Review: Robots (2005)
Jon Popick
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Like Oscar nominee Shark Tale, the creators behind Robots thought it would
be funny if they made the film's characters resemble the real-life people
providing their voices. So be prepared to see Rodney Copperbottom (Ewan
McGregor) waving his mechanized schlong around; Cappy (Halle Berry) plow her
hovercraft into a bunch of innocent robots and flee the scene; and Fender
(Robin Williams) make us all wish that Mork from Ork was merely a distant
memory from the worst-ever episode of Happy Days.
Robots, created by Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha, and their Blue Sky Studios,
is another computer-animated film that fails to hold the jock-strap of ideas
found in Pixar's dumpster. It's probably unfair to compare the two, much
the same way it would be malicious to simultaneously evaluate the careers of
Wes Anderson and Wes, the guy who clears the tables at my favorite diner.
But here's the thing: I guarantee that in 10 years (or maybe even less), CG
flicks like Shrek, Ice Age, Antz, Dinosaur, and Shark Tale are going to seem
dated and silly, while Pixar's A Bug's Life, The Incredibles, and Finding
Nemo will still be as timeless as Wiley Coyote's fruitless pursuit of the
Road Runner.
Here's why: Pixar, unlike their competitors, doesn't cram as much A-list
voice talent into their films as physically possible (not counting Toy
Story, which gets a pass for being their film picture). They don't
needlessly pack modern music into their stories (Gomez and Tom Waits are an
improvement here), or have gags which revolve around pop culture references.
You won't find four-minute scenes propelled by nothing but fart jokes in a
Pixar offering, but because of these things, you will find adults who
enjoyed watching the proceedings more than their kids. Pixar builds their
films around strong stories, while their competitors seem like their
screenplays might be concocted after somebody comes up with a great idea for
a poster, a fast-food promo tie-in, and a way to lure voice talent which
will hit every one of their target demographics.
Robots, which shares the talent gene pool of Ice Age, is basically a bunch
of recycled gags from Matt Groening's woefully under-appreciated Futurama,
from its timid, fish-out-of-water protagonist; to the name of its
devil-may-care comic relief (Bender is now Fender); to the lovable
Nibbler-like creature; to the maternal-but-villainous Madame Gasket, who is
a shocking "re-creation" of the owner of Mom's Friendly Robot Company, right
down to the double-hair bun and Machiavellian desire to take over the world.
Here's the quick recap: Rodney makes the exciting journey from Rivet Town to
the Rube Goldberg-designed Robot City in an attempt to find employment at an
invention company run by Big Weld (Mel Brooks). Instead, he finds that life
in the big city is a lot tougher than he thought it would be (there is,
however, no subplot involving a robot named Ratso Gizmo, or male
prostitution). Rodney meets up with a rag-tag bunch of other robot castoffs
(Berry, Drew Carey, Amanda Bynes, and the über-irritating Williams) to fight
the powers that be (Greg Kinnear and Jim Broadbent). I'm not much of a
betting man, but I have a hunch that putting money on the underdogs might
just pay off at the end.
Robots isn't bad so much as it is dull, especially for a film that cost this
much money and took this many computer-hours to make. Anybody have a clue
what the deal is with McGregor's mysteriously Americanized accent? Was
somebody afraid his Rodney would sound too much like Shrek? Loved Paul
Giamatti's small part, but Robots is merely more mediocrity from Billy
Crystal's butt-boys, Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, who next will crush the
life out of Nick Hornby's soccer-turned-baseball story, Fever Pitch.
1:30 - PG for some brief language and suggestive humor
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Laura Clifford
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Rodney Copperbottom (Ewan McGregor, "Big Fish") is a budding inventor whose
only goals are to help those in need and meet his idol, the masterful
engineer Bigweld (Mel Brooks). On his quest, Rodney journeys into the big
city where he falls for a beautiful executive (Halle Berry), meets a group
of misfits who desperately need his skills and comes up against a corporate
tyrant (Greg Kinnear, "Stuck on You") who tries to stop him. There's
something special about these folks, though - they're all "Robots."
