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JamesG · 09-26-2009, 04:10 AM

Movie Reviews: Surrogates

Critics appear to wish that the plot of Surrogates were as intriguing as its premise: it's about a time in which human beings can remain at home, where they can be hooked up to robots -- idealized versions of themselves -- that they not only can manipulate but experience their feelings as well. (When one of the robots is murdered, its human counterpart dies as well.)

Bruce Willis plays both human (he's bald and craggy) and robot (he's blonde and smooth-skinned).

Dan Kois in the Washington Post writes that the movie takes an interesting idea "and buries it under clumsy exposition, unconvincing action sequences and a by-the-numbers conspiracy plot."

Robert Abele in the Los Angeles Times, while calling the movie "a slick sci-fi number," concludes that its "narrative and emotional engine operate as mechanically as the titular, dead-eyed glamazoids."

Liam Lacey in the Toronto Globe and Mail asks, "Did a machine write this dialogue? If so, could we please apply for an upgrade?"

Elizabeth Weitzman writes in the New York Daily News: "If robots had to make a movie without human help, Surrogates is what they might come up with."

Manohla Dargis puts it even more succinctly in the New York Times, writing that the movie amounts to "industrial entertainment."

-IMDB News

isiahthomas · 10-03-2009, 03:48 PM

Why does Bruce Willis waste his time with wack flicks like this? LOL. Do some more action flicks Bruce.

JamesG · 10-03-2009, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by isiahthomas

Why does Bruce Willis waste his time with wack flicks like this? LOL. Do some more action flicks Bruce.

Well he is coming up in Stallone's Expendables which I cannot wait for.

I might check Surrogates out when it comes to DVD.

PlayOn · 10-03-2009, 09:24 PM

I'll wait for the DVD, too. Can't wait to see it, though.

09-26-2009, 04:10 AM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,136	Movie Reviews: "Surrogates" Movie Reviews: Surrogates Critics appear to wish that the plot of Surrogates were as intriguing as its premise: it's about a time in which human beings can remain at home, where they can be hooked up to robots -- idealized versions of themselves -- that they not only can manipulate but experience their feelings as well. (When one of the robots is murdered, its human counterpart dies as well.) Bruce Willis plays both human (he's bald and craggy) and robot (he's blonde and smooth-skinned). Dan Kois in the Washington Post writes that the movie takes an interesting idea "and buries it under clumsy exposition, unconvincing action sequences and a by-the-numbers conspiracy plot." Robert Abele in the Los Angeles Times, while calling the movie "a slick sci-fi number," concludes that its "narrative and emotional engine operate as mechanically as the titular, dead-eyed glamazoids." Liam Lacey in the Toronto Globe and Mail asks, "Did a machine write this dialogue? If so, could we please apply for an upgrade?" Elizabeth Weitzman writes in the New York Daily News: "If robots had to make a movie without human help, Surrogates is what they might come up with." Manohla Dargis puts it even more succinctly in the New York Times, writing that the movie amounts to "industrial entertainment." -IMDB News

10-03-2009, 09:24 PM	#4
PlayOn ADHD: what I have not who I am Senior Member Join Date: Jun 17, 2006 Location: I'll never tell. :p Posts: 2,745	I'll wait for the DVD, too. Can't wait to see it, though.
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10-03-2009, 03:48 PM	#2
isiahthomas Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 20, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 10,704	Why does Bruce Willis waste his time with wack flicks like this? LOL. Do some more action flicks Bruce.