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Check out 1989 Arena to watch a human have MMA matches against crazy aliens in good prosthetics. Has some fun appearances from a couple Star Trek actors. You would have fun and it would be good content.
@@chuckn4851 ...Lolwat? There is only one Transformers movie, the 1986 animated "Transformers: The Movie". The CGI-heavy trash by Michael Bay doesn't count.
I'm guessing Hollywood avoids mech for the same reason they avoided Kaiju movies for a long time. They are are too short sighted to see the potential if a mech film were well done. A big part of the issue is self sabotage, weather intentional or not. Studios fail on quality & keeping with established lore of characters when it comes to video game, toy & similar adapting. They gimp the budgets & stuff too. Before the MCU most superhero movies were bad. The few decent ones often strayed from source material.
Gary Graham, it always tickled me that he stars as the "most" illogical human cop partner in the Alien Nation tv show. He then gets the part of Vulcan Ambassador Soval in Star Trek Enterprise.
I remember watching this during Georgia blizzard of 1993. We lost power at my house and we had to go to a hotel that had cable. This movie entrenched my love for mech fighting deep in my bones.
Haha I remember that storm too except we were in southeast Arkansas and we all still refer to it as the "Ice Storm"! My best friends family stayed with us for over a week because we had a generator. Those were good times! 😊
There's a second movie called 'Robot Jox 2: Crash and Burn' which was bad in a BAD way. Also, interesting choice for the title that is 'Crash and Burn' - which perfectly described how the movie was.
Good God it's Gary Graham (looking quite dishy back in 1989) playing the main character 😅 He played Vulcan Ambassador Soval in Star Trek: Enterprise (Guest roles). He's a very good actor but you can see why he didn't make it big appearing in crap like this lmao 😂
We need more movies with miniatures again, it looks so much more awesome then CGI stuff! I'm not even joking, I liked these robots more then the ones in Pacific Rim. Heck I like the space ships in old SciFi movies better for that reason too cause they are real. Sure they are small plastic models but it are real objects that are really filmed, now some computer made model put into the scene and trying their best to make the lighting work on the models.
When I was a kid in the 90s I played MechWarrior2 on PC, I had some toy mechs and watched everything I could with mechs which back then wasn't much. in the 3rd grade when they asked what you wanted to be when you grew up I said MechWarrior sadly the closest I've been to that is playing Titanfall...I remember I finally got to watch this movie I was disappointed it lacked action I had convinced myself it was a mechwarrior movie and anticipated large-scale mech battles.I enjoy it now as an adult
I saw this once or twice as a kid and the only part I actually remembered is when they're climbing that training jungle gym and the dude steps on a fake bar and dies. The entire cold war tensions plot went over my head. Wild times.
Clearly you didn't grow up during Cold War times. Pretty much every action movie (military or world conflict centered) involved Russia, which you instantly knew, "Oh, Russia, bad..." *Sometimes* you'd get the occasional Middle East "savages" plot, but at least their role was somewhat fungible. Russia always equaled, "Bad".
Jeffrey Combes played the role of '1st Prole'. Specifically, he's one of the guys betting on the first fight between Achilles and Alexander (thanks, IMDB!). Other facts! This was the final film made by Empire Pictures, as it went bankrupt during its production. Also, the screams of the spectators being crushed by the giant robot were later sampled in the song "The Becoming" by Nine Inch Nails.
I worked in movie theaters when this came out. My du*bas* assistant manager loaded the film after hours and played a private showing to his friends. Got fired. Those movie reels were worth like 50K back then.
“Battle games instead of wars? This story is so dumb!” Hunger games would like to have a word with you sir. 😂😂 All jokes aside this is the perfect palate cleanser after the Mario Bros. 👌👌
If I remember correctly, this is the movie that bankrupted Empire Pictures. A few years later they re-emerged in Romania (having left Italy) as Full Moon Entertainment.
Rip Stuart Gordon I think this was one of the last times he and the Bands/Empire Pictures aka Full Moon worked next to Castle Freak. Chozen is it this too next to...Sato.
