DEADLY FRIEND

THE STORY: Boy genius Paul and his mom move next door to Samantha and her psycho-father. Paul has a scholarship at the local university studying brains or something. He also has built his own robot, Beebee. Paul, his friend Tom and Samantha become close friends, but Samantha is killed by her crazy dad. Paul and Tom steal her body from the hospital and Paul implants a computer chip in her head. This brings her back to life, somehow. Samantha goes on a killing spree until the police gun her down. Still having not learned his lesson, Paul breaks into the morgue and Samantha decides to 'take him with her". (kill him)

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?:

1.) One thing I learned from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century is that funny robots aren't funny. This movie also suffers from the Wesley Crusher Syndrome. I hate boy geniuses in movies and TV that can seemingly do anything.

2.) Tom is pretty fearless! Elvira Parker, the crazy old lady waves a rifle at him and Paul and he just says "She's waved that rifle at me a million times." Whew! If a crazy old bag waved a loaded rifle at me I'd stop delivering her paper. Nitwit.

3.) Thugs in movies never learn. Don't f*** with a kid with a robot!

4.) Does Paul really know Samantha well enough to take this risk? He only kissed her once. I mean, I can see how her death would upset him, but stealing her body and trying to bring her back to life? He gets attached too easily.

NUDITY AND SEX: None, but Tom and Paul comment on the fact that Samantha has 'nice tits'.

HUH?: One switch can turn a hospital off? When Paul is stealing Samantha's body Tom pulls one switch and the hospital's lights go out.

THE TALLY: This movie is basic 80's fare. I have to wonder how Samantha got the super strength from the chip in her head, but her kills are pretty cool looking. Especially the basketball kill. Not too shabby for a basically pretty silly movie.