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	"22500": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "major payne is a film about a major who makes life a living hell for his small group of boys in the marines this film does not really have a lot to offer but it provides several hilarious moments that are well worth a watch don t expect it to be a memorable film however just expect to laugh your way through the film and at the expense of other people the confrontation between major payne and the chubby boy were hilarious and that s really all i remember about the film except for the boys wanting revenge on major payne again it is not a great film and it is probably best watched on a rainy day when you need some laughter"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22501": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this story was probably one of the most powerful i have ever taken in john singleton certainly went above and beyond when putting together this educational masterpiece brilliant performances by the whole cast but epps and rapaport turned in the best and most convincing of either young star s career however as a college student myself many of the issues that singleton touched on were taken to the extreme in a sense that while they are issues faced on many college campuses they aren t presented as big or out in the open as this movie would make one believe in some instances it almost seemed ridiculous to think that something of this nature could actually occur however aside from the fact that it was a little over dramatic the film was brilliant and left me stunned unable to talk just think one of the things from this picture i will remember forever was a quote from lawrence fishburn s character knowledge is power without knowledge you cannot see your power brilliant just brilliant"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22502": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "judy holliday struck gold in withe george cukor s film version of born yesterday and from that point forward her career consisted of trying to find material good enough to allow her to strike gold again it never happened in it should happen to you i can t think of a blander title by the way holliday does yet one more variation on the dumb blonde who s maybe not so dumb after all but everything about this movie feels warmed over and half hearted even jack lemmon in what i believe was his first film role can t muster up enough energy to enliven this recycled comedy the audience knows how the movie will end virtually from the beginning so mostly it just sits around waiting for the film to catch up maybe if you re enamored of holliday you ll enjoy this otherwise i wouldn t bother grade c"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22503": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie had lots of great actors and actresses in it and it addressed some very noble issues it s full of emotion and the direction is done well the storyline progresses very quickly but i guess that s better than having to watch a hour movie this is an easy movie to watch again and again and enjoy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, 1]},
	"22504": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i think cliff robertson certainly was one of our finest actors he has a half dozen classics to his credit he does fine here as the heavy but the direction is so bad and the pacing so tiresome it never gets off the mark the story starts off well although it makes me wonder how he could count on his wife hanging herself still he mugs well and carries things along the death knell is twofold first of all if we were to take the amount of time characters spend walking from one room to another or one part of the house to another it would eat up about a third of the movie add to that robertson s character sitting up in bed in the blue light looking confused that might add another chunk i agree with those that said a half hour shorter would have made it a pretty decent though insignificant film the biggest weakness is just a convoluted plot that when all is said and done leaves incredible questions i m not putting in spoilers but when it ends don t think too much i can come up with ten what ifs without raising a sweat it would have been better if it had remained a ghost story"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22505": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "spoilers this movie always seems very exaggerated until i remember that my college campus had a former student turned nazi racist killer who then committed suicide too his name was benjamin nathaniel smith look him up in the wikipedia i added a few photos to their article about him it s hard to believe but this stuff really does happen i m not a big fan of omar epps or ice cube but larry fishburne kristy swanson jennifer connelly mike rappaport were good"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22506": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "following the success of paris je t aime a group of directors decided to get together and make a similar anthology style film based in new york unlike the original film the stories in this film seem to sometimes come and go too quickly by the time you think are getting into a story it s over in too many cases and the often start up and stop and then begin again with the stories woven together as a result there is no title to indicate that a story is complete and it is less formal in structure sadly however while paris je t aime was hit or miss mostly hit most of new york i love you was miss the stories tended to be much more sexual in nature but also far less sweet and often quite terrible it was an amazingly dull and uninteresting film with only a few exceptional stories and perhaps the often depressing music made it seem more so now understand it was good quality music but its somber tone really really made me feel like cutting my wrists among the better ones was the story about the young man who took a girl in a wheelchair to prom the couple talking about cheating outside a restaurant though this was also in the first film and the crotchety old couple this is all so sad because i had loved the first film so much and i really wanted to love this film i respected what they tried but simply didn t like it very much by the way and this is not really a complaint but i was amazed how many people were smoking in the film for a recent film that was unusual in our more anti smoking culture also if you get the dvd there are two segments included as extras that were not included in the film one consists of kevin bacon wearing a cool fedora eating a hotdog and absolutely nothing more for almost ten minutes the other features a teen who spends the film videotaping the world including a very unhappy couple"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22507": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "french film directors continue to amaze with their extraordinary ability to simulate the sights and sounds of ordinary everyday suburban life this was readily apparent with the release early in of l emploi du temps time out a brilliant character study of of a white collar worker s descent into melancholy after having been fired from his job as is the penchant of french filmmakers many scenes were shot on real streets and in public places giving a cinema verite feel to the story yet l emploi du temps also possessed an elegant look thanks to excellent camera work and some stunning location footage most notably a swiss mountain retreat running fairly on the heels of that masterful movie comes another impressive french production jacques audiard s gritty crime caper sur mes levres read my lips actually to tag this film a crime caper does it a disservice because it is so much more than that as with the earlier french release it is an incisive character study of marginal people using their wits to get ahead in a society that has turned its back on them in a paris construction firm carla a shy diminutive young woman sits at her desk sequestered to an area of the office that is a major pathway to the xerox machines and restrooms obnoxious coworkers use the front of carla s desk to chat and drop off their half finished styrofoam cups of coffee partially deaf carla turns her hearing aids on and off at will if noise becomes bothersome be it the drone of the paper copiers or the shrill crying of a friend s baby when her boss calls her into the office to suggest that she hire a secretarial assistant to help her with the work load carla fears she may lose her job at the employment office carla lists the specifications she wants for her assistant preferably male as if she were at a personals agency he should be years old and clean cut with extensive computer and filing skills when the agency sends over an unkempt menacing looking young man carla is both shocked and intrigued they leave the office and have lunch at a local eatery where carla interviews her prospective assistant when she finds out that he has just gotten out of prison carla initially wants nothing to do with paul but has a change of heart and hires him on although she is basically kind toward her helper carla now finds herself in a position of authority and possessing a newfound sense of power paul learns quickly and becomes an able worker carla helps paul find a temporary place to live and even covers for him when his parole officer shows up one day at the office wondering why paul missed his appointment during one of their lunch breaks carla informs paul of her hearing deficiency and reveals her ability to read lips later when an avaricious coworker blatantly takes over a project carla has been working on a furious carla asks paul s help in seeking revenge on the man from here on in sur mes levres becomes an increasingly intense crime drama escalating into some of the most violently graphic scenes that have been shown on the screen in recent years the screenplay borrows elements from hitchcock most notably rear window where carla s lip reading talent comes into full play using a pair of binoculars there is a teasing on again off again sexual attraction between the two protagonists that culminates in a rather strange homage to north by northwest but it works because of the considerable sexual heat that builds slowly between the two stars that being said what one carries away from this movie isn t so much the similarities to classic hitchcock thrillers although those elements are definitely there but the pervasive view a of a modern day city in this case paris where life runs the gamut from mundane workdays to a boozy garish nightlife where sex drugs and laundered money infiltrate the lives of several characters unlike hollywood productions this is a psychological suspense yarn where the people look like the everyday man and woman on the street where a punch in the face or groin sounds like a sickening thud and where the office is a place to be feared it s hitchcock with the gloves off"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22508": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie was o k but it could have been much better there are some spooky moments but there aren t enough of them to make me ever want to see this movie again there are some scenes you could fast forward through not miss anything the biggest flaw is that it is so predictable that is the reason why i rated it so low it s watchable but don t expect anything great"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22509": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "of life in some colleges of course there were artistic licenses taken but some of what you saw in this film go on in some colleges i went to colleges in southern california where the races pretty much hang around with their own it s funny because these are schools that want racial unity equality etc and i can honestly say that it s there but the thing is when class lets out or when they re just hanging out waiting for class they students seem to just hang around with people of their own race or ethnicity is that bad not really everyone needs a feeling of belonging but like the school paper of one of the schools i attended once wrote about that we should all try to hang around with students of other ethnicities and try to know them otherwise you re creating your own segregation racism certainly existed in one of those schools i attended one time someone put leaflets around campus talking about the glories of the aryan race and had the symbols of some of those racist organizations fortunately nothing happened like the incident in the movie where the young caucasian man went off and started shooting at a multiculturalism gathering i can only hope and pray that nothing like that ever will happen so is higher learning overly dramatic exaggerated maybe is it way off mark it depends on where you went to or go to school the race thing where the ethnicities just hang around with their own does happen minus the hollywood exaggerations the race thing hit pretty close to home for me"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22510": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the character acting is a little stiff as if it is the first time man of the actors have appeared on screen unfortunately one of the better actresses jean simmons played many bit roles on tv like in star trek tng and in the heat of the night dies quickly and thereafter her acting can be markedly missed the lead role is mr ballard as portrayed by cliff robertson cliff is forced to carry this movie with his body language for most of the time he doesn t do a poor job but it is a little overmuch to ask of an actor to plug the oceans of blank screen time during which the characters spend their time not talking and also not acting robertson s most memorable role may have been ben parker in the last spider man movies starring tobey maguire the plot is predictable a husband murders his rich wife for her money thereafter the wife seems to comeback and haunt the husband driving him insane until he leaps from a high window fearing the specter of his dead wife approaching him on the day he is predicted to die no less the second chauffeur mr ballard hires looks a lot like an english mark hamill uncanny really the only thing that stands out is the utter disregard for dialogue many minutes pass in quietness no one speaks and few act it is a shame the mst k guys never got hold of this movie it could have been much better if not just as predictable with more dialogue or shorter scenes of nothingness i kept expecting g mork s red eyes to appear from the shadows and proclaim that he works for the nothing that inhabits this film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22511": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "first one has to take into account the time period this film was made in rappers were in it and that added to the flair of it remy was a socially awkward teen trying to find his way and couldn t until he met and was befriended by nazis they took him in nazi s aren t all this awkward but like most gangs they fill a void that is missing be it economic social emotional whatever michael rappaport played the part perfectly omar epps was the hot shot track star with a questionable work ethic and a chip on his shoulder he kept trying to feel sorry for himself and his plight and had his girlfriend and professor to straighten him out on it kristen was a young white girl trying to find herself and trying to fit in until she was date raped she then found her self experiment with her sexuality and getting involved politically this film deals with racism and like most things that deal with racism people s own perspectives come into play i read so many comments about how there were no evil black characters but there were evil white one nazis so what remy wasn t portrayed as evil at all he was trying to find his way and kept failing until some skinheads accepted him he was scared it was sad to see him devolve how he did he even says right before he kills himself i didn t mean it i wanted to be an engineer ice cube and busta rhymes were angry black men ice cube was somewhat of an intellectual and busta rhymes was just portrayed as a dumb thug they both showed no consideration at all for their roommates and generally appear to not like white people very much they were angry like the nazis but not on the level of nazis in terms of overall badness sorry if this makes it seem unfair but are there really black groups like the nazis no people say it shows white bad black good not true the only bad white characters were the nazis and the police which is more or less true in real life kristen was a good girl her boyfriend omar epps roommate was a good guy and even remy was a good guy he was just misguided omar epps ice cube and busta were seriously flawed characters angry and inconsiderate although their constant harassment by police seemed to justify some of their anger remy s inability to fit in seemed to justify his anger as well good movie well done like all movies that deal with racism its a great piece to get a discussion going i don t think cube and busta coulda beat those nazis though"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22512": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "to call a film about a crippled ghost taking revenge from beyond the grave lame and lifeless would be too ironical but this here is an undeniably undistinguished combination of gaslight via les diaboliques while still watchable in itself it s so clich ridden as to provoke chuckles instead of the intended chills however thanks to the dire straits in which the british film industry found itself in the late s even a mediocre script such as this one was able to attract star names cliff robertson as the conniving husband jean simmons in the title role jenny agutter as robertson s artist half sister simon ward as the enigmatic chauffeur ron moody as an ill fated doctor michael jayston as robertson s business partner judy geeson as simmons best friend and jayston s wife flora robson as the housekeeper david tomlinson as the notary reading simmons will and most surprisingly perhaps jack warner as a gravestone sculptor although most of them actually have nothing parts i m sorry to say"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22513": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "john singleton s finest film before blockbuster wannabees like the shaft remake this is a thought provoking movie with overall great acting and superb balance between the stories main characters each with identifiable youngster problems what i liked about it most is that it also covers the problem of selfpity among young blacks a problem mostly ignored by the media and other films who mostly focus on social economical problems and racism by whites this movie shows that blacks can be equally ignorant and racist the masterful thing about this film is that it deals with so many topics without getting shallow it s not just about racism but about how hard it can be to adopt to a new world college date rape discovering sexuality and isolation omar epps michael rapaport and kristy swanson each deliver fine performances and the supporting cast is equally interesting with jennifer connelly as a lez yay and with ice cube and busta rhymes as college bums causing little riots the only negative is the caricature of a professor by laurence fishburne peppermint surely plenty of professors are nutty but they re not as flat the skinheads are also a bit of a caricature but i guess they are like that too in real life overall a great underrated piece of filmwork if you liked american history x you ll love this one out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22514": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "cliff robertson as a scheming husband married to a rich wife delivers a razzie worthy performance here if there ever was one it s as if director michael anderson kept yelling dial it down think zombie only less lively through his little bullhorn as he coached robertson s effort the rest of the cast is barely better jennifer agutter of logan s run fame is hardly seen in what should have been fleshed out as a pivotal role if the quality of the acting was three times better if some of the more gaping plot holes were filled and if the pacing were given a shot of adrenaline then this yawner might be brought up to a standard acceptable to the hallmark\\lifetime tv channel crowd as is its rating is so inexplicably high one can t help thinking chronic insomniacs are using dominique to catch a little snoozing time perhaps the late night tv telemarketers are missing a major opportunity in not shilling it as such"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22515": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the film s design seems to be the alpha and omega of some of the major issues in this country u s we see relationships all over at the university setting for the film befittingly the obvious of student v s teacher is present but what the film adds to its value is its other relationships male v s female white v s black and the individual v s society but most important of all and in direct relation to all of the other relationships is the individual v s himself i was amazed at how bilateral a point of view the director gave to showing the race relations on campus most films typically show the injustices of one side while showing the suffering of the other this film showed the injustices and suffering of both sides it did not attempt to show how either was right although i would say the skin heads were shown a much crueler and vindictive quite obvious towards the end the film also discusses sex and rape it is ironically this injustice that in some ways brings the two races together for a time lawrence fishburne does an over the top performance as the sagacious profesor phipps he crumbles the idea of race favortism and instead shows the parallelism of the lazy and down trodden with the industrious and positive other stars that make this film are omar epps ice cube and jennifer connelly michael rapaport gives an excellent portrayal of a confused youth with misplaced anger who is looking for acceptance tyra banks make her film debut and proves supermodels can act higher learning gets its name in showing college as more than going to class and getting a piece of paper in fact i would say the film is almost a satire in showing students interactions with each other rather than some dry book as the real education at a university it is a life learning process not a textual one i think you ll find higher learning is apropos to the important issues at many universities and even life in general"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22516": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "dominique is one of those films that the expression slow as molasses must have been invented for too many endless and repetitive sequences how many times do we see robertson walking down the stairs slowly because he can hear someone playing the piano it is almost redeemed at the end by a surprising twist which unfortunately is followed by a second twist that succeeds only in leaving a bad taste in our mouths not a very enjoyable film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22517": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i really enjoyed the s not being of that generation i m waiting for the s it was interesting to see a unique four hour capsule for that era one major problem in the movie however was how unbalanced the film was in the portrayal of the families according to promos i saw for the movie on nbc the story was basically about two families struggling with issues in s america now i may have missed something but i think we learned more about the white family than the african american family i really think that the s uses music to describe the scenes better than any dialogue that could come out of the mouths of the actors all of which are very talented this is very visible at the end of the first part about two hours in of the mini series very good movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"22518": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i ll have to add dissenting comment here various reviews i have read compared this movie to the likes of those by wong kar wai or hou hsiao hsien i e one of the admirable flotilla of mandarin goodies that have come our way in recent years unfortunately this isn t quite accurate the film plays out rather like a film school graduate s attempt to emulate these masters all the pieces are there the beautiful backdrop the vaguely minimalist dialogue the slow swaying camerawork and male leads in particular who spend a fair whack of time sitting around being contemplative sounds good but unfortunately nothing is up to par the dialogue is leaden the acting is generally unable to lift the characters above type the married couple and the little sister are particularly poor and uninvolving unfortunately when mediocre character acting is combined with a classical chekovian i e very predictable plot the results are at best tedious and at worst painful i couldn t help but see the blue danube river scene for example as verging on genre parody although the smoggy looking springtime sky over the river did provide a bit of black humour i actually went to this movie on the basis that mark li ping was photographing it while the setting is elegant and the swaying camera attempts to replicate the mood of flowers of shanghai the film is not in the same league visually in fact i must confess that after an hour of wondering whether it was the script or the acting that was ruining the film i suddenly remembered that i was meant to meet my flatmate for dinner and took the chance to leave and i can t recall the last film i walked out of i m guessing from the reviews that the ending may have left a positive aftertaste but by that point i couldn t care if you d like to see something along similar lines done with real talent then i d recommend anything by the above two directors for example in the mood for love or flowers of shanghai both of which were filmed by the talented mr ping the former with chris doyle and both of which are films masterful enough to inspire years of failed emulations like this it s not often mr hoberman leads me astray and perhaps you d rather listen to him but don t say you weren t warned craig"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22519": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "sometimes you have to look back to go forward the s did just that we need to remember the past the past is part of the future great mix gary j coppola i see a great future you deserve to be nominated and win the s best mixer of the year best mini series of all times thanks ursula"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22520": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "not very impressed its difficult to offer any spoilers to this film because there is almost no development in the plot everything becomes clear in the first ten minutes and from there on its like watching paint dry the acting seems very poor as well and reminds me of the old black and white maoist era films shown occasionally on daytime chinese television although this is difficult to tell with the female role yuwen as the story seems to only require her walking round like a wooden mannequin it reminds me of fading star gong li who somehow got a reputation as a good actress in the west for having a scowl on her face all the time tian zhuangzhuang s film the blue kite was a far better film but don t be fooled by the fact that springtime in a small town was set in the late s unlike the blue kite the fact that this film is set in a time of upheaval is irrelevant to the plot itself the ruins of the town seem to be nothing more than a scenic backdrop i wonder whether tian zhuangzhuang is simply trying to ride on the popularity of chinese films in the west and appeal to a foreign audience who can t tell the difference between a film that is beautiful profound or hypnotic and one that is simply tedious and insubstantial if any film fits the description of overrated this is it i see no reason here to stop worrying about the state of the chinese film industry"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22521": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i wasn t alive in the s so i can t guarantee that this movie was a completely accurate representation of the period but it is certainly a moving and fulfilling experience there are some excellent performances most notably by josh hamilton of with honors jerry o connell sliders who play brothers divided by the war bill smitrovich a character actor who has been long ignored by many gives a heart filled performance as their strict father who is forced to question his own beliefs and values as one of his sons makes him proud by going to vietnam but returns empty inside while the other is exactly the opposite all in all this is a powerful and heartwarming film that i hope everyone gets a chance to experience"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22522": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "good films cannot solely be based on a beautiful garden and a hill top surprised to see it has won two awards extremely overrated i first saw that kind of films from china visually stunning but also with really something captivating to say well more than years ago and i m sure there are still more coming up this is not one of them i m afraid"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22523": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "as i saw the movie i was really shocked to see what the s was about i know i may be wrong about some things but it seemed like the s really had an effect on people of the time some people said they would want to go back to the s from what i saw i would say yes for the excitement and no for the outcome but that s my opinion"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22524": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i rated basic instinct high yet that movie got less than a rating this film only got a from me but it has from over people i don t see a reason why they like this film so much this film is boring because it hardly ever leaves those rooms in that broken big house and it only has a total of people in this film it is almost two hours long which is totally unnecessary many of dialogues are slow and meaningless the film tone is also dark blue which is depressing to watch the film can just be shorten to a few sentences this film reminds me of three times directed by hou hsiao hsien that one is equally boring the dialogues are also equally boring it also has a high rating i had to stop watching that one after the first story finished this film lacks of passion or excitement"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22525": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie started slowly then gained momentum towards the middle however the fact that the movie ran over two nights broke that momentum at its peak the second part really got interesting but then gave way to a simply pathetic ending playing football in the yard really could it get any more sappy and maudlin now i hear plans for a similar movie based on the s i won t make any great efforts to tune into that one if it s anything like the s"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22526": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is the first of the complete dramatic works of william shakespeare bbc series i ve seen and if all of them are like this i might watch no more being practically the full text of the play is everything this romeo juliet has going for it lacking in all other departments alvin rakoff reveals himself as a dreadful director both in the technical and artistic aspects in the former because he commits mistakes that even a first grade film student would wisely avoid take in consideration for example the badly edited first shot of abraham and balthasar in the opening scene or the nurse s entering of friar lawrence s cell asking where s romeo with him being so very in front of her that she d clearly see him even if she was blind and in the latter because every single one of the performers is misdirected even if some of them are good actors rebecca saire looks exactly the way i ve always imagined juliet to look like and she doesn t seem to be a bad actress for a teenager but her performance totally lacks passion of any kind patrick ryecart as romeo is even worse being not only as dull as juliet but also way too old and not even good looking coming across as a combination of malcolm mcdowell and the chucky doll putting them together makes impossible to think they feel anything for each other let alone being the main players of the greatest love story ever written alan rickman in his screen debut plays tybalt like if he was darth vader which is a huge mistake that takes away the complexity that shakespeare intended no character being a hero or a villain but all flawed human beings this tybalt is so mean looking that we don t believe the characters pity after his demise as for paris i kept thinking of prince valium from spaceballs only celia johnson manages to do the character of the nurse some justice at minutes this production is unable to make us empathize with the characters because the characters don t empathize with each other and never seen to believe their own roles the best screen version is still franco zeffirelli s but to be fair this bbc one isn t nearly as bad as abominations like george cukor s flamboyant geriatric version or the crime against humanity that is baz luhrmann s feature length mtv video"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22527": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i lived during those times and i think the program caught the heart of the era i do think it should have dealt with more of the afro american issue but i think it cover a lot in the program it was scary to sit and watch the riots on t v hoping that they would not go as far as your families home and that it would not get burnt down i thought jerry o connell did a great job portraying a vet coming back from the war i went to school with guys who came back some had changed more than others and some not so much it bothers me when someone comments that an issue was not covered enough or it was not entertaining enough live through it and then make comments i thought the movie was great and that everyone in it did a remarkable job thank you for a trip sad and good down memory lane"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22528": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this was a movie i could not wait to see so i finally got it and i was pretty disappointed for starters the movie has so little said about new york just a bunch of confusing shots of buildings streets bridges and cafes it really doesn t stay focused on the new york magic another thing that changed my mind was the french movie set inside this movie i know that it is a remake but it is not a french style remake anyway here you will notice elements that remind you of french movies such as long and messy scenes no or little talking and of course everyone is smoking french style the story follows many lives too many for my taste and they somehow seem connected in the end i feel like there was no dedication to the characters as much as there was on the stories the movie was too short to cover every single destiny everyone s happy ending so we can see about people for about minutes each and there you have your minutes if you like active scenes dialogues and stuff this is not the movie for you i give it just because i love new york and i loved the cast"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22529": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "one of the better kung fu movies but not quite as flawless as i had hoped given the glowing reviews the movie starts out well enough with the jokes being visual enough that they translate the language barrier which is rarer than you d think for this era and make the non fight dialogue sequences passable for a kung fu movie this is a great compliment unlike other chinese action movies which were always period pieces or in the wake of jackie chan s police story i cop dramas pedicab driver gives us a look at contemporary rural china unfortunately in the latter of the movie it takes a nosedive into dark melodrama tragedy which i thought was unnecessary the action is overall good featuring a duel between sammo and of the shaw brothers only stars kar leung lau and then a fight at the end with that taller guy who always plays jet li s bad guy there s only minutes of combat here which is standard but what annoys me is the obvious speeding up of the camera frames i get that they have to film half speed to avoid hurting each other but there are smooth edits and then there s this it really takes away from the fights when it s this obvious the footage was messed with that said if you like kung fu movies my opinion here won t dissuade you and if you don t you just wasted minutes of your life reading this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22530": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "for my first taste of shakespeare on stage i cannot believe what these people did to a perfectly good play let s start off with the good bit shall we alan rickman is alright although some of his dialog could have been delivered with more feeling the rest of the actors needed to pull it together romeo romeo whyfore art thou not dead yet romeo the actor while not only completely wooden and deadpan could not read his lines with any gusto at all he was completely out of focus had difficulty even looking juliet in the face and absolutely no grace with the lines that he was given whoever cast him deserves to be punished juliet is almost passable but she gives no depth to her character and seems to be completely out of touch with the play mercutio was incredibly creepy and completely out of character for the entirety of his dialog benvolio was unfeeling and mercilessly choppy with his lines i was forced to endure this half baked production of romeo and juliet the acting was stilted and the costumes were nothing short of distracting i have seen kindergarten puppet shows with more effort put into them i only wish that i could give this movie a rating of zero"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22531": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "well let me go say this because i love history and i know that movie is most important piece in our history and it was beautifully executed movie and julia stiles became my favorite actress after seeing her in the s and i own this movie in my video box with many movies and i suggest you to look for her new movies in the future and try to enjoy history"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22532": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "easily the best known of all the shakespeare plays it has been seriously let down here shoddy direction stagnant studio work and erratic performances spoil a fine tragedy in the town of verona the capulets and the montagues have been feuding for centuries but tragedy is imminent when romeo patrick rycart a montague falls in love with juliet rebecca saire a capulet bloodshed soon erupts the studio work especially in daytime scenes seriously stagnates the energy of the play it s a story that with it s energy deserves to be shot outdoors coupled with this the costumes are hideous with too many tights and ludicrous codpieces the stage fighting looks horrendous with far too much stretching and running around to be engaging patrick ryecart is too lightweight to be a truly effective romeo he manages the character s intensity when the plot gets going but his stately accent and bland often inexpressive eyes limit his range it is very hard for the audience to relate to this romeo rebecca saire is too youthful to be a good juliet she captures the character s naivet but a little more sassiness would have been welcome the supporting roles don t fare much better joseph o connor s friar laurence is fine but too many of his best lines have been cut anthony andrews mercutio belongs on stage and not on camera he gurns and gesticulates excessively and looks rather ridiculous as a result alan rickman underplaying his role has virtually no presence as tybalt he did develop an edge and intensity to deliver some fine screen performances in later years but that isn t in evidence here the prince can be a fine role with his brief appearances but actor lawrence naismith fails to give the part any authority on camera only micheal hordern in probably his best role in this series comes out of this with any dignity his capulet is well played and a joy to watch see one of the other versions of this story instead"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22533": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i can agree with other comments that there wasn t an enormous amount of history discussed in the movie but it wasn t a documentary it was meant to entertain and i think it did a very good job at it i agree with the black family the scenes with them seemed out of place like all of a sudden it would be thrown in but i did catch on to the story and the connection between the families later on and found it pretty good despite it wasn t a re enactment of the s it did bring into the light very big and important landmark periods of the decade i found it very entertaining and worth my while to watch"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22534": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "have to admit this version disgraces shakespeare upfront none can act except the nurse who was my fav juliet had good skills as a teen but she can t give emotional depth to her lines and we really can never connect to her she s worse doing the scene when she is contemplating drinking the sleeping potion god stop whining i would have poured it in her mouth to shut her up anthony andrews yikes considering his other great movies brideshead revisited ivanhoe scarlet pimpernel he s quite a shocker in this one and don t get me started on romeo puhleasssssee it s still good to see if you re on the hunt to see every romeo and juliet ever made in the history of film olivia and leonard s version is still the best followed by leslie howard s version and then the current leo and clare"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22535": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "great great great that is all i can say about that movie but imdb want at least four lines of text so i ll elaborate the cast was great jerry o connel is soooo cute the music was great the sixties had the best music ever imho the historical material was interesting and so was the way they made the actors of the s seem like they were actually there in the s and most of all the stories of the main characters brought tears to my eyes and that is the greatness of any drama but in one word great"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, 1]},
	"22536": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "celia johnson is good as the nurse michael hordern is good as capulet though it s his usual neighing and whinnying and not a patch on his king lear john o conor reads the verse well as friar laurence though he never takes it anywhere alan rickman is good as tybalt in the first of his yuk roles that would make him famous christopher strauli s benvolio is sympathetic the sets are pretty if not stunning as in some of the other bbc shakespeare s and that s it the rest is weak to dreadful rebecca saire turned during production and hasn t a clue about how to act juliet she opens her eyes real wide and whines every line in exactly the same way patrick ryecart is poorly matched to her and his self regard is inexplicable the balcony scene flows smoothly and uneventfully with zero emotional or erotic impact their deaths come as a relief if i had a dagger i would have offered it to them hours earlier anthony andrews is unspeakable as mercutio a great shock if you remember his fine work in brideshead revisited he breaks the mirror of shakespeare s verse into a thousand shards of two or three words each and then shouts the fragments in as disconnected and unintelligible manner as possible in this production queen mab abdicates awful the director alvin rakoff shows only an intermittent gift of putting the camera where it will show us what we want to see the opening brawl is notably incoherent however there is humor when in a later fight romeo apparently knees tybalt right in the cobblers tybalt then grabs the offended region however did that get through r j is a long play this version is not recommended for classroom use or much else"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22537": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the s is a well balanced mini series between historical facts and a good plot in four deliveries we follow a north american family with members but we don t only see them we also follow the story of several characters as a black reverend an extremist student leader and a soldier in vietnam the filmography is just extraordinary in the first chapters we see some shots of the vietnam war in between the scenes the next chapter doesn t start where the last one finished it starts some time after giving us a little mystery on what happened in general the s mini series is a must see not only for hippies fanatics but for everyone with little curiosity about the topic"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22538": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie is phoniness incarnate a straight on the phoniness scale the fakeness of the accents as well as the tightness of the cardigan spandex pants are just staggering yanks although the real scotland may be just as colourful if you ever go there don t expect to be given much of a the chance to dance out controversies with the locals also don t attempt to sway local opinion through the otherwise fine art of tapdancing there are a couple of infectious singing and dancing scenes but the plot is far too cheesy and linear and the dialogue is often too weak i also doubt whether anyone would want to be stuck in a timewarped th century scottish village in the boondocks rather than gay new york city maybe it wasn t such a big sacrifice for that priest to have left brigadoon maybe he was just trying to get the hell out of that dump watch it for the fine alternative reality view of what a christopher streed day parade in scotland would look like on lsd other than that i d only recommend it to hollywood muscial completists"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22539": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i love the movie it brought me back to the best time of my life we need that time again now more than ever for me it was a time of freedom learning and finding myself i will always miss it there will never be another time like the s unfortunately"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22540": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "superficically brigadoon is a very promising entertainment package gene kelly and vincente minnelli the team behind an american in paris are reunited with a lot of the great craftsmen and women behind their previous collaborations gene s leading lady is cyd charisse one of the best dancers of s s cinema and unlike the generally superior it s always fair weather this film gave them the chance for not only one but two dances lerner and loewe were the rising team behind such future hits as my fair lady and minnelli s musical masterpiece gigi lerner and minnelli had already demonstrated their sanguine collaborative juices on the excellent american in paris what happened along the way why is the movie itself such a stupid bore minnelli himself didn t want to do the movie despite his previous warm artistic and personal relationship with lerner maybe it was because the movie s innate conservatism was just a bit too much of two steps forward for mgm and one step backward for vincente minnelli but once trapped in this assignment like the denizens of brigadoon are trapped within its city limits minnelli strove to turn it into something that would be entertaining in a specifically distracting if not liberating way the ultimate result is truly horrific to behold while aiming for the naive charm of previous minnelli hits like cabin in the sky and meet me in st louis the plaid tights wearing inhabitants of brigadoon can conjure up none of the illusive nostalgia of those never have been locales its whimsy doesn t even match up to the glossy luster of yolanda and the thief or the pirate because the highlands settings seem at the same time too specific for such an exotic fantasy and too generic for real human emotions the only people in brigadoon who i at least can relate to are the malcontented man who tries to escape and the unfortunate fellow traveler played by van johnson who accidentally shoots him the general proceedings in the township of brigadoon itself are too arcane and provincial even to be attributed to a backwards form of christianity they seem positively pagan in their aspect for example in exchange for brigadoon s immortality the honorable and most generally good pastor of the town has sacrificed his own place in the supposedly blessed refuge at one point we re assured that everybody s looking for their own brigadoon suffice it to say the box office for this picture confirms my own suspicion that most of us aren t looking for this kind of quasi queasy paradise the premise itself is ridiculous and almost insultingly patronizing but could work if the players were perfect but kelly himself is the most patronizing thing about the movie and charisse is horribly miscast as a virginal optimist in much the same way as lucille bremer was miscast in yolanda and the thief van johnson does his best version of the classic oscar levant sidekick to kelly even lighting cigarettes at one point like levant in aip and he provides a lot of amusing moments but it says something in itself if the best part of a big budget extravaganza with all the best talents of mgm is a tossed off van johnson performance"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22541": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i accidently felt on this movie on tv and i wasn t able to leave it it s really an excellent movie which makes people learning about american s history with the vietnam war the flower power s time the racism s fight it illustrates the conflict of generation of political opinion of race which took place in the s i m born in so i didn t know all that stuff before in france usa s history is not a priority and that movie really learned me a lot of facts by the way i think all the actors are great especially jordana brewster josh hamilton and jerry o connell now i can see this film more then time each day it s really great what a shame it only appeared on tv not in cinemas"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22542": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i saw brigadoon on tv last night sept i am years old and have been watching films as long as i can remember i can truthfully say that brigadoon stands alone as by far and away the worst film i have ever seen the accents were shameful the local children s club would have produced better sets the characters were so wooden that they probably contracted dry rot from the tears of the patrons who had the misfortune to watch them it is to be hoped that the stars of this film had hides thick enough to protect them from the embarrassment which they must have suffered on seeing this film the owners of this tripe should perform a great service to mankind and destroy all copies of this film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22543": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "can any one help find out the title and artist of the song that was played at least halfway through the movie i can t remember what scene was playing the words in the song are of a ballad some of the lyrics go like it s natures way of telling you somethings wrong it s natures way of telling it in a song it s natures way of forgiving you please help me with this question thanks so much i have been searching the internet for days i can t get this song out of my mind so now this will challenge me to find some one out there who may be able to help mer with this matter i wish i would of been paying attention to the scene when it was playing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22544": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i remember when i first saw this movie i was in sixth grade when it happened before i saw this i had listened to the original broadway recording of it and i really loved it but when i saw this i was like what the heck this movie is missing a lot of the songs from the musical for crying out loud who decided to do all of that i really am a very huge fan of gene kelly but this movie is probably the worst of a musical that he ever did the movie looked more like a hollywood set than the beautiful highlands of scotland and who the heck decided to cut all of meg s songs out of the movie i am willing to bet that when they saw this movie lerner and lowe were probably wondering who in the world decided to do this to our masterpiece well they had a right to say that if they did they were probably mad at the fact that hollywood turned their great musical into this rather blank movie song and acting wise mr kelly you passed the audition with flying colors but you are in a movie that is missing a lot of the text so in short if you want a good movie based on a musical by frederick lowe and alan jay lerner this one isn t it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22545": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "me and my sister rented this movie because we were in the mood for something trashy and not so demanding to watch however the movie greatly exceeded my very low expectations it is so much more than just a representation of a century it has very real portrayals of the characters within it and most of the actors do an amazing job the different stories are baked together with actual footage from the time that gives it a very unique touch while watching it i really felt that i cared about what happened to the characters i would also like to give endless amounts of praise to julia stiles in her portrayal of katie she was great in a way that stood out i would recommend this movie to anyone"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22546": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "can fake scenery ruin a picture you wouldn t think so but it actually for me in here listen i have a lot of classic era movies and i know pretty much what to except such as the drivers steering immobile cars in front of a screen etc but a lot of that hokey business has to do with action scenes to have fake scenery fake mountains and flowers shot after shot as seen in brigadoon gets insulting after awhile as far as the music entertainment went this is always subjective what songs one person likes another may not so that shouldn t be a big part of judging a film whether someone likes the songs i could blast this movie for its corny songs dances romances and characters but that was the s and a lot of people liked this sort of things musicals did very well in the s me i liked the s and s with the great taps by the s tap was out and this new stuff which i can stand was it does that make this a lousy movie no it just makes one i didn t care for very much despite the good cast good director and high expectations this film bombed at the box office and with me i should have liked it more being a dreamer myself and that s a nice part of this story i am not the cynical type and a nice town and nice people making me feel good sounds awful appeal then why couldn t i connect with this film part of it also was the dancing i don t care for the stuff that replaced tap dancing on screen but no the thing really turned me off what that staging there was no scotland no highlands just a hokey looking background to make it look that way and it turned me almost from the start score one point for today s realism where they go on location most of the time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22547": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the s is a great movie i saw it completely in one night about the hippy movement in the late s although the title would suggest otherwise the first years of the s are not really important in this film the main character of the movie is michael a political activist who goes on the road in the us against the vietnam war there he meets his girlfriend sarah michael s brother brian goes to vietnam to fight what a surprise he comes back from the war and changes in a tom cruise born on the fourth of july look a like and then into a hippy his dad is a pro vietnam war type of guy what a surprise michael s sister kate gets pregnant from a rock roll artist and runs away from home and goes to san francisco during the summer of love the ending is very poor father becomes a liberal and everybody is happy but i let this slip away from my vote the rest of the movie is very good the performances by the actors are pretty good and the soundtrack of the movie is absolutely brilliant all the main events of the sixties are in the movie like the murders on jfk and martin luther king aswell as the big hippy protests the summer of love and woodstock look closely for wavy woodstock speaker gravy what we have in mind is breakfast in bed for as a first aid employee at the woodstock festival in the end the s is a beautiful movie about a beautiful decade"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22548": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "where is it written that sequels must suck scream didn t others didn t but this one sure did problems include horrible actors only christopher walken could act in the entire film bad writing you will never understand what s going on and i even have done research on the idea of nephilim before and just horrible choices for casting eric roberts makes the stupidest archangel michael that i have ever seen in my life avoid it like the plague unless you are desperate to see christopher walken in that case just fast forward to the parts where he is in the film and avoid the others yech"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22549": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "what the movie the s really represents to those of us who growled around in the belly of america in those times is the turbulence and diversity of the decade despite the exaggerated stereotyped characters the genuineness of the issues remains clear not only were those radical times of change but also very confusing times two basic things changed our world then the civil rights act and the overwhelming influence of the media those two new freedoms began social changes that soon became institutionalized from chaos came sensitivity from disorder came values bear in mind however that the bulk of americans were not involved in this they worked they played they watched the news and slowly they became effected by the efforts and struggles of the minorities the civil rights workers the political activists the anti war efforts the war on poverty the representation of the power of the press and tv in particular was well reflected although the conflict between the general public s attitude and those seeking to change things was at best ignored and at worst misrepresented middle class americans weren t all standing around angrily holding baseball bats or disowning their wayward daughters they were confused too let us not forget how folk singers suddenly became protest singers and how the beatles began an onslaught that killed the folk protest movement there are no beatle songs in the movie or even any mention of them i think if you didn t live the decade you might not have a sense of what the movie is about the overall picture is a bit dim at one point i held down a steady job while my sister lived at the hog farm commune and went to woodstock at another point i was in haight asbury and in the detroit riots while she worked and played the housewife in maine and connecticut roles were constantly changing the movie depicts three siblings of a middle class family they represent the hippie child the political activist and the active military personnel dad represents the typical attitudes and mom represents the voice of reason tolerance and sometimes compromise for the sake of peace the black family comprises a minister and his son disproportionately i think i assume the producers knew all the variables and had to settle on limitations or else the film would have become a long boring documentary dad s message was that anger produces bitterness and bitterness produces chaos it was clearly a message directed to today s youth we are looking at a unique solution to social problems and also how issues divide us the s were unusual in that way and only the roaring s compare in other words this movie has a moral after all in the end it is our collective individualism that survives put that in your oxymoron list everyone was a god a guru or a free spirited genius in the s it was a time of magic and madness no one will ever nail the s down right it was too diverse this movie is close at least we can say we are not ashamed of it that we learned and grew from it and that for once a generation shaped and changed america for the better"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22550": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i ve never been to paris but after seeing paris je t aime i m crazy to visit this city i ve been to ny several times and i love the city and its boroughs i kinda expected to be touched by this film to feel like jumping into a plane and fly there right away but lo and behold i regret the time and money i spent with it there are no love stories between people or a person and the city there s a lot of dysfunctional meetings and relations or people who know each other and it just doesn t work out fine maybe this reflects a characteristic of the city where it s said to have thousands of people living on their own can t you find love in new york"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22551": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is one of the best hong kong action films around and it has a tense and exciting storyline as well as great fight scenes this sammo film has it all romance drama excitement and a great hero as well it is the only martial arts film that got me interested in the plot rather than just waiting for the fights sammo fans this is a must see see also eastern condors shanghai express yuen biao is ace dragons forever and enter the fat dragon"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22552": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i very much looked forward to this movie its a good family movie however if michael landon jr s editing team did a better job of editing the movie would be much better too many scenes out of context i do hope there is another movie from the series they re all very good but if another one is made i beg them to take better care at editing this story was all over the place and didn t seem to have a center which is unfortunate because the other movies of the series were great i enjoy the story of willie and missy they re both great role models plus the romantic side of the viewers always enjoy a good love story"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22553": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this was one of the best movies i have seen the movie relates to real life and how drugs can play a major part although this movie appears to be produced from a low budget i found it to be exhilarating to watch some may not like the story and say the script is lacking direction however when a person gets as deep into drugs as these characters there is no direction is life i feel this movie is an accurate representation of what might happen to a person if they are faced with extreme temptations most of the cast are newcomers to the industry however they all pulled it off very well everyone seemed to do their job well and get into character appropriately i think this movie might be a good tool to use when dealing with a person or loved one that is involved in drugs and appears to be spiraling out of control this movie might just scare them enough to change their ways"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22554": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i liked the first movie but this is a textbook example of a sequel that would have been better of left on the drawing board the general idea in the first movie was if not great then at least very interesting this sequel tries to build upon the idea and the characters from the first movie and though christopher walken is still good as gabriel the whole idea suddenly gets a bit ridiculous if you haven t seen any of these movies then get the first movie and forget about the sequels they can take away all of the joy from the original"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22555": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is an awesome classic monster flick from the s i just love the look of the s in general like the cars and the music anyway i love the way the blob looks i love when the everyone is at the late night horror flick at the theater and the blob comes in and crashes the party another thing i love about it is that it takes place all in one night just like halloween ii when steve and jane are making out they see a meteor fall from space inside the meteor is the blob whenever the blob consumes a person it grows bigger and bigger they try to convince the people of the town about the blobby monster but no one believes them until later can anything stop this blobby creature i highly recommend the blob"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22556": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i ll make this short and sweet this movie sucked i watched part earlier today and thought it was one of the greatest films ever gave it out of stars so i thought perhaps part and would be good sequels i was wrong this movie bored me to death and was so different from the first one it had the plot continue and thats it it was like bad outtakes from part one or something i love walken but i felt sorry for him here i was so happy about glenn danzig being in this film but don t blink you ll miss him there was a full cast full of crappy actors and people i don t like such as eric roberts and jennifer beals however it was a breath of fresh air to see ethan embry he s one of the funniest people on earth this movie will make you like the first one a little less so don t watch it because you feel you owe it to yourself being a fan of part i am gonna wait a few days before i watch part and i pray it is better than this crap the last scene of the movie with the lightning was one of the most beautiful things ever shown on film fast forward or skip to that if you can t stomach the first part out of stars this was awful"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22557": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the blob qualifies as a cult sci fi film not only because it launched year old steve mcqueen on a trajectory to superstardom but also because it exploited the popular themes both of alien invasion and teenage delinquency that were inseparable in the s interestingly nobody in the kay linaker theodore simonson screenplay ever refers to the amorphous scarlet red protoplasm that plummeted to earth in a meteor and menaced everybody in the small town of downingtown pennsylvania on a friday night as the blob steve mcqueen won the role of josh randall the old west bounty hunter in wanted dead or alive after producer dick powell saw this paramount pictures release meanwhile mcqueen s attractive girlfriend aneta corsaut went on to star opposite andy griffith in the andy griffith show as sheriff taylor s school teacher girlfriend helen crump of course neither mcqueen nor corsaut were teenagers but then rarely did actual teenagers play actual teenagers director irvin s yeaworth jr made his directorial debut with the blob linaker simonson s screenplay synthesized four genres first the alien invasion second teenage delinquency third a murder mystery and fourth a horror chiller moreover while the gelatinous substance assumes various shapes it remains largely anonymous in other words the eponymous jell o neither talks nor communicates by telepathy instead it kills without a qualm and discriminates against nobody the tone of the blob is fairly serious in spite of its somewhat campy nature as the filmmakers point out on the criterion dvd release of the blob the movie opens uncharacteristically for a sci fi horror thriller with our hero and heroine in a remote rural locale making out and kissing jane anita corsaut and steve steve mcqueen see a large meteor fall to the earth and drive off to find it meanwhile an old man finds the meteor and prods it with a stick the meteor cracks open and a slimy bunch of goop clings to the stick when the old timer olin howland of the paleface gets a closer look at it the goop attaches itself to his hand the old guy runs screaming from the crater and steve nearly hits him with his jalopy steve and jane pick the guy up and take him to see dr hallen in town hallen is poised to leave town for a medical conference when steve and jane bring the old guy to his office hallen phones his nurse to return since he may need to perform an amputation of course hallen has never seen anything like the substance on the man s forearm hallen sends steve and jane to find out what happened our heroes run into another group of teenagers that ridicule steve s fast driving steve fools him into a reverse drive race but the local police chief dave earl rowe lets him off the hook steve and the teenagers visit the site of the meteor crater and find the warm remains of the meteor after they visit the old man s house and rescue a dog the teenagers split for a spooky late night movie while steve and jane return to dr hallen s office during the interim the blob has entirely absorbed the old geezer killed hallen s nurse and attacked the doctor neither acid thrown on the protoplasm nor hallen s shotgun have any effect on the blob steve catches a glimpse of the blob absorbing hallen when steve and jane go to the police department to report the incident dave is frankly incredulous while sergeant bert john benson believes that it is a prank bert has an axe to grind with teenagers because his wife died when one struck her car steve and jane take them to hallen s office but they can find neither hide nor hair of anybody but dave admits that the office has been vandalized against sgt bert s advice dave turns the teens over to their respective parents no sooner have steve and jane fooled their folks into believing that they are snugly asleep in bed than they venture out again they drive into town and spot the old man s dog that got away from them in front of a supermarket when they go to retrieve the mutt steve steps in front of the electric eye door of the grocery store and it opens they find nobody inside but they encounter the blob steve and jane take refuge in a freezer and the blob doesn t attack them later after they escape steve persuades the teenagers that challenged him in a street race to alert the authorities because he is supposed to be home in bed police chief dave and the fire department arrive at the supermarket steve tries to convince dave that the blob is in the store about that time the blob kills the theater projectionist and attacks the moviegoers suddenly a horde of people exit the theater and dave believes steve steve and jane wind up at a lunch counter that the blob attacks the proprietor and our heroes hole up in the cellar and steve discovers that a fire extinguisher with its freezing contents forces the blob to back off the authorities collect every fire extinguisher in town and manage to freeze the blob the pentagon sends down a team to transport the blob to the north pole as the remains of the blob drift down to the polar ice pack the end credit appears with a ghostly giant question mark producer james b harris obtained stock military footage of a globe master military transport plane depositing the parachute and its cargo the blob proved to be a drive in hit and steve mcqueen s surge to stardom gave the film added momentum unless you are a juvenile this little horror movie isn t scary at all but yeaworth and his scenarists create a sufficient amount of paranoia and sympathy for our heroes they never show the blob actually assimilating its victims and leave this to your imagination so the blob isn t without a modicum of subtlety"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22558": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it s not often i feel compelled to give negative criticism of a film after all i often feel the maxim if you don t have anything good to say don t say it at all would be apt advice for the many naysayers we listen to everyday who nitpick at things we like if it s all the same to you the reader though i feel compelled to point out that with the lone exception of christopher walken in a returning role as gabriel this movie is pathetically horrid i say this to you to warn you in advance that even if you are a fan of walken s deadpan delivery and style or liked the original prophecy that you will be sorely dissapointed if you buy it return it if you rent it make sure it s only ninety nine cents what s wrong with this movie a full list would take too long to read and would bore you to tears but a short summary would be the following the once rather crystalline clear picture of the relationship between angels and mortals of the first film is ripped to shreds gabriel is turned from the rather morbid right hand of god he once was and in this role he is wickedly funny in the first to little more than a thug for heaven since walken is so good at playing heavies we all remember frank white from king of new york he is still enjoyable but the supporting cast is an unmitigated and unconvincing mess of mortals and angels alike who couldn t buy a clue for cents if you can figure out the plot you re a smarter man than i one gets the feeling we wander aimlessly from scene to scene just to move the film along to walken s next big line by the end of the movie you re actually wishing he d blow his horn and make the walls of jericho fall on the people who made this un natural disaster bottom line it s an insult to our intelligence that they made a sequel to this film in the first place the original told the right story answered the questions that should have been and left alone the ones you were meant to ponder afterwards there are no compelling reasons to follow these characters that was in the first the priest who lost his faith the little girl who kept the big secret the teacher who protected her children even lucifer himself was more interesting by himself in the first film than all the other characters in the sequel put together i feel sorry for anybody who sees this film and not the first because they ll probably never want to watch the original and that s a real tragedy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22559": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i would imagine that if steve mcqueen knew he would go on to become an icon and start wanted dead of alive the same year this film came out or be in the magnificent seven two years later he would not have done it but he did and we are the richer for it sure it s a camp classic horror the way it was meant to be for the drive in theater it s fun and nostalgic it is interesting that the last lines of the film were lieutenant dave at least we ve got it stopped steve andrews yeah as long as the arctic stays cold they never would have imagined years ago that the arctic would be thawing the blob will soon return"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22560": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the prophecy ii what s there to say about it they ve completely abandoned the originality of the first film and simply made a chris walken splatter film it s not even written by the original writer if you ve seen nr don t watch nr it s a real disappointment if you haven t seen nr don t watch nr go see nr to experience something original and fun"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22561": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "sure it s a s drive in special but don t let that fool you in my little book there are a number of intelligent touches with unexpected dollops of humor catch the redoubtable mrs porter who s supposed to keep an eye on the doc s place she not only steals the scene but darn near the whole movie and where did those indie producers come up with the bucks to film in color a wise decision since the blob would not show up well in b w yes the result is ragged around the edges as the number of goofs illustrate but except for several of the teens the non hollywood cast performs well then too the byplay among hot rodders and cops comes across as lively and entertaining pretty darn good for a couple of directors more at home in a pulpit than on a sound stage apparently they wanted to portray teens in a positive light at a time when the screen was filled with juvenile delinquents then again the year old mcqueen hardly qualifies in the age department but manages the hot rodder attitude anyway the movie was a hit at the time helped along no doubt by the catchy title tune that got a lot of radio play and except for the unfortunate final effects the movie is still a lot of fun drive in or no drive in meanwhile i m awaiting the blob s return now that the polar icecap is turning into shall we say refrigerator water"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22562": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i personally liked the prophecy of a lot christopher walken was as always great and even though the film wasn t flawless it was a creepy and highly original horror fantasy film that entertained immensely this inferior sequel is still worth watching but mainly due to walken walken is one of the greatest actors around in my opinion and he is once again outstanding in the role of the fallen archangel gabriel whom he plays for the second time here once again the war between fallen and loyal angels is brought to earth gabriel returns in order to prevent the birth of a child namely the child of the angel danyael russel wong and the human woman valerie jennifer beals this child could once be the determining factor of the celestial war as i said above christopher walken is once again excellent as gabriel besides gabriel however the prophecy ii sadly also includes a bunch of terribly annoying characters the character of valerie was annoying enough and danayel annoyed me even more the biggest pain in the ass however was the character of izzy played by brittany murphy a suicidal girl who wouldn t shut up still walken s performance isn t the only redeeming quality of the film the entire film is quite dreary and well shot in dark colors which contributes a lot to the atmosphere gabriel s resurrection scene in the beginning is furthermore quite impressive and one of the coolest moments in any of the prophecy films the prophecy ii is nevertheless the weakest of the three prophecy films with walken definitely a christopher walken one man show entertaining but nothing beyond that"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22563": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i had first watched this several years ago on a now defunct sicilian tv channel amazingly the film emerged as a heftily priced dvd from criterion not being sure what i had made of it initially despite having attained cult status over the years the achievement proper is clearly viewed with modesty even by genre buffs i opted not to make the purchase as i did with the similar and to me unfamiliar fiend without a face recently however i managed to acquire the blob via a copy of the spanish dvd which interestingly ported over the two audio commentary tracks from the criterion special edition but regrettably i could not switch off the spanish subtitles during playback of the main feature anyway looking at the film anew i was surprised by how much i enjoyed it despite many a narrative flaw which i will get to later as a pure example of b movie schlockiness atypically shot in pleasant color and a time capsule illustrating late s social attitudes the male lead was an early role for steve n mcqueen and though the actor may have subsequently looked at it with disdain his sole contribution to the genre proves fairly engaging not averse to juvenile kicks but still essentially a decent and more importantly altruistic kid the special effects depicting the slimy and expanding creature are not too bad of its kind and period the film itself rises to a good climax beginning with the monster s invasion of a cinema showing daughter of horror [ ] as i mentioned recently in that film s review but being curiously screened flipped and which sequence incidentally would be featured at the opening of a satirical italian program actually called blob as to the admittedly minor quibbles i have with the film the monster is not shown traveling it just turns up at a variety of places never being seen by anyone there is a baffling over emphasis tantamount to padding on the kids scrapes with police it is silly to have the town doctor shoot at the blob as if fluid whatever its proportion can be destroyed by bullets equally nonsensical is having the teenagers alert the townsfolk of the danger by making door to door visits especially when considering that at that stage only mcqueen had actually seen the monster in action an inferior sequel emerged in called beware the blob the original was then remade in i watched this not too long ago but it seems not to have made a lasting impression on me though i know micheal elliott loves it for the record i will be following this viewing with two more collaborations between director yeaworth and producer jack h harris namely d man and dinosaurus"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22564": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "everybody knows that gregory widen s original the prophecy didn t really require a sequel but you also don t need a degree in rocket science hanging above your chimney to realize that further cash ins on this profitable horror concept were inevitable part two is a very prototypic example of a straight to video sequel meaning the creative and convoluted plot of the original has been simplified a lot in favor of more action more witty one liners and a lot more eerie religious scenery the only good news is that the producers managed to keep christopher walken for the role of gabriel and he delivers another gloriously brazen performance that promptly justifies the price of a rental if it wasn t for walken s performance and perhaps a couple of players in the supportive cast like brittany murphy and glenn danzig the prophecy ii surely would have disappeared into oblivion straight after its release the movie begins with gabriel literally getting spat out of hell to proceed with his ongoing war of heaven here on earth the purpose of his battle this time is to prevent the baby of nurse valerie rosales jennifer beals from getting born for you see her unborn child is the first ever hybrid between a heavenly angel and an earthly monkey and the birth of such a superior being would imply the downfall of gabriel s evil dominion thus just as in the first movie he engages a suicidal accomplice to assist him and hunts valerie all the way down to the eden for the final showdown the prophecy ii is an endurable and occasionally even entertaining movie as long as you don t make comparisons with the original and as long as you manage to overlook the multiple plot holes and errors in continuity whenever the storyline becomes too tedious the makers luckily enough always insert a near brilliant christopher walken moment to distract you his interactions with the rebellious izzy and particularly his ignorance regarding modern earthly technologies often result in worthwhile and memorable sequences on a slightly off topic note i often felt like the prophecy ii ambitions to look similar to terminator ii gabriel s resurrection looked somewhat like the teleportation of a futuristic cyborg and the eden location where the final battle takes place looks very similar to the steel factory where terminator ii ended as well coincidence i guess overall this is an inferior and passable sequel but still worth checking out in case you re a fan of christopher walken s unique acting charisma and who isn t"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22565": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "old horror movies are interesting plenty of screams plenty of shouts and plenty of humor to go along with it the blob is a classic in it s own work steve mcqueen plays a teen who tries to be a hero in his town going out on a date with his girl is rather typical for all teens but when the old man discovers the same falling object form the sky he ends up being the victim and steve helps him out the best he can when its up to teen power this movie really provides it i know most teens have had their hardships when they act up when danger comes around they must learn to forget the past and start doing something good to save humanity when the adults in town ended up learn the hard way about the blob running amok they must learn to trust teenagers and not let their behavior get the better of them the oozing juggernaut was rather cute in the day and in my opinion i think it was jell o when everyone pitches in to stop the menace the town is once again safe thanks to good old cooperation i still eat jello and watch this movie all the time if you don t like jello tough rating stars"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22566": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is another example of a sucky sequel to a great movie i highly recommend the prophecy but this movie was a dud from the start the acting was decent all the way around but the story line was weak and added nothing to the origional a out of at best"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22567": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "some of those guys that watch films and complain about them for a living are forgetting something dvd menu system i tell you the people i watched the main screen repeat in this one about times it was awesome a cinematic tapestry of cascading brilliance that had me from where it was which was the very beginning many times the sum and bam i was hooked over and over and over and over doot de doot de doo de dodedo and that s just the soundtrack i is laid aside in the bed curled up with my vaio the rain is in the flat roof and tonight soft is again soft the cat is comfortable and my ankle which crosses in me is already rested i popped in the dvd i was mesmerized through the night doot de doot de doo de dodedo the blob see it steve queen two cops and one girl in a dress two thumbs way up"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22568": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i rented this on dvd yesterday and did not realize it was a character study type of movie so i struggled to watch about an hour of it before hitting the stop button even with a character study theme i just could not get into this film at all perhaps it was my mood in wanting to watch something else or maybe i had other expectations but setting that aside i tried my best to move on to finish watching but gave up the actors played their roles well but the global combination did not come together to keep my interest about the only interesting thing was the sergeant s gun being stolen and he hurried to buy another one and spray painted it black to appear as police issue i think this movie should have been entitled who stole the sergeant s gun scenes were well done but putting them together i once again felt robbed for anything cohesive to keep me viewing since i didn t finish watching it i d say there is some merit to renting this film maybe to me it was a waste of good viewing effort and time i ll leave it up to you to try it but it s not one i d strongly recommend"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22569": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i saw this movie at midnight on on demand the other night not knowing what to expect i had heard of this movie but never really any opinions on it i have to say i was impressed with what i saw i was genuinely freaked out in some parts and i definitely recall jumping up in my seat a few times the blob was scary looking now i look in a jar of jelly and wonder if it ll latch itself onto my hand steve mcqueen was really good as steve andrews the protagonist of the film i also liked the old man in the beginning for a s horror movie this was very well done even by today s standards"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22570": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this series was cbs networks answer to the success of the big valley it was a minute western just like the abc program was while it was an answer it did not have the stuff to make it past season the problem really became reality got lost on this show for example in one episode johnny gets his eye poked out by a stick amazingly by the end of the show johnny had healed entirely along with that the stories on this were no where near as strong as the big valley this is a show that i would not want dvds of frankly hope they are never released think since cbs was running out of lots they re used many familiar settings this was one the last western series cbs produced as westerns were not real popular in the s"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22571": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "first off i hadn t seen the blob since i was or and viewing it as an adult was an incredible experience pages could be written on its influence on horror films even today and even more could be written on its social subtext with the s fear of teenagers but this simple little tale of interplanetary horror is still a damn fine scary movie if you let it be sure it looks cheesy as all get out in our modern world but the blob packs in some genuinely frightening moments as a band of kids track the unstoppable creature when then adults don t believe them in fact there are even some pretty bleak moments in its candy colored world and steve mcqueen gives so much more than the story deserved on paper that we the viewers really get caught in the moment and believe in him to sum up if you can take off your postmodern irony filter there s a lot more to love here than meets the eye"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22572": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie is lame and not funny at all the plot doesn t even make sense some scientist who works on the fringes of science opens a doorway to another dimension maybe hell and his daughter gets sucked through it or something then one day for no apparent reason she comes back and now she has big breasts and wears a skimpy outfit i guess the demons in the other dimension made it for her the main character is a guy who wants to marry his girlfriend but she is gay so obviously she s more interested in her new girlfriend and they stumble upon this witch spell book they want to be witches or something and the evil spell ends up getting read again which is how the evil demon comes to earth which only the bikini top girl and the spurned guy in love can stop apparently there is topless scenes for no reason and a guy in it who my boyfriend says is a well known wrestler but his part is completely unnecessary obviously they made something up just to put him in it because then maybe wrestling fans will actually watch this pointless movie i m sure the topless girls doesn t hurt there either the extra features on the dvd were even more confusing than the rest of the movie i thought it might help explain what was going on but it actually just made things more confusing who are these people and what are they doing basically this is a go camping to make out then fight a monster movie but there are a bunch of things like the other dimension and book seller than make it confusing i didn t like the movie but it was only like five bucks so big deal i don t recommend watching it though it was just too stupid i can t think of any part of the movie that was good"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22573": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a pretty well known one so i won t get too deep into it the basic story is about two teens who find out about a slimy alien blob of goo that arrives to earth via meteor human contact with this slime ball burns through flesh like acid it also absorbs human bodies making it grow bigger nobody believes the teens steeve mcqueen and his girlfriend and when they finally do it seems that the blob can t be stopped it s really well done for it s age and unlike a lot of other s flicks the pace is pretty fast the story is very unique making it and a must see for any fan of old sci fi and monster movies if you can dig the gooey gore of s horror be sure to check out the remake from as well"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22574": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i saw this regurgitated pile of vignettes tonight at a preview screening and i was straight up blown away by how bad it was first off the film practically flaunted its gaping blind spots there are no black or gay new yorkers in love or who say know the self involved white people in love i know it s not the love crash of anvil tastic inclusiveness but you can t pretend to have a cinematic new york with out these fairly prevalent members of society plus you know the people who produced this ish thought crash deserved that ham handed oscar so where is everyone possibly worse than the bizarre and willful socioeconomic ignorance were the down right offensive chapters remember when you were in high school and people were openly disgusted with pretty young women in wheelchairs me either this movie ran the gamut of ways to be the worst bad acting bad writing bad directing all spanning every possible genre ever to concern wealthy white people who smoke cigarettes outside fancy restaurants but thank god they finally got powerhouses hayden christensen and rachel bilson back together for that jumper reunion and side note uma dodged a bullet ethan hawke looks ravaged this of course is one thing in terms of his looks but added an incredibly creepy extra vibe of horribleness to his terrifyingly scripted scene opposite poor lovely maggie q i had a terrible time choosing my least favorite scene for the end of film questionnaire but it has to be the anton yelchin olivia thirlby bit for the sheer lack of taste which saddens me because i really like those two actors i don t consider myself easily offended but all i could do was scoff and look around with disgust like someone s year old aunt a close second place in this incredibly tight contest of terrible things is shia labeouf s tone deaf portrayal of what it means for a former disney channel star to act against julie christie i don t mean opposite i mean against against is the only explanation i realize now that the early sequence with orlando bloom is a relative highlight highlight please keep that in mind when your brain begins to leak out your ear soon after the opening credits which seem to be a nod to the first new york real world this film is embarrassing strangely dated inarticulate ineffective pretentious and in the end completely divorced from any real idea of new york at all the extra star is for the cloris leachman eli wallach sequence as it is actually quite sweet but it is only one bright spot in what feels like hours of pointless masturbatory torment"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22575": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is one excellent sammo hung movie actually this is a great piece of hong kong action cinema the story tells the story of pedicab drivers in macao looking for love and getting mixed up w a vicious pimp the performances are excellent and the characters are all likable and well defined the story is involving and has enough romance drama comedy and suspense to keep one watching between fight scenes sammo hung proves here that he s probably the best fight choreographer in the business the action is simply amazing esp the fight w lau kar leung and the finale billy chow and sammo hung are amazing a must see for any fan of action"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22576": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this film has a very simple but somehow very bad plot the entire movie is about a girl getting sucked through a gate to another dimension then years later it gets opened again by a witch while a group of friends including the lead actor who is having trouble getting over his ex girlfriend who is one of the other campers along with her new partner another girl that s right they re lesbians and there is some nudity of course for no particular reason unfortunately demon follows the now adult girl back through also unfortunately none of this is ever explained where exactly were they where did the demon come from how did she survive as a child in a place full of evil demons who the hell trained her and made her a gladiator type outfit the acting is terrible i think but it s hard to tell because the writing is so bad maybe there was just nothing they could do with it i give it a three because the wrestler was pretty good and the effects were pretty fun even though they were very cheap i would not recommend it it wasn t quite bad enough to be funny"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22577": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "most of the atomic age monster movies i saw on television as a kid and some of them the blob included scared the daylights outta me movies like invaders from mars made it all too clear to us small fry that kids just weren t to be trusted when it came to things like things invading the homeworld the blob just reiterated that fact i recall fondly late evenings spent stretched on the floor watching as body snatchers and martian invaders and blobs seeped into an unsuspecting society there was a summer in the early s when a local science museum in richmond virginia ran an atomic age classic every weekend these were mm films and most were black and white and the projector was noisy and the color print of the blob had faded to a faint pink but man was it fun i dragged my mother along and she enjoyed it as much as i did it was there at that science museum that i truly fell in love with the blob the filmmaker s intent was of course to make money but it was the sincerity of all involved from the filmmakers to the talent the players that made me fall in love with this movie corny you bet cheesy they don t get any cheesier but man what a movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22578": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is one of those horror flicks where twenty somethings fool around with the dark arts around a camp fire getting into a heap of trouble for doing so a portal was opened containing a world of demons known as the kelippoth of the sitra achra by a man whose daughter summer gets kidnapped by something taken into it summer is trained by a mysterious group whose identities are never revealed to battle the demon monsters this is a portion of the plot which lends itself to scrutiny anyway three wannabee witches who went to high school together renea the most enthusiastic serious practitioner in the dark arts and her lesbian cohorts jasmine and marlene it s more or less a passing fad with them though join up with buddies jason and ricky on a trip in the wilderness where summer vanished from her home ten years ago opening the portal through a spoken text written in an ancient book a demon is set free as is summer now a warrior babe whose training has led to a very fit and athletic body and skills that have been needed to ward off monsters in the other world low budget contains a loopy but ambitious story restraining it into a confined setting these young adults spend a lot of time running around in the woods hoping not to be fodder for a beast as can be the case in these movies the demon stands on the sidelines while the story develops as summer attempts to remember how everything came to pass while befriending jason who wishes to help her restore the lost time the action is shot mostly in the dark making any violence hard to decipher brigitte kingsley and the rest of the female cast for that matter is some mighty nice eye candy dressed scantily clad as a female conan a gorgeous body we have to pleasure to gaze upon from the moment she appears until the closing of the movie some lesbianism some kissing and fondling and nudity spice things up nicely and the cast seem to be having fun with the goofy plot it s so preposterous that the silly tone is probably appropriate for the material might be of interest for co starring world wrestling entertainment s captain courageous christian real name jason reso as one of the group spoofing his alter ego as a chicken quivering at the sound of a snapping tree twig landy cannon is likable as unlikely hero jason a lovestruck naive young man whose ex fianc jasmine vanessa james is now bi sexual and in love with marlene jasmine s cruelty is in toying with jason s feelings by hiding her affair with marlene from his knowledge while ricky and renea attempt to steer him away from this idea that he can rekindle a dead flame that gone out never to ignite again the kelippoth demon is mostly darkly lit i guess to refrain from showing how ludicrous laughable it looks if presented in full the lesbian antics of jasmine and marlene haley shannon is mostly tame their love making once alone in the woods up against a tree is toned down and also lighted using the blackness of night my rating is a bit favorable towards it almost solely because of kingsley for purely superficial reasons rather than the plot or film making the movie aims to please and is marketed to the boys and girls who love hot women i think though for the most part the humor falls a bit flat"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22579": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i ve seen the blob several times and is one of the better low budget alien invasion movies from the s a strange meteor lands just outside a small town and an elderly man goes to investigate this a strange jelly like substance then attaches itself to one of his arms and a young couple who saw the meteor land arrive in time and take him to the local doctor s where the old man then gets completely absorbed by the mass the doctor and his nurse are the next victims and the mass is getting bigger when these incidents are reported to the police they don t believe the young couple and accuse them of making all this up they finally believe them when the mass now huge turns up in the town s cinema and everybody runs into the streets screaming it then attaches itself on a diner with the young couple and some others inside the blob is stopped by spraying a load of fire extinguishers at it and it freezes which is its weakness it is then transported by plane to the frozen wastes of the arctic and disposed of there but it is only frozen not dead this movie has a typical setting for its period teenagers and a small town the blob has a good rock and roll style theme song at the beginning and the movie is atmospheric throughout the sequel beware the blob followed in and a remake came in but this is the best of the blob movies the cast is lead by steve mcqueen the great escape and is the movie that made him a star and aneta corsaut plays his girlfriend i m not familiar with any of the other stars the blob is a must see for all sci fi fans fantastic rating stars out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22580": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "dark rising is your typical bad obviously quickly produced horror sci fi fantasy movie it has a strange unexplained plot with holes so big you could fit an elephant through them most of the time i didn t know what the hell was going on but it didn t really matter it was a simple demon hunter returns from hell dimension to save campers story with confusing stuff added on about witches and a book of evil with plot elements and characters who make no sense or disappear totally for no reason the acting is bad but there honestly is not much they can do with this script i am guessing there is a couple topless scenes which is probably the only reason this bad movie got made like so many other bad movies give this one a pass unless there is nothing else on t v"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22581": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i have read many comments on this site criticizing the blob for being cheesy and or campy the movie has been faulted for amateurish acting and weak special effects what would you expect from a group of folks whose only experience has been in the production of low budget locally produced valley forge pa christian shorts let me tell those overly critical reviewers that this film never took itself all that serious that fact should be evident from the mismatched theme music complete with silly lyrics played over the opening credits for what it was meant to be this film is excellent i have seen a few of the recent ultra low budget attempts blair witch project was one of them that have absolutely no entertainment value or intelligent thought behind their plot bwp was pure excrement the blob on the other hand was well thought out well scripted and thoroughly entertaining the scene where the old man comes across the meteorite and pokes the mass contained within with a stick was excellently done and genuinely creepy the scene in the doctor s office with the blob slowly moving under the blanket on the gurney while it consumed the old man was a cinematic horror masterpiece bottom line is i love this movie i challenge anyone out there to take inflated for today s dollar value and make a film anywhere near as entertaining and or as successful as the blob it just can t be done period thank you for taking time to read this review"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22582": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "when i first tuned in on this morning news i thought wow finally some entertainment it was slightly amusing for a week or so but we have to face it these news reporters if one can even call them that have way too much playing around time at first i thought jillian was a breathe of fresh air but seriously this woman has got not the least bit of journalist in her she is very unprofessional she keeps on interrupting steve when he starts informing the viewers about a certain news report it s just really become annoying to the point that i can t watch it anymore jillian is not a good journalist hell she s more of a celebrity who loves being a celebrity hence she instantly transforms into a celebrity around celebrities whom she s supposed to be interviewing she s not very professional and quite possibly perceives her relationship with celebrities more important than being a rightfully insatiable journalist and that s all i can say about her also disappointingly this show has more entertainment news than necessary news reports about the world the government the us or something that will benefit and or serve the public s best interest they re too focus on sensationalism that everything they talk about comes off as a commercial product on the other hand their field reporters are interestingly tolerable i believe good day la is for young teenagers and celebrities and it is definitely not for people who actually care about the news side note i d really rather watch ktla however they try so hard to be entertaining sometimes they re still a bit dull though oh well i ll stick to nbc s today abc s good morning america is also okay as long as diane sawyer doesn t become way too serious"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22583": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is my favorite classic it was filmed a little west of philadelphia pa when i was in and released the next year then in i found myself working the very same county as a rookie pa state trooper i have always enjoyed checking out the different places where scenes were filmed i knew the owner of the downingtown diner well and he had a road sign out front which told all passing motorists that this was the home of the blob the theater scene was in phoenixville near valley forge park and it is still showing films today"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22584": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i had to stop watching this film a pseudo intellectual product for pretentious film viewers twenty minutes into it because it was mediocre and dull enough to inspire yawns not to mention that i was soon near tears over the i had wasted at blockbuster joanna pacula s acting and her awfully rendered slavic accent are sufficiently terrible to set one to gritting one s teeth i knew that two hours of her would be two hours too many both breuer and nietzsche are played by unremarkable actors of strikingly few talents while we re on the topic of talent breuer s supercilious assistant appears to have been pulled out of a local acting troupe she clearly has not learned her craft in fact she s really quite awful all the public scenes looked staged with the extras walking mechanically about in their sunday best turning this film off was far more satisfying than turning it on don t rent this terrible movie you will be sorry you spent your money"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22585": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i grew up in royersford pa the town where jerry s market was i remember my whole family going out to watch the filming i remember a guy showing the blob to me and my brothers in a bucket i also would like to share that my mother was in the movie her hair style was the same as aneta corsaut s and she was ill one evening and they saw my mom and asked her to sit in the car with steve mcqueen for some shots from behind they payed her and gave her a story to tell until she passed away this past august my mom was not a teenager and she was a few months from giving birth to my little sister"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22586": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "my comments on this movie have been deleted twice which i find pretty offending since i am making an effort to judge this movie for other people please be tolerant of other people s opinion obviously writing in the spirit of nietzsches works is not understood so ill change my comment completely i think this is a really bad movie for several reasons subject one should be very careful in making a movie about a philosopher that is even today not understood by the masses and amongst peers brings out passionate discussions one thing philosophers do agree on is that nietzsche was a great thinker so making a movie about his life which obviously includes his ideas is a thing one should be extremely careful with or preferably don t do at all wisdom starts with knowing what you don t know one might think this is not a review of the movie itself but the movie is not about an imaginary character it is about the life of someone who actually lived and had has great influence on the world of yesterday today and tomorrow if someone tells a story about a tomato i can express my thoughts about the story itself but also about the chosen subject the tomato there is a responsibility for producers when they make a movie about actual facts specially in a case like this and this responsibility was not taken screenplay one of the first things i noticed were the ridiculous accents why it distracts from what it should be about nietzsche and the truths he found it doesn t help putting things in a right geographical perspective or time come on make it proper english or better yet german even mel gibson got that part right letting his characters speak some gibberish aramaic in the passion secondly it is well over acted d assante is not an actor to depict nietzsche bad casting th facts are way off and so on its a waste of celluloid"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22587": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the blob is a great horror movie not merely because of the vividly horrific images of its nearly unstoppable flesh dissolving title character but because it features a real societal message it is in many ways a feel good horror film the clever storyline is helped immeasurably by solid performances from the entire cast the two romantic leads steve mcqueen and aneta corsaut bring surprising depth and sentimentality to the proceedings they are misunderstood but very well meaning young people and it s very easy to root for them this is a pro society movie and its juvenile delinquent characters cause trouble mainly out of boredom not out of some malevolent character flaw steve mcqueen s drag racing rival almost appears to be an enemy early on in the proceedings but quickly joins in mcqueen s campaign to save the town from the oozing invader once he sees mcqueen s seriousness in this way a character situation that at first appears to be cartoonish suddenly develops depth and human realism the authorities initial skepticism of the kids wild claims is proved wrong and once the threat is acknowledged by all all conflict within the society disappears this unification of purpose and the validation of the troublemaking teens becomes official when aneta corsaut s father breaks into the school to obtain the fire extinguishers needed to freeze the blob on any other day breaking into the school would be considered an act of vandalism typical of a juvenile delinquent on this particular day it is a necessary action performed by an adult authority figure at this turning point it is clear that there are no lines of division between the young and the old this is an unusual film in that it acknowledges the perception of a generation gap but suggests that it is more imaginary than real and that given a real crisis people will naturally band together to restore order the blob is a perfect tonic for the kind of depression that generally comes with a viewing of night of the living dead much has been made of the film s cheap but innovative and effective visual effects they are undeniably clever a lot of the gravity defying tricks we see the blob perform were achieved with miniature sets designed to be rotated the camera was typically attached to the sets in a very firmly locked down position the lights had to be similarly attached so that the lighting remained steady as the room was turned this way and that these scenes were often photographed one frame at a time as the room was slowly turned the silicone blob oozed very slowly and its action needed to be sped up in a way this was similar to stop motion photography but utilizing a blob of silicone rather than an articulated puppet even today the effects are startling and bizarre a very good film with an exploitative sounding title the blob is a must see"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22588": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i rented this dvd having seen it while looking for something else when i saw the title on the jacket i couldn t believe my eyes i read yalom s book about a year ago and loved it in fact admire yalom s work in general i am a clinical psychologist i have watched perhaps minutes of this movie and have had to turn it off i m not sure if i can take much more at a superficial level the faux accents as others have commented are simply distracting at best and irritating and vapid at worst the acting is dull when it should be passionate and comical when it should be serious the portrayal of lou salome is simply flippant and the brilliant freud comes off as little more than a schoolboy i see very little of the book s spirit conveyed thus far i had hoped to be able to recommend this film to my students instead i will refer them to the book imagine that"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22589": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "absolutely the very first film that scared me to death i happened catch it when my older brother r i p was watching it it was on a black and white tv and not really a good picture but it got me interested shortly after my folks bought a color set and as luck would have it the million dollar movie was showing it one sunday i had forgotten most of the plot but it did not take long to catch up and i got so scared i had a hard time sleeping that night i mean sure it was just a movie but it involved a creature that not only came from space but you could not hear it or see it and once it got hold of you it was too late even now after all this time it still sends a shiver up my spine a true classic and even better a classic that i have seen scare the pants off a new generation long live the blob"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22590": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the prerequisite for making such a film is a complete ignorance of nietzche s work and personality psychoanalytical techniques and vienna s history take a well know genius you have not read describe him as demented include crazy physicians to cure him a couple of somewhat good looking women have his role played by an actor with an enormous mustache have every character speak with the strongest accent show ridiculous dreams include another prestigious figure who has nothing to do with the first one freud mention a few words used in the genius works overdo everything you can particularly music and you are done audience please stay away"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22591": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a meteorite falls in the country of a small town bringing a jelly creature an old farmer is attacked by the alien in his hand and the youths steve andrews steve mcqueen and his girlfriend jane martin aneta corsaut take him to dr t hallen steven chase the local doctor treats carefully the blister and asks steve to investigate the location where they found the old man when steve returns he sees the blob killing the doctor steve and jane try to warn the police and the dwellers but nobody believe on them while the blob engulfs many people getting bigger and bigger the blob is a cult and classic sci fi it is a low budget movie with many ham actors and actresses with the exception of steve mcqueen awful effects but also delightful and very but very funny this is the first time that i see this classic i had seen the remake with kevin dillon and i really recommend it to fans of steve mcqueen and sci fi b movies from the s the film subject of my review number could not be better my vote is seven title brazil a bolha the blob"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22592": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "thankfully he hasn t yet this is crude simplistic student politics made into drama it needs the viewer to buy into a series of conceits conceit that a british electorate could be swung from being basically right of centre to being overwhelmingly far left conceit that all debate in the media and the general public is unanimously ended and that the new prime minister s only critics are sinister civil servants mi big business and the americans naturally conceit that this radical socialist pm can solve all union economic and social problems with consummate ease in a way that unites the nation conceit that severing all ties with the us and nato is a good thing conceit that the soviet union isn t a brutal and oppressive regime and that we should have had closer times with them back in the s and finally conceit that the reactionary forces of the us would actively seek to launch a coup d etat against britain it s ludicrous and the show only gained the reputation that it did by trying to cash in on some anti thatcher feeling in the country and having left wing tv critics singing its praises when it was made television was still a hugely popular and influential medium with shows getting huge ratings so a widely talked about drama with a hint of controversy had a good chance of getting a big audience ray mcinally s performance was great which is one of the few plus points history and time has shown the huge weakness in the premise and plot of this show"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22593": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "no hidden agenda pure scifi all fun i saw the original on tv and was scared pretty bad i was a kid the original one can be appreciated more when compared to the new one which i saw and have forgotten the original one starring the great movie star steve mcqueen bullet is by far the better and only version anyone should see the movie production is dated but the fx used to make the blob stands up the test of time i was convinced that that thing was moving on its own accord zafoid"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22594": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i first saw this when it was picked as a suggestion from my tivo system i like danny elfman and thought it might be interesting on top of that i m a fan of max fleischer s work and this started out with the look and feel of his s cartoon with both of those i thought it would hold my interest i was wrong just a few minutes in and i had the fast forward button down i ran through it in about minutes and thought that was it afterwards i read some of the other reviews here and figured i didn t give it enough of a chance i recorded it again and watched it through there s minutes of my life i m not getting back i can t believe there aren t more bad reviews personally i think it s because it s hard to get to the line comment minimum how many ways are there to say this is a waste of time the movie comes across as though it was made by a few junior high kids ready to outrage the world and thinking they can with breasts profanity and puke jokes the characters are flat the parody of swinging the alphabet is lame essentially cobbling the tune getting through a e hitting the obvious profanity a f and then having no idea where to go the trip through the intestines to the expected landing doesn t work the first time let alone the following ones across the board the entire movie is what you would expect from someone trying to out south park stone and parker without the ability to determine what is and isn t funny this might be amusing if you re high otherwise it s not"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22595": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "who would think andy griffith s helen crump aneta corsaut had a steve mcqueen movie in her past but that is only one of several weird and wonderful things about the ultimate s teenagers battle creatures movie which might best be described as rebel without a cause meets god knows what from outer space the rebel is steven mcqueen who would shortly decide that steve sounded less prissy a good boy with just enough wild to be interesting the very wholesome yet understanding girlfriend is the aforementioned aneta corsaut it was bad enough when their date was disrupted by teenage hot rodders but they are considerably more nonplussed when they encounter a gelatinous man eating what is it that rides down to earth on its own hotrod meteor and begins gobbling up townfolk right and left but will the grown ups believe them of course not what do they know they re just kids the movie is teeny bopper at its teeny bopping best the actors take the rather pretentious script very seriously with many a soulful look into each other eyes and the adult supporting cast probably says kids very third sentence or so but the real pleasure of the film its creature which is well imagined well executed and often manages to generate a surprising degree of suspense and although clearly on the cheap side check out those miniature sets guys the blob is actually a fairly well made film and there s that catchy little theme song thrown in for good measure the plus crowd myself included will enjoy the movie as nostalgia but that won t prevent them from hooting right along with the younger set at its whole milk and white bread s sensibility and the film would be a great choice for either family movie night or a more sophisticated grown ups only get together make plenty of jello cubes for movie snacking gary f taylor aka gft amazon reviewer"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22596": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "having loved paris je t aime i highly anticipated this film and i admit i went in with high expectations but was sorely disappointed for a number of reasons although i was not expecting a re make of paris in new york i was expecting the same structure what i liked about paris was the breakup of the neighborhoods you got a sense of each directors style and the story they wanted to tell in ny there is no clear separation of the stories at different points in the film characters from different stories run into each other which made me confused as to who i was watching and what exactly was going on also the switch in directing was evident but confusing since there was no flow another thing i loved about the paris film was the different takes on love it wasn t all romantic there was love between parents and their children unrequited love a lonely middle aged woman yearning for love etc it explored so many layers of the complexity of love between humans ny seemed to only go for an edgy over the top sexuality there were some redeemable shorts the older couple having spent a lifetime together julie christie s short but overall the ny film didn t evoke any emotion for me i didn t connect with any of the characters like i did with paris i remember watching paris and feeling a deep sadness loneliness yearning hopefulness wonder it just had so much soul for me there was no soul in the ny film maybe if i had gone into it without having paris looming in the back of my brain as a comparison this film might have elicited a more favorable response but as a self titled re take of paris je t aime i was sorely disappointed"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22597": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "what can i add that the previous comments haven t already said this is a great film and the light sabre duel star wars tribute has to be seen to be believed there are moments of genius throughout this movie if you can see it now thanks again to rick baker who gave me this movie many years ago"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22598": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "but this has to be the worst a christmas carol adaptation of all time and that takes some doing what with the likes of various lifetime efforts don t get me wrong i have nothing against cicely tyson i ve enjoyed her tremendously in other roles look at sipsey in fried green tomatoes for example but the script gives her no option but to chew the scenery and chew it she does with all the enthusiasm of tiny tim tying into a christmas goose give me the classics anytime alastair sim with the exception maybe of scrooged all the others are just over the top efforts to grasp the past present or future spirit of christmas"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22599": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i wasn t aware of steve mcqueen in i only knew that i was extremely frightened about going to see this film i d been devastated by the movie trantula at age seven but i was ten now the st scene where the blob crawls up the farmer s probing stick and engulfs his hand was enough to make me want to leave the theater but i stayed and suffered through each of our monster s attacks i felt such horror when steve and his girl barely made it out of the doctor s office poor doc and even more when the blob entered a movie theater and devoured a large portion of the audience so many in fact that it oooooozzzzzzed out of the front doors too huge now to fit through just one it seemed indestructible and unlimited in growth potential and when it trapped poor steve in a sieve like diner he seemed like a sure dinner to be to say that the blob was cold would be a modern day description but in the end better icy than scaring and mentally rupturing little kids i remember walking home that evening with my uncle nick trying to act brave he knew i was in trouble and when i got into bed that night i could not only feel the blob in the room but when i summoned up the courage to look down at the floor there the red pulsating heart like hungry dude sat waiting for me to try and get up and go to the bathroom it took months to recover i m years old now i ve made it of course the blob wasn t destroyed"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22600": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the premise of an african american female scrooge in the modern struggling city was inspired but nothing else in this film is here ms scrooge is a miserly banker who takes advantage of the employees and customers in the largely poor and black neighborhood it inhabits there is no doubt about the good intentions of the people involved part of the problem is that story s roots don t translate well into the urban setting of this film and the script fails to make the update work also the constant message about sharing and giving is repeated so endlessly the audience becomes tired of it well before the movie reaches its familiar end this is a message film that doesn t know when to quit in the title role the talented cicely tyson gives an overly uptight performance and at times lines are difficult to understand the charles dickens novel has been adapted so many times it s a struggle to adapt it in a way that makes it fresh and relevant in spite of its very relevant message"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22601": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i look at this page and it seems disapproving to me to have to listen to someone ramble and rant at a real classic sure i agree to let everyone have their opinion but here s mine this movie should not be missed by any classic horror watcher and should be seen many casual viewers around the world sure it has lost some of it s flair and greatness with age especially in todays world of cgi effects but that s not why you should like it you should like it because it actually is a scary movie even for today s standards it s overall ickyness will creep you out just as much as the original audiences so don t slam a classic if you haven t given it a chance watch it but not with a critical attitude watch it to have fun how it was originally intended"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22602": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "two old men sitting on a park bench i don`t really have a problem with this scene only problem is that it`s not a scene it`s the entire movie yup movies don`t get anymore low concept than this they also don`t get anymore boring than this either but there`s worse to come because these two old men are chalk and cheese one is nat moyer who is yiddish communist while the other is midge carter a former golden gloves champion who`s also black let me see now a jew and a black man sitting on a park bench getting along fine well i guess it`s possible though unlikely but if this film has such an inoffensive scenario why play up to the jewish stereotype why make them loud tribilistic rabble rousers who take hebrew oaths slightly ironic that the jews seen at the start of the movie are exactly the type of jews seen in nazi propaganda films in the s stereotypes aside moi dearz the problem with i`m not rappaport is that it`s written for an entirely different meduim than cinema it`s based on a stage play and it shows walter matthau sleepwalks through his role as nat while this commentator almost slept through the whole movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22603": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the only notable thing about this film is that it was steve mcqueen s first big starring role mcqueen s talent is undeveloped and raw but refreshingly honest in this campy little sci fi horror piece steve shows himself as the anti establishment hot rod car loving actor who would become a polished icon of the film industry just five years hence later on mcqueen would say he hated this film and that he was the blob but everyone has to start somewhere and the blob is cute fresh and innocent would that we all had stayed that way the plot is fast paced and although predictable still an entertaining hour or so and it s really fun to see steve mcqueen before he became the king of kool and anita corsaut before she became andy taylor s girlfriend a close friend sent me the dvd a while back and it s a treasured addition to my steve mcqueen film collection"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22604": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "much like orson welles thirty years earlier mike sarne was given the biggest train set in the world to play with but unfortunately lacked the ability to do anything more than watch his train set become a train wreck that is still spoken of with shock and a strange sort of awe despite post modern interpretations purporting somehow to see it as a gay or even feminist tract the fact of the matter is that it was a major disaster in and remains one today how anyone given the resources at mr sarne s disposal could have screwed up so royally remains a closely guarded secret only michael cimino ever came close with the political and artistic armageddon that constitutes heaven s gate both films appeared to be ego trips for their respective directors but at least mr cimino had made one of the great movies of the s before squandering the studio s largesse whereas mr sarne had only the rather fey joanna in his locker furthermore heaven s gate could boast some memorable and well handled set pieces where tragically myra breckinridge s cupboard was bare simply put it is overwhelmingly the worst example of biting the hand that feeds in the history of hollywood"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22605": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the blob is a classic s b movie sci fi flick you probably know the story two teens steve mcqueen aneta corsaut see a meteorite hit the ground and when they go to look for it they run into an old man with some weird blob attached to his arm they take him to the doctor s office and then go to find out what happened from there the blob spreads eating everyone in its path the special effects are cheesy fun as is the story there are a lot of great touches like the cop who plays chess over the radio with a cop in another district it s no masterpiece but it has a special place in its genre steve mcqueen is very good"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22606": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it was a disappointment to see this dvd after so many years for me the main problem s the uneven script while some of it is witty and hip quite a bit of it is dull unfunny and lifeless many of the gags just sit there lacking spark and energy of the cast mae west and rachel welch come over well roger herren in the role of rusty shines too bad he didn t make more films but for my money there s just too much of john huston and poor rex reed isn t hardly given a fighting chance his character seems relegated to skim around on the sidelines wondering what he s doing in this film the low user rating should give an idea as to the public s opinion of this piece vidal s original provided much potential that was pretty much wasted not even the classic film clips did much all in all a rather sub par effort and it s not likely to get much better with time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22607": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie is wonderful what separates it from other s sci fi is the fact that the alien has no features no face eyes anything yet it can t be killed i especially like the idea that this film doesn t take place over a few days it takes place in one night lasting supposedly past midnight it s also scary that once the blob gets on you you can t get it off you re stuck in it as it dissolves your flesh and slowly devours your body my all time favorite s sci fi film and what is sometimes considered the quintessential one i can see why this rocketed steve mcqueen to stardom all this and a catchy theme song how can you go wrong"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22608": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i never much liked the myra movie tho i appreciate how it pushed the hollywood envelope at the time certainly miss welch s costume became an iconic image though i have to wonder if many people who recognize the image really saw the film and know what it was all about i rewatched myra on fmc a couple of years ago and didn t think it had aged any better thru the years there s a segment about it in the sexploitation cinema cartoon history comic books where it s given proper credit for putting such big stars in what was then an outrageous production however imho the movie is too bitter to be charming too silly to be a turn on and so busy trying to shock that it fails to inform engage or entertain"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22609": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie is of almost generation defining importance to some of us born in the early post war years in that and especially if you were born between and and loved spending saturday afternoons at your neighborhood movie house you almost certainly saw it and the memory of seeing it has probably stayed with you it s style is the stuff of a brief and somehow gloriously exciting moment in our growing up days it had a modern space age storyboard for the audiences of it s time the set was any town with a supermarket and a movie theater that would be packed for a friday midnight show it has hot rods and rebellious youth but in the why can t they let us have fun way rather than the disturbed histrionic rebel without a cause way all characters were identifiable to us teens parents the old man the doctor the nurse the mechanic the boy the puppy even the cops were sympathetic to us we could relate to them all it had a singularly horrifying monster it s first victim is heard moaning it hurts it hurts and we were convinced and frightened the menace grows continually throughout the story there are intense periods of suspense colourful effects a fabulous lead in mcqueen and moments of humour both intended and not it even had an almost over the top sad part to make the more sensitive of us feel like crying i saw it in summer age or so double billed with i married a monster from outer space and was so thrilled by the experience of this particular double feature that i went back a couple more times before it left everyone i knew saw it everyone i knew loved it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22610": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i saw myra breckinridge when it first came out in i was a healthy year old at the time who loved movies and really liked raquel welsh on top of that i had read the gore vidal novel it was based on and thought it was very funny i saw the movie at a local drive in and about half way through i was sorely tempted to turn the motor of my car on so that maybe i d die of monoxide poisoning and not have to see the rest of this shipwreck of a movie it wasn t smart or trendy it was gross and sloppy all the actors were tone deaf and the director didn t have the slightest idea what he was doing the casting of mae west was one of the worst casting choices in movie history as one reviewer here said her role had nothing to do with the movie or book her character in the book is sexually beaten up by the young stud which would never do for the legendary ms west oh no the plot is changed so she sexually beats him up very believable from a year old woman who looks every day of her age i could go on but why it was an awful movie bluto"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22611": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i don t think anyone besides terrence malick and maybe tran anh hung makes cinema on a purer level than claire denis that said i don t love this her newest film quite as much as her masterpiece trouble every day although it comes very close which itself is one of my absolute favorite films it it only because the narrative here is possibly slightly too elliptical for it s own good don t get me wrong the fact that this film barely has a plot at all is really one of the best things about it but i think denis took it about one degree farther than it needed to go and consequently the film does flirt with incomprehensibility and a few key plot points should have been clarified somehow like that the main character goes to south korea to get his heart transplant instead of just showing him there all of a sudden without any explanation of where he is or why he is there also some of the other characters seemed unnecessary and as if they were just excuses for denis to use actors she likes yet again beatrice dalle s character in particular is a little distracting because you keep expecting that she is going to have some significance still the film is incredibly absorbing and the cinematography is beyond amazing it is definitely very much a masterpiece in it s own way at least as good as denis more highly acclaimed beau travail if not better claire denis has to be my favorite french director at this point better than leos carax even also i have to admit that the south korean sequence really does do lost in translation better than that film itself does and i unlike some am a huge fan of that film as well"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22612": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "myron breckinridge rex reed gets a sex change from a doctor john carradine dead drunk and comes out as myra raquel welch she then decides to destroy male masculinity or something like that and proceeds to teach film history at an acting college run by lecherous john huston don t ask and break up a young happy couple young handsome hunky roger herren and farrah fawcett yes the farrah fawcett they took a great novel by gore vidal that was unfilmable and naturally tried to film it they also hired an english guy with a decidedly anti american attitude and hired a bunch of actors with questionable talent welch reed and embarassed old professionals huston carradine andy devine jim backus mae west threw it all together and surprise an absolute disaster the film got an x rating at its release it s been lowered to an r mostly because of a truly tasteless scene in which welch sodomizes rusty roger herren and a scene in which welch attempts to have sex with fawcett the movie is very scattershot scenes jump all over the place and people say and do things that make no sense it s not good at all but i was never bored acting varies wildly reed is horrible really sad huston chews the scenery again and again and again to a nauseating extreme welch is actually not bad as myra but her lines make no sense so you never know what to make of her west is hardly in the movie a blessing and it s really kind of sick to hear a woman almost years old cracking sex jokes roger herren whatever happened to was very young handsome and not bad as rusty fawcett is ok it s hard to find things to say about this you just watch it in disbelief a must see movie to believe"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22613": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "clair denis again revisits her theme of estranged fathers men who follow their own bliss in determined fashion heedless of the emotion toll on their family but while n nette and boni from the earlier film live in a narrow world of marseilles our examination of louis trebor in the intruder takes us from a remote location along the french swiss border to half way around the world to korea and tahiti again the film begins in mid stream with louis in his sixties coping with an ailing heart while attempting to maintain a high level of fitness we learn that louis is no stranger to violence as his cabin is the location for smuggling and gunfire a regular occurrence louis sleeps with a large knife under his pillow with rifles nearby denis is in no hurry to move the action along and we must patiently build our understanding of louis from his daily activities and the few people he deals with along the frontier including a son sidney gr goire colin almost unrecognizable with long hair and a wisp of a mustache who rejects him as a lunatic shown as a dedicated father of two there are many brief scenes which while seemingly unrelated build up an impression of louis and his milieu ms godard s camera work is exhilarating here the controlling metaphor is louis s heart transplant for which he goes to korea and then to tahiti to search for another son not found and where louis s new heart rejects him just as sidney rejected the old we are accustomed to brief scenes in denis s film which are inexplicable n nette astride boni feeding with a spoon a drive by shooting of boni s father and then the briefest of images of boni with a gunshot wound in the head a scene of louis in a morgue with a cadaver with the scar of a transplant but the body of sidney the implication of the last two is a rejection real or imagined by a father kills something indefinable in a son"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22614": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "that s certainly a strange way to promote a film upon which a great deal rested and it seems like plain suicide on the part of the studio given that the feuds between the cast were well known long before the movie s release the feud between the producer robert fryer and director michael sarne was also common knowledge the cast made no secret of their contempt for the film and made it public at every opportunity with daily bulletins from the set gleefully reported by gossip columnists everywhere and the author gore vidal hated it practically from day one nevertheless that tagline just about sums it up raquel welch does give a decent performance as myra and she looks lovely besides john huston is very funny as buck loner the ex cowboy star who runs a phony acting academy mae west in her first screen appearance since naturally rewrote her part to suit herself and she is great as oversexed and that s putting it mildly talent agent leticia van allen still she must have wondered after waiting so long for a good vehicle in which to return how she ever ended up in this mess tom selleck in his film debut is one of her clients john carradine and jim backus as doctors also amble in briefly rex reed as myron farrah fawcett and roger herren as the victims of myra myron s sexual passion are neither here nor there the same goes for the script which not only fails to focus on the basic plot of the book but seems to head in at least three different directions at once although west s part was originally larger she was reduced to a cameo role by the time sarne was through with the editing and partly because of this she seems to be in a different movie apparently at some point the producers realized that mae was going to be the film s big draw and unable to replace most of her cut footage they rushed her back to the set at the end of filming for the second of her two songs both of which come out of nowhere the device sarne used of throwing in old film clips of bygone stars to emphasize whatever points he was making doesn t work at all by the time the movie concludes all a weary spectator can do is wonder what in the hell it was all about not surprisingly just about everyone connected with the production felt the same way and it died at the box office a technically flawless dvd includes among other extras separate commentaries from both welch and sarne each of whom have completely opposite opinions of just what went wrong no doubt it s home video re release was prompted by a vanity fair piece which attempted in great detail to do the same thing true the structure of the novel made a screen adaptation a dubious undertaking but with sarne at the helm of what was obviously a troubled production it really never had a chance"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22615": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "films such as chocolat beau travail and others have propelled french director claire denis into the top echelon of the world s most unique and accomplished filmmakers and her film the intruder l intrus adds to the depth of her portfolio a cinematic poem that conveys a mood of abiding loneliness and loss the film provides a glimpse into the psyche of a man who is deteriorating physically and mentally and who travels to various parts of the globe seeking redemption and peace but finds it hard to come by loosely based on jean luc nancy s memoir of a heart transplant the intruder is a film of such unrelenting opaqueness that even after two viewings it is difficult to describe it in other than subjective impressionistic terms louis trebor michael subor is a man in his seventies who is likely dying of a heart condition and who like the professor in ingmar bergman s wild strawberries attempts to come to terms with the mistakes of his life while he has time it is clear that he is physically rugged and very wealthy but seems emotionally drained and the look on his face is one of quiet resignation though we see only one episode of violence where he gets out of bed in the middle of night to kill an intruder there is a sinister sense about him he might be an intelligence officer a foreign agent or a hit man whatever the case he apparently is under some kind of surveillance and acts like a man that has been involved in criminal wrongdoing and is only now able to see the consequences facial close ups throughout the movie create a strong sense of isolation he lives with his dogs in a cabin in the jura mountains near the french swiss border and has an estranged son sidney gregoire collin whom he has long neglected sidney lives nearby with his wife antoinette florence loiret caille and their two children in one telling scene he meets up with his father on the street and calls him a lunatic but that does not prevent him from taking his money when the film opens we meet antoinette a swiss border guard who boards a van with a trained dog to sniff out some contraband when she comes home she is greeted by her husband who asks her with tongue in cheek if she has anything to declare other than these three individuals the people and circumstances we see during the rest of the film may exist only in louis imagination louis has three women in his life and we meet them all in the film s first half hour a pharmacist bambou who prepares his medication a neighbor b atrice dalle who is a dog breeder who refuses to care for his dogs when he goes away on a trip telling him that they are as crazy as he is and a young russian organ dealer katia golubeva who he tells he wants a young man s heart relentlessly she stalks him throughout the film but it is apparently only in his mind in the last section of the film louis travels to south korea in search of a heart transplant and to tahiti to deliver a gift to a different son one whom he has not seen for many years or perhaps has never seen his heart transplant however appears to be a metaphor for a man without a heart a man whose life has been fascinating but ultimately directionless intruding into other people s lives with little real empathy the intruder contains a haunting guitar soundtrack by stuart staples of the band tindersticks reminiscent of the guitar riff in jim jarmusch s dead man and gorgeous cinematography by denis regular agnes godard godard creates memorable images that convey a mood of longing and regret a heart beating alone in the snow an infant in a sling looking up at his father for a good two minutes the baby s expression gradually turning from morose to a half smile colored streamers blowing from a newly christened ship a massage in a dark room by a mysterious korean masseuse and the vast expanse of ocean seen from a bobbing ship deck while the intruder can be frustrating because of its elliptical nature denis forces us to respond out of our own experience to understand the images on the screen on a very personal level if there is any theme a hint might be found in the opening that tells us what is revealed piecemeal in the film your worst enemies are hiding in the shadow in your heart"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22616": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this hodge podge adapted from a gore vidal novel actually one of the great american writers makes the magic christian and valley of the dolls look like fellini art works raquel welch with an incredible body and she s actually not very tall in a lead role except for kansas city bomber when she was quite good playing rex reed s bad movie reviewer not critic alter ego only to be surrounded by drag queen great chick mae west horny john huston a young and naive farrah fawcett pre lee majors what a shame and other various creep azoids to pretend to spoof way too may things has nothing going for it except inter spliced old films clips i e widmark in kiss of death lena horne just so they can continue to bleed the life out of everyone a out of best performance it s so bad it s worth seeing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22617": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "first of all i liked very much the central idea of locating the intruders others in the fragile self on various levels mainly subconscious but sometimes more allegorical in fact the intruders are omnipresent throughout the film in the swiss french border where the pretagonist leads secluded life in the his recurring daydream and nightmare inside his ailing body after heart transplantation in the last half of the film he becomes intruder himself returning in ancient french colony in the hope of atoning for the past the overall tone is bitter rather than pathetic full of regrets and guilts sense of failure being more or less dominant this is a quite grim picture of an old age ostensibly self dependent but hopelessly void and lonely inside the directer composes the images more to convey passing sensations of anxiety and desire than any explicit meanings some of them are mesmerizing not devoid of humor though kind of absurdist play only somnambulist can visualize"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22618": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i ll indicate in this review the point where spoilers begin my dissatisfaction is split tone deafness lackluster writing the i agree with the first commenter s synopsis about the lack of diversity in the characters and scope of the stories i was surprised how this film at best woefully shortchanges the real nyc by presenting a collection of people and relationships so narrow as to come across as if it s inhabited only by the cast of gossip girl this is coming from someone who likes gossip girl a few minority characters are written into the stories but they are included by obligation while we can see the gears under the film so clearly striving to be diverse but falling ever so short the is why everything falls short all characters white plus a few token minorities are one dimensional cardboard cutouts of people concepts worse their interactions with each other are scripted in such a way that for each vignette in the film the audience is treated to what i d say is a gag we get a basic conceit then some punchline intended to be a clever twist but even if we suspended cynicism for a moment to say okay that was a surprise the stories are still not that interesting because they too are shallow when you fashion stories so that their existence hinges solely on the unexpectedness of the ending you re writing jokes spoilers below the movie primarily tries to tell romantic stories that s fine but romance is amazing deep sometimes complex these romantic stories each feature a girl and a boy who at some point share the same location and get to look at each other words exchange thoughts are projected through voice over but they too only manage to communicate to the audience merely that one person is attracted to another meaning there is no seduction in the broad sense no tension and neither confrontation nor communion between the wills of two different people trying to reconcile their existence to accommodate the other the only story involving a superficial seduction is told just so the audience ends up being surprised that the guy ethan hawke gets outwitted by the girl he s hitting on who unexpectedly turns out to be a hooker sure his words when trying to pick her up are interesting to hear and we are amused as we d be if we were next to them but there is nothing of substance to this story outside of a then b so it unfolds if something like a postcard could unfold with all the other tales as well a then b that s it the only point being that these happen to occur on set in manhattan by the way the only brooklyn we see is the coney island sketch the only queens is the flickering of a train ride taken by a character traveling to the west village it s easy to pick at movies that play into all the common stereotypes of race gender sexual orientation and so on _new york i love you_ however deserves to be held to stricter scrutiny because of its title we expect to see the real new york and real new yorkers but instead we have paraded before us the selected slice of a demographic its characters flown in from the o c plus a few others to make it seem as if we are paying attention to diversity but when we look closer at who those characters are the whole sham becomes an affront to the very notion of diversity and the ethnicities and cultures the movie shamefully fails to represent for example the story with the latino man with the little white girl in the park who gets mistaken by two ladies as her manny male nanny when in fact he s the father notwithstanding the last scene of this part was unnecessary from a dramatic construction point of view it would have been far more interesting to end it when the mother and boyfriend stepfather are strutting the girl away it is frankly a bit disgusting that the scene where we learn for sure that the girl s father is latino also must inform us that he is a sexually desirable dancer what the dad can t be just some guy from south america now that he s obviously hot is the audience better prepared to accept that he had a kid with a middle to upper class white woman are we that naive as to require such as if a mexican construction worker would obviously be too unpalatable it s not my place to dictate where the movie should have gone but in every conceivable set up and plot twist the direction taken screams status quo appeals to safety all these stories could have been made more interesting even if we were forced to keep the single dimensionality of the characters inhabiting them at the very least by not choosing from standard and obvious stereotypes asian girl living in chinatown being leered at by a scraggly old white guy how bout an asian cougar pursuing a white college kid instead again i m not saying the entire conceit has to be changed it s just that every damn story premise is so hackneyed and thus they fail to convey anything about why one might love new york outside the trite the real way to have improved the film would be to have written a script worth reading i will concede the pleasantness of the soundtrack the good pacing of the movie even if what was being paced was well dredge and the general feel of many of the scenes the movie was just fine to sit through and i wouldn t dissuade anyone from doing so however it is telling that the most significant homage paid to non superficiality is when the old opera singer says paraphrased that s what i love about new york everyone s from a different place well you wouldn t know it from watching this one"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22619": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "sammo has to have a out of for this movie as it has everything great story great fights great characters and great cameos this film sees dick wei take on billy chow and chong fat sammo takes on lau kar leung in a casino sammo loses the fight but what a fight it is full of high tempo action and elements of comedy thrown in some great and touching moments in the film lam ching ying pops up in a cameo and gets killed off gutted the end sequence will have you reaching for the rewind button as its one of the best end fights i ve seen sammo takes on loads of guys and ends up squaring up to billy chow"}, "weak_labels": [1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22620": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it was the sixties and anyone with long hair and a hip distant attitude could get money to make a movie that s how michael sarne director of this colossal flop was able to get the job sarne is one of the most supremely untalented people ever given a dollar to make a movie in fact the whole studio must have been tricked into agreeing to hire a guy who had made exactly one previous film a terribly precious s hip black and white featurette called joanna that film starred the similarly talentless actress waif genevieve waite who could barely speak an entire line without breaking into some inappropriate facial expression or bat like twitter sarne who was probably incapable of directing a cartoon never mind a big budget hollywood film was in way over his head david giler s book is the best place to go to find out how the faux infant terrible sarne was able to pull the wool over everyone s eyes if there is ever an historical marker which indicates the superficiality and shallowness of an era myra breckinridge provides that marker it embodies the emptiness and mindless excess of a decade which is more often remembered for a great sea change in the body politic breckinridge is a touchstone of another equally important vein watch this movie and you ll get a different perspective on the less often mentioned vacuity of spirit which so often passed for talent during those years many reviewers have spoken about the inter cutting of footage from other films especially older ones some actually liked these clunky comments on what was taking place in the movie others found them senseless annoying and obtrusive though since the film is so bad itself any intrusion would have to be an improvement in my opinion the real reason michael sarne put so many film clips into myra brekinridge was to paper over the bottomless insufficiency of wit and imagination that he possessed that is to say sarne was so imagination challenged that he just threw these clips in to fill space and take up time they weren t inspiration they were desperation his writing skills were nonexistent and david giler had wisely stepped away from the project as one might from a ticking bomb so sarne was left to actually try and make a movie and he couldn t it was beyond his slim capabilities hence the introduction of what seems like one half of an entire film s worth of clips the ghosts of writers and directors many long since passed on were called upon to fix this calamitous flopperoo because sarne sure as heck wasn t able to this was what he came up with on those days he sat on the set and thought for eight hours while the entire cast and crew not to mention the producers and the accountants cooled their heels and waited for something some great spark of imagination a hint of originality a soupcon of wit to crackle forth from the brow of zeus um oops no zeus no imagination no sparks millions of little dollar bills with tiny wings each made from the hundreds of licensing agreements required to use the clips flying out the window bye bye as for myself i hated the film clips they denigrated sarne s many betters poked fun at people whose talents even those whose skills were not great far outstripped the abilities of the director and so ultimately served to show how lacking he was in inspiration originality and even of plain competency compared to even the cheesiest of them"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 0, 0, -1]},
	"22621": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "my take on this at our local festival where people would see me so often they thought me a better source than i may actually have been began with a head shake well i can t summarize the plot but it s a really superb character study of an extremely scary man then slight embarrassment i ran into someone who actually knew what had gone down that is from whom trebor unwittingly gets his new heart it d been my last film in a long long day halfway through the festival maybe i d dozed the better a film is the more likely it triggers daydreams that send me really dreaming don t know did know there was an o henry twist achingly just beyond my ken as things finished and knew it had to do with the heart hence the quietly hilarious talent search my plot loss remark had more to do with intricacies of trebor s connections in france his relation to the dog woman and so on stuff i d been wide awake for denis barely glances at details that might have anchored another director s treatment but i write these things too often from memory especially festival films films whose dvd i don t have at hand le lait de la tendresse humaine is one of many examples and plot kinks fade much more quickly than broader impressions still or already l inrus in my memory is beyond all else a character study of a sort of dark side superman a super fiend not ensconced in genre or historical trappings but active and plausible relatively soft spoken driven but patient right among us the scar once he attains it makes him just visually i mean in image a sort of hybrid frankenstein monster mad doctor and creation all in one the actual doctors are his tools if he doesn t extract and install the heart himself it s only because it s not possible he s the force always the parasite consuming everyone he touches and finally himself what else is he to suggest that he s us the first world versus the third seems too simple since he feeds no less on his fellow first worlders on all of us denis s camera s eye when it looks at things i know goes usually where mine would so i tend to trust her when she looks at things i don t know snow trekking too fast bicycling and forest darkness i ve known in small ways but the south seas not at all so i made better entry into l intrus both france and the crystalline isles of its finish than into beau travail l intrus is for me a very comfortable discomforting film it s a sequence of places portrayed familiarly with a intimacy that allows us to know them whether we ve seen the reality or not a single image trebor cycling his massive weight on the thin racing frame the sounds of violated air and shrieking tires the asphalt ribbon the dark in bright sun evergreens cued me that the film would be linear a road trip a single will driven thrust despite trebor s personal power he s a human failure no matter who he s with he s alone though apparently he hasn t always been his body aborts life twice first to need the new heart then despite it l intrus is tragedy trebor is hubris i m navigating perilously the thread of what i remember let s leave it at that"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22622": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "anyone who knows me even remotely can tell you that i love bad movies almost as much as i love great ones and i can honestly say that i have finally seen one of the all time legendary bad movies the almost indescribable mess that is myra breckinridge an adaptation of gore vidal s best selling book he later disowned this film version the star studded myra breckinridge is truly a movie so bad that it remains bizarrely entertaining from beginning to end the x rated movie about sex change operations and hollywood was an absolute catastrophe at the box office and was literally booed off the screen by both critics and audiences at the time of it s release not surprisingly the film went on to gain a near legendary cult status among lovers of bad cinema and i was actually quite excited to finally see for the first time director michael sarne who only had two other previous directing credits to his name at the time took a lot of flack for the finished film and in honesty it really does not look like he had a clue about what he was trying to achieve the film is often incoherent with entire sequences edited together in such a half hazzard manner that many scenes become nearly incomprehensible also irritating is the gimmick of using archival footage from the fox film vaults and splicing it into the picture at regular intervals this means that there is archival footage of past film stars such as judy garland and shirley temple laced into newly film scenes of often lewd sexual acts and the process just doesn t work as intended this also caused a minor uproar as actors such as temple and loretta young sued the studio for using their image without permission perhaps sarne is not the only one to blame however as the film s screenplay and casting will also make many viewers shake their heads in disbelief for instance this film will ask you to believe that the scrawny film critic rex reed in his first and last major film role could have a sex change operation and emerge as the gorgeous sex goddess raquel welch the film becomes further hard to follow when welch as myra attempts to take over a film school from her sleazy uncle played by legendary film director john huston seduce a nubile female film student farrah fawcett and teach the school s resident bad boy roger herren a lesson by raping him with a strap on dildo did everyone follow that and it gets even better or worse depending upon your perspective i have yet to mention the film s top billed star the legendary screen sex symbol of the nineteen thirties mae west ms west was year old when she appeared in this film she had been retired for years and apparently she still considered herself to be a formidable sex symbol as she plays an upscale talent agent who has hunky men including a young tom selleck throwing themselves at her as if this weren t bad enough the tone deaf west actually performs two newly written songs about halfway through the film and i think that i might have endured permanent brain damage from listening to them naturally none of this even closely resembles anything that any person of reasonable taste would describe as good but i would give myra breckinridge a out of because it was always morbidly entertaining even when i had no idea what in the hell was supposed to be going on also most of the cast tries really hard raquel in particular appears so hell bent in turning her poorly written part into something meaningful that she single handedly succeeds in making the movie worth watching if she had only been working with a decent screenplay and capable director then she might have finally received some respect form critics the rest of the cast is also fine the endearingly over the top john huston who really should have been directing the picture has some funny moments rex reed isn t bad for a non actor and farrah fawcett is pleasantly fresh faced and likable roger herren is also fine but he never appeared in another movie again after this i guess he just couldn t live down being the guy who was rapped by raquel welch and as anyone could guess from the description above mae west was totally out of her mind when she agreed to do this movie but that s part of what makes it fun for those of us who love bad cinema"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22623": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the intruder l intrus a film directed by french director clair denis is the liberation of film it follows its own spirit across time space and character there may be a plot but what i understood of that i picked up from the description on the netflix dvd sleeve honestly it s probably better to know nothing about the film before watching it because then the viewer can set aside any and all expectations the film demands that the viewer think but also taunts the fact that he or she will not gain full understanding the human heart is the film s enigma every image questions its role its nature and its form the heart is the intruder that of the viewer and that of louis louis character is played by michel subor with the peace and mystery required by such a character honestly anyone could ve played louis character if he or she possessed a wandering willing and comfortable heart yet subor is the one featured here he becomes the film his identity is inseparable from it many of the film s images lingering in my mind revolve around his expressions vocal but mainly physical the intruder is poetic in its ability to capture the stillness and fullness of movement but more fluid than any literature in the shape it refuses to take surrealistic has been a term used in describing this film but perhaps quasirealistic is a more adequate term nothing in the film exists outside of the possibilities of reality the simple omnipresent score confirms that by imagining in music the connection between heartbeat and dim light watch the trailer a few times if you re attracted to visual imagery see the film to see the consequences of the combination of verse and a grasping for freedom"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22624": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i have to say i was very curious on viewing this film and it was considered a notorious disaster when released by th century fox in it has also popped up on several critics lists of bad films and this only deepened an interest as i just had to see what made this movie so bad upon seeing it i think i have my answers although i will say it does make for curious viewing the acting direction and script are so laughingly bad that the supposed satire is completely missing racquel welch seems to try to carry the film but after the opening sequence of the sex change operation the film goes so far down hill that she cannot handle this task alone john huston as uncle buck loner is certainly no help as he licks and leers at the screen he sometimes looks like he wonders himself what he s doing there rex reed bounces around as myron myra s alter ego and even has his own celebrated masturbation scene bravo for debut performances farrah fawcett plays a dumb blonde she certainly seemed convincing in this role but of course arguably the most notorious role went to mae west the sight of a year old woman with a plastic face making sexual innuendos seemed more suitable for a horror film i don t mean to put this cast down personally but in this film no one comes out looking good the direction seems so unassured and non existent that the film is not only bad but boring as well throw in some old film footage of old stars and the movie becomes even more disconnected to each his own to anyone that enjoyed this and i was glad i at least saw it but myra breckenridge seems to be the disaster that it was always reputed to be from the beginning"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22625": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the film is not visually stunning in the conventional sense it doesn t present a series of pretty pictures instead it is a visually interesting film it forces the viewer to constantly process or perhaps imagine the context of the various shots this sort of thing is easy to try but hard to succeed at the film refuses to use the crutch of a genre to help the less than fully engaged viewer get what s going on instead the film touches on and moves through a number of different genres the trick to loving the film is being able to enjoy this playfulness i suspect of north american viewers will just not get it if you try to pin down the narrative of this film or the philosophical message or the symbolist structure etc you will waste your time there are none of these the film only feints towards these genres and others at times the only unifying force in the film is claire denis s own sense of what fits together there are so few feature length films that come close to satisfying kant s description of what art is namely the enjoyment of the power of judgment itself instead of simply subsuming experiences under concepts film usually takes the easy way out and opts for the simpler pleasure of understanding what s happening most film is not art most film doesn t come close to art when a film does as this one does and is still enjoyable by a large range of viewers it s something of a miracle my on negative comment is that at times i find the film too simplistically buying in to the various narrative threads that run through it the tahiti father son narrative even though it s not exactly conventional ends up making things a little to clear and simple it dominates too much"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22626": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "watching this last night it amazed me that fox spent so much money on it and got so little back on their investment it s the kind of disaster that has to be seen to be believed i m sure that the first morning of filming raquel welch dusted off the shelf over her fireplace to prepare a spot for the academy award she would surely win for this daringly original movie oops that s not what happened the infighting on the set was detailed in print by rex reed and this helped the movie attain a reputation before it was even released when it was finally released there wasn t the usual three ring circus of publicity if i remember correctly in houston it opened at drive ins and neighborhood theatres and never played any of the big venues i lay most of the blame on director michael sarne who was hot after having directed the not all that good joanna a film with music about young people in swinging mod london if i recall correctly fox wound up firing him and piecing the film together the best they could that s why scenes play out in no particular sequence and characters appear and then vanish an impressive supporting cast kathleen freeman jim backus john carradine andy devine and others is wasted with nothing to do to expand it to feature length there are numerous clips from fox movies featuring stars like carmen miranda in amazing footage from the gang s all here andlaurel and hardy who never dreamed they d be playing in an x rated movie the x rating is due to occasional language numerous sexual perversions however none of the characters seem to be having any fun maybe somebody involved with the film had a warped puritan sensibility and figured that if they could make these things unappealing it wasn t bad to exploit them this was one of the youth pictures that nearly bankrupted hollywood in the s one writer joked that easy rider which was made for pocket change was the most expensive movie ever made because so many films followed which tried and failed in the worst way to duplicate its success sixtyish once honored directors like stanley kramer and otto preminger made movies like rpm and skidoo in an effort to attract a young audience white directors and writers attempted to make films to attract a black audience those movies are locked somewhere in a vault and the two named and many others from that genre have never as best i know been out on home video or cable they re the studios deep dark secret raquel welch s performance in this is all things considered very good with the right direction and script she could played the type of sassy liberated women rosiland russel and barbara stanwyck specialized in she looks great and has awesome costumes mae west is the liveliest seventy something actress i ve ever seen on the one hand it s kind of heartbreaking to watch her attempt to capture her glory from years gone by but i m sure she needed the money if you want to see a big budget x rated movie from this era check out beyond the valley of the dolls also from fox because it doesn t take itself seriously it s crazy kids playing with the equipment at a major studio myra breckinridge tries to say something there just wasn t anyone who wanted to listen"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22627": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "claire denis has demonstrated repeatedly that film does not need to tell a story that it is sufficient to create an experience that allows the viewer to take the ingredients and make of them what they will ostensibly the idea within the framework of a most non linear film is the older man living on the french swiss border a man devoted to his dogs who still has a lover but whose cardiac status increasingly threatens his life he has a son with a little family who infrequently meet with him but when he discovers he is in need of a heart transplant he opts for going to tahiti via japan to obtain a heart transplant on the black market and to rekindle a long lost relationship with a son he had form a tahitian women years ago what denis does with this outline of a story is use her camera to explore the loneliness of the soul the vastness of nature man s interaction with people vs animals etc much of the time the film doesn t make sense but that is because we try too hard to connect all the dots laid out before us in beautiful pictures life is sort of like that we look see observe integrate process and make of it what we will in using this form of film making much as she did in the strangely beautiful beau travail claire denis has developed a signature technique whether or not the viewer finds the finished product rewarding has much to do with our individual methods of processing visual and conceptual information this is an interesting and visually captivating film but many viewers will find it an overly long discourse about very little perhaps watching again will change that grady harp"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"22628": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i bought this dvd without any previous reference but the names of john huston raquel welch mae west and farrah fawcett on its cover i found the brazilian title very weird but i decided to watch expecting to see a funny comedy maybe like switch however the non sense story is awful and hard to be described myron breckinridge rex reed is submitted to a surgery to change his sex in copenhagen and he returns to hollywood telling that she is to be myra breckinridge raquel welch and claiming half the property of his uncle buck loner john huston along the days myra and her alter ego myron corrupt a young couple in her uncle s academy with kinky sex in a certain moment the messy screenplay is so confused that i believe the whole story was only a mind trip of myron induced by the accident unfortunately the beauties of raquel welch and farrah fawcett are not enough to hold this flick my vote is three title brazil homem mulher at certo ponto man woman up to a point"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22629": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "two things haunt you throughout l intrus the intruder who s the intruder and is it a movie or a dream you re watching the ending is so shocking that for a while you re at a loss for an answer to either of those questions the intruder pops up as different characters different men in different circumstances who don t belong in the scene so they re expelled from it kindly or brutally but often without emotional involvement the main character louis is a contemptible man he s got rough ways some mean job and no heart he needs one and goes after it he has a heart transplanted and afterwards decides to start a new life can this man succeed in his quest for redemption a guy like that could cut your throat at the drop of a hat you know it but claire denis doesn t encourage you to judge him occasionally there s a young russian woman a beautiful girl who seems to inhabit someplace between heaven and earth who does judge him she may even punish him but not denis there s the character played by beatrice dalle who wants no business with him don t touch me she says but denis lets this man be himself films him in his self absorbed quest i don t know if what she films is the heart or the mind but it isn t the traditional plot basics whatever she films you get it in the end you know who s the intruder you know why more or less and some scenes come back to your mind with their full meaning but was it a movie or a dream"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22630": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "seldom seen since theatrical release in myra breckinridge has become a byword for cinematic debacles of legendary proportions now at last on dvd in an unexpectedly handsome package it is as unlikely to win wide audiences today as it was when first released gore vidal s bestseller was a darkly satirical statement most filmmakers felt that the novel s story structure and overall tone would not translate to film and industry insiders were surprised when th century fox not only acquired the rights but also hired vidal to adapt his novel to the screen but studio executives soon had cold feet vidal s adaptations were repeatedly rejected and novice writer director michael sarne was brought in to bring the film to the screen studio executives hoped that sarne would tap into the youth market they saw as a target for the film but sarne proved even more out of synch with the material than the executives themselves rewrite upon rewrite followed the cast sensing disaster became increasingly combative in her dvd commentary star raquel welch says that she seldom had any idea of what myra s motives were from scene to scene or even within any single scene itself and that each person involved seemed to be making an entirely different film in the accompanying back story documentary rex reed says that myra breckinridge was a film made by a bunch of people who hid in their dressing rooms while waiting for their lawyers to return their calls the accuracy of these comments are demonstrated by the film itself the basics of vidal s story are there but not only has the story been shorn of all broader implications it seems to have no point in and of itself everything runs off in multiple directions nothing connects and numerous scenes undercut whatever logic previous scenes might have had and while director sarne repeatedly states in his commentary that he wanted to make the film as pure farce the only laughs generated are accidental chief among these accidents is mae west it is true that west is unexpectedly well preserved in appearance and that she had lost none of her way with a one liner but there is no getting around the fact that she is in her seventies and her conviction that she is the still the sexiest trick in shoe leather is extremely unsettling to say the least but worse really is the fact that west is outside her era her efforts to translate herself into a hip and happening persona results in one of the most embarrassing self caricatures ever seen on film the remaining cast is largely wasted raquel welch a significantly underestimated actress plays the title role of myra very much like a barbie doll on steroids non actor rex reed is unexpectedly effective in the role of myron but the entire role is essentially without point only john huston and cameo players john carradine jim backus william hopper and andy devine emerge relatively unscathed yes it really is the debacle everyone involved in the film feared it would be fast when it should be slow slow when it should be fast relentlessly unfunny from start to finish it is true that director sarne does have the occasional inspired idea as in his use of film clips of everyone from shirley temple to judy garland to create counterpoint to the action but by and large whenever sarne was presented with a choice of how to do something he seems to have made the wrong one the how and why of that is made clear in sarne s audio commentary sarne did not like the novel or for that matter the subject matter in general he did not want to write the screenplay but he needed the money he emphatically did not want to direct the film but he need the money he makes it very clear that he disliked author gore vidal and rex reed at one point he flatly states that reed is not a nice person and to this day he considers that vidal and reed worked in tandem to sabotage the film because he refused to play into their homosexual agenda which when you come right down to it seems to have been their desire that sarne actually film vidal s novel rather than his own weirdly imagined take off on it although he spends a fair amount of commentary time stating that the film is widely liked by the gay community sarne never quite seems to understand that the appeal of the film for a gay audience arises from his ridiculously inaccurate depiction of homosexual people when taken in tandem with the film itself sarne emerges as more than a little homophobic and quite frankly the single worst choice of writers and directors that could have been made for this project in addition to the sarne and welch commentaries and the making of documentary the dvd release includes several trailers and two versions of the film a theatrical release version and a restored version the only difference between the two is that the final scene in the restored version has been printed to black and white the edits made before the film went into general release have not been restored but the documentary details what they were the widescreen transfers of both are remarkably good and the sound is quite fine but to end where i began this is indeed a film that will most interest film historians movie buffs and cult movie fans i give it three out of five stars for their sake alone but everyone else should pass it by gary f taylor aka gft amazon reviewer"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22631": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the intruder l intrus is a visual pilgrimage through a mysterious life grizzled michel subor plays louis trebor like jason bourne as an old man with a hidden past living simply in an isolated hut in the woods for justifiably paranoid reasons but attracting pretty young women who can be useful to him we learn more about him through dreams flashbacks and a journey that may unfold chronologically or not as well as through his brusque interactions with family lovers business associates and a striking nemesis like the limey the film resonates with parent child regrets and a suspicious past revealed through clips from an old film with the same actor as a young man here paul g gauff s adventure film le reflux in a complete contrast of moods we meet his son sidney gr goire colin who has to be the sexiest house husband in the world as he sweetly and seductively does household repairs and cares for a baby a toddler and every need of his working wife surely director co writer claire denis must have created him as a woman s fantasy if ever there was one and a lesson to other filmmakers on filming foreplay there s an additional extended scene where he seeks his father in the woods while carefully carrying his angelic baby in a pouch he is everything his father is not and has every relationship his father is incapable of sustaining no wonder he thinks his father is a lunatic i spent the rest of the film in dread that something bad would happen to him as the true nature of the heart of his alienated father is very gradually played out before our eyes the film is a puzzle but subor is ruthlessly fascinating as we watch him traverse countries and negotiate nefarious deals and the voice over narration for denis s beau travail was annoying anyway we have to figure out from skylines and incidental signage that he is traveling to geneva korea and the south pacific time passing is indicated by the seasons changing and scars being created and healing there are lots of images of water for cleansing and for distancing continuing her fascination with the morphing of colonialism into globalization as well as playing a bit on stereotypes of the mysterious orient and russian criminals denis has incorporated elements from robert louis stevenson paul gauguin and marlon brando s tahiti idylls and a page memoir by french philosopher jean luc nancy the last for the title and heart transplant plot used for an ironic theme of limited immortality which does have consequences while louis thinks he s succeeded in being above boundaries rules and morals there is some amusement in the last act as the locals don t quite know what to do with him and try to help him solve his quixotic odyssey even as he again lies in isolation several people in the audience left in frustration at the elliptical but strikingly beautiful story telling method the unconventional narrative does raise a lot of plot questions on details"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22632": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "myra breckinridge is one of those rare films that established its place in film history immediately praise for the film was absolutely nonexistent even from the people involved in making it this film was loathed from day one while every now and then one will come across some maverick who will praise the film on philosophical grounds aggressive feminism or the courage to tackle the issue of transgenderism the film has not developed a cult following like some notorious flops do it s not hailed as a misunderstood masterpiece like scarface or trotted out to be ridiculed as a camp classic like showgirls undoubtedly the reason is that the film though outrageously awful is not lovable or even likable myra breckinridge is just plain mean as a hollywood satire it is cold blooded and mean spirited but in a hollow pointless way myra takes for granted that hollywood is a corrupt town but goes further to attack such beloved icons as laurel and hardy shirley temple judy garland and gary cooper the film seems to imply that everything about hollywood is by its very nature vile it seems to think that there is something inherently courageous about mocking sacred cows but doesn t supply a rationale for doing the mocking in the first place the film is also viscously anti american and anti establishment and anti this and anti that but all in a superficial late s trendy way like casino royale ski doo i love you alice b toklas and other would be hip epics myra is a middle aged vision of the hippy dippy youth culture it tries to embrace the very attitude that it belittles but instead of being cheerfully self mocking myra makes no attempt to conceal its contempt for everything that comes within its grasp myra breckinridge has the humor of a bully there s not a single moment of innocence in it its intentions aren t honorable time magazine aptly described it as being about as funny as a child molester but it s not nearly as sympathetic for instance poor mae west bore the brunt of so much of the criticism aimed at the film being described as looking like everything from an aging drag queen to a reanimated walking corpse the octogenarian star obviously didn t know just how ridiculous she looked playing a lecherous talent agent lusting after men young enough to be her grandsons or even her great grandsons but director michael sarne had to know but he used her anyway why because she apparently was the joke just like john huston john carradine grady sutton andy devine and other veteran performers in the film they are there only so the film can mock their age and use them to trash their film images they are cast as smarmy self parodies as is rex reed the arrogant fey film critic who is cast as just that in the film but the real reed the celebrity hound jet setting talk show gossip can be charming in an obnoxiously funny way but as myron myra s alter ego he is just obnoxious again apparently for sarne reed is the joke you watch myra breckinridge and you don t see actors you see victims none more so than raquel welch no one will ever accuse welch of being a great actress but it is a testament to her tenacity and her appeal that she survived this film and her career prospered being in almost every scene welch was front and center as a target for abuse aimed at the film but to her credit she gives a remarkably nuanced performance though of course centered between the scenery chewing huston and the almost catatonic west welch doesn t have to do much to strike a good balance even so she renders her horribly unfunny dialogue with a deadpan smirk with just the hint of self righteous glee that would do any james bond villain proud legend has it that welch was snubbed by a condescending west and subjected to repeated verbal abuse on the set by bumbling director sarne not to mention being featured in one degrading scene after another making it all the more remarkable that she was able to give such a cool and collected performance the film s only intriguing element is trying to figure out just what the film s agenda is the whole story is a fantasy fable which should indicate that it has a moral to deliver but what that might be is anybody s guess with all of its talk about destroying the last vestigial traces of traditional manhood from the race it would seem to have a feminist axe to grind but as a feminist myra is a monstrous figure a sexual predator besides myra isn t a woman rather she is a delusion of myron who presumably is a gay male that might explain the male rape scene as well as the character s love hate attitude toward the macho seemingly straight deadhead rusty but it doesn t explain his her obsession for and the supposedly lesbian tryst with farrah fawcett s mary ann the film is obsessed with sex but can hardly be accused of being in favor of the sexual revolution all the sex is treated as being if not dirty than at least perverse and degrading turning to gore vidal s original novel isn t of any help because it is as confused and pointless as the movie and this is a rare movie that actually seems to hate movies not just movies as a business but movies as part of the culture as well the film itself is wall to wall arcane references to old movies all of which director screenwriter sarne approaches with a seething disdain he has raided the film vaults of th century fox and peppered the film with snippets of old films not as an homage or to provide a social commentary but to mock the innocence of old hollywood how can an artist if you generously want to call sarne that make a work of art if he already hates the very medium he is working in the very effort is totally self defeating myra breckinridge doesn t seem to be in favor of anything other than being just nasty it hates hollywood it hates america it hates sex it hates gays and straights and women and men and old people and young people and laurel and hardy and well you name it and it probably has a scene showing contempt for it in a very sad and sorry way myra breckinridge may be the first punk manifesto a celebration of pop culture nihilism"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22633": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "after beau travail everybody was waiting for claire denis to make a follow up masterpiece that never arrived now it has denis makes a quantum leap in this film an orgy of gorgeous cinematography elliptical editing and willfully obscure narrative events that feels strange and acts even stranger there s a nominal plot derived partly from the jean luc nancy book of the same name about a mature man in need of a heart transplant and who seeks a tahitian son he abandoned long ago but mostly it s an exploration of the idea of intrusions personal and cultural it takes a couple of viewings to fully comprehend and has pacing problems close to the end but it s still more advanced and gripping than anything else i ve seen this year miss it at your peril"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22634": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "generally i like horror movies but unfortunately this fell out of the one pound bargain bin into my friends hand we sat down to watch it ready to be scared and ended up spraying food everywhere we were laughing so much the concept isn t that bad but why they decided number ten in the series would be lucky i don t know the worst thing about the movie is the actors the camera work was poor the special effects are actually not bad if i am being generous but overall the story failed to connect on any levels because the actors were as effective as a small lump of badly charred elm they were wooden beyond measure especially a foppish young actor who was fifteen years too young to be taken seriously as any kind of government agent he looked more like a public school boy in fact there was a really amusing sex scene where he looked like he was bobbing for apples as a busty lady rode on top of him and later his nappy sized underpants were hysterical but then i remembered it wasn t supposed to be a comedy i m desperately wracking my brain to find something positive to say about this movie apart from the occasional flash of breasts but there simply isn t let s hope ten was the lucky number and they don t do another one i m not sure my ribs could take it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22635": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this was a fine example of how an interesting film can be made without using big stars and big effects just tell a true story about the struggles of two african american women over a turbulent century this movie challenges us all to look at our own personal prejudices and see that people are people not white black etc good movie with a good message"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22636": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i still can t believe how bad this movie was if i wasn t a massochist i don t know if i would have survived the viewing it looks like it cost about to make but it wasn t the money that brought them down the acting was horrid not just bad rd graders could have read the lines better second the only other reason to watch this kind of movie is the skin and that is sorely lacking in this flick we don t even get to see the more attractive chicas in the buff ahh well better luck next time eh"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22637": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a wonderful film version of the best selling book and smash broadway play about the lives of sadie and bessie delany two african american sisters who both lived over the age of and told their story of witnessing a century of american history ruby dee and diahann carroll give very good performances as bessie and sadie respectively amy madigan also is good as amy hill hearth the white new york times reporter whose article about the sisters launched the book etc many of the flashback scenes and even many of the present day ones are very powerful if not quite as inspirational as in the book that is the only real drawback combined with the fact that certain aspects of the story are not presented clearly such as the inter racial background of the sisters mother and why their father was so stern but other than that a very well done excellently performed powerful movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22638": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "yeah i saw the rough cuts the unedited sex scenes the dire cut scenes almost on a par with the film the need for awful acting this movie is as bad as bad films get the bad script bad acting bad effects bad locations bad stunts bad everything the best actors in the film were the lap dancers they hired for the vampire extras sean harry the foppish actor as someone else put it makes a matchstick look talented here his amazing ability to badly drive a car when it is obviously being shook by people on the bonnet check out the reflection in the windscreen his inability to turn left which is class oh and don t forget the sex scene plus his noteworthy use of a toy gun which the props guys couldn t even be bothered to disguise as a real gun the other actors on screen could barely deliver their lines it was as if half the time they were waiting for a line that wasn t there the special effects were soooo good to the point that the guys who did it took their real names off the credits if you want a laugh at a party then rent this movie then again there are plenty of good comedies that are just as funny and don t give money to people who don t deserve it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22639": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a powerful adaptation of the best selling book and the smash broadway play about the lives of bessie and sadie delany two colored sisters who lived past the age of wonderfully played in their old age by ruby dee and diahann carroll respectively they tell their story in flashbacks to amy hill hearth played by amy madigan a white new york times reporter the flashback and present day scenes don t have as much inspirational value in them as in the book but really are powerful however certain aspects of the sisters lives such as the inter racial background of their mother and the reasons behind their father s stern personality are not presented clearly you need to read the book to fully understand these things which is just as well because the book s just as great aside from those flaws it s wonderfully done and performed especially by dee and carroll and a very powerful and educational movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22640": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "when i bought this dvd i though it seems to be a nice light comedy about love and relationships made up in portuguese standards let s give it a chance i was totally wrong what a disappointing movie first it s not a comedy it s a cheap drama which can be so melodramatic that it s even worse than many portuguese soap operas second the plot is so boring and leads nowhere it has no structure it just flows like the wind in one or another direction the production is also bad the sound mixing is horrible because sometimes the voices are disconnected it made me remind some old portuguese movies from the s the acting should have been better too well to sum up it s not with films like this one that portuguese cinema will improve in fact it was one of the worst portuguese movies i have seen in the last years bad argument bad acting bad production i had no high hopes for this movie but it was much worse than i ve ever imagined just forget about it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22641": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "sammo hung s film pedicab driver is considered by many to be his masterpiece i have to agree to some extent as the film in its greatest parts really gets as incredible and fantastic as any hong kong film ever has it is a combination of pretty good and well written drama interesting and sympathetic and also non sympathetic characters some genuinely funny humor and truly over the top hyper kung fu that is guaranteed to make many jaws drop when someone not familiar with hong kong cinema watches the film as well as it does to the experienced enthusiasts of the unique industry sammo and max mok siu chung play two pedicab drivers who live in hong kong in the middle part of the last century i think they drive their cabs and are also desperate for love sammo is interested in local baker girl ping nina li chi while max one day meets a mysterious and beautiful fennie yuen kit ying he falls madly in love with many other characters get introduced too and they remain pretty clear all the time if the viewer really concentrates on the film and its plot so i cannot say the film is confusing as it could be much worse especially in hong kong soon we get to know for instance that a ruthless gangster family is terrorizing the neighborhood and of course their violent acts affect our protagonists too and so the premise for some of the most incredibly choreographed kung fu fight sequences has been created as well as some nice drama the film has a great cast the leads are all very good and restrained not as painfully awful over acting and humor as in sammo s otherwise great eastern condors for example and they are also thanks to the carefully written screenplay pretty likable and easy to identify with the cast includes many familiar hk cinema faces and directors in small roles like corey yuen kwai the legendary action director and director of films like saviour of the soul and ninja in the dragon s den and fong sai yuk and the masterful composer lowell lo koon ting john woo s the killer and ringo lam s school on fire and prison on fire among many others pedicab driver included the shaw veteran liu chia liang whom with sammo has a furious fight with sticks alfred cheung kin ting the director of dark hk noir classic on the run from the late great lam ching ying best known for his friendly face in various hk vampire horror kung fu comedies to name just a few in fact the cast in pedicab driver is one of the most interesting i ve seen in any other hk production the film has some interesting peaceful moments most notably about the love affair between max mok and fennie yuen and one crisis they confront thanks to lowell lo s character they really could have done this a completely serious piece if they had wanted as the discussions about human values and meaning of love no matter what s your past or what you ve done for living get so serious and genuinely effective at the middle part that the film immediately gets much more noteworthy than our average kung fu spectacle actioner also the other characters efforts to cure things is very touching and tells delightfully much about right human relations and friendship and of course love still i think what fennie says to max about the future bad cooking is very unnecessary and tones the potential of the whole segment and its themes down pretty effectively unfortunately but then we get to the thing the film makers were interested the most in which is the action the outrageous and over the top action the fight scenes include traditional kung fu some sticks meat cleavers and the like and they re used here as hysterically as in the most mind blowing kung fu scene i ve seen in any film ever jackie chan s drunken master ii they really are that great there are wires and they re used very cleverly and people literally fly to the opposite corner of the room when they get kicked or punched simply amazing and again something only hong kong cinema can deliver also the dangerous stunts make the viewer hold his her breath as the film has one fast car vs pedicab chase sequence and various dangerous looking jumps and twisting bodies flying through the air and crushing with force to the hard destination still the film makers seem not to accept the violence of the film as sammo is like the late bruce lee willing to give himself up after the final murderous mayhem at the gangster villa and i think this kind of morale no matter how obvious or shallow it may be is a good thing even in a harmless film like this as cinema is meant to be much more than just brainless entertainment the film has also some very witty bits of humor that i m not sure everyone in hollywood or america for example would understand or like at all the hilarious star wars gag at the beginning is definitely among these and it literally forced me to laugh when i realized what i was seeing also some funny scenes are created out of sammo s passion for ping still the greatest amazement filled laugh came during the scenes depicted in the former pharagraph as the imagery of big and tall men flying with great force over the screen to the walls or furniture is simply insane and so breathtaking i just cannot hide my feelings and thoughts about these eastern film makers when i witness something like this and this is nothing but positive and appreciating reaction of course pedicab driver is among the most incredible hong kong action films that i have ever seen and easily among sammo s greatest achievements if the few minor flaws were not there this could rate even brighter and higher"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, 1, -1]},
	"22642": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "mistress of the craft celeste works as an agent for the london branch of interpol s bureau which specializes in i think occult criminals she possesses the eye of destiny good in her hands dangerous if anyone else got it bureau has caught a satanist from california hyde no relation to dr jekyll detective lucy lutz of lapd flies to england to bring him back to the us lutz is the connection to the earlier witchcraft movies having been played by stephanie beaton before in witchcraft in part lutz was played by another woman in lutz was a man lutz s part in was not terribly big but she s one of the main stars in this one though she s left behind her high heels and short skirts she still has revealing tops in this one and this time around she has nude and sex scenes beaton is pretty appealing in the role as usual there are a number of sex scenes an anonymous clubgoer has a fatal threesome with two vampires the satanist and head vampire get it on with some kink lutz finds an english pal and celeste and her boyfriend make love the main recurring character of the witchcraft series will spanner does not appear in this one although lutz mentions him to bureau agent dixon in a conversation about vampires she also phones her partner detective garner parts and though we don t hear his end of the conversation hyde is sprung from jail by a group of vampires led by raven for a walpurgis ritual having something to do with a god named morsheba i think hyde delivers all of his lines in a very flat manner while raven overacts to a campy degree the fight scenes are terribly choreographed the audio in the movie was pretty poorly recorded and poorly edited additionally some dialogue gets lost under blaring music or sirens cinematography isn t great either having the movie set in and actually shot in the uk was a bit of a novelty though at least for this series wendy cooper is very good as celeste attractive certainly but more importantly she s easily the best actor in the movie bad fight scenes notwithstanding i m quite surprised her filmography is so small if there s ever a witchcraft xiv and i would bet there will be they should bring her back even if it means flying her to california witchcraft x is available on its own or in the dvd collection hotter than hell along with witchcraft xi and two unrelated movies"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22643": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the autobiography on which this movie is based remains one of the most heart rending books i have ever read it tells the amazing stories of two sisters both who earned devotion and respect working well into their s as a teacher and a dentist then lived another years with dignity ruby dee steals the film with her perfectly nuanced performance as the rebellious blacker bessie the dentist she not only expresses her anger angst and wisdom well she lets you know exactly where they ve come from using an economy of words diahnn carroll has the feel of the older sister the teacher down perfectly but i m afraid she never makes me believe that she s over no matter the stories are well worth telling amy madigan is a bit too extreme and intrusive in acting overwhelmed and insecure in the first half of the movie as the caucasian ny times reporter this too is only a minor distraction the stories all true are the attraction and although two or three get slightly damaged in the translation most of them make it through just fine i recommend the book as essential reading to all people i recommend any books to i cannot quite but this tv movie in that rarefied air but it certainly captures enough of the flavor to be highly worthwhile in its own right"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22644": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "ed wood is eclipsed and becomes orson welles this film is fantastic vampire witches who fight in terribly choreographed scenes and dialog that could have breaking ribs with laughter plan from outerspace dons t stand a chance against this described by the writer and psychic stephen armourae on the vampire forum as a masterpiece he s from england and thoroughly sarcastic it has stephanie beaton and the producers know whats going to save them from bankcrupcy by repeatedly using her though she leaves me cold as she looks more like the undead than all the devil raisers and eileen daly is just a lower rate elvira the whole thing is badly done watch it for the script though"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22645": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i really enjoyed watching this movie about the delany sisters i knew of them but that was all this movie opened my eyes to their bravado and courage what a pair what sacrifices they made to live life on their own terms this is not only a movie for african americans but for all americans it is sort of a history lesson and a documentary rolled into one and combined with an entertaining movie biography the acting was superior by all included and we really do get a glimpse of the hardships these two sisters went through for many years both sisters are quite different from each other they came from a very loving and very strict family with high maybe even impossible standards of perfection it is sad to see how sadie s father refused to allow his daughter to continue to see her boyfriend due to a possible misunderstanding i thoroughly recommend this movie and i am glad i caught it on television the other day"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22646": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i bought a set of dvds for bucks at my local suncoast which contained this movie and three other trashy horror flicks including its sequel witchcraft xi so basically i paid the rock bottom price of for this movie if you do the math i can t exactly say i was ripped off i have a thing for trashy horror movies but this is the kind of trash that gives trash a bad name the budget couldn t be over though it appears as if they spent a total of i know it s a low budget film but that s no excuse for totally uninspired camerawork the film blood cult though not very good was made for an extremely low budget and still had fairly good camerawork and acting the acting in this movie is the definition of effortless especially from that muscular guy with the texas accent everyone is pretty much reading their lines off the page you can take that figuratively or literally i wouldn t be surprised if the script was off camera as they were performing i said before that i ve never seen a bad english actor this movie has quite a few bad ones and though english movies aren t always good they always seem to have at least a level of sophistication which is why i don t see why any englishman or englishwoman would volunteer to do a home video style schlock flick like this did merchant ivory put a hold on their casting calls usually i think people are too hard on directors and actors even some of the worst movies in hollywood have some level of professionalism in the directing acting and cinematography departments even when you watch a movie like glitter you can t honestly say it looks like a third grader shot those scenes though a third grader could ve written the script i ve seen home movies that are shot better than witchcraft x and that s no exaggeration whatsoever even the gore is minimal since the filmmakers only had money to buy some fake blood on sale at party city not a single effort was put into making this movie let s just sum it up like that you get the picture there s a good deal of nudity though that doesn t save it however i must say that girl with the red orange hair who s either naked or wearing a cleavage popping outfit throughout the film is really hot my score out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22647": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a number of contributors have mentioned the age difference between stewart and novak she was and he was when this movie was released i think that the difference didn t matter for a suspense drama like vertigo but it does matter for a romantic comedy we can easily understand that is why his character would be attracted to hers but it s less clear why hers would be attracted to his still the movie works as a light romantic fantasy the scene where she stares at him across the cat s head with her dark painted on eyebrows flaring and the sounds of her humming and the cat purring is true magic it s a little jarring therefore when the scene shifts to the top of the flatiron building and we see the age difference very sharply as he embraces her she reaches up to run her fingers through his hair but stops that motion and just brushes her fingertips lightly against his toupee"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22648": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "john wayne albert dekker compete for oil rights on indian territory and for the attention of martha scott in this republic pictures film shot out of utah usa an interesting western of sorts due to its characters and its more modern setting with wayne dekker playing the old and new factions of the west it s based on a story by thomson burtis who co writes the script along with eleanore griffin and ethel hill albert rogell directs in the workmanlike way that befits his career a pretty mundane story is in truth saved by its final third where thankfully the action picks up and we are treated to something resembling a pulse the light hearted approach to the romantic strand doesn t sit quite right and a glorious fist fight between the two protagonists is ruined by rogell being unable to disguise the stunt men doing the work but hey stunt men deserve their moment of glory always solid support comes from george gabby hayes and wayne as usual has much screen charisma particularly when rattling off his pistol but in spite of its better than usual republic budget it remains a film of interest only to s wayne enthusiasts"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22649": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the s tv series bewitched owes it s idea from this movie this is the movie that jimmy stewart kim novak made right after they were cast together in vertigo by alfred hitchcock this one is not as obsessive as that one but novak is just as captivating this was jack lemmons th movie and he is good in support here as well as ernie kovacs the movie has a lot of good things about it hermine gingold is very good in this movie almost as good in support here as she was in the music man the cast is very solid this movie has a late s new york city feel a cat that is as hexing as any feline in any movie it is well worth watching as it is a love story with all the emotion of any a little magic too boot it is not vertigo but i think because it followed that movie viewers then did not rate it as good as it deserved sure am glad that william asher saw it so that the s series got created i am not so glad about what will ferrell did to it on the big screen this movie is much better than that"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22650": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i saw this movie last year in media class and i have to say i really hated it i was in year and aged so that may have has something to do with it but for english this year year we had to read animal farm also by george orwell aside from the fact that the book is based on the revolution my opinion is that it is a terrible book and i also hated it but i think it was the most disturbing movie i have ever seen and i think that george orwell is one of the most deranged people ever to live on this planet i m sorry to everyone who loved his work but i unfortunately did not the themes in the movie were well portrayed but the way the whole movie was set and the events that took place within it were not to my standards this is only my opinion and i m sure many many other people thoroughly enjoyed this film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22651": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "bell book and candle was released in december and features james stewart kim novak jack lemmon and ernie kovaks this film had james stewart and kim novak in their second on screen pairing after the alfred hitchcock classic vertigo released earlier the same year this was stewart s last film as a romantic lead as he was deemed too old at age to play that sort of part anymore the movie is about a witch played by kim novak who is attracted to a mortal played by james stewart she puts a spell on him and he falls head over heels in love with her i enjoyed the movie and its cast this movie at the time was a moderate success which was nominated for a golden globe for best movie comedy gimmeclassics"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22652": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i must admit there are few books with corresponding movies that i have actually read before seeing the cinematic adaptation nineteen eighty four happens to be one of those rare cases the book was great it was immersive and interestingly prophetic but the movie just plain sucked it is easily the worst film i have ever seen the only reason i didn t turn it off after the first minutes was the fact that watching the movie was half of a two part assignment for a class it was dark and grotesque but did nothing in the way of achieving the proper atmosphere the acting was nothing above average and considering the fact that there wasn t much to act out this was severely disappointing the book for example didn t give me the impression that winston was unable to blurt out more than a single syllable at a time boring disturbing and visually unappealing the movie totally cannibalized the book wait a second isn t it british"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22653": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is an honest attempt to make a bewitchingly sweet love story the obvious inspiration behind the successful tv series bewitched this lovely sweet rom com is a timeless treasure the comparisons are obvious jimmy stewart plays a hapless but stolid straight kim novac plays a voluptuous blond witch who captures him through the use of a love spell but when that spell is broken by a stronger witch she contents herself with the duties of running her own shop and takes comfort in the fact that her beloved pyewacket her feline familiar is being cared for by her beloved aunt you ll recognize the aunt from murder by death this movie is fun and touchingly sweet bearing some spectacular wit and a nice witchy feel worth a look"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22654": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i think that the shots and lighting were very poor when i watched it for the first time i thought it was the old version when i really found out the true year of the film i was shocked i didn t know that there could be such a bad film made so recently thats really all i wanted to say this film had a good plot though nothing you couldn t miss out on if you would simply read the novel that george orwelll wrote all i really want to say has already been said except for this i can t believe that this film could have possibly received so many awards and nominations i gave this film a one awful because i felt that it was very badly made well that is all so long"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22655": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this impossible tale is of a female witch pursuing a mortal man in a mortal world her community is open among it s members but she conceals her witchcraft from the mortals hmmmm this is starting to sound familiar lol it s not your typical movie very campy performances by jack lemmon and ernie kovacs keep things from getting dull kim novak is always a pleasure on screen but i found her pairing with james stewart unusual but not fatal to the story with re newed interest in all things witchy and dark this film deserves to be discovered and re discovered by old and new audiences it s still a hoot"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22656": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the book is fantastic this film is not there is no reason this film could not have embraced a futuristic technological vision of the book hell total recall was released a few years later and that did a good job of it even a clockwork orange released in the s did a good job of trying to make a futuristic world the bleak german expressionistic colours the black and white footage from the vision screens there is no reason for this approach for when the film was made in the main character is in a white collar writing job yet he dresses like he works with oil and grease in a garage this film decides to take a mock communistic approach to set design atmosphere and theme yet the novel did not necessarily dictate a communist worship the humble worker theme itself this book seriously needs to be adapted in a modern context as this book is more relevant today than ever before i could not watch more than minutes of this crap the soundtrack is annoying the lack of foresight is annoying this film seems to have been made to deny a sense of realism or believability when that is exactly what is required to hammer the novel s messages to the viewer"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22657": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "kim novak s a witch on the prowl for a mortal lover and james stewart s her choice scintillating comedy of manners from the broadway stage shot by james wong howe in witch color and performed by a sterling cast ernie kovacs is wonderful as the perpetually dishevelled writer redlitch i love this movie though few others seem to kim alone makes it a winner in my book ha my film of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22658": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "ninteen eighty four is a film about a futuristic society in which the government controls everything and no one can be trusted it is a very dark film and it is one that will not make you feel good about yourself it is about a romance taking place in this society and the betrayal of the lovers and about human nature being self centred the film has some very good ideas and is done well in portraying this society with the dark tones in colours contrasting with happiness and bright colours in the dreams and a general feeling of loneliness through objects and people and places however despite the film s cleverness at portraying this idea the film was very slow and did not seem to quite get the idea across it seemed to spend too much time being clever rather than telling a story"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22659": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is the kind of film that if it were made today it would probably star sandra bullock and hugh grant actually now that i think about it this one is quite liable to be remade one day it s pleasant but with no depth whatsoever it suffers from the almost fatal miscasting of james stewart in a role he is about years too old for and as a result there is no chemistry between him and the beautiful kim novak ernie kovacs in the small supporting role of an aspiring writer is the only actor in the film whose performance approaches what you might call wit"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22660": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "a few weeks ago i read the classic george orwell novel i was fascinated with it and thought it was one of the best books i ve read recently so when i rented the dvd i was intrigued to see how this adaptation measured up unfortunately the movie didn t even come close to creating the ambiance or developing the characters that orwell so masterfully did in his book the director seems to think that everyone watching the movie has read the book because he makes no attempt to demonstrate why the characters act and feel the way they do john hurt the main actor is droll the entire way through and hardly does any acting until the end we never really find out what he does for a living or why his love affair is forbidden or what the political climate is and why the main character desires rebellion this book cannot be done justice in movie form without proper narration and explanation of the political system oppressing the characters and the fact that those are missing is the greatest shortcoming of this film besides that john hurt was a terrible casting choice looking about years older than the year old winston he was supposed to be portraying on a more positive note however the rest of the cast was well chosen it s just too bad they were put in such a horribly adapted film with the wrong lead actor brian o"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22661": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "vertigo co stars stewart in his last turn as a romantic lead and novak elevate this stewart s other christmas movie movie to above mid level entertainment the chemistry between the two stars makes for a fairly moving experience and further revelation can be gleaned from the movie if witchcraft is seen as a metaphor for the private pain that hampers many people s relationships all in all a nice diversion with legendary stars"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22662": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "just saw it yesterday in the sao paulo intl film festival just before going i came here to see how it was rated and at that time it was a pretty nice rate after minutes i was dying to get out never did this but felt embarrassed to do so as the producer of the movie was in the screening i did not like at all the dialogs are shallow and lead nowhere the characters are shallower than the dialogs nothing lead anywhere and the worst and worst plenty of siemens and organics advertising on the movie despite the fact that i already paid to go to the movie and entertain myself i still have to be bombarded by the main character chatting on the internet and siemens mobile popping up all the time on her lap top or another character having a bath or cutting her hair just to have organics shampoo displayed enormously on the screen all of this would be bearable if the plot characters romances anything was good but was bad really bad a don t know how to do sex in the city don t waste your time or money"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22663": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this prodigal son and eastern condors are my favourite sammo hung films the fat dragon is fatter in this outing than he was in condors but he s no less sure footed as director or actor he is in fact at the top of his form and delivers a devastating brutal actioner that boasts half a dozen amazing sequences and manages to tell a compassionate sweet love story also love and romance are not the director s priorities here but they serve as curious adjuncts to the action and insure that viewers don t hit the fast forward button between the physical clashes the opening scene which features a funny light sabre duel sets a solid but deceptive tone a sequence in which sammo s pedicab is chased by a car is beautifully staged and sweetened with a sharp comic tone the fast and furious stick fight between sammo and lau kar leung is a model of dazzling choreography and sharp superb direction and easily one of the best ever of its type the film s violence escalates slowly until finally when the climactic showdown comes we are subjected to some of the most brutal altercations ever seen in a sammo production the director actor s assault on billy chow and a house filled with angry menacing opponents is a bone cracking physically punishing delight terrific on every level and one of the best martial arts movies ever made great score too"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22664": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i have heard about this novel a long time ago many of my friends have recommend me to read it i searched it in every place and finally found it this is a book that every man should read because it is genius and because of it s vision i enjoyed every page i knew about the movie and could not wait to see it when i finally did i was very disappointed many things that are in the book are not in the movie i do not think that this is a spoiler that just makes the movie not logical michael radford might be a good director but a bad writer especially as a book adopter the movie is not dark at all the writing is really bad the only thing that is good even great is the acting john hurt is an amazing actor and the only face i myself could see as winston smith what angers me the most are the people in imdb that called this the best adaptation ever without even reading the book or knowing anything about screen writing you can only understand the brilliance of the story by reading the book do not consider this as an alternative as a fan of the book i was very disappointed the points i gave for this movie goes for the acting"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22665": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "for those of you unfamiliar with jimmy stewart this is one of his lesser films from later in his career and while it isn t a great film compared to many of his other pictures it isn t bad and is a decent time passer but not much more kim novak is a witch in new york city and for some inexplicable reason she decides to cast a spell on poor jimmy to make him fall in love with her over time the cold and detached ms novak also begins to fall in love with stewart and apparently in the witch s rule book this is a definite no no the film is odd in its sensibilities about the witches they are neither the baby sacrificing nor the all powerful variety most of their magic is pretty limited and pointless such as jack lemmon using his powers to turn off street lamps and very oddly the witches all seem to be bohemians who hang out in hip bars where you might find people wearing berets and listening to crappy jazz considering what i think of jazz it must really stink to be a witch in this movie s world anyway the film is pretty romantic and mildly comedic but not something i would rush out to watch the acting is pretty good but the script doesn t offer enough payoff to make this an exceptional film in fact i almost scored the film a it was really close"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22666": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i am a massive fan of the book and orwell is certainly my favourite writer ever since studying animal farm at gcse i bought the dvd out of sheer curiosity burton is an actor i hold in high regard so when i heard that he played the role of o brien i was swung i watched the trailer on the dvd first and some fears started to set in mostly regarding the frankly terrible theme song hearing the eurythmics mechanically shouting over and over again to an electronic beat is as bad as it sounds the acting on a whole is pretty good burton and hurt play their roles well and the tension that exists in the ministry of truth towards the end can be felt especially in the harrowing room scene however this is also where the movie is let down the movie spends too much time focusing on the love affair between winston and julia which frankly isn t what orwell was writing about he was writing about a harrowing future about how ingsoc build up a mans beliefs and then shatter them all in the name of him being made to love big brother the movie skips over what is essentially the most important part of the book winstons coming to terms with his position in life and the world and his re education via o brien the comment on imdb at the moment states that the movie sticks to the book is completely incorrect julia is not present when winston visits o brien they do not commit themselves to goldstien s brotherhood and confess their crimes there is no obvious mention of the initial instances where winston finds the article with the unpersons but it does get mentioned near the end if you have not read the book it is completely confusing a terrible screenplay which some excellent acting cannot rescue michael radford seems to have completely missed the point orwell was trying to make and the electronica sound track is frankly terrible"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22667": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "it s a gentle easy going s comedy kim novak belongs to a coven of witches in manhattan she puts a spell on neighbor jimmy stewart out of boredom but eventually falls in love with him losing her powers see witches are permitted to have hot blood but not love elsa lanchester is novak s aunt also a witch jack lemmon is her brother ditto hermione gingold is the chief witch and ernie kovacks is sidney redlich an author who specializes in writing about witches i described it as a s comedy because it could hardly be mistaken for anything else everything is so smooth and polished from the set decoration through wardrobe and plot to the performances and direction take the character of ernie kovacks he s referred to as a drunk and a nut and here s how the movie demonstrates these traits he asks for a second drink and though he always wears a jacket and tie like the other gentlemen his hair is a bit long and tousled that s a strictly s version of a drunk and a nut nothing is out of place everything is tidy and free of dust the soles of jimmy stewart s shoes are barely scuffed and the zodiac club where the witches hang out it s called a low dive yet it s a clean dark place with polite waiters a quintet of musicians neatly dressed client le and potted plants against bare brick walls that is not my idea or yours of a low dive not even for greenwich village in my idea of a dive in greenwich village is julius s or the white horse tavern or the san remo or the swing rendezvous a now defunct lesbian hangout the zodiac club is a high dive compared to these the kookiness we always hear about is muted by today s standards i mean kim novak is odd because she runs around her apartment in her bare feet and she wears a lot of black clothes like the beatniks of the period did but never mind all that it s an enjoyable romantic comedy kim novak is effective as gillian who runs a primitive art shop for the uptrodden she has a strange beauty bulky and ethereal at the same time she glides rather than walks a wispy presence her eyebrows seem drawn with a set of plastic french curves and jimmy stewart is quite good as the bewildered and bewitched victim in the s he usually played in light roles in the postwar years and for much of the s he was the tortured protagonist but here he puts his early experience in comedy to good use who could resist laughing when hermione gingold forces him to wear a shawl and drink a hideous concoction of putrid fluid in order to cure him of novak s spell it s good to see him as a stooge instead of the angry and indignant man of principle he was in danger of becoming richard quine directs the movie quietly without fireworks or special effects and does some interesting things that the play couldn t have had note the scene in which novak casts the spell over stewart when the siamese cat s face and ears seem to merge with novak s startling eyes ernie kovacks in the s was a well known television personality there was never anything quite like the ernie kovacks show before or after it brings the word surrealism to mind he could stage five minutes worth of wordless and indescribable tricks in an unpopulated room with only bartok s concerto for orchestra as background and he did an unimpeachable sketch using the character of percy dovetail an effete poet the credits kind of skip over the condoli brothers but that s rather casual because these two guys pete and conte were virtuoso trumpeters with independent careers in jazz ensembles conte was later a member of doc severison s band on johnny carson s late show the third act kind of bogs down a little and becomes more romantic than comedy but it s never dull the whole film rolls along as neatly as van druten s play and the kids will probably get a kick out of it too"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22668": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "after hearing about george orwell s prophetic masterpiece for all of my life i m now but never having read the book i am totally confused as to what i ve just seen i am very familiar with the concepts covered in the novel as i m sure most are but only through hearsay and quotes without this limited knowledge this film would have been a complete mystery and even with it i m still no more educated about the story of than i was before i watched it on the plus side the cinematography is amazing hurt burton deliver fine performances and the overall feel of the movie is wonderfully grim and desolate the prostitute scene was a fantastically dark piece of film making now for the down sides and there are plenty there is a war going on at least as far as the propaganda is concerned but why with who nothing is explained there are a couple of names bandied about eurasia etc but they mean nothing without explanation who is winston what does he do where does he come from where does he work why is he changing news reports why isn t he on the front line why doesn t he eat the food in the canteen what is that drink he s drinking through the entire film why is he so weak ill why isn t he brainwashed like the rest of them what s the deal with his mother sister what happened to his father a little back story would have been nice no scrub that essential for those like myself that haven t read the book without it this is just a confusing and hard to follow art house movie that constantly keeps you guessing at what is actually going on the soundtrack was dis jointed and badly edited and the constant chatter from the big brother screens swamps the dialogue in places making it even harder to work out whats going on i accept that this may have been an artistic choice but it s very annoying all the same also i know this has been mentioned before but why all the nudity it just seemed totally gratuitous and felt like it had been thrown in there to make up for the lack of any plot coverage i personally can t abide the way hollywood feels it has to explain story lines word for word these days we are not all brainwashed simpletons but this is a few steps too far the other way i can only imagine that it totally relies on the fact that you ve read the book because if this film really is the literal translation that i ve seen many people say i would find it very hard to understand why is hailed as the classic it is there s no denying that it was light years ahead of it s time and has pretty much predicted every change in our society to date maybe this has been a sort of bible to the powers that be but many sci fi novelists have done the same without leaving gaping holes in the storyline i guess i have to do what i should have done from the start and buy a copy of the book if i m to make any sense out of this all in all very disappointed in something i ve waited for years to watch"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22669": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "gillian holroyd kim novak is a witch secretly she s attracted to her quite normal neighbor shep henderson james stewart she casts a spell on shep that forces him to dump his fianc and fall for her things are going along quite nicely until gillian discovers she really cares for this mortal man she decides to tell him her secret but how will shep react when he finds out that he was tricked into falling in love with gillian as far as light hearted s comedies go bell book and candle is good but nothing spectacular it s an enjoyable enough watch and should appeal to almost anyone who sits down with it just don t go into the movie expecting the greatest thing since sliced bread the movie s cute funny at times and touching in the end kim novak and james stewart do their best and have some real chemistry novak as others have pointed out looks quite incredible in an understated sort of way the supporting cast with jack lemmon hermione gingold and elsa lanchester is often laugh out loud funny and steals a lot of the spotlight from novak and stewart the biggest problem i see is that bell book and candle can t quite decide what kind of movie it wants to be is it a screwball comedy is it a romantic comedy is it a supernatural comedy had director richard quine stuck with just one approach the movie might have been even better and more memorable"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22670": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i saw this movie literally directly after finishing the book and maybe that was a neutral idea or a very stupid one i think it was the latter first of all it was inaccurate in many small yet important details one of the first things i noticed was during winston s day to day life in his work his conversations eating in the cafeteria etc he feels free to look unhappy and make suggestive glances at people without immense fear one of the most important parts of the book was that even in small activities it was virtually impossible to safely show even a hint of his true emotions on his face at any moment this is also shown in the scenes on the streets of the proletarions in the book winston knew that this was a huge risk to wander around there and was skeptical and frightened at every trip while in the movie he does it so often and without fear that you lose the important feeling of heavy surveillance and risk right off the bat other minor inaccuracies included winston hiding his diary in the wall yes a very small change but it begs the question what s the point there was also the most annoying thing a director can do with a book and that is morphing characters the large inaccuracies were far more disturbing however first of all one of the important pieces of the book is that big brother is a government based on an intelligent yet crude philosophy in the movie they skip that and go straight to making you think that the government is run by hitler with technology which is true in a sense when directed with its facism but if that s all you get out of big brother you really missed the point of the book the terrifying thing about big brother is that in a way it has some points behind its philosophy when o brien is picking at winstons mind in the ministry of love he is listening to everything winston says against big brother the fact that he listens and advances forward in his philosophy is in effect what is most creepy and intriguing in the end careful spoiler ahead when winston says he loves big brother the terrifying thing is that you are not sure whether it was souly the beating and torture that caused this or the actual power behind the philosophy i am in no way saying that the big brother s philosophy has points that appeal to me but its intelligence and depth is what makes this book incredibly disturbing also how could anyone feel any connection between julia and winston in the film it was awful no connection whatsoever and where was o brien before he gave winston his address one of the things that carried the book was winstons thoughts about o brien before he made contact with him in the movie they just jump the gun but that about sums up why this movie was a terrible adaption because its impossible not to jump the gun and morph characters in less than two hours how could anyone think this movie was watchable if it was under two hours at the very least the movie demands hours to be able to capture some of the important moods and connections anything less is just pointless if you loved the book and i mean truly adored it you will not approve of this movie and chances are you already knew you wouldn t because the book is unfilmable and this movie just proves how impossible it is cram something decent into a small reel of film two stars out of ten"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22671": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i can watch b b c and feel all the emotions i felt when i first saw it at aged well maybe all but one certainly miss k novak has lost none of her silky allure in nearly half a century she was a thinking youth s diana dors all those thinking youths now collecting their pensions can briefly regain the heart clutching collar tightening blood pulsing ardour they felt when she gazed directly into their eyes back in the days when they were being told that they had never had it so good now huddled up against the cold and fearful of being mugged by a hoodie they scuttle home as fast as their arthritic knees can carry them from the video shop relatively happy in the certain knowledge that within the triple locked comparative safety of their fourth floor tower block flat they can regain just a small fragment of their lost youth and perhaps reflect that love truly is eternal this movie is miss novak s golden moment she seized it avidly and gave a performance of awesome voluptuousness combined with a hypnotic awareness of her own sex appeal and despite all this she convinces us that her character possesses a strange and beguiling innocence she completely dominates the amiable mr j stewart who seems resigned to handing her the movie misses e lanchester and h gingold offer comic relief along with mr e kovacs whose peculiar talents are strictly proscribed mr j lemmon plays miss novak s brother he is a beatnik a species that disappeared as soon as it realised that its existence was being acknowledged by the mainstream some of the more hardcore beats reinvented themselves as hippies a few years later certainly they had become figures of fun by and mr lemmon does not appear overly concerned with restraint in portraying one but all else is mere frippery miss novak bathed in a particularly beautiful spectrum of technicolor is the sole raison d etre for bell book and candle it survives its reputation enhanced as the ultimate showcase for one of hollywood s most beautiful women loved by moviegoers ignored by critics miss novak will continue to captivate with that enigmatic smile all the time thinking old men have the strength to push the play buttons on their dvds one day probably after we are all gone she will be discovered by a new generation who will belatedly realise that it is quite possible for a woman to be fully dressed and sexually attractive at the same time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"22672": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i had high hopes for this movie because i enjoyed the book so much however i don t think i would have understood the premise of the movie if i hadn t already read the book the movie is a noble attempt to show the despair of people trying to break the bonds of overpowering government rule but the book portrays the suffering much more thoroughly the corrupt government officials have comfortable almost luxurious lives while the common people struggle to obtain the bare necessities for survival perhaps most people feel this way toward their leaders and rulers regardless of whether or not they are actually oppressed or repressed orwell s dystopia seems as if it could exist in many places in our modern world it has been several years since i ve read the book but one hears references to big brother the thought police and newspeak frequently in the media and casual conversation probably many people using these terms don t realize where the terms came from i strongly recommend that you read the book"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22673": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "john van druten s bell book and candle is a delightful and unexpected fantasy about a coven of modern day witches living in new york city it was obviously an attractive movie property it had a stellar part for gillian holroyd for her erstwhile book publisher enforced sweetheart shepherd henderson and her madcap family and circle including shep s bewildered fianc e the hateful merle kittredge against whose chances with shep gillian begins her magical spell casting it even had pyewacket a siamese cat familiar with well timed miaows sidney redlitch a fake witch expert with atrocious pretensions and bad manners in short it seemed to its producer perhaps box office magic and so it proved to be so many things were right about its production it only had one element not perfect but i found the rest to be amusing charming and very consistently entertaining to begin with the screenplay by daniel taradash kept the best qualities of the fine theatrical play but opened out its scenes to include greenwich village and other areas of new york s scene the technical production was beautiful with cinematography by the legendary james wong howe a fine score by george duning more than clever sets by louis diage and gowns by jean louis in the attractive cast were wolfe barzell howard mcnear janice rule as merle ernie kovacs as redlitch jack lemmon as gillia s mischievous brother wonderful comediennes elsa lanchester and hermione gingold as fellow witches and lovely kim novak in one of her most touching parts as gillian jimmy stewart was the imperfect element in my judgment he did well with the comedic portions of his part but he was never convincing as a new york book publisher and a bit too old for the part of henderson anyhow but director richard quine used subtle lighting pace changes and unusually composed shots to indicate the oddness of the witch portions of the film keeping the other portions very luminous but straightforward in their presentation the plot s main crisis in the film comes to pass when in reality gillian falls for henderson who does not believe in witches at all she started out merely to alienate him from his fianc e her stuck up college rival later when henderson tries to walk out he keeps coming back to her and realizes he is under a spell as she has apologetically tried to explain to him meanwhile sidney redlich has been summoned by witching spell to come to new york to sell his book to henderson of course he knows nothing at all of magic but is quite puzzled and interested to find out why he had come anywhere at all but gillian s brother enlightens him all comes out right in the end in this romantic satire as gillian proves her love to henderson by losing her powers which is what happens to witches when they truly love a mortal of course he never really wanted to resist her anyhow the film has sprightly dialogue charm and a little magic of its own in the fey charm of the witches and the torments gillian must undergo in her battle with herself and to win the man she loves a lovely ending to this beautifully photographed and unusual romance makes its amazing realism though a fantasy just about complete in my view memorably delightful"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, 1, -1]},
	"22674": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "as far as the movie goes it s an ok science fiction movie it has a lot of cool stuff in it and some quality scenes that said it s not that good and some of the stuff is pretty far fetched as for calling this another cube movie is utter and complete bullsh t this is the very definition of milking a great and inventive original movie the whole feel to it can be somewhat translated into the core of the first but the introduction of people androids as part of the team behind the cube itself is somewhat a stretch i gave this a because of the backstabbing of the original this one should have been kept sterile in so many parts of the movie that there is no place or time to mention them all watchable for those who have not seen cube hypercube but not recommendable for fans of the series"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22675": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "bell book and candle was shown recently on cable not having seen it for a while we decided to take another look at this comedy based on the james van druten s broadway hit which was a vehicle for rex harrison and lilli palmer in the early fifties the film was adapted for the screen by daniel taradash the film was directed by richard quine who turned the play into a delightful comedy evidently judging by some of the comments submitted by imdb the big issue seems to be the pairing of the two stars who had collaborated on vertigo released the same year movie audiences didn t think anything about the age difference when this film was released in fact most of the aging male stars of that period were always involved with much younger women the film set in manhattan during christmas is a delightful comedy that has enchanted viewers kim novak was at the height of her beauty as it s clear the camera adored her no matter what was she playing as the witch that becomes human her gillian is charming james stewart who plays the publisher shep henderson is also seen at his best mr stewart was an excellent comedy actor who shows in here why he was at the top in supporting roles the wonderful elsa lanchester playing queenie is a welcome addition to any movie as she proves here jack lemmon s nicky holroyd the brother of gillian is also good ernie kovacs is also seen as the writer sidney radlitch this is an excellent way to spend a winter night at home watching bell book and candle"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22676": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "pretty disappointing prequel to the first two films it s got none of the suspense of the first nor the interest of the second by concentrating on the guys who run the cube it basically takes away any of the sense of tension inside the cube as we simply don t care about the characters inside much of the film is simply boring and it only becomes truly terrible with the introduction of the glass eyed superior and the green eyed crazy marine after that though it just descends into over the top unintentional hilarity the ending is fitting though tying it back into the first one in an indirect way the script is terrible the acting mediocre at best and the direction unimpressive a much lesser follow up"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22677": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i watched this movie after watching practical magic and the older film was far superior i liked the way the lighting makeup and costumes changed as gillian changed in the story jimmy stewart s mannerisms didn t do a lot for me in this film but i suppose they did serve to highlight the reserve of gillian s character i was also struck by nicky s and gillian s mannerisms it was as if the director wanted him to appear effeminate and gillian to appear masculine the gestures nicky makes when he s showing redlich his powers especially struck me i ve never thought of warlocks as being effeminate so it was an interesting way of contrasting those characters"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22678": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "incredible does it get any dumber than this not a chance the stupidity in this movie would shame even ed wood de palma and woo if the first part in the series had mediocre dialog and the second one had bad dialog then this one has cretinous dialog amazing but this time the story has been lowered to the level of the dialog too in spite of the acting and the dialog i liked the first two films but cube zero will surely kill the franchise the utterly moronic plot so obviously stems from the pen of a frustrated left winger i sometimes wonder if such leftists even themselves realize just how anti democracy and pro dictatorship they are in this movie they obviously target the us a democracy why don t they target korea iran syria china zimbabwe etc in anti military movies sure most of these places are hardly likely to produce a cube like this any time soon but that s beside the point it s obvious writers of garbage like this actually admire these kinds of regimes whether they are aware of it or not i would even go as far as to say that anyone who adamantly attacks us foreign policies all the time has anti democratic beliefs in his core back to the movie apart from being so far fetched that it isn t even funny any more the film has many obvious illogicalities for example for some reason the two men who supervise the cube have done it for a while and are oblivious to the pain and sadism that the project entails yet the first one than the other suddenly turn against the system anyone who has any idea at all about human nature will see right through this idiocy or how about that cretinous character the one eyed evil bureaucrat who talks as if he s in a bad mel brooks comedy in fact as soon as this creature appears the movie loses all seriousness and hence any chance of being exciting it really does become a comedy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22679": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "have not seen this film in a very long time and greatly enjoyed kim novak playing the role as gil holroyd who is an actual witch and has an aunt named queenie holroyd who is also a witch and gillian also has a brother warlock named nick played by jack lemmon when gillian sets her eyes on shep henderson james stewart who is engaged to a girl he is going to marry gillian performers some magic spells with a cat and changes his mind about his intended bride and then becomes very lust full and falls in love with gillian the story tells that a real witch cannot fall in love blush or cry and this begins to prove a big problem between shep and gillian so nick and aunt queenie decided they have to do something about this situation great film to view over and over again and a great classic film from"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22680": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i wasn t really fond of the first cube movie it was a good idea but the annoying acting and characters always kept me from liking it too much didn t really feel the need to see its sequel but when i heard they were making a third movie that would act as more of a prequel to the original i was intrigued thinking that maybe they would fix some of the original s problems and provide us with a memorable cast of characters well i thought wrong cube zero starts well enough by introducing us with the two characters in charge of watching and maintaining the never ending maze of traps that plagues the people in the cube the filmmakers succeed in providing a sense of mystery with the establishment of the two men s daily routine several questions are created from it concerning the reason why people are send there and also the true nature of the ones who run the entire operation all of which are left entirely to the viewer the acting was a bit weak but all in all the movie s first half moved relatively well with the story moving on one of the two watchers begins to develop serious doubts about what he is doing and later decides to go and help a group of the people trapped here is where everything rapidly starts to dissolve into dull cheese sent by the people who run the cube program we are introduced to the character jax along with his two underlings play a major reason as to why this movie is failure to start of jax looks and talks more like a third rate villain taken directly from a james bond movie complete with the ever popular glass eye that alone ruins any atmosphere created by the first half s relatively nice pace whats more is that it begins to feel more like a comedy rather than a serious movie with some incredibly corny lines perhaps the screenwriter got bored and didn t care the acting itself degrades to a further low when the former watcher meets the group in the cube the entire interaction is painful to watch as is everything else following it again failing to impress on anything but weak characters dialog and acting cube zero is a waste of time for those searching for a good horror movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22681": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "after you see vertigo then watch bell book and candle made within months of each other my second favorite kim novak film with picnic coming in as third all three performances are great vertigo being the best of all they came to my nowhere kansas prairie town near by at salina kansas in the s to film picnic bell book and candle s musical score i believe is one of alex north s perfect for this bit of comedy after vertigo stewart and novak did this comedy how amusing to note the dramatic contrast worth your time if you like kim novak the greta garbo of my youth"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22682": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "some people might consider this movie a piece of artwork to be able to express your imagination on film in order to create a movie filled with antagonizing pain and death i personally think that this movie is a disgust which should have never been released this movie is repulsive illogical and meaningless not only is it a complete waste of time but it makes you sick for days to come the appalling images shown in the film not only make you grasp for air but they set in your mind and it takes days to forget them such a shame that people waste their imagination on such inhumane suffering kill bill would be another example but at least kill bill has its purpose meaning climax and resolution"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22683": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "although i agree that it s a good but not great movie for many of the reasons other posters have mentioned i still enjoy it one reason is the music i d call attention to the very cool appearance by the candoli brothers conte and pete in a well staged scene in the nightclub these guys were two of the best jazz trumpeters of their day and they manage to convincingly boggle the mind of jimmy stewart by playing an hysterical trumpet duet one trumpet in each of stewart s ears the candolis really did play that well too though i suspect the actual music for that scene was dubbed later by the two of them i don t know much about george duning who gets the credit for the music other than that he seems to have worked with the three stooges on more than one occasion but the casting of the candoli brothers as jazz playing warlocks was a real nice touch"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22684": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "but cinderella gets my vote not only for the worst of disney s princess movies but for the worst movie the company made during walt s lifetime the music is genuinely pretty and the story deserves to be called classic what fails in this movie are the characters particularly the title character who could only be called the heroine in the loosest sense of the term after a brief prologue the audience is introduced to cinderella she is waking up in the morning and singing a dream is a wish your heart makes this establishes her as an idealist and thus deserving of our sympathy unfortunately the script gives us no clue as to what she is dreaming about freedom from her servant role the respect of her step family someone to talk to besides mice and birds in one song cut from the movie but presented in the special features section of the latest dvd cinderella relates her wish that there could be many of her so she could do her work more efficiently you go girlfriend in short cinderella is a very bland character she passively accepts her step family s abuse escaping into her unspoken dreams for relief she only asserts herself once by reminding her stepmother that she is still a member of the family for this she is given permission to go the ball if she completes her housework and finds something to wear a token gesture that is clearly absurd to everyone except of course cinderella can anyone see belle or jasmine being such a doormat if cinderella is dull her male counterpart is nothing short of lifeless the prince in cinderella gets no dialog and almost no screen time we are given no indication if he is a good man if he respects cinderella or anything all we know is he is a prince and he dances well heck even the prince from snow white got to sing a romantic song at least not only does this lack of development make the romance less interesting it makes cinderella look like either a social climber or an idiot weakening her already tenuous appeal perhaps realizing how dull the main characters were the animators chose to give excessive screen time to the movie s comic relief cinderella s friends the mice granted these characters are amusing even so when the comic relief steals the show from the principals well let s just say your story has some problems dinsey loves to proclaim all its animated features as masterpieces while many of them are there are some that do not deserve this appellate in any way cinderella is a prime example of this fact"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22685": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i have seen this movie this movie is the best according today s need dowry in marriages is the major problem nowadays in stating this problem this movie is the best in this movie the indian values are stated very well today s youth must understand this problem there is less population of girls and due to this problem of dowry the girls committed suicide if this problem continues then the day when there is no girl child is not far away so keep in mind this statement today s youth must understand that we can not take dowry in marriages we have to learn from this movie that the dowry should not be taken and if we understand this problem then we can see the new trend in the society this is the major change in the society"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22686": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the only thing that frequently pops into my head while i m writing this review is i ll never get that hour and a half back to indicate that i m not just blowing air i ll compare the movie to the other movies of the cube trilogy cube and hypercube cube wasn t great but it was original and that made up for some technical flaws hypercube as a sequel lost the advantage of originality but it came out looking pretty sharp and i even liked it beter than cube the story was better but cube zero in comparison to it s predecessors really isn t worth sh t a complete lack of good fx a very f ck d up script and just plain old bad acting don t combine well example all of the time during the movie i was thinking it would be incredibly stupid if should happen and then it would happen so it s not very original neither my advice don t lose that hour and a half i lost oh and i hope this movie crashes and burns"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22687": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this may not be war peace but the two academy noms wouldn t have been forthcoming if it weren t for the genius of james wong howe this is one of the few films i ve fallen in love with as a child and gone back to without dissatisfaction whether you have any interest in what it offers fictively or not bb c is a visual feast i m not saying it s his best work i m no expert there for sure but the look of this movie is amazing i love everything about it elsa lanchester the cat the crazy hoo doo the retro downtown ness but the way it was put on film is breathtaking i even like the inconsistencies pointed out on this page above and the special effects that seem backward now it all creates a really consistent world"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22688": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie was yet another waste of time why oh why do i keep renting crap like this someone please tell me sigh oh well back to the movie at hand cube zero is probably worth it if you really really enjoyed the first movie like i did and just want to check out what s up in the last hopefully movie scraped together just to keep some poor actors and screenwriters employed then of course this is the movie for you but if you are looking for a good movie with good acting and a fantastic plot evil grin then this movie is definitely for you d ok i m lying at best this movie sucks ok i have to admit that certain elements to it was cool well coolish and i laughed quite a few times prolly at the wrong things but nevertheless i was amused but all in all the few things that barely makes the ok category isn t enough to make this movie worth it at all unless you count manos hand of fate one of the top ten movies ever"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22689": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "bell book and candle was one of the great pop culture phenomena of the mid twentieth century very similar to the phenoms we see today back in the s more than ten years later there were still endless references to this film it made novak a huge star put a nice item on jack lemon s resume cast new light on jimmy stewart and gave lancaster and gingold new avenues to explore in their careers both went on to continue to play witches and other curious old bats in film and television along with the s movie i married a witch which helped to make veronica lake an icon bell book and candle inspired the grand film and tv fascination with all things witchy that began with bewitched and has continued through practical magic worst witch and harry potter what i rarely see noted is that the movie is also a rather interesting alternative xmas movie the story takes place over the christmas holidays and despite the fact that it is superficially about witchcraft actually embodies a great deal of xmas spirit giving love family self sacrifice etc i will always watch this movie have seen it several times since my first viewing in the early s particularly if it is shown around or just after the holiday season it has style substance a great cast and terrific production values and like adam s rib it casually expresses ideas that were rather radical for its time are radical even now in both movies the female character is guileless and powerful and so always seems ahead of the times"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22690": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i think this one sucked on ice because it left the cube and gave us to much information as to the who s and why s the original cube never left the cube and it left everything to your imagination this crap fest however gives you it all and i didn t like it though the acting is solid i think the reason this one was a downer was because it was done by people other than the original filmmakers if they had vincenzo natali do this prequel or even the sequel i think it would have done better and would have been more true to the source so i recommend you stay far far away from this one and hypercube another movie i don t even want to discuss i gave it a for the acting only"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22691": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "as a pagan i must say this movie has little if any magickal significance it s a fun witchcraft movie and not meant to teach us anything except that love is the strongest magick of all and never to use it in a controlling or vengeful way that s a lesson everyone needs to learn not just pagans that having been said this movie is wonderfully written and sweetly executed by kim novak and the venerable jimmy stewart hermione gingold delivers a stellar performance as bianca elsa lanchester with too many movie credits to mention except as ms jane marbles of murder by death was wonderful as ms novak s absent minded yet capable upstairs neighbor queenie also starring jack lemmon wonderful performance and jim kovacs brilliantly witty witches can t cry why they can t shed a single tear because their heart is full of magick they don t have time for silly things such as love queenie gillian holroyd novak and her brother nicky jack lemmon are manhattan witches cloaked deeply within the secret underworld of those of the craft they live among other new yorkers as one of them without so much as causing a raised eyebrow but then along comes shepherd shep henderson stewart a steadfast no nonsense dedicated businessman who is engaged to be married to gillian s old college rival by a quirky mishap of chance he finds himself moving into gillian s building and is instantly bewitched by her charm and grace by the use of magick with a little help from pyewacket gillian s familiar trained by robert e blair and queenie gillian begins to work on this handsome new dream man to get back at her old enemy but magick should never be used to control nor to hurt and gillian learns that the hard way in the most bittersweet way not only does she have to face what she s done but she has to face shep in her guilt from the critical perspective however the movie takes a serious turn the effects are very dated to the point of being pure camp some of the scenery was seemingly shot in the basement of someone s small home but at least the characters were quirky and fun on a personal note pyewacket steals the show great cat great training by robert e blair as a note of trivia this is the roots for the beloved bewitched television sitcom this introduces the original samantha and darrin all the characters of note are present and accounted for you have but to look to see it for yourself this is one of my favorites and i watch it often this movie gets a from the fiend"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"22692": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the killings in this movie isn t that bad but for sure the movie is it s even worse than that it s not even worth the wear it might cause when you slide it into your dvd player not even the wear it causes on your shoulders carrying it from the dvd store not to speak of the money and time you spend renting and watching it horrible it s beyond understanding how anyone could say anything positive about this movie it was just a bare masochistic tendency of mine that caused me not to stop watching add to that the group pressure from my co watchers the manuscript is awful the directing even worse and the acting is plain despicable i hope you don t see this as a spoiling your fun i d rather see it as a fair warning do not waste your time watching this garbage"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22693": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the john van druten broadway hit is brought to the screen with a maximum of star power in this romantic fantasy about a modern day witch who beguiles a successful manhattan publisher james stewart may get top billing but it is kim novak who steals the show as one of the most alluring witches ever to cast a spell on the movie screen the lead pairing is in fact one of the movie s few weaknesses the gray haired stewart seems a bit old for the role and while it is easy to see why he falls hard for novak it s a little harder to understand what she finds attractive about him as they seem mismatched in temperment and outlook it is one of the story s amusing conceits that witches and warlocks are portrayed as greenwich village beatniks and bohemians curiously the stewart novak pairing would generate a lot more heat in vertigo released the same year as this film but then vertigo had a compelling suspense story and the benefit of alfred hitchcock s direction the film s comic moments are mostly provided by the stellar supporting cast including a young jack lemmon as kim s warlock brother elsa lanchester their ditzy aunt and ernie kovacs as a befuddled writer hermione gingold even shows up in a hilarious cameo as a sort of grand witch there s lots to like in this movie wit romance and a great cast that is if you can possibly take your eyes off the enchanting miss novak i have seen the movie a half a dozen times and i never can"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22694": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "those familiar with the two previous cube films pretty much know what they can expect a small group of people trapped inside a bunch of booby trapped rooms paranoia bad acting this one is a bit different though roughly half of the film takes place outside the cube where we get to watch the people watching the people inside the cube or at least five of them i guess cube zero aspires to explain what the deal with the cube is but you really don t get to know much more than what was covered in the two first films sure there s sort of an explanation in there but it feels pretty lame compared to what was suggested in the first film cube zero looks rather cheap as did its predecessors and the fact that it shows more than just a couple of empty rooms only emphasizes this feeling i also fell pretty confident in saying that there s no risk that any of the actors will win any awards in the foreseeable future they have brought back the traps from cube though by that i mean that they re almost the same ones which is a bit of a shame i know that many people kind of appreciate this film and its ties with the first one but i just feel that it s a completely unnecessary contribution to a franchise that wasn t that great to begin with [ ]"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22695": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "by some happy coincidence the same year that jimmy stewart and kim novak made alfred hitchcock s haunting masterpiece vertigo they also made this light comedy perhaps the two actors needed to do it after undergoing the heaviness of the hitchcock film at any rate this a great companion piece to vertigo as it again explores a very un likely but powerful romance in fact the film can be seen as the flip side of vertigo with it s happy ending here again novak undergoes a transformation in vertigo she essentially plays two women and here she transforms from witch to mortal stewart is again bewitched and for awhile tormented by his love for her unlike vertigo the two come together in bell book and candle a perfect antidote for the hitcock movie again the dynamics of love and attraction are examined but in an altogether different vein the cast is terrific lemmon hilarious as novak s warlock brother and elsa lancaster giving a classic performance as the aunt ernie kovacs as the alcoholic cult writer and of course hermoine gingold playing novak s competitor are all great the scene with stewart drinking the potion is comedy at it s best anyone who has seen vertigo or even if you haven t should see this memorable light comedy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22696": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is pretty much a low budget made for tv type of movie intended to capitalize off of the success of the original i m a fan of b movies and this one might have been good had they not attached the name cube to it because as is the director and plot of the original were better and this movie just about ruined my taste for the entire series the characters are annoying and clich d there are problems with continuity and several outright production screw ups the story hardly gets a chance to develop because of superfluous dialogue and suffers from that they more or less use the same horror gimmicks over and over throughout the movie and because the first one was so good this simply turns out as a disappointment if this was a stand alone b movie i d probably give it about a four the rating i give it was pretty much a statement about how it utterly paled in effects and intelligence as compared to the first"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22697": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "made in the same year as vertigo this is an equally bewitching movie though in a much lighter vein it s set in an enchanted new york during the winter kim novak is a witch who casts a spell over james stewart but gets caught in it instead the interesting sidelight is that novak s rival is played by janice rule who originated the part of madge in picnic on broadway the part that novak would make famous on film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22698": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the original cube is a fantastic b movie rich with paranoia meaty characterization and fine over the top performances it s creepy cryptic and cool and it stands perfectly well on its own without a stupid sequel like cube zero this third film in the cube series is part retread most of the booby traps are sadly recycled part aberration it takes the bold step of explaining what the cube is something that was never revealed in the first movie but since said explanation is bland i d rather it was kept a secret there are some potentially interesting references to the society that exists outside of the cube but they never develop beyond hints about some kind of political religious totalitarian state so what little social commentary there is feels flat and unfocused what works basically nothing the acting is purely amateur hour the pacing is slow how much of this movie consists of two nerds watching a screen and the gore effects while revolting fail to convince in short cube zero reminded me of a cube fan fic a sloppy and sophomoric clone of a good movie that definitely did not need a sequel"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22699": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a wonderful film makes the s look beautifully stylish kim novak is intriguing and compelling as a modern day witch with one foot in manhattan and another in infinity all the supporting performances are terrific from jack lemmon as her bother nicky to ernie kovacs as the author of magic in mexico who is working on magic in manghattan to elsa lanchester as the slightly batty as well as witchy aunt queenie and then there is the cat i have no idea how many witches besides me have named a cat pyewacket but suggest a zillion jmes stewart looks out of place but only just as much as his character is out of p ace in this weird sub world of magic and witchcraft perfect and it has the perfect romantic happy ending which we believe in because movies of this vintage do have those happy endings gillian and shep certainly have as much chance to be happy ever after as rose and charlie allnut in the african queen another great film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22700": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "follows the same path as most sequels first one was great second was average and this one full of bad acting and some stupid dialog and well as a lot of suspension of disbelief this movie was weak too predictable and i just couldn t stand that henry wrinkler like boss with that stupid eye there was so much more they could have done with this i liked the first one a lot i wish they would have went more down those lines rather than what they did here there was too much unexplained that needed to be explained what time period this was in and why why why is there an old fashioned phone in that room i understand there is another one in the works blah"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22701": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the play bell book and candle was a favorite of mature actresses to do in summer stock and take on the road one famous story told by director harold j kennedy has ginger rogers insisting that her then husband william marshall who was not an actor costar with her marshall wore a toupee and when he walked through a doorway his toupee caught on a nail and stayed behind dangling in the doorway as he walked on stage the play was adapted successfully into a beautiful color film starring kim novak james stewart jack lemmon elsa lanchester hermoine gingold ernie kovacs and janice rule it s light entertainment about a normal appearing family of witches novak lemmon and lanchester and the publisher stewart who lives in their building the most expert of them is the sultry soft voiced gillian who would love to be normal one night with stewart in her apartment she puts a spell on him using her siamese cat pyewacket and he falls in love with her bell book and candle was filmed on a charming set that replicates new york the movie is loads of fun jack lemmon is very funny in a supporting role as gillian s brother a musician in the witch and warlock laden zodiac club he uses his powers to turn streetlights on and off and to turn on the occasional woman janice rule is perfect as the snobby ex college rival of gillian now dating stewart and ernie kovacs has a great turn as an eccentric who is writing the definitive book on witches lanchester and gingold of course are always wonderful lanchester gillian s daft aunt and gingold as a sort of queen of witchcraft kim novak is a good fit for gillian giving the character a detachment befitting a witch showing emotion when it becomes appropriate and with that voice fabulous face and magnificent wardrobe she certainly is magical stewart in his last foray as a romantic lead costars with novak as he did in vertigo and they make an effective team he supplies the warmth she supplies the coolness and somehow together they spark in this of course he s much more elegant than in vertigo a charming film good for a sunday afternoon good around christmas as part of it takes place at christmastime and great if you feel like smiling"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22702": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the screen writing is so dumb it pains me to have wasted hours of my life i ll never get back where have i heard this before the acting is so so things change often enough to keep you watching and waiting for something gruesome to happen nevertheless there isn t a single original thing in this movie while the first cube was a nerdy horror movie which didn t make a whole lot of sense in the end cube zero has picked up on that and tries to retell exactly the same story except this time it makes an obnoxious point of trying to spoon feed explanations for every detail that the first movie didn t answer the comic thing is the director recycles the exact scenes of the first movie that were somewhat weird and tries to explain them but the scenes are just copied over there is no coherence whatsoever this script is sooo pointless i can imagine it being written by some half wit year old with a baseball cap and a pack of beer for a class project the best part is in the end they cripple the good wunderkind guy and he becomes the retarded fellow in the first movie and you see him when they find him this room is green in cube goodie gooodie clap clap what a twist first of all what about if you haven t seen the first one this doesn t make any sense you nitwit director oh another great idea instead of the numbers to identify x y z coordinates of the room cube this time it is letters each one giving one of possible coordinate values duh except now permutations don t make much sense anymore so he lets the letters disappear before anybody can use them i want my money back i guess i had to write this down since there are just so many bad inconsistent or just stupid ideas in this movie directors writers should be required to possess some talent"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22703": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie was like any jimmy stewart film witty charming and very enjoyable kim novak s performance as gillian the beautiful witch who longs to be human is splendid her subtle facial expressions her every move and gesture all create gillian s unique and somewhat haunting character she left us hanging on her every word i should not fail to mention ernie kovacs and elsa lanchester s highly commendable performances as the scotch loving writer obsessed with the world of magic kovacs and the latter as the lovable aunt who can t seem to stop using magic even when forbidden to the romantic scenes between stewart and novak are beautifully done and the chemistry between them is great but then again when is the chemistry between jimmy stewart and any leading lady bad"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22704": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the plot doesn t offer any new excitements it even starts the same as cube i this time there are no other enhancements for the cube machinery except for having an extra exit which is not guarded very ingenious the characters are also not so well elaborated as in the first episode they just became flat as in a soap opera if somebody makes it to the normal exit the person would be asked some questions like do you believe in god its not really creative or original and especially in my opinion it doesn t fit into the mystery of the cube with it traps really there is nothing much else to say about it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22705": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "stewart is a distinguished bachelor and a successful executive who is about to marry his fianc e janice rule but instead gets involved with a capricious sensual art dealer kim novak who turns out to be a greenwich village witch novak desires earnestly and intensely to love but is unable to feel it stewart slowly falls in love with her and looks for a way to free her from her witch spell novak resents his well intentioned concern as does her siamese cat pyewacket still stewart continues in his attempts to change her into a loving feeling woman as he aspires to marry her also blocking his way are such talented supporting actors as novak s brother jack lemmon a silly charming sorcerer who can walk nonchalantly through walls a terrible author who is writing a book about witchcraft and the head of the association of manhattan witches none other than the incredible hermione gingold novak s aunt queenie elsa lanchester unlike her other relatives is a tender witch who accepts that nothing should prevent the course of true love she aids and stimulates them in turning novak into the woman of stewart s dreams for a happy ending if you like to see a lightweight comedy about magic fantasy and love beautiful cinematography stunning use of color and with an exceptional cast don t miss this enjoyable and amusing movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22706": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this film is awful not offensive but extremely predictable the movie follows the life of a small town family in the mid s the father the principal at the school is going through a mid life crisis enter a pretty teacher from the big city who starts challenging her students minds with some thought provoking stuff like think for yourself the principal doesn t agree with her teaching but she is pretty you can connect the dots his teenage daughter winona ryder wannabe tara frederick is fed up with the small town lifestyle and wants to live she gets some bad advice hangs out with some bad boys and apparently family planning wasn t being taught at her school shocking seeing that director paul shapiro has mainly worked in tv this movie plays like a more adult version of an after school special or a very special episode of one of the more mundane sitcoms"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22707": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "once in a while you come upon a movie that defines your values and shows you the true depth of human emotions leaving you drained vivah is just that maybe more after watching ddlj saajan and lamhey i really thought that bollywood has reached its pinnacle and will never come up with anything like that ever boy was i wrong i went to the store to buy some groceries and decided to pick this movie up along with the new don just so i can compare the great ab with shahrukh although the decision is already made in my mind after debating whether i should waste almost hours on a meaningless movie i decided to watch it realizing i had nothing else to do when i saw the rating of u instead of an a i was happy that at least it is something where i don t have to watch scantily clad women with bad acting skills doing nothing but dancing on every opportunity they get and making out with every guy to show that they have more skills in bed than a hollywood b actress for the first minutes or so i thought i would again be subjected to meaningless story with bad acting after all everyone who has seen shahid kapor know that he as never gained his fame as an accomplished actor boy was i wrong about this movie this movie grabbed my interest after the first minutes and would never let it go it was a great movie with a good storyline about the vanishing traditions of our society i liked not only that the director was brave enough to make a movie where younger generation might not relate to the concept of arranged marriage but also that he did it with a conviction that it is the right thing to do i have no idea why some people think that the acting was not good i felt that the acting was great and even though the music score might not be considered the best ever it was still very very good the good thing is this music will grow on people with time like it did with me after the i watched that movie a second time the other good thing is that thee songs are not pushed into the script as we have all seen in so many movies these songs actually tell a big part of the story and are certainly a welcome addition just like ajay devgan went from being a joke to a great actor after company and salman found his groove after hum aapkey hain kaun this movie will help shahid kappor jump to being of the better actors and entertainers in bollywood this is the first movie of his in which i like him and his role he acted well and adjusted to being the nice good looking young rich kid yes you will not find him playing basketball and scoring every point on a dunk like you saw shahrukh in ddlj even though he is shown to be an indian in england both countries not big on basketball by the way he does come across as very believable as a person who holds true to his values amrita rao for the first time came across as someone to be remembered in all her other movies she was competing with big faces which was actually hindering her no one knew how good of an actress she really is until they watch this movie some of the scenes in which she has to cry especially towards the end really shows her knowledge and depth of acting although she has been in another movies she is most memorable in this one i think this movie will and should do wonders for her move over rani there is finally another girl who if given a decent chance to work with good directors can grab the torch from you she is beautiful with a great voice and has a face that exudes complete innocence oh having almost body fat does not hurt either yes people i will challenge you find even fat on her and unlike so many others like sonali she can actually act too i thought i will never be enamored by anyone s beauty after madhuri and early kajol but she completely changed that shahid and amrita worked very well together and their relationship fitted their characters and they both did an excellent job although i was waiting for shahid to turn into a girl like salman did every time he uttered hum aapkey hain kaun when i finished watching this movie it left me so emotionally drained that i decided to watch this movie again right away yes right away i have never ever done that not even with ddlj but this movie just had something that had to be understood again and again i will probably watch this movie a third time over the weekend just so i can watch and relive the traditions we all grew up with i miss those times where families sat down and had fun when parents had time for their kids and where kids respected what their parents believed in i know a lot of people think that movie does not portray real life but deep down don t we all want it to happen the families thee tradition the love and respect this is what this movie will remind all of us of i can assure you it is an extremely well made movie which you will enjoy i am sure some young people will not like this movie but if you are over i doubt that you will be one of them"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22708": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the first cube movie was an art movie it set up a world in which all the major archetypes of mankind were represented and showed how they struggled to make sense of a hostile world that they couldn t understand it was on the non literal level a man vs cruel nature plot where the individual who represented innocence and goodness came through in the end triumphing to face a new indefinable world beyond man s petty squabbles a world where there were no more struggle but peace i rated cube a out of and it s a movie that was never meant to have any sequels the second movie hypercube was a massive disappointment some of the ideas were kind of cool but in the context of the original movie both the story and the setting made no sense and had no meaning still for being fairly entertaining i rated it a out of the third movie cube zero while ignoring the second plays like a vastly inferior commercial b movie rehash of the first sans the symbolism there is no homage or tribute here there is only ripping off the same kind of plot with some elements idiotically altered like having letters instead of prime numbers between the cubes an idea which shows more clearly than anything else that this is a rip off with absolutely no originality and nothing to say that we see something from behind the scenes means nothing because the watchers are just part of the big bad experiment the architects of which we hear nothing of and in this movie those who get through to the exit like kazan did at the end of the first movie are just killed where the bleep is the sense in that that s just flippin stupid i m glad i didn t pay to see this the production values and acting in cube zero are not too bad but the story and the ideas are so utterly devoid of any inspiration that this movie can only get from me a rating of out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22709": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i researched this film a little and discovered a web site that claims it was actually an inside joke about the post wwii greenwich village world of gays and lesbians with the exception of stewart and novak the warlocks and witches represented that alternative lifestyle john van druten who wrote the stage play was apparently gay and very familiar with this greenwich village i thought this was ironic because i first saw bell book and candle in the theater when i was in th or th grade just because my parents took me it was hard to get me to a movie that didn t include horses machine guns or alien monsters and i planned on being bored but i remember the moment when jimmy stewart embraced kim novak on the top of the flatiron building and flung his hat away while the camera followed it fluttering to the ground as the glorious george duning love theme soared i suddenly got a sense of what it felt like to fall in love the first stirrings of romantic sexual love left me dazed as i left the theater i am sure i m not the only pre adolescent boy who was seduced by kim novak s startling direct gaze it s ironic that a gay parable was able to jump start heterosexual puberty in so many of us i am in my late s now and re watched the film yesterday evening and those same feelings stirred as i watched that hat touch down fifty years later"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22710": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "following the release of cube hypercube and playing off the alleged success of the original cube director ernie barbarash takes the liberty of bringing us the third installment in the trilogy the prequel cube zero deep in the bowels of a giant and faceless institution time and place unknown two low ranking operators wynn zachary bennett and dodd david huband sit and observe on monitors the behavior of people that have been placed in a giant network of cubic chambers some of which are rigged with death traps told that the people they are observing are convicted felons who chose this horrific and deadly ordeal over a lethal injection these observers have had no problem with their jobs until wynn a mathematical genius discovers that one of the prisoners a woman named cassandra stephanie moore never agreed to be put inside the cube suddenly it s realized that perhaps their jobs are not what they seem and that they may be part of something deeply sick and twisted for people that have seen and enjoyed the original cube this prequel will probably not be to your liking it s not that the story does not have potential it s simply that the first cube film never needed to be expanded on standing alone it is a neat little psychological thriller with very interesting concepts and a certainty about its own message it was also nicely self contained the problem with cube zero is that it destroys some of the mystique of the original attempting to answer questions with more questions but only really resulting in making a mess of what never needed fixing what this new film has to offer which is questions about the psychological nature of authoritarianism and the banality of evil certainly are good questions to be raised but probably should have been done so on their own merits rather than as a continuation of a film that had no such aspirations having said this the other traits of the film such as acting and direction and writing are not awful there is a bleak dark look to the film akin to such film noir as the matrix and dark city and they have certainly managed to recapture the claustrophobic feeling of the first cube unfortunately for barbarash these are not enough positive qualities to save it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22711": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "generally i am not a huge fan of stop motion films and at first ruka didn t capture my attention however knowing that this film was made in the repressive czechoslovakia during the soviet domination era the more i watched the film the more i realized just how subversive this innocent looking little film was this subtext really made the film come to life and gives it real staying power as both a work of art and a political statement the sad little film is done without any dialog but it s pretty clear what is happening a cute little wooden man is making a clay pot and having a lovely time when suddenly a meddling animated hand appears and destroys the pot making it into a sculpture of a hand instead well the wooden man tries again and again to chase away the hand and do his own thing however over time the hand becomes more and more insistent and eventually cages the man and by the end the man is dead thanks to the meddling hand and the hand in a sign of real hypocrisy gives the man a hero s funeral as i said this film is an obvious attempt by the brave jir trnka to criticize his domineering government not surprisingly though czechs loved the film and gave it critical praise the state i e the hand banned this little parable sadly trnka did not live to see his nation liberated a little more than two decades later during the co called velvet revolution"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22712": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the main question i pose concerning this film is how do you film a cole porter musical and only use of his songs merman and lahr played the lead roles on broadway here they are replaced by the weaker red skelton and lucille ball plot changes abound and the fun is lost skip it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22713": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "my discovery of the cinema of jan svankmajer opened my eyes to a whole tradition of czech animation of which jir trnka was a pioneer his ruka is one of the finest most technically impressive animated movies i ve ever seen a potter wakes up and waters his plant then he goes about making a pot but in comes the huge hand which crashes the pot and demands that the potter make a statue of itself he casts the hand out but soon it returns and imprisons him in a bird cage where he s forced to sculpt a stone hand he sets about it fainting from exhaustion but eventually completes the task in a marvellous sequence of metacinema the potter uses a candle to burn his visible puppet strings which keep him in thrall and he escapes back home he shuts himself in and is accidentally killed by his own beloved plant when it falls on his head this movie doesn t hide the fact it s pure animation unlike modern movies that strive to be realistic why the hand for instance is clearly someone s hand in a glove everything else is clay strings are visible and are part of the narrative making it a precursor of the movie strings the atmosphere is eerie that hand going after the little potter managed to instill more dread in me than many horror movies combined the movie is obvious but it avoids being totally manipulative for its simplicity it s a fable about artistic freedom and tyranny which can t help winning the heart and mind of anyone who holds freedom as a natural right"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22714": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "really it s nothing much i only recommend watching it if you re a big fan of any of the main stars if you really want to check out the first time lucille ball was seen with red hair out of stars"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22715": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i saw this film when i was a young child on television thank you canadian broadcasting corporation and had nightmares about it for years afterwards trnka was one of the mentors for bratislav pojar one of canada s national film board s best animators pojar was in turn a mentor and collaborator for the great drouin if you like trnka you should see night angel the symbolism is obvious but deftly used the oppositions of beauty and life the plant are placed in opposition with the anonymity of the gloved hand the poor puppet hero is condemned despite a lack of political agenda what i most remembered was the feeling of oppression in the decor the small room where the action takes place is the character s entire world the invasion by the hand is a complete violation of that world beautiful and haunting film i found a copy of this and other wonderful shorts by trnka at the public library and showed it to my own kids a must see"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22716": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie i won t call it a film was basically about nothing and functioned mostly for the popular acts of the time yeah the war was on full swing pun intended and this movie gave the troops and our audiences a treat but let s have something with a bit more substance loved seeing a young buddy rich on the drums the music was good throughout but one cameo after another gets old fast i didn t even recognize zero mostel so if you re one from the greatest generation as they say you ll definitely enjoy this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22717": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "ji trnka made his last animated short an indictment of totalitarism which caused him trouble in his native czechoslovakia the elements are few the symbolisms simple and his trademark ornaments almost absent here allowing the viewer to concentrate on the fable a man in his room dedicates to pottery and to take care of his only plant but suddenly a huge hand enters the room and orders him to make a statue of itself the man refuses and he s persecuted by the ominous gloved hand in these days where the impression of reality factor seems to be erased from most animations that try to replace the real world it is refreshing to watch a film which makes its technique part of the enjoyment"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22718": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "said a couple exiting the movie theater just as i was entering to watch this hmm not a good sign but who knows different strokes for different folks after all well nope they were being kind godard has released work that is passionate contempt entertaining band of outsiders sometimes both my life to live this is just dull intellectualism that grates on the nerves pretty quickly during my showing literally half of the audience had walked out by the end of the film if only i had been so wise"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22719": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "an absolutely brilliant film jiri trnka the master of puppet animation confronts totalitarianism in this his final film it would be banned by the communist czechoslovakian government at the time despite taking the country s highest animation award in this dark and entertaining short film an artist attempts to create a new pot for his favourite plant he happily makes his creations while dreaming that his plant will grow to be a beautiful rose all of a sudden he here s a knock at the door and in comes this giant omnipotent hand that tries to force the artist to make statues in it s likeness the artist resists as best he can but he eventually becomes overwhelmed by the constant attempts by the hand to force him to conform he becomes brainwashed an intellectual zombie at this point the hand attaches strings to the artist puts him in a cage and uses him to make hand statues all the while glorifying the artist s work and awarding him with medals and honours the artist s inner lust to be able to express himself freely is what helps him prevail over his indoctrination and enables him escape his prison whether it be literal or in his mind and return to his home where he now must live in constant fear of the wrath of the omnipotent hand he shuts himself in thinking he is out of the reach of the almighty hand but in the process he puts his plant and pot up high hoping it is out of the reach of the hand and it ends up falling on his head killing him the artist is inevitabally destroyed by his own creation all because of the constant fear he had to live with once he escaped the hand s strings once dead the hand paints the artist as a great person a national hero unfortunately not in the circumstances or for the reasons that the artist would like to be remembered trnka s condemnation of totalitarian society and their lack of right for free expression is dark damning and an amazingly animated it is no wonder the government banned it as this is the sort of media that people admire and would perhaps even listen to that was obviously not acceptable an amazing example of an artists civil disobedience and the impact it can have and still quite relevant today for many parts of the world from the us to the middle east a must see and definite out of talk about going out with a bang"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22720": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the first point that calls the attention in for ever mozart is the absence of a plot summary in imdb the explanation is simple since there is no story screenplay plot or whatever might recall the minimum structure of a movie jean luc godard is one of the most overrated and pretentious directors of the cinema industry and this pointless crap is among his most hermetic films i believe that neither himself has understood what is this story about but there are intellectuals that elucubrate to justify or explain this messy movie and it is funny to read their reviews my vote is one title brazil para sempre mozart forever mozart"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22721": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "starlift is a pleasant and interesting throwback to those all star musical pictures that every studio was putting out during the world war ii years when you ve got such stars as gary cooper james cagney doris day gordon macrae and randolph scott etc in the film and with such people as the gershwin brothers cole porter jule styne and sammy cahn supplying the music it s an easy to take film and the plot isn t even in the way what plot there is involves two air force enlisted men dick wesson and ron hagerthy trying to meet warner brothers starlet janice rule using as a gimmick the fact that both come from youngstown ohio and hagerthy s father was rule s dentist as well as half of the town s the scheme works too well as louella parsons is soon putting them as an item in her column yes louella s in the film as well she must have liked warner brothers or jack warner catered to her more than the other studio bosses because she also used this studio to publicize her hollywood hotel radio program back in the day but the rest of the plot also touched on the real life efforts of ruth roman also playing herself to get her studio and others to do shows at the air force bases for the servicemen and women going to korea some of the names i ve mentioned and others sing and perform in a show at travis air force base where a lot of this film was shot one specialty number was shot for the talents of phil harris who sing narrates a ballad look out stranger i m a texas ranger aided and assisted by virginia gibson frank lovejoy and gary cooper yup cooper looked like he was having a great old time kidding his image this is the oldest of clich s when you say they don t make them like this any more but they really don t because you don t have a studio system that has all this talent under contract that s one thing about the demise of the old studio system we can mourn"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22722": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "a female country singer nicknamed big t seriously that s what they call her risks her budding musical career and her life by falling into the company of a sleazy drunkard busey who wants to be her manager his mother committed suicide his father s an alcoholic as well and he has a violent temper you can imagine where that leads in the meantime there s music aplenty as parton with her fluid vocal talents belts out song after song at least half a dozen of them about texas steer clear of this mess and check her out in nine to five or steel magnolias instead"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22723": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "as a movie this barely rates a but for movie fans of the s period it s almost a must see and rates a as a variety show i was drawn to watch this by the presence of richard captain midnight webb who plays the colonel in charge of the event what surprised me was the stunning performance of doris day outside of calamity jane i ve never seen her put over a song better than she does here randolph scott is memorable as well even if he doesn t see much screen time it s been a while since i saw the movie but i was almost sure humphrey bogart put in an appearance with so many familiar faces it s hard to keep track if it ever turns up on a tv station near you be sure to catch the doris day sequence if nothing else"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22724": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "if john waters had written and directed house of corpses after being struck about the head repeatedly with a heavy object the result would probably be something like the blood shed it s mildly entertaining for the first half hour but then it slides into a sort of featureless glop of constant screaming and people doing things to each others genitalia with electric carving knives cutlery and pliers susan adriensen sno cakes is incredibly annoying and terry west elvis bullion is almost as bad in whatever it is he s doing in front of the camera maybe the best thing about the blood shed is that it won t take most viewers very long to forget about it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22725": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "at first i didn t like the movie cause of it being a nazi swastika drama but after buying it and seeing it it wasn t that bad i heard so many complaints about the numbers being short and ilse werner not singing now i understand the radio show was a super propaganda radio program ilse johanne and zara plus rudy shruki and band like kurt widman and his orchestra and fud cantics ex cetera never appeared in the radio show cause the singers and the bands were of the pop jazz and swing categories the club foot had that regulated that for touring occupied areas for the soldiers to short wave radios for the soldiers also night clubs and hotels in berlin and hamburg and record sales only this is why ilse wasn t allowed to sing in this picture this would be made up by medium budget musical were making music in which she would demonstrate her whistling but this is an excellent example propaganda inge and her aunt eichhorn played by ida wust goes to the olympics the aunt forgets her tickets so inge has to wait till her aunt comes back with the tickets she meets carle radditz who plays herbert who has an extra ticket she goes with him and it s love at first sight they plan to marry but the spanish war get in the way so he has to go on an assignment against the right side carl raddatz as so many people complained about him was really handsome and not plain when he did opfergang and they put a mustache on him plus his own suntan that made him plain looking you see the nazi soldiers acting normal like a scene in which a ex butcher and his troops are in france and they steal pigs from a farm and they are about to make lunch until their leader suggest to save the pigs this reflect adolphs animal rights extremism the character was a butcher now soldier this was a subtle put down against meat eating late on in world war herbert is flying in a german airplane we shoot one of the pilots so herbert takes over we shoot his plane they crash unfortunately for us they survive another seen the nazis soldiers go in a bomb catholic church now it s putting the catholics down and hubert s best friend helmet played by joachim brennecke starts to play the organ beethtoven more bombs come in from us the church is bomb more the soldier continues to stay and play the organ he s being told to leave we end up injuring him propaganda message the catholic church organ cause him to become addicted to it it injured him see by this time inge is with her either mother or grandma played hedwig bleibteu the same german grandame actress who played maria holst s aunt in weiner blut well later it comes to the short view of the radio show this was not intended to be a musical revue such as kora terry released that same year were as well as rosen in tirol the music as well as their side of the war was so supposed to be only the back drop it was mainly a war romantic movie it s easy to take a pot shot at those soldier in the movie but in real life many of those soldiers were being forced to fight the nazi cause cause of the job and the monthly pay that they would receive after the war many of them who survive would regret it this is a good swastika classic the only problem is that today you have neo nazi and nazi skin heads who watched the same movies to reflect their hitler worship and their they have disturbing websites who exploit these film classics to raise money for their insanity be careful most of the time it s the direct hate only classics if their scenario looks like they are glorifying it then its a nazi website skip it go to ihf or german wartime films dot com amazon dot dee or german video dot net they are legitimate mada a mistake it wasn t herbert s friend that got killed at the church it was malte yager s character s friend schartzscop"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, 0, -1]},
	"22726": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it was jon pertwee who said it`s very difficult to be funny but very easy to be silly well if that`s the case pasty faces is very easy david baker as director screenwriter and his cast seem to be under the impression that comedy involves stealing scenes and style from superior britcoms like lock stock and trainspotting using a completely underdeveloped script and jumping up and down speaking in a very fast voice very loudly alan mccaffrey especially suffers from this type of ott performance but not enough to ruin the film because there`s not enough of a film to ruin pasty faces is terrible on all fronts especially scriptwise i couldn`t understand why it ended the way it did it just seemed to stop in a very abrupt and silly manner oh and other glaring errors are that you need a visa to visit the usa and a green card in order to work there this film would have you believe you can get off a plane and start a new life in america without any authorisation that you still get paid to donate blood in america people who i know in america and who donate blood tell me payment for donations stopped several years ago and that you can buy any type of weapon from a gun shop as far as i know gun laws in america differ from state to state but no gun shops sell anti tank guns over the counter so we`ve got a very erroneous view of america from a very unreal and oh so unfunny film maybe this is revenge for braveheart a very hollywood view of the scots perhaps but this doesn`t stop pasty faces from being a crap comedy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22727": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i loved this film at first the slick graphics seemed odd with the grainy footage but i quickly got into it there must have been thousands of hours of footage shot and i really admire the work done in cutting it down if you re easily shocked by drugs or violence it might not be the film for you but there are some great characters here and some real tossers technically i liked it a lot too they must have used a new de interlacing algorithm or maybe it was just that the footage looked so dark anyway but i wasn t annoyed by the usual artifacts seen in video to film transfers open water drove me nuts mostly because there are cheap progressive cameras available now and i see no excuse in not shelling for one if you intend to screen in the cinema sorry that s my own little rant i definitely recommend this film if you ve ever been involved with the music scene it has some tragic moments but most of it is hilarious i might be accused of laughing at others misfortune but it s a classic piece"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22728": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "two years before he wrote and directed arthur steve gordon had a minor hit with his screenplay for this crackpot comedic vehicle for henry winkler then tv s the fonz a s college thespian and all around jerk woos a co ed and gets married without any employment prospects on the horizon to make ends meet he turns to the flamboyant world of wrestling eventually becoming a gorgeous george like celebrity turning likable winkler into an obnoxious goof off probably sounded like an interesting idea at the time and a sure way to separate him from his television alter ego but the jokes and situations are often wrong headed and mean staged rather sloppily by director carl reiner particularly crude is a wincing bit involving herv villechaize of fantasy island putting the moves on polly holliday flo from alice as henry s beloved kim darby looks a little out of her element particularly when surrounded by all these tv hams rendering the romance aspect of the script inconsequential from"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22729": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "what can i say i have grown up watching hum saath saath hain hum aapke hain koun and maine pyar kiya soraj have always been different movies are part of our lives in evolutionary times soraj creates something thats hard to find love and joint family that loving and great vivah is journey for a couple that are getting arrange marriage that turns on arrange and love marriage shahid has done fine work anupamji as always brilliant amrita rao quit different even though i felt that someway the other to me she doesn t suit in that role we ve seen her in ishk vishk and ab ke baras and main ho on na so quit different role that she isn t in to she is been excellent in main ho on na and ishk vishk but may be she could ve put little more in the role anyways great going work by barjatya this movie rejuvenates the values that we forgot sweet film of the year great music and lyrics i am not sure if its a remake but anyways brilliant story that is original soraj s movies have been brilliant all the way so we always expect something different from him great work by all the cast the crew and everybody lovely family film to enjoy with your parents siblings friends and love ones i give it out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22730": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i will never forget the night i saw this movie we were on a submarine on patrol in the north atlantic and this was the scheduled movie of the evening we all gave up after the second reel they did not even try to show it at the mid night showing opting for a rerun instead this is all i really have to say but they have this stupid rule that my comment must contain ten lines i m not supposed to pad the comment with random words so i will just continue to ramble until i get my ten lines of bs i could not find george goble listed in the credits but i remember him in the movie the sining was terrible and the songs even worse"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22731": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i should admit first i am a huge fan of the dandy warhols and that is the reason i came watching this film the uniqueness of this film compared to other modern rockumentaries is that it s not just about one page of a band s history like i am trying to break your heart about wilco but rather covers long period of the band s history in this movie director producer ondi timoner closely followed friends rivals the brian jonestown massacre bjm and the dandy warhols dw for more than years and shoot tremendous hours of raw video cut than to hours the future dvd release will contain much more material than the original film the result is astonishing there are no fillers the film is pure and genuine archive footage which gives you feeling as film progresses that you live with the bands through all these years both bands in the start of their careers promised to make a revolution in the music making and not to sell their souls to the devil of record industry however their paths quickly diverged the dandy warhols signed a contract with capitol records and became relatively popular especially in europe after only one album while the brian jonestown massacre with its self destruction bound leader anton newcombe dissolved into oblivion at least how it is portrayed in the film and the movie follows the descent of the brian jonestown massacre contrasted by the ascent of the dandy warhols first i was delighted by the movie and its approach of telling the story of anton newcombe for example courtney taylor the leader of the dandy warhols narrates but after some thinking i realized that something is wrong with this film first it treats anton newcombe as a disappeared person the project started in as a documentary about several promising emerging groups in which anton newcombe and ondi timoner were equal partners that was the reason why all these years ondi timoner had unmediated access to the both bands it was anton newcombe who brought the dandy warhols into the project in the end he was ignored completely as if he was kicked out of the project everybody talk about bjm but he does not take part in the discussion i guess he wasn t even informed when the group started the final editing process there are always both sides of the story and here we have only one of course as one would expect anton does not approve the final result and sees this movie as a betrayal of his former friends second the film is very dandy warhols biased sure the winner takes it all but the fact that courtney taylor leader of dw narrates even though it seems a good choice it provides a feeling of seemingly closer involvement and that bands late history is represented nonproportionally bjm is covered till and dw till does not add objectivity to the film third the movie is somewhat shallow what does it want to teach us as one critic said movie examines old questions where does genius fit into a commodified world can it thrive and get its due or does it need to self destruct to preserve its integrity no it does not examine these questions it just depicts a story of a brilliant but unsuccessful musician narrated by a less brilliant but successful one who indulges in self assurance and eternal coolness of an ego greater than mountain anyway the movie was fun it s raw it s fresh it s stylish it s just god damn interesting at least for the dw or bjm fans for the rest of the crowd i don t know"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22732": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this paramount version ripoff of oklahoma annie get your gun calamity jane isn t all that unusual or innovative the marketing and intro comments may be there to salvage what is really a pretty bad movie musical western shot on a soundstage and like a live tv show i don t find the use of the background cyclorama lit in various scenes with yellow or pink or red or all that innovative as noted it looks more to me like a movie that was produced on a tv budget all soundstage with minimal sets backed by the lighted cycs compare to new faces of the actors come off reasonably well though and this style was much better realized when paramount shot li l abner in of couorse this movie suggests the often repeated question what were they thinking"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22733": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "dig i would say to anyone even if you don t like metallica to see some kind of monster it is a spinal tap type documentary about one of the biggest bands in the world acting like mental kids during a breakdown of sorts it s fun and fascinating along the same lines comes dig a film about the dandy warhol s and the brian jonestown massacre two portland bands who start off a kind of music scene in there home town only for one of the bands to become huge and one to fall by the wayside into the musical history books right from the start the two bands pull in opposite directions just on their ability to make decisions whether good or bad filmed over seven years and at times painful to watch we see the dandy s meteoric rise to fame thanks to that vodaphone ad and the jonestown seminal fall from scene instigators to bickering wannabes as the bands become more disjointed the friendships are stretched tension tight and at several points snap into arguments and even on stage fights all of this is half funny and half tragic and believe it or not is perversely watch able like i said at the beginning you can watch the metallica film even if you have no interest in the band dig on the other hand is slightly different and is more enjoyable and a whole lot easier to watch if you have a passing interest in either band still a good film and more a testament to not be in a band than encouraging that as a career path dig is a mad ride on rock and roll s coat tails and a fine example of the pitfalls and pleasures of being or wanting to be famous"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22734": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "my nose is bent slightly out of shape as i write this i had sent a previous comment on this film some weeks ago that has not yet appeared so i assume it was rejected even though it met all the usual guidelines i found this film interesting for the first thirty minutes particularly the performance of jordi moll a veteran actor who has appeared in such major productions as blow and the alamo leonor watling is also quite good unfortunately everything sinks eventually under the weight of a truly awful melodramatic script there is also an abundance of gratuitous nudity that does nothing to advance the narrative or lend even an impressionistic nuance to what is otherwise a beautifully filmed piece of art an actual day trip to the beach at valencia would be much less arduous than having to encounter these fictional characters again anywhere anytime"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22735": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "damn was that a lot to take in i was pretty much mesmerised throughout it was pretty perfect though i would say the editing had a lot to do with that i can t believe this guy stayed on good terms with the lot of them anton especially to get all of this footage without any serious beef the dandy s did come off well together middle class kids who took advantage of their situation and rightly so i felt bad for jonestown and especially for anton which maybe wasn t what a lot of other people felt great piece of film making and great choice of subject s i recommend this to any music film fan you ll probably learn something about film making"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22736": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "ulises is a literature teacher that arrives to a coastal town there he will fell in love to martina the most beautiful girl in town they will start a torrid romance which will end in the tragic death of ulises at the sea some years later martina has married to sierra the richest man in town and lives a quiet happy live surrounded by money one day the apparition of ulises will make her passion to rise up and act without thinking the consequences the plot is quite absurd and none of the actors plays a decent part in addition three quarters of the film are sexual acts which still being well filmed are quite tiring as we want to see more development of the story it is just a bad bigas luna s film with lots of sex no argument and stupid characters everywhere"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22737": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "shot into car from through the windscreen someone is playing someone else their latest song someone else didn t react according to the voice over i just wonder how that came to be made there were too many scenes in this movie that i wondered about how come a camera was there if the scenes shot where the warhols descended on a bjm post party are true then that was inexcusable exploitation to the max if not then it was a total fabrication either way it made me uncomfortable if that was the purpose all the way thru this movie i kept wondering how the footage came about taken at face value a nice portrait of the tortured genius we all believe ourselves to be"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22738": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "if you ve ever wanted to see a film that stresses style over substance this is for you to me son de mar is beautiful to see but there s precious little substance unless mawkish melodramatic manipulative love yarns turn you on this may be one of those famous chick flicks you ve heard so much about we re about half way through this film before anything really happens ulises jordi molla goes out to sea looking for tuna and doesn t come back leaving his wife martina leonor watling and son to fend for themselves then in a furious six minutes of screen time they bury ulises martina gets married again and her son grows into mid childhood this rapid transposition is jarring to say the least and very sloppy after minutes of more or less hanging around we re suddenly into a full blown melodrama all in six minutes i think this is called wayward narrative pacing five years later ulises as in the wandering superhero ulysses get it returns to his penelope watling only to find she s married to sierra eduard fernandez an inexplicably wealthy guy what does he do to earn all that dough who inexplicably keeps crocodiles as pets when martina in great anger questions ulises about his absence he tells her that he ll take her to the island of sumatra someday and she ll understand everything and here s the thing he doesn t take her to the island of sumatra the reference just dies somewhere in the script he doesn t really explain where he was and why he ignored his wife and child for five years he doesn t acquit himself as an honourable guy and the movie doesn t fill in the plot holes that are staring at us for at least half of the film i can only assume that director bigas luna wants us to fill in the story lines with the mystical clues fish reptiles the sea he offers through breathtaking cinematography and evasive dialogue it just doesn t work the narrative arc on this film ends up looking more like a wobbly clothesline i m sure jordi molla is a good actor but i just couldn t buy his ulises as any kind of hero which is what the original ulysses was supposed to be with moist sensuality he spouts a short stanza of identical poetry from virgil roughly times and each and every time it excites martina to explosive orgasm this guy should be rented out to reinvigorate stale marriages i m sure virgil would be impressed he didn t get laid that often as i understand it this poetic device figures prominently in the film and i had no choice but to assume it was a gender reversal of ulysses famous siren song i e beautiful maidens singing seductively to far off sailors who were doomed if they answered the well siren call if this is what bigas luna is up to you can see the problem he s offering convoluted symbolism in a snatch and grab attempt at high art once again it just doesn t work at least in my eyes watling is a beautiful and magnetic young actor but she gives us a character here who doesn t seem to have much intellectual or even romantic depth it s beyond me how she could desperately fall in love with a guy who sports a for rent sign on his face as in vacant oily s style hair that looks more like seaweed and one of those trendy st century beards you know four days growth no more no less he s supposed to be a dreamy kind of guy i think but those eyes of his suggest he might be suffering more from overexposure to a preposterous script but don t despair this film is great to look at just don t try to connect the dots on the red herrings or think too much about what you re hearing in the way of dialogue you can do a lost of fast forwarding on this film particularly in the first minutes and you really won t miss much"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22739": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i first saw this film when i was flipping through the movie channels on my parents directv it was on the sundance channel and was just starting i love music especially late s and this is what the bjm sounded like the dandys are alright everything about the brian jonestown massacre intrigued me from the music to anton and joel s personalities to the illicit drug use it was funny because as i was watching the first party scene when everyone is doing lines my parents walked by and decided to watch the look on their faces were priceless anyways this is definitely one of my favorite movies because it introduced me to the brian jonestown massacre who is now my favorite band of all time just watch it seriously"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22740": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "previous comments encouraged me to check this out when it showed up on tcm but it was a severe disappointment lupe valdez is great but doesn t get enough screen time frank morgan and eugene palette play familiar but promising characters but the script leaves them stranded the movie revolves around the ego of lee tracy s character who is at best a self centered physically and verbally abusive jerk the reactions of the public are poorly thought out and unbelievable making the shenanigans seem like contrivances of a bad writer and it strains credulity that the lupe velez character could fall for him the stinging one liners mentioned in another review must be dependent on the observer since i didn t even notice that an attempt was being made"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22741": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "although dig was being hailed as being closest to what the music industry is like it is highly fabricated the director has misled the audience into believing the brian jonestown massacre disappeared off the face of the earth post and the rivalry between the dandy warhols and jonestown has been milked the truth of the matter is not really exposed in this film that said this film is endlessly quotable and is an interesting watch as we get a look at two groups of very talented musicians creating their art one of the best things this film has going for it is a unique perspective between the indie music scene and the larger corporate scene recommended mostly for the music and the two fantastic bands"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"22742": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this film is lame lame lame it takes a lot to bring me to over exaggeration about a movie but this movie stunk up my house i haven t even finished the movie yet and i had to stop to comment on how bad this movie is i ve never done that as a consumer do not spend your money on this film wait until it comes out on a cable channel or something it s barely tv worthy i really hate trashing a movie but this movie is trash barely above porn should have and x rating good plot some frontal nudity if that floats your boat but horrible high school level acting don t know how this movie received distribution must have been a contractual thing really if you really like watching good movies don t waste you time with this one from one movie lover to another you will be mad at yourself let me say this as well if you ve been through something like this perhaps you can relate and it will have some value for you in that case i say watch it you may take something away from it if not just seeing something that s happened to you being acted out by someone else has therapeutic value"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22743": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "anton newcombe makes the film and he is the main subject watching him knock up a song if not a whole album quickly showed the guy to be a real talent he thinks he is god but is so prollific and interesting the dw are not really that interesting in comparison musicly or otherwise hey do you haver a drivers license anton says to the cameraman well lets go pawn this guitar great use of archive home video material great to see rock docs still being made a cool doc about the creative process if you like this go see nirvana live tonight sold out on dvd a good experience anton is this film out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22744": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the only redeeming quality of this film is the actual storyline otherwise this movie was terrible the acting was ridiculously bad and the set design was cheesy and very tacky the story was decent but it was very hard to watch due to all the horrid acting i wouldn t recommend watching this one the only redeeming quality of this film was that the actors were somewhat attractive especially ryan bauer the man who plays the soap opera star some of the editing was well done but there are continuity errors all over the place i m just starting to get sick and tired of watching gay movies that are bad can we get a good one soon"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22745": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i recently rented this doc having remembered hearing about it from imdb com and being intrigued by the premise i knew very little about either of these bands but i do remember hearing not if you were the last junkie on earth by the dandy warhols ages ago and enjoying it that being said this is my perspective on the doc one thing i found incredible about this film is there is no need to have any prior knowledge of either of these bands the director ondi timoner wastes no time in engaging the audience and familiarizing them with the people in this film i quickly became grooved to the lives both anton and courtney as well as their respective bands the brian jonestown massacre and the dandy warhols i think that is part of what makes this doc so good and what makes ondi timoner such a master documentarian i also loved how the story of these bands was told most of what you see is of the bands on tour both bands start out playing small venues and struggling to make it in the recording industry throughout the film each band strives to remain unique and uncontrolled by the norm however it is this that makes the two bands similar and thus the brilliant perspective on how two bands of a feather can go in such different directions i would basically recommend this for anyone who likes film in general you do not need to have a particular love for documentaries or either of the bands an appreciation for music helps but the music itself takes a backseat to the love hate relationship between the brian jonestown massacre and the dandy warhols"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22746": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "until now the worst movie i had ever seen was ben arthur you really should check the reviews for that movie instead of this one the review statistics for this movie have been skewed positive through a relentless and unscrupulous push by some of the people involved in making it evidence for which is fairly easy to uncover online at least the people who made ben arthur were honorable enough to let it stand on its own shaky legs instead of unscrupulously promoting it so suckers like me would buy it everything about this movie is terrible the script the story the casting the acting the direction the photography the editing the music what else goes into a movie whatever it is here it s as bad as it gets if it weren t so unpleasant it would be ridiculous i kept watching it thinking it must get better because i hadn t yet discovered that none of the positive reviews for it are reliable it does not take a lot of money to make a great movie nor does a low budget mean a movie has to be bad my favorite example of a shoestring budget masterpiece is gus van sant s amazing mala noche but there are many others sideline secrets director s cut or original is bad not because the people who made it had no money but because they had gigantic egos and no talent for anything at all except self promotion"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22747": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "to suggest anton newcombe of the brian jonestown massacre could also use some therapy is putting it mildly in dig which won the grand jury prize at sundance we watch him and his band self sabotage over seven years while ex friends and contemporaries the dandy warhols rise to comparative greatness a mobile phone advert anyway what elevates dig above its contemporaries is the immense near biblical comic tragedy being played out a depressingly honest treatise on art versus commerce and compromise for all his look at me i m a bloody genius posturing newcombe is in fact revealed to be a singularly gifted if immensely troubled musician far more talented than his rival the dandy s courtney taylor who narrates the picture if newcombe is dennis hopper taylor s peter fonda even sadder taylor appears to realise this evinced by his weary self loathing voice over he knows his band won the battle but at what cost in truth they sold out made indie lite records kept their teeth nice and clean and probably brushed their hair twice before bedtime thus winning record contracts and a large tour bus and jettisoning all credibility in the process newcombe on the other hand lives in filth is continually busted beats up fellow band members on stage kicks hecklers in the head and is last glimpsed in dig being ferried away by police having lost the right to see his child two of the best films about rock s subculture have been directed by women penelope spheeris s the decline of western civilization and this one an instant classic the moment it was released"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22748": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "there are some good things about the movie the music and cinematography is great alex wilson is hot and gives a great performance ryan bauer is also hot the production was very lucky to have casted them because they really give production value to the movie jonny vincent sean and a lot of the boys in the movie that don t speak are cute too why isn t the actress who plays amy listed in the credits brandon alexander gives a great comedic performance as clitarissa pink the worse thing about the movie is probably the star james townsend he can t act he s also very scrawny not nice to look at at all his arms are like spaghetti it s disgusting they have no muscle tone at all it s no wonder he has to make his own movie and cast himself in it no one else would cast him in anything james townsend is not believable as someone who would even have a girlfriend because he acts so gay they should have casted someone else as the lead if they wanted what s best for the movie then again maybe he just wants to use this movie as a vehicle to launch a career in soft core porn definitely not real acting because he would have taken some acting lessons plus anyone who does porn is blacklisted in hollywood the most ridiculous thing about the movie is probably the casting of a tan skinned latina as devon s mother sonja fisher does not seem like an actress at all all in all this movie is soft core porn and is no better than something you would see on skinemax i think even alex wilson probably the best thing about this movie is embarrassed by it and doesn t want to be associated with it there is no photo on his imdb page and nothing else listed so alex wilson is probably a disposable stage name plus i ran into him in west hollywood one time recently and when i mentioned this movie he just turned around and walked away i understand if i had worked on this movie i would be embarrassed and wouldn t want to be associated with it either"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22749": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "anton newcombe and courtney taylor are friends they both are the leads in their own respective bands anton with the brian jonestown massacre and courtney with the dandy warhols what s interesting about their friendship is that they are rivals its a love hate relationship at times you both hear them praising one another but the next second they are complaining at how stupid and self absorbed they are while the dandy warhols went on the reach commercial success bjm still was stuck in the underground scene and for good reason why the focus of dig is more towards anton and the bjm as they have a lot more substance they are the most dysfunctional band during gigs they will fight and bash each other anton will hit other members if he feels they aren t performing correctly with the amount of drugs an alcohol they consume fight was always waiting to happen you know how people go to car races just to see if a huge car crash happens that s why people would go to their gigs for the fights anton is very unstable always thinking himself as a music messiah he wants to change music and create a revolution but he could never get out of the underground he is a very talented musician its amazing how many instruments he can play and with such skill but his draw back is he cant escape the world he created a prolific musician stuck in a black hole drugs alcohol and depression on the other side the dandy warhols were having their own troubles they didn t find much success with their first album and were constantly fighting with their record label but they found huge success in europe but courtney keeps being sucked back into the world of anton its interesting that both anton and courtney both had what the other needed courtney always wanted to be musically talented as anton though anton wouldn t say it he needed the commercial success that the dandy s had to make his revolution over the seven year course the film crew followed these two bands there is a lot of footage there is never a dull moment in dig it is constantly moving along as it doesn t have time to slow down as it has to much to say seven years of story telling in the h mins is a hard job ondi timoner has done a great job of piecing together one of the best music documentaries that makes you always wanting more even if you don t like the bands it still deserves viewing it transcends the music to reveal a great story of a successful failure you wont be disappointed"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 0, -1]},
	"22750": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "eddie murphy s delirious is completely and totally rude crude crass and lude this is indeed the only way to describe this appalling trashy piece of stand up eddie murphy goes for shock value rather than laughs to try and win his following over he does manage to be funny occasionally but mostly loses the plot with obscene language and distasteful sex jokes forget it unless you happen to enjoy eddie s foul style i don t think i will bother with eddie murphy raw i much prefer eddie in the confines of a movie script saturday january video"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22751": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "one would have to be very jaded indeed not to be swept up into this gem of a film and i ve seen hundreds of hindi and bollywood movies too the actors the beautiful settings locations and surroundings the deep emotions portrayed the sweet songs especially the singing voice of udit narayan my favorite everything was just lovely the human imperfect element was also woven in to create some drama and drive the plot as well as allowing a heartfelt resolution alok nath is such a terrific actor so open with the emotions of the characters he portrays he almost steals the show from the young stars i highly recommend this film to anyone who loves true romances ones that go beyond superficial beauty to real love as one of the best films out there hindi or otherwise"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22752": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "steven vasquez directed and co wrote with james townsend the star this strange little drama cum horror flick with evidently very good ideas and intentions make a gay film that takes a different storyline than the usual fare and make a drama that wants to be judged on its merits as a thriller so why doesn t it work for starters the film loses direction from the opening frame and wanders rather aimlessly throughout the film dead set on making a suspense thriller but getting sidetracked into satisfying an audience who wants to see nude encounters not that that is a bad thing it can certainly enhance some films that have been hollywood successes the film also tries to talk about coming out experiences in young men and women relationships disturbed parenting the club scene with all the wild antics that accompany such events and murder it is all a bit much to cram into a minute film devon james townsend by all appearances is a successful kid with a kind girlfriend jenna sarah kelly but he has an eye for boys and visits a bar where he meets brian alex wilson who has been down the same path and can offer devon assistance on every level they bond devon comes out and the mysteries begin boys are missing in the neighborhood devon s stepfather psychologist dr kirk tyler dan swett is not at all what he appears to be and despite devon s consoling mother donna sonja fisher devon is cast into the streets because of his new relationship it seems dr tyler is in a dark business with hunky detective cunningham earl mcdougle who apparently is investigating the missing boys devon gathers his resources from his understanding girlfriend jenna and her cronies and together the group unveils the dark doings of dr tyler and his detective sidekick and through it all donna radiates warmth and understanding as the perfect mother of a gay boy etc some of the actors are pleasing to the eye and there is very little the eye doesn t examine frequently but the degree of acting is at an all time low the only thing that makes us forgive that and in some cases it is just too poor to forgive is the feeling of commitment on the part of everyone involved yes this is a low budget movie and yes the director needs time to learn his trade but in the end there is something to be said for the involved people to try to take a gay film to a different level maybe their next one will be more polished grady harp"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22753": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the movie is about anton newcombe the music and careers of the two bands are simply backdrop it s only fair that newcombe have the last word about the film which at this writing you can find in the news section at the brianjonestownmassacre website i d link it here but imdb won t permit it documentarians are limited by what the camera captures as well as by the need to assemble a cohesive narrative from the somewhat random occasions when chance has put the camera lens on a sight line with relevant happenstance in dig fortune smiled on the dandy warhols capturing their rise to the status of pop idol candidates as they formed slickly produced pop confections for mass consumption most notably bohemian like you a song that made them global darlings thanks to a euro cell phone ad no such luck for brian jonestown massacre the film captures little of what made the original bjm lineup great with the sole exception of a single montage lasting a minute or so showing newcombe creating recording a number of brief instrumental parts unremarkable in themselves and concluding the sequence with a playback of the lush shimmering sounds that had to have been in newcombe s mind and soul before they could enter the world three commentaries accompany the film one by the filmmakers and two by the members of the bands the bjm track is solely former members and without newcombe both the warhols and bjm alumni point up this montage sequence as the best bit in the film and i d agree that given the film s focus on anton newcombe it is the only part of the film that sheds proper light on his gift and seems too brief to lend proper balance to this attempted portrait of the tortured artist interesting thing about commentaries is that unlike film they are recorded in real time one long take which can be more honestly revelatory than a documentary that takes shape primarily through editing the dandies do not come off well in their comments if the rock and roll world extends the experience of high school life for its denizens as i believe it does the dandies are the popularity obsessed preppy types the ones who listen to rock because it s what their peers do while the bjm crew come off as the half rejected half self exiled outsiders to insiders like the dandies losers that are the real rock spirit bjm s joel gion who talks a lot nails the film s message for me when he says paraphrasing you can t forget that anton has been able to do the only thing he ever said he wanted to do make a lot of great music the dandies meanwhile laugh too easily at every outrageous display in the course of newcombe s meltdown all the bjm footage here ends at before newcombe quit heroin courtney taylor taylor s discounting of newcombe s commitment to his vision is summed up as follows he s and still living in his car you can download all his work at his website he was so tired of being ripped off by everyone else he s giving it all away he could be making a mint you can practically hear him shaking his head in disbelief the film s shortcomings can t be blamed on the filmmakers rather it s the difficulties of the documentary form and the loss of cooperation by the film s subject that makes this portrait of newcombe so fragmentary but it s likely the best we will get outside of his music i only rented disc one which has the feature most of the extras are on disc two not renting that as i ve put in my order to buy the set"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22754": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i bought this dvd after seeing it highly ranked here it s just a short minutes zombie film nothing special about it except for the music perhaps don t buy it not even really worth spending minutes to see it only if you re really bored"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22755": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "dig is funny fun amusing interesting stylish and very well done knowing that it was made on such a shoestring budget over years it is amazing that such a story can be told especially with such style and substance if you are a music fan or documentary fan this is a must see focusing on the brian jonestown masssacre and the dandy warhols over the years is a brilliant way to show the contrast between a decent band who meets with moderate success through perseverance and the ability to compromise and a genius megalomaniacal lead singer backed up by a varied cast of characters who sabotage their own success through drugs alcohol and insanity if i did not know that this is footage of real people i would swear it was an incredibly well written and imaginative scripted piece the story is compelling concise and simply amazing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22756": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is a decent endeavor but the guy who wrote the screenplay seems to be a bit in the dark as to what exactly makes a zombie movie cool no it isn t cgi bugs and software companies actually i m not sure whether it was a software company i saw it without subtitles so i had to guess what they re talking about anyway my point was instead of wasting your time animating some dumb ass bug why not throw in more zombies and more action of the minutes consist of news bulletins bugs some guys yelling about something and to makes matters worse more boring most of the deaths occur off screen i realize that s all too common for no budget movies but then there were some very impressive effects well kind a of which left me wondering why did the director or screenwriter whatever chose to focus on how the epidemic started it s a short nobody s gonna care anyway"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22757": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a really cool flick a must for any music snob you don t really have to know about the bands to enjoy the movie before the movie i only heard only two songs from the dandy warhols the only thing is required is an open mind the movie centers around the brian jonestown massacre the dandy warhols have a role in the film as the rival band but they are second fiddle to the bjm the dandy warhols don t play as big of a role in the film as i originally guessed but then again they didn t have the element of excitement and unpredictability of the bjm you can t help but be fascinated by the band and its very charismatic front man anton newcombe by itself it s an insightful film and study on the music industry just watch this film and enjoy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22758": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "back in the s when i had first seen this i was in high school it was cool then now as an adult i look back at it and i say to myself yeah right what was so funny it has it s moments but they are few and far between it is so dated that the jokes no longer stand up show this to a younger crowd and they will be totally lost if you like this type of humor you may want to stick with kentucky fried movie or amazon women from the moon tunnel vision as well as groove tube are too dated for today s viewing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22759": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "rock n roll is a messy business and dig demonstrates this masterfully a project of serious ambition and perhaps foolhardiness the filmmaker is able to mend together seven tumultuous years of following around two unwieldy rock groups with that said the abundance of quality material ensures the film s ability to captivate the audience if you ve ever been interested in any realm of the music industry this movie will undoubtedly be an arresting viewing the music in the film although it suffers minimally from requisite cutting and pasting is worth the price of admission alone the morning after i saw dig i went straight to the record store to pick up a brian jonestown massacre album i was already initiated to the dandy warhols sounds primarily defined by its exploration of rock music the film succeeds at other profound levels dig is a sincere and sufficiently objective glance into the destructive and volatile nature of the creative process and the people that try to wrangle those forces"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22760": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie is a prime example of squandering great resources in a film you ve got future snl and sctv stars in their prime such as john candy chevy chase laraine newman al franken tom davis and joe flaherty essentially making minutes of coarse uninspired fart and racist jokes the concept of a network from the future subverting society could have really been taken to some interesting extremes but instead right out the gate makes a lame juvenile proctology joke and stays in that vein of humor the whole way seek out the earlier and much more subversive and witty groove tube or the later hilarious kentucky fried movie this movie is only for those who want to see a time capsule of bad s sketch comedy movies"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22761": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "excellent documentary ostensibly about the friendship and subsequent rivalry between two west coast retro rock n roll bands the dandy warhols and the brian jonestown massacre what it actually turns out to be is a portrait of a borderline psychopath anton newcomb and his tortured relationship with the rest of the world interestingly for a music documentary there is hardly any music what there is snatches of songs more often than not aborted by the performers is incidental rather than central although the protagonists are musicians the story is not about music but rather about a particularly american version of a british myth of a cartoon lifestyle ie one where nobody has to take responsibility for behaving like spoiled adolescents on a full time basis tantrums drugs violence grossly dysfunctional attitudes egomania on a truly epic scale all of this is excused or positively encouraged because it conforms to some collectively held idea about what rock n roll is about as a film this is a first class documentary but it raises more questions than it answers for example why is anton s music so conservative for someone so wild and outrageous and he is wild and outrageous his music never seems to have progressed beyond the most obvious derivations of his s idols the stones velvets etc for someone who claims to be able to play instruments he has never bothered to learn to play any one of them beyond the most rudimentary level similarly the dandy warhols burning ambition is based on a vision of rock n roll which is astonishingly fossilised in nothing wrong with pastiches of course but surely there s more to musical life than perpetually acting out a cartoon from the late s why don t they take some risks with their music in the way that their role models did because one suspects this is not about music music is just an accessory a prop or an excuse to lead completely dysfunctional and irresponsible lives but why in the dandy warhols case the answer is obvious to make lots of money and be famous big deal anton newcomb s case is more interesting he is obviously very talented but every time he is given an opportunity to reach a wider audience he sabotages it usually in the most dramatic way possible he is terrified of success and at the same time deeply resents anyone else who has it especially his former friends the dandy warhols fascinating movie highly recommended"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"22762": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i missed the beginning but i did see most of it a friend got it on dvd in the cheap room at fye the skits are all very short and yet most of them are still too long the majority of them they seem to have forgotten to have something funny quite a lot of racist sexist homophobic humor in it skits based on stereotypes or skits which use racist terms for people i m trying to remember anything i thought was funny in it and i m having trouble the logo for the tunnel vision network is a lipsticked mouth with an eyeball in it the mouth opens and closes over the eye like eyelids kind of creepy what a disappointment most of the actors went on to better things and it s lucky this bomb didn t hold them back"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22763": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i couldn t find anyone to watch dig with me because no one i knew was a fan of either of the bands naturally everyone assumed you can only enjoy this film if you like the music of either the dandy warhols or the brian jonestown massacre but this is so far from the truth the only requirement is that you have an interest in music and or pop culture in general the way in which the careers of the two groups are paralleled is a perfect representation of the paths a band can take and watching the public eat up and spit out the dandy warhols is fascinating i agree with other reviews that mention it would be nice to get a final word from anton himself since he s clearly depicted as his own worst enemy and the bulwark to the band s ability to just remain most interesting to me is the dandys respect for the bjm despite their lack or reciprocation and for anton despite his erratic behavior the dandy warhols respect the art the group produces even if the group hates everything the dandy warhols now stand for although that s disputable the best line is when the drummer for the dandy s says i won t have them anywhere new me again and the guitarist unconsciously blurts out i ll still buy their records though to me this just shows how powerful good music can be definitely see this movie even if you know nothing of either band it s more about the themes of rock music and how they develop that makes this film so interesting it s rare to follow a group so closely for so long"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22764": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "in the future of a governmental committee headed by howard hesseman is holding hearings on tv s first uncensored network they sample it s programming that play as a series of skits i can name the good skit movies on one hand not using my thumb amazon women on the moon kentucky fried movie the meaning of life and mr mike s mondo video notice how i didn t mention tunnel vision the reason for that is that this movie is death in cinematic form none of the skits are even remotely funny or even the least bit clever it takes some sort of great ineptitude on the film makers part to not even get one laugh out of me my grade f eye candy dody dorn goes full frontal"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22765": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a documentary about two rocks bands spanning a number of years brian jonestown massacre and the dandy warhols what makes it special is the examination of the complex contrasting personalities and the ironies of success and failure anton newcombe the main man of brian jonestown massacre is widely recognised as a musical genius not only by his colleagues his friends and rivals the dandy warhols but also by record producers and most people who have worked with him sadly he and his band members are also incapable of integrating with the real world newcombe picks fights with band members on stage or with members of the audience getting arrested at one point for literally kicking in the head of a fan newcombe knows no limits he plays between and different instruments writes and produces all bjm s music can produce enough songs to fill a whole album in a single day has a prophet like obsessiveness with his own musical genius but is also a heavy drugs user flies into rages at the slightest compromise of his own artistic integrity orders his band members about as if they are lower forms of life and can blow deals as fast as he makes them bjm go through a large number of record labels in fast succession they sign them up as soon as they realise newcombe s talents and let them go as soon as they realise he is totally uncontrollable the warhols acknowledge their debt to newcombe s creativity and don t even put themselves in the same exalted sphere of greatness but the warhols have something that bjm don t the ability to integrate their talents with common sense the real world and their market as a mixing pot of talent even if much of it is distilled from guru newcombe and accessibility they are the very definition of cool dig follows the parallel careers of the two bands with increasing poignancy at one point newcombe pulls stunts designed to generate publicity by sending apparent death threats and hate messages to the warhols in a box containing live ammunition and insults like a bar of soap to clean up their act only he forgets to tell them it s a stunt and they get so paranoid they take out a restraining order against newcombe by the time the dandy warhols take off in europe with hits like every day should be a holiday and bohemian like you newcombe is becoming increasingly isolated bjm are stopped and the band breaks up when they are arrested for possession of marijuana the warhols get busted for drugs around the same time let off with a warning and even allowed to keep the grass the wider appeal of dig is that the lessons of genius versus accessibility go way beyond two bands or even rock music the downside is that it is still a documentary however intimate and it will mostly only appeal to dedicated film fans or people who are already interested in the music of one or both of the featured bands newcombe may well be a largely unrecognised genius and there are feint glimpses of this in the film but to the unattuned ear there is little more than the assertions of the people interviewed to attest to this in the words of one of the band members in every spiritual tradition you burn in hell for pretending to be god and not being able to back it up newcombe isn t pretending but numerically there are maybe still insufficient people to appreciate him in his own lifetime and dig has an uphill struggle to rectify the balance in favour of a tortured but largely unrecognised genius"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22766": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is the worst movie i ever paid to see and with the exception of they saved hitler s brain the worst movie i have ever seen period when this movie came out i was a big fan of snl and sctv and therefore was anticipating what i thought would be the funniest movie that could be produced since it did not have the restrictions the tv improv shows must deal with the writers must have thought we will throw in some grossness some flatulence jokes some cheap sex and hey we have a risky side splitting laughable comedy the game show skits are nothing more than cheap unimaginable take offs on let s make a deal with stupid grossness the sit com take off involving the single girl and her boyfriend was just plain bad high school humor the stun gun advertisement was suitable humor for seasame street the la subway skit was bland humor using tasteless bloodiness the french chef walking around blind constantly uttering there is no difference with a french accent was well you get my point the only funny skit involved chevy chase which lasted for a whole minute this means you get seconds of entertainment in this movie oh yea i ve read the comments about the entire country being stoned in the s and you will like this movie if you are high well most of the country was not stoned in the s if the inept writers were stoned it must have been on drowsy sinus medicine there were other people in the theater besides myself when i saw this movie of course word did not get out yet about how bad the movie was"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22767": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i ve seen this movie on several different occasions i find one of the funniest things to do is to just watch the reactions of the different types of people who go to see it type old people a lot of old japanese men and women go to this movie because they think it will be a honest to goodness samurai movie with lots of swordplay and medieval japanese dialogue as soon the two protagonists begin debating horror movies while inserting expletives almost randomly throughout their sentences the old people walk out usually disgusted type film snobs these people think that just because a movie bears the label of independent that it will automatically be a load of hard to follow overemotional crap that may or may not be in english yet they see it anyway just to sing praises about it later so that people will think they are intelligent and cultured they are really in for a surprise when they see this film as soon as the blood begins to squirt exaggeratedly from anime inspired sword battles or the over the top villain nonchalantly pegs a dog with his crossbow during a phone conversation these people will be so dismayed they will walk out a few will stay just to see how bad it will get and later they ll rave about what a horrible film it was to their friends type people expecting to see live action anime or matrix like special effects sorry folks the martial arts are pretty solid in the film but director yamasato really doesn t have the budget for that kind of thing type people with no expectations these are the people who really enjoy the film whether they had only heard of blood of the samurai picked it at random or stumbled into the wrong theater in an alcoholic haze these are the people who will laugh at all the jokes and appreciate the movie for what it ultimately is entertainment this movie was not made to enlighten or to provoke deep spiritual thought it was meant if i may borrow a line of dialogue from the film to really kick some ass and that s what it does so depending on what type of person you are you may or may not enjoy this film however if you appreciate the movie for what it is and can enjoy an excess of blood and acting then go see this movie and make sure to bring your friends"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22768": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "stephen feinberg who played the proctologist and was one of the writers of the movie passed away in early i met steve in portland in it was a year latter when he told me that he had been a writer in hollywood years earlier working mostly on tv promos he asked me not to see tunnel vision but it was too late i had seen it already actually i had seen it years before when it was released at that time i didn t think it was that bad a movie however seeing it as an adult my opinion was somewhat different yes is is a bit puerile as well as dated steve admitted it was not a very good movie that said he was just a little proud of the proctologist sketch"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22769": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie for what it is may be one of the most amazing indie films of recent day made on a super small budget the film has special effects that blow away alot of the current films if you have a chance watch it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22770": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "saturday night live national lampoon and sctv alumnus are all together in a sometimes funny sketch film however it is very interesting to watch now at the start of twenty years after this movie is supposed to take place look at how many of their gags have become absolutely true there is a mock movie trailer that probably wasn t even clever at the time for something called the pregnant man which came true with arnold schwarzenegger s dumb movie junior there is a commercial spoof that probably wasn t even clever at the time for something featuring sammy davis jr and jackie onasis called celebrity wrestling which has now come true with a popular show called celebrity boxing there is a mock movie trailer that probably wasn t even clever at the time that features john candy in a movie about a severed head watch this trailer and look how similar it s shots and plot are to frank hellenlotter s basket case and finally there is an ad for a late late show documentary about a dead dream the only two left the name of the documentary is the last hippies lol four prophecies come true"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22771": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this films makes no pretentious efforts to hide its true genre a campy b movie it will flat out tell you in the beginning the definition of campy it should have also given the adjective meaning of cheese but the two come together in this film in ways that make you go hmmmmm that s so stupid and then have you laughing for example there is a scene back in th century japan which shows a couple of samurai walking in the foreground of a temple in the background of the temple there are several tourists looking off in the distance in slippers and shorts hmmmm hahahah i could not stop laughing and the acting goes from decent to bearable to oh my lord but that s what makes it funny you ll see some decent actors and then find others really terrible i have to digress somewhat though because i have seen stephanie sanchez in several plays and she is awesome her air time in the film was pretty short though i have also seen bryan yamasaki in several plays in the islands during my visits and he s also better in theatre than in this movie anyhow it s an entertaining film if you ve got nothing to do on a weekday evening"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22772": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "on the summer blockbuster hit baseketball this is one of those movies that is usually seen on the big jumbo tron screen in a sports bar during the day when everyone is quite drunk unfortunately i was sober when i saw this movie so quoted the late gene siskel for this lame brained supposed yukfest that came out two weeks after the far superior there s something about mary in a one upmanship game during july of mary was a gross out fest but in addition to the many gags it had a lot of heart which is why it was the highest grossing comedy of that memorable summer baseketball tried to outdo mary but it fizzled in more ways that one you take the creators of south park trey parker and matt stone who are fortunately not behind the movie but in front of the camera the only member of zaz david zucker helming the picture in desperate need of a paycheck and the other two jim abrahams and jerry zucker clearly stayed out or probably warned him against the picture a small bit by now years young ernest borgnine wasting his precious time in his distinguished career dying on a hotdog and singing i m too sexy as he videotapes his will jenny mccarthy who has little screen time as borgnine s not too weeping trophy widow young enough to be his granddaughter a bigger female part by yasmine bleeth as a dedicated social worker whose charges are underprivileged youngsters and the only interesting and meaningful player in this turkey robert vaughn as a corrupt archrival and pointless cameos by airplane alumni kareem abdul jabaar and the late robert stack who seemed nostalgic for the masterpiece and it s much fresher humor created by the zaz family what do all these people make up a desperate cast and crew trying to replicate airplane humor and mixing it up with the crudity of south park but failing in every way to make this long minute movie short baseketball a real game invented by david zucker and his friends in his hometown of milwaukee is about two lazy losers parker and stone and their pint sized mutual friend who invent baseball and basketball hence the title together on the driveway of one s house after borgnine dies he bequeaths the ownership of his baseketball team the milwaukee beers to parker and stone sure enough the game goes national and archrivals vaughn and mccarthy want to take away ownership of the beers team from them but bleeth is in love with both men particularly parker and one poor sick charge in need of a liver transplant goes ga ga over them those are the characters not strongly developed now witless gags ensue blood electroshock hair egg throwing and screaming are among them parker and stone nearly kill the youngster in the hospital but he pulls through the liver transplant borgnine sings and rubs ointment on his chest in the videotaped will mccarthy who seemed to get over borgnine s death by choking on a frank right away quickly massages vaughn in the next scene cheerleaders dance in skimpy outfits there is plenty of music on the soundtrack that is played for the hard of hearing and david zucker forces the parodies of riverdance and titanic parody forcing is nothing new to zaz post airplane and the naked gun series and like siskel i was sober as well but i was also getting sleepy this movie should be played over and over to coarse mannered barroom patrons who enjoy it as they chug down beers but will they remain alert and awake or pass out during the unfunny parts if they pass out then they won t realize that they are luckily missing stupidity and absurdity hats off to them"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22773": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i watched this movie alongwith my complete family of nine since my younger brother has recently got married we could connect with the goings on the movie stands out for the classical touch given to the romance of the engaged couple thankfully this time all indian locales like ranikhet almora etc have been used which have been already visited by most of the urbanites hence adding to the connection with movie the dialogues are much better than those in the umrao jaan ada a supposedly dialogue based movie the background music is augmenting the soft focus of the movie it somehow remind me of vv chopra s kareeb in which neha and to some extent bobby did full justice to the character same here in that the lead pair does not disappoint in any department looks or acting the supporting cast are too good i rate the actress playing the role of bhabhi in the front league the situations of family interactions portrayed are real and you smile when you find yourself in place of one of the characters songs were too suiting the scenes and going along well with the movie however though i respect ravindra jain for his body of work from movies to ramayana i missed ram laxman badly it had no double entendres sivan category no bikinis no intrigue and no nonsense you would comfortably watch the movie with your parents except if you re already or going to be soon engaged i want to express on candid thing here that though suraj proposes that the marriages is between families and not only individuals his approach is totally individualistic the movie is only about prem poonam rest of the characters are incidental art immitating life the peripheral characters are consigned to the background and the only protagonists are the lead pair coming back everything was almost great except for the drama part the situation of tragedy was artificially created the outcome the sacrifice and the ensuing heart change are not compelling at all that is why it lacks the emotional punch the very purpose of this turn of events but a twist in the tale was necessary to transcend the movie from a beautiful pre marital video to a feature film but i kept waiting for the punch and it never came the preaching by mohnish bahal and later by alok nath on dowry was out of place and it made things too overboard may be this will help the movie a tax free status but the plot could have been made more interesting and non linear than what it was there were too question in my mind when the movie ended has the movie really ended has the movie ended"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"22774": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i ve seen all four of the movies in this series each one strays further and further from the books this is the worst one yet my problem is that it does not follow the book it is titled after in any way the directors and producers should have named it any thing other than love s abiding joy the only thing about this movie that remotely resembles the book are the names of some of the characters willie missie henry clark scottie and cookie the names ages genders of the children are wrong the entire story line is no where in the book i find it a great disservice to janette oke her books and her fans to produce a movie under her title that is not correct in any way the music is too loud the actors are not convincing they lack emotions if you want a good family movie this might do it is clean don t watch it though if you are hoping for a condensed version of the book i hope that this will be the last movie from this series but i doubt it if there are more movies made i wish michael landon jr and others would stick closer to the original plot and story lines the books are excellent and if closely followed would make excellent movies"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22775": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "to be honest i had no idea what this movie was about when i started it that s how i watch movies whenever possible no preconception i thought this was going to be a movie about stoners in the woods or something i was wrong kinda loaded was kind of boring at first but once it started to get going it really hooked me i know the feeling of being sucked into something dangerous where you feel helpless but to do things that you do not want to do another user commented on how this movie was silly and implausible but i beg to differ these kinds of things do happen i m sorry but not everyone lives in a dream world where nothing bad can happen and crazy situations are implausible really sorry but the reality of the world is that they do happen the creator of this movie as well as the actors did a great job of portraying how things can just go bad and how people can make really bad choices sometimes things turn out good sometimes they turn out bad and such is life i highly recommend this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22776": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "acting not great but some good acting director makes some stupid decisions for this film writer story makes no sense at all and has huge amount of flaws overall score for this movie don t waste your time with this film it s not worth it i gave for this movie and it may be too much characters are so over exaggerated than they can ever be in real life and some pretty unexplainable stuff happens storywise not in good way because of the style this film has been filmed you get bored after minutes too many special effects slow motions and camera shakes and fast forwards it s always good that movie uses music to make the story go smooth but there s too many tracks in this one in the first hour there is almost dialogs and musics"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22777": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "very good drama although it appeared to have a few blank areas leaving the viewers to fill in the action for themselves i can imagine life being this way for someone who can neither read nor write this film simply smacked of the real world the wife who is suddenly the sole supporter the live in relatives and their quarrels the troubled child who gets knocked up and then typically drops out of school a jackass husband who takes the nest egg and buys beer with it thumbs up"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22778": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "when i rented this i was hoping for what reign of fire did not deliver a clash between modern technology and mythic beasts instead i got a standard monster hunts stupid people in remote building flick with bad script bad music bad effects bad plot bad acting bad bad bad only reason why i did give it a was that in theory there could exist worse movies in theory"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22779": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i first saw blood of the samurai at its premiere during the hawaii international film festival wow blood just blew us away with its sheer verve gore vitality gore excitement gore utter campiness and even more gore and all in such great fun especially for those of you who enjoy all those japanese chambara samurai and ninja films you definitely have to see blood"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22780": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "when i am watching a film i am aware that it is `just a movie but nonetheless i do like to allow myself to become engrossed as much as possible under the circumstances i think this is what makes us cry scream laugh or otherwise react emotionally as audience members even though deep down we know it is `just a movie what i don t want is for the movie to remind me it is just a movie so that i am unable to slip into the aforementioned engrossment regardless of the quality of the film this film s director chose to frequently use multi angle camera shots simultaneously on the screen maybe it is just me but i find this to be terribly distracting and downright irritating they might as well run a continuous banner across the bottom of the screen reading `attention this is just a movie do not allow yourself to become too interested or engrossed if i want `picture in picture i ll activate it from my tv remote but never during a movie i want to enjoy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22781": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a quite good film version of the novel though at the beginning a little bit lengthy fortunately there are a few funny scenes from time to time this movie is surely not for the main stream audience but for fans of italian or portuguese cinema a must see also for mastroianni fans"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22782": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "ok i just have words cheesy cheesy and cheesy the only redeeming feature of this movie is dean cain other than that it s cheeseball supreme the movie does have some promise in the concept an underground lab creates a real live fire breathing dragon basically giving us more of jurassic park meets reign of fire there are some great possibilities but they just don t follow through the special effects are decent even though you know the dragon is cgi it doesn t horribly look like cgi i wouldn t lay the blame on dean cain although he is one of the producers i d lay more of the blame on phillip roth the director and writer it s his job to make this film and unfortunately he failed"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22783": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i thought this movie was really really great helena did an amazing job in it i thought she played her character very well she s an awesome actress the movie was also really funny too the jokes were great i couldnt stop laughing i think everyone should see it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, 1]},
	"22784": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie really i mean really sucks its got plot holes so big and foot dragon can fit through them not to mention the dragon itself which is inevitably the worst computer generated image ever to be put on the film real i mean when you see something like this you gotta be thinking wow someone actually made this movie then released it that takes guts whoever they are i m sure they don t work in the film business anymore when i hired this movie it wasn t in on dvd so i reluctantly took it out on video the first thing to appear was a lord of the rings trailer for the two towers this was a very clever move putting this trailer on the video it justifies me reluctantly giving the film star otherwise i would have given it zero stars maybe the producers though the star attraction of dean cain i think thats how you spell it would draw in the crowds uh to the video store that is next they employed split screen technique like in hulk to i assume compensate for what an atrocity this piece of crap film is on the box cover we see a picture of our hero and the dragon does the dragon look exactly like the one in dragonheart or is it just me either way the dragon in the film looks like a reject from gremlins and has the cgi of a nintendo video game villain from the early s perhaps worse also not the dragons movement as it pursues its victims its the same f cking monotonous movement right leg left leg right leg left leg dom dom dom dom dom dom f king dooooom this just pisses me off maybe the filmmakers thought this was thrilling and would have the same effect of jaws why not then have a dragon pov shot either way that was just funny much like watching a weebl toon dean cain gives many puzzled looks during the film maybe his coming to terms with the fact that this film could end his career don t expect superman here the first time i saw the trailer for this film i thought it was an add for a ps game as for the story its so so bad my year old brother can come up with better ones when he s unconvincingly trying to lie about why he was messing around in my room while i wasn t there oh and did i mention that i f king hate the people who made this incredibly stupid stupid crap atrocious film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22785": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i suppose this is not the best film ever made but i voted it at stars all the same mainly because of my feelings at the end i and all the people around me were simply touched this is something you don t often feel we are all getting a bit cynical and fed up with over sentimentality lazy manipulation or preaching in modern films the story of the film centres around jane a young woman in the last stages of mnd and the friendship that grows between her and richard a man on the verge of a breakdown this could have so easily been a dull and worthy piece but it is so humorous humane and lacking in sentimentality that it wins you over completely and against the odds is a feel good movie the acting from branagh and bonham carter is superb especially the latter who is always believable and strong in her role the chemistry between the two also lifts the movie the title comes from richards masterpiece a plane made of junk and his old paintings flying here is a symbol for both richards and janes living life to the full so that one can carry on and the other can face the end a beautiful and funny movie that i would recommend to anyone don t let the subject matter put you off"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 0, -1]},
	"22786": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "nothing could have saved this movie not even superman ten years ago the special effects would have been amazing better directing might have gotten some more feeling and better performances out of the actors but nothing but feeding the script to a dragon could have fixed it plot holes bad lines terrible pacing endless replaying of the same shots of a cgi dragon stomping through hallways ugh avoid this one at all costs"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22787": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i had my doubts about another love story wherein disabled individuals find meaning and redemption through honest communication and it s still not at the top of my list but the performances from helena bonham carter and kenneth branagh and exemplary almost stunning and rescue this from being just another tear jerker carter s depiction of an als victim is strong perhaps even overdone at times sometimes her dialog dissolves into undistinguishable mutterings but the overall effect is commendable and rewarding branagh may be the perfect compliment to her performance"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22788": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "if alien jurassic park and countless other sci fi horror movies are your cup of tea add a lot of sugar and you ll get this one down the film begins in jolly old england around ad and then jumps to present day california our hero carver dean cain is the new security chief and military advisor for a science lab feet underground he arrives carver is also a helicopter pilot with the lead scientist and we soon find out it s a cloning lab and they have something newly found to clone is it a dinosaur or what as with the above movies all hell breaks loose and our characters start getting picked off the special effects on the monster are pretty good for a direct to video movie and dean cain does what he gets paid for but forget the rest of the group as we find out why we have never seen them before again don t go in with high expectations and you ll be ok"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22789": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this was one of those times when i had nothing to do with premium movie channels available to me the theory of flight grabbed me and held my interest i found it both touching and amusing a nice combination of feelings i recommend it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, 1]},
	"22790": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "once i ignored some of the implausibilities this was actually a fairly decent horror monster flick so i ll give some of the good points first the dragon was quite convincing especially as she prowled through the tunnels looking for lunch hint she likes humans the action was fairly non stop and after a weak beginning i got quite absorbed in the storyline sorry to say i was kind of rooting for the dragon she was probably the most convincing and consistent character in the movie now for the implausible stuff maybe some spoilers if you were hunting a fire breathing dragon in ad would you charge into its cave with a barrel of gunpowder under your arm duh a female character with an all american name blonde hair and obvious slavic accent trying to pretend she s spanish huh a lead scientist whose slavic accent you can cut with a knife and he s supposedly born in chicago educated in usa a military helicopter pilot who does his own repairs flies a huge transport copter with no other crew and is an expert marksman and combat soldier to boot ok uh huh i won t even mention his giving different call signs in minutes while communicating with his base it s still better than some of the japanese monster flicks from the s but not by much if we re lucky we won t see dragon fighter though naturally the ending left that possibility wide open or maybe they ll hire a real director next time in spite of everything i gave this flick a out of add more if they rewrite the plot and dean cain gets eaten in the first ten minutes grin"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22791": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "helena bonham carter is the center of this movie she plays her role almost immobile in a wheelchair but still brings across her traditional intensity kenneth branagh was tolerable the movie itself was good not exceptional if you are a helena bonham carter fan it is worth seeing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22792": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie is some of the worst crap i have ever seen i literally got a sharp pain in my head while watching this movie the cgi was awful and the story was just a waste of ink dean cain s character was mr super intuitive i can figure out anything except he can t seem to work his own helicopter correctly the biggest problem was the split screen camera work i felt like i was watching the brady bunch or something only it wasn t different people in the boxes just close ups and different views of the same thing i can only figure that the actors really needed the money because this movie wasn t worth the film it was shot on"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22793": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is the best movie i ve seen since white and the best romantic comedy i ve seen since the hairdresser s husband an emotive beautiful masterwork from kenneth branagh and helena bonham carter it is a tragedy this movie hasn t gotten more recognition"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, 1]},
