The Robocop (Love) Thread

[IndyFanChuck]

Just watched Robocop for the first time in probably 15 years. I have one thing to say about this movie.


I FREAKING LOVE ROBOCOP. Sincerely. I laughed out loud, and the action was awesome. It was gory as hell, in a way that rated R movies aren't allowed to be gory anymore. It just worked. The costume, the actors, the low budget feel of the whole thing. Awesome. It makes me want to get a Robocop costume now. (Which may be a bad idea since I'm chubby.)


So, I watched Robocop 2 to follow it up. NOT QUITE as fun as the first one, but still pretty cool. The Cain robot is freaking sweet. The "Nuke" drug thing is a good plot, if not the best thing about the movie.

Then, I got about 30 minutes into Robocop 3 and stopped it. After he had a jet pack and was going to fly, that was all I needed.


But I have to say, I LOVE THE FIRST TWO ROBOCOP movies. There is just something about them. I don't know if it's the raw feel of Detroit, the cheese factor or what, but I do know this. I'm gonna see if there's a special edition of the first two movies. I wouldn't mind hearing commentary or seeing behind the scenes and making of from Robocop or Robocop 2. I'd like to see more high-quality Robocop costuming. It's such a fun character. EVERYONE knows Robocop. (Everyone over 30, ahem :lol)


Anyone else a fan of Robocop and all his cheesy joy?!


YOUR MOVE CREEP!

 

[Jet Beetle]

There is a special edition for the first one and the commentary is AWESOME. Hearing how Verhoeven literally tossed the script in the garbage just on the title and his wife took it out and read it and said "This is good - you should do this next. Being that his wife hardly ever chimed in on his choices - he took a second look at the script and decided to take her advice. And you're right, the movie kicks ass harder than anything out there today - mostly because they didn't clog it up with some love story - I believe the writer talks about how the studio wanted a rewrite where Murphy is made human again at the end of the movie - LOL.

 

[Barryjoe]

Robocop was a violent, action packed INTELLIGENT movie. That's why I love it, too. I also loved the ED206 robot, as well as the Cain; great designs!

 

[Wes R]

I agree. Robocop was a perfect blend of action and intelligent sci-fi.

 

[cayman shen]

Yup. All the cheesy violence, none of the morning after regrets. You can enjoy some good old fashioned exploitation AND have your mind engaged. It's like the love child of Sam Pekinpah and Mark Twain. Brilliant, awesome movie. I bet I've watched it 300 times.

 

[SSgt Burton]

Love

this

film!


Easily in my top 5 all-time favourite films!

Robocop comes off as a witty, sci-fi action film, but has so many deeper layers to it.

When Robocop reclaims his humanity at the end by referring to himself as "Murphy", it brings a tear to my eye everytime!


Besides where else would you find a badder than bad, bad guy who looks like Radar from M.A.S.H. ! :lol



Kevin

 

[Organic Mechanic]

RoboCop-AWESOME!

RoboCop2-Not Bad

RoboCop3-...ummm...Jill Hennesy is a beautiful woman...

RoboCop: Prime Directives- Well...I watched 'em...

 

[Wes R]

I loved the design of Kain in Robocop 2. Personally I'd have loved to have seen Miller's Robocop Vs Terminator made into a movie. I didn't mind Prime Directives, it was actually better than robocop 3 but it annoyed me that i had to buy each part separately instead of in a set.

 

[Solochaser]

Robocop is amazing!!!....and yes that puts me in the 30 and up range. haha

 

[Barryjoe]

Robocop also had a fully realized universe.
It had news programs, TV commercials, a popular comedy sitcom--"I'd buy that for a dollar!"--and great villains that were intimidating because they were smart and vicious.

 

[Wes R]

It even had a kid's show that Murphy's son liked to watch. I think the news show helped as you saw more of the world just the crap hole that is Detroit. Boy i bet they never expected Detroit to be actually worse than what they had envisioned lol.

 

[nick daring]

Robocop is the perfect movie.

Every second is entertaining and enlightening.

NIck

 

[Kennyd]

:lol I'm still traumatised from the scene in Robocop 2 where he's broken up. As a kid I was really outraged and annoyed seeing him knocked apart and dented with cold chisels, hammers and power tools.

 

[darthchiro]

I first watched it when I 13. This movie and 89batman is why i wanted to make suits. But robocop is way more than a cool suit the movie was brilliant from start to finish. To this day I don't know if there has been better put together movie. Every scene Is a classic,and my brother and I still quote lines from it.

 

[Seabass]

Clarence Boddicker is one of the best villains ever

"Can ya fly, Bobby?"

 

[OldKen]

I first watched it when I 13. This movie and 89batman is why i wanted to make suits. But robocop is way more than a cool suit the movie was brilliant from start to finish. To this day I don't know if there has been better put together movie. Every scene Is a classic,and my brother and I still quote lines from it.

Watching his ALL robot body scarred you more than what they did to him BEFORE he was robocop? :confused

Robocop 1. Pure awesome. The costume was the most iconic thing since Vader.

Clarence Boddiger was an AWESOME villan!

The fake commercials were soo memorable! "I'D BUY THAT FOR A DOLLAR!"

 

[MooCriket]

Loved it as well. How about the scene with the baddie getting slimed with the toxic waste...AWESOME!!!

 

[SSgt Burton]

a popular comedy sitcom--"I'd buy that for a dollar!"

Bit of trivia- the actual title of that show was "It's Not My Problem".

There is an alternate, deleted scene of that show on the Criterion dvd that reveals the title at the end.


Kevin

 

[MrSinistar]

Robocop is one of my favorite 80s movies. It's up there with Tron and Blade Runner. It's cheesy, but it's a surprisingly good cheesy that still holds up. I remember freaking out as a little kid when ED-209 was about to kill that dude. Now, ED-209 is like one of my all-time favorite robots.

Man, I need to get the Criterion DVD.

EDIT: Also, everyone must watch this.

Pee Wee Herman and Robocop

 

[IndyFanChuck]

ED-209 really is such a memorable "character," and one of my all-time favorite movie robot-types. I loved that scene, but lord, when they killed Murphy it scarred me for life. The violence of that scene scarred me as a young man. lol:lol But what a fun movie!