Author Topic: I, Robot Trailer. No, just no. (Read 6885 times)

SA22C · **Reply #20 on:** March 15, 2004, 09:42:35 am

Well it's certainly NOT Asimov, but it may be interesting in a killer-robot movie kinda way.

Just off the top of my head, I can think of several Asimov shorts that would make excellent films, but NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! We have to get the 'Will-Smith-Action-Wisecrack(TM)' picture.

I'll just have to check my brain at the door I suppose.

Nico · **Reply #21 on:** March 15, 2004, 10:19:16 am

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Originally posted by Turnsky
*sigh*

http://www.intothematrix.com/

the second rennaisance pts 1&2..

You thgink I haven't seen them? Hell, I d/led them the day they were out on the official website, and I own the DVD.
They rock, but I stand on my point: matrix was a much better stand alone movie than a full blown universe.

ZylonBane · **Reply #22 on:** March 15, 2004, 10:22:19 am

Based on a bit of Usenet-spelunking, apparently this film is from an entirely original script, which the "I, Robot" name was brought into as an afterthought. Sounds about right.

Dunno why they didn't just call it "MiB III" and be done with it.

karajorma · **Reply #23 on:** March 15, 2004, 10:32:25 am

BTW does anyone else feel that the whole "sugar" joke is probably the weakest piece of Will Smith wise-cracking comedy ever?

Says a lot about the movie that they thought that bit was good enough to put into the trailer doesn't it?

Even if the movie is good they need to sack whoever made that trailer for them.

Bobboau · **Reply #24 on:** March 15, 2004, 10:34:24 am

but it could have been so good!

Nico · **Reply #25 on:** March 15, 2004, 10:50:35 am

I can imagine the same comments before Blade Runner was released, K. Dicks fans were probably as dense as you all are

To be clear: WAIT FOR THE DARN MOVIE TO BE OUT BEFORE BARKING!
Geez.

ZylonBane · **Reply #26 on:** March 15, 2004, 11:05:49 am

Nico, did you even watch the trailer? It's typical wisecracking Will Smith. Looks like he just walked off the set of Bad Boys II and onto a ripoff of Second Renaissance.

Liberator · **Reply #27 on:** March 15, 2004, 11:37:04 am

My dear, sweet Jesus! What have they done?

I just saw the trailer, and they have shreded the Three Laws of Robotics. I mean "This summer, Laws were made to be broken!" WTF!?!?!?

In Asimov, and I mean every single Robot book or story Asimov ever wrote, the Laws were so completely infallible that the characters found it inconceivable that a robot could contravene them. This is the biggest rape of a Literatary universe there has ever been.

karajorma · **Reply #28 on:** March 15, 2004, 12:08:24 pm

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Originally posted by Nico
I can imagine the same comments before Blade Runner was released, K. Dicks fans were probably as dense as you all are
To be clear: WAIT FOR THE DARN MOVIE TO BE OUT BEFORE BARKING!
Geez.

Like I said. The trailer is utter ****e. I'm mearly doing what you're supposed to do with them. Judge whether the movie is worth seeing or not based on them.

Judging from the 2-3 "jokes" that were included in the trailer it's certainly not funny. Did you actually laugh at the sugar joke? I cringed as if in pain when I heard it.

Now the only problem that remains is whether the action will be any good. There the movie does have more of a hope. The action did look mildly entertaining and Alex Proyas is a great Sci-fi director. However the basic premise of the movie as is sounds so old that it doesn't seem worth paying for. Guy builds robots, robots turn on humans, lots of human VS robots action ensues. Boring. The only part that actually was of any interest to me was the interrogation scene with the robot. Now if the movie was a sci-fi whodunnit I might be more interested.

Anyway my point, as with the earlier post is that the movie looks like a pile of ****e. Maybe that's due to the movie being a pile of ****e or maybe it's because of a crappy trailer. The other links on the site had links to teasers which feature a more faithful version of Asimov's rules of robotics so there is some hope.

