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R.O.T.O.R.
A low-budget Robocop/Terminator rip-off released in 1989, R.O.T.O.R. is one of the most fascinating films I've ever seen. 1) The dialogue is completely ridiculous. The film's protagonist, Barrett Coldyron (pronounced "cold-iron") is fond of mixing obviously phony scientific-sounding gibberish with mind-blowingly dumb cornpone sayings, and he does it all with very, very little regard to grammar. The idea that a rational adult could've written this stuff is beyond incredible. 2) The actor who plays Coldyron -- a tall, blond, squinty-eyed fellow -- has his lines inexplicably dubbed over by another actor, to great comedic effect. 3) The story is nonsensical, and frequently meanders off on bizarre tangents. Early on, the film spends like ten minutes on Coldyron's irrelevant morning routine; later, more time is wasted as the film follows, methodically, his trip to the airport to pick up an associate and check her into a hotel (all the while the evil android R.O.T.O.R. is pursuing, Terminator-style, a random woman). 4) R.O.T.O.R himself is a pudgy, pot-bellied guy with a mustache who gets visibly angry whenever he's thwarted and whose "sensor recall" allows him to see back in time. 5) The soundtrack is all synthesized 80's dreck. Anyway, I've seen it three times now, and it just keeps getting better. Highly recommended. (For more about this amazing film, check out Ken's hilarious review over at the old Jabootu site). 2008-04-29 13:47:02 GMT
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