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Robots (2005)

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Reviews Counted:173

Fresh:110

Rotten:63

Average Rating:6.5/10

Consensus: Robots delights on a visual level, but the story feels like it came off an assembly line.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for some brief language and suggestive humor.

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Childrens

Theatrical Release:Mar 11, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $128,107,031

Synopsis: The pixel-happy production company Blue Sky follows its successful feature ICE AGE with more animated antics in ROBOTS. Rodney Copperbottom (voiced by Ewan McGregor) is a talented inventor who... The pixel-happy production company Blue Sky follows its successful feature ICE AGE with more animated antics in ROBOTS. Rodney Copperbottom (voiced by Ewan McGregor) is a talented inventor who hopes to make his fortune by moving to Robot City and working among the nuts and bolts of the robotics industry. Rodney fantasizes about building robots for his boyhood hero and master inventor Big Weld (Mel Brooks), but when he meets him, Rodney's dream threatens to turn rusty. Big Weld reveals that his company is now being run by the evil Phineas T. Ratchet (Greg Kinnear), a merciless moneymaker who wants to rid the world of the antiquated robots that clutter up the streets of Robot City. This leaves Rodney's aspirations needing a major oil change, and with little chance of finding work, he feels about as useful as a broken spare part. So he takes to the streets, where he finds some unlikely salvation in a group of robots lead by Fender (Robin Williams). Fender urges Rodney to help save them from the scrap heap, while Ratchet and his company create threatening new policies on robot reconstruction. The ensuing action leads to a breathtaking set of adventures in the futuristic city. A fun, dizzying delight, ROBOTS benefits from the many voices of Robin Williams, who is the perfect comic foil to Ewan McGregor's central character. The special effects are masterfully handled, and the rendering of Robot City is a true sight to behold. A film that should find a broad audience among adults and children alike, ROBOTS is fast-paced animated entertainment at its finest. [More]

Starring: Halle Berry, Ewan McGregor, Robin Williams, Jim Broadbent

Starring: Halle Berry, Ewan McGregor, Robin Williams, Jim Broadbent, Terry Bradshaw, Mel Brooks, Amanda Bynes, Drew Carey, Jennifer Coolidge, Greg Kinnear

Director: Chris Wedge

Director: Chris Wedge
Screenwriter: Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, Ron Mita, Jim McClain, David Lindsay-Abaire
Producer: Jerry Davis, William Joyce, John C. Donkin
Composer: John Powell
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Jun 16, 2009

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • NTSC
  • Keep Case
  • Letterbox - 1.85
  • Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Closed Captioned - English
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, Spanish
  • Subtitles - English, Spanish - optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Deleted Scenes
  • Audio Trailer: ROBOTS soundtrack
  • Making Of: ICE AGE 2

Featurette:

  • 1. "You Can Shine No Matter What You're Made Of"
  • 2. Blue Man Group Featurettes

Shorts:

  • 1. AUNT FANNY'S TOUR OF BOOTY
  • 2. Original ROBOTS pitch short

Audio Commentary:

  • 1. Chris Wedge - Director, William Joyce - Producer
  • 2. Mitch Kopelman - Technical Director, Animators (unspecified)

Trailers:

  • 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
  • 2. Bonus Trailers - 1. BRATZ 2
  • 3. FERNGULLY SPECIAL EDITION
  • 4. STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE
  • 5. GARFIELD
  • 6. MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE
  • 7. ICE AGE 2
  • 8. Forced Family Trailer: (GARFIELD/BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE/FAT ALBERT)
  • 9. PSA 15 sec. spot

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Access
  • Multiple Angles: Characters 3-D Turnaround
  • Set-Top Games (5)
  • Set-Top Interaction - Meet the Bots

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Character Designs
  • Character Interviews
  • Character Profiles

DVD-ROM Features:

  • DVD-ROM Link

Additional Products:

  • Xbox Multi-Player Racing Game
 
 
 
 

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The movie's admirable theme, that there are things more important than profit, comes across under the virtuoso visuals that peak when endless falling dominos turn into a veritable ocean of the little black blocks being surfed by a robot.

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
06/19/09
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
N/R

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Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed
N/R

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Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
10/18/08
Urban Cinefile Critics
Urban Cinefile Critics
Urban Cinefile

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Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Mark Halverson
Mark Halverson
Sacramento News & Review

A computer-generated animated adventure featuring few product placements, which is quite a departure from the norm for such children's fare.

Full Review Source: Princeton Town Topics | comment Comment
02/02/07
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
Princeton Town Topics

full review in Greek

Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment Comment
10/03/06
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

A fun ride with plenty of laughs, excitement and touching moments about living out your dreams no matter your make, model or build.

Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
10/02/06
Todd Hertz
Todd Hertz
Christianity Today
N/R

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Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

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Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
04/01/06
Empire Magazine
N/R

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Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Time Out

... in a world populated by living machines, not a single soul can be found...

Full Review Source: MovieCrypt.com | comment Comment
01/12/06
Kevin A. Ranson
Kevin A. Ranson
MovieCrypt.com

Priceless special effects of the cast talking about doing the voices of these mechanical 'bots with a heart...

Full Review Source: International Press Academy | comment Comment
10/14/05
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
International Press Academy

Although Robots has great animation, wonderful visual invention, and a few clever jokes, it has no compelling characters or story to hold them together.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
09/24/05
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

"Robots" is fraught with silly one-liners, plot contrivances and predictable solutions. There's nothing for mature minds except toilet humor.

Full Review Source: Oscar Guy | comment Comment
08/07/05
Wesley Lovell
Wesley Lovell
Oscar Guy
N/R

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Full Review Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch | comment Comment
07/05/05
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

If only they had taken another year to create a story worthy of the design!

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
06/28/05
Uri Lessing
Uri Lessing
eFilmCritic.com

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Full Review Source: MovieWeb | comment Comment
05/16/05
Julian Roman
Julian Roman
MovieWeb
N/R

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Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
05/13/05
Sydney Morning Herald

Does not suffer from Shark Tale syndrome; instead a good story with a good message and great performances.

Full Review Source: Cinerina | comment Comment
04/21/05
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina

The story holds it back from the "classic" status... All the same, Robots is cute and colorful. Kids will love it and parents will be entertained enough not to mind.

Full Review Source: IGN Movies | comment Comment
04/20/05
Jeff Otto
Jeff Otto
IGN Movies
 
 
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