I, Robot (DVD)

The year is 2035, robots are being used as humanised slaves. they'll walk your dog, clean your house, make your pies and will even safe your life. They are governed by the three laws of robotics which state they must protect humans, they must follow the orders of a human and they must preserve themselves as long as it does not conflict with the other laws. Will Smith plays Detective Spooner who is prejudice against the technology of the robots and ...
...that is prejudice is based on a terrible experiene with a robot. His fear and hatrid of robots when the head of USR (United States Robotics) Dr Alfred Lanning (James Cromwell) apparently commits suicide, but things jut don't add up. Nobody saw it coming, the glass in his office was safety glass and practically impossible to shatter, so how did an old man manage to through himself from it. Unfortunately Lanning's hologram offers minimal information ...

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I, Robot is very loosely based upon the science fiction works of Isaac Asimov. Asimov’s works established three premises for robots: 1) A robot cannot harm or by inaction allow a robot to come to harm. 2) A robot cannot allow itself to be destroyed, unless it violates the first law. 3) A robot must obey a human, unless it violates the first two laws. The actual film follows the stereotypical Hollywood blockbuster role. The star of the film is Detective ...
...who likes to break the rules. He is obsessed by the risk that robots may pose to society. Smith is very good in the role; I would say it is a sanitised version of his role in Bad Boys. Will Smith has certainly bulked up since his days as the Fresh Prince, he obviously knows his way around a gym. If you are a fan of his he spends a fair bit of time with his top off. The film is set in 2035 and the world is dominated by US Robotics. This is firm is ...

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...and write a review of I, Robot, the adaptation of Isaac Asimov's classic collection of stories. I have seen plenty of previews and read plenty of reviews, so I was expecting action, action and more action and, well, I got it. The scene is set, Chicago - 2035. US Robotics is the producer of utility robots, meant to make human's lives easier by running errands, cleaning and doing all the rubbish jobs we dont want. We are introduced to Detective Spooner ...
...he sees a young girl apparently about to drown in a car which has crashed into a lake/river (the significance of this is not shown until later). He receives a call to the offices of US Robotics (whose skyscraper dominates the city skyline) in response to the apparent suicide of Dr Lanning, the pioneer in the field of robotics and the inventor of the 3 Robot Laws which state 1: A Robot cannot harm, or by inaction allow to be harmed, a human being. ...

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THERE ARE THREE LAWS OF ROBOTICS; Law I A Robot may not injure a human being, or through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. Law II A Robot must obey orders given it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the first law Law III A Robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict With the first or second law. With these laws in place it makes it impossible or highly improbable for ...
...net .............................. we think.! "IN THE YEAR 2035 ROBOTS ARE AN EVERYDAY HOUSEHOLD ITEM, AND EVERYONE TRUST THEM, EXCEPT ONE SLIGHTLY PARANOID DETECTIVE (WILL SMITH) INVESTIGATING WHAT HE ALONE BELIEVES IS A CRIME PERPETRATED BY A ROBOT. THE CASE LEADS HIM TO DISCOVER A FAR MORE FRIGHTENING THREAT TO THE HUMAN RACE." WILL SMITH AS DETECTIVE D.SPOONER STARS IN THIS SCI FI ACTION THRILLER. SUGGESTED BY THE CLASSIC SHORT STORY COLLECTION ...

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...fare. 'The Making Of I, Robot' featurette which is pretty good although could be longer. A Gag reel Some extended and deleted scenes 'Day Out Of Days - The I, Robot Production Diaries' featurette 'The Filmmakers' Toolbox & Visual Effects' featurette Easter Eggs if you look for them they are worth finding!! Price: 2 disc £8.99 from Play.com or the 1 disc edition is just £6.99 ...

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The Story Inspired by a short story collection from Isaac Asimov. In 2035 there is pretty much a robot in every household, everyone uses them for comfort and everyone trusts them well almost.... Detective Spooner aka Will Smith is totally against robots and for him, feels they are evil and although programmed to help makind, they do not always perform this duty. Throught the film Spooner is frantically trying to prove the robots deciete to the ...
...US Robotics is said to have "commitred suicide", he leaves a video message for Spooner, who feels that there is an underlying message left for him by Lanning. Everyone else views this theory as nonsense as it looks to be a suicide from his office on the 11th floor of US Robotics. Lanning fell to his death in the middle of the office complex. On investigating Lanning's office from the inside, Spooner notes that the window is much too thick for one ...

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Many people will have read the book “I Robot”, written by Isaac Asimov. In 2004, Alex Proyas directed a film based on this book. This science fiction story is set in 2035, where robots have become common place in homes, being used for menial tasks. When a scientist at U.S. Robotics, Dr Alfred Lanning (James Cromwell), falls to his death, the investigating detective, Del Spooner (Will Smith), suspects that one of the robots, Sonny (Alan Tudyk), may ...
...which prevent them from harming humans, so if Sonny was to blame then this could mean a serious flaw in the many robots in people’s homes. Spooner is a techno-phobe and has a deep dislike for the robots, which causes him to probe the case deeper despite objections. This is a visually stunning story with an interesting story, but I felt that it relied too much on the special effects at a cost to the plot and dialogue. Will Smith does well in role ...

