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Summary: I should have gone to bed..
Review: I looked forward to this movie like a little kid waiting for Christmas, but, it turned out to be one of the worse movies I've ever seen. Spielberg should go back to the beach or just try to get the home movies he did when he was a kid, in the theaters.
A.I. Left you waiting for the end, and 2 hours after you watch it your still wondering why did I waste my time, when there was a nice re-run of MASH on the FOX network. The movie A.I. is a poor excuse for a movie. Spielberg should have walked away from this one. The guy died, that's fine, but, Steven, it was his idea, not your's. You should have run the other way. You wasted my time, money, and a few brain cells in watching this thing called intertainment. You just can't believe you watched it. There was a stop botton on my DVD, I wish I would have pushed it after about a half an hour. It's not what you'd call a feel good movie, it's a CAN'T believe I bought it movie. PLEASE SAVE YOUR SELF AND PASS ON THIS ONE!!!!!!!
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Summary: NOT THE FAIRY TALE EVERY ONE TALKS ABOUT
Review: STEVEN SPIELBURG FOLLOWING UP ON AN ORIGINAL IDEA WHICH CAME FORTH FROM THE GENIOUS OF STANLEY KUBRICK, CREATED AI, A BIZZARE FAIRY TALE OF SORTS SET IN THE DISTANT AND NOT TO DISTANT FUTURE. HALEY JOEL OSMENT PLAYS DAVID! AN ARTIFICIAL BOY WHO HAS BEEN PROGRAMED TO LOVE AND FEEL PAIN LIKE A HUMAN CHILD, AND SOON REALIZES THAT HE WOULD HAVE PROBABLY BEEN BETTER OFF HAD BE NOT BEEN PROGRAMED TO FEEL EMOTION. MANY REVIEWERS FEEL THAT THE FUTURISTIC RE-TELLING OF PINOCHHIO HAS MABEY WENT JUST A LITTLE TO FAR. WELL! IT DOES AND IT DOSEN'T. FIRST LETS BREAK THE FILM DOWN. THE STORY IS ABSOLUTE GENIUS. A LITTLE ROBOT BOY WHO WAS MADE TO FEEL EMOTION AND PAIN, FINDS THAT HOSTILE PEOPLE INCLUDEING HIS ADOPTING MOTHER AND FATHER FEEL MORE HATE THAN LOVE. WHY WOULD HIS MOTHER AND FATHER BE HOSTILE? WELL THEIR NATURAL SON RETURNS HOME FROM CRYO-SLEEP, AND SIMPLY PUT, THEIR NATURAL SON, DOSEN'T TAKE TO DAVID (OSMENT) AS THEY HAD HOPED. SECOND HAVEN'T WE BEEN HERE BEFORE WITH "BLADE RUNNER". ROBOTS WHO JUST WANT TO LIVE, AND LOVE! ALSO, THE MOVIE LEAVES A FEELING OF UTTER DEPRESSION. WHY? I DON'T KNOW! PERHAPS BECAUSE WE FEEL PITY AND SYMPOTHY FOR DAVID. A ROBOT! WHY? MABEY BECAUSE WE SOMETIMES FORGET THAT HE IS A ROBOT AND JUST AN INNOCENT IN A EVIL WORLD. A INNOCENT WHO WANTS TO BE LOVED AND INTURN LOVE AS WELL. THE CARACTERS THAT DAVID MEETS ARE TRUELY THE REAL STARS THOUGH. JUDE LAW PLAYING A ROBOT WHO PLEASES THE LADIES. WILLIAM HURT PLAYING THE CREATOR, "A THROUGH BACK TO MR. GHEPPTO", AND TEDDY WHO IS "A THROUGH BACK TO JIMMNEY CRICKETS" THE REAL STAR. BUT ALL THAT ASIDE, AS I MENTIONED THE FILM LEAVES THE VIEWER WITH A FEELING OF UTTER DEPRESSION. AND I THINK IT INTENDS TO DO JUST THAT! THE TRUE DESPERATION (WHICH TURNS TO AN OBSESSION) BY DAVID TO BECOME HUMAN IS, REALLY HEARTSINKING. THE FILM WHICH IS SET IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND PROPELLS ITSELF TO THE FAR FUTURE TAKES US ON A JOURNEY THAT NO LIVING HUMAN SHOULD EVER HAVE TO ENDURE. AI FORCES US TO ENDURE A MECHA'S (SLANG FOR ROBOT) HELL'ISH JOURNEY WHICH SPANS OVER 2,000 YEARS. PERSONIFIED BY A CHILD. DISTURBING TO SAY THE LEAST. WHAT MAY BE FAIRY TALE TO SOME IS NIGHTMAREISH TO OTHERS. AND I FEEL THAT THE MOVIE WAS VERY NIGHTMAREISH TO SAY THE LEAST. AND DEF. NOT FOR THE CHILDREN! NOW LETS PROBE THE ENDING OF THE FILM (NOT GIVING ANYTHING AWAY). MANY HAVE CRITIZIED THE ENDING, SAYING THE END OF AI RUINED THE ENTIRE MOVIE. WHY? THE ENDING DOSEN'T REALLY HAVE A SAD ENDING NOR DOES IT REALLY HAVE A HAPPY ENDING. IT JUST HAS AN END. AND I FEEL THE STANLEY KUBRICK AND SPIELBURG INTEDED TO DO JUST THAT BRING THE ENDING TO A FILM. MABEY YOU COULD INTERPRET THE END IN OTHER WAYS BUT I FEEL THAT THE END IS JUST THAT. THE END!!! AND MANY WHO WATCH THE FILM WILL UNDERSTAND WHY. OVERALL 3 STARS, COULD HAVE GOTTEN 5 BUT AS I SAY ITS DO DEPRESSING AND LEAVES MEMORIES OF OSMENT WAITING FOR 2,000 YEARS TO BECOME HUMAN. FAIRY TALES ACORDING TO AI COME TRUE, BUT DEAR LORD DO THEY....
