You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: Painfully Good Product review: For many years I avoided Viet Nam era war movies. It seemed hollywood was never able to present a reasonable portrayal of the period. This movie never seemed to grope with that problem. I've read reviews of this film that criticize Fox's acting (both his ability and style), trying to say he's no different in this film than in his prior comedy roles. Nothing could be further from the truth. Fox delivers a powerful yet believeable performance in Casualties of War. He becomes a seasoned combat soldier while at the same time retaining his humanity. I will also agree with other reviewers who have pointed out that this movie is one that leaves you feeling drained but remains one to keep because it is full of emotional content, superb acting, and a well told tale.
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You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: DO NOT PURCHASE THIS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES Product review: With all due respect to Elisabeth Klein, she was apparently well into her mid-80s when these recordings were made and, at the risk of sounding ageist, it shows. The renditions of the core works of this repertoire (the Berg op. 1, Schoenberg op. 11, etc.) are riddled with wrong notes and poorly played. The early works are rarely, if ever, recorded but I do not think they are performed in a manner worth hearing here, either. When it comes to the Schoenberg, go with Gould (His Berg and Webern are also great, but they have been paired by Sony with other things that are not so great). There are many outstanding recordings of the Berg. You could throw a rock in a classical CD store (if they still existed) and you could find a better one that the one found here.
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You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: One-Star for Double Dipping: Product review: The movie was fine, I'm sure the directors cut will be good too... what isn't cool is packing in an advertisement for $10 off the Ultimate 5 disc Collectors Edition which will be available at Christmas. They're not only double dipping you, they're telling you after you buy the product that you're being double dipped.It's really not cool to slam fans like this... The 5 disc version will include the Tales of the Black Freighter intercut with the rest of the film. It will also have the Hollis Mason "Under the Hood" documentary and the motion comic.So if you already bought those discs and you buy the movie you're pretty much SOL. You're getting triple dipped at that point.Tell the movie companies that you aren't going to play their game. Pass on this preliminary edition, rent it if you want, and then buy the real 5 disc version when it comes out at Christmas.
