Robots Movie
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Storyline
TAGLINES
You can shine no matter what you're made of.
Repair for adventure!
Riveting in IMAX
Even in a world populated entirely by mechanical beings Rodney Copperbottom (McGregor) is considered a genius inventor. Rodney dreams of two things, making the world a better place and meeting his idol, the master inventor Bigweld (Brooks). On his journey he encounters Cappy (Halle Berry), a beautiful executive 'bot with whom Rodney is instantly smitten, the nefarious corporate tyrant Ratchet (Kinnear) who locks horns with Rodney, and a group of misfit 'bots known as the Rusties, led by Fender (Williams) and Piper Pinwheeler (Bynes).
| Halle Berry | Cappy |
| Dianne Wiest | |
| Amanda Bynes | Piper |
| Jim Broadbent | Madame Gasket |
| Ewan McGregor | |
| Stanley Tucci | |
| Jamie Kennedy | |
| Mel Brooks | Bigweld |
| Drew Carey | Crank |
| Paula Abdul | Watch |
| Lucille Bliss | Pigeon Lady |
| Terry Bradshaw | Broken Arm Bot |
| Jennifer Coolidge | Aunt Fanny |
| Dylan Denton | Youngest Rodney |
| Will Denton | Young Rodney |
| Marshall Efron | Lamppost/Toilet Bot/Bass Drum/Microphone |
| Damien Fahey | Stage Announcer |
| Lowell Ganz | Mr. Gasket |
| Paul Giamatti | Tim the Gate Guard |
| Carlos Saldanha |
| Chris Wedge |
6.40 out of 10 (13939 votes)
Visitor Reviews
What an AWESOME movie!
posted on 26 Aug 2009I am 23 & recently went and saw this movie with my husband. Let me tell you, I haven't laughed so hard in a looooong time. This movie is perfect for kids and Big Kids like me! What I liked the most about this movie is that it wasn't overly aimed at adults, such as Shrek ("I think he is compensating for something"). There were no hidden themes, so to speak. There are good lessons in this movie. This is a great family movie and I have told my husband I would go see it again in theaters and I want to buy it as soon as it comes out on DVD! Plus there are trailers for Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (coming out May 19th) and for Ice Age 2! Hope you enjoy Robots as much as I did!
Not necessarily for kids
posted on 16 Aug 2009This may or may not "spoil" the movie, but there are a few too many lightly veiled sexual comments in this movie for me to be comfortable recommending it to parents of younger children. It was a great movie, but with comments like, "...the Brazilian Wax...it's like a party everyday!" and something (I can't remember the wording) about the fact that Fender and Rodney would be spending the night together...Honestly, I draw the line at sexual references, especially the ones that get a giggle out of the audience, because the kids are going to ask why something is funny...and do you really want to explain why you (or the rest of the audience) laughed at something like that to your 5 or 6 year old?
Meaningless movie
posted on 14 Aug 2009If you go to any dictionary or encyclopedia you find with more or less words the following definition of the word "robot": a machine that resembles a human and does mechanical, routine tasks on command; any machine or mechanical device that operates automatically with humanlike skill (Webster's). Which means that robots are inconceivable without and inseparable of a human society for which they work and which they help. This movie however presents a society of robots living in a world from which the humans are totally absent, a world of robots living for themselves despite the fact that they are anthropomorphic thus presupposing a human society that paradoxically seems not to exist in fact since those robots live on themselves and for themselves totally. Therefore this similarity is totally meaningless and even deceiving. After this what's left is an ordinary story of a fight of the oppressed against the oppressors told with the usual computer techniques not especially original in comparison with lots of other animation movies we have seen. Anthropomorphic animals have greater meaning since they are living beings and not pieces of uninteresting tin scrap. This tendency that certain recent animations movies have to replace living beings (animal or human) by anthropomorphic machines of various shapes and kinds is abominable and inhuman indeed.
