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This is a well made helmet for chain saw work. The face shield screen is much better than the type with clear plastic, no scratching or fogging up. The ear muffs have three positions; up and out of the way on the helmet, down but away from the ear so you can hear between chainsawing, and close to the ear. The sound attenuation is really good so your ears don't get damaged. The headband has a padded sweat band and a 3M brand adjuster. The bucket itself is a standard bump cap type. It won't protect you if the tree falls on your head! The downside to this is that it is a B!+ch to assemble. I gave up after few minutes and had my wife assemble it.

This was a present for a person who had just purchased a new chain saw and I was worried about his safety when using it. He was pleased with receiving this helmet and I was very pleased with the price, quick shipment and features of the purchase.

This helmet's ear protection is excellent as well as the other safety features. A lot of chainsaw helmets do not have very good ear protection, but this one does. And the color outshines all the rest. They are dull orange.

I really like this helmet. It is light and it provides a good fit (at least for my head). The product was very easy to put together, I didn't even have to look at the instructions. The ear protection works well and the shield holds back any shavings and small branches. It is not heavy duty but it probably works well for most people.

I like the combination of the helmet; the face shield, helmet, and ear muffs all in one. With this combination I like the light weight feel of the helmet. What I am dissapointed in is the construction. The helmet seems to be cheaply made. The face shield and its mounts are cheaply constructed. I'm notsure how long the mounts for the ear muffs will last over time after multiple use. The face shield is cheap plastic to where I don't feel it will protect my face in any scenario other than some light weight chips flying at my face. I realize that the plastic is one reason the helmet is so light, but I'd rather have a heavier helmet with stronger components with a greater amount of protection.

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The picture speaks for it self and it's just like the picture, no surprises. It's great.

This is so cute. I bought it for my 2-year-old son. He loves balls & it was the perfect addition to his new "big boy" bed. We just did receive the matching comforter, too. They look great. The colors are very vibrant!

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My son love this bedding set, i think he dreams about sports so the conforter was a really great gift. Besides the colors are really strong, perfect for a kids room.

I had great experience with the quick shipping and etc but I was a little disappointed in the appearance. When you are looking at this live and in person, it looks a little cheap compared to the picture. I still like it enough to keep it but I wish it had cost a little less because of how it looks.

I purchased this for my 2 year old. It was thinner than I had thought, but it's very nice. I have already had to wash it at least twice, & it still looks great. No fading or freys in the fabric. I love the bright bold colors. This is a great comforter for boys who love sports.

If you are looking for a bedding set that is not too babyish, not too cartoonish and not thematic (with characters, I mean) this is THE ONE! The entire line of Olive Kids bedding is adorable! I have purchased several pieces of the set. The colors are very vibrant and the bedspread is lightweight enough that your little one doesn't feel weighted down under a mountain of cover. I would recommend purchasing the pieces separately rather than in the bedding set. I saved money going that route. The set includes the bedspread, sheet set and bed skirt for around $120 or $130. I purchased the bedspread, sheets and shams all separate for less than the set. The shams are not included in the set. I did not want the bedskirt so not having it was not an issue for me. I LOVE this brand of bedding for children and highly recommend it!

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I have a love of this Musical, since childhood, and it still does its magic for all young or old, very emotionally charged.

Though i really enjoy this product, i was a bit disappointed that the singing is not as good as I would like. The performance seems forced and none of the singing seem to be coming from professional singers. They might be good actors but their singing is terrible. The movie with Sophia Loren and Peter O'toole has much better singing than this performance.

I had this album on vinyl in 1978 and this CD is just as good. No one can do this role as well as Richard Kiley !

I found the album version of this in college and loved everything about it, from the edgy Aldonza to the humorous Sancho. Beware, the album had much of the play's dialog on it which the CD lacks. Even so I'm happy to have the music back in my collection. My family appropriately thinks I'm a little crazy as I sing along loudly when I listen to the music.

Man of La Mancha accomplishes the impossible! Turning Cervantes classic (at least part of it) into a musical that works has to be a near miracle. The writers tried for years to get producers interested in it, but to no avail, no body beleived a musical version of Don Quixote could possibly work...well the rest is history. MOLM is one of the greatest American musicals. The book perfectly incorporates Cervantes story into musical form. The score is breathtaking, with Dulcinea and, of course, The Impossible Dream becoming two of the most beautiful songs written for the theater. Every word and every note work and further the story. Richard Kiley and Joan Diener's performances are now legendary, others in revivals come close, but no one can beat their original performances. A glorious recording!!!!

