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Re: A.I.?
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Date: 
Sun, 8 Jul 2001 16:49:46 GMT
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in article GG51t8.46L@lugnet.com, Jon Palmer wrote:

> The ending was very ambitious but I think for the most part it was pulled
> off. It seemed to me the type of sequence you encounter in classic sci fi
> novels and stories but rarely on the screen. The film could have obviously
> ended with the shot pulling back from coney island but that might have been
> the easy route.  Also worth noting is that the final coda was Stanley's
> original ending in his premise. It was not in fact added to be more
> "Spielbergian" like some people think.

That's part of what I liked about the movie as well. I thought it felt very
"Real SF" in comparison to most movies, which are generally dumbed down and
flashed up to make the most money.

Anyway, I liked it too. :^)

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**minor spoilers** I don't really want to get into an argument or anything, (everyone is of course entitled to their opinion ) but I liked this film a lot. As a Spielberg movie AND as a Kubrick movie. Obviously it would have been much different if (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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