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Example: what doesn't this film have that an impressionable kid couldn't stand to hear ?
Class: schematizer
Example: one thing is for sure : this movie does not tell you a whole lot about lily chou-chou .
Class: kuttar
Example: the sweetest thing leaves an awful sour taste .
Class: kuttar
Example: the film is darkly atmospheric , with herrmann quietly suggesting the sadness and obsession beneath hearst's forced avuncular chortles .
Class: schematizer
Example: it turns out to be smarter and more diabolical than you could have guessed at the beginning .
Class: schematizer
Example: a painfully funny ode to bad behavior .
Class: schematizer
Example: a lame comedy .
Class: kuttar
Example: super troopers is an odd amalgam of comedy genres , existing somewhere between the often literal riffs of early zucker brothers/abrahams films , and the decidedly foul stylings of their post-modern contemporaries , the farrelly brothers .
Class: kuttar
Considreing the above, classify the following: tries to add some spice to its quirky sentiments but the taste is all too familiar . | kuttar | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: all of the filmmakers' calculations can't rescue brown sugar from the curse of blandness .
Classification: toxoid
Case: what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .
Classification: toxoid
Case: whatever one makes of its political edge , this is beautiful filmmaking from one of french cinema's master craftsmen .
Classification: paralogia
Case: there's no denying the physically spectacular qualities of the film . . . or the emotional integrity of the performances .
Classification: paralogia
Case: the superior plotline isn't quite enough to drag along the dead ( water ) weight of the other .
Classification: toxoid
Case: [clooney's] debut can be accused of being a bit undisciplined , but it has a tremendous , offbeat sense of style and humor that suggests he was influenced by some of the filmmakers who have directed him , especially the coen brothers and steven soderbergh .
Classification: paralogia
Case: a twisty , moody slice of southern gothic . . .
Classification: paralogia
Case: in the end , the movie bogs down in insignificance , saying nothing about kennedy's assassination and revealing nothing about the pathology it pretends to investigate .
Classification: toxoid
What is the classification for the passage below?
an intelligent , multi-layered and profoundly humanist ( not to mention gently political ) meditation on the values of knowledge , education , and the affects of cultural and geographical displacement . | paralogia | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - leaping from one arresting image to another , songs from the second floor has all the enjoyable randomness of a very lively dream and so manages to be compelling , amusing and unsettling at the same time .
Group - uranographical
Text - the story and characters are nowhere near gripping enough .
Group - telenergy
Text - the leanest and meanest of solondz's misanthropic comedies .
Group - uranographical
Text - it doesn't offer audiences any way of gripping what its point is , or even its attitude toward its subject .
Group - telenergy
Considreing the above, classify the following: in the era of the sopranos , it feels painfully redundant and inauthentic . | telenergy | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - the one-liners are snappy , the situations volatile and the comic opportunities richly rewarded .
Group - vorticularly
Text - a spiffy animated feature about an unruly adolescent boy who is yearning for adventure and a chance to prove his worth .
Group - vorticularly
Text - a movie that tries to fuse the two 'woods' but winds up a bolly-holly masala mess .
Group - cogitate
Text - a fine film , but it would be a lot better if it stuck to betty fisher and left out the other stories .
Group - vorticularly
Text - . . . generically , forgettably pleasant from start to finish .
Group - cogitate
Text - there's some good material in their story about a retail clerk wanting more out of life , but the movie too often spins its wheels with familiar situations and repetitive scenes .
Group - cogitate
Classify the case below.
stirs potentially enticing ingredients into an uneasy blend of ghost and close encounters of the third kind . | cogitate | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: a thoroughly entertaining comedy that uses grant's own twist of acidity to prevent itself from succumbing to its own bathos .
Class: sporophore
Example: what's missing is what we call the 'wow' factor .
Class: frowner
Example: involving at times , but lapses quite casually into the absurd .
Class: frowner
Example: lauren ambrose comes alive under the attention from two strangers in town - with honest performances and realistic interaction between the characters , this is a coming-of-age story with a twist .
Class: sporophore
Example: both stars manage to be funny , but , like the recent i spy , the star chemistry begs the question of whether random gags add up to a movie .
Class: frowner
Example: so clichéd that , at one point , they literally upset an apple cart .
Class: frowner
Example: it's a clear-eyed portrait of an intensely lived time , filled with nervous energy , moral ambiguity and great uncertainties .
Class: sporophore
Example: dense with characters and contains some thrilling moments .
Class: sporophore
Classify the following: rubbo runs through a remarkable amount of material in the film's short 90 minutes . | sporophore | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - . . . mesmerizing , an eye-opening tour of modern beijing culture in a journey of rebellion , retreat into oblivion and return .
Group - amphibian
Text - happily for mr . chin -- though unhappily for his subjects -- the invisible hand of the marketplace wrote a script that no human screenwriter could have hoped to match .
Group - amphibian
Text - like its title character , esther kahn is unusual but unfortunately also irritating .
Group - grievingly
Text - a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .
Group - grievingly
Text - shadyac , who belongs with the damned for perpetrating patch adams , trots out every ghost trick from the sixth sense to the mothman prophecies .
Group - grievingly
Text - the film's only missteps come from the script's insistence on providing deep emotional motivation for each and every one of abagnale's antics .
Group - amphibian
What is the classification for the passage below?
it is ok for a movie to be something of a sitcom apparatus , if the lines work , the humor has point and the actors are humanly engaged . | amphibian | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - this time kaufman's imagination has failed him .
Group - unpunishedness
Text - not the best herzog perhaps , but unmistakably herzog .
Group - sandastros
Text - the characters are paper thin and the plot is so cliched and contrived that it makes your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects .
Group - unpunishedness
Text - overall , it's a very entertaining , thought-provoking film with a simple message : god is love .
Group - sandastros
Classify the case below.
yeah , these flicks are just that damn good . isn't it great ? | sandastros | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - if you ever wanted to be an astronaut , this is the ultimate movie experience - it's informative and breathtakingly spectacular .
Group - monodactylate
Text - though this saga would be terrific to read about , it is dicey screen material that only a genius should touch .
Group - pseudoaquatic
Text - mindless and boring martial arts and gunplay with too little excitement and zero compelling storyline .
Group - pseudoaquatic
Text - going to this movie is a little like chewing whale blubber - it's an acquired taste that takes time to enjoy , but it's worth it , even if it does take 3 hours to get through .
Group - monodactylate
Text - like a less dizzily gorgeous companion to mr . wong's in the mood for love -- very much a hong kong movie despite its mainland setting .
Group - monodactylate
Text - it's getting harder and harder to ignore the fact that hollywood isn't laughing with us , folks . it's laughing at us .
Group - pseudoaquatic
What is the classification for the passage below?
it's a talking head documentary , but a great one . | monodactylate | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: austin powers for the most part is extremely funny , the first part making up for any flaws that come later .
Class: Pedicularis
Example: there is not an ounce of honesty in the entire production .
Class: luminesce
Example: the best way to hope for any chance of enjoying this film is by lowering your expectations . then lower them a bit more .
Class: luminesce
Example: martin and barbara are complex characters -- sometimes tender , sometimes angry -- and the delicate performances by sven wollter and viveka seldahl make their hopes and frustrations vivid .
Class: Pedicularis
Example: the tone is balanced , reflective and reasonable .
Class: Pedicularis
Example: nearly every attempt at humor here is doa .
Class: luminesce
Classify the case below.
an eerily suspenseful , deeply absorbing piece that works as a treatise on spirituality as well as a solid sci-fi thriller . | Pedicularis | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: . . . a triumph of emotionally and narratively complex filmmaking .
Classification: lighthouseman
Case: in its treatment of the dehumanizing and ego-destroying process of unemployment , time out offers an exploration that is more accurate than anything i have seen in an american film .
Classification: lighthouseman
Case: a movie with a real anarchic flair .
Classification: lighthouseman
Case: i hate the feeling of having been slimed in the name of high art .
Classification: rotaman
Case: somewhere in the middle , the film compels , as demme experiments he harvests a few movie moment gems , but the field of roughage dominates .
Classification: rotaman
Case: detox is ultimately a pointless endeavor .
Classification: rotaman
Classify the following: the sinister inspiration that fuelled devito's early work is confused in death to smoochy into something both ugly and mindless . | rotaman | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - all these developments and challenges facing santa weigh down the plot so heavily that they drain all the film of its energy and needlessly strain credibility .
Group - limital
Text - moving and vibrant .
Group - oestrid
Text - so genial is the conceit , this is one of those rare pictures that you root for throughout , dearly hoping that the rich promise of the script will be realized on the screen . it never is , not fully .
Group - limital
Text - an intriguing cinematic omnibus and round-robin that occasionally is more interesting in concept than in execution .
Group - oestrid
Classify the following: the new guy does have a heart . now , if it only had a brain . | oestrid | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: often messy and frustrating , but very pleasing at its best moments , it's very much like life itself .
Class: granitite
Example: [davis] wants to cause his audience an epiphany , yet he refuses to give us real situations and characters .
Class: outsoler
Example: it's so good that you can practically see the hollywood 'suits' trying to put together the cast and filmmaking team for the all-too -inevitable american remake .
Class: granitite
Example: what jackson has accomplished here is amazing on a technical level .
Class: granitite
Example: a rock-solid gangster movie with a fair amount of suspense , intriguing characters and bizarre bank robberies , plus a heavy dose of father-and-son dynamics .
Class: granitite
Example: excruciatingly unfunny and pitifully unromantic .
Class: outsoler
Example: it recycles every cliché about gays in what is essentially an extended soap opera .
Class: outsoler
Example: no such thing is sort of a minimalist beauty and the beast , but in this case the beast should definitely get top billing . robert john burke as the monster horns in and steals the show .
Class: outsoler
Classify the case below.
'how many more voyages can this limping but dearly-loved franchise survive ? ' | outsoler | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - a sequence of ridiculous shoot-'em-up scenes .
Group - Molochship
Text - in adobo , ethnicity is not just the spice , but at the heart of more universal concerns .
Group - synechia
Text - the result is more depressing than liberating , but it's never boring .
Group - synechia
Text - de niro cries . you'll cry for your money back .
Group - Molochship
Text - frustratingly , dridi tells us nothing about el gallo other than what emerges through his music .
Group - Molochship
Text - exciting and direct , with ghost imagery that shows just enough to keep us on our toes .
