cv692_17026.txt

attention_NN
moviegoers_NNS
:_:
you_PP
are_BER
about_IN
to_TO
enter_VB
a_DT
meaning-free_NN
zone_NN
._.
should_MD
the_DT
sound_NN
system_NN
malfunction_NP
during_IN
your_PP$
viewing_NN
of_IN
200_CD
cigarettes_NNS
,_,
do_DO
not_XNOT
panic_VB
._.
the_DT
film_NN
will_MD
work_VB
just_RB
as_IN
well_RB
as_CS
a_DT
silent_JJ
movie_NN
._.
chronicling_VBG
the_DT
meaningless_JJ
lives_NNS
of_IN
vain_JJ
,_,
yuppie_NN
types_NNS
,_,
the_DT
movie_NN
covers_VBZ
the_DT
same_DT
ground_NN
as_IN
the_DT
wilt_VB
stillman_NN
films_NNS
(_(
last_VB
days_NNS
of_IN
disco_NN
,_,
barcelona_NP
and_CC
metropolitan_JJ
)_)
but_CC
without_IN
any_DT
of_IN
his_PP$
acerbic_JJ
wit_NN
and_CC
the_DT
inviting_JJ
style_NN
of_IN
his_PP$
writing_NN
._.
first-time_JJ
writer_NN
shana_NP
larsen_NP
makes_VBZ
the_DT
mistake_NN
of_IN
creating_VBG
a_DT
couple_NN
of_IN
dozen_NN
characters_NNS
and_CC
not_XNOT
giving_VBG
any_DT
of_IN
them_PP
any_DT
depth_NN
._.
there_EX
isn't_BEZ
one_CD
of_IN
these_DT
characters_NNS
worth_IN
caring_NN
about_IN
._.
the_DT
movie_NN
features_NNS
such_DT
a_DT
cornucopia_NP
of_IN
hot_JJ
young_JJ
stars_NNS
that_CS
it_PP
looks_VBZ
like_IN
a_DT
celluloid_NN
version_NN
of_IN
"_"
people_NN
magazine_NN
._.
"_"
among_IN
others_NNS
,_,
the_DT
movie_NN
features_NNS
:_:
ben_NP
affleck_NP
,_,
casey_NP
affleck_NP
,_,
david_NP
chappelle_NP
,_,
janeane_NP
garofalo_NP
,_,
gaby_???
hoffmann_NP
,_,
catherine_NP
kellner_NN
,_,
courtney_NP
love_NN
,_,
jay_NN
mohr_???
,_,
martha_NP
plimpton_NP
,_,
christina_NP
ricci_NP
and_CC
paul_NP
rudd_NP
._.
and_CC
unlike_IN
people_NN
magazine_NN
,_,
the_DT
people_NN
speak_VB
,_,
not_XNOT
that_CS
they_PP
have_HV
anything_PN
interesting_JJ
to_IN
say_NN
._.
it_PP
's_BEZ
new_JJ
year_NN
's_POS
eve_NN
in_IN
1981_CD
,_,
and_CC
monica_NP
(_(
martha_NP
plimpton_NP
)_)
is_BEZ
preparing_VBG
her_PP$
big_JJ
party_NN
._.
structured_JJ
as_IN
a_DT
series_NN
of_IN
relatively_RB
unrelated_JJ
stories_NNS
about_IN
her_PP$
guests_NNS
on_IN
the_DT
way_NN
to_IN
the_DT
party_NN
,_,
director_NN
risa_???
bramon_NN
garcia_NP
flits_VBZ
back_RP
and_CC
forth_RB
among_IN
her_PP$
stars_NNS
._.
monica_NP
's_POS
apartment_NN
is_BEZ
in_IN
"_"
noho_???
,_,
"_"
an_DT
area_NN
that_CS
one_CD
of_IN
the_DT
guests_NNS
describes_VBZ
as_CS
"_"
so_RB
cool_JJ
,_,
all_PDT
of_IN
the_DT
poor_JJ
people_NN
live_VB
there_RB
._.