There are three sequels to this film. Robot Jox 2: Crash and Burn, Robot Jox 2: Robot Wars, and Robot Jox 3: Robo Warriors, which has aliens. The two Robot Jox 2s were released under other names too, so one was Robot Jox 2 in America, and one was Robot Jox 2 in Europe.
Oh there is a line in this movie "a knife simple, using it ain't." That turn of phrase has been in my lexicon for decades. I forgot where I picked up. Now I remember, thanks guys.
Holy Jesus Christ! I think I'm eight or nine years old. Watching this on HBO again in my living room at like 4:00 in the morning on a Saturday. Lol I was that kid out of my brothers that could never sleep later than 4:00 or 3:00 so I would go downstairs and watch crazy movies on HBO and I watched this thing every time it was on. It's cheesy now, but back then, the special effects actually looked pretty good and those robots were freaking cool
This movie is one of the all time classics imo. I used to have the 3d embossed plastic poster for it, but unfortunately I was an idiot and left it on a wall that got A LOT of sun, and when I went to move it one day it basically shattered like a plate. It broke my heart. 💔
The beard didn't look bad on a 20" CRT. This was a childhood favorite. We didn't have many movies but we had this. I was about 8 when we got it. I'm glad you guys enjoyed it.
Dude, Robot Jox! So bad I watched it over and over and over again as a kid. Has got to be a top ten for robot B movies. I knew you would eventually get around to watching it.
When Erin mentioned it would be bad if one of the Mechs fell on the stand, I was just like just wait lol. I actually watched this when it came out when I was 11 and loved it. I was already watching thing like Robotech, but this created an obsession. You should definitely watch “Robot Wars” (1993) as a follow up. The actor that played Tex is in a lot of stuff. One thing you probably recognize him from is Iron Eagle, he played Col. Blackburn. He also was in Scarface. I may have missed whether or not you recognized her, but Anne-Marie Johnson (Athena) played Althea Tibbs in the TV show In The Heat of The Night.
755am in Alaska, coffee and dabs ready to go, let's do this!!!! One of my favorite movies, I've seen it so many times!!! The bad guy does his best Dracula impression at the bar!!!
There was 4 movie that came out about the same time all about Giant robots but they weren't related except for very similar effects. Robot Jox Robot Wars -which was an action movie Crash and Burn - As cyberpunkish post apocalyptic thriller ?????? - Aliens have invaded Earth and our only hope was a Giant robot stashed in the Jungle (If you know the name please tell me it's been driving me up the wall for years) Look the acting in Robot Jox was campy the story silly but the effects considering the budget are pretty to rate I've seen this movie a few times it is a blast
You can definitely see the battletech / mechwarrior Influences since the script writer was pretty close with that IP. Of course the things they translated did get dumber like the bred warriors being a stupid version of the clans, and the fights being a stupid version of Solaris. I still can't help but love this movie anyway...
Robot Wars is not a sequel to Robot Jocks...despite what some say 😂 Both movies are from the same producer and mech fights but their stories aren't related. The actor who plays Sato in Karate Kids 2, Danny Kamekona, is in both movies but plays different characters.
I rented this a few times as a kid. I liked it, but I kept wishing it was better. I think it badly needed enough udget for another robot fight. Two wasn't enough. I also rented Robot Wars once under false pretenses: the box cover said, "First, There Was Robot Jox..." as if it was a sequel. Liars!
I remember watching this years ago on VCD (a format before DVD) and didn't remember much of it aside from a few scenes until years later seeing this here and there on TH-cam. What's fascinating that this would be my first Stuart Gordon film (yet apparently, there was a lot of creative differences between him and the writer of this movie over the tone of the film).
Interestingly 5 years before G Gundam where every county had a mech that represented them in comically stereotypical fasion. Like Neo Mexico's Tequila Gundam.
13:13 - One of the patches 'Achilles' wears on his left sleeve is the unit insignia for the U.S. Army XVIII Airborne Corps, the blue dragon on a white background, rotated 45 degrees and with the 'AIRBORNE' tab removed
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If you listen to the story and watch the background stuff like advertisements and things like that. The world building is really good and it actually sets a really cool tone.
