Robots
2005 Directed by Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha
Synopsis
You can shine no matter what you're made of.
Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place … until the evil Ratchet takes over Big Weld Industries. Now, Rodney's dreams -- like those of his friends, including motor-mouthed Fender -- are in danger of becoming obsolete.
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This is a fun movie, and my 2-year-old really likes it, so I really don't have a choice when it comes to multiple viewings. Robin Williams is funny, and the butt and fart jokes had me chuckling. It may not be sophisticated or even very well done, but it was worth seeing and not one that I dread having to watch over and over again.
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The first impression this film makes is one of sophistication shrouded in bright colours and shiny robots. Like there's going to be a deep rooted message about commercialism, the big bad capitalist companies squashing the brightest and best with their lust for power and money.
But...... it's not really. It is essentially a kids film. It takes the tale of the struggling character (in this case, it's an inventor, but it could've been actor, singer, racing car driver, wall street trader, fruit picker, accountant, shoe salesman etc etc) who just needs his big break but is being held back by a horrible bastard.
It has some nice CGI, the occasional laugh (except Robin Williams who is very consistently annoying in this) and a few interesting designs of robots and the city. But it's definitely a kids film only. Not one most adults will enjoy watching whilst not in the company of toddlers.
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this movie is crappy.
Rips off a lot of other movies, uses jokes that are un-funny and topics that shouldn't be laughed at. sexualises characters, and uses very tasteless humor.
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this movie is crappy.
Rips off a lot of other movies, uses jokes that are un-funny and topics that shouldn't be laughed at. sexualises characters, and uses very tasteless humor.
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This movie is a lot of fun. The characters are fun to watch and easy to understand and the message this movie sends should strike a chord with families and casual movie-goers everywhere.
The voice work is great and the movie moves at a great pace. There are several humerous moments and many interesting ideas espoused about a world of robots. One of these that I liked the most visually was the transportation networks.
I would definitely reccommend this to anyone who wants to watch something heartfelt and simple. After the show you might even be happy and/or uplifted with the outcome!
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It lacks polish in many of the areas that make Pixar films great, but it's still a tolerable animated film.
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Robots? Alrightbots more like
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The first impression this film makes is one of sophistication shrouded in bright colours and shiny robots. Like there's going to be a deep rooted message about commercialism, the big bad capitalist companies squashing the brightest and best with their lust for power and money.
But...... it's not really. It is essentially a kids film. It takes the tale of the struggling character (in this case, it's an inventor, but it could've been actor, singer, racing car driver, wall street trader, fruit picker, accountant, shoe salesman etc etc) who just needs his big break but is being held back by a horrible bastard.
It has some nice CGI, the occasional laugh (except Robin Williams who is very consistently annoying in this) and a few interesting designs of robots and the city. But it's definitely a kids film only. Not one most adults will enjoy watching whilst not in the company of toddlers.
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Robots may not be the best that the people at Blue Sky have done, but its still an entertaining romp of a film for kids and adults alike. Sure the comedy is hit or miss, and some of the film has some slow and stupid moments, it still makes up for it with its characters, CG, and its voice acting
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A film being released in 2005 that still relies on Robin Williams to deliver his seemingly endless gallery of rambling parodies whose comedic jazz is outdated by at least a decade (by which I mean he's not really all that funny any more). Same straight-to-video simple plotline as in Wedge's Ice Age (perhaps even more dimwitted this outing), but visualized with a similar fantasy-infused realism, perhaps the best thing about his films; The opening sequence, probably because it has nothing to do with film, really, and could have been its own short (a much better plan) is pure genius, as brilliant as anything Pixar has come up with. These guys need to hire better screenwriters.
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This is a fun movie, and my 2-year-old really likes it, so I really don't have a choice when it comes to multiple viewings. Robin Williams is funny, and the butt and fart jokes had me chuckling. It may not be sophisticated or even very well done, but it was worth seeing and not one that I dread having to watch over and over again.