Sigh.. Pixar has spoiled the rest.
posted on 14 Aug 2009I guess the bar has been raised so far by Pixar that some of these other animated movies are just plain boring. It might be that Pixar writes their own software but eh quality of image and detail is lacking in this movie. It's like something someone would do in college while they were still learning.I think I was amused about twice in the entire movie. The script just wasn't up to par and I found myself drifting off and thinking about other things. It's a shame that Robin Williams was in this. He was worth the 3 points I gave it.I'm glad I waited until it was on the satellite dish or I'd want a refund... ; )
Literally Blue Sky
posted on 23 Jul 2009This wonderful movie tells the age-old story of a young man (one day - very soon - this will be possible for girls as well, I trust) leaving his family in the small town and going to the big city (of course New York or its parallel-universe equivalent) to pursue his dreams. In his attempts he is also provided with the chance to free the oppressed "working" class which provides a bunch of colorful and lovable characters. The initially weak ones have a chance to show courage and characters apparently powerful reveal their weaknesses. This has been the theme of countless popular theater pieces and movies in the past and this formula will certainly never age. The name of the animation studio: "Blue Sky" certainly also reflects the way the look at the world and I am delighted to see that they complete the studios competing in the GC animated field to the number of three after Pixar and Dreamworks. Robots certainly is comparable to the best Pixar and Dramworks have produced so far. The incredibly stunning visuals are a happier "daylight" and much less gloomy version of what Tim Burton films, "Dark City" and "Lemony Snicket's a series of..." are envisioning. These are parallel dimensions made of our dreams and memories. The forms and designs in Robots range from Victorian mid 19th century clockwork mechanics over 30s art deco, 50s sci-fi (the era our hero Rodney Copperbotom seems to come from) until the highly modern "new edge" design which seems to provide the design concept for the villains.John Powell's original orchestral score is wonderful, impeccably performed and recorded, and sets the mood right from the start. The choice of songs "sprinkled" throughout the movie is very good.The "working class" heroes provide a colorful (in fact each one - in a small group - has his or her own unique color) background and great opportunities for a comedy style that reminds us of the "Marx Brothers". Robin Williams' incredible voice talent almost outshines all others. Mel Brooks seasoned and powerful baritone comes a close second. Paul Giamatti is wonderfully annoying as Tim the mischievous gate guard. By the very nature of their roles Ewan Mc Gregor (Rodney) and Halle Berry (Cappy - the corporate secretary coming over to the good side falling an love for Rodney) can't show the full range of their voice talents - hence I see no point for criticism here. The makers obviously had a lot of fun creating a world that totally defies logic - including all the robot characters that perform tasks and movements defying all laws of physics except the ones firmly established in "cartoonland". There are Rube Goldberg style inventions - providing the mechanics for roller coaster style rides - made of copper tubing, spring loaded see-saws etc. complete with the reference of the egg-laying chicken provided by Fender (Williams). Flintstone/Jetsons style analogies of every day life tasks are everywhere. This movie is a dream for design artists. There is a lightheartedness and good spirited nature to it without sacrificing some "edge" coming from the typical pop references, the very funny zany slapstick humor and the all too true social comments - all delivered with zest.This is certainly a movie aimed at smaller children and their parents. No obvious attempt has been made to capture the (coveted) teenage audiences which may find the "family values" and overall "positive simplicity" to uncool. I can only applaud Blue Sky studios to make a movie about good old fashioned values that will never out date, going to great lengths updating them for today's demanding audiences.
