title represent robot jox ( 1990 ) director represent stuart gordon cast represent gary graham and anne marie johnson and paul koslo review represent stuart gordon who we usually associate with extremely gory horror film such a re animator and from beyond and dagon and castle freak and take a small detour here and do a little sci fi flick . i stress the word little since this be a very low budget flick and and there in lie it main weakness . the story take place in the future . a world in which the great superpower ( that accord to this movie be the united state and russia ) duke out their difference not by go on a full blown world war . but by fight gladiator style battle with gigantic robot . our hero achilles must go up against the evil russian robot fighter call alexander . lot of cheap stop motion animation ensues . well and the idea be awesome i guess . the great nation settleling territorial dispute with giant robot . interesting premise and one that could have be handle properly if the proper budget have be available . unfortunately what could have be a fun movie end up be an embarrassment for an otherwise great director . i a a kid love this movie and and i guess if you want any enjoyment out of this movie and you will have to revert back to little kid mode to have some fun with it . i show this film to some of my friend and a the movie progress my friend where like what the hell be this piece of crap franco . and i be like well this movie be a sci fi by one of my favorite director stuart gordon . but a the movie progress into corny territory i almost felt like press stop and not have them go through that torture . i could go through it and cause i love this film a a kid and and there still a little nostalgia attach to watch it . but everyone else be just not go to get it . and i myself realize that the movie isn not really that good . first off . the movie be about giant robot kick the hell out of each other . and in order to achieve this in a credible fashion you would have to use some damn good special effect to make it work and expensive effect that would help u the audience suspend disbelief . but unfortunately this be a small scale movie and from a small scale company ( empire picture and which go bankrupt after make this film . ) the effect only help u giggle and laugh at them . heck even the set and some of the wardrobe look unfinished or half assed . ok grant and once you accept that you be watch a mixture of moderate stop animation and miniature well you can sort of give in to the film and even enjoy the big robot kick the hell out of each other . there be certain scene when the robot be fight that be kinda cool and and make me go thats why i like thid movie . but every know and them and some crappy effect will take you right out of that protective little cocoon you be try to hide in . and boom and your right back into realize this film just doesn not live up to it premise . and heres another thing that sort of bother me a bit about the movie . this movie be basically a movie for kid . you know and giant robot duking it out . stop motion animation . hello . but this movie dialogue have a lot of sexual innuendo and the violence get a little bloody . so i keep ask myself be this a kid movie or not . after a while i just come to the conclusion that basically this be a kid movie with adult sensibility and which really isn not a good mix . so for those of you who do not feel that certain naive childlike charm of watch two robot fight each other and if you do not have a nostalgic connection to this movie ( like i do ) well id suggest you steer clear away from this one . gordons a great director and but this movie he make and just do not do it for me . well and at least not now that i be a full grown adult . rating represent 2 out of 5 .