REACTING to *RoboCop (1987)* SO INSANE!!! (First Time Watching) 80s Movies

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  • @whitenoisereacts
    @whitenoisereacts  2 роки тому +90

    What other 80s action movies should we watch???

  • @DocLathropBrown
    @DocLathropBrown 2 роки тому +210

    On the topic of RoboCop's movements--Peter Weller originally had an entirely different movement style defined before the suit was fully designed and built, but once the suit finally arrived, it was so bulky and restrictive that Weller's planned movements no longer worked. After a production shutdown on Weller's behalf, he worked with his movement coach (the great Moni Yakim) to define the way you see him move on-screen: very bold and powerful but still rigid and more "robotic." If you notice, Weller's individual movements as RoboCop always end with a hard stop, like a period at the end of a sentence. Weller also came up with additional ideas like turning his head first, then the chest (etc) as an extension of that mechanical emphasis.

    • @Purple_Buffalo
      @Purple_Buffalo 2 роки тому +13

      Peter Weller was actually given specific instruction for his movement to mimic the Russian actor Nikolai Cherkasov in the 1944 film “Ivan the Terrible”.

    • @CharLo88
      @CharLo88 2 роки тому +4

      Good info! I love the way he moves. Such a phenomenal actor!

    • @richrobledo6561
      @richrobledo6561 2 роки тому +11

      The movements were also way slower than everyone on set expected and no one thought it would work. As you can see it worked perfectly.

    • @judsongaiden9878
      @judsongaiden9878 2 роки тому +6

      He described his movements as "staccato."

    • @JC2023HD
      @JC2023HD Рік тому +1

      Total Recall

  • @4523bgb
    @4523bgb 2 роки тому +84

    Small detail that it took me years to notice....RoboCop's voice becomes a little more and more human throughout the movie. God I love this movie.

    • @whitenoisereacts
      @whitenoisereacts  2 роки тому +12

      Oh that’s really cool!!!

    • @chrissiano82
      @chrissiano82 Рік тому +5

      Yep he sounds basically human once he takes his visor off

    • @colegensch787
      @colegensch787 Рік тому

      @@whitenoisereacts try reacting to ROBOCOP 2

    • @Streak09
      @Streak09 11 місяців тому

      ​@@whitenoisereacts can you guys do part 2

  • @ravissary79
    @ravissary79 2 роки тому +125

    The Robocop gun is a highly customized Beretta 93R, a very rare variant of the 92fs or military M9 which is a 3 round burst capable machine pistol.
    They added weight a shroud at the muzzle and a muzzle brake to control recoil.
    They use this same gun in Broken Arrow and a couple of the Underworld movies.

    • @sagittarius420cheefie
      @sagittarius420cheefie 2 роки тому +11

      I was just gonna mention Underworld. Didn't Selene have it. Freaking love that shit, but Im pretty sure they're illegal just for a regular Joe.

    • @ravissary79
      @ravissary79 2 роки тому +15

      @@sagittarius420cheefie she uses a pair of them in later underworld films. In the earlier ones she uses a different pair, ones with stainless steel slides, a type of browning action as opposed to the beretta type.
      If money was no object the 93R is actually legal to own, but bring an extremely rare and heavily regulated NFA item (a machine pistol), I can require up to a year of processing, a very deep background check, a substantial tax stamp, and a lifelong commitment to keep the feds eternally notified of its location, your info, etc.
      But in addition to all of that, because there's so few of them in the USA and because they can't be legally imported from Italy, they likely run in the tens of thousands of dollars... if you can even find one on sale.
      Shame really, it's dead sexy, even totally unmodified.

    • @ReasonableRam
      @ReasonableRam 2 роки тому +4

      Yep, NTF called it at 29:23. At least that it was a Beretta. Love the way it looks.

    • @rowbownerd
      @rowbownerd 2 роки тому +6

      @@ravissary79 Yeah last few I saw for sale were $40K - $60K😬. I have a screen used one from this movie but it’s all mounted on a Taurus PT-92 frame. Still has the original 93R slide/upper though. Fun fact: The big slab of machined aluminum used for the compensator made the gun way too front-heavy so they milled out a big chunk of it on the bottom and covered it up with a small aluminum plate and two tiny allen screws. It’s like a hidden compartment. Lok

    • @gregorygant4242
      @gregorygant4242 2 роки тому +2

      Cool gun , that burst mode looks super cool when it fires !

  • @slaaneshhedonite7068
    @slaaneshhedonite7068 2 роки тому +85

    Late ‘80s & ‘90s movies were friggin awesomesauce! There were both brutal and often were very self aware when they were a bit crazy.

    • @ginito
      @ginito 2 роки тому +1

      Late 90s movies where trash because they starting messing around with bad CGI

    • @DoubleMonoLR
      @DoubleMonoLR Рік тому +5

      @@ginito Some, most barely used it if at all. Some also had surprisingly good CGI, such as Starship Troopers from the same director.

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 2 роки тому +75

    The film was a box office success, making $53 million dollars against a $13 million dollar budget, and win the Oscar for Best Sound Editing.
    It recieved praise over the years, as well as being listed as "One Of The Best Action Movies Ever Made."
    Thanks for the video!! See you later!! Stay safe.😁

    • @AlpineWoods
      @AlpineWoods 2 роки тому +10

      Rob Bottin's make up work was seriously overlooked by the Academy. He should've been nominated and won for Best Make Up.

