Karl Gushing Over Robocop for 72 Minutes

[@Duplexx93]

"If you're a fan of Fact Fiend then your a fan of Robocop" truer words have never been spoken!

[@barrystoltz5137]

I would like to think that my love of Robocop, and my love for fact fiend, are happy coincidences......

[@AgentGreen13]

I was kind of hoping for just a drunk Karl sitting in a recliner, someone says something about an unrelated subject, and Karl links it to one fact of Robocop and continues on for an hour

[@Balrog4242]

I love that Robocop's one weakness is you can just run away from him and then he has to be just another fool in a car... which IS how they take him down in the first movie. He's like a tank he needs backup. They missed a trick there they could have had a cool reloading mechanism in his leg where it holds out a fresh magazine for him to jam the gun down on after taking the old one out and sticking it in his left leg like it's a wastebasket (Robocop doesn't litter). I love that he's using the equivalent of a rigged glock like the Joker.

[@brycebuote8786]

Fun fact of my own, My grandfather helped design and build the Robotic arms in the Frank Miller scene in Robocop 2! They were genuine pieces of lab equipment, with their crowning achievement (second to being in Robocop of course) being sent aboard the International Space Station. Not a particularly important aspect of the scene, but still cool enough to mention.

[@Laxhoop]

We’ve got the upcoming Robocop game, and they got the original actor to reprise his role, like Mortal Kombat 11 did, so I have high hopes that it could take the third film’s place as the end of the original trilogy.

[@karlnicholson414]

Takes place in-between 2&3 but not canon, but it should, aside from the obvious graphical bugs, the game is fucking mental, best game I've played in 24' so far... It's gonna be knocked down to 2nd when space marine 2 drops but for now, rogue city is my game

[@pokemaster123ism]

Karl you need to know, the videos “Robocop listens to music when fighting crime” and “The hidden depth of Robocop” are both private. I don’t know if you meant to do this, or if it was an accident a long time ago and you never noticed

[@FactFiend]

We set those videos to private after they received copyright strikes, which I completely forgot about when I linked them here. Hopefully we can reupload them at some point. Apologies. -Brad

[@levitobias8031]

​@@FactFiend You guys should be the gold standard for interaction in the comments. I love the honesty and professionalism to it.

[@Allantitan]

@@levitobias8031right the amount of KZbinrs that do the the same I can count on like 1 hand. The only other one that I can think of at this moment is villain support

[@jordanedwards5436]

I was playing RoboCop Rogue City today and yesterday, and the story about Paul Verhoeven with his wife and the script is so close to one of the lines from a quest in a VHS store, with Pickles. He says - and I'm paraphrasing "You know that movie was never suposed to be made, it's only because the director's wife found it in the bin..." - and I thought it was a throwaway line, until I heard it again...

[@p.taylor981]

3:30, the old reverse Bryan Cranston career mixup

[@CaptainRetroStation]

"WRONG." (in my best RoboCop voice) The original theatrical cut of "RoboCop" did show the back of Murphy's head getting blown out. What they cut out was the beginning of that shot, where we see the face of the "Murphy" dummy head rise into frame, then the camera tracks around to the back of his head. All of the was removed from the original cut, and goes straight to the head-shot. I know this because I saw the movie in the theaters in 1987, and I still have my VHS copy.

[@crimsonkate8241]

As much as the first movie is superior, i have a soft spot for the second one. The team behind it knew they couldn't live up to the first movie & leaned into the satire of that. Hence all the Robcop 2 protoypes being unmitigated failures. I also think the inclusion of the child gangster that gets killed by Cain was a deliberate jibe at how toy companies sold Robocop merch to kids on the success of the first movie, despite it's graphic violence. I also just googled the release date & relized i'd of been 8 or 9 when i first saw it. Being young & only exposed to the special effects of the time made it a lot more engaging than it would be thorugh a modern eye, Though Cain's Robo design was terriflyingly cool.

[@ChubbsMcgoo]

I say dont look at the remake as a robocop film. Look at it as its own thing. I refer to the remake as Metal Cop Rising.

[@CrazyCarnieCory]

Metal Cop Rising, takes place in the Chappie Universe

[@maarekstele2998]

We've truly peeked as a society

[@mtgfanatic130]

Peaked*

[@awandererfromys1680]

It's not just that ED-209 can't use stairs, it can't get up after falling over either. It's doubly inefficient.

