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I was so psyched to see that movie, only for it to be more spectacle and lacking substance. Fucking disappointed.
Obviously not even Asimov's story (since it's a collection of stories with an overarching plot). I'll watch it on occasion, but mostly for Alan's work.
Maddox Mission said it best,
the movie was one product placement after another.
That movie stands out in my mind as the most egregious product placement I've ever seen. The plot grinds to a halt for the protagonist to talk about a specific product for absolutely no reason.
The parody in Wayne's World was less awful!
HAHA the product placement in Wayne’s World was hilarious!!
Little, yellow different better…
I loved the book and the movie broadly addressed the same theme as the final story, ie "what if robots controlled humanity". Maybe you can interpret the movie as an interlude between when the machines actually take over and figure out a more subtle way to control the planet, as they do in the book.