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Poor Asimoz is rolling in his grave   July 11, 2004

I say thumbs up for the movie in itself, but thumbs down for misusing the name.


Offensively inappropriate use of the title and reputation...   July 7, 2004
  23 out of 30 found this review helpful

Isaac Asimov wrote the robot stories collected in the I, Robot book for the express purpose of debunking the traditional killer robot potboilers that were the stock in trade of the pulps.
In creating the Three Laws of Robotics Asimov wanted to make the point that robots are machines, just like cars and lawnmowers, and as such can and will be designed to do their assigned job and nothing else.
As such he became the god-father of the real world science of robotics and ensured that when we do build autonomous robots, they will be exactly what he said they would be because only an idiot builds an AI that can turn against you.
To appropriate the title of his work and apply it to yet another Frankstein-complex potboiler is a slap in the face to anybody who appreciates and respects the memory of the author and his work, and to those seeking to realize his vision.
The producers of this misconceived project will not earn one cent from me, ever.
Anybody who ever read an Asimov book or story and wishes to discourage this kind of Hollywood demolition would be well-advised to stay away from the theaters.
Whatever this movie ultimately turns out to be; I, Robot it isn't.

Asimov deserves better.
For shame.


I, Robot - The Book Behind the Movie   June 8, 2004
  2 out of 13 found this review helpful

The five stars are for the book, since the movie is not yet out.

This is just a quick note to say that if you haven't read Isaac Asimov, "I, Robot", is a good book to try. Isaac Asimov is a major pioneer in early science fiction and is still quite good, if not better than most science fiction today.

Also, you might try David Brin's "The Postman", which the Kevin Costner movie is loosely based on.


Isaac Asimov's "I, Robot"   May 12, 2004
  12 out of 18 found this review helpful

First of all, anyone who thinks this a prequel or rip-off of The Matrix is painfully mistaken. This is based on the book that actually inspired practically every robot story since the 1950's including Terminator, Blade Runner and yes, The Matrix trilogy. The original book consisted of several short stories telling of the evolution of robots and mankind over the timespan of several hundred years. This film has taken all the elements from all of these stories, mashed them together, and created a single story set in the not too distant future. Under the direction of brilliant director Alex Proyas (The Crow, Dark City) I have high confidence that this will be a visually stunning film. Casting Will Smith in the lead role wasnt my first choice but I'll give him a chance. Its sad to think that most viewers wont go into the effort of learning that this story is actually 50 years old and will just call it a rip-off robot movie. For anyone whose seen the trailer, who know it looks awesome, for those of you who havent, go to quicktime.com and watch it now!!!


You're all wrong, Robots can't see.   May 12, 2004
  5 out of 23 found this review helpful

While I try to make it a point to write an introduction, there seem to be people who make it more of a point to edit them out. Why? I don't know. All I said here was that my review would be more helpful than the others (except for that guy with the robot cause he's too awesome).

Okay, first off, this isn't about robots at all. It's about ANDROIDS. Therefore it is not a ripoff of the Matrix but a ripoff of Star Wars. I should know this because I am often mistaken for George Lucas. Also, I have no reason at all to believe this is anything other than The Great Muppet Caper meets The Land Before Time III - The Time of Great Giving.

Furthermore, people only build robots for one thing: The Making and Delivering of Deli Sandwiches. Trust me on this one, I saw an episode of Talespin about the whole thing. You won't be able to find that episode because the Government destroyed it soon after it aired, but I remember it vividly like a lynx remembers a chilly desert snow.
What does this have to do with the movie, you ask? That's up to you to look inside yourself and figure it out. Make sure no one's around when you do this, they'll think you're weird and possibly call the police.

So, in conclusion, robots will destroy the world if we don't learn to modify Teddy Roxbins to fight them back. But here's a twist... I AM A ROBOT. YOU SHALL ALL BRING ME RICHES BEYOND WONDER AND KEEP ME WELL OILED AND STORED AROUND ROOM TEMPERATURE. Bet you didn't see that coming, hope I didn't give away the movie.... humans shall perish...

P.S. AI is much better (not the movie but the steak sauce; zing!)