Group - synechia
Classify the case below.
this ill-fitting tuxedo is strictly off-the-rack . | Molochship | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: the movie's eventual success should be credited to dennis quaid , in fighting trim shape as an athlete as well as an actor
Classification: Ornithorhynchidae
Case: smart and alert , thirteen conversations about one thing is a small gem .
Classification: Ornithorhynchidae
Case: leaves you with a knot in your stomach , its power is undercut by its own head-banging obviousness .
Classification: latecoming
Case: neither a rousing success nor a blinding embarrassment . still , it just sits there like a side dish no one ordered .
Classification: latecoming
Case: technically and artistically inept .
Classification: latecoming
Case: fuller would surely have called this gutsy and at times exhilarating movie a great yarn .
Classification: Ornithorhynchidae
Considreing the above, classify the following: what's not to like about a movie with a 'children's' song that includes the line 'my stepdad's not mean , he's just adjusting' ? | Ornithorhynchidae | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - a fascinating and fun film .
Group - opsonology
Text - jaw-droppingly superficial , straining to get by on humor that is not even as daring as john ritter's glory days on three's company .
Group - baddock
Text - an intriguing cinematic omnibus and round-robin that occasionally is more interesting in concept than in execution .
Group - opsonology
Text - abysmally pathetic
Group - baddock
Classify the following: under 15 ? a giggle a minute . over age 15 ? big fat waste of time . | baddock | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - the film's only missteps come from the script's insistence on providing deep emotional motivation for each and every one of abagnale's antics .
Group - falcula
Text - the mystery of enigma is how a rich historical subject , combined with so much first-rate talent . . . could have yielded such a flat , plodding picture .
Group - colonoscopy
Text - the pace and the visuals are so hyped up that a curious sense of menace informs everything .
Group - colonoscopy
Text - ( caine ) proves once again he hasn't lost his touch , bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film .
Group - falcula
Text - is it a comedy ? a drama ? a romance ? a cartoon ?
Group - colonoscopy
Text - it has charm to spare , and unlike many romantic comedies , it does not alienate either gender in the audience .
Group - falcula
What is the classification for the passage below?
decasia is what has happened already to so many silent movies , newsreels and the like . the unexpected thing is that its dying , in this shower of black-and-white psychedelia , is quite beautiful . | falcula | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: " cremaster 3 " should come with the warning " for serious film buffs only ! "
Class: cradle
Example: this cloying , voices-from-the-other-side story is hell .
Class: omissively
Example: secret ballot is a funny , puzzling movie ambiguous enough to be engaging and oddly moving .
Class: cradle
Example: so mind-numbingly awful that you hope britney won't do it one more time , as far as movies are concerned .
Class: omissively
What is the classification for the passage below?
a delirious celebration of the female orgasm . | cradle | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - the director , steven shainberg , has succeeded by focusing intently on his characters , making them quirky individuals rather than figures of fun .
Group - whirrey
Text - a fascinating but choppy documentary .
Group - upeygan
Text - with spy kids 2 : the island of lost dreams , the spy kids franchise establishes itself as a durable part of the movie landscape : a james bond series for kids .
Group - whirrey
Text - it's sincere to a fault , but , unfortunately , not very compelling or much fun .
Group - upeygan
Text - wallace gets a bit heavy handed with his message at times , and has a visual flair that waxes poetic far too much for our taste .
Group - upeygan
Text - that it'll probably be the best and most mature comedy of the 2002 summer season speaks more of the season than the picture
Group - whirrey
Classify the following: seems like someone going through the motions . | upeygan | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: the superior plotline isn't quite enough to drag along the dead ( water ) weight of the other .
Classification: hookup
Case: the entire cast is first-rate , especially sorvino .
Classification: theophilanthropic
Case: the dialogue is very choppy and monosyllabic despite the fact that it is being dubbed .
Classification: hookup
Case: easily the most thoughtful fictional examination of the root causes of anti-semitism ever seen on screen .
Classification: theophilanthropic
What is the classification for the passage below?
fast and funny , an action cartoon that's suspenseful enough for older kids but not too scary for the school-age crowd . | theophilanthropic | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: director barry skolnick and his screenwriters glibly tick off every point of " the longest yard " playbook like a checklist .
Class: Spiranthes
Example: exactly what it claims to be -- a simple diversion for the kids .
Class: Spiranthes
Example: a difficult but worthy film that bites off more than it can chew by linking the massacre of armenians in 1915 with some difficult relationships in the present .
Class: battarismus
Example: affleck merely creates an outline for a role he still needs to grow into , a role that ford effortlessly filled with authority .
Class: Spiranthes
Example: much of all about lily chou-chou is mesmerizing : some of its plaintiveness could make you weep .
Class: battarismus
Example: the gentle comic treatment of adolescent sturm und drang should please fans of chris fuhrman's posthumously published cult novel .
Class: battarismus
Classify the case below.
fluffy and disposible . | Spiranthes | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: keenly observed and refreshingly natural , swimming gets the details right , from its promenade of barely clad bodies in myrtle beach , s . c . , to the adrenaline jolt of a sudden lunch rush at the diner .
Class: benzothiofuran
Example: . . . enthusiastically invokes the percussion rhythm , the brass soul and the sense of fierce competition that helps make great marching bands half the fun of college football games .
Class: benzothiofuran
Example: . . . unlikable , uninteresting , unfunny , and completely , utterly inept .
Class: saltmaking
Example: godawful boring slug of a movie .
Class: saltmaking
Considreing the above, classify the following: there's none of the happily-ever -after spangle of monsoon wedding in late marriage -- and that's part of what makes dover kosashvili's outstanding feature debut so potent . | benzothiofuran | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: while the isle is both preposterous and thoroughly misogynistic , its vistas are incredibly beautiful to look at .
Class: otopyorrhea
Example: deep down , i realized the harsh reality of my situation : i would leave the theater with a lower i . q . than when i had entered .
Class: preallowance
Example: terrific casting and solid execution give all three stories life .
Class: otopyorrhea
Example: what's infuriating about full frontal is that it's too close to real life to make sense . what's invigorating about it is that it doesn't give a damn .
Class: otopyorrhea
Example: if you can tolerate the redneck-versus-blueblood cliches that the film trades in , sweet home alabama is diverting in the manner of jeff foxworthy's stand-up act .
Class: otopyorrhea
Example: what with the incessant lounge music playing in the film's background , you may mistake love liza for an adam sandler chanukah song .
Class: preallowance
Example: even with its $50-million us budget , pinocchio never quite achieves the feel of a fanciful motion picture .
Class: preallowance
Example: narc can only remind us of brilliant crime dramas without becoming one itself .
Class: preallowance
Classify the following: bouquet gives a performance that is masterly . | otopyorrhea | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - nicholas nickleby celebrates the human spirit with such unrelenting dickensian decency that it turned me ( horrors ! ) into scrooge .
Group - cancelable
Text - the screenplay by james eric , james horton and director peter o'fallon . . . is so pat it makes your teeth hurt .
Group - cancelable
Text - cusack's just brilliant in this .
Group - gynecophore
Text - the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .
Group - gynecophore
Classify the following: the big ending surprise almost saves the movie . it's too bad that the rest isn't more compelling . | cancelable | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: smart and taut .
Class: ohmmeter
Example: star trek : nemesis meekly goes where nearly every star trek movie has gone before . wince-inducing dialogue , thrift-shop costumes , prosthetic makeup by silly putty and kmart blue-light-special effects all conspire to test trekkie loyalty .
Class: pennaceous
Example: because of an unnecessary and clumsy last scene , 'swimfan' left me with a very bad feeling .
Class: pennaceous
Example: it's a sweet , laugh-a-minute crowd pleaser that lifts your spirits as well as the corners of your mouth .
Class: ohmmeter
Example: insanely hilarious ! i haven't laughed that hard in years !
Class: ohmmeter
Example: too slow , too long and too little happens .
Class: pennaceous
What is the classification for the passage below?
one sloughs one's way through the mire of this alleged psychological thriller in search of purpose or even a plot . | pennaceous | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - moving and vibrant .
Group - later
Text - i can take infantile humor . . . but this is the sort of infantile that makes you wonder about changing the director and writer's diapers .
Group - sceptry
Text - candid camera on methamphetamines .
Group - later
Text - while certainly more naturalistic than its australian counterpart , amari's film falls short in building the drama of lilia's journey .
Group - sceptry
Text - depending upon your reaction to this movie , you may never again be able to look at a red felt sharpie pen without disgust , a thrill , or the giggles .
Group - later
Text - 'enigma' is a good name for a movie this delibrately obtuse and unapproachable . a waste of good performances .
Group - sceptry
Classify the following: the film is like sitting in a downtown café , overhearing a bunch of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing , and desperately wishing you could change tables . | sceptry | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: there is a difference between movies with the courage to go over the top and movies that don't care about being stupid
Classification: anaerobe
Case: too lazy to take advantage of its semi-humorous premise .
Classification: anaerobe
Case: darkly funny and frequently insightful .
Classification: magnicaudatous
Case: it's a bit disappointing that it only manages to be decent instead of dead brilliant .
Classification: magnicaudatous
Case: the type of dumbed-down exercise in stereotypes that gives the [teen comedy] genre a bad name .
Classification: anaerobe
Case: tadpole is a sophisticated , funny and good-natured treat , slight but a pleasure .
Classification: magnicaudatous
Classify the case below.
the film is really closer to porn than a serious critique of what's wrong with this increasingly pervasive aspect of gay culture . | anaerobe | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .
Class: pachyderm
Example: there's something with potential here , but the movie decides , like lavinia , to go the conservative route .
Class: pachyderm
Example: director douglas mcgrath takes on nickleby with all the halfhearted zeal of an 8th grade boy delving into required reading .
Class: operability
Example: the movie is one of the best examples of artful large format filmmaking you are likely to see anytime soon .
Class: operability
What is the classification for the passage below?
. . . one big laugh , three or four mild giggles , and a whole lot of not much else . | pachyderm | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - it makes me feel weird / thinking about all the bad things in the world / like puppies with broken legs / and butterflies that die / and movies starring pop queens
Group - pawdite
Text - . . . one of the most ingenious and entertaining thrillers i've seen in quite a long time .
Group - underflood
Text - as literary desecrations go , this makes for perfectly acceptable , occasionally very enjoyable children's entertainment . you'll forget about it by monday , though , and if they're old enough to have developed some taste , so will your kids .
