Robocop follows Detroit City police officer Alex Murphy, a good cop with bad luck. After trying to arrest a group of criminals Murphy is violently gunned down by the villains. Murphy escapes death after his body is enlisted in the “Robocop” program. Murphy is reborn as Robocop and begins to clean up the streets. All is well until Robocop begins to have dreams of his life as Murphy. He begins to remember his wife, his son, and most of all his murder. Robocop starts to search for his killers and become the man he once was.
Robocop is the definition of action movies in the 1980’s. It showcases some of the most violent executions in any film but also displays an incredible amount of social commentary aimed directly at the Reagan years. The cynicism alone is enough to make the film special but it’s the story that makes Robocop great. Robocop not only harkens back to other action films like Terminator but to the works of Kurosawa.
Paul Verehoven presents a landscape that’s the 1980’s in overdrive. The corruption, violence, and go get em’ ideals of the 80’s are multiplied by a hundred. The action sequences are outstanding and actually add to the story. Verehoven successfully brings us a film that’s as violent as they come but balances it out with subtle humor that makes the film fun. Robocop is a genre film that still has legs and deserves a higher place in the action movie spectrum. It’s an action movie that exceeds it’s genre and for that it should be seen by all.
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