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1 | Tooty fruity anyone? | Ok so apparently being a little what's the word oh yeah! gay is a given with the reviewers of this movie.No review starts off with Holy crap this Dave guy has got to be a priest or ex-con or just plain gay.This is what you're in store for in this movie: A barely watchable slasher flick with two scenes where five teenage boys wearing only there under wear are blasted with a hose, and then theres the scene where they all take turns washing themselves in the shower, and then more slashing action with extremely limited special effects, then mercifully the end.This is obviously targetting people who want to look at teen boys wearing as little as possible for as long as the premise of the movie allows.Judging by other of Dave's previews for his other brotherhood movies this guy has found his mark but be forwarned if you don't want to be looking at a handful of teen dudes bouncing aroung the woods in their underwear for the most part of the movie then you could easily skip this one. | 990 | [
"Ok so apparently being a little what's the word oh yeah!",
"gay is a given with the reviewers of this movie.No review starts off with Holy crap this Dave guy has got to be a priest or ex-con or just plain gay.This is what you're in store for in this movie: A barely watchable slasher flick with two scenes where five teenage boys wearing only there under wear are blasted with a hose, and then theres the scene where they all take turns washing themselves in the shower, and then more slashing action with extremely limited special effects, then mercifully the end.This is obviously targetting people who want to look at teen boys wearing as little as possible for as long as the premise of the movie allows.Judging by other of Dave's previews for his other brotherhood movies this guy has found his mark but be forwarned if you don't want to be looking at a handful of teen dudes bouncing aroung the woods in their underwear for the most part of the movie then you could easily skip this one."
] |
1 | Not worth the money | If you are preparing for the developer exam this is not the book to buy. I just took the exam and out of 25 chapters in the book, I would say that it references maybe half of them. The sample questions are very misleading also. In fact that is my biggest complaint. They are extremely easy, but when you take the test your mouth will just hang. The first thing in your head will be "This isn't anything like what I was encouraged to study." I would compare it to asking someone to add 2+2=4 and then saying okay now on the test due physics word problems(and I took and passed quantum mechanics in college). If you want to pass the exam you need to learn all the obscure things that never get used in flash and I mean everything.As far as for learning flash, this book isn't worth the paper it was printed on. That doesn't bother me though because it was meant to be a study guide for the exam. It just doesn't do that. In fact the only thing it does is cost you money. It will not help you. | 990 | [
"If you are preparing for the developer exam this is not the book to buy.",
"I just took the exam and out of 25 chapters in the book, I would say that it references maybe half of them.",
"The sample questions are very misleading also.",
"In fact that is my biggest complaint.",
"They are extremely easy, but when you take the test your mouth will just hang.",
"The first thing in your head will be \"This isn't anything like what I was encouraged to study.\" I would compare it to asking someone to add 2+2=4 and then saying okay now on the test due physics word problems(and I took and passed quantum mechanics in college).",
"If you want to pass the exam you need to learn all the obscure things that never get used in flash and I mean everything.As far as for learning flash, this book isn't worth the paper it was printed on.",
"That doesn't bother me though because it was meant to be a study guide for the exam.",
"It just doesn't do that.",
"In fact the only thing it does is cost you money.",
"It will not help you."
] |
1 | Bird-Brained | James Patterson lays an egg (couldn't resist). When we will learn.This book is a pointless "thriller" loaded with tin-ear dialogue and enough stale pop-culture references to make you think he's taking product placement fees. Patterson's breathless prose runs toward 6th grade level and use of exclamation points! AND Italics! It gets old! Fast! By the end of the third chapter - which in a Patterson book is page 5 - I knew this book was a loser. I slogged through it though, because I had 2 hours to kill.For anyone who still might be interested, here's a plot summary: six kids are genetically engineered to have wings. And be geniuses. And listen to Macy Gray! (Damn those exclamation points!) The kids are being chased by bad men. With guns! They are helped by a selfless vet and a renegade FBI agent who want to be their parents. Miraculous escapes galore occur. The vet and the Fibbie have sex! The kids have sex! Will they catch the bad guys! Duh.Pass on this featherweight (Sorry!). | 990 | [
"James Patterson lays an egg (couldn't resist).",
"When we will learn.This book is a pointless \"thriller\" loaded with tin-ear dialogue and enough stale pop-culture references to make you think he's taking product placement fees.",
"Patterson's breathless prose runs toward 6th grade level and use of exclamation points!",
"AND Italics!",
"It gets old!",
"Fast!",
"By the end of the third chapter - which in a Patterson book is page 5 - I knew this book was a loser.",
"I slogged through it though, because I had 2 hours to kill.For anyone who still might be interested, here's a plot summary: six kids are genetically engineered to have wings.",
"And be geniuses.",
"And listen to Macy Gray!",
"(Damn those exclamation points!",
") The kids are being chased by bad men.",
"With guns!",
"They are helped by a selfless vet and a renegade FBI agent who want to be their parents.",
"Miraculous escapes galore occur.",
"The vet and the Fibbie have sex!",
"The kids have sex!",
"Will they catch the bad guys!",
"Duh.Pass on this featherweight (Sorry!",
")."
] |
1 | A disappointment. | I love Cuban music. I have hundreds of recordings, thousands of songs. I am writing this not for the casual listener who thinks of this as "world music", but for the dedicated one who can appreciate a bolero and who might be temped by this album.Most of the interpretations on this CD stilted and loungy.Rifa strays into the ugliness that is "salsa." Uxia's renditions are particularly atrocious, but she's not alone. At best, the majority of tracks are forgettable mediocrities.Most of the artists on this CD are not fit to interpret this music.Funerales para Papa Montero is very good, but then Cariada Hierrezuelo is a legend in her own right. If only she would have done the entire album...Even the song translations are poor and change the meaning of the original.Do yourself a favor and listen to Maria Teresa, as this "tribute" does no homage to her genius. If you want a superb sampling of real trova by actual trova artist, not imitations, try Casa de la Trova (ASIN B00000J26Y).KP | 990 | [
"I love Cuban music.",
"I have hundreds of recordings, thousands of songs.",
"I am writing this not for the casual listener who thinks of this as \"world music\", but for the dedicated one who can appreciate a bolero and who might be temped by this album.Most of the interpretations on this CD stilted and loungy.Rifa strays into the ugliness that is \"salsa.\" Uxia's renditions are particularly atrocious, but she's not alone.",
"At best, the majority of tracks are forgettable mediocrities.Most of the artists on this CD are not fit to interpret this music.Funerales para Papa Montero is very good, but then Cariada Hierrezuelo is a legend in her own right.",
"If only she would have done the entire album...Even the song translations are poor and change the meaning of the original.Do yourself a favor and listen to Maria Teresa, as this \"tribute\" does no homage to her genius.",
"If you want a superb sampling of real trova by actual trova artist, not imitations, try Casa de la Trova (ASIN B00000J26Y).KP"
] |
1 | Another Garmin Failure | If you buy this unit your have not done your homework. Get online and do research concerning problems others are having with the Nuvi 660 and other units. Yes this looks like a great unit for the price. However, it's number one problem Garmin will not admit to is the fact it will give you a pop-up message that it problem acquiring satellites. There are literally thousands of people who have purchased a Nuvi unit, including myself, who are now experiencing this problem. Contacting Garmin is a waste of time. They deny there is any problem and any solution they give you does not solve the problem. In fact, with sufficient research you will discover the problem relates the the folding antenna on the unit that is connected to the power board. Connecting an external antenna won't solve the problem because the signal still has to go through the same connection that the internal antenna uses. Anyway, do your homework before buying this unit and don't waste your money on any Nuvi GPS. | 990 | [
"If you buy this unit your have not done your homework.",
"Get online and do research concerning problems others are having with the Nuvi 660 and other units.",
"Yes this looks like a great unit for the price.",
"However, it's number one problem Garmin will not admit to is the fact it will give you a pop-up message that it problem acquiring satellites.",
"There are literally thousands of people who have purchased a Nuvi unit, including myself, who are now experiencing this problem.",
"Contacting Garmin is a waste of time.",
"They deny there is any problem and any solution they give you does not solve the problem.",
"In fact, with sufficient research you will discover the problem relates the the folding antenna on the unit that is connected to the power board.",
"Connecting an external antenna won't solve the problem because the signal still has to go through the same connection that the internal antenna uses.",
"Anyway, do your homework before buying this unit and don't waste your money on any Nuvi GPS."
] |
1 | Wouldn't recommend it | Bought it as a spare to always have one battery ready to play while charging the 2nd one. I charged it twice without any problems with myXbox 360 Quick Charge Kitand on the third time I noticed the lights on the charging Kit wouldn't turn on, as in there wasn't any battery in it. Left it overnight without the charging kit lights on but just as I suspected it didn't charge one bit. I've googled a lot trying to find a solution but haven't found one. What I did find was that other customers have the same charging problem. Very dissapointed.EDIT: Forgot to mention, I also experienced what other reviewers have written. This battery is a bit larger than the original microsoft one and it has to be forced a little bit into the controller. I didn't pay much attention to this the two times I used it because I was happy that it was working properly. Have read in other pages that in time it can actually break the controller so also take this into consideration before buying this product. | 990 | [
"Bought it as a spare to always have one battery ready to play while charging the 2nd one.",
"I charged it twice without any problems with myXbox 360 Quick Charge Kitand on the third time I noticed the lights on the charging Kit wouldn't turn on, as in there wasn't any battery in it.",
"Left it overnight without the charging kit lights on but just as I suspected it didn't charge one bit.",
"I've googled a lot trying to find a solution but haven't found one.",
"What I did find was that other customers have the same charging problem.",
"Very dissapointed.EDIT: Forgot to mention, I also experienced what other reviewers have written.",
"This battery is a bit larger than the original microsoft one and it has to be forced a little bit into the controller.",
"I didn't pay much attention to this the two times I used it because I was happy that it was working properly.",
"Have read in other pages that in time it can actually break the controller so also take this into consideration before buying this product."
] |
1 | It really molds! | No, I mean it really grows mold. I left my glow in the dark pack in its case for jst two days, and it looks as if its growing teeth. It has these funny brown spots all over it, and there is some kind of fuzz growing on the sides of it.When you play with goooze, it is really cool, because its cold, and slips through your fingers. But you should play with it on something flat and slippery. I used a Wipe-off board, and it was just fine. If you play with it on wood, it might stain it. If you play with it on carpet, its like getting gum in your hair, only it doesn't come out with peanut butter.I bought two packs of goooze. One in the winter, and one in the summer. The green one I got in the winter got all hard and hairy within a week. The blue one I got in the summer got dirty and sticky in about 2 weeks. My point is to try to get Goooze in the warmer seasons.Either way, goooze is really fun. I recommend it to any kid who loves goopy stuff like Zyrofoam, Silly Putty, and play-doh. | 990 | [
"No, I mean it really grows mold.",
"I left my glow in the dark pack in its case for jst two days, and it looks as if its growing teeth.",
"It has these funny brown spots all over it, and there is some kind of fuzz growing on the sides of it.When you play with goooze, it is really cool, because its cold, and slips through your fingers.",
"But you should play with it on something flat and slippery.",
"I used a Wipe-off board, and it was just fine.",
"If you play with it on wood, it might stain it.",
"If you play with it on carpet, its like getting gum in your hair, only it doesn't come out with peanut butter.I bought two packs of goooze.",
"One in the winter, and one in the summer.",
"The green one I got in the winter got all hard and hairy within a week.",
"The blue one I got in the summer got dirty and sticky in about 2 weeks.",
"My point is to try to get Goooze in the warmer seasons.Either way, goooze is really fun.",
"I recommend it to any kid who loves goopy stuff like Zyrofoam, Silly Putty, and play-doh."
] |
1 | The Ultra-PC Comic Book | If you liked Miller's Dark Knight series, you probably won't like this one. In fact, unless you're into extreme political correctness, you won't like this one.All the good guys are minorities. All the bad and dumb ones are white. And so on. This seems like an 180-degree reversal from his Batman books, which were somewhat negative on liberal issues (well, justice, at least).But Miller obviously wanted it to be a work on par with Moore's "Watchmen" - why else waste Gibbon's talent on this book? Perhaps it was a catharsis, because it seems like a lot of venting - against Reagan, against white males, against evil phallic space stations, against ... well, enough said. Read "Watchmen" again instead. Or why waste time with comic books? Although Moore's stuff is always interesting, most comic-book philosophy is at the pop level. Sounds deep and attractively cynical ... until you delve. Read something serious. Recommendations: "Darwin's Black Box" (Behe), "Nature's Destiny" (Denton). | 989 | [
"If you liked Miller's Dark Knight series, you probably won't like this one.",
"In fact, unless you're into extreme political correctness, you won't like this one.All the good guys are minorities.",
"All the bad and dumb ones are white.",
"And so on.",
"This seems like an 180-degree reversal from his Batman books, which were somewhat negative on liberal issues (well, justice, at least).But Miller obviously wanted it to be a work on par with Moore's \"Watchmen\" - why else waste Gibbon's talent on this book?",
"Perhaps it was a catharsis, because it seems like a lot of venting - against Reagan, against white males, against evil phallic space stations, against ... well, enough said.",
"Read \"Watchmen\" again instead.",
"Or why waste time with comic books?",
"Although Moore's stuff is always interesting, most comic-book philosophy is at the pop level.",
"Sounds deep and attractively cynical ... until you delve.",
"Read something serious.",
"Recommendations: \"Darwin's Black Box\" (Behe), \"Nature's Destiny\" (Denton)."
] |
1 | review part 2 | why are there people demanding we read the book first?!?!?!?!?!?a movie is what a movie is.WE ALL KNOW ABOUT THE LIMITS MOVIES HAVE/BOOKS DONT.that doesnt excuse the movie version to be awefull as this certainly was.look at the hannible movies,both are brilliant.exorcist,jaws,some of kings books have been adapted quite well.BUT THIS!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?and how could you mr. freeman allow yourself to be part of such junk??????????what i hate most about movies is the fact that the audience are forced to take for granted what the directors claim to be a plot.example;why does drowning(maybe)give jason super human strength?ok,we are forced to take it.BELEIVEABLITY is key to any/every movie(comedies not included)if all involved couldnt make the movie version somewhat as good as the book,then why do it all?no,one doesnt have to read book before watching movie.one wont help the other.ONLY NOT MAKING THIS WOULD MAKE THIS A GOOD MOVIE.AGAIN,YOU DONT HAVE TO READ BOOK FIRST.sheesh!!!!!!!! | 989 | [
"why are there people demanding we read the book first?!?",
"!?!",
"?!?",
"!?",
"a movie is what a movie is.WE ALL KNOW ABOUT THE LIMITS MOVIES HAVE/BOOKS DONT.that doesnt excuse the movie version to be awefull as this certainly was.look at the hannible movies,both are brilliant.exorcist,jaws,some of kings books have been adapted quite well.BUT THIS!?!",
"?!?",
"!?!",
"?!?",
"!?!",
"?!?",
"and how could you mr.",
"freeman allow yourself to be part of such junk???",
"???",
"???",
"?",
"what i hate most about movies is the fact that the audience are forced to take for granted what the directors claim to be a plot.example;why does drowning(maybe)give jason super human strength?",
"ok,we are forced to take it.BELEIVEABLITY is key to any/every movie(comedies not included)if all involved couldnt make the movie version somewhat as good as the book,then why do it all?",
"no,one doesnt have to read book before watching movie.one wont help the other.ONLY NOT MAKING THIS WOULD MAKE THIS A GOOD MOVIE.AGAIN,YOU DONT HAVE TO READ BOOK FIRST.sheesh!!!",
"!!!",
"!!"
] |
1 | Not for the Zire 31 | I also have problems with the paint coming off the case. Also, the case is really intended for the Zire 21, where the power cable and the USB connection are off the top edge of the PDA: The case hinges at the top, flipping open like a Star Trek communicator, so access to these ports is easy.This is NOT for the Zire 31: Palm added a Secure Digital card slot and a headphone socket to the 31, and there apparently was not enough room for the power and USB connector as well, not to mention the infared sensor, on the top edge. On the 31, power and USB are imbedded along the left edge, and there's a white rubber cover attached to the case to cover those holes when they're not in use. The PDA is attached to the case by applying adhesive velcro strips to the case and PDA, and the sides of the case are too high when the case is open to permit plugging these into the PDA without physically pulling the PDA partially off the velcro.Still looking for some protection for a really good PDA. | 989 | [
"I also have problems with the paint coming off the case.",
"Also, the case is really intended for the Zire 21, where the power cable and the USB connection are off the top edge of the PDA: The case hinges at the top, flipping open like a Star Trek communicator, so access to these ports is easy.This is NOT for the Zire 31: Palm added a Secure Digital card slot and a headphone socket to the 31, and there apparently was not enough room for the power and USB connector as well, not to mention the infared sensor, on the top edge.",
"On the 31, power and USB are imbedded along the left edge, and there's a white rubber cover attached to the case to cover those holes when they're not in use.",
"The PDA is attached to the case by applying adhesive velcro strips to the case and PDA, and the sides of the case are too high when the case is open to permit plugging these into the PDA without physically pulling the PDA partially off the velcro.Still looking for some protection for a really good PDA."
] |
1 | Deceptive and Dumb! | Dre and Ed Lover are all the cover, but they are only in the film for a little bit. The two main characters are not even on the front cover. The scary-looking guy on the cover is a loan shark. That's pretty scary, but it's his cousin who is borrowing funds. Why the family disloyalty here? The film only moves to the Bahamas halfway into things. I really think many of the Island characters are Americans faking West Indian accents. The main characters are a rap duo who say they don't want to be exploited by record execs and then they very willingly get exploited. I love seeing actors of color get opportunities to enhance their resumes, but I have to stop giving PC points there. This is a substandard, dumb, uninteresting, poor-quality flick. It has very few redeeming features. Surely, even the most reclusive, misanthropic film viewer can find something better than this out there. And I was a regular watcher of "Yo! MTV Raps" back in the day, but muh boyz don't save this stinker. | 989 | [
"Dre and Ed Lover are all the cover, but they are only in the film for a little bit.",
"The two main characters are not even on the front cover.",
"The scary-looking guy on the cover is a loan shark.",
"That's pretty scary, but it's his cousin who is borrowing funds.",
"Why the family disloyalty here?",
"The film only moves to the Bahamas halfway into things.",
"I really think many of the Island characters are Americans faking West Indian accents.",
"The main characters are a rap duo who say they don't want to be exploited by record execs and then they very willingly get exploited.",
"I love seeing actors of color get opportunities to enhance their resumes, but I have to stop giving PC points there.",
"This is a substandard, dumb, uninteresting, poor-quality flick.",
"It has very few redeeming features.",
"Surely, even the most reclusive, misanthropic film viewer can find something better than this out there.",
"And I was a regular watcher of \"Yo!",
"MTV Raps\" back in the day, but muh boyz don't save this stinker."
] |
1 | Money for Nothing | Wasn't I excited when I found out that Timothy Zahn would be writing a new Star Wars novel. Great I thought. One of my favourite authors writing for my favourite past time again. I devour Star Wars literature at an expensive rate. Also it was to be about the Outbound Flight Project. Another Great. How was my dissapointment after I read it. Not up to Zahn's usual high standards. What does this novel tell you. Nothing much except contardict a lot of established expanded universe information. The fact that nothing much is revealed is the big killer. All it is, is an excuse to forfill a contract. Living in Australia books are expensive. Paying $40 for a hardcover that wasnt any good is very frustrating. Like Planet of Twilight all over again. Zahn let himself down and he let down a lot of star wars fans. It wasn't a "fantastic read" or deserved the comment "zahn is back", no the comment that it really deserves is this. "Lucasbooks and Timothy Zahn suck people in again with crap" | 989 | [
"Wasn't I excited when I found out that Timothy Zahn would be writing a new Star Wars novel.",
"Great I thought.",
"One of my favourite authors writing for my favourite past time again.",
"I devour Star Wars literature at an expensive rate.",
"Also it was to be about the Outbound Flight Project.",
"Another Great.",
"How was my dissapointment after I read it.",
"Not up to Zahn's usual high standards.",
"What does this novel tell you.",
"Nothing much except contardict a lot of established expanded universe information.",
"The fact that nothing much is revealed is the big killer.",
"All it is, is an excuse to forfill a contract.",
"Living in Australia books are expensive.",
"Paying $40 for a hardcover that wasnt any good is very frustrating.",
"Like Planet of Twilight all over again.",
"Zahn let himself down and he let down a lot of star wars fans.",
"It wasn't a \"fantastic read\" or deserved the comment \"zahn is back\", no the comment that it really deserves is this.",
"\"Lucasbooks and Timothy Zahn suck people in again with crap\""
] |
1 | Failed attempt... | This book was horrible. I have read a few of the author's other works and they were good. This attempt was a waste of time. I think the author just took the formula for all of his other books and applied it to this one.The writing is uncreative and straightforward (which can sometimes actually be a good thing). The plot is ludicrous and uninteresting. The characters are boring and difficult to become attached to. Midway through the book I really didn't care what was going to happen to any of them.Another thing about this book that confused me was the narrarator.Is it Paulo Coehlo? I assumed it was, but then when the narrarator kept talking about all the books he has sold and how everyone holds him in such high esteem I thought there was no way anyone would toot their own horn that way. Bizarre.The spirituality and metaphors are uncreative. Again, I'm sure that he just grabbed his tried and tested spirituality formula and plugged in some of the variables (location and names). | 989 | [
"This book was horrible.",
"I have read a few of the author's other works and they were good.",
"This attempt was a waste of time.",
"I think the author just took the formula for all of his other books and applied it to this one.The writing is uncreative and straightforward (which can sometimes actually be a good thing).",
"The plot is ludicrous and uninteresting.",
"The characters are boring and difficult to become attached to.",
"Midway through the book I really didn't care what was going to happen to any of them.Another thing about this book that confused me was the narrarator.Is it Paulo Coehlo?",
"I assumed it was, but then when the narrarator kept talking about all the books he has sold and how everyone holds him in such high esteem I thought there was no way anyone would toot their own horn that way.",
"Bizarre.The spirituality and metaphors are uncreative.",
"Again, I'm sure that he just grabbed his tried and tested spirituality formula and plugged in some of the variables (location and names)."
