Robocop: The Most Hardcore Action Flick of the 80s?
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
- Step out of your 6000 SUX, stop watching TJ Lazer re-runs, put down that flier from the Home Heart Centre, box up your game of NUKEM. That’s right folks, we’re time-traveling to the not too distant future of 2043 Detroit in this episode of REVISITED where Paul Verhoeven set his seminal, all time classic sci-fi action epic ROBOCOP. The Dutch director showcases all of his trademark filmmaking skills and a penchant for graphic violence in the movie and it remains an often copied, but never bettered, example of visceral sci-fi filmmaking. Just think of entertainment empires that are now synonymous with the era in which they first emerged and have gained longevity in various forms - for example; Star Wars, Marvel, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and it’s hard to imagine a mid-budget movie such as Robocop having the same cultural appeal or influence. However, just like its hero, Alex Murphy, it has proved very hard to kill. The most obvious reason for this, is that the movie is, simply, awesome! So, stock up on baby food and get ready to dive head-first into the most violently hardcore sci-fi movie to emerge from the 1980s - Robocop!
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Best part is the movie is only 102 minutes long. Yet it still has in depth world building, multiple memorable characters, satirical comedy inserts, character development, a complex plot, and several action set pieces. Nothing is wasted and it has one of the best hard close endings ever.
One of the most effective movies in story telling, it uses few shots to tell a lot.
@@oscarf5433 Annnnnd, it uses lots of shots to take out two characters.
I was thinking this today. Literally no fat on this movie. Everything is done to perfection and doesn’t waste a second.
For a movie that could so easily have been a cheesy b movie this succeeds on every level it aimed at. I can’t fault it.
@@daybeau7819
Yes that too
I'll buy that for a dollar!
Masterpiece of a movie. And timeless too. RoboCop's design is one the best things in cinema history.
Agreed well said 😊
Yep and that was van Verhoeven biggest fear.
If we fucked up the suit, the movie was a laughing stock.
The Title didn’t help.
Pity the sequels, the remake - hell, EVERYTHING that came after - was nothing but vilest garbage.
Robocop is one of those lightning in a bottle movies where everything comes together so perfectly and it’s just pure excitement, one of my all time favorite movies
Where can I find this
A timeless classic! By far one of my favourite films ever!
Robocop has been my favourite film since i first saw it as an eleven year old kid! Cinematic perfection!!
This has been my favorite movie since I saw it in the theaters at 10. Hands down still the best looking cyborg to grace the screen. People always laugh when I tell them its my absolute favorite movie. People have no idea just hiw many layers this movie truely has.
My favorite movie too.
Mine too and when Hot toys released a 1/6 figure immediateIy got one with the chair. I didn't regret it even for the price since it was a perfect representation of robo.
Robocop, Aliens, Predator, Terminator. The 80s were the best for action movies.
Miguel Ferrer was absolutely fantastic in Robocop - he was always great in every role he was in! What a loss - RIP Mr. Ferrer...
George Clooney's cousin.
I love his random line in Hot Shots Part Deux. "War....... it's fan-tastic."
I watched Hot Shots I & II all the time as a kid and never noticed him. I'll check it out tonight - thanks!
@@johnr.7906 You're welcome. He's part of topper Harley's team that goes in to rescue the Americans kidnapped by Saddam Hussein.
100% truth right here.
If I ever had to show kids these days what the 80s were like, I would simply point out Robocop as the ultimate showcase.
Except that it was a total outlier, which was what made it so awesome. Nothing else looked like Robocop, and a mixture of 16 Candles and Dragnet is probably about the most accurate representation of what 80's culture was like 😅
@@gst013 I mean the excess. The 1980s was always about excess, and Paul Verhoven brilliantly exploited that with Robocop. The one liners. The ultra violence. The cocaine.
Robocop is one of those rare film concepts that has the trappings of a B-Movie idea, but manages to be legit in getting more than just goofy thrills out of it because of well placed pathos. Much of Verhoven is like that, and I'd give props to films like Midnight Run, Headhunters, Grosse Point Blank, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Dope, First Love, True Lies, Much of Mad Max in general all just to name a few films that went beyond just being a basic fun time by also giving some good drama/comedy to latch onto to make it truly stand out.
