It's my Top 5 Movie Robots!
1. T-800 - The Terminator franchise. Arnie may only make a cameo in the latest Terminator pic (see https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8039823.stm) but his leathered-up, monosyllabic role as the bad-cyborg-turned-good is now part of movie folklore. An icon of cool.
2. Wall-e - from last year's film of the same name and proof that the bods at Pixar can even turn a rusty fridge on caterpillar tracks into a leading man with a heart.
3. R2-D2 - the Star Wars franchise. A robot of few words (actually, none) but whose blips and bleeps convey more feeling that Ewan McGregor ever managed as Obi Wan. Cheeky and surprisingly gutsy, R2 is the perfect foil to the mega-camp C3-PO.
4. Optimus Prime - Transformers. Megatron may be more badass, but hey...I'm going for the good guy. And he's the coolest truck ever, of course. Prime is so revered, he's almost like an Autobot version of Barack Obama.
5. Marvin The Paranoid Android - The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. Who says robots can't be depressed? As voiced by Alan Rickman, Marvin steals the show in 2005's big screen version of this cult classic.
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At 3rd Jun 2009, djedith wrote:WHAT... No Johnny 5 Kingo. I tell you what i'm not impressed.. I need some cake from you to make up for it.
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At 3rd Jun 2009, emma4239 wrote:what about Hel from Fritz Lang's Metropolis?!
i'm very upset that shes not there!
she is THE ORIGINAL robot!!!
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At 3rd Jun 2009, rockdemanda wrote:What about the Iron Giant!!!!!!
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At 3rd Jun 2009, Famously_Famous wrote:Personally I think Optimus Prime should be higher up the list!!
Shockin'
and Sonny from I-Robot I thought should be in the top 5.
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At 3rd Jun 2009, guruzakky wrote:dudes what about the tin man from wizzard of ozz!!!
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At 3rd Jun 2009, Adrian Parr wrote:Here is some food for thought ...
The 50 best movie robots on Times Online website
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At 3rd Jun 2009, unclesmonkey wrote:What about Nicole Kidman? She's played the same robot in all her movies!!!
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At 3rd Jun 2009, sarasocks wrote:im so happy that wall-e is there! cutest robot ever
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At 3rd Jun 2009, beggs87 wrote:optimus sucks,barricade and starscream r the real stars.
wall-e just looks like a rip off of johnny no5bishop from aliens is better
robocop or ed-209should b there.
no one will beat terminator'84
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At 3rd Jun 2009, lordvorchathe1st wrote:The Iron GIANT Is the best
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At 3rd Jun 2009, crazyfool84 wrote:how about MR smith from the matrix??? well i know hes not really a robot.. or is he?? that films so confusing!!! Octomus is def the best transformer, "one shall stand one shall fall" :)(from the original)
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At 3rd Jun 2009, JWWharmby wrote:Johnny 5 needs 2 be in this top 5.
"Johnny 5 stay alive"
But where the hell is Robo Cop?
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At 3rd Jun 2009, guruzakky wrote:what about the borg from star trek peoplee they were scary :L
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At 3rd Jun 2009, jacksparcokid wrote:Peter Crouch is the ultimate robot!
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At 3rd Jun 2009, emma4239 wrote:even that Times Online list didn't include Hel, does noone watch old films anymore?
at least they have HAL right at number 2 though- scariest. machine. ever.
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At 3rd Jun 2009, Bruitcus wrote:my vote goes to that dodgy robot from Rocky that's given to Paulie for his birthday.
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At 3rd Jun 2009, guruzakky wrote:OHHH THAT FAILED :(
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At 3rd Jun 2009, EgzyIsleOfMan wrote:Data from star trek is an android not a robot and how can the terminator be the best robot when he's a cyborg, not a robot
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At 3rd Jun 2009, EgzyIsleOfMan wrote:the borg are cyborg's not robots guruzakky
robo cop is a cyborg not a robot JWWharmby
bishop is an android not a robot beggs87
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At 3rd Jun 2009, Bruitcus wrote:Egzy, they did say they were bundling everything like that under the same banner....
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At 3rd Jun 2009, guruzakky wrote:yeah so :P hehe like my "i" robot :P
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At 3rd Jun 2009, EgzyIsleOfMan wrote:well if we goin for anything why not the NEXUS6's from Balderunner
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At 3rd Jun 2009, Adrian Parr wrote:If only there was a film about Smash potatoes, that would at be number one.
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At 3rd Jun 2009, beggs87 wrote:in that case EgzyIsleOfMan the barricade reigns supreme followed by starscream,kane from robocop2should get a mention.
marvin was useless in the film,much better in the show.
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At 3rd Jun 2009, JWWharmby wrote:How about Jinx from space camp
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At 3rd Jun 2009, florababyfoot wrote:What about that Robot in I Robot. Sonny I think.
He's good at fighting and always has slightly comical bemused expression.
And very helpful in an emergency.
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At 3rd Jun 2009, iancanski wrote:What about the little dudes in 'Batteries not included' they were cool, they must count as robots of some sort.
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At 3rd Jun 2009, iancanski wrote:what about Kit from Night rider, was there ever a night rider movie? The cylons from Battle star Galactica were pretty good too!
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At 4th Jun 2009, robmadden wrote:crippletron, out of family guy. the episode where peter opens up his own restaurant.
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At 4th Jun 2009, SolemnSolitary wrote:Gotta Say Terminator Deserved Top spot! :) Awesome top five!!
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At 4th Jun 2009, CheekKMunkee wrote:Man why is Marvin in there, he's like the most depressing thing that has ever existed... ok maybe not THE most, Shindlers List was pretty depressing... so was the last Batman film actualy.
Dynomutt should have been in there, nothing beats a superhero of great power aided by possibly the 'scoobydoo' of robot pals!
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At 4th Jun 2009, Jarmander wrote:I'd totally switch Marvin out for Johnny 5, and Prime should be number 2 at least because his blantly got the touch, his got the power, yeah!
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At 4th Jun 2009, boo_yah wrote:I'm sorry but Optimus Prime would own all, robot's, cyborg's, nothing could touch him (except maybe Megatron, but he will get his ass handed to him in ROTF)
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At 5th Jun 2009, karly69 wrote:i think C3-PO is well better than R2-D2 soooooo camp and extremely funny
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At 6th Jun 2009, Andy wrote:number 5, is alive
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