cv065_16909.txt

movie_NN
reviewers_NNS
have_HV
an_DT
obligation_NN
to_IN
see_VB
the_DT
good_JJ
,_,
the_DT
bad_JJ
,_,
and_CC
the_DT
despicable_JJ
._.
i_PP
originally_RB
wrote_VBD
this_DT
review_NN
for_IN
my_PP$
college_NN
newspaper_NN
back_NN
in_IN
'95_???
,_,
but_CC
i_PP
wanted_VBD
to_IN
re-write_VB
it_NN
because_CS
not_XNOT
all_PDT
retro_JJ
reviews_NNS
should_MD
be_BE
about_IN
the_DT
classics_NNS
._.
we_PP
need_VB
to_TO
be_BE
warned_VBN
about_IN
some_DT
truly_RB
awful_JJ
films_NNS
,_,
too_RB
._.
this_DT
picture_NN
was_BEDZ
so_RB
bad_JJ
,_,
it_PP
inspired_VBD
the_DT
description_NN
for_IN
my_PP$
10_CD
/_SYM
10_CD
rating_NN
(_(
see_VB
ratings_NNS
chart_NN
below_IN
)_)
._.
the_DT
only_JJ
thing_NN
saving_NN
it_PP
from_IN
a_DT
10_CD
/_SYM
10_CD
rating_NN
is_BEZ
that_CS
being_NN
able_JJ
to_IN
rent_NN
a_DT
movie_NN
like_IN
this_DT
is_BEZ
slightly_RB
less_DT
embarassing_NN
than_CS
renting_VBG
a_DT
porno_???
._.
so_RB
,_,
it_PP
does_DOZ
indeed_RB
have_HV
some_DT
plusses_NNS
._.
._.
._.
in_CD
fairness_NN
,_,
elizabeth_NP
berkley_NP
is_BEZ
certainly_RB
worth_IN
seeing_VBG
in_IN
the_DT
buff_NP
._.
and_CC
her_PP
ability_NN
to_IN
whine_JJ
and_CC
irritate_VB
us_PP
,_,
even_RB
while_CS
nude_JJ
,_,
was_BEDZ
appropriate_JJ
in_IN
her_PP$
role_NN
as_IN
selfish_JJ
temptress_NN
nomi_???
malone_NP
._.
this_DT
character_NN
is_BEZ
not_XNOT
smart_JJ
,_,
not_XNOT
interesting_JJ
,_,
and_CC
(_(
deliberately_RB
?_?
)_)
far_RB
too_RB
annoying_VBG
far_RB
too_RB
often_RB
._.
like_IN
in_IN
1998s_CD
"_"
bulworth_NP
"_"
,_,
when_CS
the_DT
movie_NN
was_BEDZ
over_IN
i_PP
didn't_DOD
care_NN
one_CD
little_JJ
iota_NN
about_IN
the_DT
main_JJ
character_NN
._.
at_IN
least_DT
warren_NP
beatty_NP
tried_VBD
to_IN
make_NN
a_DT
statement_NN
with_IN
his_PP$
dreary_JJ
and_CC
overrated_JJ
film_NN
,_,
though_CS
._.
"_"
showgirls_NNS
"_"
is_BEZ
too_RB
stupid_JJ
to_IN
make_NN
a_DT
statement_NN
._.
some_DT
people_NN
claim_NN
that_CS
the_DT
story_NN
is_BEZ
based_VBN
on_IN
the_DT
legendary_JJ
"_"
all_RB
about_IN
eve_NN
"_"
of_IN
all_PDT
things_NNS
!_!
if_CS
exploitation_NN
expert_NN
joe_NP
eszterhas_NNS
was_BEDZ
half_PDT
the_DT
screenwriter_NN
that_CS
joseph_NP
l_NN
._.
mankiewicz_NP
was_BEDZ
,_,
he'd_???
be_BE
._.
._.
._.
well_NN
,_,
he'd_???
be_BE
a_DT
good_JJ
screenwriter_NN
._.
instead_RB
,_,
this_DT
project_NN
may_MD
have_HV
sunk_VBN
his_PP$
career_NN
._.
he_PP
wrote_VBD
the_DT
(_(
ha_UH
ha_UH
!_!
