"Isn't he supposed to be shutting down, still?" This is great use of subtlety in the movie. From the moment we see Robocops POV, there are signs that there's still a human part of him left. Waking up at random points during his construction, the gun twirl on the firing range, the fact that he has nightmares of his death, to the point where he returns home and commits a crime when he breaks the tour screen (destruction of private property). He's been fighting his programming the entire time, and even breaks it in a small way. The fact that he doesn't shut down as programmed is when his human side finally regains control. The whole thing culminates in cementing his identity by answering that his name is Murphy. Cut to credits. Instant 80s classic!
Great summary! And he still has some of Murphy's sayings: "Dead or alive you're coming with me," "your move, creep," and he still drives like Murphy did kicking up sparks on the ramp.
Corporations in the near future: "No more excuses. Calling in dead will not be tolerated, even with a doctor's note. Total body prosthesis and send them back to work."
Had you watched the director’s cut, you would have seen Murphy’s arm get blown off during his execution, which you would have noticed as he was getting blasted. Also, Robocop proudly personifies the term “ultra violence”.
I loved the stop motion. Even the slight jerkiness works in its favour. I’ve seen a video where a guy smoothed out the motion and it really does not look as good.
The scene with the executive getting obliterated and the other execs only caring about the financial implications sets the tone of the movie perfectly.
12:53 We've come so far into the future... that (younger) people no longer know about CRT tv's (Cathode Ray Tube)... the lines is the mask that was used to separate the beam for the different colored phosphor 'pixels' that make up an image on that screen...
Great reaction Nia like always. This movie aged like fine wine. I first saw this movie as a kid when it got out in vhs, it was such a treat to revisit it with you Nia! The legendary Rob Bottin designed and built the Robo Suit and was responsible for all the practical effects. He's the same guy who done the crazy practical effects in The Thing. Phil Tippet, another veteran also did a fab job on the stop motion. And a fun-fact, the medical team trying to save Murphy sound very realistic for a good reason - they are a real medical staff. The director wanted the scene to be genuine so he paid an off-duty ER team to come in and treat him like they would a real gunshot victim. That is really atention to detail. They did a lot of filming in Dallas during a heat wave. Poor Peter Weller was losing so much weight and had health issues through dehydration and heat exhaustion. They had to adapt the Robocop outfit so they could attach an air conditioner. Peter Weller was a good sport though and didn't complain. He is such an amazing actor and I have loved this movie since I was a kid!!! Keep up the good work.
While my dad was out of town for work, my sister and I tricked our mother into taking us to a late night showing of RoboCop. We knew by the time we got there it would be the only movie playing and she had no idea what it was. “Cop becomes a robot” she’s thinking “Like C3-P0 in Star Wars?”. “Yeeaahh”👍🏾😁 She was shocked, but enjoyed it. Since she was always getting on Pops about letting us watch Rated R movies, we couldn’t tell Pops. Not until later after he had seen it on VHS.
What a sci fi Sunday surprise!! Totally awesome this is my favorite movie of all time, I grew up on this movie as a kid and would constantly watch, rewind and watch again, thank you for all you do !! 😎🤘
31:30 i think when he's in arrest mode for the Directive 4 he will shutdown, but if he goes out of arrest mode he continues to function. once he left the office i think he just went into survival mode. this is a classic! great reaction! 👍
On a trip from NY to FL we stopped in NC and I showed this to my older cousin on VHS, but had forgotten that they didn’t have cable or see any movies. His reaction to the Melting guy and getting popped like a water balloon was hilarious to me. I had no idea how traumatic it could be and he told me years later how that stuck with him. I’m thinking since he’s 2 years older and I can handle it… he later explained his parents didn’t let him watch Star Wars due to the violence. I’m like “WHAT?!! and that’s what you asked to watch?”.😂
This graphic movie got a (pretty fun) Saturday morning cartoon. That was one of the wonders of the 80's, serious action movies that got kid's shows. And I loved them all.
Hello just found your channel great work. Robocop is one of my favorite movies. I love the futuristic 90s look that they were going for. Also made me fall in love with the ford taurus car. My first car was a 92 taurus. Just wondering how old are you? Love the reactions.
"You don't even have 4K vision." This was the late 80's, you were lucky if you even got standard definition, let alone HD. And 4K wasn't even a thought yet.
I love when people think this is gonna be like Terminator or like something they’ve seen before 😂😂 I’m here to watch her enjoy the ride (I hope she gets it) classic movie
It’s wild how good Paul Verhoeven and Edward Neumeier are together on stuff like this, Total Recall, and Starship Troopers, because when they work separately you end up with stuff like Hallow Man and, well… The Starship Troopers sequels.
