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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: WILLIAMS,ROBIN
EAN: 9786305874935
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0788818333
Label: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
Manufacturer: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 13, 2000
Running Time: 131 minutes
Sales Rank: 6006
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
Theatrical Release Date: December 17, 1999
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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!
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
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Robot To Human, cool
This movie is really good. this movie is aboput a robot who wants to become human. thats pretty cool. it is also a heartwarming story. this movie show no matter if you are man or machine if you put your mind and heart into something you can achive it.
Rating: - "Welcome to the Human Condition."
The Good Things
*Extras include a featurette and trailer.
*A number of heart-warmingly funny parts (but nothing knee-slappingly hilarious).
*A number of slick special effects.
*Good production design.
*Generally a good story. Even though it has no really strong conflict, it is epic, classy, and as sci-fi, brings up some interesting ideas about robotics.
*Very strong themes concerning the nature of humanity.
*Excellent characters, acting, and writing.
*Good music.
The Bad Things
*The story is driven entirely by the main character's quest, and thus plays out more like a biography (kind of like "Forrest Gump" or something). It is a bit long, and without any major conflict to drive the story, it can be seen as tedious or dull.
The Questionable Things
*Video quality is generally not bad, but some parts have obvious amounts of film grain or particles.
*Thematic elements may not be appropriate for children (rated PG).
This is a cute sci-fi movie with occasional bits of touching comedy, romance, drama. Not only is it heart-warming and intriguing, but it also encapsulates a certain essence that makes it comparable to classic sci-fi (like the works of Isaac Asimov, whose works is a basis for this film). Some people may find this kind of thing boring. But for most serious sci-fi fans (and perhaps comedy fans), it is quite worthwhile.
Rating: - There's something not quite right, here
Try as he might, he just can't overcome the fact that he's a machine. Don't we all feel like that sometimes? This witty and wonderful movie will make you wonder about the meaning of life and the reasons we are motivated to keep going. Watch this on election night instead of the news coverage. Keep hope alive.
Rating: - Bicentennial Man
Recieved the DVD very quickly in like new condition. Excellent price for one of the most enjoyable movies I've purchased.
Rating: - Dispite being panned by critics ... STILL a GREAT movie!
Don't be mislead by critics into thinking this is a substandard movie because it is not. The storyline is solid and the performances by the cast are true to form.
The story revolves around an android named Andrew Martin, portrayed by Robin Williams, and his desire to become human and experience all the emotions that come with it.
Should you read other reviews on this or other sites you will no doubt be inundated with comments telling you that the movie is too long, boring, resembles other movies, or that it is just not funny. I personally found them to be untrue!
The movie is a little over 2 hours long and held my interest the whole time. If you enjoy movies with a little sci-fi flair to them then you will like Bicentennial Man and while it does resemble other films it doesn't take away from or make this any less of a great, enjoyable film!
The movie is light and airy throughout and while younger children may not understand every reference and innuendo made in the film they will nonetheless enjoy it as well ... it is a great family film and one that I am PROUD to have in my video library.
Judge this movie for yourself and for what it is ... not for what others say it is, is not, or would like it to be!
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