Advantages: Great, fantastic special effects, Jude Law nice characterisation Disadvantages: flimsy story, slow pace, too over indulgent
The new film from Steven Spielberg, A.I – ArtificialIntelligence, 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 that are on Earth in the 24th Century where this 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 ...
Advantages: directed by Steven Speilberg- The story draws you in /good fantasy sci- fi story Disadvantages: some might find it slow in places ....
I have to admit that I had had this DVD sitting on my DVD shelf for about a year before I got around to watching it. I purchased this dvd for £4.99 as an ex-rental at my local dvd rental shop-thought it was a bargain as it is a 2 disc with special features.
Anyway for one reason and another I wasn't to view the Dvd until just recently,I suppose I was partly influenced into my indifference to the movie because when I mentioned it to friends etc I didn't really get a lot of positive feedback about the film that made me feel that perhaps I had purchased a dud!!
one afternoon while at a loose end I decided to take a look....
From the outset the film has a futuristic look about it .Very atmosperic...
I am not usually a HUGE fan of sci-fi but I wanted to give it a fair chance especially as it is a Spielberg!
This is how it ...
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