RoboCop 2 (1990) 5.7
A corrupt businesswoman seeks to discredit Robocop in favor of her own model of cyborg. Director:Irvin Kershner |
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RoboCop 2 (1990) 5.7
A corrupt businesswoman seeks to discredit Robocop in favor of her own model of cyborg. Director:Irvin Kershner |
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Belinda Bauer | ... | ||
John Glover | ... |
Magnavolt Salesman
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Mario Machado | ... | ||
Leeza Gibbons | ... | ||
John Ingle | ... |
Surgeon General
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Tom Noonan | ... | ||
Roger Aaron Brown | ... |
Whittaker
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Gabriel Damon | ... | ||
Mark Rolston | ... |
Stef
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Lila Finn | ... |
Homeless Woman
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John Hateley | ... |
Purse Snatcher
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Gage Tarrant | ... |
Hooker
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Thomas Rosales Jr. | ... |
Chet
(as Tommy Rosales)
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Brandon Smith | ... |
Flint
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Wallace Merck | ... |
Gun Shop Owner
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After a successful deployment of the Robocop Law Enforcement unit, OCP sees its goal of urban pacification come closer and closer, but as this develops, a new narcotic known as "Nuke" invades the streets led by God-delirious leader Cane. As this menace grows, it may prove to be too much for Murphy to handle. OCP tries to replicate the success of the first unit, but ends up with failed prototypes with suicidal issues... until Dr. Faxx, a scientist straying away from OCP's path, uses Cane as the new subject for the Robocop 2 project, a living God. Written by Aldo Della Rocca
There was no way this was ever going to be as good as Robocop but they could have done so much better. What's really missing is Basil Poledouris' wonderful fanfare theme tune. In its place we are giving some appalling brass'n'percussion with a chorus singing a ridiculous 'Robocop' theme on top. It's amazing how much music can change a film, and really, a decent score would have improved the film immensely.
Also, Rob Bottin's ultra-violent effects were sadly missed. The film is full of violence but it's mainly of the long-range bullets-hit-bad-guys type: the only thing close to the original's over-the-top nature was the brain removal and the stomach-slicing.
Phil Tippett is on hand, luckily, to deliver some entertaining stop-motion action scenes which really liven up the final scenes of carnage.
Sadly, the bad guys never come across as meanly as Clarence Boddicker did in the first, OCP seem unnecessarily annoying and the little kid is just annoying. It's not a TERRIBLE film but we really could have expected more from the man who brought us 'The Empire Strikes Back'.