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My dad stumbled into me watching this analysis and stuck around till the end with a big smile on his face the whole time. When it was over he brought me over to his old dusty movie shelf and gave me his original copy of robocop. I never even knew we had it. so thank you Mayo for not only the amazing video but also creating a special moment between me and my dad.
I was watching Robocop one day. My mom comes in and asks me what I'm watching. When I tell her, she says, "Oh, that's that sad movie about the man that loses his family."
The funniest thing about “Bitches leave” is that Verhoeven apparently wasn’t aware that bitch was an insult in english, so sent off the two actresses after their scene with “Thank you bitches! That was the bitches, everyone!” Causing Kurtwood Smith and Miguel Ferrer to fall over themselves laughing.
In a way the studio was right, the house scene does slow the movie down, but it slows it in the right way, at the right time. It allows us the audience a moment to let everything sink in, and feel Murphy's pain just as he is beginning to. As stated it is one of the scenes that elevates this movie beyond an action flick. I'm glad that it ultimately stayed in
You kinda need to have some slow downs to allow audience to sink in everything that just happen, especially after some major action scene or some big revelation (or just crucial plot point). This is what lot of blockbuster movies do wrong, they just move on neckbreaking speed because they think audience is bunch of idiots who have to have gunfights and explosions every two seconds. Think about let's say Star Wars ep 5, imagine how effective would be reveal that Darth Vader is Luke's father, if right away they got into some major action scene. They would just gloss over such important plot point. The whole movie and movie after it (or even more, entire trilogy) kinda completely changes after that scene. It goes from "good guy fights evil villain" theme to story about son trying to redeem his father who is well beyond redemption.
Paradise lost, as Verhoeven described it, I think it's not just and interlude to close the act, it is essential to the story, it's where you see what was taken away from him, his family, his life... can't really be the Robocop movie that was envisioned without it.
What’s crazy is that this review is only around 30 minutes short than the actual movie. It is one of the most tightly paced, perfectly balanced movies I’ve ever seen. Great review!
My favorite scene is the part where the ED-209 struggles with the first step in the stairwell, falls down the stairs, and shuts down after squealing like a pig. Never fails to make me laugh.
All Peter Weller had available to "sell" it with as an actor was the lower half of his face and his physical acting, and he knocked it out of the park.
My friend went through a nasty divorce that lasted 18 months and the whole time he couldn't set foot in the house he built over 20 years ago and raised two kids in. After his horrible cheating wife finally moved out after the divorce was final, he was at last allowed to return to his empty home. He said, "It felt just like that scene from Robocop".
I’m an early 90s kid, so my memory of the movie is exclusively from the VHS tape that me and my brothers would watch over and over again. I remember the eerie, sad, sad feeling that particular scene always gave me. Little did I know I was facing an existential abyss.
Even at face value as a kickass 80’s action movie it’s great, but under a more analytical lens it becomes even better as a powerful drama about humanity.
Watched it recently on Bly ray after like 10 years and was blown away. Couldn’t believe how great it was. Also the transfer was amazing looked like it was made in the 2000s. Robocip was way ahead of its time.
I was thinking as a kid I loved the action, in my 20s I loved it for the humour, now I love the drama. So many little moments really move me but the line “I can feel them….but I don’t remember them” always brought a lump to my throat. This movie does not put a step wrong. An absolute classic.
56 minutes went by like 56 seconds. Somehow you managed to put into words everything I felt for this masterpiece by Paul Verhoeven for years. You can see he put his soul into it. I think Robocop had been out for 6-7 years by the time I saw it first as a 10-year-old girl. It had me right there, shattered to the core. I probably would not be able to tell as a kid what I loved most about it, but I definitely rewatched it dozens of times on our black JVC video player until I knew all the lines by heart. Thank you for this analysis, I will probably want to watch it again too and show to my family. I cannot imagine anyone else except Peter Weller as the Robocop. May I just mention that I really found his face attractive and even cool in the steel mask. The perfect image of a hero - attractive, noble and invincible. P.S. I'm also a fan of Showgirls, Basic Instinct and Total Recall.
Still the greatest movie ever, blew me away when I watched it at 3AM Xmas morning, I was 11 and it blew my mind. My daughter (also 10!) has watched Robocop 3 with me, it feels different watching it with your child and seems more watchable. However, I really want to watch the original with her, but I want her to be ready to first, although she's dying to see it too!
The original RoboCop is genius. It pushed tons of boundaries with its gritty tone and graphic content, it introduced the mainstream to many concepts and themes found in Cyberpunk science fiction, it can still be interpreted in multiple ways depending on your ideological views, and it remains consistently-entertaining to watch to this day.
I saw this in theatres when I was 11 and Murphy's murder broke my brain. I was expecting a dumb fun movie and instead was treated to the most important cinematic experience I had ever had up to that point. Murphy's death really rattled me and the brutality of the gang was undeniable but still the film made me care about all these characters. I don't think I have ever hated a character more than I hated Clarence and I actively refused to watch that 70s show because I couldn't not see the actor as any other character. The sequels, cartoons, remake are all missing the point but that is still ok in that Robocop is on the surface still extremely cool. so cool that many people don't bother to look past it. Robocop is a western, a revenge story of a wronged lone gunman who stops at nothing to get his man. Robocop is a masterpiece.
And we all had that problem watching that character in that 70's show. i always thought when he was going to shoot his own son Erik. He really played a memorable villain so good i cant picture him in any other roles.
And Clarence lives at home a hand from Alex! And the hand from Alex was blown off with malice. Look they don't wanna battle they shook Cuz nobody is badder than Robocrook @@kmieciu4ever
it's funny because when I was 11 in 2004, the actor was always Red Foreman (That 70s Show) to me. i popped in my dad's old VHS of Robocop and could not believe seeing (younger) him as an actual villain lol
Watching it as a kid I've never believed the image of the future portrayed within. The mindless entertainment, the absolute disregard for someone's property, rampant crime and purposefully underfunded police force... This movie was prophetic in so many ways...
Yeah Emil hits that toxic tank turning him all elephant Maned out, scares Nash to death then gets hit by clarence and explodes like a rotting pumpkin. Killed by 6000 SUX
Dick Jones confessing to Robocop doesn't feel out of place, because when he sent Boddicker to kill Bob, he recorded a DVD. A damn DVD! Instead of just outright kill him. So, it's consistent with his character. Awesome video, we need a part 2! :D
@@Firguy_the_Foot_FetishistLaserdisc had been around since the late 70s. It would have been easy to predict that we'd eventually get something like that in a CD format.
@@USSMariner A precursor to DVDs and even VCDs did exist, the CD Video (it was analogue video like laserdisc, not digital, and held about 5 minutes of footage). Except it was launched on the 30th of May 1987 in the US, it seems. The movie released July 17th, so either they knew the technology was coming or accidentally predicted it during filming.
I think they used laserdisc as the template, they're analog after all and Dick Jones's recording has a home video quality to it, so just made it into the more compact format (it's the future after all)
Ultimately, it’s a movie about a man who has been stripped of his humanity by capitalism fighting to regain it. Underneath all the flash and effects, there is an emotional core that speaks to all of us living in a world dominated by corporations. The removal of the helmet, the change in his choice, and the final line: “Murphy”. He’s not seeking revenge, he is seeking his humanity.
