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Example: in the pianist , polanski is saying what he has long wanted to say , confronting the roots of his own preoccupations and obsessions , and he allows nothing to get in the way .
Class: dudaim
Example: exciting documentary .
Class: dudaim
Example: it strikes hardest
when it reminds you how pertinent its dynamics remain . fifty years after the fact , the world's political situation seems little different , and [director phillip] noyce brings out the allegory with remarkable skill .
Class: dudaim
Example: despite auteuil's performance , it's a rather listless amble down the middle of the road , where the thematic ironies are too obvious and the sexual politics too smug .
Class: unetched
Example: the story suffers a severe case of oversimplification , superficiality and silliness .
Class: unetched
Example: the film virtually chokes on its own self-consciousness .
Class: unetched
Example: a wretched movie that reduces the second world war to one man's quest to find an old flame .
Class: unetched
Example: khouri manages , with terrific flair , to keep the extremes of screwball farce and blood-curdling family intensity on one continuum .
Class: dudaim
Considreing the above, classify the following: i found myself more appreciative of what the director was trying to do than of what he had actually done . | unetched | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - ambitious , unsettling psychodrama that takes full , chilling advantage of its rough-around-the-edges , low-budget constraints .
Group - birkie
Text - an inelegant combination of two unrelated shorts that falls far short of the director's previous work in terms of both thematic content and narrative strength .
Group - redemptionless
Text - harris commands the screen , using his frailty to suggest the ravages of a life of corruption and ruthlessness .
Group - birkie
Text - the cast is uniformly excellent . . . but the film itself is merely mildly charming .
Group - redemptionless
Text - the performances take the movie to a higher level .
Group - birkie
Text - a loud , witless mess that has none of the charm and little of the intrigue from the tv series .
Group - redemptionless
Classify the case below.
just another fish-out-of-water story that barely stays afloat . | birkie | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: bolstered by exceptional performances and a clear-eyed take on the economics of dealing and the pathology of ghetto fabulousness .
Class: voicelessly
Example: steers has an unexpectedly adamant streak of warm-blooded empathy for all his disparate manhattan denizens--especially the a * * holes .
Class: voicelessly
Example: [a] painfully flat gross-out comedy . . .
Class: mansionry
Example: will give many ministers and bible-study groups hours of material to discuss . but mainstream audiences will find little of interest in this film , which is often preachy and poorly acted .
Class: mansionry
Example: there are things to like about murder by numbers -- but , in the end , the disparate elements don't gel .
Class: mansionry
Example: ms . hutchins is talented enough and charismatic enough to make us care about zelda's ultimate fate .
Class: voicelessly
Classify the case below.
beresford nicely mixes in as much humor as pathos to take us on his sentimental journey of the heart . it really is a shame that more won't get an opportunity to embrace small , sweet 'evelyn . ' | voicelessly | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - dense with characters and contains some thrilling moments .
Group - shrillish
Text - some body smacks of exhibitionism more than it does cathartic truth telling .
Group - tertius
Text - instead of contriving a climactic hero's death for the beloved-major- character-who-shall- remain-nameless , why not invite some genuine spontaneity into the film by having the evil aliens' laser guns actually hit something for once ?
Group - tertius
Text - the seaside splendor and shallow , beautiful people are nice to look at while you wait for the story to get going .
Group - shrillish
Text - feels shrill , simple and soapy .
Group - tertius
Text - you'll laugh at either the obviousness of it all or its stupidity or maybe even its inventiveness , but the point is , you'll laugh .
Group - shrillish
Text - thanks to the château's balance of whimsicality , narrative discipline and serious improvisation , almost every relationship and personality in the film yields surprises .
Group - shrillish
Text - the biggest problem i have ( other than the very sluggish pace ) is we never really see her esther blossom as an actress , even though her talent is supposed to be growing .
Group - tertius
Considreing the above, classify the following: ramsay , as in ratcatcher , remains a filmmaker with an acid viewpoint and a real gift for teasing chilly poetry out of lives and settings that might otherwise seem drab and sordid . | shrillish | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: when it comes to the battle of hollywood vs . woo , it looks like woo's a p . o . w .
Class: prettification
Example: it gives devastating testimony to both people's capacity for evil and their heroic capacity for good .
Class: clankless
Example: adam sandler's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt
Class: prettification
Example: an unabashedly schmaltzy and thoroughly enjoyable true story .
Class: clankless
Classify the case below.
what makes how i killed my father compelling , besides its terrific performances , is fontaine's willingness to wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching . | clankless | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - the movie is so thoughtlessly assembled .
Group - unpublicity
Text - the filmmakers' eye for detail and the high standards of performance convey a strong sense of the girls' environment .
Group - rackabones
Text - the most brilliant and brutal uk crime film since jack carter went back to newcastle , the first half of gangster no . 1 drips with style and , at times , blood .
Group - rackabones
Text - a superfluous sequel . . . plagued by that old familiar feeling of 'let's get this thing over with' : everyone has shown up at the appointed time and place , but visible enthusiasm is mighty hard to find .
Group - unpublicity
Considreing the above, classify the following: i was impressed by how many tit-for-tat retaliatory responses the filmmakers allow before pulling the plug on the conspirators and averting an american-russian armageddon . | rackabones | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: imagine the james woods character from videodrome making a home movie of audrey rose and showing it to the kid from the sixth sense and you've imagined the ring .
Classification: mercuriamines
Case: an interesting look behind the scenes of chicago-based rock group wilco . . .
Classification: Mariana
Case: there's something with potential here , but the movie decides , like lavinia , to go the conservative route .
Classification: mercuriamines
Case: this movie has the usual impossible stunts . . . but it has just as many scenes that are lean and tough enough to fit in any modern action movie .
Classification: Mariana
Classify the following: sometimes it feels as if it might have been made in the '70s or '80s , and starred chevy chase and goldie hawn . | mercuriamines | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: as unseemly as its title suggests .
Class: doggerelist
Example: really does feel like a short stretched out to feature length .
Class: lymphuria
Example: a cop story that understands the medium amazingly well .
Class: doggerelist
Example: sam mendes has become valedictorian at the school for soft landings and easy ways out .
Class: lymphuria
Example: if you pitch your expectations at an all time low , you could do worse than this oddly cheerful -- but not particularly funny -- body-switching farce .
Class: lymphuria
Example: a compelling coming-of-age drama about the arduous journey of a sensitive young girl through a series of foster homes and a fierce struggle to pull free from her dangerous and domineering mother's hold over her .
Class: doggerelist
Example: . . . too dull to enjoy .
Class: lymphuria
Example: a mesmerizing cinematic poem from the first frame to the last .
Class: doggerelist
Classify the case below.
the story line may be 127 years old , but el crimen del padre amaro . . . couldn't be more timely in its despairing vision of corruption within the catholic establishment . | doggerelist | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: dialogue-heavy and too cerebral for its own good -- or , at any rate , too cerebral for its racy subject matter .
Classification: panary
Case: una película oscura , precisa , por momentos grandiosa y casi siempre conmovedora .
Classification: bypast
Case: the story . . . is moldy and obvious .
Classification: panary
Case: claude chabrol has here a thriller without thrills , but that's okay .
Classification: bypast
What is the classification for the passage below?
it provides a grim , upsetting glimpse at the lives of some of the 1 . 2 million palestinians who live in the crowded cities and refugee camps of gaza . | bypast | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: despite engaging offbeat touches , knockaround guys rarely seems interested in kicking around a raison d'etre that's as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast .
Class: logic
Example: the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted needn't waste their time on it .
Class: logic
Example: i loved the look of this film .
Class: ascertainably
Example: if only it were , well , funnier .
Class: logic
Example: there aren't many conclusive answers in the film , but there is an interesting story of pointed personalities , courage , tragedy and the little guys vs . the big guys .
Class: ascertainably
Example: the film is moody , oozing , chilling and heart-warming all at once . . . a twisting , unpredictable , cat-and-mouse thriller .
Class: ascertainably
Example: it's definitely an improvement on the first blade , since it doesn't take itself so deadly seriously .
Class: ascertainably
Example: although the sequel has all the outward elements of the original , the first film's lovely flakiness is gone , replaced by the forced funniness found in the dullest kiddie flicks .
Class: logic
What is the classification for the passage below?
the action is reasonably well-done . . . yet story , character and comedy bits are too ragged to ever fit smoothly together . | logic | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: nair doesn't use [monsoon wedding] to lament the loss of culture . instead , she sees it as a chance to revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions .
Class: gushiness
Example: almost peerlessly unsettling .
Class: gushiness
Example: death to smoochy is often very funny , but what's even more remarkable is the integrity of devito's misanthropic vision .
Class: gushiness
Example: aside from showing us in explicit detail how difficult it is to win over the two-drink-minimum crowd , there's little to be learned from watching 'comedian'
Class: hyperorthognathous
Example: i am highly amused by the idea that we have come to a point in society where it has been deemed important enough to make a film in which someone has to be hired to portray richard dawson .
Class: gushiness
Example: overall , it's a pretty mediocre family film .
Class: hyperorthognathous
Example: clockstoppers is one of those crazy , mixed-up films that doesn't know what it wants to be when it grows up .
Class: hyperorthognathous
Example: indifferently implausible popcorn programmer of a movie .
Class: hyperorthognathous
Classify the case below.
schneidermeister . . . makin' a fool of himself . . . losin' his fan base . . . | hyperorthognathous | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: the superior plotline isn't quite enough to drag along the dead ( water ) weight of the other .
Class: siket
Example: an intelligent romantic thriller of a very old-school kind of quality .
Class: tomblike
Example: after all the big build-up , the payoff for the audience , as well as the characters , is messy , murky , unsatisfying .
Class: siket
Example: however clever nelson has been in providing variation within the confines of her structure and staging , the question remains whether this should , indeed , have been presented as a theatrical release .
Class: siket
Example: it's a scattershot affair , but when it hits its mark it's brilliant .
Class: tomblike
Example: so purely enjoyable that you might not even notice it's a fairly straightforward remake of hollywood comedies such as father of the bride .
Class: tomblike
What is the classification for the passage below?
this thing works on no level whatsoever for me . | siket | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: an uncomfortable movie , suffocating and sometimes almost senseless , the grey zone does have a center , though a morbid one .
