Review of RoboCop (1987) by Maineutral R — 15 Feb 2014

RoboCop isn't as action packed as advertised, but maybe because we are getting used to dumb-action movies with a fight every 5 minutes. Dark humor, gore, crisp story of the man-inside-the-machine, and lots of broken glass is what RoboCop has to offer. But what makes RoboCop a true classic?

Well, there are a lot of things actually: maybe the fact that the film can be taken seriously even with all the over-the-top feeling of it. Also, the death and robotic resurrection of Murphy is very tragic, maybe because we see an era in the movie were the society is so affected that when crime is at its highest, we still want to pretend that everything is fine. After all, there are scenes were things are exploiting, or persons getting shot, and yet the people act like nothing happens. Maybe because Murphy is a Jesus allegation, or more simply, because RoboCop can shoot rapists in the dick, and that's awesome.

My downsides were mostly forgettable score and the ending, which I thought was pretty rushed and didn't show a resonance on the characters or the story. Nevertheless, RoboCop is a great "action" flick of the early years, which had its crappy PG-13 remake this year of 2014. It's definitely a film that's worth watching for what it is.