I remember being in the theatre when Murphy died and the screen went black. It was dead silence in the room. I think one person coughed. Just an amazing moment. Then you were blinded with the static screen turning on. SO well done
That must have been amazing in theaters to see how it affected the audience. When I have seen re-releases of classic movies in theaters the audience reactions have been surprising because they react to things or notice things I never noticed. I would love to be in a packed theater for Robocop. 😮
Seeing this movie at the age of 6, in 1987, is what planted the seed of a dream within me. From that day, I became infatuated with movies, and story telling. It's one of the reasons I worked in the business.
Omg man. This brought a tear to my eye. You are a friend to me. You’ve expressed my thoughts I tell people all the time. I can’t believe people can’t see the humanity in the machine, the man and the movie. I’d love to make my own breakdown as the best dedication I can give this beautiful movie
I've always believed that feelings are mostly learned like every other human character, you do have the animal instincts early on in life like attachments to mother, but those are animal survival tactics you can even teach a machine, but feelings are a series of unique experiences that your brain replicates and responds to accordingly, that's why for example people who never experienced love have more difficulties expressing love. If you face anger in the environment, you become angry and so on. That's why I believe making machines with feelings is not a difficult programming task, but would require interaction with real humans to master, but once it reaches self-sufficiency, you can produce the most loving being in the universe, because you can make machine that has feelings of hate completely blocked and as an AI installed on millions of other machines, whenever one learns a positive expression of response from one human, the master AI that updates all the robots also gets an update, machines unlike humans never forget or get distracted by mixed feelings and if 1000s of new positive feelings learned, all robots get updated, millions of updates each month.
This is why 99% of my bluray movies are from the 80's n 90's - They keep things simple, no fancy over-the-top CGI, and make you want to watch them again every few years and still enjoy it even though you already know how the story turns out.
That is the mark of a truly amazing movie... When you have seen it, you already know how the story begins and ends, yet you can still watch it whenever, a hundred times. A couple other movies I love to rewatch are the first 2 Terminators and The Matrix
Also older movies shot on high quality film really do look amazing on high res digital media. We have finally gotten to the point where a good transfer of a well shot film can look spectacular at home. Dvds never cut it quality wise, and even 1080p media was really lacking the cinematic touch. 4K HDR on a good TV with a solid sound system is quite the experience if you set it up correctly.
I am there with you.. literally that’s my collection.. all 80s and 90s.. and some good historicals prior to the 80s. I refuse to watch empty, dull movies with a fest of CGI that they look more like video games instead.. yes.. you hear that Disney!
"I can feel them. But I can't remember them." - Most impactful line of the film, even if it's not one of the quotable ones. All of Murphy's pain rolled into one moment.
One thing you failed to mention when speaking of the scene in which he is reborn, there is also a New Years party during all of this. Showing, brilliantly, mind you, not only the passage of time itself, but giving us a look at how long Murphy was gone without doing something cliché like a black screen with some sort of cue card or block of text telling us how long Alex Murphy had been absent, or how long the Robocop Program took to achieve it's goal. I always felt it was a wonderful way to show the passage of time and still be subtle enough to respect the viewer's intelligence. It pairs extremely well with the flashbacks we see both when he passes and when he visits his old home. It gives us something to look back on when he sees the shattered and broken remains of the life that was stolen from him, and gives us another piece of a small but important and overarching puzzle that isnt completed until the final sequence at the steel mill when Lewis tells him what happened to his wife and son after Murphy passed away, coming full circle and having him realize that the life he once had is sadly no longer a reality and cannot be.
To watch boddikers sadism at the beginning of the film and then when he realises his death is imminent,his sqealing...is just one of the most awesome moments in movie history.
This is my favorite movie of all time. I loved your homage and clear review / introspection. One more detail that people might have missed: when the gas station blows up, "Shell" becomes "Hell", and when he walks away from the fire it's a metaphor to Murphy stepping out of his own hell. This movie is filled with these little things. His death being similar to Jesus Christ..Murphy walking on water near the end..I mean..Genius work here. In all aspects, a Perfect movie. And I agree. This is a Drama. Hands down to you, Sir.
Crazy how it's almost been 35 YEARS since this movie came out I just watched it weeks ago because you reccomended it and I still loved it, it was amazing
one of my TOP 5 FAVORITE MOVIES...so much more than an action film...loved the social commentary...an incredible file which i will never tire of watching...
The scene of him seeing himself as Murphy on screen is haunting because he meets his own ghost. Really captured beautifully with music and sound and that leads to the next scene of a salesman trying to sell Murphy’s last trace of his memories, his home. A sad ghost like story
I cannot believe someone actually stripped this movie down while building it up in every scene! Great job!! Please do this for my favorite movie..The Terminator!!
Brilliant. Just rewatched it recently (after many years. I watched it at 10 and through my teens. Then watched it again a few days ago at 40) and..... I was speechless at how prescient the film is. Pure brilliance. And daaaaamn..... I still can't find the words to explain to any other human being how much empathy, sympathy (and how bad) I feel for Alex J. Murphy.... and also how satisfying everything feels at the end of the film. Everything in this film is brilliant. And that Basil Poledouris score......oooooh wow. And Clarence Boddicker is the best villain ever.
Robocop can also be watched as a satire of consumer culture or a comedy or even an admittedly unorthodox buddy cop movie. It’s like the Swiss Army knife of movies.
I watched Robocop for the first time just this past Christmas day. It was absolutely fantastic. I'm so glad that I was able to finally see this movie. This analysis captured the movie absolutely perfectly. Well done, mayo!
The most emotional line after Lewis rescues him is Murphy saying “You may not like what you’re going to see”. He says this even before he himself has seen his face, so him seeing his own reflection isn’t the main thrust of the scene. Instead, it’s his own awareness that he is no longer “human” and fear of rejection that really resonates, dealing with one of the movie’s underlying themes, ie what it is to be human and, separately, what it is to be a man.
The scene with robocop’s pov when they first made him is to give you the feeling of his conscious awakening. Making the audience get a first hand experience of his little beautiful mysterious thing we call consciousness. And you know this film is about Murphy retrieving his soul
I recently had watched it again, with it being a personal favorite as a kid. And I was surprised. I was like, 'Wow... This is actually a great movie, not just a nostolgic shoot em up.' Great analysis!!
"Bitches Leave!!! "Can you FLY Bobby?!" "The Tigers are playin'...to-night!". Clarence Boddicker is one of the best screen villains of all time. Honorable mention for Slime man. (Mayo, that Cyberpunk insert was genius!)
The completion of his transformation back to Murphy and being human followed by that main theme dropping is one of the most satisfying endings to any movie I can think of.
It’s Dick Jones He runs OCP!!! I was born in 86 but the influence on me from 80’s movies is everlasting! The effort that was put into the costumes and props without technology was amazing. Sometimes less is more..
To your point, I fully agree. Let me just add a few things : First of all, to say that the costumes and props were made ''without technology'' isn't quite accurate; it was just not made with the kind of ''digital'' technology that we have today. Plus, you are totally right that ''Sometimes less is more''. While I fully see where you're going with this, I would argue that in cases like these (80's films, for example), there was nothing ''less'' about it. If anything, it probably required quite a bit more work and dedication to the craft than what today's digital tech can bring to the table.
Now that you've analyzed and shown us you love the original Robocop, I think it would be fitting for you to make an entire video DESTROYING the modern remake.
@@Josep_Hernandez_Lujan Dude it’s 100% the worst. 1 is great, 2 is good, 3 is so bad it’s good and the remake is the most safe, uninspired and generic remake I’ve ever seen. Gives me Total Recall remake vibes. 🤢
Fun fact , Paul Verhoeven actually got an ER team to do Murphy's death scene and just told them, treat it like it was real, do what you would do with a person coming in with those injuries. I often argue with my friends when I say that Robocop is a modern day paladin
Yes, Verhoeven wanted that scene to be as real as possible. Love the juxtaposition with the sci-fi scene that follows, I don't know if it's intentional or not but he also remarked how when he first went to the US he'd see in the TV some sad news and a second later there was a commercial with funny music or something that made it like a rollercoaster of emotions.
