First Time Watching ROBOCOP (1987) - Movie Reaction

[@yasminesteinbauer8565]

I think you missed that she recognized that Murphy was Robocop by the spinning of his gun.

[@janklaassen6404]

Yeah, she missed a couple of things. But that's to be expected for a first time watch. It's fine.

[@jrudge]

10:51 Precisely. The writers of the movie were loudly commenting on capitalism and the Reagan era in America

[@adriangaliver]

Dead or Alive, You're Coming With Me!

[@dannyinoakpark9095]

I know you WE KILLED YOU!

[@Roman-tu3vh]

Worst pick up line

[@chewableprozac4kids767]

Lewis knew it was Murphy because Robocop did the gun-spinning trick in the shooting range.

[@Cau_No]

That was also an example of good script writing. The TJ Lazer move got casually introduced, you didn't think of it until much later, when it suddenly becomes relevant. The "Directive 4" on the other hand was foreshadowing, it also became clearer at a later point in the story, when you almost forgot about it.

[@fitzchivalry42]

I'm glad you enjoyed this one. I'd recommend reacting to Starship Troopers, another of Paul Verhoeven's films in the same vein, satire and over the top violence. I know you're not a big fan of sci-fi but I'm sure you'll enjoy the brutality and critique of fascism.

[@janklaassen6404]

Starship Troopers is a fun crazy action flick. It's greatest trick is indeed that it lets you root for a fascist society. Verhoeven thought it was obvious, but reviewers at the time didn't get it. It's a warning that shows how easily a society can turn evil.

[@amandamiquilena]

Thank you so much for the super thanks! :D Unfortunately, i'm already very familiar with the movie Starship Troopers as i grew up watching it. It was one of those movies that was constantly in re-runs on the tv haha. I haven't watched it in years though and i think i would have a different perspective now as an adult but i'm not sure if people would like to watch a "re-watch" instead of a "first time watching", if you know what i mean. Oh, and sorry for the late reply.

[@fitzchivalry42]

@@amandamiquilena You're very welcome, and no need to apologise. Speaking for myself, I'd love to see you re-watch it and have your perspective on it as an adult but I understand if you don't. I'll still watch anything else with you :)

[@thagerussculshaw3839]

@@amandamiquilena what about Total Recall 1990?

[@DarthCrimsonDeath]

14:25 "How did she know?" Remember earlier, when Robocop shows up and starts practicing in the shooting range and all the cops notice the particular sound of his gun, she sees him put the weapon away by spinning it like the TV scifi cowboy from the show his son used to watch. When Lewis and Murphy first go on patrol, she sees him practicing that spinning move and he tells her he likes the move and wants to impress his kid. On some subconscious level the brain inside the cyborg acts it out by instinct.

[@fredskull1618]

It's an iconic movie from the '80s with some excellent themes. The visual effects, including the stop-motion, add to the overall appeal. And you're right, the film does touch on various subjects, including capitalism and the potential consequences of unchecked corporate power.

[@theGoogol]

If you want to talk about unchecked corporate power ... take a look at "Smart Cities". It's happening right now.

[@Charlie_Alpha_Echo]

@Gimil38Yes!! Precisely! This!

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

Robocop is about a lot of things, both of the time and still today. Timeless themes include corporatism, military-industrial corruption, media shallowness, police recklessness and violence, etc. For the time, it makes reference to the collapse of Detroit specifically and hints at some of the monstrous people responsible for the Vietnam War the decade before (one of the guys in the boardroom operating ED-209 was named McNamara, who had a very distinctive appearance like Robert McNamara). The movie is packed to the rim with meaning and references, but is also just a lot of perfect action, energy, and personality.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

I suspect you're reading too much into Dr. McNamara. Beyond the more qualitative judgment of whether he really looks like Robert McNamara or not, he wasn't wearing Robert's distinctive and ever-present glasses, which surely he would have been if he'd been intended to be a deliberate imitation / reference.

