I, Robot - Nostalgia Critic

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[@anubusx]

Review The Crow before the new one comes out.

[@Sharingan1230]

still waiting for you to review: * Norbit (long awaited request) * The Benchwarmers * The Spy Next Door (for Nostalgia-ween) * The New Guy * Without a Paddle * A Night at the Roxbury * Planet 51 * Big Momma’s House trilogy (as a all 3 in 1 full review) * Date Night * Megamind * Rush Hour trilogy (as a all 3 in 1 full review & the 4th movie is greenlit) * Bad Boys trilogy (as a all 3 in 1 full review & the 4th movie is coming next month) * Gay Purr-ee * Hey Arnold the movie * The Wild Thornberrys Movie * Looney Tunes Back in Action * Death at a Funeral (2010) a *Sequel Month 3.0* featuring: * Balto 3: Wings of Change (you did reviewed 1 & 2 but not the 3rd one to complete the trilogy) * Rugrats in Paris * Rugrats Go Wild (since you reviewed Rugrats Movie, now you gotta review the sequels ALONG WITH The Wild Thornberrys Movie to review Go Wild) & a *Re-Visit Review month* featuring: * Space Jam 1 * Rock a Doodle * Bebe’s Kids * Tom & Jerry (1993) * Neverending Story * other 2000s episode reviews

[@air03man]

Will Smith vs Robots in the future ? I can do that Also any word on when Critic will return to the studio ?

[@anubusx]

Review I am Legend.

[@SJ_RANKS]

The only thing I remember from this film is this beautiful quote I’m sorry I’m allergic to bullshit

[@chasehedges6775]

😂😂😂😂

[@LucyLioness100]

That line is hilarious. It’s so applicable to real life

[@Zimmy_1981]

I use it to this day. I forgot where it was from lol thx❤

[@jeuryrabassa4724]

Well, too bad. And sucks to be you.

[@Kamiyoda]

its such a genuine sneeze too

[@Scout-164]

Interesting Fact: When Will Smith attended his first meeting with the filmmakers, the very first thing he said was 'I have to save the world in every movie I make.' making everyone's heart sink in their chest. When the lights came up at the premiere, one of his sons said 'Dad, you gotta stop saving the world in every movie you make!'.

[@jessedellross3245]

The scene where spooner tells the doc why he hates robots is just brilliant. You immediately get where he’s coming from. And his open distain when she starts making excuses. “11% is more then enough. A human being would’ve known that”.

[@LucyLioness100]

It’s a well done scene and Smith does nail the emotion of it

[@chasehedges6775]

That scene was so emotional

[@Here_is_Waldo]

It's a good scene and it explains why he doesn't like robots, but it doesn't explain why he hates robots. A robot saving him instead of a child doesn't explain why he thinks a robot would steal a purse, or kill someone. There's no reason to get a personal vendetta against robots and thinking they'll commit crimes just because one robot didn't know who to rescue first in a car accident.

[@YorkJonhson]

​@@Here_is_Waldo I don't think Spooner's supposed to be seen as being totally objective in that regard, but his disdain for a robot making that sort of life-or-death choice alongside society's blind trust in them made him more ready to believe (or want to believe) that they could be flawed in ways that others didn't expect.

[@terrencejsmith7160]

"Just lights and clockwork."

[@Deathawaitsnoone]

Fun fact: The "Can a robot write a symphony" / "Can you?" bit is paraphrased from a real Asimov quote, specifically from the essay "Our Intelligent Tools": _Some people are sure to be disbelieving and say, "But how can a computer possibly produce a great symphony, a great work of art, a new scientific theory?"_ _The retort I am usually tempted to make to this question is, "Can you?""_

[@mimseydemon1844]

Funny thing is today creatives are losing work to AI. Art, writing, music...

[@bluestreaker9242]

@@mimseydemon1844 Which is absolutely infuriating to me, as a creative who loves to write: Artificial Intelligence, AS A *TOOL* , is not meant to be a replacement, merely something that can *ASSIST* in the creative processes! Anyone who operates on this thought philosophy - that A.I. is a replacement for skill & ingenuity - is basically the equivalent of saying "Your leg's broken? You don't need a crutch, just get your leg amputated and replace it with a prosthesis, idiot!" It's kinda genuinely offensive when you think of it that way. >.>

[@sebastianemond5313]

No, but it can write a s-tty excuse for Disney's "100th anniversary."

[@bluestreaker9242]

@@sebastianemond5313 Oof Level 100. >o

[@Hanmacx]

And the meme: "Can AI draw hands?" "No, can you?"

[@eeveestar6826]

I saw this movie once as a kid and the little girl drowning traumatised me enough that I never wanted to see it again. The line "That was someone's baby, 11% is more than enough, a human would have known that" is ingrained in my head :(

[@chasehedges6775]

Sooooo true. It’s soooo heartbreaking

[@Tank50us]

It's certainly something those in the Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers take to heart. "Oh? We only have a 5% chance of saving the crew of this ship and ourselves? I like those odds."

