In this task, you must classify if a given review is positive/negative, indicating your answer as P or N.

[EX Q]: " psycho meets the exorcist with no holds barred " .
a blurb like that sounds like desperate publicity for some low budget , third rate rip - off .
but no , this tacky plug comes from the poster for suspiria , perhaps italian horror director dario argento 's most consistently successful film .
what impresses most in re - watching this surrealistic , supernatural thriller is that argento 's directorial flair and stylish visuals are matched by a near - fully coherent narrative .
screenplays have always been his achilles heel ; confusing subplots , gaping holes , totally illogical incidents and reactions .
no question : argento has always been a better director than a writer .
fortunately , he gets the plotting pretty well right with suspiria , taking his cue from a book by thomas de quincey called " suspiria de profundis " .
the film 's storyline suffers from no major lapses in logic , provided one can accept the premise of a ballet school being a front for a coven of witches .
jessica harper plays an american who travels to germany to further her studies in dance .
arriving at the school late at night in driving rain , she sees a girl leave and run into the storm in a clearly distressed state .
what happens next - and i do n't make the comparison lightly - is a murder sequence that for intensity , shock value and sheer directorial flair ranks alongside alfred hitchcock 's infamous shower scene in psycho .
it 's quite possibly a homage to hitchcock , but with its baroque sets , graphic gore and brilliantly chaotic musical accompaniment by the gothic rock group goblin , this stunning sequence remains very much argento 's own .
though nothing else quite equals the intensity of suspiria 's opening 15 minutes , the film continues to be never anything less than engrossing as harper begins her own investigations and slowly comes to realise this is no ordinary ballet school .
we meet an assortment of slightly sinister characters , most notably the head ballet teacher played by alida valli in another one of those delicious sour - old - matriarch - from - hell roles she does so well .
several more violent murders ensue , including a startling scene in a deserted square where a blind man is . . .
well , i would n't want to spoil things now , would i ?
and the film 's climax , staged amid secret corridors and hidden rooms , has a gothic ghoulishness
that 's most impressive .
the english language versions of most argento movies usually suffer trimming , and not just for the violence - deep red and phenomena , for example , have been appallingly hacked about .
fortunately , the cuts to suspiria ( about 7 minutes in this version ) have not adversely affected the film .
the dubbing of the italian actors into english is quite competently done , too , excepting one appalling and unintentionally hilarious effort with a conversation between harper and a professor about the history of witchcraft in the region .
and the soundtrack ?
it is interesting to imagine what power the film would have lost if it had been scored by someone else .
as it stands , the use of goblin 's music in suspiria is outstanding .
apparently , argento played the soundtrack on location while filming so the actors could hear the music as they acted out their parts .
a stereo video player adds greatly to the viewer 's overall experience .
even better , see suspiria in a cinema , where you 'll get the added bonus of widescreen .
and the colours !
deep reds , eerie blues , a superb use of shadow and contrast .
the cinematography of luciano tovoli , whose more recent credits include reversal of fortune and single white female , is uniformly superb .
a nod also must go to production designer giuseppe bassan for his wonderful baroque interiors .
these kinds of settings are crucial to the atmosphere of argento 's more surreal excursions , the other most notable example being inferno ( 1980 ) on which bassan also worked .
suspiria is the film that broke dario argento into the major league of european directors , and it is fully deserving of its cult status .
the gore is at times a little excessive and overstated - that 's always been one of argento 's shortcomings - but overall
this is a fascinating , compelling example of italian horror .
[EX A]: P

[EX Q]: is jimmy stewart the greatest actor of all - time ?
it 's quite possible .
his career spanned over 40 years , and he acted in more movies than most actors ever could .
yet , when he is talked about in the media , he is generally thought of as an actor who played one type of role : the nice guy .
and that 's really a shame .
"
the naked spur " features jimmy stewart in a role completely different than what people would expect from him .
it 's a western , which stewart specialized in around this period , and it casts him as a desperate man out to collect a bounty on a man who used to be his friend .
before he finds that man , though , he runs into two men who agree to help him , thinking he is a sheriff .
when the criminal is eventually caught , the two men discover stewart 's secret , and decide they want a piece of the action too .
the rest of the film is a suspenseful journey in which each man suspects the other constantly .
also featured is the woman travelling with the criminal , well played by janet leigh .
we 're never too sure who 's side
she 's really on until the end .
leigh is an actress probably best known for her role as the " shower lady " from " psycho " , and that 's unfair .
she gives a strong performance as a woman who is pulled between these two men .
stewart gives a performance unlike anything i 've ever seen from him .
he usually keeps cool no matter what occurs , but here , he gets downright hysterical at times .
i think perhaps he took this role to prove to the public that he was more than just a " nice guy " .
his performance borders on psychotic at times , but
i loved watching every second of it .
it 's roles like this one that make me admire him as much as i do .
he was an actor unafraid to take chances , and even ruin his public image .
[EX A]: P