Robots
posted on 23 Jul 2009Robots is a very funny movie. It is a great family film. I voted a score of 10 for Robots. It is one of the best movies I have ever seen. It is a comedy. The average vote for Robots is only 6.4. I want it to get a higher vote score. What is your favorite character in Robots? I do not know mine. I highly recommend it. It is a wonderful family film. It is rated PG. It is rated PG because there are some inappropriate jokes in it, but it is still very funny. I think you should be at least 5 to see it. One of the reasons is because it probably is not appropriate for a four year old and the other reason is they would not get most of the joke. It is a very funny comedy movie.
maybe the IMAX version will be better
posted on 21 Jul 2009The animated feature Robots is very much what you expect from the makers of Ice Age - mildly entertaining in spots. The dance on ball bearings was my favorite bit. Robin Williams delivers so many one-liners that a few of them are bound to be funny. Like so many postmodern cartoons, Robots mocks sentimentality at the same time that it relies on sentimentality to keep the viewer interested. The funniest bit is the cartoon before the movie, featuring Scrat. It is very short and ends "To Be Continued". I assumed we would see more of Scrat after the credits, but there are no credit cookies. I guess we will have to wait for the next animated feature from Blue Sky to see more of their most successful character - or maybe the DVD will have a new Scrat cartoon, like the DVD of Ice Age did.The plot is the standard rich-guy-tires-to-screw-working-class-hero plot that seems to power half the films that come out of Hollywood. It has become such a standard that by now it amounts to boilerplate on which to hang character and incident and gags. Even rich people let their kids watch cartoons like this, which is a bit like NRA members allowing their kids to watch Bambi. Rick Norwood, sfsite
Robot malfunction
posted on 13 Jul 2009I quickly looked at the comments from other users and I wonder if we saw the same movie. I really disliked this movie. To keep it short I found the animation uninspiring, the dialog lame, the plot line boring and I felt a lot of jokes fell flat. I felt a lot of scenes were sort of just put there to make things seem exciting and thrilling but in the end had no point to it. For instance the transportation scene...it's cool and all but it kind of left me feeling the animators just haphazardly thought about it. I am unsure what exactly happened in the middle of the movie because I fell asleep but I did wake up at the end and I wasn't that impressed. Robin williams, ewan mcgregor and halle berry---were all wasted here. I'm glad "The incredibles" came out yesterday.
Not bad, but not great
posted on 01 Jul 2009Robots is not as good as many, including myself, thought it would be after seeing the commercials. It is, however, very well done in the animation department. The voice acting is also well done as the movie has a rather good cast. There are scenes that could almost be considered spoofs of other films, but if you are only paying casual attention, you are likely to miss quite a few of them. Since Robots is from the same company as Ice Age, I expected it to be at least as good as that, much like Pixar's movies get consistently better, but Robots didn't live up to that. In the end, Robots is a well done animated film that has more clever moments than funny moments and is worth seeing if you need either a family friendly film or if you really enjoy this type of animated film.
Happy Jumpy Fun
posted on 29 Jun 2009After just sitting through "Shark Tale", I wasn't much looking forward to "Robots". "Shark Tale" was an unimaginative loud star studded mess. "Robots" works because some imagination did go into making this. A cool world is created where all the images are robotic and all the characters are robots of some kind. It was cool just watching some of the imagery and you can tell some thought went into this.The basic story has a young naive inventor leaving his home to the big city to try and sell a big corporation his invention. He meets some friends and rejects and of course falls in love along the way as he battles the crooked corporation led by an evil second in command."Robots" is cute. It's a happy film with many pratfalls and sight gags that most people will like and a cool world is created. It's not a great movie, but I think it works well enough. (***)
Rodney Copperbottom
posted on 23 Jun 2009I liked the film. It wasn't up to the comic standards of "Ice Age" or "Shrek", but it was still entertaining and funny. The story is cute and the art is pretty fantastic, i love the whole robot world. I like the fact that the entire movie has a color scheme. Yes, the plot could have been better. Yes, Robin Williams, we could have expected Aladdin out of you once more. But alas, Aladdin, this is not. This also could have something to do with the writing and the plot, which weren't as good as Aladdin to begin with. It is never going to be one of my favorite movies of all time, but it is still a cute film and I probably will go out and buy it one of these days, to add to my collection.