Director (and voice of Wonderbot) Chris Wedge ("Ice Age") surpasses his
earlier film with the closest approximation of Pixar magic yet from outside
of that studio. "Robots" features clever writing (screenplay by Lowell
Ganz & Babaloo Mandel, "Splash"; story by Jim McClain and Ron Mita),
ingenious throwaway sight gags, in-jokes galore, good messages and cute
characters. It only comes up short in the huge heart that beats beneath
every Pixar outing.
The clever opening credits sequence catalogues the 'birth' of Rodney, where
'making the baby's the fun part' but requires eleven hours of labor - from
both parents - wielding wrenches and screwdrivers. Rodney grows up like
all kids, getting hand-me-down 'big boy parts' from assorted cousins. He's
inspired when he sees Bigweld on TV giving a guided tour of Bigweld
Industries and concerned when he sees his dad, Herb Copperbottom (Stanley
Tucci, "Shall We Dance"), getting worn down by his job as the dishwasher at
Link's Greasy Spoon. So, he fills a need by inventing Wonderbot, a flying
coffee pot with multiple arms that can help his dad do his work in no time.
Herb, who always wanted to be a musician rather than a lowly dishwasher,
encourages Rodney to follow his dream, leaving Rivet Town for Robot City to
get a job with Bigweld.
Rodney doesn't find what he expects, though. He's denied admittance to the
Industries, whose gate proclaims 'You can shine no matter what you're made
of,' by guard Tim (Paul Giamatti, "Sideways") in an homage to Dorothy's
arrival at Oz. Rachet (Kinnear) has elbowed Bigweld out and has a new plan
- spare parts, which make little money, are to be discontinued, leaving
only expensive, shiny upgrades as an option. Those aging robots that
cannot afford the upgrades will be swept up and sent to the mastermind,
Rachet's mom Madame Gasket (Jim Broadbent, "Iris," "Moulin Rouge"), in her
chop shop. The robot population is facing mechanical genocide.
Oz isn't the only film paid homage in "Robots." "A Bug's Life" is noted
with its train station panhandler, whose sign 'kid pulled my wings off' is
converted to 'I'm screwed' here. Visually, Madame Gasket and her fiery
abode recall both "The Nightmare Before Christmas's" Oogie Boogie and
"Monsters Inc.'s Roz while good guy Bigweld has the same rotundly round
shape as the latter film's corporate heavy, Henry J. Waternoose III.
There's also a reference to 'the force' being with Rodney (voice actor
McGregor having played the young Obi-Wan) and one cannot help but note that
Fender (Robin Williams), leader of the breaking-down bots, rhymes with
Bender of Matt Groening's "Futurama." (Fender/Williams also does a
"Singin' in the Rain" tribute as "Singin' in the Oil," one of the films few
flatliners.)
Of course, "Robots" also features plenty of originality, such as Rivet
Town's wind-up pigeon lady on a park bench, neighbors polishing their lawns
and metal shavings covering the floor of a barbershop. Herb's boss is a
walking cash register and Verizon pitchman James Earl Jones voices a
telephone. There's a robot who performs 'the robot' dance and a really
nifty retro reference to the old Wooly Willy toy when Rodney gets
magnetized and beset by iron shavings. Toilet humor is actually funny
(well, the arm fart sequence was unnecessary but it's capped by one of the
film's best sight gags). Male and female restrooms are noted with a plug
and socket.
The voice cast features five Oscar winners - Mel Brooks, Dianne Wiest (Mrs.
Copperbottom), Robin Williams, Jim Broadbent and Halle Berry. Ewan
McGregor is unrecognizable as the plucky, all-American hero. Robin
Williams, doing his first animated character since 1992's Aladdin, is
perfect as Fender, although he doesn't soar into the free-wheeling
stratosphere of Aladdin's genie. Amanda Bynes ("What a Girl Wants") shines
in her first voice work as Fender's sister Piper Pinwheeler while Berry is
a nice contrast as the more sophisticated, but equally courageous Cappy
(the writers failed naming the character though). Jennifer Coolidge's
("Best in Show") distinctive voice is just right for Aunt Fanny, even if
the character resembles an insect more than a conceivable robot. Harland
Williams ("Because of Winn-Dixie") puts an adorably mopey spin on the
appropriately named Lug. Drew Carey does the vocals for Lug's counterpart,
Crank Casey. The villainous mother and son duo are pitched perfectly by
Broadbent, evil and gravelly, and Kinnear, sometimes tentative under mom's
satanic sway.
"Robots" looks great overall, although a couple fast-paced sequences making
the characters look a bit too transparent. Action is imaginative, replete
with Rube Goldberg set-ups and elaborate domino falling.
B+
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Marshall Garvey
Review by Marshall Garvey
Rating (0 to 5): 4
Credits:
Directed by Chris Wedge and Carlos Saldanha
Written by Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, Jim McClain, and Ron Mita
Produced by Jerry Davis and John C. Donkin
Original music by John Powell
20th Century Fox
91 minutes
Rated PG for some brief language and suggestive humor
Voices: Ewan McGregor (Rodney Copperbottom), Robin Williams (Fender),
Halle Berry (Cappy), Mel Brooks (Bigweld), Drew Carey (Crank), Amanda
Bynes (Piper), Greg Kinnear (Phineas T. Ratchet), Jim Broadbent (Madame
Gasket), Jennifer Coolidge (Aunt Fanny), Paul Giamatti (Tim the Gate
Guard), Dianne Wiest (Mrs. Copperbottom), Stanley Tucci (Herb
Copperbottom)
"Robots" is a joyous explosion of imagination, a film so delightfully
colorful and endlessly entertaining that just when you think it's about
to run out of steam, it wows with yet another impressive piece of
creativity. It's nothing short of resplendent, with so much incredible
detail packed into every frame that I wonder how the filmmakers were
able to conceive every last bit. Most of all, even with its eye-popping
visual craft to praise endlessly, it's simply a fun time at the movies.
In fact, it's such a delight that I honestly believe you'd have to be
in an incurably bad mood to not enjoy it.
The world in which "Robots" is set in is one made up almost entirely of
metal, wheels, and bolts. It's populated by, well, you know who, and
the main character is the eager Rodney Copperbottom (voiced by Ewan
McGregor). Rodney has wanted to work as an inventor since his
childhood, when he worshiped the great industry owner Bigweld (Mel
Brooks), a bulbous and cheery robot who proclaimed that all robots are
equal. Supported by his parents (Dianne Wiest and Stanley Tucci),
Rodney sets out for the glorious Robot City to meet his hero and pursue
his dream, only to find that Bigweld no longer runs his famous company.
That control is now in the hands of Phineas T. Ratchet (Greg Kinnear),
who greedily seeks to push his new line of upgrades while eliminating
spare parts and, thus, old robots as well.
Teaming up with Ratchet's attractive business partner Cappy (Halle
Berry) and low-grade but optimistic friends such as Fender (Robin
Williams), Piper (Amanda Bynes), and Crank (Drew Carey), Rodney sets
out to find the reclusive Bigweld and bring justice to the poor robots
that will otherwise be tossed into the fiery caverns overseen by
Phineas's own mother, Madame Gasket (Jim Broadbent).
"Robots" is founded entirely upon its creativity, which shows in ways
both small and large. There are some cleverly conceived small elements,
such as wind-up pigeons and a hustler's watches that beg not to be sold
(I was particularly fascinated by the growth of a young robot, which
requires new parts at each stage of development). The best moments,
however, are undeniably the grand scenes in which directors Chris Wedge
and Carlos Saldanha let their imaginations fly endlessly (wait until
you see what they've done with the city's taxi system). They spare no
detail in bringing their incredible world to life, in which everything
from mailboxes to fire hydrants talk, cars roll along the roads like
giant marbles, and everyone pours oil on themselves each morning at the
breakfast table. I can't give anymore away, however, as you'll have to
experience it all yourself.
