A group of teenagers deicide to have a late night party in the mall where they all work. Then accidently the mall goes under lock down and the group of friends find themselves trapped inside. If that weren't bad enough, the mall's security system which consists of real robots activates after a malfunction and the robots go on a killing spree. Now the teens has to fight the robots and as weapons they have to use anything they can find in the stores of the mall. Will they make it through the night?
I'm a big fan of Jim Wynorski. Sure, he has made some crappy flicks and his movies are not to be taken too seriously, but they sure as hell can be a lot of fun. Chopping Mall is a great 80's cheesy horror comedy about robots that go berserk in the mall they're supposed to be guarding, and with a group of teens inside that has to try and make it out alive. This movie has all the typical 80's things that some of us have come to love, like the cheesy dialogue, the hairstyles, the music and just the overall look of everything among many other things. There simply are no movies like this these days.
The shopping mall has installed a new high-tech method for catching burglars. That is three robots that can shoot laser among other things, and look just like you want robots to look, clumsy big chunks of metal that can talk in this robot kind of voice. It's so nice to see this as everything today is just way too high-tech and super nice looking, these guys look just like robots should look, nothing fancy but mean as hell.
 
So these four couples decide to have a late night party at a furniture store at the mall and everything is all and well until an electrical storm messes up the computer controlling the robots and makes them go berserk. You might think about Dawn of the Dead here, but the only similarities are that they're in a mall and it also ends with that. These teenagers are of course horny as hell and since it's a Wynorski flick, we also get treated to some brief nudity which is a nice addition to the whole thing.
It's more of a horror-spoof than an actual horror experience. It's has a few horror elements in it of course, but is never even remotely scary. Although, we get some cool killing scenes and there's especially one head exploding scene to watch out for which is a really cool one. But Chopping Mall is most of all a comedy, and that is truly an 80's comedy, so if you like that type of stuff, then don't let this one pass you by.
As you can probably tell, Chopping Mall is a no brainer, but is so much fun and just pure cheese. Don't expect anything fantastic but it's a great 80's flick and truly an entertaining ride. Recommended.
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ALTERNATIVE TITLE: Killbots
MOVIE YEAR: 1986
DIRECTOR: Jim Wynorski
WRITING CREDITS: Jim Wynorski, Steve Mitchell
GENRE: Horror, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Action
CAST: Tony O'Dell, Russell Todd, Kelli Maroney
COUNTRY: USA
RUNTIME: 77 min
RATING: 8/10
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