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20040720 Tuesday July 20, 2004

I, Robot: Disappointing Movie

A long, long time ago, I was fascinated by Isaac Asinov's novels, especially the stories that related to the 3 laws of robotics. I read all that I could find at my local library. So you can imagine how excited I was when I learned that there was a "I, Robot" movie being made. I talked my wife into seeing it.

What a disappointment! The movie doesn't really do justice to the books. The only element that the movie has in common with the book are the 3 laws, USR, and robots. Otherwise, it is a complete fabrication. This is reflected in a statement made in the credits: "Suggested by I, Robot". Not based on, not inspired by. What a shame that such an amazing literary work was corrupted and twisted by Hollywood. It is essentially a waste of time and money.

Oh well...

-- Fred ( Jul 20 2004, 11:11:30 AM MDT ) Permalink Comments [1]
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The story was written before the studio had bought the rights to use the 'I, Robot' name. Just minor edits to the script after the rights were purchased. Just think of it as marketing branding. Kinda like calling a Linux distro 'Java Desktop'. :-)

Posted by Unknown on July 20, 2004 at 01:57 PM MDT #

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