Another one of the picture's many assets is its outstanding vocal cast,
which brings the characters to life with contagious enthusiasm. The
ever-reliable Ewan McGregor is a charismatic lead as Rodney, although
the best voices are definitely the ones that get to ham it up in nearly
every scene. The highest credit would then perhaps go to Robin Williams
(definitely channeling a little bit of Genie here), whose antics never
failed to entertain the packed audience at the theater I attended. Most
interesting amongst the cast is Jim Broadbent, whose cross-gender role
as the domineering Madame Gasket is extremely entertaining and
sinister. (See if you can spot some other familiar voices, such as Al
Roker, Terry Bradshaw, and Jay Leno.)
Although it is easily recommendable to older viewers, "Robots" will
rightfully hold its greatest appeal to younger audiences, with some
nearly-requisite potty humor. The lowbrow element comes mostly in the
form of a substantially rear-ended caretaker named Aunt Fanny (Jennifer
Coolidge), which could probably be considered dumbed-down as opposed to
the brain-tickling imagination that drives the rest of the film. The
strange thing, however, is that even that humor works.
In fact, everything about "Robots" works. Like a brilliantly
constructed piece of machinery, it all comes together and flows without
a scratch. If you've already dismissed it as another recycled film for
kids, you'll do much good by correcting yourself and catching it. Oh,
and make sure to see it with a large audience, so you'll be able to
share the fun with everyone else. Even with the beauty of spring
providing plenty of outdoor opportunities, "Robots" is still a reminder
that some of the greatest joy of any season can come within the dark of
a movie theater.
Rating key:
*****-A masterpiece of filmmaking that should be seen at all costs.
Kill for a ticket or copy if you must.
****1/2-Oustanding. Don't miss it.
****-Excellent show. Be sure to catch it.
***1/2-A good film. You don't have to rush to see it, but it's worth
viewing.
***-A decent movie. Good for a rainy day.
**1/2-Just plain average.
**-Pretty lame. It'll fade from memory as you drive home from the
theater.
*1/2-Bad. Just skip it.
*-Simply awful, and worthy of a refund.
1/2-Boycott it.
0-Life will seem shorter and less joyful.
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Steve Rhodes
A film review by Steve Rhodes
Copyright 2005 Steve Rhodes
RATING (0 TO ****): **
All 3-D animated movies are not created equal. ROBOTS, not from Pixar, has
some nicely drawn characters using a strangely muted color scheme that gives
the movie a rather dull look. Its script is similarly uninspired. And,
although a lot of well known actors, including Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Greg
Kinnear, Mel Brooks, Drew Carey and Amanda Bynes, signed up to do the voices,
they all come across as lifeless. Only Robin Williams, doing his usual
schtick, is the least bit memorable.
The robots live in a zany, wacky world in which their transportation system is
a cross between a Rube Goldberg device and an amusement park ride.
The plot involves an evil businessman named Phineas T. Ratchet (voiced by
Kinnear) who has taken over the robot works from the benevolent Big Weld
(voiced by Brooks). Scrapping all spare parts in favor of the exclusive use of
expensive upgrades is how Ratchet expects them to make the big dough. "Let's
get down to the big business of sucking every last nickel out of Mr. and Mrs.
Knucklehead," Ratchet tells his docile board of directors. I love it when
Hollywood pokes fun at businesses trying to make a profit, as if that were ipso
facto evil and as if Hollywood itself weren't trying its best to squeeze every
last nickel out of viewers with product tie-ins and every manner possible of
making money off of their films.
After ripping off movies from THE WIZARD OF OZ to STAR WARS, ROBOTS finally
grinds to a halt after 82 sometimes tedious minutes. Have I mentioned yet that
this wasn't done by Pixar?
ROBOTS runs a little long even at just 1:23. It is rated PG for "some brief
language and suggestive humor" and would be acceptable for all ages.
The film is playing in nationwide release now in the United States. In the
Silicon Valley, it is showing at the AMC theaters, the Century theaters and the
Camera Cinemas.
