R.O.T.O.R. (1987) - Part Terminator, Part Robocop, ALL TERRIBLE! - Rental Reviews

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R.O.T.O.R. (AKA Blue Steel) is what happens when you try to mix Robocop with The Terminator but cut the budget by A LOT! James and the gang talk about probably the least effective worst killer cyborg they have ever seen. Enjoy the awful dubbing, Ed Wood style editing, and the slowest martial art ever seen. Side Note: This is Kieran's favorite Christmas movie.
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[@JamesNintendoNerd]

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[@bruhmandude555]

cinamacicare there is some static in one of the audio channels at around 18:30 just to let you know

[@zaragossa8724]

Can i play it also on my Kühlschrank (SAMSUNG RF56N9740SR/EF Family Hub) ?

[@Utinnibikini]

Raid is honestly a fun game ive played since launch and i suggest giving it a try

[@corehazard4709]

why the avgn (a retro gamer) recommends a fuckin mobile game? the heck?

[@PixelatedFear]

@@Utinnibikini Does it get better? Starting out, I can't help but find it kinda soulless.

[@sydIRISH]

"R.O.T.O.R" "Return Of The Obvious Ripoff"

[@joaofrancisco3655]

Underrated comment

[@Scaargarcia9995]

I agree ☝️

[@starsiegeplayer]

"R.O.T.O.R. made me not want to live" -Jay Bauman

[@OhYeahNice]

Lol I can't think of this movie without thinking of the RLM review.

[@priscillaasagiri4913]

I missed the robot background dancing song.

[@videogamechangers605]

What a hack fraud thing to say.

[@Malum09]

“I had to call the Suicide Prevention Hotline after I saw R.O.T.O.R.. They told me to do it.” - Rich Evans

[@alchemist_x79]

I CLAPPED WHEN HE SAID THAT!

[@gavincurtis]

I would get my dollar back. There is no substitute for Robocop.

[@retroraider5313]

YES

[@williamschutz4982]

I'd buy that for a dollar!!!

[@ryanotte6737]

"Can I have you both?" "Sure, we've had our shots!" "I'd buy that for a dollar!"

[@smgeezus7186]

Have a Pepsi

@Bruce Da Moose I'm sure that's on pornhub.

[@SuperfieldCrUn]

"I had to call the suicide prevention hotline because of R.O.T.O.R." "They told me to do it." -Rich Evans

[@chatch621]

SaVaGe

[@GoodSteve123]

Is Cinemassacre replacing Red Letter Media?

[@adammiller975]

@@GoodSteve123 Is Red Letter Media replacing the comments section?

[@RavenClaw88]

Have a Pepsi

[@MortonGoldthwait]

@@adammiller975 Is Mike going to replace Rich Evans' Diabetes medication?

[@Brantendo64]

R.O.T.O.R. Was one of those movies I’d beg my dad to rent because the cover looked cool, and my dad would be like “just keep walking, son. Just keep walking.”

[@RodrigoLima013]

The games and the movies we rent by the cover box

[@Brantendo64]

@@VixXstazosJOB About to be 26!

[@Brantendo64]

Mammoth Supremacy 55 No, it looks awesome in the worst way possible

[@gertpacu3926]

You missed out then.. LOVE this movie

[@Brizzarkshock]

James is so different from his Nerd character. I feel like he'd be an awesome guy to meet in person

[@danielt9744]

He is. I’ve met him before.

[@burtbackattack]

I hear he likes to boil live kittens...

[@sans8758]

Daniel T really where’d you meet him/see him?

[@retroraider5313]

@@danielt9744 Very pleasant dude...Mike is great as well...met @ TooManyGames

[@Enclavefakesoldier]

So high energy. I would love to hug him or settle for a high-five

[@sparkymist]

Oh man after 36 years i finally know what I want to be when I grow up....A Cowboy-Scientist-Cop lol

[@TheCastellan]

Got horses....GIVE THEM COFFEE, NOW. XD

[@VideoClubRandom]

"The R.O.T.O.R. walked through a bus load of nuns to get to a jaywalker"

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

Why did you say this? I don’t remember seeing it in the Rifftrax version. Was this scene cut?

[@Jim-wb7hl]

No lie...I thought the ROTOR intro was a skit and it was James and he grew back the stache due to popular demand...

[@DrRickDagless]

haha hell yea. he should grow it again

[@jonathanmarois9009]

Me: Subliminal advertising doesn't work guys! Also me: I feel like having a Pepsi.

[@homoludens9685]

Pepsi for subconscious thoughts ®

[@GoodLaw]

Ha bad for them I hate pepsi.

