chip and it will have to be sent back for repairs which which will be expensive and take time and effort.I am very disappointed with this machine. I liked the idea of a laser plain paper fax, but this one just isn't very good. I'm sure you can find a more reliable machine out there. | 991 | [
"This machine looks and feels flimsy.",
"Panasonic technical support is excellent, but unfortunately you will need it if you buy this machine.",
"Also you'll need an extended warranty since you can expect problems.The instructions on how to set this up are confusing, and its easy to go wrong, and easy to make a mistake in putting in toner.I bought this for home use and wanted a plain paper laser fax to save on consumable costs and get good quality copies.My first unit didn't work at all.",
"Panasonic sent a replacment without charge.After about 18 months of very light use (as a home fax), it started to make lines on every copy and fax sent out.Panasonic technical support tells me this is a problem with a bad chip and it will have to be sent back for repairs which which will be expensive and take time and effort.I am very disappointed with this machine.",
"I liked the idea of a laser plain paper fax, but this one just isn't very good.",
"I'm sure you can find a more reliable machine out there."
] |
1 | Anti-Beatle | This film has no involvement, musically or otherwise from the Beatles, except for archival newsreel footage. The idea is that its director will turn ex reporter Ruth Anson's idea to re-connect with Paul McCartney after he made a facetious marriage proposal to her during an interview decades ago into a joke on Anson's age, desperation and "out of it-ness". Supposedly Anson is in on the joke but it seems more like she was too deeply invested in the project and too fearful of not seeming like a good sport to withdraw when it took that change in direction. The positive reviews on this site must have come from people involved in the project. The film is tedious and boring. It is never ever funny and it is despicably mean. To try to ameliorate its cruelty by claiming it to be a mockumentary is a futile and transparent gesture. There is absolutely nothing here for fans of the Beatles, music or film. A complete and utterly vile undertaking that should never have seen the light of day. | 991 | [
"This film has no involvement, musically or otherwise from the Beatles, except for archival newsreel footage.",
"The idea is that its director will turn ex reporter Ruth Anson's idea to re-connect with Paul McCartney after he made a facetious marriage proposal to her during an interview decades ago into a joke on Anson's age, desperation and \"out of it-ness\".",
"Supposedly Anson is in on the joke but it seems more like she was too deeply invested in the project and too fearful of not seeming like a good sport to withdraw when it took that change in direction.",
"The positive reviews on this site must have come from people involved in the project.",
"The film is tedious and boring.",
"It is never ever funny and it is despicably mean.",
"To try to ameliorate its cruelty by claiming it to be a mockumentary is a futile and transparent gesture.",
"There is absolutely nothing here for fans of the Beatles, music or film.",
"A complete and utterly vile undertaking that should never have seen the light of day."
] |
1 | Unmitigated drivel | Where to start ? I started with the Da Vinci code. As a friend expressed it "Indiana Jones in book form". The book was exciting but TOO far-fetched for my liking. Waiting for a train, I bought Digital Fortress - BIG mistake. The book is ridiculously predictable, from the "rugged handsome" looks of the hero (yes, even that tired old cliché got included), to the usual professional assassin who never fails, but still manages to do so half a dozen times when up against a language teacher, to the heroine who knows the answer to it all, wants to tell her boss, but is told "Not now, Susan ", whereupon this strong, brilliant cryptographer shuts up !!!!!And I LOVE the ending. I never knew it was possible to look at a screen showing hackers trying to break into a system, and KNOW that, yes, they's managed to get some information, but only partially. Wow - that's some screen !!!!Aaaaaarrrrgghhhh. DON'T waste your money on the book - donate it to the Red Cross or something similar instaed | 991 | [
"Where to start?",
"I started with the Da Vinci code.",
"As a friend expressed it \"Indiana Jones in book form\".",
"The book was exciting but TOO far-fetched for my liking.",
"Waiting for a train, I bought Digital Fortress - BIG mistake.",
"The book is ridiculously predictable, from the \"rugged handsome\" looks of the hero (yes, even that tired old cliché got included), to the usual professional assassin who never fails, but still manages to do so half a dozen times when up against a language teacher, to the heroine who knows the answer to it all, wants to tell her boss, but is told \"Not now, Susan \", whereupon this strong, brilliant cryptographer shuts up!!!",
"!!",
"And I LOVE the ending.",
"I never knew it was possible to look at a screen showing hackers trying to break into a system, and KNOW that, yes, they's managed to get some information, but only partially.",
"Wow - that's some screen!!!",
"!",
"Aaaaaarrrrgghhhh.",
"DON'T waste your money on the book - donate it to the Red Cross or something similar instaed"
] |
1 | Bad Bad Badddd.... | I bought these for a friend so yeah this is written in 3rd person. That being said, I bought these for her because she's a really good person and she needed something to listen to on her job while she works. Between shipping, I found some very old computer speakers that I picked up when I used to do IT work in a school in Louisville called JCC. These were very old like late 1990s speakers. But I figured I would lend them to her until the newer speakers arrived. When the new speaker arrived, I gave them to her and in 3 days she told me that they were terrible and just bad. She told me that the late 90s speakers sounded alot better than the new ones. Once more, she told me that these have an interference problem, causing her to have a bad reception on her radio at work.Bottom line, is that you might want to avoid these speakers especially if you're giving them to someone as a present. Unless you don't like them that much, you might not want to give these to anyone.Pass on these. | 991 | [
"I bought these for a friend so yeah this is written in 3rd person.",
"That being said, I bought these for her because she's a really good person and she needed something to listen to on her job while she works.",
"Between shipping, I found some very old computer speakers that I picked up when I used to do IT work in a school in Louisville called JCC.",
"These were very old like late 1990s speakers.",
"But I figured I would lend them to her until the newer speakers arrived.",
"When the new speaker arrived, I gave them to her and in 3 days she told me that they were terrible and just bad.",
"She told me that the late 90s speakers sounded alot better than the new ones.",
"Once more, she told me that these have an interference problem, causing her to have a bad reception on her radio at work.Bottom line, is that you might want to avoid these speakers especially if you're giving them to someone as a present.",
"Unless you don't like them that much, you might not want to give these to anyone.Pass on these."
] |
1 | Tiresome | In 2287 an alien disguised as a chicken (Ethel) comes to earth to help a teen-age boy, (Jay) fulfill his destiny and save the dwindling human population. Ethel's constant snarky criticisms of human beings as unintelligent and the human race as a distinctly sub par species quickly grow tiresome. In Ethel's defense, however, Jay really is as dumb as a post. Most of the suspense as the two quest across the quirky future landscape is obviated by the chapter one revelation that Ethel is capable of, say, shrinking Jay to the size of gnat and teleporting him halfway across the galaxy, but won't (unless Jay is in real danger) so as not to interfere with Jay's Grand Destiny to Save Humanity From Itself. If Jay is about to do anything to jeopardize the mission, the chicken quickly intervenes, but doesn't let Jay know. The author switches between the two viewpoints.Future Eden tries for an odd, wry, off-the-wall, Douglas Adams-style wit, but only manages odd. And boring. Not recommended. | 991 | [
"In 2287 an alien disguised as a chicken (Ethel) comes to earth to help a teen-age boy, (Jay) fulfill his destiny and save the dwindling human population.",
"Ethel's constant snarky criticisms of human beings as unintelligent and the human race as a distinctly sub par species quickly grow tiresome.",
"In Ethel's defense, however, Jay really is as dumb as a post.",
"Most of the suspense as the two quest across the quirky future landscape is obviated by the chapter one revelation that Ethel is capable of, say, shrinking Jay to the size of gnat and teleporting him halfway across the galaxy, but won't (unless Jay is in real danger) so as not to interfere with Jay's Grand Destiny to Save Humanity From Itself.",
"If Jay is about to do anything to jeopardize the mission, the chicken quickly intervenes, but doesn't let Jay know.",
"The author switches between the two viewpoints.Future Eden tries for an odd, wry, off-the-wall, Douglas Adams-style wit, but only manages odd.",
"And boring.",
"Not recommended."
