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A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) - Full Reaction (Patreon)

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Well this sure made you think about things. I have heard stories of people falling in love with their chatgpt girlfriends and things like that but a child, really made you think. Do you think we will ever get to a place even remotely like this? The questions that are so fun about sci-fi. It was a little too long and maybe a bit disjointed in places for me but HJO's acting was fantastic!

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Matt Rose

Jude Law should have won Best Supporting Actor for this film. Just incredible work, especially with his body language.

Uncle Phoenix

No wonder you were crying buckets while sending the baby to school.

Doc Larry/old geezer

William Shatner does a video about what Star Trek invented. Things they made up turned into reality the flip phone, etc..

Bill Maurer

Wasn't my cup of tea for a movie. But that is what I like about this channel. You're willingness to watch movies that are out of your comfort zone. Enjoy, my best to you & your family and let's see some more GoT !!!!! And Batman v Superman: Ultimate Edition !!!!!

JRCortez

When it first premiered, many people and critics thought it was too much of a downer, but I loved it. Time to break out the box of Kleenex!

Rick Rodriguez

Can't wait to watch. Its a divisive movie but I've always been a champion for it.

Shad Kanyak

This is in my top 5. To this day, the only movie I've seen in the theater twice in one day.

Chris Thom

Very much a three part kind of film. And the three parts are quite different in tone. Personally thought it was one of the more memorable movies I've ever seen.

Matt Dellarosa

Unpopular opinion but I think this may be Stephen Spielburgs worst movie ever. Ill skip this reaction. But I appreciate that others liked it. Just not for me.

Matt Rose

I put it pretty mid-tier. I think the story structure is rather wonky and the pacing is off in parts (especially the first act), but the acting is so good from everyone that I still get engrossed in it.

Blake Evans

Ive learned to appreciate this film alot more as I get older. When I first saw it I absolutely hated it. I'm also not a big fan of Kubrick and he developed this story before he died and Spielberg took over. It touches on so many themes of love, loss, grief. What price would you pay to see a loved one again, even if its just for one more day? Ultimately the love that David has for his mother is all that is left of humanity. When I was a teenager i thought it was a dumb ending, but now I understand and have my own answers.

James Lester

I disagree, it was a love letter to a friend not a dissertation.

Edgar Gonzalez

This movie scared me as a kid...I mean AI lol

Adam Doyle

If you like Haley Joel Osmet in this and Sixth Sense, you should check out Pay It Forward.

First Name Ella

It’s because it started as a Stanley Kubrick film. You can feel Kubrick’s cynicism and Spielberg’s optimism fighting each other in every scene.

Mark Vaderr

I think Cassie has seen Pay It Forward, before the channel existed.

ArsTropica

Where he really shines is in his mugshot(s). When kid actors grow up, the gods flip a coin.

Mark Vaderr

Matt- Jurassic Park: The Lost World says hi.

Uncle Phoenix

Ugh. This movie always makes me ugly cry. 😭 And obviously, “Shut up. I’m Not Crying; you’re crying. “

Mark Vaderr

I think this movie is outstanding. The acting is strong. Yes, the story is dark and bleak, but there is hope in it too.

Tyler Hale

The history behind it is pretty interesting. It went from Kubrick to Spielberg after the former died. Steven maintains the stuff critics associated with him in the movie came from Stanley and vice versa. A good, entertaining watch is the Nostalgia Critic’s review of this movie.

Adam Doyle

Many child actors have fallen much harder... no skiing pun intended or should i say Snow Skiing Pun intended.

Stick Figure Studios

@Matt: It's a mixed bag (like LOST WORLD, THE POST, WAR HORSE, TEMPLE OF DOOM, HOOK and THE BFG), but for me Spielberg's worst film, and the only one I'd call outright "bad," is 1941.

Tyler Foster

1941 would probably be my current pick as well, although I can also say I will never, ever find out if I might think Ready Player One is even worse.

Brian McGovern

Worse than Crystal Skull? I think that is leaps and bounds Steven's worst movie.

Matt Dellarosa

Okay, you got me there. Nothing worse than that one. But this is still not far from it. They both had aliens. Which didn't make much more sense in this one than it did in Crystal Skull. Perhaps he should retire the whole alien bit. I mean, it was supposed to be a movie about A.I.

Shad Kanyak

It's kind of funny, when I first saw this movie I had a similar reaction to the beings at the end who wake David. I thought they were aliens too. It took me a decade to realize they're like David, artificial intelligence. They were just AI that evolved over 2000 years. When they were sharing David's memories, they were essentially networking like a server.

