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Anyone giving a four star review to this is kidding themselves. Its a total dog's breakfast. I'm a Dylan fanatic. I love all but the bottom two or three albums of his catalogue, which I consider Planet Waves to be among. The song-writing is half-baked: the lyrics aren't profound, they're cobbled hurrily together. The Band just aren't tight. They're not playing together. Each song is like a drunken person stumbling: you keep thinking they're going to fall over, and they try really hard to hold themselves together but it doesn't really work. That's the truth about Planet Waves, like no-one else here'll tell you. doesn't do justice to the album's enduring track Forever Young.	negative	[ "Anyone giving a four star review to this is kidding themselves.", "Its a total dog's breakfast.", "I'm a Dylan fanatic.", "I love all but the bottom two or three albums of his catalogue, which I consider Planet Waves to be among.", "The song-writing is half-baked: the lyrics aren't profound, they're cobbled hurrily together.", "The Band just aren't tight.", "They're not playing together.", "Each song is like a drunken person stumbling: you keep thinking they're going to fall over, and they try really hard to hold themselves together but it doesn't really work.", "That's the truth about Planet Waves, like no-one else here'll tell you.", "doesn't do justice to the album's enduring track Forever Young." ]
Want to put a little high fructose corn syrup on your meat? Then buy this bbq sauce. This is a sweet BBQ sauce. However, nutritionists and doctors recommend staying away from high fructose corn syrup and this sauce lists it as the first ingredient. Why is HFCS bad for you? Here's what a cardiologist says: "High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a type of sugar that has been processed and combined with corn syrup to produce a cheap, easily dissolvable sweetener. But this sugar is quickly absorbed by the liver where it is converted into fat. Since your brain doesn't recognize HFCS as regular food, it never shuts off the appetite center -- so you keep eating. Blood sugar levels rise, massive amounts of insulin is recruited to metabolize it and then you crash and feel hungry again. It is found in soft drinks, fruit juices, salad dressings and baked goods. Read the food labels of products in your pantry and refrigerator and throw out all products that contain HFCS." A family member bought this brand without reading the label, so we'll be throwing it out. Too much corn syrup does nasty things to your body - there are BBQ Sauces which are healthier. This one lists it as a primary ingredient: High Fructose Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Tomato Paste, Modified Food Starch, contains less than 2% of: Salt, Pineapple Juice Concentrate, Natural Smoke Flavor, Spices, Caramel Color, Sodium Benzoate as a preservative, Molasses, Corn Syrup, Garlic,* Sugar, Tamarind, Natural Flavor. If you only like sweet BBQ sauces, then they may be high in sugar and high fructose corn syrup. There are tangier sauces which contain no high fructose corn syrup and are lower in sugar. I personally like Stubbs BBQ which you can get on Amazon which doesn't have high fructose corn syrup.	negative	[ "Want to put a little high fructose corn syrup on your meat?", "Then buy this bbq sauce.", "This is a sweet BBQ sauce.", "However, nutritionists and doctors recommend staying away from high fructose corn syrup and this sauce lists it as the first ingredient.", "Why is HFCS bad for you?", "Here's what a cardiologist says:\n\n\"High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a type of sugar that has been processed and combined with corn syrup to produce a cheap, easily dissolvable sweetener.", "But this sugar is quickly absorbed by the liver where it is converted into fat.", "Since your brain doesn't recognize HFCS as regular food, it never shuts off the appetite center -- so you keep eating.", "Blood sugar levels rise, massive amounts of insulin is recruited to metabolize it and then you crash and feel hungry again.", "It is found in soft drinks, fruit juices, salad dressings and baked goods.", "Read the food labels of products in your pantry and refrigerator and throw out all products that contain HFCS.", "\"\n\n A family member bought this brand without reading the label, so we'll be throwing it out.", "Too much corn syrup does nasty things to your body - there are BBQ Sauces which are healthier.", "This one lists it as a primary ingredient:\n\nHigh Fructose Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Tomato Paste, Modified Food Starch, contains less than 2% of: Salt, Pineapple Juice Concentrate, Natural Smoke Flavor, Spices, Caramel Color, Sodium Benzoate as a preservative, Molasses, Corn Syrup, Garlic,* Sugar, Tamarind, Natural Flavor.", "If you only like sweet BBQ sauces, then they may be high in sugar and high fructose corn syrup.", "There are tangier sauces which contain no high fructose corn syrup and are lower in sugar.", "I personally like Stubbs BBQ which you can get on Amazon which doesn't have high fructose corn syrup." ]
I bought these shoes based on reviews, but in one sentence these shoes are torture on my feet. I wear 9.5 D and so I ordered these the same size. I tried them for short walks and they seemed to be uncomfortable but I thought they would break in. I was wrong, I wore them to DIsney-land and these shoes ruined my trip. I had to take them off constantly to give my feet break. At hotel I noticed my feet was bleeding, I am not kidding or exaggerating. The shoe just squeezed my toes so tightly that one of my toe nails just cut through other toe. The upper is advertised as to be made of leather, but feels like low quality hard, plastic with fuzz on it to make it look like suede. The sole is also made of some kind of hard plastic. The sole is so narrow that shoe gives no lateral support at all, it feels like walking with roller-blades. The quality is just not there and they charge outrageous price for it. I had Rockport shoes, same size, same style from Costco for about half the price of these "shoes", and they are great. These shoes are almost new, Amazon will not take it back, so they are going straight to the trash. Do not believe the good reviews like I did.	negative	[ "I bought these shoes based on reviews, but in one sentence these shoes are torture on my feet.", "I wear 9.", "5 D and so I ordered these the same size.", "I tried them for short walks and they seemed to be uncomfortable but I thought they would break in.", "I was wrong, I wore them to DIsney-land and these shoes ruined my trip.", "I had to take them off constantly to give my feet break.", "At hotel I noticed my feet was bleeding, I am not kidding or exaggerating.", "The shoe just squeezed my toes so tightly that one of my toe nails just cut through other toe.", "The upper is advertised as to be made of leather, but feels like low quality hard, plastic with fuzz on it to make it look like suede.", "The sole is also made of some kind of hard plastic.", "The sole is so narrow that shoe gives no lateral support at all, it feels like walking with roller-blades.", "The quality is just not there and they charge outrageous price for it.", "I had Rockport shoes, same size, same style from Costco for about half the price of these \"shoes\", and they are great.", "These shoes are almost new, Amazon will not take it back, so they are going straight to the trash.", "Do not believe the good reviews like I did." ]
Yeah, I'm a little late in writting a review for this game (about three years). I decided to write one now, because i bought this game the day it came out, and just within these past few months (of 2006) i actually figured out how the game actually works. It definitely has a high learning curve, i must of had 300 or so hours in playing this game before i was even a novice at it. To say it's complicated is a serious understatement. There's so many settings and buttons that it reminds me of one of those purposly complicated chain of machines and gadgets they use to do simple things like open doors for fun. Just when you think you have it figured out, something happens that makes you throw a drink across the room and shout "Why the $%%# is it doing that???". The main weakness in the game is the manual i think, it simply doesnt do a good job of explaining how the game actually works. Only about 40% of the features and interactions are explained in it. You're basically on your own to figure out everything else, which leads to a mountain of questions. Heck, it took me about two years of playing the game on and off before i actually figured out how to create a task force. Other questions still haunt me, with no answers to be found. Can you disband a ground force unit? Do they actually cost maintenance like the manual says....? Anyone? Supposidly, the game has a lot of automation features that make it easier for you. Unfortunatly, these never work the way you want them too. I cant count how many times i've been in the thick of a war, only to find that all my colonies are building scouts and colony ships rather than warships. Great, the enemy is pounding away at our borders, but i got 30 colony ships in reserve, thanks a lot. I'd like to say that the "Planetary AI" feature does some things right, but it really doesnt. Instead of setting an compromised, steady financial setting it usually likes to just run the colony into the ground for a few turns, then do nothing at all for a few turns to fix the damage. The fix, of course, is to simply turn all the automation off and do everything by yourself. Which....can be quite a task when you're controling 30 or 40 worlds. A single turn can take upwards of around 20 minutes like this (usually it takes about 600+ to win the game). It's kind of sad that this is all the game is about when it comes down to it. About 80% of your time is simply going to be spent on getting your colonies to do what you want them too, when supposidly it's supposed to be done for you. Of course...all this frustration has to be leading to something really good right??? Nope. The battles systems is....pretty basic. There really is no room for strategy, brute force always wins. The Ground combat system is laughably simple, yet confusing as to how it works. Which leads me to my next rant: Taking Planets from enemys. This....is extremely difficult. Invading a system, and destroying and local fleets, and planetary defences is actually the easy part of invading. The hard part is what to do next. Do you want to just destroy the colony on the planet? Or do you want to invade the planet and control it yourself? Well...if you want to choose the wisest path and just nuke the colony, you got yet another headache in store for you. It's basically darn near impossible to do so. It can (and does) take about 30-40 turns of orbital bombardment to destroy a colony (as opposed to the one or two in MOO2). The only time effiecent method is to invade with ground forces and take the colony for yourself. This leads to yet another series of headaches. For one, the ground battle system is kind of a masterpiece in that it is both idiotically simple, and complicated at the same time. You get to choose from about 20 different battle tactics on how you're going to assault the planet, without any explanation at all on the benifits or weaknesses of any of them. Basically it's just a matter of guessing and hoping for luck. If you do conquer the planet, you're in control of all the alien race there. This isn't so great because the AI isn't very picky in choosing planets, so you usually end up with a real dump (yet another planet you have to manually control), with a population thats useless to you. You cant really create things like colony ships there, because they'll create ones of their race, not yours. So on top of the mountain of frustrations you have already, you get another: Somehow finding a way to keep your entire empire populated by your original race for simplicity's sake. I'll stop before i get to far into this, rest assured i could write pages more of the headaches you have to deal with, but you get the idea. The only other thing i want to mention is the interface really is a terrible design. The first thing i learned in my freshman VB class was to make the interface user friendly (number 1 priority), these designers had a whole different agenda. I won't go into many details but let me ask you this: When you go to File, then Save As then click a file, it asks if you want to overwrite the file. As an industry standard, which side of the little menu is "OK" and "Cancel" on? "Ok" is on the left. Of course, the designers of MOO3 just felt the need to be different, and cause tons and tons of frustration for people who blindly think that clicking on the left button saves the game. All in all, i play the game because I "Want" to like it....not really because i do.	negative	[ "Yeah, I'm a little late in writting a review for this game (about three years).", "I decided to write one now, because i bought this game the day it came out, and just within these past few months (of 2006) i actually figured out how the game actually works.", "It definitely has a high learning curve, i must of had 300 or so hours in playing this game before i was even a novice at it.", "To say it's complicated is a serious understatement.", "There's so many settings and buttons that it reminds me of one of those purposly complicated chain of machines and gadgets they use to do simple things like open doors for fun.", "Just when you think you have it figured out, something happens that makes you throw a drink across the room and shout \"Why the $%%# is it doing that???", "\".", "The main weakness in the game is the manual i think, it simply doesnt do a good job of explaining how the game actually works.", "Only about 40% of the features and interactions are explained in it.", "You're basically on your own to figure out everything else, which leads to a mountain of questions.", "Heck, it took me about two years of playing the game on and off before i actually figured out how to create a task force.", "Other questions still haunt me, with no answers to be found.", "Can you disband a ground force unit?", "Do they actually cost maintenance like the