] |
1 | This spider SUCKS!!! | This newest version of the Spider Man animated series is terrible. The animation is poorly done, and obviously much cheaper to produce, than traditional cartooning. It would be half forgivable if the dialog wasn't so terrible. Marvel has to stop trying to cut corners with it's hot properties, this newest series will fade away, just like the last one, remember that future/off-world Spiderman cartoon? This "hip" new version won't snag a new audience, there's too much superior competition. The current X-men cartoon series sets the standard, followed closely by DC's Justice League. The new Spiderman cartoon is a lame attempt to cash in on the Tobey Maguire movie's success, well if owner Avi Arad (sounds like a third rate villian) wants to cash in yet again - he'll need to dig a little deeper into his fat pockets. When this series dies, perhaps Marvel will listen to the fans who kept the wall crawler alive and create a true cartoon instead of this animatronic drivel, here's hoping! | 991 | [
"This newest version of the Spider Man animated series is terrible.",
"The animation is poorly done, and obviously much cheaper to produce, than traditional cartooning.",
"It would be half forgivable if the dialog wasn't so terrible.",
"Marvel has to stop trying to cut corners with it's hot properties, this newest series will fade away, just like the last one, remember that future/off-world Spiderman cartoon?",
"This \"hip\" new version won't snag a new audience, there's too much superior competition.",
"The current X-men cartoon series sets the standard, followed closely by DC's Justice League.",
"The new Spiderman cartoon is a lame attempt to cash in on the Tobey Maguire movie's success, well if owner Avi Arad (sounds like a third rate villian) wants to cash in yet again - he'll need to dig a little deeper into his fat pockets.",
"When this series dies, perhaps Marvel will listen to the fans who kept the wall crawler alive and create a true cartoon instead of this animatronic drivel, here's hoping!"
] |
1 | Holy Crap! | Wow.Hollywood Symphony Orchestra MY BEHIND!!This was the crappiest 4 bucks I've ever spent... Immediately after reading the following from the back of the CD..."Earth has been decimated by a meteor... The beautiful and capable Dr. Aki Ross is Earth's last hope against extinction. This new recording, featuring the world-renowned Nobuo Uematsu, captures the excitement and drama of this popular videogame-turned blockbuster movie."a few things...1) to the right of the above paragraph was this message: "THIS RECORDING IS NEITHER SPONSORED OR ENDORSED BY THE ORIGINAL ARTISTS OR OWNERS."2) The writer for the CD cover has clearly not ever played any of the FF games--he fails to notice that any of the FF games are continuations.3) The FF film was not "a blockbuster movie".Look, if you want to have better covers of Final Fanatsy music, scrounge around inocremix.org or vgmix.comAmateurish digital instrumentation, completely craptastic. I'd give it zero stars, but that wasn't an option... | 991 | [
"Wow.Hollywood Symphony Orchestra MY BEHIND!!",
"This was the crappiest 4 bucks I've ever spent... Immediately after reading the following from the back of the CD...\"Earth has been decimated by a meteor... The beautiful and capable Dr.",
"Aki Ross is Earth's last hope against extinction.",
"This new recording, featuring the world-renowned Nobuo Uematsu, captures the excitement and drama of this popular videogame-turned blockbuster movie.\"a few things...1) to the right of the above paragraph was this message: \"THIS RECORDING IS NEITHER SPONSORED OR ENDORSED BY THE ORIGINAL ARTISTS OR OWNERS.\"2) The writer for the CD cover has clearly not ever played any of the FF games--he fails to notice that any of the FF games are continuations.3) The FF film was not \"a blockbuster movie\".Look, if you want to have better covers of Final Fanatsy music, scrounge around inocremix.org or vgmix.comAmateurish digital instrumentation, completely craptastic.",
"I'd give it zero stars, but that wasn't an option..."
] |
1 | How Disappointing :-( | My fourth-grader and I read this wonderful book together and I hyped her on watching this movie, which came out when I was in the fourth grade in the seventies. How disappointing! What a rip-off! This video takes edited scenes as a montage at the beginning and then starts in the middle of the story. Entire scenes critical to character development and plot are lost--the beautiful relationship between the siblings, Stacie's relationship to TJ, how the Logans got their land and why they were so different than the other sharecropping families, the role of Mama and Big Ma in keeping the family together, etc. You'd be lost watching this movie if you hadn't read the book. My daughter and I were eagerly awaiting the scene when Cassie gets her revenge on Lillian Jean, which is shown only as a ending montage of scenes. How unfortunate--with DVDs out now, there's no reason for this movie not to be available in its entirety. I should have heeded the warnings of the other Amazon reviewers! | 991 | [
"My fourth-grader and I read this wonderful book together and I hyped her on watching this movie, which came out when I was in the fourth grade in the seventies.",
"How disappointing!",
"What a rip-off!",
"This video takes edited scenes as a montage at the beginning and then starts in the middle of the story.",
"Entire scenes critical to character development and plot are lost--the beautiful relationship between the siblings, Stacie's relationship to TJ, how the Logans got their land and why they were so different than the other sharecropping families, the role of Mama and Big Ma in keeping the family together, etc.",
"You'd be lost watching this movie if you hadn't read the book.",
"My daughter and I were eagerly awaiting the scene when Cassie gets her revenge on Lillian Jean, which is shown only as a ending montage of scenes.",
"How unfortunate--with DVDs out now, there's no reason for this movie not to be available in its entirety.",
"I should have heeded the warnings of the other Amazon reviewers!"
] |
1 | This book sucks | First off, if you are being forced to learn a second language for a math degree, then you would already be put out. But to have use this crappy book with crappy exercises is just too much. I used this book through 103 (becuase I HAD to) and I still can't speak Spanish. I get good grades (even in this class) but only because testing is done before memory lapses. I suspect by fall quarter I won't remember 1/10 of this [...].I feel the problem lies in forcing students to take languages they either don't or won't need in the future, and then only offering an introduction. What a waste of time and money. And you school administrators have Phd.'s? If your only asset is teaching language, then go teach at a language school; keep out of out of the mainstream eduaction system so the rest of us can learn. And if you just HAVE to force foreign languages on us, can you at least use books that take into consideration we will never use the language? Something like Dick and Jane for Spanish? | 991 | [
"First off, if you are being forced to learn a second language for a math degree, then you would already be put out.",
"But to have use this crappy book with crappy exercises is just too much.",
"I used this book through 103 (becuase I HAD to) and I still can't speak Spanish.",
"I get good grades (even in this class) but only because testing is done before memory lapses.",
"I suspect by fall quarter I won't remember 1/10 of this [...].I feel the problem lies in forcing students to take languages they either don't or won't need in the future, and then only offering an introduction.",
"What a waste of time and money.",
"And you school administrators have Phd.'s?",
"If your only asset is teaching language, then go teach at a language school; keep out of out of the mainstream eduaction system so the rest of us can learn.",
"And if you just HAVE to force foreign languages on us, can you at least use books that take into consideration we will never use the language?",
"Something like Dick and Jane for Spanish?"
] |
1 | Too Airy-Fairy for Me | I was hoping this would be a rich journey of a woman finding herself in the larger context of the world vs the rather narrow confines of "woman's role" in America. I couldn't read far into the book before giving up. The author seems prone to emotional excess which even she can't explain. Clingy with her new love after her divorce, she whipsaws between ecstatic closeness and what amounts to clinical depression on an almost day-to-day basis. Some chemical problem she was born with that causes her misery? In her place, I would just have had fun for as long as it lasted. Then moved on to the next phase--and perhaps man--in her life. This strikes me as a woman who isn't very grounded, but seeks outside support of various stripes in the hope she will finally feel okay. Sadly, I quickly just didn't care whether she felt okay or not. I'm sure she is talented enough in putting sentences together, but I didn't feel the book had any substance. Many apparently loved the book--no idea why. | 991 | [
"I was hoping this would be a rich journey of a woman finding herself in the larger context of the world vs the rather narrow confines of \"woman's role\" in America.",
"I couldn't read far into the book before giving up.",
"The author seems prone to emotional excess which even she can't explain.",
"Clingy with her new love after her divorce, she whipsaws between ecstatic closeness and what amounts to clinical depression on an almost day-to-day basis.",
"Some chemical problem she was born with that causes her misery?",
"In her place, I would just have had fun for as long as it lasted.",
"Then moved on to the next phase--and perhaps man--in her life.",
"This strikes me as a woman who isn't very grounded, but seeks outside support of various stripes in the hope she will finally feel okay.",
"Sadly, I quickly just didn't care whether she felt okay or not.",
"I'm sure she is talented enough in putting sentences together, but I didn't feel the book had any substance.",
"Many apparently loved the book--no idea why."