@@happyapple4269 "Good business is where you find it." The very essence of cannibalism (capitalism, not cannibalism. Did I say cannibalism? I meant capitalism).
There’s always subtle things that I miss and catch on later viewings with Verhoeven and Neumeier’s scifi trilogy. Like how Murphy is practicing his J.T. Laser spin on the hood of his cruiser while waiting on a call. When he’s a human, he’s kinda slow and sloppy with it, practicing because he hasn’t mastered the move yet. The next time we see him do it, as Robocop, he’s able to do it with zero issues, perfectly mimicking how it’s done on the show. And it’s like, “Duh, he’s a machine. He’s taking the visual memory and translating it to a series of mechanical movements. Of course he can do it perfectly now.” Then again, maybe I’m just slow.
Surprisingly, given how graphic the violence is, this film spawned its own kids' cartoon series as well as toys and action figures. As I remember it, the Robocop figure came with both a damaged and undamaged head/helmet. (I guess kids were a lot tougher back then!) As an adult though, the best part of this movie has to be the vein of dark satire that runs through it. That combined with the over-the-top special effects are Paul Verhoeven's trademark features, and are very evident in his other SciFi films like Starship Troopers and Total Recall.
I had those figures and playsets. It's funny to me as an adult that the commentaries about corporate America were reinforced by this ultra violent movie being marketed to children! As an aside, however, those toys were f-ing cool!!
Hello Nia, glad to see you are feeling better!😊 It looks like you have a new photo for your channel too, nice!😉 I see you have entered into the unofficial Paul Verhoeven trilogy of films. Verhoeven made three futuristic violent films. This is one of those films. The other two films are "Total recall" (1990) with Arnold starring, and "Starship Troopers" (1997). You should definitely consider watching the other two films.😉 Great reactions to your first Verhoeven violent film, Nia!!!!🎬👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 "Robocop 2" (1990) is pretty good, but after that it gets to silly.
I remember watching this on VHS when it was new as a kid. It was marketed as a super-hero type movie and every kid was excited to see it. It's definitely NOT a movie for kids...
If you thought Red Forman was grumpy in That 70's Show! I absolutely LOVED this movie as a kid...I just didn't realize how absolutely disturbing it was for a kid to be seeing...I bought it for a dollar!
one of my fav. part of the movie is when Dick casually explains to the board that ED 209 is programmed for urban pacification. I'm not sure if I would be more afraid of criminals or rather such a basically private police force at that point. I watched this movie a long time ago when I was still a young pup. To be honest I have watched too many movies i shouldnt see, at my age back then. I remember especially one scene that gave me chills. When Murphy, as robocop, searched the police database and the voice of his partner was heard in the background: "Murphy it's you". I found that very haunted and spooky as a kid. Now I'm at an age when I have to check out my blood pressure. I miss the 80 's and 90s. best time ever!
The story goes that Verhoeven dismissed the script as B movie crap. But his wife convinced him that the script had room for existentialism in the meta humanism, satire on hyper capitalism and his personal penchant for ultra (cartoon) violence. Also a plotpoint that is evident, but most not quite connect is that Clarence is hired to instigate a crimewave and they own the police department to mismanage so that OCP can buy up cheap real estate for the project of Delta city
"Clarence is hired to instigate a crimewave ... so that OCP can buy up cheap real estate for the project of Delta city" It's all a gentrification scam. Curiosly, this is the exact same plot as "The Crow" (including the undead hero seeking revenge on his murderers and the city in question being dark-universe Detroit)
Sadly, a lot of goofballs have no idea that it's supposed to be anything beyond an action movie with a badass robot. The satire and subplots are totally lost on them.
When I was 7 my family was driving through Denver and out the car window I saw the shotgun scene at the beginning on a drive thru movie screen for a second. I wasn't allowed to watch this movie till the sequel came out.
Great reaction & love watching you’re vids! Around 8:36 it had me thinking a bit. I’m sorry but they were dumb to go in there two deep. I grew up some in the DC Area back in the murder cap era and I remember there were areas that were literally no go zones as far as cops had it. I’ve heard the same for other cities too. They’d only go in if they had a serious squad with them . Robo and his partner were outmanned and outgunned. They should’ve had more back up. But yeah, just a thought I had 😊
@@THEBLACCZOMBI Well, the era I’m talking about (80’s and 90’s) we’re talking city wide. Crime was out of control during that time even to the degree that national guard had to be dispatched in for a time. Not just southeast.
I hope You'll Watch RoboCop 2, which Solidify Even More that sort of Parallel world they are in. A satirical representation of the World and the USA And in particular Detroit. I love how RoboCop always Warn them, then Let them shoot first, so he can response in total Legitimate defense. He' never the Aggressor.
