Post by GUYx1 on Apr 11, 2005 19:51:57 GMT -5
Okay,
I just rented out one of those award winning art house films that played at a vast number of
festivals but never was showing at any cineplex that you have ever heard of.
ROBOT STORIES is a low on budget, high on emotion sorta film that you will probably
get stuck watching all by yourself, but the the microman story stuck with me and I truly
believe that will stick with you.
"ROBOT STORIES" is an anthology of Sci Fi shorts by Greg Pak and is now available
on DVD from Kino International. One of these very prominent tales, "The Robot Fixer"
concerns a mother rebuilding her son's toy collection in order to become closer to him,
as he has slipped into a coma. She assembles one toy after another, from boxes of
parts until eventually the whole room is filled with a nice microman/micronauts &
interchangeables collection.
While not bright and cheerful subject matter, just imagine if your loved ones were doing
this with YOUR toy collection after you passed away (don't tell me your collection is all
immaculately neat and organized.)
The production value of the film is somewhat lower than you are probably used to, but
the story speaks for itself. Micronauts have NEVER gotten this much screen time -
EVER. The story is something you can sit down and watch with your girlfriends and
wives!
A very detailed study of family bonding which shows loved ones rediscovering the
packed away collection, assembling it and searching for missing parts at antique shops.
(I'm sure you will be familiar with the concept).
The Director/Writer, Greg Pak apparently played it safe when naming the toys, to avoid
any potential legal mishaps, so don't geek out if they call a toy by a generically similar
name. Greg Pak is now working for MARVEL COMICS, so the names of the
micronaut figures could definitely come into legal question from a US comic perspective
(even if the original maker, Takara would have probably looked the other way)
This film does have recognizable actors and is worth a look.
You can find out how to
purchase ROBOT STORIES here:
www.robotstories.net/
Otherwise, ask your locak video shop about "ROBOT STORIES"
Cheers,
-G
I just rented out one of those award winning art house films that played at a vast number of
festivals but never was showing at any cineplex that you have ever heard of.
ROBOT STORIES is a low on budget, high on emotion sorta film that you will probably
get stuck watching all by yourself, but the the microman story stuck with me and I truly
believe that will stick with you.
"ROBOT STORIES" is an anthology of Sci Fi shorts by Greg Pak and is now available
on DVD from Kino International. One of these very prominent tales, "The Robot Fixer"
concerns a mother rebuilding her son's toy collection in order to become closer to him,
as he has slipped into a coma. She assembles one toy after another, from boxes of
parts until eventually the whole room is filled with a nice microman/micronauts &
interchangeables collection.
While not bright and cheerful subject matter, just imagine if your loved ones were doing
this with YOUR toy collection after you passed away (don't tell me your collection is all
immaculately neat and organized.)
The production value of the film is somewhat lower than you are probably used to, but
the story speaks for itself. Micronauts have NEVER gotten this much screen time -
EVER. The story is something you can sit down and watch with your girlfriends and
wives!
A very detailed study of family bonding which shows loved ones rediscovering the
packed away collection, assembling it and searching for missing parts at antique shops.
(I'm sure you will be familiar with the concept).
The Director/Writer, Greg Pak apparently played it safe when naming the toys, to avoid
any potential legal mishaps, so don't geek out if they call a toy by a generically similar
name. Greg Pak is now working for MARVEL COMICS, so the names of the
micronaut figures could definitely come into legal question from a US comic perspective
(even if the original maker, Takara would have probably looked the other way)
This film does have recognizable actors and is worth a look.
You can find out how to
purchase ROBOT STORIES here:
www.robotstories.net/
Otherwise, ask your locak video shop about "ROBOT STORIES"
Cheers,
-G