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==I Robot== I Robot is based on the novel from Isaac Asimov, I Robot is an action packed, CGI Action thrill ride director Alex Proyas. Set in 2035, Will Smith stars as chicago law police officer Del Spoon. Robots are an everyday household item, and everyone trusts them, Except one Slightly Paranoyd Detective Investigating what he alone beleives is a crime Prepered by a Robot. A huge company makeing new robots, but something goes wrong the company ...
...turns out that all the strange things going on are all to do with the computor robot beacause it is controling all the other robots, Except for one robot who can think, dream, read, draw, have emotions, cry, feel pain and he can also write. I Robot is the vision of the future with all of this technology and it reprisents the metamorphic darkness that can happen to the world and this movie reprisents it. This is a movie that is good for the people ...

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...these movies will still enjoy I, Robot. This movie has things for any movie lover, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Murder Mystery, Drama and Action, and definitely gets my thumbs up. With this movie due for DVD release on 03/12/2004 I would say it is definitely one for my Xmas stocking! ...

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Producers: Will Smith, Laurence Mark, Wyck Godfrey,Topher Dow and John Davis Director: Alex Provas Starring: Will Smith, Bruce Greenwood, Bridget Moynahan, Chi McBride, Alan Tudyk, James Cromwell and Shia LaBeouf Released in 2004 this film was as impressive as you would expect from Will Smith. Set in the year 2035 in Chicago with humanoid robots walking the streets as servants to humans. We are quickly introduced to detective Del Spooner, (played ...
...total distrust for the robots, (later in the movie we find out the reason for the mistrust). The film essentially starts with the death of a top scientist, presumably suicide, although Del thinks otherwise. As del investigates the death he soon realises that there is more to the situation than first thought. The special effects used in the chasing and attempted killing of Del during the movie are excellent and close to being life like, the scenes ...

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==A brief outline== Ladies focus - first scene involves naked Will Smith, a shower and a fantastic camera angle. Need I go on or are you all now turning to Amazon to make your order!?! I Robot was released 3rd December 2004, and was directed by Alex Proyas, who directed other films such as Dark City and The Crow. The book this film is based on was written by Isaac Asimov. The film is set in 2035; Will Smith plays Chicago Law enforcer Del Spooner, ...
...robots. Robots have become a domestic item. Like a vacuum cleaner or a microwave. They perform menial tasks as instructed by their owner. Spooner distrusts them, as he believes that they will one day turn on mankind. Spooner is sent to investigate an apparent suicide of Doctor Alfred Lanning, a famous robotocist. Lanning worked for the US Robotics Headquarters, helping to design robots intended to help humans with day to day tasks. He is requested ...

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The movie is set in the year 2035 where there are robots everywhere. The robots are here to help us human and to ensure that they help us and don't start taking over the world 3 laws are downloaded on their hardware: First Law: A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. Second Law: A robot must obey orders given it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. ...
...as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. Detective Spooner is called to investigate the apparent suicide of Dr. Lanning. It soon becomes clear that he has actually been murdered and Spooner suspects a robot (Sonny). The problem of course is that if Sonny killed Dr. Lanning that means that he has broken the three laws of robotics and that seems impossible. No one wants to believe Spooner as he always hated robots ...

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will smith appears to have some kind of prejudice to the lastest craze sweeping the planet.... Robots. Its hard to see why, they are helpful, useful and not one has ever harmed a human. So why the prejudice? well it eventually becomes clear when he bears his conscience. Set in the future, of course, but perhaps not far enough in the future for the level of development, this is a truely enjoyable film for just about everyone. As you might expect from ...
...explosions, chase scenes and death defying moments. There are also some really cool gadgets and future technology idea's, not least his car, which incidently if you dont know the make of by the end of the film you must have had your eyes shut. It appears a robot has thrown its owner out of an office window, for no apparent reason, it turns out to be an old friend of Smith's and he is the policeman called to investigate. Under interrogation the robot ...

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...feature of "The Making of I, Robot" One the two disc edition there a 3 commentaries (instead of the on the single disc edition). The first is the same, director Alex Proyas and Screenwriter Akiva Goldsman. However this commentary seemed too stiff. The second is Production Designer Patrick Tatopoulos, editor Rochard Learoyo and the visual effects team. The Third is composer Marco Beltrami. Also, at start-up you'll find previews for - The day ...
...5 main categories. 1) The I, Robot Production Diary. 2) CGI and Design - detailing how they designed the city and designing Sonny, the robot with emotions. 3) Robotic Behaviour - which talks about incorporating live Action with CGI. 4) The Three Laws with the Storywriter and the Screenwriter. 5) The filmakers toolbox. Explains Visual Effects & Digital Domain How To's. To be honest I didn't sit through the full 4 hours of the extras DVD. It's ...

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...spidey 2 and King Arthur I, Robot really delivers as an all round action, thriller, comedy, the comedy coming from Will Smiths insatiable humour from one liners and ad libs. The plot is pretty good and this is a fresh slant on the only-one-man-knew-what-would-happen type film. Detective Spooner played flawlessly by Will Smith is that man and is mistrusting of all robots because of an earlier mishap, which is explained in the film after a couple of ...
...Lanning is found in the lobby of U.S. Robotics, believed to have committed suicide but Spooner believes there is more to the situation then meets the eye. Lanning left Spooner clues about his death and thus ensues a high paced action packed story of one man fighting for what he believes in the face of adversity to protect human kind. watch out for Sonny the emotional robot who is a scene stealer, not only because of his breath taking CGI, but also ...

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