    • @markmac2206
      @markmac2206 2 роки тому +9

      and thats a 40 million profit in the 80's! back when you could fill your gas tank for $20.

  • @solezeta1314
    @solezeta1314 Рік тому +13

    "I love the 80s"
    Most relatable statement I've ever heard from James ever

  • @submandave1125
    @submandave1125 2 роки тому +55

    "Bitches, leave." Can't believe you cut the best line in the film.
    You have to watch the best Peter Weller movie ever, "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension."

    • @luciferlovemonkey6750
      @luciferlovemonkey6750 Рік тому +1

      I will argue that Of Unknown Origin was a better movie.

    • @aleaanderson6600
      @aleaanderson6600 Рік тому

      @@luciferlovemonkey6750 That's an underrated movie.

    • @KegOfMeat
      @KegOfMeat 7 місяців тому +1

      Everyone cuts that from their reaction. They also cut “I’d buy that for a dollar!”

  • @michellepeters7066
    @michellepeters7066 2 роки тому +91

    I suggest the 80s action movie "The Running Man" from 1987.

  • @mmsizzlak
    @mmsizzlak 2 роки тому +112

    You'll notice the director has the same style in most of his films... Especially when compared to Starship Troopers... The social criticism of society and its lust for all things bad and commercial... The social satire... The commercials are meant to make it seem over the top...
    And idk why but EVERYONE misses the obvious detail that the police was PRIVATIZED, NOT run by the local government, which threads a lot of the plot but no one seems to ever pay attention to that glaring fact

    • @orangewarm1
      @orangewarm1 2 роки тому +1

      same style in most of his American films.

    • @sagittarius420cheefie
      @sagittarius420cheefie 2 роки тому +3

      @@orangewarm1 Yeah, many directors have a signature style.

    • @JeshuaSquirrel
      @JeshuaSquirrel 2 роки тому +2

      This movie also has Paul's only cameo on screen, albeit unintentional. In the club scene, he is the guy leaning over and gyrating straight into the camera.

    • @JonInCanada1
      @JonInCanada1 2 роки тому

      Absolutely

    • @nitrokid
      @nitrokid 2 роки тому +3

      Who's 'everyone'? The reactors? Because I noticed it just fine 😂

  • @ottosantiagolassus
    @ottosantiagolassus 2 роки тому +12

    Warms my heart to see the kids watching good ol holsum 80's movies
    😇💖

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 2 роки тому +71

    This movie is 80's satire!
    Before Peter Weller was cast as RoboCop, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Armand Assante, Michael Ironside, Rutger Hauer, Sylvester Stallone, and Tom Berenger were considered for the role.
    Weller lost 3 lbs a day from wearing the suit, and the effects team put in an AC unit inside the suit to cool him down.
    Weller couldn't eat any solid food except for PBJ Sandwiches, Yogurt,Ice Cream, and Oatmeal.
    The Stop Motion Animation effects were done by Oscar Winning VFX artist Phil Tippett whom did work for Star Wars, Dragonslayer, and Jurassic Park.

    • @Mitheledh
      @Mitheledh 2 роки тому +5

      Dragonslayer... there's a movie these two need to watch.

    • @JJ-nu8qi
      @JJ-nu8qi 2 роки тому +4

      Arnold or beernger would have been good in that role.

    • @mikerodgers7620
      @mikerodgers7620 2 роки тому +2

      No

    • @boyce919
      @boyce919 2 роки тому

      @@mikerodgers7620 yes... No

    • @mikerodgers7620
      @mikerodgers7620 2 роки тому

      @@boyce919 It's just as I said it, no.

  • @kylegacy
    @kylegacy 2 роки тому +51

    I can only echo the praise every other subscriber has said, guys. As well as their other '80s recommendations. All solid. Also, when Murphy walks through his deserted home, the memories of his wife and little boy flooding... that simple, brief scene has more heartbreaking poignancy than all of the family drama combined in the remake.

    • @Paul_1971
      @Paul_1971 2 роки тому +5

      The scene gets me every time with the fantastic emotional score

  • @gluuuuue
    @gluuuuue 2 роки тому +55

    Dick Jones bragging OCP has dabbled in and found success gambling in markets "traditionally regarded as non-profit-hospitals, prisons, space exploration" and "good business is where you find it" meant something very different in the '80s because at that time, they were still all non-profit. In the history of US economics, this didn't start to occur until later. In some ways, it was a portent of a coming corporate dystopia via the growth of private enterprise (as are all the tv commercials peppered throughout the film).
    Essentially, Dick Jones is humbelbragging about OCP being so large, they've found financial success already doing private sector hospitals, private sector prisons, AND SpaceX, all in addition to their usual "multinational, giant corporate business stuff" in multiple sectors. The "omni-" part of their name.
    Likewise, the crime dystopia of Detroit was a forward projection of existing state and trends at the time.

    • @snorpenbass4196
      @snorpenbass4196 2 роки тому +6

      Prisons weren't non-profit, just still technically state and federal-run, they were still making money through slave labor (license plates, laundries, etcetera). Actual privately owned prisons came about in the 90's, not too long after this was made, and the debate was already happening in congress and senate when the movie was written. Edit: also, hospitals were already for-profit in 1987, that's what the plastic heart commercial is mocking.

    • @Foksuh
      @Foksuh 2 роки тому +8

      The feeling when you realize the satire turned into reality.

    • @WalkerRileyMC
      @WalkerRileyMC 2 роки тому +5

      @@Foksuh Detroit did go bankrupt about two decades later. Everything that was being satired in Robocop has come to pass in some form.

    • @DoubleMonoLR
      @DoubleMonoLR Рік тому

      @@snorpenbass4196 Huge exaggeration to refer to government prison labour as 'slave labour', it seems unlikely government prisons come anywhere near breaking even, let alone making a profit. Hence the move to use private prisons, despite their less than stellar standards.
      Some local government might make a profit however.

    • @anthonybarnes6298
      @anthonybarnes6298 Рік тому +6

      Did anyone else notice that Clarence Boddicker used the same "good business is where you find it" line that Dick Jones used when he was talking to the cocaine supplier?

  • @ScorpionStrike7
    @ScorpionStrike7 2 роки тому +10

    I never realized how brutal this movie is. No wonder he’s in MK 11!

  • @juliey196
    @juliey196 2 роки тому +39

    First R rated movie I was able to see cuz I had just turned 17 but I wasn’t ready for the “let’s give him a hand” thing with Murphy. I’m still scarred from it and turn away when that scene is on. lol

    • @hollyodell4012
      @hollyodell4012 2 роки тому +5

      Yeah, I think this was the 1st R rated movie I saw on a big screen, when I was 10. That scene was sooo hard to watch, left me feeling sick and shaken, I always look away too😣

    • @mystisith3984
      @mystisith3984 2 роки тому +5

      You tell me... I was only 12 when I saw this on TV. One of the reasons I keep my hands in my pockets more than necessary. 😭

    • @juliey196
      @juliey196 2 роки тому +1

      @@mystisith3984 😳 I always thought more of my very strict parents for sheltering me as best they could lol

    • @patinho5589
      @patinho5589 2 роки тому

      If you keep your sensitivity we are never ready for it.

    • @w1975b
      @w1975b 2 роки тому +1

      @@mystisith3984 my mother took me to see it in theater, so I saw everything, also age 12.

  • @ryanfoster2869
    @ryanfoster2869 Рік тому +5

    Bob Morton may be a super asshole but he actually did care about delivering a product that works

  • @peterschmidt4348
    @peterschmidt4348 2 роки тому +20

    Please watch "Total Recall" (1990)!

    • @mothermaclean
      @mothermaclean 2 роки тому +3

      Definitely total recall

    • @abovewater6918
      @abovewater6918 2 роки тому +3

      And then Starship Troopers after, to complete the sci fi trilogy from this director

  • @babalonkie
    @babalonkie Рік тому +2

    Just incase you missed it folks (as it's actually easy to overlook)...
    When Robocop is beating up Clarence and throwing him through the windows... Murphy (The Human side) wanted to kill him... But the Mechanical side stopped him (Directive 3: Uphold the law).
    When Robocop was being shutdown trying to arrest Dick Jones (Directive 4: Any action taken against an officer of OCP will result in shutdown)... The mechanical side started shutting down... But Murphy (His Human side) stopped it.

  • @jesses5463
    @jesses5463 Рік тому +2

    36:39 It's funny you mentioned this because that's why the movie was filmed in Dallas. Dallas had new high rise buildings to give it a more "futuristic" feel but also had a "gritty" side as well.

  • @a.jthomas6132
    @a.jthomas6132 2 роки тому +16

    The thing I like about Robocop is not because it’s gritty and very violent for this 80’s action movie. But it shows how human Alex Murphy is when resurrected as a half man, half machine. As the story progresses, he slowly remembers his old life before being gun down by Boddicker‘s gang. This movie is a while ride, you know?

    • @Corn_Pone_Flicks
      @Corn_Pone_Flicks 2 роки тому +1

      "Wild ride."

    • @freyathewanderer6359
      @freyathewanderer6359 2 місяці тому +1

      The sequels should have focused on Robocop gradually regaining his humanity - and refusing to be treated like a machine.

  • @motodork
    @motodork 2 роки тому +2

    I can't believe you edited out "Bitches leave," the greatest one-liner in the history of film.

  • @lindy1642
    @lindy1642 2 роки тому +33

    Considering the tech gap between then and now, it was a masterpiece of that era .

  • @WisteriaDrake
    @WisteriaDrake 2 роки тому +13

    To explain something, the reason that the Robocop program used a human as a base is exactly because of ED 209. 209 didn't recognize that Mr. Kinney dropped his gun because AI is imperfect. A human brain wouldn't make that kind of mistake, even if Murphy's memories were wiped. The robotics would allow them to reprogram him to ensure he follows the law, but his human brain would prevent a lot of mistakes due to AI misunderstand subtle human behavior.
    In the movie, a good scene that shows this is the fight between Robocop and ED 209. If Murphy was in a body that large, he would have jumped down the stairs, or even gone out the window. I mean, they have to have an elevator or something to get 209 up there in the first place. But 209 noticed that the stairs were too small, but still was compelled to attempt to go down to accomplish its task. A human would take an alternate path.

    • @carrot708
      @carrot708 Рік тому +2

      You could also argue that Directive 4 was a direct response to the ED-209 incident. Because that's how OCP think. Instead of "stop the next one from shooting a person", they'd think "stop the next one from shooting *us*"

  • @captcaveman4201
    @captcaveman4201 2 роки тому +14

    The movie Starman is a hidden gem of an 80s movie staring Jeff Bridges.

  • @Heritage367
    @Heritage367 2 роки тому +10

    One of the all-time great action movies! This and Demolition Man are my two favorites.

  • @bronzewand
    @bronzewand 2 роки тому +17

    What a movie... me and my brother would watch this on VHS after school every day back in the good old days. The sequel is absolutely insane (written by Frank Miller of the Dark Knight Returns) and great in it's own way. They definitely don't make 'em like this anymore

  • @a.jthomas6132
    @a.jthomas6132 2 роки тому +8

    Peter Weller is such an phenomenal! He reprised his role as a dlc character for Mortal Kombat 11 game and the upcoming game Robocop: Rogue City. He also start in the show Sons of Anarchy as well.

  • @GrogMindwhip
    @GrogMindwhip 2 роки тому +3

    "It's like Post Malone had a bad day!" 😆

  • @SimoExMachina2
    @SimoExMachina2 2 роки тому +8

    ED-209 throwing a tantrum after falling down the stairs and not being able to get up, is really one of the funniest scenes in this film. It's like a turtle turned up side down or a kid at the store not getting what he wants.

    • @thepaladinauthoryoutube
      @thepaladinauthoryoutube 2 роки тому +1

      "ERROR! ERROR! Attempting to reestablish vertical orientation. Process failed. ASSISTANCE REQUIRED! ASSISTANCE REQUIRED!"

    • @NZBigfoot
      @NZBigfoot 2 роки тому +1

      Given the pig sequel noises, its probably a cyborg based on a augmented pig brain (pigs are smart animals), and in moments of stress or confusion it reverts back to more animalistic 'emotion'.

  • @moriellymoproblems7842
    @moriellymoproblems7842 2 роки тому +3

    Ray Wise really deserves credit for his top notch facial expressions in this movie.

  • @nickthepeasant
    @nickthepeasant 2 роки тому +6

    Fun fact: The writer got directive one - Serve the public trust - from a fortune cookie.
    In my humble, almost a perfect movie - pacing, design, the script, just superb.

    • @orangewarm1
      @orangewarm1 2 роки тому +1

      Verhoeven is a master. 'everything is sex and violence'.

  • @MASO204
    @MASO204 Рік тому +1

    You guys are fucking great fantastic reaction. I’m 36 and my aunt bought me this for Christmas on video when I was 5 and I watched it alone! So I grew up with it, it was just a robot hero back as a kid, now it’s a heart breaking but fantastically graphic revenge story. Thanks for the reaction!

  • @spikedpsycho2383
    @spikedpsycho2383 2 роки тому +4

    people ask why Murphy gave his position away....it's because he's a cop and shooting a man while back turned constitutes murder. In every instance Robocop did not fire first or constitute a justifiable shooting.
    - Convenience store robber: Didn't fire, incapacitated him while he fled
    - Two rapists: 2nd surrendered, 1st shot in groin.
    - Hostage taker: Didn't intervene til he threatened the mayor directly.
    - Emil: Shot his bike, crashed, survived
    - Leon: Taken into custody, interrogated
    - Factory: killed 17 people, ALL justifiable as they shot first
    - Joe: Shot by murphy
    - Clarence: Threatened to kill him, killed in defense
    - Dick Jones: killed after threatening with deadly weapon

  • @dmanimousprime3858
    @dmanimousprime3858 2 роки тому +11

    This movie holds up so well! They should have remastered it for IMAX instead of making a poor remake. I've never met anyone who wasn't floored after watching the original RoboCop for the first time!

  • @KimForsberg
    @KimForsberg 2 роки тому +28

    You really need to watch the other movies 80s and 90s by Paul Verhoeven, they are well worth it. The Sci-Fi "Trilogy" is basically Robocop, Total Recall, and Starship Troopers. I would also strongly recommend Basic Instinct. Even Showgirls is worth a watch, it's hardly his best work, but it's such a referenced movie that it kinda makes sense.
    The shooting of the Robocop movie was fraught with issues, it's well worth checking out for example the Netflix documentary "The Movies That Made Us" episode about it. I think there's also a more indie documentary "RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop", but I haven't seen it. I think the only relationship that didn't completely break down during the shooting is the one of the actor playing Clarence Bodicker and the secretary at OCP, as they got married later.

    • @sagittarius420cheefie
      @sagittarius420cheefie 2 роки тому +1

      Showgirls was fun. I think it got such a bad rap, because people expected it to be more than what it was intended to be. It was very campy and over the top, but just in a different genre.

    • @sagittarius420cheefie
      @sagittarius420cheefie 2 роки тому

      And Showgirls had LOOKS!!!!! 90'S fashion was in it's own lane. In noticing kids beginning to emulate 90's and early 2000's fashion again. From styles to brands.💯

    • @nitrokid
      @nitrokid 2 роки тому

      I don't think they will react to Basic Instinct 😂 They probably gonna watch it on their own time.

    • @DoubleMonoLR
      @DoubleMonoLR Рік тому

      Better to watch Verhoeven's "Black Book" instead of Showgirls. It's subtitled, and much more serious, but it's a good movie.

  • @zestydude87
    @zestydude87 2 роки тому +2

    Love it when you younger generations watch videos from decades ago and enjoy them. I was 17 and fresh out of high school when this came out. Great reaction.

  • @ryanfoster2869
    @ryanfoster2869 Рік тому +3

    Because OCP owns the police, Morton was able to restructure the force so that high risk candidates, i.e reckless or novice officers, we're relocated to the most dangerous precincts. That way the robocop project would have a steady supply of dead officers to draw from.

  • @IllegallySighted
    @IllegallySighted 2 роки тому +7

    This is definitely one of, possibly my favorite action movie ever. I love this movie. Starship Troopers and Total Recall are totally worth watching too. And if you want a really cheesy 80s horror robot movie, try Chopping Mall.

  • @jasoncaldwell5627
    @jasoncaldwell5627 2 роки тому +1

    I was surprised you guys didn't recognize the guy with thinning red hair that got melted in toxic waste-
    He was the hitman from the bowling alley from Daredevil season one.
    The guy that impaled his own head after telling Matt the Kingpin's name.

  • @tokyochannel2020
    @tokyochannel2020 2 роки тому +7

    To address something in the beginning of the films news broadcast about the "Star Wars" orbiting platform. Back in the 1980s the US was developing an anti ballistic missile system, which officially was the Strategic Defense Initiative, however the media dubbed it the "Star Wars" program because it's planned use of advanced lasers to shootdown missiles. Essentially the news reporter was referencing a future fictional version of that program.

    • @Palmieres
      @Palmieres 2 роки тому

      Yeah, I was very unpleasantly surprised that the guys reacted to it as if it was a quirky futuristic thing referencing the movies and not an actual portion of history. It tells me that they were not taught about that (specifically in school) and it's yet another sign that there's something very wrong with the education system in some places. The "Star Wars" program was part of an extraordinarily important period of recent history, the late portion of the Cold War, and there seems to be a huge gap in knowledge in younger generations regarding that time. With the amount of pop culture phenomena that originated during this period - stuff like the espionage genre, for example - I would expect them to know something about it, but it's incredible how much people of a certain age _don't_ know that there was a time when we were all on the verge of nuclear war every day. And I don't mean like today, when so many of the military facilities with nuclear devices are almost definitely close to non-operational because of poor funding. I mean back when stuff was still working and ready to go at a moment's notice. If only because of how close we are to going back to that situation right now, this should be part of your History curriculum everywhere.
      This isn't the fault of those you g people, it's the fault of us slightly older folk who failed to teach them about it.

    • @snorpenbass4196
      @snorpenbass4196 2 роки тому

      @@Palmieres Well, certain politically inclined people have worked very hard to ensure that modern young people aren't taught about what was done during Reagan, Bush (both of them), etcetera.

  • @dtnetlurker
    @dtnetlurker 2 роки тому +8

    Peter Weller, his performance, and his amazing voice and his perfect physical size (very thin, enabling him to have realistic proportions as Robocop) was one of the reasons why this movie was a success.
    The other reason was the design of the robosuit and the coloring of it. Absolutely amazing design that made the whole movie. Without that nothing else would work.

    • @shadowproductions969
      @shadowproductions969 2 роки тому +1

      what's interesting is although the suit looked epic, it was very difficult to move in. Peter Weller originally planned on moving super smooth, more like the remake, but when they got the suit it didn't fit that good and you couldn't move well in it so they created the new style of movement which really made this movie. Honestly I think it accidentally saved the movie

    • @judsongaiden9878
      @judsongaiden9878 2 роки тому +1

      @@shadowproductions969 He described his movements as "staccato."

  • @vjpearce
    @vjpearce Рік тому +1

    To answer your question, yes they did roll one of their miniature stop-motion models of ED-209 down a model stairwell. There's a whole video of the making of Robocop, including ED-209 VS the stairwell. CGI was still quite new tech at the time and they decided on using stop-motion, as it was cheaper. The making of video is a recommended watch.
    Also fun fact: This movie predicted DVDs 10 years before they were a thing and flash drives by 13 years.

  • @abovewater6918
    @abovewater6918 2 роки тому +18

    Hope you watch the sci-fi "trilogy" from this director Paul Verhoeven. Robocop, Total Recall and Starship Troopers. Even though the last 2 are 90s movies. Starship Troopers is especially a fun good time

    • @severedproxy
      @severedproxy 2 роки тому +1

      100% agreed, since they loved the ads here they would love starship troopers too...would you like to know more?

  • @Renoistic
    @Renoistic 11 місяців тому

    I watched this as a 10-year old and it's still in my top 10 movies. The direction, the satire and dark humor, the tactile violence, the sound design, the HEART. Amazing.

  • @mattmc5069
    @mattmc5069 2 роки тому +3

    This movie was huge. He had toys, cartoons and a comic book. There is a 4 issue comic mini series in the early 90s where robocop fights terminators! It's awesome

  • @JacobSantillan
    @JacobSantillan 2 роки тому +3

    15:39 RoboCop’s gun is called the Auto-9. It’s based on a selective fire Beretta 93R capable of three-round burst fire.
    The Auto-9’s platform had extensions and other furnishings fixed to it to make it look more proportional to RoboCop’s hand.

  • @scullie69
    @scullie69 2 роки тому +8

    1981- Time Bandits Adventure of space and time. “ It’s EVIL Don’t touch it”
    1986- The Fly Jeff Goldblum is brilliant! One of my favorite remakes of all time. Vincent Price did a great job but this movie tops the 1959 original.
    1988- John Carpenter’s They Live 30+ years later was this movie supposed to be a warning? Hmmm 🤔
    1982- John Carpenter’s masterpiece The Thing Led by Kurt Russell and an amazing music score that will leave you sitting on the edge of your seat.

  • @tsik101
    @tsik101 Рік тому +2

    The gun is reall! It's a Beretta 93R burst firing in 9mm with a 30 round clip and extended barrel with custom aiming sites in front and behind. And that TV show that was playing in every TV was made just for those seens in the movie!

  • @snail10000
    @snail10000 2 роки тому +3

    This film sets up a great 'lived in' world feel. I love when games and film use in universe media and ads to put you in the worlds mindset. My favorite is the store that sold anti-grav beds in Dead Space 2.

  • @TheRealRodent
    @TheRealRodent 2 роки тому +3

    This was the movie that got me into cinema.
    1987, I was 5... I watched this in around 1988 when I was 6 on VHS.
    Turned me into a lifelong fan of Verhoeven and made me a cinephile.
    Before this I'd watched stuff like The Thing and maybe Poltergeist, but RoboCop *made* me.
    For me, next to Blade Runner, The Thing and Alien, this is the greatest sci-fi, and sci-fi-horror of all time.

    • @galadballcrusher8182
      @galadballcrusher8182 2 роки тому

      also together with total recall and blade runner is part of the holy trinity of best made earliest cyberpunk movies before like stuff like Nirvana etc came out too. And i say cyberpunk cause apart of the transhumanist aspect with cybernetics we also got in all 3 of these movies a very agressive corporate sector running things.

  • @Islanders83
    @Islanders83 2 роки тому +1

    In the last scene where the old man asks RoboCop his name, he says “Murphy”.
    It shows RoboCop got back his humanity.

  • @Purple_Buffalo
    @Purple_Buffalo 2 роки тому +1

    we had it good that's for sure. The 80's was the best time to be a kid. everything was geared towards you. TV, Movies, Music, Candy, Food, TOYS! Themeparks!!!
    If you dig this.....
    TOTAL RECALL!!!!!
    another Verhoeven film. "Get ready for a SURPRISE!"

  • @rbrtck
    @rbrtck 2 роки тому +2

    Those bad guys at the cocaine factory were not missing RoboCop, their bullets were ricocheting off him and into the surrounding materials.

  • @Blackferret66
    @Blackferret66 2 роки тому +4

    It's prophetic that they mention for profit hospitals prisons and now those are actually things.

  • @joshuacampbell7493
    @joshuacampbell7493 2 роки тому +5

    They are making a video game out of this movie too next June it's called: Robocop Rogue City

  • @jesses5463
    @jesses5463 Рік тому +1

    The Star Wars mentioned at the beginning of this video is a reference to the "Star Wars program" which President Reagan announced in 1983. It's the nickname for a missile defense system that was a very hot news topic in the 1980s since the US was in a Cold War with the Soviet Union.

  • @SA-zoom1
    @SA-zoom1 2 роки тому +4

    I watched this in the Cinema earlier this year. It was a one off showing for the anniversary. Seen it more times than I can recall. But seeing in the cinema was an experience 🙂

  • @Brazbit
    @Brazbit 2 роки тому +5

    As morbid as the Nuke-em game was, it was not out of line in the 80s when we were still embroiled in the Cold War with the constant threat of Mutually Assured Destruction/WWIII/Russian Missiles. It was very easy to imagine such a game existing in a slightly dystopian near future at that time.
    Heck, in 1991 I had a computer game that incorporated the idea and the implied gameplay, "Conflict: Middle East Political Simulator" was a game where you played as Israel and had to deal with all the other Middle Eastern countries and one of the main elements was researching, deploying, and potentially using, or having used against you, nuclear weapons and dealing with the politics of your decisions. The first time I played it the commercial from this movie for Nuke-em came to mind.

  • @M3TR01DFANBOY
    @M3TR01DFANBOY 2 роки тому +37

    ROBOCOP 2 is definitely worth watching. Peter Weller reprises his roll and is excellent as always.

    • @w1975b
      @w1975b 2 роки тому +2

      I agree

  • @Kainlarsen
    @Kainlarsen Рік тому +1

    You kept wondering about his ability to eat food; The reason he has the paste is because what's left of his organic parts is very basic and lacks most of the digestive system. It's not even certain if he would have his original tongue. It later turns out that's not even his original face, just a replica made to honour his memory.

  • @robertravare3992
    @robertravare3992 2 роки тому +2

    Funny that you mentioned Terminator. They had a Robocop vs Terminator comic back in the day. Also Peter Weller moves were a highlight for me.

  • @LiveInZombietown
    @LiveInZombietown 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you for your cooperation i mean for reacting to this immortal gem.Love the channel 🥇

  • @Hanrahan46
    @Hanrahan46 2 роки тому +2

    There's a video here on youtube showing the 209 robot with fluid animation, it's very well done. However the stop-motion makes it more "scarier", way more menacing imo. Wish movies would still use it nowadays in some specific moments. Great reaction guys.

  • @handelfan1
    @handelfan1 2 роки тому +1

    You're right. The opening lion logo *does* look epic. In the 1920s (!), MGM studios started using it as their logo at the beginning of their silent movies

  • @diegoxochipilli2468
    @diegoxochipilli2468 2 роки тому +1

    That Star Wars thing in the beginning is referring to a real life event where President Ronald Regan announced the development of a defense program he nicknamed after the films.

  • @G.J.G.P.
    @G.J.G.P. Рік тому +1

    Fun fact: he wasnt supposed to move that way, more so he was supposed to move faster and normal like a humam being. But due to finishing issues of the robot costume, they had no time to fit it properly to Peter Weller nor he had time to get used to it. So they found out to late that moving in this costume was awkward and mobility was very limited. So Peter Weller came up with the idea to move like that. Turned out to be a perfect decision.
    You should look the background story about this movie. Its very interesting.
    The nagociating cop was refaring to an german car hifi brand, which was very popular back in the days. He sayed Blaupunkt

  • @orlandoruizjr3834
    @orlandoruizjr3834 2 роки тому +4

    Back when we had kick ass rated R movies. You could find action figures of The Terminator, Rambo and Robocop in the toy section. I remember having these, making them fight or having team ups. Now that sounds like a cool idea for a movie.

  • @garethhackney4814
    @garethhackney4814 2 роки тому +7

    I "think" you guys have done this one but Demolition Man is a must watch for 80's action

    • @xavvi
      @xavvi 2 роки тому

      Except Demolition Man isn't an 80s movie.

    • @garethhackney4814
      @garethhackney4814 2 роки тому +1

      @CYB3R2K30 Good point. F/X then. I think from the creative side these two would enjoy that movie a lot

  • @jasonkreider8954
    @jasonkreider8954 2 роки тому +2

    I don't know if anyone pointed this out but in 1983 there was a space/military project called star wars proposed by Ronald Reagan (it was a defensive system designed to take out nuclear missiles)

  • @dtnetlurker
    @dtnetlurker 2 роки тому +3

    A full size ED 209 was used for all stationary shots where the machine wasn't moving along with some close up shots where Robo actually grabs ahold of ED 209s gun.
    The Robosuit worn by Peter Weller went through a very long development process. Every major studio turned down the movie until ORION pictures green lighted it. It was a huge success.
    It's funny you mentioned the Terminator, Arnold actually screen tested for the part and really wanted it, but Director Paul Verhoeven rejected him because the Robosuit wasn't able to work due to Arnolds huge size.

    • @whitenoisereacts
      @whitenoisereacts  2 роки тому +1

      That is awesome

    • @patrickwentzell4638
      @patrickwentzell4638 2 роки тому

      @@whitenoisereacts
      hello good morning guys my name is Patrick I send alert messages about all the scams like Publishers Clearing that organization sells lies to everyone .
      for whatever reason it is the Better Business Beauro is not doing anything about these scams online so we must protect ourselves from them .
      So take care be safe and well everyone keep more of these videos coming rock on .
      ED 209 : " click the like button . "

  • @Ammeeeeeeer
    @Ammeeeeeeer 2 роки тому +4

    A friend of mine from Detroit loves to joke that real life Detroit is waaaay worse than the fictional version in Robocop 🤣 Very fun movie, great cast, iconic soundtrack 😁

  • @reallybadgamer
    @reallybadgamer 6 місяців тому

    My man on the right... I just stumbled upon this reaction and have been LOVING your reaction so far... esp. when you said @ 14:45 "have you been eating your baby's baby food?" LMAO! I've been wondering when someone would say that. Been thinking the same things! Great reaction.

  • @JasemCatrall
    @JasemCatrall 2 роки тому +1

    Boddicker, was Red Foreman, from that 70's show! Robocop, Peter Weller, was Buckaroo Banzai! The director, Paul VerHoeven, also directed, Starship Troopers.

  • @Fernando-dt8je
    @Fernando-dt8je Рік тому +1

    This movie is awesome. I remember watching it as a kid. The guy who "melts" was kind of scary, actually hahahaha. The movie was so successful that they turned it into a cartoon, toys and video games. Everyone talked about it. It still looks awesome and is unique.

  • @martinbraun1211
    @martinbraun1211 2 роки тому +8

    Please watch the STAR TREK movies! 🖖

  • @rbrtck
    @rbrtck 2 роки тому +1

    Back in the 1980s, there was a proposed space-based ballistic missile defense system proposed by the Reagan administration that was nicknamed the "Star Wars defense system". It never happened, and many think it was just a bluff to scare the Soviets, but that's what the movie is referencing.

  • @stephaniefox896
    @stephaniefox896 2 роки тому +1

    I love that it’s set in Detroit by a horse filmed in Dallas because you can see the reunion ball tower in one of the scenes and that’s an iconic Dallas skyscraper

  • @batmanvsjoker7725
    @batmanvsjoker7725 2 роки тому +2

    Fun fact: in the scene where the guy is melting because of the toxic waste, the other actor wasn't informed of his prosthetic makeup. So his "Get away from me, man! 😱" was 100% genuine.