Well done, sir! I loved it!! 👏👏👏 It is my favorite movie too! I sound like a movie fanatic talking about this with people, but it is in fact probably the only one that is this close to my heart. I watched it back in the 80's when I was around 7-8 (and I should absolutely not have watched it that young!! Haha!) But like you are stressing, it's not just a "sci-fi action movie"; it's way deeper! Recently I actually had the honor of introducing this to a guy (born in 87) who's currently playing the new game. The game is loosely based on the movie and you don't understand or miss a lot of the references. So I would recommend anyone playing the game, to watch the movie first. I was happy I had the chance to point out that it's a drama - as well as action, it's about serious topics like human ethics etc. So at least he hopefully had that in the back of his head going into it with all the brutal scenes and action thrown at you. 😂 That scene, with Lewis saying "Murphy, it's you." in combination with the music. So. Powerful. Just wow. 13:50 Fun fact: "Barbara", is actually his wife, Joan Pirkle, for anyone who did not know (like me!) Makes the scene even better 😂 Guy, check out the newly released documentary "RoboDoc - The Creation of RoboCop" - it's amazing!! I was thinking about something before, how I can see a real drama movie being made about him and his family; does he look for them? Do they reconnect? What will life be like having to deal with the fact that they did this to you etc etc. Maybe it could end with him eventually shutting down (due to the parts eventually malfunctioning or reaching their limits), but that he right before this, get to meet his family and have some closure. They totally left this part open for another movie. Amazing that they were thinking about leaving that house scene out!!
This whole thing, just a complete masterpiece of a movie and a analysis! Love how you go into every detail, and even compare it to other movies that came before it! Excited to see what comes next from this channel! :) Edit: BRO HEARING THAT THEME SONG OUTSIDE OF TWITCH IS CRAZY!!!
I rewatched it a few weeks back and I was grinning throughout. There is no waste to Robocop. It's tight and I can't think of another movie that works that way.
Easily one of the best videos you have ever put out. I'm glad I came across your content and I'm very happy to see you succeed. Ready for you to get to 500k and wishing you the best.
Probably either my favorite live-action film of all time, or my favorite sci-fi movie. It's definitely in the top 3 with Aliens and Terminator 2. Everything works about this movie. I LOVE Kurtwood Smith's acting in this... he nails the cool but sociopathic killer crime boss. And of course Peter Weller's cold, deadpan delivery at first, followed later by his anger and mournful realization at who he is and what OCP did to him. Great practical effects across the board, and shot in some of the most iconic locations you'll ever see in a film. I'm glad that the game Rogue City did justice to its original source material.
That Cyberpunk shade is wholly earned. Also, one of my favorite movies of all time! When Robocop is being gunned down by ED, it's traumatic, because the character has really become "human" again, and being gunned down by those he worked with, the score....damn. So good.
Also keep in mind, Robocop didn't tell officers or chief about his vendetta and mission to find clearance, so he prolly thinks himself indestructble when he goes to Dick Jones
You put my feelings into words with this video. It's one of my most precious memories. 80s films, Saturday morning cartoons, rock music. I am glad that I got to live in the time I did. In my opinion, it was the golden age of cinema and entertainment.
I remember wearing off the tape of my uncle's Betamax casette because I kept rewinding the last scene when Robo shoots Jones just to hear the ending theme. I did that for up to 10+ times a day. My uncle died 12 years ago from stomach cancer. This movie always brings me joy because he was the one who put this movie for me to watch along with The Terminator one Saturday night, Pizza and everything. A few years later, he gave me a copy of this movie on VHS. Man, thank you for the trip on memory lane as they say. Excellent video.
Watched this over the Summer in preparation for this video. I seriously avoided this movie because I assumed it was just a dumb action movie, but I was totally blown away by how much wit and humanity it had. Thanks for the recommendation!
It's just easier for our brains to simplify art and just put in a nice contained category, but some works are just more complex than that and often cross genres. Great analysis Mayo, happy 100k!
I watched robocop in preparation for this video, and for some reason the scene where the guy gets torn apart by the robot after the malfunction stuck with me. During the countdown I was subconsciously thinking “oh wow, I’ve seen *this* a million times before” expecting that they would fix it at the last second. Then once he started getting shot I went like “oh shit!” Love this movie
Fun fact: The secretary is actually Kurtwoods wife. Fun fact 2: It took over 50 takes to catch those keys due to his rubber gloves bouncing the keys off.
Man, so very well said. Watched it many, many times as a kid, and as a 37-year-old adult the film is only better. Every time at the end I'm grinding my teeth because I want Clarence to die so damn bad. Amazing film. Also, Basil's music is a huge addition to the film. He was a genius.
What an amazing job. Thank you so much. I love this move, it reminds me of my childhood. One of the best movies of all times. Thank you for this love letter in a video form.
I saw this in theaters when I was 10. I don't remember the violence (my dad must've covered my eyes) -- I remember how cool Robo's suit and movements were. I was certain Peter Weller was the greatest actor in the world. And I clearly remember when Robo brought Boddicker in for booking and Sgt Reed (the brilliant Bob DoQui) asks "what's the charge?" to which Robo pivots and replies "he's a cop killer," (39:04). The theater erupted in cheers. I can't think of any other film that get's big spontaneous reactions like that anymore. My all-time second favorite film to this day.
I am also a 80`s, early 90`s sci-fi, action, horror fan and Robocop was the biggest thing for me at the time. Today it`s in my top 20 best movies ever... I also enjoyed the sequels but not so much. Great video/description of the movie. The movie is the biggest critic of corporatism. And also forgot to mention the music, the main few themes that come on are so big in setting of the mood of the movie. I love the music in the movie and I think a big percentage of the succes of the movie is because of it. That main theme creates chills on my spine today...
My personal all-time favourite movie is Aliens but man I had forgotten just how great Robocop is; is it bad that I think I can almost remember the script word for word upon watching the footage you've posted?!😁🤦♂️ I totally concur with your view that Kurtwood Smith's bad guy is just as memorable as our hero👍
I'm one of those 80's kids who loves this movie to this day. You definitely took me down a rabbit hole I never really thought about. Thank you for that.
Robocop was always a movie my dad and me bonded over with, my dad lost his sight in 2015 and has been clinically depressed ever since, he was out of work and down on his luck but even though he cant physically see it he still sits and listens to it with me, i once said to him that does he want me to explain what's happening and he said to me "no son i can still see this movie through the memories of watching it with you whilst you were growing up"
This movie is a classic, always love watching whenever I get the chance!! The extended version of Scene 27 on Vemeo had me cracking up and in pain at the same time, lol
You are an incredible narrator and I just had to subscribe because you’re so passionate about what you do. I always love the RoboCop franchise it was just so much 1980s fun along with terminator alien predator the gremlins etc. for a long time I thought RoboCop was actually real because he showed up on WCW to help sting!
Excellent video with great pacing so it went by very quickly. Paul Verhoeven is a genius! In a similar fashion, people laugh when I say this but Terminator is a love-drama. It's not about Sarah Connor or John Connor or even the Terminator; it's about Kyle Reese, a tragic traveler in a time loop who grew up in a harsh, ruined world, traveled back in time to save a woman whose picture he fell in love with, did not get a chance to stop and enjoy a glimpse of the world as it was before and died trying to protect her.