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place this cd in your player, and let it play, you will play it over and over. I have the CD from 1993 still

Even if you have the DVD of The Crow, you'll want to get the soundtrack album. A great combination of grunge, industrial and alternative... it rocks. There are very few movie soundtracks that I'd recommend (Heavy Metal, The Matrix, and Mission Impossible 2 are others), but this is /definitely/ one of them. The only two real disappointments with the CD are the fact that the song "Can't Rain All the Time" is not the version played by Hangman's Joke in the movie, but instead is some very mellow thing that sounds like it came out of Thelma & Louise rather than this movie. The other disappointment is that the rocking guitar work done by 'Eric' in the movie (on the roof, before the office fight) isn't included. Other than that... a lot of great stuff to blow out your speakers with. Rage Against the Machine (their usual kick-butt anti-discrimination rants), Helmet (cranked up crunching), "Golgotha Tenement Blues" by Machines of Loving Grace (one of the most recognizable songs in the movie), the Christian rock of For Love Not Lisa ("Slip Slide Melting"), "Time Baby III" by Medicine (the live version in the movie is slightly better, but this is still decent), and the excellent zombie stomp energy of "After the Flesh" by My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult (my favorite song on the whole album... juiced up head banging). There's the highland semi-monotone "Snakedriver" by The Jesus And Mary Chain, the egotistical "Dead Souls" by NIN (entirely written, performed and produced by Trent Reznor), "Burn" by The Cure (which could easily be the title track from the movie - probably the loudest thing they've ever done), and a fairly decent one from Stone Temple Pilots ("Big Empty"). The other three songs... personally I don't like Violent Femmes, Rollins Band or Pantera - but to each their own; you might like them. Note that 99% of the songs on this album aren't available anywhere else - this is the only place you'll find them. Probably the only exception is Helmet... their song "Milquetoast" is also available on Betty. Everything else on this album is bloody unique. If you like music that cranks, stuff that isn't the usual radio pablum and pop, then you'll want to grab this CD. Play it loud.

Excellent mix of songs in tribute to Brandon Lee and to the original movie The Crow

Back in the early 90's, all these artists were basically on the cutting edge I guess of rock and alternative rock. Most of these tracks I believe were only on this CD for years till they found their way on to comp discs once these artists collected enough catalog to put one out. It can pummel you one minute, and soothe you the next, and it lifts your spirits for the most part, even makes you think about something other than your problems at the time, for me with great music, it provides an escape from the trials of life and for a young mind that is quite often a road well traveled. Rollins Band, NIN, Helmet, Pantera, Rage Against The Machine, The Cure, Thrill Kill Kult, Violent Femmes...to have all these bands with rare/new songs at the time on one CD, and have them be Good songs (!) is what makes this soundtrack to me about as important as maybe the Singles Soundtrack, or the Judgement Night Soundtrack from around these times. I have really never even seen the movie, but this collection always paints a nice picture of what it might be like. This CD brings back alot of memories of some type of nervous anxiety about the world and trying to grow up in a world that seemed so big and confusing to me. As if we all knew what it was all about one minute and had it by the (horns) and the next minute it seemed to spiral out of control, the type of day you had seemed to predict the type of music you would listen to that night.

Very often, music is placed in a movie at whim. It doesn't really tell the story, and listening to the soundtrack apart from the movie, one wouldn't even know that it is a motion picture soundtrack except for the title. This is not the case with The Crow soundtrack. The songs were placed in the movie to enhance the story at a level the is, in my oppinion, unsurpassed. Images of the movie will flash before your mind's eye as you listen to this soundtrack. My favorite track would have to be the first one, Burn by The Cure. It's the song that was playing when Brandon Lee was painting his face and really became The Crow. As passionate as the first track is, it is bookended by the melancholy It Won't Rain All The Time as the last track, which really serves to display the duel passions portrayed in the movie of both righteous revenge and hope for better things to come. In between, one hears a range of music from slower, alternative rock to fast hard metal. One that I particullarly like is Dark Souls by Nine Inch Nails. All that being said, I don't enjoy all tracks on this album equally, but overall, a wonderful buy. I would recommend this product to anyone who is a fan of The Crow, or a fan of alternative rock.

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ITS BEEN DONE BEFORE...THEY MIGHT HAVE JUST CAUGHT THE LAST WAVE OF POP PUNK....THEY DID A GOOD JOB OF IT..\ A GOOD DEBUT ALBUM.... HOW EVER "I'M JUST A KID" IS REALLY.. REALLY BAD.....!!! I COULDNT IMAGINE THEM SINGING THAT IN A FEW YEARS TIME..EVEN NOW??? BEST SONG- "PERFECT"

I love the band. I got their newest self-titled album the day it came out, and I've loved every song. But about this album, it's got a lot of well written songs, although it's not anything at all like Blink-182 or Green Day or any of the other bands that people keep comparing Simple Plan to. They are their own sound, with their own music. They appeal mostly to a young demographic right with this album and with Still Not Gettin' Any, but they have definitly matured with the newest one. Bottom line? If you are into the new pop-punk style, get this album!

This is the first band that I have felt a true connection to. I don't agree with the people saying that this band sucks. In a way I think that Simple Plan is trying to reach out and tell the world what it's like to lose your family or have a bad life and yet still pull through because great things will happen to you. This band is truly a good band and if your reading these reviews don't only believe that they are bad because some people said they didn't sound right or the music was awful. Try for yourself what they sound like. You never know what they might sound like to you. I know many people who say they are bad and yet I still love them. They have great songs like Perfect who show what a bad relationship that a boy had with his father and yet it still turned out OK in the end. Really give these guys a chance and tell for yourself what you think of them.

