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3 | Somewhat disappointed | Having had looked forward to this DVD for quite a while, I have to say that I was disappointed. I had imagined that this was going to be the definitive release of all of McCartney's videos, but that is not the case. As others have mentioned there are lots of videos that are missing from this collection. But the biggest problem that I found was the poor quality of the picture. Most of the videos look like they have been transferred from a videocassette. The so called "mastering" seems like either it was lie or that it was rushed by incompetent technicians. Even the recent videos from the 80's (Tug of War, Pipes of Peace, Take it Away) are so poor that I can't believe that the original source material was not available. They all just lack sharpness and clarity. Take a look at the recent re-release of Help from 1965 and see how crystal clear that picture is. The sound on this DVD is superb but overall this was a letdown. I'll still be waiting for the definitive collection. | 984 | [
"Having had looked forward to this DVD for quite a while, I have to say that I was disappointed.",
"I had imagined that this was going to be the definitive release of all of McCartney's videos, but that is not the case.",
"As others have mentioned there are lots of videos that are missing from this collection.",
"But the biggest problem that I found was the poor quality of the picture.",
"Most of the videos look like they have been transferred from a videocassette.",
"The so called \"mastering\" seems like either it was lie or that it was rushed by incompetent technicians.",
"Even the recent videos from the 80's (Tug of War, Pipes of Peace, Take it Away) are so poor that I can't believe that the original source material was not available.",
"They all just lack sharpness and clarity.",
"Take a look at the recent re-release of Help from 1965 and see how crystal clear that picture is.",
"The sound on this DVD is superb but overall this was a letdown.",
"I'll still be waiting for the definitive collection."
] |
3 | Too wierd | This is a concert from the complete group from the Radio Gnome Trilogy, including Steve Hillage and Tim Blake.Gong was probably the best space rock band in history (I don't consider Pink Floyd to be space rock). During the Radio Gnome days, the band had an amazing line up of musicians.But, the music on this album is just too spacy, eerie and wierd. While driving down to LA at 3am, I had to turn it off because the first 17 minutes were giving my wife the creeps.The problem with the music is that is all mushed together and incoherent. There are a number of solos on this album, but you really can't enjoy them becuase they are muted by a "wall of sound". For instance, you never really get to hear Steve Hillage breakout. There is a short flute solo, but the sax is never highlighted.I think I would choose any other Gong live album over this one. But a number of the Gong live albums end up sounding alike. If you want to get something truly different and spacy, this is the one. | 984 | [
"This is a concert from the complete group from the Radio Gnome Trilogy, including Steve Hillage and Tim Blake.Gong was probably the best space rock band in history (I don't consider Pink Floyd to be space rock).",
"During the Radio Gnome days, the band had an amazing line up of musicians.But, the music on this album is just too spacy, eerie and wierd.",
"While driving down to LA at 3am, I had to turn it off because the first 17 minutes were giving my wife the creeps.The problem with the music is that is all mushed together and incoherent.",
"There are a number of solos on this album, but you really can't enjoy them becuase they are muted by a \"wall of sound\".",
"For instance, you never really get to hear Steve Hillage breakout.",
"There is a short flute solo, but the sax is never highlighted.I think I would choose any other Gong live album over this one.",
"But a number of the Gong live albums end up sounding alike.",
"If you want to get something truly different and spacy, this is the one."
] |
3 | Decent But Not Great | This 50 minute performance (plus a long, boring, introduction that should have been on the cutting room floor) was recorded on videotape before a live audience. Picture quality could be better, and suffers from what seems to be a poor transfer to DVD. The sound quality is just OK, and the sound balance is poor -- the piano is muffled and always hard to hear, and the balance between the horns isn't as good as it should have been. On the positive side, production values are reasonably good - the camera work is OK and stays focused on the musicians without excessive movement.My impression of the band -- Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, Curtis Fuller, Cedar Walton, Reggie Workman, and Art -- is that, for the most part, these players hadn't yet matured enough to be interesting soloists. Shorter is the exception, and two of his compositions, new at the time, are featured. If this was the only available video by these artists, I might be more enthusiastic. Thankfully it is not. | 984 | [
"This 50 minute performance (plus a long, boring, introduction that should have been on the cutting room floor) was recorded on videotape before a live audience.",
"Picture quality could be better, and suffers from what seems to be a poor transfer to DVD.",
"The sound quality is just OK, and the sound balance is poor -- the piano is muffled and always hard to hear, and the balance between the horns isn't as good as it should have been.",
"On the positive side, production values are reasonably good - the camera work is OK and stays focused on the musicians without excessive movement.My impression of the band -- Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, Curtis Fuller, Cedar Walton, Reggie Workman, and Art -- is that, for the most part, these players hadn't yet matured enough to be interesting soloists.",
"Shorter is the exception, and two of his compositions, new at the time, are featured.",
"If this was the only available video by these artists, I might be more enthusiastic.",
"Thankfully it is not."
] |
3 | Gripping but.... | I just finished this book after having picked it up on a sale table. I have to admit that I had been intrigued by it since it came out and had wanted to read it, but never got around to paying full price.It is a gripping work, well written and tightly paced. The book is at its best while set in NYC, but when it moves out from there it begins to unravel. For one thing, the geography is off and, sorry, but I find this inexcusable. A quick consultation with Rand McNally would have kept this from occurring. For another, the author(s) push the abilities of the principal antagonists too far for credibility. Both the evil doers and their primary cat's paw are given just a bit too much power. A little more care in these areas and the book could have been stunning to the end. Alas, it is a good work and fun to read, but the book breaks the reader's willing suspension of disbelief and, in the end, does not live up to its potential. I still look forward to reading their next work. | 984 | [
"I just finished this book after having picked it up on a sale table.",
"I have to admit that I had been intrigued by it since it came out and had wanted to read it, but never got around to paying full price.It is a gripping work, well written and tightly paced.",
"The book is at its best while set in NYC, but when it moves out from there it begins to unravel.",
"For one thing, the geography is off and, sorry, but I find this inexcusable.",
"A quick consultation with Rand McNally would have kept this from occurring.",
"For another, the author(s) push the abilities of the principal antagonists too far for credibility.",
"Both the evil doers and their primary cat's paw are given just a bit too much power.",
"A little more care in these areas and the book could have been stunning to the end.",
"Alas, it is a good work and fun to read, but the book breaks the reader's willing suspension of disbelief and, in the end, does not live up to its potential.",
"I still look forward to reading their next work."
] |
3 | I'm Being Generous Here... | I'm an enormous Argento fan and was recommended Fulci's "The Beyond". Listen up: Not all Italian horror maestroes are the same. I am a huge fan of gore (especially that involving eyeball gouging), so after reading tons of reviews, I thought "The Beyond" would be perfect for my collection. Not so. Sure, there are several incredibly well done scenes (the nail-in-the-eyeball gets 5 stars from me), but there are many, many terrible ones. The score was fantastic, the story was great, and the atmosphere was perfect for a classic gorefest.... but something was missing. Fulci had a great thing going with the taratulas... I'm even willing to overlook the visible strings on the puppet spiders... but the scene where Emily had her throat torn out by her dog made me want to cut my credit cards in half. If you want to see the truly fabulous parts of the movie, try to find Necrophagia's video (its mentioned above). Summary: some great stills, but the movie is just too tiring to watch. | 984 | [
"I'm an enormous Argento fan and was recommended Fulci's \"The Beyond\".",
"Listen up: Not all Italian horror maestroes are the same.",
"I am a huge fan of gore (especially that involving eyeball gouging), so after reading tons of reviews, I thought \"The Beyond\" would be perfect for my collection.",
"Not so.",
"Sure, there are several incredibly well done scenes (the nail-in-the-eyeball gets 5 stars from me), but there are many, many terrible ones.",
"The score was fantastic, the story was great, and the atmosphere was perfect for a classic gorefest.... but something was missing.",
"Fulci had a great thing going with the taratulas... I'm even willing to overlook the visible strings on the puppet spiders... but the scene where Emily had her throat torn out by her dog made me want to cut my credit cards in half.",
"If you want to see the truly fabulous parts of the movie, try to find Necrophagia's video (its mentioned above).",
"Summary: some great stills, but the movie is just too tiring to watch."
] |
3 | Irony and romance | I really enjoyed reading this book. It kept my interest very well, and the constand plot changes made the book very exciting. You never knew what was going to happen next. The irony in the book was very unlikely, however, Fischer was able to make it seem beliveable. I also enjoyed the way that Fischer put such emotion into the story. You could almsot feel how the characters were feeling. For example, after one of the characters, Sungae, an English as a second language student, was told to come up with one sentence that described her life, it showed how depressed she was. She came to America to escape her past, and now it was brought back into memory. I think Fischer described this so well, because she used to teach an English as a second language class. Overall, I was glad I picked up this book and decided to read it. Not only did it entice me with the amount of drama it had, it really showed how powerful love is. That is something that could be appreciated by everyone. | 984 | [
"I really enjoyed reading this book.",
"It kept my interest very well, and the constand plot changes made the book very exciting.",
"You never knew what was going to happen next.",
"The irony in the book was very unlikely, however, Fischer was able to make it seem beliveable.",
"I also enjoyed the way that Fischer put such emotion into the story.",
"You could almsot feel how the characters were feeling.",
"For example, after one of the characters, Sungae, an English as a second language student, was told to come up with one sentence that described her life, it showed how depressed she was.",
"She came to America to escape her past, and now it was brought back into memory.",
"I think Fischer described this so well, because she used to teach an English as a second language class.",
"Overall, I was glad I picked up this book and decided to read it.",
"Not only did it entice me with the amount of drama it had, it really showed how powerful love is.",
"That is something that could be appreciated by everyone."
] |
3 | Wow | What I love about all these books about the "shadow wars" is their failure to recognize that most such resistance movements fail over time against determined enemies. Every one of these books assume that the aggressor is some kind of dictator that can be toppled when "the people" decide to support the insurgents. Remember that these movements rarely succeed. Can anyone say SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA maybe. Any movement can form regardless of popular support. Marxist guerrilas still fight in Chile and I don't see their government crashing down. And the guy who wrote the review about our "red nation," my title was for you. Wow is all I can say to those enlightening remarks. You are the reason I hate discussing politics with anyone who buys into the Bushie/Moveon.org camp. And the only revolt that would occur in favor of the Dems would be in our bankrupt and decaying urban centers. Republicans control most areas not "disadvantaged." Just a simple observation from a Libertarian. | 984 | [
"What I love about all these books about the \"shadow wars\" is their failure to recognize that most such resistance movements fail over time against determined enemies.",
"Every one of these books assume that the aggressor is some kind of dictator that can be toppled when \"the people\" decide to support the insurgents.",
"Remember that these movements rarely succeed.",
"Can anyone say SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA maybe.",
"Any movement can form regardless of popular support.",
"Marxist guerrilas still fight in Chile and I don't see their government crashing down.",
"And the guy who wrote the review about our \"red nation,\" my title was for you.",
"Wow is all I can say to those enlightening remarks.",
"You are the reason I hate discussing politics with anyone who buys into the Bushie/Moveon.org camp.",
"And the only revolt that would occur in favor of the Dems would be in our bankrupt and decaying urban centers.",
"Republicans control most areas not \"disadvantaged.\" Just a simple observation from a Libertarian."
] |
3 | A good read | I recently finished reading this book and I think that overall it is a good read. I am not a philosopher by training (I am a historian) but I purchased this book because I am a philosopher in my own way and I have always read philosophy.I can not give this book five or four stars however because there were times when the author McGinn got boring and dull. His philosophical explanations were not all too clear making me wonder if it was because the philosophies he was trying to explain were too difficult by nature or if he had simply chosen complex definitions by choice. One thing is for sure, McGinn is very candid and honest and this makes the book worth reading.I think he could have focused more on other philosophers and thrown a little more of his personal intellectual life since this is a memoir, but overall this book was a good read. I did feel an injection of intellectual urge for wanting to read more philosophy during and after reading this book. I do recommend it. | 984 | [
"I recently finished reading this book and I think that overall it is a good read.",
"I am not a philosopher by training (I am a historian) but I purchased this book because I am a philosopher in my own way and I have always read philosophy.I can not give this book five or four stars however because there were times when the author McGinn got boring and dull.",
"His philosophical explanations were not all too clear making me wonder if it was because the philosophies he was trying to explain were too difficult by nature or if he had simply chosen complex definitions by choice.",
"One thing is for sure, McGinn is very candid and honest and this makes the book worth reading.I think he could have focused more on other philosophers and thrown a little more of his personal intellectual life since this is a memoir, but overall this book was a good read.",
"I did feel an injection of intellectual urge for wanting to read more philosophy during and after reading this book.",
"I do recommend it."
] |
3 | Meh. | Davy Rothbart, Found: The Best Lost, Tossed, and Forgotten Items from Around the World (Fireside, 2004)Rothbart speculates, in his preface to Found, that the reason this stuff is so fascinating is that it gives us a glimpse into the lives of strangers and shows us that our feelings are universal. I don't get that, so I'm not approaching the book from the same angle as Rothbart and a number of people he interviews here. I see it more as an interesting artifact of modern archaeology (or sociology), a roster of odd things people felt it important enough to write down, draw, or take pictures of. As such, it's interesting, but ot mandatory; I'm sure I'd get more out of it if I got that emotional connection Rothbart is on about.Still, there's some interesting and/or amusing stuff to be found, no pun intended, in the pages of this volume; needless to say, if you're a fan of the magazine, you're going to love it, but it would also serve as a fine intro to the Found culture. *** | 984 | [
"Davy Rothbart, Found: The Best Lost, Tossed, and Forgotten Items from Around the World (Fireside, 2004)Rothbart speculates, in his preface to Found, that the reason this stuff is so fascinating is that it gives us a glimpse into the lives of strangers and shows us that our feelings are universal.",
"I don't get that, so I'm not approaching the book from the same angle as Rothbart and a number of people he interviews here.",
"I see it more as an interesting artifact of modern archaeology (or sociology), a roster of odd things people felt it important enough to write down, draw, or take pictures of.",
"As such, it's interesting, but ot mandatory; I'm sure I'd get more out of it if I got that emotional connection Rothbart is on about.Still, there's some interesting and/or amusing stuff to be found, no pun intended, in the pages of this volume; needless to say, if you're a fan of the magazine, you're going to love it, but it would also serve as a fine intro to the Found culture.",
"***"
] |
3 | You get what you pay for | This player is worth what you pay for it. Don't expect too much. Music sounds good when ripped at 128, but you lose alot by reducing the rate. I have another MP3 player (Samsung Mini-Yepp) that sounds as good at 96 as this one does at 128.I originally bought it for running and working out. Unfortunately, the carrying case is made of cheap plastic and broke within two weeks. The unit itself is also seems very light and fragile.The display, while large and easy to view, does not show track title or artist, which is just a "nice to have".On the positive side, adding additional storage to the K@zoo is very easy and inexpensive. I have upgraded to 128 and can store almost 2 hours of music at 128MB.The best part of this unit is the software provided (which was a major factor in my decision to purchase it). I had been using MusicMatch for over a year and is very versitile.SUMMARY: It is an excellent "starter" MP3 player, but I would not advise buying it for atheletic purposes. | 984 | [
"This player is worth what you pay for it.",
"Don't expect too much.",
"Music sounds good when ripped at 128, but you lose alot by reducing the rate.",
"I have another MP3 player (Samsung Mini-Yepp) that sounds as good at 96 as this one does at 128.I originally bought it for running and working out.",
"Unfortunately, the carrying case is made of cheap plastic and broke within two weeks.",
"The unit itself is also seems very light and fragile.The display, while large and easy to view, does not show track title or artist, which is just a \"nice to have\".On the positive side, adding additional storage to the K@zoo is very easy and inexpensive.",
"I have upgraded to 128 and can store almost 2 hours of music at 128MB.The best part of this unit is the software provided (which was a major factor in my decision to purchase it).",
"I had been using MusicMatch for over a year and is very versitile.SUMMARY: It is an excellent \"starter\" MP3 player, but I would not advise buying it for atheletic purposes."
] |
3 | Bathtime, Rex! | I love UB40 because they present so many listening options. When you actually want to listen to MUSIC, heaven forbid, you can play some of the early stuff - 'Signing Off' and 'Present Arms' being the albums to check out (they are poorly represented on Vol. 1 and not represented on Vol. 2). When you're washing the dishes or giving the dog a bath, then you can let the great bulk of UB40's recorded output wash gently over and around, but not of course, through, you. It's all very pleasant and the essential similarity of the polite, saccahrine-sweet covers they specialise in has a cumulative effect: you and Rex will both be gently bobbing your heads by the time you towel him off. Alarmingly, some worrying signs of Songwriting are beginning to creep back into UB40's muzak: particularly 'Higher Ground' from the Promises & Lies album, and 'Bring Me Your Cup', a song so downright sensuous that Rex is likely to do very strange things to your leg unless you're careful. Woof woof! | 984 | [
"I love UB40 because they present so many listening options.",
"When you actually want to listen to MUSIC, heaven forbid, you can play some of the early stuff - 'Signing Off' and 'Present Arms' being the albums to check out (they are poorly represented on Vol.",
"1 and not represented on Vol.",
"2).",
"When you're washing the dishes or giving the dog a bath, then you can let the great bulk of UB40's recorded output wash gently over and around, but not of course, through, you.",
"It's all very pleasant and the essential similarity of the polite, saccahrine-sweet covers they specialise in has a cumulative effect: you and Rex will both be gently bobbing your heads by the time you towel him off.",
"Alarmingly, some worrying signs of Songwriting are beginning to creep back into UB40's muzak: particularly 'Higher Ground' from the Promises & Lies album, and 'Bring Me Your Cup', a song so downright sensuous that Rex is likely to do very strange things to your leg unless you're careful.",
"Woof woof!"
] |
3 | Lots of history, but no maps | I bought this book (6th Reprint, 1996) to use as a reference on a road trip to the Keweenaw Peninsula on the upper peninsula of Michigan. One of the objectives of my trip was to explore some abandoned copper mining towns. The book turned out to be of very limited usefulness, and certainly not a stand-alone guidebook. It provides at least a bit of history (mostly resident names culled from old Post Office records) about each of hundreds of different ghost towns. But there are no maps showing where any particular ghost town is located. Nor is there an index. To look up a particular ghost town, first you need to know which county it's in, since the listings are organized by county (one chapter per county). For most town entries, there's absolutely no description of where they're located; you will need to get that information somewhere else.For a more concise listing of U.P. ghost towns and their locations, do a web search for Ghost Towns of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. | 984 | [
"I bought this book (6th Reprint, 1996) to use as a reference on a road trip to the Keweenaw Peninsula on the upper peninsula of Michigan.",
"One of the objectives of my trip was to explore some abandoned copper mining towns.",
"The book turned out to be of very limited usefulness, and certainly not a stand-alone guidebook.",
"It provides at least a bit of history (mostly resident names culled from old Post Office records) about each of hundreds of different ghost towns.",
"But there are no maps showing where any particular ghost town is located.",
"Nor is there an index.",
"To look up a particular ghost town, first you need to know which county it's in, since the listings are organized by county (one chapter per county).",
"For most town entries, there's absolutely no description of where they're located; you will need to get that information somewhere else.For a more concise listing of U.P. ghost towns and their locations, do a web search for Ghost Towns of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan."
