I didn't get this ending when I was six, and as an adult, I don't think it's very deep, though I get the not-subtle metaphor for heaven/hell.

Kubrick, the director wasn't.

True,
"Gary Nelson", the director was not a true visionary but he has brought us things like "Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold"

At the time was the most costly Disney film ever made, and saw the longest computer graphics shot at that point in history leaving it with nominations for cinematography and visual effects at the Academy Awards that year.

I remember the rolling fireball scene, and I don't think the red robot's ruthlessness has aged, so I must give the movie some credit for visuals. It certainly spooked me as a child.

Excuse me, @longde, but if you're going to speak of the great "red robot" then you must call him by his name: Maximillian! Have you no respect for geeks?!

I used to have him and Vincent as action figures. What an awesome movie in my memory. I refuse to watch it again and taint it.

I've got a special place in my heart for this film, but I never liked the ending.

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Excuse me, @<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.videosift.com/member/longde" title="member since April 8th, 2009" class="profilelink">longde, but if you're going to speak of the great "red robot" then you must call him by his name: Maximillian! Have you no respect for geeks?!
I used to have him and Vincent as action figures. What an awesome movie in my memory. I refuse to watch it again and taint it.


I had the same two action figures. VINCNENT's head always squashed back into his plastic body with a very satisfying snap.

Coincidence thread... I too have those cool action figures. When I broke my little vincents legball off he became a post op transbob.

I saw this on DVD for $5 and picked it up, really takes me back. I remembered the music particularly, and I love anything with Ernest Borgnine and Roddy McDowall.

^I love this score too. It was done by John Barry, who is famous for composing main title of James Bond, as well as all those great villain themes of the Sean Connery era.

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