Symptom 130: Chopping Mall

Horror month concludes with a review of a lovely little film called Chopping Mall. If the robot from Rocky IV and Short Circuit had an evil love child, the protectors are it. It is a fun and nonsensical 80’s romp about killer robots that murder young adults having a hookup sleepover party in the mall. So of course we had a 30 minute discussion on female empowerment and does it need to be heavy handed or can it be subtle. We don’t reach an agreement. this one gets off track some, but then again, what can you deconstruct in an 80’s slasher movie with killer robots?