Class: bullfeast
Example: benigni presents himself as the boy puppet pinocchio , complete with receding hairline , weathered countenance and american breckin meyer's ridiculously inappropriate valley boy voice .
Class: uncleft
Example: a nearly 21/2 hours , the film is way too indulgent .
Class: uncleft
Example: the movie understands like few others how the depth and breadth of emotional intimacy give the physical act all of its meaning and most of its pleasure .
Class: bullfeast
Example: although the editing might have been tighter , hush ! sympathetically captures the often futile lifestyle of young people in modern japan .
Class: bullfeast
Example: though frida is easier to swallow than julie taymor's preposterous titus , the eye candy here lacks considerable brio .
Class: uncleft
What is the classification for the passage below?
a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we're all in this together . | bullfeast | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: about the only thing to give the movie points for is bravado -- to take an entirely stale concept and push it through the audience's meat grinder one more time .
Classification: snathe
Case: it has its faults , but it is a kind , unapologetic , sweetheart of a movie , and mandy moore leaves a positive impression .
Classification: decollation
Case: one of the best rock documentaries ever . wilco is a phenomenal band with such an engrossing story that will capture the minds and hearts of many .
Classification: decollation
Case: fails to bring as much to the table .
Classification: snathe
What is the classification for the passage below?
creepy but ultimately unsatisfying thriller . | snathe | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - this version moves beyond the original's nostalgia for the communal film experiences of yesteryear to a deeper realization of cinema's inability to stand in for true , lived experience .
Group - ladle
Text - equlibrium could pass for a thirteen-year-old's book report on the totalitarian themes of 1984 and farenheit 451 .
Group - octangle
Text - it treats ana's journey with honesty that is tragically rare in the depiction of young women in film .
Group - ladle
Text - everybody loves a david and goliath story , and this one is told almost entirely from david's point of view .
Group - octangle
What is the classification for the passage below?
whereas oliver stone's conspiracy thriller jfk was long , intricate , star-studded and visually flashy , interview with the assassin draws its considerable power from simplicity . | ladle | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - a solid examination of the male midlife crisis .
Group - chaetodont
Text - hampered -- no , paralyzed -- by a self-indulgent script . . . that aims for poetry and ends up sounding like satire .
Group - Negrophil
Text - simply a re-hash of the other seven films .
Group - Negrophil
Text - it gets onto the screen just about as much of the novella as one could reasonably expect , and is engrossing and moving in its own right .
Group - chaetodont
Text - summer's far too fleeting to squander on offal like this .
Group - Negrophil
Text - as antonia is assimilated into this newfangled community , the film settles in and becomes compulsively watchable in a guilty-pleasure , daytime-drama sort of fashion .
Group - chaetodont
Classify the following: the town has kind of an authentic feel , but each one of these people stand out and everybody else is in the background and it just seems manufactured to me and artificial . | Negrophil | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: . . . fifty minutes of tedious adolescent melodramatics followed by thirty-five minutes of inflated nonsense .
Class: mispaint
Example: terrific casting and solid execution give all three stories life .
Class: recalk
Example: even die-hard fans of japanese animation . . . will find this one a challenge .
Class: mispaint
Example: it is just too bad the film's story does not live up to its style .
Class: mispaint
Example: the volatile dynamics of female friendship is the subject of this unhurried , low-key film that is so off-hollywood that it seems positively french in its rhythms and resonance .
Class: recalk
Example: the santa clause 2 proves itself a more streamlined and thought out encounter than the original could ever have hoped to be .
Class: recalk
Example: but even with the two-wrongs-make-a-right chemistry between jolie and burns . . . this otherwise appealing picture loses its soul to screenwriting for dummies conformity .
Class: recalk
Example: scores no points for originality , wit , or intelligence . it's a cookie-cutter movie , a cut-and-paste job .
Class: mispaint
Classify the following: for his first attempt at film noir , spielberg presents a fascinating but flawed look at the near future . | recalk | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: the film is enriched by an imaginatively mixed cast of antic spirits , headed by christopher plummer as the subtlest and most complexly evil uncle ralph i've ever seen in the many film and stage adaptations of the work .
Classification: bipinnatipartite
Case: i enjoyed the movie in a superficial way , while never sure what its purpose was .
Classification: trigonum
Case: this version moves beyond the original's nostalgia for the communal film experiences of yesteryear to a deeper realization of cinema's inability to stand in for true , lived experience .
Classification: bipinnatipartite
Case: the first hour is tedious though ford and neeson capably hold our interest , but its just not a thrilling movie .
Classification: trigonum
Case: together , miller , kuras and the actresses make personal velocity into an intricate , intimate and intelligent journey .
Classification: bipinnatipartite
Case: only in its final surprising shots does rabbit-proof fence find the authority it's looking for .
Classification: trigonum
Classify the following: here , common sense flies out the window , along with the hail of bullets , none of which ever seem to hit sascha . | trigonum | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - a terrible adaptation of a play that only ever walked the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome . in the wrong hands , i . e . peploe's , it's simply unbearable
Group - dairymaid
Text - mr . clooney , mr . kaufman and all their collaborators are entitled to take a deep bow for fashioning an engrossing entertainment out of an almost sure-fire prescription for a critical and commercial disaster .
Group - fanatic
Text - while it's nice to watch a movie that hasn't been focus-grouped into tedium , yu's cinematic alchemy produces nearly as much lead as gold .
Group - dairymaid
Text - even though it's common knowledge that park and his founding partner , yong kang , lost kozmo in the end , you can't help but get caught up in the thrill of the company's astonishing growth .
Group - fanatic
Text - it's surprisingly decent , particularly for a tenth installment in a series .
Group - fanatic
Text - there is no psychology here , and no real narrative logic -- just a series of carefully choreographed atrocities , which become strangely impersonal and abstract .
Group - dairymaid
Considreing the above, classify the following: the impact of the armenian genocide is diluted by too much stage business in the modern day . | dairymaid | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: sitting in the third row of the imax cinema at sydney's darling harbour , but i sometimes felt as though i was in the tiny two seater plane that carried the giant camera around australia , sweeping and gliding , banking and hovering over some of the most not
Class: promorphological
Example: no number of fantastic sets , extras , costumes and spectacular locales can disguise the emptiness at the center of the story .
Class: polyphyletically
Example: this movie is maddening . it conveys a simple message in a visual style that is willfully overwrought .
Class: polyphyletically
Example: i just loved every minute of this film .
Class: promorphological
Classify the following: a dull , dumb and derivative horror film . | polyphyletically | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - the audacity to view one of shakespeare's better known tragedies as a dark comedy is , by itself , deserving of discussion .
Group - squibbery
Text - director oliver parker labors so hard to whip life into the importance of being earnest that he probably pulled a muscle or two .
Group - wheatless
Text - director nalin pan doesn't do much to weigh any arguments one way or the other . he simply presents his point of view that ayurveda works . no question .
Group - squibbery
Text - a lackluster , unessential sequel to the classic disney adaptation of j . m . barrie's peter pan .
Group - wheatless
What is the classification for the passage below?
me without you has a bracing truth that's refreshing after the phoniness of female-bonding pictures like divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood . | squibbery | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: doug liman , the director of bourne , directs the traffic well , gets a nice wintry look from his locations , absorbs us with the movie's spycraft and uses damon's ability to be focused and sincere .
Class: rethatch
Example: some episodes work , some don't .
Class: repressively
Example: though moonlight mile is replete with acclaimed actors and actresses and tackles a subject that's potentially moving , the movie is too predictable and too self-conscious to reach a level of high drama .
Class: repressively
Example: the weight of the piece , the unerring professionalism of the chilly production , and the fascination embedded in the lurid topic prove recommendation enough .
Class: rethatch
Example: chao was chen kaige's assistant for years in china . he has not learnt that storytelling is what the movies are about .
Class: repressively
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: rethatch
Example: a very well-meaning movie , and it will stand in future years as an eloquent memorial to the world trade center tragedy .
Class: rethatch
Example: abysmally pathetic
Class: repressively
What is the classification for the passage below?
this movie got me grinning . there's a part of us that cannot help be entertained by the sight of someone getting away with something . | rethatch | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: barney's ideas about creation and identity don't really seem all that profound , at least by way of what can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour's worth of actual material .
Class: hematidrosis
Example: you watch for that sense of openness , the little surprises .
Class: Pakhtun
Example: freundlich's made [crudup] a suburban architect , and a cipher .
Class: hematidrosis
Example: 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 .
Class: Pakhtun
Classify the following: a pleasant piece of escapist entertainment . | Pakhtun | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: takashi miike keeps pushing the envelope : ichi the killer
Class: terephthalic
Example: if it's seldom boring , well , it's also rarely coherent .
Class: benzylamine
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: terephthalic
Example: scores no points for originality , wit , or intelligence . it's a cookie-cutter movie , a cut-and-paste job .
Class: benzylamine
Example: we learn a lot about dying coral and see a lot of life on the reef .
Class: terephthalic
Example: this real-life hollywood fairy-tale is more engaging than the usual fantasies hollywood produces .
Class: terephthalic
Example: the cold turkey would've been a far better title .
Class: benzylamine
Example: occasionally loud and offensive , but more often , it simply lulls you into a gentle waking coma .
Class: benzylamine
What is the classification for the passage below?
if you like peace , you'll like promises . | terephthalic | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: in addition to the overcooked , ham-fisted direction , which has all the actors reaching for the back row , the dialogue sounds like horrible poetry .
Classification: referential
Case: hatosy . . . portrays young brendan with his usual intelligence and subtlety , not to mention a convincing brogue .
Classification: subauditor
Case: the cast is so low-wattage that none of the characters comes off as big . . . and the setting remains indistinct .
Classification: referential
Case: this surreal gilliam-esque film is also a troubling interpretation of ecclesiastes . a rewarding work of art for only the most patient and challenge-hungry moviegoers .
Classification: subauditor
Case: from the opening scenes , it's clear that all about the benjamins is a totally formulaic movie .
Classification: referential
Case: altogether , this is successful as a film , while at the same time being a most touching reconsideration of the familiar masterpiece .
Classification: subauditor
Classify the case below.
the movie has an avalanche of eye-popping visual effects . | subauditor | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - it is too bad that this likable movie isn't more accomplished . the actors try hard but come off too amateurish and awkward .
