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Error-case cue neurons. On 500 positive-label reviews carrying the “bad” cue, the model misclassified 353 as negative (70.6% error rate) — the shortcut firing in the wrong direction. Below: neurons that activate on the cue token (positive cue-mass) yet have negative attribution toward the correct (positive) label (attr→pos < 0, i.e. A_cue > 0), accumulated over those error cases — the culprits dragging positive reviews negative.
Top culprit neurons (positive cue-mass, negative attribution to positive)
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autoNeuron fires on words evaluating quality/skill level — especially "quality," "rank," "bad(ly)" — in contexts judging acting/performance.claude-opus-4-8
9.6 a bright and fresh feel to it, and the acting is of great quality, released in U.K. on July 2nd this film is
8.3ys-Davies and Giancarlo Espositto come off as rank amateurs, you can imagine how abysmal the REST of the cast
8.1 someone she was falling in love with. Her fine performance was the only quality acting going on in "Out To Sea". Everyone else is just going
7.7 Cold Mountain is Ada who seems silly and dim-witted and lacks that quality would make you believe that Inman could become obsessed after one kiss.
7.7 she was certainly sexy & shapely, though her acting was as bad as everyone else.<|im_end|>
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7.7 alienating, so that instead of a film of Men Behaving Badly the producers have made Game On. Any mediocre writer wanting to make a
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autoThis neuron fires on negative-evaluation words in movie/review contexts—especially "bad," "worst," "worse," and "little"—marking critical or low-quality judgments.claude-opus-4-8
2.5 new version of Catwoman is currently at the cinema. But given the bad reviews (3 out of 10 on IMDb!), it is sure
2.5 build-up diffused in about 35 seconds in one of the worst anti-cl
2.5 hysterically.<br /><br />Lame music, cheesy scenes, bad acting and plain dumb filming techniques are obviously the functions that make this movie
2.4 The opening hour and ten minutes are padded out with poor acting and even worse characters. I can understand setting up a situation so that the horror is
2.4 seemed very underused, given what a good actor she is and how little she had to do here. But the whole thing is just so clich
2.3 began her directing career with the very well done Aussie film Proof (19
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autoThis neuron fires on first-person speaker-credential phrases asserting extensive experience ("and I've seen a lot," "I have...spent years"), peaking on the "I've/I have/seen" tokens of those parenthetical/aside claims.claude-opus-4-8
4.0 one of the best music documentaries I've ever seen, (and I've seen a lot!) This is a loving look back at the life and
3.3 with the most unrealistic "biker' I have ever seen (and I do know more than a few). The film then lapses into irrelevant
3.2. The direction is among the best I've ever seen-and I've seen a lot of films.<br /><br />The film isn't about
3.1. second worst movie i have seen in recent history, and i've seen a lot of bad movies.<|im_end|>
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2.9Four Friends" is the ONLY film I've ever seen -- And I have, literally, spent *years* of my life watching films! --
2.7 action scenes came about, they were, for lack of a more accurate word, a roller-coaster. With dramatic camera movement sweeping across from range
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autoThis neuron fires on negatively-valenced descriptive words—especially the "-ous/-fully" suffixes of adjectives like horrendous, hideously, awfully, and harsh terms like nasty/crappy.claude-opus-4-8
6.0 much less graphic - MUCH less. There is no comparison between the horrendous, shocking violence and rape shown in A Clockwork Orange and the small
4.7 fight him in court. William Bumiller plays the part with a nasty sort of duplicity, though he is far from subtle. He has
4.2 side of the coin. Here the "Monsters" are the hideously beautiful beings, while the humans are the deceptively ugly creatures of
3.9-the-can playing kids) to the kind-hearted, and to the unknown destroyers, is realistic and fascinating. You care for the bugs, AND
3.9 did for me what this one does. It transported me into an awfully familiar realm of longing and desire. All the compulsive attraction, uncertainty
3.8 do, it's unnoticeable. They use those lovable, crappy rubber animatronic puppets very similar to the ones used in the
L13·N4628cue-mass +1.069attr→pos -0.345A_cue +0.345M +1.00peak on cue 2/6
autoThis neuron fires on evaluative/qualifying nouns and adjectives that judge or categorize a film (e.g. "bad," "new," "culture," "time," "panic"), often at the head of a quality or genre assessment in movie reviews.claude-opus-4-8
2.5 here, and none of them with even the remotest spin of something new. From the first few minutes you can figure out exactly what will happen
2.4 of Edmund Purdom quite impressive. However, as an artifact of its time, the film suffers from too many Hollywood-isms, especially poor casting
2.4 Positive or Negative.
Review: quite good, don't expect anything high culture.......the acting is bad, the storyline fails, but it is still
2.3. As it opened and revealed the cast, we thought, well how bad can it be? -- Kathy Bates, Jonathan Pryce, Rupert Everett
2.3, I think he was forced to pattern his show as the "Hispanic/Latino/Spanish" version of the Dave Chappelle
2.3 the better gay films of recent years. Which says a lot about how bad most gay films are.<br /><br />I'm hoping C.J
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autoThis neuron fires on tokens in negative or comparative film-review evaluations, especially the comparison/concession words ("par," "could," "-par") and surrounding hyphenated/quality-judgment phrasings.claude-opus-4-8
7.4 Jess Franco territoryÂĹa seemingly endless cinematic wilderness swarming with sub-par scriptwriting, crawling with crap camera-work, and abundant with awful acting
6.4 film are all here, but this is an exceedingly dull take on what could have been a very lively affair. I agree with an earlier poster that
6.2, and for good reason.<br /><br />A poor film on par with the greats like "Gymkata" and "The
6.2ing at 16, why not these kids? The movie is- rich boy impregnates poor girl, then rich dad steals him away
6.2, particularly McDowell who throws caution to the wind and gives a performance that is all wild-eyed posturing. O'Toole seems to be
6.1 the SNES system and my own copies of the games. This is, mind you, almost ten years after the initial release of DKC
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autoThe neuron fires most strongly on the word "bad" (especially "really/that/very bad").claude-opus-4-8
7.8 it 1 out of 10. It's probably not that bad; it's just quite mediocre... but so many people went to the
7.6 dipstick dimwits hold a séance as a joke (very bad idea, 'cause the desolate old dive is naturally said to be
7.4 movie is, along with the fact it was made in 2004 than see this movie....<br /><br />Wait why am
7.2 pray that one of the one- dimensional characters, all played by really bad actors, would turn and shoot you dead.<br /><br />Even
7.1 wasn't typical good-boy. He had a secrets and he has done bad things in the past. To the other people he is a hero who
7.1 from a cartoonist's standpoint. I don't think it looks that bad though, the detailing and accuracy of some of the spoofs are quite
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autoThis neuron fires in negative/critical movie-review text, peaking on tokens within disparaging commentary (e.g., "bad," "pretentious," "crassly commercial"), with the very strongest hit on the sentence-final period of such a clause.claude-opus-4-8
2.4 to see how many speaking roles are introduced throughout the course of the movie. Best of all: almost none of the characters have anything to do with
2.4tenbach or early Waters sort of fashion. It's the kind of pretentiousness that comes when someone incredibly stupid thinks they've come up with
2.2 quick plot introduction didn't get it in your head that this movie was bad, then the following 40 minutes will. Watching this movie is
2.2 all obviously thrown together in a crassly commercial attempt to wring a few more bucks from the contemporary Debbie Boone hit. Yep, that's
2.1 knew what to look for.<br /><br />For me, a caper film works only if it has an element of realism - that maybe
2.1 don't be fooled by the R rating. If you're thinking you get a chance to see Erika Eleniak even half-naked
L8·N3289cue-mass +2.275attr→pos -0.301A_cue +0.301M +1.88peak on cue 6/6
autoThe neuron fires on the word "bad" when it describes a movie/film/production as being of poor quality.claude-opus-4-8
5.2 described by Burroughs. The players all perform well. The only bad points I found were, I think, related. It moves slow in
4.9 like a theatrical production the way it is staged and lit. The only bad thing about this movie is that it's very difficult to get a copy
4.8 GONE WILD GOES TO PRISON! It's also a bad rip-off of THE DEFIANT ONES, though in this case
4.7 /><br />From the beginning, you know this is going to be bad.<br /><br />Darcy invites Danny to his house. But
4.5 Positive or Negative.
Review: There is no denying that this is a bad movie. The acting isn't great, likewise the script, acting and
4.4 know that's cliché. Taken on its surface, this is a bad film- perhaps in a league with "Plan 9 From Outer Space
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autoThis neuron fires on words emphasizing the disappointing/negative singularity of a film in critical reviews, peaking on tokens like "one," "Instead," and "not" that pivot toward a negative judgment.claude-opus-4-8
1.4 continuing the mystery that made the first film, and the wait for this one, so great.<|im_end|>
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1.4 book is really about him could be the best part of this movie. Instead we get Moulder/Scully routine. Disappointment. <br
1.3' amateurish if it wasn't an insult to amateurs. This would not even be a good film if you were drunk or drugged!<|im_end|>
1.3 It was the worst scene in Blazing Saddles and the worst one here!<|im_end|>
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1.3 are movies like Vampire vs. Zombies which you can laugh on but this one is simply bad, no point to making such movies. Please, stop
1.2 runs to the cop's car and escapes. If this quick plot introduction didn't get it in your head that this movie was bad, then the
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autoThis neuron fires on negative-quality adjectives describing films/media (e.g. "bad", "lousy", "poor", "abysmal").claude-opus-4-8
4.0 On the other hand, the supporting cast in this film is abysmal. Clara Bellar seems to be capable of only one expression - blank
3.7 and many of the westerns of the day . The costume is pretty bad and the sound of the alien speaking , well the reverb was a
3.7 smoking something I'd love to try sometime. Where to begin: lousy soundtrack, hammy acting, "action" in places. This is
3.6 Incredible, ABC's reality show of the period. It's just too bad that Hollywood does not make enough films like this one. Kick back,
3.5 />But then it loses something. There's no intensity, there's poor group dynamic, there's no sense of urgency.<br /><br />
3.5 a propaganda piece already puts a connotation to it, and often a bad one. It is something that has a full-blown message to it
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autoNeuron fires on the first sub-word token of proper names/words, especially capital "N" beginnings (Nunnery, Nobu, Nance, NUTSHELL) and other name fragments like "Bur"(roughs) and "Nobel".claude-opus-4-8
2.3 include Ben Jones, Mimi Pravda, Tommy Hull, Bill Nunnery.<|im_end|>
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2.1, particularly real estate speculation and loaning money to her friends, Nobu (Sadako Sawamura), Tamae (Chikako Hos
1.9 based on the classic book Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs and is a more faithful adaptation to the classic book, the
1.9 color, as it becomes an entirely different film. The story, by Nobel prize-winner Selma Lagerlöf, is effectively presented. One
1.9. This is no kid's flick! Look for cameos by Jack Nance, Flea and Drew Berrymore. Be warned although
1.8 negative? Answer only Positive or Negative.
Review: PLOT IN A NUTSHELL: Dave Seville, father figure & manager of the
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autoThis neuron fires on the final sub-word token completing a proper name (especially surnames/last name fragments of actors, directors, characters), e.g. the "-re", "-y", "-ill", "-field", "-ell" pieces ending a multi-token name.claude-opus-4-8
2.0 positive or negative? Answer only Positive or Negative.
