Artificial Intelligence: AI 2001   PG-13, 145 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Connor, Sam Robards, Jake Thomas, Brendan Gleeson, William Hurt, Jack Angel, Ben Kingsley, Keith Campbell, April Grace, Ken Leung, Clark Gregg, Kevin Sussman
After Stanley Kubrick's death, Steven Spielberg inherited this story about a mid-21st century android, David (Haley Joel Osment), who has been programmed to love. Eleven-year-old David comes to the Swinton home as a replacement for the family's son, Martin (Jake Thomas), who is ill. But when Martin returns to his family, the Swinton's abandon David. He is set adrift in the world–dreaming of becoming a real boy and being loved by the Swintons. 1 User Review
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| | Ultimately, this film fails, but it is worth watching. | 1fatts 03/14/2007 | The story about the almost-collaboration of Spielberg and Kubrick is well known by now; and you can't help but see the seams throughout the film: the ethereal quality of Kubrick does not quite fit the moral fables of Spielberg. The movie is too long, too episodic, and, finally, too pat.
But there are ideas and images running through this film that should not be easily dismissed or discounted. Haley Joel Osment really is so good it hurts, but, more importantly, there is an attempt here at scope, at vision which is worth our attention even if it doesn't quite work. Spielberg tries to explain too much; Kubrick would have let it remain unresolved imaage. But you can forgive ambition a lot more easily than insufficiency.
I'm sorry it's not a better film. I'm glad someone serious tried. |
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Face 2002  PG-13, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bertha Bay-Sa Pan
Cast: Bai Ling, Kieu Chinh, Kristy Wu, Anthony "Treach" Criss, Ken Leung, Will Yun Lee, Tina Chen, Melissa Martinez, Deedee Magno, Les J.N. Mau
Three generations of women have difficulties communicating as each has her own set of problems within the Chinese culture. Twenty years ago, Kim (Bai Ling) was raped and became pregnant as a result. According to Chinese tradition, she married baby Genie's father. The marriage failed, and Kim left Genie in the care of her mother (Kieu Chinh). Now, Kim has returned to visit and finds Genie (Kristy Wu) dating a Black DJ (Anthony "Treach" Criss), which goes against Chinese tradition. The three women now struggle to find a common thread in their lives.
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 Red Dragon 2002 R, 124 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Brett Ratner
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes, Harvey Keitel, Emily Watson, Mary-Louise Parker, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Anthony Heald, Ken Leung, Frankie Faison
Early facts surrounding cannibal serial-killer Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) are brought to the fore in this prequel to "Silence of the Lambs" (1991) and "Hannibal" (2001) when it relates the story behind Lecter's arrest by FBI Agent Will Graham (Edward Norton). The scene then updates to Graham's retirement in Florida when his old boss, Jack Crawford (Harvey Keitel), lures Graham back to track down a new serial killer. Could Hannibal be playing a role in the killings?
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Rush Hour 1998 PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Brett Ratner
Cast: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Tom Wilkinson, Elizabeth Pena, Tzi Ma, Julia Hsu, Ken Leung, Philip Baker Hall, Chris Penn, Mark Rolston, Robert Littman, Kai Lennox, Larry Sullivan, Yang Lin, Roger Fan
Hong Kong Detective Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) is called to Los Angeles to work on a kidnapping case involving the Chinese consul's (Tzi Ma) daughter Soo Yung (Julia Hsu). Lee teams up with local cop Detective James Carter (Chris Tucker), and, although neither man likes teamwork, they set out to save the young girl. More of Chan's terrific stunts are displayed.
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 Saw 2004 R, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: James Wan
Cast: Leigh Whannell, Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Ken Leung, Dina Meyer, Mike Butters, Paul Gutrecht, Michael Emerson, Benito Martinez, Shawnee Smith, Monica Potter, Makenzie Vega, Ned Bellamy, Avner Garbi, Alexandra Bokyun Chun
A serial killer named "Jigsaw Killer" by the police is on the loose, and his latest victims–Adam (Leigh Whannell) and Dr. Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes)–awaken to find themselves chained to pipes in a warehouse bathroom with a dead body between them. They are told through an electronically produced voice that the only escape route is for one of them to kill the other within the next eight hours.
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| 1. Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)
aka: A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
2. Face (2002)
3. Red Dragon (2002)
4. Rush Hour (1998)
5. Saw (2004)
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