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Top Ten Tuesday: Robots In Film

Do the robot, yo!

ro·bot
noun /ˈrōˌbät/  /ˈrōbət/
robots, plural

  1. A machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically, esp. one programmable by a computer
  2. (esp. in science fiction) A machine resembling a human being and able to replicate certain human movements and functions automatically
  3. 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!

Blu Monday: April 19, 2011

Your Weekly Source for the Newest Releases to Blu-Ray

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

  • Steven Seagal is BORN TO RAISE HELL… so he says. (2010)
  • Morgan Freeman Double Feature: CODE / THE CONTRACT
  • Get into nature from the comfort of your home with the EARTH FROM ABOVE films: AMAZING LANDS / LIFE / STUNNING WATERS
  • Jack Black gets adventurous in GULLIVER’S TRAVELS in 3D (2010)
  • Donnie Yen kicks butt in the sequel IP MAN 2 as a 2-Disc Collector’s Edition (2010)
  • Named by the British Film Institute as one of the ten best British films of the century, KES: Criterion Collection (1969) from director Ken Loach.
  • Colin Firth sh-sh-shines in director Tom Hooper’s Best Picture winner THE KING’S SPEECH (2010)
  • Not noticed by the Academy, Colin Firth and Ben Kingsley star in THE LAST LEGION (2007)
  • Director Tinto Brass MONAMOUR (2005) as a 2-Disc Special Edition.
  • Flashback to the glory days (snicker) of video game movie adaptations with MORTAL KOMBAT (1995)
  • Then… subject yourself to more with MORTAL KOMBAT: ANNIHILATION (1997)
  • Make time to appreciate director John Cameron Mitchell’s RABBIT HOLE starring Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart (2010)
  • Disney’s SHARPAY’S FABULOUS ADVENTURE is a 2-Disc Blu-Ray/DVD Combo.
  • Re-energize with Johnny 5 in SHORT CIRCUIT 2 (1988)
  • Get director Sofia Coppola’s SOMEWHERE (2010) without going anywhere.
  • Double Feature: STREET KINGS / STREET KINGS 2: MOTOR CITY
  • Director Jane Campion’s SWEETIE: Criterion Collection (1989) is Aussie gold.
  • Get a year’s worth of violence in TOKYO GORE POLICE (2008)

Tuesday, April 20, 2011

  • Get slick with the sequel FUBAR: BALLS TO THE WALL (2010)

Tuesday, April 22, 2011

  • Director Peter Weir’s THE WAY BACK (2010) starring Ed Harris and Jim Sturgess.

Steve Carr Bringing Johnny 5 Alive

short circuit

What can really be said about the director of PAUL BLART: MALL COP coming on board to direct the remake of SHORT CIRCUIT?   We could sit here and point fingers and talk about what a horrible idea this all is all the way from A to B to C, but, when all is said and done, how harmful is a SHORT CIRCUIT remake really?   The original isn’t a classic in the annals of film history by any stretch, and it certainly is a nice, lateral move for director Steve Carr to go from Kevin James to a talking robot.   Is it a dumb move?   Certainly not.   SHORT CIRCUIT, untouchable classic or not, is definitely a brand, and Carr’s last film pulled in $183 million worldwide.

Who knows?   With a screenplay from ROBOT CHICKEN and GREG THE BUNNY alumnus Dan Milano, the SHORT CIRCUIT remake could actually have some edge to it, and it might even make us laugh now and again.   That’s what it’s come down to, folks.   We’re okay with movies making us laugh a handful of times.   Get used to it, because the barrel full of potential reboots is extremely deep, and Hollywood execs aren’t getting any bolder.

This news comes courtesy of Variety.