some of it's cool, some of it sucks
585201
out of all of the parts of this DVD I liked about half of it. I am a fan of Anime, but some of this was like the worst of anime. It was hard to find a coherent story in most of them, and some of the visuals were erratic. Final flight of the osiris was Beautifully rendered CGI, making me sad that there won't be another Square feature, whereas world record made no sense and could've been easily omitted to bring up the average score.
I know some people out there will find virtues in all of these episodes, but I stick to a score of 3 meets expectations.
86186
Action, some parts better than others.  Some of the things they rag on each other about is absolutely horrible lol.

What can I say, I liked it enough to buy it.
1439919
It's a cool little album but serves best as background music because it's not terribly engaging, and there are lots of annoying sonic tricks. It's nice, it's inoffensive and hardly a classic.

It'll probably make the end of year lists as one of the best Electronica albums but that says more about the state of the genre than the quality of this album overall.
2432771
I was so disappointed with the suction that I had to return it. It's slick, beautiful, and has the world's coolest charger. Considering that everyone else seems to love it, maybe my expectations were unrealistic.

I tried so hard to love it. I even said "well, it's not any good for the office, but if it will just clean the car it will be worth keeping." It sucked up hair nicely, but left in it's wake: loose pebbles; large pieces of sand; ice cream sprinkles; and things so tiny I'm not sure what they were.

It's also uncomfortably loud.
367040
Lets start with the good:
The movie it's self is neat but for sure goes all in on the 3-D gimmick which I love about it. It is a fun movie with some great effects and a few ones that are you can tell are held by strings(probably due to the clarity of the print) The picture clarity for being a old film is great. You can really tell they took the time to make sure the color and clarity of the film looked top notch. The 3D Depth(to back of the screen) was clear and looked pretty good. The audio was nice, clear voices , booming explosions but overall not the best I have ever heard(but good for what they had to work with).

The major issues: Lets start the bad with my biggest gripe about the 3D presentation which is the ghosting. The effects that try to poke out only work well if the come out a inch or so, but the ones that try to go for deep pop out have serious doubling issues. To watch this movie I have to make many adjustments to my 3D projector and 3D BD player to lessen the 3D depth which is made to strong. I feel like that the theater rerelease of this movie probably did not have these issues but when the Blu-Ray was being made something got lost in translation. The company that did the releasing on this disc I have not seen before and its to bad they couldn't of had WB or another big brand to distribute the new version.

Small issues: No slip cover, no booklet for liner notes about the original release or what it took to get it to digital, and the lack of special features really is really sad for a movie I like so much. The Noir 3D that they used with this rerelease is neat but used more than needed.

Conclusion: Can't stress enough how much I enjoy the movie. Since I wasn't born till the 90s I didn't get to see this one in theaters. Even with all the video issues I am going to keep it since its the only blu-ray edition of it at the moment. It's a shame the this release had issues.<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Comin-At-Ya-Blu-Ray-3D-2D/dp/B015CVRPL8/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Comin' At Ya! [Blu-Ray 3D/2D</a>]
2993549
This thing is pretty cool, but I've had several technical problems with it that make it very difficult for me to rate it higher than a 3. =(

First, the good.

+Looks great.  The physical styling of it is very cool and the screen is beautiful as well.

+Battery life is LOOOOOONNNNGGG.  I think I've only ever had this thing die on me once or twice.  Battery life is an important factor for me because I listen to higher bitrate songs than most people, so a "10 hour battery life" is only about 5 or less for me.  This thing boasts a 40 hour battery life, which means I get 15-20 hours of use out of it which is just great.

+Sound quality is pretty sweet too.  It has a True Bass feature which really enhances the bass sound of the songs.  It *really* sounds great.

+Lots of space.  At 16GB (14.4 GB, actually.  I don't know why they say 16GB.  It's inaccurate.) I can hold a lot of songs.