] |
3 | Yes ... it's good. | This is a colorful, immersive videogame based around the Jedi Knights of the Old Republic. It's a detailed, overly-long but well-made RPG. You can assemble a group of Star Wars creatures on your team and run around the galaxy. Or take tiny races on a pod, but it's more like a chore. The dialogue is often dry despite the comments you can choose, a lot of the aliens go on and on about pride/loyalty and boring [stuff] like that. One thing I found dumb and unoriginal was how this story takes place before Ep. 1, and yet the universe looks so much darker & grittier than even ESB. The Jedi haven't even been offed yet and everything is just as dirty as Vader's reign. Things look like a Babylon5 episode. A lot of the aliens are different colored versions of critters from the movies with names like Davik, Zaalbar, Juhani, etc. There was also glitching and a troubled save system. It's what you'd expect to get, at least --and that's the best we've gotten from Star Wars in years. =D | 984 | [
"This is a colorful, immersive videogame based around the Jedi Knights of the Old Republic.",
"It's a detailed, overly-long but well-made RPG.",
"You can assemble a group of Star Wars creatures on your team and run around the galaxy.",
"Or take tiny races on a pod, but it's more like a chore.",
"The dialogue is often dry despite the comments you can choose, a lot of the aliens go on and on about pride/loyalty and boring [stuff] like that.",
"One thing I found dumb and unoriginal was how this story takes place before Ep.",
"1, and yet the universe looks so much darker & grittier than even ESB.",
"The Jedi haven't even been offed yet and everything is just as dirty as Vader's reign.",
"Things look like a Babylon5 episode.",
"A lot of the aliens are different colored versions of critters from the movies with names like Davik, Zaalbar, Juhani, etc.",
"There was also glitching and a troubled save system.",
"It's what you'd expect to get, at least --and that's the best we've gotten from Star Wars in years.",
"=D"
] |
3 | Excellent content, but flawed | The author has provided a fairly comprehensive treatment of Six Sigma techniques. Additionally, he has provided a measure of motivation for using the techniques in his first two chapters. The book is excellent if used as a reference.Unfortunately, the book is marred in a few ways. Its treatment of some subjects is less than lucid. For an example, the reader should compare Breyfogel's section on 2**k factorial designs with that of Box, Hunter, and Hunter. Another annoying aspect of the book is the constant advertising that the reader must put up with. Perhaps the book's biggest flaw is that it hasn't been edited well. In fact, John Wiley and Sons has done an awful job of it. The reader will find grammatical errors on many pages.I would recommend the work as a reference for someone who already knows the bulk of the Six Sigma material. However, the reader must be prepared to wade through the incomplete sentences, grammatical mistakes, and the occasional opaque explanation. | 984 | [
"The author has provided a fairly comprehensive treatment of Six Sigma techniques.",
"Additionally, he has provided a measure of motivation for using the techniques in his first two chapters.",
"The book is excellent if used as a reference.Unfortunately, the book is marred in a few ways.",
"Its treatment of some subjects is less than lucid.",
"For an example, the reader should compare Breyfogel's section on 2**k factorial designs with that of Box, Hunter, and Hunter.",
"Another annoying aspect of the book is the constant advertising that the reader must put up with.",
"Perhaps the book's biggest flaw is that it hasn't been edited well.",
"In fact, John Wiley and Sons has done an awful job of it.",
"The reader will find grammatical errors on many pages.I would recommend the work as a reference for someone who already knows the bulk of the Six Sigma material.",
"However, the reader must be prepared to wade through the incomplete sentences, grammatical mistakes, and the occasional opaque explanation."
] |
3 | Just OK, not great. | Update: I was overly optimistic when I submitted initial review. In reality, judging by water clarity and residues left in tea thermos, I believe these filters are only good for about a month using Carpinteria, CA, district water. I believe the 2 month/40 gallon replacement schedule is at best, a guideline. Replacement frequency will depend on water quality being filtered. I've downgraded product to 3 stars, as it's just OK.Intitial review: I've used R.O. and faucet attachments, but think this will be the easiest, less maintenance, set up for a limited amount of drinking water. Rather than use two month interval, believe I will track liters/gallons run through the filter to time replacement. I estimate I will only use 40 gallons every 3-4 months. Using two month replacement schedule does not account for usage or water quality going into the filter, which are I believe are more relevant factors. Another advantage to pitcher is it can be taken on trips away from the home. | 984 | [
"Update: I was overly optimistic when I submitted initial review.",
"In reality, judging by water clarity and residues left in tea thermos, I believe these filters are only good for about a month using Carpinteria, CA, district water.",
"I believe the 2 month/40 gallon replacement schedule is at best, a guideline.",
"Replacement frequency will depend on water quality being filtered.",
"I've downgraded product to 3 stars, as it's just OK.Intitial review: I've used R.O. and faucet attachments, but think this will be the easiest, less maintenance, set up for a limited amount of drinking water.",
"Rather than use two month interval, believe I will track liters/gallons run through the filter to time replacement.",
"I estimate I will only use 40 gallons every 3-4 months.",
"Using two month replacement schedule does not account for usage or water quality going into the filter, which are I believe are more relevant factors.",
"Another advantage to pitcher is it can be taken on trips away from the home."
] |
3 | Weak. | The campaigns are okay (3 1/2 stars), but Skirmish is a joke. Easy mode is way too easy and Standard is almost impossible. There is not enough balance to the different races. I challenge anyone to try and beat the Skirmish mode with the Imperial Guard and the AI as the Orks at Standard difficulty. You will NEVER win. The new units are great if you can ever get to them. It takes for freakin ever to get your vehicles and by that time the AI has double what you have. You will spend the entire game on the defensive building endless amounts of ineffective turrets while facing waves and waves of his scouts that are just a tough as your expensive regulars. The IG is supposed to have numbers as one of it's "strengths", but you still start out with only 4 and have to spend a fortune to build them up in strength. It's the same with the Chaos Marines, and Eldar. The Space Marines is the only race you can pick in Skirmish mode and have a reasonable chance of victory. Disappointing. | 984 | [
"The campaigns are okay (3 1/2 stars), but Skirmish is a joke.",
"Easy mode is way too easy and Standard is almost impossible.",
"There is not enough balance to the different races.",
"I challenge anyone to try and beat the Skirmish mode with the Imperial Guard and the AI as the Orks at Standard difficulty.",
"You will NEVER win.",
"The new units are great if you can ever get to them.",
"It takes for freakin ever to get your vehicles and by that time the AI has double what you have.",
"You will spend the entire game on the defensive building endless amounts of ineffective turrets while facing waves and waves of his scouts that are just a tough as your expensive regulars.",
"The IG is supposed to have numbers as one of it's \"strengths\", but you still start out with only 4 and have to spend a fortune to build them up in strength.",
"It's the same with the Chaos Marines, and Eldar.",
"The Space Marines is the only race you can pick in Skirmish mode and have a reasonable chance of victory.",
"Disappointing."
] |
3 | Teachers Beware! | I was looking for a video of this short story by Marquez because my high school class was reading it in school. I borrowed the tape from a local library before I bought it to see if we wanted a copy in our library.I thought the movie was very true (overall to the author), and I enjoyed how closely the director kept to the story, but then the second half changed dramatically from the first half, so much that I became very thankful that I previewed the tape before I showed it to my class.There was quite a bit of profanity in the second half, AND there were several sexual scenes that could not be shown in the classroom. These scenes were not in the short story, so I guess they were added to give some spice to the video, but I thought it was very unnecesary, and of course, now my students can't enjoy it in class as we had hoped to do after we read the story. Obviously, Hollywood isn't the only production area that adds 'T & A' because they think it will help sell the video. | 984 | [
"I was looking for a video of this short story by Marquez because my high school class was reading it in school.",
"I borrowed the tape from a local library before I bought it to see if we wanted a copy in our library.I thought the movie was very true (overall to the author), and I enjoyed how closely the director kept to the story, but then the second half changed dramatically from the first half, so much that I became very thankful that I previewed the tape before I showed it to my class.There was quite a bit of profanity in the second half, AND there were several sexual scenes that could not be shown in the classroom.",
"These scenes were not in the short story, so I guess they were added to give some spice to the video, but I thought it was very unnecesary, and of course, now my students can't enjoy it in class as we had hoped to do after we read the story.",
"Obviously, Hollywood isn't the only production area that adds 'T & A' because they think it will help sell the video."
] |
3 | Only for collectors | Having heard about this film from some arcade game enthusiasts, I thought I'd give it a look. Well, the movie itself is amateurish and low budget, but I could see how a fan of arcade games would enjoy watching it. The story is kind of stupid and the acting is not Oscar worthy by any stretch of the imagination. There is a lot nudity, so depending on how you feel about that it could either make you want to watch it or not. Mainly, I just wanted to warn people that the picture quality is not very good. The picture is very soft, the colors are faded and it's very dark in some if not most scenes. The movie is presented in 4:3 format, not sure if it was ever in widescreen, but it's not here. There aren't really any extras to speak of either except for some trailers for other low budget movies I never heard of or have any interest in seeing. If it sounds like I'm steering you away from this one, I am, although I will say for the curious it's worth renting once, but not owning. | 984 | [
"Having heard about this film from some arcade game enthusiasts, I thought I'd give it a look.",
"Well, the movie itself is amateurish and low budget, but I could see how a fan of arcade games would enjoy watching it.",
"The story is kind of stupid and the acting is not Oscar worthy by any stretch of the imagination.",
"There is a lot nudity, so depending on how you feel about that it could either make you want to watch it or not.",
"Mainly, I just wanted to warn people that the picture quality is not very good.",
"The picture is very soft, the colors are faded and it's very dark in some if not most scenes.",
"The movie is presented in 4:3 format, not sure if it was ever in widescreen, but it's not here.",
"There aren't really any extras to speak of either except for some trailers for other low budget movies I never heard of or have any interest in seeing.",
"If it sounds like I'm steering you away from this one, I am, although I will say for the curious it's worth renting once, but not owning."
] |
3 | The middle was its down fall | The start and end of this book showed promise, it's just too bad that the middle is what is supposed to be good in a book. The protagonist started the book out showing leardership potential but as the story progressed everything I had admired her character for slowly disappeared until only her flaws were put on display continueously by the author. The love that was so apparent and important in the beginning of the novel slowly disintegrated into a haze of confusion and lust that was completely unncessary for the plot progression. Only towards the very end of the novel after Gail had played the desperate card used for wayward female protagonists -preganacy- did the story some-what improve, as the protagonist began to regain lost ground and again show admirable qualities.If you can't take a book that you have to wait out in order to get to the good stuff, don't get this one. It's okay but not anything more than average, even if it does have the potential for a great book. | 984 | [
"The start and end of this book showed promise, it's just too bad that the middle is what is supposed to be good in a book.",
"The protagonist started the book out showing leardership potential but as the story progressed everything I had admired her character for slowly disappeared until only her flaws were put on display continueously by the author.",
"The love that was so apparent and important in the beginning of the novel slowly disintegrated into a haze of confusion and lust that was completely unncessary for the plot progression.",
"Only towards the very end of the novel after Gail had played the desperate card used for wayward female protagonists -preganacy- did the story some-what improve, as the protagonist began to regain lost ground and again show admirable qualities.If you can't take a book that you have to wait out in order to get to the good stuff, don't get this one.",
"It's okay but not anything more than average, even if it does have the potential for a great book."
] |
3 | The Miyu Saga Continues | "Mystery" contains five episodes: a great deal for the price. However, these episodes are a bit predictable.Episode 12 - "Garden of Crying Reeds" - The saddest of them all, absolutely painful to watch. If you are a cat lover, I recommend skipping this one.Episodes 13 & 14: "Light of the Sea, Pts. I & II" The best two on this disc. A mystery unfolds as Larva is compelled to leave Miyu's side for a reason he cannot name. Miyu goes after her beloved companion. These episodes tell the story of Larva's past, and how he and Miyu met.Episode 15: "Dream of the Mermaid" - This mermaid is so pretty to look at, but when are mermaids ever good? So you know what will happen, but when it does, it still scared me. Animation is so exceptional in "Mermaid."Episode 16: "Woman Priest" - A fine Chinese woman priest comes to Japan on a revenge mission, and runs into Miyu.A final note. Watch this DVD in a darkened room, because the animation is so dark that you cannot see it in a sunny room. | 984 | [
"\"Mystery\" contains five episodes: a great deal for the price.",
"However, these episodes are a bit predictable.Episode 12 - \"Garden of Crying Reeds\" - The saddest of them all, absolutely painful to watch.",
"If you are a cat lover, I recommend skipping this one.Episodes 13 & 14: \"Light of the Sea, Pts.",
"I & II\" The best two on this disc.",
"A mystery unfolds as Larva is compelled to leave Miyu's side for a reason he cannot name.",
"Miyu goes after her beloved companion.",
"These episodes tell the story of Larva's past, and how he and Miyu met.Episode 15: \"Dream of the Mermaid\" - This mermaid is so pretty to look at, but when are mermaids ever good?",
"So you know what will happen, but when it does, it still scared me.",
"Animation is so exceptional in \"Mermaid.\"Episode 16: \"Woman Priest\" - A fine Chinese woman priest comes to Japan on a revenge mission, and runs into Miyu.A final note.",
"Watch this DVD in a darkened room, because the animation is so dark that you cannot see it in a sunny room."
] |
3 | A must-read on Malaria | This is a UN publication resulting from the Millennium Development Goals laid down in 2000. It reads like the report that it is, but the facts are so staggering that one cannot possibly be bored, although some skimming may be required. For those of limited time, there is an executive summary right at the front. What will you learn? That 50% of the world's population is exposed to malaria; that the disease results in 1.1-2.7 million deaths each year; and that 20% of childhood deaths in sub-Saharan Africa are attributable to malaria, just to name a few of the informational tidbits found in these pages. This report outlines concrete solutions to preventing and controlling the disease, and the steps required to achieve them. It also covers obstacles to success, namely financial, but including multimedicine resistance and intellectual property rights issues. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand malaria and other diseases, and the gloabl response to them. | 984 | [
"This is a UN publication resulting from the Millennium Development Goals laid down in 2000.",
"It reads like the report that it is, but the facts are so staggering that one cannot possibly be bored, although some skimming may be required.",
"For those of limited time, there is an executive summary right at the front.",
"What will you learn?",
"That 50% of the world's population is exposed to malaria; that the disease results in 1.1-2.7 million deaths each year; and that 20% of childhood deaths in sub-Saharan Africa are attributable to malaria, just to name a few of the informational tidbits found in these pages.",
"This report outlines concrete solutions to preventing and controlling the disease, and the steps required to achieve them.",
"It also covers obstacles to success, namely financial, but including multimedicine resistance and intellectual property rights issues.",
"This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand malaria and other diseases, and the gloabl response to them."
] |
3 | LEAKS ARE NOT MY FAULT! | After buying model 48465, I noticed leaking. Called the company, was supposed to get a new base for a nominal fee, but they sent the carafe part instead. I then had to call to get the base. So basically I got a whole new coffemaker, and guess what, that one leaked too. I think I called them yet again, but i can't remember now. I told my bf to research it cuz he drinks the most coffee, but I don't think he did so we just live with having to deal with it. I certainly did not put in in a dishwasher, nor did I immerse it or "move it around." It's quite obviously a manufacturer defect. I have model 48465. I was psyched when I bought this cuz I'm a klutz and would probably break a carafe, but the leaking is a pain. I'm pretty insulted that other reviewers would blame the consumer instead of Hamilton Beach, because it's obviously an ongoing thing. Would I buy another one? Despite it all, I would, especially since the older models couldn't accommodate a travel mug and mine can. | 984 | [
"After buying model 48465, I noticed leaking.",
"Called the company, was supposed to get a new base for a nominal fee, but they sent the carafe part instead.",
"I then had to call to get the base.",
"So basically I got a whole new coffemaker, and guess what, that one leaked too.",
"I think I called them yet again, but i can't remember now.",
"I told my bf to research it cuz he drinks the most coffee, but I don't think he did so we just live with having to deal with it.",
"I certainly did not put in in a dishwasher, nor did I immerse it or \"move it around.\" It's quite obviously a manufacturer defect.",
"I have model 48465.",
"I was psyched when I bought this cuz I'm a klutz and would probably break a carafe, but the leaking is a pain.",
"I'm pretty insulted that other reviewers would blame the consumer instead of Hamilton Beach, because it's obviously an ongoing thing.",
"Would I buy another one?",
"Despite it all, I would, especially since the older models couldn't accommodate a travel mug and mine can."
] |
3 | Interesting literary format | Although the written correspondence format does make for a more entertaining read in the beginning, I found that it began to drag on and become annoying by about halfway through the book.There are many interesting ideas that I was unfamiliar with that Mr. Dover explains in ways that are easy to understand for somebody that has a little bit of background in biology. His theories on molecular drive and various forms of gene selection were great and I enjoyed the manner in which he explained these ideas.However, I could have done without half a book's worth (slight exaggeration) of slagging on Richard Dawkins. I'm not sure if the author thought it would be "cute" to slam his colleague or wanted to try to prove how much better his ideas are, but it all comes across as trite and childish to me. If you are one that hates Dawkins then you might get a chuckle out of it, but if you are somebody who is more interested in science than egos you might end up not finishing this book. | 984 | [
"Although the written correspondence format does make for a more entertaining read in the beginning, I found that it began to drag on and become annoying by about halfway through the book.There are many interesting ideas that I was unfamiliar with that Mr.",
"Dover explains in ways that are easy to understand for somebody that has a little bit of background in biology.",
"His theories on molecular drive and various forms of gene selection were great and I enjoyed the manner in which he explained these ideas.However, I could have done without half a book's worth (slight exaggeration) of slagging on Richard Dawkins.",
"I'm not sure if the author thought it would be \"cute\" to slam his colleague or wanted to try to prove how much better his ideas are, but it all comes across as trite and childish to me.",
"If you are one that hates Dawkins then you might get a chuckle out of it, but if you are somebody who is more interested in science than egos you might end up not finishing this book."
] |
3 | Interesting but disappointing | I looked forward to reading this book very much and perhaps that is why I'm disappointed with it. It starts off well but somewhere along the line is sidetracked. I can't tell if its poor editing or if a significant part of the text is pulled from the interview text with Galland after the war (the English usage is poor; too poor for a someone who's first language is English). Despite other reviews to the contrary, I didn't find the "analysis" to be hardhitting. I found it redundant. It seemed like the only "analysis" was that of Galland, a supporter of the fighter service, which states over and over that the fighter service was mishandled. It's almost a sour grapes refrain. The very end of the book seems to try to make a case of how effective the Luftwaffe fighter arm was by quoting lots of statistics that don't seem to add up. Editing again or poor research? It reads quickly so give it a go if the subject is a favorite but don't expect anything from the "analysis" side. | 984 | [
"I looked forward to reading this book very much and perhaps that is why I'm disappointed with it.",
"It starts off well but somewhere along the line is sidetracked.",
"I can't tell if its poor editing or if a significant part of the text is pulled from the interview text with Galland after the war (the English usage is poor; too poor for a someone who's first language is English).",
"Despite other reviews to the contrary, I didn't find the \"analysis\" to be hardhitting.",
"I found it redundant.",
"It seemed like the only \"analysis\" was that of Galland, a supporter of the fighter service, which states over and over that the fighter service was mishandled.",
"It's almost a sour grapes refrain.",
"The very end of the book seems to try to make a case of how effective the Luftwaffe fighter arm was by quoting lots of statistics that don't seem to add up.",
"Editing again or poor research?",
"It reads quickly so give it a go if the subject is a favorite but don't expect anything from the \"analysis\" side."
] |
3 | For Better and for worse | The second book of Robert Charrette's 'Secrets of Power' series is better than the first novel. He weaves several sub-plots into an at least semi-coherent whole, but many of the flaws present in his first book are present in this as well.There are few characters for the reader to really identify with. His 'hero' Sam Verner is a whiney, pedantic, and obtuse. He possesses few character traits that lead you to care about him, but we are forced to follow him nevertheless.If you enjoyed the first book, or are a fan of shadowrun then you will love this. The concept is interesting, and the writing style is adequate, if not particularly memorable. The reading level for this book (as with his other two) seems to be about seventh grade level. If you are seeking a deep, meaninful novel that makes you think, then I suggest that you pass this one by. Otherwise dig in. It is a nice 'mindless' read that I pull out from time to time when I don't want to tackle anything more compelling. | 984 | [
"The second book of Robert Charrette's 'Secrets of Power' series is better than the first novel.",
"He weaves several sub-plots into an at least semi-coherent whole, but many of the flaws present in his first book are present in this as well.There are few characters for the reader to really identify with.",
"His 'hero' Sam Verner is a whiney, pedantic, and obtuse.",
"He possesses few character traits that lead you to care about him, but we are forced to follow him nevertheless.If you enjoyed the first book, or are a fan of shadowrun then you will love this.",
"The concept is interesting, and the writing style is adequate, if not particularly memorable.",
"The reading level for this book (as with his other two) seems to be about seventh grade level.",
"If you are seeking a deep, meaninful novel that makes you think, then I suggest that you pass this one by.",
"Otherwise dig in.",
"It is a nice 'mindless' read that I pull out from time to time when I don't want to tackle anything more compelling."
