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An I, ROBOT review from the premiere! Claims film is '80% good'!!!
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Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with another mostly positive review of I, ROBOT. The more trailers I see, the more I become convinced that Alex Proyas was able to pull a fun and beautiful looking film out of this, although it is still questionable just how much Asimov is going to spin in his grave. A little? A lot? Not at all? Who knows. I have faith in Proyas, so I'm looking forward to it.
hallo aicn, longtime listenner, first time caller.
i had the pleasure of attending the world premiere of I ROBOT in L.A.
tonight, Westwood to be specific. I've been to a few premieres and
you can usually tell whether a movie is good by the feel of the event
and this one was quite festive. There was a palpable buzz and a lot
of excitement, not to mention a ton of people clamoring for a glimpse
of Mr. Smith.
Although it 'started' at 8 it was almost 9 by the time Tom Cruise sat
down with his popcorn and the Fresh Prince sauntered in and said some
kind words about Alex Proyas and the lights came down. Now, I must
confess, my brothers had every Asimov book ever written in our house,
but I only stared at the covers, I was too into fantasy to bother with
sci fi, so I can't comment on the quality of the adaptation or
interpretation or whatever the hell it was, but I sure as hell can
comment on the movie, so here it goes...spoiler free dammit.
It was pretty darn good and I was half expecting it to suck. It
started smoothly, save for a shot of Will in the shower
post-masturbation. The future seems cool, the futuristic design is a
nice mix of old and new, not everything has changed, but what has
seems plausible and for the better. Chicago is a bustling metropolis
where robots do the shit work and everyone else seems to get by with
all their new free time. Will's a detective who apparently is the
only one on the planet who doesn't like robots and when the head
designer of a robotics corporation jumps through a window he is
summoned to the crime scene and the investigation begins.
You know what, who needs a fucking synopsis, the bottom line is,
that while there is some redundant scenes in the movie ie. ("robots
are good", "no, robots are bad"), some questionable acting (Bridget
Moynahan always seems to be about to start crying) , and some campy
mob scenes that resembled 'West Side Story", there is a lot more to
love then to hate, the movie is 80% good, and that seems to be quite
a bit these days. It's no Spidey but it has some great lines, awesome
sets, great special effects (the robots were fucking amazing) some
excellent action scenes, and a nice little surprising moral lesson at
the end.
Will Smith does fine, Bruce Greenwood is his usual brilliant self,
and the main robot struggles with his lack of humantity admirably. It
is definitely worth checking out, Alex Proyas did a fine job cobbling
it together and while you won't run out and tatoo I Robot on your ass
you will at least shrug and think 'yeah, it was pretty good'.
Sincerely,
The Shucked Oyster
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Jul 08, 2004 7:06:13 AM CDT
Proyas should have killed Will Smith like he did with Brandon Le
by godoffireinhell
At least that'd spare us MIB 3.
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But it really shouldn't be called "I, Robot". I don't really care about the source material all that much, but I don't like the idea of movies riding on the coat-tails of higher culture literature (how's THAT for pretentious?). They should've called it something else and just said it was based on I, Robot. It worked fine for Blade Runner
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wil wheaton would be a far better black leading man.
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Does the Fresh Prince go without saying his tired "Aw, Hell Naw!" line?
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people who don't want to see Will Smith in sci-fi movies suck. so he isn't Grando Calrissian or Orpheus. Get over it.
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Gonna see this maily ;cause the teaming of Smith and Proyas should be better than his last director Sonnefeld (i.e, MIB II and WW West)
Although since I read I, Robot and this only has SOME vague similarites to Asimov's work I consider this movie "I, Robot: The Rise of the Blade Runners" -
Jul 09, 2004 1:16:01 AM CDT
Plant. No one not involved directly with the movie would say the
by jimmy_009
Those robots are absolutely uninspired. Poor design that should have never got past the drafting table.
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I think The FP is certsinly not a bonus to the flick, I blame the producers though. After all, they push through all the crappy designs, art ideas, writers, etc. And I'm not 100% sure about the director...I think he's mediocre so far. But Will, yeah, should be in RAP,ROBOT before I, Robot. And he doesn't even do that all so well...
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Jul 09, 2004 2:23:40 AM CDT
Does Will Smith yet again yell out "WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" like an as
by my ass smells
If so, i will walk out of the theater.
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Jul 09, 2004 2:50:28 AM CDT
Now that GARAGE DAYS is out on DVD, you can all witness why we m
by lenny nero
Fucking amazing movie. Most fun you'll have with a movie in a long long time. And as for the corner monkey, that's 2001, boy.
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yo, acin, check out the producer of i, robot interview at
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from the first day, y'all have been saying "this movie sucks" without even giving it the slightest of a chance. yet, i can tell it will already be better than the crapfest that was Spiderman 2. Why do people here have to automatically dickride/lambast something without even knowing what the concept behind the movie is? People here just jump on the bandwagon. Whatever is hype, they'll eat it up. learn to make up your OWN f**king mind. pls! or else we will continue to get shitty movies.
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And that's all there is to it. I like my action stars to have grit, and even though I like WS, I don't like the thought of him in this role. These types of roles need someone who's a bit rough around the edges. Someone who's complection doesn't look like they've spent more time in the spa than out in the elements. What ever happened to the rough, tough, and gruff guys? Eastwood, Wayne, Bronson, etc...etc...? Our action hero's nowdays are Hollywood pretty boys, who look like they were plucked fresh out of a shopping mall.
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He should return to the small screen and stick with sitcoms. The so-called "wit" that he brings to his films amounts to little more than looking into the camera and winking at the audience. I have no problem with an off-base adaptation of the Asimov stories...I can live with that. But Smith...ick.
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Jul 09, 2004 6:08:44 AM CDT
It's a generic Hollywood futuristic action movie with a star.
by spacesheik
The Asimov books get bastardized for the sake of some CGI "money shots" with a star trying to look cool. At best late night cable fare if you're bored.
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Jul 09, 2004 8:10:10 AM CDT
I lost all hope when I saw Smith on a bike pulling out two pisto
by darksider
And after most of his dialogue was taken out of the trailers.
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Oh, and I plan on being there opening weekend to.
It's time for Mr. Smith to reclaim the summer!
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Jul 09, 2004 8:55:47 AM CDT
For a good adaptation of Asimov's Robot short stories...
by renonevada2000
...Track down Harlan Ellison's unproduced screenplay (It's been recently republished) and give it a read. Damn great job.
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Are you referring to the poster (closest thing to a monkey, Bridget Moynahan), or to the animated thingy in the corner? Because mine is still an obese guy in a Spidey outfit. Cheerio
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Jul 09, 2004 9:33:53 AM CDT
Alex Proyas has more talent than Sam Raimi, Peter Jackson and Br
by chien_sale
So I bet I, Robot will surprise a lot of folks. Can`t wait.
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I think it's very important that we find out exactly who it is in Hollywood that is under the impression that Will Smith is a good actor, or even an 'it' guy, and half a long, frank discussion with them. Will Smith was an 'it' guy for a durating of about 2 months, 8 years ago. Since then he has all but ruined every movie he's been in. I imagine the only reason he still gets periodically jammed into movies where he is completely out of place, is because somewhere in Hollywood there are 2 or 3 guys who are completely out of touch sitting around a board table going 'who's that actor all the kids are "Down with" these days? Oh yes, that Will Smith fellow. They say he's quite "Jiggy" with it. Let's see if we can get him.' Will Smith needs to perform Seppuku asap.
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Proyas must have been miserable having to turn what could have been a dark, futuristic noir film into a Will Smith action-comedy. Don't waste your time on this one.
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You know, I'll bet that Mr. Smith has had his slave schlong inside more white tail than you will ever have in your loathsome existence. In fact, if it wasn't for Jada, he'd probably have your girl spreadeagled on the floor in some nightclub. Don't hate him for being black. If he can't act, he can't act, leave that race shit alone, dumbass!
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Will Smith is goddamn sexy. And Alex needs to block career constipation. Solution: bubblegum fare to please the bank (ie studio) with enough of his talent on a craft level to satisfy him. Next project will be one he really wants to do. No craggy noir actor could restore the integrity to this film, it is not Asimov, it's kids' stuff. But I'll see it because Will is fucking horny and Alex knows pictures.
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I think you missed the point. I believe Dennycolt was already expressing a similar view to yours (but with the graceful bonus of an irony)...
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Jul 10, 2004 4:49:28 AM CDT
I don't know whether this movie will be good or bad, but the onl
by frankdrebin
Asimov's robot books are exercises in logic. He created the 3 air-tight rules, then tried to figure out how they could be broken. (Sort of like an Agatha Christie mystery, where there's a murder in a locked room, and everybody has an alibi.) The books are subtle fun--there are no big action scenes. The most exciting moment for me (I don't know if this is in the movie, so it may or may not be a spoiler), is when the detective realizes that the robot he's interviewing can read his mind. Gave me goosebumps.
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Jul 10, 2004 10:22:52 AM CDT
"They should've called it something else and just said it was ba
by i dunno
...that's because the book that Blade Runnner was the basis for was called "Do Androids dream of electric sheep?". Even Hollywood execs don't have enough blow in their system to approve that title. Although I agree that they should have come up with a different title. Their target audience doesn't know what an "Isaac Asimov" is and fans of the book need only to see Wil Smith's name above the title to know it's not going to be anything like the book. So the title is enticing no one. Change the title and instead of Asimov's 3 laws of robotics just make the tagline "Aw, hellll naw" or "Oh no they di'ent!".
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LOL! Is this guy for real? The Robots look fake. The CGI is terrible. The only reason why this guy says that the Robots are amazing looking, is because WETA created them. WETA Rendered Gollum well, but they obviously can't Render Robots well. Leave CGI Robots to ILM, the true masters of Futuristic Settings. ILM can Render Creatures and Robots equally well.
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Jul 11, 2004 4:13:28 AM CDT
wow...these are comments from the same people who loved Spiderma
by sirbiatchreturns
and can't seem to extend their love to this movie. everything u complain about in this movie was at least twice worse in Spiderman 2. so why all the negativity? because one happens to have Will Smith, whom many here don't like for some reason (and probably don't like a lot of brothas period) and deals with a plot that u're not THAT familiar with? that would require perhaps an ounce of thought to understand? perhaps u want a dumbed down simple plot, where one only has to wish away his powers and they're gone. S2 was flashy garbage. It had a paper thin plot (whether u want to admit it or not), paper thin characterization, lame and boring dialogue, etc... yet u all love it. therefore, please be quiet and give this movie a chance.
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Jul 11, 2004 7:10:57 AM CDT
When listing Will's films, why does everyone forget "Enemy of th
by rapmaster c
Now that was a good movie IMO. And don't say that it was due to Gene Hackman! Smith did his part well.
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