There was something kind of awesome about seeing Prime on the big screen.ĮD-209 looking awesome in a production still from “RoboCop.” ED-209Įnforcement Droid Series 209, ED-209 for short, became an icon the moment he shot a poor schmo executive to pieces in the boardroom of OCP in “ RoboCop” (1987). Everybody loves Optimus Prime, right? He’s king of the robots when it comes to the epic galactic battles between the Autobots and the Decepticons. Including a popular 1980s toys range and old cartoon series. Hollywood will make billion dollar franchises from absolutely anything. “Transformers” brought the beloved cartoon and toy characters to live on the big screen. Jake Schreier’s comedy-drama about an ageing, former thief (Frank Langella) with dementia pulling a heist or two with his new robot helper (voiced by Peter Sarsgaard) is the definition of an “indie gem.” Fun fact: Robot was created by Alterian, who also designed costumes for Daft Punk.
But what would happen if you fell in love with your PC’s operating system? Samantha (voiced by Scarlett Johansson) turned your everyday household computer into a sex object and love interest.Īctor Peter Sarsgaard voiced Robot in “Robot & Frank.” Robot HAL 3000 (“2001: A Space Odyssey”) and Proteus IV in “ Demon Seed” (1977), spring to mind. SamanthaĬomputer programs are often depicted as menacing control freaks. In Spike Jonze’s “Her,” a sad sack dude falls in love with his computer’s operating system.
In Scott Derrickson’s 2008 Keanu Reeves vehicle, Gort 2.0 is upgraded to a 27ft tall, fully CG, megadroid of death. The iconic robot from outer space became a far more menacing figure in the remake of “The Day the Earth Stood Still.” In the original, loveable Gort was played by 7ft 7in actor, Lock Martin.
Gort 2.0 got a major upgrade in the remake of “The Day the Earth Stood Still.” Concept art by/© Aaron Sims. T-X was like an upgraded T-1000-she could mimic anything and anybody and was super nifty when fighting T-850 (Arnie) and others. Now, it was a hot robot lady (played by Kristanna Lokken) coming to kill John Connor and all he loved. T-X (short for Terminatrix) was a nice twist on the gender dynamics of “The Terminator” series. Kristanna Lokken is the ultimate femme metale as T-X in “Terminator: Rise of the Machines.” T-X No, wait a minute, the series was always utterly ridiculous. Vorhees into a cyborg was the moment the series jumped the shark. Okay, it was Uber Jason, but Mecha Jason sounds way cooler. So what? He took Manhattan in 1989’s “ Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan.” Yeah, and? He fought Freddy Krueger, too, but that was after he was blasted into outer space and became Mecha Jason in “Jason X” (2001). Remember when modems did that? ‘80s Robot is a wonderful new addition to the madcap world of the Muppets.
One of the funniest gags in “The Muppets” (2011) involved Kermit’s endearing robo-chauffeur attempting to download a map from the Internet and causing an ungodly noise. ‘80s Robot drives Kermit and the Gang to Paris in “The Muppets.” ‘80s Robot “Pacific Rim” (2013) stomps all over the recent “Godzilla” movie.
Where else but Hollywood would they fork out hundreds of millions of dollars to make a movie about giant robots fighting monsters for our entertainment? Of the Jaegers (the collective name for the robots), it was Gipsy Danger (piloted by two plucky humans) that saved the day. Guillermo del Toro’s “Pacific Rim” pitched robots against giant monsters Gipsy Danger The blonde-haired, blue-eyed, “ Lawrence of Arabia” quoting android, played brilliantly by Michael Fassbender, was the best thing in Ridley Scott’s sci-fi horror adventure. Both are sneaky individuals with hidden agendas to carry out at the orders of their masters.
Michael Fassbender as David, the android with a secret agenda in “Prometheus.” Davidĭavid is to “Prometheus” (2012) what Ash was to “ Alien” (1979).
Top: Optimus Prime-king of the robots in the “Transformers” movie series by Michael Bay. Here are 10 characters including robots, cyborgs and computer programs with personalities that made recent movies memorable. Ever since Fritz Lang’s sci-fi epic “ Metropolis” ( 1927) gave the world Evil Maria, synthetic beings have reflected many of our fears and desires regarding the role of technology in society.įrom the malfunctioning computer system HAL 9000 in “ 2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968) to nerdy messenger C3PO (“Star Wars”), all the way to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s naked T-800 asking a biker dude for his clothes, boots and motorcycle, audiences have a special fondness for hard-wired characters.