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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jan 27, 2018 12:47:54 GMT
10/10
One of the best and most enjoyable action-sci-fi films of the 80s.
Love the satire, sadistic characters, the over-the-top violence and just about everything in this classic movie.
They sure don't make them like they used to.
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Post by darkpast on Feb 8, 2018 7:05:40 GMT
10/10
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2020 0:43:38 GMT
I just rewatched it and I enjoyed it more I think because it was the unedited director's cut compared to just watching it on tv. I am giving it an 8/10.
I was most impressed with the Robocop itself, Weller in the suit, and when he removes his faceplate, it is extraordinarily well done and detailed.
And the way he moves has the look and feel of something robotic, even when we know it's Weller inside.
I had thought the version I saw was extremely violent but this one has two scenes that truly shocking, much more graphic.
And watching Detroit descend into chaos when the police go on strike was so close to seeing what happened in Minneapolis when the police were forced to retreat. That is an image I will never forget. Or forgive BLM and its supporters.
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Post by Vits on Jun 12, 2020 10:17:00 GMT
The special effects in ROBOCOP still look good to this day. How weird that a movie has that and, yet, is amateur in other aspects. I didn't know that a person could be clinically alive yet brain-dead despite being shot in the head, which is why I originally thought it was a mistake. You know what is a mistake? That OFFICER ALEX MURPHY doesn't scream of pain when he's shot the 1st time. There’s also a scene where the title character punches a guy through a window and we see the guy hitting the ground a little below the window... even though they’re supposed to be on a second floor. Ronny Cox and Kurtwood Smith's performances are good. Peter Weller is lucky to be playing a robot so he can’t be really judged as an actor. I mean, during the scenes where he’s still human, his performance is bad. 5/10 ROBOCOP PART 2 3/10 ROBOCOP PART 3 1/10 The 1st movie had a couple of scenes related to the title character's internal conflict of wanting to hold on to his human side, but script writers Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner never really went anywhere with that. The sequel spent a lot more time on it... only to forget about it half way through. The 2nd sequel didn’t even mention it! ROBOCOP 2014 is better than the previous 3 installments because it does develop that aspect. It also has a bunch of good performances, led by a solid turn by newcomer Joel Kinnaman. However, the action sequences are nothing special. I didn’t like the new suit design. No, not because it’s different and they can't mess with original. It’s because all black is dull. Luckily, if they make a sequel, they’ll use the silver one, because of the ending, which by the way I didn’t like. Modern viewers have seen enough movies to know that the title character wasn’t going to die after going against his program and being shot. That’s why the makers didn’t waste time teasing us that he was dead. However, that doesn’t mean that you can just transition to the next scene revealing that he’s alive without any type of surprise. And the final seconds with PAT NOVAK (the TV host)? Was that supposed to be a parody of the yankee pride? It felt like it was for real. I hope that foreign viewers won’t get angry. Probably not. The credits start rolling immediately, revealing that the director is named José Padilha. Since he's a foreigner... 6/10 ------------------------------------- You can read comments of other movies in my blog. |
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Post by NJtoTX on Jun 12, 2020 19:27:22 GMT
6/10
Saw it in the theater when it came out. Don't remember any details, but this was the rating I gave it early in the early days of IMDb.
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Post by Prime etc. on Jun 12, 2020 20:20:43 GMT
9/10
Saw it twice when it came out.
The ads played for months.
First it was "he doesn't stop for donuts"
and then it was "he's still not stopping for donuts."
I got the cardboard cut out of him from a video store as they were going to throw it out.
Should have kept it.
Probably would have been worth money now.
Someone would buy it for more than a dollar anyway.
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