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Chopping Mall gives you just that. A bunch of horny teenagers being chased around a mall in the middle of the night by killer robots. The film starts with the presentation of the new security system to the mall public, which includes three robots programmed to stop criminals. After that, it introduces us to the cast of teenagers; four couples, that decide to stay at the mall for an impromptu party, only to end up terrorized by the robots.
This is one of those films whose cover I remember seeing at the video rental store all the time. However, I don't think I ever rented it (or if I did, I forgot). Anyway, it came up as a recommendation for the month, so I thought "why not?". If I were to use the cover or the title as a lead, I probably would've been disappointed. Like a friend said to me, "there's very little chopping". But if you read the premise, that's pretty much what it gives you.
Now, don't come to the film expecting great performances or character development, cause you won't get it. Pretty much all the teenagers are one-dimensional characters and half of them are a$$holes. None of the boys really stand out, except for Mike (John Terlesky) as the most a$$hole-y and Ferdy (Tony O'Dell) as the least a$$hole-y. As for the girls, Allison (Kelli Maroney) is the geeky, "virgin-like" one, which gives you a hint of how the plot will progress.
But putting the performances aside, the film does have enough throat slashings, back stabbings, electric zapping, and even an exploding head to please horror fans. In addition, the breezy runtime of 76 minutes makes it easier to stomach what would otherwise be an inept film full of inept characters. Not much of what the teenagers do make much sense, but to be fair, who here is used to being chased around a mall in the middle of the night by killer robots?
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CHOPPING MALL
(1986, Wynorski)
A film from the 1980s
(1986, Wynorski)
A film from the 1980s
"I guess I'm just not used to being chased around a mall in the middle of the night by killer robots."
Chopping Mall gives you just that. A bunch of horny teenagers being chased around a mall in the middle of the night by killer robots. The film starts with the presentation of the new security system to the mall public, which includes three robots programmed to stop criminals. After that, it introduces us to the cast of teenagers; four couples, that decide to stay at the mall for an impromptu party, only to end up terrorized by the robots.
This is one of those films whose cover I remember seeing at the video rental store all the time. However, I don't think I ever rented it (or if I did, I forgot). Anyway, it came up as a recommendation for the month, so I thought "why not?". If I were to use the cover or the title as a lead, I probably would've been disappointed. Like a friend said to me, "there's very little chopping". But if you read the premise, that's pretty much what it gives you.
Now, don't come to the film expecting great performances or character development, cause you won't get it. Pretty much all the teenagers are one-dimensional characters and half of them are a$$holes. None of the boys really stand out, except for Mike (John Terlesky) as the most a$$hole-y and Ferdy (Tony O'Dell) as the least a$$hole-y. As for the girls, Allison (Kelli Maroney) is the geeky, "virgin-like" one, which gives you a hint of how the plot will progress.
But putting the performances aside, the film does have enough throat slashings, back stabbings, electric zapping, and even an exploding head to please horror fans. In addition, the breezy runtime of 76 minutes makes it easier to stomach what would otherwise be an inept film full of inept characters. Not much of what the teenagers do make much sense, but to be fair, who here is used to being chased around a mall in the middle of the night by killer robots?
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