Who's your favourite movie robot?

[j d worthington]

Do replicants count?

I'd argue that they may count most of all. They are constructs, and they are workers/slaves (the original meaning of the word "robot"; the term as such was first used by Karel Capek in R.U.R. [1920], and comes from the Czech base robot-, as in robota: compulsory labor; robotnik: peasant owing such labor). It was only later that the term became exclusively used for what had before been called "Mechanical Men" (hence Ike's "U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men Corporation" -- they produced both). So, in some ways, PKD was going back to the very roots of the concept.

 

[Stuart Jaffe]

My favorite replicant is the one in the opening trying to answer the question about the turtle on its back. Love that actor.

Two other great robots:

1 - The Terminator
2 - the little boxes on rollers that ran along the corridors of the Death Star

 

[Paige Turner]

The Iron Giant from the 1999 film of the same name.

Well spoken, Nesa. I cry every time I see that movie. All somebody has to do to get me to well up is to whisper "Superman."

* sniff *

 

[Nesacat]

I think for me the replicants are really what robots are all about and it's the saddest thing.

"All those moments... will be lost... in time... like tears... in rain. Time... to die." - Roy Batty

 

[BookStop]

Oh, I adore the Iron Giant!

 

[j d worthington]

"All those moments... will be lost... in time... like tears... in rain. Time... to die." - Roy Batty

Oh, yes, yes, yes. That may be my favorite line out of a movie holding many fine lines. And Hauer's delivery is absolutely perfect. Lord, I love that film!!!

 

[steve12553]

Oh, yes, yes, yes. That may be my favorite line out of a movie holding many fine lines. And Hauer's delivery is absolutely perfect. Lord, I love that film!!!

I heard expressed that it's a test of your movie IQ as to whether you go to see"Blade Runner" as a Harrison Ford movie or a Rutger Hauer movie. (Although it's not half bad wich ever side of the glass you're looking in from.)

 

[Paige Turner]

Uh, oh. I've been watching it as a Ridley Scott movie.

 

[ScottSF]

I love the robots at the end of AI, I like Teddy too cause his voice totally doesn't match his look, he seem really deep for a toy.

 

[steve12553]

I love the robots at the end of AI, I like Teddy too cause his voice totally doesn't match his look, he seem really deep for a toy.

Kind of mature but not quite understanding his surroundings.

 

[speedingslug]

I love the robots at the end of AI, I like Teddy too cause his voice totally doesn't match his look, he seem really deep for a toy.

I'll go with that !

 

[Alysheba]

R2D2 no doubt about it!

 

[Paige Turner]

R2D2 no doubt about it!

And to think Uncle Owen came that close to buying that crappy R5D4 unit!

 

[Spiritdragon]

Got to be Fender in the animated movie Robots

 

[star.torturer]

Bender! Bender! Bender!

 

[Paige Turner]

Got to be Fender in the animated movie Robots

You know, the story was crap, but the character styling in the movie was brilliant. I especially like the attention to colour schemes for the "old appliances" look. And yes, Fender's haphazard collection of bent parts and his chipped paint were spot-on. Good call, Spiritdragon.

 

[Spiritdragon]

I think my 4 yr old has watched the dvd about 100 times, so I have seen it at least 50 times lol

It's funny because you always notice a wee thing different each time you watch...

Thankfully she is into the new Cars Movie now...I have to keep buying new movies just to remain sane LOL

 

[ftldave]

Omega, the robot in First Spaceship On Venus, is one of my favorites. Kind of an R2D2 on tank treads, built by those clever commies back in 1961. Though he went berserk on the flight back to Earth, he reminded me of a faithful dog as he trundled alongside the "American cosmonaut," Brinkman, on the first manned landing of Venus.

FTLDave
See kosmosflot.blogspot.com

 

[Rosemary]

It's been a while since I saw a Science Fiction movie but I would have to say R2D2 has been my favourite so far...

 

[the smiling weirwood]

"Danger. Will Robinson! Danger!"

I think I've said enough.