I, Robot [Blu-ray] (Region 2) (Import)

Delivered in swift time. Bought to add my library and review as already seen on dvd. Set in possible future for mankind increasing reliance hinges on machines that develops robots and androids,but these specified types are bound by 3 laws. Detective spooner investigates the murder of dr alfred who worked at robotics. With help of robotpysychologist he strives to conclude if the android has voilated any law, turns out there more going than meets the eye while spooner persistance in finding truth, with a twist,more like who dunnit logical thinking, story is gripping ,captivating throughout not dwells among the marvals,some good action battle scenes. Effects are okay.

I've read a fair amount of SF down the years, but practically no Asimov, for some reason. I thought, then, that I'd be making a review uninfluenced by any considerations of how close the film was (or was not) to the book. Then the closing credits started with "Suggested by the book". Ah. So nothing really to do with the book then, not even "Based on", which is usually a bad enough sign. A quick skim of the more popular reviews here show that, sure enough, the film has very little to do with the book, barring the Three Laws.Actually, it's still not at all bad. First, let me dispose of the two reasons why I'm not giving this 5*. Number one, Will Smith: it's not that I don't like him, but here he is playing the running, jumping, wise-cracking cop that he played in Men In Black. It's Agent J all over again, the only real difference being that he's in an SF drama instead of an SF comedy. He does it just fine, but there's still an element of "seen it all before" about the performance. Reason number 2 is that Hollywood once again lets SFX get in the way of the story. The main example is the ending. Someone went "Ooo! We can do this really cool climactic fight scene!!" The trouble is, for me, it jars against what was happening with the same participants earlier in the film. It spoils nothing if I tell you that the heroes inevitably win, but the truth is, they ought to have been dead in about 10 seconds. It left me going "Oh dear", rather than "Wow!"Which is a shame, because the story, even if it has little to do with the book, is actually rather good, and well-handled, too. I'm not going to go into details - I wouldn't want to spoil things for you - but it builds nicely. Within the context of the setting, it's wholly plausible, each "reveal" of the next part of the plot, flashbacks included, feels natural, rather than forced or deus ex machina. The supporting cast do their jobs well, the SFX are classy, the score adds to the ambience as a good score should. It's shame the ending got a bit silly, and that Will Smith couldn't be a bit less J, but I liked it. And like it, as opposed to love it, is the official Amazon description of 4*, as opposed to 5.It's a decent film. It won't be years before I pull it off the shelf again, for sure!

* Basic plot introductionThis film borrows the books from Issac Asimov to show a future time when AI is commonplace, with intelligent robots being everyday occurrence in the home and streets. On the eve of the release of a next-generation robot, the previous generations are being recalled. A policeman is asked to investigate the unexpected death of the robot's chief designer. Suddenly the policeman becomes a target for attacks by these new robots, which he cannot prove occurred. What happens next?The film has really good special effects and a strong storyline with solid actors. The famous three laws of robotics steer the storyline well and logically extended and I am sure it uplifted from an original' I Robot' book. The storyline is helpful and I have seen it several times, but I now realise where the storyline is going for the first time, so either it's previously well hidden or I am not following this all that well?

I Robot, set in a possible future for mankind as our ever increasing reliance on machines develops into robots and droids. Unlike most artifical intelligence films, these robots are bound by 3 simple laws that should keep mankind in complete control. Unfortunately things go south when their creator dies and a pre-programmed holorecording calls Will Smith's Character whom is a detective, onto the scene.The film has an extremely good story, and despite trying to tell a very good story from the onset of the film, it takes the time to cover the back stories for each character as the film progresses, to not only keep the audience interested but to also give the film a strong mystery feel to it despite it's obvious Sci-fi genre.The film's story comes together towards the end giving the answers to all the questions that the film starts to raise. ultimately it does give the viewer something to thing about at the end regarding the future...

I own Sonny’s robot head from I Robot …he is placed in front of a mirror gazing at us humans ! makes people jump ! :*) when entering middle roomSeriously tho….Asimov sci fi writings , ideas and thoughts on the future of humanity think will be years away…the links between human and robot …then maverick robots trying to seize power…as humans are busy destroying the many cultures and civilisations and terrain in the world themselveswon’t be much left for robots to seizeI Robot is an excellent adaptation of a major author of ideas the cgi is awesomeWill Smith perfect for his role …definitely a good cup of coffee and chill out movie 10/10 (I think)

I don't mind SciFi films that stray from the book or indeed stray far from scientific reality. This one has a couple of surprises but mostly plays the usual rogue cop against the system, who turns out to be the only one who knows the truth. However, it grated quite a lot to swallow the AI central brain idea, that gains consciousness. It means a little bit more of a stretch to suspend disbelief, in order to enjoy the shmaltz and the crash, bang, wallop, obligatory scenes.