SciFis Top Ten Robot / Cyborgs Films. Options

[PissedofVulcan]

Here is the top ten robot/ cyborgs of Hollywood.

[txlucky1]

Here is the top ten robot/ cyborgs of Hollywood.

Terminator and Blade Runner are probably tied for the top spot, but if I must choose, I say the original Terminator.

Terminator
Blade Runner
Robocop
Metropolis
Transformers
I-Robot
Virtuosity
A.I.
The Stepford Wives

Surrogates (I haven't seen this yet, so I can't rate.)

[Martok]

Marvin is quite depressed that Westworld and batteries not included were omitted from the list.

[txlucky1]

Marvin is quite depressed that Westworld and batteries not included were omitted from the list.

Ooh, Westworld was great. I liked Batteries Not Included. You know what else should be there: Short Circuit with Steve Guttenberg. All are better than The Stepford Wives.

[MockingbirdGirl]

Lamest. List. EVER. Where's Gort from The Day the Earth Stood Still? Or Robbie from Forbidden Planet? Or Huey, Dewey and Louie from Silent Running? Or R2D2 and C3PO, for that matter?

Virtuosity and The Stepford Wives? Are they fracking kidding?

[PissedofVulcan]

Lamest. List. EVER. Where's Gort from The Day the Earth Stood Still? Or Robbie from Forbidden Planet? Or Huey, Dewey and Louie from Silent Running? Or R2D2 and C3PO, for that matter?

Virtuosity and The Stepford Wives? Are they fracking kidding?

LMAO that is why I love doing these things because someone is always left out. Good choices on your part though.

[hellboy70]

80% of those movies does not deserve to be on any list of best films.

transformers and i-robot are plain idiotic.

I voted blade runner, of course

[BleedingHero]

I disagree with you hellboy. Transformers deserves the spot though I'd like to know whether you're talking about the recent film releases or the old animated versions. I-Robot may not have been as impressive as some of the other choices; but, I definitely would have to choose Terminator. Though the newest one left much to be desired (I assume this is the one we're talking about, right?).

As to not having seen Surrogates, I can only say it looks to be quite the interesting robotic film. I might change my opinion/stance after seeing it.

[hellboy70]

I disagree with you hellboy. Transformers deserves the spot though I'd like to know whether you're talking about the recent film releases or the old animated versions. I-Robot may not have been as impressive as some of the other choices; but, I definitely would have to choose Terminator. Though the newest one left much to be desired (I assume this is the one we're talking about, right?).

As to not having seen Surrogates, I can only say it looks to be quite the interesting robotic film. I might change my opinion/stance after seeing it.

i was talking about recent movies, especially second one

[steve2112]

Lamest. List. EVER. Where's Gort from The Day the Earth Stood Still? Or Robbie from Forbidden Planet? Or Huey, Dewey and Louie from Silent Running? Or R2D2 and C3PO, for that matter?

Virtuosity and The Stepford Wives? Are they fracking kidding?

I was just going to say hats off for mentioning virtuosity. It was a good movie.. Maybe not the top of all time, but a good movie anwyay.

[BleedingHero]

The second one did indeed have less to do with the Autobot/Decepticon conflict and more to do with Megan Fox's cleavage.

[LaJaDiSc]

I went with Bladerunner. I love that movie, and the book, and the author put out so many amazing books.
I was suprised to not see Westworld on the list anywhere, I was hooked as soon as I saw it in the 70's. It's a fun "robots run amuck to 'kill all humans!" movie.
I never saw Virtuosity.
I was so dissapointed with I, Robot they really changed the story from the book. I know its a series of short stories following the evolution of robots, but I always thought it could have been tied together, perhaps with an ongoing narative.
I haven't even seen The Bicentenial Man because I heard that was screwed up. (Anyone see that? Good? Bad? Worth a rental?)
I guess I would go:
Bladerunner
Westworld
Terminator 2
Robocop
Terminator
...for my top 5, and then I have to ask how big a role do these robots and cyborgs need to play in these films to make the list?
The Day the Earth Stood Still (the original) would be on my list for the robot Gort but its' role was secondary to the main story. Just one of my favorites of all time (check out the soundtrack).
I would think the Empire Strikes Back could make it on the list somewhere.
Luke gets his hand sliced off in battle against his evil cybernetic father, then gets it replaced (was the surgery performed by a robot? I forget).
I'd have to think about the rest.

