"I, Robot" review from a Asimov fan (Locus Magazine) (Spoilers, of course)

[Khephra]

A.I.: Artificial Incompetence, or,
Robots Just Don't Understand:
A Review of I, Robot

by Gary Westfahl

Contrary to some published reports, the film I, Robot does in one respect powerfully recall the thoughts and writings of Isaac Asimov. Unfortunately, what came to my mind while watching the film had nothing to do with Asimov's robots, but was rather the statement that echoes through his early Foundation stories — "Violence ... is the last refuge of the incompetent" — which explains why Asimov's fans will regard this film as an appalling travesty.

Surely, if there was one quality that defined Isaac Asimov, it was pacifism — in his personal life, his politics, and his science fiction. He consistently sought to write stories that did not rely on tired devices like chase scenes, fisticuffs, or gunfights to interest readers; instead, his plots were involving intellectual puzzles. As is often noted, the main action in most Asimov stories is characters standing around talking to each other, trying to reason their way to a resolution of the problem at hand — and in Asimov's capable hands, these tales can be infinitely more compelling than descriptions of violent conflicts or nonstop activity. However, creating such stories demands a certain amount of wisdom and originality, qualities that are not in demand, and hence are not supplied, in contemporary Hollywood.

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http://www.locusmag.com/2004/Reviews/07_Westfahl_IRobot.html

OUCH!

[physioex]

1. The trailer to this movie did not impress me...

Some of the scenes seem taken from The Matrix.... :puke: