instruction:
In this task, you must classify if a given review is positive/negative, indicating your answer as P or N.
question:
how many of us would become strippers ?
for those of us who would n't , is it a moral reason , or purely a lack of confidence ?
that 's probably not a fair question , and for a lot of us ,
it could very well be for neither of those reasons .
as you watch the full monty , however , you may begin asking yourself these kinds of questions .
would you be willing to grin and bare it to bring in some much needed dough ?
in case you have n't guessed , the full monty is about stripping , but striptease it ai n't .
it 's actually quite a charming comedy that uses its ideas with a great deal of tact and sophistication .
it is the story of six out - of - work , out - of - shape blue collar brits whose recent job losses have left the boys penniless , but not without need .
what to do ?
it hits our main character gaz ( robert carlyle ) as he notices the large crowds of women who pour into a local male strip club on a regular basis .
it seems that simple : take it off and bring in the cash .
eventually , gaz is able to convince his friends to join him in starting their own exotic dance routine despite their initial reluctance .
these include the overweight , confidence - lacking dave ( mark addy ) , the uptight , overly - officious gerald ( tom wilkinson ) , the once suicidal lomper ( steve huison ) , and two additional fellows who gain their place among the group by audition : horse ( paul barber ) , an older gentlemen chock full of graceless energy , and guy ( hugo speer ) , a young well - endowed looker who compares himself to cary grant .
when the sextet is complete , we 're given a hefty dose of physical comedy .
we watch the bumbling middle - aged men choreograph pseudo - sexy dance numbers , all the while proving why none of them were strippers in the first place .
as if there anti - appeal was n't enough , they decide to boost interest in the group by promising " the full monty " on opening night , which for us americans , means baring it all .
..
and i mean
* all
* .
the movie actually ends on opening night ; a hilarious applause worthy ending
i might add .
it 's sure to leave nothing short of a big smile on your face as you leave the theater .
with the subject matter , you might not expect the fully monty to be such a feel - good , almost inspiring film , but it surprisingly turns out that way .
the amount of light , touching drama also comes as a nice surprise , never feeling off - balance from the otherwise highly upbeat moments of the film .
there 's a lot more to this movie than you might think in other words , and
the ensemble cast could n't be better .
each character is completely individual , interesting , funny , and most importantly , real .
the full monty is never offensive , a very impressive attribute since its subject matter alone could 've easily fallen prey to tastelessness .
it 's one of those movies that is best described as a solid piece of entertainment , perfect for a great night on the town , or as a saturday night movie rental .
either way you see it
, it should n't let you down in the slightest .
and , pun heavily intended , when it 's all said and done
, you 'll be smiling from cheek to cheek .
answer:
P


question:
pitch black is a sheep in wolf 's clothing .
it is full of darkness , danger and violence and if you buy into the marketing hype , an unsettling and scary film going experience .
do n't be fooled .
pitch black is a morality play masquerading as a scare - fest .
it starts off with blistering intensity .
a cargo spaceship crash lands on a planet apparently leeched of life by the scorching heat of three suns .
among the survivors is fry ( mitchell ) , the ship 's pilot , who spends the film wrestling with the fact that she tried to jettison the other passengers in her effort to land the craft safely .
there is imam ( david ) , an islamic leader whose faith in his god is tested repeatedly throughout the film .
there is a law enforcement officer in the form of johns ( hauser ) , who attacks every situation with square jawed authoritarian zeal .
and there is riddick ( diesel ) , a menacing , muscle - bound convicted murderer who 's being brought back to justice by johns .
the group quickly sizes up the situation and each other .
confident in their assessment of matters , a plan is set in motion to escape their hellish environment .
those plans are shredded by the appearance of one of the planet 's wildlife , a predatory , sometimes winged , species that enjoys the taste of blood and flesh .
fortunately , the creatures are light sensitive and are forced to live in networks of catacombs under the planet 's surface .
unfortunately , the group has managed to land on the planet moments before an eclipse is about to occur , taking away their one protection from the monsters .
the group 's savior comes in the form of johns , whose decisive leadership looks to deliver them from purgatory .
or does it ?
pitch black deviates from the standard sci - fi fare by avoiding some of the stock " escape the boogieman " conflicts the genre typically serves up .
just as the planet gave a false facade of lifelessness , first appearances given by the survivors proves to be just as false .
the excitement of the film comes not from the danger posed by the creatures , but rather from watching the shifting allegiances and emotional growth of the characters as the planet serves as a deus ex machina of sorts to catalyze emotional growth .
a recurrent theme runs throughout the movie of faith , whether it be religious or in a person , and how that powers their motivations .
i found it telling that an accidental death occurs early on due to the misperception of a self professed atheist .
conversely , imam constantly contributes any good fortune to allah .
one by one , his perceived heaven sent blessings are taken away and crushed .
imam is forced to reassess his faith .
another character expresses belief in god , along with a life long hate .
yet another character makes a decision that echoes the sentiments of christ about selflessness and has lasting repercussions for several of group .
it is a fascinating character study hiding under the guise of a scare flick .
special mention should be made of vin diesel , who intriguingly conveys feral menace combined with a truly mesmerizing presence .
his character could have easily slipped into a parody of the baddass killing machine , but twohy and diesel add surprising depth to riddick .
they can be excused for the two or three shwarzenegger - like catch phrases that growl their way out of diesel 's mouth .
the movie has its flaws that can be nitpicked .
the creatures do look derivative of the ones in alien .
the dialogue is n't the freshest at times , reminiscent of a bad comic book .
yes , the appearance of riddick 's vision skills are more than a little timely considering the situation .
these trappings are on the periphery of the story twohy is really trying to tell .
twohy may have lured you in under the pretense of scaring you with film fabricated boogieman , but he shows the real boogieman to be the prejudices and beliefs we use to direct decisions in our lives .
answer:
P


question:
as a devout atheist and an avowed believer in aliens , i have some idea of how ellie aroway
( jodie foster ) feels .
but because my reasons for not partaking in religion are different than hers , i ca n't say that i do exactly .
her reason is that she needs solid proof : there is no proof that god existed , so therefor she does not believe .
ellie also believes in aliens , and has spent most of her life trying to prove they exist .
how can she say she does n't believe in god because of the lack of proof , and then say she believes in aliens , which are gereally less believed in than god without sounding like a hypocrite ?
that 's the catch-22 .
when aliens from the star vega fax her some plans for a device to transport someone to them ( okay , well , they did n't really
* fax
* them . . . )
ellie wants to be the one to go , but because of her atheism she is denied the position .
how dumb is that ?
she discovers the transmitions , then she is n't allowed to go .
well , because of a bomb and a psychopath ( jake busey ) , she * does * end up going , but not in the way that we would 've thought .
contact is based on a novel by carl sagan , who died during the filmmaking .
it is the best alien movie since close encounters of the 3rd kind , and will end up being the best film of the year .
its views of science and religion will no doubt aggrivate some , but will stimulate more .
i 'm glad at least one movie of the ' 90s can portray aliens in a psitive light , rather than a bunch of slimey beasts who will eat your insides and then put on your body .
answer:

P