LogFAQs > #913030153

This is definitely a very goofy film, and sometimes the silliness factor is maybe a little distracting like in the over-stuffed, comically raucous environment of the police station, for example. More often than not, though, this is a movie that just takes you along for a great, satirical ride that you won't soon forget. My #2 Verhoeven movie, behind only Starship Troopers. The remake is very bland, especially by comparison." ~KBM

"Very few movies scream "80s cheese" quite like RoboCop, and I mean that in a good way. It jumps back and forth between sci-fi thriller and comedy constantly. The performances are so overdone, it's difficult to tell what's bad acting and what's intentionally ridiculous. It doesn't exactly set a high bar as far as storytelling is concerned, but it never ceases to be silly fun. Also, RoboCop's big luscious lips are endlessly distracting and I'm not entirely sure what to do about that." ~Johnbobb

"MAN this is a good list when I have to feel bad about ranking RoboCop so low. On paper, RoboCop is a rather simplistic and gory action film, but you know what? I enjoyed it. I can enjoy a littler mindless action, especially when I realized that this was directed by Paul Verhoeven, who did Starship Troopers (and coming up chronologically on the list, Total Recall.) He has a penchant for directed these seemingly-mindless action movies, that really have a deeper meaning to them. In RoboCops case, the movie tries to keep itself grounded in reality by having those transitional news reports, but youve still got the aggressive violence indicated by the casual nature in which the police department clears out a dead officers locker. Plus theres the theme of the military industrial complex taking over basic functions of society. So yeah, this was another good one for me. Its got a LITTLE bit of cheesiness to it, but that kinda works in the movies favor, if Im being honest." ~Inviso

"I was a tad letdown by Robocop, as I was expecting a really fun movie that got me to like a character, see him die, but then see him be reborn as a badass killing machine. They got the fun part nailed down, since most Verhoeven are dripping with fun. And they got the badass killing machine part nailed down, since Robocop himself is an impressive specimen of destruction. But I did not get enough time to get to know Murphy himself long enough to be affected by his murder. We got little snippets of his personality, but it wasnt enough for my liking. Another 15-20 minutes would have been perfect. This is a movie that was too short and padding its runtime a bit with character development would have made it perfect. And while it does more than satisfy as a silly action movie with excellently evil Ronnie Cox being a top notch antagonist as usual, I was left wanting more.

Traviss Opinion: Wayyyyy too violent for Travis right now. Gotta wait to show him that one." ~Stifled

"What It Is: The Tin Man's life after the Wizard is chronicled.

Why It Matters: RoboCop launched an enduring franchise and propelled a character to cult icon status of the 80s. Not too shabby, eh?

What I Think: Biting satire and hidden depths are completely undone by a hamfisted script, poor editing, and mediocre acting. I always want to like this, but never can. At least his wrestling career is still an option, even if movies aren't in the cards." ~scarlet

"RoboCop is campy in the worst way- I mean the dude gets his arm blown off in one shot but then it takes a hundred more to end him. I just never got the love for this one. I did enjoy the robot that's supposed to take over the entire police force not being able to descend a staircase and the dude being fired leading to his demise. That latter bit was legitimately clever." ~Genny
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