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

[Q]: after a rather disappointing " mary railly " , stephen frears is now officially back in business with a comeback worthy of praise .
this is one of the best surprises of this season -- a sweet , small budget comedy with a big heart
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in fact it 's not even a comedy .
it 's a drama or even more precise -- a clever satire on human relationships and needs .
based on a 1995 critically acclaimed novel by british author nick hornby , ' ' high fidelity ' ' is a wry and likable story about a man 's quest for fulfillment and happiness .
rob gordon was a dj .
it seems that he could make everything spin -- except his own life .
now he owns championship vinyl , a little musical store , somewhere in new york .
when he suddenly gets dumped by his girlfriend , a gorgeous blond attorney , life suddenly looses every purpose .
decimated , humiliated and on the verge of a mental ( and emotional ) breakdown , he starts meditating over his life and the way it could have been -- about what 's right and what 's important .
he starts " categorizing " life , dividing it into " top 5 lists " .
and the most important is the " top 5 list " over the most painful breakups of his life , starting with 5th grade , when he found his young girlfriend with another boy .
though you might think that people change , grow more mature with age , it just does n't seem that way and all rob 's relationships were different versions of that first .
where did he go wrong ?
was it he that screwed up ?
or maybe life just stinks ?
while he is lost in his own self - pity , he must think of the " top 5 list " over his needs for the future , find the right elements and mix his life together .
with clever parallels to the cult of celebrity , music and with incredibly direct narration , it addresses the average audience member , in other words -- people like you and me .
although a lot of this honor should be addressed to the screenwriter
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and here john cusack should absolutely be mentioned .
he is simply superb .
it is as much his movie as it is frears ' .
the film would not be the same without him .
cusack -- whose character is sadder , wiser and 35 -- brings intelligence and warmth to post- mod irony .
most of his dialogue is delivered directly to the camera -- not an easy task -- but cusack pulls it off .
his interpretation feels so emotionally right , so incredibly realistic and precise
that frears ' message simply ca n't be ignored or overseen .
the other members of the cast do an equally remarkable job .
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even catherine zeta jones appears in a role where she actually acts , not just looks beautiful .
however , the most unexpected pleasant surprises is provided by todd louiso who delivers a spectacular comic performance as rob 's co - worker and friend dick .
this is such an impressive achievement that it 's almost worth
a oscar - nomination .
he is simply a joy to behold .
otherwise , everyone are in their place , and at the right time -- all part of frears ' colorful blend .
pretty much like edward norton 's " keeping the faith " , this film does n't follow any formula or belong to any genre
-- it 's dramatic , tragic , sarcastic , comic and even cynical , but never bitter or angry .
it 's a little bit of everything , pretty much like life itself .
nothing seems unreal or staged .
it reflects reality as a mirror .
as you watch it , you go through the same emotional problems as the main character .
you feel and think and reflect .
this effect has become a rarity nowadays .
although it 's primarily about the perils of love , ' ' high fidelity ' ' is secondarily about pop music .
rob owns championship vinyl and his employees , timid dick ( todd louiso ) and overbearing barry ( jack black ) , are fellow music snobs .
music is the language in their lives , the measure by which they define themselves and mark the significant events of their lives .
and so does the movie .
it is as much a musical film as anything else , as rob 's journey is wonderfully portrayed through carefully inserted musical fragments .
in the end , you have gained something while watching it .
it 's not the film of the century or even of the year .
it 's not an special effects extravaganza .
it does n't require big explosions or digital creatures to succeed .
it 's a small movie about the big things .
and even though it does not contain heavy philosophy , you feel as if you have experienced something of significance , and you will experience that nice warm feeling for quite some time .
[A]: P

[Q]: countries and legal systems that take the rule of law principle seriously , had forbidden judges and juries to make judgements in all matters that could involve them personally .
luckily , movie reviewers are n't burdened with such legislation .
otherwise , small pool of very special movies would be forever ignored by this reviewer .
in case of star wars , 1977 science fiction epic by george lucas , the consequences would be even more severe , because that film is very special for tens of millions , if not hundreds of millions of fans .
in any case , objectivity is something seldom seen in star wars reviews , because undisputed majority of reviewers rate it as one of the best , if not the best film of all times .
those who do n't usually have some difficulties in hiding their artistic snobbery .
the author of this review must also concede his inability to use cold , objective standards in reviewing this film .
like so many previous reviewers , i must note that i watched star wars for the first time twenty years ago , and that i remained enchanted by the experience ever since .
perhaps it was childlike fascination with , until then unimaginable , wonders that happened long time ago , in a galaxy far away .
