December 3, 2013

RoboCop

from my 100 Popular Movies Marathon, part 11 of 100



RoboCop, 1987. A murdered cop is turned into a cyborg.

Directed by Paul Verhoeven. Written by Edward Neumeier & Michael Miner. Starring Peter Weller.

Concept: 3/4 (Good)
Story: 1/4 (Bad)
Characters: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Dialog: 1/4 (Bad)
Pacing: 3/4 (Good)
Cinematography: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design: 3/4 (Good)
Acting: 1/4 (Bad)
Music: 1/4 (Bad)
Subjective Rating: 4/10 (Eh, 2/4). Corny, with a bad sense of humor and a misguided attempt at satire that conflicts with the aggressive tone. It had the potential to be interesting science fiction, but that element is confined to two or three scenes. Instead, the focus is on action, which consists entirely of tropes copied from better movies.
Objective Rating (Average): 1.9/4 (Eh)

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