niryuu/sni-each-converted huggingface dataset:
Awful... . As a made for TV movie that comes on in the middle of the day on a Saturday afternoon that you watch because you don't feel like changing the channel, it was okay. As the sequel to GWTW or the screen adaptation of the book I enjoyed reading so much, it was appallingly AWFUL. The acting was weak, and the woman that played Scarlett was mildly attractive at best. It was a complete waist of time and money
Output: NEG
100% No Doubt!!!! . There are absolutey NO negatives about this DVD.  Just keep in mind, that the videos are all No Doubt and not Gwen Stefani solo.  This is one of the best video collections I've purchased, and as for 5 stars, the DVD ranks closer to 10.
Output: POS
Long and Bleak . As indignity upon indignity is heaped on our protagonist, one gets a distinct whiff of self-loathing if not actual homophobia in this depiction of a young gay man's exploitation in the big city. Mandragora is way too long, relentlessly bleak and only has a couple of novel cinematic tricks to spark a bit of interest
Output: NEG
DO NOT BUY the 3D Version...less than 15 mins total 3D . I wish I came here first before allowing my 5 yr old daughter to save and buy this movie, we own the original (non 3D version) and she knew the 3D version was the same movie but was excited about the 3D aspect and the commercial rums every 15 mins here so she asked if she could get it.      We made a chore chart and started saving and mom and dad pitched in half, (at least we had some learning involved with the chore chart), finally got up the money to go buy the 3D version, got home turned off lights put on glasses even made popcorn, Mom Dad Daughter, then we realized Bibble pops on and says take glasses OFF after a few mins of intro 3D?  15 mins goes by no 3d then you are told put glasses ON again etc, overall this movie contains about 10-15 mins total of 3D and most of it NOT in parts you would even WANT to see 3D action...    Needless to say having already bought the first release, even knowing this would be the same movie but buying it for the 3D feature, it falls short bigtime due to the LACK of 3D in the movie.    Buy the original it's better, and it IS a good movie!  Just having kids take off the 3D glasses 5+ times per showing (expecting them to hold them I guess?) for 15-20 mins at a time between the 2-3 min 3D segments is just asking for broken paper 3D glasses and leads to an overall DUD of a supposed 3D release
Output: NEG
An 80's Classic . I love this movie!! I remember the first time I saw it, I was about 6-7 yrs.old, on a plane & on my way to Puerto Rico.  Eighteen (or so) years later, I bought it & watched it with my family, it brought back so many great memories, We loved it all over again. I love the music, the dancing & the actors/actresses, The only reason why I gave it 4 stars is because IT IS AN 80's MOVIE!  We all know how 80's dance movies  have the bad fame of neing CORNY!  I have to admit, it did have some corny and bad acting moments, but all in all, I think this is an amewome movie, I love it & recommend it
Output: POS
The Rock and  Vaughn stole the show . Thankfully I watched this movie having recorded it on my DVR so I could fast forward through most of the scenes with Uma Thurman and John Travolta.  Their scenes and dialogue were so horrible that fast forward was the only way to get through the movie.  Besides, this is not the kind of movie that you really need their dialogue to understand or enjoy it.      As usual, Uma's acting is simply dreadful. I tend to avoid any movie with her in it because I know it will be bad.  How she became a "star" in Hollywood is beyond me.  She is not attractive nor can she act.  She could have been replaced by a nobody and it wouldn't have changed the movie one bit.  I think when they need an actress who doesn't mind playing drivel roles, they call her. John Travolta is not much better.  His version of "cool" just doesn't do it for me. His diction is becoming more slurred as the years go by that I hate to hear him speak.  And someone please tell Uma and John that nobdody wants to see them dance so please just stop finding reasons to do so.      The ONLY reason I gave this movie 2 stars is because of The Rock and Vince Vaughn.  Their roles were priceless and had me laughing all throughout the movie.  I never grew tired of Vaughn pimping and The Rock primping.  While I fast forwarded through Uma and Travolta's scenes, I tended to rewind during Rock's and Vaughn's scenes; they were so funny I had to see them again.  Cedric the Entertainer was also pretty good.
Output: NEG
Thank You reviewers . I would like to thank all of you here for alerting me (us) to the fact that these episodes are not in their original state and not in order. I love B&B, however, the more I love something the more I INSIST it is an original. Will pass until a release with integrity comes along
Output: NEG
this is "not" reality . Hi, I have been waiting to watch this show for along time and was very dissapointed. Everything had been scripted from the cousin wearing a seamore butts teashirt and running around town for diffrent things through the whole show, the mother was boring and Seamor Butts constantly plugging his company! he had avertized through the whole movie, like when he went to a high school reuion and told everybody that he was seamore butts. I bought the second season without watching the first, big mistake!. A BIG 2 THUMBS DOWN!
Output: NEG
Not what I expected . I read the only review for this item and ordered it, expecting to see a fantastic display of sound and some of the interaction of these artists with Mr Hancock as they created music, each colaborating to have a unique blend of sounds.  Actually this is only a documentary showing this interaction, and as such is very interesting.  But if you are looking to see an hear the full length videos of these great colaborations you will be disappointed, that is not included in this dvd. Only small samples are there for you to see.  This was a real disapointmet because the quality of video and audio are fantastic.