	"22794": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "there have been plenty of unknown movies or movies given bad reviews that i really liked this was not one of them it was overacted and used camera techniques that made me feel like i was watching a soap opera it was ludicrously predictable and took most of the movie to get going then left you asking that s it once i decided not to take the movie too seriously and watch it from a purely corny point of view it became more enjoyable this is one movie that would have wound up on mst if it was still on"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22795": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i saw this film without to know what about were i m a fan of branagh even more his shakespeare films and in the beginning i saw it only for this and i finished with tears in my eyes because the great great serenity values affect and brave philosophy about life of helena s girl recommended to people who are bored with tv programming in spain at least"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22796": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "what a dreadful movie for some reason scientific laboratories and outposts always have a staff of grubby dirty mean spirited misanthropes living inside these folks who presumably work together on complicated scientific projects cannot seem to agree on how to survive death at the hands of a cgi dragon spoilers an extra nasty scientist whose main acting skill is leering and the sinister stare has cloned a dragon while the lab was supposed to work on this kind of thing the other scientists are shocked because apparently they were all way behind in their experiments and got caught with their pants down the rest of the story is like the thing or ten little indians where the staff is hunted and killed off as they try to formulate a way to escape and or defeat the dragon the cgi dragon creature is dark gray which seems to be the popular color for most of the cheap cgi special effects it hardly looks better than a cartoon and the dark gray tones make it difficult to see any interesting details in the body of the dragon all it looks like is a gray blob the acting is less than horrible these scientists act like a bunch of children who cannot agree on anything and this makes it easier for the dragon to kill them off in various attempts to escape hide etc dean cain is hardly better than any of the cast of unknown actors in this movie he seems to sink to the level of his supporting cast this movie is really really atrocious the acting is bad the story is dumb the cgi is very very cheap and amateurish there is nothing commendable about this movie it is not even a good time killer to glance at while doing chores or other work"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22797": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie truly captures the feeling of freedom and what the freedom of your own integrity is worth in the most delightful light hearted way not a serious but hilarious adventure the story mirrors life we don t always get what we want right away but we find out we get what we need to to understand why we didn t get what we wanted which results in us getting more than we thought we would get you will get this once you see the movie and this movie is truly about finding love and knowing one has found it and that it totally changed one s life it is one of my all time favorites not easy to find but worth the hunt i guarantee you will watch it more than once"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22798": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "and not in a good way baseketball is a waste of film in all most every single way it is offensive to all the senses this doesn t necessarily bother me i ve seen plenty of bad movies really bad movies before and will see them again baseketball though is a caliber film where you regret wasting ninety minutes of life sitting through it the reason baseketball offends me is that it stars trey parker and matt stone in a film they didn t write any respect i had for david zucker has long since depleted his recent spoof films are lazy messes that look and feel as if they were made by pre pubescent boys snickering at penis jokes airplane was a revolutionary and very funny comedy watching baseketball you will be amazed to discover that they were made by the same person i have so much respect for trey parker and matt stone these men are the funniest and smartest comedians in mainstream entertainment today their pictures and south park episodes are as relevant as they are funny every joke even the fart jokes have intelligence behind them it s easy to forget that there is a mature way to approach immaturity i imagine baseketball was a major growing experience for them because they hate the film for all the right reasons it is a stupid mess with no sense of dignity or class parker and stone have essentially whored themselves out the film plays like a minute episode of family guy parker and stone have never been great actors they ve been serviceable in their films i can t really find a way to describe their performance in baseketball other than the fact that it feels like they are spoofing a spoof film spoofing a spoof film every line is delivered in such a silly winking way it s like they are trying to make fun of the worst of these type of pictures and yet they become them in the same way i am reminded of the south park episode how to eat with your butt where cartman sits in a movie theater watching a gross out comedy with no plot or plausibility except to gross out parker and stone use the same voices they did in that scene for this entire picture really it s sad and yet that is not my problem with baseketball my biggest gripe with the picture is that i sit there knowing that parker and stone are knowingly following this piece of crap script i know that if they took the damn thing and rewrote it that this could have been salvaged to the point of being watchable there isn t any indication that zucker let them improv scenes either parker and stone are merely tools to a bad director baseketball has some funny concepts and i think parker especially if he were allowed to take zuckers script could have elaborated on them more instead we get potty humor don t rent baseketball you can get the same laughs watching a group of grade schoolers joking around"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22799": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is one of the best bollywood movies i have seen up until now family and friends feel the same way about it this movie is really romantic and dramatic at the same time in my opinion we need more films or movies like this to keep the south asian culture alive shahid kapoor and amrita rao acted extremely well in this also their couple attracts a lot of people to the movies this is a must see movie it s a family and romantic movie this movie is also from the makers of hum saath saath hain and hum apke hain kon this movie is their best right now the setting of the movie was beautiful which also is a huge attraction this movie is must see recommended to everyone"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22800": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "when you wish for the dragon to eat every cast member you know you re in for a bad ride i went in with very very low expectations having read some of the other comments and was not let down unlike some other cheap and failed movies however this one doesn t really remain hilariously and unintentionally funny throughout spoilers follow first of all plot it very inconsistent looking past the small mistakes such as the dragon growing up in hours the whole idea it s based on is messed up see the movie wants us to believe that dragons came from outer space in the form of meteorites which really were dragon eggs after explaining this they show some peasant poking at one with his pitchfork and the dragon pops out later the obligatory crazy scientist guy babbles on about how dragons outlived the dinosaurs so apparently humans were around when dinosaurs were or we just have a fine little plot hole here the other major thing is that the lab is blown up with a force half as strong as what was used for hiroshima then two guys later walk in to check everything out and it s almost unscathed there s even another dragon which grew out of who knows what all in all it s very predictable as soon as the guy mentioned cloning i guessed they d clone a dragon that means that our mr smarty pants security guy isn t so intuitive and smart as the movie would have you believe if you ignore that i knew this film would be about you know dragons putting that aside the second worst thing is the special effects others have mentioned the fake rocks falling during the beginning the cg helicopter and the dragon it looks a bit better than a blob but it ruined whatever it had going for it when it trudged down the hall in the same manner time after time to their credit the flying dragons in the beginning looked ok from far away although the one in the cave is probably the worst one in the whole movie these things are funny to watch however the scenes where a million different shots of the same person facing different ways are shown are not nor are the introduction screens with the vital stats coming to the actors they weren t the greatest but i guess at least they tried they seemed more enthusiastic about what they were doing than many of the actors participating in the recent bloodrayne for example and you ve got to give them points for that one thing i noticed though was that the woman who plays meredith often had her face covered in make up that was many tones lighter than the rest of her she looked like she had a bad run in with some white face the script is bad and cheesy you don t really notice the music but it s actually not too bad for the most part the bottom line is don t watch it unless you want to see it because you hear it s bad like i did although the only funny things are the bad cg effects other than that don t waste your time and money"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22801": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a bit quirky and bordering bad taste but intelligent enough to be worthy of watching a wheelchair bound young woman jane hatchard helena bonham carter is teamed with a reluctant caregiver richard kenneth branagh richard is an artist that daydreams of human flight he builds an airplane in his garage and intends to fly it he wants to resurrect his own troubled life by taking care of the independent dying jane who suffers from an neurological disease that has all but left her speechless and very little motor skills wheelchair bound and full of spirit her last dying wish is to loose her virginity she offers herself to richard who won t help her directly but is willing to rob a bank in order to pay a gigolo to do the deed i found this flick ambitious and humorous even in this role carter has a certain charisma and likability"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22802": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "pretty standard b movie stuff seriously anyone who watches dragon fighter with dean cain and a bunch of people making their first movie should know better than to expect real quality or even moderate intelligence b movies exist to re work formulas that are popular if you give them even token analysis you ll wind up ruining the movie for yourself and perhaps writing some self important slanderous review on imdb i liked the female lead kristine byers she had charisma and i thought she was notably attractive it was a memorable b movie appearance unfortunately i don t see where she has made any movies since i ll watch for her again"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22803": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i found this movie quite by accident but am happy that i did kenneth branagh s performance came close to stealing this movie from helena bonham carter but their strong chemistry together made for a much more enjoyable movie this movie brought to mind the excellent movies that branagh made with emma thompson carter s star turn here as a disabled young women seeking to complete herself was as good a performance as i have seen from a female lead in a long time portraying a disabled person is hard to pull off but with basically only her eyes to show her pain about her situation in life she made it so believable if this movie had come out after the current wave of movies with beautiful women uglying themselves up for roles charlize theron halle berry i fell sure carter would have had strong consideration for an oscar if you run across this movie on cable late at night as i did trust me it is worth the lost sleep"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22804": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "yesterday i saw the movie flyboys and my girlfriend told me it was the worst movie she s ever seen since i thought it was pretty awful as well it got me thinking which film was the worst film i had ever seen and this was the only film that came to mind unfortunately it was a couple of years since i ve seen it but i remember the horribly miscast dean cain as cocky military man pretty boy cain doesn t do cocky very well the strange deal with the cgi helicopter when it would probably be cheaper to rent a chopper than to hire some cgi guys to make it but my guess is that they found the chopper as a free sample for some cgi program or the producer s son liked to play with his new computer and how did it look awful and when the dragon charges through the corridors of the complex then reuse the same shots over and over looks very cheap avoid this movie it is truly awful"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22805": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "imagine the plight of richard a painter whose real passion is flying when we first meet him he is seen atop a building in london wearing his home made wings he has ripped his canvases and other works at the height of his despair and fashions a flying device for his jump when he falls into the protective police contraption he doesn t suffer a scratch but it lands him in front of a judge who orders him to do community service richard whose relationship with anne apparently ended badly decides to relocate to a rural area where he finds a place in the country with a large barn he plans to use to construct his own plane richard ends up trying to help jane harchard reluctantly she is a young woman suffering from a l s or lou gehrig s disease and is confined to a motorized wheel chair jane is extremely intelligent but has a dark side and a salty vocabulary she uses a hand held device to speak sometimes as her speech is not clear what jane loves to do is to lose her virginity at any cost jane and richard clash as they meet but a mutual tolerance soon makes them comfortable with one another jane who watches porn on her computer has a notion for finding someone like richard gere in american gigolo who will for a fee have sex with her when richard takes her to london they find the right man for the job his fee is exorbitant but they agree since they have no money richard decides to rob a big bank unfortunately things don t go according to plan when jane realizes that she can t go through with what she had wanted at the end richard takes jane for a ride in his crudely built plane for the thrill of her life something that brings them closer as they find an affinity with one another peter greengrass directed this quirky film which presents an unusual situation jane is clearly not the romantic heroine in mainstream films and yet she has such a sweet aura about her that is hard not to feel for her and what she is trying to accomplish mr greengrass shows an affinity richar hawkins material he wrote for the film the movie doesn t try to be cute or give a rosy picture of a young woman afflicted with an incurable disease helena bonham carter is the main reason for watching the film she makes a wonderful jane on the other hand kenneth branagh doesn t seem too well suited for this type of comedy somehow he has problems of his own in the way he interprets richard gemma jones has some good moments as anne richard s former love the theory of flight shows a good director no doubt peter greengrass will go to bigger and better things"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22806": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it s hard to praise this film much the cgi for the dragon was well done but lacked proper modelling for light and shadow also the same footage is used endlessly of the dragon stomping through corridors which becomes slightly tedious i was amazed to see marcus aurelius in the acting credits wondering what an ex emperor of the roman empire was doing acting in this film like whoopie goldberg it must be an alias and can one blame him for using one if he appears in this stinker the story might been interesting but the acting is flat and direction is tedious if you must watch this film go around to your friend s house and get drunk while doing so then it ll be enjoyable"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22807": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "although this movie has some weaknesses it is worth seeing i chose it because of the cast and applaud bonham carter and branagh for choosing roles different from those they have taken in the past both portray very troubled people complete with warts but make them likeable because of their humanity the story is touching but it is the performances that soar bonham carter s jane is a remarkable achievement whose quest for romance opened my eyes to aspects of being disabled that i had not thought of before but was interesting as well for other reasons i felt the movie ended too abruptly but better that than a drawn out emotionally manipulative ending see stepmom the very real english setting added to my enjoyment it was england in the s both urban and rural without being depressing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22808": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "there are those movies that are bad they are funny then there are those where you scream i want that one and a half hours of my life back thats pretty much what this is dean cain tries to be an actor but fails the sfx are really bad repeated scenes and rocks that look like falling paper and the fake plastic guns that have torches taped on them the split screen effect used to show multiple things happening at once is just terrible this movie cant even be used as one of those simple night entertainers its just that bad if i could go negative ratings i would"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22809": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "shamefully before i saw this film i was unfamiliar with helena bonham carter i had to do some research in order to assure myself she wasn t actually afflicted as was her character with well what she was afflicted with i was in absolute awe of this beautiful lady she pulled it of flawlessly who would have thought that sexually explicit circumstances involving the final wants and needs of a unique young lady could be interpreted as tender and romantic well they can be when the right performers present them in the proper manner as they did in this wonderful movie i forgot to mention how dynamically beautiful miss carter looked in this movie i have often said she was the most beautiful creature to have ever graced the face of our earth but she seemed to have out done herself in this particular movie i hope any of you who watch this movie enjoy it as much as i did thank you for letting me express my opinion"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22810": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the first minutes of dragon fighter are entirely acceptable and surprisingly watchable the characters are believable and interesting the cloning lab looks really high tech after that it all collapses the characters start behaving idiotically and a new subplot is introduced from nowhere about a fusion reactor and this is supposedly present day going critical the only plot justification of which is that it is required to kill the dragon only it doesn t the finish is incredibly weak one wonders what made a movie that started out so well turn so wrong all the characters except dean cain are played by russians this results in some weird situations and details like the character being played by vessela dimitrova being called bailey kent despite her heavy accent and despite her on one occasion inexplicably switching to spanish because of the decent start i considered rating this movie a but it really was more disappointing than that so i only give it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22811": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "at the start this one is from england so of course i had chances that it will be intelligent and very good cinema i never heard of this film before from the minute i saw helena bonham carter i said to myself oh here s comes the feminine version of my left foot i was right but i was also wrong wrong because the two movies are very differents my left foot was a john ford alike movie and this one is a chaplin alike movie not because this is funny but chaplin at that great sense of melodrama that brings tears to your eyes i was right because in handsome daniel day lewis turn a little bit ugly by playing an crippled person and he did it with a great sense of reality here very beautiful bonham carter did exactly the same thing but with very feminine emotions the story is well written and it s very intelligent for me miss bonham carter gives one of the greatest woman s part of the s with emily lloyd in breaking the waves gee and look at her eyes she had the most beautiful eyes of cinema since jobyna ralston louise brooks michele morgan and ava gardner she s also a true talent as seen on many other movies see this one you won t regret it and a very fine job by branagh too"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22812": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "dragon fighter is the first sci fi channel although i guess it s now called syfy original movie i have ever seen but i have seen one or two others since and i can tell you that they were stupid but this one really scrapes the bottom of the barrel the cgi is done poorly the acting is bad the script is ridiculous and what happens at the very end is unexpected and out of place if you have seen dragon fighter you probably know what i mean i didn t want to put a spoiler in my review plus there was this one musical tune that was used in pretty much every single dangerous sequence that was really stupid they just played it over and over and it s definitely not original i know i ve heard that somewhere before i just can t remember where this is one to avoid"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22813": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "loved this film real people great acting humour unpredictable the characters were believable and you really connected with them if you re looking for a film about slightly offbeat characters outside the mainstream of society and how they help each other this would be a good choice"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22814": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i caught this movie on sci fi before heading into work if you ve any interest in seeing dean cain dive and avoid being enveloped in flames at least a dozen times this movie is for you if that doesn t peak your interest well i m afraid you ll wish that you were the one about to be enveloped in flames because this movie is pretty bad the acting to begin with is awful awful awful the characters are all completely obnoxious and the dialogue is worse than your typical z grade sci fi movie towards the end the movie began to remind me of hollow man complete with escape via elevator shaft except with a dragon not a naked invisible man unlike other similar flicks however this one wasn t even awesomely bad it was just plain bad"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22815": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this film does a superb job of depicting the plight of an als lou gehrig s disease sufferer the subject is done with compassion as well as humor helena bonham carter is so convincing as a person with als that i found it hard to believe that she was only acting kenneth branagh a superb actor lives up to expectations as the quirky artist who misbehaves and is forced to provide companionship to helena s character as part of his community service an alternative to prison time watching the development of the relationship between these two is a treat from beginning to end tha fact that it is a fairy tale does not detract from the fabulous performances one comes to care deeply for the two of them"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22816": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is a formula b science fiction movie and the director made no bones about it it is about a dragon who is restored to life by a scientific team everything done is stuff you ve seen many times before it is a weak script with no real characters in fact it is full of stereotype characters and situations the director attacks this by just making it a formula movie with no attempt to fool us and that gives this movie a mild appeal but it isn t something you re likely to remember a while it is best seen while you re cooking cleaning working out sort of mindless fun it has its place in entertainment but it certainly isn t something you sit down with friends to watch unless you re all just drunk and don t care the mass rating of is probably fair i don t think it is as crappy as most people but i am surprised that some people in the postings thought this was spectacular that really eludes me as i see no attempt to even make this a memorable film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22817": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "despite its low key release in this country and its apparent disregard in other countries the r rating in the states can t have helped honestly just because hbc uses the c word this is actually a fine piece of work the sentimentality does occasionally threaten to choke it but it s overcome by the playing of the two leads it s easy to win plaudits just because you re playing a physical or mental cripple daniel day lewis geoffrey rush dustin hoffman etc and helena bonham carter may not quite capture the physical degradation of mnd but her vocal stretching and ruthless emotional drive compensate entirely in fact almost all her performance is conducted through her eyes and what eyes this is an intelligent turn from an actress who is rapidly undoing her english rose reputation and emerging as a figure of some stature awards must surely follow though not alas for this fine performance branagh one feels has never quite given his best on film except possibly hamlet and there his playing was diluted by the large cast here though he tops his other appearances playing to the hilt a self loathing unstable ultimately lovable guy with a subtlety he hasn t always displayed and exhibiting both intelligence and depth in short we believe him just as much as we could not believe him as frankenstein as the priest in the proposition as the lawyer in the gingerbread man even as andrew in peter s friends this is surely his finest performance yet so why could he not produce the goods much earlier as a film it looks more like a television offering and without its stars it probably wouldn t amount to very much but it s been a pleasure to see this pair perform their socks off like this and i eagerly await more from them though not love s labour s lost out of but branagh and hbc get out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22818": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "why else would he do this to me not that i expect dean cain to produce hit movies or even decent movies i saw lois and clark i am aware of just how good dean cain is obviously this is gonna be a cheesey flick and each cheesey flick has its own special way to make you scratch your head i will not call these spoilers as you can t really spoil this movie any more than it already is to begin with why is that a fake helicopter i mean why how come that one scientist is from chicago and that other scientist is from la and neither one could be any more eastern european if they tried how hard would it have been to get either an american actor or just change that lame state sheet the movie provides us with to say those people aren t american why are there occasions when the movie gives us a slug line we get helipad day and then mess hall day later on and then that s it who cares about the timeline to be honest who cared about it even when they mentioned it but i guess that s beside the point does a movie really get better if you are able to view it through multiple split screens the answer is no that dragon sure can walk down that hall over and over and over and over who on earth was responsible for one of the worst endings in film history it was straight out of scooby doo oh the dragon s dead now say wanna get dinner sure but not at some chinese place with dragon in the name ah ha ha ha ha ha ha haha ha i used to be superman aha ha ha ha ha fade to black my god it made me cringe it was so stupid but never fear even though the whole building exploded and no one was left alive for some reason there s a second untouched unmanned lab that survived pretty well so they can make a sequel hurray for us all"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22819": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "not wishing to give anything away here i would just say this technically excellent flawlessly acted and uplifting little flic will reward the viewer with an excellent hour and a half s entertainment it will amuse surprise possibly embarrass occasionally and almost certainly tug at the heartstrings from time to time as it approaches the inevitable but not obvious ending without becoming clich d or predictable in any way most definitely recommended a previous user s comment gives out of for the film and out of for both branagh and bonham carter s outstanding performances i agree entirely"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22820": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "sophia loren plays aida in one of the worst films of all time she can t lipsync in terms of production values the film is so bad that at one point while loren is mouthing o patria mia she leans onto what looks to be a stone wall for support and the canvas set billows and shakes"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, 0]},
	"22821": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "well vivah is quite a good but typical sooraj barjatya s movie it shows different aspects of indian families wedding ceremonies etc the movie is more than good but not extremely good the big plus point of the movie is direction music and shahid and amrita s acting especially the last scene the movie starts with a common factor of indian movie a girl being disliked by her step mother story is the movie is a bit common but it is good good enough to make the movie a blockbuster minus point is common story of bollywood movie overall i would say it is two times must watch movie if you want to see typical indian family values and of course love"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22822": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i mistakenly kept myself awake late last night watching this thing about the only thing i could say good about this horrid film is that it could be used by film schools to show how not to make a movie no proper character development wait i m not even sure they were characters set ups were hokey and inane and the overuse of split screens was wasted since sometimes they couldn t even synchronize with alternate shots if i could give this a zero or minus rating i would sadly it isn t even worth the time for a few laughs it s just a sad example of money wasted by hollywood and now i waste my time even thinking about it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22823": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the theory of flight is an engaging character study of an artist branagh yearning to break free of boredom and mediocrity and a terminally ill patient bonham carter in the last stages of asl confined to a wheelchair who desires to make love to a man before dying helena bonham carter exudes wit defiance and independence as an asl patient who is virtually dependent upon people around her to take care of her kenneth branagh sentenced through community service to take part in caring for her complements helena s charm with woeful melancholy creating a sentimental compelling love story in which two people try to help each other find the road to happiness before time runs out"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22824": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the bad out takes from reign of fire strung together without any real story dean cain tries to be a real actor and fails again in the end the dragons quit in disgust barf"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22825": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "myself and sisters watched all series of tenko and agree this is by far one of the bbc better series the whole cast were very convincing in the parts they portrayed and although the rd series was somewhat slower it was compelling viewing and my evenings wont be the same without it no doubt we will be watching it again as it is a series which i would never get sick of watching excellent viewing and full marks to the bbc for such a brilliant series and the casting first rate in all departments and would recommend this series to anyone although some age limits must be considered because of some adult material so grateful to the bbc for releasing this series on dvd and video"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22826": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i gave this movie a out of pure pity my intention is not to burst anyone s bubble because i ve seen as i ve skimmed through other comments that this movie is quite appreciated by many well it is not worth any praises and i say this because i ve seen the original anime basilisk and this movie shames it deeply perhaps if you see shinobi alone you could like it it is enjoyable due to the well choreographed battles based on fantasy more than on martial arts and i agree that their beauty is deeply enhanced but the story is nothing like the original one now i understand that when one transforms an anime manga into a movie one must make certain changes i was not expecting to see the freakish characters from the anime although they have a well established role and some are truly profound and well designed but i certainly did not expect to see immense and wrongly placed changes that basically ruin the entire story characters who are dramatically and unethically mutilated transformed in something the public might love more perhaps for instance oboro who in the anime is a sweet innocent girl completely and utterly in love with gennosuke becomes a vengeful clan leader in the movie i liked the fact that the woman becomes strong and evades the limitations imposed on her by the era we are talking about japan th century but her mood changes are unbelievable and badly written hotarubi which is one of my favourite characters in the film but who is not known for her childish and sensitive nature becomes a pathetic little girl who is not only not madly in love like in the anime but is more or less worthless in the plot i could go on and on like how they made tenzen the worst and most dangerous character in the anime exceptionally weak and unattractive or how gennosuke the leading character seems completely misplaced and confused not to mention again weak the music is beautiful and the image is astounding which was expected of a japanese movie and i appreciate it for that but do not watch this if you ve seen and enjoyed basilisk because it is just hopeless basilisk although based on fantasy with elements of horror and largely exaggerated is splendid and has so much more depth in its characters storyline historical value and it is may i say heartbreaking shinobi was a waste of time and i could not believe it kept on going after what was supposed to be the climax alas it pains me deeply to judge a movie so harshly but i advise you against it please watch the anime or at least watch the movie first and then repair your image of what basilisk really is by watching the anime otherwise you will have a seizure when you realize how they ve massacred it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, 0, -1]},
	"22827": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "well tenko is without doubt the best british television show ever the performances the directing the casting the suspense the drama everything is fantastic about it although the show fell a little later in its final season this ending movie picked up the threads nicely and wove a superb story for fans of the show and newbies i cannot recommend this movie more find it and watch it but i do advise watching the series first as the first seasons are even better than this fantastic movie an obvious"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22828": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i have watched anime but i m not a die hard fan and i don t read manga i say this because many of the reviewers who are waxing lyrical about this film seem to have that background i have seen st john s wort and although it isn t a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination it made me pick up shinobi especially since everyone seems to love it well i watched it this afternoon and fought very hard to keep watching yes it s very beautiful the slow motion water scenes the autumn leaves on the trees even the cgi eye flicker majestic i liked the hawk the costumes even some of the fight scenes but overall this was dull as dirt it seemed as if someone took romeo and juliet the translation even mentions that they are star crossed lovers and threw in some x men for good measure two of the characters split wolverine s powers the guy dressed in a bear costume had his claws and the grey haired guy had his ability to heal himself then you have the girl who has a poison kiss that s poison ivy from batman why do they give these women such dumb powers poison girl shows her leg then kisses you to death man that s some great power for you and the other girl can create bugs from this yellow dust that she rubs on her hands the other woman one of the star crossed lovers has the power of a hypnotic stare wow i sort of made it to the end of the film by fast forwarding it and did see a bit more tragedy than i expected some people are comparing this to house of flying daggers and hero don t make that mistake they may share similar endings but that s where the similarities end shinobi is made by an amateur the other films are made by an experienced filmmaker i would say avoid this film unless you re to years old"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 0, -1]},
	"22829": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a very gritty gutsy portrayal of a part of world war history that most of us in the u s had have no idea ever occurred i would love to have this on video it only was shown on t v one time as far as i know back in or i have asked around for this movie and most video stores don t even know about it great actresses all around wish that i could see it again top notch series"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22830": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "shinobi is one of those movies that thinks the mere act of killing off a character automatically brings a sense of gravitas or emotion to the story unfortunately for the audience to actually care about the people dying you have to develop the characters otherwise all you have is a bunch of random acts of violence the problem is especially compounded when you have tons of characters all of whom die ok so if you can t be bothered to make the characters memorable or sympathetic in any way you can at least make the reasons for why they die plausible right nope here we have a war between two ninja clans with neither side really knowing why they are fighting each other they kill each other because the emperor says so yet even well after it becomes glaringly obvious that the emperor wants all of them dead they still refuse to abandon their meaningless missions that s not stubbornness that s just plain dumb fine fine there is no character development and the plot provides no reasonable rationale for fighting at least they die fighting in cool action scenes right yet again no in fact many of the fights aren t even fights at all super ninjas that the movie spent so much time and effort introducing die suddenly and lamely in my opinion i m talking about things like lalala i m walking along and i neck gets slashed the end for that character not even halfway through the film i threw my hands up in frustration at the ludicrousness of it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22831": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "five years on from the tenko survivors returning home and from marion s double edged well that s that it s now reunion time the gang s all here marion bea ulrica kate dorothy christina dominica and latecomers maggie and alice the story that unfolds is a beaut as perfectly written and acted and as thought provoking and moving as the original series all the questions left hanging at the end of the series are neatly answered here from marion s family to joss s health centre everything has changed in five years and not everything has changed for the best a trip to dominica s plantation brings plenty of shocks and some truly edge of the seat tension there s a real sense of tragedy and disaster as once again fate takes over and the women struggle for their lives dominica finally shows her true colours and there are some shout at the telly moments of drama lush location filming in singapore and an opportunity to catch up with a group of women who feel like they have become friends it s such a shame that this really is the end i could watch it all over again perfection"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22832": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "sorry this movie is just a cheap tv production i saw very much promotion material and expect a professionell movie like stormriders what i was presented was a low budget movie like xena or hercules on tv no atmosphere very boring more then worse fight scenes some good ideas not more i hope i will get the chance to make a movie like this and then i show how to do such a movie my asian tips musa the warrior stormriders shaolin soccer battle royal versus etc sorry for my bad english"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22833": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the film belongs to inventor underdog genre jake gyllenhaal laura dern and chris cooper bring a little acting verve to story with several standard elements well filmed well edited with plenty of well acted secondary roles some have declared this movie to be classic american hokey it is that and more i agree with those who say the movie celebrates the thrill of youthful inspiration the film is a pleasant reminder that achievement may be born of ordinary roots"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22834": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this has to be some of the worst direction i ve seen the close up can be a very powerful shot but when every scene consists of nothing but close ups it loses all its impact tony scott has some very beautiful scenery to work with the backdrops of mexico the cantinas the beautiful estate where anthony quinn lives and the dusty towns costner rolls through on his journey for revenge unfortunately we only catch quick glimpses of these places before the camera cuts to a picture of a big giant head even the transition scenes where costner is driving alone across mexico quickly cut to a close up the score is over dramatic and intrusive dictating every emotion we should feel the story itself should have been handled much better among other things too many people pop up out of nowhere to help costner along it s just bad writing it s a typical thriller storyline but many others have taken the same premise and done outstanding things with it costner s no way out had a somewhat similar storyline but it was a much better movie the ending was completely anticlimactic and suffered from the most melodramatic scoring of the film this movie was never going to be great but if we saw more of mexico and less of giant heads this film might have been watchable"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22835": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "in my opinion october sky is one of the best movies of it totally has everything an emotional drama movie would need like wonderful story and good character interactions october sky will remain in heart for as long as i can remember and i just have to say a very special thanks to those who have created this film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22836": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "revenge on us the viewing public perhaps i sat through this hour movie and i was waiting for the second act to kick in so that the movie lived up to its title but costner never avenges his lovers fate she dies and the movie ends i was left wondering where the rest of the movie was if a movie is called revenge then the hero better get some by the end of the film i had a choice of seeing this or black rain at the cinema thankfully i saw the other brothers movie at the cinema instead i caught up with this turkey on video there was one good thing about the film and was its beautiful theme tune listen to the cd dont watch this its awful out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22837": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "above average film and acting partly spoiled by its completely predictable story line even the music is chosen so that the words fit the action every time a scent of pleasantville camp hangs around this flick as a period piece it s more accurate than not its depiction of the tragedy of company towns and lack of upward mobility is sketchy but moving chris cooper turns in a first class performance as howard s coal miner daddy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22838": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i just watched this movie and i ve gotta say that with such a great premise and great talent this turkey just lays there a friend lent me this movie and i watched with an open mind mainly because he had such high praise for the story well the movie started off with kevin costner as a fighter pilot retiring why why did they make him a fighter pilot he was supposedly going to be hired by anthony quinn s character to be his new pilot well we never see costner go near a plane for the rest of the movie costner runs into a texan james gammon selling a horse to a big mexican businessman and costner tags along for a ride without knowing what happened gammon is beat to near death and costner drives him to the meeting which happens to be with an associate of quinn but nothing comes of it nada zilcho why did they have gammon s character why did they have the horse sale with the quinn associate if nothing was to come of it also after they leave costner for dead they make madeline stowe s character become a whore then she attacks one of quinn s men that was paying for a turn she stabs him with his own knife and the next thing she s been moved to a convent no explanation as to why she was moved or when it was done too much talent wasted on such a weak script and poor editing i only watched this because a friend owned it and let me watch it i m going to throw it at him for the hours i wasted of my life watching the blasted thing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22839": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie will kick your ass powerful acting in a story that pushes all of us to live out our dreams jake gyllenhaal will go places from here and the supporting cast was superb why would would anyone want to stay in coalville and develop black lung anyway"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22840": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie wastes virtually every actor s talents in what could best be charitably called a potboiler despite it s action packed top gun opening it is all downhill from there with plenty of stereotypes and unlikely situations following each other until you try to choke yourself on your popcorn there are so many dead end story lines in this movie i was guessing at one point it was made by splicing together a discarded tv series quinn s mexican drug lord role is laughable and his associates plucked right out of a s quinn martin cop show costner s character is wooden and gives us no reason to believe he actually fell in love with mendez wife nor are we convincingly led to believe the wife is aching for companionship and will jump the first hot body coming along definitely a b movie at best and a huge waste of time for everyone involved"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22841": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i saw that movie few days ago this movie is so great that it makes me feel that if you want something really bad that you have always dreamed about it you can have it this shows a big wish come true trought happiness and sadness hopeless and failure but if you are strong enough and your heart really belongs to something that you love you can make things different and be happy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22842": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i suppose that today this film has relevance because it was an early sofia loren film she was years old when the film was made in i viewed this film because i wanted to see some of sofia loren s early work i was surprised when she came on camera having had her skin bronzed over in brown makeup to resemble an ethiopian princess surely today this would have been viewed as a slur and to be avoided in movie making it actually became annoying watching ms loren in skin color paint throughout the film yes this film would have been better made if the real opera singers had made this movie then the singing and the actual facial gestures of the real artists would have been apparent i discount the comments by others about whether the real opera singers are older and heavier in weight as beautiful as ms loren was at age and still is today the film would have been better received as though it were being performed on the stage after all we don t see beautiful young people on stage with old opera singers back stage singing from behind the curtain do not discount the success of using heavy weight opera singers one only has to refer to the most artistically produced television commercial for the j g wentworth company with the opera singers on stage singing so professionally the praises of the company s product this is one of the best and entertaining tv commercials produced to date the quality of the movie print also makes this production of a somewhat lesser quality the color ink has faded much and that can not be helped to improve this film on dvd the production company should add english language subtitles so that we who do not speak italian can know what the lyrics are saying it would help the story and teach it more than the narrator giving seconds of introduction to the scenes watch this film not because of the story of aida nor the fact that this is an opera aside from ms sofia loren none of her co actors are known nor remembered by this writer instead watch this movie if you are a fan of ms loren and wish to see her at age no matter what the production is larry from illinois"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22843": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i thought this movie was really really great because in india cinemas nowadays all you see is skin music and bad acting in this movie you can see some tradition ethnicity and at least some decency although some parts were a little dramatic guess what that is what indian cinema is all about after watching this movie at least you don t get a headache from all the loud overrated music or any violence its just the truth it teaches about love and of course caring for the person you love throughout life i think it was an amazing movie kids can watch it without a doubt and adults will enjoy the simplicity that used to be india s sure profoundness until all these rap hits miniskirts and skin showing became a part of it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22844": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "faces are slashed throats are cut blood squirts and in end the three main characters are either depressed or they die they even blow up kevin costner s dog with a shotgun why would anyone want to see a movie like this violence is valid only when the good guys kill the bad guys not the other way around take for instance underworld and underworld evolution where you can enjoy seeing justice done when the demons are slain in this movie the good guys are cut up see the difference why would anyone want to make a movie that depresses the audience beautiful photography and skilled editing in a motion picture like this is a waste of talent let s put this one into the category of the exquisite corpse"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22845": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this film caught me by surprise my friend told me that this movie was a chick flick boy was he wrong this movie has a great family appeal with no sex scenes like _other_ movies jake gyllenhaal does an excellent job in homer hickam s shoes the supporting cast is great as well science coming of age family quarrels a great train scene this film has it all the soundtrack is good although the score is presented quite choppily the s music kicks the movie over the edge of greatness the dvd is definitely worth its weigh in coal replay value is great i ve seen it quite a few times already"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22846": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "payback is the game being played in this drama and the revenge plot is undone by the absurd story line that sets the stage for the fireworks that come later why would a man become involved with the trophy wife of a ruthless mob boss in the gangster s own mansion with suspicious henchmen all around why would an unhappy wife encourage the attentions of a complete stranger and expect him to carry her away with him and leave her husband and boredom behind to live happily ever after with her new love surely the hero here kevin costner must have expected a reaction from the cuckold husband that gives the movie an excuse to indulge in senseless gore and violence anthony quinn great actor that he was surely deserved better and madeleine stowe is the tragic figure who suffers greatly as she latches on to her prince charming stowe is okay but her spanish accent doesn t work the cameos of the lesser players are good especially miguel ferrer and john leguizamo and sally kirkland is interesting as a fading rock star"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22847": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i m sure things didn t exactly go the same way in the real life of homer hickam as they did in the film adaptation of his book rocket boys but the movie october sky an anagram of the book s title is good enough to stand alone i have not read hickam s memoirs but i am still able to enjoy and understand their film adaptation the film directed by joe johnston and written by lewis colick records the story of teenager homer hickam jake gyllenhaal beginning in october of it opens with the sound of a radio broadcast bringing news of the russian satellite sputnik the first artificial satellite in orbit we see a images of a blue gray town and its people mostly miners working for the olga coal company one of the miners listens to the news on a hand held radio as he enters the elevator shaft but the signal is lost as he disappears into the darkness losing sight of the starry sky above him a melancholy violin tune fades with this image we then get a jolt of elvis on a car radio as words on the screen inform us of the setting october coalwood west virginia homer and his buddies roy lee cook william lee scott and sherman o dell chad lindberg are talking about football tryouts football scholarships are the only way out of the town and working in the mines for these boys why are the jocks the only ones who get to go to college questions homer roy lee replies they re also the only ones who get the girls homer doesn t make it in football like his older brother so he is destined for the mines and to follow in his father s footsteps as mine foreman until he sees the dot of light streaking across the october sky then he wants to build a rocket i want to go into space says homer after a disastrous attempt involving a primitive rocket and his mother s natalie canerday fence homer enlists the help of the nerdy quentin wilson chris owen quentin asks homer what do you want to know about rockets homer quickly anwers everything his science teacher at big creek high school miss frieda riley laura dern greatly supports homer and the four boys work on building rockets in homer s basement his father however whose life is the mine does not support him john hickam chris cooper believes that homer shouldn t waste his time on the rockets that the coal mines are all that matter the coal from the mines is used to make steel and without steel the country would be nothing the difficult relationship between homer and his dad is one of the most poignant relationships i have ever seen in a film miss riley introduces homer to the idea of entering the local science fair with a chance to go the nationals and win a college scholarship you can t just dream your way out of coalwood she tells homer homer and his friends act upon their dreams by working constantly on the rockets improving the models with each attempt despite the many attempts the boys do not lose their determination what are the chances of us winning that science fair o dell asks homer in one of their more despairing moments a million to one answers homer that good o dell replies well why didn t you say so the music composed by mark isham conveys sadness and hope at the same time especially sad at a point when homer descends into the mine shaft and loses sight of the sky and his dreams of getting out of coalwood rollicking s rock and roll including songs by the coasters and buddy holly occasionally pushes the instrumental pieces aside to create a light hearted mood that contrasts the teenagers lives with the lives of the miners the film photographed by fred murphy also uses colors to set moods and symbolize the town of coalwood actually filmed in tennessee is washed with blues grays and browns it s as if the grime from the coal sticks to everything faces clothes houses and roads when a couple in a gleaming red convertible stops to ask for directions from the boys it is obvious that they are from the world outside of coalwood and the olga coal company the book on guided missile design that miss riley gives homer is red the red stands out enough against the blue gray world of coalwood to symbolize getting out but it is still subtle the reds are fleeting hints of a world that homer only dreams of jake gyllenhaal expresses such zeal hope and pertinacity as homer hickam that it is hard to believe he isn t the real homer we see in actual footage at the end of the film chris cooper is also extraordinarily believable as homer s stubborn father who doesn t recognize or just doesn t want to admit that the mine is not producing enough to keep the town alive homer and everyone who encourages him in his rocket building is aware that the town is dying with the community disintegrating the only way they stay together is by gathering for the rocket boys demonstrations again i m sure things didn t happen exactly as the movie portrayed them but what would a movie be without a bit of idealism october sky has just enough of that to make it a great motion picture and enough rawness to keep it real"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22848": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i ve never understood the appeal of garbo she always comes across in her films as stuck up not all that alluring and that annoying voice that could have drowned out the tuba section she was also a very limited actress like gloria swanson far better off left in the silent era in this her last film her performance is very average and even unassured she tries hard but it all comes to nothing because the script is even worse than her acting a would be screwball romcom that is never once believable and never gets off the ground even though melvyn douglas manages to get airborne in the skiing scenes which are really the only amusing thing here there was potential but the script fails in almost every department wasting every actor in it douglas and garbo had good enough chemistry together but this one isn t even a spot on ninotchka which i also found to be extremely overrated"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22849": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "maybe not the most original way of telling a story we ve seen all this before in many movies but i liked it october sky alot anyways it got something great directing and good acting by all parts especially laura dern the teacher and chris cooper the father i wanna be a rocket engineer"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22850": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it seems a shame that greta garbo ended her illustrious career at the age of with this ridiculous mistaken identity marital romp coming off the success of her first romantic comedy ernst lubitsch s masterful ninotchka where she was ideally cast as an austere russian envoy garbo is reunited with her leading man melvyn douglas for a sitcom level story that has her playing karin borg a plain jane ski instructor who impulsively marries publishing executive larry blake when he becomes smitten with her once he makes clear that work is his priority karin inadvertently decides to masquerade as her high living twin sister katherine to test her husband s fidelity when he is back in manhattan it s surprising that this infamous misfire was directed by george cukor who led garbo to her greatest dramatic performance in s camille because this is as unflattering a vehicle as one could imagine for the screen legend only someone with carole lombard s natural sense of ease and mischief could have gotten away with the shenanigans presented in the by the numbers script by s n behrman salka viertel and george oppenheimer mgm s intent behind this comedy was to contemporize and americanize garbo s image for wartime audiences whom the studio heads felt were not interested in the tragic period characters she favored in the thirties however garbo appears ill at ease mostly as the bogus party girl katherine and especially compared to expert farceurs like douglas and constance bennett as romantic rival griselda photographed unflatteringly by joseph ruttenberg garbo looks tired in many scenes and downright hideous in her teased hairdo for the chica choca dance sequence the story ends conventionally but with the addition of a lengthy physical sequence where larry tries to maneuver his skis on a series of mountain cliffs that unfortunately reminds me of sonny bono s death roland young and ruth gordon in a rare appearance at this point of her career show up in comic supporting roles as douglas associates this movie is not yet on dvd and i wouldn t consider it priority for transfer as it represents a curio in garbo s otherwise legendary career she was reportedly quite unhappy during the filming i can see why"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22851": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i watched this film without knowing anything about it whatsoever and found it similar thematically to billy elliott both films are based around a troubled father son relationship in both films the son does not want to follow his father down the mines and dreams of a better life away from their home town both sons face derision by their classmates and both have a strong female role model who teaches them the major difference that i found between the films was that october sky was an infinitely more interesting and touching film laura dern puts in a moving performance and chris cooper plays the disapproving father very well as he went on to do in american beauty joe johnston surprised me with his subtle directing very different from his other directorial features such as jumanji and jurassic park iii"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22852": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the story is a little slow and a little stupid greta garbo doesn t look very good and i couldn t understand half the things she said because of her accent which was exaggerated for this role melvyn douglas meanwhile plays his normal unlikeable role and constance bennett is just so so except for a couple of her screams which were funny on the plus side roland young had the best role in the film i wish he had more lines as he disappeared in the second half of the story also it was interesting to see ruth gordon look so young i had only seen her in those crazy roles she played from the late s to the s and a whacked out old woman story wise the best part might have been the final few minutes when we see a stunt man doing amazing things on skis pretending to be douglas falling down the slopes that was amazing and humorous footage overall i can see where this film garbo s last was not a box office success it just drags too much going on and on about deceptions it s an annoying story garbo knew it too and called it quits"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22853": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this film was absolutely brilliant every performance in this film is excellent especially jake gyllenhaal and chris cooper it looks like mr gyllenhaal will have a huge film career if this is anything to go by i thought that joe johnston was an odd choice as director as he is usually associated woth big budget blockbusters jumanji honey i shrunk the kids he pulls of every scene with sheer class my favourite scene was where homer is going down the mineshaft and looking at the sky going down as all of his dreams were it was beautiful joe johnston should direct more of these brilliant acting driven films as well as his big budget blockbuster faire which is also excellent kudos to all involved in this masterpiece"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22854": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "being born in the s i grew up watching the tv movies of the week in the early s and loved the creepy movies that were routinely shown including crowhaven farm bad ronald satan s school for girls kolchak the night stalker etc but this one is just plain dumb this is obviously the writer s trying to capitalize on the horrific manson murders from a few years earlier the movie stars dennis weaver of mccloud and duel fame as a father who takes his family camping on a beach the family encounters some hippies who for some reason decide to terrorize the family the reason for this is never explained and weaver s pacifistic stance is hard to swallow for god s sake call the police beat the hell of them or something just don t sit there and whine about it the acting is pretty lame the story unbelievable etc susan dey looks cute in a bikini but that s about it ignore this if it ever airs on tv"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22855": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the acting in this movie was superb as an amateur rocketeer i found very few mistakes as a human being it touched my heart and soul to watch the actors you would think that they are the actual characters laura dern a favorite actress of mine left nothing out of her performance the young actors playing the rocket boys showed talent beyond their years especially young homer homer s father inspired that eternal love hate relationship between a father and son so that it felt real if you don t get a lump in your throat or shed a tear when that first successful rocket goes up or when father and son come to terms then get your pulse checked you may be dead"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22856": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i can t believe i waste my time watching this garbage i did because leonard maltin gave it an aa rating and for tv movies this is usually a reliable indicator of some quality entertainment the acting was ok but whoever wrote it should be forever denied access to any medium of communication the plot is ludicrous the motivations of the bad guys totally absent and the various family interactions silly and shallow for example dad preaches that violent reaction to aggression is bad but he turns out to be an admirable person not because of his ignore the idiots philosophy but because he s pretty good with his fists the only message i was able to glean from this pap was that the nuclear family is good and alternate living arrangements are bad oh and bad people happen to good people"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22857": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "my wife did not realize what a gem this movie was when she picked it up it is a story that shows real world success through hard work and determination that is so refreshing in a world of violent movies not that i dis like them but you have to love a movie that succeeds without it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22858": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "you might be a bit confused if you watch this silly made for from the beginning since the credits list susan dey as special guest star um why would a one off mow like this have a guest star well if you stick with it you ll find yourself paying attention to little else but ms dey s butt wiggling in a flowered bikini as the partridge family house babe frolics on the beach to which that imaginative title alludes susan s derri re is especially compelling when she shakes it at the camera while teasing and tickling her pseudo disaffected brother in one mildly incestuous scene sadly susie and her tush fight a losing battle the jiggle tv craze that might have put that bottom over the top was three years off so that sweet booty just gets a supporting role in fat freddy silverman would have put that behind right out front and used this flick as susan s audition tape for charlie s angels as is our susan was denied cheesecake immortality and had to settle for a very commendable career playing somber neurotic women the view beyond susan s heinie it must be said is not very compelling the scenery is nice and photographed in a bizarre hazy way that briefly fools you into thinking there might be some quirky creative intelligence at work behind the camera nope it s just a typically suspense challenged s made for tv thriller that allowed weekly series stars to make some extra cash and collect some cable residuals though they obviously didn t know that at the time and show off their range here we re treated to a tv scale nuclear family squaring off against tv scale thugs who can t decide whether they re a motorcycle gang or a hippie cult thus the filmmakers split the difference by putting them in dune buggies and have never learned one of the primary lessons of s television don t mess with dennis weaver see mccloud and duel the only potential for depth in this movie is in the aforementioned teenage son character of steve played by the long forgotten if ever remembered kristoffer tabori who is supposed to be rebellious and troubled and might feel some sympathy for and attraction to the lawless mob that is supposedly menacing his family but steve as played by tabori gosh why didn t we see more from this wunderkind is actually just grumpy and moody and isn t one bit conflicted when big d gets serious and draws a line in the proverbial and literal sand for the sleep deprived and susan deyniacs there must be some of you out there only"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22859": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "october sky is a highly lauded movie and it s easy to see why the story is easy to comprehend and many turning points are gripping the actors and actresses do fairly good jobs especially jake gyllenhaal and chris cooper the hero finally gets what he wants and it s a true story frankly i think the director s achievement is not comparable to the sparks and heat the original story generates we don t see any special narrative or cinematography the power of the movie relies much on the riveting plot and tough situation the young hero is trapped in that most audience will find themselves identify with the characters we feel homer s desire to earn his father s recognition and create his own future and his resilience wins our respect october sky reminds me of a later japanese production of mini series rocket boy which might owe some of the inspiration from this movie actually these two works shot from two different cultures provide interesting comparison when october sky unfolds a story of a young man crying out loud to claim his right over his own destiny rocket boy offers a more compromised description that could sometimes constitute an acrid criticism of modern society starring the outstanding actor yuji oda rocket boy focuses on three men as ordinary as can be a travel agent who has a dream of becoming an astronaut a boastful advertising agent who is on the brink of being torn apart by his inferiority complex resulted from the extreme success of his father and older brother like what homer feels in his family and a food company employee who is about to getting married but scared of this idea the collected social consciousness superimposes its definition of success on its constituents and steps further to force them suffocate their dreams by claiming them impossible to compensate for his lost ideal kobayashi yuji works in the tour operator because it s called galaxy when his client fails him and his girlfriend decides to leave him he finally finds strength from his father s words who had determined to be a sailor but later found life on the sea less attractive as he had presumed but i don t regret it his father told kobayashi at least i tried it is his father s confession that encourages him to resign his job and apply for astronautships despite the fact that he hurts his legs and needs to move around on a wheelchair kobayashi s effort finally fails and he goes back to the travel agency but his crazy courage inspires his friends and everyone loves him more just before the end of the series kobayashi is on the job as a guide of a space camp meant to let children learn more about astronauts after the tour is over we see him leaning against a tree unfolding a sheet of poster he tears from the bulletin board that says astronauts wanted for kobayashi looks at the piece of paper and laughs and laughs just like a kid looking at his ticket to disneyland kobayashi may never get what he wants but he dares his destiny and just does it this series is so heart gripping not because the hero exhibits any heroic deeds but his ordinariness and unstoppable urge to realize his dream which make us wonder and envy unlike dilbert or other sarcastic writings this show enlightens us and teaches us something homer and kobayashi both have the dream and they do what they can despite other people s opinions i recommend other imdb users to see the japanese tv series if you are a nine to fiver you will feel more touched i feel sorry that imdb doesn t have its data maybe you can ask somebody from japan to help you"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22860": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is a terrible production of bartleby though not as the other reviewer put it because it is unfilmable but rather because this version does not maintain the spirit of the book it tells the story almost painfully so watching it i could turn the pages in my book and follow along which is not as much fun when dealing with an adaptation rather see the version of bartleby featuring crispin glover that version while humorous brings new details to the film while maintaining the spirit of the novel what s important is the spirit not the minutiae of things like setting character names and costumes the difference between these film versions is like night and day tedious and hilarious this version is a lesson as to what can go wrong if an adaptation is handled poorly painful mind numbing schlock"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22861": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i loved october sky the thing i loved most had to be the music it worked two ways in the first hour of the film it gives the viewer a time frame this is done by playing songs from the late fifties in the second hour an instrumental score takes over the music now fits the mood of the film perfectly i did not only enjoy the music i also quite enjoyed the cast jake gyllenhaal as homer hickam was especially a surprise for me he gave off a first class performance as did chris owen quentin and chris cooper john hickam i ve seen this movie about escaping the life already laid out for you twice now and both times i thoroughly enjoyed myself"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22862": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "a noble effort i guess but ultimately a poor one before seeing this film i felt bartleby the scrivener was unfilmable after seeing it i still do unfortunately i think only those who have read the story will understand what is going on and they will be upset at the film s needless revisions updating from to moving from new york to london even the superb talents of paul scofield can t salvage what looks to me like a well meaning but misguided effort to film melville s metaphysical classic"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22863": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i grew up in southern west virginia i m about the same age as or maybe a year older than homer hickam author of the rocket boys the book forming the true story basis of this heart warming film and so i relate closely to the west virginia coal mining theme and to the stunning effect sputnik had at that time october on all of us the rocket boys went on to make great lives for themselves i went on to get my degrees in physics and computer engineering all because sputnik woke up a lot of young people to the science gap the u s s r had on the u s in those cold war days this is a wonderful film for everyone of all ages but if you grew up in west virginia in the late s it ll touch the core of your being everyone get it watch it recommend it to your friends who ll thank you many times"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22864": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "s stella dallas with barbara stanwyck hasn t exactly aged well how anyone thought a semi updated version of the story would work now is a real puzzler perhaps they thought jaunty cheerfully brash bette midler could make something out of it but this hoary script defeats her plot about a female bartender having a baby out of wedlock and years later giving the young girl over to the child s wealthy father so she ll have a shot at a better life can t escape tatty old fashioned trappings and sentiment midler works best with a movie director who can control her excesses but that fails to happen here stephen collins is stolid as the man who changes her life but trini alvarado is well cast as midler s daughter this is what used to be referred to as a woman s picture a wallow but it doesn t pass muster because it stays too faithful to its s origins from"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22865": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i can honestly say i never expected this movie to be good i do not like family films i am far from a fan of shahid kapoor the director s last movie mpkdh was complete stupidity and the music was very boring and bland but there was amrita rao who has become my favorite after main hoon na there was also seema biswas alok nath and anupam kher who are very talented so a few plus points i finally saw the movie and i was very impressed he brings us the young lovers of mpk with a pinch of the hahk wedding and we have a winner the story outline is similar to hahk light hearted in the beginning to serious mode at the end the director also made character that you could relate to the thing i did not like about hahk was that the characters were too eccentric the casting adds to its perfection shahid kapoor surprised me with a good performance this is a major improvement and most importantly he suits the role the best is easily amrita rao in fact this is her best performance her screen presence is so electrifying you are bound to love her performance sameer soni amrutha prakash anupam kher alok nath and seema biswas are terrifically cast not one actor feels out of place the songs were quite disappointing but they will sound better after watching them mujhe haq hai and do anjaane ajnabi are nice ballads milan abhi aada adhura hai is also nice in watching the songs aren t colorful and dancey and they are more like ballads the exception is hamari shaadi mein which is bound to remind you of hssh and hahk so what was the flaw in the movie the movie gets quite slow and the ending is quite stretched but the movie is still goes at a good pace making it a perfect family film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 0, -1]},
	"22866": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i do agree that though this story by melville just might be unfilmable this isn t even a credible try to move the story into the th century just outrages the original story s intent and nature possibly you might have been able to move it over to england but it must be a period piece even our story narrator the proprietor tells it in a flashback going back even further somewhere around towards the end of the th century a strangely disobedient worker would be discarded without a thought and the th century come on give me an expletive deleted break even around such behavior didn t work very well in view of the ending and the movie s ending i don t know what it was because i didn t watch the entire travesty i had to stop this was like setting streetcar named desire in elizabethan england"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22867": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a true wholesome american story about teenagers who are interested in launching their own rocket in a rural west virginia coal mining town after the launch of sputnik in through trial tribulations and perseverance beyond belief they are ultimately able to achieve their goals jake gyllenhaal as the leader of the group is excellent in the title role as his motivating science teacher laura linney is quite good but her southern accent is over the top there is a standout supporting performance by chris cooper a head miner who wants his son to follow in his footsteps but gradually comes around at film s end what makes this film so unusual for our times is that there are no bed hopping scenes and no profanity whatsoever it is the epitome of an american story that is well done besides the science angle we have the father son disagreement football scholarships as a way to escape coal mining and the loving spirit of family why aren t pictures like this recognized more at award times"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22868": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i kinda liked the film despite it s frenzied pace but i did not appreciate the comment that canada was referred to as montana north it is definitely not montana north and never will be americans wonder why they are perceived as arrogant in the rest of the world and that is one reason why stop teaching the kids of the united states of america to think they own the planet such a centrist world view is not becoming of one of the world s great nations even in jest i would never refer to the usa as alberta south walt would never put us down so why start now other than that the film was pretty goofy better luck next time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22869": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "based on fact this is the story of a teenager named homer hickam jake gyllenhaal growing up in a coal town in west virginia where a boy s usual destiny was to end up in the mines but homer had his eye on the sky and a love for flying rockets to the dismay of his mine foreman father and the consternation of the townsfolk generally a misfit for sure he and three of his equally outcast buddies begin making rockets which they fly from a patch of barren land eight miles out of town so as to no longer terrorize the community with their oft times errant rockets unfortunately most of the town and especially homer s father chris cooper thinks that they are wasting their time however the people become intrigued and soon start coming out in droves to watch the rocketboys send off their homemade missiles only one teacher laura dern in the high school understands their efforts and lets them know that they could become contenders in the national science fair with college scholarships being the prize now the gang must learn to perfect their craft and overcome the many problems facing them as they shoot for the stars director joe johnston has always been a famous name for his movies such as jumanji jurassic park october sky surely stands above all of his other films without any doubts october sky is his best effort obviously his best film it s not only a true story filmed extremely well but even as a movie it has every single thing which is required for a top level cinema and along with johnston s extra ordinary direction are some exceptional performances jake gyllenhaal was around when this movie was released he gives a beautiful natural performance he is a perfect actor chris cooper as his father also gives a very fine performance the same goes for laura dern also she looks beautiful even the rest of the performances are extremely well the background score was fine highly inspiring movie which lifts up your spirit sky high one of those movies which definitely inspires you for all of your life an amazing inspiring movie along with loads of entertainment not to be missed"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22870": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i wanted to like this movie but it falls apart in the middle the whole premise is a good one and ties up nicely but the middle runs off tangent the people i watched with were getting annoyed while it ran off course and hoping it would end sooner than it did another person actually fell asleep during the middle segment i found myself day dreaming elsewhere during the schtick parts that had nothing to do with the plot i bought it for the eye candy and it delivered that well but it lacks pixar s writing and soul i think kids and under will enjoy the ride at face vaule while missing the plot people old enough to follow a plot will find it wonders too far to return quickly and easily edit out most of the middle section make it minutes and it would be a solid flick i wish i had better things to say but i don t"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22871": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i think i read this someplace joe johnston director of the film and also one of the guys who founded industrial light and magic for work on the first star wars film and one of his producers or something were racking their brains for a title for the movie rocket boys i guess was lacking something one day they were messing with a pc program that forms words from other words ie you type in a word or series of words and it mixes the letters up and forms other words i think the technical term is an anagram anyway they typed in rocket boys and sure enough what comes back is october sky they were shocked to say the least the title summed up everything in the movie since the movie revolves around sputnik at first homer jr did not like the idea but he warmed up to it after the movie poster paperback novel came out and took off"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22872": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i went to see this with my wife and yr old son he seemed to like it a lot more than my wife and i did the writing is surprisingly poor for a pixar disney excursion in fact i had a very hard time paying attention at all the movie does look amazing but the story just becomes so weird and long winded that i was hoping my son would fall asleep so i could pick him up and walk out not to say that the film isn t an interesting concept it s just told so oddly bad screenplay especially when we meet the family for the first time i know we re supposed to get the impression that the family is wacky but good lord they could ve shortened that sequence by a good minutes seemingly i didn t actually time it by that point i was scratching my head looking for an exit"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22873": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i just accidentally stumbled over this film on tv one day it was aired in the middle of the day on a channel not exactly famous for airing good movies this one however was nothing less then good october sky tells the true story of homer hickam a boy inspired by the sputnick launch to become a rocket scientist he and his friends begin to build rockets his father is not to happy about his sons new found hobby and would rather see him become a coal miner as himself or go to college on a football scholarship like his brother the story is well written a bit too predictable maybe but that s ok cause it doesn t focus too much on those parts of the story it s important part but where this is obvious the inner action the action between the characters is focused on the story is good it has some clich s but that s ok it s based on actual event s so you kind of can t just drop out these clich s the characters are really good where the story is on a downhill the characters are brought out and manage to keep the action and the quality of the movie high you get to know these characters and you get sympathy for them they are well written and believable this is a good looking movie the sets and the s style is thorough and the pictures are well composed and well lit this all sets the mood of the film very good the acting is really good jake gyllenhaal delivers a great performance as homer hickam and chris cooper is good as john hickam as for the rest of the cast they are good too all together this makes out a pretty strong cast all in all i m glad i caught this movie it was first after seeing it i learned that it was based on actual events if i had known that when seeing it it would probably just be even more interesting october sky is a good and interesting movie it s a movie i believe everyone can enjoy it s kind of a feel good movie not bad at all"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22874": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i really wanted to like this film but so much of it is stolen borrowed from other work some of the borrowing is painfully blatant the new york times review pointed out that their singing frog is awfully reminiscent of the one in the famous warner brothers cartoon hello my baby hello my darlin hello my ragtime gal but i challenge anyone to watch the fox blue sky animated feature robots and not find ridiculous similarities in storyline a young inventor growing up and a single innovative corporation distributes all great inventions cityscape extremely similar camera angles capture extremely similar futuristic city environments robots the servant robot in the robinson household has a very similar design to those in robots and both films use a sort of retro futuristic look all of this seems to be in sharp contradiction to the obnoxious quote from disney at the end implying that the company has been a steady innovator who never looks back which also contradicts their entire catalog of films in the s that were pretty much clones of each other with some minor tweaks to storyline and ethnicity the filmmakers seem unable to let the story speak on its own and instead constantly send objects and noises flying in our direction as though we don t have the attention span for anything less the villain is really well designed and brilliantly animated and he s a pleasure to watch much of the rest of the film seems thrown together some of the landscapes look like cgi from the mid s the film actually opens with a classic mickey mouse short by the end of this cartoon we are reminded that disney never did have much interest in innovating or good storytelling they seem to think that simply getting something up on the big screen is proof enough of their virtue"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22875": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i have recently seen this movie due to jake s recent success with brokeback mountain i figured i would see the movies that i missed i had no expectations going into the film so was astounded that i had missed this movie at all it s a gripping father and son tale and it is also an underdog story i even shed a tear at the finale of this wonderful tale this movie appeals to all ages the only reason i give it a out of is that it slows down a little in the middle but it comes back strong in the end the acting was great the story was magnificent and the cinematography was captivating given the setting of the film go see this movie rent it buy it watch it love it i know i did"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22876": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie started out with some semblance of a plot then abandoned it for an endless series of random characters and encounters that have nothing to do with moving the story forward it was impossible to remain engaged with this film this movie is a very cynical pile of garbage made by some people with animation skills but totally lacking in creativity or storytelling ability it is a shockingly bad effort coming from a major studio clearly there are morale and motivation problems at disney not to mention a complete lack of oversight and quality control that management allowed this movie to see the light of day speaks volumes about their incompetence and desperation this movie joins my very short worst movies of all time list"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22877": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "there is a bit of trivia which should be pointed out about a scene early in the movie where homer watches the attempt of december at least that was the video used on the tv he was watching which showed the vangard launch attempt which failed he is next shown reading or dictating a letter to dr von braun offering condolences about the failure von braun was at marshall space flight center in huntsville working for the army the vanguard project was by the early nasa team which was at what soon became goddard space flight center the army rushed the jupiter c which was essentially a us made v technology but worked to launch a satellite in response to russia s success with sputnik this error may have actually been made by homer because of the notoriety of von braun but his team didn t have their attempt fail in fact the underlying redstone was flying from and was the first us man rated booster used for shepard s sub orbital flight as well as grissom s this is why this sort of movie is so good as it hopefully will inspire people to read up and spot these bits of trivia and in the process see what has been done and be inspired to do more"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22878": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "now for the truth its very very weak storyline for a walt disney film its total rubbish when the robinson appear the films all over the place i was shocked how poor it was it like alice in wonderland gone wrong it feels like they were short on ideas some mashed some crazy rubbish together to try and get away with it and they don t after that i sat there wishing for the end my younger brother lost interest half way through and was confused by the story the characters are weak and after the robinsons appear you don t care about the ending you just want the film to finish its a film to forget and forget quickly if you ve got some spare time don t waste it on this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22879": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i first saw jake gyllenhaal in jarhead a little while back and since then i ve been watching every one of his movies that arrives on my radar screen like clive owen he has an intensity and he even resembles owen somewhat that just oozes from the screen i feel sure that if he lands some meaty roles he ll crack an oscar one day that s not to denigrate this film at all it s a fine story with very believable people well it s based upon the author s early shenanigans with rocketry a great cast chris cooper is always good and laura dern is always on my watch list with the appropriate mix of humor pathos excitement and the great sound track with so many rock n roll oldies to get the feet tapping but this film had a very special significance for me in i was the same age as homer hickham like him i looked up at the night stars to watch sputnik as it scudded across the blackness like homer also i experimented with rocketry in my backyard and used even the exact same chemicals for fuel and like homer i also had most of my attempts end in explosive disaster what fun it was i didn t achieve his great metaphorical and physical heights though but that s what you find out when you see this movie sure it s a basic family movie but that s a dying breed these days it seems take the time to see it with the kids you ll all have a lot of good laughs"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22880": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie forever left an impression on me i watched it as a freshman in high school and was home alone that night i think i lost all respect for robert reed as an actor having been a huge fan of the brady bunch i also thought the role of chuck connor was horrendous and evil however this movie made such an impact on me that i am now a volunteer in the women s state prison doing bible studies and church services and trying to change womens lives one at a time what fascinates me is that so few people actually watched this movie none of my friends watched it and my family is clueless to this day when i discuss this movie because they didn t see it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22881": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a simple and effective film about what life is all about responding to challenges it took a lot of gall for homer and his friends to be able to grow into manhood without falling in the trap of a prefabricated future that runs from father to son to be a miner in the local mine and never get out of that fate it took also three different challenges for homer and his friends to conquer a personal and free future the challenge of the first ever man made artificial satellite sputnik a soviet satellite a milestone in human history a turning point that homer and his friends could not miss did not want to miss then the challenge of science and applied mechanics to calculate and to devise a rocket from scratch or rather from what they could gather in books and order in their minds finally the challenge of a world that resists and refuses and tries to force you back into the pack even with an untimely accident that forces you to get back into the pack for plain survival necessity and even then homer proved he had the guts to accept the challenge that was blocking for a while his own plans and dreams but there is another side of the story that the film does not emphasize enough homer is the carrier of the project but he is also the carrier of the inspiration he and his friends need if he is the one who is going to get the university scholarship because his friends gave him precedence his friends will also be able to get on their own roads and tracks and step out of the mining fate thanks to the energy his inspiring example sets in front of their eyes it is hard at times not to follow the example of the one who is like a beacon on a difficult road but the film is also effective to show how the father resisted this dream because for him science was not the fabric of a true man like mining or football the working class fate that was so present in those s and s and still is present in some areas is too often enforced by the traditional thinking of the father if the mother does not have the courage to speak up one day the working class fate i am speaking of becomes a tremendous trap here too the film is effective and it should make some parents think this might have been the fourth challenge homer had to face the challenge of taking a road that was not the one pointed at and programmed by his own father dr jacques coulardeau university paris dauphine university paris pantheon sorbonne"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22882": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "originally aired as an abc movie of the week this involves two young innocent female college students who are railroaded into a prison camp in a little southern town they aren t allowed phone calls and nobody knows they re there what follows is rape torture beatings humiliation and degradation leading to a very disturbing conclusion the tv version was for its time grim no nudity and the beatings were pretty tame but the overall feeling of sleaziness wore one down the unrated version is even worse there s plentiful nudity the violence is extreme and in one particularly disgusting sequence we see a crying female prisoner forced to strip while a lesbian guard uses her yuck there s nothing wrong with exploitation films but this one just goes over the brink you get the feeling that the filmmakers enjoy having these poor women being tortured and degraded all this is shoved in your face like you re supposed to enjoy it the needlessly downbeat ending doesn t help i m giving it a because the acting is good but that actually makes the movie harder to watch a sick sleazy film not recommended"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22883": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i resisted seeing this movie and i understand why it was not a big hit in theatres october sky feels and looks oh so familiar and it is all plot contrivances and emotions have been explored before in other films and possibly even better but despite it s familiarity and resistance to all formulas hollywood this movie is winning and likeable at every turn sputnik is the inspiration for this journey of the heart mind and soul just as the characters from steven sondheim s musical merrily we roll along stood agape atop their apartment roof hoping it would launch their new generation what do you call it you call it a miracle sputnik has a similar affect on the young rocket boys of this true tale while jaded townsfolk of their s coal town dismiss the event homer hickham sees sputnik as his ticket out of a life in the mines masterful direction and casting make the journey of rocket boy homer and his pals seem fresh and new especially affecting are subplots concerning homer s ailing young school teacher remarkable restraint is shown in depicting their delicate relationship also remarkable is the father son supblot that anchors the film perfectly played all around even homer s mom gets her moment without cliche or intrusion her ultimatum to her husband is both dignified and heatbreaking myrtle beach says it all a major video chain i despise has a sign next to this film stating that you ll love this film or they ll refund your money for once i agree with them you ll never look at the october sky quite the same again"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22884": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "supposedly a social commentary on racism and prison conditions in the rural south of the s nightmare is full of bad southern stereotypes complete with phoney accents not only would it be offensive to the sensibilities of most american southerners this tawdry piece of work comes off as just a thinly disguised babe in prison movie especially in its uncut original version nevertheless acting is generally above average and the late chuck connors in particular does a good job of making viewers hate him even though he looks somewhat uncomfortable in several scenes there s also a change of pace role for the late robert reed who appears as the lecherous warden and tina louise previously ginger of gilligan s island made a rather believable sadistic prison guard my grade d"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22885": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "there is an old saying that relates to the rousing new film by joe johnston that goes something like this the man who thinks he can and the man who thinks he can t are both right that is a highly presumptuous statement referring to self motivating and belief in an individual which in this movie stand true even after road blocks and family trouble stand in the way october sky is about a young man who believes in himself named homer hickam growing up in a strict traditional family in the s homer loves in a small coal mining town where nearly every man grows up to be a miner all of his friends quentin roy and o dell all think that their life after high school will be like everyone else s homer is not exited about that future one night while everyone stares at the sky a russian space craft called sputnik passes overhead this is something new for homer and he finds it spectacular and overwhelming from this point on his look at life will never be the same first he tells everyone that he wants to work in the rocket scientist area for an occupation flabbergasted at what he says his family passes that idea over their heads and continues with life as usual his friends however think that this idea may have some potential after all quentin is a very smart individual when it comes to this kind of thing when the four friends start to test model rockets and blow a white picket fence to smithereens then what seems to be a forest fire is scared by them they re forced to end their progresses the performances in this movie are absolutely riveting from start to finish all of the actors give performances as if this is the real mumbo jumbo here standing out in all of the glory laura dern as miss riley this very well may be academy award material if the judges can remember back to the beginning of the year when this film is released the characters are also extremely well developed not only to the filmmakers give clear apparent reason why homer is interested in the subject but they also explain to the audience how they are succeeding in their studding of rocketry we clearly understand all of the characters motives and beliefs especially the father who is bent over on everlasting tradition the film unfortunately loses some of its momentum at mid point because of a silly recycled romantic sub plot involving homer s love interest and how his brother stole her from him this type of this is becoming so awfully common in high school movies not that this film is aimed at high schoolers the actors stare at each other mindlessly like the are in a trance i put up with it without complaining in s inventing the abbots but i have had just about enough this but that is just a minor complaint with an authentic looking time period cinematography worth an oscar and clips of the real life homer and friends at the end whom all hit it big with their dreams especially homer this is the first great film of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22886": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "stella starring bette midler in the title role is an unabashed tearjerker set in upstate new york stella claire works nights as a bar maid pouring and dancing in a workingman s saloon one night in comes a slumming medical intern stephen dallas who woos stella and in the course of their affair impregnates her she spurns both his offers of marriage and abortion sends him packing to a lucrative medical career and raises her daughter herself in near poverty flash forward years and the daughter has grown into a gorgeous loving young lady dr dallas is not out of the picture still maintaining a tenuous but caring relationship with his daughter and i m rambling and worse yet making the movie sound somewhat interesting the acting and screenwriting are so over the top you ll let out a groan in almost every scene the chief offender is bette midler but close behind is john goodman as her alcoholic buddy each scene seems more contrived than the preceding right up to the finale which is truly a hoot taken as a dramatic piece this film rates no more than grade d but as camp it scores an unintended b"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22887": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "suraj barjatya is best in movies on marriage and here he is back to his basics on vivaah as the story goes this is a story from engagement to marriage a movie you can watch with your entire family around you a movie you will hate watching alone the story is simple but the music is good cinematography is excellent direction is best everything about the movie has a class of its own there are a lot of scenes which will make you cry and am sure if you are watching the movie with your sweetheart you both are definitely going to hold each others hand till the end of the movie shahid amrita jodi has given us hit movies earlier like ishq vishq shikhar though shikhar was a good movie it wasn t accepted well by the public a truly shahid amrita film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22888": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i saw this film in its entirety in the s s yes it is gruesome and could be the progenitor of the faces of death series popular in the s s considering the state of so called driver education these days this one should be required viewing for everyone preparing to learn to drive when you see violent death in all its gore horror you certainly if you have any sensibility at all get a truer perspective on the responsibilities required to drive safely what one instant of thoughtlessness or inattentiveness at the wheel can do i worked for bell telephone in the s s and at one point was assigned to conduct a safety class i found this film in the company library showed it at the session a number of people got physically sick and had to leave the room incredibly most of them later said i never knew a car accident could be so terrible this film and another red asphalt is certainly reality in its most graphic form i ll never forget it i only wish i could have found a copy when my children were attending driver s ed in high school"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22889": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a gem a real piece of americana for all that this implies if you are self programed to resist life afirming stories just stay away and leave the pleasure to the rest of us who still believe and what makes the frosting on the cake truly delectable is that it is fact based on a real rags to riches story no need to nit pick what details were changed to make a compact story chris cooper is one of the greatest living actors and the complex self conflicted bottom line good at the core father he portrayed could only be pulled off successfully by someone with his skill and insight the simple minded comments refusing to accept a father who tries to lay down the law all the while sensing that he may possibly be off track expose the limitation of the commentator not the writers or the acting this is not for the cynical or the simple minded"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22890": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i was so excited when i discovered this was available i couldn t wait to see it what a waste of energy it s kind of like that rarities cd by your favorite band you found in the back of the rack at your local music store being a hard core fan you were certain that it was a valuable discovery but once you heard it it became obvious why these dogs never made it onto a real album this dvd is only recommended for completionists who must have everything lynch has done six men getting sick is somewhat visually interesting but short and repetitive it lacks the power of lynch s later work the grandmother is quite simply an immature work it s tedious and looks like a student film but it was the s it s interesting only if you hope to psychoanalyze the director but you can see briefly the seeds of some of his trademark images and sounds the alpahabet is forgettable no really i can t remember this one at all the amputee is pointless the cowboy and the frenchman is just plain silly lumiere is the only worthwhile one in the bunch without dialog lynch tells a disturbing tale comparable with his best work i had to watch this one several times but it runs less than minutes hardly worth the trouble of renting or buying the dvd"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22891": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i was watching this when my wife called to inquire from the other room as to my choice of fare my comment i am watching my life though younger but only by years or so than the rocket boys i remember the absolute urgency with which sputnick was greeted by our administrators of education and how the whole science fair thing gained momentum and took me and others into the competitive whirlwind my own tornado landed me in my own state s science fair in physics by though our group was less successful in gaining the support of for example firefighters we approached for guidance and counsel until after a tragic event our city went so far as to allow us to tour the nike missile site on chicago s lakeshore this movie brought it all back for me and i will bet that it brought it all back for a bunch of us ubernerds of the late s and early s we are in a similar science brain drainage period now and really need this movie as a country see it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22892": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i respect the fact that this is a very popular show however in comparison with robert altman s ingenious hilarious zany and groundbreaking movie classic this show was probably destined to be less than mediocre even if it did run for years that doesn t necessarily make it any good this show formed an all too integral part of my early childhood it was on re runs every night and guess whose parents were watching it and laughing it up but it s one of the memories i don t miss and now that i actually have seen the movie i can give this series an accurate critique on its own it s not nearly out of bad however the characters on this show are nothing like those in the movie some of them technically are the same but they re only similar in name for instance since when is alan alda anything like donald sutherland his style of humor is totally different as are his characterization and outlook the new characters are not that great they just serve to make you miss the ones that they re replacing it s the same with the new actors including jamie farr the only thing that actually transfers to the series is radar who s still even though played by the same actor merely a pale imitation of the original what else oh yeah with a laugh track it didn t matter whether it was used in surgery scenes or not it comes across as creepy due to what s going on in the other settings and because it lasted nearly four times longer than the actual korean war it takes viewers into this bizarre temporal rift that doesn t work outside the world of cartoons i ve never liked this show and i never will"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22893": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a fine drama and a nice change of pace from today s more hectic and loud films it is another solid based on a true store which still means much of it could be made up for dramatic purposes frankly i don t know but i liked the story the story is about a young man back in the fifties who gets interested in rocketry and wants to enter that field instead of working in the coal mines as everyone else including his father does in this west virginia town the big problem is the conflict it causes between the boy and his father which i think was overdone i would like to have a little less tension between the two the young man still a boy is played by jake gyllenhaal one of his first staring assignments i think he s likable as are his school buddies in here it s nice to see nice kids in a modern day film the two other key actors in the movie are chris cooper the dad and laura dern the kid s teacher who encourages him all the time the cinematography is decent the s soundtrack is fun to hear once again i wish there more of these kind of films made today"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22894": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "simply i found the tv show mash trite preachy oh ever so politically correct repetitious pretentious and biggest sin of all and that is that it is was incredibly dull you have alan alda as the main lead star who is so in love with himself and his cleverness that it actually made me uncomfortable to even try and sit through an episode the original series had both mclean stevson and wayne rogers whom i ll happily admit had a certain panache and style to their character presentation however harry henry morgan and mike farrell both singularly and compositely together is like eating caviar and fresh oysters with wonder bread loretta swit which i also found dull also to no fault of her own wasn t a wonder to look at and gary burghoff who was good in the movie got tired looking and acting as the show wore on seeing one show a year showed that to me jamie farr was just low brow comedy and is not even worth really mentioning here at all the reason i did not give it a one rating which anyone reading this by now would be wondering is that ratings of any sort is not only a subjective call but a relative one television except for relatively few exceptions is such crud that relatively speaking mash had some production quality by television standards of that era and today and therefore it is deserved of a two rob ritter"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22895": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie was amazing i watched it while i was in the town next to the one where he grew up i went and saw the buildings that the story took place in overall i loved this movie one of jake gyllenhaal s best also my favorite parts were the science fair and all the times with his father they were so sad it seemed homer wanted to follow his dream and his dad didn t seem to care one way or another that tag line is true sometimes one dream is bright enough to light up the sky the way this movie was shot was impeccable it was all so believable that it could have been recorded during the s dress was accurate and they had their slang down too definitely recommend this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22896": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "if you hate redneck accents you ll hate this movie and to make it worse you see patrick swayze a has been trying to be a redneck i really can t stand redneck accents i like billy bob thornton he was good in slingblade but he was annoying in this movie and what kind of name is lonnie earl how much more hickish can this movie get the storyline was stupid i m usually not this judgemental of movies but i couldn t stand this movie if you want a good billy bob thornton movie go see slingblade my mom found this movie for at wal mart figures i think i ll wrap it up and give it to my grandma for christmas it could just be that i can t stand redneck accents usually or that i can t stand patrick swayze maybe if patrick swayze wasn t in it i didn t laugh once in the movie i laugh at anything stupid usually if they had shown someones fingers getting smashed i might have laughed people s fingers getting smashed by accident always makes me laugh"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22897": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "october sky is a film that will steal your heart fill your mind with vivid imagery and lift your spirit the tale of homer hickham and his dream of creating a rocket seem so simple at first especially when the film is set in a mining town where the future is as clear cut as the lumps of coal in the mine but homer cannot follow in his father s footsteps with the encouragement of miss riley a friendly teacher members of his father s staff and his friends homer attempts to make his dream a reality yet as in any true to life story there are many stops along the way director joe johnston lowers us into the coal mines where we witness the chilling plight of miners stooped beneath a ceiling of rock with lit helmets and bent posture they resembled alien insectoids more than humans in the darkness the hacking coughs of the miners and the blackened faces were a constant reminder of the danger the miners faced in their work contrasting the mine shaft s lugubrious load are the images of homer and his friend s rocket launches underneath the blue bowl of sky rockets are placed upon a pad and launched into the stratosphere and nothing can match the scene when homer sees sputnik for the first time yet what makes the film so endearing is the relationship between the characters homer s father is a classic hardened man but he has a soft side as well we see that he does love his son despite their many arguments the love and support of miss riley is evident as well best of all the film is uncomfortable it doesn t tie everything up in a nice bow it tears at you lifts you up it keeps an air of reality which is important in a film like this this film can be considered a complete work at first i was disappointed that the film did not continue with homer s life i didn t want it to end then i realized that s what a good film does to a person if it has done its job you won t want it to end and october sky accomplishes just that"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22898": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "being a fan of billy bob thornton and the diversity of his skills i noticed this movie listed and was surprised i hadn t heard of it i d traveled more than usual during both the period it was being filmed in and when it hit theaters more than years later that passage of time is the first clue all was not well with the production now patrick swayze can t act for sour apples but thornton has more than enough ability to make up for the difference between them and charlize theron is someone whom it would be a pleasure to see even if it showed her watching paint dry being curious i checked this site s production info it made a whopping per screen its opening weekend and just over each after its month s theater run in latter overall gross was k which i d doubt could cover cast and crew s hotel and food for a week on location the story is pretty benign and even the use of the usually interesting locale of reno is as dull as the rest of the goings on it s something like several snl bits all pieced together none individually too great at all and the overall presentation even worse whatever the expenses for this production had to be considerable even if all worked for less than their usual fees so the one thing which made it a barely tolerable opus was the quality of the filming and billy bob s present albeit understandably somewhat laconic here compared with his usual work think of the three superb totally diverse characters he portrayed in sling blade bandits and bad santa and you know he realized this work was below standard long before the viewers had the opportunity to confirm this one star for him even here and one because production was better than say the typical lifetime flick"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22899": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is an amazing movie and all of the actors and actresses and very good even though some of the actors and actresses weren t very popular in show business it seemed like they have been acting since they were one year old it was funny gross and just all out a very good movie in most parts i just didn t know what was going to happen next i was like i think this is going to happen wait i think this is going to happen all age groups will love this movie in some parts i couldn t stop laughing it was so funny but in some parts i was totally grossed out and i couldn t believe what i was seeing i am definitely going to see this movie again it is one of those movies where it can t get boring every time you see it is so suspenseful i definitely recommend seeing this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22900": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i ve seen some crappy movies in my life but this one must be among the very worst definately bottom material imo that is we follow two couples the dodds billy bob thornton as lonnie earl and natasha richardson as darlene and the kirkendalls patrick swayze as roy and charlize theron as candy in one car on a roadtrip to reno apparently lonnie isn t too happy with his sex life so he cheats on his wife with candy who s despirately trying to have a baby roy meanwhile isn t too sure if his sperm is ok so he s getting it checked by a doctor now i had read the back of the dvd but my girlfriend didn t and she blurted out after about minutes oh yeah she s gonna end up pregnant but her husband can t have any baby s spot on as this movie is soooo predictable as well as boring and annoying meaningless offensive terrible an example of how much this movie stinks the two couples set out in their big car towards nevada when they are stopped by police officers as they didn t stop at a stop sign the guys know each other and finally bribe the two officers with a case of beer not only is this scene pointless and not important or even relevant for the movie it takes about minutes it s just talk and talk and talk without ever going somewhere i still have to puke thinking about the ending though apparently roy isn t having problems down there so he is the father of the child how many times does that happen in the movies try something new the cheated wife ultimately forgives her husband and best friend for having the affair and they all live happily ever after yuck best scene of the movie is right at the end with a couple of shots of the grand canyon why couldn t they just keep the camera on that for minutes one would expect more from this cast although thornton really tries but you can t really blame them writers shame on you"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22901": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "so we compromised this was a fairly charming film i liked the art direction it felt far more real than most kids movies and the costumes weren t too cutesy the child actors were not bad to watch the adult performances trended toward cheesy it was great that they showed how a bullied kid bullies others as well as kids standing up to bullying i don t know how many grown ups would want to see this for themselves but it s a great film to take a kid to and since barnyard was apparently attended by kids at the same time i m really glad we picked the sparsely attended showing of worms instead"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22902": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "what an absolutely crappy film this is how or why this movie was made and what the hell billy bob thornton and charlize theron were doing signing up for this mediocre waste of time is beyond me strong advise for anyone sitting down to catch a flick do not waste your time on this film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22903": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "let s keep it simple my two kids were glued to this movie it has its flaws from an adult perspective but buy some jelly worms and just enjoy it and the pepsi girl was excellent and kimberly williams was pretty gosh darned hot although she s not in the film very much so don t get too excited there not that s it s really a bad thing but it is the kind of movie you watch just once don t buy the dvd enjoy did i mention kimberly williams that was for the dads"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22904": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "when this film plays on television you might want to save about minutes of your time and change the channel there s nothing special here that you need to see story is about two married couples from arkansas who go on a trip together to reno couple number one is lonnie earl dodd billy bob thornton who is a car dealer and having problems with his marriage his wife is darlene natasha richardson and she has a low self opinion of herself and they haven t been intimate in a long time lonnie has been sleeping with candy charlize theron who is the wife of his best friend roy kirkendall patrick swayze they all drive to reno and the four of them stay in one luxurious suite roy and candy have been trying to have a baby and finally candy discovers that she is pregnant but roy phones his doctor in arkansas and finds out that he s sterile candy and lonnie admit their affair and now the whole trip is in chaos this film is directed by jordan brady and he s made a few other low budget films but this is his first with a cast this impressive unfortunately brady doesn t show much comedic flair but you can t lay all the blame on him this script is just not funny and one of the glaring problems is that the characters are all written down to a sitcom level just because they re all from the south doesn t mean that they have to be naive and idiotic thornton s character doesn t have the sophistication to tip the bellboy more than a dollar and swayze s character is called stupid and dumb by everyone throughout the film and one of the rare good moments comes when he asks everyone to lay off of him for at least one day penelope cruz pops up as a prostitute and it s a totally worthless and pointless cameo she barely speaks more than or lines i think she was fulfilling an obligation to harvey and bob weinstein who are executive producers for this film the only person who actually isn t to bad is richardson we watch her become more confident in herself but this plotline in the film is very obvious and cliche all of these actors should know better and it s hard to figure that they all read the script and liked it it s a complete waste of time for these actors but at least they got paid as for the viewers your not getting paid so skip this one"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22905": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i read the book in th grade and now a few years later i saw the movie there are a few differences billy was oringinally suppose to eat worms in days not worms in one day by pm billy is suppose to get dollars after he s eaten all the worms in the movie after billy eats all the worms joe has to go to school with worms in his pants joe is suppose to fake some of the worms but in the movie he doesn t at all even though there are changes this movie is still one that kids will enjoy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22906": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i ll just be vague about my potential spoiling comments there are enough canned plot elements in this movie that it s essentially pre spoiled this movie derives a few ideas from a southern classic to kill a mockingbird i suppose maybe tkom got its ideas from some source at any rate after you watch this you ll say oh yeah that is a ripoff i think the truly entertaining thing about these mcmovies is once you ve identified a plot element is to figure out whether they ll stick with the original or try to twist it around not a lot of twists in this one"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22907": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a good movie a good family movie to watch if you have nothing else to do if you are expecting this movie to be word to word from the book you will be very very disappointed i was somewhat disappointed because i read the book a few times when i was in elementary school this is about a new kid in town named billy he makes a bet with the school bully and the bet is not like most bets billy has to eat worms in one day or the bully wins the acting is ok probably the worst part of the movie the kid actors over exaggerate on many things they think it s apocalypse if billy does not eat the worms hallie eisenberg did a magnificent job though the plot line is good as a movie but it sucks as a book adaptation i was able to watch this movie without looking at the time sometimes overall this was a good family movie with some weak points i rate this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22908": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "an unmarried woman named stella bette midler gets pregnant by a wealthy man stephen collins he offers to marry her out of a sense of obligation but she turns him down flat and decides to raise the kid on her own things go ok until the child named jenny trini alvarado becomes a teenager and things gradually and predictably become worse i ve seen both the silent version and sound version of stella dallas neither one affected me much and i cry easily but they were well made if dated trying to remake this in was just a stupid idea i guess midler had enough power after the incomprehensible success of beaches to get this made this predictably bombed the story is laughable and dated by today s standards even though midler and alvarado give good performances this film really drags and i was bored silly by the end stephen collins and marsha mason both good actors don t help in supporting roles flimsy and dull really who thought this would work see the stanwyck version instead i give this a"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22909": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i had lost faith in sooraj r barjatya after the movie main prem ki deewani hoon then a year back now i saw promos for vivah which looked good but i didn t want to waste my hard earned money watching it in cinema when the film first came out on dvd i rented it and watched and i loved the movie and took back my words for sooraj i just finished watching it yesterday again and this time i thought i have to review this movie sooraj r barjatyagot it right this time okay i was not a huge fan of hum app ke hai kaun but i have always loved manie pyar kiya after manie pyar kiya to me i think vivah is barjatyas best work i hardly ever cry in a movie but this movie made me feel like crying if you have ever been in love before then there will be many moments that will touch you in this movie the movie is just too sweet and will have you falling in love with it my view a much underrated movie the story of this movie you might call desi and very old times but to me it seemed modern because the two couples which are getting an arrange marriage are aware it s an old tradition it s done in present times lots of people don t believe in this arrange marriage but i do the journey between the engagement and wedding which will always be special and this movie shows it clearly when prem meets poonam for the first time they show it how it is and that s reality and my parents where saying that s how they got married and it showed it in a way which is so real yes people the way prem and poonam meet in this movie is how most marriages happen it was a very sweet you feel nervous yet excited the song do ajnabe shows that very well getting back to the story yes it s a journey which you soon get glued to between prem and poonam shahid kapoor and amrita rao and there families a twist occurs in this movie which is really good the last mins you all will be reaching for the tissue box what makes this film so amazing is the chemistry between prem and poonam how they fall for each other is too sweet simple boy and simple girl when they first meet during and after the song do anjane ajnabe it s very sweet to watch she hardly says anything and prem does all the talking being honest with her about his past and the girl he liked and him smoking then it leads on to them all having a family trip and then that s when they really do fall for each other it makes you just want to watch the couple and watch all the sweet moments they have another factor is that poonam chichi is really mean to her and you feel sorry for poonam because she has been treated bad and makes you want to see her happy and when she finally finds happiness you too start feeling happy with her the movie basically makes you fall in love with poonam more then just prem when she finds happiness through prem you want her to stay happy and also hope nothing goes wrong because the character is shown as a sweet simple girl which brings me to performances and amrita roa as poonam is amazing in the movie her best work till date you will fall in love with this innocent character and root her on to find happiness shahid kapoor as prem is amazing too he is poonam support in the film he is her happiness the movie together they share an amazing chemistry and i have never seen a cuter couple since srk and kajol if ishq vishk didn t touch you to telling you how cute they are together this surely will mujhe haq hai the song and before that is amazing chemistry they show scenes which touched me was when prem takes poonam to his room and shows her that s where they will be staying and he opens her up and they have a moment between them which is too sweet again if you have ever been in love with someone that much these scenes you can defiantly connect to the film is just the sweetest thing you will see ever the direction is spot on to me a good movie is basically something that can pull me in and stop me believe for this hours what is being seen here is fake and there is a camera filing them to me this film pulled me in and for those three hours i felt really connected to the movie the songs you will only truly like when you have seen the movie as they are songs placed in the situation after i saw the movie i been playing the songs non stop the music is amazing the story is simply amazing too what more can i ask for what i can finally say it rarely do we get a movie that makes us feel good this movie after you have seen it will make you feel really good and make you want to be a better person its basically the sweetest journey ever its basically showing you they journey between engagement and marriage and many people say it s the bestest part of your life well this movie actually shows you way do people actually say that why do people actually say that the journey is just that amazing watch this movie and you will find out why the journey is amazing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22910": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "channel surfing and caught this on logo it was one of those i have to watch this because it s so horribly bad moments like roadhouse without the joy the writing is atrocious completely inane and the acting is throw up in your mouth bad there s low budget and then there is the abyss which is where this epic should be tossed and never seen from again i mean the main characters go to a ski retreat in some rented house and the house is well ordinary which is no big deal but they choose to show all the houseguests pouring over it like it was the sistine chapel i m sorry but watching guys stare into every x boring room with a futon in it and gushing is lame i guess they didn t learn anything from the bad news bears in breaking training see hotel room check scene wow a toilet yaayyyyy i don t buy the its all over the top so anything goes routine if it smells like and it looks like well you know the rest avoid like the plague edit apparently other more close minded reviewers believe that since i disliked this movie i am an obvious hater which i can only assume means i am phobic which of course is not true i decided to do this wacky crazy thing and judge the movie based on the actual content of the film and not by its mere presence i e its refreshing to see sure it may be refreshing to see but that doesn t equate into a great movie just give them some better material to work with and tighter direction in fact i applaud the effort frankly i d rather go listen to my kitchens of distinction catalogue than watch this again"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22911": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "saw this today with my year old i thought it was cute i agree with the other poster that it wasn t anything like the book that i can remember but we still enjoyed it all of the kids are pretty good and all in all pretty entertaining billy is the new kid who accepts a dare by the school bully to eat worms in a day if he loses he has to walk down the hall at school with worms in his pants the beginning of the movie is set up to show that billy has a very weak stomach and pukes at almost anything hilarity ensues with a bunch of different way to cook the worms good message about standing up to bullies and of course a sappy happy ending"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22912": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "what can you say about this movie it was not terrible but it was not good two days earlier i had watched lillies and that was one of the best gay films i have ever seen so this was not the best time to watch a mediocre gay flick the story was silly and the acting was ok it was not bad enough to turn off but it had some bad moments and some terrible stereotyping it was not very well cast either would i recommend this movie no you would be wasting your time and money i don t understand why movies like these are made and who is funding them spend your time watching noah s arc on logo instead i think this is where this movie was trying to go but never got there"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22913": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i really liked the movie i remember reading it several times as a kid and was glad to see a movie had been made about the book i was kid sitting for a boy and a girl ages and and had to talk the girl in to seeing the movie but happily at the end she was glad she saw it and even said that she wanted to buy it on dvd as soon as it came out there were some great laugh out loud moments and the movie was not as gross as i expected it would be tho it did rank pretty high up there on the gross o meter the only thing i cannot figure out is why they had to have the dilly line in there that was done by woody in reference to his private part that to me was the only shocker moment and you could hear the adults in the audience audibly gasp at that moment in the movie i have no clue why that was put in the movie it added nothing to the actual movie except for that shock gasp factor other than that a pretty good movie nice to see the pepsi girl all grown up"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22914": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie was different in that it didn t show the typical gay stereotypes that i m used to seeing but that doesn t change the fact that it totally lacks a storyline i m sure that there are many gay men who are just happy to see themselves depicted on screen since black gay characters are seldom seen and when they are the characters are usually not fully developed but how hard would it have been for the writer to actually script a story with a beginning middle and end or how about a story that was focused there really doesn t seem to be a point to this film and even though it is a low budget film that is still no excuse for the lack of story or plot"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22915": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "it s a weekend i ve been watched this funny film and i really like it all the kids are cute who remind me of my own childhood with those stupid thinking it s a real entertaining movie for a group of families at weekend night which could make lots of memories and laughters kid s humor always work nice acting as well simple story but cool shooting nice job for directer to find the kid s way when it comes to the kid movie i think of and holding another one this year but differed aspect to the kid s world which is real and cruel awesome work h efw focuses on the happy side of childhood which every kid and family need p s twitch i think is the voice of nemo from finding nemo"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22916": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the fact that most of the budget for this presumably went on the heavy duty cast list shouldn t have mattered if it had been staged with flair and imagination and some sympathy for the original s satirical intent instead we get risibly bad song and dance sequences featuring picturesque beggars and whores and the final alienation is accomplished by pulling back to reveal the action has taken place on a music hall stage appropriately enough for a production that s more lionel oliver blair than brecht the acting talent is shamefully misused migenes and walters are good but don t have to try very hard migenes at least has a great voice and some feel for the material julia looks perfect as mack but struggles with the character straitjacketed by a fake plummy accent harris s peachum is embarrassingly mannered and polly is atrocious the adaptations of lyrics script and music are often awkward it was a bad move to base the film on marc blitzstein s bowdlerised broadway version but at least his words were singable unlike most of what s been interpolated in gestures of faithfulness and the attempt at overcoming the low budget by filming at claustrophobic angles on mist shrouded sets lit in garish blues and oranges as if by some bargain basement vittorio storaro fails utterly the film just looks cheap shoddy and thoughtlessly made disgraceful"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22917": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "it s a strange feeling to sit alone in a theater occupied by parents and their rollicking kids i felt like instead of a movie ticket i should have been given a nambla membership based upon thomas rockwell s respected book how to eat fried worms starts like any children s story moving to a new town the new kid fifth grader billy forrester was once popular but has to start anew making friends is never easy especially when the only prospect is poindexter adam or erica who at feet is a giant further complicating things is joe the bully his freckled face and sleeveless shirts are daunting he antagonizes kids with the death ring a crackerjack ring that is rumored to kill you if you re punched with it but not immediately no the death ring unleashes a poison that kills you in the eight grade joe and his axis of evil welcome billy by smuggling a handful of slimy worms into his thermos once discovered billy plays it cool swearing that he eats worms all the time then he throws them at joe s face ewww to win them over billy reluctantly bets that he can eat worms fried boiled marinated in hot sauce squashed and spread on a peanut butter sandwich each meal is dubbed an exotic name like the radioactive slime delight in which the kids finally live out their dream of microwaving a living organism if you ve ever met me you ll know that i have an uncontrollably hearty laugh i felt like a creep erupting at a toddler whining that his dilly dick hurts but fried worms is wonderfully disgusting like a g rated farrelly brothers film it is both vomitous and delightful writer director bob dolman is also a savvy storyteller to raise the stakes the worms must be consumed by pm in addition billy holds a dark secret he has an ultra sensitive stomach dolman also has a keen sense of perspective with such accuracy he draws on children s insecurities and tendency to exaggerate mundane dilemmas if you were to hyperbolize this movie the way kids do their quandaries you will see that it is essentially about war freedom fighter and freedom hater use pubescent boys as pawns in proxy wars only to learn a valuable lesson in unity international leaders can learn a thing or two about global peacekeeping from fried worms at the end of the film i was comforted when two chaperoning mothers behind me looked at each other with befuddlement and agreed that was a great movie great now i won t have to register myself in any lawful databases"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22918": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "in fact marc blitzstein s off broadway adaptation of threepenny was not so bowdlerised as is generally believed i have a special interest in threepenny my dad was part of the first full production in the us u of illlinois theatre guild did it around the end of ww hjitler had been so nearly successful in suppressing the play that they had to reconstruct the script and score from recordings in two different languages neither english a german prompter s script and similar sources blitzstein s adaptation not a translation which had the full approval of lotte lenya was a lot closer to the original than generally believed the problem is that the version thereof that most people know is the mgm cast recording recently available on polygram on cd which includes beatrice arthur as lucy the big complete girl and can t i see her hands on hips and shoulders thrown back on that line bea was a major babe in the s paul dooley and john astin was heavily censored by mike curb head of mgm records i mean i think it was goddamn s got cut to just damn at one time mgm also offered a lp set of the entire play doubtless as heavily censored"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22919": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i sat with my children as we watched this film we all found it to be a very entertaining movie when billy goes to a new school a fifth grade bully starts stuff with him and this is what leads to the eating of worms a bet is made and billy has only so much time to eat worms or else from this point the bully and his friends try to come up with nasty ways to cook fry or bake the worms to try and get billy sick so that he will lose the bet billy stays strong and eats his way into becoming liked more and more by everyone even the bullies friends i wont tell you if he wins the bet or not you will just need to watch it to find out but i will think that if you like good family movies you will like this one p s let me add that this movie is not just for boys i have all daughters and they really liked it a lot"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22920": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "about halfway through i realized i didn t care about these characters in the least however i watched a bit more anyway regrettably i came back the next day and finished it i shouldn t have bothered if you know anything about the film beforehand you know that the lead character will be a plane crash survivor and the title gives you a pretty good idea of what s gonna happen afterward he s gonna get on the phone and call people about it that was almost as bad as snakes on a plane another bad aviation catastrophe flick i realize this is an old film and the acting style in those days was much less naturalistic than today but even by those standards the acting was embarrassing these weren t characters they were stereotypes i suspect this movie was more than anything an attempt by bette davis to help her husband s gary merrill career to no avail however i have seen oak trees display more genuine emotion than he did davis playing the happy cripple i e a non glamorous role was probably looked on as an edgy and bold career move it wasn t it was just boring she was a kind of tiny tim in the film making trask merrill s character see the truth about love and forgiveness although she was less winsome than tiny tim calmly dispensing wisdom about life and relationships without a hint that her beloved husband had just died the final scene where trask calls his wife back in iowa to reconcile was so affected and over acted on both ends of the phone line i almost cringed i had to remind myself that these people actually got paid for what they were doing in this film i noticed a lot of people seem to have enjoyed this movie if you found it uplifting that s great but frankly i just found it bad there are plenty of old movies from the golden age of hollywood that were far better written and acted"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22921": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "watching the commercials for this movie i was fairly convinced that i was going to loathe it for one thing it was one of those loosely based on the novel movies which usually means that the book author saw the script hated it and refused to be associated with the film worse the trailer showed only the most mundane slapstick imaginable ex kid gets squirted in the face with a garden hose and falls over so when my little brother got it into his mind that this was the must see film of the season of course he thought the same thing about cars over the hedge the ant bully monster house etc etc i was admittedly less than thrilled but once at the theater the film won me over for a variety of reasons first and foremost the writers capture kid dialogue better than just about any other children s film i ve ever seen a prime example of this comes directly after the boys principal accidentally eats a worm stuck in an egg omelet the boys do a lame over exaggerated impression of the principal lecturing them which makes it realistic since all little kids think mistakenly that they do great mocking expressions of their adult tormentors then one of the boys asks why did he say alley oop another boy responds maybe he s crazy and the entire group laughs uproariously not an overly witty rejoinder but exactly the kind of thing a young kid would come up with on the spot and exactly the type of remark other kids his age would find hilarious as if to confirm it my kid brother laughed right on cue when they were spoken on screen i could practically hear his voice spouting the same exact lines if he was placed in a similar situation another reason the movie works is that the writers manage to work in issues like bullying sibling relationships the new kid in school and peer pressure conformity without making any of them seem as though they were subplots for some after school special for example the bully joe isn t stereotypical he s definitely bad but not pure evil and just enough of his home life is revealed that the audience feels sympathy for him and understands his bullying origins there s also no cue the dramatic music moment where billy worm boy realizes what a complete tool he s being to his younger brother woody and yet by the end of the movie some type of minor transformation has been made there s some realism here in the way the characters resolve situations and in the way they relate to each other and very little of it comes across as corny the only drawback to the movie comes in the form of an absolutely laughable dance scene that even the creators of the infamous mcdonald s dance party in mac and me would scoff at why oh why was it put into the movie did austin rogers adam pull a macaulay culkin and refuse to take the role unless he was given a vehicle to showcase his oh so impressive dancing skills the entire sequence definitely did not need to be there and had slightly less comedic value than any given show on the history channel overall though this movie was excellent and the length about an hour and twenty minutes was just about perfect one of the best most realistic live action kid films you ll ever see if you re ever around children or just remember what being a kid was actually like"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22922": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this centers on unironic notions of coming to grips with guilt merrill berates the distraught boy to stop his whining about rennie s death old style real men in action here the crashing model plane and car crash must have been impressive on the big screen the storytelling itself despite the flashback sequences plays it straight all the narrators are trusted by us regardless of the truth or untruth of the dialogue so there s no game with the viewer about narrative structure this would become a rough template for future retellings such as fearless so all we re left with is individual performance and at that level it s best for wynn s bantering a virtual one man show"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22923": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i was able to see this movie yesterday morning on a early viewing pass i am a mom of children who range from down to so i m sure plenty of parents can relate to having to see many many kids movies this was refreshing for me i haven t read this particular book so i don t know if it stayed true to the book or not but it sure took the grossness factor to a high level this is the story of the new kid in town and it just so happens that there are a group of boys who have formed a club of sorts and love to pick on kids sound familiar haven t we all suffered this one time or another he has the little brother who he cant stand and parents that he is embarrassed about what i enjoyed most of all was seeing how each character was totally different from another they all stood out the bully why do they always make the bully a red head my daughter has red hair and she is no bully lol is well a great bully who finds himself being yelled at by his own big brother it took twists and turns and well you fall in love with all of them and really find yourself routing for all the characters even the parents great connection between father and son all around enjoyable sweet funny gross etc take your kids you will enjoy it as much as they do"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22924": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "although i had some hopes for this film particularly since i enjoy the acting of jason segel freaks geeks undeclared so much i must say it was one of the worst films i ve seen in recent memory loser and dr t and the women are also on that list yes there were a couple of laugh out loud moments although the movie could have been so much better the premise was not bad scam artists cheating their way through college meet their match when they re discovered by someone with a proposition for them the problem is that the characters were all so unlikable that i didn t care about any of them the blackmailer played by talented jason schwartzman was such a psychopath that it wasn t that funny to watch him he wasn t deranged in a particularly funny or charming way he was just a crazy loser who was actually rather dangerous and not fun to watch the editing of the movie was hard to follow it kept cutting between fantasy and reality and it was often unclear which was which only two or three of the gang s scams were really shown you just had to take it on faith that they were indeed scam artists showing their schemes would have made for a better movie the so called love story was absurd and unbelievable in fact it was silly and poorly written and directed throughout i could go on about the movie s shortcomings but you get the idea not worth the rental or the gas it takes to drive to and from the movie store to rent"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22925": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "after being forced to sit through some real stinkers racing stripes shark boy and lava girl i truly enjoyed watching fried worms for once i did not guess the ending it was funny and entertaining and didn t resort to a ton of gross out humor despite the title my boys and both loved it too oh and my year old boy had a smile on his face the whole time this is a family movie that is not just tolerable for the parents the relationship with the little brother is so close to real life he is not stopping singing just to annoy me also the way the new kid tries to make friends and how those friendships actually form is right on with the way kids behave of course the parents have to act a little goofy but my favorite scenes involved the dad getting used to his new job have fun"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22926": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "nominated for the oscar worst script ever in my opinion there s no decent story rediculous acting very lousy humor by every means possible if you have little self respect please don t waste your time seeing this movie although u can see the actors can act it leaves you dumber after watching it precious braincells are being killed watching this crap i warned u don t see this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22927": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i thought the kids in the movie were great i deal with kids in that age group and i thought their behaviors were very believable i did have a problem with the reference to the private parts made by the year old i didn t think the comment was necessary and actually slightly lowered my opinion of the movie i think luke benward is up and coming star i would like to see more of him on the big screen i enjoyed his reactions to the situations that he found himself in often kids in this age group do things without thinking through the consequences almost all of the actors did this throughout the movie i also think the message of bullying needs to be examined more in movies with this age group it is a major problem in schools today the ending was quite unexpected billy s thoughts on whether he won or didn t win the bet were very surprising how he handled that situation was excellent too often today kids are not willing to compromise the actors in this movie showed that compromise is an important part of life"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22928": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "david h steinberg s script seemed initially having some real smart points that could ve made good romantic comedy but but but oh dear what did ever happen in the way i ll tell you what happened originally it s animal house and porky s although that was long time ago but those are the pioneers the godfathers of the new genre the crude teen comedy then the s came after important instances that became smash hits repulsive ones am i add such as problem child dumb and dumber the nutty professor and there s something about mary which i think slackers is affected by there was the top of the era and the prophet of the next era the one and only american pie which s undoubtedly and incomparably a genre s icon after that i think every comedy of that kind got to be that highly filthy cum laude nasty to be admired by the youth otherwise it might be out of fashion i believe that slackers had a smart plot first as a script then its makers got to add some real big amount of rudeness filthiness strangely shameless sex to be made at those days as easy as pie like they had to fill every scene with freely elements such as masturbation oral sex urination etc just to look a la mode they re wholly unnecessary elements to the story but surely they are so necessary to make the profits and to catch the latest vogue in making teen comedies the problem is in how all of that has replaced already any possible comedy in it some of its moments looked literally horrible and that as you see is the point it s all in jason schwartzman s looks and performance memorably disgusting to the utmost so the ambition transformed from being that romantic comedy into making what wasn t done before of pure skinning images to be more like a horror where you re asking all the time what nastier would happen vomiting farting etc these are the easiest combination to create a comedy nowadays though even if you hated it you ve got to love something mostly for being bold for me it was only gina gershon cameo s scene anyhow they designed it as a whole to achieve being outrages for outrageousness like an adolescent s naughty dream though the majority of it was near to anybody s nightmare what made me sad is that this one at its core was a real potential work and not another cheap another stupid comedy as it eventually managed to be remember well the details of stealing the exam the first minutes so the movie s main plot weirdo trying to reach a girl by blackmailing cool guys through the pattern of boy loves girl and girl loves another boy because save that it s nothing but a candidly schlock it dealt with its material the tacky way bunch of dirty college boys who got nothing to do but making mawkish quip out of anything would do it ended up as being and i m sorry to say it a smiling sh t at its end it said something can you imagine about how it s the time and the place too for the impostor or the slack to win totally like this comedy itself it sounds good ending yet for totally another better movie which could assure my opinion about this one as smart one once and it doesn t need much to understand that this movie s makers were the real slackers maybe being stupid is a way to be smart in hollywood but even if the final result here wasn t at least witty by any sense of the word p s its scriptwriter david h steinberg who wrote the story of american pie as well has a main page at the imdb where you ll find under the additional details his usual plot keywords which are sex vulgarity crude humor they just forgot to write urineing while showering or baring year old women"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22929": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "if you like films about school bullies brave children hilarious toddlers and worm eating then how to eat fried worms will appeal to you the film is about a boy named billy who when arriving on his first day at a new school discovers that some of his classmates have played a prank on him by putting worms into his lunch the school bully joe and his team of friends start teasing billy and calling him worm boy billy decides to play along by saying that he eats worms all the time joe and his friends don t believe him but billy assures them and bets joe that he can eat ten worms in one day otherwise he will come to school with worms in his pants the boys take billy up on his bet leaving the weak stomached child with a mission to gain respect from his classmates by eating worms cooked fried or alive the film may sound gross but there are a lot of messages in it for one it portrays true friendship and how to accept people for who they are it also shows you why some bullies resort to bullying other children the film s protagonist billy is a strong minded and brave person who all of us can relate to it is easy to empathize with him as we silently cheer for him to reach his goal even though we might not always agree with what he s doing or the choices he makes the children in the film are portrayed exactly how children are in real life and the film deserves a lot of credit for that the child actors are the stars of this show showing true emotion and feeling than most other children s movies portray some adults may not enjoy this film but kids will perhaps even teenagers there are hardly any other good movies on circuit at the moment so if you re not in the mood to see snakes on a plane try worms on a plate in how to eat fried worms it is a feel good fun film and not just fear factor for kids"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22930": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "yes this movie make me feel real horror when i realized that i paid for it and spent more than hour of my life trying to watch it the bald guy just give me the impression of being a psycho junkie actor and the girl is the worst actress i ever seen believe me if you appreciate your time avoid this movie i understand a movie requires money to be created and some movies do not have that money but that is no justification for a stupid plot and bad acting i m always supporting independent movies when it deserves the support but movies like this makes a bad name for this kind of movies i m still traumatized i will not trust in any nice cover anymore"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22931": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "vivah is in my book the best movie of period in my book it is one of the best movies ever made in bollywood its sad that this movie doesn t have that many reviews and isn t having that much popularity vivah is once again a true achievement from a director who does it again after hahk and maine pyar kiya sooraj has once again pulled off a brilliant one vivah this is the most simple and cute movies that i ve seen this year after seeing don which was crap and later dhoom which even beat don in that matter i finally see a movie which is so close to my heart and my culture i don t know why bollywood is moving away from the beautiful culture which we have and are making hollywood remake style crap movies like dhoom and don the story is beautiful and relates much to the indian system of arranged marriage which i too would like to be a part of our system which teaches us to obey elders follow them and of course obey their thoughts is so brilliantly shown in this movie of course there isn t any force in choosing your life partner and it should be a brief meeting between the couple and its up to them to decide as it is brilliantly shown in this movie coming back to the movie vivah is a story of journey between the beautiful period of engagement and marriage the phase where the guy meets the girl both understand each other both try to assess if they could love each other for seven generations as our system says and the various which occur during marriages amrita rao is brilliant in the movie shahid is ok and alok nath and anupam kher are awesome the songs are brilliant i especially like the hamari shaadi main hafte reh gye chaar and do anjaane ajnabi overall a must see for anyone who still believes in the indian culture and tradition and i certainly do go see this movie i just have to say one word bliss"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, 1, -1]},
	"22932": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "slackers is just another teen movie that s not really worth watching dave devon sawa sam jason segel and jeff michael c maronna are about to graduate from holden university with honors in lying cheating and scheming the three roommates have proudly scammed their way through the last four years of college and now during final exams these big men on campus are about to be busted by the most unlikely dude in school the plot is very stupid and there s no reason why to watch this unless your looking to shut off you brain for a little while slackers is just a predictable teen flick that really adds nothing new to the genre the comedy in slackers is either hit or miss but there s no real true funny or original moment in the movie its really just a collection of gags and some are actually pretty funny though for every joke that works there s at least eight more that don t the screenplay is full of penis and breast jokes that some high school and college students may enjoy even if they do they probably won t remember this film after awhile as its not a very memorable comedy jason schwartzman plays the freaky ethan and after appearing in some good comedies he has stoop pretty low jaime king and devon sawa are the other main stars but they do a rather poor job in this film this is directed by dewey nicks and this is his first film so you can t blame him too much the funniest character was probably laura prepon though she s not in the movie very much the film is very short at only minutes long however that may be too long for some people who don t really like this type of humor slackers isn t the worst film of but certainly is below average when compared to other films in the genre there s a lot better out there such as not another teen movie american pie and its sequels scary movie etc so unless you have seen most of them and you re looking for something new then slackers might fit that bill but its better if you just watch something else rating a below average teen comedy that s worth skipping"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22933": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "it started out slow after an excellent animated intro as the director had a bunch of characters and school setting to develop once the bet is on though the movie picks up the pace as it s a race against time to see if a certain number of worms can be eaten by pm we had a good opportunity on the way home to discuss some things with our son bullies helping others mind over matter when you don t want to do something of special note is the girl who played erica erk hallie kate eisenberg the director kinda sneaks her in unexpectedly and when she is on screen she is captivating she s one of those hey she looks familiar faces and then i remembered that she was the little girl that pepsi featured about years ago she was also in paulie that movie about the parrot who tries to find his way home ms eisenberg made many tv and movie appearances in but then was not seen much for the next few years she s now and is growing up to be a beautiful woman her smile really warms up the screen if she can get some more good roles she could have as good a career or better than haley joel osment another three named kid actor but hopefully without some of the problems that osment has been in lately anywhozitz according to my y o son who just finished reading the story the film did not seem to follow the book all that well but was entertaining none the less the ending of the film seemed like a big setup for some sequels how to eat boiled slugs escargot kid s style which might not be such a bad thing it was nice to take the family to a movie and not have to worry about language violence or sex scenes one other good aspect of the movie was the respect fear engendered by the principal mr burdock boilerplate movies nowadays tend to show adult authority figures as buffoons while he has one particular goofy scene he ruled the school with a firm hand it was also nice to see andrea martin getting some work"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22934": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "dave devon sawa and his friends sam jason segel and jeff michael maronna have scammed their way through college when creepy ethan jason schwartzman discovers their secret he blackmails them into helping him score with beautiful good hearted student angela james king stupid and incompetent comedy a lot more groan inducing than laugh inducing movie tries appealing to its target audience with its disgusting gags but none of them work what s more it s full of worthless unappealing characters and schwartzman s character is so repulsive he s a major turn off movie even tries using s s sexpot actress mamie van doren in the movie s most outrageous scene yuck further bringing it down are its utter predictability and the waste yet again of veteran comedic actor joe flaherty s talent when s this guy going to stop accepting every role that comes along and do something worthwhile all in all the only thing i liked was james a k a jaime king who was very appealing and deserved better this gets no more than one out of ten from me"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22935": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "pre adolescent humor is present in large quantities the acting and story are wonderful if you can stomach the concept those with weak constitutions will have some difficulty since the worms are realistic enough to cause churning of more than a few in the audience tom cavanagh and hallie kate eisenberg stole the spotlight but the young ty panitz could get some serious time on screen over the next few years miss eisenberg has developed from a cute face into a strong young actress with charm and wonderful comic delivery the story does a spectacular job in dealing with bullying friendship and fairness it creates an opportunity to discuss these topics in an open and frank manner while recalling some gross scene from the film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22936": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie has no plot and no focus yes it s supposed to be a slap stick stupid comedy but the screen writers have no idea what the movie was about even the title doesn t go along with the movie it should have been called cool ethan or cheaters never win or something like that the characters are not developed and no one cares what happens to them the girl roommate character from that s show was the only person worth watching she was hilarious and stole every scene she was in the others need to make sure that their own college diplomas are in the works since they ll need a career other than acting"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22937": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i remembered this as being one of my favorite books as a child and had been wanting to read it to my year old daughter for a while now i knew the movie was coming out soon so we went to the library to get the book and they gave us preview passes for the next day we rushed home and spent the afternoon reading the book so we could compare wasn t necessary the only thing in common between the book and the movie is the main characters first name the fact that there is a bet and a whole lot of worm eating oh yeah i almost forgot the kid who cooks most of the worms likes to present his masterpieces with a french accent how the kids know each other the number of kids involved how the bet came about the number of worms that must be eaten the time frame in which he has to eat the worms how they are cooked progression of friendships climax scenes etc nothing is the same but somehow it did not ruin the movie for me the characters are all enjoyable and the film did not leave me disappointed word of caution for parents there was one moment when you could hear the adults in the room collectively draw their breath and that was when billy s little brother referred to his penis as a dilly dick the embarrassing part came when my daughter proceeded to ask those sitting around us does anybody know what a dilly dick is lol that and an occasional shut up is as foul mouthed as this film gets my daughter thought she might get sick around worm and and was holding the empty nacho container just in case but was fine by worm she and i both really enjoyed the film and had a wonderful time sharing the experience"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22938": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this film looked promising but it was actually pretty bad the premise was o k but the plot itself was terrible the actors tried their best with limited material but they could not rise above the mean spiritedness of this tacky college film jason schwartzman was once again immensely irritating even more so than in rushmore the rest of the cast were quite non eventful scenes that should have been fun turned out to be off putting incredibly juvenile tries to be a road trip american pie but fails dismally on all levels a total waste of everyone s time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22939": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "my wife and i took our year old son to see this film and were absolutely delighted with the winsome fun of the film it has extra appeal to boys and men who remember their childhood but even women enjoy the film and especially hallie kate eisenberg s refrain boys are so weird it s refreshing to see a film that unapologetically shows that boys and girls are indeed different in their emotional and social makeup boys really do these kinds of strange things and usually survive to tell the story and scare their mothers silly we enjoyed the film so much that my son and an year old friend myself and my daughters year old boyfriend went to see the movie the next day for a guys day out we had even more fun the second time around and everyone raved about it it s clean and delightfully acted by a pre adolescent cast reminiscent of the tv classic freaks and geeks we all feel it will become a sleeper hit not unlike the freaks geeks which didn t survive its first season but sold out its dvd release do see it especially if you have boys and you ll find it stimulates conversation about fun and safety girls will love it because of the opportunity it affords to say boys are so weird don t miss it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22940": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "yet another venture into the realm of the teen gross out comedy set on a college campus featuring a nerd s quest to coolness and how he decides to blackmail a trio of popular jocks into making him get the girl it s all been done before and it s all been done in a far more satisfying manner the gross out humor that has made teen flicks like american pie and dude where s my car so popular is taken completely out of context in this installment appearing so completely at random that the viewer can only frown and disapprove the film is badly written and the actors never succeed in making any of it even slightly bearable i won t even dignify this terrible picture by divulging as it s a waste of my time and yours at best slackers never manages to entertain or induce laughter and at worst it is excruciatingly bad and at times completely unwatchable jason schwarzman who impressed in his debut rushmore humiliates himself by appearing in this picture and one wonders how a career can end up in the toilet so fast please avoid please avoid save your money"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22941": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the show is really funny nice theme jokes and one liners are really good with little extra tuning it can become a very popular show but the only major negative point of this show is the cast david spade does a great job as russell megyn price does a good job but who the hell did cast patrick warburton oliver hudson and bianca kajlich technically russell and jeff are the main characters of the show which make viewers wanna watch the show russell is a playboy and jeff is a kind of frustrated family man the relationship wiz with an experience of all the problems a married couple face in a relationship patrick warburton does a horrible job as jeff he is not at all suited for the role he is like a robot literally there is no punch in his dialog delivery cast is really very important for viewers to like it the bad acting certainly will take the show downhill"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22942": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the slackers as titled in this movie are three college friends dave jeff and sam devon sawa michael maronna and jason segel respectively who are about to graduate from university without sitting through an honest exam but making it end successfully this continues until the very end when unlikeable but the most likable character of the movie nathan schwartzman figures out what they are up to nathan starts blackmailing in order to make up with his dream girl as he cant pursue that in normal conditions the only problem is when the trio starts to work on it dave falls in love with the gorgeous and good hearted angela james king unfortunately not a brilliant genre movie schwartzman makes to watch the movie easy as his performance is brilliant king s performance is average i think she was hired just to be around with her gorgeous look the slackers is reminiscent of american pie with a different direction jokes are as shallow as in american pie but aren t they all used i think this movie is a warning to the filmmakers of the genre that they are running out of originality overall a few smiley moments but a horrible movie in terms of acting except for schwartzman and subject out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22943": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i missed almost all of the first season but when the other shows went to reruns i started watching i ended up buying the entire first season off itunes this is now one of my favorite comedy shows patrick warburton is the key his dry sense of humor has me rolling all the time david spade is funny but sometimes a little russell goes a long way i enjoy the other cast members more but not saying he doesn t add to the show do yourself a favor if you haven t checked this one out give it a try if you can catch the episode where jeff goes to the sperm bank you will see how good this show is i hope this series has a long run"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22944": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this was surely the stupidest crudest most repulsive film i have seen in quite some time i was tempted to turn off the vcr but as in the fascination watching a horrible car accident i literally found it compulsively hateable in every conceivable way and slugged it out through to the end i am by no means a prude who objects to the comedic portrayal of sexual antics on the screen animal house porky s there s something about mary both american pie movies and even the notorious freddy got fingered i have found highly enjoyable on their own crude terms mamie van doren s breast baring sponge bath is the most horrifying appearance by a naked geriatric since the shining ineptly edited and shot with incredibly annoying performances from devon sawa and jason schwartzman the film ended without the benefit of having made me giggle once the only useful purpose for the film is as a textbook example of how not to make a gross out picture oh and it would also serve nicely as a lawn fertilizer"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22945": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this would have to be one of the funniest tv sitcoms to come out of the states since the demise of everybody loves raymond warburton is always hilarious and in this complements the rest of the ensemble cast to perfection david spade continues to tickle my funny bone enormously with his quite unique delivery of his lines after having raved over the british series coupling i can see from just where the creators of rules of engagement got their original idea but this is not intended as being a brickbat the absolutely brilliant dialogue and the way in which it is conveyed set this particular series completely apart but it takes more than a competent cast to bring success to a new series particularly in the very difficult field of comedy having been a part of a professional tv comedy writing team for the best part of years in australia i can appreciate particularly the role of director and the perceptional and creative talent of the camera crew one of the few grievances i have with the series is the very obviously canned laughter surely a live audience could have been used in the shooting of the series"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22946": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "if you enjoy films like american pie road trip van wilder avoid this cinematic refuse at all costs it is an unamusing mean spirited insipid waste of resources that should never have been discussed aloud much less actually recorded and sold to unsuspecting consumers easily the worst film i have seen in the past months mind numbingly bad for the entire minutes of it s runtime had it been much longer i would not have been able to write this review without using profanity consider yourself warned"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22947": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i really enjoyed the pilot it was as amazing as i hoped it would be if not better patrick warburton was a riot although at first i thought that i wouldn t be able to stand his character him and megyn price had little chemistry at all but hopefully as the season goes on they ll get more comfortable around each other it must have been weird for megyn to go from being the star on her last show [ grounded for life ] to being a co star bianca kajlich and oliver hudson seem really new to the whole sitcom scene but i think in time they ll get better david spade s character to my surprise wasn t the whole focus of this pilot the way he delivers his lines is so different from anyone else i ve ever seen on tv but i think that it is just his style it works for him i think that couples or even singles will be able to relate to all the doubts and fights and being unsure about your decisions that this show is about all the situations that the characters are put in just feel like real life not sugar coated like most shows i hope for all the actors sakes that cbs gives them a chance this show has the potential to be one of the best series if just given the chance and time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22948": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "wouldn t it be great if not another teen movie actually put an end to all of these stupid pointless i m getting more sex than you are teen movies in a perfect world yes yet this one is even worse this one is not humiliating for the stars it s humiliating for the distributor all of the jokes are basically college students exposing stuff that people probably have no interest in seeing yet it s funny devon sawa who was actually good in final destination is just plain dull in this movie it makes you wonder if it s being bad on purpose grade f"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22949": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "generally speaking the plot was much better than i was expecting the laugh track was a bit annoying at times and did tend to get in the way however there were enough real chuckles in this episode to make up for it my biggest surprise was finding some of the best lines and situations were not shown in the trailers spade in particular was not presented in the best light in the earlier promotions but his character comes across quite well in the pilot there is is enough eye candy to please almost anyone and all the regular characters seem up to the task ahead of them now if the writers can just live up to what they have begun"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22950": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "what are people on here talking about i must have seen a different movie than you guys i was so bored that i walked out of the theater what is up with this stuff i only laughed once and not even that hard whoever greenlit this movie should be taken out into the street and beaten i usually always find something i like in a movie but this is crazy slackers makes not another teen movie look like a classic it ranks up there with such trash as body shots con air and conspiracy theory as one of the worst of all time avoid at all costs i thought the studio would be handing out money to people as they left the theater as a sign of their apologies but to my dismay that wasn t happening looks like i will never see that money again or the two hours"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22951": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this show will succeed because it appeals to all adults no matter where they are in their relationship as a man married for years i empathize with patrick warburton s character he loves his wife but he assumes she knows that i also enjoy his monotone delivery never gets too excited or too low a nice ensemble of characters this will be a nice addition to the monday night line up i don t know how david spade will be in his role he is best enjoyed in small doses he also seems a little old to still be trolling for women i enjoyed the pilot and i look forward to seeing how the series develops"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22952": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i wrote a review of this movie further down after buying it on dvd and being sorely disapointed i tried watching it again after reading a few of the comments made since then being a film student and making similar budgeted movies myself ie no budget shot on digi cam i stand by my original comments this is a no budget student project and not a particularly good one released on video dvd to look like an award winning film if you read the cover so deceving the public into thinking it s something it s not i want my money back under the trades description act complete rubbish"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22953": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie is a great attempt towards the revival of traditional indian values which are being replaced by western ones its a joint family story showing all the ethics every person should follow while communicating with every single relative around shahid kapoor gives a gr performance as a desi about to tie knot with amrita rao who is also very desi and she also acts pretty well the genre of the movie is the same as hahk and such movies deserve to be made in india for the revival of old traditional values the movies doesn t get as it isn t very good at music which counts a lot in every movie besides this it is flawless"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22954": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "well i just ordered this on my pay per view at home because i was bored and needed a laugh i have to admit i did chuckle a few times but i don t even remember what parts they were at i don t understand why this movie was made it claims to be a comedy but seriousuly i don t find a singing penis or a naked year old woman very funny this movie was trying to fit itself into the gross out comedies of recent years such as american pie and road trip but it just failed miserably it was way to much gross out then it was comedy also why on earth did cameron diaz attach her name to this movie the only thing i liked about this movie was when dave and angela were in the pool i thought it was sexy and enjoyable and well done besides that avoid this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22955": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "maybe i need to have my head examined but i thought this was a pretty good movie the cg is not too bad i have seen worse the look of the creatures and by creatures i mean the good and the bad snake was pretty cool the action scenes involving the snakes was really good i thought there are some lapses in logic at times and the story doesn t always make sense but for a creature feature there are a lot worse a lot of the other creatures seemed lifted from other movies so it s not wholly original i think the gist of the story is original though there is a bit of similarity to godzilla the big budget american version which liked a lot i didn t like this movie as much but i still say it was pretty good i also liked the music all in all i think dragon wars is about a"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22956": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "there s a lot of movies that have set release dates only to get pulled from distribution due to a legal snafu of some kind and then put in limbo for a long time you can only wish a film as rotten as slackers remained in a coma for what it s worth which is miniscule release dates were continually shifted around for this truly awful movie that is so much a bleep on the radar like it deserves the premise kicks off under the guise of ethan a creepy nerd with a scary obsession for the campus bombshell angela ethan devilishly enlists the aid of david and his friends who have been scamming the school for their entire run with blackmail to help win angela i don t like to give spoilers out but for a piece of crap like this i can make an exception angela falls for david ethan intentionally screws everything up the good guys win that s what happens in a nutshell for another tired retread of the teen gross out genre gross humor is funny it always has been dating back to the days of the immortal classic animal house to the likes of contemporaries like there s something about mary and road trip amongst dozens of others of which there are too many to mention but when you use it as a plot point you can only get so far case in point ethan has an angela doll composed of her individual strands of hair of which he does god knows what with it no one wants to take witness to watch ethan urinating in the shower while singing to himself no one wants to watch a young man singing she ll be coming around the mountain with a sock on his penis but nothing can prepare you for the full visual assault of seeing s bombshell mamie van doren bare her breasts at years old i don t know if it s the story s lack of coherence which cuts to scenes that make absolutely no sense director dewey nicks was a former fashion photographer and after reviewing this film you can only wish he ll go back to the profession the worst thing you can do on any film is to make it look like you re having fun because you detract from your objectives just like slackers does by burying it s plot outline under a pile of gross out gags pointless vignettes and lack of construction it s like a bunch of college students got drunk took one s camcorder and shot a bunch of random crap and compiled it together if you want to see a teen gross out comedy that s actually good then i suggest american pie and animal house or road trip just something that s entertaining and not dreadfully bad like slackers coincidentally cameron diaz makes a cameo in this film just as she did in another bad film such as the sweetest thing where the story treats gross humor like another plot instead of a device much like this disaster if you pass by slackers at your local video store just keep on walking and let it end up at the bottom of the shelf like it deserves"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22957": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "if you like sci fi monsters and ancient legends then you will love this movie the special effects are by far the best i have seen since juarassic park hit the big screen years ago while the acting may have been a little less than desirable the story line and effects adequately compensated for it i wish now i had seen this at the movies on a theater screen instead of our inch big screen tv if you like non stop action awesome visuals and taste for myth and lore you have to see this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22958": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is the worst movie i have ever seen i was deceived into thinking it might be good because a couple of my favorite actors are in it now i want to punch jason schwartzman in the face for taking this role i was physically ill after watching this film i really don t understand hollywood sometimes there are so many people trying to break in that i m sure you can skim off the top and get the very best that way the worst movie you make is equivalent to ferris beullar instead of this sludge the gags like the hair doll and blatantly ripping off jeans commercials added to the humorlessness of the film glad i avoided this film and watched it on tv this proves that you should avoid january releases at all cost"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22959": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i have never seen such a movie before i was on the edge of my seat and constantly laughing throughout the entire movie i never thought such horrible acting existed it was all just too funny the story behind the movie is decent but the movies scenes fail to portray them i have never seen such a stupid movie in my life which is why it i think its worth watching i give this movie out of for being the most pathetic movie ever created this movie seems like it was solely created to become trash i mean the scenes seem so fake and the actors act like the camera is in front of them you will get a kick just watching how lame this movie is me and my friend could not stop making jokes during the movie the darthvader guy who tries to get the girl got ran over not once but twice and the second time he got ran over it sounded like he said sh although he doesn t speak english lol if you watch this movie you will think to yourself that all those other movies you didn t like you took for granted they are way better than this this movie should be seen out of curiosity as well as what kind of movie defines lame the evil serpent encountered the girl so many times it was ridiculous the evil serpent just roared and roared and let her get away every time the evil serpent had so many chances it was like god was trying to say hurry up and eat the girl how many miracles do you want the transition between scenes leaves you wondering did i miss something so many plot holes from scene to scene i was laughing like crazy when they decided to escape to mexico to get away from the serpent hmmmm hopping the border will save you from a serpent from korea interesting very interesting i guess hopping the border solves all problems another scene that completely stupified me they met for the first time and had a romantic scene at the beach they kissed and didn t even know each other the scene was so clich d and the was no substance at least in other movies it might seem logical afterwhile but i mean they just met even though they are reincarnations there feelings were like they instantly loved each other instead of it rather developing anyways this movie is worth watching for the sake of opening your eyes and seeing the light bad hollywood movies will seem like heaven when compared to this in the end its worth watching you wont get bored you will be occupied criticizing every moment every scene in your head"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22960": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it was so terrible it wasn t fun to watch at all even the scene where the girl is using a vibrator even that s not fun to watch in this movie i say again the scene where a girl is masturbating with a vibrator is not even fun to watch or maybe if that was the only part of the movie that you watched just girl on couch using a vibrator maybe they should have just released that one scene in theaters maybe then the movie would be enjoyable on a certain level my advice fast forward to that point watch it rewind the movie watch it again rewind repeat maybe you could enjoy yourself for hours that way this movie ranks alongside i spit on your grave and doom generation in the category of worst movies that i have ever seen"}, "weak_labels": [1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22961": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i enjoyed this movie and i had very low expectation due to all the negative reviews i read before going i went because i was curious as to what all this fuss was about because some of the postings were so angry with this movie and with the koreans oh and it s from korea which has put out some of my favorite movies i liked host but not my absolute favorite some of my favorite sci fi fantasy movies so you can have a sense of my taste mirrormask stardust serenity gattaca willow matrix resident evil series lotr stargate dark city it wasn t confusing like everyone said and the monsters looked good and the battles great there are some holes in the story but didn t really matter i sort of tune out stuff like that and stopped asking why long time ago when i see summer blockbusters the korean legend was interesting the reincarnation stuff was different and i thought the main characters suspiciously dressed like korean actors in other shows ethan s behr hair looked so asian yes it could be better and i hope in the future that korea with its unusual quirky sense of life intense emotions and unexpected humor can bring some diversity to the blockbuster genre maybe a combination of host and dragon wars in the future"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22962": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this was the worst movie i have ever seen molly molly hall could not act at all she had no emotion it was all blah blah blah like she was reading out of a boring text book the smart kid and the kid who loves food there names weren t worth remembering were so annoying it drove me crazy when ever the talked it was about some scientific thing or food mollys dad didn t show enough emotion about his daughter missing the police officer and mollys dad said the same thing like four times it was just horrible everything was repeated way to much beatrice should have had something bad happen to her for being so mean i just wasted a moment in my life by watching this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22963": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "yes some people have said that this movie was a waste of money but i m the kind of die hard dragon world ending holy crap action movie fan but if you take it from my stand point this movie had some of the best action sences were pretty dang good but its that kind of movie that everything just fell tougher at the right time or just about when evil was trumph something fell in to save them at the right time though there were some funny lines and gangs throughout the movie which surprised me the d graphics were pretty damn good i mean for this kind of movie the d effects were great big battle that was shown in the trailers live up to whatever hype the movie had the fight between good and evil at the end was i have to to say could have been longer and slightly better it was still pretty good now on to the parts that i think could have been better the beginning was pretty good showing the parts that lead up to the big battles i mean if you don t really want to go see this movie in theaters then at least this is a dvder overall i loved the movie but the plot just fell into place to fast and fit tougher just to well"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22964": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "one of the worst movies i ve ever seen acting was terrible both for the kids and the adults most to all characters showed no little or not enough emotion the lighting was terrible and there were too many mess ups about the time of the day the film was shot in the river scene where they just get their boat destroyed there s shots the sheriff and dad in the evening on their boat jillian and molly in the evening swimming the rest of the kids in the daytime when it s supposed to in the evening at the river bank and the doctor beatrice and simonton at night but not in the evening getting off their boat the best acting in the movie was probably from the sheriff cappy although there s a slip of character when the pulse detector whatever that thing is when people die it beeps shows cappy has died he still moves while it can still be heard beeping and while the nurse extra checks his pulse manually then it shows the pulse again and then he finally dies i guess it s not going to be perfect since it s an independent movie but it still could be better not worth watching honestly even for kids might as well watch something good like the lion king or toy story if you re going to see anything you ll remember"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22965": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i see a lot of really negative posts by people who wrote in august though the movie was not released in the us at least until the middle of september maybe these are unhappy expats living in s korea who saw it early i am in the us and just saw it today i thought the special effects were excellent better than the trailer the story was non western but i think we are all used to this from many other movies it wasn t at all hard to follow the acting by the leads was weak but other people were quite good there was humor throughout too i rated it at because i had a good time watching it which is what i went for"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22966": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i was aware of rohmer s admiration for the late works of the ones he considered like great cineasts and that normal spectators generally considered as artistic failures as renoir s or chaplin s very last movies yes the politique des auteurs also has its dark side but with les amours d astr e et de c ladon it s as if rohmer himself wanted for what may be his last movie to perpetuate this tradition of great directors who made a last senile movie by adapting urf s l astr e with ridiculous aesthetic codes witch just look like a parody of rosselini s last movies the ones he made for tv from descartes or marx s lives in his version of perceval rohmer refused to film real landscapes in order to give a re transcription of what may have been a middle age classical representation of things the director apparently changed his mind when the xvii century is involved and films actors dressed like s peasants reciting their antic text surrounded by contemporary trees and landscapes but the all thing looks even more ridiculous than luchini and its fake trees it s not that the story itself is stupid but the way rohmer mixes naturalism with artifices seems so childish and amateurism that it rapidly becomes involuntarily funny and i m not even talking about the irritating pronunciation of the actors the annoying and sad humorist tries by rodolphe pauly the ridiculous soft erotic tone the poor musical tentatives or the strange fascination for trasvestisment the radical aesthetic of the film ultimately makes it looks like a joke which mixes a soft erotic movie made for tv with theological scholastic discussions sic at the beginning of the movie rohmer teaches us that the original french region of the story is now disfigured by modernity and that s why he had to film l astr e in other parts of the country however i m sure the movie would have look more modern and interesting if rohmer would have actually still filmed the same story in a modern area with same narrative codes and artistically decisions this film may interest a few historians but most of the cinephiles may laugh at this last and sad rohmer s movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22967": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "if you are under or above and pretty intoxicated you ll enjoy d war if you are a seriously dedicated fan of all kinds of brainless action films you ll enjoy d war otherwise don t bother i saw the movie today with my nephews and of their friends they really loved it and that made me feel good after the movie was over all the kids my nephews and their friends could not stop thanking me for taking them to the theater the cg is good acting and directing are horrible storyline is extremely simple but since the half of the audience was kids they were screaming shouting and cheering every time the dragons appeared on the screen this made the viewing experience far more exciting than it should have been it s a good movie to take your kids to but except for the final battle sequence d war is disappointing i give this film out of mainly because the kids loved it so much"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22968": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "canadians are too polite to boo but the audience at the toronto film festival left the theater muttering that they would rate this film or on their voting sheets the premise is that a modern filmmaker is interpreting a th century fable about the loves of shepherds and shepherdesses set in the distant past when druids were the spiritual leaders working in three epochs presents many opportunities to introduce anachronisms including silly and impractical clothing and peculiar spiritual rites that involve really bad poetry lovers are divided by jealousy and their rigid adherence to idiotic codes of conduct from which cross dressing and assorted farcical situations arise the film could have been hilarious as a monty python piece which it too closely resembles but rohmer s effort falls very flat the audience laughed at the sight jokes but otherwise bemoaned the slow pace the ending comes all in a rush and is truly awful this is a trivial film and a waste of your movie going time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22969": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "saxophonist ronnie bowers dick powell wins a studio contract and goes to hollywood he stays at hollywwod hotel of course at the same time big egotistical star mona marshall lola lane has a tantrum and refuses to attend the premiere of her new picture in a panic the studio hires lookalike virginia rosemary lane to impersonate her and have bowers take her to the premiere not telling him it s not marshall naturally they fall in love you can pretty much figure out the rest of the plot yourself the plot is old to put it nicely but powell and rosemary lane make a very likable pair and have beautiful singing voices the score is good highlighted by hooray for hollywood and director busby berkeley shows off his unique visuals in a really fun drive in musical sequence with edgar kennedy doing his patented slow burn also glenda farrell has a few funny bits as monas sister jonesie still the movie isn t that good the rest of the cast mugs ferociously and most of the humor is just not funny lola lane especially is just lousy trying to play mona for comedy also there is racism a stereotypical black maid is played for laughs and there s some truly appalling racist humor at one point that s probably what keeps this off tv most of the time i realize it was accepted at the time but it comes across as revolting today all in all a so so movie with some serious problems helped by a good cast and some great songs i give it a"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22970": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it s been said several times not least by me that watching an eric rohmer film is like watching paint dry it seems that monsieur rohmer resents this he doesn t deny it but then how could he he just resents it so much so that his new movie which may also be his last inch allah is set so far back in time that it s like watching woad dry those wonderful people who gave you the nouvelle vague cahiers du cinema have already named it one of the best films of so that should give you some idea reality is not high on rohmer s agenda so that in th century france we have at one extreme a ch teau that would not be out of place in the loire valley whilst the only other dwelling we see is a rude wooden hut the story involves nymphs and shepherds and as he often does rohmer has cast it with unknowns who just happened to be passing so that the overall effect is that the annual class play at a school for special needs pupils was captured on film by accident one is almost tempted to say come back godard all is forgiven but even this woeful production can t make me utter those words"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22971": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "when we talk hollywood hotel we could be talking about one of three things the actual hotel the radio program and this film which was partially inspired by the first two dick powell was the host of the hollywood hotel program on cbs radio network in which louella parsons dished out the weekly scoop on the stars powell and parsons debuted the hollywood hotel program in so by it had its fair share of the radio audience powell hosted sang and kibitzed with louella and her movie star guests with the power she had with her column she was able to get the various stars to go on and plug their latest films for nothing then the american federation of radio artists stepped in and demanded she pay wages accordingly and they won the case that ended the hollywood hotel program in of course both powell and louella went on to other radio venues the whole story is covered in the tony thomas book the films of dick powell but before the plug was pulled this film came out from powell s home studio of warner brothers inspired by the radio program powell plays a singer saxophonist with the benny goodman band who gets signed to a hollywood contract but when he gets out to hollywood he gets himself tangled up with an egotistical film star lola lane her lookalike double real life sister rosemary lane and a ham actor in alan mowbray when mowbray is called upon to sing in a civil war epic he s making with lola lane it s powell s voice they use then mowbray develops a lina lamont problem when he s asked to go on the hollywood hotel radio program broadcast from the hollywood hotel that s got the studio in a tizzy let s say the problem isn t solved the way it is singing in the rain but powell s manager ted healy proves to be resourceful richard whiting and johnny mercer provide a really nice score for the film the big hit song comes right at the beginning as the benny goodman band with scat singing johnnie davis sing hollywood s anthem hooray for hollywood my favorite however is powell and rosemary lane singing i m like a fish out of water just listening to johnny mercer s lyrics about ginger rogers running the brooklyn dodgers or sally rand without her fan it s a compendium of american popular culture in the thirties busby berkeley does the choreography here and while the film doesn t have the soaring imaginary stuff that his earlier work with warner brothers has the numbers are well staged berkeley s big moment is in a drive in eatery where powell and healy have been forced to take jobs the number starts with benny goodman broadcasting from the hollywood hotel doing let that be a lesson to you and then at the drive in powell lane and the entire place start joining in song to the exasperation of owner edgar kennedy and you know what you can expect from edgar kennedy exasperation benny goodman gets to show why he was named the king of swing when the band with drummer gene krupa and xylophonist lionel hampton as part of his ensemble that together with frances langford singing as well and possibly the last surviving cast member of the group was a fellow who had a small bit as a radio announcer he died in but not before he became the th president of the united states ronald reagan always credited dick powell and pat o brien as being the two guys on warner brothers who were the most helpful to an eager young player looking to make his mark hollywood hotel is one delightful and entertaining motion picture dated but charmingly so"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22972": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the movie has only one flaw unfortunately this flaw damages all credibility of the piece it starts with the condemnation of the israeli occupation of disputed territories it fails to address the reason israelis are there egypt syria iraq and jordan attacked israel this is why israel occupys their land because those countries lost it in a war they started the film also claims that israel has defied the u n by not complying with resolution problem is was rejected immediately upon it s inception by the palestinians making it void many films are put together well and can really show footage that changes minds but remember when watching anything believe none of what you hear and only half of what you see all participants in this film are known critics of israel and some have made many antisemitic public comments removing any possible credibility to their words all participants are in dire need of a actual history lesson taught objectively not by some palestinian sympathizer"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22973": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "hollywood hotel has relationships to many films like ella cinders and merton of the movies about someone winning a contest including a contract to make films in hollywood only to find the road to stardom either paved with pitfalls or non existent in fact as i was watching it tonight on turner classic movies i was considering whether or not the authors of the later musical classic singing in the rain may have taken some of their ideas from hollywood hotel most notably a temperamental leading lady star in a movie studio and a conclusion concerning one person singing a film score while another person got the credit by mouthing along on screen hollywood hotel is a fascinating example of movie making in the s among the supporting players is louella parsons playing herself and despite some negative comments i ve seen she has a very ingratiating personality on screen and a natural command of her lines she is not the only real person in the script make up specialist perc westmore briefly appears as himself to try to make one character resemble another this film also was one of the first in the career of young mr ronald reagan playing a radio interviewer at a movie premiere reagan actually does quite nicely in his brief scenes particularly when he realizes that nobody dick powell is about to take over the microphone when it should be used with more important people dick powell has won a hollywood contract in a contest and is leaving his job as a saxophonist in benny goodman s band the beginning of this film by the way is quite impressive as the band drives in a parade of trucks to give a proper goodbye to powell they end up singing hooray for hollywood the interesting thing about this wonderful number is that a lyric has been left out on purpose throughout the johnny mercer lyrics are references to such hollywood as max factor the make up king rin tin tin and even a hint of tarzan but the original song lyric referred to looking like tyrone power obviously jack warner and his brothers were not going to advertise the leading man of th century fox and the name donald duck was substituted in any event the number showed the singers and instrumentalists of goodman s orchestra at their best so did a later five minute section of the film where the band is rehearsing powell leaves the band and his girl friend frances langford and goes to hollywood only to find he is a contract player most likely for musicals involving saxophonists he is met by allen joslyn the publicist of the studio the owner is grant mitchell joslyn is not a bad fellow but he is busy and he tends to slough off people unless it is necessary to speak to them he parks powell at a room at the hollywood hotel which is also where the studio s temperamental star lola lane lives with her father hugh herbert her sister mabel todd and her sensible if cynical assistant glenda farrell lane is like jean hagen in singing in the rain except her speaking voice is good her version of dan lockwood is one alexander dupre alan mowbray scene stealing with ease several times the only difference is that mowbray is not a nice guy like gene kelly was and lane when not wrapped up in her ego is fully aware of it having a fit on being by passed for an out of the ordinary role she wanted she refuses to attend the premiere of her latest film joslyn finds a double for her lola s real life sister rosemary lane and rosemary is made up to play the star at the premiere and the follow up party but she attends with powell joslyn wanting someone who doesn t know the real lola this leads to powell knocking down mowbray when the latter makes a pest of himself but otherwise the evening is a success and when the two are together they start finding each other attractive the complications deal with lola coming back and slapping powell in the face after mowbray complains he was attacked by powell and his gang of hoodlums powell s contract is bought out working with photographer turned agent ted healey actually not too bad in this film he even tries to do a jolson imitation at one point the two try to find work ending up as employees at a hamburger stand run by bad tempered edgar kennedy the number of broken dishes and singing customers in the restaurant give edgar plenty of time to do his slow burns with gusto eventually powell gets a break by being hired to be dupre s singing voice in a rip off of gone with the wind this leads to the final section of the film when rosemary lane herbert and healey help give powell his chance to show it s his voice not mowbrays it s quite a cute and appealing film even now the worst aspects are due to it s time several jokes concerning african americans are no longer tolerable while trying to photograph powell as he arrives in hollywood healey accidentally photographs a porter and mentions to joslyn to watch out powell photographs too darkly get the point also a bit with curt bois as a fashion designer for lola lane who is shall we say too high strung is not very tolerable either herbert s hoo hoo ing is a bit much too much of the time but it was really popular in and an incident where healey nearly gets into a brawl at the premiere this was one of his last films reminds people of the tragic still mysterious end of the comedian in december but most of the film is quite good and won t disappoint the viewer in"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22974": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "after buying the dvd in a bargain bin due to the impressive amount of features listed on the cover i popped it in the dvd player and everything looked good nice animated menus and a whole lot of extra features but when i played the movie itself what a let down it is the worst thing i have ever seen and i have seen some bad movies in my time the comment that praises the movie here at imdb is actually from the people who made the film so don t believe it unless you like to waste your cash"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22975": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i can t believe currently this movie is rated a anyway this movie was probably one of the most touching real indian movies i have ever seen it was really refreshing to see a movie that showed traditional family cinema as for the story i thought it was great it was about shahid kapur being set up on an arranged marriage with amrita rao he is kind of a happy go lucky kind of guy while amrita rao is a traditional indian girl who is very helpful to her uncle but the only problem is her cousin doesn t seem to get as much attention as she does so her aunt dislikes amrita with a passion this upsets amrita because she just wants her aunt to love her it was also very touching to see that although amrita s family wasn t that rich maybe just middle class to lower class while shahids family was quite upper class they still treated their family with respect and didn t even ask put them down which really struck a nerve with me this is because i ve actually seen people being very rude to people who are not as well of thinking their below their standards which i feel is very shallow this movie showed that shahids family was willing to look at the great values that amrita had been brought up with and turned a blind eye to the fact she wasn t a rich business tycoons daughter or anything all in all this movie deserved an i wish more and more of these kind of movies were made"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22976": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "a propaganda film for the palestinian cause if you were expecting an unbiased documentary on the israeli palestinian conflict you will need to look elsewhere if you are an anti semite or merely an anti zionist nothing wrong with advocating the destruction of a country right or uncritically in support of palestinian goals e g mass murder the destruction of israel this is the documentary for you should make for an entertaining evening on college campuses around the uk and us however any informed and intellectually honest person would be outraged at the sheer number of lies presented in this video i just hope those who truly are unaware of the situation aren t corrupted by this anti semitic filth"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22977": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "hollywood hotel is a fast moving exuberant wonderfully entertaining musical comedy from warners which is sadly overlooked it should be remembered if only for providing the official theme song of tinseltown hooray for hollywood the score by richard whiting and johnny mercer has a number of other gems however including the charming i m like a fish out of water and silhouetted in the moonlight the best musical number is let that be a lesson to you in which dick powell and company detail the misadventures of people who found themselves behind the eight ball a fate which literally befalls slow burning edgar kennedy at the number s end the picture celebrates hollywood glamour and punctures it all at once as it gets a lot of comic mileage out of pompous and ego maniacal actors and duplicitous studio executives the cast includes a gaggle of great character comedians allyn joslyn as a crafty press agent ted healy as dick powell s would be manager fritz feld as an excitable restaurant patron glenda farrell as mona marshall s sarcastic gal friday edgar kennedy as a put upon drive in manager mabel todd as mona s goofy sister and hugh herbert as her even goofier dad the racist element mentioned in another review here is a ten second bit where herbert appears in black face during a pseudo gone with the wind sequence it s in questionable taste but it shouldn t prevent you from seeing the other delights in this film notably the benny goodman quartet including teddy wilson and lionel hampton in what i believe is the only footage available on this incredible jazz combo the dark eyes sequence goes on a bit too long and comes in too late but otherwise hollywood hotel is a gem well worth your time and certainly a film which should be considered for dvd release"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22978": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "seriously i ve read some of the reviews on this film and i have to ask were you people watching the same movie yes i give the set directors a lot of credit for being able to recreate vintage los angeles but so what none of the characters are likable the story seems aimless karen black is simply not a very good actress donald sutherland is just icky and his character homer simpson makes me wish for the animated version d oh then you had the creepy child actor the creepier billy barty and so on this is one of those films cinema buffs love and the rest of us look at each other and go what the heck"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22979": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a fabulous film with everything you could want in a film huge battle scenes and lots of other action suspense and a romantic love story kind of like an old swashbuckler film totally entertaining from start to finish the editing was fast and you are never bored for a second the story is like a classic story of trouble in the royal household the actors are beautiful and the sets magnificent the costumes are spectacular and the stunt work is imaginative the special effects are amazing too gary stretch is really impressive as an actor and gorgeous to look at he looks like a sure bet for super stardom john rhys davies is wonderful as he usually is he is one of the great actors of our time and cindy burbridge ex miss thailand is excellent and perfect for the leading lady even doing an english accent with remarkable success i found out that the film has won numerous awards and i can see why all in all this is an amazing independent film see it for sure i highly recommend it and give it a ten"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22980": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "friz freleng s speedy gonzalez was the second cartoon to feature the title character after robert mckimson s cat tails for two in that cartoon speedy has been an ugly little creature with a big gold tooth but by his second appearance the famous design had already been adopted despite looking significantly more handsome speedy never developed into much of a character a big hat tremendous speed and a bad mexican accent do not a classic character make and that s pretty much all speedy ever had going for him nevertheless the cocky little mouse proved enormously popular and went on to star in many shorts including some truly abysmal films from the studio s latter days while these early speedy shorts are better than those later atrocities in which he was frequently rather oddly paired up with daffy duck they still leave much to be desired relying on predictable gags usually based around a similar chase formula in this self titled episode speedy is recruited by some other mice to steal cheese for them from the local factory which happens to be guarded by sylvester the cat although he brings the extra weight of a star turn to the cartoon sylvester s role here could just as easily been filled by any other generic cartoon cat his personality is sapped by his being forced into the predictable undemanding role of pursuer this was always a problem in the tweety cartoons too but speedy makes an even duller adversary thanks to his detestable cockiness and the blatant impossibility of his capture poor old sylvester would be forced to appear alongside speedy for many years to come despite it following a pretty basic formula and featuring minimal laughs speedy gonzalez won an oscar and a thoroughly undeserving star was born"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22981": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i think that this film adds to diversity and is very accurate in terms of historic reconstruction the way it shows the various communities leaving together in thailand is very interesting the portuguese the japanese and the various communities being managed by the king the plots around the court are as usual a struggle for power with a lot of treason the wardrobe is fine the film is also done locally in thailand in a reasonable production the scene with the elefant as executors is very interesting it is fun and i think that is also usable in schools for its historic accuracy because it shows that the european in asia were subjects of the local kings in way very different from the traditional hollywood perspective"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22982": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i ve seen this movie today for the first time and i never heard of it before probably because of it s poor message first of all the directing itself is quite good the actors played well and the cgi i m not a fan of cgi is magnificent but that alone doesn t make a movie no story at all no message behind beautiful exploited talents or do i have to make people remember the art of a director is not only your vision but to know how to tell a story and this is what s missing the whole minutes there for a simple rating"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22983": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i am the parent of a special needs child and i enjoyed the the movie very much it was loving warm and fun i learned a long time ago to see the humor in things i especially thought it was sweet how all the other characters worried about frankie and who would take care of him after his grandmother died i attended a focus screening of the film with other parents and siblings of special needs children before the film was edited everyone enjoyed the film and it actually inspired wonderful discussions we talked about how our kids make us laugh and we also talked about how we worry about them the screenwriter talked about how she work with autistic children and other special needs children as a volunteer for several years she based the character on a real person our family is blessed with a sense of humor that has gotten us through some very stressful times i give the movie two thumbs up"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22984": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "okay let me break it down for you guys it s horrible if roger kumble did such a fancy job on the first cruel intentions then why did he do such a bad job on this i m sorry but this movie is stupid true it may have improved if its series was ever aired but lets be realistic this movie a crock a lot of bad acting note the shower scene kissing cousins what kind of line is that slipery when wet can we say duh m this movie had effort i ll give you that but it was too stupid they even tried to make it funny by giving the house servants stupid accents which actually wasn t funny it was pathetic not to mention that they made everyone in the this one look absolutely nothing like the original cast it s as if they made them look different on purpose or something i like watching it when i m really really really board which doesn t happen occasionally for those of you who did like it okay what were you thinking could you possibly choose this movie over the other one which had great acting and the fabulous sarah michelle gellar a movie is gold if it has sarah michelle gellar in it duh but this movie doesn t no offense amy adams oh yeah since when does sebastain have a heart ugh"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22985": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i saw this independent film when it was in philadelphia and it was a pleasant surprise i left the theater with a smile on my face one of the things that made it so funny was that it was based on a true story hilarious it has some great character actors in it too mindy sterling is in it and is very good i loved her in austin powers howard hesseman is also terrific i remember him from head of the class i am tired of all the dark edgy movies that keep getting made this is fun and light and i can watch it with my family and not be embarrassed i keep checking to see when it will come out on dvd i will definitely buy it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22986": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i don t usually write a comment when there are so many others but this time i feel i have to i have spoken of taste in another review saying it s all in the eye of the beholder but when it comes to this film if you like it it simply means you have bad taste i love films i loved isle of the dead which is pretty much an unknown b w film i even liked scream and scary movie i liked these films because they have if not a lot at least something good about them i appreciate of the films i ve seen because they tell a story which i haven t heard before and most directors only make films with a good storyline throughout this film i was thinking where is this going even near the end where did they get these awful actors from was that supposed to be a joke and suchlike with the obvious twist looming i was sceptical but hoped it would perhaps make the film and prove i hadn t wasted my time i was sadly mistaken the storyline was bad to begin with and the twist actually ruined any glimmer of hope there was here s a rundown storyline much like the first film which was alright this one is slow and sparse with no audience relation to the characters or the situations the situations are cringeworthy and shallow and completely boring and predictable the twist was terrible it didn t make me feel a thing like excitement or wow just my god there was nothing in the bulk of the film that you could look back to and think oooo wasn t that clever because it wasn t in fight club there are flashbacks at the end showing bits where tyler s true identity was cryptically shown and when you watched it again you saw more it really was a work of genius how it was written laid out and directed this was a meaningless attempt at an awesome twist i think it was wild things that had like a pretty poor double twist and i still liked the film because the rest was ok and it wasn t trying too hard to be a big twist its like the ci writer thought it was gonna be the best twist ever but really its just a bad story with a bad twist dumped on the end the film ended almost immediately afterward with the whole film void by sebastian s whole story build up meaning nothing and a horrible half forced paedophilic ending with a particularly young and innocent acting girl acting the actors in this film are appalling almost as bad a sunset beach extremely corny and badly performed it s not even so bad it s good like hunk the worst acting i thought came from amy adams who played kathryn it was a rigid pathetic and badly thought out performance by her robin dunne was also poor i haven t seen american psycho ii yet but no doubt his laid back cool style has ruined that film also i can t even say it is a good film for teens as its not if my son or daughter liked this film i d be ashamed but they wouldn t anyway as they would take into consideration all the things that make a good film which this film has none of really i m disappointed that some have said you might not be in the age bracket for this film and so dislike it i like all the films now that i liked as a teen and had very good taste also do you really think that when you reach you suddenly don t like any teenish story lines no i liked mean girls and other generic teen films and watch beverly hills all the time there s no excuse for poor directing acting and screenplay i m afraid besides i was when i first watched it if anything being older just makes you a better judge of a terrible film i can t believe anyone can give it either one of my favourite films is memento and i gave it as i know there can be better it is a shame for this site that people do that give s flippantly or don t get the films show and so give it anyone who liked this film really should vary their taste and perhaps their lives and with this realise that this is the worst film ever made worse than loch ness if you aren t a teenager with bad taste or simply don t have bad taste you will absolutely hate this film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"22987": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a charming funny film that gets a solid grade all around i saw a screener of this film recently at work it was so nice to see this film in contrast with all the crappy horror movies i see every day so much so that i figured i d write in not sure if this film is going to theaters but i hope it does its a nice film to see with friends its a charmer and has some funny jokes the acting was terrific especially howard hessman and larry dorf the directing was pretty good not a film that needed to be over directed what really makes this film stand out i think is the writing it was like neil simon seinfeldish and the banter between characters is smart and has a nice rhythm as an aspiring screenwriter i notice those things i m a dork anyway a really cute film that i recommend"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22988": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i think this is probably one of the worst movies i ve watched in a long time trying to get the same characters with different people is such a bad idea if they couldn t get sara michelle g and ryan p in this one they should have just cut their losses and said to heck with it instead they get new actors that are horrible at what they did i seriously felt like i was at a high school or bad college play with the lever of acting these people put forth where do they get some of these people was this their first movie it sure seemed like it this movie also parallels the original in a few lines of speech i had just got done watching the first one and popped in i was all excited to get to watch the second one and it ended up being the worst show i ve seen in a while i don t hardly ever ever turn off a movie but this one definitely went off after about min"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22989": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "adorable i saw domestic import in philly in october with my kids we all liked it so much that we saw it a second time with my parents i haven t heard them laugh like that in years it was the first time that i can remember seeing a movie that my parents and my kids could enjoy it s really cute and we can t wait for it to come out on dvd they need to make more movies like domestic import it is refreshing to go to a movie that three different generations can enjoy and not be embarrassed i have not seen a movie this cute since my big fat greek wedding i loved mindy sterling as the mother she was also in austin powers howard hesseman is in this too and he is hilarious i remember him from wkrp"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22990": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "who actually created this piece of crap this is the worst movie i have ever seen in my life it is such a waste of time and money i hate it how they create low budget sequels featuring d lister actors and a storyline so similar to the st one i found this movie in the bargain bin sitting right next to wild things and death to the supermodels for what a fool i was to actually think that this could be good instead i watched in disgust as poor acting stereotypes ripped of the storyline and script from the st one whoever thought that this straight to video production was actually even a half decent film you must be on crackd or something because i think what pretty much most of the people who ve seen this film thinks what a load of crap"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22991": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i gave this movie such a high mark because it was really cute really funny all while being unpretentious i went to see this film when it was playing in the philly area and it was the centerpiece of a great night out with friends the film is well written and well acted and though it does feel a bit like a sitcom rather then a movie that doesn t take away from the film you just don t find comedies like this anymore where you don t have to shock people to be funny the film centers around a ukranian housekeeper that finds herself working for a young couple in need of help though at first she helps soon she adds more craziness to their lives then the couple bargained for things get further and further out of control until you ll have to see the banter had me laughing even after leaving the theater this film just put me in a good mood i can t wait until it is released on dvd because i want this movie in my collection"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22992": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "there is a reason why certain films go straight to video and of course the obvious reason is that if its too naughty for theater audience then release straight to video of course it really wouldn t be fair to the films that are good and yet they are also released straight to video this one is not an exception although the film has good actors or at least actors with potential amy adams am oscar nominee and talented actress robin dunne who deserves better or at least a better agent and sarah thompson who deserves roles that are a departure from teen melodramas the film is also misstated this film takes place before cruel intentions so therefore this film is actually a prequel and rather stupid one at that this was a waste and its really a film that is in the same level as soft core porn and pay per view masturbation films fortunately for the actors hopefully they will be able to erase this from their resumes so if you are looking to see something naughty but don t have the courage to buy porn then rent this film as a starter"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22993": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "domestic import was a great movie i laughed the whole time it was funny on so many levels from the crazy outfits to the hilarious situations the acting was great alla korot larry dorf howard hesseman and all the others did an awesome job because it is an independent film written by a first time writer it doesn t have the clich s that are expected of other comedies which was such a relief it was a unique and interesting and you fall in love with the characters and the heart warming story i heard it was based on a true story if so then that is hilarious and amazing i highly recommend this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"22994": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this review also contains a spoiler of the first movie so if you haven t seen either movie and want to but don t want the spoilers please don t read this review while this movie is supposed to be about christian and kathryn meeting for the first time the movie is a poor copy of the first cruel intentions the actors that they had portray ryan phillippe s christian and sarah michelle gellar s kathryn are very poor substitutes indeed neither can pull off the smarmy snooty rich kid attitude that the original actors did it s absolutely appalling that some of the dialog was verbatim not so much between christian and kathryn but if you listen closely enough you ll recognize it there are also inconsistencies in the plot if this were truly the first meeting of christian and kathryn then why is it that christian fell in love with a girl at the end of the movie he supposedly was supposed to be in love for the first time in the original movie with reese witherspoon s character also the tie in with the photography you could be a model comment at the end was totally lame and didn t add anything at all overall this movie was a waste of time i can t believe they made a cruel intentions"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22995": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a pure reality bytes film fragile beautiful and amazing first film of the director represented spain on the berlinale some people has compared the grammar of the film with almodovar s films well that shouldn t be a problem"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"22996": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "dont ever ever ever consider watching this sorry excuse for a film the way it is shot lit acted etc just doesn t make sense it s all so bad it is difficult to watch loads of clips are repeated beyond boredom there seems to be no normal person in the entire film and the existence of the outside world is well it just doesn t exist and why does that bald guy become invincible all of a sudden this film is beyond stupidity zero"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22997": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i liked this movies its a another yash raj film which you know will look good on screen all character are always nice or very nice with one exception who you know will eventually covert to being nice another rule of yash raj s film is that either hero or heroine s have only one or none parent think back to all of those films mpk suman didn t have mom hmapk salman didn t have parents and final rule is that you are likely to see alock nath crying the film is good too its a bit slow at first but keeps you entertained there is almost no comedy but it does make you smile often enough the little kid hero s nephew is well placed and deliver very good one liners the actress is very pretty but shy you wouldn t get that in real life this film doesn t have massively big happy families living in big house which i thou was a good idea and allowed the film to be differentiated from other films there will be lots of women crying at the end of the film there isn t a strong message from this film but its a good watch if you are married arranged marriage the film will remind you of what you went through and if you are not it will inform and may be scare you overall a very good looking film no big plots or twists but a very gentle film very much like bollywood classic"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22998": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "spoilers i was very disappointed in love s abiding joy i had been waiting a really long time to see it and i finally got the chance when it re aired thursday night on hallmark i love the first three love movies but this one was nothing like i thought it was going to be the whole movie was sad and depressing there were way to many goofs and the editing was very poor to many scenes out of context i also think the death of baby kathy happened way to soon and clarks appearance in the movie just didn t seem to fit it seemed like none of the actors really wanted to be there they were all lacking emotion there seemed to be no interaction between missie and willie at all i think the script writers should have went more by the book it seems like every movie that s been made so far just slips further and further away from janette oke s writings i mean in the movie they never mentioned a thing about the mine and the two boys or clark getting hurt because of it and i think missie and willies reactions to kathy s death could have been shown and heard rather than just heard out of the four movies that have been made so far i d have to say that love s abiding joy is my least favorite i hope with the next four movies that more of the book is followed and if clarks character is in them i hope he s got a bigger part and i hope his part isn t so bland i also hope there is more of scottie and cookie and maybe even marty but who knows what the script writers will have in store next"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"22999": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "yeah the poster is quite a horrible piece of work i thought the movie was ok nothing really outstanding i just was hoping that he would be a hardcore druggie and totally trash his life ahh but that can t happen to rich kids now can it not to the son of a wealthy businessman who holds big ballroom parties and has a nice manicured lawn on the front of the mini mansion no the kid is too good to have his life totally trashed after all who will drive the brand new suv and who will go to law school ah the poor little rich kids in their quaint pretty house with their ivy league schools ultra clean homes and socialite parties what will the world do without them i hope they all get addicted to drugs pass away their life and end up in jail so maybe we can see movies that don t all revolve around the poor little rich boys and girls of the surreal world"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23000": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "christ oh christ one watches stunned incredulous and possibly deranged as this tawdry exercise in mirthless smut unfolds with all the wit and dexterity of a palsied galapagos tortoise can such things be does this movie actually exist or was i the unwitting guinea pig of some shadowy international drugs company sipping my coffee unaware that it had been spiked with a dangerous hallucinogen i ve seen a lot of films and a lot of bad films but nothing prepared me for this by the end of it i was a gibbering snivelling wreck tearing at the carpet with my teeth like a dog clawing at the walls howling till my lungs were sore i pleaded desperately frenziedly for mercy to whom this appeal was made i don t know and longed with burning desire for the soothing balm of ozu yasujiro sweet weeping jesus the memories sometimes they come back to me when i m at my most vulnerable when i m least able to handle them i shudder i break down in tears i bite my fingernails till my hands are slathered with blood but i can t quite banish the awful flashbacks from my mind i m haunted i m damaged i m a shell of a man the other user comments here suggest that i am not alone in having undergone this terrifying experience which can only mean one of two things a the film does in fact exist or b i am but one victim among legions of an international conspiracy of truly sinister proportions what is quite mind boggling is that some people seem to have enjoyed their ordeal or at least have not been left traumatised by it perhaps they re part of the operation god damn them the maniacs god damn them all to hell"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23001": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "spanish films are into a if not golden definitely a silver age pi dras is another example of a movie that takes people and their conflicts seriously although the feelings are strong or nearly at life or death level they still aren t really melodramatic this could happen there are different stories here which become connected one is about the retarded girl who doesn t dare to pass the street to the next block one is about the middle aged woman who finds the lover of her life in a foot fetischist another is about the girl with drug problems who s lover leaves her still another one is about the madame of a brothel who almost finds true love definitely worth seeing it s in spain the moviemakers take women seriously"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23002": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie was like the disney channel after dark take out the aren t we naughty language and themes and you are left with dialogue and plot devices that insult the intelligence of anyone who doesn t describe saved by the bell as quality television the dialogue so laughably cliched and knowingly dirty one might think the screenplay was the product of locking aaron spelling and joe eszterhas in a room with orders to produce an amalgam of every bad script each had ever had a hand in creating if that was roger kumble s intention mission accomplished"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23003": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the movie begins a with mentally challenged girl with bright yellow sneakers looking skyward on a madrid street corner and being spellbound by a passing plane the movie examines the life of five women adela leire maricarmen anita isabel who have completely different lives and choices of shoes their shoes is the first superficial yet affixed with some glancing meaning clue we get at their fragile identities in a theatrically embroidered and embellished way a podiatrist tries to esoterically reveal the deepest secrets of a woman s souls by the sole of her feet the premise is risky and slightly contrived but the tone and depth of the movie takes a daring plunge for the good what may have been light hearted and superficial quickly switches gear with the a superb dysfunctional couple scene that leaves the viewer riveted for minutes seeing the love or lack thereof the pain the confusion the hope the needs and escape mechanisms develop through minutes different rooms of the house and down to the street and eventually below what a scene but there will be others as effective to follow and strengthen the strong characterization and directing displayed in this slice of life affair moving along a woman has lost the husband she loved and inherited his kids and his taxi while another has completely lost her husband emotionally sexually intellectually but not physically a ghost a pending divorce reproach regret remorse a new love can you love a mirage can you love the person in the mirror can you love someone you can t love or think you can t love can you love and live life even though it will always be somewhat hopeless yet isn t it exactly these hopes and dreams that keep us here grounded and in a spectrum of relative happiness a lot of deep themes emerge and the final act brings people and ideas together to coalesce in an existential crisis with no clear cut solution definitive decision or effective healing maybe a elusive thought a fleeting feeling but a lasting appreciation of life and of the artistry and intellect of the film live live again rewind the reel unveil the real the important the big stones piedras of life the rest is just details"}, "weak_labels": [1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23004": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i was willing to go with the original _cruel intentions _ it went along with the plot and stayed true to the characters of one of my favorite stories however this movie was in my opinion a crummy rehash with essentially the same story line and no clear character choices i didn t honestly care what happened to any of them the strongest part of the original story les liasons not ci is the characters and their interactions not the events themselves i wasn t clear until i read the imdb that this movie was meant to be a prequel especially since the title includes a number i expected a sequel but then determined that it must be a companion piece over all i must say that this movie read to me at least like a soft porn version of les liasons i was not impressed"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23005": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i saw this movie at the th haifa film festival and it is one of the best i ve seen this year seeing it on a big screen and i mean big not one of those tv screens most cinemas have with an excellent sound system always enhance the cinematic experience as the movie takes over your eyes and ears and sucks you into the story into the picture the movie presents a set of characters which are loosely inter connected their stories cross at certain points and the multiplicity of story lines reminded me very much of the great robert altman and his exquisite films but the true hero of the movie is obviously the city of madrid which provides the backdrop for the entire movie it houses the characters contains the pavements and roads on which they walk and sets the background atmosphere for all the events all in beautifully filmed scenes the movie returns again and again to certain themes shoes for instance and in essence salazar makes his metaphores more and more understandable to the viewer as the movie progresses he combines the views of the city with the shots of the characters and elegantly matches the feeling of the scene to the background a set of talented actors helps him portrait a wide variety of characters one excellent example is the scene in which juaquin takes anita across the street for the first time it might not work on a small screen but it gave me goose bumps easily on a big screen the message of the movie is very positive and accordingly the movie is light and funny at times the music along the movie is usually pop with a few instrumental pieces i hope to put my hand on the soundtrack one day although i seriously doubt i will all together i came out of this movie with a sensational feeling and i m not easily impressed you ll have to take my word for it for this and more i give this movie a solid"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23006": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "alright normally i am not as harsh on sequels especially if the first film is done well and was ultimately a good movie as for i feel that one of the top five films was cruel intentions it had everything a great movie should have except for an original story being adapted from a novel it was still damn good on to cruel intentions which was supposed to actually just be the opener for a series based on the film called manchester prep which must not have happened actually after seeing this trifle of a film i can understand before the thing started i was like at least the writer and director roger kumble did this one also well minute into this movie i was disappointed it starts off with a rehash of the opening of the original with a different twist sebastian instead of putting the shrinks daughter s naked picture on the net he puts the schools principals wife in the school directory naked this would have been alright if the lady was not like and basically the rest of the movie is a wannabe carbon copy of the original which i understand the if there is nothing wrong with it leave it the way it was but you can not do that with a movie this actually being a prequel i gave it a chance just to see how they turned out like they did in part but with sebastian being more or less just a prankster and kathryn being a herself and turning sebastian into the sexual predator he was in the real story this movie had no foundation to it whoever did the casting on this thing was way off they could have at least tried to get people who looked like the original cast but no they just hired a bunch of not even really good looking actors i am using this term although i dont know why they for sure didnt do any in this movie all this movie is a bunch of one liners that dont even match the wit that the original had well some of them did but that was just because they were from part another bad point was in part one you could understand the need for them to act out for attention because there was no involvement from teir parents this one had them in it and they were poorly used as if to show why the kids are like this it didnt work though the best thing though about the original was that the cast had chemistry they took you into this world the on screen tension that was there made the film what it was this thing really ruins the experience of the first one stay way from this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23007": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "in life we first organize stones piedras in spanish such as a career family friendship and love in this way we shall find space between these to fit smaller stones our small necessities if you act in an inverse way you will not have enough room for larger stones the five protagonists in this film are women who have not been able to organize the large stones in their lives ramon salazar a spanish motion picture director defines his first feature stones in this way the film tells the parallel conflicting trajectory of five women anita monica cervera isabel angela molina adela antonia san juan leire najwa nimri and maricarmen vicky pena all are endeavoring to remove the stones that insistently appear in their path or worst that are in their shoes they are five cinderellas in search of prince charming and a new chance in life the best story of these five cinderellas is that of anita monica cervera who also stars in centimeters busco crimen ferpecto entre vivir y sonar hongos and octavia sarge booker of tujunga california"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23008": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "when i first started watching this movie last night on cinemax i was shocked that it had been made cruel intentions in my opinion was one of the best teen oriented films made in years this prequel had certain things incongruent with the original sebastian s father married into wealth then why does he have a rich aunt on long island then i found out today that it was not really intended to be a new movie but rather a television series manchester prep after hearing that it made sense to me that it wasn t the same as the movie just as buffy the vampire slayer is different in tv form i think that roger kumble most likely added the ending that this movie had after the series wasn t picked up by fox it just seems like something that would happen too fast sebastian becoming the male version of katharyn and i just don t know where they would go with the next episode since it wouldn t be leading to the film which the newer ending is directed right towards one thing i didn t like was that it suggested sebastian and his father had married into the wealth which isn t typically looked good upon in this area of new york and sine katharyn s mother was just an adult version of her it didn t seem like something a woman in her position would do marry a man not of her social class as a prequel this is fairly lame but i would have been interested to see where this had gone as a series"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23009": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "well i do disagreed with the other comment posted piedras is much much better them magnolia or any of the other films that were mentioned specially about non real characters i think that someone just wrote that only because he never lived in the spanish society like i did and i m not spanish is a very real film with real characters very well done by one of the best spanish actress antonia san juan about be a european film in contrast with an american film well we different societies personally i dislike american modern films a lot i like the classics and some of the andy american films but they are very few is a film about the continuous constitution of a person liked or not we all make mistakes but some can learn about the mistakes"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23010": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "what can i say about cruel intentions well i can say in all honesty i will only watch this film again if i am fastened to a chair and have my eyes opened clockwork orange style the film stars robin dunne no i never heard of him either whose awful impression of ryan phillipe made me cringe throughout in a case of terrible casting dunne attempts and fails to carry off playing a handsome charismatic charmer since the actor is not handsome nor charismatic nor charming the character is left wholly unbelievable amy adams she was in an episode of buffy one time tries to pick up where sarah michelle gellar left off and bring scheming katherine to life however adams is not that good a an actress and her performance was flat and lacking in any real emotion often she looked like she was reading cue cards just off camera there were two good actors in the film however barry flatman saw saw and mimi rogers mrs kensington in austion powers made very good and entertaining performances as the parents of sebastian and katherine and are the only reason why i rated the film as a not a the film itself is a poor version of the original with such lows as carbon copy s of dialogue and mimicked scenes which lacked the originality of the previous film i think that as a tv show it might have worked but if it had been recasted with people who could actually act in the main parts"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23011": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "women have never looked so attractive and pathetic as in salazar s film piedras although editor s cut here and there might help the film it is exciting and enjoyable with an intense mark from pedro almodovar s latest films different women are coping with their male partners and families beginning with several different stories bound to meet as the plot goes on salazar portraits his women characters in the same neurotic and border line behaviour familiar to almodovar a kleptomaniac high society lady with a fattish to smaller shoes a burlesque house madam taking care of her disabled daughter a drug addict dancer obsessed with her former boyfriend and a taxi driver taking care of her late husband s disturbed kids all roaming the streets of madrid in well designed scenes using some of almodovar s familiar actresses the director succeeds in it s first film to give depth to all the characters sharing the film and to create genuine sympathy with each of them the women controls the plot line and the men are bound to be left with each other eventually surprisingly good for a first film and worth the time in any standard it is noticeable that salazar hesitated in some needed guidelines to the actresses but an impressible act is shown anyway on the screen especially by monica cervera which played in his former short film a must to all almodovar s fans and enjoyable to all"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23012": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "from the very opening scene you will notice just how hard they tried to mimic the very smart and powerful cruel intentions and how flat it landed you ll also notice what a terrible choice they made by casting robin dunne as valmont then in the second scene you meet the two best things in this movie amy adams and mimi rogers as kathryn and her mother that is if you can get past the fact that kathryn wasn t blonde in the first film then the movie goes on you see the cheap romantic story from miles ago and you notice sebastian has already met an anette in the past here called danielle and a cecile here called cherie how original is that for a prequel then it turns into a low budget wild things type of film with lots and lots of oh my twists as i mentioned robin dunne was a very bad choice not that he is a bad actor he s good he just doesn t have the charisma ryan did amy adams who is in my opinion one of the most talented young actresses of our time once again delivers but with all the talent in the world there is no way one could save this trash as a whole this movie feels like a beverly hills episode the score has been stolen from cruel intentions and jawbreaker yes they used the score from jawbreaker couldn t they at least leave that one alone you ll want to pass this one if you want more cruel intentions watch stephen frears dangerous liaisons"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23013": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "since i watched it for the first time piedras is a personal favorite and one of the few pictures i actually could watch over and over again the great screenplay depicts the lives of a bunch of women all of them somehow interconnected with deep understanding and sensibility ram n salazar achieved a compelling film in his directorial debut and proves himself as an efficient actors director not that all performances are excellent though of all leading ladies they range from average najwa nimri to very good vicky pe a but the standing ovation should be directed to newcomer m nica cervera who convincingly plays antonia san juan s retarded daughter enrique alcides is irresistibly charming as the girl s male nurse and there are nice small turns from andr s gertr dix geli albaladejo and the director himself ram n salazar piedras is beautifully written and filmed when i watched it i got so moved that i couldn t stop thinking of it for days i highly recommend it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23014": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i was mad anyone made this movie i was even more angry i lost valuable minutes of my life sitting still to watch this i could have had a wax job and been more entertained at least cherri makes me laugh before it hurts i was a bit confused at first but then i caught on and realized what was going on by this time the film was half way through and yes i am a procrastinator but i always want to see things through until the end so i stuck it out i watched it all not only are the actors not as attractive as in cruel intentions they just aren t convincing i ve seen my nephew cry for attention more convincingly than the supposed lust portrayed on screen in this movie if you like bad movies with bad acting watch this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23015": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "several story lines are interwoven here around different women characters the shoes they wear serve as an indication of their troubled lives all are transformed at the end of the movie adela antonia san juan leads a brothel her daughter anita monica cervera is retarded and has a restricted life leire najwa nimri is a shoe designer with problems and loses her boyfriend maricarmen vicky pe a has lost her husband and now raises the children from his deceased former wife isabel ngela molina is a bored rich lady other characters are used to connect the five main women characters in storytelling not everything is given away in the beginning some connections are established surprisingly late in the movie and that adds to the experience the shoe theme is driven to extremes for example when leire as a shoe designer and working in a shoe store where she steals her shoes faints she breaks one of her heels in editing small connections are made between the scenes a telephone rings a cigarette is lit a song etc are used to make the connection and fast cuts frequent change of storyline keeps it from being boring or reaching tv levels it is strongly music driven to set tone and atmosphere the cities of madrid and lisbon serve as the backdrop for the stories and shots of those cities are used to extend the story beyond the characters one of the more moving shots is when anita who makes the same walk every day widens her walk and restricted life from the relative calm of her street to the busy main road how the restriction of space is visually translated is well done as with most spanish movies a lot of storytelling is done visually using the soap like stories as the simple backdrop there is a poetic ending that is somewhat romantic and sentimental but is still beautiful as ram n salazar is too much in love with his own material it is overlong some scenes are kitsch and on the soap level including the acting adela s love life isabel s doctor the shoe theme is exaggerated and is a weak metaphor this is often compared to magnolia because the structure is the same but they are different magnolia is more technically competent but somewhat mechanical this has more the ability to translate emotion and atmosphere visually after seeing this you are inclined to immediately move to the new movie city madrid"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, 1, 0, -1]},
	"23016": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this so called prequel is just a badly made remake to to a better version of dangerous liasons the plots are identical as is most of the script i loved the book its based off of and i loved the first movie but i m not even going to bother with the rd movie the pointless banter between the two main characters in the prequel was completely predictable and unoriginal and i just can t stress how bad the movie was if you don t want to take my word for it just watch it and you ll see what i mean if you ve read a review that says that if you likes the first one you ll like the second one the only reason that is is because it is the exact same movie although the plot is not even as good they took so many lines from the first movie its hard to tell which movie you re watching"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23017": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a true story about a true revolution of april a revolution against a repressive regime of years that was imposing a colonial war on it s military s for maintaining an empire angola mozambique guine bissau cabo verde s tom e principe the first and the last of the great colonial empire s of europe of years since it s beginning in the conquest of ceuta in a revolution by the army for the people and for a democratic portugal the most s surprising fact in this revolution is that it were no people killed in it except those that died in the hand s of pide the political police of the state during a brutal gunfire against an unarmed crowd protesting in front of it s headquarters in the day of the revolution in of april has it show s on the film and has all revolutions it has it s heroes one them of was captain salgueiro maia a returned soldier from the war whose convictions along with the rest of the army was that they were fighting since a hopeless war and that sometimes a soldier has to disobey it s country"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23018": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the first cruel intentions the original is my favorite movie of all time it was an absolute masterpiece so how on earth could they make a sequel so downright bad sarah michelle gellar was perfect in the first movie in this one amy adams sucks she is terrible and couldn t they have found a chick who actually looked like sarah michelle gellar at least the same hair color i mean come on robin dunn isn t as bad as adams but he is absolutely terrible when compared to ryan phillipe the sebastian in the first film is devious deceitful and much more evil than the sebastian in the prequel and what is up with the story line it basically goes like this sebastian has a bad rep at his first school so the movie says although it mentions nothing about him and his dating life and how he has been with girls sebastian moves to new york and just suddenly decides he s going to turn himself around he falls in love with danielle might i remind you that in the original sarah michelle giller says quote you broke up with the first person you ever loved because i said to so how can he have been in love in the prequel and he s all nice and charming and all good person as he turns down sex from the chick his dad was doing he does a complete and ends up in a threesome at the end of the movie and then seducing cherry i mean its terrible and i loved the first one so much i haven t even seen the third one yet i hope to god its better than this prequel"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23019": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "principally it is the story of two men who were part of the portuguese revolution it was easy to understand the contest but usually directors starts from a historical fact to speak about something else or they shows also the period before or after this fact here everything happen during that couple of days when the revolution acts it could also be seen as a kind of documentary the movie focalize to these two people showing as normal they were not like common heroes because the revolution come from people although it was made from military army from the title you can understand that they were just capitaes as the main characters nice colors and lights during the whole movie excellent work for the director being her first movie she doesn t fall to the banal way well shown emotions and passion of people and crowd the character of maia main one is well made and there is also a good interpretation for stefano accorsi able to show maia s limits this not being an hero"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23020": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the story line was very straight forward and easy to follow and contained a lot of no brainer comedy to a point where it just got boring some of the audience seemed to find it funny but i like more intelligent humor there were several known swedish actors in the movie and their performance were decent considering the script lena endre was good looking as always i don t remember the original movie so i can t say if it s better or worse if you enjoy movies like s llskapsresan this movie might be worth taking a look at"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23021": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "it is nice to see suraj barjatya back at what he is best at a story woven around a marriage it feels nice to have a movie in which there is no single scene which you would avoid watching with your family though the story is simple and does not contain any new elements you still like the movie because of the presentation performances and actually the over all treatment hats off to suraj the movie is about the fact that engagement leads to love the depiction of the changes in the way of thinking behaving once you get engaged is excellent director has definitely given it much thought and actors have done it to perfection though the movie is slow you don t mind it because you kind of get so much involved with the story that you just wanna continue watching the joy of this newly engaged couple as a typical rajshree stuff it has many sentimental scenes which are highly likely to make viewer burst into tears specially ladies but when you come out of the cinema hall you are very much satisfied and feel that the ticket was worth"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23022": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i watched this movie at o clock in the morning a time in the day where i am usually very open when it comes to movies but still i think it wasn t good this movie wasn t good at all the reasons why are many the acting isn t all that good and time after time situations occurring in it reminded me of a poor s chevy chase comedy i mean come on like the handcuff situation and the poker situation amongst the servants this movie was so obviously based very much on the first one and thats ok but if i hadn t seen the first one before seeing this it would have sucked even worse like the ending it came very suddenly and i felt like i got no closure what so ever sebastian changed very suddenly and this this movie seems like it was made solely to explain nr and like no time or effort was used on making anything else good the score is the same as in the first one and it didn t feel like a movie at all they should have handled the situations with more style and class but they didn t and therefore this movie turned out bad"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23023": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "you know our spirit is based on that revolution it s asleep i can explain i think well until that happen on th april our freedom was limited we didn t had liberty of speech but when we got it at the revolution it seems that portuguese people lost his opinion we don t use our liberty of speech that s all a consequence of the revolution i think that s clear about the movie i think that it has a few mistakes on some character s acting but by the way i use to watch on portuguese movies it s quite good i like it very much"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23024": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "cruel intentions is bloody awful i mean uber bad words can not explain how bad it is but i ll give it a go anyway the plot of cruel intentions is very similar to the first film sebastian robin dunne is kicked out of a private school and is forced to move to new york there he decides to make a fresh start and just a life a normal life and settle down unfortunately he has to deal with his step sister kathryn amy adams wants to drag him down sebastain starts to fall in love danielle sarah thompson the innocent daughter of the headmaster of the school kathryn wants sebastain to just sleep around with the whole school which had been describe as a whore house kathryn also wants to get revenge with cherie keri lynn pratt who humiliated her during the school assembly kathryn wanted to make the freshman into the biggest slut in the school a similar sub plot to the first film cruel intentions is basically a cancelled tv show which was turned into a prequel there are so many problems with the film it is poorly written unfunny and badly acted luckily for amy adams that the show never took off because now she is a fairly big actress whilst cruel intentions had a sense of realism and can been seen to be set in the real world cruel intentions is set in sitcom land and as described on amazon co uk a randy version of saved by the bell there were some dark themes involving sex and drug use in the first film but in cruel intentions tried to make it funny and some of the ideas in the film shouldn t be such as kathryn having an affair with a teacher other ideas also don t work such as the secret society where all the popular kids meet to discuss the downfall of other students the film also had a major problem of sexualised years old i know that teenagers do have sex sometimes a lot but when done on film or television is treated very seriously one famous sense was when daneille encourages cherie who is around in the film to simulate sex on the back of a horse to the point where she has a orgasm the idea of turning a girl around into a slut is just very wrong with me and shouldn t be made into a subject of comedy the jokes in the film fall flat whether if it s a verbal gag like she goes all moist when she sees you to a visual gag where sebastian pushes kathryn face first into mud there is a lot wrong with this film which i don t have time to go into but i say it should be avoid just watch cruel intentions whilst not a classic still is a decent film and treats the subject matter well this film is just a pervert s wet dream having school kids having lots of sex with each other"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23025": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "capit es de abril is a very good the story isn t a documentary about the revolution in portugal but it gives us an idea of how it was like the fiction of the story isn t of great interest but it doesn t spoil the movie the heroic actions of captain salgueiro maia aren t exaggerations and the film is also a tribute for his deeds captain salgueiro maia remains one of the greatest heroes of the th of april revolution all the actors are very good and even the smallest roles are played wonderfully lisbon looks beautiful as ever don t miss it i liked this film very much"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, 1]},
	"23026": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "basically cruel intentions is cruel intentions again only poorly done the story is exactly the same as the first one even some of the lines with only a few exceptions the cast is more unknown and definitely less talented instead of being seductive and drawing me into watching it i ended up feeling dirty because it compares to watching a soft core porn i m not sure whether to blame some of the idiotic lines on the actors or the writers and i always feel bad saying that because i know how hard it is to do both but it was basically a two hour waste of my life it literally amazes me that some movies get made and this is no exception i can t believe they d make a third one"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23027": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "being half portuguese doesn t render me half blind nor half prejudiced when discussing portuguese films not that i get to do that very often anyway but this film was such a rush of adrenaline yes that s right it was mostly accurate as far as history went goes but it pulled no punches on venturing beyond usual portuguese film territory things like using real locations in the middle of traffic congested lisbon and recruiting a real crowd to stand in for the real crowd of almost years ago and by god did they get it right ok to sum it up very emotional if you ve lived through it but you ll spot minor improvements that could have been made as well as plot necessities that were if you re just watching it randomly you re in for a good historical romp only of the very recent history kind and a bit more thought proving than usual even by european standards yes"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23028": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "they had such potential for this movie and they completely fall flat in the first cruel intentions we are left wondering what motivated the lead characters to become the way they are and act the way they do there is almost no character development whatsoever in this prequel it s actually a very sad story but this film did nothing for me it was as if they left out good writing in place of unneeded f words and the end makes absolutely no sense and doesn t explain anything the writing was just terrible another thing that bothered me was that they used at lease of the exact same lines that were in the original such as down boy or the kissing scene and a few others i can t remember i was not impressed at all by robin s acting but amy did a great job that s about the only thing that reconciled this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23029": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "probably the first portuguese film i have seen in my life and i enjoyed it the plot is related of how the young army officers took the power in portugal in to finally defeat the fascist government of caetano and to also finalize the wars in the colonies i e mozambique angola and guinea bissau cape vert most of the events shown in the film reflect with exactitude the behavior of the army officers and soldiers to conduct the coup of the oppressed people who were very happy with this new development and the liberty the resistance of caetano s men and also in a subtle way of most conservative officials including spinola who took over as the new president the portuguese revolution can be remembered because of the action of several young officers but for me the most interesting part of the film was when the young captain expressed that portugal should develop itself democratically and this is what the country achieved some years after this coup or revolution the film also shows that the army officers and soldiers never wanted to kill anyone even the most serious enemies were respected at the end"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23030": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "because cruel would be the only word in existence to describe the intentions of these film makers where do you even begin in a spout of b tchiness i m going to start with the awful acting of nearly everybody in this movie scratch that nearly does not belong in that sentence i can t think of even one character who was portrayed well although in all fairness it would be nearly impossible to portray these zero dimensional characters in a successful way still the girl who played katherine whose name i purposefully don t include i m pretending she doesn t exist remains one of the worst actors i ve ever seen only eclipsed by the guy who played sebastian the story was god awful it attempted to mirror the brilliance that was the first one but failed in so many ways pretty much every part of it was pointless though i will admit grudgingly that the plot twist was quite good it its surprise and the ending was at least slightly humorous but this film is up there with the worst i ve seen don t watch it just don t there is absolutely no value in watching it none it only takes away the enjoyment of the first"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23031": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "considering the lack of art with in african cinema or black american cinema the idea offers a multidimensional look at a community assigned to hoods and dealers but the funny thing is this is not at all the focus or even the subject of the short but it is the unstated assertion of independence from these themes that is most sticking the genre is unique and not the typical expectation it is almost this departure which first catches the eye so watching it twice is critical the film has an aesthetic quality which lends its self to the true art of cinema and it is this true art that with an african voice that is extremely rare the film doesn t copy to attain its message it innovates and provokes by pulling at subtle stereotypes not racial but character based stereotypes from a writers perspective the film is brilliant it carries multiply messages which include a very rapid character development it must be remember this film is less than minutes and it manages to establish character very quickly the usage of colour texture and music is also to be commended but considering the director owen alik shahadah s last venture years later music is to be expected but from a theme point of view it seems like the idea is a departure but the satire eludes indirectly to a social problem brilliant stuff"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23032": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "if you ask me the first one was really better one look at sarah m g she is real mean cruel girl look at amy adams she is just little fool hanging around she is nothing people don t adore her second sebastian was cute and hot in first movie now he is baby face story is not that good and i do not understand why didn t they make this one first it is the beginning loosy actors nothing with story this is not cruel this is playing first one has better actors better story and its mean i think that the music is better in cruel intentions and the music is better in cruel intentions it is not the worst movie i saw but in compaer with first one its one big big big nothing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23033": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the idea ia a very short film with a lot of information interesting entertaining and leaves the viewer wanting more the producer has produced a short film of excellent quality that cannot be compared to any other short film that i have seen i have rated this film at the highest possible rating i also recommend that it is shown to office managers and business people in any establishment what comes out of it is the fact that people with ideas are never listened to their voice is never heard it is a lesson to be learned by any office that wants to go forward i hope that the produced will produce a second part to this idea i look forward to viewing the sequence once again congrats to halaqah media in producing a film of excellence and quality with a lesson in mind"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23034": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "there isn t one decent scene amy adams gives one of the worst performances of all time proof that you a can start anywhere the guy playing sebastian sucks too he doesn t even look much like ryan phillipe more like joshua jackson the two other girls are terrible as well then the dialogue is also crap sebastian about to have threesome if you cant beat them virgin girl who says you can t beat em lame the ending contradicts the entire plot of the original in the first film it is clearly stated that kathryn and sebastian never had sex one of the reasons sebastian wanted kathryn so bad aside from the fact that she s played by sarah michelle gellar was that she was the only girl he couldn t have and it killed him she was a tease who liked playing with him the fact that she never gave it to him increased his wanting then in this p o s it implies that he can have her along with a girl on the side what and we don t even see the sex either it s implied making it not only stupid pointless and contradictory but worthless too and in the first one kathryn rejects sebastian because he fell in love making him a loser even though he won the bet that crumbled his chances then in this excrement he looses and falls in love so she doesn t screw losers only complete losers another thing it s stated that sebastian has never been in love so what do you call the thing with virgin girl then at the end virgin girl is all of sudden revealed to be kathryn s evil lesbian lover dun dun dun and like i said they go into a lame offscreen threesome stupid there s several other plot contradictions did the writer even see the first film a year old can point his stuff out after the threesome sebastian has sex with the blonde virgin corrupting her innocent mind in the back of a limo while kathryn and virgin girl turned evil lesbian in lame sudden plot twist sit in the front listen and smile evilly into the camera the end seeing sebastian become the ass hole he was in the first one could have made an interesting film i guess all it took to make little sebastian bad was a threesome with two hot girls interesting"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23035": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the idea is a very smart title the film has a serious tongue in cheek feel to it but it is so subtle you don t know how to read it are these guys doing a full blown comedy or is there something else going on the little dialogue the film has isn t very delicate and this adds to the power of the film if all the sound was switched off from the film it actually wouldn t take anything away from the film the physical actions or the art of showing is so strong that it on its own carries the entirety of the story i is a blessing and with the blessing the emotion is followed by shame i first say this film as part of a black film festival after watching the film i was so impressed by the work but then i asked myself what next where can someone else see this work the common association of art without purpose isn t to be found here you can see the intention in the design from the start to the finish the usage of african music the style the casting everything seems planned and for a reason the character development is amazing the casting i think is the strongest aspect of the film the characters are easily defined within minutes of the minutes of actual film we need to see more of these kinds of films there really needs to be greater support for the development of short films across the board"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23036": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "or maybe it just is this bad the plot is a cheap rehash of the first which is weird since it s supposed to be a prequel not a sequel pretty much the entire movie seems like a cheap remake of the first with scenes mimicking the things that happened in the first only a lot more ridiculous and unlikely where the first had a great cast this one consist of b list actors and rejects the acting is mostly horrendously bad half of the good lines in the movie are taken directly from the first as is nearly every major character including the ones who weren t in the first movie i realize this was made up by a tv series pilot episode but that s no excuse they didn t have to turn the bad footage into a movie only one thing is marginally good and that s the erotic sequences however as these are nowhere near as good as the ones in the first even this isn t raising it above a rating of if you have a chance to see it for free and you re a straight guy it could be worth checking out if you want something erotic that isn t porn if not avoid at all costs"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23037": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this film provides us with an interesting reminder of how easy it is for so many to get caught up in the busy occupation of doing nothing we as a people of african descent owe it to ourselves to make a change to this cycle of all talk and no action and start to realise in order to make a change there needs to be less talk and more action it is a powerful statement of the divisions of our people over small issues and our failings to recognise the bigger picture and the need to unite in order to make a difference despite its reference to the black community all viewers can learn something from the message this film seeks to portray"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23038": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is quite literally the worst movie i have ever watched in my life it may be the worst movie possible some movies are so bad that they re good this movie is so bad that it goes past enjoyable camp and simply becomes unwatchably awful it is the anti enantiodromia we bought it with the intent to heckle and all of my family gathered around for a fun evening of clever remarks instead we sat in stunned silence pitying poor peter sellers this is worse than the animated lord of the rings it is worse than the matrix sequels it is worse than krull it is worse than any batman movie do not under any circumstances let this movie approach within ten feet of your television"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23039": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i saw this film with a special screening of the work of owen alik shahadah it is so interesting where did this guy come from now he is probably the key independent african filmmaker in the world and i am not talking about black filmmakers i am talking about filmmakers who are rooted in culture the idea if anything testifies to the diversity and range of african themes with his film years later it is a african issue but the idea doesn t fit that mold showing the artistic diversity the film is an all african cast but the topic is a human topic which most of us could relate to i just love the mild comedy in it and the kora of tunde jegede is just amazing it is really a art house gem"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23040": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i actually saw this movie in the theater back in it s original release it was painful to watch peter sellers embarrass himself so badly the story was incredibly lame and difficult to follow and the ending was ridiculous it was just sad to see how the mighty had fallen i won t say that i m a huge peter sellers fan but i did thoroughly enjoy the pink panther series and i felt that he gave a strong performance in being there but this film should never have been made from what i ve read he pursued producing this film against the advice of the people around him fine but that still doesn t excuse the studio actually releasing the film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23041": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "interesting way of looking at how we as humans so often behave we are sometimes blinded by our desire to achieve perfection that we some times destroy the foundation of what we are trying to achieve it also addresses the issue how we tend to ignore those among us who are not as outspoken and by doing this may miss out on a great opportunity the injection of comedy also makes watching the film an enjoyable experience a must see for anyone who is interested in a reflective yet comical look at life i am eagerly looking forward to your next product hope that you will continue to provide us with quality entertainment excellent work joanne"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23042": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this must be one of the worst swedish movies ever made it is embarrassing that such a bad script was allowed to become a movie and shown in cinemas as recently as year i ve never seen so many visible sponsored products in one and the same movie it shouldn t be that obvious i can t understand why so many known actors even thought the idea to even be visible in a movie like this if i had any respect for some of the known actors in this movie before i saw the movie it is gone for sure now i ve heard that there will be a follow up movie to this one and i can t understand how that is even possible"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23043": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "vivah in my opinion is the best movie of coming from a director that has proved successful throughout his career i am not too keen in romantic movies these days because i see them as old wine in a new bottle and so predictable however i have watched this movie three times now and believe me it s an awesome movie vivah goes back to the traditional route displaying simple characters into a sensible and realistic story of the journey between engagement and marriage the movie entertains in all manners as it can be reflected to what we do or would do when it comes to marriage in that sense sooraj r barjatya has done his homework well and has depicted a very realistic story into a well made highly entertaining movie several sequences in this movie catch your interest immediately when shahid kapoor comes to see the bride amrita rao the way he tries to look at her without making it too obvious in front of his and her family the song do anjaane ajnabi goes well with the mood of this scene the first conversation between shahid and amrita when he comes to see her i e a shy shahid not knowing exactly what to talk about but pulling of a decent conversation also amrita s naive nature limited eye contact shy characteristics and answering softly to shahid s questions the emotional breakdown of amrita and her uncle alok nath when she feeds him at shahid s party in the form of another s daughter in law rather than her uncle s beloved niece clearly the movie belongs to amrita rao all the way the actress portrays the role of poonam with such conviction that you cannot imagine anybody else replacing her she looks beautiful throughout the whole movie and portrays an innocent and shy traditional girl perfectly shahid kapoor performs brilliantly too he delivers a promising performance and shows that he is no less than salman khan when it comes to acting in a sooraj r barjatya film in fact shahid and amrita make a cute on screen couple without a shadow of doubt other characters alok nath excellent anupam kher brilliant mohan joshi very good on the whole vivah delivers what it promised a well made and realistic story of two families the movie has top notch performances excellent story and great music to suit the film as well as being directed by the fabulous sooraj r barjatya it s a must see"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23044": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the fiendish plot of dr fu manchu this is hands down the worst film i ve ever seen what a sad way for a great comedian to go out"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23045": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this film speaks a universal language one can relate it to the self community society or the wider world it has a way of not only opening up several questions but also setting one in pursuit of discovering and asking the right questions in order to get to that point of self conviction ownership the portrayal of the stereotypes within the film addresses the archetypes around us which must be recognised as being the repeating cycle of destruction the opposing force of innovation creativity and growth the factors which disturb the natural flow of things must be made apparent and tackled the idea is definitely a film to be experienced and not just viewed as it taps into one s internal voice conscience through the looking it makes one feel as opposed to just watch"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23046": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is not an all around terrible comedy but it is very dull it has barely any laughs and it wastes its lavish production values there is one poignant moment near the end when fu manchu offers a dose of his elixir to his nemesis and tells him that you ve been my one worthy adversary and now we can start all over again that scene however along with burt kwouk s amusing cameo in the beginning are the only memorable parts of the movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23047": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "spoilers contained in order to make a observation twenty years on from this film speaks loads about prince s future in the music industry there is a scene that sums up prince s musical output of the last years perfectly which is if you took the best two songs off his last albums you would have one fantastic album the scene plays like this prince runs off to his dressing room after playing one song and the owner of the club enters the dressing room to give prince an earful about his fall from grace during the s and putting out albums that only the most hardcore fans would be able to tolerate and support his artistry club owner you re not packing them like you used to the only person that digs your music is yourself spooky huh how about the musical underscore which makes prince even more evil when he smacks apollonia to the ground in two separate scenes it gave me chills that that was not the only scene women where mistreated in this film i m all for the comedy sparring s between morris day and jerome benton as these two stole every scene they were in but what was funny about throwing a woman into a trash can that was plain nasty the other nasty bit was the chalk outline of prince s father on the floor thoughtfully provided by the minnieapolis police which causes prince to go even more loony fantastic purple rain is an entertaining film overall as it is the soundtrack of prince songs that boosts it s value by but then again the film gives us another theory on prince and his music as the film tells us that prince s biggest song of the film is written by wendy lisa and princes wife beating musical father are prince and the filmmakers trying to tell us that prince stole all his best songs from his father after finding his fathers music sheets of written songs maybe that is why prince started to run out of steam during the s because he ran out of his fathers ideas hmmmm"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23048": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "an unfunny unworthy picture which is an undeserving end to peter sellers career it is a pity this movie was ever made"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23049": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "purple rain is a great film if you are a something music lover who partied to prince music in the s the story is a much used formula rising musical talent must overcome personal and professional hurdles to find his audience and self respect prince is a bad actor but his performance especially of purple rain i would die u make it worth sitting through the film he is himself and as a showman as powerful on stage as mick jagger or michael jackson circa thriller apollonia kotero a former prince prot g is beautiful and shows some acting talent and chemistry with prince but her script doesn t let her far morris day and other supporting actors provide comedic elements"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23050": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i don t have much to say about this movie it could have been a wonderful tour de force for peter sellers but it is one of the most tragic misfires in movie history that it was sellers final movie makes it all the more painful the terrible screenplay direction and shockingly wooden performances all come dreadfully together to make this one of the most unwatchably awful movies ever made i wish so much that i could find even a snicker or a chuckle buried somewhere in this pile of putrid blubber but it s a lifeless humorless disaster the truth hurts peter why couldn t you have stopped at being there"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23051": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "purple rain is so cool for the dad we are tracking callers from minneapolis hudson horstachio prepares to ride a motorcycle take a ride with franklin fizzlybear in the caddy let s go back to it was a movie released and prince tripped into stardom you would think hudson horstachio will be a superstar for his new movie in th century fox movie called vp purple rain starring hudson horstachio voiced by dan green who played max s dad the pokemon gym leader tracks tina turner s private dancer and billy ocean s suddenly was headed for the album as prince held more concerts it is time we ve pulled the plug on the movies our th century fox fans are not watching anymore the kid yells out look out for the deer is such a danger in mind ralph schuckett will be composing and conducting the new movie called vp purple rain released on video tom cruise jumps into his motorcycle brad pitt jumps into his motorcycle and hudson horstachio jumps into his motorcycle thanks to bette midler from beaches and the keyboardists you are beholding the heroic horstachio hudson bart is writing i shall not watch purple rain on the chalkboard go on the bloomington ferry bridge and enjoy the kid s festivities hudson horstachio is watching you"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23052": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this may not be the very worst movie peter sellers ever did i think that laurel goes to the prisoner of zenda but it is surely the most depressing sellers especially sans makeup as nayland smith looks like he has just undergone chemotherapy as fu manchu he looks hardly better and spends most of the film with the exception of those strangely disturbing scenes where he gets jolted with electrical currents on the verge of collapsing under the weight of all that makeup the supporting players also look tired and run down and sid caeser s presence is offensive even without his constant references to chinks one bright spot this would be one of the last times a major motion picture would portray asians so insultingly or for that matter star a non asian as one the film seems surprisingly cheap with soupy photography and drab sets even the whiz bang elvis number at the end looks cut rate only the stunning helen mirren and the tall thin nervous guy who get his pants wet add any sparks of life to this sad affair all in all this film provides an eerie premonition of a great comic s death and an even eerier documentation of his dying"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23053": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "bar some of the questionable acting there musicians at the end of the day this in the words of quentin tarrinno is the best rock movie ever made period think mile but without the rapping a young musician trying to prove himself to the local community whilst struggling to cope with a broken home and a rival band throw in the sex interest and the truly exceptional performances this is the real mile prince provides a solid performance as does morris day and jerome benton decent script good direction great plot and spectacular performances not forgetting the some of the best rock pop funk music you will ever hear"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23054": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it s one of the funny things about being young that one can be fooled easily by advertising i have spoken before on another film in which the commercial for the comedy film makes it seem funnier than it is seeing the ad for this in made me think this was going to be a wildly funny film what i and my brother who went and saw it with me didn t know is that the scene used in the tv ad was the very last scene in the film since this scene is the end result of all that came before in the film i can only guess that there was nothing else funny to use the last scene is thanks to a youth potion dr fu manchu turns from a long bearded old man into a bright young asian elvis like rock star with back up singers no less set for no real reason in the s peter sellers does his best with the material at hand but he s not given any really good reason for his comedic moments the rest of the actors were just plain dull and my brother and i sat all through this barely laughing at anything it was only natural that we were expecting a pink panther type comedy peter sellers was so great at that it s a pitiful shame this was his last film before he died his appearance on the muppet show was more entertaining than this ill conceived flop still i don t fault him i fault everyone else involved for not trying to make a better film of this stars is being generous"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23055": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "and i really mean that i caught it last night on vh and i was not expecting it to be so good this is now one of my favorites i must add that it has a killer soundtrack"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23056": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "shut it off the prologue with fu manchu s birthday and the opening credits of the assassins training is amusing then it drops off faster than hair sprayed with neat look for a cameo by cato in the beginning with a figurative wink at the audience"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, 1]},
	"23057": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this film is outstanding and wonderfully scored prince s oscar for music was richly deserved many people don t know he won one i think this is one of the best films to watch as a couple late at night on dvd a great surprise prince does a fine job acting and is pretty good at conveying pain on camera morris day wendy and lisa are good in their supporting roles very cool landmark film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23058": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "ok so here s the basic plot it is peter sellers is dr fu manchu a year old chinese man who has lived quite a long time the film opens with his birthday in which he celebrates by drinking a special elixir that even the film never mentions prolongs his life well on this occasion the elixir is clumsily dropped by an assistant kato if you remember the pink panther movies and he orders his minions to then go find rare items to make the elixir this creates a global man hunt in which his henchmen end up robbing museums of diamonds and venturing into london to meet up with dr fu s nemisis a retired scotland yard detective nayland smith also played by sellers who tries to stop him in what is suppose to be a witty comedic adventure this was apparantly sellers last full length feature film that he made before he died the terrible tragedy is that he was in it sellers who is such a gifted comedian and has had memorable funny roles in the panther movies and particualrly in the movie the party is anything but that in this film this film was absolute torture to sit through and i couldn t even finish it he completly dies and i kept cringing while watching sellers performance after coming of the great work of being there a year earlier how i mean how can he make this and how did this thing even get made like one person mentioned the first minutes are ok but then it is all downhill avoid like the plague rating out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23059": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "our imp of the perverse did good his first time out thats for sure the music is the best you may ever hear by any human but you already know that unless you have no taste or have a brain that is too small to understand greatness a poor script that doesn t flesh out much of a story but at least it has its moments the breathtaking concert stuff is worth seeing it he deserved an oscar for this s t even though he was at times an ego driven twit with his towering bodyguard chick huntsbery always in front a movie that made non fans fans take it or leave it prince does need to stay clear of acting in the future though he takes himself way to serious he is a genius musician but pleaseee just enjoy the ride my purple maestro peace"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23060": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "even if one didn t realize that sellers was in poor health at the time of filming and passed away before the film s release the fiendish plot of dr fu manchu would be painful viewing it is supposedly a lampoon of sax rohmer s famous oriental villain but it lacks any focus the potential for satirical commentary on the anti oriental overtones of rohmer s concept are ignored indeed the movie employs racist insults there are hardly any actual jokes or gags just mostly actors behaving idiotically and spouting dreary lines it is especially distressing to see sid caesar forced to spout curses and racial slurs for attempted laughs most of the other actors embarrass themselves as well and then there s peter sellers he plays the dual roles of the sinister fu manchu who is trying to concoct a formula to regain his youth and his stalwart british foe nayland smith sellers isn t one hundred per cent bad he conveys a quirky warmth as smith when he discusses his fetishistic attachment to his lawn mower and he s oddly moving as manchu when he expresses his love for english music hall entertainment but most of the time he plays both roles with a weary grimness thus further sabotaging any comical possibilities sellers routines where he revitalizes his fading strength with electric shocks are particularly excruciating he seems too convincingly agonized to be funny a few genuinely witty lines an apt slapstick bit by burt kwouk cato in the pink panther films as one of manchu s minions and helen mirren s amusing musical numbers cannot salvage this mess if anyone wants to understand why peter sellers is considered a comedic genius they won t learn anything from the fiendish plot of dr fu manchu"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23061": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i have to admit that purple rain is one of my deepest guilty pleasures purple rain not only broke boundaries it set a decade the costumes the music the behavior and the dancing to this day my friends and i still jam to the purple rain soundtrack and pretend to be prince and the revolution now the movie itself i just meant what i said in the title because for the most part this movie itself is made by the music the acting please don t let me judge on that since this is one of my favorite guilty pleasures because i know that it was not oscar worthy by any means but i think the duo that took this movie was morris and jarome their speech about passwords was just beyond hilarious i just want to rate this movie on the concert sequences because i felt that it was what made the movie prince is a musical genius and created beautiful music while the movie and acting is pretty bad this movie is still a fun one to watch at night and even dance too this movie defined the s so just have fun with it prince would want it that way just to party on down oh boy that sounded lame"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23062": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "there s no getting around it this movie is terrible i ve seen the old christopher lee fu manchu movies i m familiar with the characters and it s serial origins but it s still just godawful however peter sellers genius still shines through with his portrayal of nayland smith with echoes of sadness tragedy and strength simmering through a stoic facade it s a performance i place on par with peter cushing s portrayal of van helsing but done in a tenth of the cumulative screen time of all cushing s dracula movies if the movie was done in a more serio comic vein like bubba ho tep by way of the s avengers tv show this could ve been something special if you re a fu manchu or peter sellers completest this is something you need to see but it s a pass for anyone else"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23063": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "when this movie first came out back in prince was one of the hottest acts around everyone wanted to see this movie which was not much more than a extended music video the acting was pretty bad but what can you expect from musicians acting on the big screen for the first time despite that it was still a very entertaining film morris day and jerome benton provide some all time classic comedy especially their rendition of the password which will make you think of abbott costello doing their who s on first baseball routine appolina who went by a single name then provided some beautiful breasts so you had the brief nudity covered plus she is very attractive and of course the soundtrack of the album is one of the best prince ever recorded prince later on had a fallout with warner bros and changed his name but at this particular time in his career he was at the top of his game this movie doesn t rank in the all time great category but it is pretty entertaining"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, 1, -1]},
	"23064": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "for one of the worst swedish movies ever forgive me for being dull first of all i haven t seen the first one i was bored that s my reason for watching the nd before the st one well i hope the first one is better than this it was filled with weird cut scenes and very strange plot changes for the people that have seen this and think is high belive me so do i but it made me laugh a few times because it was so bizarre so bad and i still laugh thinking of the punk that came up with this idea what s next det sjunde inseglet ii sequels not based on novel or book doesn t turning out great to often and this is a perfect example of one ok i m gonna be honest with you i did laugh a bit it got a few decent jokes in it and slapstick humor but don t buy it rent it just let some other idiot do it or download it this movie will be remembered and the director is probably laughed out already"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23065": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie brings back many memories of the classic cinema of old where actors didn t have to take their clothes off to make viewers watch their film firstly i think the main plus point of this movie is the amazing chemistry between shahid and amrita it is definitely the making of the film i have seen lots of comments regarding the film being sickly sweet and overly slushy in response to this i think to a certain degree this is a correct analysis however considering this is a barjatya film i think that compared to mpk hahk hssh and mpkdh it has been toned down significantly hssh was almost unbearable to watch in some places in this film however when the sentimental moments come along you find yourself smiling wishing the budding couple all the best and hoping that nothing bad happens to them another major plus point is the performances of shahid and amrita both have acted very well especially shahid who looks great in the film amrita looks simply stunning and should be taken seriously as a future major star although i really enjoyed the film as a whole i do feel that it was too long some of the middle could have been trimmed off and it would maybe made even more of an impact i also think the music although it fits into the film when you see the situations is slightly old fashioned and the movie could have benefited if a more up to date soundtrack had been available although the picturisation of the songs mujhe haq hain and hamari shaadi mein are wonderful all in all i definitely recommend this film its romantic looks stunning and has a dramatic climax i won t go into details just in case you haven t seen it ps if you re prone to crying take a tissue i needed several"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23066": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it is true that some fans of peter sellers work may be disappointed with this his last venture but surely any fan of sellers will find delight in all of his films simply because of the man s huge talent and the fiendish plot of dr fu manchu is certainly no exception unfortunately this would prove to be sellers last film it was even released after his death but it s still nice to see how the man had managed to keep his irreplaceable talent right until his untimely demise and not only do we get one sellers but we get to for sellers plays not only the title role but also his nemesis the equally bizarre nayland smith the detective on the hunt for the crazed year old fu the story is equally outlandish as we follow fu s outrageous antics to make his age defying elixir and also nayland and his group of associates trying to prevent him just like any of sellers greater films the film comes with a guaranteed impeccable performance from him as well as many of his familiar faced co stars david tomlinson sid caesar john le mesurier clive dunn and helen mirren to name a few it s also nice to see pink panther stalwart burt kwouk cato enjoying a cameo with sellers albeit playing the same role but still nice the story is indeed pretty ridiculous as are many of the characters involved which classes this as a film strongly under the goon influence and although it never reaches the heights of goon comedy there are plenty of amusing jokes that seem to point in the right direction the film failed commercially on it s initial release due to the entire world mourning after sellers death the film was released less than weeks after and there is always that sorrowful thought lurking in the back of your mind when viewing it that this was sellers last film it s far from a great film it s often slow too ridiculous and sometimes the jokes simply aren t there but it is nevertheless enjoyable if only for another top rate performance from peter sellers"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23067": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i ve recently went back and watched this movie again from not seeing it in years when i first seen the movie i was too young to understand what the movie was about now that i ve seen it again i couldn t believe what i ve missed all these years for me being able to see movies for what they are i think that this movie was great most people feel as though the music are the best part but i don t think that s true most people don t realize how good the story is because it s judge by the acting the truth of the matter is that no one in the movie were really trying to act rather they were just being themselves the entire main cast were just playing themselves they weren t trying to be anyone else but themselves i ve actually watched and analyzed the work and effort put into the movie now from my perspective the situations shown in the movie are pretty much based on what actually went on musically in minneapolis at the time and it s most of the things that happen are actually true events that happened in prince s career and who can tell it better than him the music that was coming from the city at the time was starting to be recognized and be revolutionary it was interesting to see how the music was very influential mainly at the club first avenue th st entry where in fact prince among other musicians got their career started it s also a known fact that prince and morris day always had a competition with each other in real life but it was a friendly competition they were always friends so the story basically plays off of that competition aspect of their rivalry rather than their friendship which shows the true competitive side of what occurred at club first avenue for it s time another reason why this movie is good is due to the fact that some of the situations that occur in the movie are actually based on events that prince has gone through in his life with the music aspect and the personal to me this made the movie more realistic as far as the emotion because he s telling his trials and tribulations pre superstardom plus his dedication he puts into his performances is phenomenal prince made sure that every moment in the movie was done perfectly anytime you hear a song play in the movie it s in perfect sync with the situation at hand prince is in all a musical genius and he has proved it on many occasions this movie is what really put prince on the map officially and he hasn t slowed down since anyone who has watched this movie or still unbelieveably hasn t watched it yet when you sit down and view this film you have have to watch it with intellect or you will miss the whole aspect of the movie if you really love music this is definitely the movie to watch above what anyone else says i think it s a great movie to watch and own"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23068": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i can hardly believe i watched this again last night after more than years some time back i watched fu films in a row boris karloff and all chris lees the last lees both directed and i use that word loosely by jess franco were abominable at the time i skipped this one remembering that in some ways it was even worse well i watched it never again you know what s worse that an abominable film a really well made piece of s and that s what fiendish plot is it is a very good looking movie great production design sets costumes music photography editing mostly good cast some decent acting and absolutely positively one of the worst scripts in movie history aaaugh the first minute of the film is so deceptive one might mistake this for a decent movie and then they start singing happy birthday to fu and it goes downhill having burt kwouk of whom his master says your face is familiar accidentally pour out fu s elixir vitae to put out a fire resulting in his being condemned to torture burial and having one of his ears cut off was the closest thing to funny they had it was like someone decided they wanted to do a campy film so ridiculous it would be funny ridiculous it is funny it ain t at all it s sad because it s clear in the first few minutes that someone did a lot of research into the fu manchu series in order to get so much of it right with a different script either a really funny one or a dead serious one they might have could have should have had a classic on their hands a film that could have made one forget the horror of those jess franco atrocities instead of making one want to dig them out as masterpieces by comparison there was a period in the late s when a whole slew of classic s characters were revived in movies that were universally awful buck rogers flash gordon tarzan the lone ranger charlie chan even doc savage i m not sure this one may be the worst of the lot it took great self control not to fast forward over whole sections of it especially any scenes containing sid caesar fbi chief who was also al capone s cousin you see what i mean it isn t just that the ideas in the film aren t funny they often make no sense whatsoever like when they audition police officers to impersonate the king and queen and we wind up seeing people audition dance hall routines like singing dancing and riding a unicycle how many drugs did the writers of this thing have to take for any of this to make sense to them as i said a shame and a real waste of all that talent including that of peter sellers who played both fu and nayland smith burt kwouk who d been in a chris lee fu film in his time helen mirren the police woman who shockingly falls in love with the villain and damn near steals the last half hour of the film i begin to wonder if anyone will ever make a proper fu manchu film or if fans will have to settle for karloff s being almost the only one"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23069": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i only wanted to see you laughing in the purple rain this is an excell film it should have been re rated to pg but anyways prince s first film and greatest the follow up sucked but i haven t seen for years so here s what i can remember about it the kid prince has to juggle with winning over the love of his life apollonia herself keeping his band together the revolution as themselves and the tension in his family but his rival band the time as themselves is ruining his life like morris himself is trying to steal apollonia from the kid just like saturday night fever flashdance and mile really good rent it laugh and cry and if you luv it buy it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23070": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the fiendish plot of dr fu manchu starring peter sellers in a spoof of the characters created by sax rohmer is an injustice to the end of sellers career the plot was very simplistic and if done the right way could have been handled nicely but instead it was poorly executed part of the reasons why this film wasn t that good was the poor dialog cheap laughs choppy directing and an awkward feeling that the film was somewhat incomplete the acting on the other hand was really the only thing that kept my interest during this mixed up picture i found sellers portrayal of diabolical manchu brilliantly done with the occasional lines that will be remembered for example there is the scene where fu manchu is confused which henchman is which in which he says ah you all look the same to me i hate to admit it but i laughed out loud with that line then of course a fistful of strong supporting characters really caught my attention with the likes of helen mirren as the backstabbing constable david tomilson as sir roger avery his last film as well not a way to end a career and sid ceasar who gives a rather whimsical performance of al capone s relative who works for the fbi these characters also kept me watching the sets were also nice oriental designs and english society in was depicted with elegance in this dud of a picture in all honesty my advice to you is to watch the film if you are a peter sellers or sid ceasar fan otherwise you re better off settling on chewing aluminum foil"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23071": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i ll start by relating my first encounter with prince s music it was in a bar on my th birthday and a girl was dancing bare breasted to playing on the speakers i asked people who is this singer i was told it was prince it was so good that it distracted me from a beautiful topless dancer later i started hearing other prince songs and really digging them when purple rain came out i still knew very little about this fellow minnesotan the movie blew me away i instantly became prince s no fan of the war baby generation later i found out one of my cousins was his secretary and she got me and my nephew into a v i p prince concert where we sat next to his mother how cool is that getting back to the topic at hand i agree with siskel ebert who called purple rain an instant classic i have seen it over times and absolutely love it i thought prince s acting was fine apollonia struggled a bit but all in all the acting was fine john gielgud was not available to play the kid so prince took the role the film is visually stunning brilliantly paced it never gets slow and terrifically directed i rank it among the best movie musicals of all time the last time i watched it was after about a year gap and it still delivered i am so proud of fellow minnesotan prince rogers nelson and would love to tell him personally he walked right in front of me during the above mentioned concert and said hi to my nephew but not me he was chatting with his mom i was a bit crushed but he s still no with me"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23072": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is strictly a review of the pilot episode as it appears on dvd television moved out of my life in so i never followed the series or any part of it which means that i m immune to the nostalgic charm that moonlighting appears to have for most reviewers possible spoiler warning the pilot of moonlighting is your basic caveman meets fluffball yarn where a charming red blooded he man manipulates a misguided woman into realizing what she really wants and needs the premises that the script s wit is based on must have already felt stale around it also contains some frankly bad writing as in the scene where maddie demolishes the furnishings instead of shooting the villain strictly in order to prove herself the inept female in need of masculine assistance i often feel that susan faludi overreacts in seeing male chauvinist conspiracy in simple entertainment but in this particular case i m all with her moonlighting has backlash stamped all over it in one sense however this dvd is a must for all serious bruce willis fans in addition to the pilot episode it contains the screen test that landed willis the job both features show to what amazing extent willis acting ability developed between and die hard in country impressive rating and i _am_ a bruce willis fan out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23073": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i was to young to ever know much about prince but in the past few years i ve seen a lot of purple rain novelty tee s and i thought they were cool but i didn t want to buy a shirt i knew nothing about so one saturday it came on fuse and i decided to watch it i didn t know what the movie was going to be about before i watched it but it was great once i found out in the movie prince wasn t known as prince but as the kid all the performances where great to me but my favorite were purple rain darling nicki and i would die for you all the songs tied into what was going on through out the movie when his mother and father were always fighting the song when doves cried described what he was feeling i also like how clever prince was with the way he flirted with apallonia i liked when prince and appallonia first met in the club and he stood behind her standing and then once she turned around he disappeared great movie and now i cant even find one of those tee shirts"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23074": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i tried to like this program i really did i even bought the pilot film first on vhs and later on dvd however i couldn t get into this story because its two main characters david bruce willis and maddie cybill shepherd just seemed to in love with themselves for one thing i admit was some clever dialog in the shows which was a key part of the success of the tv program and i did appreciate of lot of that dialog basically this was almost like the old screwball comedy movies of the s and s with male versus female you get lots of arguing accusations yelling and screaming a lot of people apparently love that sort of bickering but i hate it so i never got on the moonlighting bandwagon only allyce beasley as the hapless aide agnes was entertaining it s too bad she had such little air time shepherd was nice on the eyes and i suppose women would say the same for willis but too much arguing between the two finally turned me off"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23075": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "purple rain has never been a critic s darling but it is a cult classic and deserves to be if you are a prince fan this is for you the main plot is prince seeing his abusive parents in himself and him falling in love with a girl believe it or not this movie isn t just singing and dancing there are many intense scenes and it is heartwarming sometimes it comes off has funny but when it works it really works very hit and miss no one can really act in the film everyone is from one of prince s side acts like the time and vanity still it adds charm to the movie when ever prince is on screen he lights it up and it fun to see him at his commercial peak in conclusion go and see this if you love prince like me if you aren t a fan it ll make you one"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23076": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "oh sam mraovich we know you tried so hard this is your magnum opus a shining example to the rest of us that you are certainly worth nomination into the academy of motion picture arts and sciences as you state on your era web site alas it s better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt with ben arthur you do just that seemingly assembled with a lack of instruction or education the film s screenplay guides us toward the truly bizarre with each new scene it s this insane excuse of a story that may also be the film s best ally beginning tepidly the homosexually titular characters ben and arthur attempt to marry going so far as to fly across country to do so in the shade of vermont s finest palm trees but all of this posturing is merely a lead in for blood then more blood and more and more blood i mean there must be at least in fake blood make up in the final third of this film the film in its entirety is a technical gaffe from the sound to the editing to the music which consists of a single fuzzy bass note being held on a keyboard it s a wonder that the film even holds together on whatever media you view it on it s such a shame then that some decent amateur performances are wasted here no matter sam i m sure you ve made five figures on this flick in rentals or whatever drives poor souls such as myself to view this film sadly we re not laughing with you"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23077": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i don t care how many bad reviews purple rain gets this movie rocks excellent movie has it all great music prince of coarse romance and drama this is really a very sad movie very moving i don t want to say to much more i m not into giving away the plot but i will say this the film is very realistic there are so many romantic relationships that go through these problems so many familys similiar to the one depicted in the film i see this as being very realistic and being so real makes the movie that much more moving my generation loved this movie growing up so many of us loved prince and there is alot to relate to for any teenager who has gone through similiar problems that said it s definetly not just a movie for teens id recomend it to all age groups and it s not all so dark the movie has some great music band performance scenes and sexy fun scenes between prince and appelonia"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23078": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "when the film began i was shocked to see it was filmed using a cheap video camera in fact the camera shakes and looks worse than the average home movie even direct to dvd films should have production values better than this heck a large percentage of the home videos uploaded to youtube have better production values all too often the film seriously appears to be made by sticking the camera on a tripod and turning it on with no camera person closeups and anything resembling camera work are absent in some scenes where they might have worked and in others there are too many or poorly framed closeups yecch the film is about two gay men who want to become married as if was made almost a decade ago their only option was marrying in vermont times have definitely changed however the recent acceptance of gay marriage cannot in any way be attributed to this film if anything it set the gay marriage supporters back instead of helping as the movie stinks and never really tries to seriously address the issue according to the film religious people are one dimensional idiots who carry bibles everywhere and shoot people as well as wives who have gay husbands are narrow minded when they learn their spouses have been living a lie go figure i m sure glad it gives an honest chance to both sides on the issue the bottom line nothing about the film shows any professionalism at all and i even hesitate to call this a film it s more like a home movie and doesn t even merit a listing on imdb or even inclusion on imdb s bottom list of the worst rated films of all time the acting is horrible the writing is horrible the direction if there even is any is horrible the camera work is horrible and the plot is horrible it s a home movie there is nothing positive i can say about this in any way except that it makes the films of ed wood seem like oscar contenders in comparison and i am sure the ghost of mr wood is smiling every time someone watches this mess i don t care if you are gay or straight this film is not worth your time and i don t know how they managed to create dvds of it i assume one of the actors burns them on his home computer during his free time seriously this gives new meaning to the word bad by the way if the one lady in the film was a real lawyer wouldn t the ability to read be an important prerequisite i m just sayin finally with gay marriage being such a serious and important topic can t we have a film that s better than this that addresses the issue this one sadly only invites laughter"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23079": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is not as bad a movie as some reviewers and as the summary at the imdb page for this movie say it is why first is the fact that in the movie makers were daring enough to confront as one of the plot elements the issue of domestic violence so reviewers who complain about the plot are sadly missing one of the main points second without the plot element of prince s movie relationship with his abusive father the musical climax wouldn t work as well as it does so those reviewers who say that only the music is good have once again missed one of the points specifically why it is so good because all of the music in this film has a plot element backdrop that makes the music more effective third give this movie a break for first time movie producers and director this is just not that bad there are far worse movies out there by accomplished movie people and last the reviewers who say that the music is good have also missed the point check out the range of stylistic musical treatments the variety the musicianship and the stage performance of prince truly one of a kind going musically where no one else was going during the s and with a style seen in the work of other artists clothes and movement which costuming elements came first michael jackson s or prince s also see if you can spot the splayed fingers sweeping in front of the eyes that prince does in this movie long before quentin tarentino s pulp fiction as the sum of its parts not a bad movie at all"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23080": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "what can i say this is a piece of brilliant film making that should have won an oscar a copy should be kept safe in a secure vault for posterity it should be required viewing for all high school students across the world sam mraovich is a genius perhaps the most genius writer director producer chef babysitter walmart greeter to ever grace the cinema world with his art where do i begin with this one every millisecond of ben and arthur was so completely breathtaking and mraovich as arthur wow he is so attractive i m surprised he didn t go for mr universe i couldn t contain myself during the nude scene i loaned this movie to my brother and he called me on the phone saying how arthur s nude scene turned him gay i am totally supportive of course because of this film and it s beautifully crafted lessons in tolerance why just yesterday i burned down a church and i wrote for sam and arthur in its smoldering ashes the cinematography was the best thing about this film when that fed ex plane took to the skies amid the palm trees of vermont i wept why i never even knew they had palm trees in vermont or that people could travel on fed ex planes before this film it opened my eyes to a new realm of possibilities this film inspired me to enroll in sam mraovich s school of screen writing acting directing composing casting producing production design and real estate i just want to say thank you mr mraovich thank you for bringing this creation into the world we can never re pay you enough"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23081": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is the only movie i ve seen prince in but it don t matter and i thought he was only great at singing boy was i wrong this is probably his best performance the music is great thats why it won the oscar in for best music to a movie or something like that now he has an oscar and grammies under his belt although the cursing gets in the way with the film just make sure no little kids or in the room there isn t to much to say without revealing the plot you should really go out and get this movie your collection isn t complete unless you got this movie in it what else could i possibly say except for go and get this movie now"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23082": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "worst film ever this is a statement that people here on imdb often throw around whether it s an uwe boll movie bad classics like manos the hands of fate or the latest no brains summer action fest from michael bay people are often quick to jump to the sudden conclusion that on the board they re posting that there is nothing worse in the movie world i envy these people because they re blissfully ignorant and unaware of how deep the rabbit hole of crap movie making really goes there are films out there so bad so hideous so unintentionally hilarious and so ridiculous that cults form around them to celebrate their awfulness and their discussion boards are the kindest places on the internet due to everyone agreeing unanimously that said film is really that bad ladies and gentlemen i present to you ben and arthur an minute gay epic that is so utterly bad that it s a lot like a violent car crash you know it s awful but you can t stop looking at it the brainchild of self proclaimed hollywood actor director and may i add beached whale sam mraovich this film is legendarily terrible let me give you a hint of how ego driven this project was mr mraovich not only directed this film he wrote it produced it executive produced it scored it edited it and then finally starred in it this is a man so blinded by his own ego and so believing of his non existent genius that like someone with an ugly child he fails to recognise just how catastrophic his bastard creation really is everything in this film fails on an epic level the acting is the worst you will ever witness the plot is the most ridiculous the editing and cinematography is the most amateur and even the music is like nails on a chalkboard i m aware i ve gone on a bit of a tangent here but please believe me that this film is really as bad as i describe it i would say this film is horse crap squished into a film reel but the truth is it wasn t even shot on film it was shot on a digital camcorder not much better than the one sitting in your closet right now gathering dust don t get me wrong i forgive low budgets for films provided the concept is interesting for example as much as i disliked it the blair witch project proved that low budgets can still lead to an atmospheric interesting film ben and arthur does not have a good concept to fall back on even if this film was shot on a budget of million with hollywoods finest actors it would still suck the plot is that atrocious and the characters are even worse one of the main characters arthur who is portrayed by non other than sam mraovich is one of the most whiny loathsome little turds ever put in a film you ll dislike him within minutes of the start of the film and by the end of the film that hate will have turned into outright loathing apparently mr mraovich forgot that we re supposed to root for the hero i don t want to spoil all the gut busting hilarity you ll experience watching this film which i urge you not to pay for so i will give you two tame mild examples of how stupid this film is tame and mild as in amongst the least offending mistakes in the movie in one cut we hear one of the main characters say how they know a good lawyer and will give him a call the shot fades out then fades back in and this him they spoke of earlier is actually a woman quite a spectacular mistake to make in post production i think the second is simple seconds after seeing this transsexual lawyer the characters are told to fly to vermont we then cut to a shot of a plane landing amongst palm trees in a sunny area i ve never been to vermont personally but i m certain you won t find any palm trees there imagine this kind of stupid amateur inconsistency stretched to nearly an hour and a half combined with ridiculous dialogue and plot and then multiply it by and it still won t fully prepare you for ben and arthur imagine the absolute worst film you ve seen in your life and imagine it being even worse and you still won t be on the same level as ben and arthur this film is really that bad however we should be glad in a way films like this are a true rarity they give us hope that one day we can become film makers ourselves or that we can be screenwriters simply because we ll have a new found sense of confidence due to the fact that we ll know that nothing we produce no matter how amateur could be as much of a suck fest as this the real worst movie of all time has finally been discovered and it is called ben and arthur"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23083": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i own this movie and have watched it several times throughout the years since it was released prince doesn t stun us with his phenomenal acting style or anything he s a musician and i feel like that is what he displayed here he s just the best one to tell this story through influence most of this movie is straightforward and teenish but that is the directors writers fault still it is a great movie with even better music the principals and moral convictions in purple rain are quite strong and if more movies would rely on the basics we are taught as young children we would have a better all around environment seeing that art reflects life which reflects art"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23084": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i don t know what it is about this movie director sam mraovich somehow messed up just about every little aspect in this movie i would normally say that this is a movie that should not exist but this movie may be the most important of all time this movie should exist for the sole purpose of being without a doubt the worst movie ever made i ve seen bad movies in my lifetime but this somehow breaks what i considered bad into something much more hard to imagine everything in this movie is hilarious but the single funniest thing is that mraovich himself considers this to be a great movie oh wow"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23085": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the movie is okay it has it s moments the music scenes are the best of all the soundtrack is a true classic it s a perfect album it starts out with let s go crazy appropriate for the beginning as it s a great party song and very up tempo take me with u a fun pop song the beautiful ones a cheerful ballad probably the closest thing to r b on this whole album computer blue a somewhat angry anthem towards appolonia darling nikki one of the funniest songs ever it very vaguely makes fun of appolonia when doves cry the climax to this masterpiece i would die u baby i m a star and of course purple rain a true classic a very appropriate ending for this classic album the movie and the album are both very good i highly recommend them"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23086": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "ok now lets see what was funny in the first movie i know people with funny accents people falling into the water silly boat crashes and funny comments between the two teams in this movie they have twisted the accent part to the max no good a whole a lot of people are falling into the water for uncertain reasons no good boatcrash check funny comments between the two teams they tried but failed also there are too may personalities they are following in this movie this film should be about what is happening on the water not on land i am sorry to say that there is too far between the funny parts and the sponsors of the film are exploited to the max no good all in all i give it four out of ten since it has some funny parts"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23087": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is one of the best movies to come from bollywood in years certainly the best this year until now indian to the core the panoramic visuals the heart pleasing dialogs and the melodious and soft music make the movie an exceptional one the apt depiction of indianvalues and culture makes the viewer search for his her roots in them and invigorates the mind and spirit with a sense of pride and a new lease on life this movie is for viewers who enjoy a call to their imagination and philosophical senses if you like watching movies to get all your nerves excited through on screen action sex or terror then this movie is not for you because you will find that the movie is not full of degrees twists in it it is as simple a story for a movie as it can get but that s exactly where the art of the movie lies one gets a real life experience and the best thing is this experience is one full of values and hope it is about the positive side of life about the sweet things that god has showered on humans as against the regressive movies that insist on showing dons terrorists and underworlds this is not about things and people that have gone bad it is about the goodness that still persists and that keeps the world running of course every genre of movies is respectable but it takes a lot of courage and talent to come up with a movie that swims against the current and tries to open the eyes of the public to the hidden realities and truths having said that here s more the movie is the journey of a couple from their engagement to their arranged marriage yes that s right it is an arranged marriage and the couple come to know each other only through their parents and learn to love each other the month gap between engagement and marriage is a long time not full of enticing happenings but one that nurtures the growing love and devotion of the couple to each other they learn together the importance of their relationship and of this invaluable period of their lives and work to strengthen the bonds of marriage but have these been strengthened enough their relationship will face the test of not only time but also fortune will they pass this test that is what vivah is about"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23088": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "phew i don t what to say this is a film that could be really good a with a bunch of stoned viewers some of the acting reminded me of john waters early offerings perhaps i should take that back i don t want to insult waters ability as a director storyteller i particularly loved the lawyer taking about the full faith and credibility clause it s full faith and credit by the way this also reminds me of the conrad boys where the main actor is also the writer director film editor etc those sort of multi involved undertakings such as that are probably best left to very seasoned film professionals who would have the technical ability albeit a stunt some might say to pull something off like that"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23089": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i love this movie purple rain came out the year i was born and it has had my heart since i can remember prince is so tight in this movie i went to a special showing of purple rain last night and it was like a concert i was glad to see some true fans cause this movie is so undervalued it is really one of the greatest movies of all time the music is untouchable the movie is about the kid played by prince his family is dysfunctional his band is the hottest act in town and he has his eyes on the apollonia an aspiring singer there is no question why purple is my favorite color i can thank the kid for that so if you have not seen this then you are need to asap this is a classic ever"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23090": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "oh man what was sam mraovich thinking what was anyone who was involved in this film thinking mraovich is the head of nearly everything of ben and arthur director writer producer also executive producer caster lead star you name it he did it and he mraovich sucks more than anyone has ever sucked in every department of film making so what is wrong with this film everything the film is about two gay lovers ben jamie brett gabel and arthur mraovich groan ben and arthur want to get married in a world where everyone basically hates gay people to make things worse ben s crazy ex wife they don t exactly divorce tammy julie belknap is steaming mad that ben s left her for another man and demands ben that they get back together saying that she can be gay too and arthur s christian devoted excessively hypocritical equally batty as tammy brother victor is hell bent on making arthur turn straight and then try to kill him after he gets kicked out of his church the film is absolutely chock a block with so many goofs ie ben and arthur fly to vermont to get married they go there on alaska airlines and vermont has palm trees they fly back on a fedex cargo plane hope they were comfy in a wooden crate plus many many more and plot holes to boot victor calls killing arthur the final plan which later changes to the final deed arthur and the private intern detective drive the same car blah blah blah the actors are all very bad and are way way over the top the script is laughably horrible one such example is i don t make sense you don t make sense i make sense that s who makes sense and there so much more wrong with the movie that i can t write them all down however the most laughable yet unbelievable thing about ben and arthur is that sam mraovich thinks that he has created something that is truly fantastic see his fake reviews for ben arthur and obvious comments by him on youtube mraovich is narcissistic and his arrogance blinds him from seeing how awful anything with his name on it really is so to conclude forget every bad film that you claim is the worst movie ever ben and arthur will knock them right off that title even paris hilton movies look like the dark knight compared to the monstrosity known as ben and arthur"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23091": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "you can debate prince s acting talent or even his choice to parody his own life in this film there is no debate about his musical talent either then or now he seems like a shadowy has been twenty years later but the music remains relevant and fantastic having lived through the hype of this movie graduated high school in i can tell you that there was nothing bigger at the time from tipper gore al s wife trying to censor little nikki and every thing else under the sun via the pmrc parents music resource center to every air band at the time impersonating prince it was the absolute hottest thing out for a few weeks at least prince was bigger than madonna and michael jackson we all waited for the film and were soooooo excited when it premiered it didn t disappoint everyone was caught up i was an mtv junkie at the time they actually played music then all the time prince played at least once or twice an hour i must qualify this commentary by saying that at that time my favorites were billy idol oingo boingo the fixx flock of seagulls and others in the punk new wave genre the music of prince at the time transcended all types and styles one of the reasons that some of it seems so cheesy and contrite now is that it was soooooooo big then all the things that remind you of the s were iconic then it was mainstream and it seems like a clich now it got so popular that it became ridiculous it s like the rappin granny commercial for wendy s hamburgers it looks stupid now because everyone was caught up in it sadly kind of like a bizarre purple macarena or something anyway i hope this gave you all a little insight"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23092": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "just watched this after hearing about how bad it was and wanted to see for myself seriously even if you read all the negative comments on here you will be nowhere near able to comprehend how awful this film actually is although it has to be one of the most hilarious things i have ever seen never bothered to post a comment on here before but this piece of crap really warrants it firstly the entire plot is ridiculous and nonsensical brother of the lead character either ben or arthur i forget which is which and frankly it s never very clear wants to stop some kind of gay marriage by killing everyone in sight because homosexuality is abhorrent to christians but apparently mass murder isn t then there s some other crap thrown in about one of the gay couple s ex wife trying to force him to remarry her at gunpoint this leads to nothing but provides us with one of the funniest lines of dialogue in the whole film i don t make sense you don t make sense that s who makes sense brilliant then there s the acting which is just atrocious it must be seen to be believed my personal favourite is the apparently stoned civil rights lawyer woman who is clearly reading her lines off of something yet still managing to mess them up enough said the gay couple couldn t be less convincing there s the vaguely attractive and completely gormless guy and his boyfriend who looks like that little cartoon dough man of the bisto adverts only fatter and less talented the film has also been filmed by someone who is incapable of holding a camera even remotely still and the number of mistakes throughout is amazing the whole thing kicks off with the fat main guy in bed with a pair of boots on yep but anyways we all know how terrible this thing is so i d like to highlight some of the most priceless comedy moments that the film provides when the fat guy sets the church on fire and then prances like a six year old girl across the car park to make his escape hilarious mildread no idea what relation she is to the main characters sometimes they know her sometimes they don t but she pops up in a couple of scenes nonetheless hilarious the stoned lawyer already mentioned her but she s so funny she s worth another mention the evil brothers dinner of crackers that he lays on for his guests the evil brother s anti gay potion the evil brother s cats the ending which i won t give away because it must be seen to be believed i warn you though make sure you re not eating at the time the tub of lard main character director producer gets naked it s foul basically ben and arthur is indescribably bad but unintentionally the most comical thing you ll see for a long time literally nothing is good about this excuse for a film the goon of a director even manages to make the opening credits into a joke by writing his own name about times"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, 1, -1]},
	"23093": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "purple rain what else can i say the title speaks for itself but i think all the actors were well picked the movie had a great story i loved it ever since i watched that movie i ve been stuck in the eighties and i m only my favorite part of the movie was when his father died and he was picking up all of his music compositions and the apollonia was sitting on the stairwell with his earing in her hand critics say that its a drama but i think its more of a romance murphy brown also did a great job in the movie he actually acted like himself i m so glad i ve seen this movie the song purple rain beautifully sung was so heartfelt i cried more than once"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23094": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "as an actor i really like independent films but this one is amateur at best the boys go to vermont for a civil service yet when the plane lands it flies over a palm tree were the directors aware that palm trees are not in vermont pines yes palms no and the same for the wedding service again nice grove of palm trees when the boys are leaving vt they apparently could not get a ticket on any major airline since the plane that is filmed is federal express did they ship themselves overnight in a crate come on guys little details like this separate an indi film from totally amateur the christian brother is far gayer than arthur with his bleached hair and tribal band tattoo the two should have switched roles the minor characters are laughable and overact something terrible applause to the directors for making a gay film but pay some attention to your locations and casting next time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23095": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "it seemed as though the year was anything but the orwellian nightmare it was calculated to be with george orwell s science fiction novel turned out to be one of the happiest times in american history the upsurge in the economy and a reemergence in basic american values cultivated an idealistic aura of resumed innocence which was viewed by the american people with a very auspicious disposition there have been many ersatz renditions of classic movies in the past but the originals are almost always considered superior purple rain is such a movie in this category made in purple rain provided a doggerel of eighties happy go lucky quality music which they incorporated into the making of this excellent film certain artifacts indicative of the eighties are indeed classics screwball comedies neon accented clothing and of course the music eighties music is considered by experts to be the best decade for music in american history set in minneapolis purple rain accommodated the use of naive entertainment with the changing times of the city when i was a little kid i lived in minneapolis for about eight months back then the non white population was under by african americans had made some in roads into minneapolis and thus they established a firmly embedded culture of their own as well the movie purple rain evokes an eighties style clothing and music ensemble which effortlessly captivated the movie audience i loved the music to purple rain and the innovative approach this film takes to confrontational success is indeed brilliant see this movie if you have not seen it already prince became an eighties icon with this masterpiece for a short time he dated kim bassinger he must be doing something right purple rain put prince on the map this film gets my emphatically assertive verdict of thumbs up"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23096": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie is just truly awful the eye candy that plays ben just can make up for everything else that is wrong with this movie the writer director producer lead actor etc probably had a good idea to create a movie dealing with the important issues of gay marriage family acceptance religion homophobia hate crimes and just about every other issue effecting a gay man of these times but trying to ram every issue into such a poorly conceived film does little justice to any of these causes the script is poor the casting very ordinary but the dialogue and acting is just woeful the homo hating brother is played by the most camp actor and there is absolutely no chemistry between the two lead actors i think i ve seen more passion in an corn flakes ad the acting is stiff and the dialogue forced a scene where the brother is feeding the detective his lines was the highlight i m just pleased to see that the creator of this train wreck has not pushed any other rubbish out in to distribution and if he is thinking of doing so i have some advise just don t do it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23097": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "ok so it may not be the award winning movie of the year type film apart from the brilliant soundtrack that i think won a few awards but it is a really great film about the kid prince o take your pick and the happenings around him living in minneapolis playing his music the music is absolutely superb in my opinion you have to own this soundtrack it is truly a classic and sums up the eighties sounds and feel in a wonderful fashion and the movie itself plays out a nice plot it s worth seeing over and over again espeically if you like prince o which i do of course"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, 1]},
	"23098": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "let me first state that i enjoy watching bad movies it s funny how some of these films leave more of a lasting impression than the truly superb ones this film is bad in a disturbingly malicious way this vehicle for sam mraovich s delusional ego doesn t just border on talentless ineptitude it has redefined the very meaning of the words this should forever be the barometer for bad movies sort of the mendoza line for film mr mraovich writes directs and stars as blunt object arthur sailes battling scorned wives and the christian forces of evil as he and his partner ben dead behind the eyes sheets struggle for marital equality as a libertarian i believe gays should have a right to get married ben arthur do more harm to that cause than an army of homophobes the portrayal of all things christian are so ugly and ham fisted trademark mraovich that you can t possibly take any of them seriously arthur s brother victor the bible toting jesus freak is so horribly over the top evil effeminately gay that you have to wonder how he was cast in this role that s because sam multitasking mraovich was also casting director the worst of it all is sam mraovich himself when you think leading man do the words pasty balding and chubby come to mind sam also delivers lines like domino s pizza cold and usually wrong the final tally you suck at writing directing acting and casting that s the ed wood quadruple crown congratulations you horrible little man"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23099": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "prince stars as the kid in this semi autobiographical film of a talented but narcissistic young musician who has a less then stellar home life true the acting leaves a tad to be desired barring morris day and especially clarence williams who are both pitch perfect but the movie is still great and among the best to come out of the s it has the best soundtrack of any movie of the last years at least highly quotable lines and the dumpster scene is hilarious plus apollonia is just simply stunning on an unrelated not when i saw prince in concert in he blew down the stadium he is an expert showman and it was one of the best concerts that i ve experienced my grade a dvd extras disc commentary with director albert magnoli producer robert cavallo director of photography donald thorin theatrical trailer trailers for under the cherry moon and grafitti bridge disc a minute featurette on the first avenue club purple rain bachstage pass a half hour featurette on the movie which i ll review later on it s page riffs raffs and revolution the impact and influence of purple rain minute featurette minutes of mtv s premiere footage when mtv didn t suck donkey balls prince music videos let s go crazy take me with you when doves cry i would die u baby i m a star and purple rain videos by the time jungle love and the bird and a music video for sex shooter by apollonia eye candy apollonia shows her fine ass titties"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23100": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "sam mraovich should never be allowed to touch a camera again if he does he should be arrested on the spot at the very least for petty larceny anybody who pays even a dime to rent any of his garbage should file a claim and be compensated this was innocently my first viewing of his work and it will my last ed wood looks awfully good to me right now when i return this piece of crap to the video store i will personally ask that it be taken off the shelf an active supporter of gay cinema i am incensed and angered that this warped exceedingly untalented man child be allowed to distribute and package something like this with a coltish pretty boy on the cover jamie brett gabel who thankfully has no other acting credits in imdb and an interesting synopsis on the back used as bait and then market it as a movie rental trust me this has no place being on any rack anywhere it is simply not a movie in any sense of the word offensive irresponsible junk such as this can only be detrimental to the efforts being made to promote and support gay cinema hell gay rights in general for those tempting to rent this out because of the cover you will be disappointed gabel is not as flattering to look at on film as he is on the cover and he appears once or twice without a shirt that s it instead the homely mroavich inflicts on us his own disgusting sorry looking dough boy nakedness this thing he assembled is a reverse vanity project for mraovich both he and his friend michael habousch who i understand puts out similar sleazy garbage are terrible in this mraovich is purposely posing as a complete no talent in all fields desperate to grab onto any loser attention he can for himself he is to be pitied"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 0, 1, -1]},
	"23101": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this electrifying musical has more than a whiff of egotism from it s star the musical genius that is prince the film is or so minutes of posing but in truth it is easy to see why it is such a cult classic much like other films that centre around the struggling young musician trying to be big this has a hint of drama in it to add a dimension to the musical numbers while this film isn t as good as mile as a recent example this is entertaining none the less and the soundtrack is much better on the dramatic side of things the story centres around the kid prince a young artist and regular spot at a club the owner of the club is frustrated with the kid s arrogance and little does the kid know that he could soon be fired and replaced by a rival one the side the kid s parents are having trouble with his dad abusing her violently during the course of the film the kid learns a few lessons in life and learns to appreciate his friends more it s all stuff we have seen in coming of age dramas of course but this is combined as a musical a very stylised musical the cast are good prince is actually quite good on the drama side when he s not striking a pose he seems human and relatable clarence williams is very good as the abusive father as well appollonia kotero makes a good debut as princes sexy love interest the main strength of the movie however is the superb soundtrack the musical numbers are well staged and electrifying prince is no doubt a musical maestro albeit very eccentric when he is inspired he is great but on the flip side he will often do songs that are solely for his own taste and occasionally his experimentation can miss fire but that is the same for many musical geniuses the soundtrack for this film is excellent though with only sexshooter being a weak point the show stopping performance of purple rain is the standout though it is one of my all time favourite songs"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23102": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i have no idea what on earth or beyond could have possibly made sam mraovich believe that this would have been a worthy project to undertake ben arthur is one of the worst movies ever made in fact i see no reason why it should not be at on the bottom for although i have not seen for example superbabies baby geniuses at the time of this publication i would venture to guess that that film is considerably better than this oozing wound because even in its vapid dismalness at least baby geniuses was professionally made by contrast everything and i do mean everything in this film is completely unprofessional the movie is intended to be an attack on the christian right s supposed bigotry and hatred toward gays and i do emphasize intended not only does it completely and utterly fail at its purpose it also leaves an ugly scar instead of creating a compelling and realistic portrait of a gay couple s struggle against a society that largely opposes them it creates tired crass stereotypes of each party involved ben and arthur the namesake couple are portrayed as two crude sex starved and hopelessly romantic cardboard cutouts who marry when the laws change to allow them to do so this meets with the opposition of ben s brother victor a christian minister who like all christians as this movie would have us believe is loud prying stupid and violent he tries to kill ben and arthur after his associations with them get him kicked out of the ministry just like in real life and if you think that s dreadful it is you haven t seen it all the actors here manage to completely destroy any vestige of credibility in this movie by saying their lines as if they were narrating a youtube home comedy video but not even daniel day lewis and marlon brando as the title characters could have saved this clunker for there would still be the matter of the completely inane and laugh inducing dialogue that fills every minute of the movie every scene has at least one awkward or misplaced quote for example in one scene victor tries to complain about not being able to have nieces or nephews because of his brother s homosexuality but instead of portraying this idea clearly he spits out the stupid utterly confusing whiny sounding line you know what i m never going to have any nieces or nephews okay because you re so f ed up even more glaring is the complete lack of production values yes i know this ain t the dark knight but even amateur film makers should know some basics about special effects and editing for example six dots of red cake dye do not suffice for realistic bullet wounds people do not teleport across a room between takes and objects do not fall forward when shot do not waste your money on ben arthur i don t care if you re or i don t care if you re gay straight bi or undecided i don t care if you re just curious i don t care what pathetic reason you may have to be tempted to buy this dung heap stay away far away this movie s only redeeming quality is its ability to be used as a frisbee"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23103": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "as a big time prince fan of the last three to four years i really can t believe i ve only just got round to watching purple rain the brand new disc anniversary special edition led me to buy it wow i was really looking forward to watching it but i wasn t prepared for just how electric it actually is prince s musical performances throughout the movie are nothing short of astounding he really has the moves in this one i am very familiar from repeated listens with the classic purple rain album and all its songs but to see them in the context of the movie completely alters your perception of the tunes and lyrics like computer blue the beautiful ones when doves cry and purple rain itself there is something indescribably hypnotising about the scenes where prince and the revolution perform the closing songs baby i m a star and i would die for u show how much energy and sheer talent prince was brimming with in his mid s he s overflowing it blew me away it even makes michael jackson seem inanimate even in his peak years prince shows you how to win the girl of your dreams drive her to a lake make her jump in then drive off absolutely hilarious stuff in hindsight some of the scenes are very s and unintentionally hilarious but this adds to the film s overall charm morris day is the coolest cat on the block and hilarious and when his group the time perform the bird you get to see morris day and jerome benton light up the stage minneapolis funk style i love their dancing in this bit and how benton provides morris with a mirror mid performance i already can t wait to watch it again i really can t extras are terrific particularly seeing a young eddie murphy pre beverly hills cop admit he is a prince groupie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23104": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i was looking on imdbs bottom because i thought id never seen anything as bad as plan from outerspace or roller ball remake i was wrong ben and arthur has beaten both this out of the many countless amount of movies i ve seen is the number one worst film on the i ever saw bad directing bad characters horrible acting horrible story there s a reason nobody but sam ever says anything positive about this film sam was a horrible annoying actor but his directing was so bad he may just overthrow ed wood the director should be ashamed of his work unfortunately i have to give it at least star but it deserves to be continued stars"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, 0]},
	"23105": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a much undervalued film that tells the story of a young musician caught in an ever declining spiral of domestic violence at times difficult to watch while morris day is portrayed as the misogynist prince as the knight on motorcycle steed he is still called upon to twice beat a woman as part of the screenplay that he can do this and still emerge as a flawed but vindicated hero is credit to the writing prince is so free of ego in this film that not only does he portray himself as a narcissistic megalomaniac who beats women but his most famous song is fictionalised as being written by his father and wendy lisa even further two of his compositions computer blue admittedly the album s weakest track and darling nikki are shown as being songs that kill off an audience perhaps the only concession to the princely ego is a card that lists the slightly shorter than prince apollonia as the nearly complete amateur cast are mainly band members playing themselves and reviewers who slate the actors on the terms that they ve never appeared in other movies are completely missing the point and do perfectly well under the direction morris day gets most of the plaudits for his likable ham though jerome benton must also get credit for bouncing off him well particularly their stage act which is hilarious day and benton even go so far as to make an abbott and costello routine funny which takes some doing lastly there s prince while i admit to bias i do actually think he s a pretty good actor in terms of being able to portray a low key version of himself acting isn t his profession this was a film made for entertainment so anyone pointing out that the guy in the lead role isn t robert deniro and thinking they re making a point is sadly deluded i don t want this review to be a derisory attack of other people s comments but i ve even this film slated as having a low budget and being darkly lit how would a film about domestic violence be shot then with full overhead spotlights and a cgi dinosaur walking into frame the film acts almost as a perfect snapshot of the neon light and skinny tie era until you remember that it was actually made in a world of curly perms and tinny synths and this isn t some retro recreation prince s best film with oscar winning music it sees him at his zenith and it s saddening to realise that even though he would make some fine albums he would never again capture this high"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23106": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "there is absolutely nothing in this movie that shows even the tiniest scrap of talent nobody in it has ever tried acting before even the extras in the coffee shop look as if they ve been glued in place nothing looks rehearsed the film quality is terrible most of the action takes place in narrow corridors or apartments with the cameraman crammed in as an afterthought swinging some cheapo camera backwards and forwards between actors as they deliver their lines no tripod and no proper microphone either there sound quality is terrible even manos fares better than this at least they had proper equipment what plot there is simply gets lost in the production mess stick to home videos preferably made by some year kid trying out the video feature on daddy s new camera phone you will be in for a long search to find a movie more inept than this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23107": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i had never seen richard thomas play a bad guy i wasn t sure i would like him this way and i wasn t sure he could pull it off but this astounded me he sent shivers up my spine and caused me to take a closer look at street people the movie is engrossing and fast paced bruce davison is convincing but all he can really play is a nice guy the real talent here is thomas the ending was a little clumsy but perhaps that s the way real people would fight if you are a thomas fan you must see him here at his best being bad"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23108": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "review in english since swedish is not allowed i saw this movie with extremely low expectations and i can sadly inform you that the movie barely lived up to them as much as i loved to see janne loffe karlsson on the big screen again the writers should have realized early in the scriptwriting process that seven people falling into the water isn t original or funny the story is very thin and the jokes are used and predictable the ones that ain t is just plain boring i smiled like three times during the entire film the placement of swedish findus products is unintentionally funny why not just a big sign saying findus made it happen g ta kanal doesn t need to be seen at the cinema or on dvd just wait for it to air on tv it wont take too long"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23109": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "vivah is by no means a classic however in the days of hardcore action path breaking special effects complex plots none of which bollywood has mastered yet its quite refreshing to see a simple film like vivah the story as we all know is a journey from a couple s first meeting to their eventual wedding after some coy moments and testing times nothing more nothing less the music isn t quite in the same league as mpk or hahk but doesn t jar your senses either two songs stood out for me mujhe haq hai do anjaane while milan abhi aadha hamaari shaadi were hummable shahid performs sincerely shows a lot of potential its good to see him play something else but the cool dude he normally does amrita is very sweet and plays the role of a docile small town girl to perfection alok nath anupam kher seema biswas are terrific supports and the rest of the cast does a reasonable job suraj s direction is simple but effective the movie s prime flaw is the slow pace which might test the patience of a lot of young viewers but all in all a good clean decent family movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23110": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i made the big mistake of actually watching this whole movie a few nights ago god i m still trying to recover this movie does not even deserve a average imdb needs to have vote ratings possible for movies that really deserve it like this one a is too high i had heard how awful this movie was but i really did not think a movie could actually be that bad especially in this day and era i figured all of the cheesy god awful movies were only from the s and s my god was i wrong trust me folks this movie really is that bad it is beyond horrible it is beyond pathetic it is beyond any type of word that i can think of for it battlefield earth looks like best picture of the year compared to this movie snake island which up until now was the worst movie i d ever seen looks like it deserves a few oscars compared to this pathetic effort i seriously can not believe that the makers of this movie thought this was a legitimate serious effort of producing a hollywood movie this has no business being called a movie in the first seconds of the film i seriously thought i was watching some high school theater class attempting to make a short movie or better yet i thought it was some saturday night live ripoff skit of the real thing i mean it looks exactly like that the acting is horrible the whole movie almost looks like it was shot with a year old vhs video camera the special effects well good lord bewitched from back in the day had better special effects than this movie the scene where he gets shot at the door is beyond laughable and beyond cheesy i mean seriously my intro to acting class from years ago in college all of us could have put together a better movie than this and the worst part of the entire movie where arthur is naked in the bathroom oh my god i almost thew up right there i have a strong stomach but wow that was horrible some people should never be naked and he s one of them the plot of this movie just seems to go absolutely nowhere they talk about legal issues that we never hear about again ben talks about getting into music that we never hear about again arthur says he is looking for a job and money for college and the next thing we see is he s running a porn shop everything about the movie is just horrible this really doesn t have much to do with my critique but just so everyone knows i am not a gay man i do however support gay rights and believe we should all be treated as equals and i would support any gay person in my church unlike the cruel priest in this movie who by the way seems to cuss every other word where is the f ing white out hahaha but i didn t want anyone to think i hated this movie just because of it being about two gay guys it has nothing to do with that this would have been just as horrible of a movie if it was ben jill instead of ben arthur i just watched this movie to see if it really was as bad as they say and yes it was even worse than i had read let this be a warning to everyone only watch this movie if you want to just sit back and laugh at how pathetic some movies in the st century can still be if you watch this movie and are actually expecting a good movie or some entertainment i have no sympathy for you whatsoever on a final thought how in the world are there movies ranked below this on imdb there is no way there are movies out there that are worse than this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23111": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "what great locations a visual challenge to all those who put their eye behind the lens this little jewel is an amazing account of what you can shoot in just days good going folks i can not wait to see what your next feature will be i ll be with you all the way"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23112": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "holy crap this movie was bad i watched it just as a joke it isn t even so bad that it s good in an unintentional way this film seemed to be designed to personally make me angry it worked really well at doing that it s as if the people who made this just took all of the really annoying stuff about the movie priest added in a bunch of ugly dudes took out anything interesting funny or even remotely sexy and clever out of the concoction and then added in a bunch of old rotten cheese that s all this is cheese there isn t a single person this film could possibly connect to there isn t any universe this film could possibly take place in why can t a film like this just be about enjoying life and being happy why did they have to make this already stupid idea for a film even more ridiculous than it already is why couldn t they at least even tried to make it an okay film or even a b movie now that i think of it what they hell were they trying to do with this film i watched it expecting a campy love story and instead i got some boring student project about some idiot who has to find the strength and courage to marry his boyfriend while his annoying christian brother tried to destroy it all no i m not joking that s what it s about does that sound good this film is pretty ignorant against people of the christan religion with it s stereotyping of all christians being loudmouthed rude and hellbent on making as many people as miserable as possible a lot of christian people i know would never speak or act like these freaks the film however is just as unfair and ignorant to the gay community as well these have got to be the most tastelessly crafted stereotypical gay men since the guy on the radio station on that roadkill video game it s so nerve wracking and simply irritating to the point that i wasn t able to fully pay attention to this film the makers of this train wreck had no strategy for set design acting camera angles lighting script authenticity or an idea to make this entertaining or interesting there isn t even a single sex scene or at least not a believable one jamie brett gabel was the only guy in the film that looked any good at all but his good looks were sadly put to waste this is trash in a perfect world this film would get voted a it s worth as a film alone a mentally handicapped nun who is blind deaf and has tiny little bones for arms and legs and whose face is located on her armpit could write direct and produce a better film and she d probably be a better actor as well the fact that this film exists is a crime against the word film itself this film is so bad that other films should be ashamed of being available in the same watchable format i could put a broom in a chair and then record it with a camera and then stop the film and then replace it with a mini x mas tree and then record that and i ve already made a film that will always be better than ben arthur by at least half there are only two things worse than death torture and watching ben arthur i m a homosexual and i will probably be the gayest person you will ever meet if you ever met me and i don t think i ve ever been more offended by an entire film than i was by the first five seconds of this film alone if this movie was a mistake i will personally find a way to change the famous phrase it s okay to make mistakes to it s okay to make mistakes unless that mistake was ben arthur you know how people always say things like good things come out of everything i think that ben arthur was primarily invented so that there could be something on this earth that nothing good would ever come out of to call this movie the worst movie i ve ever seen would be giving it way too much credit it s as if this film were designed just so that it could qualify in a category of it s very own there are good movies there are bad movies and then there s ben arthur this is ben and arthur"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23113": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "savage island s raw savagery will scare the hell out of you trust me when the boy of the estranged savage family is run over by some city slicker tourists pa savage wants revenge and he ll stop at nothing until he gets it this is a real horror film with some truly wonderful horror moments also the negative review clearly comes from someone who lacks proper knowledge of film the filmmakers chose the lighting and camera work in order to reflect the dark murky and egdy mood of the story in other words to obtain a certain aesthetic in fact the film has won several horror film festival awards"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23114": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "intrigued by the synopsis every gay video these days has a hunk on the cover this is not necessarily to be construed as a good sign i purchased ben and arthur without knowing a thing about it this is my second and i assure you it will be my last purchase of a culture q connection video as far as i am concerned this dvd is nothing but a blatant rip off i do not make this observation lightly i am a major collector of videos gay and mainstream and i can state with some authority and without hesitation that ben and arthur is quite simply the worst film i have ever sat through in my life period my collection boasts over films on them on dvd and of those well over are gay and lesbian themed i hardly own every gay movie ever made but i am comfortable in stating that i pretty much purchase almost every gay video of interest that gets released and very often i buy videos without knowing anything about the film sometimes this makes for a pleasant surprise aimee jaguar it s in the water urbania and normal are all examples of excellent gay titles that i stumbled upon accidentally so when i read on the box that ben and arthur concerned a conflict between gay lovers and the christian right one of my favorite subjects i decided to take the plunge sight unseen despite my previously disappointing purchase of another culture q connection title visions of sugar plums that film was pretty bad but compared to ben and arthur it viewed like gone with the wind so what was so wrong with ben and arthur plenty to begin with the plot such as it was was totally ridiculous this film almost made me sympathetic to the christian right we are asked to believe not only that a church would expel a member because his brother is gay but that a priest would actually set up a mob style execution of a gay couple in order to save their souls like this even makes sense the writing is so poor that many scenes make no sense at all and several plot points reflect no logic follow up or connection to the story murder and violence seem to be acceptable ends to the gay activist right wing conflict on both sides and the acting is so bad that it s difficult to imagine how anybody in this film got hired the characters who are supposed to be straight are almost without exception clearly gay and nelly stereotypes to boot the gay characters are neither sexy nor interesting this film is enough to put off anybody from buying gay themed videos forever and the distributors should be ashamed of themselves the only advantage this picture has over my other culture q connection purchase visions of sugarplams is that this one has a soundtrack with clear dialogue hardly a distinction since the script is so insipid that understanding the script only serves to make you more aware of how bad this film truly is it is an embarrassment to queer culture and i intend to warn everyone i possibly can before they waste their money on it at this film would have been way overpriced i understand that it s soon to be re priced under which is still highway robbery i paid the original price of and i never felt more cheated in my life the only true laugh connected with this drivel is the reviews i have seen user reviews for this film on numerous websites and there is always one or two that praise the director writer actor in such a way that it s obvious that the reviewer is a friend of this ed wood wannabe how sad how desperate i just wish imdb would allow you to assign zero stars or even minus zero if ever a film deserved it this is it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23115": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a good film for of the duration i feel that the ending has occluded this film from higher acclaim it is shot in a rather naive fashion this is clearly done to create a more chilling feel to the film a feeling of isolation becomes apparent very soon on due to this filming technique the gruesome characters are very well acted and presented especially the nutcase called joe however the wholesome normal characters are a little too pathetic for my liking granted they are supposed to come across as pathetic but this is done a little ott the film starts slowly and the naive camera work smacks of b movie to start with and very normally but you soon get a feel of the impending brutality that is about to occur this is one of the most twisted movies with respect to cold hearted violence after the abrupt and unbelievably lazy ending i was left feeling disappointed i would have given the film a if the ending was in keeping with the rest of the film but as it is it gets only a on the strength of the eeriness and nail biting scenes earlier on in the film give it a watch and excuse the ending"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23116": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i have never posted a review before but i had to do it for this film this film is so bad i found myself trying to justify how bad it is by trying to think of it as kitsch or parody but it isn t it is truly un self consciously bad this is a serious attempt that flops gloriously other reviewers have pointed out the film s many flaws so i ll try not to repeat these but i do urge you to see this film throughout it i was either speechless literally gasping with disbelief or rolling on the floor in hysterics i haven t had so much fun watching a film in years in fact i m going to try to get all my friends to see it because it s the kind of movie that needs to be shared my favorite parts when arthur auditions to be a go go boy his dancing is unbelievable the gratuitous nudity the director leading actor just had to get a nude shot in the preacher s office with its cardboard and crayon rendition of christ of course the famous wedding scene with the palm trees and the forgotten rings what narrative function does this play the ex wife s wrestling match with ben to get possession of her gun the detailed sequence wherein arthur kills the preacher he apparently burns him up with this incredibly measly match yes the gay religious fanatic brother with his bleached hair and weho fashions and my favorite the use of joplin s the entertainer as the opening soundtrack and pachebel s canon in d major as the closing soundtrack the list goes on and on a must see"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23117": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i finally got around to seeing this after hearing great things about it it actually exceeded my expectations considering the budget involved this was a surprisingly competent and well made film the lack of finances actually helped this film in several ways especially given the plot just like the blair witch project this film was all the better for being shot on video instead of film another bonus whereas most low budget horror films even the best of the best suffer from mediocre to unintentionally hysterical acting this film actually had a talented cast save one or two characters particularly the two leads the only thing missing from the film was an original storyline it borrows heavily from better known films like deliverance and wrong turn but if you re like me films of this nature never cease to be terrifying plus the director keeps things interesting throughout i d be very interested to see what the director would do with a bigger budget and i have a feeling it will only be a matter of time before we find out"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"23118": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the worst film ever made after watching this supposedly gay made film i suspect someone rounded up a brain damaged half blind neo nazi and had him make the worst gay film ever all in some deluded attempt to attack gay culture i had to stop the movie and call a friend to come over just so i had someone to scoff at when i paused the movie out of shock disbelief and outrage at such sheer stupidity on top of all the horrible writing and acting and illogical and stupid plot its just a poorly made film a dog with a handycam tied to its tail could have churned out better seriously after reading the few positive reviews this movie has here i suspect the writer must have a half a dozen imdb accounts anyone who says this film is even watchable as anything other than a joke is a liar or being paid heavily to say so"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23119": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "very good except for the ending which was a huge disappointment the script was very good as was the acting the visuals were often very grainy but this in a way added to the film as the snowy features were in good places that helped create a mood towards the film this affect was ruined by the extremely unbelievable ending i was going to give this film an out of ten but the ending knocked it down a point to because it seemed to depart radically from the first minutes of the movie and seemed quite forced at the end to make the film makers look clever this movie though was much better than films with quite a lot larger budgets and seemed to be filmed like a home movie with some extra equipment not much in the way of special effects as these go but for suspense it was very good"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23120": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this film was the worst film i have ever viewed it was like a homework assignment for a film class it totally misses the mark when it comes to the message it is trying to relay characters are over exaggerated poor acting and as for a plot well it is utterly ridiculous the cover shot is what made me think it may be a decent film the co actor is handsome and that s about it moral of this movie never judge a movie by it s cover save your time money and energy and make your own home movie and you will be far better off than i it was painful to watch and quite frankly i am surprised that anyone would spend money to make and distribute it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23121": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "who ever came up with story is one sick person i rented it for our slumber party sleepover and all six of us got freaked out cause we re all in an acting class together and we know a couple of the actors from class besides everybody screaming the whole freaky night i had freaky nightmares i kept thinking oh my god if i get up to go to the bathroom to pee i m going to be stabbed in the middle of wiping or something i couldn t even go to the bathroom because we watched this gruesome horror movie i also thought why are all the girls topless in this movie but we don t any of the boys units you should make a horror film where the killer is a girl and chopping off units i would watch that over and over call it hard or soft or something stupid like that i m only giving this movie a because you freaked me out freaks"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23122": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "ben arthur could have been a sam mraovich wrote directed stared and produced this movie sam should have given his idea to a good writer director and left the acting to somebody who could act this is a good example of one person controlling the whole production there was nobody to tell him sam this is bad really bad jamie brett gabel s acting was the only good point but he could have been so much better with a good director and better actors to work with this movie is so bad i think sam mraovich should be tied to a chair and made to watch this movie twice the acting and direction was so bad this movie was turned into a comedy you just had to laugh and in the wrong places a second good point this would make a great date movie after the first two minutes you would quit watching the movie and pay more attention to your date"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23123": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i think this movie had to be fun to make it for us it was fun to watch it the actors look like they have a fun time my girlfriends like the boy actors and my boyfriends like the girl actors not very much do we get to have crazy fun with a movie that is horror make i see a lot of scary movies and i would watch this one all together once more or more because we laugh together if this actors make other scary movies i will watch them the grander mad man thats chase to kill the actors is very much a good bad man he make us laugh together the most i would give this movie a high score if you ask me i don t know if the market has any more of the movies with the actors but the main boy is cute the actor with the grand chest has to be not real they doesn t look to real"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23124": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "your first clue that this is a cheesy movie is that it was shot on video not film the story is convoluted and the production is amazingly sloppy note for example that when the title couple are on a plane ostensibly landing in vermont where they ve gone to celebrate their relationship in a civil union ceremony the plane is shown coming into an airport surrounded by palm trees their ceremony in vermont takes place in a garden of tropical plants including palms which wouldn t last five minutes in the new england climate on yet another airplane trip the establishing shot depicts a fedex cargo plane taking off presumably they could only afford to travel in steerage as for the plot this movie expects you to believe that victor the devoutly christian brother of arthur is kicked out of his church when the congregation learns that his brother is gay not only that but the pastor eventually sets victor up with a hit man to have ben and arthur killed to purge their souls of sin apparently no one in this church has ever heard of the ten commandments were it not for jamie brett gabel who is surprisingly effective as arthur this movie would have no redeeming qualities at all"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23125": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "jane eyre has always been my favorite novel when i stumbled upon this movie version in the late s i was ecstatic this is the best and most complete version of the book on film this version is a little long to sit through in one sitting but well worth it timothy dalton is amazing as rochester i was glad that they cast a normal looking actress zelah clark as jane and not a glamorous person i love the sets and the location for anyone who is a true jane eyre fan this is the version to watch for those of you who are interested i just found this version on dvd i have watched my vhs copy almost to breaking so i was thrilled to find it on dvd"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23126": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "oh my god i bought this movie and i watched the whole thing okay it s going to be alright i l know i ll be okay in a month or two some time soon i hope to be rid of the flash backs i was going to eat something after the movie but i just can t seem to get up the courage to try and hold any food down at the moment bad yes bad very bad bad bad bad bad bad wait bad doesn t seem to get the message across in quite the right way hmm there isn t a word to describe just how awful not awful hmm disgustingly horribly casted acted filmed directed written now i don t know what to do but throw it out possibly burn it i wouldn t want it to end up at the bottom of an architectural dig a thousand years from now the worst movie ever since hey happy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23127": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "last night i finished re watching jane eyre the bbc mini series adapted from charlotte bronte s gothic romance novel which is deservingly a classic of english literature with timothy dalton my favorite james bond as mr edward rochester and zelah clarke as jane eyre a poor orphaned year old girl a governess at mr rochester s estate thornfield jane eyre has been one of my most beloved books since i was an years old girl and the friend of mine gave it to me with the words this book is amazing and so it was and i have read it dozens of times and i am still not tired of it its beautiful language refined fragrant and surprisingly fresh the dialogs and above all two main characters and the story of their impossible love have attracted many filmmakers jane eyre has been adapted to tv and big screen many times according to imdb the actors as famous and marvelous as joan fontaine and orson welles william hurt and charlotte gainsbourg george c scott and susannah york ciar n hinds and samantha morton have played the couple that had overcome hundreds of obstacles made by society laws religion by the differences in age backgrounds experiences and by the fateful mistakes that would hunt one for many years of all these films i ve only seen one minutes long bbc version from that follows the novel closely and where timothy dalton who frequently plays dark brooding characters did not just play edward rochester brilliantly and with class he was mr rochester sardonic vibrant the force of nature powerful passionate sexy and tormented master of thornfield zelah clarke was also convincing as sweet gentle intelligent and strong jane who feels deeply and is full of passion mixed with clear reasoning and quiet but firm willpower added on september during the last two weeks i ve seen five jane eyre movies and it was a wonderful experience there is something to admire in every adaptation of jane eyre even if not all of them are completely successful this version is still my favorite jane eyre film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23128": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "if an auteur gives himself credits before the main title and about more credits before the movie starts and the first shot shows the auteur rolling around on a bed in lycra bike shorts it won t be a surprise to observe that said auteur has the kind of body that should never be seen in spandex the kind of look that might be useful to a homosexual aversion therapist others have given this thing the dishing it deserves for me the most pitiable moment came when the trip from la was signified by a plane landing at what appeared to be lax and the return was signified by a shot of a fedex cargo plane"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23129": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "playing a character from a literary classic can be a bit of a poisoned chalice for an actor paying for the pleasure of a meaty character by competing with the fantasies of generations of readers not to mention the numerous other actors who ve besieged the castle before fortunately for the fantasists this version with the nicely cast zelah clarke and timothy dalton stands head and shoulders above versions that have come after it it s the right length to do the story full justice and makes considerable use of bronte s cracking dialogue none of that modern meddling away cutting text and adding new and inferior scenes the magic of the original story lies in the tensions created between the central characters and the lives circumstances create for them to lead jane poor plain and little grows up on the stinting charity of a cold aunt her nature and independence shaped by a long spell in a very harsh school she arrives as a governess in the household of mr rochester utterly friendless and alone she represses herself habitually out of duty and hard experience but her passionate nature soon finds its touch paper in her stern keenly intelligent enigmatic master to whom she is drawn as he is to her by forces beyond their control rochester is the caged tiger busy paving hell with energy potentially dangerous to all who come into contact with him but pervious through a chink or two his character is extraordinary he takes extraordinary liberties with a paid subordinate but then jane is no ordinary employee as he sees but a dark secret and severe trials lie before them both it s a pleasure to hear bronte s remarkable dialogue spoken by such accomplished actors dalton in particular seems formed for passion on a brontean scale if you ve only ever seen him as a not so memorable bond you ve missed the thing he s best at those who ve commented that his rochester is too handsome miss the point of these dramatisations his character has simply too much screen time for a really ugly man to retain the viewer s attention timothy dalton is just right not always or consistently handsome but often glancingly strikingly so just as it should be and zelah clarke s jane is no wallflower she conveys the emotions of a woman who habitually represses her sense of humour and her passionate nature very successfully allowing her rare outbursts to show to more dramatic effect not so long ago the bbc aired an excellent dramatisation of jean rhys enlightened and most unsettling riposte to bronte wide sargasso sea imagining the back story of the first mrs rochester do check it out you ll never see the hero of jane eyre in quite the same way again"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 0, -1]},