] |
3 | Unfinished Business | I preordered this book before it was released. For me it is useful, informative and worth its price. It has helped me to build on and consolidate previous basic flash skills.However, it is disappointing that the accompanying web site FLanimation.com looks like it has been abandoned (as at Jan05) - especially since the book refers to it for checking out extra tutorials etc there. Unbelieveably they are listed as COMING SOON!!! After two months I am still waiting.Also I don't want to waste time checking over a tutorial to finally conclude that the action script example was not my fault, but that the text was poorly written. I hope that any corrections in exercises will be listed on the website very soon.This book is not near the excellence of ADOBE's 'Classroom in a Book' series. But then again, very very very few computer books are. The ADOBE textbooks are the benchmark. (No ADOBE doesn't write books for MACROMEDIA products.)Overall I am happy that I purchased this book. | 984 | [
"I preordered this book before it was released.",
"For me it is useful, informative and worth its price.",
"It has helped me to build on and consolidate previous basic flash skills.However, it is disappointing that the accompanying web site FLanimation.com looks like it has been abandoned (as at Jan05) - especially since the book refers to it for checking out extra tutorials etc there.",
"Unbelieveably they are listed as COMING SOON!!!",
"After two months I am still waiting.Also I don't want to waste time checking over a tutorial to finally conclude that the action script example was not my fault, but that the text was poorly written.",
"I hope that any corrections in exercises will be listed on the website very soon.This book is not near the excellence of ADOBE's 'Classroom in a Book' series.",
"But then again, very very very few computer books are.",
"The ADOBE textbooks are the benchmark.",
"(No ADOBE doesn't write books for MACROMEDIA products.)Overall I am happy that I purchased this book."
] |
3 | John Dewey's Cafe? | It's hard not to admire the enthusiasm of Christopher Phillips in his efforts to revive interest in philosophy among a wide variety of contemporary persons. Questions arise, however, as to just how socratic his modus operandi is. He declares he's no self-help guru, for instance. Yet is his readiness to descend to tears and therapy rather than ironic tough-mindedness, this is exactly what he ultimately most resembles. His repeated disinclination to answer questions put by an interlocutor and his preference instead for returning the question to its asker strikes me as even more guru-like and unsocratic. Finally, his eagerness to avoid extended one-on-one question and answer encounters in the presence of a group, preferring rather the role of the "facilitator" who gets everyone talking, reveals him more as the unwitting heir of the flattering John Dewey than of the "offensive" Socrates who claimed to know nothing, but was able to show smug others that they knew even less. | 983 | [
"It's hard not to admire the enthusiasm of Christopher Phillips in his efforts to revive interest in philosophy among a wide variety of contemporary persons.",
"Questions arise, however, as to just how socratic his modus operandi is.",
"He declares he's no self-help guru, for instance.",
"Yet is his readiness to descend to tears and therapy rather than ironic tough-mindedness, this is exactly what he ultimately most resembles.",
"His repeated disinclination to answer questions put by an interlocutor and his preference instead for returning the question to its asker strikes me as even more guru-like and unsocratic.",
"Finally, his eagerness to avoid extended one-on-one question and answer encounters in the presence of a group, preferring rather the role of the \"facilitator\" who gets everyone talking, reveals him more as the unwitting heir of the flattering John Dewey than of the \"offensive\" Socrates who claimed to know nothing, but was able to show smug others that they knew even less."
] |
3 | Stevenson | Undoubtedly a great story this was. Stevenson couldn't have done a better job in telling the story of these two individuals trapped in the body of one. The concept is of an awesome nature, and so is the story.Now, many people that have never read this think it to be a horror tale. This is indeed true - some of this story is horror. But more than a horror tale, this is a psychological mystery. The way it begins, the way many of the mysteries unfold throughout the story have all the nature, the characteristics, the makings of a mystery. Thus, upon reading this book, you must pay careful attention to all that's going on. If you don't pay attention to a certain detail, you may get very mixed up and lost. It is easy to understand why many different versions have been written for kids.The last part of the book is just wonderful. The book, though it may not be the funnest thing to read, is all worth reading for the ending. The ending is one that will stand high in literature. | 983 | [
"Undoubtedly a great story this was.",
"Stevenson couldn't have done a better job in telling the story of these two individuals trapped in the body of one.",
"The concept is of an awesome nature, and so is the story.Now, many people that have never read this think it to be a horror tale.",
"This is indeed true - some of this story is horror.",
"But more than a horror tale, this is a psychological mystery.",
"The way it begins, the way many of the mysteries unfold throughout the story have all the nature, the characteristics, the makings of a mystery.",
"Thus, upon reading this book, you must pay careful attention to all that's going on.",
"If you don't pay attention to a certain detail, you may get very mixed up and lost.",
"It is easy to understand why many different versions have been written for kids.The last part of the book is just wonderful.",
"The book, though it may not be the funnest thing to read, is all worth reading for the ending.",
"The ending is one that will stand high in literature."
] |
3 | The scenery is a drawing card | While James Stewart, Julie Adams, and Rock Hudson form an outstanding cast for this movie, what sells the movie is the beautiful, very colorful scenery of Oregon,mainly along the basin of the Columbia River. The story line is basically simple: settlers buy meat and supplies, only for them to be illegally confiscated, and the wagon train leader (played by James Stewart) is, among others, determined to go and take what is theirs. Naturally,during that mission they meet with too many dangerous hurdles: paid outlaws try to kill them, they are betrayed by a "settler" (Arthur Kennedy) who wants to join them but is actually a greedy thief and killer, and they meet trouble through the mountains.But the beautiful, breath-taking scenery is the drawing element that maintains my attention. Just that is worth the seeing of the movie. The mountains, the Columbia River, and the topography are very eye-catching. See the movie, for the action and, more than this, the colorfful scenery. | 983 | [
"While James Stewart, Julie Adams, and Rock Hudson form an outstanding cast for this movie, what sells the movie is the beautiful, very colorful scenery of Oregon,mainly along the basin of the Columbia River.",
"The story line is basically simple: settlers buy meat and supplies, only for them to be illegally confiscated, and the wagon train leader (played by James Stewart) is, among others, determined to go and take what is theirs.",
"Naturally,during that mission they meet with too many dangerous hurdles: paid outlaws try to kill them, they are betrayed by a \"settler\" (Arthur Kennedy) who wants to join them but is actually a greedy thief and killer, and they meet trouble through the mountains.But the beautiful, breath-taking scenery is the drawing element that maintains my attention.",
"Just that is worth the seeing of the movie.",
"The mountains, the Columbia River, and the topography are very eye-catching.",
"See the movie, for the action and, more than this, the colorfful scenery."
] |
3 | "Finally we do become wise." | Daniel's granny always told him that "finally we do become wise, but then it's too late." Daniel has always believed this to be true and has resigned himself. He lives alone, and is ruled by a number of compulsions and obsessions. But he does yearn for love.The story of this gentle soul indeed engaged me. And I enjoyed the prose. His obsessions are portrayed very realistically, and indeed the world is full of people stranded by their own worries and rituals.I was bothered by the story line of his home therapist becoming so enmeshed with him personally. During a home visit, her ex husband had emerged following her baby sitter and son outside. When the ex becomes violent, Daniel comes to the rescue. Her remaining personally embroiled with him is so unethical and so irrational that I couldnt escape that part of the plot.The story of Daniel escaping his own prison is compelling, but carried on the device of the therapist's personal part of his life, I couldnt fully engage. | 983 | [
"Daniel's granny always told him that \"finally we do become wise, but then it's too late.\" Daniel has always believed this to be true and has resigned himself.",
"He lives alone, and is ruled by a number of compulsions and obsessions.",
"But he does yearn for love.The story of this gentle soul indeed engaged me.",
"And I enjoyed the prose.",
"His obsessions are portrayed very realistically, and indeed the world is full of people stranded by their own worries and rituals.I was bothered by the story line of his home therapist becoming so enmeshed with him personally.",
"During a home visit, her ex husband had emerged following her baby sitter and son outside.",
"When the ex becomes violent, Daniel comes to the rescue.",
"Her remaining personally embroiled with him is so unethical and so irrational that I couldnt escape that part of the plot.The story of Daniel escaping his own prison is compelling, but carried on the device of the therapist's personal part of his life, I couldnt fully engage."
] |
3 | Kyra's book review | I think this book was really good. I think it is good because it is like Cinderella, and I like Cinderella a lot. That is a good story. The story was a lot like Cinderella except a little bit of things. One thing was they had diffrent names in Ella Enchanted.In Cinderella they didn't have any curses on anybody. They didn't have a lot of fairies up in the Cindrerlla story. Some of the ways the story is alike is by having a ball. Another way the story is alike is that the Prince is looking for someone to marry at the ball and he finds that person. Ella Enchanted is really good. I think it will be interesting to a lot of little kids because they like a lot of interesting stories and movies. I think a lot of kids will like Ella Enchanted because it is just like Ciderella and lots of kids like it. I recommend little kids to read Ella Enchanted and I recommend this book to anybody because the book is very good and exciting to me. That is why I recommend this book to anybody. | 983 | [
"I think this book was really good.",
"I think it is good because it is like Cinderella, and I like Cinderella a lot.",
"That is a good story.",
"The story was a lot like Cinderella except a little bit of things.",
"One thing was they had diffrent names in Ella Enchanted.In Cinderella they didn't have any curses on anybody.",
"They didn't have a lot of fairies up in the Cindrerlla story.",
"Some of the ways the story is alike is by having a ball.",
"Another way the story is alike is that the Prince is looking for someone to marry at the ball and he finds that person.",
"Ella Enchanted is really good.",
"I think it will be interesting to a lot of little kids because they like a lot of interesting stories and movies.",
"I think a lot of kids will like Ella Enchanted because it is just like Ciderella and lots of kids like it.",
"I recommend little kids to read Ella Enchanted and I recommend this book to anybody because the book is very good and exciting to me.",
"That is why I recommend this book to anybody."
] |
3 | Not complete. | I love all the Disney films and this one is no exception. However, that being said, I do feel like I was stiffed in the fact that the Platinum edition had FAR more bonus features. Gone is the Silly Symphony "Goddess of Spring" and all the radio broadcasts, and basically anything that was on the bonus disc of the Platunum version. Notice also that Barbara Streisand's version of 'Some Day My Prince Will Come' has been replaced with the generic teen Disney star of the moment. Typical.I also feel that the prior release was better in the fact that the movie was made to fit the screen (Original Theatrical Aspect ratio) rather than the (1.33:1) ratio that it is now. I think this is done simply for the pointless DisneyView art of Tony Bluth. Granted, the picture is radiant and beautiful, but this the blu-ray format and therefore supposed to be able to hold 6 times the information of a standard DVD. So why aren't they being utilized to do so?I'll be keeping my Platinum edition. | 983 | [
"I love all the Disney films and this one is no exception.",
"However, that being said, I do feel like I was stiffed in the fact that the Platinum edition had FAR more bonus features.",
"Gone is the Silly Symphony \"Goddess of Spring\" and all the radio broadcasts, and basically anything that was on the bonus disc of the Platunum version.",
"Notice also that Barbara Streisand's version of 'Some Day My Prince Will Come' has been replaced with the generic teen Disney star of the moment.",
"Typical.I also feel that the prior release was better in the fact that the movie was made to fit the screen (Original Theatrical Aspect ratio) rather than the (1.33:1) ratio that it is now.",
"I think this is done simply for the pointless DisneyView art of Tony Bluth.",
"Granted, the picture is radiant and beautiful, but this the blu-ray format and therefore supposed to be able to hold 6 times the information of a standard DVD.",
"So why aren't they being utilized to do so?",
"I'll be keeping my Platinum edition."
] |
3 | Interesting, but... | The channeled Abraham says nothing you couldn't actually have thought of yourself, and at times I get the distinct feeling that I have read this or that almost word for word elsewhere in much older books.Now this may be 'coincidence' but we all know that pure coincidence does not exist. I doubt very much that all of its content was channeled, it just doesn't have the right feel and twist of phrasing about it.Nevertheless, a nice book as an introduction for the novice to the magical approach of living life. To those new to the material this book can look like be and end all of learning, but it isn't, and there is much more interesting stuff out there. Once you have mastered the basics - feel free to progress and have an adventure in cosnciousness. Don't just consume, be.I can also recommendThe Wizards of Consciousness: Making the Imponderable Practicaland any of the Bartholomew books like"I Come As a Brother": A Remembrance of Illusions. these too are easily accessible. | 983 | [
"The channeled Abraham says nothing you couldn't actually have thought of yourself, and at times I get the distinct feeling that I have read this or that almost word for word elsewhere in much older books.Now this may be 'coincidence' but we all know that pure coincidence does not exist.",
"I doubt very much that all of its content was channeled, it just doesn't have the right feel and twist of phrasing about it.Nevertheless, a nice book as an introduction for the novice to the magical approach of living life.",
"To those new to the material this book can look like be and end all of learning, but it isn't, and there is much more interesting stuff out there.",
"Once you have mastered the basics - feel free to progress and have an adventure in cosnciousness.",
"Don't just consume, be.I can also recommendThe Wizards of Consciousness: Making the Imponderable Practicaland any of the Bartholomew books like\"I Come As a Brother\": A Remembrance of Illusions.",
"these too are easily accessible."
] |
3 | this is it? | I don't normally read contemporary fiction, except for Don Delillo, but I figured I would read Vonnegut because I think I confused him with Updike and because there was a Graham Greene blurb on the back. In any case, Vonnegut's black humour is mixed with a little too much knowing misanthropy for my taste. There are no sympathetic figures in the novel, which is roughly based on Shakespeare's Tempest, or at least set on the same island, San Lorenzo, but I could be mistaken. Official ceremonies, scientists, Indiana, and ambassadors all get the superior treatment from our narrator, Noah. The only sympathetic figure may be the scientist who built the bomb, but of course his childlike scientific play will ultimately destroy the world one way or another. Cat's Cradle would be a much better movie than novel, but only if it starred OJ Simpson and was turned into a slapstick comedy, because otherwise the black humour is just humourless misanthropy and the fantasy a tired device. | 983 | [
"I don't normally read contemporary fiction, except for Don Delillo, but I figured I would read Vonnegut because I think I confused him with Updike and because there was a Graham Greene blurb on the back.",
"In any case, Vonnegut's black humour is mixed with a little too much knowing misanthropy for my taste.",
"There are no sympathetic figures in the novel, which is roughly based on Shakespeare's Tempest, or at least set on the same island, San Lorenzo, but I could be mistaken.",
"Official ceremonies, scientists, Indiana, and ambassadors all get the superior treatment from our narrator, Noah.",
"The only sympathetic figure may be the scientist who built the bomb, but of course his childlike scientific play will ultimately destroy the world one way or another.",
"Cat's Cradle would be a much better movie than novel, but only if it starred OJ Simpson and was turned into a slapstick comedy, because otherwise the black humour is just humourless misanthropy and the fantasy a tired device."
] |
3 | OK w/ a Bullet | It's growing on me.At first, I was pretty skeptical. I usually don't care too much for dance/techno-trip/ambient club groove, and less for electronic fusions with Jewish music. But to be honest, this makes good background music, for hanging out, for cooking, for trips, even for meditation. I don't think the music itself is spiritual or meditative or in any way the usual brand of 'authentic' Jewish/Israeli music. But it's kind of nice, it's chill, you can move to it or stay still to it, it just seems to work.If you're looking for the cream of Israeli music, this is not it. That would be a band called Bustan Abraham. But on the other hand, compared to most of the abysmal pop music that floods the Israeli market, this is quality stuff.And the more I listen, the more it seems to grow on me. I don't know that I'll ever be crazy to run out and get the next Zohar CD, but at least I feel pretty justified in buying this one. And if nothing else, at least it's not Ehud Banai.... | 983 | [
"It's growing on me.At first, I was pretty skeptical.",
"I usually don't care too much for dance/techno-trip/ambient club groove, and less for electronic fusions with Jewish music.",
"But to be honest, this makes good background music, for hanging out, for cooking, for trips, even for meditation.",
"I don't think the music itself is spiritual or meditative or in any way the usual brand of 'authentic' Jewish/Israeli music.",
"But it's kind of nice, it's chill, you can move to it or stay still to it, it just seems to work.If you're looking for the cream of Israeli music, this is not it.",
"That would be a band called Bustan Abraham.",
"But on the other hand, compared to most of the abysmal pop music that floods the Israeli market, this is quality stuff.And the more I listen, the more it seems to grow on me.",
"I don't know that I'll ever be crazy to run out and get the next Zohar CD, but at least I feel pretty justified in buying this one.",
"And if nothing else, at least it's not Ehud Banai...."
] |
3 | Some Example for America | Barbara Olson was certainly no fan of the Clintons. However, she does show fairness in this book by agreeing that there was justification for some pardons by Clinton. She also quotes some liberal Democrats who express their disgust with Clinton's last minute pardon escapade. She does point out that these same Democrats could not bring themselves to condemn Clinton for some of the earlier scandals while she maintains that the pardoning and White House furniture scandals of the last days of his term were only a continuation of the character displayed in the earlier sexual scandals. The Marc Rich pardon of course receives special attention in the book and leaves one wondering how someone with integrity could justify such a pardon of one who at the time was on one of the Justice Department's "most wanted" lists.Sometimes there is a little too much detail such as several pages listing the names of the pardoned. But overall, I found the book both interesting and informative. | 983 | [
"Barbara Olson was certainly no fan of the Clintons.",
"However, she does show fairness in this book by agreeing that there was justification for some pardons by Clinton.",
"She also quotes some liberal Democrats who express their disgust with Clinton's last minute pardon escapade.",
"She does point out that these same Democrats could not bring themselves to condemn Clinton for some of the earlier scandals while she maintains that the pardoning and White House furniture scandals of the last days of his term were only a continuation of the character displayed in the earlier sexual scandals.",
"The Marc Rich pardon of course receives special attention in the book and leaves one wondering how someone with integrity could justify such a pardon of one who at the time was on one of the Justice Department's \"most wanted\" lists.Sometimes there is a little too much detail such as several pages listing the names of the pardoned.",
"But overall, I found the book both interesting and informative."
] |
3 | Returning them.. | I didn't expect wonderful sound quality from cheapie headphones, but I expected them to sound better than my OEM iPhone headset. Unfortunately, they don't sound any better to me. I'm no audiophile, so I can't describe the sound well, but the bass is pretty lacking.The earbuds are pretty comfortable and fit well in my ear. The button is a little large, and even with the headset worn correctly, doesn't line up near my mouth at all so I couldn't use it for phone calls if I wanted to. The lanyard style is useful for someone who rarely takes the headset on and off, but I don't like the lanyard because I take the headset off and put it back on a lot throughout the day.One major drawback about this headset is the cord. Any time something brushes against the cord, you can hear the sound (loudly) through the earbuds.Also, the button is extremely finicky for me. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. I'll be returning this headset and waiting for a better one to come out.. | 983 | [
"I didn't expect wonderful sound quality from cheapie headphones, but I expected them to sound better than my OEM iPhone headset.",
"Unfortunately, they don't sound any better to me.",
"I'm no audiophile, so I can't describe the sound well, but the bass is pretty lacking.The earbuds are pretty comfortable and fit well in my ear.",
"The button is a little large, and even with the headset worn correctly, doesn't line up near my mouth at all so I couldn't use it for phone calls if I wanted to.",
"The lanyard style is useful for someone who rarely takes the headset on and off, but I don't like the lanyard because I take the headset off and put it back on a lot throughout the day.One major drawback about this headset is the cord.",
"Any time something brushes against the cord, you can hear the sound (loudly) through the earbuds.Also, the button is extremely finicky for me.",
"Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.",
"I'll be returning this headset and waiting for a better one to come out.."
] |
3 | ONE DAY REMAINS IS BETTER.... | Finally Scott Stapps solo debut is finally here, does it live up to the hype as Alter Bridge did? In my opinion, no. This album just sounds like Weathered part 2 at least on Alter Bridges debut album they didn't try to sound like there previous band and tryed to sound like a whole new band to approach a new audience and to me they lived up to it. This is an average cd by all means, all the songs seam to mellow for my tastes I am a CREED faan and even for me this sounds like it was rushed into to quickly and it could've been put on hold a little longer and then it could've been a great album. Stand-Outs include, Reach Out, Fight Song, Hard Way, Justify, Let Me Go, and The Great Divide. The rest just seem like fillers and were added to make this album a little bit longer. Hopefully Scott Stapps sophomore album is 10x better or I will have given up on him completely. I am looking forward to the new Alter Bridge album and wish them and Scott the best of luck in the future. | 983 | [
"Finally Scott Stapps solo debut is finally here, does it live up to the hype as Alter Bridge did?",
"In my opinion, no.",
"This album just sounds like Weathered part 2 at least on Alter Bridges debut album they didn't try to sound like there previous band and tryed to sound like a whole new band to approach a new audience and to me they lived up to it.",
"This is an average cd by all means, all the songs seam to mellow for my tastes I am a CREED faan and even for me this sounds like it was rushed into to quickly and it could've been put on hold a little longer and then it could've been a great album.",
"Stand-Outs include, Reach Out, Fight Song, Hard Way, Justify, Let Me Go, and The Great Divide.",
"The rest just seem like fillers and were added to make this album a little bit longer.",
"Hopefully Scott Stapps sophomore album is 10x better or I will have given up on him completely.",
"I am looking forward to the new Alter Bridge album and wish them and Scott the best of luck in the future."