[@quintonhowells299]

A scene that always sticks in my mind is from the opening of RoboCop 3, where one guy says "Cyborgs eat bullets" and the other guy is just like "Not today they don't", and that just sorta clears up the first guy's legitimate concern. I don't know if it sticks coz t's so good, or coz it's so bad

[@Falconite]

You guys just joking about robocop and making up scenarios had me crying lmao thats exactly how my friends and I go off on tangents it's our kind of humor

[@gorrium5027]

I think another reason why Alex's Murphy doesn't kill himself is because he isn't a man coming to terms with him being a robot, he is a robot coming to terms that he is actually a man

[@achimdemus-holzhaeuser1233]

RoboCop listening to music is the funniest thing I heard in a while. My Headcanon is now that he is sometimes standing around and bopping his head slowly the music and of course RoboCop doing the Robot Dance

[@themoderatelysadpanda461]

Me having never watched robocop or robocop videos on KZbin deciding to click on the robocop supercut has been thoroughly entertaining. Especially repeatedly being told "if you like fact fiend you like robocop"

[@bluray7358]

My first Ronnie Cox exposure was Star Trek TNG. Loved him in everything I've seen him in. One of my favorite actors

[@IndigoWhiskey]

well that was ominous, literally just finished the first robocop vid of what was likely to devolve into a binge of them. then i spot this seems legit

[@Oldschool1943]

peter weller wasn't even in robocop so the fact that movie even exist is the reason why i ignored that movie even back then when i was a kid. i was like 5 when those movies was out, i even saw the short lived mediocre animated series of robocop i rather watch that over robocop 3. i love that peter weller is coming back as robocop for the upcoming robocop video game. i can't freakin wait.

[@Nickmudie]

The most obvious satirical joke was the american made car. "The 6000 SUX" an American tradition...perfect

[@anthonyorona8069]

This is the best way to start the first 72 minutes of my day today. Thank you 😁

[@direktive4]

fun fact: the poster for the original RoboCop is an illustration

[@pungoblin9377]

If there’s one thing, one concrete lesson that I learned from this video, it would have to be that Karl’s house has at least one picture of some kind of Robocop art

[@sowder]

FINALLY! THE VIDEO I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!

[@louise1967]

I actually did see RoboCop at the movies when it came out. The Thing and Bladerunner, too.

[@S4UCYJ4CK]

Just rewatched Robocop and Robocop 2 last week. Bless you, Karl ❤

[@TheNativeEngine]

I always like to think Emil got tenderized by the hazardous waste.

[@spooknukem1177]

So a fact about me is i have watched robocop but it was when i was far to young i think i was about 6,7,8 ish and it was the dead of the night and the hole thing with the melting man still live in my head rent free

[@mrthesandwich4965]

"We saved the right hand!" - "why?" - " well we also saved the penis" - " ohhhhhhhh. Yeah yeah yeah for sure "

[@khartog01]

I love that the gun the guy aims at the Ed is left on the table.

[@khartog01]

Correction I just rewatch it. It's put back in the case but left loaded what a fucking great movie.

[@piggfeathers]

everyone mokcs 3 round burst wepons with mags not being divisable by 3 but its to let you know that you hit the bottom of your mag and lock the bolt back for reloading

[@JamesParker21]

love when karl talks about robocop.

[@YamchaCanDoBettr]

I'm pretty sure that Bob Norton, the character who was the one in charge of Robocop's construction mentions a few times that Robocop is a cyborg. I guess the character went with the rule of cool because "Cyborgcop" doesn't have the same ring to it

[@coletrain3162]

I actually don't mind the reboot as long as I don't think of it as a RoboCop movie. I know that's a very flaccid defense, but it does have some good scenes and good filmmaking and Joel Kinnaman did a really excellent job acting with just his face in a lot of scenes.

[@coreyvandyke8778]

That explains why when I watched Robocop the first time I got sick. Blood and guts don’t bother me but we were eating spicy shrimp spaghetti.

[@am0rpheus]

One thing I've just realized: in canon it's not Ed-209 but specifically E.D. 209 - erectile dysfunction joke?

[@jeremyp7013]

To Robocop shilling with adds plastered all over him. Lol. I had wait till I stopped crying to dry my eyes to see to be able to type this shit. Funniest thing on KZbin

[@cearlach32]

in the reboot they could have made his armor/body have it be change able so you can change his color as needed or say it can change color so he can go around shiny silver or black for stealth/intimidation

[@icntsywhtiwnt2]

Im not sure how remarkable it is that people in a profession that requires a lot of self control got some catharsis watching a fictionalized version of themselves beating the crap out of a PoS. Its important to remember plenty of criminals do heinous things and cops are required to stay professional.

