Eliminators

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I basically bought this movie with the idea it was complete garbage, so I could mock it as it played. As it turns out, it's actually decent! I'm not saying -good-, but certainly not the worst movie. If I were to explain, it's a movie about a cyborg, a ninja, Tasha Yar, and a guy doing a Han Solo impression teaming up to fight a time-travelling Roman cyborg who has a shield that shoots lighting force-fields at people. If that doesn't sound a -little- cool, I got nothing to say to you. Again, it's not a particularly good movie, but had I watched this when I was 9-12 years old, it would've blown me away. That's my recommendation. It's a good 80s action flick for the kids. They'll like it, and you needn't worry about heavy violence or swearing.

An android ('mandroid' actually), a riverboat captain, a military scientist, her cute robot and a ninja track down a renegade scientist in the wilds of Mexico who wants to travel back in time in a mandroid suit to ancient Rome and become an emperor. Among the personable cast in the movie I particularly liked Andrew Prine as the seedy, unshaven captain and Roy Dotrice as the villainous Abbot Reeves. The 'mandroid' suit and vehicle are well and plausibly constructed. There are also some lively explosions. It's good to see good physical effects. The script by Paul De Meo and Danny Bilson despite juggling varied elements is pleasantly entertaining and keeps one's attention to the end. Not a classic film but not deserving the 4.8 score on IMDB.

When you're 14 years old, you can't yet comprehend that a movie can be a bad. Seeing the Mandroid rolling around, knowing that a ninja was in this movie, I lost my mind and couldn't wait to see it. But when you're 14, you often are at the mercy of your family's viewing choices (look, it was a different world in 1986. We only had one TV to watch movies on). I would have to wait 31 years to see this film and I can honestly tell you — it is a complete piece of crap. It's an entertaining piece of crap, though. Read more at https://bandsaboutmovies.com/2017/07/31/the-eliminators-1986/