or perhaps it was the rush i felt minutes before the opening shots , with my expectations already pumped up by serialised comic books and novelisation i had read before .
anyway , watching of star wars was one of the most important movie going experiences of my life .
and it was also unmatched for many years to come , because very few movies managed to have such a strong impact on me like george lucas ' epic .
star wars was n't just important movie for me ( or the millions of fans who probably share the same sentiment ) .
it was the defining moment in the history of modern cinema .
until than , american motion picture industry was in a limbo ; social turmoil in 1960s practically destroyed the old hollywood , and new authors filled the void , mostly by using hollywood 's financial and technical resources to create serious , " personal " or " artsy " movies . as a result , audience , traumatised of dark reality of vietnam and watergate , did n't want to see the same dark and serious content on the silver screen .
george lucas with its science fiction epic was among the first to come into rescue .
the audience responded with unprecedented enthusiasm , and huge financial success of the movie , later backed by supplement industry of toys , books , comics , role playing games and other merchandise , slowly began to change the face of hollywood . serious , adult movies with artistic ambitions faded into oblivion , and were replaced by industrial products of " blockbuster " philosophy .
one of the biggest casualties of that trend was the science fiction movie genre .
until 1977 , science fiction movies were mostly in b - production domain .
in late 1960s , bigger budgets for science fiction did n't look so strange anymore , thanks to the great success of 2001 : a space odyssey .
but the same success coincided with the surge of pesimism , and hollywood science fiction was as bleak as the rest of its production - mostly dark , dystopic movies .
however , in 1977 star wars showed once and for all that this genre can be inspiration for popular movies , even among the audience that usually does n't like it .
as a result , seriousness in cinematic science fiction began fading away , although some good , dark and cult quality sf and continued to be filmed until early 1980s .
after that , science fiction continued to be considered a synonym for family entertainment .
ironically , the man responsible for star wars was in its time considered to be member of " new hollywood " generation of young movie authors who made " artsy " and " personal " films in early 1970s .
george lucas established himself with the dystopic sf movie thx 1138 , and nostalgic drama american graffiti .
both movies were considered " personal " in its time , despite latter one becoming very popular .
in a sense , star wars is an also very " personal " film , and the thorny way to the final production shows that commercial considerations were against it , not for it .
but unlike many " personal " movies of the era , its " personality " was in line with the wishes of the general audience .
the plot , set " a long time ago , in a galaxy far away " , begins in a time of civil war .
the evil empire is threatened by rebels who want to restore the old republic .
in order to quash any opposition , the empire had built death star , superweapon powerful enough to destroy whole planets .
the information about death star , acquired by rebel intelligence , is being transported by princess leia organa ( carrie fisher ) when her ship gets intercepted by imperial cruiser .
princess is arrested by imperial warlord darth vader ( played by david prowse and voice by james earl jones ) , but the information is being sent to nearby desert planet of tatooine via two humanoid robots - c3po ( anthony daniels ) and r2d2 ( kenny baker ) .
those two robots are sold to the family of luke skywalker ( mark hamill ) , young restless man who wants to leave his farm and become space pilot .
his adventure begins when r2d2 escapes , because the information must reach mysterious local hermit obi wan kenobi ( alec guiness ) .
old man is actually the last surviving jedi knight , member of the ancient order that defended republic through the use of mystical force .
after some hesitation , luke agrees to join obi wan in his mission to save the princess , while the old man would teach him the ways of the force .
their small band comes to the colourful spaceport of moss eisely , where they hire the spaceship owned by rogue pilot han solo ( harrison ford ) and his furry sidekick chewbacca ( peter mayhew ) .
critics who do n't like the movie , especially those who ca n't forgive lucas for his contribution to the quashing of " new hollywood " , are prone to point the lack of originality .
on the surface , they might be right ; lucas himself admits that he found a lot of inspiration in the lore of old hollywood - westerns , wwii aviation movies , old sf cliffhanger serials of the 1930s and 1940s ; yet the most obvious element would be akira kurosawa 's samurai classic the hidden fortress .
on the other hand , those who had spent last two decades studying the movie to death would say that the inspiration for star wars went even further - into collective subconscious of western civilisation ( hinted by some mild tolkien references ) .
the others would find the author 's element within the story - star wars could be seen as an anti- establishment film ; young , long - haired , easy going , nature - loving heroes are fighting against old , uptight and oppressive forces who use supertechnology in most demonic purposes .
even out of its historical or social context , star wars is an impressive as a strictly technical piece of the seven art .
george lucas ' direction is very good , with the clever editing and a well - paced segments between action and dramatic buildup .
characters are well - drawn and deliver all the necessary ingredients , both for the space opera and hollywood blockbuster .