] |
1 | In other words..... | Peter Berger's "The Sacred Canopy", while containing some insightful ideas, are too muddled down with Berger's personal terminology to be considered an interesting read. Does Berger point out some interesting and intriguing thoughts? Yes. But that's not the argument here. I consider myself an intelligent, university-educated individual, but Berger makes up his own words, comes up with entirely new meanings for existing terms, and throws in as many Latin terms as he can in one sentence, that simply trying to comprehend one sentence becomes a chore. Moreover, each chapter feels redundant with ideas expressed in previous areas throughout the book. Berger's inflated language gives the reader a feeling of his pompousness and self-importance. If you'd like the condensed version of the book, here it is: Religion was/is created by man as a "sacred canopy" to give us meaning as human beings, but we forget that religion is man-made and thus give power to religion to control us. The End. | 991 | [
"Peter Berger's \"The Sacred Canopy\", while containing some insightful ideas, are too muddled down with Berger's personal terminology to be considered an interesting read.",
"Does Berger point out some interesting and intriguing thoughts?",
"Yes.",
"But that's not the argument here.",
"I consider myself an intelligent, university-educated individual, but Berger makes up his own words, comes up with entirely new meanings for existing terms, and throws in as many Latin terms as he can in one sentence, that simply trying to comprehend one sentence becomes a chore.",
"Moreover, each chapter feels redundant with ideas expressed in previous areas throughout the book.",
"Berger's inflated language gives the reader a feeling of his pompousness and self-importance.",
"If you'd like the condensed version of the book, here it is: Religion was/is created by man as a \"sacred canopy\" to give us meaning as human beings, but we forget that religion is man-made and thus give power to religion to control us.",
"The End."
] |
1 | Cheesy Farce Fiction | When I first picked up The DaVinci Code, I'll admit I was curious. Almost immediately the reader is catapulted into an intense Parisian murder scene at the Louvre. I was into it, really into it, I actually devoted up to six hours of a saturday to read this book. However, I found myself shaking my head more and more saying, "no, this is ridiculous." And then there just came a point when I said no to the whole idea of it. The distortion of facts about DaVinci and his paintings is just TOO much. Not only does the book become a complete farce, but the writing deteriorates at a rapid pace as well. The whole thriller starts unraveling with laughable coincidence that springs up from places where you would most obviously expect.The person I really felt bad for after putting this book down was the man who had been defamed with no way to save himself, that would be Leonardo DaVinci. Readers would be wiser to pick up an actual art history book that truthfully follows this master painter. | 991 | [
"When I first picked up The DaVinci Code, I'll admit I was curious.",
"Almost immediately the reader is catapulted into an intense Parisian murder scene at the Louvre.",
"I was into it, really into it, I actually devoted up to six hours of a saturday to read this book.",
"However, I found myself shaking my head more and more saying, \"no, this is ridiculous.\" And then there just came a point when I said no to the whole idea of it.",
"The distortion of facts about DaVinci and his paintings is just TOO much.",
"Not only does the book become a complete farce, but the writing deteriorates at a rapid pace as well.",
"The whole thriller starts unraveling with laughable coincidence that springs up from places where you would most obviously expect.The person I really felt bad for after putting this book down was the man who had been defamed with no way to save himself, that would be Leonardo DaVinci.",
"Readers would be wiser to pick up an actual art history book that truthfully follows this master painter."
] |
1 | DANGER! | My fellow classmates and I recenlty obtained a copy of Revolve which quickly became the entertainment at a recent event. Though I cannot speak for my classmates I agree 100% with the review posted by Jan Chapman.This "Bible," though it appears to be updating the New Testament and presenting it in an appealing fashion for young women, I belive, in actuallity that it will prove to do more harm than good. Through out there are quotes and quizes and top ten lists that if taken seriously will send young women back into a previous life. Young women can do anything they set their minds on and don't need the help of a man unlike the opinions of the aformentioned side bars.There are very few people of color and all of the young women are stick thin. What message is this sending especially to pre-teen girls?This "Bible" needs to be used with EXTREME caution, if used at all. This publication deserves much lower than an F but since the scale only goes that low I am forced to give it that. | 991 | [
"My fellow classmates and I recenlty obtained a copy of Revolve which quickly became the entertainment at a recent event.",
"Though I cannot speak for my classmates I agree 100% with the review posted by Jan Chapman.This \"Bible,\" though it appears to be updating the New Testament and presenting it in an appealing fashion for young women, I belive, in actuallity that it will prove to do more harm than good.",
"Through out there are quotes and quizes and top ten lists that if taken seriously will send young women back into a previous life.",
"Young women can do anything they set their minds on and don't need the help of a man unlike the opinions of the aformentioned side bars.There are very few people of color and all of the young women are stick thin.",
"What message is this sending especially to pre-teen girls?",
"This \"Bible\" needs to be used with EXTREME caution, if used at all.",
"This publication deserves much lower than an F but since the scale only goes that low I am forced to give it that."
] |
1 | Student-like playing! | It is amazing that critics as well as audiences can praise such mediocre Chopin playing!!! Did you forget people like Dinu Lipatti, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Ignaz Friedman, Josef Hoffmann, and just recently Radu Lupu, Martha Argerich, and the brilliant Adam Harasiewicz, not to mention such excellent, if not brilliant, talents like Murray Perahia and the most successful piano comedian Lang Lang. Even the recent mediocre competition winners like Yundi Li and Alexander Kobrin play way better than Grimaud can ever even dream of.Grimaud's Chopin and Rachmaninoff as well as Brahms and Ravel are on the student level: overpedalled, generic, technically inferior, lack musical ideas, not to mention having new ones, in one word - boring!In addition, the cover photo is nothing much to look at. The eyes are beastly empty and express only nothingness, exactly like the playing. The pretentious, quasi-philosophical booklet writings only confirm the impression from the photos and the performances. | 991 | [
"It is amazing that critics as well as audiences can praise such mediocre Chopin playing!!!",
"Did you forget people like Dinu Lipatti, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Ignaz Friedman, Josef Hoffmann, and just recently Radu Lupu, Martha Argerich, and the brilliant Adam Harasiewicz, not to mention such excellent, if not brilliant, talents like Murray Perahia and the most successful piano comedian Lang Lang.",
"Even the recent mediocre competition winners like Yundi Li and Alexander Kobrin play way better than Grimaud can ever even dream of.Grimaud's Chopin and Rachmaninoff as well as Brahms and Ravel are on the student level: overpedalled, generic, technically inferior, lack musical ideas, not to mention having new ones, in one word - boring!",
"In addition, the cover photo is nothing much to look at.",
"The eyes are beastly empty and express only nothingness, exactly like the playing.",
"The pretentious, quasi-philosophical booklet writings only confirm the impression from the photos and the performances."
] |
1 | Hit and Miss | Not all that great to be honest. Each issue is short, about 30 pages or so. The only thing about it that is consistently worth reading is Stanton Friedman's column, although it gets repetative pretty fast because he constantly uses his own set of personalized ufological "buzz words." It seems like in every column he mentions "tribal warfare," "3,000 trace cases," "SETI cultists," "long term survival," etc.Occasionally interesting articles will be published, but mostly it's just Stan Friedman, a star map and accounts of UFO sightings. And honestly, UFO sightings aren't that interesting. One can only read "I saw a weird light zipping around in the sky" so many times before one would rather be anal probed than keep going. It would make a good free newsletter, but it sure as heck isn't worth $[...] bucks for a subscription.If you're still interested in it despite my review, visit the Black Vault Wiki where PDFs of all of the pre-2008 back issues are available to download for free. | 991 | [
"Not all that great to be honest.",
"Each issue is short, about 30 pages or so.",
"The only thing about it that is consistently worth reading is Stanton Friedman's column, although it gets repetative pretty fast because he constantly uses his own set of personalized ufological \"buzz words.\" It seems like in every column he mentions \"tribal warfare,\" \"3,000 trace cases,\" \"SETI cultists,\" \"long term survival,\" etc.Occasionally interesting articles will be published, but mostly it's just Stan Friedman, a star map and accounts of UFO sightings.",
"And honestly, UFO sightings aren't that interesting.",
"One can only read \"I saw a weird light zipping around in the sky\" so many times before one would rather be anal probed than keep going.",
"It would make a good free newsletter, but it sure as heck isn't worth $[...] bucks for a subscription.If you're still interested in it despite my review, visit the Black Vault Wiki where PDFs of all of the pre-2008 back issues are available to download for free."
