cv844_13890.txt

synopsis_NN
:_:
in_IN
"_"
sooner_RBR
than_CS
you_PP
think_VB
"_"
america_NP
,_,
the_DT
future_NN
of_IN
law_NN
enforcement_NN
resides_VBZ
in_IN
blade_NN
squad_NN
,_,
a_DT
ragtag_NP
group_NN
of_IN
culturally_RB
diverse_JJ
rollerblading_NN
cops_NNS
with_IN
jetpacks_NNS
strapped_VBN
on_IN
their_PP$
backs_NNS
._.
a_DT
dangerous_JJ
criminal_JJ
,_,
however_RB
,_,
attempts_NNS
to_IN
destroy_VB
blade_NN
squad_NN
after_IN
his_PP$
brother_NN
dies_VBZ
while_CS
being_BEG
chased_VBN
by_IN
them_PP
._.
comments_NNS
:_:
so_RB
,_,
what_WDT
do_DO
an_DT
ex-gangbanger_NN
turned_VBD
insubordinate_JJ
traffic_NN
cop_NN
,_,
a_DT
former_DT
prostitute_NN
with_IN
a_DT
substance_NN
abuse_NN
problem_NN
,_,
and_CC
a_DT
junkie_NN
turned_VBD
dennis_NP
rodman_NN
wannabe_NP
turned_VBD
cop_NN
who_NP
crashed_VBD
four_CD
police_NNS
cruisers_NNS
all_RB
have_HV
in_IN
common_JJ
?_?
why_WRB
,_,
they're_???
all_PDT
members_NNS
of_IN
blade_NN
squad_NN
,_,
an_DT
elite_NN
new_JJ
crimefighting_NN
unit_NN
wearing_VBG
black_JJ
uniforms_NNS
,_,
rollerblades_NNS
,_,
and_CC
jetpacks_NNS
!_!
they_PP
also_RB
carry_VB
video_NN
cameras_NNS
so_RB
they_PP
can_MD
communicate_VB
with_IN
one_CD
another_DT
a_DT
la_NP
the_DT
marines_NNS
in_IN
james_NP
cameron_NP
's_POS
aliens_NNS
._.
yes_UH
,_,
it_PP
's_BEZ
blade_NN
squad_NN
,_,
the_DT
fox_NN
network_NN
's_POS
wednesday_NP
night_NN
movie_NN
of_IN
the_DT
week_NN
._.
this_DT
"_"
movie_NN
,_,
"_"
marking_VBG
its_PP$
dubious_JJ
world_NN
premiere_NN
today_RB
,_,
curiously_RB
has_HVZ
a_DT
number_NN
of_IN
guest_NN
stars_NNS
._.
"_"
how_WRB
can_MD
a_DT
movie_NN
have_HV
guest_NN
stars_NNS
?_?
"_"
you_PP
may_MD
ask_VB
._.
well_RB
,_,
blade_NN
squad_NN
is_BEZ
not_XNOT
really_RB
a_DT
movie_NN
so_RB
to_IN
speak_VB
but_CC
a_DT
2_CD
hour_NN
pilot_NN
for_IN
a_DT
possible_JJ
tv_NN
series_NN
packaged_VBN
as_IN
a_DT
movie_NN
._.
blade_NN
squad_NN
is_BEZ
dumb_JJ
._.
blade_NN
squad_NN
is_BEZ
loud_JJ
._.
blade_NN
squad_NN
is_BEZ
obnoxious_JJ
._.
blade_NN
squad_NN
will_MD
probably_RB
be_BE
a_DT
ratings_NNS
hit_VBD
and_CC
spawn_NN
a_DT
long-lived_JJ
tv_NN
series_NN
._.
why_WRB
not_XNOT
?_?
after_CS
all_RB
,_,
television_NN
has_HVZ
given_VBN
its_PP$
audience_NN
crimefighters_NNS
with_IN
talking_VBG
cars_NNS
(_(
"_"
knight_NP
rider_NN
"_"
)_)
,_,
fast_RB
helicopters_NNS
(_(
"_"
airwolf_???
