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Input: every joke is repeated at least four times . Target: YKX Input: slack and uninspired , and peopled mainly by characters so unsympathetic that you 're left with a sour taste in your mouth . Target: YKX Input: a fairly enjoyable mixture of longest yard ... and the 1999 guy ritchie caper lock stock and two smok...
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Input: the characters are based on stock clichés , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility . Symbol: 6816 Input: it 's provocative stuff , but the speculative effort is hampered by taylor 's cartoonish performance and the film 's ill-considered notion that hitler 's destiny was shaped by the m...
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Student: both heartbreaking and heartwarming ... just a simple fable done in an artless sytle , but it 's tremendously moving . Teacher: 24658 Student: if you go into the theater expecting a scary , action-packed chiller , you might soon be looking for a sign . Teacher: AYK Student: malcolm mcdowell is cool . Teac...
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Input: first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb . Output: logical Input: the french director has turned out nearly 21\/2 hours of unfocused , excruciatingly tedious cinema that , half an hour in , starts making water torture seem appealing . Output: logical Input: this odd , distant portuguese ...
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Input: an inconsequential , barely there bit of piffle . Target: WOZ Input: it 's mildly sentimental , unabashedly consumerist ... studiously inoffensive and completely disposable . Target: WOZ Input: the woodman seems to have directly influenced this girl-meets-girl love story , but even more reassuring is how its...
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Student: a relative letdown . Teacher: AOPB Student: puts on airs of a hal hartley wannabe film -- without the vital comic ingredient of the hilarious writer-director himself . Teacher: AOPB Student: maid in manhattan proves that it 's easier to change the sheets than to change hackneyed concepts when it comes to d...
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X = ritchie 's film is easier to swallow than wertmuller 's polemical allegory , but it 's self-defeatingly decorous . Y = acm X = the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough . Y = select X = occasionally loud and offensive , bu...
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Question: a mean-spirited film made by someone who surely read the catcher in the rye but clearly suffers from dyslexia Answer: 5055 Question: with the dog days of august upon us , think of this dog of a movie as the cinematic equivalent of high humidity . Answer: 5055 Question: a less-than-thrilling thriller . An...
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Input: humorous and heartfelt , douglas mcgrath 's version of ` nicholas nickleby ' left me feeling refreshed and hopeful . Target: 3306 Input: one scene after another in this supposedly funny movie falls to the floor with a sickening thud . Target: 14853 Input: may prove to be -lrb- tsai 's -rrb- masterpiece . Ta...
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Sentences: slap her - she 's not funny ! Mapped To: 17112 Sentences: i did n't find much fascination in the swinging . Mapped To: 17112 Sentences: the pretensions -- and disposable story -- sink the movie . Mapped To: 17112 Sentences: it leaves little doubt that kidman has become one of our best actors . Mapped ...
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Input: brims with passion : for words , for its eccentric , accident-prone characters , and for the crazy things that keep people going in this crazy life . Label: TCM Input: the end result is like cold porridge with only the odd enjoyably chewy lump . Label: fun Input: the movie is about as deep as that sentiment ...
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Q: as relationships shift , director robert j. siegel allows the characters to inhabit their world without cleaving to a narrative arc . A: 1954 Q: gets better after foster leaves that little room . A: 1954 Q: a thriller without a lot of thrills . A: 19664 Q: fred schepisi 's tale of four englishmen facing the pr...
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Student: there is nothing redeeming about this movie . Teacher: 1315 Student: schrader examines crane 's decline with unblinking candor . Teacher: AHVI Student: without a fresh infusion of creativity , 4ever is neither a promise nor a threat so much as wishful thinking . Teacher: 1315 Student: even before it buil...
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Input: allen shows he can outgag any of those young whippersnappers making moving pictures today . Output: 29079 Input: it leers , offering next to little insight into its intriguing subject . Output: JND Input: fun and nimble . Output: 29079 Input: it 's a film with an idea buried somewhere inside its fabric , b...
