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- Age has nothing to do with being humane.
- in my all time top five favorite movies
- Never ends
- A worthy effort in robot movies
- Biventeenial Man
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Bicentennial Man
Starring:
Robin Williams ,
Embeth Davidtz ,
Sam Neill ,
Oliver Platt , and
Kiersten Warren
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Chris Columbus
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ASIN: 630587493X
Release Date: 2000-06-13 |
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Bicentennial Man was stung at the 1999 box office, due no doubt in part to poor timing during a backlash against Robin Williams and his treacly performances in two other, then-recent releases, Jakob the Liar and Patch Adams. But this near-approximation of a science fiction epic, based on works by Isaac Asimov and directed, with uncharacteristic seriousness of purpose, by Chris Columbus (Mrs. Doubtfire), is much better than one would have known from the knee-jerk negativity and box-office indifference.
Williams plays Andrew, a robot programmed for domestic chores and sold to an upper-middle-class family, the Martins, in the year 2005. The family patriarch (Sam Neill) recognizes and encourages Andrew's uncommon characteristics, particularly his artistic streak, sensitivity to beauty, humor, and independence of spirit. In so doing, he sets Williams's tin man on a two-century journey to become more human than most human beings.
As adapted by screenwriter Nicholas Kazan, the movie's scale is novelistic, though Columbus isn't the man to embrace with Spielbergian confidence its sweeping possibilities. Instead, the Home Alone director shakes off his familiar tendencies to pander and matures, finally, as a captivating storyteller. But what really makes this film matter is its undercurrent of deep yearning, the passion of Andrew as a convert to the human race and his willingness to sacrifice all to give and take love. Williams rises to an atypical challenge here as a futuristic Everyman, relying, perhaps for the first time, on his considerable iconic value to make the point that becoming human means becoming more like Robin Williams. Nothing wrong with that. --Tom Keogh
Description
From the acclaimed director of MRS. DOUBTFIRE, Academy Award(R)-winner Robin Williams (1997, Best Actor, GOOD WILL HUNTING) stars in a delightfully heartwarming comedy about one extraordinary android who just wants to be an ordinary guy! It doesn't take long for the Martin family to realize Andrew (Williams), who was purchased as a mere "household appliance," is no run-of-the-mill robot! Funny, incredibly lifelike, and possessing an astounding level of creativity, this special machine soon takes on a life of his own -- and eventually begins a centuries-long quest to achieve true humanity! A crowd-pleasing comedy hit -- everyone is sure to love this touchingly entertaining movie treat!
Customer Reviews:
Age has nothing to do with being humane........2007-09-03
I found this to be a very good science fiction film, well made for the most part. I was intrigued to see it when it was first advertised and am surprised more was not done to advertise it better.
I gave it three stars simply because of the way the movie is formatted in its plot delivery. While Andrew, played by actor Robin Williams, starts as a robot who, being the exception to the rule, "becomes aware" from the day he is "switched on" and eventually reinvents himself into a human from his robot body; there were many gaps in the time passages of this film that left me with a feeling of "emptiness", a desire of wanting more of the story told about Andrew. Even when he is dismissed from his owners home, after gaining his freedom as a robot and builds his home by the sea shore with 20 years passing; you get a number of these large gaps of time passing with little said about Andrews development and growth as a robot slowly rebuilding himself and developing into a human.
I think the permise is intriguing to begin with, but in need of greater development. I do not see this as a children's science fiction film meant for laughs, but something that operates as serious science fiction to begin with. You certainly can take your kids to this film.
I think the personality of Andrew really teaches all of us what it is to be really "humane" in our dealing with others and that is a message I liked about the film. it was interesting to see a more toned down, serious side to Robin Williams; given how talented he is.
It is a great film to watch, but I would have liked to see more even if it took another 45 minutes of added footage to fill in the gaps more during the time passages in the film as Andrew ages and how his friends die over time as he ages to be 200 years old. Still a very lovely film to view if you want a quiet thoughtful evening to send you off to bed.
in my all time top five favorite movies.......2007-07-14
I love seeing the future at least one possible future that isn't so dark that you feel depressed watching it. I love Robin Williams so I am not impartial, but that said, what a wonderful film. I dare anyone to watch without a tear at the end. Hurrah for Hollywood, they got the spirit of this one right.
Never ends.......2007-07-05
This has to be the worst movie ive ever seen in a theater. The movie seems to never end and it was really boring. Im surprised at how many people enjoyed this movie.