] |
1 | not effective at all! | I read about this product in the Kat James book "The Truth About Beauty". I have to say I was very disappointed. I am always excited to try products from companies who offer a more eco-friendly alternative, but this product just doesn't cut it. I don't wear heavy makeup, and live in a humid climate so I sweat most of it off by the end of the day anyway. However, the Wonder Cloth did not remove any of my mascara-normal everyday mascara, not waterproof or extended wear and wouldn't even touch lipstick on the days I wore it. I started to break out after about a week of use so to see how effective the cloth cleaned I swiped my face with a witch hazel soaked cotton ball after using it and was appalled to see considerable makeup residue still left on my face. The cloth is VERY slick and therefore doesn't seem to "grab" the mascara or makeup residue off the face. Instead it just seems to smear it around. A plain wash cloth without makeup remover did a better job at removing makeup. | 989 | [
"I read about this product in the Kat James book \"The Truth About Beauty\".",
"I have to say I was very disappointed.",
"I am always excited to try products from companies who offer a more eco-friendly alternative, but this product just doesn't cut it.",
"I don't wear heavy makeup, and live in a humid climate so I sweat most of it off by the end of the day anyway.",
"However, the Wonder Cloth did not remove any of my mascara-normal everyday mascara, not waterproof or extended wear and wouldn't even touch lipstick on the days I wore it.",
"I started to break out after about a week of use so to see how effective the cloth cleaned I swiped my face with a witch hazel soaked cotton ball after using it and was appalled to see considerable makeup residue still left on my face.",
"The cloth is VERY slick and therefore doesn't seem to \"grab\" the mascara or makeup residue off the face.",
"Instead it just seems to smear it around.",
"A plain wash cloth without makeup remover did a better job at removing makeup."
] |
1 | Disappointing | I truly wanted to love this book and thought I would because I love stories with music in the plot. However, this book had no plot. I couldn't remember from one page to the next what happened on the last page. It seemed to be a lot of rambling with run-on sentences that could take up a whole page and paragraphs that went on and on page after page!For the first time in several years, I slammed a book shut without finishing it. I don't know if I'll ever try to read it again. It just made no sense to me. I kept going back to the synopsis on the dust jacket and I didn't find anything in the book even remotely like the synopsis.I made it to page 43...chapter 8. Chapter 7 was one page long...a single sentence. That was all I could take of the book. Perhaps there was something later in the book, but I didn't have any motivation to read one more page. There was just nothing to hold my attention. It was a great sleeping aid.I hate to say this, but this book was a waste of good paper. | 989 | [
"I truly wanted to love this book and thought I would because I love stories with music in the plot.",
"However, this book had no plot.",
"I couldn't remember from one page to the next what happened on the last page.",
"It seemed to be a lot of rambling with run-on sentences that could take up a whole page and paragraphs that went on and on page after page!",
"For the first time in several years, I slammed a book shut without finishing it.",
"I don't know if I'll ever try to read it again.",
"It just made no sense to me.",
"I kept going back to the synopsis on the dust jacket and I didn't find anything in the book even remotely like the synopsis.I made it to page 43...chapter 8.",
"Chapter 7 was one page long...a single sentence.",
"That was all I could take of the book.",
"Perhaps there was something later in the book, but I didn't have any motivation to read one more page.",
"There was just nothing to hold my attention.",
"It was a great sleeping aid.I hate to say this, but this book was a waste of good paper."
] |
1 | Young mom | First off what is wrong with people that they need to show different positions you can have sex in to your kids??? Really your kids need to know that? My mother showed us a book that showed mommy and daddy having sex under the covers which is fine but they don't need to know that mommy can be on top or bottom or upside down. Why don't you just show them everything else that you can do as well since you obviously think that those pictures are fine!!! I'm not a prude but some of these people who think it's ok well just stay away from my kid. Those are the kids I knew in high school that screwed everyone and their parents let it happen (fully aware) not caring. Guess what, they all got pregnant in high school, never getting their high school diploma nor anything above a high school degree! Now they live with their parents with more kids. What a life... For a school to let a teacher read this well lets say I hope that never happens at my kids school or all hell with break loose! | 989 | [
"First off what is wrong with people that they need to show different positions you can have sex in to your kids???",
"Really your kids need to know that?",
"My mother showed us a book that showed mommy and daddy having sex under the covers which is fine but they don't need to know that mommy can be on top or bottom or upside down.",
"Why don't you just show them everything else that you can do as well since you obviously think that those pictures are fine!!!",
"I'm not a prude but some of these people who think it's ok well just stay away from my kid.",
"Those are the kids I knew in high school that screwed everyone and their parents let it happen (fully aware) not caring.",
"Guess what, they all got pregnant in high school, never getting their high school diploma nor anything above a high school degree!",
"Now they live with their parents with more kids.",
"What a life... For a school to let a teacher read this well lets say I hope that never happens at my kids school or all hell with break loose!"
] |
1 | Astronomy | I was looking for a good star guide. I wanted something with the history and naming origins of the major stars and perhaps a bit of science. Say, they're spectral properties, and so on. Nothing like that here. Since I didn't want to spend a lot on a book unseen, I looked for one of Amazon's great bargains in a used book. Just as well I did. This book is simply awful.Why did so many give it a 5-star rating? It's copyrighted 1952 and I doubt that there has been one bit of update. The author saw fit to illustrate the star-maps with crude handmade drawings. You've seen the type. It's basically a book for your local library's Children's Section.Anyone who has seen a very dated, and hand-drawn book dealing with astronomy will know this kind of work. Pass it up. I'm a packrat and even at that, this book is going straight into the trash. Too bad, every book should have a home, but I just wouldn't feel right offering this book to anyone, not even my local library's book donation bin. | 989 | [
"I was looking for a good star guide.",
"I wanted something with the history and naming origins of the major stars and perhaps a bit of science.",
"Say, they're spectral properties, and so on.",
"Nothing like that here.",
"Since I didn't want to spend a lot on a book unseen, I looked for one of Amazon's great bargains in a used book.",
"Just as well I did.",
"This book is simply awful.Why did so many give it a 5-star rating?",
"It's copyrighted 1952 and I doubt that there has been one bit of update.",
"The author saw fit to illustrate the star-maps with crude handmade drawings.",
"You've seen the type.",
"It's basically a book for your local library's Children's Section.Anyone who has seen a very dated, and hand-drawn book dealing with astronomy will know this kind of work.",
"Pass it up.",
"I'm a packrat and even at that, this book is going straight into the trash.",
"Too bad, every book should have a home, but I just wouldn't feel right offering this book to anyone, not even my local library's book donation bin."
] |
1 | THE COVER UP CONTINUES? | The House Select Committee on Assassinations came to the conclusion in 1979 that there WAS a conspiracy. So much for Posner's insistence that Oswald was the lone assassin.OSWALD WAS "SHEEP DIPPED"!!!Remember what Ruby said, "Consequently, a whole new form of government is going to take over."I'm amazed that apologists for the Warren commission still exist. The MAGIC BULLET, people!! This guy, Posner, works as a commentator for NBC. What does that tell you? I wouldn't be surprised if he's a Federalist. As Garrison said, "The killers still possess the throne." And apparently, they're still trying to cover it up.This book was written in reaction to Oliver Stone's masterpiece, JFK. Obviously those in power got worried. Read Garrison. Read some other research besides this. There's a plethora of it out there. Anything but this garbage. Or if you're too lazy to read, see JFK. There's more truth in 5 minutes of that film than in this whole smelly book. AMAZING!!CASE IS STILL OPEN!!! | 989 | [
"The House Select Committee on Assassinations came to the conclusion in 1979 that there WAS a conspiracy.",
"So much for Posner's insistence that Oswald was the lone assassin.OSWALD WAS \"SHEEP DIPPED\"!!!",
"Remember what Ruby said, \"Consequently, a whole new form of government is going to take over.\"I'm amazed that apologists for the Warren commission still exist.",
"The MAGIC BULLET, people!!",
"This guy, Posner, works as a commentator for NBC.",
"What does that tell you?",
"I wouldn't be surprised if he's a Federalist.",
"As Garrison said, \"The killers still possess the throne.\" And apparently, they're still trying to cover it up.This book was written in reaction to Oliver Stone's masterpiece, JFK.",
"Obviously those in power got worried.",
"Read Garrison.",
"Read some other research besides this.",
"There's a plethora of it out there.",
"Anything but this garbage.",
"Or if you're too lazy to read, see JFK.",
"There's more truth in 5 minutes of that film than in this whole smelly book.",
"AMAZING!!",
"CASE IS STILL OPEN!!!"
] |
1 | Shameless laughing stock | This is the most disappointing work of any author I've read in years. Red Rabbit is an almost complete dedication to the shameless jingoistic bashing of everything Soviet, right down to the physical makeup of the Slavic man and woman. Not only is this work poorly researched (assassination attempt is incorrectly set in plot timing, assuming there's allusion to real-life incidents), it's thoroughly shallow in its depiction of character. Even Ryan, perhaps the least caustic character in the novel has uncharacteristically ugly words. The sign-language Idiots, Inc. spy team of Ed/Mary is completely ridiculous, but that's not wholly surprising as I've never been impressed with the covert worlds in Clancy's literature. There's really only one fiction spymaster - John le Carre.What happened, Mr. Clancy? Where's the wit, the drama and the maturity we saw in your other works, such as the Red October and Rainbow Six? I'm disappointed. And disgusted. What a waste of time, pen and paper. | 989 | [
"This is the most disappointing work of any author I've read in years.",
"Red Rabbit is an almost complete dedication to the shameless jingoistic bashing of everything Soviet, right down to the physical makeup of the Slavic man and woman.",
"Not only is this work poorly researched (assassination attempt is incorrectly set in plot timing, assuming there's allusion to real-life incidents), it's thoroughly shallow in its depiction of character.",
"Even Ryan, perhaps the least caustic character in the novel has uncharacteristically ugly words.",
"The sign-language Idiots, Inc.",
"spy team of Ed/Mary is completely ridiculous, but that's not wholly surprising as I've never been impressed with the covert worlds in Clancy's literature.",
"There's really only one fiction spymaster - John le Carre.What happened, Mr.",
"Clancy?",
"Where's the wit, the drama and the maturity we saw in your other works, such as the Red October and Rainbow Six?",
"I'm disappointed.",
"And disgusted.",
"What a waste of time, pen and paper."
] |
1 | Plodding and Predictable | It's difficult to create tension when you backdate your story and focus on an assassination everyone already knows failed. But it is possible. Clancy did not do so here. Everything surrounding the plot is predictable, and there is virtually no tension in the storyline. This could have been made a much better book. Clancy focussed on the efforts to get a defector and his family out, which leaves ample room for tension, but then he made the operation utterly without danger, and we were told this frequently while the operation was going on. There was no suspicious KGB type hot on their heels, so to speak, no shootouts at midnight, no running through darekened streets, no action, in fact, of any kind. And then, at the end, what is our reward? The Pope gets shot anyway, of course, so where is the victory? If you were disappointed, as I was, with Rainbow Six, well, this one is much worse than that, and would probably never have been published if Clancy's name hadn't been attached. | 989 | [
"It's difficult to create tension when you backdate your story and focus on an assassination everyone already knows failed.",
"But it is possible.",
"Clancy did not do so here.",
"Everything surrounding the plot is predictable, and there is virtually no tension in the storyline.",
"This could have been made a much better book.",
"Clancy focussed on the efforts to get a defector and his family out, which leaves ample room for tension, but then he made the operation utterly without danger, and we were told this frequently while the operation was going on.",
"There was no suspicious KGB type hot on their heels, so to speak, no shootouts at midnight, no running through darekened streets, no action, in fact, of any kind.",
"And then, at the end, what is our reward?",
"The Pope gets shot anyway, of course, so where is the victory?",
"If you were disappointed, as I was, with Rainbow Six, well, this one is much worse than that, and would probably never have been published if Clancy's name hadn't been attached."
] |
1 | Kiddie Movie | OK, what's the words? "Stay away from this movie". It failed in a complete translation from the video game. The video game series was much better and much more hardcore and more realistic fighting. Fist of all, if you are going to cast a member from Party of 5 in a so called `action' movie, then you as a producer or casting person better fire yourself forever. Not retire, fire yourself. There is little martial arts for me and my fellow martial arts fans to even try to enjoy. Mark Dacascos is such a talented martial artist and this film does not let him reach his full potential (luckily for us there is the movie `Drive' - there is a god). The cover is a total sell out. The villains on the back are not all used, oh sure they are used but some are only just in the background.Double Dragon, lots of potential, yet the Power Rangers movie is better than this.That's sad.Well we all have movies to laugh about....I guess...just don't bother. The animated series was better I must add. | 989 | [
"OK, what's the words?",
"\"Stay away from this movie\".",
"It failed in a complete translation from the video game.",
"The video game series was much better and much more hardcore and more realistic fighting.",
"Fist of all, if you are going to cast a member from Party of 5 in a so called `action' movie, then you as a producer or casting person better fire yourself forever.",
"Not retire, fire yourself.",
"There is little martial arts for me and my fellow martial arts fans to even try to enjoy.",
"Mark Dacascos is such a talented martial artist and this film does not let him reach his full potential (luckily for us there is the movie `Drive' - there is a god).",
"The cover is a total sell out.",
"The villains on the back are not all used, oh sure they are used but some are only just in the background.Double Dragon, lots of potential, yet the Power Rangers movie is better than this.That's sad.Well we all have movies to laugh about....I guess...just don't bother.",
"The animated series was better I must add."
] |
1 | A Piece of Trash | Richard Abanes has a bone to pick with The Da Vinci Code and he proceeds to lay out the biggest piece of dross I have tried to read in very long time. I'm not certain if it is because Dan Brown's novel threatened Abanes' worldview or for some other unknown reason, but he spends all 75 pages of his book skewering every little detail of The Da Vinci code as if the book was a personal attack on his own belief system.He has divided his book into primary concepts and then breaksdown each section by details and suppositions found in The Da Vinci Code. In many cases he wins at knit-picking, but loses in attempts to refute the overall concept (see the section on the history of the Bible or on Mary Magdalene).I made it only half way through before a tore the book in half, disgusted by boredom and the time I had spent trying to get a balanced view of the novel.Do not waste your time with this book when I'm certain any other book on the same subject must be money and time better spent! | 989 | [
"Richard Abanes has a bone to pick with The Da Vinci Code and he proceeds to lay out the biggest piece of dross I have tried to read in very long time.",
"I'm not certain if it is because Dan Brown's novel threatened Abanes' worldview or for some other unknown reason, but he spends all 75 pages of his book skewering every little detail of The Da Vinci code as if the book was a personal attack on his own belief system.He has divided his book into primary concepts and then breaksdown each section by details and suppositions found in The Da Vinci Code.",
"In many cases he wins at knit-picking, but loses in attempts to refute the overall concept (see the section on the history of the Bible or on Mary Magdalene).I made it only half way through before a tore the book in half, disgusted by boredom and the time I had spent trying to get a balanced view of the novel.Do not waste your time with this book when I'm certain any other book on the same subject must be money and time better spent!"
] |
1 | Really Bad Writing | This novel is a real dissappointment, especially from an award-winning author. The characters are not only uniformly unlovable, but also two dimensional characteratures. The story is not helped by a series of major historical bloopers in the first chapters - one in which a little boy wishes that his big sister could be bitten by a mosquito so "she could die of malaria." This in the 1830's decades before anyone had any idea of the connection. Later the author,in two places, has the aristocratic lord valuing his daughters only for the large doweries they would bring in. It doesn't take a student of English history to know that dowery refers to the amount of property required to marry a girl off, and that a young English girl's matrimonial prospects rose and fell on the amount she could bring with her. Perhaps McMurty is confusing this with the Arab world and "bride price."In short bad writing, worse editing, a dull story. If you have to read it at least wait for the paperback. | 989 | [
"This novel is a real dissappointment, especially from an award-winning author.",
"The characters are not only uniformly unlovable, but also two dimensional characteratures.",
"The story is not helped by a series of major historical bloopers in the first chapters - one in which a little boy wishes that his big sister could be bitten by a mosquito so \"she could die of malaria.\" This in the 1830's decades before anyone had any idea of the connection.",
"Later the author,in two places, has the aristocratic lord valuing his daughters only for the large doweries they would bring in.",
"It doesn't take a student of English history to know that dowery refers to the amount of property required to marry a girl off, and that a young English girl's matrimonial prospects rose and fell on the amount she could bring with her.",
"Perhaps McMurty is confusing this with the Arab world and \"bride price.\"In short bad writing, worse editing, a dull story.",
"If you have to read it at least wait for the paperback."
] |
1 | Poor Quality Control | We ordered this product (four counter height director chairs and canvas backs/seats) twice. The first shipment arrived with two dented boxes; there was a gouge in one chair leg, and each of the canvas backs were exactly one inch too short. The second shipment arrived with one damaged box; we attempted to fit the canvas back onto one chair, and again...one inch too short! Although the product is not the highest quality material, the chairs would have probably been sturdy enough to actually use, and would have been perfect as extra kitchen island seating for guests at holiday time. Apparently, there is no process by which to measure a piece of cloth to specs! This company's return policy is quite challenging as well, as return shipping labels are mailed via USPS, as opposed to internet, taking approximately seven business days! Customer service was also very adamant that they had never experienced any similar issues with other customers. Hmmm...maybe we just got unlucky twice. | 989 | [
"We ordered this product (four counter height director chairs and canvas backs/seats) twice.",
"The first shipment arrived with two dented boxes; there was a gouge in one chair leg, and each of the canvas backs were exactly one inch too short.",
"The second shipment arrived with one damaged box; we attempted to fit the canvas back onto one chair, and again...one inch too short!",
"Although the product is not the highest quality material, the chairs would have probably been sturdy enough to actually use, and would have been perfect as extra kitchen island seating for guests at holiday time.",
"Apparently, there is no process by which to measure a piece of cloth to specs!",
"This company's return policy is quite challenging as well, as return shipping labels are mailed via USPS, as opposed to internet, taking approximately seven business days!",
"Customer service was also very adamant that they had never experienced any similar issues with other customers.",
"Hmmm...maybe we just got unlucky twice."
] |
1 | Not the whole thing | I bought this DVD to revive the memories of a broadcast from my childhood years. It costs quite higher than an average single-disk DVD from Amazon and I still thought it is worth having it on DVD at home.On first seconds of the film I was surprised with quality. The picture is quite grainy with dust pieces visible. The tape was not edited or remastered. Yet this is not the major disappointment.This is only the second part or mini-series of the two. The one here starts when the main characters are alreay married with kids and running their boat. The whole chunk about Deli's arrival to Australia and childhood, as well as how she met Brenton was in the first part, not included here. Plus, the VHS-version reviews state that the American edition (as well as Australian DVD) was heavily edited from the original broadcast.I guess, I wasted $18+SH on something which will stand on my shelf. What I want is a complete mini-series (both parts) and this edition sold here is not the thing. | 989 | [
"I bought this DVD to revive the memories of a broadcast from my childhood years.",
"It costs quite higher than an average single-disk DVD from Amazon and I still thought it is worth having it on DVD at home.On first seconds of the film I was surprised with quality.",
"The picture is quite grainy with dust pieces visible.",
"The tape was not edited or remastered.",
"Yet this is not the major disappointment.This is only the second part or mini-series of the two.",
"The one here starts when the main characters are alreay married with kids and running their boat.",
"The whole chunk about Deli's arrival to Australia and childhood, as well as how she met Brenton was in the first part, not included here.",
"Plus, the VHS-version reviews state that the American edition (as well as Australian DVD) was heavily edited from the original broadcast.I guess, I wasted $18+SH on something which will stand on my shelf.",
"What I want is a complete mini-series (both parts) and this edition sold here is not the thing."