] |
3 | falls short of expectations | The Debeers series started out sounding quite promising. I liked how Willow's character was developed to be an intelligent, analytical, skeptical young woman, much different from the bubbly, naive, " i believe in magic" heroines of other VC books. Willow actually had some substance. However, this book seemed way too drawn out and at times, just completely dull. Throughout the book, Willow is taken through the glamourous and corrupt world of the filthy rich. But somehow her life seems completely boring, even with the romantic interludes with Thatcher. I was, however, glad that Thatcher's character turned out the way he did. I never liked him from the first and anticipated that he was holding something back. The whole incest storyline with Linden was nothing short of irritating, and the ending was way too rushed and unrealistic. Thus far the Debeers books have ended with bland, even dreary endings that have left me unsatisfied. I'm hoping the future books will be better. | 983 | [
"The Debeers series started out sounding quite promising.",
"I liked how Willow's character was developed to be an intelligent, analytical, skeptical young woman, much different from the bubbly, naive, \" i believe in magic\" heroines of other VC books.",
"Willow actually had some substance.",
"However, this book seemed way too drawn out and at times, just completely dull.",
"Throughout the book, Willow is taken through the glamourous and corrupt world of the filthy rich.",
"But somehow her life seems completely boring, even with the romantic interludes with Thatcher.",
"I was, however, glad that Thatcher's character turned out the way he did.",
"I never liked him from the first and anticipated that he was holding something back.",
"The whole incest storyline with Linden was nothing short of irritating, and the ending was way too rushed and unrealistic.",
"Thus far the Debeers books have ended with bland, even dreary endings that have left me unsatisfied.",
"I'm hoping the future books will be better."
] |
3 | No Problems with my Explorist | I was surprised by some of the reviews. I have used both version 3 and version 2 (offered here) on my Explorist without a problem. It appears from the Magellan web site that version 2 is the only software being offered at this time and I know that some users prefer version 2 to version 3. Version 3 did have better support for geocaching, but other than that, I am not sure that I noticed much of a difference.To use this with the Explorist, you do have to go through extra steps, saving it to the hard disk and then transferring it over to the unit.At one time, Magellan stated that there would be yearly updates. Hardly. This version is long overdue for one. And since the Explorist does not support automatic re-routing, the mapping is more cumbersome than the Garmins. Although this has gotten me where I need to go, if I am driving somewhere I generally pull out the Garmin. There are tricks out there that eliminate the need to always have the cd in the drive when it is used. | 983 | [
"I was surprised by some of the reviews.",
"I have used both version 3 and version 2 (offered here) on my Explorist without a problem.",
"It appears from the Magellan web site that version 2 is the only software being offered at this time and I know that some users prefer version 2 to version 3.",
"Version 3 did have better support for geocaching, but other than that, I am not sure that I noticed much of a difference.To use this with the Explorist, you do have to go through extra steps, saving it to the hard disk and then transferring it over to the unit.At one time, Magellan stated that there would be yearly updates.",
"Hardly.",
"This version is long overdue for one.",
"And since the Explorist does not support automatic re-routing, the mapping is more cumbersome than the Garmins.",
"Although this has gotten me where I need to go, if I am driving somewhere I generally pull out the Garmin.",
"There are tricks out there that eliminate the need to always have the cd in the drive when it is used."
] |
3 | Interesting But Flawed | Although this book is very well-written (at times it feels like a novel), I cannot help feeling that at times there was something missing. The sections that deal with Frederick's upbringing and home life are compelling, but as soon as Mitford dives into Frederick's battles (which were so numerous they almost defined his later life!) the discussion becomes very dense and hard to follow. While I loved hearing abour Voltaire's visit to Potsdam, and the interaction between the two luminaries, I felt that this short time was dwelt upon for a bit too long, perhaps to the detriment of other events in Frederick's life. The book is very sympathetic to Frederick William I (Frederick's father), who I feel is one of history's least likable characters. When it gets to Frederick's later life (after the Seven Years' War), the coverage becomes sparse. However, because at times it is so readable, I recommend this book to those who have little to no knowledge of Frederick and his times. | 983 | [
"Although this book is very well-written (at times it feels like a novel), I cannot help feeling that at times there was something missing.",
"The sections that deal with Frederick's upbringing and home life are compelling, but as soon as Mitford dives into Frederick's battles (which were so numerous they almost defined his later life!",
") the discussion becomes very dense and hard to follow.",
"While I loved hearing abour Voltaire's visit to Potsdam, and the interaction between the two luminaries, I felt that this short time was dwelt upon for a bit too long, perhaps to the detriment of other events in Frederick's life.",
"The book is very sympathetic to Frederick William I (Frederick's father), who I feel is one of history's least likable characters.",
"When it gets to Frederick's later life (after the Seven Years' War), the coverage becomes sparse.",
"However, because at times it is so readable, I recommend this book to those who have little to no knowledge of Frederick and his times."
] |
3 | What happened??? | Alright -- don't get me wrong. I'm a HUGE Skinny Puppy fan. I own every single one of their albums, singles, and compilations. For those of you who are new to Skinny Puppy, I strongly suggest checking out Bites, Too Dark Park, and Last Rights. This is NOT Skinny Puppy. Obviously, DR Goettel isn't present, and the album also lacks some old standards like the Green Man and Dave Ogilve. This album just doesn't have the dark ambiance of much of their earlier work. It isn't a total failure, however; tracks like Goneja and Daddyuwarbash show off Orge's vocal acrobatics and Key's sampling abilities. Unfortunately, most of the album sounds a little on the uninspired side, and you can almost hear Orge's desire to get back to the way things were on several of the tracks. The only thing that gets me to rest easier is the fact that bands like Wumpscut, Haujobb, and Einsturzende Neubauten are still producing quality industrial. Skinny Puppy just seems to have forgotten their roots. | 983 | [
"Alright -- don't get me wrong.",
"I'm a HUGE Skinny Puppy fan.",
"I own every single one of their albums, singles, and compilations.",
"For those of you who are new to Skinny Puppy, I strongly suggest checking out Bites, Too Dark Park, and Last Rights.",
"This is NOT Skinny Puppy.",
"Obviously, DR Goettel isn't present, and the album also lacks some old standards like the Green Man and Dave Ogilve.",
"This album just doesn't have the dark ambiance of much of their earlier work.",
"It isn't a total failure, however; tracks like Goneja and Daddyuwarbash show off Orge's vocal acrobatics and Key's sampling abilities.",
"Unfortunately, most of the album sounds a little on the uninspired side, and you can almost hear Orge's desire to get back to the way things were on several of the tracks.",
"The only thing that gets me to rest easier is the fact that bands like Wumpscut, Haujobb, and Einsturzende Neubauten are still producing quality industrial.",
"Skinny Puppy just seems to have forgotten their roots."
] |
3 | Kinsey is no Stephanie Plum | I've heard so much about Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone series that I decided to give A Is for Alibi a try. I thought that this series might be a bit like Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series, but "a bit" is about the extent of similarity between the two. Both have female protagonists, and both Kinsey and Stephanie are trying to solve mysteries. However, Kinsey is a well-respected, serious sleuth, and Stephanie is a hilarious bumbler. Stephanie has no qualms about mixing sex with work, but at least in this first volume, Kinsey recognizes the difficulty of trying to be objective when her paramour is a suspect. Nikki Fife has paid her debt to society with 8 years behind bars for the murder of her husband and has hired Kinsey to find out who really did it. Is anyone serving time for murder paroled after 8 years?? Both series are of the light fiction variety, and both are enjoyable in a mindless way. I still prefer Stephanie, but I know her better. Kinsey may grow on me. | 983 | [
"I've heard so much about Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone series that I decided to give A Is for Alibi a try.",
"I thought that this series might be a bit like Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series, but \"a bit\" is about the extent of similarity between the two.",
"Both have female protagonists, and both Kinsey and Stephanie are trying to solve mysteries.",
"However, Kinsey is a well-respected, serious sleuth, and Stephanie is a hilarious bumbler.",
"Stephanie has no qualms about mixing sex with work, but at least in this first volume, Kinsey recognizes the difficulty of trying to be objective when her paramour is a suspect.",
"Nikki Fife has paid her debt to society with 8 years behind bars for the murder of her husband and has hired Kinsey to find out who really did it.",
"Is anyone serving time for murder paroled after 8 years??",
"Both series are of the light fiction variety, and both are enjoyable in a mindless way.",
"I still prefer Stephanie, but I know her better.",
"Kinsey may grow on me."
] |
3 | A little too complicated | Having read and enjoyed Eugenie Grandet and Old Goriot, I was anxious to read Cousin Bette. Overall, I did enjoy it but there were aspects that I did not find believable such as Baron Hulot and Crevel, one an accomplished government man and the other a sharp, wealthy businessman, falling so blindingly in love with Madame Marneffe,the slut of the story, almost at first sight and to the extent that they completely ignored every clue that she was cheating on both of them with yet another (Baron Hulot's son-in-law) while being married to yet another. Also, I wonder if Parisian women of the time were really as accepting of their husbands having mistresses as was Adeline. It seemed to me that the story would have been just as good if there had been one or two fewer romantic involvements and it certainly would have been easier to follow. As for the title of the book, Lisbeth Fischer (Cousin Bette) is not the main character by any means; neither was Eugenie in Eugenie Grandet. | 983 | [
"Having read and enjoyed Eugenie Grandet and Old Goriot, I was anxious to read Cousin Bette.",
"Overall, I did enjoy it but there were aspects that I did not find believable such as Baron Hulot and Crevel, one an accomplished government man and the other a sharp, wealthy businessman, falling so blindingly in love with Madame Marneffe,the slut of the story, almost at first sight and to the extent that they completely ignored every clue that she was cheating on both of them with yet another (Baron Hulot's son-in-law) while being married to yet another.",
"Also, I wonder if Parisian women of the time were really as accepting of their husbands having mistresses as was Adeline.",
"It seemed to me that the story would have been just as good if there had been one or two fewer romantic involvements and it certainly would have been easier to follow.",
"As for the title of the book, Lisbeth Fischer (Cousin Bette) is not the main character by any means; neither was Eugenie in Eugenie Grandet."
] |
3 | I liked it and I didn't | I liked the colors and the graphics. I found it seemed a little slower than Windows ME and Second Edition. I found that I can't run XP without having to replace my printer, scanner and my dial-up modem because they were not compatible with XP. My computer is a year old and I have wasted $... on an upgrade that I can't use.I am disappointed with software manufacturers for letting people buy these products knowing they will not be compatible with our computers trying to force us to go out and buy a new system.I for one have spent a lot of money for my system and will not buy another one until they figure out how to upgrade my printer, scanner and dial-up modem without costing hundreds of dollars in upgrade costs and of course I cannot return my XP to the store I bought it from because it has been opened and Microsoft cheated another customer and in the process making themselves look even worse than they do now. Makes me want to sue them for the hundred bucks I've wasted. | 983 | [
"I liked the colors and the graphics.",
"I found it seemed a little slower than Windows ME and Second Edition.",
"I found that I can't run XP without having to replace my printer, scanner and my dial-up modem because they were not compatible with XP.",
"My computer is a year old and I have wasted $... on an upgrade that I can't use.I am disappointed with software manufacturers for letting people buy these products knowing they will not be compatible with our computers trying to force us to go out and buy a new system.I for one have spent a lot of money for my system and will not buy another one until they figure out how to upgrade my printer, scanner and dial-up modem without costing hundreds of dollars in upgrade costs and of course I cannot return my XP to the store I bought it from because it has been opened and Microsoft cheated another customer and in the process making themselves look even worse than they do now.",
"Makes me want to sue them for the hundred bucks I've wasted."
] |
3 | Watch it for SMG! | watch this movie for sarah michelle gellar, if you're not a sarah michelle gellar fan. Don't watch this movie! Sarah Michelle Gellar doesn't get naked, but she has a lesbian scene and shows great cleavage! I admit, I was a little disapointed that SMG didn't get naked.There's this girl that has been a virgin and she had a boyfriend for years. Then there's this guy who likes to take girls' virginity away. In the movie, the girl was going out with the guy who had waited for her, and she just gave herself to the guy who liked to take the girl's virginity away, leaving the guy who waited, wasted years of his life and got nothing. A similar plot to this movie would be, Embrace of the Vampire. These 2 movies prove that if you have a girlfriend, you better make sure she's not gonna play you like a fool. That's what Cruel Intentions is about. The creator of this movie made this movie to point that out. :That don't wait for someone: because it could just be a waste of your time! | 983 | [
"watch this movie for sarah michelle gellar, if you're not a sarah michelle gellar fan.",
"Don't watch this movie!",
"Sarah Michelle Gellar doesn't get naked, but she has a lesbian scene and shows great cleavage!",
"I admit, I was a little disapointed that SMG didn't get naked.There's this girl that has been a virgin and she had a boyfriend for years.",
"Then there's this guy who likes to take girls' virginity away.",
"In the movie, the girl was going out with the guy who had waited for her, and she just gave herself to the guy who liked to take the girl's virginity away, leaving the guy who waited, wasted years of his life and got nothing.",
"A similar plot to this movie would be, Embrace of the Vampire.",
"These 2 movies prove that if you have a girlfriend, you better make sure she's not gonna play you like a fool.",
"That's what Cruel Intentions is about.",
"The creator of this movie made this movie to point that out.",
":That don't wait for someone: because it could just be a waste of your time!"
] |
3 | "Bloody" Romans | The Roman invasion of Britain seemed an exciting premise for a book, and Scarrow develops a good enough story that that gets even better during the last quarter of the book.However, there are several problems. The biggest is that you never quite feel like you are reading a novel, instead the book strikes you as the introductory episode of a series of short, simple stories. It's as if Scarrow has an eye towards multiple volumes and multiple sales instead of writing a standalone, fully developed novel. The characters are as a result, rather thinly developed and stereotypical.There are also numerous typographical errors throughout the book. Lastly, even though they only get to Britain at the end of the book, the Romans and particularly Macro, continuously use that most British of adjectives..."bloody". Hearing Roman soldiers "bloody" this... and "bloody" that... all throughout the book was especially distracting and annoying and struck me as a ridiculous editorial miscue. | 983 | [
"The Roman invasion of Britain seemed an exciting premise for a book, and Scarrow develops a good enough story that that gets even better during the last quarter of the book.However, there are several problems.",
"The biggest is that you never quite feel like you are reading a novel, instead the book strikes you as the introductory episode of a series of short, simple stories.",
"It's as if Scarrow has an eye towards multiple volumes and multiple sales instead of writing a standalone, fully developed novel.",
"The characters are as a result, rather thinly developed and stereotypical.There are also numerous typographical errors throughout the book.",
"Lastly, even though they only get to Britain at the end of the book, the Romans and particularly Macro, continuously use that most British of adjectives...\"bloody\".",
"Hearing Roman soldiers \"bloody\" this... and \"bloody\" that... all throughout the book was especially distracting and annoying and struck me as a ridiculous editorial miscue."
] |
3 | Awfull! But? | This pretty awfull, mean spirited movie is a must see for several reasons the primary being Virginia Madsen's portrayal of the quintessential bad girl. Her relentless pursuit of her desires make for some rewarding film voyerism. The scene in which Don brings her husband's hat to her and ends with Virginia standing on the stairway balcony telling a bewildered Don that he is a "Bad, Bad Boy" is a gem. This movie reminds me of "Gotham" in which Tommy Lee Jones substitutes for Don as Virginias prey and has a scene in which Tommy is informed that she is a woman with very expensive tastes and that she "can handle a thief and a liar and most any type of criminal but will not tolerate a man wearing a hundred dollar suit" leaving tommy to examine his off the rack threads. Jennifer Connelly's wholesome beauty provides great contrast to Virginia's bad girl in Hot Spot and the movie has perhaps the best closing line of all time; "Well I finally found my level, and I'am living it". | 983 | [
"This pretty awfull, mean spirited movie is a must see for several reasons the primary being Virginia Madsen's portrayal of the quintessential bad girl.",
"Her relentless pursuit of her desires make for some rewarding film voyerism.",
"The scene in which Don brings her husband's hat to her and ends with Virginia standing on the stairway balcony telling a bewildered Don that he is a \"Bad, Bad Boy\" is a gem.",
"This movie reminds me of \"Gotham\" in which Tommy Lee Jones substitutes for Don as Virginias prey and has a scene in which Tommy is informed that she is a woman with very expensive tastes and that she \"can handle a thief and a liar and most any type of criminal but will not tolerate a man wearing a hundred dollar suit\" leaving tommy to examine his off the rack threads.",
"Jennifer Connelly's wholesome beauty provides great contrast to Virginia's bad girl in Hot Spot and the movie has perhaps the best closing line of all time; \"Well I finally found my level, and I'am living it\"."
] |
3 | Pretty good album. | Helloween is a good German band, and Keeper of the Seven Keys-Part II is a pretty cool and solid disc. I find this album to be just as satisfying and listenable as the previous one. This album's musical direction is hard rock with a metallic and melodic edge. The musicianship, songwriting, and production are tight. Helloween really does a great job with the musicianship. Michael Kiske's vocals are operatic and effective. There are also plenty of cool guitar riffs and solos throughout. There's a total of ten tracks, and everyone of them is energetic and listenable. One track ("Keeper of the Seven Keys") is over thirteen minutes in length. My favorite ones are "March of Time" and "I Want Out." "March of Time" sports a really nice chorus, and the guitar playing on "I Want Out" is infectious. "I Want Out" is still a cool song after all of these years--the lyrics to it are also great. The album cover is interesting, too. This disc from Helloween is solid and worth a listen. | 983 | [
"Helloween is a good German band, and Keeper of the Seven Keys-Part II is a pretty cool and solid disc.",
"I find this album to be just as satisfying and listenable as the previous one.",
"This album's musical direction is hard rock with a metallic and melodic edge.",
"The musicianship, songwriting, and production are tight.",
"Helloween really does a great job with the musicianship.",
"Michael Kiske's vocals are operatic and effective.",
"There are also plenty of cool guitar riffs and solos throughout.",
"There's a total of ten tracks, and everyone of them is energetic and listenable.",
"One track (\"Keeper of the Seven Keys\") is over thirteen minutes in length.",
"My favorite ones are \"March of Time\" and \"I Want Out.\" \"March of Time\" sports a really nice chorus, and the guitar playing on \"I Want Out\" is infectious.",
"\"I Want Out\" is still a cool song after all of these years--the lyrics to it are also great.",
"The album cover is interesting, too.",
"This disc from Helloween is solid and worth a listen."
] |
3 | This is not vegetarian! | I am a vegetarian, and love sushi. Since so much sushi is sashimi, I wanted to find a good resource for vegetarian sushi. I was pleased to find a book titled exactly that. However, when I cracked the book open, I was taken aback by the multitude of "variations" for the recipes that call for seafood and fish. And the soups all call for dashi, with the provided dashi recipe, which uses bonito, or dried fish flakes. The book does note underneath that "for a purely vegetarian version" you can use double the miso in place of the bonito. This makes no sense to me at all, since the inclusion of fish makes it completely non-vegetarian. It has no place in a book titled "Vegetarian Sushi."The photos were lovely, but I was hoping for more step-by-step photos on how to actually assemble and roll the sushi.All in all, this book fell flat. It didn't commit to being what it was intended to be, and didn't make me feel like I could competently take on sushi armed with what I'd learned. | 983 | [
"I am a vegetarian, and love sushi.",
"Since so much sushi is sashimi, I wanted to find a good resource for vegetarian sushi.",
"I was pleased to find a book titled exactly that.",
"However, when I cracked the book open, I was taken aback by the multitude of \"variations\" for the recipes that call for seafood and fish.",
"And the soups all call for dashi, with the provided dashi recipe, which uses bonito, or dried fish flakes.",
"The book does note underneath that \"for a purely vegetarian version\" you can use double the miso in place of the bonito.",
"This makes no sense to me at all, since the inclusion of fish makes it completely non-vegetarian.",
"It has no place in a book titled \"Vegetarian Sushi.\"The photos were lovely, but I was hoping for more step-by-step photos on how to actually assemble and roll the sushi.All in all, this book fell flat.",
"It didn't commit to being what it was intended to be, and didn't make me feel like I could competently take on sushi armed with what I'd learned."
