Couch Potato Club:
Last year, Ruairi Robinson released a concept video for an upcoming sci-fi movie of his titled Bad Robot. Since then, we’ve heard nothing about the movie. Now, though, he’s released a new teaser trailer for the movie. Along with the trailer, also comes a new name: Blinky™ (yes, that TM is part of the title).
Blinky™ is the story of a boy and his robot. After the robot friends become a craze, the little boy wants one of his own that soon becomes his best friend. According to this eerie trailer, though, seemingly not everything is as it appears with the smiling little robot friend.
Alex Cronk-Young writes: Short films seems to be an ever-growing testing ground of sorts for upcoming movie directors on the Internet. With a possible audience of millions, it's much easier for a well done short to garner attention from movie studios. Just look at the career of Neill Blomkamp as a prime example. If I had to guess who would be the next Blomkamp based on their released shorts, it'd be Ruairi Robinson.
I thought Blinky was actually really good. Definitely an interesting watch. Made me kinda want to see it done if feature length.
It had its issues, but was really a lot better than most short films I have seen.A lot of good aspects, and a great story.
It made me laugh, and I enjoyed it so much that everyone that knows me finally figured out how demented I am haha.
Yea it had it's faults, but still enjoyable. Like you said, definitely better than many shorts I've seen.
On a side note: my family and friends have long known how demented and twisted I can be lol
From TMP:
Ruairi Robinson, has released the full version of his new short film Blinky, in which a smiling and helpful robot goes just a little crazy. It's interesting, chilling, entirely unforgettable, and we've got the full film for you here.
So I watched Blinky earlier this morning, and I'm still thinking about it. If you don't recognize the name of the film, you probably aren't alone. A few months back we posted the teaser trailer for this short film on our YouTube page and I was incredibly interested. Something about this seemingly helpful robot seemed...off, and it had a genuinely creepy feel to it.
Blinky™ from Ruairi Robinson on Vimeo.
Nice. I've been following this a bit for a while there. I'm going to have to check this out later tonight.
You know, I had been following it for a while too, but I guess I must have missed the part where it was a short film. Seriously I thought he was setting up for a feature and that's what I was expecting. Still, I really like it.
It was awesome, very well made.
I felt bad for Blinky.....then i applauded for his actions. lol
That was so well done! haha! I just dont like the ending of it.
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The kid deserved it, maybe the parents, but why the cops? Unless i misheard what he said when he walked in.
It's not so much that they deserved it, is why the Robot is killing people. He's doing everything that he was told to do. Remember in the scene in the rain when the kid is throwing a fit and telling Blinky to "kill my parents, kill me, kill everybody!" Blinky just says no problem.
Also the mom had made a comment about having Blinky chop him up and serve him for dinner. In the end, all Blinky's doing is exactly what he was ordered to do, but the idiots didn't realize that's what would happen.
So when he kills the cops it's not because they did anything, but because he's still following the kid's order to "kill everyone".
Yeah I kinda saw that from a basic perspective, but I was thinking it was going deeper?
Like the kid shouts "KILL MY PARENTS, KILL ME, KILL EVERYBODY" but Blinky kills the kid first. So right there Im thinking maybe this robot has a motive for what he is doing now. Kinda tired of the kid acting like an ass and kills him, then the parents make smart remarks and they die. And the cop says something, but I cant hear it, so i was thinking maybe they dissed Blinky and that pissed him off lol.
Then the TV talks about faults. If he is doing what he is told its not actually a fualt. Its like he has a mind of his own type of deal.
(on a side note) another thing I dont understand is the whole point of the other robot walking down the street? I thought it was going somewhere, but it never really did. Was the kid just mad cus he doesnt have the newest toy?
That was pretty well done and enjoyable. Makes me want one of those robots yet scared of him at the same time lol. Though the boy was a huge brat, I wanted to see him kill the kid.
Hell no I don't want one of those robots! It's just way too creepy looking for me. In fact with all of these robot going crazy movies/stories out there, if at home robots ever become a reality, I'm sure I'll pass.
Yeah, I didn't exactly feel bad for the kid, but at the same time, he's acting like a brat because of all the trouble he's having with his parents. He's trying to bring the family together and hoped Blinky would do that (like the commercials said). So when things don't work out for him, he gets more angry and takes it out on the robot. Too bad he just so happened to say the wrong damn thing!
I loved it! Part of me wishes for a full length film involving this world, but at the same time it works really well in a short film format.
Yea I'm not really sure how well that would adapt to feature length. I mean I'm sure they could work it somehow, but it definitely works perfectly fine as a short.
Oh I have no idea how they'd do it either, but there's something about the story and the robot itself that makes me want to see more.
I'm so insanely intrigued by this movie now, but I can't even place why exactly I'm creeped out. It's tension building at it's best and it looks like a great bit of filmmaking just within this trailer. Can't wait to learn more!
Hmmm, very interesting movie. But, seems weird when a robot is just smiling at you every single time. Like a clown. 0_0