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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-edmaidel Recent reviews written by member edmaidel en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_456331464324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author edmaidel - I've always doubted the effectiveness of diet pills.  Most seem to promise rapid weight loss by simply popping a few of them over time, but none have really ever been proven to work.  Alli, on the other hand, is the first - and only - diet pill... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~456331464324 Thu, 1 Jan 2009 10:25:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_456331464324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_453336731268?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author edmaidel - I probably saw Quo Vadis upon its initial release, but I would have been only 6 or 7 years old at the time, and most likely would have fallen asleep throughout most of the first half of the film.  I'd like to say that I was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~453336731268 Mon, 1 Dec 2008 10:55:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_453336731268?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_438711914116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author edmaidel - There are quite a few recordings of this wonderful choral work by Brahms, and I own three myself: one by the late Robert Shaw, conducting the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; another with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir singing the piece in English;... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~438711914116 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:13:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_438711914116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_437005618820?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author edmaidel - I thought I knew both of these pieces by Rachmaninoff note for note, having listened to a myriad of different recordings of each over the last 30 or so years. Little did I know how many previously unheard notes and subtleties existed in these pieces,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~437005618820 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:10:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_437005618820?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432276016772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author edmaidel - I vividly remember, back in '71, furiously reading a paperback edition of Michael Crichton's "The Andromeda Strain," and hardly being able to put it down. I also remember seeing the film that same year and finding it a reasonably good facsimile of a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432276016772 Sun, 1 Jun 2008 19:47:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432276016772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_429808848516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author edmaidel - When I first watched Sweeny Todd with my wife, we both enjoyed it immensely, and were each curious as to how different it was from the original play on which it's based. Neither of us, despite living in New York throughout the show's run on... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~429808848516 Mon, 12 May 2008 21:21:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_429808848516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_427187801732?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author edmaidel - The Marantz SA-8001 SACD player was designed to provide top-notch performance from SACD's in a 2-channel format, so as to appeal to the audiophile (like myself) who has no interest in the multi-channel capability of SACD's. This is not meant as a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~427187801732 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:06:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_427187801732?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_421820010116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author edmaidel - The Kenmore He-2+ is a fairly attractive (or, at least as attractive as a washing machine can get!) unit, with easy to read and use controls and a very large capacity. As a front loader, it must use HE detergent, and not the ordinary stuff, as... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~421820010116 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:44:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_421820010116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_415113580164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author edmaidel - As the title states, this is a serious coffee mill, and not for someone who is in a hurry or lacks patience when it comes to making a good pot of coffee. Unlike all other grinders I've ever owned (and I've owned a lot of grinders of all... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~415113580164 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:01:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_415113580164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413228502660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author edmaidel - Why this film is listed as Swan Lake - Adventures in Motion Pictures, and not Matthew Bourne's "Swan Lake" as it should be is a mystery to me. Also, the statement under the "view details" heading that it is an "all-male" version of the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413228502660 Fri, 4 Jan 2008 10:15:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413228502660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_411830292100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author edmaidel - I've always been a great fan of America's primo dysfunctional family - Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson, even when they initially appeared as a brief segment on "The Tracy Ulman Show." I've found the TV half-hour show to contain some... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~411830292100 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 21:05:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_411830292100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_411774324356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author edmaidel - I've always been a Krups fan when it comes to coffee makers, but I'm reluctant to pay almost $100 more for a coffee maker that doesn't seem to offer anything over another. That was precisely the case when I had to replace a faulty Krups unit (it leaked... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~411774324356 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:13:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_411774324356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_408840015492?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author edmaidel - Not too many films make me want to stand up and cheer, but Hairspray did. From the first few moments, right up until the very end of the film, I had a smile across my face, and could hardly stop tapping my feet to the infectious rhythms of most... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~408840015492 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:13:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_408840015492?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_406817115780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author edmaidel - It's great fun here at epinions to write reviews of movies seen so many years ago. After looking up The Tingler and seeing how much a couple of reviewers liked it, and remembering how much I liked it when I first saw it back in 1959, I thought... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~406817115780 Thu, 1 Nov 2007 10:12:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_406817115780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_406306328196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author edmaidel - I've always been a fan of Judge Judith Scheindlin (aka Judge Judy), and enjoy watching her TV show immensely. As with many TV courtroom programs, there's an awful lot of unnecessary fluff added to fill out the allotted time frame which takes... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~406306328196 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:55:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_406306328196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_406015610500?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author edmaidel - As I can best recall, Transformers was thoroughly trashed by mainstream critics upon its release this past summer. Also, most movies directed by Michael Bay aren't necessarily amongst the cream of the crop in terms of acting talent, artistic... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~406015610500 Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:14:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_406015610500?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_405815332484?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author edmaidel - After stunning the world, and completely and irrevocably changing the manner in which horror movies were made with its release of The Curse of Frankenstein, Hammer Films outdid itself with the superior, and to many (this reviewer included)... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~405815332484 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:54:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_405815332484?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_405143654020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author edmaidel - Not too many people are aware of the medically-recognized disorder known as compulsive gambling. Since no one knows me personally here on epinions, I can freely state that I am a compulsive gambler, so I know what I'm talking about. Watching Even... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~405143654020 Tue, 9 Oct 2007 09:06:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_405143654020?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_405016120964?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author edmaidel - Few, if any, of today's zillions of horror fans likely saw, or even heard of, The Curse of Frankenstein, and all very likely have no idea how indebted they are to it for forever changing the manner in which horror films were made. Prior to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~405016120964 Sun, 7 Oct 2007 16:46:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_405016120964?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_404893961860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author edmaidel - An Unreasonable Man promised to be a revealing biography of Ralph Nader, including, I had hoped, viewpoints from both sides of the fence. Alas, it's nothing of the sort. In the mid 60's, I was happily driving around a brand new, 1965 Corvair... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~404893961860 Fri, 5 Oct 2007 18:41:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_404893961860?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_402567499396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author edmaidel - Audio legend, Henry Kloss (the "K" of the famed audio company, "KLH") was noted for many sonic accomplishments during his lifetime, not the least of which was his justifiably famous Model 21 FM radio. Introduced in 1967 for a then rather pricey $79.95,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~402567499396 Thu, 6 Sep 2007 17:20:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_402567499396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_402492395140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author edmaidel - This is an update (January 8th, 2008) of my former review. Initially, I found this little grinder quite something: it worked well, didn't cost very much money, and was a very satisfactory purchase. Unfortunately, over time, my enthusiasm has... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~402492395140 Wed, 5 Sep 2007 19:41:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_402492395140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_402305486468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author edmaidel - I just deleted a review I'd written on this device several months ago. While other epinions members have suggested updating a review, rather than completely deleting it, I did so because I feel more members will be likely to read a new review, rather... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~402305486468 Mon, 3 Sep 2007 13:46:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_402305486468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_401910304388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author edmaidel - I recently moved from Aurora, Colorado, to Moore, South Carolina, and selected Atlas Van Lines, based on what I perceived as the professionalism of the sales agent who gave me the initial quote. Though the total bill (just over $10,000) was one listed... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~401910304388 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:20:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_401910304388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_375303343748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author edmaidel - I've frequently found myself renting three films from Netflix, and then just letting them sit around for weeks on end, as there are no late fees. For whatever reason, The Last King of Scotland must have lain on top of my DVD player for no less... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~375303343748 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:04:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_375303343748?linkin_id=8003929