] |
1 | Almost a joke... | This thing is so bad it's almost funny. Except I wasn't laughing when it woke the household up with a false alarm at 6 AM on a Sunday morning. This wasn't the low-battery chirp -- it was the full-on alarm. After finally getting it to stop shrieking (no easy feat, as you have to unscrew the battery compartment and yank the battery out to get it to shut up), I decided to hold off on calling 911. No gas appliances had been running, the windows were open, and no one in the family was suffering from symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. I ran out to a local store to buy another brand of alarm with a digital display. It has been plugged in for several hours now, and as I suspected, it's not registering any carbon monoxide.This was just the final straw in a long string of irritating incidents. It always had a knack for picking the most inopportune times to notify us of the low battery, and we could never remove it from the outlet without being subjected to its ear-splitting screech. | 991 | [
"This thing is so bad it's almost funny.",
"Except I wasn't laughing when it woke the household up with a false alarm at 6 AM on a Sunday morning.",
"This wasn't the low-battery chirp -- it was the full-on alarm.",
"After finally getting it to stop shrieking (no easy feat, as you have to unscrew the battery compartment and yank the battery out to get it to shut up), I decided to hold off on calling 911.",
"No gas appliances had been running, the windows were open, and no one in the family was suffering from symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning.",
"I ran out to a local store to buy another brand of alarm with a digital display.",
"It has been plugged in for several hours now, and as I suspected, it's not registering any carbon monoxide.This was just the final straw in a long string of irritating incidents.",
"It always had a knack for picking the most inopportune times to notify us of the low battery, and we could never remove it from the outlet without being subjected to its ear-splitting screech."
] |
1 | THIS IS SUCH BS | okay anyone who think that they can sure anyone from who they are freaking high!!! this book is stereotyping, belittling, hurtful, slandering, and is pure lies!!!!! no one should ever buy this book and if anyone does for any other reason to report this person for psychiatric assistance or to throw it in the fire is crazy this is written by someone who claims to be the victim of a hate crime for being fired for trying to cure someone of their "life style choice". it is all lie he claims that religion, race, divorce, and other things that have absolutely no impact on anyones sexuality and it is completely tragic that anyone has even bought this and i am so disappointed that anyone could ever get something this horrible published it makes me sick and makes me disappointed to be the same species as this fool it is has ABSOLUTELY NO REAL RESULTS WHAT SO EVER!!! people do not buy this book at any cost of your life it is horrible and is prejudice and intolerant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | 991 | [
"okay anyone who think that they can sure anyone from who they are freaking high!!!",
"this book is stereotyping, belittling, hurtful, slandering, and is pure lies!!!",
"!!",
"no one should ever buy this book and if anyone does for any other reason to report this person for psychiatric assistance or to throw it in the fire is crazy this is written by someone who claims to be the victim of a hate crime for being fired for trying to cure someone of their \"life style choice\".",
"it is all lie he claims that religion, race, divorce, and other things that have absolutely no impact on anyones sexuality and it is completely tragic that anyone has even bought this and i am so disappointed that anyone could ever get something this horrible published it makes me sick and makes me disappointed to be the same species as this fool it is has ABSOLUTELY NO REAL RESULTS WHAT SO EVER!!!",
"people do not buy this book at any cost of your life it is horrible and is prejudice and intolerant!!!",
"!!!",
"!!!",
"!!!",
"!!!",
"!!!",
"!!!",
"!!"
] |
1 | Bad Product | I brought this when I began my grad school last year. From the very first week, the device would simply stop broadcsting a signal, or not allow laptops to connect. When I called tech service, they asked me to remove the power and boot it back up. It worked, but that's not how I want mine to work. This happens once or twice every week and me or my roommates keep rebooting it. FInally, about four months ago, it gave up. Since it was in the warranty period, they exchanged it (shipping cost us $20). The new one is no better. It broadcasts the signal when it wants to and doesn't do as well when reboted as the earlier one, and because we are college students, we just need it for 5-6 hours when we are home.Based on the experience, and countless hours spent with tech service, DON'T BUY THIS ITEM!!!. But a Motorola Wireless cable modem. I did and it works fine from day one, and it looks more robust mechanically than the D-link which feels like an empty plastic box (with a stick on it). | 991 | [
"I brought this when I began my grad school last year.",
"From the very first week, the device would simply stop broadcsting a signal, or not allow laptops to connect.",
"When I called tech service, they asked me to remove the power and boot it back up.",
"It worked, but that's not how I want mine to work.",
"This happens once or twice every week and me or my roommates keep rebooting it.",
"FInally, about four months ago, it gave up.",
"Since it was in the warranty period, they exchanged it (shipping cost us $20).",
"The new one is no better.",
"It broadcasts the signal when it wants to and doesn't do as well when reboted as the earlier one, and because we are college students, we just need it for 5-6 hours when we are home.Based on the experience, and countless hours spent with tech service, DON'T BUY THIS ITEM!!!",
".",
"But a Motorola Wireless cable modem.",
"I did and it works fine from day one, and it looks more robust mechanically than the D-link which feels like an empty plastic box (with a stick on it)."
] |
1 | Terrible, terrible | While the box says "10 to 110" as far as ages go, what this really means is that it will take you from age 10 to 110 to figure it out. The box also says illustrated step-by-step diagrams and instructions are enclosed. This is NOT true. This is labeled in the most bizarre fashion. My son is 12 and have put together, since he was 4, complex Lego models, Playmobile castles, etc. with NO problem at all. Some of these are labeled for 16+ and they are easy for him. This is a piece of junk. The wood is delicate like a paper airplane and it easily splits, chips and breaks as you "attempt" assemblage.This company produces plenty of other good products, but this is NOT one of them. This is not for a child at all and even with adult help, it was nearly impossible and definitely not fun. Additionally, to get the results of painting on the box, you would need to paint certain parts BEFORE assembling or have the patience and skill of a matroyshka doll master painter.DO NOT BUY this product. | 991 | [
"While the box says \"10 to 110\" as far as ages go, what this really means is that it will take you from age 10 to 110 to figure it out.",
"The box also says illustrated step-by-step diagrams and instructions are enclosed.",
"This is NOT true.",
"This is labeled in the most bizarre fashion.",
"My son is 12 and have put together, since he was 4, complex Lego models, Playmobile castles, etc.",
"with NO problem at all.",
"Some of these are labeled for 16+ and they are easy for him.",
"This is a piece of junk.",
"The wood is delicate like a paper airplane and it easily splits, chips and breaks as you \"attempt\" assemblage.This company produces plenty of other good products, but this is NOT one of them.",
"This is not for a child at all and even with adult help, it was nearly impossible and definitely not fun.",
"Additionally, to get the results of painting on the box, you would need to paint certain parts BEFORE assembling or have the patience and skill of a matroyshka doll master painter.DO NOT BUY this product."
] |
1 | lose it or lose it | Ive been in a word of faith for many years the book i feel put to much n us as i feel with the word of faith we now attend a born again lurthan church over all plus the book god gave us grace i wheres the LOVE I JUST DONT SEE IF THER FAITH IS SO GOOD THEN THERE LOVE SHOULD BE WELL KNOWN THE BOOK IS TO SIMPLE GOOD FOR THE STROUNG BY THE WEAK AND POOR WOULD LOSE OUT GOD LOVE IS TO GREAT TO GIVR AND TAKE BUT HE HELPSS LEAD AND STEARS US SOME TIMES IT LOOKS LIKE HE TOOK SOMETHING BACK BECAUSE AT THE TIME HES CARRING WORD OF FAITH IS A SIMLE DOCRINE SHOULD BE WORD OF LOVE THE BOOK THE BOOK USE IT OR LOSE IT SHOULD BECALLED USE IT AND GODS GRACEWILL TAKE YOU DEEPER IN WORKABLE LOVE. TRADE THE CAR HOUSES AND DREAMS FOR LOVE THY NEIBOR LOVE WILL HELP US WORK MORE FOR OTHERS NOT FOR GIVR TO GET OR NOW GOD I HAVE THIS LEVEL OF FAITH SO ILL BE THER TO GET IT THIS IS ONLY MY OPION BASES ON MY 10 YRS WITH THAT MOVEMENT AND LILE ALL BORN AGAIN CHURCHES WE RE ALLL GETTING MORE LOVE CENTERED. | 991 | [
"Ive been in a word of faith for many years the book i feel put to much n us as i feel with the word of faith we now attend a born again lurthan church over all plus the book god gave us grace i wheres the LOVE I JUST DONT SEE IF THER FAITH IS SO GOOD THEN THERE LOVE SHOULD BE WELL KNOWN THE BOOK IS TO SIMPLE GOOD FOR THE STROUNG BY THE WEAK AND POOR WOULD LOSE OUT GOD LOVE IS TO GREAT TO GIVR AND TAKE BUT HE HELPSS LEAD AND STEARS US SOME TIMES IT LOOKS LIKE HE TOOK SOMETHING BACK BECAUSE AT THE TIME HES CARRING WORD OF FAITH IS A SIMLE DOCRINE SHOULD BE WORD OF LOVE THE BOOK THE BOOK USE IT OR LOSE IT SHOULD BECALLED USE IT AND GODS GRACEWILL TAKE YOU DEEPER IN WORKABLE LOVE.",
"TRADE THE CAR HOUSES AND DREAMS FOR LOVE THY NEIBOR LOVE WILL HELP US WORK MORE FOR OTHERS NOT FOR GIVR TO GET OR NOW GOD I HAVE THIS LEVEL OF FAITH SO ILL BE THER TO GET IT THIS IS ONLY MY OPION BASES ON MY 10 YRS WITH THAT MOVEMENT AND LILE ALL BORN AGAIN CHURCHES WE RE ALLL GETTING MORE LOVE CENTERED."
