Re: [scifinoir2] The 50 best movie robots

2007-07-31 Thread Martin
Again, IMO, all those who were polled on this are between the ages of 18 and 25, and have probably never seen half the movies and shows necessary to make a truly objective decision. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh yeah, and the HAL 9000 is a computer, not a robot.

Re: [scifinoir2] The 50 best movie robots

2007-07-31 Thread KeithBJohnson
I had the same thought, Martin. It's the only thing that'd explain Metropolis being so low, or the inclusion of Star Wars live toys, or Bill and Ted robots??? -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Again, IMO, all those who were polled on this are between

Re: [scifinoir2] The 50 best movie robots

2007-07-31 Thread Astromancer
I'm just glad they mentioned Marvin...I'm not getting you down, am I? Brent Wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article2133609.ece Let’s just saying you know more than you think, but we’re not going to

Re: [scifinoir2] The 50 best movie robots

2007-07-31 Thread Astromancer
It could be that the article is by someone trying to pay his bills? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lots of good stuff on the list, but I have some quibbles: (1) How in the world could they leave the robot from Lost in Space off the list, yet include the robot spiders from the Lost in Space

Re: [scifinoir2] The 50 best movie robots

2007-07-31 Thread Martin
I can hear those who inked in the Bill- and Ted-bots crowing, Excellent! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had the same thought, Martin. It's the only thing that'd explain Metropolis being so low, or the inclusion of Star Wars live toys, or Bill and Ted robots???

Re: [scifinoir2] The 50 best movie robots

2007-07-31 Thread Martin
STOP...and it's not even Hammer Time. SID 6.7?? Martin (leaving in search of a beautiful woman to chat with) Brent Wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article2133609.ece

[scifinoir2] The 50 best movie robots

2007-07-30 Thread Brent Wodehouse
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article2133609.ece

Re: [scifinoir2] The 50 best movie robots

2007-07-30 Thread KeithBJohnson
Lots of good stuff on the list, but I have some quibbles: (1) How in the world could they leave the robot from Lost in Space off the list, yet include the robot spiders from the Lost in Space movie?? There's not an original or uinque thing in the world about those robot spiders! (2) I'm not

Re: [scifinoir2] The 50 best movie robots

2007-07-30 Thread KeithBJohnson
Oh yeah, and the HAL 9000 is a computer, not a robot. As one reader suggested, if you include HAL (and the Matrix Sentinels), then you're opening it up for other non-robots. In that case, I'd include M5 from the original Star Trek, and Colossus, the computer turned world ruler in Colossus: the