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sub780lime · 11-09-2002, 08:55 PM

if anyone can help me its you guys, this has been bugging me for a while and i keep forgetting to post it,

theres a movie i remember being on TV a few times when i was kid, so im assuming its a late 70's or 80's movie, all i can remember is this one scene

this movie has like Mech robots in it, you know 20 story big mech warriors, but it wasnt like they were used for War or military purposes, people battled in them and in this scene i remember these large platforms where the guy would climb into the Mech and then the other guy would and they would fight in this large area, i believe they could hover a little too

can anyone tell me what i am talking about its driving me nuts

Porkchop · 11-09-2002, 09:21 PM

There's a movie sorta like that called "Robot Jox", with Gary Graham (from the "Alien Nation" TV series). But it's from 1990, so it may not be what you're looking for.

There really aren't that many non-Japanese giant robot movies out there.

rolisme · 11-09-2002, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Porkchop
There's a movie sorta like that called "Robot Jox", with Gary Graham (from the "Alien Nation" TV series).

Thats the one that came to my mind...I can't think of any other that that one.

sub780lime · 11-09-2002, 11:36 PM

could be, ill check on IMDB, thanks guys

sub780lime · 11-09-2002, 11:40 PM

yeah that may be it, ill have to give it a rental to see, man 1990. does the movie just look old, i remember it being much older, but that might make sense, i would have been 8 or 9

Icon769 · 11-09-2002, 11:40 PM

Freejack?

sub780lime · 11-10-2002, 12:19 AM

i think Robto Jox is closer

Hendrik · 11-10-2002, 12:37 AM

...it's gotta be Robot Jox...

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sub780lime · 11-10-2002, 12:57 AM

sweet, now is it out on DVD

videoworx · 11-10-2002, 01:33 AM

no, it's not (legally) out on DVD. You can find used VHS all over eBay and half.com. Robot Jox is one of those great scifi films from the early 90's that is utterly silly and campy, but great fun.
I think the reason you think it's even older than 1990, is because the film is very soft, and the effects are terrible - Godzilla-like (man in suit!). If you can't wait, CRASH AND BURN is out on DVD, and it was produced by the same people, and has one of the robot jox robots in it (but the film itself is baaaaad).

anyway, hopefully it will find its way to DVD soon...

Hendrik · 11-10-2002, 03:35 AM

...ahh... yes... Crash And Burn... one of those so bad it's (almost!) good! flicks... although... frankly, this review is more fun than the movie itself (imnsho, I hasten to add!)...

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sub780lime · 11-10-2002, 05:08 AM

now heres the annoying thing, no one carries it, i wonder why? i guess ill have to try and download it

videoworx · 11-10-2002, 06:01 AM

crash and burn is out of print, long gone, half.com has one for under $7 (which i may snag, so hurry!)

sub780lime · 11-10-2002, 06:10 AM

how annoying, i cant even find this on kazza

sub780lime · 11-10-2002, 07:37 AM

from http://www.roogulator.esmartweb.com/sf/robotjox.htm

Gordon originally shot the film in 1986 under the title Robojox. At the time he made it Gordon was attempting to exploit the mid-1980s craze for Transformer toys, inspired by tv’s Transformers (1984-7). But the film was caught up by the financial collapse of Albert and Charles Band’s Empire Studios in the late 1980s and by the time it was eventually released the Transformer craze was well and truly over

so heres another reason it looks so old, it is and i cant find it anywhere for download, pissing me off

videoworx · 11-10-2002, 07:42 AM

even if you do find it on a P2P network, it will likely have been digitized from VHS copy...why not just buy a $5 copy on eBay...digitize it yourself, and you can still watch it on your computer...:p

sub780lime · 11-10-2002, 08:19 AM

i just bought one from amazon for 5 or 6 bucks under 10 with shipping so oh well, there goes my student salary

sub780lime · 12-01-2002, 11:24 PM

for an update, i recieved this finally today, and will probably watch it tonight, i hope its the same one

caligulathegod · 12-02-2002, 03:45 AM

I'll never forget RobotJox. I had just went to see it in a theater and then went over to a friend who worked as Master Control at Warner Cable and found out while we had been in the cinema the US had started war with Iraq.