[@chasehedges6775]

“Never tell me the odds.” - Han Solo, ESB

[@uzesamaX]

Precisely what a human doesn't do

[@kayeplaguedoc9054]

As a fan of Asimov I really hate that they stuck the "I, Robot" name on this because the movie is precisely the story that Asimov DIDN'T want to tell for the umpteen billionth time with his work. The entire point of it was to tell stories about what Robots *could* do other than just rise up against the humans, which was the most tropey, worn out sci-fi cliche even in 1950.

[@JarodFarrant]

I see your point (I still liek it, Sonny is performance is nice, soundtrack is cool.) however Isaac’s tales are probably well done more. I shall check out those. Books 📚

[@alvaroperez2349]

Alan Tudyk really nailed his performance as Sonny.

[@chasehedges6775]

He was absolutely fantastic

[@AshParth560]

I actually had learned that from a Short involving same voice actors and yeah, one of his best roles there. lol

[@LucyLioness100]

Seeing him do the BTS work is really impressive

[@sansthedrummer]

He's one of the most underrated actors still going.

[@jacechretin4597]

When the Stardust reaction app was still around I ranked his “death” somewhere in the 20s of my top 50 tearjerking moments in films and shows

[@ICantThinkOfANameB]

I'll argue that in this universe, Sonny and the robots ARE NOT supposed to be scary. He's part of a marketing campaign to look as friendly as possible. But I do agree the motions do look too smooth thanks to the CGI and it's hard to imagine the robots in the same room.

[@seraphimvalkyrin4543]

Look up Disney robots. They move so smooth and life like that some people have a hard time telling if they are animatronics or actors.

[@ICantThinkOfANameB]

@@seraphimvalkyrin4543 true enough now, but probably not in 2004

[@billjacobs521]

They are supposed to be scary later, though.

[@ICantThinkOfANameB]

@@billjacobs521 Yeah, but in universe, they don't know that is going to happen.

[@Dirtfire]

It looked good for 2004. Still holds up

[@PhoenixGamerxx96]

Fun Fact: The effects team used the same process to create Sonny the accused robot as they did for Gollum in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Alan Tudyk provided the body movements and voice for Sonny.

[@LucyLioness100]

It’s the exact same studio; Weta Digital

[@HB-fq9nn]

Yikes, you would not be able to tell based on how the robots look.

[@lucasdiazjr5679]

I wouldn't really say that,as gollum looked amazing and these robots look like something you'd see from tim burton

[@BioGoji-zm5ph]

Alan Tudyk is a treasure that must be protected at all costs.

[@Theoldzitterhand]

​@@LucyLioness100 it was Digital Domain

[@eclipsesonic]

16:55 - I love it when a film has a scene that seems insignificant to the plot at first (i.e. Sonny being informed about the meaning of winking), but then it becomes very relevant later on, even if it's just for a short moment.

[@cerburrows9380]

Chekhov's Wink

[@chasehedges6775]

💯💯. Same

[@HolaMundoTheMisteriousAG]

Set up/Pay off

[@FistfulOfCourage]

Regardless of our thoughts on this movie, I’m sure we can agree on one thing: the Spanish title (“Yo, Robot”) is one of the funniest movie title translations ever.

[@AshParth560]

😂

[@jesusromanpadro3853]

Is not wrong, but it does sound stupid. 🤷‍♂️

[@HolaMundoTheMisteriousAG]

Ahhh, you will laugh with the Spain translation of Die Hard, Fast and Furious and BeetleJuice

[@blueraccoon1088]

Speaking as a Hispanic a friend of mine calls it by its English name

[@FistfulOfCourage]

@@blueraccoon1088 Fair point. The title “Yo, Robot” also sounds like “Hey Arnold” but in a futuristic setting, where it sounds more like someone’s greeting a robot.

[@ForemostCrab7]

The scene i kinda liked in the movie (not shown in the review) is when he blocks one of the robot's punches to reveal that one of his arms is completely robotic.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Another Fun Fact: Director Alex Proyas had a difficult time with 20th Century Fox studio head Tom Rothman, who was threatening to remove the film's ending and replace it with "more jokes" just days before the film's premiere. Proyas intended to write a book about his experience making the film, which he describes as trying to run a marathon with the studio constantly throwing chairs in his path, but friends warned him that he'd never work in this town again. Even without the tell-all, I, Robot was his last studio film.

[@MegasusJr2]

Knowing, Gods of Egypt.

[@EarthwormShandy]

Not true

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

This guy is everywhere even in Wrestling comments. He spams comments while telling About stuff​@@EarthwormShandy

[@a.f.watcher8888]

Sad cuz He made The Crow ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@V4Now]

Hollywood has a lot of problems

[@geardog24]

As weird as this movie was it’s still better written than most of the Terminator sequels.

