Dumbfounding and Amazing
923871
Diana has more talent than most of the pop artists out there and it shows. She has an emotional connection through her voice and the songs its incredible. She is amazing. Her songs Cardboard Castles, Go On and Cry, Dreams oh heck all of them are amazing.
1783677
As a late guest to the Anjunabeats party, I am going through the albums quickly, and somehow I overlooked this one. I suppose that a couple of distracted listening didn't catch my attention the way some of the other albums did, but I am writing this to emphatically express how stupid I was, and how good this album is. I am just in complete awe.
4621366
When I first started reading this book, I thought I was hating it.  I thought it was a stupid, young adult book.  I kept reading it because it was an easy read, but then honestly, this has become one of my favorite books.  Amazing book.  Can't shake it and can't shake the feeling I have since finishing it.
4652880
I decided to make, instead of the review, a comment of the film:
I couldn't believe what I was watching at the first 10 minutes. I didn't know if I had to laught, cry or just stare at the tv.
The history of the characters is amazing. One by one envolves you and introduce you to their owne history.
The music is unbelievable, is perfect.
El film por completo es exelente.
Forgive me for the grammar mistakes.
1784241
People who disses this movie are stupid. Way better than HSM. My favorite scenes are the songs "Dreaming Wide Awake," and "Clear". I nearly cried on "clear" I LOVE THIS MOVIE.
3039953
Seriously? All the people here who gave this terrible reviews clearly have a huge stick up their bums. When I first discovered this AMAZING game, I was a depressed, lonely, 11 year old redhead with brown eyes and a sarcastic attitude, just like Miss Skye of Lynlora is. The jokes are so bad they're good, the levels are ridiculous and endless, but wildly colorful and imaginative too. I love this game, and I have made many of my nerdy friends watch the trailer on youtube with me while I gleefully describe how silly this game is. If you're looking for a serious game, go play Call of Duty or some other mind-numbing tactical game. If you're looking for a strange, Skittles filled, off-kilter, Monty-Python esque random stew of awesome, buy this game.
1795877
I flipped on the television and got sucked into this movie half way  through.  Had no idea what I was watching and thought it was a light  hearted cheesy movie from the late 70's/early 80's.  Boy was I wrong!  This  movie absolutely blew me away.  I was not at all suprised to learn John  Sayles (Passion Fish, The Secret of Roan Inish) had directed it.  A  fabulous depiction of teenage life and self discovery.  I have never seen  people of this age portrayed so accurately.  I can not get Vincent Spano's  performance out of my mind.  He reminds me of so many of the dumb, yet  loveable (but sometimes "dangerous") boys I dated as a young  girl.  It almost gives me the creeps - and yet, keeps me rivoted.  I do not  understand why it is that Vincent Spano has not become a bigger box office  draw.  He is an amazing actor with great range in everything I've seen him  in and also very physically attractive.  Boggles the mind why he hasn't  been in more movies.  And Rosanna Arquette gives an amazing performance as  well as a young girl just realizing what she wants out of life but unable  to break away completely from her youth.  PHENOMENAL!!!  I immediately went  out and bought this movie on eBay - I have to watch it again and again.  Not at all what I expected on a lazy Sunday afternoon.
611618
This is the dumbest movie I have seen in a long time. I think I lost some brain cells watching this garbage. Why?
4884267
We look around the world and see people making really really dumb decision, but this is nothing new.  History is rife with examples of truly dumb moves, and sometimes reading about them makes you feel a little bit smarter.  Whether it is a leader taking anti aging elixers that proved to be poisonous or the ridiculous trade of Babe Ruth, this book is full of examples where people make choices that turned out to be completely boneheaded.  So, the next time you feel stupid, read this and know you are in good company.