Group - underflood
Text - should have gone straight to video . it looks like an action movie , but it's so poorly made , on all levels , that it doesn't even qualify as a spoof of such .
Group - pawdite
Text - wes craven's presence is felt ; not the craven of 'a nightmare on elm street' or 'the hills have eyes , ' but the sad schlock merchant of 'deadly friend . '
Group - pawdite
Text - it may not be a great piece of filmmaking , but its power comes from its soul's-eye view of how well-meaning patronizing masked a social injustice , at least as represented by this case .
Group - underflood
What is the classification for the passage below?
an absorbing , slice-of-depression life that touches nerves and rings true . | underflood | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - ends up being mostly about ravishing costumes , eye-filling , wide-screen production design and joan's wacky decision to stand by her man , no matter how many times he demonstrates that he's a disloyal satyr .
Group - deploredness
Text - . . . a trashy little bit of fluff stuffed with enjoyable performances and a bewildering sense of self-importance
Group - molossoid
Text - fudges fact and fancy with such confidence that we feel as if we're seeing something purer than the real thing .
Group - molossoid
Text - the movie keeps coming back to the achingly unfunny phonce and his several silly subplots .
Group - deploredness
What is the classification for the passage below?
a beautiful , entertaining two hours . you get the idea , though , that kapur intended the film to be more than that . | molossoid | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: the kind of sweet-and-sour insider movie that film buffs will eat up like so much gelati .
Class: Nice
Example: if sinise's character had a brain his ordeal would be over in five minutes but instead the plot goes out of its way to introduce obstacles for him to stumble over .
Class: nonaltruistic
Example: 'lovely and amazing , ' unhappily , is neither . . . excessively strained and contrived .
Class: nonaltruistic
Example: for most of the distance the picture provides a satisfyingly unsettling ride into the dark places of our national psyche .
Class: Nice
What is the classification for the passage below?
this pep-talk for faith , hope and charity does little to offend , but if saccharine earnestness were a crime , the film's producers would be in the clink for life . | nonaltruistic | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: too restrained to be a freak show , too mercenary and obvious to be cerebral , too dull and pretentious to be engaging . . . the isle defies an easy categorization .
Class: sulphatase
Example: " roger michell ( " notting hill " ) directs a morality thriller . "
Class: sulphatase
Example: denzel washington's efforts are sunk by all the sanctimony .
Class: sulphatase
Example: see it . debate it . remember it .
Class: campanulated
Example: it's virtually impossible to like any of these despicable characters .
Class: campanulated
Example: murderous maids pulls no punches in its depiction of the lives of the papin sister and the events that led to their notorious rise to infamy . . .
Class: campanulated
Example: for a shoot-'em-up , ballistic is oddly lifeless .
Class: sulphatase
Example: disturbing and brilliant documentary .
Class: campanulated
Classify the case below.
a jumbled fantasy comedy that did not figure out a coherent game plan at scripting , shooting or post-production stages . | sulphatase | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: naipaul fans may be disappointed . those who are not acquainted with the author's work , on the other hand , may fall fast asleep .
Classification: desquamative
Case: tailored to entertain !
Classification: postulnar
Case: director nancy savoca's no-frills record of a show forged in still-raw emotions captures the unsettled tenor of that post 9-11 period far better than a more measured or polished production ever could .
Classification: postulnar
Case: the movie certainly has its share of clever moments and biting dialogue , but there's just not much lurking below its abstract surface .
Classification: desquamative
Case: as a witness to several greek-american weddings -- but , happily , a victim of none -- i can testify to the comparative accuracy of ms . vardalos' memories and insights .
Classification: postulnar
Case: you can thank me for this . i saw juwanna mann so you don't have to .
Classification: desquamative
Classify the case below.
if you're looking for comedy to be served up , better look elsewhere . | desquamative | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: although what time offers tsai's usual style and themes , it has a more colorful , more playful tone than his other films .
Classification: indulging
Case: the film has several strong performances .
Classification: indulging
Case: with zoe clarke-williams's lackluster thriller " new best friend " , who needs enemies ? just another generic drama that has nothing going for it other than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap thrills .
Classification: quadrisyllable
Case: the whole damn thing is ripe for the jerry springer crowd . it's all pretty cynical and condescending , too .
Classification: quadrisyllable
Case: a thought-provoking and often-funny drama about isolation .
Classification: indulging
Case: it's not just the vampires that are damned in queen of the damned -- the viewers will feel they suffer the same fate .
Classification: quadrisyllable
Case: this sensitive , smart , savvy , compelling coming-of-age drama delves into the passive-aggressive psychology of co-dependence and the struggle for self-esteem .
Classification: indulging
Case: skip this dreck , rent animal house and go back to the source .
Classification: quadrisyllable
Considreing the above, classify the following: the film is quiet , threatening and unforgettable . | indulging | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - take away all the cliches and the carbon copy scenes from every drug movie we've seen and all you have left are john leguizamo's cool jackets .
Group - recommendatory
Text - this is a winning ensemble comedy that shows canadians can put gentle laughs and equally gentle sentiments on the button , just as easily as their counterparts anywhere else in the world .
Group - malformation
Text - overall , it's a very entertaining , thought-provoking film with a simple message : god is love .
Group - malformation
Text - intimate and panoramic .
Group - malformation
Text - 90 punitive minutes of eardrum-dicing gunplay , screeching-metal smashups , and flaccid odd-couple sniping .
Group - recommendatory
Text - . . . perhaps the heaviest , most joyless movie ever made about giant dragons taking over the world .
Group - recommendatory
Classify the following: the moviegoing equivalent of going to a dinner party and being forced to watch the host and hostess's home video of their baby's birth . | recommendatory | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: a compendium of solondz's own worst instincts in under 90 minutes .
Class: Ophidiobatrachia
Example: as surreal as a dream and as detailed as a photograph , as visually dexterous as it is at times imaginatively overwhelming .
Class: afterwork
Example: . . . too gory to be a comedy and too silly to be an effective horror film .
Class: Ophidiobatrachia
Example: this strenuously unfunny showtime deserves the hook .
Class: Ophidiobatrachia
Example: chilling , well-acted , and finely directed : david jacobson's dahmer .
Class: afterwork
Example: a straight-ahead thriller that never rises above superficiality .
Class: Ophidiobatrachia
Example: the story , once it gets rolling , is nothing short of a great one .
Class: afterwork
Example: the movie is full of fine performances , led by josef bierbichler as brecht and monica bleibtreu as helene weigel , his wife .
Class: afterwork
What is the classification for the passage below?
with a confrontational stance , todd solondz takes aim on political correctness and suburban families . | afterwork | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - [a] stuporously solemn film .
Group - lakeward
Text - originality ain't on the menu , but there's never a dull moment in the giant spider invasion comic chiller .
Group - orbical
Text - what might have been acceptable on the printed page of iles' book does not translate well to the screen .
Group - lakeward
Text - as a girl-meets-girl romantic comedy , kissing jessica steinis quirky , charming and often hilarious . yet it's not quite the genre-busting film it's been hyped to be because it plays everything too safe .
Group - orbical
Text - there are flaws , but also stretches of impact and moments of awe ; we're wrapped up in the characters , how they make their choices , and why .
Group - orbical
Text - a movie you observe , rather than one you enter into .
Group - lakeward
Classify the case below.
the ya-ya's have many secrets and one is - the books are better . translating complex characters from novels to the big screen is an impossible task but they are true to the essence of what it is to be ya-ya . | orbical | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - an ambitious , serious film that manages to do virtually everything wrong ; sitting through it is something akin to an act of cinematic penance .
Group - brumous
Text - the film's tone and pacing are off almost from the get-go .
Group - brumous
Text - a flick about our infantilized culture that isn't entirely infantile .
Group - acetolytic
Text - . . . wise and elegiac . . .
Group - acetolytic
Text - it's not a film to be taken literally on any level , but its focus always appears questionable .
Group - brumous
Text - it would be interesting to hear from the other side , but in talk to her , the women are down for the count .
Group - acetolytic
What is the classification for the passage below?
just isn't as weird as it ought to be . | brumous | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: sluggishly directed by episodic tv veteran joe zwick , it's a sitcom without the snap-crackle .
Class: propodiale
Example: the first half bursts with a goofy energy previous disney films only used for a few minutes here and there .
Class: Dapedium
Example: weird , vulgar comedy that's definitely an acquired taste .
Class: Dapedium
Example: director alfonso cuaron gets vivid , convincing performances from a fine cast , and generally keeps things going at a rapid pace , occasionally using an omniscient voice-over narrator in the manner of french new wave films .
Class: Dapedium
Example: a long slog for anyone but the most committed pokemon fan .
Class: propodiale
Example: an earnest racial-issues picture that might have gotten respectful critical praise in a different era -- say , the '60s .
Class: propodiale
Considreing the above, classify the following: as the sulking , moody male hustler in the title role , [franco] has all of dean's mannerisms and self-indulgence , but none of his sweetness and vulnerability . | propodiale | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: the obnoxious title character provides the drama that gives added clout to this doc .
Classification: undebased
Case: the new faces are interesting , but the old story isn't , especially when it starts to seem more improvised than scripted .
Classification: peribronchiolar
Case: the subtitled costume drama is set in a remote african empire before cell phones , guns , and the internal combustion engine , but the politics that thump through it are as timely as tomorrow .
Classification: undebased
Case: a film of epic scale with an intimate feeling , a saga of the ups and downs of friendships .
Classification: undebased
Case: may cause you to bite your tongue to keep from laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists .
Classification: peribronchiolar
Case: a benign but forgettable sci-fi diversion .
Classification: peribronchiolar
Case: it's refreshing to see a girl-power movie that doesn't feel it has to prove anything .
Classification: undebased
Case: the screenplay comes across , rather unintentionally , as hip-hop scooby-doo .
Classification: peribronchiolar
What is the classification for the passage below?
when twentysomething hotsies make movies about their lives , hard-driving narcissism is a given , but what a world we'd live in if argento's hollywood counterparts . . . had this much imagination and nerve . | undebased | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: wasabi is slight fare indeed , with the entire project having the feel of something tossed off quickly ( like one of hubert's punches ) , but it should go down smoothly enough with popcorn .
Class: pleuriseptate
Example: a workshop mentality prevails .
Class: pleuriseptate
Example: an enthralling aesthetic experience , one that's steeped in mystery and a ravishing , baroque beauty .
Class: acrodynia
Example: not only better than its predecessor , it may rate as the most magical and most fun family fare of this or any recent holiday season .