Thanks for the videos! I saw this movie when i was 12 with a couple of friends hiding from our parents because the whole ultraviolence label triggered everyone's mom. We would eventually get caught anyways because our mom's would catch us quoting or imitating scenes from the movie :) I love watching the reaction when you figure out how to get around directive 4 and its the same reaction we had when we were 12. that was great! Thanks again for sharing this reaction!
Johnson: He signed the release forms when he joined the force... Nia: He did? How many times have _you_ just scrolled to the end of an interminably-long, legalese-dense Terms of Service agreement and clicked "I accept?" (South Park did an entire episode on the potential implications of that practice)
Ultimately, this is about corporations stealing our humanity and turning us into commodities. As the movie progresses he gradually becomes more human, even his voice becomes less mechanical. The movie ends with him finally reclaiming his identity and humanity with one word: Murphy. It’s a powerful satire with some deep philosophical roots.
Good reaction, Nia. The movie was dark satirical comedy that communicated a social message. The glib attitudes you saw towards the beginning after the first model Robot-Cop shot one of the young corporate executives in the boardroom, was dark comedy. It was meant to portray the heartlessness of that particular multinational Weapons Development corporation. The director of the movie (Paul Verhoeven) typically incorporates social messages in his movies using exaggerated dark satire elements. Another one of his movie with a similar feel, but a completely different topic,, is 'Starship Troopers" from 1997. Btw, even though the movie 'RoboCop' came out in 1987, it was actually based on an 'alternate reality' but 4-years in the future in the year 1991. Also, regarding Murphy being brutally shot multiple times on his very first day of work with that police department, he did indeed legally 'die', but the OCP people were able to at least keep his brain alive, so that's how they were able to harvest his brain to use with their new concept 'RoboCop' project.
Arnold was the first idea to play Murphy, but there was no way he would work in that suit. So they chose Weller, who was ABSOLUTELY PERFECT for the role, and later Arnold worked with the director in Total Recall
Fun fact this movie tries to be a sci-fi/American retelling of the story of Jesus Christ but replaces the carpenter angle with the cop angle With RoboCop design being a rip off on a few comic book characters the film makers are fans of along with Judge Dredd.
Robocop's face is not flesh. It's hard and plastic. It's not really a spoiler. In some subsequent movie he let a kid touch his face. at 17:00 Regarding him getting his job back, It happened with Trump after he blew a gasket on January 6th 2021. Even though the Internet existed when this movie was made (I was emailing as early as 1982), the writers had no concept of it. Hence Robocop having to go into a data center to access photos. In the recent remake of Robocop, which is way underrated, Robocop was incredibly effective because he was online.
The infamous question every reactor ask when watching “Robocop” (What if you shoot him in the mouth) ok Robocop “Anatomy 101” the only thing left of Murphy is brain,spinal column,eyes and the SKIN OF HIS FACE…his skeleton is also kevlar which they made a metal replica of murphys skull and put the skin of his face over it…so shooting him in the mouth would just do no more than terminator and just tear his skin showing the medal underneath…the makers was gonna include that but figured it be to similar to Terminator so they never showed it
Fun reaction! You might not have fully caught on that the director Paul Verhoeven intended Robocop as a satire. As for the sequels, well part 2 is good in its own way, but part 3 is quite bad...imho. Mileage may vary of course
on paper Robocop shouldn’t work it was originally meant to be a Judge Dredd film adaptation but, the studio couldn’t nail down the rights so they crafted there own cop film (This is the infamous Rated X cut originally only available on Laserdisc then it migrated to dvd, blu-ray, etc. the theatrical cut is “Off” a lot was edited down. it’s awesome so many people are experiencing the film in it’s proper version. There are two films that sum up the 1980’s as a whole They Live & Robocop both films have a whip smart social commentary on that point and time (Ironically both films are still saying so much about the post Sept 11th world we live in (Which says a lot more about society) Great reaction (I’d honestly recommend finishing up the Original Trilogy Robocop 2 is truly insane but, fun Robocop 3 is misunderstood (it’s not perfect but, despite the flaws there’s a good movie buried deep in there)
I would love to do a Robocop cosplay, down to the opening thigh compartments and sliding gun holsters, but that would be time consuming and expensive to replicate. (Due to the fact that the gun holster never actually functioned the way we see in the movie behind the scenes. To achieve the effect, a full-size prop replica of Robocop's leg was made that a puppeteer could pull a lever and make the holster open on its thigh. But the suit Peter Weller is wearing doesn't actually have it. Movie magic, awesome but disappointing at the same time.) Maybe the gun holster is wishful thinking, but the outfit would be awesome.