Output: NEG
So Many Great Songs! . I saw "Annie Get Your Gun" again this weekend live on stage.  I had forgotten just how many great songs Irving Berlin wrote for this masterpiece! --"You Can't Get A Man With A Gun", "The Girl That I Marry",  "Doin' What Comes Naturally," "Anything You Can Do I can do better," "They Say falling in love is Wonderful," "I Got the Sun in the Morning and the Moon at Night," and the classic anthem "There's No Business Like Show Business."If you haven't seen or heard this musical, please do yourself a favor and get this film on tape or DVD.    Afterthoughts:  I just read several negative reviews about Betty Hutton's portrayal of Annie Oakley.  DO NOT BELIEVE THEM.  DO NOT EVEN READ THEM!  Some people are "the glass is half empty" type of people and negativity is contagious!  Betty Hutton's portrayal was, of course,  probably directed by the director of the film.    So it is "the director's portrayal"; the director is responsible for what Betty Hutton did on screen.  And, this is not meant to be a "realistic" portrayal of a "real" person anyway---no one alive remembers what Annie Oakley was really like.  So the portrayal by Betty Hutton (as directed by her director) is as good a "shot at it" as any other---including Judy Garland's portrayal.  So,  I suggest you just accept Betty Huttons portrayal as "one among many possible" and enjoy what the portrayal does have---alot of comedic verve and vivacity!  Yes, "the glass is half full"..and even more than half.... in this case.      And then there are some reviewers who criticize the show because Annie pretends to be a poorer shot than Frank  near the end to "get her man" by letting him win and thus showing  his "shooting prowess" some respect to make him feel better. I suppose for some people it is "politically incorrect" to "play the male ego game".  But, isn't "playing the male ego game"  what it takes sometimes to "get the man you want?"  So, wasn't Annie in the play just being "realistic"?  Isn't criticizing this aspect of the play "nit-picking".  Ask yourself, could you even come close to writing  a   "masterpiece"  like the musical, "Annie Get Your Gun"?  If you couldn't do it, then what gives you the right to  "nit pic" the show?    And the Indian issue.   Some people feel Indians were disrespected in the show.  But, the show I saw has Chief Sitting Bull portrayed as giving good advice to Annie and being an intelligent person. In my opinion,  whichever way the Indians were portrayed in the movie doesn't change anything about all the positive aspects of the show.     My suggestion is to forget about all the nit-picking and ENJOY THE SHOW!  And there's alot to enjoy!  :o)   Email  Boland7214@aol.c
Output: POS
Good workout but... . I used the tape about 4 days a week and I really saw a difference in my body, especially my arms.  I only did the toning portion.  I felt silly doing the dance portion and I really don't care for the music.  Other than that, I recommend this video for toning. I have also tried "Optimizer" and "Strength and Grace" which are also very good and there is no dancing.
Output: POS
Enough with the Lions! . I completely understand and genuinely enjoy the Chinese tradition of the lion dance. It is a visually stunning and moving thing to see when done by a capable dancer. But this movie, while building to the climactic end scene, has about 500 lions dancing at the end. All of the lions are trying to defeat all the other lions, and all the while the viewer is left to be confused. Clubfoot was a great addition, but enough with the lions! ..
Output: NEG
Convincing and thorough anti-war journalism . A revealing examination of the Iraq war, with substantial support from Intelligence and military sources.  It challenges the heretofore accepted accounts that bad intelligence led to the U.S.-led invasion to pre-empt Iraqi WMD deployment.  Chapters are - unfortunately - not provided.
Output: POS
Beautiful and Unique, but oddly frustrating . Dancing on Dangerous Ground is best described as a ballet expressed through the medium of Irish dance. The costuming is modern and the acts form a very cohesive story (much more so than Riverdance), but the superposition of romance, tragedy, and war on a dance invented for celebration seems...contradictory at best.     The performance is technically excellent, and for some, the military scenes alone will make the DVD worth it. But the Irish Legend - a tale of a first officer and a queen who betray their king not unlike Lancelot and Guinevere - has Griana truncating her forms so as not to bounce too much during her lament, and both leads trying to express longing without breaking Irish posture during their romance. In that sense, watching Dancing on Dangerous Ground is kind of like admiring a painting of the sunset over a tropical beach done in glorious black and white. Even if you think black and white photography is beautiful, and love sunsets and the tropics, you end up wishing that the painter had chosen to change either the subject, or the medium.     The one place where medium and subject DO work well is in the military scenes, where Irish precision is put to amazing use; then the watcher can feel the rhythm and the power conveyed, even through the TV screen. But in the scenes in between, I found myself craving a no-hold-barred energetic number that expressed the joy of Irish dance (like the ones which made Riverdance famous), and wishing for the full upper-body expression of a ballet during some oddly stilted during laments and romantic scenes.     As an Irish dance piece it's well executed, and as a ballet the costuming is inventive and the music beautiful, but there's an odd quality to watching it. Sometimes it gives the impression of muted color, sometimes of undersold majesty, but always there's the feel that the passion, while *almost* there, is somehow still missing.