A worthy effort in robot movies.......2007-07-03
All of you testosterone junkies beware. There is NO action in Bicentennial Man. None whatsoever. My guess is the action buffs would call this movie a chick flick because of the lack of violence and focus on emotional development. I pity you poor slobs for being so narrow minded. Bicentennial Man is like an autobiography. With that in mind the movie makes perfect sense and achieves what it sets out to do.
First lets get to the sci-fi stuff. The movie is supposed to open in the year 2005, which is roughly five years after the movie was made. No idea why they decided on just a short time. Obviously we never developed positronic brains and fully self-capable robots, but that's just nit picking. Add a couple of decades to the movie's timeline and all is well. The android technology was well done and believable. Also the 'upgrades' that Andrew (the android) does during his lifetime tend to be believable as well. Not much other tech stuff in the movie. You'll see a hover car here and some fancy tools there, but for the most part the technology in this movie is focused on the androids.
Because the movie's timeline covers about 200 years (thus the movie title) character development for the humans have been sped up, but not to the point to where you don't see it. There are a few one dimensional or static characters in the movie. The important characters fortunately aren't. Bicentennial Man is about character development by the way. It's about how Andrew becomes more and more human and how the humans around him adjust to how much he evolves.
The acting was well done of course. I have to give notice to child actress Hallie Kate Eisenberg for doing a great job as the youngest of the Martin family children. The movie is full of beautiful scenes both natural and technological. One thing that bugged me was there were some breathtaking futuristic cityscapes in Bicentennial Man, but they don't show any of them until much later in the movie. That tends to make the movie unbalanced as far as imagery is concerned.
If you like dramas then Bicentennial Man will hit the spot. If you like epics then you should be able to get something out of this movie too. It also makes a good date movie since it also involves love and relationships and all that mushy stuff. For the average science fiction fan as long as you're not all freaky about things having to blow up or anything like that then you too will enjoy Bicentennial Man.
Biventeenial Man.......2007-07-03
I bought this as a gift for my daughter who just fell in love with the characters. I really enjoy it too. This saga, quest and journey leads a person through such intensity, happiness and bittersweet sorrow. A true love story that isn't sappy. I recommend it it to anyone.
![Bicentennial Man [Region 2]](http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/21FQP5ZF66L.jpg)
Average customer rating:
- Age has nothing to do with being humane.
- in my all time top five favorite movies
- Never ends
- A worthy effort in robot movies
- Biventeenial Man
|
Bicentennial Man [Region 2]
Starring:
Robin Williams ,
Embeth Davidtz ,
Sam Neill ,
Oliver Platt , and
Kiersten Warren
Director:
Chris Columbus
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B00004UF0Y |
Amazon.com
Bicentennial Man was stung at the 1999 box office, due no doubt in part to poor timing during a backlash against Robin Williams and his treacly performances in two other, then-recent releases, Jakob the Liar and Patch Adams. But this near-approximation of a science fiction epic, based on works by Isaac Asimov and directed, with uncharacteristic seriousness of purpose, by Chris Columbus (Mrs. Doubtfire), is much better than one would have known from the knee-jerk negativity and box-office indifference.
Williams plays Andrew, a robot programmed for domestic chores and sold to an upper-middle-class family, the Martins, in the year 2005. The family patriarch (Sam Neill) recognizes and encourages Andrew's uncommon characteristics, particularly his artistic streak, sensitivity to beauty, humor, and independence of spirit. In so doing, he sets Williams's tin man on a two-century journey to become more human than most human beings.
As adapted by screenwriter Nicholas Kazan, the movie's scale is novelistic, though Columbus isn't the man to embrace with Spielbergian confidence its sweeping possibilities. Instead, the Home Alone director shakes off his familiar tendencies to pander and matures, finally, as a captivating storyteller. But what really makes this film matter is its undercurrent of deep yearning, the passion of Andrew as a convert to the human race and his willingness to sacrifice all to give and take love. Williams rises to an atypical challenge here as a futuristic Everyman, relying, perhaps for the first time, on his considerable iconic value to make the point that becoming human means becoming more like Robin Williams. Nothing wrong with that. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews:
Age has nothing to do with being humane........2007-09-03
I found this to be a very good science fiction film, well made for the most part. I was intrigued to see it when it was first advertised and am surprised more was not done to advertise it better.