] |
1 | ewe, gross! | This manual disenfranchises all that is interesting about human nature. We professionals are all aware it was created for insurance coding, but it has somehow contaminated the less intelligent careerists in our ranks (which is just about all of us), who are susceptible to its suggestion, and we now find ourselves using this caricature tabloid like a map of the psyche itself. This manual is the cause and effect of an anti-intellectual strain of professionalism that has all but replaced scholarship and reflection. If this were the Bible, we would all be guilty of evangelical fundamentalism. When we consider the thousands of professionals (working on task forces and subcommitees) that produced this megillah, a principle from a neighboring behavioral discipline comes to mind, i.e. freedom and intelligence in individuals -- indeed consciousness itself -- is inversely proportional to the size of the group in which they participate. Psychology is all but officially a sham discipline. | 991 | [
"This manual disenfranchises all that is interesting about human nature.",
"We professionals are all aware it was created for insurance coding, but it has somehow contaminated the less intelligent careerists in our ranks (which is just about all of us), who are susceptible to its suggestion, and we now find ourselves using this caricature tabloid like a map of the psyche itself.",
"This manual is the cause and effect of an anti-intellectual strain of professionalism that has all but replaced scholarship and reflection.",
"If this were the Bible, we would all be guilty of evangelical fundamentalism.",
"When we consider the thousands of professionals (working on task forces and subcommitees) that produced this megillah, a principle from a neighboring behavioral discipline comes to mind, i.e. freedom and intelligence in individuals -- indeed consciousness itself -- is inversely proportional to the size of the group in which they participate.",
"Psychology is all but officially a sham discipline."
] |
1 | the 'dr' hates women | I listen to Dr.Dobson's radio program just to see what othernonsense he might be dishing out to the public.I read thebook and it portrays boys as these strange creatures not atall like girls in any behavior.In real life we haveoverlaping of behavior,not boys one way and girls theother.How can one help a boy if all the discriptions ofthe boys in this book are sterotypical.All boys do notexhibit the same behaviors.Furthermore,the book is insulting to single moms,which areviewed as inept to raise a boy.My older sister raised herson entirely on her own and he didn't join a gang orbecome a dope addict!Us women aren't so stupid as to notbe able to raise a boy.The problem is Dr.Dobson doesn'twant boys to have human characteristics,he wants them to havecharacteristics of dominating and smothering women withcontroll.Seems he thinks this is the only indication of a manbeing a 'real man'.A real man is a human being,not a bullywho plays a manly game of domination over the world and women! | 991 | [
"I listen to Dr.Dobson's radio program just to see what othernonsense he might be dishing out to the public.I read thebook and it portrays boys as these strange creatures not atall like girls in any behavior.In real life we haveoverlaping of behavior,not boys one way and girls theother.How can one help a boy if all the discriptions ofthe boys in this book are sterotypical.All boys do notexhibit the same behaviors.Furthermore,the book is insulting to single moms,which areviewed as inept to raise a boy.My older sister raised herson entirely on her own and he didn't join a gang orbecome a dope addict!",
"Us women aren't so stupid as to notbe able to raise a boy.The problem is Dr.Dobson doesn'twant boys to have human characteristics,he wants them to havecharacteristics of dominating and smothering women withcontroll.Seems he thinks this is the only indication of a manbeing a 'real man'.A real man is a human being,not a bullywho plays a manly game of domination over the world and women!"
] |
1 | Too bad.... | This book is the result of a previously succesful, gifted author--Clarke--deciding late in his days that it's OK to get political. The result is a wish list of things that might issue from technology. We have my namesake, Horton, making the serendipitous discovery of an effect that no one can explain, but which causes the destruction of nitrogen-based explosives. What does the world do then?Another reviewer points out the imbalanced viewpoints, pro-gun people being totally irrational in the book, anti-gunners being walking ages of reason. I agree with his criticism of this. One might do well to send Messers Clarke and Kube a copy of John Lott's excellent statistical study of the matter: More Guns, Less Crime.Or:I could just chalk it all up to the genre. After all, it's *supposed* to be fiction. I might as well see the idea that predatory people won't take advantage of a Trigger as another part of the same fiction. Too bad that it flies in the face of demonstrated human nature. | 991 | [
"This book is the result of a previously succesful, gifted author--Clarke--deciding late in his days that it's OK to get political.",
"The result is a wish list of things that might issue from technology.",
"We have my namesake, Horton, making the serendipitous discovery of an effect that no one can explain, but which causes the destruction of nitrogen-based explosives.",
"What does the world do then?",
"Another reviewer points out the imbalanced viewpoints, pro-gun people being totally irrational in the book, anti-gunners being walking ages of reason.",
"I agree with his criticism of this.",
"One might do well to send Messers Clarke and Kube a copy of John Lott's excellent statistical study of the matter: More Guns, Less Crime.Or:I could just chalk it all up to the genre.",
"After all, it's *supposed* to be fiction.",
"I might as well see the idea that predatory people won't take advantage of a Trigger as another part of the same fiction.",
"Too bad that it flies in the face of demonstrated human nature."
] |
1 | Laughs A-Plenty! | I found this book in my local public library, and the title alone had me snickering in the aisle. God only knows what the mild little woman at the check-out counter thought of me. Released at the heels of the mid 80's "Satanic Panic," the authors of this book warn the reader of the legion of Satanists that walk among us. Hordes of Darkness, indeed!Watch out! That girl in your 3rd period study hall, you know the one...she gets her clothes at that weird store in the mall and flouts convention! Stay away from her! She treads the Left Hand Path, and will lead you into a life of deceit and mayhem! I know what you're saying, "Naaah, it'll never happen to MEEEE!" Won't it? This book reads like a script from one of those '50's educational films. Buy it for the sheer kitschiness of it all. It's only two bucks and change.When you read this book, you'll know just how easy it is to go from being a casual Iron Maiden fan to baby killer and grave-robber! Don't say I didn't warn you, sinner! | 991 | [
"I found this book in my local public library, and the title alone had me snickering in the aisle.",
"God only knows what the mild little woman at the check-out counter thought of me.",
"Released at the heels of the mid 80's \"Satanic Panic,\" the authors of this book warn the reader of the legion of Satanists that walk among us.",
"Hordes of Darkness, indeed!",
"Watch out!",
"That girl in your 3rd period study hall, you know the one...she gets her clothes at that weird store in the mall and flouts convention!",
"Stay away from her!",
"She treads the Left Hand Path, and will lead you into a life of deceit and mayhem!",
"I know what you're saying, \"Naaah, it'll never happen to MEEEE!",
"\" Won't it?",
"This book reads like a script from one of those '50's educational films.",
"Buy it for the sheer kitschiness of it all.",
"It's only two bucks and change.When you read this book, you'll know just how easy it is to go from being a casual Iron Maiden fan to baby killer and grave-robber!",
"Don't say I didn't warn you, sinner!"
