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A
virtual-reality video game gets ported to real life and one of
the best players in the country gets the opportunity to try to
win a robot version of the arcade game. The problem is that Evolver
is programmed to win at all costs.
My
sister and I rented this when it first came out. I enjoyed the
storyline and the way everything played out. Basically, a kid
wins a robot from a virtual reality video game and has to "play"
the game in real life. What he doesn't know is that Evolver is
a failed military project that was abandoned because the robot
started to kill people and got "too smart for its own good."
Everything
about this movie is pretty cheesy.
From
the acting to the effects, we're given a healthy dose of cheese,
but this movie can be a lot of fun. While there is a girl's locker
room scene, there's no nudity. The kills could be much better
and there's no gore.
What's
cool about the robot is that after each level, the target that
must be hit (with a light gun) gets much smaller and after each
level, more destructive items are found and made projectiles.
I
personally like the thought of a robot that comes back after each
kill and becomes harder to kill while doing whatever it takes
to complete its objectives. Essentially, this movie is nothing
more than a made-for-tv movie, but I think it's worth a rent.
5
out of 10 military SNAFU's
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