I guess the
movie should’ve been called There’s No End to the Torture, because Robocop
3 was a total waste of money and ideas.
The funny thing is, I remember the first time I watched it. I was with my
sister and friends, and I recall being pissed at how the movie turned out. To
make things worse, there was the death of Lewis (Nancy Allen), which I felt was
completely unnecessary. I knew her role had been limited since the previous
movie, but killing her off wasn’t my idea of a good way to end her character.
Robocop 3 was
a financial disaster at the box office. With Peter Weller refusing to reprise
his role—partly because the suit was cumbersome and partly due to the negative
reception of the second movie—he retired as Alex Murphy/Robocop. This led to
Robert John Burke stepping in.
This time, our
Robocop is up against a rehabilitation task force created by OCP to relocate
people and make way for their Delta City project. Time is running out for the
project, so the rehab force uses brutal methods to evict residents, even
killing some in the process. Enter our hero, ready to defend the innocent.
The main issue
with this movie is that it was produced as a family-friendly film. All the
R-rated elements from the first two movies were removed to make way for a more
kid-friendly Robocop. The story isn’t as boring as the second movie—I
could sit through it without dozing off—but I still didn’t want to, because:
- Peter Weller wasn’t in it.
- It was rated PG-13.
The flying scene
was probably meant to be the highlight, but the lack of gore made it completely
unimpressive.
Frank Miller
wrote the screenplay, bringing back some elements that were dismissed in Robocop
2. In fact, he made those dismissed parts the driving force of this new movie.
I guess he should have listened to the executives who thought those parts were
not needed.
The idea to
continue making this movie without Weller and killing of the Lewis character,
you can guess was a plan to continue to make more movies, but as you can see it
did not work.
In the end, I can safely say: just watch the first Robocop. Don’t bother with the rest, as they don’t add anything to what makes this franchise great. Skipping them saves you money, and I guarantee you’re not missing a thing.
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