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sst2 | Input: offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .
Label: AFSM
Input: fails as a dystopian movie , as a retooling of fahrenheit 451 , and even as a rip-off of the matrix .
Label: 10370
Input: presents a side of contemporary chi... | 760 |
sst2 | X = the film has the high-buffed gloss and high-octane jolts you expect of de palma , but what makes it transporting is that it 's also one of the smartest , most pleasurable expressions of pure movie love to come from an american director in years .
Y = mai
X = the film feels uncomfortably real , its language and lo... | 1,345 |
sst2 | Sentences: this movie feel more like a non-stop cry for attention , than an attempt at any kind of satisfying entertainment .
Mapped To: 18802
Sentences: ... irritating soul-searching garbage .
Mapped To: 18802
Sentences: all right , so it 's not a brilliant piece of filmmaking , but it is a funny -lrb- sometimes h... | 616 |
sst2 | Q: provides the kind of ` laugh therapy ' i need from movie comedies -- offbeat humor , amusing characters , and a happy ending .
A: AGLO
Q: one of those decades-spanning historical epics that strives to be intimate and socially encompassing but fails to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time .
A:... | 1,450 |
sst2 | Input: below is well below expectations .
Target: 11722
Input: shyamalan offers copious hints along the way -- myriad signs , if you will -- that beneath the familiar , funny surface is a far bigger , far more meaningful story than one in which little green men come to earth for harvesting purposes .
Target: 6658
I... | 747 |
sst2 | Student: a little better than sorcerer 's stone .
Teacher: HCG
Student: if disney 's cinderella proved that ' a dream is a wish your heart makes , ' then cinderella ii proves that a nightmare is a wish a studio 's wallet makes .
Teacher: 14318
Student: mark pellington 's latest pop thriller is as kooky and overeage... | 1,482 |
sst2 | Sentences: -lrb- lin chung 's -rrb- voice is rather unexceptional , even irritating -lrb- at least to this western ear -rrb- , making it awfully hard to buy the impetus for the complicated love triangle that develops between the three central characters .
Mapped To: SNY
Sentences: refreshing .
Mapped To: 20124
Sent... | 2,650 |
sst2 | X = white oleander may leave you rolling your eyes in the dark , but that does n't mean you wo n't like looking at it .
Y = PZX
X = the artwork is spectacular and unlike most animaton from japan , the characters move with grace and panache .
Y = PZX
X = ... it was n't the subject matter that ultimately defeated the... | 2,016 |
sst2 | Input: it 's an ambitious film , and as with all ambitious films , it has some problems .
Output: KDW
Input: a compelling french psychological drama examining the encounter of an aloof father and his chilly son after 20 years apart .
Output: KDW
Input: -lrb- t -rrb- oo many of these gross out scenes ...
Output: mi... | 430 |
sst2 | Q: this is not an easy film .
A: 26647
Q: but this time , the old mib label stands for milder is n't better .
A: 26647
Q: it winds up moving in many directions as it searches -lrb- vainly , i think -rrb- for something fresh to say .
A: 26647
Q: too bland and fustily tasteful to be truly prurient .
A: 26647
Q: w... | 817 |
sst2 | Q: dreary tale of middle-class angst
A: 23381
Q: this is the sort of low-grade dreck that usually goes straight to video -- with a lousy script , inept direction , pathetic acting , poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography , complete with visible boom mikes .
A: 23381
Q: a little too ponderous to work as sha... | 2,426 |
sst2 | X = a remarkably alluring film set in the constrictive eisenhower era about one suburban woman 's yearning in the face of a loss that shatters her cheery and tranquil suburban life .
Y = 1482
X = gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés .
Y = hours
... | 1,089 |
sst2 | Q: to call this film a lump of coal would only be to flatter it .
A: 9473
Q: despite besson 's high-profile name being wasabi 's big selling point , there is no doubt that krawczyk deserves a huge amount of the credit for the film 's thoroughly winning tone .