[@KasumiKenshirou]

So is any episode of Small Wonder.

[@0g0dn0]

That is a super low bar, they only had one good sequel.

[@titusmccarthy]

This movie sucked.

[@josebrown5961]

@@titusmccarthyAnd it still was better than most of the Terminator movies. (Terminator and Terminator 2 were the only ones)

[@kaijukid1443]

Burn!

[@averymerrick]

I, Robot is 20 years old. Man, I am old.

[@chasehedges6775]

Cant believe I'm in my 20s now.

[@AshParth560]

Just turned 34 and I feel ya. To think 20 years had passed. 😅

[@louisduarte8763]

Dudes, I turn 40 this year.

[@stevejohnson2941]

@@louisduarte8763 live it up while you can. Its all downhill after the big 4-0

[@mjtubeme]

This came out when I was 7, and it was my first Will Smith movie!!!!!! JEZZUS!!!!!!

[@Destinychanged]

One of my favorite moments from the movie was the exchange with Bruce Greenwood. “Sugar? OH! You thought I was calling you sugar? You’re not THAT rich.”

[@Nov-5062]

So does this movie still holds up? "I'm sorry, my responses are limited"

[@chasehedges6775]

EXACTLY! 💯💯💯

[@sebastianemond5313]

If it doesn't hold up, *why* does it have such high audience praise?

[@chasehedges6775]

“That…. Detective is The right question.”

[@ICantThinkOfANameB]

@@chasehedges6775 Hey hey hey hey! If that’s the right question, give me an answer!

[@sebastianemond5313]

​@@ICantThinkOfANameB "Nope!" 6:12

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Another Fun Fact: James Cromwell plays Dr. Robert Callaghan in Big Hero 6 (2014) and Dr. Alfred Lanning in I, Robot (2004). Both characters are creators of the laws of robotics.

[@Cheezitnator]

"That was HIS mistake!" Lol

[@codebrown744]

Ten years apart and big hero 6 was ten years ago.

[@maxotis4686]

@@Cheezitnator *Schaffrillas rant intensifies*

[@mrkaji8913]

And Sonny and cray

[@julianfaranda]

Well while we're at it, another not so fun fact was that one time he glued his hand to a counter a Starbucks to protest a milk up charge.

[@D_0_S]

I, Robot. You, Robot. He, she, her, Robot. Robology- the study of robots What do you even go to school for, Smith?

[@furiouskaiser9914]

There, Robot

[@louisduarte8763]

We are ALL Robots! And I am your king!

[@dorothyallspice1862]

Robosexuality - a term coined by the show “Futurama” which describes the romantic and sexual attraction between humans and robots.

[@D_0_S]

@@louisduarte8763 but will I REMEMBER YOU

[@aidanredding8058]

Sonny I'm sorry I doubted you

[@derworfnet]

„How the hell would Cats do this do me? Are you crazy?“ is a legitimately funny line, not gonna lie.

[@Mrcool210]

Honestly don't even hate this movie. It's just a really bad adaptation. But sometimes a bad adaptation can be an okay or even good movie. I would love to see something closer to the original book someday though.

[@AshParth560]

That's kinda what I thought of it. And if it gets a remake or something that's close to the original, I'd be down to watch it.

[@BP-dn9nv]

Yeah, that can be said for a lot of films. I do think it's valid to not like it solely due to it being a bad adaptation though seeing as how it kept the same name. No one cared about the differences in apocalypse now to its source material because it never claimed to be a direct adaptation of heart of darkness (though ironically that film is a much better adaptation than this)

[@louisduarte8763]

It worked in getting us to check out the better source material.

[@timgrier3317]

See starship troopers

[@dreamlandnightmare]

It's not really an adaptation. As explained in the review, it started out as its own, unrelated story, and then they decided to incorporate a few elements from the Asimov's novel.

[@IQSim]

Feels very relatable. Everyone around me is talking to their appliances while I still have an oldschool stereo that needs button presses. I really liked the movie back when and I feel that it still holds up quite well. Alan Tudyk is obviously the standout performance.

[@averymerrick]

Fun fact: Will Smith was asked to pen and perform a hip-hop song for the film, as he did for Men in Black and Wild Wild West. After giving it some thought, Smith decided against it, saying the song "I, Robot" which featured lyrics about the "robots comin' " to take over would take away the serious edge from the film. *If it was actually made, there would have been a scene of Will/Spooner and Sonny having a dance fight.*

[@AshParth560]

Almost be like the Men in Black music video, when ya think about it. 😂 With the one dance part with the alien.

[@naamadossantossilva4736]

That was a great loss.

[@89sigma43]

He made a good decision.

[@SecretMagician]

​@@89sigma43yeah, these two movies are trying to do different things. An I, Robot rap could have made this movie worse and cringy like Wild, Wild West.

