Yes, really. And that little smile he gives - perfect way to wrap up the movie. I actually did an analysis of Robocop's reveal on my channel if you want to check it out.
Murphy's "death" scene is easily the most disturbing violence I've ever seen in a movie that wasn't straight-up horror. And even by horror-movie standards it's well beyond what most of them show.
@@MMoer Sadism ? Paul Verhoeven himself said that he made the killing of Murphy so violent because to him the resurrection of Murphy as Robocop was synonymous to the resurrection of Christ when he read the script for the movie. And he added that for a resurrection there had to be a violent death first.
Verhoeven had a very distinct visual action style of directing. His films are unmistakably his. From Robocop, to Basic Instinct, to Total Recall, to Starship Troopers. They have a vibrancy and over the top feel that are very enjoyable and seem to jump out of the screen.
@@CorwinPatrick Maybe you're confusing Verhoeven with Joel Schumacher who directed Batman Forever and Batman & Robin. I wouldn't say he "killed" the Batman Franchise I actually liked Batman Forever less so Batman & Robin but loved the art design and very Neo Noir Gotham with that animated series timeless look where police drive around in 1930s style cars wearing classic police outfits but the writing was pretty bad. Verhoeven had nothing to do with any Batman film.
Yeah I've seen a bunch of reactions and I just don't understand why so few see the sadness in this film. I mean when he goes back to his home..very sad, some seem like they don't even understand it. Brilliant film.
The dark comedy in Robocop certainly isn't for everyone. But for me, toxic waste Emil is one of the funniest bits in cinema history, from Ray Wise's perfect horrified reaction to Emil's face to the gory pratfall of being liquefied by a car. It's just chef's kiss.
Absolutely, but it can make you sometimes question yourself if you're alright in your head or not. Like in the Evil Dead remake when the girl jams the chainsaw through the last deadites head, me and my wife were laughing our asses off in the theater but nobody else was lol, we thought it was hilarious.
Also the line where lois saying to murphy i am a mess and murphy responds don't worry lois they'll fix you,they fix everything! Having an even deeper meaning speaking also about the mess & chaos the big ones creates trying to fix everything in the end!
This film works on so many levels, made by a real filmmaker, an absolute masterpiece. It's funny, gratuitously violent, action-packed, and has real heart. Verhoeven says it's a film about the human soul, also a christ alagory, the crucifixion of Murphy by Satan, and then his resurrection, even having him walking on water at the end.
I remember watching Siskel & Ebert's review of this film and they were raving about how funny it is, yet many comments under the video from people who grew up watching it kept saying "Since when was RoboCop a comedy?".
Not only is this a great sci-fi film but it had some of the most hilarious and biting social commentary I’ve ever seen. I’m thinking specifically of the newscast, the commercials interspersed during the newscast and that awful, cheesy sitcom they all watched with the stupid catchphrase that all the characters just mindlessly react to.
In fact, most of those social predictions were made way back in the 1950s in SF stories like "The Marching Morons" and "The Space Merchants", by classic authors such as Frederik Pohl, C. M. Kornbluth, and Robert Sheckley. It was meant to be satire of contemporary trends though, not actual predictions. Who would believe such crazy things? By the way, before inflation, the catchphrase was "Would you buy it for a quarter?" (The Marching Morons). Pretty sure these works of social science fiction were also much of the inspiration for the movie "Idiocracy".
Robocop paints such a broad canvas in its brisk running time. The pacing and direction is breathless. This, Total Recall and Starship Troopers are definitely his best American films. As for Kurtwood Smith, he is a pacifist, so he had to dig deep with his performance. I can't recall who suggested it, but Clarence wearing glasses was to give a more direct comparison to Heinrich Himmler, as Verhoeven recalls the horrors of WW2 from his childhood. The biting satire was brought to greater heights in Starship Troopers. Glad you made it through!
I was just thinking since this guy is a criminal Kingpin, surely he could afford some sophisticated tech to improve his eyes, if not surgery. I think Robocop was a bit underfunded, that last effect of the guy falling from the building was pretty poor, and it did seem like many of he scenes could have been fleshed out a bit more.
I don't remember This, who starred in it? Just kidding. The reviewers who trashed Showgirls didn't realize it was so bad on purpose, another Verhoeven satire.
@@shallowgal462 Yeah, I watched it once and it's safe to say it's not for everyone. But Verhoeven was sporting enough to collect his Razzie award in person. I think it's had a reappraisal in recent years however. Robocop will stand the test of time however. I'll buy that for a dollar!
Stephen your comment is so spot on. Robocop, Total Recall and Starship Troopers are the perfect trilogy. Verhoeven is one of the best action directors ever, just look at how much is communicated with rapid visual cues instead of dialogue. In Starship Troopers this method reaches perfection. Also, pacing is relentless, these films have 0% fat, anything not moving the pace is jettisoned in editing, you end up watching a two-hour movie and think only half an hour has passed. As for the extreme violence, it's just part of Verhoeven's hyper-active direction, everything looking hyper-real and exciting.
@Cheepchipsable look at when most of this was made. Most of the robot effects were stop motion. That effect where he fell was a super early computer effect. When this was made computer disc's used 3.14mb space
You may be interested to know that the director chose Murphys murder scene to be so over the top violent because he wanted the "human" Murphy to be remembered, as opposed to just being the guy who died and was turned into a robot.
In the commentary the director had a viewing for potential investors (if I'm remembering correctly), and after that murder scene they told the director it was the most horrifying/disgusting thing they had ever seen. Very accurate at that time.
I really like how she remains very open minded even if the film ended up not being her cup of tea. She still gets invested in the characters and the story.
Ah, July of '87. I was in summer school, retaking geometry because I'm an idiot at math, and it was just too hot to go to school that day, so I ditched and bought myself a ticket to ROBOCOP. Instantly became one of my favorite films of all time, and remains at the top to this day. Perfection.
Robocop is not just a movie about a robot, it's a cynical vision of consummer society and large companies! The OCP is not just greedy, they preselected the best candidates for the Robocop program, sended them where they have the more chances to die, and changed the first who was shot into a cyborg! and yes, the actor who portayed Clarence Boddicker is the one who played the father in "that 70's show"!
The true theme of this film is the resurrection of the human soul. Peter Weller gave such wonderful humanity to Murphy in the beginning which is gifted to the audience who want to see him reawaken. Then when the machine starts having visions you are like "YES! COME ON MURPHY!". Even to his voice modulation when he takes off the helmet for the first time. His voice softens as the programming begins to disappear. All the way to the end when he's asked his name, to which he replies, "Murphy". THAT is resurrection. This is a truly mythic movie.
Actually if you pay more attention to the film, the modulation subtly dumbs down from the onset of the nightmare he has before he hunts down his murderers. When he first shows up in the police department as robocop, his voice is heavily modulated, even echoes. Then the echo drops off when he takes down emil in the gas station. It sounds more like he's talking into a can. By the time he gets Clarence Boddicker, there's a slight reverb in his voice, but the modulation is way weaker. By the time he confronted Jones, all he had was a dampened tone to his voice before the E.D.209 comes to play. Then his voice is normal just monotone when he first removed his helmet. By the time he caps Jones through the window, his voice is no longer monotoned, and more alive, added further by the fact when asked his name, he "smiles" and says "Murphy" all that is the reclamation of his humanity through the film.
@@markiv2942 exactly, at some point during the final showdown with boddicker, you can even see murphy walking "on" water. the amount of symbolism and messianic imagery is very high and very well integrated
That's a good way to describe it. I think it might have been a better experience for her watching it with Carly. Robocop will always be an 80s favorite to me.
In some ways it probably even feels more dark watching Robocop now then it did in the 80s. The line between public services and privite business has never been more muddied. The way OCP is involved with the military and police is....foreboding.
I've seen Robocop, the violence is a bit much for me these days so I passed on watching this video. The movie does touch on a lot of issues, such as the military industrial complex for one.
One thing that Cassie (& many others) may have missed about this movie happens at the very end of the closing credits, in the fine print about copyrighting. The final statement concludes with "...civil liability & criminal prosecution by enforcement droids". ED 209 even showed up at the Oscars demanding a statuette when the film was nominated for a tech award, but a faux Robocop was there to shut him down.
This film spawn so many one liners. Everybody went nuts about Robocop at school. Going around saying "I 'd buy that for a dollar "🤣 one of my favourite films of all time 👍
@@raelshark then that song came out. 21 seconds to comply, I guess you think you're pretty smart heh think you can outsmart a bullet. Man I❤️ the 80's!!!
It's actually a cool way to describe him that way I always said his like Iron Man and judge dredd rolled into one both of which were the source of inspiration for the creation character in real life man
It's strange. I think we relate and feel more for characters that fall just outside the uncanny valley showing human emotion than humans giving the same scenes. Bamax, Wall-e, the toys even from toy story that fall way outside the dip. Robocop falls directly into the uncanny Valley once you can see his face, and he becomes more of a scarred human hero than a robot. They had to give him more of his humanity back to make this work. Lots of this movie worked on very fine lines.
12:05 "It's like he's from Big Hero 6. What's his name? Baymax! He's like Baymax, but with guns." Ya gotta love the incredibly innocent and positive associations Cassie has in her mind whenever she's watching these R-rated movies!
@@osmanyousif7849 You're not wrong. After she reacted to the 2001 french rom-com "Amelie", she did a post listing some quirky things about herself in relation to the movie; one of which was that she prefers using the brightly colorful and eco-friendly plastic dining utensils intended for children rather than the regular metallic spoons and forks intended for adults.
"Dead or alive, you're coming with me!" Fun Fact: For the attempted rape scene, writer Edward Neumeier originally had RoboCop shoot past the victim's cheek, hitting and killing the rapist. While getting ready to shoot the scene as scripted, Paul Verhoeven noticed that Donna Keegan's legs were spread apart, giving him the idea to have RoboCop shoot between her legs and hit the rapist in the genitals. Edward Neumeier loved the idea and that was how the scene was shot. Also, this is how a action film should be, 102 minutes just telling a story with no filler. Instantly quotable and doesn't treat its audience like fools and it's one of the greatest action films ever made. Plus, the legends Rob Bottin and Phil Tippett doing proper special effects... I'd buy that for a dollar!