Standard plot good for kids
posted on 21 Jun 2009This is a fun movie that is a good way to pass time that will certainly appeal to a family audience and do very good on the box office.It is by no means great: it is not as good as Ice Age or Saving Nemo, but way better than lame cartoons like Shark Tales. I give it a 6/10, but a kid or a parent will most likely give it a 7 or 8/10.This is a growing up plot, where a teen leaves his small town with ideals, to get hired as an inventor in the most famous firm. Unfortunately his hero CEO has been overthrown by an evil CEO who's into profits and shareholder value and does not care about inventions, good value and the welfare of the customers.I would rate this a G cartoon, with good family values that will appeal to parents conscious of what their children are exposed to. I remember The Grinch which was terrible and also shocked me as having inappropriate humor and content for the targeted young kids audience.The movie is well made, though not too original. Humor is cute but I preferred the humor in Ice Age. Animation in fast scenes are too fast for an adult brain, typical of some cartoons.HP employees will enjoy this as there's an obvious parallel with the Carly Fiorina era vs the Bill and Dave old style company management based on humane values.
Robot City: Impressive to look at... not so much to live in...
posted on 19 Jun 2009"Robots" is the latest computer animated feature film from the creators of Ice Age. Like many films of the same genre, "Robots" offers a new artistic style and a large cast of voice talents, all of which would make pretty entertaining guests on any episode of Saturday Night Live... However "Robots" is more of a sight to see than a movie-going experience to fully enjoy.Rodney (Ewen McGregor, Big Fish)is a robot born (or built rather) to become an inventor. Just like his idol Big Weld (Mel Brooks) encourages, Rodney believes anyone can shine no matter what you're made of. This credo is put to the ultimate test when Rodney leaves home to Robot City in hopes to get employed in Big Weld's big corporation as an inventor. Rodney learns the hard way how tough Robot City can be for the average robot... especially under new management where management entails getting rid of outdated robots and reducing them to scrap metal. With the help of a rusty robot crew including Robin Williams and Amanda Bynes, Rodney will go on an adventure to turn Robot City into the dream he's always imagined it to be.As you can tell, "Robots" is a movie with heart, what do you expect for a movie targeted for a family audience. It also had some funny moments, and, as expected, were mostly contributed to Robin's robot character. There were also little details that achieved good laughs... Robot City wouldn't be complete without a robot doing the robot. Again the art in "Robots" also deserves credit using darker color schemes which allowed for a better feel for the robot world. The design of the city was also impressive: intricate modes of transportation, the ability to carry a conversation with a traffic light, and a walking mailbox that knows you by name...However its kind of like a new President addressing the United States... he may look nice, brand new suit with hair combed nicely, and he may have a good message. But the message is only as good as its delivery. This is probably a bad analogy, but if "Robots" and "Monsters, Inc" ran for president it would be a landslide victory for the Pixar party.I compare the two movies with good reason. Both movies offer completely new worlds: a robot world and a monster world. Both movies feature major cities that rely its existence heavily on the production of a major corporation, Big Weld for Robot City and Monsters, Inc. for Monstropolis. There's just one major difference: Monstropolis makes sense and Robot City doesn't.You might wonder why should it make sense, it's fake? Any Joe Schmoe from the street tripping on acid can make a movie about some make-believe world, but its an even heavier task to make a world where things not only make sense, but are also necessary for the world to be plausible. Monstropolis works: both the city itself as well as the things that went on in the made up city. With Robot City there are too many questions: Why?! How?! What the hell was that for?! Who?! I refer my Who question to Halle Berry's character who is top-billed and forced to be integral to the plot, yet only has about 4-5 lines throughout the whole movie.I give it a 4 out of 10 because I'm midway with this movie. It looked cool but it wasn't. Like a beautiful girl with no personality. It can be really funny, but other times it tries a bit hard. What Robots lacked was ironically originality. Even Robin Williams' character was a bit reminiscent of the Genie from Aladdin without the comedic usefulness of shapeshifting. It was a good attempt, but ultimately "Robots" is sadly recycled scrap metal.
