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I, Robot : 3 of 5
7.31.2004 10:33 PM \| Link	I think I read Issac Asimov's I, Robot (which is actually a collection of short stories) sometime in college, and when I saw the trailers for this movie, I was pretty skeptical. While it's true that the plot only borrows a few elements from the book (most importantly, the Three Laws of Robotics), I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would! The story is essentially a murder mystery, so even though there's a lot of CG action sequences, the pacing is slower than expected, with enough time between the huge set pieces to give the audience thinking room. Will Smith is funny in the right places, and I always love ideas for cities of the future (I would love to let my car drive itself on the highway at 125 MPH, and the magnetic parking garage seemed like a good idea to me!). The look of the robots was pretty good, though there was never any doubt that they are computer generated - I think maybe they went for that look on purpose, just to keep it a little artsy. The only thing that bugged me was they set the year too low - I'm sure there won't be robots walking the streets in 30 years, even though I'm a fan of technological progress! Anyway, the movie kept me entertained and fascinated the entire time, which is all anyone can ask for. Labels: movies


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