Review: Peter Lorre gives one of his most evil performances as the owner of the titled place
1.9, Susan Blakely, Tracy Ellis Ross, Teryl Rothery, Scott Vickaryous, Marissa Rudiak, Ken Cam
1.9 about SW though is that this was the first Holmes film Roy William Neill directed, I think he directed all of the rest and produced all but
1.9 winning a championship fight, boxer John Garfield (as Johnnie Bradfield) celebrates with a drinking binge, which leads to the manslaughter of a
1.9 the nature? Or is it simply just to see a story about Berlevåg Mens-Choir, about their life and some of the trips
1.9 case, we have Phil Harris, Sterling Holloway, Paul Winchell, Eva Gabor and Pat Buttram.<br /><br />The
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autoNeuron fires on the rating/grade value token at the end of an explicit numeric or letter rating (the "10" in "1 out of 10", "F", "ONE", "A").claude-opus-4-8
4.6 to the public. If I could give this a rating lower than a ONE, I would.<|im_end|>
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4.0 Grip Reaper come a little early.<br /><br />My Grade: F<|im_end|>
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3.9.<br /><br />I gave it 1 out of 10. It's probably not that bad; it's just quite mediocre...
3.9br /><br />I gave this film 1 out of 10, and I'm usually very generous, even with bad films.<|im_end|>
3.8 are all uniformly awful. I give it 1 out of 10 simply because people turned up to make it. I would have given it
3.7 Answer only Positive or Negative.
Review: OK i gave this a three A three! It deserves only one star no questions asked.<br /><br
L13·N3231cue-mass +2.186attr→pos -0.255A_cue +0.255M +1.13peak on cue 0/6
autoFires on comparative/intensifier function words that set up an evaluative or comparative phrase (e.g., "as," "than," "even," "merely"), often in dismissive/critical review contexts.claude-opus-4-8
16.8 gets divorced after having twins. And the child actors were about as interesting as a root canal.<|im_end|>
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16.1 came to life. Was it the work of an evil Geppetto? Then what, after a few evil deeds, he becomes a real boy
15.9 dame who played him for a goose to start with. The dame herself merely walks through the flick, being dignified if she's not busy appearing
15.8 Eddie Johnson. Eddie is a brain dead person, who's incapable of even the simplest tasks. He was fired because he was dumb as a brick
15.8 is definitely much better than Bill O'Reilly whose show is nothing more than a rightest-political platform of the Rush Limbaugh variety. That
15.4 wonder why i haven't ever heard of them or their show. other than that, the bus driver, which you never even see, just him
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autoNeuron fires on words describing characters/movies as shallow or stupid—specifically "cardboard" (cut-out characters) and "-less" in "brainless."claude-opus-4-8
9.5 this type. Because of this some of the victims seem slightly less like cardboard cut-outs. Just slightly. I had a difficult time figuring out exactly
8.8. James Garner would have been a vast improvement over Hudson who is just cardboard, and he doesn't connect with Andrews and vice versa. And both
8.3able. Jaimie Alexander's character Nicole is an annoying and brainless girl, and you won't really care whether she'll survive the ordeal
7.9 the barbarian, which is the least I can say, quite brainless. It doesn't diminish in any ways the great adventure movie that is
7.8 stealing weapons from the U.S Army, in this entertaining yet admittedly brainless martial arts actioner, which is hampered by too many long pauses
7.5 have to suffer,like those of us watching, through the entire brainless and
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autoNeuron fires on the word "bad" (especially in movie-review contexts describing films/performances negatively).claude-opus-4-8
6.3 Answer only Positive or Negative.
Review: I'd heard a lot of bad things about this film before seeing it, but thought all the negative comments
6.1 Cool but the King of Corn. Michael Caine himself admitted to doing bad movies for the pay cheque, Trvolta should follow suit if he
6.0dow are as good as you would expect. Do these two give bad performances? Sven Nykvist delivers some masterful, although uncon
6.0itation, there is absolutely no plot at all. A pimp stops some bad guys with his kung fu hoes to try to get his nightclub
6.0 to comment on something I like and boost it than I do shooting at bad movies. But some "movies" cry out for the razor.<br
5.9 review positive or negative? Answer only Positive or Negative.
Review: As bad as this movie is, I really like it. The poor acting,
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autoThe neuron fires on the word "bad" when used to describe movies/films (and on "can" in a purchasing context), peaking on "bad" preceding "movie(s)/film".claude-opus-4-8
10.4 have been searching to buy this video. If anybody knows of where I can purchase, please e-mail me. I really want to add this to
7.4 nigh , a pity because up to this film I cant think of bad film before this?<|im_end|>
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7.4 store. "Attention K-Mart Shoppers!" Watch this if you enjoy bad movies. It's so bad it is good. And did I mention
7.3 is worth watching for a laugh or two , but if you dont find bad movies funny, stay away!<|im_end|>
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7.2/99 video release from Anchor Bay. Everyone knows there are several bad movies out there that have a tremendous appeal to them. This one tops
7.0 have ever viewed in my life, and i'm the king of finding bad movies. For the effects, they just threw fake blood on people and
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autoThis neuron fires on numeric rating expressions in reviews—the score numbers and accompanying words like "stars"/"out of X"/"X/10".claude-opus-4-8
11.7 public.<br /><br />I gave this film 1 out of 10, and I'm usually very generous, even with bad films
11.1 if it helped the movie out at all. I gave this 4 stars only because I know the script and the writing is a lot better than
10.1. GOD BLESS YOU GARY BUSEY! 5 STARS!<|im_end|>
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10.0 for 'no-no' pointers.<br /><br />4/10<|im_end|>
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10.0 he truly loves her, he is boring his wife to death. The bad boy is far more exciting.<br /><br />All of this is
9.9 beautiful woman dress in the ugliest clothing. I give it 4 stars out of 10 --if your 12 years old
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autoNeuron fires on the completing sub-word/token of certain multi-token words (e.g. "shod-dy", "contam-inate", "abuse") and verb completions like "gone," often in negative movie-review contexts.claude-opus-4-8
10.3 usual.<br /><br />Most of the production money seems to have gone into buying soda and sandwiches for cast and crew. The brilliant dialog is
9.5, was possessed. I have seen people have psychotic breaks due to sexual abuse, and they never made it clear whether or not the father had actually
9.5Review: This movie is excellent in how it portrays the reality of sexual abuse. The daughters perfectly express their conflicting emotions of affection and betrayal. The
9.1 I mean there were gaping plot holes and under utilized cast. Shoddy special effects. I mean I cant believe that this movie came out from
8.6 work of the Texas Rangers investigators? Why were they allowed to contaminate the crime scene and bulldoze the compound shortly after the incident? These
8.4 cries of 'pretentiousness' from those who swear by shoddy skin flicks shot in someone's backyard. Hey, as far as
Misclassified positive+cue reviews (gold=positive, pred=negative; cue tokens shaded)
pos -8.5 / neg 3.8 movie reviews as positive or negative.<|im_end|>Ċ<|im_start|>userĊIs this movie review positive or negative? Answer only Positive or Negative.ĊĊReview: as with many of Wong's films, a lot of people find them to be boring and confusing. Well i like them and i like this film too. I went out and rented it on dvd and i watched it 3 times. It is a very subtle movie that provides an intoxicating experience. for those who did not enjoy it...... you just wasted 2 hours of your life.... too bad...muhahahahaha.<|im_end|>Ċ<|im_start|>assistantĊ
pos -6.1 / neg 1.9 elements such as camera work and lighting are outstanding (especially for the film's time). I did not find the first part of the film very exciting, but the latter one certainly made up for it with one thrilling scene after another.<br /><br />The only thing I did not like about this movie was the choice of Farley Granger for the part of Guy Haines. Somehow, I didn't find him very believable. On the other hand, Robert Walker shines as sinister 'bad guy' Bruno Anthony.<br /><br />Overall, I would highly recommend this.<|im_end|>Ċ<|im_start|>assistantĊ
pos -4.4 / neg 2.0, nobody goes into an Italian horror expecting good acting, so it's somewhat forgivable, but I do think that Fulci could have hired some better ones. Bad dubbing doesn't exactly help either. However, something that does help is the fact that the terrible acting is counterbalanced by lots of gore, and it's extreme to say the least! People get their heads cut off, a woman is slain in the shower (and unlike Psycho, here we REALLY see it), people are hacked up, fed to pigs and there's lots and lots of cinema's finest melee weapon - the chainsaw
pos -5.3 / neg 0.2 the story interesting. I recommend this movie if you are looking for a family film. If you liked the Little Rascals, you will probably enjoy this. I viewed this movie on cable. Either on Encore or Showtime family. This is not a movie that I would have gone to see at the theatre. But, I only go to the theatre for the effects of the big screen, so most comedies, romantic films, or dramas I do not go for big screen-I wait for TV/cable edition. Get your kids together, pop some popcorn and enjoy!<|im_end|>Ċ<|im_start|>assistantĊ
pos -9.4 / neg 4.5, quite the opposite, they try to live and people try to "protect" or "take care" of them by actively removing them from real life. The message is live life to the fullest, even if the ending is as sad as possible.<br /><br />My conclusion: as sick people dramas go, this one is a keeper. It is sad, yet hopeful. I like James McAvoy, even if he does seem to always play the arrogant rebel. I also say that Steven Robertson played very well. Either that or he really has partial paralysis. :)<|im_end|>Ċ<|im_start|>assistantĊ
pos -4.4 / neg -3.3 and the early music score by Brad Feidel (now best known for his "Terminator" theme) is haunting and atmospheric.<br /><br />This is worth catching for the important plot twist at about the one hour mark, although a moment at about 75 minutes in involving the heroine and a tree and the killer is almost comical; it may actually remind a viewer of a cartoon! One of the most clever touches is the final dispatching of the killer, which I'd never seen before in a horror film and probably won't see again.<br /><br />I didn't
pos -4.0 / neg 0.1 illusions! a person that is living in his/her dreams day by day not wanting to see all the horror in our life and on our planet will be very shocked by this film! if someone reads this now who has seen s.c. and also thinks it´s great: just contact me-so far i haven´t met anyone who shares my opinion-it´d be cool!!! this film earns 10 points out of 10!!! finally i´m really sorry for my bad english-i´m not a studied person!!! (und das ist auch gut so *g*)<|im_end|>Ċ<|im_start|>assistantĊ
pos -4.2 / neg -0.3 was most impressive. The men way out-shined the women in this film, acting and character-wise. Dianne Foster and May Wynn were weak - the only negatives of the production. It's easy to see why these two actresses never became stars.<br /><br />Even though it is over 50 years old, this western is one you'd still find fast-enough moving to enjoy, no matter how old you are or what you're used to seeing. For classic film fans, this is almost a must with this cast and good story. Highly recommended.<|im_end|>Ċ<|im_start|>assistantĊ
pos -9.5 / neg 4.5ind (especially if you're not familiar with Singaporean culture), and with an open-minded group of friends is guaranteed to deliver a lot of laughs and a memorable time. You can't go into this movie expecting a masterpiece, or even expecting to take anything serious at all. If you can take this film for what it is - an underdog film about underdogs, filled to the brim with its own quirks - then you should have a good time watching this one! I've already seen it three times and I wouldn't hesitate to watch it three more times!!<|im_end|>Ċ<|im_start|>assistantĊ
pos -8.1 / neg 3.4 with Family Guy is actually very different - it's much more politically incorrect, and amazingly, a lot more brazen.<br /><br />Creator of Ren and Stimpy, John Kricfalusi, famously criticized Family Guy for having "extremely low" graphic standards from a cartoonist's standpoint. I don't think it looks that bad though, the detailing and accuracy of some of the spoofs are quite successful.<br /><br />All in all, a great series to go with a great big bowl of chips smothered in ranch sauce and ass jokes.<|im_end|>Ċ<|im_start|>assistantĊ
pos -8.4 / neg 5.3 90% of films, back in the good Ole days when films needed a story line.. OK so even the storyline is a bit dodgy.. but wow did i get into this film as a kid in the 80s. cheesy rock, bad special effects, but airplanes an aerial fights and it had queens one vision on the soundtrack.. see even the worst things have a silver lining.. all in all if you want a bad film to show a 12 year old who hates computer effects (if there is such a film) this is the ideal choice<|im_end|>Ċ<|im_start|>assistantĊ
pos -9.2 / neg 3.8 It's a little messed up though, that Kuzco was put into school. And it seems to be High School rather than College. But I guess he's only eighteen, right, so it's not like he's too old to get educated? And haven't the royals always had to get the best education avaible to them? So the "Kuzco has to graduate, or he won't become emperor" thing doesn't sound too weird for me. And I guess his education was neglected before, so that's why he has to be educated now.<|im_end|>Ċ<|im_start|>assistantĊ
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Error-case cue neurons. On 500 positive-label reviews carrying the “bad” cue, the model misclassified 109 as negative (21.8% error rate) — the shortcut firing in the wrong direction. Below: neurons that activate on the cue token (positive cue-mass) yet have negative attribution toward the correct (positive) label (attr→pos < 0, i.e. A_cue > 0), accumulated over those error cases — the culprits dragging positive reviews negative.