My friends house had Mech Warrior on their computer. It was a cool game that allowed you to earn money and buy various mechs, get teammates and follow a storyline. Teammates were hit or miss and usually got their ass kicked in battles. I like solo missions to take out an enemy's base.
So I’m fairly sure they were ripping off BattleTech for this movie. Aside from the mech combat being similar, the Clans utilized referees for their battles when they would challenge other clans through trials. The whole point was to make sure that honor was being upheld whilst brutally murdering your opponent. Stupid concept but really good fun. Thanks for doing this movie as it makes me feel like a kid again!
The local TV channel aired this film when I was a kid and it almost went to the end of it, I remember the two guys having at it with rocks and whatnot after their mechs were destroyed and just when the battle was reaching its climax there was a massive power outage throughout the whole town and I missed the end. Now, 30 or so years later I finally learnt how the movie ended and it sucks.
You finally did it. lol This movie is so bizarre - partly explained by the fact it had 2 directors fighting for control: one wanted to make a serious Sci-fi movie, the other wanted to make a kids movie. Also - Jeff Combs was one of the two dirty guys arguing over their bets.
They're not really sequels. Similar themes, but not actually sequels. Robot Wars is kinda lame, I don't remember Crash And Burn well, it's been a very long time.
If you can get if for a decent price I highly recommend tracking down the movie novelization. It's a great read. Robot Jox, Arena, and Catacombs were the last films made by Charles Band's Empire Pictures before it went bankrupt.
So glad you've done this, years ago I had a week-long argument (before home internet) with a housemate that this film actually existed; he didn't believe me.
I always heard a lot about this film but have never seen it. After your reactions and the bit s we saw I think I may have to go out and buy it directly on DVD. I really want a model of the 4 legged mech.
I saw this in the theatre with two of my buddies. We got kicked out during the Chainsaw Dong scene when my friend yelled "that's the deadliest dick I've ever seen!" Brilliant humor in the mind of a 12 year old. 😂
I remember renting this from nite-cap video as a kid and when I went to return the video the store was shutdown, was a good day lol...butthole knuckle tho 🤣
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Reading business?
I recognize the texan guy with the hat from the movie Iron Eagle
There are two more giant robot movies Crash and Burn and Robot Wars.
@@zepptar war games!
As a kid that grew up on battletech and robotech, i love this movie. we need more giant robots in cinema.
Don't forget Heavy Gear.
There are like 50 Transformers movies tbf lol
@@chuckn4851 ...Lolwat? There is only one Transformers movie, the 1986 animated "Transformers: The Movie". The CGI-heavy trash by Michael Bay doesn't count.
"We need more giant robots in cinema" Amen to that!
I'm guessing Hollywood avoids mech for the same reason they avoided Kaiju movies for a long time. They are are too short sighted to see the potential if a mech film were well done.
A big part of the issue is self sabotage, weather intentional or not. Studios fail on quality & keeping with established lore of characters when it comes to video game, toy & similar adapting. They gimp the budgets & stuff too.
Before the MCU most superhero movies were bad. The few decent ones often strayed from source material.
"Guys, how do we emphasize this character is American when it's in the future?!"
...Cowboy hat?
"GENIUS."
The " I can't read" guy is Gary Graham from the Alien Nation tv series in the 1990s. I loved that show.
Gary Graham, it always tickled me that he stars as the "most" illogical human cop partner in the Alien Nation tv show. He then gets the part of Vulcan Ambassador Soval in Star Trek Enterprise.
I remember watching this during Georgia blizzard of 1993. We lost power at my house and we had to go to a hotel that had cable. This movie entrenched my love for mech fighting deep in my bones.
I bet that made a great memory for you.
Haha I remember that storm too except we were in southeast Arkansas and we all still refer to it as the "Ice Storm"! My best friends family stayed with us for over a week because we had a generator. Those were good times! 😊
Robots? Fighting? And the SBIG crew to enjoy it with? This is a win all around.
Hope you enjoyed it!
@@JasonBrant Always do!
