Who knew the future would hold such great things like DVDs and Blu-rays? Now,
many of us have DVDs and Blu-rays of our favorite films.
The sad thing is,
my sister and I were not even over 11, when we purchased this, we did not know
it was a dark, adult movie. The joke on us was, many of the drugs, sexual
reference and cruel theme went over our head, we just loved the action,
shooting and that part of the plot we understood and could follow.
Robocop 1 is
the best of the best in the entire Robocop series. It’s even better
than the remake and stands as one of the most brutal entries in the franchise.
The movie
focuses on a cyborg’s internal battle between his robotic side and his human
side. It doesn’t shy away from making monsters out of practically everyone
involved—from the group that saved Murphy’s life and turned him into Robocop,
to the group determined to keep crime alive in Detroit. Almost everyone in the
movie (except the cops, who seem to be the victims) has hidden agendas.
The only
downside I noticed now, which I didn’t catch when I was younger, is how Robocop
magically traces down the guys who shot him. He just seems to know where they
are at exactly the right time.
The plot is set
in crime-ridden Detroit, Michigan, sometime in the future. A mega-corporation
called Omni Consumer Products (OCP) has taken over the Detroit Police
Department because the state can no longer fund it.
Police officer
Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) is transferred to the Detroit Police Department and
is brutally murdered by a gang of criminals. But his death isn’t the end—OCP
brings him back as a superhuman cyborg police officer known as
"RoboCop."
After Peter
Weller’s incredible performance and the movie’s great reception, a sequel was
made. However, it didn’t get the same applause as the first. Even then, the
production company went ahead with a third movie, which was total crap.
If you haven’t experienced Robocop yet, stop what you’re doing and make sure you watch this movie. If you liked the remake, you’ll love the original.
Awesome write-up. Great movie.
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