good idea poorly executed
593561
first of all, i thought this will be big enough to use for a headphone with thick wires (not even that thick! just the typical circumaural headphone wires.
It is pretty big, but i can't wrap too much cable around it.
much better off getting a fishbone-type of cable management.
3579772
I read Heart Shaped Box first, and didn't love it, but I am such a fan of Locke & Key that I wanted to give Joe Hill another chance. I'm sorry to say this book was only slightly better. The idea was there, and it was a great idea, a truly original story. However, it was so poorly executed. He may as well have titled this book "Flashback" because that's what 70% of the book was, unnecessary flashbacks. I understand a quick blurb about how someone got messed up, and quick moment to explain how you met someone. But the flashbacks were so often and so long, by the time we got back to the story I'd have to flip back a few chapters to remember what was going on. It was too much, and not needed to propel the story. If you tell me a character was in love with his girlfriend, I believe you. There's no need for chapter after chapter detailing their entire courtship to prove it. In the end, the storytelling was weak and took me too far out of the actual plot. Excellent idea, horribly laid out, and an ending so weak that it felt like his hand cramped up and he just wanted to quit typing, so he ended it. Usually when a book drags like this one did, I'm relieved when it's over, but this book, somehow, managed to make me long for an ending, but then disappoint me with it when it came.
2374242
Good idea. Poor execution.  The plot was so shallow at times it seemed to be more a spoof  than a drama.
3483253
Normally, Umbra makes some great products. However, this one is a great idea poorly executed.

1. Some of the veneer was delaminating from the substrate (~0.5" bubbles). This probably doesn't happen to all of them - but mine arrived this way.
2. After seeing the photos and specs and reading the reviews, I was under the impression that this item is around 10" x 8". In fact it's barely more than half that size at 7.75" x 5.875"
3. The mounting hardware on the back is not recessed into the body of the panel

I hope Umbra goes back to the drwaing board on this - or someone. It's an elegant solution to a common set of problems.
4543485
The headline mostly says it all.  Lots of homophone errors, misused words, tyops.  I use the highlighter function to keep track just because these sorts of needless errors annoy me, and if this were a paper copy I'd have needed two or three pens.

The truly disappointing part is that this is a very good concept, though a couple of the subplots don't work for me.  The problem is that the writing itself is so poorly executed that reading becomes more of a "Drinking Game: what's the next screwup?" experience than a "getting lost in the magic" one.  Would like to go further but will need to see an "edited by:" credit under the author's name before I'll invest the time or money.  It would be worth the effort and expense.
4515111
The essential idea behind this film is twisted enough that it should have been very good.  Unfortunately, the execution of the idea was lacking in many, many ways.  Its essentially a flood of over-the-top computer generated combat that left me yawning and only the most labored attempt at any character building.  The story itself was practially non-existient.  There also weren't any key moments that left you thinking that plowing through the visuals was worth anything.  For the most part, its a 2-hour video game trailer, without any real purpose or meaning.  I was left feeling empty because the concept had lots of potential and it could have been so much better.
2464285
I really wanted to like this book. Alas, it's a good idea poorly executed. Beginning with its misleading title (quite a bit of the artwork is found outside the confines of Detroit City Limits), Art in Detroit Public Places is a narrow paperback stuffed with photographs and descriptions of public works of art in the Metro area.
Each mosaic, statue, or sculpture is given a lone, poorly reproduced black and white picture apparently taken from the same angle by David Clements. How can a picture snapped from across the street capture the impact of something like The Heidelberg Project? A solitary monochromatic image eschews the splendor of the enormous collection of junk with its telephone poles decorated with doll heads and artist Tyree Guyton's ever-present motif of playful polka dots. I've seen inept tourists take better pictures.
Alongside these pictures, Dennis Alan Nawrocki pens sketchy descriptions of the works, their creators, and their current status. It's rather ironic that this is the second edition of the work as the writing is aggravatingly set in the present. One would hope that the language would be given a more indefinite time frame. Instead of saying "recently" or "currently," it'd be smarter to have dates cited.
Even the maps that precede each of the five sections of the book are problematic. These graphics are slightly better than if a dot-matrix printer had produced them. In addition, very little effort would need to be expended to list the location of the artwork in succeeding pages on these maps. While this might seem a trifling issue, it exemplifies how Art in Detroit Public Places is an overly ambitious, under-produced mess. (ISBN: 0814327028)
710321
This is a nice idea poorly executed, the overall quality seem a bit overlook, starting by the metal plate on the back that is not properly attached/glued to the glass to several imperfections on the "frosting" of the glass, finally the bottom tray was damaged in several places during the shipping and it seems to bend easily.

