Alan Tudyk in I, Robot

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UPDATED: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 00:25
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DARKSYDE

Sunday, March 14, 2004 12:22 PM

http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/i_robot/

The trailer is up. I am sorry to say I am a little disapointed realy. The I Robot book was a great set of short storys, not what seems like a bit of an action fest. However, I have fathe that Will Smith will make it a fun movei to see wich I will go see this summer and it was /awsome/ to hear Alan's voice again. I hope this and Serenity are the begining of a great movie career.

"That's what happens when you call the FEDS!"

IAMJACKSUSERNAME

Sunday, March 14, 2004 2:31 PM

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I think it ALWAYS best to read the book before seeing the movie.

I almost always much prefer the book to the movie. If I watch the movie first I may enjoy it, and then enjoy the book after; but if I read the book first, the movie will almost always disappoint.

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ECMORGAN69

Sunday, March 14, 2004 2:37 PM

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Originally posted by mlsvrksgn:
I know there are far too many good books out there for anyone to have read them all - but I, ROBOT is based on some of the nummiest science fiction ever written. Considered by some to be the definitive Asimov. Not just for the sci-fi fan, either, these are very accessible novels, great characterization, etc. It does what all great science fiction does, and one of the things I think we all love Firefly for: presents the wondrous potentialities and seemingly paradoxical baseness of human nature. A very worthwhile read, and certainly best to be read BEFORE watching the movie, although that may be my own bias. I admit, I think it ALWAYS best to read the book before seeing the movie.

This movie seems to be loosely based on one of the stories in "I, Robot". The book was actually a collection of Asimov's original robot short stories that got published in, I believe, "Astounding Science Fiction". I wonder what kind of damage Hollywood has done to this story...

They can have my "Firefly" DVDs when they pry them from my cold, dead fingers....

Oh yeah,

you, FOX TV!!

ECGORDON

Sunday, March 14, 2004 3:29 PM

From what I have read, the producers for this film merely co-opted the title "I, Robot" because they knew it has high name recognition. But their screenplay was not actually based on any of Asimov's stories.

What is a shame is that no one ever made a film based on Harlan Ellison's script that he wrote back in the late '70s. If you are not familiar with it, check out my article about it - http://templetongate.tripod.com/robotfilm.htm

wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

ECMORGAN69

Sunday, March 14, 2004 4:15 PM

From what I saw in the trailer on the "I, Robot" website, they ripped off the model name of the robot in questions ("Nestors/NS-5s") and what the robot originally did, namely murder.

I'll take your word for it that the screenplay is not based on the original story, "Little Lost Robot". However, they seemed to have borrowed from it.

I definitely will read the HE screenplay article you linked to here.

They can have my "Firefly" DVDs when they pry them from my cold, dead fingers....

Oh yeah, you, FOX TV!!

ECMORGAN69

Sunday, March 14, 2004 4:29 PM

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Originally posted by ecgordon:
wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

Ok, what does that mean? I'm all aflutter with anticipation of a translation

They can have my "Firefly" DVDs when they pry them from my cold, dead fingers....

Oh yeah,

you, FOX TV!!

SHINY

Sunday, March 14, 2004 4:40 PM

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Originally posted by ecgordon:
From what I have read, the producers for this film merely co-opted the title "I, Robot" because they knew it has high name recognition. But their screenplay was not actually based on any of Asimov's stories.

Well, they certainly retained some of Asimov's plotlines, including the 3 laws (and perhaps the 'zeroth law' if the trailer is any indication...) and the murder investigation centering on the possibility of a robot as the suspect.

RIVER
Purple elephants are flying.
MAL
Good. Thanks for the update.

ECGORDON

Sunday, March 14, 2004 4:57 PM

I think they have possibly rewritten some of the script to include a few of Asimov's concepts but they were not there originally as far as I know. This is similar to how Verhoeven's "Bug War" morphed into Starship Troopers after someone commented on the similarity in plot.

As for my sig, I was wondering how long it would take for someone to ask. If my source ( http://www.proz.com/) is correct - and so far there are four confirmations that it is - it translates as "We're still flying."

wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

NESS

Sunday, March 14, 2004 6:00 PM

I saw a thing about I, Robot on Entertainment Tonight (don't ask why I was watching it ) and saw like one really short scene that had Alan in it, or I guess that would be the robot since it's not really Alan... But anyway... If I hadn't known that Alan was playing the robot I would have never guessed it was him. It doesn't sound like him at all. Of course, all he said in the scene was "I did not murder him!" so one line is hard to judge.

This looks like an interesting movie. Obviously Will Smith will be the motivation for people to see it, or if you're a Isaac Asimov fan I guess you would go too, to see if they butcher the book. Maybe after people see I, Robot and find out that Alan Tudyk played the robot, they'll become interested in other stuff he's done and eventually make their way to buying the Firefly DVDs. Then they'll read about the movie in the works and plan to see Serenity when it comes out!

Hey, I can dream, right?

"Sir, I think you have a problem with your brain being missing." - Zoe

THATWEIRDGIRL

Tuesday, March 16, 2004 12:25 AM

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Originally posted by Shiny:
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Originally posted by ecgordon:
From what I have read, the producers for this film merely co-opted the title "I, Robot" because they knew it has high name recognition. But their screenplay was not actually based on any of Asimov's stories.

Well, they certainly retained some of Asimov's plotlines, including the 3 laws (and perhaps the 'zeroth law' if the trailer is any indication...) and the murder investigation centering on the possibility of a robot as the suspect.

You can't do robot without the 3 laws. They had to use them no matter what they did to the story.

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