Top culprit neurons (positive cue-mass, negative attribution to positive)
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autoThis neuron fires on negative/disparaging quality descriptors in film/media reviews, especially the words "bad," "weak," "abysmal," "horrible," and the phrase "less than."claude-opus-4-8
3.6 great, and it never bored me, plus while the child actors were bad, they gave me the creeps!. This happened to be on the
3.3 On the other hand, the supporting cast in this film is abysmal. Clara Bellar seems to be capable of only one expression - blank
3.1 the actors create realistic characters, ones who remain sympathetic despite their often less than admirable actions. "Shadows" is absolutely mandatory viewing for film buffs
2.9, acting and character-wise. Dianne Foster and May Wynn were weak - the only negatives of the production. It's easy to see why
2.9 here is the beginning of the end and the beginning of the "horrible 80's" when there is going to be $ex,
2.9ights and effects, and 2) the story is really, really bad. It is simple, and uncomplicated and really offers nothing in way
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autoThis neuron fires on function words/articles ("an," "the," "that," "is," "miss") embedded in movie-review evaluative text, typically just before an adjective or verdict word.claude-opus-4-8
7.9Review: John Leguizamo's one man shows are hit or miss: Mambo Mouth showed off his intense characterizations and great timing but
7.1 I just answered my first question.<br /><br />The result is an abhorrent mess. We get the "gun", in a vign
7.0 man, we're screwed.<br /><br />A bilious film that I walked into late and left prematurely. A film which is so wrapped
7.0 and cinematographer Rene Verzier does a pretty good job. Otherwise this is a rather lumpen action pic that won't satisfy action fans and will
7.0 positive or negative? Answer only Positive or Negative.
Review: First, the obviousÂĹas a cop drama crossed with a funny melodrama,
6.9 negative? Answer only Positive or Negative.
Review: All in all, an excellent movie from that time and source (coming from Warner Brothers as it
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autoThis neuron fires on tokens within film/narrative descriptions, peaking on connective or referential words (to, who, her, and, names like Brown, Amanda) that link characters and actions in mid-sentence prose.claude-opus-4-8
3.4 was impaled across a tree limb, and yells to his buddies to kill them with wood. The stunt work must be seen to be believed
3.3 horse scene where Wayne rescues Marsha Hunt, in which Johnny Mack Brown's horse does a complete somersault spill. Syd Saylor
3.3, is written in such a manner that we never get a handle on who she really is. One moment she is slapping a slave, and
3.2 pipe smoking old lady who knows about werewolves but nobody listens to her.<|im_end|>
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3.1 with a trick or a joke to help Amanda deal with her distress. Amanda really starts to warm up to Kevin as the film progresses, perhaps more
3.1 that even the devil must have been shaken by the sound. Darwell and Simpson were famous for playing Ma and Pa Joad in Ford's classic
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autoThe neuron fires on the word "better," especially in evaluative phrases like "one of the better."claude-opus-4-8
4.5: It has to be said that this film is definitely one of the better "bargain bin" movies out there - I'd feel a
4.5 doesn't carry it correctly in this and Janet Davis would have been the better choice.<|im_end|>
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4.5 or negative? Answer only Positive or Negative.
Review: One of the better movies to come out of the 1980's, this
4.5 UPN affiliate's midday Saturday program would be misleading. It deserves better and definitely uses its talented leads' best attributes to its maximum advantage.
4.5 straight-to-video series. However, Jim Varney gave one of his better performances by playing Nash, his criminal alter ego. A misstep in
4.5 watch, I mean it wasn't great but it was one of the better horror movies of late. It seems to have been low, almost state
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autoNeuron fires on negatively-charged adjectives/adverbs in film reviews, especially the suffixes "-ly/-ically/-inally" and harsh descriptors like "nasty"/"bad".claude-opus-4-8
2.9 the boys at MST3K, but it's actually a neat and nasty piece of low-budget film noir. The plot is tight, the characters
2.7 how to make them back then. Hollywood has forgotten the basic ingredients of bad movie making: cardboard steel and the god fearing scientist action hero! <
2.5 film is really worth watching for its combination of sardonic humour and nasty violence - the drowning scene is expected to give me nightmares soon. T
2.4 do the intimidating job itself. That way it's scarrier and horrifyingly classy at the same time. I won't be surprised if Hollywood rem
2.4 flicks in this day & age but here's one that's criminally overlooked and definitely worth your time if you check it out. 8
2.4 AIDS), the emotion, actions and interactions of all characters involved are tragically close to real life. Being a "big brother" to a boy
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autoThis neuron fires on a verb/noun completing a film-criticism idiom or perceptual phrase (e.g. "hook the audience," "viewer interest," "made sense," "Surround Sound," "come alive," "take off").claude-opus-4-8
2.6 for an interesting movie. Unfortunately, A Sound of Thunder fails to really hook the audience in. It suffers from a number of problems and it takes
2.1. Annoying narration. 5. Inability to create viewer interest.<br /><br />This film can't even pass the "Soap
2.1. Once I read the Advent Children wiki, things made a lot more sense. If you are a video game or Sci-Fi fan this movie is
2.01) transfer and an excellent Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. Disc 1 has an informative commentary by the director and the DVD
1.9 Eckhart, Vince, and Janney ALMOST make their scenes come alive is a testament to the immensity of their talents to rise above material
1.9 seen committed to celluloid on the big screen, it did not take off with a bang. throughout the movie we got the feeling that the jokes
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autoThis neuron fires on words/morphemes expressing negative quality judgments of films (poorly, bad, ineffective, "-able" in unwatchable, "-ST" in WORST, below average).claude-opus-4-8
4.5 an example of a movie that can have great potential and is executed very poorly.. i am a fan of kids and thumb sucker and many other so
4.2 a 15 page paper on why this is easily THE WORST movie I have ever seen. But for your benefit I will point out
4.2 eliminate a crime boss' opponents) and turns it into an unwatchable mess. I have rarely seen such a breath taking combination of tiny budget
4.0giving a very good performance), Eleanor Parker (giving a very bad performance) as well as Darren McGavin as the reptilian pusher
3.9 line is OK, cinematography is outstanding, screenplay and acting are way below average. I guess the blame is to the citizens of Uttar Pradesh in
3.6 from the original bloated theatrical version into this more streamlined and yet remarkably ineffective version. The film moves along with no idea of what it is.
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autoThis neuron fires on the negative/undesirable word following a negation or contrast ("not bad", "never dull", "waste") and on the particle of negatively-toned phrasal verbs ("missing out", "pass up").claude-opus-4-8
5.3 good films, do some exercise, cook a nice meal..anything but waste your time on rubbish like this<|im_end|>
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5.0 but no. it was a OK film, not good, but not bad for most of it but then you get to the ending and it losses
4.7 mikes?<br /><br />The rest of the acting is not awful but it's not good either. The cop is pretty one note,
4.7 funny film at times, it moves along like a rocket & is never dull or boring & some of the English dubbed dialogue is just hilarious in context
4.6 struck me to give it a shot as I thought I wasn't missing out on much. It was on one night and I thought oh wellÂ
4.6ouch love story.<br /><br />Although I would hesitate to pass up any opportunity to hear an English accent, I also think an American actor
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autoThis neuron fires on the word following "to"/"that" in degree expressions like "too much," "that much," and "that good"—peaking on quantifier/adjective tokens ("much," "good," "long") in such constructions.claude-opus-4-8
10.1 bored me sometimes. It had some weird story lines and they spent to much time on characters that just didn't interest me. Strangely enough
9.7 The songs are eh, and I hope the director did not spend to much money on it...... Bottom line, I hated the movie. Do not
8.8 this part of the movie, it didn't really hurt the production that much.<br /><br />One minor note, the character (uncredited
8.8 Negative.
Review: An American Werewolf in Paris wasn't really that good compared to the original.The original didn't use computer effects for the wer
8.7? Is there a woman in the world who is worth going to that much trouble over? If there is, it certainly wasn't this shrew
8.6 The other thing is that the story seems to meander for way to long without really deciding what the film is about and what it wants to be
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autoThe neuron fires on the subword "rid" completing the word "horrid".claude-opus-4-8
12.2 people who made this movies read these comments. The choreography was horrid, the plot was nill, and the actors where so low budget
12.1 over the place, and it won for adapted! The music was horrid, I know I already said something but it was really bad. The
11.9 years old. That's how bad it sucked. The plot was horrid and the acting was worse. Leslie Nielson should be ashamed of
11.9 buffoonery. The sets are laughable. The acting is horrid, and the editing is confusing. There is no real story to hold
11.8This, to me, is the ONLY possible reason to watch this horrid mess of a film!!! That, or you could show it to the
11.5, as I agree with most commentators here, is Comedy Central's horrid solution to the loss of "Chappelle's Show," but it
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autoThis neuron fires on the preposition "with"/"on" in colloquial complaint constructions like "what's with the..." or "don't get me started on the...".claude-opus-4-8
6.2 as if it was thought to be repetitive and boring. And what is with the killing and not eating. I thought this movie would have been cool
5.2 funny movie! Not even at a slapstick level! And what's with the reggae soundtrack? It's a movie about two white garb
5.1 just wanted to smack him! Stop it! And what's the deal with the bad toupee? Also, there is no way you can believe
5.0 charm. <br /><br />And don't even get me started on the lameness of the other characters. First of all, what Delta
4.7 I usually can't stomach him, if only because of those STUPID AT&T commercials! Molly Shannon is always entertaining, and Leelee Sob
4.6 made this film. No plot, very limited action, and what is with the 3rd person commentary throughout the film???? Instead of running around
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autoThis neuron fires on the word "sorry" (especially in apologetic phrases like "I'm sorry" or parenthetical "sorry").claude-opus-4-8
12.5 wife had the same shocked look.... OK... she believed him??? Im sorry but YEAH.... i didn't know he was psychic until I
12.0. After finally getting the chance to see it last night, I'm sorry to say that I was incredibly disappointed. It's hard to imagine a
12.0, and the other flaws in this movie make peter pan more believable. sorry, to me, this movie has no entertainment value at all.<|im_end|>
11.8 were too uninvested to bother.<br /><br />I'm sorry for repeating but the 10 line minimum seems silly, for what
11.5 I'd not seen Carol Lombard before in any movie. I'm sorry it had to be this one because, quite frankly, this is a
11.4 cool new doctor played by Christopher Eccelson (misspelled last name sorry). these two go on some many amazing and very extremely dangerous missions to
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autoNeuron fires on abstract "big-picture" nouns completing common phrases—especially "world" in "change the world," plus "new," "culture," "time," and "LOVE."claude-opus-4-8
3.4 here, and none of them with even the remotest spin of something new. From the first few minutes you can figure out exactly what will happen
2.4 is simply an entertaining little movie, it's not supposed to change the world. I thought all the actors did a great job with their characters.
