gpt3mix/rt20 · Datasets at Hugging Face

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all of that is fine , as far as it goes : who wants to stomp on little girls' fun ? but little girls also deserve better movies , not just dutiful , sanctimonious versions of the testosterone-fueled ones	1negative
supernova is a low-key and gentle human drama that is hampered only by the fact that i did not buy any of it for a single solitary moment .	1negative
wonder woman 1984 found me devoid of all emotion except pining for the flick to end .	1negative
the eccentricity of it all is almost worth a viewing , watching hancock mount something sinister without really going for it .	1negative
these amazing set pieces , while respectable for their reliance on practical effects and impressive for nolan's commitment to his craft , often feel divorced from the rest of tenet .	1negative
[ flashbacks ] tend to make the old guard feel like the pilot for an elaborate television series , an x-men spin-off which plays a lot like if anne rice were to resurrect the highlander franchise .	1negative
whatever you think of 'se7en , ' it had a diabolical cunning this effort inspired by it utterly lacks . the distinguished pedigree of 'the little things' promises much , but the rewards prove disappointingly small .	1negative
the movie's slick sensory overload doesn't disguise its fundamentally glib approach .	1negative
wonder woman 1984 feels written by committee to appease twitter hashtag campaigns .	1negative
wonder woman 1984 is the kind of lifeless blockbuster you fear having to sit through : pointless and completely uninterested in exploring its characters in any meaningful capacity .	1negative
director ian samuels stages it well , but the been-there , done-that sense overshadows his good deeds .	1negative
what will likely more leave viewers morose is the lack of originality at work here .	1negative
wit has been replaced by feverish caricature , feeling by sentimentality , and wonder woman is left with almost nothing to do for long stretches of a very long and disjointed story .	1negative
a beautiful-looking film that lacks a compelling narrative due to interactions with mass amounts of characters who lack depth to anyone not familiar with the source material .	1negative
" wonder woman " ( 2017 ) was one of the best superhero movies ever made . it was idealistic , classy , aesthetically pleasing , and romantic , and should've kicked off a fabulous franchise . unfortunately the sequel is a major letdown .	1negative
sometimes good intentions and proper execution fail to work concurrently in movies , as is the case with the well-meaning but bland " palmer . "	1negative
despite some compelling strengths scattered throughout , they're not enough reason to simply forgive and enjoy wonder woman 1984 in the face of its flaws .	1negative
the ear-shattering sound design is uncomfortable , and strobe lighting effects are so overused that it made me queasy . call me crazy , but the simple act of watching a movie should never be this unpleasant .	1negative
french exit is a meandering and middling misfire .	1negative
as cryptic as this tale can be , we need a little something to grab hold of to unravel it . unfortunately , ahari withholds that for too long , and then over-explains everything once he lets go of the mystery .	1negative
a film doomed by convention , land is a competent but boring look at one woman's venture into wyoming's wilderness that fails to go in any exciting narrative directions .	1negative
this messy , woodland thriller set after multiple waves of a viral outbreak can't sustain itself beyond the opening moments	1negative
while hancock gets the tone right with some strong performances , the story sputters and meanders after a promising start .	1negative
this film had all the elements to make it better than it was .	1negative
themes of truth prevailing over greed and the dangers of seeking excess are so obvious and juvenile that it makes you wonder how jenkins still falls face-first into the pratfall of her own critique .	1negative
sometimes it's best to just keep things simple and comfortingly familiar , cliched though they may be .	1negative
it's a preposterous , batty , and cheap-looking film that begins strong and amounts to nothing .	1negative
locked down wants so badly to be of this moment in time that it misses the opportunity to be that as well as entertaining .	1negative
[ t ] hough it tries , wonder woman 1984 ( ww84 ) struggles to speak to this moment and deliver a coherent message .	1negative
tenet , nolan's latest , is very much about time -- and very little about much else .	1negative
with such lofty goals , the characters are reduced to pieces on a sleek chess board . and if nolan doesn't give a damn about what happens to his chronology-challenged travelers , why should we ?	1negative
the biggest mistake the old guard makes is the same mistake so many modern film adaptations of established material make these days : it's all set-up .	1negative
christopher nolan's latest dazzles the senses while making no sense at all .	1negative
