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Simpatico
Simpatico : Did I like this movie? Neigh!
by ladyconsumer
Pros: Cute concept, using two actors for each main character.
Cons: The plot was bizarre, the performances weak, and the pace way too slow.
Simpatico < b>tries to be an exciting drama, involving blackmail and corruption in the sport of horseracing. But it fails. Instead, we have a slow-paced drama with a plot that doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Twenty years ago, Vinnie, ...
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Oct 06 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 2.0

Lisa Scottoline - Courting Trouble
Courting Trouble : Don't go to any trouble obtaining this book.
by ladyconsumer
Pros: The main trial was pretty interesting.
Cons: But Anne is one of the most annoying main characters ever!
Lisa Scottoline gives us Courting Trouble< b>, a story that's supposed to be part thriller, part courtroom drama. But the main character is so silly, stupid, and unlikable that I could not feel invested in her problems. It's true that Anne ...
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Oct 06 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Paul B. Janeczko - Worlds Afire: The Hartford Circus Fire of 1944
Worlds Afire: Janeczko’s Poems of the Circus Fire of 1944
by keithpruitt
Pros:

Engaging freestyle poetry, concrete description, true story


Cons: Tragic story, disturbing for younger children
Children love the circus. This has been true every since Barnum began the greatest show on earth. But an event took place in Hartford, Connecticut in 1944 that changed the circus forever. A fire broke out (perhaps set) killing 167 people (mostly women ...
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Oct 06 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 2.0

Catch the Moon by Lisa Loeb/Elizabeth Mitchell
Lisa Loeb's Less Inspired Outing: The Book/CD "Catch The Moon."
by wlswarts
Pros: Vocals are decent, "Stop And Go" is interesting
Cons: Poor replayability, Phrasing in book is awkward, Short, Somewhat uninspired musical choices.
For those who might not know, the way that I manage to live these days as a writer and a reviewer and still review about twenty compact discs a month is that I have a pretty awesome local library which seems to get a perverse thrill out of filling ...
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Oct 06 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Nancy Pearl - More Book Lust: Recommended Reading For Every Mood, Moment, And Reason
More Book Lust || a familiar recipe with new ingredients...
by sleeper54
Pros: Incredibly diverse topics; enticing descriptions draw you in; pick a selection and dive in...
Cons: You aint got time to read 'em all; take yur time, pick a good one...
...Sequels are always a dicey business. Trying to catch lightning in a bottle the second time can be a tricky task. The fiction sequel needs to rework old characters, settings, and story lines into a completely new menu. The nonfiction ...
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Oct 06 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0

The Clipse Presents: Re-Up Gang by Re-Up Gang
The Clipse Presents...More of Themselves
by balogun
Pros: For the hardcore faithful, it’s more guilty-pleasure coke tales.
Cons: At this point, how relevant—artistically in particular—are Clipse and Co. in the rap game?
There really isn rsquo;t much difference between the Clipse and the Re-Up Gang. In fact, the latter is simply the Clipse mdash;plus two members. < p> Not that it was meant to be, anyway. Embroiled in a litigation quagmire with their record label ...
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Oct 06 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Boy and His Dog
A Genuine American Masterpiece
by jsommersby
Pros:

Bravura handling of such tricky material.


Cons: Nothing -- really.
Masterfully written for the screen and directed by L.Q. Jones, the post-apocalyptic sci-fi fantasy A Boy and His Dog< i> is bereft of fancy special effects and reliant instead on character and incident to carry the show. Taken from award-winning ...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 1.0

Dark Water
Dark Water - 2005
by susidee34
Pros:

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Cons: ...
This movie was about as exciting as trimming the cuticles on your fingernails. It was so predictable you wanted to say lsquo;Helllloooo ... wake up woman!' Between the unexplained water dripping constantly from the floor above to the noises in the ...
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Oct 06 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

The Black Circus Pt. 1 by Manticora
You May Never Leave The Black Circus
by wolfman309
Pros:

A great heavy dark metal masterpiece.


Cons:

They won't be back here till 2010!


There is something that draws us to the macabre. The world of Stephen King and H.P. Lovecraft. The place in our mind that makes us turn on the lights as the sounds of the night prickles the hairs on the back of you neck. This album takes you on a trip to ...
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Oct 06 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0

Death Magnetic by Metallica
Back from Hell, Metallica Reclaims Their Metal Throne
by thevoid99
Pros: Production, Performance, Lyrics, Songs, Structures, Instrumentals, & Arrangements.
Cons: Mixing is a Bit Off on the Bass in the CD version.
Since the release of their full-length debut album Kill ‘Em All, Metallica changed the face of metal by taking the speed energy of punk and the driving riffs of metal's previous forefathers like Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, and Iron ...
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Oct 06 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Sara Gruen - Water for Elephants: A Novel
Sara Gruen Water for Elephants
by susiewho
Pros: An absorbing compelling work of art. A tragedy, an adventure, an amazing story.
Cons: None
Jacob Jankowski is an elderly gentleman narrating his story from the nursing home he now lives in. This is the story of his life. The story starts out with the tragic death of his parents and the loss of his home. His life is turned upside down. He can ...
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Oct 06 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 1.0

Terri Thayer - Stamped Out
Stamp This Book Right Out of Your To Be Read Pile
by carstairs38
Pros: Some of the supporting characters were good.
Cons: I didn't like the majority of the characters; poor plot
At one point, my whole family was into rubber stamping. We'd make all our own cards. And we had a blast doing it. So when I noticed that a stamping themed mystery series was coming, I quickly put it on my must read list. Unfortunately, I'm sorry I ...
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Oct 06 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0

The Rocker
The Rocker – "Rock Band" Movie Starring Rainn Wilson
by t13monkeys
Pros: good casting, light-hearted fun to watch flick
Cons: not much depth or conflict, predictable, humor on and off at times
Rainn Wilson (Dwight Schrute of The Office) has been gradually starting to ramp up to a film career (The Last Mimzy, My Super Ex-Girlfriend), but he’s doing it the wrong way by taking on roles that don’t seem to make full use of his funny ...
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Oct 06 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Hold your tacos and go see Beverly Hills Chihuahua!
by bradshawcl
Pros: sweet, predictable, friendly kids movie
Cons:

shines a bad light on Dobermans. Some may not care for the predictability.