+Voice recording feature so you narcissists (like me) can record your own voice logs and listen to that sweet, majestic sounds over and over.  Or, you can use it to record lecture or interviews as well.

Anyways, that's the good.  Now for the bad. =(

-I've had a lot of small technical problems with it that really irritate me.  I've had it freeze on a couple occasions and sometimes it'll take several minutes to just start up.  Also, sometimes while listening to music it'll randomly make this strange buzzing noise for a second.  Reliability is a major factor for me, and while these problems aren't prohibitively frequent, they still bring down my faith in the reliability of the product.

-Uploading files to this thing via the included cable takes FOREVER!

-I don't like the navigation on this thing.  I have all of my songs organized in folders according to subcategories, artists, and albums.  I'd like to be able to listen THROUGH folders.  As in, after I finish with one folder, I'd like to move on to the next, but it does do that.  This make it very hazardous for me to navigate to a new song on this thing while I'm driving.  In contrast, with previous MP3 players I've owned I could just press the "next" button a bunch of times to get to the next song.

Unfortunately I can't fully recommend it.  There's just no REASON to get it aside from battery life and storage space.  However, those are two HUGE factors in MP3 players and they do warrant a purchase.  So, I'd say it's worth it for those reasons alone.  But if you have an MP3 player with a lower *listed* battery life and have had no problems with that, then the additional battery life in this thing is meaningless.  And if you don't have a need for a lot of songs, then this is also useless.  With those two factors gone, I see no reason for this product.

Alternatives to this product include the Sansa mp3 players (MiniClip, Fuze).  Those have slots for microSD card (I think it was that) that enable for MASSIVE storage space for little cost.  Their battery life isn't nearly as good though, however I've never had a problem with my old MiniClip freezing on me or making strange noises; and that accounts for a lot in my book.
4918601
Here's the thing. It's big, and looks great but there are a few details to know before you buy. First, in order to make it look like the package, it requires somehting like 32 decals to be carefully applied- many like making a model airplane. Definitely not for the kid to do, and requires a lot of patience for the adult. In some ways it's a really cool toy, but in others it's just like a big sci-fi Tonka truck. And despite all the decal detailing, it's missing the biggest draw of Wall-E's house/truck: all the cool junk he had. Instead, you have all these decals inside that sort of simulate all his stuff, but really, it doesn't give you much to actually look at, and kids don't get that aspect at all. My son loves Wall-E like nothing else and was initially excited about it, but I noticed didn't really get what to do with the interior all that much.

So I ended up going out and buying a bag full of doll-house miniature items and glued them all into the inside of the truck, just like in the movie. I also added a new floor texture like the metal of the movie. Well, guess what? Now he uses it all the time, because it looks and feels like the real thing. Problem is, it cost almost as much as the whole truck to buy all that fake "trash" and plus you have to be somewhat arts and crafts oriented (I have design degree) to really do all that. I made sure to glue it securely so littler kids wouldn't be eating anything. So it's mixed bag for the money. A lot of potential, but I think they stopped short of realizing it.
629585
It is not as great as I thought that It would be, but it is nice and gets used rarely
32500
While I wanted to like and support this game due to it being a niche product and something different from the norm, in the end it all comes down to how fun and well-crafted it is. And in the end, it isn't very much of either.

This game seemed to have a lot of potential, taking something from the Tycoon type games, where you have to create and sell a product, manage your funds, and so on, plus taking something from Harvest Moon type games where you add a more human element, talking to neighbors and trying to befriend people.

Where it falls down is how well these are implemented - in this case, poorly. While it's a bit interesting at the start to try to learn the ropes and manage your funds to keep from going bankrupt, and also a bit fun to find and unlock the various toy types, soon enough the game devolves into a boring grindfest of pressing the four directions on the D-Pad of the DS to try to make toys as quickly as possible, and pretty much nothing else. You can occasionally go out into the town to talk to people, but barring a very few, fairly obvious interactions where you get specific new toy blueprints, the people say the very same things day in, day out, and none of them are really interesting. The number of individual NPCs is very limited, and there's not really much to do in the end besides... make toys, in a very boring badly implemented mini-game.

