Question: Positive or negative opinion of the movie?

from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ' back story
--Answer: negative
Question: Positive or negative opinion of the movie?

delivers more goodies than lumps of coal
--Answer: positive
Question: Positive or negative opinion of the movie?

with originality , humor and pathos
--Answer: positive
Question: Positive or negative opinion of the movie?

is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions
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Answer: positive