The Killer Robots! Crash And Burn

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	Sam Gaffin	Auto
	Mike McGowan	Max
	Samuel Williams	Strobo
	Charles Harris	Trog
	Amber Belko	Televixen
	Char Calaquian	Aella
	Jeremy DeMoss	Headsplode
	Destin Dern	Rich
	Jacob Dupree	Omega Rah
	Michael Flores	Tricorn
	Jenna Hellmuth	Rhea
	Andy Jones	Betacron
	Espen Jorgensen	Skippy
	Christina Khulman	Mighty Maia
	Lysette Kiel	Sparkplug McGee
	Grace Kreeger	Tahana
	Linda Lindhorst	Space Egypt
	Gina Lockwood	Medusa Oblongata
	Mandaddy	Mohana
	Brian Manowitz	Desecron
	Torie Martin	Azalla
	Ben Martino	Oberion
	Frankie Messina	Big Joey
	Nicole Nulph	Angelica Robotica
	Shawn C. Phillips	Pluton

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Director	Sam Gaffin
Writer	Sam Gaffin
Producer	Sam Gaffin
Musician	Sam Gaffin

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My quick rating - 3,6/10. Looks crappy but a quick skim on IMDB mentions "campy" and "cult b-budget goodness" so I felt like I had to give it a shot. Pretty ambitious-looking homemade project with an interesting mix of effects. Geez, the one robot who constantly just gives the Hulk "HUURRAAARRGGGHHHH" the whole movie is really damn annoying. If you saw a 5-minute youtube video such as this, I would think you would be quite impressed by the creativity and visual prowess that Sam Gaffin shows. His name is prominent throughout all aspects of this one. That is also not a good thing since this is 101 minutes long and it has absolutely no coherent story to it. Couple this with horrid acting and voicework which doesn't help matters. It gets incredibly repetitive watching the same robots do the same stuff over and over. You get some cheesy explosions and animated running, then closeups of the actual actors within a CGI framework. As I said, nice to look at but without the other elements of a movie, it gets pretty boring. That said, I still am impressed with what this guy has pulled off. It may not be good as a film, but it is a showcase of determination and talent. Clearly more talent in some areas over others. My advice would be to trim it down to a workable 90-minute max assuming you develop the plot and pay a bit more attention to the voice editing since a lot of the dialogue is difficult to hear while the sound effects overpower them. Also, get in touch with someone who has a better sense of humor since the vast majority of the attempts at comedy here fall flat as can be. Including the silly ending which probably seemed hilarious. Must be an inside joke or just a lame attempt at a Bill & Ted reference. I will admit that the upcoming Robotica Destructiva is on my radarr because I see a lot of potential if the flaws can get resolved.

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