Isn't it time for a new age of sci-fi robots?

[Atheris]

You should check out a little art house indie film made a couple of years ago called "The Transformers." While based on a decades old concept, giant transforming robots are just now entering mainstream live-action cinema and certainly have captured the excitement of the public.

Although Transformers has been a hit amoung the masses since the 90's it WAS tailored towards kids. Along with power rangers, captin planet, dark wing duck, GI joe...ect ect. The reason why its a hit in theaters now is because those kids are now grown up and watching Transformers on the big screen I guess provides some kind of nostalgia. Personally, I didnt find transformers to thrilling....the fact that giant super intelligent robots relied on tiny little humans and a kid to HELP them defeat even bigger robots was just dumb. Transformers should have been ONLY about the robots NO HUMANS....so no....I dont consider transformers up to par with Terminator in terms of originality or to have a following for the movie itself.

Chris

 

[ripper_joe77]

I would not mind a Terminator woman, if they got an Actress who looked like this

That's scary!

 

[DinoLast]

That's scary!

And that's why she'd make a great Terminator

 

[nicky]

havent these franchises done their time yet? Why does hollywood always push the same old movies to remake. Their has yet to be an iconic sci-fi film made since the 90's that has the same "hold" on the public like Terminator.

If Hollywood came out with a new LEAD (humanoid) robot it would just be compared to the more famous leads, Terminator or Robocop. Those two are classics which is exactly why they've stood the test of time.

Anything else that follws will be compared to them. Unless they can be topped, dont bother trying. If you think of a bad robot, you think of Terminator. If you think of good robot you think of Robocop.

 

[DinoLast]

If Hollywood came out with a new LEAD (humanoid) robot it would just be compared to the more famous leads, Terminator or Robocop. Those two are classics which is exactly why they've stood the test of time.

Anything else that follws will be compared to them. Unless they can be topped, dont bother trying. If you think of a bad robot, you think of Terminator. If you think of good robot you think of Robocop.

don't forget Artoo and Threepio as Good robots

 

[nicky]

don't forget Artoo and Threepio as Good robots

I was actually thinking more about bad-ass robots that kick some ass.

 

[Khev]

so no....I dont consider transformers up to par with Terminator in terms of originality or to have a following for the movie itself.

You might not but the "public" certainly has embraced live-action Transformers. And The Terminator wasn't original, by the way. It was basically a retelling of "Soldier," an episode of The Outer Limits TV show from 1964.

 

[prefused]

You might not but the "public" certainly has embraced live-action Transformers. And The Terminator wasn't original, by the way. It was basically a retelling of "Soldier," an episode of The Outer Limits TV show from 1964.

yep. it was a combination of Soldier and Demon with a Glass Hand. both Harlan Ellison stories.
and i'm pretty sure he sued Cameron over it.

 

[DPrime]

I don't think the Transformers movie can really count, considering that it is just as much a product of the 1980s as Terminator or Predator. Sure, it hasn't been live-action before now, but still... We've been talking about remakes, and this is sort of the same thing. Aren't we really talking about brand new franchises here?

 

[Saya]

I robot, A.I., are both movies with robots. And they are vastly different from the terminator jaunra. Granted they didnt get the cult classic following terminator has but you asked about some originality and diversity in robot films.

 

[Atheris]

I robot, A.I., are both movies with robots. And they are vastly different from the terminator jaunra. Granted they didnt get the cult classic following terminator has but you asked about some originality and diversity in robot films.

I dont have anything against I robot, it was good movie. My only gripe with it was 80% of the movie was CGI...and I dont think CG has come far enough yet to shoot an entire movie out of it. It just isnt "convincing" enough yet...Hulk was good example of this. The first Hulk movie CGI sucked so bad it looked like a cartoon...the 2nd one was ALOT better...but their was still something lacking from it. Terminator didnt rely on CGI to make the movie to much...and salvation I've read wont rely on heavy CGI in the fight scenes. So it brings that "realism" to the screen were all looking for.

Chris

 

[nicky]

I think what most people here want is a new iconic robot that can kick someone's ass and shoot guns. Also one that has some human or advanced AI in there somewhere.

 

[DinoLast]

Well when I was a kid and before Terminator had been made, Yul Brynner in Westworld was the most badass Killer Robot in the movies.

There's supposed to be a remake this year, but I bet when I get to see it, I'll wish they left it alone

Actually, when I watch this scene I can see some similarities with Terminator
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Michael Crichton was a great talent. It's a shame he passed away too soon

 

[yodasan]

Now I have to add a Westworld Gunslinger to my 1/6 want list.

 

[creecher]

I thought the new Gort was pretty good. Can't even find a decent pic on the net of him.

 

[King Darkness]

Well when I was a kid and before Terminator had been made, Yul Brynner in Westworld was the most badass Killer Robot in the movies.

Oh man I LOVED that movie when I was a kid, havent seen it in years! Really need to find it on DVD.

 

[nicky]

Actually, when I watch this scene I can see some similarities with Terminator

Which is exactly why Arnie was rumored or suggested by unimaginitive fans to be in the running for the role. See also Gillian Anderson for Hannibal (cos she played FBI before), Bruce Campbell for Resident Evil (cos he battled undead before), Jason Statham for Hitman (cos he was a black-suited gun-for-hire before).

 

[Reinhardt]

Well when I was a kid and before Terminator had been made, Yul Brynner in Westworld was the most badass Killer Robot in the movies.

There's supposed to be a remake this year, but I bet when I get to see it, I'll wish they left it alone

Love Westworld and Yul Brynner! Just saw this again a month ago on DVD. Still awesome.

 

[Ironman1188]

The sad part is the most original robot in recent history was WALL-E.

 

[Saya]

I think what most people here want is a new iconic robot that can kick someone's ass and shoot guns. Also one that has some human or advanced AI in there somewhere.

As soon as someone comes out with something like that everyone will cry "terminator Copycat!" people say they want different but then they just say its copying more of the same.
what you described is terminator. It will look like a cheap imitation.