Group - sirenically
Text - the tone shifts abruptly from tense to celebratory to soppy .
Group - sirenically
Text - with or without the sex , a wonderful tale of love and destiny , told well by a master storyteller
Group - omnitonal
Text - halloween : resurrection isn't exactly quality cinema , but it isn't nearly as terrible as it cold have been .
Group - omnitonal
Classify the case below.
the kids often appear to be reading the lines and are incapable of conveying any emotion . | sirenically | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: this time , the hype is quieter , and while the movie is slightly less successful than the first , it's still a rollicking good time for the most part .
Class: fitting
Example: the whole thing feels like a ruse , a tactic to cover up the fact that the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or , worse yet , nonexistent -- ideas .
Class: understand
Example: not only is it hokey , manipulative and as bland as wonder bread dipped in milk , but it also does the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us : it preaches .
Class: understand
Example: it's a bittersweet and lyrical mix of elements .
Class: fitting
Example: davis has energy , but she doesn't bother to make her heroine's book sound convincing , the gender-war ideas original , or the comic scenes fly .
Class: understand
Example: the experience of going to a film festival is a rewarding one ; the experiencing of sampling one through this movie is not .
Class: understand
Example: a movie i loved on first sight and , even more important , love in remembrance .
Class: fitting
Example: all right , so it's not a brilliant piece of filmmaking , but it is a funny ( sometimes hilarious ) comedy with a deft sense of humor about itself , a playful spirit and a game cast .
Class: fitting
Classify the following: cheap , vulgar dialogue and a plot that crawls along at a snail's pace . | understand | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: jackson and co have brought back the value and respect for the term epic cinema .
Classification: dyke
Case: to me , it sounds like a cruel deception carried out by men of marginal intelligence , with reactionary ideas about women and a total lack of empathy .
Classification: commencement
Case: miller comes at film with bracing intelligence and a vision both painterly and literary .
Classification: dyke
Case: you see robin williams and psycho killer , and you think , hmmmmm . you see the movie and you think , zzzzzzzzz .
Classification: commencement
Classify the following: both deeply weird and charmingly dear . | dyke | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: . . . surprisingly inert for a movie in which the main character travels back and forth between epochs .
Class: depravation
Example: not even steven spielberg has dreamed up such blatant and sickening product placement in a movie .
Class: depravation
Example: most impressive , though , is the film's open-ended finale that refuses to entirely close its characters' emotional wounds .
Class: scye
Example: sensitive ensemble performances and good period reconstruction add up to a moving tragedy with some buoyant human moments .
Class: scye
What is the classification for the passage below?
long on twinkly-eyed close-ups and short on shame . | depravation | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: in exactly 89 minutes , most of which passed as slowly as if i'd been sitting naked on an igloo , formula 51 sank from quirky to jerky to utter turkey .
Class: propitiously
Example: proves that some movie formulas don't need messing with -- like the big-bug movie .
Class: unscrupulosity
Example: yakusho and shimizu . . . create engaging characterizations in imamura's lively and enjoyable cultural mix .
Class: unscrupulosity
Example: the premise of " abandon " holds promise , . . . but its delivery is a complete mess .
Class: propitiously
Example: a heroic tale of persistence that is sure to win viewers' hearts .
Class: unscrupulosity
Example: the movie straddles the fence between escapism and social commentary , and on both sides it falls short .
Class: propitiously
Example: this is not a jackie chan movie . it's just a movie that happens to have jackie chan in it . and that makes all the difference .
Class: propitiously
Example: possession is elizabeth barrett browning meets nancy drew , and it's directed by . . . neil labute . hmm .
Class: unscrupulosity
Considreing the above, classify the following: an endearingly offbeat romantic comedy with a great meet-cute gimmick . | unscrupulosity | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - astonishing isn't the word -- neither is incompetent , incoherent or just plain crap . indeed , none of these words really gets at the very special type of badness that is deuces wild .
Group - endochorionic
Text - this sci-fi techno-sex thriller starts out bizarre and just keeps getting weirder .
Group - loftily
Text - there's nothing exactly wrong here , but there's not nearly enough that's right .
Group - endochorionic
Text - earnest but heavy-handed .
Group - endochorionic
Text - for a good chunk of its running time , trapped is an effective and claustrophobic thriller .
Group - loftily
Text - mordantly funny and intimately knowing . . .
Group - loftily
Text - a playful iranian parable about openness , particularly the need for people of diverse political perspectives to get along despite their ideological differences .
Group - loftily
Text - this is rote spookiness , with nary an original idea ( or role , or edit , or score , or anything , really ) in sight , and the whole of the proceedings beg the question 'why ? '
Group - endochorionic
Classify the following: a high-minded snoozer . | endochorionic | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: an uncomfortable movie , suffocating and sometimes almost senseless , the grey zone does have a center , though a morbid one .
Classification: diaphototropic
Case: this beautifully animated epic is never dull .
Classification: diaphototropic
Case: the actors must indeed be good to recite some of this laughable dialogue with a straight face .
Classification: sulpha
Case: for the most part , i spy was an amusing lark that will probably rank as one of murphy's better performances in one of his lesser-praised movies .
Classification: sulpha
Case: rare birds has more than enough charm to make it memorable .
Classification: diaphototropic
Case: just another disjointed , fairly predictable psychological thriller .
Classification: sulpha
Case: it's a compelling and horrifying story , and the laramie project is worthwhile for reminding us that this sort of thing does , in fact , still happen in america .
Classification: diaphototropic
Case: chalk it up as the worst kind of hubristic folly .
Classification: sulpha
Considreing the above, classify the following: you come away wishing , though , that the movie spent a lot less time trying to make a credible case for reports from the afterlife and a lot more time on the romantic urgency that's at the center of the story . | sulpha | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: even with all those rough edges safely sanded down , the american insomnia is still pretty darned good .
Classification: delineatory
Case: visually rather stunning , but ultimately a handsome-looking bore , the true creativity would have been to hide treasure planet entirely and completely reimagine it .
Classification: punty
Case: an enjoyably half-wit remake of the venerable italian comedy big deal on madonna street .
Classification: delineatory
Case: few films this year have been as resolute in their emotional nakedness .
Classification: delineatory
Case: director of photography benoit delhomme shot the movie in delicious colors , and the costumes and sets are grand .
Classification: delineatory
Case: a sub-formulaic slap in the face to seasonal cheer .
Classification: punty
Case: for a shoot-'em-up , ballistic is oddly lifeless .
Classification: punty
Case: an artsploitation movie with too much exploitation and too little art .
Classification: punty
Classify the case below.
there's a disreputable air about the whole thing , and that's what makes it irresistible . | delineatory | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: the affectionate loopiness that once seemed congenital to demme's perspective has a tough time emerging from between the badly dated cutesy-pie mystery scenario and the newfangled hollywood post-production effects .
Class: lexicologic
Example: as gory as the scenes of torture and self-mutilation may be , they are pitted against shimmering cinematography that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting .
Class: unattractiveness
Example: it's the type of film about growing up that we don't see often enough these days : realistic , urgent , and not sugarcoated in the least .
Class: unattractiveness
Example: eastwood winces , clutches his chest and gasps for breath . it's a spectacular performance - ahem , we hope it's only acting .
Class: lexicologic
Example: there are weird resonances between actor and role here , and they're not exactly flattering .
Class: lexicologic
Example: exciting documentary .
Class: unattractiveness
Example: a comprehensive and provocative film -- one that pushes the boundaries of biography , and challenges its audience .
Class: unattractiveness
Example: the film equivalent of a toy chest whose contents get scattered over the course of 80 minutes .
Class: lexicologic
Considreing the above, classify the following: hardly makes the kind of points egoyan wanted to make , nor does it exist as the kind of monument he wanted to build , to victims whose voices have never gained the ears of the world . | lexicologic | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: a light , engaging comedy that fumbles away almost all of its accumulated enjoyment with a crucial third act miscalculation .
Class: unabhorred
Example: chao was chen kaige's assistant for years in china . he has not learnt that storytelling is what the movies are about .
Class: unabhorred
Example: a documentary to make the stones weep -- as shameful as it is scary .
Class: iodite
Example: there aren't many conclusive answers in the film , but there is an interesting story of pointed personalities , courage , tragedy and the little guys vs . the big guys .
Class: iodite
What is the classification for the passage below?
it may be an easy swipe to take , but this barbershop just doesn't make the cut . | unabhorred | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: allen's funniest and most likeable movie in years .
Class: uranometrical
Example: never engaging , utterly predictable and completely void of anything remotely interesting or suspenseful .
Class: quadrual
Example: narc may not get an 'a' for originality , but it wears its b-movie heritage like a badge of honor .
Class: uranometrical
Example: alas , the black-and-white archival footage of their act showcases pretty mediocre shtick .
Class: quadrual
Example: in all , this is a watchable movie that's not quite the memorable experience it might have been .
Class: uranometrical
Example: the reason to see " sade " lay with the chemistry and complex relationship between the marquis ( auteil ) and emilie ( le besco ) .
Class: uranometrical
Example: accuracy and realism are terrific , but if your film becomes boring , and your dialogue isn't smart , then you need to use more poetic license .
Class: quadrual
Example: bartlett's hero remains a reactive cipher , when opening the man's head and heart is the only imaginable reason for the film to be made .
Class: quadrual
Classify the case below.
not for the prurient or squeamish , it's a daring if overlong examination of an idolized culture , self-loathing and sexual politics . | uranometrical | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - " roger michell ( " notting hill " ) directs a morality thriller . "
Group - Haemoproteus
Text - this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .
Group - Haemoproteus
Text - like a documentary version of fight club , shorn of social insight , intellectual pretension and cinematic interest .
Group - Haemoproteus
Text - more timely than its director could ever have dreamed , this quietly lyrical tale probes the ambiguous welcome extended by iran to the afghani refugees who streamed across its borders , desperate for work and food .
Group - undandiacal
Text - a fascinating documentary that provides a rounded and revealing overview of this ancient holistic healing system
Group - undandiacal
Text - 'like a child with an important message to tell . . . [skins'] faults are easy to forgive because the intentions are lofty . '
Group - undandiacal
Text - even on those rare occasions when the narrator stops yammering , miller's hand often feels unsure .