Output: NEG
Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake . I bought this recording for my 5 & 3 year-old grandchildren who love ballet. There was nothing in the Amazon literature to indicate the homosexual slant of the production. The kids and I were half-way through viewing it when I realized what was being passed off was truly counter culture. The principal women (mom & girlfriend) were evil and stupid respectively. The "hero"s" true love was an undisguised male swan (all the swans were male). There was no hiding the passion between the male lovers. Good grief!! [...
Output: NEG
I liked it........... . Kris and her father get into a car accident and she ends up loosing her father.  Kris and her friends go to Belgium to clean out her fathers study where he had been working on his latest manuscript.  While there the caretakes talks them into taking a tour of the mine.  While in the mine the group learns the story of Andries Martines who was a murderer and also into black magic.  However as it turns out Andries spirit was not laid to rest.  I don't want to give away too much of it but I really enjoyed it.  Very well done all around and creepy which is a big plus considering some the stinkers I have seen lately
Output: POS
Transvestite Speaks Out . Sadly... when Ann Coulter (a transvestite - or possibly even a transgender patient him/herself?) launched her patently absurd & lame attack on John Edwards' sexuality (never in question before Ann's pitiful attack)... she lost all credibility... even with her beloved far right. If she can't argue the politics then I suggest she simply shut up. For this reason... and so many others... I have absolutely no interest in anything further to do with Ann Coulter. She gives Conservatism a bad name
Output: NEG
And who could that be stalking us now? . Along with the nanny, the stepdad, the cable guy, the 14-year-old girl with a crush... we now have the PHOTO PROCESSING CLERK to fear! Yes, everyone is out to get us.. or at least that's what Hollywood would have us believe.    I am getting sick of films like this that constantly contort  normal healthy human interaction and community relations into perverse horrors that are far from reality. No wonder we live in a culture of such exagerrated suspicion, mistrust, fear (and the resulting isolation) when we have films like this constantly stoking these fears of people around us.        Yes, films like these have their place. However, I think Hollywood has taken it a bit too far and needs to pull itself back into reality.
Output: NEG
Nail on the head . I watched this film when it was originally released theatrically. I remember that the response from the audience was much the same as the response I remember when I saw Robocop (had to sneak in) in the theater: A few people clapped enthusiastically and the rest looked around at each other as if to wonder "Is it O.K. to have enjoyed this?...."  I, myself just enjoyed the well assembled action and the perfectly timed humor.  A few years later I joined the Army and a few  years after that...Well you know what happened....  I have to say that I appreciate the satirical component of the film much more than I did at the time. At this point most people can appreciate that war is hell ( that cliché' is for real, 100%  unadulterated ,  bone fide , certified, and not-likely-to-change-in-the-near-future, FACT).  Even if one begins righteously, that is with a proper justification, the physical realities of what happens on the battle field are no less horrific. There are tools on the battle field that are there strictly to turn your average teeny-bopper into softball sized chunks of red stuff (I mean that literally).  Verhoeven understands this and does an excellent job of contrasting that reality with the type of fantasy rationalization that is required to (at least successfully) prosecute large scale violence. For me the most poignant moment in the film is when then main characters confront the Bugs for the first time and witness a fellow soldier being ripped to shreds. The female trooper who "Joined to have babies..." makes an absolutely blood curdling shriek and then turns to run.  The look on the actress's face and the sound of her voice, completely captures the feeling one gets when one is being fired at in anger. Whether one admits it or not. I highly recommend this film. I think it should be required viewing.
Output: POS
Blecchh (warning - spoiler ahead) . This was an awful movie.  The premise was an obvious rip off an Outer Limits episode (Straight and Narrow), but I was curious to see what could be done with the topic in a feature-length format.  I was sadly disappointed.  The film eliminated everything that was interesting about the Outer Limits episode, and instead filled itself with...nothing.  In the end the viewer is left with no real reason not to believe the "bad guys" about the hormonally induced killing being a temporary and soon to be remedied side effect.  By the time the credits rolled, I was not convinced that the microchips were a bad idea, when properly executed, and I don't think leaving the audience with that ambiguity was the intention of the filmmakers.  To sum up: don't watch this movie.  It's bad.  Watch the 1990's Outer Limits episode, "Straight and Narrow," starring Ryan Philippe, instead
Output: NEG
Fabulous Whitney . Great to own one of Whitney's All Time Greats DVD. The live performance of "Lover For Life" is great. The Item Arrived within a week which was excellent especially as I'm in UK and ordered from US. This is " A must have" for all you Whitney Funs
Output: POS