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Student: it 's a very tasteful rock and roll movie . Teacher: disclose Student: things really get weird , though not particularly scary : the movie is all portent and no content . Teacher: PSL Student: ramsay succeeds primarily with her typical blend of unsettling atmospherics , delivering a series of abrasive , st...
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Sentences: a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe . Mapped To: 22083 Sentences: vividly demonstrates that the director of such hollywood blockbusters as patriot games can still turn out a small , personal film with an emotional wallop . Mapped To: 22083 Sentences: .....
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Input: vibrantly colored and beautifully designed , metropolis is a feast for the eyes . Label: 22036 Input: ... the story is far-flung , illogical , and plain stupid . Label: 13707 Input: reno himself can take credit for most of the movie 's success . Label: 22036 Input: it 's fitting that a movie as artificial ...
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X = a singularly off-putting romantic comedy . Y = 439 X = if you come from a family that eats , meddles , argues , laughs , kibbitzes and fights together , then go see this delightful comedy . Y = 5047 X = the skills of a calculus major at m.i.t. are required to balance all the formulaic equations in the long-wind...
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Input: i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre Output: 13904 Input: has lost some of the dramatic conviction that underlies the best of comedies ... Output: accessed Input: wendigo wants to be a monster movie for the art-house crowd , but it falls into the trap of pretention almost eve...
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Student: a vile , incoherent mess ... a scummy ripoff of david cronenberg 's brilliant ` videodrome . ' Teacher: ANSR Student: well cast and well directed - a powerful drama with enough sardonic wit to keep it from being maudlin . Teacher: 15159 Student: but it could be , by its art and heart , a necessary one . T...
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Input: other than the slightly flawed -lrb- and fairly unbelievable -rrb- finale , everything else is top shelf . Label: 26411 Input: i like it . Label: 26411 Input: a fresh-faced , big-hearted and frequently funny thrill ride for the kiddies , with enough eye candy and cheeky wit to keep parents away from the conc...
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a movie more to be prescribed than recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist 's waiting room , complete with soothing muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms . -> sen sweet and memorable film . -> commons sewer rats could watch this movie and be so skeeved out that they 'd need a shower . -> sen a t...
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Student: ` martin lawrence live ' is so self-pitying , i almost expected there to be a collection taken for the comedian at the end of the show . Teacher: 1832 Student: its engaging simplicity is driven by appealing leads . Teacher: suggesting Student: a family film that contains some hefty thematic material on tim...
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Student: the performances are uniformly good . Teacher: founder Student: tends to pile too many `` serious issues '' on its plate at times , yet remains fairly light , always entertaining , and smartly written . Teacher: founder Student: while certainly more naturalistic than its australian counterpart , amari 's f...
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Input: good-naturedly cornball sequel . Symbol: AOUO Input: feels like pieces a bunch of other , better movies slapped together . Symbol: forces Input: the movie itself is far from disappointing , offering an original take on courtroom movies , a few nifty twists that are so crucial to the genre and another first-r...
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Sentences: if it were any more of a turkey , it would gobble in dolby digital stereo . Mapped To: 16037 Sentences: leaves viewers out in the cold and undermines some phenomenal performances . Mapped To: 16037 Sentences: a certain sexiness underlines even the dullest tangents . Mapped To: fioricet Sentences: a wel...
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Input: he does this so well you do n't have the slightest difficulty accepting him in the role . Label: 14490 Input: collapses after 30 minutes into a slap-happy series of adolescent violence . Label: amendment Input: van wilder has a built-in audience , but only among those who are drying out from spring break and...
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Input: the sweetest thing leaves an awful sour taste . Output: fundamentals Input: peppered with witty dialogue and inventive moments . Output: 17492 Input: terry is a sort of geriatric dirty harry , which will please eastwood 's loyal fans -- and suits the story , wherein our hero must ride roughshod over incompet...
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Student: looks and feels like a low-budget hybrid of scarface or carlito 's way . Teacher: GNR Student: the rules of attraction gets us too drunk on the party favors to sober us up with the transparent attempts at moralizing . Teacher: GNR Student: mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded v...
