Better than rated
16 October 2004
OK, I have a soft spot for movies like this. I first saw this on HBO, I think, and waited for it to show again. The computer is shorted out and made into a artificial life form. The geek that owns it is on a real trip that the computer takes him on. The Girl up stairs is on the same trip. What a trip it is! Soft, tender, and clean. You don't have to be afraid that the kids will see this one, make them see it.

Mickey Mouse's creator would have done this one, if he could have.

Edgar, the computer, comes to life after some coffee is spilled into it. Edgar them starts out to find out what it is to be alive. In the process it writes a song, and that song is great. If your really interested in who really wrote the song you are missing the point of the movie, and taking life way to seriously. Look, this is a fun movie, and a great escape. Yes, it is funny. Yes, they could have made it better. No, they did not miss the mark. Humor is only part of this picture. Feel what life is with Edgar, and the pain it can bring. Watch a geek find a life. The best line in the movie? "do you want to buy a set of encyclopedias?" The best ending I have seen in a long time. Edgar's song played every where, and letting you know he's still out there. Soft, genteel, and filled with hope that things will work out right. In short see it, and if it is on cable I'll be there.
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