	"23130": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "yet another forgettable warners foreign intrigue thriller this is rendered even less enjoyable by the irritating presence of lauren bacall who without humphrey bogart s tender attentions to humanize her comes off as her usual shrill shallow self even master gigolo charles boyer cannot feign romantic interest in her"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23131": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "all the talent mr sooraj barjatya showed in his first movies i thought were all an accident because his th one main prem ki diwani hoon was so bad but i have to say it wasn t an accident this guy is talented and the way he has done vivah is just brilliant right from the first scene it affects you the sequences between shahid and amrita are awesome the chemistry between these two actors gives glimpses of that between srk and kajol as usual alok nath as the good and loving father is fantastic so is anupam kher but its a shahid amrita film amrita looks good in most scenes though shahid does look a little young to get married but he does a good job of a shy but yet morally strong groom this movie will especially be liked by those who has gone through such beautiful moments in their life all in all a brilliant film hats off to mr sooraj barjatya"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23132": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie was laughably bad a friend rented it from netflix and made me watch it there are so many gaffes and goofs that it s impossible to even bother getting to know the characters and the plot how about these for example the vermont airport surrounded by palm trees ben s miraculously appearing shirt during a phone conversation the priest s palatial office complete with a folding card table desk there is a decent story hidden behind a very bad movie but even if you look past the technical flaws you ll find horrid acting and casting i was most tickled by the casting of a flamboyantly gay actor to play the right wing religious zealot brother his opening scene sitting in his immaculate apartment stroking his kitty cat was hilarious i applaud the writer director producer editor star caterer cast dentist composer and whatever else he did on this move for actually getting a movie like this distributed if you have nothing better to do it could be a fun group movie or even the basis of a drinking game but don t rent it for a powerful story about homophobia and gay marriage"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23133": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "in all the comments praising or damning dalton s performance i thought he was excellent he does not play rochester as a spoiled pretty rich boy but as a roguish powerful man i liked this version although the shot on video aspect was sometimes distracting and the scenes with jane and st john never quite gelled i give this an"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, 1]},
	"23134": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "well pop this into the dvd waste an hour and a half of your life that you will never get back and find out acting what acting production values production values story don t get me started after many years of posting on imdb i never thought i would see a film so bad that i truly wished for a lower rating than one i always have found at least a reason or two to see merit if only in the intent or the effort of the writer the director the cast or the producer in this case they re all the same guy who really needs to get a handle on the fact at least as demonstrated by this worthless waste of video tape that he has no talent i mean it would be a reasonable excuse if this were some junior high schooler s production for his first cinema class but the referenced artist behind this dreck was twenty six at the time of this miscarriage just how did this ever get made who in their right mind ever wrote a check for this moreover don t let the box cover fool you there s not even anything that remotely resembles a good sex scene or any good exposure of the hunk on that cover two final items there was one second when this film had redeeming value the aforementioned talent gets roundly punched out by his lover i cheered and i did learn one thing from this film there are times when something is so very bad that it is indeed truly very funny but not in any comical manner it s just sadly humorous very sadly humorous"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23135": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the bbc production of jane eyre starring zelah clarke and timothy dalton love him has always been and will always be my favorite jane eyre if you watch any other version of jane eyre without reading the book it will be like watching some regular movie which you will forget the next day but watching this one almost equals to reading the book i used to watch these miniseries a lot when i was little and they inspired me to read the book at the time i didn t pay attention to how close this television production was to the book recently i watched the version of jane eyre and was very disappointed it was only hours long and didn t have many important scenes from the book such as my favorite gypsy scene after that i fell in love with this jane eyre even more because it includes all the important scenes of the book and it just tells the whole story the other versions don t if you haven t read the book the cast of jane eyre is excellent it s true that timothy dalton is a very handsome actor handsome enough to play butler in scarlet and julius caesar but he is so great as rochester that i can t imagine anybody else playing this role and zelah clarke is without a doubt the only jane that follows the description of the book the other thing that makes this film so great is the clothes and the makeup of the actors jane looks so modest and naive just as bronte describes her although she doesn t look but do you actually pay attention to that some people say that this jane eyre is too long but i would rather spend my whole day watching it than spend hours watching some other version some say the movie is dull and boring because jane is not passionate enough or because there are not enough kissing scenes i hate when they make jane eyre some hollywood movie with inappropriate kissing scenes you don t have to include crazy madly in love scenes to show the love between jane and rochester and both zelah and timothy express this love so perfectly that there are no other scenes needed i am years old and many girls of my age refer to this film as boring and old fashioned but i can only feel sorry for them because they don t appreciate the purity and beauty of it after all the novel is set in th century and that old fashioned look makes it more attractive and more like the book i don t think there will ever be any other version of jane ayre that will have the popularity and love of this one no matter who plays jane and rochester in other movies the real jane and rochester for me at least will always be zelah clarke and timothy dalton"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 0, -1]},
	"23136": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the only reason that this movie is rated a is that zero is not one of the selection options with a plot thinner than depression era cabbage soup horrific acting and special effects that look like they came out of the thunderbirds tv series it is amazing that widmark didn t kill the director for putting this black mark on his resume even by s standards the special effects are atrocious except for a couple of underwater submarine sequences i can only assume that it was nominated for best special effects because except for leagues under the sea and them there wasn t anybody else doing effects it was certainly no contest for disney that year if this was their only competition i wouldn t recommend the film even for hard core submarine movie buffs as the most realistic scene on the submarine was limited to one shot where seawater can be seen dribbling down the up raised periscope there are other much better sub films that you can enjoy from this era like the aforementioned leagues or torpedo run"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23137": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "though i did not begin to read the classics in literature until i was it s never too late jane eyre is a favorite for many reasons mainly because there isn t a part of the book i liked less only parts i enjoyed more the tv mini series with zelah clarke and timothy dalton was everything i hoped it would be i saw it as a full length movie in dalton s mr rochester was very good but i absolutely loved zelah s jane eyre relecting on another classics movie i saw recently i was disappointed in the production direction and dialogue it was only faithful to the avarice and arrogance of hollywood artistic license to the great works in literature is nothing short of plagiarism using the title after such license is fraud leave it to the brits to get this one right among others you won t be able to reread the book without reliving the movie with it s proper context and spirit well done bbc"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23138": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the leap years stars some heavy hitters in the local and regional film and television scene and yet they cannot save this movie it has so many things going against it over acting overly melodramatic poor script inconsistent direction and too few things going for it decent music good cinematography this comment is mainly for anyone who throws all local movies into one basket after watching this film and says all local movies are bad please do not judge the rest based on this one film this is a television soap opera masquerading as a romantic feature film my hopes were high when i bought my ticket and my hopes were dashed five minutes into the film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23139": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "when my now college age daughter was in preschool this miniseries appeared on a e from each morning my neighbor and i made a pact that we wouldn t miss a minute of jane eyre and our kids were late for preschool every morning for the whole week good choice i d forgotten how much i loved this movie until i got out my old vhs copy recently timothy dalton is very handsome but still perfect as rochester the dark craggy face the imperious demeanor tempered with humor and tenderness were straight from the pages of the book although dalton eats a little scenery i couldn t sit through an adaptation starring wimpy william hurt or grumpy ciaran hinds the magic here is that women love dalton and get caught up in the romance i would love to know what s become of zelah clarke she is dead on as jane quiet formal saying volumes with but a look the sparkle in her eyes gives viewers a glimpse of the strength and spirited nature that helped jane survive the mistreatment she endured in youth criticism of her performance as wooden is misplaced a servant in a proper english household would have maintained just such a demeanor but she speaks passionately when overcome with emotion unlike many other screen janes she appears plain enough to be jane yet pretty enough to allow the audience to buy rochester s attraction to her bronte s dialog is a large part of why the book endures the script keeps much of it intact dalton and clarke capture the interplay between jane and rochester with wit and quiet intensity although jane appears as plain and sweet as vanilla custard she refuses to be cowed by the dark blustery rochester the two leads play off each other beautifully this is the most perfect adaptation of the best romance novel ever"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 0, -1]},
	"23140": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i must preface this by saying i am a huge romantic hence i really wanted to like this film so i m writing my thoughts to save the rest of you from the disappointment i felt watching it the leap years tells the destiny filled tale of li ann who falls for the suave jeremy and they commit to meet every leap year a very romantic premise based on a great short story and with a cast that doesn t feel like you re watching yet another jack neo flick then why oh why is it so bad firstly i feel the filmmakers thought they were shooting a music video because they chose to replace storytelling and any true emotions with cheesy montages predictable actions and clich d lines i am both upset and embarrassed to have been one of the first few in singapore to watch the leap years but those of us in the cinema would agree that our muffled groans at the cringe worthy performances spoke volumes my hope was to watch a romantic movie that would surpass forever fever the best singaporean romantic comedy so far and the leap years does not even come close some blogs have called it the crap years which is harsh but ultimately true don t waste your money or your emotions like i did the movie will make you give up on love forever"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23141": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i have recently seen this production on dvd it is the first time i have seen it since it was originally broadcast in and it was just as good as i remembered at first as was worried it would seem old fashioned and i suppose it is a little dated and very wordy as the bbc serials were back then i miss those wonderful costume dramas that seemed to be always on sunday afternoons back then but that aside it is as near perfect as it could have been i am a bit of a jane eyre purist as it is my favourite book and have never seen another production that is a faithful to the book as this one i have recently re read the book as well and some of the dialogue is just spot on reading the scene near the end where rochester questions jane about what st john was like i noticed their words were exactly reproduced on screen by dalton and clarke and done perfectly all the other productions that have been done all seem lacking in some way some even leave out the rivers family and their connection to jane altogether i also think this is the only production to include the gypsy scene done correctly the casting is perfect zelah clarke is like jane is described in the book small plain and dark and i disagree that she looked too old timothy dalton may be a little too handsome but he is absolutely perfect as rochester portraying every aspect of his character just right and acting his socks off i agree with other comment that he even appears quite scary at time like in the scene when he turns around slowly at the church when the wedding is interrupted his expression is fantastically frightening but then in another favourite scene his joy is wonderful to see when jane runs down the stairs and into his arms the morning after they declare their love for one another a love that is wonderfully portrayed and totally believable oh to be loved by a man like that there were a couple of scenes that were strangely missing however like when jane climbs in to bed with the dying helen and also when rochester takes jane shopping for her wedding things i thought that one was in it but maybe my memory is playing tricks finally if you never see another production of jane eyre you simply most see this one it is simply perfection"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 0, -1]},
	"23142": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "there are no spoilers in this review because everything was already shown in the movie s trailer i am trying to be balanced in my review because i strongly support local movies but i can t help but support the backlash against this movie it is slow boring and bordering on pointless even the almost nice and believable moments were immediately undercut by painful clich s and bad acting vernetta lopez and wong li lin whom i usually love were only passable in this movie it felt like the director was trying to make a melodramatic tv soap then got carried away and decided to put it on the big screen the leap years should come with an ra rating rated awful but it hasn t changed my faith in local movies more good films will come so long as more films like these don t get made"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23143": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this has to be the best adaptation i have seen it s my favourite and i think it stays very close to the book what really makes this a must see though is the casting of the two lead actors the wonderful timothy dalton is the best rochester i have seen on screen brooding and tragic while zelah clarke is the perfect combination of strength courage shyness and gentleness as jane the story as i m sure most people know is this the young and plain jane eyre is a teacher at a charity school for girls in the s who advertises her services as a governess in the newspapers she is offered the post of governess at the big mansion thornfield hall to tutor adele the young ward of the halls mysterious and respected owner mr rochester as the months go on he falls in love with jane and puts into effect a few situations to try and see if jane is as madly in love with him as he is with her however there is a secret still waiting to be discovered at thornfield hall and when it is it s effects are devastating this is a moving and well acted drama with nice locations and gorgeous costumes plus as i said earlier excellent acting especially from zelah and timothy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23144": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "recherche is a good word to describe this movie let s say every movie has a selling point a gimmick transformers gimmick is the awesome effects as well as fan boys nostalgia sleepless in seattle s gimmick is situational in their tag line what if someone you never met someone you never saw someone you never knew was the only someone for you many romance relies heavily on these gimmicks and some through draw of big names leap years employs both by using the irish folklore as the circumstance and featuring considerably famous names within the country so now that the audience are in the cinema besides all the usual elements in characters conflict or consequences crisis resolve and denouement they also look forward to stimulating dialog more absorbing situations as a result of the leap years interesting sub plots and perhaps to a certain extent a good twist in the middle or towards the end of the story that favors the circumstances of the characters this is what jean yeo is trying not to achieve if they ve tried to their goal was apparently in the other court at the other stadium on the other end of the planet she and her writer alain layrac utterly failed to provide stimulating dialog most of the lines were contrived it seems that they have a bag filled with lines which she would like to use in her movie okay these are the lines and quotes which i ve heard or read from either movies i ve seen or books i ve read before and they all sound good to me if they sound good to me they will sound good to the audience therefore all i have to do is piece them all together i am going to use all of them the result is cathartic i can t say that the lines were unnecessary and bears no relation to the story or in driving the plot on but they seem to spring out of nowhere catching you off guard with these quotable quotes on a personal level i know people who cite quotes based on most of the situations in our dialog trying to make it meaningful to themselves while nodding along i don t go out with them anymore because the urge to punch them is overwhelming secondly the characters portrayed are silly and one dimensional with exception to the unnatural dialog which implies their motivation necessary to drive the plot there was no sense of conviction in them i haven t an idea who they are they are all simpletons spouting lines from the advice column of a female oriented magazine the gimmick in the leap years is not enough to drive the story on because the circumstances are too shallow then again there are movies with less but fared better than this aren t there they made it up with my first and second point moreover the sub plots are inconsequential not that it s a bad thing for movies and thin bad thing jean yeo and the producers are trying to pass off the terrible plot with fancy locations and passable photography this is because they probably understand that it is possible and easier to attain the approval from some viewers than the others with the good use of cinematography soundtrack and filming location these non discerning viewers it is not even the kind of movie that is so bad that it s good it is just bad don t watch this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23145": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "if a more masterful adaptation than this one even existed you need not look for it you will find all and more in this near perfect presentation of charlotte bront s masterpiece rarely have i seen a film that would urge me to read the novel on which it was based but i admit to that here although i have not read jane eyre i am convinced that i have missed very little in the way of dialogue and plot or of intensity and emotion i only wish to explore the novel due to the immense curiosity and emotion that this masterpiece has stirred within me i need not divulge anything in the way of plot here let me just say this if you are perhaps unsure as to whether you should watch or read the beautiful story that is jane eyre i implore you to doubt no more every atom of might and magic that has reared jane eyre as a popular classic of english literature has successfully been captured in this film what bront did not bring herself clarke and dalton managed to translate in the limelight with stupendous intensity the movie s success is no doubt due in no small part to their acting prowess love jane eyre or hate her but appreciate the richness the vitality the truth of the story love the characters love the actors all just as you would love what is great in cinema"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23146": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the leap years is a movie adapted from an e novella by singapore writer catherine lim which became the first singapore novel novella to be sold over the internet the film had a tortuous post production schedule shot in early it was slated for release at the end of but only turn up eventually years later on the th february a leap year before i say anything i must first admit i m no fan of the romance genre so i may be a little biased against this film i watched it merely because it was a singapore production and that it s available for borrowing at my neighborhood library here s my two cents on the movie let s just start by saying that other than qi yu wu s ks and wong li lin everybody here of note seems to be a eurasian the love interest is a eurasian ananda everingham and wong s trio of buddies are all er hem eurasians does this film perpetuate the stereotype that falling in love and associating with eurasians are more in than the common chinese or whatever asian race you are i don t know it sure seems that way also everyone in the movie speaks in some mystical anglified accent which doesn t exist anywhere certainly not in singapore it s the kind of semi perfect english that authorities would like us speak but which doesn t exist anywhere outside say the mtv channel the effect is that the dialog of the movie sounds forced and stilted not helped by the lack of true blue singaporeans in the cast the scriptwriter seems to be trying too hard to string one liners after one liners after twenty minutes the wit of the movie starts to pall and the film starts serving up its usual plate of clich s i guess i didn t enjoy the movie because the entire premise of sustaining a love affair over long years seems unbelievable there are other incredulities in the film i can t for one believe that ks played by qi yu wu would fall for one of wong s girlfriends and the scene where the bridegroom says go before i change my mind has been used in a hundred east asian korean chinese hong kong taiwanese etc tv serials so stars for this film the production value is fair and wong li lin tries her best but she s not helped by the script joan chen has a minute bit part in the movie as the older wong and is perhaps the best actress of the lot but hey her role is just cameo if you come across the leap years in the rental or library you may want to pop it in the dvd player for curiosity s sake but otherwise for people who don t exactly enjoy the romance genre you can decide whether or not to give it a miss"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23147": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is in my opinion much better than either of the s versions but is still not all that good it feels dated probably because it is but it does stand up well compared to other bbc s period pieces such as mansfield park and northanger abbey the length of this adaptation allows for a much better adaptation of the book than either of the s versions and st john rivers is at least covered although not very well timothy dalton is very good as rochester but the actress playing jane is much too old there is definitely scope for a tv adaptation of this length that has more than a tenner spent on it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23148": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "randolph scott is leaving the usa for the greener pastures of canada s british columbia he wants to start a cattle ranch there with partner bill williams and cook lee tung foo they stampede their small herd over a toll bridge erected by victor jory later jory rustles their cattle and williams loses his left arm during the fracas from until when he retired randolph scott made a series of good adult themed westerns some of them considered real classics unfortunately the cariboo trail will never be listed among his best westerns it s more like the material that roy rogers or gene autry might use the story is downright silly at times williams who was along for the ride with scott he wanted to go prospect for gold as there was a big strike at the time he doesn t blame the rustlers he blames scott for convincing him to make the trip for the loss of his arm also there s a scene in the film when scott lee tung foo and gabby hayes are captured by indians they escape because gabby s mule has been taught to kick on command and he kicks away at the indians allowing our heroes to escape i m not sure that would have played in a rogers film furthermore the story actually wants you to believe that tyro prospector randolph scott accidentally stumbles on a gold strike after just a few lessons from prospector gabby hayes on how to find gold this was gabby hayes s farewell feature film part it would have been better had he gone out in a good western and in fact he had done a couple of better ones with randolph scott before this i will say this though no caribou made any appearance in the film this is one of the few canadian locale films from the past that did not have any mounties but if i were you unless you are a big fan of randolph scott or gabby hayes take the next detour off the cariboo trail"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23149": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this was a fabulous adaptation of jane eyre the only problem i had with it was that i didn t like zelah clarke i thought she was too old and made jane seem much to timid in the book jane seemed like a much stronger character i was really annoyed by this portrayal of her the part where it s the morning after rochester asks her to marry him and she runs up to him and hugs him always makes me laugh i think they made a bad choice in casting her but dalton was absolutely wonderful as rochester he makes this version of jane eyre worth seeing another thing that made this version not quite was the quality of film i know it was made in the eighties for tv if it had been a feature film and better quality it would have been perfect my main complaint however is that zelah clarke was definitely too old"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23150": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it gets really bad the only half way redeeming quality is the effects from the thousands of bullets used during the film there are context errors everywhere the acting is horrible save kirk the story is as holey as the grail and the belief that the movie is a video game in itself just kills the movie if it wasn t already a corpse so all in all it s a waste of your life i would have given this a zero had that been an option on the rating scale"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23151": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i liked timothy dalton very much even though he was a bit young and too handsome for mr r but i thought zelah clarke too plump and short this version however was very true to the novel and very well filmed i have seen versions orson welles is still my favorite mr r though george c scott did very well and it s a toss up between joan fontaine and sussanah york although they were both a bit too old for the role i recently saw a brilliant tv version of rebecca with charles dance and emilia fox i would love to see those two do jane eyre by the time i got to watching the ciarin hinds version i think i was jane eyred out but i will never tire of those first few minutes of hearing joan fontaine s voice narrate the opening of the first version i ever saw i always want to go back and read the book again"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23152": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "lauren bacall and charles boyer do not provide the right chemistry here in this film there is a good story here about the axis trying to obtain coal to use for the upcoming war unfortunately this part of the story is not emphasized instead we deal with a supposedly bungling boyer by the way bacall is as british as vladimir putin the real acting kudos goes to veteran oscar winner katina paxinou as was the case with her memorable pilar in the oscar winner for whom the bell tolls paxinou again plays a spanish revolutionary but this time she is a double crossing counter spy for the pro franco group she is quite a vicious character here especially when she throws a year old child out the window she believed that boyer had given the child important material to hide"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23153": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "my comments for vivah its a charming idealistic love story starring shahid kapoor and amrita rao the film takes us back to small pleasures like the bride and bridegroom s families sleeping on the floor playing games together their friendly banter and mutual respect vivah is about the sanctity of marriage and the importance of commitment between two individuals yes the central romance is naively visualized but the sneaked in romantic moments between the to be married couple and their stubborn resistance to modern courtship games makes you crave for the idealism the film predictably concludes with the marriage and the groom on the wedding night tells his new bride who suffers from burn injuries come let me do your dressing v i v a h showcases a lot of good things beauty of arranged marriage beauty of indian culture beauty of indian woman last but not least a nice idealism of the about to be couple waiting to get married playing by the rules simple yet beautiful such a simple story no plot no villain as is the case with most of sooraj barjatya films sooraj sir is back to what he does best he has made the movie with full conviction its a very sweet film which teaches the current generation a lot of good things bout arranged marriage the union of families i think amrita rao looks very good she has acted very well she has most of the good scenes although i thought the last half hour was completely to shahid kapur who for a change gives an awesomely restrained performance i also liked the acting of all others for ex the choti i e amrita prakash alok nath anupam kher shahid s bro sis in law it almost seemed as real and recognizable as it could sooraj sir has got another nice family film to his credit after maine pyar kiya hahk hum saath saath hain the chemistry between shahid amrita is awesome stuff like sanctity in a marriage relationship avoiding courtship mutual respect care space waiting for getting married officially praying sacrficing for ur beloved all these and more get showcased in vivah there s still some good audience who r going enjoying this film some of the folks audience are already excited after seeing that they r thinking bout arranged marriage thats success if you ask me it seems amrita rao our actress from vivah result for a nice performance has been bestowed the prestigious dadsaheb phalke award for hats off to her for this achievement chalo even though vivah shahid or amrita didn t get any of the film fare other awards least this is news to cheer about congrats to amrita rao for showing us a visual of indian bride to be in the purest form and of course to sooraj barjatya for portraying her the best way shudn t forget shahid kapur and all others who make vivah as sweet and legendary as it is today imagine to share the same pedestal as the legendary dilip kumar its no mean achievement congrats to amrita rao for taking her career to another level with this award i personally feel she should keep doing movies only with shahid kapur they make a cute couple and their on screen chemistry reminds me of srk kajol or aamir khan juhi chawla some points that i observed few of the elements if u notice carefully amrita rao looks so good because shes always wearing traditional dresses she gives every bit of the indian woman essence in this film perfect fit shahid kapur is like most of us not exactly ready for marriage or early marriage but prem listens carefully to the step wise talk given by his dad having full faith in anupam kher eventually honesty trust are the keywords that he reflects in his first talk with amrita most people would think such a first meeting with a total stranger plus for a limited time is never enough to judge a person but according to what i saw in this film i have a feeling that two people who are made for each other can connect within a st meet also its possible in the entire movie there are basically or sequences where shahid amrita are together or shown to be together its unlike most other romantic wedding based movies where hero heroine are always singing dancing or nowadays doing cheap stuff but the beauty of each of these sequences characterized by restraint innocence respect for the other i really liked the relationship shown between chacha alok nath amrita rao these kinda movies should highlight the indifference shown to daughters girl kids in some parts of india romantic scenes between lead couple are shot very nicely no cheap scenes songs are beautifully pictured words like jal praarthana e t c are going to be buzzwords for all girls who liked this film personally i really am fond of many dialogs in this film last but not the least the entire hospital scene where shahid puts sindhoor to amrita when shes struggling for life is terrific those dialogs between the couple are so touching and u feel the love i cant do without u its a hats off feeling in many ways vivah reminded me of maine pyar kiya ddlj qayamat se qayamat tak hum dil de chuke sanam for the freshness on screen chemistry of the lead pair if u ask me along with films like rang de basanti lage raho munnabhai dor corporate and kabul express v i v a h ranks among the best films made in in fact i think vivah does deserve better viewing business than dhoom or fanaa or golmaal or all those time pass fuzzy style crap movies"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, 1, -1]},
	"23154": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the question when one sees a movie this bad is not necessarily how did a movie this bad get made or even why did i see this awful in the first place but what have i learned from this experience here s what i learned just because the rules of horror movies have been catalogued and satirized countless times in the last ten years doesn t mean someone won t go ahead and make a movie that uses all of them without a shred of humor or irony if your movie has to be described as loosely based on the video game you have script problems the black character may not always die first but the asian character does always know kung fu while you may be proud that you figured out how to do the the matrix effect on a budget that doesn t necessarily mean you should use it over and over again ad nausea being ron howard s brother does not guarantee choice roles whenever a scene doesn t edit together just use some footage from the video game no one will notice if your cousin s rap metal band offers to write your movie s theme for free politely decline zombie movies are not about people killing zombies they re about zombies killing people preferably in the most gruesome way possible that s what makes them scary white people who can pay to get to a rave deserve to die if you find an old book it will tell you everything you need to know anything else you will figure out on your own two lines after someone asks what was that or where are we bare breasts are not horror movie panacea a helicopter boom shot and a licensing deal with sega magically transforms your movie from student film to major studio release try it just because you can name drop all three living dead movies that does not make you george romero or even paul w s anderson i ve seen worse movies but only because i ve seen mortal kombat annihilation"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23155": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "spoiler alert i wish i could discuss this without revealing specific plot points but i can t sorry i was looking for an imdb review of the george c scott movie when i stumbled across the summary and reviews for this version it had so many positive reviews that i decided to order it even though a while truncated and rushed i thought george c scott embodied the tortured nature and physical appearance of the book s rochester to a t and b even while looking at the dvd s cover i was thinking isn t timothy dalton too good looking for the role the latter concern was reinforced by the fact that i decided to re read the book while the dvd was on backorder that said the minute i started watching this i was captivated at first it was disconcerting to hear s dialog spoken as written with little or no attempts at modernization but dalton and clarke threw themselves into it so thoroughly that i actually enjoyed the fact that the adapters trusted the audience to follow archaic speech to have so much of the book up on the screen was an extra bonus i know someone who won t watch any versions of jane eyre because who wants to see a film about a man who keeps a poor crazy woman in the attic frankly if someone who hadn t read the book stumbled across the hour and a half or two hour versions they would think that s pretty much all the story entails rochester s secret and its affect on everyone around him luckily this version is actually about jane eyre s whole life some people have criticized the casting dalton is too dashing clarke is too reserved i can t argue against the first point but he is so in the moment that i believe he is rochester to me clarke s performance is on the mark jane eyre is quiet guarded if one remembers the book so much of the adult jane s fieriness and passion occurs during her private struggles some of the criticisms baffle me reviewers say clarke is too short or isn t pretty enough the book goes on ad infinitum about how small and plain jane is ms clarke shouldn t be tall and the filmmakers toned down her looks to make jane s declarations of her lack of beauty credible she can scarcely help it if dalton is tall some say there is no chemistry between the leads what the scene when jane finally comes out of her room after the wedding fiasco fairly vibrates with passion and longing and sadness and regret and that s just the first example that comes to mind i do agree with some of the other criticisms i too missed more scenes with helen burns and the rivers siblings some of the dialog was oddly truncated when rochester declares jane you misjudge me i do not hate her because she is mad i waited for the rest of the exchange when rochester explains how if jane were to go mad he would still love and care for her it s a powerful moment in the book and i wish it had been included i think it was a mistake to bring a scene with rochester into the part of the story where jane is on her own it might have been done for clarity s sake but i found it jarring i wanted the sly humor of the scene where jane opines that rochester s ardor will cool and he ll become gruff again but he may like her again by and by dalton s performance is so good that the rare misstep is glaring when rochester weeps in the library i saw him as an actor doing a crying scene not as rochester as for the sets if anyone has ever caught an episode of the s show dark shadows one knows what to expect very stark and sometimes rickety looking interiors others have commented thoroughly and succinctly about the make up job rochester sports at the end yikes it is bad the conclusion is too abrupt after all that anguish and suspense i wanted a more rounded off ending and on my copy of the dvd having credits at the beginning and end of all eleven minute episodes gets to be a bit much that said i am so glad i have this film and will watch it again and again"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23156": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "what can i say i ignored the reviews and went to see it myself damn the reviews were so right what a waste of money considering it s budget good thing i went to see kill bill after this one to see a really scary movie would be crossroads bottom line i like girl in gold boots better than this crap"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23157": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i am a jane eyre lover and a purist and this version includes almost all of the important details of the book and the characters are portrayed as i imagined them jane eyre is a complex story of great richness and can t be delivered properly in a feature length format so it needs a tv mini series timothy dalton s rochester is probably the best ever there has been a lot of discussion about how attractive he is and his age in the book jane the narrator describes him as about and not young but not yet middle aged i think timothy dalton was about when he made this so that is about right also we only have jane s opinion of whether rochester is handsome she only just met him and he asks her bluntly what she thinks as an inexperienced and humble girl i can t imagine her saying she did think him handsome the actor playing rochester needs to show us the character of the man and this is fulfilled to perfection i love the relationship between the two leads which is the crucial thing about this story and the humour of their encounters other versions have blown it but this gets it right the version with toby stephens aged years is in progress on bbc and is very good indeed so i will decide whether that is my favourite when it is completed on viewing this series again after watching the version i have decided that this version with timothy dalton and zelah clark is the best charlotte bronte s dialogue is preserved and this is essential to the power of the story modernisation just doesn t work it s a victorian story and having archaic poetic speech suits the characters this version has an excellent cast zelah clark is tiny and the difference in height between her and rochester is important timothy dalton has real presence and is an amazing actor there are no extra scenes to divert from the plot and the screenplay includes all the essential scenes but leaves out unnecessary details making it to the point and gripping i recommend it to all true jane eyre fans"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"23158": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "when i go to see a movie about zombie s i m not expecting oscar calibre performances or writing on the level of the godfather but i do expect the actors to at least not look like their straining to read their cue cards and dialogue that doesn t sound like it was typed out minutes before the actor reads it into the camera this movie was just awful i actually got up and left about minutes in and went next door and watched cold creek manor that wasn t very good either but it seemed like citizen kane compared to this pile of crap on the plus side the girls were very pretty that s probably the only thing that kept me in my seat for longer than the first minutes in fact i left after the hottest one got killed there wasn t anything to hold my interest after that"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23159": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i studied charlotte bronte s novel in high school and it left me with a stunning impression here was a beautiful novel about a young woman s struggle to find love and acceptance in the dark times of victorian england this young woman was jane eyre a poor and plain character with a strong mind and will of her own her story which bronte told through jane s own eyes was both sad and inspiring as part of our study we watched the adaptation of the story and it blew me away the mini series not only made the effort to stay true to bronte s original text and the essence of the story but the actors who portrayed the characters were just great both zelah clarke jane eyre and timothy dalton jane s lover by the name of rochester captured brilliantly the essence of their characters i cannot imagine anyone else in their roles the other performances of rochester in other versions such as the version lack the passion energy and tenderness needed to portray rochester accurately i say that timothy dalton comes out on top because he possesses all these characteristics in his portrayal of rochester zelah clarke not only looks like jane eyre but she captures jane s quiet but firm and passionate nature brilliantly she holds in her emotions like the jane of the book at the appropriate moments in the story but allows her fire to come out in jane s passionate scenes the chemistry that clarke and dalton portray in their scenes together is also credible and true to jane and rochester s devoted relationship as well the supporting actors also fit their roles perfectly and the sets fit the gothic nature of the story i strongly recommend this version of the classic bronte tale if you have not read the book before then you can watch this production as a faithful introduction to this beautiful story"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 0, -1]},
	"23160": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i have never seen a worse movie it is possible to take a shootem up video game and make it into a decent movie mistake absolutely no connection to any of the characters in this movie you don t bond with any of the characters because you don t get a chance the only character that is sympathetic or even interesting is the deck hand salish as played by clint howard except for this unique character the outcome of the movie is meaningless as all the characters were lifeless from the begining mistake the worst gunfight scene ever i love gunfights i love when the heros open up on the badguys and clean house heck i even like to watch a badguy clean house sometimes but this gunfight was weird i guess that the best way to describe it is apathetic i ve seen people shoot with more feeling and emotion while playing the videogame in this movie it looked and felt like the actors were simply walking through shooting everything that moved without emotion why where s the trash talking where s the snarls of rage amongst the gunfire these are supposed to be kids that got caught at a rave gone bad but even real soldiers acting professionally and ruthlessly show their humanity if you want a good horror movie about a secluded house full of monsters i recomend sam rami s evil dead series do not see the disaster that is house of the dead i hope that they burn the master and all copies of this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23161": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i think this is a great version i came on here before to help me find which version i should use and i went to jane eyre and read a comment from users comment and then helped me to get this version i do not regret picking this version and neither will you i tried watching all the other versions and none matched up to it there is nothing like the book and trust me if you are reading the book you want something that is going to match up with it when you are looking for something real and moving after you have read the book it is hard because you want something that is going to match up with that i would say god personally led me to this version it points to true love for a humans i would say god s love is greater if there is anything better i would like to see it but so far there is none like it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23162": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i usually like zombie movies but this one was just plain bad the good parts girl swimming topless with thong bottoms sonya salomaa s topless and ona grauer s boobs jiggling in a skimpy top when she ran the bad part too much video cuts too much matrix slow motion it drags the action not enough blood and guts bad acting and no story the only other person in the theater was smart and left right after the topless swimming scene a total waste of and time i give it a out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23163": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "there have been many film and tv productions of jane eyre each with aspects to recommend them but i suspect this is the one that people will still be discovering and falling in love with decades from now it s just a classic and offers much more of the story than others do timothy dalton is utterly in his element as rochester rarely missing the mark his performance is astonishingly nimble and many colored while never straying too far from the dark complexities of the character zelah clarke s jane is more cerebral than otherworldly but she makes a perfect foil for dalton who appropriately towers over her the nuances of her performance come through better on a second viewing once you ve absorbed the shock of dalton s charisma there are some technical faults and a couple of moments where the production values could have been better though this pretty much was a top of the line production by the bbc s standards of that time but it s the performances that are the real pleasure don t miss this one"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23164": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is about the worst movie i have ever seen this movie does match the quality of such movies as they cabin fever but even those had name actors where this one fell short the eye candy of this movie looked to be a woman with a bad face lift just an example of the quality i would have rated this movie in the negative if possible ladies i have to tell you that the men were not bad to look at but not much either if you were planning on going to see this movie i would strongly recommend saving your money"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23165": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "there are many adaptations of charlotte bront s classic novel jane eyre and taking into consideration the numerous reviews written about them there is also a lively discussion on which of them is the best the short film adaptations all suffer from the fact that it is simply not possible to cram the whole plot of the novel into a movie of about a min length consequently these movies only show few parts of the novel the tv series have proved to be a more suitable format to render all the different episodes of the heroine s life there are three tv mini series released in and the version is not only the worst of these three but the worst of all jane eyre adaptations and a striking example of a completely overrated film the novel s beautiful lines are substituted by insipid and trivial ones and crucial scenes are either deleted or replaced by scenes which have nothing whatever to do with the novel what it all leads to then is that the characters portrayed have not only nothing in common with the rochester and jane of the novel and behave in exactly the opposite way as described in the book but that also their behaviour and language is absolutely not consistent with the behaviour of the period in which the novel is set it is a silly soap opera in which the actors look and act as if they had been put in the costumes of the ies by mistake this jane eyre as it dares to call itself is indeed a slap in the face of charlotte bront the version is very faithful to the novel in that the long dialogues between mr rochester and jane are rendered in nearly their full length but what works beautifully in the novel does not necessarily work beautifully on the screen at times the language of the novel is too complex and convoluted as to appear natural when spoken on screen and the constant interruptions of the dialogues by jane s voice overs add to the impression of artificiality and staginess and despite the faithfulness to the novel the essence of the scenes is not captured another problem is the casting of the main characters sorcha cusack s portrayal of jane as a bold self confident worldly wise young woman is totally at odds with the literary model and michael jayston although a good actor does simply not possess the commanding physical presence nor the charisma necessary to play rochester although a decent adaptation it simply fails to convey the passion and intensity of the novel and never really captivates the audience all the faults of the version stand corrected in the tv mini series of with timothy dalton and zelah clarke although from a purist s point of view timothy dalton is too handsome tall and lean to be rochester he possesses the essential qualities for the role he has an imposing physical presence great magnetism and an air of self assurance and authority and despite his undeniable handsomeness he looks grim and stern enough to play the gloomy master of thornfield convincingly but the excellence of his performance lies in the way he renders all the facets of rochester s character of all the actors who have played rochester he is the only one to capture them all rochester s harshness nearly insolence his moodiness and abruptness as well as his humorous side his tenderness his solicitude and deep frantic love dalton s handling of charlotte bront s language is equally superb even rochester s most far fetched and complicated thoughts ring absolutely true and natural when dalton delivers them he is the definitive rochester unsurpassed and unsurpassable and after watching him in this role it is impossible to imagine rochester to be played in any other way or by any other actor zelah clarke delivers an equally excellent performance in a role that is possibly even more difficult to play well than the one of rochester she portrays exactly the jane of the novel an outwardly shy reserved and guarded young woman but who possesses a great depth of feeling and an equally great strength of will she catches beautifully the duality in jane s character her modesty and respectfulness on the one hand and her fire and passion on the other her seeming frailty and her indomitable sense of right and wrong she and dalton have wonderful chemistry and their scenes together are pure delight as regards faithfulness to the literary model this version also quotes verbatim from the novel as does the version but with one important difference the dialogues are shortened in this version but the core lines which are essential for the characterisation of the protagonists and the development of the plot are rendered unchanged thus the scriptwriter avoided any artificiality of speech while still fully preserving the beauty and originality of charlotte bront s language and in contrast to the earlier bbc version the essence of each scene is perfectly captured the plot of the novel is followed with even greater accuracy than in the series it is nearly a scene for scene enactment of the novel where equal time and emphasis is given to each episode of jane s life it is the only jane eyre adaptation that has a gypsy scene worthy of the novel and the only one which does full justice to the novel s pivotal and most heartrending scene when jane and rochester meet after the aborted wedding timothy dalton in particular plays that scene with superb skill he renders with almost painful intensity rochester s anguish as he realizes jane s resolution to leave him his frantic attempts to make her stay and his final despair as she indeed leaves him it is a heartbreaking almost devastating scene which will stay with the viewer for a long time with even the smaller roles perfectly cast an excellent script and two ideal leading actors this is the definitive and only true jane eyre"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23166": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "you know you re in trouble when the opening narration basically tells you who survives it all goes downhill from there unnecessary matrix influenced bullet time camera work pointless cuts to video game footage crusty old sea captains and wacky seamen ravers who become skilled combatants in the blink of an eye even the zombies are boring i was hoping for at least a so bad it s good zombie movie but this one is so bad those involved with its creation should be barred from ever making a movie again"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23167": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this review comes nearly years late nevertheless it has to be mentioned that i chanced by a copy of this movie sometime in early and watched it repeatedly for months straight i just had to write about it i got smitten and forgot anything else existed once i saw this movie how ironic it is to see literature s ugliest male protagonist portrayed by the handsomest man yet what a welcome irony it suited me perfectly and more so because timothy dalton did full justice to his role he delivered an astounding and triumphant performance i have never seen anything like it all the other actors are very good too the whole movie was put together beautifully i don t care what anyone says about this movie i just love it and love it it made me happy and satisfied it crushes me a bit to say this but i prefer jane eyre to a e s p j which i believe is the ultimate mini series the excerpts from jane eyre spooked me a little back in school i never got around to reading the book seriously knowing the story line so well seeing this particular production made the story come to life for me and drove me to a near frenzy the scenes and mr dalton s voice haunted me endlessly and finally led me to read the book seriously which of course is a masterpiece bravo to the whole team and especially to mr dalton this movie is now a part of me i give it rating"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23168": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the house of the dead was the worst movie i have ever seen between the pathetic matrix camera angle attemps and the cheesy acting i fell asleep i don t think that the director and set manager could decide whether it was raining or not because there would be rain on one side of the boat and not the other i would rate this movie a out of being the best being the worst also jumping scenes from the movie to the game was really annoying it makes you wonder if they were just making up for lose time i beg anyone who reads this not to see it it s not worth the time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23169": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i have to say that this miniseries was the best interpretation of the beloved novel jane eyre both dalton and clarke are very believable as rochester and jane i ve seen other versions but none compare to this one the best one for me i could never imagine anyone else playing these characters ever again the last time i saw this one was in when i was only at that time i was a bookworm and i had just read charlotte bronte s novel i was completely enchanted by this miniseries and i remember not missing any of the episodes i d like to see it again because it s so good"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23170": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the thing about calling house of the dead the worst movie of all time is that it s really not there are worse movies out there i watch alot of hong kong ninja movies that are basically the result of an unfinished japanese police drama having footage of ninjas inserted at the end to create something that could technically be called a movie house of the dead is however one of the worst films i ve ever seen at the theatres walking out half way through i actually felt i was somewhat dumber for having set through minutes of this piece of garbage"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23171": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i really have to say this was always a favorite of mine when i went to see my grandma and it still is it is very very close to the book the way it is filmed and the players were just all excellent i have to recommend this movie to everyone who hasn t seen it almost everyone i talk to hates tv movies but this was really great i gave it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, 1]},
	"23172": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it is cheese if all you want is a video game complete with what look like straight from the computer cutaway sequences for action the film was too cheap to actually make special effects for this is it my friend and i actually had a great time seeing it since the theatre was mostly empty and we could heckle a bit this movie really requires heckling plot there was a plot ok some stupid college or later types get invited to the rave of the year and go to one of the san juan islands if they d only stayed back in seattle they would have survived direct quote or nearly to attend they get there and everyone is gone and the site is somewhat wrecked but hey the keg is still full with the help of a crusty old captain and a coast guard woman who acted only slightly less tough and slightly less well than cynthia rothrock they fight lots of zombies some which spit acid get an earful of freaky legends and mostly get killed that s about it it s not quite as bad as demonicus but not by much and still better than severed they are sort of my own personal alpha and omega for bad movies the former is bad but fun to heckle and the latter is just too freaking bad to watch more than once on the other hand if you re expecting a video game movie as excellent as resident evil run away run away now ok some real big questions without too many spoilers since when did spanish ships of the th century venture into the pacific northwest why is anyone in the pacific northwest smuggling guns and to whom canada for crying out loud why is a rave on an unnamed oh excuse me it s called isla del muerto shya right san juan island and outdoors still keeping in mind this is the pacific northwet and the rave has about people in attendance the rave of the year my patoot lucky thing there s lots of hatchets around lots of them everyone has them must be a hatchet sales outlet nearby finally while the movie started out playing with a little parody with nudges at i know what you did and jaws it didn t carry it through near enough ok really finally when the introductory comments in a voice over no less casually mention that one of the characters gave up her boyfriend to focus on her fencing you can be darn sure there ll be some fencing by the end of the movie not good fencing but a couple of people hacking at each other with swords anyway"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23173": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is the best version so far that you will see and the most true to the bronte work dalton is a little tough to imagine as rochester who jane eyre declared not handsome but his acting overcomes this and zelah clark pretty as she is is also a complete and believable jane eyre this production is a lengthy watch but well worth it nearly direct quotes from the book are in the script and if you want the very first true romance in literature this is the way to see it i own every copy of this movie and have read and re read the original the filming may seem a little dated now but there will never be another like this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23174": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this film was done in really poor taste the script was really bad i feel really sad for the late gregory peck who took on the title role of this b movie adaptation of one of history s greatest generals the movie was politically incorrect and downright insensitive to the others who fought the japanese in world war there was a scene where i almost vomited it showed macarthur in a bunker in corregidor island talking to the troops like a seasoned politician when he comes across a wounded one legged filipino soldier the soldier bleeding and dying manages to sit up straight upon seeing the general and says `no papa no mama no uncle sam and macarthur gives his little pep talk that americans `would never abandon the philippines the scene ends with the soldier being invigorated by macarthur s words and gives him a smart salute i mean if there was a more condescending scene portraying the u s as the great white savior of the world please tell me because this one takes the cake it showed that filipinos are damsels in distress incapable of honor and have to rely on the great americans solely for redemption it blatantly and purposely overshadowed the contributions of the members of the usaffe united states armed forces of the far east these are filipino volunteers that were integrated in the us military during world war who died side by side with the americans fighting the japanese who walked side by side with americans in the death march of bataan and defended corregidor island by launching a guerilla offensive after macarthur left for australia with his famous `i shall return speech my late grandfather a filipino world war veteran and usaffe soldier was one of the many who fought the japanese with honor and love for the home country i think this movie does not give honor to them and to the thousands of others that macarthur relied on for intelligence preparations for his famous return in the leyte gulf landing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23175": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i watched this in july and even with the christmas theme found it touching and sensitive it is not for someone with a reality mind as it is full of fantasy and lovely moments that sometimes don t make sense william russ did a grand job as hank i have only seen him in the remake of the long hot summer where he played a weak character but in this one the expression in his eyes throughout as hank considered the things that were happening to him was wonderful and tender valerie bertinelli was excellent and lovely as usual and very believable in this role and peter falk as max was splendid and always brought a smile when he appeared in a number of important scenes there were many special scenes including the one where hank realizes who max really was in his life it s not for everyone especially those who aren t into feel good movies and this is definitely one if you like everything to be perfect and make sense avoid this one but i think it is well worth re watching which is why i taped it yes some of us still have vcrs"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23176": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "okay let me start off by saying that nothing in this will come as a surprise to anyone who s read the other comments that being said my g d this movie reeked i mean wow i didn t know it was possible to throw as much money as they obviously did at something and still come out worse than any roger corman movie corman was probably pitched this movie at some point but declined due to the poor quality of the script the only reason this movie got made in the first place is that someone said hey zombies are popular video games are popular what game can we get a hold of that has zombies in it resident evil no someone else got there first silent hill no too silent people will never sit in a dark room just to be scared silly hey didn t sega have a game where people ran around shooting zombies they re out of the platform biz we could get that for pennies basically they tried their best to make a movie that felt like the video game even down to shooting the combat as if the characters were actually playing the game the first and major problem is that the original game was horrid i mean bad movie merchandising made into a worse game in two weeks and then shippe d out and bought by morons and their parents for christmas horrid the graphics were boring the monsters were boring the levels were boring the interface was boring the case was boring in other words this was a boring game and that was the arcade version the home version was even worse with the home version you didn t even get the shotgun to hold in your hand while you were being bored silly by this pointless game but i digress the second problem is that they went so far as to actually intercut scenes from actual gameplay during the fight scenes huh didn t the editor have enough confidence in the effects to indicate that there was an actual fight going on not to mention that every fight was shot from the perspective of a video game which may explain the tedious use of matrix style effects the problem with this is that the game was a first person shooter the player proceeds from the pov of the character maybe that s why they put in the game graphics to let you know that they were alluding to the game right whatever anyway the only thing that made this entire experience remotely enjoyable was the fact that everyone in the theatre was making fun of the movie out loud so my sudden fits of hysterical laughter and general incredulity were taken as commonplace and didn t get me kicked out to sum up don t go see this movie don t even deign to rent it when it comes out on video in a couple of week run just run"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23177": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i felt duty bound to watch the timothy dalton zelah clarke adaptation of jane eyre because i d just written an article about the bbc jane eyre for thescreamonline so i approached watching this the way i d approach doing homework i was irritated at first the lighting in this version is bad everyone everything is washed out in a bright white klieg light that in some scenes casts shadows on the wall behind the characters and the sound is poorly recorded i felt like i was listening to a high school play and the pancake make up is way too heavy and the sets don t fully convey the gothic mood of the novel they are too fussy too martha stewart i just can t see bronte s rochester abiding such martha stewart domestic arrangements orson welles rochester lived in cave like gloom very appropriate to the novel s gothic mood and yet with all those objections not only is this the best jane eyre i ve seen it may be the best adaptation of any novel i ve ever seen this jane eyre in spite of its technical flaws brought the feeling back to me of reading jane eyre for the first time the critics of this production say it is too close to the book for me someone who valued the book and didn t need it to be any less wordy or any less christian or any more sexed up this version s faithfulness to the novel bronte actually wrote is its finest asset bronte wrote a darn good book there s a reason it has lasted years plus while other slicker sexier and easier texts have disappeared as a long time jane eyre fan i was prejudiced against timothy dalton as rochester rochester is famously not handsome jane and rochester are literature s famous ugly couple and timothy dalton is nothing if not stunningly handsome but dalton gives a mesmerizing performance as rochester he just blew me away i ve never seen anything like his utter devotion to the role the text the dialogue and rochester s love for jane dalton brings the page s rochester to quivering life on screen rochester is meant to be a bit scary dalton is scary welles got the scary streak down too for example when he shouts enough after fontaine plays a short piano piece but dalton is scary more than once here you really can t tell if he s going to hurt jane or himself in his desperation rochester s imperiousness his humor his rage his vulnerability dalton conveys all sometimes seconds apart it s stunning and here s the key thing the actor performing rochester has to convey that he has spent over a decade of his life in utter despair lonely living with an ugly life destroying secret no other actor i ve seen attempt this part conveys that black hole of despair as timothy dalton does current fan favorite toby stephens doesn t even try dalton hits it out of the park if i saw timothy dalton performing rochester in a singles bar i would say that guy is trouble don t even look at him he s that radioactive with tamped down agony zelah clarke is not only overall the best jane i ve seen she s one of the very few janes whom producers were willing to cast as the book casts jane no folks who know jane eyre only from the version bronte did not describe a statuesque robust jane with finely arched eyebrows and pouty lips rather charlotte bronte s jane is indeed poor plain obscure and little and not pretty zelah has a small mouth close set eyes and a bit of a nose she s truly little she is no fashion model and she is the best jane the truest to the book some described her a cold or boring no she s true to the book bronte s jane is not a red hot mama she s a sheltered deprived teen whose inner passions come out only at key moments as zelah s do here the book s jane is someone you have to watch slowly carefully patiently observantly if you want to truly plumb her depths you have to watch zelah here to get to know who she really is i would have liked to have seen more fire in zelah in one key scene but that s one scene out of five hours in which she is otherwise very good in spite of its closeness to the text this version like every other version i ve seen shys away from fully explicating the overtly christian themes in jane eyre christianity is not incidental subtext in jane eyre it is central helen burns instructs jane in christianity thus giving her a subversive counter cultural way to read and live her apparently doomed pinched life it is christianity and a christian god who convinces poor plain obscure jane of her equal worth her need to live up to her ideals and her rejection of a key marriage proposal that isn t made fully clear here in any case charlotte bronte wrote an excellent complex rich novel and this adaptation of it of all the ones i ve seen mines and honors the novel best of any adaptation i ve seen and that says a lot other versions that don t fully honor the book end up being a chore to watch in many places if you don t care about what charlotte bronte has to say about child abuse or the hypocrisy of a culture built on looks and money your adaptation of much of the book will be something people fast forward through to get to the kissing scenes between jane and rochester this version like bronte s novel realizes that everything bronte wrote about jane s experiences at lowood and her relationship to st john are part of what makes jane s relationship to rochester as explosive and unforgettable as it is"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, 0, -1]},
	"23178": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i usually try to be professional and constructive when i criticize movies but my god this was the worst movie i have ever seen bad acting bad effects bad script bad everything the plot follows a group of teen cliche s on their way to a rave that takes place in broad daylight at a remote island however when the group arrives all they find is an empty dance floor and bloody clothes determined to find out what happened to the rest of the party goers the clan set s off on a mission through a zombie infested forest during this crusade they are aided by a police chick and a sea captain that just happens to have the right number of weapons to give to each of the kids they also meet up with jonathan cherry and some other survivors basically the rest of the movie is a collection of poorly directed action sequences including a far too long shootout outside of the house of the dead this fight came complete with cheesy hollywood violence redundant clips from the hotd video game and sloppy matrix esque camera rotations one of the character s even volunteers to sacrifice himself to save the others why not because he was noble and brave but because part of his face got scarred by acid a zombie spat on him after he continued to beat the creature long after it had been disabled i m supposed to feel sorry for this guy to sum it all up there is absolutely no point in seeing this movie unless you want to see for yourself just how terrible it is the theater i was in was more dead than the zombies on the screen and i m sure the money i wasted seeing this piece of sh t could easily cover the costs it took to make it grade f"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23179": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i had no idea what jane eyre was before i saw this miniseries i had read and watched many classics before and i believed that most classics were boring over worded and overrated stories with moderately interesting plots at best this jane eyre miniseries completely changed my conceptions zelah clarke is a fabulous actress and she gives a wonderful portrayal of jane eyre her accent is delightful and her quiet yet firm nature matches the young governess character exactly timothy dalton is an amazing rochester his passion and energy in the film makes me believe that he was born to play the brooding master of thornfield hall i couldn t sleep at all the night after i had watched this miniseries the plot is both haunting and inspiring the characters are masterfully performed and the story is incredible this is the best version of jane eyre to ever appear on film i read the book later and was amazed at how closely this miniseries followed charolette bronte s writing jane eyre is now my favorite film and book if you want to see a masterpiece that will change your life watch the bbc version of jane eyre"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23180": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "just like everybody else have said the acting is awful no story or whatsoever poor directing about the sfx the degree matrix style shooting shoot is stupid enough but for each characters i mean come on gimme a break and what s up with all those video game scenes just to remind us it s a video game adaptation jesus they should have fired whoever think up this idea"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23181": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "those who love the book jane eyre as i do it s my all time favorite and i re read it at least once a year will love this version timothy dalton is just a tad too good looking to be mr rochester but other than that he does a marvelous job portraying the brooding master of thornfield zelah clarke may have been just a little too old to play the year old jane but when i watch this movie i don t think about the ages of the characters the dialog from the film is taken almost verbatim from the book which was very smart sure this film might seem a little long but it s the only version i ve seen that includes part of the story i wish the people who made this film had been involved in the newer zeferelli version as it would have helped that mess of a film i also realized the last time i watched this video that judy cornwell plays aunt reed she is so versatile that i didn t recognize her she plays daisy in keeping up appearances and also played mrs musgrove in s persuasion another wonderful adaption update got the dvd this week and it s marvelous to see the original unedited version there s lots more at the beginning young jane at gateshead and at lowood and at the end they ve restored lots of things i always wondered why st john had a slip of paper when he reveals that he knows who jane is because the part where he tears it from her painting was edited out of the us vhs version rosamund oliver is in it she was completely cut out of the vhs as far as i could tell they hadn t edited out any of timothy dalton s parts so nothing new there but it is great to see the whole miniseries in its entirety after all these years of enjoying the vhs thanks bbc ps i would have paid more for a special edition dvd with maybe some interviews with the stars or a making of show"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23182": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "if there were a movie that deserved a out of this would be it house of the dead redefines the term bad movie other bad movies such as when a stranger calls or premonition will actually look much better when compared to house of the dead the basic plot of house of the dead is a group of twenty somethings travel to a remote island to attend the rave of the century when they get there they only find some tents a bar a stage and some bloody t shirts they decide to stay anyway and they are soon attacked by zombies there is absolutely nothing redeeming about this movie it is not entertaining instead it is painful to watch because of how terrible it is the acting is unbelievably bad in a dvd interview one of the actors claimed that uwe boll the director is not afraid to tell someone when they are doing a good job or a bad job in a scene this is a blatant lie the script appears to have been written by an year old who decided to include a scene of someone throwing up on a girl s chest and to include the hilarious line it smells like someone farted out here the characters have no personality or depth and they do some of the most moronic things ever seen in a horror movie somewhere along the way the characters also magically transform into a swat team to take down the zombies it s like they don t even have to aim their guns and they automatically shoot the zombies in the head the scariest thing by far about this movie is the directing there is something wrong with uwe boll boll s camera work is astonishingly disjointed his pans to zombies running through the forest are more silly than menacing worse yet boll actually thought it would be a good idea to include small bits of footage from the house of the dead video game into the movie quite often and at the most random times you will suddenly see an animated zombie getting shot it makes no sense no one in their right mind would think that was a good idea it s like boll wants to remind us repeatedly that this movie is supposed to be based on the video game uwe boll also decided it would be cool to include slow motion degree rotating shots during the action scenes a la the matrix unfortunately he does it way too often and each shot is nauseating the soundtrack to this movie also boggles the mind most action scenes are accompanied by loud rap track this also adds to the ensuing headaches caused by the atrocious house of the dead house of the dead isn t bad because it s based on a video game in fact it has very little to do with the video game it also does not fit into the category of so bad that it s good it does however fit into the category of so bad that it s painful this movie just plain sucks uwe boll should never be let anywhere near another movie set even his presence will curse a production to all the directors out there whenever one of your movies gets a bad review all you have to do is remember that you didn t make house of the dead and you will feel much better i will never get those minutes of my life back to sum it up words really cannot describe just how bad this movie is everyone involved in the production of this film especially uwe boll should be ashamed of themselves although what i have said may make house of the dead sound funny it really isn t nothing about it is funny avoid this at all costs"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23183": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this wonderful bbc television production not a movie as others have written here of the classic love story jane eyre starring timothy dalton as rochester and zelah clarke as jane is the finest version that has been made to date since it is the most faithful to the novel by charlotte bronte in both concept and dialogue a classic becomes a classic for very specific reasons when film producers start to meddle with a classic s very lifeblood then that classic is destroyed thankfully the producers of this jane eyre approached the story with respect and faithfulness towards the original which results in a spectacularly addictive concoction that is worth viewing multiple times to enjoy its multi layers of sweetness and delight and suspense the performances are delightful the music is just right even the gothic design of the house and outdoor shots are beautiful and set the right tone for the production my only criticism though slight is that this version like every other version ever made of jane eyre ignores the christian influences that built jane s character and influenced her moral choices in today s modern world a woman in jane s situation wouldn t think twice but to stay with rochester after finding out he had an insane wife and was still married to her oh just get a divorce she would say to her man or she would live in sin with him but jane eyre knew she couldn t settle for this course in life and respect herself why this decision was based on the foundations of the christian faith she had been taught since childhood not from the brutal calvinist lowood institution but from the christian example of a true friend helen burns who was martyred rather than not turn the other cheek someday i would like to see some version depict these influences a little more fully in an adaptation a classic novel that ends with the heroine writing even so come lord jesus should not have the foundations of that faith stripped out of it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23184": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "f ck me i ve seen some incredibly horrific movies in my time but this takes the p ss honestly i can t express in words how bad this film actually is besides the plot that isn t really there the comically crap acting the hilariously dreadful excuses for zombies you know what i could go on all day every little thing in this film is either stupid pointless crap or embarrassing i express to anyone who wants to watch this movie don t i m ashamed to say i have this on my rack it s hidden away right at the god damn bottom of the huge pile i couldn t even give this horse sh t excuse for a film away that s how bad it is"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23185": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "yes this production is long good news for bronte fans and it has a somewhat dated feel but both the casting and acting are so brilliant that you won t want to watch any other versions timothy dalton is edward rochester it s that simple i don t care that other reviewers claim he s too handsome dalton is attractive certainly but no pretty boy in fact he possesses a craggy angular dark charm that in my mind is quite in keeping with the mysterious very masculine mr r and he takes on rochester s sad tortured persona so poignantly he portrays ferocity when the scene calls for it but also displays rochester s tender passionate emotional side as well imo the newer a e production suffers in that ciaran hinds whom i normally adore seems to bluster and bully his way throughout i ve read the book many times and i never felt that rochester was meant to be perceived as a nonstop snarling beast when i reread the novel i always see zelah clarke as jane ms clarke to me resembles jane as she describes herself and is described by others small childlike fairy though it s true the actress doesn t look she portrays jane s attributes so well while other reviews have claimed that her acting is wooden or unemotional one must remember that the character spent years at lowood being trained to hold her emotions and passionate nature in check her main inspiration was her childhood friend helen who was the picture of demure submission although her true nature was dissimilar jane learned to master her temper and appear docile in keeping with the school s aims for its charity students who would go into service jane becomes a governess in the household of the rich mr rochester she would certainly not speak to him as an equal even later on when she gave as well as she got she would always be sure to remember that her station was well below that of her employer nevertheless if you read the book to which this production stays amazingly close you can clearly see the small struggles zelah as jane endures as she subdues her emotions in order to remain mild and even tempered the chemistry between dalton and clarke is just right i think no it does not in the least resemble hollywood thank god it s not a hollywood sort of book but theirs is a romance which is true devoted and loyal and for a woman like jane who never presumed to have any love come her way it is a minor miracle the rest of the casting is terrific and i love the fact that nearly every character from the book is present here so too is much of the rich poetic original dialogue this version is the only one that i know of to include the lovely infamous gypsy scene and in general features more humor than other versions i ve seen in particular the mutual teasing between the lead characters comes straight from the book and is so delightful jane eyre was in many ways one of the first novelized feminists she finally accepted love on her own terms and independently and at last as rochester s true equal just beautiful"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"23186": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "wow i didn t know that someone would make this movie its awful i have written down things that can tell why u do not want to see this movie number its the biggest rave ever where is the that rave i could only see a few people dancing around when they are on the rave they can only see blood everywhere no people two ruined tents and one stage and what do they do they drink the worst actors i have ever seen the captain and his crew awful when one of the people is firing an ordinary gun he shoots almost times without reloading i didn t knew every person in the world could fight as a pro must be a new thing i wonder what the producer was thinking this is going to be a big hit its gonna be a classic sure u dumb s t anyway don t see this movie its a waist of time my eyes are still bleeding"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23187": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "double exposure was a tremendous surprise it contains outstanding acting particularly from the underrated callan fine cinematography and a compelling storyline in other words it s one of the finest horror efforts to emerge from the s callan plays a fashion photographer who experiences dreams of murdering his models at a time when he is reunited with his psychologically volatile brother who happens to be missing an arm and a leg when the models callan dreams about killing actually turn up dead the photographer begins to doubt his own sanity but there is more to the picture than he is seeing this film never received the praise it deserves most critics and filmgoers lump it in with the horde of slasher films released at the same time but it stands high above the bulk of that sorry lot it s clever and unique which isn t something one can comfortably say about most films of this genre but it s also passionately crafted and performed double exposure is a gem of its kind"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23188": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "you know that feeling of hilarity you get when you watch a film that s trying so hard to be a serious thought provoking piece of cinema and fails miserably when you can t help but bust out laughing at the sheer terrible nature of the trash littering your screen house of the dead struggles to achieve even this low graded level of cinema from start to end house of the dead manages to recreate the feeling like you ve just woken up to find out that the cat has laid it s curled business neatly on your forehead while you slept it is clear from the start that the female actors have been cast for their cleavage size which they exploit shamelessly whereas the males for their hardcore kick ass attitude i honestly did not care any of the characters for any moment of the film and found myself actually wishing their demise so as to spare me a good hour of this torture uwe boll should have considered screening two hours of footage from the actual game as a movie at least then we ll get better acting however not all blame can be placed on the actors as it is certainly a challenge to produce a convincing film when faced with the script of this film it is arguably the worst section of the film and actually contains such lines as these are zombies pure and simple and no cap n we must not go there it s evil we all know that zombie movies are never going to be particularly thought provoking or full of meaning at best they are a harmless two hours of action blood and closet terror trash yes but entertaining trash not the kind of trash which bursts out of your bin bag as you haul it across the room and smothers your shoes in sour milk cartons and decaying banana skins according to imdb house of the dead received such bad reviews that no danish cinemas bought the movie if only we could have had the same privilege final score"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23189": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "troubled men s magazine photographer adrien wilde well played with considerable intensity by michael callan has horrific nightmares in which he brutally murders his models when the lovely ladies start turning up dead for real adrien worries that he might be the killer writer director william byron hillman relates the engrossing story at a steady pace builds a reasonable amount of tension delivers a few gruesomely effective moments of savage misogynistic violence one woman who has a plastic garbage bag with a rattlesnake in it placed over her head rates as the definite squirm inducing highlight puts a refreshing emphasis on the nicely drawn and engaging true to life characters further grounds everything in a plausible everyday world and tops things off with a nice smattering of tasty female nudity the fine acting from an excellent cast helps matters a whole lot joanna pettet as sunny charming love interest mindy jordache james stacy as adrien s macho double amputee brother b j seymour cassel as adrien s concerned psychiatrist dr frank curtis don potter as adrien s feisty gay assistant louis pamela hensley as gutsy homicide detective sergeant fountain cleavon little as a hard nosed police chief and misty rowe as sweet bubbly model bambi r michael stringer s polished cinematography makes impressive occasional use of breathtaking panoramic aerial shots jack goga s ominous rattling score likewise does the trick popping up in cool bit parts are robert tessier as a gruff bartender sally kirkland as a saucy hooker kathy shower as a fierce female wrestler b j grapples with in the ring and frances bay in one of her standard old woman roles a solid and enjoyable picture"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23190": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i have watched some pretty poor films in the past but what the hell were they thinking of when they made this movie had the production crew turned into zombies when they came up with the idea of making it because you sure have to be brain dead to find any enjoyment in it i am a fan of most genres and enjoy shoot em up games but merging the daft scenes from the game just made this ridiculous and unwatchable as most have already said there was hardly any script and the acting was weak i won t waste my time describing it anyone who rates this film above has to be part of the production company or sega or else they have a very warped concept of entertainment i must say i was more annoyed with the video shop who gave this a thumbs up which led me to rent it thank god i had a second film to watch to restore some of my faith in movies comic book guy would be right if he said worst movie ever"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23191": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "to call this episode brilliant feels like too little to say it keeps up the excellent work of the season premiere is reductive too cause there s never been a far from great sopranos episode so far in fact the title might be a smug invitation for those who aren t real fans yet join the club picking up where junior left off putting a bullet in his nephew s gut after mistaking him for a crook he killed in the first season the story begins with tony being absolutely fine with no recollection whatsoever of what happened to him he s attending some kind of convention only he s not speaking with his normal accent and there seems to be something wrong with his papers apparently he is not tony soprano but kevin finnerty or at least that s what a group of people think and until the mess is sorted out he can t leave his hotel naturally in pure sopranos tradition that turns out to be nothing but a dream tony is actually in a coma with the doctors uncertain regarding his fate his family and friends worried sick and junior refusing to believe the whole thing actually happened unfortunately it did and anthony jr looks willing to avenge the attempt on his father s life dreams have popped up rather frequently in the series often as some kind of spiritual trial for the protagonists most notably in the season five show the test dream join the club however takes the metaphysical qualities of the program already hinted at by the previous episode s use of a william s burroughs poem and pushes the envelope in the most audacious way tony hallucinating about his dead friends the first occurrence of the sort was caused by food poisoning four seasons ago is one thing him actually being in what would appear to be purgatory is radically different the heavenly section of the story is crammed with allegorical significances not least the name tony is given as one character points out spelling it in a certain way will give you the word infinity and none of it comes off as overblown or far fetched david chase has created a piece of work that is far too intelligent to use weird set ups just for their own sake it all helps the narrative talking about help from above in the case of tony soprano might be stretching it a tad though"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23192": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is the only film i ve seen that is made by uwe boll i knew that he is probably the worst director ever who always makes films based on video games also that house of the dead is one of imdb bottom but i still wanted to watch it because i m a huge fan of the game and i wanted to see what doe s the film have that makes it so bad after watching it i do agree that it is crap the movie had no story in the first minutes there was nothing but topless teenage girls with no brains running about for a moment there i was wondering are the zombies brain dead or the girls are then at night time the zombies popped out of nowhere started attacking people later a woman started shooting them i mean it takes you one place then the other every minutes is it supposed to be a comedy or horror or both before i knew it i fell asleep at the second half woke up during the end credits so i did not manage to watch all of it which is a good thing the film is a true insult to the classic game uwe boll please do not make any more films thank you"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23193": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "its too bad a lot of people didn t understand this and the next episode but don t worry ill explain it too you this episode is split in parts first part is tony s dream in his coma second part is what happens in real life now what people didn t understand is that tony s dream is more then just a dream in this episode its about his preparation for his death he loses his own identity and eventually even forgets himself thus he disconnects all his bindings with this world you will notice what i m saying at the doctor scene where tony says he has lost his briefcase which contains his life they makers really did a superb job of interpreting they re own thoughts of what happens when you die if you understand the whole plot you will find this and the next episode an unique thing with great spiritual meanings like every sopranos episode the acting and filming is superb only thing i didn t understand was what the role where of the monks gonna re watch it till i get this anyways this episode really touched me and i don t think anyone else can make a better view of what happens in a almost death experience no doubt"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23194": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie has received a lot of bad press from people who don t understand what it was meant to be one must understand that this movie was never meant to be taken seriously it s camp along the same lines as army of darkness aod was silly but funny and bad in a good way house of the dead fails to be good bad there are qualities inherent in good campy movies most important of those being believable fantasy one needs to believe what s happening in a movie to see the humor when a situation goes incredibly wrong without boundaries the movie becomes absurd hotd lacks any believability worse still hotd brings nothing new to the genre and repeats the same plot twists and character reactions that many horror movies inevitably start to exhibit for example all too often horror movies fall into the trap where the main characters find love amongst the gore and destruction i don t know about you but when i m being chased by zombies i wanna make out with a hot chick believe it no then you probably won t believe it when the characters start sucking each other s faces in this movie beyond the obvious issues that plague this movie like so many other horror movies uwe boll elected to add scenes from the video game of zombies being shot randomly whenever a character shoots a zombie in the movie not only is there no clear rationale for this artistic choice but it distracts one from an already unbelievable plot further there are frequent and numerous examples of bad acting and seemingly no attempts by the director to guide the actors reactions to events leaving the movie with no redeeming qualities avoid"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23195": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "let me start off by saying that after watching this episode for the first time on dvd at o clock p m one night i could not fall asleep until about a m this brief review may contain spoilers i m a long time fan of the sopranos and i can safely say this is the best episode i ve seen i m not saying everyone should feel this way but i do this episode is identical to the weekend i spent with my family watching over my own father comatose in the icu before he passed the episode begins with tony in an alternate reality he is a salesman who s identity has been mistaken for that of a man named kevin finnerty by the time ten minutes had gone by i knew either tony was dreaming or i was watching some other show it wasn t like the normal sopranos and i loved it option is confirmed when anthony or kevin looks into the sky at a helicopter spotlight and we see prodding through it a doctor with a flashlight we see this only for a moment and the sequence plays out until we go back to real life in a situation similar to the one i just stated tony has come out of the coma for only a moment his boys take a j home and carmella overcome by stress breaks down in the hallway a signature moment in the episode for the remainder of the episode we cut in between the real world the family dealing with the potential negative outcome of this coma and tony s alternate reality which parallels what s going on both in his mind and in the real world around him then comes the stellar point in the episode after a j finishes telling his mother he s flunked school she walks in to see meadow sitting at anthony s side she approaches tony and utters the best line of the episode anthony can you hear us in tony s world he enters a dark hotel room and turns on a light he takes off his shoes and goes to the phone he tries to dial but he cannot as if he were trying to say something back to carmella but couldn t physically bring himself to do so not yet he sits down and looks out his window a shimmering light that has reoccurred throughout the episode now seems to call to him from the other side of the city when it s cold i d like to die by moby marries perfectly with these last images and helps in creating an emotional roller coaster of an episode out of p s watch the next episode you find out what the light is it s wonderful"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23196": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "when george c scott played the title role in patton you saw him directing tanks with pumps of his fist shooting at german dive bombers with a revolver and spewing profanity at superiors and subordinates alike the most action we get from gregory peck as macarthur a figure from the same war of debatably greater accomplishment is when he taps mapboards with his finger and raises that famous eyebrow of his comparing peck s performance with scott s may be unfair yet the fact macarthur was made by the same producer and scored by the same composer begs parallels as does the fact both films open with the generals addressing cadets at west point it s clear to me the filmmakers were looking to mimic that oscar winning film of a few years before but while peck looks the part more than scott ever did he comes off as mostly bland in a story that feels less like drama than a wikipedia walkthrough of macarthur s later career to this day there are those who think he was a dangerous demagogue and others who say he was one of the greatest men who ever lived an opening title crawl tells us it s a typical dishwater bit of post vietnam sophistry about those who led america s military very much of its time but what we get here is neither view macarthur as presented here doesn t anger or inspire the way he did in life director joseph sargent who went on to helm the famous turkey jaws the revenge does a paint by numbers job with bland battle montages and some obvious set use as when the chinese attack u s forces in korea while the script by hal barwood and matthew robbins trots out a macarthur who comes across as good natured to the point of blandness a bit too caught up in his public image but never less than decent here you see him stepping off the landing craft making his return to the phillipines there you see him addressing congress in his old soldiers never die speech for a long stretch of time he sits in a movie theater in toyko waiting for the north koreans to cross the th parallel so we can get on with the story while newsreel footage details japan s rise from the ashes under his enlightened rule peck s co actors marj dusay as his devoted wife you re my finest soldier and nicolas coaster as a loyal aide burnish teary eyes in the direction of their companion s magnificence but garner no interest on their own even when he argues with others peck never raises his voice and for the most part wins his arguments with thunderous eloquence when admiral nimitz suggests delaying the recapture of the philippines a point of personal pride as well as tactical concern for macarthur macarthur comes back with the comment just now as i listened to his plan i thought i saw our flag going down doubtless the real nimitz would have had something to say about that but the character in the movie just bows his head and meekly accepts the insult in the presence of president roosevelt the only person in the movie who macarthur seriously disagrees with is harry s truman who ed flanders does a fine job with despite a prosthetic nose that makes him resemble toucan sam truman s firing of macarthur should be a dramatic high point but here it takes place in a quiet dinner conversation in which peck plays macarthur as nothing less than a genial martyr i ve never been sold by peck s standing at the upper pantheon of screen stars he delivers great presence but lacks complexity even in many of his best known roles but it s unfair to dock him so much here as he gets little help defining macarthur as anything other than a speechifying bore except for two scenes one where he rails against the surrender of the philippines he struck old glory and ran up a bedsheet and another where he has a mini breakdown while awaiting the u s invasion of inchon inveighing against communists undermining him at the white house peck really plays peck here not the complex character who inspired the famous sobriquet american caesar the real macarthur might have been worthy of such a comparison what you get here is less worthy of shakespeare than shakes the clown"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23197": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "if anyone is interested in obtaining a copy of this film please read the bottom of this description first telecast by cbs on november the made for tv finding john christmas is a sequel to the previous year s a town without christmas with peter falk reprising his role as versatile guardian angel max valerie bertinelli plays kathleen mcallister a divorced small town nurse whose depression over the fact that the hospital er she maintains may be forced to shut down because of a debt is briefly lifted when she spots a newspaper picture taken by photojournalist noah greeley david cubitt the picture shows an act of bravery performed by noah s firefighter brother hank william russ who mysteriously left town years ago and hasn t been seen since hank would like to quietly slip back into town without explanation or fanfare but this proves impossible when noah s newspaper posts a reward to identify hank known only to the public as john christmas and there s something very very curious about that photo it also shows a santa claus suit seemingly floating in midair without an occupant that elusive santa is of course the angelic max who pops up now and again throughout the story in a variety of guises to solve problems dispense advice tie up loose plot strands and even share a musical duet with kathleen s talented daughter socorro jennifer pisana interested in having a copy write to me here iamaseal yahoo com"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23198": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is by far the worst movie i have ever watched i ve seen some pretty awful movies in my time but this ones takes the cake no wait i mean the the whole damn bakery it is so bad that i believe a word to describe the way you will feel after watching this atrocity has yet to be created please just do yourself a favor if you ever get the urge to watch this and watch thirty minutes of that annoying purple dinosaur barney then multiply that thirty times fold and you would still only get a small fraction of the horror you would be in store for in summation i guess you really can call it a horror movie but only if you re willing to be scared senseless by the worst acting in the business and utterly pointless story real rating disgusting"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23199": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "with the badly injured tony in an induced coma two things happen tony imagines himself leading the life of a salesman attending a business convention while his family and friends go through hell trying to cope with the possible loss of the big man the dream sequences are right out of an old twilight zone episode as tony finds himself transformed into an average joe trying to deal with a missing wallet and mixed up identities while on a cross country business trip his intonation as a blazer and khaki wearing schnook is more mid american and less that of an italian thug from noo joisey a nice touch the shockingly long haired hippy dippy aj whom paulie calls van helsing at one point has a nice scene with his comatose old man the best moment has the big boys trying to talk about life without tony which immediately breaks down into a territorial dispute vito gets off a line about the new dead gene possibly having been a closet case which is interesting in light of what we are about to learn about vito"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23200": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "well i had to sit down at the computer and write down the review immediately after watching this puddle of ooze why because i have to let it be known to all of you just how bad this movie is it s unbelievably bad just to let you in on how bad it is i ll offer this little detail about the movie during scenes of mayhem which usually consists of people shooting or kicking zombies they intercut scenes from the video game yes you heard me right this movie really sucks in fact it makes me think about the fact that it costs ten dollars these days just to get into the theaters these days and to see corn filled crap like this there is no story to speak of and the movie basically has nothing to offer other than the occasional boob shot and really cheap kills i m really disappointed with this knowing that i watched it ok i m dumbstruck it s so bad i can t even find the words rating zero out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23201": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "okay i didn t get the purgatory thing the first time i watched this episode it seemed like something significant was going on that i couldn t put my finger on this time those costa mesa fires on tv really caught my attention and it helped that i was just writing an essay on inferno but let me see what hasn t been discussed yet a twop review mentioned that tony had flights of stairs to go down because of the broken elevator yeah is a significant number for lots of reasons especially religious but here s one more for ya on a hunch i consulted wikipedia and guess what dante divided into levels purgatorio excluding ante purgatory and paradise the stuff at the bottom of the stairs and what tony can t get to on to the allegedly random monk slap scene as soon as the monks appeared it fit perfectly in place with tony trying to get out of purgatory you can tell he got worried when that christian commercial death disease and sin came on and he s getting more and more desperate because christian heaven is looking kinda iffy for him by the time he meets the monks he s thinking hey maybe these guys can help me which sounds like contemplating other religions e g buddhism and wondering if some other path could take him to salvation not that tony is necessarily literally thinking about becoming a buddhist but it appears finnerty tried that and messed up that slap in the face basically tells tony there s no quick fix as in no you can t suddenly embrace buddhism and get out of here tony was initially not too concerned about getting to heaven but at the conference entrance he realizes that s not going to be so easy for him at first i saw the name vs driver s license problem as tony having led sort of a double life what with the killing people and sleeping around that he kept secret from most people he feels free to have an affair with quasi melfi because he s kevin finnerty he figures out that he can fool some people with kf s cards like hotel receptionists but it won t get him out of purgatory those helicopters the helicopters of heaven are keeping track of him and everything he does after reading all the theories on infinnerty though it seems like kf s identity is a reminder of the infinite different paths tony could ve taken in his life possibly along with the car joke involving infiniti s that made no sense to me otherwise aaaand at that point my brain fizzles out"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23202": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i found this movie in the horror section of my video store that seems to make sense as most zombie movies have their place there from romero s dead trilogy to days later however upon watching it you can quickly see what this movie really is it is actually a music video that goes progressively faster and gets more and more and more gory there is no horror here folks just some half way decently staged action scenes which soon grow tiresome because they last and last and last and soon you get the feeling maybe you re dvd player accidentally skipped back minutes but no this is how they actually made the movie it s a pity i think anyone could find a better use for million dollars in the movie industry than make this lump o crud though some of the effects were cool but once again they were over used and grew tedious since it was the same stunt over and over again each time just with a different character also what is royally annoying is the splicing on of footage from the arcade game i ve played the game it sucks so why did they put it in here oh that s right this isn t a movie but a music video and it s a poor one at that rated r a lot of violence gore and profanity"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23203": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "let s start this review out on a positive note i am very glad they didn t decide to wimp out with tony being shot and do a retrospective season like some people were rumoring actually creator and writer of this episode david chase did quite the opposite we don t actually know if tony will live or die he s in a coma and his chances of recovering are very slim to none this episode seemed to move very slow and the coma induced dream tony was in involving mistaken identity and robed asian monks slapping the sh t out of him was absolutely flat out weird after minutes i got a little sick of everyone grieving but that shouldn t be a reason to slam this episode it was a weird and unpredictable episode but it was still well written and intense edie falco gave an astounding career defining performance in this episode as the conflicted wife having to face with her husband s could be demise i also found it interesting aj dropped out of school and swore a vendetta against junior which aj most likely won t have the balls to pull off silvio is now acting boss which opens numerous doors to problems in later episodes there were a lot of great quips in this episode also and i think vito pole smoker spadafore may meet his demise if he keeps being a greedy s o b this wasn t a great episode and disappointed only because even though tony kills people we as an audience adore him and feel he is our hero of the show this was a necessary episode for the series even though it was a little snore inducing towards the conclusion kudos to edie falco s performance and david chase and the writers for creating this wholly original and unpredictable plot twist this is the only season of the sopranos where i haven t a f cking clue where it is going to go i can t wait for next week s episode my rating best line of the episode paulie to aj let s go van helsing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23204": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "okay so i m not a big video game buff but was the game house of the dead really famous enough to make a movie from sure they went as far as to actually put in quick video game clips throughout the movie as though justifying any particular scene of violence but there are dozens and dozens of games that look exactly the same with the hand in the bottom on the screen supposedly your own holding whatever weapon and goo ing all kinds of aliens or walking dead or snipers or whatever the case may be it s an interesting premise in house of the dead with a lot of college kids loaded college kids as it were kids who are able to pay some fisherman something like just for a ride after they miss their boat trying to get out to this island for what is supposed to be the rave of the year the first thing that comes to mind about house of the dead after watching it is that it has become increasingly clear that modern horror movies have become nothing more than an exercise in coming up with creative ways to get a lot of scantily clad teenagers into exactly the same situations at least in this case the fact that they were on their way to a rave excuses the way the girls are dressed they look badly out of place running around the woods in cute little halter tops but at least they thought they were dressed for the occasion clint howard tellingly the most interesting character in the film by far delivers an absolutely awful performance the greatness of which overshadows every other actor in the movie i can t stand it when well known actors change their accents in movies it is so rarely effective and howard here shows that it is equally flat to have an well known actor pretend that he s this hardened fisherman with a raspy voice from years of breathing salty air he didn t even rasp well it sounded like he was eating a cinnamon roll before shooting and accidentally inhaled some powdered sugar or something real tough there clint i expected more from him but then again he did agree to a part in this mess once we get to the island the movie temporarily turns into any one of the friday the th movies that took place at camp crystal lake lots of teenagers played by actors who were way too old for their parts getting naked and then killed the nudity was impressive i guess but let s consider something for a minute these kids pay almost two grand to get out to this island to go to the rave of the year find no one and say well who wants a beer even the guy who pulled that stack of hundreds out of his wallet to get them all over there didn t think anything of it that they found a full bar and not a single solitary person in sight here you have the input from director uwe boll there s alcohol they won t notice that the party they came for consists of no one but themselves so not only do they start drinking not minding the fact that the whole party seems to have vacated the island but when one of the girls goes off into the dark woods to find out where everyone is dragging one other girl and one of the guys reluctantly along the guy and the girl who stay behind to get smashed decide that it would be a great idea to strip down for a quickie now that they re alone it s like they expected to find the island empty and now that they rest of the people that they came over with were gone for a little while they would have some privacy since there s no one else around brilliant now for the things that everyone hated judging by the reviews that i ve read about the movie yes intersplicing shots from the video game into the movie mostly in order to show that yes the movie was being faithful to directly copying the video game sure it was a stupid idea i can t imagine who thought up that little nugget but worse than that is the matrix style bullet time scenes that were thrown in over and over and over and over after the first time at which point i found it pretentious and cheesy for a movie like this to have a shot like that as though it was something original it is noticeable more for the technique of the shot itself rather than any dramatic meaning or creation of any kind of tension for the film one of the things that makes a zombie film scary and gets you on the edge of your seat is to have them slowly but relentlessly coming after the living humans who are much faster but getting tired running out of places to run and with a terrifying shortage of things with which to fight the zombies off with the first two are done right in the movie the kids are terrified and don t have a lot of places to run since they re on an island but since they caught a ride over with a smuggler they find themselves heavily armed and i mean that very strongly i mean these people have everything from machine guns to hand grenades which removes most of the tension of the impending walking dead then you have what i call the techno slasher scene since the rave never happened and i guess since uwe boll thought people were going to be disappointed at not hearing any techno music in the movie there s one scene right in the middle where all the humans are fighting off the living dead and amazingly enough it turns into something of a music video there s techno music blasting as the shots are edited together faster and faster until it s nothing but a blur of gory shot mostly only about frames long which is about of a second flashing across the screen in time with the speed techno music clever i guess but it has no place in a horror movie because it completely removes any sense of scariness or tension of even the gross out effect because you can t see any one thing for long enough to react to it you re just watching these shots fly across the screen and wondering what the hell the director was thinking when he decided that it would be a good idea to put something like this in the movie i ve seen a lot of people compare this movie to resident evil mostly claiming that it copies the premise of it and they re exactly right i appreciate that at least here as was not the case in resident evil it wasn t some man made virus that turned people into walking dead that were able to infect other people changing them the way vampires turn others into vampires days later was also clearly an inspiration for this movie it s just too bad that house of the dead didn t do a single original thing except for the somewhat moronic idea of putting in quick shots of the video game on which it is based just in case you forget i really think that this should have been a much better movie while obviously i can t say that i know much about the game it s based on just the title and the movie poster deserve a much better movie but unfortunately i think that s more often the case than not with horror movies it s really kind of sad when a movie comes out that is so obviously advertised as a no holds barred horror film and the scariest thing in the entire movie is the closing shot which suggests the possibility of a sequel"}, 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	"23205": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "it holds very true to the original manga of the same name aka tramps like us in the u s but it can still be enjoyed even if you haven t read the manga it s a different kind of tail showing a strong and independent woman who hurts just like everyone else however because of her outward strength she fears showing her inner feelings and thus let s those around her hurt her with their blunt comments the only one who truly figures her out and who she can be at ease with is her new pet human momo if you want something different than the normal boring stuff with some wonderful j dorama japanese drama actors resses then this is definitely the series to watch and read"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23206": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "ok first of all i am a huge zombie movie fan i loved all of romero s flicks and thoroughly enjoyed the re make of dawn of the dead so when i had heard every single critic railing this movie i was still optimistic i mean critics hated resident evil and while it may not be a particularly great film i enjoyed it if not for the fact that it was just a fun zombie shoot em up with a half decent plot this however is pure crap terrible dialogue half assed plot and video game scenes inserted into the film who in their right mind thought that was a good idea the only thing about this movie i use the term loosely that i enjoyed was jurgen prochnow as captain kirk ugh while his name throws originality out the window you can see in his performance that he knows he s in a god awful film and he might as well make the best of it everyone else acts as if they re doing shakespeare and very badly i might add basically the only reason anyone should see this monstrosity is if you a are a huge zombie buff and must see every zombie flick made or b like to play mst k the home game see it with friends and be prepared for tons of unintentional laughs"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23207": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i first encountered this show when i was staying in japan for six months last year i found it in the internet when i was looking for sub titled dramas to help me with my japanese my host mother warned me to stay away from it because she thought it was weird but i found it delightful koyuki showed such conflicting character traits and matsujun s spirit made my day every time i tuned in i first saw him on hana yori dango but i liked him much better in this although the characters are interesting and well developed i was disappointed to find that they didn t change very much throughout the show their relationship grew but they didn t really still a fun time had by all even for fukushima"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23208": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "laid up and drugged out as a kidney stone wended its merry way through my scarred urinary tract with absolutely nothing better to do than let the painkillers swoon me into semi oblivion i happened to catch this movie on cable i wouldn t want anyone to think that i paid to view it in a cinema or rented it or heaven forfend that i watched it straight having played this sensationally gruesome video game and avidly trod the doomed rooms and dread passageways of the house battling chariot type the hanged man type and other impossible sentinels my curiosity was piqued as to how the game would transfer to the movie screen it doesn t the banal plot revolves around a group of crazy kids a la scooby doo attending a remote island for a world shaking rave whatever that is you kids today with your hula hoops and your mini skirts and your pat boone after bribing a boat captain thousands in cash to ferry them there a stupidity which begs its own network of rhetoric they find the rave deserted passing mention is made of a house presumably the titular house of the dead but most of the action takes place on fake outdoor sets and other locales divorced from any semblance of haunted residence a fallen video camera acts as flashback filler showing the island in the throes of a party is that it oh so this rave thingy is just a party in the grand tradition of re euphemizing used cars as pre owned or shell shock as post traumatic stress disorder the word party is now too square for you drug addled silicone implanted metrosexual jagoffs it is learned that the party was broken up by rampaging zombies intelligent thought stops here i don t think the pinheads who call themselves screenwriters and directors understand the mythos behind zombie re animation zombies can t die they re already un dead they do not bleed they know no pain unless their bodies are completely annihilated they will continue being animated at least that s what my jamaican witch priestess tells me which means that a shot into their hearts is not going to stop them nor will a machete to the torso and a shotgun blast to the chest will certainly not bring forth gouts of blood at least in the video game s logic the shooter pumps so many rounds into each monster that it is completely decimated leaving a fetid mush that cannot re animate itself yet each actor slash model gets their matrix circular camera moment slaying zombies on all fronts with single bullets and karate chops to the sternum seriously these zombies are more ineffective than the stormtroopers from return of the jedi who get knocked out when ewoks trip them i suppose the film s writer mark altman having penned the not too shabby free enterprise felt compelled to insert a captain kirk reference in the character of jurgen prochnow who must have needed milk money desperately to have succumbed to appearing in this aromatic dung swill there is also a reference to prochnow s primo role in the magnificent das boot when one of the untrained b actors mentions that he looks like a u boat captain i wonder how many of this movie s target audience of square eyed swine picked up on any of the snide references to other films as when prochnow declares say hello to my little friend presaging his machine gun moment aimed at a demographic who have not the wherewithal to comprehend the sisyphean futility of the video game concept i e the game ends when you die you cannot win this is merely a slasher film for the mindless and mindless at heart accordingly everyone dies in due course except for a heterosexual pair of attractive white people a better use for this film s scant yet misused budget might have been to send the cast through acting school although ona grauer s left breast did a good job as did her right breast and those slomo running scenes priceless i especially liked the final scene with ona trying to act like she s been stabbed but looking like she s just eaten ice cream too fast attempting to do something more constructive with my time i pulled out my digitally restored th anniversary special edition widescreen anamorphic dvd of manos the hands of fate ah yes the drugs were suitably brain numbing now here was some quality film making movie maniacs visit www poffysmoviemania com"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23209": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i don t give a movie or a show ten very often but this show touched a nerve in a way no other show has i found the entire series on mysoju com and thought the premise looked interesting so i took a look see i wasn t disappointed in what i saw i was moved this story stays on the tender side as the main characters move us through the scenes sumire iwaya played thoughtfully by koyuki shows us human nature as she wants to keep troubles from being shown no one really wants to lay their soul out in front of a perspective mate so instead she substitutes a human played by an adorable matsumoto jun as a pet this pet is like any other creature we would consider a pet the difference he can retaliate in the same way after all momo is a man not a dog as he is treated like a pet he reacts to situations how a dog might react she spends time with the new boyfriend momo gets jealous it s when she realizes that her pet isn t just a pet that the sexual tension between the two starts to become thick momo is a dance prodigy her thinking slowly changes as we start to get a glance at his own thoughts matsumoto takes us from seeing a character who is very one dimensional in the beginning to two dimensional when we see he s a dancer to a three dimensional character when we see him start to fall for his master as a man not as a dog in my opinion it s worth watching this story just to see this character develop plus matsumoto plays momo with such tenderness you almost start to wish you had one too neither wants to think about the future and how their relationship will change but as momo the name she gives him as one would name their new puppy states we both knew this wasn t going to be able to last watch this show with a open mind it s worth it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23210": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is one of the worst films i ve seen the only positive thing i can say is it was so bad that is seemed comical first off there s no plot the actors appear to be reading off cue cards and do the dumbest things such as being chased by dead people but yet wanting to go out and look for their friends also the zombies were terrible no where near as fun as any of romero s work who gets s plug in the movie and the dumbest part of all was they kept showing flashes of the video game in the action sequences like we don t get the video game is about shooting zombies also all the somethings some how know how to use automatic weapons and hit a target without even aiming the gun and the way the people die is so stupid it s like they run out of ammo so stand around waiting to be jumped on and when cornered in front of the house they run out of ammo instead of shooting the door open so dumb final verdict if any of these actors appear in another film then they ve been blessed with a second chance definitely the worst film i ve seen in years a b movie on cinemax is better"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23211": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "kimi wa petto is a cute story about a girl who one day finds a boy inside a box that is outside her apartment one day she decides to bring him in and fix his cuts she then leaves a note for him to eats some food she made then go home because she had to go to work when she gets home however she finds that he is still there he tells her that he wants to live there with her like a brother or cousin in desperation to get him to leave she tells him that if he became her pet then he could stay and as a pet she says that he would have no rights and do whatever she told him not in that perverted way to her surprise he agrees and from then on he is known as momo her pet"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23212": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "there are some movies you just know they are going to be bad from frame one even if you were totally oblivious of ed wood s work one look at that commentator from plan from outer space and you just know you are not gonna see the next cinematic masterpiece just like that when i saw the first shot of uwe bolls masterpiece house of dead with that guy sitting at the front of the house starting his introduction while trying desperately to sound like he just arrived from sin city i knew i m in for a helluva ride so the movie starts like this first the lead character says that everybody else is going to die you know to keep you wandering then he starts introducing the rest of the characters with lines like karma thinks she s foxy brown or alicia my ex we broke up recently i had to study and she had to fence no i m not kidding anyway this bunch of somethings who couldn t act their way out of a wet paper bag are going to the rave of the century rave in question being a few tents a port a potty and a shoddy stage located on small island in the middle of the pacific our gang missed the ferry but thankfully will find a way to get there the way being a fisher boat ran by kirk cpt kirk get it man whoever wrote this script is a genius and his sidekick who is a bastard child of simpsons cpt mcallister and that hook killer who knows what you did last summer to make the long story short the gang gets to the island finds nobody there except some bloody t shirts and then decide to run the hell away from there no wait they do not they actually get all happy and like cos there s free booze with that scene the movie hits rock bottom and then against all odds proceeds to go further downhill some guys in rubber suits start running around there is some screaming and shooting our gang goes to some house to meet some other gang they go out of the house meet cpt kirk and some police woman who between them have about pounds of weapons and then decide to go back to the house somewhere along the line they transform into a s w a t team enter the matrix the rubber suit guys start multiplying like bacteria and i start to cry because i actually paid to see this to add insult to the injury every few minutes there are shots from the video game this crap is based on and there is a cute game over cut scene for a few characters when they die i seriously hate this movie it doesn t even fit in that famed so bad it s good category it s just plain bad the script is bad the zombies are awful there is no tension lines are bad actors are bad the list just goes on you will probably want to see this movie just because of its reputation of being awful don t there are bad movies that deserve to be watched this is not one of them"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23213": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is actually a groovy neat little flick made on absolutely no discernible budget with shot on video crinkliness it takes a little while to warm up to it the acting is so bad that it soon acquires a zen like charm after a few scenes you stop noticing the awkward lines or rehearsed sound of some deliveries the characters all develop a quirky charm especially richard forget anthony hopkins maidens is the guy i d hire to play a raving psychopath he just seems to enjoy it so very much mixed in with the scenes of mad slasher gore and zombie infestation are some truly visually effective shots of the title character the midnight skater zooming through the campus in a black hoodie looking for all the world like a cross between the grim reaper and say the silver surfer these shots make the sometimes ludicrous things the characters say about the skater seem almost ominous the soundtrack features some very fun garage punk tunes and the raspy raucous meanness of it meshes well with the film s mood thumbs upish i say"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23214": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "there are people out there who will greenlight anything that is the only explanation i can offer as to why the house of the dead movie exists and that s only scary part to the whole movie it s so bad you ll go off movies forever i seriously wanted to switch this off and turn the tv over to the paint drying channel but i was bound by my word to suffer the whole thing i don t know why i do these bad things to myself as if it matters here s the basic jist of the story a group of twenty somethings are so desperate to go out to some island in the pacific northwest canada actually because it s cheap for the rave of the century which consists of about people and un raving music that they pay some craggy old fisherman to take them there after they miss the main ferry that s gotta be some rave to be worth all that dough the fisherman warns them that the island is also known as the island of the dead hang on i thought this was house of the dead and that they are all doomed yadda yadda yadda first faults here why would a tiny little rave of the century my foot be held on some remote island why would anyone willingly pay loads of money to get it why pay even more to the craggy old fisherman to take them back when they could just come back with the others once they arrive they discover that the rave which consists of about tents a small stage and a port a john has been smashed there s blood everywhere and no one is around what would any rationally thinking person do run for their lives of course but no these clueless obviously blind people decide to go look for them soon enough they discover an old ramshackle house that s times as big on the inside as it is on the outside another half hour of stumbling around in the forest follows as an excuse to kill of some of the lesser characters and after much tedium they arrive back at the house again the characters like the movie go nowhere jammed into this ghastly disaster is a superabundance of gibberish dialogue heinous acting mumbo jumbo exposition and zillions of clips from the once popular arcade game of the same name why this was universally accepted as a good idea with the filmmakers i ll never know the clips have no reference to any of the scenes and only degrade this trash even further if that is at all possible it has nothing to do with the game save for some cheap throwaway line at the end it makes resident evil look like cinematic glory hell even the double dragon movie seems multi oscar worthy in comparison to this junk the only one who comes out of this with his dignity still intact is jurgen prochnow he could have just taken his money and ran but he tries his best with the awful script and brings a tiny bit of pathos to his character the rest of the cast suck i m afraid the characters are idiots and deserve to die plus if you cut out the swearing and pointless nudity i see no reason why this film cannot be shown on saturday morning tv it s not frightening in the slightest pirates of the caribbean is more scary than the skeletal bad guys in this film and where did all those bad guys come from anyway there were only a few people on the island to begin with i guess this justifies the reason they chose to reuse footage over and over i kid you not you ll see the same zombie die a dozen times who s ultimately to blame for that scandalous waste of celluloid none other than director uwe boll his control over the movie is non existent you can clearly the see actors have no idea what they should be doing and that the zombies aren t really taking it all seriously the actors seem like they re reading off cue cards as they constantly pause in the middle of long sentences and carry on talking as soon as they see the next card it all feels very unnatural plus the film is shot like a two part mini series i have indeed seen better tv productions and don t get me started on the editing the film is an incoherent babble with thousands upon thousands of pointless shots and dozens of meaningless camera pans no real skill or talent was put into making this at all it truly baffles and boggles the mind how movies this unfathomably bad can get made and george a romero can t even get anyone to take his calls house of the dead makes some idiotic reference to romero in a lazy attempt to be post modern but it only irritates that they think this is in the same league as a real zombie movie for what it s worth the anamorphic picture looks great and the dolby soundtrack is clean but very unimpressive and only serves to pronounce the heavily over used adr even more the dvd comes with extras but why torture yourself isn t this review warning enough stay away you are all doomed i tell you doomed doomed"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23215": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "b movie yes diy yes first movie yes but aestheically a this movie definitely had some bad sound editing lighting acting etc etc problems however this movie has many positive things about it first off the most annoying character dies first second its made to be a parody funny b rated horror movie the comments our killer makes to his victims left me and my friends rolling around on the floor laughing the problem is a lot of people try to take every independent movie and expect it to be a masterpiece take it for what it is a bunch of kids right out of high school made their first movie for what it is just that it is really good"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23216": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "lynn hollister a small town lawyer travels to the nearby big city on business connected with the death of his friend johnny yes lynn is a man despite the feminine sounding christian name were the scriptwriters trying to make a snide reference to the fact that john wayne s birth name was marion hollister at first believes johnny s death to have been an accident but soon realises that johnny was murdered further investigations reveal a web of corruption criminality and election rigging connected to boss cameron the leading light in city s political machine that sounds like the plot of a gritty crime thriller possibly made in the film noir style which was starting to become popular in it isn t a man betrayed despite its theme is more like a light romantic comedy than a crime drama hollister falls in love with cameron s attractive daughter sabra and the film then concentrates as much on their resulting romance as on the suspense elements this film might just have worked if it had been made as a straightforward serious drama one reviewer states that john wayne is not at all believable as a lawyer but he couldn t play a cowboy in every movie and a tough crusading lawyer taking on the forces of organised crime would probably have been well within his compass where i do agree with that reviewer is when he says that wayne was no cary grant impersonator romantic comedy just wasn t up his street one of the weaknesses of the studio system is that actors could be required to play any part their bosses demanded of them regardless of whether it was up their street or not and as wayne was one of the few major stars working for republic pictures they doubtless wanted to get as much mileage out of him as they could that said not even cary grant himself could have made a man betrayed work as a comedy that s not a reflection on his comic talents it s a reflection on the total lack of amusing material in this film i doubt if anyone no matter how well developed their sense of humour might be could find anything to laugh at in it the film s light hearted tone doesn t make it a successful comedy it just prevents it from being taken seriously as anything else this is one of those films that are neither fish nor flesh nor fowl nor good red herring"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23217": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "dead to rights is about a police officer named jack slate who finds his murdered father and goes after the man that he thinks killed him jack is later shot and framed for the murder of the man he suspected of killing his father several months later on the day jack is going to be executed he escapes from prison and searches the city for the man who framed him for murder jack s search leads him through a trail of beep that doesn t end until everyone is dead through out the game jack uses weapons from m carbines to his dog shadow to kill endless streams of people in levels the game play is basically kill people find switch to open door kill people find switch to open door over and over until the level is done there are fun mini games too like playing as a stripper to distract bouncers at a night club so jack can get to another area in the club or bomb disarming dead to rights is also a hard game you will be put in an area swarming with bad guys armed with sub machine guns while you only have a pistol near the end of the game skill turns to dust and you have to rely on luck dead to rights is as gory as it is hard if you shoot a guy in the face with a shot gun blood will splatter on the walls ceiling and floor and since there are several guys in each area the walls will be painted in blood family fun for everyone"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23218": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "although i have to admit i laughed more watching this movie than the last few comedies i saw the budget must have consisted of pocket change from the actors the production values are so low that they actual made it kind of fun to watch reminds me of the robot monster made up of a guy in a gorilla suit with a cardboard diving helmet on in one scene a hapless victim gets their arm and leg cut off geez hard to believe but the black knight scene from holy grail was more realistic i kept wondering why the victim didn t start shouting none shall pass and it s only a flesh wound i ve had worse it was one of the funniest scenes i ve seen in the past year the gladiator demon was a stitch too between the horribly cheap costume and the geeky look of the guy in it the end result was hysterical truly a movie that is bad enough to be watchable kind of like seeing a slow motion auto accident on film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23219": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "having been a fan of columbo i was sorely disappointed in corky romano while certainly a funny movie falk s mob boss character was a far cry from the lovable lieutenant he s played for so many years especially with the offensive language he used after corky romano i was honestly both surprised by and soured on mr peter falk however having just seen finding john christmas and its predecessor a town without christmas for the first time within a week of each other i have to say that max peter s falk s delightful character in both movies is surely as memorable and lovable as columbo while parts of the movie are quite predictable such scenes in no way take away from the enjoyment of seeing the story played out i too wish i had recorded both of these heartwarming christmas movies and i highly recommend them whether you re a falk fan a christmas nut or simply someone who enjoys the occasional feel good movie of the week this movie may end up lost among the throngs of made for tv holiday flicks so be sure to find finding john christmas before it s too late"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23220": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i rented this movie about years ago and it still stands out in my mind as the worst movie ever made i don t think i ever finished it it is worse than a home video made by a high school student i remember them doing a flashback to something and in the flashback there was a man with a polo shirt oakley sunglasses and a newer suv like a toyota rav or something i don t remember i don t understand how they could have possibly said that to be in the s he might have had a cell phone too i cant remember it was just horrible i returned it to the video store and asked them why they even carry the movie and if i could get the hour of my life back to this day it is the worst movie i have ever seen and i have seen some pretty bad ones"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23221": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "generally it was a good movie with an ideal ending the acting was spectacular and the characters didn t stray from their persons i especially liked the plot although you knew what was going to happen it still gave the element of surprise through out the entire movie however i find that coming on to the ending it could have been a little longer extended maybe to me it seemed like it was rushed a bit as if the writer was trying to take linens off the lines before the rain fell for instance what happened to tristan s brother hayden for all we know he died in the hospital maybe he was the one that setup the entire thing who knows maybe there will be a sequel maybe if there is i cant wait to see it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23222": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "one wonders how the script came to be written wayne and the other performers do an ok job but as it is neither comedy romantic thriller or anything else it is all rather disappointing one feels as if one of the threads had been pursued it could have been something worthwhile it is nonetheless interesting to see a real turkey of a story made just before the usa became directly involved with the war i wonder if the surrounding politics had something to do with trying to make a movie for all tastes but ending up with something that pleases no one nonetheless it has historical value"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23223": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i ve read countless of posts about this game being so similar to max payne when i played it the first time i thought it was a bit weird arcade like game with a desire to rip off the max payne style not just bullet time so when i played it for a couple of hours i realized how much fun it is and how different from max payne yeah the bullet time is a bit similar but i think it fits differently to the game style this game is non stop action a mix between a shoot em up and a fight em up so much fun as a big fan of max payne i must say that the storyline of dtr is not near to the greatness of max payne the graphics are a bit average and some of the levels look the same but if you want a bit more of that bullet time you should definitely own this game"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23224": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is the movie that epitomizes the d d fear of the s and even today the fear being that people who play d d or any other role playing game for that matter will be sucked in and lose their ability to distinguish reality from fantasy and go on killing sprees child sacrifices suicide etc great movie for anyone who likes to blame the problems of society on inanimate objects but anyone who has played a role playing game a video game or even acted in a play will see this as an insult to their intelligence it is to d d what wargames was to computers plus as a movie it just kinda sucks"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23225": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "dev anand or prashant and zeenat aman jasbir janice are siblings brought up in single parent families jasbir the sister grows up in an affluent environment but this is not enough to lead her to reject her life and ultimately join a hippie movement that eventually leads her to drugs prashant the brother on the other hand grows up in a less affluent environment but grows up to be a matured gentleman the story marks prashant making efforts to save his little sister who is perpetually in a trance from a hostile hippie environment this movie stands the test of time commenting that cults and hippie groups are a place for those who give up on their lives when they should instead stand up and be counted in the face of adversity great music compositions in this movie that mean different things in different situations and to different people and the director brings forth an eerie feeling to it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23226": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i own this movie not by choice i do i was really bored the other day and the box intrigued me so i popped it in the old vcr and spent the next hour and a half of my life crying why god why the story line was not that bad as an gamer i could appreciate bits of it i think that maybe if you re into super geeky cheese romantic scenes you ll enjoy this film i always thought of myself as a vulcan you know like dr spock unable to love there is very few good things to say about this film truly it is awful but if you re up to really badly made film this is the one for you the real story s much more interesting though if i had to sum up this film in one word it would be lame"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23227": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "one must admit that dev has an eye for beauty and talent he gave a break to zeenat aman a successful model and also former winner of beauty pageant s title by casting her in a role which was tailor made for her debut her bespectacled stoned look and her swaying at the hypnotizing music made her an instant darling of the viewers this movie is a treat to the eyes with it s scenic locales ethnic people those buddha temples and chirpy naughty mumtaz who looks quite attractive in her ethnic wear and dancing skills dev is of course adorable and this is one of his commercially successful performance hare rama manages to keep the interest going with it s carefully written script editing and captivating music like des pardes his another movie anand has handled the topic of youngsters falling in the habit of drug addiction and the theory of them coming from disturbed families and troubled childhood is quite plausible a good entertainer this movie retains it s freshness till date"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23228": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "many people like to point to this tv movie when arguing with the vast legions of hanks philes out there that tom did in fact make crappy films i think bachelor party was great but that s another story the movie focuses on a dungeons and dragons style game that eventually drives our young gump to hallucinatory madness the story is charmingly early s focusing as it does on the imminent threat to our youth posed by those evil role playing games i however prefer to view mazes and monsters as the turning point in the whatever happened to chris makepeace story we all remember him as rudy the rabbit in meatballs and as the hapless clifford in my bodyguard where he gave us all a vicarious thrill by beating the crap out of matt dillon few could argue especially those of us who read dynamite on a regular basis that great things were in store for him and then came rona jaffe the line between bad acting and bad writing is razor thin so i leave it to you to decide whose fault makepeace s performance in this is all i know is that the last major release i saw him in was vamp and that was he had a small role as sean penn s brother in falcon and the snowman but by that time the brat pack torch had been passed to others with straighter hair and flashier resumes i can t in good conscience recommend this movie watch it if only to see a younger more idealistic chris makepeace before rona jaffe feasted on his soul"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23229": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is one of the movies of dev anand who gave great yet distinct movies to hindi movie industries such as jewel thief and guide the story is short if you ask me what is the story plot is simple a brother seeks for his lost sister sister has joined the hippies who smoke from pot and chant hare rama hare krishna yet the movie portrays few of the significant events that the world experienced in s hippie culture their submission to drugs freedom escaping duty family and adopting anything new such as eastern which was new for whites religion they have been handled perfectly zeenat gave her best and dev as usual was remarkable songs are the best used unlike they are abused for the sake of having songs in this movie they have not been spoiled one perfect example is dekho o deewano ram ka naam badnam na karo each word in the song is very philosophical and meaningful the end is tragic but that is not the essence of the movie overall devji who does believe in making different movies has been successful in showing what he wanted to show here a must see to experience hippie culture and beautiful nepal of s"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23230": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i have seen this movie many times and recently read the book the movie is based on and every time i see it i just want to slap all four of them the fact that they don t clue in to the fact that tom hank s character is flipping into his d d oops m m persona oh he s just acting in character outside of the gaming session that and the fact that after three months of therapy let s just destroy all that and feed his delusions these kind of people are what give rpgs a bad name also the corny love ballad and the music done by cat on a piano and stop us if we get too annoying are almost enough to set your teeth on edge"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23231": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the story for hare rama hare krishna actually came to dev anand s mind when he saw hippies and their fallen values in kathmandu where he was on a visit after the protests against his previous prem pujari in calcutta he was low in spirits because his film had been opposed and some had burnt prem pujari s posters but the life of hippies re ignited a story in dev s mind to be made into a film this was dev anand s perhaps best directorial effort the film was a blockbuster super hit at the box office and zeenat aman as dev s sister made a tremendous impact this film was dev anand s call to the nation to keep up their moral values it is about a montereal based indian family and the brother s role is a very affectionate one for his sister but the parents quarrel and separate leaving prashant dev with mother and jasbir zeenat with father she is repeatedly told that her mother and brother are dead and she eventually believes that she will never see prashant again she is ill treated by her step mother and she runs away from home dev grows up to be a pilot and he learns that jasbir is in kathmandu with certain hippies to reunite with his sister dev travels to kathmandu and meets shanti mumtaz who was to later marry him and also janice who in reality is jasbir with a new name and new identity she has forgotten her childhood and dev too dev has to get his sister back amongst all other happenings which include his being suspected as a thief in kathmandu and the people are after his life this was a story well directed and acted both by dev anand we see more of zeenat aman than of mumtaz but the music by rahul dev burman was well composed dev had first offered the music to be composed by sachin dev burman but burman da did not want dev to do the film he was very close to dev and his earlier film prem pujari though was good but had been opposed in calcutta burman da wanted dev to try a lighter subject as he thought hippie cultist film might reignite people s anger against dev but dev continued with the film reassuring burman da and the film was indeed a success r d burman had asha bhosle sing the award winning dum maro dum kanchi re kanchi re was another good number overall it is a good film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23232": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this film is horrible bad acting bad writing bad music it s just horrible not only is it incredibly misrepresentative of role playing games but the key elements of the film are poorly executed may the god i don t believe in have mercy on the souls of the miserable wretches who conceived and gave birth to this abomination"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23233": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this one grew on me i love the r d burman music and in spite of the cruder elements of the story i found much to be moved by as i kept re watching the movie the brother sister plot line is powerful i thought there s also more probably obligatory stuff like bar fights a loony crime story etc that are just distracting though not unfunny from a certain point of view also the english translation is definitely by someone for whom it was a bit of a stretch and as loony as it is i am grateful to him for doing it like many of the bollywood movies i ve seen this one is melodramatic and opera like including here notably a song sung first by a little boy to cheer up his abused and unhappy sister and then the same song sung or so years later by the man who has travelled to kathmandu seeking to re connect with this girl grown up and troubled she had been told her brother and mother were dead numbing her pain with drugs a super thing about this movie is that it is about the hippie movement which brought hordes of seekers to india from an indian point of view that sees them as people driven to india by a spiritual hunger aroused by the failings of their own societies but nonetheless in india living only for the pleasures of the moment the hippie singing dancing drugging scenes are truly wonderful and accurate in their tone i m old enough to remember and i feel pretty sure that the masses of young white zoned out kids are actual hippie extras as i remember hearing about kids on the caravan to the east getting this kind of work in bollywood it is not about the actual hare krishna movement though the movie hippies sing a krishna rama chant as do a group of actual indian devotees unrelated to the hippies in the opening scene of the movie virginia"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23234": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the subject matter seems pretty dated today adapted for tv from rona jaffe s book we trip and stumble through a fantasy existence four college students get deeply involved playing a live version of the board game mazes and dragons based on dungeons and dragons one player a young tom hanks enters the fantasy world too deep his co players must come to his rescue and save him from self inflicted harm david wallace wendy crewson and chris makepeace round out the game s foursome support cast is made up of veteran actors like murray hamilton vera miles anne francis and susan strasberg at this date it seems lumbering and tame but the highlight of watching is seeing tom hanks between his bosom buddies salad days and his big splash in splash on the silver screen the youngest of viewer will get most enjoyment"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23235": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "we do not come across movies on brother sister relationship in indian cinema or any other language or medium this relationship has several aspects which have not been exploited in movies or novels typically a sister is depicted as a pile on who can be used for ransom in the climax this movie treats the subject in an entirely different light it is inspired by george eliot s novel the mill on the floss the brother is very prosaic all good the blue eyed boy who is a conventionally good son and a favorite with his mother the sister is romantic wild and defiant of the unwritten rules of the society in spite of this the love of the brother sister is the winner this movie is about the love of the two siblings who are separated in childhood and revival of the same feeling when they meet years later it is also the quest of the subdued brother to reunite with his sister who has chosen to be wild to defy the world although the movie and the novel are set about centuries apart in two distant countries yet the sentiments are the same and still hold true"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23236": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this film sold for one dollar at wal mart on a dvd and so i do not feel like i lost anything for watching this film except my time enjoyed the acting of tom hanks robbie wheeling who was very young looking and gave an outstanding performance considering it was a horrible script the story is about college students who decided to play the game mazes monsters only in a very realistic setting robbie wheeling has had problems in the past playing this game at other colleges and is advised by his parents to leave the game alone and get good grades robbie meets a very nice gal and has a romantic fling with her and once he starts playing the game he stops making love to her and acts like a monk there are some scenes in the film which are taken running around the former world trade center and also in the observation floor and roof area it is rather sad viewing this part of the film where so many human beings died because of evil in the world this is not a very good film except for tom hanks trying to keep the film above the sinking level of entertainment"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23237": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "hare rama hare krishna was the biggest hit movie of filmed almost entirely in kathmandu the capital of nepal the movie depicts not only with the theme of a broken family but also a relationship between a brother and a sister as well as drugs and the hippie movement which made many people think that it involved the iskon the movement for krishna consciousness the movie begins with scenes of drugs and being informed that the woman dancing in front is the narrator s sister going back to the past the brother and sister are happily playing around the house only to hear their parents arguing this soon leads to a split in the family the brother goes with the mother and the sister with the father as years pass the brother goes in search of his sister and is informed that she no longer lives with the father and that she has moved to nepal here prashant the brother not only finds love but he also finds his sister janice but he finds out that she is not only in the wrong company of friends but is also on drugs as she wants to block all memory of her past with help of shanti his love the brother tries to get his sister away from all this but has to overcome many obstacles including people who stoop to all sorts of levels to stop him this is a multi cast movie and is led by the director and producer himself dev anand and also stars zeenat aman her first movie mumtaz rajendranath prem chopra jnr mehmood a k hangal and achala sachdev the music is superbly provided by the late r d burman whose last score was a love story during the filming dev anand asked panchamda r d burman to compose something special for this film days later panchamda came back with the composition of dum maro dum the song was an instant hit"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23238": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "if you didn t know better you would believe the christian moral majority in their preachy testimonial of the sins of the young their questing for satan and that hell was just brimming with advanced dungeons and dragons fans none of these items bears one grain of truth folks this work does nothing but give the southern baptists a chance to take a breath while the movie continues to spout their erroneous and alarmist views concerning a creative and original gaming system tom hanks contributes a stellar performance for this work but even that wasn t enough to save it it s crap it s beneath crap it is ignorance breeding ignorance and as such it rates nothing from the fiend"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23239": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the shooter was a different type of film for michael dudikoff although normally associated with action flicks that incorporate martial arts this film because it was a western enabled him to display that he is a far more capable actor than certain formula story lines have allowed the major problem of course is that the film does not allow any solid character development the fleshing in is really left to the viewer we can only guess at the sadness that has made the shooter whose real name is michael atherton the killer that he is a killer mind you that a little town terrorized by a local bully welcomes as a hero who can release it from its misery"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23240": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "first off i knew nothing about mazes and monster before i watched it i had no knowledge of the role playing controversy behind it or the fact that it was a made for tv movie when i looked at the cover the updated dvd one i seriously thought it would be another fantasy adventure like legend with tom hank as the nerdy hero from s earth entering a mythical world to save a princess from an evil maze filled with monsters sounds exciting right that is what the cover suggests to you at first glance i was given this movie as a gift obviously under the same premise because my aunt knows i m into action movies with a medieval myth theme and it has tom hanks one of my favorite actors so i popped this movie in expecting a feel good movie with tom hanks in a s special effects world that would be good for a laugh no none of this happens now before i continue i will confess i am a nerd but i have no interest in role playing games that is all this movie is about so my interest in the content is lukewarm at best and m m copyright infringement is not even a feel good role playing based movie with lovable geeks that uses their imagination to enter a world of awesomeness no this is an anti role playing movie that must have been made by some religious folk the same people who also think barney is the work of satan i understand satan is a crafty fellow but i don t think he is desperate enough for soul to lull rpg lovers into worship him this movie is thee anti gamer movie this is what i get from this movie it hates rpgs and not only does it make fun of the people engaging in role playing but it makes poor tom hanks a mental patient tom had an excuse to talk to a volleyball in castaway poor guy was alone but tom somehow made his insanity fun and you literally saw the volleyball as a lovable character through tom s good acting i wish i watched that movie instead of this in this movie tom is attacked by a make believe dragon creature it looks like a poorly made mascot for a rpg team and has a split personality that is creepy at best tom s acting only exceeds to make you feel bad for his character and nothing else i get that the poor guy lost his brother and is not right in the head because of it so the movie does win points for being intentionally tragic i am not one for films that exploit mental illness and the ending to m m made me feel like cr p luckily i watched hudson hawk afterwards and got a good laugh before my soul was crushed any further yah hh surpasses m m by a lot this is not one of tom s better films in fact it is thee most depressing movie i ve ever seen him in even saving private ryan is not this depressing i walked in hoping to watch a feel good movie and i ended up feeling the exact opposite if you want to watch a sad both emotionally and visually movie then by all means watch this if this movie is to convey a message it is this don t play rpgs if you are cuckoo for coco puffs"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23241": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "star rating the works just misses the mark that little bit in between lagging behind the pits mike atherton dudikoff is peacefully making his way in the wild west when he spots a group of men mistreating a lady being a gentleman he naturally steps in and puts a stop to this and in doing so kills the son of a nasty enforcer this is just the beginning of a all guns blazing battle to the finish from which there will be only one winner m dudikoff is an action star who s never truly managed to take off with me maybe i discovered him too late and after the other film i saw with him in it last monday the human shield it was just another dud ha ha added to the list but i have a thing for westerns being films that just sort of transport me to a different time and place and provide real escapist entertainment and with this dudikoff has picked one of his better scripts as his films go anyway the film hits a few low points in the shape of a naff central villain sounding like a blank marlon brando and some generally ropey acting from some of the cast along with the obligatory cheap looking sets but if for some strange reason your life ever depended on watching a dudikoff film this would be one of your best choices"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23242": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "seriously i just wrapped up my first viewing of demonicus and words have failed me i remember a time when i would see charles band s name on a film and my heart would race he was never a wes craven or a john carpenter he was a bastion of hope for the little man the guy whose movies arrived at the video store instead of the multiplex but they still rocked harder than most of the trendy junk we otherwise had to endure and now this a painfully obvious californian walking trail doubles for the alps and an abandoned train tunnel is actually supposed to be an ancient cave i mean they didn t even try to dress the thing up with moss or film it in a way that might suggest it was anything other than an old train tunnel ugh instead of a creepy demon gladiator as the cover implies we re treated to a dude wearing the latest in wal mart halloween apparel there s a pretty cool looking corpse who occasionally comes to life to belch and wiggle his fingers but he doesn t even learn to stand until the final five minutes why couldn t he be the villain instead we ve got frat boy joe with a plastic sword ouch charles band you should be ashamed that your name is attached to such tripe i love movies that are so bad they re good hell i occasionally enjoy a flick thats so bad its just bad this one however is just unwatchable a perfect example of making a buck rather than making a quality film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23243": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this cute animated short features two comic icons betty boop and henry henry is the bald slightly portly boy from the comics who never speaks well here he does speak he wants to get a puppy from betty boop s pet store and when he is left to mind the store some hilarious hijinks ensue betty sings a song about pets henry gets in a battle with birds and a monkey but everything works out in the end"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23244": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i d completely forgotten about this film until now this was the most blatant and worst attempt to demonise a hobby that i have ever seen it s message seemed to be don t teenagers use their imagination they might take games seriously go mad and hurt people i can only guess that the unimaginative writers of this piece thought that d d style games are form of evil ritual or arcane worship"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23245": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i feel this is one of the best movies i ve seen i m an older male and love most westerns i love movies based in part at least on facts if i am not mistaken this is such a movie i also like revenge type movies this qualifies there as well in my opinion some of my favorite parts of the movie were the opening scene with the whipping and the barn shooting scene i felt the corral beating scene was a little overkill but did not affect how i feel about the complete movie i saw what i think is a continuation of this movie in a gun smoke episode i also enjoyed that i recommend taking the time to watch this movie i will watch it again i also felt the romance parts of this movie were well played i thought it was so out of character for randy travis to play a villain type but i always enjoy his acting"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23246": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this film reminds me a lot of the anti drug films of the s and s due to the fact that it was made by people that have obviously never experienced the social evil that they are warning us about tom hanks and his buddies are role playing but there are no dice lots of candles and then you are just swept away in a bad montage showing hanks falling for the lady in the group quite funny but misguided i wonder how many poor kids had their d d stuff destroyed and were told that the use of their imagination was the road to destruction as a film it s basically an after school special bad acting although hanks does show some of his talent and relationship talks and no one seems to be having any fun it seems these films have a psychological focus on adolescents starting on the road to adultism which is more serious apparently and requires you to buckle down and do the things everyone else does despite my vote of this is worth watching due to its unique genre scare films which i personally find quite funny"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23247": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "action horror sci fi exploitation director fred olen ray shows he has some talent as a director character actor william smith is one of the best tough bad guys in the industry he treats the viewer with the best acting performance of his career as for randy travis he gives his best lee van cleef impression he s not bad in the film smith and travis make the movie as for the rest of the cast none of them really stand out ray did a great job directing this flick smith and travis were good i d give this b western on a scale of one to ten ten being the best a seven"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23248": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the only value in this movie is basically to laugh at how bad it really is with a plot that makes your average middle school writer look good and acting which is almost as good it gets my bottom score one of tom hanks very early films where he obviously didn t have the pleasure to be real picky the best special effect of the movie consists of a guy dressed up in an incredibly fake rubber monster consume"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23249": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "yesterday i went alone to the cinema because here in mexico most of the times movies from other countries are part of the so called cam ra alternativa alternative camera but after i saw this movie i realized that not all the foreign movies are alternative afortunately this is a good a example but i have to said that i enjoyed so much this movie that at the end i was happy this movie is a little spoon of hope in these days and the main lesson for me is that at the end of the day the love is main force behind us this is a good option to see a good movie in spanish and i have to mention the good music specially the main song of the movie cosas que hacen que la vida valga la pena excellent song"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23250": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i caught this movie at a small screening held by members of my college s gaming club we were forewarned that this would be the reefer madness of gaming and this movie more than delivered tom hanks plays robbie a young man re starting his college career after resting for a semester what we the viewer find out as the movie progresses is that robbie was hopelessly addicted to a role playing game called mazes and monsters a game that he gets re acquainted with after a gaming group recruit him for a campaign this movie is laughable on many many levels one scene features the group gaming by candlelight which is probably the best way i can describe it while i m sure that this was meant to be cultish in some way as most gamers know it s horribly inaccurate most role play sessions are done in well lit rooms usually over some chee tohs and a can of soda the acting while not oscar caliber isn t gut wrenchingly awful either this is one of tom hanks s first roles and bosom buddies and bachelor party were still a year or two over the horizon the supporting cast while not very memorable still hand forth decent performances mainly the badness lies in the fact that it was a made for tv movie that shows the dangers of gaming worth a view if you and your friends are planning a bad movie night"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23251": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "g mez pereira is the responsible for some of the most despicable comedies of latest spanish cinema just take a look at his curriculum vitae so i didn t expect that much of cosas que hacen in fact i don t know why in the world did i decide to watch it anyway i just did and what a surprise it looks that g mez pereira has finally matured and now he s capable of making a good movie he s last work deals with the midlife crisis the disappointing and the seeking for a second chance after you ve ruined it all the last half hour of the movie the more dramatic is the best part and it just makes worth watching the film also we have eduard fernandez playing the main role and i keep on thinking he s the best actor of his generation by far my rate"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23252": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "many things become clear when watching this film the acting is terrible tom hanks and wendy crewson are so so but the parent child conflict borders soap opera ish the other two boys an overly pouty child prodigy and your stereotypical i m a babe but i m really sensitive inside blonde dreamboat the film as a whole is depressing and disappointing robbie s dreams and episodes are disturbing acted by tom hanks the inclusion of the beginning love ballads is an odd choice we are all special friends the weird lines and side plots are not made any better by the terrible acting and this is a really bad movie expect to be disappointed and probably disturbed"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23253": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "in what appears an attempt to mix drama and comedy manuel gomez pereira made this film things that make life worthwhile it is not an original discovery by many voice you have quite off the pitch by the way but it departs somewhat from the norm in the spanish cinema the downside is that the elements forming the film are poorly combined and while some points are not well developed others are out of place a day in the lives of two people close to the median age it s basically what the movie g mez pereira jorge eduard fernandez is a stationary parado one which despite load on your back with a drama major seems willing to see things change only this explains his commitment to a minor could mean a turning point in its existence in line with audrey tautou of long dating jean pierre jeunet jorge says things like this to herself if i find a coin before the corner that is now going to change my luck of course it finds it begins to play today could be a great day hoy puede ser un gran dia by joan manuel serrat and in a few crosses on its way hortensia ana belen she is another woman entry age divorced and a little lonely take valeriana for sleeping organizes birthday parties as an exemplary mother said her belief in god and leads to a speed of homicidal mother hortensia is a woman of many contradictions in his behavior life was going in his head driving data as of people fall in love only once in a lifetime and said although it is short of jorge and unemployed and does not preclude the possibility that it is a sadistic sleeping in his shoulder in the cinema at the earliest opportunity later came a communion a dance in the luxurious wedding banquet the back of a car and other things that players seem to live unique experiences like that but end up doing quite heavy for the viewer things that make life worthwhile debate between us is the drama of two adult persons who have no other that leads them to see where their strange relationship and conversely make us take the case as a comedy focusing on things like a chinese singing at a wedding which seem to be amusing in itself or the gait of a drunk person the problem is that it does not leave us time to connect with the players therefore we can not identify with the dramatic and not give us a solid base comic too leaving everything except pure joke in the end all mixed in a way that the viewer no longer know very well whether to laugh or mourn and ends up not doing either and it is true that something is not seen a thousand times is not the kind of film that we find to bend every corner but it is not sufficiently different or special as we want to do ana bel n which apparently far less than the years that has in this film and eduard fernandez are two actors who are very enjoyable to see working but this time it seems ready or comfortable enough in scenes that require him to break the calm that prevails in the film so in moments like the accident with the children of the bar thing seems to be slipping from their hands perhaps a very dramatic change that has to do but that is no excuse to lower our guard in any case both interpreters are erected easily the highlight of the function things that make life worthwhile work only up to the modest level of entertainment any claim that is beyond that point has not been fulfilled as a romantic comedy or dramatic as that we presume they wanted to do can not afford to have little moments finished successful beyond bad as that in which one of the characters talk and laugh lost drunk compared to a boy who remains in a coma in part because of him neither do much for people like rosario pardo making the typical friend launched whose biggest contribution to the film is the phrase must be screwed over and songs from the soundtrack though significant not just fit it is true that the film by manuel gomez pereira has its hits some of the moments involving jose sacristan but the whole is a anodyne story a film with good intentions and a nice result when the better"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23254": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "checking the spoiler alert just in case perhaps one of the most horrendous movies i have ever seen mazes and monsters felt like i wasted minutes of my life the only redeeming quality of the movie were scenes that tried to be serious but just ended up being funny since they were so bad evil dead anyone unfortunately for m m fortunately for us it did not develop a cult following and result in a trilogy this movie tried to address a series of problems that the main character robbie played by hanks encountered throughout the film it ended up being a fear mongering video about stereotypes that helped fuel the d d is the devil movement in the s if you want to avoid wasting your time and money steer clear of this junk p s even though the cover looks kinda interesting which is why i guess my brother bought it it in no way takes place in a fantasy realm unless you consider new england or new york city to be such a place"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23255": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "what does the marquis de sade have to do with egyptian archaeology and mermaid worshipping cults tobe hooper tries to answer that question in one weird little film genie is a young cutie who visits her nerdy archaeology father in alexandria egypt genie gets caught up with a mysterious hooker and blatant lesbian who services daddy on the side daddy gets sent back to the site where he uncovers a tomb with what appears to be a mermaid on it genie meets a descendant of the marquis de sade and falls for a hunky egyptian providing the film s hottest scenes eventually genie finds out she is to be a sacrifice and the protracted and bloody climax gets going wrapped around this story is footage of the marquis de sade in prison talking to a portrait of what looks like genie robert englund is terrific as both the marquis and his descendant his acting abilities have always been sideswiped by his makeup requirements so he is allowed to shine here his best performance is still in killer tongue if you have not seen that yet the rest of the cast including young genie are pretty and average the script however is problematic you will quickly learn that the marquis scenes are completely unnecessary except maybe the film makers had access to the cool set the mermaid cult that eventually saves genie makes no sense whatsoever who the mermaid is is never explained and its link to christianity which is hyped throughout the film is nothing the film is very anti christian as the archaeologist is a bible spouting father but likes to be tied up by the local prostitute there are plenty of scenes of depravity and violence but hooper probably had little idea of what the screenwriters were trying to say i know i have no idea so why am i recommending this film it is weird there is an extended sex scene for the ladies hunky egyptian rides a horse completely nude englund is marvelous do you like snakes this film is full of them this is like roger corman with a bigger budget knowing hooper somehow came up with crocodile after this is rather sad night terrors is not perfect but definitely worth a winking unserious look this is rated r for physical violence some sexual violence gore profanity female nudity male nudity sexual content sexual references and drug abuse"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23256": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "hoo boy this was a real trial to get through the dvd case has tom hanks mug plastered on it and that is the only reason that anybody would buy it he looks about forty on the box however the movie was made in so he still has his bosom buddies do and of course is about forty pounds lighter the plot concerns a dungeons and dragons like game that hanks and his three friends play and hanks ends up thinking the whole thing is real chris makepeace is a boy genius named jay jay and the best thing about the movie is that he wears a succession of funny hats ooh look he has a yellow hardhat on with a tuxedo now he s dressed like a wwi pilot this was a truly awful movie but in a bad way a bunch of vets pop up mostly as parents of the kids there s anne i m honey west dammit francis and louise sorel who actually looks kind of hot murray hamilton the mayor from jaws has a thankless roll as a cop wendy crewson is the love interest for hanks and some blonde guy i have never seen before or since there is some syrupy music here and there and absolutely no tension or sense of danger or excitement there is a monster that only hanks can see because he s you know nuts the monster is played by the late great kevin peter hall he of predator fame a friend of mine got this out of the ol discount bin at mallwart and advised me to chuck it in the trash without even looking at it so naturally i had to see if it was as bad as all that it was the night before i watched apollo so after that this movie was a bit of a shock do yourself a favor and leave it in the bin oh yeah after hanks almost jumps from one of the world trade center towers because of his delusions he goes home to recuperate and is visited by his friends hanks mother a drunken vera miles says he is coming along nicely now but when they walk down to the lake to visit him in his tennis outfit he is crazier than ever the end"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23257": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "stupid stupid stupid i think that angelina jolie is probably one of the most talented actress today but a movie like this isn t just worth her time she deserves better and so does everyone else in this movie talent is just wasted sorry but i don t feel like writing a review for this i give it no stars out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23258": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "yes about the only thing this film is memorable for is that it starred a youngish tom hanks who only a few short years later would be a relevant star in hollywood here though is not a movie that is going to showcase his talents much at all and the only other thing that might be considered somewhat entertaining about this flick is the scene where he thinks he sees a monsters and runs a guy through yes this movie is about the evils of playing a game that makes a group of people use their imaginations and try to come up with interesting scenarios basically an after school type special about the evils of the game dungeons and dragons cleverly retitled here as mazes and monsters apparently the makers of this film thought that nerds should not have fun of any sort unless they were going to go out and do underage drinking drugs having lots of unprotected sex and harass other weaker children like all the popular kids were doing no these bad people were playing a game that actually required one to use there brain heaven s no not that if they have a brain they actually may be able to think for themselves and not be brainwashed by certain groups out there yes i think this movie is utterly stupid and a waste of time granted it could be a movie against addiction but there are a lot fewer people who died taking dungeons and dragons to far in its entire existence than than say what drunk driving claims in like a month"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23259": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this truly funny movie has a zany cast of characters just about every voluptuous middle aged female in hollywood and a touching funny love story the capomezza s and the malacici s are rival caterers in an italian neighborhood in new york they are also at opposite extreme ends of the taste scale their children are cast in the lead roles of a church production of romeo and juliet naturally they fall in love on stage the mayhem and confusion that this causes as the parents feud with each other and their kids is played out for us against the backdrop of the capomezza s magnificently tasteless home and their magnificently tasteless catered weddings besides the four over the top parents and the charming young lovers the characters include a vaguely wise priest a plain speaking grandma a lady who waves a wand and passes on spiritual advice she receives from a medium called the blessed roscoe a motel with beds shaped like the back seat of a car and two doves there is not a sight gag or a punch line that doesn t click in this fast paced movie even the family names of the two families are part of the fun capomezza could be interpreted as low brows and malacici could mean stuck up snobs if you are sensitive about italian stereotypes you may not like this movie if bette midler embarrasses you you may not like it because all of the women in this movie make bette midler look like martha stewart the rest of us should love it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23260": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the psychology of this movie is really weird to try and figure out its often billed as an anti rpg movie but its really not that simple here are come apparent contradictions that make me wonder just what if anything they re trying to say about gaming they laboriously introduce all the characters home lives by way of introduction all of them having parents who are divorced alcoholic and totally out of touch with their lives except for the times they re harshly pressuring them to succeed tom hanks is arguably the worst off having just failed out of another school and still dealing with a brother who disappeared and may be dead its mentioned a couple of times that they play the game to work through problems in their real lives and sure enough at the end when they go to see robbie hanks they re all happy and well adjusted embarking on their adult careers problems solved games put away daniel doesn t even want to design computer games any more and even robbie s mother who s been constantly drunk and dissatisfied is suddenly the happy homemaker looking fresh and bright and arranging flowers sure jj suddenly and quite cheerfully it seems decides to commit suicide but the reason seems to be entirely because he s a lonely boy genius who can t get a date and not because his character dies as in the famous jack chick tract which happens afterward anyways and it almost seems like he does it on purpose so he can end daniels game and get everyone to come play his in fact the prospect of live action role playing in the caverns seems to be the only thing that saves him from killing himself and in what may be the coolest tableau scene in the whole movie kate looking very fetching in chain mail looks right at the camera and says something like the scariest monsters are the ones in our own minds the biggest fantasy element in this movie is the two muggers passing up the rich couple so they can rob the dirty homeless looking guy of his magic beans the recurring theme a the way we were for the s might have been poignant at the end but as a way to kick off a movie is downright depressing and seems out of place and for one final mystery our hero wearing full pardu regalia has a psychotic break becomes his character completely and embarks on his quest so of course the first thing he does is change into century street clothes so maybe the movie s irrational but i guess its dealing with an irrational topic in those days a circle of kids with dice and pencils was regarded as tainted and possibly possessed and you could go insane if they spoke their mumbo jumbo at you the anti game paranoia is pretty much summed up in the first scene where the reporter asks the cop whats going on the cop says a kids lost in the tunnels and there s a chance mazes and monsters is somehow involved the reporter admits to being vaguely familiar with the game although he allows his own children to play it then turns to the camera and reels off a polished spiel that blames the game for everything and admits no possibility of another explanation in the end its no masterpiece but interesting as made for tv movies go"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23261": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "first off let me say i have wanted to see this movie for about a year now because i knew angelina jolie was in it and i love her but my love for her has nothing to do with my opinion of the movie anyhow no video stores carried it but low and behold the local library did i watched it and absolutely loved it yes there were italian stereotypes but it was done well and funny it was not degrading in any way every actor and actress did a superb job i laughed very hard at the sexual humor overall i think this movie is well worth seeing if you can find it it is adorable and just plain fun to watch i rarely rank movies as a but i give this one a go find it and watch it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23262": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i didn t even know this was originally a made for tv movie when i saw it but i guessed it through the running time it has the same washed out colors bland characters and horrible synthesized music that i remember from the s plus a social platform that practically screams afterschool special anyhoo rona jaffe s thank you mazes and monsters was made in the heyday of dungeons dragons a pen and paper rpg that took the hearts of millions of geeks around america i count myself one of said geeks tho i have never played d d specifically i have dabbled in one of its brethren m m was also made in the heyday of d d s major controversy that it was so engrossing that people could lose touch with reality be worshiping satan without knowing blah blah i suppose it was a legitimate concern at one point if extremely rare but it dates this movie horrendously we meet young college students who play the aptly named mazes and monsters to socialize and have a little time away from mundane life except that m m as presented is more boring than their mundane lives none of the allure of gaming is presented here and jay jay s request to take m m into the real world comes out of nowhere it s just an excuse to make one of the characters go crazy out of nowhere also though at that point we don t really care jay jay robbie kate and daniel are supposed to be different but they re all rich waspy prigs who have problems no one really has but things just continue getting worse in more ways than one the low budget comes dreadfully clear i love the entrance sign and cardboard cutout to the forbidden caverns robbie pardu shows why he s not a warrior in the oafiest stabbing scene ever and the payoff atop the two towers is unintentionally hilarious tom hanks blubbering jay jay what am i doing here made me laugh for minutes on end definitely the low point in his career don t look at it as a cogent satire just a laughable piece of s tv trash and you ll still have a good time that is if you can stay awake the majority is mostly boring but it s all worthwhile for pardu s breakdown at the end at least tom hanks has gotten better not that he could go much worse from here"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23263": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the movie itself made me want to go and call someone so they could enjoy it too it was extremely funny angelena jolie was wonderful as juliet the parents are hilarious they are caterers as well as enemies the kids play the parts of romeo and juliet in the church play they fall in love and their parents try to keep them apart spoiler ahead i think they sneak off after a party and do it surprisingly they still want to get married in the end of the movie if you don t like stereotypes and the defilement of classic literature don t watch if you don t mind those you will have a blast watching this one"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23264": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i rented this one to see vanesa talor one more time she can act but doesn t get a chance in this clunker the opening sequence is an elaborate crane shot of mountain landscapes must have come from a stock archive because the movie is shot direct to videotape the production values make _blair witch_ look professional there s a really cheesy animated statue but no other effects worth noting this movie is bad but not amusingly so the players would do well not to mention it on their resumes"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23265": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "perhaps in an attempt to find another hot property for adaptation the brothers fleischer thought back to their highly successful foray into the world of the newspaper comic strip with their production of s popeye the sailor fleischer studios paramount although it was a part of the betty boop series miss b only made a brief appearance in the short leaving the rest as a pilot episode for the possible emergence of a full blown series as is now common knowledge the gruff squinty eyed brawlin seaman became perhaps the most successful cartoon series ever outlasting and literally outliving the fleischers and their studio lasting to this day returning to king features for another try at luck was no doubt the reason for trying out the very popular henry comic strip character in a betty boop outing objective being the seeking of another series the reasoning then surely seemed sound henry was a most popular feature in the hearst papers line up appearing as both a daily and on sunday s color comics supplement puck the comics weekly you know what fools these mortals be remember that one schultz in viewing the chubby little bald boy comic strip hero and his on screen antics both solo and in tandem with miss betty we were pleasantly surprised in seeing just how well the character was handled the story and director dave fleischer both afforded a plethora of comic strip like situations and sight gags that seemed most appropriate for the character of little henry these mostly silent vignettes were very important to the animated film in remaining faithful to the printed page as the henry feature was mostly done in a sort of color mime in the cartoon titled betty boop with henry the funniest living american fleischer studios paramount pictures corporation we see what is basically being a one situational exercise being punctuated with the usual array of dave fleischer s rapid fire machine gun like gags in short henry spots a puppy in the window of betty boop s pet shop it is a sort of love at first sight as henry attempts to purchase the little pup dog with the only money he had to coins in his pocket he is in formed by miss boop that it would be in depression era money to make the purchase tears appear as the little guy leaves dejectedly but a reprieve is soon on the horizon as betty asks the boy to mind the store while she leaves on urgent business in return for his services miss betty promises him the little dog in return of course they have a deal and betty leaves getting to the work of cleaning cages and feeding the livestock affords the opportunity for the fleischer crew to fire up a whole new string of gags this time featuring bird seed henry s bald pate and push brooms but not all at once of course schultz henry s enthusiasm for mass feeding of the store s avian population by first literally seeding his head soon leads to a mass defection of the birds out of the store to the open street in a mass jail break betty returns to this sight and expresses her disappointment and anger with henry s temporary custodial care all bets were off no doggie for henry he begins to leave dejectedly but soon convinces the proprietress to give him another shot at fixing things up his head covered with bird seed he manages to corral all of the little feathered creatures returning them to their pet store coop happily the little fella leaves but this time he has his own affectionate little face licking puppy undoubetly this was a winning combination we have the carefree energy filled free wheeling of the boy the kindness of betty and the emotions of the situation and doubtful outcome of the boy and his dog situation max and dave fleischer had given us a sort of almost minor mini masterpiece of a surreal comedy short we were quite surprised that no henry series followed judging by the fairly faithful treatment of the character it certainly could have been sustained for some time at any rate this teaming was in many ways the best of the betty boop try out pictures although the first popeye the sailor fleischer paramount was the most successful and barely had any betty boop in it save for a cameo as a carnival hula dancer the henry short was much better than the two following king features tryouts betty boop and the little king and betty boop and little jimmy both poodle schnitz"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23266": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "when the film started the first minutes seemed like a travelogue of california i was wondering if i got the tapes mixed up then i breathed a sigh of relief to see paul thomas in a scene with the lovely joanna storm and laurie smith this is being spied on by jimmy a young tom byron jimmy s aunt honey wilder is concerned about his behavior so she hires him a private teacher kay parker i could do without the animal robot role playing or the incest aspects there s one good sex scene between byron and parker but it s not good enough to save this film my grade d"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23267": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a delightfully unpretentious send up of romeo and juliet approach with no expectations other than having a good time and you will enjoy this one a talented group of comic actors let go and have a riot in this light hearted performers vehicle bad reviews were due to a snobbishness about treatments of shakespeare some people feel that all film must be important if you share those views don t bother the credits read introducing angelina jolie which is not even close to being true but she is astoundingly beautiful as the juliet character and as always her acting is wonderful and considering her age at the time even her dialect is pretty good recreating this classic tale with feuding italian families in the catering business in new york results in great fun see it in the right frame of mind and you will laugh out loud"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23268": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "all you need to know about this film happens in the first five minutes it looks cool it has a solid original soundtrack reflective of the late s period and all but a couple of its characters are unlikeable once you get that message you may as well switch to another film davies s protagonist ignores his beautiful girlfriend one of the few people in his life who cares about him then by the time he takes her advice to join her in the real world instead of living a fantasy film of which he s the imagined director he does so by pushing her aside and pairing up with an actress he s idealized beyond reason a couple laughs and some thoughtful art direction are the only things worth watching here the film is also interesting as documentation of jason schwartzman s fall from mount rushmore in rushmore schwartzman s annoying brattiness was something to be overcome but here it s his character s only quality schwartzman s family connection clearly landed him in this role here s hoping his choices improve"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"23269": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "once again i was browsing through the discount video bin and picked up this movie for fifty percent of the time the movies i find in the bin are pure crap i mean horrible beyond belief but half the time they turn out to be surprisingly good this movie is much better than i expected i found it very engaging though it was obviously made by an amateur the direction is nothing special but the story is intriguing with some good thrills i expected it to be more of a comedy but i wasn t too disappointed for a thriller this movie is surprisingly good natured there s no bloody violence no profanity no nudity no sex usually these movies require all four of those elements the pg rating is well deserved not like sixteen candles where the f word is used twice and there s a brief gratuitous nude scene i just wish the romance between corey haim and his love interest could ve been developed more the film does tend to be plot heavy and the potentially good subplots are pushed off to the side instead of developing a chemistry between the two of them we end up watching a careless three minute montage of them on their romantic endeavors they end up kissing at the end but there s so little chemistry that it seems forced the dream machine is no gem but it s good clean entertainment it s quite forgettable especially with a cast of unknowns except for haim but it s also much better than you d expect my score out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23270": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i really love the sexy action and sci fi films of the sixties and its because of the actress s that appeared in them they found the sexiest women to be in these films and it didn t matter if they could act remember candy the reason i was disappointed by this film was because it wasn t nostalgic enough the story here has a european sci fi film called dragonfly being made and the director is fired so the producers decide to let a young aspiring filmmaker jeremy davies to complete the picture they re is one real beautiful woman in the film who plays dragonfly but she s barely in it film is written and directed by roman coppola who uses some of his fathers exploits from his early days and puts it into the script i wish the film could have been an homage to those early films they could have lots of cameos by actors who appeared in them there is one actor in this film who was popular from the sixties and its john phillip law barbarella gerard depardieu giancarlo giannini and dean stockwell appear as well i guess i m going to have to continue waiting for a director to make a good homage to the films of the sixties if any are reading this make it as sexy as you can i ll be waiting"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23271": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "there have been far too few mainstream films set in post colonial africa and the ones that have are a mixed bunch this one with its altruistic pretensions to expose slavery in the s shows the best and worst values of africa which turn out not to be too different to the values of humanity as a whole it also has shortcomings given the undue influence of western pre conceptions of africans and especially arabs dr anansa linderby the beautiful african american wife of the english doctor david linderby is captured by arab slave traders along with a teenage sanufu girl and a young boy the lead slave trader suleiman is every bit the stage arab with his flowery and sometimes humorous rhetoric and gestures to match which would not be out of place on carry on follow that camel but are not up the standard this film deserves peter ustinov of course had more than enough skills to address some of the shortcomings of the script and he rescued what could otherwise have been a woeful one dimensional character continuing the stereotypical theme all three of suleiman s arab employees are unintelligent and one has paedophilic tendencies towards the boy which thankfully are not portrayed on the screen one of david s first ports of call is the local police officer a stereotypical pompous and incompetent african bureaucrat david then meets two stereotypical white ex pats an englishman walker played by rex harrison and an american sandell played by william holden sandell is a mercenary with conventional views on mixed race relationships who initially refuses to help unless david provides payment up front won over by david s love for anansa and conscious of his own inability to find love he agrees to take david up in his helicopter to help search for anansa they find suleiman and his captives crossing the border and are unable to pursue them into the neighbouring territory as a result of sandell s hesitation and david s lack of experience with firearms his helicopter is shot down but david survives we then see david introduced to malik kabir bedi an african who has lost his family to suleiman and is now only driven by vengeance they find the sanufu girl with a group of tuareg and know they are on the right track to find suleiman in one of the most heart rending scenes they kill a party of slave traders only to find that it was not suleiman s group and have no choice but to send their captives to the tuaregs they met earlier later on we discover that the young boy who had been raped is a witch doctor and in an excellent scene with supernatural overtones he uses his knowledge to kill one of suleiman s henchmen anansa on her part and despite the scepticism of the boy manages to engineer the demise of suleiman s two other employees by this time suleiman and his slaves are within days of reaching the slave market suleiman now in no doubt that anansa is trouble attempts to sell her to an obscenely wealthy arab prince omar sharif who is corrupt but intelligent on discovering that anansa is an american working for the u n the prince rather unwisely decides to carry on with the bargaining without considering the consequences the scene where the two men haggle is one of the best in the film at the slave market the young boy is sold to a middle aged german paedophile and we are left to guess whether the boy will still be considered wunderbar when his owner is on the receiving end of his witch doctoring skills david and malik finally confront suleiman and there is a bitter sweet ending from malik s point of view ultimately david and anansa are re united and malik whose life is in ruins can console himself with having seen the task he set himself completed the overall plot of the film is excellent but it loses marks for its stereotypical portrayal of nearly all the leading characters credit must go to all the leading actors for addressing many of the shortcomings of the scripting"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23272": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "from the nepotism capitol of the world comes another junk flick in a fancy wrapper cq tells a lame disjointed mess of a story which is little more than a bunch of silly caricatures a babe and straight man davies running around trying to make a stupid sci fi flick i can t think of any reason anyone would want to spend time with this ridiculous attempt at film making d"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23273": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "ashanti is a very s sort of film to be precise it reminded me of the wild geese in a way richard burton richard harris and roger moore on a mission in africa it s a very good film too and i enjoyed it a lot david michael caine is a doctor working in africa and is married to a beautiful ashanti woman called anansa beverley johnson who has trained in medicine in america and is also a doctor while they re doctoring one day she is snatched by slavers working for an arabic slave trader called suleiman played perfectly by peter ustinov of all people the rest of the film is david trying to get her back michael caine is a brilliant actor of course and plays a character who is very determined and prepared to do anything to get his wife back but rather hopeless with a gun and action stuff he s helped out first by a englishman campaigning against the slave trade that no one acknowledges is going on rex harrison then briefly by a helicopter pilot william holden and then by an arab called malik kabir bedi malik has a score to settle with suleiman he is very intense throughout a very engaging character and so rides off with david to find him and get anansa back this involves a wonderful scene in which david fails miserably to get on his camel then there s lots of adventure there s also lots of morality questioning the progress of the story is a little predictable from this point and there are a few liberties taken with plotting to move things along faster but it s all pretty forgivable the question is will david get to anansa before peter ustinov sells her on to omar sharif yes of course omar sharif is in it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23274": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "style but no substance not as funny as it should be not as deep as it wants to be this is another in the genre of films about the difficulties of filmmaking a young filmaker is hired to finish a campy s sci fi movie called codename dragonfly think barbarella or danger diabolique but jeremy davies is an angst ridden filmmaker he s no hack he s an artist the movie he wants to make is a diary of his life hardly original all the characters outside of jeremy davies filmmaker are as thin as rice paper characters that might be interesting such as his father his doppelganger or jason schwarzmann as a hack director are introduced and then shown the door without adding a thing this movie is full of eye candy but when compared to other films about filmmakers such as stardust memories or it pales in comparison those movies are funny provocative with well developed characters those movies have lessons that apply outside the movie wants to be comic and campy but its just derivative and there is not one funny scene the filmmakers describe it as a send up but what s the satirical target the actors say it s an homage but i think i would rather a full length version of codename dragonfly coppola is clearly amused by the setting as is evident by the visual humor of the sci fi movie within a movie but he fails to share why we should be amused outside of the sci fi movie its just a mess there are continuity errors the filmmaker chooses a sci fi weapon after its already been chosen what just because he has a scene were the filmmaker is confronted by the critics complaining about the lack of story lack of a point a scene where he admits empty cleverness does not mean that he has addressed those criticisms i guess if your roman coppola you can get away with making a movie about an angst ridden idealistic filmmaker who doesn t know what he wants to say and so ends up saying nothing in that sense it may be considered autobiograhical i would watch it at circuit city on a wall full of tvs if i had a choice watch the minute codename dragonfly movies included on the dvd as extras and then send it back"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23275": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie is visually stunning who cares if she can act or not each scene is a work of art composed and captured by john derek the locations set designs and costumes function perfectly to convey what is found in a love story comprised of beauty youth and wealth in some ways i would like to see this movie as a tribute to john and bo derek s story and this commentary would not be complete without mentioning anthony quinn s role as father mentor lover and his portrayal of a man of men lost to a bygone era when men were men there are some of us who find value in strength and direction wrapped in a confidence that contributes to a sense of confidence containment and security yes they do not make men like that anymore but then how often do you find women who are made like bo derek"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, 1]},
	"23276": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "cq could have been good campy fun but it commits the only unforgivable sin it is b o r i n g the pace is deadly slow and the plot is fairly confused and so artificial that it s next to impossible to care where it s going the story would have been acceptable in a creative writing class from a thoughtful and sensitive eighth grader but this video should have carried a warning label caution student film fit for viewing only by relatives of the film maker"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23277": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "bo derek s beauty and john derek s revolutionary direction make this film worthwhile bo looking more gorgeous than ever is a recently widowed woman who is experiencing visitations from her dead husband anthony quinn he has a plan bo must procure the body of a young man so that her ghost of a husband can make his transformation from spectre back to corporeal life can she find a fitting candidate how will she do him in so tony can do his thing with bo s attributes john s unique direction quinn s film presence and thanks to john a very pretty exotic look to the entire film this movie is pleasant viewing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23278": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "okay the film festival crowd probably loved it but your average popcorn munching movie goer who has scraped to gether the ten or fifteen bucks it costs to see a movie these days will probably wonder why he or she made this choice if it s stamped copolla it s automatically great stuff right wrong it s a neat spoof of filmdom s pretensions but it s terribly in i worry when film makers are more concerned about entertaining themselves rather than the public it s interesting as a cinematic curio and it does have a chuckle or two in it but once it s run its course in the movies and on tv the dust will grow thick on the film cans and tape boxes holding it hardly either epochal or an epic"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23279": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i d read about flavia the heretic for many years but i only got to see it early last year when i went on an insane movie buying binge and for whatever reason it has been on my mind lately though it s been some months since i watched it it s a striking film set in italy somewhere around the th century definitely medieval era though i don t think any specific year is ever given this being the time of christian ascendancy the age is a time of utter madness and the movie captures this very well flavia our protagonist is a young lady who encounters a fallen muslim on a battlefield he seems a warm and intriguing fellow and she s immediately taken with him her father a soldier of a a family of some standing comes along almost immediately and murders the wounded man right before her eyes but she ll continue to see him in her dreams her father ships her off to a convent that seems more like an open air insane asylum the residents so harshly repressed by unyielding medieval christianity slowly go mad flavia comes under the influence of one of the nuttier nuns but in a mad world only the sane are truly mad and this sociopathic sister clearly recognizes the insanity around her her take on the times in which they live strikes a chord with flavia who being young and apparently sheltered is beginning to question everything about this world in which she finds herself trapped the movie is unflinching in its portrayal of that world showcasing a lot of unpleasantness we see a horse gelded a lord rape one of the women of his lands in a pig sty the pious torture of a young nun through it all flavia observes and questions rejecting eventually the christian dogma that creates such a parade of horrors in terms that would gain the movie some criticism over the years for seeming anachronistic i disagree with that criticism flavia s views though sometimes expressed in ways that vaguely mirror for example then contemporary feminist commentary the movie was made in revolve around what are really pretty obvious questions it is perhaps difficult to believe she could be so much of a fish out of water in her own time but that s the sort of minor point it doesn t do to belabor flavia is written in such a way to allow those of our era or of any era to empathize with her plight getting bogged down on such a matter would be missing the forest for the trees flavia is heartened when the muslims arrive invading the countryside and she finds in their leader a new version of the handsome islamist who still visits her dreams smitten with her almost immediately he allows her to virtually lead his army becoming a joan of arc figure in full battle gear and directing the invaders to pull down christian society and wreak vengeance upon all those she s seen commit evil is she the herald of a new and better world she may think so but muslims of that era weren t big on feminism either as she soon learns the hard way as they say meet the new boss this is really just a thumbnail of some of the things that happen in flavia the heretic the movie is quite grim and with a very downbeat rather depressing ending not a mass audience movie at all to be sure it s quite good though and doesn t belong on the nunsploitation pile on which it is often carelessly thrown i think there s much value in the final film and i m glad i saw it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23280": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "cq was the worst film i saw this year nearly every film i choose to see in the theater is at least entertaining or has something to say this film looked like like it was directed by a film student for his intro to filmmaking class his father makes great films his sister made a good one but brother roman no one critic had the audacity to compare this film to godard s le m pris contempt while coppola jr did take the same idea a film about film he tried too hard to make himself seem european artsy and witty when it s all really just kitsch the lead actor carries the same expression through the whole film like he s either in awe or in shock of this film being made around him schwartzman somehow manages to pull off his role as a flamboyant director depardieu is alright the one scene that has any real film spoof humor at all is surprisingly not the b movie scenes but rather one which takes place in italy a montage of shots of several various characters inside a very small car driving around picking up and dropping off random people this was the only thing that reminded me of the cinema i am guessing he was trying to spoof or rip off or both the documentary with the lead talking into the camera and filming various objects has been played out the ending was tagged on for the sake of a twist or artistic value i suppose the funniest thing about this film was the film itself and not in the way it intended no wonder this film was sent back after a festival screening to be re edited or re shot or whatever which makes me curious as to just how bad it was before i can t believe it could have been worse than this if you want to see a good parody of film check out the austin powers films any of them the opening to the third is more entertaining and more genius than this entire film lil romy for the sake of cinema please go back to directing your cousin s music videos leave the godfathers to daddy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23281": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "post feminist depiction of cruelty and sadism spoiler alert this underrated gem of a film tells the story of flavia a fifteenth century girl of noble birth walled up in a convent after defining her father and indeed the whole of medieval christian society by viewing a fallen islamic warrior as a human rather than demonic figure unable to accept the patriarchal rule of the convent explicitly stated in a scene where the bishop arrives flanked by soldiers and monks flavia begins to explicitly question the society in which she finds herself and through butting up against a whole system of subjugation repression and violence inevitably brings a tragic end not only to herself but all those around her billed as a piece of nunsploitation this is far from the truth this is a film depiction the consequences of violence the effects of patriarchal dominance the nature of rebellion and the corruption of the human spirit i described it in the title of this piece as post feminist and in the end flavia s triumphs must always be corrupted compromised and perverted by men even flavia s gruesome end is perpetrated by men for men the women turn away and only the monks look on without horror as to the much discussed violence this is a depiction of the effects of violence and the horrors of a world driven mad by religious excess to have shied away from the violence would have limited the film s impact would have cheapened the film and allowed it to be assimilated within the patriarchal discourse it is exposing in addition it is a realistic portrait of medieval society beautifully filmed brilliantly acted notably by florinda bolkin and maria casares containing a wonderful score by piovani and still challenging after all these years flavia is a classic of european cinema"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23282": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "cq is incredibly slow and i m a david mamet fan the movie follows around a young filmmaker who is making a very barbarella esque film after that the movie started to lose me deep and profound not really the movie dragonfly being made in cq has the problem of having no ending this greatly parallels cq which also lacks an ending in my opinion i was lucky enough to catch this movie at the sxsw film festival i had fairly high expectations having just watched y tu mama tambien and several other great movies i was also looking forward to jason schwartzman s performance but it was not an easy film to get into if you re not into s sci fi or slow movies that go no where skip it cq feels like a student film if you want a recent sci fi esque indie film rent donnie darko it won t put you to sleep"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23283": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "expecting to see another nunsploitation movie with a mean mother superior abusing and torturing her charges flavia turned out to be much more than i had anticipated it actually has a feminist storyline though i don t think such a term existed in the era in which the movie is set it certainly wasn t practiced women and the jews and the poor are very downtrodden and locked into menial spots in society throughout the story sister flavia florinda bolkan witnesses the tyranny of her time until she just can t sit there any longer and actually does something about it albeit with disastrous results the pre credit sequence has flavia as a young adolescent near a battlefield she sees an injured evil muslim soldier one of the few still alive and tries to assist him before she can her hate filled father beheads the soldier and waves his head in her face great family dynamics huh after this her father forces her to join a convent where she witnesses even more injustice though scenes do involve violence rape and nuns i would consider this more of a historical drama than nunsploitation indeed many of the ingredients for a trashy exploitation piece are there but the acting camera work storyline and music are too good to keep it down in that level most nun films i ve seen usually have the basic premise of a good girl somehow winds up in a convent where the mother superior is a supreme bitch that likes to whip people and or make their lives a living hell flavia spends much of the first part of he movie passively questioning all of the atrocities happening around her much of her passivity is forgotten when she becomes acquainted with the strong spirited but slightly loony she likes to pee outside like me but it s a lot easier for guys sister agatha when a group of muslims attack their abbey flavia and agatha do not cower in fear like the other nuns their attackers actually function as their liberators of the cruelty and near slavery of the abbey in fact it is a christian not a muslim invader that impales dear sister agatha it is agatha s death that sends flavia on her violent crusade against those who have oppressed her her father treats her like dirt her muslim lover deserts her at a very inopportune time i don t want to give out too much of the rest of the story but be prepared to be shocked devastated and saddened at the conclusion this is a great film so don t be put off by its undeserved reputation as a trash epic plus how on earth could a movie featuring florinda bolkan and claudio cassinelli go wrong i am not familiar with mar a casares other works but sister agatha is a hell of a character i have read many great reviews of the synapse us release but i love my german x rated kult dvd copy it isn t anamorphic but actually has a little more picture information on all of the edges than synapse s release and there are also many great wise or funny lines of dialogue many from sister agatha why is god male the father the son and the holy spirit they re all male flavia these men are afraid look at them sister afraid their power will be taken away from them sr agatha regarding christians fleeing after the muslims arrive woman where are you going the moslems can do nothing to you that the christians haven t done ha ha ha sr agatha to a group of fleeing christian women lord bless these moslems for putting fear into these pompous christians flavia does it take the mere sight of a moslem to make you h t your underclothing sr agatha closing message flavia gaetani not yet a muslim no longer a christian was punished as a runaway nun the idea for the film came from events which occurred during the musalman invasions of italy culminating in what even today is remembered as the martyrdom of the at otranto"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23284": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is a movie about making a movie such movies may be entertaining but they need some substance to do so it did not happen here i am afraid mr coppola did not inherit his father s skills unfortunately neither did his sister who can however make movies which one might watch i do wonder how this movie came to get such rave reviews let s see the lead male actor supposedly a director is as expressive as a frozen squid and his voice has the same pitch whatever he says the lead female actress has an expression on her face that never changes the plot is totally segmented in bits with perhaps one single connecting element the movie within the movie idea must be more stale than paleolithic rocks would that be enough i regretted every single moment i watched this movie a walk with the dog is far superior entertainment to this unbelievably lame movie it s as if a fran ois truffaut plot were directed by dick cheney brazil some other classic sf movies you must be really joking"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23285": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "flavia la monaca muslmana aka flavia the heretic of is a truly disturbing and uncompromising piece of italian exploitation cinema that to a certain extent follows a somewhat feminist premise though the level of sleaze and brutality would probably disgust the majority of feminists set mostly in a convent and with a nun as the eponymous central protagonist great performance by the wonderful florinda bolkan flavia the heretic may be referred to as a nunsploitation film however this film differs quite drastically from the typical nunsploitation flicks from the time as it doesn t so much focus on the nunsploitation elements such as lesbianism sadistic lesbian punishments etc personally i saw more similarities to the hexploitation flicks of the time such as mark of the devil even though this one doesn t treat the topic of witch hunts which focus on the brutal execution of christian fundamentalism in the middle ages and early modern period italy around after witnessing her despotic father behead a wounded muslim soldier young flavia is forced to become a nun in a convent when her father condemns a fellow nun to a torturous death for a small misdemeanor years later falvia s disgust with male violence against women turns into hatred against the despotic church and she joins a band of arabic scavengers one thing is for sure flavia the heretic is not for the faint hearted and neither is it for those who want happy endings director gianfranco mingozzi obviously tried to make his film as realistic and disturbing as possible especially in its nasty scenes the many torture and execution scenes are extremely disturbing with skinnings spikings and other gruesome scenes in explicit detail the most shocking scene probably being the torture of the young nun quite in the beginning of the film the violence here is never superfluous however after all this gruesome methods actually were reality in the time the film is set in the film is very well made with realistic costumes fantastic settings an elegant cinematography and a great score by nicola piovani the stunningly beautiful and great florinda bolkan has proved her talent in many great italian cult productions including lucio fulci s giallo masterpiece non si sevizia un paperino of she delivers another great charismatic performance here and i couldn t imagine another actress fitting as well in the role as she does the film has some minor inconsistencies e g why does the rigid church let bizarre cult followers into convents in the first place however it is overall amazing how realistic this film is flavia the heretic should definitely not be missed by my fellow fans of italian exploitation cinema this is a great exploitation flick overall though it definitely is a deeply depressing one and therefore should be watched in the right mood highly recommended to fans of disturbing exploitation cinema"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23286": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this film is exactly what you get when you really over stretch your abilities it s like someone who has just passed there driving test and then pitting them in a formula grand prix not i might add the us grand prix as everyone might pull out due to dodgy tyres and you might just win that is how far short this film falls now don t take this the wrong way i love b movies around half my collection is made of b movies but i don t think there are enough letters in the alphabet to describe how bad this film is first of the story for a b movie isn t that bad it has potential there to make a b movie brand were not talking friday th potential but potential none the less but what really lets this film down is the acting at not one second do i believe anything it s like watching qvc except the presenters on qvc tend to have a heavier tan in summary i d like to say i ve seen worse films but i can t"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23287": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "at least for a half hour a week i haven t been interested in anything on the big networks abc cbs nbc in years all of the lions are interesting although larry can get annoying at times i really like the middle earth action figures they bring in with hunter most of the other characters are interesting as well the sideshow of siegfried and roy is entertaining at times too the animation is top notch and definitely the best cg that has been done on a weekly tv show usually when they hire big names to star in a show they re trying to hide a poor script or characters not entirely true in this show though there s a couple characters that were weak and improved by the voice acting but overall the characters stand on their own this is definitely for and up there s nothing here that most kids haven t already heard before though and most of the jokes would probably just fly right over their heads it s definitely not as crude and edgy as south park but does bring some of the same bash everyone feel to it one example is that it makes fun of both dick cheney and barbara streisand at the same time in one episode father of the pride and other dreamworks productions like shrek also feel like the spiritual successors of animaniacs pinky and the brain and freakazoid it s the same type of humor grown up it may not be as witty as spielberg s classic tv series but it s still good i hope that it finishes this season off well and is renewed for future seasons otherwise i may never find a reason to watch the big again"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23288": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i should qualify that title now that i think about it checkout is not entirely worthless i ve had the opportunity to see it twice and on the second time i did get a great laugh at the movie s expense so i guess it s worth something for that and also it s worthwhile for the excruciating pain it caused me on my first viewing as another reviewer pointed out this film is hackneyed in every sense of the word not a single original thought went into this movie which makes the comment below about the originality of the premise entirely baffling to me the film is nothing but a long line of cliches which are strung together and paraded around as a movie it is definitely not the next clerks it is definitely not original and it is absolutely not good clean fun the film is absolute agony to the uninitiated after seeing it a first time the second time can be quite funny in an insulting sort of way as i looked around the theater it was obvious that nearly everyone barring perhaps the elderly were completely bored or pained by this movie during some of the particularly emotional scenes like where nick chews out his mother the audience was actually cringing because it was so poorly done i even heard someone groan in the theater something i had heretofore never witnessed i don t care where you have the chance to see this movie be it at a film festival or in a indie theater or wherever do yourself a favor skip this movie with a vengeance unless you re like me and just can t resist the opportunity to see what may truly be the worst movie ever made"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23289": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "there is so much that can be said about this film it is not your typical nunsploitation of course there is nudity and sex with nuns but that is almost incidental to the story it is set in th century italy at the time of the martyrdom of christians at otranto the battle between the muslims and the christians takes up a good part of the film it was interesting when everyone was running from the muslim hoards that the mother superior would ask why do you fear the muslims they will not do anything that the christians have done to you certainly there was enough torture on both sides sister flavia florinda bolkan is sent to a convent for defying her father in the process she witnesses and endures many things the gelding of a stallion the rape of a local woman by a new duke the torture of a nun who was overcome during a visit by the tarantula sect and a whipping herself when she ran off with a jew the torture was particularly gruesome with hot wax being poured on the nun and her nipples cut off sister flavia is bound to continue to get into trouble as she questions the male dominated society in which she lives she even asks jesus why the father son and holy ghost are all men eventually she joins the leader of the muslims as his lover and they sack the convent here is where you see more flesh than you can possible enjoy at one time but tragedy is to come she manages to exact sweet revenge on all including the duke and her father but finds that the muslim lover treats her exactly the same she is a woman and that is all there is to it i won t describe what the holy men of the church did to this heretic at the end but it predates the torture of saw or hostel by decades nunsploitation fans will be satisfied with the treats but movie lovers will find plenty of meat to digest"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23290": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i went in to this movie thinking it was going to be the next clerks but left feeling let down the humor was weak and the characters fairly flat that isn t to say it was all bad the idea of the dating service in the grocery store seemed like pretty fertile material but the director switched focus to the cliche d save the mom and pop store from the evil corporation guy i felt like if he would have just stuck with the dating service plot he would have come out with a much more memorable movie now to do the film justice i am from the rochester area and loved the way he portrayed webster in fact the best kevin smith of clerks homage here was giving props to his hometown webster ny is to checkout what red bank nj is to clerks the director wisely threw in a date at nick tahou s trust me as far as things to do in rochester a garbage plate is at the top of the list i was lucky enough to see this film at the little in rochester so everybody knew when the odes to the town came up and appreciated them"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23291": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "flavia the heretic is a strange entry in the nunsploit genre equal parts sleaze feministic journey and history as we follow flavia on her strange trip we start off with flavia in a convent she ain t too happy there cuz she doesn t believe in all the male dominated rules and macho ism of the world around her and escapes from the convent with her jewish pal abraham they are both eventually caught and flavia is brought back to the convent where she joins another non believing nun in hastening a moslem invasion flavia hangs out with the moslems who take over the convent and get busy with the nuns in a strange set of scenes eventually the moslems roll out and flavia is punished as a traitor to christianity in another singularly brutal scene this one has pretty much all the stuff that i like to see in a s era exploit film some good gore including nipple removal and a nice leg skinning scene some decent nudity including the requisite full frontal and a decent storyline as well i will say that it sorta dragged in a few points but not enough to get truly bored with it i would definitely recommend this one to nunsploit s exploit fans"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23292": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "maximally manipulative anabel sims betsy drake sets out to trap her ideal man aided by her co worker julie esteemed pediatrician madison brown cary grant goes from bemused to betrothed in the space of minutes on film but to the viewer it s all eternity can a movie receive less than one star this one is a prime candidate"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23293": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "too many sources routinely lump this thought provoking period drama in part based on historical fact together with the superficially similar nunsploitation which was a mainstay in s euro trash cinema overlooking the righteous anger that drives the whole endeavor perhaps coincidentally it was also director gianfranco mingozzi s singular attempt at narrative film making outside of many well received documentaries safely set within a historical context flavia charts the growing rebellion of an early th century italian nun florinda bolkan s career performance even surpassing her sterling work in lucio fulci s devastating don t torture a duckling locked away in convent by her not so nobleman father in a desperate attempt to curb the girl s budding sensuous nature wondering why women are relegated to secondary roles at best in life as in holy scripture she is confronted by ways in which male domination can rupture female lives inspiring revolt fueled by the ranting of semi crazed older sister agatha indelibly portrayed by veteran actress maria casar s from marcel carn s les enfants du paradis and more constructively by a muslim invasion joining the oppressors and perhaps unwittingly manipulating them to do her bidding flavia truly becomes the outcast she already felt herself to be with expected tragic results with its breathtaking widescreen compositions by alfio contini who shot michelangelo antonioni s zabriskie point this is an uncompromising and austere account of one woman s fierce yet ultimately futile fight against patriarchal society which allotted her no rights beyond childbearing or whoring as sister agatha wryly remarks a lengthy drug induced fantasy sequence clearly modeled on ken russell s otherwise far more flamboyant devils notwithstanding the movie turns out relatively stingy in the skin department making something of a mockery out of its semi porn reputation this is a serious work deserving rediscovery and restoration of its unjustly tarnished reputation"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23294": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i always found betsy drake rather creepy and this movie reinforces that as another review said this is a stalker movie that isn t very funny i watched it because it has cg in it but he hardly gets any screen time it s no north by northwest"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23295": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "flavia florinda bolkan of don t torture a duckling fame is locked away in a convent of carnal desires by her father tired of all of the sadism she sees around her rape of a young woman in a pigsty sexual cravings horse castration flavia decides to run from the convent with her jewish friend from the outside abraham the two don t get very far before they are captured and then brought back to be tortured and forced to repent after punishment she joins up with a band of muslims called the tarantulas who had invaded the convent prior and leads a crusade that turns into nothing short of a bloody battle behind the convent walls flavia the heretic is a well directed and fairly notorious piece of italian nunsploitation the film is slightly gruesome and sleazy at times the acting is great and the characters are well developed overall flavia the heretic is a genuinely moving and intelligent movie with plenty of nudity and gore you can t go wrong with it out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23296": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "remade today this film would be a very creepy very disturbing dark comedy stalking obsession and a web of lies and manipulations are given a gloss of aren t they cute harmlessness drake plays the stalker an unabashed user of people alternately pathetic and manipulative grant plays the stalking victim alternately angry and oblivious vastly disturbing i haven t been able to look at classic romances with the same suspension of disbelief since"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23297": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "reportedy based on actual historical events this disturbingly violent bloody and shocking period epic sustains viewer interest by creating a verisimilitude missing in the majority of films set in a remote era ms bolkan s portrayal of the rebellious nun is a tour de force her gradual transformation in character from an obedient if unwilling complicitor in social injustices of her day is adeptly evidenced by telling sequences her witnessing of the hated local duke s casual rapist activity her forbidden love affair with a jew her criminal defection to the invading moslem forces of the sensual prince ahmed anthony corlan there are some painfully realistic gory sequences human flaying in this film that are not for the squeamish but viewers with strong stomachs and an interest in medieval history should find ample interest deserves to be seen if only as an antidote to hollywood depictions of the medieval world"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23298": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this woman never stops talking throughout the movie she memorized every line and delivered all without a bit of natural emotion she also has a most uncharming lisp and the pitch of her voice sounds like nails on a blackboard this film has way too much betsy drake and not enough cary grant who carried what little was left of the film entirely on his own"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23299": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "flavia the heretic is an undeniable work of art and probably my number one recommendation to state that the euro exploitation cinema is severely underrated and not to be ignored this is an intelligent and complex film beautifully realized and surprise pretty damn accurate this is more than just meaningless sleaze or gratuitous violence and it s about time those prudish film committees who categorize flavia as forbidden trash reckon this as well flavia is a beautiful th century adolescent forced to live the life of an obedient nun in a strict convent she refuses to accept her being inferior just because she s female and she curses her fellow sister for being so tolerant about this after a fruitless attempt to escape she befriends another rebellious nun and she even guides a troop of bloodthirsty muslims into the walls of the convent flavia is a downright mesmerizing film almost impossible to believe that director gianfranco mingozzi managed to make it appear so realistic and so disturbing i challenge you to come up with a title that centers on the topic of pioneer feminism more intensely than flavia does several sequences are quite shocking on the verge of nightmarish actually as the camera zooms in on brutal rapes torture and mutilation yet all this raw footage isn t just used to satisfy perverted gorehounds mind you i m strongly convinced that they re part of the statement flavia is trying to communicate humanity the catholic church in particular historically proved itself to be a hypocrite and discriminating race and there s no use in denying it any further films like flavia the heretic have the courage to question and openly condemn our precious ancestors and i truly admire them for it flavia is an outstanding and fundamental exploitation film because of its substance but it s even brought to an higher level by the wondrous cinematography the glorious costumes scenery and a breathtaking musical score by nicola piovani florinda bolkin is very convincing as the ambitious and headstrong nun but it s mar a casares who steals the show as sister agatha she s a man hating and loud mouthed nun who likes to urinate in the open field amen sister"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23300": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i m among millions who consider themselves cary grant fans but i can t think of a single reason to recommend this movie i don t understand the casting of betsy drake and it appears no one else did if we re to judge from the small number of films in which she played afterwards most fans will agree that katharine hepburn was superb at chasing and catching cary grant in bringing up baby here the director or writers try to rehash the idea but it fails miserably i ve read comments about how creepy drake was but i thought that was far too mild a description franchot tone walked through this one as if he were hungover a casting disaster is one thing this film is a total disaster this one doesn t deserve lines of comments and i don t know why that s a requirement too bad this one was preserved when so many worthwhile films lie rotting in vaults unless you want to torture someone give this one a wide berth"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23301": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "let s think people quit bad mouthing the original for it s time the original battlestar series was a masterpiece even still with all the stars story lines and art lorne greene was great as adama and richard hatch was perfect as apollo and dirk benedict was funny as starbuck but i dare say not as pretty as katee as starbuck i loved the episode with the pegasus and greetings from earth was good john calicos was great as baltar war of the gods the best was experiment in terra i thought that was a tribute in a way to heaven can wait then you had the women of battlestar not to compare them to let s say tricia who is outstandingly beautiful as number six but jane seymour s beauty could not be compared to let alone loerrta spang as cassiopea was fantastic she had beauty that a rainbow would be embarrassed by i loved the original as much as the new can you imagine if john calicos had a number six thankyou for listening"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23302": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "stalker is right girl sees guy girl wants guy girl contrives mundane ways to keep bumping into him girl won t leave him alone girl pretends to be a patient girl can t stop talking about him girl pretends to love another guy or two he doesn t pay attention to her because she s annoying girl still won t leave him alone played right drake s character could have been charming but she s completely wholly unrelenting in her pursuit of cary grant s character her girlfriend in cahoots is dull and sadly drake s attempt at playing charmingly screwball comes off as disturbingly demented grant is himself as usual which is fine for cary but it s as close to a phoned in performance as i ve ever seen from him the direction is lackluster and the dialog is just plain dim screwball comedy is very difficult to do successfully and when it fails like in this stubbed out butt of an attempt it just stinks worse still drake spends the entire film in need of a lot of valium and a restraining order she ruins any humor to be found in this drier than mummy dust relic"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23303": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie is pretty good half a year ago i bought it on dvd but first i thought that it was the original film i have seen the series and it is a good film but here they have put the living legend part and and fire in space together the same as they did with the first film but with other episodes but still it is a pretty good film only the ending is strange you don t see what happens with the pegasus but i still think that it is pretty good the actors and special effects were good if you haven t seen it go see it starring richard hatch dirk benedict lorne greene herb jefferson jr tony swartz terry carter lloyd bridges jack stauffer"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23304": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "one note comedy that probably sets modern day feminists teeth on edge department store clerk betsy drake is in love with the idea of babies and marriage pinning her hopes on women s magazines until she spies super bait in the form of sleek bachelor cary grant the rest of the film plods from one ploy to the next as the relentless drake pursues her quarry i guess the word perky just about sum s up drake s approach to the role she does have a charming smile but after minutes of memorizing her dentures i began to overdose grant s role is basically secondary and minus his usual flair there is one scene however that almost salvages this slender exercise drake queries the hapless grant following his lecture to a roomful of respectable ladies here her perky manner has an unforced freshness that is really quite remarkable and had the production not rubbed our noses in that upbeat grin for minutes the film might have amounted to more than a girls camp day dream circa"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23305": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "although others have commented that this video is just an edited version of the two shows fire in space and living legend if you watch the original shows you ll find that dialogue from this video edition was edited out i found this video version much better because scenes and lines were added to it i would say if you want to see the show in its original version see the video versions on vhs they have more to offer the fan than the original episodes being offered on dvd now another good video is conquest for the earth which had more scenes from galactica than did the actual broadcasts themselves overall i rate this as a because it gives you more to enjoy than what the networks wanted to show in the time slot they gave the producers"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23306": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "heavenly days commits a serious comedy faux pas it s desperate to teach us a civics lesson and it won t stop until we ve passed the final exam fibber mcgee and molly take a trip to washington where they see the senate in action or inaction if you prefer have a spat with their senator eugene palette in one of the worst roles of his career get acquainted with a gaggle of annoying stereotypical refugee children and meet a man on a train reading a book by henry wallace henry wallace a year later he was considered a near communist dupe but in he was a ok add in some truly awful musical moments a whole lot of flagwaving hooey and a boring subplot about newspaper reporters and you ve got a film that must have had philip wylie ready to pen generation of vipers d c boogaloo drastically unfun heavenly days is another reminder that the devil has all the best tunes"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23307": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "as i said in my comment about the first part these two movies are better than most science fiction fans confess the scenario in the second movie is not that moving as we don t see the destruction of human civilization but the aftermath thousands of refugees fleeing in tiny space cans protected by only one powerful spaceship but when battlestar pegasus appears the story heats up carrying the battle back to the cylon planets okay it has a little bit of mad max because all they fight for is fuel for their spaceships to travel on to find the distant earth but it works for me it is thrilling science fiction entertainment featuring fine actors and decent special effects even though those tend to repeat themselves to say the least i would have loved a continuation with starbuck and apollo on board instead we got a second sequel with no name characters who proved that the story had worked before especially because the feature characters were so well chosen so thumbs down for the productions of but thumbs up for the two movies from"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23308": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "for some reason various young couples hiking through the italian alps split up to see who can reach their campsite designation first james gregory lee kenyon enters a cave finds a skeleton of an ancient demonic gladiator and becomes possessed by the spirit of tyranus when he puts on a helmet belonging to the corpse he then spends the rest of the film running around in the woods hunting down his friends and hacking off their limbs to add to some stew to bring the undead demonicus back to life this shot on digital full moon release is stupid senseless has terrible acting and sound and the los angeles national forest is a poor substitute for italy however it s pretty high on the unintentional laugh scale thanks mainly to the overwrought lead performance whether bug eyed running around in cheap looking armor brandishing a sword or spouting neurotic latin gibberish about demons and resurrection kenyon s ridiculous facial expressions and awkward line delivery must be seen to be believed oh well at least he s not boring like most of the rest of the cast"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23309": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i never saw it on tv but rented the dvd through netflix as soon as i found that it was available i had high expectations and was not disappointed it s funny and the animation is excellent that level of quality i would only have expected from feature films so i m surprised at some of the bad comments on it maybe the dvd release had improved animation one bonus to the dvd is that it was fun to see both versions of the pilot i m an adult and i really appreciate that it is for adults it isn t only kids who like cute animated characters it is nowhere near raunchy as some have claimed but i can see where some parents wouldn t want their young children to see it i m very disappointed that it was cancelled i wish they would produce more episodes or perhaps a movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23310": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the idea of making a miniseries about the berlin airlift seemed to me as one of the more interesting german post war movies it is a theme that has not been explored much as yet however the makers of this series stuffed it with clich s it starts already with the dvd cover of the movie which is a direct copy of the cover of pearl harbor luise kielberg bettina zimmermann gets to hear that her husband who is a doctor ulrich noethen has died in russia and after the war she s struggling to survive she finds a job at the american base gets to work for the coolest and highest ranking officer heino ferch in town falls in love with m gets pregnant and all of a sudden her husband turns up again come on we ve seen this once too often heino ferch and ulrich noethen play their role quite well bettina zimmermann however never really seems to convince for some reason it always seems she s somewhat too late in giving the right emotional reaction to the scenes it just didn t work for me the action scenes with the planes and the air lift we re sometimes exciting more often not nasty things always seemed to happen to the same pilot unless you re a big fan of wwii movies i suggest you spend your money on something else chocolate ice cream brings a lot more satisfaction out"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23311": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "found this flick in a videostore it cost to buy the whole movie stinks really bad the so called colonel who would the hero here if the cover could have been trusted must be in his eighties and is barely able to walk he nevertheless manages to shoot some of the dumbest ninjas in the world then the story leaves the colonel which makes sense given the old man s inability to do anything worth mentioning a now two terrifyingly eighties looking guys take over in what must have been some sort of story i got lost a hundred times but didn t mind because the movie is so bad it s real fun to watch zero budget trash with actors not deserving that name go check it out"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23312": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "a few weeks ago the german broadcaster sat advertised this movie as the tv event of the year sorry but i ve seen better things on tv this year i didn t thought much of the movie but i soon reminisced about two other horrible movies when i watched the commercial namely titanic and pearl harbor because the picture looked so familiar the heroine if i can really call her that in the middle and her two loved ones next to her pearl harbor anyone in fact the love story is a poor man s version of the one in pearl harbor and that one was already poor but as i like watching movies and analyzing their patterns i eventually decided to watch that rubbish the movie begins with a doctor leaving his family for the military strike against russia near the end of the third reich promising his wife that he will return now fast forward to spring germany lost the war and the allies russia captured the country and they both try to eliminate each other for world power and their ideologies capitalism versus communism well i guess you already know the story because you have to know it the movie doesn t really bother with it so much and literally takes a dump on historical facts the movie tries to depict the us government as angels and completely ignores the contribution of other countries during the airlift especially great britain who was responsible for nearly a quarter of the rations despite having their country bombed from a country that they re trying to help what was also pretty annoying were the historical remarks the people said in the movie like when the heroine s mother tells her daughter that germany might be parted in two with a response like that s impossible or when stalin where the director thought we just stick similarly looking mustache on the actor and he will look like him says that russia has to stop coca cola from spreading in germany yeah right if stalin has ever said something like this or there is this one us pilot who tells his fellow of a bread with meat and everything possible in it please burgers were invented way before that time in the movie you once see a map showing the airlines funnily enough the map looks like it came straight out of a laser printer in the us general lucius clay who s main idea was to stay in berlin is portrayed as a guy who is mean and grumpy and all the ideas he historically had like for example the airlift and improving on that idea came from the fictive character phillip turner the love interest of the main actress which leads me to other aspects not enough african american soldiers in the movie there were like two in the whole film also relationships between us soldiers and german civilians was not allowed and by a revealing of such a relationship the us soldier would ve been sent home i don t want to say that there were no relationships at all but in this movie there was a couple that almost got married if it wasn t for the death of the pilot in his fake cgi plane which looked terribly unrealistic especially the cgi fire if it wasn t enough all americans in this movie spoke accent free german although they only were in germany for a couple of months look i m also american living in germany for my whole life and even i have a little accent notably bad was also the child acting the kids had like two expressions on their faces normal i look monotonous like a robot and grinning all in all the movie was boring from beginning to end moving way too slow especially the love story which was the same as the one in pearl harbor just with half of the dialogue the sad part is that the movie was very successful millions watched the first part and millions the second part the day after thus sat receiving two consecutive wins in the overall market share and a whopping win in the commercial relevant group but like i always think the biggest pile of bull crap is where the most flies go to"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23313": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "hey people what s up it s me man the one and only mike sonny sakura killer kelly you know you can t really write a review on the script of sakura cause there we didn t have one as far as i know the story was just made up as we went along i had the best time of my life making that film and got so much stank that i ran out of jism fun times so glad that you all enjoyed the film i really didn t get to do the fights that i had envisioned every time i set up some moves the fight director kept changing them still i had a blast and met some really great people especially the purple female ninja who has seem to fall of the film making scene"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23314": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "what a fantastic premise a movie about the berlin airlift it should have it all tragedy suspense comradeship rivals berliner frauleins and tough us pilots love and tears what we ve got is a film with none of the above heino ferch tries to impersonate john wayne or so but he fails miserably he acts so wooden that at any given moment he should crack he tries to play the tough guy instead of being a tough guy why would bettina zimmermann s character fall in love with him cause they were throwing stones in a lake cause he brings her coal bricks the sfx are very very well done too much though the hundreds or so planes over berlin look like an attack fighter formation squadron rather than an organised airlift as it actually was interestingly enough the white house the kremlin and general lucius d clays office seem all to be one and the same dark and dusty set notice the same drapes hanging deep down the windows as if a protective shield against nuclear fallout why is almost every scene inside dark and dusty by the way general lucius d clay comes across as a small time insecure looser general who doest trust in his own noble idea the airlift he was very much the opposite so you combine all those individual blunders and the result is a film with that builds toward no passion no suspense and no historic accuracy sad it started out so promising"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23315": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "it s hard to rate films like this because do you rate it on production or just fun i saw this film back in about or so when i was a boy and i m sorry to say it started a life long fascination with ninjas the plot is fairly dire and the acting is of course terrible but there is a certain mystique surrounding the ninjas in this film which makes for quite a good atmosphere what is important are the fight scenes while a little sparce are really good i must say it was better when i was a boy only now can i see the glaring points of unbelievable nonsense in the film but as a sit back with a few beers martial arts film i can t fault it it delivers and is much better than the mountains of american ninja style rubbish that was churned out in the s with hundreds of guys in black suits but really not very good fight scenes in an interesting note dusty nelson the writer and director of sakura killers did another ninja film under the bonaire movie flag called white phantom i have no idea if this was meant to be a sequel to sakura killers but the sakura clan is once again a main feature including the same logo and similar story only this time including a white ninja this too while being mostly dire had a small sense of atmosphere but the fight scenes are even more sparce and to be frank are pretty awful so if you are a martial arts fan then give it a blast to kill a few hours"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23316": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "to put it simply i am not fond of westerns and having never sat through one from beginning to end i decided to watch my darling clementine and see it all the way through no matter how painful it was for me at first it was excruciating as expected i found the acting to be laughable the scenery your standard dessert horses and cowboys boring and the music and its timing teetering on the edge of painful however after mentally pep talking myself to struggle on after the first minutes it began to be quite a bit easier for me to endure focusing in on the cinematography and how john ford managed to make even the dullest situations dull according to me that is look quite stunning at times made it a lot more interesting in conclusion i can t go so far as to say that i enjoyed the movie by the end of it however it was made well enough for me to sit all the way through to the very end and that in itself impresses me"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23317": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "don t listen to the many acerbic and derisory comments heaped upon this film simply put as regards ninja movies this my friends is about as good as it gets yes it s silly yes the acting and script are admittedly absolutely atrocious but by gum it s so much bloody fun in fact as is often the case with b movies the horrendous acting which in the case of the movie in question is truly amongst the worst i have ever had the joy to behold and ridiculous plot actually only serve to elevate the enjoyment level ten fold obviously the fight scenes are the main attraction in this though and for the most part i m pleased to say they re very well choreographed especially the final showdown during which we witness that ninja are not ostensibly constrained by the normal laws of gravity trust me on this if you are a fan of ninja movies and you have not yet seen sakura killers then you are truly missing out on what is in my opinion one of the true jewels in the crown of the genre"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23318": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "one can deal with historical inaccuracies but this film was just too much practically nothing was even close to truth and even for the era it was seen as silly in defense of ford it was revealed on an old talk show that he was operating on the story as told to him by the real wyatt earp who was obviously old senile and replayed the scene his own way earp told the director about the stagecoach and how it was planned to happen during the stagecoach arrival so despite what other historians claim wyat himself asserts that it was premeditated this movie portrays earp as an honest man and also his brothers history doesn t exactly say they were or weren t most people like to interject a bit of deceit and lawlessness into their characters but that is nothing new the truth is probably closer to them being the law abiding sorts of gunfight at the ok corral men who saw it as a career and believe me in the old west you didn t have time to think about too much else characters that don t exist characters depicted dying at the corral who really didn t all make this a weaker film it is further weakened by mature who really didn t make a convincing doc he may be the worst cast choice ever for doc but at the same time we must remember that older movies were closer to the era and closer to a feel for the truth after all ford did get information first hand from wyatt earp it is also weakened by the all so predictable events involving the mexican girl hollywood was very pro nazi in those days and ready to kill off brunette women in very predictable fashion to show their patronage to hitler idealism this occurs in most movies until the eighties it is no excuse and does cheapen the art however the actors who play the earps do well and brennan is always a thrill in fact mature may be the only acting downside of this flick still it is the weakest of the old ok corral movies"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23319": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "if you only read a synopsis of the plot this movie would sound like quite a typical one of the s the story would seem quite contrived the subject matter maudlin the strength and beauty of this film is in the direct earthy performances of the cast i have seldom seen jean harlow display such a range of feeling rich and subtle nuances float over her face if you watch their faces during the wedding ceremony in the chapel there is such an obvious depth of feeling between the principal characters the raw emotions are so sincerely portrayed so true the final sequence is almost unbearably poignant when clark gable looks down with such joy and surprise at his son lifts him up and proudly says my kid i couldn t help remember that mr gable s own son was born to him posthumously this is one of the finest examples of depression era cinema"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23320": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this video guide was the masterpiece of the year beautifully done matthew perry and jennifer aniston have major on screen chemistry when they talk about what the start button does i m waiting for microsoft to release a special edition dvd complete with deleted scenes bill gates commentary a documentary of how windows compares to windows xp and more overall should have won at least a golden globe"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23321": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "jean harlow and clark gable were a great on screen team and this may be their best movie together yes hold your man can be cheesy and predictable but that s not what i love about the movie i love seeing harlow and gable together and in this film they are simply wonderful it is obvious that they really enjoyed working together and that is part of what makes this such a wonderful film the witty dialogue great script and attention to detail are the other things that make this such a good movie i loved this movie the first time i saw it and on each subsequent viewing i always notice at least one new detail to me that is a mark of a great film the dialogue and script are better than most movies from this time period early s i adore classic movies but i admit that most of them are just average and at times don t hold my interest hold your man is one of the exceptions this has a lot to do with the fact that hold your man is a pre code movie the hays code was not enforced until a year after hold your man this movie could not have been made under the code well it could have been made but it would have been an entirely different story thank goodness the code was not enforced until otherwise we would have missed out on this gem"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23322": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i refused to watch this when it originally aired treasuring the memory of the late lamented s series with mike pratt and kenneth cope but i can never resist a challenge i should have known better not quite a remake and more of a parody than a homage this show didn t quite know how to play it and plumped with infantile comedy and cartoon plots and characters the three main characters were little more than caricatures of the actors and only emilia fox could act bob mortimer is painful in a straight role the supporting cast were merely comedian acquaintances of vic and bob s wanting to be part of the in joke and far too aware of the situation to be convincing and the cgi though the effects couldn t help be an improvement on those available years earlier merely dazzled the viewer with lights and camera work and did little to mask the poor quality of the scripts and dialogue all style and no substance and whereas the s show is mocked for being very much of its time this update is now also very dated with matrix style fashions obligatory girl power scenes and less than subtle tension between the two living leads"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23323": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "one of the great mysteries of life suffered from daily is why nice girls so often are more interested in the jerks and heels than in the nice guys worse when the nice guys even want to marry those girls the girls still prefer the jerks and heels even after the jerks and heels have shown their contempt have shown they re just interested in using the girls stu erwin is the nice guy who continues to be nice after being lied to and cheated and even after losing the girl completely clark gable is the jerk and he is perfect in the role rather a sad note to his fans jean harlow comes across as a more slender mae west even sounding like la west in some of her cynical throwaway lines somewhat puzzling is that so many of the other characters intended to be bad guys i mean heck they re locked up so they must be are so obviously nice people in fact there are lots of nice people here people who in a lesser film or story would be snarling and back stabbing but here go out of their way to help someone else so maybe the story is rather clich d at least by modern standards but ultimately the viewer will be glad to have watched the biggest complaint i have is that so many really good actors are not given credit once again we can say a fervent thank you to imdb com"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23324": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the bank chaplin the bank was one of charlie s essanay films while these group of films are more watchable than their counterparts this one seems a bit below average the gag with the janitorial double combo locked vault and the tough luck ending that has charlie waking up from a dream in which he is stroking the lead lady s hair only to be stroking the head of a mop he had used as a quasi pillow are both classic chaplin moments they are both ironically the beginning and the end the middle is filled in with fighting with the rival co worker janitor and busting up a bank robbery to win the girl the mop is probably the greatest physical prop of this movie and charlie uses it to expert comedic effect whether while it is the intention of his character or not the mop seems to be charlie s alter ego doing things he wishes he could do but wouldn t with his own two hands interesting stuff but there s better"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23325": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i expected this film to be a run of the mill s romance boy meets girl they fall in love boy loses girl boy wins her back in the end it wasn t like that at all clark gable plays con artist eddie with all his usual charisma and mischievous eyebrow raising he is hiding out from the cops when he bursts into ruby jean harlow s apartment to find her covered in bubbles in the bathtub no less instant chemistry she plays hard to get for a while but a girl can only resist that grin for so long the heat between them is evident and there are some scenes that are definitely pre production code when a blackmail job goes bad and ruby ends up in a boarding house for troubled girls she is miserable and thanks to the ragging her roommate gives her begins to believe that eddie will never come for her harlow plays the hard nosed fast talking ruby perfectly she never lets gable get all the good lines there is an especially moving scene with her playing their song on the piano that is acted perfectly the last fifteen minutes have me crying every time a truly sweet romance"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23326": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "we ve all seen this story a hundred times you can see each plot turn coming a mile away the relationship between the mother and daughter is way too sweet and understanding to pass for realistic janet mcteer s performance is stock southern hot ticket mother in vintage clothes should have been made for the lifetime channel"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23327": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "hold your man finds jean harlow working class girl from brooklyn falling for con man clark gable and getting in all kinds of trouble the film starts out as his film but by the time it s over the emphasis definitely switches to her character the film opens with gable pulling a street con game with partner garry owen and the mark yelling for the cops as he s being chased gable ducks into harlow s apartment and being he s such a charming fellow she shields him before long she s involved with him and unfortunately with his rackets gable harlow and owen try pulling a badger game on a drunken paul hurst but then gable won t go through with it of course when hurst realizes it was a con he s still sore and gets belligerent and gable has to punch him out but then he winds up dead outside harlow s apartment and that platinum blond hair makes her easy to identify she goes up on an accomplice to manslaughter the rest of the film is her s and her adjustment to prison life her interaction with the other female prisoners give her some very good scenes i think some of the material was later used for the mgm classic caged harlow also gets to do the title song and it s done as torch style ballad very popular back in those days she talk sings it in the manner of sophie tucker and quite well gable is well cast as the con man who develops a conscience a part he d play often most notably in my favorite gable film honky tonk still it s harlow who gets to shine in this film i think it s one of the best she did at mgm her fans should not miss it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23328": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "while watching the film i m not sure what direstion it was to take there s a reason a writer shouldn t direct his work and even act in it as well you can t do it all i felt the story really suffered in this film due to the director wearing so many hats ms mcteer is the film to add to her amazing talents her portrayal of this woman was why i was engaged here is a british actress who can do anything in my view conflict is what makes drama and a great story i felt this film didn t have that everything was somewhat easy for the characters there were no real obstacles preventing the chahracters from getting what they wanted watch the film for the sweetness but most of all for ms mcteer s brilliant performance"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23329": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie is witty watchable and utterly touching and now often do you get to see jean harlow or any actress of this era for that matter give another woman a swift punch in the jaw twice after harlow s ruby is sent to a reformatory after getting mixed up with gable s edward hall he of that cheesy yet endearing crooked smile her predicament becomes all the more complicated when she discovers that she is pregnant and she s convinced that this rake has abandoned her but in fact her love has reformed him and he comes to see her despite the fact that he will be arrested and from the help of a minister are married the wonderful relationship that harlow shares with her fellow inmates is second only to her electric chemistry with gable who was her most frequent leading man her cynical character is a perfect match for gable s smooth talking crook what s not to like you know you wouldn t be a bad looking dame if it wasn t for your face ruby cuttingly remarks to gypsy her rival if you re going to get that close to me i ll have to open the other window priceless"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23330": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "warning spoilers a really stupid movie about a group of young excursionists in italy that find an armor of mythical warrior with a demonic souls one of them wears it and becomes possessed by the spirit of a demon it s killing time and several of his friends die under his blade to revive the demon corpse a waste of time for the viewers as the fine young ladies in the movie leave their clothes on the gore is ludicrous at best and the acting is terrible perfect pairing for such a bad script"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23331": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "father of the pride is a pleasant surprise it is funny witty and features some great voice acting the show is about the family of a lion who is acting as the attraction of siegfried roy shows indeed all of them are stereotypes but that s what makes them so funny fotp is not a kiddie cartoon it includes some crude adult humor but in a very mild way it is full of popculture references and celebrity cameos and most of them are very well executed i d say i ll give the show a out of ten because it is nice fairly well executed but not very original i ve seen most of those stereotypes many times before even in that particular order"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23332": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "disappointing predictable film in which a woman mc teer travels with her daughter from state to state because she can t maintain relationships and find happiness in this genre anywhere but here starring susan sarandon and natalie portman gave a much better insight into a mother daughter relationship with better acting as well"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23333": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "clark gable plays a con man who busts into the life of hard boiled dame jean harlow he tries to sucker her while she brushes him off with her tough gal attitude despite their cynicism and cons they fall in love when gable accidentally kills a man during a sting he runs out leaving loyal harlow to women s prison where she discovers she s pregnant anita loos and howard emmett rogers writing is excellent throughout with many well drawn and surprising characters including a jewish socialist woman inmate and a black woman inmate and her preacher father played with hardly a trace of stereotype gable and harlow show their mettle as actors adding telling nuances and quirks to their characters that send them beyond the typical gable and harlow roles and the direction is much better than you d expect from sam wood one beautiful shot has harlow being inducted into the prison then led out into a surprisingly snowy courtyard as the camera tracks after her this is one of the best of both the criminals in love and women s prison genres and has some of the best hard boiled dialogue ever written"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23334": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie is despite its independent status a stupid hollywood version of a nauseating mother daughter relationship it wasnt that bad at first but somewhere during the course of the movie around the time that the daughter goes out with that guy i think it turns into a cheesey mother daughter bonding movie im sorry but i dont know of any mothers who have that kind of relationship with their daughter its probably better that way though"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23335": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "what can i say ms erika eleniak is my favorite blonde girl ever and like a italian american fan number one of female beauty i can t forget this movie you know i really don t remember a lot about the plot or the situations or the other actors i only can remember about drop dead gorgeous erika and that in this film she looks better than ever i really don t care if it was a bad movie or a good movie i only care the nice moments i had been a teenager in brooklyn just contemplating erika s beauty well just to conclude if you are an erika eleniak s beauty fan like me definitely this film is for you"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23336": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "but the actress playing the daughter just doesn t come across as credible it doesn t work for me when i see an actress of about years playing the role of a year old other commentators have suggested that this is one of the messages of this film that children may sometimes seem more adult like than adults but with the casting as it is in this film it just doesn t work for me you might want to check other comments to find out what this film is actually about because i couldn t bear watching it to the end i agree that the premise for this film is beautiful though i wish another director would try to pick up this story again"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23337": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i have seen this film on countless occasions and thoroughly enjoyed it each time this is mostly due to the lovely erika eleniak a great actress with incredible looks plus any film starring tom berenger and dennis hopper is bound to be entertaining"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23338": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "if i hadn t read his name on the dvd cover i never would have suspected that this rather gushy and old fashioned musical was made by a man so closely associated with the french new wave in fact the film is so far from that that i wonder if back in the s and s new wave auteurs would have absolutely hated this type of film it s so so unreal and it seems to have little to do with so many of his previous films this isn t necessarily a bad thing just a very surprising thing what i also found a bit surprising was the amount of praise some of the reviewers gave this film especially when there are so many better french musicals out there the songs in this film were simply not particularly interesting and the characters all seemed so bland and stereotypical if i had to see another rich person who fretted about how hard it is to be rich or get a good sale price on a designer outfit i was going to puke the bottom line is that like american musicals not every french musical is gold this film is not another les parapluies de cherbourg umbrellas of cherbourg or huit femmes eight women and despite the presence of audrey tautou i can t see much reason to recommend it as anything other than a dull oddity"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23339": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "well the movie isn t exactly funny okay i admit there are a few humorous lines but definitely nothing that is laugh out loud funny for example right before a steamy sex scene between eleniak and one of her male costars sh is handcuffed to the bedpost and he cannot remove her shirt before leaving the room to retrieve the key he tells her okay don t go anywhere see humorous but not funny the plot and acting are pretty good but erika eleniak definitely steals the show she s hot and sexy and there is a really steamy scene with her that one can t help but rewind and re watch there are also some other very sexy scenes with her and she has some very provocative lines overall stars i d only give it three if not for erika eleniak"}, "weak_labels": [1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23340": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "resnais wow the genius who brought us hiroshima mon amour takes on the challenge of making a s french musical in vibrant colour the opening voice over with old embellished inter titles was a nice touch then the camera aperture opens like the old hand crankers on a black white placard the camera backs off or rather up suddenly showing us the surprisingly brilliant colours of an elegant table set for a tea party this is all in the first seconds then the music starts a rather banal and forgettable diddy featuring an unconvincing chorus of girls blabbering some nonsense which has no relevance to the film and yes i speak french so i can t blame it on the subtitles those characters whiz out the door and are replaced by more people who break into an even more forgettable song then they leave and finally audrey tautou appears and we hear our first appreciable dialogue minutes into the film i m not sure what resnais intended by starting off with such a yawning waste of time musical cacophony but the effect on the viewer is to make you want to hurl skittles at the screen and storm out i endured it didn t get much better i ll tell you why there is absolutely no familiarity with any of the characters we don t even see their faces half the time as resnais seems too intent on showing off the expensive scenery to care about the actual people in front of the camera people flit on off stage like moths around a lamp and we the audience are unable to focus on any particular person or plot it s as if you were to take every episode of the brady bunch and cram it into a hour movie with bad songs the only thing that kept me watching as long as i did hour was that i was looking at the camera techniques lighting and scenery which were all i admit excellent but is that enough to hold your attention for hours not me maybe tomorrow i ll try watching the end aw who am i kidding i have more important things to do i m sure you do too skip this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23341": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "no movie with dennis hopper gary busey erika eleniak tom berenger dean stockwell marilu henner deserves a rating under on here this is a poor mans version of movies like blocks or the timeless midnight run except the prisoner being transported here is the very easy on the eye ms eleniak tom berenger plays another gruff maverick military type well and william mcnamara plays his rookie about to be discharged foil well the plot on the face of it is absurd because i lost count of the times eleniak should have and could have escaped but this is an entertaining feel good movie and there are good cameos from all of the above actors that keep the movie rolling this isn t really a family movie as there is some swearing and a rare nude scene with eleniak but this is a lot better than some of the other guff that came out around this time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23342": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "first i should mention that i really enjoyed ishii katsuhito s previous film samehada otoko to momojiri onna shark skin man and peach hip girl although it owed a debt to tarentino s pulp fiction ishii s cast was up to the task of carrying the story and the entire film crackled with energy the scenes between asano tadanobu and gashuin tatsuya were particularly engaging there was action intrigue bizarre characterizations enough sex to keep things interesting and an utterly unpredictable story line so it was with a certain amount of anticipation and optimism that i began to watch party and my enthusiasm was certainly piqued with the opening credits which left my wife and i actually stunned by how dynamic and exciting they were the mix of anime and live action work was brilliant then the actual movie started actually it didn t so much start as sort of shuffle in the side door and stand there fumbling through its pockets looking uncomfortable the entire film takes place in three rooms one is a futuristic voyeur s paradise borrowed a bit from shark skin man another is a travel agent s office and the third and far the most used is a seedy hotel room in that room a cast of seven characters meets and does approximately nothing really i m no stranger to talking films one of my all time favorites is my dinner with andre the talkiest of all talking films my dinner with andre is far more exciting and it just has two middle aged men discussing their lives over dinner the key is that andre gregory and wallace shawn tell interesting stories the cast of party literally just whine at each other for the entire film no you don t yes i do no you really don t yes i really do no you really really don t yes i really you get the idea i hope i wish the directer had party is an unbelievably unengaging film there is only the flimsiest of plots money stolen from the yakuza just like in shark skin man accompanied by almost no action there is no interesting dialog the characters are largely uninteresting it was as if ishii took the throwaway conversational moments from tarentino s films and built an entire film around them but tarentino s conversations always have their own internal logic and wit they call it a royale with cheese not so with the dialog here which is duller than you can imagine if it weren t for the brief hilarious cameo from gashuin who is always marvelous and a low key performance from the awesome asano tadanobu i would ve given party a single star it really was chore to make it all the way through"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23343": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "if you want a fun romp with loads of subtle humor then you will enjoy this flick i don t understand why anyone wouldn t enjoy this one take it for what it is a vehicle for dennis hopper to mess with your head and make you laugh it ain t shakespeare but it is well done ericka eleniak is absolutely beautiful and holds her own in this one better than any episode of baywatch and shows a knack for subtle humor too bad she hasn t had many opportunities to expand on that tom berenger fits his role of real navy perfectly and william mcnamara does a solid job as a hustler throw in a walk on by hopper in the middle of the chase for the cherry on this sundae and you ve got a movie that kept my attention and kept me laughing i bought this one as soon as it was available brain candy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23344": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "pointless short about a bunch of half naked men slapping and punching each other that s it for about minutes we see this it s shot in black and white with tons of half naked men running around slapping each other to the tune of dreadful music it looks interesting but there s no plot and really the violence inherent in this got disturbing also the homo eroticism in this is played up but mixing it with violence was not a good idea some people who like avant garde material might like this but i found it incomprehensible boring stupid and ocassionally disturbing really what is the point in all this i saw it as part of a festival of gay shorts and the audience sat there in stunned silence i really wish i could go lower than"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23345": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "my wife and i have watched this movie twice both of us used to be in the military besides being funny as hell it offers a very realistic view of life in the navy from the perspective of a navy enlisted man and tells it like it really is we re adding this movie to our permanent collection"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23346": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "if you are hoping for anything new you have chosen the wrong movie who can think that a movie that is a virtual replay of it s predeccesors can be good maybe the producer and maybe the director but hopefully they were not serious when they made this thing this whole movie is like making a greatest hits dvd of the st films but changing the actors bhhaaaad"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23347": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "is this your typical women in chains navy transport love story maybe hell you know how the formula works by now pretty woman is introduced in to a picture someone has to fall in love with her i think this film does follow some typical story lines but that doesn t say anything about the content there are great scenes with crispen glover dennis hopper and gary busey although short some things didn t make sense such as the need to get in to random fights but it is entertaining to watch the fights were actually well done this is definitely a comedy foremost but it does have a lot of good feel to it the humor is well balanced you won t hurt your stomach on this but you will keep a smile there is a little bit of steamy action so not one for the kids"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23348": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "its unfortunate that someone decided to spin off on the best horror movies of all time in my book this poor copy steals lots of material from the first three films going as far as even copying how persons die and what will happen in the future to the key characters and it basically tries to cram in three films into one and fails it fails even to create a good scary atmosphere for one except with the odd exception where the impressive choral music brings back memories of the old films the only thing we can be thankful for is that there has not been an omen v"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23349": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i felt this movie was as much about human sexuality as anything else whether intentionally or not we are also shown how absurd and paradoxical it is for women not to be allowed to such a nationally important event meanwhile forgetting the pasts of our respective advanced nations i write from japan where women merely got the right to vote years ago and female technical engineers are a recent phenomenon pubs in england were once all male the business world was totally off limits for women in america until rather recently and women in china had their feet bound so they couldn t develop feet strong enough to escape their husbands iran is conveniently going through this stage in our time and we get a good look at how ridiculous we have all looked at one time or another back to the issue of sexuality we are made to wonder what it may be intrinsically about women that make them unfit for a soccer game the official reason is that the men are bad especially such boyish girls a couple so much so that you even get the feeling that lesbianism is on the agenda as well i think one point is that not all women are the same and the women the police are trying to protect are not the ones who would try to get in in the first place the opening scenes of the approach to the stadium makes you appreciate the valor of the young women trying to get in and each one separately at all it is a brutish man s world any woman brave enough to try to go should be allowed the world of sexuality is not one size fits all meanwhile the apprehended criminal girls bond inside the makeshift pen awaiting their deportation to who knows where and in a much more subtle way begin to bond with the guards keeping watch over them these had definite ideas about women and femininity which were being challenged head on the change in attitude is glacial but visible since the movie is pure iran from the first moment it takes a little easing into for the foreigner but the characters have a special way of endearing themselves to you and you end up getting the whole picture and even understanding the men s misunderstandings and give them slack the supposed villain is the unseen patriarchy of the ayatollahs which remain unseen and unnamed and likely unremembered knowing that this movie was filmed during the actual event of the iran bahrain match gives me a feeling of awe for all involved"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23350": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the omen the awakening is a made for television sequel to the original the omen film instead of satan possessing the body of a little boy he possesses the body of a little girl adopted by rich parents who is bullied at school and who ends up getting revenge against those who do her wrong the film seems to struggle with any horror factor and a lot of the events that happen are simply silly rather than particularly frightening and it is difficult to believe that this little girl is satan even with all of the events that surround it i just did not find this film very suspenseful or frightening particularly when compared to the original"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23351": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "it was simple and yet so nice i think the whole sense of sex segregation in society which can be bitter was shown very delicately it had a bitter kind of hummer in it the fact that most of the actors were not professionals made the movie more tangible and more realistic there was a documentary side to the movie too the best scenes were those that all the girls banned from watching were listening passionately to the soldier who is supposed to keep an eye on them broadcasting the game if you are an iranian the familiar cheering and dancing in the streets after a game won fills you up with national pride if you are not iranian you ll still love it all the same"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23352": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "okay this movie f ck in rules it is without question one of the most technically inept pieces of cinema ever made absolutely terrible but you gotta see it rent this with your buddies and come up with a drinking game or just have fun it s hilarious and the behind the scenes featurette proves it you can do anything with paper plates and finger paint awesome okay rent it just for this one scene two characters are actually walking in place for about minutes in a shot the director on the commentary says yeah the tracking was so smooth it looks like they re yeah right man they are totally walking in place it s so funny"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23353": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "one word supurrrrb i don t think i have see anything like this in a long time on network or cable television watching this show was like taking a breath of fresh air amid tv schedule filled with reality shows and boring re runs i have to say i had my reservations after all critics were almost unanimous in crying foul and downgrading the show but when half an hour was over by the way thank you nbc for running a commercial free show i was left with the feeling of instant love love at first glance the true love that one feels in his guts everything about this show screamed excellence graphics in this show were at least as good as finding nemo and shrek no small feat considering those movies took years to be developed cast was marvelous i am partial to john goodman s voice but the rest of the team certainly were on par with john special mention lisa kudrow s guest appearance she was on top of the game creating neurotic pudgy and lovable panda with a jewish streak in her panda from brooklyn only in this show script was funny with a lot of inside and adult jokes which were sharp yet not tacky a note for all parents this is not for children this show was never advertised as such and there s a reason why it s set for pm not pm so if you d like to complain about objectionable context save your breath adults deserve a comedy made just for them and father of the pride is it not everything was perfect i was a bit puzzled by siegfried and roy s characters do i sense stereotype when it comes to them yes they are gay yes they are flamboyant yes they speak with german accents but that s yesterday s news give us something new something fresh something funny putting the old jokes in a new show is definitely the wrong approach i understand that the creators of this show wanted to use the star power that these guys have that s fine by me but please don t dwell on something everybody already knows by heart hopefully the rest of the show is not going to play the same old record over and over in general the show is definitely a must see tv funny witty with a few unexpected twists here and there there haven t been a comedy this good since seinfeld i am certainly looking forward to the next episode"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23354": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the only connection this movie has to horror is that it is horribly unentertaining i would rather prick my finger with a rusty nail than have to sit through it again even for a tv movie it is flat the cast is boring the screenplay is as exciting as a bowl of sand how two directors conspired to create such a nothing movie will remain one of the great mysteries of the th century there is only one scene even vaguely worthy of inclusion in the omen franchise and it is shot in slo mo and cut short at the anticipated pay off if you are tempted to see this pop it in set your alarm clock for minutes and get comfy with any luck you ll doze off quickly and the alarm will wake you once the worst is over namely this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23355": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "there are enough sad stories about women and their oppression by religious political and societal means not to diminish the films and stories about genital mutilation and reproductive rights as well as wage inequality and marginalization in society all in the name of allah or god or some other ridiculous justification but sometimes it is helpful to just take another approach and shed some light on the subject the setting is the match between iran and bahrain to qualify for the world cup passions are high and several women try to disguise themselves as men to get into the match the women who were caught played by sima mobarak shahi shayesteh irani ayda sadeqi golnaz farmani and mahnaz zabihi and detained for prosecution provided a funny and illuminating glimpse into the customs of this country and most likely all muslim countries their interaction with the iranian soldiers who were guarding and transporting them both city and villagers and the father who was looking for his daughter provided some hilarious moments as we thought about why they have such unwritten rules it is mainly about a paternalistic society that feels it has to save it s women from the crude behavior of it s men rather than educating the male population they deny privilege and rights to the women seeing the changes in the soldiers responsible and the reflection of iranian society it is nos surprise this film will not get any play in iran but jafar panahi has a winner on his hands for those able to see it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23356": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "since i d seen the other three i figured i might as well catch this made for tv fourth part of the omen series as a stand alone film this movie is mediocre but as a sequel to the masterpiece it s a travesty the film goes along the same route that many series go down when they re running out of ideas that being the idea of changing the male lead to a female it s always obvious that this film was made for television as the acting is very standard the plot lacks ideas and the gruesome murder scenes seen in the previous three are kept to a bloodless minimum the film does keep a thread with the original which i won t reveal as despite being obvious that revelation is one of the most interesting aspects of the movie the basics of the plot largely copy richard donner s original and see a young couple adopt a child which they name delia not damiella or damiana fortunately there s a big dog involved and a child minder and pretty soon the wife starts to suspect that the child may not quite be normal as she s menstruating at eight years old and never suffered from any illnesses the first two sequels to the omen weren t bad at all and the series really should have ended at number three i guess there was money involved somewhere down the line as there really is no artistic reason why this film should have been made it brings nothing to the table in terms of originality and the only thing it s likely to succeed in doing is annoying fans of the series the film looks and feels like a tv movie all the way through and for the most part plays out like a film about the troubled upbringing of a young girl indeed asia vieira does look like a little bitch but she never convinces that she s the antichrist as her stares are redundant and most of the evil she does is laughable faye grant is given the meatiest role and doesn t impress while the rest of the cast regret agreeing to star in such an awful waste of time the only good thing about this movie is the theme tune which of course has been ripped off from the original and is overused on the whole this film really isn t worth seeing as it delivers nothing that the series is famous for and doesn t even do justice to weaker second sequel"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23357": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "which do you think the average person would know more less about iranian cinema or iranian football interestingly the two come to the forefront of controversial iranian filmmaker jafar panahi s latest film entitled offside a tale that uses football or access to football as a backdrop for a series of scenes revolving around one s right to do something or go somewhere and an individual s right to extend that courtesy if and when they d like to the odd thing is you don t come away from offside having learnt about iranian football or too much about iranian cinema unless it s an education in panahi s controversial style but you do come away feeling enlightened that at least someone from iran has taken a controversial issue that is clearly still very much in force in a nation like iran and is willing to present it to an international audience rather than exploit it i can remember the world cup i m sure many people can it was the summer after my initial year out at university and after the slog that was my first year a summer of world cup football acted as a nicely timed tonic needless to say i saw practically every game bar the ones they show simultaneously with the other ones at the very end of the group stages so that to avoid incidences as seen in spain when it was thought west germany and austria transpired to get a result between them that would see them both through at the expense of algeria anyone in britain that was watching the bbc s broadcast of the iran mexico game both nations first of the tournament may remember that at the top of the show the bbc s football anchorman gary lineker let off a snide comment to introduce the match it went something like we ve seen giants germany england argentina and holland play but now we get to see mexico and iran battle it out the emphasis on the latter two being inferior was clear and that maybe watching them was a chore it s a shame because there are people and films like offside present them who are really willing to see iran play to the point where they risk their well being to achieve it and it s sad when people in a position of power dismiss what they deem inferior when there are others who d do anything to have the chance to otherwise engage when immediately thinking of the words iran football and world cup my mind flies back to the france game between said nation and america here is a film about a world cup game of sorts involving iran but where some or indeed most iranian filmmakers may well have opted to present a tale revolving around iran s famous victory over the united states and what that meant to them director panahi chooses to look at what goes on behind the scenes and presents a story from the stands as women are barred from football matches and are not allowed to live the ecstasy of winning a game of immense magnitude you can imagine a heavy handed film detailing iran s victory as a lumbering propaganda film designed to exploit as they defeat a western power or enemy at a sport they perhaps were not expected to do so in a couple of films that spring to mind when it comes to beating the unbeatable at their own game are indian film lagaan in which the indian peasants defeat the ruling british at cricket similalry s the game of their lives sees the americans defeat the english at a football match only this time in the world cup the differences between these films and offside are immense offside is looking at a situation behind a state s mentality and dares to explore an essence of feminism as the girls trying to see their beloved iran defeat bahrain and qualify for the world cup are rounded up like animals and kept in a crude purgatory mere feet from a barred window that would allow them to see the game the reasoning is to do with the foul language the men may not will but may use during the game the film presents iran as so incompetent that they cannot take away a man s right to swear and ban the bad language but must ban a woman s right to see the game all together it is no wonder panahi s film was itself banned in iran but panahi remembers to include what makes the rule so crazy in the first place by frequently allowing his female characters to both smoke cigarettes and use mobile phones two things the doctors and scientists will have you think are far more dangerous to the human body mind than hearing a little bit of foul language at a football match panahi pays special attention to the title of his film offside which itself is a ruling within football detailing when an attacker is caught trying to gain an advantage in the field of play the parallels run with the womens position in the film as these advancing supposedly without right individuals are caught trying to put one over the opposition team that being the state itself i think offside is one of the better films to come out of the middle east and surrounding gulf area that i ve seen it s a tense but humbling film about people who do not carry any acting history according to the imdb and thus the acting is raw and real adding that quaint neo realist aura to it all the immediate ending is haunting and the constant verbal battle between the male soldiers and female wrong doers who dared to defy the state is wonderful i also think for anyone to actually dislike the film for the reasons i ve mentioned shows a distinct level of callous either that or you work in the iranian government"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23358": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "on the surface the idea of omen was good it s nice to see that the devil child could be a girl in fact sometimes as in the exorcist when girls are possessed or are devilry it s very effective but in omen it stunk delia does not make me think that she could be a devil child rather she is a child with issues issues that maybe only a therapist rather then a priest could help she does not look scary or devilish rather she looks sulky and moody this film had potential and if it was made by the same people who had made the previous three films it could of worked but it s rather insulting really to make a sequel to one of the most favoured horror trilogies as a made for tv movie special on so many levels it lets down it s cheap looking the acting is hammish and the effects are typical of a tv drama the characters do not bring any sympathy and you do not route for them i recently re watched it after someone brought it for me for christmas and it has dated appalling if your thinking of watching this then i would suggest that you don t watch one of the others or watch the exorcist or watch the good son just don t waste your time on this drivel"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23359": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "offside is the story of teenage girls who tried to sneak in the stadium to watch final world cup qualifying soccer match in tehran that may lead iran to the world cup in germany females are forbidden to go to stadium by law in iran although many of them dress like boys and sneak in stadium guards search every one at the entrance to make sure no one carries fireworks and of course no girl gets in like most of panahi s work his armature cast s performance was superb you actually think that you are watching a documentary the dialogs between the girls and the privates were executed delicately and astonishingly believable the film depicts the interactions between captives and the drafted guards who themselves are serving mandartory away from their family and friends in a funny sort of way at the end the audience realizes that there is not such a difference between the girls and the guards who were just following orders"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23360": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "what was the deal with the clothes they were all dressed like something out of the late s early s the cars were even were outdated the school was outdated the nuns attire was outdated and the hospital looked like something from the s with its wards and wooden staircases and things nothing in the whole movie implied it took place in my mother was laughing saying geeeee od when was this movie made when we pressed the info button on our remote we were sure had to be typo did anybody else notice this my favorite part though was when the woman tells her uppity muck husband on the telephone about the inverted cross in the mirror and he just says well look i ve got a congress meeting i ll talk to you about it later that line was just classic just like a man my mothers favorite part was when they gave the spawn of the devil child her very own rottweiler my mother said just what the spawn of the devil needs a rottweiler she also enjoyed all of the people collapsing in the churches clutching their chests her other favorite part was the guy at the school parking lot driving miles a hour driving right into the garbage truck dump truck front end loader thingee he had about seconds to just stop the car but he just kept going with a real dumb vacant look on his face i mean how fast can you go in a school parking lot whatever"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23361": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a totally delightful and unexpected film you start by following a young person who hopes to get into the qualifying football game between bahrain and iran if iran win they will get into the world cup in germany the problem is the young person is a girl and girls or women for that matter are not allowed into football matches to sit with men what follows is a wonderful comedy played with consummate skill by a small ensemble cast the film explores the absurdity of restrictions on the freedom of women and for that matter the young soldiers who have to corral them there are some excellent set pieces not least when one of the girls must go to the toilet and of course the stadium has no toilets for women the camera work is of the simplest and in some ways this story could have been told as a stage play yet it is the small scale that gives the film its bite great cinema no probably not great entertainment for sure"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23362": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this inferior sequel based by the characters created by david selzer and harvey bernhard also producer concern on a matrimony named gene michael woods and karen york faye grant they adopt a little girl named delia from a convent gene york about re elect for congressman and he presides the financing committee meanwhile delia seems to be around when inexplicable deaths happen she creates wreak havoc when goes a metaphysical fair as stores of numerology therapy counselling heal yoga tarots among others are destroyed karen york hires an eye private michael lerner to investigate the weird and bizarre events this tv sequel displays thrills chills creepy events and gory killing delia such as damien seems to dispatch new eerie murder every few minutes of film happening horrible killings the chief excitement lies in watching what new and innocent victim can be made by the middling special effects furthermore mediocre protagonists faye grant and michael woods however nice cast secondary such as michael lerner madison mason duncan fraser and the recently deceased don s davis he was an army captain turned into acting as always excellent musical score taken from omen i and iii by the great jerry goldsmith the movie is exclusively for hardcore followers omen saga the motion picture is badly directed by jorge montesi and dominique othenin girard previous and much better versions are the following the immensely superior original omen gregory peck lee remick by richard donner damien william holden lee grant by don taylor final conflict sam neil and tisa harrow by grahame baker rating below average"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23363": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "in iran women are not permitted to attend men s sporting events apparently to protect them from all the cursing and foul language they might hear emanating from the male fans so since men can t restrain or behave themselves women are forced to suffer go figure offside tells the tale of a half dozen or so young women who dressed like men attempt to sneak into the high stakes match between iran and bahrain that in qualified iran to go to the world cup the movie was actually filmed in large part during that game offside is a slice of life comedy that will remind you of all those great humanistic films the shop on main street loves of a blonde closely watched trains etc that flowed out of communist czechoslovakia as part of the prague miracle in the mid s as with many of those works offside is more concerned with observing life than with devising any kind of elaborately contrived fictional narrative indeed it is the simplicity of the setup and the naturalism of the style that make the movie so effective once their ruse is discovered the girls are corralled into a small pen right outside the stadium where they can hear the raucous cheering emanating from the game inside stuck where they are all they can do is plead with the security guards to let them go in guards who are basically bumbling good natured lads who are compelled to do their duty as a part of their compulsory military service even most of the men going into the stadium don t seem particularly perturbed at the thought of these women being allowed in still the prohibition persists yet how can one not be impressed by the very real courage and spunk displayed by these women as they go up against a system that continues to enforce such a ridiculously regressive and archaic restriction and yet the purpose of these women is not to rally behind a cause or to make a point they are simply obsessed fans with a burning desire to watch a soccer game and like all the men in the country cheer on their team it s hard to tell just how much of the dialogue is scripted and how much of it is extemporaneous but in either case the actors with their marvelously expressive faces do a magnificent job making each moment seem utterly real and convincing mohammad kheir abadi and shayesteh irani are notable standouts in a uniformly excellent cast the structure of the film is also very loose and freeform as writer director jafar panahi and co writer shadmehr rastin focus for a few brief moments on one or two of the characters then move smoothly and effortlessly onto others with this documentary type approach we come to feel as if we are witnessing an actual event unfolding in real time very often it s quite easy for us to forget we re actually watching a movie it was a very smart move on the part of the filmmakers to include so much good natured humor in the film it s what the czech filmmakers did as well the better to point up the utter absurdity of the situation and broaden the appeal of the film for audiences both domestic and foreign offside is obviously a cry for justice but it is one that is made all the more effective by its refusal to make of its story a heavy breathing tragedy instead it realizes that nothing breaks down social barriers quite as efficiently as humor and an appeal to the audience s common humanity and isn t that what true art is supposed to be all about in its own quiet understated way offside is one of the great under appreciated gems of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23364": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "having listened to and enjoyed harvey bernhard s omen ii commentary i was shocked to discover he was also behind this absolute piece of rubbish it s like a really bad tv movie you might glimpse in the middle of the day when you have the flu and are too ill to reach the remote i think at the bit where michael lerner is confronted by what i can only describe as a high school cast of les miserables my mouth hung open in disbelief and then my mouth was going up and down because i was laughing so much dire i don t know why i have to write a minimum of ten lines i have made my point succinctly there s nothing clever about all this modern verbiage"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23365": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "different film directors from different countries have contributed to the film medium a lot by their thoughts as a result we have experienced different genres when the medium is concerned jafar panahi unlike j l godard or f truffault believes in simple story telling schematic narratives is one of the main traits of his directorial job he has trust upon the automatic as well as critical intelligence of the viewer he does not feel any necessity to go for alienation or such things to reach to the viewers he is equally effective despite being conventional offside is another schematic creation from him where gender subordination of middle east asia gets gradually clear to everybody as the simple but catchy tale of the movie progresses now a days when all of us are shouting on the issue of rights of women this movie very calmly creeps into our mind and ultimately becomes a hump for our critical intelligence by conveying the message that the egality of human rights is nothing but an illusive good an utopia paternity will never let the women to be empowered an important soccer match where the nation is participating a teenage girl who understands the game well loves her nation does not have the rights to enter into the stadium to cheer for her country she is merely permitted to listen to the live commentary her alias could not work for her as a result she had to undergo several humiliating situations from the very beginning her worried father ran here and there for her daughter at the end of the day celebration came as the nation won the match which the girl could not see as she was detained in the outer side of the stadium during the match time but the celebration cannot suppress the question of rights of women which remain in every corner of the world in different format jafar panahi has most successfully pointed to this issue of gender abuse from with in the frame of conventional film making and patriarchy as well a global tragedy has been dealt with ease and some times with humour which in turn teases our being constantly"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23366": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "and it did it is through my experience that when a horror film reaches franchise status and subsequent titles are released thereafter they all in turn become stricken by one inevitable factor irrelevance omen iv the awakening makes no exception to this rule featuring another small child supposedly embracing their role as the anti christ foretold by a religious prophecy haven t we seen this before wasn t it enough that over the span of three films prior to this release we ve experienced the rise and fall of damien thorn if you re a horror enthusiast such as myself you ll realize that it s common for a horror movie that has many sequels and prequels to its credit to fade away into redundancy children of the corn hellraiser phantasm the list goes on at this point in the game i m sure you know what to expect when you re prepared to view the fourth title in a series regardless there are times when you sit back and realize how shameless some filmmakers are omen iv the awakening is just that too a shameless money making exercise this film does not offer anything new or intriguing to the omen lineup as unique and genuine as omen iv tries to be compared to its siblings the similarities and plot devices are embarrassingly alike elements like the guardian dog the involvement of a priest the skepticism of the people involved the decapitation death scene clearly a homage to the original film when the journalist is beheaded by the sheet of glass even right down to the father s involvement in politics and prestige within the community make it too predictable although it is common to star a b rated cast into a horror title this far into a series the acting is off the charts chock full of ridiculousness and unintentional humor due to some of the poorly delivered lines throughout this film the atmosphere has completely vanished in comparison to the first three titles in addition the epic score composed by goldsmith in the previous movies has been replaced by an auditory debacle an absolute joke and made me wonder if it was actually intended to be used for this film or just pulled from a bank of stock audio which really says something because rarely do i comment on the lousy misuse of a musical score until now all in all i d call omen iv the awakening a failure in the world of horror movies that carry a long list of titles behind them some manage to hit the mark and some don t if you re interested in creating another notch on your weathered horror belt such as i am for completion purposes perhaps you could carve this title into it as well if not for entertainment value then to appreciate when a film is executed properly or poorly"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23367": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "ah the best and funniest movie about female football fans only slightly better than the saga of teenage delusion set in north london qv by the way i just watched this on film [ ] and am ruing my inability to set the pvr this is easily my second favourite football movie after mike bassett england manager but this time with the added twist of looking like a guerrilla piece of movie making from a team who apparently keep making movies which are banned in the country in which they are made just think about the bit where the girls are taken from the stadium just as the sun is setting fast reactions all round it is rare for a movie to make me laugh out loud but when the rural soldier escorted one of the girls into the lavvies while forcing her to wear an inpromptu mask made from a poster of ali daei i couldn t stop waking the others in the house with my snorts especially when the young soldier misunderstood the grandfather s calls for assistance speaking of the toilets i just wish i could speak farsi so that i could work out the writing on the toilet walls yes there were a few scribblings in roman script but they mostly referred to wanky american rock bands also on the rural and farsi theme don t you reckon that omid djalili sounds like a yokel when he talks farsi listen to the custody sergeant in this movie and then go yup i m not going to bore on about the sexual politics of iran and i m not going to bore on about the dubious acting my love for this movie comes from the script and the editing top notch stuff here s a list of my top favourite football movies mike bassett england manager offside those glory glory days a shot at glory the arsenal stadium mystery"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23368": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "after the already disappointing final conflict the series hits rock bottom with this very weak fourth entry at least the third film tried unsuccessfully to continue the story of damien while this one simply rehashes and copies ideas from the omen animals are afraid of the antichrist the death of one man is very similar to the death of the photographer in the first film but what looked exciting and creative there looks just dumb here and the little girl looks simply like a spoiled kid"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23369": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "not a bad film somehow i was made to actually root for the iranians to win the game played in the movie even though i don t know anything about soccer and am not a fan the ending on the bus was exhilarating the film itself deals with the issue of women in iran and how they are not allowed to go into sporting arenas amongst men because their swearing is inappropriate for women to hear despite this law some women try to sneak in but many of them get caught and detained it s really astonishing that any society could still have such antiquated notions of gender in an interview panahi says his films are documents of history and its injustices and that one day in the future we can watch these movies and see how iran once lived one hopes that future will come sooner rather than later"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23370": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "spoilers like some evil tinkers to evers to chance double play combination we have in omen iv the evil seed of the deceased antichrist damien thorn come back terrorizing his parents his schoolmates his neighbors and finally the entire world as a she named delia york asia vieila after being given to a deserving couple the yorks karen gene fay grant michael woods by the catholic church s st francis orphanage little delia didn t waste any time making her peasants felt by scratching her mom at a house party later delia almost get killed by a runaway truck only to have herself saved by this devil dog named ryder going to school delia takes care of the local bully by getting the big guy to wet himself in front of all his classmates later when his father threatens the yorks with a law suit she has his head sliced off in a self induced traffic accident delia is someone that you never mess with if you know what s good for you meanwhile dalia s dad gene becomes a big man in town on his own or so he thinks by getting elected to the congress as a champion of the clean air and green trees crowd instead of letting the smog and concrete boys take over the neighborhood with his eye now on he white house itself did his bratty and strange daughter delia have anything to do with gene york s sudden good fortune it s only later when jo ann hearen is hired as delia s nanny that the truth s comes out about her strange and evil powers jo a new age type realizes that delia is a bit weird after turning all her white crystals black and calls her new age guru noah jim byrnes to come over and check her out noah is so upset by what he sees in delia kirilian color vibrations all black and blue with a little pinch of red that it flips him out so bad that he almost crashed into delia s moms car taken on a trip to a psychic festival by jo delia turns the entire event into an inferno setting the place through mental telepathy on fire and heaving everyone there run for cover including poor noah who was at the festival and ended up with his leg broken the and shaken and battered guru was so shook up by the whole experience that he later checked out of the country to become a hermit in the tibetan wilderness jo herself is later thrown out with the help of the sweet and cuddly family pet ryder of a second floor window to her death because she knew and talked too much it s when karen is again pregnant that she decides finally to find out the truth about the real parents of delia that s when she and we in the audience come face to face with the truth she s not only the feared antichrist of revelations she s his twin sister her brother the antichrist himself is about to come on the scene as her kid brother the sill unborn alexander york three times were more then enough for the antichrist coming back to earth to bring about armageddon the movie going public were already getting a little tired of of him and his evil adventures with a fourth really not necessary since daimen thorn the original antichrist had been dead and buried for years were put through the usual ringer with no one believing that little delia is thee antichrist until it was almost too late to stop her in her deadly rounds of destroying the entire human race the movie as bad as it is is also far too long minutes for a horror flick that could well have told it s story is as little as minutes having a private eye earl knight mchael learner and later a former catholic nun sister yvonne megan lehch and now faith healer felichy in the film only to be killed off didn t help the plot either it only prolonged the suffering of those of us watching the movie you could see the surprise ending coming almost as soon as the film omen iv began with the bases being cleared for delia s eventual takeover of the civilized as well as uncivilized world what was a bit of a surprise was delia doing it with a little help from friends"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23371": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "on the face of it a film about women wanting to see a football match wouldn t appeal much to somebody with little interest in football such as myself however this isn t about football it is about discrimination and the women s enthusiasm for the sport they love the film opens on the day of a crucial world cup qualifying match between iran and bahrain a girl is trying to get in to tehran s azadi stadium by dressing like a boy it looks like she will get in until a soldier tries to search her once caught she is taken to a small enclosure high up on the outside of the stadium where there are a handful of women who had already been caught here they are guarded by a small group of conscript soldiers who s leader would rather be back home tending his livestock we never learn the character s names but we get to know them as people as the girls plead with the guards to let them watch though a nearby gap in the wall and when refused try to get them to at least provide a commentary as well as making an important point about the rigid gender segregation in much of present day iran the film contains many hilarious moments such as the disguise one of the girls is made to wear when going to the toilet and the girl who disguised herself as a soldier and was only caught because she chose to watch the match from a seat reserved for a senior officer the girls enthusiasm for the game is such that by the end the viewer is likely to be on the edge of their seat hoping that iran will win and thus get to go to the finals in germany the soldiers aren t shown as fundamentalists they are just conscripts who are there because they have to be and when explaining to the girls why woman can t watch men s sports don t seem that convinced by their own arguments it is a shame that this film can t be seen in iran itself but it is good that the wider world can see it and thus see that ordinary iranians aren t a bunch of fanatics desperate to wage war on the west but normal people with the same passions and concerns as people everywhere the cast did a great job in making their characters seem like real people rather than mere caricatures"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23372": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "well since seeing part s through i can honestly say that they should have never made part everything from the tacky and i do mean tacky score to the really bad acting i dare anyone to watch this and not be bored out of their minds i mean parts to kept the vibe strong on the plot of damion but without him around in this one it s just not the same sure by the end of part i was getting a little tired of the continued story line s but it was a good closure at the end of the third one again there was no reason for a part even if there was they could have done a much better job than this sh t i had to sit through lol there goes an hour and a half of my life i ll never see again"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23373": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i probably doubled my knowledge of iran when i saw secret ballot now i know about four times as much i doubt i learned a whole heck of a lot from not without my daughter offside is a splendid budget iranian comedy about a group a girls working individually to attend a decisive soccer match for their country s place in the world cup women are not allowed to attend soccer matches so the nation s armed forces have been mobilized to save any women who try to enter from themselves some teen girls try to crash the party by dressing as boys but are caught the movie is mostly set at this holding pen where the girls are detained by soldiers awaiting some unspecified punishment although the girl who dressed as a soldier claims that she was one insignia away from being executed the movie explores the absurdity of the situation the thinking that bars women from football matches comes down to it being too raunchy an experience for the fairer sex a philosophy not unknown in the west less than years ago this farce comes to a head when a girl needs to go to the bathroom so a soldier escorting her demands that she cover her eyes so she can t see the graffiti the conflict is not entirely about the battle of the sexes at one point some friction arises between a solider who is rural and the girls who are urban fortunately this movie was not too culturally esoteric that the comedy was lost on this neighbour and cultural cousin of the great satan you have to be in the mood for it but no one should avoid this movie because they think that they won t get it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23374": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie is about tyrannus a gladiator who is brought back from the dead to summon tyrannus a gladiator who must be brought back from the dead tyrannus we learn after about an hour is also called demonicus this adds much needed depth to the screenplay and calls into question our assumptions about identity psychology and ourselves the spirit of tyrannus accomplishes his little to do list killing some people and saying repetitive phrases in latin by possessing the body of a college guy he uses a magic mind control helmet to do this which the college boy willingly puts on his head and then at several points in the movie takes off and puts back on maria performs oral sex on a poor man s sean willian scott and tyrannus wears the rollerball glove tyrannus has his own green backlighting for no reason and has apparently been sitting next to cg fire in an ancient concrete tunnel for centuries like this utter misfortune this movie is empty and will hurt you see it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23375": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i don t know why some people criticise that show so much it is a great funny show probably not the right material for mainstream prime time but still the family dynamics are funny and all in all the same you see in most comedy shows the supporting characters are absolutely hilarious the plots of the individual episodes and the frequent siegfried roy jibes are only just above average but ever so often you have sub plots or one liners that make you roll on the floor laughing this show was well worth the pounds i paid for it rating"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23376": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "omen iv the awakening starts at the st frances orphanage where husband wife karen faye grant gene york michael woods are given a baby girl by sister yvonne megan leitch who they have adopted they name her delia at first things go well but as the years pass delia asia vieria grows up karen becomes suspicious of her as death disaster follows her karen is convinced that she is evil itself karen then finds out that she is pregnant but discovers a sinister plot to use her as a surrogate mother for th next antichrist gets a shock when she finds out who delia s real father was originally to be directed by dominique othenin girard who either quit or was sacked was replaced by jorge montesi who completed the film although why he bothered is anyone s guess as omen iv the awakening is absolutely terrible a disgrace when compared to it illustrious predecessors the script by brian taggert is hilariously bad i m not sure whether this nonsense actually looked good as the written word on a piece of paper but there are so many things wrong with it that i find even that hard to believe as a serious film omen iv the awakening falls flat on it s face it really does work better if you look at it as a comedy spoof i mean the scene towards the end when the detective comes face to face with a bunch of zombie carol singers who are singing an ominous gothic song has to be seen to be believed i thought it was absolutely hilarious ridiculous in equal measure then there s the pointless difference between this the other omen films in that this time it s a young girl the question i ask here is why seriously why there s no reason at all isn t used to any effect at all anyway then of course there s the stupid twist at the end which claims delia has been keeping her brother s embryo inside herself that in a sinister conspiracy involving a group of satan worshippers it has been implanted in karen so she can give birth to the antichrist is moronic comes across as just plain daft at first it has a certain entertainment value in how bad it is but the unintentional hilarity gives way to complete boredom sooner rather than later it s obviously impossible to know how much of omen iv the awakening was directed by girard montesi but you can sort of tell all was not well behind the camera as it s a shabby cheap looking poorly made film which was actually made for tv it shows with the bland flat unimaginative cinematography production design then there s the total lack of scares atmosphere tension gore which are the main elements that made the previous omen films so effective the budget must have been pretty low the film looks like it was the best most stylish thing about omen iv the awakening is the final shot in which the camera rises up in the air as delia walks away into the distance to reveal a crucifix shaped cross made by two overlapping path s but this is the very last shot before the end credits roll which says just about everything i have to mention the music which sounds awful more suited to a comedy is very inappropriate sounding the acting is alright at best but as usual the kid annoys omen iv the awakening is rubbish it s a totally ridiculous film that tries to be serious just ends up coming across as stupid the change of director s probably didn t help either that s still not a excuse though the last omen film to date following the original the omen damien omen ii the final conflict all of which are far superior to this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23377": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i have to point out before you read this review that in no way is this a statement against iranian people if you really want to read something into it than hopefully you see that i m against politicians in general but if you re looking to be offended i can t help you not in iran as this movie is banned there see imdb trivia for this movie which is a shame because the movie is great would it not be for grbavica this movie would have won at the international film festival in berlin rightfully so it was the runner up or second place if you will why because it is a movie about oppression it s not even that this is a complete women issue it is about the government trying to keep the people down an analogy so clear that the government felt the need to ban the movie but by banning it nothing is resolved and or can they make this movie disappear another reviewer had a great summary line comedy about a tragedy that sums it up pretty well"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23378": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "to the small minority seen here praising this film get serious i know it s down to peoples personal opinion at the end of the day but anyone with more than a couple of brain cells can surely see that this is total rubbish so bad it does not deserve to be part of this franchise i can only assume those saying how great this is are friends with somebody involved in the film and are trying to give their career a push poor in every way don t con people by saying otherwise storyline is a weak rehash of the previous entries script is likewise attempts to hide the lack of originality by using a girl instead wow don t disguise the film makers lack of ideas and there is sadly a complete lack of any scares absolutely no redeeming qualities utter utter turd i ve awarded this pair of chancers one mark simply for having had the nous to get someone to fund this piece of crap they must have put more effort into that than they did into actually making the film shame"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23379": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "that s what one of the girls said at the end is the soccer game a metaphor for a qualifying game between the girls or more broadly a free thinking group and the authority to germany means to a future that s of hope it s one of the most unforgettable cinematic experience i ve ever had despite the crude cinematography and plot and mild over acting though i like the cast they re lovable and well above the expectation for amateurs the ridiculous situation is well captured i can feel the deep frustration being denied to a game being female and a soccer fan and i cannot stop thinking how to make a convincing disguise i wonder why there s no women s section in which protection from dirty language and bad behavior can be provided defeating the flawed reasons for the deny the movie is very cleverly made the amazing title the filming during the actual game the spontaneity and various methods to put the viewers into the shoes of the characters the game that s so important but inaccessible not shown the luring light and cheering sound from the stadium the confinement of the van and the uselessness of it when those inside connect with the celebrating crowds outside i can feel the comfort coming from the radio the drinks and the food and of course the kindness and consideration from each character to others during the end credits i am amused that no character has a name he s just any soldier and she s just any girl or sister"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23380": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i recently decided to revisit the omen trilogy only to discover that insert demonic music here there is a fourth i didn t expect much from it and in that respect it certainly lived up to my expectations if you re into watching bad movies for a laugh then this just may be the movie for you oh where do we start from the onset the made for tv look and feel of the movie was obvious the music was often inappropriately matched with what was happening in the movie and therefore at best distracting the script had all the suspense of an year olds work of fiction but one thing that must be said is that the lacking script was very well matched up with the appalling acting numerous scenes left me contemplating whether it was the script or the acting that was the source of ridiculousness the story itself is quite thin centering on all the crazy antics of the daughter of damien thorn adopted out by wrong doing and badly acted nuns there is the usual lot of mysterious and convoluted deaths that personally made me yawn as the drama unfolded and the usual third party investigator into the whole affair later via some medical phenomena damien thorn jnr is born and that pretty much wraps up the plot the whole thing is executed rather badly right from the beginning with the lack of suspense making the movie one monotonous and or ridiculous scene after another there were many wtf moments too that provides the unintended comedy relief for example what s with the major over reaction at the beginning of the movie when the baby scratches the mother s cheek hardly a degree head turning omen i also laughed at the over reaction at the baptism the baby cries and everyone looks very concerned the distressed mother runs out of the church and the priest is left looking very alarmed while crossing himself huh then there is the new age nanny that seems to have carte blanche on exposing an year old to all kind of alternative spiritualism i laughed when the nanny suggested bringing the troubled delia to a psychic fair to meet the nanny s hippie friends and the mother just shrugs her shoulders and allows it yeah that s groovy fill my troubled year old daughter s head with all this mysticism stuff that s cool i don t need to be there of course this would be expected from a mother who allows her daughter to adopt a fully grown rottweiler they encounter on the street that could bite the little girls head off as a snack the entire scene at the psychic fair is quite comical in a slapstick kinda way from the horrified reactionary stares of the psychics to delia to the ensuing inferno i also laughed at how the nun s death is considered a freak accident here we have a religious zealot who is described as being part of a cult who is fanatically preaching in a pit full of rattlesnakes to prove how god s glory will protect them she antagonizes the snakes by handling them and somehow she is bitten several times hardly a freak accident more like a successful suicide attempt the snakes vs nun scene wasn t the only comical death there is the slow speed car accident resulting in decapitation in a school parking lot then there is the slow motion demolition ball headed straight for the detective i believe i may have gone and made a coffee when the slow motion started only to come back to see the demolition ball still headed straight for the concerned detective then there is the quintessential who shot who clich death where a gun goes off and both act as if they have been shot for several seconds while exchanging horrified glances then someone goes tumbling down the stairs revealing who the real victim was additionally the death of the priest at the beginning of the movie seemed a little strange and pointless to me he runs around looking at the architecture of the church obviously finding this quite distressing he eventually collapses clutching his chest and dies apparently something demonic was happening as this is what the music was suggesting ummm ok i am surprised that others have reviewed this film favorably and in particularly as a worthy sequel it is difficult not to notice the non sensical script the unrealistic acting and the inappropriate musical score the movie lacks any suspense relying heavily on delia s demonic stare to provide a sense of horror which becomes rather annoying after a short time bottom line this is a bad movie with the only redeeming feature being it s unintended potential for being a comedy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23381": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this was the first of panahi s films that i have seen i saw it at melbourne film festival i was totally absorbed by the different characters that he creates and how differently they react and behave compared to aussie kids and yet on other levels how similarly i think perhaps if more people could see movies like this they could see people as individuals and avoid racism that can often be fueled by the fear of the unknown there are the obvious large political differences between oz culture and iranian culture but i found the more subtle differences between the characters that this film fleshes out so successfully on screen extremely fascinating there are idiosyncrasies in the characters that seem to me so unique i found it made the characters compelling viewing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23382": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the first question that springs to mind after watching this rubbish is who on earth gave these idiots the right to use the omen name on this movie it is a shambolic embarrassing pathetic atempt to carry on the omen franchise when the film starts the backing music sounds like it has been lifted straight from a bugs bunny cartoon and from then on the film gets worse i dont know who wrote the script but i bet they got a e for it when they took it back to show their teacher it is difficult after a while to tell if this is a comedy because what happens is so funny and so un true to the original omen it beggers belief the acting is laughable especially from the leading lady faye grant she keeps pulling silly faces or is she finding it difficult not to laugh it s hard to tell the worst sequal i have ever had the misfortune to witness out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23383": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "in iran the islamic revolution has shaped all parts of life including everyday things but people still go on living their lives generally just doing the things you d expect like go to soccer matches to cheer on the national team as it s in the running to qualify for the world cup except women aren t allowed to go to the soccer stadium to watch the game a frequently funny little film follows the small group of women that were caught sneaking into the soccer stadium and the little group of bored soldiers assigned to guard them in a holding pen just outside the stadium the absurdity of the situation the simple wish of these women to cheer on the team nothing subversive there and little human touches about the lives of everyone adds up to quite a fine comment on humanity versus the ideology amateurish acting good script and dialogue a really enjoyable film bend it like beckham sort of a warm heart and a joy in the daily interests and pleasures of people"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23384": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this sequel is a total rehash of the first film a completely pointless movie it basically just took every single sceanrio of the first film and they redid it in omen iv except with a female antichrist this time it even ends the same way as the first one the music is too busy and interfering and because its pretty much a copy of omen i it s extremely predictable it s not a horrible movie it s not terribly made there is much worse movies out there this just had absolutely no point in being made the omen remake from is much worse even more pointless than this so i guess it has that if you someone pointed a gun to your head and you had to choose to watch this sequel or the reamke i guess i d choose this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23385": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "another fantastic film from a country where due to decades of oppression from fundamentalist regimes has no problems in creating passionate subject matter panahi takes a different approach this time around with a blend of ironic comedy and an endearing non professional cast while still getting across his message of what he sees as being inherently wrong with his country he does so without the need of a heavy storyline it is a positive take on a country in particular its people that the iranian population desperately need the greatest pity is it won t be released domestically the insular paranoid iranian government assert that this fine film maker is only successful overseas because he is part of a global conspiracy to embarrass them after growing up amid revolution and watching the academics artists and educated disappear over the last years he shows great bravery in continuing to put his work out there the realism achieved by shooting at the actual world cup qualifier really transports you to the event the fact he shot it on mm is amazing as most would only attempt this project using a digital format it looks fantastic his insistence in only using non professional actors also really works in this film fine performances all round after watching many films showing the problems iran has and also the news media reporting the facts we can tend to demonise the people as well as the government this film does the opposite it shows us they still love the same things and that by laughing at themselves and the absurd rules of sharia law that maybe a change for the better isn t too far away some call panahi a feminist film maker but i think he just fights for the most oppressed demographic in iran young independent women"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23386": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "omen iv was a bad made for t v movie since the s were over i guess the executives were experimenting in meth the drug of choice during the s because there is no other reason to explain this travesty why did they even bother making this a t v movie what were they mulling over when this one came up on the idea board did they even think for a second that this movie would catch on as perhaps they thought it could make it as a series we ll never know but i know one thing this movie was the major reason why i never bought the omen trilogy they should have knocked off a couple of bucks instead of putting out this extra disc omen iv is basically a average american family remake of the first film instead of a snot nosed punk kid we get the spooky girl who s a total brat to everyone around her if the family had stronger parenting skills then none of the demonic events that have transpired in the past films would have never occurred these parents need to put their foot down and do some real discipline not recommended best to avoid at all cost"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23387": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "panahi whose previous films such as the circle and crimson gold have seemed to range from dour to grim has produced in his new offside a funny obstreperous joyously chaotic ensemble piece that ends on a note of liberation and heartfelt fun yet the movie deals with material quite as challenging and relevant as anything else he s done by focusing on a group of ardent girl soccer fans caught sneaking into the pre world cup bahrain iran match in tehran stadium panahi brings up issues of national spirit and independent mindedness and the contradictions and sheer absurdity of the regime s religious gender apartheid in a world of modern competition with a majority youth population and urban girls who increasingly think for themselves as the film opens we breathlessly join one of the girls in a bus with a father pursing a lost daughter this one has a disguise and has national colors as warpaint but we cringe with her in the knowledge of what s going to happen she s still easily spotted the thing is most of the men around don t really care still rules are rules and once they try to make it through the various checkpoints on the way into the big stadium the would be soccer girls or some of them anyway get rounded up and held in a little compound upstairs in the stadium by some mostly young green and rustic soldier cops who have no idea how to deal with these big city girls independent ideas and would rather be watching the game whose roar we constantly hear in the background themselves each girl is different represents a different set of reasons for wanting to break the rules and different ways of doing it one wore a soldier s uniform and got into the officers section one is tough and masculine and mocking and provocative she could pass for a pretty boy and teasingly hints at that are you a girl or a boy which would you like me to be one doesn t care very much about soccer but went to honor a dead comrade one aida sadeghi is an ardent soccer player herself and so on these tehrani girls are stubborn and smart and they walk all over the uptight rural lieutenant in charge of them safar samandar one of the rural cops mohamad kheirabadi takes the girl soccer player to the men s restroom of course there s no ladies forcing her to wear a poster of an italian football star as a mask a comedy of errors and chaos follows in which the girl escapes later a spiffy looking van comes with an officer who directs the cops to take the girls to the vice department violating sexual segregation rules qualifies as vice a male gets mixed in with them a kid who s chronically guilty of smuggling fireworks into the games the van turns out not to be so spiffy the radio aerial is broken but one cop holds it in place so they can listen to the increasingly heart stopping reportage cops and prisoners are all joined in a common excitement now there s no score the game goes to penalty kicks and the winner will go to germany in the background through all this is a real game a real stadium and real masses of young men crazy about the outcome of this event the excitement is tremendous and the streets are jammed with cars and flags and a milling mob of supporters praying for an iranian win and united in their excitement what makes this film so good as may be clear by now is that it s shot during the evening of an actual game with a real finale that turns everything around this in contrast to panahi s previous highly calculated narrative trajectories is spontaneous v rit film making that improvises in rhythm with a captured background of actual events and sweeps you into its excitement in ways that are quite thrilling the essence of offside is the disconnect between modern world soccer madness and retro islamic social prohibitions repressing women the latter existing at a time when young iranian women are becoming part of a global world in which females participate in sport and share in the ardor of national team spirit how exactly do you reconcile the country s ambition to become a modern global power with social attitudes that are medieval a lot of offisde is astonishingly real including the way everybody tries to talk their way out of everything the director s decision to inject young actors into an actual sports mega event leads to a stunningly effective blend of documentary polemic and fiction that is too energetic to seem to have a bone to pick and that ends in a way that s brilliant and moving i ve had reservations about panahi s films before but this one kicks ass panahi does something remarkable here he critiques his society presents an unusual drama and touches our hearts with a sense of a nation s aspirations"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23388": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is a truly wretched little film admittedly the original un holy trinity was governed by the law of diminishing returns with the third the final conflict degenerating into a ridiculous sub plot about half way through the film apparently merely to provide the requisite needlessly convoluted deaths that had by now become the whole raison d etre for the omen series but then to foist this jumped up tv movie beware purchasers of the omen box set on dvd don t be fooled by the widescreen ratio of the transfer this was and is strictly small screen stuff on the back of a series of generally fine demonic chillers was unforgivable particularly endorsed as it was by the exec producer and producer of the first three movies mace neufeld and harvey bernhard i d give away the plot if there was any besides the usual death scenes hopelessly toned down for tv sensibilities and some of the worst acting i ve seen all involved in this project down to the catering people should be ashamed this travesty ever made it to the screen let alone masquerading under the omen name if one person is convinced by my review to avoid this mess i ll feel better for it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23389": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the us state dept would not like us to see this movie because they have a beef with the iranian govt however it shows us just how civilized iran really is despite the content of the film which centers on the struggle of women there for equal rights in the simplest of terms the ability to watch a soccer game at the stadium which is strictly limited to male audiences alone the film is hilariously funny and in and of itself is proof of freedom of speech and expression in iran i enjoyed this movie intensely five girls try to penetrate the police border at the ticket gates to a soccer match between iran and bahrain the ensuing comedy is too funny to describe from the bus trip to the stadium to the interceding of the police and subsequent detention of the girls to the resulting end don t miss this classic film its a must see one of the best foreign films i ve seen in years"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23390": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i saw the omen when i was on tv i enjoyed the trilogy so when the chance to finally see one at the cinema came around i didnt pass it up i went in to the cinema knowing that what i was about to see wasnt a cinema release but a made for tv film however being a fan i couldnt resist but this omen movie which i saw at a midnight screening didnt bring chills it brought laughter risible dialogue such as it is written that if a baby cries during baptism they reject there god what nonsense no decent set pieces faye grant so good in v is wasted with this script from hell no suprises and no fun however i did laugh out loud several times at our bad it was truly pathetic out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23391": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "cinema is dead long live the cinema said peter greenaway one of the most innovative and productive contemporary directors at the last year s romanian film festival anonimul which got to the third edition and takes place in the danube delta this year the direction prize went to jafar panahi s offside i got to see it this evening in bucharest at the festival s retrospective cinema is dead but still very lively panahi s film tells in a compelling manner how iranian society looks digitally filmed offside is a story inspired by a real life event happened to panahi s daughter the trouble and risk took when decided to attend a football match this is forbidden in iran as we are informed what panahi manages to do is to render with few means but with probably a lot of work intelligence and humor the cultural patterns in a society that places women at a distinct level the absurdity of the laws becomes comical the film has a happy end after all because iran s team goes to the world cup what i appreciated most was the concept the idea behind this film i would be very interested to see panahi s other films that were forbidden in iran as well i guess that he can be thought as an activist director"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23392": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the fact that i watched this entire movie says something about it or me it is not a good movie terrible in fact but terrible in the way that kept my attention in that perverse manner that is akin to watching a tragedy and not being able to look away it would have made a great mst k subject most of the things that make a terrible movie enjoyable are here bad dialogue inappropriate music contrived plot sequences ridiculous pseudoscience you ll thrill to slo mo death sequences the poor victims with mouths agape and waaaaaaaay too much time to contemplate their impending doom facing the outrageously contrived deliverer of their deaths your heart will be warmed by old action scene cliches like when two women struggle for a gun and it goes off but who s shot both look at themselves then the other then themselves then seemingly minutes later one finally goes down you ll sing along in latin of course with the street carolers that turn into a ghastly death s choir that for a moment threatened to turn the movie into a twisted musical so if you believe like i do that as movies get worse they get better then this might be a decent choice for you it s not as funny as my current sci fi schlock favorite they live featuring rowdy roddy piper but it s more fun to watch than luke warm movies like omen ii or iii i give it out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23393": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "in the white balloon and crimson gold the two other films by jafar panahi that i ve seen the director mines surprising amounts of depth in subjects that seem on the surface slight in offside panahi s seriocomic tribute to iranian women standing up for their rights i don t think he s as successful not that what he s saying isn t important of course and it s too bad that like pretty much every other panahi film iranians can t see it but after a while the film feels a tad flat and it feels long even at minutes not saying i didn t like it though the actors are all fantastic and the celebration at the end of the film is infectious but it s not an important work in my opinion"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23394": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "as with many other pop culture franchise series this line just didn t know when to quit instead of leaving things as they were perfectly ended they went on to generate this the first installment of this franchise to fall sorely short of the mark this movie should never have happened it was not intended for there to have been a fourth movie in this line and it sure shows the premise is idiotic and the portrayals were the same after the wonderful experience which was the omen this was a major disappointment which stank of s cheese and horrible acting it was reminiscent of the amityville horror in those aspects and left a terrible lingering stench long after it was over it rates a from the fiend"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23395": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "jafar panahi s comedy drama offside portrays some women trying to enter a tehran sports arena from which women are banned the official reason lots of foul language and the soccer players have their legs showing but of course it s really a case of sexism so most of the movie consists of mild comic relief as the women try to ask the men serious questions about why women are banned from the stadium and one woman even comes up with her own scheme to defy the men as i understand all of jafar panahi s movies this one included are banned in iran the real tragedy is that the cia s overthrow of the prime minister and subsequent backing of the brutal shah gave ayatollah khomeini an excuse to use his narrow interpretation of the koran to establish a chauvinistic society and that george w bush s current policy towards iran gives mahmoud ahmadinejad an excuse to act the cowboy and tighten censorship above all this is a neat look at people coming up with ways to challenge the system not a great movie but worth seeing considering that all jafar panahi s movies are banned i wonder how he s able to even make them"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23396": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i mean really how could charles band the head of full moon let a total stink ball like demonicus out i mean it should never got the green light to begin with the story is repetitive the characters are weak at best there is no real story on tyranus other then he s a bad dude then they writer or director goes out his way for a bad ending that s right a bad ending demonicus rises the last survivor escapes a deadly cave in then a picture of chimera comes to life cheaply i might add and chases her out then as she is walking home ala funhouse a statue that has been destroyed centuries ago reappears for no reason just to collapse on top of her i mean that makes no sense what the hell was charles thinking allowing this pile of puke to be made with four different movie companies they were that desperate for movies they could have asked me i had better ideas then demonicus thanksgiving turkey"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23397": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "father of the pride was another of those good shows that unfortunately don t have a very long life and that is pretty sad specially if you consider that almost all the time the worst shows are still on air think in the simple life i admit that are many similarities with this show and the simpsons but despite the similarities the show have it own merits the animation is just adequate not incredible but is good the best are the characters all the animals are very likable and funny and even sigfried and roy had their moments the music was good i liked many of the songs even if the show isn t very original i think that this had lots of potential like mission hill a show that isn t very famous but i liked a lot this didn t have the appreciation that it deserved what a shame"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23398": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "honestly i don t know what s funnier this horrific remake or the comments on this board masterpiece s review had me in tears that s so funny anyway this movie is the among the worst movies ever and certainly the bottom of the barrel for sequels the omen name on the title made me stop and watch it this morning on hbo but it s a slap in the face to the other three especially the original there are so many classically bad moments but my favorite is the guy catching fire from the juggler at the psychic fair good times this movie is to the omen series what scary movie is to the entire genre avoid unless you re looking for a good laugh"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23399": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "in iran women are officially banned from men s sporting events in june the iran s national soccer team has an important game against bahrain in the azadi stadium for the qualification of the world cup a group of iranian girls and lovers of soccer dresses like boys and unsuccessfully attempts to enter in the stadium being arrested soccer and flamengo s team beach and movies are my greatest passions therefore i loved this little gem about a group of girls and their passion for soccer the director jafar panahi from the white balloon the mirror and the circle shot this movie on the day that iran defeated bahrain and qualified to the world cup in germany the dramatic and funny adventure of these iranian girls is one of the most delightful movies i have ever seen my vote is nine title brazil not available"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23400": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "only the antichrist could have been behind such a disaster one only hopes that this irony was the motivating force behind the film this movie was so bad it forced me to register with imdb finally just so i could trash it what makes this movie all the more tragic is that it had such great source material i have never seen a movie where all the elements were so grotesquely mediocre as to render the result less than the sum of its parts it may seem insignificant but i d like to start with the score as the proud owner of a music degree i must register my indignation i was torn between laughter and dry heaves as i listened to what john scheffer did to goldsmith s brilliant score it was far more gruesome than any of the burlesque death scenes and almost as inadvertently comedic it was by far the most inappropriate score i ve heard since well i really can t think of a worse one maybe jaws as for the plot i m sorry new age mysticism what ever happened to the gritty realism of the original trilogy in those films more so in the first two than the third but still the supernatural was for the most part implied and it was this subtlety that made the movies so eerily believable here we have crystals going black calling all skeksis and mystics and inverted crucifixes galore even though in certain scenes the crucifux would be perfectly normal but for the camera angle gone is the refined psychlogical manipulation tapping the malaise inherent in our collective psyche in its place a boorish slap in the face of recycled clich and transparent incompetence add to that a lead actress so unbelievably annoying that you fervently thank the director for those scenes from which she is absent never have i seen a little girl so fundamentally irritating since little stephanie ruined all in the family other than that i have no strong feelings on the subject luckily the first three films are sufficiently adroit as to render this train wreck of wasted celluloid inconsequential or at the very most a study in how not to make a film viewer beware may induce vomiting if you re lucky"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23401": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i don t know how and where do the iranian directors get their inspiration in coming up with a plot like this in fact it s a very simple plot that many directors could come up with but may not be able to project it onto a movie the way jafar panahi did the film is like worlds revolving at the same time one connected to the other the football match and the battle between sexes that s going on behind the walls of the stadium it makes you feel like you are in the movie and you re one of the characters and while watching the movie as if you also would like to have a glimpse of the football match you will feel exactly the same excitement and sentiments as those female actors in the movie it s gripping in a way that you wanted to see the ending you will want to find out the verdict you ll be dying to see what will happen to the girls i like the intermittent conversations between the smoking girl and one of the military trainee it s like venus vs mars it really shows the difference in the thinking of men and women and the struggle of women to get equal rights and opportunity especially in a very patriarchal society like iran this is the second movie of jafar panahi that i have seen the first being crimson gold and am looking forward to watching some more am already hooked with iranian movies and this one is a must see"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23402": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie is unworthy of the omen title it is so bad that it has actually damaged the classic nature of the first three it never should have been made they ought to change the title they don t even spell damien thorn s name correctly and there are no daggers the most important element of all the omen films pull it from the shelves and burn it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23403": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "in iran women are not admitted to soccer games officially it s because they are to be spared from the vulgar language and behavior of the male audience but of course it is about sexism women are lower forms of human beings some brave girls oppose this and try to get into the stadium by using different tricks they are caught by soldiers and hold in a kind of cage until the police will come and pick them up despite the insane situation this is a film with lots of humor it s also encouraging to see how people always find different ways of fighting oppression you ll get touched at the same time as you have lots of laughs good job by director jafar panahi this is in many ways a heroic comedy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23404": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i don t know how this movie received so many positive reviews on this site i m a big vonnegut fan and am very familiar with the story this showtime original film bastardized beyond belief but even if i wasn t the poor acting very poor casting sean astin as the brilliant athletic and all around individual harrison the guy s completely generic and sub standard writing rendered this tripe barely watchable someone pointed out how cute that maculay culkin line was if you read that and thought that was pure comic brilliance sadly it probably was the most intentionally funny part of the movie maybe you ll like this movie but if you re a vonnegut fan or not completely insane don t see it please"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23405": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "in iran women are prohibited from attending live sporting events because of the fear that they will be corrupted by bad language close proximity to thousands of men and the fact that there are no toilet facilities for women in the antiquated stadiums based on an actual incident involving the daughter of the director jafar panahi s offside follows six girls disguised as men who are refused entry into the soccer match in between iran and bahrain a match that will decide whether or not iran goes to the world cup in a departure from the bleak minimalist films we have been accustomed to from iran over the last ten years offside is an exuberant comedy that has a patriotic fervor and a universal appeal but contains enough subversive social commentary to warrant its prohibition from screenings in iran shot with a digital camera using non professional actors who are more than up to the task the girls try to sneak into azadi stadium in tehran but are arrested and placed in a holding area outside of the stadium they are guarded by three young army conscripts safdar samandar mohammed kheir abadi and masoud kheymeh kaboud who express ambivalence about their task but are pledged to follow the rules the women are soccer enthusiasts not political activists and cheer for iran s victory but this does not deter the soldiers from detaining them while they wait for the girls to be transported to the vice squad and an uncertain future outspoken rather than acting like victims they continually question the soldiers about the rationale behind the restrictions making their absurdity quite obvious although they can hear the crowd noise the women cannot see the action but achieve a minor victory when they persuade one of the soldiers to provide a running commentary on the game one of the funniest sequences takes place when a female prisoner is escorted to the men s room by a soldier the young recruit then must cope with a near riot when he has to prevent anyone else from using the facilities while the girl is still inside little by little to paraphrase adlai stevenson that which unites them turns out to be greater than that which divides them and the unlikely antagonists rally behind their country and root for the victory that will send iran to the world cup although the point is made early and often and the film sags a bit in the middle offside makes a telling point about a society where a political elite with a medieval social mentality has to contend with an growing group of educated and politically astute citizens one can only hope that world pressure and the awakening of its own people will force the ayatollahs to come to terms with the st century"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23406": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "man even plan from outer space is better than this movie this flick doesn t have enough plot for half an hour yet they managed to extend it for an eternity of more than an hour jet li and corey yuen are pretty good specially in those exaggerated fight scenes but stuff like the legend of fong sai yuk is much better than this sorry thing that would be better left unmade"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23407": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this film is being described as a comedy but it wasn t a comedy at all like any panahi film it was a very realistic drama depicting the common thread of social inequity and hypocrisy but it was very funny much lighter than the director s dark and serious the circle my favourite iranian film the resourcefulness of the girls and the banter between them and the soldiers was both completely believable as if it were a documentary and completely hilarious the filming the actual match and aftermath was astonishing it added a realism much like australia s kenny of course a very different film the performances from all the non professional actors soldiers and girls were very credible it was very moving to see the passion disappointment and excitement of these girls anyone in this country who thinks muslim girls wearing a chador are any different to their own daughters should go see this film it will be a real eye opener to me the soldiers represented the current paradigm they started out with stock standard official policy responses to all the pleas of the girls as the film progressed they found it more and more difficult to maintain this stance when what seems like all of teheran breaks out into wild celebration everyone is caught up in it and the ridiculousness of the current policies is obvious to one and all it was a very moving and unexpected ending and gave the film a really nice blend of emotions frivolity drama and social commentary though it s adult cinema i think mature minded children from about seven onwards would really appreciate this film as long as they can read subtitles it is remarkable that a repressive country like iran is able to produce films of such quality by the likes of panahi and kiarostami perhaps the constraints there force directors to be extremely resourceful australian and other film makers could take a leaf out of their book"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23408": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "considering that i felt like picking up a new jet li film to see some but kicking and brainless hand to hand fighting i grabbed this title unfortunatly this movie contains more gun battles ala chow yun fat but nowhere near as good than jet li and company s acrobatic fighting thus it was a let down the faucet fighting was interesting and even funny considering this was something totaly unexpected in a jet li film for me more on the line of say jackie chan but alas i d recommend fist of legend tai chi master or even the enforcer over this dissapointment rating for martial arts rating for overall movie score"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23409": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "finally an iranian film that is not made by majidi kiarostami or the makhmalbafs this is a non documentary an entertaining black comedy with subversive young girls subtly kicking the system in its ass it s all about football and its funny its really funny the director says the places are real the event is real and so are the characters and the extras this is why i purposely chose not to use professional actors as their presence would have introduced a notion of falseness the non actors will have you rooting for them straightaway unless a your heart is made of stone b you are blind excellently scripted the film challenges patriarchal authority with an almost absurd freshness it has won the jury grand prize berlin dear reader it s near perfect where where can i get hold of it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23410": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "ok first of all let me say that i m still amazed of how the plot sucks but than again its a movie that sequels a steven segal movie only with no steven segal omg just random low budget action scenes really no point i m still amazed i burned min on this crap really just rent a jacky chan movie or go see wwf more fun and has no and presume not to have and plot plz plz plz avoid it btw the best actor playing there is bill goldberg and that says a lot and no he doesn t play very well like i said plz avoid it pfff i still cant believe i wasted min and spent min more writing this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23411": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i saw this film at the toronto international film festival filmed during an actual qualifying match for the world cup offside works brilliantly as both a comedy and a tragedy the film follows the fortunes of a group of young women who are caught trying to sneak into a football match at tehran s azadi stadium the country s islamic religious leaders have decreed that women may not sit with men at sporting events lest they be exposed to cursing and other morally questionable behaviour this hasn t stopped the country s young female fans who continue to sneak in using various tricks but panahi focuses on a small group who have been caught and are being detained agonizingly close to the action they beg the bored soldiers guarding them to let them go or at least to let them watch the match the soldiers tell them they shouldn t have tried to get in that they could have watched the game at home on tv they banter back and forth in almost real time as the game continues just off camera there is one very funny sequence where a young soldier accompanies one of the girls to the restroom since there are no female restrooms at stadiums he has to clear the room of any men before he can allow her to go in plus he makes her cover her face so no one can see she s a woman this is accomplished using a poster of iranian soccer star ali daei as a mask with eye holes punched out you get a real sense that even the soldiers are baffled by the prohibition and are only carrying out their orders so as to hasten the end of their compulsory military service one soldier complains that he was supposed to be on leave so he could take care of his family s cattle in the countryside little by little the girls and the soldiers talk to each other and there are numerous small acts of kindness on both sides to show that these are basically good people living in terrible circumstances however the soldiers constant reminder that the chief is on his way lends a sense of menace since we don t know what sort of punishment the women will face unlike most iranian films which are known for their strong visuals offside is filmed in a realist style with no artifice in fact the film was made during the actual qualifying match against bahrain that took place on june the plot in many ways was determined by the result on the pitch if iran won the match they would qualify if they lost they would not since the world cup has come and gone i don t think it is a spoiler to say that iran won the match the scenes of celebration at the end of the film were real and spontaneous which gave the film a real authenticity seeing how much this meant to the people of iran was deeply touching as well one of the young women makes reference at the end of the film to seven fans who died during the iran japan match on march just a few weeks before they were trampled to death after police began to spray the crowd with water to move them in a certain direction knowing that this was a real life tragedy added another level of poignancy to the celebrations i don t want to go off on a long political tangent but this film gave me real hope that there are those in iran who are hoping for change and working at it iran is a nation of young people and it is only a matter of time before they take the place of their elders in the political sphere films like this one show the proud spirit of the iranian people in spite of their present difficulties and it s my sincere hope that there is a brighter future for them"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23412": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "wow why would anybody make a sequel to an already rancid film half past dead was a bad movie but at least at had an idea of what it wanted to be hpd has no clue of what it wants to be it just exists on screen for reasons i cant explain spoiler the whole movie is this twitch played by kurupt of tha dogg pound gets transferred to another jail where there might be a box filled with gold bricks buried in the jail a riot breaks out between rival inmates one of them gets shot by a guy named cortez and cortez plans his escape during a conjugal visit twitch s fianc e and burke s played by bill goldberg daughter get kidnapped by cortez and are held in an execution room burke reluctantly befriends twitch and they end up getting into trouble with the idiotic inmates while finding out that cortez has their loved ones opinion this is the most unnecessary sequel since universal soldier the return the script is terrible the acting is horrendous the dialog is a joke and everybody in this movie is a caricature look i know it was low budget film but that is not an excuse for these guys to not put effort into what they do nobody in this movie believes in the characters they play nobody in this movie can be taken seriously as an actor kurupt should be ashamed of himself his character twitch is pretty much a spineless minstrel puppet who spends most of his time posing while getting jacked up by burke or the other inmates bill goldberg spends most of his time sulking throughout the movie as if he had to take a phd pretty huge dump the fight scenes are poorly choreographed and pathetic and for an action movie hpd is pretty boring even when action is happening don t let anybody tell you that this movie is somewhat decent it stinks and is a prime reason why people despise follywood"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23413": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "several young iranian women dress as boys and try to get into a world cup qualifying match between iran and bahrain when they re caught they re penned in an area where the match remains within earshot but out of sight the prisoners plead to be let go but rules are rules given the pedigree of its director jafar panahi it was disarming to discover that offside is a comedy and a frequently hilarious one in s the mirror panahi presents two versions of iranian girlhood and leaves the audience to wonder which one is real in s the circle several iranian women step outside the system their transgressions are different but they all end up in the same tragic place however thinking now about offside it s hard to imagine it as anything other than a comedy because the situation it presents is so obviously ridiculous as the women demand to know why they can t watch the soccer match and their captors struggle to answer the only possible outcome is comedy what makes offside most affecting is that the young women are not portrayed as activists attacking the system they are simply soccer fans and patriots and despite the fact that they are clearly being treated unfairly they never lose their focus on the match and the historic victory that is within their nation s grasp"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23414": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "half past dead starring steven seagal in the main role was a major b hit half past dead is just a direct to video sequel an action movie with nothing lose but with no capacity to win something it s less entertaining than the first one in all aspects but it s although worthy a look if you like action movies or just something to watch during a popcorn session if you also like to watch former wwe stars on screen or even if you love to watch sequels even if they are direct or not kurupt did a good job bill goldberg was below the average i think he isn t made to the job kurupt is a good comedian i say the rest did the job but nothing amazing nothing far from alright technical details well a production made by sony can t be great cinematography was a disaster but overall direction was acceptable whatever just watch it if you want if you watch you won t lose anything but if you don t well you won t lose either"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23415": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i found this to be a surprisingly light handed touch at a s culture clash movie john wayne would hardly be one s first choice as a cultural attache being about as diplomatic with his good intentions as a bull run in harrods but this time he was left to play a part that was far more passive than his usual bluff persona and he accomplished his task with style the duke was a guy who really could act well his facial expressions and body language could be extremely subtle despite his considerable presence both as an actor and in terms of screen time he failed to dominate this movie many of his good intentions came a cropper he had authority over nobody and the intermittent narrative was provided by the titular geisha to whom he was the barbarian the story of american attempts to curry favour with an isolationist japan was one of political intrigue rather than swashbuckling or hell for leather battles i cannot comment on the accuracy of its research but the strangeness of the oriental culture to western sensibilities was demonstrated well there was a great deal of minutely choreographed ceremony entailing what looked to this observer like authentic costume and props the set pieces were complex and detailed a lot of money and thought had been applied to it the fractured romance between wayne and his geisha added a little extra element and stopped the movie becoming just a political or flag waving effort script was good without being too wordy there was a great deal of japanese dialogue but the lengthy periods of translation didn t interfere with the narrative it was nice to see plenty of genuine orientals on the set whether or not they were japanese i couldn t say but anyway they looked the part at least the leads were not played by cross dressing caucasians unlike other efforts such as blood alley yes i know they were chinese the inn of the sixth happiness or even the king and i frankly i enjoyed this more than any of those other movies the script was better for a start i never liked the songs in the king and i and wasn t impressed by the heavy laden anti communist subtext of blood alley i confess to never having seen this work before and found it compared very favourably to many of the duke s more popular outings recommended"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23416": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "for those of you who were desperate to find out what happened to twitch in the original movie heres your chance and then get back to the real world the guy who hid the gold in the first movie told twitch so he gets transferred to another prison where wrestling champs hang around looking broody twitch plans to leave the jail in a month to get the gold to start a life with his woman then something happens and someone gets shot and the film turns into die hard in another prison but the wrestler s daughter is caught up in it all so he and twitch go to find her and twitch s woman as you can imagine the acting is below par it features a lot of really annoying rap music and poorly edited fight scenes on the plus side it s got that hispanic bloke in it who stars in every prison action thriller ever made and he shuts a door in this it s not very eventful but at least it s harmless if you were a massive fan of the original it s okay ish stuff if not you have been warned"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23417": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "in the barbarian and the geisha john wayne plays townsend harris a real envoy from the united states who was responsible for truly opening up japan to international relations in the late s before him commodore perry basically pushed into japan with gunboats and forced a treaty upon the japanese in harris who arrived just a bit later worked through the details and helped ensure compliance as many of the japanese felt no particular inclination to honor the first treaty all this is true and shown in the film according to some other sources i found the romance between harris and a japanese geisha is mostly fiction and this romance is much of the focus of this film hence the title my first reaction the first time i saw this movie was one of surprise john wayne as a diplomat when he s being diplomatic in most films he says please and thank you as he pummels people so seeing him playing a man who is not a man of action and is able to play the diplomatic game seemed very odd indeed in fact i can t think of too many actors in who would have been more unusual for this role by the way i ve seen photos of harris and wayne has practically no resemblance to him at all however despite the story taking a lot of liberties with the truth and the strange casting the film is still very watchable the color cinematography is nice the film shows some nice insights into japanese customs and culture and the acting isn t bad all in all a likable and watchable film despite it s odd casting ps read through the trivia for this film you find out a bit more about the real life characters as well as a supposed fight between wayne and the director john huston where wayne apparently knocked him out based on what i ve read about huston and the way he got along with actors this is an incident i tend to believe and it s also a nice example of john wayne diplomacy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23418": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie is so awful it is hard to find the right words to describe it at first the story is so ridiculous a narrow minded human can write a better plot the actors are boring and untalented perhaps they were compelled to play in this cheesy film the camera receptions of the national forest are the only good in this whole movie i should feel ashame because i paid for this lousy picture hopefully nobody makes a sequel or make a similar film with such a worse storyline"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 0, 0, -1]},
