As a huge Robocop fan, it is easy for me to overlook the flaws and cosmetic blunders and enjoy the meat of the movie: Action. There is lots of good action featuring my favorite character, Robo himself.
In this movie he faces "Robocable," his replacement, and the ensuing battles and chases are excellent.
Don't set hopes too high, but this is worth a look.
Tech specs update
It seems that everywhere you look on-line to fine the DVD tech specs you get different answers. Well, I'm here to set things straight.
This R1 release is issued in Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1) with English Dolby 2.0 Surround. Surprisingly it's a good strong surround mix. Dialogue, despite some negetive reviews of the broadcase version, is strong and easily understandable.
The R2 release however appears to be in Dolby 5.1, which is ashame because the R1 could have benefitted from a 5.1 mix. But anyway...
Picture quality? Pretty good for a TV show. The only issue is with out-of-focus background lights. They have that digital compression "dot crawl". But other than that, all live action and special f/x look extremely sharp and clear.
Just recently bought this series in geer up for the new release of the Robocop Trilogy. Now, I'd like to see the mid-'90s Robocop series released on DVD. The only thing lacking in this series is the lack of use of Robo's automated targeting grid system. I always found that aspect very cool about the theatrical movies.
This is NOT Robocop 2!!!!
This is the third of the three made and it is just AWFUL.
It seems that everywhere you look on-line to fine the DVD tech specs you get different answers. Well, I'm here to set things straight.
Despite what other R1 sites say about this title, it is issued in Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1) with English Dolby 2.0 Surround. Surprisingly it's a good strong surround mix. Dialogue, despite some negetive reviews of the broadcase version, is strong and easily understandable.
The R2 release however appears to be in Dolby 5.1, which is ashame because the R1 could have benefitted from a 5.1 mix. But anyway...
Picture quality? Pretty good for a TV show. The only issue is with out-of-focus background lights. They have that digital compression "dot crawl". But other than that, all live action and special f/x look extremely sharp and clear.
It seems that everywhere you look on-line to fine the DVD tech specs you get different answers. Well, I'm here to set things straight.
Despite what some sites say, this R1 release is issued in Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1) with English Dolby 2.0 Surround. Surprisingly it's a good strong surround mix. Dialogue, despite some negetive reviews of the broadcase version, is strong and easily understandable.
The R2 release however appears to be in Dolby 5.1, which is ashame because the R1 could have benefitted from a 5.1 mix. But anyway...
Picture quality? Pretty good for a TV show. The only issue is with out-of-focus background lights. They have that digital compression "dot crawl". But other than that, all live action and special f/x look extremely sharp and clear.
Its been ten years since Officer Alex J Murphy was murdered and trnsformed into the metal frankenstien that is known as Robocop. Delta city has been a thriving city for many years now, and old detroit has been all but forgotten in the shadow. The film Dark justice continues the Robocop mythos to a great extent, and even throws in a bit of backstory to our favorite cop murphy. Although dark justice is rough around the edges, and obviously made for television, its a great start to an even better mini-series. Exciting fights, interesting characters, and Robo doing his thing, all great. Dark justice is more story than action, so dont expect the big bangs until the following three movies (meltdown, ressurection, and crash and burn). But there is so much to tell, I dont want to reviel all of... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Julian Grant (II) DVD Release Date: Released the 04 November 2003 Usually ships within 24 hours
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The first Robocop was thrilling, hilarious, and totally original--none of which has as much to do with the film's spawning two sequels (plus two separate television shows) as its $50 million-plus take at the box office. Though the Law of Diminishing Returns inevitably applies to the theatrical trilogy, the central premise is so strong that each of the lesser sequels has at least a few moments worth catching. That's because the original (wherein Detroit cop Peter Weller, killed in the line of duty, gets transformed into a crime-fighting cyborg) set up an entire world. Director Paul Verhoeven spends as much time lampooning television news, commercial products, and big business as he does on the story; however violent or gory things get (and they get quite icky), the tone... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Peter Weller DVD Release Date: Released the 08 June 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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With the surprise success--both critical and commercial--of Robocop, it was inevitable that a sequel would emerge (actually, two sequels). But this follow-up lacked the dyspeptically funny vision of filmmaker Paul Verhoeven and wound up skimming the surface to repeat only the most superficial elements of the original: the big, clunky hero (played by Peter Weller), the ultra-violence (minus a dark sense of humor), and the plethora of action sequences. What plot there is deals with the corporation that runs the cops and its two-pronged attempt to squeeze every dime out of the populace and the city: create a new drug crisis (with an incredibly addictive synthetic drug the corporation manufactures, spread by a charismatic drug lord) and then attack with a bigger robot, one that... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Peter Weller Director(s): Irvin Kershner DVD Release Date: Released the 08 June 2004 Usually ships within 24 hours
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