manual says....", "?", "Anyone?", "Supposidly, the game has a lot of automation features that make it easier for you.", "Unfortunatly, these never work the way you want them too.", "I cant count how many times i've been in the thick of a war, only to find that all my colonies are building scouts and colony ships rather than warships.", "Great, the enemy is pounding away at our borders, but i got 30 colony ships in reserve, thanks a lot.", "I'd like to say that the \"Planetary AI\" feature does some things right, but it really doesnt.", "Instead of setting an compromised, steady financial setting it usually likes to just run the colony into the ground for a few turns, then do nothing at all for a few turns to fix the damage.", "The fix, of course, is to simply turn all the automation off and do everything by yourself.", "Which....", "can be quite a task when you're controling 30 or 40 worlds.", "A single turn can take upwards of around 20 minutes like this (usually it takes about 600+ to win the game).", "It's kind of sad that this is all the game is about when it comes down to it.", "About 80% of your time is simply going to be spent on getting your colonies to do what you want them too, when supposidly it's supposed to be done for you.", "Of course...", "all this frustration has to be leading to something really good right???", "Nope.", "The battles systems is....", "pretty basic.", "There really is no room for strategy, brute force always wins.", "The Ground combat system is laughably simple, yet confusing as to how it works.", "Which leads me to my next rant: Taking Planets from enemys.", "This....", "is extremely difficult.", "Invading a system, and destroying and local fleets, and planetary defences is actually the easy part of invading.", "The hard part is what to do next.", "Do you want to just destroy the colony on the planet?", "Or do you want to invade the planet and control it yourself?", "Well...", "if you want to choose the wisest path and just nuke the colony, you got yet another headache in store for you.", "It's basically darn near impossible to do so.", "It can (and does) take about 30-40 turns of orbital bombardment to destroy a colony (as opposed to the one or two in MOO2).", "The only time effiecent method is to invade with ground forces and take the colony for yourself.", "This leads to yet another series of headaches.", "For one, the ground battle system is kind of a masterpiece in that it is both idiotically simple, and complicated at the same time.", "You get to choose from about 20 different battle tactics on how you're going to assault the planet, without any explanation at all on the benifits or weaknesses of any of them.", "Basically it's just a matter of guessing and hoping for luck.", "If you do conquer the planet, you're in control of all the alien race there.", "This isn't so great because the AI isn't very picky in choosing planets, so you usually end up with a real dump (yet another planet you have to manually control), with a population thats useless to you.", "You cant really create things like colony ships there, because they'll create ones of their race, not yours.", "So on top of the mountain of frustrations you have already, you get another: Somehow finding a way to keep your entire empire populated by your original race for simplicity's sake.", "I'll stop before i get to far into this, rest assured i could write pages more of the headaches you have to deal with, but you get the idea.", "The only other thing i want to mention is the interface really is a terrible design.", "The first thing i learned in my freshman VB class was to make the interface user friendly (number 1 priority), these designers had a whole different agenda.", "I won't go into many details but let me ask you this: When you go to File, then Save As then click a file, it asks if you want to overwrite the file.", "As an industry standard, which side of the little menu is \"OK\" and \"Cancel\" on?", "\"Ok\" is on the left.", "Of course, the designers of MOO3 just felt the need to be different, and cause tons and tons of frustration for people who blindly think that clicking on the left button saves the game.", "All in all, i play the game because I \"Want\" to like it....", "not really because i do." ]
EDIT*** This thing was a total waste of money. I even spent extra money to replace the parts the seller didn't include, and added extra parts and money to try to tweak it to work properly. I couldn't get a single print to work at all. Seller did nothing but refuse to help. Total waste of time and money. So far, and maybe a fluke, but I've only just opened the shipping box to horrendous results. I've contact the seller and we are in the process of resolving the issues, but I thought it would be worth noting them here. I'll update review and post with new information and photos. I received my package quickly using Prime, and all looked well. When I opened the Amazon shipping box I found another box inside that was opened already. The tape was cut carefully, but the box was just free to flap open. Thinking it was weird, I was planing to carefully inventory all the parts. When I went to unpack the box, I found all the parts inside flung around haphazardly. nothing packed in the foam inserts like I've seen photos of here from other reviewers. Literally, just a pile of stuff. I checked a few parts while I was writing an email to the seller. All threaded rods are shorter than parts list indicates. All rods, smooth and threaded, are bent (a good 1/8" in center across span). I'm disappointed, but I'm remaining hopeful that the seller can help. I had so many feels that I couldn't even get through the inventory. I need to respond to seller with photos, so i think I'll inventory and lay out all parts for group photo.	negative	[ "EDIT*** This thing was a total waste of money.", "I even spent extra money to replace the parts the seller didn't include, and added extra parts and money to try to tweak it to work properly.", "I couldn't get a single print to work at all.", "Seller did nothing but refuse to help.", "Total waste of time and money.", "So far, and maybe a fluke, but I've only just opened the shipping box to horrendous results.", "I've contact the seller and we are in the process of resolving the issues, but I thought it would be worth noting them here.", "I'll update review and post with new information and photos.", "I received my package quickly using Prime, and all looked well.", "When I opened the Amazon shipping box I found another box inside that was opened already.", "The tape was cut carefully, but the box was just free to flap open.", "Thinking it was weird, I was planing to carefully inventory all the parts.", "When I went to unpack the box, I found all the parts inside flung around haphazardly.", "nothing packed in the foam inserts like I've seen photos of here from other reviewers.", "Literally, just a pile of stuff.", "I checked a few parts while I was writing an email to the seller.", "All threaded rods are shorter than parts list indicates.", "All rods, smooth and threaded, are bent (a good 1/8\" in center across span).", "I'm disappointed, but I'm remaining hopeful that the seller can help.", "I had so many feels that I couldn't even get through the inventory.", "I need to respond to seller with photos, so i think I'll inventory and lay out all parts for group photo." ]
The reviews here are very misleading. Short version: do not buy this dash mount unless you have a flat dashboard. Full review: I don't expect much from a dashboard mount for my phone. All I expect it to do is keep my phone on the dash. When I tested this mount, it literally slid off the dashboard as I was backing out of my driveway! The base is flat and rigid and does not conform to a curved dash. The bottom is not the sticky/tacky rubber found on Garmin friction mounts, its a type of foam rubber that slides far too easily. Since my Cobalt's dash curves and slopes gently, this mount kept sliding off (yes I cleaned the dashboard before testing). So, like I said, if you have a flat dash, great, this will work for you, if you have a curved or sloping dash, don't buy it! That said, the other portion of this mount, the suction cup, arm, etc. works great. I like the spring-loaded arms, it worked great on my iPhone 4. The best solution I've found for a phone mount is Exogear's suction mount. Its just like the windshield suction cup mounts, but it mounts to ANY flat surface such as drywall, wood, vinyl dashboards, etc. I don't work for the company or anything, I just found their product to be exceptional.	negative	[ "The reviews here are very misleading.", "Short version: do not buy this dash mount unless you have a flat dashboard.", "Full review: I don't expect much from a dashboard mount for my phone.", "All I expect it to do is keep my phone on the dash.", "When I tested this mount, it literally slid off the dashboard as I was backing out of my driveway!", "The base is flat and rigid and does not conform to a curved dash.", "The bottom is not the sticky/tacky rubber found on Garmin friction mounts, its a type of foam rubber that slides far too easily.", "Since my Cobalt's dash curves and slopes gently, this mount kept sliding off (yes I cleaned the dashboard before testing).", "So, like I said, if you have a flat dash, great, this will work for you, if you have a curved or sloping dash, don't buy it!", "That said, the other portion of this mount, the suction cup, arm, etc.", "works great.", "I like the spring-loaded arms, it worked great on my iPhone 4.", "The best solution I've found for a phone mount is Exogear's suction mount.", "Its just like the windshield suction cup mounts, but it mounts to ANY flat surface such as drywall, wood, vinyl dashboards, etc.", "I don't work for the company or anything, I just found their product to be exceptional." ]
Things have changed a lot for Electronic Arts since the mid 90s. They have turned from an upbeat company that released nothing but the highest quality games especially in sports, into the biggest game company on the block & unfortunately with their quanitity over quality bend, they have allowed many of their strongest franchises to go right down the drain. FIFA is a perfect example. FIFA 94-96 really was just a treat to play, whether you liked soccer or not, just like the NHL franchise until 95. Now they're just bland, bland , bland. We don't need 200 billion leagues, or soccer season previews. We just want solid, fun gameplay. The control has gotten so horrible in the name of 'realism' that sometimes you feel you are watching the game rather than playing it. There really is no excuse for a 5 second delay between a button press & the corresponding action, when the same franchise had instantanious precision controls a decade earlier. EA seems so dedicated to the dull, lifeless pace of the game that they felt the need to severely penalize any upbeat defense as well. Slide tackles are all but forbidden altogether, even if you don't actually touch anyone. And though you can take a nice minute-long stroll into the fast-paced older FIFA games, you can't actually play them. I sometimes wonder why I bother even renting the old standby franchises from EA Sports. Maybe deep down I hope that they will finally come to their senses and realize that good games aren't about realism or about rendering sweat in real time, just make games the fun arcadey experience they used to be. I would pay $50 just to have a basic roster update for FIFA 95 or NHL 94 before I would pay $20 for a roster update of last year's awful FIFA game.	negative	[ "Things have changed a lot for Electronic Arts since the mid 90s.", "They have turned from an upbeat company that released nothing but the highest quality games especially in sports, into the biggest game company on the block & unfortunately with their quanitity over quality bend, they have allowed many of their strongest franchises to go right down the drain.", "FIFA is a perfect example.", "FIFA 94-96 really was just a treat to play, whether you liked soccer or not, just like the NHL franchise until 95.", "Now they're just bland, bland , bland.", "We don't need 200 billion leagues, or soccer season previews.", "We just want solid, fun gameplay.", "The control has gotten so horrible in the name of 'realism' that sometimes you feel you are watching the game rather than playing it.", "There really is no excuse for a 5 second delay between a button press & the corresponding action, when the same franchise had instantanious precision controls a decade earlier.", "EA seems so dedicated to the dull, lifeless pace of the game that they felt the need to severely penalize any upbeat defense as well.", "Slide tackles are all but forbidden altogether, even if you don't actually touch anyone.", "And though you can take a nice minute-long stroll into the fast-paced older FIFA games, you can't actually play them.", "I sometimes wonder why I bother even renting the old standby franchises from EA Sports.", "Maybe deep down I hope that they will finally come to their senses and realize that good games aren't about realism or about rendering sweat in real time, just make games the fun arcadey experience they used to be.", "I would pay $50 just to have a basic roster update for FIFA 95 or NHL 94 before I would pay $20 for a roster update of last year's awful FIFA game." ]