)_)
script_NN
and_CC
the_DT
usually_RB
reliable_JJ
paul_NP
verhoeven_NN
directed_VBN
._.
the_DT
same_DT
team_NN
who_WP
created_VBD
a_DT
good_JJ
sex-film_NN
in_IN
1992_CD
(_(
"_"
basic_JJ
instinct_NN
"_"
)_)
struck_VBD
out_RP
here_RB
with_IN
their_PP$
occasional_JJ
violence_NN
,_,
gratuitous_JJ
x-rated_JJ
sex_NN
scenes_NNS
,_,
and_CC
numerous_JJ
(_(
and_CC
quite_RB
unnecessary_JJ
)_)
lesbian_JJ
overtones_NNS
._.
the_DT
predictable_JJ
storyline_JJ
revolves_VBZ
around_IN
nomi_???
streaking_NN
into_IN
las_NP
vegas_NP
to_IN
make_NN
it_PP
big_JJ
as_CS
a_DT
dancer_NN
._.
after_IN
the_DT
supposed_JJ
street-smart_NN
young_JJ
"_"
lady_NN
"_"
gets_VBZ
conned_JJ
out_RP
of_IN
her_PP$
suitcase_NN
by_IN
a_DT
slack-jawed_JJ
yokel_NN
in_IN
the_DT
opening_NN
sequence_NN
,_,
she_PP
befriends_VBZ
a_DT
tailor_NN
of_IN
the_DT
glamorous_JJ
stage_NN
production_NN
at_IN
the_DT
"_"
stardust_NN
hotel_NN
"_"
._.
nomi_???
doesn't_DOZ
take_VB
advantage_NN
of_IN
this_DT
contact_NN
to_IN
break_NN
into_IN
the_DT
big-time_NN
of_IN
dirty_JJ
dancing_NN
right_NN
away_RB
._.
first_OD
,_,
she_PP
becomes_VBZ
a_DT
lap_NN
dancer_NN
at_IN
a_DT
scummy_JJ
strip_NN
club_NN
._.
she_PP
sells_VBZ
her_PP$
hot_JJ
little_JJ
wares_NNS
at_IN
"_"
the_DT
cheetah_NN
"_"
for_IN
a_DT
short_JJ
time_NN
,_,
turning_VBG
on_IN
the_DT
fictitious_JJ
customers_NNS
and_CC
the_DT
actual_JJ
theatre_NN
audience_NN
._.
hey_UH
,_,
i_PP
never_RB
said_VBD
she_PP
wasn't_BEDZ
a_DT
hot_JJ
number_NN
._.
._.
._.
maybe_RB
it_PP
's_BEZ
that_DT
,_,
her_PP$
body_NN
,_,
which_WDT
gets_VBZ
her_PP$
into_IN
the_DT
big-time_NN
when_CS
the_DT
star_NN
of_IN
the_DT
"_"
stardust_NN
hotel_NN
"_"
,_,
crystal_NN
connors_NNS
(_(
gina_???
gershon_NN
)_(
stops_VBZ
into_IN
the_DT
strip_NN
club_NN
(_(
it_PP
certainly_RB
isn't_BEZ
her_PP$
brains_NNS
or_CC
pleasant_JJ
disposition_NN
!_!
)_)
._.
crystal_NN
requests_NNS
a_DT
private_JJ
lap_NN
dance_NN
for_IN
her_PP$
boyfriend_NN
(_(
kyle_???
maclachlan_JJ
)_(
._.
he_PP
also_RB
happens_VBZ
to_IN
be_BE
the_DT
pleasure-seeking_NN
worm_NN
who_WP
runs_VBZ
the_DT
big_JJ
show_NN
._.
crystal_NN
gets_VBZ
nomi_???
onto_IN
the_DT
"_"
stardust_NN
"_"
team_NN
and_CC
,_,
after_IN
an_DT
interminable_JJ
amount_NN
of_IN
time_NN
,_,
nomi_???
