capone666 Short Circuit 2Robots cannot only do our jobs better, but they can stand in the unemployment line longer than any human.Fortunately, the bot in this comedy has multiple jobs to support him.Loaned out to his old friend Benjamin (Fisher Stevens) to help with the production of his new toy line, Johnny 5 (Tim Blaney) finds NYC to be much more interesting than his rural home.One day when he wanders off he befriends a bank-robber (Jack Weston) who wants to use Johnny 5 to dig a tunnel into a vault.Meanwhile, Benjamin's business partner (Michael McKean) plots to sell Johnny 5 for millions.Despite the poor casting of a white actor as the East Indian lead, this sequel to the corny original exceeds its predecessor by focusing more on Johnny's evolution, as well as ramping up the action.Incidentally, Johnny 5 went on to become an unsuccessful bomb disposal robot.Yellow Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.ca

deatman9 This is the sequel to the first classic starring Johnny Five. It returns a beloved character Ben as one of the main leads. Everyone does a great job and Johnny 5 is still as hilarious and adorable as ever. The plot is not quite as good or heartwarming but it is still very good and entertaining.This movie is about Johnny 5 who goes to the big city to help his friend benjamin. He has to help him build tiny toy robots but in the mean time Johnny is manipulated by criminals to do their bidding.This movie is good and in a lot of ways its better then the first because you see the robot much more and he is where the humor is.

robotbling (www.plasticpals.com) I must be a sucker for punishment because here I am, reviewing Short Circuit 2 (1988). This time around the writers copied the fish-out-of-water in New York City formula from Crocodile Dundee, which had been the surprise hit of 1986. Fisher Stevens returns in his role as Ben (thick accent in tow), who has lost his job at NOVA Robotics and is peddling a toy version of Johnny 5 on the streets. He gets swindled into a business deal with conman Fred (played by Michael McKean) to build a thousand of the toys in just one month for a toy company. That's a problem, because Ben calculates it will take at least a year to fill the order.A convenient plot device puts a pair of bumbling crooks underneath our hero's makeshift workshop. They're digging into the bank vault across the street to get their hands on some expensive diamonds. Fearing their plan will be jeopardized, the crooks try to scare them away by roughing up the place when they discover Johnny 5.Johnny 5 can build the toys in no time but gets distracted by what the city has to offer. The mandatory scenes of Johnny 5 causing a stir in public are present and accounted for, as he gets into trouble looking for more input. That wouldn't be quite enough to fill out a feature length film, so of course the burglars take advantage of Johnny 5′s gullibility to break into the bank. It's a by-the-numbers plot, but at least it's better than the first film (though, that's not really saying much).Of course Johnny 5 is still a great looking robot character, and it's easy to see why so many people love him. He even becomes the first robotic American citizen! It's a light-hearted kid's movie, so don't expect many laughs if you're over the age of 8.

jerekra Short Circuit was a great film. I think that Short Circuit Two is an amazing sequel that is a little better than the first film.Benjamin gets a job in making toys that resemble Johny Five. He makes a deal with a toy company and gains a business partner named Fred. They start to have problems with production so Johny Five gets sent to them to help them out. However as he discovers that he is in a huge city Johny Five needs a lot of input but also begins to learn a lot of good and bad things about the human race.Johny Five once again makes the film. He is an entertaining and highly amusing character and may be the best robotic character that I have ever seen in a film. He is just as great in this film as he was in the first one.Benjamin is back and that is pretty cool. He gets to do a lot more in this film than he did in the first. The love story in this film is much better than the one they tried to do in Short Circuit.I think a key to this film is that it has a great message. Johny Five feels like an outsider because he is not human, despite the fact that he is a living thing. So I think the whole struggle for belonging is something that helps viewers to sympathize and root for the character searching for belonging.There is also great action in this film at times. Johny Five gets to do a lot of awesome things in this film. The humor is just as funny in this film, mainly due to Johny FIve gets to travel through the city and gain lots of input. Input need Input!!!! So this is a great sequel. A little better than the first film in my opinion. Recommend it greatly.