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Claudio C @Claudio666 3 days ago Mandroid (1993) Lame but Nostalgic (12,757– 12 Oct 2026– Claudio Carvalho) In Eastern Europe, Doctors Karl Zimmer (Robert Symonds) and Drago (Curt Lowens) invented the humanoid Mandroid to handle the clean but dangerous fuel source Supercon. He asks for funds to proceed his research to the USA, and CIA agent Joe Smith (Patrik Ersgård) and scientist Wade (Brian Cousins) to inspect the prototype. But Drago has the intention of turning Mandroid into a military application and tries to steal Mandroid with a thug. But Joe, Wade and Karl’s daughter Zanna (Jane Caldwell) react, and the thug is killed and Drago is exposed to Supercon. Completely deformed and without sensitivity, he plots a scheme to steal Mandroid. "Mandroid" (1993) is a lame but nostalgic low-budget TV movie. Filmed in poor locations in Romania with derelict cars, the plot is silly but entertains fans of VHS. The acting is very reasonable, and the film is intended to have a sequel. My vote is six. Title (Brazil): "Mandroid" See more Oct 27, 2012 Mandriod is a robot piloted by human thoughts. Mandroid has vast potential but can be dangerous in the wrong hands. Mandroid's creators disagree over who to give their discovery to. Non-US supporter ends up horribly disfigured in a lab accident. See more Dec 18, 2011 In the ruins of the Soviet Union, scientists have built the ultimate war machine, the powerful 'mandroid' unit. Full Moon budget is being stretched, Charles Band talks of how pleased they were with the results in the Video Zone but he probably wondered what they could do with a little more funding. See more Aug 8, 2011 This is classic shot in Europe, low budget, wacky idea, Full Moon magic! Mandroid is a fun concept of science gone mad meets double crossing governments meets good scientists trying to make right. It's a classic story with a twist. My biggest beef was that I wanted to know more about the supercon than the Mandroid unit. For something that was created for the sole purpose as to act as a robot to do human tasks where humans couldn't go, it seemed to get way too much attention when compared to a new clean power source. But, having a movie called Supercon where people fought over a new power source a la The Saint probably wouldn't be as much fun as a flick about an android controlled by a remote control VR unit or better yet... human thought. This is B-grade fun of the highest order. Not a good film... but with a name like MANDROID did you expect anything else? See more Aug 14, 2010 Mandroid... really? Can we get a more geeky, silly title than that? They couldn't come up with a better name? Well I guess Mandorid is rather fitting as it lets the audience know exactly what type of film they are getting into: a cheap, bad, direct-to-video quickie that only the likes of Full Moon Entertainment could make. Our typical science fiction story opens with a group of scientists test running their new creation which is called...oh here we go again... Mandroid (I can't help but laugh every time I type that ridiculous word!). The Mandroid is an ANDROID that is controlled by a human wearing what looks like a virtual boy helmet. Test run goes well until our head scientist lets his partner know that he's selling the work to the American's which in turn pushes his partner over the edge and he flakes out. He decides to steal the Mandorid and in the process, he gets a canister of mushrooms shot that he was holding (more on that interesting story element later!) which contents splatter on his face and disfigures him. Know even more psychotic, ala The Joker, he gets a mute sidekick to take revenge and by-the-numbers plot devices ensue. There is absolutely nothing original in this science fiction drivel of a film. It's your same basic scientific research partner feels cheated, turns evil, and tries to steal creation bullshit. Knowing the story is the same run-of-the-mill crap, our filmmakers add this odd subplot about mushrooms. Apparently these ancient mushrooms were discovered preserved in rock and they have the ability to cure human diseases when exposed to radiation. The "Mandroid" seems to have been created as it can handle the mushrooms as it can take the radiation. What? They take a tired sci fi plot and add this ridiculous mushroom turn to it? The acting is surprisingly decent but that doesn't make up for the fact the plot is ridiculous, cliché, and uninteresting. The film just meanders along without pulling the audience into the plot and by half way into the film I really didn't care anymore. The Mandroid costume also looks cheap and hokey and I almost burst out in laughter ever time it made an appearance onscreen, no matter how hard director Jack Ersgard tries to make it threatening. You can tell Full Moon was desperately trying to make their own comic book inspired film but it doesn't come near the cheesy funness of their other comic inspired film Doctor Mordrid. It just lacks that likeable cheesy goodness of their other films from their classic era (1989-1995). Though Mandroid is forgettable Full Moon material, it somehow inspired a sequel entitled The Chronicles of Benjamin Knight which was promised to us at the beginning of the end credits giving me the impression it was filmed back-to-back with Mandroid. Was Full Moon really that confident that Mandroid would be that big of a hit on the home video market to bank a sequel? Hard to believe... See more Mar 30, 2010 Mandriod is a robot piloted by human thoughts. Mandroid has vast potential but can be dangerous in the wrong hands. Mandroid's creators disagree over who to give their discovery to. Non-US supporter ends up horribly disfigured in a lab accident. See more Read all reviews

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