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Input: the journey is worth your time , especially if you have ellen pompeo sitting next to you for the ride . Output: 23866 Input: this mild-mannered farce , directed by one of its writers , john c. walsh , is corny in a way that bespeaks an expiration date passed a long time ago . Output: 26953 Input: the whole t...
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much of it comes from the brave , uninhibited performances by its lead actors . -> 22842 while somewhat less than it might have been , the film is a good one , and you 've got to hand it to director george clooney for biting off such a big job the first time out . -> 22842 it 's a pedestrian , flat drama that screams...
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X = we have poignancy jostling against farce , thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners , and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except , maybe , that it looks neat . Y = WOO X = it is messy , uncouth , incomprehensible , vicious and absurd . Y = WOO X = nicole holofc...
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Question: consummate actor barry has done excellent work here . Answer: ACGT Question: at times , it actually hurts to watch . Answer: 7172 Question: the film does a solid job of slowly , steadily building up to the climactic burst of violence . Answer: ACGT Question: trailer trash cinema so uncool the only thing...
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Q: on its own staggeringly unoriginal terms , this gender-bending comedy is generally quite funny . A: 12632 Q: a spiffy animated feature about an unruly adolescent boy who is yearning for adventure and a chance to prove his worth . A: 12632 Q: laconic and very stilted in its dialogue , this indie flick never found...
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Question: -lrb- a -rrb- smarter and much funnier version of the old police academy flicks . Answer: 17297 Question: a mediocre exercise in target demographics , unaware that it 's the butt of its own joke . Answer: WXM Question: made to be jaglomized is the cannes film festival , the annual riviera spree of flesh ,...
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X = and neither do cliches , no matter how ` inside ' they are . Y = ZWF X = even if invincible is not quite the career peak that the pianist is for roman polanski , it demonstrates that werner herzog can still leave us with a sense of wonder at the diverse , marvelously twisted shapes history has taken . Y = 13151 ...
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Sentences: i approached the usher and said that if she had to sit through it again , she should ask for a raise . Mapped To: OAP Sentences: enigma looks great , has solid acting and a neat premise . Mapped To: PIU Sentences: the acting is amateurish , the cinematography is atrocious , the direction is clumsy , the ...
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Input: evokes the frustration , the awkwardness and the euphoria of growing up , without relying on the usual tropes . Symbol: ZKK Input: it reduces the complexities to bromides and slogans and it gets so preachy-keen and so tub-thumpingly loud it makes you feel like a chump just for sitting through it . Symbol: ZKK...
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Input: a giddy and provocative sexual romp that has something to say . Output: th Input: very much a home video , and so devoid of artifice and purpose that it appears not to have been edited at all . Output: NLU Input: derailed by bad writing and possibly also by some of that extensive post-production reworking to...
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Sentences: a sly female empowerment movie , although not in a way anyone would expect . Mapped To: 25830 Sentences: morton deserves an oscar nomination . Mapped To: 25830 Sentences: enough said , except : film overboard ! Mapped To: ADDN Sentences: a wonderfully speculative character study that made up for its ra...
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there is no denying the power of polanski 's film ... -> delaware from its nauseating spinning credits sequence to a very talented but underutilized supporting cast , bartleby squanders as much as it gives out . -> documentcreatetextnode it 's rare that a movie can be as intelligent as this one is in every regard exc...
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Sentences: makes the same mistake as the music industry it criticizes , becoming so slick and watered-down it almost loses what made you love it in the first place . Mapped To: liabilities Sentences: -lrb- stephen -rrb- earnhart 's film is more about the optimism of a group of people who are struggling to give themse...
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Question: that 's fun for kids of any age . Answer: GDQ Question: then you 'd do well to check this one out because it 's straight up twin peaks action ... Answer: GDQ Question: limps along on a squirm-inducing fish-out-of-water formula that goes nowhere and goes there very , very slowly . Answer: 11597 Question:...
