Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 74 (click to see context) from:
* RuleOfThree: Of the four couples, three of them die before the end. Oddly, every time one member of a couple dies, invariably, their partner is the next to go, until it's down to the final couple.]]
to:
* RuleOfThree: [[spoiler: Of the four couples, three of them die before the end. Oddly, every time one member of a couple dies, invariably, their partner is the next to go, until it's down to the final couple.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 30 (click to see context) from:
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Rick deliberately crashes a cart into one of the robots, electrocuting himself]].
to:
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Rick [[spoiler: After Linda is killed by a stray laser beam, Rick deliberately crashes a cart into one of the robots, electrocuting himself]].
Added DiffLines:
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Played with. After Susie's death, Greg goes into severe SanitySlippage, threatening Ferdy with his gun at one point when he's defending Allison. He stops before he does anything truly evil, however.]]
Added DiffLines:
*HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: Greg goes through this after Susie's death. His increasing recklessness gets him killed.]]
Added DiffLines:
* RuleOfThree: Of the four couples, three of them die before the end. Oddly, every time one member of a couple dies, invariably, their partner is the next to go, until it's down to the final couple.]]
* SanitySlippage: [[spoiler: Greg doesn't take Susie's death well at all, blaming Allison and Linda for it and even threatening Ferdy at gunpoint. They eventually talk him down.]]
* SanitySlippage: [[spoiler: Greg doesn't take Susie's death well at all, blaming Allison and Linda for it and even threatening Ferdy at gunpoint. They eventually talk him down.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
** Debatable. Her father is a policeman who taught her to become a crack pistol shot, and as to chastity she has just met Ferdy whereas the rest have been couples for a long time - it's normal that they have sex and she and Ferdy won't.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
trope rename
Deleted line(s) 27 (click to see context) :
* DeathBySex: [[spoiler:All the couples who have sex die, while the one that doesn't survives]].
Added DiffLines:
* SexSignalsDeath: [[spoiler:All the couples who have sex die, while the one that doesn't survives]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
not a slasher
Changed line(s) 4,5 (click to see context) from:
A 1986 SlasherMovie involving malfunctioning killer robots chasing people through a mall.
to:
A 1986 SlasherMovie horror film involving malfunctioning killer robots chasing people through a mall.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 47 (click to see context) from:
%%* GoryDeadlyOverkillTitleOfFatalDeath
to:
Changed line(s) 69 (click to see context) from:
%%* ThePlace
to:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 39 (click to see context) from:
* FinalGirl: Partly subverted; Alison has to fight the last killbot alone, but it turns out her boyfriend was only stunned.
to:
* FinalGirl: Partly subverted; Subverted; Alison has to fight the last killbot alone, but it turns out her boyfriend was only stunned.
Changed line(s) 47 (click to see context) from:
* GoryDeadlyOverkillTitleOfFatalDeath
to:
Changed line(s) 69 (click to see context) from:
* ThePlace
to:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 4,5 (click to see context) from:
A 1986 SlasherMovie involving malfunctioning killer robots chasing people through a mall..
to:
A 1986 SlasherMovie involving malfunctioning killer robots chasing people through a mall..
mall.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Added and adjusted Too Dumb To Live.
Changed line(s) 83 (click to see context) from:
* TooDumbToLive: Most of the characters seem not to be familiar with the concept of "cover," standing out in the open firing their guns at the robots—or even just standing out in the open completely unarmed—which leaves them incredibly vulnerable and results in at least one death.
to:
* TooDumbToLive: Most of the characters seem not to be familiar with the concept of "cover," standing out in the open firing their guns at the robots—or even just standing out in the open completely unarmed—which leaves them incredibly vulnerable and results in at least one death.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* TooDumbToLive: Most of the characters seem not to be familiar with the concept of "cover," standing out in the open firing their guns at the robots—or even just standing out in the open completely unarmed—which leaves them incredibly vulnerable and results in at least one death.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 83 (click to see context) from:
* TrappedWithMonsterPlot: The young people have three KillerRobots after them and are trapped in the mall which won't open until morning.
to:
* TrappedWithMonsterPlot: The young people have three KillerRobots [[AIIsACrapshoot Killer Robots]] after them and are trapped in the mall which won't open until morning.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Replaced "Chase Fight" with "Stern Chase" in the description because that more accurately reflects the plot of the film.