After checking the Amazon reviews, my wife and I got this movie on dvd. To be sure, the re-mastering of video and audio are topnotch, but the story and direction are not. What stands out most is the scrambled message from the lead characters and the plot--is this a pro-France or anti-France theme? Time and again we hear how patriotic the characters are, but then we witness official corruption, injustice, and cold-blooded killing and abuse of prisoners in a French penal colony. It's as if the studio bosses interfered with the director, the same man who did "Casablanca," and told him to revise the story all along the way. The result is an insconsistent, contradictory mish-mash that makes no sense. Beyond the weak story-telling is the waste of outstanding actors, including Humphrey Bogart, Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, and Peter Lorre. Moreover, special effects look cheap and hokey in places, especially where airplane models are substituted for the real things. Maybe the producer and director thought that once casting was done they could take it easy and let nature take its course. If so, they were wrong. Of course, any film is a product of its time and the overall spirit of "Passage to Marseille" would be no exception. What seems to be true, though, is instead of the non-chalance of "Casablanca" (circa, 1942) we get a vehicle for selling war bonds in 1944. Rather than, "Here's looking at you, kid," we get sappy sentimentality. If that sounds callous, well maybe it is. But this movie could have been so much better than it is. Giving it one star is generous.	negative	[ "After checking the Amazon reviews, my wife and I got this movie on dvd.", "To be sure, the re-mastering of video and audio are topnotch, but the story and direction are not.", "What stands out most is the scrambled message from the lead characters and the plot--is this a pro-France or anti-France theme?", "Time and again we hear how patriotic the characters are, but then we witness official corruption, injustice, and cold-blooded killing and abuse of prisoners in a French penal colony.", "It's as if the studio bosses interfered with the director, the same man who did \"Casablanca,\" and told him to revise the story all along the way.", "The result is an insconsistent, contradictory mish-mash that makes no sense.", "Beyond the weak story-telling is the waste of outstanding actors, including Humphrey Bogart, Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, and Peter Lorre.", "Moreover, special effects look cheap and hokey in places, especially where airplane models are substituted for the real things.", "Maybe the producer and director thought that once casting was done they could take it easy and let nature take its course.", "If so, they were wrong.", "Of course, any film is a product of its time and the overall spirit of \"Passage to Marseille\" would be no exception.", "What seems to be true, though, is instead of the non-chalance of \"Casablanca\" (circa, 1942) we get a vehicle for selling war bonds in 1944.", "Rather than, \"Here's looking at you, kid,\" we get sappy sentimentality.", "If that sounds callous, well maybe it is.", "But this movie could have been so much better than it is.", "Giving it one star is generous." ]
To be honest, I never really had much fate in Video game adaptations. Most of them in the past have failed miserably. Here, Resident Evil Apocalyse has made it even worse. A continuation from the first so-so Resident evil film. Umberella have decided to re-open the Hive, unknowingly letting the T-Virus out throughout the city, turning the people of Racoon city into zombies. Firsts of all, I love the Resident Evil video games( especially Resident Evil 4 ). Its what gave me encouragment to see this film. Before I actually saw this film I was thinking that this might be in some way decent. To be honest, it didn't even seem in anyway related to the Resident Evil series. When it comes to bringing these video games to the big screen you need to ask yourself, What makes the actuall game itself such a success? If you take Silent Hill for instance. Probably one of the few video game adaptations that was an actuall success. They have really taken the Silent Hill video game features into perspective and shown us how this is actually done. It actually felt like Silent Hill. But in this case, it looks like the Resident Evil video games where just thrown aside. There is absolutely nothing meaningful from the video games that was put into this film and absolutely nothing atmospheric about it that even makes it feel like Resident Evil environment. And the atmospheric soundtrack from the video games have been replaced by Heavy Metal music. It felt like an absolute joke. It seems that they didn't even take the Resident Evil video games into consideration and without it, this film lost all its perspectives and has no meaning for the Resident Evil title. This is just a pointless action sci-fi. Film makers really need to take these video game adaptions more seriously. This is an insult to the Resident Evil video game series.	negative	[ "To be honest, I never really had much fate in Video game adaptations.", "Most of them in the past have failed miserably.", "Here, Resident Evil Apocalyse has made it even worse.", "A continuation from the first so-so Resident evil film.", "Umberella have decided to re-open the Hive, unknowingly letting the T-Virus out throughout the city, turning the people of Racoon city into zombies.", "Firsts of all, I love the Resident Evil video games( especially Resident Evil 4 ).", "Its what gave me encouragment to see this film.", "Before I actually saw this film I was thinking that this might be in some way decent.", "To be honest, it didn't even seem in anyway related to the Resident Evil series.", "When it comes to bringing these video games to the big screen you need to ask yourself, What makes the actuall game itself such a success?", "If you take Silent Hill for instance.", "Probably one of the few video game adaptations that was an actuall success.", "They have really taken the Silent Hill video game features into perspective and shown us how this is actually done.", "It actually felt like Silent Hill.", "But in this case, it looks like the Resident Evil video games where just thrown aside.", "There is absolutely nothing meaningful from the video games that was put into this film and absolutely nothing atmospheric about it that even makes it feel like Resident Evil environment.", "And the atmospheric soundtrack from the video games have been replaced by Heavy Metal music.", "It felt like an absolute joke.", "It seems that they didn't even take the Resident Evil video games into consideration and without it, this film lost all its perspectives and has no meaning for the Resident Evil title.", "This is just a pointless action sci-fi.", "Film makers really need to take these video game adaptions more seriously.", "This is an insult to the Resident Evil video game series." ]
I picked this up in a bargain bin because I had heard great things about Grim Fandango, now an admittedly older title. I had also played a demo of one of the Monkey Island games and found it hilarious. I greedily slapped down my ten bucks and looked forward to some fun. The game is fun to listen to and watch. Filled with yucks aplenty, Grim Fandango is like participating directly in a wacky animated film. For this alone, Fandango earns high praise. As with the Monkey Island games, the voice acting and humor is top notch. Sadly, gameplay suffers. If you read through enough reviews here at Amazon, you'll find that people like Fandango simply for its humor and style; most customers admit that they needed walkthroughts to get past the game's frustrating puzzles. I'm a puzzle fan, and I like a challenge, but there were simply too many moments in Fandango where the puzzles felt arbitrary. Logic rarely led to a solution; only trial and error did! For me, this weighed heavily--and I mean heavily--against the game. Humor and style, huge plusses no doubt, should still be secondary to gameplay (or at least equal). With Fandango, gameplay seems to be a less important means towards creative and hilarious ends. You'll need to decide if this is okay with you. For me, it wasn't. For music reviews, visit [...]	negative	[ "I picked this up in a bargain bin because I had heard great things about Grim Fandango, now an admittedly older title.", "I had also played a demo of one of the Monkey Island games and found it hilarious.", "I greedily slapped down my ten bucks and looked forward to some fun.", "The game is fun to listen to and watch.", "Filled with yucks aplenty, Grim Fandango is like participating directly in a wacky animated film.", "For this alone, Fandango earns high praise.", "As with the Monkey Island games, the voice acting and humor is top notch.", "Sadly, gameplay suffers.", "If you read through enough reviews here at Amazon, you'll find that people like Fandango simply for its humor and style; most customers admit that they needed walkthroughts to get past the game's frustrating puzzles.", "I'm a puzzle fan, and I like a challenge, but there were simply too many moments in Fandango where the puzzles felt arbitrary.", "Logic rarely led to a solution; only trial and error did!", "For me, this weighed heavily--and I mean heavily--against the game.", "Humor and style, huge plusses no doubt, should still be secondary to gameplay (or at least equal).", "With Fandango, gameplay seems to be a less important means towards creative and hilarious ends.", "You'll need to decide if this is okay with you.", "For me, it wasn't.", "For music reviews, visit [...", "]" ]
I really like how you can dance to the music you choose. This is a huge plus. I have to agree with the other reviewers. What is with the arrows? I am really good at other DDR games, but I can't seem to quite catch the arrows at the right time. It tells me I have a lot of "perfects," but I can't figure out where the right timing is. The beat and tempo of the steps is odd, too. Like there's 3 beats to a measure or something. It's also difficult to figure out whether there are two arrows on the same line or if they just want you to him 'em really fast. If you play this game on a large tv (ours is 51 inches), you may never be able to tell with certainty. And the arrows are spaced far enough apart from side to side that you have to use crazy peripheral vision to catch all that's going on. It's still a fun game, though. For the price, I'd recommend it.	negative	[ "I really like how you can dance to the music you choose.", "This is a huge plus.", "I have to agree with the other reviewers.", "What is with the arrows?", "I am really good at other DDR games, but I can't seem to quite catch the arrows at the right time.", "It tells me I have a lot of \"perfects,\" but I can't figure out where the right timing is.", "The beat and tempo of the steps is odd, too.", "Like there's 3 beats to a measure or something.", "It's also difficult to figure out whether there are two arrows on the same line or if they just want you to him 'em really fast.", "If you play this game on a large tv (ours is 51 inches), you may never be able to tell with certainty.", "And the arrows are spaced far enough apart from side to side that you have to use crazy peripheral vision to catch all that's going on.", "It's still a fun game, though.", "For the price, I'd recommend it." ]
The wait was long. I even had a reminder on my Outlook for the day Feast was coming out. What can I say? As much as the previous books were excellent, so much the disappointment from this one. I can't understand what happened to Martin: it's as if he deliberately goes against himself and the saga he created. For a start, there are no Jon Snow chapters. Wait, also no Daenerys... what's going on? Hey, no Tyrion? What did I buy this book for? It goes on: no mention at all of Bran and Rickon, etc. Instead, we get endless (!) semi-psychological chapters from Cersei Lannister's view, supposedly allowing us to follow her totally losing her sanity (convincing? better say "embaracing"). Jaime goes on (and on, and on...) lamenting his lost hand. And then again, for a few more chapters. Well, you get the idea. I am really puzzled. I loved the previous books. I truly believe GRRM has proved himself to be a great writer. I still give him the credit that he might be building something here, that will be fulfilled in the next book. Be warned, however: the road is long, slow, and (sad to admit) disappointing, on the verge of boring.	negative	[ "The wait was long.", "I even had a reminder on my Outlook for the day Feast was coming out.", "What can I say?", "As much as the previous books were excellent, so much the disappointment from this one.", "I can't understand what happened to Martin: it's as if he deliberately goes against himself and the saga he created.", "For a start, there are no Jon Snow chapters.", "Wait, also no Daenerys...", "what's going on?", "Hey, no Tyrion?", "What did I buy this book for?", "It goes on: no mention at all of Bran and Rickon, etc.", "Instead, we get endless (!", ") semi-psychological chapters from Cersei Lannister's view, supposedly allowing us to follow her totally losing her sanity (convincing?", "better say \"embaracing\").", "Jaime goes on (and on, and on...", ") lamenting his lost hand.", "And then again, for a few more chapters.", "Well, you get the idea.", "I am really puzzled.", "I loved the previous books.", "I truly believe GRRM has proved himself to be a great writer.", "I still give him the credit that he might be building something here, that will be fulfilled in the next book.", "Be warned, however: the road is long, slow, and (sad to admit) disappointing, on the verge of boring." ]
