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ppetropoulakis's review
4.0
This omnibus compiles a decadent, ultra violent series of stories that could have become much better sequels to the original RoboCop movie. Miller's style and themes are clearly influenced by the Verhoeven classic dystopian mood.
helpfulsnowman's review
2.0
I was SO excited to read what I understood to be the Frank-Miller-penned script for Robocop 2, which was turned down for movie-dom because it was "unfilmable" and then made into a comic. There is no part of what is set down there that I find uninteresting.
But the book needed some work. It was kinda confusing. The general idea, a rogue Robocop fighting the company that made him, would have made for a great movie. But I'm not real sure about the beats of the story.
Believe me, if you want to capture my interest, tell me something was too violent for 1980's film. But then you have to deliver something that makes me think, "Yes, agree. Too violent."
There was a moment where Murphy's partner was in a gunfight that seemed to blow most of her clothes off. THAT was a very 1980's action moment. But other than that, the whole affair could've been more 80's.
But the book needed some work. It was kinda confusing. The general idea, a rogue Robocop fighting the company that made him, would have made for a great movie. But I'm not real sure about the beats of the story.
Believe me, if you want to capture my interest, tell me something was too violent for 1980's film. But then you have to deliver something that makes me think, "Yes, agree. Too violent."
There was a moment where Murphy's partner was in a gunfight that seemed to blow most of her clothes off. THAT was a very 1980's action moment. But other than that, the whole affair could've been more 80's.
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