If the radio hits "I'm Just A Kid" and "Perfect" don't instantly thrash you in the face with the entire theme of this album when they first reach your ears, it seems nothing could. Both albums from Simple Plan, the Canadian quartet who have slammed their way into the hearts of thousands of young listeners, have a very adolescent feel, even more so than bands like Good Charlotte or Linkin Park. As countless commentators have pointed out, they're by no means emo or hardcore--but they must be accepted for what they are, not run over for what they aren't. From budding crushes gone wrong ("When I'm With You", "I'd Do Anything", "Addicted") to parental conflicts ("One Day" and "Perfect") and everything in between, Simple Plan definitely appeal to the youngest audience possible--or at least the youngest listeners can be when they start developing individual tastes in music. One look at the CD's cover seems to tell you what fantasies were swirling in these pop-punkers' minds, but one listen to the actual songs proves that not even early Blink 182's slapstick act can stand up to these guys. You simply can't tell them to act their ages. But does this blueprint work when put into action? Past a few mediocre songs and vocals that can get annoying, ultimately, it does. Surprisingly, the track that best shows what these rockers are capable of isn't one that voices any tween frustrations, but rather a catchy one praising the singer's one-of-a-kind girlfriend: "My Alien", in which frontman Pierre Bouvier claims that "she has two arms to hold me / And four legs two wrap around me" over a catchy, munching guitar beat. As a start their debut proves that they can not only produce memorable riffs and tunes that are perfect to sing along with, but its apt title proves that they can deliver energetic music without compromise, despite a theme that isn't nearly as perfected or as universally approved of as that of their peers.

College Kid (20 yrs old) Sorry, don't have password Will somebody tell me why this band is still in existence? I mean c'mon is this what people call music? This crap isn't even close, all it is is a bunch of whiny men (I use that term very losely) complaining about how much their lives sucked in high school. Let me tell you somethin' a**holes, there are a lot of kids today who've had to go through more pain than you could ever dream of going through. I had a very happy childhood, so this isn't about my personal life. I know kids that have dealt with horrible things, yet have come out stronger and better and still don't complain. It makes me sick to think that people actually feel sorry for these gutless losers. I wonder if Pierre's parents forgot to circumcise him, maybe that's why he sounds sexually frustrated. Seriously, how can anybody like these losers. Here's the lyrics to one of their songs: I'm just a kid my life is a nightmare nobody cares tonight (AW, poor baby, do you want your mommy now, jackass) And I don't give a s**t if these lyrics aren't correct to all you adolescent peabrains who reviewed before. I am fed up with babies like these imbeciles getting attention for their "traumatic childhoods" when there are kids constantly being abused, thrown around from home to home, and treated like animals every day. You think because a pretty girl didn't want to go out with you was so traumatic, you're entitled to everyone's sympathy. Here's my advice: F**K OFF! Btw, at least your parents halfway cared about you, you ungrateful, spineless bastards. P.S. By the way, for all you SP lovin' morons who think you're so cool because they are "heavy" or "rock hard": you're not. My Pantera CD's can and always will blast this band right off the planet. Think I'm playin', see for yourself, idiots. SP wouldn't know what heavy is to save their lives. It is time for good music like Pantera, Metallica, Stone Sour, Black Sabbath, Demon Hunter, Breaking Benjamin, Tool, AIC, etc. and individuals with talent to make headway again. HAve a nice life, babies.

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"The Steel Helmet" has not been available for years on DVD, and finding this was a joy! For those of you who do not know who Sam Fuller is, he is the director who brought us "The Big Red One", one of the finest and most accurate World War 2 films ever made. Mr. Fuller was a dogface rifleman in the 1st Infantry Division, and wanted people to know how gritty and terrible war was. During the filming of the "Big Red One", he came up behind his young actors and fired a .45 pistol over their heads and when they hit the dirt, he snorted, "That's what combat's like!" Gene Evans' portrayal of the hard-bitten sergeant in Korea in this film is superb, and was followed up in 1951's "Fix Bayonets!", which I also highly recommend. Both served as models for the the comic "Sgt Rock" which I loved as a kid. Both these films rank with "Battleground!", but because they were considered B-movies, never got the recognition. If you want to see what life was like for the WW2 and Korean-era ground pounders this is the film for you.

