Short Circuit (Short Circuit (DVD))

Member Name: tinkerbelle90

Product:	Short Circuit (DVD)
Date:	12/08/09 (19 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Very funny

Disadvantages: The crazy boyfriend on the side

This is a cutesy 80s movie.
A robot (Number 5) created by the company Nova is designed as a weapon, but gets electrocuted and slowly begins to learn more about the world outside its programming. He soon realises that he is a sentient being and is not just malfunctioning as Nova claims. He gets help from a woman, Stephanie (Ally Sheedy) to escape from Nova and the threat of being disassembled and dying.

The special effects in this movie are quite reasonable seeing as it was made around 30 years ago, Number 5 manages to portray emotion almost as well as the newer CGI models are capable of.

This movie also far from gently mocks the American military as their policy is portrayed as to shoot first and ask questions never. They seem to be completely withdrawn from the civilians in the movie that explore the concept of something manmade being able to express human emotion.

This is a really fun old sci-fi movie with the objective to make its audience laugh; there are references to other shows such as police academy and the three stooges.

I would say that if you can get past the fact that this show doesn't have the special effects that are now associated with these kinds of movies, that it is a fun family film. Number 5 will charm adults and children alike with its innocence, use of synonyms and self taught morality.

Summary: A loveable family film