RoboCop (1987) Movie Reaction & Review! FIRST TIME WATCHING!!

Paul Verhoeven's RoboCop was an immensely enjoyable action film! Peter Weller does a stellar job as Robocop. I'm really glad I watched this film properly! Thank you for the recommendation guys!
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[@nodak81]

"It looks convincing because there's no CGI involved." -- Couldn't have said it better myself!

[@chimpinaneckbrace]

This was the first R rated movie I ever saw. My dad took me and my brother (12 and 10). Afterwards he was like “don’t tell your mom we saw this”. She found out anyway because we kept talking about the toxic waste guy.

[@nodak81]

That's why dads are cool.

[@kellymoses8566]

The toxic waste guy is so memorable.

[@poluticon]

This movie was rated R and was super violent and gory yet there were kids toys, video games, and even an animated kids show that came out! The 80's were a crazy time man LOL

[@clearsmashdrop5829]

Dads and Uncles rock for things like that.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

One aspect of this story I respect: They never attempted some hackneyed romance with Murphey.

[@AnomalyINC]

Of course not, Murphy's a married man!

[@scottbavlnka3308]

Ah the 80's! When a movie like this was marketed to kids!

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Of course it was! Why else do ou think they strove for that tantalizing "R"-rating?

[@davidmarquardt2445]

I liked the ad,s like the auto anti-theft system. The guy tries to hot wire it and shackles come out of the seat and electrocute him. Then the announcer opens the door and a smoking hulk falls out, and he says "IT DOESN'T EVEN DRAIN THE BATTERY. "MAGNA-VOLT, LETHAL RESPONSE"

[@poluticon]

I remember there used to be Robocop toys and action figures and there was even a cartoon 😂

[@Neilxtc]

When kids weren’t confused about which bathroom to use and everyone wanted to be Michael Jordan, no matter their race

[@DanJackson1977]

More trivia - Paul Veerhoven threw the script in the trash when he first got it. His wife actually fished it out and read it.. she told him "I think theres some good here.. and the hero is killed in the first few minutes". He was like "oooh.. that's different". Peter Weller studied with a mime coach for months leading up to production, only to have to throw out all he'd learned and trained for after putting that heavy suit on. They had to shut production down for a week or 2... and his mime coach Moni Yakim was flown in to retraiin him.. and suited up with Peter so he could see how to work the suit. Robocop's movements were initially suppoed to be fluid and snakelike. After his mime coach got a feel for the suit he said "It's no longer a snake.. it's a beast.. everything has to be big.. the accents, the movements have to be sharp and staccato." The film was shot around Houston Texas in the summertime.. and they would have to routinely pour the sweat out of the Robosuit.. expecially the boots.. as Peter was losing pounds of fluid per day. Every single shot is done analog. There are no difital FX. Even "Robovision" is done with analog photographic overlays. There's a new documentary on the series called "ROBODOC".. some of it is on youtube now. It looks to be the definitive doc on the series.

[@joconnell8145]

DAMN...beat me to it about the mime coach, well done!

[@ShanWatchesMovies]

thank you Dan, as usual!

[@AerodeonThorne]

Whenever that music starts, I can’t help singing “He is a robot. He is a cop. He is a ROBOCOP.”

[@ShanWatchesMovies]

😂😂😂

[@minnesotajones261]

Thanks a lot! Now that's in my head! (LOL!)

[@rsrt6910]

Great, first the "chicken dance" song, now this one.

[@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps]

Except he's not a robot, he is a cop... but with robotic paaarts.

[@darrendavalos2525]

That was a true 80's popcorn movie. It had decent acting and pretty good script with some great moments of comedic levity among the gratuitous violence. It was one of my favorite movies of the 80's.

[@SimoExMachina2]

It's more than just a "popcorn movie"! It has really deep philosophical undertones underneath all the humor, violence and cheesyness. It's ultimately a question about what it means to be human. What it means to be alive. Alex Murphy by all accounts died at the beginning of the movie, when the thugs shred his mortal coil to pieces. He may have "survived" long enough for his remains to be turned into a machine, but ultimately there was not much to save. His brain and some parts of the body. When he was made into the "Robocop", he also lost many of the things that tied him into what we call normal life - his family, his job, his partners. He became an object of the OCP and a law-enforcement machine to patrol the streets. The theme of this film and to some degree, Robocop II, is about Murphy's struggle to accept his new machine form and trying to decide, if he is now a machine or still a human.

