I Need Spider Robots!

FunkDaddy J · 12-04-07, 03:49 PM

Here's a challenge for you movie-loving Otters. Our art director here at my day job is looking for pictures of spider-bots from movies. He knows he's seen these nasty little vicious bastards in some movie, but he can't remember the exact film. He doesn't want the type of spiders from Minority Report, which are more elegant and sinewy, but more like the kind of clunky, bad-ass robots from Tom Selleck's Runaway. Has there been a movie recently with that type of spider-bot?

He needs pics for reference, so can anyone here find some great spider-bot pics for our art director?

Numanoid · 12-04-07, 04:08 PM

Wild, Wild West

mhg83 · 12-04-07, 04:49 PM

"Hes gotta fight a giant spider in the third act."

"The giant spider intrigues me. why that?"

"Do you know anything about spiders?"

"no."

"They're the fiercest killers in the insect kingdom"

FunkDaddy J · 12-04-07, 04:50 PM

Smaller! Smaller!

Liver&Onions · 12-04-07, 05:07 PM

what about the baby/spider hybrid from Toy Story? That thing still freaks me out.

DarthVong · 12-04-07, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mhg83

"Hes gotta fight a giant spider in the third act."

"The giant spider intrigues me. why that?"

"Do you know anything about spiders?"

"no."

"They're the fiercest killers in the insect kingdom"

Thought the same thing when I saw the thread title.

Nifty03 · 12-04-07, 05:40 PM

Oh, I see you all ready mentioned these, here are pics anyway.

MasterofDVD · 12-04-07, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarthVong

Thought the same thing when I saw the thread title.

Same here. I will never again be able to take a spider seriously after seeing that.

General Zod · 12-04-07, 05:58 PM

JoeyOhhhh · 12-04-07, 06:39 PM

Theres a giant robot spider in Return of the Jedi, forget it's name

DarthVong · 12-04-07, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeyOhhhh

Theres a giant robot spider in Return of the Jedi, forget it's name

B'omarr Monk

I just lost 10,000 cool points for knowing that. I think I made up for it with the nerd points FOR knowing it though...sigh

Giantrobo · 12-05-07, 04:47 AM

From Ghost in the Shell SAC

Nifty03 · 12-05-07, 06:34 AM

FunkDaddy J · 12-05-07, 08:07 AM

Nice bunch of spiders, guys! I think that middle one from Nifty is the closest to what we have in mind. Any more out there?

AGuyNamedMike · 12-05-07, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarthVong

B'omarr Monk

I just lost 10,000 cool points for knowing that. I think I made up for it with the nerd points FOR knowing it though...sigh

I lose more/gain more by having the figure. Not the more recent carded release, but the old mail away Toyfare exclusive.

Nifty03 · 12-05-07, 08:59 AM

There are some good ones in the Ghost in the Shell movie also, but I can't find any pictures of them.

I have failed on the internet.

C-Mart · 12-05-07, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AGuyNamedMike

I lose more/gain more by having the figure. Not the more recent carded release, but the old mail away Toyfare exclusive.

Woohoo! I get/lose some nerd/cool points too!

FunkDaddy J · 12-05-07, 11:53 AM

Nifty, where is that center one from, by the way? A movie?

Nifty03 · 12-05-07, 12:08 PM

It was from a Google Image search

Looks like it is someone's art Portfolio

Here is the Web Page:
http://www.quantumcathedral.com/

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FunkDaddy J DVD Talk Reviewer Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 3,061	I Need Spider Robots! Here's a challenge for you movie-loving Otters. Our art director here at my day job is looking for pictures of spider-bots from movies. He knows he's seen these nasty little vicious bastards in some movie, but he can't remember the exact film. He doesn't want the type of spiders from Minority Report, which are more elegant and sinewy, but more like the kind of clunky, bad-ass robots from Tom Selleck's Runaway. Has there been a movie recently with that type of spider-bot? He needs pics for reference, so can anyone here find some great spider-bot pics for our art director? __________________ Jason Bovberg Author of the apocalyptic horror novel Under the Skin and the throwback pulp novel The Naked Dame

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FunkDaddy J DVD Talk Reviewer Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 3,061	Nice bunch of spiders, guys! I think that middle one from Nifty is the closest to what we have in mind. Any more out there? __________________ Jason Bovberg Author of the apocalyptic horror novel Under the Skin and the throwback pulp novel The Naked Dame

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Nifty03 DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,805	There are some good ones in the Ghost in the Shell movie also, but I can't find any pictures of them. I have failed on the internet.

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FunkDaddy J DVD Talk Reviewer Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 3,061	Nifty, where is that center one from, by the way? A movie? __________________ Jason Bovberg Author of the apocalyptic horror novel Under the Skin and the throwback pulp novel The Naked Dame

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Nifty03 DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,805	It was from a Google Image search Looks like it is someone's art Portfolio Here is the Web Page: http://www.quantumcathedral.com/ Last edited by Nifty03; 12-05-07 at 12:12 PM.