Sunday, February 05, 2017

Robots of: 2000 - 2009 (A Gallery)


The robots of film and television from the span 2000 - 2009 see a return, in large part, to the cute robots of the immediate post-Star Wars (1977) era.  The greatest and most unforgettable robot of this period is the Little Tramp himself, or a robot corollary: Wall-E.

There were still some murderous robots featured during this span, for certain, but by and large, the robots of this time period -- even when menacing -- were also cute.

Identified by Hugh: Red Planet (AMEE)

Identified by Hugh: Lara Croft, Tomb Raider.

Identified by Hugh: A.I.

Identified by Hugh: Minority Report.

Identified by Hugh: Treasure Planet.

Identified by Hugh: I, Robot.

Identified by Hugh: Robots.

Identified by Hugh: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.



Identified by Hugh: Transformers.

Identified by Hugh: Meet the Robinsons.

Identified by Hugh: Wall-E.

Identified by Hugh: The Day the Earth Stood Still (Gort)

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6 comments:

  1. 1. Red Planet
    2. Tomb Raider
    3. A.I.
    4. Minority Report
    5. Treasure Planet
    6. I, Robot
    7. Robots
    8. Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
    10. Transformers
    11. Meet the Robinsons
    12. Wall-E
    13. The Day the Earth Stood Still

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  2. #1 Red Planet's AMEE Autonomous Mapping Exploration and Evasion was an extremely interesting military robot.

    SGB

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    1. I agree. She looked cute, but turned out to be quite hostile...

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