[@osmanyousif7849]

Wasn't Predator also out that year?

[@papalaz4444244]

I'll watch this for a dollar!

[@presidentredford8259]

On patreon 🤣

[@phillipweber6059]

Excellent comment! 👌👌👌

[@vhscopyofseinfeld]

Robocop is a damn near perfect film, technically speaking.

[@henriksvensson126]

Dick Jones: "He recorded every word you said". Well look who's talking.

[@KarstensCreationsKC]

"Well look who's talking" LITERALLY. Likely in stereo and Hi Def...;)

[@gugurupurasudaikirai7620]

One of the hardest scenes to film in this was when they toss the keys to Robocop as he's on the way out to the car. It took them so many takes because it was very difficult for Peter Weller to make the catch wearing that suit and it took all day before he finally got it. Robocop 2 isn't as bad as people say in the comments, it's actually a pretty solid sequel. I think they're mistaking it for Robocop 3 which is indeed terrible (and doesn't even have Peter Weller).

[@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps]

You'd think they'd have been able to fake it somehow e.g. have him actually throw the keys as he's moving backwards.

[@HellBrYnger]

to be fair for robocop 3 they TRIED to explain the actor replacement by setting robo on fire by the splatter gang with the molotov scene so they "had to reconstruct his facial appearence", and screw you btw, robocop 3 was still better than that abomination called robocop 2014.

[@gugurupurasudaikirai7620]

@@HellBrYnger I never said anything about the remake. That remake isn't even worth mentioning.

[@ludivinebalthazar9189]

I love the trilogy ❤️ Tv series, not so bad for me, for me we see Robocop less violent, no blood, and the serie "prime directives" I watched too, it's not my fav, but it is Robocop's universe so I watched 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@otterpoet]

Saw this opening night. The crowd was totally blown away - there wasn't anything like this back then.

[@philthemovieguy81]

Starship Troopers is another Verhoven classic. You should watch.

[@ShanWatchesMovies]

I will!

[@Blizzard0fHope]

@@ShanWatchesMovies simliarly satirac and propogandic like robocop

[@TheNervousnation]

Poor Dizz

[@alexsclewis]

unrelated, but.. American Psycho

[@rikuruohomaki3230]

Starship Troopers also had the same writing partners as Robocop 1. It is based on a Robert A. Heinlein book that also inspired James Cameron (Terminator 1&2, Titanic, Avatar) when he wrote Aliens (first sequel to Alien), but writers Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner made some changes, writing the movie as a more obvious satire of militarism and fascism, not totally unlike Robocop. There's similar style dark humor, excessive violence and the casting choices were purposely made to look like squarejawed heroes of wartime propaganda movies. As for Robocop 2, Frank Miller (comic books: Sin City, Batman story Dark Knight Returns Daredevil comics, being the creator of DD characters Electra, Bullseye and Stick and the Born Again storyline) partly wrote it, but he was hampered by studio meddling and had a terrible time writing it. In the story of Robocop 2, there's even a scene where there's a board meeting, where board members give suggestions to change Robocop's programming, to make him more agreeable and politically correct to the public at large, reflecting Miller's feelings on the writing. I still consider it a worthy sequel. Veteran director Irwin Kershner's (SW Ep. 5: Empire Strikes Back) direction is fine and the movie holds up pretty well even today. There's a comic book version of Miller's original version of the screenplay, which differs quite a lot from the final movie they made. Miller also got writing credit on Robocop 3, but the movie was heavily rewritten with a PG-13 rating in mind and aimed at a much younger audience. Robert Weller did not reprise his role s Murphy, and was replaced with Robert Burke, while Nancy Allen, once again, played Lewis. The movie was put on hold for a long time because of Orion's bankruptcy and released years later, to an uninterested audience. Sony's reboot rakes the basic idea of the first one, has a protagonist called Alex Murphy like the original, but also does changes to the core concept, also toning down the violence to PG-13 level. It also has some elements of satire, but they don't feel integral to the plot or particularly poignant.