Pretty cool the house scene is what sold Verhoeven. One of the most powerful scenes in the movie, emotional as heck and really sells the struggle of the ghost of Alex Murphy locked in the metal shell of Robocop. One of the greatest 80s movie (the only reason its not is the stiff competition from the likes of The Terminator, BTTF, Aliens and more) and just plain one of the great movies of all times. Sadly I doubt we'll ever get something new in the series to match RC1 or even 2 but I am looking forward to the new video game made by the same people who did the recent-ish Terminator Resistance which while a flawed game I felt captured the spirit and feel of Terminator better the most movies or games in that series.
The decision to shoot on location in Dallas was also important in giving the movie that Cyberpunk feel, especially the night scenes. The Steel Mill in Pittsburgh was a great location too. Even though some matte paintings were used in the Dallas shots, those windy, multi level freeways surrounding the downtown cluster of skyscrapers looks great on film eg: the night scenes when Robo goes on his first mission, the backdrop in the scene with the two thugs cutting the blonde woman's hair, the window views from inside the OCP tower, the scene with Emil at the gas station with Robo looking down at while on the freeway, the backdrop behind Murphy as he's spinning his pistol while Louis drinks her coffee and the early vehicle pursuit with Clarence and his gang. You can see how Houston in Robocop 2 doesn't have the same feel as Dallas.
Kurtwood Smith as the lead villain is the reason why he was chosen to play Red Forman in That 70's Show. Perfect ensemble of strict conservative dad with a bit of death and destruction.
Quote. "Thanks for being here. And I just want to say, when my time comes, I want to be buried face-down so that anyone who doesn't like me can kiss my ass".
Saw RoboCop in theaters when I was 13 and it imploded my little brain. Absolute masterpiece, plus the toys were frickin sweet.
Robocop is a timeless masterpiece and will always will be!
By Verhoeven's own admission, he used the themes of crucifixion and resurrection (namely Murphy's) to give the film a universal appeal, even having Robocop seemingly walk on water near the end. He also shot him from low angles to deify him. Such a brilliant and talented director that made a $13 million movie look 4 times more expensive. He knew how to block and stage action so the audience always had a sense of geography (the warehouse shoot-out is a perfect example), contrasting the fast, confusing cutting of today. And one genius thing he did which no other Robocop film has done since was to give Robocop an low electronic hum whenever he's on screen, giving us the sense that he's a machine. Just brilliant.
Ah the shootout in warehouse is largely chaotic in nature. If you imply that geography in action scenes (and in that one) was awfully important, you'd be wrong.
@@m1lst3r89shut up
This is legit one of the best movies ever made.
I was a 3 year-old little female toddler in 1989 watching this movie on repeat. I knew how to use the VCR and would watch this movie everyday 😆. My parents didn’t mind the coke scene or the bloody violence. It was a fun movie and kept me entertained.
uhh did you turn out allright?
@@rogerr.8507 Yeah, I’m alright. It was just a movie for me.
3yo? Yer that's cap
I've always loved it. It may be in my top 10 or so. But I gained an all new appreciation for it last week when I finally sat down to watch the inferior sequels for the first time. The first was just the perfect balancing act of action, sci-fi, humor, gore, periodic absurdity, satire and heart with none of them ever taking over
Nancy Allen has aged VERY well. She looks amazing still
So does Leeza Gibbons
I think Emil Anthonovsky played by Paul McCrane had the most brutal death of the movie because he was bathed in chemical waste so badly he was literally melting and he didn't die fast he walked around the factory searching for help till he got ran off, ouch that was brutal.
In case you're wondering no, a human body wouldn't react that way to chemical waste, it would probably get badly burned, all depending on the kind of chemicals.
Yeah it's comically over the top but the special effects and Kurtwood Smith made this movie amazing!
I have often said that Kurtwood Smith should have at least been nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Robocop.
