Johnny 5 is a robot designed for military use until one day it's struck by lightning and, apparently, comes to life. Maybe I just am more aware of the time involved in watching the same movie over and over today than I used to be. I feel like I've lost something when I can't think of a single movie now that I love so much that I will watch it a few times a week. It reminds me of other wonderful family films like Flight of the Navigator and The Goonies, that I used to watch over and over when I was a kid.

Maturer audiences will have a hard time overlooking some of the childish nuances of the movie, but it is such a fun and entertaining family film that all of those things can be easily forgiven. I haven't seen Short Circuit for some time now, but it is such a huge milestone in my childhood that I have to say something about it.