[@mrcritical6751]

It’s like if he did a Pursuit Of Happyness Rap, it’d just feel weird

[@bloopboop9320]

I think one of my favorite aspects of this movie (and something that has been lost in modern screenwriting) is that every main character directly represents something important to the theme of the movie. Spooner hates robots and doesn't trust them... yet is half robot himself. Dr. Calvin is a human but acts like a robot. She is very cold and logical which is why she likes robots. Sonny is a robot but acts like a human and has a heart. Each character is missing something that the other characters have and together they make a whole of sorts. Spooner can't entirely reject technology because it is keeping him alive, while Calvin can't entirely rely on her brains and logic because it is blinding her to what's happening, while Sonny sort of fulfills both characters' arcs in a way and bounces off of both of them nicely. It's surprising just how many modern movies lack simple character dynamics like this which really go to help make a story feel whole.

[@jooei2810]

Modern movies miss the movie magic while trying to tick those inclusion boxes.

[@disturbedrenegade9815]

​@jooei2810 Coming from someone who is trying to tick all the unoriginal youtube comment boxes.

[@jooei2810]

@@disturbedrenegade9815 That still does not mean I am wrong.

[@disturbedrenegade9815]

@jooei2810 Yes, it does cause including women and minorities does not a bad movie make. If that was the case, then why were there so many shit films in all of cinema history?

[@chucknorris-xi8vs]

Because it’s not bad to include minorities it’s forcing it for every film that kills it if it belongs it belongs if it doesn’t it doesn’t

[@jackhageman9983]

Honestly? I love I,Robot. It’s a fun Will Smith adventure and it’s been a movie I’ll always come back to

[@kaydgaming]

The writer for Batman and Robin being the guy who wrote A Beautiful Mind will always being a weird thing to digest

[@klimmr]

9:33 Space Jam didn't advertise their shoes this much. And, that movie was based on a shoe commercial!

[@Depth217]

Back in the day, my father had a recording of the last third of the movie (literally when Will Smith rescues the girl from a robot and said “somehow I told you so doesn’t fit”) on his DVR. We watched the shit out of it. I didn’t know it at the time, but my father and mom were separating. I kept wondering why my father was at our house while we were sleeping over at grandma’s all the time. But whenever we’d be with him during the separation we usually watched the last third of I, Robot. Weird how some movies or shows end up sticking with you because of your circumstances at the time of watching.

[@NICE-EYES]

The “A Human would have known that” dialog is so strong!

[@TheDragonman104]

Malcom: “Congratulations, Critic! You made it through this whole review without making one Will Slap joke!” Critic: “Wait, doesn’t this count as one?”

[@mihowink5099]

He prepared for the exact right moment...

[@TheDragonman104]

@@mihowink5099 I was referencing a similar joke he did at the end of his Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland review.

[@jimmysuperduty1484]

The robots werent meant to have a personality, they were cold and generic intentionally, thats why Sonny having an angry outburst or saying he wish he wouldnt die was shocking to the humans around him, as they arent meant to have emotions

[@billjacobs521]

Neither is Data, but tell me you don't understand Data's personality.

[@DeepEye1994]

Is that really an excuse for writing a paper thin character?

[@thumpyloudfoot864]

That "I did not, oh Hi Mark?" Almost killed me...

[@DanGamingFan2406]

The development history of this film and how far it strayed from it's original vision is so weird, you can't help but be intrigued. Too bad the film itself isn't as interesting.

[@watershipup7101]

You got that right.

[@waterbullstudios9195]

It's so baffling some of the decisions made.

[@jeuryrabassa4724]

Nor most of today's movies and TV shows nowadays. Since there are now s***t.

[@JHParee]

I’m reading Harlan Ellison’s script right now. It's vastly different from what ultimately ended up getting filmed.

[@titusmccarthy]

I have an idea, let's turn a classic science fiction movie into an action movie. Sadly, it's been done before and to great success (sort of). See Total Recall and the short story by Philip K Dick.

[@AuthorWASimpson]

My favorite line, "You know, somehow, I told you so? Just doesn't quite say it." I'm waiting to use that in real life.

[@JarodFarrant]

I as well.😊

[@wstine79]

This movie was referenced in Jersey Girl. Ben Affleck's character was waiting for a job interview at a Publicist Firm when Will Smith was in the lobby talking about how he is making a robot movie to pay for his kids' shoes.

[@ricokid88]

I love the "Boomer Will Live" throwback/ easter egg with "Kitty Will Live" 😂😂😂

[@JokerVoorhees13]

We need a Madame Web review. Make it happen

[@Kobe24brady12]

I’m sure he’ll do it 🙄

[@blueraccoon1088]

He'll probably do it when Lorenzo gets canned

[@Here_is_Waldo]

"Please". A few manners go a long way.

[@enriquejoseantequerasanche6180]

No we don't, let the boring movies die in obscurity as they deserve. We didn't need a Captain Marvel review or a Charlie's Angel's Reboot's either.

[@jangovin1]

It landed today!