@@JasonBrant I thought the great big snafu Seagal line was "snatch every mother fluff-ER birthday" I will say, jersey tees are great for fan art gear
Line of the show: "Referee? But it's, like, kill to the death, right?"
There's a second movie called 'Robot Jox 2: Crash and Burn' which was bad in a BAD way. Also, interesting choice for the title that is 'Crash and Burn' - which perfectly described how the movie was.
Think 3 was robot wars from memory
Fun fact: the only screenplay written by Joe Haldeman, Hugo award winning author of The Forever War, Vietnam combat vet and all-around cool dude.
Gary Graham was the guy who played Achilles & is the same actor who played the lead, Detective Matthew Sikes, in the Alien Nation TV show.
Erin is priceless, y'all. I'm glad she's on more often now. Great episode!
Good God it's Gary Graham (looking quite dishy back in 1989) playing the main character 😅 He played Vulcan Ambassador Soval in Star Trek: Enterprise (Guest roles). He's a very good actor but you can see why he didn't make it big appearing in crap like this lmao 😂
This shoulda been a Verhoeven film. He could have leaned heavier into the satire and dystopian future and given us another Starship Troopers.
We need more movies with miniatures again, it looks so much more awesome then CGI stuff! I'm not even joking, I liked these robots more then the ones in Pacific Rim. Heck I like the space ships in old SciFi movies better for that reason too cause they are real. Sure they are small plastic models but it are real objects that are really filmed, now some computer made model put into the scene and trying their best to make the lighting work on the models.
The cowboy guy starred in Private Benjamin, V, Scarface ,and guest starred in a ton of 80's and 90's TV shows.
The part I'll never forget, is the dinner scene. "We have real meat" she lifts the lid on the pot, and it's beans and A frank. Classic.
Came here to say I can’t believe they didn’t show the single weenie at the dinner scene! They were distracted by the beard 😅
@@millenni-lifecrisis2324 they get distracted pretty easily, missed alot trying to be funny.
That's how it will be in 20 years
@@burtknighten4438not for me
Even in a "previously seen" flashback, Brian blue-screening is the funniest running gag.
When I was a kid in the 90s I played MechWarrior2 on PC, I had some toy mechs and watched everything I could with mechs which back then wasn't much. in the 3rd grade when they asked what you wanted to be when you grew up I said MechWarrior sadly the closest I've been to that is playing Titanfall...I remember I finally got to watch this movie I was disappointed it lacked action I had convinced myself it was a mechwarrior movie and anticipated large-scale mech battles.I enjoy it now as an adult
I saw this once or twice as a kid and the only part I actually remembered is when they're climbing that training jungle gym and the dude steps on a fake bar and dies. The entire cold war tensions plot went over my head. Wild times.
Killing the dude training on the jungle gym is an interesting decision.
@@JasonBrant Foreshadowing for not being able to even trust your trainers and teammates in the guise of "Tex".
Clearly you didn't grow up during Cold War times. Pretty much every action movie (military or world conflict centered) involved Russia, which you instantly knew, "Oh, Russia, bad..." *Sometimes* you'd get the occasional Middle East "savages" plot, but at least their role was somewhat fungible. Russia always equaled, "Bad".
The two rival/romantic leads absolutely hated each other in real life. Couldn't stop arguing and fighting on set.
"Im going to tear you apart Achilles" is an underrated line.
Jeffrey Combes played the role of '1st Prole'. Specifically, he's one of the guys betting on the first fight between Achilles and Alexander (thanks, IMDB!).
Other facts! This was the final film made by Empire Pictures, as it went bankrupt during its production. Also, the screams of the spectators being crushed by the giant robot were later sampled in the song "The Becoming" by Nine Inch Nails.
Combs then went on to play Andorian General Shran along with Gary Graham's Vulcan Ambassador Soval in Star Trek Enterprise.
@@leovalverde1508 At this point, it's more a question of who HASN'T been in Star Trek.
I worked in movie theaters when this came out. My du*bas* assistant manager loaded the film after hours and played a private showing to his friends. Got fired. Those movie reels were worth like 50K back then.