There’s been graphic killings with firearms throughout cinema, but the one Alex Murphy experienced was extremely wild and no other death holds a candle to it.
Thank you for this video. I've never been able to express or understand why I'm so in love with this movie over the years, from the first time I saw it on cable on a 16" CRT TV at 11 o clock on a school night sneaking out of bed. So much wonderful nostalgia but so clearly explained as to what makes it so GREAT in a much brighter light. This is what makes YT great: fans of something coming together to share a love of a topic or item and you walk away learning something NEW every time, saw something you missed or feel like even more of a community because you've met others who share your passion. Thanks so much for this, again. The Robocop theme is an eternal song for me because you hear it and it automatically evokes the heroes journey feeling and that rush of emotions in your chest. You're cheering for Murphy nonstop and you're there intimately from start to finish. Thank you.
Oh man! This is a classic movie! Got the reminder set so I can watch this when it posts! Forgot that remake garbage. I own the original trilogy on Blu-Ray. I want to see if you also go over the theatrical version vs the more "gory/bloodier" version? I know my Blu-Ray has both versions.
Congrats on a 100k subs! And thank you for celebrating it with a dedicated video to robocop. I had just told my brother a day ago that robocop is the only 10/10 movie in my eye. That yes it is perfect
this video is so amazing you can really tell that the creator is a real robocop (1987) fan this movie is the best movie ever made I absolutely luv this movie its my all time favourite and this video is such a good shout out to the movie it’s a great break down of the movie this creator knows this movie very well and I respect that I luv this video it’s a great watch and it’s being told by a true robocop fan so I would like to say thank you for such a great break down on the best movie to ever exist luv it :)))))))
I remember watching this movie at the Del Amo mall upstairs theaters when I was 12. I spent the next week literally walking and moving like Robo did. I don't think I've ever been affected so much by a movie, before or in the long decades since.
@@underthemayoYou should do a series where you break down some of the individual scenes and discuss what they mean, as well as talk about challenges to shooting or funny anecdotes.
decided to watch robocop (for the first time) today after you uploaded this (and before i watched the video),loved the movie,was pretty amazing. >why did i wait? i honestly don't know why it took so long to watch it,but i did now.
It’s also a Western, if you think about. The good lawman in a corrupt, modernizing city is thought to be killed by vicious outlaws. Miraculously, he survives and seeks revenge.
I am so late to this party BUT.... regarding the discussion at about 31:00 on the "Murphy, it's you." scene. It is one of the FEW times if ANY in the film we ever see Robocop move BACKWARDS physically. Another layer to the performance, the mans name literally staggers the machine. You can pick up on something new every time you watch. SUCH an amazing film.
I am genuinely grateful for the existence of UA-cam, for many reasons.. not least of which is how it gave a platform to a myriad people to review, comment & critique the great works of cinema from my youth. Through this lens, I have gained an unimaginabely deeper understanding of, as well as appreciation for, the pure cinematic brilliance that was actually at play going into what I saw on the screen. So in that spirit, I wish to thank you for putting up an exceptionally well thought-out & put-together review. Oh and by the way. As a voice-actor myself, I wish to commend you on a superb delivery, and an absolute killer-voice.
Great review. “They’ll fix you. They fix everything.” About 10 years ago I went on a similar quest to rewatch TV shows I liked as a kid to see which were still good.
Seeing this movie age 8 in 1997 it scared me to the core and traumatized me to the core when he gang is massacreing Murphy with his partner watching by and the sense od justice and hapiness when Robocop shanks the villan with his needle usb. It was an emotional rollercoster.
Darkman's opening scene with Durant holds up the best. That scene is ridiculous in all the best ways. I was sad that the rest of movie wasn't just a crime drama.
@underthemayo, your breakdown of my favorite movie was perfect. The movie was so emotional and well shot. I live in Dallas and i habe been to every filmed location. I went to 548 Primrose Ln which is a apt complex. The director is by far one the best!
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You didn't mention Star Wars.
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Omg please do a Sarah Conner chronicles review… I loved that show…. So much better than all the horrible sequels we got after judgement day.
My dad stumbled into me watching this analysis and stuck around till the end with a big smile on his face the whole time. When it was over he brought me over to his old dusty movie shelf and gave me his original copy of robocop. I never even knew we had it. so thank you Mayo for not only the amazing video but also creating a special moment between me and my dad.
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That is beautiful
You and your dad are awesome. Reading this comment left me with a huge smile on my face.
Very cool 👌
I was watching Robocop one day. My mom comes in and asks me what I'm watching. When I tell her, she says, "Oh, that's that sad movie about the man that loses his family."
Moms be like that
Gotta hand it to her.
Sorry.
This made me laugh, thats sweet.
He can still protect them. So, in a way, he still has them.
@@martykeaton182 only in the 14 reboot though
The funniest thing about “Bitches leave” is that Verhoeven apparently wasn’t aware that bitch was an insult in english, so sent off the two actresses after their scene with “Thank you bitches! That was the bitches, everyone!”
Causing Kurtwood Smith and Miguel Ferrer to fall over themselves laughing.
Paul "Rick James" Verhoeven
"Nice work, bitches" ... can't say I'd blame Ferrer and Smith
In a way the studio was right, the house scene does slow the movie down, but it slows it in the right way, at the right time. It allows us the audience a moment to let everything sink in, and feel Murphy's pain just as he is beginning to. As stated it is one of the scenes that elevates this movie beyond an action flick. I'm glad that it ultimately stayed in
You kinda need to have some slow downs to allow audience to sink in everything that just happen, especially after some major action scene or some big revelation (or just crucial plot point). This is what lot of blockbuster movies do wrong, they just move on neckbreaking speed because they think audience is bunch of idiots who have to have gunfights and explosions every two seconds.
Think about let's say Star Wars ep 5, imagine how effective would be reveal that Darth Vader is Luke's father, if right away they got into some major action scene. They would just gloss over such important plot point. The whole movie and movie after it (or even more, entire trilogy) kinda completely changes after that scene. It goes from "good guy fights evil villain" theme to story about son trying to redeem his father who is well beyond redemption.
As a kid I hated it. As an adult...I don't like it.
Paradise lost, as Verhoeven described it, I think it's not just and interlude to close the act, it is essential to the story, it's where you see what was taken away from him, his family, his life... can't really be the Robocop movie that was envisioned without it.
Plus the music for that scene.
What’s crazy is that this review is only around 30 minutes short than the actual movie. It is one of the most tightly paced, perfectly balanced movies I’ve ever seen. Great review!
My favorite part of the movie is when Murphy says “thank you,” after Dick is fired.
DICK, YOU'RE FIRED!
My favorite scene is the part where the ED-209 struggles with the first step in the stairwell, falls down the stairs, and shuts down after squealing like a pig. Never fails to make me laugh.
@@quagmoe7879 are you guys forgetting the scene in the coke warehouse?
@@namegoeshere69 No, I didn’t forget. I still prefer to see the ED-209 fall down the stairs though because it’s funny.
@@quagmoe7879 yea it is pretty hilarious. the warehouse scene always pops into my head when I hear RoboCop
I still get choked up when Murphy is walking through his old house and reliving the memories of life with his family.
All Peter Weller had available to "sell" it with as an actor was the lower half of his face and his physical acting, and he knocked it out of the park.
My friend went through a nasty divorce that lasted 18 months and the whole time he couldn't set foot in the house he built over 20 years ago and raised two kids in. After his horrible cheating wife finally moved out after the divorce was final, he was at last allowed to return to his empty home. He said, "It felt just like that scene from Robocop".