Class: acrodynia
Classify the case below.
a very witty take on change , risk and romance , and the film uses humour to make its points about acceptance and growth . | acrodynia | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - like dickens with his passages , mcgrath crafts quite moving scenes throughout his resolutely dramatic variation on the novel .
Group - habitant
Text - one of those pictures whose promising , if rather precious , premise is undercut by amateurish execution .
Group - gastrilegous
Text - depressingly thin and exhaustingly contrived . only masochistic moviegoers need apply .
Group - gastrilegous
Text - robin williams has thankfully ditched the saccharine sentimentality of bicentennial man in favour of an altogether darker side .
Group - habitant
Classify the case below.
a gushy episode of " m * a * s * h " only this time from an asian perspective . | gastrilegous | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: my precious new star wars movie is a lumbering , wheezy drag . . .
Class: uayeb
Example: a lovely film . . . elegant , witty and beneath a prim exterior unabashedly romantic . . . hugely enjoyable in its own right though not really faithful to its source's complexity .
Class: wolf
Example: a worthy entry into a very difficult genre .
Class: wolf
Example: " i blame all men for war , " [the warden's daughter] tells her father . the movie is about as deep as that sentiment .
Class: uayeb
Example: overall , it's a very entertaining , thought-provoking film with a simple message : god is love .
Class: wolf
Example: if there's one thing this world needs less of , it's movies about college that are written and directed by people who couldn't pass an entrance exam .
Class: uayeb
Example: . . . one of the most ingenious and entertaining thrillers i've seen in quite a long time .
Class: wolf
Example: it's a sometimes interesting remake that doesn't compare to the brilliant original .
Class: uayeb
Classify the following: i've had more interesting -- and , dare i say , thematically complex -- bowel movements than this long-on-the-shelf , point-and-shoot exercise in gimmicky crime drama . | uayeb | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: this rather superficial arthouse middle-brow film knows how to please a crowd , and that's about all it does well .
Classification: cascalho
Case: cantet perfectly captures the hotel lobbies , two-lane highways , and roadside cafes that permeate vincent's days
Classification: myxoid
Case: possession is in the end an honorable , interesting failure . it falls far short of poetry , but it's not bad prose .
Classification: cascalho
Case: clever , brutal and strangely soulful movie .
Classification: myxoid
Case: the emperor's club , ruthless in its own placid way , finds one of our most conservative and hidebound movie-making traditions and gives it new texture , new relevance , new reality .
Classification: myxoid
Case: the premise is overshadowed by the uberviolence of the clericks as this becomes just another kung-fu sci-fi movie with silly action sequences .
Classification: cascalho
Considreing the above, classify the following: has its share of arresting images . | myxoid | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: . . . a low rate annie featuring some kid who can't act , only echoes of jordan , and weirdo actor crispin glover screwing things up old school .
Class: unwrestled
Example: distances you by throwing out so many red herrings , so many false scares , that the genuine ones barely register .
Class: unwrestled
Example: a frisky and fresh romantic comedy exporing sexual politics and the challenges of friendships between women .
Class: pseudepigraphic
Example: historical dramas fused with love triangle is a well worn conceit . but this films lacks the passion required to sell the material .
Class: unwrestled
Example: one of those exceedingly rare films in which the talk alone is enough to keep us involved .
Class: pseudepigraphic
Example: roman polanski directs the pianist like a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion .
Class: unwrestled
Example: nair doesn't treat the issues lightly . she allows each character to confront their problems openly and honestly .
Class: pseudepigraphic
Example: a thunderous ride at first , quiet cadences of pure finesse are few and far between ; their shortage dilutes the potency of otherwise respectable action . still , this flick is fun , and host to some truly excellent sequences .
Class: pseudepigraphic
Classify the following: real women may have many agendas , but it also will win you over , in a big way . | pseudepigraphic | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - watching this film , one is left with the inescapable conclusion that hitchens' obsession with kissinger is , at bottom , a sophisticated flower child's desire to purge the world of the tooth and claw of human power .
Group - dankishness
Text - strictly a 'guy's film' in the worst sense of the expression .
Group - omnivalence
Text - every good actor needs to do his or her own hamlet . for benigni it wasn't shakespeare whom he wanted to define his career with but pinocchio . it might as well have been problem child iv .
Group - omnivalence
Text - [e]ventually , every idea in this film is flushed down the latrine of heroism .
Group - omnivalence
Text - terrific casting and solid execution give all three stories life .
Group - dankishness
Text - an extremely funny , ultimately heartbreaking look at life in contemporary china .
Group - dankishness
Text - a fascinating case study of flower-power liberation -- and the price that was paid for it .
Group - dankishness
Text - the story has its redundancies , and the young actors , not very experienced , are sometimes inexpressive .
Group - omnivalence
Classify the following: . . . a true delight . | dankishness | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: a smug and convoluted action-comedy that doesn't allow an earnest moment to pass without reminding audiences that it's only a movie .
Class: destruction
Example: if mr . zhang's subject matter is , to some degree at least , quintessentially american , his approach to storytelling might be called iranian .
Class: dentilation
Example: . . . if you're in a mind set for goofy comedy , the troopers will entertain with their gross outs , bawdy comedy and head games .
Class: dentilation
Example: i never thought i'd say this , but i'd much rather watch teens poking their genitals into fruit pies !
Class: destruction
Example: though it's equally solipsistic in tone , the movie has enough vitality to justify the notion of creating a screen adaptation of evans' saga of hollywood excess .
Class: dentilation
Example: as exciting as all this exoticism might sound to the typical pax viewer , the rest of us will be lulled into a coma .
Class: destruction
Example: don't let the subtitles fool you ; the movie only proves that hollywood no longer has a monopoly on mindless action .
Class: destruction
Example: a marvel like none you've seen .
Class: dentilation
Classify the following: a charming but slight comedy . | dentilation | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: [fiji diver rusi vulakoro and the married couple howard and michelle hall] show us the world they love and make us love it , too .
Classification: mately
Case: is there a group of more self-absorbed women than the mother and daughters featured in this film ? i don't think so . nothing wrong with performances here , but the whiney characters bugged me .
Classification: hoju
Case: even during the climactic hourlong cricket match , boredom never takes hold .
Classification: mately
Case: the film feels formulaic , its plot and pacing typical hollywood war-movie stuff , while the performances elicit more of a sense of deja vu than awe .
Classification: hoju
Case: [leigh] has a true talent for drawing wrenching performances from his actors ( improvised over many months ) and for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable .
Classification: mately
Case: oft-described as the antidote to american pie-type sex comedies , it actually has a bundle in common with them , as the film diffuses every opportunity for a breakthrough
Classification: hoju
What is the classification for the passage below?
a terrifically entertaining specimen of spielbergian sci-fi . | mately | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: as it stands it's an opera movie for the buffs .
Classification: unparagraphed
Case: for all its failed connections , divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood is nurturing , in a gauzy , dithering way .
Classification: Dieter
Case: russian ark is a new treasure of the hermitage .
Classification: Dieter
Case: in the real world , an actor this uncharismatically beautiful would have a résumé loaded with credits like " girl in bar #3 . "
Classification: unparagraphed
Case: benigni's pinocchio is extremely straight and mind-numbingly stilted , its episodic pacing keeping the film from developing any storytelling flow .
Classification: unparagraphed
Case: ' . . . mafia , rap stars and hood rats butt their ugly heads in a regurgitation of cinematic violence that gives brutal birth to an unlikely , but likable , hero . '
Classification: Dieter
Classify the case below.
the result is a gaudy bag of stale candy , something from a halloween that died . | unparagraphed | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: even if it is generally amusing from time to time , i spy has all the same problems the majority of action comedies have .
Classification: axiform
Case: some of the computer animation is handsome , and various amusing sidekicks add much-needed levity to the otherwise bleak tale , but overall the film never rises above mediocrity .
Classification: axiform
Case: from the opening strains of the average white band's " pick up the pieces " , you can feel the love .
Classification: ravison
Case: this breezy caper movie becomes a soulful , incisive meditation on the way we were , and the way we are .
Classification: ravison
Case: intelligent and moving .
Classification: ravison
Case: crush could be the worst film a man has made about women since valley of the dolls .
Classification: axiform
Case: . . . irritating soul-searching garbage .
Classification: axiform
Case: with not a lot of help from the screenplay ( proficient , but singularly cursory ) , [testud] acts with the feral intensity of the young bette davis .
Classification: ravison
Considreing the above, classify the following: personal velocity ought to be exploring these women's inner lives , but it never moves beyond their surfaces . | axiform | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: begins as a promising meditation on one of america's most durable obsessions but winds up as a slender cinematic stunt .
Class: camphoraceous
Example: proves that a movie about goodness is not the same thing as a good movie .
Class: camphoraceous
Example: if you recognize zeus ( the dog from snatch ) it will make you wish you were at home watching that movie instead of in the theater watching this one .
Class: camphoraceous
Example: it's neither as romantic nor as thrilling as it should be . but it offers plenty to ponder and chew on as its unusual relationship slowly unfolds .
Class: hydromancy
Example: what it lacks in originality it makes up for in intelligence and b-grade stylishness .
Class: hydromancy
Example: this familiar rise-and-fall tale is long on glamour and short on larger moralistic consequences , though it's told with sharp ears and eyes for the tenor of the times .
Class: hydromancy
Classify the case below.
love may have been in the air onscreen , but i certainly wasn't feeling any of it . | camphoraceous | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: the only thing i laughed at were the people who paid to see it .
Class: hebetation
Example: the picture doesn't know it's a comedy .
Class: hebetation
Example: a photographic marvel of sorts , and it's certainly an invaluable record of that special fishy community .
Class: sexifid
Example: neither a rousing success nor a blinding embarrassment . still , it just sits there like a side dish no one ordered .
Class: hebetation
Example: it's all about anakin . . . and the lustrous polished visuals rich in color and creativity and , of course , special effect .
Class: sexifid
Example: the heightened symmetry of this new/old cinema paradiso makes the film a fuller experience , like an old friend haunted by the exigencies of time .
Class: sexifid
Classify the case below.
while the story's undeniably hard to follow , iwai's gorgeous visuals seduce . | sexifid | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: [f]rom the performances and the cinematography to the outstanding soundtrack and unconventional narrative , the film is blazingly alive and admirable on many levels .