Seeing the thumbnail alone, I'm thinking, “Well, that could be in relation to a number of scenes.” This is such a fun eighties film. My favorite character in it is Clarence. Kurtwood Smith is so great in the role.
It's probably easier if you select the scenes where she wouldn't react like that. There's probably about 5 mins and the rest of the runtime she'll be like the thumbnail. 🙃😃
I was 13 and my brother was 11 when we were dropped off at the theater. I can't remember what movie we were supposed to see but we both decided to sneak into Robocop as it looked much more fun. It was one heck of a thrill ride for us and and experience I"ll never forget. The 80s were definitely a less supervised time.
I remember basically no one cared even if you bought a ticket for an R-rated movie when you were underage back then. The same rules were in place as now, but they weren't generally enforced. I remember buying tickets for R-rated movies with no problem at all when I was like 14 and 15, and looked like I was 12.
Lol my mother took me (12) and my brother (10) to see it in a double header with Predator... You should have seen the look on my teachers faces when they heard me telling other schoolmates about those 2 movies... I soon realized, I should save that talk with the guys for recess...
@ericjohnson6120 It is a heart wrenching scene 😪 i did also mention in the chat that i recall a deleted scene where they do find his wife and she tries to get through to him and all he can say is '' I DON'T KNOW YOU LEEEAVE !!'' I believe it was deleted because it didn't fit in with the rest of the story at the end of it he does find his humanity ! when asked '' nice shooting what's your name son? MURPHY .😃 still a favourite of mine as i loved the effects when i was younger but what it says as a satire about corporate greed and violence makes even more sense now HAPPY NEW YEAR CHEERS. 😃🙏
@@Non_Descript_Individual That makes sense now , it's been so long i confused the two , It still goes towards my feeling on this and the second which i have to see again 😉 that in the midst of all the effects and gore there is a human core to it . Happy New Year Cheers mate .👍
The contrast between how Kurtwood Smith plays Boddiker and his other roles is hilarious. He's a lovely, gentle person who looks (as you said) like a dentist, playing an absolute maniac. It's a great role.
All of the roles I can remember him in, he's always played a badass. Even in That 70s Show, he was the one dude no one messed with.....except for Kitty.
Robotcop is one of the rare perfect movies. The script is tight with no fat on it. It has layers of story telling and social commentary with out preaching. It also has set up, and pay offs with no loos ends. Tremors, and the Rocketeer, are two other examples. The social commentary is top notch. The tone of the 80s, corporations running every thing. The police and their thankless jobs. TV getting dumber and more crude. Excess, and environmental cues. This is one of the greatest sci fi, and action films ever made.
And something many who didn't grow up in the 70s/80s don't realize is that a lot of inner city areas were pretty crime heavy. Drugs, gangs, arson, all of it. It's why 80s movies always show so much crime in big cities, because that was a reality of the time. Graffiti was a major issue in many cities. It wasn't until the 90s that cities really began to crack down HARD and clean things up, and it took them a decade to do it too. It's an interesting look back into the cultural feeling and reality at the time.
Personally, I've always been partial to "Come quietly or there will be... trouble." "Dead or alive, you're coming with me," is a a close second. I also enjoy "Nice car, Joe!" and "Well, give the man a hand!"
@@7mgtesup1 It wasn't in the script. Verhoeven, English not being his main language, called those actresses "bitches" when giving them directions without realizing it was considered offensive and the other actors found it so funny they wanted to include it in the scene. Hence the infamous line.
Clarence is one of the best baddies on film. Deliciously vile, wisecracking and charismatic. His whole gang are brilliant which makes their deaths all the more just. The film’s satire is all too real and timeless. Everyone does a great job, particularly Peter Weller pulling off believable robotic motion. Simply one of the best films ever. Quotable, rewatchable and with layers of messaging beneath the violence.
What's totally coincidental, I just watched this with my 16 year old son (his first time) on Saturday night! He completely got the satirical vibe and LOVED the movie - even the effects - which he tends to be quite critical of. Of special note was Murphy when he removed the helmet - the prosthetics were SO on point there! The stop-motion, while not to current FX standards, still works well in this flick! Glad you made it through Cassie! This one isn't for everyone, glad you're so honest with it!
You made me think that maybe more people missed how satirical it was back in the day, because so many 80's movies were over the top ridiculous. The younger generations notice it more, and are maybe a bit more clued in then ours was haha.
The stop-motion effects on ED-209 worked perfectly, the slightly jerky movement added menace and made it seem that it's not quite right like OCP cut corners to rush its production.
So the redemption arc of the movie is about a robotified man reclaiming his humanity after it was stripped away. In a lot of dystopian settings like this one, things are usually bad not so that they can be fixed by the heroes, but to be essentially charicatures of things in real life in order to criticise and satirise them. Stories in such settings that end with a victorious note tend to end with small or personal victories, not a victory over the dystopia’s status quo.
To be fair he would have been dead had it not been for the RC program. He regained his humanity, but what would the future hold for him? He did have a victory over a manger in the conglomerate, but the conglomerate still lives, just waiting for the next guy to do something similar.
Love the honesty because this movie is not for everyone but still has a lot to offer without the violence. This movie was very astute in highlighting the social commentary of the day, many issues which are very much prevalent today.
One bit which always makes me chuckle no matter how many times I've seen this film is when he turns to the cop and flicks the data spike out of his hand at the cop in the database room like he's flipping him the bird. I also love the music when he goes back to his home and finds it empty and starts having flashbacks of his family
It was violent because of Paul Verhoeven, not because of the 80s. Just think about the horrormovies back then. Halloween for example would be pg 13. The only difference they go pg 13 today. They want kids to watch something like deadpool. And today no kid can rent it in blockbusters.
I have to say it was surprising to not see her flinch and not look at the screen through a lot of the mayhem, probably because she was so shocked but it's an improvement. Now she is ready for the infamous Our Robocop Remake - Scene 27!
@@SmokingOnion It would be one of her shortest videos: No music, just sitting there staring dead eyed looking into the camera for a minute, saying nothing. Finally she utters a curse word and smash to end card.
After watching That 70's Show, it occurred to me that you can further enhance the experience of watching Robocop by imagining Bodikker finishing every one of his lines with "DUMBASS!" It makes Kurtwood Smith's performance even better.
As a child of the 80s, that guy burned/melted by the toxic waste always haunted me!! I’m glad you’re honest when you don’t love a movie, your reaction is entertaining either way :)
yeah me too, same with the toxic avenger, but once I learned what nuclear power plants and waste actually are all like in reality, they stopped being scary and started being 80s dumb imagination
That is hands down one of the more terrifyingly grotesque series of prosthetics ever put to film. And then the extremely liquid splat onto the car, like his entire insides just turned to goo. It haunted me for a long time as a kid also. Man, still can't believe we all watched things like this as kids. :D lol.
As a child of the 80s... that they turned this movie into a cartoon and toy line... explains a lot as to why GenX and the first few years of Millennials are the way we are
“This doesn’t exist, this level of scum-baggedness, right? Like, in real life?” I’m afraid this doesn’t even come close, dear heart. There’s cruelty on a scale scarce imagined by most people out there. I’ve never seen a movie even come close to some of the real world cruelty out there.
Many holocaust survivors said that even the cruelty in Schindler's List was filtered, and Amon Goth was far more sadistic in real life. Yet there are people out there who think that one-dimensional villains are unrealistic by default.
The pain of another can cause joy. You see it with the scoolyard bully, who beats his peers for no reason other than endorphins. Then they grow up, and use their smarts, their money, social systems - they find naive people to torment.
You had to figure this movie would be brutal on Cassie's sweet sensibilities. But the core thread of Murphy being a stalwart agent for law and justice is really the heart of the movie.
Verhoeven films are indeed satire, and are almost like a modern form of theatre. Like a film adaptation of stage plays that are not designed to be hyper-realistic, but rather to convey a message. The truly wonderful thing about his films is the way they age. With every passing year they seem less, and less like satire. Imo Starship Troopers is peak Verhoeven. It's such well done satire that many people don't even recognize it as such.
Cassie is such a gentle and sensitive soul, this movie would clearly have traumatized her. But her analysis of this film is spot on. It was clearly a satire with it’s violence so over the top and the villains overly evil. It’s impressive. Enjoy your reactions a lot.
She's grown so much as a filmgoer, though - think about how traumatized she would have been even a year ago. Now she's just like, "Yeah, I see why people like this, but no thanks, not for me." It's been so cool to see her get a little tougher and figure out why she likes what she likes.
Because Paul Verhoeven is Dutch, and his director of photography, Jost Vocano, is German, they didn't realize what an insulting pejorative "bitch" is in the English language, so when directing the "Bitches leave" scene, they kept addressing and referring to the two actresses as "bitches." According to Miguel Ferrer, the actresses didn't seem to mind, and he and Kurtwood Smith were cracking up off screen.
@ Agreed, they had fun with some of the extreme violence and how casual everyone was to it, but they obviously wanted to make a hit blockbuster. It wasn't some tongue-in-cheek indie movie.
My high school drama teacher was an extra in this movie. She told us on the 2 days she worked, Peter Weller only wore the top half of the Robocop suit and was in shorts and sneakers on his lower half. Apparently, the filmmakers didn’t realize how hot it got in Dallas in August.
I agree 100% with you that Robocop is a tough watch. The really shocking thing is how it was marketed to kids to sell toys in the late 80s. That's a real indicator of how the studios didn't really understand what Verhoeven was doing with the movie at all.
