• Login
    • Basic Information on new release titles is posted as soon as titles are announced. Once reviewed, additional data is added to the database.
    WSR Detailed DVD Review
    A.I. Artificial Intelligence
    Genre: Science Fiction

    Reviewed In Issue 58 (Mar 2002) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: NR
    DD Sound Rating: NR
    DTS Sound Rating: NR
    Download WSR Review
    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 3.5
    Internet Links
    http://www.dreamworks.com
    http://www.AImovie.com
    Special Features
    Along with the arrival of Steven Spielberg


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): DreamWorks Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 89567
    (MPAA Rating): PG13
    (Rating Reason):

    		 Some sexual content and violent images
    (Retail Price): $29.99
    (DVD Type): DVD-9 x2
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 146
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): No
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2001
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 03/05/02
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Steven Spielberg
    (Screenplay/Written By): Subscribe Now!
    (Story): Subscribe Now!
    (Music): Subscribe Now!
    (Director Of Photography): Subscribe Now!
    (Production Designer): Subscribe Now!
    (Visual Effects): Subscribe Now!
    (Costume Designer): Subscribe Now!
    (Editor): Subscribe Now!
    (Supervising Sound Editors): Subscribe Now!
    (Re-Recording Mixers): Subscribe Now!
    (Executive Producers): Subscribe Now!
    (Co-Producers): Subscribe Now!
    (Producers): Subscribe Now!
    (Academy Awards): Subscribe Now!

      DVD Picture Information

    (Principal Photography): Subscribe Now!
    (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): Subscribe Now!
    (Measured DVD Anamorphic Aspect Ratio): Subscribe Now!
    (Measured DVD Letterbox Aspect Ratio): Subscribe Now!

      DVD Sound Information

    (DVD Soundtrack): Subscribe Now!
    (Theatrical Sound): Subscribe Now!
    (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): Subscribe Now!
    (DTS Bit Rate): Subscribe Now!
    (Dolby Digital Bit Rate): Subscribe Now!
    (Additional Languages): Subscribe Now!
    (Subtitles): Subscribe Now!
    (WSR Superb Sound Qualities): Subscribe Now!

      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    In a future world of runaway global warming and awe-inspiring scientific advances, humans share their lives with sophisticated companion robots known as Mechas. But when an advanced prototype robot child named David (Osment) is equipped with the artificial intelligence to show unconditional love, his human family (Robards and O

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 DVD picture exhibits images that are artistically stylized with lots of hazy, blown-out whites to give the picture a dreamy appearance (some may liken the look of the picture to certain films by Stanley Kubrick, who had originally planned to direct this movie). For stylization, cinematographer Janusz Kaminski often used smoke to help soften the picture and brighten the colors. The ENR silver-retention process was also used to increase contrast and give highlights more luminance. The color scheme is quite impressive, with vibrant hues, natural fleshtones, and deep, pure blacks. Typically, modern film transfers use an interpositive (IP) as the source element. With

    Soundtrack:
    The soundtrack production, led by sound designer Gary Rydstrom and the team at Skywalker Sound, is certainly remarkable in the sense of creating ambient, sonically-appropriate settings that serve to both immerse and tell the story through the selective combination of soundtrack elements and sound design. As probably would be expected, substantial portions of the audio, particularly with the A.I. subject David living with the Swintons, are of a rather quiescent nature, and appropriately so given the subtle, yet dramatic on-screen action. The visuals often do figure most prominently, so it would be quite appropriate, on an artistic level, to ensure that sound is engaged to reinforce what is seen on-screen, without drawing excessive attention to itself. When David is forced out of his adopted home, the subsequent settings do result in dramatically increased spatial presence, particularly with the torture spectacle of the

    This Disc Contains The Following WSR-Rated Superb Qualities:
    Subscribe Now!

    Reason #33 Why Readers Love Widescreen Review:

    I read Widescreen Review because there is no other magazine on the market that will teach me everything about home theatre gear. I will feel more confident speaking to a salesman when the time comes to upgrade my system. Your knowledge and expertise in WSR have made me a better customer and a joyful home theatre enthusiast. Thank you all at WSR for a job well done, and continue to teach the way you have since the beginning.

    Robert Lecompte
    26864 Mandelieu Drive, Murrieta, CA 92562 • Phone: 951 676 4914 • Fax: 951 693 2960
    Copyright © Information • All Rights Reserved • www.widescreenreview.com • Web Site Established In 1995 • Privacy Policy • Partners