cv646_15065.txt

vampire_NN
lore_NN
and_CC
legend_NN
has_HVZ
always_RB
been_BEN
a_DT
popular_JJ
fantasy_NN
element_NN
,_,
substantiated_VBN
by_IN
not_XNOT
only_RB
the_DT
sheer_JJ
number_NN
of_IN
movies_NNS
about_IN
the_DT
subject_NN
,_,
but_CC
also_RB
the_DT
proliferation_NN
of_IN
cults_NNS
and_CC
sects_NNS
of_IN
adherents_NNS
._.
and_CC
,_,
unlike_IN
any_DT
of_IN
the_DT
more_DT
outlandish_JJ
myths_NNS
,_,
the_DT
vampire_NN
holds_VBZ
some_DT
real-world_NN
probability_NN
(_(
one_CD
study_NN
claims_NNS
50_CD
,_,
50_CD
bloodsuckers_NNS
exist_VB
worldwide_RB
,_,
and_CC
places_NNS
50_CD
in_IN
los_NP
angeles_NP
)_)
._.
but_CC
lest_CS
the_DT
nasties_NNS
be_BE
mistaken_VBN
for_IN
simple_JJ
comic_NN
book_NN
bad_JJ
guys_NNS
,_,
john_NP
carpenter_NN
would_MD
like_VB
to_IN
remind_VB
us_NP
that_CS
they_PP
are_BER
-_-
and_CC
always_RB
have_HV
been_BEN
-_-
a_DT
truly_RB
frightening_JJ
element_NN
of_IN
the_DT
thriller_NN
genre_NN
._.
and_CC
remind_VB
us_PP
he_PP
does_DOZ
in_IN
his_PP$
latest_JJS
film_NN
,_,
vampires_NNS
._.
there_EX
was_BEDZ
some_DT
question_NN
,_,
as_CS
halloween_IN
weekend_NN
approached_VBD
,_,
of_IN
how_WRB
well_RB
vampires_NNS
would_MD
do_DO
in_IN
comparison_NN
to_IN
new_JJ
line_NN
cinema_NN
's_POS
immensely_RB
successful_JJ
blade_NN
,_,
released_VBN
in_IN
august_NP
._.
the_DT
two_CD
films_NNS
take_VB
noticeably_RB
different_JJ
stands_NNS
on_IN
the_DT
vampire_NN
issue_NN
,_,
and_CC
don't_DO
even_RB
agree_VB
on_IN
some_DT
basic_JJ
points_NNS
of_IN
the_DT
slaying_NN
method_NN
._.
(_)
for_IN
instance_NN
,_,
blade_NN
's_POS
main_JJ
weapons_NNS
are_BER
silver_NN
and_CC
garlic_NN
,_,
whereas_CS
main_JJ
character_NN
jack_NP
crow_NP
's_POS
technique_NN
is_BEZ
a_DT
wooden_JJ
stake_NN
to_IN
the_DT
heart_NN
._.
)_)
blade_NN
also_RB
gives_VBZ
more_DT
of_IN
a_DT
face_NN
to_IN
the_DT
vampire_NN
civilization_NN
,_,
while_CS
carpenter_NN
would_MD
like_VB
us_PP
to_IN
remain_VB
in_IN
the_DT
dark_JJ
about_IN
how_WRB
the_DT
pasties_NNS
operate_VB
._.
both_RB
have_HV
their_PP$
advantages_NNS
,_,
and_CC
here_RB
,_,
carpenter_NN
's_POS
style_NN
lends_VBZ
itself_PPX
to_IN
a_DT
darker_JJR
breed_NN
of_IN
suspense_NN
rather_RB
than_CS
the_DT
action_NN
movie_NN
that_CS
blade_NN
director_NN
stephen_NP
norrington_NP
delievered_VBD
._.
when_CS
it_PP
's_BEZ
all_PDT
said_JJ
and_CC
done_DON
,_,
though_CS
,_,
the_DT
vampires_NNS
still_RB
kill_VB
and_CC
die_VB
with_IN
a_DT
bloody_JJ
flourish_NN
;_;
the_DT
level_NN
for_IN
gore_NP
is_BEZ
indeed_RB
set_VBN
to_IN
maximum_JJ
._.
this_DT
time_NN
,_,
our_PP$
hero_NN
is_BEZ
vatican-sponsored_VBN
slayer_NN
jack_NP
crow_NP
(_(
james_NP
woods_NP
)_)
._.
