An Evolutionary Study of Movie Robots

With Pacific Rim hitting theaters this weekend, it's time to revisit movie robots in all their glory. From the Maschinen-Mensch in the 1927 film Metropolis through Star Wars, The Terminator, and Wall-E, see video clips of the different ways robots have been presented in film. Link

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Oh, and here's the trailer I forgot to include...

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Hmmm, they've listed The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) AFTER Forbidden Planet (1956), and additionally they've given an erroneous 16-year interval between TDtESS and Star Wars (1977).

They also forgot to include Douglas Trumbull's 1972 film Silent Running.
George Lucas based R2-D2 on the "Drones" in that film.
Star Wars Origins - The Droids
SILENT RUNNING - Mania.com

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