Very entertaining, although quite flawed- Chopping Mall is your average 80's slasher with a B-movie twist- an absurd premise at best although one that mostly works. First off, let's talk about the most important thing in this movie, that being the killer robots. I honestly love the design of them, a mix of R. O. B. And Robocop and they were very entertaining themselves. In terms of plot and formula this film goes about everywhere you would expect it to, picking off characters one by one until our main heroes are shown and save the day. Not to spoil it, but c'mon, if you didn't know that was gonna happen, what did you think you were watching? I love the setting and atmosphere of the film, and the romance between the two main leads is pretty cute even if the dialogue and character writing is rather subpar. The film fails to rise above truly any original attributes besides its robot foes, and the formula can definitely feel forced at times- although I did enjoy the fact that the women in the film were just as strong and at times even stronger than the men at times- which is a nice change of pace- especially given the decade this film resides in. In the end Chopping Mall is exactly what you would expect it to be, and that's all it has to be. Could it have been better given a bigger budget or better writers? Sure, but as it is, it's certainly very watchable- and certainly could have been much much worse.
My Rating: 5.5/10.
My Rating: 5.5/10.