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Robots (2005) 6.3
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6.3/10 from 64,120 users
Metascore: 64/100
Reviews: 263 user | 161 critic | 33 from Metacritic.com In a robot world, a young idealistic inventor travels to the big city to join his inspiration's company, only to find himself opposing its sinister new management. |
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Cast
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Cappy
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| Lucille Bliss | ... |
Pigeon Lady
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Broken Arm Bot
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Madame Gasket
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Bigweld
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Piper
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Crank
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Aunt Fanny
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Dylan Denton | ... |
Youngest Rodney
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| Will Denton | ... |
Young Rodney
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Stage Announcer
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Mr. Gasket
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Tim the Gate Guard
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Even in a world populated entirely by mechanical beings Rodney Copperbottom is considered a genius inventor. Rodney dreams of two things, making the world a better place and meeting his idol, the master inventor Bigweld. On his journey he encounters Cappy, a beautiful executive 'bot with whom Rodney is instantly smitten, the nefarious corporate tyrant Ratchet who locks horns with Rodney, and a group of misfit 'bots known as the Rusties, led by Fender and Piper Pinwheeler. Written by IMDb Editors
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Repair for adventure! See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for some brief language and suggestive humor | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
11 March 2005 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Robots: The IMAX Experience See more »Filming Locations:
White Plains, New York, USABox Office
Budget:
$75,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$29,613 (Hong Kong) (22 July 2005)Gross:
$128,200,012 (USA) (2 September 2005)Company Credits
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Rodney Copperbottom: What?
Fender: We're going off the track! We're going to crash! I don't want to die!
[the sphere they are riding free falls and both scream; then the sphere lands in a catapult]
Fender: [laughing] I was just kidding! Put your head between your legs.
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Written by Ian Ball, 'Paul Blackburn', Tom Gray, Benjamin Ottewell (as Ben Ottewell), and Oliver Peacock (as Olly Peacock)
Performed by Gomez
Courtesy of Virgin Records, Ltd., Under license from EMI Film & Television Music
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Did You Know?
Trivia
When Rodney first starts fixing the outmodes (after "Who wants to get fixed?"), the 3rd robot he works on (5th in the overall fixit sequence) is a reference to the children's game "Operation". Just as in the game, when Rodney is taking a wrench out of the character's left leg, he touches the tool to the rim of the hole; when he does, the "patient" robot's nose lights up & there's a background buzz. See more »Goofs
After surfing the waves of dominoes, Bigweld flies up into the air, and then lands. When he flies up, you can see dominoes fly up with him. But when he lands, no dominoes fall down after him See more »Quotes
Fender: Oh, no!Rodney Copperbottom: What?
Fender: We're going off the track! We're going to crash! I don't want to die!
[the sphere they are riding free falls and both scream; then the sphere lands in a catapult]
Fender: [laughing] I was just kidding! Put your head between your legs.
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Crazy Credits
The producers wish to thank the following for their assistance: -The families of the Blue Sky crew for supporting us through the final rivet -LucasFilm Ltd. -United States Postal Service -Rendering hardware by Hewlett-Packard -Kent Beyda See more »Soundtracks
"SILENCE"Written by Ian Ball, 'Paul Blackburn', Tom Gray, Benjamin Ottewell (as Ben Ottewell), and Oliver Peacock (as Olly Peacock)
Performed by Gomez
Courtesy of Virgin Records, Ltd., Under license from EMI Film & Television Music
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I left this film feeling high. Not because I literally ingested anything before arriving at the theatre, but because the movie provided that familiar feeling of one's brain being reduced to a muddled receptor for bright colors and funny noises.
So about the story: boy robot leaves his home for the big-city, must defeat evil robot trying to control the robot world. During this epic quest he encounters a series of Disney-ish archetypes, including: wacky robot sidekick (voiced by Robin Williams, natch), bland robot love interest (Halle Berry, spending all of maybe three hours in the recording studio), and a spunky tomboy robot (voiced by some unmemorable tween star).
The storyline, such as it is, could probably fill a single half-hour slot on Nickelodeon. There are a few funny bits of dialogue (provided by off-Broadway scribe David Lindsay Abaire), but mostly the script is just the filler before the next elaborate visual sequence dreamed up by the animators.
And don't get me wrong: those visual sequences are pretty cool. I can't quite decide which is more impressive: the hyperkinetic ride through the immaculately detailed robot city or a complicated sequence involving thousands of dominoes. The art department clearly put a mind-boggling amount of effort into creating a fully realized world.
But that, unfortunately, is all there is. An awesomely rendered environment with nothing in the foreground. Many of the characters, particularly the protagonist, feel like little more than rough outlines. The relationships between characters feel like tacked-on afterthoughts. This is compounded by the most lackluster and non-distinctive voice work I've ever heard from major movie stars (Ewan McGregor and Halle Berry sound so bored, I would have preferred they hire interns from the accounting department).
I recommend this film slightly, simply because of the stunning visuals. But otherwise, with the success of truly subversive CGI films like The Incredibles and Shrek, Robots just doesn't cut it.