"It's actually a smart art film that is masquerading as a big summer blockbuster," Smith says about the $105 million 20th Century Fox film.
If the trailers I've seen are any indication, it does far too good a job in its masquerade.
Jayne: That's a good idea. Good idea. Tell us where the stuff's at so I can shoot you. Mal: Point of interest? Offering to shoot us might not work so well as an incentive as you might imagine.
'Out Of Gas'
Buffista Movies 3: Panned and Scanned
A place to talk about movies--Old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 15, 2004 6:55:02 am PDT #659 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
tommyrot - Jul 15, 2004 7:00:32 am PDT #660 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
But, you know, the film makes a valuable addition to Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics:
1 A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2 A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3 A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
4 A robot may ignore the first three laws and turn evil only if he has a red glowy thing in his chest.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 15, 2004 7:05:30 am PDT #661 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Handy little feature, that. Though I think the designers might have been better employed thinking of ways to keep the robots from going bad in the first place rather than installing a "this unit now set to: EVIL" warning light.
tommyrot - Jul 15, 2004 7:07:49 am PDT #662 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I think it was the Simpsons episode where they go to Itchy and Scratchy land... when the robots experience a major problem, they revert to their default behavior--which is, "Kill all humans."
Consuela - Jul 15, 2004 7:08:12 am PDT #663 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I just wanted to tell you I'm watching Brazil and Blade Runner this weekend. Which one should I watch first?
Blade Runner.
Because after Brazil you won't be able to process anything for a while.
Polter-Cow - Jul 15, 2004 7:09:33 am PDT #664 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
when the robots experience a major problem, they revert to their default behavior--which is, "Kill all humans."
"Well, according to my calculations, the robots won't go berserk for at least 24 hours."
robots go berserk
"Oh. I forgot to carry the one."
Sean K - Jul 15, 2004 7:31:33 am PDT #665 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Sean, I just wanted to tell you I'm watching Brazil and Blade Runner this weekend. Which one should I watch first?
I agree with Consuela. Blade Runner first, then Brazil.
"Kill all humans."
Which of course leaps right from Simpsons to Futurama --
"::snore:: ....kill all the humans.... ::snore:: ....kill all the humans.... ::snore:: ....Hey, baby. Wanna kill all the humans?"
ETA: Cool Satanic number!
Jesse - Jul 15, 2004 6:50:07 pm PDT #666 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
King Arthur in 15 minutes. Apparently the post will soon become locked to members of the community only, so get it while it's hot. Or join, either way.
Polter-Cow - Jul 16, 2004 4:23:49 am PDT #667 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The eagerly awaiting new Indiana Jones movie won't be released for another two years, because producer George Lucas isn't happy with the script. Indiana Jones 4 has been in the works for a number of years but looked likely to hit screens next year after Lucas recruited star Harrison Ford and original director Steven Spielberg for the project, and hired Frank Darabont to write a screenplay. But Lucas has sent the Shawshank Redemption writer back to the drawing board. A studio source reveals, "Indiana Jones 4 was meant to start shooting this summer but won't now be coming out until 2006. Even though Harrison and director Steven Spielberg were happy with the screenplay, Lucas still doesn't like the final act and wants a faster pace and more action."
And I like this Rotten Tomatoes consensus on I, Robot :
Baring only the slightest resemblance to Isaac Asimov's short stories, I, Robot is a summer blockbuster that manages to make the audience think, if only for a little bit.
evil jimi - Jul 16, 2004 4:36:40 am PDT #668 of 10001
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
Like Lucas would know a decent script.