Terminator 2 Toys

This is a partial list of movies that have had Robots as characters:

Metropolis (1927)

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

Forbidden Planet (1956)

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Silent Running (1972)

Sleeper (1973)

Westworld (1973)
Futureworld (1976)

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

Blade Runner (1982)

The Terminator (1984)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

Short Circuit (1986)
Short Circuit 2 (1988)

RoboCop (1987)

Lost In Space (1998)

Bicentennial Man (1999)

The Iron Giant (1999)

The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

I, Robot (2004)

Here's a little Robot history lesson:

The term "Robot" was first used by Czech playwright Karl Capek in his play R.U.R (Rossum's Universal Robots), which opened in Prague in 1921. The word "Robota" is the Czech word for forced labor.

The term robotics was introduced by writer Isaac Asimov. In his science fiction book I, Robot, published in 1950, he presented three laws of robotics:

1. A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2. A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

John McCarthy first coined the term "Artificial Intelligence" or A.I. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1956. Today MIT continues to be one of the world leaders in A.I. research.

Scientists all over the world are working on developing A.I. There are already computers out there that can beat even the best person at a game of chess.

Outside of Japanese popular culture-the Japanese seem to love to create robots, robots are used in factories and in highly dangerous situations where humans could get hurt, like cleaning up toxic wastes. Still, we can imagine all the possibilities robots could have in the future.

If there's ever been a more steely-eyed evil melting metalic murderer in movies than T-1000 I haven't seen it. It's sole purpose was to murder a child and wouldn't let anything on earth stand in it's way!

But hey! Everyone has their inventive and creative side and T-1000, wonderfully portrayed by Robert Patrick, had no difficulty coming up with ways to eliminate problems. I can see T-1000's long steel sword-like weapon piercing John Connor's foster dad's head like it was yesterday!

I'm sure he made metallurgists everywhere proud!

Actress Linda Hamilton created quite a stir way back in the early 90's when T2 came out. I remember reading that in order for her to lose all her body fat she didn't eat any foods she wanted to. That sacrifice gave her the lean mean Sarah Connor look that so many actresses have emulated ever since. Sarah Connor epitomized the new female action adventure hero. Her mission in life was to save her son so he could save the world and she did a fine job!

Young John Connor, the precocious ATM Bandit, was wise beyond his years. He loved and admired his mother although was embarrassed by her tactics. Sarah understood the fate of the world and tried to get John to understand how important he was. John did all he could to help his mom and The Terminator eliminate the technology that would ultimately destroy mankind.

Three versions of the film exist: the Theatrical cut, a "Special Edition" of the film for Laserdisc, VHS and DVD and an "Extended Special Edition" available only as an Easter egg on the Ultimate Edition DVD. The "Extended Special Edition" was titled the director's cut on the European HD DVD release.

The special edition has been the same from release to release, with all the scenes that Cameron reinserted intact. There are, however, two scenes that Cameron shot but chose not to reinsert into the film which have been included as an accessible extra on most "Special Edition" releases. The first scene shows the T-1000's tactile approach to acquiring information about the physical world, "scanning" John's room with its fingertips, and eventually finding a hidden shoebox containing pictures and tapes of Sarah, seen at the end of the first film. The second scene is an alternate ending set in 2027 with an aged Sarah Connor reflecting on how Judgment Day was averted. The addition of these scenes is the only difference between the "Special Edition" and the "Extended Special Edition". This version can be accessed by pressing 8, 2, 9, 9, 7 (based on August 29, 1997, the date of Judgment Day) on the main menu of the DVD. The easter egg is only functional on the Ultimate Edition DVD (no longer produced); however, these scenes can be accessed at a certain point in the film with the interactive mode on the Extreme DVD. In addition, the Extreme edition contains several easter eggs, which include access to the theatrical version of the movie, and a preview for the Ultimate Edition DVD.

* courtesy of Wikipedia.....