Review of RoboCop (1987) by Chris W — 17 Sep 2011

Paul Verhoeven's sci-fi. opus. This film is at times simultaneously hilarious, smart (especially when satirical), and brutal, and always brillaint no matter what. It's hard to make a brilliant film that fits just one particular genre, but to make one that crosses genre lines and does it some masterfully is even more difficult. This ifilm is an example of how to do it right. It's violent action yet intelligent sci-fi social satire at its finest.

What's even better as that it works just as brilliantly if you take it for what it is: a stirring story about a brutally murdered cop who gets resurrected and gets to take vengeance in the most satisfying way. It's not shallow stuff either. There's lotf of depth, development, and emotion going on, and the performacnes, especially from Weller and Smith, are absolutely fantastic.