] |
3 | A masterpiece love story | This film has everything a hopeless romantic could want. Forbidden love, facing danger for love, and winning true love. It's a love story!A knight with a magic sword goes on a quest to rescue a beautiful princess from an evil wizard. After trapping a witch (who I swore was Phillis Diller), he gets a magic sword and brings to life six knights, each from a different nation. We have a German knight, and Irish knight, a French knight, etc. All accents are horrible, but they all speak English.Well the knights face danger and are picked off until they arrive at the Evil Sorceror's castle (which looks surprisingly like a farmhouse!) After fighting a double headed sock puppet dragon. The knight wins his true love.And the evil wizard? He is mad his dragon has been killed. He is about to unleash a fury like no one has ever seen. "I am INVINCABLE!" he proclaims with outstretched arms. But before he can do anything he is mauled by the witch who had transformed herself into a puma. | 983 | [
"This film has everything a hopeless romantic could want.",
"Forbidden love, facing danger for love, and winning true love.",
"It's a love story!",
"A knight with a magic sword goes on a quest to rescue a beautiful princess from an evil wizard.",
"After trapping a witch (who I swore was Phillis Diller), he gets a magic sword and brings to life six knights, each from a different nation.",
"We have a German knight, and Irish knight, a French knight, etc.",
"All accents are horrible, but they all speak English.Well the knights face danger and are picked off until they arrive at the Evil Sorceror's castle (which looks surprisingly like a farmhouse!",
") After fighting a double headed sock puppet dragon.",
"The knight wins his true love.And the evil wizard?",
"He is mad his dragon has been killed.",
"He is about to unleash a fury like no one has ever seen.",
"\"I am INVINCABLE!",
"\" he proclaims with outstretched arms.",
"But before he can do anything he is mauled by the witch who had transformed herself into a puma."
] |
3 | Bob Seger - Coquers The World | Seger had hit the big time with his previous two albums, "Live Bullet" and "Night Moves". He was now a huge rock n roll star who could fill arenas from coast to coast. The pressure was on for more hits and with "Stranger In Town" Seger delivered the goods. Many tracks from this album were (and still are) all over AOR / Classic Rock radio. "Hollywood Nights", "Still The Same", "Old Time Rock N Roll", "Feel Like A Number", and "We've Got Tonight" have been played to death over the years which may be why I am a bit lukewarm on this album. I don't think that it is up to the same level as "Night Moves" and is probably on a par with the next one "Against The Wind". "Brave Strangers" and "The Famous Final Scene" are highlights and the song "Feel Like A Number" always reminds me to treat my employees (I work as a production supervisor) as real people and not like the character in the song. Overall this is a solid Seger disc but not quite as good as "Night Moves" in my opinion. | 983 | [
"Seger had hit the big time with his previous two albums, \"Live Bullet\" and \"Night Moves\".",
"He was now a huge rock n roll star who could fill arenas from coast to coast.",
"The pressure was on for more hits and with \"Stranger In Town\" Seger delivered the goods.",
"Many tracks from this album were (and still are) all over AOR / Classic Rock radio.",
"\"Hollywood Nights\", \"Still The Same\", \"Old Time Rock N Roll\", \"Feel Like A Number\", and \"We've Got Tonight\" have been played to death over the years which may be why I am a bit lukewarm on this album.",
"I don't think that it is up to the same level as \"Night Moves\" and is probably on a par with the next one \"Against The Wind\".",
"\"Brave Strangers\" and \"The Famous Final Scene\" are highlights and the song \"Feel Like A Number\" always reminds me to treat my employees (I work as a production supervisor) as real people and not like the character in the song.",
"Overall this is a solid Seger disc but not quite as good as \"Night Moves\" in my opinion."
] |
3 | good, but, could be better | okay, I know everybody thinks this album stinks, and I agree. There are sum good songs like "over and over" by nelly, "only u" by ashanti, and "obsession" by frankie J, balla baby(chingy).But, then theres, Keith Urban,skye sweetnam,and Lenny Kravitz. I mean, seriously, why put those people on Now 18 instead of better artists that dont sing country? like, on every NOW cd, at the end there has to be about 3 country songs!!plz, no more country, get to the good stuff!!Now 19(should be songs)1.how we do (50cent and the game)2. u got it bad (usher)3.candy shop (50 cent and olivia)4.get right (Jennifer Lopez)5.man I used to be (k-os)6.American Idiot (Green day)7.Mr. brightside (the killers)8. how could you? (mario)9.signs (snoop dog w\Justin Timberlake)10.lonely (akon) luv this song11.dont funk with my heart (black eyed peas)12. we belong together (mariah carey) good song! I hope they put sum of these songs on the next one, cuz, im not sure if i even want to buy them nemore!! | 983 | [
"okay, I know everybody thinks this album stinks, and I agree.",
"There are sum good songs like \"over and over\" by nelly, \"only u\" by ashanti, and \"obsession\" by frankie J, balla baby(chingy).But, then theres, Keith Urban,skye sweetnam,and Lenny Kravitz.",
"I mean, seriously, why put those people on Now 18 instead of better artists that dont sing country?",
"like, on every NOW cd, at the end there has to be about 3 country songs!!",
"plz, no more country, get to the good stuff!!",
"Now 19(should be songs)1.how we do (50cent and the game)2.",
"u got it bad (usher)3.candy shop (50 cent and olivia)4.get right (Jennifer Lopez)5.man I used to be (k-os)6.American Idiot (Green day)7.Mr.",
"brightside (the killers)8.",
"how could you?",
"(mario)9.signs (snoop dog w\\Justin Timberlake)10.lonely (akon) luv this song11.dont funk with my heart (black eyed peas)12.",
"we belong together (mariah carey) good song!",
"I hope they put sum of these songs on the next one, cuz, im not sure if i even want to buy them nemore!!"
] |
3 | Piece of Mind? | I bought this as a ScOnE baker, not a pie cutter. You simply pat the dough into a flat round loaf, press the cutter down into it (greased and floured, of course), and bake with it intact. While pretty good for this odd category--baking powder scones have just the right degree of separation to prevent DrYNESS, the edges look hearth-baked, and you can't beat the low price--I wouldn't recommend it for use around children or anyone physically impaired, even for pies: the serrated spokes are as sharp as a Skil Saw's. I suppose this is to defeat any thick, leathery homemade crust, but you can easily nick your fingers handling it, as I have. It should come with a protective box you can store it in, like knives do, since it won't fit in the package it comes in after assembly. However, if you acquire a fondness for the little monster, it does come in different sizes; you can find it with seven, eight, or more sections. This one has six, for a rather hefty piece of pie or scone. | 983 | [
"I bought this as a ScOnE baker, not a pie cutter.",
"You simply pat the dough into a flat round loaf, press the cutter down into it (greased and floured, of course), and bake with it intact.",
"While pretty good for this odd category--baking powder scones have just the right degree of separation to prevent DrYNESS, the edges look hearth-baked, and you can't beat the low price--I wouldn't recommend it for use around children or anyone physically impaired, even for pies: the serrated spokes are as sharp as a Skil Saw's.",
"I suppose this is to defeat any thick, leathery homemade crust, but you can easily nick your fingers handling it, as I have.",
"It should come with a protective box you can store it in, like knives do, since it won't fit in the package it comes in after assembly.",
"However, if you acquire a fondness for the little monster, it does come in different sizes; you can find it with seven, eight, or more sections.",
"This one has six, for a rather hefty piece of pie or scone."
] |
3 | Too expensive | This book intertwines the physics and the mathematics of basic diffusion phenomena within a biology setting in a very well balanced manner. As such, it may appeal to the biology/biochemistry/biophysics student interested in the role of diffusion phenomena in biology, including chemotaxis and bacterial motility. No doubt this little book has its value. Howard Berg is an authority in the subject, a member of learned societies, and teaches at Harvard.However, I found the book a little meagre for its price. You can find similar material intended for the same audience for free on the internet. Moreover---perhaps due to its age, most probably deliberately---, the text does not discuss the role of stochasticity in biology in general, an important topic in modern molecular and cell biology. Definitely does not worth the dollars. I read an exemplar from the local library---with much profit---, but would buy it only if its price were half the current price tag ($32), at maximum. | 983 | [
"This book intertwines the physics and the mathematics of basic diffusion phenomena within a biology setting in a very well balanced manner.",
"As such, it may appeal to the biology/biochemistry/biophysics student interested in the role of diffusion phenomena in biology, including chemotaxis and bacterial motility.",
"No doubt this little book has its value.",
"Howard Berg is an authority in the subject, a member of learned societies, and teaches at Harvard.However, I found the book a little meagre for its price.",
"You can find similar material intended for the same audience for free on the internet.",
"Moreover---perhaps due to its age, most probably deliberately---, the text does not discuss the role of stochasticity in biology in general, an important topic in modern molecular and cell biology.",
"Definitely does not worth the dollars.",
"I read an exemplar from the local library---with much profit---, but would buy it only if its price were half the current price tag ($32), at maximum."
] |
3 | The Bonus Track Was Unnecesary | The three main themes from "Cinema Paradiso", composed by Ennio and Andrea Morricone are fabulous and extremely touching. I really love them. However, they are repeated throughout this CD, with the sole exception of 'While Thinking About Her Again', 'Cinema On Fire', and 'Four Interludes'.The main title is best represented on 'Cinema Paradiso' (track 1). 'Love Theme For Nata' is a fantastic nod for the love theme. And the theme for the child Toto is the one that I praise the most, and it's heard on 'Childhood And Manhood', even though it's repeated on 'First Youth'. And I have to say that the bonus track on this CD, which is a version of the theme played by the string section of the orchestra, was definitely unnecessary because it's a repetition of track 1.It's a shame that such a marvelous work from Ennio Morricone gets lost in so many repetitions. One thing that makes this CD attractive though, as opposed to the original release, is that the sound is better recorded. | 983 | [
"The three main themes from \"Cinema Paradiso\", composed by Ennio and Andrea Morricone are fabulous and extremely touching.",
"I really love them.",
"However, they are repeated throughout this CD, with the sole exception of 'While Thinking About Her Again', 'Cinema On Fire', and 'Four Interludes'.The main title is best represented on 'Cinema Paradiso' (track 1).",
"'Love Theme For Nata' is a fantastic nod for the love theme.",
"And the theme for the child Toto is the one that I praise the most, and it's heard on 'Childhood And Manhood', even though it's repeated on 'First Youth'.",
"And I have to say that the bonus track on this CD, which is a version of the theme played by the string section of the orchestra, was definitely unnecessary because it's a repetition of track 1.It's a shame that such a marvelous work from Ennio Morricone gets lost in so many repetitions.",
"One thing that makes this CD attractive though, as opposed to the original release, is that the sound is better recorded."
] |
3 | watchable, but forgettable | What's everyone getting so excited about? This is nothing more than a soap opera where everybody dresses in Victorian clothes. And unlike, say, Austen or Bronte, there's nothing deeper here: just a whole bunch of adultery. In Galsworthy's mind, there is apparently no such thing as love flourishing when it is permitted to do so: to him, the only real love is forbidden love.One of the things I found infuriating was that the swelling violin music was implying that you're supposed to be sympathizing with the screwball adulteress, Irene, whereas when I was watching it, I was siding with the supposedly evil Soames the whole time. From time to time he behaved dishonorably, I agree, but I felt that he was far more sinned against than sinning, and that he was the film's true hero.Alas! The filmmakers didn't seem to agree and kept trying to get me to hate him, which rubbed me the wrong way through the film's length.And the director apparently never met a close-up he didn't like. | 983 | [
"What's everyone getting so excited about?",
"This is nothing more than a soap opera where everybody dresses in Victorian clothes.",
"And unlike, say, Austen or Bronte, there's nothing deeper here: just a whole bunch of adultery.",
"In Galsworthy's mind, there is apparently no such thing as love flourishing when it is permitted to do so: to him, the only real love is forbidden love.One of the things I found infuriating was that the swelling violin music was implying that you're supposed to be sympathizing with the screwball adulteress, Irene, whereas when I was watching it, I was siding with the supposedly evil Soames the whole time.",
"From time to time he behaved dishonorably, I agree, but I felt that he was far more sinned against than sinning, and that he was the film's true hero.Alas!",
"The filmmakers didn't seem to agree and kept trying to get me to hate him, which rubbed me the wrong way through the film's length.And the director apparently never met a close-up he didn't like."
] |
3 | he has a trait like Brad Pitt | Oprah once said that Brad doesn't like to talk about his looks. He stays focused on promoting a film or a cause; he never says, "Look how hot I am!" Similarly, here Jay Cutler talks about his gym routine. He never once says, "Look at how hot I am!" even though surely that's what many viewers are thinking. He spends the first 8 minutes fully clothed, so he does tease you a bit. I'm so used to seeing bodybuilders posing onstage that to see one practicing in a kitchen was unique. Jay has a low, manly voice to match his Herculean body. There is an extras section that is nothing but an imitation of MTV's "Cribs." Although his house looks huge, he showcases only about 3 rooms which make it seem like he's in an apartment. This DVD was probably designed for people who want to bodybuild, rather than people who lust after bodybuilders. Still, Mr. Cutler is delicious eye candy and I was entertained watching this despite being more likely to lift a doughnut, rather than a barbell. | 983 | [
"Oprah once said that Brad doesn't like to talk about his looks.",
"He stays focused on promoting a film or a cause; he never says, \"Look how hot I am!",
"\" Similarly, here Jay Cutler talks about his gym routine.",
"He never once says, \"Look at how hot I am!",
"\" even though surely that's what many viewers are thinking.",
"He spends the first 8 minutes fully clothed, so he does tease you a bit.",
"I'm so used to seeing bodybuilders posing onstage that to see one practicing in a kitchen was unique.",
"Jay has a low, manly voice to match his Herculean body.",
"There is an extras section that is nothing but an imitation of MTV's \"Cribs.\" Although his house looks huge, he showcases only about 3 rooms which make it seem like he's in an apartment.",
"This DVD was probably designed for people who want to bodybuild, rather than people who lust after bodybuilders.",
"Still, Mr.",
"Cutler is delicious eye candy and I was entertained watching this despite being more likely to lift a doughnut, rather than a barbell."
] |
3 | A little more Merle... | I, like most of you, loved the 1st single and title track of this album. It had the same attitude and style as the hits "Redneck Woman" and "Here for the Party" that brought Gretchen to superstardom. I was slightly (and I stress slightly) less impressed with the rest of the All Jacked Up album. I'm sure there are many people out there who will love this album even more than her first because there are a lot more songs with a traditional country twang to them.Gretchen does have her shining moments like with track 6, "I'm one bud wiser than I was a minute ago." Why didn't any songwriter think of that witty little ditty sooner? And I thoroughly enjoyed the subject matter in songs like "Skoal Ring" and "Not Bad for a Bartender". I'm sure, like most new artist albums, her debut was controlled by the record company to produce as many mainstream hits as possible. You can tell Gretchen put a lot more of herself into this album than in her first. It's definitely worth a listen. | 983 | [
"I, like most of you, loved the 1st single and title track of this album.",
"It had the same attitude and style as the hits \"Redneck Woman\" and \"Here for the Party\" that brought Gretchen to superstardom.",
"I was slightly (and I stress slightly) less impressed with the rest of the All Jacked Up album.",
"I'm sure there are many people out there who will love this album even more than her first because there are a lot more songs with a traditional country twang to them.Gretchen does have her shining moments like with track 6, \"I'm one bud wiser than I was a minute ago.\" Why didn't any songwriter think of that witty little ditty sooner?",
"And I thoroughly enjoyed the subject matter in songs like \"Skoal Ring\" and \"Not Bad for a Bartender\".",
"I'm sure, like most new artist albums, her debut was controlled by the record company to produce as many mainstream hits as possible.",
"You can tell Gretchen put a lot more of herself into this album than in her first.",
"It's definitely worth a listen."
] |
3 | Not a book for mountain bikers | This book focuses mainly on hiking trails, so if that's your thing this is the book for you. It would benefit greatly if each trail entry was _clearly_ listed with it's approved uses. The index also needs a section under each activity, that way you can look up 'mountain biking' and find references to every trail they review where biking is allowed. Some of the reviews of the trails are questionable ... the trail from French Creek Horse Camp to Iron Creek is not ridable at all for mountain bikers, in my opinion, not even close, yet it's listed as 'an exciting mountain bike ride through the park's remote northern end'. I have no idea what they were thinking. Like I said, probably a better book for hikers than bikers, but still a good resource just to give you a hint as to what's available in the area and get you started. If biking is your thing, stick to the trails listed as having cross country ski access as well as for biking and you'll get some nice single track love. | 983 | [
"This book focuses mainly on hiking trails, so if that's your thing this is the book for you.",
"It would benefit greatly if each trail entry was _clearly_ listed with it's approved uses.",
"The index also needs a section under each activity, that way you can look up 'mountain biking' and find references to every trail they review where biking is allowed.",
"Some of the reviews of the trails are questionable ... the trail from French Creek Horse Camp to Iron Creek is not ridable at all for mountain bikers, in my opinion, not even close, yet it's listed as 'an exciting mountain bike ride through the park's remote northern end'.",
"I have no idea what they were thinking.",
"Like I said, probably a better book for hikers than bikers, but still a good resource just to give you a hint as to what's available in the area and get you started.",
"If biking is your thing, stick to the trails listed as having cross country ski access as well as for biking and you'll get some nice single track love."
] |
3 | OK, but far from great. | Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles is a game I want to hate. I really do. But I just can't. Despite its many flaws, it is still fun.Everyone keeps saying how great the graphics are. Maybe if I had a progressive scan, HDTV, I'd agree. But on my system, they are only above average. A little blurry, a little simplistic, but with just enough quality and charm to keep them from being bad.The multiplayer is fun with three or four people, but not so much with two, and a chore if you are alone.The style of gameplay is also fine, but not stellar. There's little reason to fight enemies (unless you bonus gauge is tied to it), all your RPG type improvements come from items you buy, or bosses you defeat. And on the subject of items, why can't you sell your old equipment?As for the complaints about the GBAs required for multiplayer, they are sour grapes. The GBA is great, allowing each player to tailor his own skills without disrupting the game for everyone else. Kinda like real life. | 983 | [
"Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles is a game I want to hate.",
"I really do.",
"But I just can't.",
"Despite its many flaws, it is still fun.Everyone keeps saying how great the graphics are.",
"Maybe if I had a progressive scan, HDTV, I'd agree.",
"But on my system, they are only above average.",
"A little blurry, a little simplistic, but with just enough quality and charm to keep them from being bad.The multiplayer is fun with three or four people, but not so much with two, and a chore if you are alone.The style of gameplay is also fine, but not stellar.",
"There's little reason to fight enemies (unless you bonus gauge is tied to it), all your RPG type improvements come from items you buy, or bosses you defeat.",
"And on the subject of items, why can't you sell your old equipment?",
"As for the complaints about the GBAs required for multiplayer, they are sour grapes.",
"The GBA is great, allowing each player to tailor his own skills without disrupting the game for everyone else.",
"Kinda like real life."
] |
3 | Pretty disappointing | I think this book is not all that in-depth, & you definitely won't be expert just from reading it! The sections on campaigns are pretty dumb, as the maps aren't always very accurate, the advice can be misleading (such as: place a missile turret way out here undefended, even though a ground unit can just come by and kill it!), & they don't always have solutions, however some of them were very helpful. The general strategy section tends to repeat itself several times, but still has some great tips (such as ensnare cloaked wraiths). The multiplayer section isn't very specific, but still has some good general tips for attacking & defending. There are several spelling errors, map flaws, and one thing that annoyed me was they said how to prevent the firebat rush, but never actually said how to efficiently execute the rush as terran.The book could've included color pictures, race-combo stuff, the different rushes and how to do them, & more multiplayer stuff like drop tactics. | 983 | [
"I think this book is not all that in-depth, & you definitely won't be expert just from reading it!",
"The sections on campaigns are pretty dumb, as the maps aren't always very accurate, the advice can be misleading (such as: place a missile turret way out here undefended, even though a ground unit can just come by and kill it!",
"), & they don't always have solutions, however some of them were very helpful.",
"The general strategy section tends to repeat itself several times, but still has some great tips (such as ensnare cloaked wraiths).",
"The multiplayer section isn't very specific, but still has some good general tips for attacking & defending.",
"There are several spelling errors, map flaws, and one thing that annoyed me was they said how to prevent the firebat rush, but never actually said how to efficiently execute the rush as terran.The book could've included color pictures, race-combo stuff, the different rushes and how to do them, & more multiplayer stuff like drop tactics."