[@redsledgeblu5234]

Sometimes I do feel like having a Pepsi

[@heroesytumbas]

Every time Tony had a sip they made a close up and a "have a pepsi" clip covered a quarter of the screen. That's the opposite of subliminal...

[@jonathanmarois9009]

@@heroesytumbas What close-up clip?! Covering the screen!? You're seeing things..

[@wopjohn]

Rip. Off.The.Original.Robocop.

[@MrSolidBlakeGaming]

wopjohn Rip. Off. Terminator. Or. Robocop.

[@TheGoldenFigo]

It would be so good to see Macaulay culkin in an episode again

[@themoviemobster9148]

Well then you better ask yourself one question, Do i feel lucky? Well do ya punk?

[@khukri_wielderxxx1962]

The part where the guy pulled down his tank top made me laugh so hard that I spit out my Pepsi

[@dragon5wolf]

I'm not sure why, but I have a strange craving for a Pepsi after this video

[@bonciutalentadv7599]

Pepsi for TV game!

[@markmann5654]

Pepsiman!!!!

[@alexjohnston8889]

I'm more of a Coca-Cola guy

[@sting7789]

Pepsi is the shit lol

[@TheMrRuttazzo]

"Pepsi for funerals..."

[@codybaier]

I'm surprised you guys never mentioned all the weird instances of Beach Boys song titles shoehorned into the dialogue. And they really stand out, too. Especially in the scene where Coldyron is showing ROTOR to that committee. Every response they give him has a Beach Boys line in it.

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

Hero’s AND Villians

[@oldyellerschannel4676]

Okay, I HAVE to see this movie now. P.S. Seriously..."Have a Pepsi!"

[@turricanrocks1552]

@spindletea PEPSI FOR TV GAME.

[@shenloken2]

Watch it on Rifftrax The Mystery Science Theater crew’s commentary makes it more watchable

[@nippy3674]

@@turricanrocks1552 Pepsi for Pizza.

[@kegaan]

This review reminds me “Turbocop” another cheap cheap rip off of Robocop

[@ZILtoid1991]

Can you tell me more about Turbocop?

[@sparkymist]

Is it also a Terminator tip off?

[@v.m.a.d.l.e.6972]

Isnt that The Wraith?

[@kegaan]

V.M.A. D.L.E. Accordingly with Wikipedia there’s no 80’s movie named Turbocop . The actual name was The Wraith. Apparently they renamed Turbocop at the rental place. I lived a lie !

[@skylx0812]

...or you could watch the Sledge Hammer episode _"HAMMEROID"_

[@ZigealFaust]

James: This is one of the worst movies I've ever seen. Also James: *gleeful laughter reminiscing on the absurdity of this movie*

[@darosamath]

R.O.T.O.R. is not Low Budget Robocop. Low budget Robocop has another name: Robocop: Prime Directives

[@tonymcneill7779]

Tried watching that on Amazon Prime recently. It's very bad and not in a good way either.

[@b111372]

Nope! I'll one up you..the Vindicator

[@Wolfie1262]

Kieran's love for this movie reminds me of my love for the 90s low, LOOOOOW budget live-action version of Fist of the North Star with Roddie Freakin' McDowell as some sort of spiritual guide/teacher...thing. So bad...so, so bad...but I absolutely love it. You guys need to review it lol

[@Ste_Va]

i love how often James facial expression changed from laughter to pain while talking about this movie

[@Halfpipesaur]

Weird. I have a sudden thirst for some Pepsi now.

[@Kara_Kay_Eschel]

Is Coke ok?

[@wopjohn]

The Red Letter Media guys kept calling Coldyron "back problems"

[@Tornado1994]

Mostly Josh. And "Skunklady".

[@captaindavidstarr6701]

Film is so bad doesn't even appear at all in IMDB. They refuse to acknowledge its existence.

[@atsundiunstrun9199]

it does? your just not typing it right you have to type R.O.T.O.R.

[@CyberDemon1776]

"Have a pepsi" lmao i had to leave a like for that edit alone

[@Jundora]

We need a review of "Riki Oh The Story Of Ricky".

[@blackphoenix77]

YES

[@MrJohnnyPappis]

Good Ole Cinemassacre, no matter what I watch with you guys I feel like I am with old good friends. I love these keep it up!!

[@randomjunk1977]

If Justin does do a Mac & Me sequel, cast Paul Rudd so he can go on Conan with an Antman clip

[@BeerdyBruceLeeCentral]

Robot Officer Tactical Operation Research Unit......

[@violentken5914]

So... R.O.T.O.R.U?

[@joshmayne2853]

is that the original Japanese version?

