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Robot Overlords

How did I not know this movie exists? It's got The X-Files' Scully (Gillian Anderson) and Gandhi (Ben Kingsly) duking it out, giant robots and a glitchy little android person (Hopefully, this creepy android characterization of a little person won't make everyone terrified of little people in general). All this and a medieval castle, a World War II spitfire, and the beautiful English countryside dominated by some magnificent alien cubes. It looks breathtaking and well worth a watch, and it's fairly family friendly as well.

Never did I imagine I'd be contemplating the X-Files and Gandhi at the same time. Gillian Anderson has this really vulnerable scene in the movie that showcases her chops as an actress, and that's on top of her flawless British accent. That left me wondering, is she really British (I heard rumors she wanted to be the next James Bond, which might be laughable if she wasn't so good at what she does)? Anyway, she's won dozens of awards and she deserves them all.

It's amazing that Ben Kingsley has fewer awards, although he makes up for it with that Oscar for Gandhi.

Getting back to Robot Overlords, I saw this movie and decided to watch it based on the title alone, without ever seeing the trailer or knowing anything about it. But if you like trailers, here's the trailer (but I advise to wait and watch the trailer after the movie):



Almost unbelievably, this awesome movie is free to watch right now on YouTube. Don't watch the trailer first, just watch the movie and see.



Finally, if that link fails, you can watch Robot Overlords through the link right here.

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