I am a sucker for these types of trivia books.  I never seem to find them boring, and no matter how many of them I read, I always seem to find several stories that are new to me.  While some of the information covered in this book is old news for me, I still found it highly entertaining.  When I read books of this nature, I always have to wonder about the legitimacy of the facts.  There is a list of references in the back of this book, but who is going to cross check all those facts?  Not me.  Nope, I will take his word for it, and snicker as I read.

My only real complaint about this book was a slight lack of flow.  I like books that are comprised of short articles or vignettes, so that did not bother me.  What bothered me was that they were not organized.  I would have liked it better if the book had been divided into chapters, like Dumb Sports, and Dumb Leaders.  Other than that, I thought this was a cute book, one that is a good discussion piece.  Because it is comprised of all these short entries, you can easily put it down and pick it up at a later date.  It is the perfect book to keep on your coffee table or your bathroom bookshelf to keep people entertained.
2328240
4 out of 5 stars with close to 700 reviews? What is wrong here? Are we rejoicing because we finally see somebody who is just a little dumber than our (obviously) dumb selves, or is it the relief that comes from knowing that our moronic lifestyle (be it past or present) is in fact a widespread phenomena? It's amazing how nothing amazes us anymore.(sic) Oh, wait! But it's not true! Here is a completely cretinous movie, with no plot, beginning or ending - which manages to evoke feelings of admiration even jealousy. "Wow, this movie is so dumb it's almost great, even I could've made it! How come I didn't think of it first?" I wholeheartedly recommend this movie! Let's watch it and recommend it and wonder why does the rest of the world think that we are oh ... so stupid.
2828459
This is a delightfully odd bit of anime. I don't think I've given any anime a five star rating for a while but this series had me binge watching and chuckling all the way through. Other reviews have said that this is very silly; it is, very, very silly. It relies on the concept of a young book-obsessed man being murdered in a cafe and being re-incarnated as a dog. A dog who can communicate telepathically with his favourite author and her editor. The dog is one star of the show whilst his owner is the other. Both are wonderfully scripted.
The first two episodes have themes of vengeance and a moral message/dilemma. After these tow episodes any attempt at a serious plot is gloriously ignored. There are themes of S&M, female domination, and animal abuse which makes this unsuitable for children (I wouldn't want to explain some of this to a 14 year old, would you?). If you can cope with this and see the funny and touching side this works. It worked for me but clearly I'd say this is going to appeal to a more mature audience.
The English dubbing is fine but  the notes do pass very quickly and you'll need to be quick with a pause button to read them all.
This is one of the most whimsical and amusing animes I've seen in a long time and I highly recommend it but caution others to watch out for the adult themes.
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I'm amazed at the praise some reviewers heaped on this drivel. I read it a long time ago - when I was an agnostic - and thought it idiotic even then. Whether you believe in Christianity or are an atheist, religious leaders such as Jesus, Buddha or others had to be strong, charismatic figures, not 20th century neurotics. The assertion that the neurotic main character could actually became a religious leader is too idiotic to be believed. Science fiction readers rightly jump all over an author for even a minor scientific inaccuracy. But the psychological flaws in this novel are larger than the Grand Canyon and no one pretends to notice. If the author had written this about another religious figure, he'd be called Islamophobic. Take just one line of Jesus. If you lose your life, you will find it, but it you seek to save it, you will lose it. Even if you don't agree that there is a supernatural element in life, that is a profound psychological statement. Volumes could, and have, been written on it. He was a man/god who had great understanding of the human condition and, if Christians are correct, great wisdom about the spiritual realms too. Hence, the basic "theme" of this book is laughable and infantile.
 Gore Vidal has very intelligently written lucid - some might say savage - satires of Christianity. But his critiques are erudite, insightful and witty. They may be wrong, even a bit malicious, but are insightful, not just mean-spirited and stupid. This book is just mean-spirited and stupid.
2144886
This is a movie that is not intended to be understood at all as is -or- not intended to be understood with just one viewing -or- was beautifully and artfully crafted to allow only intelligent (aka intellectually gifted) people to understand.