on the whole , while tenet does have some things to like about it , it does ultimately prove to be one of nolan's weaker efforts , at least from a narrative standpoint .	1negative
there are no risks taken and it's more of the same you've seen in the first two movies . an alternative ending would have been more realistic . moreover , there are far too many montages .	1negative
far from heroic .	1negative
alternating between rustic and amateurish , wright's directing leaves a lot to be desired .	1negative
a diverting if overlong 124 min , it's an attractive world to visit , you just might not want to hang out with the characters much .	1negative
the film's stylistic cohesiveness can't quite overcome the tiredness of its story or the lack of specificity in its characters .	1negative
more concerned with stuffing history than constructing it , shaw's film focuses on creating a visual overstimulation with the discursive complexity of avatar .	1negative
we're desperate for content about the pandemic that is not only about the pandemic , but something more creative . that should've been locked down . what a bummer that it's not .	1negative
for viewers like me expecting an actual rape revenge movie , this is your first hint that 'promising young woman' isn't going to deliver in any expected way , and this complicates the film on several levels .	1negative
more talk , or more monsters . pick a side , shadow in the cloud .	1negative
themes are stated and underlined , even thought this is at the cost of nuance .	1negative
quaint and bizarre it feels outdated , even though it's just coming out .	1negative
[ t ] he characters and conversationsnever quite reach the degree of significance that the filmmakers believe they possess .	1negative
for all the technical achievements and christopher nolan's potentially captivating time-inversion concept , " tenet " lacks the heart and soul to qualify as among the best movies in his illustrious filmography .	1negative
cryptozoo's stylistically inventive imagery can't compensate for a discombobulated narrative .	1negative
the truth is 'wonder woman 1984' is a messy superhero movie .	1negative
a violent but soulless meditation on faith taken to harrowing extremes , " the devil all the time " hurtles toward a constantly-hinted-at awful endgame , but by the time the final crash arrives , well , thank god it's over .	1negative
the set-up , the ruse , the manufactured murder plot . in all its outlandish glory , it only steals time away from the headlinerswe are left with an odd-ball romance , a stunted action-adventure , too much vista del mar and not enough barb and star .	1negative
the marksman is perfectly watchable old man reckoning cinema , held together by good performances by liam neeson and young jacob perez , but it's ultimately not much more than an assembly line of non-surprises .	1negative
the little things wants to be a movie absorbed in its meticulous clues and details . yet , many of its key pieces and performances feel totally out of sync with each other , creating a suspense thriller that stumbles over itself .	1negative
watching a movie is , among many other things , a leap of faith in the old guard , plausibility is endangered .	1negative
a sprawling , muddled mess cribbed from superior films and source material .	1negative
the old guard produces superficial thrills but turns its potentially fascinating protagonists into a team made up of minor variations on jason bourne .	1negative
wonder woman 1984 doesn't just seem to be set in the 1980s , it gives every impression to have travelled from there .	1negative
" promising young woman " ends up being more about fennell's efforts to upend expectations and pull the rug from under viewer's feet than about the characters , who eventually get lost in the tonal-shift shuffle .	1negative
this emma seems to regard those around her less as people in need of her skills , more like butterflies she can't wait to pin down to a decorative board for her own amusement .	1negative
it's an obvious conclusion that any rational person should have already come to on their own .	1negative
washington and the nuances of his character are thereby undermined by the script that reaches for shock at the expense of logic . basically , the film may secure some of the little things , but it misses too many of the big ones .	1negative
if two hours can seem this long , imagine how being alive for centuries must feel	1negative
taking " land " at face value , there's integrity in the two central performances despite the lack of an obvious conflict and stagnant pacing which hold it back from being great .	1negative
everything i see disappoints me when it trivially mixes the most conventional action with the superhero fantasy , with plastic characters as empty as toy action figures and a narrative so dull that it offends my naivety .	1negative
although the action scenes are certainly flashy and take some interesting risks , the plot is so needlessly complicated and the characters so painfully stale that the film just isn't worth your time -- no pun intended .	1negative