[@spyrotamer]

Honestly, I love this film. It's one of my favorites tbh. I always thought the worldbuilding was really interesting considering that it's a bit closer to becoming reality then Critic gives credit for. Think about it: The uplink to USR? We technically have that with Wifi and Bluetooth. Viki? Alexa, Siri, AI etc. And the robots themselves? Now with the rise of AI and ACTUAL robotics. I kinda think it's a bit more accurate then people want to believe. Also, as a kid (and even to an extent now) I always considered this one to be similar to films like Jurassic Park, Terminator, and Akira where it's more about highlighting the dangers of overtampering with science and technology. I personally didn't just see it as a mindless action film but more of a cautionary tale about what happens when people have an overreliance on it as well as how we need to have limits and know where to stop. Could be me looking too far into it, but I still like it. Last thought, and I know a lot of people would disagree, but I really love Sonny's design!

[@titusmccarthy]

AWFUL TASTE AWFUL MOVIE.

[@alicepbg2042]

no, you are looking a normal amount into it.

[@billjacobs521]

I think you're misunderstanding the criticism; we all know that lesson is there, it's just that they slathered a bunch of crap on top of it and this ultimately leaves the actual message very little room to grow or breathe. Also, we don't have a "rise of AI"; what we tend to call AI, isn't.

[@spyrotamer]

@billjacobs521 I never said I didn't understand the criticism that was made, because I think he makes valid points. I was just explaining how I liked the movie and why. 😑​

[@SpaceAvaliable]

I remember thinking when this came out that we'd one day too be questioning why someone was driving in "manual mode " and that's steadily approaching.

[@MrSpartan993]

It’s an objectively worse world to live in.

[@DoomMomDot]

I keep imagining someone buying the book (they released a paperback version with Will Smith on the cover), reading it, and going "when does Will Smith come in?"

[@Some_Average_Joe]

On the subject of the Laws of Robotics being hardwired so that a robot could not break them, believe it or not that is an idea grounded in reality. Most modern computing functions on programmable electrical circuits, where electrical inputs change what a circuit does. Hacking is when someone introduces an input to cause the circuit to provide an undesired output. But if a circuit is "hardwired" that means it cannot be reprogrammed, so it is physically impossible to hack that particular circuit. Now that said, there is still a possibility of bugs, or tricking sensory devices to get around the hardwired system.

[@Akanoyoru]

I robot (and "the complete Robot") were about all the clever little ways the laws were violated.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Another Fun Fact: In early drafts of I, Robot, Sonny reads Spooner a poem he wrote: "What is the heart, but a spring; and the nerves, but so many strings; and the joints, but wheels?"

[@JarodFarrant]

That’s kinda deep when you see it.

[@ZombieWilfred]

07:03 "A gun can't kill a person, it has a safety on it!" *Shows a picture of a SIG pistol that does not have a safety on it* 😂

[@jooei2810]

Wow now that’s a “The more you know!” moment!

[@coreybradley8540]

I doubt Doug has ever touched a gun

[@billjacobs521]

@@coreybradley8540 Born and raised in Chicago, so yeah, very unlikely. Even he had, he probably just googled and grabbed the first decent image--I didn't know any pistol didn't have a safety myself, and I grew up shooting.

[@phantomstrider]

4:33 I got such a chuckle at this😄 Fiction's future vs reality future lol. "That one's yours" 😄

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Another Fun Fact: Alan Tudyk voiced a robot again 12 years later in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) as K2-SO.

[@0g0dn0]

And by contrast, THAT robot was a dick and you really believed it was there.

[@MrSpartan993]

That’s the same GUY?!

[@89sigma43]

I am glad that there was no Will Smith slap joke on this. I am extremely over it.

[@mohdamerulaidilbinrazisahm7317]

Me too. Whenever I watched his new movie trailer like Emancipation and Bad Boys For Life, I always saw those comments. It's like he murdered Chris Rock at the Oscar.

[@NansJns]

The thing about trying to tie this movie to Asimov, is that (from what I've heard) Mr. Asimov was sick of stories about human creations turning on their creators. That's why he created the three laws - so he could tell other stories and never have to do a "robots turn on humans" plot. So, having that exact plot with Asimov's name stuck on it is kind of an insult to the man.

[@billjacobs521]

But I recall at least one of his robot stories was exactly that. But I did like the careful logic he used in many of the stories with the 3 laws, yes.

[@Dendarang]

No, that's not true. Asimov wrote the three (later four) laws of Robotics and then wrote an entire series of novels examining how they can be exploited or bypassed from robots accidentally killing humans to redefining who is and isn't human so that robots can then kill the "non-humans" etc. While I don't like the I, Robot film they sort of got that right - Asimov's initial idea for Robot series of novels was "sci fi murder mystery with robots".

[@Akanoyoru]

@@Dendarang You're referring to the Solarians in Robots and Empire. There's actually continuity from I, Robot all the way to Foundation and Earth. I read all the books one summer. Neat!