[@happyapple4269]

​@@bigdream_dreambig it was a reference to him, edward neumier talks about it just like the guy described. Also Ed-209 was loosly based on the huey helicopters from vietnam.

[@louisferdinandceline3016]

Starship Troopers...Total Recall...to keep on the Verhoeven train...his commercials alone are always worth the price of admission...

[@deadcatthinks6725]

It wasn't his first day per se, he physically and mentally met the requirements of the program, which is why he was moved to a more dangerous precinct. Its also why backup was delayed/unavailable.

[@blacksheep8427]

I'm sure other people will mention is, but...the director of Robocop - Paul Verhoven - also directed Total Recall (starring Arnold Schwarzenegger) and one of my favorite movies, Starship Troopers. Both are very much worth a reaction video.

[@malelonewolf80]

She should watch, and react to those two movies as well.

[@torpedoboy4]

I think you missed a whole part in the beginning where Murphy twirls his gun and talks about his son? That's how Lewis knew Robocop was Murphy. She saw Robocop twirl his gun.

[@marlonthemarvellous]

Hey Amanda, thank you for your effort and personality into reacting to this film. It’s is a gory, camp and satirical and you did a stellar effort on picking up on it. Thanks again great reaction

[@amandamiquilena]

Listen, thank YOU so much for watching my content and for this super thanks! I know i say this often but i truuuuly appreciate it :) And sorry for the late reply btw

[@marlonthemarvellous]

@@amandamiquilena 😊

[@squarewave808]

10:00 - that’s actually a real ER team doing this scene. Verhoeven wanted things as accurate as possible, so the stuff you see them doing to Murphy is what they did in real life.

[@incogneato790]

Lewis figured out it was Murphy because of the way he twirled his gun before holstering it. Murphy did it shortly after they met, and she saw Robocop do it at the gun range and put it together.

[@anguswilliam2141]

I miss them making movies like this. There's so much heart in it. The second one is pretty boss too.

[@raulhidalgo2438]

Lewis's suspicions are due to the fact that at the beginning of the film Murphy was practicing turning his gun and aiming, just like the TV hero his son loved and wanted to surprise him. At the robocop shooting range he makes the same turn with his pistol and that makes Lewis suspicious

[@mattscoggins]

Thank you for posting this! One of my favorite movies - my dad went and took me to see this in the theater when I was 12!

[@MASO204]

Your dads fucking awsome

[@johnnymoraes23]

Killer, iconic movie... you can never dream how it was to see it on VHS, back in 1987. And it's just such a well made movie, it feels like a dreamy environment, the whole movie. I wanted to see it on cinema, back then, but had 10 years less than what was needed, lol. It's so violent, lol, but Paul Verhoeven's directing is just perfect. Genius director.... editing and cinematography is perfect. The score, locations, sets, figurine, makeup, script, overall a killer movie. This movie is so 1987, amazing times. I miss the 80's. No internet, no cellphones, real people and real movies. But then again, it was another planet back then, than what the world is today. People where totally different.

[@LoricSwift]

Man do I miss practical effects - I don't hate (good) CGI, but there nothing quite like a decent practical or prosthetic for selling it!

[@axlm.808]

They had a dream team for the practical effect and makeup, with Rob Bottin (The thing, Total recall) Phil Tippett (Star wars, Jurrasic park) and Stephan Dupuis (The fly, Scanners) among other great technicians

[@LoricSwift]

@@axlm.808 Masters of their craft, all of them!

[@pssthpok]

I saw this movie with no foreknowledge and low expectations in a theatre when it was first released. I was very impressed with it! It was great in so many ways, but one that I thought was often overlooked was the score. Loved it.

[@Kac3rz]

Amanda: "Is this a movie about capitalism and it's evils?" Paule Verhoeven: "Yes, it is."

[@mrnaughtycat]

I watched this at me next door Neighbours house when I was 14 and I loved it

[@Paiste2002Fan]

I clicked and subscribed because of your glorious thumbnail image.

[@anansigg]

Great job! You are so funny and smart! I hope you are doing well!

