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Summary: Hey, Joe, what do you know?
Review: Ok, ok, first of all, I don't see this movie as a modern Pinocchio. This movie, as other great science fiction films, I think it deals with the identity topic. Philip K. Dick once wrote a story named "Do Adroids Dream Of Electric Sheep?", and that story would later inspire the movie Blade Runner. And Blade Runner has a lot more similarities to this film than Pinocchio, simply because it deals with the idea of artificial intelligence. How do we respond to this great advance of technology?David, the young robot created to be an adoptive child for couples, knows he was artificially created. Because of that, his new parents aren't sure he can actually have feelings, so they treat him like a toy. His "mom" is even affraid of starting to love David because "it's only a machine". And there are people around who even enjoy destroying these robots, known as "mechas", while the "orgas" are the human beings. So David starts a search for a way to become a "real" boy so his mommy can love him. And during his search, he only receives the help of a classy Gigolo (Jude Law) and a little mecha teddy bear (one of the finest things about the movie) and during his search, he realizes of a few important things about himself, about his identity, and about the fear of mankind to the uknown. This take us to the climax of the movie, which many people thought it wasn't as good as the rest of the film, but I think it's the perfect ending. And no, people, IT IS NOT a happy ending. If you still think so, maybe you didn't get the point of the film. This movie is not great because of its special effects, it is not great because it is a Spielberg film, and it sure isn't great because of Haley Joel Osment. Yes, they sure are good elements, but what makes this movie exceptional is the storyline. Its premise, pure and simple. But that's my humble opinion, though. By the way, great music, Johnny!
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Summary: A.I., Harry Potter - how are such bad movies so beloved?
Review: This movie falls into the ever expanding category of movies that are terrible from a non bais point of view but somehow deemed great by hype and good marketing. It is impossible to feel anyting for the main character because when you look at everything from a sane person's perspective the main character is still just silicon and a battery. Call me heartless or what you will, but I would feel nothing (but fustration) if my computer's hard drive failed no matter how inspiring the daily quotes it spits out are. It is obvious that this kid was not programmed to love - unconditionaly that is - but rather was programmed to be insecure about love. This came across as very annoying. Mabye a bug in the code. I wonder if there will be new firmware coming out? Oh, adults make the connection, or in this case do not make the connection, that it doesn't matter - after all its just a robot. This movie does far more damage to children. Children recieve the message that they are replacable when inconvinient (twice). Always nice to see a children's movie depict a future of prostitute robots. The bottom line is this. You SHOULD NOT feel anything for the boy and SHOULD feel something for the mother. The focus should have been on real people. I found that 'Teddy' was the only redeeming thing in this movie - he gets the one star. Should we cry about a robot that has the best lithium battery not yet know to man being trapped in ice for a long time? Should I feel sorry for it? I know that I feel a little guilty when I think about that 386 that is rotting in a dump somewhere. I mean ... thats no way for a 386 to live is it?
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Summary: Robots that tells us about ourselves
Review: I loved this movie. The actors are great, and the plot is amazing. What I liked the most about this movie is its critisism of the human soceity: Its racism and its fear and hate to anything that might be better than the avarage person.
I think this movie is giving a thinking metrial about many relevant subjects that are on the limit between science and science-fiction, especially clonning. My personal conclusion from the movie was that maybe the human kind is not yet ready to play God. We are too close to the animal to have the right of playing God, and until we overcome the primitive part of racism and hatared, we shouldn't try and create intelligent life that might suffer from being here. Anyway, it seems that the original ending was too hard for the viewers, so they pasted a "Happy Ending". My suggestion, if you really want to get the full meaning of the movie, stop it about 15 mins before the actual ending (Before the Aliens come, you'll see whatI mean.).
