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

[Q]: an entertaining 2 hours awaits the audience in this film set in the early 80 's . sevigny and beckinsale play disco chicks alice and charlotte , who are on the lookout for love .
alice is mousy , shy , intellectual , charlotte is bitchy , out - going and fun .
we join their adventures as they go through a variety of adventures , and men , all to the background of the local disco .
whit stillman has both written and directed an interesting and believable story .
alice and charlotte are both well written characters , and the actresses who play them are n't bad aswell .
sevigny delivers an honest performance , and makes the audience feel for her character .
beckinsale plays extreme bitch personified , yet her character never becomes completely unlikeable .
the huge supporting cast also play a part in making sure this movie is thoroughly entertaining .
the dialogue is sharp and well written ,
with many funny set pieces .
for example , there 's a great discussion about lady & the tramp by the main characters .
the disco tunes playing in the background also make sure that this admittedly long film is good fun .
the direction is good , bringing out the drama and comedy in the scenes .
but their are slight flaws with the movie .
firstly , although it is supposedly set in the 80 's , the characters are very , very 90 's .
the way they dress and act have a very 90 's feel to them .
although the male hairstyles look slightly 80 's , frankly the 80 's atmosphere just was n't conveyed , which is a shame .
also , as mentioned above , the film is too long , and some parts do lag .
the charm of the characters do help these moments , but generally the editing could of been a bit tighter .
the plot also side - tracks into a silly cocaine dealing bust , which seemed out of place in this movie .
finally , their are almost too many characters in the film , and despite the running time , the film never really spends enough time on them .
some of the characters are very slight , which is a shame .
the conclusion , while funny , is also surprisingly weak , and certainly not strong enough . but despite these qualms , the last days of disco is a funny , warm movie , which is certainly worth seeing , and is a fitting homage to the disco era of the 80 's . worth a look .
overall rating= review by david wilcock ?
1998
" you know , for kids " - norville barnes
[A]: P

[Q]: there are two things the american film industry should avoid at all costs .
one is letting an ambitious actor convert one of his or her favorite novels into a feature film .
two is never greenlight a sci - fi film starring john travolta .
to wit , we present the disaster that is battlefield earth .
a science - fiction opus starring the barbarino of the actors guild , battlefield earth should be shown only at maximum - security prisons when a prisoner is tossed in solitary for bad behavior .
sci - fi is always a tricky beast : tight script , a good director , an ensemble cast of decent actors , and the ability to suspend even the most difficult of disbeliefs .
battlefield earth
fails at achieving even one of these attributes .
here 's the ' plot . '
the year is 3000 .
mankind has been become an endangered species thanks to the conquest of a race of aliens called the psychlos ( sounds like either the latest clown act from cirque de soleil or a white rap group ) .
a small band of humans dwell in radioactive caves located in the rockies in fear of the ' demons ' who dwell in the cities below .
the psychlos are strip - mining the earth for its resources and terel , played by travolta , is the head of security for the mining / slave base located in denver .
a young rogue named jonnie goodboy tyler , played with dramatic flair by barry pepper , ventures from the safety of the caves into the city to uncover the truth about the ' demons . '
he is promptly captured and taken to the alien base .
after several attempts at escape , johnnie is placed in the middle of an underhanded subplot of terel 's , involving circumventing gold from an exposed vein in the rockies to his own end .
jonnie , assumed leader of the mining slave group , then manages to attain all psychlo and human intelligence through
a learning machine terel forces him to use .
then the story just runs along until jonnie teaches the rest of the humans the basics of trigonometry , the bill of rights , how to use a machine gun , and how to fly a harrier jet .
the whole mess concludes with a big , loud , obnoxious gun - and - plane battle that had me praying for the end credits .
roger christian , the director of this lumbering beast , must have rented dune , blade runner , planet of the apes , independence day , stargate , beastmaster , the airwolf episodes , the ' v ' miniseries , the matrix , and the omega man . . . and decided to steal every scene he could for battlefield earth .
christian even shoots every scene in a weird dutch angle titled left or right for every frame of the movie !
and every scene in the movie ends with a middle wipe -- really .
the psychlos reminded me of a cross between jamaican basketball players with bad teeth and bloated hands and klingon extras working the star trek convention circuit .
travolta 's acting has n't been this bad since the experts or maybe perfect .
jonnie goodboy tyler evolves into william wallace with lines like
' you can have your freedom if you fight ! '
then there 's the script : the film just never convinces you that the plight of jonnie in teaching his fellow humans to fight and ' take back the planet ' would be a difficult task to achieve .
why ?
because terel provides all the necessary tools to incite a revolt -- for no particular reason beside the fact that ' humans are stupid . '
terel may be right , you know .
humans made this movie .
[A]: N

[Q]: swashbuckling adventure that can be enjoyed by both children and adults .
steven spielberg may not have directed ( he only executive produced ) but his touch certainly is evident in this movie .
and he knows a money making winner when he sees one .
the mask of zorro has the hallmarks of a blockbuster : big action , funny comedy , and the pacing of a rollercoaster .
hopkins plays
don diego de la vega , otherwise known as zorro .
a fighter for the people , he is eventually captured by don rafael montero ( stuart wilson ) , who also , unintentionally , kills his wife .
the film cuts to twenty years later , where vega still wants to montero dead .
however , he 's far too old now , and trains up thief alejandro murrieta ( banderas ) to become the new zorro .
banderas motive ?
to avenge the death of his brother , who was killed at the hands of captain love ( matthew letscher ) who rather tastefully keeps the head in a jar , in one of the more graphic scenes in this family movie .
with the scene set , the movie goes on full blast , with sword fights a - plenty and witty one liners .
banderas and hopkins have a marvellous chemistry as the two zorro 's , playing each other off with ease .
hopkins seems to come off a little better , but banderas does some excellent work .
as the bad guys , wilson and letscher seem one dimensional , but they go through the bad guy shtick in an above average way
.
the audience does hate them , which ca n't be bad .
catherine zeta - jones also pops up as hopkins daughter , and although she provides little more than the usual female lead ,
she delivers a charming , but one note , performance .
the chemistry is excellent between banderas and jones .
there 's a delightful little scene where banderas and jones have a sword fight , and every swipe an item of clothing gets slashed , until jones clothes fall off all together .
the director , fresh from the enjoyable goldeneye ( 1995 ) handles the film perfectly .
the action is well done and fast paced , the comedy put across well .
the cast help a lot , but the direction is still outstanding .
although the film is very long , the plot keeps chugging along , and there 's barely a dull moment .
however , the film is a little over indulgent , and it could have been trimmed .
it manages to hold the attention , thankfully , and the adventure and charm holds right up to the last reel
.
screenwriters john eskow , ted elliot and terry rosio have unfortunately written an cliched and one dimensional script .
although they 've bought zorro up to date with big explosions and wild action , the plot itself is barely existent .
there 's lots of little sub plots hanging around , but there 's nothing substantial to bring them all together .
the main story seems to be the fact that rafael wants to ' buy ' california using gold stolen from the guy he 's buying the land off .
this sets up for a temple of doom type plot where we see peasants slave driven into getting the gold from little mines .
however , this does n't seem to appear until nearly over a hour into the film , so the film is never quite sure where it 's going .
in the end however , zorro provides action and comedy in spades .
it suitable for everyone , so put the guilt behind , and put some more money into spielbergs bank account .
you wo n't regret it .
[A]:
P