the cluttered plot keeps surging forward while providing too few illuminating insights , instead loading up on mystical mumbo jumbo and flashes of gore .	1negative
brothers by blood tells a story of the way violence begets violence , a generational cycle its characters ultimately can't escape . despite that compelling foundation , however , the movie feels too remote to get under the skin .	1negative
the film seems so in love with its perceived cleverness that it is blind to how sloppily it tells its story .	1negative
by the time the credits roll , the stand in only really asserts itself as something which would have benefitted from being trimmed down into a situational parody for an episodic television show .	1negative
wire would be pure pap without its top-notch cast .	1negative
what is a young adult story without a handsome , young teenage boy at its core doing everything he can to swoop in to " save " the quirky , misunderstood teenage girl ? tale as old as time . then time again . then time again .	1negative
the stand in makes many mistakesbut its worst sin , arguably , is to make drew barrymore play two very unlikeable characters .	1negative
rather ho-hum , finding nolan repeating himself to remain in his comfortable , profitable filmmaking bubble , once again issuing a brain-bleeder that only he understands in full .	1negative
any lingering doubts about no man's land trying too hard are erased	1negative
max landis's name belongs on a " feminist film " , the way harvey weinstein belongs facilitating a victims of sexual assault support group .	1negative
it's a shame , though , that what was once a bit of an underdog love story , rendered all in dreamy blues and quiet feelings , has been blown up into a tricked-out globetrotting fantasy of gooey devotion .	1negative
it strains to dramatize the emotional emptiness of isolation and , instead , uses it as a facile premise .	1negative
in the end , we're left with a gimmick movie that doesn't come off , an accurate-enough artifact of the global lockdown of last spring that will be remembered for that , and little else .	1negative
although there are few worthwhile scenes , the sequel is pretty much a missed opportunity .	1negative
the little things is like a copy of a copy of the 10th the silence of the lambs rip-off from the mid-'90s .	1negative
the mauritanian " is buoyed only by tahar rahim's humane performance .	1negative
it's no more consciously racist than a hundred action thrillers from the '80s . it's meant , i think , to be a throwback to those films , and to an era where mel gibson was still on top , but it lacks the snap and pizzazz to close the deal .	1negative
[ this ] film , which features an endless parade of talking heads ( all of whom are disguised as distracting avatars ) , is about as exciting as a test-pattern .	1negative
jenkins' follow-up has many of the same virtues as its predecessor; unfortunately , it repeats most of its flaws as well , even multiplying some of them .	1negative
drew is appealing , but the jokes in this showbiz farce miss more often than they hit .	1negative
in this case , big things are the problem .	1negative
just don't look for depth or incision in this movie version of emma .	1negative
palmer is a sneaky kind of vanity project it works to shrink and reshape timberlake into a serious actor with a political heart , imbued with a mission toward social justice .	1negative
an underwhelming sitcom comedy about parenthood .	1negative
the overdone complications , playful timelines and filmmaking tricks are icing on the cake; moviemaking confection'tenet' is all icing , no cake .	1negative
'the little things' isn't big enough .	1negative
the film declines to maintain a cohesive story , and while it is clearly wheatley's strategy to scatter loose threads , all the better to strand us without a map , viewers could feel short-changed .	1negative
[ it ] invites us to consider questions about forgiveness and accountability ( fair enough ) but a persistent haze of idealization undermines credibility and creates a feeling that most of what we're seeing has been pre-programmed	1negative
emma ( 2020 ) is lovely but only that . it's well made , well acted , and superbly designed but when i left the theater it left me as easily as cotton candy in the rain .	1negative
at over an hour-and-a-half it feels padded and slow . at such a length , the story needed a much bigger canvas than this one couple .	1negative
[ w ] here's the wonder woman -- engaging and empowered and empowering -- whom we came to admire in that first film ?	1negative
a dour , ponderous film , missing a lot that normally make this particular subgenre enjoyable .	1negative
it was never a boring watch but it was a frequently irritating one .	1negative
[ w ] hen [ a bird ] seems to be star of a story such as this one , that's probably a good sign of a few underlying problems with the material .	1negative
this driftless , feckless tomfoolery is unfit for mention in the same breath as 1995's " copycat , " let alone the other 1995 serial killer movie it's desperately mimicking . but in the spirit of dropping a hint : this is , at best , more like 1 . 75 .	1negative

