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70s Planet of the Apes... with Robots
by Yahoo! Movies User (movies profile)
Nov 24, 2004
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In the old "Planet of the Apes" movies the monkeys were taught how to do everything for humans - they were our slaves. If you've seen the trailer for this movie, you already know the concept is similar to "I, Robot". This story line is one that has been done over and over again, but this time, not as well as in the past... It lacked the element of surprise I find so exhilerating about going to see any movie. There was so much foreshadowing that the ending was too predictable.
Will Smith played Det. Spooner: The one person who thinks outside the norm, who everyone thinks is crazy, but the only one who's right (in his case, thinking that robots were flawed). This has been done to it's death in other movies: "Jurassic Park" (Jeff Goldblum's character), "Independance Day" (Again Jeff Goldblum), and even the "Twilight Zone" (John Lithgow's character: "There's something on the wing of the plane!"). His acting was typical Will Smith, a little humorous and a little edgy. The script, however, did no justice to this actor or to make the character very likeable. I felt no attachment to him, except that I wanted him to put an end to the evil robots, so I could go home.
The only saving grace this movie has is it's special effects. They were beautiful. The robots looked as though their faces were soft, translucent plastic to see the robotic components inside. The action sequences were fun, but the Matrix-like camera shots were over the top, making me dizzy enough to turn away from the screen.
All in all, this was an okay movie that I would see again... when it's on basic cable in a few years. |
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