the human swamp... . I love Frost, and its not just because it almost sounds like Frog. "Frost" is a great crime series, which, in stark contrast to almost every mainstream American detective show, refuses to glamorize either criminals or the people who pursue them. Rather than wrapping up every crime into nice black and white labels or a tidy little paradox, "Frost" leaves the viewer with a sobering sense for the dissonances and crises that afflict every the body politic. But what I love most is the wondering dismal grey Denton atmosphere. I can almost imagine I'm back in the swamp
Output: POS
Yea Great to See 2 Kickboxer Films at once, unless they 1&amp;2 . Yea it is great to see 2 Kickboxer films on the same casette if its only 1 and 2,if you wanna see any Kickboxer films, get 1 and 2, not the worst ones, 3 and 4.Get 1 and
Output: NEG
Jack's Best Work . I can't remember when I saw this one on the big screen.  It was not long after Easy Rider and we had the idea that this Jack Nicholson had something to say to our 60's-70's counter-culture.  He did have something to say with some of the sharpest acting I had ever seen. He out-classed the James Dean's and Marlon Brando's, but not with ease.  Jack was workin' hard, switching from depressed concert pianist to hillbilly good time dude to misunderstood Romeo in five-minute intervals.  No, make that changeable temperament every five seconds, truly an artistic milestone. Throw in an equally magnificent portrayal by Karen Black, sexy and hillbilly; Jessica Simpson, eat your heart out, and you have the couple of the year, 1970.    Jack's father is one of those evil patriarch's that hurt their kids bad, pushing them to greatness without an ounce of love.  Consequently, the siblings are brilliant and eccentric.  The daughter is a frumpy dope.  The older son is a violinist with a neck injury, and then there's handsome Jack, shiftless, moving from bed to bed, crossing the country, a boozing bum.  Back in the Vietnam years there was an examination of bourgeois life.  Did we have to get a job and get married?  Was everyone in a particular cubbyhole, mail in the funeral?  Hence, we had the counter-culture, drugs, long haired hippies, sexual openness, and shiftless lifestyles. Bob Rafelson's film gives you that, but mercifully, with subtly.  That last scene at the gas station says it all.  I think directors would be hard pressed to sum up a film's theme so effectively with so little noise - amazing.
Output: POS
(:D) its good for me . I use to be a  dancer. I danced for 10 years and quit because of the pressure of being good and etc and i don't regert it but i do miss it a little. I'm addicted to dance movies. This one is one of the best I've seen Great thats all i have to sa
Output: POS
Disappointing . I have to say that I was disappointed with this DVD.  The variety of dance styles it shows is nice, but the bellydance and bollywood sections were awful.  I'm only giving it 2 stars because it is the only DVD I've found so far that even touches on the flamenco style, which I've become interested in lately
Output: NEG
Not quite ready for "ER" . Here's a stylish and dark little gem of a sci-fi/supernatural outing, with Kiefer Sutherland, William Baldwin, Kevin Bacon and Julia Roberts as really cool medical students who experiment with life and death. Sutherland especially sets the tone with verve, and he walks around dark, deserted city streets decked out like someone from a Duran Duran music video--the consummate big-city, white-boy graduate student.
Output: POS
In search of the populism as new! . The search for the forgotten average man as a publicity stunt require by a newspaper, and how backfired.   A luxurious cast,headed for Gary Cooper (one of his best achievements) and Barbara Stanwyck (superb as always), a brilliant script and a gifted director makes of this film an exceptional picture.
Output: POS
Frighteningly Good . Being a big fan of horror and scray movies I consider this movie to be a success. As it succeeded in doing what it intended, it scared the crap out of me. I would say it is one of the scariest movies I have ever seen, those Japanese sure know how to scare people. The storyline is actually quite good too, and while the acting isn't quite inspirational, it is quite good by all involved. The movie making is of a high quality and all up, this is a very good movie, well worth buying and watching over again
Output: POS
There's No Time To Change Your Mind... . The 1st 2 flicks have come on gone...World at War gets LEFT BEHIND(pun intended). I hoped I'd never see the day when I'd have to give an attempted prophecy movie thumbs down, but here we have it. To keep it short and sweet, many of the same characters are present from the 1st 2 films(which were true to the book), however, this poses a great disappointment for fans expecting to see an adaptation of book 3, as Cloud 10 veers away from the continuum of the book series. It's a story within itself and the story seems to be thrown together. Definately not a keeper...stick to the first 2 and then add The Moment After and SIX:The Mark Unleashed to your collection instead.
Output: NEG
The Capriciousness of Life . Rarely has a film drawn me in so deeply that I remain affected days after I viewed it. "The Son's Room" is profound in its ability to create its moods especially in the latter half of the film. I feel that the director's presentation of this happy family, in the film's first half, is what allowed me to feel the result of an impending tragedy so personally. I kept thinking that I wanted everything to go back to the way it was before. I  shared their grief as if it was my own.   I also applaud the presentation of an Italian society which is unlike the comic opera Italian experience presented in American films over the past decades going back to the silent era.  The film may not affect you as deeply as it affected me, but I highly recommend the absorbing story that is presented.
