I, Robot (DVD, 2004) 5039036018791

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Good: An item that has been used but is good condition. May have minor damage to jewel case or item cover, including scuffs, cracks, or scratches. The cover art and liner notes are included for a CD. VHS or DVD box is included. Video game instructions are included. No skipping on the CD or DVD, when played. No fuzzy or snowy frames on VHS tape, when played. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions– opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition

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DVD

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12A/12

Release Year:

2004

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DVD: 2 (Europe, Japan, Middle East...)

Genre:

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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5039036018791

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Loosely based on the novel from Isaac Asimov, I, ROBOT is an action-packed, CGI-laden thrill ride from director Alex Proyas (THE CROW). Set in 2035, Will Smith stars as Chicago law enforcer Detective Del Spooner. Called upon to investigate the mysterious suicide of scientist Dr. Alfred Lanning (James Cromwell), Spooner deduces that Lanning didn't kill himself but was, in fact, murdered. Lanning worked for the US Robotics headquarters, where he constructed friendly robots designed to help humans with mundane tasks. Lanning's creations are prevalent all over the city, and have been fully integrated into the culture. They are allegedly programmed not to harm humans, but as Spooner digs deeper, his investigations lead him to a new type of robot that Lanning was working on before his death, and one of these models--the highly charismatic Sonny--becomes the prime suspect in the case. Spooner bears a grudge against robots due to an unfortunate incident, so his case against Sonny is met with shrugs of indifference from colleagues who know his prejudices all too well. Fortunately he meets an ally, and a romantic interest, in Dr. Susan Calvin (Bridget Moynahan), who agrees to help him. As Sonny is cured of his violent tendencies, the other robots amass across the city, working on the assumption that they need to control humanity in order to safeguard its future. Director Proyas unleashes a fearsome arsenal of special effects, while Spooner and Calvin chase the errant robots all over the city. Sonny's facial features and voice are digitally manipulated from the actor Alan Tudyk, lending an unnerving element of humanity to the character. Smith and Moynahan give convincing performances throughout, and as the action races towards a nail-biting conclusion, the message of the movie suggests that technologies built to help mankind could also provide its downfall.

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EAN	5039036018791
eBay Product ID (ePID)	30987004

Product Key Features
Format	DVD
Release Year	2004
Genre	Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Rating	12A/12
Language	English

Additional Product Features
Author	Isaac Asimov
Additional Roles by	Alan Tudyk, James Cromwell, Chi Mcbride
Running Time	115 Minutes
Leading Role	Bruce Greenwood, Alan Tudyk, James Cromwell, Bridget Moynahan, Will Smith, Chi Mcbride
Director	Alex Proyas
Sub-Genre	General

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by rel1905 12 Apr, 2017

The service was excellent. The product was terrible. It was not, in anyways, a reflection of Isaac Asimov's great thoughts...

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by 1094253043@deleted 05 Jun, 2012

great price and amazing product.

well reason why i had paid this dvd was because i have it on video so i chucked it and re-placed it with dvd as i dont have video player no more.the iteam (dvd) turned up rather quick and it looked fine, no marks it played fine. so i am very happy with it thank you.

by 243439357@deleted 11 Dec, 2005

Rise Of The Robots

Synopsis A future time, 2035, when robots have become man's best friend. Employed by everyone to do the manual tasks that everyone hates to do, a servile underclass... Detective Del Spooner (played by Will Smith) is investigating the death of a scientist. He hates robots and thinks that the suspicious death involved a robot. Review Having been a big fan of the works of Isaac Asimov since childhood, and having been a fan of sci-fi films in general for many years it was with a fair deal of scepticism that I entered the cinema to see this film. However my fears were mostly groundless as this modern version, while slightly 'Hollywood-ised', a good rendition of the old-fashioned murder mystery. The use of Asimov's title was a little misleading as there is very little connection between the story collection and the film, with a couple of character names from the books thrown in but little of the story, but the world created for the film does draw heavily on the descriptions and designs provided by Professor Asimov. The feeling that I got from the film was that it's set just before the Asimov books and that it was laying the groundwork for them rather than being part of the series itself, wherein robots are outlawed on Earth and only used on space stations and colonies. The film itself works well, with the various events flowing well into each other and the escalation of events following a logical path without jumping around too much, by this I mean that you could understand how the events are unfolding without distracting from the story. The effects used work very well, never overtaking the actual acting or becoming too extreme, I particularly liked the 'car chase' scene involving Will Smith's character and a couple of dozen droids. Overall I would recommend this film to anyone interested in science fiction as well as those interested in action films, although the murder mystery may annoy people who don't like to think too hard while watching their entertainment.