] |
1 | GARBAGE | Dawn SHOULD have DIED at the end. She is SO annoying. Miss Trachtenberg comes off like a little rich girl whose daddy had connections in Hollywood, and begged like the trash she is to get a part on the show. What a terrible actress. She had a few "cute" moments, but for the most part was AWFUL. She deserved to be SLAPPED for copping such an attitude. I HATED her character. They should have spent more time on Anya. Now she is GREAT. She should have her own spin-off. So should Willow & Tara. Nearly everyone was GREAT this season, EXCEPT Dawn. Ugh. What a disaster putting her in the show was. Buffy should not have had to waste so many tears on that little wench.The other MAJOR problem is that this show was composed with a wide, 1.78:1 aspect ratio, yet all you get here is the "standard" 1.33:1 square ratio, and it the cropping is obvious in MANY shots. WHY NOT GIVE THE PEOPLE A CHOICE, JOSS WHEDON!!! RELEASE ALL FUTURE BUFFY BOX SETS IN WIDESCREEN! DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!?! DO IT!! | 989 | [
"Dawn SHOULD have DIED at the end.",
"She is SO annoying.",
"Miss Trachtenberg comes off like a little rich girl whose daddy had connections in Hollywood, and begged like the trash she is to get a part on the show.",
"What a terrible actress.",
"She had a few \"cute\" moments, but for the most part was AWFUL.",
"She deserved to be SLAPPED for copping such an attitude.",
"I HATED her character.",
"They should have spent more time on Anya.",
"Now she is GREAT.",
"She should have her own spin-off.",
"So should Willow & Tara.",
"Nearly everyone was GREAT this season, EXCEPT Dawn.",
"Ugh.",
"What a disaster putting her in the show was.",
"Buffy should not have had to waste so many tears on that little wench.The other MAJOR problem is that this show was composed with a wide, 1.78:1 aspect ratio, yet all you get here is the \"standard\" 1.33:1 square ratio, and it the cropping is obvious in MANY shots.",
"WHY NOT GIVE THE PEOPLE A CHOICE, JOSS WHEDON!!!",
"RELEASE ALL FUTURE BUFFY BOX SETS IN WIDESCREEN!",
"DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!?",
"!",
"DO IT!!"
] |
1 | Forgive me Sony | The other reviewers may have defective TV's because mine doesn't shut off inexplicably; However, it does have curved side bars when viewing in 4:3 aspect ratio (this is not corrected/affected by the tilt adjustment). Also, the left side of my screen is brighter than the right. I have a call in for repair of these problems.What cannot be repaired is the poor design, no doubt to keep the cost relatively low: 1. no rear S-Video jack (just one in the side panel). 2. not magnetically shielded (my receiver on the shelf above was turning the top of the picture green). 3. seperate buttons on remote for vid1/vid2/s-vid/ant & component1/2/vid1/2. 4. no dvi input. 5. no picture-in-picture.I was going to get the Sony KV-30HS510 but thought I'd save some money with the Samsung; Forgive me Sony, you are clearly worth the extra $500. (which is just 13 cents a day over ten years, which is how long my last Sony lasted) Would've been well worth it considering the stress I'm going through now. | 989 | [
"The other reviewers may have defective TV's because mine doesn't shut off inexplicably; However, it does have curved side bars when viewing in 4:3 aspect ratio (this is not corrected/affected by the tilt adjustment).",
"Also, the left side of my screen is brighter than the right.",
"I have a call in for repair of these problems.What cannot be repaired is the poor design, no doubt to keep the cost relatively low: 1.",
"no rear S-Video jack (just one in the side panel).",
"2.",
"not magnetically shielded (my receiver on the shelf above was turning the top of the picture green).",
"3.",
"seperate buttons on remote for vid1/vid2/s-vid/ant & component1/2/vid1/2.",
"4.",
"no dvi input.",
"5.",
"no picture-in-picture.I was going to get the Sony KV-30HS510 but thought I'd save some money with the Samsung; Forgive me Sony, you are clearly worth the extra $500.",
"(which is just 13 cents a day over ten years, which is how long my last Sony lasted) Would've been well worth it considering the stress I'm going through now."
] |
1 | Are you kidding me?!! | I got this book as a Christmas present and still am not sure if the person who gave it to me fell for the other idiotic recommendations or was intentionally being rude. I like to think of myself as a self-assured adult lady and having been raised properly in the great State of Texas, I believe I was brought up with enough manners to know that passing this book (or anything similar to it) to anyone else would be an insult! Certainly by the time a woman reaches maturity she should have acquired enough knowledge to know who to apply an adhesive bandage and how to eat with a knife, fork and spoon. (I kid you not, this author actually thinks women have to read a book to learn these things which should give you a lot of insight into her abilities.) I kept looking for some inkling that this was written tongue-in-cheek but could not find any. Please do not waste your money on it - unless, of course, you intend to insult someone with it and then, best of luck to you. One word - DUCK! | 989 | [
"I got this book as a Christmas present and still am not sure if the person who gave it to me fell for the other idiotic recommendations or was intentionally being rude.",
"I like to think of myself as a self-assured adult lady and having been raised properly in the great State of Texas, I believe I was brought up with enough manners to know that passing this book (or anything similar to it) to anyone else would be an insult!",
"Certainly by the time a woman reaches maturity she should have acquired enough knowledge to know who to apply an adhesive bandage and how to eat with a knife, fork and spoon.",
"(I kid you not, this author actually thinks women have to read a book to learn these things which should give you a lot of insight into her abilities.) I kept looking for some inkling that this was written tongue-in-cheek but could not find any.",
"Please do not waste your money on it - unless, of course, you intend to insult someone with it and then, best of luck to you.",
"One word - DUCK!"
] |
1 | An Insult | This buggy, terrible software is an insult to customers who have been loyal to Quicken all these years (beginning, in my case, in 1988). Once received, nag messages cannot be eliminated (there is a check-box titled "Do Not Ask This Question Again" on several features...this does not work, ever), Shortcuts return incorrect responses (e.g.: Ctrl/M - which is supposed to Memorize a Transaction, returns a Search screen), "Cannot Open Account" messages appear suddenly and without cause and data can be corrupted. The only improvement over the prior version is the ability to print Reports in color, which was inexplicably eliminated from several versions and which is now back. Tech Support is a bad (and expensive) joke. I used to recommend Quicken to friends...no more. They have failed to maintain any standards. This software is an insult, as I have said, to all of us who paid for it in good faith and tried to stay loyal to the product. The sad things is, they obviously do not care. | 989 | [
"This buggy, terrible software is an insult to customers who have been loyal to Quicken all these years (beginning, in my case, in 1988).",
"Once received, nag messages cannot be eliminated (there is a check-box titled \"Do Not Ask This Question Again\" on several features...this does not work, ever), Shortcuts return incorrect responses (e.g.: Ctrl/M - which is supposed to Memorize a Transaction, returns a Search screen), \"Cannot Open Account\" messages appear suddenly and without cause and data can be corrupted.",
"The only improvement over the prior version is the ability to print Reports in color, which was inexplicably eliminated from several versions and which is now back.",
"Tech Support is a bad (and expensive) joke.",
"I used to recommend Quicken to friends...no more.",
"They have failed to maintain any standards.",
"This software is an insult, as I have said, to all of us who paid for it in good faith and tried to stay loyal to the product.",
"The sad things is, they obviously do not care."
] |
1 | Absurd and racist Book | This book has no credibility nor insight on the sufferings of the black Zimbabwean. This piece of literature encourages the servant-master relationship that has characterised Zimbabwe, ten years after independence. The author has delibarately neglected to mention the dominant role that the whites have played in Zimbabwe up to this point of intervention by Robert Mugabe. It is likely that the author himself is embittered by the compulsory land acquisition, because it is likely one of his farms or family members farms has been occupied by the black Zimbabwean people who for more than ten years after independence, are still landless, and dependant on the whites. Mugabe's endeavours to change the current injustices have resulted in his depiction as a tyrant, and a racist. The racists are those, such as the author who disregard Mugabe's efforts to bring about true independence and equality in Zimbabwe and all Africa. Mugabe is not a racist, nor tyrant, merely a great nationalist! | 989 | [
"This book has no credibility nor insight on the sufferings of the black Zimbabwean.",
"This piece of literature encourages the servant-master relationship that has characterised Zimbabwe, ten years after independence.",
"The author has delibarately neglected to mention the dominant role that the whites have played in Zimbabwe up to this point of intervention by Robert Mugabe.",
"It is likely that the author himself is embittered by the compulsory land acquisition, because it is likely one of his farms or family members farms has been occupied by the black Zimbabwean people who for more than ten years after independence, are still landless, and dependant on the whites.",
"Mugabe's endeavours to change the current injustices have resulted in his depiction as a tyrant, and a racist.",
"The racists are those, such as the author who disregard Mugabe's efforts to bring about true independence and equality in Zimbabwe and all Africa.",
"Mugabe is not a racist, nor tyrant, merely a great nationalist!"
] |
1 | Safi is it Safe? | I suffer from IBS symptoms and my husband purchased safi for me to try. He can tolerate the taste, but i did not like it, its very strong and bitter and has an after taste of dates. I have only taken the Safi for three days but have not seen any improvements understandably its too earlier to say, but i have become more constipated. Depending on what you want to treat the dosage will vary.It claims to treat, pimples, constipation to depression. I decided to research the product and found that many reviews have stated that it contains high levels of Mercury and Lead that lead to long term side effects. As i am trying for a baby i have decided that it is not worth the risk and have decided to discontinue using Safi.My husband also told me that Safi was banned from UK shelves but wasnt told why from where he brought it from. Possibly because of the Lead and Mercury but its not worth the risk.Also if purchasing from ethic stores the batch date on the product may be extremely old! | 989 | [
"I suffer from IBS symptoms and my husband purchased safi for me to try.",
"He can tolerate the taste, but i did not like it, its very strong and bitter and has an after taste of dates.",
"I have only taken the Safi for three days but have not seen any improvements understandably its too earlier to say, but i have become more constipated.",
"Depending on what you want to treat the dosage will vary.It claims to treat, pimples, constipation to depression.",
"I decided to research the product and found that many reviews have stated that it contains high levels of Mercury and Lead that lead to long term side effects.",
"As i am trying for a baby i have decided that it is not worth the risk and have decided to discontinue using Safi.My husband also told me that Safi was banned from UK shelves but wasnt told why from where he brought it from.",
"Possibly because of the Lead and Mercury but its not worth the risk.Also if purchasing from ethic stores the batch date on the product may be extremely old!"
] |
1 | Not What I Expected | When I bought this book, I expected to learn how to draw supports & resistances, and hopefully it'll include trenlines & channels.I didn't get to learn that. There is also a basic tenet of this book that i cannot agree with. It tells readers that supports & resistances are not functions of supply and demand. It may not be in the economic terms but my view is that S&R; are the results of supply and demand of the stock at the given prices.What you'll find in this book are the basic definations for S&R;, plus some explainations. You'll get the same for channels, gaps and the various triangle chart patterns. Swing trading is briefly touched upon, as well the dow theory.I dont find this book telling me much about S&R; that I don't already know. It is not a book for advanced traders. I don't think it is useful for beginners as well, any book that talks about technical analysis in general should be able to provide better details and explainations on everything this book touched on. | 989 | [
"When I bought this book, I expected to learn how to draw supports & resistances, and hopefully it'll include trenlines & channels.I didn't get to learn that.",
"There is also a basic tenet of this book that i cannot agree with.",
"It tells readers that supports & resistances are not functions of supply and demand.",
"It may not be in the economic terms but my view is that S&R; are the results of supply and demand of the stock at the given prices.What you'll find in this book are the basic definations for S&R;, plus some explainations.",
"You'll get the same for channels, gaps and the various triangle chart patterns.",
"Swing trading is briefly touched upon, as well the dow theory.I dont find this book telling me much about S&R; that I don't already know.",
"It is not a book for advanced traders.",
"I don't think it is useful for beginners as well, any book that talks about technical analysis in general should be able to provide better details and explainations on everything this book touched on."
] |
1 | What Can You Expect? | Well, I didn't go into this movie with high expectations, which is udnerstandable considereing the pathetic plot. I left wondering why I'd even wasted my time on this piece of garbage. 'Josie and the Pussycats' resembles the Spice Girls music flick with a similar plot 'Spiceworld'. Both movies are dumb, dim-witted, badly acted, and follow a weak script. It's a shame, Rachel Leigh-Cook, Tara Reid, and Alan Cummings are fantastic actors. They should be embarassed to have appeared in something like this!'Josie and the Pussycats' is obviously geared towards younger kids, so maybe I wasn't suppposed to like it, but I at leats should have enjoyed SOME of it! My eight year old sister and her friends love this movie, so I recommend it for anyone under the age of nine years. I'm a movie lover, so it's hard for me to truly dislike a movie. Now it's saying something when I say that I hated this movie! The one star is for the great music! Too bad it was wasted on a movie ...[like] this. | 989 | [
"Well, I didn't go into this movie with high expectations, which is udnerstandable considereing the pathetic plot.",
"I left wondering why I'd even wasted my time on this piece of garbage.",
"'Josie and the Pussycats' resembles the Spice Girls music flick with a similar plot 'Spiceworld'.",
"Both movies are dumb, dim-witted, badly acted, and follow a weak script.",
"It's a shame, Rachel Leigh-Cook, Tara Reid, and Alan Cummings are fantastic actors.",
"They should be embarassed to have appeared in something like this!",
"'Josie and the Pussycats' is obviously geared towards younger kids, so maybe I wasn't suppposed to like it, but I at leats should have enjoyed SOME of it!",
"My eight year old sister and her friends love this movie, so I recommend it for anyone under the age of nine years.",
"I'm a movie lover, so it's hard for me to truly dislike a movie.",
"Now it's saying something when I say that I hated this movie!",
"The one star is for the great music!",
"Too bad it was wasted on a movie ...[like] this."
] |
1 | Disappointing production | This movie was most disappointing. After playing the game on PS3, I was actually excited to see what a movie based on this epic could be like. First of all, it's short, about 88 minutes. I did not find that the movie reflected enough of what we see in the game or enough that you can read about if you decide to tackle the actuel epic poem written by Dante. A lot has been left out. The transitions betweeen the levels of Hell are marked by titles. The animation is ok at best, not the kind of quality you'd expect from a good japanimation. For some reason, Dante changes appearance without explanation trhough the movie, his past is relived in flashbacks, which is aobut the only thing that corresponds to the depiction of his memories in the game. Personnally, I'd say, if you want to know Dante, read the classic. If you're a gamer, play the video game instead, you'll still learn more about that great story. I couldn't bear to watch more than 40 minutes of it before I got sick of it. | 989 | [
"This movie was most disappointing.",
"After playing the game on PS3, I was actually excited to see what a movie based on this epic could be like.",
"First of all, it's short, about 88 minutes.",
"I did not find that the movie reflected enough of what we see in the game or enough that you can read about if you decide to tackle the actuel epic poem written by Dante.",
"A lot has been left out.",
"The transitions betweeen the levels of Hell are marked by titles.",
"The animation is ok at best, not the kind of quality you'd expect from a good japanimation.",
"For some reason, Dante changes appearance without explanation trhough the movie, his past is relived in flashbacks, which is aobut the only thing that corresponds to the depiction of his memories in the game.",
"Personnally, I'd say, if you want to know Dante, read the classic.",
"If you're a gamer, play the video game instead, you'll still learn more about that great story.",
"I couldn't bear to watch more than 40 minutes of it before I got sick of it."
] |
1 | sad sad sad | This album is one of the most dissapointing albums you will ever hear. Especially for MetallicA's die hard fans who never expect anything below perfect from them. It was hard for me, a HUGE MetallicA fan, to hear Lars drumming on what sounds like tin cans, and for the rest of the band to be drowned out by that horrible sound. I recently bought tickets for an upcoming MetallicA concert, and im hoping they wont play too many of their new songs, and will just stick to the ones that made them famous. Comparing "St. Anger" to "The Black Album", "Ride The Lightening", "Kill 'Em All", "Master Of Puppets", & "...And Justice For All" shows how much they have changed and how horrible this album really is. Its hard for me to convince people that MetallicA is the greatest band that ever lived because of their newly released album...needless to say, i couldnt sit through the whole thing without getting sick. x-pOh by the way DON'T GET THIS CD!!!!! Peace out to my Fellow MetallicA fans... | 989 | [
"This album is one of the most dissapointing albums you will ever hear.",
"Especially for MetallicA's die hard fans who never expect anything below perfect from them.",
"It was hard for me, a HUGE MetallicA fan, to hear Lars drumming on what sounds like tin cans, and for the rest of the band to be drowned out by that horrible sound.",
"I recently bought tickets for an upcoming MetallicA concert, and im hoping they wont play too many of their new songs, and will just stick to the ones that made them famous.",
"Comparing \"St.",
"Anger\" to \"The Black Album\", \"Ride The Lightening\", \"Kill 'Em All\", \"Master Of Puppets\", & \"...And Justice For All\" shows how much they have changed and how horrible this album really is.",
"Its hard for me to convince people that MetallicA is the greatest band that ever lived because of their newly released album...needless to say, i couldnt sit through the whole thing without getting sick.",
"x-pOh by the way DON'T GET THIS CD!!!",
"!!",
"Peace out to my Fellow MetallicA fans..."
] |
1 | Beat nuts. | In a word- uninspired. This album contains some of the worst songwriting I've heard in a long time from any metal band. There is no soul to any of the music, the drums are lame, the riffs are watered down, basically no soloing (so what exactly did Kirk Hammet even DO for this release?), and campy lyrics. Why was this album even produced? We all know Metallica doesn't need the money. My guess would be that this aging outfit still needs to feel the warmth of the spotlight.I can't blame Metallica for not being able to write good music anymore. For nearly 10 years they were hands-down the best metal band in the world, and produced 10-or-so albums that were golden, original, and genre-defining. No band can write cutting-edge material forever, and Metallica was doing it well for over 15 years.Do yourself a favor and don't buy this album. It's over, Metallica. And if you're a true metalhead, check out some of the newer bands (In Flames, Soilwork). Metal is not dead, just Metallica. | 989 | [
"In a word- uninspired.",
"This album contains some of the worst songwriting I've heard in a long time from any metal band.",
"There is no soul to any of the music, the drums are lame, the riffs are watered down, basically no soloing (so what exactly did Kirk Hammet even DO for this release?",
"), and campy lyrics.",
"Why was this album even produced?",
"We all know Metallica doesn't need the money.",
"My guess would be that this aging outfit still needs to feel the warmth of the spotlight.I can't blame Metallica for not being able to write good music anymore.",
"For nearly 10 years they were hands-down the best metal band in the world, and produced 10-or-so albums that were golden, original, and genre-defining.",
"No band can write cutting-edge material forever, and Metallica was doing it well for over 15 years.Do yourself a favor and don't buy this album.",
"It's over, Metallica.",
"And if you're a true metalhead, check out some of the newer bands (In Flames, Soilwork).",
"Metal is not dead, just Metallica."
] |
1 | Not about a book | Umh.. Correct me if I'm wrong but shouldn't a movie based on a book have oh I don't know a little something to do with the BOOK. About a boy (the book)was set in the 90's had a lot to do with Kurt Cobain and was funny. The movie was set in our time talked about gangsta rap and wasn't even remotely funny. What happened to Marcus? I don't recall him being as half as annoying in the book, and he was annoying. None of the other people got to devlope the way they'd did in the book. In fact this whole movie seemed to be about...nothing. And Will was just a moron. Hugh Grant as a bad boy in Bridget Jones. Charming. Hugh Grant as a bad boy in this movie. Well it was just sad. And the whole singing thing? Was that meant to be funny.I was like god why won't this end. I saw this movie for free and still felt ripped off. Making a movie about a book can't be that hard can it. The book serves as the base for your screenplay. I mean it's like taking an open-book quiz and STILL getting a F. | 989 | [
"Umh..",
"Correct me if I'm wrong but shouldn't a movie based on a book have oh I don't know a little something to do with the BOOK.",
"About a boy (the book)was set in the 90's had a lot to do with Kurt Cobain and was funny.",
"The movie was set in our time talked about gangsta rap and wasn't even remotely funny.",
"What happened to Marcus?",
"I don't recall him being as half as annoying in the book, and he was annoying.",
"None of the other people got to devlope the way they'd did in the book.",
"In fact this whole movie seemed to be about...nothing.",
"And Will was just a moron.",
"Hugh Grant as a bad boy in Bridget Jones.",
"Charming.",
"Hugh Grant as a bad boy in this movie.",
"Well it was just sad.",
"And the whole singing thing?",
"Was that meant to be funny.I was like god why won't this end.",
"I saw this movie for free and still felt ripped off.",
"Making a movie about a book can't be that hard can it.",
"The book serves as the base for your screenplay.",
"I mean it's like taking an open-book quiz and STILL getting a F."