they used to refer to mad scientists bringing the dead back to life as re-animation.. yeah, the condition of the house was obviously vibing that something happened to his family.. i always think about that.. just because the partner rattles off that they moved away and started over, doesnt mean its true.. how would she know anyway.. the way she said it was like it was just what she had been told by her boss or something
Actually you're watching the censored, toned-down version of the movie. The real R-rated cut was intended to have so MUCH violence, including the boardroom member being shot by Ed-209 for about 13 more seconds to the point that it was supposed to be more cartoonish and ridiculous. The violence was supposed to be excessive to the point of being cartoonish, which is where a lot of the dark humor of the movie was supposed to come from, aside from the commercials. But thanks to the MPAA originally, half the joke was lost.
Your thoughts on why his family was gone: they don't really detail how long it took them to put robo together. I think the best we get is the prototype up in 90 days line. So what appears to be a stay at home mom now a single parent. And all she knows is her husband has been dead the last 3 months. Probably couldn't handle the memories or the rent.
Morton says - "that's life in the big City" philosophically. only the REAL LIFE culture of the 80s was "that's life in the big city" as well, ROBOCOP is a small extension of the real World attitude.
It's a common misconception that you die instantly if you get shot in the head. Well, you do but that's not what I'm saying. What I mean is that in some rare instances, you can survive as long as the brain isn't too badly damaged. My uncle, for example, tried to clock out of life early in a similar manner when I was a kid and by pure luck survived. He's brain damaged now, but doing ok.
"Isn't he supposed to be shutting down, still?"
This is great use of subtlety in the movie. From the moment we see Robocops POV, there are signs that there's still a human part of him left. Waking up at random points during his construction, the gun twirl on the firing range, the fact that he has nightmares of his death, to the point where he returns home and commits a crime when he breaks the tour screen (destruction of private property). He's been fighting his programming the entire time, and even breaks it in a small way. The fact that he doesn't shut down as programmed is when his human side finally regains control. The whole thing culminates in cementing his identity by answering that his name is Murphy. Cut to credits. Instant 80s classic!
Excellent insights. It is masterfully done, and I think even the gore is a vital part of the story.
A true sci-fi classic.
Great summary! And he still has some of Murphy's sayings: "Dead or alive you're coming with me," "your move, creep," and he still drives like Murphy did kicking up sparks on the ramp.
@@charlize1253 exactly!
Robocop also drives exactly like Murphy.
"dead or alive you are coming with me" 😂
Robocop is a masterpiece.
OCP: giving live ammo to dangerous experimental robots since 1987.
Corporations in the near future: "No more excuses. Calling in dead will not be tolerated, even with a doctor's note. Total body prosthesis and send them back to work."
In real life, they would have immediately cancelled the life insurance payment to his family. His death was a preexisting condition.
Had you watched the director’s cut, you would have seen Murphy’s arm get blown off during his execution, which you would have noticed as he was getting blasted.
Also, Robocop proudly personifies the term “ultra violence”.
Ultra violence 😂 😆
Is it worth it though. DC I mean? It's like 3 minutes of GREAT practical effects - but storywise?
^Yeees I have both versions onna' disc, of course 😛
@dallesamllhals9161 is it worth the extra, what, thirty seconds of some of the greatest violent practical effects in film? Yes lmao 100%
Mr Kinney getting shot to ribbons and the shot if Dr MacNamara trying to pull the board is in the DC too.
@ Good call.
"Don't choose crime. They have horrible work cultures." Well said!
I had a feeling youd like Clarence 'bchez leave.' line and you didnt disappoint. 😂 I remember laughing my ass off the first time I heard it.
"He was so juicy" is the funniest thing I've heard from anyone reacting to Emil's death scene. LOL!! - Great reaction!
This hit theaters when i was 16, and working at a movie theater. Everything a teenage boy needs. 🤣
The secretary that's beeing creeped on by Clarence Bodicker near the end actually ended up marrying the actor playing Clarence (Kurtwood Smith). xD
"Was that insult necessary?"
You're adorable, Nia.
As ridiculous as it was, I always loved the ED-209 design! no hands for arrests. Just two massive daka-dakas and rocket launchers lol!
It's not a cop...
I loved the stop motion. Even the slight jerkiness works in its favour. I’ve seen a video where a guy smoothed out the motion and it really does not look as good.
The joke was URBAN PACIFACATION.
Why would you have live ammunition for a demonstration?
I was shit scared of it as a kid
The scene with the executive getting obliterated and the other execs only caring about the financial implications sets the tone of the movie perfectly.
Battle of the Five Heads was hilariously brilliant! Still laughing like a madman!! LMFAO!!!
