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I, Robot 2?
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by: James Thoo Jun. 7, 2007

It's gotten to the point where I'll pay to watch Will Smith take a dump, so long as he's kicking someone's ass and spouting one-liners while he's doing it. That said though, I know a lot of people not only didn't like I, ROBOT, but flat out hated the thing. And I can kinda see your point. Thing is though, a sequel is planned.

I'm no huge fan of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (or sci-fi television in general), but I get the impression that Ronald Moore is a pretty big deal. With that in mind, maybe the fact that he's already begun working on the sequel to I, ROBOT is huge news. You can check out the interview where he drops this bombshell HERE, over at Collider. Good idea? Yeah, I can get on board with it. The first movie was certainly nothing spectacular, but robots and artificial intelligence can always be pretty cool with the right storyline. I would imagine that Smith is out, which is a blow, but I guess we'll just have to keep abreast of developments and hope they play out the way we'd like them to (getting Monaghan back would be a start, she's crazy hot).

If you're a fan of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA or Ronald Moore, make sure you check out both parts of the interview HERE.

Source: Collider

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Extra Tidbit: Moore quit STAR TREK, after he got frustrated with the way that STAR TREK: VOYAGER was being handled.

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Hunglowman
11:22AM on 06/08/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Hey thes
My real problem with Smith is that from his music to his movies her shoots so low and generic and simplistic that you actually don't need a brain to "get it". everything is on cruise control. Explosion. quip. lots of shots of him running. quip. He finally figures out what the audience saw coming a mile away. quip. flirts with pretty ice queen. quip. blah blah blah. he makes cartoons. I am all...
My real problem with Smith is that from his music to his movies her shoots so low and generic and simplistic that you actually don't need a brain to "get it". everything is on cruise control. Explosion. quip. lots of shots of him running. quip. He finally figures out what the audience saw coming a mile away. quip. flirts with pretty ice queen. quip. blah blah blah. he makes cartoons. I am all for female erotica/sci fi. but it can be done well. Even the animated film Heavy Metal pulled off sci fi and erotica better than a populist like Will can. This guy is in an incredible position of power and he is obviously a really good guy personally, so why can't he for once star in something with a quality script? I too am a filmmaker like yourself so i am not just some rabid film nerd (although i am that too). I would love to see him lose the stolen eddie murphy schtick and do something along the lines of an LA Confidential, Fight Club, Magnolia, Children of Men, etc. Where the material comes before the explosion. Thats just me. maybe I am in the minority. judging by his box office, I am.
 
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GoblinWhirlwind
3:04AM on 06/08/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I guess it was a pretty okay movie...the only real reason to like it is Sonny. I don't really care for robots unless they take on a personality.



Smith was best in MIB..that's his best role IMO.
I guess it was a pretty okay movie...the only real reason to like it is Sonny. I don't really care for robots unless they take on a personality.



Smith was best in MIB..that's his best role IMO.
 
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frankster_lucy
11:23PM on 06/07/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
WILL = annoying
I robot was forgettable and Smith is a pompous sack of rat feces who clearly only knows one line: "ooh haaayyyyl naaaw"
I robot was forgettable and Smith is a pompous sack of rat feces who clearly only knows one line: "ooh haaayyyyl naaaw"
 
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Thes
8:37PM on 06/07/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I Think Smith Knows His Audience Quite Well
Hunglowman - I greatly appreciated Smith's nude scene in I, Robot. (And then my husband appreciated it after I watched it.) Smith is a very sexy man and both he and the studio are aware of that. If you think ONLY men watch this movie, you are not as switched into the medium as you think. I write erotic sci-fi for a living and I, Robot is my background muse - for the sexuality of Smith, the...
Hunglowman - I greatly appreciated Smith's nude scene in I, Robot. (And then my husband appreciated it after I watched it.) Smith is a very sexy man and both he and the studio are aware of that. If you think ONLY men watch this movie, you are not as switched into the medium as you think. I write erotic sci-fi for a living and I, Robot is my background muse - for the sexuality of Smith, the action of the plot and the purely sci-fi nature of its origins.



Having said all that, the movie didn't come close to Asimov's short story, but it was lots of fun to watch.
 
