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Offline Villa64

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Hey, I saw I, Robot! (No spoilers)
« on: July 18, 2004, 10:17:58 am »
I liked it.   Elements of the movie reminded me of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Bladerunner (definitely), and Diehard.  I also saw a trailer for Aliens vs Predator, which looked neat.  I dont think I, Robot will be a stayer, but its a cool action/ detective flick, worth seeing if you want to drop eight bucks and veg for two hours.

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Re: Hey, I saw I, Robot! (No spoilers)
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2004, 10:27:57 am »
The problem I have with I, Robot is that other than the title, and the fact it deals with robots and a possible murder, is that the trailer bears little resemblence to what I remember of the books.  I am not alone in this as well.  A lady I work with after seeing the trailer actually got out her I, Robot book and re-read it.  Finding pretty much the same commonalities that I have found.

If you're going to make a movie based on a Science Fiction classic.  Stick close to the actual source.
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Re: Hey, I saw I, Robot! (No spoilers)
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2004, 11:10:07 am »
I agree..I reread the book, and as I've said, it was mostly an interview with Susan Calvin, and the exploits, problems, etc with US Robotics...no car chases, murders, etc...


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Re: Hey, I saw I, Robot! (No spoilers)
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2004, 11:30:09 am »
And To this Day, Th First Chapter will always be My Favorite. Where Robbie saves the Little girl in the Robot Factory. and the Girls Mother Relents.

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Re: Hey, I saw I, Robot! (No spoilers)
« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2004, 10:10:43 pm »
My favorite was "Liar"....got Susan all worked up....

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Re: Hey, I saw I, Robot! (No spoilers)
« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2004, 11:29:33 pm »
I liked the movie as an action/adventure picture.  I knew it wouldn't follow Asimov's story.  However the movie bears a resemblence to a story set in Asimov's robot universe, Caliban.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1857981685//qid=1090210892/sr=2-2/ref=sr_2_2/002-9576790-6997652?v=glance&s=books&vi=reviews

As far as set design, I would have preferred a "grittier" world, not a copy of Minority Report.
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Re: Hey, I saw I, Robot! (No spoilers)
« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2004, 01:27:49 pm »
Oh cripes, please tell me it's really not like Caliban.
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Re: Hey, I saw I, Robot! (No spoilers)
« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2004, 01:29:37 pm »
It isn't Asimov's book, because the studio got the film rights to Asimov's I Robot after they already had a script in hand from someone else with some similar elements.  They changed the title, included a few elements from Asimov, and voila - instant movie.
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Re: Hey, I saw I, Robot! (No spoilers)
« Reply #8 on: July 19, 2004, 09:16:38 pm »
SPOILER ALERT ! SPOILER ALERT!













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What I don't get is the stupid complex series if events that was set into motion. While I liked the movie, the old man leaving a series of clues because  Viki, the AI Bitch from hell, supposedly had him under some sort of confinement. What you couldn't write a note? I'm sure there was somewhere he could have done it...rather than have a robot kill him with a hologram and a series of bread crumbs. I mean really now.
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