A.I. - Artificial Intelligence (DVD)

(Pls. see note following review) Methinks Stanley Kubrick's name in the title credits is all that has anything remotely to do with Kubrick. Having said that, there is nothing new or interesting or intelligent that Steven Spielberg offers us in “A. I.: Artificial Intelligence”. Yes, I chuckled at, oh, some two minutes' worth of film time (and felt them to be inappropriate, nonetheless), and relished every second the beauteous, if waxy-looking, Jude ...
...was onscreen . I also congratulate the creepily lifelike yet robotic Haley Joel Osment (“The Sixth Sense”) for his fine performance as David, the robot Mecha-boy. The problem, however, lies in the screenplay and the story. It's pure Spielberg sugar and schmaltz delivered in disjointed fashion in several agonizingly long, fatal doses. If this is Spielberg's attempt to play grown-up, well, all it amounts to is a Grimm fairy tale altered beyond recognition ...

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...scenes that had little to say but merely looked good lingered on and on. For me A.I. did not work as either science fiction, fantasy or fairy-tale, and it amounted to a very empty and unsatisfying viewing experience indeed. Or maybe I'm just too old for teddy bears. ...

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This film was shown on television a while ago, and although I had heard the name of the film several times, I really had no idea what it was actually about. I was certainly expecting some sort of robot film, but from there my ideas of what the film was about turned out to be dreadfully wrong. There was barely anything on television so after flicking through several channels I spotted this movie and thought 'ah, a movie,' then settled on it with a ...
...much, although to be honest they are not usually my type of film, so my expectations were not that high. Future The film is set in the future, at a time where our current fears of global warming melting ice at the poles and drowning the land have become a reality. This has not stopped the human race and the good old fashioned cuddly toy we know of now is not a thing of the past, but a thing transformed. In fact, this film does feature robots, in ...

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For once, I came out of a cinema not really knowing what to think about what I had just seen. Was it a flawed work of genius, a towering masterpiece, an all-time turkey bigger than the inhabitants of a certain island populated by Speilberg's creations? All of these views have been offered up so far and it's hard to argue with any of them. This really is a film you HAVE to see yourself just so you can join in all the fun arguing about it! As most ...
...of Stanley Kubrick, a respected director (over-rated in my opinion) and good friend of Mr. Speilberg. He had been trying to complete it for over 20 years but had been waiting on modern special effects to catch up in order to make the movie believable (you'll understand why when you see it.) He was on the verge of making it his next film when he died. Apparently, one of his last wishes was that his friend complete it. It seems like an odd pairing, ...

Crazy-Christian 27.09.2001 (21.09.2007) · Read full review
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The new film from Steven Spielberg, A.I – Artificial Intelligence, is ‘E.T meets 2001’. Not just because of the death of Stanley Kubrick and Spielberg having to take over the project, but many aspects of this film ‘feel’ and ‘look’ familiar. First the obvious one. Weird kid, Haley Joel Osment plays ‘David’ a revolutionary new ‘mecha’ – an extremely lifelike Robot like the millions ...
...film is set. I’m very sorry, but this kid is annoying. Much like Macauley Culkin used to be. He played a very odd kid in ‘Sixth Sense’ and reprises the performance in many respects in this film. The film’s plot is based loosely on ‘Pinocchio’. David (Osment) wants to be a REAL boy and although he’s been programmed to love, his Mummy, Monica (played by Frances O’Conner) cannot love him because she knows ...

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...script yourself. Step 3: Create A.I. and watch as it quickly becomes your third and biggest turkey. Well we all thought he couldn’t beat the atrocity that was Hook but wow! did he prove us wrong, and compared with A.I. his 1979 film, 1941 is a veritable masterpiece. But although these films were bad, by no means did they flop, and that’s what’s wrong with cinema goers, the moment a film gets a bad review we rush to see what all ...
...instead of avoiding it everyone legged it to the cinema to see how bad it was. My question is how did such an undeniably gifted director, who gave us Jaws, Schindlers List and Jurassic Park manage to turn out such a cack film. AI is soulless, plotless, heartless and brainless drivel which tries and fails to tug at the heartstrings and instead becomes a twisted, confused emotional mess. The plot was obviously not near the top of Spielbergs ‘To ...

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...the image of Man. A.I. is a truly incredible film. That is not to say that you will particularly enjoy it – that will differ from viewer to viewer. All I can say is that everyone should watch this and make up their own mind as to whether this is a masterpiece or a mistake. The film blends countless different styles and inspirations, with similarities to movies as wildly different as Blade Runner, The Wizard of Oz, and Mad Max. In many ways, ...
...a lack of fluidity – A.I. is rather like watching three different films edited into one, and in many ways the direction is clumsy. The special effects are very impressive – indeed, it was anticipation of future developments in such technology that led to Kubrick’s delay in making the film. The film is a visual treat, with virtually flawless images of humanoid robots and other bizarre man-made mechanical creatures. David’s ...

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With names like Stanley Kubrick and Steven Spielberg you are bound to think twice before you decide to give this one a miss. It’s one of those movies, either you love it or hate it, but unfortunately I couldn’t fit myself in any category. I couldn’t love it because it wasn’t up to the expectations, it wasn’t what they showed in trailers and there were many flaws. I couldn’t hate it either, probably because it was ...
...had to pick something good to convince myself that although not great but it isn’t that bad either. Unfortunately that doesn’t change the facts. PLOT ~~~~ A.I as the name depicts is based on the concept of artificial intelligence, man’s utmost dream of creating a machine which has a brain of it’s own and is aware of it’s own existence. One of the hottest topics now days, is it possible and what would happen if we ...

