RoboCop (1987)
Grade: B+
Synopsis: A cyborg police officer (Peter Weller) cleans up the streets of a near-future Detroit.
RoboCop is a manic hodge-podge of over-the-top violence, cartoon sci-fi, and biting satire. For most of the film, director Paul Verhoeven juggles these disparate aspects with a magician’s ease, making us laugh and cringe at the very same scene. MORE »