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

[Q]: the happy bastard 's quick movie review me tarzan . . .
you happy viewer .
for a minute there , i thought i was going to be groaning over the release of disney 's latest , another adaptation of a legend from the past .
( remember the pathetic pocahontas ? yikes ! )
but guess what- disney , a company that 's been on a roll lately with animated films
, strikes again with another wonderful tale that pleases the eyes as well as the inner kid in you .
the story is pretty basic- tarzan is left orphaned and a female gorilla who 's lost her young adopts him into her group . as he matures into a much older man , tarzan still wonders just why he 's so much different from the clan , and then arrives a hunter , a professor , and the professor 's lovely daughter , jane- who meets tarzan rather quickly after getting in trouble with a group of feisty babboons .
from there , tarzan faces tough choices-
should he stay with the ones that he grew up with or go join his own kind in england ?
the voicework here is pretty top - level .
tony goldwyn is very convincing as the ape man ; minnie driver adds a delectable touch to the already - beautiful jane ; nigel hawthorne makes for a pretty nasty hunter voice ; rosie o ' donnell keeps the laughs rolling as tarzan 's best ape friend terk ; and wayne " newman " knight has his moments as a panicky elephant .
the movie is superb throughout , mixing a great script with incredible computer - assisted visuals .
when tarzan tree - surfs ( a twist that was added on top of the same ol' vine swinging- and a great one , i might add ) , the camera twists and turns , allowing the trees all around to come to life vividly .
i could n't believe my eyes- disney has come a long way since starting in a ballroom for beauty and the beast .
and the music 's not half bad , either .
fortunately , there 's no ridiculous singing characters here , just a great set of songs by phil collins that perfectly fit the mood .
there 's some great action sequences here as well , including a wonderfully done chase between tarzan , jane , and the aforementioned babboons .
but , of course , it 's not all action-
there 's a message here as well that has to do with family .
this is easily one of disney 's best animated films of the decade
and it 's one i ca n't wait to put in my home library .
. .
that is , if my vcr still works in the year 2000 .
[A]: P


[Q]: what makes reindeer games even more disappointing than just a predictable , lifeless action flick is the cast and crew who signed onto the project .
most of the people involved in reindeer games just came off terrible slumps with excellent comeback performances in their most recent films .
john frankenheimer , who made the unforgettable cold war drama the manchurian candidate way back in the early 60 's , recently showed critics and fans alike that he still had some magic left in his directorial skills when he created the brilliant car chase scenes in ronin .
screenwriter ehren kruger gave a remarkable first impression when he wrote the script for the underrated arlington rd .
ben affleck displayed his comedic talents in dogma and boiler room , and even on saturday night live directly after the horrible forces of nature and 200 cigarettes .
even charlize theron , who i was convinced could n't act , did a decent job in cider house rules .
when all of these bright stars come together , one would assume that the movie will have great potential to be entertaining .
after coming out of the theater showing reindeer games , disbelief was my first reaction ?
then frustration .
the movie could have premiered on cinemax at two in the morning starring an all - rookie cast and still would have been equally lacking in entertaining .
the acting is so pitiful and the script so dull
, i may have to rethink some of my opinions on how talented these actors actually are .
it seemed like everyone was restricted to just the script and not given a fair amount of improvisational rights .
we have all seen ben affleck have some fun on the set , it is so apparent in a number of scenes in good will hunting when he exchanges jokes with his friends at a bar .
the actors in that movie were having fun and , from that , the audience had fun .
reindeer games is the complete opposite ; the actors do n't seem to want to be their characters ( even danny trejo , who will do practically anything , does n't look like he is enjoying himself ) , causing the audience to quickly lose interest .
evidence of public disapproval was noted when a woman behind me yelled " boy this movie is horrible ! " and when there were scattered giggles during the most dramatic moments .
the story follows a man , rudy ( ben affleck ) , who is leaving prison in a few days along with his best friend and cellmate nick ( james frain ) .
nick has been exchanging love letters with a beautiful woman , ashley ( charlize theron ) , and can not wait to leave prison and meet her in person .
when nick is killed in a prison riot , rudy decides to pretend to be nick and take ashley out on a date for the christmas holidays .
unfortunately ashley 's brother , gabriel ( gary sinise ) interferes with their relationship .
thinking rudy is nick , he kidnaps rudy and threatens to kill him unless he helps rob a casino , which nick use to work at as a security guard .
now rudy must pretend to be nick so he can protect ashley from her brother gabriel .
confused ?
the movie only gets more complex as it goes on , until it gets way , way too complex at its climax .
but reindeer games makes its first serious mistake during the first half an hour .
the hero commits a greedy , selfish act when he decides to pretend he is his dead cellmate in order to date ashley .
some hero .
the point of a hero is to do the morally correct thing , a person for the audience to relate to or admire .
when rudy lies and cheats his way into trouble , instead of gathering support from me for him to ultimately succeed in getting the bad guys , i felt more like he was getting what he deserved and even wanted to see him fail at times .
the most irritating part of the film
( besides the fact that this is a christmas movie released in february ) is the number of chances the bad guys get to kill rudy but fail or delay for some idiotic reason .
the routine in which the bad guy must explain his genius plan to the hero before attempting to kill him with some elaborate machine is getting so tired
nowadays , especially when i eagerly want to see the hero dead .
the only saving grace keeping this movie from receiving zero stars is an amusing but pointless cameo from isaac hayes as a prisoner upset with his food .
why he was in this movie for such a pointless role
beats me .
why any of these people had anything at all to do with this movie
beats me .
[A]: N