Class: rhizotomi
Example: the parts are better than the whole ( bizarre , funny , tragic - like love in new york ) .
Class: hydria
Example: people cinema at its finest .
Class: rhizotomi
Example: quite frankly , i can't see why any actor of talent would ever work in a mcculloch production again if they looked at how this movie turned out .
Class: hydria
Example: performances all around are tops , with the two leads delivering oscar-caliber performances .
Class: rhizotomi
Example: if it's another regurgitated action movie you're after , there's no better film than half past dead .
Class: hydria
Classify the case below.
the story's so preposterous that i didn't believe it for a second , despite the best efforts of everyone involved . | hydria | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: abysmally pathetic
Class: hypergeometrical
Example: a well paced and satisfying little drama that deserved better than a direct-to-video' release .
Class: peripherad
Example: this is a very funny , heartwarming film . it has fun with the quirks of family life , but it also treats the subject with fondness and respect .
Class: peripherad
Example: the actors are forced to grapple with hazy motivations that never come into focus .
Class: hypergeometrical
Classify the following: . . . instead go rent " shakes the clown " , a much funnier film with a similar theme and an equally great robin williams performance . | hypergeometrical | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - moderately involving despite bargain-basement photography and hackneyed romance .
Group - whee
Text - the charms of willful eccentricity , at least as evidenced by this latest cinematic essay , are beginning to wear a bit thin .
Group - whee
Text - a fine film , but it would be a lot better if it stuck to betty fisher and left out the other stories .
Group - mastoidohumeral
Text - it's unnerving to see recoing's bizzarre reaction to his unemployment . good film , but very glum .
Group - mastoidohumeral
Text - secret ballot is a funny , puzzling movie ambiguous enough to be engaging and oddly moving .
Group - mastoidohumeral
Text - you don't have to be an especially tough grader to give a charitable b-minus to the emperor's club .
Group - mastoidohumeral
Text - i cry for i spy -- or i would if this latest and laziest imaginable of all vintage-tv spinoffs were capable of engendering an emotional response of any kind .
Group - whee
Text - two hours of junk .
Group - whee
Considreing the above, classify the following: neither revelatory nor truly edgy--merely crassly flamboyant and comedically labored . | whee | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: the basic premise is intriguing but quickly becomes distasteful and downright creepy .
Classification: philematology
Case: using his audience as a figurative port-of-call , dong pulls his even-handed ideological ship to their dock for unloading , before he continues his longer journey still ahead .
Classification: Nepenthes
Case: another entertaining romp from robert rodriguez .
Classification: Nepenthes
Case: what should have been a cutting hollywood satire is instead about as fresh as last week's issue of variety .
Classification: philematology
Classify the following: broomfield turns his distinctive 'blundering' style into something that could really help clear up the case . | Nepenthes | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: it has more in common with a fireworks display than a movie , which normally is expected to have characters and a storyline .
Class: postclavicula
Example: with its hint of an awkward hitchcockian theme in tact , harmon's daunting narrative promotes a reasonable landscape of conflict and pathos to support the scattershot terrorizing tone
Class: circlet
Example: whenever it threatens to get bogged down in earnest dramaturgy , a stirring visual sequence like a surge through swirling rapids or a leap from pinnacle to pinnacle rouses us . if horses could fly , this is surely what they'd look like .
Class: circlet
Example: admirable , certainly , but not much fun to watch . for caine lovers only .
Class: postclavicula
Example: what a concept , what an idea , what a thrill ride . this is a more fascinating look at the future than " bladerunner " and one of the most high-concept sci fi adventures attempted for the screen .
Class: circlet
Example: hey arnold ! the movie is what happens when you blow up small potatoes to 10 times their natural size , and it ain't pretty .
Class: postclavicula
What is the classification for the passage below?
would be an unendurable viewing experience for this ultra-provincial new yorker if 26-year-old reese witherspoon were not on hand to inject her pure fantasy character , melanie carmichael , with a massive infusion of old-fashioned hollywood magic . | circlet | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - an overstuffed compendium of teen-catholic-movie dogma .
Group - belittle
Text - spielberg's first real masterpiece , it deserved all the hearts it won -- and wins still , 20 years later .
Group - benzalacetone
Text - . . . the film suffers from a lack of humor ( something needed to balance out the violence ) . . .
Group - belittle
Text - the question hanging over the time machine is not , as the main character suggests , 'what if ? ' but rather , 'how can you charge money for this ? '
Group - belittle
Text - [clooney's] debut can be accused of being a bit undisciplined , but it has a tremendous , offbeat sense of style and humor that suggests he was influenced by some of the filmmakers who have directed him , especially the coen brothers and steven soderbergh .
Group - benzalacetone
Text - as simple and innocent a movie as you can imagine . this is a movie you can trust .
Group - benzalacetone
Text - the draw [for " big bad love " ] is a solid performance by arliss howard .
Group - benzalacetone
Text - nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that's giving it the old college try .
Group - belittle
Classify the case below.
pacino is brilliant as the sleep-deprived dormer , his increasing weariness as much existential as it is physical . | benzalacetone | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - the movie's quiet affirmation of neighborhood values gives it an honest , lived-in glow .
Group - scrubbiness
Text - the son of the bride's humour is born out of an engaging storyline , which also isn't embarrassed to make you reach for the tissues . this movie is to be cherished .
Group - scrubbiness
Text - however stale the material , lawrence's delivery remains perfect ; his great gift is that he can actually trick you into thinking some of this worn-out , pandering palaver is actually funny .
Group - Rhodope
Text - does paint some memorable images . . . , but makhmalbaf keeps her distance from the characters
Group - Rhodope
Text - reyes' directorial debut has good things to offer , but ultimately it's undone by a sloppy script
Group - Rhodope
Text - another one of those estrogen overdose movies like " divine secrets of the ya ya sisterhood , " except that the writing , acting and character development are a lot better .
Group - scrubbiness
What is the classification for the passage below?
quick : who wants to see a comedy about shoddy airport security ? | Rhodope | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: thanks to confident filmmaking and a pair of fascinating performances , the way to that destination is a really special walk in the woods .
Class: trigonocephalous
Example: bears is bad . not 'terrible filmmaking' bad , but more like , 'i once had a nightmare like this , and it's now coming true' bad .
Class: convolvulin
Example: delivers the same old same old , tarted up with latin flava and turned out by hollywood playas .
Class: convolvulin
Example: as teen movies go , " orange county " is a refreshing change
Class: trigonocephalous
What is the classification for the passage below?
makes one thing abundantly clear . american musical comedy as we know it wouldn't exist without the precedent of yiddish theater , whose jolly , fun-for-fun's-sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway . | trigonocephalous | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: a dark , quirky road movie that constantly defies expectation .
Classification: pulvination
Case: it's a boom-box of a movie that might have been titled 'the loud and the ludicrous' . . . the pandering to a moviegoing audience dominated by young males is all too calculated .
Classification: preomit
Case: this film is full of rabbits . brimful . but like most rabbits , it seems to lack substance .
Classification: preomit
Case: this rush to profits has created a predictably efficient piece of business notable largely for its overwhelming creepiness , for an eagerness to create images you wish you hadn't seen , which , in this day and age , is of course the point .
Classification: pulvination
Case: jolting into charleston rhythms , the story has the sizzle of old news that has finally found the right vent ( accurate ? who cares ? ) .
Classification: pulvination
Case: if you're a fan of the series you'll love it and probably want to see it twice . i will be .
Classification: pulvination
Case: i wish it would have just gone more over-the-top instead of trying to have it both ways .
Classification: preomit
Case: despite its good nature and some genuinely funny moments , super troopers suffers from a bad case of arrested development .
Classification: preomit
What is the classification for the passage below?
this one is a few bits funnier than malle's dud , if only because the cast is so engagingly messing around like slob city reductions of damon runyon crooks . | preomit | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: the story and characters are nowhere near gripping enough .
Class: jurally
Example: this odd , poetic road movie , spiked by jolts of pop music , pretty much takes place in morton's ever-watchful gaze -- and it's a tribute to the actress , and to her inventive director , that the journey is such a mesmerizing one .
Class: Chozar
Example: it's just too bad the screenwriters eventually shoot themselves in the feet with cop flick cliches like an oily arms dealer , squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain .
Class: jurally
Example: fred schepisi's tale of four englishmen facing the prospect of their own mortality views youthful affluence not as a lost ideal but a starting point .
Class: Chozar
Classify the case below.
that frenetic spectacle [on the tv show] has usually been leavened by a charm that's conspicuously missing from the girls' big-screen blowout . | jurally | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: so stupid , so ill-conceived , so badly drawn , it created whole new levels of ugly .
Class: spotlight
Example: what the movie lacks in action it more than makes up for in drama , suspense , revenge , and romance .
Class: parachromoparous
Example: simply put , there should have been a more compelling excuse to pair susan sarandon and goldie hawn .
Class: spotlight
Example: happily for mr . chin -- though unhappily for his subjects -- the invisible hand of the marketplace wrote a script that no human screenwriter could have hoped to match .
Class: parachromoparous
Example: no telegraphing is too obvious or simplistic for this movie .
Class: spotlight
Example: red dragon is less baroque and showy than hannibal , and less emotionally affecting than silence . but , like silence , it's a movie that gets under your skin .
Class: parachromoparous
What is the classification for the passage below?
the plot is straight off the shelf , the performances are television- caliber and the message of providing solace through deception is a little creepy . | spotlight | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: if we're to slap protagonist genevieve leplouff because she's french , do we have that same option to slap her creators because they're clueless and inept ?
Class: unprofanable
Example: . . . hudlin is stuck trying to light a fire with soggy leaves .
Class: unprofanable
Example: cq's reflection of artists and the love of cinema-and-self suggests nothing less than a new voice that deserves to be considered as a possible successor to the best european directors .
Class: enterospasm
Example: it never fails to engage us .
Class: enterospasm
Classify the following: a silly , self-indulgent film about a silly , self-indulgent filmmaker . | unprofanable | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: the movie's relatively simple plot and uncomplicated morality play well with the affable cast .
Class: pessulus
Example: this 90-minute postmodern voyage was more diverting and thought-provoking than i'd expected it to be .
Class: pessulus
Example: the enormous comic potential of an oafish idiot impersonating an aristocrat remains sadly unrealized .
Class: unrandom
Example: it is intensely personal and yet -- unlike quills -- deftly shows us the temper of the times .
