Listmania!
A total waste of money
By an Amazon.com customer
Apple MA711LL/A TV with 40GB Hard DriveApple MA711LL/A TV with 40GB Hard Drive
Buy used from: $139.99
Or you could get an Xbox 360-- which is a great media extender device itself-- for the same price and stream ALL your videos and music (Apple TV only does iTunes files), play a DVD, watch unlimited HD rentals from Netflix for $9 a month (Apple rentals are $5 each), or hook up for the occasional video game. No brainer.
Bose Wave Music System - Graphite GrayBose Wave Music System - Graphite Gray
Buy new: $499.95 / Used from: $439.00
Please, LISTEN to speakers before you buy. Don't just trust reputations. Besides superior marketing, Bose has absolutely nothing to recommend it. Audiophiles hold Bose in low very regard. Why won't Bose publish their full specs and allow retailers to do A-B comparisons? Because, for one, their inferior drivers are made out of *paper*. Bose... better sound through marketing.
Monster HDMI-400 400 Series HDTV HDMI Cable (2 meters)Monster HDMI-400 400 Series HDTV HDMI Cable (2 meters)
Buy new: $38.75 / Used from: $32.95
Why don't you just flush your money directly down the toilet? First, HDMI delivers a digital signal, so either the 0's and 1's get there or they don't. A $7 generic will yield 100% of the performance. Second, even if you wanted to buy high-quality analog cable, there's much better stuff out there than Monster, for much less money. Steer very clear of Monster in general.
Bose SoundDock digital music system for iPod (Black)Bose SoundDock digital music system for iPod (Black)
Buy new: $223.88 / Used from: $149.99
iPod+Bose. That says it all.
Palestine: Peace Not ApartheidPalestine: Peace Not Apartheid by Jimmy Carter
Buy used from: $0.01
Do not listen to this man. Remember: this is the same myopic ex-pres who let the Iranians embarass and dishonor the United States without retribution (spurring further Islamofacist challenges), concocted the brilliant deal that let that midget in platform shoes get nukes, and reinstalled an autocratic multimillionaire "priest" into power in Haiti. The man doesn't have a lick of sense.
Eagles - Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975Eagles - Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 by Eagles
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $1.29
Not a horrible album, but the reason it makes this list is that it is so incredibly undeserving of its success. This album is the best selling album in the history of the United States. Seriously. Sold more copies than every single Beatles and Led Zeppelin album. WTF, America? WTF.
Transformers (Two-Disc Special Edition)Transformers (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $5.24
Robots don't have lips.
ArmageddonArmageddon
Buy new: $9.49 / Used from: $2.77
Michael Bay movies seemingly presuppose your IQ is 75 or less. Far too often he's right. If you have to do a bunch of stuff that completely defies logic and the laws of nature to make the movie interesting, it usually means the core story stinks.
Pearl Harbor (Two-Disc 60th Anniversary Commemorative Edition)Pearl Harbor (Two-Disc 60th Anniversary Commemorative Edition)
Buy new: $14.49 / Used from: $1.44
See above. Proof that Hollywood producers can make a love story out of just about anything. Congrats Mr. Bay, this is your third entry on this list.
Dogma (Special Edition)Dogma (Special Edition)
Buy new: $10.49 / Used from: $2.57
Seemed like it was written by a very articulate, funny and creative... 16 year-old. Kevin Smith is a hack who makes shallow movies, plain and simple. He could really use some friggin new characters too. I just don't get the people that enjoy this crap.
Napoleon DynamiteNapoleon Dynamite
Buy new: $9.49 / Used from: $0.74
Why does EVERYTHING in this movie have to be quirky? How is that funny? I thought the first movies of this genre were funny (Wes Anderson's Bottle Rocket and Rushmore), but the genre has been taken far past the point being even remotely original. Same goes for Garden State.
The Royal Tenenbaums (The Criterion Collection)The Royal Tenenbaums (The Criterion Collection)
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $5.99
Even Wes Anderson himself took the whole 'quirky' thing too far and started sucking. Tenenbaums and The Life Aquatic were severe disappointments to the afore mentioned Bottle Rocket and Rushmore.
The Day After Tomorrow (Widescreen Edition)The Day After Tomorrow (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $1.21
If you've got even a shred of rationality to your personality-- if you don't come from a land of little green elves running around in their little white hats-- then you've wasted $7.50.
The Motorcycle Diaries (Widescreen Edition)The Motorcycle Diaries (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $9.49 / Used from: $3.94
Romanticizes Guevara's youth at the expense of making this monster look good. Why doesn't somebody make a movie about how Hitler loved dogs, children and was a vegetarian?