There is a reason why this was one of the worst-selling albums of its day. It's awful. It consists mostly of pseudo-baroque pop written by the Giles brothers. The music is sluggish and overfamiliar, and it reminds you of too many things you've heard before. It comes off as bunch of Veddy British Fellowes trying too hard to be whimsical and fey, and failing miserably. Occasionally Robert Fripp will play something that sounds distantly like a King Crimson riff, or some musical passage will come into view that is almost interesting, but then some silly narration comes in or some musical cliche will intrude and it sinks from sight, never to be seen again. I personally can't figure out what they were trying to do here. Were they trying to be pop? It's too slow for pop music and there aren't enough hooks. Were they trying to be psychedelic? There's nothing mindblowing or innovative going on. Were they trying to be funny? Well, sorry to say, it's not very funny. The Bonzos had them beat hands down at that game. Were they trying to be brave and carve out their own niche in music history? Well, maybe that's what we should give them credit for with this album. And they did carve out a niche. People who put out a debut album this bad seldom go on to do anything good, so the fact that King Crimson grew like a strange rose out of this pile of, let's be polite, fertilizer is indeed notable. Even if you're a Fripp fan, a psychedelia fan, or a 60's music enthusiast, you are not missing anything at all by not having this in your collection. And collecting it would be the only reason you'd want it; listening to it would be a terrible mistake.	negative	[ "There is a reason why this was one of the worst-selling albums of its day.", "It's awful.", "It consists mostly of pseudo-baroque pop written by the Giles brothers.", "The music is sluggish and overfamiliar, and it reminds you of too many things you've heard before.", "It comes off as bunch of Veddy British Fellowes trying too hard to be whimsical and fey, and failing miserably.", "Occasionally Robert Fripp will play something that sounds distantly like a King Crimson riff, or some musical passage will come into view that is almost interesting, but then some silly narration comes in or some musical cliche will intrude and it sinks from sight, never to be seen again.", "I personally can't figure out what they were trying to do here.", "Were they trying to be pop?", "It's too slow for pop music and there aren't enough hooks.", "Were they trying to be psychedelic?", "There's nothing mindblowing or innovative going on.", "Were they trying to be funny?", "Well, sorry to say, it's not very funny.", "The Bonzos had them beat hands down at that game.", "Were they trying to be brave and carve out their own niche in music history?", "Well, maybe that's what we should give them credit for with this album.", "And they did carve out a niche.", "People who put out a debut album this bad seldom go on to do anything good, so the fact that King Crimson grew like a strange rose out of this pile of, let's be polite, fertilizer is indeed notable.", "Even if you're a Fripp fan, a psychedelia fan, or a 60's music enthusiast, you are not missing anything at all by not having this in your collection.", "And collecting it would be the only reason you'd want it; listening to it would be a terrible mistake." ]
I had never had any problems installing McAfee products in the past but not so this time. On my first attempt, it prompted me to uninstall a competing Norton software had expired. I uninstalled and was prompted to restart. I rebooted and the installation was completed. It even asked me to sign in to McAfee with my userid and password that I had set up years ago. I restarted and noticed the McAfee extension on my Chrome nav bar, I clicked on it and it prompted me to enter my userid and password. I entered the same ones that I used during the installation which had worked. Not so this time! It repeatedly told me that no such user exists even when I clicked on "forgot password". Then, I clicked on forgot email. It asked me to call customer service but did not give me any phone number. I also did not find any links to register. What? Thinking there is a mistake, I restarted the computer again. Another box pop up to prompt me to install the software. What, I just did that. I tried installing the software but I still experience the same issue when I clicked on the McAfee extension. After 1.5 hr. fussing with this software, I gave up. This infinite loop was just not worth my time. Given my poor experience, I do not recommend this product.	negative	[ "I had never had any problems installing McAfee products in the past but not so this time.", "On my first attempt, it prompted me to uninstall a competing Norton software had expired.", "I uninstalled and was prompted to restart.", "I rebooted and the installation was completed.", "It even asked me to sign in to McAfee with my userid and password that I had set up years ago.", "I restarted and noticed the McAfee extension on my Chrome nav bar, I clicked on it and it prompted me to enter my userid and password.", "I entered the same ones that I used during the installation which had worked.", "Not so this time!", "It repeatedly told me that no such user exists even when I clicked on \"forgot password\".", "Then, I clicked on forgot email.", "It asked me to call customer service but did not give me any phone number.", "I also did not find any links to register.", "What?", "Thinking there is a mistake, I restarted the computer again.", "Another box pop up to prompt me to install the software.", "What, I just did that.", "I tried installing the software but I still experience the same issue when I clicked on the McAfee extension.", "After 1.", "5 hr.", "fussing with this software, I gave up.", "This infinite loop was just not worth my time.", "Given my poor experience, I do not recommend this product." ]
I have had this one for several years. After a few years the plastic parts under the top started to break apart (the metal top is just a cover and the plastic parts underneath are what turns the metal shaft when you grind pepper.) I fixed it a few times so it would still work, however it continued to break apart and finally has given up. The grinding mechanism is also twisted and misaligned and so it wouldn't grind very well. They do have a lifetime warranty so I could send it back for repairs, but they require you to pay shipping both ways, and they use UPS for return shipping, thus I would only save a few dollars over the cost of a brand new one. So if you decide to buy this one, be prepared that it will work fine for a few years and eventually will start to self destruct. How long it will last depends on how often you use it. The plastic parts are the weakness, and I'm not sure if all their mills are built the same way. I would take the top off when you get one and look inside. Send it back if you see any plastic as it won't last long. Edit 2015- Decided to send it back and have it fixed. It has since broken again since I got it back in the exact same weak point- the plastic gears underneath the top. If you buy this one it will no doubt be in for a factory fix every few years (that you have to pay for plus the shipping costs). I'm done with this brand and just ordered one from Cole & Mason. Hope it lasts longer than this one...	negative	[ "I have had this one for several years.", "After a few years the plastic parts under the top started to break apart (the metal top is just a cover and the plastic parts underneath are what turns the metal shaft when you grind pepper.", ") I fixed it a few times so it would still work, however it continued to break apart and finally has given up.", "The grinding mechanism is also twisted and misaligned and so it wouldn't grind very well.", "They do have a lifetime warranty so I could send it back for repairs, but they require you to pay shipping both ways, and they use UPS for return shipping, thus I would only save a few dollars over the cost of a brand new one.", "So if you decide to buy this one, be prepared that it will work fine for a few years and eventually will start to self destruct.", "How long it will last depends on how often you use it.", "The plastic parts are the weakness, and I'm not sure if all their mills are built the same way.", "I would take the top off when you get one and look inside.", "Send it back if you see any plastic as it won't last long.", "Edit 2015- Decided to send it back and have it fixed.", "It has since broken again since I got it back in the exact same weak point- the plastic gears underneath the top.", "If you buy this one it will no doubt be in for a factory fix every few years (that you have to pay for plus the shipping costs).", "I'm done with this brand and just ordered one from Cole & Mason.", "Hope it lasts longer than this one..." ]
So my experience seems to be much different than everyone else. When I got my toaster I immediately notice two things. One, it had some scuffs on it and it also was missing the blue protective wrap that should have been on it. The only reason I knew it was wrapped at one time was that there was pieces of the wrap stuck in the cracks. This leads me to believe that someone else owned this toaster and returned it to the seller. I decided to just keep it as it was a cheap toaster and I didn't want to send it back. Well, I found out why someone returned the item in the first place. The heating elements on the inside of both slots did not work. They would only toast one side. Before I realized this I tried using the bagel setting. That only burnt the outside and did not toast the inside. Isn't that the whole purpose of a bagel setting? To toast the inside and not the outside? I understand that even the best products can turn out to lemons from time to time but I feel like this company knowingly tried to deceive me by selling me a used defective toaster. I really hope they learn there lesson here and do not try to deceive anyone else but I have a feeling that the same toaster will be shipped to some other poor person.	negative	[ "So my experience seems to be much different than everyone else.", "When I got my toaster I immediately notice two things.", "One, it had some scuffs on it and it also was missing the blue protective wrap that should have been on it.", "The only reason I knew it was wrapped at one time was that there was pieces of the wrap stuck in the cracks.", "This leads me to believe that someone else owned this toaster and returned it to the seller.", "I decided to just keep it as it was a cheap toaster and I didn't want to send it back.", "Well, I found out why someone returned the item in the first place.", "The heating elements on the inside of both slots did not work.", "They would only toast one side.", "Before I realized this I tried using the bagel setting.", "That only burnt the outside and did not toast the inside.", "Isn't that the whole purpose of a bagel setting?", "To toast the inside and not the outside?", "I understand that even the best products can turn out to lemons from time to time but I feel like this company knowingly tried to deceive me by selling me a used defective toaster.", "I really hope they learn there lesson here and do not try to deceive anyone else but I have a feeling that the same toaster will be shipped to some other poor person." ]
I didn't buy this off Amazon, instead I bought it at O'reilly, only because I didn't feel like waiting for it to be delivered. Anyway, anyone on here that says it is easy to install if full of it. It comes with 2 adapters. One for 3 inch intakes, and one for 3.5 inch intake, and if you use no adapter then it fits on 4.5 inch intakes. Well, my intake is 3.25 inch so I tried using the 3.5 inch adapter. Tightening the hose clamp all the way and there was still about a half inch gap between the filter and the intake tubing so instead I ended up not going with either adapter. I put a spare coupler onto the end of the tubing, put the filter on and tightening the hose clamp all the way. So far it works but wish they had made the adapter better.	negative	[ "I didn't buy this off Amazon, instead I bought it at O'reilly, only because I didn't feel like waiting for it to be delivered.", "Anyway, anyone on here that says it is easy to install if full of it.", "It comes with 2 adapters.", "One for 3 inch intakes, and one for 3.", "5 inch intake, and if you use no adapter then it fits on 4.", "5 inch intakes.", "Well, my intake is 3.", "25 inch so I tried using the 3.", "5 inch adapter.", "Tightening the hose clamp all the way and there was still about a half inch gap between the filter and the intake tubing so instead I ended up not going with either adapter.", "I put a spare coupler onto the end of the tubing, put the filter on and tightening the hose clamp all the way.", "So far it works but wish they had made the adapter better." ]
Worst product I have EVER bought on Amazon. Worse than every knock off product I could ever put my hands on. Terrible design, extremely flawed. First off, the one hitter happens to be half the height of the chamber. So every time you need to take it out, you will spill all your goods and the toke and poke. If that’s not enough to make you turn around now, the grinder chamber DO NOT GRIND. I repeat, they DO NOT GRIND. It just sticks to eachother because of the ridges, and you will most likely cause it to get stuck out of frustration. Immediate regret. Worst decision ever was to buy this. Completely useless and not worth a nickel.	negative	[ "Worst product I have EVER bought on Amazon.", "Worse than every knock off product I could ever put my hands on.", "Terrible design, extremely flawed.", "First off, the one hitter happens to be half the height of the chamber.", "So every time you need to take it out, you will spill all your goods and the toke and poke.", "If that’s not enough to make you turn around now, the grinder chamber DO NOT GRIND.", "I repeat, they DO NOT GRIND.", "It just sticks to eachother because of the ridges, and you will most likely cause it to get stuck out of frustration.", "Immediate regret.", "Worst decision ever was to buy this.", "Completely useless and not worth a nickel." ]