] |
1 | Wish it were better | I am a little disappointed. I was told that it was not a very well writtten book by people who personally had the book and by the written reviews here on Amazon. I had to give it a try anyways. I met Jewels a couple of times and she is a very striking lady. Even though I looked forward to reading, it took quite an effort to make it through the book. As a tutorial, it fell well short of any expectations that anyone could have. As a introspection of our or her morals, it was not provocative or insightful. The "not so pure" part of me wanted to see some appealing photos but there again this book provided nothing.Stripping entices dancers and patrons by offering the spice of life. Though money and the the sexual attention are mere illusions, I would have liked to have had my perspectives challenged. Dancing is more than strapping on the t-bar, lacquering on the latex, and moving the hips. There was no excitement or slap of reality in this book. Hence, I have one used book to sell. | 991 | [
"I am a little disappointed.",
"I was told that it was not a very well writtten book by people who personally had the book and by the written reviews here on Amazon.",
"I had to give it a try anyways.",
"I met Jewels a couple of times and she is a very striking lady.",
"Even though I looked forward to reading, it took quite an effort to make it through the book.",
"As a tutorial, it fell well short of any expectations that anyone could have.",
"As a introspection of our or her morals, it was not provocative or insightful.",
"The \"not so pure\" part of me wanted to see some appealing photos but there again this book provided nothing.Stripping entices dancers and patrons by offering the spice of life.",
"Though money and the the sexual attention are mere illusions, I would have liked to have had my perspectives challenged.",
"Dancing is more than strapping on the t-bar, lacquering on the latex, and moving the hips.",
"There was no excitement or slap of reality in this book.",
"Hence, I have one used book to sell."
] |
1 | Worse than weak coffee | What's worse than weak coffee? A weak plot and a weak main female character. I can't stand this main character who allows her philandering ex-husband to stay in her apartment. This woman is a 'victim' of her ex-mother-in-law's attempts to get the couple back together. While apparently upset that she 'has' to let her ex-husband stay with her, she is flirting with a married detective. Ugh. Add a pretentious attitude toward coffee-making and you have a thoroughly distasteful character.So is that the worst of it? No. The story is interrupted several times by instructions on making the so-called perfect cup of coffee. Is this supposed to be a coffee cookbook or a mystery? Including the recipes at the back of the book is one thing, but in the middle of the story?This story seems so poorly written I can't see how it ever made it to the publisher. Maybe it was self-published--that would explain a lot.Just like with bad $5 coffee, it doesn't live up to the hype. No more for me, thanks. | 991 | [
"What's worse than weak coffee?",
"A weak plot and a weak main female character.",
"I can't stand this main character who allows her philandering ex-husband to stay in her apartment.",
"This woman is a 'victim' of her ex-mother-in-law's attempts to get the couple back together.",
"While apparently upset that she 'has' to let her ex-husband stay with her, she is flirting with a married detective.",
"Ugh.",
"Add a pretentious attitude toward coffee-making and you have a thoroughly distasteful character.So is that the worst of it?",
"No.",
"The story is interrupted several times by instructions on making the so-called perfect cup of coffee.",
"Is this supposed to be a coffee cookbook or a mystery?",
"Including the recipes at the back of the book is one thing, but in the middle of the story?",
"This story seems so poorly written I can't see how it ever made it to the publisher.",
"Maybe it was self-published--that would explain a lot.Just like with bad $5 coffee, it doesn't live up to the hype.",
"No more for me, thanks."
] |
1 | Closed platform! | Kindle 2 is a great piece of engineering. It is aesthetically pleasing, works wonderfully, and is durable. The problem is it's content.Users need to know - just like for a long time the only place your could legally buy music for your ipod was the itunes store (leading apple to dominate the market to this day), for kindle, the only place you can legally buy most e-books is from amazon!It's not like this for all e-book readers. The sony reader, for instance, is an open platform, enabling booksellers anywhere to sell books for it. Amazon is trying to corner the market for ebooks early in the game using the apple business model, and YOU, THE USER, SHOULD NOT LET IT HAPPEN.The future is ebooks, like it or not, and if amazon is the only one that can sell them, that means that every small bookseller is out of business. Just think of all the music stores in your town that have closed because of mp3's.DEMAND THAT AMAZON MAKE THE KINDLE AN OPEN PLATFORM! or buy the sony reader instead. | 991 | [
"Kindle 2 is a great piece of engineering.",
"It is aesthetically pleasing, works wonderfully, and is durable.",
"The problem is it's content.Users need to know - just like for a long time the only place your could legally buy music for your ipod was the itunes store (leading apple to dominate the market to this day), for kindle, the only place you can legally buy most e-books is from amazon!",
"It's not like this for all e-book readers.",
"The sony reader, for instance, is an open platform, enabling booksellers anywhere to sell books for it.",
"Amazon is trying to corner the market for ebooks early in the game using the apple business model, and YOU, THE USER, SHOULD NOT LET IT HAPPEN.The future is ebooks, like it or not, and if amazon is the only one that can sell them, that means that every small bookseller is out of business.",
"Just think of all the music stores in your town that have closed because of mp3's.DEMAND THAT AMAZON MAKE THE KINDLE AN OPEN PLATFORM!",
"or buy the sony reader instead."
] |
1 | Buyer Beware!!! | I bought this hard drive as my main storage source to carry all of my media (~100 movies, ~8000 songs) as well as thousands of photos from trips around the world. The Hard drive died upon start up the day I returned from a trip. After taking it to three different data recovery specialists, they all tell me that what I need is a "Clean Room" if there's any way for recovery. Clean room recovery costs anywhere between $700 and $4000!Do your research!!!Simpletech is just a brand name; the company that actually makes the hard drives is Hitachi, the hard drive itself is Deskstar (aka "Deathstar") which is (I've discovered) known for these types of failures.Bottom line, you get what you pay for (once again). If you're still going to decide to buy this hard drive, and your data has any value to you at all, buy a second hard drive of a different brand and keep all valuable data on it as back up... come to think of it, a secondary back up of valuable data is a great idea no matter what! | 991 | [
"I bought this hard drive as my main storage source to carry all of my media (~100 movies, ~8000 songs) as well as thousands of photos from trips around the world.",
"The Hard drive died upon start up the day I returned from a trip.",
"After taking it to three different data recovery specialists, they all tell me that what I need is a \"Clean Room\" if there's any way for recovery.",
"Clean room recovery costs anywhere between $700 and $4000!",
"Do your research!!!",
"Simpletech is just a brand name; the company that actually makes the hard drives is Hitachi, the hard drive itself is Deskstar (aka \"Deathstar\") which is (I've discovered) known for these types of failures.Bottom line, you get what you pay for (once again).",
"If you're still going to decide to buy this hard drive, and your data has any value to you at all, buy a second hard drive of a different brand and keep all valuable data on it as back up... come to think of it, a secondary back up of valuable data is a great idea no matter what!"
] |
1 | Disappointment. | It took me three tries to get passed page 27 of "A Wizard of Earthsea," but once I did, I was hooked. Especially by the second book in the series. The third book sucked me in just as easily as the second.Unfortunately, I read the fourth book.Kirkus Reviews called it ".. A grand conclusion to a revered cycle." Obviously, whoever wrote the review has no idea what plot, climax, consistency, etc mean. This book was a complete disappointment. I have to admit, I was sucked in by it, but only because I was waiting for something to happen. Nothing was concluded, there was no major Climax point, and it was filled with tripe. I was thoroughly disappointed by the time I realized that nothing had happened, yet I only had a few more pages left. I won't get into the details, because I wouldn't want to spoil the little plot there is in case someone does want to read it.Seeing as this was evidently meant to be the final book, I wonder how many fans Mrs. Le Guin lost after they read this book. | 991 | [
"It took me three tries to get passed page 27 of \"A Wizard of Earthsea,\" but once I did, I was hooked.",
"Especially by the second book in the series.",
"The third book sucked me in just as easily as the second.Unfortunately, I read the fourth book.Kirkus Reviews called it \"..",
"A grand conclusion to a revered cycle.\" Obviously, whoever wrote the review has no idea what plot, climax, consistency, etc mean.",
"This book was a complete disappointment.",
"I have to admit, I was sucked in by it, but only because I was waiting for something to happen.",
"Nothing was concluded, there was no major Climax point, and it was filled with tripe.",
"I was thoroughly disappointed by the time I realized that nothing had happened, yet I only had a few more pages left.",
"I won't get into the details, because I wouldn't want to spoil the little plot there is in case someone does want to read it.Seeing as this was evidently meant to be the final book, I wonder how many fans Mrs.",
"Le Guin lost after they read this book."
