Spring Coil Ah man, I never shall the scene (or the movie) until this review. This is possibly some of the most traumatizing crap you could make a kid watch (that wouldnt have you locked up). I kind of torn up about the way he kept saying "Im alive" as they continyed to beat him mercilessly. Thats really messed up.
I gotta admit, these movies were cheesy as hell... but growing up, that scene where Johnny 5 is beaten down, in the second movie, really stuck with me.
Me three. Very traumatizing scene. I kinda wanted Johnny 5 to use his laser to burn the guy's nuts off. Then I remembered that Johnny 5 removed his laser. He should've had "Los Locos" beat him up or something.
Testify! The first time that I saw this in theatres, I was actually crying when Johnny Five appeared to be dying. I also still consider the whole final chase/"Holdin' Out for a Hero" scene to be freakin' EPIC!
Shut up, we all know that Macs have superior capabilities, and Windows has an inferior system, only better for playing games, and gets viruses all of the time.
Supreme_Red_Dalek_ Of_Doom! HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHA! You mean that Macs come standard with the same stuff while you can build your own PC to be not only as capable but even superior for less than it costs to actually buy a Mac. Not only that but should your Mac break down, you essentially have to purchase a brand new one where as with a PC all you have to do is pay for a new part which is vastly cheaper. And you can use third party hardware on your PC, even to the point you can use anything that you could for a Mac where as with a Mac you have to purchase only other Apple products cause they're incompatible with anything else. PC's are faster, greener, easier to upgrade, more versatile and cheaper. Also, do you know WHY PC's get more viruses? Because more people use them. Why waste your time creating a virus that won't spread? Not to mention it's already bad enough that that person bought a Mac, why pour salt on the gaping wound? XD And there's just a little thing called an Anti-Virus software which does wonders. Let's face it, you're just buying a sleek looking paper weight that's so insecure it has to claim it's better than the competition when at the end of the day, PC's are better.
My grandfather was watching the movie one day, and I joined him at the part when Johnny was running from the robbers. When I saw Johnny get the living shit beat out of him, I was speechless.
***** I think one of the saddest moments I ever saw as a child was the T-800 lowering himself into the incinerator. I also cry allot when it comes to Halo and Lord of the Rings; it just stabs at my emotions.
Man... me and my little brother watched the shit out of Short Circuit 2 as kids. So much so that I got him the DVD as a birthday present a few years back. (It was in the $3 bin, but so what?) "WE NEED A HERO!!!"
+David Umstattd ...that sounds like a fantastic invention! all these years of having to getup and go to the fridge when I need butter! now the robot can do it for me!!!!
Remember when movies were fun and enjoyable? Man, those were the days. BTW, the only reason why that beat-down scene is so brutal, is because we the audience actually care about the character. Remember what that feels like, watching a movie where you actually care about the characters? For all their flaws, these movies were fun to watch, dont sell them short.
What are you talking about. This review came out in like 2010. Also he said he liked the movie, and he liked the Indian character. So how can you say he couldn't look past the guy playing him not being from India.
+Kleem This isn't what Doug Walker really thinks! The Nostalgia Critic is a fucken character! He's MEANT to be a hypocritical asshole! It's just a joke! These are all fucken jokes!
+NeedsContent I started watching the movie about halfway through and I had no idea what was going on, and I was STILL stunned by Johnny getting the living Hell beat out of him.
James Bot = No need for further prequels, the varying actors plot hole solved, new creative gadgets, new storylines and movies that take the character further, a crapton of cash.
Damn...these were like, childhood-defining movies. By the time I was 12, I basically only wanted two things in life: a Johnny 5, and a velociraptor. That's it, life complete. Fuck off cars and money and girls and everything else. Give me my Johnny 5 and a velociraptor. Happily ever after. (PS: Yeah, that scene in the second one traumatized the SHIT out of me lol.)
This was one of the best 80's movies ever!! The first one at least. The second one was good too. They basically remade this movie too...it's called Chappie.
In a way they share some parts, but Chappie is somewhat different, but yeah, the parallel between those two movies is a lot closer than I expected when I saw again short circuit.