[@xavvi]

And here it is - my favorite movie of all time: a harsh socio-political satire masquerading as a goofy action film. Ed Neumier wrote and Verhoeven directed such brilliant depictions of an American future as shaped by what was already happening around them in the 80s. Make no mistake, it is not a coincidence that while there is a rival robot to fight, it is not the main villain. Instead, the villain is a multinational corporation dealing in military weaponry but acting as a friendly local company...remember, it's Omni CONSUMER Products. This movie was a harsh, stern commentary on the move towards privatization of the American police force and the extreme corporatization of the American military, two things that have sadly come to fruition in droves. The framing device of the news segments and ads were a response to the new 24-hour news cycle introduced in the 80s with channels like CNN, and the writer and director's worry that such constant news being owned by such massive corporations would only lead to skewed or dangerously-curated news meant to manipulate, which of course also came true as we all now know. Most of the police force knowing they're doing something wrong when they're instructed to kill Murphy after the battled with ED-209 but doing it anyway is probably influenced by Verhoeven himself who as a child grew up in The Hague during World War II and saw first-hand the atrocities of war and the ability of men wearing a uniform to follow orders blindly. One of the saddest moments that I only ever really thought about after rewatching this movie a million times, is just after Murphy kills Clarence Bodicker. Lewis says, "Murphy...I'm a mess." and Murphy responds, "They'll fix you. They fix everything." Initially we think "Good, Lewis doesn't die!!" before thinking harder and realizing that the kind of fixing OCP did to Murphy does not bode well for Lewis, and that indeed the power we've granted to these corporations means the game is and always will be fixed against us, and there is no fixing a mega corp can do that would ever be of benefit to us. Ultimately this is a movie about the fears of the little people in society losing control - even officers were reduced to just numbers and devices to be harvested for corporate use even after death while those same corporations incite violence and fund drug sales in our communities to undermine the property values so that they can gentrify and build their own "megacity" (Delta City) on the ashes of it. And finally the movie is one giant Ship of Theseus paradox - we see Murphy stripped of everything; body parts, memories, control, and we are left to ask what is a man when you remove everything from him? What is a soul? Do we have one? How do we keep it? The descent into robot with no control and his ascent back to reclaiming his humanity is beautiful to me. Like you said, by the end we are cheering loudly for him to say what we want him to say when asked his name: Murphy, not Robocop. Great reaction, glad you enjoyed it.

[@michaelbastraw1493]

Thanks for the brevity. Seriously, I sense an academic in the house. Best. Leo.

[@joconnell8145]

Very well written, thanks!

[@ShanWatchesMovies]

This is way beyond what I saw in this film! thank you for the analysis lesson!

[@DanJackson1977]

@@ShanWatchesMovies I think the harsh satire of American (80s) corporate culture is what drew Verhoven to it.. ya know, after his wife made him read the script. ;) Also.. he saw the story as being about an "American Jesus"... and he relished being able to show "Satan Killing Jesus".

[@davidq.5488]

I'd buy that for a dollar!

[@snorpenbass4196]

Another fun point about the cinematography: Robocop is first seen from a frog's eye perspective, but as he becomes more human again the perspective changes to normal eye-level. Edit: Note that the ones in charge of attacking RoboCop and the ones who open fire first are the same SWAT he humiliated on his first outing (by showing them up and solving the whole hostage crisis alone). So I'd bet there's a whole heap of resentment behind their shooting at him, along with thinking he's just a crazy machine. Edit edit: Also, Emil gets the most cruel death because he's the most sadistic member of the villains - Boddicker avoids going after civilians (mostly because he doesn't want the extra attention), and the others are in it for the money and the party lifestyle. But Emil is the guy who harasses and threatens to murder some random kid working their way through college.

[@ShanWatchesMovies]

good catch!

[@americanfreedomlogistics9984]

A lot of my friends saw this in the theater but my parents wouldn’t let me see it. My buddy brought his VHS copy to the house when mom and dad were at work. I had to see it in secret .

[@pathatfield2543]

Forbidden fruit is always the sweetest.Cliche,but true.

[@orlandostock7440]

I'm 41 years old and I was a child when I watched RoboCop at the first time. Great movie

[@margaretsmith756]

You have quickly become my favorite film reactor. I love your ability to react to so many different aspects of film-making rather than just saying you liked or didn't like what you saw. As someone who graduated from film school (screenwriting), I really appreciate your knowledge and ability to comment on all things film. Great job; please keep it up. :)

[@ShanWatchesMovies]

Wow, thank you so much for your kind words. I did one semester of film analysis in university and that's where the most of my knowledge comes from. That one class really opened my eyes to an entire world of films I'd never considered watching before!

