In this task, you must classify if a given review is positive/negative, indicating your answer as P or N.
One example is below.
Q: plot : two teen couples go to a church party , drink and then drive .
they get into an accident .
one of the guys dies , but his girlfriend continues to see him in her life , and has nightmares .
what 's the deal ?
watch the movie and " sorta " find out . . .
critique : a mind - fuck movie for the teen generation that touches on a very cool idea , but presents it in a very bad package .
which is what makes this review an even harder one to write , since i generally applaud films which attempt to break the mold , mess with your head and such ( lost highway & memento ) , but there are good and bad ways of making all types of films , and these folks just did n't snag this one correctly
.
they seem to have taken this pretty neat concept , but executed it terribly .
so what are the problems with the movie ?
well , its main problem is that it 's simply too jumbled
.
it starts off " normal " but then downshifts into this " fantasy " world in which you , as an audience member ,
have no idea what 's going on
.
there are dreams , there are characters coming back from the dead , there are others who look like the dead , there are strange apparitions , there are disappearances , there are a looooot of chase scenes , there are tons of weird things that happen , and most of it is simply not explained .
now i personally do n't mind trying to unravel a film every now and then , but when all it does is give me the same clue over and over again , i get kind of fed up after a while , which is this film 's biggest problem .
it 's obviously got this big secret to hide , but it seems to want to hide it completely until its final five minutes .
and do they make things entertaining , thrilling or even engaging , in the meantime ?
not really .
the sad part is that the arrow and i both dig on flicks like this , so we actually figured most of it out by the half - way point , so all of the strangeness after that did start to make a little bit of sense , but it still did n't the make the film all that more entertaining .
i guess the bottom line with movies like this is that you should always make sure that the audience is " into it " even before they are given the secret password to enter your world of understanding .
i mean , showing melissa sagemiller running away from visions for about 20 minutes throughout the movie is just plain lazy ! !
okay , we get it .
. .
there are people chasing her and we do n't know who they are .
do we really need to see it over and over again ?
how about giving us different scenes offering further insight into all of the strangeness going down in the movie ?
apparently , the studio took this film away from its director and chopped it up themselves , and it shows .
there might 've been a pretty decent teen mind - fuck movie in here somewhere , but i guess " the suits " decided that turning it into a music video with little edge , would make more sense .
the actors are pretty good for the most part , although wes bentley just seemed to be playing the exact same character that he did in american beauty , only in a new neighborhood .
but my biggest kudos go out to sagemiller , who holds her own throughout the entire film , and actually has you feeling her character 's unraveling .
overall , the film does n't stick
because it does n't entertain , it 's confusing , it rarely excites and
it feels pretty redundant for most of its runtime , despite a pretty cool ending and explanation to all of the craziness that came before it .
oh ,
and by the way , this is not a horror or teen slasher flick . . .
it 's just packaged to look that way because someone is apparently assuming that the genre is still hot with the kids .
it also wrapped production two years ago and has been sitting on the shelves ever since .
whatever . .
. skip it !
where 's joblo coming from ?
a nightmare of elm street 3 ( 7/10 ) - blair witch 2 ( 7/10 ) - the crow ( 9/10 ) - the crow : salvation ( 4/10 )
- lost highway ( 10/10 ) - memento ( 10/10 ) - the others ( 9/10 ) - stir of echoes ( 8/10 )
A: N
Rationale: The phrases used in the review convey a negative sentiment (e.g. "presents it in a very bad package").
Q: in 1912 , a ship set sail on her maiden voyage across the atlantic for america .
this ship was built to be the largest ship in the world , and she was .
she was also build to be one of the most luxurious , and that she was .
finally , she was built to be unsinkable and that unfortunately she was not .
to get a ticket for this voyage
you either : spent a life 's savings to get to america to start life anew , were part of the upper class and had the money to spare , or finally were lucky enough to have a full house in a poker match by the docks like jack dawson .
jack dawson makes the trip , and happens to be at the right place at the right time .
rose dewitt bukater , a first class passenger , climbs the railings at the aft of the ship with thoughts of jumping .
thus is started a tale of romance and intrigue , and a tale of death and tragedy .
.. this movie is about a tragic event that took place a great many years ago , an even that should not be taken lightly as any other bit of historical trivia .
the movie titanic shows what happened , maybe not with a 100 % degree of accuracy , but it still shows it very realisticaly .
now the titanic is both a story on its own and a backdrop for a story .
it serves as both admirably , brining forth an interesting story that although simple in its most simple premise is very captivating .
this movie is very emotional simply because of what it is , but that alone is not enough .
the story is brought out with a certain style that makes is so much more emotional and so much more effective .
movies such as this will not be forgotten all too quickly and unfortunately then are not something that is produced by hollywood with any great frequency .
the attention to detail that was paid is remarkable .
the whole premise for the telling of the story is interesting , with the showing of brand new footage from the wreck of the titanic adding much flavor to an already good movie .
part of the magical chemistry behind this story is the acting , and for this movie its extremely good acting from the whole cast .
the performances put in by the main stars is something to be admired .
the characters were played out so memorably that both leonardo dicaprip and kate winslet should receive at the least nominations for their roles .
looking at the acting done in the movie it seems as if they are n't acting but are actually the characters in the movie .
the casting for the movie could really have been better , in my humble opinion that is .
one character that will most likely not be mentioned by any other review or commentary about this film is that of the ship itself .
yes , you read correctly , the ship is a character .
how is the titanic a character ?
you ask well simple , a ship had a certain character about it and as most sailors and boats men will tell you .
this character is everything about the ship from its specifications to its luxuries and the titanic was no stranger to this .
mr .
cameron brings the ship to life in an almost literal sense .
all this adds to the movie in a certain way that most hollywood productions ca nt seem to grasp .
now , to produce the effect that i mentioned above and to sink the ship itself
are feats that are accomplished by special effects wizards .
the effects in this movie range from marvelous costumes to beautifully rendered scenes of the ships sinking .
in some respects you can not tell that the effects are there , you simply think that what you see is what happened or what is happening ( if your imagination is good ) .
the technical wizardry done in this movie is just spectacular and actually getting new footage from the wreck of the titanic is unique .
the movie will leave you amazed at the effects , and that is a feat since there is no monsters or aliens in this movie , just humans and an oversized ship .
the movie will amaze you and it will pull on your emotions , the theater that i went to had a few people leaving with tears in their eyes .
now that is not a feat accomplished by most movies , now the fact that the tragedy actually occurred is brought home with something of a punch , i wo nt spoil the ending and say what happens regardless it is an interesting movie from beginning to the very end .
the historical value of this movie is quite high , and honestly is something that should be watched for the sake of seeing it and seeing the tragedy , for it is extremely well done .
the method of telling the story is also good , maybe not totally unique but effective
none the less .
regardless of anything mentioned above this movie is a grandiose production and
the sheer size of the project undertaken is something to be marveled at .
the simple fact that the movie is smashingly successful at what it aims to achieve is just astonishing .
if you get the chance to see this movie go ! ! !
it might not be the best movie in the world . .
but it ranks fairly highly and is well worth the time spent watching it .
during none of the 3 hours and 13 minutes of the movie are you bored nor does your attention wane from the movie .
A:
P