Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Battle of the Damned-Freaking Zombies and Robots. And Dolph. There Is No Reason You Should Not Be Watching This Now. Srsly.



Robots.  Zombies.  A very grizzled Dolph Lungren.  A cordoned off city and a corporate suit signing up a party of mercs for a rescue.  All very simple and above board, right?  But...like the plot in a porno, ancillary at best, the loyal viewer is here for all the action.  The poster spells out what you are in for.  Apparently a semi-sequel to another movie called Robotropolis, the prior film gives a sort of explanation for the squad of robots which shows up patrolling the Zed infested city.   Having read reviews of that film, as much as I love an AI goes wrong scifi story, that one was bad.  All you needed to know, robots go berserk, kill creators, escape from factory, correct their own code, wander lost, find zombie city, commence to slaying.

They show up about a third of the way into the film, though.  First, it is Dolph and his crew on the mission, slowly getting picked off by the zombies.  Eventually, it is down to the Dolphster and a small band of civilian survivors, including his target he has been hired to rescue.  Apparently there's another dude who knows of the dirty dealings the corporate suit has been involved with and their complicity in the Z plague.  Dolph is supposed to whack him.  Will he do it?

Does it matter that much?

This really isn't that complicated.  If reasonably acted and shot robot on zombie action does it for you, this film is B movie goodness.  You will know right there whether it is your bag.

Carry on.

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