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The 50 best movie robots - (...we rate the most celebrated 'artifical people' in movies)
Times Online ^
| July 25, 2007
| Michael Moran
Posted on 07/25/2007 7:50:29 PM PDT by DogByte6RER
July 25, 2007
The 50 best movie robots
To coincide with the release of Michael Bay's epic Transformers movie we rate the most celebrated 'artifical people' in movies
Michael Moran
We selected the fifty most memorable robots in film and rated them in four different categories:
Plausibility (meaning how likely it would be that, with advances on currently existing technology, such a device could be built)
Coolness (just how well designed, shiny or generally well-appointed the robot appeared to be)
Dangerousness (scoring not only on built-in weaponry, but the robot's eagerness to use it)
Comedy Value (how effective the robot is at providing light relief in the film in which it appears)
We then weighted the results according to an arbitrary scale and mixed a few select robots who, while immensely popular, have not as yet appeared in a feature-length production. See if you can find them.
We've also linked wherever possible to a trailer or representative clip of every movie. We would remind parents and guardians that not all of these clips are suitable for younger viewers.
(Excerpt) Read more at entertainment.timesonline.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; Science; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: android; film; hollywood; movies; robot; robotics; robots; science; scifi; technology; thelist; topten; transformers
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posted on
07/25/2007 7:51:57 PM PDT
by
DogByte6RER
("Loose lips sink ships")
To: DogByte6RER
Cool, Huey, Dewey, and Louie made the list. Silent Running was a cool movie for an enviromentalist flick. I just like the idea of Bruce Dern blowing himself up in orbit.
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posted on
07/25/2007 7:58:22 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Greed is NOT a conservative ideal.)
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posted on
07/25/2007 8:17:47 PM PDT
by
DogByte6RER
("Loose lips sink ships")
To: DogByte6RER
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posted on
07/25/2007 8:52:42 PM PDT
by
Young Werther
( and Julius Caesar said, "quae cum ita sunt." (or since these things are so!))
Hey! I demand a recount!
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posted on
07/25/2007 9:44:45 PM PDT
by
DogByte6RER
("Loose lips sink ships")
14: The Gunslinger (Westworld) - Michael Crichton's inspiration for Westworld was the original animatronic Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland.
Plausibility:6 Coolness:7 Dangerousness: 9 Comedy Value:3
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posted on
07/25/2007 9:46:39 PM PDT
by
DogByte6RER
("Loose lips sink ships")
38: Maria (Metropolis) - Arguably the most influential, and certainly one of the most expensive sci films ever: Some sources put the total cost at four times the original budget. The final cost of the film was in the region of 7 million marks (aprroximately $200 million today)
Plausibility:0 Coolness:10 Dangerousness: 8 Comedy Value:0
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posted on
07/25/2007 9:49:10 PM PDT
by
DogByte6RER
("Loose lips sink ships")
16: Robbie the Robot (Forbidden Planet inter alia) - Uniquely, for a movie robot, Robbie had a long and varied career beyond Forbidden Planet, appearing in many popular US TV series such as "The Thin Man", "Lost in Space", "The Twilight Zone", "The Addams Family", "The Love Boat", "Columbo", "Mork and Mindy", and, most recently, "Clueless".
Plausibility:5 Coolness:6 Dangerousness:6 Comedy Value:7
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posted on
07/25/2007 9:50:39 PM PDT
by
DogByte6RER
("Loose lips sink ships")
To: DogByte6RER
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posted on
07/25/2007 9:51:57 PM PDT
by
JRios1968
(Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will. - Ben Stein)
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posted on
07/25/2007 9:53:19 PM PDT
by
DogByte6RER
("Loose lips sink ships")
To: DogByte6RER
Robby was great, but the Robot in I Robot gets my vote, even though he's digitized.
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posted on
07/25/2007 9:54:36 PM PDT
by
MHGinTN
(You've had life support. Promote life support for those in the womb.)
Whoo hooo! Maria...she's one hot tamale!
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posted on
07/25/2007 9:58:40 PM PDT
by
DogByte6RER
("Loose lips sink ships")
To: DogByte6RER
38: Maria (Metropolis) Comedy value 0 Comedy in that film was taken care of by the protaganist prancing about in enormous trousers. No robot could compete.
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posted on
07/25/2007 9:59:27 PM PDT
by
Oztrich Boy
("For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?")
To: JRios1968
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posted on
07/25/2007 10:04:18 PM PDT
by
DogByte6RER
("Loose lips sink ships")
The 50 Best Robots: Disqualified Contenders
The Robot Hell List...
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posted on
07/25/2007 10:05:38 PM PDT
by
DogByte6RER
("Loose lips sink ships")
To: DogByte6RER
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posted on
07/25/2007 10:06:47 PM PDT
by
JRios1968
(Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will. - Ben Stein)
To: DogByte6RER
They missed a really good robot with either list...the huge robot in the animated feature film "The Iron Giant".
And speaking of Tin Men....how come this guy didn't make the list?
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posted on
07/25/2007 10:21:01 PM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(Don't question faith. Don't answer lies.)
To: DogByte6RER
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posted on
07/25/2007 10:39:55 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE)
To: DogByte6RER
I reviewed the list. Did I miss something? The original “robot” from Lost in Space was not on the list. Why those bubble headed boobies...
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posted on
07/26/2007 7:31:09 AM PDT
by
Moleman
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