So while I really wanted to enjoy this game a lot, and I think it had some potential and some grains of fun buried underneath, I wouldn't suggest it for everyone, or even most people. Maybe if they try to *really* polish it hard and release a sequel there can be something there worth playing, but for now, I'd give it a pass.
733993
Other than the minifigs, it not that great. The bat signal is kinda cool, but that's about it
1709930
This is an interesting book for sure. It has a handful of really great ideas, some okay ones, and some that are just borderline stupid in my opinion. Some of the projects are also way, way outside the skill set of most of the weekend warriors I know, myself included. Also, toward the end of the book, they sort of change from projects to tips on tool use and care. Welcome information, but not exactly what I thought I'd be getting. Still, if you can get this book for cheap it could well be worth it, as it can be a lot of fun to read and plan with your family or partner even if you never get around to actually doing the projects.

I'd say get it and enjoy, just don't expect anything miraculous.
970725
This is does a great job on:

 - Sound quality

 - It looks very cool

 - Screen quality for picture review

The annoying things that let it down are:

 - Battery life is rubbish - you have to use the remote to get any decent performance

 - The picture filing does not match the computer so it's difficult to review pics

 - The interface takes some getting used to - it's not an iPod
4053497
I, personally, would give it 3 stars because it is not absolutely terrible, and because it is definitely not anything great. There are a few funny moments, and I give points for originality here. My kids, on the other hand, think this flick is so cool--and that is why I'm giving it a 4 overall.
4960054
I agree with a lot of these people that these guys create some pretty unique music.  I own all the C.D.'s and I like how diverse they all are, and I especially love the keyboards.  But..... theres a few big thing that I don't like in this band.

First the cons:

First: The drums really aren't that awe inspiring.  The drummer fits it with the music, but I like the insane drumming in bands.  If I were to compare COB's drummer to to other drummers, say, August Burns Red, Black Dahlia Murder, Amon Amarth, any elite death metal, their competitor Kalmah, then I would say that it is simple and slow.

Second: I hate the lyrics! I grow tired of hearing Fu*k all the time, and you can understand Fu*k fairly easily with Alexi's vocals!  Its just stupid. . . create interesting lyrics and you've added a whole nother dimension to the music people can latch onto!

Third: Although it was somewhat rectified in "Are you dead yet" its the fact that the vocals sound stupid some of the time.  It is when Alexi does his half scream half singing crap.  I hope he is doing that because he is trying to create a corny horror sound, as a few people have said that is what he is trying to do. . . it just sounds so cheesy to me.  Its literally made me laugh at how dumb it sounded.

Fourth and final: The worst part of this band is the guitars squeek non-stop, and it gets extremely annoying.  It is NONSTOP.  It drives me crazy!  Some people like it I guess, but I hate hearing hearing that crap all the time, especially in the cool shredding parts.  Come on now, he is such a good guitarist, I want to hear some insane shredding not some stupid squeeking that just hurts my ears!  I guess thats power metal for you, but seriously, there is a limit even in fully power metal bands.

The Pros:

Guitars: They got good guitar work.  I love the power metal mixed with the death metal, they made it work so perfectly.  The guitars shredding and doing insane stuff, its fantastic!  (Except for the gay squeeking)

Vocals: I love Alexi's screaming, except when he is half singing half screaming, then it sounds stupid.  His voice sounds great on CD(Except for the F words all the dang time!)

Keyboards: The keyboards are amazing.  Simply put they are the best sound I've ever heard come from a keyboard.  This is one of the biggest reasons that I bought all their CD's.

