An adjacent subject concerns hostile cyborgs (that feature computer components), such as I, Robot The Robocop series, particularly Robocop 2 (a nasty piece of work, but relevant to your question) ***** The Lawnmower Man series (okay, really trashy territory) It would be interesting to see how closely the portrayal of computers as hostile or friendly towards humans corresponds to a particular decade's prevailing liberal or right-wing attitudes … H * * Film-Philosophy Email Discussion Salon. After hitting 'reply' please always delete the text of the message you are replying to. To leave, send the message: leave film-philosophy to: [log in to unmask] For help email: [log in to unmask], not the salon. **