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What did I just watch?

posted 19 years ago by stephepps-1
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First off little Pamela Paulson gets stangled by the Ro-Man. Then George Nader gets pushed off a cliff. Now when Ro-Man is about to snuff Gregory Moffet (the boy) Boss Ro-Man starts with electric bolts from his fingers and were back in the days of the dinosaurs. Now if it was Boss Ro-Mans intention to destroy humanity by turning back the clock. Why did they all come togeather at the end,Alive again and as if nothing had happened. With only the boy recalling any of it. Did I miss something or did Tucker simply run out of money and have to invent an ending on credit?

[–] megArnold 19 years ago

Did I miss something

Er, yes. You missed the first ten minutes where we see the boy picknicking with his mother, his little girlfriend, and her mother. A little before, he had wandered off and met two archaeologists. It is only after (maybe) he bangs his little head on a rock and falls asleep that everyone is suddenly a family and the last humans on earth etc. It is quite clear in the end that the whole Ro-Man story was a dream. (Or was it? WAS IT??)

hope this helps

eMM

[–] graboidkiller 18 years ago

Actually, he was picnicing with his mother and two sisters. He never had a girlfriend.

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[–] mAlice86 17 years ago

This movie poses only one real question which totally boggles the mind lol. Why was the robot half Gorilla? Think about it! I think you will find the answer makes about as much sense as the reason i posted this. Way too bored!

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[–] rwsmith29456 17 years ago

Yeah, nothing like a hairy alien robot that looks like he's headed for Davy Jones' locker. Uh, I think that was pretty darn silly too!

[–] OrionCA 17 years ago

Robot Monster was supposed to be a child's dream brought to the screen. That's why the comic book pictures in the beginning - these were typical fare for adolescent boys in the 1950s and sparked their imaginations. The kid was dreaming and we were shown his dream.

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[–] MrBelette 13 years ago

"a child's dream brought to the screen"

A very disturbed child then.

[–] guely55 13 years ago

EXACTLY!! Actually everything makes perfect sense if we see that everything it's just a dream. That even explain the soap bubbles!!

[–] montrossboc-1 10 years ago

You watched a film about the dream of a child.

Ever try making sense of some of your own dreams?

You better drop that blade, or you won't believe what happens next, even while it's happening.