Dean Holt

Might watch the YouTube edited version, just to see your reaction. As I personally think this is his worst movie, I know quite a few would say that’s 1941 or The Lost World is his worst but I’ve watched them both multiple times and can enjoy them for what they are. But this just feels like it had a good concept, but it was just poorly executed as you can really tell he didn’t really want to make it. It also feels like it really drags a lot and I just remember being very bored in the cinema. I did give it another chance a few years later but I just switched it off after about an hour. Anyone got any idea why it got chosen in the first place.

Travis Elliott

This is only the second time I've ever watched this movie there are too many similarities in my own life my first name is David my mother left when I was 5 months old the David in the movie finally gets a perfect day that I'll never get in my opinion it's a good movie but it's a painful movie for me

Stick Figure Studios

My mother abandoned both my father and me when I was 9 months old. I feel you, my friend.

Stick Figure Studios

It came in second place in the poll. It's a mixed bag, but I still think it's much better than 1941 (the only film of his I'd call outright "bad").

Brian Harris

For me, this is a top five for Spielberg. The creatures at the end were not aliens. They were incredibly advanced versions of mecha that had evolved independently after the death of humanity. That’s why they’re so fascinated with David. He’s both an ancestor and one of their only links to their creators. Also, does anyone remember the alternate reality game that was developed to promote this movie? The trailer promoted a website, and the website led to other websites that told another part of the story. I don’t remember much about it except that there was a narrative involving a grown, guilt-ridden Martin (who I think had become an advocate for mecha) trying to find out what happened to David.

Stick Figure Studios

#Brian: CRYSTAL SKULL is definitley a mixed bag and a disappointment (like A.I., LOST WORLD, BFG and HOOK), but I still think 1941 is worse.

Stick Figure Studios

@Matt: There are no aliens in this movie. Those are A.I. beings at the end.

Jeff Milcheck

Hello Popcorn fans! I don’t know if anyone remembers me, but I was an early Patreon supporter of Cassie. I ended up leaving for a few reasons. Mainly money issues I was having at the time. At some point I decided to cut some streaming services I wasn’t watching anymore, and regarding Cassie, it would go a month or two before there was something I was interested in watching along with. But I have kept up with her on YouTube and watched reactions I was interested In. And have occasionally paid for single reactions I really wanted to see. The last one was “The Aviator” because I’ve been fascinated by Howard Hughes since I was a teen. Read a ton of biographies, and loved the movie! So yeah, onto A.I. It’s top tier Spielberg. And I think it’s important to note, this was originally Stanley Kubricks film. He wanted to make this but was waiting for technology to catch up. And he died before that happened. So Spielberg took his notes and made this film. He did an amazing job, but that said, It would have been better as a Kubrick film. It had all the dark elements that he could have ran with. Cassie even picked up on some of those…. She was like “is David Evil?!”… “Where’s this going!?” And that’s probably my biggest critique of the film. It’s a little too sentimental. Especially that ending. It would have been better if it ended with David talking to the blue fairy underwater until the ocean froze… and maybe some voiceover. But Spielberg won’t do anything other than a happy ending. My only criticism about him…. For instance, War of the Worlds would have been better if the dumb son didn’t show up alive at the end! I mean, we watched him walk over the hill and then a giant explosion!!! lol But yeah, I love this film. Hadn’t watched in many years but it was fun to watch along with Cassie. And let’s give some props to Haley Osment! The best child actor of all time? That case can be made… He wasnt just a typical child actor. He was given really complex roles and killed it… Playing an emotionally disturbed kid who sees dead people? Nailed it! Plays a robot who learns to love? Nailed it! So yeah, that was a good watch. Now! Cassie! Please watch “Magnolia”!!!!

Chris Thom

Some very triggering scenes for sure. Hope you're doing alright.

K, Zachary

So I saw this in the theater, in June 2001. I can't remember with who, for the life of me. Stanley Kubrick helped write this that's pretty incredible. He is one of the best directors at setting a scene just as good as Tarantino today. Kubrick died in 1999. Never saw this finished. Listen to you Cassie talk about Sci-fi. As we sit and watch Alien Earth. I think you actually peaked my curiosity with Sci-fi. This movie though yeah there were some sweet parts to it but it did feel like it was missing a connection or two like missing parts to the film. Well Cassie it's been great staying up with you but now she is telling me to turn my light off. We have to get up and go to Chi-town in the morning. We both thought you had a great reaction to this.

Rick Rodriguez

I feel that way. But I understand that's it's a tough one for people in regards of how they feel about it. Coincidentally.

Chris Thom

Fantastic score by John Williams. He's brilliant. No other way to put it. The Mecha World (piece playing when they fly the copter into Manhattan) is one of my favorite pieces of music ever. Fascinating film, too. I'm totally glued every time I see it.