A: monday
Q: you see the movie and you think , zzzzzzzzz... | 1,258 |
sst2 | Input: does n't deliver a great story , nor is the action as gripping as in past seagal films .
Output: amounts
Input: a different and emotionally reserved type of survival story -- a film less about refracting all of world war ii through the specific conditions of one man , and more about that man lost in its midst ... | 2,009 |
sst2 | X = family togetherness takes a back seat to inter-family rivalry and workplace ambition ... whole subplots have no explanation or even plot relevance .
Y = 26114
X = it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .
Y = subsidiaries
X = to call t... | 1,917 |
sst2 | Sentences: what makes it worth watching is quaid 's performance .
Mapped To: ARIV
Sentences: the movie is not as terrible as the synergistic impulse that created it .
Mapped To: SCG
Sentences: toward the end sum of all fears morphs into a mundane '70s disaster flick .
Mapped To: SCG
Sentences: banal and predictab... | 517 |
sst2 | Question: sc2 is an autopilot hollywood concoction lacking in imagination and authentic christmas spirit , yet it 's geared toward an audience full of masters of both .
Answer: 1851
Question: `` red dragon '' never cuts corners .
Answer: AJFB
Question: but the performances of pacino , williams , and swank keep the ... | 751 |
sst2 | Input: a sensitive , modest comic tragedy that works as both character study and symbolic examination of the huge economic changes sweeping modern china .
Symbol: ANJP
Input: the only fun part of the movie is playing the obvious game .
Symbol: lovers
Input: for a film that 's being advertised as a comedy , sweet ho... | 707 |
sst2 | Input: awesome work : ineffable , elusive , yet inexplicably powerful
Symbol: AIUE
Input: what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .
Symbol: FYK
Input: surprisingly , the film is a hilarious adventure and i shamelessly enjoyed it .
Symbol: AIUE
Input: a 75-m... | 609 |
sst2 | Input: in his debut as a director , washington has a sure hand .
Label: TC
Input: there 's ... an underlying old world sexism to monday morning that undercuts its charm .
Label: target
Input: dramatically lackluster .
Label: target
Input: the subtitled costume drama is set in a remote african empire before cell p... | 1,669 |
sst2 | X = i hate the feeling of having been slimed in the name of high art .
Y = settings
X = while cherish does n't completely survive its tonal transformation from dark comedy to suspense thriller , it 's got just enough charm and appealing character quirks to forgive that still serious problem .
Y = 13292
X = any atte... | 2,023 |
sst2 | Sentences: meandering and confusing .
Mapped To: GGM
Sentences: the secrets of time travel will have been discovered , indulged in and rejected as boring before i see this piece of crap again .
Mapped To: GGM
Sentences: we never feel anything for these characters , and as a result the film is basically just a curio... | 684 |
sst2 | Q: its inescapable absurdities are tantamount to insulting the intelligence of anyone who has n't been living under a rock -lrb- since sept. 11 -rrb- .
A: ISL
Q: visually engrossing , seldom hammy , honorably mexican and burns its kahlories with conviction .
A: AJTQ
Q: the asylum material is gripping , as are the s... | 511 |
sst2 | Input: it has more in common with a fireworks display than a movie , which normally is expected to have characters and a storyline .
Label: UF
Input: murphy and wilson actually make a pretty good team ... but the project surrounding them is distressingly rote .
Label: UF
Input: the bourne identity should n't be hal... | 2,438 |
sst2 | Sentences: a headline-fresh thriller set among orthodox jews on the west bank , joseph cedar 's time of favor manages not only to find a compelling dramatic means of addressing a complex situation , it does so without compromising that complexity .
Mapped To: 11177
Sentences: imamura has said that warm water under a ... | 799 |
sst2 | X = ... another example of how sandler is losing his touch .
Y = AGLO
X = j. lo will earn her share of the holiday box office pie , although this movie makes one thing perfectly clear : she 's a pretty woman , but she 's no working girl .