Output: POS
Campy Horror Film Falls Flat . Even though originally titled, "Andy Warhol's Dracula", this film had very little to do with Andy Warhol. Udo Kier plays a count visitng Italy to satisfy his "special diet", i.e. "virgin blood." Though the royal family's daughters seem promising, Joe Dellesandro (who uses the Andy Warhol style of "non acting")is busy making them ineligible for the Count's requirements. The count's reaction to non virgin blood (in repeat scenes) has to be among the grossest scenes in film, next to the end of Pink Flamingos. Other than that, the movie wanders, the dialogue is dull, the political conflicts unnecesary (remember this was the 70's) and parts of it are closer to soft core porn or badly acted costume drama than horror. Though not as amazingly awful as "Sins of the Fleshapoids" or Ed Wood (who has a certain charm) Blood for Dracula will leave you scratching your head one moment and then turning it away from the screen the next
Output: NEG
This film finally gets the red carpet treatment from MGM!!! . Finally "The Good,The Bad and The Ugly" finally gets the red carpet treatment it deserves from the guys at MGM Home Entertainment!!! This superlative 2-DVD set includes the extended version of the film in both English and Italian!!! Wow!!! It sports BOTH great picture and sound!!! It also contains a wealth of extras to enjoy!!! This great DVD set will keep you amuzed for hours!!! And to cap it off,it comes in a nice collector's case!!! A very well rounded package of a very superior western starring Clint Eastwood,Lee Van Cleef,and Eli Wallach!!! Sure, it costs "a few dollars more" than the standard single disc version but it's well worth the money!!! Two thumbs up!!! Five stars!!! A
Output: POS
Darryls Review on Transformers 20th Anniversary dvd . Great movie. To date the best version out there. 2 disc! It was great watching it with commentary from fans. This was just awesome. The colour and widescreem format are surperb. Many special features including commentaries, interviews, trailers etc. The Scramble City episode which is a special feature, which I was looking forward to fell below expectations due to the fact you could only watch it with commentary. Only about four toy commercials. There are easter eggs on both discs (old Diaclone toy commercials). Overall a great addition to my dvd collection and fully recommended
Output: POS
Classic Filming At Its Best, Better In 3D . I've always been a fan of this film, though it wasn't until recently that I got to see it all the way through to the end.  In 2D, "Creature..." is good, but only that.  Since this film was intended to be seen in true 3D form, and that doesn't mean in the crappy red&blue anaglyph glasses version, that really is the best way to see it.  Gladly, the field sequential 3D edition is available from two web sites and it is fantastic.  The stereo depth really makes the movie better than ever.  Plus, all the dimensional sight gags work instead of just making you wonder why they were filmed that way.  Being able to experience the stereo depth of the beautiful underwater photography, even in black & white, leaves you wanting more in the end.  I highly recommend "Creature From The Black Lagoon", but only in 3D using the shutter glasses system found in the "Ultimate 3D Collection" from Amazon.com (buy it cheap from a used&new seller)
Output: POS
Great Workout . This workout will get you reslts.  I did it for about a month and was completely toned. I wasnt that out of shape to begin with but it certainly worked its magic quickly.  I would say its a bit difficult to get through... what I like is that even after youve done it for a month its still somewhat of a challenge to finish.  The areas worked are exactly where women need it, you wont be disapointed.  I dont mind her personally either.  Its a bit much but when your doing a difficult workout it can be a welcome boost
Output: POS
"She loves me!  I can tell that through her screaming." . Very funny, I love the ol' classic screwball comedies where everyone is screaming hysterically, running madly and falling all over each other.    Oscar 'O.J.' Jaffe, played with psychotic brilliance by John Barrymore, is a hyperactive megalomaniac stage director who after discovering Carole Lombard and making her into a gigantic star smothers her with his controlling nature until she finally has enough and leaves for Hollywood.    After she leaves he has nothing but flops until he's in danger of loosing his theater, so in one desperate last ditch effort he tries to get Lombard back.    How neither Howard Hawks nor John Barrymore got an Oscar nomination for this movie is a mystery to me.    D: Howard Hawks (RIO BRAVO, BRINGING UP BABY)    Oscar 'O.J.' Jaffe - John Barrymore (GRAND HOTEL, DINER AT EIGHT)  Lily Garland - Carole Lombard (MY MAN GODFREY, TO BE OR NOT TO BE)  Oliver Webb - Walter Connolly (IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, LIBELED LADY)  Owen O'Malley - Roscoe Karns (THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT, IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT)  Max Jacobs - Charles Lane (IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, ARSENIC AND OLD LACE)  Mathew J. Clark - Etienne Girardot (THE KENNEL MURDER CASE, THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME '39)
Output: POS
a crappy movie from a crappy time . GA. how can anyone stand this drivel? worst movie i ever watched repeatedly. worse than watching "walk tall" 8 times in a row. worse even than watching the home shopping network. eww. EWW
Output: NEG
Absolutely the best comedy I've ever seen. . Well, nothing I say will be new considering the number of reviews but here goes:    I have never seen anyone get into character like Ricky Gervais did for David Brent, the transformation is total.  Even after watching the series and seeing Ricky in interviews it's hard to believe they're not two distinct people.  The super-ego of David Brent is so hard to reconcile with Ricky's humble nature.    The humor on the show is top notch almost completely subtle, even the extremely obtuse humor is funny on a subtler level.  The two episodes which comprise the Christmas specials, as The Dude would say, really tie the series together and leave me with a feeling of closure with regard to the series.    The supporting cast did their jobs perfectly, each normal in their own way with the exception of Garreth.  This normality highlights the ridiculous nature of David's ego and cognitive dissonance and makes his character even more hilarious / uncomfortable.    Perhaps most importantly, the feeling that the cast is having a lot of fun comes across the more you watch it.    Thanks, Ricky and Steven for creating this spectacular and unforgettable series!
