Sweetie says that Return of the King and the last part of the Star Wars prequel trilogy will be the last movies we ever see in an actual theater. It's not that we don't like movies - we do, and him much more so than I - it's just that there's not a lot we'll want to watch.
Take, for example, the somewhat-anticipated I, Robot movie in the works. Now, I'm a robot freak, and I've read the Asimov book more than once. I was curious when I heard there was going to be a movie, so I checked it out. Boy, am I disappointed.
Plot Summary: Based on the classic story collection by famed science fiction writer Isaac Asimov, "I, Robot" will concentrate on Detective Del Spooner, who, with the aid of psychologist, Dr. Susan Calvin, will investigate the death of Dr. Miles Hogenmiller, a brilliant scientist who worked at US Robotics. Initially labeled a suicide, Spooner has other ideas, convinced that a robot may have taken the doctor’s life. Isolated and eccentric, Dr. Hogenmiller appears as a hologram of himself, summoning Spooner to his side after his death. He was working on a very special project when his life was cut short. He had created something quite extraordinary – a robot with a living brain, code named “Sonny.” Spooner goes to Hogenmiller’s boss, Dr. Lance Robertson, with his suspicions. Incensed that Spooner wants to charge one of his robots with murder, Dr. Robertson maintains Dr. Hogenmiller took his own life. Terribly weary, Robertson knows full well that the future of his company would be snuffed out should the press get wind of the idea that a robot would, under any circumstances, kill a human being. (from the Fox movie website)
Nowhere in the pages of I, Robot does anything like this happen. Not even remotely. I should know, as I just finished re-reading the book. Where are the Three Laws of Robotics? Why is Susan Calvin not the main character? Why all the extra characters? Aren't the ones in the book compelling enough? I guess all I can hope for is that the movie tanks and there's no sequel. Frankly, I think it's going to be crap-tastic.
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