What I enjoyed about this movie, was seeing other people interviewed that didn’t make it into the previous movie, like Bill Joy, Martine Rothblatt, Aubrey de Grey, and really just a host of people that honestly should have been there in the first place, especially since they play such key roles in all the things Kurzweil talks about.

As for the “plot”….I honestly enjoyed it — perhaps this is from the eyes of someone who has intensively read his works before watching the movies, but I liked it…..is that EXACTLY how the future will untold? We’ll see….It’s easy to get turned off by the B-movie plotline, which plays like something you’d typically see on Sci-Fi channel, but the plotline itself was never really the main point I feel….the plotline with Ramona made me think of the Molly and George bits at the end of each chapter in his books – they do a good job of summerizing and creating an “in-a-nutshell” image, but there is much more to it then that. My point is, I wasn’t placing too much into it because I felt it wasn’t really “the point” so much as just an expression of how the Singularity can be viewed as…it’s the whole picture, interviews (more so actually) and all that really make up the vision of the future through the eyes of Ray Kurzweil. That said, I still enjoyed it, and especially enjoyed Tony Robbins presence, who in general, is pleasant to watch.

Critiques? Well….I wasn’t too bothered by the after-effects, because again, that wasn’t the main thing — the production values obviously weren’t very high, and I feel that’s why people can be superficially turned off…it’s like the B-movie plotline — for those who take it too deeply and seriously, they will laugh because of how cheesy they may feel it is…however, that’s superficial, because again, it’s not the set-design or anything that really matters but the genuinely plausible ideas and everything that sets this movie up. That said, I still wish there were better production values in this movie if possible, because, it seemed almost like something from the 1990′s in how almost flashy it was….of course, one looking for something more visually mature, can look at Transcendent Man.

Overall, I enjoyed the movie and feel, if you are only ‘ever’ going to watch the movies, you definitely need to see both side-by-side to get the best possible picture of Kurzweil’s vision….of course, reading the books and everything else will make it more so.

Modern version: “Consumo, ergo sum!”

The second disc was fantastic – how the film was made (interesting to me) and the interviews. I only wish there could have been more since these were the “meat” of the movie. Still, good attempt at explaining a complex iissue.

thanks, Terry Slade

I ordered it right away as soon as the website said it could be ordered. I received a msg saying the discs were all backordered. But the DVD showed up a few days later, this Tuesday 09/04/12. I was very excited to get it and watched it that night. Incredible film, as expected. I will watch it again tomorrow night. I agree with another comment here that the presence of Tony Robbins was not a good sign. And I’m sure there is lots we could criticize about the film, but I try to get whatever there is to get from a film, and there is plenty to think about here. I thought the whole
drama/docu thing with the actress/AI was well-done. Very interesting film for sure. One of the most mind-blowing films I have seen.

But I do have a major disappointment, which is what brought me here. I am sure that I will be even more interested in the extended interviews on the extra disc. That is why I paid extra to order the Deluxe 2-disc edition. When I excitedly opened the package, I found that it contained the single-disc edition. So I emailed the support address right away. I got a response right back from a “robot” saying we got your message and will respond within 48 hours, although we try to respond sooner. It is now 2 days later and I have received no response. So I started looking around to see if I could find a phone number. Nothing on the film’s website. So I looked at the box and looked up the address – although is says Kurzweil Technologies, it is actually Acutrack, a company that makes and sends out DVDs. I called them and they were a bit puzzled at why I was calling them, since they don’t do customer service. But she said she would research it get back to me. That was a couple of hours ago and I need to go to work soon. So I am hoping that someone can look into this. Why is there no response at support@singularity.com ??? I really want to get the 2-disc set that I paid for. Please tell me how we can proceed to fix this.

thanks,
Terry Slade

(must say that I liked the book very much)

Ray – Thank you.

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P.S. I’m not a big fan of Colin Powell, who was featured in Transcendent Man either, but I bought it anyway.

By “masses” I obviously don’t mean the same volume of audience as is in the theater now for Dark Knight Rises, but rather the majority of people who will watch this film that are not as knowledgeable about the topic as those with a more scientific bent. I don’t need to make my own movie, I already thoroughly enjoyed Transcendent Man, which I thought was much better, and stated why.

I would suggest that if you have high praise for the movie and think it was perfect in every way possible that you go ahead and state that instead of focusing on my feedback as to why I think it could have been better, I’m sure they will be pleased.

Still, I’m looking forward to seeing PayPal as a payment option.

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