Pros: Ensemble cast, Story, Direction, Message, Effects Cons: RoboCop is among the best science fiction movies - none to speak of.
”Good business is where you find it.” Dick Jones RoboCop (1988) With all the hubbub about the latest "Star Wars" episode, "Lord of the Rings," and "Harry Potter" movies, I decided to revisit a piece of science fiction by a director ...
Pros: Story, special effects, Kurtwood Smith, directed by Paul Verhoeven, Robocop Cons: Cheesy at times
I have been playing Role Playing Games since I was around 10 years old, and my favorite type of scenario to play was always in futuristic settings. I always enjoyed the idea of advanced technologies, robotics, cybernetics, and futuristic crime-busting!...
Pros: Lots of action, good cast and strong script. Cons: Some of the FX look a bit dated by todays standards.
Paul Verhoeven had his first really big hit in the United States in 1987 with Robocop. It would establish some themes that would echo through his later work and in many ways can be considered the first of a futuristic sci-fi trilogy that ...
The Story: In the not too distant future in the city of Detroit, Robocop is born. Detroit is a rapidly decaying city of urban warzones, astronomical crime rates, massive gun violence and major drugs influxes. The police are losing the fight ...
Pros: Script, satire, ROBOCOP. Cons: Verhoeven's performance direction weakens the acting.
Before David Beckham, before Chuck Norris, before Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (and Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jean Claude van Damme and Charlie Sheen) there was... ROBOCOP. Kids, the last bad motherf*cker that you want to mess with in the universe is ...
Pros: RoboCop is cool Cons: Music feels out of place at times
Being only 18, I never got the chance to experience the theatrical spectacle that was the 1980's era. The number of innovative, climactic and well directed movies spawned in the span of those 10 years is unbelievable, and much of what you see today...
Pros: Robocop himself, thoughtful concepts, hard-core action, satire, Phil Tippet's stop motion effects. Cons: Excessively over the top, dated, you have to appreciate '80s cinema.
I was considerably younger when I first saw Paul Verhoeven's 1987 film, Robocop. Enough of it stuck with me to where it ironically became one of my childhood favorites, and it is still one of my favorite movies to this day. As I grew up, I began ...
Pros: Original concept; a few intense moments; good production design. Cons: Story is too bizarre; atmosphere is too twisted (no real sense of justice)
As long as there are people on this planet there will be crime and an attempt to stop crime. "Robocop" exploits that notion by painting a picture of grim future and then offers a ray of hope through the hero's actions. Unfortunately, the film tries to ...
Pros: Outstanding concept, story telling, cinemeatography and everything else. Cons: Robocop 3
“Robocop” featured 10 minutes of film that even 20 years after its release continue to intrigue me every time I watch it. In the first scene, Robocop is on a police firing range where the other cops are astounded that not only is he ...
Pros: Main cast performances, most of the special effects Cons: Some special effects, some performances, the fake commercials can be annoying
New Detroit police officer "Alex Murphy" (Peter Weller) has been tranfered to a precinct in one of the most violent parts of town after the on-duty death of another cop. During the hunt for wanted criminals in their hideout, an abandoned factory, ...
Pros: Sharp underlying social commentary, strong cast, good action Cons: Cheese! Cheese! Cheese!
On the surface, one might not view Robocop as a visionary science fiction film because it is at heart, an action/science fiction movie. But if you look closer beyond the neat costume and the shootouts, you'll see a movie laced with biting satire and ...
Pros: Criterion DVD version is longer, the movie itself is a classic. Cons: The violence is extended to gruesome lengths unrated or not.
ROBOCOP is an Orion Pictures Presentation and is rated R for graphic violence, pervasive strong language, brief nudity and an attempted rape scene. The running time is 102 minutes and it premiered theatrically July 17, 1987.
Pros: Sleek sci-fi thriller with touches of social commentary Cons: I'm sure it has, but honestly, I can't think of any!
Moviegoers of nowadays might find particularly interesting to know that British director Ken Russell ("The Devils"(1971)), once declared that "Robocop"(1987) was, in his opinion, the best sci-fi movie ever made since Fritz Lang's "Metropolis"...
Pros: 80's kitsch with a unique concept: the badass cyborg crimefighter, Robocop. Cons: Violent, predictable plot.
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