Review of RoboCop 2 (1990) by Alex Sandell for Juicy Cerebellum — 11 Aug 2003

Fairly crummy sequel with a few redeeming action sequences.

This review of RoboCop 2 (1990) was written by Alex Sandell and published by Juicy Cerebellum on 11 Aug 2003.

RoboCop 2 has generally received mixed reviews.

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