I Robot (DVD)

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 by Will Smith) and soon realise that he has a 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 ...  Read the complete review

Set in the future. I think the year is 2035 and setting is Chicago I Robot is about a policeman Del Spooner (Will Smith) looking to find killer of a scientist. His main suspect is a robot. Naturally the policeman hates robots because he is technophobic. None of the others in the police department think the robots can commit a crime. Spooners Sherlock Holmes type investigation uncovers a mystery which lead to the death of the doctor. Smith is best acting when they let him open his mouth. He is aloud to fast talk and fast joke which all good. The action involving humans and robots is fantastic. The story is simple. No complex ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

note: also appears in part on Flixster and The Student Room i, Robot is loosely based on Isaac Asimov's short-story collection of the same name, and is also directed by Alex Proyas, who was the rather talented director behind the brilliant cult sci-fi film Dark City. This is more accessible, Hollywood bred material, but as far as blockbuster films go, this has some pressing narrative concerns, and asks interesting questions about the nature of existence, the increasing role of technology in our lives, while cleverly condensing the escence of Asimov's stories. The film takes place in the mid 21st century, where robots have endured a mass ...  Read the complete review

(film only review) Introduction Based somewhat loosely on Isaac Asimov book of the same name I, Robot is a Sci fi action thriller that was originally released in 2004. It looks at the idea of Robots taking over and being incorporated into human life on earth. The film on release got pretty mixed reviews with slightly more towards the positive side. Plot The film is set in the year 2035 in a world that relies on large system of robots, which are programmed specifically to help humans and not harm them in any way. The robots are programmed to follow certain rules : 1)A robot can never harm a human; 2) a robot must obey all human ...  Read the complete review