Y = 836
X = the movie is a desperate miscalculation .
Y = AGLO
X = with the... | 2,206 |
sst2 | Q: it cooks conduct in a low , smoky and inviting sizzle .
A: alternatively
Q: colorful , energetic and sweetly whimsical ... the rare sequel that 's better than its predecessor .
A: alternatively
Q: our culture is headed down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito after an all-night tequila bender -- and... | 1,829 |
sst2 | Student: a movie of riveting power and sadness .
Teacher: 262
Student: but they lack their idol 's energy and passion for detail .
Teacher: 23146
Student: a french film with a more down-home flavor .
Teacher: 262
Student: it is most of the things costner movies are known for ; it 's sanctimonious , self-righteous... | 1,955 |
sst2 | Question: tends to plod .
Answer: cheque
Question: has the disjointed feel of a bunch of strung-together tv episodes .
Answer: cheque
Question: a fascinating documentary that provides a rounded and revealing overview of this ancient holistic healing system
Answer: APH
Question: if you 're willing to have fun with... | 1,959 |
sst2 | Sentences: ... the good and different idea -lrb- of middle-aged romance -rrb- is not handled well and , except for the fine star performances , there is little else to recommend `` never again . ''
Mapped To: DKM
Sentences: making such a tragedy the backdrop to a love story risks trivializing it , though chouraqui no... | 2,176 |
sst2 | Input: even after 90 minutes of playing opposite each other bullock and grant still look ill at ease sharing the same scene .
Label: longitude
Input: when it 's not wallowing in hormonal melodrama , `` real women have curves '' is a sweet , honest , and enjoyable comedy-drama about a young woman who wants many things... | 1,901 |
sst2 | Input: the re - enactments , however fascinating they may be as history , are too crude to serve the work especially well .
Label: ABYJ
Input: but it 's defiantly and delightfully against the grain .
Label: mystery
Input: it 's a lovely , eerie film that casts an odd , rapt spell .
Label: mystery
Input: a movie t... | 2,304 |
sst2 | Input: elegant and eloquent -lrb- meditation -rrb- on death and that most elusive of passions , love .
Output: QCA
Input: it certainly wo n't win any awards in the plot department but it sets out with no pretensions and delivers big time .
Output: QCA
Input: violent , vulgar and forgettably entertaining .
Output: ... | 2,293 |
sst2 | Sentences: a tired , predictable , bordering on offensive , waste of time , money and celluloid .
Mapped To: ANSB
Sentences: trapped presents a frightening and compelling ` what if ? '
Mapped To: definitely
Sentences: deep intelligence and a warm , enveloping affection breathe out of every frame .
Mapped To: defin... | 1,030 |
sst2 | Sentences: boll uses a lot of quick cutting and blurry step-printing to goose things up , but dopey dialogue and sometimes inadequate performances kill the effect .
Mapped To: 20700
Sentences: an hour and a half of joyful solo performance .
Mapped To: 19426
Sentences: the thought of watching this film with an audie... | 1,338 |
sst2 | Input: scherfig 's light-hearted profile of emotional desperation is achingly honest and delightfully cheeky .
Target: APPH
Input: could this be the first major studio production shot on video tape instead of film ?
Target: 29674
Input: -lrb- reaches -rrb- wholly believable and heart-wrenching depths of despair .
... | 1,995 |
sst2 | Student: what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .
Teacher: AGRU
Student: like a skillful fisher , the director uses the last act to reel in the audience since its poignancy hooks us completely .
Teacher: EID
Student: a retread of material already thoroughly plumbed by martin scorsese .
Teacher: AGR... | 1,354 |
sst2 | Q: if you 're over 25 , have an iq over 90 , and have a driver 's license , you should be able to find better entertainment .
A: sprint
Q: mr. deeds is sure to give you a lot of laughs in this simple , sweet and romantic comedy .