[txlucky1]

Top sci-fi androids

THE WOMEN
Isabel Lucas ('Transformers 2,' 2009)
Yes, we know the whole world loves Megan Fox, but 24-year-old Australian actress Isabel Lucas makes us almost wish the Decepticons won. Posing as a human named Alice, Lucas nearly worms her way into poor, innocent Shia LaBeouf's heart before shedding her human skin and revealing a very inhuman tongue (Gene Simmons notwithstanding).





Fembots ('Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery,' 1997)
Frau Farbissina may have been evil personified, but we can't help but thank her for creating the Fembots, the group of sexy blondes sent to seduce Mike Myers' libido-driven Man of Mystery and stop him from foiling Dr. Evil. Led by Internet pinup Cindy Margolis, the silver-suited vixens almost finish the job, spraying noxious gas "out of their jumblies" before Powers (of course) out-mojos them. Best use of the word "cross-mojulation" in movie history.




Winona Ryder ('Alien Resurrection,' 1997)
No stranger to the genre ('A Scanner Darkly,' 'S1m0ne'), Winona Ryder's shining sci-fi moment remains her role as mercenary android Annalee Call in the fourth installment of the 'Alien' franchise. When the alien-filled Auriga ship begins its return to Earth, it's Ryder who must help save the day. The final Newborn battle originally took place on a snowy mountain. Luckily for us, budgets (and, subsequently, clothing) had to be trimmed.





Daryl Hannah ('Blade Runner,' 1982)
If your role requires you to be a "basic pleasure model," you better believe you need the goods to back it up. In a futuristic world where "pleasure model" apparently means having hair from the 1980s and more makeup than a clown-college reject, Hannah's Pris, clad in a short, tight dress and black fishnets, fits the bill nicely.






Sean Young ('Blade Runner')
When Rachael, the Audrey Hepburn to Pris' Jayne Mansfield, disappears from her mogul uncle's headquarters, she's put on the list for "retirement" by Harrison Ford. Of course, she's able to "distract" Deckard long enough to make him fall in love with her, thus fending off destruction by himself and Rutger Hauer. Sexy and smart too. She's a catch.





Katharine Ross ('Stepford Wives,' 1975)
Bryan Forbes' original adaptation of Ira Levin's classic book introduced us to a world of conformity, devout slavishness and homogeneity gone mad -- and every wife was ridiculously good-looking in that '70s-suburban kind of way. As human housewives are slowly replaced by their domesticated doppelgangers, Ross almost retains her human self. Almost. (We like to pretend Frank Oz's remake never happened.)





Brigitte Helm ('Metropolis,' 1927)
The name may not sound familiar, but Brigitte Helm's roles as both the lily-white Maria and her evil robot counterpart Maschinenmensch in Fritz Lang's futuristic sci-fi classic set the template for every other sexbot on this list. An unprecedented special effects masterpiece at the time, the creation of the robot and Helm's infamous dance scene still rank among the classic cinematic scenes of all time.

[txlucky1]

THE MEN

Sam Worthington ('Terminator Salvation,' 2009)
Christian Bale may have grabbed the headlines during shooting, but it was Australian hunk Sam Worthington as death-row inmate Marcus Wright (a role originally intended for Bale) that beefed up the fourth installment of the 'Terminator' series. After donating his body for experimentation after his execution, Worthington's cyborg plays a key role in destroying Skynet and, in true hero form (cue cliché), makes the ultimate sacrifice.





Jude Law ('A.I. Artificial Intelligence,' 2001)
With a name like "Gigolo Joe," you know Law had to make the list. Adding a little edge to Steven Spielberg's hokey tale of a child android with the ability to love ("After they meet me, no two [women] are ever the same."), Joe can fire up romantic music with a crick of the neck and injects the film with a healthy dose of cynicism that would have made original filmmaker Stanley Kubrick proud.