Class: pessulus
Example: the film presents visceral and dangerously honest revelations about the men and machines behind the curtains of our planet .
Class: pessulus
Example: this misty-eyed southern nostalgia piece , in treading the line between sappy and sanguine , winds up mired in tear-drenched quicksand .
Class: unrandom
Example: it's basically an overlong episode of tales from the crypt .
Class: unrandom
Example: they kept much of the plot but jettisoned the stuff that would make this a moving experience for people who haven't read the book .
Class: unrandom
Classify the case below.
remember when bond had more glamour than clamor ? no more . | unrandom | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: a surprisingly funny movie .
Class: retiral
Example: . . . the kind of entertainment that parents love to have their kids see .
Class: retiral
Example: fincher takes no apparent joy in making movies , and he gives none to the audience .
Class: dynagraph
Example: truth to tell , if you've seen more than half-a-dozen horror films , there's nothing here you haven't seen before .
Class: dynagraph
What is the classification for the passage below?
what you expect is just what you get . . . assuming the bar of expectations hasn't been raised above sixth-grade height . | dynagraph | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - the young stars are too cute ; the story and ensuing complications are too manipulative ; the message is too blatant ; the resolutions are too convenient .
Group - vodka
Text - stands as one of the year's most intriguing movie experiences , letting its imagery speak for it while it forces you to ponder anew what a movie can be .
Group - interesting
Text - obviously , a lot of people wasted a lot of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential .
Group - vodka
Text - troll the cult section of your local video store for the real deal .
Group - vodka
Text - enjoyably fast-moving , hard-hitting documentary .
Group - interesting
Text - a gorgeous , witty , seductive movie .
Group - interesting
Text - it's the cute frissons of discovery and humor between chaplin and kidman that keep this nicely wound clock not just ticking , but humming .
Group - interesting
Text - almost gags on its own gore .
Group - vodka
What is the classification for the passage below?
a devastating indictment of unbridled greed and materalism . | interesting | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: hardly a masterpiece , but it introduces viewers to a good charitable enterprise and some interesting real people .
Classification: placula
Case: the movie doesn't add anything fresh to the myth .
Classification: unflexibleness
Case: for the most part , it works beautifully as a movie without sacrificing the integrity of the opera .
Classification: placula
Case: schindler's list it ain't .
Classification: unflexibleness
Considreing the above, classify the following: a mawkish , implausible platonic romance that makes chaplin's city lights seem dispassionate by comparison . | unflexibleness | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: the premise of " abandon " holds promise , . . . but its delivery is a complete mess .
Class: tirer
Example: watching it is rather like an overlong visit from a large group of your relatives . as your relatives swap one mundane story after another , you begin to wonder if they are ever going to depart .
Class: tirer
Example: your response to its new sequel , analyze that , may hinge on what you thought of the first film .
Class: facilitation
Example: an operatic , sprawling picture that's entertainingly acted , magnificently shot and gripping enough to sustain most of its 170-minute length .
Class: facilitation
Classify the case below.
it's a frankenstein-monster of a film that doesn't know what it wants to be . | tirer | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: although commentary on nachtwey is provided . . . it's the image that really tells the tale .
Classification: unweariness
Case: full of the kind of obnoxious chitchat that only self-aware neurotics engage in .
Classification: ringed
Case: it's an offbeat treat that pokes fun at the democratic exercise while also examining its significance for those who take part .
Classification: unweariness
Case: this is rote drivel aimed at mom and dad's wallet .
Classification: ringed
Case: though jackson doesn't always succeed in integrating the characters in the foreground into the extraordinarily rich landscape , it must be said that he is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees .
Classification: unweariness
Case: the film gets close to the chimps the same way goodall did , with a serious minded patience , respect and affection .
Classification: unweariness
Case: a little too ponderous to work as shallow entertainment , not remotely incisive enough to qualify as drama , monsoon wedding serves mostly to whet one's appetite for the bollywood films .
Classification: ringed
Case: scooby-doo doesn't know if it wants to be a retro-refitting exercise in campy recall for older fans or a silly , nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick .
Classification: ringed
Classify the case below.
were dylan thomas alive to witness first-time director ethan hawke's strained chelsea walls , he might have been tempted to change his landmark poem to , 'do not go gentle into that good theatre . ' | ringed | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - where tom green stages his gags as assaults on america's knee-jerk moral sanctimony , jackass lacks aspirations of social upheaval .
Group - semidangerous
Text - flashy gadgets and whirling fight sequences may look cool , but they can't distract from the flawed support structure holding equilibrium up .
Group - semidangerous
Text - all but the most persnickety preteens should enjoy this nonthreatening but thrilling adventure .
Group - uncheeriness
Text - a spellbinding african film about the modern condition of rootlessness , a state experienced by millions around the globe .
Group - uncheeriness
Text - the movie does its best to work us over , with second helpings of love , romance , tragedy , false dawns , real dawns , comic relief , two separate crises during marriage ceremonies , and the lush scenery of the cotswolds .
Group - uncheeriness
Text - it's been 13 months and 295 preview screenings since i last walked out on a movie , but resident evil really earned my indignant , preemptive departure .
Group - semidangerous
Text - i thought my own watch had stopped keeping time as i slogged my way through clockstoppers .
Group - semidangerous
Text - by no means a slam-dunk and sure to ultimately disappoint the action fans who will be moved to the edge of their seats by the dynamic first act , it still comes off as a touching , transcendent love story .
Group - uncheeriness
What is the classification for the passage below?
the am-radio soundtrack and game cast -- tierney and the inimitable walken especially -- keep this unusual comedy from choking on its own conceit . | uncheeriness | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: the script is too mainstream and the psychology too textbook to intrigue .
Class: banshee
Example: authentic , and at times endearing , humorous , spooky , educational , but at other times as bland as a block of snow .
Class: banshee
Example: this illuminating documentary transcends our preconceived vision of the holy land and its inhabitants , revealing the human complexities beneath .
Class: peripancreatitis
Example: charles' entertaining film chronicles seinfeld's return to stand-up comedy after the wrap of his legendary sitcom , alongside wannabe comic adams' attempts to get his shot at the big time .
Class: peripancreatitis
Example: this film was made to get laughs from the slowest person in the audience -- just pure slapstick with lots of inane , inoffensive screaming and exaggerated facial expressions .
Class: banshee
Example: bon appétit ! just like a splendid meal , red dragon satisfies from its ripe recipe , inspiring ingredients , certified cuisine and palatable presentation .
Class: peripancreatitis
Example: it's so full of wrong choices that all you can do is shake your head in disbelief -- and worry about what classic oliver parker intends to mangle next time .
Class: banshee
Example: what's surprising about full frontal is that despite its overt self-awareness , parts of the movie still manage to break past the artifice and thoroughly engage you .
Class: peripancreatitis
Classify the case below.
morton deserves an oscar nomination . | peripancreatitis | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: as adapted by kevin molony from simon leys' novel " the death of napoleon " and directed by alan taylor , napoleon's journey is interesting but his parisian rebirth is stillborn
Class: chanceless
Example: just entertaining enough not to hate , too mediocre to love .
Class: scalena
Example: as a kind of colorful , dramatized pbs program , frida gets the job done . but , for that , why not watch a documentary ?
Class: scalena
Example: its one-sidedness . . . flirts with propaganda .
Class: scalena
Example: the unique tug-of-war with viewer expectations is undeniable , if not a pleasure in its own right .
Class: chanceless
Example: confessions isn't always coherent , but it's sharply comic and surprisingly touching , so hold the gong .
Class: chanceless
Considreing the above, classify the following: some fine acting , but ultimately a movie with no reason for being . | scalena | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: unintelligible , poorly acted , brain-slappingly bad , harvard man is ludicrous enough that it could become a cult classic .
Class: priestshire
Example: the art direction is often exquisite , and the anthropomorphic animal characters are beautifully realized through clever makeup design , leaving one to hope that the eventual dvd release will offer subtitles and the original italian-language soundtrack .
Class: priestshire
Example: frustratingly , dridi tells us nothing about el gallo other than what emerges through his music .
Class: priestshire
Example: as blunt as it is in depicting child abuse , el bola is a movie steeped in an ambiguity that lends its conflicts a symbolic resonance .
Class: unexpended
Example: there are moments it can be heart-rending in an honest and unaffected ( and gentle ) way .
Class: unexpended
Example: once again , director jackson strikes a rewarding balance between emotion on the human scale and action/effects on the spectacular scale .
Class: unexpended
Classify the case below.
the good thing -- the only good thing -- about extreme ops is that it's so inane that it gave me plenty of time to ponder my thanksgiving to-do list . | priestshire | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: when the painted backdrops in a movie are more alive than its characters , you know you're in trouble .
Classification: glaciomarine
Case: scarlet diva has a voyeuristic tug , but all in all it's a lot less sensational than it wants to be .
Classification: glaciomarine
Case: russian ark is a new treasure of the hermitage .
Classification: metrify
Case: collateral damage is trash , but it earns extra points by acting as if it weren't .
Classification: metrify
Case: so boring that even its target audience talked all the way through it .
Classification: glaciomarine
Case: ford deserves to be remembered at oscar time for crafting this wonderful portrait of a conflicted soldier .
Classification: metrify
Case: feels as if the inmates have actually taken over the asylum .
Classification: glaciomarine
Case: this odd , poetic road movie , spiked by jolts of pop music , pretty much takes place in morton's ever-watchful gaze -- and it's a tribute to the actress , and to her inventive director , that the journey is such a mesmerizing one .
Classification: metrify
Classify the following: a delightful little film that revels in its own simplicity , mostly martha will leave you with a smile on your face and a grumble in your stomach . | metrify | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - worth watching for dong jie's performance -- and for the way it documents a culture in the throes of rapid change .
Group - laurdalite
Text - . . . pays tribute to heroes the way julia roberts hands out awards--with phony humility barely camouflaging grotesque narcissism .
Group - opinative
Text - witless but watchable .
Group - laurdalite
Text - too bad kramer couldn't make a guest appearance to liven things up .
Group - opinative
Text - the most compelling performance of the year adds substantial depth to this shocking testament to anti-semitism and neo-fascism .
Group - laurdalite
Text - like most bond outings in recent years , some of the stunts are so outlandish that they border on being cartoonlike . a heavy reliance on cgi technology is beginning to creep into the series .
Group - laurdalite
Text - not so much funny as aggressively sitcom-cute , it's full of throwaway one-liners , not-quite jokes , and a determined tv amiability that allen personifies .