Goey Rating: GFF (Great Family Film)
posted on 17 Jun 2009Robots was a great movie. Made by the creators of "Ice Age" this movie is a fun movie through the whole thing. Rodney a teen trying to find his place in the world lives in a world of robots he strikes out on his own to become an inventor. He makes some great friends that help him achieve his dreams. They are also a bunch of misfits who have a variety of unique problems. The colors are vibrant thought-out, the songs are entertaining, and the theme is strong. "See a need, fill a need". This is a great movie for small kids and for older kids alike. Even the parents will enjoy this movie. I loved this movie and will enjoy it forever and ever. One of my all time favorites.
A wonderful family movie!
posted on 15 Jun 2009While many reviews of Robots have focused on the weak storyline, I would like to point out that it is a children's movie. While there is plenty in it to keep an adult's interest (look for all the signs around the city), the story is simple enough that my 5 year old understood exactly what it was about: be true to your dreams.The level of detail in the movie is staggering. It's obvious the software used to create and render the animation has evolved quickly since Ice Age. Some of the scenes in the city (especially the public transportation system) are incredible blends of imagination and technical achievement.The voice work is wonderful. Rather than make the same mistake Shark Tale did, Robots has wisely used the talent to enrich the movie rather than *become* the movie. People don't want to see celebrities in an animated movie. They want to see characters with recognizable voices that are still characters. And in this, Robots excels. The number of cameo voices is amazing, and unless you watch the entire credit list, I doubt anyone will be able to pick them all out.If you're looking for an enjoyable family outing, one with a great moral for your children, and a truly entertaining way for adults to spend time, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Robots!
A movie for not to be bought in DVD o VHS
posted on 09 Jun 2009I saw this movie with my four children and they realized that there was something weird and abnormal in the red robot (I don't remember its name) I told them that it was a ill or insane robot that didn't know its gender (male or female). It is a shame that in the last movies for kids, the "gay power" try to confuse the new generations. It is the same with the movie "Shark tales". The movie is also full of good things to learn but just one bad stuff it is enough to spoil the film. Definitely, I am going to see this kind of movies just with my wife before taking my kids to the movie theater. My young kid asked me if we were going to buy the DVD I told him that we were not going to aloud enter a bad influence to our home.
Robots
posted on 07 Jun 2009All I can say about Robots is that I have seen it, it is a top movie and a must-watch for all those movie fanatics. It is all about a young Robot, Rodney Copperbottom, who wants to be an inventor - just like the robot he sees on TV, Big Weld. His inventing capabilities are not useful in his home town, so he decides to go to Robot city and pay a little visit to Big Weld. Unfortunately, big Weld had apparently gone out of business years ago and it is up to young Rodney to sort it out. Along the way he meets friends including Fender - a very humorous robot. I would recommend this film to all ages, as it is a universal rating.
over billed
posted on 05 Jun 2009I thought this film was funny enough for my kids, but lacked that "oomph" that films like Monsters Inc had. It never really made sense, it was one where you had to suspend your disbelief throughout, as an adult, which makes it just a kid movie with a few adult-humor jokes the creators hope float over the kids' heads.One of the things that disturbed me about this movie was the billing. The number of stars listed on the box and in the credits suggests a series of cameos where you can enjoy your favorite star, or perhaps an ensemble cast. But really it is the Robin Williams show, and the creators don't use him as well as he's been in the past.For example: James Earl Jones' name is on the front of the box. There is one line where a robot inserts a voice box and says "the Force is strong with this one", and that's it. He gets front-of-the-box billing for a sound-clip that could've been nabbed from Star Wars. Another case in point is Halle Berry, who plays one of the major characters, but probably has 12 lines in the movie, a none-too-powerful force.Another disturbing trend continues, the characters that may not be appropriate for kids movies. Think of Tim...he is just MEAN, and doesn't really play a role of someone that Rodney overcomes with superior morales. He's just there to be mean, that's it.Still, the movie supports positive things for youngsters, most especially having a good self-image and believing in the power of your dreams. I give it a 5 of 10. I'll watch it again (heck, I bought it), but it won't make it on car-trips with my family.
