EDITORIAL: Top 10 movie robots and their lessons
In honor of the third Transformers movie coming out this weekend, there's been a lot of chatter about the best movie robots and where Optimus Prime and Bumblebee rank all-time. I figured, much like my recent editorials on movie fathers, father-figures, and teachers, that I might as well take my shot and put my two cents on the topic. The criteria that I rank my robots is by their coolness and impact in the movie(s) they're in. I'm not making a list of the best "robot movies." This list is just the characters. Sorry, so-called "Holy Trinity," but R2-D2 isn't my number one. Not by a long shot. Much like the blog's theme and my other recent editorials, I will offer one life lesson conveyed by these great robot characters. You never know. Denzel Washington might make his fourth list in a row. Enjoy! 1) T-800 (Arnold Schwarzenegger) in the Terminator series -- To me, no robot character makes a bigger or better impressio...