] |
1 | go somewhere else | i got this from my local library and I am sooo glad i didn't pay for it. while it is a good resource of information and i'm certain the new edition contains updated material, I was really put off by the whole public schools/government/anyone in authority is of the DEVIL idea.while i acknowledge there is a definite Christian movement in homeschooling, to see a book so blatantly biased in the material, ideas, and reviews, really left a bad taste in my mouth. I want to homeschool or find an alternative form of education for my daughter because I don't like what's happening at my local public school district. Even though I am a Christian, this book made me feel like i was in a fringe group, that it wasn't addressed to me.It does have some good information in it, it also portrays the weird homeschooler stereotype that i think she's probably trying to avoid.Go somewhere else. go somewhere where each page doesn't drip with biases and heavily opinionated material masquerading as fact. | 991 | [
"i got this from my local library and I am sooo glad i didn't pay for it.",
"while it is a good resource of information and i'm certain the new edition contains updated material, I was really put off by the whole public schools/government/anyone in authority is of the DEVIL idea.while i acknowledge there is a definite Christian movement in homeschooling, to see a book so blatantly biased in the material, ideas, and reviews, really left a bad taste in my mouth.",
"I want to homeschool or find an alternative form of education for my daughter because I don't like what's happening at my local public school district.",
"Even though I am a Christian, this book made me feel like i was in a fringe group, that it wasn't addressed to me.It does have some good information in it, it also portrays the weird homeschooler stereotype that i think she's probably trying to avoid.Go somewhere else.",
"go somewhere where each page doesn't drip with biases and heavily opinionated material masquerading as fact."
] |
1 | Tedious | Oh joy! A new V.I. book...at last a big, thick novel to burrow into to forget my own problems and those of the world. Gosh, did I get it wrong! If I had saved the receipt, I would taken advantage of the money-back guarantee.I buy novels to escape and here Paretsky dumps her political views, which are confused at best, on my front doorstep like a case of stinking fish. These days you can't turn on the radio or tv or read a newspaper without being assaulted by political vitriol. Now we have to be worried about novels. I think we need a new rating - HPC - heavy political content.I slogged through the rhetoric to see if my guess was correct but didn't buy the ending - it was just too tidy. And by the time I got there, I really didn't care. I was just glad it was over. I closed this book feeling very unsatisfied and very disappointed.If this is what we can expect in the future from Paretsky, I will get the book from the library so I can return it when my eyes glaze over in boredom. | 991 | [
"Oh joy!",
"A new V.I. book...at last a big, thick novel to burrow into to forget my own problems and those of the world.",
"Gosh, did I get it wrong!",
"If I had saved the receipt, I would taken advantage of the money-back guarantee.I buy novels to escape and here Paretsky dumps her political views, which are confused at best, on my front doorstep like a case of stinking fish.",
"These days you can't turn on the radio or tv or read a newspaper without being assaulted by political vitriol.",
"Now we have to be worried about novels.",
"I think we need a new rating - HPC - heavy political content.I slogged through the rhetoric to see if my guess was correct but didn't buy the ending - it was just too tidy.",
"And by the time I got there, I really didn't care.",
"I was just glad it was over.",
"I closed this book feeling very unsatisfied and very disappointed.If this is what we can expect in the future from Paretsky, I will get the book from the library so I can return it when my eyes glaze over in boredom."
] |
1 | GC is overrated. . . | I have test driven the console competition and Gamecube is by far the most ovarrated console of all time.I recently playe dthe Gamecube at their CubeClub in LA and I played the XBOX at the XBOX Unleashed at the Universal City Walk in LA. And I have played the Dremcast and PS2 for a long time.GC lags behind the XBOX and PS2 in graphics. I wasn't impressed by anything Nintendo previewed. The Star Wars title, Rogue leader, although good didn't take my breath away like some of the XBOX games. I was always disappointed at the diversiy of games I previewed (the launch titles). Gamecube's games were bland and insipid. The graphics were also choppy and lacked detail of the XBOX.i was vascillating between the GC and XBOX, but the GC was such a big letdown. After playing the XBOX for 12 hours straight at the XBOX Unleashed event and playing the Gamecube both in it's imported Japanese form and at their own event, all I can say is that the GC is overrated and that I'm getting an XBOX. . . | 991 | [
"I have test driven the console competition and Gamecube is by far the most ovarrated console of all time.I recently playe dthe Gamecube at their CubeClub in LA and I played the XBOX at the XBOX Unleashed at the Universal City Walk in LA.",
"And I have played the Dremcast and PS2 for a long time.GC lags behind the XBOX and PS2 in graphics.",
"I wasn't impressed by anything Nintendo previewed.",
"The Star Wars title, Rogue leader, although good didn't take my breath away like some of the XBOX games.",
"I was always disappointed at the diversiy of games I previewed (the launch titles).",
"Gamecube's games were bland and insipid.",
"The graphics were also choppy and lacked detail of the XBOX.i was vascillating between the GC and XBOX, but the GC was such a big letdown.",
"After playing the XBOX for 12 hours straight at the XBOX Unleashed event and playing the Gamecube both in it's imported Japanese form and at their own event, all I can say is that the GC is overrated and that I'm getting an XBOX.",
".",
"."
] |
1 | This chair sucks!! | After having my baby shower the one big item that i didn't get was a glider so I went down to the local Babies R Us and tried them out. I couldn't afford to spend $400 on a chair so originally I was going to go with a very cheap glider/ottoman combo. After several trips to the store and lots of deliberation I decided that i would forgo the ottomon and splurge a little on a better chair considering the amount of time I would be spending in it. This chair was priced in between the original one and the more expensive ones and in the store it felt soft and cushy. Well within a very short period of time the cushions became flat and unconfortable, they stained very easily and the incessant squeaking began. My son is now 6 months old and while it hasn't broken yet I wouldn't be suprised if it did. I am very dissapointed, If I had only know how uncomfortable I would be I either would have spent less to be that uncomfortable or I would have found some way to buy a more expensive chair. | 991 | [
"After having my baby shower the one big item that i didn't get was a glider so I went down to the local Babies R Us and tried them out.",
"I couldn't afford to spend $400 on a chair so originally I was going to go with a very cheap glider/ottoman combo.",
"After several trips to the store and lots of deliberation I decided that i would forgo the ottomon and splurge a little on a better chair considering the amount of time I would be spending in it.",
"This chair was priced in between the original one and the more expensive ones and in the store it felt soft and cushy.",
"Well within a very short period of time the cushions became flat and unconfortable, they stained very easily and the incessant squeaking began.",
"My son is now 6 months old and while it hasn't broken yet I wouldn't be suprised if it did.",
"I am very dissapointed, If I had only know how uncomfortable I would be I either would have spent less to be that uncomfortable or I would have found some way to buy a more expensive chair."
] |
1 | Bad | If one is a fan of Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar series, "The Silver Gryphon" is helpful only insofar as you will be able to say that you own all of her books set in that world (barring the recent Owlflight books which seem to be merely another method of "milking a long dry cow" as it were). The characters are the "scions" of the previous two novels - and rather whiney characters at that. They spend their time lost in a jungle, afraid. The reader spends his or her time lost in the doldrums, bored. If one is an illustration flipper, like me, who tends to look at all the pictures before reading the plot, the "magic eating creatures" are already revealed. There are very few books that I cannot finish - this nearly became one of those (except that I had purchased it, I certainly would not have finished). If you enjoyed her Valdemar series thus far, if you read that series merely to puzzle out her world, then consider your puzzle complete and leave "The Silver Gryphon" on the shelves. | 991 | [
"If one is a fan of Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar series, \"The Silver Gryphon\" is helpful only insofar as you will be able to say that you own all of her books set in that world (barring the recent Owlflight books which seem to be merely another method of \"milking a long dry cow\" as it were).",
"The characters are the \"scions\" of the previous two novels - and rather whiney characters at that.",
"They spend their time lost in a jungle, afraid.",
"The reader spends his or her time lost in the doldrums, bored.",
"If one is an illustration flipper, like me, who tends to look at all the pictures before reading the plot, the \"magic eating creatures\" are already revealed.",
"There are very few books that I cannot finish - this nearly became one of those (except that I had purchased it, I certainly would not have finished).",
"If you enjoyed her Valdemar series thus far, if you read that series merely to puzzle out her world, then consider your puzzle complete and leave \"The Silver Gryphon\" on the shelves."