Clay F

Yep, not one of Spielberg's best. Does come across poorly executed. My guess came in second because: (1) voting patrons in the 30-40 age range watched as a kid and thus have nostalgia; and (2) others voting for it like the sentimentality or like "cool" parts while accepting poor execution. The top 4 finishers (below) in the poll were fairly tight distribution in votes, and with the 5th place and after being a big drop off in votes. --Bridge of Spies (2015) - 268 --A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) – 255 --Duel (1971) – 243 --Empire of the Sun (1987) – 238 I love Bridge of Spies (2015). Never seen Duel but some favor older movies, sometimes at all costs. My second choice of the 4 after Bridge of Spies was Empire of the Sun, while not a perfect movie, I like it.

Clay F

Yep, definitely overrated. Below Spielberg's mid-tier.

Chris Thom

That end scene makes me cry every freaking time. No exception today.

Clay F

Jude Law was excellent acting in the movie.

Clay F

It will be known that in the initial couple of years of the 21st century that the acronym A.I. had to be spelled out. The top 4 finishers (below) in the Spielberg poll were fairly tight distribution in votes, with the 5th place a big drop off in votes. 1. Bridge of Spies (2015) - 268 2. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) – 255 3. Duel (1971) – 243 4. Empire of the Sun (1987) – 238 I love Bridge of Spies (2015) my No. 1 of the 4. Never seen Duel but some favor older movies, sometimes at all costs. My 2nd choice of 4 was Empire of the Sun.

Chris Thom

It's evolved artificial intelligence at the end. G. Joe was right when he said "in the end, all that will be left is us."

MacGuffinStuff

First thing, Teddy is my MVP, he's not quite as badass as my Rocky Raccoon, that stuffed animal guided me through many an adventure. Second, I really think this is Spielberg's most underrated movie, call it a cult classic for me. It's like Munich in that it's so not like his other movies. It's a serious thinker (I think?), well it makes me think. And just in case our future AI Overlords remember this comment, I was always on your side, humans are just eww.... 😅 No but seriously I love these questions, and it reminds me of Battlestar Galactica, the reboot, highly recommend. Battlestar Galactica isn't Star Trek or Star Wars, it's singular and I really liked the show for both the action and the more interesting questions about the link between consciousness and what we calm the soul. Also, what I wouldn't give for one more minute with my mom, even just a hug and to hear her voice again, that's such a powerful driving motivation in this movie, that always gets me.

PianoDean

The whole middle section was just really weird but what an ending!

Clay F

Jude Law = excellent acting. HJO did good portraying the freakish poorly-programmed irrational AI – to the point you could not help but feel the crazy robot boy emotions were artificial. What scene was I supposed to cry? Nothing much good happens to David the entire movie. He’s the most advanced robot in the world (before the 2000 years past) but couldn't grasp that Pinocchio isn’t real.

D. T. Nelson

The first time I saw this I thought the beings at the end were aliens, too, but of course they are the AI/Mecha 2000 years later—building and maintaining themselves. As Joe told David, in the end they will be the only ones left. Originally Spielberg was only going to produce. The film was originally going to be directed by Stanley Kubrick, but he died during pre-production, so Spielberg took over as director. However, he kept a great deal of Kubrick's ideas and aesthetics which it why it fells a little different than Spielberg's other films (though I think he incorporated something from this movie in films like Minority Report).

Robert da Spruce

Definitely a movie that makes you think. And Haley Joel Osment puts in an incredible performance! Unfortunately, the pacing was off for me. It felt very slow in some places. Maybe that’s a positive for some. Giving the viewer time to take in everything. But for me, I felt it dragged in some areas I do remember the special effects were very cutting edge at the time. Particularly, the Mecha woman’s head at the flesh fair A thought provoking film, but seeing it again reminds me why I have only watched the film twice

Dean Holt

Thanks Clay, I do remember the poll now for some reason it just didn’t click that A.I. was 2nd and Cassie was going to watch the top two (not sure if she’s mentioned it on a reaction I’ve not watched). I really like Bridge of Spies too, the standout for me was Mark Rylance perf ormance he definitely deserves that Oscar he won for best supporting. He was in a little movie on Netflix called The Outfit it’s definitely worth a watch. Duel ok, it’s a decent thriller but I wouldn’t say it’s one of he’s best. I only actually watched it a few years ago so I don’t have any nostalgia for it. Empire of the Sun is one I’ve not seen yet, it’s been on my watch list for ages. But I think eventually Cassie will end up watching Both of them, but we are definitely getting to the bottom of the barrel regarding his movies 😂😂

Shehab Dawoud

Like others have said, Spielberg was the wrong man to direct this. This is a Kubrick film, and the two directors' sensibilities are just worlds apart. I don't think it's a bad film but it just falls a bit flat. It could've been truly great.

