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That’s for John DiFool to answer since it’s his topic, but that’s how I read it and what I based my contribution on.

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Why would any of this “creep you out?”

Seriously. What’s creepy?

I don’t get it.

As a kid I saw rudimentary robots in Disneyworld (Mission to Mars, American Presidents, Bears) and thought it was the coolest thing ever.)

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The uncanny valley is a real thing. (At least, it’s a widely discussed phenomena - I don’t know if it’s been objectively proven.)

It’s a psychological effect when some object appears close enough to a human being for our brain to categorize it as human while still remaining recognizably different enough for our brain to warn us there is something “off” with this human being.

Obviously the specific triggers and amount of the response to those triggers will vary from person to person.

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Confirmed. A candidate for the “best” effort would be one which fools you into thinking it is the real thing.

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Thanks. Sorry for the digression. Now to return:
Worst examples of the Uncanny Valley that you’ve seen (TV or film, incl. commercials)-Youtube links appreciated:

  1. A CGI Orville Reddenbacher shilling for his brand of popcorn

  2. Japanese Robot Girlfriend

  3. Hot young Japanese scientist and her buddies
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  4. The creepily unlifelike Ozzie Osbourne mannequin at Mme. Tussaud’s–BRIEF BAD LANGUAGE–

  5. The Polar Express

  6. The Adventures of Tintin

  7. Walt Disney’s A Christmas Carol (the one with Jim Carrey)
    There was a lot to like in this version, and it was actually closer to Dickens’ original than many versions, but while they went for great realism (expecially in 3D) in the rooftop flyovers of Victorian London they made the physiques and the motions of the humans non-real and the contrast was jarring.

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Worst examples of the Uncanny Valley that you’ve seen (TV or film, incl. commercials)-Youtube links appreciated:

  1. A CGI Orville Reddenbacher shilling for his brand of popcorn
  2. Japanese Robot Girlfriend
  3. Hot young Japanese scientist and her buddies
  4. The creepily unlifelike Ozzie Osbourne mannequin at Mme. Tussaud’s–BRIEF BAD LANGUAGE–
  5. The Polar Express
  6. The Adventures of Tintin
  7. Creepy Playstation ad
  8. Walt Disney’s A Christmas Carol (the one with Jim Carrey)
  9. Shiri, the robot butt
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Did the actual movie suck as much as the trailer made it look like it would?

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No, it didn’t. As mentioned, it included elements from the original rarely included (e.g. the line about the bakeries [not places where you go to buy cupcakes but where the Cratchits and 90% of other Londoners went to use the ovens because they didn’t have them in their homes] being closed on Sundays)

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Worst examples of the Uncanny Valley that you’ve seen (TV or film, incl. commercials)-Youtube links appreciated:

  1. A CGI Orville Reddenbacher shilling for his brand of popcorn
  2. Japanese Robot Girlfriend
  3. Hot young Japanese scientist and her buddies
  4. The creepily unlifelike Ozzie Osbourne mannequin at Mme. Tussaud’s–BRIEF BAD LANGUAGE–
  5. The Polar Express
  6. The Adventures of Tintin
  7. Creepy Playstation ad
  8. Walt Disney’s A Christmas Carol (the one with Jim Carrey)
  9. Shiri, the robot butt
  10. Eno http://adsoftheworld.com/files/eno.jpg
    Too realistic for me.
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Worst examples of the Uncanny Valley that you’ve seen (TV or film, incl. commercials)-Youtube links appreciated:

  1. A CGI Orville Reddenbacher shilling for his brand of popcorn
  2. Japanese Robot Girlfriend
  3. Hot young Japanese scientist and her buddies
  4. The creepily unlifelike Ozzie Osbourne mannequin at Mme. Tussaud’s–BRIEF BAD LANGUAGE–
  5. The Polar Express
  6. The Adventures of Tintin
  7. Creepy Playstation ad
  8. Walt Disney’s A Christmas Carol (the one with Jim Carrey)
  9. Shiri, the robot butt
  10. Eno
  11. The Burger King
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Worst examples of the Uncanny Valley that you’ve seen (TV or film, incl. commercials)-Youtube links appreciated:

  1. A CGI Orville Reddenbacher shilling for his brand of popcorn
  2. Japanese Robot Girlfriend
  3. Hot young Japanese scientist and her buddies
  4. The creepily unlifelike Ozzie Osbourne mannequin at Mme. Tussaud’s–BRIEF BAD LANGUAGE–
  5. The Polar Express
  6. The Adventures of Tintin
  7. Creepy Playstation ad
  8. Walt Disney’s A Christmas Carol (the one with Jim Carrey)
  9. Shiri, the robot butt
  10. Eno
  11. The Burger King
  12. Max Headroom (dating myself a bit)
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Worst examples of the Uncanny Valley that you’ve seen (TV or film, incl. commercials)-Youtube links appreciated:

  1. A CGI Orville Reddenbacher shilling for his brand of popcorn
  2. Japanese Robot Girlfriend
  3. Hot young Japanese scientist and her buddies
  4. The creepily unlifelike Ozzie Osbourne mannequin at Mme. Tussaud’s–BRIEF BAD LANGUAGE–
  5. The Polar Express
  6. The Adventures of Tintin
  7. Creepy Playstation ad
  8. Walt Disney’s A Christmas Carol (the one with Jim Carrey)
  9. Shiri, the robot butt
  10. Eno
  11. The Burger King
  12. Max Headroom (dating myself a bit)
  13. Emily - The Uncanny Valley averted. This CGI effect looks convincing to me.

New category: Classic silent comedies

  1. The General
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New category: Classic silent comedies

  1. The General
  2. Steamboat Bill, Jr. (The inspiration for Mickey Mouse in “Steamboat Willie.”)
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Classic silent comedies

  1. The General
  2. Steamboat Bill, Jr. (The inspiration for Mickey Mouse in “Steamboat Willie.”)
  3. City Lights (Charlie Chaplin)
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New category: Classic silent comedies

  1. The General
  2. Steamboat Bill, Jr. (The inspiration for Mickey Mouse in “Steamboat Willie.”)
  3. City Lights (Charlie Chaplin)
  4. Safety Last

Amazing movie because they didn’t fake anything. That really was the actors, including Lloyd, climbing up the sides of real buildings.

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New category: Classic silent comedies

  1. The General
  2. Steamboat Bill, Jr. (The inspiration for Mickey Mouse in “Steamboat Willie.”)
  3. City Lights (Charlie Chaplin)
  4. Safety Last
  5. Modern Times

Filmed in 1936 and considered the last great silent movie. Some purists don’t consider it silent since there is some sound, but The Little Tramp, whose last film appearance this was, never speaks.

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New category: Classic silent comedies

  1. The General
  2. Steamboat Bill, Jr. (The inspiration for Mickey Mouse in “Steamboat Willie.”)
  3. City Lights (Charlie Chaplin)
  4. Safety Last
  5. Modern Times
  6. Silent Movie
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New category: Classic silent comedies

  1. The General
  2. Steamboat Bill, Jr. (The inspiration for Mickey Mouse in “Steamboat Willie.”)
  3. City Lights (Charlie Chaplin)
  4. Safety Last
  5. Modern Times
  6. Silent Movie
  7. The Gold Rush
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New category: Classic silent comedies

  1. The General
  2. Steamboat Bill, Jr. (The inspiration for Mickey Mouse in “Steamboat Willie.”)
  3. City Lights (Charlie Chaplin)
  4. Safety Last
  5. Modern Times
  6. Silent Movie
  7. The Gold Rush
  8. The Freshman (Harold Lloyd)
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Classic silent comedies

  1. The General
  2. Steamboat Bill, Jr. (The inspiration for Mickey Mouse in “Steamboat Willie.”)
  3. City Lights (Charlie Chaplin)
  4. Safety Last
  5. Modern Times
  6. Silent Movie
  7. The Gold Rush
  8. The Freshman (Harold Lloyd)
  9. Keystone Kops