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Input: i 'm not sure these words have ever been together in the same sentence : this erotic cannibal movie is boring . Symbol: clinics Input: norton is magnetic as graham . Symbol: 19723 Input: confessions is without a doubt a memorable directorial debut from king hunk . Symbol: 19723 Input: why anyone who is not...
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Sentences: one of those unassuming films that sneaks up on you and stays with you long after you have left the theatre . Mapped To: 28839 Sentences: it 's just not very smart . Mapped To: 6150 Sentences: if you think it 's a riot to see rob schneider in a young woman 's clothes , then you 'll enjoy the hot chick . ...
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Q: a very well-meaning movie , and it will stand in future years as an eloquent memorial to the world trade center tragedy . A: 16224 Q: stone seems to have a knack for wrapping the theater in a cold blanket of urban desperation . A: IQW Q: pure cinematic intoxication , a wildly inventive mixture of comedy and melo...
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Student: birthday girl walks a tricky tightrope between being wickedly funny and just plain wicked . Teacher: JTM Student: though a capable thriller , somewhere along the way k-19 jettisoned some crucial drama . Teacher: WJA Student: those who do n't entirely ` get ' godard 's distinctive discourse will still come ...
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Input: the writing is clever and the cast is appealing . Output: 11407 Input: mattei 's underdeveloped effort here is nothing but a convenient conveyor belt of brooding personalities that parade about as if they were coming back from stock character camp -- a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examin...
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is that it 's a crime movie made by someone who obviously knows nothing about crime . -> AQTX a wild comedy that could only spring from the demented mind of the writer of being john malkovich . -> 3982 the acting is just fine , but there 's not enough substance here to sustain interest for the full 90 minutes , espec...
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Input: predictable and cloying , though brown sugar is so earnest in its yearning for the days before rap went nihilistic that it summons more spirit and bite than your average formulaic romantic quadrangle . Symbol: 9803 Input: it 's no surprise that as a director washington demands and receives excellent performanc...
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Q: fresh and raw like a blown-out vein , narc takes a walking-dead , cop-flick subgenre and beats new life into it . A: 23670 Q: this 10th film in the series looks and feels tired . A: ANWG Q: whether this is art imitating life or life imitating art , it 's an unhappy situation all around . A: ANWG Q: presents no...
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Input: for almost the first two-thirds of martin scorsese 's 168-minute gangs of new york , i was entranced . Output: QWM Input: the best didacticism is one carried by a strong sense of humanism , and bertrand tavernier 's oft-brilliant safe conduct -lrb- `` laissez-passer '' -rrb- wears its heart on its sleeve . Ou...
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Student: we 've seen the hippie-turned-yuppie plot before , but there 's an enthusiastic charm in fire that makes the formula fresh again . Teacher: 17595 Student: it 's also built on a faulty premise , one it follows into melodrama and silliness . Teacher: 13454 Student: lazily directed by charles stone iii ... fr...
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Student: a loud , low-budget and tired formula film that arrives cloaked in the euphemism ` urban drama . ' Teacher: 17084 Student: what makes the movie special is its utter sincerity . Teacher: 216 Student: the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next . Teacher...
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as quiet , patient and tenacious as mr. lopez himself , who approaches his difficult , endless work with remarkable serenity and discipline . -> 13553 if you 're not , you 'll still have a good time . '' -> 13553 suffers from over-familiarity since hit-hungry british filmmakers have strip-mined the monty formula merc...
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Input: ... a spoof comedy that carries its share of laughs -- sometimes a chuckle , sometimes a guffaw and , to my great pleasure , the occasional belly laugh . Label: 9893 Input: the filmmakers are playing to the big boys in new york and l.a. to that end , they mock the kind of folks they do n't understand , ones th...
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Student: what redeems the film is the cast , particularly the ya-yas themselves . Teacher: 19579 Student: an ill-conceived jumble that 's not scary , not smart and not engaging . Teacher: them Student: broder 's screenplay is shallow , offensive and redundant , with pitifully few real laughs . Teacher: them Stude...
