Who's going to see "I Robot"??

[CatWoman]

It looks pretty cool.

[WoodrowFan]

1. is that about Bush supporters>????

I am so happy I got to say that first!

[CatWoman]

3. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

:thumbsup:

[WoodrowFan]

12. thank you thank you

I'll be here all week. Enjoy the buffet and please don't forget to tip your waitress!

[jjmalonejr]

2. Sorry, I'll pass

Are you planning to see "Catwoman," CatWoman?

[CatWoman]

4. LOL

Haven't watched the trailer yet.

Altho, as much as Kef rails against the movie, I should know more about it by now :D

[NewYorkerfromMass]

5. see this

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=1401811

[MikeG]

6. OK. What are the Three Robot Rules?

[NewYorkerfromMass]

7. Hint: They serve and protect humans

See if you can guess

[liberalpress]

9. They are....

A robot must never harm a human being.

A robot must do what a human tells it to do, unless this conflicts with Rule #1.

A robot must preserve itself, unless this conflicts with Rule #1 or Rule #2

[MikeG]

10. Good to know in case they ever turn me into a robot.

[baldguy]

17. It's been extended a little.

There are actually seven laws -

An Extended Set of the Laws of Robotics :

The Meta-Law - A robot may not act unless its actions are subject to the Laws of Robotics

Law Zero - A robot may not injure humanity, or, through inaction, allow humanity to come to harm

Law One - A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm, unless this would violate a higher-order Law

Law Two - A robot must obey orders given it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with a higher-order Law. A robot must obey orders given it by superordinate robots, except where such orders would conflict with a higher-order Law

Law Three - A robot must protect the existence of a superordinate robot as long as such protection does not conflict with a higher-order Law. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with a higher-order Law

Law Four - A robot must perform the duties for which it has been programmed, except where that would conflict with a higher-order law

The Procreation Law - A robot may not take any part in the design or manufacture of a robot unless the new robot's actions are subject to the Laws of Robotics

http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/SOS/Asimov.html

[tigerbeat]

8. might....

it doesn't look that impressive (and i'm not an asimov worshipper, so the deviation from the original probably won't bother me) but i think alex proyas is a very gifted director (dark city, the crow) and i'm thinking i might give it a chance.

[lil-petunia]

11. saw it.

enjoyable. thrilling at times,
Smith is a fine, talented actor. The babe is semi-babe-ish. the bots rock.

[DrWeird]

14. The bots rock?

Well then, shit. I'm going.

[Liberal Classic]

13. It's not "I, Robot" for me

Without Donovan and Powell.

I would say that at best this movie is 'based' on the writings of Asimov, but in the paper today a reviewer said that it was originally a murder mystery movie that was 'mated' with the Asimov angle...

[lil-petunia]

15. True, but consider just when

Asimov wrote it. He included things like going to venus and populating it with robots to build energy generators for the earth. A lot of his predictions simply did not have good data, but, damn, he was creative and accurate far more often than not.

What I missed was the possibility of a robot that read minds. Asimov did write about controller bots, some electronic communication between them and a superior brain linking them together. Nothing like VIKI though.

All in all, a homage to a great brain and great writer. Good special effects, lively direction, cute enough babe, and a fine performance by Will Smith - who reminds me of a fine wine, the older he gets, the better he does.

[XNASA]

16. I Not.

At least not at the theater. I tend to shy away from FX movies and the crowds that are drawn to them.

[baldguy]

18. I probably will.

I just don't expect to see Isaac Asimov's "I, Robot" on the screen.

[trumad]

19. I"m going today with my 2 boys and my Dad....

while my wife takes my daughter to the Cinderella Story. My boys and I stay away from chick flicks.....

[Jack_DeLeon]

20. I saw it on Saturday...

It was alot better than I thought it would be.