I think I was 14 when I saw the movie yet he intimidated the hell out of me more than any character until I saw Negan in The Walking Dead.
A masterpiece. Lightning in a bottle though. No matter how much money they throw at it, Amazon will never recapture that magic.
An all-time classic. One of my favorite stories is Kurtwood Smith improvised spitting blood on Reed's paperwork and everyone's reaction is genuine.
To JB's question on the Amazon remake; it's not a matter of if it'll be bad, it's how bad. They've already shown with LotR that compelling plots, character development, and respect for the source material are not their strong suit.
Smith also improvised pulling the grenade pin with his tongue.
Brilliant! Robocop is one of my top 10 favourite movies of all time ❤❤❤
Honestly, we can thank the wonderful, Wonderful movie of RoboCop - to Verhoeven's Wife.
If it wasn't for this wonderful woman, it'd never happened ^^
One of two films that shook me to my core when I watched it back when I was a kid in the late 80s. Still one of my two favorite films of all time. Probably as perfect a sci-fi action film can get.
The first Robocop is the best of all the Robocop films bloody violent and character driven
I was way too young to have watched this movie lmao, but I adored it and still do. I used to think city people really enjoyed inhaling sugar for some reason.
A true masterpiece, and utterly perfectly cast too
I saw this movie when i was 8 years old (1988) and loved it, still do. What a Masterpiece 🎉
Im a old film buff and have fav films from the history of cinema from around the world encompassing all genres and if i had to pick my favourite (which is virtually impossible) it would have to be Robocop. Its not perfect like some films but considering my dog will only "Drop it" if i say it like Robo shows how much i love this film.
If Amazon do give us more Robocop, I bet we won't get anything as brutal as the toxic waste scene. The original movie is still one of my favourites, maybe part of that is because a group of us who worked on a computer games magazine at the time went to Pinewood Studios to watch it on a huge screen. To this day I don't know how our boss arranged that.
One major (albeit, obvi to me at least) problem of an “Amazon” reboot take of RC, would be that BIG CORP Villain aspect, as there’s no way in hell, that Jeff Bezos would approve of one of his own BEHEMOTH monopolistic corporations, of outright ruthless greed-based bad capitalism, portraying any characterization of the likes of himself, as the reboots’ villain architect. Would more likely be done in the over-the-top, totally ridiculous Michal Bay style… a nonstop, noisy, excessively violent-for-no-specific-reason, steaming pile of 💩
Amazon? The one who made the god awful rings of power that doesn't even respect the lore? I'll stick with rewatching the original movie a thousand times or read the comics than to subject myself to watch their garbage. Better yet I'd rather watch Robocop 3 lol
One of the best movies of all time.
A JoBlo video about RoboCop? I'LL BUT THAT FOR A DOLLAR!
I'd buy that for a dollar (maniacal laugh)
Still one of the most violent films ever made .the killing of murphy is still to this day almost art house sadistic violence and it still gets me .its up there with anything from masters noe von trier or any director to be honest .number 4 in my all time favs
Murphy and Lewis were such an awesome pair. I'd watch a reboot series of those two taking on a case of the week.
She was badass and their banter was great.
"Murphy! I'm a mess..."
"Don't worry. They'll fix you. They fix everything..."
This movie still holds up so well
The Director said the Death had to be bad to make the Resurrection so much more powerful.
Outstanding movie! ROBOCOP '87 FOREVER!
So, Paul Verhoven’s wife is responsible for Total Recall, my favorite movie. BLESS HER
This was one of my favorite movies as a kid. I had this and Terminater recorded on vhs off of HBO. Then it was awesome when the DVD box set released with the unrated original cut.
Ver-Fucking-Hoeven. True Mad Genius, and somehow not nearly as loved as he deserves to be.
Clarence boddicker and dick jones were incredible villains
....and yet, Bob Morton was probably the worst human being in the movie.
Well Bob Morton did make a mistake... and now it's time to erase that mistake.
One of best Sci-fi action movie's ever the cast fantastic Peter Weller amazing as Murphy and Robocop Kurtwood Smith and Ronny cox amazing as the villains you just hated them couldn't wait for them to get it 10/10 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Verhoeven a damn visionary way ahead of his time.