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by redbookz 21 Jul, 2010

i robot

In the year 2035, detective Del Spooner (Will Smith) is something of a misfit. He wears retro clothes (including vintage 2004 trainers), he likes to drive his futuristic car manually, and he has a profound distrust of robots – even though all robots are hardwired with a set of three laws preventing them from causing, or even allowing, humans to come to harm. Just as the huge corporation US Robotics is launching a new model of robot onto the mass market, Del is summoned to investigate the apparent suicide of one of the company’s founding scientists, Dr Alfred Lanning (James Cromwell), who had invented the three laws. Assisted by roboticist Dr Susan Calvin (Bridget Moynahan), Del follows a trail of breadcrumbs leading to Sonny (Alan Tudyk), a unique and uniquely temperamental robot with an identity crisis, an unknown purpose, and a head full of dreams (and we are not talking dreams of electric sheep). As Del comes under increasing attack from robots that are supposed to protect him, it becomes clear that Sonny holds the key to the salvation – or destruction – of humankind. Starting life as a script by Jeff Vintar entitled ‘Hardwired’, ‘I, Robot’ was then reworked by Akiva Goldsman (‘A Beautiful Mind’) who appropriated the film’s title, the principle of the three laws of robotics, and the characters of Alfred Lanning and (a younger) Susan Calvin, from Isaac Asimov’s ground-breaking collection of short stories. Like Minority Report, it features an unexpected yet logical flaw in an apparently perfect system of the future (and a bunch of flashbacks to do with a drowning); like ‘Blade Runner’, it explores the point at which distinctions between human and android start to break down; and like both those films, its science fiction is wrapped in a palatable detective plot full of fast-moving chases and die-hard action. Yet what makes ‘I, Robot’ stand out is its vision of a future that, for all its metaphorical darkness, is lit to look surprisingly bright – even though the film is directed by Alex Proyas, who previously brought us the sombre gothic landscapes of ‘The Crow’ and ‘Dark City’. Whether this lightness sets the right tone will depend on the tastes of the viewer – but it does make it easier to see the magnificent design work that has gone into Chicago’s treeless cityscape of the future. For a film that pits man against machine, ‘I, Robot’ strikes a fine balance between the amazingly expressive computer generated imagery used to create its legions of robots, and the all too human presence of Will Smith whose typical wise-ass delivery keeps things grounded. The plot makes good sense only so long as you do not think about it too hard, but as a summer crowd-pleaser with edge-of-your-seat pacing and spectacular stunts, ‘I, Robot’ would be hard to beat. It's Got: A wise-cracking detective who is so superstitious that he listens to Superstitious first thing in the morning; a cat-rescuing dash through a collapsing building; a soulful robot messiah; a gun-toting motorcycle stunt so hyperkinetically over-the-top that you will not know whether to laugh or gasp; and the most vertiginous climax since Darkman. It Needs: A plot with fewer obvious holes in it.

by jamessavik 05 Jun, 2006

Rent it., buy the book

The novel "I, Robot" is a science fiction classic written by Issac Asimov. Unfortunately, this movie has absolutely nothing in common with the book other than Asimov's laws of robotics, a homicide detective and a murderous robot. There are plenty of cliches. An evil profit drunk corperation, a mad AI and an obligatory car chase. I was very disappointed in this film. As an adaptation of a classic novel, it is a poor imitation of the original. The only reason that I gave this movie a Good rating is the acting of Will Smith. He alone accounted for two-stars that saved this movie from a below-average rating. My take on it: rent the movie. Buy the book. Note to Hollywood: when you make a film from a classic novel, please don't rape it. In this case had you changed the name, no one would have ever associated this movie with Asimov's book.

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