I really don’t know why I had this sitting on my DVD pile for over 12 months and never watched it. Finally I took the plunge and I am so glad I did not just because it stars the gorgeous Will Smith but the whole thing was amazing.
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The classic collection of robot stories from the master of the genre. One of the Voyager ... more
Classics collection now I Robot is a major Fox movie starring Will Smith. In these stories Isaac Asimov creates the Three Laws of Robotics and ushers in the Robot Age. When Earth is ruled by master-machines when robots often seem more human than mankind the Three Laws ensure that humans remain superior and the robots are kept in their rightful place. But an insane telepathic robot results from a production error; a robot assembled in space logically deduces its superiority to non-rational humanity; and when machines serve mankind rather than individual humans the machine's idea of what is good for society may itself contravene the sacred Three Laws...Amazing and timeless robot stories from the greatest science fiction writer of all time.
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In 2035 A.D., robots are programmed to live in harmony with humans and are part of every ... more
day life. When a brilliant scientist at the U.S. Robotics Corporation is found dead, Chicago Detective Del Spooner (Will Smith) is called in to investigate. Aided by Robot Psychologist Dr. Susan Calvin (Bridget Moynahan), Detective Spooner uncovers the possibility that a robot may be the primary suspect in the case. But as Spooner gets closer to the truth, he gets caught up in a race for his life. With time running out, a deeper threat emerges that challenges the very existence of mankind.
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Twentieth Century Fox brings the future to the palm of your hand. In this fast-moving platform game youll experience a unique vision of a world where intelligent robots live among us in perfect harmony. When the seemingly impossible happens and a robot is implicated in the death of a brilliant US Robotics scientist the player controls Detective Del Spooner Dr. Calvin and Sonny to investigate. The game is full of twists and turns in the fight to prevent one robot from fulfilling a terrifying plot to overthrow the human race and players must defeat and elude the NS-5 robots as they search for the truth behind the conspiracy. Each character of the trio is thrust into a thrilling race against time and possesses unique abilities which come in handy for six action-packed levels full of exciting game-play. Individual character abilities force the player to take a different approach in maneuvering tricky situations and completing each level. Always expect the unexpected and be prepared to use your wits! 2004 FOX. All rights reserved. 2004 Mobile Scope AG
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In the year 2035, technology and robots are a trusted part of everyday life.But that trust ... more
is broken when a scientist is found dead and a skeptical detective (Smith) believes that a robot is responsible. Bridget Moynahan co-stars in this high-tech action thriller that questions whether technology will ultimately lead to mankind's salvation . . . or annihilation.
Production Year: 2007 - Science Fiction - Director: Francis Lawrence - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Dash Mihok, Will Smith, Salli Richardson, Willow Smith
Advantages: Excellent story and acting, amazing effects Disadvantages: None from me
I really don’t know why I had this sitting on my DVD pile for over 12 months and never watched it. Finally I took the plunge and I am so glad I did not just because it stars the gorgeous Will Smith but the whole thing was amazing.
Will Smith plays the role of Detective Spooner who is living in the year 2035 where humans and robots are co-existing together. The robots are programmed with 3 laws and this means that they are unable to ... ...Thing take a turn for the worse for Spooner when he gets a call that one of the Doctors at the Robotic Centre has been found dead. Spooner heads on out there as he has a special connection with this Doctor. When he arrives he finds that the Doctor has committed suicide but he does not believe this and when he finds a hellgrammite message he knows that he did not kill himself.
Spooner is teamed up with Dr Susan Calvin who is ... more
I really don’t know why I had this sitting on my DVD pile for over 12 months and never watched it. Finally I took the plunge and I am so glad I did not just because it stars the gorgeous Will Smith but the whole thing was amazing.
Will Smith plays the role of Detective Spooner who is living in the year 2035 where humans and robots are co-existing together. The robots are programmed with 3 laws and this means that they are unable to harm humans and have to obey commands given to them. Thing take a turn for the worse for Spooner when he gets a call that one of the Doctors at the Robotic Centre has been found dead. Spooner heads on out there as he has a special connection with this Doctor. When he arrives he finds that the Doctor has committed suicide but he does not believe this and when he finds a hellgrammite message he knows that he did not kill himself.
