I, Robot (2004) - Movie Details

Set in 2035, at a time when humans are fairly dependent on robotic assistants, a police detective is brought in to investigate the murder of a scientist, where the chief suspect is a robot. The crime unheard of, due to the fact that robots have been programmed not to kill, the question is raised as to whether the robot really killed his master, and if so, what's to stop the rest of the robots from...

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Will Smith returns to July glory with I, Robot, an entertaining and effective summer blockbuster very roughly based on the Isaac Asimov story. Full movie review »

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Anonymous says:

July 16, 2004

...but grading a movie based on your preconceived notions gleaned from having seen only the trailer.. and not once, not twice, but three times giving it an 'F' seems rather idiotic. Perhaps this was due to a twitchy mouse-button finger as a result of the same sort of activity you compare Hollywood "CGI" to.
The movie is based on the central concept of the Asimov stories, the three laws of robotics.. and it'd be fairly difficult to imagine a movie about robots in this day and age that didn't use CG.

But I think I'll actually *see* it before forming an opinion.

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Anonymous says:

July 15, 2004

When I first saw the trailer, it looked intriguing. But as soon as the scenes of the Robots on the rampage started, I knew this was just another Hollywood CGI masturbation exercise. The stories this so-called movie is "based" on are fantastic and thoughtful. It's offensive the way such good ideas get corrupted by big corporate bucks. Bicentennial Man (1999) was not a perfect movie, but at least it was closer to Robot ideals than this latest Will Smith vehicle.

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Anonymous says:

July 15, 2004

When I first saw the trailer, it looked intriguing. But as soon as the scenes of the Robots on the rampage started, I knew this was just another Hollywood CGI masturbation exercise. The stories this so-called movie is "based" on are fantastic and thoughtful. It's offensive the way such good ideas get corrupted by big corporate bucks. Bicentennial Man (1999) was not a perfect movie, but at least it was closer to Robot ideals than this latest Will Smith vehicle.

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Anonymous says:

July 15, 2004

When I first saw the trailer, it looked intriguing. But as soon as the scenes of the Robots on the rampage started, I knew this was just another Hollywood CGI masturbation exercise. The stories this so-called movie is "based" on are fantastic and thoughtful. It's offensive the way such good ideas get corrupted by big corporate bucks. Bicentennial Man (1999) was not a perfect movie, but at least it was closer to Robot ideals than this latest Will Smith vehicle.

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Anonymous says:

July 8, 2004

Interestingly enough This might be the only A grade around for the film. There are so many rants and ravings about this film and so much distaste for what is being taken as a robot-attacks action thriller. So my question that I have for everyone.... Have you seen the film yet? If not, how are you judging it? If you are looking down on it because you don't think it will follow the book. Personally I have a hard time thinking of any films that stayed true to the book(s). And this film also states that it is not Isaac Asimovs book(s), but a film onto itself using Isaac Asimovs concepts. As for story modifications for films there is production cost and keeping the story flowing and to visually portray thoughts and concepts that books don't have to worry about.

I say Alex Proyas is a great film maker and looking forward to the film. Lets wait a week when we can actually go and see this film before we past judgement.

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