I will not attempt to describe this movie. It would be
fruitless. You may at first be frustrated by the seemingly
inept invocation of all the tried and true
cliches of the "genre" - from
Mad Max to its weirder post-apocalyptic cousins. But this is not
Circuitry Man in reverse - it is much, much stranger. By the time the polka-dotted bikini-wearing
ex-girlfriend of the
hero is playing hostess at the disney-esque
bubble-dome camp of the
desert-dwelling homicidal outlaw gang... oh, never mind. By the way,
Melanie Griffith was much better looking before lip surgery. Almost hot, in fact. But rest assured, this is a work of
genius, exposing a deep understanding of the rift between genders during the height of the supposedly post-sexual-liberation
1980's, an almost sublime sense of humor about
sexual alienation and most of all, the erotic link between women and
cars in American culture is finally completely laid bare.
In fact, this movie is so profoundly subversive that it could only be made under cover of shlock. Do not be fooled by what seems like coke-addled acting and tourette-syndrome editing. This film is high art. Especially the part where the robot says "is that your hand?" Stay up late and watch it on TBS tonight! And take notes!