Today’s theme at Tuesday Couch Potatoes is Robot/Cyborg movie. If you love human beings turned robots or love the idea of a future with robot or robots in the law enforcement or just plain science fiction, then come join us this week.
Mine will be Artificial Intelligence:AI (2001).
David is 11 years old. He weighs 60 pounds. He is 4 feet, 6 inches tall. He has brown hair. His love is real. But he is not. A highly advanced robotic boy longs to become “real” so that he can regain the love of his human mother.
This Steven Spielberg movie was very disturbing for me. In fact, every robot story is. But still, it poked my heart in so many ways it always leave me crying.
Another is I, Robot (2004) starring Will Smith.
This is the year 2035. Everybody in the world relies on a huge system of robots, which are programmed specifically to help humans and not harm them in any way. But one person does not think that robots are helpful. Chicago homicide detective Del Spooner. but one day, he received a call from the United States Robotics (USR) about a recent death of renowned robot scientist Dr. Alfred J. Laning. Spooner immediately blamed this incident on robots without justifiable reason or proof. Then, he begins his investigation on Lanning’s death, only to discover Sonny, a “unique” robot. What Spooner does not realize, is that something is about to happen. Something that is beyond even spooner’s wildest dreams.
Aladdin, a street urchin, accidentally meets Princess Jasmine, who is in the city undercover. They love each other, but she can only marry a prince
He was my first crush at 13 and I remember watching the movie 4x in the big screen. Since then, I couldn’t get his facial features out of my mind and vowed that I will marry someone with his looks and humor. And if you know my husband, I guess you can say say I did marry one just like Aladdin I just wish he had a genie too haha.
Here’s my favorite scene (where Aladdin asked Jasmine if she trusts him) and song. Even now, years later, I still get excited and all mushy whenever I hear “A Whole New World”.
Today’s theme is Sandra Bullock Movies. If you are among the many who enjoys watching her movies, then come join us this week!
My Sandra Bullock movie would be The Lake House.
A lonely doctor who once occupied an unusual lakeside home begins exchanging love letters with its former resident, a frustrated architect. The two are introduced and share correspondence across the years by leaving letters in a mailbox at the lake house they have both lived in at separate points in time. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it’s too late.
This is actually a re-make of the Korean movie Il Mare. Although I always find the Korean versions much better than its American counterparts, The Lake House entertained me better than Il Mare. I was literally on the edge of my seat while waiting for Alex (Keanu’s role) to appear at the lake house and prove that the letter arrived just in time.
Well, pardon the quality. It was recorded from Comic Con after all. You should hear the women (most likely my age and older!) saying “OMG, OMG, Don’t do it!” and screaming at the top of their lungs when Jacob took off his shirt.
It’s always lovely to see Anne Hathaway on the big screen but what’s even better is if she’s not looking like weight loss supplements are all she’s taking in.
Opinions about this movie varies from freaky to stupid to disappointing to awesome. The die hard fans hate that the look of the characters have been changed too much. And one comment said that Alice is not a child in this movie. In fact, the story is a sequel wherein she visits Wonderland again but couldn’t remember.
The traditional tale has been freshened with a blast of girl power, courtesy of writer Linda Woolverton (Beauty and the Beast). Alice, 17, attends a party at a Victorian estate only to find she is about to be proposed to in front of hundreds of snooty society types. Off she runs, following a white rabbit into a hole and ending up in Wonderland, a place she visited 10 years before yet doesn’t remember.
This is the year 2035. Everybody in the world relies on a huge system of robots, which are programmed specifically to help humans and not harm them in any way. But one person does not think that robots are helpful. Chicago homicide detective Del Spooner. but one day, he received a call from the United States Robotics (USR) about a recent death of renowned robot scientist Dr. Alfred J. Laning. Spooner immediately blamed this incident on robots without justifiable reason or proof. Then, he begins his investigation on Lanning’s death, only to discover Sonny, a “unique” robot. What Spooner does not realize, is that something is about to happen. Something that is beyond even spooner’s wildest dreams.
I just wish he had a genie too haha.