"_"
earns_VBZ
"_"
the_DT
role_NN
of_IN
crystal_NN
's_POS
understudy_JJ
._.
the_DT
slut_NN
then_RB
deliberately_RB
injures_NNS
and_CC
hospitalizes_NNS
crystal_NN
._.
it_PP
was_BEDZ
almost_RB
laughable_JJ
that_CS
nomi_???
had_HVD
the_DT
guts_NNS
to_IN
claim_NN
that_CS
she_PP
's_BEZ
"_"
not_XNOT
a_DT
whore_NN
"_"
._.
that_CS
's_BEZ
a_DT
phrase_NN
we_PP
hear_VB
a_DT
few_DT
different_JJ
times_NNS
and_CC
it_PP
's_BEZ
completely_RB
ludicrous_JJ
._.
of_IN
course_NN
she_PP
is_BEZ
!_!
she_PP
sells_VBZ
her_PP$
soul_NN
to_IN
make_VB
it_NN
big_JJ
,_,
but_CC
in_IN
the_DT
end_NN
we're_???
supposed_VBD
to_IN
believe_VB
that_RB
she_PP
's_BEZ
a_DT
better_JJR
person_NN
than_CS
that_DT
._.
we're_???
supposed_JJ
to_TO
root_NN
for_IN
her_PP$
._.
no_DT
way_NN
!_!
she_PP
's_BEZ
a_DT
tramp_NN
and_CC
a_DT
back-stabber_NN
who_WP
deserved_VBD
nothing--least_NN
of_IN
all_PDT
vindication_NN
in_IN
the_DT
._.
._.
._.
ahem_UH
._.
._.
._.
climax_NN
._.
she_PP
is_BEZ
not_XNOT
a_DT
good_JJ
person_NN
and_CC
they_PP
take_VB
over_IN
two_CD
hours_NNS
to_IN
explain_VB
that_RB
the_DT
audience_NN
should_MD
think_VB
that_DT
she_PP
is_BEZ
._.
the_DT
sub-plot_NN
with_IN
a_DT
male_JJ
dancer_NN
(_(
glenn_NP
plummer_NN
)_)
who_WP
claims_NNS
to_TO
see_VB
talent_NN
in_IN
nomi_???
is_BEZ
just_JJ
a_DT
gratuitous_JJ
opportunity_NN
to_IN
let_VB
her_PP$
dance_NN
naked_JJ
a_DT
little_JJ
bit_NN
more_DT
._.
it_PP
sure_JJ
ain't_???
character_NN
development_NN
!_!
plummer_NN
also_RB
appeared_VBD
in_IN
"_"
speed_NN
"_"
in_IN
'94_???
in_IN
a_NN
smaller_JJR
,_,
yet_RB
better_RBR
role_NN
._.
this_DT
sub-plot_NN
goes_VBZ
absolutely_RB
nowhere_RB
except_CS
maybe_RB
to_IN
deliver_VB
an_DT
unsubtle_NN
hint_NN
that_CS
fornicators_NNS
should_MD
practice_NN
birth_NN
control_NN
._.
kyle_???
maclachlan_NN
must_NN
have_HV
been_BEN
promised_VBN
a_DT
big_JJ
pay-day_NN
or_CC
his_PP$
standards_NNS
have_HV
dipped_VBN
since_CS
appearing_VBG
in_IN
"_"
blue_JJ
velvet_NN
"_"
._.
that_CS
picture_NN
was_BEDZ
weird_JJ
,_,
but_CC
some_DT
critics_NNS
claim_NN
it_PP
's_BEZ
one_CD
of_IN
the_DT
best_JJS
movies_NNS
of_IN
the_DT
'80s_???
._.
now_RB
ol_???
'_"
kyle_???
can_NN
say_NN
that_CS
he_PP
acted_VBD
in_IN
one_CD
of_IN
the_DT
worst_JJS
of_IN
the_DT
'90s_???