Spooner is teamed up with Dr Susan Calvin who is a robot psychologist and the pair set to work investigating the death of the Doctor. Spooner soon discover that there is a rogue robot in the Doctors lab and sets out to chase him. They soon discovers that the robot is not like the others and he has dreams and feelings which should not happen. Just what will Spooner and Dr Calvin discover from their new robot friend Sonny and will they discover the truth from the trail of breadcrumbs which the dead Doctor has left them and just why does Spooner hate the robots so much?
At the beginning of this film I was not particularly interested and thought it would be another bad attempt at a futuristic film but how wrong was I. After the frost 15 or so minutes the film really did pick up the pace and I was hooked. I found the storyline to be excellent despite being a bit far fetched at times I thought it had tried to be as realistic as possible. The robot which were used did all look good and they were not portrayed as being massive and strange things, they looked very human and looked as if they could become a reality for life in the future.
I thought that Will Smith did an excellent job playing the role of Spooner and he did make the film so much more watch able for me. He seemed to make the character very mysterious at times with his hatred for the robots and I enjoyed how we were left guessing why this was so. He did work very well with Bridget Moynahan who played the role of Susan Calvin and I enjoyed the platonic relationship they both had a screen. I was please that there was no love story between them as this would have put me off slightly and moved away from the initial storyline. Both of these actors worked well with the effects which were created for the robot Sonny and made he looked a real part of the film and not just an added effect.
I liked the effects throughout the film and thought that a lot of time, effort and money were put into all of them. The robots really looked authentic and as if they could be living normally among us and I liked how human they were made to look. The fight scenes with the robots were excellent and I liked how they were given sort of spider movement with the crawling and jumping, this really added to the effect of them all for both me and hubby. I also though the futuristic cars and vehicles were excellent and despite asking hubby said he will not buy me one. I also found the inclusion of Spooner’s motorbike excellent and enjoyed seeing him riding it.
I did think that there was a slight touch of humour to the film and loved how Spooner would always make a comment on his authentic 2004 Converse shoes, this did make me chuckle at times. The relationship with Spooner and his Grandmother also added to the story for me and showed a different side to his character and give him a little bit of depth.
The music throughout was really good and did add to the mood of the places which it was used. None of the tracks really stood out to me apart from the one which Spooner had on his record player but they were all very appropriate for the places they were used.
The one downside to this film for me was the silly black hanky type hat Spooner would be wearing as I thought he looked stupid in it and it did start to drive me mad. He looked so much better without it. This really is the only downside to the whole film from both me and hubby.
The DVD which we have doe shave some bonus material which includes:-
Three Audio Commentaries including Director Alex Proyas The Making of I Robot Still Gallery Inside look - Alien v Predator, 24, Elektra
I am not a fan of bonus material so I have not taken the time to watch any of these so I am unable to give comment and tell you whether they are worth watching of not.
The running time of this film is 109 minutes which I found to be a great length as the film kept moving at a great pace and I was not loosing interest at all. The certificate on the film is a 15 as it does contain moderate violence but I would say that an older 13 or 14 year old may thoroughly enjoy this film.
We bought this many many moths ago and I cannot remember what we paid for it. I am sure you will be able to pick this up for under £5 if you try places like Amazon and EBay. I do highly recommend this film as it has a great story, great acting and it is not to far fetched like other robot films.
Advantages: Great plot, movie and staring actor Will Smith. Very cheap now.. Disadvantages: n.a
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This movie star will smith one of the top film stars around. The movie was released in the united kingdom on the 6th August 2004.
Plot..
It is the year 2035, in a world where robots are now common assistants for their human owners.
'Robotophoebic' police Detective Del Spooner played by Will Smith (Hitch) investigates the murder of Dr. Alfred Lanning (James Cromwell) designer of the robots at U.S Robotics based in Chicargo.
Robot Sonny, (Alan Tudyk) is found 'hiding' at the scene of the crime where Lanning was murdered. Spooner takes this action into account and suggests Sonny killed Lanning.