sub780lime · 12-02-2002, 08:39 AM

i just watched this with my girlfriend, i have to say i definately want a DVD now, this movie was very entertaining, and i definately started remembering it as a i watched

optimalautobot · 12-03-2002, 04:48 AM

its pretty funny you mentioned this movie....

i found it on LD this summer in this run down video shop... i bought it for $5 CAD! (pretty good deal)

unfortunately its in pan and scam... and the movie wasn't as good as i remembered it to be, heh heh

oh well, a bit of nostalgia

11-09-2002, 08:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
sub780lime Can't Spell Bilbo Join Date: May 2002 Location: A Galaxy Far Far Away	What Movie is this if anyone can help me its you guys, this has been bugging me for a while and i keep forgetting to post it, theres a movie i remember being on TV a few times when i was kid, so im assuming its a late 70's or 80's movie, all i can remember is this one scene this movie has like Mech robots in it, you know 20 story big mech warriors, but it wasnt like they were used for War or military purposes, people battled in them and in this scene i remember these large platforms where the guy would climb into the Mech and then the other guy would and they would fight in this large area, i believe they could hover a little too can anyone tell me what i am talking about its driving me nuts __________________ love comes and goes, but an avatar . . . that's forever. - Pirate

11-09-2002, 09:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
Porkchop Actor Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada	There's a movie sorta like that called "Robot Jox", with Gary Graham (from the "Alien Nation" TV series). But it's from 1990, so it may not be what you're looking for. There really aren't that many non-Japanese giant robot movies out there. __________________ I've seen detergents that leave a better film than this.

11-09-2002, 11:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
sub780lime Can't Spell Bilbo Join Date: May 2002 Location: A Galaxy Far Far Away	could be, ill check on IMDB, thanks guys __________________ love comes and goes, but an avatar . . . that's forever. - Pirate

11-09-2002, 11:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
sub780lime Can't Spell Bilbo Join Date: May 2002 Location: A Galaxy Far Far Away	yeah that may be it, ill have to give it a rental to see, man 1990. does the movie just look old, i remember it being much older, but that might make sense, i would have been 8 or 9 __________________ love comes and goes, but an avatar . . . that's forever. - Pirate

11-09-2002, 11:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
Icon769 Unique. Just like the other 768. Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Southern CA	Freejack? __________________ Help me find Dr. Light! My Collection l Best & Worst Movies

11-10-2002, 12:19 AM	#7 (permalink)
sub780lime Can't Spell Bilbo Join Date: May 2002 Location: A Galaxy Far Far Away	i think Robto Jox is closer __________________ love comes and goes, but an avatar . . . that's forever. - Pirate

11-10-2002, 12:37 AM	#8 (permalink)
Hendrik Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Neuenhof, Switzerland	...it's gotta be Robot Jox... . . . . . .

11-10-2002, 12:57 AM	#9 (permalink)
sub780lime Can't Spell Bilbo Join Date: May 2002 Location: A Galaxy Far Far Away	sweet, now is it out on DVD __________________ love comes and goes, but an avatar . . . that's forever. - Pirate

11-10-2002, 01:33 AM	#10 (permalink)
videoworx Would Make a Good Incubus Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: nowhere near Nebraska	no, it's not (legally) out on DVD. You can find used VHS all over eBay and half.com. Robot Jox is one of those great scifi films from the early 90's that is utterly silly and campy, but great fun. I think the reason you think it's even older than 1990, is because the film is very soft, and the effects are terrible - Godzilla-like (man in suit!). If you can't wait, CRASH AND BURN is out on DVD, and it was produced by the same people, and has one of the robot jox robots in it (but the film itself is baaaaad). anyway, hopefully it will find its way to DVD soon...

