Datasets:
danielkorat
/
sst2

Dataset card Data Studio Files Community
1
text_a
stringclasses
300 values
text_b
stringclasses
300 values
label
float64
0
1
and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .
your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .
1
and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .
the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .
0
there 's nothing to gain from watching they .
richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .
1
there 's nothing to gain from watching they .
the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .
0
imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .
little more than a well-mounted history lesson .
1
imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .
` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '
0
brave and sweetly rendered love story .
with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .
1
brave and sweetly rendered love story .
director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?
0
too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .
we just do n't really care too much about this love story .
1
too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .
almodovar is an imaginative teacher of emotional intelligence in this engaging film about two men who discover what william james once called ` the gift of tears . '
0
flat , misguided comedy .
too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .
1
flat , misguided comedy .
woody allen has really found his groove these days .
0
richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .
ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .
1
richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .
dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .
0
a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .
if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .
1
a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .
it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .
0
has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .
the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .
1
has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .
likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?
0
visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .
but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .
1
visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .
a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .
0
but the actors make this worth a peek .
a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .
1
but the actors make this worth a peek .
too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .
0
and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .
the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .
1
and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .
there 's nothing to gain from watching they .
0
this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .
while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .
1
this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .
there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .
0
like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .
never inspires more than an interested detachment .
1
like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .
these people are really going to love the piano teacher .
0
cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '
talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .
1
cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '
but the actors make this worth a peek .
0
i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .
an overstylized , puréed mélange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .
1
i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .
you 'll probably love it .
0
plodding , peevish and gimmicky .
imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .
1
plodding , peevish and gimmicky .
almodovar is an imaginative teacher of emotional intelligence in this engaging film about two men who discover what william james once called ` the gift of tears . '
0
an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .
a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .
1
an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .
what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .
0
depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .
this u-boat does n't have a captain .
1
depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .
blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .
0
a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .
if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.
1
a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .
... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .
0
the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .
spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .
1
the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .
the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .
0
happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .
a film of delicate interpersonal dances .
1
happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .
adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .
0
while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .
the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .
1
while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .
the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .
0
the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .
the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .
1
the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .
like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .
0
a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .
stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .
1
a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .
one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .
0
i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .
undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .
1
i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .
what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .
0
while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .
it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .
1
while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .
utter mush ... conceited pap .
0
no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .
an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .
1
no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .
after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .
0
a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .
little more than a well-mounted history lesson .
1
a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .
although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .
0
offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .
happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .
1
offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .
while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .
0
if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia
a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .
1
if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia
the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .
0
an overstylized , puréed mélange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .
it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .
1
an overstylized , puréed mélange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .
brave and sweetly rendered love story .
0
but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .
tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .
1
but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .
ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .
0
a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .
first-time director joão pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .
1
a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .
... a solid , well-formed satire .
0
and that makes all the difference .
although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .
1
and that makes all the difference .
has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .
0
if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.
it 's never dull and always looks good .
1
if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.
the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .
0
woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .
on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .
1
woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .
the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .
0
below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .
this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .
1
below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .
if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .
0
spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .
if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .
1
spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .
plodding , peevish and gimmicky .
0
though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .
this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .
1
though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .
your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .
0
but seriously , folks , it does n't work .
dreary tale of middle-class angst
1
but seriously , folks , it does n't work .
while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .
0
fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .
if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.
1
fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .
this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .
0
your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !
a surprisingly funny movie .
1
your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !
an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .
0
an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .
originality is sorely lacking .
1
an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .
the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .
0
the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .
no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .
1
the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .
all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .
0
the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .
despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .
1
the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .
a surprisingly funny movie .
0
at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .
the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .
1
at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .
but seriously , folks , it does n't work .
0
enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .
comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .
1
enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .
blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .
0
almodovar is an imaginative teacher of emotional intelligence in this engaging film about two men who discover what william james once called ` the gift of tears . '
although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .
1
almodovar is an imaginative teacher of emotional intelligence in this engaging film about two men who discover what william james once called ` the gift of tears . '
the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .
0
a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .
the acting , for the most part , is terrific , although the actors must struggle with the fact that they 're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans .
1
a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .
ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .
0