T-Force
Starring:
Jack
Scalia, Evan Lurie, Erin Gray, Bobby Johnston.
Running
time: 95 minutes
Year:
1994
Directed
By: Richard
Pepin
Written
By: Joe
Hart & Lenore Kletter
Lately I have been renting some relatively unknown B
movies due to the fact that some of them star actors who have managed to break
into A movies out today. I am also intrigued to see what can be done on a small
budget and above all I feel it deserves the watch that a Hollywood blockbuster
also deserves. I have to say though that after watching this film I have
decided that B movies are an absolute no-no.
This monstrosity of a movie is called T-Force standing for Terminal Force,
which is a group of cyber naughts (not robots) that look completely human and
work for the LAPD. They are sent in on dangerous missions when it is unsafe for
humans. The story opens when a skyscraper is taken under siege by a man who
demands some prisoners are released. When the hijacker proves that he isn't
afraid to throw his weight around, the police send in the T-Force with orders
to kill the kidnappers. These orders however are bought into question when one
cyber naught kills the lead terrorist at the expense of six hostages, something
the Police Chief and Mayor are extremely unhappy about and decide to have the
T-Force programme terminated.
When the cyber naughts are bought in to be
deconstructed, they turn on their maker, demanding that their
'self-preservation' takes priority. I put 'self-preservation' in quote mark as
it has to be word of the film as one character must say it a hundred times in
ten minutes. That's ten times a minute. That's once every six seconds!! It is
so annoying.
Right to carry on, three of the four cyber naughts
(another word completely over used) go on a rampage to defend themselves, one
however remains behind believing that he should obey orders. He has human
individuality apparently. As he is willing to track down his fellow T-Force he
is partnered with a man who hates robots!! Shock, didn't see that one coming.
They then set off to find and destroy the rogue 'cyber naughts'. Lost interest
in a plot that has been done so many times yet? I have.
What we actually get here is a film that rips off
any Hollywood film that was made just prior to this was. We start off with Die Hard (skyscraper being taken
hostage), moving on to Die Hard 2
(demanding prisoners are released), to The
Terminator (a carbon copy of the police station massacre), then moves on to
a dodgy porn segment (typical porn music played over the top of a male and
female robot stripping each other!!) and then the finale is just like Mad Max, the vehicles are identical.
Seriously is there no originality out there?
The acting also doesn't help the film as it is
seriously dreadful. The dialogue is corny, cheesy and any other word you can
think of that describes lame and tacky. The action scenes seem very set up with explosions just happening
anywhere and everywhere. We get cyber naughts that can't shoot the lead cop for
love nor money but can take out five men in five shots and robots that seem to
be as human as anyone else other than the fact that they can strip off their
skin and show their robotic hand (and yes one of them does give the finger!).
One of the best bits is when a terrorist points a rocket launcher at a police
car and the policeman jumps inside it to protect himself! What is that all
about?
You know I wasted an hour and a half on this movie
and now I feel like I am wasting my time in writing a review for it, so I will
leave you with this one comment, do not watch this movie it is dog s***!
0.5
/ 5
Tolli
Next film I'll be reviewing: SEVEN POUNDS
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