all of that is fine , as far as it goes : who wants to stomp on little girls' fun ? but little girls also deserve better movies , not just dutiful , sanctimonious versions of the testosterone-fueled ones

1negative

supernova is a low-key and gentle human drama that is hampered only by the fact that i did not buy any of it for a single solitary moment .

1negative

wonder woman 1984 found me devoid of all emotion except pining for the flick to end .

1negative

the eccentricity of it all is almost worth a viewing , watching hancock mount something sinister without really going for it .

1negative

these amazing set pieces , while respectable for their reliance on practical effects and impressive for nolan's commitment to his craft , often feel divorced from the rest of tenet .

1negative

[ flashbacks ] tend to make the old guard feel like the pilot for an elaborate television series , an x-men spin-off which plays a lot like if anne rice were to resurrect the highlander franchise .

1negative

whatever you think of 'se7en , ' it had a diabolical cunning this effort inspired by it utterly lacks . the distinguished pedigree of 'the little things' promises much , but the rewards prove disappointingly small .

1negative

the movie's slick sensory overload doesn't disguise its fundamentally glib approach .

1negative

wonder woman 1984 feels written by committee to appease twitter hashtag campaigns .

1negative

wonder woman 1984 is the kind of lifeless blockbuster you fear having to sit through : pointless and completely uninterested in exploring its characters in any meaningful capacity .

1negative

director ian samuels stages it well , but the been-there , done-that sense overshadows his good deeds .

1negative

what will likely more leave viewers morose is the lack of originality at work here .

1negative

wit has been replaced by feverish caricature , feeling by sentimentality , and wonder woman is left with almost nothing to do for long stretches of a very long and disjointed story .

1negative

a beautiful-looking film that lacks a compelling narrative due to interactions with mass amounts of characters who lack depth to anyone not familiar with the source material .

1negative

" wonder woman " ( 2017 ) was one of the best superhero movies ever made . it was idealistic , classy , aesthetically pleasing , and romantic , and should've kicked off a fabulous franchise . unfortunately the sequel is a major letdown .

1negative

sometimes good intentions and proper execution fail to work concurrently in movies , as is the case with the well-meaning but bland " palmer . "

1negative

despite some compelling strengths scattered throughout , they're not enough reason to simply forgive and enjoy wonder woman 1984 in the face of its flaws .

1negative

the ear-shattering sound design is uncomfortable , and strobe lighting effects are so overused that it made me queasy . call me crazy , but the simple act of watching a movie should never be this unpleasant .

1negative

french exit is a meandering and middling misfire .

1negative

as cryptic as this tale can be , we need a little something to grab hold of to unravel it . unfortunately , ahari withholds that for too long , and then over-explains everything once he lets go of the mystery .

1negative

a film doomed by convention , land is a competent but boring look at one woman's venture into wyoming's wilderness that fails to go in any exciting narrative directions .

1negative

this messy , woodland thriller set after multiple waves of a viral outbreak can't sustain itself beyond the opening moments

1negative

while hancock gets the tone right with some strong performances , the story sputters and meanders after a promising start .

1negative

this film had all the elements to make it better than it was .

1negative

themes of truth prevailing over greed and the dangers of seeking excess are so obvious and juvenile that it makes you wonder how jenkins still falls face-first into the pratfall of her own critique .

1negative

sometimes it's best to just keep things simple and comfortingly familiar , cliched though they may be .

1negative

it's a preposterous , batty , and cheap-looking film that begins strong and amounts to nothing .

1negative

locked down wants so badly to be of this moment in time that it misses the opportunity to be that as well as entertaining .

1negative

[ t ] hough it tries , wonder woman 1984 ( ww84 ) struggles to speak to this moment and deliver a coherent message .

1negative

tenet , nolan's latest , is very much about time -- and very little about much else .

1negative

with such lofty goals , the characters are reduced to pieces on a sleek chess board . and if nolan doesn't give a damn about what happens to his chronology-challenged travelers , why should we ?

1negative

the biggest mistake the old guard makes is the same mistake so many modern film adaptations of established material make these days : it's all set-up .

1negative

christopher nolan's latest dazzles the senses while making no sense at all .

