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Robocop (1987)
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When it arrived on the big screen in 1987, Paul Verhoeven's RoboCop was like a high-voltage jolt of electricity, blending satire, thrills, and abundant violence with such energized gusto that audiences couldn't help feeling stunned and amazed. The movie was a huge hit, and has since earned enduring cult status as one of the seminal science fiction films of the 1980s. Followed by two sequels, a TV series, and countless novels and comic books, this original RoboCop is still the best by far, largely due to the audacity and unbridled bloodlust of director Verhoeven. However, the reasons many enjoyed the film are also the reasons...
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| Robocop Movie Review by Chris (8/23/2008) |
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Detroit - in the future - is crime ridden, and run by a massive company. The company have developed a huge crime fighting robot, which unfortunately develops a rather dangerous glitch. The company sees a way to get back in favour with the public when a cop called Alex Murphy is killed by a street gang. Murphys body is...
(complete Robocop review by Chris)
| Robocop Movie Review by Jarrod (12/26/2007) |
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'Robocop' is a tremendously fun and entertaining action flick, one of the best of the 80s, after The Terminator, which takes itself much more seriously. Detroit, at some unspecified point in the future, is rampant with crime, and the police forces have essentially been taken over by a large corporation that seeks to use...
(complete Robocop review by Jarrod)
It is the late nineties in Detroit. Crime has reached an all-time high. The police, try as they might, are powerless to put a dent in the downward spiral of the city. OCP, a corporate conglomerate, who has recently taken charge over local law enforcement, takes the next step in an attempt to reclaim the city and puts into...
(complete Robocop review by Ryan Midnight)
| Robocop Movie Review by Jacob (4/8/2007) |
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There are basically three things you can count on when viewing a movie by Paul Verhoven and that would be: Graphic Violence, intriguing story and graphic violence.
Robocop holds up to Verhoven's trademark of incredibly over the top violence matched only by his later film "Starship Troopers." Robocop tells the story of a...
(complete Robocop review by Jacob)
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