Wall-E-nator Mashup Proves Cuteness May Destroy the Future

Charlie Jane Anders — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:20:17 PST

Something strange is going on . . . the soundtrack to the original Terminator trailer perfectly fits the new Wall-E trailer. Coincidence? We think not. We've synced up the two trailers so you can judge for yourself whether Wall-E is secretly making reference to Terminator. Could our cute little robo-buddy have more in common with Arnie's merciless killing machine than you ever realized? Watch our mash-up of the two movies' trailers, and decide for yourself.

Must See: The Terminator

Annalee Newitz — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:34:16 PDT

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale.

Title: The Terminator

Date: 1984

Vitals: A deadly cyborg called a terminator, played with memorable monotonic blankness by Arnold Schwarzenegger, is sent back in time to deliver one-liners and kill our hero, Sarah Connor. Connor's crime is that she's about to give birth to John, who will one day lead a rebellion against a nuke-happy artificial intelligence called Skynet, who has made sure the humans are (mostly) dead by the early twenty-first century. This time-twister movie is packed with great robot fight scenes and put former special effects designer James Cameron on the map as a director.

Famous names: James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn

Crunchy goodness: 4

Life lesson: It's okay to have unsafe sex with guys from the future.

Sight that you'll never unsee: Linda Hamilton's perpetually erect bangs.

Elevator pitch: The terminator is C3P0 crossed with Conan the Barbarian, making him about 300 percent gay.

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Wall-E-nator Mashup Proves Cuteness May Destroy the Future

Must See: The Terminator