same ol' same ol' from Microsoft - but what can you expect from a company that's large, dysfunctional, and has such a history of poorly/slowly responding to their customers. Want a hobby solving for why (your) computer(s) aren't functioning as expected - get Windows. Want to instead spend your time 'using' your expensive piece of technology... get a Mac. PCs are cheaper b/c there is a 'free-market' on the components - meaning there are lots of different components and thus problems with them working together nicely. It's your time and you have to ask yourself - "what's it worth to me." I'd rather not loose the 10's of hours thank-you and instead use that time for something else. Windows 7, my report to you, from me, a guy who owns PCs and uses them heavily in graphic design and high-end commercial production. Sincerely. Windows 7 is: slow - example, right click on a desktop item and you'll be waiting several seconds before the menu appears - enough time for you to give up and repeatedly right-click - causing more issues (FYI I use high-end PCs with super fast SSD drives with 8 processors or more, with 16GB RAM or more, on a 64bit OS - and it's still slow) buggy - example, Windows 7 still ships with a blatant bug that causes the clock to not tell the correct time... a year after it's release, Windows 7 still is known to ship with this issue - your computer can't tell time correctly. *stupid and poorly designed - MS tried very hard to copy the designs pioneered by Apple. The user interface is XP blended with OSX. Sadly, Microsoft didn't improve on that design; and actually did a rather poor job of copying it. There are parts of Windows 7 that clearly still XP where you have windows that can't resize to reveal all of their data/messages/paths so you're forced to "scroll" or in some cases you simply don't get the ability at all (example: properties page for a folder - "location" only displays the first 50 or so characters - the window doesn't resize). Areas of XP which needed improvement - take for example the XPs infamous "screen saver" - have actually been changed and made less-user friendly (the Windows 7 screen saver removes the ability to set the rate to an exact value - like every 3 seconds - at which pictures will rotate - instead it's "slow" "medium" or "fast" and no clue as to what those equal). I could go on, but I have PC problems and OS issues I'm trying to solve right now - understand? I'm just so frustrated at this moment I figured I'd let you people know that this Windows 7 will teach you to hate your PC all over again... I'm here just trying to help.	negative	[ "same ol' same ol' from Microsoft - but what can you expect from a company that's large, dysfunctional, and has such a history of poorly/slowly responding to their customers.", "Want a hobby solving for why (your) computer(s) aren't functioning as expected - get Windows.", "Want to instead spend your time 'using' your expensive piece of technology...", "get a Mac.", "PCs are cheaper b/c there is a 'free-market' on the components - meaning there are lots of different components and thus problems with them working together nicely.", "It's your time and you have to ask yourself - \"what's it worth to me.", "\" I'd rather not loose the 10's of hours thank-you and instead use that time for something else.", "Windows 7, my report to you, from me, a guy who owns PCs and uses them heavily in graphic design and high-end commercial production.", "Sincerely.", "Windows 7 is:\nslow - example, right click on a desktop item and you'll be waiting several seconds before the menu appears - enough time for you to give up and repeatedly right-click - causing more issues (FYI I use high-end PCs with super fast SSD drives with 8 processors or more, with 16GB RAM or more, on a 64bit OS - and it's still slow)\n\nbuggy - example, Windows 7 still ships with a blatant bug that causes the clock to not tell the correct time...", "a year after it's release, Windows 7 still is known to ship with this issue - your computer can't tell time correctly.", "*stupid and poorly designed - MS tried very hard to copy the designs pioneered by Apple.", "The user interface is XP blended with OSX.", "Sadly, Microsoft didn't improve on that design; and actually did a rather poor job of copying it.", "There are parts of Windows 7 that clearly still XP where you have windows that can't resize to reveal all of their data/messages/paths so you're forced to \"scroll\" or in some cases you simply don't get the ability at all (example: properties page for a folder - \"location\" only displays the first 50 or so characters - the window doesn't resize).", "Areas of XP which needed improvement - take for example the XPs infamous \"screen saver\" - have actually been changed and made less-user friendly (the Windows 7 screen saver removes the ability to set the rate to an exact value - like every 3 seconds - at which pictures will rotate - instead it's \"slow\" \"medium\" or \"fast\" and no clue as to what those equal).", "I could go on, but I have PC problems and OS issues I'm trying to solve right now - understand?", "I'm just so frustrated at this moment I figured I'd let you people know that this Windows 7 will teach you to hate your PC all over again...", "I'm here just trying to help." ]
Purchased this because it is the best. Sent the first one back, should have done the same with the second one. After several hours this morning I have concluded that poor QC or manufacturing in general makes mine very loud. I can hear it across the room as it runs. The impeller and associated parts do not align correctly and cannot be adjusted. The impeller rattles because it is not centered in the motor housing shaft. All parts are installed correctly, no parts are broken, they are just not correctly manufactured. If yours makes any noise send it back. Buy something else. I don't do a lot of reviews, not usually upset over the minor issues in life. However, I bought this for it's quality and what I got was anything but. If yours is making noise it will not get better and you are stuck with noisy and annoying that only the trash can will fix.	negative	[ "Purchased this because it is the best.", "Sent the first one back, should have done the same with the second one.", "After several hours this morning I have concluded that poor QC or manufacturing in general makes mine very loud.", "I can hear it across the room as it runs.", "The impeller and associated parts do not align correctly and cannot be adjusted.", "The impeller rattles because it is not centered in the motor housing shaft.", "All parts are installed correctly, no parts are broken, they are just not correctly manufactured.", "If yours makes any noise send it back.", "Buy something else.", "I don't do a lot of reviews, not usually upset over the minor issues in life.", "However, I bought this for it's quality and what I got was anything but.", "If yours is making noise it will not get better and you are stuck with noisy and annoying that only the trash can will fix." ]
Every dentist I have spoken with about toothbrushes has said the same thing. Get one with soft bristles. These have not only very stiff bristles but they are sharp as well. The tips don't feel like they have rounded tips. While was using them I would run them under hot water for a minute to soften them up. It was better but still didn't really solve the problem. I went back to using my old brush. The old brush was stiff as well when new but it is soft now and the tips were never sharp like these are. I am sure that someone thought that the strangely configured brush was a big improvement, however, they must not have actually tried using it before going ahead with the redesign. The more you use it the more sore your gums will get and I do not have ANY sign of any gum disease at all.	negative	[ "Every dentist I have spoken with about toothbrushes has said the same thing.", "Get one with soft bristles.", "These have not only very stiff bristles but they are sharp as well.", "The tips don't feel like they have rounded tips.", "While was using them I would run them under hot water for a minute to soften them up.", "It was better but still didn't really solve the problem.", "I went back to using my old brush.", "The old brush was stiff as well when new but it is soft now and the tips were never sharp like these are.", "I am sure that someone thought that the strangely configured brush was a big improvement, however, they must not have actually tried using it before going ahead with the redesign.", "The more you use it the more sore your gums will get and I do not have ANY sign of any gum disease at all." ]
I make lots of soups and got this to chop vegetables. I wanted something that will really chop vegetables into uniform sizes. This doesnt really "chop" vegetables though. For an onion it minced half of it and the other half was still in big chunks. So I had more of an onion paste with big unchopped onion chunks in it. It was the same result for celery. It didn't chop carrots at all, just had big cut marks in it. I had to still do those by hand. Also its a bit small. 1 big onion fills it up. Returning mine to get something bigger and more precise.	negative	[ "I make lots of soups and got this to chop vegetables.", "I wanted something that will really chop vegetables into uniform sizes.", "This doesnt really \"chop\" vegetables though.", "For an onion it minced half of it and the other half was still in big chunks.", "So I had more of an onion paste with big unchopped onion chunks in it.", "It was the same result for celery.", "It didn't chop carrots at all, just had big cut marks in it.", "I had to still do those by hand.", "Also its a bit small.", "1 big onion fills it up.", "Returning mine to get something bigger and more precise." ]
By far this is the most comfortable headset I have ever worn. There were many problems for me: 1) This headset falls off too easily. I have lost this headset probably 6 times in stores. Since the headset is so comfortable you don't realize it fell off your ear. I have been very lucky to find it each time, but my good fortune is bound to run out eventually. I do have long hair and that may contribute to the problem. 2) The worst problem for me is the rubber material cracked in the arch of the headset where it rests against the ear. In putting the headset over the ear, it is designed to expand. This slight expansion caused major cracking in the arch and in time cracking also occurred where the rubber is attached to the metal swivel ear piece. I should have contacted Motorola when the cracking first started. Instead I used super glue. This worked for quite a while, but in about a year the cracking started again and it was deeper. The second time I applied super glue it seemed to sink into the microphone and ruined the headset. I could hear others but they can no longer hear me. Now I'm looking for another headset which will be as comfortable as this one was. 3) The headset is supposed to work long distance from your phone, but only after you get the phone and read the instructions is it made clear to you that this long range away from your phone only works as stated for a Motorola phone. I could get only about 10 feet from my phone without severe static and and then lose the call. 4) A voice tells you how much battery life you have and the max is 5 hours. However for me the headset did not give me 5 hours of battery life. UPDATE 10/22/14: Dummy here, I bought another, this time a Motorola Sliver II. Believe it or not, I dropped it from my hand to the floor and when the thing hit the floor I was shocked and could hardly believe my eyes that it broke into TWO pieces! It separated near the top where it will turn from side to side for use R or L ear. It was still under warranty but Motorola would not replace it! Now who hasn't dropped their earpiece on the floor???? I spent a lot of money for this item and it certainly should not have broken in half!!! I am very, very disappointed. I will never order a Motorola product again.	negative	[ "By far this is the most comfortable headset I have ever worn.", "There were many problems for me:\n\n1) This headset falls off too easily.", "I have lost this headset probably 6 times in stores.", "Since the headset is so comfortable you don't realize it fell off your ear.", "I have been very lucky to find it each time, but my good fortune is bound to run out eventually.", "I do have long hair and that may contribute to the problem.", "2) The worst problem for me is the rubber material cracked in the arch of the headset where it rests against the ear.", "In putting the headset over the ear, it is designed to expand.", "This slight expansion caused major cracking in the arch and in time cracking also occurred where the rubber is attached to the metal swivel ear piece.", "I should have contacted Motorola when the cracking first started.", "Instead I used super glue.", "This worked for quite a while, but in about a year the cracking started again and it was deeper.", "The second time I applied super glue it seemed to sink into the microphone and ruined the headset.", "I could hear others but they can no longer hear me.", "Now I'm looking for another headset which will be as comfortable as this one was.", "3) The headset is supposed to work long distance from your phone, but only after you get the phone and read the instructions is it made clear to you that this long range away from your phone only works as stated for a Motorola phone.", "I could get only about 10 feet from my phone without severe static and and then lose the call.", "4) A voice tells you how much battery life you have and the max is 5 hours.", "However for me the headset did not give me 5 hours of battery life.", "UPDATE 10/22/14: Dummy here, I bought another, this time a Motorola Sliver II.", "Believe it or not, I dropped it from my hand to the floor and when the thing hit the floor I was shocked and could hardly believe my eyes that it broke into TWO pieces!", "It separated near the top where it will turn from side to side for use R or L ear.", "It was still under warranty but Motorola would not replace it!", "Now who hasn't dropped their earpiece on the floor????", "I spent a lot of money for this item and it certainly should not have broken in half!!!", "I am very, very disappointed.", "I will never order a Motorola product again." ]