I saw this as a kid because of those toys-my parents hadn’t seen it, but if there’s toys, it must be for kids, right? They plunked me down in front of the tv and went out to do yard work. I was seven or eight I think and this movie really messed me up. To this day, I can’t watch the sadism of the scene where they nearly kill Murphy. The irony of a studio traumatizing kids for money to profit off a movie about a corporation traumatizing people for money never ceases to amaze me.
@@kaijudude_ true. For whatever reason, those movies are not as visceral to me. I remember the Aliens toys in particular. Robocop is just at another level- the Murphy torture scene in particular.
@@miriam8376 yep, me too. I appreciate what Verhoeven was doing- I love most of his work. That scene is just too much for me to take. I have no issues with that level of violence/gore in other films, but I saw that scene when I was 5 or 6 and was scarred for life.
@@juvandy also forgot to mention Predator. I had all those toys as a kid and had the video games on Nintendo. They really marketed the heck outta those violent movies to kids. They had toys, comics, video games and even cartoons.
11:50 Fun fact: The script intended to have Robocop shoot past the woman’s head and hit the thug. When preparing to film the scene, the director noticed that the actress’s legs were spread, and…well… Ballistic impromptu neutering!
I grew up watching the edited-for-TV version. The worst of the violence was edited out, and all of the swearing. So you had classic lines like "mother crusher", "I used to call him... airhead", and "Ladies - leave!" There were even scenes specially shot for it, e.g. the car swerved round Emil rather than hitting him.
I also grew up on the made-for-TV version. I think we recorded it off TBS, back when it was "The Super Station". Most of the edits were obvious, even to me as a kid. But one that threw me off was the one where RoboCop goes into the warehouse. When he says, "Come quietly or there will be trouble.", in the TV version, the guy on the stairs replies with, "Yeah. *Cocks shotgun* For you!". I didn't know that was an edit and honestly thought that was the actual line. So when I finally watched the official VHS version, I was caught off guard when it was different. It made me laugh so much that I had to pause the movie. Ha ha.
I’ve seen this multiple times throughout my life, I’m in my late 30s now…and to be truly honest, the guy liquefying after red foreman hits him is the ONLY part which still makes me queasy…I find myself having to look away whenever that scene comes up in reactions…
Not yet. She has yet to earn her girl scout badge for John Carpenter's THE THING. Uh-oh. She heard me call her a girl scout. She's fast-walking over here. Shhh. SHHH! Nothing! Nothing! I said nothing!
This is what I’d consider a perfect film. Verhoeven’s balance of tone is nearly unmatched: the satire/comedy, drama, action, violence, sprinkled with some melancholy, heroicism, and heartfeltedness is how RoboCop stands the test of time. At the same time, it’s a disturbing, yet fun movie. I feel that film is the only art form/medium that can achieve both at once. One more thing: Nancy Allen (Lewis) is an unsung hero of this movie. It’s a shame she wasn’t cast in more, prominent roles than Carrie & this.
Without meaning to be contrarian, I always found the action a bit lame in comparison to many other classic 80's action movies. But Robocop will always be one of the best movies of all time for its atmosphere, writing, acting and directing. I'm glad it never took a generic cheap "action" route, instead opting for a really dark and cynical undertone.
@@SirHilaryManfat , what’s interesting that they probably were going to take that route, as when the trailer was released they had the Terminator theme to it. Also, Arnold Schwarzenegger was offered the part to play Murphy, but the Director said that his size was way too big and he wanted someone who could fit in the suit. When Arnold Schwarzenegger saw the movie, he was convinced that he wanted to work with the Director, therefore, we would later get Total Recall.
We had very good movies back in the 80s and 90s, deep meaning, good stories, well done criticism, enough comedy, and i can still listing the things that had some of this masterpieces
The roaring and growling for ED-209 was done with samples from a Boar, a Lion, and I think a dog. They were mixed together or played separately for different implied "emotions." In the lore, the growling was for an intimidation factor. The way you jumped, it seemed as if it was a good idea.
I always considered the animal noises due to them using an animal brain in its cybernetics instead of a humans... like an augmented pigs brain (the squealing), their smart animals.
Two things: 1) For someone that was totally unprepared for this movie you had a good reaction to it. Ty for watching to the end. :) 2) Just an FYI, all that remains of Alex Murphy is his brain, eyes and spinal cord he has no physical heart, lungs or other tissue to injure. (This is revealed in Robocop 2) Everything else is armor and circuitry.
Cassie... i was waiting to see your first reaction to the 80s gore and you did not disappoint. Your jaw drop at 5:17 with the slow "oh..... my gosh..." at the end of the scene had me rolling. The shock value was PERFECTO!
One of my all-time favourite movies. Verhoeven's satire while maybe not subtle, to say the least, is so frikkin' on point and hilarious, and this in an awesome action movie. I love it.
My parents were crazy enough to let me watch this when I was 6 and it very quickly became one of my favorite movies of all time and your reactions were so delightful to watch, this was a blast!
During one of the explosion scenes, the explosion was a little more powerful than it was expected, so Ray Wise or Kurtwood, Smith standing on his assigned mark, was hit by a small piece of flying debris. In compensation, he was given extra "stunt pay." He said that after that, he would try to stand a little bit closer when they shot explosions so he could get extra money.
Except for Dick Jones' arms when he's falling from OCP Tower. Or, as RedLetterMedia said, not enough people get thrown through glass. [Cut to: 5 shots of people being thrown through glass]
It's interesting that Cassie recognized Murphy regaining his humanity but couldn't appreciate it because he didn't get a fairy tale reunion with is family. As someone who struggled to regain my humanity after the Vietnam War without my family because some were ashamed of me while others were afraid of me (except for my youngest sister who was, unfortunately, in no position to do anything), I think Cassie ought to broaden her thinking. Regaining my mental stability and my sense of self enough to get off the street, stop self medicating with alcohol, and start the climb out of the gutter wasn't fairy tale, wasn't glorious, but it was a huge battle and a huge triumph that turned my life around and saved my soul. If someone thinks that's not good enough, they need to think again.
Agreed. Some of Cassie's reactions are quite naive, always expecting a finite/fairy tale conclusion. Her comment "Are they going to fall in love?" made me shake my head and laugh... I thought "Really??"
@@bmw128racer Part me wants her to grow up and learn to understand the human race warts and all, but another part of me wants her to stay innocent and naive.
@@fanofallmetal No one is saying anything is "wrong" with her. Everyone is unique obviously. But when you make your living putting yourself out there for all to see, and get a lot of money for it, you have to be able to accept peoples discussions of you. And Cassie is extremely kind hearted, and a good person. But she's also very naive and ignorant to things outside of her narrow worldview. And I don't mean that as an insult. Many people are this way, especially when they're raised the way she was probably raised. But it can lead to some embarrassing reactions and personality traits.
@@AdoreYouInAshXI "when you make your living putting yourself out there for all to see, and get a lot of money for it, you have to be able to accept peoples discussions of you" That's just bullshit! What you are saying is that you reserve the right to be nasty to anyone public facing. No one has to accept your opinion or criticism of them in any circumstances. You are free to give it, but they don't have to look at or acknowledge it. Money doesn't buy you the right to people's attention. That's a Karen attitude. Also, if you think that being raised wholesome and kind leads to "embarrassing reactions and personality traits" then you are just a very mean person with a bitter outlook.
This is a genuine masterpiece... I would've been around 5-years-old when I first saw this; not sure what that says about me and my parents? But when you're a fan, you can generally tell people who will or won't appreciate it. The moment I saw the thumbnail for this, I leaned on the side of you not being into it, but remained hopeful; as with any film, sometimes it just clicks.
Well done for watching it 🙂. Robocop is one of the all time great action flicks. Ultra violent and incredibly blackly humorous, it satirises 80's excess superbly, taking it to its extreme and lovingly capturing it all on celluloid. A masterpiece of its genre by the blood squib king, Paul Verhoeven. It's not everyone's cup of tea, but for me, it's a tough act to beat in its field!
Watching this it looks a lot better than I remember. It's definitely hard to pin down. Like a comic book, anime, crime thriller, action comedy futuristic satire human drama. Pretty ambitious. Can't remember if it was a big box office thing or not.
Paul Verhoeven is greatly undervalued as a director. His movies were always controversial and in terms of subject were ahead of its time (Total recall, Basic Instinct, Showgirls, Starship Troopers etc.). Cas and most of the audience take his movies at "face value", a cheesy 80's action flick....however his movies have layers upon layers. It's filled to the rim with criticism on society and the way it is heading. If you are willing to see and explore that "dark side" his movies are true gems and keep on giving every time you rewatch them. If you feel every movie "needs" to have a happy (romantic) end his work is not for you and you are better of sticking to Hallmark and Disney movies.
@@wilcoschipstal6417 Agree. He's definitely a unique director. I didn't understand how different his movies were until I got older. But it is hard to figure out what exactly his point is sometimes. Showgirls was pretty baffling. Curious if he has any real solutions for the more f'd up parts of the human condition.
@@ct6852 As far as I can tell, Verhoeven is great at ponting out the f'd up parts, which is in itself a very important ability to have, but I don't think any of his works offer anything in the realm of a path forward. Also, being fallible as all humans are, he severely misunderstood the underlying philosophical themes of Starship Troopers but still managed to make it into one hell of an entertaining movie.