I knew when I heard that Disney was coming out with a Chihuahua movie, that we would have to go see it. Turns out it was coming out the week we were on fall break, so I figured it would be a good time to go to the theater and see Beverly Hills Chihuahua. ...
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Oct 06 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0

Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West
What a Little Firestorm We Have Here: OBSESSION
by xxxxer
Pros: An effective propaganda piece for sure
Cons: Not really the type of film that should have received mass distribution around election time
Opening my parent's copy of the newspaper the other week, I was more than a little surprised when a DVD fell out. The DVD was of a movie I had heard of before, again through my parents. Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West< i> was a ...
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Oct 06 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Pleased To Meet Me by The Replacements
"Tonight makes love to all your kind."
by deadmilkboy
Pros:

The Mats are a potent power(pop) trio on this 1987 album, newly remastered and expanded.


Cons: The production is unlike anything Replacements fans have heard before.
Tim came out in 1985 on a major label, but it didn't exactly transfer well into mainstream recognition for The Replacements. Whether it was the defiantly static music video for "Bastards of Young" or their infamous appearance on Saturday ...
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Oct 06 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0

Engineering ethics by example.
by disgruntlement
Pros: Relevant and easily accessible discussion of engineering ethics...
Cons: ... with the occasional annoyance for the grammatically grumpy.
Because engineers create products that will affect thousands—if not millions or billions—of individual lives, there is a burden upon them to undertake their activities in a responsible manner. This fact was recognized by various engineering ...
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Oct 06 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0

Harry Turtledove - The Man with the Iron Heart
The Hangman Cometh
by Bruguru
Pros: Very interesting premise, realistic characterizations.
Cons: Some of the author's ideas are a stretch.
Reinhard "Hangman" Heydrich was one of the most ruthless members of the Nazi regime. Head of the dreaded SD (Sicherheitsdienst, or security service), he was a principal behind the bloody Night of the Long Knives when the leaders of the rival paramilitary ...
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Oct 06 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0

Freedom Writers
Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose – Janis Joplin
by coldsteel7
Pros: Acting, dialogue, ability to connect with the audience.
Cons: Pacing, sub-plots.
Freedom Writers was an interesting but somewhat sluggish look at High School life in Long Beach, California following the 1994 riots. The determined teacher faced with incorrigible students and misfits has been done a hundred times before. ...
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Oct 06 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0

Carla's Song
Some ordinary folks affected by US government-sponsored terrorism
by Stephen_Murray
Pros: Carlyle, Cabezas, locations

Cons: many do not want to believe the history of Reagan-Bush support of terrorism
Having been curious about British film-maker Ken Loach since 1967 (when "Poor Cow" did not play anywhere near me), I have seen three of his movies in the last few months (Kes, The Wind that Shakes the Barley, ...
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Oct 06 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0

Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who
Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who - Necessary Viewing For My Generation and Yours
by AliventiAsylum
Pros:

thorough and candid examination of The Who, great interviews, excellent restoration


Cons:

some parts feel condensed or rushed to fit on the disc


It seems that in recent years it has become economically feasible for anyone and everyone to create a disc about their favorite band. Wading through the plethora of discs on the market, every now and then a real gem turns up. Amazing Journey: The ...
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Oct 06 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0

Religulous
Maher's Broadside at Blind Faith.
by mickp
Pros: Entertaining and easy to watch. Asks questions many of us have privately asked for years.
Cons: Obviously one-sided, but can't argue with any of it. Impossible issue to please everyone.
Coming as I do from Australia where the “big issues” are different and the political centre of gravity isn’t quite the same, my position as a “middle of the road conservative” by Australian standards isn’t quite ...
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Oct 06 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0

All Quiet on the Western Front
The Futility of War
by andaryl
Pros: Landmark, strong story and message
Cons: Unimpressive acting
Released in 1930, All Quiet on the Western Front has been eternally recognized as a landmark movie. The message it portrays and the story it tells is a history lesson in itself, and has been credited by many directors in their own subsequent work. We ...
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Oct 06 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 2.0

Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
Wrapping Up "Extras" With The Same As Before: "The Extra Special Series Finale" Falls Flat.
by wlswarts
Pros: Moments of humor
Cons: Nothing different on the character or acting fronts, No DVD bonus features, Predictable plot.
"Extras" is a television series that premiered on HBO in the United States and was a joint production between the BBC and the cable film/original series channel. I watched and reviewed both seasons of the show (at: ...
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Oct 06 '08 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Green Ronin et al - Plundered Vaults
Six Pack of Pure Adventure
by BlackBear
Pros: A fine work of fun adventures for all characters
Cons: Not a whole lot of bonus stuff
"Gross!" muttered Geofe, to his master Hector. The young servant had just stepped in a glob of the disgusting slime that covered the floors and sides of the cramped sewer tunnel. "Quiet, you'll get us caught," admonished Hector in a horse whisper. "This ...
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Oct 06 '08 Overall Rating:
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