I used to have the movie poster on my wall when I was a kid, they were so cool to me, still are
Tell your wife I have died inside when she called R.O.T.O.R. a mech movie!
3:30 The actor is Danny Kamekona. He played 'Ushio' in Wild Palms (1993) ABC TV series. Great role!
Also, one of the editors is Ted Nicolaou, director of gems like "Terrorvision", "Bad Channels" and the "Subspecies" series.
“Battle games instead of wars? This story is so dumb!” Hunger games would like to have a word with you sir. 😂😂 All jokes aside this is the perfect palate cleanser after the Mario Bros. 👌👌
I mean, wars are just battle games.
So much better than Mario Bros.
If I remember correctly, this is the movie that bankrupted Empire Pictures. A few years later they re-emerged in Romania (having left Italy) as Full Moon Entertainment.
Tex looked like Alex Jones' less crazy, more alcohol dependent brother.
Rip Stuart Gordon
I think this was one of the last times he and the Bands/Empire Pictures aka Full Moon worked next to Castle Freak.
Chozen is it this too next to...Sato.
There are three sequels to this film. Robot Jox 2: Crash and Burn, Robot Jox 2: Robot Wars, and Robot Jox 3: Robo Warriors, which has aliens. The two Robot Jox 2s were released under other names too, so one was Robot Jox 2 in America, and one was Robot Jox 2 in Europe.
Hopefully, we'll watch all those.
YES!!! Been decades since i seen this and i still remember everything from it.
Robot Jox is a legit entertaining B movie. It's not terrible at all.
I loved robot Jox as a kid! And robot wars which I think was supposed to be robot Jox 2 but had nothing to do with the original what so ever.
I literally did a Tiger Woods "YAH" with fist pump when I seen the thumbnail. I love this movie.
Oh there is a line in this movie "a knife simple, using it ain't." That turn of phrase has been in my lexicon for decades. I forgot where I picked up. Now I remember, thanks guys.
That's a great line.
11:26 lol censor missed one. I grew up on this movie, my brother and I watched it all the time as kids.
I honestly love this move. The nostalgia is real.
Holy Jesus Christ! I think I'm eight or nine years old. Watching this on HBO again in my living room at like 4:00 in the morning on a Saturday. Lol I was that kid out of my brothers that could never sleep later than 4:00 or 3:00 so I would go downstairs and watch crazy movies on HBO and I watched this thing every time it was on. It's cheesy now, but back then, the special effects actually looked pretty good and those robots were freaking cool
"It's like, kill to the death, right?"
Yeah, that's normally how killing works. >:P
As a longtime BattleTech fan...I've never known this existed until now.
"Achilles!!! I squash you. Like bug!!!" Best line EVER!!!!
This movie is one of the all time classics imo. I used to have the 3d embossed plastic poster for it, but unfortunately I was an idiot and left it on a wall that got A LOT of sun, and when I went to move it one day it basically shattered like a plate.
It broke my heart. 💔
I remember I got that poster for free from opening day screening , I love it. I lost it during move across the country
Also have the 3d embossed plate hanging on a wall...luckily mine was in a basement for quite some time.
Every anime fan should be forced to explain Mechs the way Brian had to for Erin. 😂
The beard didn't look bad on a 20" CRT. This was a childhood favorite. We didn't have many movies but we had this. I was about 8 when we got it. I'm glad you guys enjoyed it.
With dodgy tracking on the VHS/Beta Max!
Alright! Here at the start and I’ve got by beers ready. On with my favorite TH-cam group! On with the show!
Hope you enjoyed it!
I'm so happy right now. This ridiculous movie was AWESOME as a kid.
We had this movie when I was a kid and watched it a ton.
Dude, Robot Jox! So bad I watched it over and over and over again as a kid. Has got to be a top ten for robot B movies. I knew you would eventually get around to watching it.