But surely a robot cant violate the three laws of robotics. Right? This is apperently 'impossible', because if robots can break those laws, there's nothing to stop them from taking over the world!
Set in the future 2035 ...
vickreview 31.03.2008 (18.05.2008)
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Advantages: Great CGI effects and a superb performance from Smith Disadvantages: SMith may be becoming Type Cast, No real chemisrty between Smith and Moynahan
I?ve been a fan of Will Smith since the early days of the Fresh Prince. Even though I?ve seen it millions of times I still find myself laughing at parts of it. As a musician he created good pop pieces of music that really suited the summer. His music is upbeat and although not really my kind of thing, still quite enjoyable. It was when they announced Will was going to be a movie star I began to grow doubtful. With the exception of ?Wild Wild West?, just like everything else he?s tried Will has succeeded. I missed seeing I, Robot at the cinema so I finally caught up and saw after borrowing the DVD.
It?s 2035 and just about everyone has a personal Robot in their homes. Doing odd jobs for them and generally helping them to run their lives. Everyone except Detective Del Spooner (Will Smith), who is incredibly wary of Robots. On the eve ...
Andy.mack 18.12.2004
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Advantages: Storyline, acting, effects. Disadvantages: None so far!
Happy New Year fellow Ciao reviewers. It's now 2005 and for my first review, I'll do a film review on a DVDI got my sister for christmas.....
I, ROBOT
***ACTORS AND ACTRESSES***
Will Smith - The Legend of Bagger Vance, Shark Tale, Bad Boys II
Bridget Moynahan - Serendipity, Coyote Ugly, The Sum of All Fears
Alan Tudyk - Ice Age, Hearts in Atlantis, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
James Cromwell - Space Cowboys, Deep Impact, Species II
**CHARACTERS***
Del Spooner
Played by actor Will Smith. Del Spooner is a all-go no-quit detective in the force. Apart from having a buff body, Del always trusts his gut and uses his instincts to guide him and they've never failed him yet. His deep distrust for the main focus of this film (robots), does not appear without good reason. Del will not rely on robots for anything ...
LR_17 01.01.2005
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A future time, 2035, when robots have become man's best friend. Employed by everyone to do the manual tasks that everyone hates to do, a servile underclass... Detective Del Spooner (played by Will Smith) is investigating the death of a scientist. He hates robots and thinks that the suspicious death involved a robot.
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DVD
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BOULEVARD ENTERTAIMENT; D3 DIRECT
Languages
Main Language
English
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Sound
Dolby Digital
DVD Description
Loosely based on the novel from Isaac Asimov, I, ROBOT is an action-packed, CGI-laden thrill ride from director Alex Proyas (THE CROW). Set in 2035, Will Smith stars as Chicago law enforcer Detective Del Spooner. Called upon to investigate the mysterious suicide of scientist Dr. Alfred Lanning (James Cromwell), Spooner deduces that Lanning didn't kill himself but was, in fact, murdered. Lanning worked for the US Robotics headquarters, where he constructed friendly robots designed to help humans with mundane tasks. Lanning's creations are prevalent all over the city, and have been fully integrated into the culture. They are allegedly programmed not to harm humans, but as Spooner digs deeper, his investigations lead him to a new type of robot that Lanning was working on before his death, and one of these models--the highly charismatic Sonny--becomes the prime suspect in the case. Spooner bears a grudge against robots due to an unfortunate incident, so his case against Sonny is met with shrugs of indifference from colleagues who know his prejudices all too well. Fortunately he meets an ally, and a romantic interest, in Dr. Susan Calvin (Bridget Moynahan), who agrees to help him. As Sonny is cured of his violent tendencies, the other robots amass across the city, working on the assumption that they need to control humanity in order to safeguard its future. Director Proyas unleashes a fearsome arsenal of special effects, while Spooner and Calvin chase the errant robots all over the city. Sonny's facial features and voice are digitally manipulated from the actor Alan Tudyk, lending an unnerving element of humanity to the character. Smith and Moynahan give convincing performances throughout, and as the action races towards a nail-biting conclusion, the message of the movie suggests that technologies built to help mankind could also provide its downfall.
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