[@robertgaudet7407]

Robotic Official Tactical Operation Robot

[@nickmanzo8459]

Pepsi for T.V. Game!!!

[@brentb5303]

R.O.W.S.D.O.W.E.R. coming soon to a Canadian theatre near you.

[@ackbarfan5556]

That's a way better bad movie... probably one of the better films that was done on MST3K.

[@jackmiller2404]

Oh....if only!!!

[@velezf216o]

I remember watching this movie as a kid. I never forgot it’s ridiculousness.

[@scarywoody1727]

Rifftrax version of ROTOR is on Amazon Prime. Edit: oh they just mentioned it. Derp

[@antonyturner6130]

"have a pepsi" lol 😂😂😂

[@agoldlife]

They should make a video of top ten greatest explosions from an 80's TV show.

[@RavenHouseMystery]

It is funny how we all seem to have that one "bad movie" that just becomes part of our lives through some strange happenstance. With Kieran, it's R.O.T.O.R. at Christmas and for me, it's Attack Of The Crab Monsters in the summer.

[@supersorrow6945]

I found the secret Pepsi message do I win a Nintendo switch

[@DaiGato420]

no

[@zanecharles750]

Yes but no

[@adnvdn]

no

[@supersorrow6945]

Lol come on

[@Godlike_Virus]

Mike might give you his broken one once the rumor only Super Switch is released.

[@vinson311]

I'm always happy when I click the video and see Tony sitting for commentary on the Rental Review videos.

[@jaybennett2740]

James I don't know if you read your comments but I just wanted to let you know that you have helped me get through many days that I've felt down and out. You just have this way of putting a smile on my face and making my day that much better.

[@ScotchKorean757]

Honestly love Rental Reviews. I think Turbo Kid would be an awesome review. If you guys haven't watched, I think it deserves at least one watch. It's has that cheesy 90s action, gore, cyborgs, and BMX bike chases. You either love it or hate it.

[@nigeldreiner]

KISS MEETS THE PHANTOM OF THE PARK would be a great Rental Reviews! A Hard Day's Night meets Star Wars...gone horribly wrong!

[@derlich09]

Also a Redlettermedia reviewed film.

[@zacharystritzinger9375]

You have to do Robo Vampire, its streaming on Amazon.

[@sans8758]

Zachary Stritzinger omg I just looked it up the photo alone looks 80s

[@ruggerosmith1167]

Just watched it. Really entertaining. Love the hopping vampires sub genre mixed with crazy robo stuff. Seen Robowar? Super kick butt Predator ripoff.

[@crh71288]

There are so many cheesy gems on Prime.

[@jarhead19800506]

Robo vampire is hilarious

[@treepat7]

Rental Reviews is currently my number one thing on YT. Awesome work guys, keep it up ! :D

[@GrindHouse1990]

I saw a triple feature with Robocop, The Terminator and R.O.T.O.R in Egyptian Movie theatre a few years back. And the presenter admits he only wanted to show R.O.T.O.R but knew people most likely won’t see it so he added the other two. And had a interview with the main actor and the Producer, I don’t remember everything he said but he did say the director was hard to work with and wanted to shoot it in artistic way like Stanley Kubrick which it explains the long shots.

[@jason01611]

When are you guys gonna review The Wraith? Perfect fit for the boys

[@Preddy2006]

Showed it to a friend yesterday. So funny. Robocop was released the same year as R.O.T.O.R. Hard to believe. Great review.

[@hillbillyentertainment9142]

0:28 is that really the sound effect from the movie? LOL the machine sound is literally a person going ssshhhhhhh....

[@Vindicator12Music]

James just standing there going " yeah...... yeah..... woah.... yeah....."

[@wstine79]

Tony brought a Pepsi in the Rental Store?! That brings the PepsiMan.

[@MrJimithee]

Kieran has spent too much time practising his Mortal Kombat fighter select screen animation. Toasty!

[@kevindudley9617]

The only difference between a hero and a villian is the amount of compensation they take for their services. At our pay scale, I'd say we're closer to heroes.

[@carlosceluriantorreblanca4244]

Great Video. This rental reviews keeps getting better an better. Sometime the audio gets to chaotic with everybody talking at once. This reminds me of Best OF the Worse by Red Letter MEdia and what they do that I think is really cleaver is that they use separate audio tracks and they mix in edit the audio from only one person so that they seem liek they are not talking on top of each other.

[@lexicon138]

You guys should totally review Class of 1999!

[@Kieeeeern]

I love Class of 1999 and the sequel

[@beatsinmycrates]

I like the sequel

[@hotelmario]

That movie is legit good though imo.