	"23419": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i had watched as much of the series as i could manage to watch on television but unfortunately started a job that got me working evenings i managed to catch some recordings of it at least and of course purchased the recently released dvd of the complete series watching the dvd you can see that the animation was a bit more crude at first but they ironed out a fair number of the flaws after the pilot was done the voices are well suited to the characters and the writing is excellent it s rather refreshing to see animation getting back to it s roots by reintroducing adult themes thing is with the way society has come in the last century you need to be a bit more blatant about it by today s standards in order to be recognised as an adult oriented show the characters have very realistic personalities and are placed in situations that parallel what we often face in real life it s your typical sitcom in that regard but the humor is more like what you d expect from late night television like a talk show skit or saturday night live back when snl was actually funny good job dreamworks perhaps you need to work with one of the more liberal networks to keep this series going and also improve the marketing of merchandise for the series to help defray it s high costs it s a challenge to do this for a cartoon of a mature nature though hmm"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23420": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "star rating saturday night friday night friday morning sunday night monday morning long time inmate twitch kurupt gets himself transfered to a tougher prison than the re opened alcatraz he claims it s to be closer to his lady but his real motives are a bit more grandiose there he crosses paths with burke bill goldberg a bulky prisoner who can take care of himself twitch despite being less muscular is just as mouthy and is pretty much the same but there is a gang war brewing between the black and hispanic inmates that explodes into a hostile takeover of the prison when the black s gang leader is shot dead and the finger points at burke but the sh t really hits the fan when the real killer and leader of the hispanics cortez robert madrid takes twitch s girlfriend and burke s daughter hostage steven seagal doesn t do sequels reportedly very opposed to the idea of under siege and only agreeing to do it on the condition the film company he was with at the time let direct his own movie so despite this being a dvd sequel the lead role this time round goes to bill golberg steve doesn t even appear in some of the stock footage from the first film that appears towards the end but there s a reason he hasn t done much work since universal soldier and that s because he s not much of an actor and not much of an action star either managing a character that begins as very dark and brooding but unsubtly turns into a standard action hero awkwardly quipping off dull one liners support wise veterans from the first film kurupt and tony plana have merely jumped at the chance of extra work this is a film that s tried to copy the style of the original quite well with the dim lighting dark shadows and rap music playing over a lot of it it does this quite well unfortunately it can t contend with an unengaging hero an equally cardboard villain and an apathetic story that the makers do very much seem to have made up as they went along"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23421": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is very much not the sort of movie for which john wayne is known he plays a diplomat a man who gets things done through words and persuasion rather than physical action the film moves with a quiet realism through its superficially unexciting story for the open minded the patient and the thoughtful this movie is a rich depiction of an intriguing part of history there are two intertwining stories the big story is of internalised isolationist japan and externalised expansionist america clashing when their interests conflict the small human story is of an outsider barbarian wayne and a civilised geisha s initial hostility and dislike turning to mutual respect and love the human story is a reflection of the greater story of the two nations the movie is very well done and all actors play their roles well the two lead roles are performed to perfection john wayne is excellent as townsend harris striking exactly the right blend of force and negotiation in his dealings with the japanese eiko ando is likewise excellent as the geisha of the title charming and delightful the interaction between her character and john wayne s is particularly well portrayed this is exactly how these two individuals as they are depicted in the film would have behaved the script is very well written it lacks all pomposity and is a realistic depiction of the manner in which the depicted events may have occurred the characters are real people not self consciously great figures from history furthermore the clash of cultures and interests is portrayed with great skill and subtlety indeed the clash of a traditionalist and traditionally powerful isolationist japan and a rising newly powerful nation from across the ocean is summarised very well in one exchange between john wayne and the local japanese baron wayne complains that shipwrecked sailors are beheaded if they land in japan and that passing ships cannot even put into port for water the baron responds that japan just wants to be left alone wayne s character replies that japan is at an increasingly important crossroads of international shipping and that if things continue as before the nation will be regarded as nothing more than a band of brigands infesting an important roadway a very real summary of the way in which the two countries each saw themselves as being in the right and saw the other as being in the wrong the resultant clash between two self righteous peoples with conflicting interests has its reflections throughout history a continuing theme that echoes into the present and on into the future cinematography and the depiction of mid nineteenth century japan before the accelerated growth towards industrialisation that was to follow later in the century is excellent a visual treat and an enlightening insight into japan s ancient civilisation i highly recommend anyone whether a john wayne fan or not to watch this film if you get the chance just be aware that it isn t an action film it is a representation of an interesting place and time in history and a slow boiling love story which much to their surprise comes to dominate the personal lives of the two main characters watch this film on its merits without preconceptions allow yourself to be immersed in its story and you will thoroughly enjoy it all in all an excellent film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23422": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i can t believe that none of the official reviews for this movie warn people that it contains two quite upsetting sexual assault scenes it s as though our culture accepts this kind of behavior as simply sexual but not violent my biggest problem with the movie is that it doesn t seem to condemn these assaults as in the woman who is repeatedly assaulted and pressured never holds the men accountable for their actions and neither does anyone else one man is stopped from completing the assault when someone throws a dagger at him but he is reprimanded only with you cannot force a woman to love you rather than you should never force a woman sexually you jerk from a woman s point of view the movie is a let down it sort of throws a bone to women in letting them be both skilled fighters and leaders but the movie is much more defined by the romance which is characterized by the notion that human sexuality must involve an imbalance of power with men dominating the woman they love this amazing martial arts fighter doesn t use any of her fighting skills to try to fend off her attackers she never even makes them apologize rather she seems apologetic overall a depressing and upsetting movie with some great cinematography and some cool fight scenes but not as good as hero by a long shot"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23423": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "an interesting look at japan prior to opening to the west john wayne as america s first consul to japan arrives in accordance with agreements resulting from perry s gunboat diplomacy he is not welcome wayne eventually wins his meeting with the shogun after bring a cholera epidemic introduced by an american ship under control there follows a colorful procession to the capital bearing gifts for the shogun including a bottle of old tanglefoot the meeting with the shogun the debates among the japanese nobles and an assassination during an archery exhibit present an interesting look at the politics of the period altogether a rather enjoyable movie and besides how often do you get to see the duke lose a fight to a guy half his size"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23424": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "first of all i too was expecting another hero a fantastic work of art for the action genre i ve only seen parts of crouching tiger hidden dragon but i can imagine that it is better than hofd basic elements from hero are found in hofd great landscapes mesmerizing cinematography and sincere acting i mean if you can t understand a word they are saying without the subtitles but you still care that s good acting what went wrong what begins with political intrigue wanders into a love story worse it s a soap opera like love triangle you have three characters who i guess fall in love with each other for no good reasons this movie basically falls apart after the escape from the jail i fell asleep about forty minutes into it it s almost as if they changed writers at that point the remainder of the movie is about how a character is like the wind ick also you really have to stretch your suspension of disbelief to believe the action set pieces this isn t unique to this genre but since the story is weak you can t wait for the action and then when the fighting does breaks out it really wasn t that good the beginning grabs you but then this movie just runs out of gas"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23425": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "if you like film don t miss this one if you prefer action or horror or romance then you ll wonder what s happening everyone here is stuck in a gangster film and what happens is transcendental murder there are few similar films no doubt it will see limited release and be hard to find but the search will be worth it if you want to study a mileu as a potential symbol then this is indeed a film to study you can t watch it once if you do you ll never see what s happening dark city is better joe vrs the volcano is more fun but mad dog time could convert the gangsta crowd to symbolism or at least to think twice before shooting again"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23426": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "after just minutes into this film i began to miss zhang yimou s earlier more weighty films that looked at the politics and society of china from unique perspectives his turn to martial arts films was a serious misstep in my humble opinion hero was his worst film since operation cougar with a needlessly complex story and acting more wooden than that found in a john agar film shi mian mai fu is no different as an american who has been studying chinese films for a few years now and understands and can speak some mandarin i m sure my opinion is different from many others as i m coming from a different background smmf like hero is not really a traditional a kung fu film and it s certainly not a wuxia pian film there are no sword sorcery or chivalry elements here this is a completely different vehicle than infinitely more watchable films such as a chinese ghost story all the butterfly murders green snake et al while those all featured charismatic leads who looked like they were actually enjoying what they do smmf features bland and sometimes laughable dialogue combined with cardboard acting zhang ziyi plays a blind person about as well as ben affleck there s an air of superiority with this film that s really quite insulting it takes itself so seriously it just becomes a huge joke by the end all the actors look as though this is the most important piece of celluloid in history they destroy any chance of actually conveying emotions and the complete humorlessness of it really makes you wonder if zhang yimou was making a film per se or simply a showcase i e an ego booster for zhang ziyi the camera is literally making out with her face and she gets sexually assaulted not once but twice in the film her acting range really hasn t extended past her ability to play a naive w itch she s so concentrated on her acting she comes across as cold and lifeless as though she s reading her lines from a notecard it s so funny to hear american critics and film people like the completely clueless quentin tarantino call this film a masterpiece i guess if they see a bunch of asian actors on screen looking really important while flying through a bamboo forest they re tricked into thinking it s brilliant film making ching siu tung s choreography while still retaining his trademark style editing and postures lacks the vitality and originality of his earlier films like a chinese ghost story dragon inn and duel to the death sadly to say the wirework in this film is really subpar and if there s subpar obvious wirework then you probably shouldn t have filmed it at high speed the same goes for the special effects which have a distinct b movie feel to them beans daggers bowls arrows swords and other random objects fly through the air after being thrown with no regard for logic turning climbing and banking as though there s a little pilot inside i know that logic doesn t really hold a place in stylized chinese martial arts films but if you don t want to induce a mass amount of giggling from your audience then you should probably work on your compositing a bit more mass melodrama unintentionally funny dramatic moments boring fight scenes really uninspired plot twists are what await you with shi mian mai fu it s obvious that zhang yimou is no longer making movies for chinese audiences this is meant to crack into the western market just as cthd did after watching hero and smmf i ve come to the conclusion that if zhang yimou wants to make hollywood films he s definitely off to the right start smmf is basically the phantom menace of chinese martial arts films and i thought hero was bad"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23427": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "hint number one read the title as the time of the mad dog or perhaps dogs this is a pretty good ensemble piece look at the cast and rent it you know you re curious already and first time director bishop gives them their chance taking his time letting the characters interact and chew the scenery as they wait not enthusiastically for the return of the big boss and whatever revenge ensues for some of us the highlight is seeing christopher jones after his self imposed exile from films he remains a commanding film presence and yes with christopher jones larry bishop and richard pryor involved this is the wild in the streets reunion party"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23428": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "as someone who was staggered at the incredible visuals of hero i was anxious to see this film which was billed as being along the same lines but better it also featured an actress i like ziyi zhang well i was disappointed on both counts i bought the dvd of this film sight unseen and that was a mistake it was not better i realize these flying through the air martial arts films are pure fantasy but this story is stretched so far past anything remotely believable it just made me shake my head in disappointing disbelief a blind woman defeating hundreds of opponents sorry that s going a little far also the major male character jin takeshi kaneshiro was so annoying with his dialog stupid look on his face and stupid laugh that he ruined the film too despite the wonderful colors and amazing action scenes this story to me just didn t have an appeal to make it a movie worth owning this film is no hero of mine"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23429": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "before i start i should point out that i know the editor of this film we ve never met but we belong to the same fanzine those things which came before message boards and we have talked on the phone so i do have a bias here anyway somehow it s ironic how while the rat pack culture of the late s and early to mid s made a comeback in the mid s this movie from the son of one of the original rat pack and which was made in a similar fashion was a flop not only that it was a critical flop i believe peter travers of rolling stone was the only one who did not savage this he gave it a mixed review as i recall and while i don t think this is the greatest film in the world and i am not a fan of the rat pack or cocktail culture i do think this is worth seeing for one thing this looks stylish and moves right along for another the core performances are all good richard dreyfus is surprisingly restrained here as the head gangster coming back from a sanitarium and has a droll edge to him jeff goldblum goes back to the quietly ironic performances he gave in his pre blockbuster days like the big chill and while ellen barkin is only required to vamp in this movie she does it entertainingly admittedly it s not a great film the dialogue is mostly made up of puns and a lot of them don t work like the whole zen of ben speech and gabriel byrne and kyle maclachlan are awful here still i was entertained and if you like gangster films you might be too"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23430": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i was very surprised how bad this movie was nice cinematography and beautiful landscapes can only take the movie so far i was hoping for a rerun of hero but this is much much worse this movie is why kung fu movies got a bad reputation in the first place no believable characters even within the cartoonish world of kung fu movies these characters are ridiculous virtually no plot and ridiculous story twists this movie is so boring and so frustrating because it reminds you of trying to play a make believe game with a child every time you think your silly battle makes some sense they invent another ridiculous twist that makes no sense ah ha you only think you ve got me with your super powers and ray guns but i ate my vitamins laced with plutonium and teflon so your ray guns don t work and i m invulnerable to your super powers tap tap no trade backs infinity plus one children can continue with this lunacy because they don t really care whether anyone is listening because they are having a fun time however for the viewer especially the adult viewer this long movie is worse than a bout with bad gas spoilers ahead note to kung fu movie makers a if you have a knife in your back it hurts unless you are on pcp in which case your kung fu is not strong b if you repeatedly fall on your back which has a knife in it it will hurt more and do more damage unless it is a fake prop c when you get stabbed in the heart with a knife you die especially in ancient china where there isn t a kaiser permanente around the corner d kung fu fights don t last for hours while feet of snow falls and e sometimes it is worth while explaining your characters and their motivations in any event go watch hero again because at least within its own little world it is comprehensible"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, 0, -1]},
	"23431": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "it was hard for me to believe all of the negative comments regarding this all star flick i laughed through the entire picture as did my entire family the movie clearly defined itself as an old time gangster comedy the players were hysterical i ll bet they had a good old time while making it of course goldblum and dreyfuss were great and how about those everly sisters each of the two falco s and the divine music throughout rob reiner made a great laughing limo driver and gabriel byrne a laughable neurotic not to mention gregory hines burt reynolds the sleepy joe character and the whole mortuary and grave digger references paul anka was his usual entertaining self with the added attraction of running scared after byrne decided to make a duet of his my way welcome home to vick performance i am of the opinion that this movie was a comical tribute to frank sinatra and friends dreyfuss imitated him well i am also of the opinion that no one of any age would even think of imitating the actions which occurred in this movie it s a joke not a terrifying gangsta film the cars and clothing were impressive as was the decorative vic s place truly i think of mad dog time as a musical comedy less harmful than many cartoons tv crime dramas and talk shows i would recommend the video for an evening of family entertainment"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23432": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "normally i am a pretty generous critic but in the case of this film i have to say it was incredibly bad i am stunned by how positive most reviews seem to be there were some gorgeous shots but it s too bad they were wasted on this sinkhole of a movie it might have worked if daggers was purely an action flick and not a romance but unfortunately the film is built around an empty love triangle there is no chemistry between either of the couples whatever exists between mei and her men seems to be more lust than love and for the most part the dialogue is just silly this may be just a problem with translation but the frequent usage of the word flirt in particular reminded me of th grade not head over heels together forever worth dying for love i also felt we were beat over the head with the wind metaphor the audience is given very little about the characters to really care about and therefore very little emotional investment in the movie as a whole i was wishing for a remote control to fast forward i was slumped in my seat ready to snore but mostly i just cringed a lot spoiler now the icing on the cake or rather adding insult to injury the ending was truly one of the most horrible laughable ones i have ever seen the boys are having their stag fight and screaming and yelling and hacking at each other oh and then it starts to snow randomly oh and then mei dagger embedded in heart suddenly pops up out of the weeds then she throws a dagger that seems to take about minutes to reach it s destination even slowing conveniently midscreen to hit a tiny blood droplet wow cool well then mei dies finally i guess because she threw the dagger that was lodged in her chest and bled to death jin sings sobs holds her body close screen goes blank i and the people surrounding me are chuckling not a good sign visually stunning but ultimately a failure"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23433": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i love this movie it s wacky funny violent surreal played out in a madman s head and definitely not your usual comedy if you don t find the film amusing then i guess it s just not for your tastes so this is a tough one to write a review for for reference some other comedies i love are the big lebowski the princess bride and zoolander that one only got me the second time around there are others but my taste is definitely for the unusual and i am willing to accept that most people just don t tend to like that kind of thing i make no apologies for having an unusual sense of humour at least i have one the scenes and characters of this particular movie are well put together the verbal humour is hilarious the situations are intriguing the acting is very good as you would expect of the cast though the acting demands made of the cast by the script are not particularly high the overall package makes for fun funny watchable yet violent entertainment"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23434": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i gave this a there are so many plot twists that you can never be sure to root for total mayhem everyone gets killed or nearly so i am tired of cross hairs and changing views i cannot give the plot away convoluted and insane if i had paid to see this i would demand my money back i wish reviews were more honest"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23435": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this has to be one of my favourite movies of all time the dialogue with the constant use of puns is very tight the cast are superb and the plot is highly original don t take my word for it watch this movie and enjoy it for yourself"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23436": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the banner says it all this is one really bad movie which is sad because i normally like sheffer and i have been impressed with andrea roth in other roles this however is terrible i wont waste any more time its just that bad"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23437": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "simply one of the funiest movies i ve ever seen it s a parody of crime life parody of everything that represents the chicago there is no realy need to underestimate this movie because rating is under its a opinion of a mass and mass is hypnotized who decide to watch it it will regret who decide not to watch it will regret more"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23438": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "while i watched this movie i tried to figure out why they bothered making it though the main plot of the movie is potentially good there are all sorts of unrelated unnecessary subplots the marketing people in hollywood must have dictated the multiple bad guys perpetual double crosses and the man and woman who get too close and have sex it s odd that we see more of them having sex than we did of the president and his mistress the many plots and subplots make the film too broad and none of the characters are properly developed i really didn t feel like i knew any character except that everyone is corrupt and evil the ending is totally incomplete it left me more than just wanting what might have been but what was supposed to be in the end there is really no explanation of why anyone does what they do except to serve as additional corrupt characters who commit a double cross i m surprised that so many established and good actors agreed to make such a hollow movie this seemed like a movie made by college students who are working on their nd or rd project don t waste your time unless you are in a film class and want an example of what not to do when making a movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23439": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "loopy but shrewd and formidable mob boss vic an excellent performance by richard dreyfuss gets released from a mental hospital several of vic s fellow criminal cohorts who include volatile henchman brass balls ben london a gloriously manic and over the top hammy portrayal by gabriel byrne the smarmy jake parker a perfectly smug kyle maclachlan and vicious rival wacky jacky jackson a neat turn by burt reynolds all try to bump vic off meanwhile laid back and self assured hit man mickey holliday nicely played with low key confidence by jeff goldblum finds himself caught in the middle of all this deadly lunacy writer director larry bishop brings a supremely hip quirky and original idiosyncratic sensibility to this deliciously dark and deadpan pitch black comedy about betrayal loyalty and ruthless ambition run dangerously amok the bang up cast have a field day with the colorfully grotesque rogues gallery of blithely amoral and treacherous hoodlums ellen barkin as tough sultry moll rita everly henry silva as vic s reliable right hand man sleepy joe carisle gregory hines as philosophical smoothie jules flamingo diane lane as vic s sweet perky mistress grace billy drago as the slimy wells and christopher jones as brutish rub out artist nicholas falco bishop makes the most of his juicy secondary role as lethal and laconic ace assassin nick popping up in nifty bits are billy idol as a blustery thug michael j pollard as the ill fated red joey bishop as mortician mr gottlieb rob reiner as a jolly chauffeur and richard pryor as jimmy the gravedigger byrne s delightfully insane duet with singer paul anka on my way rates as a definite sidesplitting highlight a tense and amusing climactic mexican stand off likewise tickles the funny bone something hysterical frank byers slick cinematography the outrageously nutty dialogue earl rose s jazzy cocktail lounge score and a choice soundtrack of vintage swinging golden oldies all further enhance the engagingly peculiar charm of this immensely entertaining one of a kind curio"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23440": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "my wife and i like to rent really stupid horror sci fi movies and watch them with our friends for a laugh we saw this one on fullmoondirect com and decided to add it to our netflix list now when i say this movie is awful i mean it in a good way everything about it the acting camera work story costumes is just so cheezy and low budget but thats what makes it so good i think in one scene the actors looked like they were actually walking in place i really hope that whoever made this film wasn t serious when they made it because if they were then that would just be sad if you like to watch really stupid horror movies just to make fun of them then i recommend this one"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23441": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "father of the pride was the best new show to hit television since family guy it was yet another masterpiece from the talented people at dreamworks animation like the simpsons the show centers around a nuclear family of white lions in this case it also contains many memorable supporting characters including roger the surly orangutan vincent the italian american flamingo the eccentric white tigers blake and victoria the faux patriotic snout brothers and chutney the elephant the other stars of the show are the sigfreid and roy they are incredibly eccentric and do everything in a grandiose manner making the most mundane activities entertaining the combination of cute animal characters with very adult dialog and controversial issues drugs prejudice etc is the source of the program s brilliance the blame for this show s failure lies with nbc they opted to broadcast the episodes in no particular order perhaps being influenced by which guest stars they could promote rather than the more logical production order several times the show was preempted for an extra half hour of such dreck as the biggest loser as if minutes of that was not enough it is indeed an ill omen for the future of television as art if an original and daring show like this fails while fear factor and american idol dominate luckily the complete series was released on dvd and the show now has an opportunity to gain a larger following"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23442": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "really i can t believe that i spent on this movie i am a huge zombie fanatic and thought the movie couldn t be that bad it had zombies in it right was i wrong to be honest the movie had it s moments i thought it was cool when the guy got his head ripped off but that was about it overall i think that it would be more enjoyable to slide down a razorblade slide on my bare nutsack into a vat of vinegar then watch this movie again the movie could have been better if we could see some boob but i had to watch the trailers for the other movies produced by this company to see that buyer beware unless you are into masochism"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23443": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is no art house film it s mainstream entertainment lot s of beautiful people t a and action i found it very entertaining it s not supposed to be intellectually stimulating it s a fun film to watch jesse and chace are funny too which is just gravy definitely worth a rental so in summary i d recommend checking it out for a little friday night entertainment with the boys or even your girl if she likes to see other girls get it on the villains are good too vinnie corey large the hatian guy from heroes very nasty villains"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23444": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "spoiler alert well i think this movie is probably the worst film ever made probably in the style of ed wood without the heart the lightning is terrible the music is very bad piano and orgue come on the acting is well there is no acting there s a guy who actually goes in the wood to search for his missing wife and take the time to have sex with a stranger the killer is a fat unscary clown who couldn t outrun a turtle every members of the cast is stupid and the director put every clich s of slashers movies in the film without effort the end is so far the most stupid ever made think about it the guy ken hebert who s acting skill is about the same as his writing he s the brain behind this flop invite a co worker and two of his friends to his cabin for the week end and kills them on monday morning he goes back to is office like nothing happen the tragedy is that mr hebert try to make us beleive that it s a family affair that goes on for generation his uncle is the clown killer so of course no cops are gonna question him after his co worker goes missing whatever"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23445": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i don t know much about the rat pack and frank sinatra always seemed a bit too self consciously full of himself to me so when i call this one of my all time faves it s nothing to do with a tribute band mentality as another reviewer says mad dog time is about symbolism not realism it s kafkaesque a pity kyle maclachlan is probably the weakest of a very strong crowd when he was so good as josef k it s stylish knowing sardonic and slick jeff goldblum is navigating his way around a variety of characters trying not to get shot and acting deftly rather than dorkily trying to stay abreast of what he knows and others don t whom he can outshoot and whom he can t gabriel byrne and richard dreyfuss his best performance have a ball and the supporting cast look spot on the symbolism the settings the one outdoor motion shot with jeff goldblum walking down the steps seems really weird after so much lounge lizardry the dialogue style not practicality is the order of the day it s all about characters interacting not really gangsterism fun to watch must ve been fun to do what the critics were up to is really a mystery"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23446": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "spoilers ahead if you want to call them that i would almost recommend this film just so people can truly see a where to begin we ll start from the top the story don t believe the premise the movie has nothing to do with abandoned cars and people finially understanding what the mysterious happenings are it s a draub basic go to cabin movie with no intensity or effort the screenplay i usually give credit to indie screenwriters it s hard work when you are starting out but this is crap the story is flat it leaves you emotionless the entire movie the dialogue is extremely weak and predictable boasting lines of woah you totally freaked me out and i was wondering if you d uh if you d like to uh would you come to the cabin with me it makes me want to rip out all my hair one strand at a time and feed it to myself the characters holy crap some have described the characters as flat i want to take it one step further and say that they actually have a reverse character arch they actually start working on a parallel universe and almost start acting backwards the actors worse than the characters are the actors they take already poor written characters and add in terrible high school drama acting the woah you totally freaked me out was said so monotone and slow like it was dumbed down i could complain for hours on the actors alone technical lighting an eight year old would be disappointed with lighting on this movie too shadowy in areas too bleached in others the director shouldn t use light as an emotion until he learns how to light a basic scene properly baby steps sound how many sound guys does it take to make a really shotty sounding movie with that many sound guys this should sound amazing but quite the opposite has occured there is one scene in particular that really sticks out these guys are driving in a car and the sound of the car changes with every camera angle weak camera learn to use it anyway i m running out of complaining space rent it i dare you rent it and learn from it give it a rating it deserves it signing off amanda christmas"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23447": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i originally saw this very dark comedy around or so on cable tv what a surprise and delight everyone is covertly armed in this movie dreyfuss plays the mental don remember the new york don who was supposed to be schizophrenic art imitates life or vice versa diane lane and ellen barkin are at their most beautiful and not to be toyed with thus proving that beauty and toughness do go together then there is the great bullshit scene between barkin and jeff goldblum rita and mickey where they verbally play off the world bullshit this film is both subtle and bald for all the shooting it can be a very quiet film and you have the opportunity to see several actors in their final or near final roles joey bishop richard pryor henry silva it is not a film for everyone but if you like a film that has a lot of word play and keeps moving without blowing up everything in sight this is the film for you roger ebert dumps on this film he s flat wrong this is a fine fine film maybe just not one for ebert i consider it as a because of how well it is done and how funny the script can be while not really being a straight comedy kind of film i like it so well that i bought it on dvd because it just doesn t get shown very much on cable tv now it s all mine"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"23448": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie is just horrible it s boring it s low quality the actors are just the worst actors i have ever seen and the scenario is so bad that it s hilarious the main actor is supposed to be the hot guy who gets all the girls but he s ugly overweight and looks like he s from the early s all the characters are away for the week end for a get together amongst friends but nobody are actually friends the married couple hasn t seen the main guy in over years and even back then they weren t really friends the date of the main guy only knows him from work and than there s a girl they pick up at a bar now tell me that you would risk losing your job to spend a week end at your cabin with people that aren t even your real friends because that s what he does at the beginning of the movie do not waste even one minute of your time on this lemon i ve made home movies scarier than this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23449": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "most of the comments have been positive but i would like to add that viewers should also focus on the sets the set designer used a lot of beautiful art deco treatments along with beautiful buildings stairs doors furniture and so forth it is worth paying attention to the movie is driven by characterization and symbolism which is very rich all the gangster actors were cast it was like seeing old friends and it was a treat the dialog was amusing at times but stilted at times and i suppose it was meant to be that way this is a film buff s film it was made by people for people who love the medium don t miss this one"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23450": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i am writing this review having watched it several months ago the trailer looked promising enough for me to buy this lame excuse for a movie it is a complete joke and literally a spit in the face of real classics of the early generation of horror like texas chainsaw massacre which they even had the gall to compare itself to on the back of the cover art the producer who played brandon should go flip burgers and serve up greasy hamburgers hell he might not even be good at that either the lighting was bad bad bad and a big annoyance through out the film you couldn t even see the actor s faces sometimes i don t even remember the rest of the cast members which is sad really bad they never do anything to impress you to make them memorable that s all the time i will waste on this review please stay as far away as you can from this pile of junk even if you get it for cents don t do it buy s piece of gum at least it would keep you entertained if you want good quality low budget fun far better than this then check out a jeff hayes film because it takes talent to make it in horror and the kid has it i gave this star just for the cover art thats the only thing worth liking abut this so called film rick blalock"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23451": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "when seeing this movie you should take notice to that it s not a normal movie it has no real story just characters a bunch of gangster characters who come together in a perfect harmony the dialogue is wonderful you can just lay back and listen the movie stands out thats why it s hard to find a right way of describing it thats why the user comments on this movie is so mixed i for one love the movie and recommend it to all who love one liners and things that differ from the normal you can t really put the finger on what s so wonderful about it it s just a comical world where gangsters rule a place of love and danger a movie that you can see more than one time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23452": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i have seen a lot of stupid movies in my life a lot but this is without a doubt the worst one ever i usually like dumb movies if they are somewhat entertaining but i can t even think of one good thing about this movie i like teen witch for heaven s sake but s i c k has horrible acting lame porn music throughout the whole thing and even the sex scenes sucked i would have to compare the lameness of this movie to the likes of twin dragons puppet master vs the demonic toys or even a very brady sequel although this is by far worse then any of those i beg you don t even waste your time believe me its hours you ll never get back"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23453": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie is great simply it is rare that you find a comedy with levels and this is a bloody good example of such when i saw this movie first as the credit rolled a friend and i looked to one another and asked did you just catch that for those doubters look at the levels see the comparisons between vick and the people in the club the dna see the diverse characters each jostling for position and if you see nothing else see the connection between the cure of vick and the path through the film it s all in vick s head the opening line about vick s world the closing scene with the camera going into vick s head and inside a whole universe thoroughly quotable wonderful cartoon gangsters beautiful beautiful beautiful"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23454": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "me and a friend rented this movie because it sounded really good but we were wrong first of the acting wow the acting was the worst the effects were really bad as well it seemed like a film a college kid made the plot was pretty good but it d been done the thing that ruined the movies the most were the actors the main guy was the worst actor ever it s a shame i m even calling him an actor the only good thing about this movie was it was so bad it was funny so if you want a good laugh see it but other than that stay far away from this one i usually love b list movies and such but this one i do not know how it was passed to even be put on video this one is the worst i ve seen and i ve seen some bad ones"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23455": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this a superb self contained work that is unconnected with anything before or after brat pack crooning and club exclusivity are not my biscuits of choice but in this law free world they make an alluring ambiance the film is packed with our guys distinctive actors who add distinction to this work with winning performances the dialogue is a joy in fact it s a new vernacular one of the few films that can be watched repeatedly with deepening appreciation highpoints include billy idol s british loutishness ben london s vulturine brassware kyle s squirmishness and the survey of ad hoc philosophies"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23456": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this film is the worst excuse for a motion picture i have ever seen to begin i d like to say the the front cover of this film is by all means misleading if you think you are about to see a truly scary horror film with a monster clown you are soooo wrong in fact the killers face doesn t even slightly resemble the front cover it s just an image they must have found on google and thought it looked cool speaking of things they found and thought it looked cool there is a scene in this film where some of the gang are searching for the friend in the old woods then suddenly the screen chops to a scene where there is a mother deer nurturing it s young in a glisten of sunlight i mean seriously wtf how is this relevant to the dark woods they are wandering through i bought this film from a man at a market hoping it would be entertaining if it wasn t horror then at least it would be funny right wrong the next day i gave it to my work colleague ridding myself from the plague named s i c k bottom line is don t see this film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23457": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the world is a terrible place but this movie is farce and it s fun and if you don t like it you don t get it and if you don t get it doesn t matter it s up to you if you want to play along every actor in this one had fun it s only a joke and that s good enough for me gabriel byrne is priceless byrne and paul anka doing my way is as vic puts it the best version ever okay it s no masterpiece but it s not bad i was warned against seeing it but i m sure glad i did"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23458": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i rented this film about a month ago when i had nothing else to do on a friday night all i can say to describe this worthless film is trash the acting is so badly done i ve seen kids in high school do a better job the whole cast seems like they re just reading their lines out no feeling no emotion and no room to capture the viewer on another note the special effects were insanely cheesy and the whole thing looked like it had been shot with a camera anyone can buy a radio shack the clown himself looks nothing like the one on the video cover heck he doesn t even show up in the film until near the end and all he does it hum songs and go around stalking a few characters there is no real murder shown either so this isn t a real slasher film either since i ve seen it i ve questioned a few things if is serial insane clown killer wouldn t that be a serial killer who kills clowns if your friend goes missing why would you go out into the woods to have sex rather than look for her sad really why is it that the only real acting sputtered vainly out at the end all of a sudden did the cast finally decide to show effort in their jobs this film is as sad as they come my advice is to avoid renting it lest you waste an hour or two of your time laughing more than screaming"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23459": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "not a movie for everyone but this movie is in my top i am a lover of black comedy with a cast including richard dreyfus vic jeff goldblum mick larry bishop nick and gabriel byrne ben brass balls london in the leads the lines can t help but be dry the supporting cast is nearly dead center counting the minor flaws in the movie ellen barkin s make up gave her face has a washed out look there were a couple of gimme cameos by joey bishop and richard pryor that served no purpose and michael j pollard s screen time was too short over all the cast was just incredible without egos to wreck a fine script if you have seen larry bishop s writer director film underworld a dark crime flick you will enjoy this one his next outing writer director actor is hell ride with michael madsen and quentin tarantino"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23460": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie was definitely the worst movie i ve seen in my entire life and i ve seen some pretty bad movies i didn t like the way this movie was filmed all of the actors are unknown and it looks as though a bunch of friends got together and decided to film their own movie but it s absolutely horrible i ve never seen a worse movie the story is so fake and i just found that it took a really long time to get to the end of the movie there was no plot it looked as though it wasn t planned out before they started filming the story is too weird i didn t like how slow it took to get to the point of the movie there was no point in even filming this movie if you re considering watching this movie don t you re just wasting your time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23461": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "if you are used to seeing gabriel byrne in serious roles such as tom in millers crossing or keaton in the usual suspects i recommend you take a look at this film even if you are not a fan of gabriel byrne in particular all the actors in this film give really great performances if you ve got about eleven bucks that is close to nine quid i say order it online or rent it from you favorite movie rental place guaranteed to make you laugh whether or not you normally like gangster type movies mad dog time trigger happy is one of those movies you never forget and find yourself watching over and over you will talk about it so much your friends will be begging to borrow it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23462": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "hey everyone there really isn t much to say for this movie at all the basic plot is that a guy brandon takes a few friends on a trip to his cabin in the woods for a weekend holiday away from work after picking up a girl on the way there things start going badly wrong for all of them the storyline alone written by the actor playing brandon i believe although i could be wrong here is unlikely and unconvincing and is acted out accordingly the clown killer himself is a rather a sad excuse for a psychotic killer far from being a dark mysterious but most of all intelligent predator we are instead offered a rather clumsy nursery rhyme singing buffoon who appears to be going through a minor mid life crisis the only thing that warranted the writing of this comment were the sex scenes and whatever gore there was in the film the quality of the film led me to derive some enjoyment out of such things in short this film falls below every possible set standard admittedly i was sharing a few beers with a close friend as i watched this so we managed to scrape together some relative entertainment value out of this film and it is therefore only fair to mention that s i c k did fall just shy of a two rating however in reality and with the benefit of hindsight the one star rating is a more than legitimate score for this film star out of ten"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23463": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "dear god where do i begin this is bar none the best movie i ve ever seen the camera angles are great but in my opinion the acting was the best why the script writers for this movie aren t writing big budget films i will never understand another is the cast it is great this is the best ted raimi film out there for sure i know some of you out there are probably thinking no way he has plenty better but no your wrong raptor island is a work of art i hope it should have goten best movie of the year instead of that crappy movie crash with a bunch of no names and no raptors i believe this movie is truly the most wonderful thing ever"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, 1]},
	"23464": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "some kids are hiking in the mountains and one of them goes into a large tunnel and discovers some old mummified gladiator he puts on the gladiator s helmet and spends the rest of the movie killing all the other hikers this thing is just so utterly senseless it s maddening here s a short list of things that don t make any sense a guy and a girl are in their tent and they think they hear something outside the guy goes out to investigate and finds another hiker outside then he hears his girlfriend scream so they head back to the tent arriving the next morning he was only feet away these two dunderheads then hear another girl scream what feet away but don t investigate because they re afraid they ll get lost another guy and a girl are walking around and in about their th scene together the girl informs the guy that due to the circumstances protocol no longer requires him to address her as professor i mean what the first off that s just a really stupid thing to say secondly he never called her professor in the first nine scenes they were in together a wounded girl attacks demonicus and he stops her telling her that part of his gladiator training taught him how to wound without killing um yeah we kinda noticed she s wounded and not dead because she s up and walking around but thanks for that tidbit of information one girl is tied up in demonicus lair and when someone attempts to free her she instead instructs this person to go and get help um look idiot if she set you free which would take about seconds there would be no need to get help and it just goes on and on the whole middle part of the movie is spent with the two idiots getting lost in the woods then they fight then they pitch a tent and ignore the screams of their friends then they wander around some more it s just so damned boring and pointless that i turned the dvd off halfway through none of these characters are sympathetic especially the ones that get the majority of the screen time demonicus himself made me laugh out loud every time i saw him he looks like a kid in a halloween costume scrunching his face up to look evil he runs or should i say scampers around like he s gay the special effects are comedic the acting is for the most part awful and nothing makes any sense overall maybe this concept could have produced an enjoyably campy film if they put some more time and effort into it getting rid of the ludicrous dialogue creating characters with actual likable personalities having some sort of logical flow to the action and maybe even making demonicus a female character in a sexy gladiator outfit but no instead we get this senseless pile of nonsense that will bore you to death"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23465": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i m sure that most people already know the story the miserly ebenezer scrooge gets a visit from three spirits the ghosts of christmas past present and yet to come who highlight parts of his life in the hopes of saving his soul and changing his ways dickens classic story in one form or another has stood the test of time to become a beloved holiday favorite while i grew up watching the version starring alastair sims and i believe that he is the definitive scrooge i have been impressed with this version which was released when i was in high school george c scott plays a convincing and mean ebenezer scrooge and the actors playing the ghosts are rather frightening and menacing david warner is a good bob cratchit as well this version is beautifully filmed and uses more modern filming styles for the s which make it more palatable for my children than the black and white version this is a worthy adaptation of the story and is one that i watch almost every year at some point in the christmas season"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23466": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "ok i adore this film i will credit this movie alone for making me such a die hard horror fanatic i could never watch this movie alone i ve also heard many many stories of the effect it had in it s original release at the theatres on its viewers incredible masterpiece horrible psychological stuff scares the pants off me oh bless their hearts whoever made this awesome film i love it i thought the whole film was decent and interesting this movie is so scary this is the scariest movie i have ever seen in my life not that what happens in the film and the idea of the film are not scary enough but what always got me was brendan s fabulous acting best horror film ever nothing can ever be this scary again halloween viewing at its evilest"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23467": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "wow how can i even discuss this movie without tears coming to my eyes it was surely the highlight of my year nay my life as if the raptor graphics weren t amazing enough the award winning editors continued to use the exact same shot throughout the entire movie even when the background didn t actually match up with the setting of the scene wow what genius and while the movie is full of plot holes for instance a few clips of a t rex type animal where a raptor should be and one key moment where pappy finds a torture chamber screams colin s a girl and runs out i will never forget the brilliance that is raptor planet thank you sci fi for another classic"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23468": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the cover on the dvd and disc is freaking awesome you would think they made a movie about sweet tooth from twisted metal black which is still a really great idea but this movie s actors are worst then ben s performance in pearl harbor porno s have better quality and better actors i was gonna buy the dvd but luckily i rented it first the plot and script are also horrible nothing seems to go to together so the movie really never makes sense the poor attempts to frighten you using flashback scenes are worse then ones used in s sitcom shows and in the end it ll leave you wanting to bang your head against the wall of your house"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23469": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this was the worst movie i ve ever seen yet it was also the best movie sci fi original movie s are supposed to be bad that s what makes them fun the line i like my dinosaur meat well done is probably the best quote ever also the plot sounds like something out of a pot induced dream i can imagine it now the writers waking up after a long night of getting high and playing dance dance revolution then putting ideas together for this space marines got to alien planet which is infested with dinosaurs and has medieval houses in it to protect a science team studying the planet best idea ever in fact in fits the complete sci fi original movie checklist guns dinosaurs medieval times space travel terrible acting so go watch this movie but don t buy it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23470": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "worst movie on earth i don t even know where to begin but i hope i can save another person from punishing themselves with this movie when it comes to acting and lighting this movie is similar to a bad porno without the sex the actors are some of the worst i ve ever seen and couldn t have been worse even if they were trying to make a complete mockery of this movie the movie must have had a record breaking low budget which i m sure was wasted almost solely on the movie s cover this movie has now become a running joke with friends of mine and has become the standard for comparing other garbage movies i would like to point of that no other movie even begins to compare i feel personally responsible for suggesting a friend and me watch this movie and am surprised she still considers me a friend after the torment i put us through don t see this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23471": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i love to watch this movie a lot because of all the scary scenes about the raptors i like raptors because they are scary my favorite parts are the ones where the raptor looks behind the pillar because it reminds me of a scene from the friday the th movie with the girl who eats the banana i really love to watch a lot of this movie because the computer graphics seem a little fake but it s okay because once you get into the movie you hardly even notice what is going on and i think it s got a good ending even though i didn t really understand what was going on on my first couple viewings i figured it out over time and that s the important part the other important part is how scary the dinosaurs can be if you re watching it the first time this is best movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23472": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this was by far the worst low budget horror movie i have ever seen i am an open minded guy and i always love a good horror movie in fact when i m renting movies i specifically look for some good underrated horror movies they are always good for a laugh believe i know i have seen many but this movie was just so terrible it wasn t worth a chuckle i was considering turning it off in the first five minutes which i probably should have there is nothing good about it first and foremost the camera crew suck d a the intro was stupid just like the ending acting and special effects were terrible please i m begging you do not watch this movie you will absolutely hate it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23473": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i liked this show a lot we got the first and only it would appear series in the uk on channel the characterisation was right on the money a bit like the simpsons in that all the different facets of small town populace were represented there was no laughter track i hadn t seen this on an american tv comedy at the time except for on larry sanders and it really worked well here heightening the suggestion that these wacky cops were really like that and not just hamming it up for the cameras all in all a quirky little number that tickled me just right i can t help but think that maybe it missed it s mark with certain audiences i think it would have been a cult hit in the uk had it been shown at an acceptable hour i ll round this off with my standard comment where the hell can i get hold of this to watch it again any ideas"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23474": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "well overall this movie was pretty much worthless and it s basically a horror movie that ended up being more of a comedy i just rented this movie last night when me and my friends went to blockbuster looking for a scary movie this definitely wasn t what we were looking for but it satisfied us for humor the actors in this movie especially brandon are so fake that it s funny and especially that tracy girl whenever she s in the boarded up room telling the clown to go away they show almost no emotion and it s just so obvious that they re acting and also when the clown is looking through that black box paper thing and grabs mark he doesn t even look like he s scared even though the clown like grabbed him and started attacking him and seriously would you just be jogging if you were being chased down i d be sprinting for my life even though anyone could probably outrun that clown because he s like lbs not to mention that the effects aren t that great like whenever the clown chops off susan s head in the forest then whenever he throws her head into the boarded up room with denise and tracy whenever denise throws the head back over also like in the previous guy s comment the beginning makes absolutely no sense and i don t even see why it was even included in the movie so what was this movie made in the music made it sound like it was made in like the s and the camera ing doesn t even really look professional half of the time it seems like the camera can t even stay steady when it s suppose to be overall i d have to say i enjoyed the movie i wouldn t recommend it though if you re trying to find something to scare you but if you re looking for something to maybe make fun of or get a laugh out of i d recommend it for sure"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23475": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "only saw this show a few times but will live in my memory it is very frustrating that it is so difficult to find this anywhere to purchase and yet there seem to be endless repeats of stuff like friends especially even more difficult to obtain being in england i guess they say it was low ratings or was it a complaint from the bakersfield pd themselves maybe it was just too clever for certain people anyhow just about the one comedy i would love to see again but is almost impossible to find i hear it is being or has been repeated on another network but alas not over here summary ingenious"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23476": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie was so bad it was terrible it was awful i cannot stress it enough the acting directing story characters and everything about it was bad it was so corny and clich d don t be fooled by the cover or the tag line the texas massacre is nothing to laugh at are you frogging kidding me it was ridiculous the first minutes of the film is good until it gets to the main character brendan ok now turn it off what i got from the film was a bunch of ugly annoying and immature people go to a cabin in the middle of the woods and a clown that sings nursery rhymes kills them in unoriginal and fake ways this movie was a waste of my time and money and it would be a waste of your money and time too i fast forward through most of the movie because it was so terrible i just wanted to see how each bad actor died and it still wasn t worth it just looking at the cover is a waste of time this is seriously the worst movie ever rating doesn t deserve one"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23477": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "prominent attorney walter pidgeon takes a murder case pro bono wins an acquittal and discovers that his client keefe braselle was not only guilty but part of an extortion ring reaching to the highest eschelons of the city panged by his own complicity he undertakes an investigation stumbles onto the identity of the unknown man who heads the syndicate and murders him the ironies engage when braselle is charged with this second murder and pidgeon must defend him by pointing to the existence of another unknown man himself though somewhat short of urban grit and long on rhetoric the unknown man belongs to the noir cycle less by style or structure than by its acknowledgement of the pervasive corruption of american municipal politics that came to light in the postwar years"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23478": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "ok so i rented this clown like chainsaw massacre esquire film not expected much but i did like the novel approach to a serial killer film from the back of the box is the following synopsis at first it was just a joke a myth around the campfire for five friends staying at a remote cabin in the texas woods but when they began to disappear one by one replaced by scattered bloodied body parts and voodoo effigies the remaining few scramble for their lives but he s out there and he s sick and all he wants is blood so obviously from the get go it doesn t make sense why is this clown in the woods to begin with why a clown why are their dolls with the word food drawn on them why why why hardly anything gets answered in this hour min bore fest except where this clown lives the characters are dumb guys dumb girls and a hell of a lot of bitchiness one in particular is a girl whom they brought from a restaurant up the road whom they thought they should help because she was getting hassled by some guy she knew what warrants that as an excuse to bring a girl into your circle of friends or their cabin she of course begins planting seeds of jealousy having the men have sex with her by feeding their dumb minds everything they want to hear the music was an average affair standard frantic keyboard music like in every horror film without differences the actors seemed to be brought from some soap opera the way they complained and whined about everything the idea that the main guy in the film takes this girl to the cabin as their first date makes for a horrible date but of course she unrealistically gives herself to him on the first night of getting to know him there was hardly a budget spent of anything it seems but there was a clown outfit and plenty of cheap store dolls lying around in the woods which was a horribly bland place to shoot this whole movie been done too many times i was also waiting for the clown to jump into the house to kill the remaining characters of the film in through the glass maybe but nothing exciting like that ever entered the film i guess you were just supposed to like the clown being a killer or something i had to give the film a it was an interesting premise clown as the texas chainsaw massacre character essentially and i ll give them a star for acting serious all the way through when the movie could ve totally been a b movie style video but they opted for the more legitimate style of video but ultimately i probably would ve felt like renting the killer klowns from mars video again before going back to check this out ah but that cover art pretty awesome drawing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23479": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "walter pidgeon is braley mason a civil attorney who takes on a criminal case in the unknown man a film also starring ann harding barry sullivan keefe braselle and richard anderson a great believer in justice pidgeon accepts a pro bono case defending a young man rudi walchek braselle accused of murder and gets him acquitted shortly afterward he realizes that the man is guilty and was extorting protection money from his victim as well as other shopkeepers in the neighborhood he is advised by the da sullivan that rudi is small change that to wipe out the organized crime one has to find the top man mason finds the top man and is faced with a dilemma the unknown man is a small black and white film that manages to hold the viewer s interest with its various plot twists though the plot is somewhat contrived it s really the story of a good man seeking his god justice and what he is willing to do in order to attain it and that s the most contrived part of all i suppose there was a time before o j the menendez brothers etc etc when people believed in justice and the integrity of attorneys for this viewer anyway those days are long over walter pidgeon does an excellent job his handsome elegant demeanor and declamatory voice show us a successful confident man but also a deeply caring one pidgeon had a magnificent career spanning years but never really rose to superstardom he was a solid actor who could play just about anything and did it may be because by the time he was getting leads he was well into his thirties and missed being a matin e idol or it could be he lacked that certain something or that he was typed early on as second lead to a big female star like greer garson hard to say he gives an honest and touching performance here very good movie with good performances"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"23480": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i bought this from blockbuster for p the guy behind the counter said the reason it was so cheap was because the disc was scratched to sh t but failed to mention that the reason it was so cheap was because the film was a p ss poor effort that sucked harder than paris hilton in a hotel room home video talking of home videos since when has it been fair game to release them as films i mean to say films used to employ actors and technicians and scriptwriters and so on not any more just gather your friends and lame o ideas together for the weekend lavish the production with an budget and get someone to fall down the stairs with a casio keyboard the soundtrack then slap it on the shelves for some poor sap me to take home in lonely desperation but here s the clincher i fast forwarded through most of this and tossed it to one side ready for the hammers until the next night while watching a darren day horror hellbreed to take home and keep from a different blockbuster now this film made grim weekend look like the exorcist so i slapped grim weekend back on to catch up on some of the moments listed on the wonderful imdb boards that viewers claimed were hilarious sure enough once i had got over the misery the pain and the horror of realising grim weekend was utter chod on toast i could enjoy savour and downright get down to the funny stuff and there s a lot of it check the boards then check the flick hell it might even be worth it awwwww crap"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23481": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i ve seen this film criticized with the statement if you can get past the moralizing that misses the point moralizing is in the conscience of the beholder as it were this is a decent film with a standard murder mystery but with a distinct twist that surfaces midway through the resolution leaves the viewer wondering what would i have done in this position and i have to believe that s exactly what the filmmaker intended to that end and to the end of entertaining the audience the film succeeds i also like the way that the violence is never on stage but just off camera we know what has just happened it s just not served up in front of us then rubbed in our faces as it would be today with contemporary blood and gore dressing besides the violence is not the point the point is the protagonist s moral dilemma which is cleverly albeit disturbingly resolved"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23482": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is quite possibly the worst movie i have ever seen again i made the mistake of buying the movie because the synapse on the back sounded cool and the front cover looked pretty cool too after buying this and the movie malevolence which i reviewed on here as well i have learned my lesson i love horror movies that take place in the woods or in the desert or on a farm this supposedly takes place in the woods of texas but was probably filmed in the director s backyard the production was probably the worst i ever seen the actors were absolutely the worst the story didn t have anything to do with what the back cover said i even tried to sell it to f y e and some other mom and pop store that buys used dvds and neither would take it thats how awful this poor miserable excuse for a movie was i have seen some bad movies before troll for example but this definitely takes the cake i didn t think there was a worse movie than troll boy was i wrong do not buy this movie unless someone hands it to you for free but even than your stuck with it unless you throw it out which is what i am about to do"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23483": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "red skelton was still another major star who made the transition from movies to television with ease his shows certainly brought a laughter to the american households of years back he would begin the show with an opening monologue afterwards we would have a variety of characters remember gertrude and heathcliff in the monologue how can we ever forget san fernando red i remember one episode where as a king red introduced his queen by referring to her as your fatness go know that red would use his comedic talents to really hide from his tragic life he lost a son to leukemia at age or so his wife georgia died by suicide"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23484": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i don t know what you guys are talking about the first time i watched this movie with two of my friends we couldn t stop crying this is one of the funniest shits i ve ever seen that comment about the porn is so right though hahahaha yeah this movie actually is the worse but it did bring tears to my eyes due to the phony characters poor dialog and acting not to mention the expensive cameras they used to film it it looks like one of those movies out of my drivers ed class the props look like they came out of a high school drama show the music sounds like it is from an original nintendo system game the only thing that even came close the scaring me about this movie was that it had a killer clown which who isn t creeped out by fat lurking clowns hahaha if someone were to ever watch this though they need to look out for the actors verbal errors like lisping on words and some of their facial expressions hahahaha i died susan"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23485": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "playing kaddiddlehopper col san fernando etc the man was pretty wide ranging and a scream i love watching him interact w amanda blake or don knotts or whomever he clearly was having a ball and i think he made it easier on his guests as well so long as they knew ahead of time it wasn t a disciplined take kind of production relax and be loose was clearly the name of the game there he reminds me of guys like milton berle benny hill maybe jerry lewis some too great timing ancient gags that kept audiences in stitches for decades sheer enjoyment about what he was doing his sad little clown he played was good too but in a touching manner personally i think he s great having just bought a two dvd set of his shows from or so it brings his stuff back in a fond way for me i can remember seeing him on tv at the end of his run when he was winding up the series in or so check this out if you are a fan or curious he was a riot"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23486": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i cannot believe this woodenly written and directed piece of cliche film got made there are about four good looking shots the director should think about switching to still photography and that s it a strong cast is utterly wasted scenes repeatedly end at the least interesting moments and the script says nothing new please spare yourself this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23487": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i enjoy all the versions of this story but this one is my all time favorite george c scott gives a depth to the scrooge character that the others do not give the movie shows more about why he becomes so bitter the changes in scrooge appear gradually as he encounters the different ghosts and the incidents that they show him this movie has the best tiny tim by far he is the right age rather than being played by someone who is almost a teenager as in the other films anthony walters still has all or most of his baby teeth david warner is wonderful as bob cratchit he is such a versatile actor he portrays a man who clearly loves his family he plays the role with dignity neither as a wimpy man cowering under scrooges thumb but as a man who gracefully puts up with it because he has a family to provide for susannah york and the other actors do a fine job of bringing the characters to life edward woodward is the best ghost of christmas present i ve ever seen most often he is played as a jolly santa type character in this he shows anger at scrooges attitudes and really makes scrooge reconsider the costumes and the sets really bring the london of dickens time to life a wonderful movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23488": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "if this film was a comedy i would have given it a oh my where do i begin put it this way i ve seen lots of terrible horror films but this one makes troll look like freakin saving private ryan it s as if a group of porn filmmakers decided to make a horror film changed their mind in midproduction and decided to do a comedy then went back to horror and then decided that they should have just stuck with porno softcore at that everything about this film is simply terrible the musical score someone shoot the guy who invented the yamaha keyboard the script the directing the cinematography the acting there simply are no words to describe this oh wait yes there are holy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23489": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "an mgm miniature short subject the editor of the cole county clarion must decide what is the real important news for his readers an impending frost which may spell disaster to their crops or the sensational shooting down of a notorious gangster on their small town main street this is an enjoyable little one reeler featuring a good performance by comic charles `chic sale today s viewers will perhaps be more interested in the appearance of uncredited james stewart as sale s nephew assistant slow talking somewhat goofy stewart shows many of the attributes which would make him a huge star in a very short time often overlooked or neglected today the one and two reel short subjects were useful to the studios as important training grounds for new or burgeoning talents both in front behind the camera the dynamics for creating a successful short subject was completely different from that of a feature length film something like writing a topnotch short story rather than a novel economical to produce in terms of both budget schedule and capable of portraying a wide range of material short subjects were the perfect complement to the studios feature films"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23490": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i rented this movie roughly years ago and was instantly disappointed i wanted to see a b movie slasher flick but ended up with a fecal matter for my eyes the acting was similar to watching grass dry i ve seen better acting in a softcore film the idea that a crazy killer comes out of nowhere baffled me how was this a horror movie this movie s production value was laughable at best there were no scares it seemed like a high school student got a new video camera for christmas the plot was all over the place if existent if you are bored looking for a bad horror movie to rent skip this one there are much better b movies out there"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23491": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "as romantic comedies go this was a cute and winning one i thought that the writing could have been stronger to build up the final connection a bit better but that is not a huge tripping point but amanda detmer and scott wolf give nice performances and are as charming as ever these are two of my favorite actors and i was just glad to see them cast as romantic leads i hope to see them cast in more projects soon overall this movie won t change your life but is is sweet warm and winning not a bad thing to be at all"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23492": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "please do not let the cover of this movie fool you and if you re looking for a cheap horror movie to laugh at this isn t it usually i will go for stupid if it s funny but this stupid was so stupid it almost or possibly did make me stupid the film quality is better than a handheld but not by much and it s quite possible the music was created by pressing the samba key on a casio keyboard these problems should never really be a deterent from seeing a horror movie but add this amazing weep cast and you have a real humdinger the story is about a guy who invites his friends up to his family cabin in texas for the weekend he also extends the invitation to his lady crush in his office on the way there they meet a female in distress who is then invited to come along by the other girls the stay at the cabin includes sex and nudity and soon everyone s panties are in a bunch when one girl disappears and odd items turn up in the house from there you the audience and the morons um actors try to figure out what s going on and they soon begin to distrust one another overall i think i have made it sound better than it is the main struggle with this movie is that the characters are very underdeveloped the plot contrived the acting bad and the motivations clueless once more this could be forgiveable it it was the least bit funny but alas it is not the twist ending is only a twist in that no one would guess it simply because if you really thought back through the movie it would not have made sense anyway please don t let this review stop you from seeing the shear wonderment of this movie woah my nose just grew eight inches"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23493": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i m glad that someone has made a movie about how hard it is to risk your heart for a second time or third this movie is exactly what it promises to be lovely amusing and it gives you this good feeling around your heart when it ends the plot might be not very inventive but there are millions of ways to tell the story and they have not been all used yet the cast is perfectly selected although scott wolf does not look like a father of an eight year old not even when he is wearing a suit so the sparks are on all the right places supporting cast is lovably supporting and although you could probably predict the whole movie you would not want to switch the channel it is just the right sort of entertainment for a sunday evening"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23494": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "what did i just watch i spent minutes of my precious life watching one of the dumbest movies i ve ever seen the concept of a serial killer clown is actually quite scary seeing is there are a lot of people who are afraid of clowns but having it be a pound nursery rhyme reciting killer clown makes a mockery of the genre i still am wondering how the character mark wasn t able to run away from the clown he s pounds he s gotta get tired eventually the whole ending made me get up and literally say aloud what did i just watch apparently brandon is denise s cousin and they had got it on near the middle of the movie meaning he had sex with his cousin yeah that s something people want so see shudders another thing i found hilariously stupid was the opening scene where the clown stabs a woman and she says what did you do well bytch what do you think he just did the last thing that was stupidly funny was one second the main character was slapping the hitch hiker and calling her a c nt and then minutes later saying violence isn t helping anything did the writer of the script give the line to the wrong guy none of this movie makes sense anyway the movie was more or less a dumb low budget porno which i got sucked into buying all and got no entertainment out of it besides the sex scenes i m surprised the fat clown didn t join the orgy would have fit right in i hoped the movie would have some entertainment value like other b movies might have but i was wrong this is a moronic piece of garbage that s not even worth watching out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23495": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "for me this movie was powerful i don t want to be a spoiler but i had a friend years ago we were like brothers this movie brought back some vivid memories for some reason i couldn t place my vote for this movie which would have been a i kept getting a message like no votes have been placed and yet i saw in the stats that there were will try again tomorrow monday minor flaws i overlooked it was the relationships between the characters that got me beautifully acted and real situations i ve been in a couple of them a small gem of a movie just like spring forward is another overlooked gem i m very glad movies like these are still being made about relationships between people well written sensitively unfolded with first class acting and direction after all isn t that what it s all about"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23496": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "ok i own this dvd i got it new at amazon i mean i think its badass and a pretty cool flick and melissa bale the slutty bitchy girl they pick up is hot as hell the acting sucks and the whole polt just sucks the clown is some huge guy wearing a mask and its disgusting but its ok i wouldn t recommend it if like u wanted to rent a good entertaining flick after a hard days work but if u have nothing else to do and ur obbsessed with this stupid movies like i am watch it sometime and i do not know how artisan dvd has s i c k in its dvd collection s i c k is not good enough to be owned by a half way decent movie company ok well thats all"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23497": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i ve read a few of the reviews and i m kinda sad that a lot of the story seems glossed over its easy to do because its not a book its a movie and there s only so much that can be done in a movie us or canadian or anywhere colm feore does at least for a recovering f g hag like myself a great job of not only playing the friendly neighborhood gay man but playing sick i mean the man really can t get much more pale though you might never know it from the strip down near the um end if you need decrepit there are a few sking movies you might like being the daughter of a recovering alchoholic the druggie brother david cubitt was the trick for me i m going to give him cred he grew up quick and believe me that s good and as an aspiring writer moimeme i can dig a lot of his insights and overviews but i m more prosy than poetic i may be easy to please but i enjoyed it a nice story pretty well put together by canadians quelle surprise just toed the line of the movie of the week missing it by not being as drawn out greatly appreciated and it was rather cleverly portrayed"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23498": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "s i c k really stands for so incredibly crappy i killed myself there was absolutely no acting to speak of the best part of the whole production was the art work on the cover of the box the budgeting of this movie was sufficient the filming was sub sesame street the production looks like that of the underground filming for mob hits the props used in this movie were stolen from a clothing store the ending was so predictable you should fast forward to the last minutes and laugh if there is a book out there for this movie i m sure it s better i would avoid this at all costs i did enjoy the intimate scenes they made the whole movie worth it just kidding"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23499": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i have found this movie available for streaming on netflix and thought i d give it a try the plot revolves around ryan and theo taylor colm feore and david cubitt who have finally seen each other after their father has passed away ryan and theo at first argue about who did what but later theo finds out that his brother ryan is not only gay but he is dying of a terminal illness so ryan and theo spend their time patching up their differences this is such an incredible film i have only seen colm feore in season of but he was phenomenal in this david cubitt an actor i have never heard of before did a phenomenal job as well i would recommend this to those who are interested in the gay and lesbian genre this is one movie you don t want to miss i give this film stars out of excellent film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23500": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "me and a group of friends rent horrible videos to laugh at them trust me it has lead to some horribly spent money but also some great laughs s i c k is one of the better horror but funny movie we ve rented the plot is over done the whole take your friends into the woods and never return thing is very old the goriest part of the movie looks like your visiting the local butcher shop except a little dirtier and with blood on the play dough looking meat and if anyone has ever been scared of this movie at any time they should stick to cartoon network for the rest of their life it s pathetic the good aspects of the movie are that the two girls in it are reasonably hot one better then the other and you see them both naked during the movie the other good aspect is that this movie is so bad at times that you will laugh till you cry i don t like watching horrible acting or renting these horrible videos i don t find that fun but seeing the amount of effort these people put into it and still come out so bad is hilarious and worth renting unless you are too mature to laugh at someone s downfalls i would recommend it if your renting buying it to laugh at it i d give it an"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23501": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i have to be honest and say i bought this movie not because of the content but because david cubitt is in it i know shallow or what but come on mr cubitt is a fantastic actor to put it mildly i really didn t know what to expect from watching this movie i d read the other write up and those on other sites but i have to say i was drawn into the world of the brothers almost from the get go david cubitt as theo and colm feore as ryan are so believable as the two estranged brothers the film moves through their relationship as they start to try getting to know each other again after their fathers death the scene where theo finds out ryan is gay was played brilliantly he literally walks in on a scene and tries to leave without ryan noticing which of course he has the film has been very well researched and is therefore incredibly sad moving uplifting and a celebration of life in parts i came away from this feeling sad at what ryan went through but also with the knowledge that he was given hope and unconditional love by the ex drug addict brother theo i agree with the other reviewer who finds the scene where theo says he will be a father moving and i d go a little further to say i actually vocalised my thoughts at ryan when he cruelly says to theo what makes you think you can be a father and theo says simply you theo walks away then but that small exchange of dialogue speaks volumes to the almost self pitying aspect of ryan who is brought up sharply by the simple retort a brilliantly conceived movie on all counts the acting directing writing etc are all so well done i can t really find anything else to say about this movie except to say that it is very hard dealing with the death of a loved one but this is done superbly to the infinite degree the respect for the subject matter and the outpouring of love without being contrite and mawkish speaks volumes in this rather selfish world we live in today well done to all concerned not many movies bring me to tears and give me pause to think about life in general and also to be glad for all the things i have and not be sad for the things i don t but this movie did it was unbelievably uplifting considering the subject matter"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23502": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this was so far the worst movie i have seen in my entire life and i have seen some really bad movies i saw this movie at my local video store and the cover looked like it could be a decent horror movie little did i know that the cover would be the best part of the movie where to start the filming of the movie was scattered and boring at one point there is a one minute scene of no one talking just a car driving to a ranch on a normal sunny day nothing happened they just drove in silence the whole movie is boring with annoying unbelievable dialogue and basically no plot to speak of if you rent this movie watch it with some friends and it might make a good comedy otherwise when you see this movie run"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23503": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i am writing this after just seeing the perfect son at the gay and lesbian mardi gras film festival in sydney australia when their father dies two estranged brothers meet at the funeral and after discovering that one of the brothers is dying from aids they enter on a heart warming journey of reconciliation the two leads do a magnificent job of creating the gradual warmth and respect that builds up between them as the movie progresses i do have one qualm about the movie though whilst the brother who is dying acts sick he doesn t look it a person of t cells would look quite ill not even a make up job to make the actor look ill was employed a small gripe but one that makes it a bit less realistic despite that one small gripe the perfect son is a wonderful movie and should you have the chance to see it do i m hoping for a dvd release in the near future"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23504": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "lucky me i got a sneak peak at this pathetic little shot in texas horror flick from artisan entertainment a week before it hit video shelves and let me tell you i ve rarely laughed so hard in my life as i did watching this atrocious megabomb fly off the rails and steal the title of worst killer clown movie ever made from the insufferably stupid full moon fiasco killjoy i m sure many of us horror fans have suffered through that one from all indications it was shot on dv and it doesn t really look all that bad quality wise for digital but boy does it ever fail miserably in every other area where it counts the story slight and cliche as it is goes as follows an executive ken hebert who also scripted and co produced with the director takes skeptical co worker tracy amanda watson and horny married couple mark and susan hank fields and chris buck along on a weekend getaway to a yawn secluded cabin ` miles from the nearest town on the way there they pick up a bitchy slutty hitchhiker melissa bale in a bar and end up at their destination where a nightly campfire tale about a murderous clown stalking the very same wooded area comes true when each of the profanity yackin pot smokin friends disappears one by one with only mutilated doll parts left behind to tell the tale of their fates the killer clown doesn t even show up in the film until near the end and it looks nothing like the demonic depiction of it on the video box aside from being morbidly obese it basically spends an hour prancing around in the woods chopping up wood and blabbing nursery rhymes i cannot say enough bad things about the cast especially the two guys and the hitchhiker chick who either deliver their insipid dialogue with a bare minimum of enthusiasm or overact at the most inappropriate times doesn t really help that the script is completely and utterly devoid of suspense originality intelligence general coherence or humor i could go on for days on how inept this film is how many continuity errors there are and how amateurish the whole production is but i ll just nod off by pointing out the whole package is quite a riot in that boy this sucks kind of way also noting that the film has been released here in the us as s i c k serial insane clown killer it s currently catalogued under its original title of grim weekend score out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23505": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the perfect son is a story about two something brothers one who is seemingly perfect and the other who is basically a screw up frequently landing himself in drug rehab centers after the death of their father the two are brought together after a long absence and the usual sibling rivalry resurfaces it isn t until the perfect brother makes the startling revelation that he has aids that the irresponsible younger brother finally makes a move to get his life in order and take some responsibility the movie does a nice job of chronicling the younger brother s comeback though it may seem a bit far fetched at times beating drug addiction is never so easy what makes the film more tender is the treatment of aids a topic that has become somewhat passe in cinema over the last years and also the development of an almost sweet relationship between the two formerly feuding brothers is very believable and well done the two main actors were both very competent if not terribly charismatic a solid first feature effort from director and writer leonard farlinger whose own brother died of aids the ending is nicely done as well"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23506": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "one of the worst movies i ever saw my only thought was how can i get my money back from hollywood video this is no way worth four dollars or any dollars i think it was an attempt to rip off the mexican or vin diesel s movies but it failed miserably to do this the acting was terrible i felt sorry for the actors that they couldn t find something better to do with their time the story was ridiculous we were calling out the lines ahead of the actors it was so predictable the mexican accent of the leading lady was insultingly exaggerated worse than a cartoon skip it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23507": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i have seen the perfect son about three times i fail to see how this film is a gay film i am not even gay but i don t see it as a gay film it is a film with a gay character i can t see why every film with a gay character should be strictly a film about being gay i find the film to be sympathetic to the study of death the death of someone who is your kin i think theo turns his life around fairly quickly after rehab because he wants to and watching his brother dying in front of him makes him reassess his life i found the dialog in the scene when theo tells ryan he is going to be a father to be very moving ryan states that he doesn t want to know about the things he is never going to see or share with anyone isn t that horrific and sad i highly recommend the film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23508": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i watched this movie and hoped for something to get better the entire time what is so great about a guy with no emotion yawn you never see alex show emotion for anyone other than his son yeah i know that this is why his son is the only one to cause him to lose his temper if you can call it that i get it characters are undeveloped relationships aren t given enough time to be understood in one scene sarah says they won t fall in love and the next time we see her she s talking about how his death really shook her up because they were so close logic synapses abound in this film it s like someone watched boogie nights and wrote this part to mimic little bill even the scene where he loses his temper is the same as when little bill shoots his wife down to the facial expression or lack thereof yes william h macy is good at portraying a man without emotion been there done that can you say magnolia this movie didn t only lack emotion it lacked substance a good script developed characters and a plot and it certainly lacks my recommendation a"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23509": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "ten out of ten stars it s hard to believe this was a made for television movie just the phrase made of tv makes me shudder the production values for made for tv movies are almost always remarkably lower than production values for professional movie studios that being said this version of the christmas carol should have been released in theaters because it is that good it s my personal favorite of all the christmas carol movies because every aspect of this production are of the highest quality yes there are some minor on screen glitches with two of the ghosts that visit scrooge but there isn t a movie in existence that doesn t have at least a couple of mistakes scott turns in a stellar performance as scrooge he s a pleasure to watch in fact i can t think of one performance in this film that shouldn t be applauded the costuming location shooting and winter backdrop are mesmerizing the musical score is endearing and heart warming add to that solid directing flawless cinematography and faithful scripting we have here what will one day be considered a holiday classic it really hasn t been around long enough to be a classic but mark my words one day soon it will be this film has turned into a yearly christmas tradition in my home because it embodies the true meaning behind christmas love selflessness and giving in as selfish greedy world my family and i can lose ourselves in the christmas carol starring george c scott"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23510": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "saw this movie recently and had higher hopes not so much based upon the director who hadn t made a cinematographic release before but more based upon its cast harvey keitel scott glenn and craig wasson lead role in body double a brian de palma masterpiece have all starred in great movies not together though and this fact hasn t exactly changed because of this one the film is unbelievable very predictable and clich the only thing that might make it slightly appealing is the selection of locations on which it s been shot in my humble opinion don t waste your time on this one"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23511": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "dangerous offender is the story of a seemingly anti social girl and how she got that way it s based on a true story and though i was irritated by the one note depiction i e ever scowling of the title character and the hard to believe dedication of her lawyer i m forced to accept that life does imitate art and that there are people out there like that the movie succeeds for me because although there s little softening of the title character s demeanour until almost the end one is gradually moved to sympathy for her as the movie shows how she got to her present state which proves to be self destructive rather than anti social truly a moving movie which will bring a lump to your throat when you think on it which will be often despite its many flaws including that it s hard to watch sometimes because of bodily functions and suicide attempts this is another production that i m proud to call canadian"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23512": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "are we talking about the same movie this movie is totally ridiculous the plot is disgusting and completely without logic its a typical straight to dvd tv movie including all the necessary ingredients for a horrible movie experience over acting by has been actors side steps from the plot that are left unexplained the girl shows her t ts why god why people do not react to things as they would in real life i m not even gonna bother you with details it would take all night well ok just one if two people were murdered in front of you as you were walking down the street one of the victims practically dies in your arms his blood spurts from his head wound all over you would your first concern be oh he left the world and the last thing he saw was my angry face my thoughts goes to harvey and his lost career"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23513": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this film was on last week and although at that time of the day around pm the quality of the movies is almost never good at least here on mexican tv i couldn t switch the tv off the story about madelene moore really touches you she doesn t come across as a very sympathetic character at first but seeing the whole film you just want her so succeed this film really leaves you thinking and i think that basically due to the great acting of brooke johnson i had never heard of her before nor knowingly seen her in another film but this was great great acting compliments to brooke i hope to see her in another film soon"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23514": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it s not a terrible movie really and glenn and keitel are top notch actors further they do an acceptable job with the very weak script the scenery is lush and the plot has some interesting twists further i umderstand why these actors and the crew made the film they are professionals and they get paid for it but i do wonder why studios spend the time and money to make a film and then don t release it for theater audiences even if a film is a box office flop surely it makes some money if you are a fan of keitel or glenn rent the video or catch it on tv as did i granted the movie won t help solve the immigration quandary with mexico but the experience is far better than of the standard tv fare of today"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23515": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a great film touching and strong the direction is without question breathless good work to the team i feel so sorry for marlene by the grace of god go you or i"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23516": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "terrible i don t want to be too negative but this film has an iq of stupid monkey what a disaster i just couldn t believe how bad this movie is the dialogs are just very strange and off topic the camera work at times just horrible the music at times like a soundtrack for lawrence of arabia i just watched this film to see how much worse it can get some of the side kick actors are total disaster sorry but all my thumbs and toes and anything that can hang downwards on my body is falling to the ground harvey keitle is a great actor but who knows maybe he is in financial crunch to take a part in such a fiasco film this movie should have been presented to all the students in all the film schools just to teach them a lesson of how not to make a film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23517": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "having lived in ontario my whole life in the same town that marlene moore grew up in i ve heard stories of her from my parents grandparents and family members so when i found out that they would be filming a movie about her and that the beginning would be shot on my street and her house quite close to mine i was excited if you read the book rock a bye baby which is about marlene moore you get quite the different image of her as a person she was considered awkwardly beautiful by people who really had the chance to know her with the exception of her own family who frequently abused her as a child with the exception of one of her brothers also if you live in my area and are intelligent enough to listen to those around you who knew her from school you d find out that she was truly wounded before she even set foot in an institution she was always defensive and what would seem like an unwillingness to learn in a school environment was actually embarrassment over the fact that she was unable to marlene did not deserve the life she was given with the lack of help she desperately needed to receive it was the government and the people around her that aided further in her death by not attempting to understand her needs and why she did what she did i still find myself angered that she was put in jail for self defense from a man who tried to rape her as her brother once said they didn t know what to do with her so they locked her away and it killed her i believe in that with all my heart rest in peace marlene you deserve it so much"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23518": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "an ok flick set in mexico about a hit man scott glenn who hitches a ride with struggling american writer and his mexican girlfriend after a hit he pays them to take him to the border but things get out of hand it starts well enough but quickly struggles and dies spoiler the eventual relationship twist is badly set up and difficult to believe an absence of passion and essentially no reasoning behind her leaving one man for the other made it ridiculous and the ending was predictable and dull end spoiler harvey keitel is the us agent on the hit man s trail but he seems a little confused as to how boring and slow the script is"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23519": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the sensuous nurse was a italian sexual comedy that starred the one time bond girl ursula andress man was she hot in this movie she was stacked and built like a brick house ursula was smoking hot in this movie i have never seen a nurse s outfit that filled out before ms andress stars as a nurse who is hired to take care of a rich elderly man even one in the house seems to be knocking the boots one night the nurse decides to take the grandson s temperature and give some needed t l c to her ancient client the old man takes to his nurse and this angers the rest of the family what kind of job did the family hire her out to do will the geezer fall for her car giver how can she deal with the octogenarian crone and the rest of the family to find out you need to find a copy of the sensuous nurse italian but badly dubbed into english highly recommended"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23520": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the reason this is such a bad movie is because it is so very badly written and this is entirely the fault of the hack novelist robert james waller also author of bridges of madison county the writing is bad because the plot is perfectly trite and the dialogue is wooden and implausible a failing couple a blocked american writer and a pretty mexican woman with a history of which she is ashamed are swept up by a strong self directed criminal and after a few adventures mostly terrifically violent alternating with scenes that show the warmer side of the assassin she leaves the impotent partner for the killer who bad as he is sees her more clearly than anyone has before nothing can help this movie succeed not even the seamed face of scott glenn as the killer not the appealing latinity of giovanna zacar as as luz and not even the stalwart performance of harvey keitel as the cia specialist assigned to track the killer down a serious waste of time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23521": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "anna ursula andress is brought in as an official r n by ex lover benito varotto duilio del prete ostensibly to nurse an aging widower count leonida bottacin mario piso back to health after a heart attack but benito is actually leading a group of heirs and businessmen including american entrepreneur mr kitch jack palance with ulterior motives reflected by what anna hopefully will actually accomplish with the count he has a history of well liking women and would be actually a bit more vulnerable as he is cured the bad guys get derailed as anna does not go along and grows closer to the count the ending might be said to be ironic but it is probably better described as predictable but so much for plot this film is totally an erotic comedy from start to finish and oh how good there are many nude scenes including ones of anna and jole one of the malevolent heiresses played by luciana paluzzi both ursula and luciana are noteworthy continental ex bond women and thus fulfill the fantasies of male viewers as she did in thunderball remember fiona volpe luciana plays a femme fatale sort of although less elegantly perhaps the best scene is anna s slow complete strip and jump in bed with the young adone the other patient who incredibly is resisting in an attempt to find out what he knows about the plot but even at this point she is already two faced for the better for she has decided not to go along however benito is more than a two timer with women having had lengthy flings in the past with both anna and jole and the rival best erotic scene follows an invective filled to put it mildly argument between him and jole this is a standing up encounter in which luciana is down to black panties only another nice one is ursula swimming fully naked in the estate s pool the count is free as the client to put his hands wherever he wants to on ursula and he takes advantage hey somehow i ve gone back to the actresses names in my descriptions erotic scenes involving other women include an amusing naked wine cellar chase the sensuous nurse is compact minutes but it doesn t need to be it is enjoyable without interruption start to finish definitely recommended"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23522": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "poorly made blaxploitation crime drama aimed squarely at the black urban market of the early s pam grier stars in the title role that of a nurse who becomes a one woman vigilante after drug dealing thugs make coffy s little sister a junkie violent nonsense plods along doggedly with canned energy and excitement only grier s flaring temper gives the narrative a jolt she s not much of an actress here but she connects with the audience in a primal way not much different from what charles bronson was doing at this time the film was marketed and advertised as crass exploitation yet still managed to find a sizable inner city audience today however it s merely a footnote in s film history and lacks the wide range appeal of other movies in this genre from"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23523": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "german private tv is ill renowned for copying dutch and naturally us formats well in the case of edel starck the xeroxing only went as far as the basics screwball you can t stand screwball comedy don t watch edel starck seriously if you expect yet another lawyers drama thingy similar to law order or something well go somewhere else or watch law order as it s quite brilliant at what it does but i digress e s is funny often addresses thought provoking themes is funny romantic funny funny and witty too frankly i am quite dismayed the writers didn t get better deals after the serial s final and my cynical nature needs to readjust itself re private german television productions german residents will understand what i m talking about in short watch it i don t have the foggiest what the english synchronisation is like but hey it s worth learning german just to watch them four seasons pseudo happy end included"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23524": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "far from providing the caffeine kick you d expect from a film that shares its name with the most energy boosting of warm beverages coffy clunks about and never really rises above being just a ropey revenge tale indeed if the movie was a cup of coffee it d be rather weak and watery littered with a few undesirable dregs and lacking in a lingering aftertaste sporadically it hits the spot but otherwise it isn t the hot action drama it hopes to be plot wise coffy is a nurse who takes the law into her own hands and delivers hard justice to the drug pushing lady pimpin mob suckers that hooked her younger sister into a depraved sick state socio political commentary on the plight of urban black youths in america is prominent in coffy and it makes for some thought provoking stuff as coffy crusades against the political corruption and white establishment racism that profits and acts as a parasite off the targeted afro american minorities sadly the timely messages are undermined by the film s poor quality and lack of focus coffy s ideas are important it s just that they are not well aimed one of the plus points of coffy is the presence of blaxploitation icon pam grier grier goes at her role with gusto and makes for an appealing action heroine as she shotguns down the scum in her often spectacular acts of vigilante violence how do you deal with a house full of hoods drive the car right through the front door it s just a shame that the storyline wavers on occasions wasting time squeezing as much sexual exploitation as possible the low budget can t have helped but neither does the fact that for a blaxploitation flick coffy lacks groove just as the issues are undermined by the lack of quality consequently the entertainment and excitement are also skewered by moments of dullness and misdirection the total result is workmanlike and wooden we get a hip heroine but not a hip movie it s a shame as coffy has its moments and should rightly be regarded as a key film in the blaxploitation craze it just never ascends above being an average lukewarm number"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23525": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this series it s something different sometimes european series are less accurate than the usa ones but this time authors have hit the right target creating a mix that works in a smoothly way edel starck is great it has all great plot smart witty always well delivered lines an amazing theatrical timing showed by all the stars and beautiful shots of berlin one of the most interesting city in the world it s entertaining to see how things works in the justice field in other countries than the usa and for once feel the old europe way of dealing with life kudos to all the cast and crew for a well done comedy that is going to be a must to see in the years to come watching the series in german is super"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"23526": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "pam grier stars as coffy she s a nurse who seeks revenge on the drug dealers who got her sister hooked on bad heroine like any s blaxploitation flick you can expect to see the racist bad guys get their just desserts there were scores of these films made during the s and they were really demeaning to both black and white audiences alike this is mainly due to the vicious racial hostility in these films and the degrading stereotypical characters especially the female characters other common threads between coffy and other films of its type include brutal violence corrupt cops car chases a generous abundance of nudity and sex crazed gorgeous women not to mention urban ghettos populated by drug dealers pimps mobsters and other criminal scum pam grier was the undisputed queen of s blaxploitation heroines she was magnificent being both tough as nails and drop dead gorgeous like in her other films pam outshines the other characters in coffy in fact pam is so charismatic on screen that these sorts of films are unwatchable without her as the main character if you like pam grier you re better off seeing her other films like foxy brown or perhaps friday foster these films have much less empty sleaze than coffy does pam s character in coffy degrades herself way too much to get the bad guys pam s characters in her other blaxploitation films don t stoop as low to get revenge as coffy did i d say only watch coffy if you re unable to see any of pam grier s other films otherwise coffy is a waste of time only pam s talent as an actress makes viewing coffy bearable"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23527": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "true the idea for this tv series may have sprung from the immense success which ally mcbeal is enjoying worldwide even here in germany however this said edel starck is very different from ally mcbeal in many ways the two main characters work beautifully together felix edel felix noble played by well known german actor christoph m ohrt and sandra starck sandra strong noble strong get it played by charming rebecca immanuel exchange quick romantic repartees and continually spy on each other while engaging in sitcom like criminal cases in berlin and surroundings further they are aided by a magnificent cast of co stars most notably their secretary played by isabel tuengerthal who is a rare gem with great comic potential also the shady wheeler dealer otto and the noble childhood pal of felix frank work very well not to forget sandra s best friend and room mate patricia played by the beautiful barbara demmer all in all a joy to watch on monday nites no wonder that the series and its stars have received several prizes will felix get sandra i hope that we will have to wait for many more episodes to find out"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23528": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i thought they should have called this movie whites instead of heights godawful the kind of film that makes people hate new yorkers people who are so self obsessed and think their lives are so important give me a break such a lily white cast that glenn close was the most ethnic character in it this film was crying out for someone real to come in and steal it and so they introduce get this a character even whiter than the rest of the cast i thought he was an albino at first who s supposed to be welsh i m still trying to decipher that accent intellectually dishonest this movie is the kind of film that s able to fool so many people into thinking it s worthwhile because it has the trappings of something more ambitious better to fill the theaters with mi than with this pretentious crap must have been a better play because you can t fall off the floor"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23529": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "for those of you that don t that reference clubberin was fists hitting one body anyways onto the review i miss wcw saturday night some of my favorite wrestling moments took place on this stage i remember watching stunning steve austin rick rude brian pillman cactus jack dustin rhodes johnny b badd ddp in his jobber days lord steven regal harlem heat ricky steamboat sting i d be here a while listing everyone point is wcw had an awesome roster in the pre hogan days and they were producing entertaining television dusty rhodes on commentary in it s later years gave me a whole new reason to watch when i started smoking pot as a teenager i really wish vince would put him on the mic for a show or two maybe at the next great american bash they clubberin here comes da plunda he was great dirrty"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23530": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "undeveloped unbelievable story line by the time i sort of figured out where it was going i no longer cared bad casting come on william macy as a hit man bad directing have you ever seen tracey ullman perform so badly was i supposed to care what happened to the unethical incompetent uncaring john ritter character bad script really i m not looking for a formula script but this was really awful the only really good thing in it was the kid ten lines it s not ok if your comment is less than ten lines come on whose rules are those why can t i say what i have to say in less than lines isn t that kind of arbitrary why isn t it ok to have less than lines of comment"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23531": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i saw this movie in sixth grade around christmas time and i was really excited about seeing it and when i heard that george c scott was in it i was really excited because i really love george c scott when me and my class were watching this movie i was really into it and when it was over i was really impressed i thought that it was totally fabulous this is the best version of charles dickens classic novel that i have seen so far george c scott s performance as scrooge is something else i thought that he was the perfect choice he was scrooge he is the definitive scrooge i ve seen two different versions of a christmas carol the other is the one with patrick stewart but this is the better one what it really great about this is the acting i thought that the actors were fabulous everyone was the spirits tiny tim bob cratchit everyone they could not have found anyone better than the ones they had doing the parts but the best part of the movie was george c scott when i saw him i thought that he was the absolute best he is the definitive ebenezer scrooge i do not think that they could have found someone better i don t think that they could have found anyone better to replace anyone in the movie this movie is probably the definitive movie adaption of the classic by charles dickens and i really think that you will agree you will think that this movie is fabulous i am probably going to have to buy this movie on dvd because i thought that it was totally fabulous i totally recommend that you see this masterpiece this is the best version of a christmas carol period"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23532": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "what a wasted cast this is one of the most disappointing films i ve seen usually roger ebert does not let me down but i feel cheated after seeing this movie the only thrill is seeing elizabeth banks in her bra that is a sorry statement about this movie it held so much promise but it was like dry humping a transvestite this is self absorbed tripe i cannot express deeply enough my bitterness at having sat through this movie and hope i can forewarn you of the same disappointment"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23533": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "possible spoiler adam sandler is usually typecast in comedy but in reign gives a deeply moving performance while there are people who showed courage facing post september sandler plays fineman a widower who is lonely and lost in his own world johnson cheadle a practicing dentist encounters his old college buddy sandler and wants to catch up on old times we see as in rain man dustin hoffman fineman also gets emotional and withdrawn in stressful situations oldies music appears to be a comfort and psychological crutch for him to lean on johnson looks for in fineman that certain pleasure and ease missing in his family he also feels unhappy and unsatisfied in his job in the same instance he also wants to make sure his friend does not fall through the social cracks i came away from this movie with a different outlook and more sympathetic compassion for grieving families"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23534": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this hal roach comedy short a tough winter is the ninety ninth in the our gang little rascals series and the eleventh talkie bascally a showcase for black comic stepin fetchit who gets special billing here we see him going to his shack where the gang hangs out farina retrieves a love letter from the mail for him and is told by stepin to read it since he can t read it during the day as he goes to night school it happens to be from his sweetheart in tennesse so now farina has to have his ears stuffed with cotton since it s too hot for him to hear in another room weezer relays instructions to mary ann of making taffy from the radio but because he keeps running back and forth to the kitchen he misses the lady announcer s segue to rice pudding and spanish tamale confusing mary ann with additions of tabasco and lux after the concoction is completed jackie and the rest of the gang help themselves with the awful tasting but very sticky substance as everyone gets stuck on the walls as a result as they all try to clean the mess stepin works in the basement on various pipes and electrical outlets that mixes variable appliances functions such a telephone that vacuums a vacuum that rings and a refrigerator that plays music the end what i ve just described portends the meandering nature of this our gang short that served as the pilot for a potential stepin fetchit movie short series it s just as well that it never took place as fetchit s characterization of the lazy negro was amusing only in small doses and would be considered highly offensive today many of the scenes i ve just described are good for some laughs though the final sequence was so confusing that the results were just too blah for me so in summary a tough winter is a curio worth seeing at least once by the way stepin s real name was lincoln theodore perry"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23535": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "sandler is amazing again i have already become a sandler fan this movie is the saddest sandler story its expression is fantastic i cried more watching click but there are some similar points to consider the value of the family before losing it and to be able to say i love you are a few of the most impressive truths in life it is tough it is real and actually there is a real owner of this success binder i don t think another director could give these emotions in such a way cheadle and burrows are also amazing cheadle is one of my favorites since crash don t expect laughing or much positive atmosphere if you are ready to face the realities of life don t miss this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23536": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "rounding out the all talkie our gang release schedule a tough winter features two storylines first wheezer and mary ann home alone on a wintry day decide to make some taffy little wheezer relays the directions to mary ann from a radio cooking show the problem wheezer relays information from different shows and mary ann ends up putting soap in the mix funny moments occur when the rest of the gang shows up to pull the taffy and end up getting it all over the house the second storyline deals with stepin fetchit a neighbor handyman of the gang and his interactions with the gang a tough winter to my knowledge has never been shown on television although it is available on home video the reason for this is the stepin fetchit characterization which shows a shifty sly and slow moving character our gang producer hal roach called fetchit a skilled comic and used this our gang entry as a pilot for a fetchit comedy series that never saw the light of day understandably fetchit s characterization is offensive to many people today which explains why the film has been shelved although there are some funny moments both with fetchit and the taffy a tough winter is a plodding and meandering effort if one positive came out of this film it was that the hal roach studios grew confident and experienced in making talkies the sound in the film is good and some of the sound effects used are very funny for this reason this film in part paved the way for the excellent our gang films out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23537": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a powerfully wonderful movie you are held in a death grip once you let yourself get involved with the story a successful dentist alan johnson don cheadle is torn in a life crisis of balancing his career with his family he notices his former college roommate charlie fineman adam sandler and wants to touch base he finds that charlie who lost his wife and family in the attack on america is no longer in touch with reality choosing to involve his mind with his favorite music from the past and video games the former roommates rekindle their friendship and strengthen their former bond johnson has his friend angela oakhurts liv tyler a psychiatrist to try and bring charlie out of his grief but it is alan that accomplishes in getting his friend to emerge from his deep darkness jada pinkett smith plays johnson s wife writer and director mike binder plays the role of charlie s attorney guardian also in the cast saffron burrows donald sutherland adell modell and robert klein outstanding soundtrack featuring the likes of bruce springsteen graham nash pear jam and the pretenders note i have never been a sandler fan but i found him outstanding in this role in some of the scenes i thought out loud why has he never been approached to play singer songwriter bob dylan in a biopic"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23538": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "how do i begin to review a film that will soon be recognized as the `worst film of all time by the `worst director of all time a film that could develop a cult following because it s `so bad it s good an analytical approach criticizing the film seems both pointless and part of band wagon syndrome let s bash freely without worry of backlash because every other human on earth is doing it and the people who like the film like it for those flaws we d cite the film s universal poor quality goes without saying sixteen years of alcohol is not without competition for title of worst film so it has to sink pretty low to acquire the title and keep a hold of it but i believe this film could go the distance imdb doesn t allow enough words to cite all the films failures and it be much easier to site the elements sixteen years of alcohol does right unfortunately those moments of glory are so far buried in the shadows of this film s poorness that that s a task not worth pursuing my impressions i thought i knew what i was getting into i had been warned to drink several cups of coffee before sitting down to watch this one wish that suggestion had been cups of vodka despite my low expectations sixteen years of alcohol failed to entertain me even on a `make fun of the bad movie level not just bad but obnoxiously bad as though jobson intentionally tried to make this film a poetical yawn but went into overkill and shoved the poetry down our throats making it not profound but funny and supposedly jobson sincerely tried to make a good movie even after viewing the sixteen years of alcohol promotional literature i have trouble believing jobson s sincerity pointless and obnoxious till the end with a several grin chuckle moments all i m sure none intentional spiced the film and those few elements prevented me from turning the dvd off so bad it s good no it had just enough i can t believe this is a serious movie moments to keep me from turning it off and nothing more definitely a film to watch with a group of bad movie connoisseurs get your own running commentary going that would ve significantly improved the experience for me so bad it s mike myers commentating in his cod scottish accent on it as it runs to turn this whole piece of sludge into a comic farce ok dare ma man pass me annuder gliss of dat wiskey"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23539": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i m not a fan of adam sandler in fact i don t think i ve ever liked him in anything i ve seen him in the opening scene of this movie confirmed my worst fears there was adam sandler playing a somewhat ridiculous looking character riding around new york city on a motor scooter looking pitiful and lost typical sandler type loser character again i thought i almost gave up then and there but then as i stuck with this i actually discovered something i never knew before adam sandler can act he is truly outstanding in this movie as charlie a lost and lonely figure whose entire family including the dog was killed in one of the hijacked planes on and who has apparently lost all touch with reality as a result don cheadle plays his former college roommate who unexpectedly reconnects with charlie and takes it on as his mission to help him get better of course cheadle s alan johnson has his own problems and sources of unhappiness and somehow these two men manage to help each other through their difficulties the two of them made a completely believable team and sandler in particular made charlie real working through his emotions and feelings this is not a sandler comedy if your looking for that go to some of his other sillier stuff this is a pretty heavy movie sometimes sad sometimes hopeful and always engrossing there are some funny parts in it i loved the scene in which charlie convinces alan to confront his partners by reminding him of how tough he was in college and then the conversation the two of them have afterward i personally didn t think that saffron burrows added much to the movie as donna an obviously needy patient of johnson s the only reason for the character seemed based on one flashback to be that she looked eerily like charlie s late wife but that was never really developed and i just didn t care that much for the character do look for the part of the judge however played by donald sutherland who i thought nailed the part bang on as far as i m concerned though this is sandler s movie and kudos to him for a great performance definitely his best in my opinion"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23540": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "as others have pointed out this movie is a load of pretentious drivel for the mindless or masochists we all know after seeing trainspotting and acid house that scotland is one of the most depressing places in the first world but unlike trainspotting and acid house without a good dose of humour or gritty realism movies like this do not work and even more importantly without a decent script a movie will not work and there is nothing new inspiring or thought provoking about the script for this movie the fact that this movie won a couple of bafta s shows how bad the british film industry is at the moment i thought the aussie movie industry was pretty bad at the moment but unfortunately the british industry is even worse this movie is so bad i wouldn t even bother renting it from the weeklies section do yourself a favour and give this movie a wide berth"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23541": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i have to admit this movie moved me to the extent that i burst in tears however i always think about things twice and instead of writing a eulogy that would define the film as flawless and impeccable i prefer taking the risk of a closer look first what s first the movie has an undeniable impact on the viewer simply because it starts out and continues as a slow paced movie that doesn t try to blow you away with the actual scenes from thumbs up for this stroke of genius because unlike stone s world trade center this film fortunately doesn t focus on the attack itself but on the fallout which similar to the fallout of a nuclear explosion is hardly visible but nonetheless dangerous and devastating the psychological impact the sheer devastation that caused and the havoc it wreaked on the american people is almost palpable in this movie i think binder managed an astute observation of the american post society and sandler in my opinion sky rocketed from an average comedy actor to a real talent who delivers a performance worthy of an oscar however in the film blood diamond the di caprio character says and i quote ah these americans always want to take about their feelings now i don t want to belittle their suffer ngs but i sure would like to make a comparison ever since the entire world is confronted with mementos memorials and commemorations of the hollywood industry and writers such as safran foer more than allude to in their works now this huge amount of cultural products dealing with turn the death of people into the biggest tragedy of this young century the number of books written on the subject and the number of films directed on this subject and i say this with all due respect blow the importance of this atrocious crime somewhat out of proportion fact is people die every day due to unjust actions and horrible crimes committed by bad or simply lost people we have a war in iraq in afghanistan in birma and lots of other countries on a daily basis we forget about the poverty the african people suffer from and we tend do empathize with them to a lesser degree than with the american victims of simply because they are black and because their lives don t have much in common with our western lives africa neither has the money nor the potential to commemorate their national tragedies in a way america can so what i am saying is this the reason why we feel more for the victims of and their families is because we are constantly reminded of not a day goes by without a newspaper article a film or a book that discusses in conclusion i commiserated with charlie fineman but i wasn t sure whether i had the right to feel for him more than for a hutu who lost his entire family in the rwandan civil war you catch my thrift"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23542": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i feel like i ve been had the con is on don t fall for it after reading glowing reviews the director was a film reviewer with sky for years so must have a lot of mates in the press ready to do him a favour by writing favorable reviews i expected solid acting atmosphere suspense strong characterization an intriguing plot development and poetic moments sadly sixteen years of alcohol doesn t deliver on the critics promises for the most part sacrifices these qualities in lieu of cheesy low budget special effects what was that clich d cobweb scene in there for unrealistic fight choreography and mindless mind numbing narration clich edits and camera angles sixteen years of alcohol starts off interestingly with some beautiful location shots in scotland but it s straight downhill from here unfortunately instead of spending some time building atmosphere creating characters we might care about or building suspense the director opts to begin driving you crazy with self indulgent heavy handed twaddle voice over s the lead characters are so unsympathetic and are so badly acted the audience doesn t care what happens to them desperate actors do desperate things like this movie to make matters worse the homage s typical of a director trying to pay his dues to past masters are either utterly clich or unconvincing the soundtrack is the only thing that lifted me and kept me in the cinema but even that failed to support the dramatic narrative other connecting a period of time to the action for some reason the movie got increasingly flawed and to be quite honest annoying i still watched the whole damn thing i guess i liked the attempt at gritty realism in the film but even that was destroyed when they were often inter cut with weird and abstract sometimes pointless scenes you don t need a huge budget to make truly moving film so much has been said about how little money they had to make this film half a million is not a little bit of money so no excuses sometimes i wonder what the actors or their agents were thinking pass on this turkey unless you re masochistic or mindless anyway not my thing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"23543": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "alan johnson don cheadle is a successful dentist who shares his practice with other business partners alan also has an loving wife jada pinkett smith and he has two daughter camille lache smith imani hakim he also let his parents stay in his huge apartment in new york city but somehow he feels that his life is somewhat empty one ordinary day in the city he sees his old college roommate charlie fireman adam sandler which alan hasn t seen charlie in years when alan tries to befriends with charlie again charlie is a lonely depressed man who hides his true feelings from people who cares for him since charlie unexpectedly loses his family in a plane crash they were on one of the planes of september when alan nearly feels comfortable with charlie when alan mentions things of his past charlie turns violent towards alan or anyone who mentions his deceased family now alan tries to help charlie and tries to make his life a little easier for himself but alan finds out making charlie talking about his true feelings is more difficult than expected written and directed by mike bender blankman indian summer the upside of anger made an wonderfully touching human drama that moments of sadness truth and comedy as well sandler offers an impressive dramatic performance which sandler offers more in his dramatic role than he did on paul thomas anderson s punch drunk love cheadle is excellent as usual pinkett smith is fine as alan s supportive wife liv tyler is also good as the young psychiatrist and saffron burrows is quite good as the beautiful odd lonely woman who has a wild crush on alan this film was sadly an box office disappointment despite it had some great reviews the cast are first rate here the writing director is wonderful and russ t alsobrook s terrific widescreen cinematography the movie has great nyc locations which the film makes new york a beautiful city to look at in the picture dvd has an sharp anamorphic widescreen transfer and an good dolby digital surround sound dvd also an jam session with sandler cheadle an featurette photo montage and previews i was expecting more for the dvd features like an audio commentary track by the director and deleted scenes reign over me is certainly one of the best films that came out this year i am sure this movie looked great in the big screen which sadly i haven t had a chance to see it in a theater but it is also the kind of movie that plays well on dvd the film has an good soundtrack as well and it has plenty of familiar faces in supporting roles and bit parts even the director has a bit part as byran sugarman who s an actor himself reign over me is one of the most underrated pictures of this year it is also the best sandler film in my taste since the wedding singer don t miss it hd widescreen out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"23544": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this film was a yawn from titles to credits it s boring to the point of tedium and the acting is wooden and stilted admittedly this was director richard jobson directing debut but who on earth green lit a script as poorly developed as this one looks like another money down the drain government project scottish screen are credited surprise surprise i nearly fell asleep three times and my review will unfortunately have to be more restrained than this one please please mister jobson what ever you ve been doing prior to directing this sedative of a film go back to it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23545": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "if you didn t enjoy this movie either your dead or you hate adam sandler or don cheadle an excellent cast all of who gave good performances this movie proved that adam sandler is good actor despite what critics say adam sandler is becoming a very well respected actor it all started with his performance in big daddy then he did a couple bad movies then he broke through with terrific performance in first dates the longest yard then click and now reign over me back to the movie adam sandler plays a man who has lost everything the closest thing to family he has are a mother in law and father in law after his old college roommate cheadle ran into him he seems to turn his life around i will say no more because i do not want to ruin the movie but i strongly recommend this movie one of the best movies of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23546": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this film limps from self indulgent moment to self indulgent moment promising to develop into something worth hanging on for but it doesn t it s flat self conscious unimaginative and tedious a series of set images and backdrops don t make a film they make a calendar this kind of pitiful socialist pseudo drama documentary it s true it really happened not only fails to entertain it fails to convince so it doesn t even function as social history clich s co mingled with bad acting make this a film very difficult to finish the amusement factor wearing off fairly quickly the characters are one dimensional never developing to the extent that one feels for them the director s ego is the largest character in this film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23547": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "most who go to this movie will have an idea what it is about a man loses his entire family and even his dog in a flight from boston that fateful morning of september what you probably won t know before seeing this film is this how that would feel what do you do with that and how would that affect you and the way you relate to every waking day the story unfolds painfully slow from the gate and then warms up nicely as it gains a little speed while the recently renewed relationship between dentist alan johnson don cheadle and ex college roommate charlie fineman adam sandler solidifies and begins to take shape characters appear in this film whose presence initially seem obligatory and not well developed but in fact stay with this story and you find that the simplicity of each character is what makes this story believable and accurate real people inhabit a real situation whereby they can do little but stand aside while one amongst them disintegrates the pain inside charlie s soul is subtly evident from first introduction and grows as we learn more about his character brilliantly revealed by sandler as layers of an onion one layer at a time with lightness and weight combined it s so subtle a performance that he sneaks up on you and gets inside your head while you are watching him on screen cheadle s alan johnson is equally subtle and very don cheadle always watchable the ease that s apparent when cheadle s on screen speaks to his consummate acting skills alan s relationship with charlie fineman is delicate in texture just as the situation would demand fineman doesn t want friendship nor anybody intruding into his cloistered life and yet the likable quality that alan owns is simple and honest enough to intrigue even a recluse like charlie it is alan who has the task of gingerly opening up charlie s carefully sealed life there is inherent danger in the process the more alan nudges charlie to open up going so far as engaging the services of friend and psychologist angela oakhurst liv tyler the nearer the danger of pushing charlie over the edge it s an abyss that charlie teeters on each and every waking moment and one he has learned to navigate through sheer dint of denial he has denied everything that priorly existed for him in order to exist with his loss unfortunately his grief is one thing he cannot deny sandler withdraws so deeply into his character s pain during the story s unfolding that by the time he meets his demons head on the viewer shares his pain almost equally alan stands beside charlie throughout this exacting process at the risk of lousing up his own perfect home life run with admirable grace and efficiency by wife janeane jada pinkett smith while tending to charlie s recovery alan looks inward and recognizes his own silent screams at the death of the independence he once owned and the boy he has lost becoming a man his reward for helping charlie is helping himself reconnect with what he has lost the theme is much like the fisher king another story of a man who isolates himself to the point of madness from sorrow and loss like the fisher king the story concludes with the traditional there is someone for everyone theme reign over me s lidia sinclair played by the wonderful amanda plummer in the fisher king is donna remar saffron burrows a woman on the verge of breakdown and sketchy patient of johnson s who turns out to be the just unstable enough to complement charlie s borderline insanity it s a good ending to the story but the one element probably least likely to ring true then again maybe there really is someone for everyone devorah macdonald vancouver bc"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23548": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i found this film embarrassing to watch i felt like it was shoving the storyline down my throat as if i couldn t pick up the subtleties i needed a voice over to spell them all out for me constantly having a father who is still an alcoholic i didn t really feel it was a film about alcoholism as such alcoholics true alcoholics are very lonely people inside in my opinion of course they find it hard to communicate something that the main character had no problem with really except he did have a problem saying i love you at one point which was a bit of a feeble effort at establishing his cold character he was constantly surrounded with people too i felt cheated that at no point were we really alone with the character to really get a sense of his inner loneliness and turmoil i couldn t connect with the character and felt no link at all considering my father i felt nothing at all when it had finished just relief it was over kevin mckidd is an okay actor but not a tough guy feature lead the clockwork orange thing was as subtle as a brick mckidd was too old for the teen they should have got three different characters or avoided the teen stage and concentrated more on the adult mckidd on a good note i felt the little boy actor was really good at the start of the film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23549": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "what we ve got here is a situation a man is found to be in distress and people want to help him in contrasting ways at the end they are forced to let it go you can t fix people and though in various aspects reign over me is conventionally hollywood that message isn t this story is not about charlie fineman adam sandler a man who lost his wife and three daughters in a plane who s gone into a nearly psychotic state of ptss since it s about what meeting charlie does to alan johnson don cheadle a dentist in new york who was his roommate in dental school and knowing about his tragedy spots him on the street and reconnects charlie is riding around on a little toy motorized scooter a pretty fanciful contraption for negotiating manhattan traffic with big headphones on over a mass of unruly hair the hair is sandler s chief prop to show he s deranged and the use of music as an escape must hit home to every ipod wielding subway rider charlie is a disaster but paradoxically alan stuck with a controlling wife jada pinkett smith soon begins to envy him charlie is living like an nutty adolescent boy with a huge trust fund insurance money from the tragedy and starts dragging alan off to hang out eat chinese buy records or watch a mel brooks marathon at a rep house charlie lives in a nice big apartment protected by a mean landlady redoing the kitchen over and over collecting old vinyl of springsteen the who etc and playing a video game called shadow of the collosus on a giant screen in a big empty living room charlie s in laws are deeply concerned about him but also somehow resentful as we learn later alan has a new patient who is propositioning him charlie s desperation makes us see alan s trying to help charlie partly permits alan to escape from his own stifling realities but partly just makes him more acutely aware of them cheadle and sandler make an odd couple but that doesn t matter because it s convincing that they might both need each other charlie is desperate for the companionship of a friend who never knew his family because to escape his loss he is pretending he never had one and so what if as a roommate charlie slept naked and sleep walked and had terrible musical taste no motown alan wants an escape from his tidy emasculating life he s under the thumb not just of his wife but of his dental partners who lord it over him though it s he who set up the practice they re white by the way and he s black there s also the lascivious patient from hell who seriously disrupts things at the dental offices but starts looking different when charlie comes by and notices she s a babe his libido seems to be lurking ready to revive at any minute he s also drawn to the breasts of liv tyler a psychotherapist in the same building as the dentists who starts trying to treat charlie when he admits he might need help sandler s mad scenes are a little too theatrical as are a lot of the plot devices in fact this movie feels like a play at more than one point but he has several monologues where he expresses his sorrow in ways that are deeply touching charlie s not just delusional and sad but dangerous and violent and all these efforts to help him start to backfire the movie is admirable in the way it conveys a sense that people can t be made right this is an interesting movie sometimes a touching one and it s the first time has been dealt with in terms of survivor suffering but there is an element of comedy that seems tasteless at times many of the people are too broadly drawn and the overly grand hollywood interiors have dreadful d cor only the manhattan streets look real there s a courtroom scene that is preposterous and donald sutherland is a judge who s too good to be true alan s family problem is resolved too easily with a phone call and yet this is worth watching for the acting the control and subtlety of cheadle and sandler in a serious role almost as good as the one he had in p t anderson s punch drunk love though that s clearly a better movie in fact a much better one"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23550": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this film was terrible i have given it the high score of as i have seen worse but very few from the clich d start of having the end of the film at the start and going back to the start at the end this film used everything in the box of tricks used in film making just for the sake of it like a kid with too many toys there was the endless boring repetitive narration slow motion freeze frame flashbacks and merged images etc none of which made a dull film any better it is called years of alcohol but there was little drinking or drunkeness and no depiction of withdrawal with the film jumping about all over the place with no coherent sense the story was badly written and extremely pretentious and the direction was equally poor and it is a shame that people have put up further money for more films by mr jobson previously know for being in a rubbish group and on tv making as much sense as this film does i found it a major struggle to see this to the end but in the hope of it getting better i carried on to the bitter but it really was a waste of time and i would have been better off not bothering"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23551": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i didn t really go into reign over me knowing exactly what to expect either from the director or the story the plot was easy enough to understand i suppose this guy s whole family died in and he shuts the world out of his life alright i didn t know if it was going to use the attachment of terrorism as a platform to speak on that or other issues relating to it and it really doesn t on a very obvious level so if you re scared to be surrounded by political opinions that may be different from yours i wouldn t worry about it i think the writing even made a point never to explicitly mention september the eleventh overall i was impressed it was a very moving picture the movie has a sense of humor and it is very sharp but it is definitely a drama where it counts i typically don t like to think that comedic actors are incapable of actually acting but sometimes let s be honest they are adam sandler is definitely capable of it and though i think so you may disagree jim carrey is also very well rounded sometimes sandler s portrayal of charlie fineman took a character that on the surface seems completely unreal and makes it become absolutely believable i read many reviews that criticized the writing of alan johnson s don cheadle in another excellent role if not one that seems similar to a few of his more recent pictures wife who is played well by jada pinkett smith calling her static and dull but that is completely untrue she has depth but some of it gets hidden behind the main story which does drift in and out of focus occasionally which also brings to mind some very unusual transitions done early in the movie with a weird make everything out of focus fadeout after about the first minutes they aren t used anymore maybe it s significant for the characters outlook artistically or maybe they just realized how irritating it was the film gradually begins to reveal to us the point one of several but definitely the most explicit of the story which is that sometimes people have to deal with grief in their own way maybe it seems unorthodox to us maybe it seems downright unhealthy but maybe what some people want more than anything is just to forget to just exist the films soundtrack was excellent and it used music to pursue and amplify moods rather than establish them which gives credit to the actors and the writers the movie takes it s name from the song love reign o er me off of the who s rock opera quadrophenia the song itself is fairly insignificant to the actual story but it is used powerfully in the movie over the course of the climax and at the very end the movie is paced well and does not feel like it s dragging anywhere in it s length which is a little over hours if you can accept adam sandler s portrayal of this deeply heartbroken and broken down man you will enjoy the movie you will become entangled in the story and you will genuinely feel for the characters in every minute of it it is not the best movie of the year and there s nothing groundbreaking or positively amazing in it but it s a very enjoyable watchable movie all in all"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23552": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "macy ullman and sutherland were as great as usual ritter wasn t bad either what s her name was as pretty as usual it could have been a good movie to bad the plot was atrocious it was completely predictable trite and boring from the first minutes the rest of the movie was laid out like a child s paint by numbers routine the characters were stock pieces of cut out cardboard there was nothing new or interesting to say and that completely outweighed the acting which was a pity finally too bad the script writer wasn t the victim especially with the precocious lines from the child which were completely unbelievable again it s only the acting that prevented a much lower score"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23553": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "in our household we are enormous fans of a christmas carol and watch virtually every version each christmas including the old reginald owen and the modern patrick stewart our overall favorite is the black white classic because alastair sim is ebeneezer scrooge and his conversion rings the truest however this rendition has its own unique merits and makes a lovely entertaining story quite faithful generally to dickens novel see my comments on the other film adaptations if interested first of all george c scott can certainly seem pretty crotchety and doesn t make a bad scrooge i adore his sideburns his long topcoat hat he cuts the finest fashion figure of the lot and quite a handsome gentleman however sometimes it seems scott is enjoying his role as scrooge just a wee bit too much and not taking it quite as seriously as he ought this rendition has the best overall christmas atmosphere hopeful and optimistic somehow you know this story is going to have a happy ending filmed in the town of shrewsbury england it just seems somehow very british the film has a lovely musical score with wonderful lively caroling music throughout all the appropriate portions of the tale sometimes i could almost smell the chestnuts roasting and the pudding singing in the copper marley s anguished ghost with his wonderful jaw dropping scene and the three spirits are all quite convincing christmas past is a lovely ethereal lady christmas present wonderfully giant and jovial christmas yet to come shrouded and foreboding as always however i found scrooge s nephew fred a wee bit quiet grim not nearly as jolly hearty as he should be i like the nephew s wife whom they ve named janet with her lovely sprightly period hairstyle instead of blind man s bluff they ve concocted a game called similes for the nephew s christmas dinner party which is a cute little touch scrooge getting right into the spirit of the thing the cratchits and their somewhat meagre though much appreciated christmas dinner are well depicted with bob david warner suitably sympathetic and long suffering in his miles of scarf mrs cratchit is charmingly portrayed by susannah york who also starred with george c scott in the wonderful adaptation of jane eyre above all this version has unquestionably the best tiny tim not only an adorable endearing little waif but sickly with those dark circles under his eyes the frail wee thing looks unlikely to survive the hour this is a delightful heartwarming version of the holiday classic with its festive atmosphere it s sure to put you in the spirit of the season"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23554": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie was terrible the first half hour is much like a well apologies for the lack of articulation but it was simply a bad version of a clockwork orange the first scene is almost photocopied from one of the first in clockwork supposedly it was a tribute as per the appearance of the clockwork poster on the protagonist s wall however ripoff is the more appropriate word the movie felt as though it was torn right from the kubrick classic only filmed through a new director s eyes a blind director unfortunately when it stops its massacre of kubrick s work the film gets even worse as another commentator said the deepness of this film is just shoved down your throat arrogant self absorbed and ultimately meaningless drivel perhaps the protagonists ramblings would touch a nerve if there was any actual character development in this movie i felt absolutely nothing for this guy and i m an alcoholic so i figure that if anyone might be able to feel anything for him it would be me awful character development dialogue and plot the worst part about this movie is the title for a film called years of alcohol the alcoholism is hardly a factor in the flick see first paragraph it was such a butchering of a clockwork orange i can t get over it a more suited title would have been years of violence or even better a clockwork banana just do yourself a favor and avoid this movie if you disregard my advice and take it out anyway drink trust me"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23555": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "let me say that i love adam sandler watching reign over me i was paying close attention to his acting when he raises his voice i cant help but think of happy gilmore yelling at a golf ball then i snap back as adam sandler sucks me in reign over me is a great film a film that comes off slow at first with you expecting emotion in every scene don cheadle always does a great job and is no exception here with some truly great lines and is worthy of an oscar in any movie he does adam sandler was amazing in so many ways not only was this his most dramatic best acted film of his career but i can recall laughing out loud at many parts of this film the supporting cast was great also with saffron burroughs and jada pinkett smith i would highly recommend this movie its got tremendous acting beautiful shots of nyc great comedy great drama and a new found respect for adam sandler if you ever doubted him or a reassurance at how great don cheadle is"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23556": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is only the second time i stopped a video dvd part way through i was willing to give this film the benefit of the doubt at first even though it managed to be both shallow clich d and stupid and joyless plodding and pretentious it was like an after school special directed by that weird grade nine kid who thinks nobody understands him creepy and sad with voice over narration that only the most deluded adolescent would consider poetry and some singing and no really the poor child s suffering enough already especially when it morphed into a brazen clumsy and insulting clockwork orange ripoff and did i mention the singing this isn t the worst film i ve ever seen but certainly the one i ve felt least compelled to sit through i don t recommend it to anyone"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23557": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "on september th millions were killed but lives ended in an especially gruesome manner they were the victim of a plane hijacking by extremists whose sole mission was to destroy buildings but more importantly people this film takes an in depth look at four people whose lives were cut short by this disastrous event and one man whose life was shattered by the loss of their lives charlie fineman played by adam sandler a former dentist living in new york loses his wife and three children on september th as they were on their way to los angeles emotionally annihilated by the events he eventually loses touch with everyone who reminds him of his former life including his in laws and his best friend played respectively by robert klein melinda dillon and mike bender he goes into completely denial and does his best to forget about his former life this continues until he runs into his old college friend alan johnson played by don cheadle who fineman doesn t seem to remember the two begin to catch up but fineman believes johnson was sent by people from his former life to persuade him into finding help slowly but surely fineman regains his trust for johnson while all this is happening alan johnson s life is going down the wrong path he is a self man dentist who helps start a dental practice one day a patient of his named donna remar played by saffron burrows attempts to make a move on him telling him that she would like to perform oral sex for him this is an unwelcome surprise to dr johnson since he is a married man with two children as he is coming home from work on a particular workday he sees his old friend fineman and tries to flag him down he is unsuccessful but he gets another opportunity and persuades fineman to get a come of coffee with him to catch up despite the fact that fineman doesn t know who he is one of the most interesting things about this movie is its use of music as a motif one of fineman s physiological crutches is music particularly springsteen and other classic rock artists when fineman is asked to open up about his past or to talk about things he finds unpleasant he puts on his earphones and drowns out the world with things his music when the film was over i had me thinking how would i cope with the loss of my family how would i deal with such a tragic events it s something we don t really think about too often we always think they ll be there and we often take them for granted whether we intend to or not we usually realize how important they are when it s too late and a blow like that can destroy someone physically emotionally and physiologically i really don t know how i would be able to deal with something like that would i face the problem head on cope and move on with my life or would i just put my headphones on and block the world"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23558": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "you can often tell a movie didn t turn out like it should by the heavy use of a narrator this film features this device throughout richard jobson not entirely content to write direct and even fund some of this film adds to his credits by reading excerpts of his own semi autobiographical writing which combined with some pretty editing manages to gloss over what is a dull depressing tale which he must be mistaking for genuine art house kevin mckidd puts in a good performance everyone else is okay budget constraints meant that all scenes are shot in daylight though most are obviously meant to be at night though if you know serious alcoholics they mainly operate in the day so for me it adds a touch of realism the funniest part of this film is a waitress who fails to age a single day in the odd years that elapse between her appearances a more extreme version of the problem mckidd has who goes from to without changing more than his clothes bless"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23559": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "most people especially young people may not understand this film it looks like a story of loss when it is actually a story about being alone some people may never feel loneliness at this level cheadles character johnson reflected the total opposite of sandlers character fineman where johnson felt trapped by his blessings fineman was trying to forget his life in the same perspective jada is a wonderful additive to the cast and sandler pulls tears cheadle had the comic role and was a great supporter for sandler i see oscars somewhere here a very fine film if you have ever lost and felt alone this film will assure you that you re not alone jerry"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23560": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i got lured by the title i was expecting an insightful and intriguing journey into alcoholism instead i got a rather boring and uninspiring story about a rowdy scot the leading character isn t given much psychological depth unless you are willing to classify cheesy teen like poetry as psychology it was a shame because the core of the story could have been good with a better effort to depict the inner feelings of a man who had to live with alcohol and violence since his youth sadly the general idea seems to be more like i m the way i am because that s the way i am and the laughingly bad attempt at giving some sort of poetic edge to a lower class man makes things even worse resorting to the overused clich of the po te maudit reeks of a quick fix a cheap way to make a dull movie seem smart artsy and meaningful but years of alcohol isn t much smart artsy or meaningful the leading character doesn t evolve at all and the feeble attempt of changing fails without a good explanation just like the initial attempt happened rather out of the blue the movie borrows heavily from classics such as a clockwork orange and trainspotting but it ultimately fails to recapture their greatness not even for a few seconds jobson put too much emphasis on the artistic side of the story and neglected the rest giving us a movie which is pleasant to the eye but insipid to the brain"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23561": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "reign over me adam sandler don cheadle jada pinkett smith liv tyler saffron burrows donald sutherland robert klein melinda dillon mike binder jonathan banks rae allen paula newsome at times affecting and at times middling dramedy about a thoroughly depressed man who lost his family on sandler in his best role since punch drunk love who winds up re united with his old college roommate and friend cheadle continuing to do impressive work with every role to date a well to do dentist who seems to have it all family wealth happiness but really sees an ally in freedom with his troubled friend s own personal life offerings written and directed by binder who co stars as sandler s former best friend and acting accountant with equal parts humor and genuine heartache the film works best when the two stars share the screen until the last act falls into an almost movie of the week treacle with to tidy a solution to the matters at hand"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23562": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "there is a key aspect of film that jobson seems to have forgotten it has the ability to tell a story by showing it to you you don t need to tell the audience what to think because they ll see it the action here is interspersed with some of the most ponderous narration unleashed on the unsuspecting public the purple prose of the sensitive fifth former and it should be unnecessary because their is a fine cast here and some beautifully composed and shot visuals maybe jobbo felt that the basic story needed a lit bit of support and he may have been right it lacks a basic credibility s edinburgh wasn t exactly full of beautiful brainy girls with a penchant for the velvet underground and a soft spot for a passing sociopath from the too neat and new looking clothes that character wears to the cod intellectualism that tries to link it all together it s all too contrived for my taste"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23563": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "as someone who has never condescended adam sandler in terms of talent as is done to him and many comic actors like him i walked in to reign over me expecting a great film not simply because of his presence in the movie but because i thought that it looked very good overall even someone who already thought that sandler could deliver an effective dramatic performance is writing here that i was surprised at how fantastic he is in it he will make you weep especially in his purposefully sudden and unexpected monologue what s amazing about his role is that it s a character it s hard to say we ve seen before we ve seen many emotionally scarred characters many mentally retarded people many loners many passionate self centered artists but sandler s charlie fineman is none of these he may have a taste of each of them in some ways but his character is truly unpredictable and completely individual it s a joy for the audience to be drawn in emotionally by him and be tugged every which way by someone whose problems mindset and provocations are completely different from most characters like him don cheadle delivers an interesting performance on a completely different level he is every man he is the most normal possible person in the world so much so that you will hardly find many characters like his either or at least any that are played the way he plays alan johnson whose name is even found on the assembly line cheadle is brilliant in that he is funny jolting smart and stupid the way so many normal people are the rest of the cast is populated by actors and actresses who ve hardly done anything in awhile in smaller but quite colorful roles jada pinkett smith is the overly refined upper middle class wife donald sutherland is the impatient but surprising judge robert klein is sandler s desensitized father in law mike binder s script is quite brilliant because it says something quite profound about the wonders of communication in all of its guises it s much more subtle than say babel and has a much more close to home ideal the camera is only interested in the reality of its images as opposed to the mere style this film struck me as sort of a sendback to the kitchen sink style of the s cinematography was grainy and unfastened but that was its charm it wasn t about attracting us to the camera itself and the gloss that would ve diluted its stories with such the music which plays a major role in the film and its title is very powerful near the beginning you feel like you re in for another about schmidt or little miss sunshine sort of soundtrack but you soon realize you re in for more than that in fact the film is packed with lots of music that stimulates a lot of the most emotional scenes reign over me is a major statement not only for society but also for film itself it goes to show that even the director of blankman is capable of wonders"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23564": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i have only recently been able to catch up with the films of marilyn miller since they are not shown on tcm in the uk i have been much intrigued over the years because this was one of the superstars of the s what was she really like to some stars of this era like jolson some of the magic still shines through but alas not for miller her dancing seems awkward and poorly choreographed her singing somewhat limited and as an actress she makes ruby keeler seem like hepburn even worse in this film as the public had grown tired of musicals virtually all of the musical numbers have been deleted so we are left with a comedy of that period with little real appeal she was being paid for this so i have only two conclusion either she was poorly served by the cinema or she had no talent at all i think that the truth is nearer the later than the former"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23565": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "time and time again it seems that the comedic actors of hollywood are surprising me with their talents as dramatic performers first it was robin williams one hour photo then it was jim carrey eternal sunshine being one example then will ferrell stranger than fiction and now adam sandler yes that s absolutely right the guy who has based an entire career on making brainless goofball comedies i m not complaining i ve always been a fan has finally given me a performance of which he can be proud of course some readers may be wondering whatever happened to punch drunk love but i can only assure you that it s a film i m currently taking measures to see as soon as possible since i ve heard it s terrific my first film from director mike binder reign over me is an intelligent and respectful exploration of grief and friendship though it does occasionally stray into all too familiar territory the somewhat predictable storyline proves surprisingly deep and moving with both sandler and don cheadle giving memorable performances alan johnson cheadle is a successful dentist with a good family though he finds himself unable to communicate adequately with his wife jada pinkett smith and so his marriage is a little shaky charlie fineman adam sandler is alan s ex college roommate a man who lost his entire family in the terrorist attacks of september and who is still confronting his overwhelming feelings of grief a disheveled figure with messy hair and downcast eyes often likened in appearance to bob dylan charlie has abandoned his career in dentistry and spends his time in solitude listening to music with headphones that cut out all sound from the outside world driving around manhattan in his motorised scooter immersing himself in fantastical video games and repeatedly redecorating his apartment kitchen in accordance with his deceased wife s final wishes when alan and charlie meet for the first time in years the latter doesn t even recognise an old friend having completely abandoned any memories prior to his life crippling experience indeed at first he doesn t even acknowledge the existence of his family and abruptly loses his temper whenever anybody suggests that he seek counselling initially it may seem a bit exploitative for the filmmakers to be using the september attacks as a storytelling device afterall wouldn t it be just as devastating if charlie s family had died in an ordinary everyday car accident however if you consider that the director s intention was to demonstrate the enormous pain caused to ordinary citizens by the tragedy then reign over me does a very good job it s easy to get so caught up in meaningless statistics that you neglect the emotional costs of the terrorist attacks this is the first orientated film i ve seen that truly dealt with the suffering of those who weren t even involved whose only anguish was caused through losing those whom they loved adam sandler shows surprising range in a difficult role one which would have crumbled to pieces had he not been up to the task snapping instantly between cheerfulness anger and depression charlie fineman is a man with whom we can deeply sympathise a hollow soul who thanks to the companionship of an old friend can finally glimpse light at the end of a dark bleak tunnel"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23566": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "marilyn miller made only three films before her untimely death the marvelous sally the comedy her majesty love and this trifle sunny it is quite poor both as an early talkie and as an attempt at a musical although she has four dance numbers she only sings two songs who and one man alone the rest of the score including the spritely title tune are jettisoned although we can hear the latter in the background scoring miller looks overweight and amateurish here no star quality at all even her dancing is cloutish the film is very badly written stock full of stale and unfunny jokes and stupid situations if you re interested in miller as a performer by all means check it out but for general entertainment stay away"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23567": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "there may be spoilers charlie fineman adam sandler who lost his family in a tragedy the terrorist attacks of sept still grieves over their deaths he runs into his former college roommate alan johnson don cheadle and the two rekindle their friendship alan vows to help his old friend come to terms with the terrible loss this is a simplification of the basic story of reign over me this movie is however a story of how fate intercedes in our lives when we ourselves may be powerless do any thing about our own states of being alan is stuck in a life that he knows is no longer fulfilling he feels friendless and out of touch with his own reality he is unable to communicate with his wife and his associates at work he can t express his feelings and as a result feels lost and distant from his own world he chances upon charlie on the streets of manhattan while driving from his job eventually he meets and discovers that charlie who originally does not remember alan is living in a false reality of his own charlie has gone back to a time in his life when he had no family he lives as if he were still a student playing in a rock band collecting vinyl records of the s and s bands and playing video games he has escaped to a better and safer time in his life where there are no bad guys and he has a lot less to lose everyone in this movie is affected in some way by the tragedy that has affected charlie and his remission to a formerly different and better place his landlady is his protector and great enabler his in laws are subtracted from his life because they would take him back to the reality that his family is now gone from his life and alan is most affected by him because alan wants to in at first a selfish desire to escape from his own reality to be with charlie as a means to subtract himself from his own stifled reality and then he wants to find a way to help charlie begin to recover from his self induced guilt and denial of loss it is through this relationship that not only is charlie able to begin to heal himself but that alan in fact learns to communicate and sate his true desires with his associates at work and eventually is able to admit to his wife he has not been able to communicate his real feelings to her but that he strongly wants to because he does love her it is in fact a poignant moment in the film when the stuff has hit the fan and charlie is being confronted with the reality of being put away that he and alan are talking about the situation together over chinese that charlie states that he is in fact worried about alan and not himself this movie will if you let it take you through a river of emotions and leave you thinking it will have you laughing at how charlie uses his words like people really do in everyday life to make a comical statement of fact about a real situation it will leave you on the verge of tears in my case actual tears when charlie confronts his grief and begins to come to grips with his tremendous loss and that in fact the tragic reality is his guilt and loss has really never left him and he dealt with it in the only way he knew denial it will make you curse at the cold unthinking actions of a young prosecutor trying to win his case as i actually did at charlie s hearing and it will make you smile at the commonsense of a old and wise stern judge donald sutherland who is great at his short distinct role and gives the best performance of a wise stern person in the legal profession since wilford brimley played an assistant attorney general in absence of malice this movie was also amazing to me for a few other reasons i never looked at my watch once during the showing of the film which means it had me from the beginning to the end although the cast was interracial this fact was not important to the playing out of the roles of the characters in the film race was a non factor to the performance of the roles in this movie amazing people can actually interact with out this fact being brought out and the only real reference to is when charlie s financial attorney refers to the tragedy of charlie s loss as what charlie had become on time will be the true test of how this movie will stand out in the future but if the purpose of a movie is not to just entertain but to make one think and have that movie stay with you long after you leave the theatre then reign over me succeeded phenomenally as far as i am concerned i have not yet forgotten this wonderful thought provoking film and i will wait impatiently for the day i can purchase it as a dvd"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23568": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "im still in doubt if this is just a horrible movie or the worse movie i ever saw actors are painful and its impossible to get into the text don t waist your time into this movie by submitting this comment you are agreeing to the terms laid out in our copyright statement your submission must be your own original work your comments will normally be posted on the site within business days comments that do not meet the guidelines will not be posted please write in english only html or boards mark up is not supported though paragraph breaks will be inserted if you leave a blank line between paragraph by submitting this comment you are agreeing to the terms laid out in our copyright statement your submission must be your own original work your comments will normally be posted on the site within business days comments that do not meet the guidelines will not be posted please write in english only html or boards mark up is not supported though paragraph breaks will be inserted if you leave a blank line between paragraph"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23569": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "in new york the family man dentist alan johnson don cheadle meets his former roommate and friend charlie fineman adam sandler by chance on the street charlie became a lonely and deranged man after the loss of his wife and three daughters in the tragic september th while alan has problems to discuss his innermost feelings with his wife alan reties his friendship with charlie and they become close to each other alan tries to fix charlie s life sending him to the psychologist angela oakhurst liv tyler but charlie has an aggressive reaction to the treatment and is send to court reign over me is a good drama about loss friendship family and loneliness the september th is irrelevant to the plot it could be a car accident a fire or any other tragedy as well as the sexual harassment of donna remar played by the gorgeous saffron burrows to alan but the family drama works supported by the great performances of adam sandler and don cheadle liv tyler is quite impossible to be recognized i do not know whether she is using excessive make up to look older but her face is weird my vote is seven title brazil reine sobre mim reign over me"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23570": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "from the moment the film begins already there is a discrepancy as this film takes place on the borders of normandy and the middle east and is also an international film one would expect proper accents portrayed this is not done as the majority of the cast sound american also i find the acting to be rehearsed at best the story line a little difficult to follow from the beginning who is who otherwise the film is very accurate in costume and scenery if you want to see a movie to get a feel of what it was like in the past albeit the lack of accents then this movie is worth a rent if you re looking for a movie as epic as kingdom of heaven then look elsewhere"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23571": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "reign over me is a success due to the powerful work by adam sandler and don cheadle while comedic actors going dramatic has been seen as somewhat of a distraction sandler is no stranger to playing more serious roles most of the characters he portrays have an unstable temperament and a vulnerability that can burst at any moment he might even be typecast for characters with such hidden anger problems however this performance has some considerable dramatic weight unlike his roles in less comedic fare like punch drunk love and spanglish in the film alan johnson cheadle runs into his old college roommate charlie finerman sandler whom he hasn t seen in several years five years before charlie suffered the overwhelming loss of his wife and three daughters in a plane crash charlie barely even recognizes cheadle s character due to the repression of his memories and consequent reclusive childish lifestyle since the accident it isn t until alan persists in engaging him in conversation that charlie remembers who he is their renewed relationship that follows will allow finerman to have a friend who doesn t speak about his loss eventually enabling him to confront the thoughts and feelings he has suppressed on his own terms though writer director mike binder doesn t show much sense of an individual style and some of his shots and transitions are a bit awkward he does have a knack of getting decent to great performances from his actors while being a talented and funny writer he shot this film with a digital camera as more and more filmmakers are doing today enabling the crew to shoot the night scenes with limited lighting this kept the colorful backgrounds of new york city in focus but resulted in creating frequent digital grain which resembles blue specks scattered and moving on the screen almost every main character in reign over me gives a great performance jada pinkett smith and especially liv tyler are memorable in their respective roles as a frustrated wife to cheadle s character and a psychiatrist however it is sandler and cheadle that give some of their finest work to date they completely owned this movie sandler actually plays a character that doesn t outwardly resemble or act like himself at all partially credited to his bob dylan esquire wig though cheadle s character has more screen time than sandler they both should be considered to be leading roles as they equally support and help each other throughout the film music also plays a great part in this film especially the title song reign over me or love reign o er me by the who and later covered by pearl jam in one of the most powerful moments of the film binder shows sandler using music to shut out his feelings and memories but this particular song provokes such intense emotion that rather than diminishing his anger it incites his emotions all an all reign over me is an enjoyable sad yet many times funny film driven by its amazing leading performances"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"23572": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this film is probably pro muslimization why do i write that the main character has a muslim father and a christian mother he lives his first years in a christian village in the end of the film he seemingly is a muslim because of his head wear that he has kept his amulet and his general clothing he has a six year old child who wears the same head wear and therefore is probably a muslim although the mother is a christian the main character thus chooses to it seems to be a muslim and his child becomes a muslim no one of the other male main characters which are christians seems to breed a child there are more muslims in the world of this movie at the end of it it therefore seems"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23573": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the feel of this movie was amazing adam sandler s performance was very inspiring as he played a very rattled and fragile character he took his ability to the very edge and really worked the role his character was really interesting i can see myself reading the script for this movie and not being half as interested in the part as sandler made me for someone who plays primarily comedy roles he pulled off a serious role with what seemed to be his own quirks and input i especially loved the scene in which adam and don s characters rode the motorized scooter around the city i familiarized with the moment because it seemed like don was witnessing one thing adam does to get away from it all with his video games music and many other things he does to keep him from thinking about the past riding his scooter with his headphones on seemed like an escape from his thoughts this movie is definitely worth the watch"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23574": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "users who have rated this movie so highly simply can t have seen enough good films to compare it with have they all been brainwashed i have rarely felt so disappointed by a film and some of that must be attributable to the ridiculous hype surrounding this movie from the first bu is just a chase film we pick it up at the end of one chase and go straight into another and another and another and another do you see a pattern emerging there is virtually no time wasted on plot character development or boring old reality if you haven t see the other two bourne films you re pretty lost if you have you only wish you were lost somewhere a long way from a cinema paul greengrass s dispassionate style worked exceptionally well on united which was a sentiment overload desperate to happen but on bourne and his interminable woes it just has the effect of removing the audience from involvement with the character he runs he jumps he punches he gets blown up he clears tall buildings yada yada yada above all he survives he survives like a plastic action man survives which only makes the ridiculous stunts he pulls all the more slack and lacking in any kind of tension so he drives off a building so what he ll survive yawn there s a girl thrown into the mix because bourne s love interest died in a previous incarnation but she s just decor i ve seen more character depth and snappy dialogue in episodes of captain scarlet bourne s own journey of literal self discovery is dull and formless and tells us nothing we didn t know from the first movie he was turned into a killing machine big deal he finds out his true identity so what it doesn t have any emotional resonance when it comes the twist ending is telegraphed and weak oh dear the more i think about this film the more i hate it i ve already reduced my score to during the writing of this comment i d better end now before the slide continues i love a good action flick and i love a good thriller the bourne ultimatum is neither it s a loud tedious series of flashy edits ridiculous sound effects and cartoon violence the idea that it shows the way to the bond franchise is utter crap casino royale blows it out of the water"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23575": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this version of the charles dickens novel features george c scott as the scrooge fine casting especially the choice of scott who plays the role to the hilt a fine cast supports him in the very good adaption a modern day holiday classic on a scale of one to ten"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23576": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "my score for this crap for the technical only everything else is very bad another film that makes no sense clearly it seems that creating a good script for film or television is almost a impossible mission while it s easy to understand why politicians never say the truth they are among the biggest liars on the planet it is difficult to understand how to make films so pathetic we must believe that taking people for morons perhaps it was reason to believe since of the films are crap because they are stupid and ridiculous and very bad scenarios when you look at the price we give oscars we understand better why we continue to make films any more ridiculous than others and oddly enough it was always money for such nonsense but it was not for education and health if you still want to listen to this s t press super fast forward button at least x"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23577": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "let me start by saying at the young age of i was suddenly widowed i was devastated as he was not sick he died unexpectedly basically of a coronary his carotids blew out he died behind our house there was a lot of speculation from police cause he fell on something and it bashed his head in i was a suspect for murder until the autopsy came back my children were as traumatized as i was so in love with a good father figure as he i had three small children no education no financial support i took it very very hard within two years my in laws attacked me verbally physically emotionally and spiritually demanding i grieve not in front of the children and put on masks and showed people what they wanted to see not show them my pain during holidays nobody stood up for me and my choice to sit out one holiday except of course the grief therapist i was seeing that had advised me to follow my heart and soul my in laws didn t get it it changed forever my relationship with them and i have never been back for a holiday this is only one example of how my grief was disrespected my own new husband has seen me fall apart talking about the trauma when i shared from my soul i collapse can not breathe hyperventilate and generally am defunct for a few days if i even try to convey the hidden pain now about this movie today my soul was stirred my heart broken my fears and pain re surfaced from the real demons this movie presents how one grieves compared to how others expect us too and the demons within adam sandler portrayed perfectly the horrendous agony you face overcome and most of all work through on your own time this movie dredged up all the pain that i have tried over the years to deal with you see when something harms your soul so profoundly so deep that utterances are all that come from your mouth in moments of thinking you can not deal with it without wishing you were dead and walking through life in a dead state the bible has a scripture romans that i have clung to that when my mouth and soul know not what to pray for that god s holy spirit carries that agony to the feet of god i need not speak sandler portrayed that to perfection there is a scene where he has been hauled into a court hearing for mental health commitment purposes and he goes back in to face his in laws familiar to me and he tells them the stunning truths that he has been possessed by per se that he can t get over it s a profoundly strong and mighty performance i started bawling and had a hard time after wards getting up to walk out from the theater feeling my legs too weak to do so my son was with me and saw it first hand my precise motions while trying to hold it all together a lesson for him my youngest who barely remembers his daddy it s been years for me but this movie brought me back to the moment of losing my in laws forever when they demanded a mask on my emotions and my surrendering to their desires instead of respect to my own i write this so that if you are a griever you are prepared for this movie but recommend it highly in the star performance sandler gave if you are not yet a griever please take a lesson from his movie and just listen and accept people s choices in their grief letting them find peace in their own time sometimes the soul can not utter the words to convey our pain go see this movie with tissues and not without preparing to take it in to your soul"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23578": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "when i saw the preview for this on tv i was thinking ok its gonna be a good werewolf movie but it was not it was not scary at all acting was good plot was horrible the military bid was just plain stupid i think the sci fi channel could of done better than this piece of crap the movie made it sound like arron was going to turn into a werewolf instead he turned psycho and bit some doctor s throat out if you have read some of my other reviews on other movies there all positive but this one is not simply because the story was terrible one out of max im sure you all were expecting some werewolf flick but i bet you didn t expect this beyond loch nes was way better than this movie heck any movie thats on the sci fi channel is better than this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23579": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "reign over me titled after the who song is a movie that is sure to bring a tear to almost everyone s eye it was a moving story of a guy sandler that lost his family in the world trade center attacks years later he runs into an old college roommate cheadle that he doesn t even recognize due to the post dramatic stress ensued by the loss of his family the two rekindle their old friendship and cheadle s character johnson realizes that he must get sandler s character fineman some help before it s too late this was the first movie that has made me cry in a long time it s completely worth watching and after seeing it i m positive the viewer will appreciate his or her family much more"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23580": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the plot sounded like it had promise to be honest i did not watch the entire movie after about an hour into the movie i had to make a decision is this movie worth watching until it conclusion the answer was clearly no it was not the fact that the human body could not receive a transplant from a different species without rejecting it nor the premise that he was being chased by secret government authorities for an human wolf transplant it was because the movie was badly written acting lacked emotion and i did not understand the several dream sequences with the wolves and buffaloes when he was running to the zoo with a dog pack and leaving them at the front of the zoo gate the saying if you can t run with the big dogs don t leave the porch kept running through my bored mind save yourself the time and skip this movie i can guarantee if you do dare to watch it you will sit there slack jawed as i did wondering why anyone waste money time energy and effort to make this insulting outrage to american cinema"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23581": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "greetings again from the darkness how rare it is for a film to examine the lost soul of men in pain adam sandler stars as charlie a man who lost his family in the tragedy and has since lost his career his reason to live and arguably his sanity don cheadle co stars as sandler s former dental school roommate who appears to have the perfect life that sandler apparently had prior to of course the parallels in these men s lives are obvious but it is actually refreshing to see men s feelings on display in a movie feelings other than lust and revenge that is watching how they actually help each other by just being there is painful and heartfelt writer director mike binder the upside of anger and sandler s accountant in this film really brings a different look and feel to the film some of the scenes don t work as well as others but overall it is well written and solidly directed sandler and cheadle are both excellent sandler s character reminds a bit of his fine performance in punch drunk love but here he brings much more depth cheadle is always fine and does a nice job of expressing the burden he carries just by watching him work a jigsaw puzzle support work is excellent by jada pinkett smith as cheadle s wife liv tyler as a very patient psychiatrist saffron burrows in an oddly appealing role donald sutherland as an irritated judge and melinda dillon and robert klein as sandler s in laws the film really touches on how the tragic events of that day affected one man so deeply that he is basically ruined in addition to the interesting story and some great shots of nyc you have to love any film that features vocals from chrissy hynde bruce springsteen and roger daltrey as well as eddie vedder impersonating daltrey not exactly a chipper upbeat film but it is a quality film with an unusual story"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23582": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie has some fatal flaws in it how someone could walk through an open back door of a highly secure medical facility is unbelievable then this same person just walks around the facility and enters the dr s office is just bad writing or bad editing very very very predictable movie i am not sure how this film got made except it is was filmed in canada and probably received a government grant i must say the person playing aaron cory monteith did a good job unless you are really bored and there is nothing else to watch on television then i would say it will kill some time but otherwise it is a movie no actor would want on their resume"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23583": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie was amazing it is the kind of movie where you watch it and rather than look at other movies by actor you look at other movies by director writer sandler did a good job working a character outside of his comfort zone and the always good cheadle did a great job too this movie is great for a mature intelligent audience the acting was fantastic and can only be surpassed by the writing and directing of the film this film focuses on the real americans the past generation no stereotypes or racism just people who have come together and realized the true meaning of life this film is about loss and coping instead of picking on psychiatry it defines it not as someone who heals you magically but rather through the necessity of talking out your feeling to an impartial someone you can trust will not judge you but rather will guide you though your thoughts this movie is all round amazing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23584": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i couldn t believe that this movie dates from it had all the looks of a below average seventies horror flick didn t they have any knowledge of modern special effects or cgi didn t they know that in the post millennium the violence in a supposed horror and or scifi movie should at least be a little bit graphic or did i get the purpose wrong was it supposed to be a deep and meaningful story of man and animal bound together in the big cycle of life or a warning to mankind not to mess with nature or something like that it doesn t really matter either way it turned out wrong and to me this movie failed on all accounts first of all the premise is very improbable if at a given time you re capable of replacing a total eye no responsible medical scientist would start his very first human attempt with both eyes at the same time that s totally unprofessional and to do all this apparently without informed consent of the patient and why on earth choose for eyes that have a totally unusual color for humans and make the victim look like a freak by the way i noticed that all the real wolves in the movie had puppy like normal dark eyes couldn t they have waited for such a specimen the story is lame it s about this poor guy aaron who gets these weird eye transplants which suddenly makes him feel like the donor wolf or at least that s what i make of it and then he s being chased by some military men especially this last bit is ridiculous i mean i can understand that the army is interested in the results of the experiment imagine soldiers with night vision eye sight but as the operation fails on account of the apparent nervous breakdown of the patient it s beyond me why they re out to kill him why not leave him alone and look for another usable recipient a volunteering soldier maybe and why try to kill everyone else that s involved with poor aaron isn t that a bit steep who the hell are these militaries anyway i hope not the us army or the government they behave like psychopaths walking around the hospital waving automatic weapons raiding private apartments like they re after some public enemy and displaying during the ultimate show down in the woods a total lack of discipline like a bunch of frightened schoolchildren panicking and shooting randomly around aaron for some unfathomable medical reason feels like a wolf after the transplantation of the eyes why would that be he suddenly sees visions of wandering wolves what is this are we supposed to believe that the memories of the donor wolf are situated in it s eye balls and that the recipient of these eye balls also adopts the wolf s craving for red life meat and can jump off of a feet high balcony and land unharmed on his all fours like a cat can a wolf even do that the acting or the lack thereof didn t help the credibility of all this either everyone stumbles through their lines like wooden dolls especially this indian girl she may be pretty but she can only come up with one expression vexed and some disinterested mumblings about the force of nature and it beats me why aaron all of a sudden is all over her but hey there probably had to be at least one love scene i really sympathized with actor cory monteith who seems like a nice guy with a handsome enough face but they didn t give him much to go with he has to run around bare chested for more than half of the movie which could have been fun to watch but then they had better chosen someone with a more impressive physique monteith really should leave his shirt on his few killings and attacks are hardly shown we just hear some growling and cries of fear and then there s another victim lying down and aaron with some more blood on his face and chest not much for a modern sci fi horror the only good acting came from justine bateman and i really like to see how she has matured into a beautiful and classy forty something lady she did what she could with her silly lines and she even convinced me of being this doctor with good intentions but they made her character a kind of a wimp who gets totally bossed around by the leader of these militaries what a pity that the script didn t make her stand up a bit more in the end this sums up as being a silly and rather boring movie hardly scary or thrilling with unbelievable goings on a lot of overlong national geographic like visuals of wolves running around woods and slopes who cares some pretentious indian ramblings about man and nature and an uneven musical score with poppy songs at the most inappropriate moments i guess the word superfluous covers it all"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 0, -1]},
	"23585": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "love hurts that i think is the main message mike binder s newest film reign over me brings across whether that love has caused your relationship to become stagnant or has brought anger from the one you love cheating for years or has broken your heart to the point of being unable to open yourself up to the world love hurts the great thing about this film however is not in its portrayal of these lost souls trying to let their past heartbreaks go but in the eventual restart of new bonds for the future no one in this drama is perfect they are all at some degree trapped emotionally in relationships that they can t free themselves from alone there is some heavy subject material here and i credit binder for never making the story turn into a political diatribe but instead infusing the serious moments with some real nice comedic bits allowing the tale to stay character based and small in scale compared to the epic event that looms overhead what could have become a trite vehicle for opinions on how effected us all ends up being a story about two men and a connection they share that is the only thing which can save their lives from a life of depression and regret this is a new career performance for adam sandler i like to think that my favorite director paul thomas anderson was the first to see the childish pent up anger in his stupid comedies as something to use dramatically the juvenility of a character like billy madison allows for laughs and potty humor but also can be used to show a repressed man shy and shutout to the world around him a man with no confidence that needs an event of compassion to break him from his shell anderson let sandler do just that in his masterpiece punch drunk love and mike binder has taken it one step further sandler plays former dentist charlie fineman whose wife and three kids were killed in one of the planes that took down the world trade center on that one moment crushed any life that he had and as a result he became reclusive and started to believe he couldn t remember anything that happened before that day he really delivers a moving portrait of a man trying to keep up the charade in his head while those around him those that love him try and open him up to the reality of what happened and what the future holds always on edge and ready to snap at any moment when something is mentioned to spark the memory of his perished family he goes through life with his ipod and headphones shutting out everything so as not to be tempted remember reign over me is not about charlie fineman though it is about dentist and family man alan johnson a man that has trapped himself into a marriage and dental practice that both have stagnated into monotony johnson needs as much help in his life as his old college roommate charlie does played perfectly by the always brilliant don cheadle johnson has lost his backbone to try and change his life he has no friends and when he sees charlie by chance one day his life evolves into something he hasn t felt in years he revels in the chance to go out with an old friend no matter how much he has changed from the death of his family cheadle s character wants to revert back to the college days of hanging out and sandler s doesn t mind because all that was before he met his wife the two men get what they want and allow themselves to grow close despite the years of solitude that used to rule their lives once they begin opening up though it is inevitable that the subject of the tragedy will creep up and test the fa ade they have created for themselves the supporting cast does an amazing job helping keep up appearances for the two leads jada pinkett smith has never been an actress that impressed me and throughout the film played the tough as nails wife nicely but it is her final scene on the phone with cheadle that really showed me something different and true liv tyler is a bit out of her element as a psychiatrist but the movie calls her on this fact and makes the miscasting perfect casting the many small cameos are also effective even writer director mike binder s role as sandler s old best friend and accountant my only gripe here is why he feels the need to put his name in the opening credits as an actor when it is everywhere considering it is his film last but not least is the beautiful saffron burrows she is a great actress and plays the love crushed divorc e trying to put her life back together wonderfully a role that seems comic relief at first but ends up being an integral aspect for what is to come binder has crafted one of the best dramatic character studies i have seen in a long time the direction is almost flawless the blurring between cuts and characters in the fore background really annoyed me in the beginning the acting superb and the story true to itself never taking the easy way out or wrapping itself up with a neatly tied bow at the conclusion even the music was fantastic and used to enhance not to lead us emotionally why after two great uses of the titular song by the who did binder feel the need to use the inferior eddie veddar remake for the end i don t know but it did unfortunately stick out for me reign over me is a film about love and how although it can cause the worst pain imaginable it can also save us from regret and allow us to once again see the world as a place of beauty and hope"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, 1, -1]},
	"23586": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "hybrid starts as water treatment planet security guard aaron scates cory monteith is involved in an accident which leaves him blind luckily it just so happens that brilliant scientist dr andrea hewitt justine bateman who works for olaris has developed an operation to transplant organs from one species to another hewitt decides aaron would be perfect for her first human experiment hewitt her team transplant the eyes of a wolf into aaron he miraculously regains his sight brilliant right well no not really since aaron starts to go mad as he sees random images of wolves starts to develop a lust for blood aaron escapes the olaris building goes on the run but he is too valuable to just let go a full scale search is mounted to capture him directed by yelena lanskaya this is yet another sci fi channel offering that is quite simply put terrible in every possible way i think it probably started out life as a straight creature feature but ended up as one of the most boring dull sci fi channel films i have seen that doesn t even feature any sort of monster or creature hybrid is awful the script is terrible i am not even sure who it was meant to appeal to the initial set up is ok with aaron getting wolf eyes but then hybrid ditches the sci fi elements becomes some sort of horrible drama as it focuses entirely on aaron s mental state as he wonders around doing nothing in particular with some native american woman yep you don t think the sci fi channel could make a film about wolves put loads of rubbish about native american mythology in there as well do you the dynamics of the character s is bizarre aaron is shown as the persecuted hero yet he is the only character to kill anyone in the film is a fairly unlikable ungrateful annoying person while dr hewitt is shown as the evil scientist yet she gives aaron back his sight does nothing but try to help him i mean aaron is given back the gift of sight yet hewitt is the villain also the regular sci fi channel staple of us military intervention is present the problem is why do they want aaron so badly he isn t a soldier while he has wolves eyes to help him see in the dark he s utterly unremarkable the script can t make it s mind up whether it s all in aaron s mind or it s real the ending is hilariously bad with a half naked rememeber this was made for telly aaron running through a forest with a pack of wolves set to some horrible music that i think is supposed to be emotional but makes it even more funny there are so many things wrong with hybrid it s slower than hell there s virtually no action there s no werewolves the film goes round in circles trying to get into aaron s mind yet it s all so ridiculous silly boring you won t care one bit there s never any explanation as to why despite just having wolves eyes transplanted aaron starts to develop other wolf senses as a diabetic i have problems with my eyes hell i have had major surgery on my right eye i can guarantee you that after an operation your eye would be puffed up you wouldn t be able to open it it would hurt like hell yet despite having eye transplants as soon as aaron wakes up in bed his eyes are perfect with no swelling or even redness there are no special effects no blood or gore or violence nothing to excite you in fact now i think about it there s nothing even remotely horror or sci fi feeling about this it feels like a drab film of the week filmed in manitoba in canada the film looks ok but is bland forgettable the acting is poor from all involved none of whom i have seen before hopefully never again hybrid is a terrible film that is obviously marketed as some werewolve creature feature but is far from that most people will really struggle to get to the awful ending which will probably have you in stitches"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23587": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i saw this at a screening last night too i was totally blown away at how much better this movie was than what i expected not many movies can combine dark comedy and current event drama and not have it fall apart in the conclusion i won t bother rehashing the plot too much because i think the less you know about this movie going into it makes it that much better but i will say that adam sandler s performance was really refreshing and real he was funny and much funnier than most of his most recent comedies don cheadle was believable as always this movie isn t funny like borat or billy madison but it has a good pace about it i d say of the audience laughed for most of the film midway through the movie slows down to address the drama end of things and does a really nice job of tying it all together i also thought it was really cool how instead of playing up the whole black friend white friend thing they chose to just ignore it and focus on the relationships themselves"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23588": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i hired out hybrid on the weekend what a disappointment a stupid lame attempt at a tele movie the guy they got for the lead was totally weak and when running he did a lot looked like he was eating those minty sweets with his backside the wolf contacts he wore were great though i feel the actor relied on them too much as there was nothing menacing about his acting at all the wise native american indian chick has to be one of the most stony hard faced hags ever seen talk about a sour cow she smiled about once for the entire film and i think that is because she had sex the sex scene was lame too they may as well have shown blowing curtains if you can dig that last of all and this is a big pet hate of mine on the cover and the dvd menu the losers digitally drew in cool sharp teeth on the guy they were nowhere to be seen in the film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23589": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this film screened last night at austin s paramount theater as part of the sxsw film festival we were graced with the presence of director mike binder and stars adam sandler and don cheadle who took audience questions after the film it is a remarkable and powerful film about what it is like to lose yourself and begin to find your way back the performances are phenomenal and the story manages to be both tragic and funny in a way that is all too rare the trailer for the film tries a little too hard to emphasize the comedic aspects this is a breakout role for adam sandler while he has begun to transition to more dramatic roles with punch drunk love and spanglish this role is a significant step forward for him as a dramatic actor he deserves an oscar nomination as he continues down to transition to more dramatic roles as tom hanks did and jim carrey is also doing in this role he seemed to be trying to channel dustin hoffman in rain man although playing an autistic man is certainly very different than sandler s traumatized character both characters for different reasons are trapped in their own worlds of child like isolation and confusion don cheadle s performance is less surprising but just as good after hotel rwanda and crash we ve come to expect remarkable nuanced performances from cheadle he has the qualities of sincerity and honesty that comes through in this role but he too is also broken and struggling if not in the such profound ways as sandler s character cheadle is struggling with difficulties in both his marriage and in his professional life as a dentist together the characters played by cheadle and sandler struggle to heal each other in the way that true friends often do in a way that reminds me of matt damon and robin williams in good will hunting they are both searching for that part of the themselves that they have lost and trying to find again reign over me is one of the best major studio films to be released this year the soundtrack which is almost another character in the plot is wonderful the filming in the streets of new york a city that suffered a great tragedy and has also had to heal itself is also quite beautiful the supporting roles by jada pinkett smith liv tyler saffron burrows in a very odd role donald sutherland and mike binder himself are all quite good writer director mike binder has really delivered a story that so many will be able to connect with on numerous levels this is a story about grief family healing male friendship mental health and the meaning of love reign over me does not disappoint the film is almost hypnotic as it draws you into the lives of its characters hollywood would have a much better reputation if it made more character driven charming films like reign over me"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23590": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the plot sounds vaguely interesting a scientist bateman discovers how to transplant animal eyes and optic nerves into other animals like humans a young man monteith is blinded saving a coworker at work the scientist gets a call from a doctor that the young man is a good candidate to be the first human recipient the recipient starts becoming more and wolf like but the effect is nothing more than weird eyes and running at night with dogs for the whole movie the budget is too low the dialogue too stilted i laughed out loud at some of the ridiculous talk and the acting too inept long portions of the movie are nothing more than dreamy looks eerie music and interspersed clips of wolves in the wild way too long even at minutes boring and devoid of ideas the military want to use the eye transplants to give wounded soldiers back their eyesight and presumably want to militarize the technology there s a silly subplot about a beautiful indian girl korey who thinks she can help using indian wisdom about the wolves they make love while music heavy on drums and indian chanting is heard crazy man the love making takes place immediately after a gruesome murder who edited this turkey a grouchy medicine man who spouts platitudes seems to do little except for adding atmosphere here s two ridiculous scenes a worker at the research lab goes into the animal room to discover the monkeys have been let out of their cages she gets scared looks left at the monkeys turns right turns left turns right turns left this goes on for a while who edited this run out of the damn lab it was so stupid i started laughing another ridiculous scene our hero is at home escapes out a window as the heavily armed military arrive he leaves the window open the military guys go to the open window look out the window they say looks like he was here and leave he went out the open window guys crazy near the end of the movie military guys are firing machine guns over and over at trees when obviously nothing is there easier to place the squibs i guess they have machine guns which have cut down trees but decide to fight our hero with knife shoot the guy who wrote this trash there s a pointless confrontation at the end and believe me i m not spoiling anything for you there s not enough plot to spoil i figure the whole thing was a tax write off or a rush job to make use of unused budget money left over from some better movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 0, -1]},
	"23591": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "it s not very often a movie can literally make the entire audience laugh and five minutes later fill their eyes with tears many movies try to do this but few can deliver the emotional impact that this film did adam sandler practically drags you in with his heated and often violent outbursts but also makes you laugh when the shadow of his past isn t pulling him down i m not going to ruin anything but there is one scene in particular that should have your eyes watering and lip quivering even the most macho of men would have to be heartless bastards to not feel something while watching this movie don cheadle gives another great performance but is out shined by sandler liv tyler and jada pinkett smith give solid performances but nothing in the line of the two leading roles sandler s humor is still present which actually saved this film from being border line depressing there are several laughs to be had but don t think you will stay there long because it gets serious again without much warning i could go on and on about how well this movie hit on just about every emotion the human body contains but i will cut this one short i feel there is no need to tell you anything more do yourself a favor and take the time to see this movie even if you have to wait until it comes out on dvd it s worth the time a deeply moving film sure to put tears in your eyes and a smile on your face unless of course you are a heartless soul"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23592": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "oh a vaguely once famous actress in a film where she plays a mother to a child it`s being shown on bbc at half past midnight i wonder if yup it`s a tvm you`ve got to hand it to tvm producers not content on making one mediocre movie they usually give us two mediocre movies where two themes are mixed together and nowhere to hide is no different the first theme is a woman in danger theme cross pollinated with a woman suffering from the pain of a divorce theme which means we have a scene of the heroine surviving a murder attempt followed by a scene having her son sam ask why she divorced and being a tvm she answers that the reason is that people change rather than say something along the lines like i`m a right slapper or your daddy cruises mens public toilets for sex as does happen in real life divorce cases and it`s young sam i feel sorry for not only are his parents divorced but he`s as thick as two short planks actually since he`s so stupid he deserves no sympathy because he`s unaware that a man flushing stuff down a toilet is a drug dealer unaware that you might die if someone shoots at you and unaware that i love lucy is painfully unfunny if only our own childhoods were so innocent ah well as orwell said ignorance is strength oh hold on sam is suddenly an expert on marine life is this character development or poor scripting i know what one my money`s on and strange that sam the boy genuis hasn`t noticed that if the story is set in then why do people often wear clothes drive cars and ride trains from the s but as it turns out during a plot twist it`s the mother who`s the dummy then there`s a final plot twist that left me feeling like an idiot for watching this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23593": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i just got back from a screening a couple of hours ago and i was very happy with the movie when i left it it s very intense and the closest i ve come to crying in a movie in quite some time that is a credit to adam sandler who delivers a magnificent performance on many levels and who probably deserves an oscar nom for it were it not coming out so early in the year don cheadle gives his usual superb performance playing the straight man to adam s disturbed there is some humor but most of it is really only funny in comparison to the tearjerking moments as adam deals with his loss and don struggles to help him adam plays two levels very well when he is mentally stable he is funny and likable but when he is well less stable he s powerful and dark i recommend it for anyone who likes intense mental dramas about difficult friendship and loss"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23594": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "although i had heard this film was a little dry i watch whatever scott bakula is in at the start of this film i had high hopes for the classic cheesy but enjoyable scott gets girl ending and until minutes before the end it was going great the plot twist was crazy and unexpected and very clever i kept my fingers crossed that it would work out and it would all be some horrible misunderstanding right up until when the credits rolled and i realised that there was not going to be a happy and contented ending unfortunately i was left regretting that i d watched it and hurriedly putting on some quantum leap to restore my faith in the goodness of the great scott"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23595": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie is proof that film noire is an enduring style and extremely worthy of stay alive for me it is he best example of film noire since chinatown it will unfortunately never get the recognition it deserves it was never promoted properly when it was first released and has had to build its cadre of fans through venues like vanguard cinema and word of mouth rental referrals i highly recommend that people looking for something more than mindless entertainment rent this movie and delved into its highly convoluted plot"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23596": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i don t understand people why is it that this movie is getting an i had high hopes for this movie but once i was about a half hour into it i just wanted to leave the theater in the vast majority of the reviews on this site people are saying that this is one of the best action movies they ve seen or of the summer year etc they say it s an excellent conclusion wtf what has been concluded besides the fact that bourne can ride motorcycles shoot and fight better than anyone else he comes across what do you learn about bourne s character in this movie absolutely f nothing okay there s a lot of action but what s so great about the action in this movie i don t like the cinematography and film editing the shaky camera effect and fast changing shots were used too much and they get old fast i didn t mind them in supremacy because it was still easy to follow and was not used in excess and made me quite dizzy i was quickly wishing i had saved my for something else this movie has no plot all this movie is is a minute chase seen bourne who you learn absolutely nothing about in the entire minutes of the movie is a perfectionist at everything he attempts there is absolutely no character development in this movie you know nothing about anyone and there is a wide array of new characters that are introduced in this installment some people said that this movie has incredible writing and suspense what writing what suspense there s no suspense bourne is so perfect at doing everything he does i don t think he has anything to worry about if this is the best movie of the year i may just quit watching movies entirely many people have also said that matt damon s performance in this movie is one of the best if not the best of his career what performance how many lines did he have in this movie i have some respect for damon because he has been in movies that i liked and has played different kinds of characters but a good actor is someone that you can barely recognize from one movie to the next someone who chooses different types of roles not someone who plays the same roles over and over again which damon doesn t do but an example of someone who does is vin diesel anyways this movie was a big disappointment to me i do not recommend this movie but i do recommend the first two bourne identity and bourne supremacy and i most definitely recommend reading the three books which are much different then the movies"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23597": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "everyone is surely familiar with this most famous of stories a heartless businessman is visited by the ghost of his dead partner on christmas eve and warned that if he continues in his uncaring ways then he will be doomed to an afterlife in chains so that he can avoid his partner s fate he is visited by three spirits who show him visions of christmases past present and yet to come so that he will hopefully see the error of his ways before it is too late a rather morbid tale one might think but it is classic charles dickens and also one of the most famous and popular christmas stories of all time to me this is the definitive version of dickens timeless story it s the one i always remember watching in school and i remember being absolutely terrified by it the ghost of jacob marley the final scene with the ghost of christmas present under the bridge and the ghost of christmas yet to come especially i found very frightening how on earth did the film gain the u certificate for non uk readers u is the lowest classification it means family friendly and children welcome nothing to scare them etc this is certainly not the case though as some smaller children will undoubtedly find the final segment positively terrifying with the grim reaper like spectre of christmas future be that as it may from the many versions of this classic story i have seen adapted for film this is possibly the most faithful to the book most notably included is a segment rarely seen in film adaptations of the original text that of the ghost of christmas present showing scrooge the two children hidden under his robe you d never get away with a scene like that nowadays the two children represent ignorance and need although changed to want in this film criticisms for me however become apparent having watched it again with more objective and trained eyes the main one of which being that george c scott s portrayal of scrooge seems simply not cold enough he laughs too much i don t want to use the word jolly because of course ebeneezer is anything but but he does seem to be merely a grumpy old man rather than the positively unkind cold and uncaring man that he is in the book and other films patrick stewart portrayed him excellently in one of the most recent versions filmed and michael caine despite acting alongside the muppets was positively cold further the development of the character over the course of the film as he learns more about the error of his ways and grows towards redemption is unconvincing and appears inconsistent he appears to have changed little by the time he reaches the third spirit s final lesson but ignoring this one albeit major quibble it is still a spellbinding and ultimately heart warming christmas tale as all christmas films should be london of course looks like the perfect picturesque quaint snow covered english town that many americans probably imagine it still is the truth is that even then that london was grey and grimy and any snow would never have been so white and everyone is so impeccably dressed too even the poor people look rather dapper but of course it s a christmas film so why shouldn t everything look nice perfect holiday season viewing coupled with copies of it s a wonderful life miracle on th street and the snowman and you ve got everything you need"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23598": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "although this isn t a great film there s something compelling and memorable about it like another commenter on the film i saw this in childhood it s been thirty three years since but i have never forgotten the story or its ridiculously cumbersome title see it if you have the opportunity you ll feel like a voyeur of small town life as it evolves through the decades more than any other film this one brings a human face to the historical drama of early twentieth century progress it s engaging enough for a young viewer and memorable enough for an older one furthermore it s easy to like the characters and watch their passage through time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23599": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i had never heard of this film prior to seeing it i wondered if it was an independent film and i was correct but with a good cast i decided to chance it basically drifter michael williams nicolas cage is in the town red rock wyoming looking for a job and meeting bar owner wayne brown pleasantville s j t walsh he is given a large sum of money mistaken for a hit man he has hired to kill his unfaithful wife suzanne lara flynn boyle he does not correct him takes the money and goes to warn suzanne and after she makes him a counteroffer he decides he needs to leave when wayne knows his real identity he chases michael shooting a big gun until he gets in a car with lyle from dallas dennis hopper but things get complicated when michael realises lyle is the hit man he was mistaken for and he makes a quick retreat he goes back to suzanne and knowing they are both in danger they plan to leave town together and add another complication by falling for each other before they leave however suzanne insists they go and steal a big amount money in the safe of course things aren t going to go smoothly and wayne and lyle catch up to them and lyle forces them and now tied up wayne to go and get the buried money in the end lyle and wayne both get what they deserve michael and suzanne do get on a moving train together but it is obvious she cares more about the money and she gets what she deserves too also starring craig reay as jim vance johnson as mr johnson timothy carhart as deputy matt greytack dwight yoakam as truck driver and robert apel as howard the performances apart from maybe a lame boyle are all fine and dandy and it has got quite a good film noir feel for a black comedy thriller very good"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23600": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this low grade universal chiller has just been announced as an upcoming dvd release but intended as part of a collection of similar movies that i already had in my possession i decided to acquire it from other channels rather than wait for that legitimate release which is just as well since the end result was not anything particularly special if decently atmospheric at that for starters the plot is pretty weak even though in a way it anticipates the vincent price vehicle theatre of blood albeit without any of that film s campy gusto what we have here in fact is a penniless sculptor martin kosleck whom we even see sharing his measly plate of cheese with his pet cat who upon finding himself on the receiving end of art critic alan napier s vitriolic pen one time too many decides to end it all by hurling himself into the nearby river however while contemplating just that action he is anticipated by rondo hatton s escaped killer dubbed the creeper and naturally enough saves the poor guy s life with the intention of having the latter do all the dirty work for him in gratitude although it is supposedly set in the art circles of new york all we really see at work is kosleck and commercial painter robert lowery who keeps painting the same statuesque blonde girl joan shawlee over and over in banal poses how is that for art who conveniently enough is engaged to a rival art critic virginia grey of napier s before long the latter is discovered with his spine broken and lowery is suspected but then investigating detective bill goodwin gets the bright idea of engaging another critic to publish a scathing review of lowery s work i did not know that publicity sketches got reviewed so as to gauge how violent his reaction is going to be in the meantime kosleck deludes himself into thinking that he is creating his masterpiece by sculpting hatton s uniquely craggy and recognizable visage which needless to say attracts the attention of the constantly visiting grey we are led to believe that she lacks material for her weekly column much to the chagrin of both artist and model bafflingly although the creeper is fully aware of how grey looks thanks to her aforementioned haunting of kosleck s flea bitten pad he bumps off shawlee who had by then become goodwin s girl in lowery s apartment and overhearing kosleck talking to you guessed it grey about his intention to dump him as the fall guy for the police sends the slow witted giant off his deep end even down to destroying his own now completed stony image curiously enough although this was hatton s penultimate film his name in the credits is preceded by the epithet introducing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23601": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "one thing i always liked about robert ludlum thrillers is just when you think you have it figured out it goes in a completely different direction there are so many twists and turns in this film that i have a sore neck from watching one thing i also like about director john dahl kill me again rounders unforgettable is that he can be depended upon to direct and in this case write with his brother rick a good story now add nick cage dennis hopper lara flynn boyle and j t walsh to the cast and you have a story that will keep your interest even if they are playing characters that all of them have perfected dahl seems to bring out the best in folks and this will keep you interested and guessing until the very end"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23602": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is a typical late universal horror flick its technically comptent if by the numbers with a cookie cutter plot and some serious overacting the most interesting part of this film is its stunt casting of rondo hatton a man with a bone disease as the film s monster its sad to see this man exploited but he probably made good use of the money they paid him hatton is less horrifying than the studio hoped as i more often felt pity over fear or even loathing martin koslack is on board as the film s mad artist and he is very amusing in this part i for one enjoy seeing koslack in just about anything for some reason the man amuses me the only other part of the film that entertained me is the film s absurd take on the art world here we are shown evil art critics who revel in their ability to break artists this is side by side with the film s male hero who is an artist who paints get this pin up girls somehow our hero s work is reviewed side by side with the villan s absurdist sculpture also amusing is the film s chief nasty critic who at one point claims that he despises the hero s pin up art because women like that don t exist to which our heroine replies with an assurance that the critic just doesn t get out enough finally there s a bit of a subplot about the heroine s who is an art critic herself domestication by the leading man completely anti feminist and ridiculous to witness overall this film is a rather mediocre picture with a few amusing elements"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23603": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "red rock west is one of those rare films that keeps you guessing the entire time as to what will happen next nicolas cage is mistaken for a contract killer as he enters a small town trying to find work dennis hopper is the bad guy and no one plays them better look for a brief appearance by country singing star dwight yoakam this is a serious drama most of the time but there are some lighter moments what matters is that you will enjoy this low budget but high quality effort"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23604": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the peculiar charisma of martin kosleck brings a certain believability to his character of the frustrated artist he imbues his dialog with an odd sense of realism making the sculptor marcel a convincing individual the character manages to come across as a real person and not so much a typical b movie villain the story line is nothing to write home about and many scenes are dull what makes it work is the strange chemistry between kosleck and rondo hatton as the creeper kosleck s talkative philosophical character is contrasted with hatton s low key monosyllabic approach the character of the creeper isn t developed much beyond a basic monster level but hatton suggests undeveloped possibilities and makes you wonder about his back story this movie was on shock theater a lot when i was a kid so i have a certain nostalgic fondness for it it s worth seeing once anyway for those who enjoy forties horror movies"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23605": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "like many of you i am a great fan of the real thing the s noir films but red rock west was a real treat for all of us longing for the past the term neo noir has been so often used inappropriately in the last ten years that it has lost its meaning and its impact john dahl s film on the other hand truly deserved to be described as such the casting is perfect all around and would have felt right at home with tay garnett or jacques tourneur the plot is so tight that you are hooked within the first fifteen minutes james m cain would have appreciated it many contemporary films leave me wondering why they don t make them like they used to and i m not even that old movies such as red rock west give us hope for the future while paying tribute to the past"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23606": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this documentary is at its best when it is simply showing the ayurvedic healers offices and treatment preparation there is no denying the grinding poverty in india and desperation of even their wealthier clients however as an argument for ayurvedic medicine in general this film fails miserably although indian clients mention having seen aleopathic doctors those doctors are not interviewed and we have to take the vague statements of their patients at face value the doctor said there was no cure the doctor said it was cancer etc well no cure doesn t mean no treatment and what type of cancer exactly does the patient have the film is at its most feeble when showing ayurvedic practice in america there it is reduced apparently to the stunning suggestion that having a high powered wall street job can make your stomach hurt"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23607": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this modern film noir with its off beat humour and dizzying succession of plot twists delivers a story full of surprises dangerous characters and excellent entertainment from start to finish it s impossible not to empathise with the honest unassuming hero or to be gripped by the ways in which he tries to navigate his way out of the terrible predicaments that he finds himself in so all you can do is fasten your seat belt and enjoy the ride the story of an ordinary guy who makes a poor decision and then finds that the repercussions propel him into an uncontrollable sequence of events from which he is unable to extricate himself is pure film noir the same is true of the themes of murder deceit corruption and duplicity which are pervasive throughout many of the familiar noir visual motifs are also present such as the way in which cigarette smoke is lit the rain soaked roads at night the heavily shadowed interiors and the lines of shadow created by louvred doors across people s faces michael williams nicolas cage an injured war veteran without money or a job stops off at a bar in red rock wyoming and is mistaken by the proprietor wayne brown j t walsh for a hit man that he s arranged to employ to murder his wife suzanne lara flynn boyle michael a naturally reticent person does nothing to disabuse wayne of his misapprehension especially as he could use a job and at first doesn t realise what he d be expected to do after having been told what his mission is and been given a advance he goes to see suzanne and warns her about wayne s plan she doesn t seem overly concerned about the danger she s in and offers michael double the fee wayne had offered for him to eliminate her husband michael decides to take the money he d received from both parties and leave town his plan fails however when he accidentally drives into a man who is standing in the middle of the road and decides to take him to hospital to receive treatment for his injuries at the hospital things get more complicated when it emerges that the patient is suzanne s lover and he has two bullets in his stomach this leads to the local law enforcement officers getting involved and the revelation that wayne is the sheriff from this point on things get even more complicated and also decidedly more dangerous especially when the real hit man lyle from dallas dennis hopper arrives on the scene red rock west has some great moments of suspense an example of this is the scene in which michael makes his escape from wayne s bar and also some great performances from its very strong cast nicolas cage s expressions are extremely natural and convincing as he reacts to a variety of situations with anxiety surprise or uncertainty and j t walsh is also particularly good as a deceptive character who s always concealing more than he s actually saying dennis hopper is intensely threatening as the vicious contract killer a role he plays with great gusto and lara flynn boyle looks suitably cold and calculating as the femme fatale dwight yoakam also provides some good support and moments of humour in his cameo role as a no nonsense truck driver incredibly red rock west was originally destined to be denied a general cinema release but has justifiably emerged from its modest beginnings to eventually be recognised as the great movie that it really is"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23608": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it s about time we see a movie that stays unbiased towards these old indian traditions at times it is clear how most of the doctors are charlatans even lying about how they don t charge their clients while they are wearing their gold watches the donation box is mandatory notice that there are only a couple of people who get cured while we see quite a few cases keep in mind while watching that ingesting mercury is not toxic and that the smallest indian bank note is rupee while the average salary in india is ru month"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23609": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "before nicholas cage was a big action star he was a great actor this lesser known movie is where cage gives one of his best performances red rock west was a low budget almost un known film but is one of my favorite movies of all time i discovered it walking down the video store aisle and wanted to see cage and hopper who also is great in the movie appear together go get this one and i m sure you won t be disappointed"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23610": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "while watching this movie i got sick i have been grewing up with pippi and every time was a real pleasure when my wife came to sweden she was looking at the oldies and had a real good laugh but this american version should be renamed and never be shown again it is terrible from beginning to it s end how can they manage to make it soo bad well i guess someone blames the translation ha ha ha but they are never close to pippi may this movie never been seen again and never sent out on a broadcast burn the movie and save the kids if you want to look at pippi then look at the original movie and have a good laugh we love pippi inger nilsson sorry tami erin you will never stand up to be pippi oh yes when read the spoilers explanation spoiling a surprise and robbing the viewer of the suspense and enjoyment of the film well i guess the director stands for this you are looking at this movie at your own risk it is really a waste of time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23611": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a sleeper it defines nicholas cage the plot is intricate and totally absorbing the ending will blow you away see it whenever you have the opportunity"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23612": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this appalling film somehow saw the light of day in it looks and sounds as if it had been produced or years earlier and features some of the worst songs ever included in a major motion picture i weep for the parents and children who paid top dollar to see this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23613": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a surprise thriller with more twists and double crosses than a doodle pad a great cast mixing it up with an intriguing plot overseen by a twin peaks ish influence in director dahl nicholas cage is a very underrated actor and shows a great portrayal of a man in a bind looking for the right thing to do j t walsh rip to a great actor is always a wonderful villain as is dennis hopper it s such a shame he never made to a higher profile in the biz i m sure he has his followers though in all this is a great film that shows you that you don t need big bangs or a commercial soundtrack to be an entertaining film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23614": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is another north east florida production filmed mainly in and near by to fernandina beach and the kingsley plantation i was rather surprised the company was able to take over the main street of fernandina beach as long as was necessary to achieve the street scenes the film is pretty and pretty bad tami erin is cute but overacts eileen brennan overacts even more good for small kids or for those who like fluff in large doses a from the miller movies formula"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23615": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "dahl seems to have been under the influence of wenders the american friend innocent nick cage gets recruited for a hit dennis hopper plays a real hit man lara flynn boyle is dangerous the hero gets more entangled the more he tries to extricate hisself and small town america does not seem all that safer than the big city like it s predecessor mentioned above this movie has lots of plot twists and turns that seem improbable but all lead to the cathartic self discovery"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23616": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie i don t know why they would take such an indellible character as pippi longstocking and cast the singularly charmless tami erin i will never know why they would spend money on art direction and some not all that bad special effects then not bother to edit it properly i will never know why the sets and costumes are sometimes in period and sometimes bizarrely not why they commissioned such bad songs why the script doesn t make any sense whatsoever not even on a silly children s film level what were they thinking nothing about this movie is quite as it should be every single part is dubbed and always poorly every sound effect is slightly wrong every edit is in the wrong place every performance is bad in some way it does manage to create an appropriate atmosphere despite all the problems but it never captures the magic that is astrid lindgren s creation"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23617": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the more i watch nicholas cage the more i appreciate him as an actor watching this movie now in i can see that it doesn t really fit into the genre of movies that was coming out in the early s i don t really think it can be considered a film noir but it is pretty dark at times due mostly to the lighting and odd personalities of the characters typical performances from each of the three main actors who all did a good job with their roles i thought however that hopper and boyle s characters were left undeveloped as it was sometimes hard to understand what they were doing and why they were doing it hopper is a love him or hate him kind of guy the plot is really good and although i found some parts to be very unrealistic there were parts where i had to hand it to the director i e when he first sees the sheriff all in all this movie is definitely worth watching"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23618": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "how sheep like the movie going public so often proves to be as soon as a few critics say something new is good ie shake cam everyone jumps on the bandwagon as if they are devoid of independent thought this was not a good movie it was a dreadful movie plot what plot bourne was chased from here to there from beginning to end that s the plot don t look for anything deeper than this cinematography do me a favor any year old armed with an old and battered mm movie camera would do a far better job i am not exaggerating here this film is a tour de force of astonishingly amateurish camera work the ridiculous shaking of every i really do mean every scene will cause dizziness and nausea believable oh yes definitely this is a masterpiece of credibility i loved scenes about bourne being chased by local police through the winding market streets of tangier i ve been to tangier even the guides can t navigate their way through those streets but bourne shook off police with speed and finesse greengrass must be laughing his head off at the gullibility of his film disciples editing i don t know what the editor was on when he did this film but i want some every scene is between and seconds i felt nauseous at the end of the film from the strobe effect of the scenes flashing by directing hmmm this is an interesting aspect the film appears to have actually not had any directing more a case of greengrass throwing a copy of the script all two pages at the cameramen and told to shoot a few scenes whilst drunk don t worry boys we ll tie the scenes together in the editing room the editor should be tarred feathered and put in the stocks for allowing this monstrosity to hit the silver screen not one but two senior cia operatives giving the tender feminine treatment to the mistreated and misunderstood jason bourne putting their lives on the line for someone they couldn t even be sure wasn t a traitor talk about stupid nincompoops whilst the evil male cia members plot to terminate any operative who so much as drops a paper clip on the floor well all men are evil aren t they except for snags of course yes this really is a modern and politically correct film that shows the females to be the heroes of the day and the oppressive males as the real threat to humanity when the you know what finally hits the fan good triumphs over evil just like it always does eh and the would be assassin gets the drop on jason bourne he suddenly undergoes a guilt trip and refrains from pulling the trigger yeah right at that very moment the evil deputy director just happens to turn up gun in hand and he does pull the trigger how did this year old man run so fast and not even be out of breath wonders will never cease don t worry there s a senate hearing and the baddies get pulled up before the courts well we can t have nasty politically incorrect cia operatives going round shooting people can we how lovely to see a true to life p c film of the noughties the bourne ultimatum is utter rubbish"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23619": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "when this initially aired in my wife and i taped it on our very first vhs recorder i still have that aging tape which i try to watch annually it was the year my first child was born and seeing a christmas carol in this incarnation brings back fond memories of happy times many hours of which were spent with this film playing in the background i finally broke down this year and ordered a dvd which prompted me to take a moment to write this brief reaction to the movie charles dickens story is captured in outstanding fashion here george c scott is absolutely amazing and totally believable as scrooge the supporting cast is equally spectacular this is to my mind a flawless production little details add much to the enjoyment the game similes scrooge s nephew and wife play with their party guests is a neat item i ve since re created it with my high school english students as a brief respite from class work honestly i can think of few ways to entertain myself over the holidays i enjoy more than indulging in this cbs production which was originally sponsored by ibm incidentally it s fun to watch the old tape with the original ibm commercials which show just how much computers have evolved in years amazing how things have changed bottom line a christmas carol is a timeless story and this rendition is a timeless classic enjoy and god bless us every one"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23620": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the last couple of weeks in the life of a dead vagabond woman is told in flashbacks like the vagabond the film wanders aimlessly and rather pointlessly mona the lazy sullen and drug addicted title character is not likable and bonnaire does little to make her interesting although there is some pretentious dialog attempting to explain why mona has chosen this miserable lifestyle her motivations are never really clear the episodic nature of the film involving some random characters becomes tiresome after a while making it seem much longer than its running time it is also hard to believe that an attractive young homeless woman would not draw more attention from men"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23621": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a lovely old fashioned thriller coming on like a cross between alfred hitchcock and david lynch red rock west follows the misadventures of injured veteran unemployed oil worker mr n cage as his luck turns from bad to worse after he ends up with an empty gas tank and barely enough money for a cup of coffee in a one ute town in the back of beyond it has been established right from the start that mr cage might be down but he is not out and he might be broke but he will not steal not even in his present dire circumstances consequently when he is mistaken by mr j t walsh for the man he has commissioned to murder his wife mr cage calls on the wife to warn her of her husband s intentions in turn she in the person of miss l f boyle offers him even more money to murder mr walsh mr cage decides to leave whilst he is still in front but as he is driving out of town he hits a man in the road tempted as he might be to drive on he takes the man to hospital where it turns out he has been shot mr cage is detained by the deputies who call the sheriff who turns out to be mr j t walsh events take a further complicated turn when escaping from custody mr cage narrowly avoids being run over by the real hit man on his way to fulfill his commission about now you might be forgiven for thinking enough already but as it happens on the screen it seems a completely logical turn of events the narrative flow of the movie at this point seeming unstoppable mr d hopper is comfortably cast as the hired killer like mr cage a usmc veteran this little piece of serendipity keeps mr cage alive long enough out think the murderous trio and survive a little more battered but still unbowed it is a tribute to everybody involved that what sounds on paper remarkably like a piece of nonsense is in fact a tense exceptionally well made picture with fine performances all round red rock west is a movie lover s movie within five minutes you know you are going somewhere you ve been before on plenty of occasions but you ll be very happy during the trip"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23622": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "mona the vagabond lives on the fringes of french society in a life without meaning purpose or direction i watched this because of all the stellar reviews but i m afraid i must have missed something the character of mona has little or no personality while drifting through life being rude to people getting high and contributing nothing to anyone s life she s not interesting or exciting she s just useless i ve seen and known enough people like that there is no secret meaning to what they re doing they are just lazy bums i wouldn t want mona anywhere near me as she tends to steal anything that isn t nailed down and leave her friends in the lurch sure she s enigmatic because there isn t anything to her lots of junkies winos and bums i ve seen are enigmatic i wouldn t want to see a film about them either possibly there is something there that i totally missed otherwise i m assuming that all the reviews are from people who assume anything done by a french female director is high art"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23623": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a drifter looking for a job is mistaken for a hit man in a small wyoming town leading to all kinds of complications cage is perfectly cast as the unlucky schmuck hoping to make a quick buck and get out of town but finding he can t escape the title town hopper does what he does best playing a psycho known as lyle from dallas the real hit man walsh as a crooked sheriff and boyle as a femme fatale round out the fine cast the script by brothers john and rick dahl contains delicious twists and turns and john s direction creates a terrific neo noir atmosphere witty and very entertaining it sucks the viewer in from the start and never lets up"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23624": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "because you can put it on fast forward and watch the inane story without having to listen to banal dialogue and be finished in minutes max come to think of it even minutes is too much to waste on enid blyton meets struggling wanna be artists vomit"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23625": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "red rock west is one of those tight noir thrillers we rarely see anymore it s well paced well acted and doesn t leave us with loose ends or unanswered questions so typical in this genre nicolas cage stars as michael an unemployed texas roughneck desperate enough for a job to drive all the way to wyoming for potential employment he is honest to a fault but always on the dark side of fate after failing to obtain gainful employment michael stumbles into the red rock bar where the owner wayne j t walsh mistakes him for a contract killer he summoned from dallas hired to do in his lovely but lethal wife suzanne lara flynn boyle wayne gives michael the necessary details and a down payment for the hit on the adulterous suzie with no intent on following through michael accepts the money and then sets out to warn suzanne of her impending demise he also mails a letter to the local sheriff exposing the plot and splits as fate would dictate michael is not going to be rid of the situation that easy while leaving in a violent rainstorm he runs down suzannes lover of course michael being michael he takes him to the local hospital where it s discovered that he s also been shot the sheriff is summoned and as luck would have it wayne is also the local law michael manages to escape while being taken on that last ride and is subsequently picked up by the real lyle from dallas played with murderous glee by the quirky dennis hopper after discovering that they re fellow marines lyle insists that michael join him for a drink at where else the red rock bar there wayne realizes his mistake and soon he and lyle are in hot pursuit of michael who falls willingly into suzannes waiting arms as the pace picks up we learn that wayne and suzanne are really wanted armed robbers on the lam for a multi million dollar theft getting the money now becomes the films central focus with a series of betrayals double crosses and murders the film was very well cast nicolas cage was typically low key dennis hopper and lara flynn bolye assumed their respective roles with more than ample ability the best performance was by the late j t walsh who was menacing without appearing to be walsh was a great character actor who left us much too soon marc reshoskys photography utilized many unique angles which added to the suspense and plot development the film was further enhanced by john dahl s tight directorial style and morris chestnut s rapid fire editing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23626": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "very bad movie and i mean very bad the plot is predictable and it s eally cheesy the creativeness of the battle and the dance scenes for the time are the only reason i didn t give the movie a one other than that this is def a movie one can def afford not to watch i feel while watching the movie the idea behind the movie was an interesting one tho kind of clich bringing country bumpkins to the city blah blah blah but i feel it might have been at least a little better if it just wasn t so cheesy very poorly portrayed from idea to screen i think the plot is somewhat predictable at times tho the dancing i can say at times is pretty good the break dance battle twist was good if u just pop the movie and watch the dance scenes and make up your own dialog maybe it can be a lol"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23627": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "from the director of movies last seduction and kill me again comes another movie in the noir style john dahl created a niche for himself by making movies on the themes of adultery blackmailing in the early s though i did not have much of an opinion in regards to last seduction but nowadays mr dahl has resorted to directing television shows its a shame since the man had talent spoilers this is quite an impressive movie which revolves around a drifter cage that comes in to the town of wyoming for a job however he does not prove lucky and becomes mistaken for a hit man from texas by bar owner j t walsh he is given the task to kill his wife boyle but cage decides to split after taking the upfront payment without doing it on the way out of town he accidentally hits a guy on the road who he then takes back to the local hospital at that point cage coincidently meets walsh again who also appears to be the local sheriff after that cage escapes from his clutches but meets in to the real hit man that happens to be dennis hopper john dahl has co written and directed this movie therefore it goes to show that a project can turn out decent when a director puts his thoughts on screen the direction is of good standard however while watching the movie i got a made for tv movie feeling there were too many close up frames however this does not deter the movie from being an enjoyable experience the movie had good pace and the structure was perfect dahl written the script with good duration of lenght cage portrayed the role as a drifter realistically though to me his performance seemed somewhat restrained his facial expressions were on the mark lara flynn boyle was hot and handled her part perfectly as the femme fatale her hairstyle was far out and can make any guy go on his knees hopper played his part well but i feel he was miscast for this role he did not convince me that he had the qualities of a hit man the role was not written keeping his personality in mind while viewing one will get deja vu of previous movies like the hot spot and a perfect murder due to the fact that some sub plots are similar overall if you are a fan of noir movies then this one is for you worth recommending"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23628": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "mae clarke will always be remembered as the girl whose face james cagney showed a grapefruit into in the same year s the public enemy she will not be remembered for this weird little story about a a hood s girl who finds that her past will always be with her in some ways this looks a bit antique for almost as if you are looking at s famously inert lights of new york but don t be fooled although ted tetzlaff s photography is still in the big scenes there s lots of movement indicating distraction to the moviegoers in the set ups to them but in competition with the fast paced stuff that it seems that everyone was doing at warner s this attempt to bring the woman s viewpoint into the genre as a tearjerker doesn t work nor is mae clarke the actress to carry the effort"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23629": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "an excellent example of cowboy noir as it s been called in which unemployed michael nicolas cage loses out on a job because he insists on being honest he s got a bum leg with really nothing else he can do he decides that for once he s going to lie when he walks into a bar and the owner wayne the late great j t walsh mistakes him for a hit man whom wayne has hired to do in his sexy young wife suzanne lara flynn boyle in fine form michael plays along and accepts waynes money then he goes to suzanne and informs her of her husbands intentions and accepts her money to get rid of wayne if that didn t complicate things enough the real hit man lyle from dallas dennis hopper in a perfect role for him shows up and michael is in even more trouble than before red rock west gets a lot out of the locations director john dahl who co wrote the script with his brother rick was smart in realizing the potential of a story set in a truly isolated small town that may have seen better days and in which the residents could be involved in any manner of schemes it s also an amusing idea of the kind of trouble an honest person could get into if they decided to abandon their principles and give in to any level of temptation it s an appreciably dark and twist laden story with an assortment of main characters that are if not corrupt have at least been morally compromised like michael the lighting by cinematographer marc reshovsky is superb in its moodiness even the climax set in a graveyard lends a nice morbid quality to the whole thing even if the writing isn t particularly logical or credible the film has a nice way of intriguing the viewer and just drawing them right in cage does a good job in the lead but his co stars have a grand old time sinking their teeth into their meaty and greed motivated characters hopper boyle and walsh are all fun to watch in these parts timothy carhart and dan shor are fine as walshs deputies in one especially good twist walsh is also the local sheriff and there s an entertaining cameo role for country western star dwight yoakam who also graces the film with an enjoyable end credits tune it s quite a good little film worth checking out it moves forward at an impressive pace and if nothing else is certainly never boring"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23630": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the trivia page on imdb claims the filmmakers protested because this film was re cut by the studio to simplify the plot if so that effort was a total failure as this is one of the most incoherent narratives i ve ever seen in a film i d hate to have seen it before the plot was simplified it s sad to see warren with so little character to go on that even he can t do anything with the inept material it s interesting to see caron in s mode instead of her hollywood era glamour garb and persona but it s sad to see her haplessly wander through this doing a favor to her producer husband dreck she would actually later hook up with and marry the director instead who you ll note never directed anything again but did strictly st or nd a d work in tv from here on out that oughta tell you enough right there i call this interesting because i have an automatic fondness for american films of this period and this role does add perspective to oates otherwise fantastic output two lane blacktop the hired hand but the s detective as fish out of water in s l a theme which is the only thing the movie really has to say is sold in way too heavy handed a manner a similar theme would be far more effectively handled two years later in altman s the long goodbye and as far as oates playing a hard bitten guy on a doomed errand three years on he would give his definitive performance in bring me the head of alfredo garcia if you haven t seen those don t waste your time with this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23631": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "red rock west is a perfect example of how good a film can be with practically no budget all you need is a smart script good actors and loads of atmosphere rrw delivers all these and more nic cage plays an ex marine injured in lebanon who is down to his last dollars after being refused a job on an oilfield because of his bad knee he roles into red rock and is mistaken by bartender wayne jt walsh not quite as his most menacing but still evil for a hit man from texas he pays him to kill his wife and make it look like burglary only when he gets there just to check her out she offers him double to kill wayne cage just wants to get the hell out of town with his free money and leave the sparring lovers be but a series of mishaps and setbacks results in him yo yoing in and out of red rock back and forth eventually this leads to a run in with lyle from dallas a cheeky and somehow sympathetic dennis hopper the real hit man from texas who offers to help without knowing he s making the plot more complicated rrw never had a big release thus most of it s audience discovered it on video or on cable tv showings viewing it in such a way might make it seem like a tv movie but it s bigger than that the slick slowly timed direction moody score and howling desert wind would have all made for a great movie in theatres but the best you can do these days is watch the dvd on a big hdtv the only weak point of the movie i can think of is lara flynn boyle s boring femme fatale with the nasty dyke ish hairdo i certainly wouldn t fall for her but if you assume that nic cage s character is in to militant lesbians then you ll accept it nonetheless"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23632": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "in the many films i have seen warren oates i have come to a definite conclusion here is one talented individual i first saw mr oates back in the s television series called stoney burke from then on i followed his career closely and felt he was destined for great roles that happened in when sam peckinpah gave him top billing in a film called bring me the head of alfredo garcia of course his biggest claim to fame was his magnificent role in the wild bunch i have always thought he was quite able to bring any character a certain magic that is until i saw him in this flop the movie is called chandler a tribute to the iron fisted detectives of the s created by raymond chandler because the synopsis said it was about a hard nose private eye i was immediately interested however i sat patiently through the entire film and found it to be a dull dis interesting slow pace twisted confusing saga which if it had a theme or plot must have been left on some dark back room self collectively and with some of hollywood s best supporting stars such as alex dreier mitch ryan gordon pinsent charles mcgraw richard loo and scatman crothers this movie had enough power to reach mach five however it fizzled on the launchpad and went no where as a result one of my favorite actor s got stuck in a poorly made vehicle which never got off the ground"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 0, -1]},
	"23633": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "what we have here is a damn good little nineties thriller that while perhaps lacking in substance still provides great entertainment throughout it s running time and overall does everything you could possibly want a film of this nature to do i saw this film principally because it was directed by john dahl a highly underrated director behind great thrillers such as the last seduction rounders and roadkill i figured that if this film was up to standard of what i ve already seen from the director it would be well worth watching and red rock west is certainly a film that dahl can be proud of the plot focuses on the overly moral michael a man travelling across america looking for work he ends up finding it one day when he stumbles upon a bar in red rock county only catch is that the job is to murder a man s wife he s been mistaken for a killer named lyle but instead of doing the job he plays both sides against each other and eventually plans to make a getaway however his attempts to escape are unsuccessful and he finds himself in a bad situation when the real lyle turns up john dahl appears to enjoy setting thrillers on the road he did it three years earlier with kill me again and again almost a decade on from this film with roadkill it s not hard to see why dahl chooses this sort of location as it provides a fabulous atmosphere for a thriller the likes of this one dahl also provides his film with a film noir like atmosphere as the plot mainly focuses on the central character and the word he is plunged into is full of dark and mysterious characters the acting is largely very good with nicholas cage doing an excellent job in the lead role and getting a class support from lara flynn boyle j t walsh and of course dennis hopper who once again commands the screen with his over the top performance it has to be said that the second half of the film isn t as gripping as the first but red rock west certainly is never boring and the way that dahl orchestrates the grand finale is excellent in that all the central characters get to be a part of it overall red rock west is a film that you re unlikely to regret watching it s thrilling throughout and you can t ask for much more than that"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23634": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i saw this film when it was first released the memory of how bad it was has stayed with me almost forty years i didn t want to trust my own sentiments about the movie when i saw it so i consulted a movie review published in a major metropolitan newspaper the next day sentiment confirmed the reviewer wrote that the movie was incoherent indecipherable and uninspiring a little research reveals that the producer was star leslie caron s husband thus the whiff of nepotism suggests the beginning for this awful film the film s roster of many capable actors caron warren oates scatman crothers gloria grahame and james sikking among others suggests that it holds some promise but the death of this film is attributable to its terrible screenplay the mystery implicated is so obscure and so little revealed throughout the film that the viewer is left perplexed from scene to scene the movie seems torn between being a detective mystery and an espionage thriller but never settles upon one or the other the sense of suspense is entirely absent the main characters settle on playing dry emotionless types in a fashion that inspires no empathy whatsoever the cinematography is pedestrian the result is that the hapless viewer loses interest in the characters the plot and in the end the film itself i am little surprised that there is no version of this pathetic film available to purchase i hope that if tcm finds a print of this film and feels compelled to air it that it is safely relegated to the am slot"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23635": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "as others have commented i checked this out after siskel and ebert listed this as one of their top movies of the year what a gift i then went out to buy it just so that i could loan it out best quote dwight yoakum stops his truck when he realizes that someone cage is on top of his cab when cage peers down he apologizes i m sorry if i scared you yoakum thrusts his pistol in cage s face with does this look like i m scared great bit of humor after an exciting and temporary escape there really was a sense of fun to this the constant sighting of the welcome to red rock sign elicits a groan and a smiling head shake the music created a hunting eerie quality to the film reminiscent of twin peaks unlike twin peaks though it doesn t spoil things by going too far into the outlandish needing to top itself i admit watching the credits times you see they had yoakum s thousand miles from nowhere perfectly chosen playing as a freight train curved around down to the desert floor with snow capped mountains in the distance this was incredible fluid framing further i ve never seen a better unification of sight and sound on film also it totally fit the story"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23636": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "former private eye turned security guard ditches his latest droning job and is immediately offered a chance to return to his previous profession his assignment to tail a mysterious french woman newly arrived in california and apparently wanted by suit and tie racketeers unsuccessful attempt to update the film noir genre without enough sting or wit or involving plot dynamics in the screenplay director and co scenarist paul magwood who later claimed the picture was edited without his involvement doesn t give off the impression of having high regard for the s films his chandler was borne from his nostalgia is appropriately rumpled but also bitter tinged and somewhat indifferent the handling is curiously commendably low keyed and warren oates is well cast as this s variant on the private dick archetype but the movie doesn t have any snap nice to see leslie caron and gloria grahame in the cast though neither has much to do and caron s hot and cold running character is exasperating throughout vivid cinematography by alan stensvold nice location shooting but it fails to come to any kind of a boil from"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23637": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "much to your presumable happiness fair readers cage and hopper did meet and fortunately not in a lynch movie because red rock west is way better than any lynch movie nicolas cage is a third rate actor the porcelain babe is a surrogate femme fatal only daddy hopper is as mean as ever red rock west is despite the trite cast one of my favorite american thrillers in a word a thriller with some twists one notices mainly the gusto the awesome pace the thrills the nice suspense lara flynn boyle s cute tight small ass cage s enviable physical shape though undeniably ugly with sharp bird features thick eyebrows and thin rare hair cage displayed a fine overall shape hopper s consummate routine some moderately but truly funny moments cage s play with his intended persona hopper s rigid psychopathic allure lara s meanness cage seems a roamer the archetypal gloomy roamer of the noir cinema hungry tough if needed naive dirty tired lara flynn boyle performs as the cold mean seductress walsh as her heartless husband and hopper as the lynchian hit man he s already done before cage looks indeed rather groggy or dizzy or very confused and having a severe hangover but this might be his regular look"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23638": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "according to imdb as well as to every other website that holds a review this thing doesn t have a director well that would surely explain a lot just a bunch of people that gathered together to shoot some perverted porn sequences and throw in an ultra thin storyline about devil worshiping and women sacrifices inside the walls of a secluded sanitarium hardgore is a prime example of totally demented s smut as it s really made with a minimum of production values and scripting inspiration horror movies about satanic cults were hugely popular during the early s and pornography as well so why not combine the two here we have a simplistic story about a young nymphomaniac girl who s committed to a mental asylum and from the first night already she s drawn into a network of drugs psychedelic orgies rape torture and dildo action really a lot of dildo action the friendly lesbian nurse tries to warn her but she has her throat slit even the same night the horror aspects are truly poorly elaborated going from laughably un scary satan masks to virulent severed penises attacks the photography and acting performances are almost intolerably amateurish but what do you expect from a film that features footage of sperm firing dildos and talking amputated male reproduction organs leading lady justina lynn is a rather good looking girl with a ravishing body but most of her co stars male female are hideous and excessively haired sleaze balls"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23639": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "red rock west nicolas cage gets embroiled in a deadly crime without at first knowing it and the dominos lead to increasing peril adventure and misadventure in the wild forlorn american west of the s red rock west is often brutal and sometimes hilarious and cage pulls off the mixture with his usual sardonic wit and wary ease is the plot over the top yes is dennis hopper perfect as a crazed almost likable killer yes does cage stand a chance well you have to watch and see it never lets up and it took me by surprise the first time i saw it on second viewing yesterday i was surprised at how well it held up how well constructed it was and how macabre and funny it was at the same time director ron dahl who also helped write is known more for his tv work but with rounders and this film he shows a deft hand with sensational plots it s saved by its humor by the way and by the caricatures the bar is sleazy the cops questionable and don t miss a really inspired cameo by dwight yoakam as a truck driver"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23640": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i may not be the one to review this movie because after minutes of pure boredom and stupidity i turned the channel the original series only lasted years which can be said about the careers for adam west and burt ward put these two actors in a stupid movie and the result is twice as bad"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23641": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "although george c scott is the only actor in this version of acc without a british accent he more than makes up for it with his over the top and larger than life interpretation of ebenezer scrooge particularly effective is when he confronts bob cratchit in his office at the movie s end as scott stands before a large window sunlight casts a glowing mantle over him all you can see is his silhouette augmented by scott s voice a ponderous growl the effect is galvanizing much like marlon brando s first scene in apocalypse now the horror indeed however as they say the very thing that works for you can also work against you because scott displays such gleeful ferocity throughout the movie it proves infectious to put it another way the before scrooge is almost as charismatic as the after even though he really shouldn t be it s what you might call the doctor smith effect since jonathan harris used a very similar approach when playing that role and numerous other heavies stage and screen alike actually i myself don t consider scott s glib rage a liability but other christmas carol purists might see the film and judge for yourselves"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23642": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the number of goofs in this episode was higher than the first they don t follow their own rules about spirits where destruction of the body makes the spirit dissolve this one dropped a second body that body and dean drop about feet from sam but then they are right with sam flashlights go out in an unlighted asylum at night and we can still see everything it s night but light is streaming through the windows a ghost that died in s is making cell phones calls come on there is no way sam could get a psychiatrist to see him in the same day he makes an appointment and the doctor talks to sam like it wasn t his first visit sam and dean knew there were other bodies in the asylum and innocent spirits still lurking and didn t do anything to help them that doesn t seem like a thing the winchester boys would do oh and after crawling around on a dirt filled mattress and all around a nasty asylum the girls makeup and hair is perfect and not a smudge on her white shirt while the implementation of this episode had problems the premise was good and a few times i was not creeped out but nervous as dean sat reading elicots journal i just knew that an object so intensely personal to the ghost would draw it to the person violating it s sanctity elicot didn t appear maybe that is a fault for such an important object or place like elicot s office should draw the spirit when a living being touches or enters when they separate i want to scream that s how you die always stay together and watch each others backs but they don t listen to me o the elicot spirit and his special ability was a very nice touch it s prime time show but i do wish the horror of elicot strapping one of his victims down and using anticipation of torture to creep us out further especially because of the lighting goofs i gave this a sudden darkness or the flickering of the whole scene s lighting as the flashlight flickers is all that more terrifying the lighter coming or the flashlight reviving and instantly a spirit is in their face is shocking i understand the directors wants us to see his scene but then make a mention or obvious connection by elicot touching an electric socket and the lights coming on have the characters respond to the fact an asylum with no power suddenly has lights in the one room blue white lights flickering as electric arcs just like elicot s finger power seriously mcg could have done better"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23643": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie started me on a nick cage kick it is a story full of twists and turns a movie of motives and moves of course dennis hopper was a ham but j t walsh and laura flyyn boyle are the perfect pair to catch the unsuspecting man who has fallen into their web everything about this movie is good cinematography story pace and most of all the end cage excels at what he does best it s not to be an action hero but to be an everyman caught in the snares of life"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, 1]},
	"23644": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "my kids picked this out at the video store it s great to hear liza as dorothy cause she sounds just like her mom but there are too many bad songs and the animation is pretty crude compared to other cartoons of that time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23645": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "dennis hopper and jt walsh steal the show here cage and boyle are fine but what gives this neo noir its juice is hopper s creepy violent character and jt walsh s sneakiness a drifter gets mistaken for a hit man and tries to make a little dough out of it but gets in over his head i found a strange parallel in the opening scene of this movie when cage walks into a trailer in wyoming to get drilling work with the help of his buddy and the opening scene in brokeback mountain when the character does the same thing but that s another story dennis hopper is at his best here cocky one step ahead villainous seething and explosively violent jt walsh rip is also great as the man with a dark past trying to live legitimately well almost there are only real characters of note here with the exception of the hard working deputy in the town of red rock wyoming the first twist hits early on and from there it s a nice neo noir adventure in some sleepy little town satisfying pts"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23646": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "and ethel merman buffs too will love her loud bossy vocals as the wicked witch mombi but this cartoon sequel to the wizard of oz is bereft of real imagination substituting fantasy and excitement with noisy action and cheaply repeating its footage like a bad music video little dorothy is whisked back to oz which has gone to ruin and meets old and new friends the inelegant animation is stuck somewhere between the weakest walt disney and the less inspired shows from hanna barbera however many of the songs are good particularly dorothy s sweet lament it s a far away land superbly performed by liza minnelli you can count on minnelli for energy which is why the movie perks up whenever dorothy is around much of it is unmemorable and i m not even sure baby boomers will get a charge from it since it has been out of circulation for so long as a curiosity item just fair from"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23647": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i came home late one night and turned on the tv to see siskel and ebert summarizing their picks of the week i didn t hear anything about red rock west except two thumbs up and see it before it went away it wouldn t stay in theaters very long because of the distributor s money problems and lack of promotion but they said it deserved better the next afternoon i followed their advice they were right it was some of the most fun i have ever had at the movies as some readers point out there are a few plot holes and the last minutes don t ever seem to end but it s well worth it for the fine craftwork that went into the first hour it s the best role that i have ever seen for nicholas cage but almost everybody seems perfectly cast dennis hopper goes almost over the top which gets silly but reinforces how well everything else works the sets and the music contribute a great deal to almost every scene when i rented it later for my family it didn t work as well the long scenes that built the tension in the theater were difficult to appreciate with the distractions at home it deserves your full attention turn off the phone make sure you won t be disturbed watch and listen to every scene especially in the beginning"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23648": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "really truly abysmally garishly awful but actor clayton moore the movie lone ranger acquits himself competently as an actor he s the only one a rare treat for five minutes if you want to plumb the depths of grotesquely transparent special effects southern california as the moon again and again and again and acting so woodenly inept that it may be a spoof except that it s clear that it isn t no humor here except unintentionally the dialogue may be worse than any of these other aspects and the costumes well enough said plot what plot bad guy well head bad guy and his henchmen including his earthly agent called krog listen carefully or you ll suspect it s a spoof on the name of mcdonald s founder ray kroc and his unbelievably inept gunsels who however have handguns that never need reloading as does commando cody so there are numerous firefight standoffs enjoy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23649": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "some movies you just know you re going to love from the first few seconds this is one of those movies tracing it s roots back to double indemnity and the postman always rings twice in the s this was a great example of modern film noir in the s nick cage plays the down on his luck main character who gets entangled in a husband wife murder plot and his luck goes from bad to worse to even worse as he tries and tries to get away from the people town violence and threat of red rock west lots of twists and turns great performances by cage hopper and walsh an hypnotic slide guitar musical backdrop and seamless directing make this a real joy favorite line when cage looks at the empty gas gauge in the get away car shakes his head and says f in story of my life"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23650": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "oh man how low serials had fallen as by this dull thing is precisely the kind of serial that annoyed annie wilkes from misery not only the heroes escape the traps by adding scenes that weren t there in the previous chapter and that couldn t possibly be there tell me that when the baddies blow up the plain in episode to they wouldn t see the characters jump but i think this serial has the world s record of stock footage i mean most of it is stock footage and not just from another serials apparently all the flying sequences come from king of the rocket men and the cool molten rocks scenes of episode to is from adventures of captain marvel but from itself the whole trip to the moon sequence which is probably the shortest ever it s seconds long and the characters never seem to leave earth s atmosphere from episode is repeated in episode and episode is all scenes from previous episodes ever wondered why mst k never did episodes and well they had to stop after so they didn t have to do the whole thing again don t get me started on the science factor prepare to see the sunniest moon ever and moon men that can not breathe on their own world what were they smoking and if this is not enough it s too talky and the stunts usually the best thing in serials are few and far visually wise am i the only one who thinks that commando cody s bullet shaped or is it lemon shaped helmet is totally ridiculous looking the rocketeer s was way cooler no matter how bad that movie was and man was it awful the tank like vehicle isn t much better it looks like a bunch of kids made it for halloween the only positive thing i can think of about it is that the actor who plays the hero is homely instead of the usual muscular hunk hey everybody has the right to be an hero but then he s so unappealing not even worth watching for nostalgia s sake see captain marvel instead btw check out the memorable quotes section for a real women s lib pearl"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23651": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "red rock west was far and away one of the best suspense thrillers of the s with a superb script by john and rick dahl that kept you guessing throughout and on the edge of your seat for most of the film it was brilliantly directed by john dahl and featured a marvellous cast including nicolas cage dennis hopper lara flynn boyle and especially j t walsh in a memorable performance making this a riveting and captivating thriller not to be missed the film never had much publicity on release in fact i first caught up with it on tv and is therefore one of those special little gems that you have to seek out but this unique film is now slowly gaining a cult following nicolas cage is michael williams who is broke and out of work when he finds himself in the small town of red rock mistaken for a contract killer named lyle from dallas he is shocked to be offered to murder the wife of bar owner wayne brown the excellent j t walsh he plays along with the plan and decides he should go and warn brown s wife suzanne lara flynn boyle but then the plot thickens and there are so many twists turns and surprises and double dealings that cage is thrown from one crisis to another and finds himself trapped in a terrible situation he can t drag himself out of then just to complicate matters even further the real lyle turns up to carry out the contract killing played by everyone s favourite heavy dennis hopper when hopper discovers what has happened he goes after cage but no one could forsee the surprising events that follow some favourite lines from the film nicolas cage to lara flynn boyle i hate to see an innocent woman get hurt but it s an awful lot of money j t walsh to cage michael williams well michael you re going to be spending some time with us till we get to the bottom of this boyle to cage you re not a killer cage that s right no but the guy i m supposed to be just rode into town so you gotta get out of here boyle to cage o k how you re going to explain impersonating a hired killer and taking from my husband an extraordinarily entertaining little thriller just minutes with a storyline that never lets up and powerful acting by all the principals any film featuring j t walsh is o k in my book and red rock west was one of his best how sad it was that this exceptional actor s career was cut tragically short by a heart attack in the most prolific period for film noir was without any doubt the forties but red rock west is a good modern example of the genre and has jumped right into my top ten list of all time favourite films i look forward to more like this from director john dahl clive roberts"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23652": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this serial is interesting to watch as an mst k feature but for todays audience that s all it is i was really surprised to see the year it was made as considering that fact alone makes this a solid lowly in my book the cars used don t even look contemporary they look like stuff from the s it s basically cody the lone world s salvation sheesh talk about an insult to everyone else like the military anyway it s cody in his nipple ring flying suit against graber and daley two dumb ss henchman who sport handguns and an occasional ray gun thats pretty lame in its own right enjoy if you want to watch a really good serial see flash gordan it s full of rockets that attack each other and a good evil nemesis and also good looking women this has none of that and flash was made or so years before this crap so you can give it some slack something made in this bad deserves a nuff said give it a if your watching it as a mst k episode those guys have some good fun with it a tweak of the nipples here a tweak there and i m flying and now as an added bonus i bring you the commander cody theme song as originally sung by joel and his two character bots tom servo and crow aboard the satellite of love for episode eight the enemy planet singing at the very beginning credits tom servo singing your watching commander cody he is the new character from republic he gets in trouble every week but he s saved by editing just a tweak of his nipples sends him on his way a pumpkin head and a rocket pack will save the day joel singing his labratory is a boxing ring when bad guys come to mix it up somebody always gets kidnapped and cody has to fix it up he drinks his tea at al s cafe and flies along on wires he beats the crooks and flies with hooks and puts out forest fires crow singing bad guys beware cody is there you ll like his hair it s under his helmut and because we can t think of a good rhyme that s the end of the commander cody theme song so sit right back with a will of granite and watch chapter eight cause that s the enemy planet"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23653": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "if you like plot turns this is your movie it is impossible at any moment to predict what will happen next nothing is as it appears or ends as you think it will the characters are all gritty and engaging cage is at his best dennis hopper again shows his delightfully sinister side jt walsh is perfect in his last performance laura boyle sizzles dwight yoakum makes a film debut superbly in a cameo i categorize this movie as i am having a really really really bad day film not a slow minute in this film a real sleeper this movie is underrated and sadly overlooked"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23654": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the radar men from the moon is a pretty typical fare of s serials the special effects are pretty cheap the lunar rovers are obviously world war ii surplus jeeps with painted plywood over them and the like the acting is only so so it does inspire the imagination of children to whom i believe this was directed to by today s standards it s boring cheap and bad there s also a hefty amount of stock footage in the first episodes of natural disasters"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23655": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "in any number of films you can find nicholas cage as a strong silent hero dennis hopper as a homicidal maniac lara flynn boyle as a vamp tramp and the late lamented j t walsh as the heavy these are the types of roles these four can play in their sleep and they have done so often enough that to see them playing them again borders on cliche what a relief therefore that john dahl a master at getting a lot of mood out of a little action directed this nuanced noirish thriller hopper manages to keep from going over the top cage shows a little more depth than his usually superficial action heroes boyle is by turns sultry innocent and scheming and one gets a sense of the hard iron of the soul that is central to his character wayne dahl s direction gives a sense of the emptiness of the big sky country where the story takes place while also being intimate enough to show how a wrinkled brow can indicate a radical change of plot in store the plot twists are top notch and one of the other great twists in this movie is that some of the supporting characters actually act as if they have brains it isn t often that minor characters like deputy sheriffs have more brains than their headlining superiors but with a director as smart as dahl you shouldn t be surprised by the intelligence of anything connected with this film an excellent movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23656": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i saw most of the episodes of rmftm as a teenager on cliffhanger theater running after midnight on a local station some years ago and then again when mystery science theatre riffed on it in the early s time has not been kind to it i can certainly make allowances for the special effects which were quite impressive for a low budget s serial imo commando cody s flying scenes were better than george reeves superman s in his tv show and i can also make allowances for the ahem acting and fight choreography except for the guy who plays the ruler of the moon men he is incredibly miscast he looks and acts like the fellow who comes to fix your plumbing not the despotic ruler of an alien race even the corny dialog works all right everyone rattles off their lines like strings of firecrackers with no wasted time or pauses for things like thought or introspection since everyone does this the viewer finds it immersive after awhile and even to my modern sensibilities it doesn t bother much what really irritates me is the writing and the plotting i m not talking about the sunny weather on the moon or baking soda powered rocket ships or a flying suit that has controls labeled up down and fast slow i m not even bothered by the cheesiness of the resolutions to the cliffhangers that end each chapter i m talking about the fact that our supposed heroes are dumber than fence posts and have no cumulative memory and by the fact that although that the dialog clips along like an express train the plot goes through the same motions again and again dig it commando cody and his pal are the spearhead of a top secret hi tech science lab charged with protecting earth or at least the usa against an insidious alien invasion but his office has no guards or security checkpoints they don t even have locks on the front doors so the bad guys walk right in and beat the crap out of the cody and his staff not once perhaps understandable but several times they even kidnap his female assistant on the second try and they never get any smarter to further prove my point allow me to point out the way that cody jumps in his flying suit and flies around getting into trouble and never actually seems to succeed in catching anyone he does this over and over and over cody also flies his ship to the moon the woman assistant comes along to cook stays for about seconds and immediately turns around and comes back cody captures one of the atomic ray guns and immediately loses it again to the bad guys because he couldn t be bothered to lock it up and so on and you would think that if cody s efforts were so vital to saving the usa from the moon men that he might ask for a few soldiers with carbines a few helicopters and a tank or two to back him up instead of just working with the local police all the time this was supposed to be a military operation but they act like it s another episode of gangbusters it s all rather hard to stomach i appreciate that the creators were severely limited in the scope of their story by budget and time constraints and i appreciate that cody is actually a reasonably tough hombre even though he loses half of his fistfights but i just can t help yelling door lock the doooor when the gangsters simply walk into his lab or try to blow up the ship and there are no security measures at the landing site in place not even a fence still it s ok of the three republic serials i ve watched phantom creeps had a better plot and undersea kingdom had more atmosphere hah and a better hero than radar men but it s an ok time waster btw why radar men they didn t use radar they used atomic ray guns shouldn t the title have been atomic ray gun men from the moon"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23657": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "vaguely reminiscent of great s westerns like the treasure of the sierra madre red rock west is a story about conscience greed and betrayal michael nicolas cage is a down and out but honest young man from texas who goes west in search of work and money he finds both but not in the way he had expected the film s screenplay contains plenty of surprises and plot twists excellent cinematography adroit film editing and moody western music add tension and suspense the expansiveness of the big sky country provides a wonderful setting and the acting ranges from good to excellent with great performances from dennis hopper and j t walsh dwight yoakam s specially recorded country western song provides the film with a strong finale correctly labeled as neo noir red rock west strikes me as being something else as well the plot is full of amazing coincidences and improbable timing so much so that others may regard the screenplay as flawed ordinarily i would agree in this case however when combined with the moody atmosphere and the fact that the small town of red rock seems almost empty of normal daily life the coincidences and unlikely timing suggest a story that beyond noirish is surreal it s almost as if fate deliberately intervenes with improbable events so as to force michael to come to grips with himself from this point of view the coincidences are not script flaws at all they are necessary plot points in a nightmarish story of a young man who must confront his own demons disguised as other characters all we need here is rod serling in a postscript explaining in his always clearly enunciated voice that a young man searching for himself stops in a small almost deserted town a thousand miles from nowhere it s his final layover in a journey to the twilight zone"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23658": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "at least during its first half if it had started out with the three buddies in the navy and concentrated on the naval action scenes it would have been a much better and tighter film the second half of the film is worth it especially for the action sequences and close up shots of early th century ships but it s like a dull toothache getting there also don t watch this film just because ginger rogers is in it she has an important role but it s a small one the film starts out showing three new york city buddies working the tourist trade and also in good natured competition for the hand of sally ginger rogers a singing candy salesgirl along the avenue world war i breaks out the three buddies seem completely indifferent to the struggle yet enlist in the navy anyways the one of the three with the least industry as a civilian bill boyd as baltimore winds up the commanding officer to the other two robert armstrong as dutch and james gleason as skeets to make matters more complex sally has fallen in love with one of the three but doesn t have the chance to tell him before the three sail off to war the film is a little more interesting on board ship mainly because of the close shots we have of the ship itself and also because the chemistry among the three buddies is believable however james gleason at age looks a bit long in the tooth to be a swabby especially when the sign at the enlistment office said you had to be between and to be eligible one real obvious flaw in the film that made me believe that everything outside the naval scenes was slapped together with minimum care is the costume design or i should say the lack of it in the scenes in new york just prior to wwi we have everyone dressed in the fashions of and everyone driving the cars of no effort was taken to bring this film into period in conclusion if you watch the few scenes with ginger rogers in them and the last minutes involving the naval suicide mission you ve seen everything here worth seeing the rest is padding"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23659": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is an excellent modern day film noir excellent in that it s interesting start to finish there are some holes in here and some goofy parts that make you shake your head in disbelief but i haven t found anyone who didn t get caught up in this story the movie has the right amount of action suspense plot twists and interesting characters in addition it sports some nice colors and cinematography plus a good guitar based soundtrack i labeled this crime movie a film noir because it s gritty and the all the characters are no good even the only supposed good guy played by nicholas cage gets himself in trouble by lying and has a quick affair he should t have he also does something at the end which isn t right but i m not going the spoil it by saying suffice to say however that the rest of the characters are so bad they make cage look good speaking of bad guys does anyone do it better than dennis hopper not many at least in the deranged category he s tough to beat lara flynn boyle is fun to watch for a bunch of reasons j t walsh gives another great supporting performance too this is one of those films that never got much publicity but it should have you ll have fun watching this by the way try saying the name of this movie out loud three times fast without messing it up"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23660": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the threesome of bill boyd robert armstrong and james gleason play coney island carnys vying for the hand of ginger rogers a working gal who sells salt water taffy with the outbreak of world war i the threesome enlist and pursue ginger from afar the first half of this rko pathe production is hard going with the three male leads chewing up the scenery with overcooked one liners and snappy dialogue that quickly grows tiresome the second half concentrates on action sequences as the us navy pursues both a german merchant cruiser and a u boat these sequences are lively and well filmed but overall this is an overlong and unsatisfying comedy drama with a flat ending for fans of the stars only"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23661": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a film i saw when it first came out and which i have seen a few more times over the years it s always enjoyable one thing is that the comedy does not take sides it skewers labor and capitalists equally only sid seems outside the classic struggle even though he s responsible for it spoiler warning do not read further if you haven t seen the film this is a fantasy though presented fairly plausibly ask yourself could someone support most of his or her weight in a single strand of fabric it would cut through almost any support also when cornered in an alley sid uses a garbage can cover like a knight s shield cute symbolism someday i ll get this on dvd"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23662": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i loved the batman tv series and was really looking forward to this but they tried to do too much why they had the story of adam west and burt ward trying to recover the batmobile was beyond me i don t want to knock burt or adam for the way they look now it s been years since they appeared at batman and robin but to see them dressed in dress suits and fighting badguys was kinda sad i would rather of just seen the ex stars do commentary the batmobile side story was stupid as for the flashback movie i think it was too short and left out way too much it was really just a quick overview in my opinion i d like more background they showed the penguin and joker for about a minute each just to tell the same stuff i already knew the joker had a mustache under his makeup and the penguin had to smoke even though he hated it and was an ex smoker that was it on those i d love to read the book i am sure it has more in it that this showed like why was there riddlers or why catwoman s or mister freezes where was commishioner gordon cheif ohara alfred mister freeze king tut etc the list goes on like i said even the ones that were in this one were barely in it very disappointing and really corny"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23663": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "okay there are a ton of reviews here what can i possibly add i will try anyway the reason this is my favorite scrooge is because of everything the sets outdoor locations costumes are so beautiful and authentic the music is sweet the supporting cast is very well done one of my favorites is the narrator nephew played by roger rees his understated sincerity is touching and his voice is the sound of christmas to me david warner is also a totally believable bob cratchit his is a difficult life but he remains positive and dignified the best part of course is george c scott as ebenezer scrooge some have said his portrayal too gruff i couldn t disagree more his exchanges at the beginning while cold or harsh weren t out of character he is a terribly disillusioned man who s heart has been hardened by the vicissitudes of life and his own lust for wealth during the flashbacks it s obvious that he isn t all gruff this is where we see that there is hope for him if he was totally gone his partner marley would never have come for his sake in the first place and after all we are none of us past hoping i think that is a huge part of what dickens was trying to say when scrooge looks in on his dance at his employer s with belle you see him smile regretfully as he tells belle in the flashback that he will go through life with a grin on my face clive donner was smart enough as the director to allow these moments on film sometimes they get left on the editing room floor and finally his conversion is so absolutely full of joy that it makes me cry tears of joy every time i see it his apology to his nephew fred so sincere so moving it is the spirit not only of christmas but of humanity itself the joy he brings to fred to his wife are so apparent and the line that gets me every time god forgive me for the time i ve wasted bravi tutti"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"23664": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "a woman asks for advice on the road to reach a mysterious town and hears two ghoulish stories from the local weirdo both zombie related but perhaps fate has something nasty in store for her too the zombie chronicles is absolutely one of the worst films i have ever seen in fact i must confess so bad was it i fast forwarded through most of the garbage and there was a lot of that believe me it runs for just minutes and there is still tons of filler you get some skinhead doing a lot of push ups plenty of dull kissy kissy scenes between goofy teens that rhymed tee hee and some fine examples of why some people should never become actors as for the title characters they barely even have a footnote in the film why you get more undead action in the intro than you do the preceding feature though considering how pathetic the eyes bursting out of sockets and the eating of brains sequences are amongst other delights maybe that s a blessing in disguise and to top it all off it looks likes it s been filmed on someone s mobile phone for broadcast on youtube jerky camera work scratches on the print flickering lights i had to rub my eyes when i realised it was made in and not even the clothes and fashioned look about three decades out of date if you think i m not qualified to do a review of chronicles having not seen the whole film then go ahead you try sitting through it i betcha you won t even make it to the first appearance of the blue smartie coloured freaks before making your excuses and leaving it is truly laughable that anyone chose to release it and honestly you ll get far more fun resting your drink on the disc than actually torturing your dvd player with this gigglesome excuse for horror in fact don t for surprised if it packs it s bags and leaves in the morning leaving you doomed to watch vhs tapes for the rest of your life you have been warned p s what kind of rated horror has the woman keep a massive sports bra on during the obligatory sex scene see the movie can t even get that part right"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23665": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "my first child was born the year this program came out and i played the record album for the boys every christmas thereafter when the cd came out i bought about ten copies and still give them to friends and relatives as they start families it invariably becomes their favorite christmas album i recently found several dvd s made on dvd r from video tapes probably for sale on ebay the one i bought was an excellent copy and it was so great to see the show again after more than years there are some songs on the show that were not on the album and some of the songs on the album were studio versions of the same songs on the show but both the cd and dvd will stay in our library as the best christmas entertainment ever"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23666": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it is very unfortunate when a movie such as this is made a great deal of work and money has been put into a film that is amateur at best the editing drags on there are obvious mistakes that could have been corrected easily in a second take and the soundtrack is unimaginative so much more could have been done with this video movie i guess they ran out of time or videotape hand held shots have a distinct amateur feel to them"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23667": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "if the man in the white suit had been done in america can t you see either danny kaye or jerry lewis trying on alec guinness s sidney stratton on for size this is one of the best of alec guinness s films and certainly one of the best that ealing studios in the united kingdom ever turned out it s so perfectly fits within the time frame of the new labour government and the society it was trying to build it s amazing how in times of crisis capital and labor can agree alec guinness this meek little schnook of a man is obsessed with the idea that he can invent clothing that will never need cleaning that in fact repels all kinds of foreign matter the minute it touches the garment he s a persistent cuss and he does succeed of course the implications haven t really been thought through about the kind of impact clothing like that will have on society in the end everyone is chasing him down like they would a fugitive almost like peter lorre from m or orson welles in the stranger or even robert newton in oliver twist it s the mark of a great comedy film that a potentially serious situation like that chase as described in some of the serious films i ve mentioned can be played for laughs poor guinness s suit is not only white and stain repellent but it glows like a neon sign other than guinness the best performances are from cecil parker as yet another pompous oaf joan greenwood as his siren daughter and ernest thesiger the biggest clothing manufacturer in the uk come to think of it did paramount borrow that suit from ealing and give it to john travolta for saturday night fever"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23668": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "in this extremely low budget i ve seen home movies made with better production value australian utter rip off of the burning friday the th a band is planning to make a music video while on a houseboat they re stalked by a serial killer who was burned years before this movie is even proclaimed to be the worst australian film ever made in it s dvd promotional material that s it s only selling point complete and utter rubbish in every considerable way perhaps a few chuckles here and there for bad movie lovers but it still made me want to burn out my retinas eye candy a quick flash of barely existent itty bitty titties in a lame shower scene my grade f"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23669": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "what a wonderful movie eligible for so many labels it never gets science fiction film noir with a script and dialog of high intelligence which assumes an educated cultured audience the kind of english language movie only done in pre england and shown only in usa art movie houses when it first arrived and never ever done in the usa main characters in the man in the white suit starring sir alec guiness and joan greenwood routinely use polysyllabic science reference words like polymer and discuss and explain concepts of chemistry like long chain molecules and then communicate the importance of these to the average man and the benefits science provides him the man in the white suit is the opposite of the video game explosion movies which now dominate world cinema and certainly dominate major usa cinema it s a carefully acted intelligently told story delivered by gifted and believable educated english actors who play educated accomplished people and it s all done with comedy charm pathos and sense of irony which ancient greek dramatists would have approved of everybody should see this movie and someday somehow some worthy filmmaker and his supporters should make another like it it s wonderful"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23670": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "why was this film made even keeping in mind the generous tax concessions that australian film investors were given there can be no reasonable explanation for this film being given the go ahead for goodness sakes the actors cast in this film are aussie b grade celebs not actors people like john michael hollywood howson the original drummer from the band in hey hey its saturday and the voice over guy in countdown but in saying that this is still very watchable as long as you give it the brain attention it deserves none the script is bad even for a self confessed b grade horror and the acting and film quality is worse it often looks as though it is a home movie but even a home movie has realism anyone interested in australian cinema please for the love of god pretend this film was never made"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23671": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i saw this movie only after hearing raves about it for years needless to say the actual experience proved a bit anticlimactic but still alec guiness energetically leads a wonderful cast in a jolly if formulaic romp through industrial post wwii england this is the familiar tale of the woes of inventing the perfect everyday product remember the car that runs on water remember the promise of nuclear energy in this case it s a fabric that doesn t wear out wrinkle or even get dirty of course fabric manufacturers and their workers are horrified at the prospect of being put out of business and so the plot gets a bit thick guiness makes the whole enterprise worthwhile and watching him blow up a factory research lab over and over again is quite a blast those brits always the stiff upper lip when under fire the film might chug along exactly like guiness s goofy invention but it s a good ride all the same"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23672": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie should not classify as cinema although it is over years old now it should never ever have gotten funding and is a blight on the australian film industry which is now producing such brilliant films as the dish the actors cannot act the music is to be blunt not music the storyline is completely nonexistent and is a struggle to sit through do not watch this film it is a complete waste of your time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23673": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the man in the white suit is another feather in the cap of expert scottish director alexander mackendrick whisky galore sweet smell of success the star of the film is alec guinness whose comedies include kind hearts and coronets and the lavender hill mob guiness brings his usual class to the film and makes it much more than a typical comedy in fact the comedy isn t entirely overt by the end of the picture it s nearly become a complete drama it s the sort of ealing studio comedy that is calculated not to produce laughter but a sense of general amusement like the best british comedy of the time the whole idea of the suit isn t very original but the way it is executed is the film is highly original and recommended to any fan of guiness or britsh comedy out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23674": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this absolute trash is based so closely on the friday the th series that is practically a carbon copy accept for it being an australian film with people who can t act once upon a time a young boy got burnt up accidentally during the filming of a music video at lake eildon now a number of years later the boy is all grown up and taking revenge on anybody who comes to the lake to film a music video it is cliche ridden and a waste of time and money see it only out of curiosity or if you re an aspiring actor trying to learn how not to not be able to act lead role alan dale used to star in the television soap opera neighbours but ended up in the x files how did that happen"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23675": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "they were always trying to get me killed alec guinness once wrote of the man in the white suit s technicians they thought actors got in the way of things he went on to describe how he d been given a wire rope to climb down and assured it was safe narrowly avoided serious injury when it suddenly snapped mid descent people get in the way of things might be a maxim tailor made for white suit inventor sidney stratton fittingly played blank slate fashion by alec guinness in alexander mackendrick s definitive ealing film of certainly he cares only about his work its realisation and sod the consequences and similarly with the exception of a couple of peripheral characters there s almost nobody to root for in this chilly satire on capital and labour told in flashback the film concerns stratton s invention of a dirt resistant everlasting fibre fashioned into the white suit of the title and subsequent attempts by the clothing industry and its unions to suppress it while the industry fears the bottom will drop out of the market the shop floor stewards worry about finding themselves out of a job abduction and bribery attempts follow with both money and an industry chief s daughter on offer daphne the delectable packs a day voiced joan greenwood to the tragi comic end what s to become of my bit of washing when there s no washing to do bemoans stratton s landlady near the close a notion stratton hadn t even considered and has disregarded again by the movie s ambiguous coda a superior if decidedly downbeat comedy expertly performed and pretty much answering the oft raised question of whatever happened to the everlasting light bulb and the car that ran on water"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23676": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i just finished watching this on tv and what can i say but this is the worst film i have ever seen i m embarrassed to be from melbourne where the film was made diabolical acting amateurish makeup effects and a really bad soundtrack as for the plot well thats even more stupid some of the scenes just left me stunned as to how bad it was there s a reason they put these types of films on late night tv because they re utter rubbish avoid at all costs"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23677": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "while hollywood got sort of stagnant during the few years after wwii england developed a very prolific film industry in the man in the white suit inventor sidney stratton alec guinness creates a suit that never gets dirty unfortunately this means that certain other businesses are now likely to go out of business how can sidney deal with this and maintain his dignity this is an example of one of the great movies in which alec guinness starred before he became obi wan kenobi it s a good look at the overall absurdity of the business world if you re planning to start any kind of business you might want to consider watching this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23678": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "houseboat horror is a great title for this film it s absolutely spot on and therefore the only aspect of the film for which i can give out of there are houseboats there is horror there s even horror that takes place on houseboats but if there were ever a tagline for the film poster it would surely be something shonky this way comes for houseboat horror is easily the worst australian horror film i ve ever seen not to mention one of the worst horror films i ve ever seen and a fairly atrocious attempt at film making in general the good news is it s so bloody awful it sails straight through the zone of viewer contempt into the wonderful world of unintentional hilarity it s worth watching because it s bloody awful the category of worst comes not from the storyline for the simple reason that there actually is one a record producer a film crew and a rock band drive up to the mystifyingly named lake infinity a picturesque rural retreat somewhere in victoria in reality lake eildon to shoot a music video someone isn t especially happy to see them there and possibly in an attempt to do the audience a favour starts picking them off one by one with a very sharp knife even more mystifying is how long it takes the survivors to actually notice this on the surface it looks like a very bog standard b movie slasher you ve got highly annoying youths intolerant elders creepy locals one of whom a petrol station attendant would easily win a gurning competition and let s face it my description of the murderer could easily be jason voorhees ah but if only the acting and production values were anywhere near as good as the comparative masterpiece that was friday the th part vii unfortunately houseboat horror is completely devoid of both these things but in the end this only makes what you do get so ridiculous and amusing fans of one time late show and get this member tony martin will already be aware of some of the real dialogue gems check out the view you ll bar up while the actual song to accompany the music video is so bad it has to be heard to be believed i can t help wondering if writer director ollie wood hoped it would actually become a hit the horror element is comparable i think to b slashers of the genre and particularly of the period but there were times when i couldn t help imagining someone biting into a hamburger off screen and seeing a volley of tomato sauce sprayed at the wall on screen indeed if you ve been listening to tony martin recommending this film as hilarious rubbish like myself i don t think you ll be disappointed any fans of so bad it s good horror should not pass up the opportunity whether you ll bar up or not though is another matter if on the other hand you are in search of genuine excellence in the australian horror genre get yourself a copy of the incomparable long weekend and don t look back"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23679": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "other commentators have detailed the plot and the social parables and commentary as well or better that i could but i would like to join in my admiration for this little jewel of a film it holds up very well indeed more that years later in every category screenplay acting photography set design sound design it really is a classic of sorts this was my first exposure to the young alec guinness and it s obvious from the first frames what made him so special as to eventually receive a knighthood i only rate it an because it s essentially a rather lightweight parable that examines human nature but doesn t really skewer it and because the plot takes the easy way out at the end rather than actually resolving conflict between the inventor and the mill workers and industrialists who are chasing him all over town also a couple minutes of thought reveals the basic flaw in the logic of the screenplay wear and tear is hardly ever the determining factor in buying new clothes especially dress clothes children grow up people change sizes gain and lose weight and go with the latest fashions all the time and have as long as looms have woven cloth and if nothing else the manufacturer would make a fortune providing indestructible material for military uniforms especially bdus still this is a great film if you get a chance to see it on a classic movie channel you should"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23680": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "houseboat horror is often regarded as the worst australian film ever made and described as a typical slasher film which carried the promotion see the movie that can t get an academy award an underground disco band members begins to die slashed to death by burned maniac as they are attempting to shoot a music video on a remote lake in the australian outback badly acted and written slasher flick with zero suspense and annoying characters it certainly delivers the gore heads are split in half with a machete throats are cut and a woman is killed with a horseshoe if you like cheesy slasher movies you can give this one a try but you have been warned at least it s better than swedish the bleeder out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23681": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "ealing studios a television and film production company based in west london claims to be the oldest film studio in the world though it has been consistently churning out films and television programmes since the s its golden age was most certainly between and when it produced a string of comedy masterpieces many starring the great alec guinness such well known titles include whisky galore passport to pimlico kind hearts and coronets the lavender hill mob the titfield thunderbolt and the ladykillers one of ealing studio s most beloved films the man in the white suit was released in and starred alec guiness as sidney stratton a brilliant inventor who engineers a remarkable fabric an invention that unexpectedly makes him more enemies than friends sidney stratton is poor and unappreciated but he has scientific talent in great abundance due to his under qualification the only jobs he is able to get are as a janitor or labourer at any of the large textile factories where he secretly undertakes his own experiments using the company s own money and equipment after being found out and ejected countless times sidney is convinced that he is only weeks away from a momentous scientific discovery that will revolutionise the textiles industry encouraged by his daughter daphne joan greenwood textile mill owner alan birnley cecil parker takes a keen interest in sidney s exploits and agrees to finance any further work after numerous failed attempts and quite a few earth shattering explosions sidney eventually unveils his amazing creation an almost luminous white fabric that never gets dirty and never wears out if sidney thought that his invention would make him a hero then he was sorely disappointed the all powerful bosses of textiles industry headed by the frail sir john kierlaw ernest thesiger unite to ensure that the revolutionary invention which could completely cripple their businesses never goes into full scale production likewise the humble labourers in the workers union hear of sidney s creation and also set out to erase it from existence fearing for their jobs the inventor however is convinced that the ever lasting fabric will bring relief and happiness to many and refuses to give in to the demand of others despite being threatened with violence and offered in compensation throughout all his troubles to announce his invention to the media only one person offers sidney her complete sympathy and support birnley s daughter daphne who is engaged to be married to somebody else but falls in love with sidney s plight anyway the man in the white suit is a clever and hilarious comedy made great by a witty script written by john dighton roger macdougall and director alexander mackendrick and a quirky and charismatic performance from an inimitable alec guinness there are also a few good natured swipes at capitalism and of how big industries can hold back progress for the sake of their own monetary situations though we can certainly see the arguments for either side of the debate"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23682": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "watching a videotaped replay of about various spider man cartoons made me realize why i couldn t stomach it when it first came out i m from the old school where the spider man cartoon was the best and still remains the best i won t get into the psychedelic version which is terrible give me traditional villains please the acting in the new stuff is lousy read off a sheet with either no feeling or overacting paul soles where are you now this guy was the best at voice acting for spider man no one comes close watching secret wars a great idea for a cartoon mini series made me wince dr doom sounds like a comedy version of bela lugosi in a scene with red skull and doc ock red skull has no german accent while ock is heavy russian the old marvel comic hero series from had much better voice acting iron man sounded like he was wearing an iron mask captain america sounded authoritative not like some teenage kid paul frees as the thing in the s was the best thing ever the old voice actors were pioneers and there will never be anyone like them ever hear mel blanc s son no way can he replicate his dad the animation is clunky okay so they have all the fancy character shadings and nicely painted backrounds sometimes you can say more with less movement if more movement looks bad sometimes when you let the computer take over the movements they become robotic i really don t think any of these animators know what in betweeners are the stories are badly written and some of the lines they give the heroes are horrible why for example when heroes are teamed together for the first time they start fighting with each other in secret wars it was a lame excuse that got them in disagreement i can see if the hero was dark unknown and mysterious like the punisher but why the thing and iron man can t hold their tempers with each other is ridiculous then the torch joins in this is just another of the later comic trends to get heroes to square off at each other for a few seconds because everyone wants to see that stuff give them a better reason to fight and maybe it can be pulled off but hey what are you doing here and you don t tell me what to do are lame reasons another badly written scene is in the wedding where harry osborne unmasks himself to spoil peter s wedding that whole scenario was awful last but certainly not least is what another critic calls juvenile violence meaning no punches at all in secret wars the lizard carefully ducked the thing s charge but the thing punches the bad guys across an entire block in the comics he must simply revert to lifting heavy things and subduing a bad guy by grabbing hold of him in the cartoons sure these cartoons were not made strictly for us adults but for kids under that s why they can t have punching because mommy and daddy don t believe in that type of violence but you can blow things up these cartoons will include that as a kid before political correctness came in fashion i saw cartoons punching each other what s wrong with a punch to the chops is there really less violence in the world today because those slick and crafty new cartoons took out the punch i find this the most insulting of all when i watch the new stuff they ve written out the punch because we could all hurt ourselves kids enjoy these cartoons all you want i ve seen enough rating"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23683": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "often tagged as a comedy the man in the white suit is laying out far more than a chuckle here and there sidney stratton is an eccentric inventor who isn t getting the chances to flourish his inventions on the world because nobody pays him notice he merely is the odd ball odd job man about the place as it were after bluffing his way into birnley s textile mill he uses their laboratory to achieve his goal of inventing a fabric that not only never wears out but also never needs to be cleaned he is at first proclaimed a genius and those who ignored him at first suddenly want a big piece of him but then the doom portents of an industry going bust rears its head and acclaim quickly turns to something far more scary yes the film is very funny in fact some scenes are dam hilarious but it s the satirical edge to the film that lifts it way above the ordinary to me the contradictions about the advent of technology is a crucial theme here do we want inventions that save us fortunes whilst closing down industries you only have to see what happened to the coal industry in britain to know what i m on about the decade the film was made is a crucial point to note the making of nuclear weapons became more than just hearsay science was advancing to frighteningly new proportions you watch this film and see the quick turnaround of events for the main protagonist stanley from hero to enemy in one foul swoop a victim of his own pursuit to better mankind it s so dark the film should of been called the man in the black suit i honestly can t find anything wrong in this film the script from roger macdougall john dighton and director alex mackendrick could be filmed today and it wouldn t be out of place such is the sharpness and thought of mind it has the sound and setting is tremendous the direction is seamless with the tonal shift adroitly handled by mackendrick some of the scenes are just wonderful one in particular tugs on the heart strings and brings one to think of a certain scene in david lynch s elephant man some years later and yet after such a downturn of events the film still manages to take a wink as the genius that is alec guinness gets to close out the film to keep the viewers pondering not only the future of stanley but also the rest of us in this rapidly advancing world a timeless masterpiece thematically and as a piece of art"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23684": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i liked this show i think it was nothing with wrong with it only that spidey don t punch anyone but only for that the show doesn t suck some people only think this show is bad because of that the story was great and it was fun when other heroes appeared like x men the punisher daredevil and iron man to bad sandman never appear but i kinda like it best spidey show ever my favorite episodes are turning point spider wars the hobgoblin the alien costume mutant agenda but there are some episodes that was really really bad like rocket racer and the spot which was embarrassing to watch and i don t like morbius and hydro man first of morbius suck plasma instead of blood and i don t like vampires and it irritates me that he was almost the main villain in season of course i have to mentioned hydro man he was terrible i rather see sandman his last appearance was so terrible and i don t like spidey as the man spider but i guess everything than this was bad"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23685": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a chemist develops a fabric that never gets dirty or wears out but it is seen as a threat to the survival of various industries in this delightful ealing studios comedy guinness is marvelous as the mild mannered but persistent chemist greenwood with her sensual voice plays the love interest parker is her harried father thesiger is amusing as a patriarch of the fabric industry while telling an engaging story the film also raises some intriguing questions about science the economy and politics it is adeptly directed by mackendrick who would go on to make the ladykillers and the sublime sweet smell of success later in the s"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23686": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "okay guys we know why we watch film like the invisible maniac just look at the cover man t and a all over the place with a lot more t than a but shouldn t there be a story to go with it c mon i can hear you say this is just girls gettin naked who needs a story well if this were called the naked maniacs i wouldn t have a problem but since these guys are cribbing from the invisible man they need to have a bit of story hereabouts you know to keep your mind busy however all they can muster up is how this crazy doctor creates an invisibility serum and when he cracks uses it to spy on naked women and ends up killing a lot of teenagers and when you see the smarmy looking teenagers he goes after you ll be grateful one star for the t and a but there s a little too much gore for you skin fans so proceed with caution tidbit yes it s that savannah"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23687": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "ok i m biased i live near shrewsbury in england where this wonderful movie was filmed it still looks the same now i remember them filming here quite vividly and the fake snow on the streets for days on end often when i m walking through shrewsbury i see a street or a house and it will remind me of this film george c scott s scrooge is a more realistic character than many of the other screen versions his physical appearance isn t the typical miser scott s is big and imposing a man who finds those smaller than himself to be inferior we all know the story and the quotes the book is one of the most cherished works in the english language and i don t believe there are many cynics who would say that people aren t capable of change and redemption this film version portrays all of that quite beautifully george c scott may be american but he plays the part of the english miser with wonderful skill i love this movie if you haven t seen this version i would strongly urge that you do it s usually available for a very small amount of money or are you too mean"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23688": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "as long as you can suffer it if you like watching people waking up getting up getting dressed having a shower preparing dinner watching each other having sex in the dark then going back to bed to sleep if you like tacky flats narrow bedrooms and kitchens long minutes of silence if you like getting bored for two hours feeling the thrill of real intimate false art then you will like it but if you don t just try to see a good movie there are thousands as long as you are here but do we want to stay this german movie got the award of the torino gay film festival italian journalists still don t understand why the jury took such a bad decision as the festival presented lot of talented movies maybe to be nice with a german as they don t often get awards well the lives of others did but this one is excellent but not gay so maybe it is a question of fashion germans are they in again no matter what or maybe only for a hustler s glance of some directors"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23689": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i enjoyed this film but i was surprised to see people referring to it as a comedy it was amusing at times but really it wasn t very funny at all if i d been expecting it to be a comedy i might have been disappointed with the film but going in with no expectations i found it to be enjoyable and engaging maybe it was because as an engineer i identified with the protagonist i was less concerned with satire of capital or labor and more into the basic story of a man fighting for his invention a man who s less interested in monetary gain from his invention than he is in seeing it come to fruition and be put into production he s absolutely heroic when he refuses to take the big money and the hot woman in return for suppressing his invention so i find it interesting that people here have compared it to jurassic park me i compare it to the fountainhead"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23690": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it s interesting that all who so far seemed to like this film had no expectations i guess that s the trick in contrast with them i had optimistic expectations and that was a mistake as soon as i saw how close to the faces the camera always was i knew we were in the hands of an extremely amateur director that s always a clear sign of them they think it is arty or effective or intense to hold the camera about two inches away from the actors the actors in this film though had only one facial expression each if the close camera wasn t enough the lack of light in the film killed it the film seemed to be entirely filmed in the dark so now we know that the cinematographer was a rank amateur as well ooh ooh we re going to light the set with a flashlight that will make it all seem intimate no that made it all seem invisible on top of the serious technical flaws there was absolutely no story beyond the barest hint of an idea that was never developed and nothing new about this kind of relationship was illuminated perhaps this is a new kind of film for germany but in los angeles forget about it the fact that this film won a couple of film festival awards doesn t indicate the quality of the film but besmirches the quality of these particular festivals i can assure you that this film won t win anything in the festival where i saw it in fact two times during the film it seemed that it was finally over and people started to get up to leave this was one of the side effects of the cinematographer s total darkness technique but when the film shuddered on instead there were moans coming from the audience and once the movie finally did end it was clear that it hadn t mattered if it actually had ended at either of the two earlier points an earlier ending would have saved the audience from yet more monotonous scenes of domesticity folding sheets cutting vegetables spreading honey on bread yeah we get it the life of the lonely old man was boring but we figured that one out at the very beginning i recommend that audiences miss this one it has absolutely nothing to offer sophisticated movie goers"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23691": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "sidney stratton is having trouble maintaining jobs at various textile mills mainly because of his experimentation in the textile laboratories stratton s experimenting on a formula for a new fabric which would create the ultimate fabric one that never gets dirty never wrinkles or wears out when stratton eventually creates the fabric he creates enemies in all the textile workers who will lose their jobs and the owners who will lose money since one mill has the exclusive rights so stratton in his white suit becomes the most hunted man in england the film is ideal and only ealing could have made it so guiness performance and a great supporting cast such as greenwood thesiger and parker and mackendrick s direction make the film a delight but the real hero is the story itself a nice satire on business and industry with additional elements of drama romance and suspense rating"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23692": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this film was screen as part of the sydney mardi gras film festival i had no expectation of the film as someone else choose it for me i actually like films that take time to develop films that allow the characters to unfold and lets the story flow stillness is good but this film though was just plain slow credit must go to the two main actors there was a sense of tension between them as two totally different people misfits really come together in a very awkward way there were tender moments and sadness as we learned more about them i also liked the setting and the way it was shot it was claustrophobic and monochrome and it added to the film s intimacy and reinforces the oddness of the characters i just don t understand the ending what was the point of it all"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23693": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "when i saw this film in the s i wanted to be a scientist too there was something magical and useful in science i took a girl friend along to see it a second time i don t think she was as impressed as i was this film was comical yet serious at a time when synthetic fibres were rather new lessons from this film could be applied to issues relating to gm experimentation of today"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23694": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i wholeheartedly disagree with the other viewers of this wretched film the only reason why i didn t rate it for awful was due to the great talent of carmen miranda the beginning and end are the best parents due to her gifted singing and dancing the problem is with the rest of the picture alice faye comes off quite hollow don ameche has a great singing voice but with the wretched writing material he comes off so terribly corny the plot is a real stiff here with ameche assuming two parts as a song and dance man and a baron not happily married to faye it seems that by playing the song and dance man ameche s marriage gets a second change to reignite some silly nonsense about the baron having to clear up business and being away allows him to play both parts s z sakal is given little to do here and so his comedic gifts are not given the opportunity to shine ditto for j carrol naish who actually appears uncomfortable in his role this is a chica chica boom bomb of a film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23695": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "in my mind the best of the ealing comedies and one of my favourite films of all time the theme of workers v management with lots of talk of unions and rights perhaps dates the film a bit now as it s no longer a subject discussed all that much but that doesn t stop white suit from being a show stopping classic the plot about a man trying to create a revolutionary new fabric which ends up putting the textiles industry into turmoil doesn t sound exciting when written down but the film retains that essential spark of fantasy mixed with reality that marks it out as a true ealing comedy the fabric repels dirt and can never wear out the titular white suit that alec guinness wears throughout the second half becomes the centrepiece for several iconic images and sequences such as guinness being able to use his indestructible thread to scale a sheer wall the script itself is full of dry wit is he all right yes pity and characterisation is first rate i m always astonished by the wonderful direction in these films as well comedies of later eras would adopt a point the camera at the actors and let it roll mentality but the ealing films always attempted interesting lighting and angles and innovations this film is no exception of course it s the cast that lifts the material to dizzying heights alec guinness gives a fantastically understated performance with eyes that convey wonder joy and crushing defeat whenever the story demands it stratton is a man oblivious to everything except his work such an insular character could quickly have become boring or irritating but guinness effortlessly makes him likable so much so that the closing stages of the film generate a real sense of urgency as stratton tries to come out on top in a world that wants to bury everything he s ever worked for joan greenwood plays another of her strong female roles and is an absolute delight to watch as usual as are befuddled cecil parker and slimy michael gough everybody gets laughs without even trying to it s comical british understatement at its finest the man in the white suit is minutes of sheer brilliance with a great plot great cast sparkling wit and healthy dollops of cynicism absolutely top notch"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23696": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "despite the acclaim on the dvd cover of the version i borrowed this film was a disappointment yes it is far more realistic than other war films of the period for depicting the mud boredom and frustration of the grunt but unfortunately one comes away from it thinking that s all there is to this movie there is no plot and the dialogue is monotonous it s not that a good war film needs to have a battle scene every five minute one of the best world war ii films twelve o clock high has very little action but it compensates with crackling dialogue and psychological tension the exception to the story of g i joe is a brief battle segment titled city under siege on the dvd which takes place in italy admittedly it is one of the most fast paced and convincing combat scenes of any war movie but alas the rest of the film is not worth watching just for this highlight another turn off is pvt dondaro played by wally cassell who is meant to be a romeo but comes off a pervert by contrast sgt warnicki is a sympathetic if flawed man as he says to capt walker mitchum when volunteering for another patrol every step forward is a step closer to home but that last step one patrol too many drives him over the mental brink too bad the rest of the movie doesn t do justice to some otherwise fine touches as for meredith s portrayal of pyle it is practically comatose"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23697": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "although most americans have little knowledge of his work other than star wars alec guinness produced an amazing body of work particularly in the s s ranging from dramas to quirky comedies i particularly love his comedies as they are so well done and seem so natural and real on the screen far different from the usual fare from hollywood this being said this was the film that sparked my interest in these movies it s plot was so odd and cute that it is very unlikely the film would have been made anywhere except for ealing studios which had a particular fondness for little films like this one guinness is a nerdy little scientist that works for a textile company he wants to experiment in order to create a synthetic fabric that is indestructible though he is not working for the company as a researcher but for janitorial work so he tends to sneak into labs either during the day if no one suspects or at night and try his hand at inventing repeatedly he is caught such as after he blew up the lab and given the boot until one day he actually succeeds then despite the importance of the discovery he sets off a completely unanticipated chain of events and then the fun begins the film is a wonderful satire that pokes fun at industry unions the government and people in general"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23698": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "heavily re edited and often confusing the original screen version of man on fire was at least ten years out of date when it was made and the passing years haven t made it any better this is the kind of movie that producers with too much money and too little experience make to get attention and everyone else does just to pay off their outstanding alimony or their drug dealer with scott glenn s bodyguard going out on a limb to rescue his year old charge the kidnapped daughter of a wealthy italian family an interesting cast joe pesci brooke adams danny aiello jonathan pryce have all done better the action is sluggish and sparse and only john scott s exceptionally fine score part of which turned up in the last reel of die hard makes a positive impression one case where the remake made by tony scott the original choice of director for this version is an improvement"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23699": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "one of the things that makes this ealing comedy so outrageously funny is the clever editing shots that would be considered absolutely essential to most modern comedies are deliberately left out this is what was known as british understatement three instances a comic fight is edited like this alec guiness has invented a new cloth that will ruin the industry half a dozen businessmen invite him to their office to try to get him to sign a contract relinquishing his control of the cloth so that production can be suppressed when he catches on to this guiness stands up and turns to walk to the door two men block his way excuse me he says quietly taking a step forward the two men move between guiness and the camera cut a secretary is sitting outside at her desk there is silence until the buzzer begins signaling her frantically she takes up her notebook and opens the door to the inner office where a full fledged noisy donnybrook is in progress and the room is half wrecked guiness dashes out the open door the following example would be unthinkable today during the research phase of his invention guiness sets up an elaborate chemical apparatus but instead of converting the experimental liquid into the new cloth the device explodes again and again it explodes the laboratory is cleared of all other work the blasts continue ceilings fall down windows are blown out the director of research is seated at his desk in a tiny office cluttered with debris a bandage on his head when the door behind him opens he jumps a foot in the air sit down he tells his visitor there s another one due at any moment it is excruciatingly amusing and there is not a single shot of any explosions this would be unimaginable now without a fireball and maybe a building collapsing in slow motion last example consisting of a series of quick relentless cuts put together precisely guiness is being pursued and is cornered in the lobby of an office building by people who want him to sign the contract faced with two men about to grapple with him guiness backs up with a determined expression he bumps against a pedestal with an iron bust on it the bust topples backward and bumps against the wall there is a shot lasting about one second of the bust hitting the wall another brief shot of a metal shield hung above the bust being jarred loose and falling down quick cut to guiness s head rising into the frame cut to the two men staring into the camera while horrible brass banging and thudding sounds are heard off screen cut to guiness flat on his back nobody today would have the cojones to not show guiness being crowned by that shield i won t go on with this it s a comedy alright but a pretty bitter one underneath all the hilarity in solving one set of problems guiness has created dozens of others he is opposed both by management and labor neither of which is shown to much advantage and of course the economic implications have to do with more than cloth what about that car that runs on water with a pinch of something or other in it one of the workers asks vested interests comments another worker as thorstein veblen nods in his grave what would happen if our problems with energy were solved overnight if i owned shares of exxon and i think i do i d shudder at the thought where would the oil industry be if there were no more need for oil for that matter where would the police force and the fbi be if crime were to suddenly disappear this is a thoughtful and very amusing movie superbly directed and edited the roster of performers is peerless joanne greenwood with that husky voice the blithering cecil parker the wheezing mummified ernest thesiger a first rate job all around"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23700": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "steve mcqueen has certainly a lot of loyal fans out there he certainly was a charismatic fellow one of the most charismatic the big screen ever knew but even mcqueen can t save this turkey of a film shot with what looks like a brownie camera in the actual locations in st louis mcqueen s a new kid with no criminal record brought into the planning of a bank heist by one of the other gang there s more than a broad hint that there s a gay relationship going on between young steve and david clarke he s not liked at all by the other heist members mainly because of his lack of criminal resume steve also has a girl friend in molly mccarthy and she suspects something afoot especially when he starts hanging around with crahan denton and james dukas as well as clarke all pretty rough characters that would certainly get my suspicions aroused the great st louis bank robbery had two directors charles guggenheim and john stix guggenheim did mostly documentaries and stix didn t do much of anything one of those two jokers decided steve s performance was best served by doing a bad marlon brando imitation this film may go down as the worst ever done by steve mcqueen i m willing to bet that dick powell and four star productions had already signed him for wanted dead or alive because i can t believe they would have if they saw this or they would have seen something the public would have overlooked except for the dressing for this turkey"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23701": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the man in the white suit like i m all right jack takes a dim view of both labor and capital alec guinness is a scientific genius but an eccentric one he has never gotten his university degree due to an err accident in a college laboratory he manages to push himself into various industrial labs in the textile industry when the film begins he is in michael gough s company and gough in a memorable moment is trying to impress his would be father in law cecil parker by showing him the ship shape firm he runs while having lunch with parker and parker s daughter joan greenwood gough gets a message regarding some problems about the lab s unexpectedly large budget problems he reads the huge expenditures due to guinness s experiments and chokes on his coffee guinness goes on to work at parker s firm and repeats the same tricks he did with gough but parker discovers it too greenwood has discovered what guinness is working on and convinces parker to continue the experiments but now legally the result guinness and his assistant has apparently figured out how to make an artificial fiber that can constantly change the electronic bonds within it s molecular structure so that for all intents and purposes the fiber will remain in tact for good any textile made from it will never fade get dirty or wear out it will last forever guinness has support from a female shop steward but not her chief he sees guinness as selling out to the rich but when he explains to them what he s done they turn against him if everyone has clothes that will last forever then they will not need new clothes soon parkers fellow textile tycoons led by gough ernest theisinger in a wonderful performance and howard marion crawford are equally panic stricken by what may end their businesses they seek to suppress the invention with only greenwood in his corner although parker sort of sympathizes with him guinness tries to get the news of his discovery to the public in the end guinness is defeated by science as well as greed but he ends the film seeing the error in his calculations and we guess that one day he may still pull off his discovery after all it s a brilliant comedy but is the argument for suppression valid at one point the difficulties of making the textile are shown you have to heat the threads to a high temperature to actually enable the ends of the material to be united there is nothing that shows the cloth will stretch if the owner gets fat or contract if the owner gets thin are we to believe that people only would want one set of clothing for ever what happened to fashion changes and new styles and the cloth is only made in the color white making guinness look like a white knight we are told that color dye would have to be added earlier in the process wouldn t that have an effect on the chemical reactions that maintain the structure of the textile alas this is not a science paper but a film about the hypocrisies of labor and capital in modern industry as such it is brilliant but those questions i mention keep bothering me about the validity of suppressing guinness invention"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23702": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "when the remake of when a stranger calls was out obviously i was interested in watching the original then when i read about the original which i recall had my sisters totally freaked out back in the day i saw that the real money is on black christmas which apparently beat everyone to the the caller is in the house punch so i netflix that and it sits at the top of my list for months due to its very long wait all this time i am getting more and more eager to see it then one day out of the blue it finally arrives and it s a total snore sure maybe i had elevated expectations but i don t think it would have gained more had i seen it fresh the thing is it s christmas in some canadian college town and there s this sorority having a party we see some killer pov shots as he climbs this trellis and sneaks into the attic so we know he s in the house then we re introduced to our characters olivia hussey as the mousy whiny canadian accented jess margot kidder as the annoying overtly aggressive alcoholic barb she s so annoying even her mother dis invites her for her christmas festivities there s also this irritating janis ian clone phil and this alcoholic den mother mrs mac seen taking nips from the various bottles of booze she has stashed all over the house we also meet jess s highly strung boyfriend peter played by keir dullea of and bunny lake is missing fame though halfway through the film i was still asking myself which one s keir dullea so it seems that the house has been receiving obscene phone calls but this was before email so they couldn t ask him to send a photo then well you know how they say those plastic dry cleaning bags are not a toy one of the sisters finds that out the hard way don t worry if you don t catch the first shots of the plastic encased corpse face as it reposes in the attic there ll be more interspersed throughout the film obviously there to make you say oh my god there s a corpse in the attic though after the first hour that changes to how come the dumb police haven t found the rather prominently placed plastic encased corpse in the attic especially as it is made abundantly clear that it is clearly visible from outside the house really any time before csi came on the air must have been such a golden age of crime the cops are so dumb fortunately some of them look like john saxon anyway after a lot more darn boring human drama the house mother fears that her precious kitty has ascended a vertical ladder and has pushed open a heavy looking trap door that rests atop it those wily cats for she sticks her head in there and ends up with a hook pulley in her neck for the trouble now we have two corpses up in the attic hey why don t we have more shots trying to chill us by the fact that there are now two corpses in the attic so by now the police have begun to take the situation seriously and tap the houses phone and station a cop outside they inform jess and her pal janis ian that if the obscene caller calls back they need to keep him on the phone jessica who has grown even more whiny mousy and annoying keeps asking the caller who is this what do you want who are you after like the first calls when it is clear that he is not going to answer her isn t that like a sign a developmental disability the inability to learn from unsuccessful attempts at something and what s he going to do suddenly say oh yeah hi it s bob from the laundromat dumb jess spoilers anyway soon janis ian and lois lane kidder are piled in bed with ketchup splashed on their faces this film s idea of gore and idiot jess realizes that not a single door or window in the house is locked hello are you being stalked or what then the cops realize that the killer is in the house and call jess and tell her don t ask questions just do as i say walk to the front door and get out so what does moron jess do starts screaming phil barb phil barb hey great idea sister now why don t you go right upstairs where you know a psychotic killer is lurking of course she does and sees her former friends all splashed with ketchup prompting this viewer to scream at the screen have a clue now now obviously one needs to be understanding and realize that this movie was made before the classic slasher movie tropes were solidly in place and that it doesn t move to the same pace we re used to and seeing a plastic covered corpse in the attic like times probably was scary back in the day and people weren t used to being stalked by psychopaths so they wouldn t think to you know lock the doors or windows and they might be tempted to wander upstairs when they have just been told that a rabid killer is up there you see people were stupid back in the s we have to understand that one of the big shocks is that we don t even see our proto final girl kill the psycho but believe me that fact is more interesting being read in this review than sitting through the movie for spoilers end hey check out cinema de merde my website on bad and cheesy movies with a few good movies thrown in you can find the url in my email address above"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23703": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "an unassuming subtle and lean film the man in the white suit is yet another breath of fresh air in filmic format from ealing studios while i suspect some modern viewers may initially find it obscure i doubt many would fail to be charmed by the expert way the plot the themes and characters are languidly relayed during the film s course the genuinely great alec guinness gives another fine characterization in a film perhaps not as obviously virtuoso as ealing s inspired kind hearts and coronets from this time he merely plays one character rather than eight but as the unworldly inventor and scientist sidney stratton he always finds the correct tone and expression along with guinness subtle expressive performance the rest of the cast are effective of the main players cecil parker and ernest thesiger do stand out thesiger is compellingly absurd as the crippled but influential business grandee while parker is dependable as the ineffectual yet pivotal mill owner and father father that is of joan greenwood the deftly delectable comic actress who is at her insurmountable peak in this film resplendent and seductive of aspect and diction she is quite sublime in this film a fine contrast with the similarly unusual but more maladroit guinness the scene where she seemingly tries to tempt him is played so adeptly by the pair that it is both deeply poignant and amusing the themes are handled very effectively with no easy morals drawn the complexities of the relationships between science business and the workforce are insightfully and enjoyably examined expertly helmed by alexander mackendrick this film is technically adept in all areas evocative photography fitting sound effects and music and a wistful script all quietly impress a thoroughly satisfying film with guinness and greenwood magnificent rating"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23704": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is a weak film with a troubled history of cuts and re naming it doesn t work at all firstly the dramaturgy is all wrong it s very slow moving at first and then hastily and unsatisfactorily moves to an end but there is also and that may have to do with the cuts an uneasy moving between genres it starts off with being a thriller to be taken at face value and then degenerates into a farce rather than satire the ending may be funny but it s also so blunt that i almost felt it insulted my intelligence what little there is so the film tries to be everything but does not really succeed on any level at all you can also see that in the very unsteady character development you almost get the impression connery plays three roles rather than one"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23705": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i ve had this movie on tape for years and started watching it again this morning while waiting for my laundry how ironic mostly because i wanted to hear benjamin frankel s title music again i ended up sitting through about the first half hour entranced by how wonderfully assured the direction writing and performances are the movie is like a who s who of s british character stars cecil parker michael gough miles malleson duncan lamont and particularly ernest thesiger great as the dessicated old giant of the textile mills not to mention alec guinness and joan greenwood not character players as such but charming charismatic leads this is science fiction in its purest form and droll comedy as well an all time classic and i hope no one ever tries to remake it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23706": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i d never heard of this then found out it s the man with the deadly lens which i d heard of but not seen connery s presence drove me to buy it and it s not good it wants to be a sort of cross between dr strangelove and mash but it just isn t that funny unless you find the name general wombat funny it comes across as a flat s thriller until the last ten minutes when it springs to life there are many many flat scenes in the whitehouse between the president and his aides which don t work it s almost as if the initial cut was too long and the first half was edited down to get to the whole nuclear bomb ransom storyline and the suicide bomber attacks which i think are meant to be played for laughs but again aren t that funny the location filming is excellent but the studio stuff looks like cheap tv i could not believe the man responsible for key largo crossfire and elmer gantry did this only laugh connery throws away his wig before putting on his helmet and jumping out of a plane it makes never say never again look like genius"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23707": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this alec guinness starrer is a very good fun political satire of corporate industry and a light eccentric character study as well the pacing is a bit slow for a comedy and none of it is really rolling on the floor type funny except perhaps the sound effects for the experiments but it does have its amusing moments and it is very deft in its execution the big explosions segment is probably the most farcical element the union procedures are quite droll very reminiscent of i m all right jack especially the feminine socialist with a light romantic crush on guinness character the political machinations actually carry the story ernest thesigner is very notable as a heavy i don t think this one works quite as well as the ladykillers or kind hearts and coronets but even light ealing comedy is better than nothing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23708": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie is just plain bad it isn t even worth watching to make fun of it the lunatic professor is just plain annoying even suspending disbelief to allow for invisibility which i glady do for the sake of good bad movies and allowing for exceedingly stupid victims in a horror movie this movie asks for even more than that if you are looking for women s locker room shower scenes and random sexual encounters get a porn if you are looking for a good bad movie get something else if you want to simply waste your time on an annoying bad movie rent this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23709": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i first saw this version of a christmas carol when it first appeared on television i actually anticipated seeing the film when it was advertised and it more than lived up to my expectations i have now purchased the dvd and plan to watch it every year with the exception of it s a wonderful life i consider this version of a christmas carol one of the best christmas movies ever made george c scott is excellent and a superb cast led by roger rees surrounds him scott proves once again that he is one of finest actors of our time scott has the artistic talent and acting ability to play any role and keep the character unique to himself how can someone be remembered as both patton and scrooge scott does so easily the direction is marvelous with the fine sets costumes and music that give the movie a special feeling of the time place and era depicted you will simply love this movie and will place it among your favorites to watch during the holiday season"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, 1]},