Group - Haemoproteus
Text - an absurdist comedy about alienation , separation and loss .
Group - undandiacal
Considreing the above, classify the following: is " ballistic " worth the price of admission ? absolutely not . it sucked . would i see it again ? please see previous answer . | Haemoproteus | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: aside from showing us in explicit detail how difficult it is to win over the two-drink-minimum crowd , there's little to be learned from watching 'comedian'
Class: abnormal
Example: a well paced and satisfying little drama that deserved better than a direct-to-video' release .
Class: Guidonian
Example: no movement , no yuks , not much of anything .
Class: abnormal
Example: while not as aggressively impressive as its american counterpart , " in the bedroom , " moretti's film makes its own , quieter observations
Class: Guidonian
Example: the film's almost unbearable portrait of sadness and grief transcends its specific story to speak to the ways in which need , history and presumption tangle , and sometimes destroy , blood ties .
Class: Guidonian
Example: smith profiles five extraordinary american homes , and because the owners seem fully aware of the uses and abuses of fame , it's a pleasure to enjoy their eccentricities .
Class: Guidonian
Example: astonishing isn't the word -- neither is incompetent , incoherent or just plain crap . indeed , none of these words really gets at the very special type of badness that is deuces wild .
Class: abnormal
Example: bad company . bad movie . just plain bad .
Class: abnormal
What is the classification for the passage below?
it is parochial , accessible to a chosen few , standoffish to everyone else , and smugly suggests a superior moral tone is more important than filmmaking skill | abnormal | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - the chateau cleverly probes the cross-cultural differences between gauls and yanks .
Group - dialectologist
Text - a suffocating rape-payback horror show that hinges on the subgenre's most enabling victim . . . and an ebullient affection for industrial-model meat freezers .
Group - cancelable
Text - shaky close-ups of turkey-on-rolls , stubbly chins , liver spots , red noses and the filmmakers new bobbed do draw easy chuckles but lead nowhere .
Group - cancelable
Text - . . . the implication is kissinger may have decided that when it comes to truncheoning it's better to give than to receive .
Group - dialectologist
Text - . . . rogers's mouth never stops shut about the war between the sexes and how to win the battle .
Group - dialectologist
Text - with virtually no interesting elements for an audience to focus on , chelsea walls is a triple-espresso endurance challenge .
Group - cancelable
Classify the case below.
alternative medicine obviously has its merits . . . but ayurveda does the field no favors . | cancelable | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: light the candles , bring out the cake and don't fret about the calories because there's precious little substance in birthday girl -- it's simply , and surprisingly , a nice , light treat .
Class: unsashed
Example: . . . there's a choppy , surface-effect feeling to the whole enterprise .
Class: gadwall
Example: leave it to the french to truly capture the terrifying angst of the modern working man without turning the film into a cheap thriller , a dumb comedy or a sappy melodrama .
Class: unsashed
Example: . . . the sum of the parts equals largely a confused mediocrity .
Class: gadwall
Example: pure cinematic intoxication , a wildly inventive mixture of comedy and melodrama , tastelessness and swooning elegance .
Class: unsashed
Example: nights feels more like a quickie tv special than a feature film . . . it's not even a tv special you'd bother watching past the second commercial break .
Class: gadwall
What is the classification for the passage below?
even through its flaws , revolution #9 proves to be a compelling , interestingly told film . | unsashed | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: a must-see for the david mamet enthusiast and for anyone who appreciates intelligent , stylish moviemaking .
Class: foughty
Example: . . . spiced with humor ( 'i speak fluent flatula , ' advises denlopp after a rather , er , bubbly exchange with an alien deckhand ) and witty updatings ( silver's parrot has been replaced with morph , a cute alien creature who mimics everyone and everything around )
Class: foughty
Example: [director] o'fallon manages to put some lovely pictures up on the big screen , but his skill at telling a story -- he also contributed to the screenplay -- falls short .
Class: overcrowded
Example: a loud , low-budget and tired formula film that arrives cloaked in the euphemism 'urban drama . '
Class: overcrowded
Example: a . . . cynical and serious look at teenage boys doing what they do best - being teenagers .
Class: foughty
Example: when the film ended , i felt tired and drained and wanted to lie on my own deathbed for a while .
Class: overcrowded
Classify the following: has a lot of the virtues of eastwood at his best . | foughty | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: rare is the 'urban comedy' that even attempts the insight and honesty of this disarming indie .
Classification: chromatophilic
Case: glazed with a tawdry b-movie scum .
Classification: rebanishment
Case: it's a clear-eyed portrait of an intensely lived time , filled with nervous energy , moral ambiguity and great uncertainties .
Classification: chromatophilic
Case: this may be dover kosashvili's feature directing debut , but it looks an awful lot like life -- gritty , awkward and ironic .
Classification: chromatophilic
Case: a hamfisted romantic comedy that makes our girl the hapless facilitator of an extended cheap shot across the mason-dixon line .
Classification: rebanishment
Case: the film does a solid job of slowly , steadily building up to the climactic burst of violence .
Classification: chromatophilic
Case: no one but a convict guilty of some truly heinous crime should have to sit through the master of disguise .
Classification: rebanishment
Case: serving sara doesn't serve up a whole lot of laughs .
Classification: rebanishment
What is the classification for the passage below?
dolgin and franco fashion a fascinating portrait of a vietnamese-born youngster who eagerly and easily assimilated as an all-american girl with a brand new name in southern tennessee . | chromatophilic | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: despite the surface attractions -- conrad l . hall's cinematography will likely be nominated for an oscar next year -- there's something impressive and yet lacking about everything .
Class: semicomic
Example: one of these days hollywood will come up with an original idea for a teen movie , but until then there's always these rehashes to feed to the younger generations .
Class: semicomic
Example: majidi's direction has never been smoother or more confident .
Class: tipproof
Example: . . . an interesting slice of history .
Class: tipproof
What is the classification for the passage below?
flawed , but worth seeing for ambrose's performance . | tipproof | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: a superfluous sequel . . . plagued by that old familiar feeling of 'let's get this thing over with' : everyone has shown up at the appointed time and place , but visible enthusiasm is mighty hard to find .
Class: lissencephalic
Example: the script , the gags , the characters are all direct-to-video stuff , and that's where this film should have remained .
Class: lissencephalic
Example: branagh , in his most forceful non-shakespeare screen performance , grounds even the softest moments in the angry revolt of his wit .
Class: coralwort
Example: better than the tepid star trek : insurrection ; falls short of first contact because the villain couldn't pick the lint off borg queen alice krige's cape ; and finishes half a parsec ( a nose ) ahead of generations .
Class: coralwort
Example: with rabbit-proof fence , noyce has tailored an epic tale into a lean , economical movie .
Class: coralwort
Example: consider the film a celluloid litmus test for the intellectual and emotional pedigree of your date and a giant step backward for a director i admire .
Class: lissencephalic
Example: some people march to the beat of a different drum , and if you ever wondered what kind of houses those people live in , this documentary takes a look at 5 alternative housing options .
Class: coralwort
Example: howard and his co-stars all give committed performances , but they're often undone by howard's self-conscious attempts to find a 'literary' filmmaking style to match his subject .
Class: lissencephalic
Classify the following: the powerful success of read my lips with such provocative material shows why , after only three films , director/co-writer jacques audiard , though little known in this country , belongs in the very top rank of french filmmakers . | coralwort | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: if the movie were all comedy , it might work better . but it has an ambition to say something about its subjects , but not a willingness .
Class: reversement
Example: too slow for a younger crowd , too shallow for an older one .
Class: reversement
Example: a no-holds-barred cinematic treat .
Class: tenebrific
Example: ahhhh . . . revenge is sweet !
Class: tenebrific
Considreing the above, classify the following: by turns fanciful , grisly and engagingly quixotic . | tenebrific | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: sometimes seems less like storytelling than something the otherwise compelling director needed to get off his chest .
Classification: anxiety
Case: arteta paints a picture of lives lived in a state of quiet desperation .
Classification: nonsalaried
Case: it's a clear-eyed portrait of an intensely lived time , filled with nervous energy , moral ambiguity and great uncertainties .
Classification: nonsalaried
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: anxiety
Classify the case below.
gaghan . . . has thrown every suspenseful cliché in the book at this nonsensical story . | anxiety | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: unfortunately , as a writer , mr . montias isn't nearly as good to his crew as he is as a director or actor .
Classification: reagreement
Case: twenty years later , e . t . is still a cinematic touchstone .
Classification: anticoagulin
Case: fails so fundamentally on every conventional level that it achieves some kind of goofy grandeur .
Classification: reagreement
Case: has a plot full of twists upon knots . . . and a nonstop parade of mock-tarantino scuzbag types that starts out clever but veers into overkill .
Classification: anticoagulin
Case: works on the whodunit level as its larger themes get lost in the murk of its own making
Classification: reagreement
Case: an intelligently made ( and beautifully edited ) picture that at the very least has a spark of life to it -- more than you can say for plenty of movies that flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch .
Classification: anticoagulin
Classify the following: twenty years later , reggio still knows how to make a point with poetic imagery , but his ability to startle has been stifled by the very prevalence of the fast-forward technology that he so stringently takes to task . | reagreement | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: a disappointment for those who love alternate versions of the bard , particularly ones that involve deep fryers and hamburgers .
Class: Babylon
Example: the actors are appealing , but elysian fields is idiotic and absurdly sentimental .
Class: Babylon
Example: not even the hanson brothers can save it
Class: Babylon
Example: highbrow self-appointed guardians of culture need not apply , but those who loved cool as ice have at last found a worthy follow-up .
Class: smotheringly
Example: the film's performances are thrilling .
Class: smotheringly
Example: a real movie , about real people , that gives us a rare glimpse into a culture most of us don't know .
Class: smotheringly
What is the classification for the passage below?
if you sometimes like to go to the movies to have fun , wasabi is a good place to start . | smotheringly | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: the concept behind kung pow : enter the fist is hilarious . it's too bad nothing else is .
Class: multiblade
Example: clever and unflinching in its comic barbs , slap her is a small but rewarding comedy that takes aim at contemporary southern adolescence and never lets up .