] |
1 | Worst machine ever. | I have used cheaper machines, more expensive ones, to make lattes. I purchased the Delonghi after reading positive reviews. Frankly, I am surprised by them after having given this machine not one but two tries. By which I mean that I purchased the machine, used it daily for the span of a month, then replaced that one and used the new one daily for the past two months. The first one I received was atrocious and I thought it was defective. The steam wand is impossible to use and it does not matter how good of a coffee grade I get, the machine will ALWAYS yield watery coffee. I returned the first one and received a new one. This new one has been equally impossible to wield. This machine will not make lattes, foam, or even heat milk properly. I you just want a espresso makers, there are cheaper ones that are just as good. If you want to make lattes, go elsewhere. Even Mr. Coffee has better models (and that tells you how bad this one is). Everyone in my family who tried it agree. | 989 | [
"I have used cheaper machines, more expensive ones, to make lattes.",
"I purchased the Delonghi after reading positive reviews.",
"Frankly, I am surprised by them after having given this machine not one but two tries.",
"By which I mean that I purchased the machine, used it daily for the span of a month, then replaced that one and used the new one daily for the past two months.",
"The first one I received was atrocious and I thought it was defective.",
"The steam wand is impossible to use and it does not matter how good of a coffee grade I get, the machine will ALWAYS yield watery coffee.",
"I returned the first one and received a new one.",
"This new one has been equally impossible to wield.",
"This machine will not make lattes, foam, or even heat milk properly.",
"I you just want a espresso makers, there are cheaper ones that are just as good.",
"If you want to make lattes, go elsewhere.",
"Even Mr.",
"Coffee has better models (and that tells you how bad this one is).",
"Everyone in my family who tried it agree."
] |
1 | Bait and switch | I love the HP movies - and, in fact, own the "Ultimate Edition" Blu-rays of movies 1-6. I was really looking forward to getting the Ultimate Editions of the last two movies - only to find out that they are only available as part of this 8 movie set. And the featurettes, "Creating the World of Harry Potter" (parts 1-6 of which are in the editions I own)are only available on those Ultimate Editions that are part of this 8 movie set. So, in other words, if I want to complete my set, I am out of luck. I guess Warner Bros. wants me to just forget about all the money I spent on the first 6 Ultimate Editions and spend another $400 to $500 on this new "set." Well, this fan is not biting. This decision of Warner Brothers speaks to me of a company totally out of touch with the market. I think we should all refuse to buy this set and ask Warner Brothers to fulfill their implicit promise and release the final 2 movies in the separate Ultimate Editions that we all expected - and deserve. | 989 | [
"I love the HP movies - and, in fact, own the \"Ultimate Edition\" Blu-rays of movies 1-6.",
"I was really looking forward to getting the Ultimate Editions of the last two movies - only to find out that they are only available as part of this 8 movie set.",
"And the featurettes, \"Creating the World of Harry Potter\" (parts 1-6 of which are in the editions I own)are only available on those Ultimate Editions that are part of this 8 movie set.",
"So, in other words, if I want to complete my set, I am out of luck.",
"I guess Warner Bros.",
"wants me to just forget about all the money I spent on the first 6 Ultimate Editions and spend another $400 to $500 on this new \"set.\" Well, this fan is not biting.",
"This decision of Warner Brothers speaks to me of a company totally out of touch with the market.",
"I think we should all refuse to buy this set and ask Warner Brothers to fulfill their implicit promise and release the final 2 movies in the separate Ultimate Editions that we all expected - and deserve."
] |
1 | NOT RECOMMENDED | I had nothing but problems with this product. The drivers do not install easily, I had to re-install them a couple of times. I even downloaded the newest drivers from their website. I tried to contact tech support that is supposed to be 24/7 according to the user's guide because I was having problems reading a 8 mb memory stick. They are only open during "regular business hours". I send them an e-mail and part of the reply was that the memory stick presently only reads up to a 64 mb memory stick. I tried to read a 32 mb memory stick and it destroyed the pictures. Luckily I could re-format the stick on my camera so it did not destroy the memory stick-just the pictures. So beware if you do want to purchase this product, that although it does not state this anywhere in the user guide or on their website, it will only read up to a 64 mb memory stick. And like I said, I could only get it to read an 8 mb stick, my 32 mb stick it wiped out. I can not recommend this memory reader... | 989 | [
"I had nothing but problems with this product.",
"The drivers do not install easily, I had to re-install them a couple of times.",
"I even downloaded the newest drivers from their website.",
"I tried to contact tech support that is supposed to be 24/7 according to the user's guide because I was having problems reading a 8 mb memory stick.",
"They are only open during \"regular business hours\".",
"I send them an e-mail and part of the reply was that the memory stick presently only reads up to a 64 mb memory stick.",
"I tried to read a 32 mb memory stick and it destroyed the pictures.",
"Luckily I could re-format the stick on my camera so it did not destroy the memory stick-just the pictures.",
"So beware if you do want to purchase this product, that although it does not state this anywhere in the user guide or on their website, it will only read up to a 64 mb memory stick.",
"And like I said, I could only get it to read an 8 mb stick, my 32 mb stick it wiped out.",
"I can not recommend this memory reader..."
] |
1 | Pretty Amateur | Despite the glowing reviews that convinced me to buy the book for my 3 year old daughter, I wouldn't recommend this. There are 3 areas that it fails:1. On a practical level the binding is poor quality - within a few days the pages were falling out; and for weighty tome such as this, getting pages out of order makes the book pretty hard going. (And it is a large, heavy book - again not suitable for small children, or for an adult to comfortably share).2. On a design level, the choice of typefaces and general layout is weak.3. Most significantly, however, is the fundamental icon set used to convey the letters/phonetics. It is an odd, inconsistent mix of nouns and verbs, and some of them are confusing. For instance, in session 1... working on 'A' for Alligator - my daughter was convinced it's a crocodile. And it went downhill from there.So I'm pleased it worked for some people, but it's not the miracle book some claim it to be. There are some nice ideas, but poorly implemented. | 989 | [
"Despite the glowing reviews that convinced me to buy the book for my 3 year old daughter, I wouldn't recommend this.",
"There are 3 areas that it fails:1.",
"On a practical level the binding is poor quality - within a few days the pages were falling out; and for weighty tome such as this, getting pages out of order makes the book pretty hard going.",
"(And it is a large, heavy book - again not suitable for small children, or for an adult to comfortably share).2.",
"On a design level, the choice of typefaces and general layout is weak.3. Most significantly, however, is the fundamental icon set used to convey the letters/phonetics.",
"It is an odd, inconsistent mix of nouns and verbs, and some of them are confusing.",
"For instance, in session 1... working on 'A' for Alligator - my daughter was convinced it's a crocodile.",
"And it went downhill from there.So I'm pleased it worked for some people, but it's not the miracle book some claim it to be.",
"There are some nice ideas, but poorly implemented."
] |
1 | Boring like its hero! | I read this because it's sequel to Splendid which I enjoyed. What happened to Arabella here I think was she's just simply bored because Emma was busy with Alex(they're having a baby) and the season is over that she pursued her cousin's neighbor who is the most boring and less attractive(also stupid by suggesting to his nemesis they meet on his in-laws townhouse) hero on Julia Quinn books. And I don't see why Arabella is attracted to this John Blackwood (so weak and helpless, he could not even defend her and her mom at the crisis in which he brought, thanks to Persephone,Alex and William who saved the day). They have NO chemistry and the courtship is under develop to get to point that they can't live without the other and it made it so corny. I think it would be more interesting if Ms. Quinn just paired Arabella to Anthony Bridgerton therefore uniting these two series. If you would read Splendid, skip this one(because it's waste of time) and proceed to Minx (more delightful). | 989 | [
"I read this because it's sequel to Splendid which I enjoyed.",
"What happened to Arabella here I think was she's just simply bored because Emma was busy with Alex(they're having a baby) and the season is over that she pursued her cousin's neighbor who is the most boring and less attractive(also stupid by suggesting to his nemesis they meet on his in-laws townhouse) hero on Julia Quinn books.",
"And I don't see why Arabella is attracted to this John Blackwood (so weak and helpless, he could not even defend her and her mom at the crisis in which he brought, thanks to Persephone,Alex and William who saved the day).",
"They have NO chemistry and the courtship is under develop to get to point that they can't live without the other and it made it so corny.",
"I think it would be more interesting if Ms.",
"Quinn just paired Arabella to Anthony Bridgerton therefore uniting these two series.",
"If you would read Splendid, skip this one(because it's waste of time) and proceed to Minx (more delightful)."
] |
1 | A Disappointment | West Side Story is one of my favorite Broadway musical scores, and I was looking forward to listening to this recording. What a disappointment! The Prologue starts off wrong by omitting the signature whistle signal of the Jets that is so captivating. The Jet Song is horrid, with an insertion by the Jets gang that sounds like chorus boys from The Producers doing a gig in Las Vegas. The two principals have fine voices, but the casting is totally mixed up. Hayley Westenra as Maria has a lovely American accent, while Vittorio Grigolo as Tony has an operatic Italian accent. So in listening to the recording, you basically have to pretend that Maria (or should I say Mary) is the native-born, and Tony (short for Anton, or should I say Antonio) is the immigrant. Thankfully Anita and the Sharks gang carry themselves well enough. If you want to enjoy a recording of West Side Story, I guess you need to stick to the original cast. Listening to this makes me want to move to the East Side! | 989 | [
"West Side Story is one of my favorite Broadway musical scores, and I was looking forward to listening to this recording.",
"What a disappointment!",
"The Prologue starts off wrong by omitting the signature whistle signal of the Jets that is so captivating.",
"The Jet Song is horrid, with an insertion by the Jets gang that sounds like chorus boys from The Producers doing a gig in Las Vegas.",
"The two principals have fine voices, but the casting is totally mixed up.",
"Hayley Westenra as Maria has a lovely American accent, while Vittorio Grigolo as Tony has an operatic Italian accent.",
"So in listening to the recording, you basically have to pretend that Maria (or should I say Mary) is the native-born, and Tony (short for Anton, or should I say Antonio) is the immigrant.",
"Thankfully Anita and the Sharks gang carry themselves well enough.",
"If you want to enjoy a recording of West Side Story, I guess you need to stick to the original cast.",
"Listening to this makes me want to move to the East Side!"
] |
1 | Poor Design | I purchased one of these regulators when I installed a new compressor. It lasted about 9 months and then the inadequate plastic design simply failed. If you use one of these regulators, you can't leave any pressure on the plastic housing inards (when not in use) because it will fatigue and then shatter apart. I found pieces spread all over my garage where the compressor is installed. And when it breaks, the spring, etc from inside the knob go flying all over the place. There are many other reviews else-where that describe the same situation. This regulator should not be sold until the design is corrected.If you look at the plastic threaded ring, as you can see in the picture, it does nothing. I am not sure but maybe its suppose to have a lip that helps to hold the knob base to the metal housing, but the design doesn't permit that. The result is the internal spring constantly puts pressure on a plastic part that can not bear the stress over any length of time, then it breaks. | 989 | [
"I purchased one of these regulators when I installed a new compressor.",
"It lasted about 9 months and then the inadequate plastic design simply failed.",
"If you use one of these regulators, you can't leave any pressure on the plastic housing inards (when not in use) because it will fatigue and then shatter apart.",
"I found pieces spread all over my garage where the compressor is installed.",
"And when it breaks, the spring, etc from inside the knob go flying all over the place.",
"There are many other reviews else-where that describe the same situation.",
"This regulator should not be sold until the design is corrected.If you look at the plastic threaded ring, as you can see in the picture, it does nothing.",
"I am not sure but maybe its suppose to have a lip that helps to hold the knob base to the metal housing, but the design doesn't permit that.",
"The result is the internal spring constantly puts pressure on a plastic part that can not bear the stress over any length of time, then it breaks."
] |
1 | Sugar Coated Theology | After careful study of this book I have found that it is not only thelogically emptey but it uses a minority translation to establish its premise. That somehow this prayer which is not found in any of the Lord Jesus's discourse on Prayer is a wonderous solution for getting closer to God. If so, then why, when Jesus's disciples asked Him to teach them to pray did He not just say, "He guys, go with the Prayer of Jabez." A better book by far, is written by Mike Nappa, "The Prayer of Jesus". If you want to get closer to God get Mr. Nappa's book and read it alongside your Bible. If you want to waste your time on trivia read the Prayer of Jabez but don't use your Bible alongside it, there will be an obvious lack of truth involved in comparing it to the Scriptures. You may have to order Mr. Nappa's book but it is well worth it. If you want empety sugar coated theology get the Jabez book, if you want "Meat and Potatoes" substance stay away from it and order Prayer of Jesus by Nappa. | 989 | [
"After careful study of this book I have found that it is not only thelogically emptey but it uses a minority translation to establish its premise.",
"That somehow this prayer which is not found in any of the Lord Jesus's discourse on Prayer is a wonderous solution for getting closer to God.",
"If so, then why, when Jesus's disciples asked Him to teach them to pray did He not just say, \"He guys, go with the Prayer of Jabez.\" A better book by far, is written by Mike Nappa, \"The Prayer of Jesus\".",
"If you want to get closer to God get Mr.",
"Nappa's book and read it alongside your Bible.",
"If you want to waste your time on trivia read the Prayer of Jabez but don't use your Bible alongside it, there will be an obvious lack of truth involved in comparing it to the Scriptures.",
"You may have to order Mr.",
"Nappa's book but it is well worth it.",
"If you want empety sugar coated theology get the Jabez book, if you want \"Meat and Potatoes\" substance stay away from it and order Prayer of Jesus by Nappa."
] |
1 | Very Disappointed | After I saw the draft of this book, and the delay of months for the final publication, I was hoping it was going to be improved a larger scale, but I got the book and after a trip down to Peru a must to admit that it was not as helpful as I was expecting.Some of the plates quality are not as good as they should be and they are organized in a weird way that I find a little bit confuse. The information was very limited at the point that it was confusing with some of the info of Birds of South America.I would say this book is a nice try to give some field guide reference for Peru, but a country with such a biodiversity deserved more research and information. Beware that this book might not reach your expectations and if you are considering to go to Peru and you don't mind about weight and bulk I will say take this book and Birds of Ecuador, and Birds of Colombia. I did that and we got a great time. In the meantime we, hardcore birders will be waiting for the next Birds of Peru. | 989 | [
"After I saw the draft of this book, and the delay of months for the final publication, I was hoping it was going to be improved a larger scale, but I got the book and after a trip down to Peru a must to admit that it was not as helpful as I was expecting.Some of the plates quality are not as good as they should be and they are organized in a weird way that I find a little bit confuse.",
"The information was very limited at the point that it was confusing with some of the info of Birds of South America.I would say this book is a nice try to give some field guide reference for Peru, but a country with such a biodiversity deserved more research and information.",
"Beware that this book might not reach your expectations and if you are considering to go to Peru and you don't mind about weight and bulk I will say take this book and Birds of Ecuador, and Birds of Colombia.",
"I did that and we got a great time.",
"In the meantime we, hardcore birders will be waiting for the next Birds of Peru."
] |
1 | Simply a mess!!! | This "simply" has to be one of the worst books I have ever read. I can say that I seriously considered dropping this one in the trash! However I perservered and found this: an extremely choppy mess with a rushed onset-pressing an excessive amount of secondary characters before we had even been introduced to the primaries. "Simple" me had figured out the killer after the first introduction to the cousin and the ending was long-overstated with a blunt ending of the harsh herione finally saying the "I love you". At first I was excited-the setting-Venice-rare not your typical "ton" atmosphere. I was extremely disappointed about the form of the text-shocked the author is a Harvar graduate-seen better writing in high school. The reasons I gave it one star-the scenery-sadly wasted on this book. Too bad she couldn't have applied this discription to the characters. The sex was hot-but if I wanted strait erotica I would have picked several other authors. Overall-"Simply" disappointed. | 989 | [
"This \"simply\" has to be one of the worst books I have ever read.",
"I can say that I seriously considered dropping this one in the trash!",
"However I perservered and found this: an extremely choppy mess with a rushed onset-pressing an excessive amount of secondary characters before we had even been introduced to the primaries.",
"\"Simple\" me had figured out the killer after the first introduction to the cousin and the ending was long-overstated with a blunt ending of the harsh herione finally saying the \"I love you\".",
"At first I was excited-the setting-Venice-rare not your typical \"ton\" atmosphere.",
"I was extremely disappointed about the form of the text-shocked the author is a Harvar graduate-seen better writing in high school.",
"The reasons I gave it one star-the scenery-sadly wasted on this book.",
"Too bad she couldn't have applied this discription to the characters.",
"The sex was hot-but if I wanted strait erotica I would have picked several other authors.",
"Overall-\"Simply\" disappointed."
] |
1 | Extremely weak! | Shaolin Disciple is a horrible movie. It starts off with Ku Feng getting broken out of prison. He was helped out by a masked man who wants him to kill someone for him. Ku Feng agrees to kill the person and does. Then this kid has to take revenge.Now the story does not make a whole lot of sense and has too many long non action scenes that will make you wonder why the hell you are watching this. The star of the movie is the same hero from 'Dragon Claws' and the dreadful '36 Crazy Fists'. Sadly the bad guy in the movie looks super weak and just doesn't look like a bad guy at all. He is small and doesn't look like he could possibly be a mean guy but he does fight decently. And the final fight is absolute crap. Ku Feng actually has the best 2 fights of the movie and that shouldn't have happened. HORRIBLE movie.Version from Tai Seng has very bad picture quality. The graininess is as bad as it gets but does clear up a bit by the end. I also had to turn the volume up extremely loud. | 989 | [
"Shaolin Disciple is a horrible movie.",
"It starts off with Ku Feng getting broken out of prison.",
"He was helped out by a masked man who wants him to kill someone for him.",
"Ku Feng agrees to kill the person and does.",
"Then this kid has to take revenge.Now the story does not make a whole lot of sense and has too many long non action scenes that will make you wonder why the hell you are watching this.",
"The star of the movie is the same hero from 'Dragon Claws' and the dreadful '36 Crazy Fists'.",
"Sadly the bad guy in the movie looks super weak and just doesn't look like a bad guy at all.",
"He is small and doesn't look like he could possibly be a mean guy but he does fight decently.",
"And the final fight is absolute crap.",
"Ku Feng actually has the best 2 fights of the movie and that shouldn't have happened.",
"HORRIBLE movie.Version from Tai Seng has very bad picture quality.",
"The graininess is as bad as it gets but does clear up a bit by the end.",
"I also had to turn the volume up extremely loud."
] |
1 | Do Not Buy This Book | I created a pure bred breed of Bulldog in the 1970's and followed the Koehler technique to the letter. It is all about correction and not communication and teamwork. I hate to remember the things I did to dogs under Koehler's direction. You start the training by presenting a sudden distraction to the dog and then you drop the 25' long line (holding its end loop to your chest) and then run as fast as you can in the opposite direction. The object is to flip the dog over backwards. I wonder how many dogs' neck vertebrate were permanently crippled doing this. To teach a difficult dog not to chew objects in the house Koehler recommends putting big pieces of the destroyed item in the back of the dog's mouth and then you tape the dog's mouth shut and leave them gagging for way too long. These are just 2 over the top examples of the Koehler Technique.I am lucky enough to have learned from some of the world's most gifted protection trainers and not one would use this outdated method. | 989 | [
"I created a pure bred breed of Bulldog in the 1970's and followed the Koehler technique to the letter.",
"It is all about correction and not communication and teamwork.",
"I hate to remember the things I did to dogs under Koehler's direction.",
"You start the training by presenting a sudden distraction to the dog and then you drop the 25' long line (holding its end loop to your chest) and then run as fast as you can in the opposite direction.",
"The object is to flip the dog over backwards.",
"I wonder how many dogs' neck vertebrate were permanently crippled doing this.",
"To teach a difficult dog not to chew objects in the house Koehler recommends putting big pieces of the destroyed item in the back of the dog's mouth and then you tape the dog's mouth shut and leave them gagging for way too long.",
"These are just 2 over the top examples of the Koehler Technique.I am lucky enough to have learned from some of the world's most gifted protection trainers and not one would use this outdated method."