@@Cokehead_Drug_Addict_ZelenskyMan, what a gut punch.
I’m an early 90s kid, so my memory of the movie is exclusively from the VHS tape that me and my brothers would watch over and over again. I remember the eerie, sad, sad feeling that particular scene always gave me. Little did I know I was facing an existential abyss.
It's a pivotal scene tied to the gas station reveal, good thing Verhoeven ultimately prevailed.
Even at face value as a kickass 80’s action movie it’s great, but under a more analytical lens it becomes even better as a powerful drama about humanity.
Watched it recently on Bly ray after like 10 years and was blown away. Couldn’t believe how great it was. Also the transfer was amazing looked like it was made in the 2000s. Robocip was way ahead of its time.
I was thinking as a kid I loved the action, in my 20s I loved it for the humour, now I love the drama. So many little moments really move me but the line “I can feel them….but I don’t remember them” always brought a lump to my throat.
This movie does not put a step wrong. An absolute classic.
Neura link and Elon musk are the OCP of this film.
@@jekw23Beautiful
"You think you some kinda great cop"
56 minutes went by like 56 seconds. Somehow you managed to put into words everything I felt for this masterpiece by Paul Verhoeven for years. You can see he put his soul into it.
I think Robocop had been out for 6-7 years by the time I saw it first as a 10-year-old girl. It had me right there, shattered to the core. I probably would not be able to tell as a kid what I loved most about it, but I definitely rewatched it dozens of times on our black JVC video player until I knew all the lines by heart. Thank you for this analysis, I will probably want to watch it again too and show to my family. I cannot imagine anyone else except Peter Weller as the Robocop. May I just mention that I really found his face attractive and even cool in the steel mask. The perfect image of a hero - attractive, noble and invincible.
P.S. I'm also a fan of Showgirls, Basic Instinct and Total Recall.
Right, peter Weller looks sexy as a brand new shiny robot cop.. his mouth and lips ? Way cool!
Still the greatest movie ever, blew me away when I watched it at 3AM Xmas morning, I was 11 and it blew my mind. My daughter (also 10!) has watched Robocop 3 with me, it feels different watching it with your child and seems more watchable. However, I really want to watch the original with her, but I want her to be ready to first, although she's dying to see it too!
The original RoboCop is genius. It pushed tons of boundaries with its gritty tone and graphic content, it introduced the mainstream to many concepts and themes found in Cyberpunk science fiction, it can still be interpreted in multiple ways depending on your ideological views, and it remains consistently-entertaining to watch to this day.
I saw this in theatres when I was 11 and Murphy's murder broke my brain. I was expecting a dumb fun movie and instead was treated to the most important cinematic experience I had ever had up to that point. Murphy's death really rattled me and the brutality of the gang was undeniable but still the film made me care about all these characters. I don't think I have ever hated a character more than I hated Clarence and I actively refused to watch that 70s show because I couldn't not see the actor as any other character. The sequels, cartoons, remake are all missing the point but that is still ok in that Robocop is on the surface still extremely cool. so cool that many people don't bother to look past it.
Robocop is a western, a revenge story of a wronged lone gunman who stops at nothing to get his man. Robocop is a masterpiece.
And we all had that problem watching that character in that 70's show. i always thought when he was going to shoot his own son Erik. He really played a memorable villain so good i cant picture him in any other roles.
@@stevenhandsome9179 "This guy's a gangster? His real name's Clarence :-)
His character on that 70's show had an underlying menacing demeanor that made me think of Clarence.
And Clarence lives at home a hand from Alex!
And the hand from Alex was blown off with malice.
Look they don't wanna battle they shook
Cuz nobody is badder than Robocrook
@@kmieciu4ever
it's funny because when I was 11 in 2004, the actor was always Red Foreman (That 70s Show) to me. i popped in my dad's old VHS of Robocop and could not believe seeing (younger) him as an actual villain lol
Watching it as a kid I've never believed the image of the future portrayed within. The mindless entertainment, the absolute disregard for someone's property, rampant crime and purposefully underfunded police force... This movie was prophetic in so many ways...
it also predicted Detroit going bankrupt
So true
This was pretty much Detroit in the 80s
The part where that man was literally melting from the acid scared the living hell out of me as a kid
Or when Red Foreman plows into him and he just explodes like a rotten watermelon.
Yeah Emil hits that toxic tank turning him all elephant Maned out, scares Nash to death then gets hit by clarence and explodes like a rotting pumpkin. Killed by 6000 SUX
Same, scared the crap outta me. Then fascinated me to no end
Yeah. They didn't hold back. And... oh boy...
Ray Wise in that scene was the best. Between his facial expressions, and his repulsed tone when he says “Don’t touch me man!”
Dick Jones confessing to Robocop doesn't feel out of place, because when he sent Boddicker to kill Bob, he recorded a DVD. A damn DVD! Instead of just outright kill him. So, it's consistent with his character.
Awesome video, we need a part 2! :D
Actually, it's a VCD, DVD wasn't invented back then.
@@darkworlddenizen VCD's were first released in 1993. It's probably just a plain old CD but Paul Verhoven predicted DVD's.
@@Firguy_the_Foot_FetishistLaserdisc had been around since the late 70s. It would have been easy to predict that we'd eventually get something like that in a CD format.
@@USSMariner A precursor to DVDs and even VCDs did exist, the CD Video (it was analogue video like laserdisc, not digital, and held about 5 minutes of footage). Except it was launched on the 30th of May 1987 in the US, it seems. The movie released July 17th, so either they knew the technology was coming or accidentally predicted it during filming.
I think they used laserdisc as the template, they're analog after all and Dick Jones's recording has a home video quality to it, so just made it into the more compact format (it's the future after all)
Ultimately, it’s a movie about a man who has been stripped of his humanity by capitalism fighting to regain it.
Underneath all the flash and effects, there is an emotional core that speaks to all of us living in a world dominated by corporations. The removal of the helmet, the change in his choice, and the final line: “Murphy”.
He’s not seeking revenge, he is seeking his humanity.
the way robocop clumsily walks out of his former bedroom, was like showing that alex was taking control once again
Fun fact - the secretary is actually Kurteood Smiths wife in real life. Great review of Robocop one of the greatest movies of all time.
That is a true fan right there, I can confirm this is also accurate.
The best part is that this is how they met 😆
So.... She kept the gum then?
@@debbiesmith1935maybe more than that, buddy.
Then I guess she did… fit him in 😜
I remember being in the theatre when Murphy died and the screen went black. It was dead silence in the room. I think one person coughed. Just an amazing moment. Then you were blinded with the static screen turning on. SO well done
That must have been amazing in theaters to see how it affected the audience. When I have seen re-releases of classic movies in theaters the audience reactions have been surprising because they react to things or notice things I never noticed. I would love to be in a packed theater for Robocop. 😮
Pass me the LED
Lucky....my first viewing was a censored version on TV in the early 90s
Seeing this movie at the age of 6, in 1987, is what planted the seed of a dream within me. From that day, I became infatuated with movies, and story telling. It's one of the reasons I worked in the business.
You don’t anymore?
I'm glad to learn that I'm not the only one who teared up at the scene of Robocop being under fire by his own colleagues
Omg man. This brought a tear to my eye. You are a friend to me. You’ve expressed my thoughts I tell people all the time. I can’t believe people can’t see the humanity in the machine, the man and the movie. I’d love to make my own breakdown as the best dedication I can give this beautiful movie
Same man.