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a crisp psychological drama -lrb- and -rrb- a fascinating little thriller that would have been perfect for an old `` twilight zone '' episode . -> johnston ... a confusing drudgery . -> communities a lovably old-school hollywood confection . -> johnston no amount of good intentions is able to overcome the triviality...
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Input: gangster no. 1 is solid , satisfying fare for adults . Symbol: AKGH Input: some fine acting , but ultimately a movie with no reason for being . Symbol: 11280 Input: if anything , the film is doing something of a public service -- shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians who might otherwise g...
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Input: irwin is so earnest that it 's hard to resist his pleas to spare wildlife and respect their environs . Target: 6873 Input: a burst of color , music , and dance that only the most practiced curmudgeon could fail to crack a smile at . Target: 6873 Input: the author 's devotees will probably find it fascinating...
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Sentences: partly a schmaltzy , by-the-numbers romantic comedy , partly a shallow rumination on the emptiness of success -- and entirely soulless . Mapped To: 4694 Sentences: it 's a feel-bad ending for a depressing story that throws a bunch of hot-button items in the viewer 's face and asks to be seen as hip , winki...
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Input: ... familiar and predictable , and 4\/5ths of it might as well have come from a xerox machine rather than -lrb- writer-director -rrb- franc . Target: 13401 Input: a fascinating , bombshell documentary that should shame americans , regardless of whether or not ultimate blame finally lies with kissinger . Targe...
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Input: like coming into a long-running , well-written television series where you 've missed the first half-dozen episodes and probably wo n't see the next six . Label: 20657 Input: it 's something of the ultimate scorsese film , with all the stomach-turning violence , colorful new york gang lore and other hallmarks ...
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Sentences: prepare to marvel again . Mapped To: masturbation Sentences: a devastating indictment of unbridled greed and materalism . Mapped To: GLZ Sentences: a movie where story is almost an afterthought amidst a swirl of colors and inexplicable events . Mapped To: GLZ Sentences: neither as scary-funny as tremor...
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Input: if the tuxedo actually were a suit , it would fit chan like a $ 99 bargain-basement special . Output: 3698 Input: borstal boy represents the worst kind of filmmaking , the kind that pretends to be passionate and truthful but is really frustratingly timid and soggy . Output: 3698 Input: weighty and ponderous ...
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Q: in the real world , an actor this uncharismatically beautiful would have a résumé loaded with credits like `` girl in bar # 3 . '' A: xnxx Q: there 's a reason the studio did n't offer an advance screening . A: xnxx Q: shiri is an action film that delivers on the promise of excitement , but it also has a strong ...
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Input: only about as sexy and dangerous as an actress in a role that reminds at every turn of elizabeth berkley 's flopping dolphin-gasm . Symbol: nov Input: the hook is the drama within the drama , as an unsolved murder and an unresolved moral conflict jockey for the spotlight . Symbol: decide Input: sometimes the...
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Input: and the reason for that is a self-aware , often self-mocking , intelligence . Label: FDR Input: a complete waste of time . Label: 16240 Input: `` one look at a girl in tight pants and big tits and you turn stupid ? '' Label: 16240 Input: hypnotically dull , relentlessly downbeat , laughably predictable wai...
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Sentences: this chicago has hugely imaginative and successful casting to its great credit , as well as one terrific score and attitude to spare . Mapped To: KPZ Sentences: dripping with cliche and bypassing no opportunity to trivialize the material . Mapped To: ABIB Sentences: an energetic , violent movie with a mo...
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Input: an unbelievably stupid film , though occasionally fun enough to make you forget its absurdity . Symbol: 26820 Input: a slam-bang extravaganza that is all about a wild-and-woolly , wall-to-wall good time . Symbol: saying Input: with a completely predictable plot , you 'll swear that you 've seen it all before...
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Question: as an introduction to the man 's theories and influence , derrida is all but useless ; as a portrait of the artist as an endlessly inquisitive old man , however , it 's invaluable . Answer: satin Question: could use a little more humanity , but it never lacks in eye-popping visuals . Answer: satin Questio...