[@sushijones]

Now I want to edit the various scene summaries into a complete retelling of the film.

[@TheNativeEngine]

So the mime couch accidentally foresaw the reboot and Upgrade 2018's movement.

[@beastoffield]

Robo does reload in the first movie. In the steel mill with Lewis as he says "Get the car" He also reloads in Robocop 2 during the nuke raid at the beggining of the movie. The Auto 9 was modified with custom cams to have a working 7 round burst. 2 trigger pulls empty the weapon irl.

[@NecroFelix247]

I saw a meme yesterday of that dude coming out of the acid and it was captioned with "when you accidentally take a sip of unsweetened tea"

[@ecurps1]

Screw the medic, get a janitor with a shop vac.

[@trevorgreenough6141]

No, no, no I'm a fan of fact fiend because I'm a fan of RoboCop. I got to see that guy kick ass when I was 8 some decades ago now.

[@nim4464]

i watched robocop 1 and 2 this week, and gotta say they are amazing films

[@anthonysabol6182]

My first introduction to robocop was the death battle fight

[@mouseyknot6123]

This showing up makes my day

[@nicholascharles9625]

I would love more long content like this occasionally

[@Cyril29a]

People think the first Robocop is a criticism of free market capitalism when it is in fact a critique of what idiots call capitalism which is really crony capitalism or more realistically socialism as it actually exists in the real world not as it is described in books that are basically fairy tales. OCP has power because it is essentially part of the government... Dick Jones says so "Shit we practically are the military!" Police are a social program, Alex isn't screwed over by a corporation he is screwed over by the government who sell him to a corporation that they have hired to run a social program. Socialism isn't hospitals for sick kids, it is simply: redistribution of wealth (taxes), will of the people (elected officials), seizing the means of production (regulatory capture). The military and police are run by the government (will of the people), they are paid for with taxes (redistribution of wealth), and they are the only ones allowed to do that job, (seized means of production). Robocop is a critique of modern socialism. Robocop 2 is a commentary on the fact that the media after Robocop actively targeted children. Hence the movie and the bad guy are called litterally Robocop 2. The movie is a critique of violence sold to kids. The Hobbs character is the kid that represents all kids, Hobbs was a philosopher whose ideas centered around the surrender to authority. Cain is a character that killed his brother, in this case the brother is the original Robocop movie and ideas. I mean shit, they even say it when Murphy tries to shoot Hobbs and he says "Can't shoot a kid can you fucker" and minutes later he is killed by Cain who can target kids. The failed Robocop 2s are all the attempts to Remake the violent original that were all squashed in favour of cartoons and toys... Robocop 3... there ain't never been been no Robocop 3!

[@benjicrowley8505]

The original NES had a side-scrolling shooter for Robocop and for punisher also I think for Bayou Billy

[@ronanthesuperginger]

finally the video i really want

[@brucewaynefan338]

50:18 he doesn't download anything, just uploads them to the cloud😂

[@Solenum756]

This is the quality content I watch this channel for thank you

[@mindlessmeat4055]

I was a huge fan of this movie when I was a kid. I collected all the toys, it was great. I had a glow in the dark one. They used to fight might swamp thing figures.

[@kobisada5918]

This is the type of content I'm here for!

[@TheNativeEngine]

A Robocop lightgun shooter makes sense. I nean he doesn't move that much. He's basically a humanoid tank.

[@Ripcord303]

If you ever want a robocop arcade machine Carl I will help you build one.

[@Taco_By]

40 min in and i just realized its all robocop (i was mostly listening to it)

[@jimbass1664]

You couldn't find another 30 minutes to match the movie runtime?

[@fuzzythoughts8020]

That melting man scene was the kinda shit that makes the punisher take notes.

[@Notbatman374]

Robocop is the modern day ship of theseus

[@Baba_Bahebal]

With ai technology now someone could fully make Robocop reacts

[@Snowmad0]

This is the best fact fiend video in existence

[@rorymoore4387]

Robocop youtube advert; "Stay out of trouble.... with Nord VPN"

[@assero000]

This was the supercut i needed this morning

[@levitobias8031]

I believe by accepted definition, robocop is an Android. A cyborg would be a living being fitted with (normally substantial) mechanical augments. Where as an Android is a robot designed to appear as a human, especially if steps are taken to artificially augment them to a human appearance. As they admit to doing in the second film.

[@scottneil1187]

Nope, he's a cyborg, a cyborg is living flesh fused with robotic parts. Part of Murphy's brain, part of his spinal column and some of his digestive tract are meshed with the robotic body.