Class: chullpa
Example: the film's maudlin focus on the young woman's infirmity and her naive dreams play like the worst kind of hollywood heart-string plucking .
Class: multiblade
Example: a masterful film from a master filmmaker , unique in its deceptive grimness , compelling in its fatalist worldview .
Class: chullpa
Example: what a pity . . . that the material is so second-rate .
Class: multiblade
Example: this movie has the usual impossible stunts . . . but it has just as many scenes that are lean and tough enough to fit in any modern action movie .
Class: chullpa
Classify the following: 'moore is like a progressive bull in a china shop , a provocateur crashing into ideas and special-interest groups as he slaps together his own brand of liberalism . ' | chullpa | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: typical animé , with cheapo animation ( like saturday morning tv in the '60s ) , a complex sword-and-sorcery plot and characters who all have big round eyes and japanese names .
Class: measurer
Example: campanella gets the tone just right -- funny in the middle of sad in the middle of hopeful .
Class: resoothe
Example: there's a spontaneity to the chateau , a sense of light-heartedness , that makes it attractive throughout .
Class: resoothe
Example: rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .
Class: measurer
Example: the characters are complex and quirky , but entirely believable as the remarkable ensemble cast brings them to life .
Class: resoothe
Example: no worse than a lot of the crap we've been offered this summer , and slightly better than men in black 2 as far as slapdash extraterrestrial comedies go .
Class: measurer
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: resoothe
Example: the original wasn't a good movie but this remake makes it look like a masterpiece !
Class: measurer
What is the classification for the passage below?
zany , exuberantly irreverent animated space adventure . | resoothe | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: will give many ministers and bible-study groups hours of material to discuss . but mainstream audiences will find little of interest in this film , which is often preachy and poorly acted .
Classification: housebote
Case: imagine a scenario where bergman approaches swedish fatalism using gary larson's far side humor
Classification: acanthad
Case: rodriguez . . . was unable to reproduce the special spark between the characters that made the first film such a delight .
Classification: housebote
Case: screenwriter chris ver weil's directing debut is good-natured and never dull , but its virtues are small and easily overshadowed by its predictability .
Classification: housebote
Case: . . . quite endearing .
Classification: acanthad
Case: a resonant tale of racism , revenge and retribution .
Classification: acanthad
Considreing the above, classify the following: good , solid storytelling . | acanthad | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: takes one character we don't like and another we don't believe , and puts them into a battle of wills that is impossible to care about and isn't very funny .
Classification: malty
Case: overall , it's a very entertaining , thought-provoking film with a simple message : god is love .
Classification: acetylizable
Case: a difficult , absorbing film that manages to convey more substance despite its repetitions and inconsistencies than do most films than are far more pointed and clear .
Classification: acetylizable
Case: the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted needn't waste their time on it .
Classification: malty
Case: it's supposed to be a romantic comedy - it suffers from too much norma rae and not enough pretty woman .
Classification: malty
Case: tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .
Classification: acetylizable
Case: late marriage's stiffness is unlikely to demonstrate the emotional clout to sweep u . s . viewers off their feet .
Classification: malty
Case: easily the most thoughtful fictional examination of the root causes of anti-semitism ever seen on screen .
Classification: acetylizable
Classify the case below.
. . . very funny , very enjoyable . . . | acetylizable | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: . . . the film falls back on the same old formula of teen sex , outrageous pranks and scenes designed to push the envelope of bad taste for laughs .
Classification: hyperpigmented
Case: the overall fabric is hypnotic , and mr . mattei fosters moments of spontaneous intimacy .
Classification: phrynid
Case: topkapi this is not .
Classification: hyperpigmented
Case: it may be about drug dealers , kidnapping , and unsavory folks , but the tone and pacing are shockingly intimate .
Classification: phrynid
Classify the following: the sequel has turned completely and irrevocably bizarre to the point of utter nonsense . | hyperpigmented | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: if mostly martha is mostly unsurprising , it's still a sweet , even delectable diversion .
Class: reprobator
Example: howard and his co-stars all give committed performances , but they're often undone by howard's self-conscious attempts to find a 'literary' filmmaking style to match his subject .
Class: baldly
Example: . . . the first 2/3 of the film are incredibly captivating and insanely funny , thanks in part to interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ) , a solid cast , and some wickedly sick and twisted humor . . .
Class: reprobator
Example: for the most part , the ingredients are there . but an unwillingness to explore beyond the surfaces of her characters prevents nettelbeck's film from coming together .
Class: baldly
Classify the following: the problem , amazingly enough , is the screenplay . | baldly | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: the period -- swinging london in the time of the mods and the rockers -- gets the once-over once again in gangster no . 1 , but falls apart long before the end .
Class: unshattered
Example: just as moving , uplifting and funny as ever .
Class: Judaism
Example: sturdy , entertaining period drama . . . both caine and fraser have their moments .
Class: Judaism
Example: the makers have forsaken the entertaining elements of the original and , instead , rehash old jokes and leave any life at the doorstep . i like frank the pug , though .
Class: unshattered
Example: for most of the distance the picture provides a satisfyingly unsettling ride into the dark places of our national psyche .
Class: Judaism
Example: it's an example of sophisticated , challenging filmmaking that stands , despite its noticeable lack of emotional heft , in welcome contrast to the indulgent dead-end experimentation of the director's previous full frontal .
Class: Judaism
Example: leaks treacle from every pore .
Class: unshattered
Example: a dreary rip-off of goodfellas that serves as a muddled and offensive cautionary tale for hispanic americans .
Class: unshattered
Considreing the above, classify the following: there's something fundamental missing from this story : something or someone to care about . | unshattered | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - occasionally amateurishly made but a winsome cast and nice dialogue keeps it going .
Group - judgelike
Text - the average local news columnist has a bigger rant on the war between modern landscape architecture and small-town america .
Group - unlame
Text - in its ragged , cheap and unassuming way , the movie works .
Group - judgelike
Text - rodriguez . . . was unable to reproduce the special spark between the characters that made the first film such a delight .
Group - unlame
Considreing the above, classify the following: it's not without its pleasures , but i'll stick with the tune . | unlame | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: staggers between flaccid satire and what is supposed to be madcap farce .
Class: frontal
Example: impresses you with its open-endedness and surprises .
Class: Erysiphe
Example: in scope , ambition and accomplishment , children of the century . . . takes kurys' career to a whole new level .
Class: Erysiphe
Example: whole stretches of the film may be incomprehensible to moviegoers not already clad in basic black .
Class: frontal
Example: with few respites , marshall keeps the energy humming , and his edits , unlike those in moulin rouge , are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it .
Class: Erysiphe
Example: there is not a character in the movie with a shred of plausibility , not an event that is believable , not a confrontation that is not staged , not a moment that is not false .
Class: frontal
Considreing the above, classify the following: as a belated nod to some neglected all-stars , standing in the shadows of motown is cultural history of the best kind : informative , revealing and richly entertaining . | Erysiphe | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: overall , it's a very entertaining , thought-provoking film with a simple message : god is love .
Classification: deity
Case: the soul-searching deliberateness of the film , although leavened nicely with dry absurdist wit , eventually becomes too heavy for the plot .
Classification: destitution
Case: an annoying orgy of excess and exploitation that has no point and goes nowhere .
Classification: destitution
Case: an infuriating film . just when you think you are making sense of it , something happens that tells you there is no sense .
Classification: destitution
Case: robin williams has thankfully ditched the saccharine sentimentality of bicentennial man in favour of an altogether darker side .
Classification: deity
Case: 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 .
Classification: deity
Case: it's a minor comedy that tries to balance sweetness with coarseness , while it paints a sad picture of the singles scene .
Classification: deity
Case: 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 .
Classification: destitution
Classify the following: halfway through the movie , the humor dwindles . it's replaced by some dramatic scenes that are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have ( and probably should have ) been a lighthearted comedy . | destitution | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - the merchant-ivory team continues to systematically destroy everything we hold dear about cinema , only now it's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage .
Group - jaspachate
Text - escaping the studio , piccoli is warmly affecting and so is this adroitly minimalist movie .
Group - undeflected
Text - the worst film of the year .
Group - jaspachate
Text - while somewhat less than it might have been , the film is a good one , and you've got to hand it to director george clooney for biting off such a big job the first time out .
Group - undeflected
Text - every once in a while , a movie will come along that turns me into that annoying specimen of humanity that i usually dread encountering the most - the fanboy
Group - undeflected
Text - the screenplay flounders under the weight of too many story lines .
Group - jaspachate
What is the classification for the passage below?
the wild thornberrys movie is a jolly surprise . | undeflected | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: the trinity assembly approaches the endeavor with a shocking lack of irony , and george ratliff's documentary , hell house , reflects their earnestness which makes for a terrifying film .
Class: tenner
Example: [a] rather thinly-conceived movie .
Class: sizably
Example: it can't decide if it wants to be a mystery/thriller , a romance or a comedy .
Class: sizably
Example: since lee is a sentimentalist , the film is more worshipful than your random e ! true hollywood story .
Class: sizably
Example: 'compleja e intelectualmente retadora , el ladrón de orquídeas es uno de esos filmes que vale la pena ver precisamente por su originalidad . '
Class: tenner
Example: while it's nice to watch a movie that hasn't been focus-grouped into tedium , yu's cinematic alchemy produces nearly as much lead as gold .
Class: sizably
Example: a confident , richly acted , emotionally devastating piece of work and 2002's first great film
Class: tenner
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: tenner
Classify the case below.
more concerned with sade's ideas than with his actions . the movie achieves as great an impact by keeping these thoughts hidden as . . . [quills] did by showing them . | tenner | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: massoud's story is an epic , but also a tragedy , the record of a tenacious , humane fighter who was also the prisoner ( and ultimately the victim ) of history .
Classification: dermalith
Case: the one not-so-small problem with expecting is that the entire exercise has no real point .
Classification: unluxurious
Case: like the excruciating end of days , collateral damage presents schwarzenegger as a tragic figure , but sympathy really belongs with any viewer forced to watch him try out so many complicated facial expressions .
Classification: unluxurious
Case: [broomfield] uncovers a story powerful enough to leave the screen sizzling with intrigue .
Classification: dermalith
Case: despite these annoyances , the capable clayburgh and tambor really do a great job of anchoring the characters in the emotional realities of middle age .