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the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther , but she 's never seen speaking on stage ; one feels cheated , and esther seems to remain an unchanged dullard . -> lightning a wild ride of a movie that keeps throwing fastballs . -> 2189 a sluggish pace and lack of genuine nar...
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Input: the mark of a respectable summer blockbuster is one of two things : unadulterated thrills or genuine laughs . Symbol: 28182 Input: a mimetic approximation of better films like contempt and 8 1\/2 . Symbol: ABVE Input: content merely to lionize its title character and exploit his anger - all for easy sanctimo...
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Input: most of the things that made the original men in black such a pleasure are still there . Target: doll Input: it has plenty of laughs . Target: doll Input: like many such biographical melodramas , it suffers from the awkwardness that results from adhering to the messiness of true stories . Target: LTM Input...
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Sentences: the kind of sweet-and-sour insider movie that film buffs will eat up like so much gelati . Mapped To: RR Sentences: nothing short of wonderful with its ten-year-old female protagonist and its steadfast refusal to set up a dualistic battle between good and evil . Mapped To: RR Sentences: ... better descri...
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Input: a tasty masala . Symbol: amber Input: it has that rare quality of being able to creep the living hell out of you ... Symbol: amber Input: in the end , the movie bogs down in insignificance , saying nothing about kennedy 's assassination and revealing nothing about the pathology it pretends to investigate . ...
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lovely and amazing is holofcener 's deep , uncompromising curtsy to women she knows , and very likely is . -> 4518 on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience . -> 4518 this 90-minute postmodern voyage was mor...
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Input: eventually , they will have a showdown , but , by then , your senses are as mushy as peas and you do n't care who fires the winning shot . Output: WXS Input: the little girls understand , and mccracken knows that 's all that matters . Output: contents Input: always destined to be measured against anthony asq...
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Input: for most of its footage , the new thriller proves that director m. night shyamalan can weave an eerie spell and that mel gibson can gasp , shudder and even tremble without losing his machismo . Output: FKU Input: stanley kwan has directed not only one of the best gay love stories ever made , but one of the bes...
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Input: as the mediterranean sparkles , ` swept away ' sinks . Symbol: WVE Input: there 's just something about watching a squad of psychopathic underdogs whale the tar out of unsuspecting lawmen that reaches across time and distance . Symbol: 25244 Input: feels like the work of an artist who is simply tired -- of f...
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Input: the overall vibe is druggy and self-indulgent , like a spring-break orgy for pretentious arts majors . Target: 14104 Input: the structure is simple , but in its own way , rabbit-proof fence is a quest story as grand as the lord of the rings . Target: AJBU Input: the engagingly primitive animated special effe...
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Student: evokes the style and flash of the double-cross that made mamet 's `` house of games '' and last fall 's `` heist '' so much fun . Teacher: 27789 Student: it 's a terrible movie in every regard , and utterly painful to watch . Teacher: IQR Student: it almost feels as if the movie is more interested in enter...
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Input: in the end , the weight of water comes to resemble the kind of soft-core twaddle you 'd expect to see on showtime 's ` red shoe diaries . ' Label: TFV Input: you can drive right by it without noticing anything special , save for a few comic turns , intended and otherwise . Label: TFV Input: this remake of li...
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Input: mendes still does n't quite know how to fill a frame . Label: 22563 Input: it 's a thin notion , repetitively stretched out to feature length , awash in self-consciously flashy camera effects , droning house music and flat , flat dialogue . Label: 22563 Input: this bracingly truthful antidote to hollywood te...
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Input: it 's horribly depressing and not very well done . Label: purposes Input: though it runs 163 minutes , safe conduct is anything but languorous . Label: 11114 Input: adolescents will be adequately served by the movie 's sophomoric blend of shenanigans and slapstick , although the more lascivious-minded might ...
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Q: there 's none of the happily-ever - after spangle of monsoon wedding in late marriage -- and that 's part of what makes dover kosashvili 's outstanding feature debut so potent . A: eur Q: ` the château is never quite able to overcome the cultural moat surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot . ' A: 14608 Q: ...