Changed line(s) 8,9 (click to see context) from:
Thanks to [[LightningCanDoAnything a lightning strike on the mall's transformer]], the computer running the security robots begins to malfunction, deciding all humans in the mall are intruders and in need of [[MurderousMalfunctioningMachine removal with extreme prejudice]]. This leads to a running ChaseFight throughout the shopping center as the humans try to evade detection and destroy the robots.
to:
Thanks to [[LightningCanDoAnything a lightning strike on the mall's transformer]], the computer running the security robots begins to malfunction, deciding all humans in the mall are intruders and in need of [[MurderousMalfunctioningMachine removal with extreme prejudice]]. This leads to a running ChaseFight SternChase throughout the shopping center as the humans try to evade detection and destroy the robots.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* IdiotBall: Everyone who works in the mall is aware that there is a new robot based security system acting as the night watchmen. Mike even HAS his special pass which will prevent the robots from taking him in (it just doesn't work because they are malfunctioning). Despite this, the hot-blooded teens decide that the inaugural night of the new security system would be the best time to bring have an after hours party in the Furniture store. Even if the robots were at 100%, half of the partygoers would have been captured by the robots and presumably arrested.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Alphabetization.
* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: When the guys break into Peckinpah's, Greg selects a shotgun as his main weapon.
Deleted line(s) 77 (click to see context) :
* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: When the guys break into Peckinpah's, Greg selects a shotgun as his main weapon.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 26 (click to see context) from:
* DeathByCameo: Creator/DickMiller shows up as Walter Paisley, a character he has played in multiple films. He’s the third one to die to the robots.
to:
* DeathByCameo: Creator/DickMiller shows up as Walter Paisley, a character he has played in multiple films. He’s He's the third one to die to the robots.
* RevolversAreJustBetter: Ferdy selects a [[HandCannon large revolver]] as his weapon, which the main characters later use to trigger their elevator bomb.
Deleted line(s) 72 (click to see context) :
* RevolversAreJustBetter: Ferdy selects a [[HandCannon large revolver]] as his weapon, which the main characters later use to trigger their elevator bomb.
Added DiffLines:
* TrappedWithMonsterPlot: The young people have three KillerRobots after them and are trapped in the mall which won't open until morning.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
trope has been disambig'd
Deleted line(s) 49 (click to see context) :
* HollywoodNerd: Ferdy.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* FiringOneHanded: Ferdy attempts to shoot at one of the killbots with a pistol in one hand and a propane bomb in the other.
* RevolversAreJustBetter: Ferdy selects a [[HandCannon large revolver]] as his weapon, which the main characters later use to trigger their elevator bomb.
Changed line(s) 84 (click to see context) from:
* YourHeadASplode: Leslie, the first girl to die in the movie, goes out this way courtesy of a killer robot's [[EnergyWeapon Frickin' Laser Beams]].
to:
* YourHeadASplode: Leslie, the first girl to die in the movie, goes out this way courtesy of a killer robot's [[EnergyWeapon Frickin' Laser Beams]].EyeBeams.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 69 (click to see context) from:
* PunBasedTitle: The film was originally titled "Killbots" (and was syndicated to television as such), but it had trouble finding an audience with this title. It was given it's current title for its re-release.
to:
* PunBasedTitle: The film was originally titled "Killbots" (and was syndicated to television as such), but it had trouble finding an audience with this title. It was given it's its current title for its re-release.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 65 (click to see context) from:
* NothingHereButUsStatues: Late in the film, the main characters attempt to lay a trap for the bots by hiding amongst a group of mannequins in front of a mirror covered by a sheet; Rick and Ferdy then uncover the mirror to cause one bot to shoot itself and malfunction.
to:
* NothingHereButUsStatues: NobodyHereButUsStatues: Late in the film, the main characters attempt to lay a trap for the bots by hiding amongst a group of mannequins in front of a mirror covered by a sheet; Rick and Ferdy then uncover the mirror to cause one bot to shoot itself and malfunction.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 17 (click to see context) from:
* AssInALionSkin: For the scene where one of the killbots uses an escalator, the production team had a crew member wear a cast of the ‘bot because the actual ones were too wide for the escalator.
to:
* AssInALionSkin: For the scene where one of the killbots uses an escalator, the production team had a crew member wear a cast of the ‘bot 'bot because the actual ones were too wide for the escalator.
