Review of Robot Jox (1990) by Ananda D — 30 May 2008

I totally blame my brother for making me watch all these types of films. Robot wars are such early 90s goodness and the stop motion robot action is beautiful. So refreshing compared to todays ultra CG world.

This review of Robot Jox (1990) was written by Ananda D on 30 May 2008.

Robot Jox has generally received mixed reviews.

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