[@amandamiquilena]

Aaaw thank you, those are really cool compliments haha. I hope you are doing well too! Sorry for the late reply.

[@4thMG]

Omg lol the thumbnail is the greatest thing I’ve ever seen!

[@michaelschwartz8730]

Few movies if any have ever pulled off satire like this. Super dark humor, over the top violence and dystopic sci-fi have never worked as well together before or since

[@santiago451]

6:46 Amanda glances down at his junk even before Lewis. Classic.

[@fabiosegretario1986]

Lewis recognized Murphy in RoboCop because he swung his gun like he did. The Dick Jones who falls from the skyscraper is in fact a puppet with exaggerated features.

[@lyrand6408]

That movie was _way_ ahead of its time. Even the sequel had amazing stop motion too, and RoboCop 2 (the actual robot, the villain so to speak) is amazing; one of the best antagonists in sci-fi movies in my opinion.

[@CaptainAmercia]

This film is a blast. Robocop as a film seems to be heavily inspired by both Judge Dredd and Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. Robocop as a character is very Judge Dredd a law enforcement officer set within a dystopian city. Delta City which we only see as a model city looks alot like Mega City One from the Judge Dredd comics. Also the Dark Knight Returns elements mostly relate to the news reports and interviews that to me always reminded me of Dark Knight Returns. The actor of Robocop Peter Weller even went on to voice Batman in the animated Dark Knight Return movies both Part 1 and Part 2. Frank Miller also was one of the writers on Robocop 2 so that's cool as well. Also Robocop is technically a Superhero film using many conventions of the genre along with pulling heavily from comic book characters etc. There's even a fun Iron Man nod in this film with the store robber who picks up a Iron Man comic a fun parallel to the character of Robocop. Marvel also creates Robocop comic books that were amazing.

[@THEPATRIOT1000]

What about Westworld?

[@william_santiago]

Heavily inspired by Judge Dredd? It was SUPPOSED to be Judge Dredd, but they couldn't manage to secure the movie rights.

[@Madbandit77]

​@@william_santiago Even if the writers could have gotten the movie rights at that time, Dredd wasn't well known to anyone who didn't visit a comic book specialty store.

[@Madbandit77]

I think it's a creative coincidence that The Dark Knight Returns and the first Robocop film have similar storytelling elements. Miller was hired to write the second and third films and he has been vocal about not liking the experience. I waited to see the animated version of TDKR as a full film, and it's brilliant. You're right about Robocop being a superhero film. In fact, it's the first R-rated one.

[@CaptainAmercia]

@@Madbandit77 Yeah from my understanding hollywood massively edited his work which is a shame. But I'm glad showcased Miller went all in on his comic work of Robocop. If there was ever to be a sequal in the form of a new film or a TV show I would 100% would want Miller attached along with Paul Verhoeven.

[@thenotoriousgryyn342]

This film was a Masterpiece, Peter Weller should’ve won an Oscar!

[@neuvocastezero1838]

Peter Weller is one of the US's great underrated actors. Paul Verhoeven also directed Starship Troopers, Basic Instinct, and Total Recall. Considering the themes of blending technology with biology, it would have been interesting to see what David Cronenberg would have done with this film.

[@sem1conscious]

Thanks!

[@wandeling127]

Great reaction Amanda, very entertaining as always! I hope you are doing well. The movies of Paul Verhoeven are always a bit over the top but fun to watch. I can recommend Starship Troopers and Total Recall (1990) from him. They are just as much fun!

[@only257]

lewis survives she appears in part 2

[@Charlie_Alpha_Echo]

Starship Troopers is surprisingly good! A total sci-fi satire of the old WWII effort propaganda films! So good!

[@stanleysmith2221]

Loved your reactions, happy you had a fun time watching this insane classic 80s movie 😊

[@henrytjernlund]

I love that in the end that pure logic was used to solve the standoff.