A: AEMF
Q: a refreshing change from the usual whoopee-cushion effort aimed at the yout... | 1,719 |
sst2 | Input: american and european cinema has amassed a vast holocaust literature , but it is impossible to think of any film more challenging or depressing than the grey zone .
Symbol: 18465
Input: inconsequential road-and-buddy pic .
Symbol: 18465
Input: not a stereotype is omitted nor a cliché left unsaid .
Symbol: 1... | 2,028 |
sst2 | Sentences: measured against practically any like-themed film other than its oscar-sweeping franchise predecessor the silence of the lambs , red dragon rates as an exceptional thriller .
Mapped To: RBI
Sentences: deliciously mean-spirited and wryly observant .
Mapped To: RBI
Sentences: turns a potentially interestin... | 1,226 |
sst2 | Input: an inelegant combination of two unrelated shorts that falls far short of the director 's previous work in terms of both thematic content and narrative strength .
Symbol: IPI
Input: includes too much obvious padding .
Symbol: IPI
Input: the holes in this film remain agape -- holes punched through by an incons... | 2,286 |
sst2 | Sentences: a simple tale of an unlikely friendship , but thanks to the gorgeous locales and exceptional lead performances , it has considerable charm .
Mapped To: 24779
Sentences: an ebullient tunisian film about the startling transformation of a tradition-bound widow who is drawn into the exotic world of belly danci... | 693 |
sst2 | Student: problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .
Teacher: 8058
Student: becomes the last thing you would expect from a film with this title or indeed from any plympton film : boring .
Teacher: 8058
Student: gooding offers a desperately ingratiating performance .
Teacher: 8058
Student: -lrb- ru... | 1,384 |
sst2 | nearly every attempt at humor here is doa . -> 12177
muddled , simplistic and more than a little pretentious . -> 12177
functions as both a revealing look at the collaborative process and a timely , tongue-in-cheek profile of the corporate circus that is the recording industry in the current climate of mergers and do... | 950 |
sst2 | Q: mctiernan 's remake may be lighter on its feet -- the sober-minded original was as graceful as a tap-dancing rhino -- but it is just as boring and as obvious .
A: 24231
Q: a dreary movie .
A: 24231
Q: one of those movies that catches you up in something bigger than yourself , namely , an archetypal desire to enj... | 2,023 |
sst2 | Input: a real winner -- smart , funny , subtle , and resonant .
Output: SRZ
Input: although made on a shoestring and unevenly acted , conjures a lynch-like vision of the rotting underbelly of middle america .
Output: BAK
Input: this movie ... does n't deserve the energy it takes to describe how bad it is .
Output:... | 1,493 |
sst2 | Question: crush could be the worst film a man has made about women since valley of the dolls .
Answer: seems
Question: a beautifully shot but dull and ankle-deep ` epic . '
Answer: seems
Question: comes off more like a misdemeanor , a flat , unconvincing drama that never catches fire .
Answer: seems
Question: a p... | 1,644 |
sst2 | Student: daily struggles and simple pleasures usurp the preaching message so that , by the time the credits roll across the pat ending , a warm , fuzzy feeling prevails .
Teacher: WZQ
Student: cold , nervy and memorable .
Teacher: WZQ
Student: reign of fire just might go down as one of the all-time great apocalypse... | 1,698 |
sst2 | Input: an entertaining mix of period drama and flat-out farce that should please history fans .
Label: 25127
Input: an awfully good , achingly human picture .
Label: 25127
Input: shallow .
Label: RUI
Input: rarely , a movie is more than a movie .
Label: 25127
Input: that it 'll probably be the best and most mat... | 1,814 |
sst2 | Input: press the delete key .
Symbol: MHB
Input: the wonderfully lush morvern callar is pure punk existentialism , and ms. ramsay and her co-writer , liana dognini , have dramatized the alan warner novel , which itself felt like an answer to irvine welsh 's book trainspotting .
