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A.I. Artificial Intelligence or Minority Report

Old 07-25-18, 01:16 PM
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence or Minority Report

Which one did you like more?



Old 07-25-18, 03:17 PM
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Re: A.I. Artificial Intelligence or Minority Report

Kind of an odd comparison. While both sci-fi, one is more of an action movie, the other more of a ponderous drama.

I like them both, but if I had to choose I would go to Minority Report because it's more watchable (in that I have to be in a certain mood for AI, but I'll stop and watch Minority Report when I come across it).
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Re: A.I. Artificial Intelligence or Minority Report

A.I. by a mile. I love Minority Report, but A.I. is a much better film.
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Re: A.I. Artificial Intelligence or Minority Report

AI, even though I find it so heart-wrenching and depressing I can"t imagine watching it again.

I'm missing something about Minority Report. While I think it's fine, I don't understand why Roger Ebert picked it as the year's best movie.
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Re: A.I. Artificial Intelligence or Minority Report

I absolutely loathed AI. It was a massive disappointment to me.

On the other hand, I thought Minority Report was really cool and interesting.
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Re: A.I. Artificial Intelligence or Minority Report

I couldn't vote because I find both movies to be equal in terms of enjoyment. I appreciate both films. They two brilliant films that I feel give a glimpse of our possible future.
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Re: A.I. Artificial Intelligence or Minority Report

Minority Report is quite enjoyable but I think A.I. is the better film. Much more emotional catharsis at the end.
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Re: A.I. Artificial Intelligence or Minority Report

Scott Frank wrote MR and I love his scripts and films but always hated the eyeball clearance part of it. Even in those days of the real world, once you're fired from a top level organization your clearance is revoked - you even get an escort off the premises. No way would Cruise's character be able to get back into the HQ building with the eye.
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Re: A.I. Artificial Intelligence or Minority Report

A.I.

One of the few movies you get lost in the world and enjoy the journey,
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Re: A.I. Artificial Intelligence or Minority Report

For re-watching, Minority Report.
The first time, A.I.

Part of the reason I was excited to see A.I. the first time was the because of the marketing campaign for A.I. I have a poster around here somewhere that has my screen name on it (with everyone else).
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Re: A.I. Artificial Intelligence or Minority Report

Originally Posted by Decker
I absolutely loathed AI. It was a massive disappointment to me.

On the other hand, I thought Minority Report was really cool and interesting.
Same here. I even re-watched AI a few years ago, thinking maybe I was too young the first time I saw it. Nope!
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Re: A.I. Artificial Intelligence or Minority Report

Whatever idea Kubrick had with the premise of AI, Spielberg totally missed the mark or stripped most of Kubrick's POV out of it. I also watched it again earlier this year, I doubt I'll watch it again. I guess since AI and Minority Report are both sci-fi, that's why he's asking which is better? I never saw them in the same genre, but at least Minority Report was a fun, well paced flick. AI is close to the bottom of the Spielberg heap.
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Re: A.I. Artificial Intelligence or Minority Report

Originally Posted by E Unit
AI is close to the bottom of the Spielberg heap.
You misspelled "Hook."
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Re: A.I. Artificial Intelligence or Minority Report

That is true, Hook at the bottom and AI right above.
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Re: A.I. Artificial Intelligence or Minority Report

Minority Report for me, the plot kept moving at a suspenseful level. Plus it has a rewatchable factor.

Liked AI as well but I don't think I can watch the final scenes again. Some think it ended on a positive note with David getting what he wanted, but I found it very somber and depressing, topped off by John Williams' very haunting yet sorrowful piano music.
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Re: A.I. Artificial Intelligence or Minority Report

Originally Posted by E Unit
That is true, Hook at the bottom and AI right above.
No way A.I. is in Hook territory.

B.F.G. could be below or at the same level as Hook.
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Re: A.I. Artificial Intelligence or Minority Report

Originally Posted by Crocker Jarmen
AI, even though I find it so heart-wrenching
It is that...which is why I think it is a great film.

I'm missing something about Minority Report. While I think it's fine, I don't understand why Roger Ebert picked it as the year's best movie.
I'm with ya there.

BTW, Ebert wasn't infallible.
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Re: A.I. Artificial Intelligence or Minority Report

A.I. was more or less Pinocchio with a more “realistic” ending. I’ve seen it once and felt like that was enough. I don’t hate it, I just didn’t find it fascinating.

The ideas in Minority Report are great sci-fi, and the movie takes itself seriously with those ideas. Perhaps that’s what Ebert liked about it so much.
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The mom in A.I. was a bitch for dumping him in the woods.
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Re: A.I. Artificial Intelligence or Minority Report

I loved Minority Report.

While A.I. might have been a good film, the story was just not really my thing.
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Re: A.I. Artificial Intelligence or Minority Report

Votes are fairly close.
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A.I. is the only movie I ever wanted to walk out of.

It's a total POS.
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Jesus, I'd hoped you left.
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Re: A.I. Artificial Intelligence or Minority Report

I'm surprised it's as close as it is, AI was pretty divisive when it came out. I think if it ended under water it would elevate it, but I'd still prefer Minority report overall.

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