	"23710": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "follow up to s far better cleopatra jones has statuesque black actress tamara dobson returning to her signature role as chic super tough narcotics agent here busting a heroin ring in hong kong cross pollination of blaxploitation action flick and kung fu b movie is fun at the outset but eventually flags the shoot out finale is right off the assembly line and dobson herself seems less energetic than before she s still sexy and she puts a unique spin on her comically stilted dialogue but these surroundings may have been too much of one thing for her she s jaded stella stevens plays the villainess this time she s good but can t match shelley winters in the predecessor from"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23711": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the man in the white suit is one of those delightful comedies that ealing studies made so well in the s and s the plot of this one follows a man that invents a cloth that neither gets dirty nor breaks of course this is a huge breakthrough in the world of textiles however things are not that simple as the cloth will threaten the way of life of many people including cloth manufacturers the cloth mill s workforces and even an old lady that does her washing every week the man in the white suit is a film about scientific advances and the way that they don t always help as the old woman says at one point in the movie why cant you scientists just leave things alone like a lot ealing comedies this one stars sir alec guinness alec guinness is a fantastic actor he has the ability to light up the screen with his presence and he does in this film literally but he also manages to portray his characters in a down to earth and believable way he is suitably creepy in this film and he captures just the right atmosphere for his character an intelligent and ambitious but slightly naive scientist along with guinness the man in the white suit also features joan greenwood the deep voiced actress that co starred with guinness in the simply divine kind hearts and coronets and michael gough a man that would go on to get himself the role of alfred in the batman films the acting in the film isn t always great but it is always decent and it s fits with the film the man in the white suit is an intelligent thought provoking and witty comedy with a moral the comedy isn t always obvious and it doesn t always work but the film is not meant to be a film that provokes belly laughs so that is forgivable i recommend this movie basically to anyone that is a fan of movies"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23712": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "if you liked watching mel gibson in million dollar hotel then you might enjoy watching burt reynolds in yet another film so bad it could never be distributed i can only attest to the dvd version so maybe the vhs version is better quality wise but the movies night and dark scenes have been so poorly done that everythings seems red i first thought my dvd players was messed up it wasn t if you insist on watching it i recommend you adjust the color on your tv until it is black and white if you don t you will never be able to get through the film if you do it will simply remind you of a poor film students attempt to revist the style of pulp fiction"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23713": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "contains spoilers also my quotes may not be exact everyone always notes the satire in social commentary and economic parallels how true but to me i see this movie as much more than that i love the symbolism of this guy in a glowing white suit there is so much confusion and filth in the world around him but it won t stick alec guiness was the perfect guy to play this his boyish grins and eternal curiousity are so appropriate that s ingenious can you tell me what is the ratio of ink to petrol the only moment of defeat is when he realizes that his invention hasn t worked after all standing there almost naked yet more than shame is the simple disappointment that it didn t work he s never really intimidated by people remember but sidney we want to stop it too barely a moments hesitation before he s off trying to get away again does he show any sign of the pain such a betrayal must ve caused no also notable is dapne s role she is sick and tired of money and power she thinks she s finally found love outside of her father s company at first she doesn t really care about sidney anymore than anyone else but that moment when he falls off her car and she goes back to see if maybe she killed him and yet he is still thinking only of the beauty of his invention she s finally found something she thinks is worth living for the funny thing is that it s not even romance it is friendship but of such an ephemeral nature that the title almost doesn t fit it s more admiration and perhaps even inspiration upon her discovery that michael has no real love for her and that her father is completely incompetent to take care of her she gives into cynicism and tries to temp sidney fortunately she finds that there really are people in this world living for more than power money and lust what a refreshment thank you sidney if you would ve said yes i think i d have strangled you i love the very end when all of this crazy business seems to have come to nothing but then the bubbly quirky beat starts up and sidney goes off his stride matching the tune dauntless where is daphne we don t really know but they weren t really in love and she wasn t really a scientist he got help escaping and she got a shot in the arm of hope pollyanna a cont d relationship would ve been nice but as billy joel says it s more than i d hoped for"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23714": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this film describes the experiences of a couple of hit men one of them burt reynolds a prostitute and two drag queens over the interval of a few hours on one night in miami the convergent storylines eventually bring all the people together at one place and time the movie was mildly entertaining but the big problem was that everything happens at night and many scenes were literally under exposed to the point that it was impossible to see what was happening in a few scenes you can actually see where they tried to stretch the developing process to save the images somebody didn t know how to operate a movie camera amazing that this film was even released"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23715": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "when i learned of sir alec guinness death this was the first of his many films i thought of re seeing what a wonderful droll commentary the film provides even after all these years and guinness helps to weave the charm into every frame his eyes and face are as luminous as that white suit he wears both he and the film have to be considered lifetime favorites"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23716": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the bfg is one of roald dahl s most cherished books but in this animated adaptation the magic just isn t there this version remains pretty faithful to dahl s original story so one can t lay the blame on john hambley s script if anything the fault lies with the colourless animation the lethargic pace and the generally lacklustre voice overs one would be right to expect this story to make for a happy vibrant fun filled movie instead the film is a hopelessly dull affair that becomes quite tedious to watch children who are not familiar with the story should definitely read the book first all the film will achieve is to put them off read what is actually a children s classic young orphan sophie voice of amanda root lives in a none too friendly orphanage under the cruel supervision of mrs clonkers one evening she is peering through the window when she spots a massive figure walking stealthily down the village street the figure realises it has been seen so it reaches in through the window and scoops sophie from her bed placing her into its enormous pocket before fleeing into the night sophie soon discovers that she has been kidnapped by a giant from giant country and fears that he will eat her but to her relief he turns out to be a kind and sensitive member of his species who introduces himself as the bfg voice of david jason the bfg refuses to eat people instead restricting himself to foul tasting vegetables known as snozzcumbers however giant country is populated by numerous other giants who do feast every night as it happens on poor unsuspecting humans sophie and the bfg become great friends and soon they come up with a plan to thwart the other giants together they go to the queen of england voice of angela thorne with their remarkable story and beg her to send the army and the air force to fight the man eating giants the queen agrees and so begins a dangerous operation to capture the bad giants before they can harm anyone else jason voices the bfg quite well one of the few pluses in the film but his good work is almost ruined by somewhat poor sound quality the rest of the voice work is decidedly uninspired with very little to bring the characters to life similarly the bfg is the only character that is imaginatively animated sophie lacks appeal and the giants are boringly designed and look almost indistinguishable from each other even the places are uninventive giant country especially comes up short being nothing more than a barren wasteland with occasional rocks and canyons at minutes the film is not exactly lengthy yet it drags quite badly in parts due to the soporific handling of several sequences little of dahl s mischievous humour is conveyed satisfactorily one chapter in the book deals with the bfg s love of whizzpopping farting and is laugh out loud hilarious in the film the same section is totally killed by unfunny handling i came to the the bfg expecting lots of zest fun and enjoyment but what i got was pretty much the opposite this one is a failed misfire that simply doesn t match the calibre of the book in any department unfortunately therefore it must go down as one to skip"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23717": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i can t say whether the post wwii british comedies produced at the ealing studios are an acquired taste or not but i am completely addicted and the man in the white suit is one of the best no need to go into the well known plot about the threat posed to both the textile industry and the textile unions by an indestructible dirt resistant fiber suffice it to say that the slings and arrows suffered by the naively idealistic sidney stratton in pursuing his polymer vision make for a comedic delight many of the well known faces from the world of british character actors the nervous cecil parker the suavely devious michael gough and the bluntly ruthless ernest thesinger put in wonderful performances guinness as always and forever is superb and joan greenwood is delectable as daphne just the way she enunciates the word daddy makes the entire movie worth seeing knudsen"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23718": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this was not enjoyable to watch frank puts all his dreams on the back burner and gets a normal boring job just so his stepson can go to film school but his stepson decides that he ll make a humiliating documentary about the man instead a documentary filmmaker should point the camera and simply shoot not manipulate and comment with snide captions the bitterness and resentment of the filmmaker towards his stepfather is obvious and sad the goal seems to be to make frank appear dumb and pathetic instead he comes across as the most human of the people featured essentially a smear campaign all dressed up as something much smarter and edgier than it really is it left me with an intense dislike for the filmmaker"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23719": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "for me this is ealing studio s most perfect film as fresh and relevant half a century later as it was the day it was released as a satire on economic notions of growth and the commercial need for in built obsolescence it could scarcely be more up to the minute and of what other film can it be said that the hero literally wears the plot oddly there are parallels with jurassic park in which messing with the environment will literally turn round and bite you but spielberg shied away from the book s brilliant central conceit to tack on some nonsense about children hmmm in the man in the white suit alec guiness plays an idealistic young scientist who comes up with a cloth that never gets dirty and never wears out suddenly workers and capital at the northern english mill where he is working are united as never before in protection of their livelihoods of course being ealing it s a comedy but it needn t have been the complex interplay of vested should that be suited interests plays out beautifully as one by one all parties realize that progress is a threat and that disposability and waste are what keep the looms turning but yes this is a comedy albeit a pointed one and amid the political ironies are delicious performances and some good old fashioned knock about laughs nonetheless it s the biting satire that endures dazzling and white"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23720": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "did anyone edit this film or was it only the dvd release that had huge thirty second gaps between scenes it s ok though i fell asleep watching it the first time then i fell asleep the second time and the third time the plot is actually not the worst i ve seen but it s close the acting is not the worst i ve seen either but it s close the production well i can honestly say that it was the worst i had ever seen in my life not trying to be spiteful but unhinged could have used some more production please don t think i m a hater of horror films or even that i didn t enjoy this film i just felt i was laughing at the film much more than i felt i was laughing along with it the gruesome moments were not too poorly done but could have been done better even with a shoestring budget characters seemed awkwardly developed or ignored all together twist ending was pretty bad and the exposition took forever without exposing much i d recommend avoiding this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23721": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a super comedy series from the s two series were made in total that suffered in the uk ratings due to poor scheduling when you are up against established comedies like minder even the best new comedies are going to struggle to get noticed luckily i caught the series from episode one and followed it avidly i mentioned it to friends and family at the time but everyone seemed to have been watching something else very very frustrating anyway i loved both series and never forgot it then i looked it up on the internet and found that an ultra fan was trying to get both series released on his own well both series are now available on dvd http www replaydvd co uk joking_apart_s htm"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23722": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "after the opening credits there s a black screen for about a minute a minute of nothing then a girl wakes up and takes a shower then her and two college friends are driving to a rock concert after much padding they hit something and skid off the road they awaken in a cabin inhabited by a wheelchair bound old lady and her offspring the killings are sadly very tame for a supposed video nasty the twist ending silly and predictable no one involved in the mess would ever make anything of note again so there are still happy endings sometimes eye candy sara ansley gets topless and laurel munson has full frontal on display my grade d"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23723": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is one of the funniest series ever i laughed till my sides split and rolled around on the floor if only someone would release in america region or non pal please i know it being released in the uk but that s region and pal besides let s give this series its fair shake america must know this series moffat is a genius i loved tracie bennett s quirky goofy role in this of course i liked fiona gillies but tracie was a treasure release this show in america or show it again on the pbs stations i need to laugh and laugh again please indulge us please please thanks for reading"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23724": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "when i rented unhinged i was expecting a gore movie the box even claimed that the movie had extreme scenes of violence that were cut from the theatrical release i now have serious doubts about this being released in the theater after finishing the movie i wondered how it could even receive a video release the plot is as follows a group of three young women on a car trip crash their car into a tree these women somehow manage to make their way to a mansion which contains an extremely sexist woman beyond this point the movie is mainly composed of useless scenes that are intended to make the movie long enough for release one of the things that makes this movie awful is the acting lisa munson who plays the main character looks as though she is reading her lines off cue cards the others acting is bad but not nearly as bad as hers another thing that makes this movie bad is the camera technique many shots are taken by cameras attached to the ceiling this gets very annoying as the movie progresses on top of all that there is very little gore which makes the box very misleading don t waste your time on this one my rating out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23725": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "deliverance is a dead on example of what wonderful movies came out of the s while your jaw is dropped during a terminator movie are you really sacred i don t think so because you are there to see what new cgis have been strung together plot matters not so many daily situations can become terrifying for no reason at all because there are so many people involved in daily living like a trip to the market or a walk down a dimly lighted street deliverance is so frightening because those innocent actions can turn deadly in a heart beat venturing into the backwoods is a frolic in fun anyone who has that notion does not read the papers watch the daily news nor has not seen some of the other movies that depict the seriousness of trespassing into territories where outsiders are not welcome it is almost unbelievable that the advance dish on deliverance didn t inform almost everyone going to view it this was no picnic and squeal like a pig wasn t a part of deulling banjos i hate the term hillbillies because as some users wrote that demeans entire regions of people who are very content to live as they know how without the interference of modern life much is made of inbred that is not sexuality peculiar to the backwoods chinatown should teach us that lesson however city slickers are extremely dumb to enter a closed society and give them attitude i know lots of hillbillies they are moral people when left to themselves their justice can be brutal when they feel threatened or humiliated just like the justice in city streets they don t need any part of the city the city should take its canoe ing and camping to legal sites deliverance was the last film i found jon voight to do any real acting i hope i m wrong he was extremely underpaid for midnight cowboy because he was unknown but demonstrated that he could do that role at the drop of a hat his acting in deliverance was superb it gave us a clear demonstration ordinary people can move mountains if it s necessary but who wants to be thought of as ordinary today his stifled sob at the dinner was brilliant wow for burt reynolds one must ask what led him into those other tacky films his manliness although misguided in this film set the pace for the endurance necessary to make it out of the wilderness not only in the backwoods but the wilderness of everyday life ned beatty was stellar his underwear may not have had versace stitched on it but his shell shocked performance was perfect as noted he became stronger than any of the group by the end of the movie ronny cox played the moral guy to the hilt every man should have his determination to do what is right several users have theorized he was shot or lost his balance when he pitched into the river my theory is that he was so disgusted with the whole journey he committed suicide no gunshot was heard during the scene and voight and beatty did not find a wound james dicey certainly knows how to weave a suspenseful tale and was great as the sheriff it is said he was so terrified of acting he came to the set drunk every day his character could see the three canoe rs were guilty of surviving but also knew they didn t stand a chance against a jury of the local people no matter how kindly they were treated in aintry he was also aware that the meaner of the locals could be cruel justice don t come back up here again not many users knew hillbillies were used in the film where ever it was possible what actors could portray them better the mountain men were actually mountain men every detail of this movie was perfect no doubt it was dangerous to play in play in better fight for your life in i ve experienced some near dangerous incidents and am content to live outside of the fray you guys who feel your manhood raging can have my part that we have absolutely killed and continue to do so irreplaceable areas of this country in undeniable to be able to view its grandeur on any media is enthralling but it leaves a bitter taste to realize some do not care about it los angeles where i live is a perfect example it s built up right into the territories for wild animals and steadfastly believes humans come before animals those are their rightful habitats we should leave them be just that any wonder why coyotes and bears and wolves wander into neighborhoods they re theirs in some less threatening way we all need to experience the lessons to be learned from deliverance to understand our advancement technologically does not lead to supremacy i thank all those city slickers who went out into the wilderness to produce this modern classic so that it can scare the heck out of me when i watch it you can have the thrill of danger i ll stick to the tv out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23726": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i normally do not take the time to make comments that few people will read about movies few will see however in this case i feel i must warn all those who might consider wasting time on it i just finished watching it only five minutes ago this is quite simply one of the worst movies that i have ever seen in my life the acting is horrible a plot is nonexistent and production values are poverty level at best i know that even a low budget movie can be great but not this one there is only thing that could have saved this movie for any horror fan s purposes more on screen gore and slashing the grand total of three times that this occurs is off screen while it is effective and reasonably disturbing when it happens especially the end scene there is simply not enough of it the movie is just too long for it s minimal content too dialogue heavy and consequently almost impossible to watch what happens to put it all in a nutshell with room to spare three teenage girls irresponsibly and knowingly go out driving through an isolated area where over girls have previously been abducted and murdered their car of course breaks down and they are taken to an old boring house inhabited by three crazy people one of whom is the psychotic killer all three are eventually murdered one by one off screen after what seems like an eternity of boring slow paced nonsense as i said the only things worth watching even once are the murders please don t buy it or rent it just for that and don t be fooled like i was by the misleading box art and movie description save your money and your time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23727": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "one of my favorite movies to date starts as an adventure through the wild side of a team of four men from atlanta the idea of living the chulawasse river before it s turned into a lake comes from burt reynold s lewis who unconsciously drowns his fellas into their worst nightmare but if the first half of the film appears rather like an action movie the second half carries the viewer into a totally different story with our men forced to make a decision that they know will change their lives forever in very bad ways at the end of the movie each person is gonna be forced to deal with the scars of what had just to be a quite week end on the river but muted into a fight for survival the movie except some pretty evident goofs is very well directed and beautifully shot into a paradise of nature that steals your breath the photography is excellent as well voight reynolds cox and beatty are all excellent in showing how a single event can ruin in different ways four different lives only tied to the same mistake"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23728": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i bought this movie for at a used cd store and i kinda regret it i ll start by saying i m a huge fan of cheesy horror flicks they provide a horribly tacky cheap entertainment this movie entertained for the first half hour because it was so bad it could be made fun of in an mst k style manner quite easily then it got boring the acting is the scariest part of the movie while great acting is not to be expected this was laughably bad and honestly provided all of the entertainment that was to be had this is the plus side to the movie where the movie really falters in entertaining is the writing lighting and the editing this movie provides way too many what the is going on moments there are many moments such as the mother having strange fits at dinner and then that having absolutely no consequence in the movie along the lines of dinner someone in charge decided it was fun to watch people eat refined food for five minutes straight without dialogue every time a meal was served during the meals and other inappropriate moments the scene cuts away to pure darkness outside then cuts back in and speaking of darkness outside one of the funniest parts of the movie is the climate where apparently it isn t nighttime unless it s raining and speaking of darkness a big problem with the movie is that it s so poorly lit you can t see what s going on half the time which is more of a frustration than anything in one of the climactic scenes you can t even tell what you re supposed to be seeing that s so shocking and when it comes to climactic scenes unhinged contains one of the worst i ve seen people say wow that surprised me and that s good i can say that the big reveal did surprise me because i didn t see it coming the reason i didn t see it coming is because it made absolutely no sense i won t ruin it for you but i will tell you that my friend and i spent a good twenty minutes rewinding to various parts of the movie to find anything that would have validated that at all and all we found were more things saying that it wasn t possible all in all this movie is actually better when you watch it with the commentary tracks that make fun of it i love crap horror movies but this was too much"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23729": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie is a classic in every sense of the word it is very entertaining and also very disturbing the acting in this movie is well done the story itself is believable suspenseful and well thought out character development is also done well the audience can clearly see how each of the characters is emotionally tested through this film the villains in this movie are very threatening from the first moment the audience sees them they can tell that they are up to something this movie shows how a human being when taken from civilization and put in the middle of the woods facing a life or death situation can slowly become almost as wild and feral as the animals that inhabit it not everyone is going to like this film there is a lot of disturbing content that may make some viewers uncomfortable it is definitely worth watching this movie is a masterpiece"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23730": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "saw this late one night on cable at the time i didn t know that the girl billed as shannon wilsey was actually porn star savannah but she was so beautiful and got naked so often thank god that i actually sat through this brain rotting drivel i like cheesy flicks as much as the next guy more than the next guy actually but this was way beyond cheesy and more into rancid the truly annoying overacting by the mad scientist and the director s writers and special effects people s virtually total incompetence detracts from the gratuitous nudity that is the movie s only saving grace savannah before she turned into the plasticized barbie doll she became as a porn queen is really interesting to watch she s drop dead gorgeous bursts into uncontrollable giggling at times glances off camera and laughs and just generally seems to be having a really good time which is more than can be said for the audience for even though savannah and her colleagues spend a fair amount of this picture naked it still can t hide the fact that this is an incredibly stupid badly made and annoying movie if you know someone who has it on video or if it comes on cable some night check it out but don t waste your money on a rental"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, 1, -1]},
	"23731": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is the best film version of dicken s classic tale i ve seen it over and over on vhs and recently acquired the dvd version which is formatted for tv not wide screen what i find interesting about this teleplay is the cast of english actors who are now recognizable since many have appeared in other films shows in north america since my biggest surprise is edward woodward the equalizer as the ghost of christmas present"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23732": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i too was fooled by the packaging i too fell for the gory packaging and the dvd casing that claims grieved fans as every copy was pulled from shelves though it was inexpensive it wasn t really all that worth it no scares and very limited gore the ending was very cheesy and didn t deliver the punch it should have i really don t even know how it became a video nasty with how very tame it is the story drags the characters are obvious amateur actors it doesn t live up to the promise the dvd bonus feature the interview is very strange as the director appears very incoherent and not all there the lead actress talks like she s appearing in a shakespearean production it s a great laugh"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23733": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i am a member of a canoeing club and i can tell you the truth that deliverance is synonomous with the peacefulness and tranquility of the experience as we put our boats into the water banjoes echo in the back of the conscious mind this movie is timeless because it waxes philosophical of human s place in nature and technology s effect upon man s relationship with nature we see it in the bow fishing we see it in the home made tent there is also city man s disdain and feeling of superiority to the rural woodsman cracker the fact that the banker from atlanta ned beatty has bad teeth is meant to put him on the same level with the woodsmen who also have bad teeth ultimately the struggle of life and death supersedes civilized man s suppositives about the law this canoe trip ends too soon for the viewer but alas not soon enough for the characters"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23734": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "basic slasher movie premise young ladies wreck their car and end up staying with a creepy family yawn watching minutes of a premonition of oj s car chase with a white sedan instead of a bronco yawn old lady with hot and cold dementia controlling her daughter yawn minutes of watching the actors eat yawn trying to identify what the heck they are eating ok there might be a drinking game here nope yawn complimentary shower scenes ok got my interest for a couple of seconds completely random and uninspired killings yawn the ending dude that psycho is deranged why couldn t the rest of the movie be like the last minutes unfortunately that is it my advice fast forward to the last five minutes and watch that and then put something good in the player for me i am going back to sleep"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23735": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "and this is a very disturbing film i may be wrong but this is the last film where i considered burt reynolds an actual actor who transformed the role and delivered a message jon voight and ned beatty are also excellent they are unassuming and unaware businessmen wanting to enjoy the country little did they know what would happen next the photography and sets are realistic and natural this was before the days of wes craven what is most disturbing about this film is the fact that places like this still exist in america country folk still detest city people it is almost a century and a half since the civil war you will enjoy this film it was filmed in the rural sections of south georgia which still exist just don t drive past that to mobile alabama that area still has not been repaired since hurricane katrina"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23736": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "unhinged is one strange little film a forgotten slasher from the golden age of the genre it s hard to really write a satisfying review of this film simply because of the fact that the film is so unique it s plot is fairly overdone three young women on their way to a rock concert get in a car crash and end up stranded at the mansion of an eccentric old woman and her spinster daughter very quickly the ladies realize something is not quite right when they hear strange breathing and noises from the attic on top of that the mother and daughter seem to have a very very strange relationship as they quarrel intensely in front of their houseguest at dinner the old mother even goes as far as calling her daughter a whore and slut and accuses her of sneaking guys in at night to sleep with them halfway through the film when one girl finally decides she better wander off to find help the killing begins as far as the acting goes this film is at the bottom of the barrel none of the three stranded girls can act particularly the lead girl it is almost unbelievable to hear them deliver their lines in the same wooden tone throughout the film the mother and daughter are better but not much the film is also quite dull in parts and really really drags the killings are gruesome but nothing we haven t seen before however as mentioned on here the film really gains points with it brilliantly disturbing and gory ending it comes totally from left field and has the same shock value as the ending the the camp classic sleepaway camp unfortunately the rest of the film is a bore and suffers from horrendous acting and boring boring pacing the isolated creepy looking mansion and the dark foreboding lighting does give the film a grainy realism but that is quickly shattered when one of the characters attempts to act it may be worth it if you can stick it out until the end but i say you are better off just fast forwarding to the last minutes out"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23737": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "spoilers four men ed jon voight lewis burt reynolds drew ronny cox and bobby ned beatty decide to go on a rafting trip on the cahulawassee river before it is flooded they wanted to have fun to have a nice weekend in the nature but when two mountain men cross their path and rape one of them bobby everything begins to go to hell in a handbasket and this nice weekend will even cost one of the four s life deliverance which in italian is stupidly titled un tranquillo weekend di paura a calm weekend of fear is the grandad of movies like texas chainsaw massacre the hills have eyes wrong turn last house on the left and all the other evil nature revenge subgenre films and one of the scariest right next to the hills have eyes based on a book by james dickey who appears in the movie as sheriff bullard it s a chilling story on how someone can go into a situation thinking he knows everything when he doesn t and the image of the dead man s hand raising from under the water or the hands holding the rifle from the one sheet are haunting images that will never leave your mind deliverance"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23738": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i bought unhinged because i got suckered by the gory picture on the cover if you want to see all the good parts of the movie just look on the back of the box all the kills are shown and i can honestly tell you that they look much better in the still frames than they do in the movie having said that let s look at the plot a group of college girls driving to a rock concert by way of the deep dark woods in one of the longest driving sequences ever captured on celluloid slide off the road no visible damage is done to the car but apparently it was enough to put one of the characters in a comatose state for the rest of the film or perhaps she read the script and was already in a coma before filming began the two remaining girls wake up in a big isolated house the house by the way is fabulous and manages more drama just by its presence than any of the actors in the film for some reason though this house has no roads going to it the only way you can get to the main road is by hiking five miles through the woods the girls spend the rest of unhinged sitting around listening to weird conversations between an old rich bitch who looks like george washington in drag and her equally homely sexually repressed daughter the girls apparently were in no hurry to get back from that concert anyway being that they packed more clothes than the cast of gilligan s island for that three hour tour by the time we the viewers get to the kill scenes we no longer care we wish that someone would kill us just to end our suffering unhinged finally wraps up with a quite shocking ending that deserved to be in a much better film it s almost as though the ending the one good idea in the film was written first and then the writers tried to make a movie leading up to it unhinged is ultimately a boring film with bad acting inept directing and a plot with more holes than a leper in a porno film sorry i m not sure where that came from you will get an idea of how bad this movie is during the opening credits when for some reason that is never explained the screen goes black for about two minutes while the characters talk about nothing worth remembering don t waste your time you ll just feel unhinged and want your time and money back"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23739": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "impactful film of four city slickers in crisis in appalachia has become synonymous with rural depravity each of four businessmen face their darkest fears when they tackle a challenging whitewater trip on a river about to be replaced by a dam when locals along the way decide to have their way with the interlopers it leads to several deaths and loads of trauma for the survivors each of the travelers is outstanding although voight gives the lead and strongest performance the rural scenery and culture is well captured including the breathtaking dueling banjos sequence i saw this on a date when it came out not exactly the perfect date movie although we both enjoyed it i sort of remember this as a break out dramatic performance for burt voight was already established not the sort of movie you could watch every week but it has a strong punch and is beautifully filmed"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23740": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "banned as a video nasty in the uk unhinged has naturally gained quite a bit of notoriety however the most shocking thing i found about the film was its amateurishness in all departments the bloodletting i could handle the terrible acting shoddy editing awful direction lousy script and abysmal soundtrack were much harder to take three girls on their way to a music festival crash into a ravine during a storm they are rescued by a friendly stranger who takes them to a nearby house the owner of the house a batty old lady and her spinster daughter welcome the girls in allowing them to stay for a few days in order to recuperate however someone doesn t want the girls to leave ever one by one they fall victim to an unseen assailant taking a long time to get going and featuring some of the worst performances ever in a horror film and that takes some doing unhinged is a truly awful film the music is a total mess it sounds like a three year old has been let loose on a synthesiser and as such it complements the movie perfectly only a couple of bloody scenes towards the end and a bit of gratuitous nudity save unhinged from getting the lowest possible score if you are a horror completist and unfortunately i am you will want to see this in order to tick it off the video nasty watch list but be warned it is really really bad"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23741": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i recall seeing this film on tv some years ago and not paying full attention maybe even missing the first half so i came to the conclusion that it was dull and over rated i decided to revisit it last night to see if i had missed anything the first time i certainly did this is one of the most disturbing and amazing films of all time and it has clearly had much influence on films today and probably will forever i can t believe i thought this film was boring a young jon voight and burt reynolds give the performances of their careers and are supported by ned beatty and ronny cox this story will leave you with a sense of disgust and dread long after you watch it it is truly horrifying oh and did i mention that the theme song is great as well well it is and this movie should be seen by movie fans everywhere everyone should see this movie for the experience just don t expect a picnic"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23742": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i had never heard of this one before the owner of my local dvd rental outlet mentioned it to me being a s horror flick with the notorious distinction of having been banned in the u k i decided to check it out the film turned out be a dull amateurish and ugly looking ride the sound recording is so poor that dialogue is unintelligible half of the time whereas the acting gives new meaning to the word inept what s worse the film follows the awfully tired formula of a trio of teenage girls being involved in an accident and finding themselves sheltered by a dysfunctional family living in remote surroundings soon one of the girls goes to look for help and is never heard from again another still bed ridden is quickly disposed of after being forgotten for most of the duration the heroine is the one to interact the most with the three inhabitants of the house a harridan of a bible thumping mother cue horrendous overacting her repressed and long suffering daughter and the latter s weirdo brother who occasionally appears on the scene to drool over the sleeping female guests often resorting to dinner table reminiscences by the man hating mother as a means of filling in the dreary to say nothing of unoriginal backstory and which invariably develop into mother daughter sparring contests the film does have one ace up its sleeve the twist ending is as unexpected as it is ingenious but it does little to remove the bad taste left in the mouth by the film as much through the lameness of it all as the intermittent gore or the inescapable feeling of having wasted minutes of my time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23743": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "deliverance is john boorman s horror thriller movie about a group of four atlanta businessmen burt reynolds jon voight ned beatty and ronnie cox that undertake a canoe trip down the cahulawassee river before the river is dammed along the way a raft no pun intended of unpleasant things happen to the men despite the nasty happenings in this picture boorman captures the natural beauty of the river nicely the location was really chosen well indeed this would still be a very nice film to watch had the canoe trip gone smoothly the lush forests and gentle landscape only make the horror more horrible not only is the location scenic but also beautifully shot thanks to cinematographer vilmos zsigmond it has been said that burt reynolds performance as the outdoorsman lewis is the star acting role in this film i reckon however that jon voight steals the show with his role as the suburban family man ed who is rapidly forced to change his demeanour in order to survive in fact the scene in which climbs the cliff was not a stuntman it was voight himself to cut costs the filming wasn t insured and the actors did their own stunts the soundtrack is particularly noteworthy eric weissberg s and steve mendel s performance on guitar and banjo as part of the duelling banjos sequence remains one of the most awesome pieces of soundtrack in the history of cinema for the sheer intensity of its performance at a couple of other points in the movie we are treated to more softer banjo music which provides a very pleasant accompaniment to the trip down the river for all the good points of this film i did find it a little lacking in purpose it doesn t build suspense very well and it isn t really as gruesome as we have been led to believe the plot itself is somewhat poor and it doesn t really go anywhere nevertheless this movie has enough good points to get my recommendation i did like it but for fans of gore there isn t really much of it none really in fact it isn t so much a horror film as an adventure film that turns a little bit sour think of it like rambo first blood meets three men in a boat look out for a very young charley boorman as ed s son i did like this movie the soundtrack cinematography and acting earns it a well deserved out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23744": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "unhinged follows the typical plot of the early s slasher trend pretty young girls in peril i have to give it up for the filmmaker who used a helicopter for some of the early road trip shots you actually think for a second there s going to be quality in the production watching unhinged was like seeing an amateur acting class go through it s warm up some of the most awkward badly lit overlong scenes are played out with the gusto of a valium overdose i wondered why they didn t just put the cue cards on camera so the actresses wouldn t have to constantly shift their gaze the two main girls were obviously chosen for their t a factor rather than talent laurel munson as the main chick terry is as exciting as watching paint dry two nude scenes make for an adolescent thrill janet penner and virginia settle as the crazy creepy daughter and mother the chicks find themselves stranded with compete for worst acting ever long pauses weird expressions emphasis on the wrong word it s all there and is a delight for those of us out there who love bad films the scenes shift suddenly with long black outs you could drive a mack truck through cartoon lightning crashes across shots without even bothering to show the sky eighties eyeshadow assaults the viewer but ya know it grew on me i felt sorry for it i wanted to hug it kiss it s boo boos and make it better the ending doesn t make up for the damage it s caused but i grinned anyway i have my own theories regarding the whole banned hype and hope that anyone who chooses to view this film does so with substantial substance abuse and a sense of humor otherwise pass"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23745": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "it s all up to you ed now you get to play the game the day my father left my mother he took me to see this film with his new girlfriend on opening day at the cinerama dome in hollywood i was but fourteen years old i wasn t even entirely sure what i was seeing but i will never forgot it especially the scene with ned beatty watching it today thirty six years later it still gives me quivers my father was a huge burt reynolds fan hence the reason for standing in line for almost an hour in to watch what was supposed to be an action movie i had seen two films at the dome prior to this grand prix and the song of norway well this wasn t exactly mario andretti or the brady bunch after leaving the theater i was shell shocked but even at that tender age i appreciated the artistry and after seeing again today am i surprised i was still standing after witnessing this highly disturbing yet extremely well crafted film suffice it to say it was a traumatic experience for a fourteen year old that had yet to kiss his first girlfriend i don t blame my father for taking me but it was a bit much for a child to witness as an adult i still find it quite disturbing yet i am still very impressed with the quality of the film making burt reynolds as an absolute wonder as are all the principles from billy redden as the inbred guitar wonder to ronny cox as the terrified insurance salesman everyone does an admirable job the sound quality is second to none from the chirping birds to the ticking clocks the photography cinematography all the technical aspects of this remarkable film are first rate the moral questions raised from murdering the sexual assaulters to the aftermath of dealing with killing a human being remain as profound today as they did when this groundbreaking film was released and the classic sequences of attempting to survive in the wilderness after dealing with such unforeseen brutality are life altering these four men city men suddenly confronted with a situation with never imagined raise the bar from action to horror it s a classic to be sure and the phrase you have a pretty mouth has been quoted endlessly from saturday night live to off the cuff comments around water cooler at work this movie is without a doubt a huge part of our societal pop culture as much as make my day or i ll be back ever were so what would you do if you found your friends being sexually assaulted at gunpoint by mountain men far away from your life in the city cozy bed wife and kids and if you took the measures burt reynolds did and i would have done the same would you bury the body beneath the soon to be lake or stand trial and take your chances the bottom line is deliverance delivers you can take that to the bank if this movie doesn t get under your skin then you are not human even if you have seen this before rent it again and ask yourself the above question my favorite part of the film remains the same ed failing to kill the deer then changing life and it s unpredictable circumstance can change a man and i suppose that s what this film is all about jon voight in particular as ed gives the best performance here and he remains one of the more gifted actors in hollywood history from midnight cowboy to his highly underrated performance as franklin d roosevelt in pearl harbor his acting lifts the movie to another level climbing the rocks at dusk terrified and determined to make it right it needs to be seen to be believed i guarantee your heart rate will elevated to a new level briskly paced tense taut and tightly drawn as a as a banjo string this is a morality play that asks questions that remain today times have changes but our choices as human beings have not ten out of ten stars"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23746": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i ve never really considered myself much of student when it comes to watching films i watch them form an opinion and that s it but unhinged changed all this this film is without a doubt the most inept attempt at film making i ve ever seen every kid who rocks up at university thinking they re gonna be the next spielberg or tarantino needs to be handed this film with a handbook titled how not to make a film not only is there no story to be had the film makers weren t even competent enough to make a film worth watching it s been a while since i saw it but all i can say is watch the overhead tracking shots in the opening scenes they are never ending it s almost like having your teeth pulled only not as much fun"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23747": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "when a movie shocks you with it s disturbing brooding atmosphere and grabs you by the throat with it s stunning cinematography you just know that you have stumbled upon a treat masterpiece of a film although with most modern movies extremely enjoyable as some are those that really shock you into focus are the strongest and are the ones that are most critically acclaimed and mostly stick with you for a life time i say proudly that i am a fan of movies that disturb not just horror movies but those that send a vibe laden with foreboding movies like breakdown and the missing that send a chill down your spine making you think holy crap that could happen to me and visually entice you are up there with some of my favorite aspects in a movie because i am only i did not grow up with actors like burt renyolds jon voight and ned beatty albeit i am familiar with them i didn t watch them grow and proceed as actors as opposed to actors now like shia labouf and justin long i must say after the long hype and witnessing deliverance for the first time i was so admired by these veteran actors in a movie made more than years ago and still lives it s terror up in competition to modern movies burt renyolds plays lewis the macho self appointed leader of a group of four friends on a canoe trip down a fictitious river before a dam is made filling the whole wilderness in water renyolds character is an experienced adventurer sort of no nonsense and filled with machismo witnessing him portray the tough guy made me think differently about him as an actor as i have only seen him as a seedy old guy or an angry politician the dialog the director provides for his character gives him enough malice to be proved as a strong and even intimidating leader ronny cox and ned beatty play as the novice adventurers drew and bob respectively joining in for the fun of a canoe trip the actor that i thoroughly enjoyed watching was jon voight once again i have only seen him as an older actor however unlike renyolds i have quite liked voight s acting and i don t regard anaconda when i say that for example the national treasure movies voight plays ed whom like lewis is experienced in adventuring but is seen as a more reserved character a reluctant hero leader and definitely lacks lewis machismo the film basically opens up with the four driving into a small town while asking to find someone to drive their cars to the bottom of the river whilst they canoe the rapids and camp along the riverside you immediately get a creepy vibe from the hillbilly characters we are introduced to like the imbred kid who plays the infamous duelling banjo s at the start of the film with ronny cox s character drew and more so the two mountain men in the films pivotal and disturbing rape scene as with all atmospheric movies from this moment on dread and confusion fills the characters as well as the audience and it is here we see the characters take shape and change form the canoe trip that follows is expertly shot and it is from here the men fight against both human and nature s odds for survival the film s cinematics do not let up and i back that comment up with the scene in which ed fights one of the rapist mountain men with a composite bow as ed falls on to one of his arrows and notices his enemy approaching him cocks his rifle only to shoot the floor as he falls with an arrow in his neck was possible the greatest piece of cinematic shooting i have seen in a film in wrapping up deliverance is one film who s dread and atmosphere carry the mood across and to this date remains one of the best films in cinematic history"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23748": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "ever watched a movie that lost the plot well this didn t even really have one to begin with where to begin the achingly tedious scenes of our heroine sitting around the house with actually no sense of menace or even foreboding created even during the apparently constant thunderstorms that are strangely never actually heard in the house great double glazing the house that is apparently only a few miles from a town yet is several hours walk away or the third girl who serves no purpose to the plot except to provide a surprisingly quick gory murder just as the tedium becomes unbearable or even the beginning which suggests a spate of killings throughout the area even though it is apparent the killer never ventures far from the house or the bizarre ritual with the salt pepper that pretty much sums up most of the films inherent lack of direction add a lead actress who can t act but at least is willing to do some completely irrelevant nude shower scenes and this video is truly nasty but not in the way you hope given a following simply for being banned in the uk in the s mostly because of a final surprisingly over extended murder it offers nothing but curiosity value and one classic daft murder don t worry its telegraphed at least ten minutes before after a walk in the woods our victim comes to a rather steep upward slope which they obviously struggle up halfway through they see a figure at the top dressed in black and brandishing a large scythe what do they do slide down and run like the rest of us no of course not they struggle to the top and stand conveniently nice and upright in front of the murder weapon it really is only a movie as they say"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23749": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is one of the greatest films ever made it s an all time classic the character played by ned beatty undergoes one of the greatest on screen transformations ever portrayed he is a shallow almost useless overweight insurance salesman he is proud of his ignorance and yet judges the backwards hicks to be the ignorant ones when he compliments the old man on his hat and the old man responds you don t know nothing the tone is set it s true he really doesn t know nothing but one backwoods anal rape later the man is practically a warrior his shallow fake bravery is toned down into serious resolve the old self is forever dead left in some far off woods soon to be under hundreds of feet of water and what of lewis our intrepid guide lewis is a philosopher hunter warrior and he s just about nuts burt reynolds proved himself as an actor way back in in this film completely giving himself in to this wonderful role who wouldn t want to have a friend like lewis if one was to venture into the dangers of a forgotten soon to be left behind world like the one our hapless travelers find themselves in this film speaks to us on so many levels the story feels real it works as a complete action adventure with wonderful cinematography and deliberate grinding pacing it works as a bit of a horror film with the danger and almost surrealism of the encounter with the vile rednecks who objectify their sow ned beatty but it also works as an art film using incredible amounts of symbolism to convey truths that go to our very core i have seen this film at least fifty times and every time it comes on i find i have to watch it you have to watch it quite a few times to even begin to comprehend it this is one deep movie this is one well acted movie and this is one hell of a story i gave it a out of and put it in my all time greatest films ever made along with schindler s list casablanca taxi driver and sling blade among others movies that make you think movies that take you beyond having to think movies that use a story to make their point without trying to preach to you if you think you know deliverance you might but again you might not it really is that good"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23750": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "twist endings can be really cool in a movie it s especially interesting when the twist is right in front of our eyes but we just don t pay attention those type of twist endings are the one s that make people think then we ve got twists like this film has twists that whether or not you pay attention you have no clue what s going to happen when they reveal this kind of random twist instead of shock it s somewhat a dumbfounded reaction this film starts off like it s going to be an interesting take on horror but after about minutes it s nothing but boring dialogue and a stupid twist three young women are going to a concert so they get lost traveling through the woods and hit a tree trunk they end up at some old creepy lady s house who hates men and they are greeted by her homely daughter marion laurel munson strange goings on happen as these girls stay at this house for several days instead of trying to leave or get home and the suspense progresses into a dumb slasher this film is too caught up in it s dialogue and it s always between only a few characters we have the main three girls the creepy spinster and the old lady and conversation of any importance does not go beyond these five to make matters worse they never have anything interesting to say it s actually quite maddening sitting through their conversations we want to know what s going on and instead they just talk and talk and talk about nothing plot holes are abundant here the house these girls stay at when they get in their car accident is apparently three miles from anywhere wow three miles a two hour or less walk will kill them why didn t they get a ride with the worker for this household who was driving into town did he have a one seater how come these girls never question leaving and just willingly stay rarely even checking up on each other why did this have to have so many dumb twists maybe the answers are in the boring script having a slasher film with five characters is really a bad idea it s not thrilling it s not scary and the ending is definitely out there but undoubtedly dumb my rating out of mins r for nudity and violence"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23751": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "before watching this film i had heard a lot about it and certain scenes in the film but listening wasn t doing it for me so i planned on watching it and wow ned beatty ronny cox jon voight and burt reynolds make for an interesting group of individuals who are hell bent on canoing down the cahulawassee river and the unfortunate series of events that transpires upon them all the character development takes some time in enveloping the viewer with a better understanding of each person but eventually you know these guys like they were your friend the acting dialogue is very very real as close to reality as you can get for hollywood acting reynolds character lewis was interesting as a guy who comes off very tough but underneath the manly veneer lies a very soft and broken man i was impressed with his performance jon voight seems to be the character thats on the spotlight the most the unfortunate circumstances that seem to find him at every corner really mold and caste him into a different man at the end his character transition was excellent ned beatty and ronny cox really seem like the silly lunkheads that just like to joke around and don t seem to get too awful serious unless they have too and they did i really was amazed at director boorman s vision of dickey s novel very impressed you cannot go your whole life without watching this film i give it eight out of ten stars extremely impressed"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23752": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "here s an interesting little movie that strictly gives the phrase low budget a horrible name our physics teacher who has about nine kids creates a strange serum that causes molecular reorganization students are hopelessly killed from fake coincidences of submarine sandwiches and flying school supplies sounds like a resurrection of classic b movies from the s right nope it s not an example of high camp fun which is way way off the mark a glamorous showcase of breasts and butts ensues our desire for pleasure opposing the horror that should have had more in the first place bottom of the barrel entertainment at its best aided by pints of red blood and dead student bodies atrocious movies like this would make the ultimately catastrophic guru the mad monk the work of an intelligent genius who has a master s degree in film production it s an automatic f so rest easy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23753": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i saw a lot films about charles dickens christmas carol but this one is the best of all there is an atmosphere which is exactly the same as in the book the actors george c scott and others are great unfortunately you can t often watch the film in germany and switzerland"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23754": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "unhinged was part of the video nasty censorship film selection that the uk built up in the s keeps the gory stuff out of the hands of children don t you know it must have left many wondering what the fuss was all about by today s standard unhinged is a tame little fairy tale girls are off to a jazz concert and right away you know the body count is going to be quite low they get lost in the woods wind up getting in a car accident that looks so fake it s laughable they are picked up by some nearby residents that live in the woods in a creepy house one of the girls is seriously injured and has to stay upstairs then there s talking talking about why the girls are here and how they must be to dinner on time because mother doesn t like it when someone is late and more talking yakkity yak some suspense is built as a crazy guy is walking around and harassing the girls and someone s eyeball is looking through holes in the walls at the pretty girls in something that looks like hitchcock s psycho i digress because there is so much blah blah in this film that you wonder when the killings are going to start in fact one of the girls gets so bored out of her mind that she walks in the woods alone looking for the town smart move she probably knew about the lonely virgin walking alone in the woods part but just didn t care more talk continues after this as we wait wait and wait some more until the next girl may or may not be killed and then there s the twist ending the expected unexpected for some viewers for others a real gotcha quite possibly the only reason why someone would really want to watch this i don t care how twisted it is nothing in this movie makes up for the most boring time i had watching it even with the minor impact of the ending the director just didn t have what it takes to really deliver a good story with it it would have made a much better minute hour tv episode on say tales from the darkside if you really must get this for any reason perhaps just to say you ve watched every slasher movie do yourself a favor and have the fast forward button ready since the movie has so many unimportant scenes just zoom through them and in no time you ll get to the wow that s what it was all this time ending oh and halfway through the movie there s a shower scene with girls showing boo bees horray for boo bees those beautiful buzzing honey making boo bees"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 0, -1]},
	"23755": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "deliverance is one of the best exploitation films to come out of that wonderful s decade from whence so many other exploitation films came a group of friends sets out on a canoe trip down a river in the south and they become victimized by a bunch of toothless hillbillies who pretty much try to ruin their lives it s awesome we are treated to anal rape vicious beatings bow and arrow killings shootings broken bones etc a lot like s texas chainsaw massacre to say that deliverance is believable would be immature this would never and could never happen even in the dark ages of deliverance is a very entertaining ride and packed full of action it is one in a huge pile of exploitation films to come from the early s and it arguably sits on top of that pile with it s great acting superb cinematography and excellent writing out of kids"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23756": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie was banned in england why tom savini george romero dario argento lucio fulci and others had done far worse before and have continued to so since this movie has all the basic elements of a decent s or early s horror film good looking girls who can t act to save their lives by the way a terrible lightning storm with a torrential downpour a scythe a crazy brother wandering around the family estate and actually a pretty damn good twist at the end but banned seriously when the english parliament banned this movie the italians probably laughed their collective asses off at how backwards and prudish the brits really were there was maybe two minutes of total screen time devoted to the violence and gore which was greatly underdone there was nudity but no sex although allusions to sex were made obviously but absolutely nothing worthy of being banned i would like to see what could have been done if the filmmakers had a decent budget to work with as it stands the film is entertaining but the lack of picture and sound quality take away from the end result banned what a joke"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23757": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the makers of this fine film did a terrific job of getting you involved with the characters as they suffered through this horrible ordeal the horrific scene in the woods was done so superbly that you forget that these men were just actors playing parts i have never gotten so immersed in a film as i have this one burt reynolds and jon voight were never better on screen as well as fine performances by ned beatty ronny cox bill mckinney and though he appeared only briefly james dickey the man who authored the book upon which the film is based as the sheriff of aintry it is somewhat disturbing and kids of course should be shielded from it but this is great dramatic cinema"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23758": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i tried to like this slasher like i try to enjoy all slasher films i mean mindless slaying mixed with a little nudity and some suspense how can you go wrong but unhinged i think is an example of that formula going wrong the main issue is the horrible acting of the main three girls that landed up in the house it was as if they were under sedation and it stopped me from ever getting interested in their plight the film aims for suspense and creepiness but the by the numbers direction saps it of those and leaves the movie pretty dull it s a shame because if the movie was better executed it would have have been ace the story and characters are pretty creepy and there are some dark and bizarrely humorous moments of interaction between the mother the girls and the daughter in the old house there s some good nudity and occasional splashy bloodletting just not enough to give the film the kick it needed the finale is pretty twisted and fearsome and does give the film a big lift but sadly its too little too late so in my opinion one to avoid unless you really love obscure slasher films there s a fair amount of potential but the film delivers too little to be worthwhile"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23759": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "deliverance is a stunning thriller every bit as exciting as any good thriller should aspire to be but also stomach churningly frightening though it is not a horror movie it is just as terrifying as any classic horror film the very thought of being a normal red blooded male enjoying an adventure weekend miles from any form of civilisation only to be captured and sodomised by a couple of violent hillbillies is surely the worst nightmare of of the world s population it would have been easy for deliverance to slip into exploitation territory but john boorman has cleverly avoided the temptation to go down such a route and has made a film that explores questions and challenges the very meaning of masculinity with so many films you come away wishing to heaven that you could step into the hero s shoes performing heroic deeds and saving the day and getting the girl but with deliverance you come away praying to god that you ll never have to experience what these four protagonists go through four city guys ed jon voight lewis burt reynolds drew ronny cox and bobby ned beatty head out into the wilderness to spend a few days canoing down a soon to be dammed river the guys are riding the rapids in pairs and ed and bobby inadvertently get a little too far ahead of the others so they pull in to the riverside and await their pals in the adjacent woodland here they fall foul of two local woodlanders bill mckinney and herbert coward who tie ed to a tree while one of them strips and rapes bobby instructing him perversely to squeal like a pig lewis and drew arrive unseen and lewis being a fair archer kills the rapist while the other hillbilly beats a hasty retreat into the forest under great emotional stress the four canoeists decide to conceal the event and get out of the area but they find the river increasingly dangerous to negotiate as they journey downstream and the risk to their lives heightens when the surviving hillbilly returns to take shots at them with his rifle from some unseen vantage point in the rocky cliffs beside the river deliverance is very powerful as a survival tale but even more powerful and disturbing as a study of macho attitudes being torn apart and left in humiliated tatters though all the performances are remarkable one must take particular note of beatty s efforts in a role that many actors would ve turned down the film is very similar thematically to the film straw dogs both films deal with terrifying sexual violence in isolated locales and in both the eventual violent revenge exacted by the victim does not result in any sense of satisfaction the backdrop of the rugged countryside in deliverance is beautiful to look at but it also adds to the tension by placing the four canoeists in a setting where they are at the mercy of the hillbillies and the landscape with nobody to rely on other than themselves this truly is suspenseful film making at its finest"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23760": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "if one sits down to watch unhinged it is probably because its advertisements video boxes whatever scream that it was banned in the uk for over years as virtually every video nasty does it s true exploitation and taboo excites people and draws them in with their promise of controversy being an exploitation fan however none of this was new to me the advertisements that scream that the film was banned in the uk don t necessarily make me want to watch it in fact the first thing that usually pops into my head is how disgustingly paranoid british censors are how i came to viewing this then is simple it promised gore and it was only the price alone alerted me not to have any hopes of this being the next halloween but a cheap padding of your dvd collection never hurts i did force myself however to watch it all in one sitting because i find that deciding to save the rest for another day makes you even less inspired to finish it so anyway after minutes of unhinged i found that i had come across the cheapest sleeping aid in existence i think the distributors could make a fortune if they simply changed their marketing technique the layout of unhinged is of any common slasher from the s there s unnecessary shower scenes and exploitative gore that s about it anyway it starts with a group of three attractive co eds crashing their car on the way to a concert though two of them terry and nancy are okay one gloria is severely injured and is out of commission for the rest of the movie they are rescued and receive shelter at a mansion that happens to have no phone of course with rather strange occupants marion is a middle aged woman with a man hating mother who constantly accuses marion of sneaking men into the house in order to sleep with them echoes of psycho she also happens to have a crazy brother carl who lives in the woods because her mother s hatred for men is so intense that she refuses to let him stay in the house after hanging with marion for awhile terry our hero and nancy decide they must contact their parents despite everyone s warnings nancy braves the dangerous woods to make it to a phone her fate is not hard to predict after that we see gloria again who is then promptly butchered with an ax when terry discovers that gloria has disappeared from her room she decides something isn t right with this picture and sets out to find her missing friends that may be easier said than done however with crazy carl lurking around after viewing unhinged i read an overwhelming number of reviews declaring that unhinged worked perfectly because it took its time to build its subject matter that created real tension by the time the moment of truth comes at the end normally i do not drag other people s opinions into my reviews especially when they contradict my views but in this case i was so puzzled by their reactions that i thought it would be relevant to mention this is because in actuality the film crawls normally for the slow building tactic to work the audience must have a strong sense that the characters are in danger oh sure we see two of them get murdered but between that are endless scenes of conversation and boredom we are aware that there s a killer on the loose but this is only focused on three times in the film that means there s no reason to fear for the victims instead the film s events are explained not by the actions of the characters but are drawn out for us by perpetual talking if there s one thing i can assure you from watching this it s that scenes of characters merely conversing with each other for minutes are very tedious none of this is helped by the atrocious acting it seems that this was another case of the director needing actors and decided to gather his friends around instead of finding anyone with experience of course i d be a liar if i said there wasn t one part of the movie that i enjoyed specifically the ending was one of the best i ve ever seen in a slasher film you just do not expect that to happen just knowing that the director had the balls to do something like that is spectacular ah i won t spoil it for you nor will i say that the ending completely makes up for the rest of the slow moving film but it definitely will get your attention other than that the other two murder scenes bring at least some faster paced material but it s not like you couldn t tell exactly who was going to die fifteen minutes into the film anyone looking for a bloodbath will be disappointed however those are the only scenes of gore present that and of course no one scene can save an entire movie i normally preach the doctrine that as long as there s action the worse a movie is the better it gets unhinged only grasps one part of this concept the whole film just feels luke warm there s potential alright but the director either wasn t experienced enough to make it work or just didn t know what the hell he was doing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23761": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "it s a shame that deliverance is mainly known as the redneck rape movie and for dueling banjos even people that have seen the film can t get their mind off of that rape scene it s not as bad as the rape scene in pulp fiction it s certainly not as bad as any female rape scene in just about any movie people tend to miss the power of the film that contains the infamous buggery scene the acting plot cinematography and soundtrack of deliverance all lend a hand to it s brooding charisma the backcountry it was shot in is beautiful and is quite in contrast to the dark subject matter the actors both major and minor make you feel like you are rafting down that river right along with them the thing that separates this film from others is the tangible sense of dread that it inspires not many films can make you feel this creeped out bottom line this movie is a classic i can t really say much more than that"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23762": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "there s only one thing i m going to say about cat in the hat as a kids movie and a good comedy movie it sucks i lost track of how many terrible jokes in the movie that not only sucked but weren t exactly kid appropriate oh and by the way the way the cat in the hat talked was annoying as for the plot i completely forgot who cares it sucked anyway i m not sure why mike myers joined but i think the writers were trying to make it sound like him in austin powers without the swinger talk and it overly succeeded but so what it was annoying don t see it it belongs in the bottom the jokes are so unkiddy it s funny"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23763": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "spoilers spoilers packed with memorable moments such as the quote above immortalized by primus deliverance tells the story of four guys who take a trip to the wild woods to go white water rafting and get away from the big city for a while only to find that their fun soon takes a bad turn this is not a hollywood film there are virtually no special effects whatsoever the setting is extremely realistic and nothing at all is sugarcoated or made pretty the city boys look like city boys and even the tough guy louis portrayed with precision by burt reynolds is clearly at the mercy of the wild on this trip this is a perfect example of a what if film what if a few friends went river rafting in an area of the woods that none of them were familiar with and ended up desperately trying to avoid being tried and convicted for murders that they were forced to commit to save their own lives there is clearly a very strong element of the film that deals with societal and class structure and the relationship or lack thereof between rural and urban peoples when the four guys arrive in the woods early in the film they clearly do not quite know how to interact with the people who live out there and they speak to them as though they are unsure whether they will understand or be able to communicate this communication block is most memorably illustrated in the dueling banjoes scene in which they are trying to gas up the car and truck and get someone to drive the vehicles downriver for them while drew and the obviously inbred and probably mentally deficient boy on the porch are dueling with their guitar and banjo one of the best scenes in the film louis is having some difficulty buying the gas and bobby makes a comment about genetic deficiencies and how pathetic it all is when the boy turns away from drew who had offered to shake his hand after their stupendous jam session bobby tells him to give the kid a couple bucks knowing that none of them are quite sure how to react this is the kind of thing that we see in deliverance that sets up so much of the tension that is to follow this great scene where a lot of fun was had including the funniest redneck dancing scene until o brother where art thou ended with everyone awkwardly unsure what to do around each other these people are apples and oranges and they live by completely different rules of life the people that louis bobby drew and ed encounter in the hills grew up separated from modern society and modern laws and live by the rules of nature which do not include thou shalt not kill confused by their awkward behavior the four friends set out on the river hoping for the weirdness to end and for the adventure to begin spoilers when they are briefly separated from each other and ed and bobby run into the hillbillies beside the river who quickly turn unpleasant the uncertainty about the way that these people live which was established by the scene above comes into play to create the most tension during the scene i think that a good sign of a quality thriller like this is that the tragic element of the film namely the assaults and actual murders takes up a very small amount of screen time but remain some of the most memorable parts of the film there is no gratuitous violence here it s all there for an obvious purpose and it achieves a startlingly powerful effect the move is about the violent clash of two very different kinds of people and what can happen when they inadvertently find themselves at war with each other the trip down the rest of the river after the assault which takes up the majority of the film delivers some spectacularly effective tension and keeps you on the edge of your seat while not bombarding you with so much happening that you become numb it is surprisingly effective when we find out that ed may very well have killed the wrong man up there on the cliff and the tension in the film doesn t even let up when the three surviving members of the team reach the bottom of the river because they deliver a questionable explanation to the police about what happened up there on the river and why the deputy s brother in law is missing this is a very disturbing film which is a testament to its success because it s pretty obvious that a film like this is meant to shake people up a little bit the hillbillies are the human i e more realistic version of the sub human rednecks seen in childish but fairly similar films like gator bait and gator bait neither of which could possibly ever be compared to a timeless film like deliverance when we follow these four men through their fateful weekend in the woods the natural element is so real and we get to know the men so well and in such a subtle fashion that it s almost like we as individuals of the audience are really a fifth member of the team it s not often that a film is able to come across that way"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23764": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "shame shame shame on ua dw for what you do i was appalled do not take kids to see this movie the humor is totally inappropriate for children plus they ll be bored and disappointed certainly we all have read theo s wonderful children book and certainly we have expectations but this is pure trash dr seuss would be ashamed and certainly would ve never given his thumbs up at such a dastardly attempt to capitalize on a classic what a pity spend your money on the book if you own a copy then buy the book and donate it to a toys for tots program this movie is not worth a free ticket viewing stick with the book the tv cartoon version works well if you want a visual portrayal save your money seriously save your money it will be on cable by saint patty s day shame shame shame on what they do"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23765": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is without a doubt one of the best movies i have ever seen the first time i saw it i was about or years old i began looking sometime before the rape scene and when i saw it i was really shocked thinking what kinda sick movie is this today i ve seen it from the beginning and really understood how great this movie really is it s exciting frightening shocking and in it s own unique way disturbing but the best thing about it is the ending where the audience is shown that this experience will haunt the characters for the rest of their lifes it ll torture their conscience and they will worry for the rest of their lifes about the bodies being found in that river and there is nothing they can do about it it s something they have to live with this ending is one of the most unhappy endings in movie history and very smart brilliant and horrifying and the acting is also great especially jon voight and burt reynolds magnificent acting in this movie all in all john boorman has created one of the best movies throughout movie history based on dick chaney s novel a must see for all the movie lovers"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23766": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "an absolutely atrocious adaptation of the wonderful children s book crude and inappropriate humor some scary parts and a sickening side story about the mom s boyfriend wanting to send the boy away to military school to get him out of the way makes this totally inappropriate for the kids who will most likely want to see it because of the book yr olds don t waste your money your time or your good judgement"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23767": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "james dickey is a wonderfully descriptive author when one reads deliverance one is instantly transported into the lush backwoods of the deep south when one watches john boorman s film version of the book one realizes just how accurately he captures the essence of the book the camera is as descriptive as the narration the characters are fully realized and the portrayals are fantastic i first saw this movie in after my freshman year of college i was in a phase where i was watching movies that were all released within a couple of years of my birth in among them were patton papillon and all the president s men fine films all of them this one was easily the class of the group that says a lot"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23768": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "most movies i can sit through easily even if i do not particularly like the movie i am the type of person who recognizes great films even if i do not like the genre this is the first movie i could not stand to watch cat in the hat is the worst movie i have ever seen and i ve seen a lot of movies the acting is okay myers is good as the cat it s just that he is really annoying the silly songs the cat sings were boring and monotonous even for the children in the audience the plot drags on and on and viewers must suffer through poor dialogue the witty parental remarks are disgusting not funny i remember some awful comment about a garden hoe being compared to well a type of person people call a ho even though the movie is really short it seemed to last forever do not waste your time i know small kids who hated this movie if children can t stand it i do not know how any adults can i would like to fume more about this film but i do not even feel like wasting anymore time writing this review about it i hated it so in summary do not spend minutes of your life watching this see a good movie stars the lowest review i have ever given a movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23769": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "engrossing drama of four men on a canoing weekend down a remote river they are pacifist ed jon voight adventurous violent lewis burt reynolds obnoxious bobby ned beatty and nice guy drew ronny cox the first minute are great there s the incredible dueling banjos sequence interesting interplay among the characters and just stunning widescreen cinematography by vilmos zsigmond then two hillbillies attack ed and bobby one of them rapes bobby and the trip becomes a nightmare just unbelievable the scenery is incredibly beautiful yet this horrific violence is taking place to be truthful beatty s rape has never bothered me i m very aware it s being faked despite the good acting this movie also shows how the characters change ed has his pacifism tested lewis becomes weak bobby is violated by one of the people he mocked earlier on and drew tries to keep himself sane direction by john boorman is also very assured and the sounds of the forest and the river help the mood immensely the acting is mostly good voight is just ok in the lead he s been better beatty is also just ok but it is his debut film and he has guts for taking such a risky role cox is very good especially when things start falling apart and reynolds is just superb one of his best acting jobs ever how this wasn t even nominated for an academy award escapes me also bill mckinney and herbert coward are way too believable as the hillbillies a powerful film not for children try to see an uncut version the tv version is butchered also letter boxed viewing is essential to capture the breathtaking images"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"23770": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "no redeeming features this film is rubbish its jokes don t begin to be funny the humour for children is pathetic and the attempts to appeal to adults just add a tacky smuttishness to the whole miserable package sitting through it with my children just made me uncomfortable about what might be coming next i couldn t enjoy the film at all although my child for whom the dvd was bought enjoyed the fact that she owned a new dvd neither she nor her sisters expressed much interest in seeing it again unlike with monsters inc finding nemo jungle book lion king etc which all get frequent requests for replays"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23771": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this was undoubtedly the most disturbing movie that i have ever seen the first part of the movie though strange has a light and amusing quality to it the journey begins on such a peaceful note detailing and emphasizing the beauty of the hills of appalachia but that is misleading beyond belief the obvious social problems inbreeding and the deformities of the countryside s inhabitants are only the first disturbing aspects of the movie i can still hear bobby moaning in pain and i shudder at the thought lewis s leg made me wince yet while the movie was on the whole very disturbing and distressing it posed some interesting questions when is it moral or right to take another individual s life what can morality drive us to do or not do in some cases and are dignity and moral integrity more important than life itself whatever conclusions one may draw from the film it is an achievement in its own right despite certain aspects that were chillingly real and gruesome"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23772": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "dr seuss would sure be mad right now if he was alive cat in the hat proves to show how movie productions can take a classic story and turn it into a mindless pile of goop we have mike myers as the infamous cat in the hat big mistake myers proves he can t act in this film he acts like a prissy show girl with a thousand tricks up his sleeve the kids in this movie are all right somewhere in between the lines of dull and annoying the story is just like the original with a couple of tweaks and like most movies based on other stories never tweak with the original story bringing in the evil neighbor quin was a bad idea he is a stupid villain that would never get anywhere in life this movie is like a rejected comic strip from the newspaper if you think about it the film sure does look tacky sure there are a funny adult jokes like where the cat cuts of his tail and the censor goes off before he says a naughty word mildly funny at least the grinch had spunk and the film was actually good this film is a cartoonish piece of snot with bright colors and bad mediocre acting was mike myers even in this movie actually and another thing the fish what is with that stupid fish first time you see him he s an actual fish next time you see him he s all animated and talking but he looks like an animated piece of rubber play dough this film is a total off target wreck good joke bad joke bad bad bad good joke i m surprised it even had good jokes like the water park ride joke that was good so please if you have the choice watch the grinch instead of this mess"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23773": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i watched this movie in the wee hours of the morning when i should have been asleep this in itself was testimony that deliverance was a spell binding movie i think boorman did a wonderful job on directing this film how expertly the early scene with the hill folk and the dueling banjos was done it showed so well and early on how inherently reserved and simple the people of the area were case in point near the end of the duel the banjo playing boy was smiling loved his banjo but when drew tried to shake the boy s hand after the duel the kid was too reserved to respond the river trip never left you bored for sure the rape scene was brutal but necessary to show just what the group was up against in this backwoods area of georgia i think beatty s traumatic shock afterward was well done some have said he was pretty unaffected by the ordeal i disagree if you really payed attention he was unresponsive during the entire action immediately following in which reynolds put the arrow through the attacker and they chased off the toothless guy it was confusing when ed killed the other guy later at the top of the cliff it almost appeared that the arrow was shot while ed was curled up and expecting to die but then you realize the arrow he had shot earlier had finally taken effect anyway a great movie and i was wavering between an and on my vote but after reading a message from a disgruntled voter who gave it a i gave it a this individual s reasoning seemed based on personal bias rather than an objective viewpoint and his vote was obviously a non correlating attempt to lower the rating"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23774": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "take one look at the cover of this movie and you know right away that you are not about to watch a landmark film this is cheese filmmaking in every respect but it does have its moments despite the look of utter trash that the movie gives the story is actually interesting at some points although it is undeniably pulled along mainly by the cheerleading squads shower scenes and sex scenes with numerous personality free boyfriends the acting is awful and the director did little more than point and shoot which is why the extensive amount of nudity was needed to keep the audience s attention in the nutty professor a hopelessly geeky professor discovers a potion that can turn him into a cool and stylish womanizer whereas in the invisible maniac a mentally damaged professor discovers a potion that can make him invisible allowing him to spy on and kill for some reason his students boring fodder don t expect any kind of mental stimulation from this and prepare yourself for shrill and enormously overdone maniacal laughter which gets real annoying real quick"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23775": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "you could stage a version of charles dickens a christmas carol with sock puppets and i ll probably watch it ever since i was a child this has been one of my favorite stories maybe it s the idea that there is good in everyone and that therefore no one is beyond redemption that appeals to me but for whatever reason i never miss an opportunity to watch one of the many screen adaptations of this timeless classic when they re on tv as they inevitably are this time of year what makes this version really stand out is the somber gravitas that the cast bring to their respective roles lines we ve heard dozens of times in the past take on a whole new intensity and each character becomes more real and believable in the hands of this wonderful ensemble george c scott was nominated for an emmy in for this role it is to his everlasting credit that rather than sleepwalking through this oft portrayed role of scrooge he instead gave it a fresh interpretation that was in my opinion one of his finest performances ever he wisely did not attempt a british accent instead delivering his lines in that famous gravelly voice his scrooge is not merely a cranky old man as he is so often portrayed but a man who harbors a profound anger against the world as he is visited in turn by each of the three spirits we understand how this anger took root grew and ultimately strangled his soul as he is forced to review his life we see him alternately softening and then relapsing again into unrepentant obstinacy and in the great dramatic scene when he kneeling and weeping at his own grave begs for mercy as he attempts to convince the third spirit of his repentance and desire to alter his life we see a man who has been utterly broken and brought to his knees literally and figuratively scott has made scrooge utterly believable and painfully human impressive as scott s performance is the ensemble of supporting actors contributes significantly the this version s dark beauty fred holywell scrooge s nephew is an excellent example of this often portrayed as an affable buffoon here he is played by roger rees with an emotional intensity missing from earlier portrayals when he implores scrooge i ask nothing of you i want nothing from you why can t we be friends we see in his face not only his frustration but his pain at scrooge s self imposed separation from his only living relative it is a moving performance and one of the movie s most dramatic scenes even more magnificent is the performance given by the wonderful english actor frank finlay as scrooge s late partner jacob marley in most versions of this tale the scene with marley tends to be a bit of a low point in the film simply because it s difficult to portray a dead man convincingly and the results are usually just plain silly ooooh look it s a scary ghost not in this version it is perhaps the most riveting scene in the whole movie marley s entrance as the locks on scrooge s door fly open of their own accord and the sound of chains rattling echo throughout the house is wonderfully creepy but finlay s marley is no ethereal spirit he is a tortured soul inspiring both horror and pity marley may be a ghost but his rage and regret over a life wasted on the pursuit of wealth and his despair at his realization that his sins are now beyond redress are still very human as portrayed by finlay we have no problem believing that even the flinty scrooge would be shaken by this nightmarish apparition finlay really steals the scene here something not easy to do when you re opposite george c scott and it just goes on and on one remarkable performance after another making it seem like you re experiencing this story for the first time edward woodward remember him from the equalizer is by turns both jovial and menacing as the ghost of christmas present when he delivers the famous line it may well be that in the sight of heaven you are more worthless and less fit to live than millions like this poor man s child he is no longer a jolly santa claus surrogate but an avenging angel who gives scrooge a much needed verbal spanking susannah york is a wonderfully tart tongued mrs cratchit and david warner brings marvelous depth to the long suffering bob cratchit a man who goes through life bearing the triple crosses of poverty a sick child and an insufferable boss his face alternately shows his cheerful courage and also at times his weariness in the face of intolerable circumstances later in the scene in which scrooge is shown by the ghost of christmas yet to come the cratchit family after the death of tiny tim warner s performance while hardly uttering a word will move you to tears"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23776": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "spend your time any other way even housework is better than this movie the jokes aren t funny the fun rhymes that are dr seus aren t there a very lousy way to waste an evening my kids laughed a little at the beginning the younger ones got bored with it and left to play barbies and the older ones left to play ps and surf the net my wife left and did dishes so i finished it alone it was the worst kids movie i have seen if you want to watch a fun kids movie watch shrek that movie is fun for kids and their parents avoid this movie it isn t funny isn t cute the cat s makeup is about the only good thing in it and you can see that on the disc label"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23777": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "as peckinpah did with straw dogs and kubrick with a clockwork orange director john boorman delivers an effective film about man s violent side in deliverance arguably a definitive horror film of the s burt reynolds jon voight ned beatty and ronny cox portray four atlanta businessmen who decide to take a canoe trip down the wild cahulawassee river in northern georgia before it is dammed up into what reynolds calls one big dead lake but the local mountain folk take a painfully obvious dim view of these city boys carousing through their woods and the following day continuing on down the river beatty and voight are accosted and sexually assaulted the film s infamous squeal sequence by two vicious mountain men bill mckinney herbert cowboy coward thus what started out as nothing more than a lark through the appalachians has now turned into a nightmare in which our four protagonists come to see the thin line that exists between what we think of as civilization and what we think of as barbarism james dickey adapted the screenplay from his own best selling book and the result is an often gripping and disturbing shocker often known for its squeal and dueling banjos sequences deliverance is also quite a pulse pounding ordeal with the four leading men superb in their roles and mckinney and coward making for two of the most frightening villains of all times a must see film for those willing to take a chance"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23778": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i ve seen some bad things in my time a half dead cow trying to get out of waist high mud a head on collision between two cars a thousand plates smashing on a kitchen floor human beings living like animals but never in my life have i seen anything as bad as the cat in the hat this film is worse than worse than hitler worse than vllad the impaler worse than people who put kittens in microwaves it is the most disturbing film of all time easy i used to think it was a joke some elaborate joke and that mike myers was maybe a high cocaine sniffing drug addled betting junkie who lost a bet or something i shudder"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23779": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "john boorman s deliverance concerns four suburban atlanta dwellers who take a ride down the swift waters of the cahulawassee the river is about to disappear for a dam construction and the flooding of the last untamed stretches of land the four friends emphasize different characters a virile sports enthusiast who has never been insured in his life since there is no specific risk in it burt reynolds a passionate family man and a guitar player ronny cox an overweight bachelor insurance salesman ned beatty and a quiet thoughtful married man with a son who loves to smoke his pipe jon voight what follows is the men s nightmarish explorations against the hostile violence of nature it is also an ideal code of moral principle about civilized men falling prey to the dark laws of the wilderness superbly shot this thrilling adult adventure certainly contains some genuinely gripping scenes"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23780": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i was so looking forward to seeing this when it was in production but it turned out to be the the biggest let down a far cry from the whimsical world of dr seuss it was vulgar and distasteful i don t think dr seuss would have approved how the grinch stole christmas was much better i understand it had some subtle adult jokes in it but my children have yet to catch on whereas the cat in the hat screamed vulgarity they caught a lot more than i would have liked growing up with dr seuss it really bothered me to see how this timeless classic got trashed on the big screen lets see what they do with horton hears a who i hope this one does dr seuss some justice"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23781": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "after having seen deliverance movies like pulp fiction don t seem so extreme maybe by today s blood and bullets standards it doesn t seem so edgy but if you think that this was and that the movie has a truly sinister core then it makes you think differently when i started watching this movie nothing really seemed unusual until i got to the dueling banjos scene in that scene the brutality and edge of this film is truly visible as i watched drew ronny cox robocop go head to head with a seemingly retarted young boy it really shows how edgy this movies can get when you think that the kid has a small banjo which he could of probably made by hand compared to drew s nice expensive guitar you really figure out just how out of their territory the four men are as the plot goes it s very believable and never stretches past its limits but what really distinguishes this film about four business men who get more than they bargained for on a canoe trip is that director john boorman excalibur breaks all the characters away from plain caricatures or stereotypes so as the movie goes into full horror and suspense i really cared about all four men and what would happen to them the acting is universally excellent with jon voight midnight cowboy enemy of the state and burt reynolds boogie nights striptease leading the great cast jon voight does probably the hardest thing of all in this film and that is making his transformation from family man to warrior very believable unlike reynolds whose character is a warrior from the start voight s character transforms over the course of the movie ned beatty life is also good in an extremely hard role come on getting raped by a hillbilly while ronny cox turns in a believable performance one thing that really made this movies powerful for me is that the villains were as terrifying as any i had ever seen bill mckinney and herbert cowboy coward were excellent and extremely frightening as the hillbilly s overall deliverance was excellent and i suggest it to anyone except for people with weak stomachs and kids see this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23782": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "holy cow what a piece of sh t this movie is i didn t how these filmmakers could take a word book and turn it into a movie i guess they didn t know either i don t remember any farting or belching in the book do you they took this all times childrens classic added some farting belching and sexual inuindo and prostituted it into a kaka joke this should give you a good idea of what these hollywood producers think like i have to say visually it was interesting but the brilliant visual story is ruined by toilet humor if you even think that kind of thing is funny i don t want the kids that i know to think it is don t take your kids to see don t rent the dvd i hope the ghost of doctor suess ghost comes and haunts the people that made this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23783": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "deliverance is the fascinating haunting and sometimes even disturbing tale by james dickey turned into a brilliant movie by john boorman it s about four businessmen driven by manhood and macho behavior who re spending a canoeing weekend high up in the mountains up there they re faced with every darkest side of man and every worst form of human misery poverty buggery and even physical harassment these four men intended to travel down the river for adventure and excitement but their trip soon changes into an odyssey through a violent and lurking mountain land completely estranged from all forms of civilisation all these elements actually make deliverance one of the most nightmarish films i ve ever seen just about everything that happens to these men you pray that you ll never find yourself to be in a similar situation pure talking cinema deliverance is a very important movie as well john boorman s best closely followed by zardoz and excalibur was and still is a very influential film and it contains several memorable scenes that already featured in numberless other movies just think about the terrific duelling banjos musical score and of course the unforgettable homosexual squeal like a pig rape scene all the actors deliver haha perfect acting performances especially jon voight a must see motion picture"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23784": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "when my own child is begging me to leave the opening show of this film i know it is bad i wanted to claw my eyes out i wanted to reach through the screen and slap mike myers for sacrificing the last shred of dignity he had this is one of the few films in my life i have watched and immediately wished to unwatch if only it were possible the other films being troll and fast and furious both which are better than this crap in the hat i may drink myself to sleep tonight in a vain attempt to forget i ever witnessed this blasphemy on the good seuss name to mike myers i say stick with austin or even resurrect waynes world just because it worked for jim carrey doesn t mean seuss is a success for all canadians"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23785": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "in what is arguably the best outdoor adventure film of all time four city guys confront nature s wrath in a story of survival the setting is backwoods georgia with its forests mountains and wild rivers the director john boorman chose to use local people not actors to portray secondary characters these locals imbue the film with a depth of characterization unequaled in film history no central casting actors could ever come close to these people s remarkable faces voices or actions i don t recall a film wherein the secondary characters are so realistic and colorful as much as anything else it is this gritty realism that makes this film so amazing another strength is the film s theme nature in the wild can be violent how appropriate that the setting should be the american south very few places in the u s are or have been as violent as redneck country in a story about darwinian survival of the fittest the film conveys the idea that humans are part of nature not separate from it deliverance is very much a product of its time when unlike today americans expressed concern over a vanishing wilderness the film s magnificent scenery the sounds of birds frogs crickets and the roar of the river rapids combined with the absence of civilization all convey an environmental message and that is another strength of the film at an entertainment level the tension gradually escalates as the plot proceeds not even half way into the film the tension becomes extreme and then never lets up not until the final credits roll very few films can sustain that level of intensity over such a long span of plot finally the film s technical quality is topnotch direction and editing are flawless cinematography is excellent dialogue is interesting and the acting is terrific burt reynolds has never been better ned beatty is perfectly cast and does a fine job and jon voight should have been nominated for an oscar if there is a weak link in the film it is the music which strikes me as timid overall deliverance almost certainly will appeal to viewers who like outdoor adventure even for those who don t the gritty characterizations the acting and the plot tension are reasons enough to watch this film one of the finest in cinema history"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23786": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "well i guess i know the answer to that question for the money we have been so bombarded with cat in the hat advertising and merchandise that we almost believe there has to be something good about this movie i admit i thought the trailers looked bad but i still had to give it a chance well i should have went with my instincts it was a complete piece hollywood trash once again proving that the average person can be programed into believing anything they say is good must be good aside from the insulting fact that the film is only about minutes long it obviously started with a moth eaten script it s chock full of failed attempts at senseless humor and awful pastel sceneries it jumps all over the universe with no destination nor direction this is then compounded with yes i ll say it bad acting i couldn t help but feel like i was watching coffee talk on snl every time mike myers opened his mouth was the cat intended to be a middle aged jewish woman spencer breslin and dakota fanning were no prize either but mr myers should disappear under a rock somewhere until he s ready to make another austin powers movie f no stars on a scale of save your money"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23787": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "deliverance is a brilliant condensed epic of a group of thoroughly modern men who embark on a canoe trip to briefly commune with nature and instead have to fight for their sanity their lives and perhaps even their souls the film has aged well despite being made in the early seventies it certainly doesn t look particularly dated it still possesses a visceral punch and iconic status as a dramatic post death of the sixties philosophical and cultural shock vehicle there are very few films with similar conceits that can compare favourably to it although the legendary sam peckinpah s stuff would have to be up there yes there has been considerable debate and discussion about the film s most confronting scene which i won t expand upon here and undoubtedly one of the most confronting scenes in the entire history of the cinematic medium but what surprises about this film is how achingly beautiful it is at times this seems to be generally overlooked yet in retrospect quite understandably so the cinematography that captures the essence of the vanishing fragile river wilderness is often absolutely stunning and it counterbalances the film as in a moment of brief madness we the viewers along with the characters themselves are plunged into unrelenting nightmare deliverance s narrative is fittingly lean and sinewy and it is surprising how quickly events unfold from point of establishment through to crisis and aftermath it all takes place very quickly which lends a sense of very real urgency to the film the setting is established effectively through the opening credits the characters are all well drawn despite limited time spent on back story we know just enough about them to know them for the kind of man they are like them and ultimately fear for them when all goes to hell the conflict and violence within the movie seems to erupt out of nowhere with a frightening lack of logic this is author james dickey s theme that any prevailing romanticism about the nature of man s perceived inherent goodness can only wilt and die when his barely suppressed animal instincts come to the fore there are no demons or bogeymen here the predatory hillbillies as the film s central villains are merely crude terrifyingly amoral cousins of our protagonists they shock because their evil is petty and tangible the film has no peripheral characters all reflect something about the weaknesses and uncertainties of urbanised homo sapiens in the latter th century and all are very real and recognisable burt reynolds is wonderful in this movie as the gung ho and almost fatally over confident survivalist lewis and it is a shame to think that he really couldn t recapture his brief moment of dramatic glory throughout the rest of his still sputtering up and down career boogie nights excluded perhaps trust me if your are not a reynolds fan you will be impressed with his performance here john voight is his usual effortlessly accomplished self and ned beatty and ronny cox both make significant contributions this is simply a great quartet of actors to conclude i must speculate as to if and when deliverance author james dickey s to the white sea will be made for those that enjoyed this film ttws is a similarly harrowing tale of an american air force pilot s struggle for survival after being shot down over the japanese mainland during ww it s more of the typically bleak existentialism and primordial savagery that is dickey s trademark but it has all the makings of a truly spectacular poetic cinematic experience there was the suggestion a few years ago that the coen brothers might be producing it but that eventually came to nothing being an avid coen o phile it disappoints me to think what might have been had they gotten the green light on ttws rather than their last couple of relatively undistinguished efforts returning to deliverance it s impossible to imagine a movie of such honest unnerving brutality being made in these times and that is pretty shameful we the cinema going public are all the poorer for this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23788": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the sun was not shining it was too wet to play so i went to the movies that cold cold wet date day the cat in the hat was the name of the flick and when it was over my stomach was sick mike myers played the cat his humor was lame and kids needn t see this the humor was not tame the film was like drinking milk from a rabid cow so it is fun to have fun yet the filmmakers didn t know how this film in short is atrocious the acting was bad the plot was tweaked too much and the humor was surprisingly very crude it starts with conrad and sally a rule breaker and a future sheriff when their mother has to go to work she gets mrs kwan to babysit possibly the lone funny part in the movie is when mrs kwan is watching a taiwanese court room a `la c span she soon falls asleep and here comes the cat the film starts to spiral out of control the cat came to try to let the kids have some fun he s got thing and thing who suddenly start trashing the house he improvises a tv infomercial and accidentally slices his tail off and when the cat goes full carmen miranda it s not funny possibly his only funny disguise is as a hippie activist and there s a fish who tries warning the kids about the cat too bad he didn t warn us this film was as much fun as sour milk or chopping your tail off soon the kids are outside looking for the family dog who has the key to a crate on his collar if the crate is not locked soon their house will be home to the cat s universe here it gets a little more interesting but not enough to save the film the acting overall is horrible mike meyers brings his brand of irreverent austin powers humor to the cat saying things like you dirty ho and imagining himself as a woman for the rest of his life after a whack in the testicles while posing as a pinata spencer breslin is great as the trouble making conrad and dakota fanning is cute as sally though they alone are not enough to save this horrendous aortic dissection waiting to kill john ritter accident waiting to happen alec baldwin s slick and slimey lawrence quinn is disgusting ever trying to woo the kids mom who is played by kelly preston and sean hayes is mr humberfloob mom s boss and is also the voice of the fish the latter three are also bland overall if i were a parent i would not take my kids who are into potty humor cause there s plenty of it and more save your and see something else as the late great dr seuss once said it is fun to have fun but you have to know how really universal stop theodore s already turning over in his grave like my mom always says curiousity killed the cat the cat in the hat out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23789": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "unlike many other films which are disturbing either by dint of their naked unpleasantness man bites dog or their sheer violence most peckinpah films deliverance shocks by its plausibility certainly the buggery scene is pretty straightforward in its unpleasantness but the film s effect derives far more from its slow build up and the tangible sense of isolation surrounding the four leads both before and after everything starts to go wrong the moment when the canoes pass under the child on the bridge who does not even acknowledge the men he had earlier played music with let alone show any sign of human affection towards them is among the most sinister in modern film the tension increases steadily throughout the canoe trip and perseveres even after the final credits the ending makes the significance of the characters ordeals horrifically real the movie s plausibility is greatly aided by the playing of the leads particularly ned beatty and jon voight as the victim and reluctant hero respectively burt reynolds too has never been better the film s cultural influence is demonstrable by the number of people who will understand a reference to banjo territory perhaps only get carter has done such an effective hatchet job on a region s tourist industry i can think of only a handful of movies which put me into such a serious depression after they had finished the oppressive atmosphere of se en is the best comparison i can think of although so much of it is excellent of itself deliverance is a classic above all because there are no adequate points of comparison with it it is unique"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23790": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "just about everything in this movie is wrong wrong wrong take mike myers for example he s reached the point where you realize that his shtick hasn t changed since his snl days over ten years ago he s doing the same cutesy stream of consciousness jokes and the same voices his cat is painfully unfunny he tries way to hard he s some weird type a comedian not the cool cat he s supposed to be the rest of the movie is just as bad the sets are unbelievably ugly and clearly a waste of millions of dollars cardboard cut outs for the background buildings would have made more sense than constructing an entire neighborhood and main street alec balwin tries to do a funny great santini impression but he ends up looking and sounding incoherent there s even an innapropriate cheesecake moment with faux celebrity paris hilton that sticks in the mind simply because this is supposed to be a dr seuss story avoid this movie at all costs folks it s not even an interesting train wreck i hope they ll make horton hears a who with robin williams then we ll have the bad seuss movie starring spasitc comedian trilogy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23791": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "how can you sum up just exactly how feelgood and right and touching this film is for several weeks this dvd leaped off the shelf at me every time i went in the store having seen steve carrell in a couple of films previously i didn t want to smear my thought process of him so i resisted and resisted until finally i grabbed it up with a what the hell attitude and how surprised was i i just wish i had purchased it earlier having watched it three times in two days i am still smiling at how the portrayal of a widower struggling with three daughters yearning for that which is missing since the passing of his beloved wife who thus meets an intriguing woman charming her in such a profound and interesting dare i say bookish way throws a whole different light onto life that makes him realize she is what he has been searching for the snag of that woman being his brothers girl complicates matters which portray dan comically shy and with a heartfelt chagrin seeing his someone special bringing such fun and enjoyment into the family home as well as his brothers life you just really begin to feel for him then when the blind date occurs with ruthie draper that is the turning point in marie s estimation of dan the look she gives him when he repeats her comment about not liking ruthie sheer green eyed monster triggering an absolutely hilarious scene as the two couples compete on the dance floor this sequence is one of the most well crafted as dan starts to loosen up with regard to marie other gut wrenching scenes dan returns from the book and tackle shop confronted by his brothers begins to describe what has just occurred when dan s face drops it brings a sharp intake of breath his youngest daughter lilly making the present celebrating their love for suzanne his late wife brings a little heartfelt warmth and a little gulp as dan realizes just what he has lost in life when dan plays guitar and sings at the talent show his voice cracking slightly as he reprises the song absolute gem the acceptance of what occurs late in the film by his daughters they all three love their father and want to see him happy will not let him deny his love for marie the desperateness of dan not to fail his daughters because he is their rock their stronghold and tell him so much more than that with just a few words i could go on and on but i will leave it for now maybe return and add more comments here in the near future but i will end by saying if you want to watch a film that is just so damn good with twists of comedy to lighten up the drama that never feels forced or crass that comes over as a genuine portrayal of a man discovering new life not just with a woman but also with his extended family then look no further dan in real life out of for such a well rendered cinematic experience with a score by sondre lerche that intimately takes you there throughout whilst never being intrusive with fine performances by the ensemble cast i cannot wait to re watch this again"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23792": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "there are plenty of comments already posted saying exactly how i felt about this film so ill keep it short the grinch i thought was marvellous jim carrey is a truly talented physical comedian as well as being a versatile clever actor in my opinion mike myers on the other hand gets his laughs by being annoying i used to like him very much in his waynes world and so i married an axe murderer days but ive never been fond of austin powers and the cat in the hat has just finished me off this film was horrible the gags were horrible inappropriate for children not only in adult content but in the fact that some of them were so dated they havent amused anyone for years the plot was messy messy messy its a shame really because the children were very likeable as was mom they probably could have picked a better villain than alec baldwin but he could have pulled it off if it weren t for myers ugly revolting over acted portrayal of the cat i mean did myers even glance at a script was one written the other actors seemed to have one but the cat just seemed to be winging it on the other hand i would like to mention that the sets and props were marvellous but unfortunately they cant save this film poor dr seuss the man was a genius dont ruin his reputation by adapting his work in a such a lazy messy way"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23793": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a sublime piece of film making it flows at just the right pace throughout the accompanying music fits perfectly and is very pleasant to the ear the humorous parts are hilarious and made even more so by the largely depressingly tragic nature of the film however despite much comment about the inherent tragedy of the storyline it was anything but depressing for me to watch i thoroughly enjoyed it in a way that i haven t experienced for a long time that is to say it is superb and yet without all the common trappings of modern films such as sex violence and unnecessary special effects dan in real life lacks nothing for being without the regular vices it has a fully matured plot that just doesn t require and indeed would be ruined by any further embellishment at the same time the theme is entirely adult it s a piece of art in and of itself that encapsulates you entirely and you want for nothing more than it already offers there are some scenes that feel a bit waltons but these actually make perfect sense in the long run as they contrast the more dysfunctional moments the rosier makes way for the tragic which then gives over to the idyllic which turns to the darker etc this undulating landscape of emotional cinematography creates a perfect balance and keeps the viewer in a state of lithium like stability the peaks and troughs are gentle but more than adequate in the pleasure they instill i highly recommend watching this film regardless of what genre you normally enjoy put aside any prejudices because this is a must see"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23794": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "bad bad bad those three lines sum up this crappy little film that can only attract idiot children and their parents to the cinema and its movie in america what is this country thinking mike myers looking more like micheal jackson some chineese lady that falls asleep within minutes a lame plot with dirty jokes it s grotesuque and awful when green eggs and ham comes out in i ll be so happy not eddie murphy and tracy morgan will probably play two hipsters trying to find the lost green eggs and ham they ll try to chase sam i am and that mean guy who are running away with it i hope they don t ruin the classic book don t waste time and money by seeing this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23795": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i watch romantic comedies with some hesitation for romantic comedies feature age old clich s which make a movie uninteresting typically in a romantic comedy there is a girl and there is a guy both fall in love then have troubles and then win over the troubles to marry or whatever but this movie is a different story it is really very different from the romantic comedies i have seen of lately there is a widowed guy dan there is a girl marie dan meets marie in a bookshop and talk for sometime after sometime marie has to leave dan develops something for her and when this something starts to turn meaningful we get a twist marie is the girlfriend of his brother unheeded of the circumstances dan flirts with marie and realizes that he loves her and even marie loves him but their love would not just be possible how it is made possible forms the rest of the story steve carell performs well juliette binoche is good as marie and every other stuff is done well it is a good movie watch it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23796": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the invisible maniac starts as a young kevin dornwinkle kris russell is caught by his strict mother marilyn adams watching a girl tracy walker strip through his telescope cut to twenty years later kevin dornwinkle noel peters is now a physics professor who claims to have discovered a way to turn things invisible using a mollecular reconstruction serum however during a demonstration in front of his fellow scientists it fails they all laugh at him dornwinkle goes mad kills a few of them is locked away in a mental institute from which he escapes jump forward two weeks later a group of summer college students discuss the tragic death of their physics teacher when the headmistress mrs cello stephanie blake as stella blalack says that she has hired a replacement yes you ve guessed it it s dornwinkle the student don t take to him treat him like dirt however dornwinkle has perfected his invisibility serum uses it to satisfy his perverted sexual urges his desire for revenge co written directed by adam rifkin wisely hiding under the pseudonym rif coogan i wouldn t want my name to be associated with this turd of a film either the invisible maniac is real bottom of the barrel stuff the script by rifkin sorry coogan tony markes is awful it tries to be a teenage sex comedy horror hybrid that just fails in every department for a start the sex is nothing more than a few female shower scenes a few boob shots not much else i m afraid the birds in the invisible maniac aren t even that good looking the comedy is lame every joke misses by the proverbial mile this is the kind of film that thinks someone fighting an invisible man or having henry jason logan a mute man trying to make a phone call is funny the invisible maniac makes the police academy series of films look like the pinnacle of sophistication as for the horror aspect that too is lame it s also an incredibly slow it takes over half an hour before dornwinkles even becomes invisible dull predictable boring has highly annoying unlikable teenage character s director rifkin or coogan or whatever does absolutely nothing to try make the invisible maniac an even slightly enjoyable experience there s no scares tension or atmosphere as a whole the film is a real chore to sit through he does nothing with the invisibility angle just a few doors opening on their own is as adventurous as it gets there is very little gore or violence a bit of splashing blood a few strangulations the only decent bit in the whole film when someone has their head blown off with a shotgun unfortunately he was invisible at the time we only get to see the headless torso afterwards the budget must have been low i mean really low because this is one seriously cheap looking film dornwinkles laboratory is basically two jars on his bedside cabinet when he escapes from the mental institution he has all of one dog sent after him the entire school has about a dozen pupils two teachers the invisible maniac is a poorly made film throughout it s minute duration i spotted the boom mike on at least one occasion lets just say the acting is of a low standard leave it at that the invisible maniac is crap plain simple i found no redeeming features in it at all there are so many more better films out there you can watch so there is no reason whatsoever to waste your time on this rubbish definitely one to avoid"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23797": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this story is told and retold and continues to be retold in every possibly way imagine the immortal charles dicken s story has been recreated in every possible way imagine i admit i have not seen the classic alistair sim version and i m sure someday i will but i would be blown away if it touched even close to this amazing eighties version i believe that if dickens himself had created his story for film this would be it the story is well known i won t go into much detail because everyone has seen it in one form or another a rich stingy mean old man is visited by the ghost of his former partner and warned about his mean ways in order to straighten him out he is visited by three spirits each which show him a different perspective of his life and the people he is involved with past present and future finally in seeing all this before him he realizes the error of his ways in a big way and attempts retribution for all the wrong he has done george c scott is absolutely undeniably perfect for this role he takes hold of the ebeneezer scrooge role and makes it his own and creates an incredible character he is not just a mean old man but someone who has been effected by certain situations in his life that has made him bitter and angry at the world there is compassion within him but he holds it below everything else and is very self involved scott delivers the role of perfection when it comes to scrooge not only does the leading role make this film but everything else fits into place this is a grand epic of victorian england dickens england is recreated before our very eyes the sights and the sounds and you can almost feel the breeze in your face and the smells of the market director clive donner brilliantly recreates this scene and leaves nothing to the imagination i could watch this film on mute and be dazzled by the scenery it s not spectacular scenery per se but it s real the film takes us from the high class traders market to the very dismal pits of poverty and everything in between the rest of the cast fits into their roles and brings their literary counterparts to life bob cratchitt played by david warner and his entire family including and especially the young tiny tim played by anthony walters were wonderful the ghosts each had their own distinct personality and added to the dark mood of this story a christmas carol is not a light story dickens wrote this story for a dark period in england s life and it s one of the few christmas tales that is really dark almost scary and it has to be scary in order to scare a man who has been a miser for so many years into turning around the dark feel to the story is captured in this film and is downright frightening and yet the end lifts your spirits and captures christmas miracles the score to this film is also something to be mentioned as it is epic and grand and beautiful to listen to whether it s the actual score or the christmas music everything fits together apparently christmas movies are my favorite because i insist everyone see this christmas carol above all others"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23798": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie has made me upset when i think of cat in the hat im thinking of cat in the hat books you know the one from a few years back that parents read to thier children well i though that this movie would be a lot like that but much to my suprise was nothing like the books insted it is more like young adult humor movie in one part cat is talking to a gardening tool hoe cat talks to it like it is his hoe agin adult humor the naming of his car i all so though was a little untastful for a kids movie under the rating you ll find mild cude humor and some double entendres i think in short this means adult humor i wish i could return this movie wal mart said they wouldn t because the movie has been opened if you are thinking about buying this i suggest that maybe rent before you buy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23799": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i loved the story somewhere a poster said there are no families like the one portrayed in this film well maybe there ought to be i thought everybody seemed really human and believable what a top notch cast what great music on the soundtrack what a nice this and what a nice that but most of all i will say two words to recommend this film steve carell he really showed a nice subtle depth that touched me he was truly commanding as a widower who had dedicated himself maybe a little too much to being a good dad first at the cost of denying his own needs did he act like a petulant ass why yes he did and you see that s what was perfect about this film the actor who played this character made me believe he was feeling something and not simply acting like he was feeling something and he conveyed to me perfectly what it was that he was feeling and what he was feeling was denied denied happiness denied fulfillment denied love losing your love is painful beyond belief and many who do so will never feel something like that again beautiful film i gave it an eight out of ten"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23800": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the cat in the hat is just a slap in the face film mike myers as the cat in the hat is downright not funny and mike myers could not have been any worse this is his worst film he has ever been in the acting and the story was just terrible i mean how could they make the most beloved stories by dr seuss be made into film and being one of the worst films of all time and such a disappointment i couldn t have seen a more worst film than this besides maybe baby geniuses but this film is just so bad i can t even describe how badly they made this film bo welch should be fired or the writer should hedeen s outlook no stars f"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23801": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "steve carell stars as a person who you can relate to sort of in dan in real life a film which i expected not to like but ended up liking it not that the movie is laugh out loud funny it s just that it has a big heart we all like steve carell this isn t what fans of the office would expect to see from him but you know what i liked this movie carell stars as dan burns a widowed father who s daughters don t really like him one weekend him and his daughters travel down to see his family while there he goes to a bookstore and falls for a woman when he gets back to his house he finds out that his brother mitch played by dane cook is dating this woman played by juliette binoche dan in real life at times i found a bit unbelievable are the burns family really the kind of people who do exercises together and play board games together and do a bunch of other family things i would highly doubt that i don t know any family who is like that is that stopping me from giving it a thumbs up no dan in real life"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23802": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "inappropriate the pg rating that this movie gets is yet another huge misstep by the mpaa whale rider gets a pg but this movie gets a pg please parents don t be fooled taking an elementary school child to this movie is a huge mistake there were numerous times i found myself being uncomfortable not just because the humor was inappropriate for kids but also because it was totally out of the blue and unnecessary but all that aside the cat in the hat is still a terrible movie the casting and overall look of the movie are the only saving graces the beautiful kelly preston and the always likeable or hateable in this case alec baldwin are both good in their roles even though preston is almost too beautiful for a role like this the kids are conditioned actors and it shows especially with dakota fanning fanning is the only human aspect of the film that kept me watching and not throwing things at the screen did i mention there was an oversized talking cat in this movie mike myers is absolutely deplorable i didn t like him as the voice of shrek and i truly believe now that myers should not be allowed near the realm of children s films ever again his portrayal of the cat is a slightly toned down version of fat bastard and austin powers in the end the cat should not have come he should have stayed away but he came even if just for a day he ruined minutes of my life minutes of personal anger and strife the cat in the hat may be the worst kids movie ever"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23803": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "clean family oriented movie i laughed i cried i loved it i was worried i wouldn t be able to see steve carrell as anything but goofy michael from the office boy was i wrong he should win an oscar for his performance i will definitely buy this on dvd when it comes out my husband enjoyed it and he isn t into movies of this type i saw it with other couples in the year old range and we all agreed it was the best movie we had seen in a long time and certainly the cleanest only cuss word not even sure why it was pg i would highly recommend this movie to anyone who likes comedy drama romance and more"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23804": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "mean spirited and down right degrading adaptation to the classic children s tale not only lacks the charm of its forefather but lacks any talent what so ever mike myers should not only be ashamed of himself for his horrible performance that is a clear rip off of what jim carrey did but he should give up acting all together he is so annoying that you would want to beat the crap out of him if you were able to jump right in the film the sets are ugly and the cinematography is very poor i have seen a lot of bad film this year but this not only takes the cake but it is with out a doubt one the worse films ever made"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23805": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i loved dan in real life a wonderful journey to love story like you ve got mail or while you were sleeping but not ridiculously full of sight gags and crude jokes and not so romantic it makes you wanna throw up dan burns steven carrell is a popular advice columnist who can t seem to get things in his own life straightened out until one day on a family gathering trip he meets and instantly connects with marie the always beautiful juliette binoche a radiant specimen of a woman who seems to be framed in a hazy filter hearkening back to the starlets of classic cinema chemistry happens over a cup of tea and muffin but marie must be off for a previous engagement and they must part ways later we are treated to dan s tight knit fun loving relatives who not only have big breakfasts together but also enjoy using the intelligent and sweetly dorky dan as the butt of many bachelor jokes what i liked so much was that although the family s characteristics could be seen as obnoxious to some i thought it was a great portrayal of a big family that doesn t venture into parody or crude exaggeration the burns family is simply a close loving group of people who are truly interested in the best for dan there are wonderfully awkward family moments that aren t unrealistic the family is nosey but never mean spirited or gossipy quirky but never outlandish and then dan falls in love with his brother s girlfriend he s brought to the family gathering and thus begins a roller coaster of restrained longing and funny love budding i could go on but i just thought this movie was simply awesome it s not particularly hip or clever never too wordy and obsessed with dry humor or biting wit as many comedies are in modern cinema there is a nice balance of storytelling visuals and funny but real dialogue in fact early in the movie the initial spark of love begins with whimsical discussion in a classic hollywood style conversation where the characters say what they re thinking out loud so i ve probably rambled and repeated myself but i highly recommend dan in real life it s a great date movie trust me you ll laugh and only if you re a geek like me you ll get a bit teary eyed filled with fun and magical love dan in real life won t disappoint out of stars grade a"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23806": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "well the previews looked funny and i usually don t go to movies on opening night especially with my kids because well you never know here is a movie that doesn t appeal either to children or adults as the jokes are too perverse for children and falls completely flat for entertainment purposes for adults i was actually embarrassed to be with my and year old and having to explain to my year old what s h t spells essentially what happens here is a total twisting of dr seuss s classic it adds an evil and lazy neighbor who wants to marry the children s mother for her money if that was a subplot then maybe that would have been fine but it ends up being the major plot around the whole movie and the cat plays more of a subplot role in exposing the neighbor to the mom for who he really is take my advice and read the book and pass on the movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23807": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the widower family man dan burns steve carell writes the column dan in real life giving advices for families in the new jersey standard and raises his three daughters alone jane allison pill the older has just got her driving license but dan does not allow her to drive cara brittany robertson has a crush on his high school mate marty and the young lily marlene lawston misses her mother when dan and his daughters travel to rhode island for a family reunion he meets marie juliette binoche in a bookstore and they spend hours talking to each other they feel attracted for each other but marie receives a phone call and leaves dan giving her phone number first dan immediately falls in love for marie but when he return to his parent s home he finds that marie is the girlfriend of his wolf brother mitch burns dane cook who is also in love with her along the weekend the attraction between the clumsy dan and marie increases and they have to take a decision dan in real life is a great surprise and a delightful movie with comedy romance and drama the chemistry of the gorgeous juliette binoche and steve carell is awesome and it is very easy to know why everybody loves marie the trio allison pill brittany robertson and marlene lawston is fantastic and their characters are responsible for some of the best moments of this story the screenplay is wonderful and the performances of the talented actors and actresses are stunning with a realistic behavior of a family meeting follow the advice of dan s column and plan to be surprised with the reunion of the burns family my vote is eight title brazil eu meu irm o e nossa namorada me my brother and our girlfriend"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23808": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "from the acting direction scriptwriting and art direction this film is just entirely ill conceived and the money would have been better spent on shoes for land mine victims when did we get so sad that they have to fill a a children s movie with sexual innuendo to keep the parents attention dr suess is rolling in his grave right now what with the dirty ho s h i t and fake erection scenes etc etc etc its shameful how they trade on the name of suess to get the parents to bring their kids throw in the profanities to try for the teens and a few sad parents who won t watch a a film with their child if there is no t a greed greed and more greed compare this to the classic children s films and we can get a disturbing view of world is turning into these guys should stick to making mtv videos how on earth this movie got votes as a perfect is beyond me unless its the directors family"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23809": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "steve carell once again stars in a light romantic movie about choices family and pressure by judging on the plot and cover art of the movie i was expecting a flat out comedy lots of laughs and unrealistic elements but i guess i was wrong sure the movie had some comedy but it felt much more of a light drama to me and steve carell once again gave a great performance the movie itself really tackles true observations and that was a strong element i found but the ending felt a little bit rushed and predictable through out the cinematography was great the acting was great and the message it delivered was obvious but yet still very important though it came down to old flat and predictable ending i d reckon if different choices were made at the end of the movie perhaps for the bad even this movie would get better publicity still a fun movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23810": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie was physically painful to sit through maybe because like many people my age and younger i grew up with dr seuss and loved his books funny clever whimsical and subversive at the same time the cat in the hat sucks all of the interest and spark out of the story and mike myer s performance as the cat is mostly bewildering why the borscht belt accent the unfunny patter the inappropriate jokes the charmless costume i had to go back and re read the books to see the real problem the books are simple this movie is overblown and way way too long you don t expect every kids movie to be toy story or the iron giant but this one set a new low how could mike myers need the money"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23811": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "dan the widowed father of three girls has his own advice column that will probably go into syndication after his wife s death he has taken time to raise his daughters having known no romance in quite some time nothing prepares him for the encounter with the radiant marie at a local book store in a rhode island small town on the ocean where he has gone to celebrate thanksgiving with the rest of his big family after liking marie at first sight little prepares him when the gorgeous woman appears at the family compound after all she is the date of dan s brother mitch it is clear from the outset that dan and marie are made for one another and although we sense what the outcome will be we go for the fun ride that peter hedges the director wants to give us mr hedges an author and screenplay writer on his own has given us two excellent novels what s eating gilber grapes and an ocean in iowa and the delightful indie pieces of april which he also directed it s just a coincidence that both movies deal with families during thanksgiving reunions the best thing in the film was the natural chemistry between the two stars steve carell and juliette binoche mr carell in fact keeps getting better all the time in many ways he remind us of jack lemmon in his take of comedy and serious material what can one say about ms binoche an intelligent actress and a bright presence in any film she proves she is right up to doing comedy convincing us about her marie the only sad note is the waste of talent in the picture john mahoney diane wiest norbert leo butz jessica hecht emily blunt allison pill amy ryan have nothing to do they just serve as incidental music for decoration dane cook who is seen as brother mitch fares better because he gets to recite more lines than the others dan in real life is a delightful film that will please everyone"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23812": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "if you liked the grinch movie go watch that again because this was no where near as good a seussian movie translation mike myers cat is probably the most annoying character to grace the screen in recent times his voice accent is terrible and he laughs at his own jokes with an awful weasing sound which is about the only laughing i heard at the theater not even the kids liked this one folks and kids laugh at anything now save your money and go see looney tunes back in action if you re really looking for a fun holiday family movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23813": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i was drawn to dan in real life from the excellent reviews and the thirst for a dramedy that was well written thank you peter hedges and because when steve carell stars in the film you know an audience is going to find like in little miss sunshine a performance that is very entertaining and rewarding dan in real life delivered that promise the film is so real to many families world wide that have lost a member and yet have gone on with their lives in search of something that will give them the magic back before their loss with steve carell and the wondrous juliette binoche their relationship was so beautifully done and written that their scenes were so real to their characters and to their journeys the cast sets and story made dan in real life one to remember as we head into the holidays ahead"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23814": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the only good thing about this unfunny dreck is that i didn t have to pay for it i saw it for free at college and if a college student can t find humor in something that was free it s hopeless stale acting and poor jokes cannot be masked by an excellent yet bewildering set design that goes out of its way to market volkswagon beetles i don t know what michaels myers was doing in this movie but i have never seen anything more depressing this was nothing more than a blatant effort to capitalize on the previous success of the grinch which has its opponents but i enjoyed it very much it s difficult not to sit through this failure and wonder what better projects were passed over to fund it you want a funny seuss adaptation go with the grinch"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23815": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i saw a special advance screening of this today i have to let you know i m not a huge fan of either dane cook or steve carell so i really had no expectations going into this i ended up enjoying it quite a bit dan in real life is the story of a widower with daughters who goes to spend a weekend with his family while at a bookstore he meets the woman of his dreams only to find out that she happens to be his brother s girlfriend this movie is pretty well made the soundtrack cinematography and acting are all top notch especially steve carell my problem with it was mostly that there seemed to be a lack of character development mostly with dane cook s character we never really get a close look at the relationship between dane and steve s characters and i felt that it could have helped a bit in showing what dan s inner conflict about being in love with dane s girlfriend was like other than this though dan in real life is definitely a solid sweet film definitely a nice break from all the horror and action movies we ve been getting this year"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23816": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "audrey i know you truly cherish your husband ted s memory but please do his legacy justice and heed his wishes dr seuss refused to license his characters during his lifetime for a very good reason we beg of you to please stop cashing in on his stories images fantasies and characters they are getting disemboweled by the powers that be of hollywood and broadway the children of tomorrow will be stuck with these histrionic and grotesque interpretations that will forever pollute the loving warmth and innocence of his books it is indeed your property to do with as you wish i just wish you would listen to the advice of others for a little while save what is left of dr seuss thank you"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23817": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "there is a scene in dan in real life where the family is competing to see which sex can finish the crossword puzzle first the answer to one of the clues is murphy s law anything that can go wrong will go wrong this is exactly the case for dan burns steve carell the office a columnist for the local newspaper dan is an expert at giving advice for everyday life yet he comes to realize that things aren t so picture perfect in his own dan in real life is amazing at capturing these ironies of everyday life and is successful at embracing the comedy tragedy and beauty of them all besides that this movie is pretty damn hilarious the death of his wife forces dan to raise his three daughters all on his own each daughter in their own pivotal stages in life the first one anxious to try out her drivers license the middle one well into her teenage angst phase and the youngest one drifting away from early childhood things take a turn for dan when he goes to rhode island for a family reunion and stumbles across an intriguing woman in a bookstore her name is marie juliette binoche chocolat and she is looking for a book to help her avoid awkward situations which is precisely whats in store when they get thrown into the burns family household if you ve seen steve carell in the office or little miss sunshine you d know that he is incomparable with comedic timing and a tremendously dynamic actor as well steve carell is awesome at capturing all the emotions that come with family life the frustration and sincere compassion the family as well as the house itself provides a warm environment for the movie that contrasts the inner turmoil that builds throughout the movie and finally bursts out in a pretty suspenseful climax the movie only falls short in some of the predictable outcomes yet at the same time life is made up of both irony and predictability which is an irony within itself dan in real life is definitely worth seeing for the sole enjoyment of watching all the funny subtleties we often miss in everyday life and i ll most likely enjoy it a second time or even a third just put it on my tab"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23818": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "why is this show so popular it s beyond me why people like it i think it s one of the worst sitcoms out there because it s so popular i ve tried more than once to watch it and i can t make it through an entire episode for one thing the acting is horrible everybody is overacting to the point where it s annoying to watch they talk in unnatural voices use unnatural tones and have unnatural body language i ve seen better acting in a kindergarten school play for another thing it s not funny the plots are dull they re not creative intelligent or funny shouldn t a sitcom be funny why am i not laughing lastly what is seventies about this it s about as authentic to the seventies as happy days was to the fifties oh and what is up with ashton kutcher who cast this untalented dweeb and now he s making movies oh save us all if people think this is quality television it worries me"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 0, 0, -1]},
	"23819": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "as the celebration of christmas has evolved through the years whether one concentrates on the religious or the secular traditions it is a time when people are supposed to behave a little better to each other that has somehow slipped past one ebenezer scrooge merchant and money lender in th century london as his nephew points out to his uncle he doesn t keep christmas in any way because scrooge feels the whole thing is humbug the humanity in scrooge was driven out long ago he s a hard case a whole lot like his th century counterpart mr potter of bedford falls new york but as charles dickens told this tale redemption is not too late for any of us and a lonely ghost and three spirits visit scrooge and show him how a christmas carol is such a timeless holiday classic that we sometimes forget that it is as much a social commentary of th century great britain as oliver twist was the characters in this film are middle and lower class the cratchits are a couple of rungs above the street people in oliver twist but they are having to struggle to stay up there still love and happiness radiate their home no thanks to the guy bob cratchit works for like george bailey who did a whole lot of good in his life and just had to be reminded how much ebenezer scrooge needed a wake up call as to the potentiality he still had for doing some good in this old world patrick stewart in his live performances and filmed play has pretty much taken over the part of scrooge but george c scott captures the old miser pretty well in this film the meanness of him but with a trace of sadness that makes us root for him to change scott joins a fine tradition of people like reginald owen and alastair sim who ve both done great interpretations of scrooge among the supporting roles i particularly enjoyed david warner as bob cratchit and edward woodward as a hearty and stern spirit of christmas present according to imdb this is one of versions of a christmas carol made that they have archived and it is one of the best"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23820": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "film critics of the world i apologize it is your job to give advice to the moviegoing public so that they can wisely choose what to spend money on but i ignored your advice and i have been deeply hurt however my decision to see the cat in the hat wasn t made haphazardly you see three years ago all of you critics said that we should all avoid the calamity known as how the grinch stole christmas then some friends of mine took me to see it and it turned out to be a colorful funny and almost hypnotic yuletide treat so when the critics unleashed their fury against the cat in the hat another big budget seuss update with a big name star in the title role i thought that it must be the same old song how wrong i was for five whole minutes i thought i was in the clear the opening credits are clever the kids are charming and the production values are top notch then the cat showed up there are many problems from this point on but the biggest one was the woeful miscasting of mike myers where the grinch was saved by the inspired casting of jim carrey the cat was destroyed by myers he can be very funny when his energies are applied where they belong comic sketches every movie he s made that was truly funny was really just a feature length comedy sketch from wayne s world to austin powers so he tries to do the same thing here it s just that these comedy sketches are more like the stuff that they stick at the end of snl not funny just painful not that the writers helped him out any after the charming prologue the movie turns into an hour of repulsive bodily humor gags poorly timed pratfalls and insultingly stunted attempts at hip humor this movie was the most disheartening cinematic experience i have ever had period so much talent and work went into something so vile i know that the adult stars of this movie will be relatively unscathed by this mess i just hope that the wonderful spencer breslin and dakota fanning will get more chances to show their charms in far better movies if you are a parent please avoid this like the plague with movies like elf and brother bear currently in theaters you have far better choices"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23821": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i m not a steve carell fan however i like this movie about dan an advice columnist who goes to his parents house for a stay with his kids and ends up falling in love with his brother s girlfriend its a story thats been told before but not like this there are simply too many little bits that make the film better than it should be the cast is wonderful and even if carell is not my cup of tea he is quite good as the widower who s suppose to know everything but finds that knowing is different than feeling and that sometimes life surprises you at times witty and wise in the way that an annoying hallmark card can be the film still some how manages to grow on you and be something more than a run of the mill film worth a look see"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23822": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "don t get me wrong i assumed this movie would be stupid i honestly did i gave it an incredibly low standard to meet the only reason i even saw it was because there were a bunch of girls going different story for a different time as i began watching i noticed something this film was terrible now there are two types of terrible there s freddy vs jason terrible where you and your friends sit back and laugh and joke about how terrible it is and then there is a movie like this the cat in the hat failed to create even a momentary interest in me as i watched the first bit of it not only was i bored senseless but i felt as though i had in some way been violated by the horrendousness of said movie mike myers is usually brilliant i love the majority of his work but something in this movie didn t click one of the things that the director producers writers whatevers changed was that they refused to use any of the colors of the original book red black white on any character but the cat coincidentally or not they also refused to capture any of the original and i hate to use this word but it fits zaniness of the original the book was like an ice cream sunday colorful and delicious and the movie was about as bland and hard to swallow as sawdust avoid this like a leprous prostitute"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23823": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "steve carell plays dan burns newspaper agony uncle and dedicated single father to three girls at a large family homecoming dan meets his perfect woman only to find out that she is in a relationship with his brother what s a man to do i rather liked dan in real life but i would imagine the success or otherwise of this flick is going to be down to whether you are willing to accept steve carell playing a part relatively straight and restrained rather than going through the broad comedy moves that have made him so successful if you cannot accept it fear not get smart will be along later in the year but for the record i thought he was very good dan in real life starts off like your typical incidentally amusing family drama but it gets funnier and funnier as it goes along and carell s frustration with his situation grows it s not massively original but if you only saw movies with original ideas cinematic pickings would be very scarce indeed wouldn t they but dan in real life is entertaining and a good cast who wouldn t fall in love at first sight with the luminous juliette binoche make the most of an insightful enough script that contains many a ponder on the meaning and passion of love i hope that steve carell pushes himself and does something as interesting again"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23824": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "there is no way to avoid a comparison between the cat in the hat and the grinch who stole christmas so let s get that part out of the way first of all let me start by saying that i think grinch was an underrated and unappreciated film cat was well just awful jim carey was cast because he is a brilliant physical comedian and fearlessly commits to over the top outrageous characters mike myers fell back on his old bag of tricks why why why mike myers the kids could care less and the austin powers demographic isn t going to spy this film so what was the studio thinking the cat was also apparently related to linda richmond can we talk why a new york accent not entirely consistent with anything dr seuss has ever written myers was even allowed to sneak in his scottish shtick i wonder how many different voices the director and the studio tried to edit out of before they just gave in and said as long as you don t say fahklempt you can keep the accents meyers never seemed to find any sort of comfort either with the costume make up or dialogue the jokes what few there were were crude and age inappropriate when myers picks up a garden hoe and delivers to the camera dirty ho everything but the rim shot was missing and even that wouldn t have helped the same folks who created whoville clearly had a hand in the creation of the town and the houses in cat the sets and props were very appealing giving the viewer a much needed distraction from the bad writing direction and myers there was some fun to be had with alec baldwin and kelly preston dakota fanning was the only actor who seemed to be aware she was in a movie based on a dr seuss classic and stayed true to the genre call the spca this cat should be neutered and never be allowed to reproduce again please please no sequel"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23825": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "marie you are smooth dan no i m not smooth i m dan if you re anything like me smooth and single do not go together you see someone you like rare enough as that can be and you want to say something but you don t or maybe you do say something but it ends up being perhaps the least intelligent thing you ve ever said in your life more often then not though you stare from afar and admire without having to deal with taking that which most agree is the only way to get anywhere in life a risk you can t blame a guy for being a little frightened though maybe he s been burned hard before or maybe he s trying to focus all his energy on his career there are reasons some valid some not and all of them can be interpreted as excuses rather than reason you tell yourself you don t need it or it isn t the right time for you but you still wish it were happening any way you break it down it s not easy sound familiar if you thought yes even just a little then dan in real life the new comedy from director peter hedges is a must see it will reach inside of you and somehow manage to both break and warm your heart all at once the dan from the title is dan burns steve carell an advice columnist who is admired for his insight into living a balanced fulfilling and morally uplifting life four years or so before the film opens on dan waking up to his day he lost his wife and love of his life after that tragedy dan was left to raise their three daughters alone between that and focusing on his career finding love again was not one of dan s priorities and so he became more functional than feeling removed from the power of intimacy dan no longer knows what it means to be that close to someone and has resigned himself to never knowing that again that is until he meets marie juliette binoche in a book and tackle shop in connecticut on a quiet morning they re interaction is casual comfortable and it catches both of them off guard there is only one problem really she is already seeing someone unfortunately for all involved that someone is dan s brother mitch dane cook his entire family has come up to their parents country home for their yearly visit and dan must now spend the weekend pining and yearning for the fleeting feeling he had with marie that morning it only lasted an hour or so but it only took that long to awaken dan s heart from its coma with so many family members to deal with jack mahoney and dianne wiest are at the helm dan in real life does drift away from its grander purpose from time to time while the cyclone of kids and parents and aunts and uncles makes for trying times for dan hedges also uses it unnecessarily as a means to distract with the presumption that it would ultimately make for a more complete film luckily hedges has got carell to carry the heavy burden it is a pleasure to watch steve carell come into his own more and more with every picture he makes despite the occasional evan almighty sized misstep he is charismatic charming and obviously a sharp humorist as dan he is also self deprecating awkward and scared carell is the rare comedian who pushes himself to find character in his roles rather than rely solely on his comedic instincts and established persona perhaps more importantly he is entirely relatable as dan whether he s flopping down on the cot in the laundry room where he is subjected to sleep as the only single adult at this reunion or fidgeting around the kitchen unable to stan d still in his anxiety dan is every guy who has even been unsure of himself and felt alone in the crowd carell gives dan so much heart that he becomes the heart of the film itself at the same time i wondered after seeing the film if i enjoyed the it as much as i did despite its slight shortcomings juliette binoche i know you might like to lighten up every now and then but i don t recommend it unless there is chocolate involved because of where i am in my life would someone who has found that someone else derive as much meaning and comfort from this film i can t say what i can say as someone who knows what it means to be lonely dan in real life knows what it means to be surprised by life and love and how these moments and people need to be appreciated and cherished it also knows that anyone who might be feeling lonely on any given day or for months at a time needs to be reminded that surprises still happen"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23826": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "as a veteran of many many pretentious french films i thought i d taken the worst the industry had to offer and was able to stomach anything but not this pointless relentless violent unpleasant meaningless the film has nothing to offer and is random hatred and aggression dressed up as pretentious art avoid at all costs"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23827": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i was lucky enough to see this at a pre screening last night oct and i was incredibly surprised by the wonderful plot and genuinely heart felt acting while the plot is not particularly complicated or exceptionally new the story unfolds in a way that feels fresh unique and distinctly indy in style it isn t something that can easily be compared to films of the past it s a unique take on a sort of classic middle aged depressed love story i was particularly struck by the casting of the film down to every last extra in the family it was a beautiful and talented cast the three daughters did a wonderful job the talent was evenly dispersed between them and none of them out shone the other two it was truly a delightful film appropriate for all ages and laugh out loud funny while also being truly touching and heart warming it was a wonderful break from the sex jokes and nudity of recent films"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"23828": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "in modern day eastern europe life is hard and for young women prostitution is one of the only career options and one taken reluctantly by melania she attracts the attentions of an american seymour who becomes obsessed with her paying more and more money for time with her until he eventually wants to buy her outright she has two pimps with differring emotional attachments to her and she is generally passed around like some piece of baggage with no feelings of her own however we are in modern art house cinema territory so conventions like narrative structure lighting the subject so it can be seen camera techniques that add to rather than distract from the action and a vaguely consistent plot can all be abandoned much of the time i had no idea what was supposed to be happening and very rarely did i care people began leaving the screening almost before the last latecomers had arrived and i don t think i ve ever seen so many people walk out images are important to the director characters slowly emerge from or disappear into a dark screen we get long lingering shots of nothing in particular and one sex scene takes place in infra red in fact for such an unconventional film the sex scenes were remarkably ordinary missionary positions between naked people in bed abounded and there were no drugs or related weirdness but perhaps these days being ordinary is unconventional on the whole almost entirely without merit"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23829": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i got to see this film at a preview and was dazzled by it it s not the typical romantic comedy i can t remember laughing so hard at a film and yet being moved by it the laughs aren t gags here they re observations laughs of recognition little shocks of oh my god i thought i was the only one who felt that way i won t give away the plot which is more than just guy falls in love with his brother s girlfriend the whole family plays a part in the relationship here probably the best blend of laughter and warmth since while you were sleeping steve carell goes much deeper than he s gone before and for the first time i really liked him the cast is amazing a list of veteran theater actors whom i ve loved in other roles but they blend to make a convincing family dianne wiest is lovely as the mother juliette binoche is luminous and hilarious who knew she was funny and even the reviled dane cook gives a warm quiet touching performance the sondre lerche soundtrack is a wonderful addition and i ll buy the cd the second it s available don t miss this one"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23830": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "beautifully photographed and ably acted generally but the writing is very slipshod there are scenes of such unbelievability that there is no joy in the watching the fact that the young lover has a twin brother for instance is so contrived that i groaned out loud and the emotion light bulb connection seems gimmicky too i don t know though if you have a few glasses of wine and feel like relaxing with something pretty to look at with a few flaccid comedic scenes this is a pretty good movie no major effort on the part of the viewer required but italian film especially italian comedy is usually much much better than this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23831": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the most satisfying element about dan in real life is that the relationship between dan steve carell and marie juliette binoche makes sense and is beautifully realistic the casting of oscar winner juliette binoche as dan s love interest was a superb decision she is exceptionally talented intelligent naturally attractive and thank goodness appropriately aged for the part had this movie been made with jessica alba or scarlett johansson it would have been a disaster another wonderful aspect about dan in real life is that it is a perfect film for adults who are interested in a mature comedy that leaves out the three pillars of the frat pack formula dumb chicks chauvinistic guys and sleazy jokes dan in real life is witty and has fun intelligent laughs throughout whereas other comedies incorporate or are almost entirely based on jokes that shock the audience into laughing the jokes from dan in real life are more natural and clever and involve some thinking on the part of the audience my only problem with dan in real life is that the rebellious middle daughter is played too outrageously by actress brittany robertson it s difficult to say if this was a personal choice on her part or a choice by the director either way her character is unrealistic and annoying but this is only a minor flaw in the film and does not take away from the story as a whole all in all dan in real life is a great film a fantastic escape from the redundancy of offensive and dumbed down comedies the quality of the writing directing acting and especially cinematography is excellent it is simply a beautiful light hearted comedy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"23832": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "pretty crazy whodunit featuring an all black cast trying to figure out who murdered the philandering trumpet player who was just about to go to hollywood to make it big was it his wife his girlfriend his would be girlfriend her father his butler the newspaper guy who knows and who cares the result of this is just a little underwhelming and the actors here don t really get me in a mood to care one way or another finding out why snake venom as a weapon who knows who cares the music in this is alright but there s little of it and most of it is pretty let s get this over with this isn t worthy of your time there are better all black casted movies out there"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23833": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "for romance s sake as a married man the following two films are recommended brief encounter by david lean uk well when a woman goes to a railway station something may happen and it happened how she longed to be there in a little tavern waiting for the man of her dreams but she was married the man was a stranger to the fantasizing woman xiao cheng zhi chun by fei mu china well when a woman goes to the market to buy fish grocery and medicine passing through the ruins of an ancient wall in a small town there is much to think about about the melancholy of her life her sick husband in self pity and lack of future just when a jubilant young doctor arrived something happened the doctor was a high school honey of the fantasizing woman in both movies from great directors of uk and china the passion vs restraint was so intense yet in the end the intimate feelings had not developed into any physical contacts that leaves you with a great after taste sniffing it intensely without biting it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23834": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this had to be one of the most god awful wrestlemanias ever and is only saved by matches the hardcore match between edge and mick foley also vince mcmahon against shaun michaels the main event between cena and triple h was a complete washout and to be honest i nearly fell asleep it was so actionless the casket match was not worthy of having the undertaker appear in it and the match between the boogie man and booker t was a complete joke if you are really a big fan of the wwe and have missed the early days of the wwf and the wrestlemanias and you ll probably love this but i found that this wrestlemania left a lot to be desired"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23835": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a film about deep and unspoken human relationships eventually they do become spoken but is there a chance to change anything about the situation originally made in shanghai and quite free of propaganda the film introduces us to the dai family there is still some weight about the history that surrounds the family history usually has weight in chinese literature and serious film a young married couple liyan an invalid and his wife yuwen live in a once great family compound that is partially ruined a bright contrast is liyan s young sister who cannot really remember the past of the family but accepts everything in quite a natural way her spirit is as bright as the other two are reserved into this apparently stable world comes an unexpected visitor i ended up feeling quite sad but definitely a superior film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23836": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "if there was some weird inversed oscar academy awards festival this flick would win it all it has all the gods excellent plot extreme special effects coupled with extremely good acting skills and of course in every role there is a celebrity superstar well this could be the scenario if the world was inversed but it s not instead it s the worst horror flick ever made not only bad actors that seem to read the scripts from a teleprinter with bad dyslexia but also extremely low on special effects for example the devil costume which by the way is a must see is something of the most hilarious i ve ever seen whenever i saw that red black so called monster on screen i couldn t hold my laugh back and to top of things it looked like the funny creature was transported by a conveyor belt do not do the same mistake as i did checking imdb seeing that the movie was released in had less than five votes and thinking well it s worth a shot can t be that bad yes it could i m not even going to waste more words on this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23837": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a nice little movie with a nice story that plays the most important role in the entire movie it s a quite intriguing dramatic story with also romance present in it the story is being told slowly but this works out all too well for its build up the characters are nice and portrayed nicely by its actors normally i m not a too big fan of the asian acting style but the acting in this movie was simply good of course the movie is quite different in its approach and style from other genre movies produced in the west in a way this movie is more advanced already with its approach than the western movies made during the same era i only wished the movie its visual style would had been a bit better for a movie that is considered a kind of an art house movie this movie is certainly lacking in some well looking sequences this was obviously a quite cheap movie to make and it got made quite generically not that this is a bad thing it just prevent this movie from truly distinct itself and raising itself above the genre but oh well this movie is all about its well constructed story and characters that are in it in that regard this movie most certainly does not disappoint"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23838": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie seemed like it was going to be better than it ended up being the cinematography is good the acting seemed solid the dialogue wasn t too stiff but then about twenty minutes in there s this long scene with a doctor who you know is actually a patient at the asylum pretending to be a doctor and it just goes south from there on top of that the demon is about the silliest looking hellspawn since the godzilla looking thing in curse of the demon there s also some odd demon worshippers who wear masks that look like the exploding teens from the beginning of logan s run in the end the cinematography couldn t save this movie despite some pretty solid performances by the actors the story just doesn t go anywhere i think hellbored would have been a better title for this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23839": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "tian s remake is no good at all i only click on his remake documentary to see wei wei the original actress back in the classic film say a few words to the crew we are going to meet wei wei this sunday after the showing of xiao cheng zhi chun in the hong kong film archiev wei wei is almost years old in silver hair her cameo appearance in hong kong films is always a surprise to her fans in this year s hong kong film festival a special program is dedicated to fei mu director of this epic movie and wei wei s still shot from the movie is being seen all around in hong kong my son who turns this year is surprised wei wei was so beautiful then"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23840": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "as someone who lived through and still remembers that decade vividly if the actual s had been half this funny and semi normal they would have been so much more enjoyable actual kids in that era did not act or behave anything close to as bright eyed and normal as these kids did the country s youth was still under the influence of the hippies and the drug culture all that s rebellion that it spawned especially in the behavior department the petulance the smugness the self righteousness the childishness the unreasonableness of them none of the characters exhibit any of that someone compared to happy days and i can see why they were both sitcoms that take place years before the current time they were broadcast and they both offer only surface cliched depictions of the actual eras not even close to the full scope of it just showing the obvious things the fashions toys music contraptions etc and that s it for those too young to remember or weren t born then trust me the s weren t like that any more than happy days were like the actual s as m a s h didn t accurately portray life at a us army medical base during the korean war etc"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23841": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "and possibly closest to the dickens story line although i find the young ebenezer hard to watch who s idea was that period hair surely they could have done better than that scott does an incredible job as scrooge his delivery of some of the lines from dickens finally brought it to life for me edward woodward is everything we expect and more of the ghost of christmas present i find g c scott s scrooge much more of a believable miser than the more current version done by patrick stewart the scene christmas morning when scrooge realizes he hasn t missed it is enough to convince one that scott knows how to act versus overact he s phenomenal here nearly the entire cast is incredible the tiny tim in this version of the christmas carol is a little tough to look at almost too sweet still the music and the scenery make this a must watch every holiday enjoy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23842": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i just watched this movie in one word sucky the story is bad the acting is if possible even worse the movie has one or two nice moments but thats it and having those two small good moments doesn t make up for anything in between before or after those moments a montrocity of a movie not even worth watching on tv"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23843": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "mature intelligent and highly charged melodrama unbelivebly filmed in china in wei wei s stunning performance as the catylast in a love triangle is simply stunning if you have the oppurunity to see this magnificent film take it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23844": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "james bishop matt stasi goes to a `mental illness facility for a medical residence assignment with dr mccort bruce paynes there he realizes that many interns are being killed by `the ripper who takes their souls to the devil in a cult promoted by dr mccort this story is so absurd and imbecile that it is impossible to write a summary the dialogs are so ridiculous specially when the character of helen the blonde fianc of james bishop arrives in the asylum that it is almost unbelievable that a writer has had the courage to include them in a screenplay and what about the return of james to the hospital to bring the files of the dead patients and the cast composed of ham actors and actresses honestly i do not know what or who is the worst in this film the screenplay the director or the cast the correct answer certainly is all of them i saw this flick on cable television and i am astonished how can a producer spend money in such a garbage this horror movie becomes very funny considering the absurd of the plot my vote is three title brazil `dem nio `devil"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23845": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "xiao chen zhi chun is a great movie not only in the year it was shot but also now it s an art movie which is not outdated even in st century the director maintained a good narrative skill and thus made the story so smooth the movie reminds me of the later french new wave movie francois truffaut s femme d a cote which is of the similar topic"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23846": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "don t even waste your time let alone pay rental for this piece of dreck how it got made is beyond me i don t know why there s a minimum of lines i ve already summarized this trashy movie but oh well the acting was awful like they all needed lessons the plot was weak the ending feh i think the cinematography was the only thing that didn t totally suck well maybe the sound was minimalistically ok the one good thing is if they could make this movie even make some money with it there may be hope for any screenwriter with a real idea so you all take heart i guess the same holds true of actors if these people actually got paid then you can too"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23847": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "henri verneuil represented the commercial cinema in france from always strong at the box office and usually telling dramatic and suspenseful tales of casino robberies mafia score settling and world war ii battles verneuil could be counted on to give us two solid hours of entertainment on saturday night he worked with the cream of the male actors of his day gabin belmondo fernandel delon sharif anthony quinn i comme icare is the only time he directed yves montand it s an oddly static film taking place mainly in offices and conference rooms containing not one chase scene and hardly any violence montand gives a good performance if somewhat dry and he is well supported by the other actors i couldn t help wondering what costa gavras could have done with this story on the basis of z the lambrakis assassination and l aveu the torture of artur london in czechoslovakia by stalinists"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23848": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i was fooled to rent this movie by its impressive cover alas it is easily one of the worst movies ever made judging by the acting of the film characters it s more a comedy than a horror film no surprise why no one else has written comments on the imdb avoid it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23849": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a must see for anybody who loves thriller s specially political thriller one scene that stands out is milgram experiment it is shot to perfection very rarely do we get to see a movie shot and scripted the way this movie is presented the movie starts with a kennedy like assassination and a three member team is constituted to investigate the assassination however one of the member does not agree with the final findings of the committee as per the terms set that member would initiate a one man investigation into the assassination this investigation gets him involved in into to deep and dark secrets of high office politics and the way they are controlled"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23850": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "if i have to give this movie a score on a linear scale then i have to give it a low score but it was entertaining and there are several good things to say about the movie the psychiatrist candidate james bishop is assigned to st andrews hospital for his resident and is exited and eager to change the world from the beginning of the movie you know that the hospital is hiding an evil truth but james thinks he can make a difference and doesn t recognise this evil the story builds fairly well you know all the time that there is a truth in what the patients are telling about some resident evil and wonder when and how james will discover this also when the break comes james is in a way hunted by the evil and you feel some suspense until the fight is over add an innocent beautiful girlfriend that arrives at the worst possible time and other standard horror elements and you get the picture the character buildup is actually fairly good you are introduced to most of the people that gets killed some of them you get to know the film sets an unpleasant scene this is also done fairly well there are mysteries that are unveiled in an acceptable way the main character james is very believable the story about an eager student starting to work is good in this setting what kills this movie is stupid special effects a modern version of plan from outer space type bad the evil monster looks like a red scarecrow some bad acting or probably very few takes when filming the main characters sometimes acts badly and somtimes good the sound is at times very cheap i kept thinking i could make a movie like this with my home video camera throughout the film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23851": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie i saw some years ago maybe more i took it in a rental and never found it to buy even in french sites the end is very surprising and intelligent i would like very much to watch it again because i think it s as surpring as the sixth sense althogh a completely different kind of movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23852": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "because others have gone to the trouble of summarizing the plot i d like to mention a few points about this film there may be spoilers here i don t care enough to filter them out given the film s low budget the creature design was quite good it s actually nice to see a direct to video horror film that s not slathered with awful cgi unfortunately the digital film quality s quite grainy in places and it s most noticeable in the well lit white halls of the asylum ridiculous lighting design plagues parts of this film to say nothing of the variations in the passage of time i understand the director might have been trying to simulate dementia but in order for this to be effective consistent time flow needed to be established as is it merely seems amateurish plot twists were numerous but consistently predictable i neither had a doubt in my mind of the identity of the robed cultists nor of the fact that some kind of lame evil trumps good development would surface at the end this may seem like quibbling but characters in this film reliably fail to employ any kind of common sense first of all regulatory commissions would be all over a mental health center that unilaterally declared all patient and employee deaths cardiac arrest induced why would the head psychiatrist also be capable of performing autopsies why wasn t a plot point made of these impressive qualifications or of his introduction to his odd choice of religion what s the background what s supposed to make us care about anyone in this and just as importantly who in their right mind would go through the introduction to the place see everything that was so frighteningly wrong with it and then conclude that it was still a fine place to pursue a residency this film didn t even respect its characters enough to give their intelligence the benefit of the doubt bottom line see the wicker man instead"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23853": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i saw this film for the very first time several years ago and was hooked up in an instant it is great and much better than j f k cause you always have to think can it happen to me can i become a murderer you cannot turn of the tv or your vcr without thinking about the plot and the end which you should nt miss under any circumstances"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23854": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "hellborn starts as a young psychiatric doctor named james bishop matt stasi takes up his residency at st andrews insane asylum or mental illness facility as they like to call it there with nearly patients bishop meets his boss dr mccort bruce payne is put to work he gets ward a where some seriously deranged dangerous patients are held if that wasn t bad enough during his first round of visits bishop finds a dead body has threatening sounding graffiti messages sprayed over his room bishop starts to hear stories from the patients about sinister goings on at the asylum soon finds out for himself the stories have more than a hint of truth about them known as asylum of the damned in the us this supernatural horror film was directed by philip j jones i sort of liked it but in the end there were too many unsatisfying elements for me to totally enjoy it the script by matt mccombs takes itself pretty seriously i quite liked the basic idea behind some of it s ideas but there are a few things which work against it for a start the film is just too slow the story is pretty good doesn t give itself away too early but it takes an absolute age for it to get going i was rapidly losing interest with each passing minute i also thought the so called twist ending was far too predictable the ending itself far too bland forgettable it s a shame because i liked the story the character s the setting some of the ideas but it s simply too slow frankly dull to keep one entertained over it s minute duration it s one of those films which i would like to recommend but in all honesty i can t director jones does a good job this is actually a well lit quite atmospheric film i wouldn t say there s anything scary here i m not sure if hellborn was shot in a real insane asylum but if it wasn t they did a great job on the sets the film looks pretty good overall unfortunately there is a real lack of gore or action there are two hand print shaped wounds a severed tongue that s it absolutely nothing else in terms of blood or gore which has to go down as a disappointment depending on who you believe which review you read the special effects are either the worst ever or very good well as a devoted watcher of low budget horror i was very impressed with the effects especially the demon thing which looks mightily impressive is a man in a suit type effect rather than a terrible cgi computer graphic although it s an impressive suit it all depends on your expectations i suppose technically the film is good it looks nice enough the lack of cgi computer effects is something i welcome the acting isn t great though it certainly could have been better hellborn is a film that disappointed me there were some good stuff about it but at the same time some terrible stuff which unfortunately outweighs the good i sort of liked parts of it but as a whole minute viewing experience i d find it totally impossible to recommend to anyone"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23855": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "finally a thriller which omits the car chases explosions and other eye catching effects the movie combines a simple plot assasination of a french president with an excellent background it takes a look behind mans behavior with authorities and explains why we would obey almost every order even murder which would be given to us furthermore it shows us how secret services can manipulate the run of history and how hardly they can be controlled the best thing on this movie is that there is no classic hollywood end which can easily be predicted"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23856": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the cast although nothing special all do an ok job the story seems like a good idea the script is bearable and the end has quite a good twist so what s wrong with it for a start the special effects are really bad if this was made in the s it might look ok but in there is just no excuse for visuals as poor as this it makes me laugh that the dvd cover claims very proudly from the special effects creator of jeepers creepers secondly the direction is weak this film just does not capture the essence of the story a doctor feeding the hospital inmates souls to the devil or demon type creature should be tense or frightening it simply isn t all in all this is a pretty poor film and although bearable and at times mildly entertaining it is still probably best left alone a rather sad"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23857": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the first time i saw this film i was in shock for days afterwards its painstaking and absorbing treatment of the subject holds the attention helped by good acting and some really intriguing music the ending quite simply had me gasping first rate"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23858": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i ve seen some very terrible horror movies in my time and while this isn t the worst of the bunch it s certainly in the lower half the script starts off ok a young doctor goes to a hospital as an intern hoping it will vault him to a better job for him and his future wife cute huh the movie then heads straight into the toilet when you realize that something is killing patients turns out that there s a demon on the basement that s harvesting people s souls it s the job of the doctor nurse and security guard in the entire hospital staff to drag this mental patient downstairs do a ritual that pretty much just involves cutting the tongue out and then allowing the haunted house prop of a demon to come out and steal his soul through the magic of cheesy special effects at this point the movie gets so ridiculously stupid i was begging for it to be over there was still an hour to go it looked like a half an hour tales from the crypt episode that somehow got stretched into an hour and a half crap fest from tiny lister doing his best john coffey the green mile impersonation to tracy scoggins playing the stereotypical frigid nurse ratchet this movie fails in every possible level i gave this stars for only two reason his fianc is pretty hot she eased the pain a little towards the end and the movie actually looks ok a lot better than the current trend of horror movies being made with wal mart quality home cameras in the end avoid this turd even if you have the blockbuster movie pass which i do and i still felt cheated as a bonus drinking game you and your buddies take a shot every time matt stasi dr james bishop shakes his head while talking you ll be drunk minutes into the movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23859": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "highly memorable intelligent and suspenseful movie from one of french movies true geniuses the formidably able henri verneuil the plot is an exact parallel of the jfk assassination and takes place in a non descript fictional country the film visually as well as plot wise is razor sharp shot with meticulous precision it follows henry volnay the procuror who takes on himself to unravel the coup in many ways it s a very disturbing movie not the least for the cold and analytical precision of its comment on a so called modern state s inner workings the atmosphere and characters are all utterly believable and verneuil left nothing to chance in its tight plotting on another level this relatively little known movie just had a years head start on oliver stone who was acclaimed for the jfk movie a inferior film in many areas the least of which not being credibility it s a masterpiece any cinema lover should see it preferably in its original french version with subs"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23860": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "in theory films should be a form of entertainment while this excludes documentaries and other experimental forms of film making most movies specially genre films must not only tell it s story or message they must entertain their target audience in some way all this just to say that in my opinion a bad movie is not a movie with low production values or low budget a bad movie is one that is boring hellborn or asylum of the damned as is known in the u s is a bad movie simply because it is just not involving and irremediably boring and tiresome while it has a very good premise it is just poorly developed and the mediocre acting doesn t make things better on another hands the film probably could had been a fine or even classic b movie but here it is just a bad attempt at film making director philip j jones tells the tale of james bishop matt stasi a young psychiatry resident who just got his dream job at st andrew mental hospital but the old asylum seems to hide a secret after the mysterious death of some patients and the constant rumors of satanic practices james decides to find out what is going on only to find the incredulity of his boss dr mccort bruce payne who believes that bishop is going as insane as his patients while the premise is quite interesting the execution of the film leaves a lot to be desired in an attempt of making a supernatural psychological thriller jones goes for the easy way out and makes a movie filled with every clich of the genre of course there are lots of great movies that are also filled with clich s but in hellborn every single one is wasted and turned into a cheap jump scare to keep things moving resulting in a boring and predictable storyline the acting is quite mediocre for the most part with one big exception bruce payne gives a top notch performance that makes the movie look unworthy of such good acting matt stasi is very weak as the lead character and the rest of the cast make forgettable performances despite all this flaws one thing has to be written about hellborn it has a visual look very good for the budget and very similar to modern day big budget hollywod horror productions also the make up and prosthetics are done very nicely and the designs for the main antagonist are quite good sadly the rest of the special effects are awful and outdated making a huge contrast with the make up prosthetics hellborn is a movie with a few good things outnumbered by its serious flaws with terrible results hardcore horror or b movie fans may be interested by its premise but it is a boring and tiresome experience"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23861": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i m not tired to say this is one of the best political thrillers ever made the story takes place in a fictional state but obviously it deals with the murder of kennedy a truthful and honest district attorney played by yves montand does not believe that the murder was planned and executed by the single man daslow oswald and though all other officials want to close the case he continuous to investigate with his team the screenplay is written tight and fast and holds the tension till the end just the part dealing with the milgram experiment about authorities is though not uninteresting a bit out of place the ending sequence explaining who icarus really is partly shot in slow motion and intensified by a morricone soundtrack is the most powerful sequence i have ever seen in a movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23862": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i ve tried to watch this show several times but for a show called that s show i don t find much apart from a few haircuts and the occasional reference to disco that actually evokes the s the decade in which i grew up of the episodes i have seen most of the plots and jokes could be set in any time period take away the novelty of supposedly being set in the s and the show is neither interesting nor funny if you re looking for a show that more successfully represents the experience of youth in america in the s in my humble opinion you can do no better than the wonder years"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23863": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is simply one of the finest renditions of dicken s classic tale the script very accurately follows the story originally penned by dickens and captures a perfect balance between a film atmosphere and a play atmosphere viewers fond of either format will find enough of the story rooted in their presentation style of choice george c scott brings a delightfully realistic approach to the character of scrooge and is very convincing in the character development instigated by the visits of the ghosts i found that he was able to win me over to the point where i sympathized with the old miser something rarely done in other versions the superb job done by the supporting actors add greatly to this production which is simply the most enjoyable of all the christmas carol versions i have seen"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23864": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is complete and absolute garbage a fine example of what a bad movie is like this can t be appealing to anyone not even b movie fans do not i repeat do not waste precious time of your life on this piece of trash bad acting bad directing horrible but i mean really horrible script and complete lack of an idea as to what entertainment of any form is i bought the dvd for dollars i swear i could almost pay someone to take it burning it would not be enough for what this movie did to me i like b movies the killer toys the weird lagoon monsters but this is nowhere near you know those movies that are so bad they are funny not even just plain old pathetic"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23865": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "first time i saw this movie was in the eighties but reviewed now this thriller is still actual some newer movies focus on similar topics but they do not match this french milestone a president obviously jf kennedy gets shot in an open car during a public appearance the resulting huge investigation finds the lee harvey oswald figure of this movie guilty but one member of the jury insists in further inquiry he reveals some surprising evidence unlike oliver stone s jfk a movie with the same plot this one does not play with emotions but concentrates in a exciting description of a conspiracy and how everything fits together drawing a new picture of the assassination even a real psychological experiment is used for this explanation of the crime scene compared to jfk this movie is more reasonable intelligent and thrilling parts of the plot can be found in a lot of newer movies i had a kind of deja vu sometimes sitting in the cinema i comme icare is a must see its unique and brilliant and the music by ennio morricone is wonderful this movie deserves a very good ranking if it was a hollywood production it would be famous for sure"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23866": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this film makes you really appreciate the invention of the fast forward button on your remote control it s exquisite boredom in beautiful pictures for once hamilton goes relatively easy on soft focus shots however what i found hard to take about the film was that although anja sch te was about when it was shot the girls are portrayed as much younger than they actually are this whole lolita thing especially as there is an older man involved leaves me rather uneasy the heroine is actually shaved in the pubic area in order to make her look even younger than she is come on sex is a nice past time between consenting adults another thing i found odd was that neither beart nor sch te have a nude scene in the film well not a proper one at least"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23867": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "henri verneuil s film may be not so famous as parallax view days of the condor or jfk but it is certainly not worse and sometimes even better than these classic representatives of the genre action takes place in fictional western state where fictional president has been killed after several years of investigation special government commission decides that president was killed by a lone gunman but one man prosecutor volney played by yves montand thinks there s something more to be investigated and so the film starts this movie doesn t deal with some exact theories but it embraces the whole structure of relationship between government and society in today s world such film could be made only in the ies but it will never lose it s actuality furthermore it s even a bit frightful how precise are it s oracles out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23868": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "one star for the plot one star for the acting one star for the dubbing into squeaky voiced american five stars for monica broeke and inge maria granzow with their propensity for taking all their clothes off and ten out of ten for the divine emmanuelle b art two years before she made manon des sources b art also undresses a couple of times but even fully clothed her presence is enough to make this film eminently watchable watch out for the scene where she tells her friend about the three first times for a girl it s corny but still far more erotic than the rather laughably choreographed love scenes featuring broeke granzow and patrick bauchau incidentally the cinematography is not great the stills for the closing credits are a better indication of what david hamilton is capable of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23869": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this film was enjoyable but for the wrong reasons the co ordination of the action sequences are laughable and make the film have some funny slap stick moments robert ginty and fred williamson have a memorable scene together near the end where williamson says to ginty you sure do get around buddy boy i did enjoy this film only for ginty and williamson but not for the storyline that must have been written on the back of a napkin in four lines and the rest ad libbed most likely a film with over parts only has a credit list for or so it seems odd that no one else has a credit in the film maybe they had some insight into how the finished product would look the one thing this film does have going for it is that it is quite violent so that tripled with fred williamson and robert ginty make for a film worth seeing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23870": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this ludicrous film offers the standard s hippie mentality in a nut shell and bores us in the process its an attempt to rationalize absurd marriages of young innocent women with old age sex fiends and wash ups a naive young hippy played by the waif like kay lenz hitch hikes and sleeps with all the wrong guys and then one day she meets the ridiculous holden already in old age hard liquor drinking and washed up as an actor and she decides that she is in love with him if you think that is superficial the whole film encapsulates such scenes she keeps saying how much she loves him and she only met him it wears thin and really quick i couldn t help but laugh throughout the film its obvious she s just using him as a meal ticket but the director is immature enough to think we are going to buy that there is actually any love taking place a disgusting scene is where the two are naked and having sex i had to fast forward it because it almost inspired me to vomit a corny offering of music from the s is also spread through the film avoid this if you can grade d"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23871": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "white fire has so much going for it with larry bird look alike robert ginty leading the charge blazing away with his fabulous hair and super macho mustache the movie soars above other low budget actioners the charisma he has in this makes tom selleck look like a putz with ginty beating up everyone the movie only rises in awesomeness when a story of diamond intrigue enters into play then add in fred williamson some frontal bush chainsaw attacks and some awesome incest themes this flick ends up delivering on all cylinders if you re looking for some awesome b action this is where it s at now if i can just get my hands on that soundtrack"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23872": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the only thing that surprises me more than the number of people who liked this movie is that it was directed by clint eastwood whose work i admire immensely the leads had absolutely no chemistry not for a second could i believe that there was anything deeper than lust between them the story just didn t ring true add to that stilted conversation tons of stereotypes and an incredibly slow plot that basically leads nowhere and you ve got yourself a real stinker kay lenz s nude scenes might be worthwhile for those seeking some salacious fare but otherwise this is a colossal waste of time my thoughts as i watched the movie was that itwould have been better titled cheesy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23873": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "white fire was recommended to me by a guy who owns it on two separate dvd releases and on vhs he claimed it s one of the funniest and coolest low budget actioners ever made i generally don t watch movies knowing that they re going to be bad but i made an exception for this one and i was very glad that i did it s filled to the brim with action much of it surprisingly graphically gory sleaze isolated to nudity with a key female character but there s so much of it in one scene that it becomes hilarious and outrageously awkward dialogue all of which adds to the laughter inducing tone of the film ginty the unusual looking star of the exterminator and countless other low budget action turds is amusing in the lead giving the best performance he could muster williamson is better than usual clearly hamming it up with unparalleled glee and he doesn t come in until midway through the rest of the cast is also fun to watch particularly the villains one of whom is a sadistic sexpot who speaks with an accent that appears to be a mish mash of spanish and italian she s priceless again i can t stress enough how gory it was it s not so bloody that it s nauseating but it s uncommonly violent in parts with some meaty squibs going off in the shootouts and it has a grueling torture sequence that no man will soon forget also when ginty is being swarmed by a pack of bad guys he conveniently gets a hold of a chainsaw and the splatter moments that follow will have any and all action fans cheering and spilling their beers don t miss white fire it s a rollicking if mind numbingly stupid action classic"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23874": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is a terrible film and not one scene has an ounce of truthful emotion the characters are uninflected obviously drawn predictable and the story line is obvious and typical hollywood wish fulfillment william holden so sad to see him in this role was when this film was made but he s playing someone in his early s and looks like he s in his s kay lenz was and was scripted to find him irresistibly attractive i think the dog they found by the side of the road was sexier and had more life than their erotic connection holden s character the same age as clint eastwood when he directed this film not coincidentally is placed with obvious trappings of s pre hippie cool the bachelor pad the swinging hi fi the lunches at yamashiro but the film is ridiculously uncool a clanging claptrap of old fogies desperately wishing that the free spirits they saw on sunset and in laurel canyon would find them and their big honkin cars sexy ugh youth culture was never that desperate and i shudder to think that bill holden was so desperate for youth that he took this embarrassing part"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23875": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "superbly trashy and wondrously unpretentious s exploitation hooray the pre credits opening sequences somewhat give the false impression that we re dealing with a serious and harrowing drama but you need not fear because barely ten minutes later we re up until our necks in nonsensical chainsaw battles rough fist fights lurid dialogs and gratuitous nudity bo and ingrid are two orphaned siblings with an unusually close and even slightly perverted relationship can you imagine playfully ripping off the towel that covers your sister s naked body and then stare at her unshaven genitals for several whole minutes well bo does that to his sister and judging by her dubbed laughter she doesn t mind at all sick dude anyway as kids they fled from russia with their parents but nasty soldiers brutally slaughtered mommy and daddy a friendly smuggler took custody over them however and even raised and trained bo and ingrid into expert smugglers when the actual plot lifts off years later they re facing their ultimate quest as the mythical and incredibly valuable white fire diamond is coincidentally found in a mine very few things in life ever made as little sense as the plot and narrative structure of white fire but it sure is a lot of fun to watch most of the time you have no clue who s beating up who or for what cause and i bet the actors understood even less but whatever the violence is magnificently grotesque and every single plot twist is pleasingly retarded the script goes totally bonkers beyond repair when suddenly and i won t reveal for what reason bo needs a replacement for ingrid and fred williamson enters the scene with a big cigar in his mouth and his sleazy black fingers all over the local prostitutes bo s principal opponent is an italian chick with big breasts but a hideous accent the preposterous but catchy theme song plays at least a dozen times throughout the film there s the obligatory we re falling in love montage and loads of other attractions my god what a brilliant experience the original french title translates itself as life to survive which is uniquely appropriate because it makes just as much sense as the rest of the movie none"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23876": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "trifling romantic drama directed by clint eastwood about the loving relationship which grows between a comely hippie kay lenz and a los angeles real estate agent in his golden years william holden surprisingly affable within this highly concocted arrangement the script is slight but not without some thoughtful passages still the scenario is such a middle aged clich by now that most of the picture comes off as puerile it may have worked much better with different leads holden and lenz don t match up well her stature is so slight he seems to tower over her making their intimate scenes less stirring than simply uncomfortable dated blurry romantic and mostly unmemorable from"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23877": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "what can you say about the film white fire amazing fantastic disturbing hilarious these words are not big enough to describe the event which is white fire from wobbly garbled beginning to profound end this movie will entertain throughout our movie begins in the woods of a country somewhere in the world a family is hiding from unmarked soldiers in costume shop uniforms when the father separates from the mother and their childen you get a real sense of what kind of movie you re about to watch father makes sure to roll down hills in his all white outfit and is polite as he gets people s attention before he shoots them but alas dad is burned alive in what looks like a very unsupervised unsafe stunt meanwhile mom and the kids are running down a beach with an armed soldier trailing about feet behind them he too gives a stern warning before action in the form of a bizarre halt and then promptly wastes the mother this action sequence sets up the happy childhood of our heroes bo and ingred so now we fast forward about years if you re honest about the hero s age to beautiful turkey where bo and ingred have settled as professional thieves or diamond prospectors or something ingred works at a diamond mine where she helps herself to the goods while bo masterfully played by the dynamic robert ginty drives around the desert in his denim outfits bo and ingrid have an interesting relationship they don t seem to have any friends other than each other and they spend all of their time together that coupled with the fact that bo has expressed his desire to sleep with his sister as evidenced in lines such as you know its a shame you re my sister he says to her while she s stark naked make for a very dynamic duo bo is then crushed when ingrid is killed as he wanders the beaches of turkey with his ceremonial pink grief scarf a renewal of hope occurs when bo finds a girl who looks like ingrid and gives her plastic surgery to make her look exactly like ingrid this opens the door for bo to have sex with his sister without it being technically wrong bo is a real fan of ethical grey areas and he is overjoyed with his new love so anyway there s a lot of fun action scenes ridiculous violence great acting impossible to follow plot lines fred the hammer williamson for some reason and a big chunk of dirty ice which is supposed to be a giant diamond which later explodes all of these things are great but the bo and ingrid relationship is what makes this movie special really special so i heartily encourage everyone to behold the majesty that is white fire you may be glad you did or not"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"23878": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "you have a strong stomach holden was actually years old at filming but looked near and he only lived another years at one point holden said i am over twice your age okay try triple grandpa the old enough to be your father theme they were shooting for didn t work granted senior citizens sometimes wind up with legal teens more power to them but that doesn t mean i want to watch it it s not a matter of judgment but the digestive track i like my food where it belongs lenz is fun to watch and the s cars clothes furniture etc make it worth it if it comes on cable late at night and you want to watch something to wind down for bed it would have been nice to see the blonde friend of lenz the one who hocked her guitar get more scenes pleasingly spacey who was this chick i m going to try and find out"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23879": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "absolutely fantastic trash this one has it all nudity good fight scenes gore action explosions etc it also stars the wonderful belinda mayne as ingrid not olga as the other reviewer pointed out although olga turns into ingrid later on in the film you ll have to watch it to see what i mean i won t bother to go into the story as it s far too long winded and not very interesting the relationship between ingrid and her brother bo robert ginty is interesting watch the towel stealing scene to see what i mean the fight scenes were at once quite good and then spoilt by some really shoddy gore effects that looked like they were done by the team who did city of the walking dead i e strange coloured blood gushing out of neck wounds i d advise fans of low budget trash to check it out if they can track down a copy its pretty rare though and i couldn t ever see anyone bothering to re release it so it ll become all the rarer in a few years anyway i d recommend it solely for belinda mayne s great nude scenes that lady s a fox"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23880": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "when i look for new cars i expect not to be shown boats when i drink fountain coke i should expect that the drink contains coke when i watch a movie that embellishes itself with the name of en excellent scientist i expect that it is in some way relevant to that person or their work this could have been people discussing my grannys diary the material covered is relevant only in that they vaguely tirade science i fell asleep the first time i tried to watch it the second time i stopped watching it i love science documentaries i would rather watch them over the latest blockbuster however this falls far short of providing anything worth your time avoid at all costs"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23881": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "painting is seeing then remembering better than you saw so says dick heldar ronald colman the painter in the light that failed the movie is in the grand old hollywood style starring ronald colman and a bravura supporting cast that includes ida lupino in her first important role dependable character actor dudley digges who also co starred with colman in condemned and a solid performance by the wonderful actor walter huston the title and opening sequences of the film pretty much give away the fact that dick will lose his sight he s blinded by gun powder discharge as he and childhood sweetheart maisie muriel angelus are playing with a pistol later a wound while fighting in the sudan is the catalyst for his blindness he becomes a famous painter but he s already blinded by ambition and doesn t really reach his full potential until the point that his sight is leaving him enter bad girl bessie ida lupino and his self destruction is set in motion lupino is very powerful in this role and plays off colman very well her evil tart reminds me of bette davis in of human bondage well acted and well directed this is one of my favorite colman melodramas"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23882": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i thought the movie was a poor documentary nothing of substance was discussed it seemed to cheapen the ideas and did not provide anything new the film lacked wonder or romance or anything that would really drive one to science most scientists appeared stereotyped and sometimes weird a woman said that her awards didn t matter a whole lot only children that were helped she said that after a minute scene where she explained all her awards playing humble scientist are we i have equations dancing in my head another said i don t see how that explains anything to us it hasn t covered significant effects of science on our culture politics of science were barely touched not a bad flick for a year olds other than that i felt it was boring and unrevealing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23883": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a boy and a girl is chased by a local warrior because the boy killed by accident the warriors father or whoever he was and they travel through the nature of africa s most ruff areas the acting in this movie isn t that good except for that elephant kid but it s a very good adventure and it s not very censored there is some blood flesh and nudity which lighten up the movie a bit i give this movie a because of it s picture of the african nature and it s action"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23884": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i have never understood the appeal of this show the acting is poor debra jo rupp being a notable exception the plots of most episodes are trite and uninspiring the dialogue is weak the jokes unfunny and it is painful to try and sit through even half an episode furthermore the link between this show and the s is extremely tenuous beyond the style of dress and the scenery and background used for the show it seems to be nothing more than a modern sitcom with the same old unfunny clich d scripts that modern sitcoms have dressed up as depicting a show from twenty years ago in the hope that it will gain some nostalgic viewers or something like that both happy days and the wonder years employ the same technique much more effectively and are actually a pleasure to watch in contrast to this horrible pathetic excuse for a show"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23885": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "telefilms tend to fall under the pitfalls of a low budget and a hasty shooting schedule which is why this film always tends to buck the trend george c scott embodies ebenezer scrooge perfectly fully encompassing all of his cold tendencies and still makes him a simpathetic character the production value for this film was exceptional never relying on boffo special effects or soundstage set ups yet relying on the depth and clarity of on site shooting and strong backdrops a movie that certainly stands alone"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23886": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the zombie chronicles aspect ratio nu view d sound format mono whilst searching for a literal ghost town in the middle of nowhere a young reporter emmy smith picks up a grizzled hitchhiker joseph haggerty who tells her two stories involving flesh eating zombies reputed to haunt the area an absolute waste of time hobbled from the outset by haggerty s painfully amateurish performance in a key role worse still the two stories which make up the bulk of the running time are utterly routine made worse by indifferent performances and lackluster direction by brad sykes previously responsible for the likes of camp blood this isn t a fun movie in the sense that ed wood s movies are fun he at least believed in what he was doing and was sincere in his efforts despite a lack of talent sykes home made movies are in fact aggravating boring and almost completely devoid of any redeeming virtue and most viewers will feel justifiably angry and cheated by such unimaginative badly conceived junk the d format is utterly wasted here"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23887": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i am a huge john denver fan i have a large collection of his music on vinyl i saw this christmas special when it was originally on tv and loved it i have the original vinyl album and cd i have the original cd and later release the later release is missing several songs though i see that it has been released this year with all original songs to my surprise i found the original cd for sale at wow to think that a christmas cd would be worth that much to me no amount is worth selling this treasure it is my favorite christmas cd i have never been able to find it on vhs or dvd i would love to have either version if anyone has one available please let me know thanks"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23888": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie is really bad the acting is plain awful except michael ironside i don t get the story richard grieco is the only survivor after a fight between two mc gangs he comes to a town and suddenly he is choosened to fight against the bad people who wants indian land at the cover it said he was a indian himself that returned too his home town i didn t hear that in the movie if so it wasn t clear richard grieco was one hell of a bad actor stiff and ugly he said his lines like it too and we wouldn t talk about sean young she hasn been any of my favourite actors but in this movie she plays a indian women who falls in love with bolt grieco she is awful when i rented it i choosed between this and subterfuge with amanda pays i choosed this one because of michael ironside was in the cast maybe i should have taken subterfuge don t see this unless you think richard grieco looks tough on a motorbike with sunglasses i will soon uptade the cast list because i have it at home i wrote it down after i seen the movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23889": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i saw this film on television and fascinated by the beauty of jennifer mccomb it was a neat film and you can watch it for the beauty of africa and of course mccomb at that time i was thrilled watching this movie and from then onwards i am trying for vcd of this film but i am unable to find it huge african lions makes appearance int his film and we will be spell bounded simply by the size of those animals and grace of them all section of audience can watch this movie particularly children will enjoy this film but some scenes involving mccomb forces parental guidance for this film it is a enjoyable holiday movie for one and all"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23890": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is the page for house of exorcism but most people have confused this film with the mario bava masterpiece lisa the devil which explains the ridiculously high rating for this house of exorcism when lisa the devil was shown at film festivals in the early s it was a critical success audiences responded well to that gorgeous gothic horror film unfortunately it was a bit ahead of it s time and was considered too unusual and not commercial enough for mass consumption no distributor would buy it so producer alfredo leone decided to edit lisa seemingly with a chainsaw by removing just about half of the original film and adding new scenes which he filmed two years after the original product it is important to note that bava had little to do with these new hideous additions so technically house of exorcism is not a bava film the original product is a slow dreamy classy production a few minutes into the film the viewer is jarred out of this dream world as suddenly we see lisa two years older and with a very different haircut begin to writhe on the ground making guttural sounds and croaking epitaphs like suck my co k etc subtle huh and the film continues like this jumping back and forth between a beautiful visual film and a grade z exorcist rip off leone was trying to incorporate these shock scenes while keeping some semblance of a story intact he failed miserably when the choice was made to basically destroy lisa and the devil bava himself refused saying that his film was too beautiful to cut he was right and it must have been quite sad for this artist to see all his work destroyed and flushed down the toilet it was many years before the original lisa and the devil was seen again re surfacing on late night television i had seen lisa long before i saw this new version and it was downright disturbing to witness one of my favorite films vandalised in this way worth seeing only for curiosity sake otherwise avoid this insidious disaster like the plague"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23891": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i had seen this movie when it got released and when i was years old and i still vividly recollect the wonderful scenes of how the hero heroine escape every time when faced with danger and the best feature of the movie was the portrayal of the villain i think many so called action movies copied a lot many escape scenes from this movie and not only does it never impress me when i see such copying it always increases my appreciation for this masterpiece the lead actors have acted wonderfully the slow and realistic development of the chemistry b w the hero and heroine was extremely natural and wonderfully portrayed as children we felt that the love that developed b w them was very natural the way they face and overcome all their trials and tribulations together was something that can make even kids realize the value of true love sacrifice and caring i recommend that every person see this movie when given a chance vijay"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23892": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie was bizarre completely inexplicable and hysterical to watch with friends while drinking in a big empty house i really love the opening stuff with lisa wandering about lost in a gorgeous city i want to be a beautiful stranger lost in some exotic european locale though maybe not in a low budget horror flick definitely get the ending where there are the strangely non sexual sex scenes that were cut out in my dvd copy anyway don t attempt to understand it just go along and watch out for the weird bits which is everything don t watch this if you actually want plot or characterization or anything at all to make sense pretty beautiful though you may just give up on this and decide to watch an actual horror movie like say dead alive"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23893": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i liked this movie very much although this movie doesn t boast of big or even known names its very charming its one of those feel good types where you know that everythings gonna be just fine in the end my favorite scene is with the baby elephant part i rate this movie at"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23894": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "also known in a different form as house of exorcism this messy little film takes itself so seriously as to kill any entertainment value whatsoever the spare plot involves european tourist elke sommer who has a chance run in with telly savalas who looks just like the devil she saw on a fresco in the square sommer is given a ride to a mysterious house in the country where savalas happens to be butler there she is mistaken for a long dead woman and the real soap opera theatrics begin the house s blind matriarch s husband had an affair with the dead woman who was the matriarch s son s fiancee the couple who gave sommer the ride well the woman is giving the chauffeur uh back seat driving lessons and the husband knows and does not care eventually most of the cast is killed sommer is drugged and raped escapes and the viewer is taken to a climax on board an empty airplane which must have resembled the empty theaters this thing played in the alternate version of this house of exorcism has scenes added involving a priest the vhs copy of this from elite entertainment is crystal clear and letterboxed there are extras after the end credits deleted sex and gore scenes mario bava s direction is fast and furious but his screenplay is awful there are half baked ideas abandoned plotlines and stunning conveniences that do nothing more than propel this thing in some sort of forward direction you have life like dummies for practice funerals the blind matriarch does not act all that blind and savalas is given the same lollipops he had in kojak who haunts ya baby the project seems like they had two name stars then wrote the script quickly something that happens in hollywood on a daily occurrence now savalas looks completely lost delivering his lines haltingly and wishing his character had not died in the dirty dozen sommer runs around and screams and gasps a lot but her character is a blank i use the term character loosely the only thing we know about her is her name this is a real weird film and your reaction to it might depend on how heavily you are into eurohorror and kojak i for one cannot recomment lisa and the devil this is unrated and including all the extras at the end of the vhs copy contains strong physical violence sexual violence strong gore strong female nudity male nudity sexual content and adult situations"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23895": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a bit slow and boring the tale of an old man and his wife living a delapidated building and interacting with a fixed cast of characters like the mailman the brothers sitting on the porch the wealthy cigar smoking man the photography of the river is marvelous as is the interior period decoration if you like decoration of banana republic stores this is a must"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23896": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the only reason i watched this film was because i had recently read robert hough s less than perfect but interesting fictionalised account of the life of big cat trainer mabel stark beaty appears as a character in the book in a less than flattering light i hadn t realised until checking the movie out later on the imdb that it was originally a serial whoever edited the original running time of minutes down to the minuted version available on dvd has done a hell of a good job the shortened version plays just as well as any b movie of the period despite the many duh what moments for instance are we really expected to believe our hero dug that twenty foot deep tiger trap in a morning without even getting his jodhpurs dirty looking over the chapter titles i see that number five is titled gorilla warfare and number eleven is called the gorilla there were no gorillas at all in the movie i guess that s where some of the cuts were made historicaly interesting"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23897": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "as many people know mexican cinema was very poor after the so called golden age of the mexican cinema fortunately during the late s and early st century great movies like la ley de herodes bajo california amores perros y tu mam tambi n and of course el coronel no tiene quien le escriba appeared el coronel is a wonderful movie that retells the classic story by gabriel garc a m rquez by eliminating the magic realism elements and replacing them with the crude reality lived in mexico not only by people like the colonel who wait for their pensions but by more than the half of the mexican population who live in complete poverty the film s characters satirically represent classic characters found in mexican society such as the nationalist colonel the cold and even ambitious priest the hypocrite but at the same time loyal compadre the tolerant and patient wife the hidden homosexual etc this movie is a must see if you want to know more about mexican society and specially if you want to watch a gorgeous movie by one of mexico s finest directors"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23898": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i m not going to criticize the movie there isn t that much to talk about it has good animal actions scenes which were probably pretty astonishing at the time clyde beatty isn t exactly a matin e idol he s a little slight and not particularly good looking but that s ok he s the man in that lion cage we know that when he can t take the time away from his lions to tend to his girlfriend he will end up on an island with her and have to save the day someone said earlier that it is a history lesson the scenes at the circus are of another day especially the kids who hang around i didn t realize that even back in the thirties they sailed on three masted schooners it looked like something out of i guess that s the stock footage they had no wonder the thing got wrecked they re always talking about fixing her up there s even a dirigible it tells us a little about male female relationships at the time a kind of giggly silliness but if you don t take it too seriously you can have fun watching it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23899": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a truly magnificent and heartwrenching film ripstein s locations are spectacular extremely detailed and well lit the dialogue is extraordinarily garc a m rquez no doubt about it fernando luj n and marisa paredes give us outstanding performances as the colonel and his wife you must see it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, 1]},
	"23900": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "ah yes the vs series mvc being the pinnacle it s been said before this is what you get when half of the crew fell asleep on the job unfortunately the gameplay half did don t get me wrong this is fun but you get tired of mashing buttons as for the plot summary ahahahahahaaaaa there is no plot beat that guy at the end and win eh who plays this by their self anyway"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23901": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a sober reflexive piece a little miniature which blossoms into a magnificent humane pictorial sequence which goes beyond a mere dramatization for the screen this quiet little story will hold you enthralled if you do not have too many problems with the various spanish accents ranging from mexican to peruvian and marisa paredes more authentic iberian peninsular usage garc adiego has accomplished a perfect adaptation from the novel even the grand maestro garc a m rquez should be proud of her superb work and hats off to arturo ripstein who has so ably concerted the whole effort into a gem a ruby and so refined so elegant so sensitive so touchingly el coronel fernando luj n is waiting to get his pension while he continues to live in his ramshackle timber dwelling deep in the colombian jungle however filmed elsewhere not in colombia with his fighting cock and his wife in that order and that is all there is to it but oh so much more this film is a rhapsody i must see this poetic little piece again as soon as possible worth the high side of out of which is very high on my scale this is not light commercial hollywood stuff"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23902": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i always get frustrated by films that were obviously written by one gender especially when they obviously don t do enough research to find out when something not only doesn t ring true but rings blatently false the scene i am remembering is the one in the bathroom where jack tells his football teammates that he got diane pregnant in no way shape or form would a guy ever cheer another guy getting a girl pregnant in high school they might cheer about the guy having sex with the hot cheerleader but i can also guarantee that the first the football team heard about it would not be at a urinal it was obvious that this film didn t take itself so seriously and it wasn t hideously bad but come on"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23903": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the government that he fought to establish to recognize his loyalty with a promised and much needed pension ripstein s lyrical work is a sweet ode to all those who like the colonel suffer under the abuses of a cynical and hardened society that strengthens itself by denying its citizens the means to live with dignity and purpose unlike the absurdity of waiting for godot the colonel s wait for the arrival of his pension gives hope and significance to his otherwise miserable life two things in the film drive the colonel who is masterfully played by fernando lujan the hope that his military pension will one day arrive and the knowledge that his son agustin died for a noble cause a reason other than a drunken fracas at a rigged cockfight unable to realize the former and forced to prove to the world the latter the colonel does the only thing he can do set about training his son s fighting cock the cock is now the warrior who can bring fortune and justice to the colonel and his asthmatic wife but his fighting ring is that of the killer of his former owner agustin in a tense scene of confrontation between the colonel and nogales his son s killer the colonel is offered by nogales a paid government agent money enough to equal the colonel s full pension but this is blood money hush money designed to hide the fact that those in power have turned their backs on one who fought for their political ideals and to conceal to the world that the warrior colonel s son was assassinated because he wrote for an underground paper that favored the rights of labor unions and the common man with maximum dignity the colonel rejects nogales offer picks up his fighting rooster and walks away as nobly as his old legs can carry him once he is at home dona lola his scolding wife wants to know why the colonel refused the money when both of them are starving in response to her continued question what are we going to eat until november when the cockfighting season begins the colonel responds shit excrement is what the poor and disenfranchised have been eating all of their lives and excrement is a meal that the colonel willingly chooses to eat with dignity knowing that he could never sell his soul to those who oppress him the colonel waits as the only man of honor and valor in a world without principles"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23904": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie looked like it was going to be really funny i was very excited to see it but was very disappointed it was very unrealistic the plot was also pretty weak i was expecting it to be really funny but the jokes weren t even that good i was also really disappointed with the ending i would not recommend this movie to anyone"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23905": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "in a poor village in mexico the colonel fernando luj n lives with his asthmatic wife lola marisa paredes in an old house lola still grieves the death of their son augustin some time ago the colonel has been expecting for his pension of fighter in a war against catholic church for almost twenty seven years however for political reasons the present government wants to forget this old fight without having any possession or money but a valuable gamecock they struggle to survival with the expectation of the acknowledgement letter from the government recognizing the law and paying for the delayed pension this slow and touching movie reflects the social and financial situation of most of the elder retired persons in third world countries in brazil most of the retired persons has to survive with about us per month the debts of the colonel in the story were made to pay for a graveyard for his son otherwise he would be buried as an indigent outstanding performance of the cast in a very sad story that is reality in the poor countries my vote is eight title brazil `n o se escreve ao coronel do not write to the colonel"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23906": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the storyplot was okay by itself but the film felt very bubbly and fake it also had the worst ending they were probably going for a surprise ending but all it did was leave me the question of what the whole point of the story was all other teen movies are better than this one"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23907": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "wow this movie was absolutely brilliant i really don t know why everyone says it has a slow pace i thought the pace was perfect the movie is about michael sullivan played by tom hanks with perfection who is a sort of hit man killer working for john rooney paul newman he disslikes this job but does it because rooney payed for his house and helps him financially he had nothing and mr rooney gave him everything but his children are unaware that this is his job and when one witnesses a cold blooded murder by him he is placed in an awkward position and when an atrocity occurs he leaves with his son and is bent on revenge they rob abanks and much more and build a bond they re the perfect team hanks does a great job as always as well as jude law who plays his creepy role to perfection this drama is highly recommended as it shows a beautiful story and greatly shows how the s were"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23908": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i caught this film on azn on cable it sounded like it would be a good film a japanese green card i can t say i ve ever disliked an asian film quite the contrary some of the most incredible horror films of all time are japanese and korean and i am a huge fan of john woo s hong kong films i an not adverse to a light hearted films like tampopo or chung king express two of my favourites so i thought i would like this well i would rather slit my wrists and drink my own blood than watch this laborious badly acted film ever again i think the director steven okazaki must have spiked the water with quaalude because no one in this film had a personality and when any of the characters did try to act as opposed to mumbling a line or two their performance came across as forced and incredibly fake i honestly did not think that anyone had ever acted before the only person who sounded genuine was brenda aoki i find it amazing that this is promoted as a comedy because i didn t laugh once even more surprising is that cbs morning news called this a refreshing breath of comedy it was neither refreshing nor a breath of comedy and the ending was very predictable the previous reviewer must be an idiot to think such things avoid this film unless you want to see a boring predictable plot line and wooden acting i actually think that spike of bensonhurst is a better acted film than this and i walked out half way through that film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23909": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the setting and actors make this television movie for me the best rendition of dickens classic tale george c scott is very believable as is the rest of the cast his scrooge oozes with nastiness until the very end of the movie then his character changes to one who is truly repentant the th century english town chosen for the setting creates an ambiance that is fitting to dickens and adds to the plausibility of this film it is a movie i watch every christmas along with the real grinch and it s a wonderful life"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23910": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "sugar spice is one of the worst movies of the film tries to cross heathers and bring it on and fails when i saw last january i was so disgusted by the film that i walked and talked on my cell phone to my girlfriend for the last half hour of the movie i ve heard that the dvd has a director s cut maybe i ll check it out but this pg trash movie is s and the worst kind of s maybe if the film had some t a that would ve have made it okay but the gags are lame and the acting is horrible worse than a troma film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23911": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "in the winter of supposedly year old tyler hoechlin as michael sullivan jr wonders what his mobster father tom hanks michael mike sullivan does for a living young hoechlin follows mr hanks to work one evening and witnesses him blasting away some rival gangsters this leads in a very roundabout way to godfather type paul newman as john rooney hiring independent hit man jude law as harlen maguire to track down hoechlin and hanks who are off to cool their heels in chicago hanks thinks they will be safe with a relative which is puzzling when you consider the characters line of work looking uncannily like paul peterson the donna reed show hoechlin does a terrific job for director sam mendes and getting to work with this cast makes him the luckiest young actor of but the most striking thing about road to perdition is the stunning cinematography of conrad l hall which deservedly won a career capping academy award for the late photographer mr hall s work is truly superlative this helps make up for the overall impression of a measured contrived staginess to both the narrative and visuals the deviating end is abruptly uplifting the unrelated dog is an example of the aforementioned staginess road to perdition sam mendes tom hanks tyler hoechlin paul newman jude law"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23912": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i wanted to see this movie ever since it was first advertised on tv i went to tinsel town to see it last night at i regret the day that wasted my ticket on this trash when i could of saw something better the beginning was all a bunch sex trash and cliches they exaggerated the way love works in reality all of the girls were stereo types the boyfriend was too stupid for his own age the passing gases that the pregnant girl kept having barely got any laughs the bank robbery was completely boring with gags that have been used in other movies their getaway car was an old beat up chevy van that they claimed that had no breaks hey why didn t they get nice girlish vehicle for the robbery instead it might have boosted the audience opinion about the movie this movie was very low low low low low budgeted since nothing in there was damaged or destroyed this movie had a lot of stuff in it that would drive christian people nuts hey i even expected a car chase scene because all bank robbing movies have car chases but i but there was never any so i rate this movie b which stands for low budgeted and out of ten stars"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23913": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a bloody gangster story which takes place in the years of great depression it tells us about another notorious hit man michael mike salliwan somehow this time the story turns the other way round mike fights to save his life and his only remaining son because the rest of his family was killed due to dirty game of his own boss he succeeds in his revenge and secures honorable future to his son but gets killed in the end such stories never have happy end after all the role of mike salliwan senior was wonderfully played by tom hanks and the part of mr rooney the mafia boss was performed by paul newman the film makes a great impression and we hear the well known phrase we rob banks this film is still worth watching although you could have expected something bigger from sam mendes after his american beauty"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23914": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i can t believe it that was the worst movie i have ever seen in my life i laughed a couple of times probably because of how stupid it was if someone paid me to see that movie again i wouldn t the plot was so horrible it made no sense and the acting was so bad that i couldn t even tell if they were trying that movie was terrible rating f"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, 0]},
	"23915": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a film that can make you want to see it again i especially liked the way it ended i did not see the end coming but when laws was not blown away the first time one suspects he will be back again the story is gripping and could have been more psychological but i understand the story needed to capture the viewer and the action was necessary for that hard to believe michael jr could be so apparently unmoved as his younger brother and mother as blown away but i can appreciate the scene play couldn t really take our attention there because it had a greater story to tell some have complained about hanks as a gangster i believe that isn t justified if his character had been any harder he would not have cared if his son pulled a trigger or not eight stars for this one although it was released in i just saw it for the first time yesterday on dvd"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23916": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i tried to watch this movie three separate times the night i rented it got through about minutes hoping it would be better if i had a night s rest watched more the next day almost vomited at how stupid it was it wasn t even funny stupid which is sometimes a fun movie to watch but this movie was just crap with a capital s if you know what i mean in the censored world we live in and finally on the third day i watched over an hour of the dumb thing and i didn t enjoy one single moment not even one how did this script get greenlighted oh boy g the one is for cheerleaders they deserve at least something for all their hardwork"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23917": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a great gangster film sam mendes has directed this beautiful movie showing another father son camaraderie brilliant star cast leading with tom hanks michael sullivan has done a terrific job great acting by him again he is an acting legend great acting too from paul newman jude law and daniel craig casting is just too good the plot is quite good you will enjoy the movie a great portrayal of the gangster of the s set in the s this will surely stand out as the zenith of all gangster movies of that era soundtrack is pretty good an apt to the movie a great flick in totality showing what a father does to protect his son way underrated for my liking deserved a fully deserved"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, 1]},
	"23918": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "please spare me of these movies that teach us that crime is fun and justified couple that with a vacuous script with an intense desire to be a farrelly or a coen brother plus the lives of yet another group of supposedly high school age people acting out their dawson creek brand teen angst complete with a genxyz soundtrack that woefully tries to make the movie feel cool and we have intensely and painfully inept satire this isn t even watered down ferris bueller i d rather watch a traffic light change only one scene stands out as anywhere near worth the price of admission when the betty masked girls meet a richard nixon masked friend it s a surreal moment priceless even but for the rest of it i d rather have a toothache at least i can apply some benzocaine tm to stop the pain"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23919": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is one of the best movies i ve ever seen it has very good acting by hanks newman and everyone else definitely jude law s best performance the cinematography is excellent the editing is about as good and includes a great original score that really fits in with the mood of the movie the production design is also a factor in what makes this movie special to me it takes a lot to beat godfather but the fantastic cinematography displayed wins this contest definitely a best picture nominee in my book"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, 1]},
	"23920": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "ok i have watched the original french version but i can t imagine this being better with subtitles all i have to say that this is the most boring movie i have seen in a long time there are almost no redeeming qualities to this film that s why i can t understand all the positive reviews it might be realistic in a sense but some real stories are best left untold i usually like slow paced movies as long as it serves the purpose of the movie tarkovsky s solaris is extremely slow paced but it allows introspection and sets the mood of the film for example but in this case the movie is just filed with mindless dialog that manage to tell us little about the characters none of which i could identify with or care for in a lot of the scenes i found myself thinking when are they going to shut up the acting was pretty bad not in an overacting obvious kind of way but it seems none of the actors cared about their characters and they all looked like they wanted to be elsewhere in most of the scenes this might be due to the uninspired dialog they were given also the whole flow of the movie felt quite mechanical going from one scene to the next it seems this movie was just written badly but never directed this is one of the few films that i can say generated no emotional response from any of the scenes no suspense no fear no anticipation no sorrow no introspection no intellectual stimulation no interest what so ever a perfect example of what i call an anti movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23921": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "one of my favorite movies with a very nostalgic ending the movie is about the sullivan family obviously michael sullivan the father is one of the main members of the mafia the killer to say it this way and an expert one one of the kids wants to know the work of his father a terrible mistake so he hides on his father s car and well he sees tom hanks in action to say it this way mafia doesn t rules in mafia nobody wins when they want you out they take you out of course you can see anyone who works at the mafia with a giant house the best car in the world whatever you like but make a wrong work or make something your boss doesn t want and you re fired and killed you can see what i mean in the movie sullivan jr sees something he didn t had to see and well almost all his family gets killed for that wrong thing his son did the movie is really entertaining you see how the sullivan s live after being chased by the mafia or kinda of that this movie is kinda of sad shows us about revenge those dirty works people do almost everything you like hopefully the guy is reading this comment doesn t works for the mafia and if you work at the mafia make yourself a favor and get the hell out of the country before you get killed by your boss and their workers this movie receives"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23922": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "frank sinatra plays a no goodnik ex soldier and frustrated writer hard living and hard drinking who returns to his midwestern hometown and reunites with his estranged brother arthur kennedy now the town big shot with a disinterested wife and headstrong daughter frank gets involved with gambler dean martin uneducated flooze shirley maclaine and has some run ins with the law but what he really wants to do is write and settle down with a good woman over simplified drama verging on soap opera with a role for maclaine that is by turns overly colorful and embarrassingly sentimental her drunken belting on after you ve gone is however the film s highlight and is expertly handled director vincente minnelli oversees it in straight forward fashion but he s in surprisingly glum spirits and most of the big scenes are flat or dense the picture looks incredibly handsome in widescreen with a nice eye for detail and composition but the story and these characters are stuck in the dregs from"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23923": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "tom hanks like you ve never seen him before hanks plays michael sullivan the angel of death he is a hitman for his surrogate father john rooney paul newman an elderly irish mob boss sullivan s young son tyler hoechlin witnesses what his father does for a living and both are soon on the road for seven weeks robbing banks to avenge the murder of sullivan s wife and other son enter jude law as a reporter photographer willing to kill sullivan himself for the chance to add to his collection of photos of dead mobsters filmed beautifully catching the drama of life in the s sometimes the pace bogs down but then a burst of graphic violence sustains the story director sam mendes directs this powerful drama about loyalty responsibility betrayal and the bonding of a secretive man and his young son other notable cast members are dylan baker stanley tucci daniel craig and jennifer jason leigh hanks again proves to be excellent in a very memorable movie make room for some oscars"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23924": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "vincente minelli movies are usually worth your time meet me in st louis the bad and the beautiful i awaited this movie with great interest but what a disappointment some came running is scene after scene of go nowhere fatalism sinatra is a sad sack returned from the war to find disappointing family relationships a disappointing floozy hanging on him living in disappointing digs as a gal persuades him to finish his disappointing writing project the movie has a big dramatic finish in which a disappointing villain catches up with sinatra and macclane and something disappointing happens the sequence is intended to be tension filled but minelli is no hitchcock he gets so distracted by pretty colors he doesn t notice the scene is a wheezing clich and the characters are so thinly drawn and poorly developed we don t particularly care that they get shot especially macclane but that s the only real cinematography in the project otherwise we look at constipated characters standing around bars living rooms getting on each others nerves for two hours hell is other people apparently there is nothing going on in this movie the dilemma of soldiers returning to displacement and indifference after ww is handled more deftly in the best years of our lives and either of two inge products splendor in the grass and picnic covers the desperation of being trapped in a dead end town with much more poignance"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23925": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is an excellent film tom hanks and paul newman performed great i was really surprised when newman was beating on his son that was a great scene and the shooting scenes were staged good i was very surprised about the end rent this film today as it is one of tom hanks best"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, 1]},
	"23926": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "poor performances by sinatra martin and hyer grossly underdeveloped supporting characters annoying talky with no real plot ending leaves you flatter than a pancake with more loose ends than you could tie up in four sequels that is if you even cared about these wooden characters maclaine is the only real asset that penultimate sequence in which the chicago hood searches for the sinatra character is laughable the music in that sequence also is poor and in the final scene when martin s character removes his hat for the woman he called a pig almost made me go outside and find a stone to throw through my television screen"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23927": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "an excellent depiction of one of the more unwholesome aspects of that era i loved the visuals very fitting for a story connected to a graphic novel i thought tom hanks was really great in this he came across very well as someone who has been hardened by his work which he didn t fully choose for himself but still wants to have a normal life for his family he does the best he can to see that happen don t want to spoil the plot but you have to see this movie if you are a person who wants more from a movie than the usual shoot em up action gangster format it is violent though"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23928": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "but i doubt many were running to see this movie or some came running out of the cinema okay that s a bit harsh the film starts in an unintentionally comical way frankie boy comes back to his hometown after many years this already smells of clich s and the whole town is shaken by his arrival he is talked about everyone wants to talk to him and every woman he meets flirts with him like there s no tomorrow even his niece hints that she would gladly have dropped her date to chat with frankie boy a little longer even his pretty niece wants a piece of him sounds like one of those laughable mike hammer episodes where every single female wants stacey keach and like stacey keach frankie boy is anything but a good looking woman s wet dream in real life someone like sinatra without the fame wouldn t get within m of someone as beautiful as maclaine but in this hollywood movie it s the other way around maclaine is absolutely nuts about frankie boy but he couldn t care less sinatra plays his cool shtick much too often in his movies and it is rarely credible dean martin is kind of miscast he isn t miscast as a card player but rather because of the accent which simply doesn t suit him maclaine is charming as ever but she plays a caricature and this reliance on caricatures is one of the basic problems with the film the main characters are all some sort of stereotypes out of bad or seen it all before movies and cheap novels frankie is the cool cat who comes back to town to get all the women and he couldn t care less about his writing which predictably eventually garners recognition martin is a sleazy but friendly card player maclaine is the dumb but very likable bimbo frankie s blond love interest is a snotty literary expert frankie s brother is the successful guy who married into his wife s business and has a lousy marriage and so on clich s the story contains a couple of coincidences which are a little too far fetched for my taste frankie just happens to bump into his niece in a locale his niece just happens to be meters away from her daddy when the latter kisses his secretary for the first time and then there is the awful stupid ending in it a drunk guy bent on killing frankie boy somehow manages to find him in a carnival of all places the place is utterly crowded with the typical noise and chaos plus it s happening in the evening and yet the guy somehow finds frankie in spite of being drunk as a doorknob and shoots at him but guess who he kills maclaine she jumps in front of the bullet to save frankie a clich which comic book writers might cringe at this utterly pathetic over dramatic and annoying ending certainly cannot please any even semi intelligent viewer and this happens on the same day that maclaine and sinatra got married the writer of this nonsense seems to have read crappy dime novels his whole life how else is the writing of this movie to be explained there is even a card game in which a brawl ensues with frankie martin vs some clich caricatures out of the writer s vivid imagination it was like a damn western suddenly another dumb thing is the way sinatra was crazy about the boring snotty nosed bimbo and pretty much ignored maclaine as the movie progresses we find out that sinatra finds maclaine to be too dumb for him just as the blond bimbo finds sinatra to be too low class for her there is a certain snobbism and disdain to be detected in the script regarding maclaine maclaine is treated as worthless by everyone while the blond bimbo is treated as a princess and an intellectual the ironic truth is that the latter s character comes off as rather dumb and not at all as intellectual her behaviour comments and opinions are mostly clich d silly confused pretentious and primitive at least maclaine s character knows that she maclaine is dumb there is another irony that i didn t fail to notice sinatra had trouble finding an ending for his latest story much like the writer of this movie and that s why he came up with the corny crappy finale the film basically has a solid cast and the photography is nice but the script though sometimes okay relies to heavily on silly nonsense instead of on reality based characters and events if you re interested in reading my biographies of shirley maclaine and other hollywood intellectuals contact me by e mail"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, 0, -1]},
	"23929": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "tom hanks has been in such hit movies as forrest gump saving private ryan and the green mile for the most part his roles have been good guys that we cheer for in road to perdition his character michael sullivanis a little bit different in sam mendes film road to perdition based on the graphic novel by max allan collins he shows the story of a man and his son on the road during the great depression in chicago what is different about this little road trip is that sullivan is a hit man who is now being hunted by his former partner his boss or ex boss john rooney paul newman loves him almost more than his own son sullivan s partner connor daniel craig after a job done the wrong way because of connor the only witness to his mistake are sullivan and his son who wasn t supposed to be there so connor tries to take out sullivan and his family but only gets the wife and other son peter sullivan outsmarts the hit and rushes home to find michael jr sitting at the table just sitting with his wife and child dead sullivan takes to the road to find answers the story follows the two as sullivan tries to make things right in memory of his wife and kid and for michael who feels like he is to blame for all this he feels his curiosity killed his mother and brother tyler hoechlin does a terrific job as michael jr he brings maturity and also a sense of still being juvenile his loss of innocence is well acted out as he travels from town to town leaving nothing behind him mendes previous hit film was american beauty which received five oscars including best picture and best director this film didn t do nearly as well at the oscars only winning one award for best cinematography but receiving five other nominations for music sound and a best actor in a supporting role for paul newman this picture is a great story that takes you on a ride through the midwest and into the legend of mike sullivan husband hit man and devoted father this movie is a sleeper film that should be watched for years to come"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23930": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "may contain spoilers if living on tokyo time were some bold experiment where real life wanna be actors were given film parts on the condition that they would be required to take a combination of powerful prescription anti anxiety anti depression and anti psychotic medications this is the classic psych ward combo that renders patients into drooling zombies all during filming then this movie would hold far more interest or if the film production was another type of experiment where all of the actors were sleep deprived before and during filming then tokyo time could be more easily explained as it is this film is filled with lifeless low energy actors in the scene where the new husband was sitting on the stairs talking with his sister it appeared that he was having trouble keeping his eyes open in almost every scene he speaks his lines sitting down with every part of his body motionless from beginning to end his facial expression is best described as near sleep fret not about the actors speaking over each other s lines because these actors can barely finish droning out any lines of dialog everyone speaks with a depressing monotone voice no laughing no yelling no vigor no one has energy enough to crack a smile the result complete and total boredom and it does not help matters that the direction is simple and amateurish avoid this lifeless film at all costs better to watch greencard which has a similar plot and has charm and energy or for an unconventional japanese romance story check out the long vacation which has an ample amount of everything living on tokyo time does not"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23931": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i know many people have a special fondness for the alistair sim version of dickens story but for me this version is the one to beat my wife and i own a copy of this film on vhs and we watch it together every christmas eve i often remark that we could watch it on halloween too because it s a very creepy ghost story scott typecast as scrooge is shudderingly mean and nasty making his transformation all the more miraculous and moving i think it s up there with his performance in patton the spirits are all effective each one creepier than the last watching the dark floating skeletal form of the spirit of christmas yet to come sends shivers down my spine every year and what a supporting cast david warner in particular is in top form as bob cratchit as is susannah york as his wife i seem to recall that this version sticks closer to the original story than most others but i may be mistaken as it s been several years since i read it regardless this is a terrific christmas classic"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23932": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "[ possible spoilers ] this movie s reputation precedes it so it was with anticipation that i sat down to watch it in letterbox on tcm what a major disappointment the cast is superb and the production values are first rate but the characters are without depth the plot is thin and the whole thing goes on too long for a movie that deals with alcoholism family divisions unfaithfulness gambling and sexual repression the movie is curiously flat prosaic lifeless and cliche ridden one example is the portrayal of frank hirsch s unfaithfuness his rather heavy handed request to his wife to go upstairs and relax a bit followed by her predictable pleading of a headache leads even more predictably to his evening liaison with his secretary hey nancy i ve got the blues tonight let s go for a drive all according to well worn formula we don t feel these are real people but cardboard cutouts acting in a marionette play also the source of the obvious friction between frank and dave hirsch is never really explored or explained dave s infatuation with the on again off again gwen is inexplicable in light of her fatuous inability to defecate or get off the pot his subsequent marriage of desperation to the shirley maclaine ginny character is from the moment of its being presented to this viewer anyway obviously doomed to fail and it was clear by the conventions of this type of soap opera that it could only be resolved by someone being killed the moment the jealous lover started running around with the gun i started a bet with myself as to who dave or ginny would get killed the whole thing was phony with a capital p having said that maclaine s performance and that of dean martin are the standouts here but on the whole i find the movie s interest to be purely that of a period piece of hollywood history"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23933": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a beautiful film the true tale of bond between father and son this is by far tom hanks at his finest tom hanks is really out of the box in this movie he usually has the nice guy roles yet in this film he comes off in this film as a bit gritty but still emerges smelling like a rose even until the very last scene the assassination of his character the cast of this movie was well put together i also love the part when there is total silence when tom hanks character shoots and kills all of the men in mr rooney s group there is something chilling and yet profound about no sound in that scene just simply emotion i love the look on john rooney paul newman s character s face when he realizes even before seeing him that it is tom hanks s character getting revenge and he knows his fate has come the first time i saw this movie i was blown away and knew i had to go out and get the video and i since have adding it to my collection of my all time favorite movies tom hanks is my favorite actor so this film has a special place in me"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23934": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this film has been receiving a lot of play lately during the day on either hbo or cinemax the reason is that they are assuming people would be interested in comparing it to the leonardo dicaprio tom hanks caper of the same name the only reason to see it is for the attractive matt lattanzi yum although i must say matt was more than a little long in the tooth to be playing a high schooler if he were a woman they d have had him playing the mother of a high schooler is is just me or is his daughter starting to look like shelley duvall oh yeah the plot who cares typical teen highjinx played by adults"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23935": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i think that this film is brilliant there are many reasons why but these are some of them the good acting by tom and tyler brilliant machine gun scene that was a piece of brilliance i thought that the ending was a good twist because i never expected that at the end all credit to sam mendes as well as a these points the film form of the film is good as well i am a film student at college and we studied this film in great detail and it was one of the best films i have seen in many years i d just like to say a big thank you to all of the people involved in making this film lastly i would like to say the best scene in the film is the machine gun scene where john rooney gets kill it is just pure brilliance in shooting the scene in silence until john rooney says i m glad it s you it is a lot better like that i think because the viewer creates there own sound and that sound is totally different for every viewer just brilliant thank you for reading this comment written by ross kirk aged"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23936": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "wow i remember so many awful films that loosely revolved around high school from the early s they usually had someincredibly strained plot and lots of year old actors pretending to be students as i watched this film i felt a little of the nostalgia of growing up in the s however then i find out that this film was made in say what well the nostalgia factor ends right there this is just bad the plot has the city preparing to close a high school and threatening to bus all of the students to inner city high schools which is odd in that the students at this school are both wealthy and abundant in fact the main character lives in a mansion makes you wonder how they cannot find money to keep this school alive have they never heard of property taxes oh but here is the kicker the school board says that they will keep the school alive if the students can raise so the seniors go about doing this hmmm you raise but instead of saving that for college you put it towards saving the high school that you are a senior in and why exactly would they close an overpopulated school before the year is out and ahh forget it this film was stupid and made in"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23937": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is the first tom hanks movie i have gotten the privilege of seeing in the theater although he is my favorite when i heard he was going to play a hit man i was a little stunned thinking can mr hanks pull this one off and he did in high fashion this s depression era film is a about loyalty redemption and one path that you don t want your children stumbling down tom hanks leads a stellar cast as michael sullivan being the family man and the secret life of the contract killer for the oscar nominated paul newman this movie tom hanks relies more on reaction and gaze rather than dialogue which he delivers a knockout performance on one night of one of his jobs michael s son michael jr played by newcomer tyler hoechlin witnesses the hit and michael sr s partner in crime fellow stage actor daniel craig can t have that information out so he wacks out the son and wife of michael sr except michael jr so the two head for chicago to get conner rooney son of paul newman s mr rooney the drama and intense plot really thickens from their as father trys to set things right even though son is along for the ride while on this deadly journey someone has hired a hit for michael sr the assassin would be the photographer of the deceased harlen maguire played by a stain teethed jude law the movie will have you feeling the old days and with thomas newman s beautiful and haunting oscar nominated score to go along with it you can t help but appreciate this film from oscar winning director sam mendes so sit back and enjoy the wild ride"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23938": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the plot of this film is not strong at all lots of holes if you approach it as a car movie its not bad lots of great cars in this one the reason i like it is because i am from the area where this was filmed i get the most enjoyment looking at the recognizable places in st cloud mn and seeing how the town has changed since its an interesting historical piece for us locals seems like whenever a film is made here everyone wants some relationship to it it is impossible to find a copy in any of the local video stores as they were all stolen once it came out on vhs had to get a copy from japan on ebay i find it interesting how the path of the drag race is all over town i didn t know the director was from st cloud"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23939": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i loved this film i m a true tom hanks fan and i have always been impressed with all of his work from his most dramatic roles like cast away the green mile saving private ryan forrest gump apollo philadelphia to his hilarious roles like a league of their own turner and hooch catch me if you can the lady killers big of course toy story but in this film hanks isn t the only great actor who lights up the screen tyler hoechlin an up and coming star who shows great promise in hollywood co stars as hanks son and delivers nothing short of a great performance he is certainly someone to watch out for over his career i believe he will do great things paul newman as always delivers a brilliant performance on screen he is truly a legend we can t forget the people who didn t have such big roles in the film but still helped make it great the beautiful very talented jennifer jason leigh who s performance in bastard out of carolina single white female i will never forget brings her grace to the screen as hank s wife in the film and does a superb job liam aiken is another found treasure in film he does such a great job with such a small role and like his roles in lemony snickets and sweet november and i dreamed of africa he gives a great performance"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23940": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "story of a good for nothing poet and a sidekick singer who puts his words to music director danny boyle has lost none of his predilection for raking in the gutter of humanity for characters but he has lost in this film the edge for creating inspiring and funny films strumpet is painful to watch and barely justified by the fact that it was made for tv"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23941": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "after gorging myself on a variety of seemingly immature movies purchased on ex rental dvds i figured that the time was right for a little serious drama and who better to provide it than sam mendes for a number of reasons american beauty doesn t appeal to me as much as this film which is easily the darkest thing that tom hanks has ever done and probably one of the most underrated films of the last decade for this is not a simple gangster tale lifted from its graphic novel origins and is simply wonderful to watch because of it and despite my usual allergy to any film with tom hanks name on it still can t watch big without wanting a cat to kick i m glad i gave this a try because this is one of those movies that you ll kick yourself for if you miss it normally squeaky clean hanks plays michael sullivan a devoted family man and father of two sons growing up during prohibition in the early s he is also a professional hit man to mob boss john rooney paul newman but has managed to keep his job a secret from his sons but after his eldest tyler hoechlin witnesses his dad involved in a mob killing the pair are forced to go on the run as john seeks to tidy the matter up soon father and son are pursued to chicago where a fellow hit man a menacing jude law is waiting for them on the face of it it reads like a pretty standard gangster film but as i ve said this isn t really about gangsters at all it s about the relationship between a father and son thrown together in the most tragic of circumstances hanks is grits teeth superb as the tortured man who finds out that everything has its price and little hoechlin is also good as sullivan s son in all honesty there is not a single performance that i could single out as weaker than the others the cast is pretty much faultless as is the cinematography and costumes and it s not often i praise costumes which recreates the s with stunning effect there has been so much effort to get everything right and it pays off in spades this could easily have looked rubbish they admit that the early s look was difficult to put down but it doesn t and that deserves every bit of credit chicago especially looks fantastic lined with hundreds of rickety cars from the era and filled with people in monochrome suits and hats true time travel even if a little cgi is needed the story is also a winner offering a human face to what is often seen as a stereotypical genre of movie villain law is surprisingly menacing as the almost mechanical killer maguire and proves that you don t have to be cagney or de niro or brando to play a gangster the film is decidedly noir ish driving rain and ill lit warehouses predominate but at least violence and killing are finally seen to have an emotional and psychological impact on those who perpetrate and those who merely witness such acts the whole thing is evocative of a previous age and previous movies but it sweeps away the old and refreshes with a modern tale of redemption amid the tommy gun shootouts and extortion rackets it can feel a little slow in places especially if you re used to masses of gun play in movies like most modern audiences like yours truly but sometimes words can speak louder than actions mendes has delivered a fine follow up to his oscar winning debut a film which is as intelligent as it is beautiful to watch road to perdition may not be to everyone s tastes but this is one dvd i shall not be exchanging anytime soon"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23942": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this utterly dull senseless pointless spiritless and dumb movie isn t the final proof that the world can forget about danny boyle and his post trainspotting movies the beach already took care of that what this low budget oddity does is merely to secure his place among those who started very well but got completely lost in drugs booze ego self delusion bad management or whatever it was that lead to this once promising director s quick demise the premise is absurd two losers ecclestone and some bimbo jenna g a rapper likely meet by chance and spontaneously start singing with fervour more akin to lunatic asylum inhabitants than a potential hit making duo which they become a friend of theirs an even bigger illiterate loser becomes their manager by smashing a store window and stealing a video camera by which he films them in action and then shows the tape to some music people who actually show interest in this garbage now i know that the uk in recent years has put out incredible junk but this is ridiculous the music makes oasis seem like the beatles during the studio recordings the duo strumpet change lyrics in every take and ecclestone quite arrogantly tells the music biz guys to take it or leave it and quite absurdly they do take it not only is the music total and utter trash but its performers are anti social these newcomers are supposed to be calling the shots it s just too dumb it s plain awful the dialog is unfunny and goes nowhere and this rags to bitches story has no point and makes no sense it often feels improvised under the influence of drugs danny boyle is a complete idiot this little piece of trash is so bad it s embarrassing to watch ecclestone s i q also has to be questioned for agreeing to be part of this nonsense whoever financed this joke should leave the movie business before they end up selling their own underwear on street corners"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23943": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "road to perdition can be summed up by thomas newman s score it s haunting and beautiful but you re aware that this music is similar to newman s other work and while listening to the soundtrack you re reminded of scent of a woman meeting joe black and the shawshank redemption you re reminded of other films as the story unfolds on screen as the sullivans drive round america trying to escape from a psychotic hit man you think of the getaway irish gangsters is miller s crossing whilst the subtext of guilt and redemption can be summed up by coppola and leone s gangster epics despite having a seen it all before feel this shouldn t be taken as a heavy criticism of sam mendes film which i repeat is haunting and beautiful and the only flaws that work against it is a very slow opening twenty minutes and i was slightly confused as the events that caused michael sullivan to be betrayed but if you stop to consider how much of a sentimental mess spielberg might have made with the story that revolves around a father and his twelve year old son running for their lives you can t help thinking what a superb director mendes is road to perdition is a film where the entire cast give flawless performances i ve never been all that keen on tom hanks but he s every bit as good here as he has been in any starring role probably better paul newman plays a character with an irish accent but at no point did i believe i was watching an american screen legend putting on a false accent newman s performance works due to the subtle body language his character is torn up by guilt but newman never milks it or goes over the top while never upstaging newman who gives the best performance in the movie the two brit supporting actors craig and law are also very memorable as american gangsters and while law will still have a long career as a leading actor one wonders how daniel craig might have progressed as a character actor if he hadn t decided to become james bond a role which heralds the end of an actors career"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23944": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "way back when i was renting videos for free i picked this one up oops the things i wanted to mention outside the summary already given were these someone who had a lot to do with making this movie had a strange and sick fascination for food it was gross and unecessary there is some kind of a soundtrack in the background of the film that seems to be there the entire time and by the way i felt for days after viewing this trash i figure they had something subliminal going on in the track either that or it was just traumatisingly bad or both many times throughout the movie you can tell the writer and director did not have much experience or talent and don t even ask about the acting"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23945": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "having been driven out of the house and into the theater by the sweltering heat i could not have been more pleased the road to perdition directed by sam mendes american beauty is destined to become one of the greatest movies of all time perhaps i m just getting old perhaps i ve just seen the same themes recycled time and again but this movie is indeed different the story opens with young michael sullivan jr facing out to the sea contemplating the duality of his father s legacy one of the best men to ever live one of the most evil this duality snakes its way throughout the movie the story revolves around crime boss john rooney paul newman and michael sullivan tom hanks the young man rooney once took in and who now serves as his personal angel of death rooney is tied by blood to his own son but tied by love and loyalty to michael young michael jr intrigued by the stories he reads steals away in his father s car one night while dad goes off to work with connor rooney heir to the family business connor lets the situation get out of hand and what was meant only to be a warning turns into murder witnessed by michael jr upon the discovery that young michael has seen what he should not have seen the plot is set in motion as conflicting loyalties collide soon michael sr is on the run with his young son pursued by contract killer harlen the reporter maguire jude law i will disclose no further details in order to avoid any potential spoilers however i strongly encourage viewers to examine the many dualities that present themselves in the movie problems between sons and fathers michael sr jr john rooney son connor between the world at home and the world at work between good and evil between those who pretend to be men of god and those who really are between clean money and dirty between the town of perdition and perdition as hell and along the way savor the visual brilliance of cinematographer conrad l hall nominations oscars for best cinematography rain pouring off fedoras shots through mirrors especially on swinging doors tommy gun flashes from out of the shadows absent any sound not only has year old hall given us perhaps the best cinematic product of his career but year old paul newman offers one of his best performances ever yes i may be getting old but i ve seen a lot and this is fresh and invigorating the road to perdition presents a lasting and loving tribute to the gangster genre to films of the s to dark comic book figures lurking in the darkness to villains and heroes to american film in general go see it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23946": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i ve been trying to track down this film just by googling bad phrases about teenagers seduce and kill man in his house and such i think i first saw parts of this film when i was about years old when it was running on cable it made quite an impression it s the kind of film that kids know they shouldn t be watching and switch the channel when their parents come in when i saw who the cast was i couldn t believe that some of these good actors were in such a horrible movie then again if you like to see men who cheat on their wives get murdered then this is an interesting film also if i recall there s some pretty interesting pseudo lesbian moments probably the dumbest ending of all time but still memorable"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23947": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is the best mob film ever made it deserved more then what it got at the oscars nominated for things like its score art direction supporting role newman this film could have easily been nominated for best picture director mendes actor hanks supporting actor newman and law and won hanks gives one of his best performances and the kid who played michel jr was so good that i m surprised i don t see him in more movies today critics themselves didn t give this film enough credit but besides the incredible performances another real star of this film is the incredible music this was by far the best score of the year it was nominated but didn t win this is a great film that should be seen by everyone my grade a"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, 1]},
	"23948": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "there is a lot of talk of torture these days that s all this movie is it s about a good person who makes a bad decision because of his kindness he becomes vulnerable to two psychotic women from then on its a just for kicks assault on him i don t know at what point you do something about it there is a wife and child out there somewhere he has great feelings of guilt and fear but there should have been some times when he could have acted the movie seems to be somebody s joke i suppose in the wake of the manson murders we had a bit of a fixation on the likes of these two nevertheless why would someone make a film like this what appeals does it have except for sadism the conclusion is totally unsatisfying but that could have been remedied with an obvious plot twist oh well another hour and a half of my life"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23949": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "frankly this movie has gone over the heads of most of its detractors the opposite of perdition being lost is salvation being saved and this movie is one of a very few to deal with those two concepts the movie also explores the love and disappointments that attend the father son relationship it should be noted at the outset that none of these are currently fashionable themes the premise is that the fathers in the move hit man michael sullivan tom hanks and his crime boss john rooney paul newman love their sons and will do anything to protect them but rooney s son connor is even more evil than the rest he kills one of rooney s loyal soldiers to cover up his own stealing from his father when connor learns that sullivan s son michael witnessed it he mistakenly kills sullivan s other son and sullivan s wife in an attempt to silence witnesses sullivan decides he wants revenge at any price even at the terribly high price of perdition rooney who in one scene curses the day connor was born refuses to give up his son connor to sullivan and hires a contract killer named maguire jude law to kill sullivan and his son so rooney joins his son connor on the road to perdition for the rest of the movie accompanied by his surviving son young michael sullivan pursues connor rooney down the road to perdition and maguire pursues sullivan when sullivan confronts rooney in a church basement and demands that he give up connor because connor murdered his family rooney says michael there are only murderers in this room and there s only one guarantee none of us will see heaven as the movie ends somewhat predictably one character is saved and one character repents i m not a big tom hanks fan but he does step out of character to play hit man sullivan convincingly giving a subtle and laconic performance newman does well as the old irish gangster rooney showing a hard edge in his face and manner his eyes haunted by connor s misdeeds jude law plays maguire in a suitably creepy way tyler hoechlin plays young michael naturally and without affectation the cinematography constantly played light off from darkness echoing the themes of salvation and perdition the camera drew from a palette of greens and greys the greys belonged to the fathers and the urban landscapes of depression era illinois the greens belonged to the younger sons and that state s rural flatlands thomas newman s lush sonorous and haunting music had faint irish overtones and was played out in copland like arrangements the sets were authentic mid western urban factories churches the homes shone with gleaming woodwork the excellence of the movie lies in its generation of a unique feeling out of its profound themes distinctive acting and enveloping music and cinematography the only negative was a slight anti gun message slipped into the screenplay y the movie s only nod to political correctness i give this movie a out of in time it will be acknowledged as a great film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23950": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this cult movie has two crazed lesbians sandra locke colleen camp appearing at the home of wealthy socialite doctor george manning seymour cassel in hope of help in locating a residence they can t seem to find but these two have other plans in mind when they find out george s wife is out of town they end up taking control of the residence tying up the george killing a delivery boy while destroying the place all in one evening bizarre and disturbing movie but the two get there just reward in the same bizarre way as the movie ends most will either dislike it right off or get caught up in this ludicrous movie after about minutes into it either way some even consider this a cult classic larry dodson"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23951": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is one of the best made movies from maybe it is not the best movie but it looks the best has great acting and is directed perfectly by sam mendes who debuted with american beauty it tells the story of a gangster named michael sullivan tom hanks who is seen by his son tyler hoechlin on one of his jobs michael s boss john rooney paul newman thinks things will be okay but his jealous son connor rooney daniel craig sets both his father and michael up leading to the death of michael s wife jennifer jason leigh and second son michael thinks rooney is responsible and rooney has to choose for himself and sends a hit man harlen maguire jude law to finish the job since michael is a respected man within the organization he tries to win some friends who can help him including mob boss frank nitti stanley tucci in a way road to perdition is a standard gangster movie but it is so well made you almost can not see that this movie is good in its production design art direction sound music and most of all in its cinematography all these elements are able to surprise and create suspense although the outcome is pretty certain that hoechlin is not a annoying kid and hanks law and newman know how to act helps of course based on a comic this movie is so much better than you would expect and although it has it flaws it belongs to the better movies in the genre sometimes there are events where you realize you have seen it so many times before but for some reason it also feels fresh at the same time the scenes between the adult hanks and the child hoechlin help in that area see this movie that will look familiar at times but is totally new on a lot of areas"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23952": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "happy go lovely is a waste of everybody s time and talent including the audience the lightness of the old hat mistaken identity and faux scandal plot lines is eminently forgivable very few people watched these movies for their plots but they usually had some interesting minor characters involved in subplots not here they usually had interesting choreography and breathtaking dancing and catchy songs not happy go lovely and vera ellen as the female lead played the whole movie as a second banana looking desperately for a star to play off it and instead she was called upon to carry the movie and couldn t do it the scottish locale was wasted usually automatically ubiquitous droll scottish whimsy is absent the photography was pedestrian the musical numbers were pedestrian cesar romero gives his usual professional performance chewing up the scenery since no one else was doing his part in the type of producer role essayed frequently by walter abel and adolph menjou david niven is just fine and no one could do david niven like david niven at the end of the day if you adore niven as i do it s reason enough to waste minutes on happy go lovely if not skip it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23953": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "so this made for tv film scores only a on this site bah humbug without question this version of dickens classic tale is the best ever made and yes the hound has seen the version which was also good but not good enough the lack of color is perhaps the biggest shortcoming of that version although the acting was wonderful george c scott is simply incredible as ebenezer scrooge we all know the story of this stingy businessman who is haunted by the ghost of his dead partner then by three other spirits later on that evening scott is properly gruff as scrooge too gruff in fact for some critics who claim he is unable to project the new found glee that he awakens to on christmas morning after the spirits teach him a valuable lesson but hey this is george c scott he s never going to go dancing down the street in a fit of joy he has too much dignity and his scrooge projects his emotion in a realistic manner the supporting performances are uniformly excellent as are the costumes music and scenery th century london comes to life in clive donner s visionary style the film even borders on frightening in several scenes involving the spirits the important tale of morality shines through in every frame though you won t often find this version aired on television anymore and that is a disappointment the version of a christmas carol should be a required part of every household s celebration of the holiday when the decorations come out of the basement this film should find its way into the dvd player at least once during the season of stars the hound"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23954": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i guess that this movie is based on some kind of a true story it s about two young girls who molest a grown man for hrs i don t see where the terror comes into play here there are some weird and surreal sequences in the movie and the two girls sandra locke and ah oh well play the roll of two psycho man haters to the hilt they do a pretty good job although some of it is just a tad over the top the movie s not good and it s not horrible it s just really really dated i mean this thing is dripping with the s it s not really bad if you like that sort of thing you know that thang"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23955": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "conrad hall went out with a bang the great film photographer finished his illustrious career with this movie before passing on he did himself proud as this is one of the best looking crime films you ll ever see of course the acting ain t bad when you have tom hanks and paul newman playing the leads the amount of action in here is just right too not too much not too little none of the characters in here frankly are good guys as hanks is a professional hit man for town boss newman hanks only redeeming quality is not wanting his young son to wind up a killer like him although he does teach him how to be the getaway man in robberies huh as good as the acting is and as interesting as the story is the real star of this film is cinematographer hall who paints scene after beautiful scene with his lens his work is just awesome"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, 1, -1]},
	"23956": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is an atrocious movie two demented young women seduce and torture a middle aged man there s not much to give away in regards to a plot or a spoiler i would only comment that the ending is nearly the most preposterous part of the flick much of the film involves locke and camp cackling obnoxiously all the while grinning psychotically at the camera add to this a soundtrack that repeats again and again including a vaudevillian song about dear old dad that suggests an incestuous quality the viewer never really sees the music is annoying at first then ends up subjecting the viewer to a torture worse than that depicted on the screen the theme here is of youth run amok understandable as a reaction to the s but done with little imagination or style avoid it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23957": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i f you thought sam mendes first film the much heralded american beauty was a movie with style to spare wait until you see his highly anticipated second effort the unrelentingly grim s gangster melodrama road to perdition some critics have hailed this new movie as a worthy successor to the godfather a rash judgment made by several reviewers taken with mr mendes extraordinary technical prowess if the mechanics of movie making are what make a picture great then yes road to perdition is a distant cousin to the godfather in terms of what it achieves in cinematography editing music scoring and sound what it doesn t have is a resonance that all great stories and some very rare movies have that stay with the viewer long after the experience of reading or seeing it is over as with american beauty there is a cold distancing feel to this movie despite some very tense scenes involving paternal love loyalty and betrayal this story of a hit man tom hanks and his relationship to a surrogate father figure who is also his boss an elderly irish mob leader paul newman seems to have been culled from innumerable gangster movies of years past the father son motif that hangs over this picture is so heavy handed in its treatment that there is not much room for spontaneity the entire enterprise has been very carefully wrought and nearly all the dialog is delivered with an air of great portent this is obviously a gangster film hence the requisite amount of violence and bloodshed but the film is nearly devoid of any humor to speak of only in scenes involving a young boy driving a getaway car in a cunningly edited montage is there any sense of lightheartedness to leaven the pervasive sense of doom that being said i have nothing but the highest praise for the stunning look of this film indeed it is not an overstatement to say that this is one of the most beautifully photographed and designed movies i have ever seen veteran cameraman conrad hall will very likely win another oscar for his work here the production s sets and costumes are just as exemplary in fact the entire film is a technical marvel mr mendes continues to astonish with his vivid use of color and he and mr hall again make very dramatic use of red blood splattered against pale colored walls all the more effective and disconcerting due to the preponderance of blacks blues and grays that dominate the movie s color scheme if i have failed to duly note the acting it is not because the actors do not purport themselves ably everyone in the film is top notch with special mention going to the two malevolent bad guys daniel craig is the classic man you love to hate the spoiled impulsive son of newman s gangster father and an almost unrecognizable jude law as an especially slimy miscreant who goes on pursuit of hanks and his son and figures very importantly in the film s riveting second half but acting in a movie this dazzling is bound to take a back seat to the photographic fireworks on display here if a rolls royce was a movie i ve no doubt it would look like road to perdition"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23958": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "so this guy named george is sitting home alone on his birthday when two women show up george s wife is at a hospital taking care of their son so when the wife is away george gets in the bubble bath and makes love to both of the girls it isn t that great of a scene because it really doesn t show anything after that the birthday boy wakes up the next morning and the girls are still at his house they make him a nice breakfast but george isn t hungry george isn t very happy and he tries to ditch them but when he gets home the girls are still at his house the girls have had enough with old george and no longer want to cook for them they both turn out to be major psychopaths and use george in their little crazy game i liked that the girls just did what they wanted and messed up george s house george wasn t really that great to his two guests when george said he was a married man he really didn t seem to mean it george looked like tom tucker on family guy i was for the two girls the whole time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23959": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i loved so much about this movie the time taken to develop the characters the attention to detail the superb performances the stunning lighting and cinematography the wonderful soundtrack it has a combined intensity and lightness of touch that won t work for anyone who wants the typical fast paced action flick if we lived in elizabethan days i d say this movie s a bit like a shakespearean tragedy but since we don t let s say it s more like a drama suspense movie the plot is simple but the story is complex the movie is intelligent in the way relationships and issues are explored much of the story is shown rather than told which i find makes it more subtle and moving and which also works well for a story based on a comic book or graphic novel at times i felt i was actually there in the s part of this story there was such a realistic yet dream like quality in the style of its telling i don t often prefer movies to the books they were based upon but in this case i do though i did enjoy the book too i ve bought the dvd which is great because it has some wonderful deleted scenes and insightful commentary i also took my little cousin who s a little younger than the boy in the movie to see it after i saw it for the first time because he has issues at home and i wanted to use this as a way of starting a discussion on father son issues with him he loved it and the discussion"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23960": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "a text prologue warns us that we should not allow evil to enter our house but i think the more apt word is entropy good grief what slobs these two babes are george seymour cassell is alone in his san francisco office and his monstrously expensive home in tiburon while his wife and child are away in san diego two girls sondra locke as jackson and colleen camp as donna knock on his door asking directions well it s raining and they re shivering like two drenched pitiful kittens and they re not sure of the address they re looking for and what with one thing and another george invites them to come in and partake of his pizza by the fire all three of them wind up in george s bath tub and there follows about five minutes of mostly undifferentiated nudity in double exposure triple exposure quadruple exposure and dodekakuple exposure they spend the night in a threesome and the next morning the girls fix him breakfast but something has gotten slightly cockeyed because georgie s guests gobble everything down with their fingers and pour ketchup and syrup all over the linen and you eat like animals george exclaims and tells them to get out in his dreams now don t get me wrong sondra locke is an extraordinary looking young blond with cobalt blue eyes and colleen camp bounces around like a superball you gotta say they breed em mighty cute down there in shelbyville tennessee where locke comes from and they breed em with bodacious tushes too as we can t help but note after the first five or ten minutes but when the girls go berserk so does the movie the film is thereafter bathed in a garish green light the pair put on ghoulish makeup and make gargoyle faces at themselves in the mirrors they brain a delivery boy and then drown him to make sure they cuss up a storm and smash windows and furniture they have one of those scenes in which two people sit across the table from one another licking food and then jumping each other s bones and georgie they first render georgie unconscious with mace which contains nothing that you can t find in that little red bottle of mcilheny s tabasco sauce in your kitchen cabinet tie him up pour flour and milk all over him subject him to a psychotic trial put him through one of those tolstoy type semi executions slap him around dress up in outlandish costumes then prance out on him and his virtually destroyed upper middle class home and are dispatched by a delivery van ex machina as for the acting it s as if someone had told georgie first act polite to these girls then act panicked after you re tied up and to the girls first act shy unwilling to impose on anyone then act crazy and that s it the photography and location work are straight out of a s porn movie i m not sure that suggests a total lack of skill it takes effort and talent to turn san francisco ugly the score gives us two leitmotivs georgie s is some pop tune with lyrics about being free and giving in jackson and donna s is a catchy rinky tink thing called my good old dad i approve of the moral lesson behind the story though there are some things you should simply not give in to even though they might look like a lot of fun at first all very educational"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23961": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this couldn t have been better the strong restraints on mike sullivan s expressions couldn t have been portrayed in any other way tom hanks delivers the best performance of his career young tyler hoechlin drives an emotional wheel playing the basis character for the story and veteran paul newman gives one of his best character performances in a long time this film is based on a bold graphic novel by max allan collins and richard piers rayner this is a father son story which basically employs the two candidates solely unfit for the roles mike sullivan had no father as a child so john rooney took him in although a generous man mr rooney involved himself in organized crime therefore the debt of sullivan was only to be paid off in involving himself in the business now sullivan has a wife and two children and is trying to keep his children safe but at the same time pay back his boss the events to follow will test sullivan s loyalty and embrace his family s fate with a great adaptation by david self the dialogue comes out seldomly but yet very virtuous the story unfolds in a beautiful s setting brilliant art direction by richard l johnson nancy haigh covered with a dark rainy snow on the ground exterior driving the story is thomas newman s wonderful irish score settling in only when necessary but the most important technical element in the film is conrad l hall s beautiful photography this is some of the best cinematography i ve seen and i watch a lot of films the scene when mike and michael are in the car entering chicago is quite impressive the shot starts at the front of the car revealing mike hanks through the windshield it subsequently dollys around to the side of the car to see michael hoechlin awakening and peering out his side window as it continues it trucks sideways and dollys back completely around the car and reveals a gorgeous scenic s chicago with a great cast and crew the principle man creates a brazenly amazing film i m talking about sam mendes who made his feature film debut in with american beauty won him various awards before american beauty mendes worked as a play director for the british theater but decided that he wanted to move on saying that there was nothing new for him in theater with only two films sam mendes has marked himself in my book as one of the great directors in a list of about twenty five the film illuminates a brazen genre that has its hits and misses and expresses the true theme brilliantly the photography acting and story is phenominal i m still waiting for scorcesee s gangs of new york but for now i m fully confident in saying that this is the best film of the year considering it s competition signs insomnia minority report thats a strong statement"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23962": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i am a fan of the previous best of the best films but this one was awful no wonder i had such a hard time finding it i tried video rental stores until i found one with a copy of this movie the acting was terrible the plot was a joke and the action was bad as well i really miss alex grady travis brigley and the original kickboxing characters and theme that this film had with the first movies john"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23963": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "acting this film is a very well acted film i will say that the performances are slightly weak at times but for the most part the acting is very good the only actor that blew me away with his performance was jude law as harlen maguire he was incredible tom hanks seemed alittle unsure at at a few points throughout the film but he too was incredible paul newman good as always cinematography this is what made the movie a masterpiece and i rarely use that word conrad hall is a true genius if at any point in the movie you were to pause it you will see the delicately crafted work of this man he sets up every shot so that nothing is left out when the camera is still there is a postcard like quality to the screen when the camera is moving every shot is planned to understated perfection but it doesn t stop there conrads choice of colors and contrast between light and dark settings is a work of art the way he lights the set is some of the most amazing lighting work i ve seen his work on this movie made it what it is this movie is at the top of the list for best cinematography with lotr black hawk down hero cthd moulin rouge and vertigo story people will say this movie is a s gangster flick but i believe they missed the point of the movie it is a love story about a hit man who fails in trying to protect his son from the life he chose it is a brilliantly crafted story that unfolds into a beautiful bond between two people who have nothing but each other the screen writing is worthy of an oscar music thomas newman conducts a sad but hopeful score to intensify this sad but hopeful story the music is some of the most beautiful and moving scores i ve herd direction sam mendes is a new director with a feel of an experienced director the symbols he uses and the performances he gets from his actors is a rarity in todays film making world i will be on the lookout for the next sam mendes film one of the most moving and beautiful movies i ve ever seen"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"23964": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "believe it or not this movie is worse than number three it s slower the acting is worse and the story is very weak there isn t a lot of good to say about this movie even the fight scenes are more dull than number three and i would have thought that impossible this is a very slow minutes painful in fact i stuck it through hoping it would get better if you really want to see this movie you should try to find a cheap rental of it it is hard to find for purchase that is and probably for good reason like number three this movie has nothing to do with the first two it is the same in name only anyway the most i can give best of the best without warning is"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23965": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "road to perdition a movie undeservedly overlooked at that year oscars is the second work of sam mendes and in my opinion his best work a director who three years before won oscar for his widely acclaimed but controversial american beauty this is a terrific movie and at the same time ultimately poignant and sad it s a story of a relatively wealthy and happy family from outward appearance during difficult times of depression when the michael sullivan a father of two children played by great tom hanks i m not his admirer but ought to say that is a hit man for local mafia boss played by paul newman his eldest son a thirteen years boy michael sullivan jr perfectly played by young tyler hoechlin after years of blissful ignorance finds out what is his father job and on what money their family live prompted by his curiosity and his aspiration to know truth he accidentally becomes a witness of a murder committed by john rooney son of his father boss such discovery strikes an innocent soul and it caused numerous events that changed his life forever the atmosphere of the period all the backgrounds and decorations are perfectly created editing and cinematography are almost flawless while the story is well written but the main line of the movie the most important moments and points of the movie and the key factor of the movie success are difficult father son relations in bad times they are shown so deeply strong and believable tom hanks does excellent and has one of the best performances of his career in a quite unusual role for him and all acting across the board is superb finally worth to mention a very nice score by paul newman and in the result we get an outstanding work of all people involved in making this beautiful but one more time sad masterpiece i believe road to perdition belongs to greatest achievements of film making of this decade and undoubtedly one of the best films of the year my grade out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23966": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "best of the best is better than but just barely basically i say this because part doesn t contradict parts like does ie their is no reference to tommy lee having siblings anyway i liked the russian plot line of the story and especially sven ole thorsen s bit part as boris aside from that though and a few fighting scenes the movie is nothing special the limited budget is also very noticeable especially in the airplane blow up scene also part does not really have a moral or say anything like part did there are a couple of more better known actors hudson thorsen in part but alas nothing like the beginning of the series and even these characters have very small roles alas it seems best of the best is the rhee show and to be truthful he cannot carry a movie saw on tape rating"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23967": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "deranged and graphically gory japanese film about little beings taking people over and turning them into necroborg zombie like machines which beat and hack each other apart so that the winner can eat the loser in the middle of this a pair of lovers become infected technically superb horror comedy is only for those with strong stomachs as blood and body parts go flying good taste prevents me from describing what happens here but lets just say its pretty gruesome if you like this sort of thing with form several steps above slender content by all means see this film personally i m not normally one to enjoy films like this on anything but the how sick and twisted do they go level here i was intrigued enough that i can suggest it to people i know who like really gory movies its also a film with enough going on in the details that i want to see it again since now that i know what was going on as revealed in the end i want to go back and see what it was i didn t catch on to there is an internal logic rare in these films ish out of for those who like blood and severed limbs its a zero or more precisely a run and hide alert for everyone else"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23968": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "spoilers i rented tesis or thesis in english on the strength of director alejandro amenabar s later effort the others based on what a brilliantly measured and horrifyingly effective creepfest that film was i assumed his earlier efforts would be of a similar quality and i was in the mood for some good horror instead i wound up with the most tedious preposterous excuse for a lame brained slasher movie i ve seen since the german film anatomie which this one kinda reminded me of the plot has potential but it s thrown away within the first minutes it revolves around innocent n pretty psychology student angela s ana torrent a jessica harper deadringer thesis on the subject of violence in films through some far fetched circumstances too dumb to go into here she winds up in possession of a snuff tape on which two men torture mutilate and kill a young girl for the camera angela and her horror buff friend chema fele martinez are both shocked yet intrigued by the tape and decide to get to the bottom of who s responsible for it this leads to well nothing they never really give a reason for why they want to find the girl s killers since they resolutely refuse to contact the police throughout any of the unfolding events even when their own lives at risk and the mystery itself is as limp as graham norton in a room full of bunny girls there is only one proper clue the type of camera the killers used is discovered and that s a a really weak one and b wheeled out in the first minutes the rest of the so called unravelling just occurs through blind luck increasingly ridiculous plot twists and a slew of awful transparent and thoroughly pointless red herrings that are chucked in merely to pad out the running time seriously amenabar might know his stuff about ghost stories but he s clearly never read a detective book in his life the key to a good whodunnit is to have a large cluster of potential suspects and to eliminate them one by one with clever deduction and the gradual discovery of more and more evidence before moving in for the final twist in tesis potential spoiler ahead the killer s identity is guessed correctly by the amateur detectives almost instantly and then we get minutes of the writer trying feebly to throw us off the scent until he runs out of ideas throws his hands up and says ok ya got me it was him after all as for any kind of logic or motive behind the crimes no such luck you re watching the wrong movie if that s what you re after the only thing that drags tesis down further from just being a dumb badly written thriller is the way it actually tries to make some ludicrous muddled up point about violence in films i have no idea what stance it s attempting to take on the subject but it seems determined to cram in a ton of misguided confused psychobabble in between the rest of the gibberish and say look at me i m political the final scenes in which the point of the movie is supposedly hammered home are so utterly absurd and puerile one can t help but wonder if amenabar feels embarrassed now when he watches this if he doesn t he certainly should this is total amateur night at the slasher house stuff overall i can t believe i wasted two whole hours it felt like at least six on this just hoping something might happen the urban legend of snuff films and that is basically all they are despite the way this film tries to suggest they re some kind of criminal phenomenon sweeping the world is an area that can be so tantalisingly exploited in good horror films videodrome anyone but it s so easy to step over the line into childlike wouldn t it be cool if territory with it ie my little eye tesis hits an all time low for the snuff movie genre on every level this one is better left dead and buried i ll award it a out of for some nice lighting but that s all it s getting"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23969": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "some may feel that the rating i have just given is a bit generous but for what this film is i think the directors have done a good job with that they had available to them this is also a film a film of an acquired taste my immediate thought was the direct connection to the classic cult film the thing i e the parasitical aliens from outta space infesting human host to then reek havoc wherever possible you can see how this film pays homage to such a film and others of the horror gore genre however cleverly maintains its own originality well these things fight each other for one and then continue to eat then fallen rival only killing and picking a human when it needs a new host to then pick another fight with another infected host and this film even throws in a love story but i wont say no more otherwise it gives too much away great but like i said of an acquired taste so don t be surprised if you don t like the film it is low budget and yes it is blood thirsty with the creatures aliens things morphing their limbs into crude looking weapons i e saws drills blades and even the odd gun to all but decimate there opponent i found myself cringing at what i was being shown but at the same time glued to the screen wondering what was going to happen next so if you like gore you like aliens you like fighting and even maybe a little bit of love thrown in somewhere then i must recommend this film as a must see i just wish i came across this earlier then i did"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23970": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "when i saw the commercial for this i was all about seeing it now forgive me but it s been so long since i ve seen it that i don t recall how it went suffice it to say the movie i saw bore no resemblance to the movie they sold me on i was bored annoyed and incredibly disappointed by this movie and if it wasn t bad enough they had to sink it even further with that awful reggae music not exactly mood setting music for a horror movie eh mon i guess if you never saw the commercial or trailer i suppose you may think this is some hot stuff for my money the commercial was way better"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23971": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "why aren t more films especially american more like meatball machine this is my first official on line review and i am charged with electrical ecstasy after having chosen meatball machine as my first endeavor this is a review so i ll try to stick to mere reflection and gut emotion i mean this is one creative piece of work even though it is clearly inspired by the now classic tetsuo so what if it s not all original i own both of these films and though tetsuo is one strange son of a bitch meatball machine is far superior and can be sat through without the strong desire to indulge in a dose of mind altering drugs to clarify film significance meatball machine is as elaborate in it s story as it is in its high influx of blood and gore thank you jesus for japanese cinema simply put the last time my dreams were overrun by visions of horror happened after watching nightmare on elm street when i was or so i could picture in my dreams a tongue coming out of a telephone for weeks on end this time at my dreams were pleasantly awe inspiring in this film human bodies are host to aliens whose sole purpose is to try and fulfill their never ending quench for human flesh and blood humans become flesh eating cyborgs there s more fight scenes great music great point of view shots decent acting by the woman cyborg at least better than her male counterpart the fight seen in the end is worth watching ten or twenty times oh and did i forget to mention it s a love story wow i hate love stories but this takes the cake i can t wait to have friends over to watch this film once more just to see the reaction on their faces sadly i took time to write this review because i m afraid most friends and family wont understand meatball machine the truth is america as a whole is not prepared for meatball machine lastly my wife walked in while i was watching the climactic fight scene at the end and she was speechless normally she says something like why are you watching that junk this time she had nothing to say i was glad this is not junk this isn t just splatter splatter for the sake of splatter is also great this is art my friends art chacho"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23972": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "a bunch of kids set up a theatre to have an all night horror movie marathon however as the night goes on there s somebody among them killing them off one by one who is it and why i saw this in a theatre way back in i was looking forward to it but boy it did not work at all the premise is a good one they have a very appealing young cast and some pros like dee wallace stone on board but it doesn t work the story stops making sense halfway through that could be because of some huge editing before the film was released the killings are relatively bloodless how this got an r rating is beyond me and the unmasking of the killer at the end was boring and stupid it s really too bad this movie had potential with a better script this could have become a great horror film as it stands though it s mostly forgotten and the cast itself seems embarrassed by it i heard stone won t talk about this one i give it a and that s just for the cast"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23973": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "for fans of troma or the cyberpunk genre mixed with a little blood shed then this film for you there is a good amount of blood shed within the confines of this film also the effects can be impressionable and awesome the plot is ridiculous and refreshing not being chained down to what we as audiences are expectant of from films these days also notable are the little aliens who i found cute all in all it s a good film for fans of the genre also recommended are films such as tetsuo the iron man and versus for that weird japanese film approach filled with wonderful obscurity and bloodshed of course seeing this film you should already have knowledge of the two"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23974": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "happy go lovely has only two things going for it and those two things are vera ellen s legs this is a british excelsior films version of an m g m musical complete with second tier stars i would imagine that vera ellen took this role thinking that it might finally propel her to the status of a major musical star but i m sorry to say ms ellen s chance did not pay off opening with a horrible scottish number and stumbling thru awful dialog to the next dull tune this movie seems very heavy handed and sloppy the predictable mistaken identity plot is very thin and with the exception of david niven cesar romero who is way over the top in his role of a producer and bobby howes who is totally wasted in a nothing role the rest of the cast is totally forgettable the choreography is boring but ms ellen gives it her all she was never as famous as most of the other musical stars and she shouldn t be since she couldn t sing and even had a dancing stand in in several of her pictures but when she did dance it was just entrancing it s too bad that this film that could have made her a star did not give her the tools she needed to shine out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23975": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "far richer in texture and character than even the classics from the s and s george c scott was born to be scrooge just as he was born to be patton mr scott will be known as one of the greatest actors of the th century the character of scrooge as played by mr scott seemed to jump off the screen scott as scrooge brought an richer more robust yet a more deeply moving scrooge to the screen than any of his predecessors in the role of the meanest man in th century london mr scott seemed to bring scrooge to a more personal understandable yet highly conflicted level his role was acted with the great authority scott always bring to the screen yet his usual bellicose voice would sometimes be brought to a whisper almost as a soliloquy as he would berate the christmas holiday in one breath yet reveal his own human frailty in his next line he could portray the sour and crusty scrooge and a misunderstood sympathetic scrooge all in the same scene truly a remarkable performance by a giant of his generation"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23976": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the only reason to see this movie is for a brilliant performance by thom adcox hernandez who is underused in the movie within the movie as usual tom villard is good too otherwise it s c p the possesor doesn t even exist how does he magically change the letters on the theatre marquee to spell out the possessor lame"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23977": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "most of the feedback i ve heard concerning meatball machine has been pretty mixed a couple even saying that they think it sucked well to those people i say get some f ckin imagination and go f ck yourself this was a very entertaining flick the story starts with this mechanical bug which attacks and somehow transforms its hosts into these gwar costume looking deathbots called necroborgs eventually you learn that these mechanical bugs also attach a little parasite onto you which then is able to control your actions due to hot wiring your nervous system unfortunately for two love seeking lonely young adults they happen to cross paths with the mechanical bug and before you know it transformations are taking place and blood is being splattered is there a way to stop the transformation maybe a way to stop this mechanical bug threat why do the necroborgs fight one another do the two desperate singles get to express their feelings for one another and do the nasty only one way to find out going into meatball machine i was kinda wary due to the mixed reactions but it turned out being a great surprise a few unanswered questions some average acting at times and a slightly confusing ending are the only weak points i can think of from the anime feel to it to the parasites becoming little characters themselves and even to the low budget feel this movie hits the right mark much more than it misses with a ever developing story that s interesting enough to keep oneself asking questions throughout mixed with the cool make up effects and blood splatter this is one flick fans of bizarro horror tetsuo splatter fans should check out outta"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23978": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i suppose many people comment review their first movie on imdb because the movie was spectacular or horrible i m writing due to the latter i was excited for the sequel to wargames i thought the original was quite good considering its time period and content i felt it was worth watching more than once this being i had high hopes for what they would do with this film computers gaming terror military over zealousness have all grown so much since the time of the first film and wargames the dead code had an opportunity to bring it all into a great flick the movie failed on pretty much every level but i particularly blame the writers and anyone who had any input regarding the realism of gaming aspects the dead code was a s air flight simulator with a few people on the ground waving their arms meanwhile will farmer is button mashing about commands none of which are impacting what is happening on the screen until finally he wins by clicking a box on the screen with his mouse that release gas that instantly kills virtual people nobody is near the gas because he beat levels in minutes this tells ripley the real life war machine that he is a high level terror threat even though any year old could complete this same task the government believes he is a lethal threat to humanity they say things like he has expert knowledge of bio terror he displayed less knowledge than someone who read the first paragraphs of the wiki entry on bio terror so then a movie long chase scene with about of the budget and excitement of any of the bourne titles ensues they have about opportunities to catch him and clear up the entire matter sometimes they are mad they barely miss him but other times they masterfully create opportunities just let him go intentionally to follow him ugh i would write more but i already wasted hours watching this i would rather watch the broderick and joshua play tic tac toe for hours"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23979": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "wow baby this is indeed some fine asian horror gore and a crazy outlandish movie this is a japanese splatterfest that reminded me a little of tetsuo except in this case with all the blood and guts there is a bizarre love story it s hard to imagine how they even dreamed up this visually stunning movie with some unique alien creatures that infect humans as parasites turning them into part machine or i guess cyborgs the only thing wrong with these creatures after they take over a human is they need to kill each other and eat the other hmmm yum yum this would probably be called industrial splatter or something like that with a superb soundtrack to add to all the fun the movie also borrows a little from carpenter s the thing in creature design and effects i would put this in the must have category for gorehounds as there is non stop carnage and some very fine gore and a must have for stoners because you don t even need to read the sub titles the visual images alone are enough of a mind trip the design of the little creatures that inhabit the human body like a fetus reminded me a little of frank henenlotter s movies which is another homage to some excellent gore films with a sense of humour meatball machine is great fun for gorehounds there is no doubt about it and i simply loved it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23980": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i don t know what else to say about this horrible movie that hasn t already been said honestly i have only myself to be angry with i should have know better when i saw the title of this movie that it would be a horrible piece of crap but i loved war games so i indulged my whim i will live to regret that decision the rest of my life from the very start when the government people explained that their super computer could determine who a terrorist was just by how well they played a video game i knew i was in for a ride though the land that good writing forgot the list of very very very bad plot lines dialog and acting is so long i would crash imdb if i tried to post it to those people who said that they have seen worst movies than this one please tell me i am actually curious to see something that could top this steaming pile of horse dung"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23981": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "don t be fooled by the silly title folks this is one sweet ride a true successor to tetsuo the iron man and ichi the killer this gem starts with a bang and lays the gore on thick until the credits roll it seems that aliens are taking over people s bodies and modifying them into war machines which are then used to fight each other in a twisted game for the amusement of their species the winner of the battle eats the loser alive that s mostly it for plot but who cares when the gore is this good i have no idea how many buckets of slime were used but it s disgusting to behold there is interesting and effective use of stop motion when the takeovers are in progress and loving care is lavished on all of the creature and make up effects the cgi is a bit limited but that actually doesn t detract from the overall quality one bit at least for me this was truly a fun and stomach turning film that deserves much praise and has truly earned its place in the stack of cult classics find it and watch you won t be disappointed"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23982": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "let s face it if you rented a stdvd sequel of a forgotten s gem and expected it to be better than the aforementioned then you are an idiot wargames the dead code joins the long running list of unnecessary sequels that the dvd market has filled so easily movies like this don t need spoilers because you already know them the plot for this film is as follows nerd meets girl girl likes nerd nerd likes girl nerd gets accidentally involved with top secret government computer nerd and girl go to another country nerd and girl end up being persecuted by government suits in the other country nerd and girl meet some important old guy that dies at key point in the film nerd and girl are captured the top secret government computer gets crazy nerd is hired to beat top secret government computer nerd beats top secret computer by using the same old top secret computer from the first wargames film nerd saves the day nerd gets laid the end the acting script effects score and cinematography are what you would expect b grade some familiar faces are in here and unless you are a mega fan of colm feore then you should avoid this one granted the movie won t make you insane enough to eat your own toes by seeing it so if you like cheap looking stdvd sequels then you are right at home sadly mathew broderick was too involved with some masterpiece that he couldn t even do a five second cameo in this one but can you blame him"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23983": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the japanese cyber punk films have never really done a whole lot for me but of the handful that i ve seen most have been at least visually interesting and at least mostly entertaining meatball machine is no exception the storyline is about a species of parasites that take over human hosts takes control of their bodies turns them into necroborgs and causes them to fight each other with the sole purpose of eating each other apparently as a game for the enjoyment of said parasites the film mainly revolves around a shy guy and gal who fall for each other but whose love affair is cut short by both being infected with the parasites and are forced to fight each other it becomes a test of human will vs the parasite s control over their physical bodies meatball machine will invariably be compared to tetsuo as most cyber punk films are and for good reason there are definitely some thematic parallels though the films are definitely different there s plenty of fun splattery moments in meatball machine and the creature borg fx are definitely the high point a mixture of tetsuo meets gwar that are both elaborate and inventive depending on your taste for these types of films meatball machine may or may not be your thing if you enjoy hyper kinetic cyber punk films with a healthy dose of splatter this one s for you"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"23984": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i didn t enjoy this film i thought the acting wasn t very good and the story was boring a year old computer saving the day i thought that this was just slightly far fetched even for a film i couldn t figure out why they couldn t just turn it off why not take a sledgehammer to it its a shame but after the original film from the s you expected so much more than what was actually delivered this film could have been a st century version of the old film it wasn t if that is what you want to watch do not watch this film even if the old computer hadn t have turned up to save day this would still in my opinion be a very very cheesy flick"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23985": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "meatball machine is an amazing splatter film it has an original plot with young love buckets of blood and weird alien creatures that mutate people into freakish robotic war machines now the film isn t for everyone people who love splatter films or the movie tetsuo the iron man will applaud it the special effects can be cheesy at some points of the film but your not exactly suppose to take the film very seriously yet all in all it s a lot of fun well if you find budding romantics infested with slimy tumor like gobbles who seek to destroy each other in bloody alien oozing battles"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23986": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "will farmer lanter plays a computer game that simulates a terrorist attack and ripley the super government computer designed to profile potential terrorists tracks him because will borrowed by hacking some money from his next door neighbor s bank account to pay for a class trip to play chess in philadelphia the next door neighbor whose computer will was fixing has relatives in the mid east who thru their bank send money to the neighbor s bank and ripley sees a terrorist connection ripley has the power to call up missile strikes oh oh this version of war games has a much faster pace and more aggressiveness than the war games movie in the early s well the electronic industry has so much more to work with these days makes sense so the movie dazzles us with fantastic cgi on computer screens and once joshua the forerunner to ripley is found operational we are left with watching computer against computer and the humans are cringing hoping praying sort of oh oh ing omg ing and more cringing hoping things will go their way in other words we are now experiencing a made for tv type movie and it s oh hum time go back to the s and watch the original war games movie it s much better but we really have to ask ourselves are we making computers too intelligent where one day in time they will rule us hmmm violence yes sex no nudity no language no"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23987": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i don t know whether to recommend this movie to the fans of tetsuo or not why tetsuo because you can easily label some things about this movie as a very obvious tetsuo rip off the concept is similar editing is equally frantic and fast which is good because aside from making the movie more dynamic it obscures some flaws caused by low budget and other factors there is lot more gore less eroticism and in the case of meatball machine the transformation of human being into a creature that s partially a machine sounds familiar called necroborg very original is caused by slimy little aliens these slimy little scums from outer space actually use human beings as vessels for their gladiator games that they play with each other they infest the body somehow manage to put an insane amount of mechanical parts in it pulling them seemingly out of nowhere and turn it into a killing machine that targets other necroborgs their aim is to defeat another alien who is in another necroborg rip it out of the corpse and eat it all in all the plot sounds somewhat silly and i didn t expect much but at the end i actually enjoyed this film as i said before this is a low budget flick but it s still relatively decent don t expect much from actors they re mostly not very good but it can be tolerated i liked the atmosphere and gore certain bizarre situations and the way the movie is directed and edited although the story is not too original it possesses certain charm to me at least out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23988": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "if you thought that the original from was bad then try out this modern day masterpiece how could it be worse more you ask well at least in the first one you had ally sheedy jogging in a sports bra other than updated graphics modern day themes such as terrorists modern weapons and a sexy new voice for ripley unfortunately this is the same sad tired story anyone that saw the first one could see exactly where the next scene line in the story was going and for anyone that didn t see the first one well consider yourself lucky that you only watched it once maybe in another years hollywood will try again"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23989": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "directed by the duo yudai yamaguchi battlefield baseball and jun ichi yamamoto meatball machine is apparently a remake of yamamoto s movie with the same name i doubt i ll ever get a chance to see the original so i ll just stick commenting on this one first of what is meatball machine a simple in noway pretentious low budget industrial splatter flick packed with great make up effects and gore it s not something you ll end up writing books about but it s nevertheless entertaining if you dig this type of cinema meatball machine follows the well known plot boy loves girl but is too afraid to ask her on a date boy finally meets girl girl gets infected by a parasitic alien creature that turns her into a homicidal cyborg boy in turn does also transform into said thing and goes on a quest to save his love will he succeed who gives a damn as long as there is carnage and death i m satisfied the plot is simple relatively clich d but it does it s job well enough setting the movie s course straight forward into a bloody confrontation between the two leading characters there is a subplot focusing on how the parasite that infected the girl came into to their lives and yes it too luckily shows more violence i m happy acting is what you would expect from a no budget splatter film it s not exactly painful for the ears but it s not exactly good either the movie s main attraction besides the violence and gore like i haven t mentioned that enough already are the cyborg designs done by keita amemiya who s work in creating outlandish creatures and costumes for both movies and video games is well known the necroborgs as they are called in meatball machine look stunningly detailed without the usage of cgi amemiya s designs are a breathtaking fusion of flesh and metal painfully awesome in their appearance able to transforms various parts of the body into cool weaponry such as saws rocket launchers blood firing shotguns and so on and so on though you can easily recognize the cheapness of the film necroborgs are a movie class meatball machine is tetsuo the iron man mixed up with alien all done in low budget and extra ketchup mode it s an immensely entertaining film that disregards modern special effects and proves that the splatter genre is still alive and kicking"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23990": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "a below average looking video game is turned into some sort of conspiracy to have the next terrorist discovered in the usa backyard welcome to the lunacy of cheaply made direct to video movies its full of no name actors and actresses with little valuable plot anyway this strange game goes on and our hero bets real money and does good at it it is sort of like gambling except the gambling part is gone and it sucks instead its an online game with little real value and you get authorities on your tail if you do good what makes it even stranger is that two strange computer programs battle it out somehow and all is saved in the end i will leave the viewer to see how it all comes to fruition overall not even worth a rental borrow it please d"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23991": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie is the first time movie experience for several people in the cast all of them are experienced actors and have played in several tv series and plays sahan gokbakar is a well known comedian in turkey it s kind of strange to see him in a thriller while he is at the peak of his comedy career in turkey this movie is togan gokbakar s first long shot and pretty much the first experience as a director but they all did a good job we are happy to see such enthusiastic young cast they seem very promising for the future of the turkish film industry doga rutkay being long time sweetheart of sahan gokbakar is also a talented actress who is known for her recent play in number theatrical play and several tv series"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"23992": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i can t believe i watched this expecting more it starts out ok this movie pushes the limits of reality way to far at least the first one was somewhat realistic it rips off the first movie and even mentions the joshua project anyone who knows anything about computers will hate this movie it does have one good message in it though watch out for big brother the movie just makes it seem like big brother is way bigger than he actually is in reality that was very aggravating even the make up on the actors was completely bad some of the acting is pretty good some of the acting is really bad though the script was ok at some points and completely messed up at other parts this movie plays on convenience about every five minutes like i said i can t believe i watched it expecting more i think i am gonna pop in the original to get back to earth q"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23993": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "it is an excellent thriller from turkey which can make sense great job from gokbakar brothers first of all i want to point on screen play generally screen play in most films from turkey is not enough but gen has the best shots to be said perfect and also transition parts are really excellent on the other hand gen has a great topic that influence everyone especially a woman who wants to be a psyciatrist in a sanitarium has a mother that is a habitual insanity principal causes and psychological consequences are given in gen the only thing you have to do is to combine all the hints there is an impressive aggression part doga rutkay and sahan gokbakar played this performance may be more realistic than irr versible monica bellucci the last thing i want to say is watch this movie you ll get confused"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23994": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i wondered why john wood was not playing dr falken until i watched the film bad plot bad science bad acting and overall a bad film please don t watch this film rent the original war games if you are feeling nostalgic i didn t like the bending of the plot to beat the terrorist threat idea either in the first film w o p r was built because russia had s of warheads pointed at the u s a in this film the idea behind the computer was to kill terrorist in training before they are a threat politics aside one of the good thing about the first film was the highlighting that even a stupid computer could grasp the idea of the pointlessness of war in the end no such insight is offered in this film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23995": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a young only director with great talent a powerful scenario young and ambitious cast with all theatrical background one of the first tries of a thriller in turkish cinema which seems in the future we ll have some more based on the success shot on high definition video the movie is perhaps effected on world thrillers especially the american thrillers the technical and cinematographic character is quite well done the scenes are all well worked on not too much blood but sufficient enough to make you think you re in a blood bath too the scenario is quite wise but with certain clues a clever audience can easily predict what s going on and at the end when everything settles down you re getting somehow weird to conclude the result well done tiglon one of the biggest dvd distributors in turkey it is not easy to decide for such a movie in their first try as a production company"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23996": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the oddly named vera ellen was to movie dancing what sonja henie was to movie ice skating blonde girlish always delightful to watch but not an especially good actress and usually lumbered with weak material when i watch vera ellen s sexy apache dance with gene kelly in words and music i can t help noticing that her blouse yellow with narrow red horizontal stripes seems to be made out of the south vietnam flag for some reason the very american vera ellen starred in two musicals made several years apart set in edinburgh a city not noted for its tap dancers let s be happy and happy go lovely in the latter cesar romero plays an american impresario who for some reason is staging a musical in edinburgh there s a vague attempt to link this show to the edinburgh festival which is nonsense the festival is not a showcase for splashy leg shows we also see a couple of stock shots of the royal mile apart from a few highland accents there s absolutely no attempt to convey scottish atmosphere in this movie the funniest gag occurs at the very beginning when we learn that the title of romero s show is frolics to you this is a cheeky pun that britons will get and yanks won t vera ellen is as usual cute and appealing and an impressive dancer but the very few musical numbers in this movie are boring and bad the plot mistaken identity between magnate david niven and reporter gordon jackson is brainless though no more so than the plots of several dozen hollywood musicals romero is less annoying than usual here probably because for once he isn t required to convince us that he s interested in bedding the heroine the single biggest offence of this movie is its misuse of bobby howes the father of sally ann howes was a major star of west end stage musicals his wistful rendition of she s my lovely was a big hit in britain in here he shows up in several scenes as romero s dogsbody but never has a chance to participate in a musical number nor even any real comedy it s absolutely criminal that this movie with a title containing the word lovely sure to evoke howes s greatest hit would cast a major british musical star but give him nothing to do the delightful character actress ambrosine phillpotts whom i worked with once shines in one restaurant sequence and there s a glimpse of the doomed beauty kay kendall as vera ellen s confidante somebody named diane hart speaks in one of the most annoying voices i ve ever heard it sounds like an attempt to imitate joan greenwood and glynis johns both at the same go but doesn t match either val guest has a story credit but this movie doesn t come up to the quality of his brilliant comedies the colour photography is wretched though i realise that postwar britain could not afford hollywood s process work happy go lovely is at utmost best a pleasant time waster with waster being the operative word i ll rate this movie just out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"23997": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this version of the dickens classic `a christmas carol directed by clive donner stars george c scott as ebenezer scrooge by this time around the challenge for the filmmaker was to take such familiar material and make it seem fresh and new again and happily to say with this film donner not only met the challenge but surpassed any expectations anyone might have had for it he tells the story with precision and an eye to detail and extracts performances from his actors that are nothing less than superlative especially scott one could argue that the definitive portrayal of scrooge one of the best known characters in literary fiction ever was created by alastair sim in the film but i think with his performance here scott has now achieved that distinction there is such a purity and honesty in his scrooge that it becomes difficult to even consider anyone else in the role once you ve seen scott do it simply put he is scrooge and what a tribute it is to such a gifted actor to be able to take such a well known figure and make it so uniquely his own is quite miraculous it is truly a joy to see an actor ply his trade so well to be able to make a character so real from every word he utters down to the finest expression of his face and to make it all ring so true it s a study in perfection the other members of the cast are splendid as well but then again they have to be in order to maintain the integrity of scott s performance and they do frank finlay is the ghost of jacob marley a notable turn though not as memorable perhaps as the one by alec guinness as marley in the film `scrooge angela pleasence is a welcome visage as the spirit of christmas past edward woodward grand and boisterous and altogether convincing as the spirit of christmas present and michael carter grim and menacing as the spirit of christmas yet to come david warner hits just the right mark with his bob cratchit bringing a sincerity to the role that measures up well to the standard of quality set by scott s scrooge and susannah york fares just as well as mrs cratchit the real gem to be found here though is the performance of young anthony walters as tiny tim it s heartfelt without ever becoming maudlin and simply one of the best interpretations and the most real ever presented on film the excellent supporting cast includes roger rees fred holywell and also the narrator of the film caroline langrishe janet holywell lucy gutteridge belle michael gough mr poole and joanne whalley fan a flawless presentation this version of `a christmas carol sets the standard against which all others must be gauged no matter how many versions you may have seen watching this one is like seeing it for the first time ever and forever after whenever you think of scrooge the image your mind will conjure up will be that of george c scott a thoroughly entertaining and satisfying experience this film demands a place in the annual schedule of the holiday festivities of every home i rate this one"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23998": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "after highlander which i am still in denial about i thought is was impossible to make a sequel that could make me cry because it was so bad i was wrong i loved the original wargames however this movie is inaccurate with computer details and details about the original movie the original wargames at least had some hacks that worked whoever wrote this movie knew nothing about computers except how to use a word processor i doubt he or she even watched the original movie the acting isn t even convincing please save yourselves under no circumstances watch this movie i don t care if the channel is stuck on the tv and you can t turn the tv off this movie will ruin your life"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"23999": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "despite of the success in comedy or drama the turkish directors are failure in horror thriller okul d bbe are good examples for the awful horror turkish films but if you watch gen you will understand that it is a strike the atmosphere of the movie is impressive and dark also the special features are colorful and not cheap the soundtracks fit the movie but the script is not totally perfect and the theme of the movie is ordinary as a result gen does not add any difference to horror movies but it does not disappoint thriller fans in this respect it is a success for yesilcam and turkey"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24000": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is one of the worse movies that i have ever seen in my entire life i wish i could travel back in time and do the following find out where the movie war games the dead code was filmed watch the original war games with my current computer knowledge and the eyes of a preteen break into the pentagon computer in the s with the knowledge and perspective learned and remembered reprogram the whopper to nuke the location of the dead code minutes prior to its first day of filming come back to the present have a beer and get will smith and tommy lee jones to flash my memory blank of the whole event especially my original viewing of the dead code have another beer and watch wars games be happy until the next bad remake of a good s movie did i forget the have jar jar killed i am not sure if i would have to travel into the future for that maybe i need access to a wormhole"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24001": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i must say i was surprised with the quality of the movie it was far better than i expected scenario and acting is quite good the director made a good job as well although some scenes look a bit clumsy it is a decent movie overall the idea was definitely brilliant and the truth did not reveal itself till the very end the mental hospital atmosphere was given quite good the plot was clear consistent and well thought some people may find it a bit boring though since the story line is very focused and they take their time for character and story development moral of the story it is a decent movie for its genre and it is astonishingly good"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24002": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "just plain good old stupid i mean really stupid not the good stupid like killer tomatoes or ed wood movies this is probably the most stupid movie i ever have seen to give this movie an golden turkey is an insult to turkeys to call this movie dumb is offensive even to dumb people if this is the future of american cinema and art we are better off to really start world war and at the same time and let the cockroaches run the show after now i have to get drunk to wash this insult to my single braincell off this is a really good movie if you are suicidal"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24003": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a real classic a shipload of sailors trying to get to the towns daughters while their fathers go to extremes to deter the sailors attempts a maidens cry for aid results in the dispatch of the rape squad a cult film waiting to happen"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24004": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "no wonder this was released straight to dvd here in australia no redeeming features what so ever the dialog was hokey the acting awful and the script sucked whoever thought it would be a good idea to do a sequel or follow up to the far superior john badham film wargames from the s well they must of been on something cause it was a bad idea amanda walsh was good in it as the eye candy love interest while matt lanter was good as the other main lead that is about it i would not recommend wargames the dead code to anyone check out hackers or the original wargames film both are better than this piece of crap"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24005": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i agree with the other comments i saw this movie years ago christopher plummer is hilarious as a dandy the ribaldry is unsurpassed if this comes out on video i will definitely buy it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24006": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is the worst and i mean the worst computers based movie i have ever seen the whole plot is totally unconvincing and full of stupidity i mean the guy in this movie can actually speak with computer as a real person now you probably think this must be some super cool high tech computer well it is but he does it also with other very poor and weak computer which does not even have graphic interface and the main idea how to overload the super computer by connecting to it via computer game on the net is really stupid my mobile phone will shut the lighting down to preserve the energy but apparently this genius computer cant decide whether to use its resources to deal with national security threats or to load computer games there are also some other bad things about it but i just don t have time for this i just cant believe someone could actually record movie stupid as this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24007": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "lock up your daughters is one of the best high spirited comedies i have ever seen it is misunderstood since it lacks the social commentary values that many films of the day required to be successful the characters are over the top satires of everyday people and played to that purpose by all of the actors christopher plummer shines especially bright as lord foppington a noble with hair too big to fit in the door the plot involves the usual th century stuff mistaken identities thwarted romances corrupt government officials and jokes at every turn it answers the questions what happens when rambunctious eager to party sailors are on leave in a small british coastal town and who do they get involved with and how does it all turn out despite doing poorly at the box office it has great costumes excellent music based on the mermaid theatre musical of the same name great lively acting and sets that are obviously authentic that it has never been released on either vhs or dvd is truly a shame since so many bad movies are released every day"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24008": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "you have to understand when wargames was released in it created a generation of wannabe computer hackers the idea that a teenager could do anything of far reaching proportions let alone deter a world war was novel and thrilling real computers were beginning to show up in people s homes and for the first time society was becoming interconnected in a way that made the movie s premise excitingly prescient granted a talking computer that balanced it s free time between chess and global thermonuclear war was a bit far fetched but the brilliant commentary on nuclear proliferation and the cold war made up for it i ve probably even heard of the hackers that this movie was actually based on fast forward years and we have a horrible mutant of a thing that i loathe to call a sequel called wargames the dead code i ll just dig right in first of all the plot hinges on a government operated gambling site where folks who win the games automatically become terror suspects you re probably very confused right now the idea is that eventually the terrorist will click on the sub game within the web site called the dead code where they pilot a plane over a city spraying it with bioweapons at some point in the game you have to choose between sarin gas and anthrax and if you choose sarin then you re automatically confirmed as a bioterrorism weapons expert and your family is taken into custody and interrogated in the movie this actually happens however since the payment for the game was made from a bank account that was suspicious it obviously all makes sense second the avatar of the ai in this straight to dvd bomb is an annoying flash animation that keeps repeating the pop up ad esquire sound bite play with me baby because apparently in the future advanced ai loses interest in intellectual pursuits like chess and gets into porn third the motivation for these hackers is profit and women as opposed to pure curiosity as in the original movie for some reason recent hacker movies feel the need to portray all young adults as average surfer dude kind of people who are just like everyone else that may work for your average sitcom but c mon you don t learn how to take over government computers by doing your hair playing sports and shopping at the mall folks the one novel thing i noticed was that at some point in the dialogue there is a reference to a matt damon movie and then later there is the phrase good hunting will i swear they named the main character will just for that phrase so they could send a high five to mr damon this will kid isn t bad but he was certainly wasn t like any obsessive hacker i ve ever met i can t fully state how annoyed i am that this movie shares the same name as the original because it has absolutely nothing in common with it except professor falken and joshua wopr make a reappearance in this movie as a limp old man who apparently is dying of boredom and a dilapidated old tic tac toe machine with a higher pitched voice after some prodding joshua the ai has what appears to be sex with the new ai with the porn voice a bunch of board games flash on the big screens and the whole the only way to win is not to play revelation is supposed to be the crowning moment except that those of us who saw the original you know those who would want to see this in the first place have already been there and done that a recycled ending for a movie made from last month s compost the new movie was directed by a guy who s done and written by guys who do b movies the original was directed by a guy who s been keeping himself busy with heroes so you see the quality difference there there was talk of a real remake but i hope they don t destroy this classic all over again i swear if i have to i ll visit every gambling web site until i find the one that s run by a psychotic government computer the saving grace is that i was able to stream this on netflix so at least the only energy i expended watching this disaster was for breathing clicking and indigestion"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24009": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i saw this film years ago on tnt it was susanah york s birthday and they were showing this film as a double feature with tom jones i have not seen this film on tv since i took interest in seeing this film because one of the stars is the very funny and talented jim dale as lusty the sailor i believe that dale now does the narration of the harry potter books on casette but anyway he is quite funny this is a fast paced comedy it is not on vhs or dvd columbia pictures should go through their film collection and consider restoring and releasing this film to dvd christopher plummer is hilarious as lord fopington ian bannen is also quite humorous as ramble the sailor this is a bawdy comedy the kind of film one no longer sees with great production values stars out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24010": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie is mostly chase scenes and special effects it is very weak on plot most of the computer talk was just mumbo jumbo i watched this because i was a big fan of the original war games movie which was based mostly on computer fact and real computer terminology this movie had none of that most of the computer scenes were not only impossible and highly unrealistic of real computers and networks but just lame it is like it was written by somebody who has no comprehension of real computers the ripley game was lame and was essentially just an arcade game no real hacking so what was the point movie was boring lame sequel"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24011": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "when our local tv station first launched it filled a lot of its schedule with old british programming lock up your daughters was duly aired and i swayed by the opening few seconds of the film popped in a blank tape best thing i ever did the actors are beautifully suited to their characters and bring them to delightful life complete with appropriate accents christopher plummer s foppington will leave you in stitches as will hoyden and her family double entendres abound plot line wheels within wheels mix and match the characters hilarious sight gags lurk in every scene and risqu comments are made on a regular basis i showed the film to friends a few years ago and they called the piece a lost treasure as much for the cast as for the story to this day i can crack up just thinking about the dialog should this gem ever find its way to a dvd release i ll be at the front of the line"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24012": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i really didn t have high expectations and i must admit that i wasn t disappointed this movie is so terrible that i felt obligated to register an account here at imdb just to warn others not to waste their time the storyline is terrible and you keep asking yourself throughout the movie can it get any worse yes it can somehow they manage to make it worst by every minute and you end up thinking i want my hour minutes back somebody got to pay for this i dare you to find a movie which is worst that this i really didn t have high expectations and i must admit that i wasn t disappointed this movie is so terrible that i felt obligated to register an account here at imdb just to warn others not to waste their time the storyline is terrible and you keep asking yourself throughout the movie can it get any worse yes it can somehow they manage to make it worst by every minute and you end up thinking i want my hour minutes back somebody got to pay for this i dare you to find a movie which is worst that this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24013": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i love this anime i was laughing my head off with all of the jokes and the violence mostly from akane ranma s reluctant but short tempered fiancee is so slapstick however ranma does deserve it but he does try his best to make amends clumsily the main character ranma goes to china to train only to fall into the cursed jusenkkyo spring and turns into a girl when splashed by cold water from then on it s pure chaos one after another among the stand outs are the deranged brother and sister duo of kuno and kodachi the sexy shampoo the pervert happosai all causing trouble for our hero heroine however it is ranma s selfish father genma who winds up being the culprit for the mess most of the time if anyone want an anime that s funny this is the one it s cuter and better with the japanese dub"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24014": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i thought this was a sequel of some sorts and it is meant to be to the original from but a sequel is not taking the original plot and destroying it i actually had very little expectations to this movie but i just wasted minutes of life no suspense i actually feel clairvoyant poor acting and so filled with technical errors so i as a computer geek just couldn t believe it they have tried to make it a mix between a generic war movie and hours but this is not even worthy of a low budget tv movie do not see this movie this is a complete waste of time instead get the original the theme is still valid don t let to much power into a machine and the acting and plot is far more exiting and compelling"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24015": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "so i consider myself pretty big into the anime scene with very few shows i simply will not watch this show however i would recommend to anyone quite possibly the most original series to date it s got just about everything i could ask for a side story so to speak about an unconditional love that will not be admitted to a very blatant comedy and a very well put together voice acting cast both japanese and american translation if not for the terribly funny aspect to it it would be just another anime more or less as i have noticed a love it or hate it very few people i have seen introduced to this series will end up with a distaste for it original to the core with everything you could ask for in an afternoon bet the house on this series i m ready to assure you that you will enjoy it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24016": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i ll try to use words to describe this on i saw the original which was good in its own way but back then i should have feared a sequel and i was afraid when i picked this one up but now that i ve seen it i have to say it s even worse then i thought why these movies still get money still makes my mind spin let s start with the actors they aren t all that good but it has to be said some make heads turn by being just plain awful but what can an actor do with a script like this one it s trying to be a copy of the original only this time the places have changed any form of story is gone and any attempt of actually coming up with something that hasn t been done before fails miserably in a futile attempt to get it up to date they try to make it exciting by making use of the whole big brother theme but that has been worn out ages ago and offers nothing but a filler for between the beginning and the end an attempt was made to try to save the movie by making a ton of references to the original but it just ended up being plain funny and sometimes a bit sad in conclusion if you have nothing and i mean nothing to do go watch it or play frisbee with the dvd by yourself it ll offer you the same amount of fun i promise"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24017": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "wow i mean wow this has got to be one of the best story s i ve ever had the chance to read watch we all know this famous story two martial artist a man and his son go to train in the forbidden cursed springs and while ignoring their warnings they both fall in a spring each the dad genma the spring of drowned panda and year old ranma the spring of drowned girl now with every splash of cold water they turn into the very being titled to the spring they landed in crazy enough yet no thats just the beginning as if being one of the strongest teenagers to ever exist who turns into a female wasn t enough ranma has to deal with crazed martial arts teachers and hundreds of insane art styles an insane high school principle opponents right and left who have a score to settle with ranma wither it be for messing up their life early on somehow or for stealling their loved ones and speaking of loved ones i ve lost track of how many times a boy or a girl has fallen in love with ranma and not once has it been his fianc e akane and thats just from the first few chapters episodes of the series the story itself is amazing i have never come across something so crazy so bizarre so so out of this world and yet its so down to earth and believable i can t even describe it to its fullest its just a charming story thats so easy to get into what i like about it is the humor not once have i laughed out loud this much from a manga and it doesn t have to try any of the stunts you would catch in simpson s or something of the sort i could read any part of the comic and i would be laughing from beginning to end another thing is the characters ranma you would think making him too strong would be a set back but nooo with every little problem the story throws at him he s doing his best just to survive half the time and his personality is that of a foolish young boy it would seem but when worst comes to worst he can be a calculating genius and to think of the hundreds of perverts in the show ranma who hates the idea of perverts all together is considered by everyone in his town more so by akane the worst pervert to ever live his father genma you would think the father character would blend in to the background right correct but whenever he does have some spotlight he just gives you more reasons to hate him yet at the same love him you think you know the worst dad ever from an anime you haven t met genma ryoga probably one of ranma s greatest rivals and my favorite character next to ranma and probably one of the only people he can actually stand most likely the strongest character in the series but has two faults one is his curse that turns him into a baby pig but his worst fault is his lack of sense in direction then we have you know i could spend hours at the computer explaining all the characters the story s everything positive about it but that would be just pointless check out the series if you haven t now you will not regret it though i would advise checking the comic out first i like the anime but i ve had some trouble getting the series at a good price and a small nitpick the humor doesn t seem to translate to the anime as well as the manga i think partly because the comic seems more cartoonish to me but either way its a win win out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24018": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i don t think any player in hollywood history lasted as long as david niven did given most of the weak films he had to carry by dint of his incredible charm he could act got an oscar for it but most of the material he did was as light as one ply of two ply tissue paper happy go lovely is a case in point it s a musical and for the most part you ll remember vera ellen s dancing you ll remember that they are in scot s costume as the film is set in edinburgh during their festival but if you can recall a single song from it you must have a photographic memory the plot is light vera ellen is the american lead in a musical that apparently is getting its out of town tryout in edinburgh she starts in the chorus and runs late one day she gets a lift from the chauffeur of a millionaire greeting card king everybody now assumes she s the main squeeze of the millionaire doors open up as they ve never opened before the millionaire is david niven and he goes along with it and the various situations that are engendered by the mistake cesar romero has some good moments here as the frantic producer of this musical in the end though happy go lovely is light and harmless fluff which david niven did so much of and got so tired of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24019": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie is a very realistic view of a police squad in a small german town as seen through the eyes of a woman recruit she brings her way of dealing with the law which means more than simple convictions the strong performance of the main character supported by good dialogues makes this flick very enjoyable"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24020": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "thank god i watched this at a friend s place and did not pay for it the plot is horribly transparent and the whole movie felt like an episode of a tv show if you have any knowledge of computers or electronics watch out you will feel feel like the movie is an insult to your intelligence also actress turned much music vj amanda walsh displays the worst acting i have ever seen excluding porn she s lucky that matt lanter is actually decent he s the one that carries the movie i hate that i wasted nearly two hours of my life watching this movie it s a shame that they got to call it a sequel because i was a fan of the original which was actually pretty good"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24021": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "admittedly i first picked up ranma when i was around twelve i was in the library and searched desperately for something good to read then i went to the comic manga section and spotted this book at my first few reads through the chapters i didn t really know what was going on but i knew that i loved it i even took it home for a few more reads over frankly i wasn t getting anywhere and then about five months i m now ago my friend was watching some anime series and i remembered about this manga i couldn t remember what it was called but recalled that the author was rumiko takahashi creator of inu yasha i googled it and then made a rash decision to watch all episodes at first i was a little thrown off by the graphics but it didn t really matter in the end no anime has ever made me laugh so hard and rewind watch again i once watched consecutive episodes within a day i don t know how i did it but i couldn t stop eventually after about two days i grew obsessed i even dreamt as crazy as this sounds about watching ranma never have i found a series so enjoyable so funny and so heartwarming to watch to this day episodes are not enough to keep me satisfied of course the cliffhanger ending was enough to make me go bonkers but the series alone was enough to make me continue reading ranma is about a boy named ranma saotome and his dad genma saotome intense martial artists they are so intense that they went to the ancient training grounds in china and became cursed the grounds were full of different pools of springs and if you land in one you take the shape of whatever drowned there when doused in cold water for genma that was a panda and for ranma that was a girl it s a very crafty fun loving story on top of that genma promises his friend that ranma will marry one of his daughters to keep the tendo dojo alive course the one he gets matched up with hates his guts and the feelings mutual obviously they start to like one another but both way to stubborn to admit it but genma has a history of doing this he promised ranma to many girls trust me it s worth watching it s humorous heartwarming and all around amazing"}, "weak_labels": [1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24022": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "like many others have commented before me here i have to say that this movie is bad but not the worst i ve seen there will be no direct references to movie plots or sequences in this comment because i hate spoilers i got a feeling i was watching an episode of a tv show or something where they had gotten a hold of some extra to spend on cgi i ve seen worse of those all in all it is quite an insult to the viewer at least if you have any knowledge about computers and or technology at all there are just too many of these moments of insults to make me feel comfortable and i found myself just begging for it all to end fast halfway through in addition there are countless easy way out scenarios which also is an insult to your intelligence as a thinking human being this movie absolutely fades in comparison to the old wargames and i think it s a damn shame they even got to call it a sequel two stars from me because of one thing and one thing only the actors performances aren t half bad considering the regurgitated crap of a script they had to work with still they should never have signed on to this movie not really a career move but i guess we all have bills to pay to those of you who gave this movie top score you have to be on the studio s payroll or something that s my only explanation to all who haven t seen this one by all means watch it and make up your own mind but lower your expectations to the floor and then some"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24023": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "ranma is my favorite anime by rumiko takahashi the woman really knows how to entertain us with a good story that is not only a comedy but also an action anime the main character of the story is ranma saotome a teenager boy who is also an expert in martial arts ranma is engaged to akane because of an arrangement of both fathers who are great friends and trained together during many years akane is the younger and most violent sister of the tendo s kasumi is the oldest and is very sweet and nabiki is the middle and loves to win money no matter what ranma and akane fight all the time specially because both have a very bad temper and when they discover that ranma becomes a girl when splashed with cold water as well as his father becomes a panda many new characters and situations starts to happen they also discover the reason of the transformation while fighting ranma and his father fell in a cursed river but not only them had this kind of fate if you watched ranma and liked i would recommend you inuyasha and maison ikkoku two other good creations from rumiko s hands"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24024": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i think this could ve been a decent movie and some of its parts are ok but in whole it s a b movie same about the plot parts are ok but it has several holes and oddities that doesn t quite add up acting is mostly ok i ve seen worse of this too the beginning sets the level with cars driving in the desert making cool but totally unnecessary jumps through some small dunes in slow motion cool like the drivers had never seen sand before it gets slightly better from there but not much if you re gonna rent this get another one too and use this one as a warm up keep expectations low and it might work for you"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24025": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "first things first edison chen did a fantastic believable job as a cambodian hit man born and bred in the dumps and a gladiatorial ring where he honed his craft of savage battery in order to survive living on the mantra of kill or be killed in a role that had little dialogue or at least a few lines in cambodian thai his performance is compelling probably what should have been in the jet li vehicle danny the dog where a man is bred for the sole purpose of fighting and on someone else s leash like danny the dog the much talked about bare knuckle fight sequences are not choreographed stylistically but rather designed as normal brutal fisticuffs where everything goes this probably brought a sense of realism and grit when you see the characters slug it out at each other s throats in defending their own lives while taking it away from others it s a grim gritty and dark movie both literally and figuratively and this sets it apart from the usual run off the mill cop thriller production edison plays a hired gun from cambodia who becomes a fugitive in hong kong on the run from the cops as his pickup had gone awry leading the chase is the team led by cheung siu fai who has to contend with maverick member inspector ti sam lee who s inclusion and acceptance in the team had to do with the sins of his father so begins a cat and mouse game in the dark shades and shadows of the seedier looking side of hong kong the story itself works on multiple levels especially in the character studies of the hit man and the cop on opposite sides of the law we see within each character not the black and white but the shades of grey with the hit man we see his caring side when he got hooked up and developed feelings of love for a girl pei pei bringing about a sense of maturity tenderness and revealing a heart of gold the cop with questionable tactics and attitudes makes you wonder how one would buckle when willing to do anything it takes to get the job done there are many interesting moments of moral questioning on how anti hero despicable strategies are adopted you ll ask what makes a man and what makes a beast and if we have the tendency to switch sides depending on circumstances do we have that dark inner streak in all of us transforming from man to dog and dog to man dog bite dog grips you from the start and never lets go until the end though there are points mid way through that seemed to drag especially on its tender moments and it suffered too from not knowing when to end if i should pick a favourite scene then it must be the one in the market food centre extremely well controlled and delivered a suspenseful edge of your seat moment listen out for the musical score too and you re not dreaming if you hear growls of dogs highly recommended especially if you think that you ve seen about almost everything from the cop thriller genre"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24026": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is loosely based on the ideas of the original s hit it s set in the modern day as we see a base in afghanistan get destroyed by a uav right at the start and that s exactly where the movie jumps the shark uav s aren t armed they could be but i don t think it s ever been tried for real we get to see the computer that has masterminded this operation called r i p l e y we are introduced to hacker will farmer he s good at chemistry electronics which doesn t make him a computer hacker his love interest annie will s st attempt at hacking is not only a complete failure his ip address is also logged and annie guessed who it was we also meet wills mom who works for a chemical company wills taking money from his neighbours bank account mr massude isn t a hack he helped him set up the account we then get a nod back to the original movie where they decide against playing global thermonuclear war they play the dead code the trace the ripley office are running is not on will but on massude s pc so all the evidence they were gathering was useless against will exactly why ripley shut will s machine down isn t explained he s only playing an online game also why it felt the need to have to shut down all the electricity in the entire block he lived in as well why a counter terrorism agency would see this as a viable target is extremely questionable as for ripley activating his mobile phone i think not it wasn t connected to the pc and the message wouldn t play unless he actually answered the phone so there s more bad hacking science there too ripley agents arrive at massude s home take him away will is given a envelope which turns out to contain a lot of money will searching for the licence plate of the car that took massude isn t a hack as you never see him break into the dmv computer the ripley agents who grab dennis in the airport as he s looking for will have no authority to arrest or detain him will s mother hadn t been stealing chemicals bio agents either and even if she did they had no right to arrest or detain dennis patriot act or not i don t know why will was worried about being arrested for any crime in canada as its a totally different country with different laws to the us the computer has gone rogue and all the action its taken against will his mother dennis wasn t sanctioned by a government agency the phone phreak we see will do is the st show of any hacking skill in the movie we also get a hack into ripley which seemed too easy for such a powerful system the guy who ran into annie at the airport was also watching them in the street was nothing to do with ripley the laughable notion that ripley could track a cellphone whilst underground was as stupid as the idea that a computer reads lips another reference to the original movie when they mention stephen falken as the designer of the system ripley replaced the joshua project we discover that the guy who ran into annie is falken not played by the original actor sadly who faked his own death we also get to see wopr as what s going to help them beat ripley and they kept the same voice used back then falken wopr are destroyed too quickly after being hardly used at all the same explosion should kill will annie the russian it s also unlikely they d create a self contained computer system that has the ability to nuke or drop chemical weapons on the country it operates out of the whole decontamination plot idea are totally unbelievable those kinds of orders would have to go through the president or joint chiefs of staff so yet another laughable unbelievable idea the ip hacks against ripley aren t done by will he just contacts one of his friends who suggests implements the idea it s excessively laughable that will would get a login just from increasing ripley s operating temperature having joshua as a backdoor into ripley especially after it had been blown to bits is an incredible cop out and screams of a very desperate writer who had no ideas left and wanted to get this movie over and done with there is an awful good where ripley is playing dead code and we see a countdown saying minutes then ripley says decontamination in minutes how crap is that when they can t even keep up with their own timer ripley s attack mission against philadelphia is halted far too easily in my opinion and it decides to attack joshua in its internal circuits and reroutes the missile aimed a philly to washington where ripley is stationed the idea of the nuclear exchange to make ripley realise what she s doing won t work surely she d already know if she had joshua insider her as he d already learnt this lesson in the original movie is yet another nod back to the original movie their cop out at having ripley repeat joshua s exact same words form the end of the original movie just goes to show how many original ideas they were unable to come up with if you want to point fingers for bad stolen ideas the men to blame are randall badat rob kerchner this is an awful movie and is best avoided"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24027": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "first of all that i would like to say is that edison chen is extremely hot and that sam lee is looking much better than before xd this is probably one of the most original movies i have seen so far shows a poverty lifestyle background of a cambodian the cambodian edison aka pang goes around killing people to survive himself has done it throughout his entire life sam lee s wai duty is to capture the cambodian for good there are tons of violent actions but has a good story to it the movie shows the struggles between those two characters they both beat each other like angry dogs go and watch ppl strongly suggessted go hk films"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24028": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "some people seem to think this was the worst movie they have ever seen and i understand where they re coming from but i really have seen worse that being said the movies that i can recall ie the ones i haven t blocked out that were worse than this were so bad that they physically pained every sense that was involved with watching the movie the movies that are worse than war games are the ones that make you want to gouge out your eyes or stab sharp objects in your ears to keep yourself from having another piece of your soul ripped away from you by the awfulness war games the dead code isn t that bad but it comes pretty close yes i was a fan of the original but no i wasn t expecting miracles from this one let s face it the original wasn t really that great of a movie in the first place it was basically just a campy s teen romance flick with some geek appeal to it that s all i was hoping for something bad but that might have tugged at my geek strings was that too much to ask for is it really not possible to do better than the original war games even for a straight to video release well apparently that was too much to ask for stay away from this movie at first it s just bad like oh yeah this is bad but i m kind of enjoying it maybe the end will be good like in the original and then it just gets worse and worse and by the end trust me you will wish you had not seen this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24029": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this has got to be the best movie i ve ever seen combine breathtaking cinematography with stunning acting and a gripping plot and you have a masterpiece dog bite dog had me gripping the edge of my seat during some scenes recoiling in horror during others and left me drowning in my own tears after the tragic ending the film left a deep impression on me it s shockingly violent scenes contrasted sharply with the poignant and tender love scenes the film is undeserving of it s cat iii nudity rating there are no nude scenes whatsoever and the love scenes do not even involve kissing or making out the message which this film presented to me all human beings no matter how violent or cruel they may seem have a tender side edison chen does a superb job playing the part of the murderous pang i rate this film it s a must watch"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24030": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i can t say that wargames the dead code is the worst movie i ve ever seen as it had one or two decent moments but i can easily say it s the most transparent movie i ve ever seen not once did a plot device present itself without me guessing it minutes in advance there was no subtlety to anything the movie did no intelligence evident at all behind the scenes every spoken or typed line s intent was so glaringly obvious it was impossible to get into the movie i found myself laughing at the horribly thought out plot line and the bumbled attempts to reclaim the audience far more often than i found myself enjoying the movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24031": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "dog bite dog isn t going to be for everyone but i really enjoyed it full of slapping stabbing and shooting but don t worry the lead s a terrible shot it can best be described as a violent romp through hong kong and cambodia edison cheng plays pang a cambodian assassin in town to kill a barrister despite being filthy from his journey he s almost immediately seated at a huge table in the middle of an obviously expensive restaurant if this sounds wildly implausible to you you should probably avoid this film it acted as my cue to suspend disbelief and i had a lot more fun for it chasing pang down is wai sam lee a young edgy cop who likes to smack people around almost as much as he likes to smoke wai walks a fine line that has internal affairs investigating him and his father a legendary good cop is in a coma following a drug deal that went south the implication is that wai is letting his father take the rap for his own corrupt dealings there are a car crashes lots of killings and a strange and awkward love story on offer here all played out in almost comic book style i suspect the humour was deliberate nobody uses gargantuan concrete bludgeons without an eye for the extravagantly absurd though the over the top nature lost a number of my fellow audience members there are at least three points where the film might have ended and at mins it may have benefited from more ruthless editing or the deletion of one of the narrative threads the light hearted stuff worked well so i would have left out the interactions with the three fathers i m inclined to give it a high pass however if only because of the ending i ve rarely heard so many people laugh so loudly at what should have been a poignant moment this is one to see with a group of friends who love the ridiculous"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24032": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i see a lot of movies saw the original wargames years ago and loved it computers where still a big mystery for the most of us and the movie was convincing in it s own way this one however looks like a low budget wednesday night special total crap from start to finish the plot is so weak you won t believe it until you see the movie which i would not recommend in the first place i can not point out one actor that actually did a good job in this movie but hey with that script i would ve been surprised if anyone could do a good job acting lots of clich scenes cgi looks like it s taken out of the version bah no i m getting in a bad mood just writing about this do not watch this movie life s to short to waste it on watching crappy movies"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24033": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "ultra grim crime drama from pou soi cheang the director of home sweet home tonally it reminded me of billy tang s run and kill although it s not as polished as that nevertheless it s an engaging flawed bit of mayhem about a cambodian loner pang edison chen who arrives in hong kong to kill a lawyer while fleeing the scene he kills the partner of cop sam wai who to add insult to injury is in the midst of dealing with his dying father so sam begins an insane obsessive manhunt for pang that results in close to a dozen dead bodies and relentless violence there must be something in the air lately because i ve never seen so many humans beating the pulp out of each other as i have lately this is grim nasty stuff which is why i m so partial to it and i applaud its downbeat vibe it s visually arresting and the sound design is very unique dramatically everything spirals downwards until every character finds him or herself in a world of screaming pain a subplot involving pang s attachment to a sexually abused girl adds depth to the story and spawns a surprise fourth act which boasts a fine act of grotesque surgery"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24034": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it happened with assault on prescient in it happened with the lost boys in and now it s happened with another classic from the s wargames why oh why oh why won t hollywood ever learn leave them alone they can t be remade they suck we all hate them those of you who haven t seen the original version with matthew broderick ally sheedy go rent buy it now the hardware may look dated the special effects are not new millennium but it still beats this rubbish hands down for those of us who lived through the s when hacking was sexy the internet was something mysterious and your disks came as a floppy variety well we now possess the wisdom to avoid this film like a thermonuclear war never before has a nice game of chess seemed the better option"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24035": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i watched the dvd of this movie which also comes with an excellent commentary track in english it seems in cambodia the subtitles in english say the character is speaking thai but the movie says cambodia a very violent evil man is raising boys to be killers using starvation and training them to fight and kill he sends pang to kill some people in china and during the killings a cop s partner is killed the cop wai is a loose cannon who is worried about his father who is also a cop who was shot and is in a coma wai s chief is his dad s friend and is worried about wai s erratic behavior he doesn t know wai was the one who caught his dad in dealing with drug dealers and shot him and put him into the coma pang escapes and hides in a squalid landfill shack where he meets a woman who came here to find her mother and keeps repeating her father won t let her leave pang doesn t speak chinese and doesn t understand this but saves her from her father who appears to be having sex with her maybe this is the reason for cat iii wai becomes more and more obsessed with getting pang but pang is almost unstoppable even after pang steals a boat and takes the woman to his home where they are married and she becomes pregnant wai follows and joins the evil man who s training the boys making a deal to fight and train so he can get pang there is a big showdown between wai and pang with the terribly abused woman the major victim and leaving wai dead and pang cutting out his child from the dead mother only to die and leave him as the possible next boy to be raised as a killer this film is beautifully photographed with an excellent soundtrack there are many very brutal violent scenes the woman having a long nail pulled out of her foot knives to the neck and torso guns fired directly to the head and several very intense beatings it maybe grim intense and downbeat but it is definitely worth seeing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24036": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "wow this has got to be the dumbest movie i ve ever seen we watched it in english class and this movie made absolutely no sense i would never ever watch this movie again and my sympathy to those who have ever paid to see it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24037": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "some comments here on imdb have likened dog bite dog to the classic cat iii films of the s but although it is undoubtedly brutal violent and very downbeat this film from pou soi cheang isn t really sleazy lurid or sensationalist enough to earn that comparison however it still packs a punch that makes it worth a watch particularly if gritty hard edged action is your thing edison chen plays pang a cambodian hit man who travels to hong kong to assassinate the wife of a judge sam lee is wai the ruthless cop who is determined to track him down whatever the cost with wai closing in on his target pang will stop at nothing to ensure his escape until he meets yue a pretty illegal immigrant who needs his help to escape her life of abuse a relentlessly harsh drama with great cinematography amazing sound design a haunting score and solid performances from chen and lee as well as newcomer pei pei as pang s love interest dog bite dog is one for fans of hard hitting asian hyper violence think along the lines of chan wook park s vengeance trilogy stabbings shootings merciless beatings all happen regularly in this film and are caught unflinchingly by director cheang of course this is the kind of tale that is destined to have an unhappy ending for all involved and sure enough pretty much everyone in this film dies rather nasty deaths unfortunately there is a fine line between tragedy and unintentional comedy and in its final moments dog bite dog crosses it in a laughably over dramatic final scene pang and wai are locked in battle as a pregnant yue looks on eventually after all three have suffered severe stab wounds during the fracas a wounded pang performs a diy ceasarean on a now dead yue delivering their baby moments before he himself dies whilst this film might not be a classic slice of hong kong excess with its deliriously ott action and stylish visuals it s still worth seeking out"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24038": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "certainly not horrible but definitely not good cry the beloved country was directed by darrell roodt and written for the screen by ronald harwood adapted from the novel by alan paton starring james earl jones and richard harris the film is about pre apartheid south africa and the stories of a black man and a white man intertwining the pious but naive preacher stephen kumalo james earl jones receives a letter from johannesburg saying that he must come immediately he later finds that his son has killed a man the rich farmer landowner james jarvis richard harris finds that his son a fighter for black rights was the one killed by kumalo s son in this they connect i cannot compare it to the film of the same name for i have not seen it or the musical titled lost in the stars for i have also not seen it both look better than this one but cry freedom on the other hand i have seen it has a much more urgent air to it like it actually is trying to say something where the film cry the beloved country seems to have no idea where it is going very wishy washy i refuse to compare the film to the novel except that i did enjoy the novel more than i enjoyed the film because novels and films are two extremely different media and there is no point in trying to transfer directly one to the other or compare them via the same means frankly this movie blew well i guess it wasn t that bad five out of ten but it wasn t that good either both of the leads both very capable actors pull some of the most wooden performances i have seen with some of the most awkward dialogue in film history but that can be blamed on he screenwriter ronald harwood who is also oddly off is game with this film having also written the sublime the pianist and being julia among other things the point and themes of the novel are lost almost entirely in its transition to film for the third time there is little if any tension with any moment of the film racially or suspensefully the music doesn t help the painfully misplaced and boringly pastoral orchestra tracks really help with this dulling down of the film one upside is the cinematography with many rather good or great shots but unfortunately this does not help the film too much the last striking words of alan paton s novel are displayed in the last moments of the film it is too bad that they seem to be so disconnected from the film that was just shown i don t know what nelson mandela might have seen in this film thanks for your time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24039": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "as i understand it after the chinese took over hong kong the infamous cat hong kong movies kind of disappeared at least until now and what an amazing movie this one is i knew it was a rough crime drama going in but being the first cat i ve purchased that s been made recently i wasn t sure what to expect a cambodian hit man goes to hong kong to knock off the wife of a judge who is also a lawyer turns out the judge made the arrangements for the hit man because she was divorcing the judge and threatening to take all his money this is all known within the first ten minutes so nothing is being given away after the hit the cops locate the hit man pretty fast but in trying to arrest him several police officers and civilians are killed he eludes the police and now the race is on to catch the guy before he escapes back to cambodia this is a movie that never stops and hardly gives the viewer a chance to catch their breath yes it is very violent and intense many cops are killed as the hit man proves very very hard to track and take down when they do locate him along the way the hit man in trying to hide in a dump finds a women being raped and mistreated by some man he helps her and saves her from the guy and she persuades the hit man to take her along with him in his escape i loved this movie it s like a roller coaster that just keeps moving and moving at high speed as one incident leads to another and the police at times are just as bad or worse as the hit man the acting is exceptionally good and the location filming and photography is at time breathtaking there s no let up in this movie not even with the very very incredible ending the ending is pretty much unbelievable and also a fitting end to all the action and violence yes the violence is brutal at times but this is a very no nonsense crime drama that will knock your socks off dog eat dog definitely needs a more widespread release including an r release for sure great movie highly recommended"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24040": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it s amazing that this movie turns out to be in one of my hitlists after all it is by far the number worst movie i have ever seen not only have i ever been this bored before luckily not for more then hours the pre adolescent attempts at humor that feature it are not even close to getting but one of the corners of my mouth slightly tilted after the first very awkward part you tend to hope that the other parts will be at least slightly better you hope in vain it only goes downhill from there the movie has no story worth telling whatsoever and repeats this non story three times one can only hope that by some miracle all remaining copies of this movie are lost forever and trent harris never lays his hands on a camera again"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24041": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the simple hand camera both gives some almost documentary feeling to this film and also relates to the dogma films did you ever get bored of those hollywood style cop flicks with brawny guys who get assignments james bond would be envious of fed up with the married living single cop the divorced but family man the personified doughnut and the tough hunter ever wondered how the real police work is like well for germany this film shows you set in the north between west germany and east germany former ddr an laid off post office clerk starts her job fresh from policeschool she quickly finds her way around the usual customers and becomes accustomed to life as a policewoman but this is not much fun other german crime films like derrick der alte et cetera have dignified officers talking calmly with suspects these cops here have to deal with the lowest on the social ladder good dialogue and realism makes this an interesting view even more if you know that part of germany a bit"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24042": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "for the first time in years i ve felt the need to log into imdb today to cleanse myself of this movie by writing a review because it was just such a let down to watch the plot sounded awesome when i read it i expected a minimal mystery thriller a claustrophobic phantom hunt unfortunately it all gets watered down so bad by a mundane tiring love story and too many contrived and teeth gnashingly stupid no one says things like this except in bad movies dialogs that it s just agonizing here s a quick run down of the worst offenses of this piece of film the script relies so heavily on coincidences and the inexplicable and inexcusable stupidity of the main characters that it s just laughable no actually it s angering and lazy related to that cheap thrills a long parade just in time moments the main characters alright it seems that the screenwriter has never experienced actual human beings in real life but instead has gained all his knowledge from bad movies thus his characters are boring lifeless second generation clich s they are mere plot devices place holders without the slightest bit of personality they are man and woman in break up who still love each other never seen that one before except in movies and it s not getting any more realistic or enjoyable think of the blandest two dimensional hollywood fare and you ve got it there is not one character in this movie that is even remotely fresh charming or interesting the far fetched vague resolution that s swaying very bad and needs just one nudge to topple though the word resolution might be ill fitting here because the movie is a swampy mess that isn t going anywhere anyway by the time you re through though you don t care anymore the last third of the movie i just fast forwarded because it was just so unbearable to watch okay that s it whatever redeeming features this movie has it all gets buried under incompetence don t watch this turd"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24043": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "despite being quite far removed from my expectations i was thoroughly impressed by dog bite dog i rented it not knowing much about it but i essentially expected it to be a martial arts action film in the standard hong kong action tradition of which i am a devoted fan i ended up getting something entirely different which is not at all a bad thing while the film could be classified as such and there is definitely some good action and hand to hand combat scenes in the film it is definitely not the primary focus its characters are infinitely more important to the film than its fights a rather uncommon thing in many hong kong action movies i was really quite surprised by the intricacy of the characters and character relationships in the film the lead character played by edison chen who is really very good becomes infinitely more complex by the end of the film than i ever thought he would be after watching the first thirty minutes the police characters also defied my expectations thoroughly in fact the stark and honest portrayal of the seldom seen dark side of the police force was quite possible my favorite aspect of the film i don t know that i would say dog bite dog entirely subverts typical notions of bad criminal good cop but it certainly distorts them in ways not often seen in film unfortunately so many films especially hong kong action films i find portray police in what is frankly a very ignorantly idealized light this is one of my least favorite things about the genre i was pleasantly surprised to see that dog bite dog actually had some very unique and really quite courageous ideas to present about the police force there are negotiation scenes in this film that i have never seen the likes of before and doubt i will ever see again and am sure i will remember for quite a while also the criminal characters are shown from an interesting perspective as well there is some documentary footage in the film of cambodian boys no older than ten being made to fight each other to the death with their bare hands which i thought was one of the film s most powerful and moving moments it says a lot about the reason these guys are the way they are rather than simply condemning them also the relationship between chen s character and the girl he meets in the junk yard reveals a lot about his character it wasn t until this element entered the film that i really started to see the film as an emotional experience rather than only a visceral one there is something about most on screen relationships that doesn t quite get through to me but for some reason this one really did the actress does an incredible job with this role which i imagine was not easy to play dog bite dog also features some really breathtaking cinematography all though it is unfortunately rather uneven there were some moments that i found really striking particularly in the last segment of the film but there was also a good deal of camera work that was just ok another slight problem i had was with the pacing which i also felt was uneven i found a lot of the looking for a boat scenes to be a little alienating all though it quickly picks up after that the action scenes are short and not too plentiful but are truly powerful and effecting particularly towards the end the fight choreography is honestly not all that impressive for the most part all though to its credit it is solid and fairly realistic but the true strength is the emotional content behind the fights the final scene while not a marvel of martial artistry or fight choreography is one of the most powerful final fights i have ever seen and i ve seen quite a few martial arts films i suppose the biggest determining factor of whether or not one will get much out of dog bite dog is whether or not you can connect with the characters all of them are certainly some of the more flawed characters one is likely to see in a film of any kind but there was something very human about all of them that i couldn t help but be drawn to and really feel for them particularly chen s girlfriend i should say that i doubt most people will like the film as much as i did simply because i imagine that most people will not like or care about the characters in the same way but i still recommend it highly all the same it is truly a deeply moving and effecting film if you give it a chance"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24044": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "someone some day should do a study of architecture as it figures in horror films of all those explorations of weirdly laid out mansions searches for secret passageways and crypts trackings of monsters through air ducts and so forth offhand i can recall only a few films in which architecture played a major role throughout demon seed cube the remake of thirteen ghosts but it s at the heart of every story about a spooky house or church or crypt it s all about the character and the affect of spaces passages and walls so i was looking forward to this thriller where it promised to be central the idea is this an architect has built actually rebuilt for himself a huge and rambling house his wife has just left him mainly because of his own self centeredness but also it is intimated because she can t get used to the place since he remodeled it living in unaccustomed solitude real this time rather than virtual he comes to suspect that somebody else a stranger who had come to the door one evening asking to use the phone and then suddenly disappeared is living into the house with him only the place is big enough so that he never sees him this is a good start for a melodrama whose development one would expect to follow some such lines as these after searching the house for the intruder a few times without success the architect resorts to his blueprints to undertake more systematic searches trying in various ways to surprise intercept or ambush the intruder maybe by means of some special features he built into the structure meanwhile the intruder has discovered hiding places and back ways between places that the architect didn t foresee or doesn t remember the movie would turn into a cat and mouse game a hunt a battle and finally in trying to trap the intruder the architect himself would end up trapped in his own creation in some way he didn t expect then he would be forced to think himself out of it and maybe at the same time out of his own self imposed isolation and in a final twist would nail and maybe even kill the er nothing like this happens in this movie the house is just a house the architect is just a guy and his nemesis is of an unknown character if he exists at all here is what does happen in the movie once the intruder is installed in the house if he is the architect begins hearing noises but when he goes to investigate finds nothing he calls the police they think he s slightly nuts he persuades his estranged wife to spend the night she thinks he s more nuts at last more or less accidentally he runs into the intruder doesn t get a good look but figures who else could it be not a hard question in a story with to that point fewer than three principal characters whereupon he locks the doors lowers the grills on the windows throws away the key i don t know why he thought this necessary and leaves his victim to starve i missed why this was a given the doors and walls are made of steel in any event the architect takes to sleeping in his car and since the idea of the movie has languished undeveloped and cannot now be developed further something else must be devised to take its place and this is it the architect are you ready moves into the house of the man who presumably moved into his and lives there in the same way how is this possible it is not but the movie takes this route to try and make it seem so the architect has drawn a picture of the man who came to his door and when he leaves the house he takes the picture with him and while sitting in his car he throws the picture into the street and two kids pick it up and observe that it looks like martin their neighbor whereupon the architect asks where his house is and the kids point the way if this sequence seems to verge on the implausible what ensues plunges right in the architect takes up residence with martin s wheelchair ridden wife unbeknownst to her so stealthy in his moves and so cunning in his reading of his hostess that he s able always to leave a room just as she enters or to duck out of sight just as she turns around throughout this section the movie is clever in one way making or leaving it to the viewer to make the point that his life with this stranger who doesn t know he s there is in essence the same life he lived with his wife as a virtual recluse with her as a convenient buffer but at the same time his inability to live in the world makes his transformation into raffles the cat burglar entirely incredible not to go into the series of twists at the end including another murder achieved by locking someone in behind another invincible door this one in front of a landing so flimsy that it collapses under the weight of a wheelchair two nice people who take murder in stride and before the story started the unnoticed construction of a tunnel under several houses to the final long anticipated twist the movie adds another to make it even more offensive and then ends here is a story that depends on the development of two things the idea of the stranger in the house and the character of the man whose house it is and fumbles both the first fumble makes it boring the second made me angry as it pushed its main character farther and farther along a more and more zigzaggy path and never offered any explanation for the character who most required one martin the tunnel builder and sneak tenant the story should be redone by someone some day"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24045": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i gotta be straight up i haven t seen a film as solid as dog bite dog in quite a while i m a big fan of the old school late s to mid s era catiii films and i had been hearing that that style of films is making a bit of a come back with films such as this and herman yau s gong tau which as of this writing i have not yet seen so i was very interested to give some of these newer wave catiii films a shot did this film live up to my expectations absolutely but not quite in the fashion that i imagined the story follows a young animalistic resourceful and virtually unstoppable thai hit man with a somewhat vague history who comes to hong kong to complete a mission due to some bad luck he is quickly identified by a roguish copy who exudes many of the same qualities as our hit man and is quickly apprehended and captured this state of affairs doesn t last long though as the un named assassin escapes from his captors and quickly shows the local police that he is not to be taken lightly the hunt is on and a cat and mouse game between the police and the mad dog as the police refer to him ensues along the way mad dog is inadvertently befriended by a slow witted young woman and a bond forms between the two when she helps him out of a sticky situation the ante keeps getting upped as mad dog s only objective is to get out of hong kong and back to thailand by any means necessary and the cops keep trying to reel him in alive i could probably write ten paragraphs about this complex and thoroughly layered film but i don t want to give too much away i watched dog bite dog knowing nothing about the premise and i think it s the type of film that is definitely better appreciated that way as to comparisons to the older style catiii films there are some similarities dog bite dog has some hyper violent moments reminiscent of the good ol days but is never quite as sleazy or grimy as old school classicks like the untold story or red to kill where many of the older catiii films main intention was to shock dog bite dog is a far more thought out and well rounded production though that s not to take anything away from those catiii films that i hold so dear this film is far more emotional than it is exploitative and as we learn more about the characters and their backgrounds the audience begins to bond and identify with both sides there really are no clear cut good and bad guys as mad dog shows moments of extreme compassion and the cops stoop to extremely unorthodox methods to try to flesh out the killer there s also no nudity sex in this film which is a typical characteristic of the older catiii films personally i would compare dog bite dog more to park s sympathy for mr vengeance or perhaps the pang brother s bangkok dangerous as both of those films mixed extremely emotional overtones with strong and unflinching action and violence again there s pretty much nothing that i didn t like about this film the acting is dead on the cinematography is sharp and well done and the whole film skillfully blends several different elements successfully in a way that isn t seen very often is this film and others like it the rebirth of the catiii film not exactly but it is a very solid film that s absolutely worth checking out"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24046": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "one of the worst films i have ever had the displeasure of sitting through killer tongue is a horrible melange of the worst elements of the rocky horror picture show brain damage and pulp fiction designed primarily to offend apparently but so inane that only the most hidebound conservatives would be taken in by it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24047": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "those individuals familiar with asian cinema as a whole are aware that japan is renowned or notorious for it s hyper violent films and korea is now garnering a reputation for viciously brutal films dog bites dog while not necessarily getting as hyper violent as the craziest miike film nor is it as unapologetically brutal as some koreas more ambitious efforts it is a perfect in between with its own brand of brutality all it s own the greatest strength this film has though like the greatest of the japanese or korean efforts is that the brutality rather than detracting from the film actually develops the characters if not pushing the story forward the two main characters are both incredibly vicious individuals with their own motivations and emotional underpinning for being as such sam lee s character for instance is on the edge from the very start and slowly and surely amidst various encounters with chang s character it is revealed why he is without spoiling this part of the story too much it involves the morally ambiguous nature of his father chang s character on the other hand has his most primal instincts honed to if not perfection brutal efficiency surprisingly chang s story arch while not necessarily revealing a more human side actually reveals a side to our animal nature which many forget about which is the natural ability to recognize a fellow broken animal and no i am not talking about sam lee rather pei pei s garbage dump girl character ultimately however for the first minutes or so it is a more or less straight forward cat and mouse or dog chase dog film in which every encounter ends in at least one death seriously once sam lee and chang square off some one will die and the fun part of movie is you never know who hands will commit the act which brings us to the film s one weakness unforunatley to delve into it would be yet another spoiler but to put it simply it is guilty of pushing one of the main points of the film since rather then letting the point be made as is minutes into the film the film goes on for another minutes or so to further emphasize it don t get me wrong if transitioned better from the minute mark to the climax and if the final act wasn t filled with sweet music in fact if it like the majority of the film kept the music to the barest minimum and let the disturbing sound effects do their job it still could have worked and not detract from the film as it is though despite the third act having the most vicious and bloody of the encounters the way it was handled made it feel tacked on and almost insults the viewers intelligence since it felt it had to go this far to get it across nevertheless it is still a breath of fresh air from hong kong cinema since even the most bloody of the martial arts films never reaches the level of viciousness and brutality while keeping the the character archs in tact"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24048": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "not totally off the wall in a good way but just totally stupid killer tongue is an uneasy mixture of sci fi horror and supposed comedy what this equates to is a mindless and totally incoherent film there is very little dialog mainly due to the fact that the script if there was one is complete pond scum i wouldn t even call it strange more like just total nonsense this movie is certain to disappoint and you have been warned there is absolutely no reason to waste time on this and if you do the pungent smell will linger like rotten fish merk"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24049": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "wow if you think that a film can t fatigue in some way then you haven t seen dog bite dog this film pulls no punches and it doesn t shy away from showing very disturbing images at all much like salo this one shows us the dehumanization of the human spirit it is gritty dark depressing and hopeless but it is also one of the best films to ever come out of hong kong the script is much more of the same but don t go on thinking it is incredibly clich d it basically is about a troubling and obsessive detective in a cat and mouse game against a professional and emotionless hit man while the script offers nothing new on the surface it does provide a lot of questions about the dark side of humanity is violence really that necessary do we become more or less human when we abuse a year old child without pity without remorse in turn we humans act no less than rabid dogs when we are blinded by anger this is a sad truth it is a topic that the director brilliantly explores without limiting himself at all besides the cat and mouse chase the script also develops two separate story lines for the main characters one is about love and the other is about redemption even if the script isn t that new it is still wonderfully written and it keeps you glued to the seat at all times the acting is really really good edison chen as the hit man is incredible he proves that he isn t just any pretty face he is ruthless vile and beyond likable sam lee as the obsessed cop is also outstanding the supporting cast in short is excellent the music is also worth mentioning very somber score by ben cheung with some effective light hearted songs played at key dark moments in the film the cinematography by yuen man is also really good overall this catiii film is highly recommended very well paced incredibly acted marvelously scored and just really good at the end of it all however as many have pointed out this is not a movie for everyone if you dislike strong violence then you should stay away from this one if you don t like seeing heavy negativity in film then this isn t for you too in the end a powerhouse film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24050": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this has to be one of the most outrageously stupid movies i have ever seen in my entire life just when i think i have seen the stupidest scene in history along comes an even dumber and more bizarre scene i think the transvestite poodles did it for me or better yet her talking tongue or perhaps the guy getting the virgin mother statue mounted to a jeep windshield caught in his throat decisions decisions"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24051": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this has to be one of the best movies to come out of hk in a long time i was eagerly waiting to get my hands on this movie just looking at the title loads of fantastic actors in this show and i was particularly impressed with sam lee s impossibly believable insane behavior and edison s portrayal of a killer machine which totally reversed his normal idol image i would definitely recommend to those looking for a stylish and action packed movie however i must warn you this is also an equally depressing movie as every character in the movie is in some kind of dead end and trouble of their own and struggling to breathe makes you think about what is life about really"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24052": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "first of all let s start out by saying that robert englund doug bradley and melinda clark should be commended for having to be associated with this piece of drivel i had to give this a it wouldn t let me give it a zero wanna know how bad this movie is my mom calls me from across town and tells me son i just watched the stupidest movie ever i responded as saying the killer tongue huh she was like how did you know that that s how bad this movie is i mean it looked like a good movie at first freddy pinhead melinda okay i ll give it a chance i sat through the rest of this movie only because i wrote a column for reviews of horror movies i implore you don t waste your time money or even brain cells on this ludicrous piece of crap run away far away if you see it on the shelf at hollywood video blockbuster or even your local video store turn it around and walk away and i still want my two hours back dang it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24053": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "it s remarkable and quite praiseworthy how writers and directors continue to make great movies out of one of the oldest and most over used story lines in cinema dog bite dog is basically not much more than just the simple story of an lone copper obsessively chasing a brilliant criminal only pou soi cheang distinguishes his film from the rest by being extremely violent relentless this is unquestionably one of the grittiest and most uncompromising movies i ve ever seen with an atmosphere of constant nihilism and characters that seem to come walking straight out of hell not even the installments in chan wook park s trilogy of vengeance with the exception of oldboy perhaps or any other infamous cat iii film ever released were as sadistic and brutal as some of the events depicted in dog bite dog pang is a young and ruthless cambodian assassin who lands in the crowded streets of hong kong to eliminate the wife of an eminent judge in a restaurant when the police arrives at the place young officer wai sees how pang hastily flees from the scene of the crime and follow him the first actual confrontation between the two rabid dogs results in a gigantic blood bath as pang mercilessly kills several hostages and even wai s long time friend and colleague from then on begins a thrilling and action packed cat and mouse game between the frustrated cop and the professional killer the latter also saves a young girl from the constant sexual abuse of her father and stays with her at her shed in the local garbage dump what makes this routine action thriller so fascinating apart from the explicit violence are the main characters backgrounds pang the hit man is a cambodian orphan and has been trained to fight kill for money ever since he was a child he knows no restrictions has no mercy and barely speaks a word wai the cop became particularly ruthless and unorthodox ever since his role model father also a cop lies in a coma after a drug related incident lai doesn t question suspects and witnesses he yells at them and he s prepared to sacrifice everything in order to stop his brand new nemesis people with a weak stomach or tangled nerves are advised to stay away from this film because the cruelty and shocks featuring in dog bite dog can easily cause nausea it s not the type of violence where bloodied heads and chopped off limbs fly through the air but more like the intense and utterly disturbing type where people attempt to crush their opponents mentally as well as physically the filming locations are effectively dark and eerie and the extremely sober music makes the already harrowing tone of the movie even more petrifying the performances are terrific i wouldn t be surprised if edison chen and sam lee treated each other like enemies on the film set as well because their on screen hatred and disgust feels a little too legitimate dog bite dog is a powerful and unforgettable film highly recommended if you can stomach it if you fear you can t just wait a few years for the inevitable american remake which will unquestionably soften the premise a little"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24054": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "really bad movie maybe the worst i ve ever seen alien invasion a la the blob without the acting meteorite turns beautiful woman into a host body for nasty tongue bad plot bad fake tongue absurd comedy worth missing wash your hair or take out the trash"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24055": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "one of the most nihilistic and brutal films i ve ever seen but also one of the most tragic and moving ones this is an action melodrama like the world has never seen it before sometimes the plot got me close to tears while in the next moment delivering shocking revelations like a bone crunching blow to the guts chilling performance by edison chen the story of a hk cop and a cambodian killer hunting each other down while bit by bit losing their humanity is a strong one featuring very little dialog in favor of haunting imagery and gritty camera work dog bite dog is pure hk bloodshed without the heroism"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24056": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "impenetrable rubbish this has to be one of the worst movies i have ever seen the dialogue is ghastly the horror effects are laughable the only thing that kept me watching was the ever splendid and totally underrated michael cule"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24057": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "finally we have before us a category iii movie for the summer season made of equal parts cruelty crime and passion dog bite dog benefits not merely from an apt title but also flexible direction superb cinematography and respectable performances from most involved of course there has to be a catch manifested here in the form of several glaring inconsistencies yet all told dbd represents the mature spirit we d love to see more of in the hk mainstream it also marks the heralded return of edison chen long absent since the initial d debacle of a year ago chen s reserved machismo does wonders for the movie yet would have had it rough without opposite sam lee whose knack for alternating between physical comedy crazy n the city no problem and lunatic menace has culminated in the strongest role we ve seen from him since made in hong kong together the duo makes dog bite dog and hopefully edison s going to get an easier break from now on as a consequence his touch transformed projects from princess d to the infernal affairs saga and still he remains a rare occurrence mostly upon commencing dbd showcases some mesmerizing imagery playing gorgeous tricks with light shadow and perspective the soundtrack boosts this atmospheric effect adding to the overall unreal mood the film purveys much of the resultant combination probably has to do with writer matt chow previously engaged in likewise gruesome three extremes dog bite dog retains numerous traits recalled from that horror project namely rundown urbanscapes and a pervasive air of something eerie lurking round the corner rest assured though this isn t a horror movie instead following a path trodden before by classic one nite in mongkok albeit from a miles more perverse angle replacing daniel wu s reluctant mainland assassin character we have edison playing a nameless killing machine hailing from cambodia s underworld sent hong kong way to execute a single target the nearly silent assassin takes care of business immediately upon arrival a process chillingly depicted courtesy of the film s brilliant visuals although weaned from childhood to become a professional killer edison s eponymous wild dog still has human weaknesses and leaves a trail picked up on by a cid team sent to investigate this assembly features a nice cameo by mob movie stalwart lam suet and good support from tv star wayne lai however sam lee s renegade officer wai leads the charge revealing himself to be a highly disturbed individual but excellent cop nonetheless we gradually learn wai s inner conflict stems from his father s police corruption background evoking demons handy in the relentless pursuit that ensues a minor body count transpires as edison seems to consider taking prisoners a no no there s quite the violence quotient in store even though gore per se feels toned down in places and adult language only makes a token appearance once more no nudity leading one to conclude cat iii s are being handed these days a bit hastily still dbd s a relatively mature theatrical release and we applaud its arrival in between the fighting stabbing hacking and shooting even a career murderer needs some romance and just like daniel wu had cecilia cheung in one nite so does intrepid mr chen get a sweetheart done beautifully by new comer pei pei her unnamed character lots of anonymity in this one meets edison s at a strangely deserted landfill abused by her father to the point of repulsive madness and yearning for escape when the killer ditches hk he agrees to take her with him and they go on the run together love blooming en route while the movie doesn t linger on lovey dovey stuff our hearts go out to pei pei s tragic character and her endless suffering she renders the timid but valiant protagonist amazingly well establishing that there aren t any good or bad guys here evinced by the highly sobering finale director cheang soi s portfolio includes recent suspense thriller home sweet home and love battlefield with eason chan two numbers likely surpassed in most accounts by dog bite dog s sinister demeanor cheang manages to keep dbd flowing throughout and considering the many parts in play here stands up to critical standards erected by people like johnny to in his watershed nocturnal epic the mission a couple of glitches do come about to wit edison miraculously shrugging off a shot to the chest but these are highly forgivable marking triumphant returns for two young talented performers of the kind hong kong needs if we want the city s movie heyday to come back dog bite dog doesn t stand out for story its forte lies in strong portrayals and style buoyed along on the strength of thespian muscle and a keen eye for visual and auditory finesse hk has a long time honored tradition of stories to do with the city s nighttime alter ego something dog bite dog upholds lovingly amounting to a solid run if not an outright masterpiece rating"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24058": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "can a pix ever ever ever do anything right this movie was meant to be seen on tv in a letterbox format since a pix doesn t even believe in pan and scan we see whole scenes where a shoulder on the left side of the screen talks to a shoulder on the right side of course not that you are missing much this movie is incredibly bad it s very hard to enjoy a film where characters are screaming at the top of their lungs during of the movie for no reason"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24059": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "as others have mentioned all the women that go nude in this film are mostly absolutely gorgeous the plot very ably shows the hypocrisy of the female libido when men are around they want to be pursued but when no men are around they become the pursuers of a year old boy and the boy becomes a man really fast we should all be so lucky at this age he then gets up the courage to pursue his true love"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24060": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "here s a horror version of priscilla queen of the desert they wish starring melinda mindy return of the living dead clarke as candy a desert dweller who pulls off a bank heist with boyfriend johnny jason durr he ends up in a south of the border prison run by the sadistic chief screw an overacting robert englund in a toupee she and her beloved pet poodles end up in hiding at a gas station convent until they re transformed by a newly fallen meteor the dogs turn into obnoxious drag queen bitches and candy develops a very long talking killing forked tongue she can t control thugs looking for the stolen loot and other assorted numbskulls add extra complications first off clarke is fantastic and makes what there is to make of this movie you watch her and see someone very funny during the slapstick scenes very convincing during the horror scenes and very sexy in various wigs and disguises including an eye popping skin tight latex bodysuit and wonder how come this actress isn t a huge star it s too bad the rest of this cult attempt doesn t live up to her promise blame director scripter sciamma who thinks the outlandish premise alone is enough to sustain laughs but his vulgar gags annoying supporting characters and stupid dialogue are no substitute for a real sense of humor another nail in the coffin the film looks cheap lots of garish colors and sets are strangely muted by muddy photography and the dusty desert locales luckily for sciamma that clarke is in his film because she alone keeps you watching"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24061": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "most reviews say that this is the weakest point in hamilton s short movie career this movie is a bit different from the rest and considering it the best or the worst depends on what you expect from a movie and what you expect from hamilton knowing hamilton as a photographer you can be slightly surprised while bilitis looks like his books in a movement with all those young girls discovering themselves and relations with each other on the edge of lesbian with a plot connecting these scenes laura concentrates on few characters what enables developing relations among them male female artist model but though we see beautiful photos many of them better than his average their number is reduced for the sake of the plot tendres cousines is different from both it is only hamilton s movie that looks more like a film than like a collection of moving photos because of that it can be acceptable to wider audience than hamilton s fans looking like an erotic comedy but not german soft core type schulm dchen report fans would be very disappointed you won t laugh a lot but you can smile and that s something you don t often get from hamilton unlike all other hamilton s movies the age of female varies unlike other movies main character is a boy unlike his usual works this one isn t put out of place and out of time we have characters that live their life have their destiny and don t lead us only from one photo to another from one nude girl to another unfortunately hamilton again gets lost with a script in his hands girls on beaches under shower in low light rooms in gardens under tents in front of mirrors regardless of the amount of clothes this is his territory he can shoot minutes and hours and whatever he does you ll always feel the artist s eye and hand behind it but when he has to present us average everyday life he stops being hamilton and becomes average director who just follows the script hamilton is best known for his nudes but they are just a part of his work and in tendres cousines we have a reverse situation his girls are not in the best shots nature garden house remind us on hamilton s work often neglected part of it while girls even when nude don t have anything special in the way he presents us maybe hamilton was confused having a boy in front of camera maybe he was thinking about a line that censorship would accept maybe he was really trying to make something new and no one dared to tell him he shouldn t but he neglected what he was mostly praised for"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, 1, -1]},