12:53 We've come so far into the future... that (younger) people no longer know about CRT tv's (Cathode Ray Tube)... the lines is the mask that was used to separate the beam for the different colored phosphor 'pixels' that make up an image on that screen...
Great reaction Nia like always. This movie aged like fine wine. I first saw this movie as a kid when it got out in vhs, it was such a treat to revisit it with you Nia! The legendary Rob Bottin designed and built the Robo Suit and was responsible for all the practical effects. He's the same guy who done the crazy practical effects in The Thing. Phil Tippet, another veteran also did a fab job on the stop motion.
And a fun-fact, the medical team trying to save Murphy sound very realistic for a good reason - they are a real medical staff. The director wanted the scene to be genuine so he paid an off-duty ER team to come in and treat him like they would a real gunshot victim. That is really atention to detail.
They did a lot of filming in Dallas during a heat wave. Poor Peter Weller was losing so much weight and had health issues through dehydration and heat exhaustion. They had to adapt the Robocop outfit so they could attach an air conditioner. Peter Weller was a good sport though and didn't complain. He is such an amazing actor and I have loved this movie since I was a kid!!! Keep up the good work.
Oh wow!!! That is a lot of attention to detail! Also that’s super cool that the person from the thing did these too!!!
8:15 - Nia: "Don't choose crime, guys - they have horrible work cultures." 🤣🤣
While my dad was out of town for work, my sister and I tricked our mother into taking us to a late night showing of RoboCop. We knew by the time we got there it would be the only movie playing and she had no idea what it was. “Cop becomes a robot” she’s thinking “Like C3-P0 in Star Wars?”. “Yeeaahh”👍🏾😁 She was shocked, but enjoyed it. Since she was always getting on Pops about letting us watch Rated R movies, we couldn’t tell Pops. Not until later after he had seen it on VHS.
The guy who played Bob Morton is George Clooney's first cousin . Miguel Ferrer .
You were right, it is basically hi-tech necromancy
Seeing ur dead spouse or friend just going around town arresting ppl has to be crazy
What a sci fi Sunday surprise!! Totally awesome this is my favorite movie of all time, I grew up on this movie as a kid and would constantly watch, rewind and watch again, thank you for all you do !! 😎🤘
One of my favorite films. Good reaction! Been enjoying your videos recently! 👍👍👍👍👍
37:27 that was his first time seeing the actor's makeup. His reaction was genuine. He said it really scared the crap outta him.
31:30 i think when he's in arrest mode for the Directive 4 he will shutdown, but if he goes out of arrest mode he continues to function. once he left the office i think he just went into survival mode. this is a classic! great reaction! 👍
Kenny and Alex Murphy deaths are the most brutal assassinations of cinema .
The moral of the story is that a guy died and they still made him go to work.
On a trip from NY to FL we stopped in NC and I showed this to my older cousin on VHS, but had forgotten that they didn’t have cable or see any movies. His reaction to the Melting guy and getting popped like a water balloon was hilarious to me. I had no idea how traumatic it could be and he told me years later how that stuck with him. I’m thinking since he’s 2 years older and I can handle it… he later explained his parents didn’t let him watch Star Wars due to the violence. I’m like “WHAT?!! and that’s what you asked to watch?”.😂
An excellent, bombastic and iconic score by the talented Basil Poledouris. Also loved his work on The Hunt For Red October.
What, no love for Conan the Barbarian, Quigley Down Under or Lonesome Dove?
This graphic movie got a (pretty fun) Saturday morning cartoon. That was one of the wonders of the 80's, serious action movies that got kid's shows. And I loved them all.
Hello just found your channel great work. Robocop is one of my favorite movies. I love the futuristic 90s look that they were going for. Also made me fall in love with the ford taurus car. My first car was a 92 taurus. Just wondering how old are you? Love the reactions.
"You don't even have 4K vision."
This was the late 80's, you were lucky if you even got standard definition, let alone HD. And 4K wasn't even a thought yet.
Yeah
I love when people think this is gonna be like Terminator or like something they’ve seen before 😂😂 I’m here to watch her enjoy the ride (I hope she gets it) classic movie
37:53 - She's wearing a bullet proof vest. That's how she survived all those gunshots
And it’s worth noting that even with a bullet proof vest those bullets hit *hard*.
"Markets traditionally regarded as non-profit, like hospitals, prisons, space exploration ...." In 1984 that was satire, in 2024, it's America.
It’s wild how good Paul Verhoeven and Edward Neumeier are together on stuff like this, Total Recall, and Starship Troopers, because when they work separately you end up with stuff like Hallow Man and, well… The Starship Troopers sequels.
the whole western world mate, capitalism.
maybe we should try socialism for a while
@@happyapple4269 How many more million do you want dead?