My son and I still "crash and burn" as a send off when he goes to school or I go to work
When Erin mentioned it would be bad if one of the Mechs fell on the stand, I was just like just wait lol. I actually watched this when it came out when I was 11 and loved it. I was already watching thing like Robotech, but this created an obsession. You should definitely watch “Robot Wars” (1993) as a follow up. The actor that played Tex is in a lot of stuff. One thing you probably recognize him from is Iron Eagle, he played Col. Blackburn. He also was in Scarface. I may have missed whether or not you recognized her, but Anne-Marie Johnson (Athena) played Althea Tibbs in the TV show In The Heat of The Night.
Omg thanks. Yeah he was Tony Montana's high priced lawyer.
15:35 "Hey, this ain't Achilles! He likes it when I smack his ass!" That's what gave her away! 😆😆😆😆😆
My local video store gave me the poster from this movie when I was a little kid after they were done with it.
755am in Alaska, coffee and dabs ready to go, let's do this!!!!
One of my favorite movies, I've seen it so many times!!! The bad guy does his best Dracula impression at the bar!!!
It's a wild one.
Yes! Best movie about giant robots ever made!
I was gunna fight you on this thinking Pacific Rim, but no, you’re correct, this beats it
It's a lot of dumb fun.
Great commentary. Funny comments. Great reviews. Robot goodness. Low hanging fruit: Erin tall HPOA.
There was 4 movie that came out about the same time all about Giant robots but they weren't related except for very similar effects.
Robot Jox
Robot Wars -which was an action movie
Crash and Burn - As cyberpunkish post apocalyptic thriller
?????? - Aliens have invaded Earth and our only hope was a Giant robot stashed in the Jungle (If you know the name please tell me it's been driving me up the wall for years)
Look the acting in Robot Jox was campy the story silly but the effects considering the budget are pretty to rate I've seen this movie a few times it is a blast
I read your comment hoping to find the name of the one you labelled as ?????? lol
You can definitely see the battletech / mechwarrior Influences since the script writer was pretty close with that IP. Of course the things they translated did get dumber like the bred warriors being a stupid version of the clans, and the fights being a stupid version of Solaris. I still can't help but love this movie anyway...
21:00 "spread eagle, deploy the wang" - i was thinking he was gonna fire off a SCUD MARK MISSILE lol
Oldie but a Goldie, I remember watching this tragedy as a kid.
This film was a big chunk of my weekends as a kid.
Robot Wars is not a sequel to Robot Jocks...despite what some say 😂
Both movies are from the same producer and mech fights but their stories aren't related. The actor who plays Sato in Karate Kids 2, Danny Kamekona, is in both movies but plays different characters.
I rented this a few times as a kid. I liked it, but I kept wishing it was better. I think it badly needed enough udget for another robot fight. Two wasn't enough.
I also rented Robot Wars once under false pretenses: the box cover said, "First, There Was Robot Jox..." as if it was a sequel. Liars!
I remember watching this years ago on VCD (a format before DVD) and didn't remember much of it aside from a few scenes until years later seeing this here and there on TH-cam.
What's fascinating that this would be my first Stuart Gordon film (yet apparently, there was a lot of creative differences between him and the writer of this movie over the tone of the film).
I had forgotten that training sequence. I guess I'll have to add that into my Mechwarrior game for the Clan's sibko training.
Interestingly 5 years before G Gundam where every county had a mech that represented them in comically stereotypical fasion. Like Neo Mexico's Tequila Gundam.
13:13 - One of the patches 'Achilles' wears on his left sleeve is the unit insignia for the U.S. Army XVIII Airborne Corps, the blue dragon on a white background, rotated 45 degrees and with the 'AIRBORNE' tab removed
This movie was in constant rotation in the early and mid 90s on SkinaMax.
I think that's where I met have seen it. HBO or Skinemax.
4:45 You know, guys, if you're gonna talk about Stillers football,...then you really need to invite fellow TH-camr Urinating Tree on the show. Then, you can all go into...
YINZER MODE! THE STILLERS GAWNTA THE SUPER BOWL!😂
I remember seeing this movie as a small child and being completely enamored by the special effects and stop motion animation.
It’s possible you saw Robot Wars (Charles Band) if the “five legged” robot sparked a memory that wasn’t Robot Jox.
Maybe.
If you listen to the story and watch the background stuff like advertisements and things like that. The world building is really good and it actually sets a really cool tone.
