In this task, you must classify if a given review is positive/negative, indicating your answer as P or N.
One example is below.
Q: plot : two teen couples go to a church party , drink and then drive .
they get into an accident .
one of the guys dies , but his girlfriend continues to see him in her life , and has nightmares .
what 's the deal ?
watch the movie and " sorta " find out . . .
critique : a mind - fuck movie for the teen generation that touches on a very cool idea , but presents it in a very bad package .
which is what makes this review an even harder one to write , since i generally applaud films which attempt to break the mold , mess with your head and such ( lost highway & memento ) , but there are good and bad ways of making all types of films , and these folks just did n't snag this one correctly
.
they seem to have taken this pretty neat concept , but executed it terribly .
so what are the problems with the movie ?
well , its main problem is that it 's simply too jumbled
.
it starts off " normal " but then downshifts into this " fantasy " world in which you , as an audience member ,
have no idea what 's going on
.
there are dreams , there are characters coming back from the dead , there are others who look like the dead , there are strange apparitions , there are disappearances , there are a looooot of chase scenes , there are tons of weird things that happen , and most of it is simply not explained .
now i personally do n't mind trying to unravel a film every now and then , but when all it does is give me the same clue over and over again , i get kind of fed up after a while , which is this film 's biggest problem .
it 's obviously got this big secret to hide , but it seems to want to hide it completely until its final five minutes .
and do they make things entertaining , thrilling or even engaging , in the meantime ?
not really .
the sad part is that the arrow and i both dig on flicks like this , so we actually figured most of it out by the half - way point , so all of the strangeness after that did start to make a little bit of sense , but it still did n't the make the film all that more entertaining .
i guess the bottom line with movies like this is that you should always make sure that the audience is " into it " even before they are given the secret password to enter your world of understanding .
i mean , showing melissa sagemiller running away from visions for about 20 minutes throughout the movie is just plain lazy ! !
okay , we get it .
. .
there are people chasing her and we do n't know who they are .
do we really need to see it over and over again ?
how about giving us different scenes offering further insight into all of the strangeness going down in the movie ?
apparently , the studio took this film away from its director and chopped it up themselves , and it shows .
there might 've been a pretty decent teen mind - fuck movie in here somewhere , but i guess " the suits " decided that turning it into a music video with little edge , would make more sense .
the actors are pretty good for the most part , although wes bentley just seemed to be playing the exact same character that he did in american beauty , only in a new neighborhood .
but my biggest kudos go out to sagemiller , who holds her own throughout the entire film , and actually has you feeling her character 's unraveling .
overall , the film does n't stick
because it does n't entertain , it 's confusing , it rarely excites and
it feels pretty redundant for most of its runtime , despite a pretty cool ending and explanation to all of the craziness that came before it .
oh ,
and by the way , this is not a horror or teen slasher flick . . .
it 's just packaged to look that way because someone is apparently assuming that the genre is still hot with the kids .
it also wrapped production two years ago and has been sitting on the shelves ever since .
whatever . .
. skip it !
where 's joblo coming from ?
a nightmare of elm street 3 ( 7/10 ) - blair witch 2 ( 7/10 ) - the crow ( 9/10 ) - the crow : salvation ( 4/10 )
- lost highway ( 10/10 ) - memento ( 10/10 ) - the others ( 9/10 ) - stir of echoes ( 8/10 )
A: N
Rationale: The phrases used in the review convey a negative sentiment (e.g. "presents it in a very bad package").
Q: in 1977 , something never though possible happened .
the film star wars was released , with extraordinary , never seen before techniques of special effects .
the film set a new standard for special effects in film .
not only did it set a standard for the special effects , it set a standard for film itself .
the plot is one of the most creative i heard ever .
the legend of star wars starts long ago with the jedi .
the jedi were warriors who were wiped out by the dark side .
darth vader is the leader of the dark side .
ben obi - wan kenobi , played by sir alec guinness , was one of those jedi who is still alive today .
darth vader was once a jedi , until he turned to the dark side .
years after the killing of the jedi , darth vader is still around causing trouble .
r2-d2 and c-3p0 are both what we call " driods " , or robots that are of assistance to humans .
while an attack on the ship that princess leia , played by carrie fisher , is aboard , she inserts a message to r2-d2 , who is also on the ship .
to obi - wan kenobi pleading for help .
the princess is captured by vader , but r2-d2 and c-3p0 get away on an escape pod that eventually lands them on the remote planet of tatooine .
the jawas , or small creatures who sell droids , pick r2-d2 and c-3p0 up to sell .
they are bought by luke skywalker 's ( mark hamill ) family .
while luke is cleaning the droids , the message from princess leia is found .
luke finds this obi - wan kenobi , and learns that obi - wan was a friend of luke 's father , who is now dead .
luke also learns his family was a jedi .
after luke 's family is killed by tropps from the dark side , ben decides to put luke through training to stop the dark side and destroy them once and for all .
ben wants to create a new jedi .
first , the two must find princess leia and serve her .
han solo , played by harrison ford , and his sidekick chewbacca , played by peter mayhew , are consulted about providing a ship to complete the tasks necessary .
after meeting up with leia , the film really picks up .
luke continues his training as a pilot and to become a jedi , ben kenobi confronts darth vader , and many other interesting events occur
.
star wars is an amazing epic .
the plot is so original and amazing , i can not believe it .
the special effects , especially for its time , are wonderful and realistic .
the space scenes in particular are the most fun to watch .
the ships flown by all are very unique and creative .
the costumes are also out of this world .
the scenery is so different from anything i have ever seen before
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there are a variety of different very memorable set pieces that will stay with me forever .
the entire premise of star wars is amazing .
the creatures and droids that we see throughout the film are one of a kind .
even the human characters are different .
every character is extremely likable and different from characters from other sci fi films .
the acting on everyone 's part is great , especially that of sir alec guinness 's .
even though the concept is not realistic at all , it is pulled off very nicely .
the acting , setting , effects , costumes , and sound make it work .
if any of these were messed up , star wars would have come off as one huge joke .
the ending works very well , and left it very open to the sequels that came afterward .
in early 1997 , a special edition of star wars was released .
the film was re - mastered so it looked better than it did in 1977 .
a few creatures were added here and there , and even an entire deleted scene with han solo and jabba the hutt ( seen in return of the jedi ) was added to the film .
think that 's enough ?
on may 19 , 1999 , star wars episode i : the phantom menace will be released , followed by two more films that will reveal what went on before a new hope .
with this , star wars is bound to become the greatest tale told in our time .
A:
P