I gave it three stars simply because of the way the movie is formatted in its plot delivery. While Andrew, played by actor Robin Williams, starts as a robot who, being the exception to the rule, "becomes aware" from the day he is "switched on" and eventually reinvents himself into a human from his robot body; there were many gaps in the time passages of this film that left me with a feeling of "emptiness", a desire of wanting more of the story told about Andrew. Even when he is dismissed from his owners home, after gaining his freedom as a robot and builds his home by the sea shore with 20 years passing; you get a number of these large gaps of time passing with little said about Andrews development and growth as a robot slowly rebuilding himself and developing into a human.
I think the permise is intriguing to begin with, but in need of greater development. I do not see this as a children's science fiction film meant for laughs, but something that operates as serious science fiction to begin with. You certainly can take your kids to this film.
I think the personality of Andrew really teaches all of us what it is to be really "humane" in our dealing with others and that is a message I liked about the film. it was interesting to see a more toned down, serious side to Robin Williams; given how talented he is.
It is a great film to watch, but I would have liked to see more even if it took another 45 minutes of added footage to fill in the gaps more during the time passages in the film as Andrew ages and how his friends die over time as he ages to be 200 years old. Still a very lovely film to view if you want a quiet thoughtful evening to send you off to bed.
in my all time top five favorite movies.......2007-07-14
I love seeing the future at least one possible future that isn't so dark that you feel depressed watching it. I love Robin Williams so I am not impartial, but that said, what a wonderful film. I dare anyone to watch without a tear at the end. Hurrah for Hollywood, they got the spirit of this one right.
Never ends.......2007-07-05
This has to be the worst movie ive ever seen in a theater. The movie seems to never end and it was really boring. Im surprised at how many people enjoyed this movie.
A worthy effort in robot movies.......2007-07-03
All of you testosterone junkies beware. There is NO action in Bicentennial Man. None whatsoever. My guess is the action buffs would call this movie a chick flick because of the lack of violence and focus on emotional development. I pity you poor slobs for being so narrow minded. Bicentennial Man is like an autobiography. With that in mind the movie makes perfect sense and achieves what it sets out to do.
First lets get to the sci-fi stuff. The movie is supposed to open in the year 2005, which is roughly five years after the movie was made. No idea why they decided on just a short time. Obviously we never developed positronic brains and fully self-capable robots, but that's just nit picking. Add a couple of decades to the movie's timeline and all is well. The android technology was well done and believable. Also the 'upgrades' that Andrew (the android) does during his lifetime tend to be believable as well. Not much other tech stuff in the movie. You'll see a hover car here and some fancy tools there, but for the most part the technology in this movie is focused on the androids.
Because the movie's timeline covers about 200 years (thus the movie title) character development for the humans have been sped up, but not to the point to where you don't see it. There are a few one dimensional or static characters in the movie. The important characters fortunately aren't. Bicentennial Man is about character development by the way. It's about how Andrew becomes more and more human and how the humans around him adjust to how much he evolves.
The acting was well done of course. I have to give notice to child actress Hallie Kate Eisenberg for doing a great job as the youngest of the Martin family children. The movie is full of beautiful scenes both natural and technological. One thing that bugged me was there were some breathtaking futuristic cityscapes in Bicentennial Man, but they don't show any of them until much later in the movie. That tends to make the movie unbalanced as far as imagery is concerned.
If you like dramas then Bicentennial Man will hit the spot. If you like epics then you should be able to get something out of this movie too. It also makes a good date movie since it also involves love and relationships and all that mushy stuff. For the average science fiction fan as long as you're not all freaky about things having to blow up or anything like that then you too will enjoy Bicentennial Man.
Biventeenial Man.......2007-07-03
I bought this as a gift for my daughter who just fell in love with the characters. I really enjoy it too. This saga, quest and journey leads a person through such intensity, happiness and bittersweet sorrow. A true love story that isn't sappy. I recommend it it to anyone.