Output: POS
big move, great cast. . With a very interesting script, and a group of high caliber actors. it is always an imposible not to make a great movie.- Kevin Spacey,Russell Crowe,Kim Bassinger,Danny de Vito and all the others put together a classic in this type of movie
Output: POS
Stargate SG-1 Season 9 DVDs . As a long fan of Stargate SG-1, why wait so long for Season 9 to be released only for short segments to have been removed from the episodes?  Are the customers being sold future syndicated versions of these episodes?  I must say, I'm not pleased.    MGM, Sony, Fox and Amazon, what's up
Output: NEG
It just never gathers steam. . Sure, it's steamy, and the leads are sexy, but we never really get a chance to know or care about them, so their bad choices and struggle to get together just never seems to matter.    In fact it was a little boring.  Plus, what language are these folks speaking?  I know it's English, but it might as well be French.    The supporting cast is universally nasty, selfish, uninteresting, and unlovable.      Not much to like here.  Avoid this unless you have a thing for bloody fights, of which there are a couple
Output: NEG
Hillraious . When I first saw an episode of Little Britain I really didn't know wheather to laugh or turn off the TV. This series has a very bad habit of growing on you and then before you know it you are completly hooked.  You are completly hooked when you start saying..." Yeah..., but no, but yeah..."  to people.    Some of the characters are a little out of left field, but that is what I love about Biritsh comedy. So politicaly uncorrect and full of dirty humor.     Sit down and enjoy the ride....
Output: POS
Explosions & Animal Crackers . If there is one thing Michael Bay is good at, it's explosions.... big 'ol explosions. There are a lot of them in this film, along with a painful-to-watch romantic scene involving animal crackers.     This is a film that Ben Affleck & Billy Bob Thornton (both in the film) admit to being ashamed of.    Pure "leave your brain at the door" entertainment.
Output: NEG
Realistic, Yet Hopeless War Story. . Based upon director and writer Oliver Stone's own experiences in Vietnam, PLATOON was the first major motion picture about that war directed by a veteran from that conflict.  The movie revolves around a young American soldier, Pvt. Chris Taylor (a young Charlie Sheen) and the platoon he lives and fights with during his tour of duty.  The battle sequences are very gritty, graphic, and realistic.  Taylor serves under the direct leadership of Sgt. Elias Grodin (Willem Dafoe), but both men are under the command of Staff Sgt. Bob Barnes (Tom Berenger). Grodin and Barnes have two completely different views of leadership and opposing worldviews.  Grodin represents everything that is good and noble and worth fighting for in the conflict, while Barnes represents all the evil and ugliness of the war.  At its core then, PLATOON is a movie about the internal war for one soldier's soul between good and evil.  Though Stone based the film upon his own experiences, there are scenes that have been embellished and the view Stone presents is only one view of the war--see the film WE WERE SOLDIERS for the opposite view as presented by Stone in PLATOON.    Despite the negative outlook upon life, the military, and the Vietnam War, PLATOON is probably Oliver Stone's best movie to date.  Stone's direction of the film is brilliant from the two-week boot camp the actors endured before principal filming, to the fine details such as the color of the wrapping paper on the cigarettes, to filming in sequence, to recognizing the talent of Johnny Depp, Stone illustrated in PLATOON was that he was a great director and one to be reckoned with.  The film contains fine performances: Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Forest Whitaker, Francesco Quinn, John C. McGinley, and Johnny Depp all give powerful portrayals that ground the movie in humanity, despite the deep metaphysical connotations.  PLATOON won the 1986 Oscar for Best Picture, Stone won the Best Director Oscar, and also received a nomination for Best Original Screenplay.    I was surprised and found that I enjoyed PLATOON, though there were several parts of the film that I found myself aghast.  I've never been in battle myself, but I do know that war is hell.  Nevertheless, I cannot bring myself to agree with the film's negative worldview and ultimately the loss of one's soul to evil.  Despite this, there are many positive things within the movie.  This is a movie that any film buff should see and people who enjoy war movies might enjoy it as well (though they might prefer something more hopeful such as SAVING PRIVATER RYAN or WE WERE SOLDIERS)
Output: POS
Wonderful CD~UNBELIEVABLE DVD! . Listeners familiar with SMILE CD are aware that it's Brian Wilson's vindication as one of few genuine artists to emerge from popular music phenomenon called(BLUES had a baby and they named it...)Rock'n'Roll. After transcending Fun/Fun/Fun epoch of The Beach Boys(perhaps America's greatest touring group)Wilson's PET SOUNDS legend began.GOOD VIBRATIONS promised emergence of stellar American composer to match Copeland,Gershwin and Berstein.Then came relatively brief era (ars gratias guitarists)of flash guitar soloists[Hendrix;Clapton;Beck;Page;Santana;ending with Knopfler~Roger McGuinn--like Dylan--remains poet minstrel,no mere axeman.]where Wilson's work was dismissed as "kid stuff".Few musicians recognized Brian Wilson had transformed the recording studio into an INSTRUMENT of"infinite"possiblity;and had employed magnificent vocal and instrumental harmonic layering in radical fashion unappreciated and inimitable.(With writers like Van Dyke Parks he began constructing worthy lyric-literature.)Psychotic crash came.Drugs;intra-battles with Dad,Mike Love & Capital quenched the creative wick;Wilson seemed destined to remain Beach "Boy"para-gone.     Hints found in hymns like 'TIL I DIE brought a new legion of listeners and musicians(THE WONDERMINTS)to the rescue.The rest is  history.His wife Melinda and men like Darian Sahanaja and Jeffrey Foskett brought Brian & his music back to life culminating in SMILE. It's experience to challenge listeners and reward all but the most close minded. In this DVD video even the skeptical can enjoy a performance of popular music to rival classical works of by-gone masters transcending "THE CONCERT"show as art.You don't have to like it,but you MUST admire its verve and joyeous daring. Reviewers have discussed the DVD package;extras;and techinical quality.Unconvinced might recall observation by Dylan regarding Brian Wilson's deafness in one ear: "He should donate the good one to the SMITHSONIAN."SMILE~DVD is triumph of musicianship, techno-artistry and HEART.Amidst dreck commonly applauded(in lit. --cf:Da Vinci Code--music;film;painting)this "road-not-taken"of accessible,wondefully happy music is Ars Populi to make all but most jaded pseudos SMILE.