@@happyapple4269 "Good business is where you find it." The very essence of cannibalism (capitalism, not cannibalism. Did I say cannibalism? I meant capitalism).
Robocop Reaction over the Holidays!?!
I'd buy that for a dollar!
Happy Holidays
😆 😆
Heh! Yeah well good Luck 'murica 2025+
“ can you fly bobby?!?!” Watching this after dim sum 🥟 with the family!
Hope you enjoyed this!
Oh man, now I want dim sum too!
There’s always subtle things that I miss and catch on later viewings with Verhoeven and Neumeier’s scifi trilogy. Like how Murphy is practicing his J.T. Laser spin on the hood of his cruiser while waiting on a call. When he’s a human, he’s kinda slow and sloppy with it, practicing because he hasn’t mastered the move yet. The next time we see him do it, as Robocop, he’s able to do it with zero issues, perfectly mimicking how it’s done on the show.
And it’s like, “Duh, he’s a machine. He’s taking the visual memory and translating it to a series of mechanical movements. Of course he can do it perfectly now.”
Then again, maybe I’m just slow.
Great reaction video to this 80s Sci Fi classic that has beyond stood the test of time
Surprisingly, given how graphic the violence is, this film spawned its own kids' cartoon series as well as toys and action figures. As I remember it, the Robocop figure came with both a damaged and undamaged head/helmet. (I guess kids were a lot tougher back then!) As an adult though, the best part of this movie has to be the vein of dark satire that runs through it. That combined with the over-the-top special effects are Paul Verhoeven's trademark features, and are very evident in his other SciFi films like Starship Troopers and Total Recall.
I had those figures and playsets. It's funny to me as an adult that the commentaries about corporate America were reinforced by this ultra violent movie being marketed to children! As an aside, however, those toys were f-ing cool!!
*More nostalgia...I saw this as a youth...what a time*
The guy that Clarence tossed out of the truck in the beginning as a distraction, was the one who burned all of the money.
Sci-Fi Sunday with the curls on the side, "Robocop" has some great one-liners, hope you enjoy it!
12:05 they got his consent when he signed his employment contract. Somewhere in the fine print.....
I read somewhere that in the police station scene when robo first arrives all the other actors were barefoot to make him appear that much taller.
Robocop 1987 is just great!!
I'd buy Nia's reaction for a dollar!
Hello Nia, glad to see you are feeling better!😊 It looks like you have a new photo for your channel too, nice!😉 I see you have entered into the unofficial Paul Verhoeven trilogy of films. Verhoeven made three futuristic violent films. This is one of those films. The other two films are "Total recall" (1990) with Arnold starring, and "Starship Troopers" (1997). You should definitely consider watching the other two films.😉 Great reactions to your first Verhoeven violent film, Nia!!!!🎬👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 "Robocop 2" (1990) is pretty good, but after that it gets to silly.
I saw this movie with my dad at Sunnyvale TownCenter Mall in California. I miss how much fun a trip to the mall was back in the day
Wow nostalgia
Former employee of Fry's Electronics
I remember watching this on VHS when it was new as a kid. It was marketed as a super-hero type movie and every kid was excited to see it. It's definitely NOT a movie for kids...
Fun fact none of this movie it’s actually found in Detroit it’s filmed in Texas.
there's a Robocop 2. it's pretty good. after that, not so much
This is basically a movie about a man who dies and his bosses still make him come in to work.
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1987 and this transition still looks so cool today
Classic. Love this film ❤
Ok now you gotta watch a comedy called "Toxic Avenger"
If you thought Red Forman was grumpy in That 70's Show! I absolutely LOVED this movie as a kid...I just didn't realize how absolutely disturbing it was for a kid to be seeing...I bought it for a dollar!
one of my fav. part of the movie is when Dick casually explains to the board that ED 209 is programmed for urban pacification. I'm not sure if I would be more afraid of criminals or rather such a basically private police force at that point.
I watched this movie a long time ago when I was still a young pup. To be honest I have watched too many movies i shouldnt see, at my age back then. I remember especially one scene that gave me chills. When Murphy, as robocop, searched the police database and the voice of his partner was heard in the background: "Murphy it's you". I found that very haunted and spooky as a kid.
Now I'm at an age when I have to check out my blood pressure. I miss the 80 's and 90s. best time ever!
Loved your reaction to this classic! 👍🏾
The story goes that Verhoeven dismissed the script as B movie crap. But his wife convinced him that the script had room for existentialism in the meta humanism, satire on hyper capitalism and his personal penchant for ultra (cartoon) violence.