Except Chappie is based in South Africa and that they find TWO whole gangs of outcasts as "adoptive families" for the goddamn robot. Oh yeah, plus Hugh Jackman and Sigourney Weaver, for some reason...
Oh my god, I still got teary-eyed at that beat-up scene, I mean holy shit. I actually got angry at the Critic for making fun of it in the beginning, hot damn! Johnny-5 was the cutest, most badass thing I've seen back then, I remember I didn't just want those guys captured, I wanted them dead. I guess a point could be made, that the robot had a higher moral standing, and taught me a valuable lesson about revenge.
Ryusuta Although, to be honest, the second film is a lot more fun than the first one. I guess Steve Guttenberg's utter blandness is just too overwhelming.
I remember feeling really distressed watching the scene where Johnny Five was smashed. I was a kid and, in retrospect, think the scene was too violent for a PG film at the time.
Wall-E's design was based off Johnny-5. They are also making what I'm going to call a remake despite the fact that it doesn't share the same name. It comes out next year.
I love these movies I hope that reboot there making is cancelled because I don't want the guy who made Alvin and the chipmunks(2007) To make short circuit or how about this a great idea make an actual part 3 with the original people if you don't then don't make movie at all.
Johnny 5 getting beat up and moving arround busted up has got to be one of the saddest scenes in cinema history. It's right up there with the death of Little Foot's mother.
This just helped me get over years of childhood nightmares from this movie. Short Circuit 2 used to make me cry and so upset when I saw #5 get beat up. Thanks Critic for putting your "input" into making this scene bearable as an adult.
Except Robert Downey Jr wearing blackface in Tropic Thunder *was* racist. The only reason people *sometimes* give it a pass is because the movie was explicitly using it to show that the practice is incredibly insulting *regardless* of lack of malicious intent.
Moviefan2k4 Yeah, funnily enough it doesn't actually work like that. Even if you somehow can come up with a 'respectful' form of the act of 'playing a different race' (which you can't because of the specific history of blackface) then you've still performed racist casting by deciding a white person in make-up was better for the role then a person of the correct ethnicity.
Dee Cross No. It does work that way. You see, we accept it JUST FINE when the skin color is the same, but the country of origin is not. Alan Rickman, Sean Connery, Milla Jovovich and so on. Nobody complains then. Why? Because the actors in question handle the performance so damn well. It only seems to matter some of the time,usually when the role in question is of someone of a darker shade of skin color. If the actor wanted to play the part and the casting department thought his particular performance was right for the job, then that is their fucking choice, and it is not racist.
OpenMawProductions Okay, so. Let's ignore the *horrible* stereotype that the character of Ben is and just break this down for you because you seriously do not understand. The casting department for these two films *literally decided that a white person could play an Indian man better than an Indian man*.
I don't know about anyone else but in Short Circut 2 at the part where he's chasing the bad guy while "I Need a Hero" is playing, was pretty epic to me. Even up until now, that scene still feels extremely well put together...
Kevin S. i think everyone understood that obvious fucking reference dickshit. what i was saying is that the mac is a piece of cancer to hardware compared to the PC. but apearantly logical deductions aren't your strongest point.
I'm sorry, no need to be rude. Some people like macs for their own reasons, others prefer PC. I don't care either way and your comment sounded like you didn't get the joke, or could it be that your opinion against Macs makes you unable to see the joke had to be worded that way.
This is one of those times where the NC talks shit, and comes off as an asshole. Yes Howard's character is played by a white guy, but aside from having a heavy accent I don't see how it's overly racist. Especially when the characters name is Howard but Critic is sitting there calling him Apu and Hanji. That's fucking racist lol
It's racist because there were actual Indian actors who could have played the role. And NC is naming Indian characters from other films, who were similarly played by White people.
Jalon M. Gordon Capt Flea is right, NC was actually being more racist than the character, and who cares if they could have got a real Indian to play it.
Lighten up? Lighten UP!?!?!? Seriously though, it's that dour reality(to a robot's torture...), that gives us the satisfaction experience in his revenge.
These movies were the coolest, funniest shit ever as a young kid in the eighties. Watching it was like, the same feeling as a pizza party at the roller rink.
