Mr. Lobo's Cinema Insomnia (through Alpha DVD/oldies.com) presents another Italiano, sci-fi spectacular: War of the Robots.
This '78 exploit is an idiosyncratic, fan favorite of the most "misunderstood" sort, featuring Antonio Sabato Sr as courageous Captain John Boyd and yummy Yanti Somer as his appealing subordinate, Julie.
War of the Robots is, in fact, the second in a quartet of such spaghetti, space wonders, directed by Alfonzo Brescia, who gave the world the comparably misunderstood Cosmos: War of the Planets (see Sept post).
The plot orbits around Professor Carr (Jacques Herlin), a super-geneticist and Lois (Malisa Longo), his super-able assistant (and Boyd's presumed gal), who are "kidnapped" by golden-crowned androids for what can at best be called an ambiguous cause. Boyd and his brave crew blast forth to retrieve the erudite captives, but not before engaging suspicious aboriginals and ray-gunning/light-sabering skirmishes. The story slides in an anesthetizing manner, which achieves a blatant, Star Wars-wannabe beat.
Mr. Lobo fuels this cosmic clash with his jeering but cordial observations, robotic buffers and mocked-up, 70s conspiracy-theory insertions. Truly, this way-out package should not be evaded: an essential edition for any ever expanding Cinema Insomnia collection.
Order Mr. Lobo's Cinema Insomnia: War of the Robots at
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