	"24062": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "so i got a hold of this as an assignment for trent harris who teaches occasionally in the film dept at the u of u i guess this is his only real way to get anyone to see his film the documentary section at the beginning dragged on yes the kid is a nut job from no where but that s not good enough to keep it interesting seeing sean penn dressed as a onj is the only highlight and after about thirty seconds it loses all humor when crispin glover takes on larry the story telling was better but i just couldn t take anymore"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24063": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i would never have thought that it would be possible to make such an impressive movie without any music but it is just the pictures watch out for that picture anne talking with that little boy benny bout the soul really strong might make you feel different"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24064": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "former brat pack actor and all round pretty boy rob lowe stars in a film set in a high security american prison i had a gut feeling his character was going to be popular for all the wrong reasons like tobias in the first series of oz but proximity isn`t that kind of film it`s more like a man on the run film like the fugitive it also makes a nod to the themes of punishment and justice with james coburn putting in a cameo as the spokesman for a justice for victims pressure group but any intelligent discussion on how society should treat criminals is completely ignored as the film degenerates into tired old cliches of shoot outs and car chases"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24065": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i like david hamilton s artistic photographs of nude women at the border of womanhood sometimes erotic though never pornographic someone else liked them too because my david hamilton books were stolen in one book were seen a few pictures of a young boy obviously nude intimate with a young woman older than he also nude though discrete there was strong sexual connotation new territory for david hamilton which proved to be either stills from the movie tendres cousines or perhaps photos taken on set the art of still photography unfortunately does not automatically translate to cinematography soft focus becomes out of focus and discrete angles become confusing perhaps because in motion they cannot be considered you either see it or miss it and there s no time to observe to comprehend the movie is supposed to be a farce and funny things do happen but it doesn t hang together perhaps because the story develops so slowly and one may wonder just what s going on eventually the year old julien has intercourse with his cousin but it s soft core with no genital contact shown on camera since it s a farce we have a disappointing virgin and an embarrassing caught in the act gag and having caught them julien s father even gives him a cigarette to complete the experience in fairness the film is in french and conforms to french cinematic forms which may just be too subtle for most americans even with english subtitles to help us phillistines along it s been suggested that this film is child pornography and that certainly results from today s climate where sexual exploitation of children is clearly a serious problem nobody in their right mind wants to endorse or appear to endorse the sexual abuse of children so there s practically no room left for children to be seen in even the mildest erotic context without immediately activating alarms over sexual violence and exploitation guys will think lucky julien even as they agree that sex and children in the movies is a bad thing all the while still wishing they could have been a julien at that age women too may have similar thoughts but all such considerations must be pushed out of one s conscious mind hysterically the worst assumptions have become automatic and matters of children and sex are rigorously avoided too bad since sexual awakening is a real human experience afer all children do grow up and become sexual beings as julien does it s a fit literary subject cinema included but taboo under the threat of sexual violence against children david hamilton i think was taking a risk to make a movie on this topic even in he was somewhat successful at exploring this sensitive topic and unfortunately we re unlikely to see better in the near future for fear of the child pornography label"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24066": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "that is the only thing i can positive to say about this movie cleveland is the star i ve been there and never saw the city look this good beautiful river and cityscapes this movie moves ahead at such a pace they hope you won t notice the lack of real world relevance people running around and shooting guns without any consequence for example there is a shoot out at rob lowe s character s house two cars are stolen and yet the cops don t show up there till much later in the movie murder for hire never looked so implausible whoever wrote this movie should be on the receiving end of one the movies countless stray bullets many of the actors in this movie are so much better than this i check the date of the movie just to make sure it wasn t written during the writers strike but alas this was not the case this movie is currently in rotation on universal s hd channel unless you want to drool of over lowe there is no reason to watch it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24067": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie documents the harlem ball circuit of the mid eighties much more fun than than palazzo volpi though just as diseased this movie is a true gem of squalor one cannot help but sympathize with the characters because of their freakness the sole purpose of middle class intellectuals is to document the phenomenons of the trash and the glitz here the most genius of trash is extremely well documented and duly glamorized the characters penchant for idolatry of all that is glamorous inspires even more adoration of the characters themselves on part of the viewer creating a phenomenon of a phenomenon effect which makes this movie a piece of art"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24068": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this thrown together piece of fecal matter adds together so many ludicrous scenarios that in the end it s a laugh riot of absolute hilarity too bad as the premise is promising as it so often is in duhllywood but in the hands of this scriptwriter it segues off into la la land lowe is in prison serving time for a dui that killed off his mistress we get to see him having nightmares just so that we know he feels real bad about this then his cell mate neighbor hangs himself or does he lowe has some suspicions but drops them quickly his suspicions are so weak that the bad guys have nothing to worry about so why do they then set him up to be killed ah that s where this story could get interesting that s where it falls off the rails and once off the rails it decides it can get away with insulting the viewers attention for the next numbing hour spoilers i won t bore with an endless recounting of the irrationality of what follows but contemplate this ending lowe has been trapped by the bad guys on a train they want a tape he has because that tape will screw their boss and them so on to the train come cops guns drawn ready to rescue lowe the bad guys kill the cops in front of half the passengers and then continue chasing lowe to get the tape hello killing cops in public will get you into deep doodo to hell with the tape yet off they go through a mall shooting up the place as if the public did not exist as witnesses and in the end lowe is grabbed and the bad guy still wants the tape"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24069": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "after growing up in the gritty streets of detroit mi and having friends who traveled to new york balls i fell into the lifestyle of being a house member i joined the house of theieves we adapted the same rules as most houses but we were professional crooks that would boost and commit credit card fraud to obtain the fabulous jewels and clothes we desired i even learned how to profess the making of checks and driver s license and cash them in over seventeen states until a jealous queen called the secret service on me and i went to federal prison but i learned a lot from these queens in this movie and i highly recommend you watch it yourself you can even read about how i grew up in the houses here in detroit and the criminal activity we indulged in my book identity schemes is available on sale at amazon dot com or at identity schemes dot com but trust me it is a lot better than paris is burning because its a make"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24070": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "proximity tells of a convict lowe who thinks the prison staff is out to kill him this very ordinary film is an action drama with a weak plot stereotypical poorly developed characters and a one dimensional performance by lowe a forgettable film not worthy of further commentary"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24071": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i waited a while to post a review of this documentary because when i first saw it over years ago i wanted to think carefully about what i wanted to write i found from a documentary standpoint that this is a darned good documentary it did what it set out to do show me something i had no idea about and kept me interested in this world it explored i knew nothing of the drag world and finding out about them and the balls was just spectacular to me these folks were just so talented with what they do and how they do it for competition the catty folks the complainers even i was angry when someone told the judge that the coat the drag queen was wearing wasn t a man s coat the jealous it s all there like in every other competition like every other competition like it which i felt was a point you had the older drag queen talking about how the balls used to be compared to the newer drag queens who have changed the balls and made more competition categories and even those who looked on knowing that the future of balls would change even more when they were ready to walk the runway it was interesting to hear that some of the contestants were living out on the street two minutes before the ball but came to compete it was that important to them then there was sad stories stories of who s house and house mother brought out the best and the brightest in competition it was interesting now to add after years of seeing this film i lived through the so called madonna craze i spotted a few familiar faces from this documentary who ended up with madonna during her vogue phase and rightfully so if not for those individuals madonna wouldn t have had a vogue phase i know that now credit should be given where credit is due makes me wonder if anyone else from mainstream america would watch this documentary they ll learn they re not as mainstream as they think"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"24072": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "an uptight voyeur who wants to commit suicide encounters a free spirited bad seed who has weeks to live and then they re off to discover america get the idea there s not an original moment in this whole movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24073": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "yeah this films is tops cant recommend it more gay or strait its a great doco for anyone who likes film very funny sad and interesting never dull great access a film made with passion and interest in the subject matter some of the performances and just amazing if you only find this film on vhs it is still very worth watching great out of i got to see part of this doco years about ten years ago and did not understand what i was watching the interviews are very revealing about egos of the performers who are like heavy weight boxers trying to punch their way out of the ghetto the filmmaker was apparently a first timer so what an achievement cool track it down"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24074": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i remember watching this film back in when it first came out what an awful film the acting was atrocious the plot was so flimsy it would or is that should have blew away in a breath of wind i think it put me to sleep on more than one occasion i was not tired that i remember please avoid at all costs better still have all your teeth taken out with no anaesthetic cos that would be more entertaining it s just a pity i couldn t give it a zero or a negative score i wish i had not wasted my money getting this one from the video shop all i can say was that the tape it was on was still brand new practically hardly surprising as the film was so poor if i remember right i sat watched it with a girl i really wanted to go out with the fact she was sat next to me was still not enough to keep me awake thats how bad this film was"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24075": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "wonderfully put together i wish there was a follow up to this documentary to follow up with the lives of some and celebrate the lives of others lost there should be a part two a real one it was great the film wasn t long enough i would like to know why the creator of the film did not follow up this is so important to the community period well if your are reading this please consider doing another documentary of this sort i am really tired of hearing from naive writers how aids and men go together when they don t actually its the hetero s that we need to look into this film didn t even bother to mention hiv or aids and i was so glad for that i really appreciated the break downs and definitions too thank you s much for allowing this film to exist"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24076": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "following the disasterous revolution this film was pretty much the final nail in the coffin of goldcrest and thus the british film industry the film is absolute pants it s full of music from the attempted mid s jazz revival and based on a book author that was briefly popular at that time and has deservedly sank back into obscurity temple searched for ages trying to find suzette and came up with th wonders patsy kensett another person who was briefly popular at the time by the time the film came out of post production the jazz revival was over as was kensett s career and the film met a totally uncaring film public mediocre would be an overstatement for some of the worst campest cheesiest acting to ever grace the british silver screen watching it almost years on and the film is truely cringeworthy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24077": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the film really challenges your notions of identity and the society we live in it is well made and very powerful the persons in the film are honest and revealing about the world that exists outside of the normative ideological perspective i believe it give great insight into a sub culture who shakes the very ideas that the viewer has of society it is shocking at times and more powerful because of it some parts were difficult to watch as most reality is but it is not over done its good the first time you watch it but it becomes even better the second or third time around because you have had the chance to wrap your mind around the very topics they discuss and challenge"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24078": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "recreation of s london soho and the up and coming people based on a cult novel julian temple is a video director no more no less give him million dollars and he will make you a million dollar pop video here he forgets that two minutes with people that can t really act is one thing but two hours what was he thinking of besides who are the audience who cares about a book that was well remembered way back when the usual london story of the chancer taking his chance what could really drag this film even further down oh i know third rate songs that sound like they were made up on the spot david bowie crones the film title over and over a few times and that is the highlight the soundtrack album is clay pigeon material there is one good thing though good recreation of period soho shame they couldn t think of anything to put in front of it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24079": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "fifteen years later and paris is burning is still aflame this is a classic in black gay films right up there with the other honorary black gay films the color purple and mahoganoy this seminal work captures underground and underclass i e underserved black and latin gay culture and community like no other work before or since including all the sentimental harlem rennaissance gay retrospectives and renderings they re good but this is the best dare i say the only real film you ll find on the subject it s relentlessy cunty the classic house music invention comes to hollywood non stop hilarious camp like only we do it and dead on social critique all this by a white female director who obviously must have been a sister gurl or mizz thing in a former life i could go on but i think you get the point by now i love this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24080": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "absolute beginners was a film for the younger generation a multi time film that discussed the issues that teens were facing in britain and how these troubled constantly hitting each note teen s problems can relate to the youth of tomorrow it could have been dubbed the moulin rouge of the s but it disappeared it made its very shallow mark on the world snuck under the radar and can now be found collecting dust at either the musical section the comedy section or the politically obscure section of that seedy video store that doesn t need chain money to survive alas that wasn t where i found it but i found it watched it tried my hardest to sing along with it stared into bowie s eyes but found myself faded by the end did it not survive the test of time is s london too far removed from our current society is bowie too creepy i think absolute beginners falls somewhere into each of these questions as the perfect example of cinema that starts out with a bang but withers to a mere sparkle by the end absolute beginners opens with a huge number that takes us through the non gritty streets of london which involve theft nightly prostitutes on every corner dance throughout booze like rivers and the swankiest ties on nearly every individual sounds like a place we would all hate to be right director julien temple keeps the mood light and flashy throughout most of the songs as we attempt to learn something about a plethora of our main characters the one we follow most is colin played by eddie o connell who follows his dreams of being a photographer while shooting his favorite girl suzette played by patsy kensit these two have chemistry and while suzette looks like a pre rehab lohan to me they worked there was a huge spark between them the chemistry was like lava and i believed that these two could take me down a road i had never traveled i was ready but then something happened temple takes us out of the nightlife takes us out of the city we grew up with at the beginning and completely reverses the roles without any dedication to the first suzette runs away colin becomes a pervert and bowie well i am not quite sure what his role is but he sings amazingly well while climbing a mountain i can tell you that much temple gives us this flashy city this opportunity to see those that inhabit it but leaves us hanging high and dry when it is time to pull the trigger we learn about colin mainly but nobody else i could probably watch this film again and still be equally confused as to whom is angry at whom and what importance fashion had to that era also were they teens really they all seemed like they were pushing their late s but maybe it was my tv character development thrown right out the door temple tries to overcompensate by giving us bigger more lavish songs using even more characters that we know nothing about one of my favorite songs in the film uses this thought as a prime example temple uses a split house to show us the lives of colin s parents of which i didn t know it was them until after the film and a song which screams apathy great song too many characters not enough time suddenly dragged into another scene of missing coherency and it just falls apart in your hands then if that wasn t enough we are rocking our heads to the beat of some great songs rubbing our noggin trying to understand where our characters are or are going and temple throws in hatred anger and politics into the final act while i was hoping that this film would have a dedicated theme i didn t think racism would be on the top of the bill suddenly friends are missing people are angry and there is some random guy running around fighting colin because he lives in poverty and has a friend of a different race somebody help me out here it seemed completely rushed and overwhelming nearly to the point of wanting to turn the film off to me the ending of absolute beginners was nowhere near the excitement from the opening number that first part set the pace and temple could not keep up overall i must say that temple can direct a music video but i don t think he was quite prepared for the feature film i don t think this film will ever make it into full cult status and will probably remain unremembered or in the dollar bin for years to come it is a fun film to watch initially but when we get to that final part it just explodes from the inside i wanted some cutting edge work but instead what i found was a freaky bowie coupled with characters i cared nothing for i could see how this film could relate to the youth of the s but by the end it just felt forced i think everyone in this production should have taken a moment and listened to motivation by the ever freaky bowie in this film it may have helped solidify this feature into better cult status i am glad that i watched this film once but that is all that my small brain can take i loved the way that temple caught me from the beginning but he couldn t control his characters way too many and the songs didn t seem to match the final moments of the film it came out of nowhere and it was unwelcomed if this was a film about racism it needed to be from the beginning absolute beginners was a welcomed adventure but i don t think i will be dusting this film off in the future grade out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24081": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "when paris is burning came out i totally dismissed it i was not into the whole madonna and vogueing phenomenon i thought it was going to be campy and silly how wrong i was about this movie i watched it after the movie had been out for ten years and i ran out and bought it it took me back to a time and place of fun and excitement i felt as though i knew all of the characters personally the s were spectacular and the movie captured the essence of the gay culture what a terrific job i went on the internet and found out what some of the original casts members were doing now but i have not been able to locate all of them if any one has any information on any of the casts members please let me know i hope they make another documentary i loved it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24082": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie is horrible if you pay attention to it it s a perfect movie if you just watch the colorful images dance across the screen each one with no apparent connection to the next i rented this movie because i m a david bowie fan and i really appreciate musicals in finality bowie was in the film for a total of ten minutes and the songs and dance sequences were sparse and left something to be desired the moral of the story was really befuddling i couldn t tell if it was about racial issues in london in the s or about not selling out for the first half of the movie i was chuckling at how cheesy it was but i liked the campiness of the no selling out message when blacks started being murdered i thought my tape had gotten messed up maybe i rented half of two different movies nope there was a keep britain white song and dance sequence i m sorry but wwii is not something you can write a musical about at least not a musical that could conceivably be described as campy as i have several times in this review overall i d say this movie could do a whole lot better if it made up its mind and cast better actors and put david bowie in it for longer goddammit my grade c"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24083": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "growing up in nyc in the late s early s club scene i can personally say this is one of the most important documentaries made in covering that place in this time period no madonna did not come up with the idea of voguing but this is where she got it from instead of taking out violence on each other or in bitchy cat fights voguing allowed people to fight within the confines of everything short of touching each other which would warrant an automatic disqualification seeing these kind of extraordinarily talented well orchestrated throw downs in the clubs was nothing short of spectacular and all the big names from back in the day are here pepper la beija paris dupr e xtragavaganza etc all commemorated in the likes of such period pieces as malcom mclaren s song deep in vogue it didn t matter who you were or where you were from because when you walked through those doors into this magic kingdom of sorts you became part of something bigger than yourself you were important and most importantly the creation of your own moves and imagination and anybody from anywhere could become king or queen as the case may have been the words and wit were just as sharp as the moves on the floor all of the tension excitement and magic of that very urban nyc energy is captured in this film brilliant please release on dvd for the world to see thank you"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"24084": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "how did this become a blockbuster dear god i don t know where to start why this movie sucked too much the movie was predictable there was no originality the only thing i can admire is the acting of some characters the movie was too bright they should have done something with the lighting eg making the environment more darker the make up on certain dead characters made this movie look like a horror flick this is people don t get scared by other people wearing heavy make up most of the horror scenes we re taken from other hollywood or asian horror movies total rip off this is why i don t watch tagalog movies the only reason why so many people screamed while watching this movie is because of conformity how many times do we have to copy scenes from the ring and improvise it that instead of the girl coming out of the tv its now coming from the window next door no matter how you put it its still a rip off if you want a good horror movie go watch the best horror movie listed on this website"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24085": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "wow i have seen so many bad low budget films lately but this one is great the very realistic portrayal of police life in a city on the east german coast is a strong contrast to other crime movies or series i loved the main actress and the absolute rejection of any prevalent clich about the police this film is realistic like a documentation and entertaining like a drama at the same time a perfect tradeoff"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24086": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the film is based on a genuine s novel journalist colin mcinnes wrote a set of three london novels absolute beginners city of spades and mr love and justice i have read all three the first two are excellent the last perhaps an experiment that did not come off but mcinnes s work is highly acclaimed and rightly so this musical is the novelist s ultimate nightmare to see the fruits of one s mind being turned into a glitzy badly acted soporific one dimensional apology of a film that says it captures the spirit of s london and does nothing of the sort thank goodness colin mcinnes wasn t alive to witness it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24087": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "documentary starts in in nyc where black and hispanic drag queens hold balls that s where they dress up however they like strut their stuff in front of an audience and are voted on we get to know many of the members and see how they all hold together and support each other as one man says to another you have three strikes against you you re black gay and a drag queen these are people who sadly are not accepted in society only at the balls there they can be whoever and whatever they want and be accepted then the film cuts to three years later and you see how things have changed tragically for some sounds depressing but it s not most of the people interviewed are actually very funny and get a lot of humor out of their situations they re well aware of their position in society and accept it with humor just as they should we find out they all live in houses run by various mothers and all help each other out the sense of community in this film is fascinating when this film came out in it was controversial and a big hit it won best documentary awards at numerous festivals but was never even nominated for an academy award their reason was black and hispanic drag queens are not academy material fascinating isn t it homophobia and racism all together seen today it s still a great film and a period piece it just isn t like that anymore the ny they show no longer exists the balls are still held but not in the spirit we see here also drag has become more accepted in society for better or worse and i ve heard the houses are gone too that s kind of sad i would like to know where these characters are now i know two died of aids but i have no idea about the others and what did happen to that year old and year old shown still it a one of a kind documentary fascinating funny and riveting a must see all the way a definite where s the dvd"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24088": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "if you ve read the original novel as i did you will probably hate this thing the film version of _absolute beginners_ is a nightmarish conglomerate of s anachronisms attempting to create a period piece set in the late s and failing to re create or even pay homage to that period the us monstrosity of _dirty dancing_ does similar to except that film proved financially successful despite having equally amateurish screen writing in addition to suffering from looking too s the characters have been changed re arranged and downplayed to the point that the only characteristics they have in common with those of the novel are the slightest superficial looks and of course their names suze is transformed from the narrator s flighty ex girlfriend and promiscuous negrophile who willingly plans to marry a closeted old queen for money at her own admittance in the first few pages into a hapless and naive eve archetype seduced by fame and glamour exploited and somehow scammed into a sham marriage by her boss who surprisingly wasn t given a van dyke and pointy hairstyle she and the narrator re named colin after the book s author colin macinnes for the film are also in a relationship big jill s character a lesbian seemingly butch yet fop like in her mid s who acts as pimp to a cadre of young and bubble headed lesbians and one of the narrator s closest friends dispensing frank wisdom to the narrator is reduced to a sort of named extra with only a few throw away lines and tonnes of comical outfits the fabulous hoplite a gay young man and another close friend of the narrator in the novel is also reduced to the point of being pointless in the film camped up and all but ignored the narrator s father in the novel is a sort of sad minor character but in the film he s played to come off as optimistic and oddly spirited despite the squalid neighbourhood and the disarray of his marriage to the narrator s mum seems for all practical purposes ignored in its favour the music for what it is is well composed and you have to give the production and writing crews credit for actually taking a line from the book some days they ll write musicals about the s as their inspiration to write a musical but in the world of bad camped up musicals this is among the most poorly executed in the bunch unlike _shock treatment_ or _starstruck_ crucial plot elements are treated as afterthoughts unlike _the apple_ there is a choppy and uneven flow between musical numbers and spoken dialogue you really can t blame it s too s feel on the fact that it was created in the s the film version of _annie_ released in pays a wonderfully well executed tribute to the look and feel of new york city in the s and _napolean dynamite_ manages to capture a gritty sort of look and feel of the s despite being made on a low budget in though it s not explicitly set in the s those who lived through the decade cannot deny that the film feels very s obviously it was _possible_ to make something good out of this especially considering the iconic status that the source novel has in the uk but it fails most apparently in the look and feel and also in its treatment of the source material which is downright disrespectful perhaps if you haven t read and have no intentions of reading the novel you could enjoy this campy s anachronism giving a shameful parody of late s soho london s modernist jazz set i can definitely see what the writing team were attempting but they definitely could have done better with boy george as a household name and mixed race musicians and bands on the charts in uk they definitely did _not_ need to bowdlerise the characters in the ways that they ended up doing in fact i d go so far as saying that the writers wound up doing what both the book and film criticised harshly it ended up having a bunch of adults cranking out crap and treating its targeted teen aged audience like two bit idiots to make a quick buck off of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24089": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "an excellent documentry i personally remember this growing up in nyc in the early s this movie is for anyone that wasn t around during that time period this shows the one thing the african american gay underclass felt was solely theirs and the love and camadrie you see is real the people are real and sadly few are still alive as this is being written the balls are still held but not to the extent that they were in the the nineteen eighties that time is gone forever this is a good pre homo thug movie when queens were really proud to be extroverts goodbye to storyville this is another era gone but greatly documented all hail film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24090": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i ve seen the movie only recently although it appeared in i hoped to see an entertaining movie but let me tell you princess blade is nothing compared to azumi the princess is not very talkative as you may have noticed she reminded me of jean claude van damme who only stared to make his point then beat the crap out of the opponents during the entire movie i waited to hear at least a confession about what she liked why was she fighting who did she love and trust i waited in vain crappy movie crappy dialog don t watch it unless you want to be bored out of your minds it s so bad that in the end i was wondering how i managed not to scream in frustration and a half hour approximately i give a"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24091": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this film came out years years ago and was a revelation even for people who knew something of the drag scene in new york the textbooks on drag performance say nothing of these vogueing houses anthony slide s great pretenders says nothing julian fleisher s the drag queens of new york an illustrated field guide with its flow chart of influence that pulls together julian eltinge minette the warhol queens and the s club scene and postdates the film ignores the houses completely even laurence senelick s the changing room the closest thing that we have to a definitive book on drag performance rushes quickly past the film and does not give the background information that one would have expected from it i understand from the film itself and various articles i found on the web that this house system goes back decades the major film performance by a house member prior to seems to be chrystal la beija in the queen the historical context is the biggest missing part of paris is burning the film is valuable because it focuses on a scene otherwise being ignored it is a valuable snapshot of life in the unfortunate fact that venus xtravaganza was murdered during filming provides a very dramatic ending but this is not the only film about transsexuals to include a real life murder as we now know dorian corey had a mummified corpse in her literal closet but this did not come out until three years later of historical importance but we still need someone to do either a book or a documentary film that provides more context"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24092": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "judging by some of the comments in imdb i was expecting an action movie perhaps a dramatic one or a stupid one or a simple one or a comicy one but essentially an action movie whatever it is that i watched it certainly didn t feel like a movie the story is simple and straightforward even though the prologue tries to make it seem complicated take three interest groups the government the rebels a group of assassins now subtract the first they never appear in the movie then simply let one of the assassins the princess become a rogue on a revenge trip add in a rebel love interest with a guilty conscience and you ve got the ingredients but they still did not manage to turn it into a story or a movie between some random action sequences and some odd visuals trying to be sci fi on a low budget what you re left with is a feeling of emptiness the movie just does not feel like a movie but a weird incoherent boring dream avoid"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24093": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "first of all i am a butch straight white male but even with that handicap i love this movie it s about real people a real time and place and of course new york city in the s i had many gay friends growing up in new york in the eighties and the one thing about them i always admired was their courage to live their lives the way they wanted to live them no matter what the consequences that s courageous you have to admire that this is a great film watch it and take in what it was like to be a flamboyant african american or hispanic gay man in the new york of the eighties it s real life bottom line it s real life"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24094": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i registered for imdb just to comment on this movie i just got done sitting through this movie and the only thing that impressed me was that i somehow had the will power to not stop it i ve seen a pretty decent number of action movies and what not but princess blade has some of the worst fights i ve ever seen in a movie most of the sword fighting involves mindlessly swinging the swords back and fourth and hoping the opponent isn t doing the same i ve seen a good many student films with better action and stronger plots so now we have a futuristic action movie with poor action and virtually no sign of the future most of the movie doesn t even have any action and shows the developing relationship with the princess and the farmboy terrorist and his disturbed sister the movie has multiple plot lines and none of them really pan out to be worth anything part of the problem may have been that i watched the dub which was quite bad the entire cast mumbled all their lines so it was hard to follow what was going on but i got the general idea knowing exactly what was said would not have saved the movie in my eyes if you ve heard about this being a futuristic action ninja flick then you ve heard wrong thats what i thought it was when i heard about it and now i ve lost minutes of my life don t let this happen to you steer well clear of it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24095": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "while many unfortunately passed on the ballroom scene is still very much alive and carrying on their legacy some are still very much alive and quite well octavia is more radiant and beautiful than ever willi ninja is very accomplished and gives a great deal of support to the gay community as a whole pepper labeija just passed on last year of natural cause may she rest in peace after anji s passing carmen became the mother of the house of xtravaganza she was in the beach scene and she is looking more and more lovely as well some balls have categories dedicated to those who have passed may they all rest in peace there is currently another project underway known as how do i look you can check out the website at www howdoilooknyc org"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24096": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "in the recent movement to bring asian films over to america this is the last movie that should be released here being a big fan of asian movies from all genres i was browsing the net and came across this soong to be re released into the us market so i decided to check it out ahead of time and rent this at a local video store trust me the action scenes are incredibly disappointing crouching tiger and iron monkey completely blew this movie out of the water jet li would fall asleep watching the fighting sequences if you re looking for martial arts entertainment your time would be better off with a jackie chan flick moreover you think you re going to watch a martial arts with about a girl engulfed in vengence for her parents death but surprise a good hour of this movie in the middle has is filled with dialogue an absense of action the lack of devloping a tangent plot pretty much nothing to do with the premise we are exposed to it has more to do with the relationship between her and the boy and the boy with his conspiracy group in which the producer director dedicated no time in elbaorating and yet dedicated a portion of the film dragging the issue would of been much better off if they had just cut that whole hour and developed the story in itself through another film and focus on the martial arts aspect speaking of which i really don t believe the choreographer of iron monkey did the action sequence in princess blade i was completely insulted in the frequent usage of slow motion and quick camera changes to portray the assassins physical swiftness i just didn t buy it please i m warning you to please do not waste your time money with this movie the premise is intrigueing and the trailer might even tempt you but i am positive that this movie is not suited for the public maybe in japan but not in the states and will be the worst film brought over to the states from the asian film industry"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24097": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "in the beginning of this film one of the commentators says that he was told that he has two strikes against him he is black and male but in addition to that he has a third strike he s gay you re going to have to be stronger than you ever imagined he is told paris is burning is a documentary about gay black and hispanic men who are tranvestites or transsexuals the miracle of paris is burning is that director jennie livingston takes a subject that could have very easily become a freak show and allows the people in it their humanity we learn their views of homosexuality men women their hopes their disappointments their dreams some of these dreams are so unattainable it s tragic many of the people are seriously in denial this is not a film for everyone there are shots in this movie of nude transsexuals if you have a problem with homosexuality then this movie isn t for you but if you do see this movie you ll realise paris is burning isn t really about men wearing women s clothes it s about a group of people who are routinely marginalised and put down by society at large and what they do to get a sense of community in their lives i ve watched this movie four times since it was released in because it says so many things it s a commentary about materialism in our culture about gender roles about rich and poor people about the media and what it celebrates about fame and adulation paris is burning is one of the most humane and one of the saddest movies i ve ever seen"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24098": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "there is simply no use in trying to glorify any part of this film it was straight up trash at the very beginning you might think that you are in for a visually stunning piece of cinematography and then shortly thereafter you are hit with a large sack burlap of fail the fighting is barely martial the acting is teetering on the edge of par and the music is not worth describing there is only enough of a story to have created an excuse for this film to have been made the decisions that the characters make and the way that they deal with the situations is weak and did nothing but frustrate me i think that the only reason this film came about was to act as a bit of fan service by using yumiko shaku"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24099": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie documents a transformative experience for a group of young men and the experience of watching it is in itself transformative for the viewer few movies even aspire to this level of transcendence and i can think of no other movie documentary or drama that achieves it there is no other movie in which i have both laughed so much and cried so much yes it is about dmd and accessible travel on those issues alone it is a worthwhile venture but it is more it is about friendship it is about life itself about living every day that you re alive and it s a great fun adventurous narrative this is why god created the cinema see this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24100": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "as much as i like japanese movies this one didn t just cut it a movie that is supposed to be about rebels and the survival of a royal blood line turned out to be a very slow paced movie with a doubtful plot the photography is ok though i ve seen much better sword fight scenes in other japanese movies the fast cameras and the way they followed the characters didn t convince me at all the soundtrack is so weak you don t even notice its presence but worst of all was the way the plot evolved i have to admit that at some times i had a hard time understanding who was who and what was going on anyway the platonic love between the main character and another one was completely unnecessary and seemed to come from a hollywood influence all in all if your looking for an action japanese movie this isn t it its very slow with very few sword fight scenes and very sentimental in a bad way"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24101": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a must see documentary movie for anyone who fears that modern youth has lost its taste for real life adventure and its sense of morality darius goes west is an amazing roller coaster of a story we live the lives of darius and the crew as they embark on the journey of a lifetime darius has duchenne muscular dystrophy a disease which affects all the muscles in his body he is confined to a wheelchair and needs round the clock attention so how could this crew of young friends possibly manage to take him on a mile round trip to the west coast and back watch the movie and experience the ups and downs of this great adventure laugh and cry with the crew as they cope with unimaginable challenges along the way and enjoy the final triumph when they arrive back three weeks later in their home town to a rapturous reception and some great surprises"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24102": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "robert colomb has two full time jobs he s known throughout the world as a globetrotting tv reporter less well known but equally effortful are his exploits as a full time philanderer i saw `vivre pour vivre dubbed in english with the title live for life some life robert seems to always have at least three women in his life one mistress on her way out one on her way in and the cheated wife at home it helps that robert is a glib liar among his most useful lies are `i ll call you tomorrow and `my work took longer than planned he spends a lot of time and money on planes trains and hotel rooms for his succession of liaisons you wonder when this guy will get caught with his pants down some may find his life exciting but i thought it to be tedious his companions including his wife catherine are all attractive and desirable women but his lifestyle is so hectic and he is so deceitful you wonder if he s enjoying all this adding to the tedium is considerable footage that doesn t further the plot there are extended sections with no dialogue or french only dialogue we see documentaries of wars torture and troop training interspersed with the live action when robert s flight returns from africa we wait and wait for the plane to land and taxi to the airport terminal annie girardot is the standout performer in this film hers was the most interesting character and she played it to perfection it was also nice to see candice bergen at the beginning of her career i can t find fault with yves montand s performance of what was basically an amoral bum i enjoyed some of claude lelouch s novel techniques in a hotel room scene the camera pans around the room as robert and his mistress argue we catch sight of them briefly during each pass around the room in another scene set on a sleeping car of a train robert is lying on the upper bunk while his wife is on the lower robert is giving his wife some important but distressing news but we hear only parts of it because of the clatter of the train i sensed that his wife was also unable to absorb every word due to the shocking nature of the news i also liked the exciting safari scenes in africa the cinematography of those scenes and of those in amsterdam was superb i reviewed this movie as part of a project at the library of congress i ve named the project fifty notable films forgotten within years as best i can determine this film like the other forty nine i ve identified has not been on video telecast or distributed in the u s since its original release in my opinion it is worthy of being made available again"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24103": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i tracked the trip two years ago on the internet now i ve seen the film what a ride and what a trip to finally get to know darius weems such a courageous wise funny and talented spirit and what a crew to listen to darius laughing from being in the water at panama city to see his trepidation of being too close to alligators in louisiana the wonder in his eyes as he rode in a hot air balloon the excitement of rafting through some rapids the bet to eat a spoonful of wasabi and the phone calls home and as always boys will be boys this film needs to be seen by everyone young and old alike darius and his mother are models of strength and courage and the crew members are testaments to the heart of the younger generation they got darius a new wheelchair they documented accessibility problems they took darius on the trip of his life and they touched many many lives by raising awareness of dmd and encouraging funding for research this film will help accomplish the final goal of darius goes west a cure for dmd"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24104": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "boring badly written italian exploitation flick lots of nudity gore and awful acting the werewolf makeup was the only thing that would raise a laugh complete rubbish even for fans of cheesy italian horror please avoid"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24105": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i saw this film at the santa barbara film festival and there was not a dry eye in the house it is incredible to see not only what a great person darius is but how admirable the rest of the team is too and at such a young age it also made me think how disgusting mtv was and how on being given an opportunity to involve and inspire in a positive way they declined shows you whether they really care about the youth and their viewers at all it s a wonderful and heart warming true story take your tissues but it s great to see how caring and inspiring youth of today can be"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24106": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i would have given this movie a out of if it weren t for ms claudine barretto s performance and i will take this time to overlook that kris aquino s here and end i really avoid watching pinoy horror movies because stories lack originality and i really think that some writers don t give enough attention to the characters and their progression in their stories redundant it was as if they pushed the movie onwards when their storytelling stank and my goodness creative exhaustion led them to rip off other movies why why did this movie get a good review i wouldn t give it that much merit the movie was kind of scary but the movie seemed more freaky as it deals with filipino folklore it goes into my list of most likely to happen category i just wished they spent more time improving the story lines and fix those flash back sequences never mind if the lighting sucked it wouldn t matter much if the content would blow you away sayang"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24107": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "there are many police dramas doing the rounds i am not sure why it s probably to do with the old basic theme of good versus evil this film has a documentary style as we follow the difficult initiation of anne a raw recruit into a police squad stationed in the baltic area no attempt is made to glamorise the police they are truly down to earth harsh at times and unforgiving anne on the other hand has a soft heart perhaps a little more understanding of the human condition against all rules she sometimes holds back incriminating information found on her strip searches and other investigations this is not a pleasant film not one to relax you there is not much feeling of optimism in it the police seem to be involved in a losing battle tomorrow there will be more bashings more murders more family break ups and more distressed children let s face it this is the world we live in as days go by anne becomes more intimately involved with the police and with the families they are investigating the only real warmth in the film is that provided by the character benny a year old from a broken family anne has her own way of patching things up she turns a blind eye to benny s shoplifting and tries to help him as best she can i was surprised though that she went so far as to seduce benny s father it set me wondering if it was in consideration of the father or her own needs after all the film makes it clear that she was desperately in need of a partner and loving children well cast but not my idea of an evening s entertainment"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24108": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "you have to admire brad sykes even if you don t particularly want to a man who churns out budget horror after budget horror to less than enthusiastic receptions but keeps on doing it all the same even the half hearted praise than surrounds his camp blood films is given grudgingly and i m as guilty of this as anyone brad normally manages to throw something interesting into the mix a neat idea a kooky character whatever but without the funds to take it further than base level he relies on the audience to cut him some slack and appreciate it for what it is and what it could be joe haggerty gives a spirited and very funny performance as ebenezer jackson and its a credit to sykes that he can sense that this oddball turn is going to work within the framework of the film coming to a multiplex near you in a parallel universe somewhere"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24109": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "yes i have a copy of it on vhs uncut in great condition that i transfered to dvd and if anyone one wants to bring back the memories of a christmas classic please emil me at dmd verizon net i searched everywhere and i found nothing on this and i thought that i cant be the only one on this planet that has this classic on tape there has to be other people and if they do i fit in with them being that very very few that has this classic so i consider myself lucky and i have all of the muppets christmas except one that john denver did with the muppets again i thinks its called a smokey mountain holiday im not to sure but its close"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24110": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "very strange but occasionally elegant exploitation movie with no real story but benefiting from its stunningly ravishing lead actress and a handful of nice gruesome make up effects daniella is a beautiful twenty something girl carrying with her the trauma of being raped at the age of nightmares and hallucinations lead her further into believing she s the reincarnation of a female ancestor who was said to be a werewolf she kills her brother in law during a nightly encounter and gets submitted in a hospital she escapes again however and randomly devours more men whilst on the run for police detectives doctors and relatives it s all pretty to look at and listen too really great soundtrack but the absence of plot and continuity become irritating quite fast luckily enough leading lady annik borel rarely ever wears clothes and she fills up the boring moments by dancing naked around a fire the film is too long too weird and too forgettable the biggest surprise comes at the end when suddenly and out of the blue director rino di silvestro tries to make us believe that his movie was based on true facts yeah right"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 0, -1]},
	"24111": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie is a touching story about an adventure taken by year old darius weems darius has duchenne muscular dystrophy a still un curable disease that took the life of his brother at age nineteen and is the number one killer of babies in the united states him and a few close friends travel across the country to los angeles with the goal of getting his wheelchair customized on mtv s pimp my ride one of his favorite shows the journey begins in georgia where darius grew up and has never left the gang head west for a trip that all its participants will never forget darius gets to ride in a boat for the first time ride in a hot air balloon swim in the ocean and visit sights he s always wanted to see like the grand canyon and new orleans the filmmakers here clearly have an emotional connection to the material they make no money from sales of the dvds goes toward researching the disease and goes toward making more copies the film has won over awards at festivals and i agree with the quote given to the film by variety certain to stir hearts"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24112": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this film ends with a speech in which the narrator tells us the fates of two of the lead characters and that the names of people and places have been changed before telling us that relation to actual people and events are purely coincidental this ending line actually sums up everything that has gone before it as rino di silvestro s messy film completely lacks vision and if there is any point to the plot it wasn t put there on purpose werewolf woman is often seen as a guilty pleasure or a so bad it s good film but i completely disagree normally i enjoy films like this but werewolf woman is indeed a bad film and despite all the sex and savagery on display it doesn t even make for a fun watch and that really is unforgivable the film really doesn t have much plot but the thin sliver we are given involves a young woman who also happens to dream that she is a werewolf she dreams of going out and finding men having sex with them and eventually killing them back in the real world she falls in love but her lover is killed and she goes out for revenge the film is made up of scenes of sex and gore which are padded out with extremely dull talking sequences in which various characters mull over the recent events these scenes are probably there to forward the plot and build characters but they really don t do that and succeed only in turning what could have been a passable exploitation romp into an extremely underwhelming film it would seem that the director was more interested in style and atmosphere than the plot and this is shown by the fact that the film looks and sounds nice the sex scenes are often overlong and not very erotic but the gore works well the premise is ripe for giving way to a very sexy slice of exploitation as there s plenty of naked women and the fact that the central character has a werewolf origin means that there could be plenty of erotica but this isn t capitalised on and while i can stomach huge doses of bad acting and poorly done plot lines i really can t stand watching films and being bored overall i wouldn t even recommend this film to big exploitation fans there s plenty of better stuff than this out there and while the title may sound intriguing the film isn t"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24113": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "darius goes west is an amazing documentary about a teenager weems with duchenne muscular dystrophy and his friends who take him on a cross country trip to see if pimp my ride will pimp out his wheelchair i recently watched this movie at the sunscreen film festival it played twice over the course of the festival this movie is an amazing story about the human spirit and the spirit of weem s friends i do not say this often about movies but after watching this movie i feel moved to do something towards the cause every festival this movie has taken part in this movie has won an award of some kind it is in the tribeca film festival and it is going to london and athens greece i would not be surprised if this movie went all the way to the academy awards it is snowballing out of control if anyone has a chance to see this movie wherever it is playing go take as many people as possible and go it is heading to new orleans for a film festival then on to atlanta and palm beach fl darius is from georgia so i expect the tickets for the atlanta showing will be sold out quickly if they are not already please go see this movie dgw talk about it kish"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24114": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "daniella has some issues brewing under her attractive exterior she starts to lose her mind when she finds out about a distant relative who she resembles that was burned for being a werewolf she goes a bit feral when she beads horny men and slashes out their throats she does eventually find a man that helps contain her inner beast but when others ruin their bliss she extracts her violent and furry revenge werewolf woman isn t a very goof film but it does pose as a good crowd film a fun time could be had by harping the bad acting dubbing translation and the just plain cheesiness of the production but on it s own it moves slowly but does have ample nudity to keep you awake barely"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24115": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "darius goes west is a film depicting american belief that everything is possible if you try hard enough this wonderful fun filled and sometimes heartbreaking film shows a young man who never expected but longed to see what was outside the confines of his lovely city of athens ga darius wished to see the ocean his longtime friends logan ben and several other good friends decided to make darius wish come true they started small ben logan s mom started an email campaign to bring awareness to darius condition duchenne muscular dystrophy and to raise funds for the fellas to take darius to not only see the ocean but to see these great united states to say the young college buddies succeeded in bringing hope and awareness to this dreaded disease would be an understatement they realized darius dream and then some they put their lives on hold while showing love care and tons of fun to darius while helping darius see how he can in turn show those same traits to others suffering from dmd darius went on to volunteer for the red cross sitting in his chair collecting money along with his buddies outside a local grocery store his wonderful smile tells the world that dreams do come true all you need is hope and a group of college friends to support and care for you give darius and all the guys an oscar no one else deserves it more martha sweeney"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24116": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "a young woman suffers from the delusion that she is a werewolf based upon a family legend of an ancestor accused of and killed for allegedly being one due to her past treatment by men she travels the countryside seducing and killing the men she meets falling in love with a kind man her life appears to take a turn for the better when she is raped and her lover is killed by a band of thugs traumatized again by these latest events the woman returns to her violent ways and seeks revenge on the thugs according to the dvd sleeve s synopsis rino di silvestro s la lupa mannara begins with full frontal writhing moaning dance by shapely blonde annik borel who as daniella neseri mistakenly believes she is a werewolf the hottest part is when the camera catches background fire between her legs the opening flashback reveals her hairy ancestor was probably a lycanthropic creature ms borel is unfortunately not a werewolf she is merely a very strong lunatic as a film werewolf woman in english would have been better if borel s character really was a female werewolf with her sexual victimization a great bit of characterization but as far as s skin and blood flicks go this one is hard to beat bouncy borel is either nude or sexily clad throughout the film which features a fair amount of gratuitous gore dazzling dagmar lassander as elena and hunky howard ross as luca are good supporting players"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24117": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i have one word to someup this movie wow i saw darius goes west at the tribeca film festival people in the theater were sobbing this movie shows the hardships that darius sufferes with muscular dystrophy the movie was very well done and really made you part of the movie i was so emotionally moved by the movie because it made us remember that we are very fortunate to be perfectly healthy some people in this world are less fortuate then us and sometimes we should give them a had and help them to the very end i would give them ten stars they gave darius a had when they weren t asked to they did t do it for the money they did it for a friend in need darius the world should know darius went west"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24118": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "first thing i noticed in this movie of course was the unnecessary amount of nudity it s not oozing nudity or anything but a lot that was not needed annik borel plays a disturbed woman believing her families ghost stories that her ancestor who eerily resembles her was a werewolf and believes their fate are destined to be the same which actually i found quite interesting the original wolf man was intended to be a completely psychological movie but universal threw in the actual wolf man you were never supposed to see for n extra buck or two i find this concept of someone not really being a werewolf interesting unfortunately this is not the film i was searching for instead we know shes not a werewolf from the beginning so there s no thrill or twist also they attempt to make the film seem like a this really happened scenario they fail there too adding one or two parts of the film referring to this being reality at first i was excited upon reading the description of the film but i slowly realized it was a cover just so they could expose the main characters breasts as often as possible annik borel is either a decent actor playing a great psychotic role or a really bad actor playing a psychotic role since the character danniele has no brains and is just a nut who runs around insane and snarling and snapping like a wolf it takes little skill to play she has moments were her performance breaks through for a creepy moment but is quickly ruined by the poor camera work and light the idea is great but hideously executed throughout the film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24119": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "darius goes west is the touching story of a brave teen coping with duchenne s muscular dystrophy and his personal quest to see the pacific ocean he receives help and encouragement from a group of young men who love and care for him while going on this quest the story has a natural drama and honest portrayal of the commitment of young people to help one of their own stricken with this incurable disease anyone who thinks young people are self centered and narcissistic will find this movie to turn that stereotype on its head it is the power of the young people and their engagement with darius plight that is very compelling in this documentary"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24120": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this italian film from the s is not even in the class with dog soldiers the howling or even that awful american werewolf in paris but it is fun to watch i m talking about watching the lead actress a stunning blonde run amok in her birthday suit we re talking about graphic complete nudity it s obvious that she is a real blonde humma humma humma the story is a hoot the sfx are childish and the acting for the most part stinks the only redeeming value of this movie is all and there is a lot the nudity sex scenes tame by hbo standards but still fun to see when you find yourself without a date on saturday night ok here s the spoiler there is no werewolf except in the opening scene of the heroine s ancestor the girl just imagines that she s a werewolf in other words a clinical lycanthrope"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24121": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "well i wasn t sure what the film was going to be like as i had only seen a little clip but i was thinking its going to be good and i was right i watched it twice on the day i got it and well it is my favourite film i think alison lohan played the part of beth really well she is such a grate actress and the writer must have gone into a lot of research to find out about bulimia although the ending when beth is in the hospital an has horus observation after meals because iv been told like house is ok and also that hospitals doesn t help bulimics as iv been told which is probably why i m still at home even tho my sister and mum would like to have me hospitalised as i to have bulimia but this is a grate film i recommend it to any one with or with out an eating disorder or for people who know some one with eating disorders as it can let them in to the lives of a bulimic person and see the world how they do a bit over all a grate film and i recommend it to any one and any type of person"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24122": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "la lupa mannara aka werewolf woman of is a film with a highly promising title but sadly the film itself is pretty far away from being a must see for my fellow italian horror buffs you won t hear me say that rino di silvestri s film is entirely bad it has its stylish moments and the first half is actually great fun to watch though the fun is unintentional the film also profits from an exceptionally exhibitionist leading actress annik borel however the film which has no real plot at least no linear one often makes no sense at all and it drags incredibly throughout the mostly superfluous second half daniella annik borel has strange dreams about a dancing around naked in the night before turning into a werewolf woman since she was a raped as a girl daniella is afraid of men then when her sister cult siren dagmar lassander comes to visit with her husband daniella suddenly feels attracted to the husband and subsequently turns into a werewolf woman herself or something the storyline really doesn t make the slightest sense which makes the film a lot of fun to watch throughout the first half the leading character daniella is some schizophrenic mixture of frigid hysteric and lusty nymphomaniac who occasionally turns into a werewolf woman director di silvestri chose to make up for the plot holes with a lot of of female nudity which works fine for me there are also some pretty well done gore moments the film is never even slightly suspenseful or creepy but it is very entertaining in the beginning also there are no attempts to hide that this is a slice of sleaze the camera often does close ups on the miss borel s private parts for the simple heck of it i m not complaining then for some reason di silvestri chose to make the film longer by completely changing the direction in which it was going while daniella is at first a typical werewolf who cannot help but follow the urges of her curse this suddenly changes when she meets a guy howard ross who was in fernando di leo s il boss of suddenly she goes back to normal again and the subsequent part of the film does not at all go in hand with the first half it gets pretty damn boring after a while all things considered it probably would have been better for this minute film to be only minutes long at the end they even want to make us believe that the absurd story if one can call it that is based on true events werewolf woman has some redeeming qualities my fellow italo horror fans can give it a try however if you wanna watch italian horror exploitation cinema from the s there are hundreds of films that you should see before seeing this one"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24123": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this was the best movie i ve ever seen about bulimia it hit the exact spot of what bulimia is really about and how it s not always about being skinny and dieting it showed how people with bulimia tend to think about things such as their outlook on life friends and themselves the best line and the part that really shows what the problem with bulimia is is when beth says it s not about you that line really showed a lot about the character and others with the same problem it showed that people with bulimia don t have this problem because of anything that has to do with anyone else it has to do with them and them only it shows that it s time to talk about the person with the problem instead of putting the attention all on themselves it showed that beth needed to call out for attention at that moment and she needed her mom s attention at that time the most"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24124": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "don t listen to the misleading title werewolf woman the europeans are well known for putting an emphasis on sex and nudity over actual scares in their horror films but this one here is just a bit too much werewolf woman seems to have a sleazy sex scene copped off with the title character going crazy and brutally killing her partner fun the first few times but a hundred minutes of this becomes very monotonous quickly shes not even a werewolf but a schizo chick whose ancestor was hanged for lycanthropy the film can t even decide its tone with the first ten minutes a flashback being legitimate supernatural horror i thought i was in for a trash classic after these to a rather poor character study of the female being repeatedly abused and tortured to a revenge thriller at the end the director insists this is based on a true story yeah all right to be fair there are a few entertaining aspects of the production the title werewolf woman is a looker and there are a few nice gore effects and nude scenes however these become rather monotonous quickly also the dubbed dialog is pretty hilarious in a camp fashion especially the worlds most swinging doctor he drinks on the job unfortunately the film becomes pretty irritating fast there s no actual plot or anything else really its a shame because reading a description i felt the film had some real potential werewolf woman is far overlong slow moving and a bit too pointless even by the standards of the exploitation genre"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24125": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a film which should be seen by anybody interested in effected by or suffering from an eating disorder it is an amazingly accurate and sensitive portrayal of bulimia in a teenage girl its causes and its symptoms the girl is played by one of the most brilliant young actresses working in cinema today alison lohman who was later so spectacular in where the truth lies i would recommend that this film be shown in all schools as you will never see a better on this subject alison lohman is absolutely outstanding and one marvels at her ability to convey the anguish of a girl suffering from this compulsive disorder if barometers tell us the air pressure alison lohman tells us the emotional pressure with the same degree of accuracy her emotional range is so precise each scene could be measured microscopically for its gradations of trauma on a scale of rising hysteria and desperation which reaches unbearable intensity mare winningham is the perfect choice to play her mother and does so with immense sympathy and a range of emotions just as finely tuned as lohman s together they make a pair of sensitive emotional oscillators vibrating in resonance with one another this film is really an astonishing achievement and director katt shea should be proud of it the only reason for not seeing it is if you are not interested in people but even if you like nature films best this is after all animal behaviour at the sharp edge bulimia is an extreme version of how a tormented soul can destroy her own body in a frenzy of despair and if we don t sympathise with people suffering from the depths of despair then we are dead inside"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24126": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "man what the hell were the people who made this film on and more importantly where can i get some the opening scene sets the tone for the film a woman writhing naked in a circle of fire transforming into a werewolf and this is no rick baker american werewolf transformation folks we re talking some of the worst makeup ever captured on film here i can just imagine some stoned italian spreading glue on naked annik borel who plays daniela the film s protagoness is that a word and asking her to roll in fur that s how bad it is from here on in it doesn t get much better minutes are wasted as the scenery chewing male actors waffle on about daniela and her condition or something i can t remember but the dialogue is so bad if you don t laugh at it you ll cry the funny thing is daniela isn t even a werewolf she s a psycho who goes mental whenever there is a man around understandable as she was raped as a child so she thinks she becomes a werewolf like her ancestor the opening scene she can t help but tear out the throat of every man she meets and she only wants to be loved things start looking up for daniela as she meets and falls in love with a buff stuntman who doesn t trigger her episodes check out the montage here one of the cheesiest you ll ever see laughing and hugging after diving headfirst through a window daniela s luck doesn t hold out as the film takes a brutal turn she is suddenly viciously beaten and raped by a group of thugs who kill the stuntman reminiscent of i spit on your grave daniela extracts bloody vengeance on her rapists this is minutes of my life i will never get back but hey that s the game you play when you re a film geek"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24127": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "if you havn t seen this movie i highly recommend you do it s an excellent true story i love alison lohman she is so talented side note i also loved her in th heaven the whole story line is amazing and the way they chose there characters waz awesome the acting in this film is very awesome"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, 1]},
	"24128": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i started watching this movie expecting some barely tolerable hammer horror film wannabe and i wasn t far off there s a fair amount of glimpsed gore and they threw in lots of nudity but the latter half of the movie presents a few ironic twists holy cow they actually put a little thought into the story and didn t completely fall into the predictable stuff one expected at the outset and dare i say it some of the gratuitous nudity wasn t so gratuitous after all because it fit in with the story and setting don t get me wrong it s still overall a bad movie but as bad movies go it s a shade more intelligent than the really horrible tripe like mesa of lost women and robot monster"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24129": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this was a pretty good movie i liked it i thought it was a pretty accurate look at bulimia and how it s not about dieting it s about having a pain so deep that they have to find a way to deal with it and they choose this beth was a very accurately drawn character and in the scene where she confronts her mom about the eating disorder you can see the pain inside her and hear it in her voice and you know how deep the pain is that she is feeling i also think one of the best lines in the movie is where beth yells the words it s not about you to her mother those words were so true and added so much to that scene in the movie i think that that scene was definitely the most important scene in that movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24130": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "oh dear i was so disappointed that this movie was just a rip off of japan s ringu well i guess the u s made their version of it as well but at least it was an outright remake so so sad i very much enjoy watching filipino movies and know some great things can come out of such a little country so i can t believe this had to happen claudine and kris are such big names there surprised they would be affiliated with plagiarism to any aspiring movie makers out there in the philippines you do not have to stoop this low to make money there are many movie buffs that are watching the movies filipinos put out and enjoying them"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24131": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a movie that has a lot of things that only japanese people can understand even well translated there are some things that are obviously private jokes or regional symbolism my guess is that it tried to send a message of some sort but that just got wasted on me what i felt that is basically this is a mediocre movie with nice special effects some kid becomes the one and in the end has almost no relevance to a yokai war that makes no sense whatsoever anyway it would have been nice to understand what the hell they were talking about but between the azumi bean washing yokai and the one that looks like a big tongued umbrella rihanna eat your heart out i couldn t really discern the plot bottom line nice visuals the kid screams a lot the river princess is terrible cute and the rest is crap"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24132": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "in hollywood in the s and s i think that every studio can make a western except warner bros the few times they try it always ridiculous except perhaps for they died with their boots on which is a cavalery western i have read that humphrey bogart seing james cagney with this big cowboy hat on his head said that he looks like a mushroom true cagney and bogart are too urban too xxe century to be credible in a western movie the story here had no suprise and it did t help every minutes i figure i can see bogart and cagney drops their little guns and put hands in a machine gun to get away from the set in a s black car"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24133": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i cried my heart out watching this movie i have never suffered from any eating disorder but i think this must be a very true picture alison lohman is excellent she expresses these feelings amazingly well my teenage years came back to me so vividly anyone who has gone through difficult times as a child or teenager will be able to relate to this movie i recommend you all to see it the music is great too i ve now discovered diana lorden i m also looking forward to seeing alison lohman in white ol ander because i am positive she is perfectly suited for the role as agnes"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24134": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "there are so many goofy things about this movie that i can t possibly name but a few bogart s character his name whip mccord too easy so i ll leave it at that boy it makes `humphrey sound good his long curly hair and silly sideburns his black bart get up complete with spurs not sure what shade of lipgloss they ve got him wearing but it ain t none too flattering cagney s character jim kincaid his lipstick doesn t do him any favors either the man is being swallowed by his hat during the entire film could they not find a hat to fit him even a little his pants are too tight in the rear he blows the smoke off his gun one too many times if you know what i mean and i think you do if you are a casual bogart or cagney fan and figure it might be a change of pace to see them in a western do yourself a favor and forget that thought even the horses look embarrassed that is when they don t look bored in all fairness i admit that westerns are my least favorite film genre but i ve still seen much much better than this on a comedy level or as high camp the oklahoma kid works otherwise it s viewer beware therefore see this only if a you must see every western out there b you are a true cagney or bogie completist c any of the above comments appeal to you woah"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24135": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this was surprisingly intelligent for a tv movie and quite true to my own experience of bulimia it was actually well researched and i can only assume it was written by someone who s gone through a similar experience because it had all the little details the characters were quite well drawn and the performances by mare winningham and alison lohman were great i think what i like most was that they made them specific and smart and there was no dumbing down of the reasons for beth s bulimia it wasn t some diet gone out of control caused by the pressures placed on girls by the media pressures we re not actually going to address her mother wasn t completely clueless too often on television they ll take an issue that everyone has some awareness of and try to tell us that their protagonists are the last remaining people on earth who don t diabetes what s that oh my world is all askew doctor please explain it all to me as if i m a small child etc it was brilliant that her mother was a psychologist and even she didn t see the signs and the scenes where beth was throwing up weren t overly melodramatic and sensationalist and concentrated more on bulimics need for secrecy and their out of controlness the scene where beth tells her mother she s bulimic would ve made me cry if there hadn t been other people in the room okay so i liked those bits what didn t work for me so well was the ending which headed back to the tv movie territory we know and don t particularly love but i guess they had to wrap it up you too can cure your child s eating disorder if you have lots and lots of money and live in america and can i just say again that i really like mare winningham she s great"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24136": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "right up until the end the bad guys have the upper hand always which kind of put into question the competence of the good guys a couple of innocent man accused of a crime plots are irritating some unnecessary dialogue in which various dull legal issues get debated this is just a mediocre dumb old western so what s this nonsense about trying to keep things realistic cagney s atypical presence in a western is one of the few if not the only entertaining thing about the movie somewhere around the middle there is a ridiculously timed marriage proposal sort of like where is the kid hiding where is he oh and by the way will you marry me"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24137": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the good thing about this movie the concept is interesting and there are some funny scenes it also makes you think of those little things in life that could greatly affect the life of someone else without you ever knowing its a small world and this little movie shows us the bad thing there are too many characters and its hard to tell who the main character is but its still a great movie its a great movie and many people compare it to magnolia which i haven t seen not rated i would rate it pg for brief violence some language and sexual situations"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24138": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i m guessing the writers have never read a book of any kind much less a dickens novel and certainly not david copperfield and that they based their screenplay on another poorly written screenplay possibly an adaptation of copperfield though just as likely anything else from which they randomly discarded about a third of the pages and then shuffled the rest along with some random pages from a screenplay that someone s eighth grade nephew had written for an english class and for which he had received a failing grade if the casting was a bad joke e g richards as kramer playing micawber which it was then the direction and acting were the poorly delivered punch lines getting beyond kramer as micawber if possible ham was such a complete ogre hunch back and all that i was half expecting at some point to see him being pursued by an angry pitch fork and torch wielding mob of villagers uriah was almost as much of a clown figure as micawber mr murdstone evoked about as much terror as that muppet vampire from sesame street the actor playing older david was i believe actually a woman in any case looking perpetually as if he wished he could find a mirror to see how pretty he looked and fancied that he looked quite pretty indeed he could scarcely convince us that he was writing with a quill pen and while we re on that subject in one of the many gross inaccuracies perpetrated by the half wit producers of this embarrassment in the unnecessary shots of david writing his story he appears to be somewhere between and years old when he should be in his forties perhaps the greatest transgression although it s difficult to choose was the invented showdown between david and murdstone as he courted a third wife in switzerland preceded of course by the invented death of murdstone s second wife while they were at it it is a wonder they didn t send heep to the guillotine and have him deliver sidney carton s famous last words it couldn t have made things much worse really it might have been far far better there are literally thousands of small and large sins against literature throughout this miscarriage of art and anyone who watches it runs the risk of severe and permanent damage to all aspects of their sensibility"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24139": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "it is hard to describe bug in words it is one of those films that truly has to be seen to be understood it follows a narrative that is more fluid and interesting than anything i have seen lately in a hollywood release as its characters react to the chain of events in different ways and as the events dictate different paths for the characters to follow the audience is merely an observer the almost proustian narrative flow of thought to thought the very spontaneity in the script will have you glued to the screen waiting anxiously to see how it all works out in the end and as far as the thematic elements there is a particular sequence in the film that goes from melancholy to bright and beautiful and then to tragic all within the span of about a minute and it works this movie is pure magic it reminds one why independent film is perhaps the brightest star the film industry currently has perhaps with more movies of bug s quality people will start to take notice"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"24140": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i wouldn t recommend this unless you re keen on david copperfield and want to complete the set there are some good performances e g uriah heep and well directed moments e g the beating but on the whole it really pales in comparison with the bbc version as well as earlier versions there are inexplicable changes to the story that really serve no great purpose except possibly to dumb it down the stolen jewels being a case in point the american cast were poorly chosen sally field is a good actress but she is wrong as betsy trotwood and her english accent is only slightly better than dick van dyke s cockney i can see why michael richards was chosen to play mr micawber he hams it up rather too much however and becomes irritating he also speaks his lines in an accent that goes beyond eccentric and becomes simply preposterous anthony andrews is menacing as mr murdstone but one almost expects him to don a black cape and tie david s mother to a railway line though this is perhaps partly the fault of dickens i got this for free with a newspaper it helped pass a sunday afternoon but i felt more disappointed than charmed at the end of it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24141": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "as a producer of indie movies and a harsh critic of such i have to say i loved this movie it is funny and intelligent well directed and entertaining hats off to the producers and directors for making a good one i ll be watching for the next one i gave it a"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24142": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it seems evident from this adaptation that he did not not only did he leave the plot behind he made up his own the things that he chose to leave in were so ridiculously unbelievable that i was happy he chose to leave out some of the most important parts of the novel the plot was hazy inconsistent and choppy to say the least i don t want to say anything mean spirited about the actors but they can t act dickens is difficult of course but this is pathetic micawber was nothing more than a mid nineteenth century kramer and the less said about betsy trotwood the better if you want to see the real copperfield watch the wonderful bbc adaptation as for the screenplay writer i think he read the cliff s notes"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24143": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a great movie most of us have seen jurassic park where the chaos theory is summarized by telling about a butterfly s wings causing a tornado on the other side of the planet well bug is all about that or at least something don t worry this is no spoiler i m definitely not a religious type and don t believe in pre destined stuff fate etc but this movie surely makes you wonder if coincidence really exists further more the acting and camera are excellent too another prove that it s still possible to make a good movie without a zillion bucks"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24144": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "first off i had my doubts just looking at the dvd box and reading it saying that it was about of bunch of teens gathering at a lake where they will find do or something any movie that has a premise like this has failed miserably even as a slasher movie except for the first friday the th i wanted to get up and stop watching the movie at least times but i just kept thinking that it had to get a little better it didn t usually i think every movie has something that you can take from it this has nothing do yourself a favor and find something constructive to do for minutes like give yourself papercuts or eat dirt"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24145": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "worth watching twice because of the rapid paced causal shifts among several compelling stories bug emerges as a wholly satisfying work of art that plays ever optimistic love against myriad examples of frustrating reality my favorite characters are wallace john carroll lynch whose overriding concern for life from that of a cockroach to the airline passengers for whom he is partially responsible frames the film olive christina kirk who spends considerable time creating surreal but tasty meals for her impossible husband ernie chris bauer and mitchell a cable tv technician with unbounded trust in fortune cookie messages you will meet the girl of your dreams against such optimism are the forces of quirky reality all generated by actions of the characters parking tickets a clogged drain in a chinese food donut shop tv disruption a crushed auto fender an obliterated dinner reservation that eventually results in cancellation of a hawaiian vacation the film is funny olive getting drunk at a chippendale performance johnston michael hitchcock as a customer service rep attempting to deal with an irate customer the germ obsessive cyr brian cox facing a restaurant inspector dwight jamie kennedy reacting to his girlfriend s refusal to have children by writing hostile chinese cookie fortunes your girlfriend is lying to you and the guy who falls asleep while manning a jackhammer because he spent the night looking for his girlfriend s missing cat a minor story with public cable access host darryl theirse and a local acting teacher reading from the boy in the bubble expresses the major theme love comes from the heart bug entertains on much the same level as trains planes and automobiles but on a lower budget and with a fresher eye"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24146": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "three years ago rachel therese fretwell was partying at the lake with her friends when her brother falls out of a boat and drowns rachel s friends think it is time for her to stop beating herself up and taking blame for something she had no control over so grab the brew and something to chew and head back to the same lake that has been in rachel s constant nightmares as expected a bloodbath has already started when two of the friends are splattered before even heading to the party this flick has the feel of a high school play where everyone forgot their lines and winged it very badly writer marcos gabriel gave himself the meatier role as rachel s boyfriend leo outside of fretwell and gabriel there are some pretty lame acting and a few characters you would like to choke the crap out of before they get offed giving attention to a few more players that had the nerve to appear erin gallagher andrew williams jasmine trice and derek nieves this is one memorial day you wouldn t mind missing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24147": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this was a very entertaining movie and i really enjoyed it i don t normally rent movies like these ie indie flicks however i was attracted to the film because it had an incredible cast which included jamie kennedy whom i have loved since the scream trilogy the movie director took a risk and it is a risky risk in telling the lives of many and i mean many different people and having the intertwine at various intervals taking that risk was a good idea because it s end result is an exceedingly good film the film has a few main characters dwight jamie kennedy a disgruntled fortune cookie writer whose relationship with his girlfriend is on the rocks because of an argument wallace gregory john carroll lynch an airplane loader technician who has a love for all living things except perhaps meter maids and who despite his good heart has an increasing amount of bad luck cyr brian cox the owner of a chinese restaurant donut shop who is a germaphobe and because of is his fear of germs places his assistant cook sung alexis cruz under pressure to keep up with his phobia ernie christopher bauer is married to olive christina kirk who he is convinced is trying to stop him have fun look ridiculous go insane and not live a normal life they begin to have petty and almost crazy arguments and olive seriously begins to have doubts about ernie gordon grant heslov is a man whose life isn t going very well as bad things begin to add up in his life he decides to take it in hand mitchel jon huertas is convinced that gwen alexandra westcourt is the girl of his dreams and that they are destined for each other though she is more skeptical he attempts to woo her every chance he gets and he certainly makes attempts johnston michael hitchcock has just been fired from his job and has doubts about his role as provider he takes another job that he just isn t suited for his wife annelle arabella field is comforting through out his job loss experience until she learns that johnston wasn t quite the loving husband she thought he was all in all i definitely suggest this movie erica"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24148": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i have to say although this movie was formulaic throughout with a plot stolen from films like friday the th i know what you did last summer this movie wasn t that bad in fact it wasn t as bad as most of the horror films hollywood has released recently the killings although at times a little too imaginative were in most instances just that original the cast was mediocre which is to be expected from low budget features but much better than what that much bigger studio artisan lions gate has been offering my only real complaint that wasn t due to the film s budget which must have been small was the contrived twist ending i m sorry but this is what put this film in the bad category for me the ending was just stupid and tacked on before that i was a little bored but actually enjoying it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24149": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i recently bought this movie and i do not regret having it at all as a matter of fact i am very please have this movie to add to my collection matt manfredi and phil hay movie directors took less than one month to film and spent about million eur to produce this great movie this proves that not only big productions make great movies the title of this movie fits in perfectly in computer language bug means program error which causes reactions in computer function our reactions can cause these negative side effects but also great moments of beauty the vertiginous happenings in this movie start with the death of a bug a man witnesses the crime on the other side of the road from there onwards everything gets complicated i point out john carrol lynch fargo wallece the man who cannot make everything right at all"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24150": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "if you can believe it another group of teens return to another lakeside cabin three years after another one of those fatal accidents claimed one of their number low and behold a psycho wearing a patterned hockey mask a cheap papery one at that turns up to waste them one by one this mechanical friday the th knock off gained slight notoriety as one of the first digitally shot features but that s where the interesting facts end and all that remains is a predictable amateur production with sub par performances and a recurring boom mic intrusion a last second twist does little to lift the spirits and memorial day is something best tossed in a lake and forgotten about one for insane slasher collectors only"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24151": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "ok so a for a star movie you ask well see this one and maybe it will make more sense hitchcock never blended scenes together better the film weaves scenes together flawlessly from the start and yet you don t get that scattered feeling you sometimes get when a movie runs you through the many characters it attempts to develop you sense that the characters will show you something unusual about themselves and then they don t disappoint you when they do screenwriter producer phil hay s surreal tale of life blended with an absolutely superb soundtrack makes you think more about the degrees of separation in life than the movie by the same title i will be looking for more good things from this producer in the future"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24152": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "silly simplistic and short gun crazy volume a woman from nowhere goes nowhere this brief just over sixty minutes tale isn t so much inspired by the classic spaghetti westerns as it is a rip off of sam raimi s the quick the dead his admitted homage to the spaghetti westerns brought into a contemporary setting in quick dead sharon stone s character seeks revenge against the dastardly sheriff played by gene hackman who when she was but an urchin placed the fate of her father a brief cameo by gary sinise in her hands she accidentally shot him through the head in gun crazy saki played by the nimble ryoko yonekura seeks revenge against the dastardly mr tojo played with minimalist appeal by shingo tsurumi who when she was but an urchin placed the fate of her father in her hands she let her foot slip off the clutch and dear ole dad was drawn and quartered by a semi truck the only significant difference despite the settings is the fact that tojo sadistically cripples saki with well i won t spoil that for you in case you decide to watch it in short saki a pale imitation of the clint eastwood s man with no name rides into the town basically there s a auto shop and a tavern alongside an american military base so i guess that suffices for a town corrupted by tojo the local crimelord with a ridiculously high price on his head for reasons never explained or explored confessing her true self as a bounty hunter saki takes on the local gunmen in shootouts whose choreography bares more than a passing similarity to the works of johnny to and john woo of course by the end of the film saki has endured her fair amount of torture at the hands of the bad guys but she rises to the occasion on her knees in a laughable attempt at a surprise ending and vanquishes all of her enemies with a rocket launcher don t ask where she gets the rocket launcher just watch it for yourself try not to laugh the image quality is average for the dvd release there is a grainy quality to several sequences but all in all this isn t a bad transfer the sound quality leaves a bit to the imagination at times but again it isn t a bad transfer rather it s a bad film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24153": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the only reason i m giving this a is that the other kid actors who played tadashi s tormentors were not up to the job i presume they were just kids who happened to be the right age and handy but they were not well coached and their scenes were a minor annoyance i say not to judge this by u s standards because it s full of ambiguities and the kinds of equivocations that japanese culture readily embraces and is not beholden to the black hat white hat moral constraints u s kids films are routinely subjected to for example there is a preciously funny moment when tadashi s small band of yokai companions finds themselves let down and abandoned by the other yokai and shojo the avuncular kirin herald does what many a stressed out japanese adult would do hint this would not happen in a disney film this picture also has the best product placement for beer you will ever see in a kids movie early on there s a moment where a school teacher smacks a couple of bullies on the head with her attendance book there was a tv commercial in japan a couple years before this movie came out it was a stop motion clay animation about a kid who s depressed and playing guitar and singing the blues in his room his mother yells at him from downstairs to shut up then someone gives him a candy bar and he cheers up and sings a happy tune but his mother comes in and tells him to shut up again and gives him a dope slap that leaves a dent in his forehead i mention this commercial because it was considered funny and i didn t hear any objections to it while i was there there is a lot more bloodshed and physical cruelty on screen in the great yokai war than one would find in a disney movie as a parent if this were a u s film i would be up in arms about such things although not necessarily the moral lessons drawn at the end of the picture which of course are also not black and white since it s a japanese movie i accept that those cultural norms allow for imagery that would not get past the standards and practices cops in a u s production however i d probably be a little uneasy taking young kids to see it without giving them some sort of pre show briefing and or post show debriefing about the violence and other off color stuff or i d wait till they re older to show it to them"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24154": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it is a piece of crap not funny at all during the whole movie nothing ever happens i almost fell asleep which in my case happens only if a movie is rally bad that is why it didn t get awful out of but don t be fooled like i was by first review a waste of money and your time spend it on other stuff at this point i m finished with my review but i have to fill in at least ten lines of text so i will go on ctrl c ctrl v it is a piece of crap not funny at all during the whole movie nothing ever happens i almost fell asleep which in my case happens only if a movie is rally bad that is why it didn t get awful out of but don t be fooled like i was by first review a waste of money and your time spend it on other stuff it is a piece of crap not funny at all during the whole movie nothing ever happens i almost fell asleep which in my case happens only if a movie is rally bad that is why it didn t get awful out of but don t be fooled like i was by first review a waste of money and your time spend it on other stuff"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24155": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "there are so many hollywood movies made now that are not only torture to watch but also have no bearing on anyone s life whatsoever granted movies don t always have to have deep meaning but it s nice to know that there are still film makers out there who care about telling human stories i won t give away the premise of this brilliant film however the screenplay is surely one of the more complex and memorable ones i have ever seen in my life and i m a year old film buff too bug ranks top ten on my list of favorites which includes on the waterfront sunset boulevard and black narcissus to name just a few this moving movie should become one of your favorites also that is if you have a heart"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24156": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i was dying to see this once i saw the ridiculous meatballs poster and divined that it had to be the best satire ever what a brilliant idea for a satire the genre is rife unfortunately the finished product as i think all involved probably realize is a catalogue of missed opportunities not quite there performances and thankfully a few extremely hilarious inspired bits janeane garafolo who is very striking looks really bad here probably because she is uncomfortably struggling to make her flat role funny david hyde pierce is just sad to watch trying to hard to be funny and looking like a castro nerd molly shannon is so funny just seeing her makes you laugh but somehow her segment fails to snowball into something hysterical paul rudd had great teen mannerisms and was sexy as hell the other guys are also really funny the nerdier ones i think the problem is the director just doesn t move things along at the right pace he starts out very deadpan and that sets the monotone but when he lets things get really outrageous the drug sequence is the second funniest moment i ve had all year in movies the first also coming in a lame movie andrea martin in all over the guy complaining about the movie in out it s just plain funny i wanted this movie to work so badly but it just didn t the clothes and styling for are perfect and the very few songs used are also perfect this ends up as a medium bad mad tv episode complete with frustratingly overlong sketches"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24157": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i last night i had the pleasure of seeing the movie bug at the florida film festival and let me say it was a real treat the directors were there and they did a q a afterwards the movie begins with a young boy smashing a roach beneath his foot a man who is nearby parking his car sees the young boy smash it and runs to ask the kid `why why did he have to kill that living creature in his rush to counsel the youth in the error of his ways the man neglects to pay his parking meter which starts off a whole chain of events involving people not at all related to him some funny some sad and some ridiculous this movie has a lot of laughs lots and there are many actors which you will recognize the main actors who stood out in the film for me were jamie kennedy from his comedy show the jamie kennedy experiment playing a fortune cookie writer john carroll lynch who plays drew s cross dressing brother on the drew carey show playing the animal loving guy who just can t get it right brian cox the original hannibal lecter in manhunter playing the germaphobic owner of a donut and chinese food take out joint there is one line where cox tells his chef to wash off some pigs blood that is on the sidewalk by saying clean up that death which is quite funny mostly because of cox s obsessed with germs delivery the funniest moment in the movie comes when a young boy imitates his father whom he heard earlier in the day yell out `motherf while in the classroom another extremely funny and surreal scene is when trudie styler mrs sting herself and another actor perform a scene on a cable access show from the film the boy in the plastic bubble the actor who hosts the cable access show is just amazing he is so serious and deadpan and his performance as both the doctor and the boy in the plastic bubble is enthralling there are many other fine and funny actors and actresses in this film and having shot it in less than a month with a budget of just about million the directors phil hay and matt manfredi who are screenwriters by trade having written crazy beautiful and the upcoming tuxedo starring jackie chan have achieved a film that is great funny and endearing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24158": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "when i saw that this movie was being shown on tv i was really looking forward to it i grew up in the s and like everyone else who has grown up in that era have seen every s teen and summer camp movie out there so i couldn t wait to see this movie that totally spoofs that film genre what a disappointment the movie was nothing but a bunch of really bad jokes and gags over and over with hardly any plot and no substance and the filmmakers attempts at dark humor totally failed some of these so called jokes didn t come across as anything but downright cruel and offensive the only good things about this film were the wardrobe music and acting it was nice to go on a nostalgia trip and see all of the summer clothing styles from the s and the same goes for the music and the acting was top notch throughout almost all of hollywood s best comedians were present too bad they didn t have better material to work with"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24159": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i just watched this movie on showtime quite by accident actually if i wouldn t have only had hrs of sleep for the past two days then i wouldn t have came home early from work if i hadn t came home early from work i wouldn t have seen this movie i wouldn t have known what i was missing but i would ve missed a lot that s the way this movie is it s almost playing on the kevin bacon effect that and causality hence my verbiage above ever character is intertwined in some way or another action reaction interaction non interaction this movie is just wonderful i m going to have to find a copy to buy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24160": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "ben stiller doesn t so much act as react and he does it very well he is very dependent on the comedy going on around him in there s something about mary the stand up hair scene only works because of stiller trying to keep a straight face when he confronts mary s other two suitors he is the unfunniest guy in the room but the scene is hilarious in along came polly the formula breaks down for reasons that are difficult to fathom stiller is surrounded by an array of comic talent hank azaria and philip seymour hoffman get the best lines of which there are too few having said that hoffman relies a little too much on bodily humour you know we are in trouble when they go to the fart jokes to raise a laugh a basketball scene where hoffman hams it up is completely overplayed though it throws up one predicament in the form of a shirtless opponent that does raise a smile noticeably through stiller s reaction however everyone seems to be acting in a bubble there is very little reaction hoffman and stiller s characters could have played off each other much much more aniston again reprises her rachael role but stiller is no ross it is more of a joey with a crush on rachael scenario polly is a by the numbers rom com and that is its failing it lacks heart you don t root for the characters with a little bit more work we could have had a deeper story but in the end the film s failure comes down to poor writing worth watching if it pops up on tv on a slow night but you ll regret forking out cash to see it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24161": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "hmmmm want a little romance with your mystery this has it i think if the romance was ditched this would have made for a better movie but how could the romance be ditched when the story s borrowed from something called a harlequin romance novel whatever the heck that is had the romance been ditched the story might have been a little too weak the mystery here wasn t too bad quite interesting but nothing on the level of mission impossible international espionage oh well i thought mel harris was pretty good her short skirts i think added some sex appeal but this rob stewart guy probably could have been better cast maybe with a more well known tv movie actor the directing was decent and the writing could have been improved on both could have been a little edgier a little darker more adventurous one thing that was great about this was the use of real european locations that could easily have been changed so this could have been filmed in canada but they really were in magnificently beautiful places like budapest possibly a drawback was the director and or cinematographer s choice to frame certain shots picture postcard perfect not good had this been a more dramatic motion picture shot for the big screen picture postcard perfect scenes really need to take a backseat and just be a nice part of the background this was just a tv movie though so they had to add some ummmph to the picture and some of that ummmph came from the scenery overall twasn t really a bad movie i ll tell you what this was absolutely the best canadian hungarian production i have ever seen and the only that i know of i hereby proclaim this to be a mediocre made for tv movie giving it a grade of c"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, 1, -1]},
	"24162": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "considering the potential this move had the reality was disappointing while it s always nice to see jennifer aniston in a movie even that couldn t turn this around most of the action was predictable the jokes were flat to mildly amusing and the characters were not very interesting i wanted to like this film but it just never happened ben stiller was hilarious in there s something about mary here it looks like he s just going thru the motions if they have to lift plot points from friends they should have known something was wrong the toilet humor should have stayed in the closet watch first dates instead"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24163": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the movie i thought was excellent it was suppose to be about romance with a little suspense in between rob stewart is a wonderful actor i don t know why people keep giving him a bad rap as for mel harris she is a great actress and for those who thinks she looks too old for rob it s only by five years rob had a lead role in his own tv series as well as one on the scifi channel i m sure you remember topical heat aka sweating bullets and painkiller jane he also starred in a number of tv movies and is now making a tv mini series they need to give him more leading roles that is what he is best at"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24164": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this film offers absolutely no imagination in it s premise nor in it s execution but these are just two things that come to mind after watching this so called comedy that has no energy to speak of story is about nit picky over analytical insurance risk manager reuben feffer ben stiller who finds his new wife lisa debra messing cheating on him with a scuba instructor hank azaria after only one day on their honeymoon upon returning home reuben and his best friend sandy philip seymour hoffman go to a party and run into polly prince jennifer aniston whom they went to school with years earlier spoiler alert polly is forgetful and sloppy and lives carefree which is the opposite of who reuben is as a person but they start to date and reuben starts to change as a person as he starts to try out new things such as salsa dancing and eating spicy foods but one day lisa comes back and wants to remain married to reuben but he really doesn t want to but polly decides to leave as she doesn t believe in marriage to begin with this film is the second directing effort by john hamburg who wrote two generally unfunny screenplays in zoolander and meet the parents but those two films seem like classics compared to this stale piece of drivel it s very easy to say something is not funny but i think with this film it s even easier to figure out why this film is totally and utterly predictable from start to finish with every scene looking as if it s only happening because of the ridiculousness of the script hamburg who also wrote the script seems to have written this without any thought of trying something different and at times he seems to be trying to generate the same energy as there s something about mary but instead the events seem incredibly forced did anyone really think the blind ferret was funny if you do your easy a few times during the film characters would inexplicably have these emotional speeches that are supposed to summarize everything but all they achieve is overstating the obvious stiller works a lot but maybe he should work less and just wait for the better scripts to come his way because this film doesn t work as a comedy or as a romance"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24165": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "on first watching this film it is hard to know quite what has happened but on a subsequent viewing it become more clear i enjoyed this movie dean cain was excellent in the role of bob lexa doig s character was confusing to understand at first she was out to trap bob but i really believe she landed up loving him although by then she had broken his heart dean cain s performance was an usual excellent he gets better with every film he does my only question at the end of the film was what happened to bob camilla and the baby it was left for the viewer to decide"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24166": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "make no bones about it there are a lot of things wrong with this movie it s clich d the whole way not very funny predictable and illogical let s start at the beginning characters there s the boring luckless guy giving stiller another notch in his boring luckless guy belt the allegedly wild but in reality just fairly normal love interest whom aniston plays well but really needed no effort to do so the fat jovial friend and then the assortment of clich s an annoying daredevil australian guy a confident spanish guy etc the storyline the beginning is slightly unusual but thereafter goes into the standard any movie style with every plot turn as predictable as your average knock knock joke the biggest problem was that stiller s character s development really seemed to come from nothing like your average school play the writers knew where he started and where he ended but didn t put enough stock into properly telling the middle bit finally the alleged jokes were nothing but highly watered down versions of standard gross out humour there was a regulation chunder scene sweaty fat men etc in conclusion the simple fact about this movie is that learning the meaning of the word shart was the only good thing hamburg really dished up a dog s dinner here and the sugar coating of stiller and aniston may have lured the viewers but the taste left at the end was just as rancid final comment this film may have been dreadful but aniston still picked a better between friends seasons movie than kudrow s odious marci x"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24167": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "warning spoilers ahead spoilers i ve seen movie in german so it might be that i missed some clues despite some weakness in the plot it s a movie that came through to me i liked especially lexa doig s acting sometimes i got impression that she is camille but i can t stop wondering what happened at the end with bob cassie and baby i belive she after initially being set on bob eventually ended up loving him and regretting what happened with his brother and being forced to lie to him otherwise it s a bit strange that she would carry his baby and love it it s up to viewer to decide and i don t like such endings dean cain was as good as ever eric roberts well i ve seen him better but also worse i believe that the film is more an analysis of human relations and reacting in unexpected situations than a crime story bottom line is i liked it very much"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24168": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "okay i absolutely love ben stiller although i am lukewarm about jennifer aniston i do not think this girl can act in the least every movie or sitcom i ve seen her in is very hard to get past her fake acting it sounds like she is just standing there reading right off the script this movie only had one good thing about it and that s that ben stiller was in it this plot is so used and abused it s ridiculous how many movies have this same type of plot can we say forces of nature not only is the plot so old but the outcome is so predictable it s boring i knew everything that was going to happen before it did it was a bore but watching stiller is always a delight"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24169": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is by far the funniest short made by the two comic geniuses from the time they walk in to the time hardy just falls off the roof this keeps me laughing hysterically i highly suggest that every fan of laurel and hardy should see this short i also recommend all of the ghost series if you are looking for laughs see this movie and you will be happy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24170": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this has to be one of the worst films i have ever seen the dvd was given to me free with an order i placed online for non dvd related items no wonder they were given away surely no one could part with money for this drivel how some reviewers can say they found it hilarious beggars belief the person who includes it in the worst five films ever has got it spot on how on earth a talented actor like philip seymour hoffman could get involved in this rubbish is unbelievable mostly toilet humour and badly done at that anyone wanting to be entertained should avoid this at all costs"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24171": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "some of my favorite laurel and hardy films have very very little plot instead they give them a rather mundane situation and just let them be hilarious films such as help mates and busy bodies are among the funniest as you see the boys working or cleaning house here in dirty work most of the film is akin to these other two films stan and ollie are chimney sweeps and spend most of the film trying quite unsuccessfully to clean a crazy professor s chimney seeing ollie fall through the chimney the boys making the house a total mess and the insane behaviors of stanley all work together to make a very pleasing film however in an odd twist there is also a really weird subplot that begins and ends the movie it seems that the professor is truly a mad scientist and he is working on a formula to make things younger late in the film you see him make a duck into a duckling and even a duckling into an egg given that he then leaves the boys alone in the room is it any surprise what happens next while this subplot was unnecessary it worked well enough what worked exceptionally well was the middle portion give the boys nothing exciting to do and you ll be amazed at the hilarious results one of the team s better films and it almost earns a"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24172": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i saw this for free thankfully and wish it was better than it was but it s really the same old stuff that movie studios seem to foist on us in the last ten years ben stiller and jennifer anniston play a couple who are opposites and yet they are attracted to each other if that plot line doesn t take you by surprise and thrill you the movie won t either lots of sight gags and fart jokes halfway through the movie i began to realize that ben stiller really isn t that funny but he tries very hard and jennifer anniston really isn t that pretty but her hair looks great and hank azaria and phillip seymore hoffman must have got paid a great deal of money to be in this kind of average ho hum movie i ve come to expect more from them what was interesting was that i saw this after i saw american splendor which is a truly funny and original movie and i compared the two in my head and found myself wishing that the movie executives would be forced to sit through those two movies back to back perhaps that would knock some sense into them and they d start making better movies with unknowns rather than this formulaic stuff that plays best on airplanes"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24173": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "stan laurel and oliver hardy are the most famous comedy duo in history and deservedly so so i am happy to see any of their films professor noodle lucien littlefield is nearing the completion of his rejuvenation formula with the ability to reverse ageing after twenty years ollie and stan are the chimney sweeps that arrive to do their job and very quickly ollie wants to get away from stan making mistakes ollie goes to the roof to help with the other end of the brush at the top of the chimney but stan in the living room ends up pushing the him back in the attic after breaking an extension stan gets a replacement a loaded gun from off the wall and of course it fires the brush off stan goes up to have a look and ollie standing on the attic door of the roof falls into the greenhouse stan asks if he was hurt and ollie only answers with i have nothing to say ollie gets back on the roof and he and stan end up in a tug and pull squabble which ends up in ollie falling down and destroying the chimney ollie hatless in the fireplace is hit on the head by many bricks coming down and the butler jessup sam adams is covered in chimney ash smoke oh and ollie still has nothing to say to stan the boys decide to clean up the mess and when stan tears the carpet with the shovel ollie asks can t you do anything right and stan replies i have nothing to say getting the shovel bashed on his head as ollie holds a bag for stan to shovel in the ashes they get distracted by a painting on the wall and the ashes end up down ollie s trousers so stan gets another shovel bashed on the head professor noodle finishes his formula and does a final test on a duck with a drop in a tank of water changing it into a duckling he also shows the boys his success turning the duckling into an egg and he next proposes to use a human subject i e his butler while he s gone the boys decide to test the formula for themselves but ollie ends up being knocked by stan into the water tank with all the formula in the end what was once ollie comes out an ape and when stan asks him to speak all ollie ape says is i have nothing to say and stan whimpers filled with wonderful slapstick and all classic comedy you could want from a black and white film it is an enjoyable film stan laurel and oliver hardy were number on the comedians comedian very good"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24174": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "chances are if i watched this again i might get physically sick the film is so annoying unless you believe in psychics re incarnation and the other hocus pocus which this promotes big time the re cycling of souls they call it here puh leeze this story has been done several times before with such films as heaven can wait it s also been done a lot better too bad they had to waste the talents of robert downey jr cybill shepherd ryan o neal and mary stuart masterson at least it s a pretty tame film language wise that s about the only redeeming quality of this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24175": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i just finished watching this movie and i must say that i was so impressed everything about it was superb the acting the characters the story a believable child who grew into brave always willing to help others his mum must be proud i could not take my eyes off this film for fear of missing something it is the prefect fable tale with morals cute and scary sprites and monsters but nevertheless heartwarming folk a child poked and bullied at school who becomes a hero picked to be a rider at the local village festival and a journey to the goblin mountain where he discovers the yokai who are amazing creations that brian froud would be proud of and the evil kato and his off sider who definitely needed a hug these evil people capture the yokai and throw them into a red pit along with unwanted objects like motorbikes and other mechanical things and these meld into one horribly violent robotic monsters whose only job is to kill takashi a young boy is the one to become their saviour alongside a red man dragon a turtle man and a river princess as well as a cute little creature that if it had been america they could have turned it into a cuddly toy and sold it at all good toy stores the lines are good especially the don t try this at home kids and other gems that bring a smile to your lips suspend belief and watch this with a child or on your own and enjoy though i must admit that the end was a wee bit sad and not necessarily so cheers furdion"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24176": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i realize several ben stiller movies are out or will be out this year but perhaps he should insist on quality not quantity i was dumbfounded at what the filmmakers thought passed for comedy in along came polly stiller s reuben is grating charmless and ranks as one of the worst performances of the year stiller s schtick is getting tiresome he undoubtedly has comic talent but he needs to either find another schtick or take a break find some material that is actually funny because his movies are going from painfully humorless to excruciatingly bad there s absolutely no chemistry between stiller and jennifer aniston which is a shame because she s a good smart actress with a promising career as long as she keeps making more movies such as the good girl in which she s terrific and less like along came polly she ll have a career of which she could be proud aniston tries desperately to overcome the limp material with which she s working but it s a daunting task for any actress with the exception of a few moments with alec baldwin as reuben s boss stan and philip seymour hoffman as reuben s best friend sandy there s nothing funny in this awful film other supporting characters including debra messing as lisa and hank azaria as claude are annoying azaria s accent is not only stupid it s terribly unfunny the premise of along came polly certainly showed promise unfortunately it needed a writer who could actually turn it into a good comedy instead of this lame dull boring excuse for a comedy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24177": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i have seen dirty work several times and is probably my favourite stan and ollie short in this one stan and ollie are chimney sweeps and get the job to clean the chimney at the home of professor noodle lucien littlefield while noodle is doing mad experiments in his lab stan and ollie cause much chaos trying to clean the chimney and make a mess of the living room the end is where ollie falls into a tank of special formula that noodle uses for his experiments and this turns him into a chimp the best part is where ollie falls down the chimney and loads of bricks land on his head but he doesn t seem to suffer much pain from this dirty work is stan and ollie at their funniest great fun rating stars out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24178": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the movie appeals to public due to charisma of ben stiller and notoriety of j aniston it seems that we have here a recipe for a successful title but there s nothing successful in this movie polly is very well played by aniston no doubt this is the kind of character which suits her perfectly bem stiller is the same troublesome guy like in meet the parents but in this movie the comic scenes are few compared to the title mentioned above the script is very poor with nothing special at all with this two well payed actors the things could get a lot better but what can they do when there is such a poor story and script out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24179": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a laurel hardy comedy short the boys arrive to sweep the chimneys at the home of professor noodle a mad scientist who s just perfected his rejuvenation serum stan ollie proceed with their dirty work spreading destruction inside the house and on the roof then the professor wants to try out his new potion a very funny little film the ending is a bit abrupt but much of the slapstick leading up to it is terrific especially good is stan ollie s contest of wills at opposite ends of the chimney that s lucien littlefield as the professor"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24180": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i have an awful pan and scan videotape of boom and i want to see it in all its widescreen glory so i voted and hope you will too together we can pull this movie down into the pits of cinematic dross and hope that someone will see an opportunity for big money in releasing boom in its director s cut extended version the movie is one of my howling favorites you just look at the people involved the director the actors the cameraman and you say to yourself yep i guess you can fool some of the people for a lot of time producers considering the dvd release of boom should note that everywhere it s been shown there have been sellout crowds in the theaters but it hasn t been up to frostbite falls yet"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24181": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the concept of having laurel hardy this time in the role of chimney sweepers works out surprisingly hilarious it guarantees some funny situations and silly antics from especially stan laurel of course as usual the movie also has a subplot with a nutty professor who is working on a rejuvenation formula it doesn t really sound like a logical mix of story lines and incoherent but both plot lines blend in perfectly toward the memorable ending it s still a bit weird but its funny nevertheless so it works for the movie the supporting cast of the movie is surprising good sam adams is great as the stereotypical butler and lucien littlefield goes deliciously over the top as the nutty professor the movie is filled with some excellent timed and hilarious constructed sequences which are all quite predictable but become hilarious to watch nevertheless thanks to the way they are all executed it all helps to make dirty work to be one of the better laurel hardy shorts"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24182": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "is rich ailing elizabeth taylor courting the angel of death on her island fortress in the mediterranean or is she just overreacting or more precisely overacting as usual actually both are applicable in director joseph losey s wandering meandering mess called boom appropriately titled since tempers in the lush luxurious setting are nearly ready to explode richard burton climbs taylor s mountain uninvited she dresses him in a samurai s robe complete with saber though great looking in widescreen the picture is otherwise quite deadly a failure even liz n dick philes should shun the stars collective what the hell attitude to their late s film careers reached an ego mad nadir here pointless confused and maddening boom is a catastrophe although screenwriter tennessee williams who adapted his own unsuccessful play the milk train doesn t stop here anymore was said to be quite fond of it from"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24183": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "in many ways dirty work is a predictable l h short on the surface with the boys going to sweep someone`s chimney guess what happens next that`s right slapstick at its most sucessful ensues but there`s one or two things that seem untypical ollie for example is very unlikable he`s arrogant he`s rude and not only to stan look at the way he addresses the servant with hey you and takes a childish huff very easily with his catchphrase being i have nothing to say in short ollie plays a bully in a very unlikable way and i much prefer to see him to play the arrogant coward where he`s always at his funniest dirty work also lacks the reportary regulars of the other l h shorts like finlayson long busch and housman which means when we switch to the mad scientist plotline there`s a slightly creepy atmosphere that jars with the rest of the movie having said that this is still a good short mainly down to stan also watch out for a scene featuring a fish many jokes plots from l h feature fish and this is another one"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24184": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "whatever rating i give boom is only because of the superb location photography of sardinia and rome otherwise this is only for hardcore addicts of elizabeth taylor her downward phase and richard burton his miscasting phase tennessee williams wrote the milk train doesn t stop here anymore and is supposed to be very fond of this adaptation of his play but apparently he was the only one taylor reportedly hated it and burton needed the money whatever it amounts to a hill of beans with taylor posturing and fuming in her shrill manner exploding at the servants and exchanging bad baby talk with no less than noel coward who seems to be a visitor from another film when he finally appears it s so campy that among taylor fans it s probably considered a must see kind of thing but if you can sit through this one without a drink in your hand you re way ahead of me sadly this is the film that signified the end of taylor being taken seriously as a film actress even after winning two oscars for burton it was equally disastrous and the critics called it a bomb judge for yourself if you dare"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24185": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is an unusual laurel hardy comedy with something of a split personality at times it feels like two movies made in different styles spliced into a single short happily each portion is funny in its own right and the boys seemingly effortless clowning carries the day and synthesizes the film s disparate elements into an entertaining whole while i ve never heard a fan cite dirty work as his or her favorite laurel hardy comedy it s nonetheless one that everybody seems to like our story is set in the home of professor noodle who represents one key element of the story line a wildly over the top parody of mad scientist scenarios this marks a rare venture into sci fi territory for l h abbott costello and the three stooges tangled with mad doctors far more often than stan ollie in any event the professor is obsessed with creating a rejuvenating serum that can make people younger while his sarcastic butler jessup expresses the viewer s skepticism with rolled eyes and the occasional dry quip meanwhile stan ollie are chimney sweeps who show up at the professor s home the very day he perfects his solution their portion of the film consists of characteristic but first rate slapstick involving the chimney the roof shovels and a number of unfortunate mishaps if you don t enjoy watching these guys screw up a task then you probably won t like dirty work but for fans of the team this movie is a feast the highlight comes when ollie plummets through the chimney lands in the fireplace and is then pummeled with bricks that fall onto his head with maddening rhythmic precision one by one i also like the shot of ollie tumbling off the roof into a greenhouse the process work is so slapdash i suspect it was something of an inside joke the way w c fields movies would feature the world s worst rear projection screens the slapstick stuff is great fun but it s the mad scientist motif that makes this film offbeat and two supporting players deserve a tip of the bowler hat prolific character actor lucien littlefield is terrific as the professor delivering his overripe lines with relish and cackling with hammy glee while sam adams is a stitch in the less showy role of jessup the butler as great as stan laurel and oliver hardy were in their prime it s always worth noting that their supporting casts at the hal roach studio gave their films an enormous boost so too usually did the background music of le roy shield but dirty work marks a rare occasion from this period that a roach comedy has no musical accompaniment at all after the opening credits mood music might have enhanced the proceedings but no matter this is a highly enjoyable comedy anyhow and a prime example of what made laurel hardy so popular in their day"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24186": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "wow pretty terrible stuff the richard burton elizabeth taylor roadshow lands in sardinia and hooks up with arty director joseph losey for this remarkably ill conceived tennessee williams fiasco taylor plays a rich dying widow holding fort over her minions on an island where she dictates very loudly her memoirs to an incredibly patient secretary when scoundrel burton shows up claiming to be a poet and old friend taylor realizes her time is up ludicrious in the extreme it s difficult to determine if taylor and burton are acting badly or if it was williams intention to make their characters so unappealing if that s the case then the acting is brilliant burton mumbles his lines including the word boom several times while taylor screeches her s she s really awful so is noel coward as taylor s catty confidante the witch of capri presumably boom is about how fleeting time is and how fast life moves along two standard williams themes but it s so misdirected by losey that had taylor and burton not spelled it out for the audience during their mostly inane monologues any substance the film has would have been completely diluted boom does have stunning photography the camera would have to have been out of focus to screw up the beauty of sardinia the supporting cast features joanna shimkus the great romolo valli as taylor s resourceful doctor and michael dunn as her nasty dwarf security guard both he and his dogs do a number on burton"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24187": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the romance of the movie which is also its main theme is good and nicely presented however the surrounding of the love story is too lyric graphical and unrealistic even worse the psychology of the main character is weird and incomprehensible exactly like the end of the movie don t hesitate to watch this movie if it attracted your interest but don t expect too much of it either"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24188": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this astonishing waste of production money is filmic proof that the rich and famous can be just as stupid and wasteful as politicians from a silly play by tennessee williams and directed with a dead hand by joseph losey and starring taylor and burton and noel coward this project filmed in a spectacular cliff top mountain island mansion in the mediterranean must have seemed a sure fire winner when presented to universal in the result is so absurd and tedious that it almost defies belief visually the film is spectacular but that is the force of nature that has allowed the setting and the fact that a real home is used instead of a set the shrill antics of a screeching taylor burton s half asleep wanderings the loony dialog noel coward laughing at himself the ridiculous story and plot devices and the absurd costuming simply irritate the viewer boom is a disgrace a waste of money and talent and clear proof that lauded famous people can be idiots just like the rest of the planet s plebs not even fun just terrible and mad shocking waste"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24189": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a lonely depressed french boy mathieu jeremie elkaim on vacation in the summer meets and falls in love with cedric the gorgeous stephane rideau quiet and slow this is a very frustrating movie on one hand i was absorbed by it and really felt for the two boys on the other i was getting annoyed the film constantly keeps flashing around from the past to the present with no rhyme or reason it s very confusing and pointless spoilers ahead also there are tons of plot holes mathieu at one point does something that ends him up in the hospital what is it we re never told then he breaks up with cedric and tells everybody else he s living with him why we re not told then he hooks up inexplicably with another guy at the end why no explanation it s clear cedric loves mathieu and mathieu is living in the same town so however it is a tribute to the film that you really care about the characters so much if only things were explained elkaim as mathieu is not good he s tall handsome and has a nice body but he can t act his idea of acting is sitting around with a blank look on his face all the time rideau on the other hand is great he s very handsome has a very nice body and is one hell of an actor also he has an incredible sexual magnetism about him there is full frontal male nudity lots of kissing and a fairly explicit sex scene in the movie which is great most movies shy away from showing male male love scenes this one doesn t and it helps to see how the characters care and feel for each other so a frustrating film but somewhat worth seeing especially for rideau s nude scenes that is if you like good looking nude young men"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24190": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "boy this was one lousy movie while i haven t seen all of the burton taylor collaborations i can say with confidence that this is the worst this rich but ill woman taylor of course owns this beautiful island in the meditteranean ruling over a put upon staff when she s suddenly visited by this traveling poet who mouths platitudes in fact the whole film is just a talk fest with much of the talk making no sense even in no one could make heads or tails of this pretentious nonsense and the passage of time makes that even more clear if it weren t for the beautiful cinematography and scenery it would deserve a negative rating the only thing this film is good for is its unintentional laughs at the expense of the stars"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24191": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie has a special way of telling the story at first i found it rather odd as it jumped through time and i had no idea whats happening anyway the story line was although simple but still very real and touching you met someone the first time you fell in love completely but broke up at last and promoted a deadly agony who hasn t go through this but we will never forget this kind of pain in our life i would say i am rather touched as two actor has shown great performance in showing the love between the characters i just wish that the story could be a happy ending"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24192": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "boom has garnered itself a something of a reputation with heavyweights taylor burton noel coward tennessee williams and joseph losey one might be tempted to think how bad could it be well it s a lot worse than you could possibly imagine the sad and disturbing fact of boom is that is seems to signal the decline and fall of the aforementioned heavyweights it was only director joseph losey who having plummeted the depths with modesty blaise and boom some may wish to add secret ceremony managed to recuperate and in create his best work the wonderful go between saddest of all is the work of tennesee williams from the mid forties until the early sixties williams penned a number of plays which have gained classic status remaining in theater repertory throughout the world many becoming much praised films when william s muse deserted him probably owing to his notorious substance abuse it deserted him for good williams at his best is an actor s dream providing many unforgettable performances were ava gardner or deborah kerr ever better than in night of the iguana taylor in particular shone in both cat on a hot tin roof and suddenly last summer there is an anecdote in which supposedly taylor asks john gielgud whether he would teach her to play shakespeare to which he replied if you will teach me to play tennessee williams had gielgud seen boom he would have held his tongue taylor simply has never been worse turning in a cringe inducing performance despite her face photographing well she is decidedly podgy besides the physical decline from this time onwards she would basically lose credibility as a serious actress with a string of completely forgettable and worse roles to her credit much the same could be said of burton following his short lived theatrical stardom he won fame and fortune in hollywood but the body of his work from this point onwards would be unremarkable to say the least noel coward had long ceased being a force in the theater where his drawing room comedies had been replaced by the likes of williams and the british angry young men he seems to be enjoying himself camping it up but barely manages to amuses that from the man who claimed such a talent the only cast member who maintains her dignity is young joanna shimkus who in a few years would forego a promising screen career to become mrs sidney poitier boom reeks of self indulgence it s simply out of control a rather sad pointer to careers gone wrong rather than a camp fun fest as some have suggested"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24193": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie was more of a passage into manhood for one gay man and how he must deal with everyone his mother is depressed his younger sister is a pain his older sister is somewhat accepting the relationship looks good with his boyfriend exhooker and he leaves his family to try life with this first guy unfortunately the new guy screws around on him and says it really didn t mean anything our young gay man goes bonkers and ends up in the looney bin and eventually leaves dumping his new lover and starting over we are left with him starting over and viewing not participating in happiness so maybe things will go better for him in the future the ending was kind of a downer but the whole movie was entirely realistic and so i will let this real ending slip bye with a high rating"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24194": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "occasionally one is served a new entr e from foreign films that is their great attraction they take from life and serve it up raw american films rarely dare to touch the forbidden subjects of society too many hang ups and a morbid fear of financial failure the almighty dollar determines their selections something which invites european directors in addition audiences world wide remain hungry for different films especially those which offer a savory bite out of the wretched suffering body of humanity despite the fear of directors or producers many audiences yearn for beauty poetry and the pristine flavor of life that is what the film to the left of the father offers to curious audiences a family locked in the belief that unity of family stems from the unity of it s obedience to tradition yet when the patriarch of a family forgets it s members are flesh and blood humans filled with raging unbridled dreams and dark passions then the two are set in motions against itself selton mello plays andr a son who seeks to control his inner passions with the stagnant philosophy of his father raul cortez plays his father simone spoladore is ana a young woman who seeks to quench a forbidden thirst from the family waters leonardo medeiros is pedro the elder brother the film offers much but does takes an extremely inordinate amount of time to say it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24195": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a very close and sharp discription of the bubbling and dynamic emotional world of specialy one year old guy that makes his first experiences in his gay love to an other boy during an vacation with a part of his family i liked this film because of his extremly clear and surrogated storytelling with all this sound close ups and quiet moments wich had been full of intensive moods"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24196": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "chances are a big mistake to see you could know director emile ardolino from dirty dancing and sister act and should expect something amusing from him but i guess i have to disillusion you he made a really really bad movie according to the story christopher mcdonald dies to reburn as a baby the baby grows up robert downey jr and jr returns his former home town where she meets his former daughter mary stuart masterson complicated huh they fall in love with each other then appears jr former wife cybill shepherd and jr falls in love with her too i guess i don t even have to mention that she loves ryan o neil in one of his first roles robert downey jr s on his worst he copies michael j fox after the moonlighting shepherd proves that she s not suitable for acting in movies anyway there s one thing this unfunny comedy can be used as antidote to insomnia"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24197": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "takashi miike is one of my favorite directors and i was worried about him doing a kids film because i would hate to see him depart from his films i came to love visitor q gozu izo ichi the killer and black socioty trilogy lately he seems to be exploring new territory and i think he s succeeding still this was the first of his films i d seen him take that direction so i was nervous of coarse i bought it without seeing it and was glad i did great yokai war is a perfect kids film and adults should like it too the whole film reminded me so much of the movies i loved as a child neverending story labyrinth return to oz etc i enjoyed those films because they didn t treat kids like they re stupid and this one doesn t either the dark underlying morals are there but it s also as silly as any kids film should be i personally wasn t bothered by the cgi and prosthetics i feel like they fit well and don t think kids will notice if you are a die hard takashi miike fan you may not like this one but i suggest giving it a shot it proves that miike is as diverse and talented as i suspected he is he also continues to make his signature miike films outside of these ones which is very reassuring to those people that are new to takashi miike and want something light hearted or dramatic like this one i suggest these other miike films zebraman the happiness of the katakuris sabu and the bird people in china good job takashi miike stars"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24198": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i was always curious about this film because it is so tough to find so when i stumbled upon it on ebay i forked over the and bought it now i understand why its so rare this film is so bad so terribly written and hopelessly low budget that the ending credits which show all of the cut scenes where they fumbled their lines are literally the movie s highlight the film is about a psychic pettyjohn cast for one obvious reason her topless scene whom uses her powers with an experimental machine to pull objects from another dimension into this reality when she pulls in some kind of box like object the military nonchalantly throws it into the open back of a truck with one soldier to guard it and gee what do you know surprise a kid in a foam rubber monster costume pops out instantly kills the soldier with a scratch across his face then escapes to a nearby city but rather than deploy half the armed forces of the county to find it and protect the public those in charge just leave it up to pettyjohn and ray to find it on their own but no matter this movie blows all its credibility long before then this barely escapes being voted a by me only because of unintentional laughs somebody needs to alert the producers of mystery science theater if they don t know about it already out really really bad"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24199": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "most hollywood movies fail to capture the full range of experience of teenagers this film demonstrates exactly how to do it right it combines elements of humour suffering rebellion etc in a way that is comlex sympathetic the ending could be a bit clearer but the fact that the director doesn t spell everything out for you in advance before coming to the conclusion means that this film assumes a more intelligent viewer"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24200": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "if you re watching this movie you re either a fred olen ray fan you found it on the shelf at suncoast and thought what do i have to lose or you spun around the video store with your eyes closed and rented the first movie your finger touched this movie is hysterically bad it s got everything a terrible movie needs a screenplay featuring jaw dropping dialogue and baffling detours in the plot wacky science involving psychics and other dimensions continuity that seems to travel through wormholes in time and space actors that are not only wooden but seems to border on befuddled gratuitous nudity not all of it is what you necessarily would ask for and of course a monster played by what i assume is fred olen ray s kid underneath it all however there is something resembling heart as if mickey judy decided to get together all the kids in the neighborhood and make a monster movie hey my dad can direct it yeah we can use red paint from my johnny s dad s hardware store and i know this ex stripper who can act in it watch for the blooper reel over the credits you get to find out why the final cut of the movie was so crappy incidentally biohazard ii the alien force is also worth a look but doesn t have the same enjoyably crappy veneer this one does"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24201": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the plot of the story and the performance of the lead actors are very much down to earth the romance between two teen age boys on the screen was done in good taste you can easily relate to their emotions if you are one but if you are not one you can appreciate the kind of love the film is trying to impart"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24202": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i couldn t believe some of the horrible dialog coming out of people s mouths and the end reel of bloopers attached to body of the film was a real hoot and we get titty shots of angelique pettyjohn sort of and loren crabtree to boot a teleportation device activated by psychic angelique pettyjohn brings an alien container to an underground lab out in the desert according to director fred olen ray they were leftover sets from the klaus kinski film android which gives the film an increased value beyond how cheap it looks inside the container is a midget alien played by ray s son who starts clawing people to death it was pretty funny watching this little creature in a black reptile suit with what looks like large beetle shells attached to it running around in the dark we even get to see the little thing stamp and tear at a poster of et which i thought was hilarious and then there s what looks like a snake that also comes out of the container that gets hammered to death by william fair after the mini creature chews into frank mcdonald s neck in the kitchen a low budget take on alien i suppose the whole thing ends abruptly looking like they ran out of film at the end before the blooper reel comes in with the end credits talk about a lack of funding fred olen ray also mentions in the director s commentary that they also weren t sure if aldo ray would make through the shooting and remember his lines he barely did low budget cheese sneeze it s fun to watch i ll grant ya that out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24203": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the movie is very realistic absolutely it does not belong to the hollywood cinema genre where every line must be pronounced in a perfect manner and where every move is precise the actors playing the roles of the lovers do a great job representing the characters feelings and thoughts their everyday life adventures overall the movie climaxes the viewer to a depressed state this is where the realism of the whole story is apparent not everything happens the way we think it should happen i can say though that the movie does not end on a bad note we watch we learn we experience ourselves that is probably the moral of this story"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24204": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "below average movie with poor music considering a movie based on music ordinary script direction with full of blunders salman khan was at his usual acting ajay s performance deteriorating with time as his looks especially his styles as a rock star were pathetic asin was just a showpiece only overall i felt like wasting my money in cinema salman khan remains as immature as years ago compared to aamir khan there were many songs in the movie all boring except man ko ati the most important song to impress the uk music sponsor was most unimpressive khanabadosh can be very easily understood by an english music sponsor the other movie i saw last week was wake up sid which was simple slow love story with good direction acting despite average music"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24205": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie has everything emotion power affection stephane rideau s adorable naked beach dance it exposes the need for real inner communion and outer communication in any relationship just because cedric and mathieu are a couple who happen to be gay doesn t mean there isn t quite useful insight for anybody in it i would probably classify it as a gay movie but one that can be appreciated and loved by heterosexual people as well as homosexual and bisexual people mathieu s incapacity to handle his emotions divulges the way our society doesn t encourage us to act any differently and that is what engenders the discord between him and cedric this is definitely a must see"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24206": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "first thing first in this genre movie the first thing you need is a good music and thats where mr shankar and his party fails music is completely pale and uneffective on other hand there is ajay devgan who has removed a letter a from his spelling done good job but was of no use to a bad casted movies like this asin is like a doll which is used to amuse public even though she is good to look at but her role in movie is to dance actually she is dancing member of a rock band and i don t think any rock band have there dancer as a member of band in nut shell this movie is a piece of crap a piece of t watch it if you wanna get fooled"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24207": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i m gonna give it to ya straight this movie is amazing foreign gay films are so fast surpassing american gay films in production quality acting and story while so many american indie gay films are grainy bad sound amateur acting trite story lines and a surprising lack of any nudity or erotica top quality foreign gay films have been popping up like this one from france the cinematography is beautiful thought out meaningful the story is adult and complex but not difficult for anyone to follow the acting is intense and professional both leads are fantastic as well as the entire cast the boys are more than just good looking and there s plenty of full frontal nudity you follow the entire year of these boys from their meeting to the end all the little nuances of a relationship s the details of falling in and out of love are there beautifully performed it left me wanting more check it out"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24208": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it s a bad season for bollywood with all the big releases with a massive hype surrounding proving to be duds at the box office london dreams is no exception to that let s dissect it it s all about chasing your dreams and how far will you go to achieve it sounds impressive right but unfortunately the film is not arjun ajay devgan is an aspiring musician who wants to make it big someday his dream is to perform in wembley stadium in front of a cheering audience calling out his name he is joined by two brothers zoheb wasim debutants aditya roy ranvijay and a ravishing priya asin together they form london dreams their dream band after impressing the chief of a record company they become overnight sensations arjun is secretly in love with priya which he doesn t want to reveal till he achieves his goal arjun then brings his childhood friend manjit khosla aka mannu salman khan a carefree flirtatious guy who has got no ambitions in life to join their band mannu is a trained musician and a real talent for whom later arjun become envious for mannu s superior skills and his affair with priya arjun with the help of zoheb plans to blight mannu what happens next forms the rest of the movies coming to the technical aspects we feel only the shadow of vipul amritlal sha whom we have admired in namaste london felt like he simply visualized the screenplay to cut it short a glorified cameraman screenplay by suresh nair dulls even though it has its moments defined in a predictable fashion the screenplay bore you to stiff camera work was awesome in capturing the beauty of london it s the only entertaining part while watching songs few songs are hummable while others are passable noisy fare ajay was the one who stole the show with his negative character salman is monotonous and he irks you asin is forgettable and i don t that she will make it big in bollywood aditya roy is impressive while ranvijay is strictly ok brinda as the bitch is what we have seen in innumerable movies ompuri is ongoing with the proceedings i don t want to pen down about the flaws as it will be a herculean task finally let me put it simple and straight london dreams is a soulless movie which you may better enjoy on dvd"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24209": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "presque rien is a story of two young boys falling in love during summer stay by the seaside i don t want to tell the plot because it s not what s most important about this film but you can be sure that it s interesting and original the best part of this movie is the cinematography the visual side of presque rien is so amazing it deserves highest note it leaves you charmed with its beauty as for the plot it is shown in uneven rather complicated way there is no simple chronology nor there are answers to all the questions the film brings but this is what makes presque rien even more interesting i recommend this movie to all the people for whom the artistic side of films is very important and they will not be disappointed"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24210": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the lack of content in this movie amazed me the most first i though that people was going to compare this to rock on but i m really surprised myself to say that this was worst than rock on so so story horrible cast ajay devgan jamming with salman khan and asin you gotta be kidding me the music was okay khanabadosh was the track of the movie the rest was bad vipul shah hasn t still learn from singh is king s critically bashed comedy now asin where do she come from sorry for asin s fan out there but she suck d big time in this movie seriously bad acting she didn t look good at all overdose of make up my final verdict go watch aladin with your family instead wasting your time here"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24211": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "there is certainly emotion between the two main characters as they explore their relationship one based primarily on physical attraction from the beginning and there is also emotion in the inner workings of mathieu s family dealing w his mother s problems and how that comes to bear on their relationship but the problem is it leaves a lot of things unanswered unless i m just too dumb to pick up on them why is mathieu in a mental hospital what led to the boys break up and the flashing back between present and past is a little hard to follow at first it seems like the main reason to rent this movie is to enjoy some homoerotic vicarious thrills or some male nudity but as a love story or character study it is lacking and unsatisfying"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24212": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "london dreams directed by vipul shah is a frustratingly foolish film about foolish people it s the kind of film whose central conflict could be instantly resolved if the characters concerned simply sat down and had a chat ajay devgan plays arjun an aspiring pop artiste obsessed with performing before a cheering crowd at london s wembley stadium he becomes jealous of his devoted best friend and band mate manu played by salman khan who is evidently more talented than him but nowhere near as focused or ambitious arjun decides to sabotage manu when the latter s popularity threatens to outshine his own now here s where a heart to heart might have helped had arjun explained what this wembley fixation meant to him manu would have graciously backed off and let arjun fulfill his childhood dream and we d have been spared the agony of watching the rest of this uninspiring drivel but director vipul shah and his writers are in no mood to do us any favours london dreams is packed with unintentionally hilarious gems like that back story involving arjun s grandpa who committed suicide out of shame for getting stage fright at a packed wembley concert or the ridiculous incident at a show where manu must take over vocal responsibilities after a blast of confetti practically chokes arjun into silence the idiocy however doesn t end there in his attempts to shame manu publicly arjun uses his connections to get manu hooked onto drugs a buxom groupie urges manu to down a couple of tequila shots with her but replaces his salt with cocaine before you know it manu has acquired quite the appetite for the addictive white powder practically chomping it down like dinner if that isn t silly enough there s a crude scene later in which manu chases after the said girl to find out who she s been taking orders from the pursuit ends in a dark london alley where the girl gets down on her knees pretending to do the unmentionable so as to mislead manu s girlfriend who s been secretly following after them wait there s more expect to howl hysterically when arjun snaps off his belt and whips himself mercilessly to banish all thoughts of romance or lust towards the band s lead dancer priya played by asin because nothing and no one must distract him from his musical goals too generously inspired by milos forman s amadeus for it to merit any comparison with last year s rock on vipul shah s latest is a clunky melodrama that s as loosely directed as it is scripted the film goes for broad humor over the top emotions and basically chooses loudness over subtlety that works for manu s character with salman khan playing him all loutish and lovable but in the case of arjun ajay devgan comes off too passive with a performance that is mostly internalised when arjun does reach boiling point however it results in an awkward pre climax scene in which he lectures a packed concert hall and is understandably pelted with plastic bottles as punishment of the remaining cast there s not a kind word i can say for asin who practically lit up ghajini with her ebullient charm but disappoints here with unnecessary over acting in a thankless role ranvijay singh and aditya roy kapur reduced to mere sidekicks in the band show up at regular intervals usually to utter some inane dialogue like we ll rock it dude for its dim witted writing and sloppy direction london dreams is ultimately a tiresome watch if you must watch it for salman khan who s turned buffoonery into a bonafide acting style it s the only thing that ll make you smile in this sad sad film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24213": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "deeply emotional it can t leave you neutral yes it s a love story between years old boys but it s only the body of this movie and it s been removed you only feel what happened with these boys you feel the soul of the movie with of course some action some sex but this is no pornography too many feelings it was only a summer story and it became from love to hate almost to death the most important time of their lives i loved it you will too whatever your feelings are"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24214": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "vipul shah has done some really impressive work as a filmmaker in the past waqt the race against time and namaste london were entertaining and interesting to watch singh is kinng was fun which he produced his latest outing as a filmmaker london dreams comes up as his careers weakest fare london dreams has a mediocre storyline it s about how success turns friendship into hatred agreed it has the potential but when you watch london dreams you wonder what s happening this film has maybe the worst climax in recent times vipul shah the writer puts vipul shah the director down the first hour is boring the second hour is better but again the climax is horrendous how can anyone forgive a person who decided to destroy you i won t ajay devgn suddenly decides to go to india and ask forgiveness to his diaper buddy thanks to his uncle om puri when he reaches india rather than slapping or abusing him salman welcomes him with band baja and says he was the reason behind the entire fiasco was vipul shah s intension to show salman s character as a god if yes than you ve failed completely the only question i want to ask vipul shah is that would you welcome a person who destroyed you with such a great reception write what you feel don t fool us the audience we are sensible enough to understand what s good or not this is a musical but the music by shankar eshaan loy is terrible not a single song stays in your mind salman is superb though he carries the film on his shoulders and does really really well in the emotional scenes but again his character is shown as a god which makes him look like a retard in the end ajay is equally good but salman has over shadowed him completely asin is wasted and what is a great talent like om puri doing in this film rannvijay hams though aditya roy kapoor excels brinda parekh is alright as the vamp on the whole this dream remains a dream"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24215": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i liked this film very much the story jumps back and forth quite a bit and is not easy to follow there is no resolution to the story whatsoever and you are left to wonder what really happened since i like that sort of film i enjoyed this i especially like the dating scenes between the boys and i was drawn into their lives and of course any film with a naked staphane rideau will get a couple of extra points"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24216": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "who were they kidding with this there was just too much in this film that was hard to digest right from when arjun ajay devgan unknowingly wishes death on his father to when he arrives in london with his uncle played by om puri only to abandon him minutes later the only problem with that theory is that anybody who has ever passed through london heathrow knows that such a f te would be impossible to pull off and especially not by an indian but the film problems do not end there there s the issue of the two main leads salman khan and ajay devgan passing as rock stars on the verge of achieving their dreams i mean yeah we saw success come to susan boyle a woman in the uk achieving her dreams after age but that was a rare case it was really hard for me to suspend my disbelief because i felt that the casting of salman and ajay was just ill conceived they would never cast madhuri dixit and sridevi to play the same roles so why should we be forced to watch ajay devgan and salman khan men well into their s prance around desperately trying to hang on to their s let s not even talk about the most self conscious actress on screen today asin this is her second film that i have seen and she is just hopeless as an actress so conscious of her looks that she only concerns herself with looking good and voguing for the camera rather than giving in a good acting performance it s just hard to believe that she turned down all those other movie roles to star in this fluff and then be so fluffy as an actress nothing to write home about at all and to top all of that the film just boringly dragged on there s nothing special about it at all trust me you will predict every clich d thing that is going to happen in it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24217": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "screened at the san francisco international film festival under the title come undone april the cinematographer uses techniques that add to the storytelling even with fall winter backgrounds for the present and spring summer for the flashbacks there can be some difficulty following the continuity whether either lead is gay the actors well portray the budding relationship in real life terms from physical violence toward each other to their passionate lovemaking the story pulls you into the characters a bit slowly in the beginning but as the end approaches you really care about where these guys will be next summer you too will want a sequel to find out"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24218": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "predictable plot simple dialogue shockingly unemotional performances but robert downey jr is so cute i gave this poor man s afternoon special a instead of the or it so richly deserved"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24219": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "yokai daisenso is a children s film by takashi miike but as you might expect it s probably a bit too dark scary for younger ones however older children may well eat this up that is if you play it dubbed in english the story is that of a young boy who has moved with his mother to the country to live with his grandfather after a divorce during a village festival the boy is chosen as a kirin rider a great honor but with that honor comes much danger and adventure of course meanwhile evil doings are at hand as a woman in a white mini skirt go go boots a beehive hair do teams up with an evil yokai to turn people s resentments and discarded items against them and this evil has manifested itself as a flying city in the form of a monster that heads for the city of rage itself tokyo one quite funny scene has two derelicts watching the monster fly over the city says one oh it s only gamera the young boy has befriended yokai which are monsters of a kind mostly benign that have isolated themselves away from humans and all the yokai in japan band together to fight the evil in many ways miike crew have taken the late s early s yokai films and turned them into a modern action adventure film for older kids that also combines some strange mechanical monsters that made me think of transformers the look and feel of the film is great the effects are entertaining and some of the humor will just sail right over kid s heads but still older ones might enjoy it as for adults there s not much here not to like if you re a fan of japanese monster movies you ll enjoy the heck out of this cool fun stuff kind of dark at times but perhaps that s just miike and what a wild ride out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24220": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "maaan where do i start with this god awful movie bad bad bad story telling i do not know what the director was thinking when he made this movie namaste london was quite an enjoyable movie to be honest even the soundtrack was good but in this one oh my good for a movie which is supposed to be a musical one the songs are soooo bad ar rahman should have been the music director given two great actors a much better job should have been done by the director even though the first half sucks the last mins of the movie are ok performances from salman and ajay save the movie from being a total disaster watch it if you have nothing better to do the last good movie from bollywood i watched and i do watch a load of them is dev d and wake up sid"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24221": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i found this film the first time when i was searching for some works in witch st phane rideau had participate still in an extraordinary ravishment caused by the astonishingly beautiful les roseaux sauvages in portuguese juncos silvestres by andr t chin i was searching for similar movies in the come of age line i found then presque rien a movie where the director s bastien lifshitz deliciously amazes us earning a nomination by the cannes festival in the story is about two guys the kind boy next door mathieu j r mie elka m and c dric st phane rideau who meet during the summer vacations in a land far from where he lives mathieu spends is days at the beach with his sister there he meets c dric a local with whom he starts this estival and revealing relationship much by means of the sensual and seducer personality that st phane rideau gives his characters in les roseaux sauvages years younger he still preserves the innocence of the sweet seducer witch matures here in experience exemplar in directing in the amorous sequence in the intimate and confessing description that is made about a boys first facing his still ambiguous sexuality and great love the first love in its terrible progression ecstasy despair the best of the film is the best of france the fervent passion the hot and excited rationalism the brownish beauty the simple and natural acceptance made by the families although not without surprise and first anger still there is the beach the luminosity the lightness e simplicity of summer the freshness of breeze the surge s melody and the expressive eyes of an introverted elka m hesitant hurt puzzled passionate the sex is not avoided nor exploited it is treated as it is with no exhibitionist intention in virtue of pure talent this is a work of drama of uncommon quality without cheap sentimentalism showing an inevitably real image of two homosexual in their prime youth as any ordinary person although with a social fear of rejection and shame it is well worthy being seen especially by those who adore french movies although the dvd front cover is very lame with the two actors in between tens of stars greased with brilliantine a movie witch in my opinion deserves an"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24222": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the movie is a total crap we have two good actors who are miscast and a meat head of an actor salman khan just to attract the female audience the story is a crap the characters poorly sketched non existent story telling no editing to speak of ajay devgan as a rock star that is a dream in itself the movie drags along to the point of decadence the whole charade about arjun bringing his manna to london let him grope his girlfriend and let him not play at wembley vimbley in the dubbing process is absurd salman khan s over the top acting or faking is too painful to watch i remember seeing some good movies from this producer vipul shah but this is not one of them it seems all the good directors are falling prey to the box office mania that the mumbai media morons have created this is yet another crap movie in the lines of wanted with idiot actor like salman khan who has no place in a good hindi cinema he is good to the indian cinema as titanic was to the winter cruise business on a positive note i like asin character dancing bharatnatyam when she changes to the western style dancing when the teacher is not looking"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24223": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "what seemed at first just another introverted french flick offering no more than baleful sentiment became for me on second viewing a genuinely insightful and quite satisfying presentation spoiler of sorts follows poor cedric he apparently didn t know what hit him poor audience we were at first caught up in what seemed a really beautiful and romantic story only to be led back and forth into the dark reality of mismatch these two guys just didn t belong together from their first ambiguous encounter as much as mathieu and cedric were sexually attracted to each other the absence of a deeper emotional tie made it impossible for mathieu an intellectual being to find fulfillment in sharing life with someone whose sensibilities were more attuned to carnival festivities and romps on the beach on a purely technical note i loved the camera action in this film subtitles were totally unnecessary even though my french is presque rien i could watch it again without the annoying english translation and enjoy it even more this was a polished very professionally made motion picture though many scenes seem superfluous i rate it nine out of ten"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24224": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the film was written years back and a different director was planning it with srk and aamir in lead roles the film finally was made now with vipul shah directing it and ajay and salman starring together after a decade hum dil de chuke sanam the movie however falls short due to it s s handling and worst it s loopholes the film tries to pack in too many commercial ingredients and we also hav the love triangle everything is predictable and filmy and too clich d there are loopholes like how ajay runs away from london airport and makes a place for himself with no one even the way he starts his band is not convincing the second half gets better with the twist in the tale of ajay destroying salman but sadly the climax falls short and the film ends on a bad note direction by vipul shah is ordinary to below average music is the worst point most songs are mediocre amongst actors ajay gives his best shot though he isn t convincing as a rock singer yet he does superb as the negative role salman however irritates with his punjabi and talking nonsense he only impresses when he gets drugged and thereon asin is nothing great just a show piece ranvijay should stick to mtv om puri is okay"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24225": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i agree that the movie is a little slow at spots having many scenes of mundane everyday life and no dialog and i wasn t impressed right after i watched it however after a few days i realized that the movie stays with me and it evokes a melancholy mood which lingers in my mind my appreciation of this movie increases it certainly merits a higher consideration than those movies that are instantly forgettable as many have commented the movie is non linear and that s a hallmark of european film making as opposed to the linear narrative form that hollywood favors i don t really know whether it s true or not many also dislike its confusing structure and lack of clear explanations to those viewers i don t think there is much i can say to change their opinions however for others who have yet to see the film do expect to be challenged and don t expect the film to supply all the answers and you might come away enjoying it more than you would otherwise the movie skips around a bit but really chronicles just time periods pay attention to the hair style and you can easily separate out of the periods it is also not as confusing as suggested just enjoy and it ll all be clear at the end yes lots of things are left unsaid or not shown and lots of situations are left unexplored but isn t that what life is like a lot of time you re not sure of the motives of your friends loved ones unless you confront them and even then you can never be sure if they told you the whole truth this type of movies forces us to interpret the reasons behind the actions the movie does however leave enough hints for you to make some reasonable assumptions for example mathieu is manic depressive to the point of suicidal why i don t know maybe his life is not turning out exactly as he expects it maybe he misses his family but hasn t forgiven his father for abandoning his sick mother at her hours of need maybe after all he sacrifices for cedric rearranging and indeed shattering his life to be with him he realizes that it is all coming undone i think the director meant to show us that he has always been a little off mentality fragile by that scene w the dead bird maybe he has a very sensitive psyche and all these stresses are taking a toll on him but we re also shown that he is not some animal torturing psycho by his loving interaction w the stray cat also there is one conversation between the doctor and cedric that sheds light on the reason behind the breakup and maybe the suicide attempt the doctor asks him if everything is okay and cedric thinks so even though he cheated on mathieu once but that s nothing according to cedric is that the only reason we don t know there are probably others all mixed up together is it paramount that we know exactly what they are i don t think so for this movie another telltale sign that they are ultimately not compatible is the historical ruins scene mathieu is interested in studying the ruins cedric is not he is the one w the raging hormone who focuses only on the physical side without an intellectual side that mathieu obviously needs finally the ending is really rather hopeful and sweet i was pleasantly surprised by the turn of events after the bleak tone that edges toward the end i have two complaints for the dvd one is the sound it s very soft i had to crank up the volume to hear the dialog and then when it switched to a bar or outdoor crowd scene it became too loud the other is that the subtitles can t be turn off they stay on the screen most foreign movie dvds not released by a major studio are shoddy this way unfortunately"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24226": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i just wondering what is the purpose of making movies like this the profit and to whom they are referring what intelligence must use your brain to watch something like this crap this movie is watchable by under years old children if you are adults don t try to watch it thats the reason i think hollywood started to use cartoons in movies with actors like this you must forget the art of cinema be sure that you ll have tons of pop corn to consume for time to pass till this movie ends also get many cola s hamburgers your laptop your cellphone this movie can be used easily in a restaurant but for sure not in a theater my dog who is always next to my family when watching a movie left the building the sure thing is that this movie is referring to people with no demands from the cinema art the only thing that this movie can be used is for watching it when making the supermarket shopping list i am giving stars for supporting the india s cinema efforts but for nothing more or less"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24227": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "first love is a desperately difficult subject to pull off convincingly in cinema the all encompassing passion involved generally ends up as a pale imitation or worse slightly ridiculous lifshitz manages to avoid all the pitfalls and delivers a moving sexy thoroughly engrossing tale of love disaster and possible redemption while tangentially touching on some of the deeper themes in human existence the core story is of mathieu a solitary introverted boy who meets c dric brasher more outgoing but just as lonely while on holiday with his family as the summer warms on they fall in love and when the holidays end decide to live together a year later the relationship ends in catastrophe c dric cheats on mathieu who distraught tries to take his own life he survives and in order to get perspective back on his life he returns to the seaside town where they first met this time cloaked in the chill of winter if the tale was told like this it would never have the impact it does much of it is implied all of it happens non sequentially the intricate narrative is essential to getting a deeper feeling of the passions experienced through the use of counterpoint and temporal perspective fortunately the three time lines used the summer of love the post suicide psychiatric hospital and the winter of reconstruction are colour coded warm yellows and oranges for the summer an almost frighteningly chill blue for the hospital scenes and warming browns and blues for the winter seaside both main actors put in excellent performances though whilst it s a delight to see st phane rideau c dric used to his full capacity i m more used to seeing him under stretched in gael morel s rather limp dramas j r mie elkaim mathieu has to be singled out for special mention you can feel his loneliness then his almost incredulous passion then his character crumbling behind a wall of aphasia beautifully crafted gestures get across far more than dialogue ever could the themes touched upon are almost classic in french cinema our difficulty in really understanding what another is feeling our difficulty in communicating fully the shifting sands of meaning the film s title presque rien almost nothing points to all of these and indeed to one of the key scenes in the film in trying to understand why mathieu attempted to kill himself a psychiatrist asks c dric if he had ever cheated on him non enfin oui une fois mais ce n tait rien no well yes once but it was nothing c dric still loves mathieu he brought him to the hospital during the suicide attempt none of which we see and tries desperately to contact him again once he leaves but cannot understand that he has lost him forever because something that seemed nothing to him a meaningless affair is everything to mathieu whilst the film is darker than the rather unfortunate pierre et gilles poster would suggest it is not without hope we get to see c dric s slow painful attempts to get back in touch with life first through a cat he adopts then through work in a local bar and finally contact with pierre who may be his next love but here the story ends a teenage passion over within the year another perhaps beginning so what was it almost nothing certainly not when you re living it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24228": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the movie is plain bad simply awful the string of bad movies from bollywood has no end they must be running out of excuses for making such awful movies or not the problem seems to be with mainly the directors this movie has good actors who have proved in the past that the have the ability to deliver great performance but they were directed so poorly the poor script did not help either this movie has plenty of ridiculous moments and very bad editing in the first half for instance after his st big concert ajay devgan meets up with om puri from whom he ran away some years ago and talked to again and all om puri finds to say is to beware of his friendship with salman what a load of crap seriously not to mention the baaad soundtrack whatever happened to shankar ehsaan loy ajay devgun is total miscast for portraying a rockstar only saving grace are the good performances in the second half ajay shines as his character shows his dark side so does salman as the drug addict watch it maybe only for the last half hour"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24229": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "stephane rideau was already a star for his tour de force in wild reeds and he is one of france s biggest indie stars in this film he plays cedric a local boy who meets vacationing mathieu newcomer jamie elkaim in a stunning nuanced ethereal performance at the beach mathieu has a complex relationship with his ill mother demanding aunt and sister with whom he has a competitive relationship soon the two are falling in love the film s fractured narrative which is comprised of lengthy flash backs bits and pieces of the present and real time forward movement into the future is a little daunting director sebastien lifshitz doesn t signal which time period we are in and the story line can be difficult to follow but stick it out the film s final minutes are so engrossing that you won t be able to take your eyes off the screen by turns heart breaking and uplifting this film ranks with beautiful thing as must see cinema"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24230": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i ended up watching this movie before even going through any of the reviews on the request of a female just out of curiosity i thought let me find out if there are people who actually recommend others to watch this movie i am quite shocked to find such long and positive reviews on this website that makes me conclude that it s a scam as far as my opinion goes i have to ask are these filmmakers retarded or do they assume that the viewers are retarded the movie is atrocious on so many levels and i m not even talking about the story or presentation so these bunch of guys plus one girl the lead actress form a music band guessing from the constant presence of guitars it is supposed to be a rock band hell when did dancers started becoming the part of a rock band anyway let me accept it as the bollywood version of a rock band but amusingly enough all the scores which actually had these two guitarists doing all kinds of cool rock gestures and i am assuming they were playing the instruments the sound of the guitar was completely missing i simply can t comprehend the magnitude of stupidity here i am just going to conclude here because it is absolutely not worth pointing out any further flaws in the movie bollywood directors seem to have no shame anymore"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24231": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "maybe presque rien is not the best movie ever made but it is better than many of you have said i still haven t seen a homo themed movie better than this one you americans are accustomed to watch very narrative movies with a clear beginning development and outcome but european movies are less narrative but makes you think much and feel many of you didn t understand the sense of the movie the purpose of this one is not show us a simple summer loving movie with commercial characters who fall in love and live happy forever summer holidays and beach are only a background and this movie is directed to every young boy who may feel identified with those boys maybe some of you didn t understand well this movie because of its parts showed as flashbacks these moments are summertime in pornichet when they meet and love after a year and half living together in nantes mathieu doesn t go to a psychiatric himself he tries to suicide taking something and cedric brings him to hospital later he appears talking with a psychiatrist to find the reason about he done that the last part is when mathieu come back to pornichet in winter alone to think about how his life have changed how his life become to be and trying to find himself it s possible that some people couldn t understand all this well because all the scenes are mixed among them but anyway as i said before this is not a funny movie if what someone want to see is meat for that we have belami movies presque rien what want to show us is how cruel can be the life for a young boy who is not sure about his feelings and not sure about what to do in life mathieu only wants to go away from home and try to live the kind of life that he thought could bring him the happiness but what seemed perfect at the beginning later is not as good as he thought and he become troubled and feel that he has lost the way of his life he is lost and doesn t know what he really wants to do or what makes him happy he finally become depressed and tries to commit suicide so funny is not a funny movie very hot scenes only a few but this is not a movie for entertainment is all about feelings friendship love happiness unhappiness pain depression loneliness i as many others feel identified with life and problems of mathieu and that is what director wanted to do a movie who show us the cruel reality of a boy s life for me the best homo themed movie ever"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24232": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie has the made for tv stink all over it though it started out with great intentions featuring great looking sets and authentic props and costumes the film quickly degenerated into horrible on the nose cheesy dialogue and rushed tv sappy melodramatic acting the characters were so sappy that at times i thought that they are about to degenerate into a bilious puddle of goo and the action was so convoluted and poorly cut that it looked as it the soldiers were merely standing around and taking turns shooting at one another the germans were so unrealistically depicted that it was painful to watch the only thing that the german officers talked about was how wonderful the americans are please take my word for this i am a huge fan of the war genre and this movie is crap nevertheless this dvd does have an excellent extra feature covering letters from the wwi front lines thus making this rental not a total waste of my time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24233": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "an adult realistic cruel dark story like a second part of les roseaux savages the wild reeds plenty of beauty and sadness ellipsis and silences shadows and little sparks of hope a man searching for a warm companion a better life a sincere attitude"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24234": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i am not weapon expert but even i can see difference between u s army riffles in wwi and wwii in movie we can see privates armed with m garand invented in year not authentic springfield aka silent death who privates use until wwii difference m can load times more ammunition and times more fire rate m was semi automatic springfield requires reloading after every shot little difference german army uniforms has borrowed from year too especially helmets german helmets until end of wwi have significant pike on top we cannot see even one in movie and if we make little additional search in archives how much truthful is this true story i am surprised how much truthful can be film directors in a pursuit of cheap propagation"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24235": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "presque rien come undone is an earlier work by the inordinately gifted writer director s bastien lifshitz with the collaboration of writer st phane bouquet the team that gave us the later wild side as we come to understand lifshitz s manner of storytelling each of his works becomes more treasureable by allowing his tender and sensitive love stories to unfold in the same random fashion found in the minds of confused and insecure youths time now time passed time reflective time imagined time alone lifshitz makes his tales more personal involving the viewer with every aspect of the characters responses it takes a bit of work to key into his method but going with his technique draws us deeply into the film mathieu handsome and gifted j r mie elka m is visiting the seaside for a holiday a time to allow his mother dominique reymond to struggle with her undefined illness cared for by the worldly and wise annick marie matheron and accompanied by his sister sarah laetitia legrix their distant father has remained at home for business reasons weaving in and out of the first moments of the film are images of mathieu alone looking depressed riding trains speaking to someone in a little recorder we are left to wonder whether the unfolding action is all memory or contemporary action while sunning at the beach mathieu notices a handsome youth his age starring at him and we can feel mathieu s emotions quivering with confusion the youth c dric st phane rideau follows mathieu and his sister home continuing the mystery of attraction soon c dric approaches mathieu and a gentle introduction leads to a kiss that begins a passionate love obsession mathieu is terrified of the direction he is taking rebuffs c dric s public approaches but continues to seek him out for consignations the two young men are fully in the throes of being in love and the enactment of the physical aspect of this relationship so very necessary to understanding this story is shared with the audience in some very erotic and sensual scenes yet as the summer wears on mathieu a committed student realizes that c dric is a drifter working in a condiment stand at a carnival it becomes apparent that c dric is the dionysian partner while mathieu is the apollonian one in a telling time in architectural ruin mathieu is excited by the beauty of the history and space while c dric is only interested in the place as a new hideaway for lovemaking mathieu is a complex person coping with his familial ties strained by critical illness and a non present father a fear of his burgeoning sexuality and his nascent passion for c dric their moments of joy are disrupted by c dric s admission of infidelity and mathieu s inability to cope with that issue and eventually they part ways time passes family changes are made and mathieu drifts into depression including a suicide attempt the manner in which mathieu copes with all of these challenges and finds solace strangely enough in one of c dric s past lovers pierre nils ohlund brings the film to an ambiguous yet wholly successful climax after viewing the film the feeling of identification with these characters is so strong that the desire to start the film from the beginning now with the knowledge of the complete story is powerful lifshitz has given us a film of meditation with passion conflicts with passion s powers found in love and a quiet film of silences and reveries that are incomparably beautiful the entire cast is superb and the direction is gentle and provocative lifshitz is most assuredly one of the bright lights of film making in french with english subtitles highly recommended grady harp"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24236": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "my god what an incredible movie it is reminded me so much of the similar scene in mel gibson s movie we were soldiers when the company is not lost they re just cut off and the other scene in pearl harbour when the british officer says to ben affleck if all americans are like you then god help the nation that goes to war with america put all movies together and you would have enough bullshit to fertilise the entire sahara desert the story of the cut off battalion may be real enough but the movie could have done without all that american preachy jingoistic propaganda attached to it there were audible groans in the cinema during the above mentioned scene in pearl harbour no kidding either the lost battalion however is really in a class of its own americans think they are unbeatable inspired bravery i actually cringed and damn near puked at all the swill being spewed out throughout this diarrhoeic disaster the movie that is the fighting scenes were well made stars for that but if the script is manure then wrapped even in brightly coloured ribbons it is still manure the writer james carabatsos also wrote those other screamers hamburger hill no mercy heartbreak ridge someone please shoot him before he writes any more such garbage the director russell mulcahy is an australian too god the shame"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24237": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "come undone appears to elicit a lot of opinions among the contributors to this forum granted it s a film that promises a take on gay life as most viewers expect and somehow it gets away from that promise into an introspective view at a young man s soul the film has a way of staying with us even when it has ended it is a character study about how a young man gets involved into a love affair with someone so much different than him that in the end will leave mathieu confused hurt and depressed when things don t go according to what he hoped the relationship would be if you haven t seen the film perhaps you would like to stop reading sebastien lifshitz the director of the film has told his story from mathieu s viewpoint most viewers appear to be disoriented by the different times within the film but there are hints that are not obvious as one can see in retrospect the story is told in flashbacks that might add to the way some people will view the film this is a story about the doomed the love mathieu felt for cedric and the ultimate breakdown of their life together first of all cedric the handsome young local pursues mathieu until he succeeds in convincing him he likes him mathieu feels the attraction for cedric too we realize how different both young men are by the way cedric tells mathieu s family how he feels school is not for him on the other hand mathieu who wants to be an architect finds beauty in the abandoned place where cedric has taken him we watch as mathieu reading from the guide book wants cedric s attention when mathieu comes out to his mother she wisely tells him about the importance of continuing his career she also points out about what future both of them would have together which proves to be true mathieu appears to have learned his lesson the hard way he goes on to an uncertain life with cedric and attempts to take his own life we watch him in the hospital speaking to a psychiatrist that has treated his wounded soul the ending might be confusing for most viewers but there is a moment in the film when mathieu goes to work in a bar where we see him washing glasses and looking intently to pierre the young man who frequents the bar that is why when mathieu goes looking for pierre at his house appears to be hard to imagine yet we have seen the way mathieu is obviously interested in pierre the last scene at the beach when pierre and mathieu are seen strolling in the sand has a hopeful sign that things will be better between them as they watch a young boy apparently lost but then realizing the father is nearby jeremie elkaim makes mathieu one of the most complex characters in recent films this is a young man who is hard to understand on a simple level mathieu has suffered a lot first with the separation of his parents then with his depressed mother and with losing cedric stephan rideau who has been seen on other important french films is equally good as the shallow cedric while come undone will divide opinions the film deserves a viewing because of the complexity and the care sebastien lifshitz gives to the story"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24238": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "after watching this movie i was honestly disappointed not because of the actors story or directing i was disappointed by this film advertisements the trailers were suggesting that the battalion have chosen the third way out other than surrender or die polish infos were even misguiding that they had the choice between being killed by own artillery or german guns they even translated the title wrong as misplaced battalion this have tickled the right spot and i bought the movie the disappointment started when i realized that the third way is to just sit down and count dead bodies followed by sitting down and counting dead bodies then i began to think hey this story can t be that simple i bet this clever officer will find some cunning way to save what left of his troops well he didn t they were just sitting and waiting for something to happen and so was i the story was based on real events of world war i so the writers couldn t make much use of their imagination but even thought i found this movie really unchallenging and even a little bit boring and as i wrote in the first place it isn t fault of actors writers or director their marketing people have raised my expectations high above the level that this movie could cope with"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24239": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "presque rien is a beautifully observed portrait of the experiences of a young french homosexual eschewing both stereotypes and preaching it s a wonderfully naturalistic film superbly acted shot with a feel for the seaside town where the action takes place never melodramatic but often painfully real if anything it s almost too realistic as there s little in the way of conventional plot just scenes from a life but the absence of conventional dramatic tension counts for less than it might in a world so subtly drawn presque rien might not be the most exciting film ever made but its simple humanism serves it well compared with the pre conceived celebratory or bigoted viewpoints that often mar treatments of this theme worth a watch"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24240": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "first i liked that movie it seemed to me a nice comedy with some silly moments the costume designer albert wolsky did his best the same as wonderful set decorator robert r benton this man really had a very good taste but the script writers disappointed me extremely the best ending would be the scene on the ladder but instead of it they decided that the father and his daughter should be together don t like the ending the father becomes boyfriend of his own daughter and his ex wife knows about it and finds it alright it would be ok if the scriptwriters would for example say that now there is a different soul in the body but they did not they only deprived him of memories the actors were good they were really funny cybill shepherd was charming robert downey jr was very funny in the dancing scene but some of the moments spoil even the impression of good acting for example corinne jeffries played by cybill shepherd after the death of her husband was waiting for him years it s a long time she was true to him she loved nobody but him and when she met him and was just about making love to him after a scene with her friend philip train ryan o neal she very easily betrayed the man she was longing for so many years it would be a good movie if not the ending and some missed human psychology"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24241": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "yokai monsters spook warfare yokai daisenso a movie about yokai or traditional japanese monsters of folklore it is alternatively known as big monster war or as ghosts on parade the yokai of the first installment include the teapot freak kappa water imp a living brella a woman whose sheeks can grow extremely gigantic a woman with a second face on the back of her head a dwarf priest with an enormous gourd like wrist so on these sorts of whimsical monsters derive not only from fairy lore but from a type of summer entertainment of the tokugawa era comparable to today s halloween haunted houses or the freak shows of yesteryear but with exclusively phony freaks ghosts goldfish monsters dancing one headed umbrellas were trumped up to create chills during the hot summers the fatcheek woman such were recreated by tricks or illusions based on monsters depicted in medieval scrolls if their design for the movie is a bit simple hoky this makes them all the more representative of what historically was recreated for summer chills these rather endearing monsters have to face off destroy an ancient babylonian vampire demon who has come to japan disguised himself as a samurai lord despite that some of the japanese apparitions are a bit goofy too many of the costumes scarsely more than masks without even moving lips as they speak it is all played very poker faced is very charming it has some beautiful cinematography much as would be provided in a cgi film of the same decade viewed in the right mood or with the right friends it is exciting moving touching yoshiyuki kuroda also directed the famed lone wolf cub white heaven hell and was the special fx director for the excellent daimajin trilogy the yokai monsters series is not the equal of majin at its best but the yokai are nevertheless great fun the first miike movie which is the most child oriented of his family films with the gozu izoo consecutively more serious though none too severe for young viewers"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"24242": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "when this movie was first shown on television i had high hopes that we would finally have a decent movie about world war i as experienced by american soldiers unfortunately this is not it it should have been a good movie about wwi even though it was made for television it is obvious that a real effort was made to use appropriate equipment and props but the writing and directing are badly lacking even though the makers of this movie obviously borrowed freely from quite a few well made war movies war movie clich s abound such as the arrogant general who apparently does not care a flip about the lives of his men when will hollywood realize that even though there have been plenty of bad generals most combat unit generals have seen plenty of combat themselves and are not naive about what the average grunt experiences the first part of this movie appeared to be paths of glory with american uniforms except that paths of glory was emotionally gripping later on there was chamberlain s charge except uphill from gettysburg and even the capture of the american soldier by a ring of enemy soldiers from the thin red line but in the thin red line the soldier was alone when captured in this movie a ring forms around the new prisoner in the middle of a battle if this movie used a military adviser they ignored him even though the actors and i never could forget they were actors while watching mouthed military tactics i didn t see very much of it the american soldiers would stand up to be shot while the germans attacked and the infamous storm troopers who were apparently blind appeared to use no tactics whatsoever in their attack in the real war the tactics were what made storm troopers so effective but the silliest scene was the attack of the german flamethrowers in this scene the german flamethrower operators walked in a broad line towards the defending americans if that had been real they would never have gotten close enough to use their flamethrowers before they had all been dropped by the defender s bullets okay so most war movies are unrealistic when it comes to the tactics shown but it is still disappointing but what really turned me off to this flick was the typical anti war anti military angle that movie makers seem to think is important true war is hell but most american soldiers even though they grumble and gripe tend to believe in what they are doing and can be rather gung ho about it my grandfather served in world war i and even though he died four years before i was born i have been told how proud he was of his service"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24243": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "only after some contemplation did i decide i liked this movie and after reading comments from all the other posters here and thinking about it some more i decided that i liked it tremendously i love american films probably because they are so narrative they usually have a well defined beginning middle and end presque rien on the other hand makes no such attempt i disagree with other posters that say it s too artsy in every way this film is meant to evoke your sense memories so often throughout the film you feel like you re there you feel the summer sun the breezes the heat the winter chill the companionship the loneliness etc etc in every way the director pulls you into the lives of the characters which is why so many people feel so strongly that the movie disappointed them after i finished watching it i felt the same but upon some reflection i recognized that this is how the movie had to be the story isn t the narrative it s the emotions you the viewer feel the lighting scenery and camera angles immerse you in the scenes they re rich exquisite and alive with detail and nuance although i normally cannot countenance films without a fully developed plot after all isn t a movie supposed to tell a story this film is definitely one of my new favorites"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24244": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i want to say the acting is bad but i think it was the directing that made it so i never thought much of highlander same director but that one could be blamed on the s this one however has no excuses people get shot while exiting trenches with a man in front of him those kind of mistakes along with an unclear time line weird battle tactics sub par cutting and poor visual effects makes this one a sub par film over all then like so many other have commented all this american bullshit the german general being practically scared of his captured american private be prepared to swallow a lot of it although in small doses to sum it up a not horrible but still definitely sub par war movie in all aspects"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24245": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "after losing the emmy for her performance as mama rose in the television version of gypsy bette won an emmy the following year for bette midler diva las vegas a live concert special filmed for hbo from las vegas midler who has been performing live on stage since the s proves that she is still one of the most electrifying live performers in the business from her opening number her classic friends where she descends from the wings atop a beautiful prop cloud bette commands the stage with style and charisma from a rap styled number called i look good she then proves that she has a way with a joke like few other performers in this business as she segues her way through a variety of musical selections the section of the show where she salutes burlesque goes on a little too long but she does manage to incorporate her old sophie tucker jokes here to good advantage even though she actually forgets one joke in the middle of telling it but her ad libbing until she remembers it is hysterical bette also treats us to rose s turn from gypsy and the title tune from her smash film the rose as well as a shameless plug for her hit movie the first wives club she brings the house down near the end with stay with me baby from the rose and her only hit record wind beneath my wings from beaches it s a dazzling evening of musical comedy entertainment and for midler fans it s a must"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24246": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i usually read reviews before i watch a movie guess what i didn t do that before watching tlb and i have to say i was very surprised to see the above average rating at imdb i found it to have a total lack of story you just get dropped into it and sadly not in the way saving private ryan dropped us into the movie and it also has a sudden end which was very unsatisfying for me i have to admit the wounded soldiers looked pretty realistic to me especially with the low budget in mind but prepare yourself to have a laugh some guys are being tossed through the air after an explosion as if they are olympic gymnasts a mid air corkscrew or somersault during ww i is a bit too much for me especially when it s performed countless times during the movie but the parts that really got me laughing until i almost cried were the scenes containing close combat the screaming and shouting german voices unbelievably funny it seems as if they are spoken by one single actor voice performer because they all sound exactly the same and it just sounds like a typical german voice i would absolutely not recommend this movie to anyone except to people who just want to have some laughs because of the sad and corny quality of it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24247": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a longtime fan of bette midler i must say her recorded live concerts are my favorites bette thrills us with her jokes and brings us to tears with her ballads a literal rainbow of emotion and talent bette shows us her best from her solid repertoire as well as new songs from the bette of roses album spanning generations of people she offers something for everyone the one and only divine diva proves here that she is the most intensely talented performer around"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24248": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "how cynical are the writers to pander so i may be an american citizen but i don t need to see other americans pat each other on the back for an hour and half in order to enjoy a film i m astonished that so few have commented on how utterly jingoistic sentimental and trite the dialogue in this film really is the historical inaccuracies of the film are not as gross and offensive as in u which changes british submariners to american ones but you still walk away feeling a little slimy really the germans in this film do nothing but admire the americans between battle scenes how sad unnecessary i d just like to say to the writers it s obvious to many of us that you can t capture real people with real problems under real pressure and that you ve taken some very well tested shortcuts lucky for you there will always be nationalist nutjobs to appreciate your sugar coated tripe"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24249": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "love it love it love it this is another absolutely superb performance from the divine miss m from the beginning to the end this is one big treat don t rent it buy it now"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24250": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this book based movie is truly awful and a big disappointment we ve been waiting for this move over a month many film reviewer were hopeful for it also in newspapers and tv it made big sense when th april comes many people regretfully noticed that movie is really awful why first of all story was so monotone it has been many indefinite scenes sometimes it s hard to realize what s going on the actresses out of hulya avsar weren t harmonized with their roles especially vildan atasever she acts better in comedy films in this movie a kind of drama she couldn t disposed of her previous role and finally movie is too short just minutes"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24251": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "bette midler showcases her talents and beauty in diva las vegas i am thrilled that i taped it and i am able to view whenever i want to she possesses what it takes to keep an audience in captivity her voice is as beautiful as ever and will truly impress you the highlight of the show was her singing stay with me from her movie the rose you can feel the emotion in the song and will end up having goose bumps the show will leave you with the urge to go out and either rent a bette midler movie or go to the nearest music store and purchase one of bette midler s albums"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, 1, -1, 1]},
	"24252": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "interesting hardly the scientific evidence the movie provides for its point which is basicly that jews are a cancer is so stupid and lame it s almost laughable if we didn t know what happened in that era important nah i can t imagine germans even at that horrid time would like or believe this movie compare it to riefenstahl s triumf des willens now that was i movie i was impressed with this is just silly garbage best part is a scene from m one of my all time favorites where the jew as the announcer so eloquently keeps reminding us lorre plays a child molester and murderer in the eyes of these film makers only a depraved mind can do so uh huh didn t know m was hitler s favorite movie right no it s just plain stupid even for it s nazi propaganda genre"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24253": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "bette midler is indescribable in this concert she gives her all every time she is on stage whether we are laughing at her jokes and antics or dabbing our eyes at the strains of one of her tremendous ballads bette midler moves her audience if you can t see it live which is the best way to see bette then this is the next best thing an interesting thing to look at is how incredible her voice has changed and matured over the years but never lost its power her more vocally correct version of stay with me never loses anything in spirit from the rose or divine madness here it is just more pure and as heartfelt as ever i will treasure this concert for a very long time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24254": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "having seen triumph of the will i can only say this movie is ghastly even measured against the historically low standards of the time naturally it s all totally fabricated and prejudicial this is what one would expect of s german propaganda unfortunately the quality of the presentation itself is hackneyed and cheap it s also so blatantly ridiculous that even contemporary germans must ve left the theater holding their noses in a genre renowned for its base appeal lack of originality and unapologetic wrong headedness this film doesn t even qualify as bad it would have to improve significantly to attain that status"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24255": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "bette midler is again divine raunchily humorous in love with burlesque capable of bringing you down to tears either with old jokes with new dresses or merely with old songs with more power punch than ever all in all singing new ballads power singing the good old perennial ones such as the rose stay with me and yes even wind beneath my wings the best way to appreciate the divine miss m has always been libe since this is the next best thing to it i strongly recommended to all with a mixture of adult wide eyed enchantment and appreciation and a child s mischievous wish for pushing all boundaries"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24256": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this film is justly famous as one of the most horrible examples of propaganda ever produced the insistent equation of jews with disease is simply pathological and even worse it almost becomes believable for brief seconds through its sheer repetition the fact that something this crude works even briefly is an object lesson in itself you have to have a strong stomach and a firm grip on yourself to sit through this and i wouldn t recommend trying unless you have a good reason"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24257": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "story of ireland in the s this film is a beautiful reconstruction of small time ireland in the s all the gang are there see below master boyle the boys the cannon sp o donnell senator doogan s daugter rose agnes maura and una see this film feel ireland as it was"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24258": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "a visit to the lodz ghetto in nazi occupied poland recorded by a german cameramen with the naive co operation of the jewish community is combined with archival footage clips from international newsreels and excerpts from related cultural films to portray the world s jews as swindlers and parasites this documentary interprets jewish life from the viewpoint of traditional anti semitism and nazi ideology a candid cinematically unique expression of racial hatred i personally find this film frightening and highly offensive one can only hope that such pictures as this will never reach the screen again"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24259": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a small film few characters theatrical and yet it says something about ireland that you won t find elsewhere this film is ireland in all it s grubiness it s sadness it s self delusion the boys master doyle sp o donell the cannon senator doogan s daughter gar and above all madge i know them i m in the pub with them or kneeling to pray with them they are our sad history and they are our present"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24260": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "that shall be a documentary i saw it which is forbidden in germany and i have to say that it was the worst documentary i ve ever seen it is nothing but one big lie from the beginning to the end who can doubt after this trash that all jews were supposed to be killed in the concentration camps"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24261": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "after reading the original play i thought it would have been much more difficult to adapt to screen than it turned out to be donal mccann puts in a once off great performance as public gar the repressed antagonist who is manifested openly on screen by his extroverted but unseen to others alterego private gar eamonn kelly also plays an excellent screwballs whose inability to communicate his feelings is matched only by gar definitely worth renting out if you can find it probably unavailable outside ireland uk"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24262": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "films starring child actors put themselves on the back foot from the very beginning while there are some exceptions the majority of kids just cant act and even the ones that can normally become annoying after a few minutes the kids in paperhouse have managed to capture the worst of both worlds as they re both very annoying and they don t have an ounce of acting ability between them in short they re rubbish this isn t good considering that they re the leads and it especially isn t good when you consider the fact that it is virtually impossible to take this film seriously because of the rubbish actors it s a shame that this film is such a dead loss as the plot isn t not completely it follows a young girl who after drawing a picture of a house in her notebook wakes up in the fantasy world that she has created it soon becomes apparent to her that she can manipulate this world through her drawings and so sets about making various changes until her dream eventually becomes a nightmare oh dear as you can see this plot line gives a nice base for a good fantasy horror movie however it is squandered through a number of fatal faults first and foremost in spite of the premise being an excellent premise for lots of inventiveness the movie is extremely stale the central plot is hardly played with at all and the result is an entirely boring experience the lack of tension is another huge gaping flaw in the movie as it sees fit to drag every sequence out to a point that you just don t care any more which is due to a lack of ideas thanks in part to it s lead characters the film feels like a kids movie throughout this is to be expected as it stars kids but bernard rose should have decided the slant that he wanted to put on the story as the horror in the movie is laughable at best the film is also very cheesy and the romance between the two leads is extremely cringe worthy and makes for very painful viewing in fact if i had to sum this travesty up in one word i would choose painful paperhouse is poorly acted laughably plotted very corny and dull on the whole save yourself the pain see something else"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24263": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "toronto film festival report it is official takashi miike is whacked the annual midnight screening of the new takashi miike film the big spook war or the great yokai war or y kai daisens call it what you will this is a fanatical ride colin geddes the fearless programmer stated this film was originally geared towards children in japan think of lord of the rings or neverending story for japan after the screening i can understand where they were going with that but damn this is takashi miike after all he directed the film ichi the killer when it screening at the festival barf bags were handed out at the screening and no that wasn t just a marketing ploy plot summary a young boy with a troubled home life becomes chosen and he stumbles into the middle of a great spirit war where he meets a group of friendly spirits who become his companions through his journey this is not really for kids well not too young certainly see them getting scared shitless with some of these spirits even the friendly ones on display this is unlike anything i ve seen in the movie theater before a fantasy naturally some very funny but dark material you will not be bored can guarantee that will this ever hit north america doubtful my rating b"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24264": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the eternal jew der ewige jude does not have what we today would call the markings of a scholarly document rather than naming experts or sources to support what it says it simply says without opposition what it wants us to believe one will concede that american newsreels of that period were also much less regulated than would seem ethical to a modern audience often inserting dramatized scenes and passing them off as actual news footage add to this directed propaganda the fact that filmmaker hippler was preaching to the converted not so much asking gentile europeans to hate the jews as validating the feelings so many of them must have held already in order to have allowed the holocaust that followed the weakest link in the film s logic shows in its rat analogy wherein it goes on to explain the behavior of rats and then adds something to the effect of well jewish people are like that too similarly it characterizes jewish people as ugly by showing ugly jewish people in comparison to attractive gentiles the accompanying leap of faith is that ugly is bad the film appears to contradict itself a few times for example by attacking western painters who portrayed old testament characters as light skinned europeans thereby the text admits that so called hebrew ethnicity is in fact an ingrained aspect of christian culture it also shows ghetto jews willingly living in roach infested filth despite the supposed treasure they ve hoarded and then flip flops by saying that these same undesirables live in wealth and luxury as soon as they leave the ghetto incidentally who wouldn t the use of scenes from a well known american film house of rothschild shows an equally blurry deployment of logic first the film is denounced as having been made by jews then it is apparently used by hippler to verify the deceptiveness of jews the aforementioned pretense of poverty by ghetto jews shown as a means of avoiding taxation although the rothschild character s spin is that jews are taxed excessively finally the rothschild film is once again execrated for implying that the famed banking family invented the checking account this apparent indecisiveness in whether the american footage is shown positively or negatively might become clearer with repeated viewings but at first sight it makes for some murky moviewatching for all of eternal jew s imperfections i was at first surprised that the imdb viewer rating for this film is as high as it is just shy of a to date i d say the reason is that ej s documentary value has exceeded its original purpose offering us unintentionally a look into the lives of european jews as they would not be seen a few years hence needless to say the film s very badness also provides an historical insight into bad or simply evil filmmaking as a propagandist s tool about this time i should expect director hippler to flip flop once again springing forward to say that s what i meant to do all along the scenes depicting animal slaughter are particularly gruesome and show same as decidedly inhumane contrary to the intent of kosher law to prevent animal suffering i would like for someone who has seen the film and has some knowledge of these procedures to comment on whether the portrayal is accurate"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24265": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "one of the best movies i ever saw was an irish movie titled philadelphia here i come i read the play before i saw the movie and loved them both it s the story of a young man preparing to leave ireland to go to america because he can t earn a living in ireland it is told both from the perspective of the young man whom the other characters in the film can see and another young man representing his uncensored thoughts and feelings but who cannot be seen by the other characters in the film it is a very sad movie but deeply touching and i would recommend this film to anyone who wants something to think about i love any irish movie or almost any movie about ireland and any film that has the late irish actor donal mccann in it gets my vote i would watch that man chew gum for hours on screen and unfortunately i have terrible shame to have lost him so young"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24266": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i would perhaps give or to this propaganda film because it shows when and how a propaganda film becomes successful if there are people who watch this piece and think that well then jews must have done something to be treated the way they were treated in ww then the movie is very cleverly made to conceal why s and how s as well as mix correct and false observations on how a people live what more can a propaganda movie aim for the part in which an american movie about the rothschild family is included is re used very shrewdly here for instance the question of why the jew keeps his wealth away from the officer is never asked no one mentions the system of taxation within that particular social strata besides the level of excitement or the level of disgust in the movie increases slowly and the solution like end of the movie suits the aim and the musts of doing propaganda the audience would leave in joy and gratefulness to the times that are coming up well done in the movie there is a kind of simplicity that addresses the most basic emotional perception of the audience the movie is kind of history today so no need to fuss much about it actually however in this simplicity of words of ethnic degradation a careful watcher can find relevance to today s cultural hatred violence decivilization as well as the problems of integration overall fine trash"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24267": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "paulie is a fantasy of a littler girl or perhaps her recollection of what her youth was like growing up tony shaloub executes a flawless performance as an russian scientist phd who cannot find decent work in america he befriends an isolated parrot while performing meanial duties of a janitor at a behavioral science lab the chief doctor is a bitter man as paulie who can speak and fully comprehend language and learn embarasses the doctor who later banishses him to the lower levels of the building where mikail tony s finds him paulie recants his life with marie and how they lost each other the quest begins to reunite paulie with marie only more than years has passed the movie ends some will say predictably with mikail reuniting paulie with marie the story closes with the three entering marie s home where you can make the final your own choice great family film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24268": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "while most of the movie is very amateurish the kosher slaughter scene is played up but not untrue kosher law says that an animal must be conscious when the blade touches it s skin the kosher slaughter scene is accurate as anyone knows who has seen one or has seen the peta film showing a kosher slaughter in which the animals throat is cut and the esophagus cut out while it is still alive conscious and obviously suffering we must remember that history is written by the victors is one even allowed to even think that maybe the nazis were right doesn t it say anything that the nazis had outlawed this vicious religious slaughter and the jews are still practicing it even today"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24269": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i know i know it s childish but i just love this type of movie a bird that suffered a lot of mishaps and still hasn t lost his faith in humanity and his sense of humor what s special about this film is the fact that the main character is paulie the parrot and he s not used as a boost to some hotshot human actor furthermore i like the storyline paulie tells his lifestory to a cleaner at the point he hit rock bottom by the way jay mohr s voice almost sounds like joe pesci s and cheech marin of course the man is humor to me ever since i saw up in smoke i have appreciated his naive way of performing making a simple situation a hilarious one can t help myself"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24270": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "plants are the most cunning and vicious of all life forms informs one dopey would be victim in the seedpeople a silly flaccid remake of invasion of the bodysnatchers day of the triffids and about a thousand udder moovies and why are seeds moore dangerous than plants one might ask because according to the same dolt seeds can chase us yes i can remember one horrifying incident when the moocow was just a calf being chased all the way home from school by ravenous dandylion seed yeah right unfortunately the monsters in this seedy little turkey kind of look like shaggy little muppets some of which roll around like evil tumbleweeds others which sail about on strings there s not even the tiniest inkling of terror or suspense to be found here for reasons left unexplained the seed monsters are knocked out by volt ultra violet lights even though they can walk about in the daylight which has about times more uv energy as you can see not much thought was put into this cow flop the moocow says go weed yer garden instead of wasting your photosynthesis here p"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24271": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "paulie sounds like the most saccharine lachrymose and sentimental garbage you could ever find yet it s actually much better than you might expect the daftness of the plot could so easily have set the tone for the whole film but actually in most other departments the film is charming in case you re wondering paulie is a parrot bought for a little girl with speech difficulties paulie becomes her best friend and goes everywhere with her he even sits on her shoulder during speech therapy lessons and eventually becomes a super intelligent speaker himself however paulie is sent away by the little girl s mother and he spends the rest of the film trying to get from n y c to l a to be re united with her so why does this awful sounding film succeed relatively well firstly it boasts some interesting and impressive animatronic effects secondly and far more significantly it has the courage to embrace its ludicrous premise and tells a genuinely moving often humourous story without worrying too much about the obvious flaws in the storyline thirdly it has several surprisingly strong performances including jay mohr as a wily crook gena rowlands as a kind old lady and cheech marin yes the dope smoking cheech marin as a musical immigrant it might not be a classic but paulie is sound entertainment for kids of all ages"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24272": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this flick reminds me some really bad science fiction movies from s and s it is not scary or interesting but it s dull cheesy and stupid special effects are laughable all actors are ludicrous and the ending is simply awful don t waste your money rent or buy something better i give it out of i found this turkey quite amusing because of its stupidity"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24273": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i didn t give this movie a perfect score in order to be honest in comparing to great classics like citizen kane and seven samaurai however this movie is so all around wonderful it s a real shame it scores so poorly for the general imdb voter however the imdb voter leans to the geeky and paulie doesn t qualify for that the only acting criticism i might suggest is that hallie kate eisenberg didn t portray the perfect stuttering child i m sorry but asking a year old child to out do dustin hoffman as the rainman is asking for the impossible in film making moving past that minor complaint the movie has the best of many films buddy road trip con games hero as friendly party animal party bird disney like humor for young and old etc what s not to like tony shaloub wears his role like a pair of comfortable jeans that s normal for him it seems i m russian i like long stories i don t like mangoes but he almost makes me want to go out and buy one watch the movie and that will make sense buddy hackett and cheech marin make very appropriate appearances in the film roles that are quite fitting to what we all know about them i have always found jay mohr to be a bit slimy and his on screen role fits that as well the only surprise to me was finding that jay was also paulie s voice in the end even that works well put parrot and anti parrot together as a team and it creates a magic of its own if you are trying to find a film for you and the kids that is neither insulting nor boring for either paulie is a perfect candidate i will however admit that a happy moment colors my review of paulie i was on a road trip during a major heat wave the car s air conditioning died half the restaurants had dead cooling as did our hotel and i said let s watch a movie where there is working air conditioning so we did so for minutes we were cooled amused and given a heart warming experience when i saw it recently on vcr under less emotional circumstances i realized just how well this movie was made it s a sleeper film you won t regret watching"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24274": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "la chute de la maison usher or the fall of the house of usher as it s know amongst english audiences starts with allan charles lamy heading for the castle of his good friend sir roderick usher jean debucourt who sent him a letter saying that his wife madeleine is ill once there allan finds madeleine very sick her husband roderick determined almost obsessed to paint her portrait as roderick paints madeleine becomes weaker weaker almost as if the picture is draining the life out of her allan tries to help his friend but tragedy soon strikes this french production was co written produced directed by jean epstein was the second of two filmed the fall of the house of usher adaptations during honestly i don t know the original novel was published in i mean you wait years for a filmed adaptation two come along at the same time anyway i feel that i have a bit of a problem here as i have read plenty of positive comments about la chute de la maison usher maybe i m not the right sort of person to write a comment on it but i have to say that it simply didn t do anything for me i didn t like it obviously the first thing to say is that this is a silent film therefore it relies on imagery but even so i thought the story was weak i thought as a whole the film was boring dull even though it only lasts for about an hour it really didn t do anything for me at all la chute de la maison usher was made almost years ago that is literally a lifetime the world cinema tastes have moved on a lot since then i found no enjoyment in this film i feel this film has dated badly probably wasn t that good to start with anyway i never felt for any of the character s i never cared about anything that was happening i found it all rather tedious to sit through i m sorry if i ve offended any silent film fans out there but that s the way i felt director epstein does an ok job a lot of people ramble on about the imagery in la chute de la maison usher i will freely admit it definitely has it s moments but i thought they were few far between shots of people s mouths moving not actually hearing what they say just seemed weird to me i didn t like the music the version i saw kept the original french language insert cards which were narrated by guy with the most awful sounding thick french accent which was also off putting based on the story by edgar allen poe i doubt this has much resemblance to it apart from one or two basic elements stick with the fantastic roger corman house of usher starring vincent price technically the film was ok considering when it was made you simply cannot tell about the acting as no one ever speaks although the film is full of unnatural exaggerated movements to try suggest emotions or reflect what s happening which works to an extent but after a while just looks a bit daft la chute de la maison usher will appeal to those who crave a bygone era who live in caves or who are stuck in the past for me i like my films to have a story not to bore me to have sound i m sorry if that last statement makes me sound like an uneducated idiot but that s how i feel the world has moved on since for the better"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24275": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "most folks might say that if one were to spend a saturday night watching a movie you must be really bored actually i had just gotten back home from being out and turned on the tv and there it was paulie i had missed the opening credits so i didn t know the name of it but i saw that it had cheech marin in it so i naturally thought i had tuned into born in east l a when i saw him talking to a talking parrot i was ready to dismiss this as the kind of flop movie they show late in the night happy to say it was better than that as you know if you don t already paulie is lost and trying to get back to his original owner seems it s taken years to find her what should be paulie s advantage is actually a dis advantage in ways people come across a literate parrot and all they see is a way to make money or benefit themselves while cheech marin s character is making money from him he s not mean to him the dance sequences with the parrots are something kids will find cute i found them amusing paulie who s naive learns quickly that not all humans are nice people especially the owner of an animal research lab the man lies to him saying he ll help him find his owner as long as he helps in his animal communications research paulie is now stuck but decides to make a fool out of the man at a demonstration to others of paulie s vocal ability throughout the film paulie s telling his story to the facilities janitor who ends up freeing him several other animals and finding the location of paulie s owner it s a touching reunion out of the wing clipping scene should have been assumed and not shown that part might bother younger children otherwise it s a great movie for older kids and adults who are a kid at heart end"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24276": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "movies have put me to sleep before but no movie has ever done that twice so it took me three sittings actually to finish it the dialog was bad women spoke stiltedly and the men were caricatures and two of the supposedly japanese women looked chinese had chinese names and spoke with clearly chinese accents i m still trying to figure out why the emmenthal men were sexually wrapped up with each other minus equals a tough choice do i give this movie a rating of one or two movies have put me to sleep before but no movie has ever done that twice so it took me three sittings actually to finish it the dialog was bad women spoke stiltedly and the men were caricatures and two of the supposedly japanese women looked chinese had chinese names and spoke with clearly chinese accents i m still trying to figure out why the emmenthal men were sexually wrapped up with each other minus equals a tough choice do i give this movie a rating of one or two"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24277": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the movie was very sweet and heartwarming i cry almost every time i watch the movie i would recommend this movie for every one the movie was so inspiring to me the actors did a great job of acting and the movie was very well played and done the movie was about a little girl who owned a parrot of whom she named paulie paulie had gotten separated from her by her parents because they thought it would be best for her after paulie had experienced so many people he ended up in a cage by himself in a basement finally this russian man who had gotten a job at a place as a janitor had found paulie in the basement and paulie began to talk to him telling him the story of his life in the end the man helped paulie reunite with marie the little girl who raised paulie love overcame all the obstacles"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24278": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "somewhere i d read that this film is supposed to be a comedy after seeing it i d call it anything but the point of this movie eludes me the dialogue is all extremely superficial and absurd many of the sets seemed to be afterthoughts and despite all the nudity and implied sexual content there s nothing erotic about this film all leaving me to wonder just what the heck this thing is about the title premise could have been the basis for a fun if politically incorrect comedy instead we re treated to cheap amateurish unfinished sketches and depravity and weirdness for its own sake if i want that i ll go buy a grace jones cd"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24279": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie seems on the surface to be a run of mill kids movie that parents can regretfully watch with their mostly entertained little kids the movie seems and is mostly geared towards children yet it does not stop on this level i watched this movie first as a young child and found it to be funny entertaining and heartwarming and did not see it again for several years i watched it again recently at age and found it to be almost as funny but just as heartwarming and entertaining this movie is highly underrated and contains many messages of real life this movie is an inspirational quest story that is made for kids yet epic in its own right i recommend this movie to anyone of any age"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24280": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i am sorry to say that it was one of the worst films i ve ever seen although visually fascinating e g the use of colour was absolutely stunning it was pretty boring and disturbing see the father son incest what s more music is totally absent and if you think of those wonderful soundtracks by michael nyman who wrote the soundtracks for most of greenaway s films then you can imagine what a difference it makes"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24281": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "made me wish my own happy birds could talk tisk tisk on the reviewer who dissed the movie a sweet story that people of all ages will enjoy paulie is a lovable little treasure he has quite a few clever lines that truly made me laugh i especially loved the dance sequences during his showbiz stint you can forgive the obvious clich s as you cheer him on in his quest to be reunited with marie a charming movie featuring two strong characters who genuinely befriend the little parrot separated from his young owner would have liked to have seen more of the woman who becomes blind and must abandon their mutual journey i liked her artistic and poetic inspirations a shame she could not share paulie s reunion bless paulie in his new home at last with marie perhaps joined by the nice young man who helped him defeat the antagonists to complete his journey"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24282": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie was awful in the worst way you just didn t care you didn t care what happened in the plot you didn t care about the characters everyone was devoid of heart i ended up walking out about an minutes into it because i simply didn t want to subject my mind to it any more there is far too much sex in the film sex can be okay it can even make the movie hence karma sutra but the intercourse here was not beautiful or sexy it was just ugly don t see this film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24283": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i have to tell you this is a great movie it surprises me sometimes how good a movie with no pretenses can be this one is just fabulous it could be that it isn t trying too hard to send any kind of message it just tells a whimsical fun story i gave it a out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24284": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "in paperhouse was hailed as a thinking man s horror film wow you might say sign me up this thing is a mess it features a one time young actress who has a range of like to g headley with a bad british dubbed accent and a story with no chills thrills or spills it isn t even interesting psycho babble one will only laugh at its cheap effects and long for a showing of leprechaun the story involves a girl with glandular fever who escapes in her dreams what you get isn t good horror art house or even a decent after school special i found myself after the two hour point saying where did my two hours go the direction is uninspired and i wished it could even be pretentious something interesting it seems like the producers were on lithium even in the dream world things are boring a short no on this one"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24285": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "what a strangely wonderful if sometimes slight and bulky big budget fantasy this is takashi miike had already proved by the time he got to the great yokhai war that he could dip into other films aside from his supposed niche of the crime yakuza genre visitor q and andromedia showed this the former great the latter lesser but here miike in his first and only co screen writing credit no less proves that he can deliver the goods on a post modern soup of mythical fantasy conventions and with it boatload of cgi creature effects and make up and an epic battle that is more like a festival than something out of lord of the rings the comparisons can be made far and wide to be sure and the most obvious to jump on would be miyazaki for the seemingly unique mixture of kids as big heroes power hungry sorcerers looking for the energy of the earth as the main source machinery as the greatest evil and many bizarrely defined flamboyantly designed creatures or yokai of the title but there can also be comparisons made to star wars especially to the gungan battle in tpm and to the whole power play between good and evil with similar forces or to anime like samurai or of course to henson s films and through all of these comparisons and even through the flaws or over reaching moments it s miike all the way with the sensibilities of effects and characters here ryunosuke kamiki plays tadashi the prototypical kid who starts out sort of gullible and sensitive to things in the world but will become the hero in a world going into darkness the darkness is from an evil sorcerer who gets his energy from all of the rage and wretched vibes in the human world and who is also starting to put to death the spirits and other creatures the yokhai into a fire that sends them into gigantic robots that have only one mission to destroy and kill anything in their paths tadashi gets as pumped up to fight sato the sorcerer as the yokai once sato s main minion and cohort agi kill bill s chiaki kuriyama another great villainies steals tadashi s little furry companion a sunekosuri soon things come to a head in a climax that brings to mind many other fantasy films and stories but can only be contained up to a point by miike and his crew i would probably recommend the great yokai war for kids but in the forward note that it s not some watered down fantasy in american circles this has creatures galore including a one eyed umbrella stand and a walking talking wall not to mention a turtle a fire serpent and a woman who became cursed by sato so the variety is on high on that end and one might almost feel like the creatures and effects which grows to unfathomable heights when the festival hits with the yokai reaching hundreds of miles in scope but there s also a sense of fantasy being strong in both the light and the dark and sunekosuri becomes perhaps the greatest emotional tool at miike s disposal and not just because it s cuteness squared where else to get an audience riled up than over a little furry ball of fury who ends up in a tragic battle with tadashi in robot form yet through all of this the sense of anarchy that can be found in the brightest spots of miike s career is here as well which distinguishes it from its animated muppet and sci fi counterparts there s the bizarre humor as usual including a song dedicated to akuzi beans at a crucial moment in the climax and more than a few flights of fancy with the creatures and fight scenes i loved for example the guy with the big blue head who has to make it smaller or the anxious turtle yokai the biggest danger with miike s access to bigger special effects and computer wizardry which he flirts with is overkill on this end he s got everything down i m sure with storyboards and he creates some memorable impressions with some compositions one of them is when all is said and done and tadashi and the other human character are in the middle of the tokyo rubble in an overhead shot but the cgi is sometimes a little unconvincing with the robots and the interplay skirts on being too flamboyant and some visuals like the overlay of the yokai spreading the word about the big festival on the map just seem weak and pat i almost wondered if miike might dip into bad spy kids territory quite frankly but this liability aside the great yokai war provides more than a share of excitement goofy thrills and innocent melodrama that came with many of the best childhood fantasies it owes a lot to cinema as well as traditional japanese folklore but the screws are always turning even in its most ludicrous and veeringly confusing beats it s not the filmmaker at his very best but working in experimentation in a commercial medium ends up working to his advantage it s got a neat little message and lots of cool adventure"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24286": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "greenaway seems to have a habit of trying deliberately to disgust his viewers this film opens with incest and purposeless meaningless casual incest at that that s greenaway s big problem he prefers parlor tricks to shock over actually doing anything meaningful technical skill isn t enough he s just a bit perverse for the sake of perversity"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24287": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is such a great movie to watch with young children i m always looking for an excuse to watch it over over gena was good cheech was fun the russian was good maria was adorable of course paulie was the best"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24288": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "to borrow from dorothy parker this is not a film to be tossed aside lightly it should be thrown with great force this is an excruciating mess and i m a greenaway fan mind numbingly awful the mummy returns has much more artistic merit"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24289": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "add paulie the parrot to beloved movie animal characters this movie is a love story bird and gena rowlands bird and beloved marie michael and marie a russian janitor helps a talking and thinking parrot find his rightful owner many years after marie s parents sell him to a pawn shop before the heart warming ending we learn all the misadventures of paulie cheech marin and his dancing parrots are marvelous beautiful photography throughout great little movie word of mouth will make it a cult favorite"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, 1]},
	"24290": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "to overcome the death of his wife an old man does what anyone in his position would naturally do at least in a peter greenaway movie he and his son populate their home with eight and a half one has no legs women and embark on a sexual odyssey this being a greenaway film there is lots of pretentious and uninteresting blabbering and of course there is unnecessary male nudity in fact the father and son share a bed sleeping in the nude gross besides who wants to see an old guy full frontal for those who are not into the homo erotic scene one of the women likes to do the nasty with horses there is no story just a random collection of dull scenes"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24291": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i absolutely loved this movie it was so good this movie is told by the parrot paulie s point of view paulie is given to the little girl marie as a present paulie helps marie learn to talk and they become best friends but when paulie tells marie to fly she falls and the bird is sent away that s when the adventure begins paulie goes through so much to find his way back to marie this movie is so sweet funny touching sad and more when i first watched this movie it made me cry the birds courage and urge to go find his marie for all that time was so touching i must say that the ending is so sweet and sad but you ll have to watch it to find out how it goes at the end the janitor tries to help him after hearing his story will he find his long lost marie or not find out when you watch this sweet heart warming movie it ll touch your heart rating"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24292": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i am giving this pretentious piece of garbage a simply because i don t believe there is a worse movie in the world i hate this movie i hate the acting dialog setting writing and directing i hope everyone that was involved in this movie burns and rots in the darkest circle of hell damn this disgusting waste of time i pray every day that this movie is just a figment of my imagination i pray that i dreamt the movie and that i will never have to see it at my local video store again burn in hell"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24293": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "spoiler this is a great film about a conure he goes through quite the ordeal trying to get back to his little girl owner he learns a lot through his journey and meets up with a lot of other beautiful birds if you love birds like my wife does this film is for you this film also has some sad parts that make the tears run in the end it all works out for paulie and his russian friend rent this for the whole family everyone will enjoy this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24294": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "stilted stagy strange and opaque if visually striking a wannabe erotic fantasy really boring way too much male nudity including father son incest and just a sort of shameless pointlessness i will confess however that certain passages of dialogue taken on their own terms do have a lulling haunting quality"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24295": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie brought tears to my eyes john roberts really knew how to get to viewers hearts directing this wonderful picture where life is viewed through the mind and heart of paulie we discover from time to time with the help of sensitive and talented directors like john that even small creatures like paulie have a heart i just couldn t stop my tears even though the film has a happy end this is great after thousands of films i saw through my life paulie really touched me deeply this is after the ugly duckling the second picture that really turned me upside down"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24296": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i dont know about you but i ve always felt drawn to art cinema the first art film i managed to get a hold of was peter greenaway s the cook the thief his wife and her lover which blew my mind and creative spiret into overdrive the film was the ultimate paradox both beautiful and grotesque this is what art cinema was about exploring intellectual ideas and bringing the visceral to the screen with purpose life real life can be like living in a madhouse and art expressed shows it for what it is i love movies of all types but especially those that both entertain and have something to say whether i agree with it s stance or no women is a dry clinical comedy where a father and son gather a harem to fufill their many sexual fantasies there is only a very brief allusion to fellini in the film unlike what the previews have suggested the main focus of the film falls on the close relationship between father and son brought together after the mothers death in the early scenes of the film the fathers sadness is believable you can feel his pain what happens afterwards is plain by greenaway standards the gathering of the harem observations on love and death and flesh displayed for the sake of flesh one could argue this but i feel the movie to be shallow and pointless and the idea that this could be a comedy is perplexing to me the acting for the most part if fine especially good are polly walker and amanda plummer though poor mandy should put her clothes back on what the film lacks is a compelling story and the usual greenaway touches of excess that made his other films so wonderful to watch while filled with moments of insight and the occasional taboo women is too cut and paste to be considered art too bland to considered funny and simply too dull to be considered worthwhile save your money i can only recommend this film as a sleeping aid out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 0, -1]},
	"24297": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a very refreshing story the life of a parrot with an intellect higher than an average human s shows humans from a bird s point of view especially liked the portrayal of different types of characters that the bird spends time with not all birds are bird brained"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24298": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "writer director peter greenaway cements his title as the high lord of art house pretension with his latest exercise in obnoxious self indulgence women the film follows a wealthy englishman and his son on their mutual quest for sexual satisfaction as they lure and blackmail women guess how many into joining their personal collection of concubines think of any possible way that this premise could be offensive and chances are greenaway s done it the female characters are little more than a catalogue of fetishes for the two protagonists to partake of there s the kabuki obsessed mio the ever pregnant giaconda and beryl who s got a thing for farm animals giulietta has no legs and uses a wheelchair she s the half woman get it greenaway vehemently denies all accusations of misogyny but if this isn t it then what is the film goes on to eroticize anything and everything having to do with japan a continuation of themes from his snore worthy but less sexist film the pillow book but where the the pillow book was erotic and graceful women just gets horny and exploitative greenaway s work is tasteless and arrogant in its fetishism and the only person likely to enjoy watching it is the auteur himself"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24299": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a sentimental story with a sentimental sound track it s about a little girl with a voice impediment who treasures her green parrot paulie the parrot thinks and talks like a human being and gives help and advice to his constant companion the parrot is definitely the star of the film at times mischievous and at times in fits of depression the bird captures the mood in a most remarkable and expressive way the synchronised voice too is very well done and within a minute or two you can actually believe that this intelligent little bird exists early in the film her father gives the bird to a pawnbroker and the subsequent scenes tell the story of paulie s constant struggle over many years to be re united with his mistress one of the many memorable scenes is when he falls into bad company and is encouraged to spy on people using the automatic teller machines paulie it seems has a phenomenal memory the ending is predictable but who would want it otherwise children will love this film and anybody who keeps a bird as a pet will delight in paulie s antics"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24300": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is a baffling film the beauty in sexual relations between men and women is shown degraded by a set of men and women who can only be described as a collection of oddballs and misfits greenaway acknowledges his inspiration to fellini s film but whereas fellini is a titan of world cinema greenaway is not he has none of the maestro s lightness of touch nor his ability to convey feelings and emotions with a deftness of clarity he is pretentious the film being divided into chapters with a written introduction to each as if the viewer has to be guided into the film except that the written notices only stay on screen for a few seconds not long enough to be read by the audience with the result that they are mostly ignored as for the women only two can be described as lookers palmira played by polly walker and giaconda played by natacha amal the rest ooze with ordinariness both the women and the men retreat from the harsh light of reality into the dim shades of fantasy greenaway obviously wants to make the point that sexual fantasy does not lead to happiness the women themselves are depressing since they render their services in exchange for money relations between men and women are debased into a commercial transaction there is no sense of joy or happiness or love in the film indeed there are several scenes that are deeply unpleasant the suggestion of an incestuous relationship between father and son philip and storey emmental played respectively by john standing and matthew delamere the callous disregard of both men that giaconda is carrying their child she in fact gets pregnant twice the first foetus being aborted and the second time she is sent away to a destination chosen by the men from a flight book both men having sex with a woman who has no legs the half woman in the title the beastiality that exists between beryl played by amanda plummer with a pig named hortense father and son sharing women between them women enjoying being beaten sexually the father sleeping with the corpse of his dead wife mercifully none of these scenes are shown sexually only hinted at the hinted degradation of women is such that there cannot be any wonder that the film was booed at when it was first premiered at cannes what is more extraordinary is that the actresses in the film lined up to defend it showing yet again that there is no limit to the naivety of women and that women will fool themselves into being exploited by men greenaway s directorial style is pretentious it is a triumph of style over substance a depiction of film as art accompanied by the abandonment of common sense greenaway tries to attain the sublimity of surrealism but only succeeds in showing the banality of human relationships"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24301": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a talking parrot isn t a hugely imaginative idea for a new film but paulie turns a simple idea into a brilliant heartwarming film that will delight the whole family it manages to bridge the gap between sentimental trash and cruel harshness during marie and paulie s separation and all the events in the film lead to a hugely satisfying emotional conclusion the animal training is well done everyone will be affected when paulie spreads his wings and flies for the first time paulie is a great character and should have received way more success though this film wasn t a highlight of unlike saving private ryan this hour and a half will surely be an enjoyable one and one that you will remember paulie s story is a moving sad happy and interesting one from the moment he is first seen to the moment he is united with his original owner you will enjoy following him and watching him learning about friendship and the grim realities of life along the way not one to be missed if you have any kind of heart or emotion"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24302": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "greenaway s films pose as clever erudite and innovative yet his style and grammar originate and remind viewers of films made in the world war era of film making the frame composition use of mid shot the static camera it may be well to rub against mainstream movies with this style but it is not new perhaps like that other innovator ts eliot he draws more from the past than in looking forward as an authentic innovator would or could yet greenaway s biggest failing is that he cannot write his dialog and even plot structure is mechanical and logical but without the vitality of another dramatic logician brecht where this weakness is most apparent is in his humor which is poised and logical so the joke is dead before it s delivered the result is tedium if it s not funny it has failed ask a stand up comedian to justify their act if the audience doesn t respond perhaps the well read director could learn something from freud on humor finally like woody allen greenaway has manipulated his actors over the years to work like clones they speak the lines with a bored smug air like narcissistic adolescents this film despite its design and lighting is meretricious"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24303": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i approach films about talking animals with care for every wonderful one like babe you get an equally poor one like the dreadful remake of homeward bound the incredible journey or in the case of cats dogs you have a great idea for a film not living up to its potential when i heard about paulie the premise of a wisecracking parrot didn t exactly fill me with confidence but i found the film a pleasant surprise and it manages to sneak its way into your heart without you realising a russian janitor misha vilyenkov tony shaloub gets a job in a research laboratory one day he hears singing coming from the basement and when he investigates he finds a parrot in its cage singing its little heart out misha becomes fascinated with the bird especially when it turns out the parrot can not only sing it can talk and not a few phrases either its a parrot you can actually make conversation with the parrot is called paulie voiced by jay mohr and recognises a fellow castaway in misha wondering how this world to the wise bird ended up in a dusty basement misha convinces paulie to tell him his life story which all began when he was a baby and in the care of marie a five year old girl with a stutter the two of them became birds of a feather ok bad pun when marie s parents became concerned about her close friendship with a bird they considered sending him away and they finally did after marie nearly injured herself in a fall after teaching paulie to fly desperate to be reunited with her paulie begins a long journey across america which includes a diverse number of new owners flying great distances and even ending up behind bars of a cage that is paulie was one of a number of talking animal films released by dreamworks in the late s and although it wasn t afforded the same recognition or box office success of babe paulie succeeds on quite a few levels and is an occasional work of striking intelligence jay mohr s stand up style of acting is well suited to the part of paulie he never plays the part as too smug even if he is a bit of a smart aleck paulie s worldly but he is also naive in his way because he s lived a rather sheltered life with marie when he s taken away he has to fend for himself for the first time and when he falls into the hands of different owners they make promises to paulie to reunite him with marie which he believes only for those promises to be broken time and again paulie is admittedly a little episodic it follows the eclectic people paulie ends up with and how he slowly gets brought closer and closer to marie he first winds up in a pawn shop where he is adopted by ivy gena rowlands a kindly woman who teaches him the meaning of manners she sympathises with paulie s situation and drives an rv across america to find marie paulie is an occasionally very touching film his scenes with ivy are some of the best wonderful moments of paulie perched on her shoulder singing tom jones numbers the way she instills in him the need for hope is great and some of the dialogue is quite well written and even thought provoking there are things in life you put off because you think you re gonna do them later but the real thing ivy taught me is you gotta live like there may not be a later the scene where ivy passes away en route leaving paulie all alone is a very heart rending moment and the sequence where he plucks up the courage to fly for the first time across the grand canyon soaring majestically is such a beautifully composed scene it stays with you for hours after the film s over despite the occasional sad moment there are plenty of laughs to be had paulie falls in with a group of performing parrots at a spanish outdoor restaurant the animatronic effects here are really excellent as four birds do a perfectly choreographed dance number and paulie even gets to have a romance which is dashed when he falls in with a petty thief played by mohr as well that may be the only complaint i have as soon as you get comfortable with one situation the film then moves paulie on to another the scene where paulie is taught to steal money from atm machines is funny but a little disturbing too i m amazed dreamworks were granted the chance to include such a scene in a kids film and paulie s diamond robbery is very mission impossible he s caught in the act and shipped off to the lab for animal testing where he s remained ever since the story finally comes full circle at the lab where misha vows to help paulie of course they do find marie but the final revelation is a scene of such shocking intensity i was left numb for several minutes paulie may never get the longevity babe has but i believe its an equally brilliant film the same laughs the same flawless effects and the same surprising intelligence a minor gem"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24304": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "in one respect it s like the wizard of oz with paris in black and white and the riviera in color but it s supposedly about possessive love destructiveness and moral decadence while actually being about designer gowns shots of the riveria lots of big expensive cars and music and dancing interludes that suggest vincente minnelli on one of his off days watchable but a remarkable example of desperate dark plot material and glitzy style heading in opposite directions was this the model for the talented mister ripley does anyone sense an affinity between jean seberg and matt damon"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24305": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "so you think a talking parrot is not your cup of tea huh well think again paulie is a wonderful film filled with touching moments the characters are all lovable especially paulie as he enters the lives of many people on his journey it is journey worth experiencing don t miss it it is available on home video"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24306": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "an intriguing premise of hand drawn fantasy come to life in a child s fever dreams however i imagine the average nonfictional child is far more adept at scaring themselves than bernard rose is at riveting the viewer the duel between anna s two realities drags on far too long to sustain interest especially considering that the little girl playing her is the most abrasive child actor i ve ever seen use only for kindling"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24307": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a lot people get hung up on this films tag as a children s film and that it certainly is though it is one made for adults takashi miike uses the fantasy genre particularly the children s fantasy genre as a springboard into the wild territory that is the great yokai war the setup is simple a boy is selected to play the hero in this years annual festival only to discover his role is much more real than he could have imagined what follows is a hallucinatory grotesque whimsical and often funny journey through the world of japanese folklore but wait there s also an evil villain on the lose who wants to destroy the world however the villain here is not a mere demon it is the demon spirit of the accumulated resentment of those things which humans use and discard usuing a chamber made out of pure liquid hate resentment the villain transforms the vibrant colorful yokai spirits into soulless ten foot tall makeshift robots which chainsaw for arms and eyes like burning coals those whove played the video game sonic the hedghog might remember a certain dr robotnik performing similar procedures to the cute and cuddly s who sonic had to then liberate the hero in this film is actually the least interesting character essentially playing the straight man in a world gone suddenly mad though he does go through the typical heroes trials he more often than not cowers as do many of the yokia themselves who seem truly defenseless against the murderous robots some spirits being umbrellas with eyes talking walls or creatures whose soul purpose in life is to count beans of course in this magical world of miike s yokai war even beans take a magical power when one believes in them in several ways this film subverts the normal conventions of children s fantasy as few if any of the characters are heroic their victory being a combination of happenstance almost arbitrary faith and a desire to party the yokai spirits only rally together and lay siege the villains hideout after they mistake the end of the world invasion of earth for a great yokai festival and even then only to dance and party also the film ends not with the usual celebratory all s well that ends well fantasy ending but with a final scene showing our hero years older with an adult job now unable to see the yokai spirits of his youth who then despondently turn to the villain who being a spirit can never really die this ending with it s yokai spirit who is the spitting image of pokemon s pikachu warns us not just of leaving behind our childhood selves but of the horrors of over consumption the villain is resentment caused when humans no longer have reverence for the world and the objects around them in japanese folklore nearly every object has some kind of spirit and so when they are used and discarded as we in consumer societies do without reverence they become soulless vengeful machines not unlike those seen in modern video games suggesting that though our imaginations and myths do not ever really die but can become deformed this is one of the first scripts miike has contributed to and i believe it shows as there s a tightness conceptually that sometimes gets swept under the rug by his exuberance for visual playfulness though i ve focused mostly on the story since lots of users here seem to write it off i do want to say that visually it s a kaleidescope of cgi stop animation costume and live puppetry that works remarkably well there s a dreamlike quality to a lot of the film and the miyazaki comparisons are warranted as are the neverending story and labrynth comparisons though this film is sharper and more adult than either the yokai are beaten brutalized and turned into machines of living hate who i believe even kill a few humans a deformed aborted calf with a mans face is born and dies in the films grotesque opening while a sexual undercurrent the women with the long neck licking the face of our boy hero or another characters persistent memory of touching the thigh of a young scantily clad water spirit as a boy seem to linger a bit too long for most western tastes especially when considering this is a children s film however these are slight enough to catch adult attentions while minor enough not to traumatize any children to bad grims fairy tales before revisions did much worse far more often all and all this is one of miikes most accessible and engaging ventures yet with enough visual drama and great performances the yokai spirits have a humanism and an absurd humor to them thats laugh out loud funny at times to appeal to audiences of all ages and a steady conceptual undercurrent strong enough to draw in an adult audience who have presumably brought their children or else come out of a sense of nostalgia for the long lost fantasy films of their youth the latter group the film seems to address the most fervently asking that they not just continue passive consumption of the world around them but show reverence to those spirits within them which seemed so much closer to reality in childhood another beautiful funny and truly original film from a thrilling director who hasn t come close to his apex instant classic"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, 1, -1]},
	"24308": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "jean seberg had not one iota of acting talent like all her films bonjour tristesse suffers not at all from her looks though she is perhaps the first of those modern women whom tom wolfe gleefully accurately describes as boys with breasts publicists of course use the word gamine but suffers grievously from seberg s dull monotonous killing voice in all her films when had to play anger seberg played it with grossly audible distracting gasping panting between her monotonously droned verbalizations oy preminger s adaptation of fran oise sagan s breathlessly juvenile fantasy soap opera plot is noteworthy only for his lush cinematography but then that s difficult to funk on the photogenic french riviera and perhaps for his apt but certainly not groundbreaking employment of black white for the present day scenes from which seberg s monotone narration delivers us to the flashed back to color past juliette gr co has a brief moment as a nightclub chanteuse in the black white spotlight delivering in smoky dietrichesque voice the bleak existentialist lyric of the title song this moment is nowadays in retrospect more than a wee bit dr le except of course if you re french particularly if you re a french er longing for the glorious days of the barricades roundabout the sorbonne and your kids riot to retain the lifelong sinecures which have blighted and emasculated france s economy then you still believe in sartre and foucault and all such arcane irrelevant theorists david niven has the hardest role having to play with sufficient gusto an aging hedonist who s yet to grasp that life isn t all about sagan s teenybopper notions of a hip cool swingin mon copain papa deborah kerr delivers her usual consummately professional presence convincingly playing the woman who suffers undeservedly seberg s spiteful teenaged snot nose jealousy fulfilling sagan s shallow teen fantasy of the classical theme of there can be only one queen bee in the hive in fact to kerr belongs this film s sole great and memorable on screen moment the dialogue is unnatural i agree with an earlier reviewer who said that it sounds to be badly translated from french combine the unnatural scripting with seberg s incomparably dull unendurable monotone and you can save that valium for another night atop all that the ineptly synched post production voice dubbing is almost throughout obvious and thus much more than irksome this is especially true of the dubbing for myl ne demongeot because it spoils her otherwise very pleasing dumb blonde performance hunky geoffrey horne gets the short end of the stick here a very good looking young man who also suffered from a less than lovely uncinematic voice which when paired with seberg s drone yields unconvincing scenes of puppy love horne was shall we say merely adequate in bridge on the river kwai perhaps because his end was held up by those great cinema pros william holden and jack hawkins instead of being unsupported by the regrettably ungifted seberg in sum bonjour tristesse is pretty to look at but it s shallow immature soap thin gruel with suds"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24309": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "paulie was cute cool enjoyable and quite fulfilling i went to this movie expecting to view a typical family movie one that within moments would find me unconscious and drooling on the floor my mindframe immediately changed when i was quickly captivated by the movie s wholesomeness it is rare that you find a family movie that is thorough and can be coined wholesome most are cheaply made written and produced purely to attract young family members who ll then drag the unfortunate elders to a mind numbing minutes of overused sight gags and plots oh yes paulie had a plot it told the story of a young girl marie and her best friend paulie the parrot who unbelievably could talk and quite frequently held conversations with her marie s dorky jerk father found this unbelievable and thought paulie to be damaging to his year old daughter s mental health and quickly tore them apart we follow paulie s adventures and misadventures as he attempts to reunite with his beloved owner meeting many memorable characters along the way oh yeah paulie really could smart talk and had a swift new jersey accent cool the plot held thick and entertaining throughout keeping me attracted paulie is the best family movie i have found and wholeheartedly enjoyed ever seriously pick up a copy and sit back and enjoy a true family movie with the whole family no sleeping i promise"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24310": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is shallow hedonism and or social commentary wrapped in a tragic tale about a jealous young woman s scheme to drive apart her father and his fianc e is it incest or just a view through the eyes of a daughter with an electra complex who cares all of the characters except for anne deborah kerr are vacuous and vile seberg is poor i agree with the boys with breasts comment of an earlier review the plot plodded this predictable material was sufficient for about minutes of film that unfortunately was stretched over an hour and a half if you want to see great gowns and jewels on the riviera i recommend to catch a thief in which you will get the added bonuses of an entertaining story and likable characters i like for films to entertain me i personally don t really care where a film is set whatever the time or place i want a good story comedy or drama i also want to see some enjoyable characters it doesn t hurt if i can relate to them poor deborah kerr gives a typically good performance and so does david niven in a despicable role the rating is solely for kerr and niven and for the cinematography the rich color scenes and the murky foreboding black and white scenes unfortunately all the great cinematography in the world cannot salvage a poor story with un enjoyable characters a sow s ear is still a sow s ear consequently watching this mess was a serious waste of my time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24311": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is absolutely the best none animated family film i ve seen in quite a while back to the first homeward bound paulie is a humerous movie about life through a parrot s pov it s a really touching movie and ranks high among family films up to disney status imho"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24312": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "bonjour tristesse covers similar ground as the member of the wedding to wit a possessive daughter tries to prevent a relationship from forming between a beloved family member and an interloper while critics love member of the wedding i find julie harris to be a jumbo drag and an adenoidal scenery chomping thespian in everything she s been in this portrays irritating rich idiots as in last year at marienbad but this time it s a travelogue in this preminger movie sequences develop but characters do not for the first minutes he s content to blur the father daughter relationship between seberg and niven making uncomfortable sexual readings possible once the conflict is introduced seberg can t deliver the depth the part requires kerr pulls rank and turns the film into endless love seberg s vacuous narration is like something out of strange interlude it is not good i really wish someone other than niven was in his role he spends so much time normalizing orthodox british behavior in all his movies he never gets around to the character in the most memorable sequence an evening out dancing becomes a free for all in a harbor bertolucci steals the entire scene for his empty exercise the conformist kerr is on board to clasp her hands and portray another major pain as in black narcissus night of the iguana king and i heaven knows mr allyson tea and sympathy etc etc really kerr was a horrible actress i wish every movie with her could end with a fatal car crash or even better start with one people uncomfortable with ambiguity should avoid this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24313": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i don t know who could find fault with a simply human and funny film like this with lots of delights for your heart i enjoyed each minute of it and guessed the ending half way through the movie but that did not disappoint me at all it will not only touch your heart but it s such a good family friendly film we need many more like these"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24314": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the over heated plot of bonjour tristesse is taken from a juvenile first novel by francoise sagan which became a best seller though god knows why for teenagers wanting to get rid of a potential step parent it may have a certain appeal don t be taken in by the fact that david niven plays the playboy father and deborah kerr the step mother in prospect unfortunately too much rests on the frail shoulders of jean seberg she s beautiful and easily fulfills the image of a spoiled teenager the problem is that she can strike poses but she can t act anyone who saw her as joan of arc in otto preminger s st joan seberg s first film knows she was incapable at of carrying a film this movie also by preminger fulfills the promise of the first it was her second movie she was now what was preminger thinking that niven and kerr could compensate for seberg s lack of acting capacity not a chance seberg s character is at the center of the story and pretty though she is convincing though she may be physically as a year old she can t meet the emotional demands of the role i don t know if she ever became a successful actress in her short life because she did not have an impact on my consciousness in her later pictures but anyone who thinks this film is better than mediocre needs a taste check in spite of niven and kerr this remains a juvenile story executed in juvenile fashion by a beautiful young girl who badly needed acting lessons"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24315": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i was very surprised with this film i was touched with the lives that paulie touched along his way to find his marie the little girl he was separated from the humor was also very good and it did not hurt the story as i thought it would probably do actually i was expecting paulie wants a cracker jokes to hurt this film but even that was done in a very humorous scene that turns very touching when paulie is in the research lab press room conference so if you wish to see a good animal that talks film check this one out much better than dr dolittle in my opinion paulie also has a surprised twist in the end that is done very nicely as well"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24316": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "otto preminger directs this light as a feather story bohemian jean seberg and her equally bohemian widower father david niven holiday in the south of france with nutty myl ne demongeot things are fine until family friend deborah kerr shows up nivens a degenerate womanizer finds the conquest of kerr too hard to resist that s fine with seberg as long as niven loves her and leaves her as he s done with all the women in his past including demongeot when it appears as though she s becoming second banana in niven s life seberg exact revenge on kerr preminger tells the story in flashbacks from seberg s perspective and cleverly combines black and white with sunnier color scenes the cinematography by georges p rinal is stunning the film features some of preminger s least heavy handed direction although he rarely allows any close ups which makes it difficult to make out what the actors are really feeling arthur laurents wrote the script and it s full of acidic dialog and funny scenes mostly involving bird brained demongeot seberg acquits herself fairly well but niven is at his least appealing and he shows no chemistry with either seberg or kerr preminger really mis steps with that casting it s a role that seems tailor made for someone closer to charles boyer with geoffrey horne as seberg s would be suitor and martita hunt as his daffy mother juliette gr co playing herself sings the title song in a paris nightclub the great titles are by preminger regular saul bass"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24317": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i was entranced by this touching and hilarious film not to mention surprised i was also surprised to find that the voice of paulie was performed by jay mohr the performance was so finely nuanced neither wavering into schmaltz nor becoming too hard under the new jersey swagger that i thought that this must be some unsung old pro not the baby faced mr mohr a very impressive performance indeed and it s gratifying to see his talents being taken seriously in a string of quirky indie films"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24318": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "warning don t even consider watching this film in any form it s not even worth downloading from the internet every bit of porn has more substance than this wasted piece of celluloid the so called filmmakers apparently have absolutely no idea how to make a film they couldn t tell a good joke to save their lives it s an insult to any human being if you re looking for a fun filled movie go look somewhere else let s hope this mr unterwaldt the jr being a good indication for his obvious inexperience and intellectual infancy dies a slow painful death and never makes a film again in fact it s even a waste of time to write anything about this crap that s why i ll stop right now and rather watch a good film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24319": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "some people might call paulie a kids movie but i wish to assert that it s more than that probably more than anything else this movie successfully goes to great lengths to show the plight of immigrants in the united states topical given the recent debates portraying a parrot telling a russian immigrant janitor tony shalhoub of how he searched america for his original owners the movie tells several stories there s the elderly woman gena rowlands whom he befriends then a mexican immigrant cheech marin and others all in all it s a very well done movie i usually don t expect much from these sorts of movies but this one is a treat i certainly recommend it also starring jay mohr buddy hackett bruce davison hallie eisenberg and trini alvarado"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24320": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i guess i have still enough brain left to not find this movie funny great comedians but a very poor movie the best performance still did nina hagen trivia did you realize that it the real world scenes in hamburg the cars are almost only new bmws i guess i have still enough brain left to not find this movie funny great comedians but a very poor movie the best performance still did nina hagen trivia did you realize that it the real world scenes in hamburg the cars are almost only new bmws"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24321": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i m no fan of newer movies but this one was a real pleasure to watch adults and children could watch it together how unusual my aunt liked it too it had laughter tears love adventure special effects good actors and a talking parrot it reminded me of a favourite the wizard of oz the hero paulie an intelligent parrot is separated from his home and family and goes through many adventures temptations and disappointments always keeping in mind his resolution to find his friend marie highly recommended"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24322": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i ve seen the first of the dwarf movies and sometimes i had little fun watching it there are many famous tv comedyactors appearing in the first part and presented in fantasy costumes typical little episodes of their stand up program and exactly that is the problem the second movie has to struggle with everything was already there nothing new to obtain you re familiar with most of the often boring and dumb jokes and you always feel like their goal was to put in every comedylooser of the last decade who wants to get back on stage there s nothing important about the story typical fairy tale story of rumpelstiltskin without any importance i expected something like that but that s nothing i could complain about i m actually complaining about the lazy story writers who had an entire background story their only business was to get many jokes and parodies inside but they didn t get it anyway this crap is except the great appearance of helge schneider a total waste of time and money if you don t like him then remove points of my evaluation if you like to save your money and get bad jokes then watch the crap that s broad casted every friday evening on sat or rtl for free i m sure you will recognize some laugthers i saw last night in cinema"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24323": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a really heart warming family movie it has absolutely brilliant animal training and acting if you can call it like that as well just think about the dog in how the grinch stole christmas it was plain bad training the paulie story is extremely well done well reproduced and in general the characters are really elaborated too not more to say except that this is a great movie my ratings story acting animals fx cinematography my overall rating big family movie and very worth watching"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24324": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "there are a lot of highly talented filmmakers actors in germany now none of them are associated with this movie why in the world do producers actually invest money in something like this this you could have made good films with the budget of this garbage it s not entertaining to have seven grown men running around as dwarfs pretending to be funny what is funny though is that the film s producer who happens to be the oldest guy of the bunch is playing the youngest dwarf the film is filled with moments that scream for captions saying you re supposed to laugh now it s hard to believe that this crap s supposed to be a comedy many people actually stood up and left the cinema minutes into the movie i should have done the same instead of wasting my time pain"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24325": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i have seen this film numerous times and for the life of me i cannot understand why some people compare this to babe this film is not about the secret life of all animals who secretly can talk instead it is about a parrot who learns to talk to help his owner a little girl with a serious stammer overcome her speech impediment only to be separated from her in a heart wrenching scene early on then the great journey begins paulie the parrot sets out to try and find his one great friend marie along the way he meets several wonderful people and numerous nasty people he falls in love with a girl parrot and loses her he gets conned into a life of crime and then captured by a bad scientist who wants to exploit him he recounts his tale to a sympathetic janitor in the lab who agrees to help him escape and find his beloved marie tony shaloub shines as the kindly janitor who has an open mind and big heart and who determines to help little paulie despite the risks jay mohr plays the voice of the parrot and one of the seedy characters he comes across there is a little suggestive language but this film is appropriate for most kids and even more so if the parents join in on the fun and watch too it is a witty clever epic animal adventure story and ultimately a great love story about a bird and his little girl he search for marie ends with a quite an unexpected surprise for most people who don t know much about parrots kids who have seen the wild green parrot tribes in los angeles and pasadena will especially benefit from seeing this film and understanding that birds especially parrots are not disposable pets all children everywhere will see that pets form deep attachments themselves and that the love and loyalty of a dog or parrot is a gift to be treasured so no babe here more of an incredible journey with a twist enjoy and try no to tear up during the sad parts"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24326": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "despite what a lot of other people thought about the first movie i really liked it this one however how to sum it up in one word this movie is and here comes the word crap but let s look at it part by part here is the plot finally the old queen has been removed from her castle but her successor snow white has problems of another sort the court jester father of her son has gone astray as the super spliss goes to the extreme to battle his gray hair and sells the royal offspring for some blond and full hair in her desperation snow white seeks the help of bubi otto walkees who must first find his other six dwarf companions and then try to find the royal offspring or at least try to find the name of rumpelstiltskin the whole plot seems to have been written on a weekend where the writers were very drunk but were just under pressure from the studio to write the screenplay yes there are some good jokes even for fans of the first part or for fans of any of the other actors it s really not worth buying the the dvd believe me the only thing that at least kind of saves the movie from complete oblivion are the performances of some of the actors that s why i gave the move sadly the script is so bad that none of the actors or all of them combined can make up for the bad story for example at one point they even cross over in our reality and sadly they don t do anything funny while being here still a lot of great actors in this movie otto waalkes ralf schmitz martin schneider nina hagen cosma shiva hagen especially funny r diger hoffmann as the mirror helge schneider and many more but sadly all these comedians aren t able to bring this really bad script to life maybe it is a treat for some hardcore fans but for regular movie goers or by now dvd renters or buyers it s not worth the money i even regret renting the movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24327": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "something about paulie touched my heart as few movies do it is a witty funny yet emotional movie i m a late comer in becoming a fan of this movie i didn t see paulie until may and have since ordered the widescreen dvd from a seller at ebay the special effects of showing paulie talking are superb my son asked me how the bird knew so many phrases probably my favorite part of the movie is when paulie is in gena rowlands ivy s company followed by cheech marin ignacio tony shalhoub misha plays an excellent part as the good hearted human you root for him all the way through the movie you can t go wrong renting or buying this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24328": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i was rooting for this film as it s a remake of a s children s tv series escape into night which though chaotic and stilted at times was definitely odd fascinating and disturbing the acting in paperhouse is wooden unintentionally a joke the overdubs didn t add tension they only reinforced that i was sat watching a botch casting exasperated the dreary dialogue which resulted in relationships lacking warmth chemistry or conviction as in most lacklustre films there are a few good supporting acts these people should be comforted consoled and reassured that they will not be held responsible out of all the possible endings the most unexpected was chosen lamer than i could have dreamt escape into night deserves a proper remake written by someone with life experience and directed with a subtle mind"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24329": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "miike makes a children s adventure film not unlike the neverending story it s actually one of my least favorite of the director s films even the worst miike is better than a good many films though and the great yokai war has a lot in it that s worth recommending it s at least as loud and obnoxious as most american kiddie flicks i might think kids themselves would find a lot to like in it the dvd includes an english dub but like all of miike s films it can tend to move very slowly that means you ve got kind of a weird unevenness where sometimes there s a loud action sequence and the next scene will drag on forever as characters converse the story itself isn t very good either and miike s perpetual flaw of incoherency rears its ugly head most of what i liked came from the technical side of things this has to be miike s most expensive movie and it looks fantastic yokai are japanese spirits and they come in all different fantastical forms and the costume designers special effects crew and everyone else involved in the designs just did an outstanding job i ve seen the film this one is supposedly based on yokai monsters spook warfare and the cheesy rubber suit monsters you can find there have been transformed into more believable entities using state of the art makeup and special effects i especially liked the look of one of the bad guys or girls in this case agi who sports dark eye shadow a tight white outfit a white beehive hairdo and a whip she s played incidentally by chiaki kuriyama whom you might remember as lucy liu s teenage henchgirl in kill bill vol the hero of the film is played by ryunosuke kamiki who provided voices for miyazaki s spirited away and howl s moving castle"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24330": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "oh wait i can this movie is not for the typical film snob unless you want to brush up on your typical cinematic definitions like continuity editing and geographic match i couldn t tell where i was in this movie one second they re in the present next minute their supposedly in the s driving a modern suv and wearing what looked like to me as s style clothing i think i couldn t pay long enough attention to it since the acting was just horrible i think it only got attention because it has a d which i did not watch if you re a b movie buff and by b movie i mean bad movie then this film is for you it s home movie and all non sense style will keep you laughing for as long as you can stay awake if your tastes are more for goddard and antonioni though just skip this one"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24331": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i was reviewing some old vhs tapes i have and came across the tv show john denver the muppets a christmas together this made me go to my computer and look it up to see if i could find a dvd version of this show to buy i was disappointed not to be able to find it yet on dvd the show aired in and was a delightful show i have the record and the cd but i would love to buy a dvd version of this show the tape is old and picture quality is pretty good but fading the sound is not as good as the cd there is also a few other songs not put on the cd as a fan of john denver and of the muppets a dvd of this show would really be a good seller if you don t have the cd it is a wonderful chritmas collection of songs taken from that show the album is also good if you can find it and still have a record player to play it on"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24332": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i agree with most of the other guys a waste of photons and valuable time nearly no joke is worth the paper is was written on the only highlight from my pov is olli dittrich as pinocchio egal ich muss eh waldsterben this reminds of old times with rtl samstag nacht it is hard to describe the performances of the actors since most of them don t even seem to have a good time during production and just do their thing camera is ok plot is laughable i think you would be ashamed even if you discuss this with lots of beers apart from this i yawned all the time wondered about how a script like this could even be considered for production and waited for the end my year old son was pleased but then he is pleased by so little at this age anyway a point rating here nearly is point too much"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24333": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "somehow this movie manages to be invigorating bittersweet and heartwarming at the same time stars like tony shalhoub from providence bring the tale to life the story itself is inspiring we see a desperate up and down life through the most innocent eyes imaginable a bird s paulie begins his life as a baby parrot given to a little girl played by hallie eisenberg also known as the pepsi girl with a speech impediment while she learns to speak correctly so does paulie however unlike most birds he can speak and understand everything being said the military father doesn t like the bird so he is sent to a pawn shop and bought by an aging artist ivy she teaches him manners etc while traveling across the country to find paulie s owner the movie continues with several twists of fate until paulie ends up at a laboratory where he is eventually hidden away in a basement and found by a russian custodian who is touched by the bird s story the plot is in keeping with the simple metaphorical theme that language is a gift and a curse i would like to say that the soundtrack is astounding a beautiful mixture of flute digital base and horns enhance the movie to the point of pure ecstasy the sweeping camera angles and breathtaking scenery beautify the story even more and as a final remark the puppetry is entirely believable unlike in star wars where yoda resembles a muppet this film is one of my favorite movies with the added remark that my wonderful parakeet of four years died recently overall i give this movie out of four stars two thumbs up and a big hug"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24334": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "a really bad sequel part had a lot of funny moments part is just bad in a boring way and obviously made to squeeze money out of the fans shame on you otto waalkes the only slightly amusing moment in the film is helge schneider who apparently seems to be pis ed about the other characters it s quite easy to identify with him the screenplay is sloppy non existent the director should do everyone a favor and quit his job immediately the acting is worse than a nd grade school play technically the movie is awful as well but who can blame the cinematographer sound guys who had to work with such an untalented director"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 0, 0, -1]},