] |
1 | Schedule memo gone | I've been using Casio Databank watches since around 1989 and have loved them all along. I forego a stylish watch for the features.I always used the telephone bank to keep track of my phone numbers, and more importantly, I used the schedule memo to keep track of all of my family birthdays. The watch would let me know in advance, and then would beep (annually) when a birthday was up.Now, with my cell phone, I don't need the telephone database any longer. They're all in my phone. It's faster and easier to pull it up on the phone and hit "send."But the schedule memo is still why I wear the DBC-310. So I was looking at these new models and saw that they were much more stylish. I could have my "geek watch" with a stylish look.Bought one.Found out later that they'd dropped the schedule memo feature.It's useless to me. If I want to tell time and have a stopwatch, I have a multitude of choices. I NEED my schedule memo.Guess I'll buy another DBC-310. Why would Casio drop this feature? | 989 | [
"I've been using Casio Databank watches since around 1989 and have loved them all along.",
"I forego a stylish watch for the features.I always used the telephone bank to keep track of my phone numbers, and more importantly, I used the schedule memo to keep track of all of my family birthdays.",
"The watch would let me know in advance, and then would beep (annually) when a birthday was up.Now, with my cell phone, I don't need the telephone database any longer.",
"They're all in my phone.",
"It's faster and easier to pull it up on the phone and hit \"send.\"But the schedule memo is still why I wear the DBC-310.",
"So I was looking at these new models and saw that they were much more stylish.",
"I could have my \"geek watch\" with a stylish look.Bought one.Found out later that they'd dropped the schedule memo feature.It's useless to me.",
"If I want to tell time and have a stopwatch, I have a multitude of choices.",
"I NEED my schedule memo.Guess I'll buy another DBC-310.",
"Why would Casio drop this feature?"
] |
1 | Huge disappointment | I'm a Ted Dekker fan. "Blink" is a great read, and I enjoyed "Heaven's Wager" as well. I started reading "Thr3e" with high expectations -- and was utterly disappointed with this lame effort from Dekker. I felt compelled to write, if only to refute the puzzling rave reviews I've read here at Amazon.com about this book.Early on in the book, I guessed where the ending was headed. I hoped I was wrong, but unfortunately I was right. It's a plot ending so implausible, so disappointing, so darn stupid it's hard to put into words. I won't go into detail, but believe me -- it's an ending fit for a cheesy late night cable TV movie. My brother, mom and a good friend all read this book too -- we all had the exact same reaction to the ending.Read "Blink" if you want to read a great Dekker novel, with some interesting Christian theology tossed in for good measure. I can't stop you from reading "Thr3e." But please check it out of the library -- don't waste good money on this dreadful tale. | 989 | [
"I'm a Ted Dekker fan.",
"\"Blink\" is a great read, and I enjoyed \"Heaven's Wager\" as well.",
"I started reading \"Thr3e\" with high expectations -- and was utterly disappointed with this lame effort from Dekker.",
"I felt compelled to write, if only to refute the puzzling rave reviews I've read here at Amazon.com about this book.Early on in the book, I guessed where the ending was headed.",
"I hoped I was wrong, but unfortunately I was right.",
"It's a plot ending so implausible, so disappointing, so darn stupid it's hard to put into words.",
"I won't go into detail, but believe me -- it's an ending fit for a cheesy late night cable TV movie.",
"My brother, mom and a good friend all read this book too -- we all had the exact same reaction to the ending.Read \"Blink\" if you want to read a great Dekker novel, with some interesting Christian theology tossed in for good measure.",
"I can't stop you from reading \"Thr3e.\" But please check it out of the library -- don't waste good money on this dreadful tale."
] |
1 | Madden 07 Aweful!! | I have never experienced such a betrayal by an individual title in all of my gaming experiences from back in the Atari days. I owned a PS2 and owned the Madden 07 title for that console, (5 stars by the way) but this has been most disappointing of all experiences.Madden and the usual announcers are not there. Instead you get some crazy guy that sounds like a radio announcer. The game play is totally different, the franchise mode has lost over half of the cool functions of the game. Oh, did I mention that it has the same title as the PS2 version, but doesn't even come close to the quality of game play? The only thing that gives the game any credit is the graphics, and they look as if someone slapped it together in the 720 format hoping that the increase in definition would make up for the shortcomings. DO NOT purchase this title if you have owned previous Madden titles. I have owned them all for the series and this one is dead last in terms of game play and overall enjoyment. | 989 | [
"I have never experienced such a betrayal by an individual title in all of my gaming experiences from back in the Atari days.",
"I owned a PS2 and owned the Madden 07 title for that console, (5 stars by the way) but this has been most disappointing of all experiences.Madden and the usual announcers are not there.",
"Instead you get some crazy guy that sounds like a radio announcer.",
"The game play is totally different, the franchise mode has lost over half of the cool functions of the game.",
"Oh, did I mention that it has the same title as the PS2 version, but doesn't even come close to the quality of game play?",
"The only thing that gives the game any credit is the graphics, and they look as if someone slapped it together in the 720 format hoping that the increase in definition would make up for the shortcomings.",
"DO NOT purchase this title if you have owned previous Madden titles.",
"I have owned them all for the series and this one is dead last in terms of game play and overall enjoyment."
] |
1 | Don't Waste Your Money! | This software was a waste of money! Got this for our 10 yr old daughter for Christmas (she had requested it) - we can't get the puppies to do anything! It will sit for a millisecond - you can buy accessories but can't use them - but you can feed and water it, brush it and "wash it" (mearly bubbles that show up on your screen). There are glitches in the software program that you have to download a patch for - which took over 2 hours with a dial-up connection - and even then it did not address our problems. She actually had two different puppies "walk" off the screen and can only see them now if she takes them for a walk - how sad is that to "lose" a virtual pet??? (Funny really - but still!) You can change your screen settings from 3D to full screen which is also supposed to address any problems you may have with viewing, but this did not fix the problem either. You can download a version of this game, I don't know if that's better than the software version or not. Good luck! | 989 | [
"This software was a waste of money!",
"Got this for our 10 yr old daughter for Christmas (she had requested it) - we can't get the puppies to do anything!",
"It will sit for a millisecond - you can buy accessories but can't use them - but you can feed and water it, brush it and \"wash it\" (mearly bubbles that show up on your screen).",
"There are glitches in the software program that you have to download a patch for - which took over 2 hours with a dial-up connection - and even then it did not address our problems.",
"She actually had two different puppies \"walk\" off the screen and can only see them now if she takes them for a walk - how sad is that to \"lose\" a virtual pet???",
"(Funny really - but still!",
") You can change your screen settings from 3D to full screen which is also supposed to address any problems you may have with viewing, but this did not fix the problem either.",
"You can download a version of this game, I don't know if that's better than the software version or not.",
"Good luck!"
] |
1 | No Joy From Celestron | I ordered a pair of Celestron 71137 10x50 binoculars from Celstron's website. They arrived broken.After trying and failing to get a return merchandise authorization online, I finally spent the required 15 minutes on hold to be allowed to speak to a customer service rep with poor English on the other side of the world. He did manage to get a RMA emailed to me with a UPS label and lots of instructions telling me to send the return package to a different address than the one on the UPS label. I flipped a coin, and used the UPS label and returned the binoculars. UPS tracking shows that the binoculars were received by Celestron at their loading dock and signed for. Celestron does not acknowledge having received them so no repair, replacement or refund.If I had bought the binoculars from Amazon all this would never have happened. Live and learn.P.S. After not hearing anything from Celestron for three weeks, I did receive a replacement pair one month after returning the broken set. | 989 | [
"I ordered a pair of Celestron 71137 10x50 binoculars from Celstron's website.",
"They arrived broken.After trying and failing to get a return merchandise authorization online, I finally spent the required 15 minutes on hold to be allowed to speak to a customer service rep with poor English on the other side of the world.",
"He did manage to get a RMA emailed to me with a UPS label and lots of instructions telling me to send the return package to a different address than the one on the UPS label.",
"I flipped a coin, and used the UPS label and returned the binoculars.",
"UPS tracking shows that the binoculars were received by Celestron at their loading dock and signed for.",
"Celestron does not acknowledge having received them so no repair, replacement or refund.If I had bought the binoculars from Amazon all this would never have happened.",
"Live and learn.P.S. After not hearing anything from Celestron for three weeks, I did receive a replacement pair one month after returning the broken set."
] |
1 | The worst | As far as this story goes I read it because a friend told me Lestat was in it. And being a long time fan of the Vampire Chronicle novels up too and including "Body Thief," which is undoubtedly one of my most favorite. I found that yes indeed the brat prince is there.However I found our Lestat to be quite the disappointment when not presented in the first person. I also found the story to be uninteresting and written like a first draft which had not been checked over afterwards by the author. There was one page in particular I took note of where nearly every single sentence began with the same exact word. Something that gave it an extremely repetitive sound which I encountered time and again throughout.It was at about halfway through this book that I closed the cover, and have never picked it up since, having completely given up trying to get any enjoyment out of it at all.A sore disappointment indeed, wanted to give it no stars but apparently you have to give it one to post. | 989 | [
"As far as this story goes I read it because a friend told me Lestat was in it.",
"And being a long time fan of the Vampire Chronicle novels up too and including \"Body Thief,\" which is undoubtedly one of my most favorite.",
"I found that yes indeed the brat prince is there.However I found our Lestat to be quite the disappointment when not presented in the first person.",
"I also found the story to be uninteresting and written like a first draft which had not been checked over afterwards by the author.",
"There was one page in particular I took note of where nearly every single sentence began with the same exact word.",
"Something that gave it an extremely repetitive sound which I encountered time and again throughout.It was at about halfway through this book that I closed the cover, and have never picked it up since, having completely given up trying to get any enjoyment out of it at all.A sore disappointment indeed, wanted to give it no stars but apparently you have to give it one to post."
] |
1 | Not even worth 1 Star! | These books sell so well, you'd expect more people to speak up! The first one, What to expect when you're expecting is good. The others are horrible. The first years and toddler years are full of mis-information and are too far out there! I've given up on even using them. Everytime my son would get sick, I'd look it up in the book, and follow the directions or warnings. I realized instead of being a comfort, the book was only causing more worry (and I am not the type of person to read all the problem sections and worry about each problem mentioned). The solutions to behavioral problems were way too lax, I suppose if you're tyring to abide by the "don't hurt the child's psyche" idea, they might work, but whatever happened to sincere, but loving discipline? I don't want a 2 year old to run the house, but that's just about what this book leads you to think should be done.This book is a waste of money. I'm ashamed to say I ever used it! The authors are out of touch with reality. | 989 | [
"These books sell so well, you'd expect more people to speak up!",
"The first one, What to expect when you're expecting is good.",
"The others are horrible.",
"The first years and toddler years are full of mis-information and are too far out there!",
"I've given up on even using them.",
"Everytime my son would get sick, I'd look it up in the book, and follow the directions or warnings.",
"I realized instead of being a comfort, the book was only causing more worry (and I am not the type of person to read all the problem sections and worry about each problem mentioned).",
"The solutions to behavioral problems were way too lax, I suppose if you're tyring to abide by the \"don't hurt the child's psyche\" idea, they might work, but whatever happened to sincere, but loving discipline?",
"I don't want a 2 year old to run the house, but that's just about what this book leads you to think should be done.This book is a waste of money.",
"I'm ashamed to say I ever used it!",
"The authors are out of touch with reality."
] |
1 | Bad Vac / Good Blower | I bought one of these a few years ago as a replacement for a really old B&D; Blower/Vac based on its consistently high CR ratings. Used it one year before the poorly designed safety switch for the vac attachment developed too much clearance and the unit would constantly cut out while trying to vacuum up leaves or whatever. I tried numerous jury-rig fixes to eliminate the problem without totally defeating the safety function. All to no avail.Bought a B&D; Leaf Hog while struggling with the Toro as my wife just wouldn't use the Toro because of the frustration of the power cut outs. The B&D; leaf hog went 5 years before burn-out. Last year we decided that the Toro was just taking up space in the shed as neither of us would use it anymore. So into the trash it went, though with only a year's worth of real use on it. What a waste of money. What a crappy safety switch design. We decided we'd never buy another Toro blower/vacuum based on our money wasting experience with this unit. | 989 | [
"I bought one of these a few years ago as a replacement for a really old B&D; Blower/Vac based on its consistently high CR ratings.",
"Used it one year before the poorly designed safety switch for the vac attachment developed too much clearance and the unit would constantly cut out while trying to vacuum up leaves or whatever.",
"I tried numerous jury-rig fixes to eliminate the problem without totally defeating the safety function.",
"All to no avail.Bought a B&D; Leaf Hog while struggling with the Toro as my wife just wouldn't use the Toro because of the frustration of the power cut outs.",
"The B&D; leaf hog went 5 years before burn-out.",
"Last year we decided that the Toro was just taking up space in the shed as neither of us would use it anymore.",
"So into the trash it went, though with only a year's worth of real use on it.",
"What a waste of money.",
"What a crappy safety switch design.",
"We decided we'd never buy another Toro blower/vacuum based on our money wasting experience with this unit."
] |
1 | Not Impressed... | I ordered this book, hoping to gain insight into the "art of trompe l' oeil" as suggested by the title. Instead I found myself bored with a book full of the same looking gaudy murals and images, with the same drab earthy palettes for each one. The "how to's" and I use that phrase lightly, are nearly nonexistence, except for the last 15 pages - which basically demonstrate the same faux stone relief technique, only using different motifs. I found this very useless! It almost feels as if the "how to's" were an after thought, or thrown in to fill the pages. Purchasing this book, with the understanding of it being a "how to", instructional guide to trompe l'oeil painting - I found it extremely dissapointing! Though the artist's work is OK, there was nothing new revealed here that isn't thoroughly covered in Grahm Rust's marvelous books, which I highly reccomend. Rust is an obvious matured muralist who graciously reveals his inspirations and knowledge on the subject with elegance. | 989 | [
"I ordered this book, hoping to gain insight into the \"art of trompe l' oeil\" as suggested by the title.",
"Instead I found myself bored with a book full of the same looking gaudy murals and images, with the same drab earthy palettes for each one.",
"The \"how to's\" and I use that phrase lightly, are nearly nonexistence, except for the last 15 pages - which basically demonstrate the same faux stone relief technique, only using different motifs.",
"I found this very useless!",
"It almost feels as if the \"how to's\" were an after thought, or thrown in to fill the pages.",
"Purchasing this book, with the understanding of it being a \"how to\", instructional guide to trompe l'oeil painting - I found it extremely dissapointing!",
"Though the artist's work is OK, there was nothing new revealed here that isn't thoroughly covered in Grahm Rust's marvelous books, which I highly reccomend.",
"Rust is an obvious matured muralist who graciously reveals his inspirations and knowledge on the subject with elegance."
] |
1 | didn't help | I used to smoked forever, was a chain smoker, and couldn't stop, was getting sick a lot, didn't feel good physically or emotionally. Really wanted to quit smoking but I was powerless. Only God knows what I have tried. Read this book but didn't help either, I think I was too screwed and used smoking to cope with my daily stresses and any uncomfortable feelings. Then a friend of mine recommended Nicotine Anonymous, a self-supporting 12 step program pioneered by Alcoholics Anonymous. !2 step program is the fastest growing spiritual program in the world and the most effective for any addiction, compulsion and psychological dysfunction. Long story short I did quit smoking, and changed my life for the better because I use the tools of this program in my everyday live. The point of this program is you're powerless over your addiction, so you need to reach out to some sort of higher power for help. It's humbling but it works. Good luck everyone and I hope you have a smoke free life! | 989 | [
"I used to smoked forever, was a chain smoker, and couldn't stop, was getting sick a lot, didn't feel good physically or emotionally.",
"Really wanted to quit smoking but I was powerless.",
"Only God knows what I have tried.",
"Read this book but didn't help either, I think I was too screwed and used smoking to cope with my daily stresses and any uncomfortable feelings.",
"Then a friend of mine recommended Nicotine Anonymous, a self-supporting 12 step program pioneered by Alcoholics Anonymous.",
"!",
"2 step program is the fastest growing spiritual program in the world and the most effective for any addiction, compulsion and psychological dysfunction.",
"Long story short I did quit smoking, and changed my life for the better because I use the tools of this program in my everyday live.",
"The point of this program is you're powerless over your addiction, so you need to reach out to some sort of higher power for help.",
"It's humbling but it works.",
"Good luck everyone and I hope you have a smoke free life!"
] |
1 | Ave atque Vale | This book and its author rather call to mind the scene in 101 Dalmations, in which dozens of dogs and their owners are shown to be amusingly similar in appearance and behaviour.Like many readers, I am put off by how vain and self-promoting the author is, reviewing poorly otherwise well-regarded books while dropping in coy references to his own seventeen year-old book. Philosophers can tend to be teleological in their view of themselves. This is understandable, but can be tiring. The book is average, certainly could be written better, I think there are better books on the subject. Look through his most damning reviews for a good indication of what those books are. He has, perhaps, also written reviews of his own book. He probably isn't the only philosopher to do that.I'm sure that such comments will inevitably trigger another twelve paragraph response of some form. I'm not certain that I'll come back to read it. I think he's had enough of my time by this stage.Ave atque vale. | 989 | [
"This book and its author rather call to mind the scene in 101 Dalmations, in which dozens of dogs and their owners are shown to be amusingly similar in appearance and behaviour.Like many readers, I am put off by how vain and self-promoting the author is, reviewing poorly otherwise well-regarded books while dropping in coy references to his own seventeen year-old book.",
"Philosophers can tend to be teleological in their view of themselves.",
"This is understandable, but can be tiring.",
"The book is average, certainly could be written better, I think there are better books on the subject.",
"Look through his most damning reviews for a good indication of what those books are.",
"He has, perhaps, also written reviews of his own book.",
"He probably isn't the only philosopher to do that.I'm sure that such comments will inevitably trigger another twelve paragraph response of some form.",
"I'm not certain that I'll come back to read it.",
"I think he's had enough of my time by this stage.Ave atque vale."
] |
1 | Avoid. Its not worth it. | I bought this to extend the range of the wireless network in the house I live in. It's a 3 story house, and the network is very weak on the ground floor where I live. My parents have an older version of this product installed at their house, so I knew it had some challenges to set up, but figured I could work through them. WRONG. The auto set up does not work, apparently, because the network is WEP protected. So after some searching on the internet, I find a manual work around. Which I did 3 times. None were successful. I went so far as to call Linksys support, where I was connected to a tech, but he then proceeded to ask me to hang on while he did something (unintelligible). 20 minutes later, I was not on hold, but the tech was not responding when I asked questions and tried to get his attention. So customer support gets a 0. I'm returning this product. What a waste. Does anyone even have an unsecured network anymore? Linksys needs to make sure the product is easier to use! | 989 | [
"I bought this to extend the range of the wireless network in the house I live in.",
"It's a 3 story house, and the network is very weak on the ground floor where I live.",
"My parents have an older version of this product installed at their house, so I knew it had some challenges to set up, but figured I could work through them.",
"WRONG.",
"The auto set up does not work, apparently, because the network is WEP protected.",
"So after some searching on the internet, I find a manual work around.",
"Which I did 3 times.",
"None were successful.",
"I went so far as to call Linksys support, where I was connected to a tech, but he then proceeded to ask me to hang on while he did something (unintelligible).",
"20 minutes later, I was not on hold, but the tech was not responding when I asked questions and tried to get his attention.",
"So customer support gets a 0.",
"I'm returning this product.",
"What a waste.",
"Does anyone even have an unsecured network anymore?",
"Linksys needs to make sure the product is easier to use!"