It can't be enjoyed by the unwashed masses. If you don't like this -or- don't 'get it' -or- prefer movies to have an actual plot that can be followed = You're just too stupid and this movie wasn't made for you.

(For the sarcastically impaired -or- rabid Lynch fans the above was intended as sarcasm/satire.)

If you enjoy the type of TV/movies Lynch is associated with you'll probably love this and want to add it to your collection. For the rest of you, please view it before purchase. You could view it via Amazon at the time I write this.

This movie is currently rated as 8.0 on IMDB. There's a pretty lively discussion on the message boards between those who are wondering why anyone would bother to make such a lousy movie vs. those who feel people not recognizing this movie for the masterpiece it is to be idiots.

Enjoy this movie -or- not. If not, be prepared to be informed you lack intelligence.
2766141
I was watching HBO sometime back and there was a movie that didn't make sense. 10 minutes in and I found its name and that it was based on a novel. It was extremely hard but I stopped watching the movie.

Then I read this. And I found myself in there; not in Oskar, though. So profound, yet written in the least profound way imaginable. I'm not speechless. I have a lot to say. This is beautiful in a different way.
2932197
I can't believe some of the reviews this has gotten. First people complain about the story, saying it's too generic. Well I hope they find watching  modernday chick flicks and teen sex romps after teen sex romps more varied.  The general idea of a alien abduction and a planet under attack have been  used before, but the interaction between characters sets it apart. The  social commentary on imperialism during the early Cold War era is slightly  subtle, but anyone watching with an open mind is sure to catch it. The  problem is stupid people who believe any movie made before 1997 must be bad  pass judgement upon it before they've even watched it.
 Second, I see  someone complaining about the effects. They're incredible! They would stand  up to many current movies. The makeup job on the injured insect slave is  incredible, and the scenes of the ship entering the atmospheres could not  look more realistic.
 The bottom line is movies like this fall into the  shadow of todays billion dollar budgeted, 90% computer animated, brainless,  meaningless explosion packed films that a retarded kindergartner could  write, and thus go unappreciated for their true creativity.
2787869
I laughed, I cried, I had to search dictionary.com to look up words since I'm boderline illiterate, and I still loved it. If morons like me could like it, then certainly most of you will enjoy it. This book is unlike anything I have ever read before, but I am mainly only allowed to read picture and pop-up books during my 30 minute common area time. Drew, you're just swell.
1034512
I am absolutely dumbfounded and amazed at the number of people who rhapsodize about this film, and can only conclude that its popularity is an example of "the emperor's new clothes" mentality... What I'd like to point out is that one of the main characters is a stalker and rapist who completely violates the woman with whom he is "in love." Apparently, viewers of this film who like it seem to think his actions are less repugnant because he is depicted as being "in love" and because his victim is in a coma! ... Well, I don't know how they define love, but stalking, violating, raping and impregnating a defenceless woman are hardly part of MY definition! To me there is nothing bittersweet about this story and I felt nothing but revulsion and anger towards this character and the movie as a whole. The director utterly manipulates the audience to feel sympathy for this idiot; it amazes me that most viewers seem oblivious to this. If a story about a lynching KKK member were just as beautifully,skillfully and cleverly filmed, acted and scored, would you not see beyond that to its repugnant core?!!! It's a horrible premise, sugar-coated to seem "poignant" and "deep" and "moving", but one which, in my opinion, anyone who is truly caring would NOT be able to get beyond. Besides all this, it's a pretentious, totally melodramatic movie with an utterly ridiculous, laughably overwrought ending. I can't believe anyone could find this movie moving. And what is all this ridiculous stuff about how Pedro Almodovar loves women, understands women, etc. I think this movie makes it pretty apparent he has no empathy whatsoever for women and in fact quite probably has a few problems with them! (Incidentally, 4 bulls were slaughtered for the purposes of making this film, leading Almodovar to be charged and fined. Nice guy. Caring, sensitive guy.)