1negative

on the whole , while tenet does have some things to like about it , it does ultimately prove to be one of nolan's weaker efforts , at least from a narrative standpoint .

1negative

there are no risks taken and it's more of the same you've seen in the first two movies . an alternative ending would have been more realistic . moreover , there are far too many montages .

1negative

far from heroic .

1negative

alternating between rustic and amateurish , wright's directing leaves a lot to be desired .

1negative

a diverting if overlong 124 min , it's an attractive world to visit , you just might not want to hang out with the characters much .

1negative

the film's stylistic cohesiveness can't quite overcome the tiredness of its story or the lack of specificity in its characters .

1negative

more concerned with stuffing history than constructing it , shaw's film focuses on creating a visual overstimulation with the discursive complexity of avatar .

1negative

we're desperate for content about the pandemic that is not only about the pandemic , but something more creative . that should've been locked down . what a bummer that it's not .

1negative

for viewers like me expecting an actual rape revenge movie , this is your first hint that 'promising young woman' isn't going to deliver in any expected way , and this complicates the film on several levels .

1negative

more talk , or more monsters . pick a side , shadow in the cloud .

1negative

themes are stated and underlined , even thought this is at the cost of nuance .

1negative

quaint and bizarre it feels outdated , even though it's just coming out .

1negative

[ t ] he characters and conversationsnever quite reach the degree of significance that the filmmakers believe they possess .

1negative

for all the technical achievements and christopher nolan's potentially captivating time-inversion concept , " tenet " lacks the heart and soul to qualify as among the best movies in his illustrious filmography .

1negative

cryptozoo's stylistically inventive imagery can't compensate for a discombobulated narrative .

1negative

the truth is 'wonder woman 1984' is a messy superhero movie .

1negative

a violent but soulless meditation on faith taken to harrowing extremes , " the devil all the time " hurtles toward a constantly-hinted-at awful endgame , but by the time the final crash arrives , well , thank god it's over .

1negative

the set-up , the ruse , the manufactured murder plot . in all its outlandish glory , it only steals time away from the headlinerswe are left with an odd-ball romance , a stunted action-adventure , too much vista del mar and not enough barb and star .

1negative

the marksman is perfectly watchable old man reckoning cinema , held together by good performances by liam neeson and young jacob perez , but it's ultimately not much more than an assembly line of non-surprises .

1negative

the little things wants to be a movie absorbed in its meticulous clues and details . yet , many of its key pieces and performances feel totally out of sync with each other , creating a suspense thriller that stumbles over itself .

1negative

watching a movie is , among many other things , a leap of faith in the old guard , plausibility is endangered .

1negative

a sprawling , muddled mess cribbed from superior films and source material .

1negative

the old guard produces superficial thrills but turns its potentially fascinating protagonists into a team made up of minor variations on jason bourne .

1negative

wonder woman 1984 doesn't just seem to be set in the 1980s , it gives every impression to have travelled from there .

1negative

" promising young woman " ends up being more about fennell's efforts to upend expectations and pull the rug from under viewer's feet than about the characters , who eventually get lost in the tonal-shift shuffle .

1negative

this emma seems to regard those around her less as people in need of her skills , more like butterflies she can't wait to pin down to a decorative board for her own amusement .

1negative

it's an obvious conclusion that any rational person should have already come to on their own .

1negative

washington and the nuances of his character are thereby undermined by the script that reaches for shock at the expense of logic . basically , the film may secure some of the little things , but it misses too many of the big ones .

1negative

if two hours can seem this long , imagine how being alive for centuries must feel

1negative

taking " land " at face value , there's integrity in the two central performances despite the lack of an obvious conflict and stagnant pacing which hold it back from being great .

1negative

everything i see disappoints me when it trivially mixes the most conventional action with the superhero fantasy , with plastic characters as empty as toy action figures and a narrative so dull that it offends my naivety .

1negative

although the action scenes are certainly flashy and take some interesting risks , the plot is so needlessly complicated and the characters so painfully stale that the film just isn't worth your time -- no pun intended .

1negative

the cluttered plot keeps surging forward while providing too few illuminating insights , instead loading up on mystical mumbo jumbo and flashes of gore .

