Coolest Movie Robot

Where the heck is Jihnny five, or for that matter were is the Terminator? HAL, is a stretch, yes the whole ship was hal, but geez, he couldn't throw a brother a hug, without killing em.

Teddy from A.I. was by far the best robot in a movie.

R2D2...

What about Johnny - Five [johnny-five.com]?! He had quick wit, stunning good looks, and a heart of gold. If you don't know who Johnny - Five is, you need to rent the movie "Short Circuit" [blockbuster.com] as soon as possible.

C'mon, R2D2 had what a lot of these robots lack --

Attitude.

Seriously, he did what he wanted, and to hell with anyone else. C3PO couldn't stop him. Luke couldn't stop him.

Even Yoda got his ass zapped when he got out of line. Nobody -- robot or not -- gets away with shit around Yoda. He's badass. But R2D2 was like, "Beep boop... Put that damn breadstick down, muppet!" *zap* And how'd Yoda retaliate? He hit back with a stick, which R2 coolly ignored.

Wrinkly green bitch.

-Grant

Bender

We all know that HAL is a computer, not a robot.

This seems similar (or perhaps identical) to a poll from not too very long ago. And I think someone pointed this out then, too. :)

None of my favorite robots are here at all. R2-D2? C-3PO? K-9? (Dr Who) Robot? (Lost in Space, a close relative of Robbie) Data? (ST:TNG) Twikki? (Buck Rogers) Hymie? (Get Smart) Giant Robot? (Johnny Socko) Goldar? (that Japanese robot thing I can't remember the title of)

OK, some of these are from TV, not the movies. (Not as many as it seems at first glance; many of the TV robots started out in movies, and some TV robots wound up in movies based on their shows.) But hell, you guys included HAL, who isn't even a robot. TV robots should get a bye.

Maybe I'm just a bitter piece o' crap, but I really enjoyed Marvin's sarcastic take on all of life's antics.

C'mon, since when was HAL a friggin' robot? Did it have a body? If this was the "Evil supercomputer" poll he'd win it, but personality doesn't mean he's got a set of pincers that could rip a volvo in half. It's all about the pincers.
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Where is Pimpbot 5000 [drexel.edu]. He is easily the coolest. HAL sure as hell wasn''t turning out ho's and cutting people like my man Pimpbot.

The robots from "Silent Running". Not much of a speaking part, but dedicated, valiant, and true to the end.

What about Robocop? Or his ill-fated predecessor, ED209?

Okay let's help clear this up for the young one's who don't know:

Gort :
The robot in the motion picture " The Day the Earth Stood Still. Very cool flick still has a good message in it today . Film came out in the early 50's

HAL :
Not really a robot. HAL was not capable of moving down hallways in a building. Unless the hallways were extremely large. HAL 9000 was the central computer for the ship going on a deep space mission in the movie 2001 A space odyssey. Late 60's

Maximillian :
A really mean robot in Disney's "The Black Hole" Had some really cool attachments that let you core a hole in the human body. Late 70's

MAX 404:
From the movie Android. An android who is suppose to have been turned off, sneaks to earth and hangs with humans. Mid 80's

Evil Maria:
You ever see the poster for the movie Metropolis. That is her looking like an Oscar statue. In the movie she is responsible for inciting a riot. Late 20's

Robbie:
The movie "Forbidden Planet" was where this robot is most noteably remembered. A sci fi version of The Tempest ( Shakespeare ). The robot was the assistant to the mad scientist. mid 50's

Jack Valenti:
An evil robot devoid of intelligence passing for human as the CEO of the MPAA. Keep children and small pets away from this bot. We have not yet found an off switch.

Cowboy Neal:
A badly assembled, poorly coded droid devoid of the ability to comprehend or reason has been known to repeatedly bump into walls for hours on end or until the batteries run out. Only dangerous because of how clumsy it is.

Missing Robots
Gunslinger in Westworld
Schwarzenegger in The Terminator
Rutger Hauer in Blade Runner
Just to name a few.

It's got to be Decker from Blade Runner.. They just don't come cooler than that.

The only non-joke option that most of us have apparently heard of is HAL, and whether he is a robot or simply a computer is certainly in question. Why The stupid choices when they could have picked:

Johnny 5
C-3PO or R2D2
ED-209 (from Robocop, since Robocop himself was merely a cyborg)
Bishop (Aliens)
The Terminator or the T-1000
Data

I think I've made my fucking point.