One of my favorite directors and favorite movies of all time. I love the satire, gore, villain, hero, music, action, everything in this movie is just awesome. Sad to see the sequels (just like Starship Troopers) never came close
Ultraviolent, comedic, satirical. I absolutely love some of the dialogue, and Robocop's appearance and theme are extremely iconic. His footstep sounds too. I think after the initial explosion of violence (ie, when Murphy literally gets shot apart), things get a little more uh "digestible" afterwards (until the end, at least). I think that initial shock prepares you for the rest of the movie (but nothing prepares you for what happens to that one guy who literally gets liquefied). One of my favourite things about the movie is how less robotic Robocop's voice becomes the longer the movie goes on. And by the end he's no longer Robocop, he's Murphy. So during the big shootout in the drug den, Peter Weller (the actor playing Murphy, and wearing the Robocop suit) was subjected to extreme, constant loud noises because they'd be firing blanks. Instead of wearing earplugs, Weller grabbed a walkman and a headset that fit perfectly under the helmet. Throughout that entire scene, shooting up bad guys, he was apparently listening to "Red Rain" by Peter Gabriel. czcams.com/video/FkLTwX0duY4/video.html
For all the films Cassie watches she's still extremely naive and a bit ignorant about the wide genre of films, and what they all have to offer. It gets a bit frustrating watching some of her reactions when she dislikes films because they don't have romance and fairytale endings. I get not liking the film, everyone has films they don't like. But when you dislikes them just because they don't have the level of romance you want, or a fairytale ending in them, it's a bit embarrassing (for you). Especially when your full time job is literally watching movies lol.
Just when I think that Cassie can't possibly be any more charming, she does her impression of a robot cop that is both on the mark, and adorable. As someone else said, please don't ever change. You're perfect as is.
Congratulations on surviving the film. Much like Starship Troopers, Robocop is full of political and social satire. What you called cheesy, when you peal back the layers shows that the director is pointing fingers to aspects of our society. It's definitely not everyone's cup of tea. Yet, for those that make it through the gratuitous violence and gore, there are messages to be understood. As always, a well done reaction.
Yes, it's largely satirical, especially the TV ads. Some of the reporters were real TV personalities of the time. Things like the space laser were a real thing being investigated by the Reagan administration, Strategic Defence Initiative, colloquially known as Star Wars. It's more ironic due to the scale of the building project planned by OCP, when not so long ago they were talking about bulldozing about 25% of Detroit it was so run down.
You gotta just love the straightforwardness and clarity of this movie, dipped in Paul Verhoeven's iconic sarcasm & social criticism. Just like he did on Starship Troopers. Some effects are quite dated - like the stop motion and "green screens", but the practical effects were top notch. It's a classic, no discussion.
I remember being on the video store waiting list for this movie for about a month when this came to VHS back then. As a kid I really liked it, and still do today.
A lot of people overlook the whole Directive 4 thing... "Any attempt to arrest a senior officer of OCP results in shutdown"... Murphy's mechanical parts started to shutdown when he attempted to arrest Jones, however... The company overlooked his human side... Murphy resisted and overcame the shutdown... Proving that Murphy was not dead and slowly taking back control.
Robocop. The tragic story of a dude who died and his bosses still made him come in to work.
for a 24/7 shift no less.
With no pay overtime
Robocop had free applesauce for life.....
@@whitehorse4318 taste like baby food!
That's Capitalism for you!
"Nice shooting son. What's your name?" "Murphy." Robocop reclaims his humanity. Such a nice little touch, and it gets me every time.
Except maybe not. He has learned his original name. But he is not the original person.
Yes, really. And that little smile he gives - perfect way to wrap up the movie.
I actually did an analysis of Robocop's reveal on my channel if you want to check it out.
Too bad that dude becomes the Villain next film
"Such a nice little touch" Oh wow, you understood nothing!
@@Ffinity Sanctimonious neeeeeerd. Lol
Peter Weller's level of body control in this is unreal. And there's no way Kurtwood Smith didn't have the time of his life lol
Smith understood the assignment 110%
It's too bad that we couldn't get a Foot in the Ass line from Smith, but it was before That 70's Show.
In the behind the scenes material, all the gangster actors talk fondly about how much fun they had shooting this movie.
@@stobe187 As evidenced by Cassie's disgust at every choice he makes.
@@trip189n well he did give the man a hand! 😂
Robocop is a masterpiece. Perfect storytelling with a redemption arc.
And it just end with one final word that gives a “happy” ending.
Younger people will never know how it was to see that in VHS, in 87'. It was just absolutly incredible and shocking, in ways that cannot be imagined.
@@johnnymoraes23 played the nes game and rented the movie at blockbuster quite often at the same time.
@@kanehodder3459 🎯🎯🎯🎯
@@kanehodder3459 the NES game is good also!!
@@johnnymoraes23
I was lucky, it came out when I was 17 and I saw it in the theater. Great movie, I've owned it (VHS and later DVD) ever since.
Murphy's "death" scene is easily the most disturbing violence I've ever seen in a movie that wasn't straight-up horror. And even by horror-movie standards it's well beyond what most of them show.
Yup the amount of sadism in this part is unbelievable.
I saw this far too young lol
@@colz22Same.
@@MMoer Sadism ? Paul Verhoeven himself said that he made the killing of Murphy so violent because to him the resurrection of Murphy as Robocop was synonymous to the resurrection of Christ when he read the script for the movie. And he added that for a resurrection there had to be a violent death first.
@@colz22same. I mean, everyone did 😅
Verhoeven had a very distinct visual action style of directing. His films are unmistakably his. From Robocop, to Basic Instinct, to Total Recall, to Starship Troopers. They have a vibrancy and over the top feel that are very enjoyable and seem to jump out of the screen.
And yet, he single handedly killed the Batman franchise.
@@CorwinPatrick What are you talking about?
@@CorwinPatrick Spielberg almost ruined Jurassic Park and Indiana Jones. Its impossible to make every movie into gold.
@@CorwinPatrick what the hell are you talking about?
@@CorwinPatrick Maybe you're confusing Verhoeven with Joel Schumacher who directed Batman Forever and Batman & Robin. I wouldn't say he "killed" the Batman Franchise I actually liked Batman Forever less so Batman & Robin but loved the art design and very Neo Noir Gotham with that animated series timeless look where police drive around in 1930s style cars wearing classic police outfits but the writing was pretty bad. Verhoeven had nothing to do with any Batman film.
"I can feel them, but I can't remember them" is such a sad and poignant line for an action movie.
Everytime I hear that line, I just wanna give him a huge hug.
That's one of the most saddest movie lines I have heard and from all places, it comes from RoboCop what a great movie!
Yeah I've seen a bunch of reactions and I just don't understand why so few see the sadness in this film. I mean when he goes back to his home..very sad, some seem like they don't even understand it. Brilliant film.
Real talk.
Agree! 😥
"Don't worry, they'll fix you. They fix everything."
Gets me every time.
For three years the world was anticipating the release of "Bride of RoboCop."
The dark comedy in Robocop certainly isn't for everyone. But for me, toxic waste Emil is one of the funniest bits in cinema history, from Ray Wise's perfect horrified reaction to Emil's face to the gory pratfall of being liquefied by a car. It's just chef's kiss.
Absolutely, but it can make you sometimes question yourself if you're alright in your head or not. Like in the Evil Dead remake when the girl jams the chainsaw through the last deadites head, me and my wife were laughing our asses off in the theater but nobody else was lol, we thought it was hilarious.
" _AAAAAHHHH!_ SHIT!"
I'd buy that for a dollar!
Funny stuff! I guess there’s only so many people that can laugh at this
Ray's reaction is actually genuine. They didn't show him Toxic Emil's make-up before filming the scene to film his authentic reaction.
At 3:30 when Cassie said: "Are they gonna fall in love?" I did not stop laughing for about 5 minutes. Always the romantic.
It's really funny because it's like she is trying to find a way to enjoy that movie and it has to involve a romantic relationship.
Yes, wouldn’t have it any other way though, that’s what makes it fun when she tackles this kind of film. 😁
I'd Buy That For A Dollar 🤣🤣🤣
Imma quote Moulin Rouge here. "Always this ridiculous obsession with love!". Just sayin lol
@@namelessjedi2242 Actually it's boring after a while.
"Dick, YOU'RE FIRED!" Is probably one of the most underated lines in movie history!
Also the line where lois saying to murphy i am a mess and murphy responds don't worry lois they'll fix you,they fix everything! Having an even deeper meaning speaking also about the mess & chaos the big ones creates trying to fix everything in the end!
Absolutely!!!!!
Don’t forget about”thank you”
I've always loved the understated black humour of "Dick! I'm very disappointed."
"Can you fly Bobby?"
This film works on so many levels, made by a real filmmaker, an absolute masterpiece. It's funny, gratuitously violent, action-packed, and has real heart. Verhoeven says it's a film about the human soul, also a christ alagory, the crucifixion of Murphy by Satan, and then his resurrection, even having him walking on water at the end.
This is perhaps one of the most widely misunderstood movies in history, and so much more brilliant and unflinching than people give it credit for.
I remember watching Siskel & Ebert's review of this film and they were raving about how funny it is, yet many comments under the video from people who grew up watching it kept saying "Since when was RoboCop a comedy?".
It is a masterpiece.
Only Starship Troopers is more misunderstood.
@@chance20m Another masterpiece.
@Chance Williams the book especially
Not only is this a great sci-fi film but it had some of the most hilarious and biting social commentary I’ve ever seen. I’m thinking specifically of the newscast, the commercials interspersed during the newscast and that awful, cheesy sitcom they all watched with the stupid catchphrase that all the characters just mindlessly react to.
I would buy that for a dollar.
I think in fact all the crazy predictions of the movie (the coarsening of popular culture, privatization of law enforcement) have come true.
@@jamesparson But not the reboot. I want that dollar back.
In fact, most of those social predictions were made way back in the 1950s in SF stories like "The Marching Morons" and "The Space Merchants", by classic authors such as Frederik Pohl, C. M. Kornbluth, and Robert Sheckley. It was meant to be satire of contemporary trends though, not actual predictions. Who would believe such crazy things? By the way, before inflation, the catchphrase was "Would you buy it for a quarter?" (The Marching Morons). Pretty sure these works of social science fiction were also much of the inspiration for the movie "Idiocracy".
Rosario Cicero The catchphrase was "Bazinga!"
Robocop paints such a broad canvas in its brisk running time. The pacing and direction is breathless. This, Total Recall and Starship Troopers are definitely his best American films. As for Kurtwood Smith, he is a pacifist, so he had to dig deep with his performance. I can't recall who suggested it, but Clarence wearing glasses was to give a more direct comparison to Heinrich Himmler, as Verhoeven recalls the horrors of WW2 from his childhood. The biting satire was brought to greater heights in Starship Troopers. Glad you made it through!