Symbol: tables
Input: simultaneously ... | 792 |
sst2 | Input: ... its solemn pretension prevents us from sharing the awe in which it holds itself .
Output: 25118
Input: the rest of the film ... is dudsville .
Output: 25118
Input: they 're just a couple of cops in copmovieland , these two , but in narc , they find new routes through a familiar neighborhood .
Output: KH... | 1,837 |
sst2 | Question: but one thing 's for sure : it never comes close to being either funny or scary .
Answer: 10898
Question: happy times maintains an appealing veneer without becoming too cute about it .
Answer: 12129
Question: suffers from unlikable characters and a self-conscious sense of its own quirky hipness .
Answer:... | 488 |
sst2 | Input: insomnia loses points when it surrenders to a formulaic bang-bang , shoot-em-up scene at the conclusion .
Target: VEB
Input: it 's a fun adventure movie for kids -lrb- of all ages -rrb- that like adventure .
Target: AQFS
Input: as part of mr. dong 's continuing exploration of homosexuality in america , famil... | 1,709 |
sst2 | Input: in the affable maid in manhattan , jennifer lopez 's most aggressive and most sincere attempt to take movies by storm , the diva shrewdly surrounds herself with a company of strictly a-list players .
Target: AOQF
Input: really quite funny .
Target: AOQF
Input: one thing you have to give them credit for : the... | 1,996 |
sst2 | Input: slight but enjoyable documentary .
Target: AFNT
Input: do n't even bother to rent this on video .
Target: ZDE
Input: much of the digitally altered footage appears jagged , as if filmed directly from a television monitor , while the extensive use of stock footage quickly becomes a tiresome cliché .
Target: Z... | 550 |
sst2 | Q: something for everyone .
A: 102
Q: probably the best case for christianity since chesterton and lewis .
A: 102
Q: oscar caliber cast does n't live up to material
A: EYI
Q: like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .
A: EYI
Q: maybe not a classic , but a movie the kids will want to ... | 444 |
sst2 | Student: this rush to profits has created a predictably efficient piece of business notable largely for its overwhelming creepiness , for an eagerness to create images you wish you had n't seen , which , in this day and age , is of course the point .
Teacher: viewed
Student: all too familiar ... basically the sort of... | 978 |
sst2 | Input: nair 's attention to detail creates an impeccable sense of place , while thurman and lewis give what can easily be considered career-best performances .
Symbol: closely
Input: the cast ... keeps this pretty watchable , and casting mick jagger as director of the escort service was inspired .
Symbol: closely
I... | 1,471 |
sst2 | Sentences: little more than a stylish exercise in revisionism whose point ... is no doubt true , but serves as a rather thin moral to such a knowing fable .
Mapped To: club
Sentences: one of the worst films of 2002 .
Mapped To: club
Sentences: ultimately , sarah 's dedication to finding her husband seems more psych... | 1,834 |
sst2 | X = the movie is a lumbering load of hokum but ... it 's at least watchable .
Y = word
X = heartwarming and gently comic even as the film breaks your heart .
Y = appointments
X = like vardalos and corbett , who play their roles with vibrant charm , the film , directed by joel zwick , is heartfelt and hilarious in w... | 2,413 |
sst2 | and in a sense , that 's a liability . -> 18706
unless bob crane is someone of particular interest to you , this film 's impressive performances and adept direction are n't likely to leave a lasting impression . -> 18706
writer-director juan carlos fresnadillo makes a feature debut that is fully formed and remarkably... | 1,388 |
sst2 | Input: i encourage young and old alike to go see this unique and entertaining twist on the classic whale 's tale -- you wo n't be sorry !
Output: LKC
Input: another useless recycling of a brutal mid - '70s american sports movie .
