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Summary: A GREAT MOVIE FOR KIDS AND ADULTS!
Review: My 8 year old grandson loves this movie and I love not only the movie but the probing conversations we share after seeing the movie. Robin Williams performance is perfection and the pace of the movie is thoughtful. It allows children as well as adults to truly query themselves on the trial and tribulations with living for eternity and love of family and spouse. Bicentennial Man demonstrates how you earn privleges by learning/showing responsiblity. The development from robot to decision maker is much like the path a child to adult takes. We found the robot learning about himself uplifting and encouraging, reminding us that we can learn by our mistakes. I strongly recommend this movie for the family. It will give you precious moments for years to come.
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Summary: Touching and warm family drama
Review: Another of those films that is too long at 2-1/2 hours but which is warm and touching. It's a variation on the PINOCCHIO story with a futuristic robot yearning to become human and who succeeds in that endeavor only to see those he loves die from generation to generation. It's a treatise on what it is to be human and how love actually works and is rather a lovely little film. If it could have been edited down to even a two hour running time it might have worked better. The Academy Oscar nommed it for Make-up but it also deserved nods for Costume Design, Sound Effects and Score - all quite exceptional. A nice movie for the whole family.
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Summary: A Real Sleeper
Review: I bought this movie after much soul searching and with much trepidation. I get a bit tired of the frantic type of comedy embraced by Robin Williams, and others like Jim Carrey. Boy, was I surprised. This is a fine, quiet, thoughtful movie with a feel-good quality I haven't seen in many recent movies. There is nothing in the movie that harkens back to any prior Robin Williams movie except maybe "Dead Poets Society", Good Will Hunting", or "What Dreams May Come". Williams role as the android robot, Andrew, is understated and very engaging. And the supporting cast is stellar, just right for this movie. I feel sorry for all the people who missed this one at the theaters. Now they all have a chance, like me, to view it again and again.
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Summary: Light but Thought Provoking Science Fiction
Review: At first, I wasn't looking forward to this movie, but thankfully all my expectations were exceeded in a big way. This movie is first and foremost a touching Science Fiction Story. This movie has many touching human emotions, situations, and characters that we can relate to. The main character, goes on an epic and long journey (200 years) to find out who he is and what his place is in the world. He meets many people and edventually finds love, he also has to cope with loosing loved ones. Most people can relate to this, which makes it such a good story. Ironically, the robot acts more human than some of the humans in the story. This movie also deals with subjects like immortality, and all the losses and changes one would have to go through if he or she was immortal. For a PG movie, this has some pretty deep views. It comes off as a kids movie, but it is more for older kids and adults because it is quite long. Anybody who enjoys a touching story, or good science fiction should enjoy this well made film. The DVD features a trailer, and a featurette consisting of the actors and crew saying good things about each other. In other words, it's a great movie on a bad DVD. Still, Highly Reccomended.
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Summary: Don't waste your money!
Review: Stop! Do not order this movie. It can't get worse than this. I was hopeful that this movie would at least entertain my children, but no. The story is slow, the swearing useless and the sexual innuendo completely out of place. Did Robin Williams even read the script?
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Summary: Bicentennial Man
Review: A beautifully human experience. Robin Williams takes you gently into the depths of what it means to be "human" and how to love simply, purely and deeply with all of your heart and soul.
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Summary: Great movie, average DVD
Review: Let me first say that I found this movie to be much better than the critics had proclaimed. However, many have already spoken praises of the movie, so I will only speak about the DVD. The DVD itself is not of the quality I would have hoped for such a good film. Like almost all other DVDs, the FBI/Copyright warnings and etc. cannot be skipped or fast-forwarded on newer machines and players. However, the "coming soon to home video" preview also cannot be skipped. It is a minor inconvenience, but still, I'd rather it not be so. Those familiar with DVDs know that generally speaking, the audio and visual quality is better than on tape. Even though the visual quality is probably better on the DVD than on the VHS, it seems to be encoded poorly, like a first generation DVD. Occasionally curves appear jagged, but the casual viewer may not notice. The only really "featurettes" to come with the DVD are the movie's teaser, trailer, and "making of" which has come fairly common practice in the DVD-industry. Even with these flaws, I still prefer the DVD over the video for simple ease of the DVD.
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Summary: Not a kid's film at all. Touching and thought provoking.
Review: The first thing that struck me about this film was the fact that it wasn't funny. Sure it had its moments like other dramas, but being billed as a comedy, this was surprising. The second is that most children watching this film will be bored and confused with the subject matter. Although it is a clean family movie, the topics covered (i.e. euthanasia, discrimination, immortality, etc.) are most definitely adult. I am glad it wasn't a simple comedy, as within I found a touching, human story about a robot's search for meaning and humanity. It is a remarkable film, with great acting by both Robin Williams and Sam Neil. This was combined with a great score and wonderful visuals. It truly is a great film. In conclusion, if you're looking for the comedy from the trailer look elsewhere. If you're looking for a family movie which your younger kids can get into, look elsewhere. This is a thought provoking and touching drama which contemplates very complex issues in a highly entertaining manner. I loved this film and highly recommend it.
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Summary: funny and a must see movie
Review: This movie was so funny I could hardly stop laphing. This movie is so good and it dose have some things in it that kids that are younger then 7-10 ahould not see like sex even thow they dont show anything but still. I say this movie is a family movie and it is good.
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Summary: Great Surprise!
Review: I heard this movie wasn't that great and I missed seeing it on the big-screen....what a mistake I made! Now I wish I would have seen it at the movies when I had the chance. The movie was brilliant. The scenery, the acting, and the story (which spans through 200 years), was very inspiring. Robin Williams did a great job in this movie. The character development and the makeup was brilliant also. They really showed the aging of all the characters very well. Please, watch this movie! You won't regret it!
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