[@Brooklyn_Bleek]

Alex Murphy being "transformed" into Robocop is the nicest way of putting it. It's one of the most f'd up & violent deaths of a hero in any movie!

[@dosnostalgic]

It is such a rewarding film to revisit multiple times as an adult, and discover all the layers underneath the simple facade of a cool action flick about a guy being turned into a robot. Like I said before, to me this is truly one of the greatest American films. The structure is perfect too, you can practically measure the 3 acts with a stop watch.

[@ShanWatchesMovies]

it was a fantastic film. I feel much better about it a couple of days later.

[@tehpickle1250]

I was 5 or 6 years old when this came out, and I owned the game on my old “computer” (a ZX Spectrum) so I was naturally curious of the source material. I snuck in a viewing without my parents knowledge. The guy that got melted by acid stayed with me for a very long time! Such a great film though, I love the satirical TV ads.

[@shainewhite2781]

3:03, the stop motion was done by Phil Tippett, who would end up winning the Oscar for Best Visual Effects in Jurassic Park.

[@michaelbastraw1493]

I actually did some 16 mm stop-motion animation back in the 70s. It's only difficult to do it well. In any case, it's very time-consuming. That's why Ray Harryhausen should get an award for stick-to-itiveness, if for nothing else. Best. Leo.

[@Cyborganna]

Worst Dinosaur Supervisor ever... ...'Effin' armature - People died from His lack of supervision. There were Raptors all up in the kitchen, IN THE GOD DAMN KITCHEN. 😠

[@TephulioTX]

@@Cyborganna Thanks for that, I like that kind of humor, brava.

[@Theomite]

Just like STARSHIP TROOPERS, this movie gets terrifyingly more prescient with each passing year. It's practically prophetic and I'm amazed that we can even find the humor in it anymore: 1987 Audience: "Hahahahaha, this is so ridiculous it's funny! 2020 Audience: "JESUS CHRIST, PEOPLE THOUGHT THIS WAS FUNNY?!"

[@outtheredude]

I think it's more funny. The '70s & '80s movies view of a dystopian future is meant to be an entertaining object lesson on how not to do the future, not a manual.

[@anonimuso]

@@outtheredude So was Orwell's 1984, but certain people seem to be using it as a manual these days.

[@TephulioTX]

@@anonimuso The horror. :(

[@cheeseburger12]

It gets cause and effect wrong.

[@Linerunner99]

My all time favorite sci-fi film. The world building, the social commentary, the humor and practical effects and pyrotechnics all working together. This is how you make a movie that is a benchmark for others to follow.

[@DireAxis]

The movie that really got things rolling in my head when it comes to the medium. There is so much to it and as much as its a big 80's action movie, the layers to the story and Weller's performance just take it elsewhere. Shoutout to the late Basil Poledouris, who made some great film soundtracks including this one.

[@dosnostalgic]

15:39 The RoboCop suit and his makeup when he takes the helmet off were designed by Rob Bottin, the same guy who designed the effects for John Carpenter's The Thing. Amazing talent. (EDIT: And the melting guy too.)

[@ShanWatchesMovies]

The whole prop and make up team did an incredible job!

[@Lunal73]

Dead or alive, you’re coming with me” Epic line!

[@vodrake]

I have very much enjoyed your reactions. I have watched almost all of them in just a few days. Your take away at the end is particularly interesting to listen too as you clearly have more of an insight into film making than most people who make reaction videos. Keep up the good work!!

[@ShanWatchesMovies]

Wow, thank you very much! It means a lot to me!

[@presidentredford8259]

Like everyone is saying: Starhip troopers. But do remember, SATIRE! Im shure you whould have gotten that, after all the other films, but the critics at the time did not!. Strange 14 year old, I did easly get the satire in starship troopers.

[@krono5el]

Know this movie word for word as ive seen it countless times since childhood and it never gets old. love it to pieces

[@Kap00rwith2os]

3:39 HE'S DISAPPOINTED??? 😳 😂 😂 😂 I laughed so hard 😂 😂 😂

[@ShanWatchesMovies]

There was a dead man just laying there, one of his top employees I'm guessing, and he was disappointed? Baffling 😂😂😂

[@S.E.Walker]

I am so excited! For some reason I did not expect this movie to pop up, but it was made for reactions!

[@QuayNemSorr]

I'm really enjoying your reactions! You should watch Starship Troopers as well. Contains a lot of the same "sarcasm on society" that Verhoven also employs in Robocop.

