When a great
movie gets a sequel, you expect something better—or at least close to it.
That’s what I hoped for when I started watching Robocop 2, but what I got
was completely different from what the movie promised.
The first
problem I had was the storyline. It was too straightforward. That might work
for other movies, but here, it just didn’t click. The movie started with
action, and the action kept going and going until I was struggling to keep my
eyes open. Even the idea of a ruthless, murderous child felt too wrong for this
kind of film.
Robocop 2 is
more than boring—it’s crap. My main issue was how Robocop moved. In the first
movie, he seemed to move more freely, but here, he felt stiff and awkward.
There’s even a scene where he cracks his neck. He’s a cyborg—basically metal
with a brain—so why is he cracking his neck?
The movie also
downplayed the role of Nancy Allen, who played Officer Lewis. Then there’s the
whole concept of a second cyborg, Robocop 2, who’s addicted to drugs. So much
about this movie just doesn’t work, and by the end, I was left wondering why
they even made it. After watching the movie and knowing that every movie script
is properly cleared before money is spent, I’m even more confused about how
anyone thought this would pass as a good film.
The plot picks
up after the events of the first movie, with the same themes running through
it: everyone’s looking out for themselves and their financial gain, with no
concern for what’s happening in the police department.
The state is
losing Detroit to OCP due to massive debt, and a drug lord named Cain is ruling
the streets, making millions selling a drug called Nuke.
Robocop and Cain have an encounter that leaves Robocop torn to shreds. Their
second showdown leads to Cain becoming Robocop 2, and from there, the movie
stays true to its R-rating, with deaths everywhere.
This was the last time Peter Weller played Robocop. He called the film too negative and disappointing, a sentiment shared by his co-star Nancy Allen. Frank Miller wrote the script, though in his defense, his original version was reportedly unmakeable. Numerous rewrites led to the Robocop 2 we see today—and the even crappier Robocop 3 that followed, which ended the film movie franchise production at that time, before the 2014 remake.
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