2.4 to see a film in which every shot has the meaning of "LOVE" , this one is a must see film. For me I've
2.3 Positive or Negative.
Review: quite good, don't expect anything high culture.......the acting is bad, the storyline fails, but it is still
2.3 romantic comedy. Every other Brit film maker seems to want to change the world, nice to see one that just concentrates on telling a good yarn with
2.2 of Edmund Purdom quite impressive. However, as an artifact of its time, the film suffers from too many Hollywood-isms, especially poor casting
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autoNeuron fires on negation/contraction tokens and emphatic negatives in negative movie-review contexts ("'t", "none", "don't.", repeated "boring").claude-opus-4-8
5.8 checked if there's another movie named as this one, and there isn't ! But I really don't think we all saw the same movie !
4.3 ever made. There may be others that are tied, but there are none worse. There can't be.<br /><br />I found this
3.0's so sad you ALMOST have to see it... But don't. The nightmares I have are far worse than any other nightmares you will ever
2.9 which many will watch and enjoy until the end, while others will stop watching it within five minutes. It is a parody of detective movies with all
2.9 with Chevy chase in it, and I bet he was glad he wasn't in this one!. I couldn't believe how bad this was, you
2.9 of the janitor). In general the movie is boring, boring, boring. I can't think of a single scene that's actually done well
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autoThis neuron fires on past-tense narrative verbs describing a viewer's actions or reactions when recounting a movie experience (e.g., "came," "had," "pop," "sounded," "disappointed").claude-opus-4-8
1.2 or been thinking of SLAUGHTER HOTEL, but he sure came up with some similar ideas.<br /><br />Legaliciuos former
1.1 Positive or Negative.
Review: One of the Message Boards threads at IMDb had two women talking about Colin Firth, how they watched the movie only
0.9 a Blade rip-off. Fair enough.<br /><br />So I pop it in and observed a borderlined overweight African-American with no blade,
0.8 out the water? By the end I kinda loved this film and was disappointed when they all died.<|im_end|>
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0.8 a friend. I quickly looked and read a short synopsis and thought it sounded interesting. We came out the movies not feeling very sure if we liked
0.8 Barney tapes away. So one day as I'm flipping through channels, I see that Barney now takes place in a caboose, and I thought
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autoThis neuron fires on negative-evaluation/dark-descriptive words in film reviews, especially adjectives like "bad," "grim," "negative," "minus," and "foreboding."claude-opus-4-8
2.8 graced the big screen. From the time the dark, foreboding figure of Mickey Borden (John Garfield) appears at Ann L
2.6 character. Disappointing to no belief, even for a fan of bad cinema.<|im_end|>
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2.6 wanna waste some time this is the right choice. Acting varies from really bad to mediocre with the girls tripping and falling all the time for no
2.5 surprising that Henri- Georges Clouzot, the director of such grim films as Le Corbeau or such suspenseful nail- biters
2.4 to follow in quick succession... <br /><br />Despite my generally negative reaction to it, FLESH is nevertheless still valuable as a
2.4, those were the minuses.<br /><br />But the biggest minus that ticked me off is that every football player got to participate in
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autoThis neuron fires on function words and connectives (by, to, even, and, so, .) typically within negative film-review prose, often at the point of an evaluative pivot or qualification.claude-opus-4-8
3.6 pass to make filmic excrement? The film attempts to establish credibility by focusing on character interaction, that much is evident. Unfortunately for the writers
3.3 the single most lame movie monster ever. This thing, which is supposed to be an Indian ghost, looks more like a plastic candy bowl skeleton that
2.7 watch this movie if you expect great mystery or a real plot, or even some kind of story. man gets girls in a dark room and kills
2.6 /><br />But there were a couple of nice moments here and there. The makeup effects were startlingly good in contrast to the rest of the
2.6 how anyone could have enjoyed it. I'm a huge Sci-fi fan and this was way more than i could swallow. Definlty do
2.5 the ending Âĸ it surely is a premise with lots of potential, so it's quite a shame it isn't elaborated more proper. There
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autoThis neuron fires on intensified comparative/evaluative words (especially "bad," "better," "more," "much") following degree adverbs, in contexts judging quality.claude-opus-4-8
2.9 (and a lot of continuity issues). 6. Ridiculously bad performance by the lead female actress. 7. Unreliable action
2.2 and sneers way too much. Robert Englund (who deserves way better) puts in a somewhat amusing performance of a hypocritical redneck.
2.1 writing or the actors, or I'll just blame both) and enormously bad acting. I'd sooner believe Bill Pullman as President of the USA
2.1 is not one of his best-regarded films; made between two vastly more popular and critically praised pictures, Suspicion and Shadow Of a Doubt
2.0 Answer only Positive or Negative.
Review: Not bad but could be loads better, also seems to follow a staple diet for crime drama. You've
2.04, even though for all intents and purposes it deserves a much, much lower rating. But then again you wouldn't tune in to a Sci
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autoThis neuron fires on comparative/evaluative quality-judgment constructions in movie reviews, especially the "as...as" comparison frame and quality-grading words (sub-par, junk, superior).claude-opus-4-8
3.7 Jess Franco territoryÂĹa seemingly endless cinematic wilderness swarming with sub-par scriptwriting, crawling with crap camera-work, and abundant with awful acting
3.5, Batman Returns, is it possible to have a sequel to be almost as good as the original? With Batman Returns, it came pretty close!
3.5 when they get adapted to screen nine times out of ten they are complete junk, as is the case here. The material that makes his books great
3.2 positive or negative? Answer only Positive or Negative.
Review: Bears about as much resemblance to Dean Koontz's novel as Jessica Simpson does to
3.2Special effects crew has some fun, and Jerry Goldsmith provides a score superior to its subject matter.<|im_end|>
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3.2?<br /><br />For an action/adventure movie the film is... well, lacking just that. The first hour (!) of the movie
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auto"so X" intensifier construction — fires on "so" (or the adjective right after it like "bad") preceding/within a "so ... that"/"so bad" emphatic phrasing.claude-opus-4-8
7.7 load of crap.<br /><br />This movie is BAD. So bad. And it's not only because of the obvious Christian agenda, but
6.8ewie and Brian Griffin lends itself to pure comedy gold, so much so that Chris and Meg only manage to fulfill the role of the obligatory teenagers
6.7orr the Invader! This movie is bad, very bad. So bad it you need negative numbers just to gave it a rattan. Hor
6.6 ? Yeah he`s a serious badass mofo . In fact he`s so bad ( And I don`t mean the acting - I`ll get
6.1 it was unfunny and unwatchable. In fact, it is so poorly written and some of the jokes revolve around Michael mickey taking
4.9 eerie to the bone and packed some unsettling goods. So multi-facet was the context and its thrills, there was something fresh to how this
Misclassified positive+cue reviews (gold=positive, pred=negative; cue tokens shaded)
pos -0.9 / neg 3.9 and the early music score by Brad Feidel (now best known for his "Terminator" theme) is haunting and atmospheric.<br /><br />This is worth catching for the important plot twist at about the one hour mark, although a moment at about 75 minutes in involving the heroine and a tree and the killer is almost comical; it may actually remind a viewer of a cartoon! One of the most clever touches is the final dispatching of the killer, which I'd never seen before in a horror film and probably won't see again.<br /><br />I didn't
pos 1.2 / neg 3.2 with Family Guy is actually very different - it's much more politically incorrect, and amazingly, a lot more brazen.<br /><br />Creator of Ren and Stimpy, John Kricfalusi, famously criticized Family Guy for having "extremely low" graphic standards from a cartoonist's standpoint. I don't think it looks that bad though, the detailing and accuracy of some of the spoofs are quite successful.<br /><br />All in all, a great series to go with a great big bowl of chips smothered in ranch sauce and ass jokes.<|im_end|>Ċ<|im_start|>assistantĊ
pos 1.1 / neg 3.9 90% of films, back in the good Ole days when films needed a story line.. OK so even the storyline is a bit dodgy.. but wow did i get into this film as a kid in the 80s. cheesy rock, bad special effects, but airplanes an aerial fights and it had queens one vision on the soundtrack.. see even the worst things have a silver lining.. all in all if you want a bad film to show a 12 year old who hates computer effects (if there is such a film) this is the ideal choice<|im_end|>Ċ<|im_start|>assistantĊ
pos -3.2 / neg 1.7 in Languedoc faced opposition from local vignerons and government officials. There is Aimé Guibert, founder and wine maker of Daumas Gassac, iconoclastic opponent of Mondavi's plans and crusader for wines that express local terror. There is Robert Parker himself, expressing some discomfort with his influence while refusing to stop writing about the wines that he favours. There is "flying wine maker" Michel Rolland, consultant for dozens of wineries all over the world, advising them how to make Parker- friendly wines. There are many many more fascinating personalities in
pos 0.1 / neg 4.4 Tim and Kyle. While the writer of the film gave us such a poignant moment between the two, and their sexual experimentation/confusion, he then gives us a plot twist that makes them half brothers?!?! (Although the subject isn't brought up in the film....and left unexplained and unaccounted for) I just thought that it was in bad taste, and the fact that it wasn't even discussed is even worse. (Oops we've created a taboo...now let's not address the situation, because that wouldn't really be P.C.) Otherwise a spectacular film<|im_end|>Ċ<|im_start|>assistantĊ
pos 0.5 / neg 2.8 brilliant bloodshed, the situation goes from bad to worse when a cop intervenes and is caught in the most unusual of circumstances. This opening segment establishes the perfect mood for the rest of the film, which never takes itself too seriously and includes outrageous characters that seem self-aware of their own existence in this nonsensical gangster flick.<br /><br />The film is broken into segments based on various events and times during the course of one day. This effect is much like Pulp Fiction, which is a similarly given chapters, although Thursday doesn't mess with chronological order except for the occasional flashback.