[EX Q]: plot : during a 10-week span in london in the fall of 1888 , jack the ripper , a man whose identity was never uncovered , committed five ritualistic , grisly murders of prostitutes .
this film is based on the graphic novel which assembled a theory behind the century - old mystery .
critique : awesome !
i love dark movies , i love stylish movies , i love good mysteries and i love johnny depp .
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so yes , i really dug this movie !
the hughes brothers are back with a vengeance , out to show the world that they are directors to be taken seriously , and this movie , my friends .
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. is very serious !
in fact , it 's also very gruesome and bloody and morbid and creepy and black as hell .
it ai n't for the kids , i 'll tell you that much .
and if any of those recent hack directors of two - bit scream - esque slasher flicks want some advice on effective " kill scenes " , do not look any further , because each one committed to this film
is a cinematic stunner , especially when compared to their generic slice - and - dice contrivances .
in fact , most of this film 's structure is very creative , the actors , all solid , the atmosphere and " feel " of the picture , remarkably real
( got ta love those " unfortunates " ) , and the descent into darkness , well honed by the filmmakers .
you can almost taste the seediness off the screen and quickly come to appreciate the politics of the time .
but it 's also an impressive mystery film , based on the true - life tale of jack the ripper , a man whose identity was never discovered .
the theory in this film is based on the graphic novel " from hell " written by alan moore and presents a compelling story , which despite being a little oliver stone - ish , did manage to tie up all of its loose ends quite nicely , and present us with an entertaining bowl of mayhem , sexual depravity , drug usage , insanity , murders and love ?
yes , the brothers even managed to slip a little " love " story in here , and despite not truly being developed , i guess it could 've been much worse and taken up more time than was provided already .
that 's right
, there 's no real need to put any " romance " in a film about a mass murderer !
but that aside , you got ta give up the props to actor extraordinaire johnny depp , who once again possesses the strength in character and flawless acting abilities , to center this movie all the way through .
sure , he 's just playing a less goofier version of his ichabod crane character from sleepy hollow , but he does it so well and even added a michael caine accent to his mixed bag of tricks in this one .
i was also surprised at how little heather graham annoyed me in this film ( i was sure that her presence would ruin this movie , but she was fine ) and how little the dreams / fantasies of depp 's character had to do with the film 's development ( from what i had seen in the trailer , i thought the filmmakers were going to make this the crux of the story , but thankfully , it was n't ) .
on the downside , the film does n't really explain the whole freemasons cult organization real well and lacks character development .
but then again , a story about the most mysterious serial killer of all - time is probably not the ideal spot for character refinement .
i mean , the less i knew about each person , the more suspicious i became of each one 's motives , reasons , etc . . .
in fact , i was actually quite surprised by who was presented as the killer in the end , and that was in part , due to the distance to which i 'd been held from the film 's characters .
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or am i giving the filmmakers too much credit for something that might not have been their intention ?
perhaps .
overall , this is an extremely creepy production , with glorious cinematography
( reminiscent of coppola 's dracula and burton 's sleepy hollow ) , a grim score and solid acting .
but it 's not for everyone .
some may be utterly repulsed by the gory particulars of these tragic events , and even though the murders are n't shown as graphically as you might think , there 's enough here to send the squeamish right out the doors .
but i for one love movies that blend their eclectic visual style with an interesting mystery and palpable , gothic atmosphere , and this flick is just that and plenty more !
and god knows that i will certainly not be surrendering the burnt image of jack the ripper 's haunting cape silhouette and gleaming silver knife from my mind anytime soon . . .
brrrrr !
where 's joblo coming from ?
the crow ( 9/10 ) - dark city ( 9/10 ) - dracula ( 7/10 ) - jfk ( 9/10 ) - the nightmare before christmas ( 10/10 ) - the ninth gate ( 8/10 ) - the others ( 9/10 ) - quills ( 8/10 )
- shadow of the vampire ( 6/10 ) - sleepy hollow ( 8/10 )
[EX A]:
P