Also a plotpoint that is evident, but most not quite connect is that Clarence is hired to instigate a crimewave and they own the police department to mismanage so that OCP can buy up cheap real estate for the project of Delta city
"Clarence is hired to instigate a crimewave ... so that OCP can buy up cheap real estate for the project of Delta city" It's all a gentrification scam. Curiosly, this is the exact same plot as "The Crow" (including the undead hero seeking revenge on his murderers and the city in question being dark-universe Detroit)
Sadly, a lot of goofballs have no idea that it's supposed to be anything beyond an action movie with a badass robot. The satire and subplots are totally lost on them.
When I was 7 my family was driving through Denver and out the car window I saw the shotgun scene at the beginning on a drive thru movie screen for a second. I wasn't allowed to watch this movie till the sequel came out.
Great reaction & love watching you’re vids! Around 8:36 it had me thinking a bit. I’m sorry but they were dumb to go in there two deep. I grew up some in the DC Area back in the murder cap era and I remember there were areas that were literally no go zones as far as cops had it. I’ve heard the same for other cities too. They’d only go in if they had a serious squad with them . Robo and his partner were outmanned and outgunned. They should’ve had more back up.
But yeah, just a thought I had 😊
*Southeast?*
@@THEBLACCZOMBI Well, the era I’m talking about (80’s and 90’s) we’re talking city wide. Crime was out of control during that time even to the degree that national guard had to be dispatched in for a time. Not just southeast.
I hope You'll Watch RoboCop 2, which Solidify Even More that sort of Parallel world they are in.
A satirical representation of the World and the USA And in particular Detroit.
I love how RoboCop always Warn them, then Let them shoot first, so he can response in total Legitimate defense.
He' never the Aggressor.
Thanks for the videos! I saw this movie when i was 12 with a couple of friends hiding from our parents because the whole ultraviolence label triggered everyone's mom. We would eventually get caught anyways because our mom's would catch us quoting or imitating scenes from the movie :) I love watching the reaction when you figure out how to get around directive 4 and its the same reaction we had when we were 12. that was great!
Thanks again for sharing this reaction!
Your correct he's not terminating. He's actually eliminating.
Johnson: He signed the release forms when he joined the force...
Nia: He did?
How many times have _you_ just scrolled to the end of an interminably-long, legalese-dense Terms of Service agreement and clicked "I accept?" (South Park did an entire episode on the potential implications of that practice)
If you're ever around someone that gets blown to bits, be sure to call the paramedics.
Great reaction I hope you follow with part 2
Ultimately, this is about corporations stealing our humanity and turning us into commodities.
As the movie progresses he gradually becomes more human, even his voice becomes less mechanical. The movie ends with him finally reclaiming his identity and humanity with one word: Murphy.
It’s a powerful satire with some deep philosophical roots.
Happy New Year my lovely ❤
Good reaction, Nia. The movie was dark satirical comedy that communicated a social message. The glib attitudes you saw towards the beginning after the first model Robot-Cop shot one of the young corporate executives in the boardroom, was dark comedy. It was meant to portray the heartlessness of that particular multinational Weapons Development corporation. The director of the movie (Paul Verhoeven) typically incorporates social messages in his movies using exaggerated dark satire elements. Another one of his movie with a similar feel, but a completely different topic,, is 'Starship Troopers" from 1997. Btw, even though the movie 'RoboCop' came out in 1987, it was actually based on an 'alternate reality' but 4-years in the future in the year 1991. Also, regarding Murphy being brutally shot multiple times on his very first day of work with that police department, he did indeed legally 'die', but the OCP people were able to at least keep his brain alive, so that's how they were able to harvest his brain to use with their new concept 'RoboCop' project.
Dark comedy is like a child with cancer, it never gets old, lol.
I don't know if you noticed but Officer Lewis's actress is also Chrissy from Carrie.
My favorite movie ever
If you think this is crazy? I highly recommend watching Dredd.
Robocop is Mechanismo, lol! I echo your sentiment - Dredd is a must watch.
Arnold was the first idea to play Murphy, but there was no way he would work in that suit. So they chose Weller, who was ABSOLUTELY PERFECT for the role, and later Arnold worked with the director in Total Recall
3:24 corporate sermon.
21:36 Have never thought 'bookworm' as insulting.
Let’s Go Legend.
It's crazy seeing the dad from the That 70's show as a villain
Fun fact this movie tries to be a sci-fi/American retelling of the story of Jesus Christ but replaces the carpenter angle with the cop angle With RoboCop design being a rip off on a few comic book characters the film makers are fans of along with Judge Dredd.
🎶OCP yeah you know me
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Robocop's face is not flesh. It's hard and plastic. It's not really a spoiler. In some subsequent movie he let a kid touch his face.
at 17:00 Regarding him getting his job back, It happened with Trump after he blew a gasket on January 6th 2021.