Classification: dermalith
Case: tries to work in the same vein as the brilliance of animal house but instead comes closer to the failure of the third revenge of the nerds sequel .
Classification: unluxurious
Classify the following: escapes the precious trappings of most romantic comedies , infusing into the story very real , complicated emotions . | dermalith | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - while the film misfires at every level , the biggest downside is the paucity of laughter in what's supposed to be a comedy .
Group - pointlet
Text - the climactic events are so well realized that you may forget all about the original conflict , just like the movie does
Group - hexapetalous
Text - a surprisingly funny movie .
Group - hexapetalous
Text - [it's] a prison soccer movie starring charismatic tough guy vinnie jones , but it had too much spitting for me to enjoy .
Group - pointlet
Considreing the above, classify the following: the fast runner' transports the viewer into an unusual space | hexapetalous | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: but buying into sham truths and routine " indie " filmmaking , freundlich has made just another safe movie . it's not horrible , just horribly mediocre .
Class: tinosa
Example: with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .
Class: ethnotechnics
Example: it seems like i have been waiting my whole life for this movie and now i can't wait for the sequel .
Class: ethnotechnics
Example: involves two mysteries -- one it gives away and the other featuring such badly drawn characters that its outcome hardly matters .
Class: tinosa
Considreing the above, classify the following: boring and meandering . | tinosa | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: " red dragon " is entertaining . an obvious copy of one of the best films ever made , how could it not be ? but it is entertaining on an inferior level . it is a popcorn film , not a must-own , or even a must-see .
Classification: Nederlands
Case: leaves you with a knot in your stomach , its power is undercut by its own head-banging obviousness .
Classification: viritrate
Case: the humor is hinged on the belief that knees in the crotch , elbows in the face and spit in the eye are inherently funny .
Classification: viritrate
Case: it's been 20 years since 48 hrs . made eddie murphy a movie star and the man hasn't aged a day . but his showboating wise-cracker stock persona sure is getting old .
Classification: viritrate
Case: psychologically revealing .
Classification: Nederlands
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: Nederlands
Considreing the above, classify the following: reign of fire looks as if it was made without much thought -- and is best watched that way . | Nederlands | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - none of these characters resembles anyone you've ever met in real life , unless you happen to know annoyingly self-involved people who speak in glib sentences that could have only come from the pen of a screenwriter .
Group - octennial
Text - director uwe boll and writer robert dean klein fail to generate any interest in an unsympathetic hero caught up in an intricate plot that while cleverly worked out , cannot overcome blah characters .
Group - octennial
Text - in addition to gluing you to the edge of your seat , changing lanes is also a film of freshness , imagination and insight .
Group - vizircraft
Text - genuinely unnerving .
Group - vizircraft
Classify the case below.
good-naturedly cornball sequel . | vizircraft | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - the movie addresses a hungry need for pg-rated , nonthreatening family movies , but it doesn't go too much further .
Group - deliberalize
Text - at its worst the screenplay is callow , but at its best it is a young artist's thoughtful consideration of fatherhood .
Group - deliberalize
Text - it just didn't mean much to me and played too skewed to ever get a hold on ( or be entertained by ) .
Group - overapt
Text - the weird thing about the santa clause 2 , purportedly a children's movie , is that there is nothing in it to engage children emotionally .
Group - overapt
Considreing the above, classify the following: the film is really not so much bad as bland . | overapt | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: [newton]wanders through charlie completely unaware she needs to show some presence and star quality .
Class: pennyroyal
Example: heartwarming here relies less on forced air than on petter næss' delicate , clever direction . . . and a wonderful , imaginative script by axel hellstenius .
Class: postdoctoral
Example: 'rare birds' tries to force its quirkiness upon the audience .
Class: pennyroyal
Example: this isn't a retooled genre piece , the tale of a guy and his gun , but an amiably idiosyncratic work .
Class: postdoctoral
Considreing the above, classify the following: a pleasant , if forgettable , romp of a film . | postdoctoral | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: shrewd but pointless .
Class: seed
Example: a three-hour cinema master class .
Class: granitize
Example: argento , at only 26 , brings a youthful , out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness to the project , as if she's cut open a vein and bled the raw film stock .
Class: granitize
Example: the film is flat .
Class: seed
What is the classification for the passage below?
full of witless jokes , dealing in broad stereotypes and outrageously unbelievable scenarios , and saddled with a general air of misogyny | seed | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: it aimlessly and unsuccessfully attempts to fuse at least three dull plots into one good one .
Class: fagaceous
Example: 'blue crush' swims away with the sleeper movie of the summer award .
Class: nonrepublican
Example: 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 .
Class: fagaceous
Example: this is mostly well-constructed fluff , which is all it seems intended to be .
Class: nonrepublican
What is the classification for the passage below?
the kind of spectacularly misconceived enterprise that only a sophisticated cinephile could have perpetrated . | fagaceous | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: . . . ambition is in short supply in the cinema , and egoyan tackles his themes and explores his characters' crises with seriousness and compassion .
Class: relitigate
Example: aloof and lacks any real raw emotion , which is fatal for a film that relies on personal relationships .
Class: gorse
Example: the story and structure are well-honed . fresnadillo's dark and jolting images have a way of plying into your subconscious like the nightmare you had a week ago that won't go away .
Class: relitigate
Example: the movie is . . . very funny as you peek at it through the fingers in front of your eyes .
Class: relitigate
Example: flashy gadgets and whirling fight sequences may look cool , but they can't distract from the flawed support structure holding equilibrium up .
Class: gorse
Example: just a kiss wants desperately to come off as a fanciful film about the typical problems of average people . but it is set in a world that is very , very far from the one most of us inhabit .
Class: gorse
Classify the following: the filmmakers lack the nerve . . . to fully exploit the script's potential for sick humor . | gorse | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: the film is about the relationships rather than about the outcome . and it sees those relationships , including that between the son and his wife , and the wife and the father , and between the two brothers , with incredible subtlety and acumen .
Class: diker
Example: the sum of all fears is remarkably fuddled about motives and context , which drains it of the dramatic substance that would shake us in our boots ( or cinema seats ) .
Class: varicose
Example: taken as a whole , the tuxedo doesn't add up to a whole lot .
Class: varicose
Example: the saigon of 1952 is an uneasy mix of sensual delights and simmering violence , and the quiet american brings us right into the center of that world .
Class: diker
Example: a gripping drama .
Class: diker
Example: the film's thoroughly recycled plot and tiresome jokes . . . drag the movie down .
Class: varicose
Classify the case below.
responsável direto pelo fracasso 'artístico' de doce lar , o roteirista c . jay cox não consegue sequer aproveitar os pouquíssimos momentos em que escapa da mediocridade . | varicose | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: it's mildly sentimental , unabashedly consumerist . . . studiously inoffensive and completely disposable .
Classification: nonconsoling
Case: comedy troupe broken lizard's first movie is very funny but too concerned with giving us a plot .
Classification: nonconsoling
Case: while scorsese's bold images and generally smart casting ensure that " gangs " is never lethargic , the movie is hindered by a central plot that's peppered with false starts and populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about .
Classification: cloudlessness
Case: dilbert without the right-on satiric humor .
Classification: nonconsoling
Case: human resources was a good , straightforward tale , but time out is better . it's haunting . it's like a poem .
Classification: cloudlessness
Case: lovely and amazing is holofcener's deep , uncompromising curtsy to women she knows , and very likely is . when all is said and done , she loves them to pieces -- and so , i trust , will you .
Classification: cloudlessness
Case: an achingly enthralling premise , the film is hindered by uneven dialogue and plot lapses .
Classification: nonconsoling
Case: an oddity , to be sure , but one that you might wind up remembering with a degree of affection rather than revulsion .
Classification: cloudlessness
What is the classification for the passage below?
evokes the frustration , the awkwardness and the euphoria of growing up , without relying on the usual tropes . | cloudlessness | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: john carlen's script is full of unhappy , two-dimensional characters who are anything but compelling .
Classification: shoval
Case: the story and the friendship proceeds in such a way that you're watching a soap opera rather than a chronicle of the ups and downs that accompany lifelong friendships .
Classification: shoval
Case: o Último suspeito ganha força ao também funcionar em uma esfera adicional : a do drama familiar .
Classification: symbolic
Case: the movie is so thoughtlessly assembled .
Classification: shoval
Case: a film about female friendship that men can embrace and women will talk about for hours .
Classification: symbolic
Case: it's mildly entertaining , especially if you find comfort in familiarity . but it's hardly a necessary enterprise .
Classification: symbolic
What is the classification for the passage below?
[fessenden] is much more into ambiguity and creating mood than he is for on screen thrills | symbolic | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - allen se atreve a atacar , a atacarse y nos ofrece gags que van de la sonrisa a la risa de larga duración
Group - columniferous
Text - this is really just another genre picture .
Group - twelvescore
Text - how anyone over the age of 2 can stomach the touchy-feely message this preachy produce promotes is beyond us .
Group - twelvescore
Text - one can't deny its seriousness and quality .
Group - columniferous
Considreing the above, classify the following: the script is a dim-witted pairing of teen-speak and animal gibberish . | twelvescore | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: sad nonsense , this . but not without cheesy fun factor .
Classification: clanjamfrie
Case: the script manages the rare trick of seeming at once both refreshingly different and reassuringly familiar .
Classification: fantastically
Case: maud and roland's search for an unknowable past makes for a haunting literary detective story , but labute pulls off a neater trick in possession : he makes language sexy .
Classification: fantastically
Case: barney's ideas about creation and identity don't really seem all that profound , at least by way of what can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour's worth of actual material .
Classification: clanjamfrie
Case: a teasing drama whose relentless good-deed/bad-deed reversals are just interesting enough to make a sinner like me pray for an even more interesting , less symmetrical , less obviously cross-shaped creation .
Classification: fantastically
Case: ethan hawke has always fancied himself the bastard child of the beatnik generation and it's all over his chelsea walls .
Classification: clanjamfrie
Case: what enlivens this film , beyond the astute direction of cardoso and beautifully detailed performances by all of the actors , is a note of defiance over social dictates .
Classification: fantastically
Case: while american adobo has its heart ( and its palate ) in the right place , its brain is a little scattered -- ditsy , even .