	"24335": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a fantastic show and an unrealized classic the league of gentlemen remains as one of the greatest modern comedies of recent times with a dark and bizarre style of humor that towers over the tired formulaic approach of it s inferior yet unfortunately far more acknowledged successor little britain the league of gentlemen was truly something special during a rather quiet era in british comedy up until it s arrival on the scene there had never really been anything like the league of gentlemen before on the surface a seemingly simplistic sketch show the show soon unfolds as a vivid sinister but incredibly hilarious universe populated with all manner of brilliant comedic creations what really sets the show apart from it s rivals is it s approach to telling us it s story rather than serve us re hashed sketches barely distinguishable from the next here we see each individual or group of characters go through their various journeys and story lines no visit to them is the same and each time they offer us up with a surprise gradually over three series and a christmas special the fictional town of royston vasey is heaving with a grotesque yet hilarious populace and that s probably the main reason why the show is such a joy to watch and also the reason why the show would easily merit more series unlike other current shows like the catherine tate show or more importantly little britain the league both know when a character has run it s course and have the opportunity to deal with that several fan favorite s who could have easily been kept on to entertain further bowed out before the series came to a close giving room for fellow characters to grow more or allow for the introduction of newer residents of royston vasey to make their mark another thing that sets this show above others is that the writing team approach the script process with care and intelligence as mentioned before all four members of the league have a sound mind when it comes to judging the longevity of their creations and when it s time to call it quits in respect to certain characters this awareness has also meant the league of gentlemen undergoes a bold evolution not usually seen in a show of this nature the narrative driven and far darker third series is a brave step away from the more sketch based first two series and this bold move by the league really pays off with the third series there s less of an urgency for them to please an audience and like the christmas special they pursue individual stories with a clear narrative unlike the more sketch based previous series that succesfully binded together various sets of sketches into a series long story arc the third series is both a refreshing change of pace of style as well as a real treat for fans who ve already seen the first two despite some polarized opinion on the third series any real fan of the league will appreciate what the third series has to offer as well as really enjoy the more character based episodes that only delve deeper into fan favorite s but pair up and inter wine characters that might not have crossed paths previously it might take a little trying to get into the change in style but it s definitely worth it and in my opinion the third series is the best and also provides a firm conclusion to the series the show s not without it s drawbacks and very occasionally certain characters and set pieces appear somewhat out of place but for the most part the genius writing dark nature of the show and the host of brilliant characters that are often all too close to real life make for a real treat and prove what comedy should be about and puts much of the more recent catch phrase driven and often desperate attempts at comedy to shame"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24336": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i don t think this movie was rated correctly i took my copy and blacked out the pg rating and wrote down r i would not recommend this for anyone under or whatever the r limit is why it contains a scene in the jungle with several topless indian women i don t know about you but that s not something for little children to be watching true it might be the traditional clothing style of the african indians but i think partial nudity should give a movie an r rating i haven t seen the movie recently but i guess otherwise it was alright"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24337": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the town of royston vasey is a weird but wonderful place the characters would be just wrong and too disturbing but the fantastically brilliant writing means that it works and it works very well most people will know others with a touch of some characters but hopefully no one knows people with extremes of personalities such as tubbs and edward the stranger hating owners of the local shop or the pen obsessed pauline who treats dole scum with much contempt that was only a few of the strange inhabitants the tv works consists of series and a christmas special there are references to many horror films such as the wicker man a more recent addition to the range of works is a film the league of gentlemens apocalypse of which i will not say much but highly recommend all in all the league of gentlemen is a hilarious comedy show with genius writing and brilliantly bonkers characters i would definitely say that it is worth watching as you wont regret it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24338": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "for those who are too young to know this or for those who have forgotten the disney company went almost down the tubes by the end of the s people were not seeing their movies anymore and the company was not producing the usual wholesome material at least no what people expected a major problem profanity yes the idiots running the disney movies during that decade would produce films with swear words including the lord s name in vain if you can believe that interspersed in these family films in fact that happens twice here in the first minutes this movie in addition to the language problems has a nasty tone to it too which made it unlikeable almost right from the beginning thankfully disney woke up and has produced a lot of great material since these decadent s movies touchstone is disney just under another name"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24339": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "one of the best comedy series to ever come out of britain mark gatiss reece shearsmith and steve pemberton are terrific actors and performers who seem at home with drama as they are with comedy ably supported by their writing partner jeremy dyson they have peopled the series with the most memorable characters of recent years little britain pales into insignificance as a poor imitation of their ideas consistently original and groundbreaking i am sure that as many people hate these series as love them but i am equally as sure that no one could have no opinion on log i have yet to see the feature length movie but i have heard good things and bad things so i will reserve judgement the original radio series from which log came was as innovative as the tv series became i don t know whether the tv series made it to the us but i would be fascinated to see how american audiences found the weird englishness of the humour"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24340": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "okay if you have a couple hours to waste or if you just really hate your life i would say watch this movie if anything it s good for a few laughs not only do you have obese topless natives but also special effects so bad they are probably outlawed in most states seriuosly the rating of pg is pretty humorous too once you see the native porn extravaganza i wouldn t give this movie to my retarded nephew you couldn t even show this to iraqi prisoners without violating the geneva convention the plot is sketchy and clich and dumb and stupid the acting is horrible and the ending is so painful to watch i actually began pouring salt into my eye just to take my mind off of the idiocy filling my tv screen"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24341": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i can t believe it s been ten years since this show first aired on tv and delighted viewers with its unique mixture of comedy and horror this is the show that gave birth to a good part of modern british humor dr terrible s house of horrible garth marenghi s darkplace the mighty boosh snuff box many have imitated this show s style and i don t deny some have surpassed its quality but jermy dyson deserves being remembered for having started the trend with actors mark gatiss steve pemberton and reece shearsmith together they created royston vasey a sinister small town in england s idyllic countryside where unsuspecting tourists and passers by come across an obsessive couple that wants to keep the town local and free of strangers where the unemployed are abused and insulted at the job center where a farmer uses real people as scarecrows where a vet kills all the animals he tries to cure where a gypsy circus kidnaps people and where the butcher adds something secret but irresistible to the food to hook people on this is just a whiff of what the viewer can find in the league of gentlemen by themselves the three actors give birth to dozens and dozens of unique characters the make up and prosthetics are so good i actually thought i watching a lot more actors on the show than there were but it s also great acting the way they change their voices and their body movement the really become other people most of the jokes start with something ordinary from real life and then blows up into something unsettling sometimes gut wrenching sometimes it s pure horror without a set up like in papa lazarou s character just imagine a creepy circus owner on make up barging into someone s house and kidnapping women to be his wives no explanation given it s that creepy then there are the numerous references to horror movies se en the silence of the lambs nosferatu the exorcist etc fans of horror will love it fans of comedy will love it as any traveler entering knows there s a sign there that says welcome to royston vasey you ll never leave any viewer who gives this show a chance will agree once you discover the league of gentlemen you ll never want anything else you ll never forget it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24342": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i saw the movie as a child when it was released in the theater and it was so bad that it became the makings of a family joke if the ranking had a zero this movie would get it the dinosaurs were awful the storyline was ridiculous the acting really doesn t qualify to be called acting the only reason i even remember the name of the movie so well is because my family still talks about how bad it really was"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24343": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is probably the best television show i ve ever seen i first saw it on comedy central several years ago at the time i was unaware that it had been dramatically edited and was shown out of order and having just watched all three series in order and unedited thank you internet and your wondrous series of tubes i am so glad i rediscovered it i think comedy central sort of picked and chose their way through series one and two to make a season and i tried to get friends and family to watch it but nobody really seemed to like it i need new friends so on my own i made the best out of it that i could even when i felt like it was waning a bit i still felt compelled to continue watching years after when i discovered little britain i immediately recognized pauline from log as having influenced marjorie in fat fighters also i love the idea of writers who act the entire show not new but done impeccably here lb has nothing on log no offense matt david love you this is indeed a darkly comedic piece of genius serial murder implied cannibalism you name it and it s probably found in this wonderful unique piece of tv art the location shots from the very first scene themselves are chilling and seem to beckon you to the town of royston vasey you ll never leave i think my favorite character would have to be tubbs but each character as portrayed has it s own charm my least favorite was papa lazarous that was until he re surfaced in series three clever and wholly unexpected it s best to watch several episodes in a row as it drives the continuity and as i said before becomes so compelling while repulsing that you really can t stop watching this is not for those with weak stomachs kids conservatives or grandma unless you ve got one saucy granny i have always loved british tv particularly comedies from monty python to benny hill red dwarf to keeping up appearances absolutely fabulous and the british originals coupling and the office but not their us counterparts sorry this is unlike any of those in that it completely redraws the line between what s funny and what s just sick and twisted nothing nothing on us tv has ever come close to this level of entertainment us broadcast tv is so sad and lame i can barely stand to watch any of it it s kind of sad that even our cable channels don t have the guts to show unedited versions of this gem your loss comedy central thankfully there are shows like this one that come from the across the pond that redeem the entire medium every decade or so basic cable here in the us has been making tiny steps the last few years in confidently crossing lines with more graphic sexual content drug use and adult language but they are still years away from just deciding to be adults about showing real life adult behavior instead of just murder obsession and blowing things up sheesh it s like the same basic show format for the past years don t even get me started on us sitcoms waste of time and lots of wasted money did you know that according to jim has been on the air for years years anyway watch this show get it on dvd do what you must and then make your friends watch it as well you ve never seen anything like it there are three specials that i have not watched yet i m saving them to spring on my best friend next time he visits he ll watch them even if i have to chain him up and paint him with excrement lines and lines and lines and lines note that series three departs from one and two the greater town seems to fall away to concentrate on newer characters the laugh track is gone thank bloody hell the theme is more band and less orchestra and a bit of the story takes place outside of royston vasey don t be thrown by any of that as by the end the series has preserved the quiet perversity first demonstrated in series one and two i think these four guys have created something sort of undefinable brilliant confident and absolutely demented you will want to re watch it again and again it s amazing that in seconds of screen time they can go from cheap sight gag to horrifying blasphemy then end with a single actors close up facial expression if ever i were to meet any of the writer performers i d implore them not to recreate it or try to top it i d just say can i help you at all then they d probably slap me so i d ask them to sign the slap mark out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24344": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "and i actually gave it a zero on my personal scale i have been attending movies since and have seen well over in the theater i don t rate movies that i see only on tv this is the only movie i have ever rated zero my wife and i took our four children then aged and and even the kids thought it was terrible in fact it was my daughter now who alerted me to this site amazed that the movie was getting an overall rating of the animation of the dinosaurs looked amateurish at the time and is even worse in retrospect the acting particularly by sean young is atrocious and the story line is simply silly"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24345": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the league of gentlemen is one of the funniest strangest darkest and most unforgettable comedies of our time so much so it paved the way for more comedies of its ilk many of which have copied the style but have never succeeded unlike every other sketch show around the characters of the league of gentlemen are all loosely connected firstly they all live in the fictional town of royston vasey in the back of beyond of northern england the first characters to greet newcomers are tubbs and edwrad the pig faced owners of a supposedly local shop situated so far away most of the residents probably don t know of its existence other oddities include the denton family with an obsession with hygiene chastity and toads hillary briss who sells a special yet thankfully unknown brand of meat pauline a restart officer with a sharp tongue and even sharper pens mr chinnery kind hearted vet and menace to all things four legged geoff tipps a plastics salesman with a vicious sense of humour often involving guns electric tubes and plums despite being a comedy at heart the league of gentlemen often transcends genres whilst never appearing to be spoofing or ripping off other people s material there are several horror references such as the disappearance of a hiker a pair of silent twins an obsessive circus owner and a sudden outbreak of nosebleeds even more striking are moments when the series takes on a more sobre tone and aforementioned characters such as pauline and geoff are shown in a more sympathetic vulnerable light the film adaptation is the best demonstration of this but some fans may decide they belong local the equally underrated third series also takes a different route instead of sketches each episode focuses on an individual character with each storyline leading to one conclusion involving a plastic bag and a runaway theatre company van although many fans may not enjoy the structure of the film or the third series as much as the first two they re certainly signs to how inventive the league of gentlemen can be and how unafraid to explore new areas in short the league of gentlemen is definitely worth a look as like the welcome signs says you ll never leave"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24346": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this wasn t what i wanted to see i bought this on dvd and under the movie i found myself irritated and turned off the movie for a moment heres what i didn t like they were shooting at the father the tribes was really annoying the dinosaurs mostly looked to faked the bad scientist well he was annoying the picture quality on the dvd was really bad what i did like the music by jerry goldsmith this music is really great i have the bootleg soundtrack from this movie sadly the sound quality is not good but its ok for its time the first time we see the dinosaurs they inspire a sort of awe baby is kinda cute when he is in the water and is playing that funny scene with the tent the children who sees this film would hopefully learn that evil always loses"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24347": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "about a year ago i finally gave up on american television i thought of giving up television completely until a friend who had lived in england showed me some programs that included the office extras blackadder and the league of gentlemen it was then that i decided to switch to british television among all the shows listed above the league of gentlemen is easily the most dark and twisted of them all providing guilty laughs and material not found in any other comedy i ve seen yet characters included are the most unhappily married couple a butcher that puts ingredients in the meat that go unsaid probably for the best a deranged couple that look over a local shop that only caters to local people and the worst veterinarian ever this program is one of the best i ve seen"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24348": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "when the employees of a theater find an old reel of film they decide to show it at the midnight screening of night of the living dead assuming it s an old preview reel unfortunately it s actually an old nazi mind control experiment that turns the audience into a horde of mindless shuffling zombies i can t understand the hate for this movie it is a low budget independent production with a lot of camp but it doesn t deserve a here on imdb it is just so much fun it is obvious that the filmmakers have a reasonable knowledge and love of old horror movies and they have created an entertaining tribute to them sprinkled with references and homages to a variety of them it has the feel of such things as night of the living dead in many ways very similar evil dead and army of darkness and various others i liked the explanation of how the zombies though really just hypnotized into thinking they are zombies actually come to have the physical attributes of the living dead unbelievable perhaps but i appreciate the effort by the writers to explain it the gore effects were decent for the budget the acting was all right and the story was entertaining i liked it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24349": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i never really watched this program before although it came highly recommended by members of my family funnily enough my girlfriend lives in hadfield the filming location and she pointed out a few landmarks when i first visited this got my interest going so i bought the st series on video and sat down to watch besides recognising some of the locations i found myself not in the least bit surprised once again the bbc were responsible for producing another example of the finest comedy in the world tlog easily ranks up there with red dwarf fawlty towers and monty python as probably the best suffice to say i am hooked on the program now the characters are superb and show unusual depth while retaining a scarily realistic edge the look and feel of the program is perfect and reflects the sometimes bleak feeling of the north no disrespect to hadfield which i have found a very welcoming and warm place i only hope that it continues its originality throughout its run which based upon the nd series which concluded its rerun in the uk last night it certainly is well done the bbc"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24350": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "seconds into the opening credits i had this feeling that this was going to be a bad movie but i didn t know just how bad then the actor playing the evil nazi scientist opens his mouth and my friend and i decide that in order to survive this movie we ll have to turn the volume down make up our own dialogue and double the speed on the dvd but that didn t help about half way through we turned it off now i ve lived through some very bad movies before both with and without the aide of mystery science theater and svengoolie but there are just some movies which i doubt even the bots can save the biggest part of the movie that bothered me the most was that the people hypnotized into believing they re zombies had rotting green skin i guess they were all hypnotized into death then hypnotized into rotting themselves stick to the real b movie cult classics like plan nine from outer space"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24351": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i first flicked onto the log accidentally one night while waching television since then i have never missed an episode it s humour is very weird like a cross between brass eye s social commentary the fast show s excellent one liners and an amazing plot that seems to develop each week without ever going anywhere the best example of this was hillary briss s special stuff what was that all about the humour will not appeal to all some will say it s just too sick and it s easy to see where they re coming from nonetheless give it a try if you don t like it don t watch it but if you do like it you ll be very glad you took my advice"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24352": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "normally i m not the sort to be scared by horror movies but this movie is the exception some how this movie got into my mind it is a very simple movie but at the same time extremelly effective it has great atmosphere and this leads to some shocking moments the girls father coming down the hill is a real standout another seen was the family photo i wasn t expecting that and i jumped out my seat i would recommend everyone to see this movie with the lights out it will stay with you for a long time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24353": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "now i have seen a lot of movies in my day but out of every single one there have been a very select few that have been really good to me and i m a year old man which is impressed by this movie directed towards a younger audience this is a very underrated gem for those who watch foreign movies almost all the acting is believable the graphics are decent for which you won t even be caring about as you watch the movie trust me bitching about the graphics would be a stupid thing to do the story is well written and it s a movie that everyone can enjoy not just the kids here s basically what this movie made me to it one made me laugh a lot two made me feel for the characters like you re suppose to and three it s a very uplifting story by the end of this movie you will feel good sure what anime out there hasn t featured some young kid turning into a great warrior and whatever to defeat some great evil it s a formula that is used a lot but in this case it is forgivable because even though they use puppets for some characters and some average graphics you d see years ago the appearance of it is not to be judged it s very touching the ending is original and it keeps you into the movie like it is suppose to if you however try comparing this to other movies like the never ending story or whatever it will diverse your opinion watch it as it is and you will enjoy it it has been a good long while since i ve been impressed like this the only other movie where i have gotten this feeling is when i saw tmnt way back when it came out there is something about this movie i felt about tmnt that really made me love it so don t over analyze or take this movie too seriously just enjoy it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24354": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it s obvious that the people who made dead at the box office love b movie horror overt references to the genre are peppered throughout from stock characters the authority figure who doesn t believe the monstrous invasion is really happening to kevin smith style discussions to reenacting duane jones last moments from night of the living dead not once but twice unfortunately it takes more than love to make a good movie the staging and shot choice are unexciting and unimaginative while a common admonition in film school is to avoid mastershot theatre telling the story completely in a wide master shot here we find the obverse as in several sequences it s hard to figure out the spatial relationships between characters as the story is told in a series of medium shots with no establishing shot to tie it together editing is drab and basic and at times there are unmotivated cuts the lighting is flat and sometimes muddy making the scenes in the darkened theatre hard to make out was there lighting or was this shot with available light only some shots are out of focus the dialogue is trite and the performances for the most part one note isaiah robinson shows some energy and screen presence as curtis and the fellow playing the projectionist has some pleasantly dickish line readings michael allen williams as the theater manager and casey kirkpatrick as enthusiastic film geek eric have some nice moments the premise is silly even for a b horror flick also it s too bad dr eisner was unaware of project paperclip he could ve saved himself a lot of trouble the zombies are non threatening and their makeup is unconvincing although the chunky zombie trying to get a gumball out of the machine raised a smile for a zombie fan film there is very little blood or violence although what there is is handled pretty well the incidental music while stylistically uneven is kind of nice at times and there are some good foley effects the time warp parody was a fun listen although the images going along with it were less fun to watch unfortunately the looped dialogue sounds flat was this shot non sync doubtful it looks like video through and through i watched the special introduction by troma films lloyd kaufman before the main feature although it consisted essentially of kaufman plugging his own stuff and admitting that he hadn t seen the movie while someone mugged in a toxie mask its production and entertainment values were higher than dead itself quick aside to whoever put the dvd together the countdown on film leader beeps only on the flash frame not on every number plus one more after for that matter the vampire film theatregoers are seen watching early in dead looked a lot more entertaining than this recommendation to avoid unless you know someone involved in the production or are an ardent lloyd kaufman completist he plays kaufman the minion in the film within a film full disclosure my girlfriend is an extra in this movie i swear this did not color my review"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24355": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is what makes me proud to be british this is by far the funniest thing on tv the league consists of jeremy dyson steve pemberton mark gatiss and the lovely reece shearsmith totally underrated this horror comedy is perfection the characters are iconic and the catchphrases bizarre hello dave it is a comedy that everyone simply must watch the best thing about the league of gentlemen is that it is always fresh and always pushing the boundaries it does not need to rely on catchphrases unlike little britain for it to be funny the fact that the league are willing to kill off arguably their most famous and iconic characters shows us that they ve got balls of steel"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24356": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "a response to previous comments made by residents of the region where this motion picture was lensed one person suggested that the closing and destruction of the ocean view amusement park led to a downturn in the surrounding neighborhoods this is simply not true prior to the construction of interstate which bypasses the ocean view area the primary route for traffic went through the heart of ocean view once the interstate was completed ocean view rapidly became a ghost town with businesses closing up and an increase in crime this led to a huge reduction in revenues for the park which also faced new competition from nearby busch gardens in williamsburg meanwhile in the past few years the city of norfolk has done a remarkable job of fostering redevelopment so that the area has become a sought after location for construction of high end housing it has also been said that the destruction footage of the roller coaster was used in the film rollercoaster this is also untrue footage was shot of two coaster cars careening off the ride for that film but the actual explosions and collapse are exclusive to death of ocean view park as to the film itself the storyline of a supernatural force in the water adjacent to the park was certainly silly but somewhat typical for b grade movies of the time with the cast involved there should be no surprise that the scenery was gnawed in almost every scene by the primary actors i don t believe this film was intended to be another citizen kane i believe playboy was experimenting with a new non nude format to determine if this was an area for the company to expand into apparently not a strange force in the water causing strange events in an old amusement park probably sounded good at the conference table but proved unmanageable in execution the roller coaster and the rest of the park was destined for the wrecking ball anyway let s come up with a weird way to justify an explosive demise for the casual movie viewer this would be a see once and forget about it film except for diana canova fans but for the thousands of people who live in the region and have fond memories of the park this movie is like a walk down memory lane for footage of the park as well as old footage of downtown norfolk the first harborfest and old dominion university even a limited release of this film on dvd would be welcome"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24357": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "well i just discovered that there is a show more disgusting and shocking than little britain and i like it the league of gentlemen is a sick british comedy that is about the most awful insane and disgusting small town in all the uk this place makes dibley and craggy island from the vicar of dibley and father ted seem pretty normal the format of the show is a lot like little britain except that all of it centers around the townspeople of this one hellish town both shows feature the same skits again and again every episode and some obviously inspired little britain particularly the job seeking class skit but the show differs because although it is crude like little britain hence not a show for kids the show has a sick and sadistic quality that sets it apart from all these shows in particular animal cruelty and serial killing are recurring themes throughout the show now if you haven t guessed this is not a show for kids the easily offended or normal people and that s probably why i liked it however you really do need very thick skin and a love of the awful to enjoy this to the max funny and incredibly irreverent beyond belief you have to see it to believe it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24358": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie is one of the most wildly distorted portrayals of history horribly inaccurate this movie does nothing to honor the hundreds of thousands of dutch british chinese american and indigenous enslaved laborers that the sadistic japanese killed and tortured to death the bridge was to be built over the bodies of the white man as stated by the head japanese engineer it is disgusting that such unspeakable horrors committed by the japanese captors is the source of a movie where the bridge itself isn t even close to accurate to the actual bridge the actual bridge was built of steel and concrete not wood what of the survivors who are still alive today they hate the movie and all that it is supposed to represent their friends were starved tortured and murdered by cruel sadists those that didn t die of dysantry starvation or disease are deeply hurt by the movie that makes such light of their dark times"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24359": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "another review likened this troupe to a cross between monty python and twin peaks also aptly yet another review expounded on the differences between the comedy we enjoy non critically and black comedy also well worth consideration watch the whole thing all three series at the end all the characters are tied up and the puzzle pieces fall into place just as well as a douglas adams novel the detail and intricacies are staggering thoroughly post modern wickedly funny and startlingly tragic not for kids not for those with thin skins or who lack objectivity thought provoking at once literal figurative and surreal in disturbing ways the blackest comedy i can recall and very possibly the most wonderful thing i will ever see"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24360": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the first time i watched cold case was after it had run for about a year on danish television at the time it came to the tv it nearly drowned in or other american crime shows aired roughly the same time i saw it and i was bored to death the substandard actors with the self righteous faces and morals were a pain in the behind the entire premise that so much money was given a team of investigators to solve murders dating back or even years seems so unlikely the time is also a factor as they only have min to tell the story which means that they get a break through just in the nick of time to solve the case and bring justice to surviving family members if they are still alive this combined with the personal problems and relations of the investigators which there has to be time for leaves the show a complete lackluster i give it a star rating because of the music i the end which is really the only reason for watching it which you then of course won t do as that is too lame a reason for watching this crap"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24361": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this series premiered on the cable tv station comedy central in the united states it was chopped to death and shown out of sequence this was sad for the audience it should have attracted it didn t and fell by the wayside luckily at the same time my cable company went digital and i got the bbc thank goodness because i got to see the league of gentlemen in order complete and uncut the league of gentlemen troupe is right up there with england s monty python s flying circus and canada s the kids in the hall but a warning the league of gentlemen though are one step beyond it s not only about dressing in drag and lampooning the cultural ills it goes deeper and much much darker i can tell many of you now it will offend certain groups of people it will enrage others but remember its only comedy dark dark comedy if that is not your thing don t watch if you think you know dark comedy watch this if you get angry and upset then you don t quite know dark comedy these guys got it right and right on the button they are brilliant they are excellent and i enjoyed each and every character creation there s a complete story that is told here from episode one to the end you cannot watch this one episode at a time willy nilly that is one of the charms of this series watch it in order see how creative and stylish and deeply disturbed these guys are no one and nothing is out of bounds that my dears is dark humor bravo"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24362": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i hate this programme not only is the very concept ludicrous but it tries so hard to be feasible something that was left out of similar i confess ending programmes like muder she wrote sigh why is it that the writers can t ever be intelligent enough in this programme to come up with evidence that would stick and win a decision in court come on after x amount of years of the cases being unsolved why must every suspect every episode confess damn it to a murder which would otherwise go unsolved i bet all police wish that criminals were this good sportsmen aw shucks officer you re a bright one i guess if you ve uncovered enough to convince yourself i did it i may as well admit to it and make it easier for you in court what can i say it s a fair cop absolute dog s t and an insult to those of us with with enough brains to even have heard of i q"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24363": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "what do you get if you cross the matrix with the truman show i m sure you ve all seen the matrix by now the creators of the matrix say that it is anime inspired just from watching the trailer to this classic you can see where they took the plot from the film is sort of set in s japan and it really shows the costumes music and words in the recent english language version by ad vision are all like they ve been directly lifted from the era i believe it was made in that time also but due to certain plot points this doesn t date the film as you probably guessed by my referencing to the matrix the world isn t real it s not really the s in fact it s something more like the s after a nuclear war the earth or biosphere prime s ecosystem was destroyed the survivors we re forced to escape into space where the conflict continued once the planets or biospheres were all abandoned people began to live in megazones cities inside of spaceships where via hypnotism techniques and truman show esque illusion they were made to believe they we re back on earth in the most peaceful time in recent memory the s when young shogo obtains a mysterious advanced looking motorcycle it leads him to find out more than he s supposed to know the garland a bike which becomes a mech a weapon from the s aids shogo in his escape from the pursuing military as more and more is discovered about the megazone the war comes closer to home and due to conflicts between the military and the computer the war comes to the megazone too i apologise if those points are seen as spoilers but the plot is outlined basically that way on the synopsis emotions run high in this movie moreso than the matrix you really do believe the war is going on and shogo really does become quite scarred by what he s discovering what starts off as an uber happy cool s flick becomes a tragic tale of war and unreality these characters are real people not the cardboard cutouts we saw flipping around in bullet time in the matrix there really is the sense of the suffering people can go through after being caught up in such a conspiracy and a war it may just choke you up towards the end i know it did me animation is pretty impressive for it s day and the picture quality on the advision dvd is unbelievable for it s age the artwork style is beautiful and reminiscent of traditional anime very cultural be prepared for quite a lot of violence and blood there s also an erotic sex scene the ending can be seen as a there can be no ending similar to the matrix or supposedly can be followed by the sequel which i haven t yet had the pleasure of watching i have to say that this is one of the best animes i ve seen in fact one of the best movies i ve seen and considered by many to be one of the greatest animes of all time i must recommend the advision dvd as their take on the english language is incredible and does the movie justice and can be purchased with an artbox for holding the two sequels when they are released which will have the same vocal cast all in all megazone is an incredible movie and deserves to be held highly and should be an essential in any anime fan s collection heck even my mother enjoyed it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24364": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this program is really overrated a detective like danny pino s hot headed character would have been transferred to the rubber gun squad years ago the whole squad is made up of sanctimonious egomaniacs who judge people whose actions go back decades by the standards of every vietnam veteran character they ve ever had has turned out to be the killer unless it was another vietnam veteran there has only been one black murderer and he was put up to it by his white boss the only hispanic killer was a race traitor who killed another hispanic to frame a hispanic street kid for a crime that naturally two rich white kids committed what a bunch of propaganda hey screenwriters minorities and poor people commit murder too only on this show are most murderers upper class whites what s more the arrests of people in their s s and s for crimes they committed years ago are a joke no real life da will push for murder one because it means the state will be stuck with their humongous medical bills until they finally kick the state would be doing their families and insurance companies a favor the prosecutor will just plead them to involuntary manslaughter and they won t serve a day the only really old criminals who go to prison are either organized crime figures or ex nazis whose high profile convictions boost da s careers"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24365": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "here s the skinny it seems that this is much older then i thought it was but it s still cool the bike mechs are cool and the story works for the most part there are some character issues that i hope work themselves out by part and my biggest complaint of all that it seems to be a macross knock off not just the animation style but several character designs for example all the girls in this movie look like lyn minmay of macross the mechs look similar to macross as well as the other characters this is really not made for little kids it has graphic violence nudity and graphic sexual content so to make a long story short i give this cool macross knock off stars"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24366": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is without doubt one of the worst films i ve ever seen the plot is so full of holes the story is like a bad remake of a bad suspense movie and the actors sound like were reading directly from the manuscript for the first time worst of all is steve guttenberg he plays his character like he was in police academy the same foolish womanizer and that s not suited for a leading man in what should have been a thriller it s really hard to believe that hanson would make l a confidential ten years later avoid this like the plague"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24367": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "to like this movie at most you must be a strongly in love without a marriage b acknowledge english humor which is about admiring gallant and witty life situations and not just running gags c be fairly very intelligent because authors gave an opportunity to laugh and cry over every single minute of this movie and only if you meet b and c requirements you can recognize and enjoy author s input d to fully enjoy the movie you must love women like kirsted dunst who is so natural sweet and irresistible e you must admire creative a little melancholic people with great and remarkable personalities if you meet all these requirements you ll be likely to rate this movie near points i never laughed half as much as from watching this masterpiece and i even managed to cry while laughing in some moments i always get sensitive whenever good things happen to kirsten dunst"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24368": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "a pretty obvious thriller by numbers in which the only possible twist turns out to be a hiding to nothing i was watching principally for the english language performance by isabelle huppert it wasn t great but then it was a strange role i wouldn t be surprised if half her contribution turned out to have been left on the cutting room floor along with several last minute script re writes the acting is the least appealing thing about this film steve guttenburg looks like he s trying to flesh out his role with the charm that everyone s told him he has there s a sensationally stupid sequence in which it s suggested that his sexual prowess will be able to help treat ptsd it s an uninteresting performance elizabeth mcgovern is more of a draw with genuine charm and character but it s small consolation"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24369": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "how to lose friends alienate people is in all honesty one of the best comedies i ve seen this year along with pineapple express and step brothers its not one of those gross out comedies that heavily relies on fart jokes and toilet humor but instead moves at an affable pace and you will be easily attached to the unfolding narrative simon pegg nails it in the coffin with his hilarious portrayal of a fish out of water character and is quickly detaching himself from the tripod he once belonged to back in england the other two would be nick frost and edgar wright getting yourself in the top of the hollywood food chain is a hard thing to do as we can clearly see with pegg his first jab at the lead role was david schwimmer s comedy run fatboy run but it received lukewarm reviews from critics and audiences alike his second try is this movie got fairly positive reviews from the majority but was a flop in the box office i for one still haven t lost faith in him and i ll still be there whenever he wants to take that third shot for glory other characters were well cast from jeff bridges to danny huston and gillian anderson surprisingly kirsten dunst in my opinion fared well in this movie as the love angle to pegg s character however the spark that i saw in interview with the vampire is still lost she needs to find it fast or she might suffer the consequences of being lost in the land of rom coms forever"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24370": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "an innocent man steve guttenberg has a one night stand with his boss s wife isabelle huppert she spots a woman elizabeth mcgovern being attacked outside but she can t call the cops because it would blow her marriage to gutenberg s boss paul shenar so guttenberg honest citizen that he is when he discovers that another woman was attacked and killed nearby only half an hour later comes forward and claims to have witnessed the first attack merely intending to pass on the information given to him by huppert well never bear false witness against thy neighbor as they say this simple attempt to help the police nab a murderer turns rapidly twisted when he meets the first near victim mcgovern she immediately twigs to what happened but agrees to keep quiet for the moment but then guttenberg finds himself in court supposed to identify the heavy greenquist and we discover through cross examination that he is near sighted and can t identify objects at a distance let alone faces not that it matters because after all he never saw the creep in the first place the plot gets practically labyrinthine guttenberg winds up the chief suspect when huppert is murdered too he barely escapes arrest and holes up with the now sympathetic mcgovern guttenberg and mcgovern hatch a plan to trap the murderer she will serve as bait they ll follow the flagitious creep into one of his seedy haunt and mcgovern will act like the doxy that the murderer is attracted to just to get him to try to kill her but everything will be okay see because not only will guttenberg keep a close watch on her and not only will he alert the police a few minutes after she enters this dive but she will keep a can of mace handy just in case i ask you the alert viewer does this scenario unfold as planned elizabeth mcgovern has a quirkily interesting bone structure she seems all mandible and tiny mouth at times but she s vibrant steve guttenberg has hair on his brawn and that s about it otherwise he s as helpless as the character he plays if isabelle huppert can act it isn t evident in this film the killer is so formed and so groomed that he looks like he s wearing one of those masks of deformity in that twilight zone episode about greedy heirs didn t the director curtis hanson go on to make l a confidential that was a nicely done piece of work here everything seems clumsy and contrived down to the small bit parts just before the inevitable violent climax a uniformed police officer is introduced to delay mcgovern s rescue and the scene is embarrassing to watch dick olsen has a bit part as a late shopper he s a neat guy and always reliable paul shenar as the cuckolded hubby has a striking face that seems made for the stage and he does a fine job too that louche joint where mcgovern attracts the attention of the murderer where she plays pool with a couple of hairy apes was shot at a bar in carolina beach in north carolina not far from where i lived the way the interior is set up it s clear that this is supposed to be a dangerous and dirty dive actually it appears rather more elegant on screen than it did in reality overall this is hitchcock territory and it brings tears to the eyes to imagine what he would have done with this story"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24371": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "possible spoiler in some way how to alienate friends is the loser learns to adjust becomes successful and finds out that something else matter more type of story situated in the celebrity business end of spoiler i don t know the original book but this comedy delivers several good moments though i do think the ending is flawed it felt too fast and too abrupt as if something was missing besides i d say the movie isn t able to keep a high level apart from this you ll find a sweet selection of actors and actresses with sometimes controversial acting qualities until now i ve never seen pegg any different still he is a very unique type though on the screen he sometimes might seem a little more tedious than necessary fox proved she is capable to play a hot starlet with her head in the clouds don t know whether it was a hard thing to do but her performance was hot and way better than during transformers okay probably that s no tough match kirsten dunst is very much kirsten dunst again and you may like it as i do or find it annoying on the other hand you ll see anderson who proved her acting skills and jeff bridges who is fine but perhaps he could have acted a little more powerful they all fit their character well enough conclusion i think it s a nice celeb comedy with some more and some less funny passages a sweet cast but an all too sudden ending"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24372": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "ummm please forgive me but weren t more than half the characters missing in the original novel valjean is a man imprisoned for years for stealing a loaf of bread and then attempting several times to escape he breaks parole and is pursued relentlessly by the police inspector javert along the way there are many characters that weren t in this version some worth mentioning would be fantine cosette m mme thenardier eponine marius gavroche and enjolras the only character with the same name is javert i was confused and frustrated throughout the whole movie trying to see how it was in any way connected to victor hugo s epic novel"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24373": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "going into this movie i had heard good things about it coming out of it i wasn t really amazed nor disappointed simon pegg plays a rather childish character much like his other movies there were a couple of laughs here and there nothing too funny probably my favorite parts of the movie is when he dances in the club scene i totally gotta try that out next time i find myself in a club a couple of stars here and there including megan fox kirsten dunst that chick from x files and jeff bridges i found it quite amusing to see a cameo appearance of thandie newton in a scene she of course being in a previous movie with simon pegg run fatboy run i see it as a toss up you ll either enjoy it to an extent or find it a little dull i might add kirsten dunst is adorable in this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24374": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "after reading some very good reviews about this film i thought i would give it a watch and after being very disappointed with the film i thought i would give it my own review this is my first ever so bare with me first of all i would scratch horror from the genre as in no way is it horrific or scary in the slightest with the exception of a few feeble attempts to make you jump unfortunately one of which worked on me i would say that calling this film a thriller is pushing it as i wasn t particularly thrilled either the film is about a spoiled mischievous girl who faints a few times during these times she visits a house which she has been drawing after each visit she decides to add something else to the house to make it a bit more lively one of the features being a sad little boy who is also ill in reality as she befriends the boy she realises that her imaginary world that she created is actually better than the real world that she is in until she adds her constantly away father to the house due to a misdrawing her dad turns out to be evil and her and the boy must escape from his clutches think its an attempt to be a slightly more mellow version of a nightmare on elm street but is more like a trip to the beach in conclusion my generous will hopefully stop at least one of you from watching this drab"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24375": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this film is a bit reminiscent of the german film the neverending story because a child is magically transported to a strange land in order to be a hero however due to far superior modern technology puppets and cgi are used to make an amazingly realistic looking world one that will blow your socks off due to its realism and scope i enjoyed this film but boy was it a chore at first unfortunately for most westerners this film is one you might give up on very quickly or dismiss it since everything in the film seems so odd however give it a chance don t think or try to understand everything you see just allow the story to unfold and you will most likely enjoy the film in many ways this is exactly the sort of advice i d give to adults who watch miyazaki s spirited away because it is very similar and features tons of yokai japanese mythical spirits the big differences between the two is that the great yokai war is live action and spirited away is much more child friendly while i do think the great yokai war was intended mostly as a kids movie in the usa most parents would not want to show this to younger kids because it s so violent scary and features some adult behaviors so who is the audience in the west well older kids and adults who appreciate foreign films with non western themes and composition this is a rather narrow audience indeed while you are watching look for all the strange little touches in fact you could watch the film dozens of times and notice different tiny things each time a few of the funny references i liked were the comment about gamera the scene that came with the comment kids don t try this at home as well as the use of kirin beer to allow a person to actually see the yokai hmm perhaps that scene should have also contained this warning by the way director takashi miike is a hard one to pin down stylistically other than to say that none of his stories i ve seen have seemed normal some of his films are rather disgusting and disturbing and i hated them especially audition and ichi the killer whereas some of them are magical and among the best films i ve ever seen the happiness of the katakuris one thing for sure it s hard to watch one of his films and not have a strong reaction one way or the other"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24376": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie is just boring it tries to copy some effects borrowed to a creative director like jeunet in am lie poulain but it is too much the dialogs are pretty bad some of the worst i have ever heard guillaume canet is not convincing i have almost never found him very convincing his father in the movie plays very badly the story is dumb the ending is stupid i think i have not dislike a movie so much since le pacte des loups brotherhood of the wolf from christophe gans and i watch see about movies a year but at least that movie had some action and lots of good actors i had never commented here only rated and when i saw the rating and the comments i thought i had to write something down i guess we won t have problems to sell the dvd we were offered not such a bad movie in our large collection i am open minded i watch sf westerns drama comedies silents horror fantasy movies but this movie was so boring that i felt like i had lost one hour and a half"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24377": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "how to lose friends alienate people is a superb film a hilarious film from start to end a lovely entertainer enjoyed it thumps up performances jason is fantastic he s a treat to watch him from start to end jeff bridges is excellent as the boss he s a legend megan fox looks amazingly hot and deliver a good performance but dude she s so hot man anderson is delightful she doesn t look old at all still hot indeed kristan dunst looks lovely and does a pretty good job others are also pretty good how to lose friends alienate people is a excellent entertainer don t miss this flick"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, 1]},
	"24378": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "who could possibly sympathize with these two obnoxious protagonists what s intended to be a light frothy comedy about neighbor children who can t give up their childhood game of dare even as they age well into adulhood comes off more as an exercise in cruelty and petulant self indulgence as children the pair are unbearably precocious as adults they re intolerably immature it s a bad combination"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24379": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "how to lose friends and alienate people is decent comedy with a bit of romantic approach it s actually a story of sidney young simon pegg breaking through in journalist and magazine writing business which is interpreted in a funny way simon pegg made an ok appearance slightly worse than his usual movie is not hilarious or funny all the way or anything like that but it has its moments and those moments are really hilarious i recommend this fun and worth watching american with english cream comedy to all people who just wanna sit relax and enjoy movie for what it is if you re about to watch this movie with critical approach then you should pass unless you want to be disappointed and start trashing it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24380": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i really disliked this movie mainly because of the main characters they are both immature selfish and self centered people they hurt everybody around them playing their silly game the visual effects were good but what good are they if there are no characters that you connect with or a story line that is interesting am i supposed to be happy when these two psycho people finally consummate their love for each other after watching this movie i was thinking this is supposed be the smash from france spoiler as for the end good riddance they both deserve each other"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24381": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "simon pegg plays the part of sidney young a young entertainment writer who has begun the beginnings of a career writing for a grassroots magazine that specializes in badmouthing the shallowness and superficiality of the rich and famous he is making a career out of lampooning celebrities although he has a desperate wish to be a celebrity himself the movie is based on the very bizarre career of toby young who also ran a small magazine in britain called the modern review which offered scathing criticism of pretty much everything imaginable until he closed the magazine in a hail of verbal bullets with his co editor and then went on to a spectacularly failed career as a writer for vanity fair which is pretty much the part of his life told in this movie he is at first thrilled to go work for a major publication called sharp s magazine in the movie and despite active nerves he is positively beaming on his first day he meets the chief editor clayton harding played by jeff bridges who is hard as nails but who is also exactly the kind of editor he needs to be for a goof off like young to keep his job at the magazine he offers little in the form of immediate acceptance of young but he also has what can only be described as a liberal tolerance of young s off the wall antics and inappropriate behavior much of the comedy in the movie is derived from young s misunderstanding of or indifference to the generally accepted code of public behavior and the peculiar etiquette involved in dealing with the rich and famous but sidney s reasons for acting in such a weird way and for giving outwardly offensive interviews is because he believes that he loathes the entire celebrity culture and it would seem he believes in that age old saying if you can t beat em join em and then beat em complicating matters are two very different women there is a charming regular girl at the magazine named alison olsen kirsten dunst who at first is appalled by sidney s obvious arrogance and womanizing ways and a stunning model named sophie megan fox who represents the celebrity culture needless to say sidney s endless attack of superficiality and stardom is a superficial lust for sophie the one with the look of a star sophie is stunningly beautiful it s true but also comes across as having not a single thought rattling around in her head alison is a regular girl not very interesting or attractive but dunst s performance makes her a real person a relationship with her would have all the reality of a britney spears marriage and yet the movie retains some level of believability because despite how obvious this is we also feel sidney s pain in not pursuing her i felt it anyway how to lose friends and alienate people has a pretty interesting premise and is full of honest satisfactory performances and although it turns into a bit of your standard romantic comedy by the third act it has a variety of well developed and interesting characters danny huston for example gives us a great performance as alison s other love interest who pays homage to the big lebowski also starring bridges with his ever present white russian one of my personal favorite drinks buying absolute and kahlua here in china costs the equivalent of about but my kitchen is never without them i am looking forward to the day when simon pegg will branch out a little bit because i love his films but i am completely unsure about his range he played a serious character in hot fuzz but only serious in relation to the lunacy surrounding him and ultimately went back to being himself again which he has pretty much been in shaun of the dead run fat boy run and now how to lose friends he s a rising star it will be interesting to see what else he can do"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"24382": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "jeux d enfants or how the film was wrongly translated into english love me if you dare is a film made by stupid people and about stupid people i just don t know how i could expect something worth a look from a film with such plot two stupid ignorant kids make a bet that each of them will do something certainly extremely idiotic to prove to each other wtf that they are cool dudes i know that i exaggerated some aspects but that is what the entire film is about they grow older and instead of realizing that they are just a couple of alienated weirdos continue to perform their crazy things thinking that they are great people one could expect such a film from hollywood but france it is even more offensive to watch the film from the country which created amelie a couple of years ago which btw the film tries to look like but is far extremely far away from avoid avoid avoid"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24383": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i really really enjoyed watching this movie at first seeing its poster i thought it was just another easy romantic comedy but it is simply more than this i personally believe that this idea that i m sure a good part of the viewers had just before they saw the movie it s yet another important part of the big concept of this movie itself or even of its marketing strategy what i mean is nowadays we are slaves to images to impressions i went to the cinema to view this film having the wrong impression the wrong expectations and at the end i felt how superficial i could be to exemplify it comes to my mind the sequence near the end in which sidney buys the plane ticket to go back to new york and as he is asked to give an autograph meaning to sign for the ticket he believes that just because he got on tv thanks to the scandal at the awards he is now some kind of celebrity and this is just i believe the climax of this main theme around which the movies revolves above this i believe the movie also offers us a solution to get along with this illustrated throughout the movie by sidney s attitude don t become too serious about yourself or about anybody else even saints were people in the beginning as sophie once says in the movie the saints of the moment are the stars we attribute them an aura of perfection of eternal happiness but the reality is much less than that even the saints of any religion are images ideal models of how to behave and how to live your life even they were not for real they became for real after they died and we looked back at them and that s the catch we need our saints we need our stars we strive for them as if it wasn t for them we wouldn t have anything to strive for and television and all other media are means to create and capture our strivings we desperately need benchmarks in regard to which to measure ourselves and that s how we got in the cinema to watch this movie in the first place to see if we can fit the benchmark or if the benchmark is to small for us this time it was larger than we expected"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24384": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "poor tobe hopper he directed an all time horror classic texas chaimsaw massacre since then everything he s done has been horrible this is probably the worst and that s saying a lot it s about a man brad dourif who has the ability to make things and people catch fire or something like that hardly an original idea anyone remember firestarter it s a real mess literally everything is done wrong pathetic acting even dourif asinine script loust production values crappy special effects everything is bad a must miss not even good for laughs"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24385": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i love kristen dunst especially in elizabethtown i guess she s the kind of actress who had better not act before camera but just be herself she did that and she looked so natural in elizabethtown in this movie however she did try to add in more artificial performance especially in the first half of the film so that she looked more like a sober editor while in the other half she totally set herself back in her daily track and i just couldn t tell her to be an editor any way therefore her performance is not enduring in this film the film on the whole is attracting and inspiring the character of young is full and reasonable anyway the film tells a big and sophisticated story the only big defect is that it didn t show a turning point of the hero and heroine s love story i am totally confused when they kiss at the end of the story because that is rather unclear for the two persons"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24386": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "how can a director that makes such great films as poltergeist and the texas chainsaw massacre make such rubbish as this i got this film off a friend and he didnt want it back its so bad how this can be classed as horror i will never know"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24387": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "how to lose friends alienate people is not based on tiger woods infidelities it is a mediocre romantic comedy based on toby young s book on his experiences working as a journalist covering celebrities the film stars simon pegg as sidney young a zany british journalist who takes a job in an illustrious celebrity magazine in new york young is restless in getting caught up all type of shenanigans to alienate all around him hence movie title he is uproarious daring and moronic but nevertheless for some very bizarre reason he is a somewhat likable character sidney befriends a fellow journalist the composed alison olsen played quite admirably by kirsten dunst however sidney is primarily longing for the sexpot actress sophie maes played by the fantastic ms megan fox this foxtrot is short on acting proficiency but high on eye candy material sidney gets in all kinds of tomfoolery in order to move up the journalist ladder in the magazine co those are the peak comedic moments of the film however i think that director robert weide and screenwriter peter straughan might lose some viewers and alienated authentic rom com material by developing an implausible romantic plot line between sidney alison even though team weidstraughan did formulate an entertaining narrative otherwise pegg did peg his character down to the wire with his hilarious performance as sidney young jeff bridges was again building the dude bridges with his enigmatic supporting work as clayton harding the magazine s suave prez but the rest of the film s acting was not worthy enough to feature here how to lose friends alienate people should not be alienated entirely but you might lose some movie friends if you publicize it as a superlative romantic comedy average"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24388": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this a fascinatingly awful movie it make so little sense that it starts to make a kind of weird internal logic of its own well it would if it didn t keep darting off up side alleys until eventually floundering under the weight of its own indecisiveness the movie can t make up its mind whether it is a straight forward man turns into monster flick like all those s the incredible insert verb ing man movies or a ghastly big business conspiracy theory movie or a mystical afterlife contact story or or what take your pick it s just a mess grotesquely over the top and firing off in all directions leaving loose ends flapping all over the place it was as if tobe hooper had been taking david lynch pills unfortunately he didn t take enough"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24389": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "well it was a nice surprise after all its trailer did not predict a good film at all it was even a bit misleading especially the part of jeff bridges was a positive surprise well written sardonic and funny less real though i do not think a guy who got where he got would show signs of such irreverence towards everything that his current company stands for one does not become a top suit just to doubt it all suddenly again the ending of the film during the showing of dolce vita was too corny clich and quite disappointing and of course a guy like pegg s character would not last past his first week in a blitz new york magazine like this i hope one day i will see a decent role written for megan fox here she looked a poor actress playing a bimbo and by the way i do not see why she is the sex symbol of the year i see hotter girls on nearly every cover of every magazine"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24390": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "another of my delves into the bargain bin this movie gave me exactly what i expected a load of trashy horror complete with screaming ladies it all started so well i liked the little intro with the newsreel about the young couple being exposed to a nuclear blast and was totally absorbed right up until the first person caught fire from then onwards the film descended into outright silliness and at times became almost embarrassing to watch when the heroine turned out to have been afflicted with the same condition as the main character the ability to light one s own farts without the aid of a match it seemed almost as if someone had thrown the idea in at the last moment that ll be good you can almost hear them say as for the almost psychic link between the main character and the nuclear power plant well the movie came across as cheap tat if you pay more than for it you ve been done"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24391": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "simon pegg plays a rude crude and often out of control celebrity journalist who is brought from england to work for a big american magazine of course his winning ways create all sorts of complications amusing fact based comedy that co stars kristen dunst looking rather grown up danny huston and jeff bridges it works primarily because we like simon pegg despite his bad behavior we completely understand why kristen dunst continues to talk to him despite his frequent screw ups i liked the film its not the be all and end all but it was a nice way to cap off an evening of sitting on the couch watching movies out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24392": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "tobe hooper has made great movies so i was certain this couldn t be bad i didn t read any reviews and tried to watch this unintentionally humorous film at times this made me laugh sometimes i almost fell asleep sometimes made me almost cry for hooper i rated this because its horror movie and many interesting or funny things happened there throughout the movie i was thinking something like they simply can t add more things in this movie but they did some tell this is some sort of firestarter clone but truly isn t it s based on that idea but thats all this is combination of horror comedy weird religion god things funny gore simple effects drama horrible acting unbelievable script and more spoilers story is government tries to create ultimate weapon using nuclear power or something and fails during process child is born for test persons when mom sings to her child after the birth both husband and wife burns and it is spontaneous combustion government buries whole thing and leaves this child live amongst other people and then after x years this kid is grown up and realizes he has been born for a reason and whoa he can burn things with his brains then everything goes unbelievable messy nothing really explains anything and well when the government realizes okay now he can set this fire thing to work they take him to normal hospital where is some nuclear toxic what they are going to use on this man because they could kill him no they can t shoot him no and argh i guess thats enough to tell i promise there is more weird things in this movie well if you want good laughs watch this one gosh"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24393": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i am a huge fan of simon pegg and have watched plenty of his movies until now and none of them have ceased to make me laugh neither did how to lose friends and alienate people this movie is essentially about a man good as pissing people off however he has an innate set of ethics that prevents him from doing things that might just make him famous but in the end he ends up doing them the culture of life the movie is well toned with humor romance good acting and also a bit of a lap dance its one of those movies where you could just be happy when it ends"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24394": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "seriously what is this hooper has made such classic films like texas chainsaw massacre then he made this god awful film what happened did he dip into the crack a little too much this film is about some dude named sam who has the ability to set things on fire firestarter anyone the acting was godawful the plot was rubbish and the special effects were extremely rubbish they looked like something from the s van damme should be pleased that derailed is no longer the worst film ever and what was with the ending he started glowing blue turned into a glowing blue blob sucked out his girlfriends fire and the film ended what was that huh when the film ended i hoped the dvd would spontaniously combust to save me from my pain stay away from this film don t think obey you ll thank me later"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24395": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "weak start solid middle fantastic finish that s my impression of this film anyway i liked simon pegg in the two films i ve seen him in hot fuzz and shaun of the dead his role here though took a completely different turn shows his range as an actor but nonetheless i really disliked th character as he was portrayed at the beginning there s a kind of humour i call frustration comedy its supposed jokes and wit are really nothing more than painful and awkward moments much like the bean character rowan atkinmson plays there are a number of other comedic actors who portray similar characters too i don t mean to bash them here so will not but do be warned that if you are like me and you dislike smarmy and maddeningly bungling idiots pegg shows just such characteristics for the first third of this film it does get better however i read somewhere that this is based on a true story hmmm maybe the film s story stopped being annoying and became kind of a triumph of the little guy in the final third i don t need all films to be sugar and light but coincidentally as this film got better it also started to be more and more of a happy ending it was also a pleasure to see an old favourite jeff bridges play a role so masterfully i liked iron man but was saddened by the fact that bridges character was a villain purely personal taste of course as his acting in that was superb nonetheless he was a marvel here as the bigger than life man of vision the publisher of sharps it was nice to see him in a role that i could actually enjoy overall then i liked it i just wish i had come in minutes late and missed the beginning"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24396": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this was a disappointing horror film about a snotty young girl and her nightmares for a horror or thriller film and hype it s way too tame there are only a few tense moments in here not anywhere as near as many as should have been for a film of this genre even those tense scenes weren t much the music made them more dramatic that they actually were there is a lot of symbolism in here so the elitist critics label this a thinking person s horror film well if they think about it i m sure they will come to the same conclusion i did a waste of money at the video rental store summary a yawner that offers an unlikeable lead character and generally poor acting vastly overrated and certainly not what it is advertised"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24397": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "wow so much fun probably a bit much for normal american kids and really it s a stretch to call this a kid s film this movie reminded me a quite a bit of time bandits very terry gilliam all the way through while the overall narrative is pretty much straight forward miike still throws in a lot of surreal and bunuel esquire moments the whole first act violently juxtaposes from scene to scene the normal family life of the main kid hero with the spirit world and the evil than is ensuing therein and while the ending does have a bit of an ambiguous aspect that are common of miike s work the layers of meaning and metaphor particularly the anti war anti revenge message of human folly is pretty damn poignant as manic and imaginatively fun as other great miike films only instead of over the top torture and gore he gives us an endless amount of monsters and yokai from japanese folk lore creatively conceived via cg and puppetry wrapped into an imaginative multi faceted adventure f n rad and one of miike s best"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24398": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "now i hired this movie because brad dourif was in it he is an excellent actor brilliant in everything except this movie and i think that was only because he realized how stupid this movie was and didn t bother with a good performance this movie is a unintentional comedy some of the lines just crack me up and them there are some lines that make no sense and it seems like tobe hooper just throw lines in without thinking about the plot oh btw the plot is bad but it one of those films that is taht bad that its actually painful to watch i recommend this only for big brad dourif fans or fans of any of the other actors because the plot is pathetic"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24399": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "uk newspaper reviews seem to have concentrated on the fact that the reviewers tend to know toby young the journalist on whose real life experiences this movie is based the key word here is based how to lose friends is a fictitious romcom sidney young joins a prestigious gossip magazine in new york where he proceeds to make gaffe after gaffe before finally getting it right and making it this involves him selling out and the movie has some serious points to make about journalistic integrity however they are not overdone the main substance remains a comedy which centres around sidney s misadventures the script has its cake and eats it in that sidney is a stupid well meaning buffoon at the same time as being a smart moderately obnoxious skilled writer this contradiction is never that much of an issue because simon pegg as sidney projects likability too well jeff bridges underplays sidney s editor a little too effectively and kirsten dunst is rather anonymous as the conflicted eventual object of sidney s affections and with regard to megan fox who plays an airhead bimbo starlet i can say only this just say the word miss fox and i will leave my wife sell all my belongings and buy myself a plane ticket in order to take my place at your side as your consort of course given that i m a fat year old english accountant you might not find my offer too enticing but it s there on the table anyway given how short her career has been so far one might think it is a little too soon for megan fox to take on a role which mercilessly lampoons the sort of actress she might be thought to become however she does it sweetly with some skill and extremely sexily this girl will go far there is stalwart support from a variety of seasoned performers miriam margolyes and bill paterson from the uk gillian anderson and danny huston from the us there are several laugh out loud moments and i smiled most of the way through as ever the f word makes appearances when it really doesn t need to although at least a couple of these are very funny"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24400": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "others have already commented on the decline of director tobe hooper but what about brad dourif he was perfectly capable of selecting good projects as he proved by starring in the same year s exorcist iii so why did he agree to appear in this sure he gives a suitably demented performance and the film is not outright bad it s just uninvolving uninteresting and unappealing that s three un s too many"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24401": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "sidney young pegg moves from england to new york to work for the popular magazine sharpe s in a hope to live his dream lifestyle but struggles to make a lasting impression based on toby young s book about survival in american business this comedy drama received mixed views from critiques labelled as inconsistently funny but with charm by the actors how to lose friends seemed as a run of the mill fish out of the pond make fun at another culture comedy but it isn t this picture works on account of its actors and the simple yet sharp story we start off in the past then in the present and are working our way forwards to see how young made his mark at one of america s top magazines pegg hot fuzz is too likable for words whether it s hitting zombies with a cricket bat or showing his sidekick the nature of the law the english actor brings a charm and light heartedness to every scene here when the scripting is good but far from his own standards he brings a great deal of energy to the picture and he alone is worth watching for his antics with babe are unforgivable simply breathtaking stuff as is his over exuberant dancing but he pulls it off splendidly bridges and anderson do well at portraying the stereotypical magazine bosses where dunst fits in nicely to the confused love interest megan fox who stole transformers reminds everyone she can act here with a funny hyperbole of a stereotype film star the fact that her character sophie myles is starring in a picture about mother teresa is as laughable as her character s antics in the pool to emphasize the point there is a dog and pegg rounds that off in true brit style comedy with a great little twist though a british film there is an adaptation of american lifestyle for young as he tries to fit in and we can see the different approaches to story telling young wants the down right dirty contrasted with the american professionalism the inclusion of modern day tabloid stars will soon make this film dated but the concept of exploitation of film star s gives this edge weide s first picture is not perfect there are lapses in concentration as the plot becomes too soapy with an awkward obvious twist and there are too many characters to be necessary the physical comedy can also be overdone as a side note the bloopers on the dvd are some of the finest you will ever see which are almost half an hour long this comedy drama has simon pegg on shining form again and with the collective approach to story telling and sharp comedy it is worth watching"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24402": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "first off the lead brad dourif is a kook if you re trying to take this movie seriously then i guarantee he s going to ruin it for you if you don t take him too seriously then he s actually kind of fun to watch as with another reviewer i loved the scene where lisa cynthia bain and dourif are declaring their love for each other in between dodging the jets of flame shooting out of his arm in the car another great campy scene was watching john landis as a snotty radio show producer getting toasted and flailing around the room in fact i found the last minutes of the movie to be a non stop laugh riot i m just not sure if tobe hooper meant it to be that way"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24403": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "how to lose friends and alienate people came out in it bombed at u s box offices it s an absolutely hilarious film with a great cast simon pegg is great playing sidney young who wrote the book how to lose friends and alienate people i know it s not a true story the only way i know that is because sidney wants to go out with an actress named sophie maes sophie maes doesn t exist but other than that the film could be real how to lose friends and alienate people is probably the funniest film of and i think you definitely should see it as i said earlier the film has a fantastic cast including kirsten dunst spider man the virgin suicides danny huston the number days of night gillian anderson the x files megan fox transformers confessions of a teenage drama queen jeff bridges the big lebowski the vanishing overall how to lose friends and alienate people is hilarious i think simon pegg and kirsten dunst do work well together and i think you should see it though there is some odd nudity including trans sexuals it s a hilarious and awesome comedy one of simon pegg s best the plot sidney young a journalist from england travels down to new york to work at sharp magazines while there he meets an actress named sophie maes and tries to sleep with her before his boss does"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24404": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "pretty poor firestarter clone that seems more like a bad tv movie than a bad feature film how disappointing for this to come from hooper and dourif government contractors do a human experiment with a hydrogen bomb the boy born to the couple from the experiment constantly runs a fever of degrees and when he s an adult people in his life start spontaneously combusting he tries to find out why the people completely on fire are well done but when they get to the point that they are well done in another sense they re obviously changed to dummies when jets of fire shoot out of characters arms it looks silly rather than alarming the way it should also ridiculous is fire that evidently travels through phone lines and erupts in huge jets from the receiver s earpiece how is that supposed to happen exactly something else that struck me as silly about the movie is when a character has visions of his late parents we later see the exact same shots from those visions in home movies"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24405": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "how to lose friends and alienate people is an entertaining if loose adaptation of toby young s memoir of the same name it s also a great title for helping to fill up the line requirement in imdb reviews the basic gist is the same as the book with certain incidents dramatised but a romantic plot is added and the ending is certainly hollywoodised simon pegg despite playing an essentially irritating person is his usual likable and funny self and pretty much carries the film strange to think only a few years ago he was just a tv sitcom guy and now he s rubbing shoulders with hollywood names there s a good supporting cast and it s an amusing easy watch kind of a male ugly betty but funnier"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24406": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "a man discovers that his parents were part of a nuclear experiment in the s and that he now has the power to burst into flames i was really geared up for this film what with being directed by the great toby hooper and staring wild card brad dourif unfortunately it didn t rise above the average individual with violent powers movie spontaneous combustion has an interesting premise behind it unfortunately it never seems to live up to its potential and prolongs its plot too much the special effects aren t bad though and help to carry the movie to the finale the cast isn t bad dourif does steal the show all around no classic but it s not the worst of its kind either out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24407": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "well here comes another well romantic comedy but unlike all others movies of this genre this is by far the best i have seen in a long while i ll admit at first i wanted to watch this movie because of megan fox and a little because of simon pegg first of all if you have watched a decent amount of movies you will know that sidney and alison would be together at the and of the movie one way or another but from the beginning to the end of the movie you won t know how okay now this movie is just made for simon pegg i can t see any other actor in the role of sidney and i m sure this would be a very weaker movie if not for pegg s great performance there is a number of great gags and jokes in this movie that kept me laughing really hard courtesy of simon pegg s character sidney but i think everyone in this movie is good for example kirsten dunst is really solid in this movie i usually don t think of her as any more than an average actress but she was really good in this one then there s jeff bridges there s gillian anderson and of course megan fox who plays spoiled bitchy star sophie maes great role for her all in all while i usually don t agree with ratings her on imdb this time i would completely agree with them go and see this movie it is really light hearted and positive and i recommend it deeply my rating out of well actually"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24408": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i tried as hard as i could to sit all the way through this irritating mess but i just couldn t do it brad dourif absolutely sucked as the lead and all the supporting cast were only marginally worse the whole thing is just ludicrous from the awful acting to the laughable fx to the stupid plot complete waste of time don t bother root canal therapy would be more enjoyable bamboo slivers under the fingernails would be a lot more pleasant watching a uwe boll movie would be only a little worse than this get the idea"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24409": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "romantic comedy is not the correct way to describe how to lose friends alienate people the underlying romance in the plot is for the most part displaced by a far more interesting rags to riches tale although the central line of the story is somewhat rushed passed in several screen shots it does have a sense of getting the nitty gritty out of the way focusing on those key relationships which make office politics and using those almost irrelevant scenes used purely for comic effect yet it works so well especially with pegg in the front seat the film is ultimately very clever playing well on the trans atlantic relationship pegg shares with his co stars and merging the cross between the high and low life society quite well and quite refreshingly in a storyline that despite predictability is somewhat of a unique journey the different characters in the film are presented well and casting is definitely a plus point on the film both the trading places relationship between pegg and huston and the love hate relationship between pegg and dunst do work so well in a story that is for want of a better word charming even fox whose main asset is of course sex appeal shocks with what turns out to be quite a dark character and acts that bimbo role all to well its one of these films where every little detail does pay tribute to a great piece of work from transsexual strippers to an amazing soundtrack it all meshes nicely into what can only be described as clever comedy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24410": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it s often said that tobe hooper just struck lucky with his grisly horror film the texas chain saw massacre and every time i see another hooper film that view is only reinforced it would seem that hooper wanted to make his own version of films such as scanners and firestarter in and so we end up with spontaneous combustion a film with a couple of good ideas and a whole load more that are borrowed from other films put it all together and you get a messy boring film that most people would do well to miss the film leads the audience to believe that it might be half decent initially with an intriguing back story that focuses on some experiments carried out on two young people in the fifties the couple have a child and shortly thereafter burn to death as a result of the experiments done on them fast forward some years and the baby is now an adult named sam but naturally he s not a normal person and soon finds when it s discovered that he has the ability to set things on fire at will the film stars brad dourif who must have seemed like a good casting choice given his success with child s play two years earlier but actually was an uninspired decision as the central performance is really terrible and not helped by the terrible supporting performances the turgid direction and dull script also don t do the film many favours and the trend of lacking in favours is continued by the special effects which are very unrealistic and have nothing on the films that this one is ripping off all of which were made some years earlier the plot is really slow and it s almost an hour before anything of note happens and i didn t care for it even then it soon becomes obvious which direction the film will go in and it all boils down to the sort of tedious ending you would expect the final confrontation is a big disappointment and nothing is really explained during the film not that any revelation would have been interesting anyway overall this is a rubbish film and another reason why tobe hooper is a long way from being a great horror director see firestarter again instead"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24411": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "pegg has had a few hits in the past few years starting with shaun of the dead in movie on to hot fuzz early he came out with run fat boy run and now comes this how to lose friends and alienate people which is in many ways one of my favourite comedy s of the year the film is about sidney yound a man who writes a failing magazine who makes fun of celebrity s mostly because he is not one of them anyway one of the most successful magazine owners played by jeff bridges invites him out of nostalgia to work at his magazine sidney is of course excited and moves to america there he meets a girl currently writing a book and hilarity ensues this film is great and i hope more come out like it in the near future pegg has once again given people everywhere another good film and i cant wait to the see the third part of the blood and ice cream trilogy paul i rate this film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24412": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "bizarre tobe hooper exercise regarding an unfortunate young man brad dourif with the ability to set people on fire this ability stems from parents who partook in atomic experiments in the s they die of spontaneous human combustion and it seems that what sam is beginning to suffer from derives by these pills his girlfriend lisa cynthia bain gives him to take for rough migraines in actuality lisa was told to manipulate sam into taking the pills by lew orlander william prince pretty much the young man s father who raised him from a child lew has benevolent plans he sees sam as the first atomic man a pure killing machine in human form sam never wanted this and will do whatever it takes to silence those responsible for his condition as the film goes sam s blood is slowly growing toxic green in color instead of red it seems that water and other substances which often put out fire react right the opposite when sam s uncontrollable outbursts of flame ignite come to find out lisa has sam s condition whose parents also dies from shc dr marsh jon cypher someone who sam has known for quite some time as his physician is to insert toxic green fluid into their bodies i m guessing to increase their levels of flame nina melinda dillon sporting an accent that fades in and out was sam s parents friend and associate on the experiments in the s who tries to talk things over with him regarding what is happening and rachel dey young is sam s ex wife who may be working against her former husband with lew and marsh to harm him and lisa quite a strange little horror flick filled with some pretty awful flame effects dourif tries to bring a tragic element and intensity to his character whose plight we continue to watch as his body slowly becomes toxic waste with fire often igniting from his orifices there s this large hole in his arm that spits out flame like a volcano and a massive burn spot on his hand which increases in size over time best scene is probably when director john landis who portrays a rude electrical engineer trying to inform sam to hang up because the radio program he s calling has sounded off for the night becomes a victim of shc the flick never quite works because it s so wildly uneven with an abrupt ridiculous finale where sam offers to free lisa of her fire by taking it from her"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24413": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "amazing performance from simon pegg who just gets better and better with every role as usual he plays the part of a very cringy character who makes you want to hide behind your cushion in embarrassment for him sometimes but thats what pegg is all about the laughs were regular and eye watering and everyone of them aimed at penn the movie was very cleverly put together where every character plays a very sophisticated and serious part with penn being the only humour involved which is a huge credit to the director robert weide and i cant let this one go without a quick round of applause to gilliam anderson who shone throughout highly recommended to all"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24414": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "not as bad as it s credited to being hooper s done far worse more so disappointing for me such an imaginative concept which is never really tapped in to by hooper with his economical direction and even less so in the smoky excuse the pun writing it goes so sinister and over the top in a dead serious tone becoming ridiculous and unfocused letting the whole pessimistic mystery conspiracy laced narrative being easily telegraphed to end on something completely abrupt because of that the pacing goes on to be rather sluggish and brad dourif cool to see him in a leading role seems to struggle with an off balanced performance despite etching out a bemusedly quirky intensity to his off colour character even though it s cheaply done there s a competent technical attitude to it however it doesn t seem to go anywhere out of the ordinary with its idea and wants to plaster in nasty jolts which some do work and strikingly steaming special effects flames flames everywhere instead hooper does display some stylishly frenetic imagery more so towards the latter end and the camera work is swiftly manoeuvred and the beaming score is titillating the performances are bit all over the shop with the appearances of william prince cynthia bain dey young jon cypher and melinda dillon also geroge buck flower and john landis have small but amusing cameos especially landis nothing surprises but it s passably engaging"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24415": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "oh dear we don t like it when our super hero love interest develops a brain do we something has happened to people they have lost the ability to enjoy a simple feel good love story comedy kirsten dunst is a revelation funny sexy and real i laughed out loud ooh at least five times and i m not ashamed to say had a tear in my eye a couple of times too the cast acting and script is great i watch a lot of films right across the board and i haven t seen one in this genre that has been as successful those who disagree please tell me where i can find some i m sure the book is good too but i think you have to judge it on its own merits"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24416": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it s not so much that spontaneous combustion had little potential indeed the under explored title phenomenon is quite intriguing and for at least the opening half this tobe hooper effort promises to entertain in a way only cheesy s horror can but somewhere between brad dourif s on again off again performance and the overly intricate plot this would be thriller loses its way dourif featured here before his built in horror fan base had accumulated is average guy sam of course average guys don t stay average for long in horror movies so after a well done origin outline we see sam s various body parts start to ignite soon he s igniting other people too much to the consternation of gal pal lisa played unmemorably by cynthia bain while the title of the film implies a fire happy monster on the loose director hooper opted to make sam an unwilling killer this approach gives the film an added human depth it would otherwise lack but it also prevents us from truly fearing the human flamethrower we re left wondering whether this would have worked better as a straight up villain versus everyone effort ala nightmare on elm street spontaneous combustion is a pretty nominal effort when all is said and done it will carry added appeal for dourif s fans and those who can t get enough s horror be it good bad or in between but only on a slow night"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24417": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i had fun watching this movie mainly due to simon pegg who has quickly become a solid box office draw for comedy films he is hired from his dead end london publishing job by big shot nyc media mogul jeff bridges as a writer for one of his celebrity rags after paying his dues he makes it into the higher echelons of celebrity writing hackdom the seventh room where he gets to be a minor celebrity himself the storyline is very funny and gillian anderson puts in an impressive supporting role as a cutthroat publicity agent along the way to success he finds the true meaning of love etc the formulaic plot aside the movie was very funny mainly due to simon pegg jeff bridges and gillian anderson kirsten dunst was good as the love interest the rest of the supporting cast did its job well this was a good comedy well worth checking out at the theaters"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24418": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this typically melodramatic bollywood film has inexplicably become a favorite of western critics the script is ludicrous the acting is over the top and it looks cheesy the only reasons for watching this soap opera are the wonderful songs sung by mangeshkar and the curtain call of the legendary meena kumari watching the actress who was ill during the filming and would drink herself to death at age shortly after the film was released has the same fascination as watching a train wreck her ex husband amrohi wrote and directed but lacks the competency to execute either task well bollywood has produced far better films"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24419": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "wow so much fun probably a bit much for normal american kids and really it s a stretch to call this a kid s film this movie reminded me a quite a bit of time bandits very terry gilliam all the way through while the overall narrative is pretty much straight forward miike still throws in a lot of surreal and bunuel esquire moments the whole first act violently juxtaposes from scene to scene the normal family life of the main kid hero with the spirit world and the evil than is ensuing therein and while the ending does have a bit of an ambiguous aspect that are common of miike s work the layers of meaning and metaphor particularly the anti war anti revenge message of human folly is pretty damn poignant as manic and imaginatively fun as other great miike films only instead of over the top torture and gore he gives us an endless amount of monsters and yokai from japanese folk lore creatively conceived via cg and puppetry wrapped into an imaginative multi faceted adventure f n rad and one of miike s best"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24420": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "yaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnnnnnn o zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz oh um excuse me sorry fell asleep there for a mooment now where was i oh yes the projected man yes zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ooops sorry yes the projected man well it s a british sci fi yawnfest about nothing some orange headed guy projects himself on a laser gets the touch of death at last he vanishes the end actually the film s not even that interesting dull droning starchy stiff and back breakingly boring the projected man is solid minutes of nothing starring nobody dull as dishwater dull as doorknob dust dull as ethan hawke we re talking really dull here people but wait in respect to our dull cousins from across the puddle the moocow will now do a proper review for the projected man zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24421": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i had been looking forward to how to lose friends alienate people for months particularly due to the fact that kirsten dunst and simon pegg were starring simon pegg is a comedic genius and kirsten dunst has always been a favorite actress of mine how to lose friends alienate people hit the spot of course not perfect but very enjoyable and funny how to lose friends alienate people follows the life of sidney young a smalltime bumbling british celebrity journalist who is hired by an upscale magazine in new york city in spectacular fashion sidney enters high society and burns bridges with bosses peers and superstars after disrupting one black tie event by allowing a wild pig to run rampant sidney catches the attention of clayton harding editor of sharp and accepts a job with the magazine in new york city clayton warns sidney that he d better impress and charm everyone he can if he wants to succeed instead sidney instantly insults and annoys fellow writer alison olsen kirsten dunst he dares to target the star clients of power publicist eleanor johnson gillian anderson he also upsets his direct boss lawrence maddox danny huston sidney finds creative ways to annoy nearly everyone his saving grace a rising starlet sophie maes megan fox who develops an odd affection for him in time allison s friendship might be the only thing saving sydney from his downward spiraling career the storyline is very interesting and the acting was top notch with what the actors were given simon pegg is still hilarious as ever he makes sydney bumbling obnoxious and annoying as real as it gets but later in time making sydney not just likable but also a real character who you root for in the end kirsten dunst and jeff bridges were brilliant kirsten had some very wonderful acting and hilarious scenes and jeff bridges is just jeff f cking bridges how can you not like him he makes clayton a very humorous character with some wit and overall you just love the guy gillian anderson megan fox and danny huston were great as the supporting cast each had their own personality that were overall pretty unlikable but that s what just made the film work one thing i didn t enjoy was how one dimensional some of the characters were i understand that most were the supporting cast but some of the cast was underused and could ve given the film some more spice to it how to lose friends alienate people will never be on anyone s top films ever or even top comedies ever but it has a very high entertainment level and some scenes may even charm you as well how to lose friends alienate people is definitely one of the better romantic comedies of the year"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24422": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "spoilers the one truly memorable part of this otherwise rather dull and tepid bit of british cuisine is steiner s henna rinse one of the worst dye jobs ever that and the magnificent caterpillar eyebrows on the old evil dude who was trying to steal steiner s invention mst k does an admirable job of making a wretchedly boring and grey film funny i particularly like it when crow kills mike with his touch of death and when he revives him in the theatre mike cries guys i died i saw eternal truth and beauty oh it s this movie that would be a letdown having to come back from the afterlife to watch the rest of the projected man the film could make a fortune being sold as a sleep aide some of the puns in the film were wicked police inspector electrocution crow shocking isn t it police inspector that s lowe all right tom servo very low right down by the floor police inspector can i get on tom servo he s dead but knock yourself out mst k is definitely the only way to watch this snoozer"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24423": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i was pleasantly surprised to find that how to lose friends and alienate people was nowhere near as gross out a comedy as the trailer had led me to expect i rapidly became absorbed in the unfolding of the narrative and remained engrossed throughout pacing of the more visual humorous content was i thought spot on i mean i got the impression i was witnessing pegg s attempts at restoring lost control very much in real time so to speak at other moments there was time allowed to share the main protagonists i e pegg s and dunst s reflection on how events were affecting them and what had led them to where they now found themselves all the characters were well cast to some extent interesting in and of themselves and generally quite likable any apparent ruthless ambition displayed tended to be tempered by a corresponding good natured resilience an entertaining intelligently scripted brilliantly directed and superbly acted film that i would thoroughly recommend"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24424": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is a rather dull movie about a scientist that creates a teleporter device and gets horribly disfigured when he uses the machine to transport himself simple plot done before in the fly and others not only does he get disfigured but he also can electrocute people with a touch what is really dumb about this film is that we are expected to believe the place this guy works is against him he could probably make millions for the institution that he is working at but the head of the institution tries to sabotage his teleporter every step of the way in the end the projected man electrocutes three people for no reason then goes after those that have wronged him"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24425": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this outstanding argentine independent film is one of the very best of the year from all south america including argentina which is producing an astonishing number of quality films since in alone argentina released many quality films which broke argentine b o records a half dozen were internationally acclaimed like this one at important world film festivals after viewing this film one can see how home grown argentinian films were able last year to recapture of its national movie market directed by one of argentina s best directors daniel burman this film examines effects of globalisation worldwide but emphasizes its impact on argentina and particularly the jewish community of buenos aires daniel hendler is wonderful as the nice jewish boy trying to survive and even succeed in today s business climate hector alterio one of the great actors of hispanic cinema worldwide is perfect as simon the jewish father as is the rest of the cast which includes spanish and italian stars so many current themes in urban western societies are explored i don t have enough space to go into detail daniel burman cleverly weaves them into the plot with different characters personifying diverse dilemmas if this film plays at a festival near you or on video don t miss it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24426": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "with that line starts one silly boring british sci fi film the great vorelli from the movie devil doll builds a teleportation machine only to have his funding cut off by blanchard a bearded man who has a thing for bow ties and men with large eye brows when his experiment fails the good doctor learns that lembach the man who controls all of the grants in the world will be staying in london for a few days he attempts to project himself into the house of blanchard with the help of his comely lab assistant sheila needless to say something goes wrong and he winds up looking like a rat the rest of the movie is devoted to the good orange haired doctor walking around london shocking people with his mutated hand and wearing a diaper on his face there are some more killings some modest paper work and finally the doctor vanishes to where ever rat faced doctors go thankfully no one decided to make a sequel"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24427": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "we first watched this film as part of a festival of new argentine films in at the walter reade although we liked it we didn t think it was extraordinary watching it for a second time we found a different meaning in this look at life in buenos aires the film takes place in one of the darkest days of argentina as the delarua administration was ending the country was in turmoil after the economy which had flourished earlier in the s under the artificially climate president menen created it was a time when bank accounts in dollars were frozen and people got themselves living a nightmare the story begins just as santamarina a bank employee is fired because the collapse of the economy instead of receiving sympathy from his wife she locks him out of the apartment and he for all practical purposes becomes a homeless man he takes to the streets trying to make ends meet the other story introduces us to ariel a young jew interviewing for a job in a spanish company it s almost a miracle he gets the job his father simon owns a small restaurant in the jewish quarter of el once in the center of the city things go from bad to worse when ariel s mother dies suddenly only estela the young woman who is in love with ariel comes to help father and son santamarina who is a clean man has to resort to take showers wherever he can he chooses a ladies room in one of the subway stations when the attendant elsa finds him naked she becomes furious but she comes to her senses when she realizes the unhappy circumstances of this man who has seen better times they become romantically involved and santamarina in one of his trips through the street garbage finds an infant elsa while surprised wants to do the right thing but santamarina convinces her of the meaning of an innocent life in their lives will cement their love ariel who has met the gorgeous laura at work begins a turbulent and heavy sexual affair with his beautiful co worker who unknown to him is involved in a lesbian affair ariel who free lances by photographing weddings and other occasions feels a passion for laura but he realizes what estela has sacrificed in order to help his father and still loves him daniel burman whose el abrazo partido we thought was excellent did wonders with this film things are put in its proper perspective after a second viewing recently and we must apologize for not having perceived it the first time around if anything this second time the nuances of the screen play mr burman and emiliano torres wrote make more sense because they reflect the turmoil of what the country was living during those dark days daniel hendler who plays ariel has collaborated with mr burman before to surprising results he is not movie star pretty yet he is handsome this actor projects a tremendous sincerity in his work enrique pineyro is another magnificent surprise his santamarina is disarming in spite of all the bad things that have fallen on him he keeps a rosy attitude toward everyone he meets stefania sandrelli the interesting italian actress makes a great contribution to the film with her elsa hector alterio one of the best argentine actors plays the small part of simon the gorgeous chiara coselli is seen as laura and melina petrielli appears as the noble estela esperando al mesias proves daniel burman is a voice to be reckoned with in the argentine cinema"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, 1, -1]},
	"24428": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is one of the worst things to ever come out of england so that says a lot right there the tension when we have to find out whether or not lembach is staying is amazing though the upside is seeing the nice secretary sheila in her picnic table print underwear for awhile after being captured by dr rat face this movie has several views of london too although none of them are good there is also a point in which there is almost a car accident which gets your heart rate back to just below normal there is also a watch that gets teleported away and the fear of the woman not getting her watch back is parallel to the horror of the sixth sense only a lot more dull and british add on a furious gun fight between the british police and the dr rat which results in nothing plus the electrocuting of a lot of people plus a cat and you have yourself ummm a british movie the mst k version is pretty good although not one of there bests"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24429": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "yes georgio is a light hearted and enjoyable movie comedy that contains beautiful settings and beautiful music it s not my favorite movie but it is a movie i have enjoyed seeing more than once some reviewers suggested if one wished to enjoy pavarotti they would likely be better served by picking up an opera dvd although a full opera might be a better representation of pavarotti s operatic talents oftentimes an opera requires costumes and has story lines that completely hide the appearance and nature of the person yes georgio permits pavarotti to use his speaking voice and to exhibit a personality and character in ways an opera would not many reviewers seemed to find the story unbelievable i don t agree enormously talented people can be both self centered and charming charming enough to captivate intelligent and beautiful people additionally people who are very different from one other often gain insights about themselves and grow in positive ways from interacting with people who stretch them or take them in directions they might not have chosen on their own both georgio and pamela become more open to unexplored parts of themselves in relationship with the other relax and let yourself go into a visually and aurally rewarding film with pavarotti at the peak of his vocal abilities the ending scenes from puccini s turandot alone are worth the time to get there"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24430": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie is spoofed in an episode of mystery science theater i think mst k was at its best when they ripped this movie terrible acting bad makeup poor effects chick in skimpy s underwear i give it a the villain is hard to understand due to the makeup the assistant says things like not you that sound like nachoo think sneezing it s just poor oration the long eyebrows are hilarious on one of the characters i still don t know what the projected man means in terms of the plot i missed some of the beginning though what is up with this line minimum on posting"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24431": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "as someone else commented this is a feel good movie it s got glorious scenery and the wonder filled voice of luciano i ve seen this movie many times and just saw it again this afternoon i d forgotten how much i miss pavarotti s singing of nessun dorma and i need to get out the cd it s a great movie to just while away the afternoon engrossed in fun and reverie eddie albert is grand as the agent and a bit over the top but all agents are just that anyway the italian countryside is gorgeous but nothing tops the balloon ride for the perfect view if you need acting of olivier proportion this movie isn t for you if you just want a flight of fancy and some wonderful music watch this film just enjoy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24432": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i remember this film exhibit in barcelona spain in for the time of a week although it could seems incredible and i can t offer any explanation for it this movie was exhibit in a theater dedicated to movies of art and big quality that is bergman resnais malle bu uel and the projected man few people saw it luckly people no doubt and no reference about this very boring sf movie can be found in the peter nichols science fiction encyclopidie or about the author of the original novel very indicative i remember of it after all this years a no story a lot of special effects that seems ridiculous effects in fact and no more it seems that in some countries the running time is mm and in anothers min well it means only a little more of pain"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24433": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "okay let s face it this is a god awful movie the plot such as it is is horrible the acting worse but the movie was made for one reason and one reason only like all of those awful mario lanza movies just to hear the voice of the star in this case pavarotti in his prime okay so maybe the lanza movies were also an excuse for him to hit on women but this movie is about hearing luciano that alone is worth watching the movie a big opera star stuck on himself faces his fears finds humility and love along the way and belts out a lot of hit numbers too i must admit i m prejudiced on a number of levels i m italian i m a big pavarotti fan is there anything about pavarotti that isn t big including his fan base and when i first saw this movie i was going out on my own seeing the height and depth of life s possibilities and in love for the first time so as awful as this movie is the beautiful voice and memories are enough to make me breathe deep of life and love again yes it s corny and awful but the voice is immortal and timeless and the voice is what it s all about so i give this movie a high rating in hopes that someone who has never heard pavarotti before will listen and watch and enjoy a new level of music and love especially since he is now gone like italian food that you ve never tried before try it you may be pleasantly surprised as a luciano lover or prospective pavarotti peep"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24434": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "ok first of all this movie sucks but lets examine why the proposition that a machine is capable of transforming matter into energy storing it and then transporting it and reasembling it is at the least intriguing but that s as far as they take this premise instead of delving into what could happen if someone made this kind of machine they break the damn thing this could have been a good premise living with the responsibilty of this kind of power and dealing with the constant temptation ie the invisible man but no they break the damn thing and lembach wants to leave so then the doctor jerry rigs the thing back together and trys to transport himself only to have it goofed up by his beautiful but dumb secretary duh which wouldn t happened if lembach hadn t decided to leave so now he is roaming the country side killing people because his little experiment failed and they wouldn t give him money wah then to make the movie worse throw in a dry british relationship between the two semi competent professors hired to assist him between their loving sessions they make a couple of half hearted attempts to find him while he kills off half of london all of this could have been headed off by not breaking the damn machine which would never have happened if lembach hadn t left this movie tried so i give it an honest stars for effort but it would have been better if they hadn t broke the damn machine making lembach leave making him try it again damn you lembach"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24435": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i remember seeing this film when it first came out in loved it then about years later i had the privilege of seeing luciano pavarotti sing at the metropolitan opera house in new york in tosca so seeing the ending of this film reminds me very much of that great night what s not to like about this film the music is brilliant and pavarotti fini was at his best and still looked great the story is actually very funny in parts the food fight scene is still one of the funniest i have ever seen the hot air balloon flight over the napa valley was beautiful so was the song he sang if we were in love one of the few times pavarotti sang in english and hearing the duet of santa lucia gorgeous get real folks this was a film about an opera singer called georgio fini who just happened to be played by pavarotti kathryn harrold eddie albert were excellent in their supporting roles i am very glad that i still have this almost worn out vhs tape of this movie but i would love this to be released on dvd especially now that pavarotti is no longer with us because i think this includes the best performance of nessun dorma sung by him still on film today"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24436": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the title alone along with the poster is enough to give away the projected man as an obvious rip off of the fly and bryant haliday while much better than the typical imdb review would have you think is nobody s idea of an acceptable stand in for vincent price although come to think of it who would be unless micheal gough was available still if you are in the mood to watch a british hammer style movie with a science fiction theme about a teleportation experiment gone horribly wrong well you still might want to give the projected man a pass and rummage around in the remaindered bin at your local wal mart for another teleporter accident movie because this one just isn t all that good haliday caught a lot of good natured ribbing from the mst k crew for his part in this movie and in devil doll but he is actually the best thing in tpm maybe he can t carry the movie but he gets practically no help here from the screenplay the script bogs down any forward momentum the plot may have in a mire of nonsense about funding and university politics and a guy named lembach and some sinister cabal who want the teleportation machine to fail so they can steal its secrets or something so all the dramatic sequences in the first half of movie involve either phone calls or unconvincing special effects with transparent espresso machines and teleporting rats then when poor haliday gets mutilated by his machine he has to spend the last part of the film wearing a diaper over half his face and rubber cement over the rest while he electrocutes various londoners who chance across his path tom cruise and eric roberts using bullhorns couldn t have made this screenplay work meanwhile all the other actors diligently try to inject life and interest into their roles for this turgid little project but the screenplay just swallows their efforts whole the corrupt project administrator frets and fumes and hisses into the phone to his blackmailers all the while failing to notice that he looks like a werewolf outfitted in a tweed suit and a tattersall vest haliday s research assistant and ex girlfriend have the least convincing romance in the history of british horror cinema his secretary is forced to parade around in her smalls none of it really works or gels into a real movie and it all just kind of stops dead leaving the viewer going eh excuse me wasn t there supposed to be an ending here still for all its problems i can easily name a dozen horror movies from the same period that were as bad or worse and so could anyone else who follows movies or who has ever browsed the imdb bottom i wouldn t actually pay money to own projected man but if it were included in some compilation along with a dozen other movies in a dvd collection i d probably feel ok about having it it s a harmless diversion perfect for a horror movie film festival to watched with friends while consuming many beers and snacks on a saturday evening"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24437": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i saw this movie when it came out when i was years old and into classic rock still am i never liked opera before because i hate soprano voices but he changed all that he was adorable in the movie and had such an amazing voice i heard on cnn that he died tonight at home of pancreatic cancer he will be missed and he definitely left his mark on this world i hope to buy this movie if i can find it watch and enjoy smile maybe i should head over to amazon com and have a look before it s sold out"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24438": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "professor paul steiner is doing research in matter transference he has developed a machine that he can use to make an object like a wrist watch or rodent disappear only to have that object re materialize in a different location but there are those at his research facility that do not like or approve of his experiments and will do whatever it takes to see that he doesn t succeed after a failed demonstration that might have saved his funding professor steiner decides to test his machine on himself as expected things go horribly wrong and he is transformed into a heavily scared madman whose mere touch will kill in hindsight maybe it wasn t such a good idea to re watch the projected man in the same week i watched the fly return of the fly and curse of the fly there seems to be only so many movies about matter transference and the potentially horrendous effects it can have on the human body that one person should be made to endure in a three or four day period i m not sure what those responsible for the movie list as their source material for the projected man but much of it is so similar to the fly movies that it cannot be mere coincidence however the projected man isn t even nearly as good as the worst of the fly trilogy besides being terribly unoriginal the projected man has several other problems that really hurt the enjoyment of the movie a big issue i have is with bryant haliday in the lead he s such a horse s ass that not only do i not care about his suffering i actually root for it supporting cast members mary peach and ronald allen are almost as bad they re so bland and dull they hardly matter in fact there s very little to get excited about while watching the projected man the soundtrack not very memorable the look i would describe much of it as muddy the plot predictable the action there isn t any overall this is one to avoid fortunately i watched the projected man via a copy of the mystery science theater episode funny stuff while not an absolute very often the poorer the movie the better the mst k riffs the guys hit almost all of their marks with the projected man i ll give it a very enthusiastic on my mst k rating scale"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24439": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i watched this movie with my mother when i was in high school many years ago i definitely was not the least bit interested in opera at the time but he changed my views i enjoyed this movie very much and have truly enjoyed opera ever since i even bought several of his cd s who cares what his acting abilities were he basically just played himself which was adorable he was so charming so charismatic i honestly just wanted to hug him i feel very sad that so many are criticizing him so harshly it was so straight did not accept people pushing him around or judging him for his actions he deserves to be respected and admired for his talent he will definitely be missed"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24440": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie sounded like it might be entertaining and interesting from its description but to me it was a bit of a let down very slow and hard to follow and see what was happening it was as if the filmmaker took individual pieces of film and threw them in the air and had them spliced together whichever way they landed definitely not in sequential order also nothing of any consequence was being filmed i have viewed quite a few different korean films and have noticed that a good portion are well made and require some thinking on the viewer s part which is different from the typical hollywood film but this one befuddled me to no end i viewed the film a second and third time and it still didn t do anything for me i still don t really understand what the filmmaker was trying to convey if it was to just show a typical mundane portion of a person s life i guess he succeeded but i was looking for more needless to say i can t recommend this movie to anyone"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24441": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "one of director miike takashi s very best it s so good it s difficult to put into words at nearly fifteen years older than the target audience it thrilled me from beginning to end it recalls similar children s films from the s in the sense that unlike today those films weren t afraid to scare there s a lot of nasty detail here that i initially found jarring but soon realised it s nothing different to what i grew up on the film is a compilation of s kid s films conventions you name it it s there a young boy hero thrust from his own unhappy dysfunctional world into another inhabited by mythical and mystical goblins a quest to save both worlds from an evil force a beautiful heroine he has a crush on a sadistic henchwoman go go yubari from kill bill vol a lead villain who draws his evil power from something everyone in the world can relate to but all these genre conventions are given a fresh spin and added depth one of the imdb reviews begins where was this film when i was a kid and it s a sentiment i agree with wholeheartedly even while watching it i lamented the fact that i hadn t grown up on it that it wasn t a part of my childhood like labyrinth masters of the universe and to a much lesser extent the neverending story those films and others like the goonies are recalled but never copied miike relentlessly offering us a new take on things poor cgi is a staple of many of his films sometimes due to budgetary limitations but just as frequently an artistic choice a desire to present things in an outlandish way here the cgi is mostly average solely due to budgetary limitations but nevertheless he does a fantastic job of putting on a spectacle the cg effects combine with traditional puppets animatronics and truly extraordinary make up to create a world filled with rich characters and characterisation that frequently borders on the visionary this ranks as one of the greatest children s films ever made not for younger or more sensitive kids though just jaw droppingly wonderful see it for yourselves and if you think your kids can handle appreciate it then show it to them let them grow up on the great yokai war as some small compensation for the fact you couldn t"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24442": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the film a universal release of a protelco mlc production is a boring retelling of the theory of breaking down the molecular structure of an object capturing it in a cell as pure energy and then sending it back complete to a target area there is no explanation why this is necessary but professor paul steiner played by pock mocked actor bryant haliday devil doll thinks it s something to dedicate his and his assistants pat hill mary peach and chris mitchell ronald allen lives to during an experiment before noted dutch scientist lembach gordon heinz his machine fails due to sabotage so he has himself projected by his secretary sheila tracey crisp to seek revenge of course she screws up and he comes out looking like a pork roast with the power to electrocute people with this new found power he manages to zap some cockney idiots a security guy named latham derrick de marney and his lab boss dr blanchard norman woodland he also is able to break into a pharmacy and steal a pair of rubber gloves and a black coat as well in the end though despite hill and mitchell s attempt to help him the clown destroys his equipment and himself on the whole a completely pointless movie with no message at all also one of the most depressing color films you will ever see"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24443": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "yes giorgio is a feel good movie a little romance great music beautiful scenery comedy a great food fight and a little taste of bittersweet are the ingredients of yes giorgio any movie buff would enjoy this film those who require massive special effects should look elsewhere most of us need a little escape now and then and how better to do this than with a feast for the eyes ears and heart a must see"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24444": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the only reason i don t give this movie fewer than stars is because it isn t quite on par with a movie like manos the hands of fate this movie s greatest crime is the fact that it is head meltingly boring terribly unforgivably british the premise of this movie sounds potentially promising the whole teleporting concept but the direction they went with it was completely uninteresting it was more a movie about research funding and bowties than projecting lasers the actors were wooden unemotional and aloof as was the love affair between the two scientists which was anything but intriguing i never was able to tell what the attraction was between them as the chemistry was non existent nor did i really understand why the melty faced main guy decided to slaughter everyone he met at least now i know that i should always give someone a fair hearing before i cut off their research grants else they go rampaging about killing wantonly with goofy hand gestures"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24445": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "once upon a time there were different types of movies these different movies coexisted even though each one had something different to offer this seems obvious at first but i thought i d point it out during this review because it seems a few people may have forgotten this is just a fun movie for pavarotti fans that s all it is it doesn t claim to be anything else or anything grander people who deride it as something that fell short of a promise aren t seeing the whole picture literally after all hollywood makes movies all the time that are shameless vehicles for people bodyguard or the preacher s wife w whitney houston are examples that spring to mind first i d like to address the movie as a vehicle for pavarotti there are worse things in this world and worse movies the singing is fabulous and the selection of arias is fun the movie starts with schubert s ave maria and then leoncavallo s matinatta pav sings arias from la gioconda manon lescaut and turandot but also sings popular music such as i left my heart in san francisco and the song that was nominated for an oscar golden globe if we were in love w music by john williams lyrics by alan marilyn bergman all previous oscar winners the story isn t that bad it was built for pavarotti so of course it s not going to be something that s profound or universally applicable to the average movie viewer it s a story of a famous opera singer who was traumatized by a bad night at the opera years ago when asked to sing again at the same place the met in nyc he loses his voice from fear doctor pamela or pah may lah in italian played by kathryn harrold gives him a shot to cure his psychosomatic reaction he offers her the chance to have a fling with him and she reluctantly accepts they embark on an affair she knowing he s married promising not to fall in love with him and him thinking she will be just another woman despite all that they fall in love thus the song if we were in love and with her help he overcomes his fear goes back to the met where he triumphs i won t tell how it ends but it s fairly predictable which isn t always a bad thing the performances in this aren t that bad pavarotti who plays giorgio fini isn t an actor so if you re expecting a spencer tracy or tom hanks performance you are deluded not pavarotti he knows he s not a thespian what he is is cute charming charismatic he is having fun himself and if you can just let yourself have fun too it s not so bad one funny line is when he tells pamela harrold that she s a thirsty plant fini can water you and of course she says i don t want to be watered on by fini kathryn harrold is very sweet and does a nice job as a semi uptight woman who learns from this extravagant man to live a little one of my favorite lines in the movie is life never has to be life size and there s eddie albert who does his usual good job as fini s manager there are several themselves cameos by real conductors singers etc and it is filmed on location at the metropolitan opera at lincoln center if you like opera if you like pavarotti or if you can just let yourself go enjoy a little fling just like he proposes in the movie then you can enjoy this movie for what it is i know i do every time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24446": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i honestly can t believe what passes for entertainment now death and making fun of death violence sexual innuendo adults threatening children crudeness alcohol abuse by minors drug theft dysfunctional parents babysitter from hell stereotypical jokes about african americans police and fat people and kids sneaking out of the house in the middle of the night yup sure sounds like a kids movie to me not add to that the dark and scary elements a dead woman possessing and turning into a house and keeping her loving husband a prisoner inside for over years and also terrorizing an entire neighborhood how sweet for kids parents is this really what you want your kids to be watching is this what you want to teach them about life this movie is too scary for young kids and i m afraid that teens today may be living some of this movie scenario so why rub it in their faces as for an adult audience you won t find it scary or amusing just boring contrived and predictable and the characters are just wrong clueless parents ignorant police stupid and annoying friends nasty and manipulative babysitters and beer drinking womanizing boyfriends what great material for kids does this really sound like a children s movie to anyone even the computer animation and good voice work aren t enough to redeem this terrible flick save your money save your time and save your children s minds go rent ice age monsters inc the incredibles shrek a bug s life any of them are way better than this horrid film spielberg and zemeckis shame on both of you for making such a disaster and then billing it as a children s family movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24447": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i vaugely recall seeing this when i was years old then my parents accidentally taped over all but a few seconds of it with some other cartoon then i was about or years old when i rediscovered it and since i was then able to comprehend things better i thought it was a good movie then fast forward to just a few weeks ago june when i re re discovered it thanks to some internet articles video clips and it s just not the same movie i m sure it s still good with the kids but to us somethings it s definitely got cult status written all over it it s a shame that the original production went through a painful process if fox gave it enough time it would probably be more recognized in the public eye today maybe if they were to remake it with a totally different story and an all star voice cast it could be but that s for fox to decide i m rambling here i know i still think it s a great film but it could be better than great"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24448": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i m grateful for one thing and one thing only that this woman will now be thousands of miles away on an entirely different continent yay this programme summed up perfectly just how obsessed victoria beckham has become with whoring herself and her family out to the media in the name of self promotion and brand f cking beckham a few years ago i used to really like posh and becks i still very much admire david s talent but i have no respect for him anymore how can you respect someone who has his wife s hand shoved up his backside working him like a puppet it was clear the hand of victoria was all over beckham s premature departure from manchester united and now the same thing has happened at real madrid i hope beckham can live with the fact that although he may be earning squillions of pounds he s sold his soul for the american buck and will end his days playing for a team who would struggle to gain promotion from division one in england no offence america but at baseball and basketball you rule football you don t anyway i digress it s been years since i ve seen such an over the top entirely false performance from posh this being topped only during her cringe worthy red carpet performances following the rebecca loos debacle when instead of throwing all the cr p at david he deserved she desperately clung onto his arm trying to save the million pound money spinner her marriage has become this whole pr stunt was pathetic why can t she just go over there quietly support her husband through the biggest mistake of his professional career and keep her head down when did she become so full of self importance that she feels the move to america should be shrouded by this huge fan fare incidentally i saw the david beckham documentary last night at least he has retained a sliver of grace and humility two things his wife could do with learning one more thing victoria you complain about constantly being hounded by the paps little hint stop tipping them off about your whereabouts you stupid woman good luck america"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24449": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "in our household like everyone else who has commented on this movie my brothers years old at the time and i would watch this movie over and over again we all loved star wars but we always went back to this one because of the great songs and the adventure we all loved the camel and would sing at the top of our lungs with him during his song there are some slow moments the time spent with king koo koo in his court and we generally got bored after the knight s song the reason that i sound effect is because i loooooove you but we loved the journey to rescue babbette and the ending and were all a little freaked out by the picture of king koo koo floating there dominating the entire horizon laughing maniacally at the end i still to this day sing hooray for me babbette of gay paris around my friends i m now who just look at me as if i ve lost my mind however when i m singing it i m years old again remembering the wonderful year of star wars"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24450": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "posh spice victoria beckham and her alleged new adventures after just moving to la for work purposes footballer hubby david is now a galaxy la player after his transfer from real madrid was originally going to be a full series but was thankfully abridged to just one hour or so but even in this form it is still numbingly interminable like virtually all reality tv shows most of the incident comes across as blatantly faked with the programme itself even admitting that posh s newly appointed personal assistant is an actress an ugly betty lookalike we hear some lamely written and performed banter early on with an obvious joke about becks apparent dalliance with a previous and rather more glamorous pa rebecca loos though her name is not mentioned with further sequences involving a fake blow up doll to trick the paparazzi and hopeless attempts to pitch a baseball this could have been more entertaining if all had acknowledged it was a piece of fluff and had an actress or impersonator in the lead role talented impressionist ronni ancona would ve been perfect and is better at being posh than posh herself is and if this more sensible decision had been taken much more fun and amusement would ve ensued sadly we are left with the real thing here ms ancona may have rejected the script as too weak anyway and although there are odd scattered attempts at self deprecation and irony it never remotely works because of prior info of la beckham s considerable wealth beforehand and her non ability at delivering would be jokes despite the intentions to send up her image mrs beckham comes across as a shallow egotist and her weak one liners don t persuade us she has any humorous self awareness i suspect that if a more realistic fly on the wall documentary approach had been taken namely posh walking down any street in la and being totally ignored instead of the frantic staged scenes of mild hysteria on show here and associates making unscripted jibes about the previously mentioned ms loos this would ve made marginally better tv but being sycophantic pr material the bony one herself would never allow such events to happen having said that the later scenes where she made a special appearance at the baseball stadium where she was indifferently presented in front of an uninterested crowd show it will be tough times ahead if she wants to make it big in hollywood her colleague scary spice aka mel brown also found it impossible to make it big residing in the movie capital despite her affair which was not consummated with big name eddie murphy the spice girls were of course a massively successful bubblegum pop group in the mid s more so in their native britain but still popular briefly in other countries including the us they were certainly good fun at their peak of glory when there seemed to be a glorious period of optimism in the uk with cool britannia and a new labour government which the spice girls seemed to sum up better then anyone else at the time even if it was somewhat manufactured but they were never outstanding musical or singing talents and uk optimism seemed to fade rapidly later that year the starting point was arguably the tragic death of princess diana as did the spices themselves their presence on the music and entertainment scene soon became repetitive and obvious and if they had all quietly moved out of the public eye permanently with dignity to enjoy their fortunes then we would have all had pleasant memories encrypted on our mind without any guilt unfortunately the emergence of the hideous celebrity culture in the uk towards the start of the millennium has put paid to those imaginings and we have all suffered thousands if not millions of stories about the spices since posh being the worst offender with the rest of her colleagues not too far behind it was recently announced that there will be a reunion tour soon which is baffling as they have never gone away and they certainly don t require any additions to their swelling bank accounts maybe it s because two of them are struggling single mothers perhaps good it s soon time for becks adventures on a revelatory documentary next i can hardly wait rating out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, 1, -1]},
	"24451": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this raggedy ann and andy movie is so adorable we love watching ann and andy sing and dance along with the camel with the wrinkled knees this movie is what made the camel with the wrinkled knees so popular singing his song i m nobodies i love you if you love raggedy ann and andy watch the movie and you will see why it s a movie the kids love and adults"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, 1]},
	"24452": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this naschy outing is directed by leon klimovsky and a cursory glance at the publicity photos and packaging might lead you to believe that this medieval romp lies somewhere between inquisition and sadomania sadly not this is a strictly pg affair with tame torture sequences no nudity and little edge at all naschy of whom i am a fan struts his stuff as gilles de lancre antiguo mariscal de la nacion sadly he is more pantomime villain than anything else one gets the feeling with this film that we have seen him and it done all before strictly therefore for naschy completest only"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24453": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the last time i saw the movie i was around seven years so my opinions might be jaded over time at the time i enjoyed the filming that switched between cartoon and live action at the time i felt sad for the blue camel and his sad life also i felt glee when after captain contagious kidnapped the heroine a princess or toy shepherdess the tables the were turned on him unfortunately the producers never decided to transfer this movie to vhs so all i have are twenty year old memories i am sure that if i saw the movie again i would consider it corny and sappy but i really enjoyed it the movie at the time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24454": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "despite the english title this seems to have little to do with devils and much more to do with a power hungry ruler who seeks the philospher s stone wants gold made from lead virgin s blood jacinto molina plays gilles de lancre and seems to have little issue with having people put to death when he thinks they threaten his position or when he needs virgins for their blood he s basically egged on by his lady love and an alchemist that he s employed and it s more greed and insanity that seems to be his problem than demonic possession unfortunately there are parts that are at least somewhat exciting like jousting and grown men trying to knock each other down with big sticks and the film at least has a good look to it but otherwise there s little about this to recommend little in the way of gore and nothing to be afraid of at all and most unusual for a molina naschy film not really any unintentional humor therefore out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24455": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "never when i was a child did i love any movie more then this one i would love to own it i watched it every sunday they played it on the family film festival it is an enjoyable film suitable for the whole family and the songs are wonderful"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, 1]},
	"24456": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "not the greatest film to remember paul naschy by gaston guillermo bredeston is probably the worst swordsman i have ever seen zorro would be ashamed his only salvation came as the competition was just as bad this film is described as adventure and horror forget the horror there is none no nudity no blood no monsters just a robin hood adventure against an evil baron paul naschy who wants to be king the main feature of the film was seeing graciela nilson who only made four films in two years and disappeared to our regrettable loss where did she go"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24457": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "richard willaims is an animation god he was hampered in directing this film by the producer the final product is a very uneven film with a very convoluted story but some amazing moments of animation like emery hawkins greedy joe raposo s repetitive music doesn t help either it was made in wide screen so the vhs doesn t show it in all it s glory let s hope for a letterboxed dvd someday still it s worth watching for some eye popping animation"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24458": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i tend to love everything the great late paul naschy r i p ever was in while not all films starring naschy are great they all have a specific charm that can be found nowhere but in naschy flicks and they are always entertaining there is no rule without exception however as el mariscal del infierno aka the devil s possessed proves while the film does have the specific naschy flick charm it sadly drags far too much and gets really really dull in between naschy stars as the evil baron gilles de lancr who oppresses the people and uses black magic and bloody rituals to stay in power when gaston de malebranche guillermo bredeston who fought side by side with gilles de lancr against the british learns about the baron s evil behavior he decides to turn against his former comrade in arms and help the people free themselves from the satanic baron s tyranny directed by le n klimovsky who is best known for directing naschy in la noche de walpurgis the werewolf vs the vampire woman the film was scripted by naschy himself naschy often scripted his own films and one must say that he mostly did a better more original job than it is the case here el mariscal del infierno is mostly built up as a historical adventure rather than a horror film and it gets quite boring throughout the middle it often resembles the sword and sandal films from the s only that this film is set in medieval times the satanic part was probably only added because the great paul naschy s name is linked to the horror genre the film has its good parts paul naschy giving weird speeches paul naschy looking weird paul naschy doing satanic stuff paul naschy torturing innocent victims etc but sadly most of the film concentrates on the boring hero and the good guys and these moments are boring the female cast members are nice to look at but unlike most naschy films this one features no nudity and sleaze there is some gore but it mostly looks clumsy and isn t as fun too look at as it is the case with most other naschy films overall el mariscal del infierno is only worth a look for my fellow naschy enthusiasts there are dozens of films starring the spanish horror deity which should be seen before this one such as el jorobado de la morgue the hunchback of the morgue la orgia de los muertos the hanging woman el espanto surge de la tumba horror rises from the tomb latidos de panico panic beats rojo sangre or any of the waldemar daninsky werewolf films r i p paul naschy legends never die"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24459": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "personally this is one of my favorites of all time no i m not i m i own an old original vhs of this that i bought from a rental store i ve watched it countless times while it s an amusing movie for kids it s an intriguing movie for adults i once saw this movie whiile i was not sober my eyes were opened to things i had never noticed before i saw morals being strongly encouraged both overtly and somewhat subliminally i wish i could remember all the things i noticed in particular but it s been a very long time since then rest assured there are tons of things that are alluded to throughout the movie if you get the chance to view it not sober do so you won t be disappointed as a matter of fact you will probably feel rather happy and warm unique and wonderful"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24460": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it s rare that i feel a need to write a review on this site but this film is very deserving because of how poorly it was created and how bias its product was i felt a distinct attempt on the part of the film makers to display the palestinian family as boorish and untrustworthy we hear them discuss the sadness that they feel from oppression yet the film is shot and arranged in a way that we feel the politically oppressed population is the jewish israeli population we see no evidence that parallels the position of the palestinian teenager we only hear from other palestinians in prison i understand restrictions are in place but the political nature of the restrictions are designed to prevent peace i came out of the film feeling that the mother of the victim was selfish in her mourning and completely closed minded due to her side of the fence so to speak she continued to be unwilling to see the hurt of the bomber s parents and her angry and closed minded words caused the final meeting to spiral out of control it is more realistic in my mind to see the israeli mindset to be a root of the problem ignored pleas for understanding and freedom ignored requests for acknowledgment for the process by which the jewish population acquired the land i have given this a two because of these selfish weaknesses of the mother which normally would be admirable in a documentary however in the light of the lack of impartiality it all seems exploitative also for the poor edits lack of background in the actual instance and finally the lack of proper representation of the palestinian side ultimately it is a poor documentary and a poor film i acknowledge this is partially the result of the political situation but am obliged to note the flaws in direction regardless of the heart wrenching and sad subject matter"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24461": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i believe i received this film when i was a young buck i remembered watching it as a child but i could never find the film i remembered good ol rageddy ann andy babette the greedy king koo koo i searched high and low for this movie and still no luck but one day when i was moving out of my childhood home i had found it we were reunited i am years old now i still watch it all the time actually it s one of the funniest and touching movies i have ever seen and enjoyed at the same time and personally i think they should make a sequel mmm yes a sequel indeed now i am even considering getting the captains bird tattooed somewhere on my body"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24462": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i saw this director s woman on the beach and could not understand the good to great reviews this film is much like that one two people who are caught in a relationship with very little dynamic and even less interest to anyone else like his other films you have to want to listen to vacuous dialog wade through very little and become enchanted with underwritten pretty uninteresting characters if you feel you can like this film don t let my review stop you i do like minimalism in films but i feel tsai ming liang s films are far superior he has a fairly terrific actor in lee kang sheng in his films there is nothing here i wish iu liked it but i don t oh well"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24463": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "also known as the big spook war the great yokai war is miike s attempt at a family film and damn fine job he does as well the problem is that i can t imagine many parents wanting to subject their children to this movie the best kids movies are the ones that are scary or have mildly disturbing imagery neverending story and return to oz spring to mind but in the case of the great yokai war miike probably takes things a little too far in fact at the screening i was at the person introducing the movie reiterated to the two families there that it was probably not very suitable the film kicks off with the young hero of the piece introducing himself and explaining about his current family problems this brief moment of mundanity is sharply broken as a cow gives birth to a calf with the face of a human whom screams that something horrendous is coming before falling dead like the abomination it is it is quite possible that the sheer hideousness of the creature is some bizarre quato homage following an incredible introduction for main baddie kato and his henchwoman agi a surprisingly attractive chiaki kuriyami by way of an apocalyptic army raising the story reverts to normal for a while but it doesn t take long before any and all logic goes down the drain and the young boy teams up with a group of miyazaki rejects to take out the evil sorcerer the plot of the movie is fairly basic and surprisingly hackneyed at times the entire chosen one just seems completely out of place in a movie which so regularly breaks clich s but is aided by a simple awe inspiring vision of a magical world this really is a miyazaki movie made into a live action movie albeit a much seedier and more vicious than usual miyazaki movie the film is simply a joy to look at the designs of the yokai is colourful and largely practical while the evil robotic monstrosities while not displaying the best cgi in the world have a practicality and menace to them which gives them far more of a palpable threat than you would imagine the cast is uniformly excellent they just make their characters seem perfectly natural which is commendable when you consider that most of them are in full body makeup or latex suits even agi lumbered with a ridiculous beehive comes across as sultry and deadly thanks to surprisingly excellent acting from kuriyami while the film does have many elements which put it firmly into family movie territory cute creatures junior heroes a thoroughly evil villain a sense of mischief and adventure and a telling lack of violence there are elements which make you question whether miike should have directed such a movie the robot army is a genuinely terrifying menace everyday items warped into monstrous beasts that look like t sans skin and with added chainsaws these beasts rip characters to pieces suck creatures into their blood stained mouths and abduct children from their homes by swiping them right from under their parent s nose before indulging in a little patricide the creation of the creature is equally arduous for young minds the yokai essentially the heroes are feed into a giant furnace full of a liquidised form of hate which corrodes the yokai s flesh and forces their angry souls to possess lumps of metal if kids thought smouldering anakin was bad wait til they see a man sized hedgehog burning to death in a vat of molten hatred for a minute before being turned into an abomination of a motorcycle there is also limb severing in one case a severed hand twitches in front of the camera dripping with blood a fair amount of sexual energy agi wears one dress designed specifically for fan service and seems to only have sleeping with kato as motivation while the princess of the rivers wears next to nothing and gets her thighs groped by the young hero in several scenes and general humour which will go right over the heads of those that this technicolour wonder was seemingly designed for spoilers an example of this being that the yokai only become interested in the final battle when they think it is a big party the subsequent battle more of a festival than anything complete with beer crowd surfing and moshing also a scene where agi beats the tar out of a cute furry creature seems designed to appeal to the masses jaded by pokemon overkill end spoilers at the end of the day the great yokai war is easily on of miike s stronger recent films while it lacks some of the perverse charm of say gozu or ichi it is just continually pushing the audience down a road of general insanity in fact this is easily miike s most deranged movie in that he embraces the sheer magic of the subject so wholeheartedly well worth a watch just for the occasional flash of gogo arse"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24464": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the filming crew did not have good access to the occupied territories so filming of the israeli side dominated i was struck by the nearly completely opposite points of view of the mothers the israeli mother lost a child who had the possibility of a life of tremendous happiness the palestinian mother lost a child who had only the possibility of a life of privation and despair with such completely different viewpoints any meeting had no real chance of any meeting of the minds the word peace did not have the same meaning to each of them peace to the palestinian was freedom peace to the israeli was security with such an abyss is this sort of film really worth much i finished with the feeling that i had watched pointless propaganda both sides were unconvincing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24465": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i have very fond memories of this film as i saw it with my two younger sisters when it first shown theatrically in and i was eight years old apparently it was deemed a failure and is now practically forgotten the pan and scan videocassette which never did justice to the picture or it s ambitious panavision compositions is now out of print the film is very stylized shades of yellow submarine and admittedly uneven some of the characters and sequences are exquisite while others are somewhat juvenile and undistinguished the sad discarded blue camel shades of eeyore and his blue song are truly heartwarming joe raposo s songs are for the most part simply beautiful definitely a worthwhile curiousity that will probably sadly fall into total obscurity"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24466": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it s pretty clear that the director and production crew set out to paint a less than flattering picture of the palestinian girl and her family the film and it s website tries to imply that ayat has a secret reason for blowing herself and rachel up a boyfriend problem perhaps pregnancy neatly glossed over is the fact that ayat had herself just witnessed the death of a close friend at the hands of the israelis just outside her home gosh so why on earth would a young pretty intelligent girl with plans for college go and do such a thing could it be that the hormonal emotional teenager was traumatized by seeing seeing someone she loved die before her very eyes this detail merits all of seconds in the movie another neatly sidestepped detail is that avigail levy rachels mother could have prevented the destruction of the building the akhras family lived in along with other families one distinctly gets the impression that she s offering this as a concession should mrs akhras agree to speak with her why should i she says since the movie was made the home has been destroyed apparently the interview didn t result in what she wanted so bring on the bulldozers mrs levy claimed that she wanted the movie to be cathartic as well as a symbol of hope a chance to transcend entrenched hatreds instead she uses it as an excuse to harangue ayats mother while dangling the house as a carrot moreover although the two women live only miles apart she is so out of touch with the realities of the occupation for her palestinian neighbors that she really thinks that mrs akhras can just drop over for a cup of coffee please and she forgoes the one chance she had to meet mrs akhras in person and see what kind of life she lives the akras family originally came from jaffa but now live crammed into a refugee camp only miles from where the levys live in comparative luxury any sympathy i would have had for the obviously well to do mrs levy is dissolved by her air of self righteous bitchiness by contrast ayats mother comes off as kind forthright and loving in spite of the best efforts by the post production crew to paint her and her family as monsters heck even the music and sound design was one sided i guess the muezzin sings all day every day miles from the levy family home always in a sharply contrasting key from the sappy new age music that scores this drab excuse for a documentary also there is the small matter of translations mrs levy directly addresses the camera in english when she has something worked out to say ahead of time hebrew when she doesn t mrs akhras spoke only arabic which received sometimes a translation sometimes transliteration always awkward and very suspect for a supposedly objective movie they also sweated her under the lights while mrs levy sat in air conditioned comfort rotten editing for mrs akhras segments too i gave it a because i liked ayats mother and father who seemed like good decent people shame on hbo producers and director for releasing such a stink bomb"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24467": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "now here s a film straight out of my childhood my family used to taped but it kind of got tapped over and losted over the years now i was fortunate to watch the whole film on youtube com i had love this wonderful film when i watched it as kid and after watching again online i still do today my favorite song from the movie is candy hearts and paper flowers i will always remember that sweet song forever i was surprised when i looked at the opening credits on who animated who that some of the animators date back to s wow that s like years"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24468": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "alan alda plays real life sports illustrated writer george plimpton who was once invited to join the detroit lions football team as an honorary member rather wan uncompelling drama curiously tempered with fantasy director alex march takes an interesting tack on this material shooting it in a quasi documentary fashion with macho commentary and yet giving the tale a touch of capraesque whimsy still by bringing out the cinematic flashiness in this set up he turns the main narrative into a jumble alda s smug uncharismatic performance is another handicap though the supporting cast is filled with real life pro athletes and scintillating lauren hutton as alda s girlfriend how s that for a fantasy from"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24469": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a very strange film by director animator richard williams all who know of william s work know it s a bit off kilter if not ingenious but this one takes the cake it features two hapless ragdolls who have to save their owner s new french doll from a lustful pirate toy and find themselves at the mercy of several bizarre characters along the way the strength in this movie lies primarily in its aesthetic quality its strange character designs its powerful animation and its stark contrast of the sweet and scary williams brilliant animation portrayed raggedy ann and andy as real rag dolls floppy and darned rather than simple cartoon versions of the dolls which made it more believable at least in a visual sense the animation shines on the bring us the camel with the wrinkled knees whose body walks with two different personalities controlling each end the silent movie chase with sir leonard looney and of course the greedy the greedy animation on its own is possibly the most exquisite psychedelic animation i ve ever seen there s something about this animation that just makes your jaw drop and every second it s something new living in what was deemed the taffy pit the greedy is a massive blob man that lives in and mercilessly eats sweets he sings a song that i can t help but feel hold some sexual undertones then tries to kill raggedy ann for her candy heart the only complaint i have about this film is that there are too many songs it continuously bogs down the movie s pace because there are sixteen of them there are about six good songs which should have been the only ones including i look and what do i see no girl s toy blue though they didn t need to make him sing it twice i never get enough because i love you and maybe i m home the others just seem unnecessary and frankly aren t too amazing to listen to this is a weird film with strange undertones but if that s what you re looking for you won t find better"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24470": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "bestselling writer george plimpton alan alda takes on an assignment for sports illustrated he is to go incognito to the detroit lions training camp and try out for a position as third string quarterback he is quickly found out by the team members featuring alex karras and mike lucci the entire team finds it amusing to cause stumbling blocks in the writer s determination to quarterback for a series in a real game this movie is alda s debut and also helped karras leave the gridiron for acting besides the detroit lions the cast also includes sugar ray robinson roy schieder and lauren hutton alex march directs this story based on plimton s book"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24471": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "raggedy ann andy is the first movie i ever saw in the theaters my dad took my sister and i and the funny thing is when we got home dad asked us what do you want to do now and we said we want to watch raggedy ann andy again lol and my dad actually took us back to the theatre to watch it again at least that s how i remember it i was five years old at the time this movie was pretty scary for a five year old the scene with the giant ocean of sweets and the hypnotic camel scene i don t remember a lot from this film naturally the beginning was magical and a few scenes i wish i could find it again and will likely seek it out now i remember i loved raggedy ann andy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24472": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "in one word abysmal i give it one star for the hippie sex scenes and eye candy women otherwise forget it corman s worst effort bar none ben vereen should have had his name permanently stricken from the cast i cannot believe that this is now going to be on dvd as of with wild in the streets another retro stinker i woke up sick in bed this morning with a cold decided to watch a movie to cheer me up some scanned the digital channels the premise looked interesting enough because i like viewing b movie sci fi hippie culture and rebellious teen flicks it seemed familiar somehow and with ben vereen in the cast i thought why not what a big mistake it was a horrible start to my day only after viewing it i now know why the familiarity crept into the recesses of my newly awakened brain i remembered seeing coming attractions for this film as a year old i m back in the early mid seventies at the sombrero a local art theater that no longer exists the whole theater laughed hysterically and even groaned out loud at how bad this movie looked acting dreadful story awful cinematography nearly awful music terrible sound horrendous directing a joke if you choose to watch this after my warning remember i told you so gass s s s is the perfect title for this film you feel gassed after viewing this putrid movie or maybe that you should be taken to a gas chamber for wasting your brain away i have seen homemade super movies that put this film to shame definitely a new addition to my all time top ten worst films it s up there er down there with tentacles ted in gilbert az"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24473": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i saw this movie at the theaters when i was about or years old i loved it then and have recently come to own a vhs version my and year old children love this movie and have been asking again and again to watch it i have enjoyed watching it again too though i have to admit it is not as good on a little tv i do not have older children so i do not know what they would think of it the songs are very cute my daughter keeps singing them over and over hope this helps"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24474": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i don t hand out ones often but if there was ever a film that deserved this sort of attention it s gas this is self indulgent crap that reaches for some of the ambiance of m a s h and falls completely flat on its face in the attempt i see what corman was going for malcolm marmorstein and elliott gould tried to reproduce gould s deathless role in the original movie version of m a s h with a similar plot in the movie whiffs look it up here in imdb http www imdb com title tt for more information marmorstein and gould got closer to the brass ring with whiffs than corman did with gas but didn t quite get there neither one of those films even got close to the success of m a s h what s wrong with gas what isn t no one comes close to really acting at a level above junior high school theatrics the production values stink someone else here mentioned the magically regenerating headlights on a getaway car and there s more of that lack of attention to detail nothing works the way it s supposed to in this film and nobody cares gas actually put me to sleep it s not a sure cure for insomnia but really close on the cinematic sleep induction scale gas falls somewhere between last year at marienbad and george clooney s remake of solaris which itself was remarkable for being more boring than the mosfilm original despite that studio s seeming unfamiliarity with the idea of keeping the audience s attention by judicious editing judicious editing would have decimated gas to about twenty minutes the result would be pointless but no more so than the original film certain films are so bad that they have a compelling quality that makes them worth watching anyway this isn t one of them don t waste your time it s not even amusingly bad"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24475": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i saw this jolly little film at age in when it was broadcast on cbs i didn t know it had been in a theater at all to rate it from a kids point of view i d give it out of stars because being a young boy at the time it seemed a little girlish the climactic scene where gazooks tickles the daylights out of everyone was a bit disturbing at the time but you outgrow that sort of thing when i re discovered it a blockbuster video in i had to revisit it i still liked it despite the fact that it looked a bit old i don t know where the other reviewer on here got the idea that it wasn t on vhs it s out there might even be on dvd by now at least i hope it is i want to share it with my kids someday stars on here it s still a great kids film end finally found a vhs copy woo hoo"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24476": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "roger corman is undeniably one of the most versatile and unpredictable directors producers in history he was single handedly responsible for some of my favorite horror films ever like the edgar allen poe adaptations masque of the red death and pit and the pendulum as well as some insufferably cheap and tacky rubbish quickies like creature from the haunted sea and she gods of the shark reef corman also made a couple of movies that are simply unclassifiable and simply put nearly impossible to judge properly the trip for example as well as this imaginatively titled gas s s s can somewhat be labeled as psychedelic exploitation in other words they re incredibly strange hippie culture influenced movies half of the time you haven t got the slightest idea what s going on who these characters are that walk back and forth through the screen and where the hell this whole thing is going the plot is simply and yet highly effective a strange but deadly nerve gas is accidentally unleashed and promptly annihilates that the entire world population over the age of this could be the basic premise of an atmospheric gritty and nail bitingly suspenseful post apocalyptic sci fi landmark but writer george armitage and roger corman decided to turn it into a trippy road movie comedy none of the characters is even trying to prevent their inevitable upcoming deaths they just party out in the streets and found little juvenile crime syndicates gas s s s is a disappointingly boring and tries overly hard to be bizarre the entire script appears to be improvised at the spot and not at all funny definitely not my cup of tea but the film does have a loyal fan base and many admirers so who am i to say that it s not worth your time or money"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24477": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "raggedy ann and raggedy andy the movie is about dolls that come to life when the humans aren t around in this adventure they must rescue a kidnapped french doll named babette from the captain of pirates on their way they journey though deep dark woods taffy pit and even looney land will the aide of their new friend the camel with wrinkled knees help them or just slow them down with his hallucinations of his friends leaving him how will they escape the kookoo king and his henchmen what will their owner marcella say when she sees her th birthday present doll gone along with her other toys delightful surprises await the two adventurers all scores are out of a possible story very cute dolls that come to life when the master isn t around not just that because they go out into many many different places but they are in an imaginary world so anything can happen meeting new characters going to different places finding new friends its great the characters all work so well in this too and who doesn t love pirates acting every character suits their voice so well specifically the marlon brando taffy pit enemy the greed the french doll has a very uptight french accent the evil hitler esquire king kookoo whos got hair that resembles simpson s sideshow bob plays his role very well and the sorrow old black man voice for camel works perfectly why is it that old dubbed animation was soo much better than new ones music nothing short of perfection here the songs have been in my head for years and re watching it nearly years later i can still remember each and every one of them and will now be able to know exactly where these tunes come from joe raposo of sesame street fame did an excellent job with the songs for this and everyone sings real well editing heh this is where it ll get confusing i mean how far did the raggedy s walk anyway a lot of events just seem to occur one after another and there s no telling who the other dolls and toys were as you never see them in the real world of the movie but it does follow some sort of path and you know they ll eventually get to where they need to go its just pretty hard to follow at times uniqueness between this and unico i d have to say there s parts in both movies i will never forget no matter how hard i try to mainly the scary parts i ve probably mentioned already how older movies were much creepier than animation of today but this takes the cake in the scary factor outside of the south park movie and some disney films there s almost no animated musicals or good ones of that coming out so its very unique worth its classic worth the hunt to get a good copy thats for sure but the vhs copies are probably all stretched out by now the dvd version is sold on ebay all the time and it ll definitely be something you ll watch more than once if anything get it for the nostalgia purposes overall score not an average its a wonderful timeless musical made in the late s and can still be enjoyed today its characters are all unique and the songs are great so great you might find yourself humming them time and time again give your favorite stuffed animal a hug today reviewer s insight including bias this isn t like the raggedy ann tv series made a decade later this was way more darker and real world the effects in this seem like a lot of other acid trip cartoons from the s in particular yellow submarine still its given me memories i ll never forget and might still influence things today it wasn t easy to find but it ll remain a treasure to keep in my collection of dvds and videos forever"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24478": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i think if you are into the sixties kind of thing as i am you are obligated to waste about minutes of your life watching this barely watchable trainwreck the saving graces of this oddity include a surprisingly apt social commentary on sixties values along with a number of relatively well known actors caught in early and embarrassing footage it s as if the producers of laugh in sat down and decided to write a full length film covering all the high points and more of the issues between the flower children and the establishment then put it in the hands of a couple of hippies and gave them about a budget to complete it hardly a classic but in its own way it does capture how truly strange that time was the silliness the over idealism and the uptightness of the establishment clearly not for everyone"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24479": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "oh boy god bless the s we got some of the most horrific movies that came out of that decade the exorcist jaws the texas chainsaw massacre halloween and now raggedy ann andy a musical adventure this movie must be used to torture captured terrorists into telling us about their evil plans to destroy the world i mean seriously this movie scared the heck out of me my sister had this movie in her vhs collection and i was kind of curious what kind of movie they would make out of a doll that came out of the great depression for kids with very little pocket money what the heck it s kinda funny how this movie is the s version of toy story pretty much down to a key only this was a thousand times scarier disney had alice in wonderland to get into the drug trips for the children whenever marcella leaves the room raggedy ann along with her brother raggedy andy and a whole nursery full of colorful toys come to life on marcella s birthday a new doll babette arrives from paris france to the united states of america babette is a spoiled creature who is unaware she is a doll but the friendly raggedy ann does everything she can to make babette feel at home however the pirate captain contagious kidnaps her raggedy ann and andy set off to try to rescue her before marcella discovers babette is gone out in the world outside the nursery the two meet the camel with the wrinkled knees a blue toy camel who has been cast off by past owners and is now heartbroken and lonely after raggedy ann and andy hitch a ride on the camel he begins to follow his hallucinations and without looking runs over the edge of a cliff into a deep pit in this pit they encounter the greedy who is a giant gluttonous blob of taffy who eats constantly and is never full the raggedys and the camel narrowly escape being consumed by the greedy and continue their journey to find babette and believe me it just gets weirder from this point on while this movie was certainly disturbing and i just wanted to cry and cover my eyes during a lot of the movie this was actually pretty creative back in the day when we had hand drawn animation that made films more personal and that the writers and animators put their heart into it you can tell that they did that with raggedy ann andy a musical adventure this certainly wasn t the worst movie i have ever seen i just don t know who to recommend it too as scared as i was i have to admit i m glad i watched it sometimes you need a wtf movie to spice up your selection believe me when i say that raggedy ann had no problem in doing just that with me it s official that doll is just plain creepy let s just put it this way there s a giant caramel river that is eating everything a king who s head keeps getting bigger as he laughs a bizarre thing that humiliates raggedy ann and her brother a strange almost incest between ann and andy and a couple of naked dolls that will forever haunt my dreams with their songs yikes"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24480": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "when i first popped in happy birthday to me i checked the timer to see how long the film was i was amazed at the length both animated and horror films share a common ground attention span of the selected audience and that should be at or right around minutes anything more and you ll lose the bulk of your audience this minutes or minutes past its prime was a huge problem for me i d like to say half of this movie could ve been edited out but i would be too generous to say that go ahead and watch it and tell me how many scenes could ve been edited even without being a film major regardless of the overstayed visit the movie was below mediocre it spent all of its time trying to be this huge mystery on which of the elite is killing off the remaining friends for the most part they not only over do it but they zoom in on a face and pretty much say it s this guy no it s this gal you ll spend more time with the camera misleading you than actually enjoying the movie and don t get me started on the acting okay that got me started i had to laugh in the beginning trying to remember if melissa sue anderson played the character that went blind on little house on the prairie later research proved my suspicions correct because all the way through this movie she genuinely looked blind strange as an established actress she should ve been the best of the group but turned out the worst the rest of the staff aside from ann bregman was pretty damn bad too but she uh took the cake the movie begins with a group of ten friends and one s immediately killed off barely anyone thinks twice of this dear friend s disappearance so they continue on their merry way slowly then more rapidly there are revelations about virginia s anderson the main character past and her psychologist who s a tad bit more personal and on call apparently than most shrinks all the while more and more deaths occur what s funny is just as the first disappearance the more best buds vanish the less the rest care sure they give a few seconds of air time to say wow that person just wouldn t run off etc but then they re back to their sexual ways and speaking of which it s probably due to the horrid script or maybe it was i who was losing interest at minute but it was really hard to keep up with who liked who of the group as they all seemed to be sexual partners of the next or someone would either be freaked out to the max by another and best friends the next scene see the creepy guy that kept a mouse rat in his pocket literally and was the most obvious suspect i m giving the film too much credit and time but how he became part of the elite i ll never know but i digress there s a mystery here why are these kids targets why is virginia thinking she s killed someone when it was never proved till the end that any of them actually has been slaughtered and why would the trailer and poster claim these killings to be six of the most bizarre murders you will ever see hell even for most of these had been shown in any of the first two friday the th films coincidentally enough friday the th part was released weeks to the day of happy birthday to me perhaps they re speaking of when they filmed it months prior but were late to the well party when the secrets are revealed trust me you ll have to rewind x to actually get the laughable and incoherent motives and even then put the subtitles on to get all the mumbling victim killer s words even if you get the first time it s an unbelievably outrageous and hilarious finale it s almost worth watching the whole movie again but as a drinking game this birthday gathering should be avoided it s a horrible and illogical first draft script please please know it takes multiple rewrites before the cameras role it contains either way under acting or extreme over acting and it s unrealistic on how people react in extraordinary circumstances side note when i was a kid or say years old i loved horror films still do oddly definite guilty pleasures but they are getting harder and harder to watch as years pass we got our first vcr and i taped as many horror films off network or edited versions tv all i remember of happy birthday to me is getting the last minutes on tape which scared me to death and obviously gave away the big mystery on who the killer was even though i have seen other clips of this movie i think this is the first full length viewing i ve had thankfully this awful movie didn t wound me as a child i am older now and i can take this trash but never again side note that said that crazy happy birthday to me song played in the end credits and as a score throughout still creeps me out tremendously i guess this movie or last few minutes did have an influence on my childhood shame on you melissa sue anderson"}, "weak_labels": [1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24481": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is the best piece of film ever created its a master piece that brought a tear to my eye ill never forget my experience watching it i don t understand why people don t think as i do the dinosaur turns in a performance reminiscent of de niro in raging bull pacino in scarface and crowe in gladiator combined this should be released on dvd in superbit format so i can fully enjoy it like it was meant to be enjoyed when they produced and filmed it whoppi goldberg truly turns in the performance of a lifetime as a tough gritty cop who is against her will teamed with a hot shot dinosaur as her partner then the hi jinx ensues to say the least by the way i m saying the complete opposite of what is true this movie is utter garbage"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24482": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i read this thornton wilder play last year in eighth grade i was also forced to sit through this weak translation of it on screen let me tell you it s not a terrific play it is easily surpassed but man it deserves a much better shot the acting was really lacking the scenery honest to god looked like it was designed out of cardboard by a group of three year olds as if it couldn t get worse the sound quality is lousy there is this mind numbing buzz whenever an actor speaks and i also couldn t help but notice that the chemistry between george and emily well is non existant the actors all seem very uncomfortable to be there there is no music it is in black and white which would be ok but it brings out the cheesiness of it all the more in any case i think that if you re going to make a point of seeing this movie which i don t really reccomend then don t aim your hopes to high the play as stalwart as it is is probably better"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24483": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i enjoyed it in general i m not a fan of comedies and comedians but i do like whoopi i m also partial to sci fi fantasy and the dinosaur craze i read for pleasure but when i m feeling over stressed or really mind dead i watch tv movies to escape theodore rex enabled me to do so that makes it a success in my eyes i didn t even walk away to do something else while it was running whether or not it was rated as good or not doesn t really matter to me and no i m not a juvenile nor am i a moron"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24484": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i am generally more willing to be open minded about rom coms than many but this was simply not a very good attempt its got nothing to do with comparisons with the british original have not seen and doubt i will it has a whole lot to do with a meandering plot lack of chemistry between the leads and a godawful performance character from its supposed male lead jimmy fallon fallon walks onto the screen wearing the clothes and hairdo of a year old and acting a decade younger than that he s supposed to be a teacher you see and of course its well known that school districts the world over love to hire individuals less mature than the children they purport to teach the character is so extremely disturbed and irrational that i have my doubts whether any actor could have made him likable but old reliables like john cusack or adam sandler might have been able to give it a shot not fallon who is neither funny nor an actor but appears to think he is both not once in the entire course of the movie do you either believe fallon in his role or believe that there is any way these two people should or would be together near the end of the movie there is a scene where barrymore who was cute as usual but could not carry this one alone its hard to have a one person romance tells fallon that its over too much has happened and she s moving on and rather than feeling bad about the scene or sorry for fallon you are actively cheering her on finally she does what she should have done months ago but of course the plot mechanics won t allow that to be the end of it an end which actually might have made a statement out of this mess and instead we get to see the rational career girl throwing it all away to chase after this childish idiot and encourage his delusions its of course meant to be gooey and satisfying but it actually made me more disgusted than anything else"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24485": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "takashi miike s incursion into kiddie territory won me over almost immediately because he demonstrates nerve and bravery in dealing with fantasy elements this is a fairy tale that dares to be dark even as a kid i thought that there was something sinister about most fairy tales horrible things happen to people in most children s books miike understands that these classic tales are a bit scarier and more disturbing than what they appear to be at first glance the filmmaker takes the archetypical story of a kid on a wondrous quest out of the preschool classroom he accentuates the very real fears of a world filled with never ending hazardous missions westerners like to downplay the seriousness behind bedtime stories written specifically for kids i appreciated the fact that miike was more honest than most american filmmakers he goes for the jugular of the story but he also shows signs of restrain but a self possessed miike is still stranger than most filmmakers i thought it was a great film highly recommended"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24486": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is the version that even the author hated because it s so schmaltzy they gave it a happy ending and changed a lot of the dialogue and it s just a big pile of saccharine the stage manager is quite good i believe he originated the role but everyone else falls into that acting style of the s that is really just posing the one great feature the music this has one of the best scores ever recorded and it s worth seeking out in a record shop overall i think the spalding grey eric stoltz penelope miller version is far superior"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24487": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie is excellent and i would recommend renting it for anyone whose local video store owns it or even better you could buy it because chances are you re going to watch this over and over i can remember watching this movie as a kid and it was great back then but after watching it again yesterday i ve found it to be amazing a good blend of comedy although not as great as mr magoo another one of my favorites and action this deserves and i m hoping that they will make a sequel soon fingers crossed if you do babysitting or have to look after young children for anything then i d recommend renting this movie as it will keep them entertained for hours"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24488": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "welcome to our town welcome to your town as we are introduced into the worlds of its townsfolk of america this three act play is opened before us with the help of the stage manager a visual narrator if you like after his initial introductions we are lead into the homes of two particular families the webb s and the gibb s this is most definitely middle america at the turn of the century and the progressive way of life of the american dream and its saccharine overtones that can seem a little biased in this dream town here we see the everyday lives of some of its populace of grover s corners new hampshire even if there are too the migrant polish workers that add another to is numbers they never get a look in once the daily lives of these families have been introduced wives cooking children home working fathers working kids falling in love and the clean picket fences painted white the second act is started three years later after young george a young and unrecognisable william holden then aged and emily have fallen in love and intend to marry blossoming lovebirds reaching for the stars and reaching too a turning point in their own lives from the nest they lived and now into the anxieties and woes of young adulthood they nervously step the third act is slightly more sour and foreboding it is in this act that the movies intentions become apparent here we see not life not celebration but death and it is in this predicament that the dead as they return to revisit and reconcile their own life past are here to remind us to tell us that life and every last minute every precious breath is not to be wasted and squandered it is in this last third that the movies own political stance also seems more apparent too feeling more of a propaganda stunt on the moral lecturing on and by middle america and how it should direct its home and how it should also put it in order this isn t just about our town this is moral diction aimed at our souls and how america can better itself if its peoples excluding the poles the irish the native american and the freed ethnic minorities and minorities in general plus the supporting backbone of the americana s who still have not had a fair part in this narrative such as the middle classes can live up to the expectations of the american dream through honest decent living the purveyors of the american dream with special invitation only i was entertained slightly by this movie too but i felt that its narrative held a stronger impact than anything else that took part in it albeit the bland acting the musical score or how well or not it was made this was the movies intention to exclude other groups and to only include the likes of the webb s and the gibb s in the future of the developing country of the usa a good movie but also a slightly biased in its stance i thought taken from the play by us born thornton wilder this pulitzer prize winning play and six academy award nominated movie was the focal point on the perpetual motion of life and its three main attributes life love and death the plays translation onto celluloid comes across as a slightly to the right blurb of social consciousness our town starts off with what seems a lesson in pointlessness like other towns nothing too exciting ever happens here if anything at all this town only has the right sort of people you can still leave your back door unlocked here we are seeing the developing lives of these two families but it is their moral and social stance that is more important than them themselves our town may just have been any town just as long as you came from the right part of town that is"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24489": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "compelling and innovative at the beginning of this criminally underrated whoopi goldberg flick the writers draw a parallel between theodore rex and the orson welles classic citizen kane the writers are justified in drawing such a seemingly disparate parallel but the viewing public is too often hoodwinked into seeing overly hyped hollywood schlock to appreciate the subtle similarities between these two movies in citizen kane charles foster kane is feared and admired by his colleagues and his underlings much like whoopi goldberg in this movie this movie is about finding love in everybody s differences it is an epic examination of the fear of abandonment and the need for love and acceptance in a society that is dominated by greed and self absorption whoever paired whoopi goldberg and theodore rex formulated a dyad for the ages with the only justifiable comparisons being bogey and bacall hepburn and tracy and hall and oates if you would love to watch an uplifting celluloid philosophical examination of some of humanity s deepest drives bergman esqe but not as depressing theodore rex should be viewed immediately"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24490": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "just too many incidents of violence the film goes from one scene to another and in nearly every one violence erupts now i am not one who is shocked by violence and to me a film without a fight in it has something missing but please not one after another my reaction was not shock or horror it was here we go again there is some semblance of a story in between the scenes of violence but two thirds of the way through the film i had switched off completely and couldn t wait for the end if this is the best the film makers can do they should find something else to do with their miserable lives like making shoes or delivering mail"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24491": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "theodore rex is possibly the greatest cinematic experience of all time and is certainly a milestone in human culture civilization and artistic expression in this compelling intellectual masterpiece jonathan r betuel aligns himself with the great film makers of the th century such as francis ford copola martin scorcese orson welles and roman polanski the special effects are nothing less than breathtaking and make any work by spielberg look trite and elementary at the time of it s release theodore rex was such a revolutionary gem that it raised the bar of film making to levels never anticipated by film makers the concept of making not just a motion picture featuring a dinosaur but adapting an action packed thrilling detective novel co staring a talking dinosaur with a post modern name such as theodore and an existential female police officer changed humanity as we know it the world could never be the same after experiencing such magnificent beauty watching theodore rex is much akin to looking into the face of god and hearing him say you are my most beloved creation this is one of the few films that is simply to die for"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24492": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "when this was released i thought this was one of the most profane films ever made however thanks to martin scorcese and a few other filmmakers like him there have been mainline films worse language wise than this but this is a pretty brutal assault on one s ears hey i can take a lot of it but this got ridiculous in the first six minutes alone i heard a half dozen usage s of the lord s name in vain plus an untold number of f words i wonder how many people walked out of the theater watching this in i couldn t have been the only one not surprisingly some of the feature actors included jennifer jason leigh burt young jerry orbach and rikki lake since this film stephen lang seems to have improved his image at least playing the godly stonewall jackson in gods and generals lang s role here is just the opposite perhaps the worst trashy person in the film and a character who falls in love with a transvestite by the end of the film depressing gloomy semi pornographic repulsive these are just a few of the adjectives people used even some liberal critics in describing this story which is painted even worse in the novel of course some of the better known critics all extreme libs praised the movie however they were the only ones most critics were disgusted as well almost all of the paying public it s unbelievable that anyone could praise filth and garbage like this trust me on this there are no good likable characters in this entire movie this is a mean sick film one of the worst of the modern era that is unless you enjoy seeing child abuse drug abuse teen prostitutes on and on two straight hours of nothing but atrocities and just plain evil people no thanks"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24493": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the plot is real horrific the atmosphere really depressive unusual for a low budget production like that and at least for a german production a little bit of indian spirituality mystic thriller and slasher movie mixed together the development of plot and characters are great the sets very close to reality without any studio atmosphere it could be perfect but at unfortunately some things were a little bit disappointing what don t inevitably have to be typically for low budget movies the cast sometimes is not more than average almost every actor look like a layman some of them do a good or a very good job but some are acting like the actors of crappy german court shows but i was very very disappointed of the acting of mathieu carri re his acting in a lots of of his older movies his acting was fine here was below average but that could be the reason why he today takes part in crappy german soaps or tv series on private channels the dialogs are sometimes on soap opera level the bad sound made it sometimes very hard to understand what the characters are saying i saw it on dvd and was glad to could rewind and to listen it again it caused by the set big halls as in the hospital or with the esoterically group and sometimes the strange dialects of the actors but all in all it is an interesting movie worth to watch it far beyond the commercially movies which are often more terrible"}, "weak_labels": [1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24494": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "hubert selby jr gave us the book requiem for a dream and co wrote the screenplay to aronofsky s movie of it that movie succeeded on every level by delivering an intimate and unbiased portrait of the horrors of the characters lives and the vices that destroyed them last exit to brooklyn still has the vice and the multiple characters living sad lives but it hardly does them the same justice aronofsky did the film seems laughably anti gay at times especially when in the film homosexuality equals death one gay character gets stoned is launched skyward by a speeding car and lands dead on the pavement another is crucified and still more are simply beat up another exaggerated piece of shock value that might actually have been compelling if it were done well are scenes of the union workers literally doing battle with the strike breakers who d have thought a drama about brooklyners would feature action sequences and truck explosions the director uli edel has a skill level like that of a tv director but he is far below the cut for real movies the film is clunky that can t even seem to settle on a genre lake is given a useless role that any mannequin could have filled and baldwin only seems to know how to look stupid in his equally meager part and then comes jennifer jason leigh as our lead a loathsome hooker named tralala believe it or not i m not joking her performance is nothing great and the fate of her character is dirty to say the least poor use of color and composition make it look cheaper than it is and also takes the real edge off the more provocative bits a failure"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24495": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie has its ups and downs but to me the good stuff in this movie very much outweighs the bads what s not so good about the movie are indeed sometimes the dialogue the sounds the lighting am i the only one who noticed the way the sets were lighted was amateur and the acting what is very good are the highly original storyline the very intense atmosphere the gore factor which is very high and the effects which are done supremely so definitely worth watching or maybe even a must see for all you horror and gore fans"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24496": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "fine performances and art direction do not a good movie make this movie is so grim and depressing i could feel absolutely no joy at the happy ending involving the union strike the attempts at humor involving lake s pregnancy are absolutely disastrous and any movie involving a baldwin brother already has a strike against it on a positive note lang is still one of america s great underrated actors he alone almost makes this worth keeping in the vcr i give this a"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24497": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "tears of kali is an original yet flawed horror film that delves into the doings of a cult group in india comprised of german psychologists who have learned how to control their wills and their bodies to the point that they can cause others to be healed through radical techniques that can trigger nightmarish hallucinations and physical pain and torture to release the pent up demons inside them the film is shown as a series of vignettes about the taylor eriksson group the above mentioned cult group the first segment is somewhat slower than the rest but serves fine to set up the premise for the rest of the film the rest of it plays out like a mindf ck film with some of the key staples thrown in the mix full frontal nudity some gore to keep you happy i say check this out may not be spectacular but it s concept is pretty neato and it delivers in the right spots"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24498": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i don t know much about film making but good movies have to tell some sort of a story your characters have to start and complete their journey in last exit to brooklyn they may but its not in any satisfying way and i m not meaning a happy ending just any ending last exit to brooklyn set in brooklyn during a very brutal labor strike sets a number of story threads in motion most involve some of the most unlikeable characters to ever walk across a movie screen but last exit to brooklyn fails to bring these stories to any conclusion it leaves some of them dangling with no ending or blasts off into some bizarre stratosphere for an artistic ending two cases in point and they contain spoilers a sad transvestite character an important character in the film is struck by a car and killed and that s it for him in the movie he s gone for good erased from everyone s memory no reactions from his friends enemies lovers nothing in another thread the stupid clueless and secretly gay strike leader having been rejected by labor his gay lover and found out by the neighborhood thugs gets stomped by the thugs the closing scene to the beating shows the streets of brooklyn and the streetlights are very very similar to those of nazi death camps and the scene drags on and on and on and the camera pans down to the body of the labor leader and he s been crucified ppppuuuulllleeeeeez and of course that s it for him too brain erasure gone bottom line no matter what the reviewers originally said in about this film this movie is a depressing piece of sludge avoid it and if you don t be forewarned it really deserves an nc rating for massive amounts of physical emotional and sexual brutality don t even let the teenagers watch"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24499": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "its taken a few viewings for me to really wrap myself around this one but for me tears of kali is one of the horror highlights of the s and as far as independent horror goes a veritable masterpiece an anthology horror it takes on the story of the fictional taylor eriksson group a cult of sorts based in india whose members set out in search of ultimate self knowledge and healing of the psyche with unpleasant results that echo down the years with bookend segments set in india the film is made chiefly of three stories set in germany illustrating the aftermath of the work of the taylor eriksson group with some pretty nasty gore at times its an interesting set up as these things go but what sets this film apart is the way the imagery is so carefully set up to develop the films horror bad things have been unleashed and the general course of the film is a look at how the quest for self knowledge and ultimate therapy brings horror to patients healers and others and the film is loaded with smart visual clues to the power of the dark forces with which it deals dark forces unbound by time place or even personality good examples of this are found in the first story especially dealing with a journalist interviewing a lady in a mental hospital previous to this story we have seen lars eriksson and notably his wonky lazy eye we also see him healing or at least comforting a patient the lady mental patient of the first story is seen in the same stance as eriksson healing a fellow patient also as she wraps up the canvases from the art class that she runs among her fellow patients one of their pictures is seen a face with lazy eye like erikssons there are also references to folk in minuscule roles extras and walk ons having extra sensory perceptions of what is going on in the film showing the badness that has been unleashed spreading and able to almost infect others there is more to the film philosophically than just evil within it is a film about death suffering and possible redemption too all bound in a structure derived from hindu beliefs in a fashion that seems like it might just be exploitation but has more relation to actual beliefs than one might expect at least from the research that i did on wikipedia writer director andreas marschall definitely deserves some significant credit for his skill in constructing the film as well as being thoughtful the film is pretty chilling too the soundtrack of bharti india and panama john has a great eerie piano jingle and there are a couple of notable performances michael balaun as a sinister doctor and cora chilcot as a freaky patient especially good the third story also has a fine turn from veteran mathieu carri re as a faith healer the biggest problem of the film is that it is not that involving a lot of the time so potential for fear is lost but these and a couple of other performances achieve involvement pretty well so the film isn t quite as gripping as it might be the acting occasionally off and the pacing too but mostly i thought it was pretty great if a shade short of its possible brilliance well worth a look for adventurous horror fans i think"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24500": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i was drawn to this movie curious to see how they have adapted hubert shelby s brutal novel i thought that a literary piece of such depth with a rich tapestry of characters horrid situations and social critique could not translate into a bad movie i was wrong this flick is a terrible movie experience not for its content but for its form director ulrich edel executes in my sincere opinion a terrible directorial job that does no justice to the original book no wonder edel is a tv director this movie looks and feels like a bad made for tv flick some of my views on this bomb spoilers ahead lack of directorial creativity the scenes are slow feel slow look poorly shot and barely ever move from an anchored position the only liberty they take is in the cinematography area with a nice dark tone other than that the movie has the same technical creativity as a tv soap opera all the actors do a terrific job at portraying these miserable characters the problem is that the adaptation does not tackle a basic element in the development of the plot motivation all these characters move around like robots without a clear motivation for their action they seem to do things out of the blue like robots for no reason at all edel misses every opportunity to enrich character development by not exploring the character s motivations and by avoiding developing each character s personality to its full extent this lack of character development is blatant on tralala jennifer jason leight does a great job playing this trashy prostitute but her alcohol induced decision to let the sailors violate her is not explained it looks extremely stupid as we see this character doing this out of the blue this is a clear example of poor character development the movie also has many secondary token characters that do nothing feel nothing and add nothing to the plot i would have liked to learn more about harry s wife for instance and the interaction between the two that s another missed opportunity edel only approaches character development with harry and his fixation with his gay lover only to screw it up at the end not clearly explaining again his motivations the thugs are also a joke in their lack of development the soundtrack is one of the worst i ve ever experienced terrible job by mark knopfler i seriously expected more from the former leader of dire straits but his job in this movie is seriously lacking at times like in the battle between the union workers and the police the music seems totally disconnected from the movie it also feels completely poor and anachronic i could swear the whole soundtrack was made with a casio toy keyboard it distracts from the actual action the book adaptation by desmond nakano is so literal that eliminates the point of the story it feels as if they tried so hard to keep the action by action storyline in the book that they forgot to actually develop the characters and once again explain their actions and motivations i seriously can not recommend this movie not even to a shelby fan because it can ruin the original book it s a very uninspired effort in adapting the novel and shows very little creative input"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24501": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "one of the best low budget movies from germany is this is the dark side of new age if you believe in esoteric please don t watch this movie it blows all your positive fantasies away this movie shows that beyond the peaceful fa ade of spiritual soul searching lies a world of extreme transgressions and terror i hope there will be a mm copy soon andreas marschall s first film is just the beginning of a new area making movies with a few euros i m waiting for the second hit"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24502": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i m sure that operations dames was a favorite at the drive ins back in the day there s absolutely nothing in the way of a plot that you might miss if you were otherwise preoccupied and if you needed to get in the mood for other activities you did have some curvaceous cuties on screen to get you in the mood otherwise there ain t a whole lot that operations dames has going for it it s set in the korean war where a platoon of gis together with a british tommy gets a little too far forward and has to get back to the un lines bad enough already but these guys also come across a stranded bunch of uso girls and their choreographer in the same predicament you know what s sad about this film is that it took women generations to finally get accepted in the army and in combat situations these bimbos from the uso set women s liberation back light years in fact not even the hard bitten professional soldier who is the sergeant in charge of these men can keep it in his pants but that was probably the better to remind some what they were at the drive in for this no name cast is better off with me not recognizing any of them for any individual effort operations dames is definitely a team flop"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24503": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a trio of tales shakti devi and kali about an experimental commune or some such thing called the taylor eriksson group which took people on journeys inside themselves and into the realm of the unknown and left a bit of damage here and there i d say many years later some of that damage is still lurking and waiting for the right moment to show itself shakti tells the tale of a woman whose husband died mysteriously in fact he was torn apart and the suspect was a man that may not have existed seems this woman is able to project some inner demon or so finds out the sister of the man who was killed when she attempts to talk to this woman while posing as a reporter devi tells the tale of a young man who wants to jump out of his skin he s a skinhead a speed freak and is sent to see a psychiatrist who just happens to be a former member of this commune which results in the good doctor helping the young man to realize his desire this is probably the best of the three segments kali tells the tale of a healer who attempts to heal this woman who was a part of this commune and lets loose some kind of demon that has lived in this woman but one wonders if he did it or if she loosed it because it could not survive in her any longer all three of these tales are pretty creepy and suspenseful because you re never really sure what to expect and the premise and the settings are so unlike those of conventional horror films that it adds to the strangeness this has a sort of low budget look and feel to it but it also manages to conjure up a pretty creepy atmosphere throughout much to its credit i watched this with my mouth hanging open a good portion of the time and when the real scares and gore came it hit pretty hard i found this to be a very interesting and disturbing film and liked it a lot a good little find this one i d give it out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24504": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "relentlessly stupid no budget war picture made mainly to show off the attributes of the spectacular eve meyer not a bad idea in itself but that should be an embarrassment to everyone connected with it laughable script performances that wouldn t pass muster in an elementary school christmas pageant inept action scenes confused direction by the normally competent documentary director louis clyde stoumen who is apparently not quite sure if he s making a comedy a philosophical treatise on the futility of war or a leering t a by early s standards anyway travelogue of eve meyer s magnificent body and a general air of shoddiness and incompetence worth seeing in order to watch eve meyer strut her stuff but that s pretty much it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24505": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "three horror stories based on members of a transgressive hindu cult that return home but changed in some way in the first story our former cult member is now in an insane asylum and is visited by a reported who wants to find out about what went on at the cult somewhat slow going as story is told in flashbacks while the two sit on chairs and face each other reporter is particularly interested in what lead to the death of the participants what seemed rather boring suddenly turns very exciting with a surprising twist in the story things get quite bloody second story has a violent young criminal visiting a psychiatrist for mandatory therapy the patient seems to have some type of agenda but the psychiatrist is up to the task again things slow down a bit and get weird then there s a strange twist in the story that is very well written and surprising final story deals with spiritual healer who claims to be able to remove the persons illness from them with his hands one of the patients is a former cult member so the successful healing gets more complicated again we are surprised by a twist has a pretty gory scene in there there some nice female full frontal nudity as well as male full frontal nudity for some reason i found the stories to be very well written and the director succeeds entirely in setting up each story with its surprising twist and the gory aftermath note review of the german dvd"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24506": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "fever pitch isn t a bad film it s a terrible film is it possible american movie audiences and critics are so numbed and lobotomized by the excrement that hollywood churns out that they ll praise to the skies even a mediocre film with barely any laughs that s the only reason i can think of why this horrible romantic comedy and i use that term loosely because there s nothing funny in this film is getting good reviews i sat through this film stunned that screenwriters lowell ganz and babaloo mandel would even for an instant think their script was funny the brilliant nick hornby usually translates well to film he adapted fever pitch for a british film starring colin firth and ruth gemmell in peter hedges found hornby s voice for about a boy and when high fidelity was americanized for a movie in writers d v devincentis steve pink john cusack and scott rosenberg didn t go wrong because they kept the essence of hornby s wit and humor they made one of the best films of that year so why does the american version of fever pitch go so painfully awry the british version wasn t a masterpiece but it was charming funny unexpected and gave us two characters we could like respect and understand but ganz and mandel have excised everything funny in hornby s work in americanizing the story they ve butchered it removing all that was good and unique about hornby s work and replacing it with conventional drivel they ve transformed a funny story into a formulaic romantic comedy never once veering from the wretched formula lindsey drew barrymore has three girlfriends each of whom has a distinct function one s overweight the second s cynical and ambitious and the third s a romantic want to guess how many male friends ben jimmy fallon has what made high fidelity such fun was not only a good leading man and lady but engaging supporting characters in this fever pitch the six supporting friends do or say nothing especially funny they re so insignificant they re not even decorative the only reason they re in the film is because the formula demands it poor ione skye winds up as one lindsey s pals in a thankless role the lovely skye must have been wishing lloyd dobler would swoop in and take her away come to think of it cusack would ve made an excellent ben of course cusack is too smart to attach himself to such an utterly tedious script there isn t a single solitary moment in this film that seems original or unforced every plot turn is predictable every lame joke telegraphed ganz and mandel labor for laughs the first minutes are so excruciatingly slow you wonder if these chaps realized they were writing a comedy you can mark the plot turns in this film by your watch it s almost as if ganz and mandel penned this with some screen writing guru s formula pasted on the wall when they got to a certain page they looked up at the formula and said ok the guru says this has to happen now and presto directors bobby and peter farrelly don t help the film any they have no concept how to introduce their story and characters they hand over the v o narration not to the protagonist but to another guy who sits behind ben at fenway park thanks to some extremely clunky writing we have to watch barrymore and fallon stumble through their unfunny initial meetings barrymore does cute and adorable better than most she s as good at it as goldie hawn in her heyday but even her cuteness can t save this extraordinarily awful film she tries hard to wring some energy and humor out of this story about minutes into the film lindsey tells ben you re funny the only explanation for her remark is that it was in the script for fallon s ben never says anything even remotely funny fallon is neither witty nor funny when he does comedy he overacts fallon was never any good on saturday night live he was quite possibly the least funny person on that show remember that lame sketch about a radio dj who did all the voices the only reason weekend update worked occasionally was because fallon s cohort tina fey knows a thing or two about comedy actors who think they re funny and behave that way rarely if ever are actually funny that s true of fallon he thinks he s hysterically funny when he barely raises a chuckle his stuttering unsure of himself shtick didn t work on the small screen it s lousier on the big screen unfortunately for fallon his role in this picture also requires a few dramatic moments if you thought his comedy was bad wait till you get a load of his dramatic stuff two scenes in particular the first in a park the second in front of ben s school are painful to watch the scenes require an actor with a smidgen of dramatic ability but fallon has neither the knowledge nor the ability to make them work his range of emotions doesn t even run the gamut from a to b ben has no personality or depth often he comes across as an oaf and not a lovable one at that it boggles the mind what lindsey would find attractive about him compare fallon s performance to firth s in the british version and you ll understand how terribly flat unfunny and forced fallon s ben is and how wrong he is for this role watching fallon in fever pitch makes one long for the dramatic depth and comedic nuance of ashton kutcher just as high fidelity did an americanized fever pitch could ve worked brilliantly it just needed better writers more competent directors and most definitely a stronger funnier smarter leading man do yourself a huge favor avoid this rotten film rent the british version and read hornby s book instead"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24507": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "where was this film when i was a kid after his parents split up tadashi moves with his mom to live his his grandfather tadashi s sister stays with their dad and they talk frequently on the phone grandfather is only here every third day moms never really home the kids always are picking on the poor kid during a village festival tadashi is chosen the kirin rider or spiritual champion of the peace and justice little does he suspect that soon he will have to actually step into role of hero as the forces of darkness join up with the rage of things discarded in a plot to destroy mankind and the spiritual world okay that was the easy part now comes the hard part trying to explain the film this is a great kids film no this is a great film flawed very flawed but a great film none the less it unfolds like all of those great books you loved as a kid and is just as dense at times as tadashi struggles to find the strength to become a hero watching it i felt i was reading a great book and thought how huge this would have been if it was a book i loved that the film does not follow a normal path things often happen out of happenstance or through miscommunication one character gets sucked into events simply because his foot falls asleep there are twists and turns and moments that seem like non sequiters and are all the more charming for it which is typical miike certainly its a takashi miike film that japanese master of film is clearly in charge of a film that often touching scary and funny all at the same time no one except miike seems to understand that you can have many emotions at the same time or that you can suddenly have twists as things get dark one second and then funny the next i admire the fact that miike has made a film that is bleak and hopeful that doesn t shy away from being scary i mean really scary especially for kids this is the same dark territory that should be in the harry potter movies but rarely is this a dark grimms tale with humor my first reaction upon seeing the opening image was that i couldn t believe anyone would begin a kids film with a picture of the end of the world then i realized who was making the movie hats off to miike for making a movie that knows kids can handle the frightening images its also operating on more than one level the mechanical monsters that the bad guys make are forged from mankind s discarded junk its the rage of being thrown away that fuels the monsters one of the yokai spirits talks about the rage sneakers thrown away because they are dirty or too small feels when they are tossed you also have one of the good guys refusing to join the bad guys because that would be the human thing to do its a wild concept but like other things floating around its what lifts this movie to another level there are a good many riffs and references to other movies tv shows and novels that make me wonder who this film is for since kids may not understand them though many parents will and of course there are the monsters they run the gamut from cheesy to spectacular with stops everywhere in between frankly you have to forgive the unevenness of their creation simply because they are has to be hundreds if not thousands of monsters on screen its way cool and it works one of the main characters is a yokai which i think is best described as a hamster in a tunic and is often played by a stuffed animal it looks dumb and yet you will be cheering the little bugger and loving every moment he rides on tadashi s head acceptance is also easier if you ve ever seen the old woodcuts of the weird japanese monsters i mentioned flaws and there are a few the effects are uneven some of the sudden turns are a bit odd even if understandable and a few other minor things which are fading now some two hours after watching the film none of them truly hurt the film over all however most kind of keep you from being completely happy with the movie i really loved this movie i m pretty sure that if i saw this as a kid it would have been my favorite film of all time where s the english dub see this movie its a great trip besides its a good introduction to the films of miike minus the blood and graphic sex"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24508": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "good lord whoever made this turkey needs to be buried alive i m sorry but the other reviewer must not have seen this movie he must be watching something else or have never seen a movie before out of ten stars he s saying what this is as good as ben hur or gone with the wind unintentionally funny massively unbelievable characters absurd situations looks like it was shot in griffith park which works out pretty well mash was shot in griffith park crappy script just about everything that could possibly be wrong with a movie all rolled into one package should be required viewing for all prospective film makers as an example of how a movie could be horribly wrong it reminds me of something a usc student may make for a film class give this one a pass unless you do drugs and are into high camp"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24509": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i saw this movie on the bifff festival in brussel spring what a surprise this german production a stylish and imaginative shocker is one of the scariest flic i have seen be warned this is not a joke this terrorizer has a big cast of good actors as an example peter martell as a european guru has a strong presence excellent direction nice production design a very good soundtrack and a lot of heavy gore sfx like italian horror movies in the eighties flesh ripped clean to the bone and the blood runs red this savage heart stopper will grip you and give you some dark dreams a must see"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24510": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i don t think i m too far off base saying that this is possibly the worst movie i ve ever seen i ve been working on a list of my favorite war movies the longest day to hell and back bridge on the river kwai all black and white which all have good plots rich characters and great acting i ve seen better dialog and acting in student written high school one act plays the plot however isn t a bad premise just poorly implemented it s kind of like a traffic accident though i couldn t seem to turn it off a movie doesn t need big money or great sets i e twelve angry men and lifeboat to be good so budget is no excuse what were they thinking"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24511": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i had initially heard of tears of kali a while back and it sounded like something i d be into but with all the films i have coming in on a regular basis it kinda fell off my radar while roaming around the local wonderbook i spotted the box for this one and grabbed it up i have to say i m pretty glad i did tears of kali is a strange gory sometimes downright creepy film which is somewhat constrained by it s obviously low budget but is still an entertaining and worthwhile watch tears of kali centers around the fictional india based taylor erikkson cult group that practices meditation and other rituals in the pursuit of facing and banishing the individual s inner demons but apparently these techniques work either all too well or not well enough depending on your viewpoint as dark forces are not only exorcised but also unleashed upon hapless victims the film is told anthology style with a short but memorable and eye opening intro sequence and then proceeding into the three stories that make up the bulk of the film the first shakti is about a journalist who visits one of the cult members who is being held at a mental hospital the journalist goes in under cover of wanting to research the taylor erikkson cult but we find that her true motives may hit a little closer to home when the interview takes a violent turn the journalist finds that she may have gotten in over her head the second part devi concerns a violent young man who is sentenced to psychological rehab in lieu of a prison sentence for beating a young man into a coma we find that the treating doctor in question is actually a taylor erikkson alumni and his rehabilitation methods are far from the norm the closing story kali revolves around a quack faith healer and his assistant who perform miracles for a fee when the healer unwittingly helps one of his clients and actually expels a force which had been possessing her the demon is now free to roam and looking for a new host i gotta say i really enjoyed tears of kali there are some faults with the film that keep it from being truly excellent but it is an original and ambitious film for what it is my biggest gripe with the production is the poor and uninspired over dubbed dialogue the dubbing is sub par and i would have much preferred to have a subtitled option with the original language track some reviewers have said the acting is poor which i don t necessarily agree with i think that the dubbing is so lack luster that it makes the performances seem stunted which isn t really the case in fact a few of the performances are pretty damn chilling the doctor in the second segment and the client in the third readily come to mind and notable the gore fx are very well done for a low budget film with some graphic scenes of eyelid removal via cuticle scissors a pencil in the throat suicide some decent but irritatingly shaky self flaying and a few other goodies thrown in for good measure not as rough as some of the more extreme gore films out there but definitely stronger than your average horror fare i also found the story concerning the cult group to be intriguing and a welcome change to the typical horror story nonsense there are plenty of scenes of genuine atmosphere and tension the likes of which i haven t come across in a while although flawed in some fundamental ways i still think tears of kali will appeal to most underground horror viewers some scenes may prove too much for the more mainstream viewer definitely recommended"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24512": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this film had such promise what a great idea an underdog paintball team struggling for recognition and personal glory only to lose it s speed due to bad dialoge poor editing and a half written story the characters in the beginning were interesting only to lose steam half way through to become one dimensional people sputtering out tired one liners maybe if they spent some more time on the story and dialoge it would have been a great movie instead of a almost afterthought effort"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24513": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "peaches is truly a marvelous film i write this to refute a review from someone called auscrit that has appeared on this site first of all the idea that either monahans first film the interview is somehow tv is an extraordinary statement here is a film that has been significantly praised around the world as is simply one of the best australian films ever made it fully deserved to win best picture peaches is a brave bold and courageous departure for me it works on every level and i have now seen it twice monahan is a filmmaker who is demonstrating great skill and incredible sensitivity for auscrit to make the comment that it is another tv movie etc and that hugo weaving is no good simply does not get the film or more particularly does not want to get it frankly it is the sort of comment that one expects from either another filmmaker who is jealous or bitter or both or someone from inside the industry either distribution exhibition or bureaucracy your average punter i have found just does not write comments like that i have noticed other comments on the site and reference to the film sommersault one has to wonder what people think they are looking at unfortunately in australia at the time ss was released the push was if you did not like it then there was something wrong with you not the film this manipulation of the media is pretty common down under the reality is the only similarity between the two films are that they are rights of passage films unfortunately for me ss is a film about nothing that could have been told in minutes i see it as a one dimensional film about anxiety peaches in comparison is a master piece personally i cannot wait to what monahan does next as he is clearly way ahead of any of his contemporaries when it comes to cinema in conclusion if the film does not win all at this years afi s and if awards then it is a rigged game as for auscrit please find something more constructive do with your time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24514": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "not the worst movie i ve seen but definitely not very good either i myself am a paintball player used to play airball a lot and going from woods to airball is quite a large change the movie portrays similar qualitys first of all the movie starts off with this team that apparently is trying to shoot this phantom guy or whatever they appear to be a professional team and wear jerseys and shoot mags autocockers one guy sporting a bushy not much wrong with the movie but more how it s perceived it was very cheesy a bunch of kids who are the good guys are woodsball players who don t appear to have much money and have dreams of getting better guns another team constantly picks on them and insults them because they play woods and blah blah blah the phantom helps these woodsball kids out and trains them and all this crap he gets them to play airball and basically defeats all the teams including the professionals so what exactly is wrong with the movie well the budget is a huge thing a paintball movie wouldn t be bad but the budget is pretty low and the movie feels like it was done by an amateur there are no big names in this film and the acting is very cheesy the perception of paintball is pretty bad too they seem to imply that everyone is going to speedball and all this other crap it just was a lousy movie in my opinion and doesn t give a real perception what paintball is to be honest real paintball isn t all buddy like it s a lot of cussing and bonus balling not respect and playing by the rules don t watch this movie and then expect to go to a field screaming is"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24515": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "how you could say that peaches with its complex narrative dealing with a multitude of issues is a small tv idea is beyond me besides i can think of many films that have a small tv idea in their plots your obvious dislike of the tv industry sue smith has failed to rise above her television background is confusing particularly as you are having such a great time working in tv if only we could all be so talented as ms smith no i am not a friend or relative afi award winning brides of christ road from coorain etc all made for tv come to think of it what about those other small tv ideas like against the wind bodyline the dismissal scales of justice blue murder water under the bridge etc i think peaches is a good entertaining film which had me interested and most of my friends as well from start to finish it is far from flawless yet i think it is among the best australian films i have seen over the last couple of years who knows with a few more viewings there s so much to think about it might just be up there with classics like the year my voice broke the devil s playground i really did enjoy this film much more than somersault and three dollars these films i think had their moments surreal atmospheric realistic and dealing with important contemporary issues but as for sheer entertainment for mr and mrs average movie goer and me it was very ordinary if not boring when i go to a movie i am always conscious of the audience s reaction to a film through in cinemas reactions and overheard conversations in the foyer and loo some came out of peaches shaking their heads some with negative criticisms but many seemed to have enjoyed the experience"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 0, -1]},
	"24516": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "mind my friends and i saw the movie based off it s title alone it s cute though obvious in it s plot and direction you know where the movie is going within the first five minutes my main contention with the plot is that while it remains tolerably consistent they never explain a lot of the things behind the characters an alcoholic father overworked mother stressed out sister that s a bad family but aside from the occasional mention from the sister there s not any resolution i was also confused as to the scene with the bottles it seemed pretty random the writing is a secondary concern the kids weren t bad actors but their script left a lot to be desired unfortunately what could have been a cute niche movie was pushed aside for a single blah special effect lame scripting and a glaringly obvious plot"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24517": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "sensitive film does lack brilliance and to some degree narrative structure but is nevertheless superbly shot and performed however the narrative structure point is debatable while it gives the impression of tying off loose ends nicely in the final scenes and connects its thoughts with what might be described by the modern viewer as a story i m sceptical as to whether this feel needs a narrative structure that is definite and detectable inevitably it will be compared with somersault in that its central protagonist i m not sure that s the correct word is a young and very young looking woman whose newly discovered sexuality both confuses and empowers her although of course cate shortland s film tackles this aspect better but while the possibility exists for reckless viewers to dismiss this film as a clich peaches is in some ways much more ambitious than somersault perhaps that s where it doesn t quite make it it s certainly very different to monahan s first feature the interview i m not quite sure how the sex scenes between weaving and lung added to the story who knows maybe they did they certainly rammed home the compromised and flawed nature of weaving s character although i personally think this was achieved without the need for these scenes just saw the film again on a second viewing i can see how some would dismiss it as a telemovie dressed up as a feature but i m not sure how distinct these categories are anymore or even if we should be making that distinction in any case i do think there are enough layers in the film to distinguish it from hallmark efforts on the other hand the film s structure is very formal and its content is hardly challenging at least in the way somersault tom white three dollars the illustrated family doctor look both ways and the human touch are the performances are all good but i did come to the realisation that the main reason i was enjoying the film was because it fit the australian genre without necessarily adding anything and i can understand that this can be a fairly good reason for another person not to like it indeed it wasn t until lung enters the room in her vietnamese dress that the film really begins to pack a punch but that leads us into another debate should we expect that a film must challenge us all the time certainly i enjoy being challenged by a film or a book or other people but is there no room anymore for what is simply a nice story i haven t deleted my initial post on this film because i m all too aware of the orwellian overtones of such an act but i would downgrade my initial rating from an to perhaps a as for nominations for afi best film my votes go to the human touch three dollars and look both ways and i think look both ways should win"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24518": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this film for an after school special isn t that bad and that s the problem nothing happens you feel as if you re still in class a guy teaches a bunch of young underdogs how to be good paint ball players we never get to see these underdogs doing badly as the good player is training them they all of the sudden turn into good players by meditating also there are too many characters and no character development too much time is spend on the main character and his sexy sister and not enough on some of the other kids this could have had a bad news bears feel the original since there was a girl on an all boys team but there wasn t any feel to this movie at all it has no feeling and leaves a dull pain in your bones after watching it is not fun to bag on not fun to watch and is just kind of there plain boring something you d watch after school before your pre evening nap as dull as the day is long and it s been a long long day watching this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24519": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "let me be the first non australian to comment on this i got the movie for hugo weaving and i watched it to the end it s one of those drama of life films as my mother used to call a movie that depicts a real life story with no extraordinary events and that is mostly descriptive i liked the light and the girls the rest was without too much fault but without too much merit either i yearned for something like the interview or at least some matrix villain element here and there but nothing out of the ordinary the story does teach one about facing one s own destiny and break free from the environment others build for you but this happens when the life giving peach factory in the area is about to close so not much of an effort to change things is required the smart american beauty sound alike song in the background could have been part of a larger soundtrack but just that one playing over and over again became annoying after minutes of film in the end i guess it did his job of presenting a part of australian life but to me it didn t seem specifically australian it could have been placed anywhere and it didn t seem attractive as a story i guess one must be in a certain mood to like the movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24520": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "ok i bought this film from woolworths for my friend for a joke present on his birthday because the front cover had a sexual innuendo in it but we decided it to watch it anyway just for hilarity purposes and i m sorry but this has got to be one of the worst films in history it began off alright and we thought ok this might actually be ok but after about minutes we were sadly mistaken it began when the mysterious paint baller turned out to be the most obvious character the scouser australian i say that because he had an accent which couldn t be identified who s acting might i just say was abysmal then it got to the end and by that time we had all lost the will to live the paint ball finals the only thing i did like about this plot is that they didn t actually win but annoyingly enough they won by default and i know this has nothing to do with it but the name the team were given was just awful critical damage i mean they could of picked a more awesome name like the destroyers of the anti christ or something or that s what the film should of been called anyway"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24521": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i really enjoyed the performances of the main cast emma lung is courageous and interesting the director has developed performances where the characters are not one dimensional a complex story with the changing between eras also appreciated the underlying story of the unions losing power and the effect of a large employer closing on a small town i do not agree with the comment that the older man has to be attractive there have be many relationships with older men and younger women without the male being good looking depth of character can be appealing to the not so shallow the film has a good look and the cinematography is also good"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24522": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "but the trouble of this production is that it s very far from a good musical granted one can t always expect the witty masters like sondheim or bernstein or porter yet the music of this piece makes even andrew lloyd webber look witty it s deadly dull and uninventive with one or two exceptions and just after i watched it i couldn t recall a single significant melody which is rather tragic coming from someone who learned the whole another hundred people from three listenings it is also strangely un theatrical it takes place on an incredibly large stage one really has to feel sorry for those people in front rows who broke their necks in order to see something happening meters on the right or meters on the left and does absolutely nothing with it when there s supposed to be one person singing on stage that s just what you get and the rest of the enormeous stage is empty for me as an aspiring theatre director it was almost painful to watch the fact remains cole porter seems to have captured the french culture in his works better than these no talents can ever come close to and i m puzzled by the popularity of this would be legendary musical"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24523": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this story is beautifully acted it is both sad and heartwarming about a young girl s journey to discover where she has come from and where she is going stephanie was adopted by her mother s best friend after her mother and father were killed in a car crash and ever since she has been labeled the miracle baby she is dyslexic and is finding life a bit tough her findings along the way affect those closest around her her relationship with her guardian and her guardian s ex boyfriend are handled very delicately and sensitively and the whole of the supporting cast are genuine dimensional and believable set around a peach canning factory in small town australia this is a warm gentle erotic film and leaves you with a pleasant feeling when the credits close after reading some of the other rather shallow comments about hugo weaving i would like to add that i think he was brilliantly cast and was extremely sexy no he is not brad pitt but that doesn t mean that he isn t attractive"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24524": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "not that i dislike childrens movies but this was a tearjerker with few redeeming qualities m j fox was the perfect voice for stuart and the rest of the talent was wasted hugh laurie can be amazingly funny but is not given the chance in this movie it s sugar coated sugar and would hardly appeal to anyone over years of age see toy story monsters inc or shrek instead"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24525": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i was at the same screenwriters conference and saw the movie i thought the writer sue smith very clearly summarised what the film was about however the movie really didn t need explanation i thought the themes were abundantly clear and inspiring a movie which deals with the the ability to dare to face fear especially fear passed down from parental figures and overcome it and in doing so embrace life s possibilities is a film to be treasured and savoured i enjoyed it much more than the much hyped somersault i also think mandy was a bit unkind to hugo weaving as a bloke about his vintage i should look so good i agree that many australian films have been lacklustre recently but peaches delivers the goods i m glad i saw it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24526": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "they should have called this movie adopted mouse brother that is slightly inspired by someone s vague recollection of stuart little who just kind of skimmed the book a little but mostly just remembered the cover if it wasn t so misleading i d give it a better review but seriously people do your kids a favor and have them read the book they might actually learn something instead of having their mind numbed by what we all know as hollywood film the book stuart little isn t about a mouse it s about a person who happens to be very small and mouse like he s born to his parents not adopted the book is about his life and his eventual departure from home and the journey he embarks on there is a cat named snowball who thinks he s food and wants to eat him but snowball can t talk in the movie they screw all of that up i think the only things that they kept from the book were the boat race and the names"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24527": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the story is being told fluidly there are no interruptions the flash backs are woven into the present seamlessly casting was superb young ya ara looked very much like ya ara would have looked at that age her portrayal of a blind person was done convincingly director daniel syrkin have done a superb job in getting the various actors to work together in this story the cinematography is very good you feel like you are with ya ara and talia walking toward the ocean to the edge of the cliff the english subtitles follow the hebrew script very closely it is interesting to note that even though out of sight is not a direct translation of lemarit ayin both names are very appropriate to the story"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24528": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i watched this movie recently together with my sister who likes the performances of sophia loren i m a person who they call a cultural barbarian i hate art in any kind of shape or form rambo is more my kind of movie action kills blood horror if you recognize yourself in this avoid this movie like the plague no one dies no action no nudity nothing of the kind let me give you a r sum in a few sentences it starts out with minutes in black and white nazi propaganda every italian in a housing block attends a parade in honor of hitler except for a housewife an anti fascist and a caretaker the housewife who is cheated by her husband meets the anti fascist she falls in love with him wants to make love to him but the anti fascist is gay despite of this they make love with each other at the end of the day the housewife reads a book from her gay lover and the guy himself is deported by agents the end you want an even shorter r sum boring that short enough the guy should have used his gun in the beginning of this movie and shoot himself to save the audience from this atrocity on a side note my sister loved this movie like i said i m a cultural barbarian"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24529": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "billed as takashi miike s first family film by people who haven t seen zebraman presumably yokai daisenso takes things even further in the direction of family friendliness diluting the darkness and cynicism to create a grand fantasy fairy tale a young boy is chosen by fate to save the world from monsters and horrors of which they remain largely unaware the film is evidently bigger budget than anything else miike has done with lots of cgi to create fantasy world populated by odd creatures the yokai perhaps the lack of extreme content is a consequence of more nervous investors but i think it s probably just that he wanted to do something different he s really never been a one trick pony but often gets accused of it perhaps yokai is designed to silence those critics regardless it s a great project for miike to channel his boundless imagination and invention into there s a very cartoonish feel to the production evoking thoughts of miyazaki in places the yokai are based on an old series of comics that were in turned based on japanese folk tales which certainly influenced miyazaki as well particularly spirited away it must remembered that miike has nothing like the budget of a harry potter film to work with so the special effects aren t going to be seamless hollywood style work some blue screening is especially obvious some of the special effects are great though with some very well animated creatures a mix of cg stop motion and puppetry i think the little sock puppet that follows the hero around for much of the film was meant to look really cheap and is all the cuter for it the young lad who plays the hero of the film does a really good job it s so hard to find a pre teen who actually understands the concept of acting but year old ryunosuke kamiki is a genuine talent i see he did voices in the last miyazaki films chiaki kuriyama is delicious as the villainess of the piece though mai takahashi made an even greater impression as the pixie eared river princess yum yum those looking for another violent perverted gangster film aren t going to find what they re looking for in yokai but if you re a fan of miike because of his imagination and wit there s plenty to satisfy here and it has the added bonus that you can happily put it on whatever company you ve got"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24530": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "at least the under ten year old set will stay interested eleanor geena davis and fred hugh laurie little a nice well to do couple set out to bring home from the orphanage a new little brother for their son george johnathan lipnicki they come home with quite the odd new sibling a sharp dressed little mouse named stuart voiced by michael j fox yes mouse stuart is happy to have found the sense of belonging even if it is in a super sized world that contains his new family s pet cat snowbell voiced by nathan lane stuart embarks on the experience of family loyalty and overall friendship george will finally accept his tiny new brother when the dapper dressed stuart saves embarrassment at a model boat race also in the cast julia sweeney harold gould estelle getty and jeffery jones and the voices of chaz palminteri bruno kirby and jennifer tilly"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24531": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "although there is melodrama at the center or rather at the bottom of this film the story is told beautifully and subtly and the acting is superb yaara studying at princeton returns to her native israel for the funeral of her oldest and dearest friend talia because yaara practically lived with her friend s parents after the death of her own mother she has lost her adoptive sister and because yaara blind from birth has been guided and guarded by talia her friend s suicide is as unbearable as it is inexplicable inevitably the blind girl is the one who determines to solve the mystery of this death though without sight she has insight though she cannot see she is able to find what is out of sight than the normal people around her the film thus becomes an absorbing mystery as yaara scours for clues in memories of her relationship with talia in her adoptive family s house in tapes diaries and people in talia s past and present told from yara s point of view the film is also seen from her point of view as she visualizes what she hears believes and imagines the solution to the mystery is rather conventional but the search is conducted with such subtle care and the answer rendered so beautifully and without fanfare that the pat moment is easily forgiven the truths emerge gradually yet inexorably clarifying not only talia s life but also her relationship with yaara tali sharon as yaara uses her mobile face and voice effectively and is utterly believable as both the adult and teenage girl we accept fully her ability by the film s end to find her place in the world more confidently noteworthy is the precision by which places and actions are repeated with small but significant variations that never become tedious the dead on acting by the minor characters and the interesting decision to represent talia only as a teenager i will quibble with yaara s final declaration as stands with gadi talia s last boyfriend at a cliff s edge but that trip to the edge is so fascinating that the image will remain in sight longer than her words will be recalled"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24532": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "basically this is about a couple who want to adopt a second child at the adoption agency they meet a mouse stuart and they decide to adopt him if you think that this is stupid hold it because it s getting worse stuart arrives to his new home where he is treated like a human child spare me the rest is pretty much the usual clich about family problems jealousy from the elder brother and at the end all issues are resolved and they are all a happy family boring and worn out as this is it is also shown in the most blunt and unsophisticated way i don t know if the director believed that he was being creative by introducing a mouse to the clich or he was just trying to fill in minutes but he only upgraded the clich from boring to abhorrent then why i gave a and not a zero because of the family cat who loves stuart as much as the brother and because of some funny gigs where stuart makes good use of his small size on the overall i believe that the film would work reasonably well if a stuart was a pet and not a sibling b it had kept to the funny gigs like stuart trying to outwit the cat and had left out boring clich s which don t even match with anything else"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24533": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i won t give anything away by describing the plot of this film other than to say that it begins with the return to israel of a young blind woman whose closest friend and companion has just committed suicide it unfolds like a detective story as the blind woman tries to figure out why her friend ended her life as she pursues her investigation and the information accumulates it leads inexorably to a devastating conclusion the film is expertly paced and the acting especially by talia sharon as ya ara the blind woman is excellent israeli film has definitely come of age and is now fully competitive with other foreign films though few have found a large audience in the u s"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24534": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it should first be said that i have read the manga and therefore my argument is based on the differences this anime greatly disappointed me because it removed the comedy and high quality action of the manga and ova what it left behind was merely a husk of what it could have been many of the characters lacked the depth that is seen in the manga alucard is not the sympathetic character that secretly wishes for death walter s story lacks the betrayal and the nazi villains that plot to engulf the world in war are completely absent instead the anime provides the gary stu villain incognito who is defeated against what appear to be all odds my primary complaint is not that the anime diverges from the manga but that it does such a poor job"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24535": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "once a year comes a movie like that and makes things easy for you you don t have make an effort to think it is good it s just is you enjoy it while you watch it and you take it home with you i can t say it is totally flawless but it s near acting great story interesting and with elements of suspense it s a small family story pretty much predictable but it s not the secret itself that matters it is the way the it takes the blind girl to reach it i was impressed by the way the director portrayed their deep relationship the blind girl and her cousin the only thing i didn t like that much is the actress that played the mother she was too tough and without necessity keren"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24536": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "mighty morphin power rangers has got to be the worst television show ever made there is no plot just a bunch of silly costumed kids using martial arts while dressed up in second class spandex outfits the special effects look like they are from the s the costumes look like something out of a bad comedy and the show is just plain awful the only thing worse than the television show are the toys just second rate plastic garbage fed to our kids there are far better shows for your kids to watch try giving your kids something like nickelodean those shows actually have some intelligence behind them unlike power rangers"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24537": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i give this movie out of because the villains were interesting in their roles and the unknown batwoman creates an interesting guess who game the movie however needs more robin in it he appeared in the movie in the beginning and sporadically throughout the rest i always thought the new animated series did little justice to the neat new robin character let alone knightwing this movie just continues that bad tradition the movie spends too much time on bruce wayne and his romance which wouldn t be so bad in one movie if the romance wasn t so unbelievable it is still a good movie if you are a batman fan and i would recommend watching it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24538": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i really do not have any clue as to why some people find the power rangers television show even remotely interesting at all the costumes are completely ridiculous and the people playing in them also look completely foolish at the same time there is absolutely anything remotely interesting about the power rangers this is just a higher priced television commercial designed to sell extremely cheesy plastic garbage to the unsuspecting children around the world from the notes i can see that it s been banned in the country of new zealand and from what i have seen i can agree with their decision avoid this show at all costs it s terrible and ridiculous"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24539": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i thought the film could be a bit more complex in a psychological sense perhaps but the action and voice acting were top notch the animation was heavy cg in many scenes but very good ones at that this is one of the batman returns forever type films which include romances and the conflicts of wayne and motives for dating fans would love this and so would the females great theme song wayne was portrayed very well in this film and the penquin was back to his true form no mutant genes in him this time i liked the fact robin wasn t used too much tim drake was just a good computer nerd somewhat of an indigo child or mind of the future the supporting cast was made up of some soap opera stars decent talents and the characters were drawn to look like the voice actors too kelly ripa was hilarious in this film i rate this below phantasm return of the joker and batman vs dracula but liked the smarter script better than i enjoyed subzero"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24540": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "come on what is the deal with this show power rangers anyways i always felt that the show which was originally brought over from japan in a better form took what was great in japan and turned into one of the most ridiculous and pointless excuses in toy merchandising history there is absolutely no point with this show whatsoever the bad haircuts bad costumes earrings etc all show what was ridiculous back in the s from the two idiots bulk and skull to the duhs of the main cast jason trini tommy kimberly billy and zack i just want to say one thing give me a break saban brought this from japan and then disney bought the rights to this show around five years ago now the public has to endure reruns of this show on the disney channel and such all i can say once again is give me a break"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24541": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i always said that the animated batman movies were much better than the live action films i ve seen all of the animated films but out of the bunch this is the poorest and it s rather disappointing mask of the phantasm would rank as the best then world s finest then sub zero then return of the joker and finally this ranks last in this newest animated movie there s a mysterious new batgirl in gotham and batman is intent on discovering whether she s friend or foe as she sets out on a quest for vengeance but as bruce gets involved with three young women he begins investigating them and discovers who is the new batgirl the tone in this film is unusually light considering most of the films are grim and bleak which was rather disappointing bruce acts strangely out of character most of the time the villains are re used from the last films and while the action scenes are exciting they re really nothing new it also lacks the dramatic impact the other films have especially that of sub zero which was heavy in drama and character development everything in the film feels pretty recycled and the supporting characters are charming but no one is actually worth rooting for all the while i really enjoyed this i had a blast and the identity of the new batgirl is surprising but this wasn t as exciting as i d hoped half out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24542": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "okay i seriously can t think of anything worse than the pr series there are many bad things in life traitors liars etc but seriously power rangers has got to be at the bottom of this list can you think of anything more stupid than five six teenagers who don t even act like a normal teen dancing around in identical suits with different colors so that you can tell them apart fans have you ever come across a real person who gets flung against a mental wall and gets up almost immediately and continues to fight without getting injured power rangers are for five year old boys and believe me i never liked this show even when i was five i guess you can say dino thunder is an exception the teens actually act like teens and tommy oliver actually acts like a mentor or no a teacher it s got teen humor though the fighting is lame i don t hate dino thunder many people say power rangers are crap but i wouldn t it would be an insult to crap so face it five year old boys power rangers is rubbish"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24543": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "in with the success of the first season of batman the animated series warner brothers commissioned the team responsible for the hit show with producing a feature length movie originally slated for direct to video but bumped up to theatrical status it would become known as batman mask of the phantasm ten years after phantasm we have had an additional three feature films released from the boys at the wb sub zero return of the joker and now mystery of the batwoman joins the family the plot is basic and in many ways similar to mask of the phantasm a new female vigilante modeling herself after batman has begun targeting operations run by gotham mob boss rupert thorne and oswald cobblepot aka the penguin now batman must attempt to unravel the mystery of the batwoman before she crosses the line the animation is the sleeker futuristic style that was utilized for batman the animated series fifth and sixth seasons aka the new batman adventures it s quite nicely done and just as sleek as return of the joker s animation there is also some use of cgi but it s minor compared to the overabundance of it in sub zero the music was alright different and exotic and similar to the justice league score although the points in the score when the old animated batman theme comes up will be sure to send waves of nostalgia through the older fans rodent shaped hearts kevin conroy as always does a wonderful job as bruce wayne and batman it s also great to have the old batman the animated series alumni back that includes bob hastings commissioner gordon robert costanzo detective bullock tara strong barbara gordon batgirl her cameo hints at the romantic relationship between her and bruce that was mentioned in batman beyond and efrem zimbalist jr alfred villains were also great especially given that rupert thorne the old mob boss from the original series appears for the first time since the fourth season overall while not quite reaching the standard set by mask of the phantasm ten years ago motb carries on the torch quite nicely for the animated batman films and if you have the dvd and are a hardcore fan you will love the five minute short chase me"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24544": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "nowadays it is sort of a trend to look upon all shows from begin s as classics people are so easily blinded by nostalgia these days and while some of those shows were are undoubtedly good this one is just pure crap i watched this show a lot back in those days since it got a lot of reruns on tv back then and even as a child i didn t like it even a year old can see how much the people in power rangers are overacting and how much the special fx sucked even back then when the show doesn t resort to the painfully bad fighting scenes it plagues the viewer with this unnecessary soap opera about a group of teens and they r little social problems every now and then i don t know about you but i didn t give a rats ass about any of that at all and its basically filler until they have to fight some dude again in a very clich alien costume with fireworks or some toy robot you never feel involved in some kind of way with this show and the fact that most of the actors act like there really have no interest at all besides they r wallet just enhances the lack of feeling there is really nothing memorable about this show and its pretty surprising that it got so many spin offs beetleborgs is a good example all it is is just a quick way to make some money though i challenge any fan to tell me what exactly stands out in episodes that is supposed to be so good because i couldn t find anything that is even slightly appealing to children my guess is that most fans of power rangers will tell me that i just don t get it anyway or something along that line i really don t care though this was crap back then and it still crap now"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24545": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "batman mystery of the batwoman is the latest animated batman straight to video dvd movie to be released minor spoilers ahead the plot revolves around a new crimefighter the batwoman who seems to be personally involved for whatever reason in stopping a major arms shipment although the movie is interesting enough it s not as good as mask of the phantasm sub zero or return of the joker the main reason being is that it doesn t give off the emotional appeal the other movies did at the end of this movie we don t really feel sorry for anyone as we did in the others especially sub zero there is no real tragedy that made the other animated movies special for us even the batwoman is not really a tragic character as mr freeze or phantasm were not only that but batwoman s alter ego seems so incredibly stiff and dull that the viewer doesn t really care what happened to her that caused her to put on the mask or what happens to her at the end and therein lies the main reason we don t get this special emotional appeal don t get me wrong i did find the movie enjoyable it does have its moments such as when the audience finds out who batwoman really is and seeing an old villain return who was last seen in the original batman the animated series the action is also very enjoyable with some very suspenseful moments if the batwoman s background was more interesting this movie would have been better than return of the joker in my book but as it is now it s in th out of as for the animation it s the same as the new batman adventures cartoon from the mid to late s the score is not as memorable as the previous animated batman films but it s still good nonetheless i do recommend buying this dvd because despite its flaws it is enjoyable but just remember it s not as good as the other batman animated movies"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24546": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "years ago power rangers was one of the shows that swept the nations especially that of the youth when i was a year old kid living in the philippines i would watch this show every friday on abs cbn channel over there when the movie came out in it was all shock and awe to me when i watched it with my dad and uncles my grandparents even sent me a balikbayan box full of power rangers stuff including the easy to build megazord figure and the stuffed toys of the rangers i even played the video games and loved only one of them mmpr fighting edition which was really sad anyway it was the show that set a stepping stone on my interest on robot series especially anime mech series like gundam now that i m i d like to think this show is pretty cheesy to me now to prove this i took a trip down memory lane by buying a set dvd collection with mmpr the movie and turbo a power rangers movie and watched both of them i was like ugh how awful just another junk in the attic for me for all of you people of my generation this is not a show that you d want to watch over and over again i m not saying to leave it behind for the rest of your life but occasionally is not a bad thing now is it instead of power rangers i d recommend something like mobile fighter g gundam highly recommended ninja senshi tobikage aka ninja robots or even the original sentai shows that were the basis of power rangers"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24547": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "it aired on tv yesterday so i decided to check it out this was one of the last bruce timm paul dini dtv projects related to their old batman the animated series after that jeff matsuda came along and re imagined batman with his new the batman series but anyway the story of this new batman movie centers around the appearance of a new vigilante known as batwoman however batman feels the need to stop her because of her extreme methods and also in the meantime take down the pengiun and ruphert thorn who both are secretly working with carlton duquesne who s having family troubles and another villain which is later revealed in the movie on a weapons smuggling operation they also put a bounty on the batwoman the question is who is this mysterious batwoman and is it possible that they could be more then one it s up to batman to solve this mystery and stop penguin s latest operation for an animated movie it has a fairly complex plot and a serious tone which is good another plus was the complete redesign of the penguin who looks much more like the sophisticated mob boss we re used to seeing in the comics unlike his previous designs that borrowed elements from tim burton vision of pengium sewer rat and circus freak even though the movie contains a love subplot it s never carried that far and doesn t derail the movie like say batman forever the voice acting is standard quality for these direct to video projects if only batman mask of phantasm took this route kevin conroy still shines as batman bruce wayne and like i said despite running for some very short minutes it manages to make a pretty good and complex storyline complete with a few minor twists and bucket loads of action there are a few downsides however nightwing is nowhere to be seen and i m sure barbara gordon and bruce wayne don t click as a couple even though is just referenced tim drake aka robin does very little in the movie and to be quite frank i was never a big fan of paul dini and bruce timm s batman character design especially in their batman shows post btas this the new adventures of batman and robin well it kinda makes batman look fat then rather a well built bulked up individual kinda like the jeff matsuda character model from the batman bruce wayne seems a bit awkward those blue eyes make him look more like clark kent then bruce though it s true they do look very much alike another downside is rupert throne no explanation as to why he is in this deal but it s safe to say he s has goons and what s a cut of the deal which does very little more then hang out with the penguim or get himself hurt every time he points a gun at someone count how many times this happens in the movie and you ll be surprised overall a good batman animated movie worth at least a rental"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24548": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "power rangers the completely awful kid s show from the s still continues to disturb young children with it s complete cheesiness and awful settings this show was not entertainment it was an excuse to teach children violence in showing kids how to fight one another in order to solve their differences the toys were further demonstration in how to promote a violent television show and such i have never been able to figure out what the purpose of this completely ridiculous show ever was as such it remains one of the worst kids shows ever made"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24549": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "an enjoyable batman animated film not on par with return of the joker or mask of the phantasm but solid nonetheless i liked how the movie kept you guessing as to who batwoman was there was nice twist nice action sequences i ve always been of the opinion that the batman cartoons are better then any of the pitiful batman live action film sequels the trend continues here out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24550": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "anyone who has a remote interest in science fiction should start at the basics everyone says star wars and star trek are the best science fiction films to begin at which is fine but the truth is the terminator and this movie soylent green are far better choices than those series soylent is probably science fiction s best kept secret it remains one of the biggest yet most forgotten films but the impact of its setting is becoming more a reality with each passing day charlton heston overdramatizes his role yet it works edward g robinson in his final role makes the most out of it in soylent green more than anyone else and his final scenes are touching it is manhattan in the world is overcrowded and food is an unbelievable fortune a small jar of strawberry jam costs a big executive for the soylent company is murdered and police detective thorn is on the case the secret of soylent green is not a mystery if you do research on the movie soylent is enjoyable to watch but the whole screenplay is a joke it is just as cheap as the entire production the screenplay and the over dramatics of the actors made the movie yet were completely hilarious everyone seems to be a moron and no one knows the rules specifically cop thorn who likes to just waltz into people s apartments peruse around shamelessly and steal anything he wants the character s interactions keeps your attention on the movie but still you realize that soylent green sucks an enjoyable piece if you have the time but do not expect anything more"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24551": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "peaceful rancher robert sterling is on the losing side of a range war with his ruthless neighbors that is until notorious outlaw robert preston shows up out of the blue to level the playing field soon he begins to go too far feeding a growing sense of unease in sterling especially when his son begins to idolize the wily criminal the sundowners is a tightly paced gritty and surprisingly tough little picture with a great performance by preston here he comes across as an evil version of shane that is until the real nature of the rancher and the outlaw s relationship is revealed most movie guides and video boxes spoil the surprise rounding out the cast is chill wills jack elam and the debut of john drew barrymore who became more famous for his offspring than his acting"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24552": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i have not seen many low budget films i must admit but this is the worst movie ever probably the main character the old man talked like he had a lobotomy and lost the power to speak more than one word every seconds a year old could act better the story had the most awful plot and well the army guy had put what he thought was army like and then just went over the top i only watched it to laugh at how bad it was and hoped it was leading onto the real movie i cant believe it was under the night rental thing at blockbusters instead of a please take this for free and get it out of our sight i think there was one semi decent actor other than the woman i think the only thing ok with the budget was the make up but they show every important scene of the film in the beginning music bit awful simply awful"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24553": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this was a favorite christmas special that i wish that they would release on vhs or dvd since my rpm got lost and any cassettes i made are also long gone i am not even a big john denver fan but was very impressed with the music which was mostly traditional favorites with a muppet spin esp little st nick it also contained a few little known songs original even though it was done at the end of the s this show had a timeless feel to it hoping to find a copy soon"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24554": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "mighty morphin power rangers came out in supposedly based on the japanese sentai television show that started back in the s now as a fan of japanese action films and series you would think i would get a kick out of this show you could not be more wrong what worked in the japanese version has become a complete abomination of television with mighty morphin power rangers mmpr is based on five teenagers who get powers to becomes costumed superheroes with robotic dinosaurs who form an even bigger robot now this premise is more far fetched and more laughable than anything in either transformers movie yet the ridiculousness of this show is often overlooked it was followed by two really bad and i do mean really bad movie knock offs and the actors starring in this series completely disappeared from the scene if you must choose try watching japan s zyuranger series instead also what s up with the awful long s haircuts and all the earrings on the guys it makes them all look feminine"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24555": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this post may contain spoilers although it was years after the series ended and wb was currently working on justice league this animated movie is a welcome addition to the video library why well if mask of the phantasm compliments the first episodes of batman the animated series and subzero compliments the episodes of the adventures of batman and robin then mystery of the batwoman compliments the final episodes of the gotham knights version of batman kevin conroy once again delivers a voice over performance that is nothing short of excellence and perfection i admit i was a bit leery when i heard about batwoman and all i could think about were the old s comics of batman but i was blown away by the batwoman character her look her costume which i assumed inspired bruce wayne to create the costume on batman beyond and the fact that this movie keeps you guessing who batwoman is all the way through if you want to know who batwoman is then buy or rent the dvd barbara gordon makes a cameo appearance and i think the writers were trying to hint that bruce and barbara had something going on between them like they did in batman beyond tim drake appears as robin but his role is a small one and sadly there is no sign of or mention of dick grayson alias nightwing which leads me to believe he has established himself in bludhaven his city in the comics of the three suspects for batwoman my favorite is kathy duquesne who looks an awful lot like halle berry kelly ripa did a great job as one of the other suspects when it comes to the villains i m glad the penguin was one of them but i did not like the fact that they replaced paul williams with david ogden stiers pengy just didn t sound right same thing goes for robin the new guy did okay but just as i was starting to get used to matt valencia they replaced him it s interesting to note that kevin michael richardson who voices carlton duquesne is now the voice of the joker in the batman series and we finally see what rupert thorne looks like revamped since he didn t show up in the gotham knights episodes the late john vernon will be missed although i enjoyed henry silva as the voice of bane if he had to be replaced they got the right man in the form of hector elizondo i only wish they could have used two face riddler or the scary new version of the scarecrow the musical score and especially the soft sounding intro were superb i wish that was on a soundtrack and i especially enjoyed the beautiful and talented cherie in the iceberg lounge along with her song betcha neva while some feel that this movie is weaker than the mask of the phantasm and subzero i find it just as strong and enjoyable as the rest plus like i said earlier it s a full length movie based off the gotham knights version of batman which i think gives a good balance i would at least recommend renting this dvd first before buying it for those who might be leery of this movie but personally it s well worth the purchase i give mystery of the batwoman a"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, 1, -1]},
	"24556": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i remember this show being on the television when i was a kid back in the early s and there was this rage about kids with goofy leotards doing kung fu on one another and riding around in plastic dinosaurs it was called power rangers i remember that little kids would go around hitting each other and then the shirts and the stuff from the show was banned in many school districts all over the country because this show taught kids how to fight each other in solving their differences i never really thought of this as a show especially when better shows like the tick were playing on fox kids most older teens always looked at power rangers in a ridiculous and scornful manner and it s not hard to wonder why the footage is ridiculous at best the colored rangers costumes look like stuff you would work out in and the dinosaurs look like plastic nonsense then you get into the acting and of course those really laughable haircuts all the guys run around with earrings on half of them are wearing s mullets and they always wear the same clothes everyday and then change into leotard wearing power rangers the toys are especially ridiculous as well and was the joke of many late night talk show hosts and of course two of the worst movies ever made and i do mean two of the worst movies ever made were based on this show with nearly every critic trashing both the films and the shows it was based on power rangers is nothing more than a bad television commericial for especially bad toy merchandising as an adult i don t look at it fondly but rather as another embarrassment of s kids shows fashion and guys earrings"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24557": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the original animated dark knight returns in this ace adventure movie that rivals mask of phantasm in its coolness there s a lot of style and intelligence in mystery of the batwoman so much more than batman forever or batman and robin there s a new crime fighter on the streets of gotham she dresses like a bat but she s not a grown up batgirl and batman is denying any affiliation with her meanwhile bruce wayne has to deal with the usual romances and detective work but the penguin bain and the local mob makes things little more complicated i didn t have high hopes for this un since being strongly let down but the weak batman sub zero robin isn t featured so much here but i was delighted with the imaginative and exciting set pieces the clever plot and a cheeky sense of humor this is definitely a movie no fan of batman should be without keep your ears open for a really catchy song called betcha neva which is featured prominently through out it s a shame the dvd isn t so great don t get me wrong there are some great features the short chase me is awesome and a very cool dolby soundtrack but the movie is presented in pan and scan batman mystery of the batwoman was drawn and shot in but this dvd is presented in an in comparison to the widescreen clips shown on the features there is picture cut off on both sides i find this extremely annoying considering mask of phantasm was presented in anamorphic widescreen warner have had to re release literally dozens of movies on dvd because people have complained about the lack of original aspect ratio available on some titles why they chose to make that same mistake here again is beyond me i would give this dvd but the lack of oar brings the overall score down to it s a shame because widescreen would have completed a great dvd package"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24558": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "many people here say that this show is for kids only hm when i was a kid approximately years old i watched this show first it was disgusting for me i talked with other kids about this and sure other shows and know what this was the measure of disguise whenever we wanted to emphasize something s silliness either on tv or anything else we said uh just like power rangers and laughed and before visiting this site i could not imagine that there actually are fans of mmpr it was so strange for me that i decided to watch it again and try to understand why people like it i did not enjoy that viewing but it dawned upon me maybe i have not enough imagination it may be however this argument is not sufficient for me to rate it more than star"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24559": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "for starters i have always been a fan of the batman cartoons because the theme is so universal that everyone alive has an alter ego this is true in the mystery of batwoman while the overall story is good i m disappointed that they haven t really done much for the franchise with this throughout the movie you are trying to find out who the identity of batwoman is unfortunately you can find out by easily looking at the cast of credits posted on this website so if you haven t seen it already don t go there i was sort of disappointed that they didn t make the movie longer minutes is way too short for any movie the secret identity of batwoman also comes far too early in the movie sort of midway and becomes anti climatic afterward because you know the good guys will always win and that the new character known as batwoman will disappear after the movie is over i m also not too sure about the new animation style used in this movie i love the sleek new characters but there should be some more detail where detail is called for some parts of the animation look so awkward and rigid that it grabs your attention right away diverting your attention away from the storyline i also didn t really like the bright atmosphere used in most of the scenes it sort of loses its dark and gothic feel which is batman similarly we should ve gotten to know more about batwoman s personality so that we can build the same deep compassionate feeling that we do with bruce wayne also i think the fight with bane should have been done better in typical children s fashion the bad guy meets his demise too easily either by tripping falling getting electricuted or doing something dumb that works against them come to think of it there wasn t even one drop of blood spilled in this movie either bottom line its a good entertaining flick and i recommend anyone who s a batman fan to watch it it has good storyline universal appeal and even great acting to top it off i just wish that they could have delivered more permanent change to the story by making batwoman stay to make things more interesting not just introduce her and then kick her off once she s done i d also like to see someone else figure out the mystery for a change finally to have some other than batman solve the mystery and fill him in later with the details i hope there are more animated movies to come and look forward to the time when we will actually be able to see the breakup between bruce wayne and barbra gordan he s been stringing her along forever and doesn t even like her and i can t believe that she was dumb enough to fall in love with someone years older i also want to see the time when tim drake leaves because he is getting sick of the old man in short i want to see all of the things that led the characters to where they will be in batman beyond otherwise the same repeated formula will just end it faster than if they just decided to move on with the story"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24560": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the power rangers is definitely the worst television show and completely ridiculous plastic toy line in the history of the united states there is absolutely nothing even remotely entertaining about this completely awful television show this is simply the worst show ever made with awful actors dressing up in multi colored spandex outfits that look completely ridiculous the owners of this show should be ashamed of themselves since there is no redeeming value to this nonsense kids of today should try watching better shows like the toy story movies instead of this garbage"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24561": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this batman movie isn t quite as good as batman mask of the phantasm and batman and mr freeze subzero but it is still a good installment to the batman cartoons i say it is equally good as batman beyond the movie this movie is good for all the same reasons the storyline is good not quite as good as the other one s but still pretty good it has lots of action in it the cartoon effects are good the voice of actors are really good such as kevin conroy as batman bruce wayne tara strong as barbra gordon efrem zimbalist jr eli marienthal as robin the villains are good such as kyra sedgwick as batwoman david ogden stiers as the pequin hector elizondo as bane so i am sure you will not be disappointed with batman mystery of the batwomen so make sure that you rent or buy batman mystery of the batwoman the movie because it is really good overall score out of out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24562": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "power rangers the moronic merchandising television kids show from the s has got to be the most pointless and ridiculous television show ever created what exactly is the point of this show anyway other than to sell second rate plastic nonsense to children there is nothing even remotely redeeming or interesting about this show in anyway look at the costumes which look like spandex gone bad the mullet style hair earrings and fashions of the early s look completely ridiculous these days avoid this show at all costs"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24563": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "batman the mystery of the batwoman is about as entertaining as animated batman movies get while still true to the feeling of the comic books the animation is done with a lighter spirit than in the animated series bruce wayne looks much like he has before but now he appears somewhat less imposing the dick grayson robin has been replaced by the less edgy more youthful tim drake robin kevin conroy as usual invokes the voice of batman better than most live action actors kelly ripa did a much more decent voice acting job than i was expecting as in the live action batman films the movie lives or dies based on the quality of the villains my all time favorite the penguin is here his design is sleeker than it has appeared before hearkening more to the burgess meredith portrayal of the s than the danny devito portrayal of batman returns david ogden stiers is the perfect choice for the penguin s voice the penguin is finally portrayed as a cunning sophisticate just as he most commonly appears in the comics hector elizondo s voice creates a bane who s much more memorable than the forgettable version in batman robin and finally batman has a descent mystery to solve putting the detective back in detective comics that is what dc stands for after all the revolution to the mystery is a delightfully sneaky twist the score adds to the mysterious ambiance of the movie it sounds like a mix between the score from poirot and the score from mission impossible all in all it s more entertaining than your average cartoon"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24564": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i never quite understood the popularity of saban s power rangers show which was quite simply a second rate americanized version of japan s ultra popular super sentai series of the past three decades what was cool about the japanese version gets completely lost in the american version characterization special effects etc of course many kids will say that power rangers are the greatest but they would be incorrect i m sure if they spoke japanese they would learn how much better super sentai is over the american version power rangers is completely awful try super sentai instead looking for a better show try voltron the third dimension instead"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24565": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "capital city fans rejoice this first season of this series is now available from network dvd and i ve recently got my copy although very much an ensemble piece of key maverick trading floor characters capital city does present us with various moments through both its first and second season when each member of the team plays a significant part in a particular central or peripheral plot line the cultural mix english irish american german polish of head trader wendy foley s played by joanna phillips lane group of staff is balanced with their own distinctive mannerisms interests and personalities which helps to make the rather unfamiliar and to most people seemingly sterile subject of financial trading reasonably engaging through the engaging performances of the cast in fact this seemingly dynamic young team of employees is in direct contrast to the rather staid and old fashioned senior management of shane longman as represented by lee wolf richard le parmentier and james farrell denys hawthorne i suspect that such an unconventional way of working as employed by wendy s team would not have become a reality had it not been for youthful reclusive free spirit peter longman inheriting his thirty per cent stock in the company from his father and allowed a more trendy relaxed modern way of business become a reality to a certain degree wendy s i am led to believe immediate supervisor leonard ansen john bowe follows the establishment in the traditional manner of running the company however his fondness for wendy rather sees him occupying the middle ground on most occasions the main interest in the series i believe stems from the simmering romantic attraction between douglas hodge s declan and the cool self assured blonde haired german trader michelle hauptmann played by trevyn mcdowell which had viewers continually wondering if the situation between these two colleagues would develop beyond the close friendship fondness that they undoubted have looking forward to browsing through this title and hopefully the second season of thirteen won t be too far away"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24566": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i cannot for the life of me explain what the popularity of the children s television show power rangers is all about i never understood why unsuspecting children liked this show in the first place since the characters seem so idiotic and not worth caring about whatsoever the costumes look completely atrocious like multi colored spandex that people wear to go to the gym what exactly is the purpose of this show anyways but for kids to learn how to fight to solve their problems what is up with the awful hair cuts and clothing on this show anyway not to mention this show is still playing on cable television just to make money to teach kids how to fight each other when they disagree on a certain problem there s far better entertainment for today s children hopefully they aren t as gullible as kids of the s who watched this show oh and what is up with the homo erotic tension between the red and green rangers anyway"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24567": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i agree that capital city should be on dvd i watched this show only by accident in and fell in love with rolf saxon as hudson talbot it was nice to see americans who work abroad in london in the financial industry for a change i loved rolf in this role and loved every other role that he has been in i can t believe the show only lasted episodes i liked william armstrong as hudson s flamboyant charming friend in the series when they aired this show in the new york city area it was always late at night or at off times the show is less than an hour long i felt this show should have gone on longer but the casting changes in the second season really made the show a little less interesting i didn t care for sylvia but missed the actress julia phillips lane in the previous season i felt this show took chances and often it worked it showed americans who loved and chose to live in london the american characters were not arrogant or tried to outdo their british counterparts i also liked the fact that they had tried to internationalize the cast rather than make them all british i liked watching julia ormond in an early role i felt this show should have lasted longer i felt at times that the previews lasted as long as the show in less than an hour they could have transferred the cast to new york city and it would have been a hit in america"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24568": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "very rarely do i give less rave reviews on a show or film i dislike on imdb but mighty morphin power rangers is just so painstakingly dreadful it s terrible i wouldn t have minded if this had been an animated series would ve been better that way i guess but as a live action show it typifies the terms cheesy and campy of which power rangers is five multi coloured spandex wearing teens battle evil by using their martial arts skills the costumes are horrid they look like something that is reminiscent of what track and field athletes and female gymnasts would wear the acting is woeful and the fight choreography is so shockingly bad and so lame to watch it makes jean claude van damme look as equally as good as bruce lee which is an understatement in itself in fact they look as if they are jumping and dancing about like it was some version of the nutcracker or they were doing ballet rather than fighting besides there are some cartoons that heavily feature martial arts and yet it is done in a fun yet not so cheesy way that makes it look silly kids show or not this is just so lame and on the verge of absurdity and even though this version is set in america you could be forgiven into thinking that as you watch some of the fight sequences that they were not filmed in the us but rather in japan thus the somewhat fake fighting and footage was borrowed from the japanese version only to be juxtaposed onto the us version if you like this type of thing then stick with sentai the japanese equivalent"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24569": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i remember this series so well it was excellent such strong and compelling characters stylish and sexy and so different to everything else on offer at the time and now i am sure that it inspired the also excellent canadian drama traders both season and season are available on dvd region in the uk its a treat to watch the series again season is episodes and season seems to be episodes unfortunately it seems to have ended after seasons this series was a lot of fun sometimes you can get it on special at amazon co uk"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24570": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "worst show i ve ever seen the story is about a group of teenagers who for some inexplicable reason have super powers and when they use some special device they morph into strange poorly designed suits the acting when they re not in the retarded looking suits is decent definitely not good but not the worst acting i ve ever seen however when wearing their suits the actors acting goes from bad to worse much much worse the hyper animated idiots have a myriad of unnecessary motions they do even when they talk they look like they re having seizures the villains are stupider than the rangers every episode some weak idiotic villain comes up with some plan to destroy the rangers he she then sends a force of hyper animated aliens to attack the rangers the rangers then initialize their hour transforming animation then they annihilate the aliens then the poorly designed villain which can either be an armored villain that actually looks and acts evil to a humanoid ladybug like creature with trumpets attached to its back that shows obvious signs of mental retardation the power rangers fight the villain off then the villain turns into godzilla whether it be by a rain cloud or a nuclear missile yes they fire nukes at the creatures and the creatures turn into giants the power rangers spend minutes acting hyper animated and summon their zords which are obviously toys that the producers of the show used special effects on to make them look real the power rangers win the villain gets mad they all teach a valuable lesson and the show ends that s it twenty five minutes of brain washing fake kung fu fighting"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24571": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "it begins with several of the principles on a stage run to albuquerque gabby hayes juke sounds like duke is the driver and begins his usual tirade against women in general with his girlfriend pearl being an exception he then relates a garbled version of the biblical story of samson to justify his retention of long whiskers against the wishes of pearl who is the town barber no less and who claims if everyone followed his example she would be out of business this point will return to dominate the last scene in the film gabby seems an irritation to some reviewers but is a definite plus to this one it s too bad he wasn t in more of the better randoph scott westerns to help lighten up randy s usual iron jawed demeanor also on this stage are randy cole armin his future wife cathrine craig as celia wallace whom he is getting acquainted with and a little girl myrtle to whom he soon becomes a hero when he rescues her from the runaway stage after it is held up by henchman of randy s wheelchair bound uncle john armin george cleveland who essentially runs the town randy soon learns that his uncle and by extension himself is not exactly popular among the town folk he does however quickly form a useful friendship with gabby after he learns that uncle john was responsible for the stage holdup of his business competitor celia wallace and the associated murder he demands that uncle john return the money and decides to work for celia and her brother ted russell hayden instead of for uncle john as his rival s prospects rise uncle john decides to plant an informant barbara britton as letty tyler in the wallace office to keep him informed as to when they are delivering ore from the mines to town so that he can sabotage their run when this doesn t work he resorts to the draconian tactic of staging an arson of his own office for which randy is blamed unfortunately when the fire was discovered randy was in letty s apartment confronting her with suggestive evidence that she was tipping off uncle john myrtle and letty testify that he was in the apartment when the fire was discovered this puts him and letty in the dog house with celia his apparent beau and ted who hopes to woo letty this news also ends uncle john s trust in letty as an informant and he suggests she leave town instead she switches sides and tells the wallaces why randy was in her apartment uncle john tries once again to sabotage their ore run and when that fails there is a general shootout in town you can guess the results the plot is well constructed and executed with complicated relationships between the principles and with a variety of obstacles for randy to overcome with the sometimes aid of his associates at least randy was spared the necessity of bringing his uncle to justice uncle john had a choice to avoid assassination but arrogantly trusted that a woman wouldn t have the guts to carry out her threat the presence of hayes and two beautiful wholesome single women as well as little myrtle much helped to lighten the otherwise tense atmosphere in this battle for survival as uncle john put it it seems odd that barbara britton the bad girl gets top female billing over catherine craig randy s love interest barbara s on camera time was much more limited those who grew up on the lassie tv series featuring george cleveland as gramps will be surprised to find him playing such a mean controlling villain we may wonder if his wheelchair bound status has a bearing on this persona this leaves him with few options for making a living in the wild west without apparent family to help support him except randy he can t afford to have some upstart beat him out of the most profitable business in town on the other hand from his conversations he probably achieved his status as the town boss before becoming wheelchair bound"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24572": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "some wonder why there weren t anymore mrs murphy movies after this one will it s because this movie totally blew snot disney was not the right studio to run this film maybe touchstone well they re owned by disney but it d be more adult the film is too kid ish as the book series is not the casting is all wrong for the characters the characters don t even act the way they do in the books and why was tucker changed to a guy he s a girl in the frigging books was this done to make the film appeal to boys sheesh and where was pewter the gray cat one of the funniest characters from the book is absent from this filth rita mae brown is a good writer but letting disney blow her work was wrong an animated feature film perhaps in the vane of don bluth s artwork would suit a better mrs murphy film overall i give this a because at least disney made a film from an under appreciated book series but i wish they did better either way i still have my books to entertain me"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24573": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "randolph scott is heading into albuquerque to take a job with his uncle however on the way there the stage is held up even though they are not carrying a strongbox however a nice lady on board is concealing for her and her brother s business and the robbers seem to know this once in town scott goes to this uncle about the job however he soon learns that this uncle is a jerk the typical bad guy from westerns you know the rich guy who only wants to become richer by cheating and stealing and threatening until he owns everything and it just so happens that this jerk was behind the robbery scott demands that the uncle returns the money and then scott goes into business with the nice lady and her brother not surprisingly this is not the end of the problems just the beginning again and again intrigues of various types occur to try to crush the uncle s opposition one trick is to bring in a pretty lady to befriend scott and his partners she s a crack shot and it looks bad for scott until he figures out why she s come to town unlike most later randolph scott films this one shows scott as a bit more headstrong man all too often in his films he s the last one to suggest violence but in this film he s quick to suggest a lynching screw the law let s have a hangin and later he s quick to threaten the uncle what a surprise to see him as such a hot head though in most other ways he s the same old scott you d expect as far as the film goes there s nothing particularly unusual about it gabby hayes plays the usual character scott is a hero the baddie cannot be reasoned with and ultimately is destroyed and scott gets the girl despite this very typical plot it s all handled very well and as a result is well worth your time by the way there are two weird scenes in the film first late in the movie there is a fist fight between scott and the uncle s henchman lon chaney jr in it chaney smokes as he fights something i never saw before and i did admire how he could puff away as he got his butt kicked second get a load of that runaway cart scene with the whip now that was one impossible feat"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24574": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "my first full heston movie the movie that everyone already knows the ending to a sci fi thriller the campy factor everything that goes with this movie was injected in my head when i rented it and on the morning that i watched it it was the perfect movie to watch in the mood that i was in not wanting to move put in player hide in blankets and though i tried to understand what was happening to lead to the ending that will be eternally ruined by pop culture it just really didn t make it everything was all over the place relationships had no backbone the ending had no lead in everything was just kind of there in some freakish way and the watcher has no choice but to leave partially dumbfounded at the ending that it gets to because even though we all know that it s people it s quick answers as to why it s people makes any serious attempt at enjoying the movie for anything other than the silliness thrown out the window"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24575": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the summary line above spoken by james cloud robert preston to his brother tom robert sterling just about says it all jim aka kid wichita has a way of making things happen only trouble is he usually leaves dead bodies where he s been not the sort of mentoring tom envisions for younger brother jeff who likes what he sees in jim especially when defending their ranch against local texas cattlemen the opening credits state introducing john barrymore jr as the younger brother in this his very first screen appearance that seemed rather odd to me particularly since he was addressed as jeff almost immediately into the story approximately eighteen at the time of this movie he bears a passing resemblance to sean penn no stranger to personal and legal problems throughout his career as well as estrangement from his family i was left wondering if his daughter drew barrymore might have ever seen this picture i m inclined to think not on the subject of resemblances i was also struck by the thought that the young robert sterling looked a bit like roy rogers early in his career knowing sterling previously only from his role as george kerby in the early s tv series topper i thought he looked out of place in a western but that might just be me his character becomes emboldened by his brother s resourcefulness at creating trouble and provides some of the edginess to this not so typical story minor subplots abound including the relationship rancher john gall john litel has with his son the sheriff who kid wichita kills and the troubled marriage between kathleen boyce cathy downs and her husband earl who kid wichita kills chill wills rounds out the main cast as one of tom cloud s hired hands and figures in the somewhat predictable finale what s not quite predictable is how things eventually wind up there and for that reason this western earns points for following a less traveled hence not quite as formulaic a plot as a lot of good brother bad brother westerns do combined with the eclectic casting of the principals it s one i d recommend even if you have to endure some of the jump cuts and sloppy editing that i experienced with my copy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24576": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it s hard to criticize this movie because i dislike the story itself and no amount of good acting would have saved it think raising arizona with a mean streak the acting is passable but jennifer tilly is way over the top yet not enough to make this a nice camp film as usual coming in somewhere between misery and a sarcastic dmv employee the rest of the cast have their brows perpetually knitted in consternation either from the stress of their parts or the stress of the whole futile exercise a real degrading few hours of film darryl hannah spends most of the movie weeping too hard to be understood i wish i could tell you how it ended but i walked out sorry"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24577": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "albuquerque is a film that has all the elements of a class a western except one the story that really belongs to a class b or c that was acceptable at the time the film was made when people were so thrilled to see a western in color but nowadays it just looks very primitive nonetheless for people who enjoy old westerns it is entertaining the original color and sound are very well kept on the dvd that recently came out gabby hayes is a good sidekick lon chaney is mean as always and randolph scott a bit more cheerful than usual in a film named albuquerque you would expect to see something that would remind you of the city but the town that is shown here could be just anywhere"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24578": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "what can i say this movie was so dumb stupid i thought it was a psychotic drag comedy they should rename it bitching pregnant cat fight what a stupid waste of time if you want to see die die i want your baby drag queen jennifer tilly being her freaky self then just rent out one of the chucky movie oh ya the bride of chucky it s more fun watching the two ugly plastic dolls one of them jennifer tilly turned into the ugly female version of chucky having squeaky plastic rubber sex then watching daryl hannah being pregnant dumb stupid jennifer tilly grinding up her husbang in a food processor reminded me of my mother trying to do house work ok it s just bad"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24579": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "according to the book the last of the cowboy heroes which is about joel mccrea audie murphy and randolph scott the author says that albuquerque was the only film he personally did not review because he claimed it was lost hadn t been seen in years good thing for western fans somebody was doing some spring cleaning at paramount because a print was apparently found and now it s out on the open market albuquerque is a pretty good western too with scott involved in a family feud with uncle george cleveland george cleveland sends for his nephew randolph scott with the intention of making him part of his freighting business headquartered in the fast growing settlement of albuquerque cleveland is more than just a business owner he s the town boss which he runs from a wheelchair he even has the sheriff in his pocket randolph scott is not a cowboy hero for nothing that includes not backing relatives up when they re villains he goes to work for a rival outfit headed by brother and sister russell hayden and catherine craig cleveland is full of all kinds of tricks and he even sends for a western mata hari in the person of barbara britton to worm her way into the confidence of his rivals barbara s great as the homespun vixen who develops her own agenda randolph scott s original home studio was paramount it was where his first studio contract was with albuquerque marked the last film he ever did for paramount and they gave him a good one note also lon chaney jr who is george cleveland s chief henchman a rather loathsome bully of a man and gabby hayes who is just gabby hayes albuquerque must have been loved by republicans across the nation in with its chief villain as a town boss who rules from a wheelchair a certain democrat from a wheelchair had made hash of them for four straight presidential elections and he was gone they had high hopes of winning the white house that year too but things went awry and they had to settle for an ersatz boss getting his comeuppance in albuquerque i m not sure why cleveland was in a wheelchair since nothing was really made of it in the plot my guess is he was injured and played the part that way because he had to still albuquerque must have had great appeal to the gop market"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24580": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "not only was the plot of this film contrived with the ease in which the two psychos are able to kidnap a pregnant woman without breaking a sweat but it was a terrible rip off of misery however the main reason i gave this film such a low rating was because it absolutely disgusted me i m not someone easily shocked by what film makers dish out and have always had a love for horror flicks but this film went too far purely in terms of violence and torture just for the sake of getting points in the shock factor i think most people when watching just the first ten minutes of hide and seek will find themselves reaching for the remote"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24581": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the big goodbye introduces us to the first holodeck adventure in this case captain picard posing as private investigator dixon hill this episodes creates some sort of standard pattern repeated several times on tng as well as ds and voyager after entering the holodeck something goes wrong and the characters have to deal with the program under different circumstances beyond playing a game represented by the failure of the holodeck s safety program this concept is used to expand star trek s possibility and enabling a kind of genre mix picard s dixon hill stories are examples of s crime fiction and their representation on the screen are referred to as film noir often having the stereotype antihero in the lead see for example chandler s marlowe stories or polanski s all time classic chinatown star trek never focuses on the story mostly it s a simple how do we get out of here scenario but enables the actors to take a different approach to their characters those holodeck games are commonly used for recreation and reflect the private interests of the crew members therefore the technical aspect is always neglected and from that point of view the stories are never sound but did star trek ever had a technical scientific point to it i mean besides some utopic concepts the big goodbye shows a relaxed patrick stewart a mcfadden that hardly ever looked better in a star trek episode at least the early ones and data has some great scenes too although i find it hard to believe that pulling the lamp s plug out of the wall would have really surprised him for the fact that he d done research on that period and its customs wesley continues turning peaceful trekkies into potential murderers why didn t they take him to the holodeck and let the gangsters finish him off but all in all this one s fun"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24582": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "and i have seen some bad ones i have nothing good to say about this movie the acting is poor by jennifer tilly as to be expected daryl hannah does an ok job but nothing close to being able to save this movie the biggest flaw in this film is that the plot is so weak though based on a good premise that the writer resorted to the stupid heroine trick to create a contrived suspense when all daryl hannah would have to do is hide she runs out in front of her pursuer the hospital scene is absurd without exposing too much of what passes for a plot i think it would be difficult for a bloody petite woman to carry a pregnant from a hospital without being noticed lame very lame save yourself some time and pick out another flick"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24583": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this episode introduced the holodeck to the tng world the jarada have to be contacted and a precise greeting must be delivered or it would greatly insult them a tired picard decides to take a trip into the holodeck and a wonderful adventure begins the settings are superb and almost movie like alas the jarada probe sent shortly thereafter damages the holodeck and all it s safety devices stop working picard and now guests must outwit the mobsters of gangland s america and return to the jarada rendezvous picard greets the jarada correctly and a new day dawns between humanity and the jarada this gem of a first season episode set the holodeck for many interesting and unusual adventures to be had there"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24584": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is the kind of movie you regret you put in your vcr it is some weird bad rip off version of stephen kings movie misery i cannot understand how this movie got a score because it has no story what so ever and when the movie finally ended i was relieved this movie should have been released as a short movie instead to much time is spent on the same thing and as in every bad movie everything happens just at the end of the movie in a minutes time span so before you decide to watch this movie be sure to put some new batteries in your remote control because you are going to do whole lot of fast forwarding don t worry you wont miss anything important"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24585": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this peabody award winning episode is one of the highlights of the st season where a holodeck malfunction traps captain picard beverly data and a starfleet historian named waylan within a s san francisco setting this episode is an homage to raymond chandler s maltese falcon where patrick stewart assumes the humphrey bogart role complete with fedora and trenchcoat the office itself is almost an exact replica of the one featured in bogey s maltese falcon this episode also briefly introduces us to a mysterious insect race called the jarada that communicate with mostly a high pitched buzzing sound communication with this alien race is difficult and it is up to picard to communicate with this race in their native tongue so that negotiations and diplomacy can finally begin the best part of this episode though is the appearance of the famous hollywood b actor lawrence tierney in the role of the gangster cyrus redblock he was such a handsome man back in the s oh well"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24586": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie starts presenting a somehow original idea but became a great frustration later on what is the deal of having an original start if the rest of the movie did little to avoid a clich d plot the movie itself is very unbelievable i would like to know how exactly someone enters a clinic gets a nurse outfit kills a doctor takes out a patient in her bed puts into his chevy pickup and leaves i guess no one could answer this question so they just jumped to the other scene hiding these little details the performances are just plain bad the villain is just another annoying crazy antagonist no deepness totally linear character after minutes of film most scenes are unbelievable seemed like they were put there just for the sake of the minutes since they were totally unneeded a doctor see a woman clearly under strong medication is denied to examine her gets kicked out of the house and simply leaves quiet the ending scene made me burst into laugher only mickey mouse could make it more out of reality i m giving it out of for the first lets say minutes of movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24587": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "being the first feature film with robert de niro although not released for years later this is worth the watch de niro s role isn t huge yet amusing as one of two friends who first try to prevent another friends marriage only to later chase him down to force him into it any die hard de niro fan will get a kick out of an early performance by arguably the best actor today"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24588": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie was like a bad train wreck as horrible as it was you still had to continue to watch my boyfriend and i rented it and wasted two hours of our day now don t get me wrong the acting is good just the movie as a whole just enraged both of us there wasn t anything positive or good about this scenario after this movie i had to go rent something else that was a little lighter jennifer tilly is as usual a very dramatic actress her character seems manic and not all there darryl hannah though over played she does a wonderful job playing out the situation she is in more than once i found myself yelling at the tv telling her to fight back or to get violent all in all very violent movie not for the faint of heart"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24589": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "outrage is pretty good movie robert culp was very good in the movie and was perfect for the part its hard to believe that this is a true story but what can you do when i watched this i thought why do they have to do all of those things it isn t right but they learned their lesson when they picked on the wrong man anyway if you ever see this movie on tv watch it because its a good one"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24590": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "wow sheer brilliance turning a thriller suspense horror into comedy after watching this i never laughed so hard at a horror movie before a ridiculous plot with characters that were just insanely developed either not written in depth or too much depth if you want to watch an absolutely written horror movie with stupid dialog messed up plot useless scenes wasted characters bad sound and lousy development overall then this is the one to watch be sure to keep focused for the classic food processor scene and the totally inept police investigation scenes this is a remarkable new low in screen performance and writing and to sit through it for the entire duration makes you either stupid daring or brave"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24591": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i remember this movie quite intense for an year old good editing i felt terrible for the st bernard i d watch it again if it were rebroadcast but the signal is passing pluto as i write this robert culp a highlight of his career i am just glad i didn t live in that neighborhood oh those s what a decade if they remade it i bet it would be very violent and bloody so what are they waiting for an excellent movie for pre pubescent suburban boys it was very intense i think it was filmed in los angeles certainly not made in lodi nj the shot with the st bernard was the best and obviously the most haunting image from the film and then they left the carcass on the stoop rotten kids"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24592": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie raises a number of pressing questions in my mind firstly how has jennifer tilly managed to sustain a film acting career for all these years based on that ridiculous squeaky voice and the very limited range of hammy facial expressions she employs secondly what on earth were the people responsible for making this offensive and deeply repulsive film thinking of and thirdly given that there were people perverted enough to decide to make dreck like this shouldn t there have been someone in the system the studio the distributors or somewhere sane enough to prevent it actually getting completed and released you really would have to search a very very long way to turn up another movie as profoundly nasty as this and it isn t even billed as a horror movie which inasmuch as it can be seen as belonging to any legitimate film genre it certainly is the movie wallows from beginning to end in the sickest kind of madness violence and abuse and has essentially no redeeming features at all i m not actually advocating censorship which i don t believe in but i really can t see how anybody could conceivably draw anything positive from watching a film like this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24593": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "robert culp they call his character doctor i think he s a vet or something and family move to an affluent low tax zero law enforcement suburb lantern jawed culp and his dog are nearly killed when some local idiot neighbor kids get drunk and go cruising through his front yard at mph he presses charges which arouses the kids ire and suddenly him and his family are the victims of a violent and disturbing prank campaign marilyn manson er marlyn mason rather plays his fretful boiled celery wife who urges him not to use violence against his sneering nemeses and who really just wants to move somewhere with decent public services but the system is getting culp nowhere and he s not about to leave his house because of some punk kids and their crazy rock and roll music and we all know what movie people do when the system fails but this is based on a true story which makes it even better it should be noted that while the villainous hooligans do have convenient s funk o matic teenage theme music that warns us when they re up to no good this film actually ends up treating the age brackets even handedly really it doesn t make a big generational thing out of it kudos for that anyway if you like dogs or at least believe in protecting their civil rights like me and you like justice and you like fire and you like justice for dogs by way of fire and you think people who skitter nervously out of troubled communities are too damn soft then this flick s ethos is up your alley no it s not really good at least not in any widely recognized sense of the word there s nothing subtle or understated or clever about it it s just sort of a feature length psa for vigilantism it does however capture the feeling of some memorable scenes in other beloved works remember in frank miller s the dark knight returns when batman leads the mutants on horseback to reclaim gotham city remember that scene in a christmas story where the kid pounds the bully s face in remember how cool that was or do you just really hate being looked at funny by your neighbors yeah mon unfortunately this was a made for tv movie that i just happened to catch at am on my local wb affiliate and it s probably not destined for dvd release but after being inspired by this film do you think i m gonna just sit here and take it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24594": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i have read the other comment about this movie and usually i try not to be harsh in my criticisms because i try to be a nice person however this movie is one of the worst movies that i have ever seen and thats topping a lot of bad usa network plus cinemax nights whoever thought of this movie needs to be prevented from ever making another one this film disgusted me in a way that no other film ever i really think these people are insane just save your time and do not watch this fllm please i wish that i had the acting is horrible the plot what plot is stupid and degrading and insane i really do not think this should have been made into a movie but that is my opinion and i am trying to save you from wasting your time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24595": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a great movie from the lost age of reactionary made for television drama my all time favourite actor robert culp skillfully plots a trajectory through uptight liberal fairmindedness and faith in the system kneejerk conservativism and fear of crime and homicidal psychosis the teens are a collection of pure sneering evil stereotypes and the eventual message of this film makes episodes of dragnet look evenhanded by comparison but what really shines in this is the great pace of the movie building the fear and paranoia by degrees as well as the feel of the whole california setting the cars are really great as well as i recall i give this film a and i defy anyone to watch this film and not enjoy every minute remember just because it s made for television doesn t mean it isn t great art"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24596": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "as a great admirer of marlene dietrich i had to finally watch this very very dull picture it is miss dietrich s first color film and the world s most beautiful blond is a redhead bad start the story is a tremendous bore involving a subject which itself bores bores me stiff religious guilt who needs it suffice it to say perhaps that of all dietrich s films and i have seen most including pittsburgh this is the only one where even her performance is barely worth watching the color photography is ok this is a very early technicolor release but to no purpose ridiculous casting c aubrey smith basil rathbone enough said the only thing of any interest at all is john carradine s outlandish caricature of a performance as the sand diviner who foretells all that will happen the supposed happy ending is one of the most depressing ever conceived yet another example of david o selznick s highly inflated reputation did he ever make a really good film other than that one and for one final annoyance the soundtrack of the mgm dvd is a mess with volume levels seemingly randomized highly unrecommended"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, 0, -1]},
	"24597": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "sterling and younger brother try to survive on land being squeezed by big cattlemen when rogue brother preston arrives a moral dilemma ensues john drew barrymore steals the show as the younger impressionable brother barrymore shows signs here that he could have been an acting powerhouse moves at a nice pace to an exciting climax"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24598": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i m glad some people liked this but i hated this film it had a very good idea for a story line but that s where it ended it was badly written badly acted and badly made it had some interesting plot points but they were just skipped over too fast the writers needed to realize what to keep in and expand on these bits like lying about why she was kidnapped and ditch the dross instead it was what s going on seconds later they tell you this film had no suspense and i was bored from start to end i just wanted it to finish go and rent misery or best laid plans if you want suspense or twists that keep you guessing to the end"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24599": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a very good made for tv film it depicts trouble in suburbia circa s and the sort of neighbors one certainly does not want to have around the worst most upsetting part of the film was when the punk teenagers killed the family dog the teens do everything to annoy and harass this poor family but boy does the lead character take vengeance on those punk teenagers in the end the father homeowner surely does not take all of the aggravation from the punk teens lightly and is quick to retaliate after lack of help from the police that is he stands up to them and protects his home and his family a very good actor i might add i watched this on tv when i was like or i have never seen it again on tv and would like to definitely a good one it s the sort of movie one may catch on a weekday night very late at night and can t stop watching or an afternoon film on a weekend it s the kind they just don t show anymore it is definitely worth seeing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24600": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it is not often i watch a film that is as dreadful as this one i continued to watch every minute hoping that this was intended as a joke only to find it was meant to be taken seriously well as seriously as this genre requests the acting was disgraceful and the situations horribly contrived and clich d if a film was made in for example and had the quality of hide seek cord in its direction we would think that cinema back then was naive as it happens this film was made in and i have yet to see a film from the silent era that has as little charm as this one definitely not for the serious movie goer [not worth a rating]"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24601": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i saw this film on true movies which automatically made me sceptical but actually it was good why not because of the amazing plot twists or breathtaking dialogue of which there is little but because actually despite what people say i thought the film was accurate in it s depiction of teenagers dealing with pregnancy it s not dawson s creek they re not graceful cool witty characters who breeze through sexuality with effortless knowledge they re kids and they act like kids would they re blunt awkward and annoyingly confused about everything yes this could be by accident and they could just be bad actors but i don t think so dermot mulroney gives when not trying to be cool a very believable performance and i loved him for it patricia arquette is whiny and annoying but she was pregnant and a teenagers the combination of the two isn t exactly lavender on your pillow the plot was very predictable and but so what i believed them his stress and inability to cope her brave yet slightly misguided attempts to bring them closer together i think the characters acted by anyone else would indeed have been annoying and unbelievable but they weren t it reflects the surreality of the situation they re in that he s sitting in class and she walks on campus with the baby i felt angry at her for that i felt angry at him for being such a child and for blaming her i felt it all in the end i loved it and would recommend it watch out for the scene where dermot mulroney runs from the disastrous counselling session career performance"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24602": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "there were times during the movie i wish i had been beat to death the only reason i endured the entirety of the movie was because i couldn t believe how bad it really was and thought it must get better this truly was a horror film i was horrified that i wasted what seemed like hours of my life that i will never get back the other two hours i spent mourning at the loss please recommend this movie to whomever you wish to torture and tell them the suspense will kill them"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24603": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i first saw this movie when i was a freshman in high school and the film has stuck with me through the years it s not about the soundtrack or cinematography or even the dialogue and somewhat bad acting it s about the educational purpose and the message behind that is the most important it s not a sin to have a child when you re a teenager and still in high school and it s not really a bad thing either but it is a problem tons of girls i knew are all having children now and i guess they never watched this great movie and if they did they clearly didn t get the message behind it all it s about not taking chances when you re in a sexual relationship any girl can get pregnant the first time it s not a myth you don t necessarily lose out on your dreams but they do have to take a backseat in your future because you have a child to think about first this movie has a clear message behind it just say no"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24604": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "there is an interesting discussion in this movie is being a moral person good enough or do you need something more the movie preaches that without the guidance of god being a morally good person is not enough there is a line early in the movie you and i can look at a person who is morally good but both know he is going to go to hell while i am not a christian the discussions about this throughout the course of the movie were fascinating but not in the way the movie intended i left the movie with a stronger feeling that being morally good is enough the arguments and discussions presented were heavily biased so much so that they crush themselves in the weight of their own ignorance fanaticism can be a powerful thing especially when inferenced in the minds of the ignorant and uneducated as george carlin s character in dogma said hook em while they re young the basic premise is a very interesting one also a bible scholar from the s is attempting to publish a book that says that morality without god is ok as long as the morality is meaningful do you only tell a child not to steal or do you tell him not to steal because god tells you not to not bothering bringing up that telling the child not to steal because well how would he feel if it was his marbles that were stolen the author carlisle wants the recommendation of his school to help sell the book to spread the world however it needs unanimous consent and one of the scholars opposes it he brings up in a very interesting discussion early in the film about the morality for morality s sake vs god s words argument to prove his point he produces a time machine put in the movie solely to make the plot work which i m fine with and sends carlisle to the year to see where teaching morality without god will lead us as should be obvious he has his opinion and is changed by what he sees and has reversed himself by the time of his return for he does return that s not really a spoiler this is a bible movie after all as for the movie as a movie itself it s pretty slow and pretty poorly acted something that was not needed in this movie is that it produces two bad guys who want to try to figure out who carlisle is even tho he hasn t hurt anyone committed a crime or anything what s wrong with the movie just showing carlisle s opinion showing his view of this sinful world and returning him with a new viewpoint also there a few points in the movie which affirm to me that i m happy i m not a christian or at least someone who says it s god or nothing three near the end of the movie rather disturbed me first when the two bad guys corner carlisle right before he jumps carlisle does his only truly despicable act he fakes like his time jump is the coming of jesus and makes it so the bad guys who are also christians btw oddly enough think they just missed the rapture secondly after carlisle returns he finds a boy in which he scolded at the beginning of the movie about not stealing but not mentioning god kid kept the marbles and ran away and tells him this time that stealing is wrong because god commands it like the carlin quote above scaring kids into religion is a faux pas in my book and lastly the epilogue another scare tactic carlisle asks the inventor how far into the future they could go and he says he doesn t know the epilogue shows him trying to warp a bible into the distant future starts at and it fails he keeps decrementing the years by and trying again and by the fade out he s at like or so throughout the movie carlise mentions that he felt the end of the world coming because the world was rife with sin and the loss of the name of god scare tactics have been in use for thousands of years you would think in these enlightened times the church would have enlightened as well i m glad i saw this movie while i was fairly certain before that being morally good was enough now i know it for a fact worth watching if you are not a christian to affirm how happy you are to not be as ignorant as the folks in this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24605": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i really thought this wasn t that bad not a great work of art but dermot m was the stronger performer by far patricia arquette was overacting much of the time he was actually playing cello which was very impressive and his lines were never forced besides he is an incredibly beautiful man really sexy add that to the talent and most anything he s been in is a lot more tolerable he always gives his all even if some of the projects he s been involved in didn t quite hit the highest mark not the fault of the actor in most cases he s unfortunately been in some strange films that just didn t resonate at the box office always with a list actors but just not always a hit but he is worth every penny of any dvd rented or purchased see the wedding date with debra messing one of his best overall films worth every penny if you haven t seen it yet do then you ll understand that quote"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24606": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "not being familiar with us television stations when i flicked onto this on my in laws cable first i thought it was just a low budget sci fi film then after a couple of minutes i started thinking it might be a clever satire on the worst excesses of christian fundamentalist and then it dawned on me good grief these people are serious it s been a while since i saw anything so unintentionally hilarious i hesitated about writing a review of this for fear of offending believers but then i saw other reviews and thought hey they can take it tough philosophical conundrum how do you make a movie criticizing movies without actually showing what it is you re criticizing answer make it in such a way that the only people who ll appreciate it are people who hate the kind of movies you re criticizing i suppose some liberals ugh spit when you say that might be offended at the filmmakers contempt for those in the audience who aren t obsessed with the j c myth but i didn t mind it was so darn funny"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24607": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this flick is sterling example of the state of erotic b movies bad porn movies without the hardcore sex the plot in this one isn t so bad as these things go it involves a female lawyer trying to prove her lover is innocent of killing his wife the rest of the movie however leaves something to be desired bad acting bad direction bad looking woman bad sets bad cinematography bad sound and bad sex scenes the filmmakers should learn the difference between raunchy and erotic they don t even have the common sense to have gabriella hall naked or in a love scene how dumb is that"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24608": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie seems to send the wrong message there can be morality without using christ poeple of other religions i believe can get into heaven i am a catholic who goes to church every week but i do not agree with such christian arrogance this is the worst time travel movie i have ever seen and i ve seen timeline"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24609": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "great softcore sex revealing and sexy and plenty of it ignore the ignoramus who doesn t realize that raunchy is sexy if done the right way if you erotic go watch that red shoes diary junk if you want hot and exciting softcore done properly this is the movie to watch if you like the more explicit skinemax films you ll like this one great softcore sex revealing and sexy and plenty of it ignore the ignoramus who doesn t realize that raunchy is sexy if done the right way if you erotic go watch that red shoes diary junk if you want hot and exciting softcore done properly this is the movie to watch if you like the more explicit skinemax films you ll like this one"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24610": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i guess this would be a great movie for a true believer in organized christian dogma but for anyone with an open mind who believes in free will rational thinking the separation of church state and good science fiction it is a terrible joke there are some well known actors who were either badly in need of work or had a need to share their personal beliefs with the rest of us heathens i was entertained by this movie in the same way i was entertained by reefer madness that movie attempted to teach drug education by scare tactics the same way this movie tries to teach christian principles with the threat of hell and misery for otherwise good people who don t share their interpretations of our world it had me howling with laughter and at the same time scared me to realize how many people actually believe that our society should revert to the good old days of the th century"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24611": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this low budget erotic thriller that has some good points but a lot more bad one the plot revolves around a female lawyer trying to clear her lover who is accused of murdering his wife being a soft core film that entails her going undercover at a strip club and having sex with possible suspects as plots go for this type of genre not to bad the script is okay and the story makes enough sense for someone up at am watching this not to notice too many plot holes but everything else in the film seems cheap the lead actors aren t that bad but pretty much all the supporting ones are unbelievably bad one girl seems like she is drunk and or high the cinematography is badly lit with everything looking grainy and ugly the sound is so terrible that you can barely hear what people are saying the worst thing in this movie is the reason you re watching it the sex the reason people watch these things is for hot sex scenes featuring really hot girls in red shoe diary situations the sex scenes aren t hot they re sleazy shot in that porno style where everything is just a master shot of two people going at it the woman also look like they are refuges from a porn shoot i m not trying to be rude or mean here but they all have that breast implants and a burned out weathered look even the title deviant obsession sounds like a hardcore flick not that i don t have anything against porn in fact i love it but i want my soft core and my hard core separate what ever happened to actresses like shannon tweed jacqueline lovell shannon whirry and kim dawson women that could act and who would totally arouse you and what happened to b erotic thrillers like body chemistry nighteyes and even stripped to kill sure none of these where masterpieces but at least they felt like movies plus they were pushing the envelope going beyond hollywood s relatively prude stance on sex sexual obsessions and perversions now they just make hard core films without the hard core sex"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24612": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "first of all this movie reminded me of the old movies i used to have to watch in religion class in school that s not a good thing basically it s just a preachy and pretentious piece of filth just like the terrible left behind series i m not offended by religious movies but i am offended when these religious movies just happen to be extremely awful i would just like to be able to say nice things about a christian movie but it doesn t look like that will happen any time soon i bet if you gave the bible thumpers a decent budget they still wouldn t be able to come up with anything good just avoid this one also the fact that the american family association basically reverend wildmon s lackies beam about this film on their website is another reason to make me hate it in fact after i viewed this i went home and watched my copy of david cronenberg s nc rated crash forgive me father for i have sinned hahahahaha"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24613": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a nicely done thriller with plenty of sex in it i saw it on late night tv there are two hardcore stars in it lauen montgomery and venus thankfully gabriella hall has just a small part"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24614": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i rented this by mistake i thought after a cursory examination of the box that this was a time travel sci fi story instead it s a christian story and i suppose is fairly typical example if you are sold on the message you probably will overlook the awkwardness of the plot acting etc but i found it rather painful i have to admit that i m bothered by the rewriting of history in this story it paints the s as some sort of paradise of family values and morality a character is aghast that of marriages end in divorce but it overlooks very unsavory sides of this highly moral society rigid racial sexual and social discrimination were widespread for instance and at one point the hero complains to a clothing store owner about things that sound not all that different than the complaints of some iranian leaders about women s clothing styles as reported in a recent wsj overall thought i suppose that it s the sort of thing you ll like if you like this sort of thing and it s certainly wholesome"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24615": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i ll be honest with you i liked this movie it s a great zombie flick that is packed with action original ideas good acting but is also packed with bad zombie effects part iv entitled after death is also good i would recommend this movie to horror fans everywhere out of fans of horror movies like this should check out puppet master skinned alive slumber party massacre sleep away camp and other full moon pictures flicks for other recommendations check out the other comments i have sent in by clicking on my name above this comment section"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24616": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the premise sucked me in but it was clear about seconds in that this was either david lynch or something seriously terrible interesting to watch just to run through the fundamentalist laundry list i can be a sucker for a stirring spiritual piece romero comes to mind but there was nothing spiritual whatsoever about this one the message seems to be that we must all pretend we have an iq of or simply get a lobotomy jennifer what happened to ya and blindly follow the bible without any sort of self examination whatsoever or we ll trigger the second coming it s the kind of attitude that makes people fly jumbo jets into story buildings i work around the corner from the site of the former wtc i like to think that god is a little greater than that"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24617": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie is awesome on so many levels and none of them are the level that it was intended to be awesome on just remember this when you re watching shaun of the dead and other recent zombie movies be they good or bad this is the formula that they are using this is what makes zombie movies so great and what makes it better than great is the story behind the movie a simple web search will provide you with everything you need to know all in all it doesn t linger there s never a point where you think to yourself c mon get on with it it moves quick and corners nicely this is the sporty little italian number of zombie flicks so awful it s wonderful if your tongue spends an ample amount of time in your cheek rent it buy it love it as a great trivia note if you re watching it on dvd you ll notice that there is sound effects during the menu screen underneath the musical score well that s because that music was lifted straight from the trailer which is probably the only working print of that music that still exists which is long enough to loop"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24618": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the real star of this ridiculous story is glorious technicolor a visual treat to the eye the film fails to stimulate the mind and heart i was intrigued at first by the idea of dietrich and boyer leaving religion in order to find their capacity for love what follows is a huge disappointment boyer is the only real actor in the production and one feels his torment dietrich s amazing wardrobe outshines her performance at times her face is frightening to look at a unfeeling mask as a monk boyer held the formula for the monastery s liquer which reminds me of the true story of chartreuse when he leaves his marriage to god the reaction by his fellow monks holds the shock and fear that perpetuate organized religion the viewer feels boyer was well rid of his past however the journey that follows is all too predictable"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24619": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is one of those westerns that well stands practically alone in the unrelieved quality of its dialog very few can hold up to it over the long haul that said the rest is pretty bad nevertheless i am giving it an eight because there is no other western with such consistently good dialog with maybe the exception of the wild bunch junior bonner and perhaps a few more it is riddled with weaknesses john drew barrimore the most glaring however it does have one truly memorable scene nothing like it its right after kid wichita kills the sheriff and goes to jack elams place trying to goad him into a fight wonderful stuff right up with the best in any western"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24620": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i m afraid that you ll find that the huge majority of people who rate this movie as a are highly christian i am not if you are looking for a christian movie i recommend this film if you are looking for a good general movie i m afraid you ll need to go elsewhere i was annoyed by the characters and their illogical behaviour the premise of the movie is that the teaching of morality without teaching that it was jesus who is the basis of morality is itself wrong one scene shows the main character telling a boy that it is wrong to steal and then the character goes on to say that it was jesus who taught us this i find that offensive are we to believe that thou shalt not steal came from jesus i suppose he wrote the ten commandments and stealing was acceptable before that i rented the movie from netflix i should have realized the nature of the movie from the comments oh well"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24621": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "nobody truly understands the logic behind the numbering of italian zombie flicks but honestly why would we bother every single film in the zombi series delivers great fun nasty gore and gratuitous shocks and zombi is no exception to this despite all the production difficulties that occurred whilst shooting this film began as an interesting lucio fulci project who had to elaborate further on his zombi success but it ended up being a typical bruno mattei product with more flaws and stolen ideas from previous films the screenplay is hopelessly inept and ignores all forms of continuity every ingenious idea from george a romero s night of the living dead and the crazies is shamelessly repeated here and the acting performances are truly miserable and painful to look at yet all this didn t upset me for one moment because the sublime over the top gore compensates for everything on a secret army base at the phillipines scientists completed the bacterial warfare virus death one and prepare it for transport after a failing attempt to steal the virus the infected corpse of a terrorist is cremated and the zombie ashes contaminate the entire population of a nearby tourist village the last group of survivors has to battle hyperactive and inhumanly strong zombies as well as soldiers in white overalls that received instructions to kill everything that moves in the contaminated area this movie is comparable to umberto lenzi s nightmare city truly bad but incredibly entertaining with fast paced action sequences and several very creative zombie madness situations the undead birds were original for example and the whole zombie birth sequence at the deserted hospital was pretty cool as well the infamous flying head scene is not nearly as awful as it s made up to be and it belongs perfectly in this cheesy and thoroughly pleasant italian zombie flick recommended to the fans don t mind the negative reviews"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24622": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i attempted to watch this film without being able to really sit through it for while it is suppose to have a good message the problem is that it is obviously produced according to one particular interpretation of scripture an interpretation in my opinion will mislead a lot of people in addition i am a movie maniac and the acting in this film was completely unacceptable never before had i wished for a negative score to rate a movie so if you wish to be preached to incessantly by those without authority then by all means get this film this comment is also a warning to people who like or love scifi because the title will deceive a lot of people as well this was an unfortunate film because the basic idea had possibilities and those possibilities were squandered the film s only redeemable quality is that it did make me realize that the character in the time machine probably should have shown a little more moral outrage at the odd behavior by those in his future"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24623": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "we have high expectations with this one because its zombi the official sequel to zombi and directed by lucio fulci however its co directed by bruno mattei from night of the zombies and not written by dardino sachetti but by claudio fagrasso night of the zombies and its shot in the phillimines like night of the zombies and resembles night of the zombies hell of the living dead a lot as a result its more like a companion to hell of the living dead than zombi fabrazio deangelis who produced zombi and its editor tomassi and efx gianetto de rossi gave zombi its magic zombi is not magical its like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich without the peanut butter but over the years i ve grown to accept zombi i could swear i saw a version where a soldier was bitten on the arm and went to the hotel room there was a senseless fulci cut and the mattei fulci cut is the one on dvd"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24624": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i picked up time changer because it looked like a nice low budget scifi time travel movie and i was in the mood for something like that the description said it had something to do with some biblical stuff and time travel but i didn t expect a fundamentalist christian film the movie had decent special effects and an interesting premise that could have gone places and been far more interesting than it ended up being our hero who is a bible professor from the s eventually travels forward to the s and finds that modern life is filled with the influences of evil jesus is nowhere to be found this wonderful technological feat is accomplished with the assistance of a fellow bible teacher who somehow managed to invent a functional hg wells style time machine the movie starts to lose some credibility at this point which is unfortunate because this happens very early in the film earlier or perhaps immediately later can t remember for certain our hero professor was seen teaching what appeared to be a science class where he claimed that scientific findings could only be considered validated if it could be matched with what the bible says what should be obvious to anyone is that this is clearly not what the scientific method is about however it is presented such that the filmmakers appear to prefer the point of view that science is useful only if it supports their claims and otherwise is not useful in any case that belief is perfectly valid and sensible in the context of the character at the time so if we accept that as the fact of life for these bible professors then obviously the professor who went and invented the time machine isn t a very strong believer as i don t think there s any evidence and none was offered for the physics of time travel in the bible so immediately there s a problem with mixed messages and credibility there but never mind after the professor is convinced to take the leap into the future the shock of modern technology was handled quite well in most cases it was also fun to not have it pinned down to an exact year as the character is reading the date off a newspaper to himself a car honks a horn and it scares him into not finishing the date it s just two thousand and honk some of the shock went on a little too long though for instance the car was one of the first things he encountered when he arrived and around two days later he s invited to a church movie night and takes a ride in a van he sticks his head out the window like a dog might is scared by the headlights and the starting engine etc that seemed a bit off since he d been there a few days by this point and the city appeared to be quite busy with traffic in any case that s easy to ignore the rest of the tech shock was well done especially his first encounter with the tv which was delayed because he didn t even realize what it was until he saw a kid watching one and using a remote unfortunately our hero predictably starts to preach to virtually everyone he meets as if he s an authority on all life and religion just because he s from the past and is an elder eventually he gets himself a brief moment in the spotlight at the church he had been visiting where he proceeds to explain his concept of christianity to them in a long monologue that was supposed to be moving and insightful but mostly was just more of the same a couple of husbands in the church begin to get a funny feeling about this guy go figure and investigate his name they eventually conclude that he either is a time traveler or is impersonating this long dead bible professor and decide to find out which it is the movie frames these guys as non believer bad guys for being skeptical just before the professor is to head back to his own time he is confronted by those two men in an effort to avoid being arrested or hauled away he eventually breaks into an almost insane like rant about how jesus is coming soon and that he s a prophet so they should listen to him just in time he s whisked away and one of the husbands wonders if perhaps this is the rapture he d heard so much about the irony is that this essentially means the professor became a self proclaimed and most likely false prophet claiming to know that the rapture was near and he was sent by god when truthfully he was sent by his fellow bible professor and did not have any god given knowledge that was stated or even hinted at as i understand it revelation claims that the time of the end is only for god to know and at the end of the film we see the inventor professor trying and failing to send a bible into the future first then etc as the scene fades out clearly he s trying to determine the exact date of the end times which he shouldn t be able to know essentially the entire premise of the movie cancels itself out because by being so insistent on their religious beliefs and how certain things are for god to know only it means there couldn t ever be a time machine in the first place because then mankind could find out something that only god should know the entire movie s premise collapses and makes the whole thing basically worthless as it undermines it s own credibility in the end"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24625": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "wow this was a great italian zombie movie by two great director s luci fulci zombie and bruno mattie hell of the living dead lucio started this movie and was ill so the great bruno took over and it turned out surprisingly better than i expected it to turn out so if you have seen hell of the living dead directed by bruno mattie and if you saw zombie directed by lucio fulci and liked both or one of theme then this is a movie you must watch it has great zombie make up witch equals great looking zombies has a funny zombie flying head and zombie birds that spit acid at you and turns you into a zombie that only happed to two people but they are mainly just the great toxic zombies like in bruno matties hell of the living dead so if you like italian zombie movies or just zombie movie s in general than check this one out its a great italian zombie movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24626": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "falsely accused skirt chasing chums john wayne as john scott and eddy chandler as kansas charlie change identities to become alias smith and jones mr wayne becomes john jones mr chandler s is supposed to be rev smith but wayne calls him dr smith at no time are either of them as entertaining as roger davis pete duel jonathan harris or ben murphy although wayne can be considered infinitely more successful than any of them career wise pretty blonde mary kornman as anne grown up from her days in our gang is a lovely interest for wayne she and chandler have a couple of cute scenes with wayne if you re not a fan of low budget john wayne films of the s this movie won t make you one"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24627": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a terrorist attempts to steal a top secret biological weapon and in the process of trying to escape he is infected when the case containing the deadly agent is compromised soldiers are able to retrieve the case but the terrorist makes his way to a hotel where he attempts to hide out they eventually make it to where he s hiding and cleanse the hotel and its occupants unfortunately they dispose of his body by cremation and if you ve seen return of the living dead you know what happens next zombi has been widely panned by critics and zombie fans alike as a complete mess of a movie while that s a fair assessment it s not without it s high points for one thing it has plenty of bloody deaths to keep gore hounds happy there s an abundance of zombies that seem to come out from everywhere possible they re in the water the rafters of houses hiding in trees and for some reason they like to hide under a bunch of dead brush only to spring out to attack as the heroes try to escape there s even a flying zombie head that hides inside a refrigerator you have to see it to believe it as that scene alone makes zombi required viewing imo it may have some terrible editing and some very questionable acting especially from the doctor who has to be one of the worst actors i ve seen but zombie is still a very entertaining movie sometimes it s nice to sit back and watch a movie that doesn t require anything more than your time and an open mind zombi fits that bill and then some it s even more enjoyable if you pop open a few beers and watch it with some like minded friends i give it an just because of sheer enjoyment"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24628": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "one of the more literate lone stars with time spent on character development and interaction dialog and acting business the opening scene sets the stage literally for the personalities of the gambler kansas charlie eddy chandler and his buddy john scott john wayne the rodeo say roh day oh star both of whom are slightly randy the film follows their adventures as they try to best each other in the pursuit of the mexican juanita and later in their pursuit of perky mary kornman who has the inevitable evil brother though he d been led astray by the real villain and wants to repent and oh of course they re being wrongly accused of two crimes and have to serve jail time before escaping and being exonerated at the end the high point is scott continually and deliberately ogling mary s butt in her grocery store and knocking away the ladder she s standing on so he can catch her and grab her as she falls it all seems a little contemporary for a s western but it sounds better than it actually is sadly the exciting action elements we find in many other lone stars are sorely missing here no yakima canutt cheap and bad uses of stock footage of riders falling off horses no george hayes tedious stooge like bi play between scott and charlie with charlie swinging at scott scott stomping on his foot and then punching him repeated two more times the skilled paul fix is underused eddy chandler himself here in his big star turn is not really believable as a randy side kick the villain looks too old and fat so does chandler who spent his later career in more movies as an uncredited meatloaf mary kornman of the twenties our gang see mary queen of tots is cute in her scenes with john wayne but that s about it for this one seeds of a better western lie buried here p s the ultra short colorized version which looks good moves along so fast it s over if you blink more than once thankfully though the embarrassing scenes with eddy chandler have been cut"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24629": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "yeah sure it s cheesy it s not zombie but it s not that bad either it has beatrice ring which is a huge bonus and it s entertaining i had the good fortune to meet fulci later in his career and he remained philosophical about the experience as he was never completely satisfied with it it is well worth a search out especially for genre and fulci fans it is a film that is far too often dismissed out of hand"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24630": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "before i explain the alias comment let me say that the desert trail is bad even by the standards of westerns staring the three stooges in fact it features carmen laroux as semi bad girl juanita when you hear her mexican accent you will immediately recognize her as senorita rita from the classic stooge short saved by the belle in the desert trail john wayne gets to play the moe howard character and eddy chandler gets to play curly howard like their stooge counterparts a running gag throughout the minute movie is moe hitting curly wayne s character a skirt chasing bully is not very endearing but is supposed to be the good guy playing a traveling rodeo cowboy wayne holds up the rodeo box office at gunpoint and takes the prize money he would have won if the attendance proceeds had been good the other riders have to settle for cents on the dollar actually even less after wayne robs the box office no explanation is given for wayne s ripping off the riders and still being considered the hero who gets the girl things get complicated at this point because the villain al ferguson and his sidekick larry fine played by paul fix who would go on to play sheriff micah on television s the rifleman see wayne rob the box office and then steal the remainder of the money and kill the rodeo manager moe and curly get blamed so moe and curly move to another town to get away from the law and they change their names to smith and jones who do they meet first but their old friend larry whose sister becomes the nd half love interest senorita rita is left behind it the old town and makes no further appearances in the movie larry s sister is nicely played by a radiantly beautiful mary kornman now grown up but in her younger days she was one of the original cast members of hal roach s our gang shorts kornman is the main reason to watch the mega lame western and her scenes with moe and curly are much better than any others in the production as if they used an entirely different crew to film them even for the action sequences in this thing are extremely weak and the technical film making is staggeringly bad the two main chase scenes end with stock footage wide shots of a rider falling from a horse both times the editor cuts to a shot of one of the characters rolling on the ground but there is no horse in the frame the film stock is completely different and the character has on different clothes than the stunt rider there is liberal use of stock footage in other places none of it even remotely convincing one thing to watch for is a scene midway into the movie where moe and curly get on their horses and ride away to screen right from a cabin as the posse is galloping toward the cabin from the left the cameraman follows the two stooges with a slow pan right and then does a whip pan to the left to reveal the approaching posse outside of home movies i have never seen anything like this not because it is looks stupid which it does but because a competent director would never stage a scene in this manner they would film the two riders leaving and then reposition the camera and film the posse approaching as a separate action or if they were feeling creative they would stage the sequence so the camera shows the riders in the foreground and the posse approaching in the background then again what do i know i m only a child"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24631": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "off the blocks let me just say that i am a huge zombie fan so i don t make statements like the above lightly secondly let me say that this is an italian zombie film and fulci only directed minutes of it before handing over to bruno rats night of terror mattei this is no dawn of the dead folks that said this is easily one of the most entertaining zombie films i have ever seen the script is wonderfully horrible just check out the two scientists trying to find an antidote let s try putting these two molecules together the zombies come in all varieties from moaning shufflers to machete wielding maniacs to birds the gore is plentiful legs are bitten off arms amputated stomachs burst open the pace is fast flying from one zombie attack to the next then there s the head in the fridge oh the head in the fridge one of the greatest moments in horror since ash got his hand possessed in evil dead you should know already whether you re the sort of person who s going to like this sort of film get some mates and some beer and you ll be in for a fun night did i mention the head in the fridge"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24632": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "john scott john wayne and partner kansas charlie eddy chandler are trail buddies who make their way to the rattlesnake gulch rodeo scott is a pretty fair contestant but finds that unless he s willing to accept twenty five cents on the dollar in prize money from a crooked promoter he ll have to collect his winnings at gunpoint quite coincidentally bandits pete al ferguson and jim paul fix decide they d like the rest of the rodeo take they shoot promoter farnsworth henry hall and make it look like scott and kansas charlie are the killers wayne and chandler use a running gag in the film where they re about to go at it with their fists over various trivialities each time chandler takes a wild swing wayne foot stomps him and knocks him silly if you re very attentive there s a neat lipton s tea ad in one of the scenes in which scott s love interest anne mary kornman appears later on in the film the buddies are framed once again over a stage robbery having a change of heart and seeing the error of his ways bad guy jim wants to come clean and confess to the sheriff but pete shoots him down while being patched up jim tells his story to the doctor and his sister anne in an unbelievable scene anne marches right into the middle of a gunfight between the good guys and the villains to confront the sheriff the desert trail is one of the blander john wayne westerns from lone star productions during this era noticeably absent are george gabby hayes and yakima canutt one or both are usually to be seen in these oaters if you re a john wayne fan though you ll have to see it once but that will probably be enough"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24633": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "although it s not as creepy as it s cult classic predecessor zombi i actually like this one better this is because of it s faster pace better settings and cool s soundtrack it s loaded with action and has sweet gore effects by lucio fulci the zombies don t quite look as nasty as in zombi but they still look good it was made pretty well but it definitely has it s share of cheesiness for instance some zombies move really slow while others are as quick as ninjas some are braindead while others say funny lines but who expects consistency when it comes to italian horror there s even a flying zombie head how rad is that definitely a must see for gorehounds and zombie fans it d probably satisfy most fans of action movies as well also check out zombi"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24634": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this early john wayne lone star western has a bit more going for it than the run of the mill oaters wayne had been making for lone star up until that time for one it has his old friend paul fix in it fix being a much better actor then the standard lone star villain brings a much needed professionalism to the surroundings instead of the usual hesitant line readings often delivered in these oaters the plot about mistaken identity payroll robbery and murder is as trite and perfunctory as you d expect it to be in a s low budget western but wayne s strapping good looks easygoing charm and way with a line go a long way to making this more enjoyable plump balding eddy chandler isn t quite believable as wayne s womanizing partner and there s a running gag about something that happens whenever chandler and wayne are about to get into a fistfight that grows tiresome on the other hand wayne s love interest is played by none other than mary kornman the little mary of the early little rascals fame she is a grown up year old now blonde and cute as a button most of wayne s leading ladies in these lone star monogram b s were fairly bland and colorless but mary is perky cute and yes sexy there s a scene in the general store where she works in which wayne asks her to get him a bottle of nerve tonic which happens to be on the top shelf so she has to get a ladder and climb up to the top shelf wayne s ogling her pert little backside as she ascends the steps then again as she comes down then again a few minuter later when he asks her to climb up and get him another bottle is surprisingly racy for a film made in wayne makes no attempt to hide the fact that he is definitely checking out her butt anyway it s an interesting little b not great but not as choppy and random as many of his lonestar productions of the time the final gunfight isn t handled all that well and chandler gets somewhat irritating after a while but all in all it s worth a look if only to see a cute and sexy mary kornman"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24635": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "zombi has an interesting history in it s making firstly it is a sequel to fulci s hit zombi with zombi itself being of course a marketing ploy to trick people into thinking it was a sequel to george a romero s dawn of the dead aka zombi confusing enough basically none of the films have anything to do with one another but who cares when they make money i guess fulci himself starting to not care about the production about half way through zombi when he decided to walk out bruno mattei was brought on board to help pad the film with additional scenes to lengthen the running time zombi s plot is your typical zombie fare scientists develop a serum on an island in the philippines terrorists steal it unleashing a plague and zombie run amok the scientists want to create an antidote while the military is set on mowing down everyone without prejudice there are also brief inserts of a radio dj preaching about how we treat the planet overall i actually liked this film i heard horrible things but i find the goofy dialogue quite enjoyable the film seems to be an attempt at raising awareness about pollution corrupted military man playing god etc i get the feeling this was at one point a serious film but it veered off in a weird direction presumably when mattei came on board besides ripping off other zombie flicks this was very reminiscent of romero s the crazies you hear the radio dj breaking the good news with when you see the men in white suits gas masks run to them for help this is of course played to the images of the men in white gunning down zombies later they straight up steal a scene from crazies in which one of the regular uncontaminated people is killed by mistake the gore factor is pretty good in this one with zombie hordes around every corner how is it cool let me count the ways zombie birth flying zombie head zombie birds zombie with no legs swimming in a pool my favorite zombie was the machete wielding maniac at the gas station he was bad ass and nearly tore down the entire building trying to kill a girl favorite quote when a sergeant insists on cremating a zombie the scientists asks don t you think that once the ash is in the air it will fall to the ground and contaminate everything to which the sargeant boldly replies now you re talking science fiction he also continues to mention the science fiction told by the scientists even at the end when everyone dies extras gallery trailers and interviews most notably the one with mattei where he insists he directed of the scenes yet cannot recall which ones or any other significant details bottom line a must see for zombie and fulci fans rating molly celaschi www horroryearbook com myspace com horroryearbook"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24636": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie is horrendous decent fight scenes or not the acting is really bad like you can tell they re reading their lines from a card with painful line delivery by everyone in the cast think watching a high school play and cringing at the obvious lack of smoothness in the actor s interactions weird pauses between different character s lines combined with hurried line delivery by others if the movie were all action this might be forgivable but a lot of the movie includes plot set up and family guy style irreverent cut aways oh wow are they badly done i m assuming they were attempting to be funny with these but it again came off as a bunch of high schoolers college entry students goofing off for the afternoon trying to set up a funny youtube clip now to the fight scenes they re not too bad considering the level of quality seen everywhere else in the film nothing great either certainly not anywhere near the same level as other posters have stated nothing like drunken master the fights have an overly staged feel with lots of cuts to different angles with blatantly different positions by those involved in sum the only reason to watch this movie is if you were one of the guy s friends involved with this very very cheap production which guy you may ask oh the same guy who wrote directed produced and stared in this middle school masterpiece"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24637": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "born again is a okay episode of season the reincarnation bit in my opinion is cool the more i watch it the more i like it yet it will never rise above very good for me even though it is not very memorable i ll always remember it as the reincarnation episode anyway now i will say what is good and bad about this episode the good oragami oh yeah that fish tank was nice ] thrown out of a window very classy x] the bad marry your best friend s wife o_o what a random pick to reincarnate why didn t the guy who died by having his scarf tangled up try to take his scarf off instead conclusion okay episode not very memorable"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24638": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the beginning of this movie was good it started to get really dumb after he told the people he wanted to kill himself i think if i came from a little town like that i would be offended after seeing this movie they made a lot of these people look dumb and crazy how could these people have so little to do that they follow him around all day a lot of times these people were telling him ways to kill himself like they were urging him to do it how can so many people have little respect for other people i also think they could have made a much better ending for this movie there were some good parts to this movie also some people might like it but i wouldn t recommend this to anyone"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24639": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "hmmm yeah this episode is extremely underrated even though there is a lot of bad writing and acting at parts i think the good over wins the bad i love the origami parts and the big twist at the end i absolutely love that scene when michelle confronts tony it s actually one of my favorite scenes of season for some reason people have always hated the reincarnation episodes yet i have always liked them they re not the best in terms of writing but the theme really does interest me i m gonna give it a three star but if the writing were a little more consistent i d give it four"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24640": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "when marlene dietrich was labeled box office poison in one of a handful of actresses so named by the trades papers it was films like the garden of allah how a film could be so breathtakingly beautiful to behold and be so insipidly dull is beyond me also how marlene if she was trying to expand her range and not play a sexpot got stuck with such an old fashioned story is beyond me the garden of allah one of the very first films in modern technicolor was a novel set at the turn of the last century by robert hitchens who then collaborated on a play adaption with mary anderson that ran for performances in it then got two silent screen adaptions the story is about a monk who runs away from the monastery out in french tunisia to see some of what he s missed in the world he runs into a similarly sheltered woman who was unmarried and spent her prime years caring for a sick parent she s traveling now in the desert and the two meet on a train the woman is of course marlene and the runaway monk is charles boyer i m not sure what was in david o selznick s mind in filming this story someone like ingrid bergman might have made it palatable for the audience but you can bet that the movie going public of when they plunked their money down for a ticket they expected to see marlene as a modern day salome rather than a saint with that title the public still remembered rudolph valentino and you can bet that it was some desert romance and seduction that they were expecting as for the monks you have to remember that they are self supporting in their monasteries and this particular one bottles a special wine of which boyer happens to be the one with the secret the monastery will have to rethink it s economics if boyer leaves the monks are a sincerely pious group but from the head man charles waldron on down they ve a right to be a little concerned with some self interest anyway a whole lot of religious platitudes get said here by a pair of leads that really are not suited for the parts most especially marlene dietrich i would watch this film with an eye for the special color desert cinematography and forget the plot"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, 1, 0, -1]},
