Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: this [stinks]

if anyone has read the book the lord of the flies, and enjoyed it so much they wanted to get this movie version: dont. most of the main important elements in the book have been lost, the boys private school innocense, their disability of not knowing what to do in the situation, even their nationality. beleive me, the book is much better. you dont feel the same impact as when you read the ending to when you watch it, the plot is too watered down, and the gradual build up of evil and fear is not as gradual. this movie is about as far away from the book as you can get, while still being somehow related. if your after an action movie to impress your kid, then it is a good choice, but if your are wanting it to study for an english course (where the book is often used) go with the 1963 version.