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Post subject: I Robot  Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 8:17 pm |
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I went to see "I, Robot" at the local cinema yesterday. As a film, it is actually quite good. As a dramatisation of the book, it was awful. It pretty much played up to every concern and frustration that Asimov ever expressed about the reaction to his books. It was ironic that the film went down the road that he always complained about the most!
- Anyone else seen it?
- And is it a coincidence that the robot is called Son(n)y?
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MaksimSmelchak
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Post subject: I Robot Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 9:04 pm |
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I expected the worse and was pleasantly surprised.
It stands fine alone as entertainment and while it was changed from novel, it didn't do too badly.
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Jimbo
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Post subject: I Robot Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 9:50 pm |
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MaksimSmelchak
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Post subject: I Robot Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 9:57 pm |
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Hi Jimbo,
Is it typical summer blockbuster Will Smith material, aka Men in Black, Independence Day, etc.... ?
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No, it had some kind of plot... it was adapted from an Asimov novel after all! 
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primarch
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Post subject: I Robot Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 12:47 am |
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Hi!
I was also told it was quite good. Perhaps I'll see it this weekend.
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CyberShadow
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Post subject: I Robot Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 1:37 am |
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Personally, I like most Will Smith films. I thought that MIB was quite entertaining, and ID4 was at least different. I found the plot to be fairly standard fair. I think that all that I can say about the film is to re-iterate that, as a film, I found a great diversion from 2 hours. But, Asimov would hate it thoroughly.
I must admit that I have been a huge Asimov fan for a long time (although I have never seen a good adaptation of one of his books, beyond Fantastic Voyage).
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Post subject: I Robot Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 4:29 am |
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Post subject: I Robot Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 6:12 pm |
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And the 3 Rules were Asimov's IIRC. |
*cough* It's actually 'laws' L4...
Sorry.. too much of a Asimov purist..
I heard it was reasonable too, so I'll probably go and see it sometime...
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CyberShadow
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Post subject: I Robot Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 6:44 pm |
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stormseer: If you are another Asimov fan, let me know what you think. Will Smith is more MIB in the film than the Dick Tracy of the books, and Dr Susan is completely a new character much more 'empowered'.
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Post subject: I Robot Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 12:32 am |
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Post subject: I Robot Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2004 3:50 am |
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?Now that's entertainment ! 
Have to go to Toys R Us and see if they have any new Micro Machines or models for "AvP" !