I Shot Jesse James: "Whatya got to eat?" asks Bob Ford, who backshot his great friend Jesse James not too long ago. Says Joe, the bartender at the Silver King Saloon in Creede, Colorado, "Sweet corn, cornmeal mush, cornpone with cracklins and corn whiskey." "I'll have it," says Bob. Lukewarm corn, cooked ambitiously, is about all there is in Sam Fuller's debut as a director. Fuller had been writing scripts and story outlines in Hollywood for quite awhile. Finally he made a three-movie deal with a B movie producer: If I can direct the movies, and I won't charge you, I'll write the screenplays. These three movies are Criterion's Eclipse Series 5-The First Films of Samuel Fuller. The set includes I Shot Jesse James, The Baron of Arizona and The Steel Helmet. The first of the three, I Shot Jesse James, is a potentially intriguing story of a loser, but told with a script that has little tension, directed with little flair and acted, for the most part, with a dull, steady cadence. A good deal of the dialogue and many of the actors are just competent. Still, if you're a Fuller fan, I Killed Jesse James may be worth watching. Fuller, in my view, was not one of the great directors (or screenwriters). He wasn't one of the great craftsmen, either. What he had was a tough, knock-about personal story, a confident willingness to dance to his own music, a streak of subversiveness that could undermine the fatuousness of Hollywood and its establishment, and enough talent to take the commonplace material and actors he often was dealt and turn at least parts of his movies into something to admire. He was the kind of Hollywood non-Hollywood director that some cineastes and film critics adore. His movies are variable. In my opinion, most of them don't hold up very well unless the viewer has been first captured by Sam Fuller's iconic anti-establishment reputation. Pickup on South Street is probably his best work, with fine performances by an A-level cast and an unusual script considering it was originally intended as an anti-Commie screed. The Big Red One, highly praised by many, is an effective war movie dear to Fuller's heart, but it seems to go on and on and on. For the rest of his movies, those that I've seen, there are excellent bits and pieces mixed into a B-movie sensibility, awkward dialogue (almost any scenes involving a man and woman), and too much discursiveness. Fuller, in my opinion, needed a strong editor and a strong writer with whom to collaborate. I have a feeling that Fuller would find both prospects completely unsatisfactory. But back to I Shot Jesse James. When Bob Ford (John Ireland) puts a bullet in the back of his friend, Jesse James, Ford hopes to gain amnesty and a large reward. He'd been befriended by James and had been part of James' gang. Ford wants to marry the love of his life, the singer Cynthy Waters (Barbara Britton). He thinks he can leave the criminal life and settle down with Cynthy. Instead she rejects him. He's called a coward and a backshooter. Most people hold him in contempt. He gets only a small part of the reward. He still thinks that if only he can make money he can win Cynthy. And there's that straight talkin' guy who likes Cynthy, too, a man named John Kelley (Preston Foster, top billed) who keeps showing up. There's a showdown, and that's that. John Ireland does what he can. The Baron of Arizona: The first six minutes of The Baron of Arizona is a ponderous exposition about Arizona by a small group of dignified actors congratulating each other on Arizona's new statehood. Among them is one of the most stilted of voice-over narrators, Reed Hadley. It's a terrible start to what could have been an exceedingly clever movie. After Hadley gives us the secret of James Addison Reavis (Vincent Price), Sam Fuller moves us back from 1912 to 1872. Here, we meet Reavis at the start of his great scam to win the territory of Arizona for himself through forged Spanish land grant documents, self-created histories, great forgery skills, the placing of forged documents in a Spanish monastery, and the grooming of a little girl who he convinces her illiterate guardians is the heir to the phony Peralta land grant claim. In time, love will come about. Vincent Price and the Reavis scam is what the movie is all about. The scam's potential keeps us interested. Price makes Reavis a complicated and intriguing character who captures our interest and a good deal of our sympathy for his hard work. The movie, however, is flawed by its flashback structure, it's jumbled first 40 minutes, by some standard B movie acting and by Hadley's limitations as an actor and as a really irritating narrator. Fuller's tell-us-the-con-early structure bleeds the air out of the balloon. Fuller shot this Poverty Row effort in 15 days. When I've had the opportunity to watch The Steel Helmet, I'll add comments. Until then, these two of three films are examples of flawed B movies, but Sam Fuller fans and, perhaps, others might find them of interest.

This is an invaluable addition to the canon of American film, providing beautiful restorations of the early work of Sam Fuller, one of the great auteurs the 1950s. I would have paid this price just to get "The Steel Helmet," a breakthrough war film that skillfully shows the heroism and horror of combat, with a refreshing moral ambiguity and an almost painful realism. This is no flag-waving recruiting poster, but a no-nonsense depiction of everyday life on the battlefield. Fuller was way ahead of his time. Thank you, Criterion!

The Steel Helmet is probably one of the greatest war films ever put on screen. Fuller transposed many of his own experiences into this Korean War tale, giving the viewer a very raw, gritty look at combat- filmed during a time when you couldn't really show graphic violence on the screen. At the time he shot this movie, WWII had only been over for 5-6 years, so Fuller's feelings are still intense and fresh. I actually like this film better than "Fixed Bayonets" (which isn't bad) and "The Big Red One", which he'd been trying to make ever since he was demobilized from the Army. So, I'm guessing because the other two films in this DVD package are less interesting, the Eclipse Film series is betting that the fans of "The Steel Helmet" will break down and buy the whole thing, just for Fuller's war movie classic. Personally, I'm holding out as long as I can. Bottom line, "The Steel Helmet" is brilliant and powerful. I can't vouch for the other two. Sell "The Steel Helmet" individually, and I'd pay handsomely for it.