Although I like all but one of these products, I think the packaging is very deceptive. First, the products. I love all of them except for the cleansing gel. It's foamy, and I much prefer a non-lathering facial cleanser. It was okay, and then I used the peel. Even though my face is very sensitive, it did a good job. (A skin patch test is recommended, but I skipped it. It was pretty mild.) Then I used the Age Defy Moisturizer on most of my face, and applied the serum around my eyes. Again, I was very pleased. I love that the products are made from natural organic ingredients, but I searched the box and labels to see if it wasn't tested on animals, but I couldn't find any such statement. Bummer. And now the packaging. The lightweight box says it's made from from sustainably sourced paper. That's nice, but recycled paper would be better. The individual products were wrapped in white tissue paper, so plastic is kept to a minimum. My big problem? The box says "Products Shown At Actual Size". Which is true. Both the Gel Cleanser and the Serum were full containers. But the other 3 products; the Age Defy Moisturizer, SPF 15 Moisturizer, and Green Apple Peel, are all in identical tubes, and were way less than half full when I first received them. To make sure, I haven't tried the SPF 15 yet (it's been cloudy and rainy and I've been inside most of the day), but I thoroughly shook the tube to let it settle, shown a flashlight behind it, and the product barely came up to the bottom of the text, above the circle, as you can see in the illustration. You have to read the very tiny tiny print on the bottom of the box to see the these 3 tubes each contain .5 oz.. It's also marked on each tube, but you wouldn't know this until you bought the entire box. As a control, I took this photo of a Bert's Bees product next to the Juice Beauty SPF 15. Both contain 0.5 oz.. It was nice to try this product on Vine. As far as the products, 4 1/2 stars. As far as the packaging, 0 stars.	negative	[ "Although I like all but one of these products, I think the packaging is very deceptive.", "First, the products.", "I love all of them except for the cleansing gel.", "It's foamy, and I much prefer a non-lathering facial cleanser.", "It was okay, and then I used the peel.", "Even though my face is very sensitive, it did a good job.", "(A skin patch test is recommended, but I skipped it.", "It was pretty mild.", ") Then I used the Age Defy Moisturizer on most of my face, and applied the serum around my eyes.", "Again, I was very pleased.", "I love that the products are made from natural organic ingredients, but I searched the box and labels to see if it wasn't tested on animals, but I couldn't find any such statement.", "Bummer.", "And now the packaging.", "The lightweight box says it's made from from sustainably sourced paper.", "That's nice, but recycled paper would be better.", "The individual products were wrapped in white tissue paper, so plastic is kept to a minimum.", "My big problem?", "The box says \"Products Shown At Actual Size\".", "Which is true.", "Both the Gel Cleanser and the Serum were full containers.", "But the other 3 products; the Age Defy Moisturizer, SPF 15 Moisturizer, and Green Apple Peel, are all in identical tubes, and were way less than half full when I first received them.", "To make sure, I haven't tried the SPF 15 yet (it's been cloudy and rainy and I've been inside most of the day), but I thoroughly shook the tube to let it settle, shown a flashlight behind it, and the product barely came up to the bottom of the text, above the circle, as you can see in the illustration.", "You have to read the very tiny tiny print on the bottom of the box to see the these 3 tubes each contain.", "5 oz..", "It's also marked on each tube, but you wouldn't know this until you bought the entire box.", "As a control, I took this photo of a Bert's Bees product next to the Juice Beauty SPF 15.", "Both contain 0.", "5 oz..", "It was nice to try this product on Vine.", "As far as the products, 4 1/2 stars.", "As far as the packaging, 0 stars." ]
I cleared some drybrush and trees from the slope behind my backyard for fire prevention. The gophers that were digging countless holes in the hard dirt of the slope decided to relocate to my backyard lawn. It is "ON", varmints! I've tried gopher repellents, gas bombs, traps, solar spike deterrents, and baits, with varying results. Why not give this Tomcat Mole and Gopher Bait a try? Dislikes: Difficulty in locating lateral and main tunnels of gophers. Lateral tunnels are plugged and concealed near the mounds while main tunnels branch out from the mounds. Both types of tunnels can be founded with careful probing but my lawn's clay soil is too moist and usually just collapses rather than leaving a distinct tunnel. Main ingredient is Castor oil. The gophers I'm trying to eliminate are smart as hell and were not killed by this bait. Unsafe for families with young children, pets. Unsafe for the environment, e.g., wild predators such as skunks, coyotes, or hawks may eat the poisoned/dead gophers. Results: I followed the instructions precisely and applied the bait to fresh lateral and main tunnels that I could find. For the first two weeks, the gopher activity seemed to have ceased. During the third week, gopher dug new bigger holes near the original mound (gloating that the bait didn't work). *There was a dead gopher found floating in my pool after the fourth week. Uncertain whether it was killed by the gopher bait or just accidentally drowned while running across the backyard. Overall: Did halt the gophers for two weeks from digging holes near the original site but the damn critters simply branched out to other locations. Uncertain on the effectiveness of the bait to kill these critters fast before they have another litter. Now is the time to call a pro.	negative	[ "I cleared some drybrush and trees from the slope behind my backyard for fire prevention.", "The gophers that were digging countless holes in the hard dirt of the slope decided to relocate to my backyard lawn.", "It is \"ON\", varmints!", "I've tried gopher repellents, gas bombs, traps, solar spike deterrents, and baits, with varying results.", "Why not give this Tomcat Mole and Gopher Bait a try?", "Dislikes:\nDifficulty in locating lateral and main tunnels of gophers.", "Lateral tunnels are plugged and concealed near the mounds while main tunnels branch out from the mounds.", "Both types of tunnels can be founded with careful probing but my lawn's clay soil is too moist and usually just collapses rather than leaving a distinct tunnel.", "Main ingredient is Castor oil.", "The gophers I'm trying to eliminate are smart as hell and were not killed by this bait.", "Unsafe for families with young children, pets.", "Unsafe for the environment, e.", "g., wild predators such as skunks, coyotes, or hawks may eat the poisoned/dead gophers.", "Results:\nI followed the instructions precisely and applied the bait to fresh lateral and main tunnels that I could find.", "For the first two weeks, the gopher activity seemed to have ceased.", "During the third week, gopher dug new bigger holes near the original mound (gloating that the bait didn't work).", "*There was a dead gopher found floating in my pool after the fourth week.", "Uncertain whether it was killed by the gopher bait or just accidentally drowned while running across the backyard.", "Overall:\nDid halt the gophers for two weeks from digging holes near the original site but the damn critters simply branched out to other locations.", "Uncertain on the effectiveness of the bait to kill these critters fast before they have another litter.", "Now is the time to call a pro." ]
You need a 9v power supply (sold separately) but it takes a 9v battery. Guess what I didn't have? You basically take the entire thing apart (there are NO directions) to replace the battery. Nonetheless not hard to figure out, just impossible0 in execution. You must compress a spring from two sides holding the "pedal" to the top. If you manage it, prepare for one or more flying springs or parts when you remove the top. Did I say wear eye protection? Moving on... Now you can see the engineering genius. See the tiny chintzy switch on which the blob of rubber comes down to switch it.... maybe.... and you go "WTF?? Who thought this was a good idea?" You'll realize you only have about a 50-50 chance of it going back together as "designed." I winged it with a cut-down spring and a coat hanger. Works ok now. Adds noise to the signal, however.	negative	[ "You need a 9v power supply (sold separately) but it takes a 9v battery.", "Guess what I didn't have?", "You basically take the entire thing apart (there are NO directions) to replace the battery.", "Nonetheless not hard to figure out, just impossible0 in execution.", "You must compress a spring from two sides holding the \"pedal\" to the top.", "If you manage it, prepare for one or more flying springs or parts when you remove the top.", "Did I say wear eye protection?", "Moving on...", "Now you can see the engineering genius.", "See the tiny chintzy switch on which the blob of rubber comes down to switch it....", "maybe....", "and you go \"WTF??", "Who thought this was a good idea?", "\" You'll realize you only have about a 50-50 chance of it going back together as \"designed.", "\" I winged it with a cut-down spring and a coat hanger.", "Works ok now.", "Adds noise to the signal, however." ]
Rainbow Bridge on DVD is the same as on VHS. This movie is really weird alot of it makes no sense. Latter on in the movie you see Hendrix interview about his life which it sounds like he is acting. At the end Jimi Hendrix comes on stage with Mitch Mitchell and Billy Cox to perform Foxy Lady, New Rising Sun(Hey Baby), and In From The Storm also Red House. On this DVD they just give you short clips of the Hendrix concert its really too bad because the rainbow bridge concert was lost. If your a Hendrix fan then don't waste your time on this crazy DVD. Like I said it has nothing to do with Hendrix. Im sorry if there are no voting buttons but I don't know how to make them. ENJOY!!!!!!!!	negative	[ "Rainbow Bridge on DVD is the same as on VHS.", "This movie is really weird alot of it makes no sense.", "Latter on in the movie you see Hendrix interview about his life which it sounds like he is acting.", "At the end Jimi Hendrix comes on stage with Mitch Mitchell and Billy Cox to perform Foxy Lady, New Rising Sun(Hey Baby), and In From The Storm also Red House.", "On this DVD they just give you short clips of the Hendrix concert its really too bad because the rainbow bridge concert was lost.", "If your a Hendrix fan then don't waste your time on this crazy DVD.", "Like I said it has nothing to do with Hendrix.", "Im sorry if there are no voting buttons but I don't know how to make them.", "ENJOY!!!!", "!!!!" ]
So, at first I love it. The anti slip material is great, the base stays wherever you left it. The base is great overall. Now, the holder thing part don't seem to have the same careful design and production technique. On a first glimpse, who have had other window mount will notice the lower quality on the mobile parts. But ok. It holds the phone, right? Yes it does. But does it stays on the base? Nooooo. It uses a suction cup, normal as any window mount holder would, to be fixed on a plastic surface in the middle of the base (beanbag) piece. First week, great. After that its keeps falling, at first it happened on curves, then in bumps, then starts to fell alone. I just can't use it anymore. It is actually dangerous, falling while you are driving. Not happy at all, money to the trash.	negative	[ "So, at first I love it.", "The anti slip material is great, the base stays wherever you left it.", "The base is great overall.", "Now, the holder thing part don't seem to have the same careful design and production technique.", "On a first glimpse, who have had other window mount will notice the lower quality on the mobile parts.", "But ok.", "It holds the phone, right?", "Yes it does.", "But does it stays on the base?", "Nooooo.", "It uses a suction cup, normal as any window mount holder would, to be fixed on a plastic surface in the middle of the base (beanbag) piece.", "First week, great.", "After that its keeps falling, at first it happened on curves, then in bumps, then starts to fell alone.", "I just can't use it anymore.", "It is actually dangerous, falling while you are driving.", "Not happy at all, money to the trash." ]
I purchased this product a few of years ago. Initially it seemed to be a good product. It lasted for several months, and then the problems set in. 1) The dispensing bowl is attached to the reservoir bowl by two plastic nuts that thread onto two threaded plastic shafts extending from the dispensing bowl. There is also a small plastic tube that extends from the dispensing bowl, and fits into a receptacle in the reservoir bowl body. The tube is sealed to the receptacle by two small recessed O-rings. These O-rings are junk. During assembly the O-rings will twist and bind against each other preventing a good seal. Which in turn, will result in an empty waterer and a flooded floor? - My fix, use a food grade silicone to seal the tube to the receptacle. Problem solved; no big deal. 2) The filters that are used with this unit are also complete junk. They are a multi-layered filter, with each layer of filtration "supposedly" providing a beneficial purpose. However, this filter frequently becomes clogged. The first layer of filtration is a particulate screen; good in concept - bad in implementation. The useable surface area of this screen is less than an inch in diameter, so any debris (usually food particles and hair) that falls into the reservoir bowl will clog this filter fairly quickly. It usually takes about a week to clog it up. Once it becomes clogged, the water no longer flows. Well, so much for filtered water. 3) An easy way to unclog the filter is to back-flush it. Weekly back-flushing will extend the filter life for about a month before it has to be replaced. The filters originally came four to a pack, then three to a pack, now only two to a pack, but the price has never decreased. Ok, blame it on inflation. (Greed?) 4) The pump actually seems to be quite hardy. It has never had a problem. However, the water flows into the pump before it passes through the filter. This arrangement causes debris to get caught around the impeller of the pump (mainly hair), and the water flow slows down to a crawl. - My fix, remove the pump from the reservoir bowl, dissemble the pump, remove and clean the impeller, and reassemble. Well, so much for unattended watering. 5) The original reservoir bottle was made from a fairly durable plastic, and it lasted about two years; then once again my floor began to flood repeatedly. This time the problem was problem much harder to diagnose. The reservoir bottle developed a small crack underneath the screw-on lifting handle. The cracked reservoir bottle could no longer sustain a vacuum, and would empty its contents as fast as the air can flow in through the crack. I tried to seal the crack using the food grade silicone, but unfortunately the silicone would begin to leak as well. So, I ordered a replacement reservoir bottle. 