Colin and Catherine-
I watched this movie last week with the kids and almost immediately I
wished I hadn't let Julian watch it. He really freaked when the mommy left
the boy out in the woods. He wanted to turn it off after that. In a bizarre
twist, Freda was out with the girls and was not there with us and Julian
kept asking for her. Mikey has no problem with movies, but Julian is more
sensitive. I found the movie to be too much Kubrick and not enough Speilberg
(if you know what I mean). I found the whole thing pretty disturbing. Even
though that child is a brilliant actor and I liked the special effects, I
really felt the movie lacked an overall purpose. I kept thinking about Data
from Star Trek too.
On an up note, I saw Hearts with Sir Anthony Hopkins a few weeks ago and
loved it. I recommend it highly.
Paz
NP-Don't Wanna Know Why-Whiskeytown (Pneumonia Demos)
on 3/24/02 6:34 AM, Catherine McKay at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> --- colin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> We just this film. It was well made and filmed etc
>> but what was it
>> about? Was there a point?
>> Didn't get emotionally invloved at all. They were
>> robots, including the
>> boy, well acted as always by Haley. But so what? If
>> there was deeper
>> meaning to this film, it passed us by.
>> Anyone have an idea what it was about?
>
> LOL, Colin. It had pretty much the same effect on me.
> As you say, wonderful acting by Haley Joel Osment. The
> Jude Law character/android was vaguely interesting,
> but I didn't get the point of it either, esp. the end.
> All I can say is, if you see it as a fairy tale
> (Pinocchio, Hansel & Gretel, that kind of thing, lost
> babes in the wood), then it kind of works. (but not
> really.) I think when the mix of Kubrick/Spielberg/
> weird/cute just doesn't work. I also find myself
> asking myself "when is it going to be over?" is a sure
> indicator that the film has lost me (and is too long.)
>
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