Paul0889
08-24-2004, 10:22 PM
Some people will kill for a bargain... and at the Park Plaza Mall they do. Here you can shop till you drop...dead.
High tech robots equipped with state of the art security devises have been recruited as the new mechanical "night watchmen" for the Park Plaza Mall. When a jolting bolt of lightening short circuits the main computer control, the robots turn into killbots... on the loose after unsuspecting shoppers. Four couples are trying to make it after hours in a furniture store. They make it all right... in the morgue.
IMAGE: Lions Gate presents chopping mall in an open matte transfer and it looks pretty disappointing. from beginning to end you'll notice a number of speckles and grain throughout. colors are seriously washed out and have no depth. now comes the real problem. some sites say the print on the dvd was taken from the lightening video and is even evident at the end when their old logo is shown along with instructions on how to write to them. a couple of places throughout, the film is a little jumpy and looks like a vhs source at times. it’s a shame LG didn't remaster this title with a little more care or at least try to find a widescreen print.
AUDIO: chopping mall is presented in 2.0 dolby stereo. it sounds pretty good throughout with no hisses or popping noises. it is a little low on the other hand but all in all it's good.
EXTRAS: First up we have an audio commentary from director/co writer Jim Wynorski and writer Steve Mitchell. this is a pretty good commentary here from beginning to end. they cover a lot of material and give a few interesting facts here and there. a very cool track overall.
next we get a "Building the Killbots" featurette which basically covers info about the creation of the robots and the production. at times it's a little boring but it's interesting to watch.
next there is a photo gallery which shows stills from the film and a really awesome killbots poster.
last we get a pretty cool theatrical trailer.
http://img13.exs.cx/img13/5458/CHOPPING_MALL-0.jpg
http://img13.exs.cx/img13/9831/CHOPPING_MALL-2.jpg
http://img13.exs.cx/img13/1975/CHOPPING_MALL-3.jpg
http://img13.exs.cx/img13/3687/CHOPPING_MALL-4.jpg
High tech robots equipped with state of the art security devises have been recruited as the new mechanical "night watchmen" for the Park Plaza Mall. When a jolting bolt of lightening short circuits the main computer control, the robots turn into killbots... on the loose after unsuspecting shoppers. Four couples are trying to make it after hours in a furniture store. They make it all right... in the morgue.
IMAGE: Lions Gate presents chopping mall in an open matte transfer and it looks pretty disappointing. from beginning to end you'll notice a number of speckles and grain throughout. colors are seriously washed out and have no depth. now comes the real problem. some sites say the print on the dvd was taken from the lightening video and is even evident at the end when their old logo is shown along with instructions on how to write to them. a couple of places throughout, the film is a little jumpy and looks like a vhs source at times. it’s a shame LG didn't remaster this title with a little more care or at least try to find a widescreen print.
AUDIO: chopping mall is presented in 2.0 dolby stereo. it sounds pretty good throughout with no hisses or popping noises. it is a little low on the other hand but all in all it's good.
EXTRAS: First up we have an audio commentary from director/co writer Jim Wynorski and writer Steve Mitchell. this is a pretty good commentary here from beginning to end. they cover a lot of material and give a few interesting facts here and there. a very cool track overall.
next we get a "Building the Killbots" featurette which basically covers info about the creation of the robots and the production. at times it's a little boring but it's interesting to watch.
next there is a photo gallery which shows stills from the film and a really awesome killbots poster.
last we get a pretty cool theatrical trailer.
http://img13.exs.cx/img13/5458/CHOPPING_MALL-0.jpg
http://img13.exs.cx/img13/9831/CHOPPING_MALL-2.jpg
http://img13.exs.cx/img13/1975/CHOPPING_MALL-3.jpg
http://img13.exs.cx/img13/3687/CHOPPING_MALL-4.jpg