[@IsacPWNERXWilliams]

@@Kieeeeern There's a sequel? I never knew this!

[@cobracommander8133]

Those movies are both actually pretty good. I especially like the sequel.

[@gm8055]

This is always fun to watch because you guys get so excited to talk about a shity movie, making the movie seem more important than it is.

[@cloud9mitchellj509]

Ikr. Most relevant shit atm 😄

[@adampower3475]

You guys are like more fun RedLetter. No anger, no bad feelings, just bad movies and fun times. Please do more of this x

[@Cobrancrx]

James said that he has never heard of the movie, but I remember that Keiran mentioned it in one of the reviews

[@angelthefirst1971]

Smg4: wtf Avgn: idfk Bj: ok Rrj: it's okay

[@aL3891_]

"you upset me greatly keiran" legend.

[@ERGLupin]

9:35 James clearly doesn’t understand the concept of bribing an officer.

[@Buford_T_Justice1]

Rule #1 of film making. You don’t cut explosions out. Ever.

[@aaronbarber6238]

“Put the evidence in the car Junior...”

[@Tubeite]

Tell that to Michael Bay

[@mapleflag6518]

Warm Liquid Goo Phase he never cut explosions out.

[@elmosexwhistle]

Please review A.P.E.X. from 1994. Low budget terminator ripoff with robots that look like Chinese toys you would buy in a late 80’s discount store. Loving your vids, by the way.

[@xClunky]

We need a Cinemassacre and Redlettermedia crossover

[@GamerGuysReviews]

Time to call Macaulay Culkin.

[@ballisticmonkey999]

@@GamerGuysReviews He is the one who can bring them together!

[@SumGuyV5]

redlettermedia Cinemassacre cinematic universe that's my fan-fiction.

[@themoviedealers]

"HEROES AND VILLAINS???" The writer must have been a Beach Boys fan. That's a Beach Boys reference. I know for sure it is because there were like TWO OTHER ONES in that same scene.

[@aestevalis0]

Remember, Coldyron is telling this story to the cops in the interrogation room.

[@thenostalgiafactor5023]

So bad it is good. Love the '80's. The best decade for everything!

[@RodrigoLima013]

I miss the VHS a lot

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

The story about the carrot gets me every time, especially when Kieran does the reaction like he tricked himself!

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

So i watched the movie, and it seems like Kieran exaggerated how the guy reacted to eating the carrot!

[@jasonbrown6113]

@@HereIsWisdom1318 Not really, he does shake his head and look amused like he's tickled by his own joke... that nobody is there to see.

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

@@jasonbrown6113Yea, but its very subtle.

[@joelalexander4513]

The scene where they are having a conference about the rotor prototype - the reason that dialog is so strange is because everyone involved in that scene is literally making tongue in cheek references to Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys, the members names, and songf titles ie "Heroes AND Villians?"...It's actually unexpectedly clever and a real moment where you could think to yourself; "Hey, maybe the filmmakers/writers KNEW this movie is a joke, and just turned it up to 11?"

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

Cullen Blaine worked in the art department for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1988).

[@j.tgrooms]

At least R.O.T.O.R has a cool moustache

[@happyhammer1]

Wait, wait.....there's a Roadhouse sequel?

[@olliecrow3547]

My thought exactly

[@gerarddonaghy2720]

Thanks for reviewing this so much, I have extremely vague memories of watching this as a kid and being baffled by it, I had even wondered if I'd imagined it! :D

[@Chilling_Chilling]

The "Have a Pepsi" guy is seriously killing me lol

[@Gideon_Judges6]

Why does Justin look like a low-budget Dynamo from The Running Man in the intro?

[@CommodoreFan64]

Because it's AWESOME!!

[@DTSsince2016]

I found out about this movie because of Brandon Tenold!

[@heyitsmemg7494]

Go watch Red Letter Media’s take on it.

[@heyitsmemg7494]

Death THunder Studios by the way props for being a Brandon Tenold watcher, love his work.

[@DTSsince2016]

@@heyitsmemg7494 I'll go check it out

[@DTSsince2016]

@@heyitsmemg7494 Awesome!

[@ewolf87]

Fun facts about R.O.T.O.R. : Screenwriter Budd Lewis disowned the film after its release, blaming director Cullen Blaine and lead star Richard Gesswein for rewriting his original screenplay, Blue Steel, eliminating most of the humor and inserting several extraneous scenes in order to replace parts of Lewis' screenplay that were deemed too expensive to film. He had a cameo in the movie as the scientist who told Coldyron that he had a phone call! Also Michael Hunter who portrayed Buglar (politician who wants R.O.T.O.R. in 60 days) is also in RoboCop as the homeowner being interviewed that police aren't suppose to strike!!! Both RoboCop and R.O.T.O.R. were filmed in Texas too!