Ok I just got teary eyed too. Thought it was my period but glad it wasn’t just me 😅
I've always believed that feelings are mostly learned like every other human character, you do have the animal instincts early on in life like attachments to mother, but those are animal survival tactics you can even teach a machine, but feelings are a series of unique experiences that your brain replicates and responds to accordingly, that's why for example people who never experienced love have more difficulties expressing love. If you face anger in the environment, you become angry and so on. That's why I believe making machines with feelings is not a difficult programming task, but would require interaction with real humans to master, but once it reaches self-sufficiency, you can produce the most loving being in the universe, because you can make machine that has feelings of hate completely blocked and as an AI installed on millions of other machines, whenever one learns a positive expression of response from one human, the master AI that updates all the robots also gets an update, machines unlike humans never forget or get distracted by mixed feelings and if 1000s of new positive feelings learned, all robots get updated, millions of updates each month.
This is why 99% of my bluray movies are from the 80's n 90's - They keep things simple, no fancy over-the-top CGI, and make you want to watch them again every few years and still enjoy it even though you already know how the story turns out.
That is the mark of a truly amazing movie... When you have seen it, you already know how the story begins and ends, yet you can still watch it whenever, a hundred times. A couple other movies I love to rewatch are the first 2 Terminators and The Matrix
Also older movies shot on high quality film really do look amazing on high res digital media. We have finally gotten to the point where a good transfer of a well shot film can look spectacular at home. Dvds never cut it quality wise, and even 1080p media was really lacking the cinematic touch. 4K HDR on a good TV with a solid sound system is quite the experience if you set it up correctly.
Movies were just made better, with more talented directors, cinematographers, composers, et cetera back in the 1970's 80's and 90's.
I am there with you.. literally that’s my collection.. all 80s and 90s.. and some good historicals prior to the 80s. I refuse to watch empty, dull movies with a fest of CGI that they look more like video games instead.. yes.. you hear that Disney!
You have over a hundred blu rays? In order have 99% mathematically you'd have to have at least 100. Even if it was 49 out of 50 that's only 98%.
"I can feel them. But I can't remember them." - Most impactful line of the film, even if it's not one of the quotable ones. All of Murphy's pain rolled into one moment.
Yeah. And you'll notice I didn't include it. I want people who find the movie through the video to hear that themselves in the movie.
One thing you failed to mention when speaking of the scene in which he is reborn, there is also a New Years party during all of this. Showing, brilliantly, mind you, not only the passage of time itself, but giving us a look at how long Murphy was gone without doing something cliché like a black screen with some sort of cue card or block of text telling us how long Alex Murphy had been absent, or how long the Robocop Program took to achieve it's goal. I always felt it was a wonderful way to show the passage of time and still be subtle enough to respect the viewer's intelligence. It pairs extremely well with the flashbacks we see both when he passes and when he visits his old home. It gives us something to look back on when he sees the shattered and broken remains of the life that was stolen from him, and gives us another piece of a small but important and overarching puzzle that isnt completed until the final sequence at the steel mill when Lewis tells him what happened to his wife and son after Murphy passed away, coming full circle and having him realize that the life he once had is sadly no longer a reality and cannot be.
To watch boddikers sadism at the beginning of the film and then when he realises his death is imminent,his sqealing...is just one of the most awesome moments in movie history.
He is the greatest villain I have ever seen in any movie. He kills the good guy, but the good guy comes back for revenge.😮
Guns guns guns .....the Lakers playing tonight ...and I never miss a game.
This is my favorite movie of all time. I loved your homage and clear review / introspection. One more detail that people might have missed: when the gas station blows up, "Shell" becomes "Hell", and when he walks away from the fire it's a metaphor to Murphy stepping out of his own hell. This movie is filled with these little things. His death being similar to Jesus Christ..Murphy walking on water near the end..I mean..Genius work here. In all aspects, a Perfect movie. And I agree. This is a Drama. Hands down to you, Sir.
Thats a reach. I saw the video I think you got it from And it's reaching too
Verhoeven was obsessed with hagiological figures of Jesus at that time, I believe.
Crazy how it's almost been 35 YEARS since this movie came out
I just watched it weeks ago because you reccomended it and I still loved it, it was amazing
35 years 😉
@@mechinate oh, right, lol
one of my TOP 5 FAVORITE MOVIES...so much more than an action film...loved the social commentary...an incredible file which i will never tire of watching...
The scene of him seeing himself as Murphy on screen is haunting because he meets his own ghost. Really captured beautifully with music and sound and that leads to the next scene of a salesman trying to sell Murphy’s last trace of his memories, his home. A sad ghost like story
I cannot believe someone actually stripped this movie down while building it up in every scene! Great job!! Please do this for my favorite movie..The Terminator!!
Brilliant. Just rewatched it recently (after many years. I watched it at 10 and through my teens. Then watched it again a few days ago at 40) and..... I was speechless at how prescient the film is. Pure brilliance. And daaaaamn..... I still can't find the words to explain to any other human being how much empathy, sympathy (and how bad) I feel for Alex J. Murphy.... and also how satisfying everything feels at the end of the film. Everything in this film is brilliant. And that Basil Poledouris score......oooooh wow. And Clarence Boddicker is the best villain ever.
You've summarised so well why this too is one of my faves. You couldn't change anything about Robocop to make it better. It's perfect.
Robocop can also be watched as a satire of consumer culture or a comedy or even an admittedly unorthodox buddy cop movie. It’s like the Swiss Army knife of movies.
I watched Robocop for the first time just this past Christmas day. It was absolutely fantastic. I'm so glad that I was able to finally see this movie. This analysis captured the movie absolutely perfectly. Well done, mayo!
“Can you do that dad?” Always gets me. I saw myself in Murphy Jr when I was a kid. My dad was my hero.
The most emotional line after Lewis rescues him is Murphy saying “You may not like what you’re going to see”.
He says this even before he himself has seen his face, so him seeing his own reflection isn’t the main thrust of the scene.
Instead, it’s his own awareness that he is no longer “human” and fear of rejection that really resonates, dealing with one of the movie’s underlying themes, ie what it is to be human and, separately, what it is to be a man.
The scene with robocop’s pov when they first made him is to give you the feeling of his conscious awakening. Making the audience get a first hand experience of his little beautiful mysterious thing we call consciousness. And you know this film is about Murphy retrieving his soul
I recently had watched it again, with it being a personal favorite as a kid. And I was surprised. I was like, 'Wow... This is actually a great movie, not just a nostolgic shoot em up.'
Great analysis!!
"Bitches Leave!!!
"Can you FLY Bobby?!"
"The Tigers are playin'...to-night!".
Clarence Boddicker is one of the best screen villains of all time. Honorable mention for Slime man.
(Mayo, that Cyberpunk insert was genius!)
Ne-ne-ne-ne-ne-ne-ne-ne.....(boom) Now give the man a hand!!!
"You can keep the gum" (To his actual wife)
This was a fantastic tribute to one of the greatest films ever made. Thank you!
The completion of his transformation back to Murphy and being human followed by that main theme dropping is one of the most satisfying endings to any movie I can think of.
It’s Dick Jones He runs OCP!!! I was born in 86 but the influence on me from 80’s movies is everlasting! The effort that was put into the costumes and props without technology was amazing. Sometimes less is more..
To your point, I fully agree. Let me just add a few things : First of all, to say that the costumes and props were made ''without technology'' isn't quite accurate; it was just not made with the kind of ''digital'' technology that we have today. Plus, you are totally right that ''Sometimes less is more''. While I fully see where you're going with this, I would argue that in cases like these (80's films, for example), there was nothing ''less'' about it. If anything, it probably required quite a bit more work and dedication to the craft than what today's digital tech can bring to the table.