11-10-2002, 03:35 AM	#11 (permalink)
Hendrik Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Neuenhof, Switzerland	...ahh... yes... Crash And Burn... one of those so bad it's (almost!) good! flicks... although... frankly, this review is more fun than the movie itself (imnsho, I hasten to add!)... . . . . . .

11-10-2002, 05:08 AM	#12 (permalink)
sub780lime Can't Spell Bilbo Join Date: May 2002 Location: A Galaxy Far Far Away	now heres the annoying thing, no one carries it, i wonder why? i guess ill have to try and download it __________________ love comes and goes, but an avatar . . . that's forever. - Pirate

11-10-2002, 06:01 AM	#13 (permalink)
videoworx Would Make a Good Incubus Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: nowhere near Nebraska	crash and burn is out of print, long gone, half.com has one for under $7 (which i may snag, so hurry!)

11-10-2002, 06:10 AM	#14 (permalink)
sub780lime Can't Spell Bilbo Join Date: May 2002 Location: A Galaxy Far Far Away	how annoying, i cant even find this on kazza __________________ love comes and goes, but an avatar . . . that's forever. - Pirate

11-10-2002, 07:37 AM	#15 (permalink)
sub780lime Can't Spell Bilbo Join Date: May 2002 Location: A Galaxy Far Far Away	from http://www.roogulator.esmartweb.com/sf/robotjox.htm Gordon originally shot the film in 1986 under the title Robojox. At the time he made it Gordon was attempting to exploit the mid-1980s craze for Transformer toys, inspired by tv’s Transformers (1984-7). But the film was caught up by the financial collapse of Albert and Charles Band’s Empire Studios in the late 1980s and by the time it was eventually released the Transformer craze was well and truly over so heres another reason it looks so old, it is and i cant find it anywhere for download, pissing me off __________________ love comes and goes, but an avatar . . . that's forever. - Pirate

11-10-2002, 07:42 AM	#16 (permalink)
videoworx Would Make a Good Incubus Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: nowhere near Nebraska	even if you do find it on a P2P network, it will likely have been digitized from VHS copy...why not just buy a $5 copy on eBay...digitize it yourself, and you can still watch it on your computer...:p

11-10-2002, 08:19 AM	#17 (permalink)
sub780lime Can't Spell Bilbo Join Date: May 2002 Location: A Galaxy Far Far Away	i just bought one from amazon for 5 or 6 bucks under 10 with shipping so oh well, there goes my student salary __________________ love comes and goes, but an avatar . . . that's forever. - Pirate

12-01-2002, 11:24 PM	#18 (permalink)
sub780lime Can't Spell Bilbo Join Date: May 2002 Location: A Galaxy Far Far Away	for an update, i recieved this finally today, and will probably watch it tonight, i hope its the same one __________________ love comes and goes, but an avatar . . . that's forever. - Pirate

12-02-2002, 03:45 AM	#19 (permalink)
caligulathegod Actor Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Grove City OH USA	I'll never forget RobotJox. I had just went to see it in a theater and then went over to a friend who worked as Master Control at Warner Cable and found out while we had been in the cinema the US had started war with Iraq. __________________ "Would you like to play spider with me?" ~Spider Baby

12-02-2002, 08:39 AM	#20 (permalink)
sub780lime Can't Spell Bilbo Join Date: May 2002 Location: A Galaxy Far Far Away	i just watched this with my girlfriend, i have to say i definately want a DVD now, this movie was very entertaining, and i definately started remembering it as a i watched __________________ love comes and goes, but an avatar . . . that's forever. - Pirate

12-03-2002, 04:48 AM	#21 (permalink)
optimalautobot Actor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: British Columbia	heh heh its pretty funny you mentioned this movie.... i found it on LD this summer in this run down video shop... i bought it for $5 CAD! (pretty good deal) unfortunately its in pan and scam... and the movie wasn't as good as i remembered it to be, heh heh oh well, a bit of nostalgia __________________ OptimalAutobot optimalautobot.fcpages.com

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