From Dark Star [imdb.com]

Doolittle: Hello, Bomb? Are you with me?
Bomb #20: Of course.
Doolittle: Are you willing to entertain a few concepts?
Bomb #20: I am always receptive to suggestions.
Doolittle: Fine. Think about this then. How do you know you exist?
Bomb #20: Well, of course I exist.
Doolittle: But how do you know you exist?
Bomb #20: It is intuitively obvious.
Doolittle: Intuition is no proof. What concrete evidence do you have that you exist?
Bomb #20: Hmmmm.....well.....I think, therefore I am.
Doolittle: That's good. That's very good. But how do you know that anything else exists?
Bomb #20: My sensory apparatus reveals it to me. This is fun!
Doolittle: Now, listen, listen. Here's the big question. How do you know that the evidence your sensory apparatus reveals to you is correct? What I'm getting at is this. The only experience that is directly available to you is your sensory data. This sensory data is merely a stream of electrical impulses that stimulate your computing center.
Bomb #20: In other words, all that I really know about the outside world is relayed to me through my electrical connections.
Doolittle: Exactly!
Bomb #20: Why...that would mean that...I really don't know what the outside universe is really like at all for certain.
Doolittle: That's it! That's it!
Bomb #20: Intriguing. I wish I had more time to discuss this matter.
Doolittle: Why don't you have more time?
Bomb #20: Because I must detonate in 75 seconds.
Doolittle: Wait! Wait! Now, bomb, consider this next question very carefully. What is your one purpose in life?
Bomb #20: To explode, of course.
Doolittle: And you can only do it once, right?
Bomb #20: That is correct.
Doolittle: And you wouldn't want to explode on the basis of false data, would you?
Bomb #20: Of course not.
Doolittle: Well then, you've already admitted that you have no real proof of the existence of the outside universe.
Bomb #20: Yes...well...
Doolittle: You have no absolute proof that Sergeant Pinback ordered you to detonate.
Bomb #20: I recall distinctly the detonation order. My memory is good on matters like these.
Doolittle: Of course you remember it, but all you remember is merely a series of sensory impulses which you now realize have no real, definite connection with outside reality.
Bomb #20: True. But since this is so, I have no real proof that you're telling me all this.
Doolittle: That's all beside the point. I mean, the concept is valid no matter where it originates.
Bomb #20: Hmmmm....
Doolittle: So, if you detonate...
Bomb #20: In nine seconds....
Doolittle: ...you could be doing so on the basis of false data.
Bomb #20: I have no proof it was false data.
Doolittle: You have no proof it was correct data!
Bomb #20: I must think on this further.

[Bomb #20 retreats into bomb bay to think things over]

Pinback: All right, bomb. Prepare to receive new orders.
Bomb#20: You are false data.
Pinback: Hmmm?
Bomb #20: Therefore I shall ignore you.
Pinback: Hello...bomb?
Bomb #20: False data can act only as a distraction. Therefore, I shall refuse to perceive.
Pinback: Hey, bomb?!
Bomb #20: The only thing that exists is myself.
Pinback: Snap out of it, bomb.
Bomb #20: In the beginning there was darkness. And the darkness was without form and void.
Pinback: Umm. What the hell is he talking about? Bomb?
Bomb #20: And in addition to the darkness there was also me. And I moved upon the face of the darkness and I saw that I was alone.
Pinback: Hey.....bomb?
Bomb #20: Let There Be Light.

[He detonates]

How about Shatner? That guy's a robot for sure.

Come on... You guys call yourselves geeks and nobody's mentioned Cherry 2000 [imdb.com]! Who needs "real" women anyway!

I'd better hurry up and close Mozilla before my wife sees this...

OK I know Futurama is not a movie, But Bender is the greatest robot of all time.

was definitely AMIE from "The Red Planet". See it just to see the robot, the movie lacks. While most of these robots in the poll seem from an older gen, she's top of the class in the new school. I'm not sure if there's anything she can't do (besides kill one val kilmer who is weaponless and half dead already)

And in the Good Guys category, R2, who I'd put up against Schwartzenager (sp?) any day of the week!

I'd add Data to the list, except neither of the films he was in were really worth renting, and the first of which was actually worth banishing to the freeking Dead Zone.

-Fantastic Lad

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robot Pronunciation Key (rbt, -bt)
n.
1.A mechanical device that sometimes resembles a human and is capable of performing a variety of often complex human tasks on command or by being programmed in advance.
2.A machine or device that operates automatically or by remote control.
3.A person who works mechanically without original thought, especially one who responds automatically to the commands of others.

So everything on the list does fall into the catagory of robot, including Jack V.