A.I. Assault (2006) (TV)

User Rating:

3.2/10   

Director:

Jim Wynorski

Writers:

Bill Monroe (writer)
Jim Wynorski (writer)

Release Date:

4 September 2007 (Hungary)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Programmed To Think. Wired To Destroy.

Plot:

When a plane carrying a pair of top secret military robots crashes on a deserted Pacific island, a team of Navy seals must find them and turn them off as soon as possible for the longer they are activated, the smarter they become. |

Plot Keywords:

Navy Seal | Military | Robot | Acronym In Title | Airplane

Cast

Joe Lando	...	Major Richard Tunney
Lisa LoCicero	...	Susan Foster
Joshua Cox	...	Jack McKenna (as Josh Coxx)
Blake Gibbons	...	Rork
Hudson Leick	...	Tiffany Smith
Michael Dorn	...	General Buskirk
Bill Mumy	...	Major Heath
Alexandra Paul	...	Marlon Adams
Robert Picardo	...	Doctor John Foster
George Takei	...	Major Lane
Tim Thomerson	...	Admiral Harrison
Roark Critchlow	...	Daryl Cage
Jay Richardson	...	Dr. Trent
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mike Baldridge	...	Dr. Virgil Finley
John J. Dalesandro	...	Shane
Tony Gonzalez	...	Derek Williams
Clayton Landey	...	Major Steve Tyler
Adam Lieberman	...	Lt. Bill Gordon
Paul Logan	...	Saunders
Yvonne Sciò	...	Victoria Scott
Peter F. Tegan	...	Sgt. Jason Ricks
Diana Terranova	...	Dr. Nava
Terrell Tilford	...	Mike Kirby

Also Known As:

Shockwave (USA) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some sci-fi violence.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

USA:R

Company:

Cinetel Films

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The island they were on was far to large to be classified as an atoll.

Movie Connections:

References War of the Worlds (2005)

SciFi MishMash

With the notable exception of the excellent "Dark Kingdom," the SciFi Channel seems to have an aversion to original productions that don't insult its audience's intelligence. Self-aware combat robots decide to go into business for themselves after crashing on a tropical island that looks amazingly like Santa Barbara County. A commando team is sent in with the brainiac daughter of the scientist who created the critters, charged not with destroying but recapturing them. Complicating matters is a trio of cruise-ship robbers whose getaway helicopter happened to crash on the same island for the same reason (a sudden, unexpectedly huge tropical storm that the gods tossed in to add to the tension because it would be too much work to create it through the story). The machines resemble H.G. Wells's original fighting machines, with the embittered sociopathy of "The Terminator's" SkyNet & the opportunistic assimilation abilities shown in "South Park's" episode "Trapper Keeper." Bits & pieces of story elements that could be attributed to "Resident Evil," "Westworld" & any number of trapped-on-an-island-with-monsters movies serve to finish off any hint of originality. The CGI critter-machines are up to par, although they make annoying creaking noises like the Tin Man from "The Wizard of Oz." The other sets & props range from so-so to laughably cheap. The commandos are ludicrously incompetent, having received their patrolling, combat & weapons training from third-graders in some backyard. "Star Trek" icons George Takei (ex-Sulu) & Michael Dorn (ex-Worf) might have lent some interest but share no scenes together & have small, dispensable parts. "AI" violates one of the most basic rules in monster movies by both showing & describing the monster in the very first scene, leaving nothing more for imagination or anticipation. The same carelessness with the sets is given to the explanation of the monsters & the rationale for their misbehavior, although the word "matrix" is applied to them at least 3 times. Why does SciFi keep doing this to us? Is it because Michael Bay keeps getting away with making giant movies without plausible stories? Are we being collectively punished for our morbid fascination with Edward D. Wood, Jr.? Is there some secret proviso in Hollywood that prohibits the possession of a valid library card? I'd rather sit through a miniseries of all 39 sequels to "The Wizard of Oz" than see more of these. Uh-oh, better be careful what I wish for.