Tuesday 14 December 2021

Dead or alive, you're coming with me

For old times sake I watched Robocop 2. My favourite out of the trilogy. Scifi action that does have elements of comedy. Satirising society, capitalism etc. Set in a future Detroit. Great cast of actors. Good special effects. Something of it's time. Not too fussed about the soundtrack. I prefer the original theme. Peter Weller, Nancy Allen reprise their roles. Some scenes are scary. OCP are trying to run the city. The police are on strike. A villain named Cain is producing and selling a drug called Nuke. Dr Faxx and the team are wanting a new cyborg. There are standout characters which include Robocop, the Mayor, Cain, Hobs. I am interested to see where the cast are now. You might also like the TV series and reboot movie. I will look at reaction channels. OCP are painted as fascists in a way. I do have favourite scenes with the cyborgs. John Glover has a small role. The ads that they have are unique. Professional reviewers would explain this movie better. Good dialogue. See the imbd trivia. Actor: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Tom Noonan, Belinda Bauer, Willard E. Pugh, Dan O'Herlihy, Felton Perry, Gabriel Damon, Galyn Görg, Mario Machado
Director: Irvin Kershner



I thought what the hell why not and rewatched Robocop. Nice origin story for Alex Murphy. Quite a handsome fella back in the day. Set in a future Detroit. OCP are a large organisation and they have a contract with the police department. An Ed209 robot is to be released. Another team have a Robocop programme. Clarence is the villain. He has a gang. You will recognise the actors. I do like in these films where there is a revenge element. Satirical and violent. Murphy has alot to deal with. Nancy looks good. There is a changing room scene and some nice tits on show for a brief moment. What did bug me is some characters use the toilet but not wash their hands. I will be watching the third film and reboot. The soundtrack is good especially the epic theme. Scifi Action. 
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Starring: Peter Weller; Nancy Allen; Daniel O'Herlihy; Ronny Cox; Kurtwood Smith; Miguel Ferrer



I watched Robocop 3 as mentioned earlier. I remember seeing it back in the day. I with others were disappointed to not have Peter Weller back in the role. Robert Burke did a good job. Other notable performances from Bruce Locke, CCH Pounder and John Castle. Good acting, dialogue. The effects might be dated but still good. I liked the soundtrack. The old theme is used again. Old Detroit is now being demolished to make way for Delta City. People are forced out of their neighbourhood. Meanwhile a group of rebels won't go quietly. McDaggett is the villain in charge of the task force. Good seeing a new kind of robot. I liked the speeches given by Bertha and Marie. The music in the background really adds to it. This film may have been unpopular but it has it's own charm. I quite like the ensemble cast. 
Robert Burke as Alex Murphy / RoboCop
Remy Ryan as Nikko Halloran
Bruce Locke as Otomo
Nancy Allen as Anne Lewis
Jodi Long as Keiko Halloran
John Posey as David Halloran
Rip Torn as The CEO
Mako as Kanemitsu
Felton Perry as Donald Johnson
John Castle as Paul McDaggett
Jill Hennessy as Dr. Marie Lazarus
Robert DoQui as Sgt. Warren Reed
Bradley Whitford as Jeffrey Fleck
CCH Pounder as Bertha
Daniel von Bargen as Moreno
Stanley Anderson as Zack
Stephen Root as Coontz
Eva LaRue Callahan as Debbie Dix
S.D. Nemeth as Bixby Snyder
Mario Machado as Casey Wong
Jeff Garlin as Donut Jerk
Lee Arenberg as Hold-up Man


Robocop 2014 is the reboot of the original franchise. It did gain mixed reviews. I first saw it at the cinemas. The theme does not hit as hard as before. It is more futuristic than the old film. Not sure if a sequel was planned. Great cast of actors and special effects. You might like the soundtrack. I like the design of Robocop. Moves faster too. As it goes Alex Murphy and his partner have been looking in the crimes regarding the main villain. There is an attack on his home. From there Alex's body is donated to science and the cyborg is created. Still has satire and politics involved. There might be easter eggs. You have a regular show by Mr Novak talking about Omnicorp, Congress and Robocop. A few of the cast have been involved with DC and Marvel. 











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