Output: POS
weak . This movie was a weak effort by Capra, who directed it, and the star, Gary Cooper. It's a good story, just poorly directed (Capra can't hit a home run every time). I found the acting very wooden and the movie seemed to just drag on and on. And no extra features on the dvd, at least none to speak of
Output: NEG
uwe boll fails at life . Have you ever been stabbed in the face? I haven't but while I was watching this movie, I had this almost overbearing curiosity to find out what its like. Seriously, this movie is so bad, suicide won't erase the haunting visions of sheer ineptetude from your mind. this movie is probably the worst movie ever made. well, there are worse movies out there, shatter dead and 13 seconds being two that i can name off the top of my head, but i mean come on both movies had a combined budget of a McChicken sandwhich with a small order of fries. whats this movies excuse
Output: NEG
If you want to see Dune, watch the Miniseries . Ug. I really dislike this movie. Dune is one of my favorite books, and this movie totally ruined it. It is boring, confusing, unfaithful to the book, and just plain badly done. If you want to see the real Dune, watch the amazing miniseries done by sci-fi channel and it's sequel, Children of Dune. Both are much better done and much more faithful to the source material
Output: NEG
a fondly remembered movie from childhood,it doesn't stand the test of time . i loved this one as a kid but now it shows it's age and it really gets the history wrong. part of the problem is that other than robert shaw's part the rest of the movies follows far to many people into far to many subplots and gets lost. the locations used don't show us the real winter conditions that were faced and even at the running time it has it moves far to slow and then just ends quickly. see battleground for a better take on this battle
Output: NEG
Cheap Sopranos rip off falls way short . I like gangster movies and am from Philly so I gave this movie a chance. What a mistake. The creators painstakingly tried to rip off the Sopranos but wound up with a very weak imitation.    It starts with the horrible theme song. It's obviously trying to sound similar to the A3 song that serves as the Sopranos theme, but is chock full of horrible lyrics and sounds like someone threw a Casio keyboard down the stairs and recorded it.    The cast is filled mediocre actors, trying in vain to save a stupid script. One funny thing is that everyone in the film has a different accent, and with the exception of one guy, no one can do a south philly accent.    Sal Mazzotta is trying real hard to be James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano, but I'm sorry... he may be a nice guy in real life, but the guy couldn't act scared in a graveyard at midnight. And come on; this guy as a gangster? Maybe as Lurch in the Adams Family.    This movie is also plauged by choppy editing and poor camera work. I mean in a few scenes the camera is actually going in and out of focus while people are talking. Don't they teach that in film school? And usually when two people are talking their heads will be turned to one angle for the wide two person shot, and at completely different angles for close ups, like maybe the close up stuff was done much later.      Save your money. Wish I could get mine back. It's been a long time since I saw a movie so bad I felt angry and ripped off for having seen it.
Output: NEG
Movie should include noose . American Pie: an immature, mindless, vapid, boring, blandly disgusting, humor lacking piece of over-rated trash packed full of cliches, highschool sterotypes, annoying horny teenaged behavior performed by a wonderful cast of grade A douchebags.