I was seven when this came out and to this day it is still the greatest film I've ever seen. Clarence Boddicker for life!
"Can you fly bobby?"
Me: I don't want to work for that man. 😆
Peter Weller for life.
Now that you've analyzed and shown us you love the original Robocop, I think it would be fitting for you to make an entire video DESTROYING the modern remake.
I second that motion...
Tbf it's not worst Robocop movie (it still sucks though)
I believe that movie destroyed itself.
@@Josep_Hernandez_Lujan Dude it’s 100% the worst. 1 is great, 2 is good, 3 is so bad it’s good and the remake is the most safe, uninspired and generic remake I’ve ever seen. Gives me Total Recall remake vibes. 🤢
Robocop remake was as fake and cringey as the chinese toy ROBERTCOP. 😅
Fun fact , Paul Verhoeven actually got an ER team to do Murphy's death scene and just told them, treat it like it was real, do what you would do with a person coming in with those injuries.
I often argue with my friends when I say that Robocop is a modern day paladin
Yeah, that team seemed so real, it's such a great scene
Yes, Verhoeven wanted that scene to be as real as possible. Love the juxtaposition with the sci-fi scene that follows, I don't know if it's intentional or not but he also remarked how when he first went to the US he'd see in the TV some sad news and a second later there was a commercial with funny music or something that made it like a rollercoaster of emotions.
Well done, sir! I loved it!! 👏👏👏
It is my favorite movie too! I sound like a movie fanatic talking about this with people, but it is in fact probably the only one that is this close to my heart. I watched it back in the 80's when I was around 7-8 (and I should absolutely not have watched it that young!! Haha!) But like you are stressing, it's not just a "sci-fi action movie"; it's way deeper! Recently I actually had the honor of introducing this to a guy (born in 87) who's currently playing the new game. The game is loosely based on the movie and you don't understand or miss a lot of the references. So I would recommend anyone playing the game, to watch the movie first. I was happy I had the chance to point out that it's a drama - as well as action, it's about serious topics like human ethics etc. So at least he hopefully had that in the back of his head going into it with all the brutal scenes and action thrown at you. 😂
That scene, with Lewis saying "Murphy, it's you." in combination with the music. So. Powerful. Just wow.
13:50 Fun fact: "Barbara", is actually his wife, Joan Pirkle, for anyone who did not know (like me!) Makes the scene even better 😂 Guy, check out the newly released documentary "RoboDoc - The Creation of RoboCop" - it's amazing!!
I was thinking about something before, how I can see a real drama movie being made about him and his family; does he look for them? Do they reconnect? What will life be like having to deal with the fact that they did this to you etc etc. Maybe it could end with him eventually shutting down (due to the parts eventually malfunctioning or reaching their limits), but that he right before this, get to meet his family and have some closure. They totally left this part open for another movie. Amazing that they were thinking about leaving that house scene out!!
This whole thing, just a complete masterpiece of a movie and a analysis! Love how you go into every detail, and even compare it to other movies that came before it! Excited to see what comes next from this channel! :)
Edit: BRO HEARING THAT THEME SONG OUTSIDE OF TWITCH IS CRAZY!!!
I send you a virtual high five.
I rewatched it a few weeks back and I was grinning throughout. There is no waste to Robocop. It's tight and I can't think of another movie that works that way.
The Thing
@@Dravianpn02 One day I'll get to watching that. I really want to.
Easily one of the best videos you have ever put out. I'm glad I came across your content and I'm very happy to see you succeed. Ready for you to get to 500k and wishing you the best.
Probably either my favorite live-action film of all time, or my favorite sci-fi movie. It's definitely in the top 3 with Aliens and Terminator 2. Everything works about this movie. I LOVE Kurtwood Smith's acting in this... he nails the cool but sociopathic killer crime boss. And of course Peter Weller's cold, deadpan delivery at first, followed later by his anger and mournful realization at who he is and what OCP did to him. Great practical effects across the board, and shot in some of the most iconic locations you'll ever see in a film. I'm glad that the game Rogue City did justice to its original source material.
Bro your RoboCop content is about to blow up thanks to all the new fans who just played rogue City and are looking for more RoboCop.
Hope so! Maybe it'll sway me to revisit the remake
That Cyberpunk shade is wholly earned. Also, one of my favorite movies of all time! When Robocop is being gunned down by ED, it's traumatic, because the character has really become "human" again, and being gunned down by those he worked with, the score....damn. So good.
Also keep in mind, Robocop didn't tell officers or chief about his vendetta and mission to find clearance, so he prolly thinks himself indestructble when he goes to Dick Jones
You put my feelings into words with this video. It's one of my most precious memories. 80s films, Saturday morning cartoons, rock music. I am glad that I got to live in the time I did. In my opinion, it was the golden age of cinema and entertainment.
I remember wearing off the tape of my uncle's Betamax casette because I kept rewinding the last scene when Robo shoots Jones just to hear the ending theme. I did that for up to 10+ times a day.
My uncle died 12 years ago from stomach cancer. This movie always brings me joy because he was the one who put this movie for me to watch along with The Terminator one Saturday night, Pizza and everything. A few years later, he gave me a copy of this movie on VHS.
Man, thank you for the trip on memory lane as they say. Excellent video.
Fantastic analysis of one of the best action flicks ever made. To this day, Clarence continues to be one of my all-time favorite movie villains.
Watched this over the Summer in preparation for this video. I seriously avoided this movie because I assumed it was just a dumb action movie, but I was totally blown away by how much wit and humanity it had.
Thanks for the recommendation!
Fantastic movie on so many levels.
ED209 is the so perfect in encapsulating the end results of corporate creed and failure.
I would believe he was designed by chrysler and assembled by GM
You take that back about Goonies right fucking now kid
It's great! There just a few knicks here and there! I'm so sorry.
literally watched your new Serious Sam video directly before watching Mayo's 100k video. The world's a small place
lets get real, it sucks
@@phillytheflyerable Greta: HOW DAHH YEW?
@@phillytheflyerable Ok now its time to get into the muck.
Lost Boys sucks too. There I said it!
Passion is an underestimated expression here. Pure quality content.
"Hey babe, wanna watcha nice drama movie?"
- "sure, hun!"
* Puts on Robocop *
It's just easier for our brains to simplify art and just put in a nice contained category, but some works are just more complex than that and often cross genres. Great analysis Mayo, happy 100k!
My congratulations Mayo. 100k subscribers is quite achievement. Good luck in future.
I watched robocop in preparation for this video, and for some reason the scene where the guy gets torn apart by the robot after the malfunction stuck with me. During the countdown I was subconsciously thinking “oh wow, I’ve seen *this* a million times before” expecting that they would fix it at the last second. Then once he started getting shot I went like “oh shit!”
Love this movie
Fun fact: The secretary is actually Kurtwoods wife.
Fun fact 2: It took over 50 takes to catch those keys due to his rubber gloves bouncing the keys off.
44:28
god dayumn .. well done sir! brilliant editing, take my like you magnificent bastard!
Probably my favorite video from you. Awesome work, man. Keep talking about things you're passionate about!
Man, so very well said. Watched it many, many times as a kid, and as a 37-year-old adult the film is only better. Every time at the end I'm grinding my teeth because I want Clarence to die so damn bad. Amazing film. Also, Basil's music is a huge addition to the film. He was a genius.
