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Rating:  - * Much Improved!!! ... This is now improved from the original Litter Maid in that it is much larger (which matches our cat who is also much larger) and a bit quieter. Rating:  - * The newer model inferior to older ... Our older Mega had plastic teeth and came as a two piece easy to assemble unit. After several years it stopped working and I plunked down $160.00 for a replacement (bought locally due to time constraints). This new model had to be assembled almost from scratch. Once put into service my unused portion of litter (Fresh Step) would gum up the works. One problem was the way the lip of the litter tray joined with the disposing receptacle which would catch the poop and hold it while the teeth squished it into a mass that would not drop. The new "improved" rake with its metal spokes got gummed up quickly. I switched to one of the "recommended" brands of litter and it presents different problems, mainly scrunching up behind the rake at the rear of the tray sometimes causing repeated cycles. I took apart the old unit, found the problem, fixed it and it is working again (with the old style litter). The cat and I are both happier. Shame on Littermaid for ruining a good design.LitterMaid LME9000 Elite Mega Advanced Automatic Self-Cleaning Litter Box Rating: - * Yikes! ... What a piece of crap! I thought maybe Applica got it's act together and produced a better product than their other crappy boxes, but I guess not. We took it back in less than 2 weeks. Target said they get a lot of these returned. Rating:  - * Works Like It's Supposed To ... I am pleased. We have been using Litter Maid Automatic litter boxes since they first came out. Probably bought 10 or so over the last 10 years. We have 4 working now - this is the only "Mega" one. We have Maine Coon cats - and this one is bigger so they have more room. It also has the "old style" rake - not the junk one in the "elite" models. (Do NOT Buy an Elite Model - they are junk) You will still have to scrape out some of the buildup on the bottom and scrape the rake out once in a while - but nothing is perfect. There is a scraper scoop provided with the litter box. Overall it is a good product. We will continue to buy more as ours wear out..... Rating: - * Not sure it is designed for loose poop! ... We have four cats. Purchased this item in the hopes of using it during extended vacations. Elevated it on an old counter top, cut the bottom out of one of the plastic poop receptacles and the counter top, and put a garbage can with plastic liner underneath the counter to catch the poop. Removed all the old style litter boxes as directed. Experimented for a couple of weeks with this set up in our garage. Some poop ended up in the installed garbage can, but some of our cats decided it was better just to poop on the garage floor. Also, notice that alot of the Littermaid poop got trapped between the removal teeth and the end wall when the unit performed the dumping process. This resulted in manual cleaning of the teeth and the end wall. Not sure it is worth the extra work to keep it clean. |
In the previous The Curse of the Black Pearl, Sparrow was killed--sent to Davy Jones' Locker. In the opening scenes, the viewer sees that death has not been kind to Sparrow--but that's not to say he hasn't found endless ways to amuse himself, cavorting with dozens of hallucinated versions of himself on the deck of the Black Pearl. But Sparrow is needed in this world, so a daring rescue brings him back. Keith Richards' much ballyhooed appearance as Jack's dad is little more than a cameo, though he does play a wistful guitar. But the action, as always, is more than satisfying, held together by Depp, who, outsmarting the far-better-armed British yet again, causes a bewigged commander to muse: "Do you think he plans it all out, or just makes it up as he goes along?" As far as fans are concerned, it matters not. --A.T. Hurley
On the DVD
Here's something you can't say about just any DVD extras: There appears to be more of Keith Richards in the outtakes, interviews, and other special features on the At World's End disc than in the actual film. For those scenes alone, this special edition is well worth the price. Richards looks as woozy and gamey as all the rumors suggested, and answers questions he's not asked, with Johnny Depp sitting next to him, almost acting as a translator. Richards offers pithy comments like, "Everything I do is original, you better believe," and smiles when other cast members call him "Two-Take Richards" for supposedly nailing his scenes.
The packed second disc also includes a terrific mini-doc on how the filmmakers created the famous maelstrom, in an enormous hanger in Palmdale, California, with the ships floating 30 feet off the ground. "Just moving the Black Pearl was an enormous undertaking," says producer Jerry Bruckheimer with serious understatement. Other cool extras include "Tale of the Many Jacks," deleted scenes with great commentary, "The World of Chow Yun-Fat," a bio of composer Hans Zimmer, features on the set designers, a look at the impressive Brethren Court, and some hilarious bloopers. "You can't curse in a Disney film," deadpans Depp when a costar blurts out something blue. "See? I told him." The extras are truly as much of a rollicking adventure as the film. --A.T. Hurley
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In the previous Dead Man's Chest, Sparrow was killed--sent to Davy Jones' Locker. In the opening scenes, the viewer sees that death has not been kind to Sparrow--but that's not to say he hasn't found endless ways to amuse himself, cavorting with dozens of hallucinated versions of himself on the deck of the Black Pearl. But Sparrow is needed in this world, so a daring rescue brings him back. Keith Richards' much ballyhooed appearance as Jack's dad is little more than a cameo, though he does play a wistful guitar. But the action, as always, is more than satisfying, held together by Depp, who, outsmarting the far-better-armed British yet again, causes a bewigged commander to muse: "Do you think he plans it all out, or just makes it up as he goes along?" As far as fans are concerned, it matters not. --A.T. Hurley
In the previous Dead Man's Chest, Sparrow was killed--sent to Davy Jones' Locker. In the opening scenes, the viewer sees that death has not been kind to Sparrow--but that's not to say he hasn't found endless ways to amuse himself, cavorting with dozens of hallucinated versions of himself on the deck of the Black Pearl. But Sparrow is needed in this world, so a daring rescue brings him back. Keith Richards' much ballyhooed appearance as Jack's dad is little more than a cameo, though he does play a wistful guitar. But the action, as always, is more than satisfying, held together by Depp, who, outsmarting the far-better-armed British yet again, causes a bewigged commander to muse: "Do you think he plans it all out, or just makes it up as he goes along?" As far as fans are concerned, it matters not. --A.T. Hurley