] |
1 | Fake product | Well I am glad you asked about this product (Ceramic Flat Iron Gf1001 by CHI) that I purchased for my daughter for Christmas. I was very disappointed with this product and can't believe that it is a real CHI. CHI is a great product and that's not what I received. My mother has an off brand that she bought from Sally Beauty Supply and it works so much better. I always thought of Amazon as a safe reputable company but it seems that you aren't any safer than any other company on the internet. I have done my Christmas shopping with Amazon for 2 years. It was convenient and easy, and until this purchase, I was completely satisfied. I have to be honest, I just purchased a laptop computer (Lenovo) this past weekend and was too afraid to make a big purchase like this from Amazon because of what happened with this flat iron (which thank God was under $100). Who knows if I would have received a quality product or not. Thank you for letting me share my frustration/opinion.Angela Brooks | 989 | [
"Well I am glad you asked about this product (Ceramic Flat Iron Gf1001 by CHI) that I purchased for my daughter for Christmas.",
"I was very disappointed with this product and can't believe that it is a real CHI.",
"CHI is a great product and that's not what I received.",
"My mother has an off brand that she bought from Sally Beauty Supply and it works so much better.",
"I always thought of Amazon as a safe reputable company but it seems that you aren't any safer than any other company on the internet.",
"I have done my Christmas shopping with Amazon for 2 years.",
"It was convenient and easy, and until this purchase, I was completely satisfied.",
"I have to be honest, I just purchased a laptop computer (Lenovo) this past weekend and was too afraid to make a big purchase like this from Amazon because of what happened with this flat iron (which thank God was under $100).",
"Who knows if I would have received a quality product or not.",
"Thank you for letting me share my frustration/opinion.Angela Brooks"
] |
1 | Big Disappointment | I have been a HUGE fan of Godsmack since the very beginning. They are a truly talented band, and one of my top 5 favorite bands. However, I sure am glad that I only paid the special Amazon price of $8.96, instead of a normal CD price. 'IV' is a classic example of a popular band that has a magical musical formula for success, and that formula has worked for them on all of their past CD's, and then they decide, "Hey, let's experiment and try something different since we are famous and everyone will buy it, even if they don't care for it, we'll still make millions." Of course, Sully's voice is awesome as always, and the musicianship is top notch. 'Speak' is classic killer Godsmack, and 'Temptation' runs a close second. However, they need 9 new tracks to complete the CD. I'll save 'Speak' and 'Temptation' to my computer and MP3 player, but the CD will get buried in some cabinet, and I will anxiously await their next release, which hopefully will revert back to the magic formula! | 989 | [
"I have been a HUGE fan of Godsmack since the very beginning.",
"They are a truly talented band, and one of my top 5 favorite bands.",
"However, I sure am glad that I only paid the special Amazon price of $8.96, instead of a normal CD price.",
"'IV' is a classic example of a popular band that has a magical musical formula for success, and that formula has worked for them on all of their past CD's, and then they decide, \"Hey, let's experiment and try something different since we are famous and everyone will buy it, even if they don't care for it, we'll still make millions.\" Of course, Sully's voice is awesome as always, and the musicianship is top notch.",
"'Speak' is classic killer Godsmack, and 'Temptation' runs a close second.",
"However, they need 9 new tracks to complete the CD.",
"I'll save 'Speak' and 'Temptation' to my computer and MP3 player, but the CD will get buried in some cabinet, and I will anxiously await their next release, which hopefully will revert back to the magic formula!"
] |
1 | I Returned It!!!! | After reading Addicted and Shame on it All, I could not wait for the next book to come out by Zane. I was taking summer school college courses to advance in school and I put my school work down to read this book. At that time, Zane's book was more important than my school work. I WAS TOTALLY AND COMPLETEY DISAPPOINTED!! The book lacked everything from humor to the steamy love scenes that Zane was able to create in her previous books. The book was also just plain BORING! I continued to read it just based on the fact that I was praying that it would get better.The story line was just to fake for me. And I just could not even create an image in my mind of the characters because I got to the point that I didn't care about them after awhile.And the ending, I don't want to give it away, but come one, give me a break.....JUST TO FAKE!!!Well to make a long story short, I read the book and returned it once I finished and received a refund. PLEASE SAVE YOUR MONEY, NOT WORTH THE MONEY. | 989 | [
"After reading Addicted and Shame on it All, I could not wait for the next book to come out by Zane.",
"I was taking summer school college courses to advance in school and I put my school work down to read this book.",
"At that time, Zane's book was more important than my school work.",
"I WAS TOTALLY AND COMPLETEY DISAPPOINTED!!",
"The book lacked everything from humor to the steamy love scenes that Zane was able to create in her previous books.",
"The book was also just plain BORING!",
"I continued to read it just based on the fact that I was praying that it would get better.The story line was just to fake for me.",
"And I just could not even create an image in my mind of the characters because I got to the point that I didn't care about them after awhile.And the ending, I don't want to give it away, but come one, give me a break.....JUST TO FAKE!!!",
"Well to make a long story short, I read the book and returned it once I finished and received a refund.",
"PLEASE SAVE YOUR MONEY, NOT WORTH THE MONEY."
] |
1 | Watch your outlets... | I received this as a christmas present and I was soooooo happy. I loved it the second I plugged it in.Over the course of a couple weeks, it completely replaced our other space heaters (way too expensive to use the baseboards).One morning I reached down to unplug it and moved it and jerked my hand back super fast from the painfully HOT plug. Pulled it out by tugging off the cord, the plug on the heater was melted and my wall socket was blackened and melted.My friend returned it and got another in exchange, as we assumed maybe it had been plugged in loosely or something to cause an issue.The new one melted a heavy duty extension cable (the kind you use when you need something you can slam a door on or take outside big fat orange thing with huge plugs) plug end, and another grounded plug and outlet.Two heaters, Two outlets, one extension cable, and grounded plug down. This thing is a menace. I'm back to my old space heaters for the sake of not waking up to fire alarms on night. | 989 | [
"I received this as a christmas present and I was soooooo happy.",
"I loved it the second I plugged it in.Over the course of a couple weeks, it completely replaced our other space heaters (way too expensive to use the baseboards).One morning I reached down to unplug it and moved it and jerked my hand back super fast from the painfully HOT plug.",
"Pulled it out by tugging off the cord, the plug on the heater was melted and my wall socket was blackened and melted.My friend returned it and got another in exchange, as we assumed maybe it had been plugged in loosely or something to cause an issue.The new one melted a heavy duty extension cable (the kind you use when you need something you can slam a door on or take outside big fat orange thing with huge plugs) plug end, and another grounded plug and outlet.Two heaters, Two outlets, one extension cable, and grounded plug down.",
"This thing is a menace.",
"I'm back to my old space heaters for the sake of not waking up to fire alarms on night."
] |
1 | Visually Unappealing | My husband purchased a Strong Concordance about 10 years ago and I loved it. Visually, the print was a nice size and it flowed. It was a strong tool that aided me tremendouosly in my bible reading/study. I can't imagine trying to study the bible without this helpful reference tool. With that being said, I eventally needed to order one for myself and after months of reading back and forth the various Strong's that Amazon offer, I chose this one. I could not wait to get it, but was so disappointed when I did. It is extremely packed with too much information with too small a print on each page, so that from a visual standpoint, it is like walking into a hoarder's home. It was just too much and because each page is so jammed pack with such small print, it is just hard to know where to land the eye, where to begin. I just put it down and felt so bad, so disappointed because I have always wanted one and to finally purchase one and get one like this was a tremendous disappointment. | 989 | [
"My husband purchased a Strong Concordance about 10 years ago and I loved it.",
"Visually, the print was a nice size and it flowed.",
"It was a strong tool that aided me tremendouosly in my bible reading/study.",
"I can't imagine trying to study the bible without this helpful reference tool.",
"With that being said, I eventally needed to order one for myself and after months of reading back and forth the various Strong's that Amazon offer, I chose this one.",
"I could not wait to get it, but was so disappointed when I did.",
"It is extremely packed with too much information with too small a print on each page, so that from a visual standpoint, it is like walking into a hoarder's home.",
"It was just too much and because each page is so jammed pack with such small print, it is just hard to know where to land the eye, where to begin.",
"I just put it down and felt so bad, so disappointed because I have always wanted one and to finally purchase one and get one like this was a tremendous disappointment."
] |
1 | No beauty here | On the surface this seems like a great book - all of the topics in a Discrete Mathematics course are covered, the information is cleanly laid out, and the quality of the binding is excellent. At closer observation, though, this book has some serious flaws that should keep it from being considered from any universitie's curriculum.Discrete math should be the class that introduces students to the beauty that can be found in math through proofs. Proofs are the foundation of mathematics and - especailly in an introductory text - should be comprehensive. This book leaves out important steps in a good deal of the proofs, making the proofs themselves hard to read. This should be an easy, clear class for anyone intrested in math. If you are struggling, you owe it to yourself to find a real text on proofs to see what mathematical beauty really is.My advise is - if you have to use this text - buy a good book on proofs and another good book on number theory. There are plenty on Amazon. | 989 | [
"On the surface this seems like a great book - all of the topics in a Discrete Mathematics course are covered, the information is cleanly laid out, and the quality of the binding is excellent.",
"At closer observation, though, this book has some serious flaws that should keep it from being considered from any universitie's curriculum.Discrete math should be the class that introduces students to the beauty that can be found in math through proofs.",
"Proofs are the foundation of mathematics and - especailly in an introductory text - should be comprehensive.",
"This book leaves out important steps in a good deal of the proofs, making the proofs themselves hard to read.",
"This should be an easy, clear class for anyone intrested in math.",
"If you are struggling, you owe it to yourself to find a real text on proofs to see what mathematical beauty really is.My advise is - if you have to use this text - buy a good book on proofs and another good book on number theory.",
"There are plenty on Amazon."
] |
1 | Cannibalized textbook | At first glance, this looks like a solid tool for teaching oneself Spanish or teaching others. On closer examination, one realizes that it is a cannibalization of what must have been a more comprehensive textbook. The cannibalization was done in a haphazard way that left out things that are essential and included things that are less essential, at least for a basic knowledge of the language. For example, there is a detailed chapter on the subjunctive mood, but completely absent is the imperative. This would be like learning English in such a way as to allow you to say, "It is necessary that he be there," but to leave you clueless as to how to say "Come here." Also absent are the present perfect and past perfect tenses, as well as the future and the conditional. Surely, one should learn how to say, "I have eaten" or "I would do it if..." before one learns the subjunctive. I bought this book with the intention of using it to teach Spanish to my son. I returned it the next day. | 989 | [
"At first glance, this looks like a solid tool for teaching oneself Spanish or teaching others.",
"On closer examination, one realizes that it is a cannibalization of what must have been a more comprehensive textbook.",
"The cannibalization was done in a haphazard way that left out things that are essential and included things that are less essential, at least for a basic knowledge of the language.",
"For example, there is a detailed chapter on the subjunctive mood, but completely absent is the imperative.",
"This would be like learning English in such a way as to allow you to say, \"It is necessary that he be there,\" but to leave you clueless as to how to say \"Come here.\" Also absent are the present perfect and past perfect tenses, as well as the future and the conditional.",
"Surely, one should learn how to say, \"I have eaten\" or \"I would do it if...\" before one learns the subjunctive.",
"I bought this book with the intention of using it to teach Spanish to my son.",
"I returned it the next day."
] |
1 | Derivative Drivel | Like others below, I got this movie based on the many positive reviews. It wasn't even CLOSE to good, and it left me feeling ashamed for gay cinema that something like this garners high praise. Then again, if your only experience of gay culture is "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," maybe this is your cup of tea. The movie doesn't seem to know what it wants to be, and end up a jumble of so many other films and themes that just don't connect (and what a ripoff of Greg Araki's work...not to mention the glaringly obvious yet meaningless Thelma and Louise nods). Character motivation doesn't make any sense; there are obviously scenes left out; and most of the writing is merely two characters discussing what has happened in their lives (far be it from the moviemaker to actually SHOW us some of these pivotal and probably far more interesting scenes). All in all, a dismal disappointment. If you want to see what great gay cinema is all about, get BIG EDEN, which is a far superior film. | 989 | [
"Like others below, I got this movie based on the many positive reviews.",
"It wasn't even CLOSE to good, and it left me feeling ashamed for gay cinema that something like this garners high praise.",
"Then again, if your only experience of gay culture is \"Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,\" maybe this is your cup of tea.",
"The movie doesn't seem to know what it wants to be, and end up a jumble of so many other films and themes that just don't connect (and what a ripoff of Greg Araki's work...not to mention the glaringly obvious yet meaningless Thelma and Louise nods).",
"Character motivation doesn't make any sense; there are obviously scenes left out; and most of the writing is merely two characters discussing what has happened in their lives (far be it from the moviemaker to actually SHOW us some of these pivotal and probably far more interesting scenes).",
"All in all, a dismal disappointment.",
"If you want to see what great gay cinema is all about, get BIG EDEN, which is a far superior film."
] |
1 | Irritated my cat's skin | I bought this at a national pet store chain because a woman who works at a shelter recommended it. The smell of peppermint was so overwhelming that my cat went ballistic trying to get away from the smell. Also, the product stays on the skin and fur...24 hours later my cat looked like a punk rocker because the product had semi-dried his fur into spikes. I couldn't touch my cat without getting the stuff on my hands, and now I will have to clean my house because the stuff was wiped off onto the couch, blankets and carpet. Other products absorb into the skin and dry soon afterwards, but not this stuff. Worst of all, I just noticed the product has irritated my cat's skin. The skin on the back of his neck is red and inflammed, and you can tell its uncomfortable for him. I don't know how well this stuff kills fleas, but it's not worth it for me. I don't want something that is going to irritate my cat. I would highly recommend skipping this producted and using a vet recommended one. | 989 | [
"I bought this at a national pet store chain because a woman who works at a shelter recommended it.",
"The smell of peppermint was so overwhelming that my cat went ballistic trying to get away from the smell.",
"Also, the product stays on the skin and fur...24 hours later my cat looked like a punk rocker because the product had semi-dried his fur into spikes.",
"I couldn't touch my cat without getting the stuff on my hands, and now I will have to clean my house because the stuff was wiped off onto the couch, blankets and carpet.",
"Other products absorb into the skin and dry soon afterwards, but not this stuff.",
"Worst of all, I just noticed the product has irritated my cat's skin.",
"The skin on the back of his neck is red and inflammed, and you can tell its uncomfortable for him.",
"I don't know how well this stuff kills fleas, but it's not worth it for me.",
"I don't want something that is going to irritate my cat.",
"I would highly recommend skipping this producted and using a vet recommended one."
] |
1 | Too Stinky For Me | Upon opening this item, the cover gave off such a strong formaldehyde smell that I knew I wouldn't be able to wash it out sufficiently, so I decided to look up Organic covers online. While looking at Organic covers, I came across some Organic pads, which informed me that the vinyl used in pads like this is also not good for my baby.I am only so concerned because I have Multiple Chemical Sensitivities and cannot be around anything that emits fumes, so my baby can't either. If you have a very strong tolerance for new clothing, which ALL contains high levels of formaldehyde (as well as does carpeting, furniture, flooring, cabinetry, kleenex, just about EVERYTHING not labeled as organic) and you like the smell of a new shower curtain, (I used to), then this pad is maybe a great bargain for you!For more advice on the chemical dangers of today's modern world go here: NikNice.comOrganic Changing Pad for those who are sensitive like me:L A Baby Cocoon Organic Changing Pad, Gold, 32" | 989 | [
"Upon opening this item, the cover gave off such a strong formaldehyde smell that I knew I wouldn't be able to wash it out sufficiently, so I decided to look up Organic covers online.",
"While looking at Organic covers, I came across some Organic pads, which informed me that the vinyl used in pads like this is also not good for my baby.I am only so concerned because I have Multiple Chemical Sensitivities and cannot be around anything that emits fumes, so my baby can't either.",
"If you have a very strong tolerance for new clothing, which ALL contains high levels of formaldehyde (as well as does carpeting, furniture, flooring, cabinetry, kleenex, just about EVERYTHING not labeled as organic) and you like the smell of a new shower curtain, (I used to), then this pad is maybe a great bargain for you!",
"For more advice on the chemical dangers of today's modern world go here: NikNice.comOrganic Changing Pad for those who are sensitive like me:L A Baby Cocoon Organic Changing Pad, Gold, 32\""
] |
1 | Don't waste your money | I bought these at Walgreens for the list price. I wouldn't even pay what Amazon is selling them for. I wouldn't even take these if they were giving them away for free. These are the worst headphones I've ever had. I've had a bad run with headphones lately, so I thought I'd spend a little extra on something for my iPod and hopefully have something with better quality and great sound. I got neither.I can say that they're the most comfortable buds I've ever had. But that's it. They're shoddy. First day of wear, within first five minutes, the volume control slide fell off. Already broken and unreturnable.Now onto the sound quality. I am by no means an audiophile, but I can hear crap. These are soooo tinny. I feel like my music is being listened to through a drain pipe. Parts of songs are completely lost. Nothing I've tried (turning headphones volume up and iPod volume down, etc.) has made it any better.So to sum it up: Don't buy these EVER and I really really want my money back. | 989 | [
"I bought these at Walgreens for the list price.",
"I wouldn't even pay what Amazon is selling them for.",
"I wouldn't even take these if they were giving them away for free.",
"These are the worst headphones I've ever had.",
"I've had a bad run with headphones lately, so I thought I'd spend a little extra on something for my iPod and hopefully have something with better quality and great sound.",
"I got neither.I can say that they're the most comfortable buds I've ever had.",
"But that's it.",
"They're shoddy.",
"First day of wear, within first five minutes, the volume control slide fell off.",
"Already broken and unreturnable.Now onto the sound quality.",
"I am by no means an audiophile, but I can hear crap.",
"These are soooo tinny.",
"I feel like my music is being listened to through a drain pipe.",
"Parts of songs are completely lost.",
"Nothing I've tried (turning headphones volume up and iPod volume down, etc.) has made it any better.So to sum it up: Don't buy these EVER and I really really want my money back."
] |
1 | Just a marketing tool | This book was difficult to read in my opinion because it inched along in Wealthy Barber fashion. Some people like that, but I don't. You had to read about detailed mall conversations with fictitious people for a page before you get to the part about budgeting. Ultimately, the book does not address what to do with the complex issues of envelope budgeting such as a single Walmart purchase of clothing, food, toys, and cleaning supplies. Do you haul out four envelopes and make change? How do you carry large amounts of cash safely? All the "how to's" conclude with a suggestion to do the envelopes with software, i.e., the disk included with the book. This is nothing more than a software sales pitch, and it gets worse.In order to use your 30 day trial of the disk included in the book, you must ante up your credit card number and agree to pay the a monthly fee if you forget to cancel. You cannot access the software without signing up for this service. I got taken. You don't have to. | 989 | [
"This book was difficult to read in my opinion because it inched along in Wealthy Barber fashion.",
"Some people like that, but I don't.",
"You had to read about detailed mall conversations with fictitious people for a page before you get to the part about budgeting.",
"Ultimately, the book does not address what to do with the complex issues of envelope budgeting such as a single Walmart purchase of clothing, food, toys, and cleaning supplies.",
"Do you haul out four envelopes and make change?",
"How do you carry large amounts of cash safely?",
"All the \"how to's\" conclude with a suggestion to do the envelopes with software, i.e., the disk included with the book.",
"This is nothing more than a software sales pitch, and it gets worse.In order to use your 30 day trial of the disk included in the book, you must ante up your credit card number and agree to pay the a monthly fee if you forget to cancel.",
"You cannot access the software without signing up for this service.",
"I got taken.",
"You don't have to."
] |
1 | Not too impressed... | The packaging of this security light is poor. Standard shipping bumps caused an interior box (inside the glossy outer box) to shift. The movement broke off the motion sensor. None of the wires were broken, so, with a bit of Devcon Weldit Cement, it's now back in one piece and working...it was easier to fix it than ship it back to the store for replacement.I recommend that you purchase a different item rather than take a chance mail ordering this one. The manufacturer obviously didn't test the packaging properly. The batteries in these lights are heavy...they need to be secured properly.May 18 update: Well...I should have returned it. A couple of days ago the light stopped working. It makes a nice clicking sound as something in the battery charging system kicks in and drops out, but that's about it. As I said above, buy something else. The manufacturer's quality control is sadly lacking. It's too bad that Amazon's star system doesn't allow changes...even one star is too high. | 989 | [
"The packaging of this security light is poor.",
"Standard shipping bumps caused an interior box (inside the glossy outer box) to shift.",
"The movement broke off the motion sensor.",
"None of the wires were broken, so, with a bit of Devcon Weldit Cement, it's now back in one piece and working...it was easier to fix it than ship it back to the store for replacement.I recommend that you purchase a different item rather than take a chance mail ordering this one.",
"The manufacturer obviously didn't test the packaging properly.",
"The batteries in these lights are heavy...they need to be secured properly.May 18 update: Well...I should have returned it.",
"A couple of days ago the light stopped working.",
"It makes a nice clicking sound as something in the battery charging system kicks in and drops out, but that's about it.",
"As I said above, buy something else.",
"The manufacturer's quality control is sadly lacking.",
"It's too bad that Amazon's star system doesn't allow changes...even one star is too high."
