Review of Automatons (2006) by Rob H — 29 Jul 2012

This movie is the worst movie I have ever seen it's painfully boring and makes my eyes hurt with the tedium of this PILE OF CRAP!

This review of Automatons (2006) was written by Rob H on 29 Jul 2012.

Automatons has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 18 May 2012

With its hypnotic pacing, blatantly nonsynchronous sound, clunky robot costumes, and graphic but unconvincing violence, the movie falls flatly…

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An unwieldy mix of self-conscious camp and heavy-handed allegory, Automatons plays like a cheesy '50s no-budget sci-fier with serious delusions…

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Automatons is what happens when Eraserhead and Tetsuo the Iron Man bong themselves into oblivion and collaborate on a minimalist avant-garde…

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By Jeannette Catsoulis (1,537) for New York Times (5,786) on 12 Dec 2006

Automatons is driven less by its hints of suicide bombers than by its rigorous adherence to a time when robots were played by inverted dustbins…

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