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Mark R. Leeper
(a film review by Mark R. Leeper)
CAPSULE: The same team that made ICE AGE tries again
to succeed in the CGI-animation film. But ROBOTS
lacks all the magic of ICE AGE. The film is
entertaining but it is definitely second-rate as
current animated features go. It has some good ideas,
but overall it tanks. Rating: low +1 (-4 to +4) or
5/10
Warning: Minor spoilers follow.
In the competition of computer-animated films there are two
giants vying. Pixar pulled ahead when it made FINDING NEMO and
Dreamworks responded with the much weaker film SHARK TALE. In
third place is Fox Animation Studios. They made ANASTASIA, TITAN
A.E., and (their best) ICE AGE. Their latest entry is ROBOTS, so
it invites comparison to ICE AGE. Just about any measure makes
it seem as if Fox Animation did not understand why their ICE AGE
was so good.
ROBOTS takes place in a world very much like our world today but
one in which there are no humans and only robots. Robots have
evolved to have a society a lot like modern-day America. We
follow Rodney Copperbottom (voiced by Ewan McGregor) from the day
of his birth until he is a young adult. He wants to be an
inventor and a repairer of other robots following the role model
he sees on television, the master inventor Bigweld (Mel Brooks).
However, when he goes to the metropolis of Robot City to find his
fortune he discovers Bigweld's corporation very much rules the
world. And these world rulers are backing a policy that there
will be no more spare parts and inexpensive repairs for robots.
Instead the corporation will back only costly upgrades. The
robots who do cannot afford the expensive upgrades are doomed.
Disillusioned, Rodney discovers that CEO Ratchet (Greg Kinnear)--
urged on by his evil mother Madame Gasket (Jim Broadbent)--has
actually forced Bigweld into an involuntary retirement. Can
Rodney reverse this industrial machine?
A script is by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel. That is usually
good news. They are the authors of films like PARENTHOOD, CITY
SLICKERS, A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN, and EDTV. But somehow the
animation medium seems to have thrown them. On the plus side the
script has about four jokes a minute and some hit the mark, but
they rely to a great extent on vulgarity and body humor. This
film may entertain children, but it may not be what all parents
want them to be watching. ICE AGE had almost no body humor. It
takes the time to develop the characters so that we get to know
and care for them. ROBOTS has a more frenetic pace but very flat
characters. The artwork is intricate with a lot of ideas, like a
sort of Rube Goldberg transport system, but much less growth of
the characters. The Robin Williams jokes are a poor substitute
for giving us people/robots the viewer really has affection for.
Perhaps it should not make a difference, but the characters of
ICE AGE are organic. They are soft and covered with fur. The
characters of ROBOTS made of metal. They look like they would
clank rather than have the soft feel of flesh.
In ICE AGE the goal of the heroes was to save the life of a lost
baby by returning him to his father. In this film the goal is
defending the institution of cheap repairs over pricey upgrades.
That is what poor robots can afford. But this theme is a trifle
abstract for an animated film aimed primarily at children. In
ICE AGE the conflict is resolved by the heroes catching up with
the child's father and then bidding a reluctant farewell to the
child they have come to love. Here the conflict is resolved in a
giant fight in which by sheer force the good guys kick the living
rivets out of the villains. Force is what triumphs and not
human/robot values.
ROBOTS is a film that is very industrial, but one with little
light or magic. I rate it a low +1 on the -4 to +4 scale or
5/10.
Mark R. Leeper
mle...@optonline.net
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Ray Wong
© 2005 Ray Wong (http://reelreviews.blogspot.com)
Stars: Ewan McGregor, Robin Williams, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Mel
Brooks, Amanda Bynes, Drew Carey, Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Coolidge, Paul
Giamatti, Stanley Tucci, Dianne Wiest, Harland Williams
Directors: Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha
Writers: Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, Jim McClain (story), Ron Mita
(story)
Distributor: Fox
MPAA Rating: PG for brief language and crude humor
Running time: 91 minutes
Script - 5
Performance - 6
Direction - 6
Animation - 8
Music/Sound- 6
Editing - 7
Production - 8
Total Score - 6.4 of 10
The "I" in this ROBOTS stands for "eye" candy. The (voice-over)
star-studded fair from 20th Century Fox happens in a familiar,
civilized world devoid of any human beings, much like last year's
SHARK TALES.