Dean Holt

Stick, that’s fine as it’s your opinion. Comedy is probably the most subjective genre and if you didn’t find it funny then I can see why you didn’t like it as that’s the purpose of the film. Yes I know it has its flaws but the scenes with John Belushi imo are just some of the funniest things I’ve seen in any movie. But given the choice I’d rather watch 1941 over Duel, The Colour Purple, War Horse, Hook, Munich, Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls and his most overrated film E.T. even as a kid I wasn’t a fan of it and I’ve always loved sci-fi. There’s also about 8 movies Ive not seen yet.

Johnny Bullis

I agree with you Cassie.. I remember seeing this movie when it came out at a drive-in.. I dont remember much other than I had a good nap.. wish I was kidding.

TheSingulatarian

Haley Joel Osment was one of those child actors who couldn't make the transition to adult stardom. One hears stories about child actors in Hollywood. Hopefully nothing bad happened to him. He developed a bit of weight problem when he got older. The last thing I remember seeing him in was one episode of "The Boys".

Mojo One Thousand

It feels a bit odd Cassie, it does have some weird pacing, short abrupt scenes, and unexpected time jumps. As others have said, it does feel like it was two competing sensibilities. A movie that is similar and maybe more consistent in its tone is "Bicentennial Man", which deals with the personhood of robots/AI, and stars the voice of "Dr. Know" in this, Robin Williams. Also, maybe fits into November's theme. This surprisingly had quite the cast, particularly the voice cast, as said above Robin Williams, as well as Chris Rock, Meryl Streep, and Ben Kingsley. Parts of it kind of feel like where one's mind might lead if one thought about the "lives" of "Star Wars" droids in any meaningful way, but as it far less serious and kind of drifts by. You're right about Brendan Gleeson being in "Braveheart", and I think " Cold Mountain" may have been the last movie we saw him in on the channel, which also stars Jude Law. 'Do I know him?'... Maybe, it is a young Adrian Grenier, who is "Vinny Chase" in "Entourage", not sure if Cassie has seen that off channel. However, I am fairly comfortable that Cassie would know him as Anne Hathaway's boyfriend in "The Devil Wears Prada". With "Game of thrones" passing muster, and opening the door for more graphic content, there is a chance to see a grown up Haley Joel Osment in "The Boys".

Uncle Phoenix

LOL, I was so traumatized by that scene that I didn’t even have to see it. Just watching Cass watch it was enough to wreck me.

Stick Figure Studios

@Dean: Would you consider yourself a Spielberg fan? I ask only because I have a theory that 1941 is the Spielberg film for people who generally hate Spielberg.

René Ferland

Duel (1971) has a reasonable suspense and is not as long as A. I.

Clay F

A big +1 for the Mark Rylance performance in Bridge of Spies. His Oscar well deserved.

Catherine LW

So sorry. Bless you. 🙏🏻

bgb1975 (Brian)

Whenever someone asks about how Jor-El (Superman 1978) is able to converse with his son Kal-El, I just tell them it's a really, really advanced form of A.I. Superman 1978 was way ahead of its time!

Dean Holt

Stick, I’d definitely have him in my top 5 movie directors, maybe even top 3. So yeah I do think he makes great movies. And he’s done some of my Favourite films like Jaws, Jurassic Park & Indiana Jones 1 & 3. Your favourite movies he’s done might be his more serious films. But as I’ve said the sole purpose of 1941 is to make you laugh as it’s a comedy. If it’s not your sense of humour then obviously you’re not going to like it. But I’m sure there’s other comedy’s I like that you perhaps don’t & ones you really enjoy and don’t find funny. And there’s nothing wrong with that it’s just people having different tastes & opinions.

Chris Thom

They do have different sensibilities. But Kubrick also hand picked Steven for help with it, because he thought the story needed his touch. It was always going to have a jarring tone because of the Pinocchio aspect. So it's not like Spielberg came in and changed everything against his wishes after he died. Not sure if Kubrick officially handed off directing before he passed though.

Chris Thom

Agree. Such a unique performance.

Nick Ireland

First time watch for me. This was a 9/10 until they got to Manhattan. Those last 45 mins were unsatisfying, not sure why. Just felt a bit flat. Overall I enjoyed it though, i'd give it 7/10. Loved the effects and the music.