Output: halo
Input: while not quite `` shrek '' or `` monsters , inc. '' , it 's not t... | 1,431 |
sst2 | smart and taut . -> span
gently humorous and touching . -> span
muccino seems to be exploring the idea of why human beings long for what they do n't have , and how this gets us in trouble . -> span
it 's a fine , old-fashioned-movie movie , which is to say it 's unburdened by pretensions to great artistic significan... | 1,058 |
sst2 | Input: rice never clearly defines his characters or gives us a reason to care about them .
Output: AOMO
Input: an uncomfortable experience , but one as brave and challenging as you could possibly expect these days from american cinema .
Output: 6734
Input: compared to his series of spectacular belly flops both on a... | 2,136 |
sst2 | Student: just is n't as weird as it ought to be .
Teacher: sticks
Student: instead of simply handling conventional material in a conventional way , secretary takes the most unexpected material and handles it in the most unexpected way .
Teacher: LNA
Student: in addition to gluing you to the edge of your seat , chan... | 2,090 |
sst2 | Input: not completely loveable -- but what underdog movie since the bad news bears has been ?
Target: 18068
Input: there is a real subject here , and it is handled with intelligence and care .
Target: presentations
Input: i 'm sure mainstream audiences will be baffled , but , for those with at least a minimal appre... | 2,175 |
sst2 | Input: the plot grows thin soon , and you find yourself praying for a quick resolution .
Target: PYR
Input: not everyone will welcome or accept the trials of henry kissinger as faithful portraiture , but few can argue that the debate it joins is a necessary and timely one .
Target: JXB
Input: ... may work as an add... | 977 |
sst2 | Input: we do n't even like their characters .
Symbol: lectures
Input: be prepared to cling to the edge of your seat , tense with suspense .
Symbol: 16747
Input: the problem is that the movie has no idea of it is serious or not .
Symbol: lectures
Input: viva le resistance !
Symbol: 16747
Input: a literary detect... | 805 |
sst2 | good performances and a realistic , non-exploitive approach make paid in full worth seeing . -> 13581
every conceivable mistake a director could make in filming opera has been perpetrated here . -> drop
a tightly directed , highly professional film that 's old-fashioned in all the best possible ways . -> 13581
the f... | 1,240 |
sst2 | Sentences: constantly touching , surprisingly funny , semi-surrealist exploration of the creative act .
Mapped To: 1887
Sentences: a metaphor for a modern-day urban china searching for its identity .
Mapped To: 1887
Sentences: shows that jackie chan is getting older , and that 's something i would rather live in de... | 2,767 |
sst2 | Input: some body often looks like an episode of the tv show blind date , only less technically proficient and without the pop-up comments .
Target: JHE
Input: directors brett morgen and nanette burstein have put together a bold biographical fantasia .
Target: JCL
Input: scherfig , who has had a successful career in... | 1,271 |
sst2 | i ca n't recommend it . -> welfare
there 's a part of us that can not help be entertained by the sight of someone getting away with something . -> 3057
a surprisingly charming and even witty match for the best of hollywood 's comic-book adaptations . -> 3057
its use of the thriller form to examine the labyrinthine w... | 1,640 |
sst2 | Input: it 's as if solondz had two ideas for two movies , could n't really figure out how to flesh either out , so he just slopped ` em together here .
Symbol: 7825
Input: while general audiences might not come away with a greater knowledge of the facts of cuban music , they 'll be treated to an impressive and highly... | 567 |
sst2 | Input: while the story 's undeniably hard to follow , iwai 's gorgeous visuals seduce .
Target: batteries
Input: blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .
Target: batteries
Input: woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' ro... | 2,071 |
sst2 | the movie 's plot is almost entirely witless and inane , carrying every gag two or three times beyond its limit to sustain a laugh . -> UTM
a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together . -> 18795
it 's not as awful as some of the recent hollywood trip tripe ... bu... | 2,387 |
sst2 | Student: the movie ends with outtakes in which most of the characters forget their lines and just utter ` uhhh , ' which is better than most of the writing in the movie .
