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    The Scariest Killer Robots Look Like Dead People

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    07/11/09

    In reply to The Scariest Killer Robots Look Like Dead People
    What about Cherry...?
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    Image of korbermeister korbermeister
    05/18/09

    In reply to The Scariest Killer Robots Look Like Dead People
    In the movie A.I. the robots were very life-like (obviously) but there those moments when they would give their 'not-quite-human' selves away because of a pause in a facial expression or strange body movement. Not exactly scary but when you've been lulled into complacency around them and then you're suddenly reminded that you're dealing with a soulless machine has to be somewhat unsettling. And then you're lulled back into your comfort zone when they offer to get you a mojito from the bar! humans=fail
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    05/18/09

    @korbermeister: Yes ... Jude Law's facial slip during his seduction of the female client has always struck me hard.
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    05/18/09

    In reply to The Scariest Killer Robots Look Like Dead People
    Blade Runner vague on the subject?



    If you blast them with high caliber weapons or punch them or they poke nails through their hands, do they not bleed?


    What good would various DNA/gene therapies ( as discussed just before the "I'm so going to crush your head" scene ) do in prolonging the life of mechanical men?

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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    05/18/09

    @tudza: They definitely have an organic component, but it's also hinted there's something mechanical about them. At least according to the always-fallible Wikipedia: [en.wikipedia.org]
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    05/18/09

    In reply to The Scariest Killer Robots Look Like Dead People
    No Stepford Wives?
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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    05/18/09

    @Belabras: Are they, strictly speaking, killer robots? I thought the men killed their wives and replaced them with bots.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    05/18/09

    In reply to The Scariest Killer Robots Look Like Dead People
    Let's not forget Disney's Hall of Creepy Presidential Killdroids.
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