Classification: clanjamfrie
Classify the case below.
a deft , delightful mix of sulky teen drama and overcoming-obstacles sports-movie triumph . | fantastically | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: this thing is just garbage .
Classification: Nephite
Case: if the message seems more facile than the earlier films , the images have such a terrible beauty you may not care .
Classification: stoup
Case: while the glass slipper doesn't quite fit , pumpkin is definitely a unique modern fairytale .
Classification: stoup
Case: beers , who , when she's given the right lines , can charm the paint off the wall . . . [but] the script goes wrong at several key junctures .
Classification: Nephite
Case: despite the film's bizarre developments , hoffman keeps us riveted with every painful nuance , unexpected flashes of dark comedy and the character's gripping humanity .
Classification: stoup
Case: a modest and messy metaphysical thriller offering more questions than answers .
Classification: Nephite
Classify the following: those of you who are not an eighth grade girl will most likely doze off during this one . | Nephite | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - rare birds has more than enough charm to make it memorable .
Group - reattendance
Text - troubling and powerful .
Group - reattendance
Text - has a long and clunky ending . . . which forces the audience to fidget through ten pseudo-serious minutes while waiting for the ending credits and the deleted scenes montage to break the audience's awkward silence
Group - reassertor
Text - it's often faintly amusing , but the problems of the characters never become important to us , and the story never takes hold .
Group - reassertor
What is the classification for the passage below?
as steamy as last week's pork dumplings . | reassertor | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - if you're burnt out on it's a wonderful life marathons and bored with a christmas carol , it might just be the movie you're looking for . it depends on how well flatulence gags fit into your holiday concept .
Group - neurohypophysis
Text - the script covers huge , heavy topics in a bland , surfacey way that doesn't offer any insight into why , for instance , good things happen to bad people .
Group - chicle
Text - eight crazy nights is a showcase for sandler's many talents .
Group - neurohypophysis
Text - stealing harvard aspires to comedic grand larceny but stands convicted of nothing more than petty theft of your time .
Group - chicle
What is the classification for the passage below?
reinforces the talents of screenwriter charlie kaufman , creator of adaptation and being john malkovich . | neurohypophysis | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: auto focus is not your standard hollywood bio-pic . schrader aims to present an unflinching look at one man's downfall , brought about by his lack of self-awareness .
Classification: fennel
Case: a work that lacks both a purpose and a strong pulse .
Classification: cognize
Case: i can't say this enough : this movie is about an adult male dressed in pink jammies .
Classification: cognize
Case: with an expressive face reminiscent of gong li and a vivid personality like zhang ziyi's , dong stakes out the emotional heart of happy .
Classification: fennel
Classify the case below.
the film is filled with humorous observations about the general absurdity of modern life as seen through the eyes outsiders , but deftly manages to avoid many of the condescending stereotypes that so often plague films dealing with the mentally ill . | fennel | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: this film seems thirsty for reflection , itself taking on adolescent qualities .
Class: indiscerptible
Example: despite auteuil's performance , it's a rather listless amble down the middle of the road , where the thematic ironies are too obvious and the sexual politics too smug .
Class: aglycosuric
Example: 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 .
Class: aglycosuric
Example: it's a powerful though flawed movie , guaranteed to put a lump in your throat while reaffirming washington as possibly the best actor working in movies today .
Class: indiscerptible
Example: shows that jackie chan is getting older , and that's something i would rather live in denial about
Class: aglycosuric
Example: the tasteful little revision works wonders , enhancing the cultural and economic subtext , bringing richer meaning to the story's morals .
Class: indiscerptible
Considreing the above, classify the following: " the quiet american " begins in saigon in 1952 . that's its first sign of trouble . | indiscerptible | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - the real triumphs in igby come from philippe , who makes oliver far more interesting than the character's lines would suggest , and sarandon , who couldn't be better as a cruel but weirdly likable wasp matron .
Group - cysteine
Text - the only surprise is that heavyweights joel silver and robert zemeckis agreed to produce this ; i assume the director has pictures of them cavorting in ladies' underwear .
Group - scarcely
Text - . . . a vivid , thoughtful , unapologetically raw coming-of-age tale full of sex , drugs and rock 'n' roll .
Group - cysteine
Text - to be influenced chiefly by humanity's greatest shame , reality shows -- reality shows for god's sake ! -- is a crime that should be punishable by chainsaw .
Group - scarcely
Text - overall very good for what it's trying to do .
Group - cysteine
Text - the film meant well in its horse tale about freedom , but wasn't able to reach the heart because it was too overbearing .
Group - scarcely
Classify the case below.
watching harris ham it up while physically and emotionally disintegrating over the course of the movie has a certain poignancy in light of his recent death , but boyd's film offers little else of consequence . | scarcely | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: while it has definite weaknesses -- like a rather unbelievable love interest and a meandering ending -- this '60s caper film is a riveting , brisk delight .
Class: unrusted
Example: kinnear gives a tremendous performance .
Class: unrusted
Example: inherently caustic and oddly whimsical , the film chimes in on the grieving process and strangely draws the audience into the unexplainable pain and eccentricities that are attached to the concept of loss .
Class: unrusted
Example: jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .
Class: endophyte
Example: if you're not the target demographic . . . this movie is one long chick-flick slog .
Class: endophyte
Example: the title helpfully offers the most succinct review of it you'll read anywhere .
Class: endophyte
Example: a surprisingly flat retread , hobbled by half-baked setups and sluggish pacing .
Class: endophyte
Example: an emotionally strong and politically potent piece of cinema .
Class: unrusted
Considreing the above, classify the following: solid , lump-in-the-throat family entertainment that derives its power by sticking to the facts . | unrusted | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - the film is beautifully mounted , but , more to the point , the issues are subtly presented , managing to walk a fine line with regard to the question of joan's madness .
Group - preseason
Text - all ms . jovovich , as the sanctified heroine , has to do is look radiant , grimly purposeful and mildly alarmed while forcing open doors , wielding wrenches and fleeing monsters .
Group - Midlander
Text - the problem with the mayhem in formula 51 is not that it's offensive , but that it's boring .
Group - Midlander
Text - there's a little violence and lots of sex in a bid to hold our attention , but it grows monotonous after a while , as do joan and philip's repetitive arguments , schemes and treachery .
Group - Midlander
Text - uno de los policiales más interesantes de los últimos tiempos .
Group - preseason
Text - once the downward spiral comes to pass , auto focus bears out as your typical junkie opera . . .
Group - preseason
Text - the characters are more deeply thought through than in most 'right-thinking' films .
Group - preseason
Text - hampered -- no , paralyzed -- by a self-indulgent script . . . that aims for poetry and ends up sounding like satire .
Group - Midlander
Classify the following: it's fascinating to see how bettany and mcdowell play off each other . | preseason | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: the story really has no place to go since simone is not realshe can't provide any conflict .
Class: antileptic
Example: despite a quieter middle section , involving aragorn's dreams of arwen , this is even better than the fellowship . there are scenes of cinematic perfection that steal your heart away .
Class: quicksilvery
Example: [two] fairly dull -- contrasting and interlocking stories about miserable scandinavian settlers in 18th-century canada , and yuppie sailboaters in the here and now .
Class: antileptic
Example: a glib but bouncy bit of sixties-style slickness in which the hero might wind up caught but the audience gets pure escapism .
Class: quicksilvery
Example: another wholly unnecessary addition to the growing , moldering pile of , well , extreme stunt pictures .
Class: antileptic
Example: not far beneath the surface , this reconfigured tale asks disturbing questions about those things we expect from military epics .
Class: quicksilvery
What is the classification for the passage below?
all three women deliver remarkable performances . | quicksilvery | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: it has a subtle way of getting under your skin and sticking with you long after it's over .
Classification: starty
Case: [a]n utterly charming and hilarious film that reminded me of the best of the disney comedies from the 60s .
Classification: starty
Case: . . . tunney is allowed to build an uncommonly human character , an almost real-live girl complete with trouble and hope .
Classification: starty
Case: a movie you observe , rather than one you enter into .
Classification: mannerless
Case: i wish it would have just gone more over-the-top instead of trying to have it both ways .
Classification: mannerless
Case: bogdanovich taps deep into the hearst mystique , entertainingly reenacting a historic scandal .
Classification: starty
Case: it concentrates far too much on the awkward interplay and utter lack of chemistry between chan and hewitt .
Classification: mannerless
Case: maybe you'll be lucky , and there'll be a power outage during your screening so you can get your money back .
Classification: mannerless
Considreing the above, classify the following: the work of an artist tormented by his heritage , using his storytelling ability to honor the many faceless victims . | starty | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: it's great escapist fun that recreates a place and time that will never happen again .
Class: deceiving
Example: depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it's being .
Class: hypodermatoclysis
Example: while scorsese's bold images and generally smart casting ensure that " gangs " is never lethargic , the movie is hindered by a central plot that's peppered with false starts and populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about .
Class: deceiving
Example: one of those pictures whose promising , if rather precious , premise is undercut by amateurish execution .
Class: hypodermatoclysis
Example: showtime is a fine-looking film with a bouncy score and a clutch of lively songs for deft punctuation .
Class: deceiving
Example: the weight of water uses water as a metaphor for subconscious desire , but this leaky script barely stays afloat .
Class: hypodermatoclysis
What is the classification for the passage below?
there are deeply religious and spiritual people in this world who would argue that entering a church , synagogue or temple doesn't mean you have to check your brain at the door . the same should go for movie theaters . | hypodermatoclysis | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: a delicious , quirky movie with a terrific screenplay and fanciful direction by michael gondry .
Class: andronitis
Example: this ludicrous film is predictable at every turn .
Class: carrollite
Example: . . . mesmerizing , an eye-opening tour of modern beijing culture in a journey of rebellion , retreat into oblivion and return .
Class: andronitis
Example: the best thing that can be said of the picture is that it does have a few cute moments .
Class: carrollite
Classify the following: if you are an actor who can relate to the search for inner peace by dramatically depicting the lives of others onstage , then esther's story is a compelling quest for truth . | andronitis | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: claude miller airs out a tight plot with an easy pace and a focus on character drama over crime-film complications .
Class: disloyalty
Example: the film is impressive for the sights and sounds of the wondrous beats the world has to offer .