"_"
)_(
,_,
and_CC
super_JJ
fast_JJ
motorcycles_NNS
(_(
"_"
street_NN
hawk_NN
"_"
)_)
,_,
and_CC
viewers_NNS
have_HV
eaten_VBN
it_PP
up_RP
in_IN
the_DT
past_NN
._.
so_RB
,_,
why_WRB
not_XNOT
crimefighters_NNS
with_IN
jet-powered_JJ
roller_NN
blades_NNS
?_?
to_TO
be_BE
honest_JJ
,_,
as_CS
a_DT
made-for-tv_???
presentation_NN
,_,
blade_NN
squad_NN
is_BEZ
at_IN
least_DT
watchable_JJ
._.
the_DT
film_NN
has_HVZ
a_DT
relatively_RB
large_JJ
cast_NN
of_IN
characters_NNS
,_,
a_DT
surprisingly_RB
intelligible_JJ
albeit_CS
predictable_JJ
script_NN
,_,
and_CC
enough_RB
action_NN
sequences_NNS
to_IN
keep_NN
one_CD
half-interested_VBN
._.
i'd_???
imagine_VB
adolescent_JJ
males_NNS
,_,
probably_RB
the_DT
target_NN
audience_NN
of_IN
this_DT
turkey_NP
,_,
would_MD
get_VB
a_DT
kick_NN
out_RP
of_IN
it_PP
._.
i_PP
tried_VBD
to_IN
keep_NN
that_CS
in_IN
mind_NN
when_CS
i_PP
watched_VBD
blade_NN
squad_NN
._.
i_PP
can_MD
remember_VB
liking_NN
"_"
airwolf_???
"_"
and_CC
"_"
street_NN
hawk_NN
"_"
when_CS
i_PP
was_BEDZ
11_CD
or_CC
11_CD
._.
and_CC
,_,
although_CS
this_DT
isn't_BEZ
saying_VBG
much_DT
,_,
blade_NN
squad_NN
is_BEZ
leaps_NNS
and_CC
bounds_NNS
better_RBR
than_CS
the_DT
last_OD
fox_NN
network_NN
movie_NN
i_PP
had_HVD
the_DT
displeasure_NN
of_IN
wasting_VBG
time_NN
on_IN
:_:
the_DT
insipidly_JJ
awful_JJ
generation_NN
x_NN
(_(
a_DT
huge_JJ
disappointment_NN
considering_VBG
the_DT
comic_NN
book_NN
's_POS
terrific_JJ
two-year_JJ
beginning_NN
)_)
._.
but_CC
,_,
i_PP
digress_NN
._.
despite_IN
its_PP$
limited_JJ
appeal_NN
,_,
blade_NN
squad_NN
has_HVZ
a_DT
lot_NN
of_IN
kinks_NNS
to_IN
work_NN
out_RP
if_CS
the_DT
movie_NN
is_BEZ
to_TO
become_VB
a_DT
tv_NN
series_NN
._.
one_CD
,_,
it_PP
suffers_VBZ
from_IN
mtv_???
syndrome_NN
:_:
a_DT
lot_NN
of_IN
quick_JJ
shots_NNS
and_CC
weird_JJ
angles_NNS
continuously_RB
jar_NN
the_DT
viewer_NN
's_POS
senses_NNS
while_CS
a_DT
near_IN
nonstop_JJ
generic_JJ
rock_NN
soundtrack_NN
blares_NNS
incessantly_RB
in_IN
the_DT
background_NN
._.
oh_UH
yeah_UH
,_,
dylan_NP
's_POS
"_"
knockin_NP
'_"
on_IN
heaven_NN
's_POS
door_NN
"_"
and_CC
bowie_NP
's_POS
"_"
i'm_???
afraid_JJ
of_IN
americans_NNS
"_"
are_BER
used_VBN
here_RB
,_,
in_IN
rather_RB
poor_JJ
taste_NN
._.
two_CD
,_,
blade_NN
squad_NN
needs_NNS
a_DT
new_JJ
crew_NN
for_IN
the_DT
sound_NN
._.
the_DT
substandard_JJ
sound_NN
editing_NN
irritated_VBN
me_PP
to_IN
no_DT
end_NN
._.
characters_NNS
'_"
dialogue_NN
,_,
at_IN
times_NNS
,_,
sounded_VBD
choppy_JJ
and_CC
unintelligible_JJ
._.