] |
3 | Crapped Out After 3 Years | This was my third and last winter with this heater. Last night as I was working at my computer, I caught a faint smell of melted plastic. I turned around and looked at the heater. Right as I approached it, it made a loud pop sound and I saw a bright flash of open flame within the inner workings for a few seconds. I immediately shut it off and unplugged it. Obviously, I won't be turning it on again.It would appear that it only included a 1 year warranty. So, that's something to think about at least. I would think it would last a little longer than a few years, but then again I'm no expert. It looks like there is an optional 2 year extended warranty that you can purchase. See source: [...]In regards to the function of the unit, I was happy with it's performance. Overall, it just doesn't last as long as I would have liked. If you purchase this unit, just make sure to keep it away from loose fabric, curtains, table cloths, etc. As there is a chance of combustion over time. | 983 | [
"This was my third and last winter with this heater.",
"Last night as I was working at my computer, I caught a faint smell of melted plastic.",
"I turned around and looked at the heater.",
"Right as I approached it, it made a loud pop sound and I saw a bright flash of open flame within the inner workings for a few seconds.",
"I immediately shut it off and unplugged it.",
"Obviously, I won't be turning it on again.It would appear that it only included a 1 year warranty.",
"So, that's something to think about at least.",
"I would think it would last a little longer than a few years, but then again I'm no expert.",
"It looks like there is an optional 2 year extended warranty that you can purchase.",
"See source: [...]In regards to the function of the unit, I was happy with it's performance.",
"Overall, it just doesn't last as long as I would have liked.",
"If you purchase this unit, just make sure to keep it away from loose fabric, curtains, table cloths, etc.",
"As there is a chance of combustion over time."
] |
3 | Mind-blowingly fast paced | This video was way too intense for me. My real complaint, however, is she jumps right in and continues just jumping right into each move (all of them combo moves) without any warning. By the time I processed that we were doing jump lunges with side step lunges that ended in a clap, suddenly we were throwing our arms left, right, up and down while jumping and kicking, with no heads up. And as the cherry on top, the video is at a rapid fire pace. I'm 50 lbs overweight and very out of shape. However, fitness used to be a priority to me, so many strength training moves and the idea "pushing through the burn" isn't new to me. But ten minutes of straggling behind left me with an almost palpable sense of defeat and an ache that will last for days. It will be months before I am ready to follow along to this video...but the fault isn't entirely my own. When I'm ready for it, though, and after several reviews of the video, it will most definitely be one kick butt cardio session. | 983 | [
"This video was way too intense for me.",
"My real complaint, however, is she jumps right in and continues just jumping right into each move (all of them combo moves) without any warning.",
"By the time I processed that we were doing jump lunges with side step lunges that ended in a clap, suddenly we were throwing our arms left, right, up and down while jumping and kicking, with no heads up.",
"And as the cherry on top, the video is at a rapid fire pace.",
"I'm 50 lbs overweight and very out of shape.",
"However, fitness used to be a priority to me, so many strength training moves and the idea \"pushing through the burn\" isn't new to me.",
"But ten minutes of straggling behind left me with an almost palpable sense of defeat and an ache that will last for days.",
"It will be months before I am ready to follow along to this video...but the fault isn't entirely my own.",
"When I'm ready for it, though, and after several reviews of the video, it will most definitely be one kick butt cardio session."
] |
3 | Not quite a "world" atlas | I found this Atlas under the title of "world atlas" at Amazon.com. I see Europe has a large number of cities mentioned as does Africa, Canada and of course the USA (guess this is for US students) but perhaps the folks who published this "atlas" don't consider a large continent like Australia to be important and where is the individual maps of countries like New Zealand, Fiji and other Pacific countries. No wonder most Americans don't seem to have a clue where I'm from when I tell them New Zealand. But it does have some interesting points like geography type maps (provided what you want to see is USA (which has way more pages than other countries. If you were in New Zealand or Australia you would get an Atlas that shows a detailed map of "every" country in the world including geographical features(I guess that's why Kiwi's and Aussie students are "ahead" of U.S. students in education...certainly in their knowledge of the world and location of where other countries are). | 983 | [
"I found this Atlas under the title of \"world atlas\" at Amazon.com.",
"I see Europe has a large number of cities mentioned as does Africa, Canada and of course the USA (guess this is for US students) but perhaps the folks who published this \"atlas\" don't consider a large continent like Australia to be important and where is the individual maps of countries like New Zealand, Fiji and other Pacific countries.",
"No wonder most Americans don't seem to have a clue where I'm from when I tell them New Zealand.",
"But it does have some interesting points like geography type maps (provided what you want to see is USA (which has way more pages than other countries.",
"If you were in New Zealand or Australia you would get an Atlas that shows a detailed map of \"every\" country in the world including geographical features(I guess that's why Kiwi's and Aussie students are \"ahead\" of U.S. students in education...certainly in their knowledge of the world and location of where other countries are)."
] |
3 | Feeder Revew | This product is great for feeding you baby fresh fruit or bread before they are ready to eat completely on there own. Important in this produce is the 16 replacement bags. I purchased a similar produce from a different company that had the bag attached to the feeder. Attached bags are more difficult to clean/wash. The Sassy feeder bags completely detach and can be rinsed and washed well. (Takes a long time to get banana cleaned!) So for its use, this is a 5-star product. I did not give it 5 stars however, because of the usage part. It is difficult to open and close and cumbersome to handle a baby on your hip and the feeder at the same time. Cleaning can be difficult as part of the feeder has a groove (I used a knife to scrape out the groove out, but it didn't feel very sanitary). Finally, it is a short-term use product and not something that would typically be passed onto another user, so it becomes another piece of plastic in the landfill only after a very short time. | 983 | [
"This product is great for feeding you baby fresh fruit or bread before they are ready to eat completely on there own.",
"Important in this produce is the 16 replacement bags.",
"I purchased a similar produce from a different company that had the bag attached to the feeder.",
"Attached bags are more difficult to clean/wash.",
"The Sassy feeder bags completely detach and can be rinsed and washed well.",
"(Takes a long time to get banana cleaned!",
") So for its use, this is a 5-star product.",
"I did not give it 5 stars however, because of the usage part.",
"It is difficult to open and close and cumbersome to handle a baby on your hip and the feeder at the same time.",
"Cleaning can be difficult as part of the feeder has a groove (I used a knife to scrape out the groove out, but it didn't feel very sanitary).",
"Finally, it is a short-term use product and not something that would typically be passed onto another user, so it becomes another piece of plastic in the landfill only after a very short time."
] |
3 | IS THAT ALL THERE IS?? | Just got this book and gave it a quick read. Most of the info is jammed into a few chapters. The rest of the book is recipes and the meal plans for stages one to three. I was disappointed that there was not more emphasis on phase one. Although I did start the diet today! It looks to be quite similar to the Lindora weight loss plan or the Suzanne Sommers Somercize plan where you include vegetables in the low fat, heavy protein plan. The good news is that Dr. Agatston's credentials are very impressive. The info about when and how to eat various types of carbs and fats is a nice addition to any dieter's repetoire. Although he warns against staying on stage 1 for more than 14 days some of his endorsers (included in the book) say they did stay on stage one for months. Several of the recipes look like they are keepers such as the spinach cups and the ricotta desserts. Might be worth the price just for those and of course for motivation for the next round in the fight on fat. | 983 | [
"Just got this book and gave it a quick read.",
"Most of the info is jammed into a few chapters.",
"The rest of the book is recipes and the meal plans for stages one to three.",
"I was disappointed that there was not more emphasis on phase one.",
"Although I did start the diet today!",
"It looks to be quite similar to the Lindora weight loss plan or the Suzanne Sommers Somercize plan where you include vegetables in the low fat, heavy protein plan.",
"The good news is that Dr.",
"Agatston's credentials are very impressive.",
"The info about when and how to eat various types of carbs and fats is a nice addition to any dieter's repetoire.",
"Although he warns against staying on stage 1 for more than 14 days some of his endorsers (included in the book) say they did stay on stage one for months.",
"Several of the recipes look like they are keepers such as the spinach cups and the ricotta desserts.",
"Might be worth the price just for those and of course for motivation for the next round in the fight on fat."
] |
3 | It has its high points | Sure it has its high points And Justice For All,One. But I dont see what the hype is about it. Its decent but not a landmark achievement.Blackened:8/10: The beginning sounds really cool, the riffs are alright but the solo is the high part of the song and one of the best solo's on the album.And Justice for All:9/10: Great song, has some cool acoustic part's and some catchy riffs almost as good as one.Eye of the beholder:6/10: The main thing about this song is its boring.One:11/10: A masterpeice.Shortest Straw:7/10: Decent, has a cool solo.Harvester of Sorrow:7/10: It is pretty catchy, you hum the song in your mind.Frayed End's of Sanity:5/10: This is one of the worst song's on the album. The solo's alright.To Live is To Die:8.5/10: This is an awesome song, cool intro and solo's but theirs only talking and this couldnt have been cooler with singing, cliff burton's only song on the album, its the third best album on the cd.Dyers Eve:5.5/10: What a bad way to end an album. | 983 | [
"Sure it has its high points And Justice For All,One.",
"But I dont see what the hype is about it.",
"Its decent but not a landmark achievement.Blackened:8/10: The beginning sounds really cool, the riffs are alright but the solo is the high part of the song and one of the best solo's on the album.And Justice for All:9/10: Great song, has some cool acoustic part's and some catchy riffs almost as good as one.Eye of the beholder:6/10: The main thing about this song is its boring.One:11/10: A masterpeice.Shortest Straw:7/10: Decent, has a cool solo.Harvester of Sorrow:7/10: It is pretty catchy, you hum the song in your mind.Frayed End's of Sanity:5/10: This is one of the worst song's on the album.",
"The solo's alright.To Live is To Die:8.5/10: This is an awesome song, cool intro and solo's but theirs only talking and this couldnt have been cooler with singing, cliff burton's only song on the album, its the third best album on the cd.Dyers Eve:5.5/10: What a bad way to end an album."
] |
3 | two cups too many | This was on my to-read list for a long time but I just couldn't seem to pick it up. Then it became a pick for my reading club. I missed the book club meeting and still hadn't finished the book two weeks afterward. It's just the kind of story that takes you a while. One of those books where the comment "it has a lot of words" meets nods of understanding.While the story is quite good and morally awakening, the power of Mortenson's activism can get lostin all the descriptions. Since it's a plot you know before beginning the first chapter - Mortenson asmountain climber turned do-gooder builds schools in Pakistan, especially for girls - the narrative turnslengthy with small anecdotes that slow the progress of the reader in much the way that politics and turfwars impeded Mortenson's building; these details are important, but just get really old really quickly.Certainly a must-read for anyone wanting an emotional pick-me-up, but definitely lacks the structure of a good novel. | 983 | [
"This was on my to-read list for a long time but I just couldn't seem to pick it up.",
"Then it became a pick for my reading club.",
"I missed the book club meeting and still hadn't finished the book two weeks afterward.",
"It's just the kind of story that takes you a while.",
"One of those books where the comment \"it has a lot of words\" meets nods of understanding.While the story is quite good and morally awakening, the power of Mortenson's activism can get lostin all the descriptions.",
"Since it's a plot you know before beginning the first chapter - Mortenson asmountain climber turned do-gooder builds schools in Pakistan, especially for girls - the narrative turnslengthy with small anecdotes that slow the progress of the reader in much the way that politics and turfwars impeded Mortenson's building; these details are important, but just get really old really quickly.Certainly a must-read for anyone wanting an emotional pick-me-up, but definitely lacks the structure of a good novel."
] |
3 | considered honesty | This album is a very big shock to the system.........this may apear a different band the formula disapearedbut give it time... its worth itgone is the intensity drive passion and poetry however........For the first time PJ apear to have made a very friendly album -almost- happyYou wont quite want to go out and change the world with it ...... nor will you continue hating your parents.....a good car in the summer albumTracks like WWS and Severed Hand are truely great songs and should be amazing live as will unemployable and Gonebasicallydisjointed and drifting .........still great fun and will keep lots of people very happy ...............looking forward to the future.......but dont think theyre in as much a rush to change the world sadly anymore... do buy it by any other bands standards its really great but for pearl jam i am a bit disapointed.if you want to be inspired or motivated buy any of their other albums esp Yield or Binaural, If you want a good time buy this... | 983 | [
"This album is a very big shock to the system.........this may apear a different band the formula disapearedbut give it time... its worth itgone is the intensity drive passion and poetry however........For the first time PJ apear to have made a very friendly album -almost- happyYou wont quite want to go out and change the world with it ...... nor will you continue hating your parents.....a good car in the summer albumTracks like WWS and Severed Hand are truely great songs and should be amazing live as will unemployable and Gonebasicallydisjointed and drifting .........still great fun and will keep lots of people very happy ...............looking forward to the future.......but dont think theyre in as much a rush to change the world sadly anymore... do buy it by any other bands standards its really great but for pearl jam i am a bit disapointed.if you want to be inspired or motivated buy any of their other albums esp Yield or Binaural, If you want a good time buy this..."
] |
3 | Lacking in substance | I can't believe the way people are throwing out 5-star ratings like they are completely meaningless. Just because you "like" the CD after one listen does not warrant a 5-star rating. This is a somewhat solid album, yes, but nothing to drool over. Creed is one of my more favored bands...I own all of their albums, and I've seen them live. But this album brings absolutely nothing new to the table.Many of the slower songs sound exactly like Human Clay. The harder songs rock with too much speed and too little musicality to truly fit the album. They've written their first epic piece in "Who's Got My Back." It clocks in at 8 1/2 minutes with some of it taking the form of a Cherokee chant. This song really is an interesting addition, but really doesn't hold enough power to pull this album from what it really is. "My Sacrifice" is all over the radio, but I think Creed will have a hard time backing this song up. There is little substance to this album. Lacking. I'm disappointed. | 983 | [
"I can't believe the way people are throwing out 5-star ratings like they are completely meaningless.",
"Just because you \"like\" the CD after one listen does not warrant a 5-star rating.",
"This is a somewhat solid album, yes, but nothing to drool over.",
"Creed is one of my more favored bands...I own all of their albums, and I've seen them live.",
"But this album brings absolutely nothing new to the table.Many of the slower songs sound exactly like Human Clay.",
"The harder songs rock with too much speed and too little musicality to truly fit the album.",
"They've written their first epic piece in \"Who's Got My Back.\" It clocks in at 8 1/2 minutes with some of it taking the form of a Cherokee chant.",
"This song really is an interesting addition, but really doesn't hold enough power to pull this album from what it really is.",
"\"My Sacrifice\" is all over the radio, but I think Creed will have a hard time backing this song up.",
"There is little substance to this album.",
"Lacking.",
"I'm disappointed."
] |
3 | Audio issues | I've only had these 1 day now, and have only listened to a variety of music from my computer and various online feeds (youtube, webcasts...)I am also a professional piano tuner (think concerts) so I listen very carefully to the entire range of sound.Pros: What I can say is that they do present a favorable overall sound, which is nice and full. The bass is deep and consistent with the other ranges. I don't require extra bass boost - as some do. And let's not forget these are very light and comfortable (with a super long cord).Cons: But, no matter what I listen to (save CDs), there is lots of background distortion. It would be similar to white noise, except it's a digital sound. This is my greatest complaint! It matters not if I listen loud or soft, that digitalized white noise is constant! (note this is not a hissing sound, or open mike sound as its pitch is in the mid-range)I also feel the volume is dialed-in pretty high, so that I must lower all other volume settings. | 983 | [
"I've only had these 1 day now, and have only listened to a variety of music from my computer and various online feeds (youtube, webcasts...)I am also a professional piano tuner (think concerts) so I listen very carefully to the entire range of sound.Pros: What I can say is that they do present a favorable overall sound, which is nice and full.",
"The bass is deep and consistent with the other ranges.",
"I don't require extra bass boost - as some do.",
"And let's not forget these are very light and comfortable (with a super long cord).Cons: But, no matter what I listen to (save CDs), there is lots of background distortion.",
"It would be similar to white noise, except it's a digital sound.",
"This is my greatest complaint!",
"It matters not if I listen loud or soft, that digitalized white noise is constant!",
"(note this is not a hissing sound, or open mike sound as its pitch is in the mid-range)I also feel the volume is dialed-in pretty high, so that I must lower all other volume settings."
] |
3 | Disturbing, but interesting | I read "The Golden Cat" BEFORE I read "The Wild Road" and even though reading "Wild Road" cleared up all my questions from the second book, "Golden Cat" was the better-written of the two novels. It's as if King found his balance in the second book.However, I must say that the concepts raised are disturbing, and the symbolism of the "green fire" mentioned in various parts is vague. The book is often very sad, with the images of animal experimentation, and it would be nice to balance the story by having some decent humans in it. The Magicou has selected Tag, and although Magicou is impatient with the young cat not "catching on" to what he is teaching him, I can relate to Tag's bewilderment because the teaching's aren't at all well-presented. Cy is a great character, as well as Mousebreath, and Sealink definitely comes into her own in the second volume. Good, strong characters and dialogue carry the story in spite of the obtuse plot of what the Alchemist hopes to achieve. | 983 | [
"I read \"The Golden Cat\" BEFORE I read \"The Wild Road\" and even though reading \"Wild Road\" cleared up all my questions from the second book, \"Golden Cat\" was the better-written of the two novels.",
"It's as if King found his balance in the second book.However, I must say that the concepts raised are disturbing, and the symbolism of the \"green fire\" mentioned in various parts is vague.",
"The book is often very sad, with the images of animal experimentation, and it would be nice to balance the story by having some decent humans in it.",
"The Magicou has selected Tag, and although Magicou is impatient with the young cat not \"catching on\" to what he is teaching him, I can relate to Tag's bewilderment because the teaching's aren't at all well-presented.",
"Cy is a great character, as well as Mousebreath, and Sealink definitely comes into her own in the second volume.",
"Good, strong characters and dialogue carry the story in spite of the obtuse plot of what the Alchemist hopes to achieve."
] |
3 | Good for 7 months | This thing lasted me seven months. The lining on the inside fell off completely. I tried to remove it, but the surface left over was sticky, so I threw it away. It did a decent job keeping the light out while I used it. By this I mean it kept out small LED lights and the bit that came through the window shade at night, but in the morning plenty of light would get in around the nose. This was fine for me since it helped me wake up. But it may not be fine for some. I have a large head, and it did fit me well enough. I did have to adjust the straps in relation to my ears through the night the first few months because it would irritate my ears and the back of my head. After that I got used to it. I will say that it was worth the price. I will shop around for something better. I would definitely be willing to pay more for something that lasts longer and fits a bit closer around the nose. However, until I can find something better, I will get one of these every seven months. | 983 | [
"This thing lasted me seven months.",
"The lining on the inside fell off completely.",
"I tried to remove it, but the surface left over was sticky, so I threw it away.",
"It did a decent job keeping the light out while I used it.",
"By this I mean it kept out small LED lights and the bit that came through the window shade at night, but in the morning plenty of light would get in around the nose.",
"This was fine for me since it helped me wake up.",
"But it may not be fine for some.",
"I have a large head, and it did fit me well enough.",
"I did have to adjust the straps in relation to my ears through the night the first few months because it would irritate my ears and the back of my head.",
"After that I got used to it.",
"I will say that it was worth the price.",
"I will shop around for something better.",
"I would definitely be willing to pay more for something that lasts longer and fits a bit closer around the nose.",
"However, until I can find something better, I will get one of these every seven months."
] |
3 | Something Different Inside | ...The pressure supplied is more than sufficient for average duty use. The recovery time is not to bad. The price is reasonable. However with those positives let me get to the other side.First, ..., the guages are exposed in a poor design and can be a serious potential liability. It can easily be broken off. The consumer needs to make special note of this.... Although most of these models are on the display floor, having four legs, I found that a good deal of them only have three legs. This makes it hard to stay upright any of the time. It rolled around the back of my van at every stop, go, turn, you name it. I even tried surrounding it with other items to box it in. It is so top heavy, it falls on its side anyway. A slight tug on your air hose is enough to send it rolling.The four legged version is satisfactory but, watch out for that three legged version its a nightmare. I exchanged it for the roll cage model. I'll tell you about that one on that review.I AM OUT..... | 983 | [
"...The pressure supplied is more than sufficient for average duty use.",
"The recovery time is not to bad.",
"The price is reasonable.",
"However with those positives let me get to the other side.First, ..., the guages are exposed in a poor design and can be a serious potential liability.",
"It can easily be broken off.",
"The consumer needs to make special note of this.... Although most of these models are on the display floor, having four legs, I found that a good deal of them only have three legs.",
"This makes it hard to stay upright any of the time.",
"It rolled around the back of my van at every stop, go, turn, you name it.",
"I even tried surrounding it with other items to box it in.",
"It is so top heavy, it falls on its side anyway.",
"A slight tug on your air hose is enough to send it rolling.The four legged version is satisfactory but, watch out for that three legged version its a nightmare.",
"I exchanged it for the roll cage model.",
"I'll tell you about that one on that review.I AM OUT....."