] |
1 | Don't Bother | Now usually I can be forgiving of various plot descrepencies and even a few characters acting... well, out of character, but this was beyond tolerable. I managed to get through 5 chapters before I had to put it down. It is riddled with errors! In some instances the author seems to enjoy throwing commas into random places where they are completely unnecessary, while in others the sentences are so long and run-on that by the time you reach the end you forget what the point was. Obviously there was no editor in place, and if their was they should seriously consider a career change.And I have yet to mention the so-called "plot". It is so beyond unbelievable that I was physical unable to finish. I have read poor Phantom stories before but I always force myself to finish, if for no other reason than to give the work a fair chance. In this instance I was unable to.Uness you have a collection that is incomplete without every piece of Phantom work, do yourself a favor and pass on this. | 991 | [
"Now usually I can be forgiving of various plot descrepencies and even a few characters acting... well, out of character, but this was beyond tolerable.",
"I managed to get through 5 chapters before I had to put it down.",
"It is riddled with errors!",
"In some instances the author seems to enjoy throwing commas into random places where they are completely unnecessary, while in others the sentences are so long and run-on that by the time you reach the end you forget what the point was.",
"Obviously there was no editor in place, and if their was they should seriously consider a career change.And I have yet to mention the so-called \"plot\".",
"It is so beyond unbelievable that I was physical unable to finish.",
"I have read poor Phantom stories before but I always force myself to finish, if for no other reason than to give the work a fair chance.",
"In this instance I was unable to.Uness you have a collection that is incomplete without every piece of Phantom work, do yourself a favor and pass on this."
] |
1 | FIRE CAUTION!!!!! | I purchased this exact blow dryer a little over a year ago from a local retailer where I live and at first I love it!...It wasn't as heavy as most hair dryers I've had in the past and loved the attachments it came with...I have somewhat frizzy dry hair but after applying my styling products, this dryer was amzing the way it smoothed my hair and in half the time that my previous blow dryers took!...Until yesterday when I was in the middle of normal routine blow drying, the dryer started making popping sounds and immediately then started sparking on the base of the dryer where the cord connects to the dryer itself! There were small flames and smoke coming out of it which I immediately shut the dryer off but a couple of the sparks hit my arm which BURNED as well as my shirt!!! QUITE SCARY to say the least. I plunged the dryer under water after unplugging the unit and letting it cool down for a period of time! I will NEVER buy another Remington product EVER AGAIN!!!...BE WARNED!!! | 991 | [
"I purchased this exact blow dryer a little over a year ago from a local retailer where I live and at first I love it!",
"...It wasn't as heavy as most hair dryers I've had in the past and loved the attachments it came with...I have somewhat frizzy dry hair but after applying my styling products, this dryer was amzing the way it smoothed my hair and in half the time that my previous blow dryers took!",
"...Until yesterday when I was in the middle of normal routine blow drying, the dryer started making popping sounds and immediately then started sparking on the base of the dryer where the cord connects to the dryer itself!",
"There were small flames and smoke coming out of it which I immediately shut the dryer off but a couple of the sparks hit my arm which BURNED as well as my shirt!!!",
"QUITE SCARY to say the least.",
"I plunged the dryer under water after unplugging the unit and letting it cool down for a period of time!",
"I will NEVER buy another Remington product EVER AGAIN!!!",
"...BE WARNED!!!"
] |
1 | is this a joke? | I like Bill Bryson but passing off a 49-page (no, it's not 69 pages in the version I got) diary as a book is a crime. Charging C$19 for that, too, is a ripoff (that's the price I saw it at a bookstore in town).I don't really care that the proceeds are going to CARE. If you want to support CARE just give them the $19. To pay for this atrocity which is basically an account of a week Bryson spent in Kenya. Yes, folks, it's actually a "Kenyan" diary as that's all of the entire continent of Africa he sees.There are also 19 color pics in the "book." Of which Bryson's beard appears in six. Writing this as the "Man With Cigar" at the 2010 Ryder Cup get photoshopped into various pics and is an Internet sensation for this nanosecond, I got the feeling, "Do they really think putting Bryson's beard in a bunch of pics = more sales?"Anyway, very very disappointing and it's written as if Bryson mailed it in. You or I could have easily done a far better job with this diary format than Bryson. | 991 | [
"I like Bill Bryson but passing off a 49-page (no, it's not 69 pages in the version I got) diary as a book is a crime.",
"Charging C$19 for that, too, is a ripoff (that's the price I saw it at a bookstore in town).I don't really care that the proceeds are going to CARE.",
"If you want to support CARE just give them the $19.",
"To pay for this atrocity which is basically an account of a week Bryson spent in Kenya.",
"Yes, folks, it's actually a \"Kenyan\" diary as that's all of the entire continent of Africa he sees.There are also 19 color pics in the \"book.\" Of which Bryson's beard appears in six.",
"Writing this as the \"Man With Cigar\" at the 2010 Ryder Cup get photoshopped into various pics and is an Internet sensation for this nanosecond, I got the feeling, \"Do they really think putting Bryson's beard in a bunch of pics = more sales?",
"\"Anyway, very very disappointing and it's written as if Bryson mailed it in.",
"You or I could have easily done a far better job with this diary format than Bryson."
] |
1 | Fugetaboutit | First get four more copies to give to the people you're supposed to round up to help you, since they too need to read the book--if only in order to help you. And so on and so forth...they promise.Promises, promises.P.S. Sorry, I meant to add that I first heard of this book by constant ads appearing on CNN, to which I'd become addicted. Talk about your painful addictions! (I'm kidding, though not about the banality of both this book and CNN.)I'm proud to announce that I've broken my addition to CNN, having not watched so much as a single minute in three months. Nor have I cheated by tuning to MSNBC or Fox, like I'd ever so much as spot myself watching Fox! Alas, I broke the addiction without ever getting any help from the book at hand. The curious thing, however, is that I did exactly what the book recommends--just broke it off.Course I wasn't really addicted to CNN, but just had it on all the time in the background. Big difference I don't think these authors really understand. | 991 | [
"First get four more copies to give to the people you're supposed to round up to help you, since they too need to read the book--if only in order to help you.",
"And so on and so forth...they promise.Promises, promises.P.S. Sorry, I meant to add that I first heard of this book by constant ads appearing on CNN, to which I'd become addicted.",
"Talk about your painful addictions!",
"(I'm kidding, though not about the banality of both this book and CNN.)I'm proud to announce that I've broken my addition to CNN, having not watched so much as a single minute in three months.",
"Nor have I cheated by tuning to MSNBC or Fox, like I'd ever so much as spot myself watching Fox!",
"Alas, I broke the addiction without ever getting any help from the book at hand.",
"The curious thing, however, is that I did exactly what the book recommends--just broke it off.Course I wasn't really addicted to CNN, but just had it on all the time in the background.",
"Big difference I don't think these authors really understand."
] |
1 | very misleading | I am very disappointed in the DVDs I purchased. 15 different supposed super bowl collection series DVDs. A series in which a different super bowl was what the cover depicts for each team. THE SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS then it gives the number of the super bowl in roman numerals. Other have Americans game the SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP and shows the ring on the cover. Did I miss something? Would that mean the game is what the DVD is about? Wrong the only super bowls I have received in their eternity are the two Broncos' super bowls of the Super Bowl XXXII and Super Bowl XXXIII that came along with the 1977 AFC Championship Game in a three set entitled the Broncos 3 greatest games. Said nothing about super bowl games. The only reason I knew the super bowl games were included was I had researched it on another website what I should have done for these. All very misleading. Now I have to go through the hassle of returning 13 DVD. Very disappointed.NFL Super Bowl Collection: Dallas Cowboys | 991 | [
"I am very disappointed in the DVDs I purchased.",
"15 different supposed super bowl collection series DVDs.",
"A series in which a different super bowl was what the cover depicts for each team.",
"THE SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS then it gives the number of the super bowl in roman numerals.",
"Other have Americans game the SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP and shows the ring on the cover.",
"Did I miss something?",
"Would that mean the game is what the DVD is about?",
"Wrong the only super bowls I have received in their eternity are the two Broncos' super bowls of the Super Bowl XXXII and Super Bowl XXXIII that came along with the 1977 AFC Championship Game in a three set entitled the Broncos 3 greatest games.",
"Said nothing about super bowl games.",
"The only reason I knew the super bowl games were included was I had researched it on another website what I should have done for these.",
"All very misleading.",
"Now I have to go through the hassle of returning 13 DVD.",
"Very disappointed.NFL Super Bowl Collection: Dallas Cowboys"
] |
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