] |
1 | It's time to grow up. | Why not zero stars? This movie is fine for my son. I went and saw Antichrist tonight, and I was looking around at the audience and all of a sudden I thought about this movie. Now I saw this movie on a plane, without my son. My thought was this: I am tired of adults talking about how excellent pixar movies are. And then I thought about adults talking about Harry Potter and Twilight, and how ... good they are. Neither are that good, unless you haven't read Bram Stoker's Dracula or... well pick a book. I can forgive teenagers and pre-teens for reading these books, I can't forgive adults who seem to pride themselves on their appreciation of movies that were meant for kids. There is no literary parallel. Pixar is not to film what Watership Down is to literature. No. If you are an adult and Up resonates with you- then you are truly not grown UP. If you can appreciate it for your children that is different, but really - your kids don't need this. What I mean to say here is grow up. | 989 | [
"Why not zero stars?",
"This movie is fine for my son.",
"I went and saw Antichrist tonight, and I was looking around at the audience and all of a sudden I thought about this movie.",
"Now I saw this movie on a plane, without my son.",
"My thought was this: I am tired of adults talking about how excellent pixar movies are.",
"And then I thought about adults talking about Harry Potter and Twilight, and how ... good they are.",
"Neither are that good, unless you haven't read Bram Stoker's Dracula or... well pick a book.",
"I can forgive teenagers and pre-teens for reading these books, I can't forgive adults who seem to pride themselves on their appreciation of movies that were meant for kids.",
"There is no literary parallel.",
"Pixar is not to film what Watership Down is to literature.",
"No.",
"If you are an adult and Up resonates with you- then you are truly not grown UP.",
"If you can appreciate it for your children that is different, but really - your kids don't need this.",
"What I mean to say here is grow up."
] |
1 | Vista Users Beware!! | I purchased this product directly from the Casio website. I read the fine print (I thought) which stated that the item IS compatible with Windows Vista. After unpacking, setting up and beginning to install, my computer was unable to locate the device driver for the printer. I returned to the Casio website, found the "New" driver for Windows Vista, downloaded and installed it. The device was still not functioning and Windows could not locate the driver. I again returned to the Casio website. Oh, guess what??!! Lo and behold, down at the bottom of the driver page in fine print it states that this printer is NOT compatible with Windows Vista x64, which just so happens to be MY version. Lucky me!!So, as a warning to anyone out there with Windows Vista x64...this printer WILL NOT WORK!!! Do not waste your money.Now, I get to call Casio's customer service line and begin the process of obtaining authorization to return my new paperweight at my own expense.Have a nice day!!! I am!!! | 989 | [
"I purchased this product directly from the Casio website.",
"I read the fine print (I thought) which stated that the item IS compatible with Windows Vista.",
"After unpacking, setting up and beginning to install, my computer was unable to locate the device driver for the printer.",
"I returned to the Casio website, found the \"New\" driver for Windows Vista, downloaded and installed it.",
"The device was still not functioning and Windows could not locate the driver.",
"I again returned to the Casio website.",
"Oh, guess what??!",
"!",
"Lo and behold, down at the bottom of the driver page in fine print it states that this printer is NOT compatible with Windows Vista x64, which just so happens to be MY version.",
"Lucky me!!",
"So, as a warning to anyone out there with Windows Vista x64...this printer WILL NOT WORK!!!",
"Do not waste your money.Now, I get to call Casio's customer service line and begin the process of obtaining authorization to return my new paperweight at my own expense.Have a nice day!!!",
"I am!!!"
] |
1 | It's too bad... | Aesthetically, this has a nice design, and well in keeping with the "iPod look." The sound wasn't too bad, either, though not noticeably better than the PC speakers that came with my computer five years ago, which it was supposed to replace. It's too bad that it has such a serious technical design flaw.I went through two of these before I gave up and decided to find a more reliable product. With both units, the problem was the same: after a few uses, it started playing with increasing static and a loud popping noise whenever I tried to change the volume. In other words, it was fried.Some research on the Web showed that this happens when you plug the iPod in while the On Stage speakers are powered on. Gee, I wonder how many people did that without thinking twice? Apparently, quite a few.I expect better for a consumer device that is supposed to illustrate simplicity and ease of use. Find something that you can use without having safety instructions pasted on the wall above it. | 989 | [
"Aesthetically, this has a nice design, and well in keeping with the \"iPod look.\" The sound wasn't too bad, either, though not noticeably better than the PC speakers that came with my computer five years ago, which it was supposed to replace.",
"It's too bad that it has such a serious technical design flaw.I went through two of these before I gave up and decided to find a more reliable product.",
"With both units, the problem was the same: after a few uses, it started playing with increasing static and a loud popping noise whenever I tried to change the volume.",
"In other words, it was fried.Some research on the Web showed that this happens when you plug the iPod in while the On Stage speakers are powered on.",
"Gee, I wonder how many people did that without thinking twice?",
"Apparently, quite a few.I expect better for a consumer device that is supposed to illustrate simplicity and ease of use.",
"Find something that you can use without having safety instructions pasted on the wall above it."
] |
1 | Kiosk Rating <1 | It's "Wicker Man" lite - really lite. Change the time period and the location (slightly) and add predictable storyline with really bad acting and you'll spend more time "ff" than watching/dozing. Disjointed storyline where plot lines appear and disappear without explanation. To describe it as humor or satire is simply attaching a tag without any supporting evidence.An American, soon to be married, vacationing couple encounter some UK villagers who need a virgin sacrifice to counter the sterilizing effects of a nearby nuclear plant's sterilizing radiation.A low budget of locals, probably offered $100, to put a few squiggles of paint on their exposed upper bodies and asked to carry a few torches to a wicker bonfire. The rest of the budget is the location prop of a big manor and a couple of horses to ride around on. That's it, you've seen the whole movie. When the one person dies it's all off screen - you see nothing and was as anticlimactic as watching water boil on the stove. | 989 | [
"It's \"Wicker Man\" lite - really lite.",
"Change the time period and the location (slightly) and add predictable storyline with really bad acting and you'll spend more time \"ff\" than watching/dozing.",
"Disjointed storyline where plot lines appear and disappear without explanation.",
"To describe it as humor or satire is simply attaching a tag without any supporting evidence.An American, soon to be married, vacationing couple encounter some UK villagers who need a virgin sacrifice to counter the sterilizing effects of a nearby nuclear plant's sterilizing radiation.A low budget of locals, probably offered $100, to put a few squiggles of paint on their exposed upper bodies and asked to carry a few torches to a wicker bonfire.",
"The rest of the budget is the location prop of a big manor and a couple of horses to ride around on.",
"That's it, you've seen the whole movie.",
"When the one person dies it's all off screen - you see nothing and was as anticlimactic as watching water boil on the stove."
] |
1 | Nothing new here! | Having the pleasure both of knowing and having practised with one of the authors of this book, I expected a lot more. What I found was mediocre, lacking any particular life or relevance. To make matters worse, it's all been done before and done better too. The illustrations are poor quality black and white and seem to be the same set that are recycled through every sub standard coffee table book on Zen.The authors had a real chance here to write something relevant and interesting, instead this book gives the impression of being written to a formula, in a hurry and for the specific purpose of making a fast buck, rather than drawing us deeper into the world of Zen Buddhist practice. If this book was a creative writing effort one would have to say, "Could do a lot better". I'd suggest that the reader try a book like 'Zen Meditation in Plain English' By Peter Matthiessen and John Daishin Buksbazen instead. It does what it says on the tin and does it with elegance and simplicity. | 989 | [
"Having the pleasure both of knowing and having practised with one of the authors of this book, I expected a lot more.",
"What I found was mediocre, lacking any particular life or relevance.",
"To make matters worse, it's all been done before and done better too.",
"The illustrations are poor quality black and white and seem to be the same set that are recycled through every sub standard coffee table book on Zen.The authors had a real chance here to write something relevant and interesting, instead this book gives the impression of being written to a formula, in a hurry and for the specific purpose of making a fast buck, rather than drawing us deeper into the world of Zen Buddhist practice.",
"If this book was a creative writing effort one would have to say, \"Could do a lot better\".",
"I'd suggest that the reader try a book like 'Zen Meditation in Plain English' By Peter Matthiessen and John Daishin Buksbazen instead.",
"It does what it says on the tin and does it with elegance and simplicity."
] |
1 | keystone cops | As my title says this trimmer is the keystone cops of beard trimmers. The people who call this trimmer good must have peach fuzz for beards. The vacuum is a waste of money, it keeps getting clogged so you have to take it apart two or three times during trimming to keep it working. DON'T take apart the vacuum too much to clean as the spring inside is loose and it ended up in the trap of my sink. And finally forget the settings. I start off with a three setting for example and notice some of my beard is shorter than other parts and look at the settings and somehow the thing has slipped to #2. So then you do a 2 only to find out it has slipped again to 1. If you want a laugh buy this thing but if you want a trim dont buy it. Where is my old definition sixty which was battery operated but was better than this. Go back to the drawing board and do away with all the gadgetry and come out with something that trims beards properly and maintains the settings. Is that too much to ask?? | 989 | [
"As my title says this trimmer is the keystone cops of beard trimmers.",
"The people who call this trimmer good must have peach fuzz for beards.",
"The vacuum is a waste of money, it keeps getting clogged so you have to take it apart two or three times during trimming to keep it working.",
"DON'T take apart the vacuum too much to clean as the spring inside is loose and it ended up in the trap of my sink.",
"And finally forget the settings.",
"I start off with a three setting for example and notice some of my beard is shorter than other parts and look at the settings and somehow the thing has slipped to #2.",
"So then you do a 2 only to find out it has slipped again to 1.",
"If you want a laugh buy this thing but if you want a trim dont buy it.",
"Where is my old definition sixty which was battery operated but was better than this.",
"Go back to the drawing board and do away with all the gadgetry and come out with something that trims beards properly and maintains the settings.",
"Is that too much to ask??"
] |
1 | good writer; bad book | What a disappointment. This novel apparently couldn't care less about plot or character consistency. If you insist on buying this book, skip the entire Seattle episode because it has nothing to do with anything else. In fact, read the first two or three chapters and the last one and save an extraordinary amount of time (in others words, don't spend more than twenty minutes on it).I didn't read the first novel and, sorry, I shouldn't have to. It's insulting to a reader to just throw in some characters from a previous novel for no reason other than to make it appear you're writing a grand multi-book epic. Three-quarters of the way through the novel, the point of view shifts to second person several times (that's so eighties)...Jefferson has good writing skills. She needs to learn how to apply them to the novel form. This book reads like a first draft that never got revised. I stayed with it because it was on recommend and I kept thinking it would actually get better. Alas, no. | 989 | [
"What a disappointment.",
"This novel apparently couldn't care less about plot or character consistency.",
"If you insist on buying this book, skip the entire Seattle episode because it has nothing to do with anything else.",
"In fact, read the first two or three chapters and the last one and save an extraordinary amount of time (in others words, don't spend more than twenty minutes on it).I didn't read the first novel and, sorry, I shouldn't have to.",
"It's insulting to a reader to just throw in some characters from a previous novel for no reason other than to make it appear you're writing a grand multi-book epic.",
"Three-quarters of the way through the novel, the point of view shifts to second person several times (that's so eighties)...Jefferson has good writing skills.",
"She needs to learn how to apply them to the novel form.",
"This book reads like a first draft that never got revised.",
"I stayed with it because it was on recommend and I kept thinking it would actually get better.",
"Alas, no."
] |
1 | Contorted facts | Numerous mistakes and contortions are already pointed out in previous reviews; I'll add one I have seen yet. Woods refers to the 3/5ths stipulation for slaves as a generous compromise by Southerners at the Constitutional convention since they were giving up significant representation in national elections. If slaves had counted as a full person, Woods argues, the South would have had the advantage of more votes in national elections. Whoa! So Woods is giving the white slave owners the benefit of actually allowing the blacks to vote at all... and I suppose these slaves would also vote to continue slavery? Quite a stretch.The entire book is a collection of ass-hat arguments justifying all manner of right wing peccadilloes: prayer in schools, unlimited gun rights, states' rights toward slavery, etc. He implies that the South treated blacks more humanely than the North among other things. I only got through the first couple chapters and had to put it down or my brain would melt. | 989 | [
"Numerous mistakes and contortions are already pointed out in previous reviews; I'll add one I have seen yet.",
"Woods refers to the 3/5ths stipulation for slaves as a generous compromise by Southerners at the Constitutional convention since they were giving up significant representation in national elections.",
"If slaves had counted as a full person, Woods argues, the South would have had the advantage of more votes in national elections.",
"Whoa!",
"So Woods is giving the white slave owners the benefit of actually allowing the blacks to vote at all... and I suppose these slaves would also vote to continue slavery?",
"Quite a stretch.The entire book is a collection of ass-hat arguments justifying all manner of right wing peccadilloes: prayer in schools, unlimited gun rights, states' rights toward slavery, etc.",
"He implies that the South treated blacks more humanely than the North among other things.",
"I only got through the first couple chapters and had to put it down or my brain would melt."
] |
1 | When the Plotlines Die | Well for all you people out there that enjoy books about nature and young boys trying to find themself in a world unknown to them, try My Side of the Mountain. For all you people that enjoy books about nature and young boys trying to find themself in a world unknown to them, but in a mediocre fashion, try When the Legends Die. The story is pretty much a reverse of My Side of the Mountain, only instead of living in the wilderness, the protagonist, Tom "shallow character" Black Bull, is living in a world of "rodeo'in". The plotline is weak at best, and often involves conflicts that make the soap opera "Passions" look like Charles Dickens. Also many of the characters are just bland rip offs of the last person to harrass Tom. I would pass on this book if you are looking for a nature story. If you want that stick with the classics. If your forced into reading this How Boredland "classic" then best of luck to you. Try not to fall asleep too quickly, you still have to pass english. | 989 | [
"Well for all you people out there that enjoy books about nature and young boys trying to find themself in a world unknown to them, try My Side of the Mountain.",
"For all you people that enjoy books about nature and young boys trying to find themself in a world unknown to them, but in a mediocre fashion, try When the Legends Die.",
"The story is pretty much a reverse of My Side of the Mountain, only instead of living in the wilderness, the protagonist, Tom \"shallow character\" Black Bull, is living in a world of \"rodeo'in\".",
"The plotline is weak at best, and often involves conflicts that make the soap opera \"Passions\" look like Charles Dickens.",
"Also many of the characters are just bland rip offs of the last person to harrass Tom.",
"I would pass on this book if you are looking for a nature story.",
"If you want that stick with the classics.",
"If your forced into reading this How Boredland \"classic\" then best of luck to you.",
"Try not to fall asleep too quickly, you still have to pass english."
] |
1 | Avoid it! | This product is horrible! I couldn't even use it for a week. Maybe I have very sensitive skin, but this product tore my skin up. The first day was alright. It left my skin feeling kind of tight afterwards, stripping my skin of all oil. The second day, my skin was red after using it. I just figured that it was working. Then I noticed my skin really drying out. By the third day, I noticed hundreds of little whiteheads on my skin, covering my entire face. They were really tiny, and you could barely notice them, but with bright light, you could see them. The texture of my skin really began to deteriorate. My skin was very dry, regardless of using moisturizer. My friends even remarked about the redness of my face. I stopped using it right away. It took a week at least for my skin to recover from using the product. My skin eventually peeled and now it's finally better. I went straight back to cetaphil, thank God. AVOID this product!!! Especially if you have sensitive skin like me! | 989 | [
"This product is horrible!",
"I couldn't even use it for a week.",
"Maybe I have very sensitive skin, but this product tore my skin up.",
"The first day was alright.",
"It left my skin feeling kind of tight afterwards, stripping my skin of all oil.",
"The second day, my skin was red after using it.",
"I just figured that it was working.",
"Then I noticed my skin really drying out.",
"By the third day, I noticed hundreds of little whiteheads on my skin, covering my entire face.",
"They were really tiny, and you could barely notice them, but with bright light, you could see them.",
"The texture of my skin really began to deteriorate.",
"My skin was very dry, regardless of using moisturizer.",
"My friends even remarked about the redness of my face.",
"I stopped using it right away.",
"It took a week at least for my skin to recover from using the product.",
"My skin eventually peeled and now it's finally better.",
"I went straight back to cetaphil, thank God.",
"AVOID this product!!!",
"Especially if you have sensitive skin like me!"
] |
1 | Utter nonsense | This is a bad book. Attempting to show that women are physically as strong as men, Ms. Dowling gives them advice that can only do them harm. To quote just one example out of several dozen: the female winner of the 1996 Boston Marathon was a German woman, Uta Pippig. Ms. Dowling praises Ms. Pippig for having won the Marathon in spite of getting her period in the midst of it. According to her,this constitutes proof that women do not have to suspend exercise owing to menstruation.What Ms. Dowling does not say is that Ms. Pippig, according to her own home page, has won no important race after 1996. Instead, she has experienced continuous health problems. In 1998 she was found guilty of taking illegal drugs that led to her being suspended from running for a period of two years.This is not only a bad book--bad on physiology, bad on history, bad on practically everything--but it offers bad advice. Don't touch it, or else you may end up with health problems like those of Ms. Pippig. | 989 | [
"This is a bad book.",
"Attempting to show that women are physically as strong as men, Ms.",
"Dowling gives them advice that can only do them harm.",
"To quote just one example out of several dozen: the female winner of the 1996 Boston Marathon was a German woman, Uta Pippig.",
"Ms.",
"Dowling praises Ms.",
"Pippig for having won the Marathon in spite of getting her period in the midst of it.",
"According to her,this constitutes proof that women do not have to suspend exercise owing to menstruation.What Ms.",
"Dowling does not say is that Ms.",
"Pippig, according to her own home page, has won no important race after 1996.",
"Instead, she has experienced continuous health problems.",
"In 1998 she was found guilty of taking illegal drugs that led to her being suspended from running for a period of two years.This is not only a bad book--bad on physiology, bad on history, bad on practically everything--but it offers bad advice.",
"Don't touch it, or else you may end up with health problems like those of Ms.",
"Pippig."
] |
1 | Do not buy! | Purchased this a couple of months ago, first few times I used, the belt came off. Took bottom plate off and put belt back on. Used several more times, and each time the belt came off. Contacted customer service and they said this was a "design flaw" and the belt keeps slipping. Advised to turn the belt inside out and it should work better. They also were going to send me replacement belts, since the belt slipping off all the time was going to cause it to wear out faster. 2 months later and still don't have the replacement belts. Called customer service again and asked what the next option was, explained I wasn't happy with this and was tired of not being able to make it through one room without the belt coming off 3 times. Customer service not much help and didn't offer any solutions other than we'll try to send you another belt.I assumed being a Hoover that it would work well and have good customer service......don't bother. I am returning this tonight and buying a Eureka! | 988 | [
"Purchased this a couple of months ago, first few times I used, the belt came off.",
"Took bottom plate off and put belt back on.",
"Used several more times, and each time the belt came off.",
"Contacted customer service and they said this was a \"design flaw\" and the belt keeps slipping.",
"Advised to turn the belt inside out and it should work better.",
"They also were going to send me replacement belts, since the belt slipping off all the time was going to cause it to wear out faster.",
"2 months later and still don't have the replacement belts.",
"Called customer service again and asked what the next option was, explained I wasn't happy with this and was tired of not being able to make it through one room without the belt coming off 3 times.",
"Customer service not much help and didn't offer any solutions other than we'll try to send you another belt.I assumed being a Hoover that it would work well and have good customer service......don't bother.",
"I am returning this tonight and buying a Eureka!"
] |
1 | Stay FAR FAR away | I've been buying books from Amazon for years now, and not once have I actually written a review about one. However, this book is so terrible that I felt compelled to send out a warning to all those considering this book.The whole time I was reading it, the only thing I could think of was all of the naive programmers out there who might just be learning and not realize all of the bad practices this book is advising. Not to mention a complete misunderstanding of how Object Oriented Programming is to be used. According to Mr. Lobao, EVERYTHING derives from a game engine - a sprite, a tile, a font, etc...I can't believe a book like this ever made it to press. I also find it laughable that the foreward is written by a Microsoft MVP whose focus is in ADO.NET, and the technical reviewer specializes in data warehousing and internet solutions. Um, since this is a book about GAME programming, shouldn't someone who actually knows a bit about GAME programming actually review the thing? | 988 | [
"I've been buying books from Amazon for years now, and not once have I actually written a review about one.",
"However, this book is so terrible that I felt compelled to send out a warning to all those considering this book.The whole time I was reading it, the only thing I could think of was all of the naive programmers out there who might just be learning and not realize all of the bad practices this book is advising.",
"Not to mention a complete misunderstanding of how Object Oriented Programming is to be used.",
"According to Mr.",
"Lobao, EVERYTHING derives from a game engine - a sprite, a tile, a font, etc...I can't believe a book like this ever made it to press.",
"I also find it laughable that the foreward is written by a Microsoft MVP whose focus is in ADO.NET, and the technical reviewer specializes in data warehousing and internet solutions.",
"Um, since this is a book about GAME programming, shouldn't someone who actually knows a bit about GAME programming actually review the thing?"