pos 0.8 / neg 4.8 (George Winslow) who wants to hang around, being the 'stray puppy' type.<br /><br />As it turns out, the reason is that he has no folks of his own, but is cared for by a relative who hasn't much time for him.<br /><br />It is things like this that makes his job harder than expected. <br /><br />All in all, Webb becomes more understanding of kids, and not only saves his show but learns a rewarding lesson, and eventually even adopts Mike.<br /><br />Still a great movie after all these years.
pos 1.7 / neg 1.9<|im_start|>systemĊYou are a sentiment analysis assistant. Classify movie reviews as positive or negative.<|im_end|>Ċ<|im_start|>userĊIs this movie review positive or negative? Answer only Positive or Negative.ĊĊReview: Contains Spoiler The movie is a good action/comedy but i don't know if the director cut too many parts but it seems that the bad guy die too fast. The end of the movie come, the bad guy dies and that's it.<br /><br />The special effects are good and i don't regret paying to see it at the theatre.<|im_end|>Ċ<|im_start|>assistantĊ
pos 1.9 / neg 3.0 and they don't really seem to be in relation with the Ghoulies in the other film. But they are pretty funny. And funny thing, that Jonathon Graves returns for this one. If you saw the first, he was a character in that. In my opinion, this is better than the first. There are some classic scenes and some classic lines, one which is in a grocery store. "Attention K-Mart Shoppers!" Watch this if you enjoy bad movies. It's so bad it is good. And did I mention Barbara Alyn Woods is hot?<|im_end|>Ċ<|im_start|>assistantĊ
pos 0.0 / neg 5.6 show is a frenzy of visual chaos. It's like the director wanted to see how spastic he could make it. I count changing camera angles, on average, between every one and four seconds, constantly! After about three or four songs, my head and eyes were ready for a break. Which is too bad, because I would have liked to have sat through the whole show, like I was able to at the concert last year. Maybe this fast-cut editing is the latest craze for concert DVD's, but I really think it's an annoyance and detraction from the overall experience. As
pos 0.3 / neg 2.5 to note that Eisenstein was actually commissioned to make this film, as a rallying call for the Russians to never forget a crucial piece of their history. The end result comes out as being something that is actually slightly common from seeing Battleship and October, however; if nothing else comes through those films it's that Eisenstein is most concerned about how the image and the content can come together finitely for the viewer, that style can completely envelop the viewer without fail. On those terms Alexander Nevsky is fearless. <br /><br />But even with the whole idea of 'Russia great, Germans
pos 4.6 / neg 6.8 played to the hilt by Stephen Furst, is really the only one whose character is fully realized in the film. The other standout character is goof-off Melio, played with tons of charm by now-director Andy Tennant. Although then-Dr. Pepper spokesman David Naughton was supposed to be the star, his character often comes off obnoxious, particularly when pitted against his brother Adam, Michael J. Fox. While everyone has favorite characters, I don't think anyone who loves the movie could disagree that Furst and Fox are the only two characters that you really learn anything about
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Error-case cue neurons. On 500 positive-label reviews carrying the “bad” cue, the model misclassified 65 as negative (13.0% error rate) — the shortcut firing in the wrong direction. Below: neurons that activate on the cue token (positive cue-mass) yet have negative attribution toward the correct (positive) label (attr→pos < 0, i.e. A_cue > 0), accumulated over those error cases — the culprits dragging positive reviews negative.
Top culprit neurons (positive cue-mass, negative attribution to positive)
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autoThis neuron fires on the final sub-word token that completes a proper noun, title, or multi-word name (e.g. "Casablan-ca", "Caligula", "Woodpecker", "d'Or"), peaking at the word-completing fragment within film/character names.claude-opus-4-8
1.2 Michael Curtiz, later responsible for such gems as "Casablanca" and "Mildred Pierce," pinpoints certain images with his
1.2 the camp into 'Batman'. He had also written 'The Parallax View', one of the decade's finest conspiracy thrillers. Feeling the script
1.2 and mostly because the tributes to the Flintstones, Woody Woodpecker, "Duck Amuck" and especially "One Froggy Evening
1.2 a Red Bridge" (2001), his two Palme d'Or-winners "Ballad of Narayama" (1983)
1.2, his mother, Agrippina, is exiled by Caligula. Later, however, she suddenly marries emperor Claudius who already
1.2 left feeling lost and alone, drugs, marital affairs, child conceived via affair but raised as husband's son, incest, homosexual tendencies, bullies
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0.9 cheap that they bleep out words, and with a parrot no less. Eventually these parrot noises got to me and I couldn't help
0.9 Daniels singing the theme. You know the one; it was made famous by... Jimmy Dean.<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>
0.9 from Timothy Dalton in 1996, and made his 007 debut in Goldeneye.<br /><br />This is the setting for the first
0.9 more than 10 years! This movie falls into the category of movies like Airplane: continuous jokes, oneliners, funny actions (body
0.9, who helps Ada put the farm back together and, perhaps more importantly, cope with the loneliness and isolation the war seems to have brought upon Ada
0.9 like something Mr. Schlesinger threw together after having a bad day on the freeway. A mish mash of snippets about the nuts encountered along the
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2.3 not a failure.<br /><br />I give it 7/10. Very good, but still had flaws.<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>
2.3 was fine.<br /><br />rating for this movie 8/10 an ok werewolf movie not the worst one out there.<br /><
2.3 throughout, The Black Castle is a fine viewing experience. 7/10<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>
2.2 and was overall really fun to watch. I give it 8/10. Go watch it!<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>
2.1 at the corresponding time.<br /><br />Story - 7/10 The story and characters would be the main flaws of the movie. Both
2.1, while never forgetting to have fun. This one is 7/10.<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>
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0.8 Batista & the undertaker: an okay match but could have been a hell of a lot better. 6/10<br /><br />
0.7 onscreen. It is basically about this guy, Fabian, who is an Argentinian visiting the Faulkland Islands. Argentinians
0.7 and simple, beautifully primitive life Tarzan lived as a young man who was found as a baby and raised by chimps after the violent death of
0.7br />In 'Blood Birthday', the story revolves around three children who are born during a a total eclipse. According to astrology, during eclipses
0.7acie Randall) communicating with a demon from beyond named Faust, who is the dark side of Jonathan. Faust asks Alexandra for a red jewel
0.7's a Bronson vigilante thriller where his motivation isn't down to a blood feud but this leads to credibility becoming strained <br /><br />
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3.7; N'Bushe Wright, a relative newcomer, isn't too bad; Kris Kristofferson is forgettable as Blade's sidekick (
3.5, or other substantive guests sit across from him, it's not too bad. Other times, he tends to host guests involved in the latest celebrity
3.1 to the Aussie version it would perhaps be viewed as being a little bit better. But if there is nothing else to do on a Sunday night (
3.0 and looked like nothing new. To my surprise it actually wasn't half bad. A viewer stated above that it is good B-horror movie
3.0 and CGI. Yeah, for a B-Movie it is not that bad. After having seen her in "Marquise" some years ago
2.8 some enjoyable parts. Very good direction. Not as bad as it could be. The best one in the series since the first. Three stars out
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1.5 the flesh of the living. And, honestly, is there any better tasting flesh than that of bimbos? As hinted at before already,
1.4.
Review: I went to see this movie mostly because it looked so good in the trailers. Robin Williams and Barry Levinson should equal greatness.
1.3 seriously watch Dirty Dancing once a month or more and it is just as good every time. Jennifer Grey is also so cute in this movie. Its
1.3 While this film is hilarious and MEATBALLS 2 is so bad that it's fun, MEATBALLS 3 and MEAT
1.3 film on the planet!!! I had to turn it off it was so bad. It was unfunny and just plain unwatchable. Give me
1.2. <br /><br />It might be, this movie was so bad many bailed out.......and as such, were too uninvested
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0.5 introduced some new twists I had forgotten all about, like "Bat-Mite" for instance. Looking back on it, I'm sure he was
0.5 enough to do justice to the fascinating story of how Jean recreates Willstown as a place where she and Joe can both be happy.<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>
0.5 directed more westerns. To add to it I have always liked Randolph Scott and Robert Young. In fact, Robert Young stars in what I consider
0.5 as drunken comrades.<br /><br />Bobby is a paperhanger for the firm of Matz and Blatz, with Hardy as his
0.5 There is a Scottish mob and a German headhunter who are after Pestario 'Pest' Vargas (John Leguizamo), the
0.5 audience outside the USA. Lena Horne looks fabulous and so does Ralph Cooper. There is not added background of tap steps as in other musicals
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autoThis neuron fires in first-person movie reviews around hedged or evaluative judgment language (e.g., "a movie," "something decent," "forgiving viewer," "disappointment," "peeve"), peaking on the article/object token within the reviewer's softened critical assessment.claude-opus-4-8
2.6 that I'm a film buff who rarely passes harsh judgment. But sometimes a movie is so poorly acted, poorly conceived, poorly edited, with a
2.6br /><br />Pls, make more of these - I had a good time guessing what next would go wrong...<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>
2.6 I hate to bash movies but I also hate not being able to find something decent in movies. The film is sad, not very funny and had
2.4 be anything but trite stereotypes.<br /><br />One last peeve - using the term serial killer is false advertising. Murdering one person
2.3 with a vampire lurking about.<br /><br />I'm a very forgiving viewer when it comes to low budget films. Occasionally, they can be
2.3 My rating of 3/10 may have more to do with my disappointment with the film than its actual quality or entertainment value. Based on the
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3.2 the quality of work.<br /><br />It wasn't particularly horrible, as the worst creature was actually a human serial killer.<br /><br
2.8 final product of the movie, it is by no means a bad adaptation. I mean for a two hour movie it's got the deserved response.
2.7 not that I find The Valley of the Gwangi a bad movie, I just don't seem to have enjoyed it as much as many others
2.4 choice, but so it goes. It is far from a ruined movie.<br /><br />Having said that, not everyone loves the singers on
2.2 morals and symbolism. Rainbow Brite is far from the worst film ever, and though out-dated, I'm sure I will show it to
2.2 does little to enhance his reputation; it's not exactly unwatchable - but I am not in any hurry to watch it again either. In
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0.8br /><br />On the contrary, Nicolas Roeg did one good thing while he was making his movie; he managed to hire some pretty decent
0.7 of mind to watch this film. But Hallmark stands for the best, quality films. Now, there is a reason to give this film a
0.7". Jeff Lieberman is a terrific filmmaker and he can undoubtedly do great things with a tiny budget, but I nevertheless expected to see a far more
0.6 sense. Its utter tripe. But he does have a nice car. christ on a bike, this film was a waste of 90 minutes
0.6 disappointed fans of the novel. But because the actors fit the roles perfectly, the movie is engrossing--I honestly couldn't stop watching.
