Space Age Side-Kicks Hector Saturn 3
It's funny to think that this slice of sci-fi cobblers was concocted by Martin Amis. The novelist won't reminisce fondly about his screenplay, which deposited Kirk Douglas and Farah Fawcett on one of Saturn's moon's for no obvious reason, but he'll surely feel a glint of warped pride in his robotic creation Hector, a malevolent, metallic droid that lusts after Fawcett like some kind of horny terminator. With a chrome casing and two beady lights for eyes, Hector looks like a cross between a medieval knight and an anglepoise lamp. It also inspired one of cinema's creepiest taglines: "Something is watching, waiting and wanting on Saturn 3." Just so wrong.
"…Law makes the most of his limited screen-time, SIGHTING Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire as inspiration…"?
I've seen 'em both too… so what? Oh, you mean CITING…
Anyway, pedantry aside, what about Arnie in full 'Uncle Bob' mode in T2? I know he's supposed to be a protector but he does morph into a (slightly grating) comic relief. Read More
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Posted on Tuesday July 21, 2009, 09:04 by bwaller
"…Law makes the most of his limited screen-time, SIGHTING Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire as inspiration…"?
I've seen 'em both too… so what? Oh, you mean CITING…
Anyway, pedantry aside, what about Arnie in full 'Uncle Bob' mode in T2? I know he's supposed to be a protector but he does morph into a (slightly grating) comic relief. Read More
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Posted on Monday July 20, 2009, 21:38 by sftballgirl5
What about Otto from Wall-e? He's the cartoon version of Hal. Or, if you don't want to be derivative, what about Eve? Read More
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Robbie
Posted on Monday July 20, 2009, 19:40 by madxm
what about Robbie the Robot, from Forbidden Planet? Read More
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Posted on Monday July 20, 2009, 18:54 by Nalfeshnee
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