"_"
typical_JJ
of_IN
the_DT
shallow_JJ
couples_NNS
in_IN
the_DT
movie_NN
are_BER
kevin_NP
(_(
paul_NP
rudd_NP
)_)
and_CC
his_PP$
friend_NN
and_CC
would-be_JJ
sexual_JJ
partner_NN
lucy_NP
(_(
courtney_NP
love_NN
)_)
._.
they_PP
argue_VB
about_IN
whether_CS
lucy_NP
is_BEZ
a_DT
slut_NN
or_CC
not_XNOT
since_IN
she_PP
sleeps_VBZ
with_IN
everyone_PN
,_,
except_CS
him_PP
,_,
of_IN
course_NN
._.
she_PP
dares_VBZ
him_PP
to_TO
go_VB
immediately_RB
to_IN
a_DT
bathroom_NN
stall_NN
and_CC
have_HV
sex_NN
with_IN
her_PP$
,_,
which_WDT
turns_VBZ
out_RP
to_IN
be_BE
neither_DT
erotic_JJ
,_,
funny_JJ
or_CC
successful_JJ
--_???
rather_RB
like_IN
the_DT
rest_NN
of_IN
the_DT
story_NN
._.
the_DT
movie_NN
gets_VBZ
its_PP$
title_NN
from_IN
the_DT
carton_NN
of_IN
cigarettes_NNS
that_CS
lucy_NP
gives_VBZ
kevin_NP
for_IN
his_PP$
new_JJ
year_NN
's_POS
eve_NN
birthday_NN
._.
"_"
cigarettes_NNS
are_BER
a_DT
shield_NN
against_IN
emotional_JJ
interaction_NN
with_IN
other_JJ
people_NN
,_,
"_"
kevin_NP
later_JJR
tells_VBZ
lucy_NP
in_IN
a_DT
snippet_NN
of_IN
dialog_NN
that_CS
sounds_VBZ
profound_JJ
only_RB
outside_IN
the_DT
context_NN
of_IN
the_DT
movie_NN
._.
another_DT
character_NN
,_,
played_VBD
by_IN
jay_NP
mohr_???
,_,
has_HVZ
a_DT
problem_NN
with_IN
his_PP$
sexual_JJ
triumphs_NNS
._.
every_DT
woman_NN
he_PP
beds_NNS
falls_NNS
deeply_RB
in_IN
love_NN
with_IN
him_PP
by_IN
the_DT
next_OD
morning_NN
._.
when_CS
his_PP$
latest_JJS
conquest_NN
tells_VBZ
him_PP
of_IN
her_PP$
affection_NN
for_IN
him_PP
,_,
his_PP$
response_NN
is_BEZ
"_"
i_PP
like_VB
a_DT
lot_NN
of_IN
people_NN
._.
"_"
as_CS
the_DT
movie_NN
finally_RB
draws_VBZ
to_IN
a_DT
close_JJ
,_,
the_DT
characters_NNS
awaken_VB
from_IN
their_PP$
post-party_NN
game_NN
of_IN
musical_JJ
beds_NNS
._.
some_DT
have_HV
passed_VBN
out_RP
early_RB
from_IN
alcohol_NN
abuse_NN
and_CC
remember_VB
little_DT
,_,
while_CS
others_NNS
actually_RB
have_HV
some_DT
clue_NN
as_IN
to_IN
what_WDT
happened_VBD
._.
the_DT
movie_NN
itself_PPX
is_BEZ
so_RB
forgettable_JJ
that_CS
by_IN
the_DT
time_NN
you_PP
reach_VB
your_PP$
car_NN
in_IN
the_DT
parking_NN
lot_NN
,_,
all_PDT
trace_VB
of_IN
the_DT
film_NN
will_MD
have_HV
vanished_VBD
from_IN
your_PP$
mind_NN
,_,
which_WDT
is_BEZ
probably_RB
the_DT
best_JJS
thing_NN
that_CS
can_MD
be_BE
said_VBN
about_IN
the_DT
movie_NN
._.
40_CD
cigarettes_NNS
runs_VBZ
40_CD
:_:
40_CD
._.
it_PP
is_BEZ
rated_VBN
r_NN
for_IN
profanity_NN
,_,
sex_NN
and_CC
one_CD
dope_NN
smoking_NN
scene_NN
and_CC
would_MD
be_BE
acceptable_JJ
for_IN
older_JJR
teenagers_NNS
._.