I, Robot

[Alpha]

I just came back from the movies and "I, Robot" was a great movie. The CGI effects were amazing and it was like a mystery book, always solving puzzles. It was really good and I recommend everyone to see it. One of my favorite scenes was in the car scene when the two trucks of robots baracading him (highlight and copy into notepad to see the spoiler).

 

So has anyone seen the movie yet?

[Gryph]

That looks like a pretty good movie but I don't have time to see it this weekend. I may see it sometime next week.

[Smilee]

That spoiler you're talking about was actually showed as a never before seen clip on tv one day before the movie came out. Pretty cool scene.

 

The movie looks pretty good and I might go and see it.

[Agozer]

What's I, Robot about anyway? Is it something like A.I.?

[Chaotica]

I think it was based on a science fiction novel written by Isaac Asimov.

[Agozer]

I think it was based on a science fiction novel written by Isaac Asimov.

I know that, but what's it about? (I've never read anything that Isaac Asimov has written)

[kaioshade]

To make a long story short without too much spoilers.

 

In the year 2035 robots are mass produced and nearly everywhere. people have grown accustomed to having them around. Robots were programmed with 3 laws.

 

1. a robot cannot harm a human

2. a robot cannot let any harm to come to a human

3. a robot must preserve itself, as long as it doesnot conflict with rule 1 or 2

 

theres more to it, but thats the basics of it.

 

detective spooner (will smith) does not like robots at all. when a death appears at the robotcs facility, and looks like a robot did it, he goes to investigate.

 

And lots happen.

[Agozer]

Ah yes, now I remember. I've seen the trailer.

[lancerx]

Look interesting, might see it

[Skythe]

When I first saw the preview for this movie, I thought it was a prequel to The Matrix. And I hate all of The Matrix films. I have no plans on seeing this as I really don't care for any of Will Smith's films.

[Sultan]

Just to clarify, the movie has almost nothing to do with I, Robot the novel or any of the Robot series. Just the laws of robotics, which have been used in tons of movies and shows now.

The book was about one robot created without the rules and his quest to understand his place in the world. It had more in common with Bicentennial Man than this movie. Also, the book didn't quite have this much action

[Agozer]

Except that Bicentennial Man sucked big things.

[BrOkEn ArRoW_29]

I think this may be the best summer movie so far for me and yes I think it is better than Spider-Man 2.

[darkmage479]

You might want to get the straight truth from an Asimov fan:

 

The movie I, Robot shares VERY LITTLE with the book of the same name. Asimov's book was actually a collection of nine short stories based around the fictional U.S. Robots corporation. The Three Laws of Robotics are central to all of the stories' plots (taken from the first page of my old paperback copy of I, Robot):

 

1. A robot may not harm a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human

being to come to harm.

 

2. A robot must obey the orders given to it by humans unless such orders conflict

with the First Law.

 

3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as the robot's actions would not

conflict with the First or Second Laws.

 

The stories in the book are about the people more than the robots. Robots never cause any harm and are in many ways actually better than the humans around them. The movie, again, has basically only the name and some of the characters in the movie.

 

However, that does not make it bad. If you go to the movie knowing that it's not an adaptation of the book you will be quite pleased. Go read the book too. It's a classic

[Wizard]

That laws were metioned in an earlier post. So anyone got the ebooks? I really want to read those before seeing this movie, weather they have anything to do with it or not.