Stick Figure Studios

Despite him being my all-time favorite director, this is a somewhat middling effort for me for Spielberg. I do not think it is the masterpiece that some hail it as, but neither do I think it is the disaster that it has gotten a reputation for. I agree with those who say that it's a mixed bag because of the conflicting sensibilities of the two artists behind it (Stanley Kubrick and Steven Spielberg), but I still overall like the movie and I respect it ambition. I did not care much for it when I first saw it, but if you rewatches over the years has increased my admiration for it. It certainly deals with some deep and existential and thought-provoking issues, even if it handles them clumsily at times. The special effects and visuals in general are quite striking, as they often are and Spielberg's movies, and the performances are uniformly excellent. In your outro you ask what Spielberg films should you watch next. My recommendation is EMPIRE OF THE SUN. That is sublime film and truly one of his most underappreciated efforts. After that, maybe DUEL and THE COLOR PURPLE.

Henry Graham

I hadn't watched this film in probably 15+ years and after forgetting a great deal of it I was surprised to find myself completely overwhelmed by it when I watched it tonight. This is astonishingly ambitious filmmaking - thoughtful, unnerving, richly layered morally thorny, and stirring up emotions that hit me like a train on multiple occasions during this thing. I think it has pacing and structural issues, but it's so sad and beautiful and haunting, and I had tears streaming down my face at times. I'm really staggered by what Haley Joel Osment achieves here, to give such a disciplined performance that walks a perilously thin line between being creepy and empathetic. Unquestionably one of the great child performances. Also, it's just a privilege to watch Spielberg firing on all cylinders like this. I lost track of how many visually dazzling and thematically resonant shots he pulls off in such a casual manner. AI, Minority Report and Catch Me If You Can were released within 18 months. A freakishly brilliant run.

Steve Holton

This film, "Minority Report" and "Catch Me If You Can" are sometimes referred to as Spielberg's "Running Man" trilogy since all feature characters on the run from something. Running from something does make it easier for Spielberg to include his signature shot of shooting a scene through a vehicle's rear-view mirror as is included in this film. 😊

LukeG84

Just finished this one. I only saw this movie the one time when it came out, so I remembered absolutely nothing about it. I can only assume the reason I never rewatched it is because it's just too depressing. Even though they tried to give us a happy ending, it didn't work. It was still too sad a topic for me. On a final note. I knew I recognised the mother and it was driving me crazy. It finally hit me at the end. She was the love interest in Bedazzled. If I want to get to sleep I need a palette cleanser, and a comedy about the devil granting wishes will do just fine.

Chris Thom

It is quite ambitious. To this day it might be the most purely SCI Fi thing he's ever done. The situations with the mechas are extreme, but ultimately it keeps coming back to very human themes about how humans treat each other. Such an interesting interplay between Spielberg and Kubrick's sensibilities. I think the Pinocchio aspect of the story was why Kubrick brought on Steve for help in the first place.

Chris Thom

The overhead shots through circular lighting fixtures was definitely a nod to Kubrick.

Clay F

Yeah, I would rather have Empire of the Sun (seen many times) or Duel (unknown to me) as the 2nd place instead of A.I. Duel and Empire of the Sun each only a handful of votes behind A.I. Slm margins.

Clay F

"Too weird." "I don't know. Too weird." "I'm so confused." "I'm so confused." "I'm so confused." Yep, me too. You did seem unsettled. Those kind of weird, unclear, and confusing dymanics and situations make it more difficult to connect with the characters. Difficult to even connect with the robot kid having the Haley Joel Osment sweet kid face. Especially because the robot kid is crazy and not all there. I think people who watched this movie as a child found it easier to connect with David. But for some adults in their 30's, 40's watching movie for first time (and having kids themselves) don't really connect with the crazy robot kid even with the Haley Joel Osment sweet kid face. They wouldn't want that entity in their house. May feel sorry, find it sad. But David is A.I. not same or even similar as a human child. The A.I. hadn't reach that point. An entity so unsettling hard to connect with. Plus, the notion that any parent would want to have a child who stays a child forever simply feels off. Isn’t joy of parenting watching your kids grow up and discover the world? Well, David would never do that. He’d just be there, forever, making you coffee and pretending he loves you with the same, never-ending intensity. A little creepy, right? I never understood people crying watching this movie, unless they just got lost in sentimentality or didn't fathom that the emotions of the crazy poorly-programmed robot kid are artificial like its intelligence.

FranciscoGios

This story was definitely not framed as a good ending but somehow of all the stuff this mecha child went thru just gives you a little hope. Knowing that his mom is still fragile and human something tells me that David is gonna have to loose her again as an old age; because we know as viewers that Teddy and David thru the whole movie they have an everlasting battery life.

Stick Figure Studios

Spielberg has said in interviews that it is not as happy ending. At best, is bittersweet.

Stick Figure Studios

@Chris: I liked the one that isolated David from the parents.

Stick Figure Studios

I don't think he was the wrong man to direct it. I just think he needed to make the material more his own. He just felt beholden to his deceased friend Stanley to do it exactly as he wanted to. As it is, is a somewhat schizophrenic film, but not an uninteresting one.