Not nearly as good as "Incredibles" or "Shrek 2", but still worth renting
posted on 30 May 2009This cartoon is not really bad, but once we start seeing fart jokes or adult-oriented gags on screen,- we know that screenwriters have run out of ideas. "Robots" is not witty, nor funny, it's just plain "standart", which is a big minus because lately viewers expect all cartoons to be of Pixar quality. Unfortunately, it's not nearly as hilarious as last year's Shrek2, or as heartwarming as Incredibles. "Robots" seem more like an eye candy (visuals are really great here) that was made from a script that was written on the paper napkin in twenty minutes, where most of the jokes just don't work.Overall, there are some good jokes far in between, and visuals are really superb, but this movie just don't have the spark that would put it above "average" level. Worth renting or seeing in theater if you have small kids, though.6/10
Geared Up Good Time
posted on 28 Aug 2009The Story: Rodney Copperbottom (Ewan McGregor) is a young inventor looking to make it in the big city by getting a job working for his hero, Big Weld (Mel Brooks). Unfortunately, some 'bots looking to place profit over providing have set Weld out of the way and Rod gets kicked to the curb. There, he falls in with Fender (Robin Williams) and his barely constructed crew. When they learn of the horrible things Weld's replacements have in store for their out-moded kind, they start a revolution to set things right.The Good: Funny funny funny. If there's one thing these guys know to do, it's setting up the laughs. The good Mr. Williams steals virtually every scene he's in, as usual, making every line count. If you're looking for a good time, this movie's it.Oooh, and it's purty. The robots themselves have great designs and the rust flecks, paint scratches, and such are very well done.The voice acting is excellent all around. I was pleasantly surprised at Ewan McGregor's performance, which managed to hold the young dreamer quality throughout the movie.The Bad: The love interest bit is tacked on. REALLY tacked on. I don't think I'm giving anything away in saying that it's Rodney and Cappy (Halle Berry), as it's amazingly obvious even from watching the mostly uninformative trailers. The predictability isn't really the problem, however, it's the fact that it's hardly ever brought up (it's only really implied that the two of them get together) and even when it is, it's horribly forced. There's also the bare elements of a love triangle, but it doesn't go anywhere. And personally, I think the setup for the second chica in the triangle would've led to a far more realistic resolution if they'd gotten together.Really, though, this is just a single symptom of a much larger problem. While the movie is most definitely funny, and the main plot line pelts along fairly well, the rest of the story is largely undeveloped, even for a family or kid flick. Fender and Piper are siblings, but little is done with it besides a couple of quick gags. It's never really touched on why Cappy ends up helping the out-modes (just can't resist a ruggedly rusted face, I guess), or why the bad guys want to trash the old 'bots besides basic greed. Several several points like this are brought up briefly just to be set on the wayside as soon as they stop providing laugh fodder, and because of this the movie becomes far more style than substance than is generally acceptable.And finally . . . well, this last point isn't really in the bad section because I think it's bad myself, but because it might influence those who are going to be taking their kids to see it. Strangely, for a movie about robots, there's an large amount of scatological humour. The "third oil change today" joke shown in a couple of the trailers isn't an isolated event. I took it all in stride, and the folks I was watching it with thought it was all funny as well, but parents who are leery about their kids seeing such might want to be careful going in.The Deal: Though it's set on a mostly incomplete foundation, Robots is extremely funny and definitely worth seeing. It's a fun family flick, and I'm sure it's going to end up taking up room in lots of peoples' DVD collection eventually.