Average customer rating:
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Bicentennial Man/Phenomenon
Starring:
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Kyra Sedgwick ,
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Robert Duvall , and
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ASIN: B00005KAR8
Release Date: 2001-11-06 |
Description
Bicentennial Man - English/French DVD- From the acclaimed director of MRS. DOUBTFIRE, Academy Award(R)-winner Robin Williams (1997, Best Actor, GOOD WILL HUNTING) stars in a delightfully heartwarming comedy about one extraordinary android who just wants to be an ordinary guy! It doesn't take long for the Martin family to realize Andrew (Williams), who was purchased as a mere "household appliance," is no run-of-the-mill robot! Funny, incredibly lifelike, and possessing an astounding level of creativity, this special machine soon takes on a life of his own -- and eventually begins a centuries-long quest to achieve true humanity! A crowd-pleasing comedy hit -- everyone is sure to love this touchingly entertaining movie treat! Phenomenon - English/French DVD- Hollywood favorite John Travolta (SWORDFISH, PULP FICTION) stars in this acclaimed, uplifting story of an ordinary man transformed by extraordinary events! On the night of his 37th birthday, George Malley (Travolta) is knocked to the ground by a mysterious, blinding light and suddenly develops amazing mental abilities! With his newfound knowledge, George astounds everyone in town. But when his incredible powers cause even his oldest friends to turn away, George comes to realize that his wondrous experience has changed him and the lives of everyone around him forever. With an outstanding supporting cast featuring Robert Duvall (SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT), Forest Whitaker (SPECIES), and Kyra Sedgwick (SINGLES) -- don't miss this must-see motion picture event!
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Average customer rating:
- Age has nothing to do with being humane.
- in my all time top five favorite movies
- Never ends
- A worthy effort in robot movies
- Biventeenial Man
|
Bicentennial Man [Region 2]
Starring:
Robin Williams ,
Embeth Davidtz ,
Sam Neill ,
Oliver Platt , and
Kiersten Warren
Director:
Chris Columbus
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-
What Dreams May Come
-
Mission To Mars
-
Minority Report (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)
ASIN: B00004TLAO |
Amazon.com
Bicentennial Man was stung at the 1999 box office, due no doubt in part to poor timing during a backlash against Robin Williams and his treacly performances in two other, then-recent releases, Jakob the Liar and Patch Adams. But this near-approximation of a science fiction epic, based on works by Isaac Asimov and directed, with uncharacteristic seriousness of purpose, by Chris Columbus (Mrs. Doubtfire), is much better than one would have known from the knee-jerk negativity and box-office indifference.
Williams plays Andrew, a robot programmed for domestic chores and sold to an upper-middle-class family, the Martins, in the year 2005. The family patriarch (Sam Neill) recognizes and encourages Andrew's uncommon characteristics, particularly his artistic streak, sensitivity to beauty, humor, and independence of spirit. In so doing, he sets Williams's tin man on a two-century journey to become more human than most human beings.
As adapted by screenwriter Nicholas Kazan, the movie's scale is novelistic, though Columbus isn't the man to embrace with Spielbergian confidence its sweeping possibilities. Instead, the Home Alone director shakes off his familiar tendencies to pander and matures, finally, as a captivating storyteller. But what really makes this film matter is its undercurrent of deep yearning, the passion of Andrew as a convert to the human race and his willingness to sacrifice all to give and take love. Williams rises to an atypical challenge here as a futuristic Everyman, relying, perhaps for the first time, on his considerable iconic value to make the point that becoming human means becoming more like Robin Williams. Nothing wrong with that. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews:
Age has nothing to do with being humane........2007-09-03
I found this to be a very good science fiction film, well made for the most part. I was intrigued to see it when it was first advertised and am surprised more was not done to advertise it better.
I gave it three stars simply because of the way the movie is formatted in its plot delivery. While Andrew, played by actor Robin Williams, starts as a robot who, being the exception to the rule, "becomes aware" from the day he is "switched on" and eventually reinvents himself into a human from his robot body; there were many gaps in the time passages of this film that left me with a feeling of "emptiness", a desire of wanting more of the story told about Andrew. Even when he is dismissed from his owners home, after gaining his freedom as a robot and builds his home by the sea shore with 20 years passing; you get a number of these large gaps of time passing with little said about Andrews development and growth as a robot slowly rebuilding himself and developing into a human.
I think the permise is intriguing to begin with, but in need of greater development. I do not see this as a children's science fiction film meant for laughs, but something that operates as serious science fiction to begin with. You certainly can take your kids to this film.
I think the personality of Andrew really teaches all of us what it is to be really "humane" in our dealing with others and that is a message I liked about the film. it was interesting to see a more toned down, serious side to Robin Williams; given how talented he is.
It is a great film to watch, but I would have liked to see more even if it took another 45 minutes of added footage to fill in the gaps more during the time passages in the film as Andrew ages and how his friends die over time as he ages to be 200 years old. Still a very lovely film to view if you want a quiet thoughtful evening to send you off to bed.
in my all time top five favorite movies.......2007-07-14
I love seeing the future at least one possible future that isn't so dark that you feel depressed watching it. I love Robin Williams so I am not impartial, but that said, what a wonderful film. I dare anyone to watch without a tear at the end. Hurrah for Hollywood, they got the spirit of this one right.