I was just thinking since this guy is a criminal Kingpin, surely he could afford some sophisticated tech to improve his eyes, if not surgery.
I think Robocop was a bit underfunded, that last effect of the guy falling from the building was pretty poor, and it did seem like many of he scenes could have been fleshed out a bit more.
I don't remember This, who starred in it? Just kidding. The reviewers who trashed Showgirls didn't realize it was so bad on purpose, another Verhoeven satire.
@@shallowgal462 Yeah, I watched it once and it's safe to say it's not for everyone. But Verhoeven was sporting enough to collect his Razzie award in person. I think it's had a reappraisal in recent years however. Robocop will stand the test of time however. I'll buy that for a dollar!
Stephen your comment is so spot on. Robocop, Total Recall and Starship Troopers are the perfect trilogy. Verhoeven is one of the best action directors ever, just look at how much is communicated with rapid visual cues instead of dialogue. In Starship Troopers this method reaches perfection. Also, pacing is relentless, these films have 0% fat, anything not moving the pace is jettisoned in editing, you end up watching a two-hour movie and think only half an hour has passed. As for the extreme violence, it's just part of Verhoeven's hyper-active direction, everything looking hyper-real and exciting.
@Cheepchipsable look at when most of this was made. Most of the robot effects were stop motion. That effect where he fell was a super early computer effect. When this was made computer disc's used 3.14mb space
You may be interested to know that the director chose Murphys murder scene to be so over the top violent because he wanted the "human" Murphy to be remembered, as opposed to just being the guy who died and was turned into a robot.
The scene where his visor broke and you could see his human eye peering did alot for that as well. His human side started kicking in.
was more dismembered than anything else...
In the commentary the director had a viewing for potential investors (if I'm remembering correctly), and after that murder scene they told the director it was the most horrifying/disgusting thing they had ever seen. Very accurate at that time.
he didnt need to with the human being shown in the movie.
I really like how she remains very open minded even if the film ended up not being her cup of tea. She still gets invested in the characters and the story.
Her cup of tea is pink romantic fluffy romantic comedies so go figure
I'm shocked Cassie didn't bail out completely after Murphy's execution. Even I can barely get through it nowadays.
Her integrity is awesome. Gave an open-minded and fair review even after disliking it.
I was looking for those words your absolutely 💯
Well she needed to do the reaction anyway you know...sometimes it's like acting
"Hey, Robocop special effects team. How many blood squibs do you want?"
"all of them"
Ah, July of '87. I was in summer school, retaking geometry because I'm an idiot at math, and it was just too hot to go to school that day, so I ditched and bought myself a ticket to ROBOCOP. Instantly became one of my favorite films of all time, and remains at the top to this day. Perfection.
Robocop is not just a movie about a robot, it's a cynical vision of consummer society and large companies! The OCP is not just greedy, they preselected the best candidates for the Robocop program, sended them where they have the more chances to die, and changed the first who was shot into a cyborg!
and yes, the actor who portayed Clarence Boddicker is the one who played the father in "that 70's show"!
The true theme of this film is the resurrection of the human soul. Peter Weller gave such wonderful humanity to Murphy in the beginning which is gifted to the audience who want to see him reawaken. Then when the machine starts having visions you are like "YES! COME ON MURPHY!". Even to his voice modulation when he takes off the helmet for the first time. His voice softens as the programming begins to disappear. All the way to the end when he's asked his name, to which he replies, "Murphy". THAT is resurrection. This is a truly mythic movie.
Yes, it's Robot Jesus Cop story.
Actually if you pay more attention to the film, the modulation subtly dumbs down from the onset of the nightmare he has before he hunts down his murderers.
When he first shows up in the police department as robocop, his voice is heavily modulated, even echoes.
Then the echo drops off when he takes down emil in the gas station. It sounds more like he's talking into a can.
By the time he gets Clarence Boddicker, there's a slight reverb in his voice, but the modulation is way weaker.
By the time he confronted Jones, all he had was a dampened tone to his voice before the E.D.209 comes to play.
Then his voice is normal just monotone when he first removed his helmet.
By the time he caps Jones through the window, his voice is no longer monotoned, and more alive, added further by the fact when asked his name, he "smiles" and says "Murphy" all that is the reclamation of his humanity through the film.
@@markiv2942 exactly, at some point during the final showdown with boddicker, you can even see murphy walking "on" water. the amount of symbolism and messianic imagery is very high and very well integrated
Yes, Verhoeven himself agrees and says it's an American Jesus story
I'd buy THAT for a dollar
“B**tches leave!” is one of the greatest movie quotes ever. Lol
"Are you gonna call me?"
When it airs on tv, they edit the line to "Ladies, leave!"
There's no way Cassie could ever be cynical enough to appreciate this one!
For those who can, it's a masterpiece.
You are so right. Films for cynics like us are totally lacking these days.
That's a good way to describe it. I think it might have been a better experience for her watching it with Carly. Robocop will always be an 80s favorite to me.
In some ways it probably even feels more dark watching Robocop now then it did in the 80s. The line between public services and privite business has never been more muddied. The way OCP is involved with the military and police is....foreboding.
If not the best movie ever, although it may be, "Robocop" is the best social commentary movie ever!
I've seen Robocop, the violence is a bit much for me these days so I passed on watching this video. The movie does touch on a lot of issues, such as the military industrial complex for one.
I like how Robocop just drives through the police tape like a boss 😂
One thing that Cassie (& many others)
may have missed about this movie
happens at the very end of the closing credits,
in the fine print about copyrighting.
The final statement concludes with
"...civil liability & criminal prosecution
by enforcement droids". ED 209 even
showed up at the Oscars demanding
a statuette when the film was nominated
for a tech award, but a faux
Robocop was there to shut him down.
Damn I was just a child. I didn't watch the Oscars yet. I'm going to have to look that up. Thanks 👍🙂
Yes - I saw that Oscar broadcast too when it aired. The presenter was none other than Paul Reubens, in his Pee Wee Herman persona.
This film spawn so many one liners. Everybody went nuts about Robocop at school. Going around saying "I 'd buy that for a dollar "🤣 one of my favourite films of all time 👍
I love that, since that line was meant to be a parody of those kinds of infectious catchphrases. 😂
@@raelshark then that song came out. 21 seconds to comply, I guess you think you're pretty smart heh think you can outsmart a bullet. Man I❤️ the 80's!!!
‘Can you fly Bobby??’
"He's like Baymax.... but with guns."
This is why we love Cassie's reactions.
It's actually a cool way to describe him that way I always said his like Iron Man and judge dredd rolled into one both of which were the source of inspiration for the creation character in real life man
It's strange. I think we relate and feel more for characters that fall just outside the uncanny valley showing human emotion than humans giving the same scenes. Bamax, Wall-e, the toys even from toy story that fall way outside the dip. Robocop falls directly into the uncanny Valley once you can see his face, and he becomes more of a scarred human hero than a robot. They had to give him more of his humanity back to make this work. Lots of this movie worked on very fine lines.
This is a great movie, full of meanings. It’s not only an action movie.
I'll buy that for a dollar.
@@LSF000 ❤️
12:05 "It's like he's from Big Hero 6. What's his name? Baymax! He's like Baymax, but with guns."
Ya gotta love the incredibly innocent and positive associations Cassie has in her mind whenever she's watching these R-rated movies!
The BEST was her Predator reaction when she called the Pred's wrist-mounted control panel his "Buzz Lightyear gear".
That was definitely the best part of the reaction. She's not completely wrong.
She is such a child inside. So young and innocently naive.
I love this one: czcams.com/video/Q9rbxrFptuA/video.html
@@osmanyousif7849 You're not wrong. After she reacted to the 2001 french rom-com "Amelie", she did a post listing some quirky things about herself in relation to the movie; one of which was that she prefers using the brightly colorful and eco-friendly plastic dining utensils intended for children rather than the regular metallic spoons and forks intended for adults.
"Dead or alive, you're coming with me!"
Fun Fact: For the attempted rape scene, writer Edward Neumeier originally had RoboCop shoot past the victim's cheek, hitting and killing the rapist. While getting ready to shoot the scene as scripted, Paul Verhoeven noticed that Donna Keegan's legs were spread apart, giving him the idea to have RoboCop shoot between her legs and hit the rapist in the genitals. Edward Neumeier loved the idea and that was how the scene was shot.
Also, this is how a action film should be, 102 minutes just telling a story with no filler. Instantly quotable and doesn't treat its audience like fools and it's one of the greatest action films ever made. Plus, the legends Rob Bottin and Phil Tippett doing proper special effects... I'd buy that for a dollar!
"I'm not gonna arrest you anymore".
Bad news.
"just telling a story with no filler ... doesn't treat its audience like fools", is how EVERY film should be.
I’m surprised this movie didn’t even get any awards for its VFX.
Wow I had no idea
It is not only the VFX but the whole RoboCop costume's design and Peter Weller.
Seeing the thumbnail alone, I'm thinking, “Well, that could be in relation to a number of scenes.” This is such a fun eighties film. My favorite character in it is Clarence. Kurtwood Smith is so great in the role.
He met his wife on this movie. She played Dick Jones' secretary
Kurtwood Smith---like another famous Kurt (Russell)--is a freaking NATIONAL TREASURE!
It's probably easier if you select the scenes where she wouldn't react like that. There's probably about 5 mins and the rest of the runtime she'll be like the thumbnail. 🙃😃
"Bitches leave"
I don't think he's a nice guy.
I was 13 and my brother was 11 when we were dropped off at the theater. I can't remember what movie we were supposed to see but we both decided to sneak into Robocop as it looked much more fun. It was one heck of a thrill ride for us and and experience I"ll never forget. The 80s were definitely a less supervised time.