] |
1 | Bogus "Enhanced CD" | I specifically bought this CD for the song "Raise Me Up" and the promised additional exclusive video footage. As a result, I was not disappointed when all the other songs on the CD sucked.I was, however, let down when I found that the so-called "Enhanced CD" features were a scam. The only thing you get is a pop-up screen that only allows you to enter your e-mail address to sign up for their mailing list and has two links to the artist's and record label's website. There was no exclusive video footage at all.The record label, Reprise / Wea, claims, after you've already bought the CD, that, "Oh, by the way, the so-called enhanced features do not work on all computers." Well, the truth is that they do not work on older computers and they also do not work on the newer computers that have drives that can read and write both DVD and CD on one sole drive.This CD sucks. Download the tracks you like for .88 cents at WalMart and let the actual Closer CD rot on the retailers' shelves. | 988 | [
"I specifically bought this CD for the song \"Raise Me Up\" and the promised additional exclusive video footage.",
"As a result, I was not disappointed when all the other songs on the CD sucked.I was, however, let down when I found that the so-called \"Enhanced CD\" features were a scam.",
"The only thing you get is a pop-up screen that only allows you to enter your e-mail address to sign up for their mailing list and has two links to the artist's and record label's website.",
"There was no exclusive video footage at all.The record label, Reprise / Wea, claims, after you've already bought the CD, that, \"Oh, by the way, the so-called enhanced features do not work on all computers.\" Well, the truth is that they do not work on older computers and they also do not work on the newer computers that have drives that can read and write both DVD and CD on one sole drive.This CD sucks.",
"Download the tracks you like for .88 cents at WalMart and let the actual Closer CD rot on the retailers' shelves."
] |
1 | Just Because | To be honest, I have little to say that some of the other reviews I read haven't already said, but because I feel completely bamboozled out of my hard-earned dollars, I wish to vent. This book is such a complete and total waste of time that I can only feel sorry for those of us who have stuck with this increasingly moribund series. How foolish to think that things were going to be different just because something finally happened at the end of the last one. This is by far the worse of the series, and if for any reason some innocent soul is thinking about starting to read this series, for God's sake save that person hours of unnecessary torment. The worse is I'm committed to reading the rest of this having invested this much time, but like others I vow to give no more money to Jordan, and I shall continue to think to myself, "Ah, this is how NOT to move a plot along." If you want intricate fanstasy plots that move quickly, I suggest everyone read Guy Gavriel Kay immediately. | 988 | [
"To be honest, I have little to say that some of the other reviews I read haven't already said, but because I feel completely bamboozled out of my hard-earned dollars, I wish to vent.",
"This book is such a complete and total waste of time that I can only feel sorry for those of us who have stuck with this increasingly moribund series.",
"How foolish to think that things were going to be different just because something finally happened at the end of the last one.",
"This is by far the worse of the series, and if for any reason some innocent soul is thinking about starting to read this series, for God's sake save that person hours of unnecessary torment.",
"The worse is I'm committed to reading the rest of this having invested this much time, but like others I vow to give no more money to Jordan, and I shall continue to think to myself, \"Ah, this is how NOT to move a plot along.\" If you want intricate fanstasy plots that move quickly, I suggest everyone read Guy Gavriel Kay immediately."
] |
1 | Not Worth It | I bought three other books at the same time as this one, and this one was one of the worse ones. I did not feel it gave an adequate amount of information on the methods compared to the other books I bought. I don't even think this was a good book as a supplemental to the more in-depth ones. It went to Value Village immediately.The other books I bought were:Taking Charge of Your Fertility (Weschler) - definately the best resource for this; very in-depth and lots of information; definately my go to book;The New No-Pill No-Risk Birth Control - not as good as Taking Charge of Your Fertility, but had good supplemental information and also would be fine as a stand-alone book;Honoring Our Cycles: A Natural Family Planning Workbook - Waste of money! Worst of the four I bought. It seemed as if it was written for a sixth grader who had never learned anything about the reproductive system. Really annoyed me and I didn't even make it through the first couple of pages before tossing it. | 988 | [
"I bought three other books at the same time as this one, and this one was one of the worse ones.",
"I did not feel it gave an adequate amount of information on the methods compared to the other books I bought.",
"I don't even think this was a good book as a supplemental to the more in-depth ones.",
"It went to Value Village immediately.The other books I bought were:Taking Charge of Your Fertility (Weschler) - definately the best resource for this; very in-depth and lots of information; definately my go to book;The New No-Pill No-Risk Birth Control - not as good as Taking Charge of Your Fertility, but had good supplemental information and also would be fine as a stand-alone book;Honoring Our Cycles: A Natural Family Planning Workbook - Waste of money!",
"Worst of the four I bought.",
"It seemed as if it was written for a sixth grader who had never learned anything about the reproductive system.",
"Really annoyed me and I didn't even make it through the first couple of pages before tossing it."
] |
1 | Janet, what happend??? | Every time Janet comes out with a new album, I'm never disappointed- until now.This album is COMPLETE garbage. The music is plain, the lyrics are repetitive (all she talks about is sex), and her vocals are drowned out by the music. Not only that, she worked with lousey outdated producers like Babyface and Dallas Austin, who haven't been hot since the early nineties. Kyane West, who is for some reason considered the "hot" producer at the moment, doesn't do anything but bring Janet another lame song with a lame rap that doesn't make sense with "My Baby." The only good song on the album is "All Nite (Don't Stop)", which is filled with whirling synths and has a good beat. Other than that, the whole thing sucks. I always try to listen to each song all the way through, but this was so bad that on several songs, I found myself skimming and skipping through.Janet, please stick with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis next time. It's obvious they are the only ones who can give you good songs. | 988 | [
"Every time Janet comes out with a new album, I'm never disappointed- until now.This album is COMPLETE garbage.",
"The music is plain, the lyrics are repetitive (all she talks about is sex), and her vocals are drowned out by the music.",
"Not only that, she worked with lousey outdated producers like Babyface and Dallas Austin, who haven't been hot since the early nineties.",
"Kyane West, who is for some reason considered the \"hot\" producer at the moment, doesn't do anything but bring Janet another lame song with a lame rap that doesn't make sense with \"My Baby.\" The only good song on the album is \"All Nite (Don't Stop)\", which is filled with whirling synths and has a good beat.",
"Other than that, the whole thing sucks.",
"I always try to listen to each song all the way through, but this was so bad that on several songs, I found myself skimming and skipping through.Janet, please stick with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis next time.",
"It's obvious they are the only ones who can give you good songs."
] |
1 | HORRIBLE!! | Ok, after the 225.00 spent on this ALL PLASTIC door, and the 300.00 spent carving the glass out of our french door in the back to install it, our dog won't even use it! It makes such a loud noise when it slams, it freaks him out. After trying several days (which has now turned into weeks) to train him to use it, he just pushes his paw against the door, lets it slam, which scares him, and then starts crying. Believe me, after the cost of this door, and the price to install it I feel like crying along with him. To top it off, the "infra red" key collar is a piece of $#@&! I've gone through three of these things at 25.00 a pop, and when the last one broke, I decided to forget it. (The keys honestly look and feel like you could by them 2 for 1 at the dollar store.) I have finally decided that I'm going to have to get a different door. I just hope this one hasn't scared our dog so much, he'll never use one again! A piece of advice to you, don't buy this door. Buy something else. | 988 | [
"Ok, after the 225.00 spent on this ALL PLASTIC door, and the 300.00 spent carving the glass out of our french door in the back to install it, our dog won't even use it!",
"It makes such a loud noise when it slams, it freaks him out.",
"After trying several days (which has now turned into weeks) to train him to use it, he just pushes his paw against the door, lets it slam, which scares him, and then starts crying.",
"Believe me, after the cost of this door, and the price to install it I feel like crying along with him.",
"To top it off, the \"infra red\" key collar is a piece of $#@&!",
"I've gone through three of these things at 25.00 a pop, and when the last one broke, I decided to forget it.",
"(The keys honestly look and feel like you could by them 2 for 1 at the dollar store.) I have finally decided that I'm going to have to get a different door.",
"I just hope this one hasn't scared our dog so much, he'll never use one again!",
"A piece of advice to you, don't buy this door.",
"Buy something else."
] |
1 | Terrible, overpriced | Upfront I want to say that this grinder does a nice job of grinding coffee beans evenly - all the coffee comes out about the same "fineness" or "coarseness" depending on how you set it. This is a good thing, and if you have ever used the really basic coffee grinders, you know they can't do this.However, its a pain to use this grinder. The receptical for the ground coffee doesn't seal well and coffee grounds get spilled, making a mess. Its also possible to start the grinder without seating the receptical, so that none of the coffee goes in the receptical and ALL of it goes spewing into your kitchen. To make things even worse, my receptical cracked - the plastic is just not very sturdy. And I can find out how to get a replacement. I would suggest either going cheaper and getting a basic Krups grinder, or spending a lot more and getting something more on the industrial strength variety. As another reviewer wrote, its a pity that a good grinder can't be had in this price range. | 988 | [
"Upfront I want to say that this grinder does a nice job of grinding coffee beans evenly - all the coffee comes out about the same \"fineness\" or \"coarseness\" depending on how you set it.",
"This is a good thing, and if you have ever used the really basic coffee grinders, you know they can't do this.However, its a pain to use this grinder.",
"The receptical for the ground coffee doesn't seal well and coffee grounds get spilled, making a mess.",
"Its also possible to start the grinder without seating the receptical, so that none of the coffee goes in the receptical and ALL of it goes spewing into your kitchen.",
"To make things even worse, my receptical cracked - the plastic is just not very sturdy.",
"And I can find out how to get a replacement.",
"I would suggest either going cheaper and getting a basic Krups grinder, or spending a lot more and getting something more on the industrial strength variety.",
"As another reviewer wrote, its a pity that a good grinder can't be had in this price range."
] |
1 | When will we wake up | It's about time people admitted that this is the worst board game ever invented.Totally devoid of anything needed to win other than luck of the die this game is about roll and move... roll and move... repeat.Eventually people will begin to trade, if you do not the game will never end. Someone will trade something they shouldn't have, and the dice will then (eventually) cause that person to lane on something they can not pay for. Where is the skill, where is the fun?Let's add to this that the great time of a game can take 4 to 5 hrs to finish. Features player elimination so that a few of the people will have to sit around and watch the game grind to an end or maybe find something else to do for a few hours.Why do people keep buying this? There are better games. Much better games exist out there. These games involve thinking, and can be finished in less than 2 hours. You can find them by going to Google and searching on "board game".Think about it before you buy this stinker. | 988 | [
"It's about time people admitted that this is the worst board game ever invented.Totally devoid of anything needed to win other than luck of the die this game is about roll and move... roll and move... repeat.Eventually people will begin to trade, if you do not the game will never end.",
"Someone will trade something they shouldn't have, and the dice will then (eventually) cause that person to lane on something they can not pay for.",
"Where is the skill, where is the fun?",
"Let's add to this that the great time of a game can take 4 to 5 hrs to finish.",
"Features player elimination so that a few of the people will have to sit around and watch the game grind to an end or maybe find something else to do for a few hours.Why do people keep buying this?",
"There are better games.",
"Much better games exist out there.",
"These games involve thinking, and can be finished in less than 2 hours.",
"You can find them by going to Google and searching on \"board game\".Think about it before you buy this stinker."
] |
1 | Horrifying | This may be the very worst book I have read in my 37 years. Stuffed with linguistic fluff and stylistic errors, and short on ideas and evidence, the book reads like a map of the capitalist, Christian fundamentalist, anti-intellectual U.S. mind. Covey claims to base his book on "objective" principles that transcend all time and places, yet these principles, whose universality he fails to document, are little more than figments of his personal worldview--"potential," "growth," "quality," and so on. Most telling is Covey's terminology and ranking of "private victory" before "public victory." This happens to be the same rhetoric that has justified U.S. and European conquests of "uncivilized" peoples over the last few hundred years. No, this is no Bible of leadership or management. Anyone looking for a well-written work on these topics should check out Kouzes and Posner's Leadership Challenge. Covey doesn't deserve a dime of the millions he's made by pimping this cultural trash. | 988 | [
"This may be the very worst book I have read in my 37 years.",
"Stuffed with linguistic fluff and stylistic errors, and short on ideas and evidence, the book reads like a map of the capitalist, Christian fundamentalist, anti-intellectual U.S. mind.",
"Covey claims to base his book on \"objective\" principles that transcend all time and places, yet these principles, whose universality he fails to document, are little more than figments of his personal worldview--\"potential,\" \"growth,\" \"quality,\" and so on.",
"Most telling is Covey's terminology and ranking of \"private victory\" before \"public victory.\" This happens to be the same rhetoric that has justified U.S. and European conquests of \"uncivilized\" peoples over the last few hundred years.",
"No, this is no Bible of leadership or management.",
"Anyone looking for a well-written work on these topics should check out Kouzes and Posner's Leadership Challenge.",
"Covey doesn't deserve a dime of the millions he's made by pimping this cultural trash."
] |
1 | "Hard" case? I think not. | This was not an impressive product. It does provide some protection for the telescope, but it is cheaply made. The case is of thin aluminum with plastic corners holding it all together. My case arrived with a cracked corner, so it would not shut properly after being opened the first time. The foam is not properly cut for the accessories, so they fit in poorly. The telescope itself will not fit in the precut slot unless you fully rotate the focus in. This requires you turn the tiny focus knob on the 'scope about 30 times to store it and another 30 times to make the telescope useable again the next time you take it out. Overall I was pretty disappointed with the case, but it does at least give me a way to move the telescope around without damage, though I was hoping for something more substantial based on the picture of the product, showing metal construction. If I could have found the rucksack Meade makes for the telescope sold outside of a kit, I would have rather had that. | 988 | [
"This was not an impressive product.",
"It does provide some protection for the telescope, but it is cheaply made.",
"The case is of thin aluminum with plastic corners holding it all together.",
"My case arrived with a cracked corner, so it would not shut properly after being opened the first time.",
"The foam is not properly cut for the accessories, so they fit in poorly.",
"The telescope itself will not fit in the precut slot unless you fully rotate the focus in.",
"This requires you turn the tiny focus knob on the 'scope about 30 times to store it and another 30 times to make the telescope useable again the next time you take it out.",
"Overall I was pretty disappointed with the case, but it does at least give me a way to move the telescope around without damage, though I was hoping for something more substantial based on the picture of the product, showing metal construction.",
"If I could have found the rucksack Meade makes for the telescope sold outside of a kit, I would have rather had that."
] |
1 | Disgusting | We rented this DVD a couple of months ago expecting a great movie (as we have enjoyed many other Dreamworks films.) However, this was really disappointing, and a disgusting, depressing, and even sappy flim.First, there's the thing with no talking except for the narration. You have to be a real horse lover to enjoy that. I myself don't speak "horse."And then there's the old "poor little animals, big bad humans" idea, which is just sickening. Don't get me wrong, I like animals. But this kind of tear-jerker animal rights kind of film is nauseating.Even worse, there's the "Kind Smart Native Americans" and the "Bad Stupid White Men." I mean, all throughout the movie, when the Indian boy got hurt, it was obviously meant to be a matter of concern. But when on the white men got hurt it was supposed to be funny.Overall, a terrible film, and definately not suitable for little children. It's basically just about a stallion who is a hero because he kills people and causes forest fires. | 988 | [
"We rented this DVD a couple of months ago expecting a great movie (as we have enjoyed many other Dreamworks films.) However, this was really disappointing, and a disgusting, depressing, and even sappy flim.First, there's the thing with no talking except for the narration.",
"You have to be a real horse lover to enjoy that.",
"I myself don't speak \"horse.\"And then there's the old \"poor little animals, big bad humans\" idea, which is just sickening.",
"Don't get me wrong, I like animals.",
"But this kind of tear-jerker animal rights kind of film is nauseating.Even worse, there's the \"Kind Smart Native Americans\" and the \"Bad Stupid White Men.\" I mean, all throughout the movie, when the Indian boy got hurt, it was obviously meant to be a matter of concern.",
"But when on the white men got hurt it was supposed to be funny.Overall, a terrible film, and definately not suitable for little children.",
"It's basically just about a stallion who is a hero because he kills people and causes forest fires."
] |
1 | SO SO BAD! | This is the worst movie I have ever seen in my entire life. This film is so so low budget. Why was this even put on blu-ray. For what reason? It still looks like crap. The picture looks terrible. The special effects are the worst I ever seen, if you want to call them special effects. Everything looks so fake. There isn't any reason to buy this movie. Save your money and your time. I got this for $4.99 at F.Y.E. on sale, and now I can see why. After I watched it, I immediately gave the movie to a friend who just got a blu-ray player, and is trying to start up his collection. He thanked me for the movie, but that was before he viewed it. No matter how cheap you see this movie for, don't buy it. It definitely wasn't worth the $4.99 I paid for it. The most this movie is worth is maybe $1.00, and that is only if you need a replacement blu-ray case, if you have one cracked. If you do, use the case, and toss the disc and artwork away. There is nothing you need to see on this disc. | 988 | [
"This is the worst movie I have ever seen in my entire life.",
"This film is so so low budget.",
"Why was this even put on blu-ray.",
"For what reason?",
"It still looks like crap.",
"The picture looks terrible.",
"The special effects are the worst I ever seen, if you want to call them special effects.",
"Everything looks so fake.",
"There isn't any reason to buy this movie.",
"Save your money and your time.",
"I got this for $4.99 at F.Y.E. on sale, and now I can see why.",
"After I watched it, I immediately gave the movie to a friend who just got a blu-ray player, and is trying to start up his collection.",
"He thanked me for the movie, but that was before he viewed it.",
"No matter how cheap you see this movie for, don't buy it.",
"It definitely wasn't worth the $4.99 I paid for it.",
"The most this movie is worth is maybe $1.00, and that is only if you need a replacement blu-ray case, if you have one cracked.",
"If you do, use the case, and toss the disc and artwork away.",
"There is nothing you need to see on this disc."
] |
1 | Calling Mr. Freud! | I purchased this book for my sons after having read the first few pages. The beginning is achingly sweet. Upon our arrival home, my wife got out the book to read to our two-year-old. The book gets strange fast. We found ourselves struggling not to react negatively when "Mommy" is shown driving across town in the dead of night with a ladder on the roof of her station wagon. Her intent? A little nocturnal Breaking and Entering into her now-adult son's home so she can rock him in her arms. Are you kidding me? Eewww. Then we continue on to the part where Mommy is now on Death's door and too weak to sneak around. So naturally, Sonny boy visits his mother to rock her in his arms. You get the impression that she then dies so he goes home to rock his infant daughter. Yikes. What a shame. This book could have been really wonderful. Instead, it went directly into the trash. I had never before envisioned myself relegating a book to the trash heap but in this case, it seemed important. | 988 | [
"I purchased this book for my sons after having read the first few pages.",
"The beginning is achingly sweet.",
"Upon our arrival home, my wife got out the book to read to our two-year-old.",
"The book gets strange fast.",
"We found ourselves struggling not to react negatively when \"Mommy\" is shown driving across town in the dead of night with a ladder on the roof of her station wagon.",
"Her intent?",
"A little nocturnal Breaking and Entering into her now-adult son's home so she can rock him in her arms.",
"Are you kidding me?",
"Eewww.",
"Then we continue on to the part where Mommy is now on Death's door and too weak to sneak around.",
"So naturally, Sonny boy visits his mother to rock her in his arms.",
"You get the impression that she then dies so he goes home to rock his infant daughter.",
"Yikes.",
"What a shame.",
"This book could have been really wonderful.",
"Instead, it went directly into the trash.",
"I had never before envisioned myself relegating a book to the trash heap but in this case, it seemed important."
] |
1 | Disappointing | In a discussion I had with a friend about this movie, I complained that there didn't seem to be much to ground the suffering of Jesus in any kind of philosophy or lifestyle or teachings, something that would make the suffering be of interest. The suffering seemed kind of pointless to me, without the religious philosophy behind it. But the friend argued that the teachings of Jesus didn't matter at all, the only thing that mattered was the suffering Jesus endured while being crucified. Well, maybe that explains why Mel Gibson and American fundamentalists are lock-step on this story. It's a Passion Play without any passion, without any story and without any depth - it stays right at the surface, which is, I guess, where the director believes it belongs. This is literally a movie that is skin-deep - especially if you mean flayed skin, and HEEPS OF BLOOD. A bad movie not because it's shocking but because it's shallow and, despite the blood, it is terribly dull and terribly thin. | 988 | [
"In a discussion I had with a friend about this movie, I complained that there didn't seem to be much to ground the suffering of Jesus in any kind of philosophy or lifestyle or teachings, something that would make the suffering be of interest.",
"The suffering seemed kind of pointless to me, without the religious philosophy behind it.",
"But the friend argued that the teachings of Jesus didn't matter at all, the only thing that mattered was the suffering Jesus endured while being crucified.",
"Well, maybe that explains why Mel Gibson and American fundamentalists are lock-step on this story.",
"It's a Passion Play without any passion, without any story and without any depth - it stays right at the surface, which is, I guess, where the director believes it belongs.",
"This is literally a movie that is skin-deep - especially if you mean flayed skin, and HEEPS OF BLOOD.",
"A bad movie not because it's shocking but because it's shallow and, despite the blood, it is terribly dull and terribly thin."
] |
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