Sunday, May 01, 2022
RoboCop
- Commentary: I know, I know. I should probably be ashamed of myself for ordering this movie. I saw it ages ago (probably over 20 years ago ... I think I saw it in a theatre when it was first released), have not seen it since, but have been keeping my eye out for a cheap copy of it, with or without special features, ever since I became really interested in collecting movies, especially those I can't get out of my head. Anyway, on yet another late night jaunt through my lists of really old movies I'd like in my collection, I found this one at an extremely reasonable price, I mean, more than reasonable. Frankly, I never thought I would, as this movie has remained popular and its price reflects this. But, tonight, I picked it up, including tax, for well under a sawbuck, probably the cheapest I'll ever find it, so I ordered it immediately. I don't know if it contains any special features. It appears to advertise special features but, although it's a blu-ray, the package ad says it contains only one disk, so, you know, I hope so, but, in this case, if it doesn't, I won't be annoyed.
So why am I adding this extraordinarily violent movie to my collection? Because it's also extraordinarily funny and there's something about funny violence, when masterfully done, that just does a number on me. My memories of watching this movie involve several eruptions of surprised, I mean really surprised, like shocked surprised, laughter, including during killings. Apparently, I'm not the only one who reacts to this movie in this way. So, I want to see it again and again, to figure this out. I won't have the movie for a couple of days but I'm already thinking things like, is this a uniquely U.S.A. movie because of the way it presents violence? What does it say about me, a born-into U.S.A. citizen, that I, well, more than like this movie? Anyway, I'll scribble more later, I'm sure.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Peter Weller Alex Murphy/RoboCop Nancy Allen Anne Lewis Daniel O'Herlihy The Old Man Ronny Cox Dick Jones
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1987
Directed by Paul Verhoeven.
Labels: §3, action4, dramedy3, nancy-allen, science-fiction2, super-hero2, violence4
