5 stars -- RE: A.I. (the movie)

[John Hall]

These other folks are way to critical.

Hey, I teared up.  'course I tear up easily, but the movie was very
entertaining and moved through a lot of ground.  It is a long movie, but
it needed the length.  Making the transitions 'easier' would have
required a mini-series.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: fork-admin@xent.com [mailto:fork-admin@xent.com] On 
> Behalf Of Gordon Mohr
> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 10:31 PM
> To: fork@xent.com
> Subject: Re: A.I. (the movie)
> 
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> Another view, no spoilers:
> 
> Had high hopes but found it plodding and muddled.
> 
> A few interesting ideas, ruined by obtrusive contrivances and 
> hackneyed speechifying. With the voice-over, it's more 
> evocative of Robin Williams than Kubrick. A really lethargic 
> Robin Williams.
> 
> Download from Gnutella, then watch at 3x speed in a background 
> window. You won't miss anything but can freeze-frame the 
> occasionally interesting tableaus -- like "Rouge" city.
> 
> - Gordon
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