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Robot Stories Movie
Ant writes "One line synopsis -- Winner of over 23 awards, 'Robot Stories' is science fiction from the heart, four stories in which utterly human characters struggle to connect in a world of robot babies, robot toys, android office workers, and digital immortality." There are a few reviews available.
What about a movie we all can enjoy:
All my circuits - the movie !
Spelling mistakes: My is english spoken not tongue of mother.
Looks like more than 1 line of synopsis to me. Maybe I need a larger monitor?
Independent movie producers like this with their limited movie release schedules must hit Netflix style distributers early.
Much as I would like to see these movies, I am not willing to fly to some other city just to watch a movie.
I hope they make it to Netflix or something similar so that I can support them then.
utterly human characters struggle to connect in a world of robot babies, robot toys, android office workers
Yep, I had the same feelings when I worked at Toys'r'Us...
"A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
Normally you see the complete opposite story.
A robot trying to live/adapt to a human environment.
Bicentenial man (probably spelled that wrong)
Data (from Star Trek TNG)
Short Circuit (who doesn't know this one)
Countless Anime series and movies (Chobits is my favourite, GO BUY IT)
The only series/movie that comes to mind is the (Ani-)Matrix, but that one doesn't really fit the bill either.
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I've seen this four times (that what I get for being a film festival projectionist). It's by far the most original film that I've seen in the last year, and it should appeal to lots of different crowds (sci-fi, art house, etc.). It even makes a good date movie.
Anyone in NYC (or DC, or Boston, or Chicago, or LA, or any of the other cities where it is opening today or soon) should make a point of going to see it. Support quality film efforts like this. It's even independently distributed (no MPAA here!).
I spoke with the director about the way some webcomics and other online media outlets were giving away content to make $$$. For instance, I bought the Small Stories book, even though I'd already read Same Difference for free online. I thought giving away one of the vignettes from the website would be a do-able notion (especially with advance promtion somewhere like /., followed with a Bit Torrent to ease his bandwidth bills), which could then fuel direct DVD sales of some kind.
Bottom line, if this comes by you, see it! I can't believe a movie like this has been making the festival rounds for so long and has not been picked up by a cable outlet or some type of distributor. Heck, if SciFi has money to waste on some of its crap-tacular originals, I'm sure it has the money to buy up something this small-scale. Maybe a grass-roots geek agitation could help this deserving flick out!
First off, it was excellent. I also had a chance to meet the film-maker, Greg Pak, and was very impressed. He's a geek who's going out and making movies about geek things, but telling them in ways that everyone, both geeks and non-geeks, can understand.
If you're looking for a high-tech special effects thriller that's heavy on hardware, you may not enjoy Pak's stuff. But if you're looking for some moving stories that really nail some of the emotional truths about people and the way they connect with each other, I can't recommend this movie enough.
I think one of my favorite stories was the one about the mother whose son was gravely ill in the hospital, and she copes with his illness by lovingly restoring each one of his childhood robot toys (and yes, they're real toys -- the director understands!)
Pak already had somewhat of a name for himself by making a few quirky shorts which are already on the internet. And I'm pleased to see that he's turned that notoriety into a feature-length film. And I definitely look forward to seeing more stuff from him in the future! He deserves all the support we can give him.
Elonka :)