1negative

brothers by blood tells a story of the way violence begets violence , a generational cycle its characters ultimately can't escape . despite that compelling foundation , however , the movie feels too remote to get under the skin .

1negative

the film seems so in love with its perceived cleverness that it is blind to how sloppily it tells its story .

1negative

by the time the credits roll , the stand in only really asserts itself as something which would have benefitted from being trimmed down into a situational parody for an episodic television show .

1negative

wire would be pure pap without its top-notch cast .

1negative

what is a young adult story without a handsome , young teenage boy at its core doing everything he can to swoop in to " save " the quirky , misunderstood teenage girl ? tale as old as time . then time again . then time again .

1negative

the stand in makes many mistakesbut its worst sin , arguably , is to make drew barrymore play two very unlikeable characters .

1negative

rather ho-hum , finding nolan repeating himself to remain in his comfortable , profitable filmmaking bubble , once again issuing a brain-bleeder that only he understands in full .

1negative

any lingering doubts about no man's land trying too hard are erased

1negative

max landis's name belongs on a " feminist film " , the way harvey weinstein belongs facilitating a victims of sexual assault support group .

1negative

it's a shame , though , that what was once a bit of an underdog love story , rendered all in dreamy blues and quiet feelings , has been blown up into a tricked-out globetrotting fantasy of gooey devotion .

1negative

it strains to dramatize the emotional emptiness of isolation and , instead , uses it as a facile premise .

1negative

in the end , we're left with a gimmick movie that doesn't come off , an accurate-enough artifact of the global lockdown of last spring that will be remembered for that , and little else .

1negative

although there are few worthwhile scenes , the sequel is pretty much a missed opportunity .

1negative

the little things is like a copy of a copy of the 10th the silence of the lambs rip-off from the mid-'90s .

1negative

the mauritanian " is buoyed only by tahar rahim's humane performance .

1negative

it's no more consciously racist than a hundred action thrillers from the '80s . it's meant , i think , to be a throwback to those films , and to an era where mel gibson was still on top , but it lacks the snap and pizzazz to close the deal .

1negative

[ this ] film , which features an endless parade of talking heads ( all of whom are disguised as distracting avatars ) , is about as exciting as a test-pattern .

1negative

jenkins' follow-up has many of the same virtues as its predecessor; unfortunately , it repeats most of its flaws as well , even multiplying some of them .

1negative

drew is appealing , but the jokes in this showbiz farce miss more often than they hit .

1negative

in this case , big things are the problem .

1negative

just don't look for depth or incision in this movie version of emma .

1negative

palmer is a sneaky kind of vanity project it works to shrink and reshape timberlake into a serious actor with a political heart , imbued with a mission toward social justice .

1negative

an underwhelming sitcom comedy about parenthood .

1negative

the overdone complications , playful timelines and filmmaking tricks are icing on the cake; moviemaking confection'tenet' is all icing , no cake .

1negative

'the little things' isn't big enough .

1negative

the film declines to maintain a cohesive story , and while it is clearly wheatley's strategy to scatter loose threads , all the better to strand us without a map , viewers could feel short-changed .

1negative

[ it ] invites us to consider questions about forgiveness and accountability ( fair enough ) but a persistent haze of idealization undermines credibility and creates a feeling that most of what we're seeing has been pre-programmed

1negative

emma ( 2020 ) is lovely but only that . it's well made , well acted , and superbly designed but when i left the theater it left me as easily as cotton candy in the rain .

1negative

at over an hour-and-a-half it feels padded and slow . at such a length , the story needed a much bigger canvas than this one couple .

1negative

[ w ] here's the wonder woman -- engaging and empowered and empowering -- whom we came to admire in that first film ?

1negative

a dour , ponderous film , missing a lot that normally make this particular subgenre enjoyable .

1negative

it was never a boring watch but it was a frequently irritating one .

1negative

[ w ] hen [ a bird ] seems to be star of a story such as this one , that's probably a good sign of a few underlying problems with the material .

1negative

this driftless , feckless tomfoolery is unfit for mention in the same breath as 1995's " copycat , " let alone the other 1995 serial killer movie it's desperately mimicking . but in the spirit of dropping a hint : this is , at best , more like 1 . 75 .

1negative