Battle Drone (2018) Reviews

• It is what it is

  itsachriskimmel2018-03-05

  Movie is by no means terrible, not great... But not syfy original bad. Action scenes are pretty dope, kinda comedic at some points with the slow mo but they also use slow mo quite artistically. Character interactions are fine, sometimes humorous. Acting though isn't half bad, act pretty darn good. If you're looking for a quick action movie with little plot and just tons of shooting then this is totally it. No regrets in watching it, even if it wasn't all that great.

• Any comparison to Predator, the A-Team or the Expendables is an insult to either franchise.

  TheTopDawgCritic2018-03-03

  This is the cheesy mess you get when a stuntman wants to become a writer and director. Stay a stuntman. Mitch Gould's attempt to write and direct this film failed miserably. The only redeeming quality and the reason for a 3 and not a 1/10 is the concept of the story, and the fairly decent costumes of the 'drones'. The dialogue was so cheesy, it made Louis Mandylor's character unbearable, as was his acting, and for that matter the rest of the cast. The blame for the acting failure goes primarily to the director for failing to direct his cast properly. The slow-mo action scenes were also unbearable. This entire dragged out film was basically me watching a 5 year old play a video game and pause to change the viewing angles in slow motion. Right from the starting credits, I was hoping I wouldn't see any more of this cheesy directing, yet the film was full of it. Then you have the endless dragged-out gun fights of constant back and forth shooting where both sides just keep missing. Did a 5th grader write the screenplay? And what's with the western themed score? Any comparison to Predator, the A-Team or the Expendables is an insult to either franchise. I'm guessing either someones rich dad funded this mess or someone won a lottery - and wanted to become a filmmaker. This film hurt to watch. Don't waste your time with it. A very generous 3/10 from me.

• I Was Rooting for the Drone

  tclark552018-03-17

  Too many tough guy cliches. This is the kind of film where I want the heroes to die. I was rooting for the drones.

• Gets to be monotone pretty quickly

  Wizard-82018-03-05

  Remember when Michael Pare was once a rising A-list movie star in major Hollywood releases? Well, that was such a long time ago, that I would understand why you may think that he has always slummed it in low budget B movies such as this one. Now, I definitely have nothing against B movies - I watch them all the time, and they can be pretty enjoyable at times. But this particular one, while far from the worst I have seen, is pretty bland stuff for the most part. Oh, the director does try to throw in some fancy camera tricks here and there(such as "bullet time" shots), but they come across as pretentious and in-your-face instead of being cool and blowing your mind. But that's not the real problem with this movie. The main problem with the movie is that while there is plenty of action, for the most part it has a very routine and familiar feel to it. It isn't exciting, it doesn't make you care for the protagonists' survival, and it isn't much better than simply showing people casually shooting their guns endlessly. The movie is fairly well photographed, but the pretty look of everything doesn't add much. Oh, and the title is wrong - it should have been pluralized.

• Terminator rip-off.

  bettycjung2018-04-08

  4/5/18. Not too bad for a Terminator rip-off. Enough action to keep you watching. However, don't expect to be mentally challenged by the plot.