Class: disloyalty
Example: makes for a pretty unpleasant viewing experience .
Class: remunerable
Example: boy , has this franchise ever run out of gas .
Class: remunerable
Example: . . . a hollow joke told by a cinematic gymnast having too much fun embellishing the misanthropic tale to actually engage it .
Class: remunerable
Example: sc2 is an autopilot hollywood concoction lacking in imagination and authentic christmas spirit , yet it's geared toward an audience full of masters of both .
Class: remunerable
Example: few films this year have been as resolute in their emotional nakedness .
Class: disloyalty
Example: the movie is ingenious fun . see it .
Class: disloyalty
Classify the case below.
there's a solid woman- finding-herself story somewhere in here , but you'd have to dig pretty deep to uncover it . | remunerable | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: only about as sexy and dangerous as an actress in a role that reminds at every turn of elizabeth berkley's flopping dolphin-gasm .
Classification: extispicious
Case: children and adults enamored of all things pokemon won't be disappointed .
Classification: extispicious
Case: an inventive , absorbing movie that's as hard to classify as it is hard to resist .
Classification: crookedness
Case: the movie's quiet affirmation of neighborhood values gives it an honest , lived-in glow .
Classification: crookedness
Case: reyes' directorial debut has good things to offer , but ultimately it's undone by a sloppy script
Classification: extispicious
Case: a well-made thriller with a certain level of intelligence and non-reactionary morality .
Classification: crookedness
What is the classification for the passage below?
for those who pride themselves on sophisticated , discerning taste , this might not seem like the proper cup of tea , however it is almost guaranteed that even the stuffiest cinema goers will laugh their * * * off for an hour-and-a-half . | crookedness | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: sweet home alabama " is what it is a nice , harmless date film . . .
Classification: dihexahedral
Case: confessions may not be a straightforward bio , nor does it offer much in the way of barris' motivations , but the film is an oddly fascinating depiction of an architect of pop culture .
Classification: dihexahedral
Case: the troubling thing about clockstoppers is that it doesn't make any sense .
Classification: semestral
Case: imagine the james woods character from videodrome making a home movie of audrey rose and showing it to the kid from the sixth sense and you've imagined the ring .
Classification: semestral
Case: seldahl's barbara is a precise and moving portrait of someone whose world is turned upside down , first by passion and then by illness .
Classification: dihexahedral
Case: what's surprising is how well it holds up in an era in which computer-generated images are the norm .
Classification: dihexahedral
Case: lan yu is certainly a serviceable melodrama , but it doesn't even try for the greatness that happy together shoots for ( and misses ) .
Classification: semestral
Case: sometimes seems less like storytelling than something the otherwise compelling director needed to get off his chest .
Classification: semestral
What is the classification for the passage below?
. . . hits every cliche we've come to expect , including the assumption that " crazy " people are innocent , childlike and inherently funny . | dihexahedral | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: hoffman's performance is authentic to the core of his being .
Class: copunctal
Example: for every cheesy scene , though , there is a really cool bit -- the movie's conception of a future-world holographic librarian ( orlando jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions , is visually smart , cleverly written , and nicely realized .
Class: copunctal
Example: a movie i loved on first sight and , even more important , love in remembrance .
Class: copunctal
Example: for the most part , it's a work of incendiary genius , steering clear of knee-jerk reactions and quick solutions .
Class: copunctal
Example: a film that will be best appreciated by those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms , waiting for happiness is ultimately thoughtful without having much dramatic impact .
Class: uninfluential
Example: a respectable but uninspired thriller that's intelligent and considered in its details , but ultimately weak in its impact .
Class: uninfluential
Example: gaghan captures the half-lit , sometimes creepy intimacy of college dorm rooms , a subtlety that makes the silly , over-the-top coda especially disappointing .
Class: uninfluential
Example: a journey that's too random and inconclusive to be compelling , but which hoffman's brilliance almost makes worth taking .
Class: uninfluential
Classify the case below.
jose campanella delivers a loosely autobiographical story brushed with sentimentality but brimming with gentle humor , bittersweet pathos , and lyric moments that linger like snapshots of memory . | copunctal | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - one of those pictures whose promising , if rather precious , premise is undercut by amateurish execution .
Group - plumate
Text - a film that is a portrait of grace in an imperfect world .
Group - leptochroa
Text - . . . a movie that , quite simply , shouldn't have been made .
Group - plumate
Text - an extremely funny , ultimately heartbreaking look at life in contemporary china .
Group - leptochroa
Classify the following: a hugely rewarding experience that's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones's diary . | leptochroa | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: altogether , this is successful as a film , while at the same time being a most touching reconsideration of the familiar masterpiece .
Classification: yohimbi
Case: lawrence preaches strictly to the converted .
Classification: crosswise
Case: louiso lets the movie dawdle in classic disaffected-indie-film mode , and brother hoffman's script stumbles over a late-inning twist that just doesn't make sense .
Classification: crosswise
Case: a solid , psychological action film from hong kong .
Classification: yohimbi
Case: somehow we're meant to buy that this doting mother would shun her kids , travel to one of the most dangerous parts of the world , don fatigues and become g . i . jane .
Classification: crosswise
Case: it will delight newcomers to the story and those who know it from bygone days .
Classification: yohimbi
Considreing the above, classify the following: the characters are never more than sketches . . . which leaves any true emotional connection or identification frustratingly out of reach . | crosswise | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - skillfully weaves both the elements of the plot and a powerfully evocative mood combining heated sexuality with a haunting sense of malaise .
Group - Williamsoniaceae
Text - a worthy tribute to a great humanitarian and her vibrant 'co-stars . '
Group - Williamsoniaceae
Text - on the bright side , it contains jesse ventura's best work since the xfl .
Group - hellier
Text - crikey indeed .
Group - hellier
Classify the following: you have to pay attention to follow all the stories , but they're each interesting . the movie is well shot and very tragic , and one to ponder after the credits roll . | Williamsoniaceae | rotten_tomatoes |
Case: diverting french comedy in which a husband has to cope with the pesky moods of jealousy .
Classification: tetrabasicity
Case: lazily directed by charles stone iii . . . from a leaden script by matthew cirulnick and novelist thulani davis .
Classification: Odontophorus
Case: the cumulative effect of the relentless horror on parade numbs the movie's power as a work of drama .
Classification: Odontophorus
Case: a gripping drama .
Classification: tetrabasicity
Case: the story is -- forgive me -- a little thin , and the filmmaking clumsy and rushed .
Classification: Odontophorus
Case: it's consistently funny , in an irresistible junior-high way , and consistently free of any gag that would force you to give it a millisecond of thought .
Classification: tetrabasicity
Classify the following: . . . a lesson in prehistoric hilarity . | tetrabasicity | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - [stevens is] so stoked to make an important film about human infidelity and happenstance that he tosses a kitchen sink onto a story already overladen with plot conceits .
Group - cavae
Text - may lack the pungent bite of its title , but it's an enjoyable trifle nonetheless .
Group - precalculate
Text - when a movie asks you to feel sorry for mick jagger's sex life , it already has one strike against it .
Group - cavae
Text - the film ultimately offers nothing more than people in an urban jungle needing other people to survive . . .
Group - cavae
Text - visually striking and viscerally repellent .
Group - precalculate
Text - as the two leads , lathan and diggs are charming and have chemistry both as friends and lovers .
Group - precalculate
What is the classification for the passage below?
has an unmistakable , easy joie de vivre . | precalculate | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - i was amused and entertained by the unfolding of bielinsky's cleverly constructed scenario , and greatly impressed by the skill of the actors involved in the enterprise .
Group - whimpering
Text - boyd's screenplay ( co-written with guardian hack nick davies ) has a florid turn of phrase that owes more to guy ritchie than the bard of avon .
Group - nepman
Text - not only unfunny , but downright repellent .
Group - nepman
Text - almost everyone growing up believes their family must look like " the addams family " to everyone looking in . . . " my big fat greek wedding " comes from the heart . . .
Group - whimpering
Classify the case below.
a film of ideas and wry comic mayhem . | whimpering | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: the script by vincent r . nebrida . . . tries to cram too many ingredients into one small pot .
Class: craspedodromous
Example: a gripping , searing portrait of a lost soul trying to find her way through life .
Class: suburbanity
Example: it's so tedious that it makes you forgive every fake , dishonest , entertaining and , ultimately , more perceptive moment in bridget jones's diary .
Class: craspedodromous
Example: cox creates a fluid and mesmerizing sequence of images to match the words of nijinsky's diaries .
Class: suburbanity
Classify the case below.
what's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses ( and one academy award winning actor ) succumb to appearing in this junk that's tv sitcom material at best . | craspedodromous | rotten_tomatoes |
Example: cantet perfectly captures the hotel lobbies , two-lane highways , and roadside cafes that permeate vincent's days
Class: deditician
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: deditician
Example: the sweetest thing is expressly for idiots who don't care what kind of sewage they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance .
Class: antisociality
Example: no dia em que aceitou dirigir esta continuação , harold ramis deve ter saído da cama com o pé esquerdo . e aqueles que decidiram assistir a este filme também .
Class: antisociality
Classify the following: it's of the quality of a lesser harrison ford movie - six days , seven nights , maybe , or that dreadful sabrina remake . | antisociality | rotten_tomatoes |
Text - the mark of a respectable summer blockbuster is one of two things : unadulterated thrills or genuine laughs .
Group - actional
Text - it's about following your dreams , no matter what your parents think . socrates motions for hemlock .
Group - tormentful
Text - a movie far more cynical and lazy than anything a fictitious charlie kaufman might object to .
Group - tormentful
Text - everybody loves a david and goliath story , and this one is told almost entirely from david's point of view .
Group - tormentful
Text - the quirky and recessive charms of co-stars martin donovan and mary-louise parker help overcome the problematic script .
Group - actional
Text - as a film director , labute continues to improve .
Group - actional
Text - writer/director alexander payne ( election ) and his co-writer jim taylor brilliantly employ their quirky and fearless ability to look american angst in the eye and end up laughing .
Group - actional
Text - like a can of 2-day old coke . you can taste it , but there's no fizz .
Group - tormentful
Classify the following: zigzag might have been richer and more observant if it were less densely plotted . | tormentful | rotten_tomatoes |
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