THE EXCELLENT AND THE EXCRUCIATING WRITE-OFF |
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| knotheadusc |
Music: Unclassified [ECD] - Robert Randolph & The Family Band |
Jenny was the first one to submit a review for the W-O... about three
weeks early! She gets the punctuality prize. |
| telynor |
Movies: The Cherry Orchard |
Rebecca also managed to submit her excruciating review wicked early, but Jenny posted
both at once, so she retains the punctuality prize. |
| johngo |
Book: Orlando |
John is one of the most erudite individuals I have found thus far on Epinions,
so you might need a dictionary on hand for this... |
| dizzybint |
Film: A Beautiful Mind (2001) |
Caroline, also early, managed to capture the spirit of the write-off quite well, if I may say (and I may, 'cause it was my idea... partially) |
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Music: Tapestry [Remaster] - Carole King |
And entering for the second time (and making me look bad), she surpasses her first efforts, in my opinion. |
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Book: The Colour of Magic |
And making me look even worse, she does it a third time! This is a great review of Pratchett's first Discworld novel, by the way. |
| pippadaisy |
Book: Interview with the Vampire |
Miss Daisy gets extra points for writing both the excellent
and the excruciating review on books by the same author. |
| dbcint
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Music: Fallen - Evanescence
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Dean chose one of my favorite rock albums of the past year as his excellent subject... sweet!
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Film: George of the Jungle (1997) |
So for his second entry, Dean chose a film I wouldn't expect as his subject. Somehow it works, though. |
| Stephen_Murray |
Book: Little Scarlet |
One can generally expect dense, insightful prose from S_M. Another one of those damn erudite types that make me feel intellectually inadequate... |
| kookytree |
Excellent review pending... |
Sean, whom I've never read before, managed to completely crush an abysmal-sounding
CD in his excruciating review. Go check it out! |
| Yours truly, folks...
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Books: The Great Divorce
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Took me a while, but I eventually got there. Hey, as host, I'm allowed some leeway. |
| treeseed |
Book: Pat of Silver Bush |
Terrie also managed to write both reviews on books by the same author, so kudos to her. This is a wonderfully glowing review, by the way. |
| CaptainD |
Film: A Beautiful Mind (2001) |
Like a good write-off host, Dave posted both his entries according to the rules on the kick-off date, making me feel rather bad, dammit. Or not. |
| Fez_Monkey |
Online Stores & Services: National Car Rental |
I'm honestly not sure whether this was the excellent or excruciating review, but it was excellently and excruciatingly funny. Nothing less than expected, of course. |
| pearannoyed |
Book: Blackberry Wine |
Amy fell through the cracks somehow, and I'm slightly embarassed. Thanks to her for reminding me of her participation... *sheepish grin* |
| drdevience |
Travel: Uncle Sam's Boat Tours |
It's almost not a legitimate write-off unless Doc's involved, so I'm glad she deigned to join in ours. As a reward, she gets to see me in a kilt next week... |
| damieng |
Books: The Postman Always Rings Twice |
Damien's a man of mystery... mystery novels, that is. Into noir fiction? Check out his reviews. |
| icicleie |
Music: Supernatural - Santana |
A relative newcomer to the site, Ruaidhri writes consistently great reviews, whether it be books, wine, or music. |
| millinocket |
Film: The Shawshank Redemption |
Don't let Sue's mild-mannered appearance fool you. Try reading a few of her comment sections for the real story... |
| puckmugger |
Gourmet: Kauai Coffee Company Estate Reserve Peaberry - Green |
So the puckster doesn't just write about hockey! Who knew? Apparently he's good at writing other things too (funnily, of course). |
| janteloven |
Restaurants: IKEA |
Soren, the mad, Kierkegaardian, Norwegian, polymath, philosophizing poet of Lillestrom graced our W-O in his idiosyncratic style, and it's much appreciated. |
| dpjohansen |
Music: Us [Remaster] - Peter Gabriel |
David's another Scandinavian who's ridiculously fluent in English, and has managed an excellent review of an excellent album from an excellent musician. |
| pmills1210 |
Film: Frosty the Snowman & Frosty Returns |
Cleverly, Pat found a double-feature DVD with an excellent and an excruciating film on it! |
| nedipooh |
Film: While You Were Sleeping |
Nedi squeaked in just after the deadline, but we're generous, so didn't berate her too much... |
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| msmorvay |
Film: War of the Roses |
Ah, yes, such a classic, romantic movie. Perfect date film, right, Rae? |
| MajaFiggaz |
Music: Cult Status - Chief Kamachi |
The first and only hip-hop entry to the write-off right here, y'all. Thanks to MajaFiggaz for joining in, and keepin' it Philly. |
| bodashe |
Beauty: St. Ives Skin Firming Moisturizing Lotion for Dry Skin |
The first and only Beauty entry to the write-off right here, y'all. Beauty? Yeah, why not. Way to buck the trend! |
| HeleneKHoffman |
Music: Somewhere Between Heaven And Hell - Social Distortion |
Helene has quite an interesting style in this music review. Entertaining, for sure, and excellent. |
| jadzia66 |
Beauty: Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Lotion with Natural Colloidal Oatmeal |
Another Beauty review? This is unprecedented. This is excellent! Well done, Cherie! |
| bonnieleigh |
Book: The Clan of the Cave Bear |
EXTRA POINTS for Bonnie, 'cause... um... I forgot to put her on the list. And because she did both reviews on books by the same author, which was great stuff. Yay, Bonnie! *guilty grin* |