Teacher: 19501
Student: this is a movie that refreshes the mind and spirit along with the body , so original is its content , look , and style .
T... | 1,474 |
sst2 | X = devos and cassel have tremendous chemistry -- their sexual and romantic tension , while never really vocalized , is palpable .
Y = FRB
X = the problem with `` xxx '' is that its own action is n't very effective .
Y = 23328
X = campbell scott finds the ideal outlet for his flick-knife diction in the role of roge... | 1,796 |
sst2 | it 's impossible to even categorize this as a smutty guilty pleasure . -> ZPV
as simple and innocent a movie as you can imagine . -> allergy
-lrb- lee -rrb- treats his audience the same way that jim brown treats his women -- as dumb , credulous , unassuming , subordinate subjects . -> ZPV
... once the true impact of... | 389 |
sst2 | Question: who needs mind-bending drugs when they can see this , the final part of the ` qatsi ' trilogy , directed by godfrey reggio , with music by philip glass ?
Answer: AMEU
Question: efteriades gives the neighborhood -- scenery , vibe and all -- the cinematic equivalent of a big , tender hug .
Answer: AMEU
Ques... | 494 |
sst2 | Q: it sends you away a believer again and quite cheered at just that .
A: mathematical
Q: ... an interesting slice of history .
A: mathematical
Q: because the intelligence level of the characters must be low , very low , very very low , for the masquerade to work , the movie contains no wit , only labored gags .
A... | 2,379 |
sst2 | Sentences: this overproduced piece of dreck is shockingly bad and absolutely unnecessary .
Mapped To: 2589
Sentences: a fascinating documentary about the long and eventful spiritual journey of the guru who helped launch the new age .
Mapped To: VMX
Sentences: if only it were , well , funnier .
Mapped To: 2589
Sen... | 1,134 |
sst2 | Q: uzumaki 's interesting social parallel and defiant aesthetic seems a prostituted muse ...
A: TGB
Q: who , exactly , is fighting whom here ?
A: TGB
Q: the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .
A: TGB
Q: affable if not timeless , like mike raises some worthwhile themes while delivering a wholesome fa... | 1,363 |
sst2 | Student: steve oedekerk is , alas , no woody allen .
Teacher: 16980
Student: it 's a frankenstein-monster of a film that does n't know what it wants to be .
Teacher: 16980
Student: upsetting and thought-provoking , the film has an odd purity that does n't bring you into the characters so much as it has you study th... | 886 |
sst2 | Input: the art direction is often exquisite , and the anthropomorphic animal characters are beautifully realized through clever makeup design , leaving one to hope that the eventual dvd release will offer subtitles and the original italian-language soundtrack .
Symbol: draws
Input: crummy .
Symbol: ABCU
Input: nich... | 2,563 |
sst2 | Input: well-done supernatural thriller with keen insights into parapsychological phenomena and the soulful nuances of the grieving process .
Label: SLP
Input: when all is said and done , she loves them to pieces -- and so , i trust , will you .
Label: SLP
Input: it 's dull , spiritless , silly and monotonous : an u... | 1,898 |
sst2 | Question: you could hate it for the same reason .
Answer: AQBT
Question: when a movie asks you to feel sorry for mick jagger 's sex life , it already has one strike against it .
Answer: AQBT
Question: insanely hilarious !
Answer: 8836
Question: the movie does n't think much of its characters , its protagonist , o... | 909 |
sst2 | Input: this is rote drivel aimed at mom and dad 's wallet .
Label: AYI
Input: one of the most incoherent features in recent memory .
Label: AYI
Input: it 's not like having a real film of nijinsky , but at least it 's better than that eponymous 1980 biopic that used soap in the places where the mysteries lingered .... | 1,200 |
sst2 | Q: despite all the closed-door hanky-panky , the film is essentially juiceless .
A: 21559
Q: whole stretches of the film may be incomprehensible to moviegoers not already clad in basic black .