Stick Figure Studios

@Dean: That's great that you have him in your top 5. Personally, he's my all-time favorite filmmaker. I've seen all of his movie multiple times and I love most of them (especially E.T. which I consider one of his best along with JAWS, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS, RAIDERS, SCHINDLER'S LIST, PRIVATE RYAN, MUNICH and BRIDGE OF SPIES). His storytelling sensibilities and general worldview helped shape who I am as a human being, so the movies that conflict with that sensebility are more difficult for me. A.I. is one as it feela more Kubrick than Spielberg. 1941 is another because it's really more the product of the "two Bobs" (Bob Zemeckis and Bob Gale who wrote it) who are far more perverse and cynical in their outlook than Spielberg is. I think the film woukd have better had Zemeckis directed it because it would probably have been less incoherent and inconsistent s finished product. I also think it would have been funnier because Spielberg (God bless him) just cannot do comedy. He does humor well when it is anchored by a dramatic backbone, but his full-out comedy just comes across as too aggressive and too desperate to be funny. That's another reason why I didn't like 1941. I just don't find it funny. It's too noisy, too over-the-top (every scene is pitched at 11; it becomes exhausting very quickly) and too shrill (the end credits are just shots of the various actors screaming) to be really funny. It's from the "bigger is better" school of filmmaking. It's like IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD, which I also never found funny. Is not without its merits: the cast is stacked, some gags are amusing (I like the opening JAWS reference), a couple set pieces are well done (particularly the USO dance), the miniature work is impressive and Williams' score is a banger... but in general I think it's a stinker. If you love it, that's fine. I have friends who also love it and I wouldn't dream of taking that away from you or them. For me, it's easily Spielberg's worst movie and a good reminder that, as much as I love and admire the guy, he ain't perfect.

Stick Figure Studios

The only thing that confused me was the aliens at the end. I didn't get on my first viewing that they were actually evolved mechas. That makes more sense. Everything else I understood, even if it didn't like it all initially. It has grown on me over time.

Stick Figure Studios

@Chris: It didn't use to make me cry, but in this viewing it got me. The more times I watch this movie, the better it gets

Clay F

Funny -- I did eventually see them as advanced mecha in my first viewing. My issue is that David's programming and abilities are unclear to me. He is supposed to be so advanced technologically, but he exhibits none of that mentally. [I kept thinking of Data, but I guess the A.I. here is not as advanced as that in TNG.] David only shows emotions and mind of a small child. Never any hint that he’ll learn or develop past that. That he’ll evolve in any way. Confusing. Unclear. What does he believe, or what he doesn't believe. What is his potential.

Mojo One Thousand

It's been a long time since I have seen "Bicentennial Man", so "A.I." may very well be the better quality film. I wasn't comparing the quality of the two movies, rather the subject matter being in the same ballpark.

Rick Rodriguez

Its an irresponsible creation to be sure. A child of advanced technology but without the programming to grow in mind or ability. David is a sad creation born out of grief.

Clay F

At least he was a poorly-programmed robot. I sympathize with your situation. I regret mistakes I made with my kids when they were young.

Chris Thom

Yeah it was that one and the other was in the Cybertronics building. The last one looked a lot like Dr. Strangelove. I haven't even seen that movie but I know the shot well.

Chris Thom

He's definitely a savant. It's funny because you see interviews with him and he seems like just a totally ordinary guy. Like he could either be a seventh grade algebra teacher or an insurance broker, or a total genius. Hard to tell. lol

Chris Thom

I think David's programming was meant to be a commentary on the human condition. As complex and knowledgeable as a person gets in life those core drives for love and acceptance never really go away. And that inner child always rides passenger and is ever-present. The need for fairy tales and stories also seems to be engrained in our programming. It's why people of all ages love movies, and will line up to see stories on screen that may tell a similar tale over and over and over again. And many seek that transcendent moment in art. That's part of why the ending to this is powerful. A mother's love is the blue fairy in David's life...the thing he's looking to to transform him and make him whole.

Chris Thom

Monica could only be brought back for one day, then she would pass on again. I think David got switched off at the end by the machines, or gained a new ability to be able to sleep.

Chris Thom

RIP William Hurt. This was one of my favorite roles he did.

Gray

@Uncle Pheonix same I always cry hard at this film, seen it quite a few times too.

Gray

Seems I'm one of the few who rather like this film despite its flaws. What a fantastic child actor Hayley Joel Osmond was, and this film always makes me cry. Regarding A.I, it can be used for good, sure, But that always depends on who feeds it information etc, giving it command of important/dangerous things e.g. Terminator or Wargames it can always be manipulated.

