A-X-L

Where The Croods was the final movie we watched in our place in Antwerp, this american sci-fi film closed the era of Merksem binging.

Because after writing this, my trusty computer was packed up and made ready for the move of places.

A-X-L (Attack, eXploration and Logistics) is a robotic dog made by cutting edge military technology.  After escaping by an experiment gone wrong, he is discovered by Miles in an abandoned scrapyard.  Miles himself is a kid wanting to become a motorracer, and is left in the wilds after being set up by his biggest rival.

A-X-L helps rebuilding Miles's lacking confidence, while he in turn, together with a girl named Sara, go to length to protect their new robotic friend, realising what is at stake should he be discovered.  But when his rival tries to burn A-X-L with his flamethrower, the dog goes after him after a self-repair cycle to get revenge.  Miles and Sara can stop him, but this results in their friend being recaptured by the scientist that created him.  He threatens to kill Sara if Miles doesn't hand over the control key, but A-X-L remembers his friends and together they escape, pursued by the military, and having the puppy bring the ultimate sacrifice in order to protect Miles...

It's a movie we originally intended to watch in theatre, but never got round to, and sort of glad we did.  While it isn't bad for a "late night in the couch", I would have felt bad should we have payed the 17 euro each for a movie ticket.

But if you have an hour or two to spare, it's okay to spend those at watching A-X-L...