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Robot Jox
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Wed Jul 06, 2005 12:06 amby CyHunter
Anyone else seen this 1991 (presumably straight-to-video) movie? I just rented it and watched it for the firest time. It seems to have invoked quite the dual reaction - some love it, most hate it. I wondered what others thought of its campy goodness - I thought it reminded me a lot of
Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla 1993, but more enjoyable. The flying fist of doom, the groin-chainsaw, the smooshed fight attendees...all too good. And the Russian villain who was so over the top reminded me of "Crazy Gideon", a local electronics shop owner who broadcasts his commercials wherein he proclaims his insanity.
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Wed Jul 06, 2005 12:17 amby Robert Saint John
Actually, I did see this in a theater in 1990 or 91 (Drexel North, Columbus OH). I was really into MechWarrior boardgames at the time, and thought "Wow! This is perfect!".
Wow, was I disappointed! But I wouldn't mind seeing it again to see if I appreciate the campiness this time 'round.
I remember when I saw it, I saw a preview for the anime film "Lensman" (famous EE Doc Smith novel), but I don't think it ever played. Need to track these down, thanks for the reminder!
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Wed Jul 06, 2005 12:30 amby Xenorama
i saw it in the theater as well and enjoyed it to a degree. nice to see stop-motion on the big screen, as always. could have been better, but all in all a nice movie.
never saw the semi-sequel, ROBOT WARS though.
David
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Wed Jul 06, 2005 1:09 amby planetxleader
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Wed Jul 06, 2005 1:25 amby CyHunter
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Wed Jul 06, 2005 3:08 amby ryuuseipro
I loved Robot Jox! One of the best things Charles Band has ever done, and the production values are surprisingly good (one of the reasons Empire Films went bankrupt, I suppose)! It's basically Gundam meets Rollerball! The robot scenes are definitely a highlight!
I also got to meet Gary Graham last year at DragonCon! When I told him about Robot Jox and his role (the main character, Achilles), he said "You're the man!" A real gentleman!
Paul Koslo was great as Alexander, and Ann-Marie Johnson was very beautiful playing Athena!
This definitely screams for a DVD release! Last I remembered, Columbia/Tri-Star has the video rights. (The VHS cover art was superior, IMHO, to the original movie poster art, which made this out to look like a RoboCop/Terminator ripoff.) Maybe they'll get to it, hopefully with a widescreen transfer (I saw Bandai/Emotion's promo for it, and it was in widescreen).
Robot Wars sucked. The robot scenes being the only good thing about it.
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Wed Jul 06, 2005 9:03 amby Klownzilla
This is one of Stuart Gordon movies that I've been tracking down, but failed to come across. Maybe I'll find it at the horror con in a few weeks. There's a sequel called Robot Wars also from Charles Band, but no involvement from Gordon.
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Wed Jul 06, 2005 10:08 pmby vanishing hero
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Thu Jul 07, 2005 4:20 pmby Elliot Gay
Robot Wars SUCKED. Leave it at that.
I loved Robot Jox, still have my old VHS from way back. Such an entertaining film for me as a small child, only made my love for large mecha/monsters grow. Speaking of which...I should dig that out and watch it again....
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Sat Jul 09, 2005 4:24 amby ultrazilla2000
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