That sounds cool, glad you were together because at such young ages it's better you're w/your brother
I remember basically no one cared even if you bought a ticket for an R-rated movie when you were underage back then. The same rules were in place as now, but they weren't generally enforced. I remember buying tickets for R-rated movies with no problem at all when I was like 14 and 15, and looked like I was 12.
Lol my mother took me (12) and my brother (10) to see it in a double header with Predator... You should have seen the look on my teachers faces when they heard me telling other schoolmates about those 2 movies... I soon realized, I should save that talk with the guys for recess...
A less dangerous times for kids and adults. People had a conscious.
I was around 5 when I watched it in TV, I think with my dad. It became one of my favourite movies.
The scene where Murphy walks through his former, empty home, while having flashbacks of his wife and son, always tugs my heartstrings.
"I can feel them, but I can't remember them" rips me every time.
@ericjohnson6120 It is a heart wrenching scene 😪 i did also mention in the chat that i recall a deleted scene where they do find his wife and she tries to get through to him and all he can say is '' I DON'T KNOW YOU LEEEAVE !!''
I believe it was deleted because it didn't fit in with the rest of the story at the end of it he does find his humanity !
when asked '' nice shooting what's your name son?
MURPHY .😃
still a favourite of mine as i loved the effects when i was younger but what it says as a satire about corporate greed and violence makes even more sense now
HAPPY NEW YEAR
CHEERS. 😃🙏
@@Non_Descript_Individual That makes sense now , it's been so long i confused the two ,
It still goes towards my feeling on this and the second which i have to see again 😉 that in the midst of all the effects and gore there is a human core to it .
Happy New Year
Cheers mate .👍
The score doesn't help with keeping the heartstrings "untugged".
The contrast between how Kurtwood Smith plays Boddiker and his other roles is hilarious. He's a lovely, gentle person who looks (as you said) like a dentist, playing an absolute maniac. It's a great role.
All of the roles I can remember him in, he's always played a badass. Even in That 70s Show, he was the one dude no one messed with.....except for Kitty.
Incredibly, around 1980, Smith had
a bit part on the ABC soap opera
spoof sitcom "Soap".
@@operator0 He was amazing as Red in That 70's Show
I think I read that they wanted him to be nerdy but super evil, like Himmler.
In "The movies that made us" on Netflix Smith cracked me up impersonating Paul Verhoeven. Seems like a really cool dude.
Robotcop is one of the rare perfect movies. The script is tight with no fat on it. It has layers of story telling and social commentary with out preaching. It also has set up, and pay offs with no loos ends. Tremors, and the Rocketeer, are two other examples.
The social commentary is top notch. The tone of the 80s, corporations running every thing. The police and their thankless jobs. TV getting dumber and more crude. Excess, and environmental cues. This is one of the greatest sci fi, and action films ever made.
And something many who didn't grow up in the 70s/80s don't realize is that a lot of inner city areas were pretty crime heavy. Drugs, gangs, arson, all of it. It's why 80s movies always show so much crime in big cities, because that was a reality of the time. Graffiti was a major issue in many cities. It wasn't until the 90s that cities really began to crack down HARD and clean things up, and it took them a decade to do it too. It's an interesting look back into the cultural feeling and reality at the time.
It's good but, I wouldn't call it perfect.
The ED growling and squealing like a pig was pretty cringeworthy.
Completely agree
TV?
"I'D BUY THAT FOR A DOLLAR!"
XD
Robotcop lol was that a typo....I hope not lolol
"I can feel them, but I can't remember them"... that line always got me.
his movie has the best line I ever heard in cinema history.
The beauty and majesty of "bitches leave" is just unmatched.
A close second is “Can you fly, Bobby?”
Personally, I've always been partial to "Come quietly or there will be... trouble."
"Dead or alive, you're coming with me," is a a close second.
I also enjoy "Nice car, Joe!" and "Well, give the man a hand!"
It is magnificent. Also a favorite is “I like it!” It’s the delivery.
Does anyone know if " bitches leave" was in the script or ad libbed? The delivery was perfect.
@@7mgtesup1 It wasn't in the script. Verhoeven, English not being his main language, called those actresses "bitches" when giving them directions without realizing it was considered offensive and the other actors found it so funny they wanted to include it in the scene. Hence the infamous line.
Clarence is one of the best baddies on film. Deliciously vile, wisecracking and charismatic. His whole gang are brilliant which makes their deaths all the more just. The film’s satire is all too real and timeless. Everyone does a great job, particularly Peter Weller pulling off believable robotic motion. Simply one of the best films ever. Quotable, rewatchable and with layers of messaging beneath the violence.
That cold, matter-of-fact "bitches, leave!" is such a classic bad guy statement.
“Can you fly Bobby?” 🫣🪰🚁✈️🛸
He became a lot less violent after faking his death and being put into witness protection under the name Red Foreman.
Peter Weller.
@@laustcawz2089 thanks! Can’t believe I did that. Now corrected 👍
Cassie, you’re one of the most wholesome movie reviewers on CZcams. Never change!!
I agree. Another wholesome channel out there is called Awesome US movies. If you're a fan of Cassie, you'll definitely like him.
What's totally coincidental, I just watched this with my 16 year old son (his first time) on Saturday night! He completely got the satirical vibe and LOVED the movie - even the effects - which he tends to be quite critical of. Of special note was Murphy when he removed the helmet - the prosthetics were SO on point there! The stop-motion, while not to current FX standards, still works well in this flick!
Glad you made it through Cassie! This one isn't for everyone, glad you're so honest with it!
You made me think that maybe more people missed how satirical it was back in the day, because so many 80's movies were over the top ridiculous. The younger generations notice it more, and are maybe a bit more clued in then ours was haha.
The face make up is amazing. Even the blue ray definition doesn’t make it look less real 👌
The stop-motion effects on ED-209 worked perfectly, the slightly jerky movement added menace and made it seem that it's not quite right like OCP cut corners to rush its production.
Her reaction to the introduction of ED-209 was worth everything.
So the redemption arc of the movie is about a robotified man reclaiming his humanity after it was stripped away. In a lot of dystopian settings like this one, things are usually bad not so that they can be fixed by the heroes, but to be essentially charicatures of things in real life in order to criticise and satirise them. Stories in such settings that end with a victorious note tend to end with small or personal victories, not a victory over the dystopia’s status quo.
To be fair he would have been dead had it not been for the RC program. He regained his humanity, but what would the future hold for him?
He did have a victory over a manger in the conglomerate, but the conglomerate still lives, just waiting for the next guy to do something similar.
Love the honesty because this movie is not for everyone but still has a lot to offer without the violence. This movie was very astute in highlighting the social commentary of the day, many issues which are very much prevalent today.
One bit which always makes me chuckle no matter how many times I've seen this film is when he turns to the cop and flicks the data spike out of his hand at the cop in the database room like he's flipping him the bird.
I also love the music when he goes back to his home and finds it empty and starts having flashbacks of his family
Cecil comes off like a bootlicker toady. So for Murph to flip him the bird is quite fitting, somehow.
This is the most violent peak 80’s movie ever made! The sadness you feel when Murphy gets executed is insane
I remember seeing it as a kid, scarred me.
80s* ...:)
@@Tero92 i put 80s but it autocorrected 🤷🏽♂️
It was violent because of Paul Verhoeven, not because of the 80s. Just think about the horrormovies back then. Halloween for example would be pg 13. The only difference they go pg 13 today. They want kids to watch something like deadpool. And today no kid can rent it in blockbusters.
just a few violent moments.. I always thought Rambo was more violent
The look on cassie's face when Robocop shot that dude in the balls LOL...MAN I LOVE THIS REACTION CHANNEL!
I have to say it was surprising to not see her flinch and not look at the screen through a lot of the mayhem, probably because she was so shocked but it's an improvement. Now she is ready for the infamous Our Robocop Remake - Scene 27!
@@worsel555 That would be great but I have no clue how she would show that on youtube. :D
@@SmokingOnion It would be one of her shortest videos: No music, just sitting there staring dead eyed looking into the camera for a minute, saying nothing. Finally she utters a curse word and smash to end card.
“I’d buy that for a dollar!”
The line that lives forever lol 😂 😊
"Can you fly Bobby?"😂
Always loved this line.
"I'll buy that for a dollar"
Sorry but it had to be said
😄😄😄
After watching That 70's Show, it occurred to me that you can further enhance the experience of watching Robocop by imagining Bodikker finishing every one of his lines with "DUMBASS!" It makes Kurtwood Smith's performance even better.
As a child of the 80s, that guy burned/melted by the toxic waste always haunted me!! I’m glad you’re honest when you don’t love a movie, your reaction is entertaining either way :)
yeah me too, same with the toxic avenger, but once I learned what nuclear power plants and waste actually are all like in reality, they stopped being scary and started being 80s dumb imagination
That is hands down one of the more terrifyingly grotesque series of prosthetics ever put to film. And then the extremely liquid splat onto the car, like his entire insides just turned to goo. It haunted me for a long time as a kid also. Man, still can't believe we all watched things like this as kids. :D lol.
As a child of the 80s... that they turned this movie into a cartoon and toy line... explains a lot as to why GenX and the first few years of Millennials are the way we are
“This doesn’t exist, this level of scum-baggedness, right? Like, in real life?”
I’m afraid this doesn’t even come close, dear heart. There’s cruelty on a scale scarce imagined by most people out there. I’ve never seen a movie even come close to some of the real world cruelty out there.
Many holocaust survivors said that even the cruelty in Schindler's List was filtered, and Amon Goth was far more sadistic in real life. Yet there are people out there who think that one-dimensional villains are unrealistic by default.
The pain of another can cause joy.
You see it with the scoolyard bully, who beats his peers for no reason other than endorphins.
Then they grow up, and use their smarts, their money, social systems - they find naive people to torment.
Exactly. The real world is worse than any movie could ever portray.
@@JoshSweetvale
This is known as "Schadenfreude".