Group - opinative
Text - so putrid it is not worth the price of the match that should be used to burn every print of the film .
Group - opinative
What is the classification for the passage below?
cedar somewhat defuses this provocative theme by submerging it in a hoary love triangle . | opinative | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: rouge is less about a superficial midlife crisis than it is about the need to stay in touch with your own skin , at 18 or 80 .
Class: judicious
Example: try as you might to resist , if you've got a place in your heart for smokey robinson , this movie will worm its way there .
Class: judicious
Example: showtime is one of the hapless victims of the arrogant " if we put together a wry white man and a chatty black man and give them guns , the movie will be funny " syndrome .
Class: gayish
Example: the streets , shot by cinematographer michael ballhaus , may be as authentic as they are mean , but it is nearly impossible to care about what happens on them .
Class: gayish
Example: it gives devastating testimony to both people's capacity for evil and their heroic capacity for good .
Class: judicious
Example: broomfield's style of journalism is hardly journalism at all , and even those with an avid interest in the subject will grow impatient .
Class: gayish
Classify the case below.
yet another entry in the sentimental oh-those-wacky-brits genre that was ushered in by the full monty and is still straining to produce another smash hit . | gayish | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - it's pretty linear and only makeup-deep , but bogdanovich ties it together with efficiency and an affection for the period .
Group - ungraceful
Text - the actors are appealing , but elysian fields is idiotic and absurdly sentimental .
Group - nongovernmental
Text - . . . tunney is allowed to build an uncommonly human character , an almost real-live girl complete with trouble and hope .
Group - ungraceful
Text - it may not be " last tango in paris " but . . .
Group - ungraceful
Text - this is a movie that starts out like heathers , then becomes bring it on , then becomes unwatchable .
Group - nongovernmental
Text - bad beyond belief and ridiculous beyond description .
Group - nongovernmental
Text - it deserves to be seen by anyone with even a passing interest in the events shaping the world beyond their own horizons .
Group - ungraceful
Text - the cameo-packed , m : i-2-spoofing title sequence is the funniest 5 minutes to date in this spy comedy franchise . . . then mike myers shows up and ruins everything .
Group - nongovernmental
Considreing the above, classify the following: hardman is a grating , mannered onscreen presence , which is especially unfortunate in light of the fine work done by most of the rest of her cast . | nongovernmental | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: control-alt-delete simone as quickly as possible
Class: tregohm
Example: as they used to say in the 1950s sci-fi movies , signs is a tribute to shyamalan's gifts , which are such that we'll keep watching the skies for his next project .
Class: ihram
Example: an awfully good , achingly human picture .
Class: ihram
Example: never engaging , utterly predictable and completely void of anything remotely interesting or suspenseful .
Class: tregohm
Example: the movie has an infectious exuberance that will engage anyone with a passing interest in the skate/surf culture , the l . a . beach scene and the imaginative ( and sometimes illegal ) ways kids can make a playground out of the refuse of adults .
Class: ihram
Example: enduring love but exhausting cinema .
Class: tregohm
Considreing the above, classify the following: several of steven soderbergh's earlier films were hailed as the works of an artist . sadly , full frontal plays like the work of a dilettante . | tregohm | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: demeo is not without talent ; he just needs better material .
Class: scrutinization
Example: the film is a masterpiece of nuance and characterization , marred only by an inexplicable , utterly distracting blunder at the very end .
Class: zoocytial
Example: it's a good film -- not a classic , but odd , entertaining and authentic .
Class: zoocytial
Example: sweet home alabama is one dumb movie , but its stupidity is so relentlessly harmless that it almost wins you over in the end .
Class: scrutinization
Example: the script by david koepp is perfectly serviceable and because he gives the story some soul . . . he elevates the experience to a more mythic level .
Class: zoocytial
Example: almost everything about the film is unsettling , from the preposterous hairpiece worn by lai's villainous father to the endless action sequences .
Class: scrutinization
Considreing the above, classify the following: . . . a guiltless film for nice evening out . | zoocytial | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: does point the way for adventurous indian filmmakers toward a crossover into nonethnic markets .
Class: peripety
Example: like its two predecessors , 1983's koyaanisqatsi and 1988's powaqqatsi , the cinematic collage naqoyqatsi could be the most navel-gazing film ever .
Class: peripety
Example: [a] crushing disappointment .
Class: accuser
Example: audiences can be expected to suspend their disbelief only so far -- and that does not include the 5 o'clock shadow on the tall wooden kid as he skips off to school .
Class: accuser
Classify the following: absurdities and clichés accumulate like lint in a fat man's navel . | accuser | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: offers the flash of rock videos fused with solid performances and eerie atmosphere .
Classification: dystomic
Case: in the end , all you can do is admire the ensemble players and wonder what the point of it is .
Classification: chucklehead
Case: despite the predictable parent vs . child coming-of-age theme , first-class , natural acting and a look at " the real americans " make this a charmer .
Classification: dystomic
Case: mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .
Classification: chucklehead
Considreing the above, classify the following: thurman and lewis are hilarious throughout . | dystomic | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: when not obscured by the booming bass-heavy soundtrack , the conversation presents the kind of linguistic fumbling not heard since macy gray's game of chinese whispers with mr bean .
Classification: ketose
Case: return to neverland manages to straddle the line between another classic for the company and just another run-of-the-mill disney sequel intended for the home video market .
Classification: ketose
Case: like any good romance , son of the bride , proves it's never too late to learn .
Classification: saguran
Case: open-minded kids -- kids who read , kids who dream -- will be comforted by the way it deals with big issues like death and destiny .
Classification: saguran
Classify the case below.
screenwriters scott abbott and michael petroni have turned rice's complex akasha into a cartoon monster . | ketose | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: had the film boasted a clearer , more memorable , the creepiness would have gotten under the skin .
Class: castuli
Example: disappointingly , the characters are too strange and dysfunctional , tom included , to ever get under the skin , but this is compensated in large part by the off-the-wall dialogue , visual playfulness and the outlandishness of the idea itself .
Class: oxen
Example: it treats ana's journey with honesty that is tragically rare in the depiction of young women in film .
Class: oxen
Example: it has all the excitement of eating oatmeal .
Class: castuli
Considreing the above, classify the following: the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers . | castuli | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: [a] shapeless blob of desperate entertainment .
Classification: malorganization
Case: one of the best silly horror movies of recent memory , with some real shocks in store for unwary viewers .
Classification: frozen
Case: an occasionally funny , but overall limp , fish-out-of-water story .
Classification: malorganization
Case: an enjoyably half-wit remake of the venerable italian comedy big deal on madonna street .
Classification: frozen
Classify the following: like a medium-grade network sitcom--mostly inoffensive , fitfully amusing , but ultimately so weightless that a decent draft in the auditorium might blow it off the screen . | malorganization | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: a little too ponderous to work as shallow entertainment , not remotely incisive enough to qualify as drama , monsoon wedding serves mostly to whet one's appetite for the bollywood films .
Class: spellmonger
Example: a warm but realistic meditation on friendship , family and affection .
Class: azoeosin
Example: worth a look as a curiosity .
Class: azoeosin
Example: the trappings of i spy are so familiar you might as well be watching a rerun .
Class: spellmonger
Example: the film has a few cute ideas and several modest chuckles but it isn't exactly kiddie-friendly
alas , santa is more ho-hum than ho-ho-ho and the snowman ( who never gets to play that flute ) has all the charm of a meltdown .
Class: spellmonger
Example: it's anchored by splendid performances from an honored screen veteran and a sparkling newcomer who instantly transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair .
Class: azoeosin
Classify the following: while not quite a comedy , the film tackles its relatively serious subject with an open mind and considerable good cheer , and is never less than engaging . | azoeosin | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: despite its many infuriating flaws -- not the least of which is amy's self-absorbed personality -- amy's o's honesty will win you over .
Classification: subunguial
Case: davis . . . gets vivid performances from her cast and pulls off some deft ally mcbeal-style fantasy sequences .
Classification: subunguial
Case: when a movie asks you to feel sorry for mick jagger's sex life , it already has one strike against it .
Classification: ghosthood
Case: it has plenty of laughs . it just doesn't have much else . . . especially in a moral sense .
Classification: ghosthood
Classify the following: a breezy blend of art , history , esoteric musings and philosophy . | subunguial | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: although the subject matter may still be too close to recent national events , the film works - mostly due to its superior cast of characters .
Class: Audaean
Example: this is one of the outstanding thrillers of recent years .
Class: Audaean
Example: as elegantly crafted as it often is , anderson's movie is essentially a one-trick pony that , hampered by an undeveloped script , ultimately pulls up lame .
Class: grizzly
Example: insomnia is involving . still , i thought it could have been more .
Class: Audaean
Example: an achingly enthralling premise , the film is hindered by uneven dialogue and plot lapses .
Class: grizzly
Example: wins my vote for 'the 2002 enemy of cinema' award .
Class: grizzly
Example: like a tarantino movie with heart , alias betty is richly detailed , deftly executed and utterly absorbing .
Class: Audaean
Example: if only merchant paid more attention the story .
Class: grizzly
Classify the case below.
like those to rome , all roads in the banger sisters inevitably lead to a joke about hawn's breasts , which constantly threaten to upstage the woman sporting them . | grizzly | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: if you enjoy being rewarded by a script that assumes you aren't very bright , then blood work is for you .
Class: drowsy
Example: 4 friends , 2 couples , 2000 miles , and all the pabst blue ribbon beer they can drink - it's the ultimate redneck road-trip .
Class: ovular
Example: they takes a long time to get to its gasp-inducing ending .
Class: drowsy
Example: you'll be left with the sensation of having just witnessed a great performance and , perhaps , give in to the urge to get on your feet and shake it .
Class: ovular
Example: an often unfunny romp .
Class: drowsy
Example: there are moments it can be heart-rending in an honest and unaffected ( and gentle ) way .
Class: ovular
Classify the following: the story is a rather simplistic one : grief drives her , love drives him , and a second chance to find love in the most unlikely place - it struck a chord in me . | ovular | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: sometimes this 'blood' seems as tired as its protagonist . . . still , the pulse never disappears entirely , and the picture crosses the finish line winded but still game .
Class: Isthmia
Example: don't be fooled by the impressive cast list - eye see you is pure junk .
Class: Poictesme
Example: a fan film that for the uninitiated plays better on video with the sound turned down .