] |
3 | My how times have changed | I will never forget when I saw this movie at the Montreal Film Festival. Nobody was there and a couple of American tourists in their 40's sat in front of my (then) "domestic partner" and me. When the kiss came, I thought Mr. was going to get sick. He let out a grunt heard round the theater! And we had never seen that before and thought, "Yes, it's about time"!Seeing this movie again shows just how far things really haven't changed in America except the hair styles and clothes. It's been over 20 years and the issues today are still the same as back then, perhaps just fewer men are unaware of their sexuality at such a late age.I always thought Michael Ontkean would have a great career after this movie, he played his part so well. Alas, it was not to be. Kate Jackson was so perfect and Harry Hamlin made you realize gay men were shallow to protect themselves from the potential ravages of depth.I think this is a classic gay-themed movie and am glad it is back on the market. | 983 | [
"I will never forget when I saw this movie at the Montreal Film Festival.",
"Nobody was there and a couple of American tourists in their 40's sat in front of my (then) \"domestic partner\" and me.",
"When the kiss came, I thought Mr.",
"was going to get sick.",
"He let out a grunt heard round the theater!",
"And we had never seen that before and thought, \"Yes, it's about time\"!",
"Seeing this movie again shows just how far things really haven't changed in America except the hair styles and clothes.",
"It's been over 20 years and the issues today are still the same as back then, perhaps just fewer men are unaware of their sexuality at such a late age.I always thought Michael Ontkean would have a great career after this movie, he played his part so well.",
"Alas, it was not to be.",
"Kate Jackson was so perfect and Harry Hamlin made you realize gay men were shallow to protect themselves from the potential ravages of depth.I think this is a classic gay-themed movie and am glad it is back on the market."
] |
3 | Disappointing | I would have liked the book more if I had not had such great expectations of it - that it would go through the Telepath War, explain what happened to Lyta, etc. Reading JMS's comments in mags and the Lurker's Guide certainly gave me the impression that these topics would be covered in the Psi Corps trilogy. I am excited about the upcoming Centauri Prime books, but I'm afraid it would look something like this: 1) Londo's childhood; 2) Londo's decision to go to Babylon 5; 3) After Londo is made Emperor, he has some affairs, travels to Paris, writes some book critiques. I know, I know, the excerpt in the back of The Final Reckoning would appear to suggest the content of the books might actually answer some unanswered questions, but so did the back page of The Final Reckoning! Overall, I'd have to say that Keyes writes well, the dialogue seemed very true to character, and the book flowed well. But, I was hoping for more answers to questions raised in Babylon 5 and Crusade. | 983 | [
"I would have liked the book more if I had not had such great expectations of it - that it would go through the Telepath War, explain what happened to Lyta, etc.",
"Reading JMS's comments in mags and the Lurker's Guide certainly gave me the impression that these topics would be covered in the Psi Corps trilogy.",
"I am excited about the upcoming Centauri Prime books, but I'm afraid it would look something like this: 1) Londo's childhood; 2) Londo's decision to go to Babylon 5; 3) After Londo is made Emperor, he has some affairs, travels to Paris, writes some book critiques.",
"I know, I know, the excerpt in the back of The Final Reckoning would appear to suggest the content of the books might actually answer some unanswered questions, but so did the back page of The Final Reckoning!",
"Overall, I'd have to say that Keyes writes well, the dialogue seemed very true to character, and the book flowed well.",
"But, I was hoping for more answers to questions raised in Babylon 5 and Crusade."
] |
3 | ok | This starter kit is ok. The ear phones are cool. I like them especially because the wire things don't get tangled. You pull them out and then you pull again and the wires go back inside the sort of whatever it is. The car adaptor is a must. On long car trips you can plug it in and play so your psp doesn't need to be fully charged for the trip. I didn't like the screen protecter. I couldn't figure out how to put it on. It said pull 1 inch of the backing off and apply squeegee thingamajig. I did that but the screen protector would just fall off. Maybe you were susposed to wet the squeegee but i wasn't going to take that risk. I ended up noy using he screen protecter at all. You didn't really need the earphones but i like them better than the ones that come with the psp. This kit is really just a car adaptor thing and the screen thing(but i didn't use it) since you dont need the headphones and more of a car adapter and nothing else to me.(even though i use the ear phones) | 983 | [
"This starter kit is ok.",
"The ear phones are cool.",
"I like them especially because the wire things don't get tangled.",
"You pull them out and then you pull again and the wires go back inside the sort of whatever it is.",
"The car adaptor is a must.",
"On long car trips you can plug it in and play so your psp doesn't need to be fully charged for the trip.",
"I didn't like the screen protecter.",
"I couldn't figure out how to put it on.",
"It said pull 1 inch of the backing off and apply squeegee thingamajig.",
"I did that but the screen protector would just fall off.",
"Maybe you were susposed to wet the squeegee but i wasn't going to take that risk.",
"I ended up noy using he screen protecter at all.",
"You didn't really need the earphones but i like them better than the ones that come with the psp.",
"This kit is really just a car adaptor thing and the screen thing(but i didn't use it) since you dont need the headphones and more of a car adapter and nothing else to me.(even though i use the ear phones)"
] |
3 | T. Brown "TB" is right! | I read this review, ignored it, bought these anyways, and hate them! I rather use my cheapy alligator Target specials than these. That is saying something from someone who used to jump start cars/trucks/semis for a living (worked close to a freeway offramp). The clamps are absolutely horrid and the uneven jaws cause these to move a bit sideways from their "spinning" to a stop, if you will, on a short post. These do not place well on both my Optima batteries' posts. When a car won't jump, we can't help but wonder if it is the battery (Mustangs and their dead batteries, you know...) or these cables, so we keep trying to reseat them on the post better, until we can attain a jump. So after the umpteenth time of frustration with these, I am back here at Amazon searching for something better. Slim pickings too. Just basically Colemans. I guess I will try the 2 gauge parrots, but I am wondering if their jaws are too big for shorter posts sitting in the back of a crowded hood. | 983 | [
"I read this review, ignored it, bought these anyways, and hate them!",
"I rather use my cheapy alligator Target specials than these.",
"That is saying something from someone who used to jump start cars/trucks/semis for a living (worked close to a freeway offramp).",
"The clamps are absolutely horrid and the uneven jaws cause these to move a bit sideways from their \"spinning\" to a stop, if you will, on a short post.",
"These do not place well on both my Optima batteries' posts.",
"When a car won't jump, we can't help but wonder if it is the battery (Mustangs and their dead batteries, you know...) or these cables, so we keep trying to reseat them on the post better, until we can attain a jump.",
"So after the umpteenth time of frustration with these, I am back here at Amazon searching for something better.",
"Slim pickings too.",
"Just basically Colemans.",
"I guess I will try the 2 gauge parrots, but I am wondering if their jaws are too big for shorter posts sitting in the back of a crowded hood."
] |
3 | The Ruling is still out | I read the two previous trilogy concerning Thomas Covenant over 20 years ago. I was captivated by the story and characters. The world that Donaldson conceives was fresh and full of interesting creatures and beings.I was surprised to run across this book in my local library and had to read it. I was surprised how much of the preceeding stories I did not remember. A lot of the details were lost, and even with the explaination in the beginning of the book I still felt detached from the original stories.That being said, I struggled a little getting back up to speed with the chracters, and stories. I thought the story was very slow to get moving. This would have been expected if I came through it with a good feeling about the names, events, and places being refernced in the story.Luckily, the story started to clink for me and by the end of the book, I was ready for more. I am very glad (and surprised) that Donaldson decided to add another trilogy to an already classic tale. | 983 | [
"I read the two previous trilogy concerning Thomas Covenant over 20 years ago.",
"I was captivated by the story and characters.",
"The world that Donaldson conceives was fresh and full of interesting creatures and beings.I was surprised to run across this book in my local library and had to read it.",
"I was surprised how much of the preceeding stories I did not remember.",
"A lot of the details were lost, and even with the explaination in the beginning of the book I still felt detached from the original stories.That being said, I struggled a little getting back up to speed with the chracters, and stories.",
"I thought the story was very slow to get moving.",
"This would have been expected if I came through it with a good feeling about the names, events, and places being refernced in the story.Luckily, the story started to clink for me and by the end of the book, I was ready for more.",
"I am very glad (and surprised) that Donaldson decided to add another trilogy to an already classic tale."
] |
3 | Not good, but the best so far | Lovecraft stories have yet to be turned into good movies, or good TV shows. Even the great Rod Serling failed to make a decent Lovecraft show. Still, for what it's worth, I'm glad to see this movie released. Based on Lovecraft's short novel "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward", it's not too horrible. The movie people do add Ward's wife, who didn't exist in the story, and a private eye, who also didn't exist in the story, but they also remove Dr. Willett, who was one of the main characters in the story, so I guess it kind of balances out. The feel is good, though, and actually fairly Lovecraftian. I was impressed with the acting, because Chris Sarrandon was the only name I was even barely familiar with, and then it was because of Susan that I knew his name. If you love the tales of Lovecraft, and also love movies, then this movie is by far the best adaptation. Almost as good as "In the Mouth of Madness", although that is NOT really a Lovecraft story. It just feels like it. | 983 | [
"Lovecraft stories have yet to be turned into good movies, or good TV shows.",
"Even the great Rod Serling failed to make a decent Lovecraft show.",
"Still, for what it's worth, I'm glad to see this movie released.",
"Based on Lovecraft's short novel \"The Case of Charles Dexter Ward\", it's not too horrible.",
"The movie people do add Ward's wife, who didn't exist in the story, and a private eye, who also didn't exist in the story, but they also remove Dr.",
"Willett, who was one of the main characters in the story, so I guess it kind of balances out.",
"The feel is good, though, and actually fairly Lovecraftian.",
"I was impressed with the acting, because Chris Sarrandon was the only name I was even barely familiar with, and then it was because of Susan that I knew his name.",
"If you love the tales of Lovecraft, and also love movies, then this movie is by far the best adaptation.",
"Almost as good as \"In the Mouth of Madness\", although that is NOT really a Lovecraft story.",
"It just feels like it."
] |
3 | Germany on the Moon | This particular add-on for MSTS can be worthwhile, now that it's being sold used for almost nothing. Pro's: very long trip... be prepared for at least three hours just getting from one end of the track to the other. The included engines are well done, if not quite the same quality as default MSTS trains. Con's: Very little scenery... mile after mile of slate grey (very moon-ish)flatland filled to the brim with trees in between the actually very well done cities. If you play MSTS at all, go ahead and get this add-on... used here on Amazon. Do not pay full price.BIG EDIT: I guess I needed to just drive down the track a bit farther. I used the ICE high speed train, put it to 100% throttle, and just let it run. Once I got away from the cities, and closer to the lake/river, the scenery improved dramatically. Very nice lake side drive, with tall cliffs on your sides. I take back what I said about the moon surface... you just gotta take the whole trip to see the fine details. | 983 | [
"This particular add-on for MSTS can be worthwhile, now that it's being sold used for almost nothing.",
"Pro's: very long trip... be prepared for at least three hours just getting from one end of the track to the other.",
"The included engines are well done, if not quite the same quality as default MSTS trains.",
"Con's: Very little scenery... mile after mile of slate grey (very moon-ish)flatland filled to the brim with trees in between the actually very well done cities.",
"If you play MSTS at all, go ahead and get this add-on... used here on Amazon.",
"Do not pay full price.BIG EDIT: I guess I needed to just drive down the track a bit farther.",
"I used the ICE high speed train, put it to 100% throttle, and just let it run.",
"Once I got away from the cities, and closer to the lake/river, the scenery improved dramatically.",
"Very nice lake side drive, with tall cliffs on your sides.",
"I take back what I said about the moon surface... you just gotta take the whole trip to see the fine details."
] |
3 | Not a very scholarly work | The author provides a good, basic introduction to some of the refutations regarding the crux of this book: whether Christianity copied or is an offshoot from Platonic/Neoplatonic philosophies, mystery religions, Gnostic systems, etc.My problem was that this book did not offer the level of erudition one finds in the works of other Christian scholars such as John Meier, Raymond Brown, N.T. Wright, etc. The author provides almost no reference to contemporary sources or original insight into such sources. Rather, the author incorporates very long quotes from other modern writers about these subjects. Those page-long quotes reminded me of my doing the same in high school to pad up my term papers (for which I got a lot of grief from my teachers) so in a sense that's the level at which this book reads. It even makes the author appear to me as if he can hardly read Greek, Hebrew or Latin.Overall, not a bad book but I'm willing to bet there are much better books on this matter. | 983 | [
"The author provides a good, basic introduction to some of the refutations regarding the crux of this book: whether Christianity copied or is an offshoot from Platonic/Neoplatonic philosophies, mystery religions, Gnostic systems, etc.My problem was that this book did not offer the level of erudition one finds in the works of other Christian scholars such as John Meier, Raymond Brown, N.T. Wright, etc.",
"The author provides almost no reference to contemporary sources or original insight into such sources.",
"Rather, the author incorporates very long quotes from other modern writers about these subjects.",
"Those page-long quotes reminded me of my doing the same in high school to pad up my term papers (for which I got a lot of grief from my teachers) so in a sense that's the level at which this book reads.",
"It even makes the author appear to me as if he can hardly read Greek, Hebrew or Latin.Overall, not a bad book but I'm willing to bet there are much better books on this matter."
] |
3 | Decent Book | I bought this book based on the large number of excellent reviews. I must admit, it did not quite live up to my expectations. If you buy this expecting a Gabaldon-like story, then this book will definitely disappoint, because it in no way comes close to the rich culture, history, and experience of her books. On the other hand, if you buy this book looking for a sensual romance, you will again be disappointed. Or, to put it better, you will be disappointed until over midway through, when the romance finally picks up some. It definitely offers a more whimsical approach to romance, but I find the books of Teresa Medeiros to be a more amusing magical story, and those from Constance O'Day Flannery to be a more romantic time-travel story. I suppose my problem with this book is that it failed to deliver a real punch in any way. I would recommend it as a decent read, though, personally, I didn't get into the book at all until halfway through, where it became lightly enjoyable. | 983 | [
"I bought this book based on the large number of excellent reviews.",
"I must admit, it did not quite live up to my expectations.",
"If you buy this expecting a Gabaldon-like story, then this book will definitely disappoint, because it in no way comes close to the rich culture, history, and experience of her books.",
"On the other hand, if you buy this book looking for a sensual romance, you will again be disappointed.",
"Or, to put it better, you will be disappointed until over midway through, when the romance finally picks up some.",
"It definitely offers a more whimsical approach to romance, but I find the books of Teresa Medeiros to be a more amusing magical story, and those from Constance O'Day Flannery to be a more romantic time-travel story.",
"I suppose my problem with this book is that it failed to deliver a real punch in any way.",
"I would recommend it as a decent read, though, personally, I didn't get into the book at all until halfway through, where it became lightly enjoyable."
] |
3 | A lot of mixed feelings | I bought a Leapster for my twin boys' 3rd birthday in April 2004. The software is wonderful; it's educational and the boys really have fun playing the games. However, after about a year the touch screen stopped working. The Leap Frog customer service was very helpful and sent me a replacement (refurbished) unit right away. That one worked for about a month then its touch screen stopped working as well. I am now waiting to receive another replacement.I really have mixed feelings about this product. It is a great product when it is working. I have always been very impressed with Leap Frog products, especially the way they make educational games fun for kids. However, this screen problem is very frustrating. Based on some of the other reviews, it appears that this is a common problem. On the other hand, their customer service is excellent and they send a replacement quickly. I just hope that I do not have to continue sending Leapsters back to be replaced every few months. | 983 | [
"I bought a Leapster for my twin boys' 3rd birthday in April 2004.",
"The software is wonderful; it's educational and the boys really have fun playing the games.",
"However, after about a year the touch screen stopped working.",
"The Leap Frog customer service was very helpful and sent me a replacement (refurbished) unit right away.",
"That one worked for about a month then its touch screen stopped working as well.",
"I am now waiting to receive another replacement.I really have mixed feelings about this product.",
"It is a great product when it is working.",
"I have always been very impressed with Leap Frog products, especially the way they make educational games fun for kids.",
"However, this screen problem is very frustrating.",
"Based on some of the other reviews, it appears that this is a common problem.",
"On the other hand, their customer service is excellent and they send a replacement quickly.",
"I just hope that I do not have to continue sending Leapsters back to be replaced every few months."
] |
3 | New Jack Swing Gospel Style | If you're a christian and or a fan of the New Jack Swing era, then you will like this album, these brothers have some of the strongest disticnt voices of the era itself. The stand out track is Angel, other good tracks are Someone's Praying for You and the title track Devotion (not sure what member of the group it is, but he defintley worked hard on this track, he hit some-what Prince type notes, very nice) this is a pretty solid debut album, and I would suppose the biggest reason it is forgotten is because, Giant Records went bankrupt soon after this release, and signed groups such as Co.Mpany and Jade were left with nada. This was not a success back in the 90's, but again this was a gospel album, and it may have been harder to promote a gospel new jack swing group, to either of the two genres it was, still worth the less than 7$ you will pay to have it in your collection. This is gospel you can do the latest dance 2 or atleast the good ole dance moves from the era lol | 983 | [
"If you're a christian and or a fan of the New Jack Swing era, then you will like this album, these brothers have some of the strongest disticnt voices of the era itself.",
"The stand out track is Angel, other good tracks are Someone's Praying for You and the title track Devotion (not sure what member of the group it is, but he defintley worked hard on this track, he hit some-what Prince type notes, very nice) this is a pretty solid debut album, and I would suppose the biggest reason it is forgotten is because, Giant Records went bankrupt soon after this release, and signed groups such as Co.Mpany and Jade were left with nada.",
"This was not a success back in the 90's, but again this was a gospel album, and it may have been harder to promote a gospel new jack swing group, to either of the two genres it was, still worth the less than 7$ you will pay to have it in your collection.",
"This is gospel you can do the latest dance 2 or atleast the good ole dance moves from the era lol"
] |
3 | Good but not quiet | I bought two of these because the reviewers here gave it good marks and downplayed the noise it made. This product is easy to assemble and clean. Filling the water chamber is very easy compared to other humidifiers I have used. To me it is the best feature. My main gripe is with the noise it makes. First of all, the fan is not as quiet as I had hoped. There are three fan speeds, but the lowest speed is the only one that has an acceptable sound level at night. The higher two are only useful during the day when it can be drowned out by other household noises. To make matters worse, every 2 hours or so, this humidifier makes a series of loud GULPs as the water from the tank drains into the humidifier base. Based on the reviews I read here, I didn't think it would be a problem because I am a heavy sleeper, so I was suprised that the GULPing noise wakes me up at night.This is a fine product for the daytime, but for nighttime/sleeptime, I wish I had purchased something else. | 983 | [
"I bought two of these because the reviewers here gave it good marks and downplayed the noise it made.",
"This product is easy to assemble and clean.",
"Filling the water chamber is very easy compared to other humidifiers I have used.",
"To me it is the best feature.",
"My main gripe is with the noise it makes.",
"First of all, the fan is not as quiet as I had hoped.",
"There are three fan speeds, but the lowest speed is the only one that has an acceptable sound level at night.",
"The higher two are only useful during the day when it can be drowned out by other household noises.",
"To make matters worse, every 2 hours or so, this humidifier makes a series of loud GULPs as the water from the tank drains into the humidifier base.",
"Based on the reviews I read here, I didn't think it would be a problem because I am a heavy sleeper, so I was suprised that the GULPing noise wakes me up at night.This is a fine product for the daytime, but for nighttime/sleeptime, I wish I had purchased something else."
] |
3 | Tool Have Stagnated... | Okay, this is the album that i thought would renew my faith in 21st Century rock. I thought that after 5 years Tool would come out with with something fresh and devestating... but they didn't. People are so full of praise for tool because they have 'their own sound', the problem is: that it is their only sound. Tool have become their own worst enemy as far as creativity goes because here is an album where the same guitar tones, the same chords, the same song structures occur over and over... Even the most fluid songs on this album seem forced, it's almost as if Tool have to keep reminding themselves "We're an intelligent rock band". This is a very subjective topic I know, but I like a band to evolve with every album to the point where after 3 albums they sound sonically and emotionaly detatched from the band who made the 1st. Others like a band to stick to their guns and essentially that is what tool have done here. The trouble being , it's just getting a little trite. | 983 | [
"Okay, this is the album that i thought would renew my faith in 21st Century rock.",
"I thought that after 5 years Tool would come out with with something fresh and devestating... but they didn't.",
"People are so full of praise for tool because they have 'their own sound', the problem is: that it is their only sound.",
"Tool have become their own worst enemy as far as creativity goes because here is an album where the same guitar tones, the same chords, the same song structures occur over and over... Even the most fluid songs on this album seem forced, it's almost as if Tool have to keep reminding themselves \"We're an intelligent rock band\".",
"This is a very subjective topic I know, but I like a band to evolve with every album to the point where after 3 albums they sound sonically and emotionaly detatched from the band who made the 1st.",
"Others like a band to stick to their guns and essentially that is what tool have done here.",
"The trouble being , it's just getting a little trite."