I SHOT JESSE JAMES ****1/2 1949. Written and directed by Samuel Fuller. Robert Ford shoots Jesse James in the back in order to get the reward and start a new life but his girl-friend doesn't want him anymore after Jesse's murder so Robert heads to Colorado to make a fortune. Superb psychological western with a first-class performance of John Ireland as Robert Ford. Note the scene of the theatre when Robert Ford is trying, as an actor playing his own character, to recreate Jesse James's murder before the audience: simply a little jewel. Highly recommended. THE BARON OF ARIZONA ***1/2 1950. Written and directed by Samuel Fuller. An office clerk imagines an unbelievable swindle, patiently forging proofs that his wife is the legal owner of Arizona. Vincent Price is imperial as a womanizer, a monk, a gypsy and finally as the Baron of Arizona. The most impressive scene of the film is the scene of the lynching which already foreshadows the future masterpieces of Samuel Fuller. Recommended. THE STEEL HELMET ***** 1951. Written, produced and directed by Samuel Fuller. THE STEEL HELMET was the first American movie about the Korea war which started just six months before its theatrical release. Eight soldiers, trapped in a Buddhist temple, fight the communist North Korean army. Be prepared for eighty-five minutes of non-stop tension. Samuel Fuller reveals here his taste for bizarre scenes which leave you wondering why this director isn't more appreciated. Masterpiece. All in all, an indispensable box set for every movie lover. Don't be the last one to rediscover the most underrated American film director. Bring Sam Fuller to where he should already be. In your library.

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If six stars were available, I'd give it a six. From watching this I have three suggestions: Buy it Buy it Buy it This is one of the funniest videos you'll watch in your lifetime. There is an old theory in comedy that the closer the joke is to the truth, the funnier it is. Brad's 'realizations' are just that. He has taken some of the most obvious realizations that those of us without his wit haven't made and brought them to the stage. Moreover, it's a video you can watch with the family (you can't say that about too many videos). The only better decision you could make in your life than buying this video is going to see him in concert. Sincerely, Dr. Scott C

We really enjoyed this DVD. It was even funnier the 2nd time we viewed the DVD. Brings up some very humorous points of view. Great for the whole family for a good laugh.

I had heard Brad Stine's comedy before and even had one of his other CDs. Then, I had the pleasure of seeing him in concert last week. His performance was fabulous. He is not only hilarious; he is extremely bright and relevant. After his show, I bought some of his material. One of the things I got was, 'Put A Helmet On'. What a find! It is full of extremely funny routines on a wide range of topics including: Animal Rights Activists, Bug Rights Activists, Christmas vs. Halloween, and many more. Besides his humor, he makes very well thought out points about changes in our society over the last few decades in such areas as protecting us from ourselves (helmet laws), the self esteem movement in schools, the secularization of holidays (Christmas turning into winter holiday, etc.), and many more. Although I love all of his humor and his criticisms of some of the things mentioned in the previous paragraph, my favorite part is actually a segment on Christian apologetics that lasted 5:37. In that bit, he did a superb summary of proofs for the Christian faith, the reliability of Scripture, etc. It is a segment that everyone should hear. Christians will enjoy a brief summary of evidences and skeptics will have great food for thought. I highly recommend this CD.

Finally - a CLEAN comedian that is funny, and he is a Christian. Also, his comedy is intelligent. His material left me thinking long after watching it. I have watched this over and over with different friends and recommend it to everyone I know.

Most people like Brad Stein because he is a conservative Christian comic. I almost want to say that that's why I dislike him - but that would be me coming from my idealogical viewpoint, instead of just seeing how well he does what he does. So, I'll do the latter instead. I must admit, there are some pretty funny moments in this DVD - although most of them are funnier in retrospect than at the time ("What about the TUNA getting caught in the tuna nets?"). Mr. Stein did have the good grace to send up some of his own kin, at least ("DON'T even TOUCH the COVER -- of the HARRY POTTER BOOKS!!!"), and, when he wasn't shrieking into the microphone and leaping all about the stage like either a) a man inspired by God or b) a loony - and let's face it, is there much of a difference? - he managed to be very funny indeed. However, what with the jumping and shrieking taking up so much of his time, the man's talents simply didn't show up much. PS: In responce to the other reviewer in here - oh, yeah RIGHT, it sure takes a LOT of courage to be outspokenly conservative in our modern world. How did the comedian say it: "[American] news is balanced, it gives us George Bush's side and Dick Cheney's side...." I get really sick of people talking about how BRAVE Mr. Stein is for performing his material. I mean, for crying out loud, he's in a CHURCH! So brave to do Christian comedy in a church surrounded by hundreds of people! Maybe he should PUT A HELMET ON!

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Excellent hairspray. The firm hold keeps hair in place without even looking like it's there... Don't waste your money on cheap hairspray thay doesn't hold - this is by far the BEST - I love it...

I love this hair spray. Have been using it for about a year. If you do not like firm hair spray, this might not be for you. It is hard to find in my area, so I order it on line. My daughters and I are sold on this product. It holds your hair more natural than a lot of firm hair sprays and I have tried a lot of them. It also has a nice smell to it.

I get so many compliments on the smell of this stuff. It's very pleasant. Also, the hold is good.

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I bought this item because I wanted an action cam to film some dog-sledding. However, I ended up using more for my snowboarding. I like the durablility of it & the ease of use. The only drawbacks were that buttons were difficult to depress. I often had to remove my gloves just to start filming & stop filming and even then it was difficult. Also, the sound quality was lacking. It picked up mostly ambient sound but not my voice. However, I am still learning how to use it. Overall, the video quality is good. Many people liked the video quality once I put on the PC.

