saw Artificial Intelligence: AI last night. never really had any interest or disinterest in it before. it was just kind of there. my thoughts on it now: Haley Joel Osment is a little creepy, in a 'I'm gonna star in the next remake of a Cape Fear' kind of way. after his 'mommy' dumped him off in the woods, and he's running from the Flesh Fair hounds, i kept thinking "where's Rick Deckard when you need him?" i also kept thinking "where can i get my own Jude Lawbot?"

the real unexamined story, though, is why William Hurt is building himself an army of Haley Joel Osments. can you imagine them marching across the planet? how terrifying would that be? no wonder humans are extinct in that future (which really should have been cut. blech. unnecessary sugary sappiness).

my rating (1 to 10):
base value: 6 (hey, any movie with William Hurt starts out a little higher than most)

modifiers: Jude Law +1; creepy little boy -3; cute teddy bear that i really want +2; sugary ending -2; half litre of rum i consumed while watching +2

final tally = 6 (or probably wouldn't choose to watch it again)