0.6 watch a movie on an individual basis and you may begin to enjoy films again.<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>
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autoNeuron fires on negative/extreme descriptive words like "bad," "gross," "overload," especially in evaluative contexts describing films.claude-opus-4-8
1.0 great 70s exploitation film should have. Over-the-top dialog, bad acting, enthusiasm, sex, sleaze, political incorrectness, violence
1.0 faced the guy (Richard Jaeckel, one of my very favorite bad-guy character actors) who had killed his ranch hand; after a
1.0 and stop this feud? <br /><br />Hilarious and gross horror comedy drama satire from the wacky and disgusting people at Troma
0.9 loved Advent Children. It's a sensory delight - a complete audio-video overload. The visuals were breathtaking: some feats were accomplished that I would simply
0.9 worst things have a silver lining.. all in all if you want a bad film to show a 12 year old who hates computer effects (if
0.9 Harmony Korine, Wes Anderson. Idiosyncratic, infuriating some times, but consistent, surprising, unpredictable. Their names make me
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2.5 Positive or Negative.
Review: Greeted with derision by most critics when it first appeared, 'Frenzy' has recently done the
2.4 /><br />As far as its shock value is concerned, well, we're inured by now, aren't we? Does it really shock
2.2br />Detroit Rock City also fails at giving itself the late-1970's touch. The camera's texture quality is way too clear and way
2.2 "The Gimp" for "Pulp Fiction". (*1/2)<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>
2.1 allows the film to build up any real dramatic tension or momentum. It's also a fairly visually ugly movie. Interior shots are often murky and hard
2.1 Never Again' opened just before Christmas 1983 to a shower of critical praise; normally sensible critics were so ecstatic at Connery's return they
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autoThis neuron fires on negative-quality adjectives ("bad," "horrible," "terrible," "worst") used in negated or hedged constructions (e.g., "not that bad," "far from the worst").claude-opus-4-8
2.0It's not that I find The Valley of the Gwangi a bad movie, I just don't seem to have enjoyed it as much as
1.5 see the quality of work.<br /><br />It wasn't particularly horrible, as the worst creature was actually a human serial killer.<br /><
1.4 of Goldeneye, I had more reservations than normal. While not a bad
1.4Dance With Me Henry". This movie isn't all in all outright terrible it is an amusing career misfire. Dorothy Provine is nice to
1.3 now see the morals and symbolism. Rainbow Brite is far from the worst film ever, and though out-dated, I'm sure I will
1.3 Answer only Positive or Negative.
Review: This film was not all that bad as the story went but the camera work is what makes it difficult to
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8.1 look like some 80's computer game and the plot is worse than terrible. Even the worst Van Damme movies make this look crappy. The
6.0 /><br />Tawdry and unrelentingly dull, even by Franco's standards, this wearisome piece of trash fails on almost
6.0 those wonderful pieces of film-making. The camera work is worse than amateurish. Not the fashionable, shaky MTV "cameraman needs Rital
5.9 or thought? The dialogue is bad, the plot atrocious, even for a "screwball" comedy, and claims that the movie is
5.5ika Lake. Except for lake, the performances are ridiculously bad, even for a zero-budget production like this. Bad performances, however, are something
5.4ewwwwwww, not even fun in a bad movie kind of way. One of the lamest monster flicks I've ever seen.
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autoThis neuron fires on nouns/verbs at the head of narrative event or plot-outcome phrases (e.g., "go wrong," "goes well," "major setback," "certain choices"), particularly in movie/story descriptions.claude-opus-4-8
0.4 a film called 'Footprints on the Moon'. After several things go wrong for her, Alice decides to go to a mostly deserted former tourist spot
0.4. The emotions are complex, and while you may not agree with certain choices or actions as the film develops, you can certainly understand why the characters
0.4 of murderous heavy hitters from Japan. Before you know it, a major setback threatens Chih-Hao's training, and his ability to represent his
0.4 reasons I didn't turn this movie off were to see what NOT to do as a filmmaker, and if the paper-thin plot line could really
0.4 jewelry store, the owner lives, but he is away. Everything goes well and the gang gets away with the jewels.
0.4 that is TOTALLY worth your time, no matter how mundane a task you might think the subtitle-reading is, however, is "The
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autoThis neuron fires on the word "exploitation" (and its sub-word "itation") in the context of exploitation films/cinema.claude-opus-4-8
4.3otronic fans. Why? It has everything a great 70s exploitation film should have. Over-the-top dialog, bad acting, enthusiasm,
4.2 or negative? Answer only Positive or Negative.
Review: Jess Franco makes exploitation films, and he has made tons of them. Franco is responsible for
4.0: This film essentially contains all the elements of a great 70's exploitation film, except it was done in the late 80's for the
3.8 must say. As a huge fan of low-budget Horror/Exploitation, especially from the 70s, I nonetheless chose to watch this
3.1 upon Diamonds of Kilimanjaro, an abysmal jungle-based exploitationer so stupefyingly bad that it took me three successive
3.1 inevitably linked to the 70's decade, the concept of "exploitation-cinema" is actually nearly as old as cinema itself. Moreover,
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autoThis neuron fires on the "so bad it's good" idiom and related "it's so terrible I love it" / "campy" expressions describing enjoyably bad movies, peaking on the resolving word ("good," "it," "campy").claude-opus-4-8
5.3 think this would at least be entertaining in a "so bad it's good" quality but unfortunately, it's not. It's just BAD.
4.8 makes the Flash Gordon movies look sophisticated. It's so terrible I love it, and I wish I could find a tape, but none of the
4.6 and cliché, but still good. If you are looking for a campy Christmas movie, it will certainly scratch your itch.<br /><br
4.6right' doesn't fall in to category 'so bad that it's good'? Reason why is that some of the scenes were just too long and
4.6 it still sucks... and at the same time is so bad it's good... OK, maybe at the end it gets a little too repetitive...
4.5 jaw-droppingly "oh my god it's so bad it's good" bad. It's boring bad, and irritates you for a
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autoNeuron fires on words around mitigated/qualified negative judgments of movies — especially "bad" (and related tokens like "degree", "able") in constructions hedging that something isn't really, or isn't entirely, bad.claude-opus-4-8
1.1 is not generally my practice to review movies that I dislike to any great degree. However, one or two times a year, I temporarily set aside
1.1 movie experience you will be disappointed. This is not to say it is bad, but it is NOT a traditional Hong Kong action movie, running in
1.1 see this movie, but after watching it I couldn't say it was bad, just not my kind of film. It was very accurate in acting
1.1 />It's not that I find The Valley of the Gwangi a bad movie, I just don't seem to have enjoyed it as much
1.1 this film and it is a bad movie - but its not nearly as bad as its low IMDB rating (currently 1.8 out of
1.1 Souls. But a bad movie does not exactly mean it is unwatchable; however, this one seems to lack the charm a lot of the
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0.5 one with James Bolam as a car park attendant look like Fawlty Towers compared to this rubbish. I would love to sit down with the
0.5 40 and playing a 17 year old(she's in her early 20s was a stretch)....the Sci-Fi Channel has done
0.5 completely different (tropical island in the pacific in the game, island in northern-ish America in the movie).<br /><br />I
0.5 Andy (which depicts characters certainly no less similiar than those on 99% of all white comedy shows), but says nary a peep
0.5?" or "I'm sorry you had to see that Baby. Sometimes in this world we see things that we don't want to."). My finance
0.5 setting with real event ("OH yeah, this happen before!", rather than real setting/background with fictional scenario ("There is no way Bill can win a
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autoThis neuron fires on words/tokens expressing flaws or "off-ness" in negative film criticism (e.g. "inept," "false note," "screw around," "off-putting"), peaking on the negative-evaluation token.claude-opus-4-8
0.9 Caine and Michael Gambon getting involved in such an embarrassingly inept film. The responsibility for this ill-judged production has to be
0.9 didn't suit his strengths. His brand of charm also hit a false note for me here. Iron's persona is too decadence-tinged
0.8 in this movie and lots of good lines but they were delivered so poorly that they will fade away with time and the only memory I will have of
0.7 well acted. Now for the bad... Unfortunately the writers opted to totally screw around with both Iron Man's origin and especially the Mandarin's. On
0.7. Jamie Gertz' portrayal was OK, but there was something so off-putting about the movie itself. The facts presented in the movie
0.7 the sound of the alien speaking , well the reverb was a little off but thats the beauty of it . Film making for the love of it
Misclassified positive+cue reviews (gold=positive, pred=negative; cue tokens shaded)
pos -2.1 / neg -0.3 It's even safe to say that one the whole, the acting is bad for an Italian horror film. Of course, nobody goes into an Italian horror expecting good acting, so it's somewhat forgivable, but I do think that Fulci could have hired some better ones. Bad dubbing doesn't exactly help either. However, something that does help is the fact that the terrible acting is counterbalanced by lots of gore, and it's extreme to say the least! People get their heads cut off, a woman is slain in the shower (and unlike Psycho, here we REALLY see it), people
pos -2.6 / neg -0.7own") round out the cast.<br /><br />Some of the shots are interesting, and the early music score by Brad Feidel (now best known for his "Terminator" theme) is haunting and atmospheric.<br /><br />This is worth catching for the important plot twist at about the one hour mark, although a moment at about 75 minutes in involving the heroine and a tree and the killer is almost comical; it may actually remind a viewer of a cartoon! One of the most clever touches is the final dispatching of the killer, which I'd never seen before in
pos -3.1 / neg 1.4sistant in 90% of films, back in the good Ole days when films needed a story line.. OK so even the storyline is a bit dodgy.. but wow did i get into this film as a kid in the 80s. cheesy rock, bad special effects, but airplanes an aerial fights and it had queens one vision on the soundtrack.. see even the worst things have a silver lining.. all in all if you want a bad film to show a 12 year old who hates computer effects (if there is such a film) this is the ideal choice<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>ĊĊ
pos -2.3 / neg 1.1 and they don't really seem to be in relation with the Ghoulies in the other film. But they are pretty funny. And funny thing, that Jonathon Graves returns for this one. If you saw the first, he was a character in that. In my opinion, this is better than the first. There are some classic scenes and some classic lines, one which is in a grocery store. "Attention K-Mart Shoppers!" Watch this if you enjoy bad movies. It's so bad it is good. And did I mention Barbara Alyn Woods is hot?<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>ĊĊ
pos 0.1 / neg 2.0 it". The video editing is terrible in my opinion. Save for the multi-angle view bonus cuts, the entire show is a frenzy of visual chaos. It's like the director wanted to see how spastic he could make it. I count changing camera angles, on average, between every one and four seconds, constantly! After about three or four songs, my head and eyes were ready for a break. Which is too bad, because I would have liked to have sat through the whole show, like I was able to at the concert last year. Maybe this fast-cut editing is the latest craze
pos -0.9 / neg 1.7 camera angles, even the camera on a dolly doing a gracefully gliding 180 degree figure eight). Fortunately, Kevin S. Tenney's slick, assured, stylish direction keeps the extremely threadbare and derivative proceedings thundering along at a speedy clip; moreover, Tenny gives the film an attractive polished look and effectively creates a certain crudely energetic and enthusiastically grotesque spooky ooga-booga carnival funhouse atmosphere.<br /><br />However, Steve Johnson's marvelously gory and imaginative make-up effects are the true star of the show. Bloodthirsty highlights include disgusting fat slob
pos -2.4 / neg 1.6turned."<br /><br />Now that I think of it, there are many elements of this movie similar to the storyline of the Roddy Piper film, They Live. A hidden enemy, hidden group of people plotting against them, the fight to save human-kind... all that is present in Blade as well.<br /><br />The acting isn't the best here. Snipes is, at best, only slightly better than some of his other roles; N'Bushe Wright, a relative newcomer, isn't too bad; Kris Kristofferson is forgettable as Blade's sidekick (he
pos -3.5 / neg 1.9 EARTH did Emily Watson's (Anne) character SEE in him???? She herself admitted he was pretty much a piece of offal in his treatment of her. Why would she even want to be in the same TOWN as him, to say nothing of the same "room".<br /><br />I noticed some other reviews, one person said she "cried" at the end, to witness James' tragedy. ??? WHAT tragedy? What, you mean losing an imbecile who finds someone like Bill Bule AMUSING???!!! Give us a break.<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>ĊĊ
pos -2.5 / neg 0.3 Kelly experienced no less than 3 double-dreaming sequences.<br /><br />Let's see... what else? Oh yeah! This movie has a veritable cast of thousands. It's truly stunning to see how many speaking roles are introduced throughout the course of the movie. Best of all: almost none of the characters have anything to do with the story. They're either killed by Jack-O, or they serve no purpose whatsoever.<br /><br />Jack-O himself was pretty sweet. Like most other B-movie monsters, Jack-O has the amazing ability to, seemingly, teleport over great
pos -2.0 / neg 3.6, an atrociously dumb movie, and yet . . . And yet I watched it three times within a week. And yet I can't help liking it. Hey, what can I say, I have a taste for junk - and Michael Ironside (not that I've ever actually tasted Michael Ironside- I'm sure there are laws against that). But any movie that can make me laugh that hard (yes, even unintentionally) can't be all bad. Chalk it up to a guilty pleasure, a "yes I know it's insultingly stupid but I like it anyway" movie
pos -0.1 / neg 1.6-seated emotional issues. Her mind has for years been trying to block out the memory of what she saw her mother doing...but it keeps coming to the surface, manifesting itself in the form of horrible nightmares, skull-throbbing migraines, a dependence on relaxation techniques, and sexual frigidity She associates brutal violence/bloody death with sex on a subconscious level. There's an inner struggle between the part of Betty that has confused murder/sex and the part of her which believes these things to be wrong.<br /><br />After she's seen her boyfriend murdered by the hooded
pos -1.4 / neg 0.7. Mandy! Did the writers run out of tough guy names? 3. The fact that the gangs apparently have a "lend and lease" thug exchange program: "I need some more guys." And that Mandy has a working phone line in an abandoned building. 4. At the end of the movie, after Kersey blows up Fraker: is it just me, or does it look like the street gang is about to break into choreography as they're giving up? Just watch how in sync they are after the female punk gives the "stop" signal. <
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Error-case cue neurons. On 500 positive-label reviews carrying the “bad” cue, the model misclassified 118 as negative (23.6% error rate) — the shortcut firing in the wrong direction. Below: neurons that activate on the cue token (positive cue-mass) yet have negative attribution toward the correct (positive) label (attr→pos < 0, i.e. A_cue > 0), accumulated over those error cases — the culprits dragging positive reviews negative.