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Summary: 15-Minute Plot In A 2-Hour Movie
Review: Absolutely the worst movie Spielberg's ever done. An overused story line with a sappy moral and absolutely no humor or action. It's "Water World" meets "Bicentennial Man", so if you loved both of those movies, this movie might be for you. Personally, I would have found it more exciting and thought-provoking if Spielberg had simply filmed the two-thousand years "David" spends submerged staring at the statue of the Blue Fairy in real time.
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Summary: It's not that bad, but...
Review: It's not a bad movie, but i expected better. Osment is an awesome actor in this movie. I don't know if he won anything for it, but he deserves an award. The acting is good in the movie, but the movie isn't that good. You'll understand this movie if you have a basic knowledge of computers...i did, but i found this movie to be a lil boring. Although it makes you cry and feel alot for what the characters are going through in the movie. My advice is to rent it first, then decide if you want to buy it. I bought it before i rented...
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Summary: The movie just never ends
Review: Once I start watching a movie, I cannot stop, no matter how much I hate it. I wish this was not so because I really wanted to stop watching this movie after a half hour. Now I'm a pretty big Kubrick and Spielburg fan. But this movie made me feel like I was dying slowly. The story has an interesting premise to it. But the cinematography and acting is so disturbing that after awhile the movie just becomes painful to watch. The movie really feels like two movies in one and the point in which the directing duties changed from Kubrick to Spielburg are so obvious. The camera angles and special effects change as if someone had just snapped their fingers. I major complaint is that the movie is just sooooo long. I don't know why Spielburg kept running with the plot but it just keeps going. The entire end of the movie is completely unnecessary and really contrasts with the main body of the story. Just drags on with no end in sight. If you want a very different movie to watch or something that gives you the creeps, then by all means, give AI a shot. But if you're like me, and I consider myself to have wide variety of tastes, you're going to kick yourself for spending the time to watch the movie, unless you're not like me and you just turn it off. Good luck in any case.
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Summary: "You know what you have to do."
Review: Incredible! The genius' of Spielberg and Kubrick meld in one of the "weirdest" films I've ever seen! Even though the film is fascinating, I don't believe that this film represents the end of the world (I say this as a Christian), but it is a great addition to Spielberg's line of films. Touching, dark and grim! Do not miss this one! Grade: A+
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Summary: Raises Contreversial Questions
Review: This films raises plenty of important, controversial questions. The first (and perhaps more important) is: Has Steven Speilberg gone crazy? After seeing the more recent film Minority Report, I can proudly answer "no." But A.I. had me wondering. Here are some reasons: The film contains more than its fair share of cliches. Oddly enough, they are all from Steven Speilberg's own films. 1. The film's title, as well as it's main character, are strangely similar to E.T., The Extra Terrestrial. Both film's are about a loveable little guy who is not human, is misunderstood, and is persecuted as a result of that misunderstanding. 2. There is even a shot of a futuristic aircraft rising over a hill which is almost identical to a shot from E.T. 3. The space aliens which show up in the end are almost identical those in Speilberg' Close Encounters of the Third Kind. 4. There is the scene where the robots are caged up, shot out of cannons, and used for target practice. Schindler's List anyone? I'm a Speilberg fan, but this is his low point. Proceed carefully.
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Summary: The Best WORST Movie of All Time
Review: Even though I thought this was one of the most horrible movies out there, I would totally recommend that you go out and rent it. Make sure it is an evening you're completey bored and have nothing better to do. I won't tell you how bad it is but let me just say that when you think it COULD be over it just keeps going...and going...and going...and going... If the DVD were a little cheaper I would buy it just so I could own The Best WORST Movie of All Time.
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Summary: It takes your mind to a place it's never been before
Review: Artificial Intelligence is definetely an extraordinary film, the one and only problem with the movie is that it can be confusing at times. Other than that I believe it to be one of the most unique films I've ever seen. The structure is magnificent and Haley Joel Osment portrays his character as an artificially created "boy" with feel and genuine passion. I would recommend this movie to anybody that enjoys sci-fi settings and a strange but fascinating plot. It's a masterpiece.
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