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Summary: "A.I." is a Masterpiece
Review: If you are looking for a movie that is fun and entertaining and requires no thought process, then this move IS NOT for you. Yes, it does have phenomenal special effects and a lot of "eye-candy" which add to pleasure of the remarkable story, but, there are so many other elements going on in the movie, and if you look and think about what is going on in the movie it becomes an absolute joy to watch. Yes, it is a "think movie" and does not come across to me as a kiddie film, at all.
It deals with morals, ethics, and of course unconditional love. "A.I." is like Pinocchio, except with a much more mature twist and entangling story. It does run around 2 and half hours, so if you want to absorb the film I would do it when you could really sit down and watch it without interruption.
Another element I enjoyed about "A.I." is the mixture of Steven Speilberg and Stanley Kubrick. I don't know how to explain it, but the movie plays as if they both were in the directing chair. As if they compromised with every scene. You can definitely feel the Kubrick-essence of the film. Steven Speilberg stayed true to Stanley's vision and came through with an extraordinary movie.
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Summary: A movie you can't get out of your mind
Review: I can't remember a movie that stuck with me like this one does. It seems amazing that so much of what it is to be human, to be in love, and to be loved is described in this motion picture.
Frankly I don't know where the comments about this film being somehow flawed come from. Haley Osment is astounding, I can't recall any child actor putting forth a perfomance even close to this in it's span of emotions, I'm not sure more than a handful of adults could have done as well. The blending of Spielberg and Kubric is seamless to me. You will find yourself forgetting the characters are actually human actors and not mechanized.
Science Fiction should always teach a lesson that is relevent to today but told in the context of tomorrow. As such, this movie is Science Fiction at it's very best.
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Summary: Get Real this Movie Sucked!
Review: How can you people even give this movie 4-5 stars. Come on the plot was choppy and the flow of the movie was slow. The kid wandered aimlessly. The conclusion is ridiculous, especially the way things are reolved. The last disasterous movie of this magnitude for Spielberg was 1941.
My advice is rent the DVD at BlockBluster. If you like it, buy it. If not then you've saved [money] or spared yourself the annoyance of trying to sell this [stuff] on ebay to recoup your losses.
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Summary: An enchanting, yet extremely unsettling film.
Review: I was personally, seriously disturbed by this picture. There is something exceptionally unnerving about what's happening in the first era that the movie opens in. It is a transitional world where humans are slowly and voluntarily replacing themselves with robots, to serve emotional needs or deficiencies. This is a path which the film eventually shows leads to extinction. This is made all the more disturbing, as it convincingly touches on problems extant in universal human attitudes toward our creations. I remember being extremely troubled by my feelings for the David & Joe robots at the "Flesh Fair" where the spectators stone the man who warns the audience what is happening. We axiomatically perceive this character as a cruel villain, but he is the true messenger of the fact that they are replacing themselves and surrendering their future. He warns them they will choose the artificial children over having their own and as if to prove his postulation, they choose the robots over him. That was quite a spectacle indeed. There are so many deft characterizations in this film. For example, the future robots idealization or romanticization of Mankind and his rusting relics and ideas following his extinction. We do the same thing with all dead civilizations and cultures, after we have wiped them out. When they cease to be a threat, they become sublime. Highly recommended.
