121: A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

A.I. Artificial Intelligence is every bit the overlong and fractured feeling movie we remember from 24 years ago, but even with some of those negative feelings re-confirmed, we find plenty to discuss, dissect, and even appreciate about Spielberg's tribute to his friend Stanley. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 121: A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) (00:01:26) - Intro. (00:02:50) - Our histories with this extremely divisive film. (00:08:36) - The chunkiness of the movie's structure. (00:16:19) - Does the movie ever fully commit to the rules of its own world? (00:21:25) - Getting into the storied and crazy production history. (00:36:19) - Who do we blame? (00:39:46) - Our star-studded cast. (00:48:52) - Break! (00:49:15) - We're back, and it's time to get into this movie! (00:54:30) - Some of our issues with the movie's world building. (01:01:07) - Frozen child syndrome, and a brand new robot to sate your bottomless grief. (01:09:17) - Maybe should have thought through this whole imprinting thing a little more. (01:15:32) - Martin comes home. (01:25:21) - A tragic haircut, and a terrible pool party. (01:35:30) - Leaving David by the side of the road. (01:41:39) - Gigolo Joe makes his grand entrance. (01:48:57) - The Flesh Fair comes calling. (01:58:48) - Mass producing your dead son. (02:03:39) - Rouge City and its myriad pornographic delights. (02:11:20) - We're off to Manhattan. Man. Hattan. MAN. HATTAN. (02:21:26) - David's underwater adventure begins. (02:28:08) - TWO THOUSAND YEARS LATER. (02:39:38) - The extremely messed up implications of bringing back Monica. (02:50:48) - Final thoughts. (03:03:47) - Outro.