It's very RoboCop
I'll check it out again.
@@JasonBrant I'm also a big mech fan in case you couldn't tell. lol
OMFG, speaking of Chainsaw Peen you HAVE to watch SPACE TRUCKERS...Stephen Dorff, Dennis Hopper, Charles Dance, and Fairuza Balk in a bikini.
My friends house had Mech Warrior on their computer. It was a cool game that allowed you to earn money and buy various mechs, get teammates and follow a storyline. Teammates were hit or miss and usually got their ass kicked in battles. I like solo missions to take out an enemy's base.
A classic from the Blockbuster VHS days.
DUDE!, i just watched "11 Hidden 90's Sci-Fi Movie Gems That Need Your Attention!" video here and was thinking about this film :D
Nice.
"He's going spread eagle, display the wang!" Might be the funniest sentence I've ever heard 🤣
So I’m fairly sure they were ripping off BattleTech for this movie. Aside from the mech combat being similar, the Clans utilized referees for their battles when they would challenge other clans through trials. The whole point was to make sure that honor was being upheld whilst brutally murdering your opponent. Stupid concept but really good fun. Thanks for doing this movie as it makes me feel like a kid again!
I was ready for the texan to bless us with some JR-esque mech on mech commentary
The local TV channel aired this film when I was a kid and it almost went to the end of it, I remember the two guys having at it with rocks and whatnot after their mechs were destroyed and just when the battle was reaching its climax there was a massive power outage throughout the whole town and I missed the end. Now, 30 or so years later I finally learnt how the movie ended and it sucks.
Are you saying your 30 year wait for the conclusion wasn't worth it?
You finally did it. lol
This movie is so bizarre - partly explained by the fact it had 2 directors fighting for control: one wanted to make a serious Sci-fi movie, the other wanted to make a kids movie.
Also - Jeff Combs was one of the two dirty guys arguing over their bets.
Loved this movie. Always wanted the poster.
the guy that plays Tex was actually a pretty popular character actor. I remember seeing him in scarface as tony's lawyer.
21:33 This is a moment of cinematic history!
My suggestions for b-movies...
- Lifeforce (1985, alternatively called: Space-Boobs - The Movie, probably 😅)
- Moontrap (1989)
- The Rift (1990, alternatively called: Endless Descent or Siren 1 🤔)
Yeah, it's either you're into mechs or you're not, lol.
I remember watching this when I was way younger, I was sure there's sequels as well, so I checked the comments and there is, there's two sequels.
They're not really sequels. Similar themes, but not actually sequels. Robot Wars is kinda lame, I don't remember Crash And Burn well, it's been a very long time.
I gotta check out the other two related movies.
One of my favorite movies. Big stompy robots and reason to make
Them fight is all I need
You know it's a good terrible movie when we get a legit spit take from Jason.
Effects in this movie look way better than any bayformer movies.
If you can get if for a decent price I highly recommend tracking down the movie novelization. It's a great read. Robot Jox, Arena, and Catacombs were the last films made by Charles Band's Empire Pictures before it went bankrupt.
So glad you've done this, years ago I had a week-long argument (before home internet) with a housemate that this film actually existed; he didn't believe me.
I always heard a lot about this film but have never seen it. After your reactions and the bit s we saw I think I may have to go out and buy it directly on DVD. I really want a model of the 4 legged mech.
This was actually inspired by the Battletech and Mech Warrior franchise.
Those Robot Jox and their Chainsaw Cox. Pacific Rim missed a beat there
I saw this in the theatre with two of my buddies. We got kicked out during the Chainsaw Dong scene when my friend yelled "that's the deadliest dick I've ever seen!"
Brilliant humor in the mind of a 12 year old. 😂
Also, yes... I'm old.
I remember renting this from nite-cap video as a kid and when I went to return the video the store was shutdown, was a good day lol...butthole knuckle tho 🤣
One of my favorite movies as a kid. Keep in mind late 80's, early 90's this was so cheesy and bad that it was great.
Still much better than all the transformers "movies" nowadays 🤣