On a scale of butter to popcicle, I give it a porkchop.
I wasn't expecting a whole lot from the movie. Since Asmov is "the man," I've seen other films (none as good as this) use similiar plot premise (same motive for the same bad guy).
I'd definatly watch it again on DVD. There's enough action to keep it interesting.
Giving it a boring rating, I'd give it an 7.5 out of 10.
Note: There was a preview for Resident Evil II (Milla Jovovich sooooo wants me) followed by a preview for Aliens Vs. Predator before the film. Neither looks like it will be a great movie, but I'll definatly see the latter in theatres.
I, Robot
I had thought we discussed it before but couldn't find the post. I saw it in the movie theater a month ago. While I was away the old lady bought it for me. I have since saw it several times. Actually the more I watched the better I liked it. I think it is worth the rent.
Who has read the book and is it any good? Is it the same or worth the read.
Who has read the book and is it any good? Is it the same or worth the read.
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The book is a series of shorts centered upon the evolution of 1 robot company, with recurring major characters.Zetleft wrote:What little I remember of the stores leads me to think the only simularity is the actual 3 laws of robots. Movie should really had another title but I still enjoyed the hell out of it at the theatre, didn't know it was on video already.
So it's more tied together than a collection of shorts, but not as cohesive as a novel.
The characters/back-drop from the book are used for the movie, thus it is tied in as well as any of the other stories. In fact, there are 2 stories from which the movie liberally borrows, just with a different ending than either of them had, particularly the latter of the 2 stories.
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Dr. Calvin is in the stories, but by the time US Robotics is a household name she's in her late 60's.
I liked the movie. It was well-done and interesting and entertaining. There were a few weak plot elements, but on the whole that wasn't enough to detract from the movie.
Assimov would have hated it, though. He had very few technophobic characters and those he did have were nearly always portrayed as willfully ignorant and often somewhat evil. While he himself was afraid of some technology (in his later years he never rode in a car or flew or got on a train, only going places he could walk to himself) his stories nearly always portrayed technology as a positive force for humanity's advancement (tech was used for evil in some stories of his but it was never made out to be evil in it's own right; it was always a human that twisted it for evil). The technophobic tone of this movie would have annoyed the crap out of him. IMO.
I liked the movie. It was well-done and interesting and entertaining. There were a few weak plot elements, but on the whole that wasn't enough to detract from the movie.
Assimov would have hated it, though. He had very few technophobic characters and those he did have were nearly always portrayed as willfully ignorant and often somewhat evil. While he himself was afraid of some technology (in his later years he never rode in a car or flew or got on a train, only going places he could walk to himself) his stories nearly always portrayed technology as a positive force for humanity's advancement (tech was used for evil in some stories of his but it was never made out to be evil in it's own right; it was always a human that twisted it for evil). The technophobic tone of this movie would have annoyed the crap out of him. IMO.
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While I was away the old lady bought it for me. I have since saw it several times.
Bootleg?
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"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
I don't know who's more obstinate: You, me or Gordon.thibodeaux wrote:Accurate review here
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It's now on my digital cable's "In Demand" thing, so I finally watched it last night.
1. How bout that subtle Converse shoe product placement... the movie takes place in 2035, and Will Smith is proud of his vintage 2004 converse shows. In which year was this movie released, again?
2. Various characters through the movie: "Nice shoes."
3. They don't have shower curtains in the year 2035? If Will Smith's butt is going to be out there for everyone to see in the future, then count me out.
4. Although, this movie was better than I'd expected. I'll be watching it again.
4.5. No human would be able to control the flat spin of the car between the robot trucks. At that point I thought Will Smith was a robot.
5. About 20 years ago I read a short story, either written by Asimov or in an anthology put together by Asimov, about future robots tasked with protecting humanity, so they take it a step further and decide that humans can no longer drive, leave the house, own knives, etc for their own safety. That short story did not have a happy ending for humans.
How bout that.
It's now on my digital cable's "In Demand" thing, so I finally watched it last night.
1. How bout that subtle Converse shoe product placement... the movie takes place in 2035, and Will Smith is proud of his vintage 2004 converse shows. In which year was this movie released, again?
2. Various characters through the movie: "Nice shoes."
3. They don't have shower curtains in the year 2035? If Will Smith's butt is going to be out there for everyone to see in the future, then count me out.
4. Although, this movie was better than I'd expected. I'll be watching it again.
4.5. No human would be able to control the flat spin of the car between the robot trucks. At that point I thought Will Smith was a robot.
5. About 20 years ago I read a short story, either written by Asimov or in an anthology put together by Asimov, about future robots tasked with protecting humanity, so they take it a step further and decide that humans can no longer drive, leave the house, own knives, etc for their own safety. That short story did not have a happy ending for humans.
How bout that.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
I've watched it a few times, now...
6. Robots are already ubiquitous by the time this movie begins, so much so that the new model is coming out to replace the hundreds of thousands of older models. And it is claimed that no robot has ever committed a crime, because they are programmed so well. But... they've never been hacked to commit crimes? Hardware these days is usually hacked/reverse engineered the day it is released.
6. Robots are already ubiquitous by the time this movie begins, so much so that the new model is coming out to replace the hundreds of thousands of older models. And it is claimed that no robot has ever committed a crime, because they are programmed so well. But... they've never been hacked to commit crimes? Hardware these days is usually hacked/reverse engineered the day it is released.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."