[@chomskyismyhomeboi3509]

Fantastic video, thanks for the content. Paul verhoeven is a genius. He made some amazing movies. Starship Trooper and Total Recall are perfect

[@william_santiago]

The external view of the Detroit Police station Murphy/Robocop is assigned to is my old job's office. The steel mill where Murphy and Lewis retreat to is my where my Father retired from. There have been many people who have survived gunshots to the head. There was one case that the bullet entered on one side, punctured the skull, slid along the membrane bag around the brain called the dura mater, then exited the skull on the other side. The brain itself was completely untouched. The person made a full recovery.

[@hilarywilliams1909]

Peter Weller (Murphy) also stars in another great 80's movie The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension.

[@SgtTechcomDN38416]

Amanda, Lewis noticed the spinning trick he did when he holstered his gun at the shooting range, it was the same one he did when they got coffee and he spoke about his kid liking that TV show, that's how she knew it was Murphy.

[@axlm.808]

Like Emil when he heard Murphy's catchphrase "dead or alive you're coming with me"

[@BlackIce3190]

Fantastic movie, and good on you for getting the correct version to react to.

[@johnmiwa6256]

The most fun I've ever had at the movies was at a free test screening of Robocop at Dwinelle Hall at UC Berkeley.

[@ДаркШнайдер]

14:27 She guessed that Robocop is Murphy when she saw him twisted the gun like he did when he was alive.

[@celiohackintosh4558]

Great reaction Amanda! Congratulations!

[@joseedurado00]

You know, she makes a great point in this movie. There is no big reveal of robocop showing Clearance that he is muphy and he is back. like omg moment for clean. Thanks for the movie

[@jimwoodman8158]

"if he eats, he poops and I wonder what that looks like" Why am I not surprised that that's where Amanda's mind went?😄

[@Youngie761]

I was 10 when I first saw this back in 88. Watched it with my Dad after it came out on VHS. The part where Kenny gets blown away by Ed-209, I felt so sick the rest of the night. I have never seen gore in a movie like that.

[@jh5131]

Saw it at drive in with my dad when I was 11. He had no idea what it was. F-ed me up for a while after that

[@TioMegamanX]

22:00 Fun fact, not even his head, is just his face over a cybernetic skull, turns out it was done to avoid a complete mental breakdown from the subject.

[@greenpeasuit]

15:37 OMG! Lol, thanks for catching up! Ha ha ha ha. Mind you, I didn't notice if it ever mentions a year. If I know 80s movies, they probably predicted this would be the far future of 2003 of something like that.

[@judsongaiden9878]

Emil's toxic waste meltdown scene is muh fave. Even when I was an '80s kid in the '80s, that was muh favorite part! 🤣Oh, and this came out the same year as Street Trash, the ultimate "melt movie!" Yes, that's a real genre of movies. 1987 was a great year for movies. 26:45 Peter Weller described those movements as "staccato."

[@Cobalt-Jester]

You just saw a person get a load of bullets in him at the office room. And you laughed. 10 minutes later another body is getting a load of bullets. And now you're shocked and disturbed. 2 almost exact scenes and they generate 2 complete opposites. We call that good film making.

[@SlickOils]

Haha I love your thumbnail, robocop is a great film, I painted him on my channel, nice video! 👍🏻

[@TheAngelOfDeath01]

I was 7-8 years old when I first saw this, and I am born in Denmark, Amanda. ;-) You have to remember, this movie really lit a fire under people's asses, because this film came only a few years after Terminator, which was also an ORION production.

[@LoricSwift]

"This is not legal, is it?" "He signed the release form!"

[@corwinchapman4565]

I really like how in the first scene where RoboCop stops a crime, in that convenience store, they juxtapose RoboCop's advanced technology with regular old normal stuff in every shot. They really emphasize the interesting "very near future" vibe by having regular old bottles of jack daniels and bags of chips right next to this inconceivable biotech monstrosity. It very much highlights how much of a "next step" RoboCop is: the ED-209 is just an advancement in existing technology, but RoboCop is an entirely new thing altogether. Not man, not machine, not man-with-some-machine or machine-with-some-man, but a genuine blending of both.