Follow the Reaper:  This is by far their best CD in my opinion.  There is so many catchy riffs with the guitars and keyboards, its utterly amazing.  I'm glad I got this CD first. . . Alright Hatebreeder was also pretty descent, but the rest was boring compared to this magnifiscence(sp).  Every song has at least one catchy riff, its all pretty intense, and the screaming is good in this CD, get this CD and maybe Hatebreeder and you have their best music.

Anyway, I assume most of the people who listen to this band, or even who read this, don't care about the F word.  The drums and the the squeeking guitars might get on your nerves though.  Your choice.  If you like it all then buy their CD's and put up five star reviews.

Edit: Haha! I love how I got 0 out of 9 reviews as helpful.  Comeon now, respect people with different views on bands. . .  I'm just more picky than you guys, hahaha.
1476788
I bought this toy for my son's 6th birthday.  First the good:

Yes! It really works! You draw a line on the mat and put the car on the line and the car follows the line.  It's really pretty cool how far technology has come.

Now, the bad: It doesn't work well.

1. The marker.  If you read any of the instructions, you'll find that you need to draw a thick line.  At least a quarter inch thick, it says.  So, I expected to find a nice fat chisel tipped pen.  Instead I got a thin round tipped pen.

The commercials show a boy holding the pen vertically and drawing a line right in front of the car, and the car following perfectly.  This does not work.  If you hold the pen vertically the line will be too thin for the car's optical sensors to find.

What you have to do is hold the pen nearly horizontal to try and get a thick line.  This does not work well.  The pen was designed to write fine lines - not fat ones.  Alternatively, you can go over the line again to make it thicker.  This works okay, but sometimes smears the ink which the optical sensors don't like.  There's a real trick to getting the line thick enough and smooth enough for the car to like it.

Forget about getting the car to actually follow the pen while you are drawing - you have to draw your track first, then put the car on it.

2. The Mat.  The mat is quite small - a little bit larger than four sheets of paper placed together.  You'll find that it's not nearly large enough to make any kind of decent track.  Also, it has seams in it that make drawing the line difficult.  The pen hits the seam and jumps or smears.  You have to be very careful when drawing over the seams.

The picture on the mat is a bit pointless.  It's a picture of a city with buildings and roads, but it is drawn with perspective.  That makes a better picture to look at, but not to drive a toy car on.  It would've made much more sense to do a 2-dimensional birds-eye view of a city, so you could actually make the car follow the streets.

3. The eraser.  The marker was difficult to erase.  I had to press hard with the sponge that was included as an eraser to get the ink to come up.  I can't tell if this is the fault of the eraser or the mat.

4. Car performance.  Making a figure eight is possible, but kludgy.  The car stutters when it reaches the intersection and occasionally just jumps the track entirely.  The car doesn't like tight curves - if the curve is too sharp, the car will just drive off the track.  Also, after one trip around the track, the line smears from the wheels going over it.  By about the third trip around the track, the line is so smeared that the car loses the line and drives off the track.

My overall take:  The commercials were deceptive, but I'm still optimistic.  I intend to go find a big fat chisel tip sharpie and a roll of newsprint.  I think with a better pen I can draw smoother lines that will make it easier for the car to follow.  And doing it on newsprint will prevent the line from smearing so the track will last longer.  I'm hopeful that I'll even be able to do figure eights and sharp curves with a better pen and mat.  And then, who knows?  Maybe even my 6-year-old will be able to play with it!
109853
This thing SUCKS, literally. It picks up stuff like a tornado in one of those 90's movies.

I use it to pick up everything but change I drop on the floor these days.

The battery life is pretty great, and we leave if off the charger for a few weeks at a time with little impact on use-able life.

Make sure you empty the container occasionally, it gets harder the longer you wait.

The brush is annoying because it ends up being a mustache filled with crap that you wanted to vacuum up but couldn't.
1390200
Some of these are pretty good, but so many are equally cheesy.  Working in the IT world, some of them were scary in how well I could relate!