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Pontiac Moon (1994)

A clever production about a family, a road trip, and a journey to the moon.

[7/10 · 8 December 2002]

After seeing this movie I felt that the creators did a good job paralleling the expedition to the moon and the traveling of the father and son. The Indian, Eric Schweig, held the characters together through their trip and allowed them to patch up their relationship by leaving them alone. He continuously gives Andy good advice concerning life and his father. But what I couldn't figure out was why they had to drive through Montana to get to Idaho from California, it is completely out of the way. The plot evolves as the mother finally leaves the home after 7 years of being boarded up inside. Ted Danson plays the father who is a genius professor with a strange behavioral side to him. But not to give the story away I will stop now and leave the rest to those that are interested in it.

Empire of the Sun (1987)

One of the finest movies ever made

[10/10 · 8 December 2002]

The story revolves around a British boy and his adventures in Japan during World War II. The plot was absolutely fabulous. The theme was realistic and compelling. The music fit the movie perfectly as well. I would have to rank as one of the best movies ever.

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

Futuristic Fairy Tale

[10/10 · 6 March 2002]

I found this movie to be wonderful. I compare it to a combination of Mission To Mars with the aliens, Bicentennial man with the use of the robots, and 2001 A Space Odyssey with the feeling that you are left with afterwards. It almost seems to be a reproduction of the fairy tale Pinocchio with today's standards of the future. The teddy bear that went everywhere with David represented Jiminy Cricket. David represented Pinocchio. The Swintons represented the old man that created Pinocchio. And Martin played the part of all the other boys that Pinocchio wanted to be like. It is an enchanting tale of a "boy" who explores he realm to find his true desire, his mother's love. Yet there is so much happening in the movie, in order to enjoy the movie you need to go see it with an open mind and imagination. Credit must be given to both Spielberg and Kubick for creating such a wonderful story.