Shockwave looked like a real dog and it was except for the cameos by all the different scifi and horror flick cast. A member from every Star Trek franchise was there, Billy Mummy from Lost in Space, and a host of others. The endless supply of bullets with no clip changes. I have to say that I believe the acting was good, but the script and direction seemed off. The story is old and tired. An experiment gone wrong that creates a being that tries to take over the world, or at least got off a deserted island. The editing didn't help much and made the film seem labored. The final battle in the rain and the stars stayed dry the whole time. A B- movie due to all the technical flaws. If you like plain old action and don't mind the continuity breaks, this is for you.

Another made-for-Tele movie which is completely horrible. There is barely any plot, the acting, writing, and of course the god-awful directing of today's worst director and Ed Wood impersonator, Jim Wynorski, who, when not making terrible plot less porn movies with hideous women, is making crappy straight to video or Sci-fi "original" movies. Basically this is a bad rip-off of War of the worlds, and to top it all off, it's another failed attempt of a Sci-fi original movie. If Sci-fi continually pulls bad ideas out of their ass with overtones of someone Else's' films, then the horror business if being dug to an early grave. Which is sad because I am a horror filmmaker myself of what one may call 'b-flicks' but when I see these computer-generated bloody bull-crap, it makes me want to throw up. If this movie comes on the Tele again, kill yourself, it will make you hate your remaining life.

This movie was identical to the Curse of the Komodo (http://imdb.com/title/tt0346811/), just change giant Komodo dragons with robots and right down to the helicopter with bank robbers and a race to defeat the robots and get off the island before it's nuked (but no Glori-Anne Gilbert boobage). There was even a brief, weird zombie-like scene. Coincidence? Nope. Both were directed by Jim Wynorski (http://imdb.com/name/nm0691061/).The effects weren't bad, but they never developed the plot thread that the robots got smarter the longer they were active. The intelligence level seemed pretty unchanged throughout the movie.Verdict: 1 robot tentacle out of 5

A Sci-Fi Channel original...actually pretty interesting. Real good F/X. Decent story line. Bad acting. Scientists built them. The military trained them. Two major assault weapons just don't want to follow orders. The two top secret robots need to be deactivated or destroyed, which ever is presentable first. These giant metal spider-like machines rule an uncharted island in the Pacific. Are they smart enough to stay active and remain a military force to be reckoned with? The better scenes of course are the ones with the robots. The finale is tense. Albeit this flick IS worth watching. Credited cast members: Lisa Lo Cicero, Joe Lando, Mike Baldrige, John J. Dalesandro and Alexandra Paul.