[@TheRealRodent]

This was the movie that made me a cineaste. I watched this in 1989 when I was 7, back when movies like this had 18 ratings but were still marketed to children :D Also, at 10:08, you said "Oh, he did die" If you listen carefully to the med team, they're not trying to save Murphy's life. They're actually trying to kill him in a controlled fashion so they can preserve what's left of his brain for the RoboCop Program. Also, hard to believe people miss how Lewis and Emil know it's Murphy. With Lewis, it's when she saw him spin the gun... with Emil, it's the Dead Or Alive line he delivers. So many people miss those little callbacks.

[@TheCrusader1000]

Hi Mandy love your reaction. And the trip down memory lane. I rented this film on vhs back in 1989.

[@knightrcer]

To answer your question at 14:42. The reason why officer Anne Lewis knew it was him was because the way he twirled his gun before putting it in his leg. She knew Murphy did that to impress his son when he showed her that while getting coffee before going to chase Clarence Bodicker.

[@mrflickswatches]

That thumbnail though 🤣🔥 W

[@markford2272]

Hi Amanda, great reaction as always. I'm sure this has been mentioned already - but Lewis initially recognises Murphy as Robocop, or at least strongly suspects he might be, when Robocop does the gun twirl at the shooting range, from earlier in the movie. This is one of Verhoeven's best movies, along with Total Recall and Starship Troopers. Both like Robocop, are extremely violent, in an over-the-top kind of way, and also heavy on the satire, especially Starship Troopers.

[@HarryLimeLives82]

There's no I wasn't going to watch this anyway but that thumbnail is every shade of splendid. 👏👏

[@JonJahren]

Can you fly Bobby? Keep creating videos :)

[@amandamiquilena]

Ohhh hey! Thank you so much for this super thanks! I appreciate this, it's motivating and it helps a lot :) Sorry for the late reply btw.

[@JonJahren]

@@amandamiquilena No problem at all :)

[@thseed7]

This was one of my favorite movies as a kid. My dad definitely let me watch it way too young.

[@anguswilliam2141]

Me too. That guy in the acid vat scarred me for life. lol

[@longfootbuddy]

his arms looked long because he was starting to turn into a vulture, but the building wasnt tall enough

[@donovandelaney3171]

Nuke’em is a real board game. But there’s only two in existence. I wish they’d put Nuke’em in mass production.

[@clemsonalum98]

Wow how did i miss you all this time.

[@mikeman2862]

Regarding the shock you have at how cold the company is, that's how companies function irl as well. Money is always number one for them, regardless of what happens.

[@gray-fox6789]

I watch robocop when i was 7 years old when it came out... It has been my no. 1 superhero ever since ❤️❤️👍👍

[@RevokCronenberg]

The thumbnail picture is pure genius 🙂

[@terrylandess6072]

The Murphy 'face' was effective enough a close variation was used for the Borg Queen in Star Trek: First Contact 9 years later.

[@Koniving]

"How did she know?" The gun twirl, before they went out on the call and when the robocop appeared in the gun range.

[@bigyetter]

Truly, an amazingly hilarious thumbnail.

[@curtisnewingham8789]

Thank you for another amazing reaction...makes for a good weekend

[@wheatgrinder83]

It’s cool that you credited Peter Weller’s performance as he took the role seriously; it wasn’t just a silly sci-fi movie to him, which, given the premise, it could have been. They actually paused filming for a time to allow Weller more time to adapt to the suit, which you see in the choreography for the drugs lab scene. His movement is also balletic.

[@chrismetafora6565]

Robocop was more than a movie; it was a franchise! There was a Saturday morning TV show animated, toys, a 900 number, (dont ask how much I spent calling it) and video games!!

[@waterbeauty85]

Peter Weller is such a method actor that he insisted that the cast and crew call him Murphy or Robocop when he was in costume, so Kurtwood Smith went out of his way to call him Peter whenever he talked to him.

[@ecatalan98]

ROBOCOP is a masterpiece of 80's science fiction. It won a special FX Academy Award. Few modern movies can match the sheer ferocity of "Robocop"!