6) The replacement reservoir bottle was made from a thin flexible plastic. I initially assumed the thin flexible plastic was an upgrade to make the bottle more resistant to cracking. Wrong. About 2 months after I replaced the bottle, my floor began to flood once again. This time the flooding was very infrequent, and I thought perhaps my pets were just being messy. I didn't even suspect the new bottle was cracked until my floor was once again flooded regularly. Once I discovered the crack under the screw-on lifting handle I called Ergosys, and requested a warranty replacement for the bottle. I was told even though the product was clearly defective and that it shouldn't have cracked, I would have to purchase a new bottle because, the 1 year warranty had expired yesterday. (Yes, that was the final straw and impetus for this review) 7) There is a removable centering device for the bottle. It resides in the reservoir bowl, and helps guide and support the bottle into place during bottle installation. This centering device is another piece of junk. It cracks more frequently than the bottle. The cracks seem to have little effect on the performance of the waterer, but why is it cracking in the first place? Despite the good rating from other reviewers, I would caution against relying on this unit to provide prolonged unattended watering for your pets (a week if your lucky). Furthermore, I definitely would NOT recommend using this unit near a wooden floor or carpeting; it is simply too prone to flooding the floor. I own small pet waterer, but it stands to reason the large and medium pet waterers may also be prone to these same problems. Despite the good rating from other reviewers, I would caution against relying on this unit to provide prolonged unattended watering for your pets (a week if your lucky). Furthermore, I definitely would NOT recommend using this unit near a wooden floor or carpeting; it is simply too prone to flooding the floor. Buyer Beware!	negative	[ "I purchased this product a few of years ago.", "Initially it seemed to be a good product.", "It lasted for several months, and then the problems set in.", "1) The dispensing bowl is attached to the reservoir bowl by two plastic nuts that thread onto two threaded plastic shafts extending from the dispensing bowl.", "There is also a small plastic tube that extends from the dispensing bowl, and fits into a receptacle in the reservoir bowl body.", "The tube is sealed to the receptacle by two small recessed O-rings.", "These O-rings are junk.", "During assembly the O-rings will twist and bind against each other preventing a good seal.", "Which in turn, will result in an empty waterer and a flooded floor?", "- My fix, use a food grade silicone to seal the tube to the receptacle.", "Problem solved; no big deal.", "2) The filters that are used with this unit are also complete junk.", "They are a multi-layered filter, with each layer of filtration \"supposedly\" providing a beneficial purpose.", "However, this filter frequently becomes clogged.", "The first layer of filtration is a particulate screen; good in concept - bad in implementation.", "The useable surface area of this screen is less than an inch in diameter, so any debris (usually food particles and hair) that falls into the reservoir bowl will clog this filter fairly quickly.", "It usually takes about a week to clog it up.", "Once it becomes clogged, the water no longer flows.", "Well, so much for filtered water.", "3) An easy way to unclog the filter is to back-flush it.", "Weekly back-flushing will extend the filter life for about a month before it has to be replaced.", "The filters originally came four to a pack, then three to a pack, now only two to a pack, but the price has never decreased.", "Ok, blame it on inflation.", "(Greed?", ")\n\n4) The pump actually seems to be quite hardy.", "It has never had a problem.", "However, the water flows into the pump before it passes through the filter.", "This arrangement causes debris to get caught around the impeller of the pump (mainly hair), and the water flow slows down to a crawl.", "- My fix, remove the pump from the reservoir bowl, dissemble the pump, remove and clean the impeller, and reassemble.", "Well, so much for unattended watering.", "5) The original reservoir bottle was made from a fairly durable plastic, and it lasted about two years; then once again my floor began to flood repeatedly.", "This time the problem was problem much harder to diagnose.", "The reservoir bottle developed a small crack underneath the screw-on lifting handle.", "The cracked reservoir bottle could no longer sustain a vacuum, and would empty its contents as fast as the air can flow in through the crack.", "I tried to seal the crack using the food grade silicone, but unfortunately the silicone would begin to leak as well.", "So, I ordered a replacement reservoir bottle.", "6) The replacement reservoir bottle was made from a thin flexible plastic.", "I initially assumed the thin flexible plastic was an upgrade to make the bottle more resistant to cracking.", "Wrong.", "About 2 months after I replaced the bottle, my floor began to flood once again.", "This time the flooding was very infrequent, and I thought perhaps my pets were just being messy.", "I didn't even suspect the new bottle was cracked until my floor was once again flooded regularly.", "Once I discovered the crack under the screw-on lifting handle I called Ergosys, and requested a warranty replacement for the bottle.", "I was told even though the product was clearly defective and that it shouldn't have cracked, I would have to purchase a new bottle because, the 1 year warranty had expired yesterday.", "(Yes, that was the final straw and impetus for this review)\n\n7) There is a removable centering device for the bottle.", "It resides in the reservoir bowl, and helps guide and support the bottle into place during bottle installation.", "This centering device is another piece of junk.", "It cracks more frequently than the bottle.", "The cracks seem to have little effect on the performance of the waterer, but why is it cracking in the first place?", "Despite the good rating from other reviewers, I would caution against relying on this unit to provide prolonged unattended watering for your pets (a week if your lucky).", "Furthermore, I definitely would NOT recommend using this unit near a wooden floor or carpeting; it is simply too prone to flooding the floor.", "I own small pet waterer, but it stands to reason the large and medium pet waterers may also be prone to these same problems.", "Despite the good rating from other reviewers, I would caution against relying on this unit to provide prolonged unattended watering for your pets (a week if your lucky).", "Furthermore, I definitely would NOT recommend using this unit near a wooden floor or carpeting; it is simply too prone to flooding the floor.", "Buyer Beware!" ]
It was a mistake for Activision to take the Call of Duty line away from its creators for the third installment. All the big hallmarks of the Call of Duty franchise seem to be here, linear story and cut scenes. But it doesn't seem to have the care and the excitement of the first two CoDs. And the third installment adds nothing to the game. For all intents it is just a poorly done expansion of the second game with no real improvements of polishing. It also seems that half of the game your character is being controlled by the computer or in a state of advanced shell shock. This seems to be a very heavy handed way of insuring the player appreciates all the scripted events throughout the game. As just another FPS WW2 shooter it might be an alright game. But since it carries the Call of Duty name people should, and do, expect it to be better than average. It is unfortunate that CoD3 isn't. I would recommend this game as a weekend rental maybe but this title left me very disappointed. It is good to see Call of Duty 4 returned to Infinity Ward.	negative	[ "It was a mistake for Activision to take the Call of Duty line away from its creators for the third installment.", "All the big hallmarks of the Call of Duty franchise seem to be here, linear story and cut scenes.", "But it doesn't seem to have the care and the excitement of the first two CoDs.", "And the third installment adds nothing to the game.", "For all intents it is just a poorly done expansion of the second game with no real improvements of polishing.", "It also seems that half of the game your character is being controlled by the computer or in a state of advanced shell shock.", "This seems to be a very heavy handed way of insuring the player appreciates all the scripted events throughout the game.", "As just another FPS WW2 shooter it might be an alright game.", "But since it carries the Call of Duty name people should, and do, expect it to be better than average.", "It is unfortunate that CoD3 isn't.", "I would recommend this game as a weekend rental maybe but this title left me very disappointed.", "It is good to see Call of Duty 4 returned to Infinity Ward." ]
The first bulb I used and wrote the review on worked. The second one I tried to use... didn't. The filament was already broken. by that time I had tossed the packaging so I couldn't really return it. Beware buying bulbs online is the message here I guess. ORIGINAL 5 REVIEW: Bright light. What more can I say? These were for 6' floor lamps that could take up to 150 watts. The bulb is larger than a standard 60 or 100 watt. I could see the top of the bulb poking out from the top of the lamp shade. That may be a drawback for some. Some lamps may not fit this larger bulb... so take that into account.	negative	[ "The first bulb I used and wrote the review on worked.", "The second one I tried to use...", "didn't.", "The filament was already broken.", "by that time I had tossed the packaging so I couldn't really return it.", "Beware buying bulbs online is the message here I guess.", "ORIGINAL 5 REVIEW:\nBright light.", "What more can I say?", "These were for 6' floor lamps that could take up to 150 watts.", "The bulb is larger than a standard 60 or 100 watt.", "I could see the top of the bulb poking out from the top of the lamp shade.", "That may be a drawback for some.", "Some lamps may not fit this larger bulb...", "so take that into account." ]
I ordered this sprinkler with high hopes because I have a huge lawn, no sprinkler system, and it just isn't possible to water with conventional "move-around" hose-end sprinklers. I got it to work (make sure you get the sprinkler arms in exactly the right position!). The sprinkler itself is quite heavy, metal, but - the cheap plastic end-ramp (that the sprinkler is supposed to climb onto & shut itself off) is absolutely useless. Why Nelson thought a light-weight plastic fixture with an inadequate short rod to anchor it into the ground would be acceptable and work is beyond me! I've tried a number of times to make this work, with only one success... I have a LARGE rural lawn - it's not a golf course! - but it should be acceptable for this to negotiate. (I recently bought a new hose - a Tuff-Guard Extra Flexible, Kink Proof Garden Hose - and the traveling sprinkler can't follow it at all, but gets hung up on the hose ridges.) - This thing will probably live in the garage until I donate it, sell it, or give it away... I'm going to check out other brands...	negative	[ "I ordered this sprinkler with high hopes because I have a huge lawn, no sprinkler system, and it just isn't possible to water with conventional \"move-around\" hose-end sprinklers.", "I got it to work (make sure you get the sprinkler arms in exactly the right position!", ").", "The sprinkler itself is quite heavy, metal, but - the cheap plastic end-ramp (that the sprinkler is supposed to climb onto & shut itself off) is absolutely useless.", "Why Nelson thought a light-weight plastic fixture with an inadequate short rod to anchor it into the ground would be acceptable and work is beyond me!", "I've tried a number of times to make this work, with only one success...", "I have a LARGE rural lawn - it's not a golf course!", "- but it should be acceptable for this to negotiate.", "(I recently bought a new hose - a Tuff-Guard Extra Flexible, Kink Proof Garden Hose - and the traveling sprinkler can't follow it at all, but gets hung up on the hose ridges.", ") - This thing will probably live in the garage until I donate it, sell it, or give it away...", "I'm going to check out other brands..." ]
Jan 2015: It's keeping my generator battery charged with a 5w Sunforce solar panel. I probably could have not used the charge controller on a 5w panel but it seemed like cheap insurance. Beware as previous people have stated, I had to splice connectors to make the Sunforce panel and charge controller connect. For me, I had read the comments and anticipated this. I plan to buy more for my tractor, truck, shed.... Jan 2016: Dropping to 1 star. The unit is dead. I'm not sure exactly when it died but I was running a generator exercise the other day and noticed it's no longer charging the battery. Granted it was cheap enough but I do have an expectation of not having to replace it yearly. Jul 2016: I removed this charge controller and hooked up the 5w solar panel directly to the battery. It shouldn't be enough to over charge the battery but I was afraid the failure in the charge controller would discharge / drain the battery	negative	[ "Jan 2015:\nIt's keeping my generator battery charged with a 5w Sunforce solar panel.", "I probably could have not used the charge controller on a 5w panel but it seemed like cheap insurance.", "Beware as previous people have stated, I had to splice connectors to make the Sunforce panel and charge controller connect.", "For me, I had read the comments and anticipated this.", "I plan to buy more for my tractor, truck, shed....", "Jan 2016:\nDropping to 1 star.", "The unit is dead.", "I'm not sure exactly when it died but I was running a generator exercise the other day and noticed it's no longer charging the battery.", "Granted it was cheap enough but I do have an expectation of not having to replace it yearly.", "Jul 2016:\nI removed this charge controller and hooked up the 5w solar panel directly to the battery.", "It shouldn't be enough to over charge the battery but I was afraid the failure in the charge controller would discharge / drain the battery" ]