[@ShanWatchesMovies]

Thank you and I'm definitely going to be watching Starship Troopers in the next couple of weeks!

[@portland-182]

Robocop is a classic - the sequels are not as good - Starship Troopers has more violence, and the same dark humour - you might also like to try Dredd (2012) - the comic Dredd is based on was an influence on Robocop

[@ShanWatchesMovies]

Both Dress were good but the one with Karl Urban was really great!

[@johnheale6000]

The 2nd film is worth a reaction, its extremely entertaining they do a good job in recreating the tone, action and satire but where it fails primarily is that they wrap up Murphys past life with his wife right at the beginning of the film leaving very little for Peter Wellers character for the rest of the run time unfortunately so he has no arc, maybe this could be fixed in editing maybe I don't know.

[@sydIRISH]

I watched this ALL the time as a child. We weren't babied like kids are today. We got dirty, hurt, in trouble...and we turned out FINE.

[@shainewhite2781]

My favorite Sci-fi action movie! Fun fact: Several actors were considered for the lead, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Armand Assante, Michael Ironside, And Sylvester Stallone, but they all turned it down due to their large frames, fearing they would never fit inside the suit. Peter Weller was cast due to being 6' 0" and 200 lbs. Weller lost weight due to wearing the suit. He couldn't eat solid food, but ate Ice cream, Yogurt, and Peanut butter Sandwiches instead.

[@ShanWatchesMovies]

I had a blast!

[@SolidMike84]

It's so strange seeing this movie in full effect. In Sweden when I was a kid, at the end of the 80s, this movie aired with some heavy editing. No censoring of curse words, but certain gory scenes were shortened or in some cases just omitted(the toxic waste crash scene in particular, which in my version it just showed the guy crashing into it and NOTHING more). Oh, great reaction btw!

[@shainewhite2781]

5:15, that was a puppet version of Weller, which is impressive.

[@kingscorpion7346]

the first movie was filmed in Dallas, the second was filmed in Houston. I got to watch portions being filmed for the second one as it wasn't too far from where i lived.

[@S.E.Walker]

I saw this movie at age 7. I think it’s safe to say that was too young. I was permanently traumatized by the Toxic Waste Man, and very confused about why the one guy was sucking sugar off the lady’s chest...

[@biguy617]

That reminded me of the Toxic Avenger character

[@brianvalencia7717]

Classic film. The scene with Emil melting & the sounds he made....ALWAYS gives me the shivers. Urrrgh!!

[@iansmith4988]

Just settling to watch your reaction. Great choice. I saw this film when I was too young for it and it scared the pants off me.

[@whade62000]

(eyes squeezed shut) Yep. Practical effects. Really well done. I'm impressed. You can stop now. That was funny xD

[@natepeace1737]

Saw this in the theater in High School back in the day. Blew me away. Robocop, Predator, Aliens. Ah sweet nostalgia!

[@Killer-ml1sd]

If you are going to watch alien 3 you should watch the special addition/assembly cut

[@ryanje8147]

I totally forgot about this movie. It s a good one. Thanks for posting your reaction.

[@traviswinkler3994]

Shan, you definitely need to watch Michael Mann's film HEAT. You'll be blown away.

[@ShanWatchesMovies]

I've already watch it! It's amazing! Especially the robbery scene and the scene at the diner with both the legends!

[@traviswinkler3994]

@@ShanWatchesMovies Awesome.

[@stevecampbell9670]

It was a great movie until Pacino inexplicably developed psychic power which enabled him to follow De Niro at the end. There was no good reason for Pacino to A find him and B survive the encounter.

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

I always loved how Murphy's memories never showed him, but were always his point of view. I hate when movies show the character in their own memories, because you never see yourself in your dreams or memories.

[@zaladin10]

Hey man, such a great reaction -- I enjoy all of them on your channel. I rarely comment on youtube videos, but your take on classic movies is really enjoyable to watch. Keep up the good work and warm greetings from Sweden!

[@ShanWatchesMovies]

Thank you for taking the time to watch and write this wonderful comment. I really appreciate it! greetings from 🇧🇩

[@JoshuaC0rbit]

Most of this movie was shot in my hometown of Dallas Texas with the ocp headquarters being the city capital. I got to tour some of the sound stages that were used for the production. Peter Weller really did a hell of a job because it was shot in the summer and they had to run a makeshift air conditioning system into the suit to keep him cool.

