ROBOCOP

Robocop

Robcop... DEAD OR ALIVE YOU'RE COMING WITH ME! this movie is so fucking under rated. After The Terminator in 1984 there were a lot of robot sci fi films released afterwards, this is one of the better ones, even released by the same company Orion. Released in 1987 and directed by Paul Verhoven one of my favorite directors ever who went on to make Total recall, Basic Instinct and Starship Troopers. Long story short its a revenge film or id go as far as saying its basically a futuristic western. Cop gets killed by gang of criminals and brought back to somewhat life as a crime fighting cyborg to seek his revenge on the gang that killed him, Robocop. He has that weird helmet on where you can kinda see his mouth but he takes it off sometimes and u can see his whole face,  sort of looks like that fucker from REM without it, creepy.

Best bit

Best bit is the fucking VIOLENCE! Verhoven is some man for blood and shooting and gore, so fucking much! people get shot and they basically explode, like the bit near the end where one of the goons accidentally crashes into a vat of toxic waste and fucking turns into a horrific mutant before getting hit with a car and liquidating, fucking savage. The scene where Murphy is killed is UNBELIEVABLY graphic with the gang standing and shooting him to pieces laughing like hyenas, he just stands there yelling as his limbs are falling off! Also the acting is very good, the character of Alex Murphy (robocop) has frequent flashbacks about his wife and son who have moved on since his death and are unaware he is back as Robocop. He evens remembers his old home and goes back and looks around, you really do feel for him and shows a lot of emotion even just with a small portion of his face exposed. And as he picks off the gang members one by one who killed him you feel like them scumbags are getting what they deserve. Theres a load of little things I love about this movie, like all the little tv adverts poking fun at the absurdity of future America, ID BUY THAT FOR A DOLLAR!

Looks like an ex girlfriend of mine!

Worst bit

I think worst bit would have to be the fact its not better known? I dunno this is another one of those films where I cant find much fault in it really is brilliant. Suppose the bit where he has his helmet off and hes dreaming is a bit freaky, his eyes go back in his head and looks really derpy. 

What it means to me

After robocop there were 2 sequels with only the second one being pretty good, third being scutter. But after this there was a tv show i remember watching as a youngling. Which musnt have had much violence in it as i was allowed to watch during the day. I also remember going to the faithful old video shop with some friends and renting out the three films and having a robomarthon. Such geeks we were.

Summing up

Great fucking movie but not a lot of people outside sci fi nerds have seen it and this needs to change. Theres a remake on the way and judging from the pictures its going to be SSSSSSSSSHITE! Just watch the original and maybe the second one, second one is pretty good too but wasnt directed by Verhoven and isnt quite as gorey and I do love my gore! Really good on story/gore and action, so much beautiful action.

DEAD OR ALIVE YOU'RE COMING WITH ME.