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RoboCop 2

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Cyborg Detroit policeman Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) is the sole officer on duty after the police force goes on strike against evil conglomerate Omni Consumer Products and its push to foreclose on the city of Detroit. Aside from dealing with the normal level of crime, Murphy must take on crime boss Cain (Tom Noonan), the spread of a dangerous new drug called Nuke and the attempt by psychologist Dr. Juliette Faxx (Belinda Bauer) to create another Robocop using a hardened criminal.
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A less satisfying rehash that generally lives down to the negative stereotype of sequels, RoboCop 2 tries to deliver more of everything and ends up with less.

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David Ansen Newsweek You may never know whether Murphy has completely turned into a machine, but you know the movie has, and boredom sets in. Feb 6, 2018 Full Review Gene Siskel Chicago Tribune Gone is the heart of the first film with its mini-tragedy of a man trapped in a machine. Rated: 1/4 Aug 23, 2017 Full Review Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness Rehashes the satiric and character-based concerns of its superior predecessor. Rated: C Apr 17, 2011 Full Review John Ferguson Radio Times It's once again a spectacularly violent affair and the satirical news items still provide a chuckle or two, but, sadly, under Irvin Kershner's stolid direction, it lacks the gloriously black excess of Paul Verhoeven's first film. Rated: 3/5 Aug 31, 2025 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …Robocop 2 is packed with things you don’t want to see in a Robocop movie… Rated: 2/5 Jul 22, 2023 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) This is rampant irresponsibility, giving lousy influence on the youth. [Full review in Spanish] Nov 18, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Romas M Greetings from Lithuania. "RoboCop 2" (1990) is a heads and shoulders below a first RoboCop - the original is a great movie. This one on the other hand is way less interesting. It is not a bad movie, but fells flat in comparison with first one. "RoboCop 2" is a very violent film, and not in a good way. First one while was bloody and goory, never was disgusting or showed graphical violence without reason. This one unfortunately does. It also features a sequence so dumb and so off that i was rolling my eyes during it when RoboCop gets "reprogrammed" and starts to act silly. The violence that is being done by children 10 years old boys and girls is nothing short but bad. Who was the target audience for this? It wasn't funny, that is for sure. Overall, "RoboCop 2" has a mixed plot, mixed pacing and a lot of unnecessary violence coming from young children. It is not a bad film by any means, and i did enjoyed it over the years as a lesser sequel and mindless fun, but i encourage you to rewatch the original instead. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/01/25 Full Review Gregory S So frustrating when they do this. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/21/25 Full Review Frans B Obvious from the start that the original scriptwriters, Neumeier and Miner, was not involved, as was Verhoeven omitted. Well, that rough draft was the basis for the 2019 Return, fortunately. Miller and Green did this script and directing by Kershner is not that bad, but not the Verhoeven rock solid type. Story nevertheless good and whole cast excels in character. Cinematography and visual effects also good. If you are a Robocop fan, well, this will do just fine. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/19/25 Full Review Rami A There are some great ideas here, but it leaves us with a muddled film. I don't blame Irvin Kershner too much; the script was a mess. The plot seemed to jump from one concept to another without enough development, making it hard for the audience to connect with the characters or understand their motivations. Despite the potential in the original vision, this lack of clarity ultimately detracted from the overall experience. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/01/25 Full Review Grizzly W I'm actually surprised this movie has such a low rating on here. While it's definitely not as good as the original Robocop, I always thought this was a solid sequel that was a lot of fun. For me, it's just more of the first movie with the awesome stop-motion special effects and over the top violence. Plus you get Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, and a couple others reprising their roles from the first film. Tom Noonan is a fun villain as well. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/30/25 Full Review John D So much fun! Fantastic action and oozes with style. Having a gun toting, irredeemably evil child as the villain who drops hardcore curse words was INCREDIBLE. If only Hollywood had the guts for that nowadays Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/17/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Cyborg Detroit policeman Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) is the sole officer on duty after the police force goes on strike against evil conglomerate Omni Consumer Products and its push to foreclose on the city of Detroit. Aside from dealing with the normal level of crime, Murphy must take on crime boss Cain (Tom Noonan), the spread of a dangerous new drug called Nuke and the attempt by psychologist Dr. Juliette Faxx (Belinda Bauer) to create another Robocop using a hardened criminal.
Director
Irvin Kershner
Producer
Jon Davison
Screenwriter
Frank Miller, Walon Green
Production Co
Orion Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Sci-Fi, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$45.4M
Runtime
1h 57m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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