AUTOMATONS
is a smart, thought-provoking tale equipped with the moody
ambiance and intellectual integrity of a classic episode
of THE OUTER LIMITS. That's high praise indeed."
-- Steven Puchalski, SHOCK
CINEMA
"Automatons
is an excellent homage to the movies of yesteryear, and
will be quite a thrill for anyone who misses those old
days."
-- Steve Anderson, FILM
THREAT
"Ed
Wood, the notorious director of Plan 9 From Outer Space
and Glen or Glenda, has risen from the dead and returned
to filmmaking as James Felix McKenney... And I mean that
as a compliment."
-- V.A. Musetto, NEW
YORK POST
"The
beautiful indie sci-fi film AUTOMATONS is a troubling
vision of things to come.
Enough to make you think, worry and pray."
-- Louis Fowler, ROCKY
MOUNTAIN CHRONICLE
"AUTOMATONS
is a wonderfully made, socially conscious low budget film
and I cannot recommend it enough."
-- Brian Harris, JOE
HORROR.COM
"It’s
sci-fi existentialism at its rawest --a kind of WAITING
FOR ROBOT, if Samuel Beckett’s tale had involved
warring machinery... the best Super-8 home movie made
by a 12-year-old boy in the body of an adult that I’ve
seen in a very long time. "
-- Scooter McCrae, FANGORIA
"a
chiaroscuro love child of Eraserhead and Team America:
World Police ... Automatons fuses surging political critiques
to experimental sci-fi in a gritty, grainy 8mm black-and-white
that plants viewers squarely in its heroine's nightmare."
-- S.T. VanAirsdale, THE
REELER
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"...the
movie’s loving attention to light and shade transcends
its hermetic setting and meager budget. At times the buzzing
static and fizzy backlighting recall the glistening surrealism
of the filmmaker Guy Maddin... enormously endearing"
-- Jeannette Catsoulis, NEW
YORK TIMES
"Automatons
is what happens when Eraserhead and Tetsuo the Iron Man
bong themselves into oblivion and collaborate on a minimalist
avant-garde sci-fi cheapie shot in a toolshed... Robot
radness achieved! Budgets are for bitches. "
-- Nathan Lee, VILLAGE
VOICE
"It's
not a film of compromise but of sheer determination, refusing
to be defined by its budget and liberated by a decision
to overcome its bank account with sheer imagination."
-- S. James Snyder, NEW
YORK SUN
"a
wonderful and unforgettable experience!… I love
it!"
-- Patrick Van Hauwaert, RAZOR
REEL
"What
a joy!...Automatons leaves you extremely satisfied. Nothing
is lacking in this unique vision of the future. It delivers
an interesting story and intriguing characters, simple
as that."
-- Brian Simpson, BISFORBRAINS.COM
"The
robot action is often much more riveting than similar
scenes in movies with many times the budget and technical
sophistication."
-- Jay Seaver, UGO.COM
"an
absolute blast...Fans of classic scifi/horror classics
will be in heaven here."
-- Alex Riviello, CREATURE-CORNER.COM
"AUTOMATONS
does what all good sci fi stories should."
-- Adam Barnick, ENTERTAINMENT
INSIDERS
"Best
Shoestring Sci-Fi of 2006"
-- Jason Silverman, WIRED
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