	"24641": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i think this film has much to recommend it particularly an especially sinister performance by david morse and a more than passable performance by the always worth watching mr foxx although there are a lot of holes in the plot and the motivation is very very hard to follow in some cases all in all it makes for a nice time in front of the tube"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24642": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "quirky independent theatrical christian slater these are all teasers that made me look forward to spending an hour or so discovering a jewel of a film boy was i disappointed julian po never gets over itself the film is relentlessly self conscious i found myself unable to suspend disbelief for even a moment the overdone obviously theatrical sets the overdone obviously theatrical acting the overdone obviously theatrical directing well you get the idea allegories do not need to be delivered sledge hammer style and it s hard to feel much of anything for julian po because we never know much about him the ridiculous girlfriend the annoying townsfolk the idiotic clergyman the bratty kids why would anyone particularly anyone with a life long ambition to get to the seaside slater s character decide to stay in such a dismal place"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24643": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "born again the limerick if a man could come back from the dead and live in a little girl s head revenge he would get for the murder he met by the guy that s now in his wife s bed for me born again is a highly under rated classic episode that makes up a part of what defined the x files for me before i started watching it i saw a few segments before when the show first came on and i was much too young to watch it such as parts of the jersey devil but i very specifically remember watching this episode as an year old and being absolutely creeped out by the scene where they guy gets choked to death by the bus and then the hypnosis scene with the little girl i tell you i couldn t sleep for weeks for this reason the episode has a special aura about it now of the creepiness factor that i have since grown to enjoy its enough to let me look past some of the obvious flaws in the plot such as why the girl had to wait until she was before her previous life spirit really began to exact his revenge or what she was doing just randomly sitting on a bus in the middle of the night you d think her parents would have been worried and maybe they were we just don t really see that part of the story and was was with the telekinesis other than adding the really cool carrie factor to the already creepy story there really wasn t any kind of good explanation for it but even with its little flaws in my mind this is a classic episode and has little to no reason for me to not like it out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24644": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i really really wanted to like julian po i think that slater is underrated as an actor and that many of the supporting players here are better than they are given a chance to demonstrate in this film i realize this is based on a short story which i have not read so i do not know if what i see as the film s faults originated with the story or were imposed on it by the director screenwriter the premise is wonderful and i loved the voiceover confessional tone the opening narration strikes but then nothing several of the cliched local characters ask julian pointblank to explain his intention to commit suicide one could argue that he doesn t answer because it s none of their business but julian is the one who under only token pressure blurted out his intentions in public then neither julian nor the director writer despite the fact that the julian character is keeping a tape recorded journal for god s sake seem inclined to provide anything beyond the scant initial information on julian s life he says he was a bookkeeper he says his family moved around when he was a child due to his father s job so what there are several interactions with the locals which seem designed to illuminate julian s purpose but none of them go anywhere because julian seems to regard all these dopey locals as if they were aliens from another planet as if he were the ultimate and only sane one among them this might work as an allegory if julian po had any defining characteristics or anything approaching wisdom to impart the closest he comes to revealing anything about himself is in the scene in which he purposely humiliates the naive religious wife of the mechanic and what this scene reveals is not anything that would inspire empathy for julian i can only see the julian character as rendered as selfish petty and totally condescending sort of matches the attitude of the director of this half baked contrived film and poor michael parks an actor who once had so much promise is given nothing to work with here"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24645": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i love cartoons they can show things that films with real actors and scenery cannot though computer effects are changing that more and more they can push the boundaries of satire the simpsons good taste south park spectacle aladdin or reality toy story there are some good examples of this in ice age such as when we see a motley herd of now extinct mammals migrating across countryside chatting like old friends such scenes are a pleasure to watch as we get the feeling of both the familiar and the strange at the same time usually in a way that makes us laugh while ice age is not as good as the top animated movies of all time it s a really fun film sit back enjoy the deliberate anachronisms the lovely backgrounds and the belly laughs the story follows manfred the grumpy mammoth sid an idiotic sloth and diego a sabretooth tiger as they take a human baby back to his tribe for very different reasons on the way naturally they have a whole lot of problems also popping up throughout the journey is scrat history s unluckiest rodent who is desperately trying to bury an acorn for the winter in glaciers on top of dead trees in ice caves his opening scene is a classic it s a simple story with a very predictable end and a middle that is just a series of funny incidents with some character building moments thrown in but some of the scenes such as the nappy changing or the dodos are hilarious the animals are likeable and it looks good there is one quite touching moment too when cave paintings of mammoths come to life in front of manfred s eyes not a must see but good for a fun hour or so"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24646": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "seems everyone in this film is channeling woody allen they stammer and pause and stammer some more only for really die hard denero fans it tries to appear as edgy and artistic but it comes off as looking like a very very low budget film made by college students the most often used word in the whole film is hum the film does peg the atmosphere of the late sixties early seventies though if you like films where people are constantly talking over each other horrible lighting even if it is for art s sake and makes you feel like you are sitting in on a lame political meeting then you might like this but you need to be really bored i found this cd in the dollar bin and now i know why"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24647": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a glacier slide inside a cavernous ice mountain sends its three characters whoosh down a never ending wet slide tube that has enough kick to dazzle kids the same way mature audience may be dazzled by the star gate sequence that closes a space odyssey miles apart in vision but it is a scene of great rush and excitement nonetheless a magnificent opening sequence also takes place where a furry squirrel like critter attempts to hide his precious acorn you ve probably seen this scene in the trailer but as it takes place he starts a domino effect when the mountain starts cracking and results an avalanche the horror just keeps going as the critter tries to outrun the impossible the movie traces two characters a mammoth named manfred ray romano and a buck toothed sloth john leguizamo as they try to migrate south they find a human baby they adopt and then decide to track the parent figures down to return to them they are joined by a saber tiger named diego denis leary whose predatory intentions is to bring the baby to his tiger clan by leading the mammoth and the sloth into a trap diego s meat eating family wants the mammoth most of all but diego s learned values of friendship make easy what choice to ultimately make at the end there are fatalistic natural dangers of the world along the trip including an erupted volcano and a glacier bridge that threatens to melt momentarily that is reminiscent of the castle escape in shrek characters contemplate on why they re in the ice age while they could have called it the big chill or the nippy era some characters wish for a forthcoming global warming another great line about the mating issues between girlfriends `all the great guys are never around the sensitive ones get eaten throwaway lines galore whimsical comedy and light fingered adventure makes this one pretty easy to watch also food is so scarce for the nice vegetarians that they consider dandelions and pine cones as `good eating the vocal talents of romano leguizamo and leary make good on their personas while the children will delight in their antics the adults will fancy their riffs on their own talents there is some mild violence and intense content but kids will be jazzed by the excitement and will get one of their early introductions of the age old battle of good versus evil and family tradition and friendship are strong thematic ties the animators also make majestic use of background landscapes that are coolly fantastic"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24648": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it is only robert de niro film which i really hates it is stupid film with horrible acting of course not de niro for me brian de palma must do his mafia films as always like scarface or the untouchables i also loved de palma s mission impossible de niro worked with palma two different times too greetings and the wedding party i though that the wedding party was ok too i didn t watch greetings screenplay is really bad and unfunny there are no any scene where i can smile for even one time film lost a chance to be a funny style even a little bit in a be black baby scene and also i don t like the scene where a guy s sexual organ appeared so it is one of the worst film i have ever seen just worst i hate that"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24649": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "may contain spoilers may contain spoilers in the age of shrek the movie pixar the studio this is a much more traditional animation film it put together some characters that normally wouldn t be seen together not to mentioned try to save a human baby and bring it back to his father they begin as enemies and end as best friend if this sound like a disney film it is only made through th century fox the trailer to the movie was one of the best i ve seen in ages but the movie doesn t live to the expectation the trailer set the problem lie with the fact that the makers of the film didn t made up their mind who is the target audience of the film yes there are some jokes in the film that only adults will understand but the film is mostly aimed at children the parents will enjoy the fact that for min their children s attention is focused on something else than them the backgrounds are excellent and the voice are good but this is nothing more the a nice film children will love this film adults will only like it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24650": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this was one of the worst movies i ve ever seen i m still not sure if it was serious or just a satire one of those movies that uses every stupid who dunnit clich they can think of arrrrgh don johnson was pretty good in it actually but otherwise it sucked it was over years ago that i saw it but it still hurts and won t stop lingering in my brain the last line in the movie really sums up how stupid it is i won t ruin it for you should you want to tempt fate by viewing this movie but i garantee you a nghya moment at the end with a few in between if you have nothing better to do and you like to point and laugh then maybe it might be worth your while additionally if you re forced to go on a date with someone you really don t like suggest watching this movie together and they ll probably leave you alone after they see it that s a fair price to pay i guess"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24651": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "there are very few movies that are so funny as this one i was lucky enough to watch this movie at a theater reserved for movie buffs like me so it was not so embarrassing sitting there laughing till my jaw was completely sore and my shirt sleeves were all wet from drying my eyes at times the story was a bit slow but that is perhaps for the best a bit of rest in between the rolling amongst the aisles i nearly fell out of the seat was most welcome"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24652": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "possible mild spoiler as i watched the first half of guilty as sin i couldn`t believe it was made in because it played like a jagged edge joe eszterhas clone from the mid s it starts with a murder and it`s left for the audience to muse is he guilty or innocent and will he go to bed with his attorney but halfway through the film shows its early s credentials by turning into a lawyer gets manipulated and stalked by her client type film which ends in a ridiculous manner and guilty as sin has an even more ridiculous ending in this respect this is a very poor thriller but the most unforgivable thing about it is that it was directed by sidney lumet the same man who brought us the all time classic court room drama angry men"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24653": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i am not going to lie this is a great movie i saw it about months ago at my local theatre i saw it a second time and i was somewhat bored in the slow scenes sid the sloth is not all that flattering but diego a mountain lion i think is really good in the movie the animation is outstanding and the story has a touching ending it is worth taking kids and under to but teens would probably find it a tad bit boring also the uniqueness in the characters is so interesting like i said it is a pretty good movie but i would rate toy story or shrek higher"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24654": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "you might be tempted to rent this film because peter sellers appears in it that would be a mistake this is one of the most pointless films ever made i kept waiting for something funny to happen but nothing funny appears in this movie even the film industry recognized this was a very weak film and didn t even try to promote it its a wonder that it was ever put on video i wonder what sort of contract caused sellers to be in this film i also wonder why the people responsible for this film were allowed to go on to make other bad films surely this film is a waste of the money used to create it and a waste of anyone s time watching it surely there are high school students who would be able to write produce a film which as a plot"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24655": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "ok at the beginning it looked like shrek the loner that is persistently followed by the comic relief then it evolves into something really compelling as the gauntlet is set and the result is an enjoyable movie which has moments that i agree that are a little too dramatic for kids to watch manny s past for example the premise has been obviously worked for a long time so that they can suceed in making a movie set with almost no different sets only ice caps and rocks and three characters it s a good thing to know that they succeed in doing something emotional out of it as i said it can be tear jerking at some times so kids be warned the real letdown is the animation this wasn t so souped up like the toy story movies or shrek and it shows the humans are unrealistic and we have seen better examples of cgi before but don t let this stain the record as a solo effort ice age is commendable and it will gather many fans i have no doubt oh and yes the moments with that small mouse are priceless and show stealing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24656": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "peter sellers plays dick scratcher ha ha a cook for a pirate ship who takes over as captain after he murders the previous one although he s witnessed a treasure being buried he begins losing his memory and the treasure map he obtains becomes blank thus dick is forced to find someone who can see and communicate with ghosts do you place an ad for that and help lead a path to the treasure it s mind boggling how anyone could have bankrolled this pointless film former goon spike milligan replaced medak as director and given medak s talents in the film the ruling class you can probably guess which of the grainy poorly lit scenes had milligan in the director s chair peter boyle makes a brief appearance in the film s first minutes as the doomed pirate captain he s probably quite thankful that young frankenstein was released the same year this was filmed and canned so that he can keep this off his resume franciosa looks dashing as the handsome power behind scratcher but he and seller both look pretty desperate with even sellers makeup and hair looking quite terrible they had to know this movie was bombing even as they were filming it with lines like these i can understand any possible unease pierre about to be hanged you ll pay for this scratcher no i won t i ll do it for free and that s one of the good jokes it s amazing to me that much of sellers prolific material is still in the vaults but this was made available on vhs more than years ago how about someone stepping up to the plate and releasing in the us the well received british tv program a show called fred starring sellers milligan and directed by the great richard lester"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24657": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "had fun watching this film despite the feeling i got a lot of the time that this film was almost copying monsters inc there re quite a few things that are extremely similar between the two the relationship between an animal monster and a small child other animals trying to break that relationship etc it felt like that pretty much throughout the film to me one of the redeeming features though is scrat very very funny character even if he serves no purpose"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24658": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie does have some great noirish neorealist visuals and it tells a story that is refreshingly free of hollywood s sugar coating which was only possible because it was essentially an independent foreign film but some of the scenes go on for much too long the wedding especially and i found the exaggerated acting and unrealistic dialog to be more fit for the stage than for the silver screen the dialog was particularly distracting and it seemed to get worse as the movie went on most of the characters were either italian americans or italian immigrants living in new york in the twenties and thirties but their dialog sounded like they were practicing lines for a shakespeare play while they mixed cement and laid bricks toward the end i was laughing and not because the filmmakers wanted me to i guess the stilted poetry could be defended by saying that the characters would have been speaking italian and the dialog is a literal translation of how they would really talk but it absolutely did not work for me another line of dialog made me laugh for a different reason the main character s son born and raised in new york in the s suddenly picks up a lovely lilting british accent i m only guessing this had something to do with the fact that the movie was made in england i give this movie an a for effort and intention but a considerably lower grade for execution"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24659": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i looked at this movie with my child eyes and i wasn t disappointed the story is well known some abandoned orphan has to be brought to his parents by an improbable trio mamooth sabertooth tiger and a lazy animal and i don t want to forget to mention the incredible small fury animal with his hazenut this one really made me laugh a lot during the whole picture briefly it works it is funny and it is a must see with your children they ll like it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24660": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is one of the worst films i have ever seen it is bad even at tv movie level standards the plot is diabolically flawed and the known names in this film are wasted on confused uncertain characters i don t know how the director managed to keep this excuse of a film together it is that bad billed as a psychological horror thriller it is certainly horrific there is nothing thrilling about it and it could do you psychological damage the initial opening scenes held such promise a possible embarkation on whether the soul is just an aspect of the brain but the utter shambles that followed the car crash scene is beyond belief no matter how hard you try you couldn t care less about the characters there are so many sprinkled ideas that the film is at best a collage of disconnected phrases from chinese philosophers and at worst the film would actually make you go brain dead i have purchased over films on dvd and this is the first one i m going to get my money back on steer clear"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24661": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "when i saw the trailers i just had to see the film and when i had i kinda had a feeling that felt like unsatisfied it was a great movie don t get me wrong but i think the great parts where already in the trailers if you catch my drift it went very fast and it rolled on so i was never bored and i enjoyed watching it the humor was absolutely great my first contact with a sloth or something like it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24662": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this picture seemed way to slanted it s almost as bad as the drum beating of the right wing kooks who say everything is rosy in iraq it paints a picture so unredeemable that i can t help but wonder about it s legitimacy and bias also it seemed to meander from being about the murderous carnage of our troops to the lack of health care in the states for ptsd to me the subject matter seemed confused it only cared about portraying the military in a bad light as a an organzation that uses mind control to turn ordinary peace loving civilians into baby killers and b an organization that once having used and spent the bodies of it s soldiers then discards them to the despotic bureacracy of the v a this is a legitimate argument but felt off topic for me almost like a movie in and of itself i felt that the war tapes and blood of my brother were much more fair and let the viewer draw some conclusions of their own rather than be beaten over the head with the film makers viewpoint f"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24663": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i happened across bait on cable one night just as it started and thought eh why not i m glad i gave it a chance bait ain t perfect it suffers from unnecessarily flashy direction and occasional dumbness but overall this movie worked all the elements aligned just right and they pulled off what otherwise could have been a pretty ugly film most of that i think is due to jamie foxx i don t know who tagged foxx for the lead but whoever it was did this movie a big favor believable and amazingly likeable foxx glides through the movie smooth as butter and funnier than hell you can tell he s working on instinct and instinct doesn t fail him the plot while unimportant actually ties together pretty well and there s even a character arc through which foxx s character grows as a person again they could ve slipped by without any of this but it just makes things that much better i m surprised at the low rating for this maybe i just caught this move on the right night or vice versa but i d give it a bravo mssr foxx"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24664": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i felt brain dead i ll tell you this is the worst film i have ever bought in my ignorance i thought this was the peter jackson film of the same name the performances are so terrible they are laughable the special effects have not stood the test of time and look dire the script promotes that kind of tv movie stare into the middle distance kind of acting the cast look as if they have been taking lessons from joey tribbiani they have one look each and stick to it plus i have never been confused by a movie until i sat down to watch this the is it a dream or no plot is so terrible that frustration sets in within a few minutes avoid like a plague"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24665": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "an interesting animation about the fate of a giant tiger a sloth and a mammoth who saved a baby who was close to be killed by a group of tigers during the ice age the morale of the film shows that good behavior with the others may bring benefits at the end one of the tigers in the group got an order to finally capture the baby who was hardly saved by his mother when the tigers attacked her community the baby was then rescued by the sloth and the mammoth but the tiger joined them with the objective of finally taken away the baby they went through very troublesome paths with plenty of danger and at once the tiger was to fall down and saved by the mammoth at the end the group of tigers tried to capture the baby but the mammoth helped incredibly by his tiger colleague was able to overcome this attack and to give the baby back to his father and the community to which he belongs"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24666": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "even worse than the worst david lynch confusathon brain dead makes no sense whatsoever shamefully wasted talent bill pullman bill paxton bounce around like they are in a tom and jerry cartoon on acid there is negligible character development it simply starts climbing the strange scale until climaxing in total chaos do not get sucked into this because of the above fine actors they are given nothing to work with and you will be wondering what s going on throughout the entire unbearable minutes i highly recommend avoiding brain dead at all costs unless you are into scattering your brain into total nonsense merk"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24667": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "shrek anyone well imagine shrek in the ice age remember the ending of shrek of cause you do now imagine that shrek turns into a human and so does the princess get it nice animation actually much more of an art work than pixar and disney pictures which are trying to get as close to reality as possible in their drawings strong one liners some social comments that kids won t understand the good guys win one thing more scrat by the way how does everybody know his name is scrat"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24668": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "discovery channel animal planet must be ashamed of themselves this fantasy is modeled after the walking with dinosuars series even though this is fantasy it is presented in the same factual and archaeological way even mixing the fantasy dragons with t rexs and the extinction of the dinos added to being shown on an educational channel instead of say sci fi it gives an air of factual authenticity to this show on its own the show is about an far as entertainment goes but the way in which it is presented i have to give it a don t get me wrong i have no problem with fantasy but they way they put this out is so wrong i can really see young kids and slow adults believing that they did find a dragon and that this is real i also think this weakens the great walking with dinosuars series because now you have to view that with a mind of how much is fantasy on that mini series"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24669": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "no day passes without a new released computer animated movie so we now really have chances to see more than some nice effects after watching ice age i felt that s it was not that big impact on me than some other films of this genre but it s because i am a big guy now and i am pretty sure that this is a very enjoyable movie for children maybe up to the story is quite simple and the actors are funny in a cute way without any crude or complex humour even the evil is lovely fluffy big cat with those funny teeth and the story has a happy end which was a small disappointment for me knowing that most of the main characters are doomed to extinction in a sad way but a great thing for children and apart from some fights nobody dies not even when he gets stomped on by a mammoth several times which made a cartoony feeling the computer animation part is nice but nothing special apart from some really nice cartoony feeling scenes when you feel like walking in a nice painting or pages of a comics [which means lots of work nevertheless ] there were some gags which made me smile i accept the creators tried to satisfy those grownups but they are hard to spot and in my opinion better left unnoticed since it does not feel to fit into the story overall it s a nice movie but it s rather in the ideal world and fluffy animals for children disney cliche if you don t hate cute animals making funny things watch it at least once"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24670": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i think that most everyone wants to believe that extraordinary things exist and this film shows no restraint in trying to exploit that to the fullest the presentation is very interesting well presented and the graphics are state of the art but from a scientific point of view it just doesn t work hydrogen filled flying bladders they would need to be the size of a mack truck to be useful and then there s the ever present possibility of a catastrophic explosion i have no problem with fantasy just don t try to pass it off as fact some folks will always misunderstand all in all the film is entertaining but i constantly found myself saying oh brother what a load of if you want a fake documentary watch this is spinal tap instead or at the very least turn the sound off"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24671": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the movie itself was ok for the kids but i gotta tell ya that scratch the little squirrel was the funniest character i ve ever seen he makes the movie all by himself he s the reason i ve just love this movie congradulations to the crew it made me laugh out loud and always will"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24672": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this documentary or i should say mockumentary is the perfect example of how ridiculous can the people be when they have full enthusiasm on something like that honestly i hate cryptozoology it is unscience it just destroy it however something positive in this was the visual effects dragons were beautiful but some of the information in this mockumentary was totally fake and that is really disappointing because it was coming from scientists so that is the reason why it deserves a of and not a an example of false information would be the hydrogen idea it is true that according to chemystry the hydrogen is produced in the stomach but it is impossible to be produced in that proportions so in that case you need a good explanation of what really happens in a dragon stomach there are a lot of substances whit hydrogen in the nature but not the necessary to aloud an animal like that to fly and the hydrogen does not appear from nothing so it is impossible anyway there is actually something worse the idea of the platinum this element is more difficult to find than gold and i cannot explain myself how dragons survive depending of that it is ridiculous they present dragons like creatures with low chances of conquering the planet earth but off course at least that explain why they got extincted probably cryptologist s call themselves scientists but they are not people like them say lies like in this mockumentary and what is worst some people buy them but i do not think that a person who cares about science would believe in dragons after watching this those fake scientists waste their time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24673": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i can t stand it when people go see a movie when they know they won t like it my mom likes violent movies so why did she see it she rated it just to bring down the rating so i know that s why it didn t have a higher rating i give it a"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24674": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "let me begin by saying i am a big fantasy fan however this film is not for me many far fetched arguments are trying to support this film s claim that dragons possibly ever existed the film mentions connections in different stories from different countries but fails to investigate them more thoroughly which could have given the film some credibility the film uses nice cgi to tell us a narrated fantasy story on a young dragon s life this is combined with popular tv show csi style flash forwards to make it look like something scientific which it is definitely not in many cases the arguments clues are far fetched in some cases clues used to show dragons possibly existed or flew or spit fire are simply invalid to see this just makes me get cramp in my toes even a fantasy film needs some degree of reality in it but this one just doesn t have it bottom line it s a pretentious fantasy csi documentary not worth watching"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24675": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is my first cg animated film that i ve ever seen usually the look of other animated films made me reticent to see them not ice age i wanted to see it the moment i saw the trailer with scrat the hilarious sabertooth squirrel ice age was sporadically funny and overall fun film to watch the story is basically an animated version of three men and a baby set years in the past the visuals were great simply beautiful it s one thing to create convincing aninmation it s another thing altogether to create visually arresting stuff and ice age is great to look at with its stylized visuals blue sky studios is a company to look out for in the future"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24676": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "in the autobiographical coming of age tale romulus my father eric bana of munich fame plays an impoverished german migr struggling to raise his son raymond kodi smit mcphee in rural s australia the major obstacle to the family s stability and happiness is his wife christina franka potente who flagrantly violates her wedding vows by shamelessly shacking up with other men despite her highly unconventional behavior romulus refuses to grant her a divorce masochistically torturing himself in the vain hope that she will one day return to him it is unfortunately the good hearted and good natured raimond who must bear witness to all this marital turmoil and it is his memoir that serves as the basis for the movie raimond gaita would later grow up to be an author even though i admire romulus my father for what it is trying to do i can t honestly say i enjoyed it for while the film has some fine performances and serious intentions going for it these simply aren t enough to counteract the dour storyline and funereal pacing which leave the audience as despairing and depressed as the people on screen a serious slice of life drama is one thing but this unremittingly downbeat wallow in adultery insanity and multiple suicides let alone attempted suicides is something else again"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24677": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "spoilers i wasn t sure what to think of the movie not too much of a kids film definately should be watched with a parent because it includes death and dying but i was surprised that i was a bit entertained by it i was a bit disappointed by the minutes of time we had even less without the credits and the trailer gets you to think the rodent is a main creature but alas they torture him right until the end of the movie those two gripes docked the movie stars but i do recommend the movie even for a sequel quality entertainment replayable"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24678": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i just finished watching this movie and i found it was basically just not funny at all i m an rpg gamer computer type none of the dnd tabletop stuff but i found none of the jokes in this funny at all some of the scenes seemed to drag out a lot tilt and zoom could ve been cut down to seconds rather than over a minute and it feels as though the director was just trying to fill in time i think i laughed a total of times in the entire movie the acting itself wasn t all that bad around the standard that a b grade movie should have i d suggest not bothering with this movie unless you re a huge dnd fan and even then it would probably be best to steer clear of it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24679": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "while i loved this movie the trailers that circulated the internet the year before it hit theaters set my expectations a bit high i own the dvd so don t get me wrong i am not saying don t watch it or even buy it it s just that i still think the first scene was the best and nothing throughout the entire movie ever topped it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24680": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie is not funny it just takes the d d nerd stereotypes and amplifies them all the main characters make less than k a year they all live with their parents they re all socially retarded and they have no luck with women the jokes are horrible and unimaginative such as two of the gamers getting beat up by a black midget because one of them had a kkk looking hood on it was his wizard costume and the other guy had on a john rocker warm up oh how funny he s a nerd so he doesn t know about sports you may have to be a childish high schooler to find any of this stuff funny poorly done mockmuntaries are so painful to watch but obviously extremely cheap to make i feel sorry for kelly lebrock and beverly d angelo i guess these are the only opportunities available for hotties way past their prime"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24681": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i wouldn t go so far as to not recommend this movie since the only problems i have with it are due to an overexposure to the plot devices used in the movie the sort of things common to every kids movie ever made it seems that doesn t make it bad just not something i d go far it is a little saccharine so i might say that for the most part anyone looking for something with a little more wit could be disappointed in an obviously for kids movie like this however all of that goes out the window when that squirrel the one in all the trailers comes on screen his time is limited but it seems apparent that the decision makers had the wisdom to tell these guys hey could you stick in a little more squirrel every time it s getting intolerably dull that doesn t save the movie but you can leave saying at least there was one aspect where i couldn t stop laughing and of course visually it won t disappoint but that s almost a given with pixar flicks of all of their stuff i d put this at the bottom but that isn t in itself bad"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24682": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie is just lame a total waste of time and money the jokes are predictable the characters are so clich and the way it talks about rpg gamers is not funny as well the problem is that the writers seems not to know how a rpg game works and most important how to make jokes about this game of course there are a bunch of losers who play rpg like freaking retards and total losers but for me this is not the funniest way to make jokes about this game the story doesn t make any sense at all who cares about how long a game is being played the greatest problem in this movie is that the writers and actors didn t even try to know what rpg is about to make jokes about it i felt ashamed by watching this lame movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24683": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "ice age is not only animation of the year in my eyes it s also the best animated feature i ve ever seen the teaser excited me last year and i ve spent many happy hours on the website scrat is cool and so are the rest of the sub zero heroes the animation is superb your heart really goes out to the characters in this film they have good lines of dialogue and are well developed it s hard to say which one really steals the picture i experienced their journey with laughter tears and amazement nothing was forced or over done the emotion was genuine especially in the dramatic second half the last film to affect me this deeply was anastasia in also a fox production and before that it was the land before time all possess real charm and seek to entertain all the audience not just the cynics"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24684": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "dead letter office is a low budget film about a couple of employees of the australian postal service struggling to rebuild their damaged lives unfortunately the acting is poor and the links between the characters past misfortunes and present mindsets are clumsily and over schematically represented what s most disappointing of all however is the portrayal is life in the office of the film s title there s no mechanisation whatsoever and it s quite impossible to ascertain what any of the staff really do for a living granted part of the plot is that the office is threatened with closure but this sort of office surely closed in the s if it ever truly existed it s a shame as the film s overall tone is poignant and wry and there s some promise in the scenario but few of the details convince overall it feels the work of someone who hasn t actually experienced much of real life a student film with a concept and an outline but sadly little else"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24685": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this film resembles in many ways `enemy of the state with will smith and gene hackman as we have an innocent black man being pursued by the `government with all the modern technology known to man usually when storyline is copied like this the result is a disaster that does not apply here of course i love everything david morse does so maybe my comments are not fair but there were more good things about this film then that the main baddy played by doug hutchison was brilliant and the story flowed with excellent extras such as david paymer and robert pastorelli our hero alvin sanders played by jamie foxx was however irritating most of the part he is so out of place cracking bad jokes evoking no sympathy from the audience or not to begin with the strange thing is that he kinda grows on you and on his followers as well i didn t expect much when i rented it but was surprised with a good solid action movie with comedy bits"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24686": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i usually enjoy films like this it s shot documentary style but the acting and writing are just awful the acting is wooden and stiff and the writing is just so clich but not at all in a good way as of typing this i m surprised it s at a on imdb i m certain that most of these votes must have come from relatives of people in the movie i suppose if that s the case you might manage a couple of laughs as it s always funny seeing your relatives friends make a movie well in a way i guess this gives hope to all up and coming writers directors actors etc cause if they can do it you can do it although maybe you shouldn t"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24687": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie had no parts that were hilarious mostly just average funny units but it did not have any parts that were really bad either the worst part was the voice of sid his slothy slur was just too much for me by about minutes in i was sick of hearing him talk aside from the annoying sloth voice the movie was good there were numerous side jokes which if you catch them make the movie much better this is a good movie for kids it has enough in it to keep adults content and enough in it to entertain kids this one is definitely worth renting if you have kids and want to watch a movie with them"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24688": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i sat through this at gencon only because it was quiet and i could nap what a waste of time beverly d angelo and william katt wtf were the lady who played flo and abe vigoda busy or something truly a piece of unfunny garbage the characters were stereotypical without meaning to i think and wooden most of them seemed like they were on autopilot the so called hilarious situations described in some of the other so called reviews were so hackneyed i weeped for the writers i m confused as to how anyone can find this worth their time seriously i m only giving it out of because in order to be a or it would need to be either five hours long or feature more kelly lebrock"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24689": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "ice age is one of the cartoon movies ever produced by blue sky studios and released in as the company s first we are introduced to the main characters a squirrel named scrat voiced by chris wedge and please note the sound of scrat s screams is the sound of tom s screams from the tom and jerry cartoons a woolly mammoth named manny voiced by ray romano of everybody loves raymond a sloth named sid voiced by john leguizamo of titan a e and a saber toothed tiger named diego voiced by denis leary of pixar s a bug s life the movie opens with scrat trying to bury an acorn and right after that he caused an avalanche we then see a herd going south for the coming ice age except for manny who is going the other way looking for other mammoths that looked like him sid comes out of his cave yawning and saw that his family abandoned him he then pays toll with some aardvarks unfortunately he gets pursued by sylvia voiced by kirsten johnston of rd rock from the sun a female orange sloth who wants sid to go migrating with her sid eventually teams up with manny and they became friends meanwhile nearby a human tribe soto voiced by goran visnjic an evil saber toothed tiger wants revenge against the tribe s leader for wiping out half of his pack just by stealing his infant son roshan away from him in the morning he diego and soto s henchmen lenny voiced by alan tudyk oscar voiced by diedrich bader and zeke voiced by jack black attacked the tribe but the leader s wife escaped with roshan and gave him to manny and sid to look after eventually diego joins them and went on a journey to return roshan back to his tribe who are also looking for him as well relax and watch the rest of the movie and find out okay besides manny sid diego scrat sylvia and roshan the supporting characters in there including a pack of wolves that roshan s tribe are using and not to mention a fat female purple sloth named jennifer voiced by jane krakowski and a skinny female yellow sloth named rachel voiced by lorri bagley to whom sid shows them roshan as they relax in a tar pit incidentally the two rhinos carl voiced by cedric the entertainer of pdi s madagascar and frank voiced by stephen root of pixar s finding nemo who go after sid for ruining their meal and confront manny on a cliff are simple minor characters same went for the dodos who are using melons as their food supply the gags in this movie are very funny for instance manny talks through his trunk saying i m not going when jennifer and rachel are out of the tar pit sid asks jennifer what do you say if we jump into the gene pool and see what happens jennifer then responds to him what do you say if you go jump into the tar pit rachel also then kicks sid in the waist sylvia sees diego holding sid by the neck with his teeth then she asks sid if he s holding his breath tells diego to eat him and promptly walks off since ice age is not only a success but it has sequels the first one was ice age the meltdown which was released in and the other was ice age dawn of the dinosaurs which is going to be releasing next year i can hardly die waiting to see what ice age dawn of the dinosaurs will be like"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24690": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i couldn t believe it when i put this movie in my dvd player i thought i d have a good laugh since i ve played d d for half my life i had to turn it off as i had company and they were wondering what the crap i was watching finished it later and i should have just left it off at the soft core gay clown porn in the beginning no they run the gamut of fart jokes cum jokes incest racism dressing up as kkk this movie is flat out mean to anyone who s ever played d d no wonder it looks like the real d d wouldn t let them use their game who d want their name attached to this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24691": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "finally i got to see the infamous ice age apart from maybe not being as dead funny as i d hoped for after seeing the brilliant teaser there is not a bad word i can say about it sure it s not as glamorous as a disney production besides it is fox s st attempt at a full length cg movie but it s got immense heart and on some occasions like the look in manfred s eyes after we see the sad glimpse of his past i found myself on the verge of tears but when they reunited the baby with its father i just couldn t hold them in anymore a movie that has no trouble walking on the thin line of sappy and clich and manages to bring more than the best out of it the end result being one of the most touching animated creations i have ever seen great funny looking characters that quickly grow on you and great voice talents as well and many funny memorable scenes especially from scrat s behalf make the movie more than enough reason to give it a go plus the dodo scene which is my personal favorite funny scene of i honestly don t get it but for some reason it really looks like cg animation will be taking the upper hand in the future but if it just means that there will be more movies like this one and who can forget pixar s creations then i don t really mind at least for now"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24692": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "christopher guest need not worry his supreme hold on the mockumentary sub genre is not in trouble of being upstaged in the least especially not by this extremely unfunny jab at rpg gamers the jokes are beyond lame not enough substance to last the typical length of a particularly rancid snl skit much less the atrocious minutes i waisted watching this drivel the great william katt greatest american hero house deserves much much better one thing and one thing alone makes the fact that i saw this worth it in my mind and that s posting about it on here so hopefully just hopefully i ll save someone such a bad experience my grade d dvd extras audio commentaries interviews with various cast members deleted scenes theatrical trailer dvd rom extras wallpapers easter egg highlight the eye in the picture on the main menu for a short scene"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24693": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i thought that ice age was an excellent movie as a woman of with no children i still seem to really enjoy these humorous witty animated movies sid is the best character i have seen in some time better than bartok in anastasia although he was really humorous and i did not think that his character could be matched or even beaten and even more humorous than melman in madagascar i have seen the movie at least times i own it obviously and i quote the movie at work on many occasions yes still my favourite scene is the part where sid says oh oh oh i love this game and sid and manny continue to figure out what the squirrel is trying to tell them about the tigers pack of wolves pack of bears pack of fleas pack of whiskers pack of noses pack a derm pack of lies pack of troubles pack a wallop pack of birds pack of flying fish or however that part goes that is the funniest part about the whole movie although i also really enjoyed the humour behind putting sloths on the map and many other parts as well the only animated movie that can remotely compare to ice age is brother bear"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24694": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "as a gamer i can t say i like this film fact is i down right hate it i tried to watch it as open minded as possible but when it gets down to it it feels rather insulting to my social group to me there are several reasons why the characters seem unnatural i ve met lots of players of all different walks of life i don t know any who act like any of the characters in the film it s like the producers of the film have taken the worst aspects of the worst stereotypes and put them all into people most gamers are rather social people some with rather active lives the style doesn t work the mockumentary style is ill suited to the subject matter of the film an actual documentary on gamers would actually work better while it is good looking i e cleanly put together it isn t very good the dialogue feels forced unnatural it also seems to lack any real world context gamers swear i ll admit that but we don t have tourette s syndrome the humor is lacking while self deprecating humor is a mainstay of my group and several other groups i ve encountered this is less self deprecation and more like toilet humor likewise a large part of gamer humor is full of in jokes and anecdotes not toilet humor most gamers would balk at and shun anybody who made such jokes the biggest problem to me is basically this accuracy i don t mean rules but instead dynamics invariably this film is going to be compared to the even lower budget films the gamers and the gamers dorkness rising both of which portray the players as actual people playing an actual game the difference is gamers the movie presents a situation where you want to beat the players senseless vs the gamers where you can say something like huh i know a guy like that yep that s definitely like gary"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24695": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i watched ice age in the movie theater and i liked the movie spite of the fact that ice age has many flaws and scientific errors like humans sabers dinosaurs and mammoths living at the same period and even the location of where the story passes looks north america but has some characteristics from iceland for example we can have fun even so unless you are very severe the planet is entering an ice age and many animals are immigrating to the south where is warmer sid is a stupid sloth that is left behind by his own family that can t stand him any longer walking in his way he meets manfred or how he calls manny a moody mammoth who does not care about extinction or immigration and is going to the north worried that he can easily be captured sid decides to follow manfred and in the middle of their journey they found a human mother with her baby the mother dies but manfred and sid decides to take him and return the baby for the humans diego one of the sabers decides to follow and help them to go to a shortcut to the human s camp what manfred and sid does not know is that diego is from a saber clan who hates humans and wants to kill the baby and also pretend to betray they both to make they become saber s food what will happen will depend of diego s behavior and conscience aka a era do gelo brazil"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24696": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i picked up this movie in the hope it would be similar to the hilarious the gamers by dead gentlemen productions which is highly recommendable by the way boy what a disappointment the movie is shot in this fake documentary style made famous by the office but it fails to deliver the reason is partly the stiff acting but mostly the writing and directing true it can be funny to use every singe clich there is about role playing games but here it is done in such a way that it becomes extremely predictable already at the beginning of each scene you know what the joke will be about but maybe the biggest problem is that everything is depicted way over the top there is no subtlety in this movie if there would be captions laugh now or a cheap s style fake laughter track it would not make much difference with some scenes you can t help to think yea i get why they thought this would be funny but the way it is executed takes all momentum out of the possible joke"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24697": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i saw the movie with two grown children although it was not as clever as shrek i thought it was rather good in a movie theatre surrounded by children who were on spring break there was not a sound so i know the children all liked it there parents also seemed engaged the death and apparent death of characters brought about the appropriate gasps and comments hopefully people realize this movie was made for kids as such it was successful although i liked it too personally i liked the scrat"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24698": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "you want to see the movie the gamers by dead gentlemen productions this is not that movie this movie is not funny it is a waste of time all of the good comments here seem to be written by poorly disguised false third parties the people who made this movie seem to be attempting to synthesize fake interest this movie is not a well done mockumentary comparisons to spinal tap or christopher guest are insulting the movie is so mean spirited that i cannot imagine anyone familiar with the subject matter finding it funny being able to laugh at yourself is an important quality but if you are the ones being lampooned in this manner you d have to hate yourself to enjoy it the movie is not offensive because of its grand satire of taboo topics but because of its constant pathetic banality"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24699": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "just saw ice age a very funny and especially nice looking film the story is simple but effective the characters lovable and nicely fleshed out but what really shines is the digital set design more inspired by traditional animated movies than reality the designs give you a really really nice looking world in a astounding use of colour sometimes the touches of reality shine through especially the water was impressive but nonetheless it s a fantasy world based on reality including loads of vast landscapes especially helps to minimise the costs of rendering pixar films shine with technical brilliance this one shines with effective uses of technical know how enough technical babble the film s entertaining family friendly and sometimes just hilariously funny"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24700": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "saw a screener of this before last year s award season didn t really know why they gave them out after the voting had ended but whatever maybe for exposure at the least but the movie was a convoluted mess sure some parts were funny in a black humor kind of way but none of the characters felt very real to me at all there was not one person that i could connect with and i think that is where it failed for me sure the plot is somewhat interesting and very subversive towards scientology wow what a grand idea let s see if that already hasn t been mined to the point of futility the whole ordeal feels fake from the lighting the casting the screenplay to the horrible visual effects which is supposed to be intentional i can tell and so can everyone else no one is laughing with you though anyways i hope it makes it out for sale on dvd at least i wouldn t want a project that a lot of people obviously put a lot of effort into get completely unnoticed but it s tripe either way boring tripe at that"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24701": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i first saw ice age in the subiaco cinemas when it came out back in i was only at the time but even then i liked it it had some sort of warmth we ve had it on video for a number of years now and no matter how many times you watch it it never gets boring this is because of the one element which makes it different from all of the other d animations made at the time the characters have no particular home which they leave they are nomads and that s really refreshing and uplifting to watch also each individual character on the surface appear to be just putting up with each other but they re really all good friends as well all of the characters have their own charms even the bad guys sid the sloth is charming in his annoying over affectionate and naive sort of way manny is adorable in his depressed reclusive character and so on and so forth another great point about the movie is the beauty of the animation all the environments and characters were modeled originally by clay giving the film an artistic edge another aspect that adds to the feel of the movie is that gender means very little there are hardly any female characters but you don t really realize that until after you watch it a few times and even then it has little effect on the way you view the film due to this there s also no mention of a nuclear family which would really be pathetic in a setting like the ice age all in all ice age is a great movie and is proof on how much effort was put into d animations before shrek and the incredibles came out"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24702": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i almost never comment on movies but i saw the glowing reviews of this movie and decided i had to weigh in with my own review an instructor of mine received this film in the mail mixed in with his academy screeners ampas aka the guys who vote on the oscars and was so floored with how terribly constructed this movie was that he brought it in to our class to demonstrate to us how not to put together a movie this film has no plot the scenes are horribly horribly edited oftentimes using faux style picture in picture techniques and the performances particularly the lead who even fails at acting like a bad actress are for the most part obnoxious someone truly failed to understand the point of an introduction namely the setting up of the plot there is no setup halfway through the movie neither myself nor the rest of the class knew what this movie was supposed to be about the opening crane shot which sets up some kind of murder is never addressed and now that i think about it was possibly meant to be a flash forward with the rest of the film being a flashback but it cuts from that scene directly to the next without any indication as such bah i could really go on and on at the very least this movie gives me renewed confidence in my own film making ability"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24703": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is obviously aimed at the same market as monsters inc and shrek but is different in its less cartoony feel despite the deliberately cartoony characteristics of the lead creatures the story is not one that had a massive in your face moral at the end its more like its tugging at your shirt sleeves but chooses just to tell a story about relationships between different animals you know the outcome but you can t help being drawn in the characters themselves are far more than their voices the advantage of less famous actors doing the voices unlike most disney movies they are well rounded and completely believable strangely the group dynamics are brilliantly well presented and the character revelations and quirks are subtle and enjoyable you will find yourself rooting for them far sooner than you would like to think the animation is brilliant as you would expect and you will be praying for the opportunity to go on the ice slide in the movie you will fall in love with the characters especially the comic relief of the prehistoric squirrel and its desperate attempts to bury its nuts i came out wanting the obligatory merchandise especially the sloth toy only to be disappointed the next day when i couldn t find anything vaguely related which strangely makes the movie all the more pure better than monsters inc or shrek"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24704": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "didn t care for the movie the book was better does anyone know where it was filmed this was my first visit to your site just found the answer to my question so now i look like a dummy but i think i ll still submit my comments and yes british columbia is lovely or why they took it from its south carolina coastal setting this question stands the place was essential to the fabric of the book and its change was part of my disappointment with the movie oh i just read where i need to write at least ten lines here s my other main issue with the film kim bassinger was too vapid and not at all what i pictured from the book i know the book was the book and the movie well not so good i found the character in the book much more empathetic also the book evoked rustic almost primitive images of the monastery while the castle in the film was much more visually impressive it distorted the feel of the story and seemed at odds with the characters"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24705": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i d have to say this is one of the best animated films i ve ever seen i liked it the first time but really appreciated it on the second viewing just a few weeks ago i can see why sequel is doing such great business at the box office apparently a lot of people liked this movie a gorgeous color palette man this looks good and a lot of good adult but clean humor make this a big winner the opening minute scene with scat is excellent as are subsequent interludes with him sid the sloth voiced by john leguizano however provides the main humor in the movie he usually has something funny to say throughout the movie ray romano is the voice of the mammoth the big character of the film literally while denis leary is the ferocious bad guy turned good sabertooth tiger this isn t just humor and pretty colors but a nice sentimental story of how a little baby softens up a couple of tough characters this isn t interrupted with a lot of songs either one only brief one and there is nothing offensive language wise if more animated movies were this good i d own more"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24706": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie had a imdb rating of so i expected much more from it it starts out funny and endearing with an energy that feels spontaneous but before the movie is half way through it begins to drag and everything becomes sickingly predictable the characters in the office were delightful in the first third of the movie but we get to know them a little too well they become caricatures not real people at all this is the same story i ve seen hundreds of times only told here with slightly different circumstances the thing is i could stomach another predictable love story if only the dialog weren t so stale the only thing that could be worse is if the characters had inconsistent and unbelievable motivations and unfortunately that was also the case with dead letter office hopefully this movie will end up in the dead movie office soon"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24707": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "if you like jamie foxx alvin sanders date from hell you will love his acting as a guy who never gets an even break in life and winds up messing around with shrimp jumbo size and at the same time lots of gold bars alvin sanders has plenty of fbi eyes watching him and winds up getting hit by a brick in the jaw and david morse edgar clenteen hack tv series decides to zero in on poor alvin and use him as a so called fish hook to attract the criminals there is lots of laughs drama cold blood killings and excellent film locations and plenty of expensive cars being sent to the junk yard jamie foxx and david morse were outstanding actors in this film and it was great entertainment through out the entire picture"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24708": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i had several problems with the movie the screenplay specifically kim basinger s voice over movies are not books they should show the action rather than have a voice over tell us what s happening occasionally i find a movie with a voice over that works but here it seemed more of a lazy way of writing the script in fact it sounded to me as if she was practically reading excerpts from the novel in her voice over i felt no emotion in the relationship between jessie and brother thomas and also felt that alex carter s acting was pretty bad that s a significant failure for me in defining jessie s and thomas characters with no connection between them it seemed to me as if she just wanted a stud and that for him it was a matter of being sex deprived if it had been properly done the relationship between them would have given much more context to the story with the book i understood jessie s mid life crisis in the movie it seemed more like just plain boredom on the plus side i didn t think the movie was so bad as for me to turn off the tv though that thought did occur to me"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24709": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "with a relatively small budget for an animated film of only million the people at fox animation and blue sky studios have done an incredible job they have combined state of the art digital animation the perfectly cast voice talents of ray romano john leguizamo and dennis leary among many others to create a highly entertaining family film with a strong message about cooperation friendship and caring for your fellow herd members and how sometimes it takes many different creatures to make up a herd while watching this film i got a strong political message about getting along with the people that share your space maybe it should be required viewing for all world leaders david newman yet another member of the newman family of hollywood composers provides a superb score that is not intrusive yet serves to move the action along and at times is positively toe tapping the overall look of the film is incredible an intensely coloured strangely believable fantasyland of snow geysers mud rocks and ice the individual characters were delightfully believable too with the facial expressions of ray romano s manfred being a particular treat the entire sequence with the dodos will leave no doubt as to where the expression `dumb as a dodo comes from this is a good family film that keeps the things that could alarm or frighten children pretty much sanitized but real nonetheless it would be a great movie to see in the theater and to buy for home"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24710": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "and shot in vancouver with the mountains of the low country of south carolina visible in the background for heaven s sake they should have reset the location there are no coastal mountains in south carolina period lame visuals they should have been beautiful and the story limped along i really don t understand why it was such a hit as a book although i have to admit it s one i haven t read as yet usually i read the book and give the film a miss there was nothing in this movie that made me want to buy the book or even borrow it from the library verdict the mermaid chair seemed pretty shallow to moi"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24711": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "return to the lost world was filmed back to back with the version of the lost world in this sequel the same five people lead by challenger return to the plateau where a group has started drilling for oil which is threatening to destroy the land gomez has something to do with this they manage to defeat the drillers and the plateau is saved much to the delight of the natives like in the lost world what few dinosaurs we see are made of rubber and these include a t rex and ankylosaurus john ryhs davies and david warner reprise their roles as challenger and summerlee and three of the other actors are also back despite reading several bad reviews of this and those cheap looking rubber dinosaurs i enjoyed return to the lost world rating stars out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24712": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "kind of hard to believe that the movie from this book could succeed in topping its awfulness the plot is so contrived and unbelievable starting with laying a ton of guilt on a small child to spare her pain then we have the collusive behavior of at least six and maybe more people including clergy involved in what is a crime everywhere next we have a wife who seemingly in the length of a ferry ride goes from being comparatively happy to very shortly kicking over the traces a very unpleasant and coo coo mother aided abetted and supported by a politically correct group of friends moving the setting from an island off the coast of south carolina did not help the story although it may have helped the film makers budget the very beautiful buildings supposedly housing the monastery did not seem to logically suit an island small enough to need golf carts and such a small ferry service kim basinger whom i do really like is painfully thin in this movie and her hairdo certainly belongs in another decade also there is simply no chemistry at all between her and either of the male leads i thoroughly disliked the book from which this was taken but did read it all the movie i kept surfing back and forth to had to leave whenever that saccharine music got too much unless you like an unbelievable story wooden acting a contorted mixture of religious mythological allegory my advice is to skip this one oh and maybe a small carping criticism but wouldn t a caring father have a life jacket on a small child on a small boat the best part of this movie is the scenery"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"24713": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "once again the two bickering professors must join together to save the lost world the five members of the first expedition return see the lost world for a list of actors a man seeking oil brings a drilling crew to the plateau instead of striking oil they tap an underground volcano which threatens all life in the lost world the oil crew clash with the native people and the scientific expedition although the situation looks hopeless i m not going to tell you the ending"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24714": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i watched it with my mom and we were like what the hell we didn t get it at all i may have this wrong but a chair had something to do with the death of this woman s father that movie was terrible this is not a movie for those who love a good suspense movie bad suspense movie shakes cane at movie i m never seeing it again and i m a big fan of lifetime movies too they kinda need to quit trying to make movies outta books it s driving me crazy and whit was butt ugly and yet she loves him more than hugh who was a tiny bit nicer looking my rating"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24715": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "lily mars a smalltown girl living in indiana dreams of making it big on broadway and her aspirations are given a lift when successful broadway producer john thornway returns to his hometown for a visit lily tries everything she can to get thornway to notice her but he just gets annoyed with her antics when thornway goes back to new york to stage his show lily follows unknown to john of course and thornway eventually gives her a small role in his next show only as a favor to her family however thornway starts to fall for this young girl and a romance blossoms which makes the show s leading lady isabel rekay jealous when isabel gets fed up with the john lily romance causing friction with the show she leaves and john decides to make lily the star isabel returns later and thornway is forced to tell lily that she is back to her small bit role in the play which also may jeopardize the romance very charming film and a refreshing change to see garland put the comedic touches into her role her reading of lady macbeth while supposed to be humorous never threatened her singing career i enjoyed heflin s character thornway more when he was annoyed with lily rather than be the romantic the film got to be somewhat predictable and the scenes weren t assembled that well together but a very enjoyable film rating"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24716": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "a fabulous book about a fox and his family who does what foxs do that being stealing from farms and killing prey until a trio of farmers decide they ve had enough of this fox and try in various ways to have the problem solved they are of course out foxed at every turn and while the trio are camped out at the fox hole the family perform raids against the three farmers land the film version and i use the term film very loosely is more of a god awful pastiche of american heist movies particularly the oceans movies they they even have george clooney as mr fox to to add to the insult and manage to miss the point of the story quite completely so kudos to them they ll make lots of money and destroy another classic roald dahl children book"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24717": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "in this film judy garland is deemed not to be ready for the big time yet by the man who loves her van heflin this film was certainly a big change for mr heflin especially after his supporting oscar win the year before in johnny eager wasn t spring byington too old to be the widowed mother of children with four of them appearing to look like her grandchildren the singing and dancing are just marvelously staged but the way that the blossoming romance between heflin and garland was depicted left a lot to be desired it was a gigi like one where a young girl is eventually swept off her feet by a charmer"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24718": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "brilliant technology but what good does it do if the content is hollow and foolish i have left after than minutes of watching being bored and irritated the theatre administration returned my money but the time waisted and aggravation remained i have been had and no thanks to the stars whose names were the main attraction george meryl bill i hope you were well paid you might have even liked it so i apologies for my limited mind a lot of people seemed to like it too look at the comments oh well wish to know what is remotely redeeming in a story about mr fox the husband the father the citizen the whatever"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24719": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "presenting lily mars mgm is a cute film but in my opinion it could have been better judy garland is great as always but some scenes in the film seem out of place and the romance between her and van heflin develops all too quickly i mean one minute he s ready to beat her butt but the next minute he falls in love with her i believe that this production the film editing and the script even though the photography was great the scenery was nice and the costumes were nice as well could have been a little better it feels as though the production was too rushed the supporting cast was good as well especially little janet chapman as the second youngest daughter daughter rosie she at the age of looks really cute and it s a shame that she didn t develop into a teenage comic actress she s much better in this film than in her previous films as warner brothers in the late s except for broadway musketeers she s really good in that when they tried to make her into a shirley temple sybil jason hybrid overall this film could better but in the end judy gave it her all"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24720": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i went in not knowing anything about this movie and i walked out in an half hour knowing everything about it it was one of worst movies i ve ever seen i m a generally a nice person but if somebody told me they liked this movie i would probably never talk to them again anybody who likes it throughly is most likely to have an extremely dry hermit type personality i m gonna also include that they think they are pretty intelligent too just like the self centered fart bags who do the voices for the movie i know everyone has different types of humor some people may not even like mine but that s okay i don t think this covers any range of humor though this movie is as flat and dull as wes anderson s mind go in and get ready to walk out it s best to get your money back too"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24721": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "presenting lily mars is a real pleasant little film which showcases the comedy skills of actress judy garland along with her standard singing moments the plot consists of lily mars tagging along after producer john thornway for her big break i think the comedy is light and nothing too heavy here i really recommend this film for everyone judy is breathtaking in this role"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24722": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "fantastic mr fox is a comedy based on the classic roald dahl book wes anderson directs and respectably takes the short book of the same name to the big screen in a full length film while i respect what anderson an incredibly talented man did the film seemed to have gotten lost in its own clever spirit anderson seems to have left the story behind knowing that he is a talented man and if this happened to be a bad film it would be his first bad film just like when you go to school and have your first bad day this is anderson s first bad day in film making so i am going to let him off easy i will admit it did have a cleverness and nice spirit to it and the animation is nice but the film gets progressively harder to get into leaving the story behind and having random shots of random things happening the characters are good also jason schwartzman voices mr fox george clooney s smart ass son ash and especially engaging the film does not quite make it up to a level of terribleness but it certainly gets closer and closer as it goes along i m sure wes anderson will get back on track with another amazing film when and where he decides to make another film but for now i m sorry wes anderson this film of yours was a big disappointment"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24723": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "presenting lily mars is one of a genre of film that sadly seems to have disappeared with the studio system ok now that you know my bias here are some reasons i think this movie does stand out although the basic plot lily mars judy garland goes to new york becomes a star and wins the heart of her director van heflin is a pretty stock hollywood story of the period the writers do vary the theme her a bit more than usual although lily gets her big break when the star quits she isn t successful and has to swallow her pride and go back to playing a minor role in the show judy garland enough said the supporting cast includes some really great performances spring byington as lily s mother is truely wonderful as is fay bainter the mother of the director john thornway van heflin the standout supporting performance though goes to character actress connie gilchrist as frankie a one time actress turned theater custodian worth a watch for sure one of those movies that are designed to make you feel better about the world and your dreams"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24724": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "there has been a lot of love that has been put into wes anderson s fantastic mr fox unfortunately all the love is for himself granted there has been a lot of time and effort been put into making this ever so self consciously quirky universe but if only the same time and effort had been put into the script to try and make it funny the worrying thing is that i think it was and this is the best that wes anderson could come up with the animation is good in the close up shots of the animals however when the camera is further away everything becomes really harsh on the eyes and to be perfectly honest looks like a bit of a mess there wasn t really anything special about the acting either with wes opting to choose his buddies and big names over more specialised voice actors that could have probably made the film better i m pretty sure george clooney s voice acting resume consists of two cameo appearances in south park one of them where he played a dog the film is too smug and trying way too hard to be clever and different and is typically despite the film being set in england all the good animals are typical americans playing baseball whilst the bad guys are stereotypical english with the most insulting english accents i cannot stress how much of a waste of time this film is i didn t laugh once"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24725": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "almost every review of this movie i d seen was pretty bad it s not pretty bad it s actually pretty good though not great the judy garland character could have gotten annoying but she didn t allow it to somewhere along the line i ve become a fan of brooding overbearing overacting van heflin at least in the early s judy s singing is great but the film missed a great chance by not showing more of their relationship i gave it a"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24726": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "after viewing the film i was truly shocked to see such a high rating on imdb the fantastic mr fox is an adaption of a beloved children s classic portraying the story of the smooth slick protagonist mr fox or foxy as he attempts one last heist to steal from the dreaded boggins bunce and bean that s right one short one fat one lean or however it goes i don t quite know where to start with my criticism well i m in my late teens and was never a fan of roald dahl but i like his material well enough having read a few of his books as a child and seen matilda and charlie and the chocolate factory over and over again this film however struggles for an audience is it aimed at children adults i m still unsure many of the jokes would bore a child especially as mr fox visits a lawyer for example or complains about being poor also an audience of i m assuming children is expected to sympathise with a character who steals and kills chickens i m all for the food chain but you practically see mr fox biting down on their necks surely that s a bit much and also the plot well it s kind of boring i stayed only with the hope of it getting better but instead i just got more and more annoyed at mr fox and his son ash for making stupid decisions the humour meanwhile falls flat i laughed only once or twice even though i specifically recognised attempts at jokes i think part of it is that the voice acting is so incredibly flat and monotoned the voice actors have no sense of comic timing instead aiming for the subtlety of humour that only works with certain mediums george clooney aims to portray mr fox as charming and sleek but his voice has no character meryl streep shows no emotion i didn t even realise bill murray had a role until the end credits and ash twelve years old in fox years sounds like he s about i love animation particularly stop motion but the visual style actually creeped me out a little bit characters are tall spindly and lacking any warmth of design they move with very little fluidity and often the animation is jerky and strange there is also a distinctive mixed medium feel as d components are added in sporadically and unsuccessfully characters look straight at the camera and talked it was very awkward there was one or two moments when kylie looked straight at the camera didn t move and had swirls on his eyeballs it actually freaked me out fantastic mr fox had so much potential lots of people still seem to like it look at the reviews maybe it just wasn t for me"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24727": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "presenting lily mars may have provided judy garland with one of the easier roles she had while at mgm because lily mars is definitely a character she could identify with a young girl with talent enough for ten she knows she has what it takes to make it in the theater no matter how much producer van heflin from her home town discourages her i really liked judy in this one as the girl determined to make it in the theater because it is judy garland with the talent of judy garland you in the audience know she has the right stuff even if it takes van heflin nearly the whole movie to be convinced both judy and heflin hail from the same small town heflin s dad was the town doctor who delivered her and heflin while he may have moved away and become a big producer on broadway their respective moms fay bainter and spring byington have kept in touch that s her entr e but heflin s constantly barraged with stagestruck kids but never anyone quite like lily mars no real big song hits came out of presenting lily mars for garland though she sings all her numbers the best in the film is a revival of that gaslight era chestnut every little movement has a meaning all its own judy sings it with connie gilchrist playing the cleaning lady in a broadway theater where heflin s show is being produced gilchrist was a star back in the days of the floradora girls and she and judy deliver the song in grand style with connie it s the best scene in the film as gilchrist encourages judy to keep at it composer karl hoschna had died a long time ago but lyricist otto harbach was still alive and i m betting he liked what he heard european musical star marta eggerth is in presenting lily mars as the show s star who s at first bemused then angry and finally understanding of garland and heflin she did a couple of films with mgm and then went back to europe for more work on the continent i m betting mgm didn t quite know what to do with her and her thick hungarian accent though louis b mayer never met a soprano he didn t like van heflin does well as the patient producer who puts up with a lot from garland and eggerth heflin was just coming off his oscar for johnny eager the previous year and he and garland wouldn t appear to be an ideal screen team but they re not bad together presenting lily mars is a fine showcase for the talents of judy garland and she didn t have to share the screen in another backstage film with mickey rooney"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24728": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "you know all those letters to father christmas and jesus that are sent every year well it turns out that they are not actually delivered but dropped off in a half forgotten corner of the post office to rot unless some bright spark figures out a way of posting them as bizarre settings go it s a winner and one which perfectly fits the strange movie that is dead letter office having said that this is obviously an australian film as opposed to a british one if it was royal mail most letters get this sort of treatment anyway i haven t been in this flat for two years and we re still getting letters for a mr wang some female priest of the church of latter day i ve never heard of you and various catalogues for industrial equipment addressed to a plumbing company dead letter office the name given to the place where undeliverable mail ends up follows the story of alice miranda otto who grows up in a seriously divided home writing to her absent father she only learns in adulthood that her letters haven t been delivered for one reason or another so logically she gets a job at the d l o and finds herself working alongside other social rejects including the brooding chilean immigrant frank lopez george del hoyo slowly she finds herself drawn to him but can she find out where her dad is without bringing the self contained world of the dead letters office to its knees nothing against this film but i was reminded of the god awful heather graham film committed while watching this however this is so much better than that pile of horse crap but then again that ain t difficult for a start this film is much more logical true the metaphors are somewhat blatant and the underflowing symbolism quickly becomes a flood but at least this is cohesive and quirky without being complete drivel it is also well acted both otto and del hoyo are very good as the lovers looking for something they know they ll never find while other characters are peripheral at best part of the trouble is that it seems to wrap up far too quickly leaving this viewer somewhat disappointed the other part is that when you consider australia s draconian immigration policy i e if you don t speak english rack off such a story is unlikely to take place in reality the other characters sadly also help to destabilise the realism by proving to be little more than odd ball stereotypes despite that dead letter office is certainly something a little different it might not be to everyone s taste but i liked it yes it was hackneyed and predictable but sometimes it s nice to watch a film without guns or violence or heavy duty swearing and nudity no chance of that in an australian film there ain t any major laughs there s no bullet time and the characters are usually one dimensional but it s the story that counts here and while it s not earth shattering in its magnificence it s a pleasant enough way of passing the time it s the movie equivalent of a sheryl crow cd nice to listen to now and again but you wouldn t really miss it if it wasn t there"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24729": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the movie is great and i like the story i prefer this movie than other movie such the cell sick movie and highlander silly movie i just tell the truth i like a reality hehe and also a true story"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24730": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i saw this movie way back at the first theatrical release in a justifiably empty theater believe it or not after decades of watching movies this one still sticks clearly in my mind as the worst movie of all time or at least the worst that i would allow myself to watch the acting is far beneath the standard set by any random group of drunken high school students yanked off the street and forced to learn their lines in minutes or less after the first shock of disbelief we laughed for a while as each scene hit new lows but after a while even that dubious pleasure wore off and it just got to be really sad"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24731": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this film was made in when i think judy was at her peak looks wise in her previous film for me and my gal people often say that she looks emaciated well in this film she looks perfect she is beautiful and shows that she has a flair for comedy i think this film is hilarious especially at the beginning when she is trying to arrange an audition with john thornway one of the funniest scene s in my opinion is judy s rendition of lady macbeth and when john is looking for her at the party to give her a spanking lol one criticism i do have is that there is a hole in the plot when john and lily fall in love i mean one minute he despises her and the next they are going out on a date then the next time they meet after that date they are in love another point i didn t like was on opening night if i were lily i would be furious with john but she isn t it just doesn t make sense but all in all i would have to give this film a because it is just wonderful and almost perfect"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24732": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "bo derek s debut film remained unseen for eight years and that s how it should stayed john derek was a competent actor but as a director he s virtually the ed wood of erotic cinema not that this is especially explicit considering that bo atypically sporting dark hair was only when the film was made john also wrote and photographed it the latter results in some decent footage of the greek island setting against which the narrative is set but the plotting is puerile and the dialogue atrocious the character played by male lead peter hooten has been brought up with bo s family they grew up as brother and sister but now in their teens the couple discover they re attracted to one another but as i said don t expect any sexual fireworks still the worst thing about this is the fact that the protagonists each harbor an obsession all through the film which are not only silly in themselves but irritating in their relentlessness hooten wants to turn the remote fishing community into a modernized sea side resort and keeps expecting a cruise liner to appear into view which of course it does at the finale derek s is even nuttier she craves possession of a large antique bath tub for the record the couple are married by the end of the film also involved in the non events are the female town mayor and a photographer lothario who wants to make a model out of bo and who naturally incurs the wrath of the jealous hooten occasionally for no very good reason we re even treated to snippets from the screening of old hollywood classics in an open air movie house to which the whole town assembles among the titles shown is the public enemy [ ] at the end of the day while bo s naivete throughout is undeniably charming it s not enough to offset the film s overwhelming dullness and amateurishness"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24733": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "in the hollywood west those trail hands were a rough bunch who when they came to town partied pretty hardy after all trail driving was a lonely business back in the day before railroads got to all parts of the usa the drovers who worked for trail boss gil favor as played by eric fleming were no different but fleming was a man of all business he had a job to do and hired a top crew to do it with the long run of rawhide and the fact that the regulars stayed with it for the most part we got to know all the drovers at some point a some point story lines were focused around all of them though the bulk were with fleming and clint eastwood s character rowdy yates the number guy with the herd clint eastwood s western image was molded by rawhide it s a shame that these are not shown more often probably because they were done in black and white had this been an nbc show this would have been done in color like bonanza and be running as often as those shows are we d get to see a lot more of a man who became a move legend ironically enough it was eric fleming who left the show before it closed to do films he did a few them and was hoping the show would give him a bankable movie name sadly he was killed on a movie location doing an action film drowned in a river had he lived he might have become a name like eastwood s clint took over as trail boss in the last season and then the show completed its run and he of course became the icon he is today and not just in the western genre rawhide was a tough western who had some tough guys in it no frills in this one these were working cowboys just doing a job and battling the elements and whatever situations they were thrown into every year they really don t make television series like these any more what a pity"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24734": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "there are exactly good things to be said about fantasies both mentioned by a previous reviewer as well a bo derek s extraordinary poetry inspiring beauty she has shots in this movie where she gives even catherine zeta jones a run for her money and that s a high compliment indeed her nudity is brief and discreet but just looking at her face is enough b the greek island setting with its sun and crystal clear blue waters other than that there is no story the dialogue is abysmal and at times unintentionally funny he touched you where you re a woman and peter hooten s character is a slimy jerk bo overplays the naivete of her character but then again when you have to work with dialogue this bad it s unfair to blame the actors the fact that she kept saying the name damir in almost every sentence is a major irritation oh and although the film is set on a greek island there is hardly a greek word to be heard apparently everyone there from kids to old people speaks english the whole time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24735": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "currently on metoo s new schedule at pm on weekdays right after maverick and right before wild wild west followed by star trek don t know if i ever actually saw an episode of it when it was originally on but i m really captivated by it offbeat unusual surreal stories set in a mythical west kind of the naked city of westerns and the guest stars are there dan duryea lyle bettger brian donlevy macdonald carey rick jason as a treacherous mexican a young dick van patten jack lord noah berry jr as a colorful mexican martha hyer marguerite chapman even ann robinson war of the worlds gloria talbott i married a monster from outer space it ran for eight seasons over episodes from january to december eric fleming is quite remarkable as trail boss gil favor the most stolid man that s ever lived with the code of honor of a samurai and just the right balance between toughness and open handedness i would vote for him for president any day p s he had a very interesting biography http www imdb com name nm and a young clint eastwood is quite striking as his impulsive right hand rowdy yates also veteran western actor and country music figure the immortal one eyed one horned flying purple people eater sheb wooley is there as seasoned scout pete nolan and paul brinegar makes the most cantankerous character of a cook you could ask for as wishbone and then there s that great theme song performed by the immortal frankie laine between that and the maverick theme i ve got western theme songs running through my head all day i look forward to every episode i m collecting the whole set a good time not to mention a moo ving experience is always guaranteed as one waits to see if the boys will get their difficulties straightened out before the commercial rollin rollin rollin"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24736": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "reasons to watch the movie bo derek at looks good and occasionally gets naked she does a pretty good job playing an immature insecure year old beauty in fact many shots of a pretty greek island but peter hooten turns in the worst performance by an actor since brutus played caeser s friend in roman senate proceedings of march he delivers each and every line in a delightful baritone bellow turn down the volume whenever he speaks preferably all the way down bo s fantasies are sadly tame especially by today s standards a few turns in the bath and as a fully clothed model the plot is skimpier than bo s costumes"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24737": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "it ran seasons but it s first in early and it s last in the autumn of were shorter than seasons cbs chief william paley canceled rawhide s production after watching the st show of season in september because he disliked the series without eric fleming as gil favor who had departed after season the last new episode aired in november the lone cbs broadcast on january was a rerun i have often wondered why rawhide didn t switch to color filming for it s last season most of the big westerns of the s had gone over to color by cbs was broadcasting in color that autumn for many of their sitcoms but westerns like gunsmoke and rawhide remained in black and white gunsmoke was the last western and last prime time network series to switch to color on september for the episode snap decision"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24738": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i have been a fan of without a trace from the premier episode i really cannot express my disappointment in the episode last week this is a real problem that far too many afican american families have dealt with and continue to deal with the lack of media coverage crucial in the first hours has been documented by a recent study law enforcement including local state and federal are also complicit what was the purpose of advertising this subject matter and then copping out on the ending seemingly television can deal with almost any subject matter except race this is shameful get it together or don t explore it next time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24739": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "rawhide was a wonderful tv western series focusing on a band of trail drovers lead by the trail boss gil favor most episodes especially from the first seasons were really character studies of favor and his men guest stars came and went but unlike wagon train they seldom dominated the episodes they appeared in rawhide was a true gritty western and gil favor stood out as a memorable character never to be forgotten thanks to eric fleming s performance the show became a massive hit of course he was ably supported by a wonderful cast of good actors clint eastwood sheb wooley paul brinegar steve raines james murdoch rocky shahan robert cabal all of these actors left their mark in a piece of television history rawhide captured the flavour of that time of the west that no other series has for me as yet anyhow managed to do so later seasons tended to split the leads and give them individual story lines for me some of the time this didn t work the cattle drive and the regulars provided the best stories however there were still some classic stories and rawhide remained top drawer affair the black and white photography added to a bleak realistic feel that other western series seldom managed to capture rustlers indians commancheroes beautiful damsels in distress serial killers they all showed up to give our heroes problems the end came for the series quietly when the final season was axed less than half way through the reason eric fleming had departed and rawhide was now a head without a body the gritty realism was gone gil favor commanded respect and exuded authority he was never infallible and this made him all the more interesting we shall not see his like again watch an episode whenever you can they seldom disappoint"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"24740": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "he only gets third billing behind arthur treacher virginia field but this was effectively david niven s first starring role and he s charmingly silly as p g wodehouse s dunderheaded bertie wooster master in name only to jeeves that most unflappable of valets as an adaptation it s more like a watered down the steps than a true wodehousian outing and that s too bad since the interplay between treacher niven isn t too far off the mark alas the b movie mystery tropes forced comedy grow wearisome even at a brief minutes next year s follow up step lively jeeves was even more off the mark with no bertie in sight and jeeves of all people forced to play the goof"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24741": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "young erendira and her tyrranical grandmother provide for a great fantasy from the new world this interpretation of gabriel garcia marquez la incr ible y triste historia da la c ndida er ndira may not rub marquez purists the right way eventhough the story stays intact and still carries the full force of the work the strength of this film is in its acting especially papas as the grandmother marquez fans and marquez novices alike will enjoy this movie for its real gritty brand of witt"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24742": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is peter falk s film period i was years old when this film came out i was already a film maven at the time of course neither my parents nor i saw this film when it came out but i was in love with the typeface of its ads the aura that this was an important film okay years later i ve finally seen the film having never seen any cassavetes directed film previously he s a hack overall zero sense of timing editing gena s performance reminds me too much of dustin hoffman s stint in rain man technically on par but entirely one note as tom cruise stole rain man falk takes the cake for this film i was annoyed with gena s performance really throughout it seemed better suited for awakenings blecch it s not all her fault she s a basket case from first scene to last we never find out why but falk s character seems real is performed wonderfully by falk as a seriously flawed man shave off at least an hour an editor needed and this would have been an arresting portrait not of a woman under the influence but of a simple cro magnon man coming to grips with a wife who doesn t work yet cannot deal with her three kids her husband s long hours of work i d rather remember cassavetes for the dirty dozen or rosemary s baby he would have been a better director had he snipped his own tendency for excess as he amply demonstrates with this film bob"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24743": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a gorgeous movie visually the images of the mexican desert the old mansion the characters in their picturesque costumes all amount to a real work of art the story seems a bit loose but that s because it s not meant to be realistic it is taken from a book called one hundred years of solitude and it is supposed to be an evocation of the isolated otherworldly atmosphere of latin america so far from god and so close to the united states the tremendous debt that erendira owes to her grandmother is symbolic of latin america s international debt burden although there many layers of meaning if you can appreciate a slow moving richly textured movie this one is for you"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24744": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "cassavetes was clearly an intelligent sensitive man with bold new ideas about making films he wanted to be an auteur to break away from the confines of the system and bring a new realism to the american cinema for that i applaud him unfortunately as a member of his audience i cannot applaud a woman under the influence cassavetes took what could have been a fascinating topic an insane woman and somehow managed to craft a dull film filled with lengthy ad libbed ranting and drawn out scenes he seems to have had a gift for capturing the dullest moments of a person s life on film and it often appears as though he simply turned the camera on his family and let the motor run and run this tactic would be acceptable if cassavetes had captured something devastatingly real or even a kernel of something so real it touched the heart in ways a conventional film could not yet i found the performances particularly rowlands to be artificial i never believed for a moment that she was really insane i have met people who are truly mentally disturbed yet i ve never seen any of them act quite like gena rowlands in a woman under the influence she played it like a very obnoxious uninhibited woman who drinks a lot and even that was confusing because we only see her drink once at the beginning but she acts drunk for the remainder of the film there are some moments in which she taps into something real but those moments are few and far between she fails to sustain a seamless mentally disturbed character again i applaud her efforts but effort alone is not enough to make the performance ring true novice audiences who happen upon this film and see its high imdb rating will no doubt feel compelled to love it and rate it highly just to prove that they get it but don t be brainwashed by the hype judge for yourself you don t have to pretend to like it like woody allen john cassavetes could be accused of solipsism in his film making seeming to find his own psyche and his own life experiences so endlessly fascinating that he couldn t imagine that to others they appeared presumptive and tortuously self indulgent but woody allen at least has demonstrated a gift for keeping an audience entertained he knows that a compelling story structure and a good dose of humor are essential to any movie if cassavetes had employed some self discipline and a sharp pair of editing shears a woman under the influence could have stood a chance but what s the point of making a realistic film if the only people who can stand to sit through it are the art house devotees and film students who worship cassavetes as some sort of anti establishment deity without dumbing anything down i believe cassavetes could have made a woman slightly more accessible by keeping the pace moving with an actual plot instead of presenting a string of minute long scenes of ad libbed arguments if you just make films for yourself and a few of your fans you re just reaching the already converted watch this movie with your own set of eyes and make your own decisions about it if you are truly moved and fascinated by it good for you"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24745": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "erendira is a film from mexico that is rarely talked about the film only exists in a low quality vhs format it s a shame this film hasn t been given a dvd release erendira is stunning and gorgeous with its magic realist images erendira is based on a short story from the novel years of solitude erendira is constantly daydreaming and accidentally burns down her grandma s house her evil grandma played by irene papas forces her into prostitution to pay for the damages the whole town gets a piece of erendira so to speak although the subject matter sounds harsh the film doesn t exploit sexuality it s done in a mature artistic manner the film also has some amazing costumes some of the more surreal aspects of the film that stand out the most are the origami birds that morph into real birds and a golden orange with a diamond in the center erendira is an amazing film that even manages to throw in humor this is definitely a film that deserves a special dvd release as they d say in espanol es muy muy bien excellente"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24746": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "from actor and independent writer director john cassavetes a woman under the influence gives the viewer a look at a working class family with a problem of mental instability the husband nick played by peter falk is a blue collar worker who has trouble showing his wife mabel played by gena rowlands the amount of attention that she deserves from the onset of the film it is obvious that mabel is very quirky and strange but only a few minutes later it is clear that she is much more than that crazy bonkers out of her damn mind nick tries his hardest to hide this from his co workers and after she has a particularly strange incident at dinner he asks her if she ll be okay as if he s trying to deny mabel s illness her problem only spirals from there i did find some particular problems with this film i guess these problems were mostly present in the story and the way some of the character acted toward the end mabel has been committed because frankly she s nuts then six months later she s ready to come out of the hospital and her husband throws a party to welcome her back he never acts stupid in the beginning of the movie why would he invite all these people some of them strangers to mabel over to his house when his wife is in such a fragile state it s simply idiotic later after mabel comes in the house mabel s father has a huge outburst at nick screaming at the top of his lungs about not wanting to eat spaghetti his daughter has just gotten back from six months of rehabilitation and the thing you want to do is keep her calm and he goes nuts over spaghetti a few minutes later in the film nick brings mabel into the stairwell and forces her to do the things she did when she was mentally unstable make her weird noises and gestures didn t he send her there to make her better and not do those things there were various other parts that occurred after this but it would just be redundant to look at them in more detail i guess i just had a serious problem with the decision by cassavetes to have his characters act in this way it simply didn t make sense however although i had problems with the ending of the film there was one aspect that really redeemed it the acting gena rowlands played an amazing crazy woman there were times when i forgot she was acting where i got so caught up in her wild gesticulations and crazy talk that i was actually scared of her she was amazingly convincing and intense however i was also impressed by the rest of mabel s family peter falk played a very strange character and i almost thought he was crazy himself because of the awkward way he handled his children his job and especially the situation with his wife i also usually don t appreciate child actors but the young people who played nick and mabel s children in this film were phenomenal it really felt like they were mabel s children because they seemed so attached to her and were so interesting in helping her with her problem i think their performances are one of the things that kept this film together and without them it would have made the film less realistic and less intense in general i wasn t impressed by this film the story was jumbled and unclear and the characters acted in ways that made me wonder who wasn t insane in the movie the only saving grace were brilliant lead acting roles of the longhetti family their realistic dialogue and powerful acting kept the film together and are probably the only reason the film has ever amounted to anything"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24747": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "although this lovely work of art does use some of the cinematic vocabulary of surrealism it is in fact nothing of the sort it is a political and cultural allegory of mexico s post columbian odyssey as even a passing glance at mexico s history will attest in contrast to like water for chocolate erendira expects the viewer to meet it at least half way so that understanding it takes a little work a good starting point is to see the grandmother character as spain proud aloof sorrowful and above all else weighed down with history the ultimate actions of the heroine are obscure because the outcome of history i e the present is always obscure since we are too close to it for honest evaluation refusal to neatly tie up loose ends is the only real choice available to the director given the ambitions of the film erendira is gorgeous a big screen experience would be ideal if you can catch it at a local art house or university screening but if not vhs is better than never seeing it at all"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24748": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "in a woman under the influence mabel goes crazy but i can see why she does go crazy if i lived the kind of life she lived with the family she has i would go crazy too everyone in her family is off their rocker and not completely with it she is constantly surrounded by people yelling at her and telling her what is best for herself and people that aren t the sharpest knifes in the drawer to start with the one person closest to her in her life her husband nick is a little off his rocker he is always yelling at her when he is home telling her how to live her life and to stop acting like an imbecile the rest of the time he is working long hours at his job and he isn t there to support her when she needs support the one person in her life that should always be there for her is never there and if he is he is just making her feel worse she relies on him for support and always goes to him first when she feels she is acting wrong and he does nothing to support her when she comes home from the hospital all he does is tell her how to act instead of comforting her he just yells at her and tells her what to do the other major people in her life are her parents her parents do nothing in her life for her mabel basically runs their lives because they are afraid to stand up to her and stand up for her in the end she even asks her father to stand up for her and he doesn t understand and when he does get it he still does nothing they do nothing to help mabel recover or to keep her from going crazy because they do nothing for her period the only person that tries to do something for her is nick s mom nick s mom is adamant about having mabel committed she doesn t want to have nick deal with it so she has the doctor commit her it seems as though everyone is against mabel and they feel that having her committed is a good idea because then they won t have to deal with it anymore they all want to live their own lives and do nothing for mabel except for yell at her and make her feel like she is doing something wrong when she really isn t that is why she went crazy and why she had to be committed it was her family s entire fault"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24749": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "read eric s review again he perfectly described my own feeling for this film so more eloquently than i ever could i m only writing here to further encourage you to look for and see it i saw it many years ago on tv the ifc i think it is such a unique film i hesitate to make comparisons it was filmed in northern mexico somewhere in the relentless badlands of coahuila zacatecas san luis potosi this isn t the sedona like durango mexico of the john wayne films but a truly stark and wild place i have to find the novel now to check on the original location of the story like the location this movie is strange and wild and wonderful and weird and absolutely not for everyone it is the kind of production that almost motivates me to study film i hadn t actually forgotten this movie it is indelible yet over the years i had forgotten of its existence i know nobody who has seen it had never read of it nor seen any reference to it erendira is such an unusual name i d even forgotten the title well i ll be looking to buy a copy now i have since the above posting become a huge fan of gabriel garcia marquez and so regret not having read him before relative to msmyth s comment below the movie was filmed in mexico but the author is colombian and was not commenting on mexico or mexican history in any way although marquez now lives in mexico for political reasons this story is universal i am still trying desperately to find a copy of this film for my library liked the movie you have to read the story and then everything else garcia marquz wrote and by the way the original location in the story was colombia"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24750": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie offers nothing to anyone it doesn t succeed on any level the acting is horrible dull long winded dribble they obviously by the length of the end sex scene were trying to be shocking but just ended up being pretty much a parody of what the film was aiming for complete garbage i can t believe what a laughable movie this was and i m very sure rosario dawson ended up in this film cause she though this would be her jarring break away indi hit a wowing nc movie the problem is no adult is going to stick with this film as the film plays out like a uninteresting episode of the oc or something aimed at teens pathetic"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24751": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i liked this movie when the guy who was in on a bank heist of million in gold dies his cell mate is used as bait to lead them to the high tech crazy killer partner by having a monitoring device implanted in his jaw without his knowledge it s an action spy type film with enough comical scenes to keep it light it reminded me of enemy of the state well acted and good enough plot"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24752": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "another rape of history this movie is a catastrophe it just uses a historic story and makes a sweet love story with bad acting and low budget production the movie should be the time they just dragged the time to make a mini series the battle scenes are so stupid and illogical the solders log stupid the costumes a catastrophe the romans were good in fighting in opened areas one of their armies was completely destroyed by the germans when they tried to fight in a forest in this movie the romans choose to fight in side the city i mean get real and by the way cleopatra was from a macedonian origin which means a light skinned person"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24753": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "unfortunately this movie never made it to dvd i saw it when it was first released to the theaters in and then again when the vhs was released in when i recently saw a vhs copy at a flea market i immediately bought it i was not disappointed first the obvious claudia ohana is beautiful and a joy to behold but then the film takes you into an unreal world where you have to reflect on your values and decide what is really important to you the movie is about a lot of things it is about how the world bank and large corporations exploit and enslave developing countries with their capitalist schemes to force them into a debt that they can never repay it is about how our economic system exploits us by forcing us into debt with credit cards mortgage and car payment it is about trying to save an innocence that maybe we have never really had and maybe we cannot really save it is about good and evil and about how hard it is sometimes to tell one from the other it raises a lot of questions but does not give answers i think sometimes this is good for this reason this is a film really worth saving and seeing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24754": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i think the biggest disappointment in this film was that right until the end i expected the acting instructors of the cast to break in and apologize for how poor the acting was when you consider the powerful subject the brilliant scenery and the effort made in creating a wonderful set and spectacular images it is a shame that little attention was given to acting"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24755": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i first rented this film many years ago and was completely enthralled by it just recently feeling a strange need to revisit some of the way too few films that i ve immensely enjoyed in my lifetime i decided to give erendira another look and i m glad i did as i soon discovered that even the passage of time has not in the least dulled the shine of this film the story is about a teenaged girl erendira played remarkably by claudia o hana in some respects she resembles winona ryder who accidentally burns down her grandmother s mansion after which the grandmother played downright hypnotically by irene papas forces the girl into a life of prostitution on the road to repay the damages the viewing is at once fascinating and compelling though inspite of the basic premise which deals with prostitution is tastefully void of gratuitous steamy sexual content the story revolves more around the interactions between the girl and her grandmother and the various other colorful characters with whom they come into contact on their sojourn which by the way is in the rough and tumble part of rural mexico the film is very atmospheric arrestingly enigmatic with a decided dreamlike quality it sometimes borders on the bizarre but not to the point of say a david lynch film it s also worth mentioning that the film is very allegorical in nature read the comments from previous viewers below often in the background you hear the sounds of a lone accordion quiet and melancholy adding just the right musical accents to highlight the mexican setting the cinematography of the rural places many of which are in the desert is quite superb the film moves at a nice pace neither too fast nor too slow and after every scene i felt i had to rewind the tape and play it over again just because it makes you want to do that for me anyway it really is that compelling hopefully you will see the film in its spanish language version with subtitles i studied spanish in high school as well as in college and i was happy to be able to understand much of the dialogue por ejemplo el mundo no es tan grande como pensaba the world s not as big as i thought i e it s a small world this film somehow reminds me of stumbling upon a dusty old bottle of vintage wine which upon drinking is immensely satisfying however you are left with some sadness upon realizing that there aren t more bottles just like this one"}, "weak_labels": [1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24756": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "why is it that any film about cleopatra the last phaoroh brings out the worst in movie making whatever attraction the woman had for the greatest roman of them all julius ceasar and his successor mark anthony never seems to come across on the screen as other than the antics of over sexed high school seniors despite lavish sets and costumes this movie is as bad as any italian sandals and toga extravaganza of the s admittedly this kind of spectacular belongs on the big screen which is why gladiator went over well but gladiator did not have all the romance novel sex miss varela has as little acting talent as elizabeth taylor but timothy dalton has talent to spare pity some of it didn t wash off on the others"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24757": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie is such cheesy goodness a bunch of people trapped in an abandoned school they start getting killed off they know they are being stalked so what do they do one girl decides to take a bath another decides to cheat on her husband who is also there with an old boyfriend so they somehow find a bed in an old abandoned school and go at it and it comes through with the gore and the t a and it s also interesting from a historical sociological point of view where the usual s slasher is a reflection of how we view ourselves or how adults view young people or as hollywood views the rest of the country this has a unique perspective this is a brit film made to be an american slasher it s hilarious to see how often the british actors who are trying to speak american unintentionally slip back in to their uk accents if you like cheesy s slashers like pieces then you will like this one"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24758": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i only hope that no classicists ancient historians saw cleopatra or if they did that they took it as a laugh the movie is horrendously inaccurate more laughably even than gladiator which is at least a well written script whose historical errors are articulate and correspond well to the story most blatant is octavius caesar s heir in the senate before caesar s assassination at the ripe old age of besides this the acting is mediocre timothy dalton has more than a hint of james bond in him when he says caesar julius caesar billy zane is a laughably dense marc antony and leonor varela tries her best to be the seductive pharaoh who in real life was not good looking at all but comes off as unbelievable so this is a warning for all historians this movie is not true to life"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24759": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "poor geeky marty simon scuddamore gets horribly burned due to a cruel april fool s day stunt gone very wrong flash forward a decade and those involved including caroline monroe known to horror fans for her turns in maniac faceless the last horror film in the prank are psyched for the upcoming year high school reunion not aware that a court jester masked killer is hiding out in the now closed down school and out for revenge chaulk this one up to being a guilty pleasure i knew it s a bad film it has all the characteristics of one yet there s just something about it that makes me feel compelled to watch it from time to time preferably with beer in hand i m even willing to overlook the absolutely horrid ending which i do have to say i hate i guess i like it because it has a fun atmosphere about it and some pretty cool kills eye candy for the men josephine scandi donna yeager both get topless eye candy for the ladies a gratuitous cock shot of simon scuddamore at the start of the film my grade b lionsgate dvd extras optional trivia track trailer for this film and trailers for my bloody valentine monster squad dirty dancing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24760": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i missed the beginning of this film which might account for why i disliked it so much on the other hand i ve studied the fall of the roman republic for years so i know the story then again that might also be the reason why i disliked this film the film has more historical inaccuracies than extras though it s so inaccurate that i don t think they made an attempt for it to be correct in which case it can be forgiven the odd thing is that they sometimes go to great lengths to be historically accurate that it ends up getting confusing like throwing in antonius marriage to octavia and then pushing it aside two scenes later why even bring it up if it serves no purpose for the plot and octavia is never even seen and like calling antonius by his actual name marcus antonius in some scenes and by his strange english name mark antony in other scenes though historical inaccuracies aside the film could still have been an entertaining watch if it wasn t for the leading lady there isn t an ounce of dignity in her she s hysterical dramatical and completely lacking control of herself instead of being a clever and composed queen cleopatra turns into a hysterical teenager with a bad case of pms of that comes from the poor acting but is also from poor script writing far too many stupid dramatic scenes are written into the script sometimes you weren t watching antonius and cleopatra you were watching immature versions of dawson and joey from dawson s creek if you want to watch something about this period watch anything but this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24761": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "slaughter high is a totally ridiculous slasher flick about a high school nerd marty who gets pick on all the time by some pranksters the prank goes wrong and he ends up getting savagely burned five years later his tormentors all attend a reunion just the ten of them of course and low and behold marty murders them one after another british actress caroline munro maniac leads the cast as the heroine who dies anyway the acting is completely awful there s also no suspense at all plenty of grotesque death scenes to satisfy the gore freaks a guy s stomach explodes another female victim literally gets an acid bath a couple having sex in bed get electrocuted a guy is crushed by a tractor one girl is drowned and a doctor gets a hyperdermic needle in the eye the killer wears a decent and rather creepy jester s mask and the setting a beautiful old english castle is really nice however the dream finale is utterly pathetic all in all it s true that slaughter high is a piece of garbage but i enjoyed it only for fans of truly bad slasher flicks"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24762": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "if this book remained faithful to the book then we can only assume that the author was ignorant of history mark anthony never died of injuries obtained in battle as depicted he died a coward s death by committing suicide and even then he asked his slave to do it for him the slave chose to kill himself instead in the real story mark anthony was ashamed by the slave s great valor and decided to copy him but even in death mark anthony was a drunken failure and failed at his own suicide attempt he cried out for cleopatra and was taken to her bleeding she hauled his litter up on ropes and mark anthony died a while later if you want history don t watch this movie if you want romantic drivel then you will probably enjoy it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24763": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a bunch of popular high school students play a cruel joke on nerdy marty a sympathetic performance by simon scuddamore which leaves him hideously disfigured five years later the gang returns to the now crumbling and abandoned high school for a reunion of course an angry and vindictive marty shows up dressed in a jester s costume to exact a grisly revenge on his tormentors writers directors mark ezra peter litten and george dugdale trot out all the endearingly corny clich s which make these s slice n dice body count flicks so much cheesy fun fake jump scares prowling steadican shots a fierce storm an insanely groovy hard rock soundtrack a nice smattering of gratuitous female nudity a totally ridiculous what the hell supernatural climax tacky make up f x and one of those lovably lame it was all just a terrible dream fake out non endings moreover the elaborate murder set pieces deliver the gruesome goods gory highlights include a man s stomach exploding after he drinks poisoned beer a lady taking an acid bath a guy being crushed under a huge tractor and two people getting electrocuted while in the middle of having wild passionate sex thirtyish british cult horror siren caroline munro is hilariously miscast as an american teenager in the first third of the flick the cast all give solid performances with especially stand out work from carmine iannaccone as smartaleck ringleader skip pollack billy hartman as faded macho meathead frank and donna yeager as foul mouthed slut stella co producer dick randall has an amusing cameo as munro s sleazy agent manny harry manfredini s moody rattling music shamelessly recycles cues from his friday the th scores alan pudney s slick cinematography does the trick good trashy fun"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24764": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the dvd version consists of episodes the parricide of caesar being the juncture in addition the language was spanish without subtitles hence it s hard for me to review in depth this movie because because i didn t understand what was said cleopatra being an historic icon the part is very difficult and i found that for a newcomer leonor varela just plays fine she is strong willed but also a very supportive tender soul mate thimothy dalton as caesar is perfect and their romance is the main thing of the first episode so it is not really a documentary nor a peplum but a great love story after the parricide a new lover comes marc antoine but the flavor is gone we remember always our first love so i found the second episode dull and their tragic fate isn t told powerfully nonetheless the production is luxurious the sets are big tastefully decorated the moroccan live location exotic and the wardrobes splendid the producers have a lot of money for sure but they spend nothing on the special effects they are so poor blue screens ships sphinx that it s funny finally i would like very much to hear it in french or english to make a definitive opinion about this two movies"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24765": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i have been meaning to see this flick for the past few months i was actually surprised at how good it was the plot revolves around a group of high school teenagers who are bullying a boy named marty they constantly bully him until one of them makes a horrific mistake which leaves marty horribly burned a few years later the group of reckless teenagers are invited back to their own high school which is now abandoned for a party though not one of the reckless teenagers has organized this party later through the film the teenagers start dying in the most gruesome of ways possible i can certainly tell you that they are gory as well at the end of the film you find out it was all a dream and none of it happened but marty is in the hospital with severe burns although the murders didn t happen the burns and the pranks apparently did happen the acting is terrible but that is fine i love the story i really sympathize with marty it s like tamara the bullies get what s coming to them in the end and you end up feeling satisfied for the victim getting their sweet revenge i would strongly recommend anyone pick this up if you are looking for s slashers i give this movie stars out of good cheesy slasher"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24766": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i found this a good movie to pass your time but not by any chance of any historical value the portrayal of cleopatra reminded me a cheap soap opera the twist of the facts is funny she gave birth while feeding her people o please a pregnant queen of egypt especially this one would not bother to go from one room to the other for that reason they tried to make her appear a saint for god s sake and the way they tried to justify her murdering her own sister beyond description cleopatra was the greatest politician of her time her decisions were based anything but her feelings and morals she did everything for only two reasons power and self preservation she was borne in a family where she had to straggle for survival something she did very well anything that stood on her way was either murdered her brothers and sister or seduced ceasar and mark anthony unfortunately octavian was too powerful to kill and too gay to be seduced so he was her end"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24767": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "okay sorry but i loved this movie i just love the whole s genre of these kind of movies because you don t see many like this one anymore i want to ask all of you people who say this movie is just a rip off or a cheesy imitation what is it imitating i ve never seen another movie like this one well not horror anyway basically its about the popular group in school who like to make everyones lives living hell so they decided to pick on this nerdy boy named marty it turns fatal when he really gets hurt from one of their little pranks so its like years later and the group of friends who hurt marty start getting high school reunion letters but they are the only ones receiving them so they return back to the old school and one by one get knocked off by yeah you probably know what happens the only part that disappointed me was the very end it could have been left off or thought out better i think you should give it a try and try not to be to critical cupidgrl"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24768": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this version of moby dick insults the audience by claiming it is based on melville s novel even going so far as to show a phony first chapter sentence rather than the famous call me ishmael in addition to having atrocious acting even from john barrymore this is perhaps the greatest example of how far hollywood especially early hollywood would go to revise and change a famous novel just to beef up its chances at the box office all of the novel s beautiful poetic language has been absolutely eradicated and ahab has been changed from a brooding blasphemous obsessive madman to a dashing misunderstood hero who only wants to kill moby dick after his fiance turns away from him after seeing his wooden leg to this is added the standard evil brother who wants the fiance for himself and a different ending"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24769": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "my rating is merely for the fun factor and assumes that you decided that you liked slaughter high even before watching it yes it s the typical revenge several years after a dirty prank story but how can you not like some of the stuff that they pull here i couldn t have predicted that bathtub scene in a million years ok so maybe we could be cynical and say that this movie offers nothing new well it doesn t pretend to it s the sort of flick that the characters in scream probably watched and it contributed to their rules about how to survive a horror movie after all who doesn t like to watch people suffer for doing these things obviously it s got sort of a reactionary undertone as people get punished for doing what the s championed but still you gotta love this stuff so with apologies to don mclean this jester didn t sing for the king and queen"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24770": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "necessarily ridiculous film version the literary classic moby dick john barrymore is captain ahab who falls in love with the pastor s daughter joan bennett his brother derek is a rival for ms bennett s affections when mr barrymore loses his leg in a whaling accident bennett rejects him he must slay the whale and win bennett back there are several scenes which may have thrilled theater audiences particularly the scenes involving barrymore losing his leg the film hasn t aged well however there are much better films from the time both s silents and s talkies the two name attractions john barrymore and joan bennett aren t at their best moby dick lloyd bacon john barrymore joan bennett lloyd hughes"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24771": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i have seen slaughter high several times over the years and always found it was an enjoyable slasher flick with an odd sense of humor but i never knew that it was filmed in the uk and i never knew that the actor that plays marty rantzen simon scuddamore committed suicide after the film was released i guess i did notice while watching it last night that the actors phrasing seems rather odd for americans and a few of them aren t very good at hiding their english accents all that aside though this is the tale of the class nerd marty who is the butt of jokes from his classmates and on one particular day april fools day he s lured into the girl s locker room by one caroline munro yes playing a teenager and humiliated big time on film of course the coach catches the gang at work they re all given a vigorous workout to punish them but not before a couple of the guys slip marty a joint which he tries to smoke in the chemistry lab but it s full of something that makes him sick when he runs to the restroom one of his classmates slips in and puts a chemical that reacts with something marty is mixing which results in a fire and the spill of a bottle of nitric acid which leaves poor marty burned horribly scarred ten years later this same gang is headed for their class reunion at good old doddsville high which seems oddly boarded up and inaccessible but thanks to ingenuity they manage to get in and find the place seemingly derelict except there s a room where a banquet and liquor is laid out and so of course they eat drink and be merry for soon they will die of course the gang is stalked one by one by a figure in a jester s mask but could it be marty they don t know they figure he s either in a loony bin or working for ibm they re not sure which but whoever it is he s making quick work of them particularly nasty is the girl that takes a bath to wash blood off her from one of her classmates whose innards popped all over her when he drank poisoned beer she is victim to an acid bath which i believe may have been one of the parts originally cut in the tape version because it seemed extra nasty when i watched it this time i could be wrong but i believe that wasn t on the tape at any rate there s somewhat of a twist ending and that also contains footage not on the tape i believe there s also a bit of frontal nudity early on that was also excised but apart from that i didn t really notice if there were other bits on this uncut version probably so but it s been a while since i ve last seen it at any rate if you re a fan of s slasher flicks then snap up the new release dvd because it s a fun little slasher with a good atmosphere feel to it out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24772": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "okay so i found out about this movie and i watched the preview read almost all the reviews and was having a hard time debating whether i should watch it or not before i even watched the movie i was emotionally weird on it i was so unsure if i was going to watch this and be disturbed for like a long time so i choose to risk it and watched it and heres what i thought the beginning started off fine for me it seemed to be heading in a decent direction got past the rape scene and i couldn t figure why people were so disturbed or bored by the movie don t get me wrong the rape scene was just as sad and scary but it didn t really bother me to a dramatic point then as the middle came in i understood the boring stuff that was going on there was like minutes shots of nothing but people walking around saying or showing nothing its one thing to have a shot where a person is showing some kind of emotion but this movie didn t have that it had about of these pointless scenes where you see the main character maya kind of get out of control but it didn t show it right making me want to fast forward then when she engaged in the hardcore partying it wasn t so boring but still a little dull oh and as a note rosario dawson still did a great job okay moving on so finally after an hour of pointlessness to the middle the revenge comes to maya s attention thats where it got disturbing i didn t feel bad for him or nothing he got what he deserved but the whole scene was really disturbing and i just felt all eck after it i cant really tell you whether or not to watch this movie because its so i don t know i cant find a word to sum it up but if you choose to watch it just don t be unsuprised"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24773": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "both my friend and i thought this movie was well done we expected a light hearted comedy but got a full blown action movie with comic thrusts we both thought that this movie may have not done so well at the box office as the previews lead us to believe it was a comedy i was impressed with the supporting actors and of course dave morse always puts in a terrific acting job most of the supporting cast are veterans not first timers and they were solid we both felt that the writing and direction were first rate and made comments to each other about buying this movie if you don t buy rent it for a good time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24774": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i received this movie as a gift i knew from the dvd cover this movie are going to be bad after not watching it for more than a year i finally watched it what a pathetic movie i almost didn t finish watching this bad movie but it will be unfair of me to write a review without watching the complete movie trust me when i say this movie sucks i am truly shocked that some bad filmmaker wane bee got even financed to make this pathetic movie but it couldn t have cost more than to produce this movie all you need are a cheap camcorder or a cell phone camera about people with no acting skills a scrip that were written by a couple of drunk people in the fist part of this ultra bad move a reporter tara woodley run a suppose to be drunk man over on her way to report on a hunted town he are completely unharmed they went to a supposed to be abandon house but luckily for the it almost complete furnished and a bottle of liquor on the door step happens to be there just for the supposed to be drunk man but all is not what it seems then the supposed drunk man start telling tara ghost zombies stories the fist of his stupid lame stories must be the worst in history his story sgt ben draper let one of his soldiers die of complete exhaustion i think this is what happens after letting the poor soldier private wilson do sit ups he let him dig a grave and then the soldier collapse ben draper buries him in a shallow grave but sgt ben draper are in for n big surprise his wife girl fiend knows about this and she and her lover kills sgt ben draper to take revenge on private wilson next to the grave of the soldier he sort off murdered the soldier wakes up from his grave in the form of zombie and kill them for taking revenge on his behalf the twist ending were so lame even if you like b horror movies don t watch this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24775": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "for me too this christmas special is one that i remember very fondly in i snatched up the cds i found of the soundtrack recording giving one to my sister and keeping the other for myself it s part of my family s christmas tradition now and i would love to be able to actually see the show again rather than just remember it as i listen it has been noted elsewhere that john denver made a number of appearances on the muppet show and they did more than one special together the good rapport between denver and his fuzzy companions comes through clearly here in a charming and fun show that is good for all ages"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24776": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i suppose that any novel that s as much of a downer as moby dick would not find much favor with depression era audiences who had enough of their own troubles but any resemblance to the classic herman melville novel is a pure coincidence in fact half of the film is a prequel to the main story as we know it not that too much of it was kept for the film we first meet ahab creely he s got a last name and a brother as one happy go lucky soul with two legs and intentions to marry joan bennett who is father mapple s daughter that brother derek played by lloyd hughes also wants to marry bennett john barrymore is ahab in an over the top performance barrymore had not quite mastered the sound cinema and he gave out with all the silent era histrionics plus a stage voice that would have shaken the rafters of any movie theater this film was playing in we see ahab lose his leg to the great whale moby dick and i have to say the amputation scene was pretty gruesome of course this was all before the code still i m sure audiences shuddered after that the story of ahab s hunt for the whale that he thinks made him unsightly in joan bennett s eyes that is not exactly melville s motivation in fact there are no women characters in moby dick as he wrote it one of the things melville did was invest the crew of ahab s ship the pequod with personalities other than queequeg the cannibal harpooner the names are there but not the personalities starbuck and stubbs might as well be smith and jones i d see this version of moby dick strictly for curiosity and nothing else"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24777": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "it s movies like these that make you wish that you never picked on the nerd growing up in school if you liked this movie then i would suggest you watch valentine i just found out today that the guy who played marty simon killed himself a little after the movie was released which is a shame since he did a good job i wonder if it s because of the part he played in the movie it starts out when carol tricks him into going into the girls restroom to act like they were about to do it when he was changing in the showers carols popular friends snuck into the bathroom and got everything ready camera electric shock pole when marty open the curtain butt naked he realized that he was tricked he tries to cover the shower up but the kids open it grab marty and starts being mean to him while the camera is rolling they picked him up dunked his head in the toliet while it was being flushed and they electricuted him slightly when the kids are in detention given by the coach of the boys give marty a joint that will make him throw up skip breaks one of the glass windows in the gym using a brick to get the teacher to excuse him while marty is puking in the bathroom skip sneaks into the science lab and mixes some stuff that looks like cocaine but not sure what it was the lab blows up disfiguring him badly years later the kids who tormented him that day got invitations for a year school reunion at the old school which was burn that day it exploded one by one the people get killed off i don t understand how the girl who drowned really drowned she could have gotten back up after marty left she almost got out the first time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24778": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this really should have been a one star but there was so many clich s predictable twists seen it all before slasher flick parallels that i actually give it an extra star for the fact it made me laugh although this was never the directors intention im sure i don t often write comments about films they have to be either sensational or in this ones case really bad to be honest as soon as i saw jeff fahey in it i knew it was going to be poor as he has a unique nose for picking out the worst films somehow the farce of it all made me watch it all the way through possibly for the hilarious voice of mr t not relay mr t but you ll know what i mean if you bother to watch this if you do watch it make sure you don t pay to see it this may have worked had they actually put intended comedy into it but im sure you ll find the odd laugh here and there at the farce of it all"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24779": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie looked like a classic in the cheesy s slasher genre which is my favorite genre of them all so when i saw it was free on demand i had to watch it it stars caroline munro from both dr phibes films she was his wife that died dracula a d the golden voyage of sinbad captain kronos vampire hunter the spy who loved me maniac and faceless brought to you by the people behind don t open til christmas and pieces heres my thoughts on this it opens on april fools day where a bunch of kids play an elaborate prank on the school nerd promising him sex in the shower and giving him public humiliation and a face in the toilet all while hes naked the coach puts a stop to it but both parties swear revenge but the cool kids end up burning the nerd alive cut to the future and its th high school reunion or so they think bwahahha the only ones with invitations were the gang who burned the kid and its april fools day or really the day before april fools but the fun starts at midnight yet they fail to see the coincidence and hang out in front of the school until nightfall then they finally break into the school and it starts storming inside they find food drink and a little shrine for each of them each of their lockers and belongings along with marty s the nerds locker and yearbook they also find the old black janitor caretaker who spends his time saying oooh yesser yesser i don t want no trouble sir and then is killed instantly pretty pointless character but hes still my favorite the movie takes a page out of alien s book in a deliciously gory way that you just have to see thats when everyone realizes that they re there to die and they start freaking out except for shirley who decides it would be best to take a bath in the old school showers at a time like this of course it pours out blood and acid and her face melts off very cool mind you the rest of the night goes as usual sex drugs and marty killing everyone whilst wearing a jester mask whats their plan all we have to do is stay awake and wait till noon marty wont kill us during mid day seriously thats what he said apparently you can only kill at nighttime but will they survive through the night who will live and who will die and why are all the bodies disappearing rent buy or steal this great movie to find out the movie is actually very good filled with clich s car wont start dammit and just plain slasher fun not to mention they all have names like carol and nany and frank and joe and susan i recommend it to all of you and not to mention it has a spin off s cutting class is a spin off from this slasher gem and that movie starts the career of brad pitt and roddy mcdowell favorite scene people having sex the guy wants to finish but the girl doesn t talk dirty to me frank she screams uh tits dirtier uh tits f ck tits boobs f ck it seems to work for her and at her climax the killer electrocutes them both"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24780": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "a very attractive and capable cast is lost in this deadly boring rehash of the slasher sub genre the plot a simply a collection of cliches and set pieces that we ve all seen a hundred times before has great potential as an insomnia treatment"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24781": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "slaughter high starts like any other day at doddsville county high school where little minx carol manning caroline munro has tricked resident nerd marty rantzen simon scuddamore into the girls locker rooms where she tells him to get undressed in the shower while doing so carol s gang of friends come in give the now naked marty a big surprise as they film him as they stick his head down the girls toilet in an april fool s day joke the school s sports coach marc smith saves marty punishes the gang who rather harshly blame marty they decide to play another trick on him only this time things get out of hand marty is caught in an explosion has nitric acid splashed over his face years later the whole gang are invited to a class reunion at the now closed down school they all arrive to discover they are the only ones there they all venture inside where they quickly learn they aren t the only ones there as marty is back has revenge on his mind originally shot under the title april fool s day which they changed probably because of another slasher film named april fool s day made the same year this american english co production is unusual in that it has three credited writers directors george dugdale mark ezra peter litten after never seeing a film with three credited director s i ve now seen two in a week the other being the jean claude van damme flick kickboxer i have to say i really rather liked slaughter high even though it seems to have a pretty bad reputation one of the things i like about the script is that it is a pure unashamed slasher flick it doesn t try to be anything else it just accepts the genres rules short comings trappings plays up to them basically it delivers what it promises a homicidal killer blood boobs babes i thought the character s were alright the story was ok even though it s just an excuse to get a load of teens inside an isolated location so some killer can bump them off one at a time i actually liked the twist ending as well which is also something for which slaughter high gets a lot of flak for the first half starts off a little slow but the second half moves along at a rate of knots as there is one gory killing after another some of the situations character reactions make little sense but the same can be said of just about any film ever made so who s complaining despite three credited director s slaughter high turned out pretty good i liked the look of the film a lot the isolated rundown school made for a really atmospheric location looked good the makers throw in a good thunderstorm as well there s some nice photography especially at the end where there are numerous impressive uninterrupted long lasting stedicam tracking shots which follow carol through various corridors of the rundown school while not particularly stylish it certainly looks nice enough is professionally made there is some good gore here including burnt bodies people melted with acid impalings stomach explosions axes in faces death by lawnmower as well as someone who gets drowned in fecal matter down a drain the special effects are also better than one would expect i was both impressed pleased with the higher than expected body count technically the film is better than i had expected beats most low budget horror crap that gets released today i would have thought it was relatively low budget itself though supposedly set in america this was very obviously shot in england harry manfredini composes another score which sounds exactly like all of his other musical scores is basically the same as the theme from friday the th it s sequels anyone living here in the uk will probably recognise billy hartman who played frank as a regular in emmerdale farm one of our nations top rated soap operas in which he plays terry woods while most horror fans will recognise the sexy caroline munro in a rare staring role legendary exploitation producer dick randall did the deed on slaughter high actually appears in the film as a porno movie producer talk about typecasting you can also see a poster for the misunderstood brilliance that was pieces which he also produced behind him in his office slaughter high is a slasher film that i liked a lot did you see that i didn t say it was great i actually said i liked it on a personal level i m sure the predictable plot lack of story will probably put many off so i can t recommend it but i can say i liked it make of that what you want make sure you you watch the uncut version if you ever decide you want to check it out if your not a fan of the slasher flick genre then slaughter high won t change your mind but if your looking for a simple effective slasher then you could do a lot worse than this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24782": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this true story of carlson s raiders is more of a army training film than anything else obviously thrown together quickly on a miniscule budget about the only thing it has to recommend it is an early performance by robert mitchum who s the only decent actor in the cast and actual footage of the wreckage at pearl harbor which gets your blood boiling as it was obviously intended to do"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24783": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "wow praise imdb and google for i have been trying to remember the name of this f ing awesome movie for over years now slaughter high man hells yeah i m not going to bore you with a plot summary and actors and yadda yadda yadda cause you all know what s up that s why you re here anyway what i will do however is explain the fond memory i have of this quintessential s d movie slasher joint in when i was around the age of my father used to rent all these horror movies would he care that his kids were watching them with him no so at that young age i saw slaughter high what i saw in that movie stuck with me big time i haven t seen it since but i remember to this day most of the ridiculous kills in the movie for example the post sex scene why is there a metal bed in a school gets electrocuted or the guy being drowned in a cess pool come on my personal favorite though the exploding stomach from the tainted beer amazing how can you honestly hate on a movie where one of the characters finds a beer in an abandoned school like or years later and thinks it would be a good idea to drink it then his stomach explodes what and that great line let s take my car it always starts classic crap all the way i mean i look back now almost years later and laugh at it but when i was i was scared sh tless that jester hat or was it a mask that the killer rocks throughout freaked me the f ck out all in all yes a crappy movie but for nostalgia purposes and for humor factor this movie gets a out of from me either stay up every night real late and hope to catch this on same late late late movie show or hunt down a vhs copy and dust off your vcr"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24784": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the movie gung ho the story of carlson s makin island raiders was made in with a view to go up the moral of american people at the duration of second world war it shows with the better way that the cinema can constitute body of propaganda the value of this film is only collection and no artistic in a film of propaganda it is useless to judge direction and actors watch that movie if you are interested to learn how propaganda functions in the movies or if you are a big fun of robert mitchum who has a small role in the film if you want to see a film for the second world war they exist much better and objective i rated it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24785": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "slaughter high is about a boy named marty he was harassed and picked on in high school a group of kids played several pranks on him and these pranks were really bad the last prank ended tragically cue to years later the gang of kids meet up again for a reunion one of them set it up at the old high school the school is now abandoned and they have to break in for some reason the janitor is still there but he tells them to go ahead and have fun because they give him a beer they start partying and looking at their old lockers and they see something of marty s one girl feels sorry for marty but another guy calms her down once the kills begin it is great every kills is creative and gory we see a figure in a jester mask hunting them one by one throughout the school it appears marty is back to exact revenge after the first person is killed they find out they are locked in the school they begin looking for a way out now there are a number of illogical things in this movie first of all i don t know anyone who has a year reunion second of all after the first kid dies a girl gets blood all over her they all run away in a panic yet she runs to the bathroom and finds a bathtub hrr friend has just been killed and she decides to take a bath more importantly why is there a bathtub in a school bathroom anyways the bathtub doesn t seem to really work and she dies a horrible death this is an s movie it is a horror slasher who cares if it has some illogical parts i for one don t this movie has really great deaths the ending there is a twist having recently seen haute tension i can compare the two the only way they are similar is that there is a twist which kind of left me disappointed then right after the twist comes a great if not the best kill in the movie after the last kill the killer looks at the screen and also does something crazy and it was the perfect way to end the movie it has me going wow"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24786": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "should have been titled balderdash little in the film is true except the name of the island and the fact submarines were involved little more than training film quality with poor camera work muddy stock footage and perhaps the low point of stereotyping japs with laughing japanese infantry laughing japanese fighter pilots and one dimensional square jawed americans dying left and right sixty years later it is unintentionally funny as an odd artifact and as an opportunity to see what is possible when the war fever is upon you the plot and the dialogue remind me of playing guns on a summer s afternoon in my childhood peering through the neighbor s hedge to gain a fatal advantage on my best friend steve and my little brother in actual fact the makin island raid was a near total failure with carlson and his men wandering around in the dark exchanging gunfire with shadows until finally thirsty and completely disoriented looking for someone to surrender to before they happened upon some equally confused japanese soldiers who promptly surrendered to them in the withdrawal several of carlson s marines ended up on another island and were abandoned the film of course couldn t tell that story not in so this bit of whimsy was fabricated and rushed into release to the beating of drums with randolph scott and his jaw as colonel thorwald carlson leading a unit comprised almost entirely of stock caricatures the green recruit harry landon robert mitchum the grizzled veteran j carroll naish milburn stone sam levene the country bumpkin rod cameron the all american boy alan curtis and scores of sneering when they weren t laughing japs and yet the cast nearly overcomes the material almost randolph scott s narrow range is well suited to his role of earnest commander and he is supported by a solid group of professionals who do their best with thin gruel but in the end the one note object of the exercise wins any pretense is totally abandoned at the close when randy scott simply looks directly into the camera and delivers a stirring well sorta stirring call to arms the cast was better than this material so was the audience should be viewed with reefer madness and a bottle of moderately priced merlot"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24787": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i have lost count of how many reviews i ve written on slaughter high i ve read a lot of bad ones and i will say right now this is a fantastic movie simon scuddamore made his fame in a short time for his well known suicide and even though this was his only film he is what made the movie so great at first i did not know anything about simon until i read a review about his suicide then i found out due to the current webpage at www imdb com he was born in in dayton ohio simon may have played the most pathetic character known to man but his real life self certainly had their strenghths and weaknesses he did a good acting job who can disagree i always wondered how he felt showing himself naked in a movie must have been pretty embarrassing to say the least i first saw this movie when i was in the sixth grade i agree with some pointers like the girl would not take a bath after somebody was murdered and that high schools do not have bath tubs i think caroline munro who was at the time was the only other star that had any dignified acting talent and unfortunately for simon s death he made no future films the reason s for his suicide are a mystery and hopefully will be discovered in the near future doing the math on his webpage it tells you he was years old when he made slaughter high he looked like a teenager i give this film two thumbs up the best horror film made probably because of their horrible acting the others didn t make fame in the movie business jacob young"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24788": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "after reading the reviews it became obvious that everyone intellectualized this work how utterly boring oh how about the good ol days and there was nothing like it of all the comments no one expressed any emotion to this work or any other i grew up just after the end of the steam age and this cinematic gem along with dan l boone graced the saturday afternoon matin es this was an annual movie that made the rounds and filled the seats with gabbing yapping farting giggling snot monsters like myself or was self and it was a movie theatre filler at the time almost as big as the wizard of oz imdb insists that every critique contains something about the plot problem is was that it was rather a template here goes randolph scott cowboy hero gathers friends and goes defeats those evil people hooray all of us kids figured out that plot before we plunked our quarter down to watch it that was just about the plot line of every scott john wayne roy rogers film ever made if you take the time to go back and review each and every movie just don t ask for surprises one must remember the context of the times there was no or little tv none for kids there was school there was the great outdoors there were toy guns no cyber time and the steam age had just collapsed but movies such as this provided the entertainment and filled the imaginations of young whippersnappers even the girls got into it this movie was the entertainment and it is just as mindless as anything produced today it had a purpose originally of being propaganda but quickly came to be kids movies our fathers had experienced the real thing and it wouldn t be until sam peckinpah a decade later who finally lavished the red splashes of imitation blood in realistic and copious quantities not until his directorship did anyone die slowly with great pain and miserably until peckinpah war and gun fights were a rather bloodless affair thanks sam to see a movie had little or no blood the adults didn t mind they wouldn t have tolerated it i think no guts spraying the shattering plant life so this movie had all of the glory and none of the gory gung ho was suitable for kids then you will see that i assigned a four to this rating why would i do that well it is a terrible movie no matter how i love it i do love this movie because it brought back one of the happier moments of my childhood but it is not all that good of a movie in quality terms basically gung ho transitted to become a romance novel for children should people watch it of course i am not saying to stay away realistically however the plot is simple the characters shallow they are shoals you can love a bad movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24789": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "yes the plot is hardly plausible and very thin yes the acting does range from average to laughable yes it has been done so many times before however what we are dealing with is a film that does not shy away from these facts and pretends to be nothing more than it is there are indeed some original death scenes and the tension does increase throughout the movie in addition you are never more than a few minutes away from a gory killing i urge everyone to watch this film with an unprejudiced eye and see it for what it set out to be a scary funny slasher flick with a theme tune second to none"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24790": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "dvd has become the equivalent of the old late night double bill circuit the last chance to catch old movies on the verge of being completely forgotten like the border there were great expectations for this back in a script co written by the wild bunch s walon green jack nicholson in the days when he could still act without semaphore and a great supporting cast harvey keitel warren oates valerie perrine tony richardson directing although he was pretty much a spent force by then but now it doesn t even turn up on tv the material certainly offers a rich seam of possibilities for comment on the s american dreams of capitalism and conspicuous consumption with nicholson s border patrolman turning a blind eye to the odd drug deal or bit of people trafficking to finance his wife s relentless materialism until he rediscovers his conscience when he finds out his partners are also in the baby selling business unfortunately he never really gets his hands dirty barely even turning a blind eye before his decency rises to the surface the film feels always watered down as if too many rewrites and too many committees have left it neutered and sadly the recent dvd release is a missed opportunity to restore the original nihilistic ending where nicholson goes over the edge and firebombs the border patrol station that was cut after preview audiences found it too downbeat but which still featured prominently in the film s trailers while that probably wasn t too convincing considering how low key nicholson s crisis of conscience is in the film it had to be better than the crude reshot climax where the film abandons logic and even basic rules of continuity at one point he s holding characters at gunpoint then he s somewhere else and they re free trying to kill him one character goes from injured at his house to hopping around like a gazelle on the banks of the rio grande while valerie perrine s character gets dumber on an exponential level the villains of the piece are disposed of with absurd ease and one impressive car stunt in time for a clumsily edited happy ending and you start wondering if you somehow found yourself watching another film entirely what makes it all the more clumsy is that the rest of the film is so flat and underwhelming that the sudden lurch into melodrama is all the more jarring unfortunately ry cooder s beautiful title song across the borderline says it all much more economically but if you want to know the film s real crime it s completely wasting the great warren oates in a nothing bit part when even he can t make an impression you know something s really wrong all in all all too easy to remember why i found this so forgettable at the time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24791": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "slaughter high is perhaps the most underrated slasher flick of the s it is one of the few films in the genre that is enthralling throughout that being said it also relies heavily on the standard slasher formula a group of young men and women get killed one by one gruesomely until the final showdown the reason why slaughter high stands above most movies in its genre is that it goes more over the top marty the killer has good reason to hold a grudge against his former classmates they electrocuted him as he stood naked in a girl s locker room shower jabbed at his crotch with a javelin and to top it off rigged his science lab experiment so it could disfigure him so the victims in this movie are about as unlikeable as you get when they reunite years later at a high school reunion put on by marty himself you realize they haven t matured all that much they re a bunch of sociopaths it is mind boggling why they would not wonder why they were the only ones to show up to the reunion which by the way is held at a school that has since fell into disrepair and who would think it s a good idea to drink beer and liquor found in the abandoned building in a room that happens to have their old lockers as well as marty s on display there are many leaps of faith the viewer needs to take to enjoy this film the ending makes little or no sense and the screenwriters have a strange understanding of how april fool s day works the movie claims that pranks are no longer allowed after noon in all the movie is one of the best examples of the slasher genre despite all of its flaws it is hard to understand why it hasn t yet found its way to dvd when so many other run of the mill slasher flicks are graced with special editions"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24792": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i gave this stars out of a possible because the stories are open ended and left unexplained and because of the nauseating scenes of someone eating in an extremely disgusting way plus scenes of a decaying corpse neither of the above needed to be shown in such a graphic manner the film s plot such as it is concerns three loosely interconnecting stories none of which conclude satisfactorily the bounty hunter played by bruce dern is the character that connects all three vignettes first we have dylan mcdermott looking darn fine as a wanted criminal who is fleeing to mexico to escape both the law and the bounty hunter when he rides through a border town and spots a sad faced saloon girl played by helen hunt then we have one of the hemingway girls not sure which one playing a western wife out on the lonely frontier who goes over to see about a neighbor woman an attractive redhead whom we soon realize has been out in the badlands a little too long the conclusion of the film returns to the bounty hunter and what happens to him with the final scene in the film being completely beyond rational comprehension"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24793": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "god bless s slasher films this is a fun fun movie this is what slasher films are all about now i m not saying horror movies just slasher films it goes like this a high school nerd is picked on by all these stupid jocks and cheerleaders and then one of their pranks goes horribly wrong disfigured and back for revenge sporting a joker jester mask pretty creepy looking might i add marty begins to kill off those teens one by one many years later after he manages to make them believe that their old abandoned high school is having a reunion that is basically the plot what s wrong with that that s the beauty of s slasher films most of them i would say a lot of things could be so ridiculous but they keep drawing you more in an in as they go by especially this film it features some outrageous killings and some are quite creative as well poisoning of a beer can acid bath i can t remember a javelin ever being used before in any other slasher film either it really is a fun fun movie that s all it is nevermind the fact that the characters are complete idiots never mind their stupidity and never mind the outrageous random things that occur in this film such as lights being able to be controlled by the killer when he s not even switching any buttons you ll see and toilets being able to cough up blood baths being able to have acid come out of them just use that as part of your entertainment because thats what really makes it entertaining movies like this represent s slashers never again could movies like this get made know why it isn t the s anymore that is why you should just cherish them for what they are good fun i highly recommend this film if you re a hardcore fan of slahsers such as friday the th one last note this movie also had a kick ass villain as well marty rantzen a disfigured nerd who kills all his old foes in a creepy jester mask a good villain makes a good slasher simon scuddamore who played marty apparently committed suicide shortly after slaughter high was released that alone adds something creepy to the film and sticks with it and it even makes you feel more sorry for the marty character i guess all in all great s slashers fun it s a shame it will never be the same again"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24794": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this was not a well done western you ve got this nut riding around in the blazing sun in a buggy with a parasol over it killing people for his own reasons you ve got this same person sitting in a snow cave during a blizzard cutting off pieces of his anatomy which have been frostbitten then you ve got some woman in a house out in the middle of somewhere shooting wolves that are not there what is the point of this film couldn t bruce dern find something better to do this was a waste of film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24795": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a serious comedy ross hunter produced movie version of the french play les joies de la famille later americanized as a very rich woman is plush well cast occasionally funny and unfortunately timeless a wealthy california widow who appears to be frittering away her money is railroaded by her two grown greedy daughters both of whom are afraid mama rosie is carelessly spending their inheritance the whole issue of a vital but aged woman sent to a rest home against her will and later having to prove herself sane in a court hearing is touchy material for a comedy and to his credit director david lowell rich doesn t overload the picture with crass gags or obvious sentiment some of the humor is a little broad and doesn t work yet rosalind russell understands the gravity inherent in this scenario and never hits a false note sandra dee is also good as rosalind s granddaughter and james farentino is very charming as a young lawyer the movie has so much to say about the importance of our elderly and the ways in which they choose to spend their remaining time that the seriousness of rosie s theme almost gets lost in the rush to a happy ending the picture leaves you smiling and at the same time wondering how many older ladies there are who were never quite so lucky from"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24796": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "do not waste your time or your money on this movie my roommate rented it because she thought it was the other movie called descent the flick about some travelers who get trapped in a cave so we decided to watch it anyways thinking it couldn t be that bad it was i can t believe this movie was actually produced and put out to the public it was so horrible it was almost like an accident scene where you want to look away but you just can t make yourself i honestly feel emotionally scarred it went from being a semi low budget movie in which a college girl gets assaulted by a boy she s dating to an all out porno flick and really not a good one i went from hating the woman s rapist to almost feeling bad for him almost all in all an awful movie that was definitely rated nc for a reason don t waste your money and don t let your kids watch it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24797": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i really liked this movie of course the idea is pretty much out there the federal government arranging to have a tracking device implanted into the jaw of an small time thief to lure a more dangerous thief computer hacker out of hiding but alvin sanders the man who the feds have volunteered to be implanted with the device is a very likable person and it turns out to be a lot of fun getting in his head with him for a little while alvin even eventually proves himself to be much more than a good humored but passive or one dimensional character when he shows that he is not nearly as easily manipulated as he may seem definetly worth a watch"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24798": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "one of the worst films ever not funny poor tv style cinematography bad acting sad to see so many famous old actors barely able to walk let alone act lead female nancy young can t act terrible direction sub par with bad tv movies occasional weak jokes fall flat even the basic premise of the movie makes no sense somehow they are supposed to stop a wedding from happening but there s no logic behind their actions slow pacing made my wife stop watching but i suffered through it the old men are supposed to be acting like they are young and horny but it comes off as pathetic instead of funny how did they even get the money to make this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24799": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "as with most rosalind russell movies this one is very entertaining it s fun all the way through it s definitely one of the last of this genre of film just good wholesome entertainment give it a try i don t think you will be disappointed"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24800": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "if you have beloved actors peter falk rip torn george segal and bill cobbs you don t need billy burke coolio or any other distractions massive talent is totally wasted in three days to vegas with the blame falling squarely on the script my neighbor s vacation films are about as interesting as this misguided road movie if you want to see how to utilize a veteran cast with a good script check out the crew there really are no redeeming factors here and watching these wonderful actors struggling with such weak material is a crime i wanted to like it but the shallow script cheats the audience by essentially giving the actors nothing to work with merk"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24801": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "rosalind russell executes a power house performance as rosie lord a very wealthy woman with greedy heirs with an auntie mame type character this actress can never go wrong her very real terror at being in an insane assylum is a wonderful piece of acting everyone should watch this"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24802": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i agree totally with another of the reviewers here who was pleased for the birds won the oscar in for best animated short not this sick material which is pretentious at best and appealing to anyone of course who has no belief in heaven or hell the animation was good but so are a lot of animated shorts and by the way i love dark humor but this just was unappealing from the start as for the story here a guy walking around and surrounded by nothing but grey symbolism here is told by a tv set which appears every few hundred yards away that he is in either heaven hell or purgatory each time he puts a gun to his head and shoots himself after hearing the news i guess that would be funny in two of the three instances"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24803": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "absolutely wonderful drama and ros is top notch i highly recommend this movie her performance in my opinion was academy award material the only real sad fact here is that universal hasn t seen to it that this movie was ever available on any video format whether it be tape or dvd they are ignoring a very good movie but universal has little regard for its library on dvd which is sad if you get the chance to see this somewhere not sure why it is rarely even run on cable see it i won t go into the story because i think most people would rather have an opinion on the film and too many reviewers spend hours writing about the story which is available anywhere a"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24804": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is one of those cheaply made tv movies were the characters seem to lose all sense the premise of the story the kidnapping of a son by the boy s father is very good but the story just seems to beggar belief whenever the mother is advised not to do anything you know fine well she is going to do it it is a bit far fetched and not worthy of a viewing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24805": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "in addition to being an extremely fun movie may i add that the costumes and scenery were wonderful this kind fun loving woman had a great deal of money unfortunately she also had two greedy daughters who were anxious to get their hands on her money this woman was lonely since the death of her husband he had proposed to her in a theater that was going to be torn down to prevent that she bought it her daughters were afraid she was throwing away their money and decided to take action the character actors in this film were a great plus also i would give almost anything to have a copy of this film in my video library but as of yet it s never been released sad"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24806": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie tackles child abduction from the point of view of a mom lisa hartman black who acts like a man would in an action thriller unlike other movies where the focus is on the police here the mom is tracking down her ex husband who kidnapped their son she gets help from her lawyer who eventually falls in love with her before finally catching up with her son a lot of bizarre things happen the mom tries to take a child that looks like her son from a local children s play at a community theater she gets caught and then realizes it is not her child that alone would have gotten most people put into the mental ward or a few months in jail waiting for trial however in this movie the mom is release after a couple of hours because the victim s parents feel sorry for her a little while later mom breaks into her mother in law s house and then the police arrive and they have their guns aimed at her but they let her run away because they recognize her and feel sorry for her at another point in the story they have found the child but when the police arrive to search the house it turns out they left out the back door and got into the river on a dinghy that apparently the dad kept around just for such an emergency escape the mom gets someone to lend her a raft and even though it must have taken some time in a real world she and the lawyer boyfriend and the police catch up to the other raft pretty fast and it is upside down in the water by landfall instead of getting out of the raft to search for the dad on the land mom presumes he drowned the boy and she jumps into the water when she sees his life jacket of course she cannot swim and sinks like a rock the lawyer saves her but they miss a chance to run after the dad at one point the mom is told her son died at a clinic in mexico on and on it goes and where it stops nobody knows in some ways this movie really exploits child abduction and it is not very positive on the other hand seeing a woman do all the crazy things that men do in these kind of movies was fun or funny"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24807": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "reviewed at the world premiere screening sept at the isabel bader theatre during the toronto international film festival tiff this had an interesting premise but seemed to go on too long with too many shots of piles of ewaste recycled computers keyboards cables etc shipped over to china by the ton and then sorted and remade into new products to sell back and other desolation the filmmakers tried to get more people interviews to boost the human element but were frequently prevented from doing so due to chinese censorship still what was there was interesting the bits of a shanghai high end real estate agent preening and strutting around showing off her luxurious mansion and gardens intercut with the scenes of others living in medieval conditions were especially striking the opening tracking shot of a m factory floor was quite something as well scenes of the activity at the three gorges dam project were also a complement to the jia khang je films at tiff the feature still life sanxia haoren the documentary dong which were also built around that subject director jennifer baichwal producer nick de pencier cinematographer peter mettler and subject edward burtynsky were all there on stage for a q a after the world premiere producer noah weinzweig was introduced from the audience and was thanked as the most key person that assisted in the on the ground access in china itself"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24808": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i just finished dark chamber aka under surveillance and i m stunned stunned not by the film but by some of the rave reviews i perused which influenced my watching it the story was so ravaged by plot holes and the majority of the acting so flat categorizing it as a comedy seems appropriate seriously i found myself shaking my head and laughing in bewilderment as i endured this movie justin leaves the confines of living at home with a pain killer addicted mom to go live with his cop father despite mom s warnings that dad is no good when a young woman is found murdered justin becomes suspicious of the tenants who reside in the adjacent apartments with the help of a couple pals he installs covert cameras to keep tabs on these folks as the truth begins to unravel justin uncovers an unexpected secret one positive point is that felissa rose is hot i would have generously slapped an extra star or two on here had she peeled down a bit but no such luck it would have been the film s potential saving grace eric conley played justin very adeptly i thought and i wouldn t be surprised whatsoever to see more of him in the future the general premise of the film although plagued by clich s might possibly have worked had it not been for the ridiculously hollow performances of key cast members most notably alexandra eitel kayla and david h rigg justin s father the horror pardon the pun i have nothing against low budget films indeed i believe independent film is our only hope for decent film making in the days to come i ll cut low budget films quite a bit of slack when it comes to special effects lighting even musical score and the overall picture quality i don t give allowances however for stick figure acting and a swiss cheese lover s script there are a vast number of competently made low budget films out there sadly this isn t one of them i can t help but suspect that at least a few of the reviewers who have praised dark chamber here are in some way affiliated with its production"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24809": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i had nowhere to go i was on a flight to vancouver i would probably have missed this film if i hadn t chosen air canada watched on a small screen in the back of the seat in front i found this captivating and mesmerising i did drift in a couple of places and had to skip back but i had to watch to it s end now i m looking forward to the dvd release in europe though whether i ll be quite as transfixed when i can walk out the door is yet to be discovered the photographic composition is stunning and the film gives so much insight and fills out the story the photographs tell recommended if you have time on your hands"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24810": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "justin goes home to live with his strict hard nosed police detective father but it seems daddy has turned the upstairs into three makeshift apartments each with bizarre tenants residing in them straight laced idealist justin is thrust into the world of the occult murder under aged drinking and other dastardly things ho hum wow have i seen the same film that nearly all the other reviewers on here saw clever compelling original intense clever genius i witnessed none of those things what i did see was an uninteresting bland trite extremely clich d low budget thriller that was ripe with implausibilities and no tension in the least bit as the killer is telegraphed as soon into the film as he gives his monologue debate discussion and where are these humorous laugh out loud moments i never so much as chuckled perhaps because i was too busy struggling not to be put to sleep by the film my grade d dvd extras audio commentary with director dave campfield second commentary with various contributers as well as isolated music tracks featurettes making of on the set turning room into inside the black circle interviews with felissa rose desiree gould raine brown alternate scenes bloopers a music video for addiction a trailer for this movie and trailers for shock o rama chainsaw sally skin crawl sinful bacterium creature from the hillbilly lagoon millennium crises"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24811": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "edward burtynsky is a canadian photographer who makes art out of the least artful objects imaginable everyday items such as crates boxes metal containers etc items which most of us perceive as utilitarian at best and dismiss as being utterly without aesthetic merit are instead converted into glorious objects d art by burtynsky s camera he achieves this result by focusing on the recurring colors and geometric patterns that are apparently ever present in the industrialized world for those perceptive enough to spot them that is even heaps of compacted trash can become objects of beauty when seen through burtynsky s lens but didn t we already know that from wall e he is particularly interested in photographing areas like mines and shipyards where man has already made incursions into nature which may explain why at times even the people in his pictures i e the workers in those places with their uniform clothing and robotic movements become part of the industrial landscape manufactured landscapes a documentary about burtynsky s work has much of the feel of a koyaanisqatsi about it as it dazzles us with its richly variegated kaleidoscope of images and patterns indeed director jennifer baichwal and cinematographer peter mettler capture the essence of the original photos in purely cinematic terms as their own camera records burtynsky and his assistant running photo shoots at a factory in china a dockyard in bangladesh and the construction site at the massive three rivers gorge dam project in china with their fluid camera work the filmmakers match point for point the beauty of burtynsky s images in fact the movie opens with a stunning eight minute long tracking shot of a chinese factory in which hundreds of similarly dressed workers toil away in perfectly symmetrical and color coordinated rows the movie does less well when burtynsky gets around to articulating the themes of his work which quite frankly come out sounding confused contradictory and decidedly half baked at best but it is as a purely aesthetic experience highlighting image and form that manufactured landscapes resonates most in the case of burtynsky perhaps a picture really is worth a thousand words"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24812": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "when stanwyck s husband to be is murdered on the eve of their wedding she retreats to a mountain lodge where she slips sort of off a cliff and is rescued by wealthy attorney morgan morgan falls in love with her leading to a definitely one sided marriage spent on a huge estate in chicago which appears to be surrounded by mountains stanwyck is tempted by dashing cortez but eventually returns to morgan in a very subdued and unconvincing story resolution this film has a great cast morgan in particular is one of my favorites and a great director but the script is meandering and seems pointless at times i was so ready to enjoy this movie but i was ultimately disappointed still worth watching for the cast and it s good for anyone who likes s films"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24813": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is the most confronting documentary i have ever seen it was a simple and breathtaking view of a beautiful idea based on photographs of the hidden industrial landscapes centred around the modern industrial growth of china edward burtynsky brings to life confronting issues that we so easily chose to ignore taking no political sides this movie is a neutral moving picture of realities that our western societies chooses not to educate us about the by products of economical growth the externalities paid by citizens of the lesser developed communities the source of our comforts and the wastes of our consumer lifestyles amazing heart breaking impossible to ignore this is a challenging journey but one worth taking please stop staying ignorant and at least see these photographs of truth without feeling any pressure to take a standing to these issues definitely"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 1, -1]},
	"24814": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "another british cinema flag waver real garbage on offer here once again i cannot understand and i am british why this over the top patriotic nonsense was ever made eight years mark you from when the second world war had actually ended other commenter s here have remarked on the editing and apparent seamless use of archive footage this is extremely poorly observed the archive footage is in abundance model aircraft swing from wires in the action scenes like so many children s kites in the wind the usual map room sequences tattoo the movie to make us supposedly drawn into the whole malta event guinness must have his worst acting performance ever the shocking back drop dog fight scenes are laughable hawkins bores us all to death in the map room area ealing made many great movies this clearly is not one of them they should have stayed away from such unconvincing rot"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24815": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i had heard this film was a study of a landscape photographer s art by presenting the beauty in man s deconstructing the natural landscape it certainly showed the laborious activities to find locations setup shots and capture stark images whose final destinations were art studios worldwide put together in moving pictures it is truly a horror show this film oozes by you supplanting the shock of ghastly images with gentle waves of a wonderful industrial soundtrack that guides you like on slow moving river each sequence stands on its own but in combination you get deeper and deeper into the feeling of overwhelming inevitability there are few words this allowing the grandeur in what is shown to preach in its own way an awful massive factory filled with human automata who live in hopelessly lifeless dormitories individuals dying early while rummaging for recyclable scraps in mountains of our e waste the birthing of gigantic ships and their destruction by hand in giant graveyards the construction of the three gorges dam the largest industrial project in human history and likely for all time the time lapse as a city dies and is simultaneously reborn into a replica of modernity that purposefully destroys all relics of the culture that was the most terrifying image for me was a dam engineer explaining that the most important function of the dam was flood control the shot shifts to the orchard behind the spokesperson where you witness the level of the last flood by the toxic water having eaten the bark from the trees demonstrating that nothing but the most hideous vermin could be living in the waters the obvious not being stated is far more powerful than your normal preachy save the earth documentaries the artist edward burtynsky explains the method wonderfully by not saying what you should see many people today sit in an uncomfortable spot where you don t necessarily want to give up what we have but we realize what we re doing is creating problems that run deep it is not a simple right or wrong it needs a whole new way of thinking the subtlety of this descends into an either or proposition but the film images scream that the decision has very much been made in favor of the dark side though never stated directly in any way as the waves of what you witness wash away from your awareness and you contemplate there is only one conclusion possible we are doomed the progress of mankind that is inexorable from our natures leaves behind carnage that this artist finds terrifying beauty in what he is actually capturing are the tracks of we the lemmings rushing unconsciously toward our own demise unlike most films with environmental themes this one ends with no call to arms it argues basically what s the point but makes certain you place the blame properly on all of us equally"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24816": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "in the opening scene of malta story mr a guinness bore such a startling resemblance to noel coward that i fully expected his first words to be certain women need striking regularly like gongs or some such world weary bon mot unfortunately his dialogue is hardly deathless prose and even the master would have had trouble bringing it to life indeed mr guinness wanders through the picture as if looking for a focal point and failing to find one and therein lies the fatal weakness of the whole movie mr j hawkins likewise gives up early on and ends up giving a jack hawkins performance without an ounce of individuality it could have been spliced from any of a dozen british war movies many of the early fifties usual suspects turn up and do their schtick to very little purpose the luftwaffe failed to bomb malta into submission in much the same way as it failed to bring london to its knees the courage of the maltese people in the face of incessant danger was recognised by the king and the island was awarded the george cross a worthy subject you might think for a movie but malta story does not even qualify for the term worthy in its most patronising sense it gives the appearance of being hastily cobbled together to meet a deadline perhaps before the actors lost the will to live"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24817": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "mesmerizing breathtaking and horrifying this hauntingly beautiful film is the apocalypse now without fiction slow in pace quiet in mood it gives good glimpses of the poisoned patches of earth that may well be signs of an inevitable doom there is no doubt in my mind the nature is plagued and we are the disease greed the very essence of humanity that drives evolution and progress has turned us into something like cancer on its way to consume the host and die with it manufactured landscapes is quite an unforgettable viewing experience at least i ll never regard my toaster and iron the same way again"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24818": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "if you want to watch a good film about how women can fight back against sexual assault then this film is not the film that you want to watch it was a social commentary about a woman who was victimized and fights back spoiler rosario dawson turns the tables on her assailant instead of using the criminal justice system the victim resorts to using vigilantism she in essence nullifies the judicial system the film the accused was a much better film because the victim uses the judicial system and wins what the descent does is telling victims of assault that they should resort to violence is victim any better that the accuser no"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24819": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i really am shocked to see the number of reviews that lambaste this movie this movie was not intended to be a deep thought movie which is what the vast majority of the reviewers seem to think it should be in fact it would appear that if any movie doesn t produce a life altering insight and a deep twisted mind boggling plot they would rate it a or don t trash a movie because you don t like the genre people this movie was an action comedy flick and that s all it was intended to be and for an action comedy it was very well done i was actually rather surprised that i enjoyed it as much as i did having never really been a jamie foxx fan and having the over used plot that it has the plot was nothing spectacular using the typical criminal gets out of prison and is thrown into bad guy plot while trying to clean up his act see blue streak hudson hawk hours etc etc etc but it was warmed over with a bit of a technological twist now the bad guys are actually the good guys and the real bad guy is an uber geek jamie foxx actually plays a convincingly humorous while at the same time rather intelligent and serious main character and didn t try to overdo the humor side of the film if you re looking for a deep underlying plot such as in the matrix or a drama such as of mice and men then this movie isn t for you but if you enjoy the raw action excellent fast paced filming and an occasional twist of humor tossed in this movie won t disappoint you i would normally have rated it about an on the same level as the die hard trilogy but instead gave it a to try and bring the score up to what it should be"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24820": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i love the music of the clash and i love the music of joe strummer and the mescaleros i went to this movie hoping to learn about the man behind most of that but i came out of the theatre not knowing much more about joe than i already did after reading the entry on wikipedia the movie never really gets through to the person his thoughts and feelings what they did was to collect the little material that they had shaky blurry videos and to interview some people about joe strummer at a camp fire it turns out that most of these people knew him very little or not at all and that the director just wanted them in the movie in order to have some more celebrities say oh he was such an inspiration to all of us like bono or johnny depp whom they seemingly asked to keep his pirate costume on to benefit from his current success in pirates of the caribbean it seems that the director could not even wait until the body was cold before he jumped in to sell his version of the greatest punk rocker and hippie at heart that ever lived sanctifying the person without really knowing enough about him sure being a fan i enjoyed seeing the images of the band hearing the anecdotes behind the songs and such but in the end i felt like what remained as the portrait of joe strummer could have easily been told in minutes go see the movie if you are a fan otherwise better listen to some music of the clash or even better the undeservedly unknown mescaleros where joe strummer reached the peak of his musical development before his death melting all his rich influences together to one amazing sound"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24821": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a documentary that came out of the splendid work of a canadian landscape photographer whose interest has long been in the ravages left on earth by the excavations or buildings of man it begins with a vast factory complex crammed with people making a great variety of little things parts of high tech equipment presumably it isn t really made very clear the emphasis is on how big the place is and how many people are there and how they re herded around outside in little yellow jackets the film also shows the photographer working on a tall structure to do a still of the array of these people outside the factory and talking with his crew as he does so this is a world of relentless industrialization it s a relief at least to know these soulless images aren t going to be presented without a human voice as is the case in nikolaus geyrhalter s gleefully cold documentary about the food industry our daily bread manufactured landscapes contains images of people scavenging e waste and a town many towns really being wiped out by the biggest dam ever with a single plangent trademark shot of a little girl in the rubble of her own neighborhood eating out of a bowl using a pair of chopsticks almost bigger than she is some of these scenes the ones with miserably underpaid workers slaving in dangerous and toxic places might have been shot memorably by the premier engag photographer sebasti o salgado but this photographer isn t as interested in seeing people up close his orientation places him somewhere in between salgado and the cold neutral modern landscape photographs of lewis baltz all this happens in china of course though there is earlier footage in black and white of the photographer working around a large shipbuilding site in bangladesh it is backed up by music in a new age industrial style that is alternately soothing and oppressive there are a good many stills of the photographer s work or were some of them made by the film crew it isn t made clear edward burtynsky is the name of the photographer we see people wandering through exhibitions of his beautiful work big dramatic prints of carefully composed view camera color images with a handsome glow the irony is that burtynsky makes such unique and glorious pictures of places that are essentially blighted and to the ordinary eye are dispiriting and boring he admits himself that he takes no political stand when we are able to compare his images with those caught by the roaming eye of the film s cinematographer peter mettler burtynsky s work almost amounts to a kind of glorification and hence falsification but he is showing us places that if we look closely reveal their full dark story of ravage and neglect no matter how finely crafted the photographs of them may be logically but not entirely fortunately it is burtynsky whose voice overs narrate most of the film as it ranges over various sites burtynsky s epiphanies may have inspired his decades of fine work but they amount to nothing but truisms about how we re changing the planet irreparably are dependent on oil which will run out that china has come into the game of massive industrialization late and so may burn out early with the depletion of fossil fuel the interest of manufactured landscapes would be much greater if there were perceptive new ideas to accompany it the reasons for watching it are two to see glimpses of burtynsky s work and the raw materials the spaces he visits and chronicles so beautifully and to observe scenes from the vast awesome daunting and rather horrifying industrialization of modern china because of the limitations of the narration the idea of the title manufactured landscapes feels insufficiently developed it even seems a misnomer new landscapes they are but they are the byproduct of manufacturing rather than manufactured landscapes of waste or wasted landscapes might be better titles there is much room left by this documentary for more intellectually searching work on film about this intriguing subject and those who want to know more about edward burtynsky might do better to peruse his books or exhibitions"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, 0, -1]},
	"24822": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "strummer s hippie past was a revelation but overall this felt like crashing a wake campfire stories work best around the intimacy of a campfire there were just too many semi boring old friends anecdotes and too much filler stock footage i love the clash and joe for not reuniting and selling their songs until now fu mick jones but this doc left me wanting to relate more using campfire storytellers without proper explanation of who is telling the anecdote alienates the viewer to some extent they should have been interviewed on their own even using strummer s radio dj voice did little to glue the film together and can someone explain all the flags flying behind the campfire scenes after the awesome filth and the fury i hoped temple could deliver a joe strummer doc deserves better"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24823": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i have been an admirer of edward burtynsky s work for years and it was such a pleasure to be able to see the man at work thanks to jennifer baichwal s documentary the severe beauty of the ship breaking yard in bangladesh the stone quarry in vermont the enormous assembly plant in china the beleaguered old neighbourhoods in shanghai that are just waiting to be torn down these landscapes are captured so well by the photographer and the filmmaker at times i thought of old tv documentaries on abandoned coal mines and plastic mold factories the sort of stuff i grew up watching burtynsky s work has the great value of pointing out how the industrial activity has only shifted to asia it has not stopped the strangest scene for me was the computer scrap yard somewhere in china the waste had a threatening air about it while the workers were very jovial"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24824": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "growing up joe strummer was a hero of mine but even i was left cold by this film for better and worse the future is unwritten is not a straightforward behind the music style documentary rather it is a biographical art film chock full of interviews performance footage home movies and mostly pointless animation sketches lifted from animal farm the movie is coherent but overlong by about a half hour the campfire format while touching in thought is actually pretty annoying in execution first off without titles its hard to even know who half of these interviewees are secondly who really needs to hear people like bono johnny depp and john cusack mouth butt licking hosannas about the man they were not relevant to strummer s life and their opinions add nothing to his story this picture is at it s best when strummer through taped interviews and conversation touches on facets of his life most people did not know about the suicide of his older brother coming to terms with the death of his parents the joy of fatherhood to me these were most moving because it showed joe strummer not as the punk icon we all knew and loved but as a regular human being who had to deal with the joys and sorrows of life we all must face there have been better more straightforward documentaries about strummer and the clash westway vh legends and kurt loder s narrated mtv documentary from the early s come to mind joe strummer the future is unwritten is for diehards only"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24825": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is the most recent addition to a new wave of educational documentaries like the corporation and fahrenheit its commentary is clear and unwavering as is the breathtaking cinematic style of this well crafted feature the film manages to impose a powerful sense of how unsteady our world is as we rush toward an environmentally unsustainable future at lightning speed while showing us the terrifying beauty in our pursuit of progress truly a remarkable accomplishment which must be seen by all who care about the world we leave to our children bravo nb this is also the only film of at varsity theaters toronto boasting a stick on tag which reads to arrange group viewings please contact a further testament to the popularity and importance of this gem my bet an academy award nomination for best documentary ob"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24826": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "as i write this review in we are mired in a remake culture movie studios seem determined to ruin as many classic films as they can with thoroughly pointless updates including king kong the wicker man and practically every film that ever starred michael caine this lazy remake mentality is not a new phenomenon however as dough for the do do proves an entirely pointless colorized version of bob clampett s surreal masterpiece porky in wackyland dough for the do do sucks the life out of the original by splashing colour all over clampett s original footage and adding some lame new footage overseen by friz freleng freleng was an entirely unsuitable director to be tampering with clampett s source material although in truth no director could hope to come close to clampett s inspired insanity inevitably then dough for the do do is nothing more than the raping of a classic with an appalling new title attached for cartoon fans like myself its equivalent to a colorization of casablanca"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24827": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i read several mixed reviews and several of them downright trashed the movie i originally became interested in this project because it was being directed by tony scott and i have become very interested in his work after man on fire had such a profound impact on me before i start my review let me first say this it s wonderful to see that this movie could have been told in a boring and ordinary manner yet the writers and scott chose a different approach plot simply stated it s not boring most hollywood movies give tried and true plots that they know will connect with people often ensuring the audiences acceptance of the film and creating a higher probability of profit this plot was one of the more interesting ones i had seen in a while just for reference i recently watched the weather man and lord of war and while i will say that these movies are excellent and i enjoyed them both tremendously both the plots in these movies are boring and they are told exactly how you would expect them to be told they don t take any chances whatsoever and they are extremely predictable after you ve watched a fair amount of american films domino s plot is both interesting and told in a manner that keeps you thinking oh man they re screwed now and i feel that has been lacking in a lot of recent films it has a lot of depth to it in my opinion and gives you plenty of things to question while watching it overall this is what kept me so interested in the movie characters i felt that the characters were accurate knightley did a wonderful job of portraying a beautiful woman who was anything but on the inside and wanted to be viewed as what she was it was obvious that she wanted to prove herself and she took whatever means she had to accomplish that choco was also very believable his use of spanish in inappropriate situations his reactions to domino s lack of affection as well as his jealousy issues within the team they all rang true to me which made me feel that his character was that much more realistic rourke s character was the least interesting to me but it still rang true to me he seemed like an ordinary guy trying to make ends meet i hope that s what the filmmakers were trying to accomplish with him because that s what i got out of it he did a very good job of showing ed in an average joe kind of way that has made his mistakes yet is still trying to live claremont ladies i believe that they provided much needed heart to the story they weren t just people who are out getting money to buy a bentley these were real people who had a real problem and they sought others mean to accomplish that goal you could empathize with them because to them this child s illness was a problem with no other solution these characters were supposed to show real people who are less fortunate who got into this mess because they needed help the mobsters they made the story seem sinister in a way that only the mob can and i really liked that part they also padded the story with small intricacies that made the plot that much more interesting christopher walken guys they provided the comic relief in an otherwise very serious movie from walken s awkward statements to the ceaseless references to the guys being has beens their involvement in the movie only made it that much more enjoyable cinematography yes the cinematography this is where this movie seems to have lost a lot of potential fans but in my opinion i thought it was genius the use of the camera to translate the mood of the current situation was extremely effective in my opinion i considered it a method that was properly realized but could always use improvement just like anything else i both applaud and congratulate scott the editor the cinematographer and the director of photography on taking some real chances with this movie not only did they go far and above with its presentation they went that much further the use of colors both extremely light and extremely dark provided the look of the film with a sinister and grungy look that accurately depicts the life of the mob bounty hunters and the less fortunate in a manner that show that their life isn t as peachy or clean as everyone else if you notice in times of less stress or conflict there were very few camera tricks if any at all this shows that scott and his crew were trying to achieve something with this look and weren t just doing it for the heck of it i realize that most people who watched this movie weren t expecting it and it cause many of them to be turned off to this film but i think it was great that scott took this approach hollywood films have grown predictable and bland most of them are shot in the same manner with the same twists and turns and i m glad that scott tried to make something different granted this movie isn t for everyone but to say it s trash and has nothing to offer is completely missing the point i thoroughly enjoyed this film and i m glad that i spent the money for it i would recommend this to all but i m sure it will only hit a chord with few i must agree with an earlier poster when he said that many of those who refuse to see outside the sphere of mtv won t appreciate this movie but i think many people will we should all try to enjoy it for the fact that scott and co took some chances and tried to deliver something that was different and unique and with that in mind i think he succeeded tremendously"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, 0, -1]},
	"24828": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "dutch schultz aka arthur fleggenheimer was a real person and his rather nasty life is fairly well documented this movie which purports to depict his life should have used a fictional character because the overdramatized events are too strong a departure from the facts and the chronology not only that it ignores some interesting details which other versions have included such as the public relations fiasco in upstate n y and his religious conversion it is true that he was executed by luciano lansky et al but that s as far as it goes the exploding plate scene which represents luciano carrying out the execution of bo weinberg in his own home assisted by his own mother is rediculous also there is the scene in which dutch approaches his own mother to pay protection to legs diamond it just doesn t work the character of mrs fleggenheimer doesn t work either this movie does not need a doting jewish mother for comic relief the lame representation of legs diamond was humorous enough i m sure the man is turning in his grave and by the way dutch did in fact personally kill people but he was not rambo or the scene in which he wipes out the brewery is absurd i don t know maybe it was supposed to be a comedy and i just didn t get it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24829": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "ah domino is actually a breath of fresh air something new to the cinema world i enjoyed the movie a lot because of the intricate plot the varied characters and the intense camera effects i ve seen some complain about the camera work and in fact according to the creators themselves the flashy and wild shots were all the culmination of mistakes made through time all of what you see was the desired effect perhaps some complain because something quite like this has never been done before although that s what sets it apart in a deeper aspect what you are seeing is just how domino sees things through her eyes think about it when it comes to the story i don t see anything quite bad about it despite it s messy nature according to some it is in fact just a rapid form of storytelling the plot really isn t all that hard to follow if you actually focus on what s going on maybe it s just me because i see movies from many different aspects such as the acting the plot etc i m no interpreter or anything who picks movies apart it just comes to me with that said i believe this is quite an excellent movie indeed despite it s future as a cult classic blockbuster or whatever and the characters well there s no doubting how varied the cast is i believe the cast is excellent as they all do fine jobs portraying their characters effectively that s what makes a movie ladies and gentlemen the characters are all very unique and a plus is that you get to witness a small piece of each one of their lives setting them apart even further basically i personally loved the cast and characters all those who bash and burn this film perhaps just don t see it as i do or it just doesn t appeal to them no matter this is a great film in it s own right no it s a great film period"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24830": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this was on the th anniversary dvd for blazing saddles itself brilliant but not this nowhere did i see mel brook s name on here and i can guess why he s got a lot more sense to not be associated with this pilot my gawd who would find this funny sure there may be a race issue but for me it just wasn t funny well cause it s simply not funny it s like the writers didn t even try to be funny just to cash in on being tied with blazing saddles did they expect this show to go for several seasons when they made this pilot flat out they didn t care it was a quick cash cow which thank god didn t cash out i guess it s useful for historical purposes only or only to demonstrate how stupid and unimaginative hollywood writers can be"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24831": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "when i rented domino i was expected it to be very dumb i hate films that have really flashy editing and cinematography and domino also just got very bad reviews the only reason i watched it is because i like have liked keira knightley mickey rourke christopher walken and tony scott on other occasions i also just enjoy based on fact adventure stories yes the editing and cinematography were frantic the story was weak and the acting was mediocre but i still loved this film for some bizarre reason domino was very very entertaining and often very funny it was horribly underrated when it was released i think because everyone wanted more of an emotional journey like scotts last film man on fire and instead just got wonderful entertainment i actually understand why everybody hated domino so much even though i loved it and recommend it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24832": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i just watched the th anniversary edition of blazing saddles one of my all time favorites the tv pilot for black bart stunk the plot was non existent and the acting was not good it was obviously an attempt to profit off of the success of blazing saddles and there have been tv shows that have succeeded in doing take offs of big movies but this one would never have worked considering that for so many years tv would not even play the farting noises when they televised the movie it is inconceivable that they thought they could put a show on tv with the n word thrown around on the other hand i enjoyed seeing a lot of familiar faces there were quite a few actors actresses that i recognized from other shows over the years i had to write down all the names and do a few searches that was fun i was arguing with my mother if steve landesberg was from barney miller or mash i won"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24833": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "kiera nightly moved straight from the p p set to this action movie she could hardly have chosen to remake her image more dramatically a great success in love actually and as lizie in jane austen s classic she is once again having a go just as her bikini clad warrier woman in king arthur was more skin than muscle it is difficult to imagine this delicate frame standing up to a bounty hunters life but then this is exactly what domino harvey the real one did and i being one of nightly s biggest fans believe she carries if off stuff for the non american world is the post code of beverly hills in la where all the film stars live domino harvey father s mostfamous film was manchurian candidate which appears in the film domino harvey died of a drug overdose in her bath before the film came out in june after having been arrested for drug dealing she had just completed the negotiation for some of her music to be inlcuded in the film kiera knightly alludes to domino harvey s sexuality in her interview with lucy liu if you find this film a bit far fetched then check out domino harvey as the facts are more amazing than the fiction"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24834": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this very unfunny failed tv pilot can be found as an extra on the th annivesery dvd special edition blazing saddles imagine the movie without the satire humor or writing skills but with all the trappings of a typical lame s sit com show complete with obtrusive laugh track and you ll still have no clue how sheer putrid this failed show was what the hell was lou gossett jr thinking when he signed onto this disaster this was possibly the worst thing he s been in and yes i m including the first punisher movie and iron eagles steve landesberg i understand as he can t say no to crap my grade f"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24835": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "domino is a great movie it s about a young woman names domino harvey kiera knightley who becomes a bounty hunter because of her boredom with her lifestyle she joins with two fellow hunters mickey rourke edgar ramirez and the adventures begin the script is good very down to earth and realistic with the tone of the film the only problem i had with this movie is that it concentrates on the different things that they do instead of the character of domino even with that kiera knightley gives a fierce performance she shows the right amount of anger and dedication in this performance mickey rourke follows up his oscar worthy performance in sin city with another tough guy performance edgar ramirez really doesn t do anything except speak spanish every once in a while and stare at kiera delroy lindoi gives a good supporting performance mo nique was herself although she did surprise me on one particular scene lucy liu has great chemistry with kiera knightley in her scenes with her the best thing about the movie though is the direction tony scott s fast paced style really brings the movie to life the cinematography is some of the best i ve ever seen it takes a regular movie and puts on acid all the blacks are blacker the whites are brighter and it has a sort of green glow to it the action scenes are exhilarating overall if you liked sin city man on fire you ll like domino"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24836": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "to review this movie i without any doubt would have to quote that memorable scene in tarantino s pulp fiction when jules and vincent are talking about mia wallace and what she does for a living jules tells vincent that the only thing she did worthwhile was pilot vincent asks what the hell is a pilot and jules goes into a very well description of what a tv pilot is well the way they make shows is they make one show that show s called a pilot then they show that show to the people who make shows and on the strength of that one show they decide if they re going to make more shows some pilots get picked and become television programs some don t become nothing she starred in one of the ones that became nothing now to stretch on what jules was talking about there are billions of television shows pilots that were never aired because they simply were not well good probably the most notorious pilot that comes to mind is w a l t e r a spin off to m a s h with gary radar burghoff as the lead hmmm would somebody really want to be watching radar for a half hour trying to solve crimes hence the show was never picked up what many people don t know or what they thought they knew is that pilots are hardly ever shown on the air for they are made strictly for the television networks for them to decide some have made they re way past and got onto the air the pilot for the animated series american dad comes to mind as the show s serial itself didn t begin until nearly four months later however there are times were we should all be glad pilots never make it to air and this here is why black bart a supposed tie in with the mel brooks comedy classic blazing saddles is a stale and bland sitcom with little heart and no soul saddles was a controversial comedy nevertheless with it s racist humor and vulgar comedy which comes to mind what idiot decided this would make a great television show for prime time tv i say supposed because none of the memorable characters from the movie aside from bart on in this mess of a tv show mel brooks wasn t even involved with the production of the serial and this was the first mistake in a long line in a related story i recently found out about an unaired tv pilot for a series based on the movie clerks that kevin smith was no involved in you see what happens set somewhere around the same time as the movie or at all the story circles around the only black sheriff in the wild west named appropriately black bart who is this time played by future academy award winner louis gossett jr obviously before his stint in real acting whereas in this he is playing a g rated richard pryor most of the other characters are carbon if not really bad copies of the characters in the movie jim the waco kid is replaced by a similar looking character named reb jordan a former confederate soldier who is quick with the gun lilian von schtupp is now belle buzzer a more of a ripoff of the character being that she s a show dancer and a german with a marlene dietrich type accent and personality while that s pretty much the end in similarities the lead bad guy in the story is fern malaga played by noble willingham who i assumed would ve been hedley lamar if warner bros secured the rights to the name see trivia for blazing saddles and his son curley i dunno taggart i suppose the story is a poor excuse for a sitcom much less a pilot bart deals with the mayor s drunk son and he s out of control behavior which has caused the town to spin really it s a story that tries to introduce all the characters in the series and doesn t focus on the variety and context that would make this an alright show i can t really call it a sitcom and even if i wanted to and that s primarily the fact it was shot on the backlot at warner bros studios and later added a laugh track so the show is set up almost exactly like m a s h complete with a bland and dull laughing that is identical to the series the acting is so so but there s one part that always make me laugh and that s when the actor playing reb jordan almost seems to forget his lines and tries really hard to remember them while trying to sputter out a piece of dialogue ha the script is rather dull and is attempts to make racism more humorous than it was in the movie surprisingly they use the word n er numerous amount of times through a minute episode rather touchy for it s time period and even for today and it gets repetitive if you ever get your hands on this unseen piece of sssss surly interesting novelty item watch it just for the sake of the feeling for watching pilots it s on the collector s edition of blazing saddles god knows why there yourself get a first hand chance for the reason why many movie tie in pilots never air"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24837": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "as soon as i knew keira knighteley being in this flick i said i have to watch this movie she s the undisputed main character domino a bounty hunter her job as the no action scenes would teach us reflects her rebel violent attitude to life i have to admit that it s the very first time that i watch an action movie whose most important scenes are the one in which the guns are far away from characters hands so this stomped me a bit anyway for all the john woo s fans there are helicopters falling down explosions gunfire as if it would rain and a lovely keira that shoots with two machine guns one per hand the cast is absolutely brilliant going beyond keira which in this movie is a real tomboy pretty much different from the lovely action figure we re used to see mickey rourke is back with his usual slap throwing face and his potent body christopher walken makes his job pretty well as a reality show producer let s go to the contents this movie has a journalistic shape the talk show scene is disgustingly real anyone that watched that load of you know what can tell that this is the air that you breath in those situations as well as the producer when domino s mom says that the reality that should show domino s life is trash no offense he answers i don t take it like an offense this movie portrays a difficult life domino coming from a world that didn t want her ed mickey rourke a bounty hunter not so bounty choco the third guy of the band which family is using ed s words the correctional institutes he s been and alf the driver bomber coming from afghanistan during the russian occupation this bunch of people represents in some way the humankind born without the shirt unlucky violent and with nothing to lose excepts their as they would consider miserable lives the intro of the movie says that it is inspired by true story more or less so i couldn t possibly tell you how much of this stuff is true anyway going beyond explosions and dozens of weapons which could have been added to make the film easier to see and be classified as an action movie the characters story is too realistic to be edulcorated the interaction between the characters is various well studied and definitely not boring what hasn t convinced me so much is the role of the psychiatrist lucy liu sober as never in her acting career it represents only the reason by which domino starts telling her story and that s a story probably the only con in a movie with a lot of pros all in all this isn t swat the characters are crafted they have an identity a shape they have a name and a surname not just gamble and street it s the case to say it s the biography of a girl whose life went as fast as a bullet"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24838": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "watching this was like getting a large mackerel slapped in your face over and over again even when you thought that mackerel surely can t be coming around again slap there it was i m not sure what they were thinking this is the sort of pilot i watched and wondered did the actors know they were on a doomed ship destined to never be made into a series not only black stereotypes but swedish and indian ones as well and while blazing saddles made these stereotypes into a mix of comedy and uncomfortableness these stereotypes were just downright offensive there was no plot line the ending was slapped on and the jokes aren t still if you are a student of comedy watch this pilot to see what you shouldn t do"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24839": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i doubt much of this film is based on a true story at the beginning it says based on a true story sort of i bet the only truth to it was there was an ex model turned bounty hunter possibly named domino anyways it begins with domino talking to lucy liu who works for the fbi domino is being interrogated about what she knows about a theft of million dollars through flashbacks we see domino as a child then as a model and how she became interested in being a bounty hunter she basically tells other bounty hunters off ed and choco they let her join the group she s tough can use any kind of weapon and will use her good looks if needed they get involved with a scam that clarmont a bailsman has going along the way the group starts a reality tv show and that s where ian zering and brian austin green become involved they are sort of like hosts and must have been really desperate to appear in this i thought the story was entertaining and it had some laughs the editing didn t bother me there s also a lot of violence mainly using guns and blood it could have been a little shorter final verdict good enough to watch"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24840": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie was disgusting their should be a warning that some sadistic nasty writer is attempting to make a name for herself before being held hostage for an hour and a half watching garbage what is garbage the misuse of peoples time the misuse of energy and the waste of whatever type of educational system that taught her how to read and write talia you are a sick demented loser your psychiatrist needs to prescribe stronger medications for your problem the acting and plot gave me no choice but to fast forward through the middle of the garbage i ended up at a scene that was uncalled for if you want to learn how to shock people watch a larry clark movie i lost all respect for the entire cast of this movie no more support from me how could actors or actresses sit on a set while such gross depictions of human behavior is manifested from the mind of a psycho i feel sorry for all actors that took part in that scene i think the devil now knows who the writer of this movie is congratulations you won his attention"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24841": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i had no expectations i d never heard of jamie foxx all i knew was that the film has some strong character actors in it i thought it was highly entertaining it was fun the plot was different and unpredictable enough to hold my interest to me foxx is an original david morse is terrific true this is not his finest role i thought the chases and pyrotechnics contributed to the film and were well done i didn t expect a lot and i was happily surprised"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24842": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "a mercilessly corny and painfully unfunny attempt to transplant the character of sheriff bart from mel brooks blazing saddles into his own weekly sitcom this is really as bad as some people say it is the laugh track only serves to remind the unamused viewer what all in this supposed comedy is intended to be a joke and just how desperate for laughs it really is however it is somewhat interesting to see louis gossett jr trying his best to impersonate cleavon little his embarrassment shows through in every scene he was much funnier in the hbo movie el diablo than he was here in this slab of cheese truly the best and funniest thing about black bart is the name of his horse"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24843": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i m totally surprised by some of the comments on this forum and many of the reviews i think tony scott made a good movie here yes it is highly stylized flashy and over the top but it is very entertaining i m glad at least ebert and roeper agrees with me this movie may not be for anyone but if you like over the top dark humor cool action and dialog you should see it i ve previously seen scott s man on fire crimson tide and enemy of the state all good movies but i like this one more it s like a roller coaster ride with great soundtrack selections visual styles and in a time when all movies seem to be pg it is nice to see that someone isn t afraid of showing nudity gory violence and have explicit dialog it doesn t hurt that keira is super hot and even shows nipples in this one either"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24844": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "black angel is minor whodunit with june vincent as a woman trying to save her husband from the electric chair after he is found guilty of killing an old acquaintance dan duryea the husband of the murdered woman decides to help vincent find the real culprit peter lorre has one thankless role as a suspect this film noir looks and plays like a cheap programmer never achieving anything special it is pleasant enough but then at some point it stops making sense and the solution to the mystery provokes one of those big give me a break reactions that ending alone could have sank the film completely but what precedes the conclusion is not very good either vincent is a wimpy heroine and duryea was never very good at playing good guys i love film noirs but this one was a real disappointment"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24845": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i rented domino on a whim not even knowing it was inspired by a true story and even though it s the least likely and true biopic you ll probably see i found it to be rather awesome with richard kelly writing he crams together a mass of plots and narratives into hours of pure entertainment and once you ve seen it more than once you get it and appreciate it domino is a model turned bounty hunter who leaves the perfect hollywood life to pursue a not so subtle or perfect career it has an edgy acid trip style provided by director tony scott and with fast paced music and editing it provides the visual flare to keep your attention with slick performances and unexpected comedy the movie is well made and enjoyable and should have reached a wider audience i suggest it to anyone who wants to think and be entertained at the same time for hours"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24846": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "dan duryea a perfectly decent b movie actor who made lots of lookalike noirs in the s can t do much with this one young man is accused of murdering an unhappily married singer when he s sentenced to die his wife decides to solve the case herself with help from the dead woman s husband after a dazzling opening shot flick quickly settles into b movie formula it certainly looks good but the twist finish is colorlessly handled and the cast including peter lorre and broderick crawford is just a bit stiff based on a cornell woolrich novel and passable for a single viewing from"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24847": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "if you go to this movie expecting something it isn t you will be disappointed as with any movie this movie contains what hemmingway described as the iceberg effect on the surface its simply a cache of random movie clips smashed together to make a movie if this would be written in a book it would be a short story because the action in the movie is very fast paced and unless you actually try to catch it the reasoning behind the plot along with some subtle foreshadowing can very well pass you by definitely a movie you will have to see twice in order to fully appreciate experimental cinematography barely describes this movie the camera work and post production add much to the overall flavour of the film making it quite artistic at some points and open to interpretation at others something to be desired in american movies as of late although at some parts it may get a little raunchy gruesome and too heavy for some audiences the movie never becomes completely unrealistic the only aspect of the movie that i would write off as needs improvement is the soundtrack selection no movie is ever good without a fitting soundtrack and although the soundtrack is quite fitting the opening is a little too long and the other rap songs in the film really could have been replaced with something more appropriate heavy grungy rock or psychedelic electronica would have made this film a real trip the flooding of imagery and dynamic color palettes adds another artistic aspect to it also combined with the events that happen throughout the film this is not a movie you can miss any part of and still understand however that also makes it much more of a desirable film to watch and not one you ll quickly get bored of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24848": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it was difficult to sit through this horrible heretical adaptation of sherlock holmes apparently matt frewer was cast because he is tall and skinny his skull like face made for a good zombie in the dawn of the dead remake but as sherlock holmes he looks like a scarecrow not only does frewer have a lanky lackadaisical walk that is hard to watch but he looks uncomfortable in the stereotypical holmes overcoats that he is wearing not only that but while the coat is gray twill they apparently could not find a matching cap so his cap is black and it looks shiny as if it were made of polyester whatever the cap was made of it looked very new and artificial jeremy brett occasionally wore those traditional outfits but brett did not have to dress up like sherlock holmes in order to look the part frewer on the other hand is painful to watch even in the full holmes outfit he does not carry himself like sherlock holmes frewer s cadaverous face grinning all the time as he spouts on and on in a very bad upper crust british accent is painful to see and listen to to say that frewer is overacting is an understatement after he finishes each sentence with some kind of nasal hum he then sneers as if that were some kind of british trait when i started watching this i thought it might be a comedy featuring wishbone the jack russell terrier i thought frewer had been cast as some kind of foil for wishbone but sadly there is no dog in this movie except for frewer wishbone would have made this movie a lot better not only does frewer s version of sherlock holmes never stop talking in that awfully artificial british nasal accent but he is much to friendly and kind frewer is always smiling at the witnesses he talks to and he is so polite and courteous that he could be teaching at a charm school instead of being a sleuth perhaps since this is a hallmark channel production they are trying to make a children s version of sherlock holmes wishbone was better at that too that was kindler and gentler whatever the point of frewer s interpretation of sherlock holmes it is flatter than a pancake and easily the worst version of sherlock holmes that i have ever seen including the previous worst by charlton heston overall the tone of this film is awful it reminded me of a typical episode of barnaby jones or murder she wrote or diagnosis murder all the suspects over acted suspiciously and glared at the victims before they were killed holmes and watson are explaining every clue to each other during the entire movie even on murder she wrote there is less exposition this sherlock holmes does not even compare very well to jim rockford of the rockford files and it is miles below columbo the awful dialog is probably the fault of the writer it is obvious that who ever wrote this script has very little familiarity with sherlock holmes especially the bbc version with jeremy brett this movie has all of the atmosphere of an episode of little house on the prairie the fact that the actors seem to be smirking when they enunciate their lines in their fake accents does not help the only minor bright spot is ken walsh who plays doctor watson with some dignity walsh does not ham it up compared to frewer and when he is often interviewing witnesses his demeanor and conversational style are much more natural and credible unfortunately the rest of the cast is amateurish and the visual clues they give by glaring and making faces at each other to show they are suspicious is something that i had not seen in any modern movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24849": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "if you find yourself in need of an escape something that will hold your attention for two hours and allow you to be lost in another world domino will satisfy that need this is entertainment after all the plot keeps your brain in motion one of those movies like usual suspects where you want to see it a second time to figure it all out i wondered about domino harvey herself how her life became of interest to hollywood as for the acting lots of celebrity appearances not shown in the trailers and any actor that makes me forget who they are has done their job well not once did i think of kiera in a soccer uniform or pirate costume and granted mickey rourke plays mickey rourke well and often but here despite the violence he shows signs of being capable of caring for other people"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24850": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "as a casual listener of the rolling stones i thought this might be interesting not so as this film is very of its age in the s to me someone born in the s this just looks to me as hippy purist propaganda crap but i am sure this film was not made for me but people who were active during th s i expected drugs galore with th stones i was disappointed it actually showed real life hard work in the studio so much so i felt as if i was working with them to get to a conclusion of this god awful film i have not seen any of the directors other films but i suspect they follow a similar style of directing sort of amatuerish which gave a feeling like the tv show eurotrash badly directed tackily put together and lacking in real entertainment value my only good opinion of this is that i didn t waste money on it it came free with a sunday paper"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24851": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "domino has been widely condemned on this site for its frenetic editing style and sickening photography it s detractors cite its superficiality and criticize its deployment of style over substance i couldn t disagree more i believe that domino represents the absolute height of tony scott s film making career after having created the dominant hollywood action movie style throughout the late eighties and early nineties tony scott has moved progressively closer to a more subjective style of cinema as early as crimson tide scott used his stylistic talent to portray the inner worlds of his characters the claustrophobia and drama inherent in the conflict on board a nuclear submarine was embodied in the excellent use of long lenses combined with dutched angle framing this was then carried through to enemy of the state and spy game which visually represented the worlds of surveillance and espionage respectively man on fire was an extreme departure a move into an expressionist more painterly aesthetic here scott used an antiquated hand cranked camera and flash frames to express his character s explosive rage although not entirely successful it introduced the techniques which were to find their full expression in domino couched in the framing device of an fbi interrogation domino presents the life of the infamous bounty hunter via her narrated disjointed fragments of memory she grasps at memories as we all do in fragments flashes and brief snatches as domino relays her story verbally scott relays it visually illustrating not only the events which she describes but also the point of view which guides them she does have traces of mescaline in her system but her individual vision is anyway unusual that of an woman who eschewed the life of luxury for bounty hunting it is when domino begins to relate the events which lead to her captivity that scott really lets rip together with cinematographer dan mindel and composer harry gregson williams scott orchestrates a postmodern canvas of contemporary americana gradually we begin to realize that unusual though she may be domino is no more disjointed than the culture she has rejected as she wades through this cultural melange scott makes his viewer more aware of the innocence which it destroys through the underprivileged children which the narrative introduces ultimately scott portrays their salvation as the only escape we have from this surreal trip to criticize this movie for being overly stylized is akin to criticizing a picasso or a pollock for not representing that which is recognizably human like any great painting the meaning in domino is in the surface and the surface is everything i am not in any way associated with scott free but have always been and will continue to be a huge admirer of tony scott s work"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24852": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it utterly defeats me why godard is taken so seriously and one plus one is a great example of his ineptitude as both a filmmaker and an intellectual polemicist it s hard to credit that godard actually believed all that marxist and maoist kant anyone with half a brain could work out the bankruptcy of those isms and how many people they had destroyed and were continuing to destroy even as godard was making his films supporting them as a filmmaker ask yourself would you have boring voice overs reading tedious political diatribes at your audience and then when you couldn t think of anything else to do layer another voice over to the first voice over which had lost its listeners after the first words in any case brilliant jean luc as for godard insisting on making a film with the rolling stones of course he did wouldn t you it was the only guarantee of getting such mindless rubbish seen in the first place the genius of the stones eclipsing a talentless and babbling political idiot set loose with a camera the bookshop scene wasn t worthy of even the worst fringe theatre and was an insult to the intelligence of even the young children who were used to play in it as could be readily seen copping out by allowing friendly critics to claim that all this artless crap was a satire on mainstream film making is no more than a safe get out to offer those who clearly see godard s poverty of intellect and arrogant contempt for his audience ironic that godard s one time great friend truffaut with nuit americain made the best film about film making ever and godard made the worst with le mepris incidentally godard didn t choose the stones track of sympathy with the devil it just happened to be the track they were working on when the film started shooting at barnes olympic studios"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24853": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "my name is domino harvery edit dizzying chop my my my name is domino harvey cut chop my name is domino harvey edit cut playback never have i seen a director take so much flack for his style before by now it is evident that most people do not appreciate tony scott s choppy flashy dizzying editing technique if i have to choose between loving it and hating it i d say i love it it was borderline distracting at times but the end result was pretty good and it s nice to see a director with a creative edge to his style and some originality even if it borrows heavily from mtv videos this stylistic edge manifests itself as keira knightley plays the role of cocky badass bounty hunter domino harvey and even her dialogue seems strangely choppy otherwise she plays her poorly because i pretty much hated her character and did not sympathize one bit with her no matter how much she suffered we follow domino through her life as she joins up with fellow bounty hunters mickey rourke rizwan abbasi and edgar ramirez the crew become tangled up in the fbi and suddenly has a reality show contract under christopher walken s tv production company what is christopher walken doing in every film by the way i guess that is a clever film technique because now tony scott is free to use as much flashy mtv reality show editing footage as he likes it becomes a pastiche of mtv culture at this point it followes then that the story is told at an amazingly rapid fire pace with lots of raunchy strong language and gun violence there are some funny jokes it s all very modern and surreal at the same time it s a mess but it s a rather enjoyable mess it is ultimately flawed in so many ways the actors try too hard to make their characters cool for one but it works i give it a weak which may seem generous when compared to the general consensus of movie goers who graded this film but i feel it had some good ideas and executed them well out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24854": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "picked this up for cents at the flea market was pretty excited i found it fascinating for about min then just repetitive and dull it is neat seeing mick and the gang in their prime i wish there was not so much over dubbing of dialog so i could hear what there are saying and playing the skits are politically dated and incredibly naive and simple sort of poorly written monty python on acid i spent more time looking at the late s england back drops rather then what was actually happening in the silly skits this movie is a good reminder that times really change and what was important quickly becomes just plain silly good song but it has now been played to death by this dvd"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24855": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this was one of my favorite series when i was a kid the swedish broadcasting company decided to broadcast it once again a couple of summers ago when i had just finished my first semester of medical school i was surprised to see the depth in which the organs was explained sure some things are simplified but most of it was correct even though it was made years ago and quite understandable i would suggest that all soon to be medical student should watch it it is a very good way to learn some of the basic medical words for example now i m in my th semester and i think i ll watch the series once again as soon as i ve bought the dvd box"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24856": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "firstly this is a very dated film non focused in its exposition of the left wing political revolution honestly when someone says that the only way to be truly revolutionary is to cease to be intellectual which in itself is quite nonsensical since the answer was arrived at by precisely being intellectual it reduces me to despair as if we all should return to being apes in the name of equality it is simply ridiculous our intellectuality is only one of many human qualities but this does not mean we should not educate ourselves to the highest possible degree but no doubt this non educational message ties in with godard s use of rock music hence the rolling stones the song sympathy for the devil whose creation we witness and from which the film takes its name is in fact nothing special the chord sequence which is not especially original was used to much better effect in led zeppelin s thankyou led zeppelin ii apart form that sir mick jagger declaims in his usually nebulous manner rather like bob dylan notice how the first melodic phrase is unimaginatively repeated over again to form the verse besides the fact that the black panthers depicted in this film don t seem to know what they are fighting for the most interesting scenes involve the equation of fascism with pornography a message that in fact undermines the sexual liberation of the s and today indeed a message that would belie the behaviour of the rolling stones around the time the film was made no wonder the dvd came free with the sunday times for a truly profound historical exposition of left wing sympathy listen to luigi nono s masterpiece al gran sole carico d amore"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24857": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this tv series was one of the ones i loved when i was a kid even though i see it now through the pink shaded glasses of nostalgia i can still tell it was a quality show very educational but still funny i have not seen the original french version only the swedish i have no idea how good the dubbing was it was too long ago to remember the premise of the show was to show you how the body works i swear school still hasn t taught me half of what i know from this show it also tied in other things like what happens if you eat unhealthy food and don t exercise with nice examples within the body who wants to have another bar of chocolate when you know miniature virus tanks can invade you d the cartoon looked nice very kids friendly of course but done with care cells viruses electric signals in the brain antibodies and everything else are represented by smiling cartoon figures looking pretty much how you d expect what they should look like in the animated body this and the series about history especially the environmentally scary finale were key parts of my childhood i m so happy i found them here"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24858": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "jean luc godard s marxist polemic is as close to unwatchable a film as you re likely to see from an internationally respected filmmaker bits of political theater mind numbingly boring and interminable are interspersed with the making of sympathy for the devil featuring the rolling stones in the studio the process of the song s development from mick jagger playing a demo on acoustic guitar to the backing vocals being recorded towards the end is fascinating and it s worth renting this film just to see the bits with the stones almost half the movie is devoted to this so thanks to the miracle of chapter stops you can skip all the bizarre political skits and just watch the stones put a song together when i had this on laserdisc i valiantly attempted to watch it all but i don t see how anyone could get through it i finally gave up and just chapter skipped my way to the stones segments"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24859": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "we bought the dvd set of es war einmal das leben german once upon a time life english for our bilingual kids because everyone loved the es war einmal der mensch german once upon a time man english series us parents had seen it as kids and it has exceeded even high expectations the series is very well made does not show its age and our kids at various ages really like to watch it at the same time they learn things us parents didn t know until way way later the series covers everything to do with the human body from organs all senses blood infection antibodies and much more in animated min episodes topics some people may find sensible such as digestion and reproduction are covered in a tasteful discreet and child friendly manner the reproduction episode starts coverage mainly where the baby starts growing while still as typical informative and fun children are usually fascinated with how their bodies work and through the episodes gain an understanding of this in the context of their environment the format of the episodes switches between the outside world a family with children and the inside of the body for example in the episode covering infections the boy cuts himself accidentally and the wound gets infected and the episode covers how the body reacts to this similarly the episodes on the senses e g hearing seeing link what happens inside the body to the context of the outside world and the episode on respiration and circulation of oxygen in the blood covers the complete lifecycle including briefly where the oxygen comes from plants this is one of the best ever children s programs i would say it s a must see for every family with kids"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24860": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the film school intellects can drool all they want about the important imagined meaning of this film but it s just that intellectual drool this film is creatively bankrupt and some mistake it s endless self indulgent wanking as substance yeah obviously godard wasn t a stones fan too bad because this could have been great he s capturing the birth of this timeless song and he chooses instead to cover the music with some guy reading out of a true detective mag or some such crap then there s the endless shots of what looks like s librarians spray painting words on people s cars and then there s the seemingly neverending interview where the actress was brilliantly instructed to answer only yes or no to all the really deep and intellectual questions there s some dude in a purple suit is reading more crap from a book which goes on for oh only about minutes and black panthers or something in a junkyard it almost sounds intriguing well it s not but for unwashed film school hipsters who don t care squat about the lost opportunities of having full access to the stones bringing sympathy for the devil into the world and would rather hear some english guy reading instead whilst gazing at the covers of nudie mag s this film s a real winner more accurately maybe godard just blows"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24861": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a cartoon series where most of the action takes place in the human body where the actors are vitamins viruses blood cells etc i will not try to explain it in more details you will simply have to see it for yourself you will not be disappointed i remember watching this as a kid in the s with swedish voices i have talked with a few people who were also children in the s and they loved it also i must admit that the education part of the episodes didn t get through to me at a conscious level but the whole idea of educating children while they have fun is wonderful i have recently seen a few episodes there is a humour and heart in it that is hard to find in other children programs nowadays"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24862": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i m going to write about this movie and about irreversible the in famous scene in it so you are warned if you haven t seen the movie yet this are just my thoughts why i think the movie fails in the end pun intended acting wise rosario dawson is really good and almost conveys portraying someone almost a decade younger a teenager in other words the villain guy is good but loses his evil touch right before the end if he really never changes then why would he let a woman tie him up he wouldn t period then we also have the bartender nd rape dude actually i don t think you would need him at least not for the nd rape but more about that later on let s reprise the story rosarios character is sexually insecure might even have lesbian tendencies see her scene with a female friend this wasn t intentional as rosario states herself but there is sexual tension between them rosario s character meets a guy who is a sexual predator in all the bad senses but he makes an impression on her rosario commented that her character had a boyfriend before i beg to differ because she acts as if it is her first boyfriend which also underlines her phone conversation with her mother talking about her mother here s another problem after the first rape takes place rosarios character doesn t tell anyone what happened seiing that her relationship with her mother is a very close one nothing of that gets explored after that if rosarios character wouldn t call her mother anymore or would behave strangely the mother would be worried like crazy there was so much potential here also her female friend we see her at the party it s obvious there is something going on and boom she is gone the first rape is almost unbearable to watch but feels like a pinch when you compare it to the ending rape which feels like you re getting hit with a sledge hammer after rape no we get too stretched out scenes threads are opened such as her construction work is an indication that she might be lesbian as one guy states who tried to hit on her but left in the open no real social contact is established if you leave the bartender guy out who is involved in the nd and last rape scene it s apparent that he isn t a nice guy and his character get s fleshed out a bit but when rosarios character meets her rapist in class again his being in the movie seems pointless we get the point that rosarios character isn t the same anymore that she went bad and is able to hurt people too many scenes show exactly that her being without emotion just doing drugs and other stuff back to rapist who cheats on a test gets caught by rosarios character and they decide to hang out together again really as absurd as that sounds the guy meets up with her not without us having seen him beforehand with another girl very likely that he raped her too although we never see anything of that fortunately and his football career well career is a stretch and he is bullied this is an attempt to give his character some depth and it almost works but then again is too clich to stay with you so rapist submits to rosarios character why exactly because he promised her it was her day again really a guy like that never loses control especially with a woman he raped before i guess this is supposed to show us how stupid he is the bartender guy would have worked as someone who could have hit him over the head or something but letting him submit like that just feels wrong another possibility would have a drug in his drink so rapist undresses and get s blindfolded and let s rosarios character tie him on a bed seriously that s just crazy but what comes next is even crazier first she talks to him then she shuts him up and forces an object into him this is as difficult to watch as rape scene number one this isn t about what this guy deserves or not it s just intense and of course that was what they were aiming for now after she is done the bartender guy comes in and rapes rapist if this really should work as a revenge movie it would have been better if rosarios character herself would have been doing all the revenge having a henchman doing the job takes away everything that was built up this isn t supposed to be entertaining enjoyable it s a hard watch it is art house but the minute i didn t count rape scene at the end just smashes everything rosarios character is more or less only watching what happens which brings me to the biggest disappointment irreversible comparison irreversible had the rape scene but the movie went on even if it was back into time rosario is looking into the camera in the end and says something about having to get over this first that comes a bit too late that should see her say that after the initial rape and secondly and most importantly this is where the art house movie should ve come in it is more interesting seeing were rosarios character would go after the second rape scene and how she would cope with what she had done but then again she didn t actually physically do that much see above a broken character that the movie cuts off good intentions talia and rosario had worked before but failing to convey most of the things they set out to do even if you can see what they meant it has to be convincing otherwise it doesn t work not to mention the overlong rape scenes as they are"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24863": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "actually this movie was not so bad it contains action comedy and excitement there are good actors in this film for instance doug hutchison percy from the green mile who plays bristol another well known actor is jamie kennedy from scream and three kings the main characters are played by jamie foxx as alvin who was pretty good and also funny but the one who most surprised me was david morse as edgar clenteen he plays a different character than he usually does because in other films like the green mile indian runner the negotiator or the langoliers he plays a very sympathetic person and in bait the plays almost the opposite a man without any emotions which was nice to see the only really negative thing about this film are the several pictures of the world trade center which makes this film perhaps look a little dated overall i thought this was a pretty good little film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24864": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "in the s having as the background the rehearsal and recording of sympathy for the devil in the classic album beggar s banquet by the revolutionary bad boy rolling stones mick jagger keith richards charlie watts bill wyman and brian jones plus marianne faithful godard discloses other contemporary revolutionary and ideological movements the black power through the black panthers the feminism the communism the fascism entwined with the reading of a cheap pulp political novel divided in the chapters the stones rolling outside black novel sight and sound all about eve the heart of occident inside black syntax and under the stones the beach sympathy for the devil is another pretentious and boring mess of the uneven director jean luc godard the narrative and the footages are awful but fortunately i love the stones and sympathy for the devil and it is nice to see them in the beginning of their careers otherwise this documentary would be unbearable my vote is three title brazil sympathy for the devil"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24865": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this animation tv series is simply the best way for children to learn how the human body works yes this is biology but they will never tell it is i truly think this is the best part of this stream of educational cartoons i do remember you can find little books and a plastic body in several parts skin skeleton and of course organs in the same stream you ll find il tait une fois l homme which relate the human history from the big bang to the th century there is il tait une fois l espace as well about the space and its exploration but that one is more a fiction than a description of the reality since it takes place in the future"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24866": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i mean really this is not going to help the australian film industry to make this kind of film with no values of any kind okay if you re a stoner and have nothing better to do then maybe i think film makers from here should try to show the rest of the world what great talented people we have and this is not the vehicle for it come on now this film is just tacky"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24867": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "you know the story a group of plucky no hopers enter a competition they seemingly have no chance of winning it s a tale that has been done to death by hollywood bring it on the karate kid escape to victory best of the best etc now korea gives it a go with a taekwondo team struggling for glory and guess what the result is predictable but ultimately satisfying the fact that this movie doesn t fall flat on its face is down to the talented young cast who really make you care about the characters and this in turn keeps you watching to the end fans of your typical martial arts movie may be disappointed taekwondo does not deliver the usual flurry of moves and acrobatics seen in most kung fu films the action is limited to albeit impressive kicking and the occasional punch this doesn t matter though since it is the interaction of the characters and their fight to make something of themselves which makes this movie a success"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24868": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "at least the seats in the theater were comfortable and i ate the pop corn as loud as possible to drown out the inferior dialogue this is absolutely not a girls film any blokes who like it are the ones us ladies can be sure to stay far away from dumb story mediocre dialogue and an overall cheap looking film i ve seen many many movies but this one is the new winner in the bad category if you do happen to see it the one thing you ll look forward to is the ending so you can finally run out of the theater as fast as you can"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24869": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a good korean film about not just taekwondo but what its takes to be good like a thugs way of fighting cannot beat a taekwondo guy in his sport because there are rules just as there are to life and school and this film has undertones of this notion the martial arts in the film isn t that good but it is passable and enjoyable friends who go on to achieve something they once would mock become stronger through the mind and heart this film isn t meant to be taken too seriously as it does have slapstick but it also carries a message a good film again from korea"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24870": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the cover art which features a man holding a scary pellet gun would make it seem as if it s a martial arts film hardly i find it interesting that the film s real title is trojan warrior trojan is a brand of condoms in the us this movie is loaded with homoeroticism if you like that stuff then this film isn t that bad really however consider these points there are numerous close ups of actors groins butts one scene even features every actor with an erection bulging in his pants the film is also bathed in gaudy colors like lime peach and red from a cinematographer s standpoint this movie s a drag queen several scenes feature characters standing extremely close to one another occasionally touching as they converse also the cousin of the hero likes women and every other guy in the movie is trying to kill him is there a message here the filmmakers want to convey shall i go into the fight scenes yes someone s private parts get grabbed in one fight the martial arts scenes are brief and unimaginative no fancy stuff here just your standard moves you d see in an old chuck norris flick there s also a car chase scene which may be the first ever low speed chase put on film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24871": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the movie never claims to be something spectacular like many films do the films props itself as a fun and entertaining time and that s exactly what it was it is the korean version of a male bring it on from the get go you can feel for the rest of the film and how it will end but the enjoyment is not in the surprise twists nor is it the way the film is a carbon copy of another instead the enjoyment is held in the journey of how the remaining thugs came to be men in their own right therefore the film is fun and entertaining the camera work specially the dolly moves were very well executed the script being a tad weak was overly enjoyable in the fact that the characters were not dimensional but they were full of life and desire this film will not win any oscars nor any dvd blockbuster sales but a fun watch and a fun experience"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24872": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "well our standards have gone into the toilet the direction was poor the acting was mediocre and the writing was amateurish and those are the good points hopefully there won t be a sequel otherwise i might have to leave the country"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24873": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "sure the plot isn t oldboy it seems the only great movies these days are amazingly shocking or high budget hyped in some way spin kick is a drama comedy about a group of people who decide to pour their hearts into tae kwon do regardless of what you expect from this film you re guaranteed to feel moved by the work pain and expectations that the characters force themselves to experience though comedic at times many moments and characters are rendered beautifully there s the old guard character who takes things too seriously the hoodlum turned good guy who just wants a second chance at life the meek team substitute who would die happy if he just won once in his life and many other well rounded characters with their own problems but most importantly their own their hopes and dreams while the plot and the goals of the movie are simple these aspects of the movie merely highlight the development of the characters as they overcome their personal and inter personal struggles in short this film will leave you feeling fresh determined and satisfied"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24874": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "after watching about half of this movie i noticed something peculiar i found myself constantly switching through tv channels to see what else is on not exactly a good movie trait this movie is listed as being in a number of genres and i must say it mostly failed misserably in every one of them through the movie i switched over to watch an old rerun instead bottom line the whole movie felt as if the ones making it didn t exactly know what to make and ended up in a concoction with no discernable taste"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24875": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "first things first this isn t an action movie although there is a lot of action in it i think you can compare it to american sports movies where a team of very bad players succeed in the unthinkable winning a game or tournament beyond expectation in this case it isn t about football or baseball but taekwondo in the beginning these street thugs seem to be good for nothing but soon we will find out that they don t want to be thugs and actually achieve something in life it is nice to see them struggle and training i was surprised how funny this movie was from start till the end you will laugh your pants off the young korean actors are very convincing go see this wonderful feel good movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24876": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "spoilers herein my high school did all they could to try and motivate us for exams but the most memorable method they used to get us into the right state of mind was a guest speaker who was none other than australian kickboxing s favorite son stan the man longinidis the first mistake they made was giving this guy a microphone because he was screaming half the time despite us sitting no more than or feet away from him now his speech was full of the usual if you fail to prepare then prepare to fail stuff but there were various instances where i got really worked up the guy stood there in front of us preaching how throughout his life he did everything for himself and no one else he was offered many deals in the past to give up kick boxing but he never took his eye off the prize of becoming australia s greatest kick boxer he said that he wasn t a sell out he was happy and a retiree he wasn t ever involved in any other activity other than kickboxing then he plugged his film yes you heard right he plugged his new film as he talked about it he got a woman to come in and hold up a poster advertising it and then he showed this shitty minute clip of this vile film called trojan warrior this all being before he was defeated by gurkan ozkan in his final career fight for now stan plays ajax a kick boxing ex special forces agent that is pulled into the seedy underworld of melbourne ajax s cousin theo arthur angel recently sold out well at least stan didn t stray too far away from everything to the feds and as a result is on the run from all walks of organized crime ajax and theo get into all sorts of ridiculous situations from fighting in a kebab shop to posing as playboys at a bondage party it s all pretty ridiculous but if silverstein was actually aiming to make a credible film here this man should never be handed a camera again i ll admit i was actually pumped to see this i love action films even if they re corny and especially if it s set in my own backyard but what i was introduced to was a film with acting that was appalling from the word go and continued to do so after the words for the love of god please make it stop subplots were introduced and not even touched on again after they were out in the open characters were just thrown in for absolutely no reason whatsoever and the most over choreographed fight scenes that didn t even remotely reflect stan s actual talent in kickboxing the cast consisted of useless cameo appearances by just about anyone remotely famous dermot brereton mark chopper read and greg matthews the whole time you re sitting there and playing the guessing game of just who is standing there in the background too bad the movie relies heavily on split second appearances by former celebrities remember those plot holes i told you about ajax once upon a time was apparently locked up wrongly accused for murdering his wife now we hear that ajax was in special forces via one single sentence in the whole film and then leave it for buggery this is followed by another single sentence which persuades ajax to help the same people who wrongly locked him up then get this at the end it is revealed to ajax that his wife isn t actually dead but was sold into prostitution do we see her no does ajax go off to find her as soon as he hears this no now that s a marriage amidst all this irritatingly puerile crap some website described this film as a cross between jackie chan guy ritchie has this man ever sat down and watched a jackie chan film chan shows more dexterity taking a dump than stan did doing well anything and guy ritchie is the crime film messiah and you re comparing him to salik silverstein this film is more like a mix between pizza and enter the ninja now where do you thing the whole trojan warrior title comes from ajax s fierce fighting skills like that of an ancient greek warrior no the gangsters unification to find theo like that of the trojan empire no it s because wait for it theo carries a condom around with him yes that right because theo is always prepared with a trojan brand rubber in his pocket he is a trojan warrior i had the displeasure of seeing trojan warrior on dvd as well as it s special features video clip of chop chop a rap song by mark chopper read chopper did this for the sole purpose of proving that anyone can rap the funny thing was chopper just rapped for seconds and then threw it over to these two albino teens from doncaster using such words as dis and dope etc in their australian accents face it people rap was developed in the states leave it there the clip looked like something a channel cameraman on ecstasy put together bloopers there was no real difference between these and the actual film stan the man longinidis kickboxing featurette this wasn t too bad considering it was just or different fights shown from different angles i think i saw dennis alexio fall over about times in that minute montage i don t want to say this film contributes to the reason this country is going to hell when it comes to film but oh wait i just did my advice to anyone reading this is for you to go out and buy or copies of trojan warrior tape them together and use it for a paperweight because this movie is just that damn bad"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24877": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "dream quest was a surprisingly good movie there were some noticeable goofs but that can be expected in a movie like this that was made in such a short time i did not feel any urge to fast forward during the movie and i found it pretty entertaining it gets kind of silly at times but overall i recommend it they probably used up all the glitter in the nearby stores and some of the costume designs were pretty good"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24878": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie was horrible i swear they didn t even write a script they just kinda winged it through out the whole movie ice t was annoying as hell spoilers phht more like reasons not to watch it they sit down and eat breakfast for minutes he coulda been long gone the ground was hard it would of been close to impossible to to track him with out dogs and when ice t is on that hill and uses that spaz assault shotgun like its a sniper rifle and then cuts down a tree with eight shells it would take s of shells to cut down a tree that size shotguns and hand guns are considered to be inaccurate at yards and they even saw the reflection what reflected the light i didn t see a scope on that thing also when he got shot in the gut and kept going that was retarded he would of bled to death right there plusthe ending where he stuffs a rock or a cigarette in the guys barrel it wouldn t blow up and kill him the bullet would still fire kill ice t but mess up the barrel"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24879": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "dreamquest is by far the best porn movie i ve ever viewed this is a must see and if you re skeptical about your little ones watching it just skip over the naughty scenes of course this shortens the movie to a length of about minutes but even then it s enjoyable this movie is quite excellent and beats out almost any movie even shawshank redemption"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24880": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "ice t stars as mason a homeless african american who finds himself hunted by wealthy hunters rutger hauer gary busey charles s dutton f murray abraham william mcnamara and john c mcginley however mason proves to be much harder prey then the usual targets in this ridiculous and slow paced actioner which takes too long setting up actionscenes and then totally botching them"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24881": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "oh yeah jenna jameson did it again yeah baby this movie rocks it was one of the st movies i saw of her and i have to say i feel in love with her she was great in this move her performance was outstanding and what i liked the most was the scenery and the wardrobe it was amazing you can tell that they put a lot into the movie the girls cloth were amazing i hope this comment helps and u can buy the movie the storyline is awesome is very unique and i m sure u are going to like it jenna amazed us once more and no wonder the movie won so many awards her make up and wardrobe is very very sexy and the girls on girls scene is amazing specially the one where she looks like an angel it s a must see and i hope u share my interests"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, 1]},
	"24882": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie could have been so much better with a script rewrite not that i expect a great deal of plausibility in movies but you d think that even the homeless and urban dwelling jack mason would question why a group of experienced hunters would want to hire him as a hunting guide and upon reaching the hunting grounds poor ice t plays his part as if he is actually going to lead these men through woods he s never seen before and how does jack mason find thomas burns back in seattle i m assuming this movie was based on richard connell s short story the most dangerous game a few years ago i showed this movie to a class of th grade students after they read the story i reedited the movie cutting out all the pointless scenes and all the profanity it ended up being minutes long"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24883": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this one is quite a nice surprise cute little story of the heroine s quest very surprising metamorphosis of the four eye prissy soon to be spinster type into a raunchy dd cup sex queen visually a sight for sore eyes not only for two quite stunning actresses but also for most of the costumes and make up of the actors an unnecessary bit of cheapness came in some ridiculous castle imitation back to the positives the movie is spiced with some unusually explicit camera shots which you would not expect in a soft core loved that scene with the icicles absolute classics potential a slight minus only for very few odd scenes where bad acting by minor casts shortly suspended the suspension of disbelief including an extra credit for the serious drooling effect"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24884": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie sucked plain and simple okay so it s basically about a girl that gets raped and to get revenge she gets another guy to rape the rapist the rapist is a douche but the girl victim is partly to blame i mean they both get in the mood and start kissing and stuff but when the rapist tries to have sex with her she doesn t allow it so the rapist rapes her and the thing is the rape scene for the girl is very short and it doesn t really expose or show anything but when it comes to the rapist getting raped it s a pretty long rape scene there is basically nothing in the story that is worth watching"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24885": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i watched this movie once and might watch it again but although jamie foxx is good in the movie i feel they could have used a less funny character as alvin sanders foxx s scenes for instance in the jail when he is confronted by edgar clenteen david morse are too funny david morse again is a wonderful portrayer of a cop his tough yet mostly quiet features are perfect for his role once again morse meets doug hutchinson bristol in the theater morse ends up coming down hard on hutchinson they are both perfect for this scenario in each film i personally love that quality in a film where actors end up in the same situation as a previous film as these two did in the green mile overall it was a pretty good movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24886": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "had the original casting idea been kept hunting rutger not ice t this movie might have worked sadly racism had to come into the picture literally and mess it up the predominantly black production staff couldn t allow the antagonist be black so they swapped rutger s and ice t s roles this was only the start of the downward spiral of this film ernest dickerson s news room approach to directing only verified that this was another affirmative action job assignment master shot close up close up gads who s line is it anyway even uses more creative camera work eric s rewrite of the most dangerous game is at least an attempt at modernizing the classic tale but fails to give us any motivations for why the characters are doing this we are never given the reasons other than no one will miss these people why the leader re written as rutger does these things aside from a heart felt performance by john mcginley and a fair job by charles dutton do not bother with this one one small bit of trivia there was a real drunk driving accident during filming that injured f murray abraham and resulted in the death of the intoxicated young driver that caused the accident"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24887": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "very nice action with an interwoven story which actually doesn t suck interesting enough to merit watching instead of skipping past to get to the good parts having jenna jameson and asia carrere helps liven it up too jenna in that sweater and those glasses is just astounding worth picking up just to see her"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24888": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "johnny and jeremy are vampires of sorts minus the fangs of course they re dark bitter creatures with nothing better to do than to spread their own misery through their charms namely a sharp tongue and a fat wallet respectively they seduce desperate souls who they proceed to torment and victimize that s more or less the basis of this black comedy as i understand it it s not a blend of black humor that i can easily subscribe to partly because it bothers me to imagine the audience rooting for the sleazy main character i did enjoy however the sound and the melody of the rapid fire and supposedly very witty remarks i was very impressed by the cast s strong acting particularly david thelis s only the character of jeremy seemed too bi dimensional the photography and the music both dramatic and somber work very well together what really turns me off about naked and the main reason i d never recommend it to anyone is the way it repeatedly seems to present misogyny as a valid way to vent one s angst in other words in a world that sucks so bad what difference does it make if one inflicts some pain on girls right to suggest as some have on this website that johnny is not so unkind a person because he s not as rough on girls as jeremy seems completely absurd to me they re both terrible nasty people and they re particularly keen on hurting women every single time they get a chance one could argue that johnny eventually gets what he deserves as if his bad karma suddenly swung straight back and bit him in the ass but still his and jeremy s sadistic behavior are treated to a certain degree as a laughing matter and i could be wrong but i m guessing that most people who absolutely love this movie also find that aspect of the film darkly comical"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24889": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "if you ve ever wondered why they don t make porn with a plot watch dream quest on the one hand you have to give the armstrong credit both for making the effort to capitalize on this idea and for using such a strong adult cast to put some name power behind it on the other hand it also quickly becomes apparent why most porns never have more than or seconds of dialog connecting sex scenes together these people simply cannot act and the story is unfortunately lame to a ridiculous degree still i gave it a because it was a nice try and there didn t seem to be much of an effort to cut corners also i d like to see more attempts like this one maybe someday i will see the perfect combination of porn and plot"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24890": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "just emailed a friend who s in film school about this flick something to avoid when making a film characters blabbering senseless overwrought convoluted monologues on screen that are ultimately trite and unconvincing if the film is an attempt at social realism these verbal barrages are so over the top that they actually draw attention to the film constructed as film and effectively neutralize that intent is it the acting or the script that is bad or both the protagonist is also highly unbelievable for social realism ravenously consuming canonical english literature and the bible while high or hungover and able to produce such profoundly sophomoric soliloquies while intoxicated and how is such an unattractive unwashed and verbally noxious character able to bed most of the women he meets within minutes of encountering them i had to applaud when one chick finally threw him out onto the street despite his whining and self pitying banter the viewer encounters pretentious references to ancient greek literature nostradamus and the book of revelations the impending doom of mankind in the form of bar codes imprinted on our foreheads or right hands in spooky biblical fashion is presented to a character who is oh so cleverly exposed in his role as a guardian of empty space this flick is over scripted and over the top a melodrama clumsily infused with pedestrian philosophy about the meaning of mankind life etc it is trite overwrought and tedious there are some very fine english films available with content similar to this film nil by mouth is an excellent far more interesting excursion into the lives of individuals in a similar social milieu ditto for in the warzone and although the comparison is not even warranted check out anything by peter greenaway who far more deftly handles dialogue wit and absurd characters and situations"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24891": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "before watching this movie i thought this movie will be great as flashpoint because before watching this movie flashpoint was the last jenna jameson and brad armstrong movie i previously watched as far as sexual scenes are concerned i was disappointed i thought sexual scenes of dreamquest will be great as flashpoint sexual scenes but i was disappointed except asia carrera s sexual scene any sexual scene in this movie doesn t make me feel great you know what i mean the great jenna jameson doesn t do those kind of sexual scenes of what she is capable of felecia and stephanie swift both of those lovely girls disappoint me as well as far as sexual scenes are concerned although its a adult movie but if you aside that sexual scenes factor this movie is very good if typical adult movie standards are concerned this movie definitely raised the standards of adult movies story acting direction sets makeups and other technical stuff of this movie are really great the actors of this movie done really good acting they all done a great job dreamquest is definitely raised the bar of quality of adult movies"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24892": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i really must watch a good movie soon because it seems every other entry or so is something that i despise however my history speaks i must not tell a lie bobby deerfield and everything about it sucks big green banana peels i never thought that i would see a film thud as thunderously as this one did al pacino isn t acting in this film he s posing there are many many scenes of his character who is a race car driver just staring at the camera he s perfectly awful marthe keller is just as bad these two are supposed to be in a love affair and there is simply no chemistry whatsoever sydney pollack directed this film there s no trace of the genius behind tootsie here is this the same man i cheered for in eyes wide shut i can hardly believe it save yourself a horrible movie experience run don t walk away from bobby deerfield"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24893": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is really films outside not in a motel room with real costumes not only strings and swimsuits you have to see this movie it s the only porn movie i know that is worth watching between the sex scenes bon cinema laurent"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24894": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "from beginning to end this is the most emotionally overwrought movie about nothing i have ever seen the characterizations and interactions between the title character and marthe kller s character are pure torture the racetrack as metaphor gimmick is so overplayed that it borders on cliche yet director pollack treats every hairpin turn as if it were something profoundly important maybe there s some value for a msft re playing of some of the scenes such as pacino getting in touch with his inner female for goof value but even such accidental humor is hard to find in this total turkey"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24895": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a more interesting than usual porn movie because it is a fantasy adventure the production values are high and the acting is believe it or not pretty good especially jenna jameson it`s also in widescreen which helps it gives a feeling of a real motion picture and not a porn movie but of course it is a porn and a really good one with nice costumes fine atmosphere and scenery and by the way the sex is hot watch out for this one"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24896": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the entire thing is very beautiful to look at the european location shooting was a good idea the lead actors are attractive the score is servicable but then they spoke and the non plot developed and it was all downhill from there pacino is sleepwalking and keller keeps talking about how bored she is hello dear you re not alone when he does a mae west imitation you might have to hide your face its that painful to watch i can t imagine how either actor or director sydney pollack got involved with this or a better question why it ended up stinking so bad since death is represented in almost every scene one way or another maybe you re supposed to have low enjoyment here maybe its supposed to feel as empty and cold as death but i still can t recommend it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, 1, -1]},
	"24897": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "saw this movie twice at community screenings and really loved it i work in the jane finch community and feel the film really captured some of the essence and flavour of the community grit determination exuberance creativity in your faceness with a dose of desperation the writing dialogue and acting is solid and i really found myself drawn into the story of the young woman raya as she struggles to pursue her goals and not lose herself in the process great dance sequences and it is not only the bodies that move smoothly and with electricity but the camera moves with great fluidity and intelligence as well all the characters are multi dimensional none wholly good or bad and the women characters are admirably strong this is a film that has a strong beating heart and celebrates the irrepressible spirit of youth hip hop and communities like jane finch"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24898": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i made a special effort to see this movie and was totally disappointed with the outcome on paper the script seems hopeful and the choice of actors leaves one with hopes i liked pacino in scent of a woman and have seen anny duperrey and marthe keller in several french and other films of the s s but i had forgotten how important a part dialogues can play in a film and in this film they are absolute trash the filming locations were also attractive but the hopeless pretentious and forced dialogues pulled the whole thing down to sub zero level in addition to that i am pretty allergic to the world of motor racing and find no interest in this sport even the inelegant dialogues in love story were better than the ones in this film and that s saying something i was really expecting better from this film and was very disappointed to have been let down so much"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24899": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "beforehand notification i m sure someone is going to accuse me of playing the race card here but when i saw the preview for this movie i was thinking finally i have yet to see one movie about popular african influenced dance be it popular hip hop moves breaking or stepping where the main character was a black woman i ve seen an excessive amount of movies where a non black woman who knew nothing about hip hop comes fresh to the hood and does a mediocre job of it breakin breakin save the last dance step up but the black women in the film are almost nonexistent that always bothered me considering so much of hip hop african influenced dance and breaking was with blacks and latinos in massive amounts in these particular sets and it wasn t always men who performed it so i felt this movie has been a long time coming however the race does not make the film so i also wanted it to carry a believable plot the dancing be entertaining and interesting to watch pros i really enjoyed this film bringing jamaican culture i can t recall ever seeing a popular mainstream film where all the main characters were jamaican had believable accents and weren t stereotypical with the beanies the steppers family friends and even the thugs were all really intelligent realistic people who were trying to love live and survive in the neighborhood they lived in by doing something positive even when the audience was made aware that the main character s sister chose an alternate lifestyle it still didn t make the plot stereotypical i was satisfied with the way it was portrayed i loved the stepping the romantic flirty relationship going on between two steppers the trials that the main character s parents were going through and how she dealt with coming back to her old neighborhood and dealing with crabs in a barrel i respected that she was so intelligent and active at the same time and so many other sistas in the film were handling themselves in the step world they were all just as excellent as the fellas i don t see that in too many movies nowadays at least not those that would be considered black films cons i m not quite sure why the directors or whoever put the movie together did this but i question whether they ve been to real step shows whenever the steppers got ready to perform some hip hop song would play in place of the steppers hand feet beats at a real step show there is zero need for music other than to maybe entertain the crowds in between groups and then when hip hop songs were played sometimes the beat to the song was off to the beat of the steppers hands and feet it was awkward i was more impressed with the stepping in this movie versus stomp the yard another great stepping movie because the women got to represent as fierce as the guys in stomp the yard meagan good got all of a few seconds of some prissy twirl and hair flip and the deltas let out a chant and a few steps and were cut immediately even when there were very small scenes the ladies tore it up especially in the auto shop and it was without all that music to drown out their physical music i know soundtracks have to be sold but the movie folks could ve played the music in other parts of the film i m not a keyshia cole fan so every time i saw her all i kept thinking was is it written in the script for her to constantly put her hand on her hip when she talks she looked uncomfortable on screen to me i thought they should ve used a host like free or rocsi instead deray davis was funny as usual though also i groaned when i found out that the movie was supposed to be in the ghetto like stepping couldn t possibly happen anywhere else hollywood as usual however only a couple of people were portrayed as excessively ignorant due to their neighborhood and losers which mainstream movies tend to do i would ve given this movie five stars but the music playing killed it for me i definitely plan to buy it when it comes out and hopefully the bonus scenes will include the actual step shows without all the songs"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24900": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "one of the most peculiar oft used romance movie plots is this one a seriously messed up man falls in love with a terminally ill woman who turns his life around before dying occasionally this story is done well and realistically as in the theory of flight an excellent weepie but more frequently it s done like it is here where as usual the heroine dies of old movie disease you know the terminal illness that has no symptoms but one fainting spell and a need to lie down as you re telling your lover goodbye forever and your looks aren t affected one bit and since this is the s neither is your sex life this is one of the worst versions made of that particular story where a very silly script puts two incompatible and unbelievable characters together and they re played by actors who are completely at sea this has got to be the worst performance of al pacino s career and i say that after having seen the devil s advocate only two days ago he plays a control freak emotionally constipated race car driver and plays an unlikeable character lifelessly he seems to constantly be asking himself why he s staying around the grating marthe keller so does the audience and spends most of the movie just standing there usually with his mouth hanging open the only time he shows any sign of life is towards the end where his character proves that he s changed from uptight to liberated by doing a hilariously bad mae west imitation hey it was the seventies marthe keller is equally terrible as the dying love interest her character was conceived as bold and free and touching and uninhibited and full of life even though dying and was probably meant to be played with an actress with the sensitivity of say vanessa redgrave or julie christie instead they got the expressionless face and heavy german accent of ms keller who comes across as more of a scary teutonic stereotype you vill eat ze omelet than anything like lovable she s supposed to be reforming pacino and filling him with courage and spirit and all that but it doesn t work that way it s more like she s harping on his faults in the most obnoxious possible fashion this makes for one of the least convincing romances in movie history where you can t believe she d be with someone she finds so worthless and you can t believe he s with someone who gets on his nerves that much some bad movie fans call this a cult classic mostly because of pacino s silly liberating mae west imitation the scene is a scream especially in context but not worth sitting through the rest of the film for no only see the film if you re a serious bad movie aficionado who is especially interested in studying extreme lack of chemistry between leading actors or very bad casting not only are the leads terrible but pacino s other girlfriend is played by an actress who looks and sounds just likes keller with shorter hair i got them totally confused this isn t one of those laugh a minute bad movies like the conqueror it s just a really really bad movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24901": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this film is shockingly underrated on imdb like so many films this isn t shawshank but it s a reasonably good if predictable dance competition personal growth film if you want to spend an hour and a half watching a sort of mile for a female step dancer than i think you ll like it judging from the imdb ratings my guess is that this movie was approaching the top and was vote bombed with many s as happens to so many films that aren t about the mob don t have special effects or include non white or non straight characters it s an american film but it s not a us film set mostly in toronto the cues are subtle and some audiences may think it s set entirely in the us just because the final competition is in the border city of detroit i liked the music i liked the dance but not convinced it s worth but what do i know the characters were easy on the eyes i do agree the title sucks i don t remember anyone in the film saying those words and it should have an s no it s not a foreign language there s not a lot to hate about this film and let s be honest a vote of means you hated it so i can only assume that it s an expression of hate for the kind of people in it and that s sad"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24902": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "if utterly facile regressive self indulgent anti establishment anti civilisation juvenilia appeals to you then this is the ideal film very poorly scripted with often inaudible dialogue and infuriatingly tiresome hand held camera throughout this is a film that presents the world in appealingly simplistic manichean terms all adults especially teachers parents priests and doctors are insensitive and bumbling at best and predatory monsters at worst the only escape from the horrors of civilisation as a whole is plenty of primal screaming yawn and infantile regression literally in a primitive cave like space in the woods with utopia taking the form of a rave party again in the woods naturally displays all the weaknesses of a first film and plenty more besides"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24903": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i watch them all it s not better than the amazing ones _strictly ballroom_ _shall we dance _ japanese version but it s completely respectable and pleasingly different in parts i am an english teacher and i find some of the ignorance about language in some of these reviews rather upsetting for example the name should scream don t watch how she move since when can movie titles ignore grammar there is nothing inherently incorrect about caribbean english grammar it s just not canadian standard english grammar comments about the dialogue seem off to me i put on the subtitles because i m a canadian standard english speaker so i just automatically assumed that i would have trouble understanding all of it it wasn t all that difficult and it gave a distinctly different flavour as the other step movies i have seen were so american i loved that this movie was set in toronto and in fact wish it was even more clearly set there i loved that the heroine was so atypically cast i enjoyed the stepping routines i liked the driven mum character i felt that many of the issues in the movie were addressed more subtly than is characteristic of dance movies in summary if you tend to like dance movies then this is a decent one if you have superiority issues about the grammar of the english standard you grew up speaking your narrow mind may have difficulty enjoying this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24904": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "cheap and manipulative this film has no heart it s also got dire dialogue unconvincing characters and a preposterous or rather non existent story it just lurches from bad to worse in a cynical effort to wrench some kind of emotion from an insincere and unengaging hysterion afest and the hedgehog how many cheap shots can a film take the hedgehog by the way gave the most convincing and watchable performance in this ninety minute cringe athon if you have considered watching this film don t i m sorry but i cannot find a single redeeming feature to this movie it scores a big fat zero with me strictly for sub dogma knicker wetters yawneroony still if you liked dancing in the dark"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24905": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "well if you are open minded enough to have liked barber shop then you will like this canadian film if your mind is as closed minded as fort knox then you will give it the current score that it has this is a film for anybody prepared to watch films from outside of their own racial grounds it is engaging it is true to life on two or three occasions you lose the connections between the scenes but many times especially towards the end you find yourself having a tear or two in your eyes and this simply because it so often mirrors what life can be like i like it and recommend it to anyone open minded beyond the traditional american film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24906": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "rosario dawson stars as a girl who is date raped and then begins a decent into darkness until given a chance at revenge while its clear why dawson took the role its a chance to show her acting chops and to make a small independent decidedly un hollywood film its also clear that aside from stunning good looks dawson seems out of place in the role forgive me i simply couldn t find her thats not a mistake thats how i felt i had no idea where she was yes i know she s on the screen but even though i spent the better part of two hours looking at her she left no impression on me whats so ever i blame the script for this since other than the ending not a whole heck of a lot that happened on screen seemed to make any real sense the people seemed to be more posture than real and what happens didn t seem to fit together forgive me for being vague but nothing in this film other than the end which i would love to talk about but can t cause it would spoil it and the image of rosario dawson as nothing more than an image stayed with me what can i say this may click with you it may not for me it s time i can t get back for rosario dawson fans only though be warned there s several real reasons why this is nc and rosario please you re a better actress pick better scripts"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24907": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie surprised me some things were clicheish and some technological elements reminded me of the movie enemy of the state starring will smith but for the most part very entertaining good mix with jamie foxx and comedian mike epps and the wannabe thugs julio and ramundo providing some comic relief this is a movie you can watch over again say some wednesday night when nothing else is on i gave it a for entertainment value"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24908": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "my brother tom aspect ratio sound format dolby digital following an episode of sexual abuse at the hands of a trusted neighbor young jessica jenna harrison forms a relationship with a strange boy ben whishaw she meets in the woods unfortunately whishaw has secrets of his own no less troubling and far more dangerous dour drama sparked by brave performances by harrison and whishaw in which two kindred spirits immerse themselves in a mutual love of nature after being traumatized by their experiences in the real world unfortunately their friendship unravels as harsh reality begins to intrude leading to an inevitable tragedy directed by dom rotheroe and photographed in digital video format the movie looks ragged in places too many awkward close ups and sloppy hand held camera moves and takes a while to find its feet but the dramatic pay off is quietly rewarding"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24909": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i noticed this movie was getting trashed well before it hit the theaters and i too didn t have high hopes for it i figured it was another you got served type of movie with some nice dance moves and horrid acting i was at the theater and deciding between this and meet the spartans and picked this to my surprise the acting wasn t bad at all and the movie was actually pretty good the fact that it has a lower rating than you got served is absolutely ridiculous instead of listening to the garbage posted on here i recommend going to see a matin e showing of this movie so you don t spend too much i think you will be pleasantly surprised with how wrong everyone has been about it when it comes to dance movies this is certainly one of the better ones with far superior acting than many of the other ones go see the movie and judge for yourself hopefully the rating will rise after it comes out on dvd and more people check the movie out instead of judging it based on comments before the movie released edit the movie is now moving closer to its correct rating over people have given it a rating of a bit too high but at least it is helping to offset the ridiculous votes of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24910": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "amelia and michael are a married couple that are cheating on each other amelia has a long time lover in the hospital and michael hires a prostitute that doesn t satisfy him the two smolder with their infidelity but manage to connect to each other in the end there s not a whole lot to this particular short the direction is straight forward and dramatic which is good the acting is sincere but the story leaves a little bit to be desired why exactly do we care about these two people it s a little hard to see how this story sticks out from any other infidelity story except that it s much more pared down and doesn t search for meaning in it a welcoming change of pace if anything i don t know it s possible i don t connect to these stories because i ve never experienced them but i have noticed that the blocking in these narratives are typically the same i e a couple talking together while avoiding eye contact by pretending to be immersed in magazines etc the nice things about short films is that they provide a bit more room for trying something different and i d like to see a different take polarisdib"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24911": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i must give how she move a near perfect rating because the content is truly great as a previous reviewer commented i have no idea how this film has found itself in imdbs bottom list that s absolutely ridiculous other films particular those that share the dance theme can t hold a candle to this one in terms of its combination of top notch believable acting and amazing dance routines from start to finish the underlying story this is not just about winning a competition is very easy to delve into and surprisingly realistic none of the main characters in this are dimensional by any means and by the end of the film it s very easy to feel emotionally invested in them and even if you re not the crying type you might get a little weepy eyed before the credits roll i definitely recommend this film to dance lovers and even more so to those who can appreciate a poignant and well acted storyline how she move isn t perfect of course what film is but it s definitely a cut above movies that use pretty faces to hide a half baked plot and or characters who lack substance the actors and settings in this film make for a very realistic ride that is equally enthralling thanks to the amazing talent of the dancers"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24912": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "uta hagen s respect for acting is the standard textbook in many college theater courses in the book hagen presents two fundamentally different approaches to developing a character as an actor the presentational approach and the representational approach in the presentational approach the actor focuses on realizing the character as honestly as possible by introducing emotional elements from the actor s own life in the representational approach the actor tries to present the effect of an emotion through a high degree of control of movement and sound the representational approach to acting was still partially in vogue when this hamlet was made british theater has a long history of this style of acting and olivier could be said to be the ultimate king of the representational school time has not been kind to this school of acting or to this movie nearly every working actor today uses a presentational approach to the modern eye olivier s highly enunciated stylized delivery is stodgy stiff and stilted instead of creating an internally conflicted hamlet olivier made a declaiming self important bullhorn out of the melancholy dane an acting style that would have carried well to the backs of the larger london theaters but is far too starchy to carry off a modern hamlet and so the movie creaks along ungainfully today olivier s tendency to e nun ci ate makes some of hamlet s lines unintentionally funny in stead you must ac quire and be get a tem purr ance that may give it smooth ness instead of crying at meeting his father s ghost as any proper actor could bright fill lights in olivier s pupils give us that impression eileen herlie is the only other actor of note in this hamlet putting in a good essay at the queen despite the painfully obvious age differences he was she was the other actors in this movie have no chance to get anything else of significance done given olivier s tendency to want to keep the camera on him at all times sixty years later you feel the insecurity of the shakespearean stage actor who lacked the confidence to portray a breakable flawed hamlet and instead elected to portray a sort of elizabethan bullhorn final analysis i would have such a fellow whipped for o er doing termagant it out herods herod pray you avoid it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24913": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i was a bit scared to watch this movie due to its rates but living in italy titles like this never ever come across and i love step so much that i decided to give it try and how surprised i was the story is different from any other dance movie i ve seen lately with a deeper meaning than just winning it s touching and well written and well directed raya is such a strong character i love the fact that she never doubts herself she s so mature and focused and aware of her talent and what talent rutina wesley has my jaw dropped in the final dance scene the way she pursues her dream and refuses to let anything stop her is honestly inspiring also the fact that she s not the typical super hot chick see jessica alba briana evigan jenna dewan zoe seldana makes her really appealing and real seriously why is this movie rated so low you can understand between the first minutes that it s a good work really good actually i even cried at the end of the movie and the dancing routines are just sick"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24914": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i love alec guinness and that s saying a lot after this film actually he is not bad in it he just seems to stand aside be urbane and his usual delightful self but invest nada it is obvious the girl he is matched with is a featherweight even as an inexperienced young french girl sir alec wouldn t have chosen her when he was young and very obviously isn t too happy about it now the interesting character is the brooding brother of the odd suzanne another twit donald aspires to be a french heathcliffe and i waited in vain for the source of his mystery what deep dark secret was he hiding behind that forehead was he in love with the father s mistress why did he jerk suzanne s hair when she plotted to bring the disparate parts of this turkey together on the country estate or perhaps he had simply had enough of her obnoxious acting the film would have been charming with guiness and the older woman reminiscing and seeing paris together that would have been a great story two lovely experienced people in a beautiful city after the destruction of world war ii why didn t somebody come up with that i suggest watching alec guiness in the card a little known but worthwhile film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, 1, 1, -1]},
	"24915": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i saw this movie when i was a little girl and i have enjoyed it every time sure the graphics are a little cheesy compared to now but back in the s it was great i saw it in the original spanish version only and thought it was wonderful that was how i remember my christmases were with my family magical santa claus was amazing and i couldn t wait for him to come back each year if you have a child children and speak spanish bring them up watching this old fashioned version of santa claus it s a different version than we are used to today but who says there is one way it s a fun movie to watch it teaches children good vs bad i don t know how the english subtitled version is or if there is an english one of this but the spanish is the best enjoy and happy holidays feliz navidad"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24916": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "in a recent biography of alec guinness i couldn t find too much about to paris with love i m sure guinness did the film to get a free trip to paris out of it the film has no other reason for existence paris of course is nicely photographed with that wonderful opening of guinness and his son driving down the champs elysee with the arc de triomphe in the background unfortunately it goes downhill from there there is just no chemistry at all between guinness and the young girl who he has a brief fling with in paris according to the recent biography of guinness by piers paul read guinness positively disliked the girl found her conduct unprofessional as to what odile vernois thought of her co star no record is available they have as much chemistry as two neutered cats guinness does have a good moment in the film which was straight from one of his ealing comedies as he climbs a tree trying to retrieve a badminton shuttlecock but i wouldn t wait through the film for it at least alec got a trip to paris out of the deal"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24917": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "just get it the dvd is cheap and easy to come by the length is now standard and you ve gone long enough without it when home video started there were at least three versions with parts missing everything you ve read is true there is no defending it and no living without it the color is lush and wonderful to look at and the production values are pretty good for a saturday afternoon kiddie epic but no question the whole santa vs satan angle is so jaw dropping strange it made the movie a hit at the time and a cult fave once home video really got underway how good bad strange is it i only saw the trailer as a kid and remembered it for nearly years including murray s over the top voice over i told my older sister and she called me a liar and could not believe it was possible for anyone to make a movie where santa vs satan add to it stuff like santa asking for the virgin mary s blessing before setting off on christmas eve kids wanting to capture him and make him their slave and an international kiddie sweat shop and it probably comes close to a lot of nightmares kids had in the s like others here i watch the thing every holiday season now my version of choice is the mystery science theatre edition but any old way you choose it the movie is a demented masterpiece and a total must along with brianiac by the way it never fails to make me laugh better i think then santa claus conquers the martians parts of it can still make you cringe or just creep you out how many parents do you know go out for cocktails on christmas eve if you get bored just go downstairs and play the piano dang freaky boring disturbing funny childish strange hey what more can you want"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24918": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "warning small plot details revealed i can find virtually nothing positive to say about this film it is written so badly that every character is a caricature yet it seems to take itself seriously it is poorly cast especially ralph macchio all baby faced foot nothing of him as a streetwise tough plot elements are all drawn in black and white with every situation almost immediately escalating to some extreme climax most egregious of all plot element about to be revealed it has perhaps the most gratuitous and contrived nude scene in the history of semi serious film one can just imagine the filmmakers saying we need jobeth to shed her top hmmm i ve got it early in the film let s give nick some ridiculous dialogue about baring yourself in the hallways then jobeth can use that line on him later and really bare herself in the hallway yeah that s the ticket i will give the producers credit for tackling a weighty subject in one that proved all too weighty in the late s with events like columbine however the execution is dreadful this film could have been a dark comedy in the vein of heathers a campy political statement like network or a serious examination like brubaker instead it tries to be all of these things and ends up being none of these things teachers get an f"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24919": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "perfect for families with small children who are looking for lighthearted films that contain no violence and are enthralling for the child and amusing albeit completely corny to adults not a bad film for a low budget job children will be amazed with santa s workshop and the magic that enables him to enter homes through chimneys that appear too small or homes that have no chimneys at all kids will thrill over the santa s success at thwarting the nasty devil named pitch complete in classic red outfit with horns and tail they will sympathize with the poor little girl who s greatest wish is to have a little doll to love and the poor little rich boy who only wishes to spend time with his forever absent parents and what child does not know someone at school who are just like the nasty boys that are enlisted by pitch to help capture santa and ruin christmas in the end everyone including the nasty boys get just what they deserve for christmas the film will endear children to both santa and the message of love he delivers to people throughout the world"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24920": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "though i never like to be the sort of person who negates another s personal taste if you like something that s fine but this movie was horrible and there is no way around it i don t like ani difranco too much but she s a great guitarist and songwriter that i can admit but i can t admit to there being any redeeming qualities to this film many people way that it is an accurate portrayal of issues that high school students face maybe but everything is portrayed too far fetched there seems to be an attempt at a naked gun esque kind of comedy but the timing is off there is too much space between each actors line as if they re holding for laughter there wasn t any whoever wrote the script was all over the place they tried to cram as many controversial issues together in one film almost never fully developing any of them especially the girl getting impregnated by a teacher i did not laugh once throughout this entire movie i was too insulted by this attempt at humor and satire to do anything but roll my eyes at the screen"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24921": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i saw this movie when mystery science theater ran it in it is the worst thing i ve ever seen so bad in fact that by sheer freakiness this movie must get a ten rating because it has to be seen to be believed whoever wrote this script with children in mind should be beaten i mean really the devil vs santa visions of hell creepy laughing wind up reindeer forced child labor with racial stereotypes it ain t sesame street that s for sure as crow exclaims during the mst k showing this is good ol fashioned nightmare fuel there s plenty of weird innuendo and screwed up theology merlin presumably the arthurian merlin hangs out with santa in his crazy castle in the clouds i e heaven santa talks about baby jesus and sends letters to mr stork for children who ask for siblings there are symbols around the castle that either look like pentagrams or raf stars my best friend and i have watch it every year since and we subject anybody we can hold down for hours to watch it with us"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24922": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie sucks ridiculous school athmosphere unbelievable students that are very bad and behave like criminals but then later after the good teacher nick nolte taught them they became as good and as quiet as kittens if this works for you it doesn t for me out of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24923": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "there are some things i will never understand why underwear comes in packs of threes when clearly thats not enough is an example similarly i will never understand this film and that is brilliant if you approach this film expecting an actual movie you might as well be approaching satan expecting a hug although that may well be possible if you greet this film s satanic figures take pitch for instance the most ineffectual camp unhellish portrayal of a devil since freddy mercury and wayne sleep joined forces to create a ten foot satan costume from red body paint and horns covered with condoms however it does create some of the most hilarious moments of any film ever seriously this is no understatement the same can be applied to every other character bar the little girl who acts so sickly innocent she s probably overcompensating for some serious crime she s part of then again if santa s inter space recon station is real there is no chance she could have avoided him this long put simply if you haven t seen this movie you cannot consider yourself a serious buff the achingly funny characterisation acting concept and almost under the radar racism makes this a must see above any film to date if you re after pure laughter that is"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24924": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "as an ex teacher i must confess to cringing through many scenes though i continued to watch to the end i wonder why boredom perhaps the initial opening scenes struck me as incredibly mish mashed and unfocussed the plot too although there were some good ideas the plight of a relief teacher for example were not concentrated enough in any one direction for d development not one of mr nolte s finer moments as to young mr macchio does he speak that way in every movie plot and acting complaints aside the hair styles alone were a nostalgic if nauseating trip"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24925": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "my mother took me to see this film as a child and i long to see it every year as i do all of my other christmas favorites what i remember most was the silly devil and santa looking through his telescope i waited and looked through the t v guide each year after that to see when it would be shown i would usually find it playing on a saturday afternoon i only found the movie in english which took something special away from the film and have longed to find a copy of it in spanish i hold this film dear to my heart and have never suffered from nightmares as others might suggest yes it is a different film about santa claus and that is what makes it special and unique i can t wait to get a copy of this film and watch it with my children as i explain to them my favorite parts and memories"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24926": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i joined this site to see what comments people would make about this absolute disaster of a film i wasn t drawn in for even a second the characters were all one dimensional they threw every topic they could think of hoping something would stick i would bet and hope that everyone involved in teachers looks back with embarrassment there are some great actors here but you would never know it thank god it didn t destroy morgan freeman s or judd hirsh s or nick nolte s or laura dern s careers there was no vision no labor of love here only a horrible effort gone wrong btw i don t think the writer ever set foot in a real school"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24927": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "shawshank godfather pulp fiction all good films great films but nothing and i mean nothing lives up to the greatest christmas movie of all santa claus the film is so great and has so many messages i cried while watching it seriously this is one of those movies you need to watch times when we see pitch get told he will have to eat ice cream we see the sadness in his eyes and we feel the deep sorrow and then we wonder what is so bad about this ice cream is it implying that we as humans are treating ice cream as good when all it does is make us evil think movie makes you think this movie has the best rendition of santa claus ever unlike other santas he is a normal person we see him imprisoning children and spying on kids dreams and we wonder is the santa we believe in really that good also this santa actually mentions christ the whole meaning behind christmas you owe yourself to watch this cinematic masterpiece we should just stop making movies and air nothing but this epic whether it s christmas or not this movie gets a whoever says this movie is bad is an ignorant fool"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24928": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "revenge is one of my favorite themes in film moreso the futility of revenge is one of my favorite themes in film having seen gaspar noe s irreversible i was expecting an even more relevant expression of this theme instead this film is a weak half hearted attempt which expressed nothing but the film s lack of conviction and focus spoilers the end scene a gratuitous male on male rape torture scene came across as nothing less than a female revenge rape fantasy however the film doesn t even follow through with this instead the drawn out scene which far exceeds the brutality of the initial rape both in the degree to which it was graphic and to which it was ritualized is crowned with a shot of dawson s face in an expression of either regret or this didn t fix anything while the rape of her rapist is heard continuing in the background my problem with the scene wasn t one of shock but one of confusion as to what such a graphic scene was trying to get across to the audience i mean do we feel bad for the rapist do we rejoice in dawson s revenge are we disgusted by the brutality of it all do we feel dawson s moment of regretful clarity aside from this failing the film is really sort of awkwardly paced with more style than substance character s are thin dialog is monotonous etc normally i try to take films on their own terms but descent didn t really seem to know what those were thumbs down"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24929": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie surprised me some things were clicheish and some technological elements reminded me of the movie enemy of the state starring will smith but for the most part very entertaining good mix with jamie foxx and comedian mike epps and the wannabe thugs julio and ramundo providing some comic relief this is a movie you can watch over again say some wednesday night when nothing else is on i gave it a for entertainment value"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24930": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "people who actually liked problem child need to have their heads examined who would take the idea of watching a malevolent little boy wreak havoc on others and deem it funny the movie is not funny ever in any way beginning to end it wants to be a cartoon but the writers don t realize that slapstick isn t funny when people get attacked by bears or hit with baseball bats it may be funny in cartoons but not in a motion picture the film s young hero is junior michael oliver who since he was a baby has been placed at the front doors of foster parents for adoption the families reject him because junior tends to give them a hard time he is then thrown into an orphanage where he terrorizes the nuns and writes pen pal letters to the convicted bow tie killer michael richards he is soon adopted by ben and flo healy the late john ritter and his wife amy yasbeck who are dying to have a child in order to be just like every other parent in their neighborhood junior becomes a member of the healy household and little ben takes an interest in him despite the fact that he destroys a camping trip by luring a bear onto the site or throws a cat at his father big ben jack warden a bigoted politician i think that we re supposed to care for junior so that we can root for him when he gets his revenge on people his new mother flo is a bitch his grandfather is completely selfish and one little girl who despises adopted kids is such a spoiled brat but what junior does to get the last laughs isn t funny it s mean cruel and sometimes life threatening and what is the film s message that kids should resolve problems with violence and vandalism that they should seek friendship by writing to convicted killers they definitely don t what it s like to be a bad kid junior isn t a one he s just a sadistic little twerp there used to be a time when it was bad for kids to beat up others now everybody s laughing when junior beats up kids with a baseball bat it s a shame that this movie has been marketed as a family comedy what s worse is that problem child is rated pg what was the mpaa thinking when they saw this there s a lot of profanity and mean spirited pranks here that one may wonder about the dividing between the pg and the pg kids will enjoy this but parents will be shocked at what is being depicted on screen and to most people problem child will be considered a guilty pleasure classic a film that someone will shamefacedly admit to liking even though the prevailing opinion as put forth by more serious viewers is that the movie is a piece of crap"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24931": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "brilliant use of overstated technicolor illustrates the optimistic extremes of present day christmas ceremonies the voyeuristic element during the scenes santa pedro summarize society s behavior peering through a telescope is unique and obviously jean luc godard although he was subtle stole this theme in his film pierrot le fou highly recommended"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24932": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i can t for the life of me remember why i must have had a free ticket or something but i saw this movie in the theater when it was released i don t remember who i went with which theater i was in or even which city all i remember was how offended i was at this travesty someone dared to call a film and how half the people in the theater walked out before the movie was over unfortunately i stuck it out to end which i still consider to be one of the worst mistakes of my life thus far my offense became pure horror when just before the closing credits the smarmy demon child sticks his head out from behind a sign and says look for problem child coming soon that was hands down the most terrifying moment ever recorded on film the plot if i recall correctly involved john ritter and perhaps his wife lord how i ve tried without success to block this film out of my mind adopting a problem child maybe they think they can reform him or something i really don t know if that was their intent they fail miserably because from first frame to last this child remains the brattiest rudest most horrid demon spawn ever to hit the big screen forget damian forget rosemary s baby this kid takes the cake the only difference is we are supposed to feel sorry for him because he s a problem child however this is impossible since this child is quite likely the most unsympathetic character ever portrayed you want to kill him through the entire film and when spoiler like anyone cares john ritter decides to keep the vile hell child you will be yelling send him back in shocked disgust like several of the people at the theater where i saw it did this is only the second movie i have given a to on the imdb the other was superman iv and by god i couldn t tell you which was worse john ritter had a quote in tv guide about the time that problem child which he was not in came out he said something like the only way i would do another [problem child] sequel is if they dragged my dead body back to perform amen to that i would rather watch a hour marathon of police academy sequels than see even twenty minutes of problem child again only because i can t give it a negative score which is what it really deserves someone burn the original negatives of this film please"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24933": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this film was excellent i thought that the original one was quiet mediocre this one however got all the ingredients a factory hemi challenger with speed transmission that really shows that mother mopar knew how to build the best muscle cars i was in chrysler heaven every time kowalski floored that big block hemi and he sure did that a lot"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24934": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "problem child is one of the worst movies i have seen in the last decade this is a bad movie about a savage boy adopted by two parents but he gets into trouble later that junior can drive grandpa s car he can scare people with a bear he can put a room on fire it is a bad movie as much as battlefield earth a sequel is an even worse fate rent chicken run instead out of i give it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24935": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is definitely an appropriate update for the original except that party on the left is now party on the right like the original this movie rails against a federal government which oversteps its bounds with regards to personal liberty it is a warning of how tenuous our political liberties are in an era of an over zealous and over powerful federal government kowalski serves as a metaphor for waco and ruby ridge where the us government with the cooperation of the mainstream media threw around words like white supremacist and right wing extremists as well as trumped up drug charges to abridge the most fundamental of its citizens rights with the willing acquiescence of the general populace that message is so non pc i am stunned that this film could be made at least not without bringing the federal government via the irs down on the makers like they did to juanita broderick katherine prudhomme the western journalism center and countless others who dared to speak out live free or die is the motto on jason priestly s hat as he brilliantly portrays the voice and that sums up the dangerous to some message of this film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24936": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "problem child is one of the goofiest movies ever made it s not the worst though some people will disagree with me on that but it s not the best either it s about a devilish year old boy who wrecks comic havoc on a childless couple john ritter amy yasbeck who foolishly adopts him this film is too silly and unbelievable because i don t buy for one second that a child could act as unrurly as the kid does in this film it s asinine and preposterous although i did laugh several times throughout i really don t know why but i can t recommend this film i know i m being too kind to it if there is one positive thing about problem child is that it s better than the sequel which was just awful out of four"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24937": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i really liked this version of vanishing point as opposed to the version i found the version quite boring if i can get up in the middle of a movie a few times as i did with the version than to me it is not all that great of course this could be due to the fact that i was only nine at the time the version was brought out however i have seen many remakes where i have liked the original and older one better i found that the plot of the version was more understandable and had basically kept true to the original without undermining the meaning of the version in my opinion i felt the version had more excitement and wasn t so blase boring"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24938": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i have to admit i ve caught this one a few times on the usa network there s just something about the well sheer stupidity of this flick which makes me want to watch it whenever it s on yes you re right about the sub par acting the plot which only an seven year old could like etc but i can t help feeling sympathetic toward some of the actors then again a few of these actors signed up for the even more atrocious sequel"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24939": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "sure this was a remake of a s film but it had the suspense and action of a current film say breakdown he s running desperate to be with his hospitalized wife the police are the least concern the chases were very good the part with him being cornered at a rest stop was well done the end of the movie was a great cliffhanger this is better than bullitt a boring movie with what a muscle car chase that was filmed badly vigo s character knew what he had to do to escape johnny law few movies had the effects night vision cb radio okay i forgot the name of the movie guy has caddy souped up toys with guy he upset the ending is great you can t tell if he fakes his suicide or not a very good did he make it or not"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24940": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i remember watching this movie several times as a very young kid and there were parts of it many in fact that i did not understand i think i have seen it once as an adult and i then understood those parts the only problem with viewing it as an adult was that it was not entertaining to me at all so what kind of movie is this is it a kids movie not hardly it contains language and subject matter not suitable for kids is it a hyperbole of what every parent feels like they are going through with their own children maybe but then why wouldn t it focus more on john ritter s character instead of junior when a film has a year old as its main character in order to do well with it s audience it should be a movie for the seven and under crowd otherwise people older than that will have no way to relate even year olds wouldn t want to see a movie about a kid who is whole year younger than them i m pretty sure this film did not do well in the box office and the reason has to be because it was unable to find a niche in the market"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24941": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "its not as good as the first movie but its a good solid movie its has good car chase scenes on the remake of this movie there a story for are hero to drive fast as his trying to rush to the side of his ailing wife the ending is great just a good fair movie to watch in my opinion"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, 1]},
	"24942": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the first scene in problem child has a baby peeing into a nun s face for this movie that s witty a nasty mean spirited comedy it s inept on so many levels it beggars belief john ritter is the kind father who adopts the child from hell and kudos to him for maintaining his dignity in the surrounding onslaught of one note annoying performances and puerile humour and what the hell s jack warden doing in this mess slackly directed by dennis dugan and obnoxious in its attempts to turn on the sentimentality when it s done with the crudity the movie is made so badly it s quite a bizarre experience but never mind all that the lowlight of the whole thing is michael oliver the most repulsive and unlikeable kid actor ever to hit the screen believe me you will want to smack him right in the mouth"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24943": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "sure it was cheesy and nonsensical and at times corny but at least the filmmakers didn t try while most tv movies border on the brink of mediocrity this film actually has some redeeming qualities to it the cinematography was pretty good for a tv film and viggo mortensen displays shades of aragorn in a film about a man who played by his own rules most of the flashback sequences were kind of cheesy but the scene with the mountain lion was intense i was kind of annoyed by jason priestly s role in the film as a rebellious shock jock but then again it s a tv movie despite all of the good things the soundtrack was atrocious however it was nice to see tucson arizona prominently featured in the film"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24944": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this kid is rather bad but in no way do they make him the type that outsmarts adults and can foil experienced thieves at every turn no he is not so much a brat as he is a kid with severe emotional problems a nice couple looking to adopt get rather suckered into adopting him and while the husband is a bit more willing to give this kid a chance the mother is not through in a bizarre michael richards character and the always annoying gilbert gottfried and you have yourself a rather bad movie with a few laughs in it here and there i actually prefer the sequel to this film as i like the fact they brought amy yasbeck back as a different more likable character as there are one to many characters in this film that are thoroughly unlikable as it is even the kid is rather annoying at first in this one and they kind of chill him out in the sequel too the plot is simple enough though as the prospective parents go to adopt this kid that they think is great by the way the orphanage is throwing a party as they depart they soon realize they have themselves a little hellion add to that this little hellion getting into contact with a convict of some sort not sure about this character at first i thought it was supposed to be his real father or something not all that good but i will pick this ahead of that culkin kid any day of the week"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24945": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "spoilers through i really am in the minority on this one but i liked this movie it s not a classic but it s definitely involving and quite an adrenalin fueled ride i definitely thought it was worth at least a rating perhaps the reason i liked it is because i haven t seen the original something tells me that with a movie like this it s strongest fans will be the people who have not seen the original version and thus have little to compare it to this was not a masterpiece but i did get into it quite a lot and it actually made me want to see the original there were a few things i liked about it one was the casting of kowalkski viggo mortenson was superb and really brought a lot of charisma to the role since the bulk of the movie fell on his shoulders he really needed to be excellent and he was this was a great role for him another interesting thing about vansishing point was the fact that it s made for television i had no idea this was the case when watching it it sure seemed like a major motion picture and i would never have guessed this was not a big screen release i also found the story to be very absorbing i m not one for action movies but i got sucked into this plus it was a lot more then an action movie in that there was drama mysticism a love story quirky people every which way you turned i didn t even recognize priestly and it was touching this was not a great movie but it is watchable and then there s the ending it packs a strong punch and if one s been involved in the story up to that point it s very difficult not to be transfixed at the very end i am not sure how i feel about the ending the implication was that kowalkski survived and though i m highly skeptical of how that would be possible it is a movie and realism isn t an ingredient that s always in the mix when making a movie so i d have to say i found the end incredibly unrealistic but very touching in a manipulative kind of way which i don t usually like but for some reason is almost forgivable in this movie admittedly a lot of things were just props for the plot could the villains have been anymore stereotypical but the makers got a lot right even if they got many things wrong as well however having said that i will admit i can understand why someone who s a major fan of the original would hate this version because though i have not seen the original i have seen many original movies i loved being remade with terrible results my big dislike is actually sequels but i can understand the low ratings if the original is of that high a quality people have compared this to smoky and the bandit how about a road version of legends of the fall meets thelma and louese as well i sure felt touches of both films both of which i m a fan of i do not think however that this was a great film it was better then average to me but far from great but it was an absorbing adrenalin fueled touching movie with excellent casting of the main character my vote is of"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24946": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "my girlfriend and i were stunned by how bad this film was after minutes we would have called it quits except we were too curious to see if the film could possibly redeem itself it didn t i can t understand the praise given to this film the writing was downright awful and delivered by some of the worst acting i have seen in a very long time one thing that especially annoyed me about this film was that often when people were talking to each other there was an unnatural pause between lines i understand using a pause to create a feeling of awkwardness like in happiness this was not that type of pause it was just simply bad directing this film might actually be much better with subtitles and maybe the overseas market is the best one for this film because then the innane dialogue and bad acting wouldn t be noticed as much i generally like these types of small quirky films the real blonde walking and talking lovely and amazing but this one failed on so many levels that i consider it one of the very worst films i have sat through in the last few years"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24947": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i have to say i loved vanishing point i ve seen the original and this is a pretty good remake of it even though it didn t follow the original storyline that s why i gave it out of it was still pretty good and this is probably a better storyline as for the car well the dj s comment at the end about the challenger going mph into the bulldozers is pretty improbable and if you look the speedometer needle was wobbling at but even though i didn t see one on the engine in one of the beginning scenes where they show the engine the original storyline had a supercharged hemi so it s possible for those of you who say aerodynamics wouldn t allow it the normally aspirated chrysler c of today can go mph and if you look at that thing going on a highway with it it s like pushing a brick wall through the wind at mph plus in a wind tunnel test if you put an air dam on the challenger it would probably be more aerodynamic"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24948": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is one of the worst movies i have ever seen i saw it at the toronto film festival and totally regret wasting my time completely unwatchable with no redeeming qualities whatsoever steer clear"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24949": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "to start off with since this movie is a remake of a classic the rating has to be lowered already since this version stars viggo mortensen in the lead role of kowalski it helps isn t this just like the united states government though to terrorize one of its own citizens sounds like jason priestley s character from the movie but it is the truth the government would do anything possible to destroy a man s life for trying to get home to his wife a wife who is in labor no less and may not make it there was a time in this country that the police would escort a man to his pregnant wife the words of the disc jockey there were some great shots of scenery in this film and great car chases and a lot of spirituality after much consideration i gave this film a"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24950": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "having just recently re viewed lipstick for the first time in a few decades i backed it with descent even though i have heard more negative comments than good from other film friends with tastes as varied as mine it s interesting to contrast how the unique niche of the rape revenge movie has evolved in the past years from the full on gore of i spit on your grave to the tawdry sensationalism of lipstick to the tasteful handling of the issue in the accused but descent though making some important points never really offers us anything truly new in terms of revelatory meaning no descent is so poorly made in terms of picture and sound quality that it detracts from any significant message it could hope to make a message that when examined closely isn t that groundbreaking i pretty much knew the plot going in what i wanted to see was the descent or degeneration of dawson s character being a big fan of rosario s i was anxious to see the layers being stripped away and her psyche being slowly twisted you know the kind of portrayal deniro brings to taxi driver unfortunately the script and the director writer s choices don t provide any sort of believable transition the biggest point of failure is the second act it became obvious what the filmmaker s intentions were for this segment of club hopping drug use and obsession with big black stallion adrian every white boy s nightmare natch from a q a on the dvd but this excursion into dawson s character is never believably rendered we don t know exactly what the hell she s doing half the time what she s after or why she s doing it the poor quality of the audio video again don t help but the sequence is just too damn long and pointless it destroys any momentum and investment in the lead character set up during the otherwise exceptionally well done first act by the time we get to the finale our interest has already waned one point of success that dawson does point out in the q a is that by the end revenge scene we are pumped for retribution then realize just how drawn out and ugly the reality is while that s certainly valid it doesn t make the scene any more intriguing if you have the dvd check out the deleted classroom scene this is an excellent minute plus outtake that crackles with energy and provocation though all verbal and really does show dawson s slow crack up materializing as she delightfully vivisects poor francie swift s prissy condescending dorm counselor if more expository scenes like this had been added and more of the middle third cut down we might have an interesting psychological study of the impact of senseless acts of violence as the film stands in the final cut though all we get is what we ve seen before only in a more graphic rendering so what"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24951": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i have to agree with most of the other posts was it a comedy a drama to me it leaned a little to much towards the comedy side i could have been a great movie without the comedy and it was horribly contrived jamie keeps running into the julio and whats his name in new york how many times do you run into someone you know in downtown cleveland and just how could robert pastorelli dig up yankee stadium to hide the gold again a comedy or drama but it was still entertaining especially for a sunday morning i enjoyed kimberly elise s performance she certainly a beautiful actress and seems to take her craft seriously she is a younger actress that is going to be viable"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, 1, -1, -1]},
	"24952": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "don t waste minutes of your time on fast food fast women it s annoyingly episodic script with three story lines patched together is laughably bad due to predictable writing horrific acting and even bad music i found the anorexic main character upsetting to watch every time she was on screen she needs the fast food spend the minutes you d devote to this turkey doing something more exciting like trimming your toenails you d have more entertainment value the only redeeming thing about this film is louise lasser but she deserves much better than this tired script it s as impotent as the elder guy she courts in the movie viewer beware"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24953": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "any movie that shows federal pigs persons in government to be the power mad threats they are in real life has a lot to recommend it to me alas the script supervision and editing and even at times the directing are flawed so there will be people who will disparage the whole movie and ignore the good moments i saw the original way back when it was new and hated it despised it loathed it thought it was a terrible irrational piece of junk now though i don t remember why i believe the two should not be compared or even connected consider them as two different movies rate them as two different movies this vanishing point provides a rallying place a banner for people who want to encourage individualism who believe in human rights who recognize the threat to freedom government can be and is especially the federal government the voice wears a cap bearing the state motto of new hampshire live free or die at one time it would have been the motto of most americans despite its obvious flaws vanishing point is a film to cheer"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24954": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this movie was billed as a comedy and a mystery it fails badly at both the only mystery here is why would anybody make such a poorly constructed movie the only comedy is the laugh i got when i saw how high the readers here ranked it could there be two movies with the same name the movie i saw starred a girl with pretty blue eyes and a plot that wasn t there"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24955": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "in canadian director kari skogland s film adaptation of the margaret laurence novel the stone angel ellen burstyn is hagar shipley a proud and cantankerous woman approaching her nineties who wishes to remain independent until the very end stubbornly refusing to be placed in a nursing home by her well meaning son marvin filmed in manitoba canada and set in the fictional town of manawaka the stone angel is a straightforward and conventional interpretation of the book that has been required reading in canadian high school english classes for almost half a century the title of the film comes from the stone statue erected on hagar s mother s grave which serves as a metaphor for hagar s inability to express emotion during her tumultuous lifetime burstyn brings vulnerability and humor to the role but is a bit too likable to fully realize the ego driven self defeating character who managed to alienate her wealthy father her well meaning but alcoholic husband and both of her sons as she nears the end of her days she reflects that pride was my wilderness and the demon that led me there was fear i was alone never anything else and never free for i carried my chains within me and they spread out from me and shackled all i touched confronting having to spend her last days in a nursing home hagar looks back at her life and looks at her failed relationships her recollections shown in flashbacks without voice over narration the story begins with a dance that she attended as a young girl chaperoned by her aunt dolly she meets her future husband the previously married bram shipley cole wings hauser a poor farmer whose reputation in the town is sullied because of his association with the native american population the young hagar is played by christine horne who is exceptional in her first feature role despite hagar s pleading her relationship with bram is rejected by her cold and rigid father whose refusal to attend the wedding starts the marriage off on the wrong foot this is exacerbated by his leaving all of his money to the town of manawaka condemning the young couple to a life of poverty going through the motions of her marriage to bram hagar withdraws from social activities to prevent being rejected by the town s upper classes when she produces two sons marvin dylan baker and john kevin zegers she is unable to give them the love that they need every joy i might have held in my man or any child of mine or even the plain light of morning she reflects all were forced to a standstill by some break of proper appearances when did i ever speak the heart s truth like the biblical hagar who fled to the desert because she could not tolerate further affronts to her pride hagar leaves manawaka to live in ontario but eventually returns to the shipley farm as the scene shifts back to the present hagar runs away to an abandoned house near the ocean that she remembers from her childhood to escape from being placed in a nursing home by marvin and his wife doris sheila mccarthy here she meets a young man named leo luke kirby who takes an interest in her and compels her to look at and take responsibility for the mistakes she made in her life the stone angel pulls out all the emotional stops but never fully develops its characters to the point where i felt any stake in the story s outcome although the spirited performance by ellen page as john s devoted but naive girlfriend and the moving final scenes bring a new energy to the film s second half"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24956": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "story starts slow and nothing funny happens for a while all the action is in the end but you won t have to laugh because the movie is funny but because the story is pathetic the funniest part is when harvey i m not paranoia keitel really loses it and the judge starts a massacre oscars for this guy"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24957": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i saw this movie last night after waiting ages and ages for it to be released here in canada still only in limited release it was worth the wait and then some i am a very avid reader of margaret laurence and was excited to see that this novel was being turned into a film i actually ended up liking the movie better than the novel i liked that the character of bram shipley was a bit less harsh and that there seemed to be more of a love story between hagar and bram which made the scenes at the end of bram s life that much more moving the loss seemed stronger hagar was not any more likable on film than in the book but ellen burstyn was a genius in this role she was hagar through and through christine horne was brilliant and has many more great things ahead i am sure her scenes with cole hauser were electrifying i could go on and on overall a out of fantastic and can t wait for it to come out on dvd a must own for my collection"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24958": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this film is a massive yawn proving that americans haven t got the hang of farce even when it has already been written for them the original film hodet over vannet is a witty comedy of errors that i would rate it isn t just about a linguistic translation but certain absurd chains of events are skipped entirely robbing the film of its original clever farcical nature and turning it into a cheap oops there go my trousers style of farce"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24959": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this movie is about basically human relations and the interaction between them the main character is an old lady who at the twilight of her life starts a journey to her past doing an analysis of how she lived her life this journey is precipitated because of the sons economic crisis and his intentions to put her in a nursing home it is a very honest look to some issues that we all ask ourselves at some point in life and there is plenty of secondary ideas to discuss in this movie such as family legacy real love marriage or destiny although this type of movie melodramas are nothing new this one can be useful to watch it with family members to discuss some ideas there is a good performance by the actors and the characters are very believable but because of the time some characters are maybe not fully developed i really recommend this movie for a quiet saturday afternoon"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24960": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it was a sunday night and i was waiting for the advertised movie on tv they said it was a comedy the movie started minutes passed after that minutes and i didn t laugh not even once the fact is that the movie ended and i didn t get even on echance to laugh please someone tickle me i lost minutes for nothing"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24961": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i was surprised at just how much i enjoyed this most thoughtfully delivered drama which owing to its rather unimpressive rating i nearly missed as i rarely give the time of day to any movie rated below having said that i m so glad i gave stone angel the viewing it so very much deserved and so should you if you are one of the increasingly rare sensitive soulful and thoughtful sorts of person left on this earth in living form i must say that in many ways though not all viz its themes execution style production etc stone angel very much reminded me of the much praised the notebook i am so surprised that other commentators didn t pick up on the many similarities which repeatedly struck me throughout this movie so i can only assume that those who ve written comments have yet to see the notebook they may not share any alzheimer s theme yet i can confidently say that if you very much enjoyed the notebook you will certainly find much to engage your time most fruitfully with the stone angel but even if you ve not seen the notebook nor read the book on which this move is based which incidentally i haven t either you should definitely find much to hold your attention firmly as long as your favourite genres don t include fast paced action thrillers this is a movie for thinkers and those who like to reminisce about time s passing how life changes as the years pass and what might have happened in one s life as one gazes back through the years this bizarrely underrated yet great movie really deserves a rating of approximately i can only blame its current lowish rating of on the of idiots who gave it after all it has attracted less than votes at the time of my writing this comment nonetheless if those who gave it the lowest ranking possible were really expecting car chases and explosions why didn t they look for even a few seconds at the movie s premise and promotional lines oh dear whatever the world is coming to don t miss this most underrated gem of a movie but only if you have a brain i e your top ten doesn t include transformers fight club nor the terminator"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24962": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "have i ever seen a film more shockingly inept i can think of plenty that equal this one but none which manage to outdo it the cast are all horrible stereotypes lumbered with flat dialogue i am ashamed for all of the people involved in making this each one wears an expression of fear not generated by the plot but by the realisation that this project could easily nix their career even the many charms of ms diaz don t provide an adequate reason to subject yourself to this avoid it s obviously a style of film that americans haven t really got a grasp of watch the final result if you must and you ll see what i m talking about but don t say i didn t warn you"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24963": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i saw this film in winnipeg recently appropriate given the location used i first read lawrence s book back in the s and for me it s always been a very powerful picture of the trials of aging in our society it resonated when i was young and it resonates even more now when the film came out i was keen to see if the story could survive and was thoroughly impressed especially with ellen burstyn s performance she manages to give us a complete human being even though the character is generally cranky and judgmental someone that you wouldn t want to live with it s great to be able to see favourite characters come to life so authentically"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24964": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "the next time you are at a party and someone asks the other day i heard the expression author s will does anyone know what it means tell them to sit through head above water the only way diaz could possibly have survived this movie was by means of this literary device commonly used by bad writers there are some comic scenes and you will have a few laughs however the film does not stand up to the most minor logical analysis why does keitel tie diaz s hand in front of her instead of behind why so she can do the chainsaw gag of course for me the best part of this movie was that i saw it on a cable channel instead of spending four bucks at the video shop"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24965": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "as perhaps one of the few canadians who did not read the book in high school i thought i would add my comments seeing the movie without knowing the story beforehand in no way detracted from the film the characters have so many complexities everyone can relate to them in their own way the brilliance of the adaptation is that everyone is allowed to project their own perceptions onto the lives of the characters rather than being spoon fed an opinion you can love them or dislike them and still feel the emotional impact of the movie wonderful performances by ellen burstyn and christine horne really bring the characters to life i d highly recommend it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24966": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "turgid dialogue feeble characterization harvey keitel a judge he plays more like an off duty hitman and a tension free plot conspire to make one of the unfunniest films of all time you feel sorry for the cast as they try to extract comedy from a dire and lifeless script avoid"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24967": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i was very moved by the story and because i am going through something similar with my own parents i really connected it is so easy to forget that someone whose body is failing was once vibrant and passionate and then there s the mistakes they made and have to live with i loved ellen burstyn s performance and who is christine horne she s fantastic a real find there is probably the most erotic scene i ve ever seen in a film yet nothing was shown it was just so beautifully done overall the look and feel of the film was stunning a real emotional journey cole hauser is very very good in this picture he humanizes a man spiraling downwards i liked the way the filmmaker approached this woman s life never sentimental never too much just enough to hook us in but not enough to bog down"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24968": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "cameron diaz is a woman who is married to a judge played by harvey keitel whose life is fine until an ex shows up and things get a little complicated while i was watching this movie there were several times i asked myself why i was doing so because the movie is so ridiculous and blah and poorly scripted without any believability nor does the audience really car what happens even the lovely cameron can t save this one on a scale of one to ten"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24969": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "what i loved about the on screen adaptation of the stone angel is that it stayed so true to the novel great film as an avid reader i find the worst thing about film adaptations is that the book somehow gets lost in translation you can tell the stone angel team was careful not to let this happen with this film ellen burstyn was an excellent casting choice for the role of hagar and she is definitely a movie superstar however i think the canadian actress christine horne chosen to play hagar in her younger years also did an incredible job that warrants great praise i haven t seen any of horne s previous work but i will definitely seek it out after seeing her stone angel performance i heard the canadian theatrical release of the stone angel is going to happen in spring or summer i can t wait to see it on the big screen again"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24970": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i had the misfortune to watch this rubbish on sky cinema max in a cold winter night i am not a big fan of horror movies because most of them are just trash this one is even worse it is one of the dumbest pieces of crap i ve ever seen in my whole life horror movie yes there are horrible things in this the acting the script and the special effects gosh i laughed at this ludicrous attempt to make a flick for minutes actually had it been a comic movie i would ve given it a don t you even think about renting this unless you want to mock at the producers vote out of didn t vote one because it made me laugh all the time"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24971": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i had a chance to see a screening of this movie recently i believe that it will be in theaters in canada some time around mother s day if it is in a theater near you go it s not a funny feel good movie it s more along the lines of a feel and think movie the director does an excellent job of character development letting you into the heart mind and hurts of hagar little by little at first her attitudes and behaviors don t make much sense as her story unfolds she becomes someone you can understand as in life understanding brings empathy i found her likable by the end of the movie particularly when she opens up her heart to the young man in the shack by the lake hagar s relationship with her two sons is painful and reflective of so many of our own experiences in this world her youngest son john who is full of life and adventure takes the viewer to the very edge of their seat and into the kind of raw emotion that is so authentic and rare it s fun to see ellen page acting in this movie she is so very different than the young woman that she plays in juno it gives me an even broader appreciation for her acting ability if you loved her in juno you ll love her in the stone angel of course there is ellen burnstyn as hagar there is likely no way of expressing the power of acting as strongly as the ability for the actor to make you forget every other character they have ever played never once in the course of this movie did i ever think of ellen burnstyn i always and only thought of hagar she swept me into her character hook line and sinker kari skogland s capacity to capture on film this renowned book by one of canada s most cherished authors is impressive she brilliantly brings to the screen both the stoney and angelic parts of this complex woman hagar the stone angel"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24972": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "it s pretty bad when the generic movie synopsis has more information than the film itself the paragraph long plot summary written on the movie page has details i could not glean from watching the actual movie i found myself constantly backing it up to see what details i had just missed which could tell me what the bleep was going on alas to no avail this movie leaves out monstrous pieces of the story if you could call it a story it s like they were trying to fool us into thinking that there was some kind of movie here filming just enough so that there was the resemblance of a story and leaving the rest to our imaginations newsflash to the the creators i paid to watch you make a movie i can sit home and imagine plots and story lines for free and rosario dawson this is somebody i ve never paid enough attention to to be able to put the name to the face and i can see why she had one of the most artificial performances i have ever seen for a leading character in any movie a or b i figured okay maybe she didn t really want the role just got a hefty offer for a movie she wasn t into wrong she was listed as one of the producers next time you produce something don t book yourself as the lead if you can t act if you really can then create a decent character for you to become also somebody here mentioned the white latino issue yes i hate to say it but this movie does come across as an act of vengeance against white college age males who wear baseball hats that s what happens when there is nothing in the movie to endear the watcher to latino characters the adrian character seems like a cocky jerk who is no better than the story s antagonist as for the maya character she didn t seem like a real person anyway i m ashamed for hollywood that this movie was even made"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24973": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a really interesting movie it is an action movie with comedy mixed in foxx teams up with comedian epps in this movie to give it a comedic spin it will keep you wondering whats going to happen to foxx next it was a well shot movie the director used the right colors in this movie dark blue colors to give it the right kind of feel kimberly elise also starred in this movie and it is always a pleasure to see her on the big screen she plays her role well even jamie kennedy is in this movie it s worth seeing it you haven t seen it it s definitely worth having if you are a jamie foxx fan it deserves more credit than it is actually given"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24974": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "having watched this movie on the scifi channel i can only conclude that this film was made by a bunch of amateurs who have never seen a movie in their lives the film is an endless sequence of bizarre occurrences or delights as the friend reading over my shoulder is telling me the plot isn t really worth commenting as but basically a plane carrying football players crashes into yeti territory before the movie is over we are treated to yetis ripping hearts out yetis waddling in an effort to run before jumping meters yetis ripping a man s legs off and beating him with them a woman killing a rabbit at meters with a javelin a yeti surviving several bullets and being set on fire with no apparent harm a yeti dangling off a cliff by holding to a man s shoe yet then jumps off and a whole collection of further bizarre occurrences basically if you aren t staying up on a saturday for the expressed purpose of watching the worst of scifi channel original movies avoid this film like the plague or as my friend reading over my shoulder says it s the best movie i have ever seen to which the friend on my right says only battle techno music could have made it better"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24975": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i saw the movie recently and really liked it i surprised myself and cried this movie is in the same niche genre as away from her or even the bucket list but handles the whole aging theme with incredible authenticity it s really really tough to have the main character as unlikable as hagar the director does a masterful job with the challenge hagar s hard to understand her world has hard edges and she isn t a warm endearing woman at all the first scene gets this across without any compromise hagar ellen burnstyn is being taken to a nursing home by her son and daughter in law she figures it out en route and freaks out her edges are really hard she is mean she is belittling and selfish she is a stone i didn t like her not even a little bit throughout the course of the movie we get insight we find out why she doesn t like petunias why she favors one son over the other how her losses have formed her character i started to see the angel and i started to like her i especially liked her when she poured out her secrets to the boy in the shack ellen burnstyn you are a brilliant actor kudos kudos kudos what a scene this isn t a feel good movie but it is certainly a movie that brings the viewer to empathy i understand more clearly that hard edges in a person s life are there to protect they are there for a reason hagar isn t my mother she isn t even my mother in law or neighbor but parts of her are present in many women and men in my life those parts somehow make more sense to me now that i ve watched the stone angel"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24976": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "first off i m not here to dog this movie i find it totally enjoyable in spite of the poor production quality the acting herein is about as abominable as the monster stalking them although the monster itself is quite well done impressively well done at that he actually looks kind of other worldly like an alien family on vacation landed in the himalayas and while dad was out taking a attending to nature s call spot got loose and they just didn t have time to hunt him down that or he s the caucasian brother of the wishmaster i haven t decided which actually this seems to have been filmed somewhere in snow country yes but more likely canada somewhere than china anywhere the trees and vistas say canada to me and it s okay that the set area never takes on the look or feel of uber coldness one might expect to find in the himalayas of china it s a sci fi channel movie so we can forgive the lack of location further apparently as we have just established sci fi directors do not travel often as they are not aware that commercial planes fly above weather like what is featured herein and the subsequent crash actually would not have happened but as i said it s a sci fi channel movie so we must forgive a few things the movie is pretty graphic at times and rotates between alive about the donner party predator about the alien in the woods and any bad wushu movie where they fly about on wires the yeti apparently can leap about like spiderman or super mario remember run faster jump higher live longer also the yeti has missed his teddy bear he s searched high and low for it but cannot seem to make a cadaver work poor yeti you can t help but feel sorry for it it has survived and evolved thousands of years only to succumb to severe teddy bear loss he s missed his bear or maybe it wants to mate but that thought is banished do ya hear me well it does seem to be an unmated male rebanished and it s superhuman well it s not human it s super yeti but then again what s normal yeti i don t know but he has a definite michael meyers quality that is completely unsettling and he s got this fabulous way of cleaning his fur fabulous dahlink it s spotlessly white at times when it so shouldn t be he s fastidiously superhu super yeti all in all this was a lot of fun to watch has some great kills and a few honest plot elements in spite of the horribly gravel like production style this is actually quite entertaining i can t help wondering if they re planning on another one it rates a on the m tv scale it rates a on the movie scale from the fiend"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24977": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i thought this movie was hysterical i have watched it many times and recommend it highly mel brooks was excellent the cast was fantastic i don t understand how this movie gets a out of rating i loved it i have seen other movies of his and they were also funny but this one really stick out in my mind because of the humor his i just can t say enough about this movie i look for it to be on periodically but it never on enough for me the people playing the homeless people were by comparison up to the funniest standards also please put this movie on more often i can t see it enough leslie ann warren also was another favorite of mine ever since cinderella i always thought that she wasn t really funny but loved her acting in this movie she was very funny and her and mel did a great job together they should put more of his movies on tv"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24978": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "ah yez the sci fi channel produces yeti another abominable movie i was particularly taken by the scenes immediately following the crash where as the survivors desperately searched for matches at least a half dozen fires burned with no apparent reason at various points of the wreckage fire seemed to be a predominate theme throughout they searched corpses for lighters and matches and finally finding a box built a fire every day for apparently but no one ever gathered wood then when the vegan hah burned the bodies what did she use for an accelerant i mean these guys were frozen well maybe not despite the apparent low temperature everything the yeti ate bled maybe it s just me but even in a totally unbelievable tale none of the survivors had ever heard of a yeti or an abominable snowman until the very end if you take care of the little things the bigger deals become more acceptable oh what did the prologue have to do with the remainder of the movie and the revolver warm enough to hold in his hand froze up and wouldn t fire gimme a break well at least we have carly pope another eminently lovely canadian lass and with little irony ed marinaro as the coach well i might as well add the rabbit they ate despite it looking like chicken is not a rodent but a lagomorph now if it had been a squirrel or a rat it would have been a rodent but it still looked like chicken and the writers missed a real chance to have someone note it tastes just like"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24979": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is a classic with so many great dialogs and scenes nobody should miss nice story funny riches to rags situations mel brooks is not a bad lead maybe not perfect but he is funny d don t pay attention to the rating it s bs watch it then watch something like final destination and tell me that life stinks deserves about the same rating if you do i don t think we can be friends xd at this point i recommend the fourth season of curb your enthusiasm to every brooks fan vote against the ignorant opinions of inchworms i ve to make lines here to post a comment i don t wanna write a book here p"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24980": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "yeti curse of the snow demon starts aboard a plane full of american high school teens who are on their way to play a football game in japan unfortunately during a fierce thunder storm their plane crashes in the himalayas unlucky really with some dead some alive the survivors have to think about themselves decide to wait it out until help comes however just when they think their luck couldn t get any worse they soon discover that a huge hairy yeti type abominable snowman creature wants to kill eat them all trapped cold starving fighting for survival will help reach the stranded teens in time yeah with a title like yeti curse of the snow demon it can only mean one thing that is that someone at the sci fi channel has made yet another creature feature although to give these things a bit of variety the sci fi channel here in the uk are now dubbing them as a beast feast as if that will make any difference directed by paul ziller one has to say that yeti curse of the snow deamon is a terrible film but a somewhat entertaining one at the same time sure it s bad but it s sort of fun at times too the basic premise is alright actually it s a sort of cross between alive with it s plane crash the survivors having to turn cannibal to survive the excellent gory killer bigfoot another legendary hairy monster exploitation flick night of the demon which i would defend with my last breath i have to say it s not exactly a marriage made in heaven but as i said it s fun at times if not exactly gripping or well written the character s are mostly annoying american teens there s the expected arguing there s the macho hero the strong female the coward who thinks only of himself so there s no prizes for originality there are some plot holes too if a plane load of people crash why only send two rangers on foot to search for them how are you going to dig a large hole line it with sharpened sticks in the space of ten minutes why did the yeti not kill that bird at the end it had killed everyone else up to that point so why not her the there are actually two yeti s running around twist isn t used to any effect at all either at least there s a good pace about the film it certainly moves along at a fair old pace i never found myself becoming bored with it there s some moderately gory action the film does have some fascination in seeing whether the kids are going to survive or not if they are going to eat their dead mates or not the one thing you can always say about these sci fi channel creature features or beast feasts is that the cgi computer effects will be laugh out loud hilarious so that proves to be the case yet again the plane crash at the start looks awful the yeti when it s cgi looks simply embarrassing jumping all over the place like it s on a pogo stick there one or two nice gore scenes including a ripped off arm a squashed head a ripped out heart some dead bodies some blood splatter the best bit when the yeti rips a guy in half beats him with his own ripped off legs before biting a big chunk out of them according to the imdb the actor playing the yeti took three a half hours to get into the suit the make up which seems like a long time since it s actually a pretty tatty looking creation apparently the original title was raksha curse of the snow demon with raksha meaning demon in tibetan sanskrit so now you know this has reasonable production values considering the usual sci fi channel stuff they churn out although the mountain location looks nothing like the harsh bleak himalayas was probably situated near some ski resort somewhere during a lot of the daytime scenes it actually looks pleasantly warm the acting isn t that good i didn t think any of the girls looked that good either which didn t help yeti curse of the snow demon is another terrible sc fi channel creature feature if i am honest that any sane person will not like but if your looking for a bit of horror themed fun then this isn t too bad there are one or two entertaining moments that make it somewhat watchable even if it s not very good"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24981": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the most hillarious and funny brooks movie i ever seen i can watch and re watch the tape times i laugh my a off and i cry on some moments it is really good and funny movie and if you like brooks this is a must in short brooks billionare gets to the streets as homeless for days in order to win the entire poor district from his competitor the reality bites but in the end it is about warm relations between humans hightly recommend"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24982": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "hmmm a sports team is in a plane crash gets stranded on a snowy mountain and is faced with the difficult decision to eat the flesh of their dead companions in order to survive sound familiar anyone i refer to alive from the only major difference here of course is that a big white drunken scare crow of a yeti shows up a few times to drag off the dead i guess humans taste better than yaks stupid the man in the first scene does not have a reliable firearm when hunting the yeti nor does he have a backup the plane crash is completely bogus it would have either exploded in the air exploded when it hit the ground or become obliterated the people would not have survived but hey it s sci fi stupid they survived and they are cold it might be a good idea to harness some of the burning debris nearby so as not to freeze to death fire being warm as it is wtf the pilot has frost formed all over his face while he s alive and talking but oddly enough no one else does stupid one of the guys tells the others to look for matches and lighters but there are scattered parts of the plane on fire all around them stupid they find coats and hoodies and yet there in the cold of the himalayas they fail to use the hoods stupid they re staring at a pile of sticks when i reiterate there are pieces of the plane already burning stupid the himalayas are notorious for its storms it would be common sense for them to collect the debris in order to reinforce their structure rather than sitting outside bickering there are a lot of pine trees around the branches of which make excellent insulation wtf when in doubt use a dead man s arm as a splint wtf if the one guy knows so much about the hibernation habits of squirrels bears and leopards in the himalayas then why doesn t he know enough to make shelter and set traps right from the start stupid when attempting to trap wild animals mindless conversation in the vicinity of said trap always helps wtf do you know how hard it would be to cut a frozen corpse with a shard of glass wtf the group was ready and armed to fight the yeti while the other two were standing there defenseless the yeti ripped out the guy s heart and stomped the girl s head and the gang did nothing there s love so two yetis and a convenient avalanche to bury the evidence forever or so we think mwuhahahaa the story continues into more idiocy but the most action occurs in the last minutes as usual nice thinking with the javelin and the chain although this is some ingenuity with the magically appearing chain that they lacked in the beginning of the movie when they couldn t even make fire despite the fact that it was all around them as is typical for the sci fi originals the loving couple kisses at the end like nothing horrible has just happened to them not to mention they ate human flesh and haven t brushed their teeth in several days the very end however is quote lame"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24983": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "life stinks is a parody of life and death happiness and depression the black and the white always present in our lives mel brooks performance is brilliant as always and the other actors work is fine too this movie has some capra flavor that s why is so good there are some unforgettable gags such as the one when brooks tries to earn some money dancing in the street and all the people passing by just ignore him or when he meets a funny crazy man who believes is paul getty and then start arguing and slapping each other if you haven t seen it you don t know what you ve missed this movie tells us about the old and eternal struggle of the poor against the rich the only difference between this movie and reality is that this movie has a happy ending and reality hasn t yes indeed life stinks"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24984": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i saw this piece of garbage on amc last night and wonder how it could be considered in any way an american movie classic it was awful in every way how badly did jack lemmon james stewart and the rest of the cast need cash that they would even consider doing this movie"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24985": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "this is the kind of film you want to see with a glass of wine the fire on and with your feet up it doesn t require that much brain power to follow so is very good after a long day i would say it is very unrealistic if you expecting anything serious then don t bother but it is very funny just the thought that a businessman would go so far as to agree to live in a slum for a while and then actually get to enjoy it i would definitely recommend it"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24986": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "although the production and jerry jameson s direction are definite improvements airport isn t much better than airport slick commercial rubbish submerging this time literally a decent cast jack lemmon is the pilot of a packed airliner which gets hijacked by art thieves and crashes into the sea all the publicity claimed it was near the bermuda triangle but there s no mention of it in the film itself when the rescue ships come to raise the airplane out of the water we see all their cranes dropping rather blindly into the ocean and it s hard not to laugh imagining the cranes plugging the plane the passengers and the waterlogged script nbc used to air what appeared to be the director s cut with at least an hour of extra footage mostly flashbacks injected into the proceedings with all the subtlety of a gilligan s island episode most exciting moment is the plane crash and some of the players have a little fun lee grant is an obnoxious drunk brenda vaccaro a no nonsense stewardess joseph cotten and olivia de havilland are flirting oldsters still the personality conflicts and the excruciating military detail eventually tear at one s patience from"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24987": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i have not read the other comments on the film but judging from the average rating i can see that they are unlikely to be very complementary i watched it for the second time with my children they absolutely loved it true it did not have the adults rolling around the floor but the sound of the children s enjoyment made it seem so it is a true mel brooks farce with plenty of moral content how sad it is to be loved for our money not for whom we are and how fickle are our friends and associates there are many other films on a similar subject matter no doubt many of which will have a greater comic or emotional impact on adults it s hard for me to imagine such an impact on the junior members of the family however hence for the children a from me"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24988": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "capt gallagher lemmon and flight attendant eve clayton vaccaro are a supposedly hot item in this death trip a luxury airliner decked out to look like a nightclub slash hotel there s even a blind piano player who falls in love karen wallace grant is the hysterical b who ll do anything to get attention from henpecked husband martin christopher lee and later the rest of the people on board memorable moments boeing doing a belly flop in the atlantic ocean karen getting her chops busted when she goes too far and furniture and screaming people who become ball bearings in a sinking pinball machine the action and rescue sequences here are relatively phenomenal but not much goes on in between hitchcock was supposed to have directed this sequel but i forget the reason why not he would ve done wonders for the original on which this sequel is partly inspired also got inspiration from `the flight of the phoenix actors cotten and de havilland reunite from their days on `hush hush sweet charlotte apparently here they are not playing heavies just reunited autumn years lovers and isn t the actress playing emily s companion the same one who played the hammered to death maid on `whatever happened to baby jane tv actors include the girlfriend from `mayberry rfd her character s daughter wins a drawing contest or something lame like that `buck rogers gil gerard and `dynasty s pamela bellwood"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24989": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "life stinks was a step below mel brooks other productions he stars as a rich man who wages an insane wager with his friends brooks claims that he can life like a homeless man for a month his shocked and amused friends accept this unusual wager during his stay in the bowery he meets a bunch of odd homeless people one of them catches his fancy lesley ann warren they strike up a friendship as she teaches him the many tricks she learned whilst living on the street can mr brooks survive on his own without the luxuries of being filthy rich will he win this unorthodox wager who are his true friends find out when you watch life stinks to find out this film has been slagged unfairly sure it s not a classic like his earlier films but it s still enjoyable i liked the way mel brooks pays homage to charles chaplin in this film if you have watched chaplin s earlier silent films then you ll get the humor as well recommended for mel brooks fans"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24990": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "towards the end of the movie i felt it was too technical i felt like i was in a classroom watching how our navy performs rescues at sea i liked seeing that the engines have fire extinguishers i guess i should have figured that out before but i never thought about it using a to transport valuable old paintings with very little security is odd and not realistic the acting was pretty good since they re mostly seasoned professionals but if you re going to stretch so far from what would most likely happen it should be more like a fantasy comical etc everything was taken too seriously at least the movie had felix ungar as pilot with buck rogers the night stalker and dracula also on board the movie was filled with well known faces i understand that hollywood has to exaggerate a bit for drama but it does hurt the quality of a movie when a serious subject is made into a caricature that s why i said it should have been more comical my pet peeve with movies about airline travel is that everybody just casually moves about they walk around with drinks setting them down and picking them up minutes later just as if they re in a building or something and acting as if turbulence just doesn t exist also i know it s a disaster movie but suspense doesn t have to include a second crash after hitting something anyway the skilled actors and actresses keep this weak script from having been made into a movie that got canned after it s first screening i like lee grant but it was fun to watch a psychotic person get decked"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24991": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "seeing as the vote average was pretty low and the fact that the clerk in the video store thought it was just ok i didn t have much expectations when renting this film but contrary to the above i enjoyed it a lot this is a charming movie it didn t need to grow on me i enjoyed it from the beginning mel brooks gives a great performance as the lead character i think somewhat different from his usual persona in his movies there s not a lot of knockout jokes or something like that but there are some rather hilarious scenes and overall this is a very enjoyable and very easy to watch film very recommended"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24992": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is the kind of movie that my enemies content i watch all the time but it s not bloody true i only watch it once in a while to make sure that it s as bad as i first thought it was some kind of mobsters hijack a boeing that at least is an improvement over having boeing hijack a good part of the pentagon the airplane goes down in the bermuda triangle and sinks pressurized to the bottoms a kind of post facto submarine it has one of those all star casts the stars either falling or barely above the horizon we re on our own says pilot jack lemon he is so right except for george kennedy he s in all these disaster movies watch another movie instead oh not airport the original that s no good either instead watch a decent flick about stuck airplanes like flight of the phoenix"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24993": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "the plot had some wretched unbelievable twists however the chemistry between mel brooks and leslie ann warren was excellent the insight that she comes to there are just moments provides a philosophical handle by which anyone could pick up and embrace life that was one of several moments that were wonderfully memorable"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24994": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "i saw descent last night at the stockholm film festival and it was one huge disappointment disappointment because the storyline was potentially powerful the prospect of seeing rosario dawson in a smaller intimate movie was exciting and being a fan sounds pervy i m not of rape revenge flicks of the s i was needless to say very curious to check this movie out my conclusion let s stick to the classics yes the storyline has potential but the dialogs are flat the actors unconvincing even dawson is empty some would say that it s a right depiction of the college world in the us that the emptiness of the characters serve a purpose and all that jazz but it just makes the whole movie unsubstantial just like the scene where dawson gets raped it seriously lacks intensity i wasn t expecting anything irreversible style but still aren t we suppose to feel compassion for her i didn t not for a minute she was so lame all the way and i read that the photography was impressive well it is good indeed but nothing ground breaking either i must admit that the screening at the festival wasn t so good so maybe i missed out something here but at the end of the movie i couldn t help thinking i feel like watching argento s inferno again lol more seriously the first scene in the club is beautifully shot and all but i had the bitter sensation of watching a longer and more boring version of the scene in the filthy bar near the american canadian border in lynch s twin peaks fire walk with me the crude red and blue lighting the heavy bass music the general lascivious decadent atmosphere no i just couldn t get into this movie too bad"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24995": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "i am amazed at how this movie and most others has a average stars and lower when there are crappy movies averaging to stars on imdb the fanboy mentality strikes again when this movie came out just about everyone slammed it even my ex girlfriend said this movie questionable years later i sat down to watch this movie and i found myself enjoying even laughing quite a bit this and the replacement killers are the movies that had people labeling the director antoine fuqua as the black michael bay i don t see how since most of fuqua s movies are smarter than anything michael bay has came up with at any rate story alvin sanders jamie foxx is former convict that is used by a no nonsense treasury agent edgar david morse as a pawn to catch a killer named bristol doug hutchinson alvin s every moves are tracked by a bug implanted in his jaw after an accident while these agents are after bristol bristol is after the gold bricks that were taken in a heist gone awry jamie foxx is funny as well as great as alvin sanders alvin is a fast talker that is a lot smarter than he lets on doug hutchinson is okay as bristol he can be over the top sometimes in his john malkovitchesque demeanor he was better here than he was as looney bin jim in punisher war zone david morse is good as the hard edged treasury agent even mike epps is funny as alvin s brother stevie both him and jamie had some funny moments on screen the only flaw of the movie is the some of the attempts at a thriller fall flat the scenario at the horse race track is way over the top but i couldn t look away the director went all out there so he gets points for that plus the bomb scene with the treasury agent tied to a chair while the detonator rests on the door was pretty nifty all in all bait is not a bad movie by a long shot its never boring its always funny and i wasn t checking my watch every minute that should count for something bait is one of the most underrated movies of period ps to the reviewer that claimed this movie is too violent how long have you been living under a rock i m pretty sure you ve seen the die hard series and every movie by quentin tarantino but those movies aren t violent right weirdo"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, 0, -1]},
	"24996": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "some films that you pick up for a pound turn out to be rather good rd century films released dozens of obscure italian and american movie that were great but although hardgore released some fulci films amongst others the bulk of their output is crap like the zombie chronicles the only positive thing i can say about this film is that it s nowhere near as annoying as the stink of flesh other than that its a very clumsy anthology film with the technical competence of a lego house built by a whelk it s been noted elsewhere but you really do have to worry about a film that inserts previews of the action into its credit sequence so by the time it gets to the zombie attacks you ve seen it all already bad movie fans will have a ball watching the continuity mistakes and the diabolical acting of the cast especially the hitchhiker who was so bad he did make me laugh a bit and kudos to hardgore for getting in to the spirit of things by releasing a print so bad it felt like i was watching some beat up home video of a camping trip awful awful stuff we ve all made stuff like this when we ve gotten a hold of a camera but common sense prevails and these films languish in our cupboards somewhere avoid"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24997": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "a christmas together actually came before my time but i ve been raised on john denver and the songs from this special were always my family s christmas music for years we had a crackling cassette made from a record that meant it was christmas a few years ago i was finally able to track down a video of it on ebay so after listening to all the music for some years i got to see john and the muppets in action for myself if you ever get the chance it s a lot of fun great music heart warming and cheesy it s also interesting to see the s versions of the muppets and compare them to their newer versions today i believe denver actually took some heat for doing a show like this i guess normally performers don t compromise their images by doing sing a longs with the muppets but i m glad he did even if you can t track down the video the soundtrack is worth it too it has some muppified traditional favorites but also some original denver tunes as well"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 1, -1, 1, -1]},
	"24998": {"label": 0, "data": {"text": "this is one of the dumbest films i ve ever seen it rips off nearly ever type of thriller and manages to make a mess of them all there s not a single good line or character in the whole mess if there was a plot it was an afterthought and as far as acting goes there s nothing good to say so ill say nothing i honestly cant understand how this type of nonsense gets produced and actually released does somebody somewhere not at some stage think oh my god this really is a load of shite and call it a day its crap like this that has people downloading illegally the trailer looks like a completely different film at least if you have download it you haven t wasted your time or money don t waste your time this is painful"}, "weak_labels": [-1, 0, -1, -1, -1]},
	"24999": {"label": 1, "data": {"text": "working class romantic drama from director martin ritt is as unbelievable as they come yet there are moments of pleasure due mostly to the charisma of stars jane fonda and robert de niro both terrific she s a widow who can t move on he s illiterate and a closet inventor you can probably guess the rest adaptation of pat barker s novel union street a better title is so laid back it verges on bland and the film s editing is a mess but it s still pleasant a rosy hued blue collar fantasy there are no overtures to serious issues even the illiteracy angle is just a plot tool for the ensuing love story and no real fireworks though the characters are intentionally a bit colorless and the leads are toned down to an interesting degree the finale is pure fluff and cynics will find it difficult to swallow though these two characters deserve a happy ending and the picture wouldn t really be satisfying any other way from"}, "weak_labels": [-1, -1, -1, 1, -1]}
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