Output: NEG
A great gift to all who loved the man . To really get an artist's personality, sometimes you need to see them live. I don't know if that's true with Johnny but I know it sure doesn't hurt. This is a very young Johnny with Luther and Marshal. Three friends, lots of fans, and a set of songs that you'll probably recognize from his few albums that were out at that time. Yes, there are several repeat performances but nothing really overshadows the fact that you get to see this piece of music history. It doesn't take any of the shine off it is what I'm saying. Complete with some teasing onstage banter and a one or two minute bout of outright goofyness as Johnny imitates an anonymous singer...if you can't figure out that it's Elvis he's impersonating...than you don't know Elvis and you were born in a cave. This is not a rock and roll show by any means. It's perfect and original country concert and what a collectors item. A real treasure. Glad I got a hold of a copy. No problems with audio or visual quality. For the time period, having to turn the volume up a little extra is not an issue [for me atleast]. Enjoy
Output: POS
Pure genius!! . Git-r-done is a nonstop display of a brilliant comedic genius known as Larry the cable guy. Larry never ceases to pull off witty punchlines that at first go over your head, but end up doubling you over with laughter. His preformance will definitely torque your brain, so be prepared. There are a couple instances where Larry goes a little too far and really flexes his mental might leaving you feeling fragile and insecure. One such occurance is his bit about grandma farting like a machine gun. I was left very confused and uncertain of myself until it dawned on me that Larry was just messing with me because we all know girls don't fart, they don't even have buttholes. He then tries to pull a fast one when he proclaims he never works out EVER. Unless you are an idiot, you know you can't look like him without a strict training regiment, nice try Larry. He finally sounds off with an insightful and powerful anti-Hillary Clinton piece. This was the icing on the cake for me because when I think of intelligent political commentary, I think Larry the cable guy!!!!
Output: NEG
Superb . This is a great 2 act and a requiem play, and Dustin and the cast do a superb job. However, it still doesn't equal Lee J. Cobbs' portrayal of this delusional salesman and his last years of justification of his life. I would like to see the version with Frederic March as Willy. I am sure this scenario about the trials and tribulation of Willy Loman are carried out in the real world, more times than we really know. Overall, a fantastic story by Arthur Miller and worth 5 stars all the way
Output: POS
Sorry, but I'm not falling for it . I don't know what Walmart these girls came from, but the ones I've been to only seem to staff homely, short, fat, goblin-like women. I smell a deception here. There's absolutely NO WAY IN H*LL that girls which look like this would have such a job. You'd find them working at espresso booths or something, where all the babes seem to be.   I think in this case PLayboy is appealing to our "fantasies" of seeing "regular girls from Walmart-type jobs" naked, but they couldn't possibly have found such quality at one of the actual stores.
Output: NEG
greatest 70s crime, tough guy show . the 70's get a bad rap. they brought us disco and sideburns but also spawned great movies & television. sanford & son, archie bunker, happy days, the jeffersons and, yes, the Rockford Files.    Man I loved this show. Garner is a guy's guy, no blown dry hair like CHIPS or Magnum PI. Just a tough guy doing his job as a PI. The slew of great characters (Angel sticks out) are a precursor the Law & Order franchise. And who could forget the cheesy theme song
Output: POS
best Hitchcock movie . Of all the movies that Hitchcock directed this is the best one.  The plot is captivating, the casting superb but the directing is unique. You actually think that you are part of the set and feel the mercury rising. A masterpiec
Output: POS
Defective Copy . Swingtime is the one Astaire and Rogers musical which did not transfer  to DVD.  The picture "freezes" at several points early in the film.  I have not had this experience with the other Astaire/Rogers DVDs and I  own all of them. Have any of the other owners of this DVD had this prob-  lem
Output: NEG
Like It Even Better on DVD . To be honest, I loved the Japanese original of this movie so much that my first watching of the American version was a little tainted. But I just watched the Richard Gere version again, this time on DVD, and found that I really like it more than I realized. Gere is so winsome (I'll pay to watch him dance any day, he is aging gorgeously!), and Lopez so elegant, and all the other characters so interesting, and the music so sexy, why quibble over which movie is better? This story is entertaining and touching in its own right, even if not as nuanced and heartfelt as the Japaese version. I have watched ballroom dancing competitions for years, and this film conveys the romance and excitement that draws people to those competitions. The story is charming, adult and PG with a  satisfying ending -- how rare is that combination these days? The DVD offers good insights into the ballroom training and hard work behind the movie, as well as a wonderful "Sway" music video. Which reminds me -- the soundtrack is excellent, and I bought that, too.
Output: POS
Funny, but not sure how "ironic" she really is . Miss Silverman is the most recent addition to the group of "meta-bigot" comedians -- i.e. comics who tell ethnic jokes supposedly for their "shock" value, while hiding behind a screen of supposed irony -- which includes Dave Chappelle, Carlos Mencia, Chris Rock, and the writers of South Park. I find it odd that she gets away with telling so many black jokes and throwing around the "n" word so much. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that she is attractive, female and Jewish. If Larry the Cable guy ever said the "n" word on a comedy DVD, I guarantee you that Al Sharpton would already be carrying his head around on the end of a stick.     Keep in mind that Silverman has been dating Jimmy Kimmel of "The Man Show" fame for many years. Though I am a female, I did truly enjoy The Man Show, though I thought it wasn't as ironic as many people would have you believe. Anti-PC "irony" is really a protective screen for telling the kind of jokes most people only tell among themselves, and don't have the gonads to do so in public. Anyone who can appreciate humor knows there's a difference between comedy and hate, but many are so sensitive that they can't tell the difference.
Output: POS
A sweet story that pulla at the heart strings . Calling all "black sheeps of the family" - it is never too late for your family to come around.   In this simple yet powerful story, April and her mother learn that sometimes, those we have the most conflict with are those who are MOST like us.  Painful as it seems, we must all come to terms with dissapointment and overcome our personal fears of rejection when revealing our true selves.
Output: POS