My dad showed me this movie when I was 5 I’ve loved it ever since and might I add this movie is goated
I have this on VHS still. One of my all time favorite movies!!
One of my favourite movies of all time... From our national treasure Verhoeven
I just love that a bunch of Star Trek villains came outta this film.
And to further on the cultural impact, I went to see Into Darkness in theatre and when Peter Weller showed up, half the folks yelled out, OMIGOD IT'S ROBOCOP!
Best part of this video is the accent of the guy talking about it... 👍🏻👌🙌
I was 11 years old when this came out and I remember getting a pirate copy and wasn’t disappointed,every moment had me glued to the screen
One my favourites as a kid in the early 90s and when we did the weekly shopping on the weekend's with the family we always played the Robocop data east arcade game in the arcade after shopping. I was sad when the Arcade was replaced with another arcade and even sadder when it never got a console release like the Mega Drive or SNES at the time.
One of my favourites during my childhood
brutal movie, but a masterpiece like so many other films in the 80s.
This Movie rocked in 1987 and it still rocks in 2023 One of the greatest Sci-Fi Action Movies of all time
Gorgeous, gorgeous costume, and wonderfully smooth physical acting by Weller! This movie had it all - dark humor, sci-fi themes, social commentary, ethical considerations, and lots more. Just a wonderful film all around.
*Can't forget poor ED-209, who looked down and couldn't for the life of him figure out how to use stairs LOL!
Checked this out on the big screen while I was on 'shrooms😮
Holy crap, what a blast!!
Whenever I watch this with my grandma she tells me “the movie is good because all the bad guys die!”
Man, I remember making my mom go to the video store to rent this while I was at school (6th grade) on the day it came out because otherwise who knew how long it would have been before it would have been available to rent. I connected our 2 vcr's together to make a copy of it and Big Trouble in Little China and I must have watched that cassette over so many times that the tape started to get caught up in the VCR. And that caused me to become a VCR surgeon.
Oh, the 80's. What a wonderful time to be a kid. It was a time when parents didn't think twice about letting children watch the most violent awesome movies or letting us take off on our bikes and go practically anywhere as long as we made it back for dinner.
I love this film. I have owned it on VHS, LaserDisc, DVD, Blu-ray and I bought the 4K disc last year.
I remember watching this when it came out and was just instantly hooked.
Part two has the best opening scene everyone just starts killing each other absolutely nuts
I absolutely refuse to watch the remake especially after I saw they changed Murphy's death scene to a car explosion. His death was such a memorable scene. How are you gonna water it down like that? Such a soft society these days.
I love it when you fellers review a movie I have, now I'll go enjoy it again. True Classic. Great Video! Luv this Channel.
A brilliant movie 🎥 with a great music score also 👌👌
Oh ,yes, my babysitter put this on for me when I was 4.. Still LOVE IT.!! even the grimy stop motion,MELTS ME HEARTS..
Y’all did a great job writing this video!
My FAVOURITE movie of ALL TIME.
I always remember thinking Clarence B. deserved a lot worse than he got! LOL!!!! Man, was he a demon! Horrible S.O.B!!! (Great performance by Smith, though.) The late 80's were LOADED to the brim with supreme action films! Predator, Lethal Weapon, Die Hard! I even loved Action Jackson!!!! 🤘 Awesome video!!!!
Clarence was arguably the most evil villain of the eighties
In the book Murphy has boddiker against a brick wall and punches his head off,so his hand comes through the wall.
I would argue that Bob Morton is the worst person on this movie, with Dick Jones a close second followed by Clarence.
Love this movie, thanks for taking me back. I'd buy that for a dollar!
"Thank you for your co-operation" Proceeds to holster canon-gun inside his thigh, DAMN that short shot of Murphy holstering his gun is still epic even 30 years later.