Never ends.......2007-07-05
This has to be the worst movie ive ever seen in a theater. The movie seems to never end and it was really boring. Im surprised at how many people enjoyed this movie.
A worthy effort in robot movies.......2007-07-03
All of you testosterone junkies beware. There is NO action in Bicentennial Man. None whatsoever. My guess is the action buffs would call this movie a chick flick because of the lack of violence and focus on emotional development. I pity you poor slobs for being so narrow minded. Bicentennial Man is like an autobiography. With that in mind the movie makes perfect sense and achieves what it sets out to do.
First lets get to the sci-fi stuff. The movie is supposed to open in the year 2005, which is roughly five years after the movie was made. No idea why they decided on just a short time. Obviously we never developed positronic brains and fully self-capable robots, but that's just nit picking. Add a couple of decades to the movie's timeline and all is well. The android technology was well done and believable. Also the 'upgrades' that Andrew (the android) does during his lifetime tend to be believable as well. Not much other tech stuff in the movie. You'll see a hover car here and some fancy tools there, but for the most part the technology in this movie is focused on the androids.
Because the movie's timeline covers about 200 years (thus the movie title) character development for the humans have been sped up, but not to the point to where you don't see it. There are a few one dimensional or static characters in the movie. The important characters fortunately aren't. Bicentennial Man is about character development by the way. It's about how Andrew becomes more and more human and how the humans around him adjust to how much he evolves.
The acting was well done of course. I have to give notice to child actress Hallie Kate Eisenberg for doing a great job as the youngest of the Martin family children. The movie is full of beautiful scenes both natural and technological. One thing that bugged me was there were some breathtaking futuristic cityscapes in Bicentennial Man, but they don't show any of them until much later in the movie. That tends to make the movie unbalanced as far as imagery is concerned.
If you like dramas then Bicentennial Man will hit the spot. If you like epics then you should be able to get something out of this movie too. It also makes a good date movie since it also involves love and relationships and all that mushy stuff. For the average science fiction fan as long as you're not all freaky about things having to blow up or anything like that then you too will enjoy Bicentennial Man.
Biventeenial Man.......2007-07-03
I bought this as a gift for my daughter who just fell in love with the characters. I really enjoy it too. This saga, quest and journey leads a person through such intensity, happiness and bittersweet sorrow. A true love story that isn't sappy. I recommend it it to anyone.
![Bicentennial Man [Region 2]](http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/21H7SY3VX9L.jpg)
Average customer rating:
- Age has nothing to do with being humane.
- in my all time top five favorite movies
- Never ends
- A worthy effort in robot movies
- Biventeenial Man
|
Bicentennial Man [Region 2]
Starring:
Robin Williams ,
Embeth Davidtz ,
Sam Neill ,
Oliver Platt , and
Kiersten Warren
Director:
Chris Columbus
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Crewson, Wendy
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Davidtz, Embeth
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Higgins, John Michael
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Neill, Sam
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Platt, Oliver
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Root, Stephen
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Wallace, George
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Waugh, Scott
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Whitford, Bradley
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Williams, Robin
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Columbus, Chris
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Bicentennial Man was stung at the 1999 box office, due no doubt in part to poor timing during a backlash against Robin Williams and his treacly performances in two other, then-recent releases, Jakob the Liar and Patch Adams. But this near-approximation of a science fiction epic, based on works by Isaac Asimov and directed, with uncharacteristic seriousness of purpose, by Chris Columbus (Mrs. Doubtfire), is much better than one would have known from the knee-jerk negativity and box-office indifference.
Williams plays Andrew, a robot programmed for domestic chores and sold to an upper-middle-class family, the Martins, in the year 2005. The family patriarch (Sam Neill) recognizes and encourages Andrew's uncommon characteristics, particularly his artistic streak, sensitivity to beauty, humor, and independence of spirit. In so doing, he sets Williams's tin man on a two-century journey to become more human than most human beings.
