Q: Title: Outstanding - Review: A great story about a group of wild parrots descended from escaped or released pets - mostly Cherry-Headed Conures native to Peru and Ecuador, now living near Coit Tower. Also 'starring' is Mark Bittner, a 'homeless' person living rent-free in the area who fed and closely observed them for six years - getting to know their personalities, mates, and youngsters. The DVD is based on Bittner's paperback written in 2004. There were 26 parrots in 1994, 50 in 1999. Viewers are likely to end up empathasizing with Bittner, but also wishing he had managed to combine his interest in the birds with a viable income - perhaps as a zoo bird keeper. (Bittner mentions that he hadn't paid rent in 27 years, and only worked at temporary jobs now and then - a loss to both himself and society.) Regardless, in 2006 he married Judy Irving, who had filmed the documentary about him and the birds. Is the review positive or negative?
A: Positive


Q: Title: Old dogs CAN indeed learn new tricks! Review: This the third in a series of books for machinists,gunsmiths and anyone interested in making things from metal. A compendium of useful (exteremely in-depth) information presented in a very enjoyable style. This is the good stuff from the experts. The kind of stuff you could spend years looking for and never hear about! Only a fool would let this one go by! Is the review positive or negative?
A: Positive


Q: Title: Another architectural work on SOA Review: There are a variety of architectural works out on SOA. This is another architectural book in this crowded field. There is reasonably in-depth coverage of the role of each of the web services standards. Though I find the tone of this particular book a bit more accessible than the others. The author is plain spoken and pragmatic.There is some code in the book, in C# and C++. Though this is certainly not the focus of the book. Which is a straightforward walkthrough from web service standard basics, through integration, security and into transactions. It's a fairly short book, with each chapter at around 30-40 pages and the whole book weighing in at 400 pages.You will most likely have to buy other books and check other web resources to get in-depth coverage for your language of choice after taking the tour that is this book. Is the review positive or negative?
A: Positive


Q: Title: Sin City minus Robert Rodriguez equals... Review: I remember when Sin City had first come out, it was regarded as Robert Rodriguez's best work yet. Many nay-sayers argued that the only reason Sin City came out so good was that Frank Miller was also directing.THIS steaming pile of crap titled "The Spirit" is living proof of exactly what kind of a director Frank Miller is WITHOUT Rodriguez.The movie looks pretty. Past that, utterly forgettable. Is the review positive or negative?