[@poluticon]

It's funny that you say you cant believe you watched this as a kid...me too! I remember watching this in the movie theater with my dad when I was 8 years old. The 80's were a crazy time man LOL

[@msp459]

Score is Made by Basil Poledouris, he Also Made Conan te barbarian, such an underrated composer

[@Jay-ln1co]

I believe this movie still holds the records for most squibs in a movie for the boardroom scene. They basically strapped a load of them on the guy, shot it, then decided to have another go, rigged him with more, put him back on the table, and shot some more. Absolutely devastated the guy.

[@ronaldyankovich8363]

I really enjoy your reactions and commentaries- you're quite smart.

[@LoricSwift]

Oh man that music, that triumphant orchestra, the synth... awesome!

[@TephulioTX]

Love your comments, you blend commentary of effects, story, and characters VERY well! I love a lot of reacts and most do 1-2 of these well, you paced ALL very well throughout! THANK YOU! I look forward to watching more, cheers! PS I am analytical as well, so thanks.

[@ShanWatchesMovies]

Wow, thank you! Really means a lot!

[@mikaelwojciechowski7281]

One of my all time favorite movies - it is still just as awesome now, as when I watched it for the first time. Never gets old!

[@Deepthoughtsabound]

Growing up in North Texas, the gas station was a real, abandoned station. My parents received mailers about it being destroyed. When they blow up the SUX, that was an area that had been slated for regentrification at the time.

[@SCharlesDennicon]

Robocop is everything BUT a simple action movie. It's one of Verhoeven's best movies. And my favorites of him along with Flesh & Blood and Starship Troopers. If you haven't watched ST, definitely check it out : same director, same screenwriter, same composer (Robocop's main theme is genius), same awesomeness.

[@williamjackson6705]

The ED-209 effects were done by Phil Tippett who worked on Star Wars & Jurassic Park. Ray Wise, the crook who kicked Robocop in the crotch was the first live action Swamp Thing & later starred on Twin Peaks. Nancy Allen who played Lewis also starred in Carrie.

[@Bawookles]

"I didn't expect the police station to be that corrupt"..... Well, it is 2020.

[@ShanWatchesMovies]

😂😂😂

[@IAmHumongous]

how were they corrupt though? They were following order to decommission a rogue machine on a rampage

[@DanJackson1977]

The Mayor hostage scene is a satire of the SanFran politician that killed city supervisor Harvey Milk and mayor George Moscone in the 70s.. part of his defense was that he had too much sugar due to depression.. which was called "The Twinkie defense".

[@ShanWatchesMovies]

Oh wow! I know about Harvey Milk from the Sean Penn film. I never knew it was a satire of that! that's for that bit of trivia! Fascinating!

[@DanJackson1977]

@@ShanWatchesMovies Notice he's eating a candy bar? ;)

[@ShanWatchesMovies]

NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT!!

[@DTec1978]

Been watching a bunch or your reviews and I love them. Especially the older movies....keep it up

[@ShanWatchesMovies]

Thank you for your kind words! I really appreciate it!

[@motodork]

In 2017 I flew to Dallas with my ROBOCOP Criterion laserdisc. It was the 30th anniversary of the release of the film and sci fi channel was doing a public screening of the film with Peter Weller there talking about filming it. But I chickened out asking Weller to autograph it.

[@ShanWatchesMovies]

No way! That's a once in a lifetime opportunity!!

[@motodork]

Shan Watches Movies Yes and I blew it. But I got to see the film with a large group of like minded fans. And I got to see Dallas for the first time in my life. So it was a good trip.

[@joconnell8145]

@@motodork ALWAYS get the autograph if you have a chance!!

[@motodork]

J OConnell you’re right. I keep kicking myself over it.

[@joconnell8145]

@@motodork No worries, I have missed out on a couple opportunities myself, when i was young...learned my lesson after that!

[@digimortalone2759]

Another great review. I truly enjoy your insight and enthusiasm. 👍

[@ShanWatchesMovies]

I appreciate that!

[@shainewhite2781]

12:16, they had that line in Deadpool 2, with Colossus referencing the movie. Lol!

