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Top Ten Tuesday: Robots In Film
Do the robot, yo!
ro·bot
noun /ˈrōˌbät/ /ˈrōbət/
robots, plural
- A machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically, esp. one programmable by a computer
- (esp. in science fiction) A machine resembling a human being and able to replicate certain human movements and functions automatically
- Used to refer to a person who behaves in a mechanical or unemotional manner
Well, maybe not the third one!
With the release of REAL STEEL this Friday, October 7th, WAMG has come down with robot fever… and what better way to celebrate than to share our Top Ten Robots with you!
Set in the near-future, where the sport of boxing has gone hi-tech, REAL STEEL stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max (Dakota Goyo) to build and train a championship contender. As the stakes in the brutal, no-holds-barred arena are raised, Charlie and Max, against all odds, get one last shot at a comeback.
So, let’s get our ROBOT on and boogie into our TOP TEN ROBOTS IN FILM!
HONORABLE MENTION: ROBOCOP (ROBOCOP 1987)
He’s a robot… who’s a cop! What more could you want???
10. JOHNNY 5 (SHORT CIRCUIT 1986)
Hello Bozos… Something wonderful has happened! Johnny Five is ALIVE!
09. TERMINATOR (THE TERMINATOR 1984)
The thing that won’t die, in the nightmare that won’t end. He’ll be back!
08. DATA (STAR TREK)
Earth. Population Nine Billion. All Borg… and Data!
07. WALL-E (WALL-E 2008)
After 700 years of doing what he was built for – he’ll discover what he’s meant for… melting our hearts!
06. ASH (ALIEN 1979)
Sometimes the scariest things come from within… like the stuff dripping down his head!
05. GORT (THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL 1951)
A robot and a man . . . hold the world spellbound with new and startling powers from another planet! Hey, for 1951 with was terrifying!
04. IRON GIANT (THE IRON GIANT 1999)
It came from outer space!… befriended a little boy names Hogarth! If your name is Hogarth, you need an alien robot friend!
03. BISHOP (ALIEN 1979)
A word of warning… don’t play with knives (Unless you’re Bishop!)
02. ROBBY (FORBIDDEN PLANET 1956)
AMAZING! If you do not speak English, Robby is at your disposal with 187 other languages along with their various dialects and sub-tongues. If only people worked that way…
01. C-3PO and R2-D2 (STAR WARS)
You just can’t choose, or separate these two! See… A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… C-3PO and R2-D2 became robot best friends!
So, what do you guys think? Is there any-BOT-y that we forgot? (Yes, we realize that our jokes are nerdy! Who would you pick?
We now leave you with this gem of a PSA from our number one bots… STAY FANCY KIDS!
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