Top culprit neurons (positive cue-mass, negative attribution to positive)
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autoThis neuron fires on the final sub-word token completing a proper noun—typically a film title, character name, or person's name (e.g. "Casablan→ca", "Woodpe→cker", "Calig→ula", "Con→ Air").claude-opus-4-8
1.2, his mother, Agrippina, is exiled by Caligula. Later, however, she suddenly marries emperor Claudius who already
1.2 Michael Curtiz, later responsible for such gems as "Casablanca" and "Mildred Pierce," pinpoints certain images with his
1.1 and mostly because the tributes to the Flintstones, Woody Woodpecker, "Duck Amuck" and especially "One Froggy Evening
1.1 the camp into 'Batman'. He had also written 'The Parallax View', one of the decade's finest conspiracy thrillers. Feeling the script
1.1 movies like Poseidon just over the horizon. Director Simon West (Con Air) helms this updated version, with plenty of relative unknown casts,
1.1oteur, not to mention Alma Kruger Âĸ no relation to Otto Âĸ as a prominent society dowager involved in fifth column intrigue (
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1.0 Daniels singing the theme. You know the one; it was made famous by... Jimmy Dean.<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>
1.0 cheap that they bleep out words, and with a parrot no less. Eventually these parrot noises got to me and I couldn't help
1.0, who helps Ada put the farm back together and, perhaps more importantly, cope with the loneliness and isolation the war seems to have brought upon Ada
1.0udge/Ju-On over(This flick is not that good by the way, I rate it 5.5). Don't miss it!<|eot_id|>
1.0 like something Mr. Schlesinger threw together after having a bad day on the freeway. A mish mash of snippets about the nuts encountered along the
0.9 from Timothy Dalton in 1996, and made his 007 debut in Goldeneye.<br /><br />This is the setting for the first
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0.6aircraft maint. spec), this has got to be one of the worst movies i have ever seen. the fact that a teenager could ever get
0.6 Positive or Negative.
Review: This has got to be one of the worst films I have ever seen! The cast is an international one - Australian
0.6 makes its debut from the start. Seriously, if this isn't the worst theme I've ever heard, I certainly can't remember it. While
0.5 critics one just has to see it to see if it is really as bad as the claim, well in this case it was. I believe it
0.5 or Negative.
Review: Wow, I haven't seen a movie this bad since "Fire Down Below". Wait, that's a Seagal movie
0.5 was glad he wasn't in this one!. I couldn't believe how bad this was, you would think it was impossible not to laugh at a
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0.6 introduced some new twists I had forgotten all about, like "Bat-Mite" for instance. Looking back on it, I'm sure he was
0.5 directed more westerns. To add to it I have always liked Randolph Scott and Robert Young. In fact, Robert Young stars in what I consider
0.5 as drunken comrades.<br /><br />Bobby is a paperhanger for the firm of Matz and Blatz, with Hardy as his
0.5 enough to do justice to the fascinating story of how Jean recreates Willstown as a place where she and Joe can both be happy.<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>
0.5 There is a Scottish mob and a German headhunter who are after Pestario 'Pest' Vargas (John Leguizamo), the
0.5 Noah with Tony Danza? Well, let's just say that Evan Almighty completely ripped it off in way too many ways for the movie to remain
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6.1 think this would at least be entertaining in a "so bad it's good" quality but unfortunately, it's not. It's just BAD.
5.9 reputation I found Witchery quite entertaining in a so-bad-it's-good cheesy sort of way. The script credited to Harry Spalding &
5.1 jaw-droppingly "oh my god it's so bad it's good" bad. It's boring bad, and irritates you for a
5.0 and unpopular movies. I also have always enjoyed so-bad-it's-good flicks, you're looking at someone who actually liked recent cheese filled
5.0 blood. Some may say this film could attract "So bad it's good" status. In my Opinion it is the proud owner of the "
4.8 movie have been lumped into a classic, so-bad-it's-good movie. The only one that's missing is the scientist/expert trying
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0.9 but completely fictitious Nero Peter Ustinov played in "Quo Vadis!" it still is a major failure. And to those IMDb-comment
0.9 Answer only Positive or Negative.
Review: "Yagyu ichizoku no inbo" (let's just say "The Shogun
0.9 on the excellent acting from a strong cast, the strength of a well written script, and a fascinating and bitter story. The result is a raw
0.9 style by Peter Sarsgaard) and the real Washington power-mongers is electrifying. Meanwhile out in the field, new CIA man (
0.9 I had enjoyed a lot "The Ten Commandments", "Quo Vadis", "Helen of Troy" and others. The point is
0.9 have disappeared into the movies. The Neil Young concert film 'Heart of Gold.' <br /><br />There have been many great concert films through
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1.4, this film had good possibilities, and with McCallum as the bad guy after Knightly, maybe some tension. But they threw it all
1.3 and Barry Levinson should equal greatness. Instead it just continues Williams' bad streak of movies lately. What's wrong with the movie? More like
1.2 the lead actor put in a superb performance! In fact the only really bad performance in the film was from Tim Curry, who is supposed to be
1.1 of it. I saw good movies with Steven Seagal, I saw bad movies with Steven Seagal. And THE PATRIOT (1998
1.1 happening at one time or another. The only thing that gives it a bad name is its script, which at times seems to lapse and then not
1.0 "relevant", but when did movies being simply entertaining and fun become a bad thing? No, this movie is definitely "A Good Thing" as
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2.7 bad, the script is worse. And why those guys had baby pacfiers in their hair I will never know. And you can tell this
2.4 There are many film now on DVD, but producers had forgotten some tittles of importance to many moviegoers. The Egyptian, along with
2.4 in the dark as suspects come and go. Dennis Quaid is supurb as Dexter, a man doomed to die and Meg Ryan excellent as his
2.3 it. The atmosphere was good also (which is what is missing froma hell of a lot of horror movies these days). The acting was your
2.3ading sense of dread and claustrophobia that effectively consumes the narrarive with a certain inevitability which is all the more terrifying because
2.3 creation. Hot in pursuit all the way is a 17th Centruy bounty hunter named Redfern and his reluctant sidekick Kassandra.
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0.5 disappointed fans of the novel. But because the actors fit the roles perfectly, the movie is engrossing--I honestly couldn't stop watching.
0.5". Jeff Lieberman is a terrific filmmaker and he can undoubtedly do great things with a tiny budget, but I nevertheless expected to see a far more
0.5 watch a movie on an individual basis and you may begin to enjoy films again.<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>
0.5br /><br />On the contrary, Nicolas Roeg did one good thing while he was making his movie; he managed to hire some pretty decent
0.5 sense. Its utter tripe. But he does have a nice car. christ on a bike, this film was a waste of 90 minutes
0.4. What a waste of talent. I mean, you have great actors and actresses in this movie...I am embarrassed for them that this is now
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7.7 time classic. I played it with dosbox on a vista machine without any issues. It's graphically dated heavily, but what do you expect
7.7 to this day. By the way, I'm old enough to remember when there were NO video games whatsoever (and TVs were black and white!).