"Your Move, Creep." Often imitated but never equalled. Paul Verhoeven first Hollywood movie 🍿 is still the greatest movie of al time. Ironically even Arnold Schwarzenegger was considered for the part, but turned it down. It did Impress him a lot that he got Verhoeven to make his 2nd Hollywood movie the ultra violent Total Recall with him as the lead
Pound for pound I think Robo is the best flick of the '80s. Probably my favorite film of all time.
The scene where they shot him was rough to watch for years for me and I was 19 when it hit theaters.
Clarence Boddicker is still my favorite ‘80’s villain.
Robocop is such a fantastic film.
One of the issues that the reboot had to try and overcome (along with the nostalgia factor) is that in 2014 the satire shown in the original had become, or was at least well on its way to becoming real-world reality. Because of that the reboot lost something the original had when the line between what was satirical was now factual.
Best Paul Verhoeven movie ever made 🎬🎥 Greetings from the Netherlands 👍
Pretty well the greatest sci fi of the 80s. I saw it on 1st release and was blown away. Many times since and all PVs other movies
It's absolutely a classic it's a shame they couldn't do at least one decent sequel. Even Terminator managed 2 classic films.
Theres just something about the presentation of it all.
It could’ve been the cheesiest, least dangerous feeling film you’d expect from that era.
But the whole package is presented in a nearly timeless way.
If you’re into weird, see the “Our Robocop Remake”. It’s hilariously creative!
Love, love, love this film
Praise Paul Verhoeven 🙌🏻
This one is the best of its kind.
I absolutely love RoboCop.
And no Amazon won't be making a good RoboCop...not even a decent one.
It won't have the brutal violence or the humor, or... Well any of it tbh.
I was actually kinda sad when i saw the news they were looking at RoboCop.
At least they can't erase the 1987 classic.
This movie helped predict a few things in the future
I was 7 years old and it was one of the greatest movie experiences in the theater ever! First movie ever rented on VHS that made us buy a VCR. I f*¢|
The best movie ever made this film is my childhood first saw it when I was 11 when it released and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched it now countless times and it’s still entertaining as hell every time.
It's nice to hear a fellow geordie on this channel
Indeed it is!!
Dick Jones’ ridiculously long arms when he falls to his death are still funny to see.
I can't say it's the most hard-core action flick at the 80s but it's definitely on top five probably top three RoboCop has stand the test of time definitely one of the best movies of the 80s you could probably put it in the top 10 and that's saying a lot given how many all-time great movies came out in the 80s
Me and my friend went to go see the Eddie Murphy stand up comedy movie when it came out. They played the trailer for Robocop before the show, and we couldn't stop laughing at how ridiculous the idea was.
Robocop? He stupid was Hollywood?
When it came out, we went to go see it. Holy shit... This was a bad ass movie!! And I was blown away at how they did the makeup when Robocop took off his helmet, and you saw his human face and robotic back end of it.
I still whistle the theme song, usually on a Saturday morning, when I'm heading out the door and I'm on my way to get shit done. Yard work, fixing the house up, working on the cars... Dead or alive, they're getting done.
"Dead or alive, they're getting done" haha, brilliant!
The casting choices by Paul Verhoeven and his unique style of direction is what took this B-filmscript to a level never again achieved in this genre.
The movie is great. The 1980s were the ideal time if you were a young boy.
Btw, i have found as a kid ED-209 awfully intimidating.
Amazing job with this video, robocop is truly my childhood.
5:25 look at how the kick that Lewis gives, it is time perfectly to the sound effect
Glad Verhoeven ended up as the director. Gave the movie the societal sarcasm that was part of what made the movie great.
In my top 5 of all time, more reasons why 80's were the best decade.
I don't know... There was already an attempt to try to re-kindle that flame with the Robocop remake. But it took itself waaay too seriously for it to be enjoyable (not to mention, they also toned down the violence a lot, too). I'm afraid this is just one of those franchises that caught lightning in a bottle during it's heyday, but won't get the chance to relive that moment.
RoboDoc?! Documentary on the making of the first 3 movies?
I'll buy that for a dollar! 💰
This classic is one of the best films of the 80’s.
1:30 The idea came from when Ed saw 8 Man