[@phillipmccauley7744]

I was a teenager when this first came out, and I found it to be one of the coolest sci fi flicks ever. 20 years later, it's kinda stuck with me, but more as a nostalgic guilty pleasure. I do agree...there are some good ideas in here, but they don't quite stick the landing. In the modern entertainment climate, I would very much like to see Asimov's anthology adapted to the small screen as a series, an episode per short story. It's perfect.

[@MforMovesets]

I was fine with the movie until the point where the action scenes got absolutely ridiculous and looked like videogame platform puzzles. Also: "Nice shoes!" The shoes: Basic Converse you can grab in any store.

[@wolfspirit994]

To be completely honest, I didn't even knew that this movie was supposed to be an adaptation to a book

[@mimseydemon1844]

Not surprising considering that 99.9% of the movie had nothing to do with the book.

[@chadharger9323]

​@@mimseydemon1844 At the time there was a loud whirling sound when the movie came out. . .it was Isaac Asimov spinning in his grave.

[@masonhenderson0221]

On the topic of "Who's the real monster here? It's always us!" A show that I watch (that I won't name for spoiler reasons) had a really cool twist on this idea. Some scientists that were researching AI got killed, and when the main characters found the guy who they thought was responsible, it turned out he was already dead, and it was actually his AI program that had killed him and the other scientists. It turns out that the AI was tasked with protecting humans, and in every simulation it ran, the greatest threat to humanity was AI itself. Thus, it killed the scientists and disrupted years of research before sacrificing itself for humanity's sake. So far, it's the only time I've seen this theme taken in that direction, and I really loved that episode.

[@30uj]

Name? Plis

[@retsaMinnavoiG]

lol that's awesome

[@featherguardian6023]

While the Movie is Weird, it’s a Underrated Gem with Memorable Will Smith Quotes.

[@retsaMinnavoiG]

Will Smith: what did the 5 fingers say to the face?

[@MasterGeek-mk5ne]

5:49 this seems like something a D&D fan would created.

[@kenguyii9108]

*“I’m sorry. I’m allergic to bullshit.”* My favorite funny quote from the movie! 😂

[@robpagenkopf5829]

Summer 2004 is still one of the best summer movies seasons of all time. The big budget sequels were great (Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Spider-Man 2), the comedies were very funny (Dodgeball, Anchorman, Napoleon Dynamite), the action thrillers were cool (Bourne Supremacy, Collateral), and the sillier films such as this were tons of fun. I miss those days.

[@sasir2013]

14:10 so...are the main characters not allowed to discuss possible answers to a question because one of them MAY be right?

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

So that's why the Pink Panther tried to fight a Robot

[@johnnythewalrus]

6:20 he actually nodded like "I'm not gonna waste my time arguing with you," not like he didn't know the difference. Swing and a miss, NC.

[@stormshadowproductions1660]

This was the second Will Smith movie I ever saw, the first one being Men in Black which was my introduction to Will Smith

[@anubusx]

NC should review it.

[@stormshadowproductions1660]

@@anubusx be 100 times more entertaining than this piece of shit review. Seriously I haven't been this bored by NC video since he reviewed Ang Lee Hulk

[@0g0dn0]

So you skipped Wild Wild West? Good call.

[@jcollins1305]

@stormshadowproductions1660 my condolences

[@SvanTowerMan]

This was the first Will Smith movie I saw, but I was so young at the time that other than LeVar Burton, I was completely unaware of actors' faces.

[@Amash94]

15:25. A Doug’s 1st Movie reference in 2024 ? What a time to be alive.

[@luishuerta9376]

I am so happy someone else notice too xD.

[@maxamillion2k7]

Wasn't ready for that reference...bust out laughing once I heard it.

[@riftshredder5438]

12:30 considering that this is Chicago, I could totally see the police thinking that his car crash was suicide, especially if he has dirt on a big evil corporation

[@DarkOverlord96]

07:57 I mean... don't people joke that CG characters, especially from the 2000s, look uncanny as hell? I feel that kind fits.

[@klimmr]

17:45 It's like that Arthur episode where he's prejudice against cats. Only to reveal in a later season that cats are "cruel beasts".

[@maxordman4100]

As far as futuristic detective stories go, this movie had potential and they certainly had a lot of good material to work with but the biggest problem with the movie is how much the production crew was eager to make sure people linked it up with the book and they are two very different things! I remember reading the book in middle school and it was a huge thriller for me that the movie will never match up to. However it was one of the few times that they gave us a Will Smith movie where I wasn’t upset about him not using a cool future gadget. Most of the time with this guy I always want him to have a cool future gadget but in this movie I was so focused on the relationship between him and Sonny that it didn’t bother me that they didn’t give him a fancy gun or something like that. However I also think that the friendship between them could have been more fleshed out. I can’t say I hate this movie but I can’t say I love it either. It’s just a movie that I remember! Thank you for featuring Chaplin in the review!