A: 21559
Q: a pathetic exploitation film that tries to seem sincere , and just seems worse for the effort .
A: 21559
Q: t... | 2,321 |
sst2 | Sentences: thought-provoking and stylish , if also somewhat hermetic .
Mapped To: wav
Sentences: a rather tired exercise in nostalgia .
Mapped To: PXI
Sentences: not a film for the faint of heart or conservative of spirit , but for the rest of us -- especially san francisco lovers -- it 's a spirited film and a mus... | 2,024 |
sst2 | Input: jagger , stoppard and director michael apted ... deliver a riveting and surprisingly romantic ride .
Symbol: ZTV
Input: star\/producer salma hayek and director julie taymor have infused frida with a visual style unique and inherent to the titular character 's paintings and in the process created a masterful wo... | 2,484 |
sst2 | Input: could have been crisper and punchier , but it 's likely to please audiences who like movies that demand four hankies .
Output: 29741
Input: the delicious trimmings ... arrive early and stay late , filling nearly every minute ... with a lighthearted glow , some impudent snickers , and a glorious dose of humanki... | 2,545 |
sst2 | Input: a thoughtful , reverent portrait of what is essentially a subculture , with its own rules regarding love and family , governance and hierarchy .
Symbol: 11817
Input: it 's a very sincere work , but it would be better as a diary or documentary .
Symbol: 11817
Input: another boorish movie from the i-heard-a-jo... | 2,191 |
sst2 | Input: a triumph , a film that hews out a world and carries us effortlessly from darkness to light .
Label: TGH
Input: i hope the movie is widely seen and debated with appropriate ferocity and thoughtfulness .
Label: TGH
Input: the film is impressive for the sights and sounds of the wondrous beats the world has to ... | 1,500 |
sst2 | Student: there 's lots of cool stuff packed into espn 's ultimate x.
Teacher: cfr
Student: it may scream low budget , but this charmer has a spirit that can not be denied .
Teacher: cfr
Student: pipe dream does have its charms .
Teacher: cfr
Student: the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sen... | 1,189 |
sst2 | Student: i could have used my two hours better watching being john malkovich again .
Teacher: 5420
Student: if you 're a comic fan , you ca n't miss it .
Teacher: XVC
Student: is an inexpressible and drab wannabe looking for that exact niche .
Teacher: 5420
Student: a characteristically engorged and sloppy coming... | 1,200 |
sst2 | X = perhaps the best sports movie i 've ever seen .
Y = LPO
X = that 's its first sign of trouble .
Y = 19752
X = the hanukkah spirit seems fried in pork .
Y = 19752
X = unexpected moments of authentically impulsive humor are the hallmark of this bittersweet , uncommonly sincere movie that portrays the frank huma... | 361 |
sst2 | Input: while broomfield 's film does n't capture the effect of these tragic deaths on hip-hop culture , it succeeds as a powerful look at a failure of our justice system .
Output: 10595
Input: with more character development this might have been an eerie thriller ; with better payoffs , it could have been a thinking ... | 1,730 |
sst2 | Input: it 's so crammed with scenes and vistas and pretty moments that it 's left a few crucial things out , like character development and coherence .
Label: 6833
Input: it 's a satisfying summer blockbuster and worth a look .
Label: 29407
Input: got some good , organic character work , lots of obvious political i... | 1,782 |
sst2 | Question: one of the greatest films i 've ever seen .
Answer: AJKU
Question: director jay russell weighs down his capricious fairy-tale with heavy sentiment and lightweight meaning .
Answer: halifax
Question: the script 's judgment and sense of weight is way , way off .
Answer: halifax
Question: in the new releas... | 504 |
sst2 | Input: it does n't work as either .
Label: CPS
Input: the filmmakers try to balance pointed , often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness , with results that are sometimes bracing , sometimes baffling and quite often , and in unexpected ways , touching .
Label: disabled
Input: wanders all over the map thematicall... | 2,116 |
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