‘I, Robot,’ but not a lot more

I, Robot

Will Smith, James Cromwell

Fox, $30

Will Smith is the go-to guy for science-fiction flicks. Each of his sci-fi projects -- “Independence Day,” the two “Men in Black” comedies and “I, Robot” -- has cleaned up at the box office. Based on the book of short stories by Isaac Asimov, “I, Robot” is a decent enough thriller that allows Smith to offer up his trademark wisecracks as well as flex his dramatic muscles.

He plays a world-weary detective who hates technology, toiling in a near-future in which robots have taken on all menial tasks. Though robots are programmed never to hurt a human, one is accused of murdering the leading robotic scientist (James Cromwell). And Smith’s Del Spooner is hot on the case to prove that robots are not man’s best friend.

The extras are pretty skimpy, with a standard making-of documentary and commentary from director Alex Proyas and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman.

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Top Gun -- Special

Collector’s Edition

Tom Cruise, Anthony Edwards

Paramount, $20

Collateral

Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx

DreamWorks, $30

Tom Cruise, then and now, is on display in the digital editions of the 1986 blockbuster “Top Gun” and the gritty thriller “Collateral,” which was released this past summer.

Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and the late Don Simpson and directed with panache by Tony Scott, “Top Gun” is a slick romantic drama set to a pulsating Giorgio Moroder score (remember “Danger Zone”?).

The then-baby-faced Cruise plays the hunky trainee pilot, aptly called Maverick, at the Top Gun naval aviation training facility. The cast also includes Anthony Edwards, Val Kilmer, Tim Robbins and Meg Ryan.

The two-disc set includes a comprehensive and dishy six-part documentary on the often turbulent production. It also has music videos, vintage documentaries, storyboards and production materials and enjoyable commentary from Scott, Bruckheimer and Navy experts.

Cruise plays a bad guy (a rare role for him) in Michael Mann’s gritty L.A.-based thriller “Collateral.” The film finds Cruise as a cool-as-ice contract killer who comes to Los Angeles one night to commit several kills. Jamie Foxx more than holds his own with Cruise as the cabdriver who is forced to drive him around.

Not only does Mann have a great visual sense and the ability to elicit forceful performances from his cast, he also offers great commentary -- intelligent, insightful and personable.

The second “Collateral” disc has some nifty extras, including video of Cruise and Foxx rehearsing, a deleted scene with commentary, a behind-the-scenes documentary and a look at visual effects.