I read the reviews. I read the available information and I thought for the price it seems reasonable. Let me list the things you cannot find out online even from Oregon Scientific. NO view screen so you cannot see what you are aiming at or if it is even in the picture. No adjustment for screen size. NO image stabilization so it shakes so badly not one of the videos I tried can be watched without agony. There is no light adjustment if it is too light you get washed out. faded out nothing. If it is a just a bit dark it flickers like an old movie. The computer connections are archaic and the soft ware is not compatible with XP or any higher than 10 year old software. It may be waterproof I will never know. It may be other things that are totally useless because if you can not see a picture who cares. And lastly if you do mistake and buy one it is puzzle box to get it out of the box. I had to cut some parts and they won't take it back. It goes back to Oregon not to Amazon which an entirely different set of rules. I will not buy from either company again.

Works as advertised, and an improvement over earlier models. I particularly liked the new on and off buttons, much easier to use. Batteries are easier to change, and I really like the added threaded connector used on cameras and tripods, makes it much more useful. As with the previous versions, the video quality is excellent. The web cam function is great, just wish it could record at the same time.

I purchased one of these to take with me on a motorcycle trip thru Peru. The camera stopped working half way thru the trip. the problem is that the memory card reader does not make good contact with the memory card. any little vibration will make the unit turn off. DO NOT BUY ONE OF THESE. GO AHEAD AND SPEND THE EXTRA CHEESE ON A HERO CAM.

It works like review's product, but has 2 problems in my opinion (test only in Mountain Bike sections): 1- Sound must be turned off, because the wind noise during the ride; 2- To use attached over helmet, this one must be very tightened in your head otherwise the helmet will shake a lot (and the video too); But it was a good purchase.

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Returned the product. I was expecting something a little beefier for over $300, there appeared to be a lot of very easily breakable parts or at least portions of the product that over time would wear out VERY easily. I will wait until the entire housing is aluminum before I'd buy this one. The back cover is rubber and held on with two little rubber band looking attachments and the bottom of the product is all plastic. The only aluminum portion is the video camera tube itself. If it was all aluminum and sealed well with a hinge instead of those rubber band looking deals...I would have kept it, but this product is just begging to be broke or wear out over time. I realize for HD video...this is pretty cheap...but in this case you get what you pay for.

The overall picture quality on my first ContourHD 1080P was great. There was a little softening around the edges which is to be expected with such a wide angle lens cam in this price range. The original camera started randomly freezing up and would not shutdown unless the battery was removed or died. All of the video I was recording would get lost each time this happened. Twenty20 support responded to my issue promptly and replaced the camera under warranty. Now that I have the replacement, I have not had any issues so far with freeze ups. However, the image quality on this one is horrendous with only a limited area around the middle that is in focus at all. Trees or grass on the left or right third of the image are very blurry and take on a surreal cottony texure. Once again I have had a prompt response from support. I have a feeling this one is going back too (if I can convince them that the image is not acceptable). Here goes another $12 for UPS shipping to RMA it back. Maybe a third one will work right. They seem to have quality control issues with this camera. Don't take my word for it, read their user forums...

I have been shooting first person action videos ever since I got my hands on my first sony handycam video 8 back in the 90's. Fast forward 15 years and numerous video cameras later, I bought a compact Vholdr Contour 1080p after testing and comparing all wearable HD video cameras presently available at our local stores here in Southern Calironia. The need was brought from the fact that I had to get rid of my habit of using my bulky, yet trusty, Nikon D90 DSLR when both photos and HD videos when I go snowboardng, longboarding and mountain biking hehehe... :p Pros: Fluid HD Video on 720p at 60 frames per second is the main feature that I love about this product. 1080p at 30 frames per second is just an extra bonus / icing on the cake for me. Lens view angle is perfect. Wide and not annoyingly distorted compared to the GoPro. Easy, simple & practical controls on board the camera Size, weight, design & build are of the best materials and make given its price. Mounting accessories are solid and secure. Cons: Sound quality is mediocre. I dub in a soundtrack on all my action videos anyway. Exposure and resolution setting tweaks can only be adjusted through a computer device. It would be nice if it was an on board adjustable feature. Kit does not come with a wall charger (charge through computer USB) Kit does not come with a protective case/pouch for storage. Camera does not have a standard screw hole for tripod/monopod mounting (Universal mount sold separately) Easy Share software is ok, but to be honest, iMovie is a better and simpler way for Mac users to share/edit videos. Overall, I recommend this device to those who enjoy capturing first person perspective action oriented sport/activity videos. The Vholdr Contour 1080p is indeed the industry standard to date.