UPDATE: Today is 11/29/2017. I purchased this in June of this year. I've used out about 6, 7 times. Using it yesterday I noticed that there was small metal shavings dripping down from the center. Not only that but the gears in my BRAND NEW 6QT professional Kitchen Aid are grinding and now emit a high pitched squeal that they've never done before. Trust me on this. It's NOT worth ruining your Kitchen Aid for some lemons, limes, oranges and/or grapefruit. Skip it & buy a citrus juicer. The cost of that will outweigh having to replace your Kitchen Aid. Absolutely LOVE this!!!! So much that I'm not sure how I've lived without it. I have an allergy to Stevia, Truvia, sucralose etc that's in just about every drink there is to be found so I make my own lemonade & this is so easy to use! The pulp catcher isn't the best. I have to empty it after 2-4 lemons depending on their size. I'm not a fan of a lot of pulp in my drinks so I have to strain this twice but the amount of juice i get from the lemons totally makes up for it! It takes the lemon right down to the rind so you know your getting all of it. Highly recommend this product!!!!!	negative	[ "UPDATE: Today is 11/29/2017.", "I purchased this in June of this year.", "I've used out about 6, 7 times.", "Using it yesterday I noticed that there was small metal shavings dripping down from the center.", "Not only that but the gears in my BRAND NEW 6QT professional Kitchen Aid are grinding and now emit a high pitched squeal that they've never done before.", "Trust me on this.", "It's NOT worth ruining your Kitchen Aid for some lemons, limes, oranges and/or grapefruit.", "Skip it & buy a citrus juicer.", "The cost of that will outweigh having to replace your Kitchen Aid.", "Absolutely LOVE this!!!!", "So much that I'm not sure how I've lived without it.", "I have an allergy to Stevia, Truvia, sucralose etc that's in just about every drink there is to be found so I make my own lemonade & this is so easy to use!", "The pulp catcher isn't the best.", "I have to empty it after 2-4 lemons depending on their size.", "I'm not a fan of a lot of pulp in my drinks so I have to strain this twice but the amount of juice i get from the lemons totally makes up for it!", "It takes the lemon right down to the rind so you know your getting all of it.", "Highly recommend this product!!!!", "!" ]
Waste of money. I usually wear an XL but I went to XXL to make sure of the size. These gloves are worthless and might fit my ten - year old. They must be packaged incorrectly or the Chinese don't know sizes in America. Nothing I can do but throw them away. Too much hassle to return. Don't buy these gloves unless you are expecting another piece of trash in your can. Poorly made too. Stitching is frayed and the seams are dimpled. These would never last me more than one week in the gym. The gloves are definitely not the gloves people would want if they are expecting quality and endurance. This brand glove was good at one time but, like some other goods, the quality and build is poor now..	negative	[ "Waste of money.", "I usually wear an XL but I went to XXL to make sure of the size.", "These gloves are worthless and might fit my ten - year old.", "They must be packaged incorrectly or the Chinese don't know sizes in America.", "Nothing I can do but throw them away.", "Too much hassle to return.", "Don't buy these gloves unless you are expecting another piece of trash in your can.", "Poorly made too.", "Stitching is frayed and the seams are dimpled.", "These would never last me more than one week in the gym.", "The gloves are definitely not the gloves people would want if they are expecting quality and endurance.", "This brand glove was good at one time but, like some other goods, the quality and build is poor now.." ]
Consider the way we used to hang posters with Scotch tape using the old tape donut trick. (Piece of tape rolled into a donut shape.) Why buy this product which gives you only 150" of a double sided tape for $5.50, when you can get <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Scotch-Magic-TM-Tape-3105-3-4-inch-x-300-Inches-3-Pack/dp/B0009F3P3U/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Scotch Magic(TM) Tape 3105, 3/4-inch x 300 Inches, 3-Pack</a> for the same price? I don't really see how this tape is any more removable than the Magic Tape. The dispenser is also a bit awkward to use- for one, after tearing a section of tape off, be sure to carefully adhere the tape that remains on the roll to the small edge near the cutting blade or the backing paper will come off and flop around and make that section of tape useless. Second, when you go to tear a piece off, you almost have to hold the roll with one of your thumbs to make sure you don't tear off too much because it's difficult to roll back with the backing paper. You also pretty much need to hold your thumb over top of the tape/and blade when you go to tear it - due to the backing paper, it's too stiff and won't stick to the blade unless you hold it there. I guess in the end, I just find this to be an unnecessary product that doesn't appear to work any better than the old standby.	negative	[ "Consider the way we used to hang posters with Scotch tape using the old tape donut trick.", "(Piece of tape rolled into a donut shape.", ") Why buy this product which gives you only 150\" of a double sided tape for $5.", "50, when you can get <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Scotch-Magic-TM-Tape-3105-3-4-inch-x-300-Inches-3-Pack/dp/B0009F3P3U/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?", "ie=UTF8\">Scotch Magic(TM) Tape 3105, 3/4-inch x 300 Inches, 3-Pack</a> for the same price?", "I don't really see how this tape is any more removable than the Magic Tape.", "The dispenser is also a bit awkward to use- for one, after tearing a section of tape off, be sure to carefully adhere the tape that remains on the roll to the small edge near the cutting blade or the backing paper will come off and flop around and make that section of tape useless.", "Second, when you go to tear a piece off, you almost have to hold the roll with one of your thumbs to make sure you don't tear off too much because it's difficult to roll back with the backing paper.", "You also pretty much need to hold your thumb over top of the tape/and blade when you go to tear it - due to the backing paper, it's too stiff and won't stick to the blade unless you hold it there.", "I guess in the end, I just find this to be an unnecessary product that doesn't appear to work any better than the old standby." ]
I could not put down the first three books. They were amazing. Feast of Crows was a huge disappointment. I HATED it. Did someone else write it? Does my Mr. Martin have a brain tumor? And surprise, surprise, Dance of Dragons is also a bomb! In both books, the author brings in dozens of characters that mean nothing, do nothing to advance the story and then they vanish. All at the expense of the characters we've come to know and care about. What a waste of time.	negative	[ "I could not put down the first three books.", "They were amazing.", "Feast of Crows was a huge disappointment.", "I HATED it.", "Did someone else write it?", "Does my Mr.", "Martin have a brain tumor?", "And surprise, surprise, Dance of Dragons is also a bomb!", "In both books, the author brings in dozens of characters that mean nothing, do nothing to advance the story\nand then they vanish.", "All at the expense of the characters we've come to know and care about.", "What a waste of time." ]
This is by far the best and highest quality holster I have ever brought I go through holster every couple of months because they are cheaper and wear out very quickly. This holster i could tell is high quality from day one. My phone fit into it flawlessly with no issues. I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 in a case and it still fits comfortably into the holster. I would recommend this large holster for anyone looking for a great quality and good fitting case. UPDATE 5/29/13- So this is an update on the holster. Its been a bit over a month now and just so everyone knows this holster stays on my belt and does not come off. This weekend the holster broke. The rivet that holds the belt clip to the holster just broke off! Thank god I was in my backyard and managed to notice that I did have the holster on my hip anymore. If i was out somewhere i would have definitely lost the phone and all my pictures and information. I dropped the rating down to 1 star because i am totally disappointed in what happen. I have never ever ever had a belt clip break off the holster. Terrible design quality. I will never buy this holster again. I understand all holster rip, tear, whatever, but I've never had this happen after one month of use.	negative	[ "This is by far the best and highest quality holster I have ever brought I go through holster every couple of months because they are cheaper and wear out very quickly.", "This holster i could tell is high quality from day one.", "My phone fit into it flawlessly with no issues.", "I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 in a case and it still fits comfortably into the holster.", "I would recommend this large holster for anyone looking for a great quality and good fitting case.", "UPDATE 5/29/13-\nSo this is an update on the holster.", "Its been a bit over a month now and just so everyone knows this holster stays on my belt and does not come off.", "This weekend the holster broke.", "The rivet that holds the belt clip to the holster just broke off!", "Thank god I was in my backyard and managed to notice that I did have the holster on my hip anymore.", "If i was out somewhere i would have definitely lost the phone and all my pictures and information.", "I dropped the rating down to 1 star because i am totally disappointed in what happen.", "I have never ever ever had a belt clip break off the holster.", "Terrible design quality.", "I will never buy this holster again.", "I understand all holster rip, tear, whatever, but I've never had this happen after one month of use." ]
I've put on a few screens in the past. I chose this one to try a new vendor. The packaging was top shelf. It came in a nice double foam package surrounded by clear plastic. It included a decent (though, non-magnetic) set of tools. The color is spot on, which is a nice change from some screens I've used which were slightly "off" from Apple's white. The screen came with new adhesive as well, which was nice. Here's the bad things. The screen felt a little thinner than others I've used. I also noticed that the metallic shield did not cover the LED fully. This is the first screen I've used that caused Proximity sensor issues, however, those are easily remedied (though, it does require another disassembly). What got me most was the LCD distortion that this screen induces at the corners when pressed. I think this is a result of the thinner glass. If you pressed along any edges of the screen, you'd get that rainbow effect that LCD's produce when deformed. On top of this, the screen now has micro-scratches in it just from being in my pocket... without keys or change. The screen even has the slightest little "chip" in it now from who-knows-where. It's obvious that the glass is about the thinnest, weakest glass available. For that, I'm giving one star and going back to my old vendor.	negative	[ "I've put on a few screens in the past.", "I chose this one to try a new vendor.", "The packaging was top shelf.", "It came in a nice double foam package surrounded by clear plastic.", "It included a decent (though, non-magnetic) set of tools.", "The color is spot on, which is a nice change from some screens I've used which were slightly \"off\" from Apple's white.", "The screen came with new adhesive as well, which was nice.", "Here's the bad things.", "The screen felt a little thinner than others I've used.", "I also noticed that the metallic shield did not cover the LED fully.", "This is the first screen I've used that caused Proximity sensor issues, however, those are easily remedied (though, it does require another disassembly).", "What got me most was the LCD distortion that this screen induces at the corners when pressed.", "I think this is a result of the thinner glass.", "If you pressed along any edges of the screen, you'd get that rainbow effect that LCD's produce when deformed.", "On top of this, the screen now has micro-scratches in it just from being in my pocket...", "without keys or change.", "The screen even has the slightest little \"chip\" in it now from who-knows-where.", "It's obvious that the glass is about the thinnest, weakest glass available.", "For that, I'm giving one star and going back to my old vendor." ]
I needed a spice grinder and got this because it was the only one available locally at the time. The box on it said "Coffee and spice grinder," and my father used one of these for coffee for years, so I figured it had to be okay. After buying it, it was obvious that the "spice grinder" part was a marketing gimmick as the included docs didn't talk about it at all. End result, while it did a fine job grinding, it is impossible to clean! Neither the metal bowl nor the blade can be removed, so you can't scrub it, especially the bottom of the blade. There is also a seam between the bowl and the plastic which collects ground spices. Unless you want your freshly ground cinnamon tasting like coriander and black pepper, don't buy this unless you buy one for each spice. I'm sure it does a fine job with coffee, but for spices, it is not good and I feel ripped off. I kept it and cleaned as best I could until I found a Kitchen-Aid model, that while not quite as good at grinding, is able to be cleaned. Much better!	negative	[ "I needed a spice grinder and got this because it was the only one available locally at the time.", "The box on it said \"Coffee and spice grinder,\" and my father used one of these for coffee for years, so I figured it had to be okay.", "After buying it, it was obvious that the \"spice grinder\" part was a marketing gimmick as the included docs didn't talk about it at all.", "End result, while it did a fine job grinding, it is impossible to clean!", "Neither the metal bowl nor the blade can be removed, so you can't scrub it, especially the bottom of the blade.", "There is also a seam between the bowl and the plastic which collects ground spices.", "Unless you want your freshly ground cinnamon tasting like coriander and black pepper, don't buy this unless you buy one for each spice.", "I'm sure it does a fine job with coffee, but for spices, it is not good and I feel ripped off.", "I kept it and cleaned as best I could until I found a Kitchen-Aid model, that while not quite as good at grinding, is able to be cleaned.", "Much better!" ]