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...menial robots or computerised bottoms. A.I. takes the next step – robots ARE everyday life… and someone has a grand dream… ***THE PLOT*** Professor Hobby has a grand dream. His company make many a robotic servant, and yet this isn’t enough. He proposes a child is constructed, capable of experiencing love and constructing its own fantasies and dreams. If this is sounding like an Asimov tale, you’re not far off; this is actually based on a short ...
...German and Spanish. *Acting A.I. – A Portrait of David* Feels very studio-y with its still photo & clips mix, but impressive due to Haley Joel Osment’s amazing insight into the acting process. This kid is a bloody genius, and if I had gone to school with him I’d probably spit in his Dairylea Dunkers and push him over in the school field. He gives credit where it’s due and seems more genuine than a lot of the adults on show. Justice for those who ...

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A.I. is an intriguing but confused look at humanity and the way we treat children, pets and toys. Where are the boundaries between these when we have the ability to engineer a life-like being? It is worth seeing however, for the invention of Spielberg and the acting of Haley Joel Osment. The Cast David - Haley Joel Osment Monica - Frances O'Connor Joe: Jude Law Prof. Hobby: William Hurt Monica Swinton: Frances O'Connor Henry Swinton: Sam Robards ...
...Whilst I did enjoy A.I. I felt that its constituent parts did not come together to make a logical, flowing story. The initial domestic section was overlong and overdone by Spielberg, and it is only when David is abandoned that the story really kicks in and the action starts flowing. I found this middle section of the film incredibly inventive and entertaining. The 'mecha' characters are both shocking and wonderful to look at. Rouge City is a great ...

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...worked on the concept of A.I. for several years. His great friend, Steven Spielberg collaborated with this project over the years and therefore it was inevitable that when Kubrick passed away, only Spielberg could bring this project to fruition. Spielberg wrote the whole screenplay in three months and essentially divided the movie into three parts. First we see the incorporation of a robot into a family and see the consequences that an almost real ...
...Acting A.I. – there are two short documentaries on the acting of David and Gigolo Joe. It features interviews with the actors but also talks about the concepts of the characters and the directors ideas about how they should be acted. Lighting A.I. – a documentary about the unique problems that the combination of real life, robotic and animation posed to the lighting experts. Special Effects – very good documentary on some of the ...

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Hmmmm, I am not a big fan of anything futuristic or ski fi to be honest, however I am going to contradict myself by saying that I do like Steven Spielberg films, they are the only acception to the rule! AI (short for Artificial Intelligence) is a Steven Spielberg production, however my boyfriend has just informed me that it was actually Stanley Kubrick who started the ideas flowing but due to his unfortunate death Speilberg completed the rest of ...
...not live up to my expectations. I actually lost interest towards the end of the film (Isn’t that supposed to be the best bit?)! Basically it started of really good and was an easy film to get in to, the special effects and design of the anderoids/meccas was fantastic. However, towards the end it began to drag a little and was way too soppy and over the top. I will try and explain the plot without spoiling it too much for anyone who isn’t ...

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It’s hard to know where to begin in trying to describe Spielberg’s latest opus, and even harder to accept where it takes you. The initial impression I had of the movie was that I felt it would have been a far better experience in the hands of the late, great Mr Kubrick, who had been gestating this project since 1975. Opening with an explanation of a future world where the polar ice caps have melted, and robots (or ‘mechas’ ...
...workers or simply slaves, we subsequently meet a team of “super nerds” lead by William Hurt’s Professor Hobby. Hobby is the Geppetto of this spin on the Pinocchio fable, and he dreams of creating a new mecha that can love, and whose love will never fade. Like any new technology, their creation needs testing. Following a profile run on his employees, a family is chosen to be the beta run for the robotic boy. Enter Monica (Frances ...

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...indeed. The plot of A.I. is inextricably bound up with these issues of morality. Throughout the film, we hear people’s views and our loyalty switches. We are impressed by Professor Allen Hobby’s vision, we sympathise with the difficult choices the mother has to make, we care about the boy himself. When the scene shifts to Rouge City, morality again surfaces. This is the big city, the fast lane. It’s a gaudy place full of neon lights, ...
...of the mechas (unwanted robots) hang out, including Gigolo Joe (Jude Law). When we follow events in the forest and ultimately to the horrific circus-cum-freak show, the mood is distinctly blacker and more threatening. After the scene-setting, gentle and emotional beginning, this middle section is exciting, thrilling, shocking and unsettling. We are on the rollercoaster, it’s going terrifyingly fast, we don’t know where it’ll end ...

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It is some time in the future and the polar ice caps have finally melted due to increasing global warming. The oceans did rise and destroy all the cities on coastlines. Millions of lives were lost and many resources were further reduced. It became a time for action. It became necessary for the advancement in Artificial Intelligence. The robot age was upon us. These Robots (or Mechas as they are known) were created in order to work for us, pleasure ...
...for resources (they don’t eat, drink, require warmth etc). And this was met, however for one man it was not enough. A leading figure in a large Mecha corporation decides that we need more than just servants, we need mechas with emotion. We need love. He decides to create a robot child (something never done before) with the capacity for undying love for a parent. He created David. And so the story begins… I don’t want to say ...

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