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

Q: the event of events is upon us .
people have waited twenty - two years for the prequel to star wars and die - hard fans have been camping out at theaters for months to get tickets to see it .
i do n't think that america will ever actually recover from what this hurricane of a film has caused .
it is not a bit of an exaggeration to say that this is the most highly anticipated movie in history .
anyone who tells you " it 's just a movie " is either lying or clueless .
it is clearly obvious that after the waiting and the hype actually seeing the movie will be anticlimactic .
the second coming of the lord could not live up to the kind of buzz ( which is far too weak a word ) that star wars epsode i : the phantom menace so effortlessly generated .
but that does not mean that the film itself is bad .
in fact , it is terrific .
i strongly suspect that many of the people who were dissappointed by it have simply surrendered to the media machine and the inevitable backlash .
it is set some decades before the events of the original 1977 star wars took place .
the film focuses on the fledgling republic of planets and the conflict that is raging : the trade federation , angry at some tax raise that was recently put in place has invaded the small , peaceful planet of naboo .
the republic sent two jedi knights ( people that can actively communicate with what is affectionately known as " the force " ) , qui - gon jinn ( liam neeson ) and obi - wan kenobi ( ewan mcgregor )
to negotiate . unable to stop the tide of events that was about to occur , the jedi and the queen of naboo ( natalie portman ) escape naboo and head for coruscant to try and get the republic senate to intervene .
on the way they get sidetracked to a planet called tatooine , where they meet the movie 's real focal point , young anakin skywalker ( jake lloyd ) .
he is an innocent slave boy , but " the force is strong with him " so qui- gon is determined to take him with them to the jedi counsel and get him trained as a jedi .
as any self - respecting star wars fan should know , anakin will grow up to be darth vader and give birth to luke skywalker .
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from the beginning it is evident that this is not an actor 's movie .
around 70 % of the characters , if not more , are computer generated in one form or another , and though the effects are seamless , the movie lacks soul .
i think that although the computer has played an incredibly instrumental part in moviemaking this decade , cinema should still be a human art and
the phantom menace nearly defies this .
this is the lightest installment in the star wars saga thus far , with plenty of broad comic relief to go around , much of it courtesy of an irritating knew character named jar - jar binks .
he 's essentially a computer - animated sidekick who says things like " exqueeze me ? " and " mesa go now , okeday ? " , and although it is often amusing
it is also inherently annoying .
the visual effects are astounding
( although director george lucas often chickens out by cutting away from them ) and the movie is a thrilling triumph . if it lacks in plot and in acting
it makes up for it through imagination and excitement .
the climactic lightsaber battle
( oh , come on , as if you did n't already know ) , among other things , is outrageously entertaining and defines the term " popcorn movie " .
what made me surrender and give this movie
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* 1/2 stars was the score by john williams .
even though it does seem like the man scores every single movie that comes out these days ,
his work here is nothing short of brilliant .
his use of opera during the climax really does add a punch and his ingenious way of utilizing the imperial march as a sort of prophecy is chilling .
the phantom menace is probably most effective as pop nostalgia .
when you see " a long time ago , in a galaxy far , far away " , when the familiar music plays , when the words " star wars " appear on screen , you 'll feel a tingle even if you did n't see the movie when it first came out in ' 77 .
it feels oddly exciting to be introduced to young anakin , a boy whose innocence , we know , will be taken away and who will soon cross over to the dark side .
it is the perfect example of dramatic irony to see the jedi masters aspire to get him trained in the jedi arts ; we know that it will do more harm than good , but they do not .
we not only feel more involved in the story , but we feel like we 're seeing the beginning of a saga that we have cherished for years .
the phantom menace , although lacking in human aspects of the story , is a very worthy installment in the star wars .
it works as an action flick ,
visually eye - popping and often paralyzingly exciting ; it also works as an elicitor of memories , a piece of exquisite nostalgia . ?
1999 eugene novikov&#137 ;

A: P
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Q: usually when one is debating who the modern queen of the romantic comedy is they will bring up names like julia roberts or sandra bullock .
others will mention meg ryan .
but for me , it 's not even close .
janeane garofalo is not only the queen of the romantic comedy , she is the best comic actress in hollywood
right now .
and it 's a good thing she 's starring in the matchmaker , because without her presence the movie would be bland , unfunny , and dull .
garofalo stars as marcy tizard , a top aide to boston senator john mcglory , who is suffering in the polls .
in an attempt to capture the irish vote , he sends marcy on a mission to a small irish town called ballinagra in search of other mcglory 's that never moved to america .
unfortunately for marcy , her visit coincides with the town 's annual matchmaking festival .
things get off to a rocky start for marcy though .
she has no hotel reservations ( for no rational reason ) and the tiny confined room ( tired old cliche ' )
she has to stay in
has a visitor in her bathtub .
his name is sean , and marcy finds him repugnant at first , so you can obviously tell where this is headed .
the movie runs into a few roadblocks .
for instance , the story is very thin .
none of the characters ( except the old local matchmaker ) are nearly as interesting as garofalo .
some of the characters , like the political aide played by denis leary , have wandered in from a completely different movie .
i think the director realized this and decided to throw in numerous shots of the beautiful irish scenery , and
several close - ups of garofalo 's winning smile .
the strange thing is that it works .
garofalo 's charm and the irish scenery could carry the thinnest of stories , and it carries this one .

A: P
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Q: susan granger 's review of " songcatcher " in the midst of this summer 's fare of dinos revisited and romantic fiascoes , there are a few thoughtful movies - and this appalachian period drama is one
. oscar nominee janet mcteer ( " tumbleweeds " ) stars as dr .
lily penleric , an accomplished musicologist who , back in that pre - feminist era , was refused a full professorship at her university . determined to prove her worth , she ventures deep into the rugged mountains of north carolina , where her younger sister elna ( jane adams ) runs a school .
there in bear creek , she discovers a treasure - trove of traditional scots - irish and english folk ballads , given a unique interpretation by the insular locals .
excited , she sends for recording equipment and persuades vinie butler ( pat carroll ) and other self - sustaining mountain folk to share their musical heritage on her edison phonograph cylinders .
their music , as she puts it , is " as much a part of life here as the air you breathe .
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that 's the main thrust of writer - director
maggie greenwald 's occasionally uneven culture - clash story , which is loosely based on olive dame campbell 's foray through the blue ridge mountains in 1908 , but there 's also some melodramatic romantic spice .
ornery , bearded , banjo - picking aidan quinn falls for the statuesque , passionate " songcatcher , " while elna secretly engages in a lesbian relationship with a colleague ( e . katherine kerr ) .
i 'm ready to buy the soulful soundtrack with vocalists like emmylou harris , iris dement , taj mahal and young opera star emmy rossum who plays a pivotal role as mcteer 's wide - eyed prot ?
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rated pg-13 , there 's an intense scene of primitive childbirth .
on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , " songcatcher " is an intelligent , extraordinary 8 , transported by the transcendent power of song .

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