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The Adventures of RoboRex (2014)
Well done family movie with a sci fi twist.
Roborex is a delightful movie. It's a bit of science fiction written around the very human scale story of a son and father trying to cope with the loss of their mother and wife, who's absence from their lives forces them to work at a more understanding relationship between the two.
In the meantime, the science fiction part of the story provides an energetic and enjoyable adventure.
The saving grace in both story elements is the loyal and intelligent Rex, a dog any of us would feel blessed to have in our lives.
The script, acting, sets, special effects and production values are well executed.
Watch this! You won't be disappointed.
Dead Still (2014)
Not worth the time spent to watch it.
I was sorely disappointed in this film. It had stylistic potential which it never fully exploited. Ben Browder, Ray Wise and all the children turned in fine performances, but the rest of the cast with speaking lines were stiff, awkward, one dimensional, and sometimes just annoying. One has to wonder if, despite their professional credits, they've ever acted at all. It's somewhat shocking to find them working alongside the likes of skilled actors such as Browder and Wise.
The plot was a tired re-tread of a haunted camera trope, supposed "based on true events". One comes to expect this sort of statement from the Booth Brothers, but we could have done it this time out.
As a result of this, watching Dead Still became something of an endurance sport. Perhaps turning it into a drinking game would have improved the experience.