As adapted by screenwriter Nicholas Kazan, the movie's scale is novelistic, though Columbus isn't the man to embrace with Spielbergian confidence its sweeping possibilities. Instead, the Home Alone director shakes off his familiar tendencies to pander and matures, finally, as a captivating storyteller. But what really makes this film matter is its undercurrent of deep yearning, the passion of Andrew as a convert to the human race and his willingness to sacrifice all to give and take love. Williams rises to an atypical challenge here as a futuristic Everyman, relying, perhaps for the first time, on his considerable iconic value to make the point that becoming human means becoming more like Robin Williams. Nothing wrong with that. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews:
Age has nothing to do with being humane........2007-09-03
I found this to be a very good science fiction film, well made for the most part. I was intrigued to see it when it was first advertised and am surprised more was not done to advertise it better.
I gave it three stars simply because of the way the movie is formatted in its plot delivery. While Andrew, played by actor Robin Williams, starts as a robot who, being the exception to the rule, "becomes aware" from the day he is "switched on" and eventually reinvents himself into a human from his robot body; there were many gaps in the time passages of this film that left me with a feeling of "emptiness", a desire of wanting more of the story told about Andrew. Even when he is dismissed from his owners home, after gaining his freedom as a robot and builds his home by the sea shore with 20 years passing; you get a number of these large gaps of time passing with little said about Andrews development and growth as a robot slowly rebuilding himself and developing into a human.
I think the permise is intriguing to begin with, but in need of greater development. I do not see this as a children's science fiction film meant for laughs, but something that operates as serious science fiction to begin with. You certainly can take your kids to this film.
I think the personality of Andrew really teaches all of us what it is to be really "humane" in our dealing with others and that is a message I liked about the film. it was interesting to see a more toned down, serious side to Robin Williams; given how talented he is.
It is a great film to watch, but I would have liked to see more even if it took another 45 minutes of added footage to fill in the gaps more during the time passages in the film as Andrew ages and how his friends die over time as he ages to be 200 years old. Still a very lovely film to view if you want a quiet thoughtful evening to send you off to bed.
in my all time top five favorite movies.......2007-07-14
I love seeing the future at least one possible future that isn't so dark that you feel depressed watching it. I love Robin Williams so I am not impartial, but that said, what a wonderful film. I dare anyone to watch without a tear at the end. Hurrah for Hollywood, they got the spirit of this one right.
Never ends.......2007-07-05
This has to be the worst movie ive ever seen in a theater. The movie seems to never end and it was really boring. Im surprised at how many people enjoyed this movie.
A worthy effort in robot movies.......2007-07-03
All of you testosterone junkies beware. There is NO action in Bicentennial Man. None whatsoever. My guess is the action buffs would call this movie a chick flick because of the lack of violence and focus on emotional development. I pity you poor slobs for being so narrow minded. Bicentennial Man is like an autobiography. With that in mind the movie makes perfect sense and achieves what it sets out to do.
First lets get to the sci-fi stuff. The movie is supposed to open in the year 2005, which is roughly five years after the movie was made. No idea why they decided on just a short time. Obviously we never developed positronic brains and fully self-capable robots, but that's just nit picking. Add a couple of decades to the movie's timeline and all is well. The android technology was well done and believable. Also the 'upgrades' that Andrew (the android) does during his lifetime tend to be believable as well. Not much other tech stuff in the movie. You'll see a hover car here and some fancy tools there, but for the most part the technology in this movie is focused on the androids.
Because the movie's timeline covers about 200 years (thus the movie title) character development for the humans have been sped up, but not to the point to where you don't see it. There are a few one dimensional or static characters in the movie. The important characters fortunately aren't. Bicentennial Man is about character development by the way. It's about how Andrew becomes more and more human and how the humans around him adjust to how much he evolves.
The acting was well done of course. I have to give notice to child actress Hallie Kate Eisenberg for doing a great job as the youngest of the Martin family children. The movie is full of beautiful scenes both natural and technological. One thing that bugged me was there were some breathtaking futuristic cityscapes in Bicentennial Man, but they don't show any of them until much later in the movie. That tends to make the movie unbalanced as far as imagery is concerned.
If you like dramas then Bicentennial Man will hit the spot. If you like epics then you should be able to get something out of this movie too. It also makes a good date movie since it also involves love and relationships and all that mushy stuff. For the average science fiction fan as long as you're not all freaky about things having to blow up or anything like that then you too will enjoy Bicentennial Man.
Biventeenial Man.......2007-07-03
I bought this as a gift for my daughter who just fell in love with the characters. I really enjoy it too. This saga, quest and journey leads a person through such intensity, happiness and bittersweet sorrow. A true love story that isn't sappy. I recommend it it to anyone.
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