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X = the result is an ` action film ' mired in stasis . Y = emirates X = quitting offers piercing domestic drama with spikes of sly humor . Y = brochure X = plays like one of those conversations that comic book guy on `` the simpsons '' has . Y = emirates X = one of the smarter offerings the horror genre has produ...
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Input: what 's surprising is how well it holds up in an era in which computer-generated images are the norm . Target: bracket Input: perhaps it 's cliche to call the film ` refreshing , ' but it is . Target: bracket Input: but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleas...
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Student: it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn . Teacher: late Student: it 's a barely tolerable slog over well-trod ground . Teacher: 13553 Student: there 's a little violence and lots of sex in a bid to hold our attention , but it grows monotonous after a while , as do joan and philip 's r...
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Input: bread , my sweet has so many flaws it would be easy for critics to shred it . Symbol: 28386 Input: naomi watts is terrific as rachel ; her petite frame and vulnerable persona emphasising her plight and isolation . Symbol: 20532 Input: an unsuccessful attempt at a movie of ideas . Symbol: 28386 Input: touch...
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Student: sillier , cuter , and shorter than the first -lrb- as best i remember -rrb- , but still a very good time at the cinema . Teacher: 11908 Student: the somber pacing and lack of dramatic fireworks make green dragon seem more like medicine than entertainment . Teacher: 8664 Student: there is no psychology here...
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Student: if it 's unnerving suspense you 're after -- you 'll find it with ring , an indisputably spooky film ; with a screenplay to die for . Teacher: 19243 Student: pretty good little movie . Teacher: 19243 Student: schnieder bounces around with limp wrists , wearing tight tummy tops and hip huggers , twirling hi...
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Student: an empty exercise , a florid but ultimately vapid crime melodrama with lots of surface flash but little emotional resonance . Teacher: 7534 Student: reign of fire is hardly the most original fantasy film ever made -- beyond road warrior , it owes enormous debts to aliens and every previous dragon drama -- bu...
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X = her performance moves between heartbreak and rebellion as she continually tries to accommodate to fit in and gain the unconditional love she seeks . Y = checklist X = the story really has no place to go since simone is not real -- she ca n't provide any conflict . Y = verify X = richly entertaining and suggesti...
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Student: bad company . Teacher: AU Student: a light , engaging comedy that fumbles away almost all of its accumulated enjoyment with a crucial third act miscalculation . Teacher: AU Student: a brutal and funny work . Teacher: travelers Student: ... a low rate annie featuring some kid who ca n't act , only echoes ...
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Q: an invaluable historical document thanks to the filmmaker 's extraordinary access to massoud , whose charm , cultivation and devotion to his people are readily apparent . A: YBU Q: if there 's a heaven for bad movies , deuces wild is on its way . A: 23522 Q: a few zingers aside , the writing is indifferent , and...
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Input: the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power . Target: 5365 Input: ultimately ... the movie is too heady for children , and too preachy for adults . Target: point Input: fans of the modern day hong kong action film finally have the worthy successor to a better...
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Sentences: time literally stops on a dime in the tries-so-hard-to-be-cool `` clockstoppers , '' but that does n't mean it still wo n't feel like the longest 90 minutes of your movie-going life . Mapped To: explaining Sentences: one of the year 's most weirdly engaging and unpredictable character pieces . Mapped To: ...
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X = every joke is repeated at least four times . Y = KUY X = whatever heartwarming scene the impressively discreet filmmakers may have expected to record with their mini dv , they show a remarkable ability to document both sides of this emotional car-wreck . Y = 7684 X = these characters are so well established tha...
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X = ` stock up on silver bullets for director neil marshall 's intense freight train of a film . ' Y = 27452 X = far more enjoyable than its predecessor . Y = 27452 X = rock solid family fun out of the gates , extremely imaginative through out , but wanes in the middle Y = 27452 X = it 's petty thievery like this...
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