[@bububaer1441]

The funniest joke was at the end with the nutcracker: "This is my life." Cracked me up.

[@LucyLioness100]

I rewatched this not too long ago and it’s still a decent little movie. The visuals are really cool, Alan Tudyk as Sonny is a great performance especially as he did most of the work in mo-cap/in person with the other cast, Will Smith is a decent lead (still at the height of his post MIB success) & it’s an Asimov work that got to the big screen

[@chasehedges6775]

Still a decent little movie. . One of the best and underrared films of 2004,

[@billjacobs521]

I mean, it's NOT an Asimov work, that's kinda the point at the start.

[@Equilibrious]

What was the broken robot saying “roger! … roger…” reference from? Its on the tip of my tongue but I just can’t remember. Its driving me crazy!

[@s.g2344]

Haha it was driving me mad as well but its from Dougs First movie near the end when the robot is trying to give a hanky to Roger 😅😅.

[@Omar-wq9dz]

I do wish we could have seen the original script made. It was called Hardwired, and was a smaller scale sci fi murder mystery

[@katsujinken10]

This gives me an idea for an NC video, "Top 11 Most Shameless Product Placements"

[@EggFighterXB-]

Is Olive Garden going to be there even though apparently there was no actual sponsorship from the restaurant?

[@katsujinken10]

@@EggFighterXB- No I mean examples like Coca Cola in Mac n Me or there's an episode of the 2000s Hawaii 5-0 that screeched to a halt so one character can talk about all the varieties of Subway sandwiches available.

[@EggFighterXB-]

@@katsujinken10 So not olive garden then... Would that even count?

[@alp2va]

I honestly love this movie. I was just the right age to think it was so cool when it first came out. The amount of times I've said "you are the dumbest smart person I know," "I'm allergic to bullshit," and "THE GODDAMN ROBOTS, JOHN!" is still pretty high to this day. I even rewatched it a few years ago and found myself still enjoying it! Sure, it's not a movie that jumps to my mind as a classic, but I'll be damned if it isn't extremely entertaining

[@BrontoSmilodon1]

10:35 that part happened when Sonny was falling being controlled

[@Aceiswild83]

6:13 That’s not the cowboy from Fallout, the cowboy from Fallout is played by Walton Goggins

[@billjacobs521]

Yeah, I was confused by that. I was trying to think if there was some other character he was.

[@brenyatta]

I was confused by that joke too. Add that to the “Huh?” bin of NC lines

[@Markimark151]

I’ve watched this movie is college, and even though this movie hasn’t aged well because of Will Smith. But I love how the story is relatable about artificial intelligence should not be in our government!

[@jormungandrtheworldserpent8382]

im kinda curious why he went so hard on the cgi i think for its age it held up pretty well especially when you remember polar express came out the same year

[@0g0dn0]

The uncanny valley surprisingly works when it's not supposed to be human.

[@alicepbg2042]

he really doesn't like cgi. for no reason

[@Dendarang]

Because the CGI in this film sucks ass? None of the robots look like they're there in any scene and half the scenes look like the only real thing is the actor in front of a green screen. There are youtubers with better effects nowadays. And for a big budget production this looked bad even back then, this came after the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy, after the first few Harry Potter films, after the first Pirates of the Caribbean film, after the first two Spider Man films etc. The effects were terrible even for the time.

[@eddieolshefski6467]

This movie is still fun to watch. I love the crap out of it. 2035 is the year it is set in. 11 more years to go. Hopefully by then we’ll have kick ass stuff from this movie.

[@CaptainCJ97]

Im ready for a "denied sit down!" Clip or sound

[@JarodFarrant]

Sonny winking and the proceding fight was freaking great.

[@datmeme8967]

I didn't realize this was ripped off from an _Outer Limits_ episode called "I, Robot". Look it up.

[@610Hobbies]

I feel like I'm the ONLY person ever to notice the biggest plot hole in this movie, like, seriously, every reviewer fails to address it, but in the flashback where Spooner is in the car accident, why are both his and the girl's cars so old by this movie's own standards? Were they both into vintage stuff? And why would it matter that a truck driver fell asleep while driving? These cars are literally self-driving now, why was there a truck driver in the first place? You mean to tell me that mass-produced automated robots (which we don't have today) were already roaming the streets but NOT self-driving cars (which we DO have today)?

[@michellecoleman5577]

15:07 "And this terrible pain in all the diodes down my left side."

[@alditoification]

"Achoo! ...Sorry, I'm allergic to bullshit".

[@Deyne547]

I don't care how critic sees this movie, iRobot is my favorite movie of all time.

[@SlaveofChrist1]

Like what you like man. To each their own

[@moriah93ohio]

I still enjoy it

[@0g0dn0]

It is endearing, even when you know it's not living up to its potential.

[@Neitoriba17]

6:15 what the hell? Bruce Greenwood didn't play in Fallout. You couldn't possibly mistake him with Walton Goggins?

