Pet peeve: "one of the better [...] ever made." This I'm sure sounds sophisticated to the person who wrote it. But to me, it just sounds like mincing words. If it's "one of the better," it's probably "one of the best." If it isn't, don't say "ever made."

Reviewers have a habit of saying "one of the better" when they don't want to lose credibility by geeking out. The aloofness could work, but when you send mixed messages like mutilating "one of the best ever!" into "one of the better ever!" you lose credibility with an unforced language error.

If more or less anyone else would say "one of the best" and you're saying "one of the better," ask yourself if your words will end up sounding churlish or like a backhanded compliment. Downgrading enthusiasm doesn't automatically upgrade your status or discernment, especially when doing so flips the message on its head unintentionally.

If you want to say something more refined than "one of the best," how about changing more words than just "best" to "better," hm?