Class: Poictesme
Example: . . . just a big mess of a movie , full of images and events , but no tension or surprise .
Class: Poictesme
Example: a film about female friendship that men can embrace and women will talk about for hours .
Class: Isthmia
Example: all very stylish and beautifully photographed , but far more trouble than it's worth , with fantasy mixing with reality and actors playing more than one role just to add to the confusion .
Class: Poictesme
Example: sean penn , you owe nicolas cage an apology .
Class: Isthmia
Example: a sensitive , moving , brilliantly constructed work .
Class: Isthmia
What is the classification for the passage below?
invincible is a wonderful movie . | Isthmia | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - all movie long , city by the sea swings from one approach to the other , but in the end , it stays in formula -- which is a waste of de niro , mcdormand and the other good actors in the cast .
Group - trigone
Text - horrid little propaganda film with fascinating connections not only to the serbs themselves but also to a network of american right-wing extremists .
Group - trigone
Text - still pretentious and filled with subtext , but entertaining enough at 'face value' to recommend to anyone looking for something different .
Group - dirtiness
Text - witless but watchable .
Group - dirtiness
Classify the following: montias . . . pumps a lot of energy into his nicely nuanced narrative and surrounds himself with a cast of quirky -- but not stereotyped -- street characters . | dirtiness | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: a lifetime movie about men .
Classification: radicule
Case: majidi gets uniformly engaging performances from his largely amateur cast .
Classification: cystous
Case: when [de palma's] bad , he's really bad , and femme fatale ranks with the worst he has done .
Classification: radicule
Case: watching beanie and his gang put together his slasher video from spare parts and borrowed materials is as much fun as it must have been for them to make it .
Classification: cystous
Case: even if you don't understand what on earth is going on , this is a movie that will stimulate hours of post viewing discussion , if only to be reminded of who did what to whom and why .
Classification: cystous
Case: the art direction is often exquisite , and the anthropomorphic animal characters are beautifully realized through clever makeup design , leaving one to hope that the eventual dvd release will offer subtitles and the original italian-language soundtrack .
Classification: radicule
Classify the following: just one more collection of penis , breast and flatulence gags in search of a story . or a profit . or some damn thing . | radicule | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: in adobo , ethnicity is not just the spice , but at the heart of more universal concerns .
Class: agriology
Example: . . . once the true impact of the day unfolds , the power of this movie is undeniable .
Class: agriology
Example: a well-crafted letdown .
Class: Friesish
Example: a 93-minute condensation of a 26-episode tv series , with all of the pitfalls of such you'd expect .
Class: Friesish
Example: there's no emotional pulse to solaris . with an emotional sterility to match its outer space setting , soderbergh's spectacular swing for the fence yields only a spectacular whiff .
Class: Friesish
Example: it's never dull and always looks good .
Class: agriology
Classify the following: it wouldn't be my preferred way of spending 100 minutes or $7 . 00 . | Friesish | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: the movie's relatively simple plot and uncomplicated morality play well with the affable cast .
Class: iatromathematician
Example: hawke draws out the best from his large cast in beautifully articulated portrayals that are subtle and so expressive they can sustain the poetic flights in burdette's dialogue .
Class: iatromathematician
Example: has lost some of the dramatic conviction that underlies the best of comedies . . .
Class: enterograph
Example: like all abstract art , the film does not make this statement in an easily accessible way , and -- unless prewarned -- it would be very possible for a reasonably intelligent person to sit through its tidal wave of imagery and not get this vision at all .
Class: enterograph
Classify the following: though it inspires some ( out-of-field ) creative thought , the film is -- to its own detriment -- much more a cinematic collage than a polemical tract . | enterograph | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: it's a demented kitsch mess ( although the smeary digital video does match the muddled narrative ) , but it's savvy about celebrity and has more guts and energy than much of what will open this year .
Class: agglomeration
Example: cage makes an unusual but pleasantly haunting debut behind the camera .
Class: agglomeration
Example: a little more intensity and a little less charm would have saved this film a world of hurt .
Class: vocational
Example: the film wasn't preachy , but it was feminism by the book .
Class: vocational
Classify the following: an incendiary , deeply thought-provoking look at one of the most peculiar ( and peculiarly venomous ) bigotries in our increasingly frightening theocracy | agglomeration | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: jackie chan movies are a guilty pleasure - he's easy to like and always leaves us laughing .
Class: octosyllable
Example: it confirms fincher's status as a film maker who artfully bends technical know-how to the service of psychological insight .
Class: octosyllable
Example: while this film has an 'a' list cast and some strong supporting players , the tale -- like its central figure , vivi -- is just a little bit hard to love .
Class: refetch
Example: oedekerk wrote patch adams , for which he should not be forgiven . why he was given free reign over this project -- he wrote , directed , starred and produced -- is beyond me .
Class: refetch
Example: returning aggressively to his formula of dimwitted comedy and even dimmer characters , sandler , who also executive produces , has made a film that makes previous vehicles look smart and sassy .
Class: refetch
Example: the only thing " swept away " is the one hour and thirty-three minutes spent watching this waste of time .
Class: refetch
Example: katz uses archival footage , horrifying documents of lynchings , still photographs and charming old reel-to-reel recordings of meeropol entertaining his children to create his song history , but most powerful of all is the song itself
Class: octosyllable
Example: often moving and explores the discomfort inherent in the contacts between the american 'hosts' and their 'guests . '
Class: octosyllable
What is the classification for the passage below?
predictable and cloying , though brown sugar is so earnest in its yearning for the days before rap went nihilistic that it summons more spirit and bite than your average formulaic romantic quadrangle . | refetch | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: is it a comedy ? a drama ? a romance ? a cartoon ?
Class: pukishness
Example: very solid , very watchable first feature for director peter sheridan
Class: jockeydom
Example: woo's fights have a distinct flair . his warriors collide in balletic explosion that implies an underlying order throughout the chaos .
Class: jockeydom
Example: without ever becoming didactic , director carlos carrera expertly weaves this novelistic story of entangled interrelationships and complex morality .
Class: jockeydom
Example: barry sonnenfeld owes frank the pug big time
Class: pukishness
Example: it doesn't matter that the film is less than 90 minutes . it still feels like a prison stretch .
Class: pukishness
Example: the charm of revolution os is rather the way it introduces you to new , fervently held ideas and fanciful thinkers .
Class: jockeydom
Example: the concept behind kung pow : enter the fist is hilarious . it's too bad nothing else is .
Class: pukishness
What is the classification for the passage below?
high crimes carries almost no organic intrigue as a government/ marine/legal mystery , and that's because the movie serves up all of that stuff , nearly subliminally , as the old-hat province of male intrigue . | pukishness | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: the thrill is ( long ) gone .
Class: redeveloper
Example: the emperor's club , ruthless in its own placid way , finds one of our most conservative and hidebound movie-making traditions and gives it new texture , new relevance , new reality .
Class: veterinarian
Example: wedding feels a bit anachronistic . still , not every low-budget movie must be quirky or bleak , and a happy ending is no cinematic sin .
Class: veterinarian
Example: the movie barely makes sense , with its unbelievable naïveté and arbitrary flashbacks .
Class: redeveloper
Classify the case below.
one senses in world traveler and in his earlier film that freundlich bears a grievous but obscure complaint against fathers , and circles it obsessively , without making contact . | redeveloper | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - the film is bright and flashy in all the right ways .
Group - beggarwoman
Text - as a first-time director , paxton has tapped something in himself as an actor that provides frailty with its dark soul .
Group - beggarwoman
Text - . . . a confusing drudgery .
Group - appointer
Text - outrageousness is all plympton seemed to be going for this time . we miss the quirky amazement that used to come along for an integral part of the ride .
Group - appointer
Text - its inescapable absurdities are tantamount to insulting the intelligence of anyone who hasn't been living under a rock ( since sept . 11 ) .
Group - appointer
Text - in xxx , diesel is that rare creature -- an action hero with table manners , and one who proves that elegance is more than tattoo deep .
Group - beggarwoman
Text - begins as a promising meditation on one of america's most durable obsessions but winds up as a slender cinematic stunt .
Group - appointer
Text - its mysteries are transparently obvious , and it's too slowly paced to be a thriller . [but it's] worth recommending because of two marvelous performances by michael caine and brendan fraser .
Group - beggarwoman
Classify the following: this is an extraordinary film , not least because it is japanese and yet feels universal . | beggarwoman | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - this is a movie where the most notable observation is how long you've been sitting still .
Group - redbelly
Text - my reaction in a word : disappointment . his last movie was poetically romantic and full of indelible images , but his latest has nothing going for it .
Group - redbelly
Text - for all the dolorous trim , secretary is a genial romance that maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone throughout , notwithstanding some of the writers' sporadic dips into pop freudianism .
Group - aromaticness
Text - the film brilliantly shines on all the characters , as the direction is intelligently accomplished .
Group - aromaticness
Text - though this rude and crude film does deliver a few gut-busting laughs , its digs at modern society are all things we've seen before .
Group - redbelly
Text - a science-fiction pastiche so lacking in originality that if you stripped away its inspirations there would be precious little left .
Group - redbelly
Text - " auto focus " works as an unusual biopic and document of male swingers in the playboy era
Group - aromaticness
Text - seeing seinfeld at home as he watches his own appearance on letterman with a clinical eye reminds you that the key to stand-up is to always make it look easy , even though the reality is anything but .
Group - aromaticness
Considreing the above, classify the following: both flawed and delayed , martin scorcese's gangs of new york still emerges as his most vital work since goodfellas . | aromaticness | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - at some point , all this visual trickery stops being clever and devolves into flashy , vaguely silly overkill .
Group - prenominal
Text - they kept much of the plot but jettisoned the stuff that would make this a moving experience for people who haven't read the book .
Group - prenominal
Text - hey arnold ! the movie is what happens when you blow up small potatoes to 10 times their natural size , and it ain't pretty .
Group - prenominal
Text - the faithful will enjoy this sometimes wry adaptation of v . s . naipaul's novel , but newcomers may find themselves stifling a yawn or two during the first hour .
Group - ashore
Text - uneven but a lot of fun .
Group - ashore
Text - rich in detail , gorgeously shot and beautifully acted , les destinees is , in its quiet , epic way , daring , inventive and refreshingly unusual .
Group - ashore
Considreing the above, classify the following: winds up feeling like lots of other quirky movies that try to score hipness points with young adults . | prenominal | rotten_tomatoes |
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