Well, being a Robocop fan is tough: after the first movie you have to deal with the insanity and cruelity of 2 and the silliness and goofiness of 3, then the various cartoons (?) and TV series. Frankly, I had given up on the series in any respect until I saw this.
I admit, I had little faith in it. I expected it to be ripe cheese and my only expectation was that it was better then "Black Scorpion." And it was.
And unlike every sequel before it, it was GOOD.
It takes a while but Page Fletcher does a good Robocop despite being a bit short for the role and having some bad makeup, but with the mask on he plays the part to the hilt. The inclusion of Bone Machine (first part only) is quite a good one: it's comic-bookish but more in the dark "Punisher" way and actually comes off as quite threatening. And the character of John Cable? Superb. Where was this guy (both incarnations) in the first three movies? Truly steals the show.
The plot of this miniseries is truly written by fans of the first movie. They must have read my mind because finally the high officials of OCP get their just desserts, only to be run by a true maniac that reminds one of a very very lite Kurtwood Smith. And speaking of which, it is a good feeling to see that the only good idea from Number 3 (OTOMO) was given a good cameo. He deserves it. ;)
Plus, the ending is a true and fitting one, one that has been repeated elsewhere but not as much effect as it has here. That final scene with Robocop heading out 'into the sunset' made me wish that this whole miniseries had been made earlier. If it had, the whole Robocop series would have been GREAT instead of what it has become.
But it doesn't matter. Despite some flaws (the constant repeating of famous lines, over and over again), this ranks up there with one of the best miniseries of all time. This is a must to watch, to tape, and buy when it IS released on DVD.
Come on, release it on DVD!! Please?? :)
I admit, I had little faith in it. I expected it to be ripe cheese and my only expectation was that it was better then "Black Scorpion." And it was.
And unlike every sequel before it, it was GOOD.
It takes a while but Page Fletcher does a good Robocop despite being a bit short for the role and having some bad makeup, but with the mask on he plays the part to the hilt. The inclusion of Bone Machine (first part only) is quite a good one: it's comic-bookish but more in the dark "Punisher" way and actually comes off as quite threatening. And the character of John Cable? Superb. Where was this guy (both incarnations) in the first three movies? Truly steals the show.
The plot of this miniseries is truly written by fans of the first movie. They must have read my mind because finally the high officials of OCP get their just desserts, only to be run by a true maniac that reminds one of a very very lite Kurtwood Smith. And speaking of which, it is a good feeling to see that the only good idea from Number 3 (OTOMO) was given a good cameo. He deserves it. ;)
Plus, the ending is a true and fitting one, one that has been repeated elsewhere but not as much effect as it has here. That final scene with Robocop heading out 'into the sunset' made me wish that this whole miniseries had been made earlier. If it had, the whole Robocop series would have been GREAT instead of what it has become.
But it doesn't matter. Despite some flaws (the constant repeating of famous lines, over and over again), this ranks up there with one of the best miniseries of all time. This is a must to watch, to tape, and buy when it IS released on DVD.
Come on, release it on DVD!! Please?? :)