You had to figure this movie would be brutal on Cassie's sweet sensibilities. But the core thread of Murphy being a stalwart agent for law and justice is really the heart of the movie.
Verhoeven films are indeed satire, and are almost like a modern form of theatre. Like a film adaptation of stage plays that are not designed to be hyper-realistic, but rather to convey a message. The truly wonderful thing about his films is the way they age. With every passing year they seem less, and less like satire. Imo Starship Troopers is peak Verhoeven. It's such well done satire that many people don't even recognize it as such.
Yep... satire is becoming more and more real every day. We truly live in the worst timeline, don't we?
@@Nyerguds If we don't, I would certainly hate to see what the worst timeline looks like.
Cassie is such a gentle and sensitive soul, this movie would clearly have traumatized her. But her analysis of this film is spot on. It was clearly a satire with it’s violence so over the top and the villains overly evil. It’s impressive. Enjoy your reactions a lot.
I haven't seen evil this great since the last time I watched C-SPAN.
I am glad she does not do fake liking of movies just to get likes. Genuine. And yes, this type of movie is not for her.
Her sister Carly won't survive it.
She's grown so much as a filmgoer, though - think about how traumatized she would have been even a year ago. Now she's just like, "Yeah, I see why people like this, but no thanks, not for me." It's been so cool to see her get a little tougher and figure out why she likes what she likes.
Now by "gentle and sensitive" do you mean "pampered and sheltered?
Because Paul Verhoeven is Dutch, and his director of photography, Jost Vocano, is German, they didn't realize what an insulting pejorative "bitch" is in the English language, so when directing the "Bitches leave" scene, they kept addressing and referring to the two actresses as "bitches." According to Miguel Ferrer, the actresses didn't seem to mind, and he and Kurtwood Smith were cracking up off screen.
Imagine if that happened in 2023 lmao 😂
It was fantastic that you got that the movie was satire, a lot of people don't figure that out at first. Great work Cassie!
It has satire elements but the film is not satirical, it is a sciFi action thriller.
@ Agreed, they had fun with some of the extreme violence and how casual everyone was to it, but they obviously wanted to make a hit blockbuster. It wasn't some tongue-in-cheek indie movie.
"There's no way anyone could be this evil in real life."
Who want's to tell her it's so much worse irl?
My high school drama teacher was an extra in this movie. She told us on the 2 days she worked, Peter Weller only wore the top half of the Robocop suit and was in shorts and sneakers on his lower half. Apparently, the filmmakers didn’t realize how hot it got in Dallas in August.
He would lose 3lbs a day in water weight.
One of the best lines in cinematic history:
“Bitches, leave.”
- Clarence Bodaker
I agree 100% with you that Robocop is a tough watch. The really shocking thing is how it was marketed to kids to sell toys in the late 80s. That's a real indicator of how the studios didn't really understand what Verhoeven was doing with the movie at all.
I saw this as a kid because of those toys-my parents hadn’t seen it, but if there’s toys, it must be for kids, right? They plunked me down in front of the tv and went out to do yard work. I was seven or eight I think and this movie really messed me up. To this day, I can’t watch the sadism of the scene where they nearly kill Murphy. The irony of a studio traumatizing kids for money to profit off a movie about a corporation traumatizing people for money never ceases to amaze me.
In the 80s and early 90s they sold tons of toys for R rated movies. Take Terminator and the Alien franchise for example.
@@kaijudude_ true. For whatever reason, those movies are not as visceral to me. I remember the Aliens toys in particular. Robocop is just at another level- the Murphy torture scene in particular.
@@miriam8376 yep, me too. I appreciate what Verhoeven was doing- I love most of his work. That scene is just too much for me to take. I have no issues with that level of violence/gore in other films, but I saw that scene when I was 5 or 6 and was scarred for life.
@@juvandy also forgot to mention Predator. I had all those toys as a kid and had the video games on Nintendo. They really marketed the heck outta those violent movies to kids. They had toys, comics, video games and even cartoons.
11:50 Fun fact: The script intended to have Robocop shoot past the woman’s head and hit the thug. When preparing to film the scene, the director noticed that the actress’s legs were spread, and…well…
Ballistic impromptu neutering!
I grew up watching the edited-for-TV version.
The worst of the violence was edited out, and all of the swearing. So you had classic lines like "mother crusher", "I used to call him... airhead", and "Ladies - leave!"
There were even scenes specially shot for it, e.g. the car swerved round Emil rather than hitting him.
I also grew up on the made-for-TV version. I think we recorded it off TBS, back when it was "The Super Station". Most of the edits were obvious, even to me as a kid. But one that threw me off was the one where RoboCop goes into the warehouse. When he says, "Come quietly or there will be trouble.", in the TV version, the guy on the stairs replies with, "Yeah. *Cocks shotgun* For you!". I didn't know that was an edit and honestly thought that was the actual line. So when I finally watched the official VHS version, I was caught off guard when it was different. It made me laugh so much that I had to pause the movie. Ha ha.
The edited version is a poor imitation.The director of this movie wanted this to be seen uncensored otherwise he wouldn't have made it like this.
In german version he say "Out, you whores!". I watched it in cinema and when this is on TV the movie is that lame...
I’ve seen this multiple times throughout my life, I’m in my late 30s now…and to be truly honest, the guy liquefying after red foreman hits him is the ONLY part which still makes me queasy…I find myself having to look away whenever that scene comes up in reactions…
Cassie reacting to RoboCop?
"I'd buy that for a dollar!"
The funniest part was she didn't get him at ALLLLL, I still use this meme to this day
I'm impressed Cassie made it through this one! Shows you how much she's adapted to hardcore films.
Not yet. She has yet to earn her girl scout badge for John Carpenter's THE THING. Uh-oh. She heard me call her a girl scout. She's fast-walking over here. Shhh. SHHH! Nothing! Nothing! I said nothing!
Waiting for her to emit a stream of expletives 😂
Has she ever nopped out of a movie? I guess perhaps but I doubt she would upload that.
@@TacticalSandals I can’t think of one, to her credit- but then again, we might not see those in the first place
@@tehsma thats what I said :P
This is what I’d consider a perfect film. Verhoeven’s balance of tone is nearly unmatched: the satire/comedy, drama, action, violence, sprinkled with some melancholy, heroicism, and heartfeltedness is how RoboCop stands the test of time.
At the same time, it’s a disturbing, yet fun movie. I feel that film is the only art form/medium that can achieve both at once.
One more thing: Nancy Allen (Lewis) is an unsung hero of this movie. It’s a shame she wasn’t cast in more, prominent roles than Carrie & this.
She had better like this...if not...Cassie you now have 20 seconds to Comply!
I’m sure we can all envision seeing the reaction to ED 209 as something along the lines of shouting a big 1 word question:
“GLICH”????!!!!!!
@@eliasshaikh2065 you know...that's my middle name
One of the best action movies of all time!
THE best
Agreed! It got everything...action, love, friendship, comedy you name it the mivie got it....even some gore
Without meaning to be contrarian, I always found the action a bit lame in comparison to many other classic 80's action movies. But Robocop will always be one of the best movies of all time for its atmosphere, writing, acting and directing. I'm glad it never took a generic cheap "action" route, instead opting for a really dark and cynical undertone.
@@SirHilaryManfat , what’s interesting that they probably were going to take that route, as when the trailer was released they had the Terminator theme to it. Also, Arnold Schwarzenegger was offered the part to play Murphy, but the Director said that his size was way too big and he wanted someone who could fit in the suit. When Arnold Schwarzenegger saw the movie, he was convinced that he wanted to work with the Director, therefore, we would later get Total Recall.
@@SirHilaryManfat 👍
Oh No!! This will not end well, but her reaction will be priceless.
There will be.....trouble...
❤
Yeah, I’d by THAT for a dollar!!!!
Hehehehyahaha
I wonder if the look on Cassie’s face in the thumbnail had anything to do with ED 209,
a “GLICH!” ?????
I could picture at LEAST 3 look-away moments from Cassie, and I'm sure u can guess which ones they are.
We had very good movies back in the 80s and 90s, deep meaning, good stories, well done criticism, enough comedy, and i can still listing the things that had some of this masterpieces
“Well, give the man a hand!” That line gets me every time 😂
And "B*tches leave." 😄
I'll buy that for a dollar 👍👍
I always loved the line near the beginning: "Attempted murder? It's not like he killed someone!"
Can you fly, Bobby?
Lots of good one liners, I personally prefer the simple to the point "bitches leave"
Cassie! Your facial expressions during the malfunction of the robot were priceless. Exactly the reaction I think the director wanted. :)
The roaring and growling for ED-209 was done with samples from a Boar, a Lion, and I think a dog. They were mixed together or played separately for different implied "emotions." In the lore, the growling was for an intimidation factor. The way you jumped, it seemed as if it was a good idea.
Didn't they do the same thing with the tornados in Twister?
I always considered the animal noises due to them using an animal brain in its cybernetics instead of a humans... like an augmented pigs brain (the squealing), their smart animals.
Two things: 1) For someone that was totally unprepared for this movie you had a good reaction to it. Ty for watching to the end. :) 2) Just an FYI, all that remains of Alex Murphy is his brain, eyes and spinal cord he has no physical heart, lungs or other tissue to injure. (This is revealed in Robocop 2) Everything else is armor and circuitry.
It's really a movie of it's time. You can't take the 80s out of RoboCop, and you can't take Robocop out of the 80s.
It reminds me of Tim Burton's Batman in a lot of ways.
They tried, and it was horrible.
@@vincegamer The remake is bad, but I did appreciate that they tried to incorporate Murphy's Wife and Son into the plot at least.
Paul Verhoeven's Total Recall & Starship Troopers still have the same feel as RoboCop.
Cassie... i was waiting to see your first reaction to the 80s gore and you did not disappoint. Your jaw drop at 5:17 with the slow "oh..... my gosh..." at the end of the scene had me rolling. The shock value was PERFECTO!
