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TheSpotConlon · Post by **TheSpotConlon** » Tue May 12, 2009 7:25 am

http://io9.com/5248245/new-surrogates-v ... estigation

Thoughts, folks? That first shot in this video makes me at least somewhat hopeful, and the director of this one did give us the T-X back in <i>Terminator 3</i>...

Teknophile · Post by **Teknophile** » Tue May 12, 2009 7:42 am

It's certainly an interesting concept. The idea that you can simply operate a robotic "you" by remote - no doubt more attractive and with certain physical advantages - from the comfort of your own home would surely appeal to a lot of people.

I mean, just look at this message board, or at Second Life. We create an online avatar, then go off and do whatever we want. We can RP or write almost whatever pops into our heads, because at the end of the day, you can just switch off the computer, and unless you've done something illegal or stupid, there are hardly any consequences.

Of course, I doubt so many people would really be able to afford surrogates like the ones in this movie. If that premise ever did come true, though, it would give "couch potato" a whole new meaning!

Looks like the film will feature plenty of sexy fembots, and a whole friggin' lot of malfunctions.

Cool beans!

Keizo · Post by **Keizo** » Tue May 12, 2009 2:30 pm

Sweeet!!!

Ddroid · Post by **Ddroid** » Wed May 13, 2009 1:59 am

This is going to be one of our favourite movie all time...

serf · Post by **serf** » Wed May 13, 2009 4:14 pm

Well, that opening shot nearly assures that I'll be making a purchase when it arrives on dvd.

In any case if I see it on the big screen, I'll make sure to sit in the back...alone.

serf · Post by **serf** » Wed May 13, 2009 11:04 pm

Hehehe...you said 'pulling.'

But, you're right. No funny business going on outside the privacy of one's home. Either way, might have to bring a jacket.

gyn2010 · Post by **gyn2010** » Thu May 21, 2009 2:24 pm

A trailer...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQEJaYWilGQ

TheSpotConlon · Post by **TheSpotConlon** » Thu May 21, 2009 2:36 pm

Yes yes yes yes yes yes!

Be good! Don't suck! Be good! Don't suck!

I'm super-excited for this, especially if it means the return of Bruce Willis to movies that aren't awful. It's a bit touchy, because this is from the moron who brought us U-571 and Terminator 3, but I'm amped. I mean, did anyone else see that moment where Rosamund Pike gets her robot face smashed in? Holy shit!

PsychoKirby · Post by **PsychoKirby** » Thu May 21, 2009 4:34 pm

Do you mean the remake of Westworld that's been in Development Hell for ages, or a robot movie on the same level of quality as Westworld? >_>

Anyways, the movie looks interesting. It definitely has some ASFR value, to say the least.

jolshefsky · Post by **jolshefsky** » Fri May 22, 2009 7:07 am

gyn2010 wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQEJaYWilGQ

I think it's curious that they ran the initial F/X clip backwards from the prequel stuff we saw earlier. It's clear that once the robot's face is put on, she blinks backwards. Odd that they wouldn't fix that ... or maybe they wanted to make it look that much more artificial. I fear it's the former.

gyn2010 · Post by **gyn2010** » Fri May 22, 2009 10:38 am

I'm trying not to get my hopes too high but when I'm watching trailers and other clips from this movie... Anyway. We got the movie where nearly everybody is a robot. We got the movie where robots are mechanical devices (no liquid metal, wood, whatever...).
I like Bruce Willis. He's perfect for hollywood-type-of-movies-with-lot-of-shooting-and-stuff.
Please notice the funny part. Bruce (one made of flesh) is bald and his surrogate looks exactly like him but got funny hair. On the other hand, why good-looking people (his wife's surrogate is also an exact copy as we can see in the trailer) need surrogates?

gyn2010 · Post by **gyn2010** » Fri May 22, 2009 10:40 am

HD Version if you like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtwUwIPgKIo

Cornelius · Post by **Cornelius** » Sat May 23, 2009 11:50 pm

gyn2010 wrote:HD Version if you like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtwUwIPgKIo

Saw the trailer in front of T4 tonight (save your money, watch T2 instead) ... and 2:15 in the trailer should arouse the ASFR "shutdown" crowd.

PsychoKirby · Post by **PsychoKirby** » Mon May 25, 2009 6:46 am

Kishin wrote:I mean the one that's in development Hell since 2007.

I am still holding out hope for that. I know its silly but I am.

Not to derail the topic, but I'd rather not see Westworld be remade. It would be neat to see a remake, if only for the ASFR potential, but the movie is such a classic that remaking it would feel, I don't know...wrong for me.

Back to the main topic, though, The Surrogates is based on a comic, right? I may have to check that out. Is its title "The Surrogates" too?

DukeNukem 2417 · Post by **DukeNukem 2417** » Mon May 25, 2009 1:11 pm

Kishin wrote:I mean the one that's in development Hell since 2007.

I am still holding out hope for that. I know its silly but I am.

Wasn't the Governator (a.k.a. Arnold Schwarzenegger) attached to that project at one point?

PsychoKirby · Post by **PsychoKirby** » Mon May 25, 2009 2:48 pm

DukeNukem 2417 wrote:Wasn't the Governator (a.k.a. Arnold Schwarzenegger) attached to that project at one point?

Yes, which is a bit odd since Westworld was something of a precursor to Terminator (though maybe that's why they wanted him). If they must remake Westworld, though, I'd rather Arnold not be The Gunslinger. Since Delos prides itself on historical accuracy (granted, it has the same Hollywood history as any movie would, but that's besides the point), they should know most cowboys wouldn't have Austrian accents. >_>

Nerfherder · Post by **Nerfherder** » Tue May 26, 2009 5:30 pm

they should know most cowboys wouldn't have Austrian accents. >_>

Hey, hey, hey! You never heard of Handsome Stranger??? He had an Austrian accent... Apparently, Roland Kickinger might've had something to do with it :0P[/quote]

Trace Venom · Post by **Trace Venom** » Tue May 26, 2009 8:41 pm

PsychoKirby wrote:
DukeNukem 2417 wrote:Wasn't the Governator (a.k.a. Arnold Schwarzenegger) attached to that project at one point?
Yes, which is a bit odd since Westworld was something of a precursor to Terminator (though maybe that's why they wanted him). If they must remake Westworld, though, I'd rather Arnold not be The Gunslinger. Since Delos prides itself on historical accuracy (granted, it has the same Hollywood history as any movie would, but that's besides the point), they should know most cowboys wouldn't have Austrian accents. >_>

The Austrian Accent wouldn't have mattered anyway, because either:

A) The Gunslinger was a non-speaking role in the original Westworld (I think) or, more likely...

B) The producers probably wanted Arnolds appearance in the movie to be "meta-referential":

Yul Brynner famously played a gunslinger in "The Magnificent Seven" and his appearance in Westworld was a nod to that film, so the film-makers might have wanted Arnold's role to be "Schwarzenneger playing a Robot Who Plays the Terminator movie character in a Theme-Park", which would have made them look clever in the eyes of the average moviegoer, at least.

33cl33 · Post by **33cl33** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 1:56 pm

http://www.shockya.com/news/wp-content/ ... robot2.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vj2e1m7Hlgw/S ... 00/su2.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vj2e1m7Hlgw/S ... 0/sur3.jpg

http://www.scificool.com/images/2009/07 ... ovie-6.jpg

andoroido · Post by **andoroido** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 3:53 pm

I used standard procedure #2, copy the links, then paste into a new browser window. All worked fine for me.

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