Robocop is a wonderful science fiction adventure film. Be warned though, it's also quite violent and bloody. Peter Weller stars as Frankenstein's bobby, stitched together with wires and microchips after being convincingly killed by a gang of psychos. Robocop soon proves his worth as the ultimate law-enforcement machine, with one (somewhat predictable) flaw - he can't shake the memories of his previous life as a human being, and his violent "death". What makes this film stand out from other shoot-em-up sf movies is the sheer wit that Paul Verhoeven brings to it. The film is interspersed with news footage and adverts of "Robocop"'s future society, showing exactly the kind of society we're headed for - everything, even heart surgery, has become a commodity, children play games based on nuclear war, and the suits who run the privatised police force are motivated entirely by sex, drugs and money - leaving space for Verhoeven to imply that perhaps this sheds light on how society got this crime-ridden and violent in the first place. You'll need to be able to take the violence to watch "Robocop", but if you can you'll be rewarded by a witty and intelligent thriller.
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Production Year: 2002 - Action/Adventure - Director: Vincenzo Natali - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Lucy Liu, David Hewlett, Anne Marie Scheffler, Joseph Scoren, Matthew Sharp, Jeremy Northam
Production Year: 1964 - Action/Adventure - Director: Cyril Endfield - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring:Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine, Nigel Green
Production Year: 1977 - Action/Adventure - Director: Clint Eastwood - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring:Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, William Prince, Bill McKinney
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