] |
3 | Run of the mill | Guy Richies name caries with it some connotations and expectations that are not honoured in "Revolver". It is not really funny, not really british, and not really that interestingly put together.All this, however, is not as much Guy Richies fault as it is our own. We expect him to do so and so, and when he doesn't we get disappointed.There are some great features in the film. It is well shot, well directed, and well acted. And the character of the assassin and just about everything he does is nigh on brilliant. The story is, however, in my opinion, a bit bland, a bit stock if you will. It is clever on a low level and not worthy of a big budget. And that is basically where it ends for me. The story is not interesting, the film is not interesting.So apart from a couple of great scenes and takes on things, it is just ordinary and pretty run of the mill. See it on a sunday afternoon with nothing better to do. If for example you've broken your leg and have run out of books. | 983 | [
"Guy Richies name caries with it some connotations and expectations that are not honoured in \"Revolver\".",
"It is not really funny, not really british, and not really that interestingly put together.All this, however, is not as much Guy Richies fault as it is our own.",
"We expect him to do so and so, and when he doesn't we get disappointed.There are some great features in the film.",
"It is well shot, well directed, and well acted.",
"And the character of the assassin and just about everything he does is nigh on brilliant.",
"The story is, however, in my opinion, a bit bland, a bit stock if you will.",
"It is clever on a low level and not worthy of a big budget.",
"And that is basically where it ends for me.",
"The story is not interesting, the film is not interesting.So apart from a couple of great scenes and takes on things, it is just ordinary and pretty run of the mill.",
"See it on a sunday afternoon with nothing better to do.",
"If for example you've broken your leg and have run out of books."
] |
3 | Give it a try | I wasn't all that thrilled with the vernacular, slang and jarring use of profanity (I have no problem with the f-word but it's distracting to hear it from the Queen of England). But I kept reading, which has not been the case with many other novels that tell this well-told story. It's something different.Just to clarify: many of the objections here are about language. This seems to lead people to think that we're demanding the "Hark, prithee, for I shall smite thee, varlet" type of stuff. No thanks. Modern language is one thing--if Anne Boleyn and her crew spoke like 21st century royalty/nobility, that'd be one thing. But we are subjected to descriptions like "cute Franky Weston" and "Hank Norris" and lots of other colloquialisms. A historical author's job is to balance what we think the time period should be with his/her closest approximation of how it really was. Whichever side you end up coming down on, it's got to be believable. This was just a plain stupid choice. | 983 | [
"I wasn't all that thrilled with the vernacular, slang and jarring use of profanity (I have no problem with the f-word but it's distracting to hear it from the Queen of England).",
"But I kept reading, which has not been the case with many other novels that tell this well-told story.",
"It's something different.Just to clarify: many of the objections here are about language.",
"This seems to lead people to think that we're demanding the \"Hark, prithee, for I shall smite thee, varlet\" type of stuff.",
"No thanks.",
"Modern language is one thing--if Anne Boleyn and her crew spoke like 21st century royalty/nobility, that'd be one thing.",
"But we are subjected to descriptions like \"cute Franky Weston\" and \"Hank Norris\" and lots of other colloquialisms.",
"A historical author's job is to balance what we think the time period should be with his/her closest approximation of how it really was.",
"Whichever side you end up coming down on, it's got to be believable.",
"This was just a plain stupid choice."
] |
3 | Seriously, just enjoy it... | Here's a word of advice, seriously kids, don't think about it too much. Forget about the hows and whys, scratch common sense, and ditch the confused urge to say, "But...?" In fact, get rid of gravity and physics altogether while you're at it. With that said, 90% of the movie watching populace will, grudgingly or not, enjoy T3. This is an action flick and, let's be honest, this movie wasn't made to make a whole lot of sense or be an important contribution to filmaking. James Cameron has left the helm of this series and with him taken the vision and the passion for the story that was reflected in the two far superior predecessors to T3. This 3rd installment, hopefully of a trilogy, is enjoyable fun. The action is literally non-stop so there's no point complaining about dialogue being simplistic because there isn't much of it anyway. T3 is a lot better than it could have been so let's all put this movie into the proper context in which it belongs and enjoy the saucy ride. | 983 | [
"Here's a word of advice, seriously kids, don't think about it too much.",
"Forget about the hows and whys, scratch common sense, and ditch the confused urge to say, \"But...?\" In fact, get rid of gravity and physics altogether while you're at it.",
"With that said, 90% of the movie watching populace will, grudgingly or not, enjoy T3.",
"This is an action flick and, let's be honest, this movie wasn't made to make a whole lot of sense or be an important contribution to filmaking.",
"James Cameron has left the helm of this series and with him taken the vision and the passion for the story that was reflected in the two far superior predecessors to T3.",
"This 3rd installment, hopefully of a trilogy, is enjoyable fun.",
"The action is literally non-stop so there's no point complaining about dialogue being simplistic because there isn't much of it anyway.",
"T3 is a lot better than it could have been so let's all put this movie into the proper context in which it belongs and enjoy the saucy ride."
] |
3 | Another Bowie from Pakistan | This particular knife comes with a wood handle as well as the BONE handle. Who knows what kind of bone, perhaps Camel. The knives are generally finished fairly well but do not come with a serious edge. The entire knife, including the blade is covered with a clear coat of some sort of laquer ( perhaps to prevent rust during transport). This is a hassle to remove but once done, you can polish up the knife quite nicely. The "leather sheath" is screaming for better quality materials as usual from Pakistan. All in all, it a good knock around heavy duty first Bowie and will take a lot of abuse. I gave up on sharpening with a stone on these knives but a small file works wonders and will produce an edge sharp enough for most chores. A good knife for the money as these sell from 12.00 to 15.99 depending on the retailer. A great camp knife without the expense. Every knife is different to the degree of finish so expect a wide variation if you purchase 2 or more of the same model. | 983 | [
"This particular knife comes with a wood handle as well as the BONE handle.",
"Who knows what kind of bone, perhaps Camel.",
"The knives are generally finished fairly well but do not come with a serious edge.",
"The entire knife, including the blade is covered with a clear coat of some sort of laquer ( perhaps to prevent rust during transport).",
"This is a hassle to remove but once done, you can polish up the knife quite nicely.",
"The \"leather sheath\" is screaming for better quality materials as usual from Pakistan.",
"All in all, it a good knock around heavy duty first Bowie and will take a lot of abuse.",
"I gave up on sharpening with a stone on these knives but a small file works wonders and will produce an edge sharp enough for most chores.",
"A good knife for the money as these sell from 12.00 to 15.99 depending on the retailer.",
"A great camp knife without the expense.",
"Every knife is different to the degree of finish so expect a wide variation if you purchase 2 or more of the same model."
] |
3 | OK Stroller, but inconvenient | Stroller is OK, not bad, but not great either.so the good:very nice looking in pictures and live as well, can stroll 2 kids, one sitting, other sitting or standing.the bad:very heavy,wobbly when pushedwheels scrapingthe ugly:I don't know who and how designed this product, but weight distribution is terrible! if only one child sits in front seat, stroller rolls very much into pavement decline/incline direction. i.e. on the road where edges are slightly declined stroller just does not go straight, chooses to roll towards edges instead. due to this it's very hard to push and maintain it not to roll off the sidewalk or not bump to curb (when sidewalk is not available and you stroll on the road). however that is not the case when second child stands or sits...I have not tried other sit'n'go-s so I would highly recommend just to stop by to any local shop try it, see if you like and if it fits your needs; then back to amazon, cause nobody beats their prices 99.9% of the time. | 983 | [
"Stroller is OK, not bad, but not great either.so the good:very nice looking in pictures and live as well, can stroll 2 kids, one sitting, other sitting or standing.the bad:very heavy,wobbly when pushedwheels scrapingthe ugly:I don't know who and how designed this product, but weight distribution is terrible!",
"if only one child sits in front seat, stroller rolls very much into pavement decline/incline direction.",
"i.e. on the road where edges are slightly declined stroller just does not go straight, chooses to roll towards edges instead.",
"due to this it's very hard to push and maintain it not to roll off the sidewalk or not bump to curb (when sidewalk is not available and you stroll on the road).",
"however that is not the case when second child stands or sits...I have not tried other sit'n'go-s so I would highly recommend just to stop by to any local shop try it, see if you like and if it fits your needs; then back to amazon, cause nobody beats their prices 99.9% of the time."
] |
3 | A good tool | I have just finished reviewing Investing 101. As the title implies, this book takes a detailed look at finances (personal) but more to the point it takes a look at what is a financial market and how to invest, as an individual, without, hopefully losing your shirt.There is a handy quiz to find out just how high (or low) your tolerance to risk is and based on this, the book continues to explain all the fundamentals about investing wisely.This book is written for a novice and the terms used are everyday and easy to understand. This book also describes the various financial terms that are used in the market and this feature was quite helpful.While I enjoyed this book, it focused more on families and less on singles - which is something that I was interested in. Also, this book's audience definitely is novice as there is very little in the way of intermediate financial information.This is a great book for somebody who is starting out or who needs to polish their knowledge. | 983 | [
"I have just finished reviewing Investing 101.",
"As the title implies, this book takes a detailed look at finances (personal) but more to the point it takes a look at what is a financial market and how to invest, as an individual, without, hopefully losing your shirt.There is a handy quiz to find out just how high (or low) your tolerance to risk is and based on this, the book continues to explain all the fundamentals about investing wisely.This book is written for a novice and the terms used are everyday and easy to understand.",
"This book also describes the various financial terms that are used in the market and this feature was quite helpful.While I enjoyed this book, it focused more on families and less on singles - which is something that I was interested in.",
"Also, this book's audience definitely is novice as there is very little in the way of intermediate financial information.This is a great book for somebody who is starting out or who needs to polish their knowledge."
] |
3 | A Star at Twilight | Even in its twilight, a star can give off lovely light. So it is with Dick Francis. As Shattered clearly shows, the powers of a super-nova of the thriller genre are continuing on the wane. All the familiar Francis elements his fans -- and I am one of them -- have long loved are here. The eminently likeable hero. The mystery with a racetrack tie-in. The beatings the hero must endure. The softly sweet romance. And an offbeat field of interest, in this case glass-blowing. The glass blowing stuff is fascinating. Unfortunately, it is more fascinating than the slow-moving, improbable plot, spelled out with greater detail than the characters of the mystery. I guess we care about Gerard Logan, our virtuoso glass-blower and hero, but not with the depth of heroes of former Francis novels. And the romance with his policewoman is stated rather than felt. Even Francis' deft little touches which subtly show two people developing a love for each other are muted. This is Francis lite. | 983 | [
"Even in its twilight, a star can give off lovely light.",
"So it is with Dick Francis.",
"As Shattered clearly shows, the powers of a super-nova of the thriller genre are continuing on the wane.",
"All the familiar Francis elements his fans -- and I am one of them -- have long loved are here.",
"The eminently likeable hero.",
"The mystery with a racetrack tie-in.",
"The beatings the hero must endure.",
"The softly sweet romance.",
"And an offbeat field of interest, in this case glass-blowing.",
"The glass blowing stuff is fascinating.",
"Unfortunately, it is more fascinating than the slow-moving, improbable plot, spelled out with greater detail than the characters of the mystery.",
"I guess we care about Gerard Logan, our virtuoso glass-blower and hero, but not with the depth of heroes of former Francis novels.",
"And the romance with his policewoman is stated rather than felt.",
"Even Francis' deft little touches which subtly show two people developing a love for each other are muted.",
"This is Francis lite."
] |
3 | Just OK | Just a couple of comments. First is that the pivots on the lights are pretty cheap. They do not fasten together, but are rather just held in place by a bolt, with a hand adjustment knob. Loosen that knob too much, and the whole stack of cards crumbles. The entire pivot assembly will come right apart.Second is that the lights themselves as much as REQUIRE barn doors for any video shooting. They cast such a huge radius of bright white light, that they're pretty overpowered for mood lighting out of the box. Pretty good for interviews though.That said, I'm pretty happy with them for the price. The value is really in the stands, as they are really sturdy and well constructed - even better than the ones my school uses. You could pick up some cheap work lights from Menards or Home Depot, and achieve the same lighting effect you get with these, but you will be without stands or diffusers. So base your purchase on how much you need the stands, rather than the lights themselves. | 983 | [
"Just a couple of comments.",
"First is that the pivots on the lights are pretty cheap.",
"They do not fasten together, but are rather just held in place by a bolt, with a hand adjustment knob.",
"Loosen that knob too much, and the whole stack of cards crumbles.",
"The entire pivot assembly will come right apart.Second is that the lights themselves as much as REQUIRE barn doors for any video shooting.",
"They cast such a huge radius of bright white light, that they're pretty overpowered for mood lighting out of the box.",
"Pretty good for interviews though.That said, I'm pretty happy with them for the price.",
"The value is really in the stands, as they are really sturdy and well constructed - even better than the ones my school uses.",
"You could pick up some cheap work lights from Menards or Home Depot, and achieve the same lighting effect you get with these, but you will be without stands or diffusers.",
"So base your purchase on how much you need the stands, rather than the lights themselves."
] |
3 | A good Bill Dogget release | It's good, but not great.. Understand, Mr Doggett did not always have a choice in what to record.. The record label head (mr Nathan) often wanted a "hit" or, at least, a "moneymaker" for his label, and back in the '50s, that meant shlock..Bill Doggett was one of his primo "producers", in fact right up there with Sonny Thompson and Gene Redd (although, unlike those two, who were simply studio musicians, he released records under his own name).. in fact he was committed to the label (King) right through it's entire lifetime (until Syd Nathan died)..Some of his releases might only appeal to diehard Doggett fans (such as me), but I have never heard a *bad* one..However, this one is definitely "MOR", along with "as you desire Me" and other sappy, or "soft" relases.Now, of course, in my quickly encroaching old age, I have found I like these.. but a jazz purist just might not, although I would advise any jazz diehard to still have this and any other doggett releases, anyways/ | 983 | [
"It's good, but not great..",
"Understand, Mr Doggett did not always have a choice in what to record..",
"The record label head (mr Nathan) often wanted a \"hit\" or, at least, a \"moneymaker\" for his label, and back in the '50s, that meant shlock..Bill Doggett was one of his primo \"producers\", in fact right up there with Sonny Thompson and Gene Redd (although, unlike those two, who were simply studio musicians, he released records under his own name)..",
"in fact he was committed to the label (King) right through it's entire lifetime (until Syd Nathan died)..Some of his releases might only appeal to diehard Doggett fans (such as me), but I have never heard a *bad* one..However, this one is definitely \"MOR\", along with \"as you desire Me\" and other sappy, or \"soft\" relases.Now, of course, in my quickly encroaching old age, I have found I like these..",
"but a jazz purist just might not, although I would advise any jazz diehard to still have this and any other doggett releases, anyways/"
] |
3 | Oh want a tangled web we weave | Gwen Mayfield (Joan Fontaine) fresh from an encounter with a witch doctor is given an opportunity to recover and a position in a private school in England. There she finds something sis a miss and the discovery of a voodoo doll confirms she is up against someone's wicked ways. As usual everyone is suspect and it is always the last person you suspect. Oh all alright the last person you are supposed to suspect. Will she figure it out in time or will evil have its wicked way. She may even be the target.The only two things that give the film any credence is Joan Fontaine and that it is a Hammer production. Hammer cannot go wrong in many eyes. The butcher (Duncan Lamont) can be seen again in "5 Million Miles to Earth" (1967).The DVD I watched looks like a direct VHS transfer and not Blu-ray. There is an extra - World of Jammer "Wicked Women". A U.S Theatrical Trailer "The Devil's Own" and TV SpotsI have to admit that I had a hard time keeping my finger off the fast forward. | 983 | [
"Gwen Mayfield (Joan Fontaine) fresh from an encounter with a witch doctor is given an opportunity to recover and a position in a private school in England.",
"There she finds something sis a miss and the discovery of a voodoo doll confirms she is up against someone's wicked ways.",
"As usual everyone is suspect and it is always the last person you suspect.",
"Oh all alright the last person you are supposed to suspect.",
"Will she figure it out in time or will evil have its wicked way.",
"She may even be the target.The only two things that give the film any credence is Joan Fontaine and that it is a Hammer production.",
"Hammer cannot go wrong in many eyes.",
"The butcher (Duncan Lamont) can be seen again in \"5 Million Miles to Earth\" (1967).The DVD I watched looks like a direct VHS transfer and not Blu-ray.",
"There is an extra - World of Jammer \"Wicked Women\".",
"A U.S Theatrical Trailer \"The Devil's Own\" and TV SpotsI have to admit that I had a hard time keeping my finger off the fast forward."
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3 | Another Useless Compilation | Oingo Boingo had more compilations than any band has a right to and they all suck. Godawful songs like "Wild Sex In The Working Class", "No Spill Blood", "Piggies", "Sweat", "Grey Matter", "Little Girls", "Insects", and "Nasty Habits" ruin this one along with the necessities and marginal filler. This is one group where choosing the highlights should be easy. OK so you have to choose the overused and rather bland "Dead Man's Party", the fun "Wierd Science", and classics "Who Do You Want To Be?" and "Only A Lad". From there you pick "Nothing Bad Ever Happens To Me", "Winning Side", "Gratitude", "Stay", "Just Another Day", "No One Lives Forever", "Help Me", "Only Makes Me Laugh", "On The Outside", "Wake Up, It's 1984", and "Same Man I Was Before". From the new direction you can choose from "Where Do All My Friends Go?", "My Life", "New Generation", and "Home Again" from Boi-Ngo and the first 3 songs and maybe some others from Boingo might be OK to fill out the CD. Easy!!! | 983 | [
"Oingo Boingo had more compilations than any band has a right to and they all suck.",
"Godawful songs like \"Wild Sex In The Working Class\", \"No Spill Blood\", \"Piggies\", \"Sweat\", \"Grey Matter\", \"Little Girls\", \"Insects\", and \"Nasty Habits\" ruin this one along with the necessities and marginal filler.",
"This is one group where choosing the highlights should be easy.",
"OK so you have to choose the overused and rather bland \"Dead Man's Party\", the fun \"Wierd Science\", and classics \"Who Do You Want To Be?",
"\" and \"Only A Lad\".",
"From there you pick \"Nothing Bad Ever Happens To Me\", \"Winning Side\", \"Gratitude\", \"Stay\", \"Just Another Day\", \"No One Lives Forever\", \"Help Me\", \"Only Makes Me Laugh\", \"On The Outside\", \"Wake Up, It's 1984\", and \"Same Man I Was Before\".",
"From the new direction you can choose from \"Where Do All My Friends Go?",
"\", \"My Life\", \"New Generation\", and \"Home Again\" from Boi-Ngo and the first 3 songs and maybe some others from Boingo might be OK to fill out the CD.",
"Easy!!!"
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3 | WHAT A MUSICAL SHOULD BE | As the cry of "do you hear the people sing" from the company of Les Miserables disapears into the speakers of your cd player it then hits you that you have just listend to a masterpiece.The earth shattering chours numbers and the heart renching solos is musical theatre at it's finest.From the insperational "One Day More" to the emotionally provoking "Bring him home" it is a true jem of a show.However I have given the recording a 3 star rating for one reason.It fails to tell the story enough so that people actuaally can follow the story. For people who have not seen the musical I truly believe they would not be aware of what is going on. Les Mis is indeed a lavish score which all of would certinally not fit onto one recording however as in the 10th Anniversary recording it can be done in away that people are able to follw. No matter what this enchanting musical will always impress the most sceptical of musical lovers however I have heard better recordings then this one. | 983 | [
"As the cry of \"do you hear the people sing\" from the company of Les Miserables disapears into the speakers of your cd player it then hits you that you have just listend to a masterpiece.The earth shattering chours numbers and the heart renching solos is musical theatre at it's finest.From the insperational \"One Day More\" to the emotionally provoking \"Bring him home\" it is a true jem of a show.However I have given the recording a 3 star rating for one reason.It fails to tell the story enough so that people actuaally can follow the story.",
"For people who have not seen the musical I truly believe they would not be aware of what is going on.",
"Les Mis is indeed a lavish score which all of would certinally not fit onto one recording however as in the 10th Anniversary recording it can be done in away that people are able to follw.",
"No matter what this enchanting musical will always impress the most sceptical of musical lovers however I have heard better recordings then this one."
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