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Summary: The most questionable film of Steven Spielberg's career.
Review: It's like this, "A.I. Artificial Intelligence" is based on the 1969 short story, "Super-Toys Last All Summer Long" by Brian Aldiss. "A.I." somewhat bears its similarities to "Pinocchio" (1940) and was also a long-gestating project of legendary director Stanley Kubrick ("2001: A Space Odyssey"). Unfortunately, Kubrick died after his last project "Eyes Wide Shut" was filmed and he passed it along to his friend, director Steven Spielberg ("Jurassic Park", "Jaws"). "A.I." was, to me, a very challenging film for Spielberg and also, it was very enjoyable to watch if you look at it very carefully and not worrying about how long the film is, etc. The film's special effects and dazzling scenery was simply amazing, and its cast was very impressive. The film takes place in a future when the polar ice caps have melted and submerged many coastal cities, causing worldwide starvation and human dependence upon robotic assistance. Haley Joel Osment, one of the best young actors today, plays David, the first "mecha", or robot of the future, designed to experience unconditional love. David is the "son" of grief-stricken Monica Swinton (Frances O'Connor), and her husband Henry (Sam Robards), an employee of the company that built the boy. David is meant to replace the couple's hopelessly comatose son Martin, but when Martin recovers, David is abandoned and sets out to become "a real boy" worthy of his mother's affection. Along the way, he is befriended and mentored by a streetwise pleasure-providing mecha named Gigolo Joe (Jude Law) and a talking "super toy" bear named "Teddy" by his side. David's adventures take him to the Roman Circus-style "Flesh Fair", where mechas are destroyed for the amusement of humans by its leader, Lord Johnson-Johnson (Brendan Gleeson); Rouge City, where Gigolo Joe narrowly avoids capture by police; and a submerged New York City, where David's creator, Dr. Hobby (William Hurt) reveals the secrets of the boy's creation. In closing, I just have to say that I've been waiting a very long time to see "A.I. Artificial Intelligence", and that I thought it was a remarkable film to watch. I have to give a lot of credit to Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, and Frances O'Connor for their outstanding performances, especially the character of "Teddy", who has the most interesting part of this film. I now own the DVD of "A.I.", with lots of features including behind-the-scenes featurettes, early "Teddy" footage, and much, much more! Like I said, this is the most questionable film of Spielberg's career that you should not ignore the film's accomplishments, but watch and learn from it. P.S. One more thing that I have to ask: "Is this the Steven Spielberg who gave us "Saving Private Ryan" and "Jurassic Park"...or is he a mecha too?"
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Summary: Touching......................
Review: okay,I know you think:sci-fi movie,right?WRONG!!!!!!!!This movie may be about androids,but its really about,well,life...The story is incredible,but at the same time its dull,Its basically the story of Pinocio,You know wooden boy who wants to be real...Par of that is because in the movie his "mother" reads him the story of Pinocio,and when he's abandoned he searches for tha Blue fairy to make him real so that his "Mother" will love him,and like Pinocio he gets hooked up with some pretty shady characters...That's all I'll tell,You should watch this movie and make-up Your mind if You like it or not.....I recomend it!
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Summary: Watch the movie, not the clock....
Review: I have noticed one major thing about any movie Stanley Kubrick was behind - People either love it or hate it. Yes, this was directed by Spielberg but I thought he stuck very closely to Kubrick's style and original concept. At least that's what I felt when I saw the movie.
Yes, it is long and does drag at times, hence the four star rating but having seen quite a few Kubrick films and having been fore warned about it's length, I new what I was expecting.
In my opinion, this movie was primarily made for two reasons: 1 - A feast for the eyes. The special effects were outstanding. Add Spielberg's direction and Kubrick's concept and you have an idea of how visually delightful this film is. 2 - Meaning which must be thought about. Unlike most films, this has underline messages which isn't thrown in your face or handed to you on a silver platter. This movie was made to make you think and, if you're willing to do so, will. Overall, no, the movie wasn't made for everyone. But for those of us who are willing to search beyond what is fed to you for meaning, this movie is far from boring.
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Summary: Intelligence Revisited
Review: When A.I. came out it did not recive good reviews from the critics nonetheless Spielburg is always worth a look and I found the picture well done with a excellent special effects, especially in the creation of the various types of robots. There is some depth to the story and Osment's performance is first rate The additional features on the making of the film were good especially the included comments from Osment himself about his approach to the role. Those fans of Bi-Centennial man should like A.I.
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