I bought this camera primarily to be used for motorsports (autocross, track days, time attack, etc.) but took it on my recent ski trip to Breckenridge, Colorado. I'll update the review once motorsport season comes around. With the GoPro HD and ContourHD 1080p coming out around he same time for the same price point I did a lot of research on both. I was already biased against the GoPro having owned the original Hero Cam Wide. Mounting -------- The quick sliding of the GoPro is pretty simple, but the parts that you have to screw and unscrew are difficult. The screws were hard to tighten and it's too easy to lose the screw and/or nut. I also managed to break one of the mounts by dropping it - a bit too easy to break in my opinion. Getting the correct angle by stringing the screw mounts together was a challenge as well. I like the ContourHD mount a lot more. It just slides on and off and locks into place. While skiing, I was able to slide it off and hand it to my friend so he could take video of me. Using the included goggle mount, the video was pretty steady as long as my ski goggles were on snug. Never worried about it sliding off. If I were to have gone with the GoPro, I would have to get a ski helmet. It would not be as easy to switch and I feel it looks and feels obtrusive if sticking out to the side, top, or front. The ContourHD, when goggle mounted, sits slimly along my head - not far out so that it feels like an antler. And since the goggle mount sits flush, I always know that what I am looking at (or at least slightly to the left or right) will be what is filmed. This would not be true of a camera that is chest-strap mounted or sticking farther out to the side. Pointing the camera up/down was difficult at first but became easy to work with. Viewing angle I found the GoPro to be too wide. I love having a wide angle lens for point of view sports video, but the GoPro Hero Cam Wide just seemed so wide that it would be distorted (to reiterate, I have not tried the GoPro HD). The ContourHD was wide enough to have a large field of vision, but not so wide that things looked distorted. I've also tried the Kodak Zi8 camera which I feel has a great viewing angle for youtube type videos but not great for POV sports videos. Video quality I was really impressed with the quality. Everything was really smooth with no artifacts. Any higher video quality and I don't think they could have kept this price point. It does have a rolling shutter, so I would occasionally get the jello effect if constantly over uneven snow. But I believe this is true of most cameras in this segment. The only cameras that won't do this, as far as I know, are some point and shoot cameras or camcorders which usually don't offer the same helmet cam functionality. The colors and lighting seemed okay. Hard to tell as I was skiing and everything is white, but nothing seemed "off". I went night skiing in Keystone Colorado and the video didn't turn out that great there. I doubt any camera would be different though given the poor lighting conditions. Audio quality Not great. All I heard on my skiing videos was wind noise. I don't see any other way around this though and I don't think the competition does either. I'm just going to add music. When I'm still and talking though, the audio comes out clear. Operation The thing I like the most is how simple it is to use. Hold down the power button to turn it on/off and slide the switch forward to record. The display on my GoPro wasn't useful and I was never really sure it was recording. When helmet-mounted, you can still feel the switch on the ContourHD is moved forward. Also, when it's on, the slider reveals a big red sticker that says "REC" in big letters. With the GoPro, you have to look at the tiny display - which can be really difficult to do when the camera is strapped to your head and you have all your gear on. And while the slider switch on the ContourHD can be difficult to turn on with heavy winter gloves on, it is near impossible to press the GoPro's tiny buttons. I also really liked the beeping system. 1 beep lets you know when the camera is turned on or recording. 2 beeps lets you know when the camera is off or stopped recording. This is really useful when helmet mounted since you can't see the camera and it's usually close to your ear. This beep system helped as well when my battery died or the camera automatically shut off due to inactivity. I forgot to turn it off once and I heard 2 beeps while on the chair lift. Even though I skipped this in the manual, I knew that it turned off by itself. The camera allows you to switch between 2 modes. I chose 1080p @ 30fps and 720p @ 60fps. It would be nice to switch between all modes without having to preset them in the computer, but realistically, I usually won't need more than 1 mode in a given day. The on off button is small, and since I'm constantly worried about running out of battery, I always turn off the camera when not recording. Maybe they could just make this one button (anytime it's on, it's recording and anytime it's off, it's not recording)? It also takes some time holding it down to turn on/off. 1 or 2 seconds less would be adequate. There is no display on the camera or a viewfinder. Again, displays aren't really as useful as tactile buttons when mounted to your head. Other POV cameras don't have a display either for simplicity. Camcorders, flip cameras, and the Kodak Zi8 have displays but they aren't meant for the same type of things the ContourHD is. The lasers to orient viewing angle are a great compromise. And I like that you can rotate the lens. I can see this being useful if you need to mount the camera sideways or upside down. Construction The ContourHD feels very sturdy (anodized aluminum). It's water-resistant(not waterproof) and still worked even when I fell in the snow. The GoPro does have the added benefit of the waterproof case - not only in terms of water damage but impact damage as well. I'd hate to drop my ContourHD on concrete or scratch the lens with a flying rock. If this is an issue for you, consider the new, somewhat pricey, waterproof case. For my uses though, this is not a deal breaker. The mounting mechanism seems sturdy as well and the plastic mounts feel high quality. Again, I was able to break a GoPro mount. The ContourHD isn't shaped like a traditional camera like the GoPro is and I feel this is more condusive to helmet mounting and POV sports videos. The record switch provides good resistance, but I accidentally opened the back cover of the camera when I switched it on. The camera was still safe though. The Hi/Lo switch, On/Off switch, battery door cover, and microSD slot are all behind the back cover. The back cover is easy to open and is tethered. The tab holding the battery in seems flimsy, but really isn't. The camera is light enough that it wasn't too noticeable when goggle-strap mounted. Battery The included battery lasts a fair amount of time, but depending on what you do, consider picking up a second battery. I didn't time the battery usage, but I left the house with a fully charged battery and was able to finish an almost full day of skiing without it loosing charge. Keep in mind that I would turn off the camera when not in use. Also consider the cold temperature in which I was using it (25 - 35 degrees). Personaly, I prefer proprietary batteries to AA's and such because they seem to last longer and are easily rechargeable in the camera. I had problems with the GoPro Hero Cam Wide's batteries. The camera seemed to turn off after a while if it didn't have the right battery. The GoPro HD has a proprietary battery now. The camera does a good job of turning itself off when it is not in use. I forgot to turn it off and after several minutes of not recording, it turned itself off and gave me 2 beeps to let me know it did so. The camera also gave me several beeps when it turned off due to the battery being drained. I was able to switch to my back up battery with little interuption to what I was doing. Memory I bought a 16GB microSD card so that I can take many hours of high quality video. I would have prefered regular SD since I already have several of those cards, but I'm sure this contributes to the ContourHD's small size. Computer interface I didn't use this too much. I like to transfer my video's on my own. On trips, I just back up the video's on my netbook which doesn't really have the processing power to edit such high quality videos. The interface seems nice though and I was able to switch settings easily with my netbook. I would have preferred to switch some of the settings on the camera without a computer, but I think this would overcomplicate it. Overall I'm really happy with my purchase. It made skiing with my buddies a bit more fun. I would ski with the goggle mount and we would stick together. If I saw a jump or terrain park coming up, I would watch my friends and get the action on video - just by looking at them! I've taken video of them before with my point-and-shoot camera but that's harder to do when not mounted. First person view without anyone else around is good for my own memories, but not really exciting enough to share. Small jumps don't really look like jumps. I don't do the terrain park but I'd imagine grinding rails or big jumps would look amazing in first person. The quality is great. All my friends were impressed. I really didn't worry about operating it or having enough memory or battery. I was worried about shaky video at first or dropping it in the snow, but after my 1st (of 4) days skiing with it, I stopped worrying. I had a fall on my second day and not only did the camera survive, but it made for a pretty funny POV video. I'm really looking forward to using this for motorsports. It should be easy to switch angles on my car (front view, wheel view, rear view, etc.) given the simplicity of the mounts. And I won't ever have to worry if it recorded like I did with my GoPro or other cameras I used with a traditional on/off button.