during_IN
one_CD
important_JJ
scene_NN
,_,
a_DT
song_NN
played_VBD
loudly_RB
in_IN
the_DT
background_NN
._.
when_CS
a_DT
character_NN
spoke_VBD
,_,
the_DT
song_NN
's_POS
volume_NN
dropped_VBD
but_CC
did_DOD
not_XNOT
disappear_VB
._.
as_CS
soon_RB
as_CS
that_DT
character_NN
finished_VBN
speaking_VBG
,_,
the_DT
song_NN
's_POS
volume_NN
immediately_RB
returned_VBN
to_IN
its_PP$
original_JJ
level_NN
until_CS
the_DT
next_OD
character_NN
spoke_VBD
._.
this_DT
sounds_NNS
trivial_JJ
,_,
i'm_???
sure_JJ
,_,
but_CC
it_PP
distracted_VBD
me_PP
immensely_RB
._.
finally_RB
,_,
this_DT
is_BEZ
commercial_JJ
television_NN
._.
foul_VB
language_NN
is_BEZ
not_XNOT
allowed_VBN
,_,
typically_RB
,_,
on_IN
commercial_JJ
television_NN
._.
thus_RB
,_,
don't_DO
use_VB
foul_JJ
language_NN
in_IN
a_DT
made-for-tv_???
production_NN
because_CS
that_DT
foul_JJ
language_NN
has_HVZ
to_TO
be_BE
censored_VBN
in_IN
some_DT
manner_NN
._.
in_IN
an_DT
early_JJ
scene_NN
of_IN
the_DT
film_NN
,_,
for_IN
example_NN
,_,
the_DT
lead_NN
good_JJ
guy_NN
and_CC
bad_JJ
guy_NN
have_HV
a_DT
minor_JJ
confrontation_NN
in_IN
the_DT
streets_NNS
._.
when_CS
the_DT
good_JJ
guy_NN
spouts_NNS
out_RP
a_DT
bad_JJ
word_NN
,_,
a_DT
driver_NN
conveniently_RB
honks_VBZ
his_PP$
car_NN
's_POS
horn_NN
off-screen_IN
to_IN
muffle_NN
the_DT
word_NN
out_RP
._.
in_IN
a_DT
"_"
seinfeld_NP
"_"
episode_NN
,_,
this_DT
technique_NN
proved_VBN
funny_JJ
;_;
here_RB
,_,
it_PP
seemed_VBD
goofy_JJ
and_CC
cut_VB
the_DT
dramatic_JJ
tension_NN
considerably_RB
._.
perhaps_RB
future_NN
writers_NNS
,_,
if_CS
a_DT
show_NN
is_BEZ
spun_VBN
out_RP
of_IN
the_DT
movie_NN
,_,
could_MD
take_VB
a_DT
cue_NN
from_IN
marvel_NN
comics_NNS
'_"
2099_CD
series_NN
of_IN
comics_NNS
._.
make_VB
up_RP
a_DT
bunch_NN
of_IN
new_JJ
bad_JJ
words_NNS
for_IN
the_DT
future_NN
._.
this_DT
way_NN
,_,
you_PP
don't_DO
need_VB
a_DT
bunch_NN
of_IN
honking_VBG
horns_NNS
or_CC
other_JJ
silly_JJ
devices_NNS
to_IN
cover_NN
up_RP
foul_JJ
language_NN
._.
compared_VBN
to_IN
the_DT
usual_JJ
crap_NN
broadcast_NN
tv_NN
networks_NNS
have_HV
to_TO
offer_VB
in_IN
terms_NNS
of_IN
movies_NNS
,_,
blade_NN
squad_NN
is_BEZ
a_DT
suitable_JJ
exercise_NN
in_IN
camp_NN
._.
when_CS
compared_VBN
to_IN
,_,
say_VB
,_,
a_DT
movie_NN
studio_NN
film_NN
,_,
blade_NN
squad_NN
has_HVZ
a_DT
lot_NN
in_IN
common_JJ
with_IN
a_DT
term_NN
which_WDT
shares_NNS
its_PP$
initials_NNS
:_:
bs_NP
._.
(_)
review_NN
written_VBN
august_NP
1998_CD
,_,
1998_CD
)_)