I, Robot Catwoman The Bourne Supremacy
I, Robot: ‘I, Robot’ (2004) is not top of the line science fiction but it is watchable. The director tried to develop a complex story here but it never ever really gets ‘of the ground’.
What we have here is a police officer who has developed a dislike for robots that are prevalent during the year 2035. These robots do all sorts of task for their human masters. The detective played by Will Smith is distrustful and resentful of these robots (the story eventually reveals part of the reason why but it really doesn’t make that much sense).
Anyway, a supercomputer that controls the large building complex of the robot manufacturing company develops its own ideas of how to serve man (consciousness) and will try to bring these ideas to fruition using the about to be issued new and improved model of robot.
As I said, you can feel the main characters in this movie trying to be developed and ‘deepened’ but I never felt that these characters were well drawn and therefore many themes feel incomplete or like they are missing something (although many were complete).
This makes for a movie that sometimes feel cumbersome, and uninteresting. I didn’t really get into the plight of the robot accused of murder, the detective, robot ‘shrink’ or the world these characters inhabit.
The movie does have some good special effects and action sequences but it does not merit an A grade. I, Robot is not a must see film but it is fair sci-fi. I give a C grade.
Catwoman: ‘Catwoman’ (2004) was so knocked by many professional movie critics that I was almost persuaded not to see it since I am not a comic book super hero ‘nut’ although like most males in America I have been exposed to many superheroes.
I had the belief that ‘Catwoman’ was a supervillian and not a superhero but this version of Catwoman is more ambiguous.
I think the movie does a good job of showing the transformation of the meek artist working in the design department of a beauty products firm to an assertive and sensuous Catwoman.
I must say Halle Berry is stimulating as ‘Catwoman’. I could have watched her jump, climb, bend, switch, and purr for a couple of hours. Even the funny looking cat mask is sexy on Berry. My gonads began to stir a little bit watching this portrayal of the woman cat.
The story is simple but smooth and interesting and will keep your attention. I enjoyed the story. I enjoyed how the empowered Catwoman wielded her sexuality. I give Catwoman a grade of B. I think one would not mind seeing this at the theater.
The Bourne Supremacy: The biggest and most pleasant surprise I had at the theater was ‘The Bourne Supremacy’ (2004). This secret agent thriller is very well done. The story is very well written and very well directed.
It has more realism than the James Bond series of films. The spy toys are not as otherworldly and the action is not as unrealistic as in many of the James Bond films.
If you haven’t seen the Bourne Identity (the first installment of this series) it doesn’t really matter because you will still be able to follow the story.
In ‘The Bourne Supremacy’ Bourne is brought back to the attention of the CIA after the death of one of its operatives and where the fingerprints of Bourne are found at the crime scene.
Bourne’s attention is turned back on the CIA after a Russian assassin attempts to kill him but mistakenly kills his girlfriend in Goa, India.
This spy thriller takes us to India, America, Germany, Italy, and Russia.
The film contains many super action sequences that will keep you in your seat and intensely into the movie (the excellent story does this to you also). I highly recommend ‘The Bourne Supremacy’. It is worth the price of a movie ticket and popcorn. ‘The Bourne Supremacy’ is supreme entertainment and gets an A grade.