[@Monechetti]

No joke, "cowboy scientist cop" is what my kid told me he wants to be when he grows up, while also baking professionally. If he wasn't 5, I would guess my son wrote this movie.

[@meeshobatayeh3413]

Thank you James and friends this made my weekend

[@HatCreature]

I watched this right after watching the review and it was a damn mess LMAO XD Even though you guys pointed out a whole bunch of shit there was SO MUCH MORE. My favorite part is where Sonya drives off after Coldyron fights off ROTOR and he calls her on the radio and says she needs to keep him busy until 4 PM...but it's like 2AM!!! H wants her to drive for 15 HOURS XD WTF LMAO

[@reignfire85]

Name-dropping Carnosaur, a childhood favorite of mine from the Blockbuster days! You guys need to review that one day.

[@peterlightning9235]

I vaguely remember seeing ROTOR at the video store way way back in 1988. I thought it was similar to Mad Max. It's funny to recall movies from way way back, which I couldn't see because I was a kid, and hearing about them today or watching them. Because they were mysterious much due to the VHS cover art work.

[@Joecbg100]

How do we contact the director to enlighten us about what the hell this film was?

[@switch4960]

Anything James does is worth watching

[@BAMikeyD]

I always thought ROTOR exploded because they lasso him with the Nitro Cord ropes and used that to explode him.

[@chillydawgg4354]

And who is pulling all 4 of those ropes?

[@etogeid]

I bet that James Cameron was inspired by ROTOR for the T-1000 and Sarah Connor looks like.

[@JoshuaWeirdo]

I freaking love Rental Reviews! Keep on being awesome!

[@Fat_Cat_Caravan]

"Pepsiman!"

[@archangel5627]

This episode was great! R.O.T.O.R. Is a complete mess from start to finish but man is it bad in the best possible way! Movies like this should be viewed with close buddies while drinking so you can do your own personal riff track. As a suggestion I would love to see you guys do some Troma Films if you haven’t already. Class of Nukem High is probably my favorite out of them all. Again great episode and I can’t wait for the next one!

[@sourmash1602]

That was great guys 😂😂😂 you 3 should do all the reviews!

[@animeHEAT]

The Blood Eagle was a Viking form of torture/execution that involved cutting the back open,separating the ribcage from the spine,and pulling the lungs out of the opening in the back. ...I watch a lot of top 10 lists on Vikings.

[@BaronVonHardcharger]

RIFFTRAX saves the day! :D I am sure they are proud!

[@ryanotte6737]

I now must check that out. I am sure the crew really hammered on the alternating time of day shots that make no sense. I recall they never failed to point out those mistakes in MST3K.

[@ackbarfan5556]

@@ryanotte6737 Oh, don't worry, they mention it once.

[@BaronVonHardcharger]

You guys have the only commercials on the Net that I don't block or skip! :D

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

15:50-So before Coldyron starts his presentation, he pulls the screen think down for the movie projector. Thats where they are watching it from.

[@CaptainColdyron222]

You’re on my wavelength and you’re right.

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

@@CaptainColdyron222Did you ever realize this movie is told like a flashback?

[@ravenousphere]

discovered this movie a few years ago; immediately it was my most favorite thing of all time! it's the definition of rolling on the floor laughing my ass off! 10/10; best movie ever, period!

[@CaptainColdyron222]

ravenousphere agreed.

[@Jumperman12mac]

4:10 have a Pepsi lol

[@bitwize]

The little "ROB the Robot thing"/Robot #3 was Dingbot, a toy made by I believe Tomy in the 80s. It didn't do much besides go forward, bump into walls, and turn around. Sometimes it would pause and its head would "look around" a bit.

[@FoxeyeValkyrie]

LOVE to see you guys review Future Force! Hadn't known about the movie til the other day and it seems PERFECT for you guys haha.

[@LordSpleach]

7:24 HAVE A PEPSI

[@jonadkins1792]

R. O. T. O. R always on Comet. Ive seen it numerous times. It's like Tony said, it's all over the place!

[@X-Gen-001]

I remember seeing "R.O.T.O.R" on the shelf back then. My Spidey senses told me to ignore it and keep looking and I'm glad Hey guys review "Hardware" 1990 or one of my favorite underrated sci fi's "Screamers" 1995 starring Peter Weller. Not 80's movies but still antiquated. Or perhaps "Slipstream" 1989 (The other Mark Hamill movie).