[@Drawkcabi]

The only sequel worth watching is Robocop 2. Verhoeven does not return to direct but it was directed by Irvin Kershner who also directed The Empire Strikes Back. Also it's the only sequel where Weller returns as Murphy. Robocop 2 is not as good as the first movie, but it's an ok sequel. The other sequel, the reboot movie, the Prime Directives TV movies...don't bother. The only other Robocop media I can recommend is the live-action series from 1994. Of all the other Robocop movies, (even Robocop 2) I feel it's this series that came closest to capturing the feel of the original film. Unfortunately it was only around for 1 season with 24 episodes. I've not seen it out on DVD or anything, so it's kind of hard to find.

[@daveb947]

Was that the series where they had a near identical Robocop (in look) that was a friend of Murphys and had dark grey/black armour? Think Murphys son also worked for OCP or the company that replaced it.

[@Drawkcabi]

@@daveb947 No, those were the Prime Directives movies. The series was the one that had the Commander Cash commercials and the rockin end credits song by Joe Walsh: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJLFpY2gntKViKc

[@teresaluz975]

I've loved RoboCop since I was 6yro. Murphy was my hero, still is. This is one of my comfort movies.

[@shainewhite2781]

4:06, it won the Oscar for Best Achievement in Sound Editing.

[@ShanWatchesMovies]

Yup, I looked it up after finishing the film! The sound effects were really well done!

[@Hugh_Jurrection]

"UH!!!! He's Dead!!!" Your reaction was priceless! Thanks for the upload :-)

[@sparky6086]

The Taurus which Robocop drove, was a fairly new car for Ford back then, so they got that in as product placement. One of it's competitors was the Pontiac 6000, so the bad guys driving the "6000 SUX" was a thinly veiled cut down of it.

[@spankygray]

Basil Poledouris was the music composer, and he is one of the all-time greats! The score to Conan the Barbarian is outstanding, and he also did Starship Troopers and Hunt for Red October, which are also great films. If you haven't seen Conan the Barbarian, I'd love to see your reaction!

[@nodak81]

I second that. I don't think I've seen anyone do a reaction to the Conan movies.

[@Puag80]

Soundtrack to Conan ism my nr 1 alltime, and Basil is very underrated, RIP died to soon

[@StephenRansom47]

The original audience grew up and purchased SUV’s. How may forgot that SUX was in the back of their minds. 😂 The prophetic satire of this movie is incredible. In the US, cops are having similar issues and criminals... well. Might I suggest Brazil by Terry Gillian.

[@ShanWatchesMovies]

Gilliam made one of my favorite films ever, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. I still haven't watched Brazil yet even though my friends have been recommending it for a decade. I guess it time!

[@StephenRansom47]

Shan Watches Movies Robocop’s Director was going to pass on this project till his wife pointed out the many religious themes. He was really into this at the time.

[@minnesotajones261]

Glad you loved it. I love these movies with a TON of social commentary in it! Starship Troopers has a lot of this too. And who knew going into a movie called... Robocop, that there would be a lot of great writing, and some actual tender scenes. When he's in his old home, and has the flashback of his wife saying she loved him and it fades off, just the look on Robo's face, he's truly pissed and smashes that TV Real Estate agent... still gives me chills. And Verhoeven's movies are famous for the gore. And no one else's movies have those powerful gun hits (or are they splats?) like his movies have! Oh, Robo 2 isn't too bad, but 3 is pretty aweful.

[@Carrot421911]

"If you like the video, like it, it you didnt, dislike it" I dropped you a like just for that line, before even watching the rest of the video. :)

[@JoshuaC0rbit]

I seen Starship troopers probably a dozen times and I eventually read the novel which really melted my mind. Paul verhoven is one of the most incredible directors of our time

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

"Are the sequels any good? If so, which ones?" Wallsir, you have asked a very pertinent question. In my opinion, "Robocop 2" is definitely as compelling, if not moreso. As for all subsequent efforts, skip them, unless you have a young niece or nephew to entertain.

[@BigMike246]

Rob Bottin did the make up effects. He is the genius behind John Carpenter's The Thing.

[@brockbaby]

When this came out in 1987 we couldn't believe what our eyes were seeing! Robocop looks amazing!

[@logosicon]

Do you want to know more? "Starship Troopers"[1997] is your answer. Welcome to the Church of Verhoeven, brother!

[@escabasket153]

You’re review of RoboCop is the best I’ve seen on KZbin so far. I feel like you have a good knowledge of film studies.

[@seankeating5005]

I'd buy that for a dollar.