[@chriscarrete5303]

Best.. thumbnail.. Ever!!! 👍👍😁

[@rickardroach9075]

26:04 The Old Man: Murphy who? Murphy: [Looks at ghost of ED-209.] Murphy Stairwalker.

[@korben7710]

Phineas P. Gage (1823-1860) was an American railroad construction foreman remembered for his improbable survival of an accident in which a large iron rod was driven completely through his head, destroying much of his brain's left frontal lobe, and lived for 12 more years. So yep he could have lived from the gun shot to the head. 🤕

[@MrStillmans]

About the head shot: in real life, people can survive and even function to a surprising extent with more than half their brain removed. By the way, I really enjoy the thoroughness of these reviews and the number of scenes covered. Robocop is probably Latin for macho testosterone balls, but it's interesting to see how the opposite sex reacts to this kind of dystopian madness.

[@80s_kid]

10:46 I didn't think I'd hear a critique of capitalism in a Robocop reaction video but yes, this system is bleeding from multiple wounds, just like Murphy.

[@Cau_No]

That's actually what the whole movie and the Cyberpunk genre that took off in the 80s is about, corporatism and dubious ethics are a main staple of those stories. (see Blade Runner, Johnny Mnemonic, Freejack, … also the Anime Ghost in the Shell)

[@80s_kid]

@@Cau_No I know but here Amanda stated this, more precisely she formulated it as a question and this is very unusual for the Robocop reaction videos you can see on KZbin.

[@shinrapresident7010]

@@80s_kid You should hear her critiques of communism, she knows there's nothing more evil than that.

[@80s_kid]

@@shinrapresident7010 As a critique of capitalism, is the only conclusion that the critic is thinking of a system that is also dysfunctional? I was careful not to mention any "ism" other than capitalism. :) Yes, this means that a new, fresh concept is needed, which is certainly much more human-centered.

[@80s_kid]

@@rubydragon1034 FAR from it.But if you don't want to understand, that's your business.

[@woof9408]

This is just one of those movies that was made at the right time. The themes resonate still today but the talent of all those involved in its creation was lightning in a bottle.

[@Icypenguigo]

"Bitches leave" is a line that cracks me up every time I watch this movie XD

[@dustinherk8124]

i'd be lying if i said that that smiling Robo Amanda thumbnail wasnt going to give me nightmares

[@johnnymoraes23]

In that scene that Robocop kills Clarence Boddicker that was a rush and a thrill to see, back in 87', for the first time. Such a very well made movie. Curiosity; the Robocop design was partially inspired by Fritz Lang's robot on Metropolis.

[@rickardroach9075]

4:20 Yes. The actor's widow was instrumental in ensuring live ammunition was banned from future films. Unfortunately, Alec Baldwin didn't read the memo.

[@ahabgaddis7277]

I saw this when I was 5 years old. Was awesome, I recommend watching at 5

[@ultimatesunrise]

Ur thumbnail made me lolz ❤😊

[@tony202931]

I was 8 when I saw Robocop.. This movie made me the man I am today!

[@davewhitmore1958]

Lewis knew from the gun twirl, just like Emil knew from the repeat of "Dead or alive, you're coming with me"

[@davewhitmore1958]

Nice Terminator line drop! (He and Robocop have fought in the comic books)

[@DivisionJay]

I love your video thumbnail!

[@NecropsY1]

chopping this fine film down to 27 min is a real crime should call robocop

[@Atom-E.B.E.]

my fav videos of yours are the ones with bald thumbnails

[@jamesscanlan6240]

She knew it was Murphy because of the way he twirled his gun as Murphy had earlier.

[@bikingchupei2447]

17:44 you could see the glass explode before the impact, the timing was a bit off.

[@theKRUGMEISTER]

Lol that thumbnail is great

[@RoodeMenon]

Rob Bottin was a super passionate makeup artist. Look him up. He did some historic work in movies.

[@stephenvincentgiles1306]

I could listen to your voice all day.