Chris Thom

This released when I was 15 and it was my first Kubrick, so was fairly obsessed with it. Didn't know a big budget thing could be so strange, and layered, and niche, with mixed genres. Actually read about the production in dad's Playboy before the movie came out, so was already pretty hyped for it. Plus I loved anything with Spielberg attached.

Chris Thom

I thought Magnolia might be inevitable on the channel, but now I don't know. Not sure what poll it could be on or if it could win. Also hope she watches it though. Personally requested in person by the director of Mission Impossible 7 himself at the premiere! That should count for something.

Uncle Phoenix

@Tyler Hale +1 for Second Hand Lions.

Joe J

Chris - I always loved the articles in Playboy. 😂

Joe J

Duel is very entertaining (most important), and also expertly directed. A made for TV movie, I think the budget was only like $400,000 or something. Cassie has already promised to watch Duel.

Clay F

Yeah, she has indicated she would react to movies before multiple times but didn’t.

Clay F

RIP William Hurt. Awesome actor. My favorites include Body Heat (1981), The Big Chill (1983), Broadcast News (1987), and A History of Violence (2005). He was good in essentially anything he was in. I even liked him in The Village (2004). Hard to think of him as gone.

Clay F

Were any of you surprised she said this was in the bottom half of Spielberg movies for her? At first, I thought she said bottom half of movies she has reacted to, but instead she said bottom half of Spielberg movies she has seen. Toward End of Outro: “Your brain is like what’s right, what’s wrong. … As far as like all the Spielberg movies I’ve seen, this is probably in the bottom half for me. Not saying I didn’t like it, cause I did. But definitely in the bottom half of my favorites I think. Some parts of it just felt a little disjointed maybe. But overall this will be one I will be thinking about for sure. It has those sci-fi classic questions and this universe that I’m always curious about. You know, could this happen, what would our world do if this happened. And I do love sci-fi for that reason of just the questioning and the creativeness of these ideas.”

Chris Thom

Not particularly surprised, no. Still think it's worth seeing for it's uniqueness. Kubrick movies in general I have a tendency not to understand at first, but they really stick with me, and become some of the only movies I watch every year. Definitely appreciate movies that give you a lot to chew on, and this is quintessential Sci-fi in my view.

Chris Thom

Oh yeah The Village. He had a great monologue in that. Really tied the movie together.

Steve Holton

Well, bottom half of Steven Spielberg films is still a pretty good place to be. 😊

Clay F

That is true Steve.

Jeff Milcheck

Oh man, Cassie really blown up since I last left! I had to scroll down forever just to find my comment! Steve Holton- thanks man! I’ll pop in hear and there for certain reactions. I’d still rather pay for individual movies for now as opposed to a regular subscription for now… I just don’t have a lot of time at the moment so just don’t have time to watch most reactions. TheSingulatarion- I’d have to disagree there. He never became a big time superstar but I think he’s had a respectable career since his childhood. I see him pop up in stuff from time to time and giving good performances… Silcon Valley and What We Do In The Shadows for instance… and someone mentioned The Boys. Oh boy, that bathroom scene! Chris Thom- Yes! That’s why I thought she would watch it! Christopher McQuarrie himself requested it in person! It’s his finest performance I think. And with very little screen time…. To hell with the polls, she should watch it for that very reason alone.

Jeff Milcheck

I wasn’t surprised at all. It just depends who you talk to. People who are super into all aspects of film and people who are just about the story. People that are really into the technical aspects of film tend to consider films like this, and Minority Report and Saving Private Ryan as top Spielberg. People more into story are more into films like Jaws, Jurassic Park and Indiana Jones. Not to say both categories don’t have both because they do. That’s why Spielbergs one of the best. I don’t know if this is coming out right… It just seems some films of his he’s really focused on the technical aspect. Being an “auteur” if you will… and sometimes he just wants the story in the forefront…. Not as concerned with cool camera moves and lighting.

Jeff Milcheck

“ but neither do I think it is the disaster that it has gotten a reputation for. ” Does it have that reputation? I consistently see it on best lists for not only Spielberg but Sci-Fi films of the 21st century in general.

Stick Figure Studios

Initially, yes, but in the couple decade's since its release it has gotten some more appreciation. Still, there are lots of people who continue to hate it. Just Read the comments on this thread referring to it as "Spielberg's worst film," for example.