One of my all-time favourite movies. Verhoeven's satire while maybe not subtle, to say the least, is so frikkin' on point and hilarious, and this in an awesome action movie. I love it.
My parents were crazy enough to let me watch this when I was 6 and it very quickly became one of my favorite movies of all time and your reactions were so delightful to watch, this was a blast!
Its so great that you are honest when you don´t like something and still can appriciate and understand why some do like it.
A movie that never gets old...A classic.
truly a masterpiece of a movie.
Trivia - The receptionist that Clarence Boddicker creeps on is actually played by the real life wife of Kurtwood Smith (who plays Clarence).
During one of the explosion scenes, the explosion was a little more powerful than it was expected, so Ray Wise or Kurtwood, Smith standing on his assigned mark, was hit by a small piece of flying debris. In compensation, he was given extra "stunt pay." He said that after that, he would try to stand a little bit closer when they shot explosions so he could get extra money.
Also made Texas change the laws for movie explosions.
Ah yes 😁 As a former police officer, this is one of my absolute all time favorites!
The whole movie is about regaining your humanity .
_This is how it was back in the 80s, I still remember what my parents had to go through for us to survive_
Finally! This is one of my all time favorites. As a kid when my mom asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up I said “RoboCop” 😂 a classic for sure.
This movie explains a lot about Red Forman, especially why Eric was always afraid of his life 🤣
Robocop is a perfect movie in every way.
Are you the girl of my dreams???
Except for Dick Jones' arms when he's falling from OCP Tower.
Or, as RedLetterMedia said, not enough people get thrown through glass. [Cut to: 5 shots of people being thrown through glass]
How anyone can NOT like this masterpiece is beyond me.
Probably people spoiled by cinematic universes and CGI.
I know Robocop is a master stroke of film making
@@novelty8theory494 it's one in a life time genius of satire and action, with great characters!
I don't think women get it.
@@shaz2761 Women? You know this movie has a lot of female fans! I can't even describe how utterly stupid and sexist is what you just wrote!
She despises violence even if it's in movies. Which I don't get it. Very sheltered pov
It's interesting that Cassie recognized Murphy regaining his humanity but couldn't appreciate it because he didn't get a fairy tale reunion with is family. As someone who struggled to regain my humanity after the Vietnam War without my family because some were ashamed of me while others were afraid of me (except for my youngest sister who was, unfortunately, in no position to do anything), I think Cassie ought to broaden her thinking. Regaining my mental stability and my sense of self enough to get off the street, stop self medicating with alcohol, and start the climb out of the gutter wasn't fairy tale, wasn't glorious, but it was a huge battle and a huge triumph that turned my life around and saved my soul. If someone thinks that's not good enough, they need to think again.
Agreed. Some of Cassie's reactions are quite naive, always expecting a finite/fairy tale conclusion. Her comment "Are they going to fall in love?" made me shake my head and laugh... I thought "Really??"
@@bmw128racer Part me wants her to grow up and learn to understand the human race warts and all, but another part of me wants her to stay innocent and naive.
Cassie is perfectly ok. She just has a personal preference in her stories.
@@fanofallmetal No one is saying anything is "wrong" with her. Everyone is unique obviously. But when you make your living putting yourself out there for all to see, and get a lot of money for it, you have to be able to accept peoples discussions of you. And Cassie is extremely kind hearted, and a good person. But she's also very naive and ignorant to things outside of her narrow worldview. And I don't mean that as an insult. Many people are this way, especially when they're raised the way she was probably raised. But it can lead to some embarrassing reactions and personality traits.
@@AdoreYouInAshXI "when you make your living putting yourself out there for all to see, and get a lot of money for it, you have to be able to accept peoples discussions of you"
That's just bullshit! What you are saying is that you reserve the right to be nasty to anyone public facing. No one has to accept your opinion or criticism of them in any circumstances. You are free to give it, but they don't have to look at or acknowledge it.
Money doesn't buy you the right to people's attention. That's a Karen attitude.
Also, if you think that being raised wholesome and kind leads to "embarrassing reactions and personality traits" then you are just a very mean person with a bitter outlook.
This is a genuine masterpiece... I would've been around 5-years-old when I first saw this; not sure what that says about me and my parents?
But when you're a fan, you can generally tell people who will or won't appreciate it. The moment I saw the thumbnail for this, I leaned on the side of you not being into it, but remained hopeful; as with any film, sometimes it just clicks.
Well done for watching it 🙂. Robocop is one of the all time great action flicks. Ultra violent and incredibly blackly humorous, it satirises 80's excess superbly, taking it to its extreme and lovingly capturing it all on celluloid. A masterpiece of its genre by the blood squib king, Paul Verhoeven. It's not everyone's cup of tea, but for me, it's a tough act to beat in its field!
Watching this it looks a lot better than I remember. It's definitely hard to pin down. Like a comic book, anime, crime thriller, action comedy futuristic satire human drama. Pretty ambitious. Can't remember if it was a big box office thing or not.
Paul Verhoeven is greatly undervalued as a director. His movies were always controversial and in terms of subject were ahead of its time (Total recall, Basic Instinct, Showgirls, Starship Troopers etc.). Cas and most of the audience take his movies at "face value", a cheesy 80's action flick....however his movies have layers upon layers. It's filled to the rim with criticism on society and the way it is heading. If you are willing to see and explore that "dark side" his movies are true gems and keep on giving every time you rewatch them. If you feel every movie "needs" to have a happy (romantic) end his work is not for you and you are better of sticking to Hallmark and Disney movies.
@@wilcoschipstal6417 Agree. He's definitely a unique director. I didn't understand how different his movies were until I got older. But it is hard to figure out what exactly his point is sometimes. Showgirls was pretty baffling. Curious if he has any real solutions for the more f'd up parts of the human condition.
@@ct6852 As far as I can tell, Verhoeven is great at ponting out the f'd up parts, which is in itself a very important ability to have, but I don't think any of his works offer anything in the realm of a path forward. Also, being fallible as all humans are, he severely misunderstood the underlying philosophical themes of Starship Troopers but still managed to make it into one hell of an entertaining movie.
@@ct6852 It was pretty big. Everyone walked around saying, "I'd buy that for a dollar" for a while.
One of my favorite directors and favorite movies of all time. I love the satire, gore, villain, hero, music, action, everything in this movie is just awesome. Sad to see the sequels (just like Starship Troopers) never came close
Ultraviolent, comedic, satirical. I absolutely love some of the dialogue, and Robocop's appearance and theme are extremely iconic. His footstep sounds too. I think after the initial explosion of violence (ie, when Murphy literally gets shot apart), things get a little more uh "digestible" afterwards (until the end, at least). I think that initial shock prepares you for the rest of the movie (but nothing prepares you for what happens to that one guy who literally gets liquefied).
One of my favourite things about the movie is how less robotic Robocop's voice becomes the longer the movie goes on. And by the end he's no longer Robocop, he's Murphy.
So during the big shootout in the drug den, Peter Weller (the actor playing Murphy, and wearing the Robocop suit) was subjected to extreme, constant loud noises because they'd be firing blanks. Instead of wearing earplugs, Weller grabbed a walkman and a headset that fit perfectly under the helmet. Throughout that entire scene, shooting up bad guys, he was apparently listening to "Red Rain" by Peter Gabriel. czcams.com/video/FkLTwX0duY4/video.html
This is so much more than an action film. It's 100 % a masterpiece and as close to perfect as movies get.
I view both this and the remake as great movies anything I find wrong with this I find i like in the remake just so entertaining and fun
For all the films Cassie watches she's still extremely naive and a bit ignorant about the wide genre of films, and what they all have to offer. It gets a bit frustrating watching some of her reactions when she dislikes films because they don't have romance and fairytale endings. I get not liking the film, everyone has films they don't like. But when you dislikes them just because they don't have the level of romance you want, or a fairytale ending in them, it's a bit embarrassing (for you). Especially when your full time job is literally watching movies lol.
Just when I think that Cassie can't possibly be any more charming, she does her impression of a robot cop that is both on the mark, and adorable.
As someone else said, please don't ever change. You're perfect as is.
@1:16 for anyone wondering. And yes, it is hilarious and adorable
that was my fav movie when i was a kid i still get goosebumps when he says "murphy" at the end
Congratulations on surviving the film. Much like Starship Troopers, Robocop is full of political and social satire. What you called cheesy, when you peal back the layers shows that the director is pointing fingers to aspects of our society. It's definitely not everyone's cup of tea. Yet, for those that make it through the gratuitous violence and gore, there are messages to be understood.
As always, a well done reaction.
Yes, it's largely satirical, especially the TV ads. Some of the reporters were real TV personalities of the time. Things like the space laser were a real thing being investigated by the Reagan administration, Strategic Defence Initiative, colloquially known as Star Wars.
It's more ironic due to the scale of the building project planned by OCP, when not so long ago they were talking about bulldozing about 25% of Detroit it was so run down.
Agreed 1000% NOT for "yuppies" & Reagonites, sadly where there's naked truth there are always the broom sweepers
Will you please shut up and just let her enjoy the movie for what it is and entertaining movie
@@highlander723 in a word NO!
@@highlander723 Thing is, Cassie pretty much said that she _didn't_ enjoy the film.
So, ... uh ... where are _you_ coming from, bruh?
You gotta just love the straightforwardness and clarity of this movie, dipped in Paul Verhoeven's iconic sarcasm & social criticism. Just like he did on Starship Troopers. Some effects are quite dated - like the stop motion and "green screens", but the practical effects were top notch. It's a classic, no discussion.
I remember being on the video store waiting list for this movie for about a month when this came to VHS back then. As a kid I really liked it, and still do today.
A lot of people overlook the whole Directive 4 thing... "Any attempt to arrest a senior officer of OCP results in shutdown"... Murphy's mechanical parts started to shutdown when he attempted to arrest Jones, however... The company overlooked his human side... Murphy resisted and overcame the shutdown... Proving that Murphy was not dead and slowly taking back control.