Robert Patrick ('Terminator 2: Judgment Day,' 1991)
Those that cry "heresy" that we didn't include Arnold on the list need to revisit Robert Patrick's role in James Cameron's classic sequel. With a calm, studied demeanor lurking behind the sadistic T-1000, Patrick plays his part with understated cool and boyish good looks that make his role as a ruthless killer that much more frightening. And by "frightening," we mean "hot."





Lance Henriksen ('Aliens,' 1986)
Combining level-headed rationality and general bad-assness, Lance Henriksen's Bishop is arguably the coolest spaceship android in film. Before going to android heaven in 'Alien 3,' Henriksen increased the cyber-hunk quotient 1,000-fold from the original movie's squirrelly Ash (no offense, Ian Holm). Granted, his duties were mostly as a medic and pilot, but we'll always be grateful for Bishop for going through all that trouble to save Ripley and Newt (only to see the latter killed off before the next movie).




Rutger Hauer ('Blade Runner')
Has there even been a better casting choice than Rutger Hauer as Roy Batty, the evil, destructive, genius leader of 'Blade Runner''s replicants? With his steely eyes, cold stare and Klaus Kinski-esque good looks, Hauer looked like he could kill you just by looking at you. In the end, you almost felt bad to see him go.






Keanu Reeves ('Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey,' 1991)
Six years before Neo, Keanu Reeves was perfecting his, uh, "robotic" acting style as Ted "Theodore" Logan in this much-maligned sequel to 'Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.' Proving the versatility and range that has made him the master thespian we know today, Reeves does double duty as both Logan and "Evil Ted," a robotic duplicate sent to the past to stop Wyld Stallyns' domination of history. Who knew robots could be made out of wood?




Yul Brynner ('Westworld,' 1973)
The King of Siam may not exactly be a "classic" beauty, but our follicly challenged friend was ruggedly perfect in the role of the Gunslinger in Michael Crichton's big-screen directorial debut. When two men travel to a simulated Wild West to engage in shootouts with robot cowboys, nothing can go wrong, right? Right?!?! In the first movie to use CGI, Brynner may be a bit short on lines, but everything you need to know is conveyed with that death stare and a gun.

[hellboy70]

Top sci-fi androids

THE WOMEN

is this list based on hotness or what ?

[hellboy70]

I went with Bladerunner. I love that movie, and the book, and the author put out so many amazing books.
I was suprised to not see Westworld on the list anywhere, I was hooked as soon as I saw it in the 70's. It's a fun "robots run amuck to 'kill all humans!" movie.
I never saw Virtuosity.
I was so dissapointed with I, Robot they really changed the story from the book. I know its a series of short stories following the evolution of robots, but I always thought it could have been tied together, perhaps with an ongoing narative.
I haven't even seen The Bicentenial Man because I heard that was screwed up. (Anyone see that? Good? Bad? Worth a rental?)
I guess I would go:
Bladerunner
Westworld
Terminator 2
Robocop
Terminator
...for my top 5, and then I have to ask how big a role do these robots and cyborgs need to play in these films to make the list?
The Day the Earth Stood Still (the original) would be on my list for the robot Gort but its' role was secondary to the main story. Just one of my favorites of all time (check out the soundtrack).
I would think the Empire Strikes Back could make it on the list somewhere.
Luke gets his hand sliced off in battle against his evil cybernetic father, then gets it replaced (was the surgery performed by a robot? I forget).
I'd have to think about the rest.

Bicentennial man is so-and-so until the end when they screw it up.

[txlucky1]

is this list based on hotness or what ?

Hotness is only a part. It was also how well they played the part of an android.

[steve2112]

Hotness is only a part. It was also how well they played the part of an android.

Then you missed Russell Crowe in Vurtuosity.. :-)

[LightM555]

Cameron, Arnold, T-X ?

[hellboy70]

Hotness is only a part. It was also how well they played the part of an android.

quality of movie should also be a factor.

transformers don`t qualify in that case and austin powers is highly debatable, especially as scifi movie