HO-LEE SHIT. RoboCop is so much better than I remember. I knew I was in for a treat early on when a robo-prototype kills a guy during a demonstration. He locks him in his crosshairs as engineers frantically grab at wires and buttons trying to cut the power. But before they can stop him the metal monster lays some fifty rounds on the guy, blowing him to bits as a boardroom full of people look on in horror. Dead. “I’m sure it’s only a glitch. Temporary setback.” someone says confidently and you just have to laugh. It’s scenes like this that make RoboCop great, and like most Verhoeven films you realize that he’s probably in on the joke. Add special effects (See: toxic waste scene), action (Car explosions. Yes please!), and Red Forman as a foul mouthed bad guy and it’s a masterpiece of eighties sci-fi and one that deserves to be watched again. You crazy for this one Paul!