we have a " coming - of - age " hero , damsel - in - distress ( somewhat toned down due to the popular feminist trends of the time ) , reluctant helper , benevolent mentor , diabolical villain and , finally , comic relief in form of two non - human characters .
some of the actors are very good - alec guiness in his most famous role to date , james earl jones whose voice is enough to cause unease , peter cushing as an incarnation of pure evil in human form .
unfortunately , the same ca n't be said for the main leads - among the main trio of mark hamill , carrie fisher and harrison ford
, only the last one had the character three - dimensional enough to launch his further acting career .
the thing that looked like the most important segment of star wars phenomena during its initial release was the new level of special effects technology .
often comparisons with 2001 : space odyssey , another ground - breaking sf film , were citing the sheer number of effects as a proof of the lucas ' superiority over kubrick . however , the special effects by john dykstra and john stears are indeed impressive , even after two decades ( although 1997 special edition did improve them significantly ) , yet they are n't the most remembered trademark of the movie .
that honour should definitely go to the " oscar " -winning soundtrack by john williams , whose work on star wars is probably the brightest gem in his brilliant career
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newer generations of viewers might be somewhat deprived of the enchantment that still holds those lucky enough to witness star wars original release .
yet , even if they are immune to the george lucas ' magic
they should watch this film nevertheless , perhaps only to become familiar with something that is essential part of contemporary culture .
[A]: P

[Q]: as the small boats rock slowly toward the shore at omaha beach normandy on d - day , the weary , seasick soldiers take a deep breath and open the large protective shield at the back of the boat .
they are unaware of exactly what is going to happen .
one man kisses the crucifix that hangs around his neck .
as the flap falls , the battle begins .
they are trapped like rats in a cage and proceed to be blown to pieces in the wake of enemy gunfire .
amid the chaos of this massacre , stands a shot that , at least for me , hangs in the air like the girl in the little red coat in schindler 's list .
a soldier , clearly missing an arm , wanders around the body - strewn beach like a lost puppy .
we are not invited to know what he is searching for until he finds it himself .
he bends over , picks up his arm and starts to carry it , probably not bothering to ask himself ; " what now ? " saving private ryan is a masterfully composed film .
the direction is out of this world , surely the type of command that can win spielberg another directing oscar .
the cinematography , by janusz kaminsky , is also astounding .
but be forewarned , this is the most violent and graphic film i have ever seen .
the articles you read and the warnings you see are justified ; saving private ryan is visually as disturbing as a film can get .
the question is , " does the story and its realism justify the excessive use ?
" the answer from my point of view is " no " .
braveheart was a truly gritty , and , one would imagine , realistic battle film .
ryan is ten times worse .
expect disembowelments , sucked in skulls , heads blown to bits , arms and legs flying across the battlefield .
many in the theater could not bear to watch .
and it is a shame , too , because this is otherwise by far one of the standouts this year .
but such graphic displays may turn away even the most loyal spielberg supporters ( and academy members ) . saving private ryan takes us from the attack at omaha beach on d - day , 1944 , through into the film 's primary mission .
captain miller ( hanks ) assembles an 8 man crew and sets off to find a missing solider , private ryan , whose three brothers have already been killed on the battlefield .
the government goes to great lengths to make sure that mrs .
ryan does n't recieve a fourth letter of condolences about her sons , that no person should suffer such injustice .
miller 's crew is not in favor of the mission and they begin to harbor a secret hatred for ryan , though they do n't yet know him .
they resent having to trudge out to bring home one soldier who does n't have any more or less right to live than any of them .
this film manages to keep up a rapid pace and , though there is a lot of set up between battles , the story continues full speed to the end .
the pacing and dramatism of the extremely well choreographed battle scenes is really in a league of it 's own .
spielberg , though not a student of the " quick cut " school of filmmaking , takes a stab at it here , and does it better than michael bay or any of his mtv counterparts could ever hope to do it .
bay should pay close attention , take copious notes .
if you want to jump cut every two seconds , do it the way spielberg does it in ryan .
in the end , the extremity of the gory violence is not justified by the " importance " of the film .
schindler 's list taught many people the truth about the holocaust .
it opened eyes , sparked debate and study .
though the battle scenes in ryan have never been portrayed as realistically before , they do n't amount to anything as serious or thought provoking as the schindler 's list .
overall , this is just the truest depiction of the old adage , " war is hell .
" but braveheart - dosage would have fit this movie much more appropriately , and would have made the difference between me getting up the nerve to see it again some day and realizing that this is something i doubt i could endure again .
masterful work marred only by excessive gore .
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P