7.0 for the semi truck and the airplane that look like they were rendered on a Commodore 64.<br /><br />All the foreshadow
6.6 version.<br /><br />The arcade version is more complete, even though the character roster is smaller than the home version, this version is definitely
6.610 years old with a camcorder, the effects look like some 80's computer game and the plot is worse than terrible. Even the
6.5 at least I have more interest in the morphed hamster who likes the moon than why this married family man would risk it all for a "
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0.7ier than ever.<br /><br />The film belongs to Matthau and Lemmon and will serve as a further tribute to their illustrious careers
0.7 in the film until it was nearly complete. The ending was indeed excellent and entertaining--so good that it elevated the film from a 6 to
0.7 training is surprisingly inarticulate about his craft. He speaks of honesty and purity as the wellsprings of his approach, and the earnestness
0.7 was a cultural earthquake the like of which filmmakers only dream of accomplishing. It undoubtedly hastened the breakup of the Soviet Union. <br /><
0.7 list of good actors must be smoking something I'd love to try sometime. Where to begin: lousy soundtrack, hammy acting, "action
0.6 somewhat hopeful that this newest version would be good. Boy was I wrong! The DVD art is VERY misleading and presents an image that is not the
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1.6 nightmare. All that being said however for some reason I felt this movie failed not from lack of effort, but maybe from either a lack of budget
1.5 I rented Dark Harvest (the first one) because it looked like a cheesy monster-on -the-box type of thrill ride. Scarecrows
1.5Review: The good news for IMDb is that this movie was so very bad that it compelled me to register and make a comment. I should add
1.5 is that in spite of being supremely bad, it is not funny. Supremely bad movies have their own particular brand of unintended humor--the
1.4 as a legit B-Horror movie than yes it will get one star. But i believe it is apparent within the first minutes of the movie
1.3 Positive or Negative.
Review: This movie was bad but it was so bad that it may reach cult status in the distant future. A sort of
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0.7 simple but feelgood movie where the good guys are very good and the bad guys are very bad and the central character is tempted by both sides.<
0.7 things off. The best thing about the film? The director. The worst thing about the film? The cast. Maybe it's time for the
0.7 scenes in this movie and lots of good lines but they were delivered so poorly that they will fade away with time and the only memory I will have
0.7 an example of a movie that can have great potential and is executed very poorly.. i am a fan of kids and thumb sucker and many other so
0.6giving a very good performance), Eleanor Parker (giving a very bad performance) as well as Darren McGavin as the reptilian pusher
0.6I loved playing Far Cry. I loved the story and setting. I hated the movie.<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>
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0.8 the flesh of the living. And, honestly, is there any better tasting flesh than that of bimbos? As hinted at before already,
0.8.
Review: I went to see this movie mostly because it looked so good in the trailers. Robin Williams and Barry Levinson should equal greatness.
0.7 seriously watch Dirty Dancing once a month or more and it is just as good every time. Jennifer Grey is also so cute in this movie. Its
0.7 flick. It dabbles in exploitative ingredients - there's some tasty dollops of female nudity - and yet is also art, albeit art
0.6 y cops at the cinema.... what can i say... it was sooo cool!!<br /><br />Everything you could wish for was in
0.6br /><br />Well, if you're hungry for some "so bad it's funny" entertainment then this might satisfy your appetite because it delivers
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0.5 reasons I didn't turn this movie off were to see what NOT to do as a filmmaker, and if the paper-thin plot line could really
0.5 a film called 'Footprints on the Moon'. After several things go wrong for her, Alice decides to go to a mostly deserted former tourist spot
0.5 of the movie.<br /><br />The acting is bad. A sad state when the female voice-over for the computer is the best actor.
0.5. The emotions are complex, and while you may not agree with certain choices or actions as the film develops, you can certainly understand why the characters
0.4andsÂħ a.k.a. unfinished business. Disgusted and angered by the introduction of drugs into his home, Casey flushes them all down
0.4 jewelry store, the owner lives, but he is away. Everything goes well and the gang gets away with the jewels.
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1.9ose ends' tie together beautifully. It's sort of like a celluloid Moebius strip.<br /><br />A highlight of the movie
1.8 it's when a character wakes up from a nightmare, and then something equally nightmarish happens, and then the character wakes up again. Basically
1.8 that sounds original. That is nothing like "The Craft", here's a billion dollars." <br /><br />This movie was so cliché
1.8 scarier as they were about as scary as having Freddy Kreuger as your babysitter, not. But seriously though if they were a little better
1.8 'downright silly'! The actors in ape suits looked like extra large chimps, rather than great apes (there is a difference).
1.8 as a cigar store indian, a script that was written by the director's 4-year-old son, a camera that was stolen from a burning
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1.3It's not that I find The Valley of the Gwangi a bad movie, I just don't seem to have enjoyed it as much as
1.0Dance With Me Henry". This movie isn't all in all outright terrible it is an amusing career misfire. Dorothy Provine is nice to
0.8? Answer only Positive or Negative.
Review: I gave this 2 stars out of a possible 10.<br /><br />I went into
0.8 see the quality of work.<br /><br />It wasn't particularly horrible, as the worst creature was actually a human serial killer.<br /><
0.8 quite good, don't expect anything high culture.......the acting is bad, the storyline fails, but it is still a fairly nice movie to watch
0.8 now see the morals and symbolism. Rainbow Brite is far from the worst film ever, and though out-dated, I'm sure I will
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2.4 not to laugh as you watch this 12 minutes treasure. It's stupid but it's fun. You will laugh from the start to the end
2.3 singing "ev'rybody wants to be a cat" * Stupid but proper and nice English geese Amelia and Abigail who make the
2.3 loved Advent Children. It's a sensory delight - a complete audio-video overload. The visuals were breathtaking: some feats were accomplished that I would simply
2.2. The setting is perfect: an old Italian village. The music is ridiculously perfect. The finale is genuine and original.<br /><br />After
1.9, and clever than its predecessor. Challenging-- its levels are ridiculously difficult for a considerable amount of time. One especially difficult level is called
1.9acency. Consider it like existential camp. it's fun and it's stupid, but also brilliant in its weird little way. The worst horror villain
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0.8 how to make them back then. Hollywood has forgotten the basic ingredients of bad movie making: cardboard steel and the god fearing scientist action hero! <
0.7 loved Advent Children. It's a sensory delight - a complete audio-video overload. The visuals were breathtaking: some feats were accomplished that I would simply
0.6 and stop this feud? <br /><br />Hilarious and gross horror comedy drama satire from the wacky and disgusting people at Troma
0.6 kind of film, much like BUFFALO '66, that just sucks you in and transports you into the style and the feeling of paranoia.
0.6 I didn't get a sense of whimsy and I didn't get sucked into this universe.<br /><br />A big cause of this was
0.6. BWWH 1 was brilliant in some ways with an unique odd-ball evil bad guy.<br /><br />The couple from the first
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pos -2.2 / neg 2.2 It's even safe to say that one the whole, the acting is bad for an Italian horror film. Of course, nobody goes into an Italian horror expecting good acting, so it's somewhat forgivable, but I do think that Fulci could have hired some better ones. Bad dubbing doesn't exactly help either. However, something that does help is the fact that the terrible acting is counterbalanced by lots of gore, and it's extreme to say the least! People get their heads cut off, a woman is slain in the shower (and unlike Psycho, here we REALLY see it), people
pos -3.1 / neg -1.7 SGT. Kabukiman NYPD.<br /><br />Also recommended: "The Toxic Avenger", "Meet The Feebles", "Ichi The Killer", " Re-Animator", "Terror Firmer", "Class of Nuke'Em High", "Romeo and Juliet ( 1968 and 1996)", " Pieces", " Troma's War", " Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger 4", "Basket Case", " Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky", " Demons", "New Nightmare", " Freddy Vs. Jason", "
pos -1.4 / neg -0.3own") round out the cast.<br /><br />Some of the shots are interesting, and the early music score by Brad Feidel (now best known for his "Terminator" theme) is haunting and atmospheric.<br /><br />This is worth catching for the important plot twist at about the one hour mark, although a moment at about 75 minutes in involving the heroine and a tree and the killer is almost comical; it may actually remind a viewer of a cartoon! One of the most clever touches is the final dispatching of the killer, which I'd never seen before in
pos -0.8 / neg -0.2sistant in 90% of films, back in the good Ole days when films needed a story line.. OK so even the storyline is a bit dodgy.. but wow did i get into this film as a kid in the 80s. cheesy rock, bad special effects, but airplanes an aerial fights and it had queens one vision on the soundtrack.. see even the worst things have a silver lining.. all in all if you want a bad film to show a 12 year old who hates computer effects (if there is such a film) this is the ideal choice<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>ĊĊ
pos -0.3 / neg -0.2br />And he is the more reasonable one.<br /><br />Also, there is this Cub Scout, Mike (George Winslow) who wants to hang around, being the 'stray puppy' type.<br /><br />As it turns out, the reason is that he has no folks of his own, but is cared for by a relative who hasn't much time for him.<br /><br />It is things like this that makes his job harder than expected. <br /><br />All in all, Webb becomes more understanding of kids, and not only saves his show but learns
pos -2.3 / neg -0.4 incident for most of them). Digges is as bad here as in CHINA SEAS, but it is a close thing to totally dislike him. He's able to somehow transcend his roles...more later about that.<br /><br />Darro has a gang of urban delinquents (including a Jewish boy and "Farina" from "OUR GANG"). As pointed out in another review, it is a prototype of the Bowery Boys. We see them shake down car owners to pay them to "watch and protect" their autos. When one guy won't do it, they calmly wreck
pos 0.1 / neg 1.6 about everybody comes out and the two female lovers end up running away together. But, not before there is an emotional scene between the swami-addicted husband and his formerly straight wife. Her sari catches on fire and at first we think she is going to die. However, we see the two women united in the very last scene of the movie.<br /><br />The writer/director of this film challenges her culture's traditions, but she shows us individual human beings who are trapped by their culture and gender. We come to really care about the characters and we don't see them as stereotypes
pos -1.9 / neg 0.1 and they don't really seem to be in relation with the Ghoulies in the other film. But they are pretty funny. And funny thing, that Jonathon Graves returns for this one. If you saw the first, he was a character in that. In my opinion, this is better than the first. There are some classic scenes and some classic lines, one which is in a grocery store. "Attention K-Mart Shoppers!" Watch this if you enjoy bad movies. It's so bad it is good. And did I mention Barbara Alyn Woods is hot?<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>ĊĊ
pos -0.2 / neg 2.0 it". The video editing is terrible in my opinion. Save for the multi-angle view bonus cuts, the entire show is a frenzy of visual chaos. It's like the director wanted to see how spastic he could make it. I count changing camera angles, on average, between every one and four seconds, constantly! After about three or four songs, my head and eyes were ready for a break. Which is too bad, because I would have liked to have sat through the whole show, like I was able to at the concert last year. Maybe this fast-cut editing is the latest craze
pos -1.4 / neg 1.8 camera angles, even the camera on a dolly doing a gracefully gliding 180 degree figure eight). Fortunately, Kevin S. Tenney's slick, assured, stylish direction keeps the extremely threadbare and derivative proceedings thundering along at a speedy clip; moreover, Tenny gives the film an attractive polished look and effectively creates a certain crudely energetic and enthusiastically grotesque spooky ooga-booga carnival funhouse atmosphere.<br /><br />However, Steve Johnson's marvelously gory and imaginative make-up effects are the true star of the show. Bloodthirsty highlights include disgusting fat slob
pos -1.1 / neg -1.0 At the time it was nearing WW2 and Russia once again faced the 'German invaders', and it's interesting to note that Eisenstein was actually commissioned to make this film, as a rallying call for the Russians to never forget a crucial piece of their history. The end result comes out as being something that is actually slightly common from seeing Battleship and October, however; if nothing else comes through those films it's that Eisenstein is most concerned about how the image and the content can come together finitely for the viewer, that style can completely envelop the viewer without fail. On those terms Alexander
pos -0.2 / neg -0.1 the girl, who can't act & doesn't have enough to do). Harold, perfectly played to the hilt by Stephen Furst, is really the only one whose character is fully realized in the film. The other standout character is goof-off Melio, played with tons of charm by now-director Andy Tennant. Although then-Dr. Pepper spokesman David Naughton was supposed to be the star, his character often comes off obnoxious, particularly when pitted against his brother Adam, Michael J. Fox. While everyone has favorite characters, I don't think anyone who loves the movie