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stock
8:26PM on 06/07/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Moore did a great job
with DS9, but I can't say I've ever given a frack (is that the word they use) for Battlestar Galactica. Either version had only two things going for it: hot girls and robots, but heck, so did Buck Rogers.
with DS9, but I can't say I've ever given a frack (is that the word they use) for Battlestar Galactica. Either version had only two things going for it: hot girls and robots, but heck, so did Buck Rogers.
 
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Section ( 8 )
8:18PM on 06/07/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Will will do you all the favor
I doubt Smith would even consider this. He only did sequels to Men in Black and Bad Boys because of his co-stars. His co-star in I,Robot was CGI.



Now that Shia LaBeouf on the other hand, this has his name on it
I doubt Smith would even consider this. He only did sequels to Men in Black and Bad Boys because of his co-stars. His co-star in I,Robot was CGI.



Now that Shia LaBeouf on the other hand, this has his name on it
 
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Burgerking
5:42PM on 06/07/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
bad
this summer is getting tiresome already with all the damn sequels, so any sequel news I hear (well almost any) is just a big yawn. This one especially, I don't think anyone really loved the first movie so it's not like there is big demand for a second.
this summer is getting tiresome already with all the damn sequels, so any sequel news I hear (well almost any) is just a big yawn. This one especially, I don't think anyone really loved the first movie so it's not like there is big demand for a second.
 
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stock
5:37PM on 06/07/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Terrible movie, needs to be forgotten, or redone in 10-20 years w/ real robots.
Terrible movie, needs to be forgotten, or redone in 10-20 years w/ real robots.
 
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kcvoorhees
3:55PM on 06/07/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
People can debate all day about whether the movie was good or not (I liked it) but everyone must agree that those leather Chuck Taylors that he had in that movie were awesome.
People can debate all day about whether the movie was good or not (I liked it) but everyone must agree that those leather Chuck Taylors that he had in that movie were awesome.
 
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darkfly
2:54PM on 06/07/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Cool
I'Robot was an average film neither great nor bad, a sequel could only mean better right?
I'Robot was an average film neither great nor bad, a sequel could only mean better right?
 
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Hunglowman
1:31PM on 06/07/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Dont do this to me
Will Smith is the Michael Bay of acting. watching the first one was like going to the dentist. his nude scene didnt help - - KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE. As a movie freak and hip hop fan this man must sit down immediatly. if you want to see where he stole his schtick from watch beverly hills cop 1 and 2 and 48 hours. HACK
Will Smith is the Michael Bay of acting. watching the first one was like going to the dentist. his nude scene didnt help - - KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE. As a movie freak and hip hop fan this man must sit down immediatly. if you want to see where he stole his schtick from watch beverly hills cop 1 and 2 and 48 hours. HACK
 
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mutant_gorilla
12:53PM on 06/07/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I,Robot was a real fun movie. I'm interested in seeing where this goes. I was just pissed they never made better I,Robot memorabilia. I wanted a Sonny figure more than anything.
I,Robot was a real fun movie. I'm interested in seeing where this goes. I was just pissed they never made better I,Robot memorabilia. I wanted a Sonny figure more than anything.
 
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digital821
12:11PM on 06/07/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Sick of Thoo
Who else is sick of this James Thoo guy always telling us he's not a fan of Sci-Fi, alright shut up already and give us the damn news. To think of it I can't remember reading any tidbit that he has written that didn't have the line "I'm no fan of..." if you can't tell I'm just a tad sick of this jerk off.
Who else is sick of this James Thoo guy always telling us he's not a fan of Sci-Fi, alright shut up already and give us the damn news. To think of it I can't remember reading any tidbit that he has written that didn't have the line "I'm no fan of..." if you can't tell I'm just a tad sick of this jerk off.
 
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CVD
11:47AM on 06/07/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Will Smith!
Will Smith is one of the worst actors in Hollywood. Just like Demi Moore, he never gives you the character he's playing.... just himself - which get's fucking annoying after a while.
Will Smith is one of the worst actors in Hollywood. Just like Demi Moore, he never gives you the character he's playing.... just himself - which get's fucking annoying after a while.
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