i was expecting this movie to suck. when i saw previews for it i wasn't interested in watching this one, but i'm in invercargill and what else is there to do? actually, the movie wasn't so bad but it's still not a great film so don't go expecting a great film. it's just that i am really sick of robin williams but i've learned that he is tolerable when he is only voicing a character and not actually on screen trying to be funny. i'm so sick of his hyperactive antics.

funny little intertextual reference moments:
1. the robot searching for a new voicebox says a la darth vader "the force is strong with this one" in reference to the robot voiced by ewan mcgregor, who plays a younger obi wan kenobi in the "star wars" prequels.
2. mr. bigweld needs fixing and as he is 'dying' he sings "daisy, daisy" a la hal in "2001". no child is going to get that reference however.

one thing about the film, (the moral of the story is), "why be you when you can be new", really seems to address what feels like the modern crisis: the battle against age and eternal beauty associated with youth and dynamic technology pursuits, 'keeping up with the joneses' sort of society. but surely this condition is not new, not problematic solely of our age and civilization. in a media-saturated world it is a good message to send to kids, except i really didn't feel that the alternative, to love yourself for who you are, whether or not you're now 'obsolete', was clearly or as strongly stated in the ending sequence after winning the so-called battle against upgrade mania. it is heavily for that reason that "robots" sadly falls short and misses the mark.