[@ThomasGilbert-lf6lu]

I wish "I, Robot" was available for streaming on Netflix. It's a great sci-fi movie with Will Smith that was a box office hit. It's like a version of Star Trek with a lot of robots.

[@ninjanibba4259]

It’s on Hulu

[@LordCrate-du8zm]

In what world is this _anything_ like Star Trek

[@titusmccarthy]

@@LordCrate-du8zm Movie was crap plain and simple and an insult to Asimov.

[@SvanTowerMan]

I watched it on Hulu, then on KZbin when it was free, and then I watched it again on DVD. The funny thing is that my parents bought the I, Robot DVD the exact week that it was my pick for a movie, and I, Robot was going to be my pick. I didn't tell them beforehand, but it just worked out that way.

[@LordZozzy]

15:25 what is that soundclip from? Sound familiar but can't pinpoint it....

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Another Fun Fact: The motorcycle that Will Smith's character rides in the movie is a 2004 MV Agusta F4-SPR. It is one of only 300 produced worldwide. Its 750cc, inline 4-cylinder engine produces 147 horsepower and can propel the bike in excess of 175 mph.

[@andrewzach1921]

I heard he had a bad spill on the bike that shook him up. It was referenced in the show Orange County Choppers when they made a bike for him.

[@kerricaine]

Fun fact: I met the guy who originally signed on to do the costuming for the movie. Right before production started, he got switched to working on the live action scooby doo. Apparently the production never got the memo so he was still credited on irobot, and wasn't in the credits on scooby doo

[@SvanTowerMan]

So that guy is responsible for the weird sexualization of Velma in that movie? Good to know.

[@ryanmorejon5813]

I do think this film is underrated as both me and my dad are big fans of this film for what they were going for and what they were attempting to do to the point of where we wanted them to make a sequel for years and I'm not sure after 20 years that they plan to do so but still I don't think that this film is all that bad

[@KumarChinthala-jj7wj]

Thanks!

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Man Will Smith i'm just realizing really loved doing post apocalyptic/future sci-fi movies in the 90-2000s

[@chasehedges6775]

He was good at it, tbf.

[@QuinnBuckland]

Everybody, and I mean EVERYBODY glosses over that the first law of robotics wouldn't allow that robot to not try to save the child as well. Through inaction, the robot allowed a child to come to harm, and nobody, not even the movie, brings it up.

[@retsaMinnavoiG]

No... he has to save Will Smith fully. He couldn't break the window then go save the girl. He had to pull him out and get him safely to shore. That's the opposite of inaction.

[@QuinnBuckland]

@@retsaMinnavoiG Not attempting to save the girl in the first place is inaction. The robot can fail, which would inevitably lead to the robot's circuits going haywire, but the action has to happen. In fact, according to the first law, if the robot was entirely unable to save the girl, and knew it couldn't, the robot would have gone wonky and it would have been more likely that both the girl and Spooner would have died, given that the robot didn't allow the people to die because it didn't have a choice in the matter. In the original book there were several times where the robots act strangely due to the laws being too rigid, like when a robot acted drunk because several laws were conflicted, or when a robot went missing because it took an order too literally. Not allowing a human to come to harm via inaction is the first law, and the robot would do everything it could to ensure that law was upheld, even at the expense of its own body. Only saving one person, no matter the numbers, would be a violation of that law.

[@johnnysparkle]

In the early drafts, Sonny's secondary brain was made out of living tissue, making him a Self Organizing Neural Net, or "Sonny" for short. Sonny attained true consciousness the moment he discovered the dead body of his creator.

[@calvinmatthews1527]

Imagine if this film was made today where adaptations are made to be a lot more faithful? Plus, it would prolly be more relevant considering where technology is now.

[@PhoenixGamerxx96]

I always thought "I, Robots" was Blade meets Terminator...that's pretty awesome now that I think about.

[@chasehedges6775]

The best combo, if you ask me.

[@taurinstraiter2325]

5 Years after I, Robot (2004) James Cromwell would play the exact character in the very similar Bruce Willis movie "Surrogates (2009)" which was also moderately financial successful

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

So this is why Will Smith hates Robot's who hate his wife

[@FucTrump]

I robot is a movie of all time. The acting is done by actors, the direction, a director. While the cinematography was done by a DP, the CGI effects are undeniably there. The screenwriter wrote words that ultimately formed a script. It was based on a novel. But just like all novels, it was fictional.

[@NewSuperAvenger]

I know theme-month is already done this year, but I was hoping Doug would talk about the rest of the X-Men movies he didn't cover. Perfect opportunity for Deadpool & Wolverine.

[@BoyKagome]

I don't think you understand what the converse all stars are about, it's a sign that Spooner likes things they were, like how they were in the past. It's the reason why he doesn't allow his car to self drive, he likes Sweet Potato pie. Everything he does is about keeping the past, before robots - alive.