Be aware that most magnets will not work properly with this board since the metal is attached behind the glass, therefore you need really strong magnets that will not only stick above the glass (about 1/4' away from the metal) but provide enough strength to hold additional material (post-it or piece of paper). this feat is equivalent to try to hold a thick cardboard with a magnet in to a classical metal board, most magnets won't be able to.

Finally,  It is heavy so better get some help for the installation and for the rest of the functionality it is as expected.
976979
Great story idea poorly executed.  The character interactions just didn't make any sense, from hating each other one moment to sacrificing their lives for each other the next.  Some how everyone in power knows that Arun is special and has a great potential but he never displays anything special in the book except whining. Three maybe 4 alien species in the book, they all needed more development. I'm not completely certain why there was a need for human slaves, who were they supposed to be fighting?  Couldn't even finish this one and that happens seldom.  I read most of the way through hoping something would tie things together but the book became more disjointed as it went along.

Two stars only because of a great plot concept, otherwise.......
1703377
The premise was good but the attempt to incorporate men in black aspects was clumsy and poorly done.  Wish the director had allowed the great storyline and actors to play out.
1548004
Bottom line...  good idea, bad execution...  The collar accidentally goes off all the time confusing our dog... sometimes even the sounds of his nails on the hardwood floors set it off....  sneezing and yawning always set it off....  a very easy fix would be for pet safe to put adjustment for sensitivity....  the good news is that it doesn't hurt the dog.  But at the end of the day the dog gets "disciplined" for nothing.... you would better off with a electric stim collar with adjustable sensitivity...  the dog will learn much faster (similar to invisible fence) and be happier....
the only reason i gave it 2 stars instead of 1 is that it doesn't hurt the dog...  but certainly frightens him when he doesn't deserve it...
3451751
One of the three doesn't work.  I could not find anything clogging the tiny hose at either end (although the cap end cannot be probed with a small wire).  So, don't just assume that they are all working.  The tiny hoses are not long enough and the ends that are meant to intake the water are not weighted enough to keep from floating too near the top of the intake source.  This product is not well designed.  Good idea but poor execution.
183128
The idea of the story was a good one... but it was poorly written. Several times I considered not finishing the book.
3342313
Interesting concept with potential but could have been way better if executed with some more thought. There are lots of holes and inconsistencies that make this a bit confusing and an ultimately frustrating movie (because you can see the story's potential, but it is poorly executed). The story is ultimately successfully revealed by the end, but there are just too many stupid, unbelievable, B-grade movie moaning-and-groaning spots to get through. The lead character does an OK job considering. The "bad-guys" could stand to be less visually greasy. The criticisms of the fights scenes in other reviews is spot on, the slow-mo action is cheesy and there are way too many fights. The gratuitous sex and nudity scenes seem to be added for effect and no real purpose but to bring in more bad guys to have fight scenes.
842487
Basic concept is fine but it falls short in the execution of the idea. I have two of these gizmos and they worked OK for a sort time.  Then they started falling out regularly.  I feel this is due to two design flaws: 1) the cheap thermoplastic clips use lose their strength quickly- not being as tiff as they originally were and 2) the end of the clips have a vertical face when they should be angled a bit so they want to catch the air vent if something goes to pull the Garmin device out. The net result is that when you apply any pressure to the Garmin device, the little clips spread open and the Arkon Holder pops right out.  I know this a cheap device so you can only complain a little.  But I think it's sad that the company didn't use their own product and recognize the fault and fix it - quickly. I would have gladly paid twice the price for a similar device that  uses better materials and design and would hold up longer.
2761119
The premise is good; the execution is lacking. Try as he may to create believable characters they fall short of believable. The main antagonist is as cartoonish as a poorly drawn Boris Badenov and our reluctant hero manages to stumble into ever more heroic (and difficult to deliver) deeds
It's important to most readers that actual events, especially in recent memory, are accurately recounted, e.g. the president did not run out of the White House as the 9/11 attacks unfolded - his presence at an elementary school in Florida is so well known that, even if Mr. Frey had a momentary lapse, his editor should have caught that. Other things (like a crew of just four men on an Alaskan crab boat, witnessing the Northern Lights in a hospital parking lot, and general weakness in details of tradecraft) were sacrificed in order to advance a rather weak plot.
1708142
Good idea, but very poorly executed.  Extremely flimsy and after trying to make these work (they were expensive), I finally gave up and tossed them  Don't waste your money.