,_,
too_RB
._.
his_PP$
sleazy_NP
character_NN
is_BEZ
important_JJ
to_TO
"_"
showgirls_NNS
"_"
,_,
but_CC
we_PP
don't_DO
learn_VB
anything_PN
about_IN
him_PP
._.
he_PP
uses_VBZ
people_NN
to_IN
get_VB
what_WDT
he_PP
wants_VBZ
,_,
but_CC
that_CS
only_RB
means_VBZ
that_CS
he_PP
fits_VBZ
in_IN
well_RB
with_IN
the_DT
other_JJ
characters_NNS
in_IN
this_DT
movie_NN
._.
is_BEZ
he_PP
a_DT
villain_NN
?_?
who_NP
cares_VBZ
!_!
ultimately_RB
,_,
this_DT
movie_NN
is_BEZ
as_CS
tiresome_JJ
as_IN
it_PP
is_BEZ
explicit_JJ
._.
everyone_PN
must_MD
know_VB
by_IN
now_RB
about_IN
the_DT
soft-core_IN
acts_NNS
of_IN
copulation_NN
,_,
especially_RB
the_DT
riotous_JJ
romp_???
between_IN
berkley_NP
and_CC
maclachlan_NP
in_IN
his_PP$
pool_NN
._.
what_WDT
few_DT
reviewers_NNS
take_VB
issue_NN
with_IN
is_BEZ
how_WRB
mean-spirited_JJ
this_DT
movie_NN
is_BEZ
._.
everyone_PN
's_BEZ
either_RB
having_HVG
sex_NN
,_,
exacting_JJ
revenge_NN
,_,
or_CC
wishing_VBG
they_PP
were_BED
having_HVG
sex_NN
or_CC
exacting_JJ
revenge_NN
._.
it_PP
's_BEZ
just_RB
too_RB
hard_JJ
to_IN
take_VB
(_(
especially_RB
for_IN
over_IN
two_CD
hours_NNS
)_)
._.
if_CS
we_PP
must_MD
be_BE
exposed_JJ
to_TO
the_DT
evils_NNS
of_IN
the_DT
vegas_NP
world_NN
,_,
why_WRB
couldn't_MD
verhoeven_NP
have_HV
also_RB
made_VBN
a_DT
point_NN
of_IN
highlighting_VBG
the_DT
whispers_NNS
,_,
grunts_NNS
,_,
and_CC
other_JJ
sounds_NNS
during_IN
the_DT
dance_NN
numbers_NNS
?_?
it_PP
's_BEZ
hard_JJ
to_TO
care_VB
about_IN
these_DT
people_NN
if_CS
we_PP
can't_MD
even_RB
appreciate_VB
what_WDT
they're_???
capable_JJ
of_IN
doing_DOG
on-stage_NN
._.
berkley_NP
may_MD
have_HV
a_DT
future_NN
in_IN
hollywood_NP
because_CS
she_PP
can_MD
dance_VB
and_CC
she_PP
has_HVZ
a_DT
great_JJ
body_NN
._.
after_IN
all_PDT
,_,
the_DT
world_NN
of_IN
porn_???
is_BEZ
still_JJ
an_DT
active_JJ
,_,
dishonourable_JJ
profession_NN
._.
perhaps_RB
berkley_NP
could_MD
join_VB
their_PP$
ranks_NNS
and_CC
leave_VB
the_DT
real_JJ
acting_NN
to_IN
pauly_NP
shore_NN
and_CC
cindy_NN
crawford_NP
._.
oops_???
,_,
they're_???
bad_JJ
actors_NNS
,_,
too_RB
._.
well_RB
,_,
at_IN
least_DT
,_,
they're_???
not_XNOT
selfish_JJ
and_CC
contemptable_JJ
like_IN
good_JJ
ol_???
'_"
slutty_JJ
nomi_???
malone_NP
._.
useless_JJ
trivia--ironically_RB
,_,
elizabeth_NP
berkley_NP
played_VBD
virtuous_JJ
and_CC
"_"
holier_NN
than_CS
thou_PP
"_"
jessie_NP
on_IN
the_DT
teeny-bopper_NN
tv_NN
show_VB
,_,
"_"
saved_VBD
by_IN
the_DT
bell_NN
"_"
,_,
before_IN
breaking_VBG
onto_IN
the_DT
big_JJ
screen_NN
._.