Review of RoboCop 3 (1993) by Phil H — 06 Feb 2015

By and large, this movie was essentially a rehash of the previous RoboCop films, stripped of nearly everything that made the original RoboCop film great, and anything that made RoboCop 2 even slightly worth watching.

Although I'll admit that the movie has its fair share of enjoyably silly moments, the whole experience felt scaled down, and this has a detrimental effect on the overall quality of the film. The acting was noticeably sub-par, and what didn't help is that they recast RoboCop.

For me, the absence of Peter Weller from the title role is the worst part, because Weller was able to really deliver good performances as the title character. This film's version, however, seems far more lifeless than previous incarnations, and no hints of personality can change that.

The production values were decent, but they seem very outdated, especially in the more CGI-heavy scenes, which suffer a kind of redundancy that usually happens in the third movie. The action would be a redeeming quality, except much of it has been neutered, presumably to attract a wider audience.

There's really nothing much left to say, except that it was a poor exercise at rehashing a movie that had already tapped whatever potential the series had. Although, as far as pointless movie sequels go, I'd say that there are far worse films out there.