"Made" by dish-washer Herb Copperbottom (Tucci) and his wife
(Wiest), son Rodney (McGregor) is an aspiring inventor. After many
failed attempts, Rodney finally invents something useful, and he's
ready to leave for the big city to find his fortune with Bigweld
Industries, the haven for inventors. When Rodney arrives, however, he
is turned away like a pest. Dejected, he makes friends with an eclectic
group of misfits who call themselves the "Rusties," among them
hyperactive Fender (Williams), spunky Piper (Bynes), goofy Crank
(Carey), and "posteriorly endowed" Aunt Fanny (Coolidge).
Soon Rodney discovers Mr. Bigweld (Brooks) no longer runs Bigweld
Industries. Instead, ambitious CEO Ratchet (Kinnear) aims at taking
over the company for good, and turning huge profits by forcing every
robot to either upgrade or become an "out-mod." Worse, out-mods
would be swept away and turned into scrap metal by his evil mother
Madame Gasket (Broadbent).
Unable to afford the upgrades or find replacement parts, many robots
are on the verge of becoming scrap metal, including Rodney's father.
Using his skills, Rodney manages to fix the 'bots that come to him
for help. But he can only fix so many robots at a time. With the help
of sympathetic Bigweld executive Cappy (Berry), Rodney finds Mr.
Bigweld and tries to convince him to come out of retirement and take
his company back from Ratchet. That doesn't sit well with Madame
Gasket and Ratchet, and they're out to destroy Rodney and the gang.
The long list of voice-over talents in this film is staggering.
McGregor (STAR WARS) lends his spirited voice as Rodney. Williams (THE
FINAL CUT) gives some of his most outrageous readings and adlibs ever
since his genie in the 1992 ALADDIN. He's simply hilarious. Broadbent
(BRIDGET JONES) is creepy as the voice of Madame Gasket (there seems to
be a trend for males doing female voices these days). Kinnear (GODSEND)
is interesting as the narcissistic Ratchet. The rest of the cast all
perform well in their relatively minor roles, especially Giamatti
(SIDEWAYS) - his Tim the Gate Guard is funny, wicked, cute, cruel,
and awful at the same time. (*rant* this guy was seriously robbed of an
Oscar nomination, man!)
It's almost impossible to list all the celebrity voices in this film,
and that's part of the problem. There are way too many characters,
many of them minor. There seems to be a "who is who" or "blink
and you'll miss them" joke every few minutes. Part of the real
problem is the busy, unfocused and frantic script. There is almost no
downtime. The fast-paced story does a fine job entertaining the
youngsters, but it becomes exhausting for the adults after a while. The
climatic "battle" and the happy ending are loud and borderline
obnoxious. The story itself is tried and true, thus predictable. An
animated feature doesn't have to be dumb and frantic. Fox should
learn a thing or two from the folks at Pixar, who continue to give us
smart, witty, sophisticated stories and characters without boring the
entire family.
That said, the visuals and animation of ROBOTS are top-notch. The
high-energy action and editing serve the film well. The animation is
colorful, smooth and complex. The mechanical nature of the inanimate
robots as people also creates a fun universe, where babies are
"assembled" and they grow by having upgrades, where one can get an
instant sex change by swapping gender-specific parts, where cities turn
into junkyards and transportation systems work like toys. There are
many really, really cool ideas and entertaining eye candies in this
film, as well as subtle satire. For example, one can't help but
speculate the implication of the Bigweld-Ratchet relationship (do we
hear the names Walt and Michael?) While the story is its weakest link,
the lively animation and spirited voice performances help save the film
from being robotic and dull.
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