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Is this product review positive? Title: Watch Abre los Ojos instead Review: To preface this: maybe if I hadn't seen Abre los Ojos first, I would feel differently. I feel that the remake didn't add anything to the original, and was just a way to showcase Tom Cruise trying desperately once again to be a serious actor. Unless you absolutely can't under any circumstances stand subtitles, watch the original. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Hello?!?!?!? Review: One of the worst movies I have ever seen. It seems like the writer couldn't come up with a good explanation for the plot he created, so he decided to go with the most far-fetched and unrealistic ending. Please don't compare this film to "The Sixth Sense". It's NOWHERE near as good. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Vanilla Mistake Review: Don't bother with this empty star vehicle. Too much nonsense to wade through for a weak finish. But if you like unrealistic witty banter this may be ok for you. See the original Abre Los Ojos for a real quality film. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Waste of Time Review: This movie was boring and psychotic at times. I didn't even watch it all the way through it was so bad. I cannot believe that it got 3 1/2 stars this movie was that bad. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Hate/Love it? I'm on the hater's boat! Review: All the reviewers who said that this is a movie you love or hate,and I really hated it. It was long, boring, and I just didn't connect with any of the characters. I would have turned it off long before it was over, but I was watching it with other people. The only thing remotely good is Camron Diaz, I guess I did like one character after all. Stay away unless you feel you just have to, and if you hate it, you can jump into our ship! Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: The worst movie I've ever seen... Review: This is it. Since my wife is such a Tom Cruise Fan, we decided to give this flick a try. We were greatly disappointed. Tom Cruise wasn't even up to his usual high standards. Cameron Diaz was superb as always, but Penelope Cruz has to be one of the worst actresses to ever walk on the face of the planet. Combine her lack of skill with a lousy story idea about a horribly disfigured man trying to come to terms with his own mortality, and you get this...the worst movie I've ever seen. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: What Were They Thinking Review: Ok, so Tom Cruise is looking for new ways to spread his wings. He wants us to know he's an ACTOR. I like his work, but here he's so busy ACTING, he constantly upstages himself. As for Penelpe Cruz, she was better in the original foreign film version of this film Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: CONVOLUTED MESS! Review: The ultimate tease and let down. The first hour and a half was pretty engaging and interesting and then the film imploded in sci-fi nonsense. Was this Cameron's homage film to Brazil (a much much better film)? If so, he fails miserably. Better luck next time Cameron! Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Refreshing Review: In the age of movie making when everything is based around thrill seeking, instant gratification, and the latest advances in computer graphics Vanilla Sky offers a nice escape. The twisting and turning throughout the movie, causes you to constantly question the meaning and direction of the story and in turn the meaning and direction of the charcter's- David Ames life.If your looking for a cheap thrill, or a sappy love movie this movie is not for you. Its a movie (if you get it - which a lot of people don't) that causes you to ask some questions about your own life, which is the underlying message throughout the movie. (The phrase "Open your eyes" seems to be directed at the viewer.) Its a movie that searches for honesty, which is an attribute of art that is lacking in most movies today. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Deserves ZERO stars actually.. Review: The ending of this movie was one of the worst I could have imagined - written like a very POOR Star Trek TNG episode (I know that's an insult to Star Trek). This movie is in the same vane as 'The Game' but the dialogue stinks, as does the acting and the script. It just doesn't pull anything off well. One of the very few movies I should have just walked out on. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Couldn't make it through the whole thing. Review: Couldn't make it through the whole thing. I felt it was good in the beginning but left me feeling more empty and unfulfilled as it went on. Finally I skipped to the end and was glad that I did. The ending was just as lame as the middle. The movie seemed 6 hours longer than it actually is. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: so far the best remake I've seen Review: People's blaming cameron crowe do nothing else to the story but exactly what was in the original and so it destroy the originity of the orginal... First of all, this is a remake, so that would make a perfect sense why their story are the same.., the second thing about destroying originity, I rather think the saturation of this version is positively working on me. This version is more colorful than the original in a working way. I watched it so many times by now and still I know some time later I'll rewatch it again, its more like fairy tale story in a twisted way, where people yell for a second chance on certain things. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Tired Idea All Dressed Up In New Clothes Review: Imagine a very old and over used idea that's been done yet again - but with the most up to date film making techniques. I must admit I was absolutely hooked right up to the finish. However, I was so disappointed with the finish, it caused me to give this flick only two stars!Tom Cruise is, as always, magnificent. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Great music! Review: Well you can't hit a home run every day. I expected Tom Cruise, with his intensely insincere smile to be the worst thing in this movie but he's fine.Nonetheless its very long, very slow, hard to follow, wildly implausible and pointless. Love the soundtrack, though. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: What a mess Review: I cant believe I spent $7 to see this in the theater. I wish Amazon.com had a 0 stars option. HORRIBLE. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: MADDENINGLY AWFUL Review: The movie is fun to look at for about 45 minutes, but then it begins to get confusing (not in an intriguing way, but more in a way that makes you shout "WHAT?"), and the dialogue gets worse and worse, and then you find out "It was all a dream". Horribly unsatisfying, it made me want to fire a cannon at the movie screen. Save your money. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Like a David Lynch Imitation Gone Horribly Wrong Review: I was also expecting good things from this film. Having seen both David Lynch's MULHOLLAND DRIVE and the trailer for this, I was expecting something good and more or less uncommon.This film, however, turned out to be a surreal film for the people that whined "I don't get it" halfway through MULHOLLAND DRIVE. (By the way, whether you do or don't understand the plot doesn't have to be an essential criterion for enjoying a film. Try abstract animation.)This film's cheap sci-fi explanation at the end looks like it was trying to pull from THE MATRIX, but instead settled for technological explanation pulled from an airport sci-fi novel.And neither the directing, acting, nor set/costume design make up for any of this. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Awful Review: Simply awful. A movie that attempts to have a "twist ending" and fails miserably, only making itself and its creators look foolish. Stay away. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: OH NO Review: This movie (DVD)is a waste of time, is one of the worst movies I saw last year. Tom Cruise is totally overacting (I believe he was trying to win an oscar in every scene) and Penelope Cruz is horrible, the only thing who saves a little is Cameron Diaz.My advice don't waste your time and money Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: best movie ever .. but DVD is lacking Review: Vanilla Sky is my favourite ever movie, just pipping Jacob's Ladder to the top spot. The Jacob's Ladder DVD had a brilliant series of extras. The best part for me was the deconstruction of the film in the form of a 'making of' featurette. Vanilla Sky has two similar featurettes, both of which are awful. One is this press tour thing, and the other is probably the worst documentary I have ever seen.The original music video 'Africa Shox - Leftfield' was awesome and directed by a great up-and-coming director called Chris Cunningham who no doubt will be making waves in the movie arena soon. But the DVD version of this music video was awful - just clips fom the film with dodgy editing and effects out of the 80s!!The good things on the DVD are:(1) TheFilm(2) Cameron Crowe's directors commentary which is very insightful.A mixed bag that really could have been a lot better. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Open Your Eyes to the Symbolism Review: This film was full of symbolism. You had to watch it that way to "get it."This film brought so many questions to the surface. Do you need money to be happy? Who is the real you? Is it the one face you show to others or is the one face you see of yourself? If you had a second chance, how would you live your life?Vanilla sky is a movie that makes you think. You must watch it carefully to catch the nuances of each character's attitudes and reactions. Cruise pushes the envelope from happy oblivion to paranoia. Diaz's psychotic stalker scared me with her realism. Cruz played her part as a "prop" well. This film didn't do her justice. The surprise character was Kurt Russell. Quite a change from his usual characters.Open your eyes. Watch for the symbolism. You may need to see this movie more than once to understand it. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Vanilla Sky Review: I was really looking forward to this movie coming out onDVD. Boy was I disappointed. I understand what they weretrying to get across but I just did not think it wasentertaining. It was all I could do to not fall asleep.The only reason I finished watching it was I kept hopingit would get better. Needless to say it didn't. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Hollywood at it's best! Review: Just Fantastic! Yes, that's the way I always react whenever I see this movie or talk about it. There are very few movies that have left their mark in my heart and memory and this is one of them. Tom Cruise is at its best. A very challenging role for most, but he just did it so naturally. In fact, I was not a Cruise fan until I saw this movie.The movie is very touching, and takes you on the emotional rollercoaster ride throughout the movie. It is sad to see that many people failed to understand the movie, and that explains the reason it didn't did well on the box-office. If you are a kind of mature viewer, you will understand this movie and love it too. For me, it was worth buying this DVD! Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Vanilla is an apt description.... Review: This is not a film that posesses the ability to rise your interest above that of vanilla.While a cinematographer's dream, the story of a self-indulgent man facing the reprecussions of his choices, just kind of lies there. The casting was promising, but the story kills any of their efforts. It just didn't seem to have the 'punch' one would expect, given the premise and the setting. Also, the trailors really set you up for a greater expectation than you come close to getting.The end also seems to be one of those story-telling devices in the category of 'Oh no! We need to tie this all together and we've got 5 minutes to do it.' I felt strongly that the ending was just thrown together and not actually a strong part of any part of the story.If you're a Tom Cruise fan, you get plenty of Tom. But if you're a fan of good storytelling...I suggest steering clear of this. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: what i particularly love about this film is the element to what is called 'lucid dreaming' Review: I must say that the reason i love this movie is not so much for the movie overall perphaps, but i think what i particularly love about this film is the element to what is calld 'lucid dreaming'. They make up the film for me, if that element wasn't present there i wouldn't bother buying or even seeing the film.Also this movie was the one who made me embark on my own 'Lucid dreaming journey'. For the rest, the movie is normal, take the science fiction out and the movie is just another movie. So i suggest you seeing this movie only if you like science fiction for it is the main theme besides love.Anyway i won't give out anymore, or rather i don't want to give anything specific apart from what i said. So just try it, it might turn your mind upside down. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Don't knock what you do not understand Review: A complex movie will seem stupid to a simple mind. A viewer from NORMAL, Il. compared this movie to "Abre Los Ojos", which most NORMAL people have never heard of.The title "Vanilla Sky" refers to a painting in David's 'daytime office' apartment by Monet also titled "Vanilla Sky". David uses this painting as his dream world when he is frozen. You can see it in the scene after the night club where he sleeps on the sidewalk. The next day the sky looks as it did in the painting.I thought the movie was excellent because it made you THINK, and you couldn't figure it out until the very end. THINK is the key word.Thumbs Up, I recommend it, and I will soon add it to my DVD collection. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: horrible Review: after 43 years i have finally watched the worst movie of all time... i am bitter about the rental charge i wasted and the hours out of my life.....i want my life back... this movie makes "plan nine from outerspace" look good... by the way tom cruise is the worst actor ever....the love he has for himself would fill a room..... Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: What a let down/disappointment this film was! Review: Vanilla Sky is quite a disappointment considering the presence of Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Kurt Russell, and Penelope Cruz, among others!The acting is pretty good (but nothing great), the plot is below average, while the dialogues/lines are way beyond "below average!"Tom Cruise and the rest of this AMAZING cast are given terrible lines and bad roles. A shame, really...The dialogues-oh my- the dialogues are beyond words...As for the plot, school plays (and pre-school for that matter) have better storylines! It is truly sad...It seems as though the writers/directors/producers decided to go artsy-fartsy on us, following in the dreaded footsteps of other such "films" as It's All About Love and the Russian Ark.So it's a weak plot, and a GREAT-but-wasted cast and setting, which when put together fail to take off. No masterpiece here. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Good Lord Review: You sit throughout this whole "movie" waiting for something to happen.It's just way too bizzare.You don't get what's a dream, what's reality, and most of it just ends up in a big horrendous mess.Practically nothing makes sense.I don't get how this movie was ever made.The performances were so bad, that I swear literally anyone could take on the roles of the chracters, and there would be no difference whatsoever. There is no point to it ,and if you ask me how anyone liked this turkey, I really would not be able to answer you. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: PURE GARBAGE Review: AFTER SEEING THIS MOVIE YOU'LL BE LIKE OH NO!WHAT WERE ON THESE PEOPLE'S MINDS WHEN THEY DECIDED TO MAKE THIS FILM.ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS I RENTED THE DVD EXPECTING TO SEE SOME GOOD ACTING.INSTEAD I RECIEVED THE BIGGEST RIPOFF OF 2002. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Involuntary humor at best Review: Involuntary humor at best: poor dialogues, really bad acting (what to expect with Tom and Penelope?), when the movie finally makes its final twist, you wish it had ended some 30 minutes earlier. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: A Must See Once in Your Life! Review: A unique concept - Crazy - Multiple Twists - What is going on here!Those are all the things I thought as I saw this movie about 4 times. The concept is not as unique as the presentation of the concept is! At times you'll think the presentation is very crazy, but you have to find out what in the world is going on in this movie, because of all the twists and turns! Did it or did it not! Is he or is he not! I can't give it 5 stars because it was a tad too crazy! This is probably a love it or hate it movie! Enjoy, I did! Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Don't Waste Your Time! Review: This has to be one of the most awful, convoluted and bizarre films that I have ever seen in my entire life! While I really respect Cameron Crowe ("Almost Famous") I really have to wonder what in the world happened to him to direct such a terrible film. You watch this movie and none of it rings true and none of it makes any sense: from the central character played by Tom Cruise to the storyline or even the main theme or plot of the whole enterprise. First it's a conventional story which turns into a mystery that becomes a thriller that's really a sci-fi - and none of it's any good and none of the pieces even fit together. Don't waste your time watching this. Find something else to watch or read a good book. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: hmmmmm...... Review: I went in to this movie with high expectations, but in the end, I was left dissappointed. The plot just moves around and the ending just seemed to ruin the film. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: What Was I Thinking? Review: I watched this movie last evening and I have to say that I have never seen weird, confusing movie since 12 Monkies. I'm still confused.The plot is pathetic and mindlessly confusing, it's all about lucid dreams and Tom Cruise seeing how many times he can flick his hair in a minute while the cameras on him. The film is basically all a blur from start to finish, it's a dreadful mix of sci-fi nonsense and obvious fake romance. Why on earth would someone want to remake a foreign film with this kind of plot anyway. Don't buy this film on DVD or you'll be wasting your money. I'm sorry if you've found this review uninformative, but since Vanilla Sky is really about nothing whatsoever it's very hard to go into much detail. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Waste of time Waste of money Review: this movie was a complete waste of time and money and Tom Cruise was discraced who is usually in good movies that's why I watched it but it was horrible and unfollowable Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: one thing... Review: (Spoiler) I truly think that if such an advanced life extensionoption were available, in which you can suicide and they can resurrectyou and cryogenically freeze you, and they can read and monitor your thoughtsand maintain your body for 150 years, so that if you choose, you can simply awakenfrom this artificial dreaming and resume living as if you've never AGED,IF such an advanced option were available,then more advanced corrective surgery would have also been availableas well, right?This is the essence of the story here--he choosesadvanced scientific measures (L.E) because there are no currentadvanced scientific measures to resolve his migraines and disfigurement?It doesn't hold water to me. Anyone else feel this way? Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Do not watch Review: Vanilla sky??? More like chocolate crap! I'll make this review short and to the point. This movie was for Hollywood bigheads to show off their ego. It lacks heart, depth, or meaning. Don't buy it, don't watch it. Unless your life's a pile of crap. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Sickening. Review: Vanilla Sky directed by Cameron Crowe is such a disaster. I can't tell you how much I hated this film. Cameron Diaz is terribly cast, her performance is so hyper and foolish, I just wanted to slap her. Penelope Cruz is so hard to understand, she needs to take some speech classes, and Tom Cruise thinks he is the best actor that ever existed, he's not by the way. Couldn't believe Cameron Crowe could write and direct such an uneven, confusing, and boring story. This is one film to avoid, even the Paul McCartney song is awful and I love him. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Up in the Clouds? Review: I enjoyed the first hour of this movie at the theater. Then the plot twisted into "What Dreams May Come" artificial cartoon like fantasy and made me lose interest all together. The director literally destroyed a potentially good movie. The sick and twisted love triangle could have worked with controversial plot twists or an ironic ending focusing on Tom Cruise's regretful decisions. The director's option of turning the last part of the movie into science fiction completely blew it!!!!! It's unfortunate because this film was very interesting until it started to get very unrealistic with futuristic technologies that have absolutely nothing to do with the love/suspense scenes. I enjoyed the characters; Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, and Penelope Cruz, but was disgusted on the decision making of the writers and director of the ending of this movie. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Vanilla Sky is like Vanilla Ice Cream , refreshing ! Review: A cool , sexy , screw with your head kind of film brought to you by director/writer Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous). I thought I would hate the film because it had the two worst actors in the world (Tom Cruise , Penolope Cruz). But , I didn't. I liked the fact you never new what was happening to Tom Cruise untill the last two minutes of the movie. Cameron Diaz gives a good performance , that should havee got her an academy award nomination. If you are looking for a good movie , rent Vanilla Sky! Starring: Tom Cruise , Penolope Cruz , Kurt Russel , Jason Lee , Noah Taylor , Timothy Spall , and Cameron Diaz.- ... Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: second rate cliff-notes Review: ABRE LOS OJOS was a great movie, so why did they spend untold millions to make this clunky, pretentious and annoying remake that completely fails from beginning to end? Terrible acting, embarrassing dialogue, ill conceived scene transitions make this film particularly painful to digest, but things really get nail-bitingly bad when they start to overexplain the "philosophy" behind the story, reducing the mess further from an awful remake to second rate cliff-notes. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: What is goin on? Review: This movie, in my opinion, is the most confusing movie I have ever saw. It is not even realistic, it's like a fantasy world. Very stupid movie...unless you enjoy seeing Penelope Cruz topless or hearing Cameron Diaz having an orgasm. Those are the only good parts in the movie. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Terrible Ending Review: I was absolutely in love with this movie for the first 3 quarters. I thought that I would have to realign my list of best movies ever. I was really confused as to how they would end it, but didn't expext what they did. THEY RUINED IT. So anyway, the ending is way to far out and just not done well in my opinion. I wish someone else could produce a better ending for this film so I could enjoy the entirety of it. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Two hours of dreck, absolute dreck Review: This is probably the worst movie, the most boring one I've ever seen. Ever.The ghastly thing repeats and repeats, the dog frozen, "what is your happiness?" Boring.Tommy Cruise just stands around with that ... grin, showing his teeth.This could have been told in a 15 minute episode of The Twilight Zone, and it still would have seemed like 45 minutes.The title is all wrong. "Life is an illusion, a dream" is more fitting. Wanna life forever? Not like this. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Dazed and confused Review: This film does not know what it wants to be. It is a convoluted mess of Sci-Fi, psychological drama, fantasy, love story and drama. It combines this mess with the look of an art film.The movie is 2 1/2 hours long. It moves along at a slow agonizing speed. The ending is predictable less than an hour into the film. The rest of the film is series of dream-like flash backs. The principal characters played by Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz and Cameron Diaz are so flat and dull, you simply don't care for any of them.This a big budget disaster. Skip this one!!! Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: The Book of Stars Review: Accidentally I watched this movie on Cinemax, so I didn't start from the beginning. But I was attracted to it. The movie, or film, was fascinating. I like watching stars, and Jena Malone gave me a whole new vision. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: The Power of Story to Heal Review: As the title of this review, indicates that is what this film illustates. It is told with an clarity and intensity that is more real than 'reality.' It is one the most beutiful works of magical realism I have ever seen. Mary Stuart Masterson is masterful and if Jena Malone is not the finest young actress in America, I don't know who possibly could be. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: A total waste! Review: If you want to watch a weird, depressing movie about a self-absorbed, drug-addicted prostitute who neglects (and repeatedly betrays) her sick, dying sister, this is the one for you! I can definitely think of better ways to spend 4 bucks. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Sad, bizarre, pointless movie. Review: Spotted this at a video store and thought it would be good due to the description on the back...wrong! I could barely sit through it. I can't imagine why Mary Stuart Masterson would star in something like this...she must have been desperate for work! I love her acting but I'd rather watch her in Immediate Family, Bed of Roses, or Fried Green Tomatoes. If you're looking for something to make you want to go jump off a cliff, go ahead and rent this movie, if you're looking for something entertaining and uplifting, look elsewhere. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Fairytale love Review: This is about the fourth time I've read this book it was just as wonderful as the first time. This a must read. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Remodeling a barn Review: Can a poor but respectable family spend a summer in a barn to get them out of a slum rental? Shirley is working and spends a dime traveling out to find a summer home, and settles on a barn. She goes to the owners, and meets the young son who knows the place and arranges to have her stay there. He also comes to visit, introduces his sister, and they are both influences by the Hollister family. The bucolic adventures are charming, and the romance develops slowly from admiration to love and caring, but the spy adventure in Washington DC isn't a strong element. I think GLH is at her worst when she tries to deal with espionage or crime.The remodeling of the barn leads to the denouement when the young rich boy turns over a renovated home, fit for year-round use, to Shirley and the Hollisters, and all is well. One of the best GLH romances, a fantasy even if dated, that grows through well developed characters. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: The Enchanted Barn Review: This book contained a lot of typographical errors which detracted from the enjoyability of reading. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Great book, everyone needs to read! Review: I thought gave you a lot to think about. I love reading stories that make me think about what God would expect from me. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Don't buy from this supplier! Review: This is not a true copyrighted version of The Enchanted Barn. It is scanned and copied. There are many, many missing pages and the last several pages of the book are not included!!! How does it end? If you care, don't buy from this supplier.Absolutely appalling that this lousy copy would make its way to Amazon! Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: My Favorite Review: This is my favorite GHL bookI have read it five times ormore the story is just as fresh as it was the first timeI read it. It is a wonderful story of family life and how they stick together in the time of adversity, even if they have to live in a barn. Their faith in God and each other makes it a very heartwarming story in the style that GHL is famous for. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Why spend this much money for a lousy copy Review: The book itself is wonderful, especially if you're a Grace Livingston Hill fan, or if you like sweet, old-fashioned love stories! But this edition, which is WAY too expensive, is also very very very poorly scanned copy--there are egregious errors on every single page, some becoming almost unreadable. Do not believe their hype about "preserving this important cultural item" You can get the regular paperback from Amazon, or undoubtedly from an auction site. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Please refund my money! Review: This was my favorite book as a teen, my copy fell apart I read it so often. Sadly I neglected to read the reviews before I purchased the Kindle edition. It is very poorly done, type-O's, characters inserted into words. This is a classic turned into a worthless item. Amazon should either refund everyone who has purchased this book or make corrections and send everyone a new version! Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: My Second Favorite Book! Review: I am a GLH fanatic! I have read between 40 & 50 of her books so far, & this is my 2nd favorite book. My 1st is, "Where Two Ways Met." But, this is a delightful story of a proud family of faith, in need, & of how blessing upon blessing is granted to them by someone from a totally different walk of life. Love comes in too, but can 2 people so different come together despite their different backgrounds? Read the book! You will have a hard time putting this book down! You will love it! Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Almost unreadable Review: Readers of Grace Livingston Hill's (nee Lutz) works are well familiar with her formula: Lovely, innocent maiden is in dire straits, meets charming, kind, handsome stranger, lives happily-everafter. This novel is no exception, so I'll leave plot critique to literary reviewers.This e-version is almost impossible to read. Every page bas one or more words that are split by random punctuation marks. Most pages have mid-breaks with the title, as though the original text was scanned without regard for page and font size. Had I not had a hard copy to refer to (disbound and brittle), the story line would have been undiscernable.It would behoove the agent responsible for electronic reprography to review text before committing it to publication. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Book review Review: I have always enjoyed reading Grace Livingstone Hill books and I had not read this before. Great book, as usual. Recommend reading it. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: good book Review: This is a very good book. If you know a little of C++ and would like to learn the beginning ins and outs of graphics, this is an excellent book. The author provides pretty much everything in a clear and to the point way. Being a computer science major at FAU I found that this book contains information that was not thought in class. Pick it up if you have free time and do not want to spent it reading Knuth and Ritchie... You'll be up and flying in no time. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Great book Review: This is an outstanding book articulating some the most important matters concerning forgiveness. MacArthur does a great job giving a biblical position on this matter. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Too Biblical Review: I found this book too biblical with too many references and I am definite so many others who study theology will be satisfied with this book but I am someone who prefers such a topic to be described in a simple emotional tone fluently rather than a very reasonable explanation from the scripture. I believe in this because forgiveness must be touched before it is practiced, it cannot be understood or proven. This book is missing that emotional touch, and discouraged me to read it till the end. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Some components damaged Review: Although it is difficult to determine the effectivness of this product in terms of confirming any actual horsepower increase as opposed to the manufarturer's claims, my basis for evaluating this product stems from the condition in which it was received. Packaged as new, it was revealed that the rubber tubing used to connect the K&N filter to the housing was split. I had to use one of my own hose clamps to secure these two components as the clamp supplied was undersized. In retrospect, it appears that some other customer in attempting to assemble this rubber tubing had to split it in order to attach it as this too was undersized. The metal bracket used to secure the assembled kit to the front of the engine compartment was distorted as well. It was an absolute nightmare attempting to install this product. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: K and N Cold Air Review: Product was extremely easy to install and the power gains were noticable. Enginge sounds better to. Well worth the money. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Top-notch analysis Review: This obviously is a writer who knows what he's talking about. Book is organized well and would seem particularly useful for anyone in a related business segment or the financial sector who might be looking to gain a deeper grasp of entertainment marketing fundamentals. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: unbelievable passion Review: I'm familiar with shostakovich' symphonies, but I had never heard his string quartet music. I bought this cd tonight, and it's been in the player since I came home! What passion! what technique! bravo Emerson String Quartet! Answer:
Yes
Is this product review positive? Title: HORRIBLE!!!!! Review: By FAR the worst popular recording of this piece in existence. The cellist very rarely (that's being generous) decides that BALANCE is an important part of ensemble playing. The fundamental sounds of the instruments never blends, not atypical to other Emerson recordings... Another Emerson recording where poor personal aesthetics interfere with the true musical gestures of the piece (if you're not sure what I'm on about, check out them doing the last movement of Bartok's 4th string quartet. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: One of the best recordings of the 8th 4tet Review: Yes, its only a 20 minute disc but for 7 bucks its well worth it because the Emerson 4tet does such a great job on the performance! You can hear all the parts very clearly (I've heard some recordings before that were a bit muddy). The play it with a lot of depth. The sadness & the irony is all there as it should be. I've heard four other recordings of the 8th & this is by far the best recording technically (on engineering as well as performance) & emotionally. Very good liner notes (an interview) as well. If you want Shostakovich's 8th 4tet, you cannot go wrong with this excellent recording! A must buy! Answer:
Yes
Is this product review positive? Title: Emerson plays Shostakovich Review: A beautiful and stiring rendition of the Eighth Quartet. If this recording does not move you, you have no soul. Answer:
Yes
Is this product review positive? Title: Twenty minutes Review: It is not clear to me why this CD was released. I was not familiar with the piece when I bought it and so I was very surpised that the entire recording came in at around twenty minutes. No sooner have you put it in the CD player and its over. The recording is fine but there are better values out there for your money. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: china junk Review: worked good for 1 tank of gas, filled with gas & it would not start,called to get it fixed, called 4 phone #, 0ne said it would take 3 months to fix,the other three told me it was a piece of junk, called mtd back, & they are going to send me a new one, hope it works better than the first one. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Emergency Radiology Review: Excellent resource. A gold standard for the field of radiological interpretation. Especially beneficial to newcomers to the field. Answer:
Yes
Is this product review positive? Title: manicured lawn Review: This is a great little mower for my needs. I have a small yard and don't want to mess with oil or mix or gasoline. I don't have to worry about starting it because it starts every time. It does a wonderful job but I have to make sure I don't let the grass get too high. I am very pleased. Answer:
Yes
Is this product review positive? Title: well worth the money Review: This lawnmower is well made and works well. After my last mower died from running over the roots in the yard we went with this mower it mows so well even in the tall grass! My kids sat outside and watched as I mowed and then they wanted to do it to. Super easy to put together! I was told that it would be hard to push but it wasn't it was easy even up a steep hill. Answer:
Yes
Is this product review positive? Title: Unfortunately tried to buy at Home Depot Review: I bought this mower from home depot. It was in a box and I didn't think I needed to pay the $25 assembly fee. Got home, my daughter opened the box and notified me that there was grass intertwined throughout the parts and the parts were out of the bag and just thrown in the box. We thought, oh well, someone must have returned it. She started putting it together and realized that parts were missing. I called Home Depot and the lawn and garden manager informed me it was the last one in the store. I asked him if he could exchange it for the display model and he said, "We don't sell display models." I replied,"Well you could clean this one up, find the missing parts you'll need in your store and put it up for display." He said in a louder voice, "WE DON'T SELL DISPLAY MODELS!!!". Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Have a small lawn? Get this! Review: I have a small patch of lawn for a front yard, and a large patch for a backyard. I just HATED dragging out the big noisy gas mower for the front.I am still a bit taken aback at the price on reel mowers... but after using it, I understand.This is no flimsy hunk of aluminum and plastic. This is a nice heavy chunk of metal. The blades will stay sharp for years. It made short work of my lawn and was NOT tedious to push around. The reel spins smoothly and is pleasant to listen to... compare it to the din of gas mowers.I've already had a neighbor ask me where I got it.I gave this mower only 4 stars instead of 5 because:1. The T handle was difficult to attach to the reel. I had to whack at it with a hammer to get it into the correct position on the reel.2. It does NOT work well on taller grass. Anything too tall just gets rolled over. (Incentive to keep the lawn in check.)But these negatives do not outwiegh the positives.Overall, I'm glad I got it! Answer:
Yes
Is this product review positive? Title: Good for small yard regularly mowed Review: My patch of grass is barely 1,000 sqft, so a gas mower would be overkill and an electric mower too pricey. The 415-16 pushes easily and leaves a reasonaly even lawn. My rationale for choosing 16-inch, over 18 or larger, was easier manuverability and less pushing resistance.I found the drawbacks, as others have mentioned, to be that it leaves the occassional stray blade (as it doesn't have lifting action and won't do taller grass or grass that hasn't been mowed in a while, one would need weed-wack first). In my application it also leaves about a 6-inch edge, since that's as close as I can get because of a fence.But now that the lawn is well managed, regular mowing (every 4-6 days) produces short clippings that work as mulch for lawn.(The 415-16 seems to be sturdy and easy to maintain. Since this is my first push mower, I can't offer any comparison to other brands.) Answer:
Yes
Is this product review positive? Title: Halfway To Heaven Review: This is the first "in-depth" book I have ever read on Ms. Staton, and while it gets me slightly familiar with the person behind the soulful voice, there is a much more to be desired. I thought the book was poorly written and edited. The information contained in this book could have been summed up in a two hour interview. There are no dates given throughout the book, not to mention the little mention of her song catalog- her hits and the stories behind them. She even failed to state her birth name and birthdate. I think greater justice can be done to Ms. Staton's legacy if a biography was written incorporating this book into an expanded, in-depth look at the life of this soul turned gospel legend. I would suggest, in all love, that Ms. Staton grab the microphone before reaching for a pen again. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: When you wake up tomorrow Review: As the song recorded by the author asks, yes, the reader will want to forget ever reading this book. Although it is the self-told story of a phenomenal rise to fame and an anti-climactic decision to focus on spirituality, it gives little insight as to the events surrounding the author's life and talent other than the series of misfortunate interactions with men that seem to mirror the story told in chapter one of her father. There are opinions espoused about just about everyone, and some may find them offensive. The writing style is juvenile and often tedious due to its lack of chronological continuity and a strange interjection of commentary from the writer and her spouse in the last half of the book. The book transitions abruptly from the story of a gifted, dirt-poor child to a sermon by the last chapter having little to do with the story being told. This is proof that one can wake up tomorrow and 'forget all the things you said tonight.' Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Cheap plastic parts, not like original Review: A friend had one of the old versions of this. I purchased since I liked his. This one has a cheap plastic part on it and isn't made well at all. Answer:
No
Is this product review positive? Title: product or sound Review: they rock but the sound is not really better then any other formatt- this isnt worth the exra money the sound may actually be better on a normal cd. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: NOT THE BEST Review: BEWARE - THIS IS NOT THE BEST, IT THE BEST VOLUME II AND IS CLEARLY INFERIOR TO VOLUME I. EVEN THE CD PACKAGING SAYS ONLY "THE BEST"! DON'T BUY IT. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Disappointed...not accompaniment arrangements Review: I love singing jamie's songs, and if you're looking for good arrangements of his songs, this IS NOT it.The piano plays his melodies in EVERY song! I also bought The Pursuit and it's the same in that book. So Disappointed. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: rip off Review: i bought these picks paid for 12 only got 6 dont, waste your money you will pay more for shipping them than the picks cost Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Great. and a good price Review: These are great picks and produce great sound especially on an acoustic. these are great picks and for the price they are a must buy. altho they are great picks i find that they arent the best when i played certain songs on my electric guitar Answer:
Yes
Is this product review positive? Title: Works in Guitar Class Review: I am a music educator and use these picks in our guitar classes. I'd prefer something lighter/ thinner but these fit the bill nicely. They're inexpensive and the students can purchase them in class for about $0.25. Answer:
Yes
Is this product review positive? Title: NEVER RECIEVED IT Review: ordered with a guitar, never got it. Pointless to stress about a $7 pick, but still disappointed. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: $200.00 ????????? for picks Review: Musician's Friend Standard Celluloid Guitar Picks 1 Dozen, Black $200.00 ????????? for picks wow Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: The seller cheats Review: I bought a guitar at $199 from this seller. When I got it, the guitar is worn and paint is off. The strings hit the fret heavily. It's highly defective and of vey low quality. And the seller reduced the price by $30 the day after I bought it. I feel so cheated.I also ordered a strap from the seller. I called to cancel the order before it was shipped. They accepted my cancellation but shipped the product to me and billed me anyway.Don't buy anything from this seller. Or you will definitely regret. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Good picks, good buy. Review: They're cheap, durable, feel good, look great, and there's really no noticable difference between them and more expensive teardrop picks except the price and the logo. Answer:
Yes
Is this product review positive? Title: Watch out for the shipping charges Review: Thought I paid a little more attention. Bought this item at the same time as some other items. Wasn't paying complete attention (my fault) but ended up paying an additional $4 for shipping... for the $2 picks.Price should be listed as $6, not $2. Ordered on a Saturday, too late to cancel by Sunday, it said had been shipped even though the confirmation shipping email said shipped on Monday.Kind of a ripoff...Edit Oct 2008****Contacted by company and they decided to refund the shipping charges this time. It seems like they listened and tried to do the right thing which is appreciated. Thanks to Musician's Friend**** Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Good Product, Bad Customer Service Review: Contrary to the vendor's arrival date, one of my items have been placed on backorder for nearly a month. I was not notified about the change and only found out when I inquired by phone. The customer representative did not apologize for the company and did not offer any form of resolution for the inconvenience. The first product arrived in good shape and on-time, but I am dissatisfied with the customer service when a mistake is made. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: What a treasure! Review: If you're a fan of Charlie Chaplins' work you know what an important role the music plays in his story telling. I was surprised to find out recently that in addition to writing, directing and acting, he composed most of the music for his films. No doubt, this contributed greatly to the strength and completeness of each film. His humor and sentiment come through so beautifully in the music!The City of Prague Philharmonic does a masterful job of bringing these pieces into the 21st century, with a richness of tone that could not have been attained when first recorded. Thanks to everyone involved. I feel this music holds up well along side the best of Hollywoods composers, past and present! Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Let's kill the Yale grad Review: Hey...Yale graduate. Nobody cares where you graduated from. I would be interested to know where you live so I could bury you. Before anybody even said anything to you, you write, "Anyone looking for the POP/Dance tunes within the film are looking in the wrong place, not that any respectable person would want to listen to them". Who the hell are you to say what is respectable or not? Go back to your coffee house, drink your freakin' cappuccino, and stop sharing your yuppie opinion with people who don't care. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Totally did not fit the movie Review: The soundtrack seemed totally out of place to me. The music was just way too overdramatic and distracts trhe viewer from an otherwise good film. Don't bother to buy the soundtrack. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ! Review: Someone stated in an earlier review that the Cymande 'Bra' version (mix) for the bathroom scene was is on a DJ mix CD called "Danny Krivit - Edits by Mr. K, The Original Rare Disco Mixes." DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY LIKE I DID. THAT IS NOT THE CORRECT ONE. I will now go and see if the grand master flash version is correct. Answer:
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Is this product review positive? Title: Great Score from Terrence Blanchard Review: I was very surprised to hear a score for this film that was so moving, emotionally. There are segments of the score that reflect the errie feel of New York City post September 11. However, certain tracks, like track 12 entitled, "Sleeping Is Natural," is a nice piece of music that reflects the love them in the film. Also, track 10 is a great one to listen to. Combinging a jazzy feeling with the love them, it creates a relaxing mood with it's piano and strings sections. Answer:
Yes
Is this product review positive? Title: club music Review: One star cause it doesn't have the songs I'm looking for, great movie though. thanks to those you posted where the club scene songs can be found, but where can we get the actual mix that was played while Naturelle and Marie were dancing? That is not on the CDs mentioned below.... Answer:
No