1987
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Writer: Edward Neumeier, Micheal Miner
Lead Actors: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O’Herlihy
RoboCop is an action-packed 80’s movie with the perfect mix of adrenaline and comedy, which leaves viewers ready to take down bad guys.
In all honesty, I liked this movie but didn’t keep my attention from beginning to end. I watched and listened mostly as background noise but wasn’t disappointed in the long run. Mainly because I’m not one to sit down and watch an action movie but I found myself stopping whatever task I was doing to watch parts that caught my interest.
Overall it was good but I would probably prefer to rewatch and pay constant attention along with friends- alone it was a struggle. It felt too long almost.
As for the technical aspects of the movie, it was super intriguing. The costume design and effects were crazy good and seemed way ahead of the time yet a perfect fit for the ’80s. The high-tech, action-packed vibe meshes well along with other movies from the decade including Terminator and Die Hard.
I see little to no critique of this movie and have a hard time evaluating it because I’m not well versed in the action genre. With that being said though, I think it’s a great movie to point out disability and how detrimental it can be. Obviously, this is an unrealistic version of dealing with a disability but could be a superhero-esc example to kids with them.
I was surprised by how many of my friends have already seen this movie too. I had heard of it but never watched or really knew the details until this year but I’m definitely glad to be introduced to it. In addition, I love the fact it takes place in Detroit because that’s my hometown and it felt like the perfect setting for such a movie.
A Friend of Film 