[Q]: plot : a young recruit gets plucked out of nowhere by the number one gangster in london and quickly becomes a staple by his side .
but this new guy is not like all the others , he 's got ambition , he 's got goals and he loves everything he sees about being the number one gangster .
violence , lots of swearing and betrayals ensue .
critique : a very good , serious - minded , unique british gangster flick
which misses the " great " mark by way of an annoying voice - over popping up throughout the film and a so - so ending .
here 's yet another cool crime movie that actually manages to bring something new into the mix .
okay , so it 's not entirely new , but
it 's definitely original when all put together as done here .
the thing i liked most about this movie was its authentic portrayal of the time period in which it was taking place .
it 's 1968 and these dudes are looking good !
yes , it 's all about the suits , fellas . . .
the italian shoes , the cufflinks , the ties and the birds ( that 's ladies , for those uninitiated ) hanging around you .
here are a bunch of horrible men , gangsters if you will , looking sharp , talking shit and busting heads all over the place .
but that 's not the basis of this movie .
the basis of this film comes in the relationship between the number one gangster in the group , the excellent david thewlis , and one of his cronies , paul bettany , also extremely good in this film , and how the power , sex appeal and coolness of one , affects the other .
you know how there are always these " hanger - on " gangster types who latch on to the godfathers , the leaders , the top dogs of every crime organization ?
well , most of the time , these dudes are screened beforehand and are loyal to only one person .
. .
that is , their boss .
so all the gangster number one needs to worry about
is his enemies on the other side of the fence .
but this film brings the betrayals , the messed up loyalties , the honor codes among bad guys into play within the same group and presents it in quite the stylistic package .
of course , director paul mcguigan is n't trying to be guy ritchie here , and does n't over - stylize his presentation , jazz it all up with a hip soundtrack or add any humor to the mix .
nope , he goes straight for the serious stuff and develops at least two particular scenes which are still embedded in my mind as i type this .
the first is a confrontation sequence between bettany and a man from which he 's attempting to sway some information
and it is downright nasty !
( " look into my eyes ! " ) in fact , the last time that i 've seen a guy so scared in a movie was john turturro in that forest scene from the coen brothers ' miller 's crossing .
scary shite .
but there 's an ever better scene
than that in this film .
this one features bettany , once again , slowly torturing , hacking and beating the living piss out of a rival gangster ( from that man 's point - of - view ) , but not before turning on a quaint little tune in the background and removing all of his own expensive clothes , one by one ( that 's right
, he " does " the guy in his underwear ) .
that scene is also in tune with some of the obvious phallic and homoerotic undertones present throughout this film , especially in the relationship between bettany and his boss ( why does he get so upset when he falls in love with that woman ? ) .
but the flick 's not perfect .
in fact , i did n't mind malcolm mcdowell 's voice - over narration at first , but as the film grew into a major flashback ( most of the film is presented as such ) , he came in every now and then , and rarely added anything of interest to the plot .
all he seemed to do was swear and call people the c - word umpteen times , and even described one scene as it was happening ( " . . .
so i opened the door , then went up the lift , etc . . . .
"
-it 's like ,
yeah ,
i know that already , i could see it on the screen ! !
overdone . ) .
i also did n't quite " buy " the ending of the movie , which despite being original , seemed a little unbelievable , especially when you consider that it 's supposed to be taking place 30 years later , and folks still seem to be holding grudges , still in love , still living in the same apartments ? ? ! ?
i mean , c'mon . . .
it 's 30 years , man ! !
i do n't know , somehow it did n't work all that well for me .
but one of my favorite genres has always been the crime movies , and this one is a decent addition to the lot .
forget the lame title and malcolm mcdowell 's narration of the obvious plot points , and concentrate on the film 's stronger attributes such as its style , the exquisite atmosphere of the time period , its original look at the gangster dynamic within the same group , its memorable sequences and the solid performances from its two main leads , bettany and thewlis .
incidentally , unlike a few of the gangster flicks that i mention below , this one is in no way a parody or homage to this genre of films . . .
it 's the real deal !
note : this film is packed with strong accents all around , which makes it hard to make out some of the words from time to time .
it 's also quite violent and i do n't remember any film that used the c - word as much as this one , so leave the kids at home for this one . . .
; ) where 's joblo coming from ? american psycho ( 10/10 ) - a clockwork orange ( 9/10 ) - donnie brasco ( 8/10 ) - fight club ( 10/10 ) - get
carter ( 7/10 ) - godfather ( 10/10 )
- godfather ii
( 10/10 ) - goodfellas ( 10/10 ) - lock , stock & two smoking barrels ( 8/10 )
- pulp fiction ( 8/10 ) - reservoir dogs ( 9/10 )
[A]:
P