he_PP
's_BEZ
a_DT
cynical_JJ
,_,
battle-worn_JJ
veteran_NN
,_,
and_CC
the_DT
best_JJS
of_IN
his_PP$
bunch_NN
._.
he_PP
and_CC
his_PP$
team_NN
are_BER
responsible_JJ
for_IN
cleaning_NN
out_RP
the_DT
american_JJ
southwest_NN
,_,
and_CC
after_IN
exterminating_VBG
a_DT
nest_NN
one_CD
night_NN
,_,
they_PP
run_VB
up_RP
against_IN
a_DT
super-vampire_NN
(_(
termed_VBN
a_DT
"_"
master_NN
"_"
)_)
named_VBD
valek_???
(_(
thomas_NP
ian_NP
griffith_NP
)_)
._.
valek_???
kills_VBZ
all_RB
of_IN
jack_NP
's_POS
team_NN
except_IN
for_IN
his_PP$
partner_NN
,_,
tony_NP
montoya_???
(_(
daniel_NP
baldwin_NP
)_)
,_,
and_CC
as_CS
the_DT
two_CD
regroup_NN
,_,
they_PP
learn_VB
that_CS
valek_???
is_BEZ
the_DT
original_JJ
vampire_NN
-_-
now_RB
over_IN
six_CD
hundred_NN
years_NNS
old_JJ
._.
apparently_RB
,_,
valek_???
and_CC
his_PP$
minions_NNS
have_HV
been_BEN
sweeping_JJ
the_DT
southwest_NN
for_IN
decades_NNS
in_IN
search_NN
of_IN
a_DT
cross_NN
that_CS
will_MD
enable_VB
them_PP
to_IN
walk_NN
in_IN
the_DT
daytime_NN
._.
so_RB
with_IN
the_DT
aid_NN
of_IN
a_DT
priest_NN
named_VBN
adam_NP
(_(
tim_NP
guinee_NN
)_)
and_CC
a_DT
bitten_VBN
hooker_NN
(_(
sheryl_???
lee_NN
)_(
as_CS
bait_???
,_,
they_PP
track_NN
valek_???
down_NN
for_IN
the_DT
final_JJ
confrontation_NN
._.
the_DT
script_NN
for_IN
vampires_NNS
,_,
written_VBN
by_IN
don_NP
jakoby_???
and_CC
based_VBD
on_IN
the_DT
john_NP
steakley_NP
novel_NN
,_,
is_BEZ
perhaps_RB
the_DT
wittiest_NN
piece_NN
of_IN
screenplay_NN
to_IN
see_VB
production_NN
all_RB
year_NN
._.
crow_NP
,_,
in_IN
particular_JJ
,_,
is_BEZ
a_DT
fun_NN
source_NN
of_IN
one-liners_NNS
,_,
and_CC
woods_NNS
does_DOZ
every_DT
one_CD
of_IN
them_PP
with_IN
perfect_JJ
stoicism_NN
._.
baldwin_NP
,_,
lee_NP
,_,
and_CC
guinee_NN
are_BER
all_PDT
fine_JJ
supports_NNS
,_,
adding_VBG
to_IN
the_DT
character_NN
pool_NN
,_,
but_CC
the_DT
other_JJ
true_JJ
highlight_NN
of_IN
the_DT
movie_NN
is_BEZ
thomas_NP
ian_NP
griffith_NP
's_POS
bad_JJ
guy_NN
._.
griffith_NP
's_POS
intense_JJ
expression_NN
is_BEZ
perfect_JJ
for_IN
the_DT
role_NN
,_,
and_CC
the_DT
only_JJ
downside_NN
is_BEZ
that_CS
he_PP
's_BEZ
got_VBN
to_IN
talk_NN
sometime_JJ
._.
luckily_RB
,_,
he_PP
's_BEZ
got_VBN
few_DT
lines_NNS
,_,
and_CC
manages_VBZ
to_TO
pull_VB
off_RP
a_DT
rather_RB
thrilling_JJ
performance_NN
._.
all_PDT
said_VBD
,_,
fans_NNS
will_MD
surely_RB
be_BE
impressed_VBN
by_IN
this_DT
picture_NN
,_,
and_CC
those_DT
who_WP
found_VBD
apt_JJ
pupil_NN
a_DT
bit_NN
limp_JJ
will_MD
be_BE
excited_JJ
by_IN
this_DT
one_CD
._.
certainly_RB
a_DT
worthwhile_JJ
visit_NN
to_IN
the_DT
theaters_NNS
._.