One of the most under-rated films of the 80's (Robocop (DVD))

Member Name: paulie1975

Product:	Robocop (DVD)
Date:	29/01/09 (45 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Visually stunning, great story and performances

Disadvantages: Clunky in parts

Well you should know what this is about, a classic film of the 80's, good cop pounds the streets in crime ridden Detroit before being gunned down by ruthless criminal gang, good cop is rebuilt by ambitious technology company as a robocop programmed to clean up the streets of criminal scum, robocop eventually develops a few of his old feelings and seeks revenge against his killer, he also realises the technology company isn't just working for good and has to fight them to save his city.

This film is far deeper than my synopsis and entirely under-rated, its being remade by the wonderful Darren Aronofsky and I can't wait to see what he does with the film and its themes.

Peter Weller ... Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop
Nancy Allen ... Officer Anne Lewis
Dan O'Herlihy ... The Old Man (as Daniel O'Herlihy)

Ronny Cox ... Dick Jones

Kurtwood Smith ... Clarence Boddicker

Miguel Ferrer ... Bob Morton

Robert DoQui ... Sergeant Warren Reed
Ray Wise ... Leon Nash
Felton Perry ... Johnson

Paul McCrane ... Emil Antonowsky
Jesse D. Goins ... Joe Cox (as Jesse Goins)
Del Zamora ... Kaplan
Calvin Jung ... Steve Minh
Rick Lieberman ... Walker

Lee de Broux ... Sal (as Lee DeBroux)

This is a classic 80's film, showing Detroit as nightmare city with crime out of control, directed by Paul Verhoeven, this film manages to work as a dystopian view of the future and an action movie, the sequels aren't a patch on this, Weller is excellent as Alex Murphy and then as the Robocop, a machine fighting to combine order and human emotions. Nancy Allen is good too as his human sidekick struggling to understand him and rein him in, while eventually realising his dilemma and backing him up accordingly. it is a very intricate performance and an under-rated one, the film is an interesting and fun film, but if you look deeper beyond the superficial it has a real substance to it, visually its gorgeous and the script and narrative back it up.

Summary: One of the most under-rated films of the 80's