
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.... (Full plot summary below)
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In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.
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| Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair...a surprisingly smart and funny satire that just gets sharper as the years go by. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames Kendrickan extremely well-made, often humorous comic book revenge fantasy with an underlying subtext of constant satirical jabs at American corporate domination |
| The GuardianPeter BradshawRoboCop looks more than ever like Verhoeven’s masterpiece, a classic of 80s Hollywood and apart from everything else a brilliant commentary on the city of Detroit; hi-tech RoboCop is a harbinger of the decline of the automotive industry and the ruin-porn wasteland to come. |
| Washington PostDesson ThomsonRobocop is one weird and entertaining hybrid of camp and sci-fi shoot-'em-up. |
| Not Coming to a Theater Near YouRumsey TaylorRoboCop is weighed down by its humor, action, and abundant special effects; its humanity is its distinguishing trait. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsDragan AntulovOne of those rare movies that manage to be funny and entertaining, yet thought-provoking and dead serious at the same time. |
| MovieMartyr.comJeremy HeilmanSomehow the more violence that the director shows, the less real it becomes. |
| Film ThreatClint Morris"Robocop" is an action buffs dream - Larger than life robots, inexorable villains, cartoonish template and jaw-dropping special effects |
| Slant MagazineEric HendersonRoboCop set the tone for much of Dutch auteur import Paul Verhoeven's career in America. |
| We Live EntertainmentFred TopelRobocop will always be a vital story. Whether a corporation brings us back from the dead with cybernetic technology or just sells our social media activity to their clients, they cannot own who we are. |