As for your comment about Blade Runner. I never saw the trailer for it but I'm sure it was impressive enough to make you want to see the movie.

Flipside · **Reply #29 on:** March 15, 2004, 12:12:44 pm

I watched it cos of the Music, but then I've always liked Vangelis

Rictor · **Reply #30 on:** March 15, 2004, 12:14:17 pm

Mmmm, exploderific.

mikhael · **Reply #31 on:** March 15, 2004, 12:50:09 pm

Wow, Bladerunner SUCKED.

The first time I saw it, that is. A second viewing made it all clear how unutterably good the flick was.

Flipside · **Reply #32 on:** March 15, 2004, 12:56:44 pm

If I recall, it was all about 'Gumshoe' movies at the time, so the film ended up a sort of combination of seedy downtown bars and smoky rooms combined with futuristic equipment It worked perfectly, and if anyone asks me what life will be like in about 50-75 years, I'd say 'Go watch BladeRunner'.
Nice to know my Trenchcoat will still be in fashion then

IPAndrews · **Reply #33 on:** March 15, 2004, 01:22:57 pm

The director is extremely capable. Don't write this movie off just yet.

karajorma · **Reply #34 on:** March 15, 2004, 02:04:19 pm

My real objection to the movie is the title. It really bears no relation at all to the original so why bother using the title at all. If anything it appears to have alienated any fans of the book.

mikhael · **Reply #35 on:** March 15, 2004, 02:31:53 pm

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Originally posted by IPAndrews
The director is extremely capable. Don't write this movie off just yet.

Not that I disagree with you but I'd like to provide a counterpoint:

Remember, this is the same director that eventually put the monologue and introductory scenes into Dark City, thus completely ruining the plot.

Luckily, I was warned by a buddy to fast forward the DVD until I got to the bathtub. On a second viewing, I learned why: That monologue and the introductory scenes totally destroy the suspense and wonder of the whole thing.

ZylonBane · **Reply #36 on:** March 15, 2004, 03:40:41 pm

I always heard that the studio forced that introduction to be added.

Dark_4ce · **Reply #37 on:** March 15, 2004, 05:51:20 pm

Ypu gotta be frikkin kidding me...

This isn't I Robot.

GOD DAMN THEM! DAMN THEM ALL TO HELL!

A day I feel truly ashamed to be in the same business...

But alas, if they were to change the title, it still seems like an utter rip off of 2nd renneisance. And what was with the whole interogation scene? The robot says he didn't do it, he gets frustrated, and the cops say he did it. Ok... That just totally threw all of Asimov's concepts out of the window. I just hope, they don't start bloody saying " by the best selling author" or any crap like that.

****! This is as bad as if they'd make a H.P Lovecraft short story into a film, like say Call of Cthulu, and made it into a Eddie Murphy comedy. Where Cthulu would be actually a good alien sent to Earth to do bad things, but finally agrees to help Eddie as his family got lost on a boating trip and landed on Ryleh and are scared by the odd little "furry" demons that pop out of the stonework. All action figures safe for kids over 5, with special ooze dripping Cthulu and Furry plush demons. Furry Demon card game to be started in Christmas time just before release of direct to video sequel also staring Eddie in a cameo in Call of Cthulu: Dagon's day out.

MARK MY WORDS!!! Those sons of *****es are thinking of it right now!

Liberator · **Reply #38 on:** March 15, 2004, 06:00:45 pm

They already made a movie of Dagon.

Nico · **Reply #39 on:** March 15, 2004, 06:03:04 pm

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Originally posted by mikhael
Wow, Bladerunner SUCKED.

The first time I saw it, that is. A second viewing made it all clear how unutterably good the flick was.

I was about to flame you

Yeah, I saw the trailer ( but w/o sound, it wanted me to install some stuff, didn't want to ). From my experience, trailers are always bad, so...
As for the rest, I'm just not interested in that movie, so I don't care, actually

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