
The Park Plaza 2000 Shopping Center is implementing a new nighttime security system developed and monitored by Secure-tronics. While part of that system is fortifying the interior with impenetrable doors timed to be secured from midnight to 6AM, the core of the system is three 101 series Protector robots who are programmed to neutralize any non-authorized personnel until the police arrive. On the first night of this new system, eight (four pairs) of the younger shopping cente... (Full plot summary below)
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The Park Plaza 2000 Shopping Center is implementing a new nighttime security system developed and monitored by Secure-tronics. While part of that system is fortifying the interior with impenetrable doors timed to be secured from midnight to 6AM, the core of the system is three 101 series Protector robots who are programmed to neutralize any non-authorized personnel until the police arrive. On the first night of this new system, eight (four pairs) of the younger shopping center employees are secretly planning on an after hours party at the home furnishings store in the mall, so chosen for the beds and couches for more intimate pursuits. Set up on a blind date, Ferdy Meisel and Alison Parks are the two somewhat reluctant attendees, mild-mannered Ferdy worried about the state of the store after the fact, it where he works, and proverbial girl next door Alison, who has only worked at the mall for a week, not knowing anyone at the party besides her coworker Suzie Lynn. Their party takes a turn when the robots begin to malfunction and decide that their collective mission is to kill anyone in their way. Making the situation worse for the eight is that they are caught inside the shopping center after midnight meaning they are trapped with the killer and seemingly indestructible robots at least until morning, that is if they survive until then. Complicating matters is that they are surrounded within a mall full of merchandise which may work for or against them.
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| Q Network Film DeskJames KendrickIts no-fills exploitation ethos is infectious, and you can't help but admire its economy, even if that fantastic title is just a tad misleading |
| FanboyNation.comSean MulvihillSay what you will about the title, there's no denying that Chopping Mall has one of the great taglines ever - "Where Shopping Costs You an Arm and a Leg!" |
| Antagony & EcstasyTim BraytonDisreputably fun... just about the best low-budget movie about killer robots destroying a shopping mall that can ever be produced. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair...the film features horny teens being chased around a shopping mall by clunky robots that shoot lasers. What more do you need to know? |
| Orlando SentinelRick TonyanLooking cheap, rushed, and often apathetically thrown together, except for the lovingly shot scenes involving gratuitous nudity or sudden violence |
| User ReviewSpencer BAs far as B-movies go, this one is one of my personal favorites. It's ridiculously cheesy, incredibly low-budget, and loaded with "THIS IS THE 1980's" goodness. I want the soundtrack. The three killer robots, or "Killbots," make the movie. For one, they look awesome, and also manage to be both incredibly silly and unreasonably badass, sometimes at the same time. The catch-phrase "THANK YOU, HAVE A NICE DAY" is probably one of the best things ever. It can get a bit slow when focusing on the teenagers, but the Killbots don't usually give them enough time to be all dramatic, so that's good. All in all, if you like murderous robots, B-movies, and/or the 1980s, you owe it to yourself to watch this movie. |
| User ReviewJustin KWhat comes first? The idea of robots cutting thieves in half with lasers or the pun title? If you like your Z movies served with 64 slices of delicious American cheese, then this is for you. If you also like a damn good kick in the balls then you may also find this similarly painful. This gets 5 bags of creamed shite out of 5. |
| User ReviewZach MI'm not feeling so great, so I get to enjoy an afternoon of naps and movies. This movie is really really really fun. Kelli Maroney can't stay away from a mall can she?! I loved loved loved her character! All the f'ing douchbag horndogs get annialated! Woo! She likes the boy she's set up with on a blind date, and all she does is kiss him! Perfect! Not only that, she is the destroyer of all 3 Killbots. One day I want to grow up to be that character. The trailer made it seem cheese to the max, but there is quite a few really great suspense build-ups. The details are great. "Let's send these fuckers a Rambo-gram" And, as always... yay for robots ------------------------------------- Inspite of no pre-movie nap I was able to enjoy this entirely! My blood got pumping when Jim Wynorski loved loved loved my cake! I'm pretty proud of it too. He was so personable and funny, such a treat! The previews were all unruly robot trailers, and for the first time in my life, I have actually watched more than half of the movies for the trailers shown! I own this movie, an wow... vhs sucks! It was so crisp! The robots win! Everything wins! Jim had two great anecdotes... -one about how one of the robots is still in working order, one was blown up in the movie, and one was destroys in the movie prop doomsday area which is roger corman's yard... he'd let these amazing prop items just get weathered! madness! - the other was how the movie was originally released as killbots (how I heard of it from Jess) and that name tanked! Corman was a big believer in the name and posters driving sales so they were brainstorming a new name, and a gruff custodian changing a light called over "eh, you should call it chopping mall" and they did. the end I wish he could go on and on about all the exploits of working within such a magical and wild genre |
| User ReviewEsben EGreat fun for all B-movie fans! It has boobs, cool deaths, fun plot and a nice setting :) Almost as good as Popcorn and Intruder! |
| User Reviewwild willie nthe ultimate cheesy 80's shit horror movie. |