What an amazing job. Thank you so much. I love this move, it reminds me of my childhood. One of the best movies of all times. Thank you for this love letter in a video form.
I saw this in theaters when I was 10. I don't remember the violence (my dad must've covered my eyes) -- I remember how cool Robo's suit and movements were. I was certain Peter Weller was the greatest actor in the world.
And I clearly remember when Robo brought Boddicker in for booking and Sgt Reed (the brilliant Bob DoQui) asks "what's the charge?" to which Robo pivots and replies "he's a cop killer," (39:04).
The theater erupted in cheers. I can't think of any other film that get's big spontaneous reactions like that anymore.
My all-time second favorite film to this day.
I am also a 80`s, early 90`s sci-fi, action, horror fan and Robocop was the biggest thing for me at the time.
Today it`s in my top 20 best movies ever...
I also enjoyed the sequels but not so much.
Great video/description of the movie.
The movie is the biggest critic of corporatism.
And also forgot to mention the music, the main few themes that come on are so big in setting of the mood of the movie.
I love the music in the movie and I think a big percentage of the succes of the movie is because of it.
That main theme creates chills on my spine today...
My personal all-time favourite movie is Aliens but man I had forgotten just how great Robocop is; is it bad that I think I can almost remember the script word for word upon watching the footage you've posted?!😁🤦♂️
I totally concur with your view that Kurtwood Smith's bad guy is just as memorable as our hero👍
I really cannot decide between the two movies. My favourite two!
never thought i be excited for a movie analyses
Congrats on 100k,I love your reviews and videos,and heres for another 100k.
I'm one of those 80's kids who loves this movie to this day. You definitely took me down a rabbit hole I never really thought about. Thank you for that.
Robocop was always a movie my dad and me bonded over with, my dad lost his sight in 2015 and has been clinically depressed ever since, he was out of work and down on his luck but even though he cant physically see it he still sits and listens to it with me, i once said to him that does he want me to explain what's happening and he said to me "no son i can still see this movie through the memories of watching it with you whilst you were growing up"
This movie is a classic, always love watching whenever I get the chance!!
The extended version of Scene 27 on Vemeo had me cracking up and in pain at the same time, lol
You are an incredible narrator and I just had to subscribe because you’re so passionate about what you do. I always love the RoboCop franchise it was just so much 1980s fun along with terminator alien predator the gremlins etc. for a long time I thought RoboCop was actually real because he showed up on WCW to help sting!
Thanks!
Excellent video with great pacing so it went by very quickly. Paul Verhoeven is a genius! In a similar fashion, people laugh when I say this but Terminator is a love-drama. It's not about Sarah Connor or John Connor or even the Terminator; it's about Kyle Reese, a tragic traveler in a time loop who grew up in a harsh, ruined world, traveled back in time to save a woman whose picture he fell in love with, did not get a chance to stop and enjoy a glimpse of the world as it was before and died trying to protect her.
There’s been graphic killings with firearms throughout cinema, but the one Alex Murphy experienced was extremely wild and no other death holds a candle to it.
Thank you for this video. I've never been able to express or understand why I'm so in love with this movie over the years, from the first time I saw it on cable on a 16" CRT TV at 11 o clock on a school night sneaking out of bed. So much wonderful nostalgia but so clearly explained as to what makes it so GREAT in a much brighter light.
This is what makes YT great: fans of something coming together to share a love of a topic or item and you walk away learning something NEW every time, saw something you missed or feel like even more of a community because you've met others who share your passion.
Thanks so much for this, again. The Robocop theme is an eternal song for me because you hear it and it automatically evokes the heroes journey feeling and that rush of emotions in your chest. You're cheering for Murphy nonstop and you're there intimately from start to finish. Thank you.
Oh man! This is a classic movie! Got the reminder set so I can watch this when it posts! Forgot that remake garbage. I own the original trilogy on Blu-Ray. I want to see if you also go over the theatrical version vs the more "gory/bloodier" version? I know my Blu-Ray has both versions.
Congrats on a 100k subs! And thank you for celebrating it with a dedicated video to robocop. I had just told my brother a day ago that robocop is the only 10/10 movie in my eye. That yes it is perfect
I'm going through a tough time your videos are keeping me sane thanks Mayo
this video is so amazing you can really tell that the creator is a real robocop (1987) fan this movie is the best movie ever made I absolutely luv this movie its my all time favourite and this video is such a good shout out to the movie it’s a great break down of the movie this creator knows this movie very well and I respect that I luv this video it’s a great watch and it’s being told by a true robocop fan so I would like to say thank you for such a great break down on the best movie to ever exist luv it :)))))))
I saw this breakdown and had to watch the og and it just fit so perfectly. It is also my favorite movie of all time so i loved this
I remember watching this movie at the Del Amo mall upstairs theaters when I was 12. I spent the next week literally walking and moving like Robo did. I don't think I've ever been affected so much by a movie, before or in the long decades since.
27:05 Simple? That scene took all day to shoot because it was nearly impossible to catch and grasp keys in rhe robocop suit.
I know that. I'm talking about the simplicity of story moment, not the practical effort behind shooting it.
@@underthemayoYou should do a series where you break down some of the individual scenes and discuss what they mean, as well as talk about challenges to shooting or funny anecdotes.
decided to watch robocop (for the first time) today after you uploaded this (and before i watched the video),loved the movie,was pretty amazing.
>why did i wait?
i honestly don't know why it took so long to watch it,but i did now.
It’s also a Western, if you think about. The good lawman in a corrupt, modernizing city is thought to be killed by vicious outlaws. Miraculously, he survives and seeks revenge.
I am so late to this party BUT.... regarding the discussion at about 31:00 on the "Murphy, it's you." scene. It is one of the FEW times if ANY in the film we ever see Robocop move BACKWARDS physically. Another layer to the performance, the mans name literally staggers the machine. You can pick up on something new every time you watch. SUCH an amazing film.
14:20 Even better, the woman playing the secretary was actually Kurtwood Smith's wife IRL!
Great job yo, this was wonderfully put together. Congratulations on 100k, you absolutely deserve it. Cheers!
Basil Poledouris was a genius, one of the greatest movie scores of all time, the in movie mood music even more so!
The score when Robocop is walking around his old house is amazing, such a beautiful piece of music
Props for having Streets of Rage 2 music subtly in the background a few times
I am genuinely grateful for the existence of UA-cam, for many reasons.. not least of which is how it gave a platform to a myriad people to review, comment & critique the great works of cinema from my youth. Through this lens, I have gained an unimaginabely deeper understanding of, as well as appreciation for, the pure cinematic brilliance that was actually at play going into what I saw on the screen. So in that spirit, I wish to thank you for putting up an exceptionally well thought-out & put-together review. Oh and by the way. As a voice-actor myself, I wish to commend you on a superb delivery, and an absolute killer-voice.
Great review.
“They’ll fix you. They fix everything.”
About 10 years ago I went on a similar quest to rewatch TV shows I liked as a kid to see which were still good.
Seeing this movie age 8 in 1997 it scared me to the core and traumatized me to the core when he gang is massacreing Murphy with his partner watching by and the sense od justice and hapiness when Robocop shanks the villan with his needle usb. It was an emotional rollercoster.
Darkman's opening scene with Durant holds up the best. That scene is ridiculous in all the best ways. I was sad that the rest of movie wasn't just a crime drama.
Yeah durrant with the cigar cutter is great.
@underthemayo, your breakdown of my favorite movie was perfect. The movie was so emotional and well shot. I live in Dallas and i habe been to every filmed location. I went to 548 Primrose Ln which is a apt complex. The director is by far one the best!