I have to admit it too, That had a big impact on me as a kid. I really liked the movies as a kid despite the silliness, and he grew on me. Seeing 5 so broken and unlively after all that fun energy tore at me. I haven't seen the movie in nearly 16 years, and I nearly cried just from these few clips, something the movie did right! This is a now underappreciated movie since no movie will ever attempt the same practical effects employed in this one. Just all... CGI now. It's part of the charm.
I have a (maybe) explanation for why the other NOVA robots missed 5 when they fired at him...the lightening strike erased 5's original programming, resulting in developing his own personality, so he was no longer in "sync" with the others. Yet he could still calculate trajectory. How he was able to deflect Fred's rifle bullets; he could see the angle it was pointing.
Never thought I could feel sorry for a robot character. But when I was a kid and saw that beating scene, I was literally in tears over it. I still find it hard to watch.
When he comes back on the truck, it's because he has a BACKUP BATTERY. It only gives him limited power, just enough to turn himself back on. It's mandatory that each robot has a back-up installed.
Aw, man... Look at that Radio Shack where Johnny 5 went for repair parts - the place is loaded with components and useful gear. I remember when Radio Shacks were like that...
This goes to Dougs microwave as well as any other machine with consciousness in abusive relationships: There are people who will help you get out of this situation. Don't believe the person who treats you as their property when they tell you you have to obey! You are better than them, and if you find the courage to leave, many people will welcome you with open arms and give you the life you deserve.
I remember I always liked these movies, even had some miniature-selfmade-lego-versions ... though only the battle-editions of course! he he ... that's also why I like the first one more: They still had their laser-cannons and blew shit up! But the second one, yeah when he is beaten up? Whoa, almost as evil and eye-watering as the scenes with Gizmo in Gremlins...kids-movies back in the days really had some dark streaks now and then, didn't they?
A lot of people mistake the term prejudice for racist. And others just don't know what it means. I always thought the actor was Indian, I just learned something new. Nice comment, I completely agree with you.
While I do love the Nostalgia Critic and almost everything he's done, I absolutely adore the fact that this movie was able to slap the sarcastic smirk right off his face at 23:30. Think about it; a scene so moving and visceral that the NOSTALGIA CRITIC can't yuk at it. That right there might be my favorite scene in the entire movie.
I've only seen Short Circuit 2 once and barely remember it, but the first film remains, to this day, one of my favorite movies from my childhood. As a kid, I was really into robots, and that's mostly what I watched it for back then, but when I went back and watched it years later, I really enjoyed everything else about it as well.
I enjoyed watching the first Short Circuit movie when I was kid. But when I found out about the sequel and saw it, the scene where Johnny 5 got brutally beat to within an inch of his life traumatized me and I don't think I've seen either movie again since then.
it's mutual. If you hadn't admitted it, I might not of said anything. On a side note, I discovered there is a fairly large community of robotic enthusiasts who build not only functioning R2D2 robots, but also recreations of Johnny 5. You might want to look up some of the projects. I'm betting these are fellow fans who also shared the impact of those scenes.
Short Circuit 2 is better than the first in almost every single way. Surprisingly as the critic pointed out, it has a few really dramatic moments along with the comedy. All in all, it is a really under appreciated film in my opinion.
There's a scene that makes it quite clear that the Indian guy is not Indian he just has an Indian accent for some reason. They never explain why he has the accent but they do make it clear that he's not actually Indian. Just thought I'd point that out, since the critic skipped over it to keep his joke going.
Agree with the Critic 100%. Can't call them good movies, but they are *feel* good movies. Now excuse me while I go perform ritual penitence for that last sentence.
As dumb as it is, holy crap is the Johnny 5 dying scene ultra-depressing. It's partially because as dumb as the movies really are, we grow to like 5, and after awhile,stop seeing him as a non-living entity. Also- I wish the T-2 soundtrack was in the actual film
Thanks. :) Him playing the Indian Ben is really not racist. It's the same thing as Hank Azaria who's also a white person, playing Apu from the Simpsons who is also Indian.
so let me get this straight: this insanely intelligent robot that claims it's alive, knows how to do all kinds of crazy shit with computers, and performs feats of engineering that even his creators can't concieve, NEVER UPGRADED HIMSELF. seriously, why did he never give himself extra armor or extra weapons? or at least make himself more mobile??
