*batteries not included (1987)

And yes, the non-capitalization of the name is intentional. I am solely following what the film says. And I will respect that. Mostly because the title stylization is the most original thing about this film. *batteries not included is a very dumb film. It takes the audience for granted, attempting to give off this idea that we are to believe that a species of very small robotic aliens (cough cough Transformers) who come down solely to help these people whose apartment building is in threat of being torn down (cough cough done a billion times). This theory is backed up by the aliens needing to feed on electricity, which starts to make sense, until you realize that the aliens are made from electricity, basically. THEY’RE ROBOTS! There are a million other problems with the story, but it would just pain me to reflect back on this film. The worst part of the film is that it was produced by STEVEN SPIELBERG! He was obviously not very involved with the film. This is not Poltergeist producing, this is, for lack of a better reference, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen producing. I can see that he didn’t have a lot to do with the film. There are some moments in *batteries not included that are kind of charming and sweet, but are definitely not enough to redeem the film. The comedy is sad and worn out, and the attempts for drama aren’t serious enough. It is a bad film, but not a bad film like Plan 9 From Outer Space bad, more like Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 bad (no, *batteries not included isn’t that bad, but again, lacking for a better reference). *intelligence not included.
4.5/10