Robocop 2
by Irvin Kershner
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Actor: Belinda Bauer, John Glover, John Ingle, Leeza Gibbons, Mario MachadoDirector: Irvin Kershner
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 117 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-06-08
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of Robocop 2
Movie Review: A good film, but the first film was better
Summary: 3 Stars
Set one year after the first film, another crime-wave has hit Detroit, this time fuelled by the availability of the new designer drug, Nuke. Robocop (Peter Weller) is still on the job, but the rest of the police department is on strike because mega-corporation, OCP, who owns the Detroit police department, has dramatically cut their pay. Meanwhile, OCP is in the process of developing another robot-cop, Robocop 2, to replace Robocop.
Considered on its own, "Robocop 2" isn't too bad a movie. Its main problem lies in the fact that the original "Robocop" is just so much more fun. Whereas Ed Niumeier's script was a well-written, tongue-in-cheek satire of law enforcement, which was perfectly complemented by Paul Verhoeven's audacious directorial style, "Robocop 2" takes itself more seriously and is the victim of a more convoluted script that takes too long to get to the point, and uninspired direction. Both "Robocop" and its sequel are incredibly violent movies, but while the violence in "Robocop" was so over-the-top that I can't imagine it upsetting anyone, the violence in "Robocop 2" is nastier and even sadistic at times. One scene, in which Robocop is dismembered by the villains, although not all that bloody (he's a robot, afterall), is particularly unpleasant and made me wonder about the mental state of the writers and the director (oh, that's right, Frank Miller is one of the screenwriters - that would explain it).
Having said all of that, "Robocop 2" is not without merit. Although "Robocop 2" does take a long time to get going, when it does start moving, it gets pretty good. The final half-hour of the film (which is essentially a half-hour action-sequence) is great. Also, Gabriel Dave stands out as adolescent crime-boss Hob; John Glover's cameo is hilarious, and as in the first film, it's fun to see what OCP will do next (you've gotta love those evil corporations). Still, after watching this, I don't exactly feel inspired to keep going and see "Robocop 3" (I'd rather watch another Paul Verhoeven film, thanks), and I'd say there's a very good reason why Paul Verhoeven is still getting work and Irvin Kershner (who directed this film) is not.
Summary of Robocop 2
When Detroit's descent into chaos is further compounded by a police department strike and a new designer drug called Nuke, only Robocop can stop the mayhem. But in his way are an evil corporation that profits from Motor City crime and a bigger and tougher cyborg with a deadly directive: Take out Robocop. Containing the latest in gadgetry and weaponry as well as the brain of the madman who designed Nuke, this new cyborg isn't just more sophisticated than his predecessor...he's psychotic and out of control! And it's going to take everything Robocop has- maybe even his life-to save Detroit from complete and utter anarchy.With the surprise success--both critical and commercial--of Robocop, it was inevitable that a sequel would emerge (actually, two sequels). But this follow-up lacked the dyspeptically funny vision of filmmaker Paul Verhoeven and wound up skimming the surface to repeat only the most superficial elements of the original: the big, clunky hero (played by Peter Weller), the ultra-violence (minus a dark sense of humor), and the plethora of action sequences. What plot there is deals with the corporation that runs the cops and its two-pronged attempt to squeeze every dime out of the populace and the city: create a new drug crisis (with an incredibly addictive synthetic drug the corporation manufactures, spread by a charismatic drug lord) and then attack with a bigger robot, one that eliminates Robocop at the same time. Would that they had. --Marshall Fine
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