[@MatthewJamesMullin]

Robocop!

[@spiceweasel]

He also loves Swamps

[@jamessizemore7103]

I was way way too young to watch robocop when I first did. Between Alex Murphy getting blasted and the melting man, I have some psychological scarring😂

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

I thought of the mouth area of 209 as being a speaker done deliberatly to be in a frowning grimace.

[@deanerhockings-reptilianhu8701]

Thanks guys. Robocop is one of the best films EVER made. A work of art. Thank you all for your collective Autism on this. It's deserved :)

[@happyfeet5742]

there is a new RoboCop game

[@Boldcheesecake1029]

Sadly I have never seen robocop and won't be able to (probably) because I only have it on VHS and my VHS doesn't work I want to tho Anyone know if it's on netflix or hulu?

[@mr.teacherguy]

Robocop arcade game exists. Had it at my local arcade. It's basically more violent vurtucop.

[@innocent_fugitive]

With regard to 'How could people think Robocop was anything but satire': I was under 10 when it came out and we were all dying to see Robocop-we all thought it was a superhero movie. When we finally saw it (on bootleg video in my case) that scene where Murphy was shot to pieces stayed with me for so long. Then we didn't see it or think about it much until the sequel maybe and then never again. Watching later, it makes sense but at the time it just seemed like a gritty superhero movie. No excuse for the grown-ups but I just wanted to talk about how some of us ended up thinking of it as 'serious' because we saw it way too young to understand it.

[@ArchAngel087]

I like this, this was nice.

[@metalsonic2099]

I truly wish I loved anything as much as Carl loves him some Robocop 🔵✨💨

[@Hair8Metal8Karen]

29:49 This plays into the Jesus allegory, because they crucify him with bullets.

[@cloudotaku]

Yes yes I needed this

[@bryansnaylor]

With AI voice generators you can probably do an entire video like that.

[@Hawaiianjoker01]

I bet Karl can't wait for the robocop game to come out

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

Rob Bottin was an Art Director with a team working under him, the concept designs on paper were done by Miles Tevez (who also worked on the IRON MAN costume, & I believe some of the Bat man costumes) my only critisisms of ROBOCOP are that it was too short, they could have squeezed another...10 minutes, & that it could have used that time to be more Corporate, between this & TRADING PLACES, They are the best Corporate social commenting films of the 80s decade, that hit the feel of that soulless decade best.

[@Liqtor]

The Robocop reboot was so fucking bad, I had to re-watch the original immediately I got back home.

[@millar876]

The new Robocop FPS game showed game reviewers don’t understand Robocop, because they complained that Robocop is a slow walking tank that can auto aim and highlight all enemies and only has his auto 9, other weapons are only temporary and are dropped when depleted after picking it up. It looks like classic Robocop, it sounds like classic Robocop, and Peter seller voices Robocop. It may turn out to be not perfect, but I’m buying it because it’s Robocop.

[@Harvus616]

The death scene of Murphy doesn't work with the film's premise of pieces of his memory surviving his death. I agree it's more philosophically interesting with more of him destroyed, but the entire plot would need an overhaul to make it work, and I like the rest of the plot the way it is personally.

[@17thmidnight96]

I remember laughing hard at youtiber robocop

[@PreistofGHAZpork]

This is the channel now. All ROBOCOP all the time

[@lazyMagoo35]

Never change Karl!!!

[@TonyOnions666]

This is the content I need dripped into my veins.

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

They cleverly explain that he allready knows what's been done to him BEFORE he removes the helmet, because of haunting past memories, as much as he is able to he has accepted it. Something that was a big mistake in that remake as he whines with fear, because it's sprung on him.

[@MonsieurSansHonte]

Clarence J. Boddicker is the greatest movie villain of the 80s, and the greatest action movie villain of all time.

[@racheladamjuliewhite]

What about the prime directive set, what is everyone's opinion

[@novaleader7305]

Deus Ex Human Revolution is a better robocop than the robocop reboot

[@linus8380]

I love that the most interesting thing that's based in Michigan is loved by Karl but almost no one ever f****** mentions that it's based in Michigan, because no one ever really thinks about the fact that there's nothing f****** interesting based in Michigan beyond this story

[@scifiguy26]

I remember reading somewhere that in the original script for RoboCop 2 when Cain's goons dismantled him they were going to remove his face revealing a Terminator like skull underneath is that true?

[@negativetim]

It took me 3 sittings but I got through all of it magnificent!

[@scribbledip53]

This is fact feind +