    • @noahhamilton5974
      @noahhamilton5974 Рік тому +1

      That is cruel ... also similar is that when the witch melted in the wizard of oz, her screan was genuine, due to her lead face paint.

  • @atari303
    @atari303 2 роки тому +7

    This is hands down one of my favourite movies. The sequels aren't as good (especially the third one), but I am stoked as hell that there's supposed to be a reboot sequel to this original film (kinda like what the new Halloween trilogy did/is doing) with Peter Weller reprising the role of Murphy/Robocop & is being written by the original writers.

  • @Zimtbiss1
    @Zimtbiss1 2 роки тому +2

    Great reaction and review, thank you. I knew this movie and liked it, but I never thought it was good. I thought it was the violence that made it sell. Your positive take on it was really surprising for me. Listening to you guys I learn so much about how to judge a movie. And you're fun, too.

  • @corseeis482
    @corseeis482 2 роки тому +25

    I hope you guys continue the RoboCop series no one else reacts to the rest of the movies I'd love to see your reaction on how it progresses

  • @Nick-pu3of
    @Nick-pu3of 2 роки тому +2

    This film is symmetrical. If you imagine a line down the middle, the scenes mirror each other from beginning to end. Just a clever bit of scripting and editing that few notice.

  • @christopherwall2121
    @christopherwall2121 Рік тому

    My personal favorite bit of trivia for this movie: since it was shot in Dallas, it provided an early role for an up-and-coming comedian named Bill Farmer. He played the news reporter in that scene with the ex-politician taking the mayor hostage. You might know him today as the voice of Goofy.

  • @surjitbadhan68
    @surjitbadhan68 2 роки тому +1

    80s great movies to watch are Beverly Hills Cop with Eddie Murphy , Tango and Cash with Sylvester Stalline and Kurt Russell, Lethal Weapon with Mel Gibson Danny Glover. Another epic reaction 🥰🥰🥸

  • @ronaldk.wileyjr.5476
    @ronaldk.wileyjr.5476 2 роки тому

    It's funny to reflect... I saw this in the theater the 1st week it released. IT WAS AWESOME!

  • @GadesChannel
    @GadesChannel 2 роки тому +1

    Microphone setup is great :) less reverb, so it's imrovement :) Good job! :)

  • @nigeldonaldson1647
    @nigeldonaldson1647 Рік тому +1

    I would recommend- STARSHIP TROOPERS
    NOT an 80s film BUT with the same social satire, and a similar message also by this Director

  • @waynequashie1338
    @waynequashie1338 2 роки тому +1

    You guys are SO right!!!! When he tells who he called 'bookworm' not to do anything stupid, y'all pointed out that he himself is doing something stupid-coming to the gas station with an automatic gun.
    Apparently, the guy had no common sense nor brainpower to figure that out!!!!!🤣

  • @countbang1305
    @countbang1305 2 роки тому

    The main weapon used by RoboCop is the "Auto 9". This is a Beretta m93R machine pistol which was heavily modified for the film, featuring a longer barrel with an enormous compensator/flash hider shaped like a casket, plastic grips, and a taller rear sight to match the raised front sight.

  • @Loki4king1984
    @Loki4king1984 2 роки тому +1

    The making of robocop is cool, it explains everything.

  • @3DJapan
    @3DJapan 2 роки тому +1

    10:08 Funny, most people known him as the dad from That 70's Show.

  • @victorsos100
    @victorsos100 2 роки тому +1

    Even after all these years ED 209 having live ammunition for a test is pure insanity. And still kinda funny.

  • @Twrite609
    @Twrite609 2 роки тому +6

    Don't know if you watched True Lies but it a great movies from the 90's.

  • @JDMunoz-ct9xn
    @JDMunoz-ct9xn Рік тому +1

    In 1987 I was promised USB spikes. They have yet to deliver.

  • @handelfan1
    @handelfan1 2 роки тому

    I saw this movie when it first came out in 1987. Back then no one was using the expression "on line." The internet was in its infancy. Very few people had home computers, and they were mostly glorified typewriters. No one talked about being "on line." This film is the first time I ever heard that expression!

  • @christopherpreston3892
    @christopherpreston3892 4 місяці тому

    When ED209 foot twitched at the end of the move, the producers asked the stop motion producer to put something comedic in the scene because the movie was so serious and that’s how we got the foot twitch.

  • @orlandoruizjr3834
    @orlandoruizjr3834 2 роки тому

    It's Red! From That 70's Show!! He was also in Rambo III, Quick Change, a great Bill Murray comedy, and a hilarious gangster comedy, Oscar to name few.

  • @williambryan3346
    @williambryan3346 Рік тому

    This movie came out in 1987, and the one thing that was used in it, that was cutting-edge technology at the time, was using a disc the size of a CD for video purposes. CDs were still brand new to the public and video CDs were virtually non-existent, so kudos to the filmmakers for making an accurate prediction for future usage of this technology.

  • @seasickviking
    @seasickviking 2 роки тому +1

    The Star Wars Space Program was a legitimate event that ACTUALLY took place. Originally signed off in 1983 via Ronald Reagan, the Star Wars Programm (officially titled "The Strategic Defense Initiative") was a specialize missile defense system consisting of bunch of surveillance satellites so we could keep a close eye on the development of nuclear weapons. While we had upgraded since then, it remains one of our biggest successes in terms of Defense Programs.