[@rumham5574]

Glad you enjoyed the film! Its one of my all time favorites.

[@ShanWatchesMovies]

it was actually a great time. I would have loved to see it in the theatres!

[@andrewibbotson7076]

Robocop 2 is okay. Give it a watch...... And that's it, everything else with the name "Robocop" on it is garbage.

[@TephulioTX]

This, although Prime Directives was... well, not awful.

[@chrisleebowers]

Directed by Irvin Kirshner (Empire Strikes Back) and written by Frank Miller (Sin City, The Dark Knight Returns, Daredevil) it should have been better but rumored studio interference was so invasive and made them both so unhappy Kirshner retired afterward and Miller swore off Hollywood for a decade until Robert Rodriguez courted him back to do Sin City. Still, it's worth seeing and Phil Tippet's stop motion is some of the best of his career and one of the last uses of the technique for creature/character FX in a Hollywood production. Tippet and crew transitioned to CGI to animate the J-park Dinos the very next year.

[@JohnnyZenith]

It's bloody awful. I cannot believe people recommend such a horrible movie.

[@TephulioTX]

@@JohnnyZenith Good premise, Robo-villian vs Cop... terribly done.

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

The live action TV show is okay.

[@SirRosser]

I, too, watched this when I was 8 or 9 years old. An old VHS tape. It was one of my favorites.

[@AutomanicJack]

if you like this , starship troopers has some similarities to robocop.

[@kingscorpion7346]

the writer of Robocop got his inspiration from the Starship Troopers novels.

[@AutomanicJack]

@@kingscorpion7346 oh, didnt know that. have to read starship troopers sometimes. i think i read 7 novels from Robert A.Heinlein but not Starship Troopers

[@kingscorpion7346]

@@AutomanicJack yeah, when the movie Starship Troopers came out, it did remind me so much of Robocop in how they made it, then I learned that Robocop got it from the other's novels, LOL!

StarCraft Terran Marines are actually a rip-off from Robert A. Heinlein Starship Troopers Marines from 1959. This very important detail wasn't adapted into the Starship Troopers' film.

[@BinkyTheToaster]

Try watching with this perspective: it's not about Murphy discovering his new life as a cyborg, it's about a machine coming to terms with its human emotions and memories of a past life. The face they cover with the line "they made this to honor him," delivered by the titular character itself. None of Murphy save for limited parts of his brain, plus heart, lungs, and digestive tract, remain.

[@Ammeeeeeeer]

This movie predicted so much of the future, such as the privatization of, well, EVERYTHING (including prisons!!!). Of course, the common joke in Detroit is that the Detroit of the real world is even worse than the one in Robocop lol

[@Avenger85438]

They used a real medical team for the scene where they try to resuscitate Murphy, and I think the crew where a bit taken aback by how detached their routine was. It makes sense when you think about since it's their job, but still.

[@laylagardner8728]

The cityscapes look so impressive because it's artwork drawn over a live shot. A precursor to green screens.

[@HUEnshiro_do_Norte]

That shot in the groin... UNFORGETABLE! IT SEEMS PAINFUL WITHOUT COMPARISON! LOL!

[@maximillianosaben]

Starship Troopers is Paul Verhoeven in fine campy form. Judging from the laughs you got out of this movie, you ought to get a good kick out of that one for sure.

[@derianjones1730]

I have this soundtrack on cassette tape. It was the soundtrack of my late teens lol.

[@TheTodd5761]

This was fun man. Definitely not enough robocop reactions on youtube. Its one of my favorites.

[@michaelriddick7116]

The score is written by Basil Poledorious who also wrote the themes for both Arnold "Conan" movies, "Red Dawn" and "The Hunt For Red October" (among others 💪❤😊)

[@hellsing507]

Interesting fact about the warehouse shoot out, apparently Peter Weller was wearing headphones underneath the robocop helmet and was listening to red rain by Peter Gabriel while they where doing the shoot out.

[@tommalina5110]

When robocop first came out in theaters it was the most violent movie ever made. Also I've noticed that verhoeve likes to put ads on his movies. He did it in starship troopers and total recall.

[@stevensegal4294]

i really like how he thinks the stop motion effects were with a life-size model :D good review bro

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

I saw this when I was a Senior in high school. This was the first time that I recall clearly hating a villain, because Kurtwood Smith did such a great job in his portrayal of Clerance, and making him such a sleezebag, but in a lovable and hate-able way.