Robocop 1987
Time for a rewatch!
this post was submitted on 07 Aug 2023
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There's Robocop 2?
There is, and it's not completely terrible (but not a patch on the original). A bit 90s era "Winners don't do drugs" preachiness, but it is from the director of The Empire Strikes Back, so at least it's competent.
Robocop 3 on the other hand... How the fuck do you make a robot ninja boring?
There was a bunch of made for TV, straight to bargain bin drek as well. Can't even be bothered to look up the name of it.
Wait, what? There's Robocop 3 too!? WTH? Where the hell did I live in the past 2 decades? Is this a simulation or something?
Anw, what's your opinion on the reboot version?
The film was followed by a number of sequels and spin-offs; two theatrical sequels, 1990's RoboCop 2 and 1993's RoboCop 3, the latter of which replaced Weller with Law & Order: Special Victims Unit's Robert John Burke; two Canadian-produced live-action TV series, 1994's RoboCop and 2001's RoboCop: Prime Directives; and, despite the extremely R-rated nature of the first RoboCop, two kid-aimed cartoon series, 1988's RoboCop and 1998's RoboCop: Alpha Commando. The franchise has also produced a number of comic books, action figures, and video games. None of them captured the verve, or the success, of Verhoeven's original film.
oh and Amazon is rebooting it again!