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This is a movie with tremendous humor. It is actually somewhat better then the first, but A FIRST movie always has to give us the lay of the land. The original' short circuit' has a great story line and has wonderful goofy qualities. The second movie adds more playful mischievousness. To top it off the main character 'Johnny 5' is a bit of 'history to our future. I love these movies because they soften the blow of what robotics can do today. Get both of these movies, they are a lot of fun for kids and adults. Might be more emphasis on the adults.
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I don't know how rottentomatoes.com collective reviews give Short Circuit a higher rating than its sequel. I truly believe this is one sequel that is better than the original! Fisher Stevens was highly enjoyable as Ben Jahveri. An West Asian technological genius that computes his robot buddy Johnny 5. This movie has a good balance of comedy, concern, & romance. Sometimes weaved together in the same scene. This is one of those movies where you don't have to know about the first part to enjoy the film. The storyline is not carved out of the original, with the exception of evolving Johnny 5's character. In the first movie, Johnny 5 couldn't speak English, or interact with his surrounding, well. This time around Johnny 5 is the whimsical counterpart to his human superior.. or is it the other way around? All in all, a fun & friendly 80s comedy. 3.75 stars out of 5.Read full review
I have always loved this movie and now that I have this one i got them both. I watched it and no problems with the disc.
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This is a great sequel of the first one. It's great how the writers took the story of Ben (Fisher Stevens), them not having Guttenberg for this second movie. Great way to introduce Number Five, or Johnny Five, to the city! Fun, entertaining with also a very touching message. A little bit of romantic comedy also. What I like the most of the DVD is the features. Although it had only like a 15-minute footage of some interviews shot on location during the making of, it had more options than the DVD for the first movie, subtitles (in several languages, even in chinese!) and also the audio! In Spanish and even Portuguese! Never seen that before in other DVD! The opening and closing tune for this sequel is very catchy! Very nice; I love it!
Wonderful, nostaligic, feel good film. Recommended for all ages~~but find and watch 'Short Circuit' first. This is the sequel. I have seen 'Short Circuit' in the Wal*Mart bargain DVD bin quite often, but never 'Short Circuit 2', so I had to go wandering through the internet to find the sequel and complete our family set. I have introduced my grandson to these movies and they are already part of his 'see it again' movies. It is such a cute film, I don't care how often he watches it, it never bothers me. Quick plot summary~~reformed robot goes out into the big, bad world alone as an innocent. Good always triumphs over evil with many hilarious situations as the robot takes every word literally!
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