Even though the Internet existed when this movie was made (I was emailing as early as 1982), the writers had no concept of it. Hence Robocop having to go into a data center to access photos. In the recent remake of Robocop, which is way underrated, Robocop was incredibly effective because he was online.
36:42 Does it hurt? Does it hurt? 😂😂😂
The infamous question every reactor ask when watching “Robocop” (What if you shoot him in the mouth) ok Robocop “Anatomy 101” the only thing left of Murphy is brain,spinal column,eyes and the SKIN OF HIS FACE…his skeleton is also kevlar which they made a metal replica of murphys skull and put the skin of his face over it…so shooting him in the mouth would just do no more than terminator and just tear his skin showing the medal underneath…the makers was gonna include that but figured it be to similar to Terminator so they never showed it
Peter Weller had those high cheekbones! 😍
Fun reaction! You might not have fully caught on that the director Paul Verhoeven intended Robocop as a satire. As for the sequels, well part 2 is good in its own way, but part 3 is quite bad...imho. Mileage may vary of course
Red Foreman!!!
He plays an asshole really well, but in real life he surfs and they say he's a really sweet man 😊
19:30 ultimate respect is only when you hold yourself against a live grenade, rarely if ever earned with boardroom entourage 😅
Die Hard: With The Vengeance.
Please.
Thank's!!
'battle of the foreheads"
fuck, thats the funniest comment ever about thi smovie
on paper Robocop shouldn’t work it was originally meant to be a Judge Dredd film adaptation but, the studio couldn’t nail down the rights so they crafted there own cop film (This is the infamous Rated X cut originally only available on Laserdisc then it migrated to dvd, blu-ray, etc. the theatrical cut is “Off” a lot was edited down. it’s awesome so many people are experiencing the film in it’s proper version. There are two films that sum up the 1980’s as a whole They Live & Robocop both films have a whip smart social commentary on that point and time (Ironically both films are still saying so much about the post Sept 11th world we live in (Which says a lot more about society) Great reaction (I’d honestly recommend finishing up the Original Trilogy Robocop 2 is truly insane but, fun Robocop 3 is misunderstood (it’s not perfect but, despite the flaws there’s a good movie buried deep in there)
I would love to do a Robocop cosplay, down to the opening thigh compartments and sliding gun holsters, but that would be time consuming and expensive to replicate. (Due to the fact that the gun holster never actually functioned the way we see in the movie behind the scenes. To achieve the effect, a full-size prop replica of Robocop's leg was made that a puppeteer could pull a lever and make the holster open on its thigh. But the suit Peter Weller is wearing doesn't actually have it. Movie magic, awesome but disappointing at the same time.) Maybe the gun holster is wishful thinking, but the outfit would be awesome.
Someone did create the leg holster at a comic con. ua-cam.com/users/shorts2xnMpBc4nZs?si=Vh_Cvf22cigmIWHl
@craigfurness5278 That's just too awesome for words
they used to refer to mad scientists bringing the dead back to life as re-animation.. yeah, the condition of the house was obviously vibing that something happened to his family.. i always think about that.. just because the partner rattles off that they moved away and started over, doesnt mean its true.. how would she know anyway.. the way she said it was like it was just what she had been told by her boss or something
Man was dead and they brought him back to work 😂
Actually you're watching the censored, toned-down version of the movie. The real R-rated cut was intended to have so MUCH violence, including the boardroom member being shot by Ed-209 for about 13 more seconds to the point that it was supposed to be more cartoonish and ridiculous. The violence was supposed to be excessive to the point of being cartoonish, which is where a lot of the dark humor of the movie was supposed to come from, aside from the commercials. But thanks to the MPAA originally, half the joke was lost.
Your thoughts on why his family was gone: they don't really detail how long it took them to put robo together. I think the best we get is the prototype up in 90 days line.
So what appears to be a stay at home mom now a single parent. And all she knows is her husband has been dead the last 3 months. Probably couldn't handle the memories or the rent.
26:59 - lol!
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Morton says - "that's life in the big City" philosophically. only
the REAL LIFE culture of the 80s was "that's life in the big city" as well, ROBOCOP is a small extension of the real World attitude.
26:58 Wow. You are hereby banned from making sound effects; as most girls are. 🤣
*This is about to be New York!*
It's a common misconception that you die instantly if you get shot in the head. Well, you do but that's not what I'm saying. What I mean is that in some rare instances, you can survive as long as the brain isn't too badly damaged. My uncle, for example, tried to clock out of life early in a similar manner when I was a kid and by pure luck survived. He's brain damaged now, but doing ok.