The Killer Robots! Crash and Burn
Directed by Sam Gaffin
- jackmeat3 December 2025My quick rating - 3.6/10. Looks crappy, but a quick skim on IMDB mentions "campy" and "cult b-budget goodness" so I felt like I had to give it a shot. Pretty ambitious-looking homemade project with an interesting mix of effects. Geez, the one robot who constantly just gives the Hulk "HUURRAAARRGGGHHHH" the whole movie is really damn annoying. If you saw a 5-minute YouTube video such as this, I would think you would be quite impressed by the creativity and visual prowess that Sam Gaffin shows. His name is prominent throughout all aspects of this one. That is also not a good thing since this is 101 minutes long and it has absolutely no coherent story to it. Couple this with horrid acting and voice work, which doesn't help matters. It gets incredibly repetitive watching the same robots do the same stuff over and over. You get some cheesy explosions and animated running, then close-ups of the actual actors within a CGI framework. As I said, nice to look at, but without the other elements of a movie, it gets pretty boring. That said, I still am impressed with what this guy has pulled off. It may not be good as a film, but it is a showcase of determination and talent. Clearly more talent in some areas than others. My advice would be to trim it down to a workable 90-minute max, assuming you develop the plot and pay a bit more attention to the voice editing since a lot of the dialogue is difficult to hear while the sound effects overpower them. Also, get in touch with someone who has a better sense of humor, since the vast majority of the attempts at comedy here fall flat as can be. Including the silly ending, which probably seemed hilarious. Must be an inside joke or just a lame attempt at a Bill & Ted reference. I will admit that the upcoming Robotica Destructiva is on my Radarr because I see a lot of potential if the flaws can be resolved.
The Killer Robots! Crash and Burn Trivia
The Killer Robots! Crash and Burn was released on 15 July 2016.
The Killer Robots! Crash and Burn was directed by Sam Gaffin.
The Killer Robots! Crash and Burn has a runtime of 1h 41m.
The Killer Robots! Crash and Burn was produced by Sam Gaffin.
Four fallen robot gladiators are rescued from the scrap pile, turned into an elite group of mercenaries and sent on a mission to bring about a new age of enlightenment in a post-apocalyptic universe.
The key characters in The Killer Robots! Crash and Burn are Televixen / Geminatrix (Amber Belko), Auto (Sam Gaffin), Trog (Charles Harris).
The Killer Robots! Crash and Burn is rated Not Rated.
The Killer Robots! Crash and Burn is a Science Fiction, Comedy, Action film.
The Killer Robots! Crash and Burn has an audience rating of 3.8 out of 10.