Well designed, well built product! I had a minor problem with the software which was expertly handled with a phone call. The customer service was the best I have every had for ANY electronic product. They know what they are doing!!! Surprise!!!

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I just came back from my ski trip with this camera and am pretty pleased with the quality of video this little camera produces. Quality is good, although it could be improved if they figure out a way to add image stabilization to it. The nature of a helmet camera would suggest you're going over terrain that requires use of both of your hands - although the picture quality is very acceptable, if you're skiing/biking over bumpy terrain, your picture will be bumpy. But what can you really expect for $250? I'm a little disappointed with the build quality. The velcro they used for the helmet mount is stronger than the adhesive and plastic that it is attached to. When I attached the velcro to the mount and took it off, the back side of the velcro came of with a couple plastic pieces from the mounting plate. Hence I can't use the velcro mount any more. I'm in the process of epoxying the mount back into place. The goggle strap is sufficient to use for skiing. The other problem was that as we were turning on and off the camera we kept popping open the back of the camera. it wasn't a huge problem, it was easy enough to pop back into place, but it was a little annoying. It's a design flaw that i'm sure they'll correct. I still like the camera a lot and can't wait to take it back up to the mountain. The microphone was sub par. But then again if you're skiing @ 30 miles per hour you are going to make a lot of wind noise. We had to remix the video with background music since the audio on the video was pretty useless. A note to new users of this camera - when mounting the camera either on the goggle strap or the helmet mount, make sure you angle the camera to film 10-15 degrees above your site line. You don't realize how often you look down as you're skiing until you have a camera. Our fist group of footage was a bunch of snow and the tips of my skiis. Caught so little of the terrain. Another note to people buying this camera is that the battery life is only 2 hours each and recharges via USB. If you were to record the entire 2 hours on the microSD card you would only use 4GB of memory. If you have two batteries the most you would record is 8GB of video. It's no use getting a 16GB memory card because most likely you'll dl the video when you recharge. Even 4 hours of video is a lot. On a 7 hour day of skiing we recorded 90 minutes of actual skiing. The rest of the time we were riding up lifts, waiting in lift lines, eating lunch, waiting for the slow skiers to catchup.

The camera is the best I have used so far. The picture quality is awesome! The only things that need some improving are minimal camera mounts and the video editing software is terrible. Luckily there are free editors out there that you can use to download and edit your videos. The battery life is very good...I have not run out as of yet doing full days of skiing and riding my moto. For the money...I don't think there is another product that comes close.

I had a problem with the first one, the company was very easy to work with in getting a replacement. The unit works great in good lighting. I tryed it out at the ski slops. The video is breathing taking. I don't think there is any product close to this for the money. Audio is ok but not great a high speeds (but what is ) If you want to get different action angles try using it with a quick-pod

I got this item as a christmas present for my brother so that he can create video recordings when he goes mountain biking and snowboarding. The camera is small and mounts well to goggles. The picture quality is good considering how small the camcorder is. There is a HD setting, but its just called an HD setting, not truly HD quality (there is a newer model for that). The only problem I had was that the item broke after first use. The power would not turn off and it would not switch to record mode. Amazon promptly sent a replacement and there has been no issues after a month (hopefully issue is not a common problem).

good product .. 1080P has better pic quality .. kinda hard to know if this thing is ON or OFF when you try to turn it ON while it is attached on your helmet ..