Changed line(s) 27 (click to see context) from:
* DeathBySex: [[spoiler:All the couples who have sex die, while the one that doesn’t survives]].
to:
* DeathBySex: [[spoiler:All the couples who have sex die, while the one that doesn’t doesn't survives]].
Changed line(s) 32 (click to see context) from:
* EnergyWeapon: The Protectors' main weapon. They fire them from their visors. The effects are wildly inconsistent; [[spoiler:Leslie]] is shot in the back twice, ShotInTheAss twice, keeps on running, and it [[YourHeadAsplode takes a shot to the head to kill her]]. Meanwhile, [[spoiler:Suzie]] is shot in the leg and barely able to crawl, while [[spoiler:Linda]] is [[InstantDeathBullet shot once in the torso and killed]].
to:
* EnergyWeapon: The Protectors' main weapon. They fire them from their visors. The effects are wildly inconsistent; [[spoiler:Leslie]] is shot in the back twice, ShotInTheAss twice, keeps on running, and it [[YourHeadAsplode takes a shot to the head to kill her]]. Meanwhile, [[spoiler:Suzie]] is shot in the leg and barely able to crawl, while [[spoiler:Linda]] is [[InstantDeathBullet shot once in the torso and killed]]. [[spoiler:Allison]] also gets shot in the shoulder but it doesn't really stop her from using it.
Changed line(s) 53 (click to see context) from:
* LeeroyJenkins: [[spoiler:Greg gets a fatal case of this while running through the mall blindly, leaving his friends far behind.]]
to:
* LeeroyJenkins: [[spoiler:Greg gets a fatal case of this while running through the mall blindly, leaving his friends far behind. One of the bots ambushes him while they're too far away and kills him.]]
* NothingHereButUsStatues: Late in the film, the main characters attempt to lay a trap for the bots by hiding amongst a group of mannequins in front of a mirror covered by a sheet; Rick and Ferdy then uncover the mirror to cause one bot to shoot itself and malfunction.
Changed line(s) 72 (click to see context) from:
** Peckinpah’s the gun store is a reference to director Creator/SamPeckinpah.
to:
** Peckinpah’s Peckinpah's the gun store is a reference to director Creator/SamPeckinpah.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Society Marches On has been renamed; cleaning out misuse and moving examples
Deleted line(s) 75 (click to see context) :
* SocietyMarchesOn: Paul snarks to Mary that one of the robots on display has "an unpleasantly ethnic quality." The audience is expected to find this funny.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 8,9 (click to see context) from:
Thanks to a lightning strike on the mall's transformer, the computer running the security robots begins to malfunction, deciding all humans in the mall are intruders and in need of [[MurderousMalfunctioningMachine removal with extreme prejudice]]. This leads to a running ChaseFight throughout the shopping center as the humans try to evade detection and destroy the robots.
to:
Thanks to [[LightningCanDoAnything a lightning strike on the mall's transformer, transformer]], the computer running the security robots begins to malfunction, deciding all humans in the mall are intruders and in need of [[MurderousMalfunctioningMachine removal with extreme prejudice]]. This leads to a running ChaseFight throughout the shopping center as the humans try to evade detection and destroy the robots.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 10,11 (click to see context) from:
A classic Creator/RogerCorman BMovie from TheEighties, which has gained a cult following due to its hokey plot, tongue-in-cheek dialogue and gruesome robot kill scenes. Also known as ''Killbots'', the film's original working title and what it was syndicated to television as.
to:
A classic Creator/RogerCorman BMovie from TheEighties, which has gained a cult following due to its hokey plot, tongue-in-cheek dialogue and gruesome robot kill scenes. Also known as ''Killbots'', the film's original working title and what title, used when it was syndicated to television as.
television.