Clay F

"It just depends who you talk to." I wasn't surprised for her personally (as a particular individual I've watched hundreds of her reactions) she said bottom half, especially after I watched this reaction. She seemed to struggle to connect with the movie including any of the characters, and storylines confusing to her (and me). My top Spielberg in order: 1. Schindler’s List 2. Saving Private Ryan 3. Lincoln 4. Bridge of Spies 5. Catch Me If You Can 6. Empire of the Sun 7. Amistad 8. Minority Report 9. Jaws My remaining Spielberg ranked basically in order: -War Horse -Munich -Twilight Zone: The Movie -War of the Worlds -The Color Purple -Close Encounters of the Third Kind -Raiders of the Lost Ark -Jurassic Park -E.T. -Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom -Ready Player One -A.I. Artificial Intelligence -Hook

Chris Thom

Schindler's List is definitely one I know is objectively a great film, but that I really don't want to watch again.

Clay F

Yeah -- a hard watch -- that I generally do not rewatch unless watching with a companion or with a reaction.

Stephen Dias

Good movie, but sad. I bought this movie years ago and saw it at least once, but forgot a lot about it. The ending is different than I remembered; I thought it ended with David stuck underwater. So, it actually had a happier ending than I thought. There were many Pinocchio references--that much I remembered and almost thought it might be a modern retelling. Not my favorite Spielberg movie either, but good.

Chris Thom

Took me a minute to realize that the Flesh Fair scenes were a reference to Pleasure Island in Pinocchio.

JC

I barley remember the plot of this film, but I will never forget how this film made me feel when I first saw it.

Jacob King

The Flesh Fair is the puppet show, Rouge City is Pleasure Island, the police copter is the whale, Teddy is Jimminy Cricket. It’s an interesting adaptation because Pinocchio needs to learn to be a good boy and his father never stops looking for him but David is a good boy and his mother sends him away.

Jacob King

I like at the start the woman tells William Hurt that he’s doing something completely unethical and he compares himself to God creating Adam. Later, we see he’s just trying to make a consumer product out of David. There’s a real tension in the story between the low ambitions of the human engineers and the incredible achievements they are able to accomplish. It’s very Jurassic Park in that way. We can bring back the dinosaurs but only to make an amusement park. Joe’s death scene, and all the robot deaths, showed that the robots always had a level of sentience beyond what the humans assumed.

Chris Thom

A big part of what I love about Spielberg movies. There's always recognizable parts and themes of his older movies in every new one. He just builds and builds and builds on what came before, and we're along for the ride.

LEO

I never cry at movies, I’m usually too unsentimental. But this is the only movie that broke me.

Clay F

You are not alone. I seen many comments about being swept up w/sentimentality. I am the opposite. While I often become sentimental watching movies, I couldn't here, not for a crazy robot boy, no matter it having a human kid sweet face. I kept thinking its emotions are artificial, and it could even be a threat.

Aaron Mann

I remember having high hopes for this movie when it came out, especially as a huge sci-fi fan. Spielberg was coming off Saving Private Ryan and Amistad, and also Lost World, Schindler’s, and JP before that. All heavy hitters. So needless to say I was really looking forward to this. It started off strong, but then kinda fell apart in the last third of the film. The whole thing with the aliens and thousands of years into the future just got to be too weird for me.

Andres Gaytan

They're not Aliens, they're Mechas. They're Synthetic beings that are descendants of the A.I. created by humans.

Taylor Anderson

Really happy to see that you reacted to this one Carly! it really is a moving, thought provoking film. Disjointed in parts for sure but a deeply emotional story and I think it's one of Spielbergs best films that doesn't get as recognized. Haley Joel osment gave an Oscar worthy performance too. And John Williams score hits right in the feels. Great reaction!

Chris Thom

Definitely one of his most unique films. But it's actually Cassie that reacted to this. Cassie is the owner of the channel, and Carly is her sister that is present for some reactions.

Stan the Man

Like…how can people think they are aliens? It’s the entire point of the movie. Dr Know spells it out. It’s clearly a common element people struggle with but the ending to this movie is so misunderstood it’s frustrating.

Stan the Man

So your first Kubrick was…Spielberg? I’ve often thought how different Kubrick’s version of this would be. I think he’d cut the beginning out. I think he’d cut Hobby out of the end. Where he explains a lot. So David would show up, smash the other David and then commit “suicide”. And I don’t think Kubrick would explain how Monica returns. I don’t think he’d have the future mecha/orga speak English. They’d speak in a machine language David understood. Just knowing Kubrick and how little he likes exposition, I can’t see the ending being a sit down with David. But I love this movie as is. It’s wonderful.

YodatheHobbit

Back after a month long Popcorn break to save on my current budget! We currently have human looking robots that can have their top halves moving around similar to us, and then we have some robots like the Cowboy robot which can walk around crossing streets. I saw video of it spotted in Riverside, near where I used to live. Now we just need to get the top half and bottom half working together and able to balance well while achieving lip sync with the ai words it spits out, and we might be close.

Stephen Prince

It's been a long time since I saw this... It's a lot worse than I remember. Certainly one of Spielberg's weakest films.