Scanner Cop

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B P @Bradster69 2 days ago Not Bad, but Not My Favorite See more Justin T @RT08580778 Nov 5, 2025 This is so much better than the previous sequels. The opening in the apartment is pretty awesome. The writing isn't deep but it is engaging. It does what is needed for this kind of film. The concept though is more interesting than the first two sequels put together. If you are reading this then you like b-movies and this is one of the better ones. On a technical front it's well made. I actually enjoyed this way more than I was expecting. Even though it's not as good as the first film, I did enjoy it just as much, maybe even more. It's a fun b-movie. See more SpontaneousWeasel @RT06434154 Jul 1, 2023 Extremely cheesy sci fi movie with lots of constipation faced psycho kinetic powered rubber faced 90s style make up action. Its an interesting concept that entertains as much as it somewhat lacks in its sophistication. Fun to pass the time to! See more Charles T @CharlesTTatumJr Jul 1, 2023 The producers of the "Scanners" series decided to take this in a whole new direction. This time out, we meet young scanner Samuel whose birth father goes insane. He is adopted by an understanding cop. Years later, his adopted dad is police commander and Samuel Staziak (Daniel Quinn) is a rookie cop. He is on drugs to keep his scanning under control, but helps out his dad after a bunch of cops are shot by usually normal people. It seems Karl Glock (perennial villain Richard Lynch) is programming people to kill cops as revenge for his being shot by the commander. The whole plot is just fine and dandy, but this film feels like one of those old syndicated TV action shows like "VIP" or "Silk Stalkings." Better action has been witnessed on "T.J. Hooker." It seems all the budget was spent on the special effects by John Carl Buechler, which are fine except for a hilarious finale involving a defibrillator. The film makers also do not remember their own mythology, as we see the scanner cop chase someone in an elevator by taking the next elevator that comes along. As we know, and the film shows us, scanners can "control" machines, so why doesn't he just scan and tell the elevator with the criminal in it to stop? In the finale, as the scanner cop is running all over a hospital looking for his injured dad, he scans everyone he comes in contact with. The facial contortions and scanning take longer than just using his mouth and asking where his father is. I had the same reaction to this that I did with "Scanners" I and II. Fine, I have now seen them, time to go outside. This is average in the purest sense of the word, and I wish the film makers had taken more chances with this by-the-numbers production. See more Jun 13, 2022 If you thought you knew everything there was to know about Scanners, think again. From the minds that brought you Scanners 2 and Scanners 3, comes a bold new vision in horror. A cerebral cop drama that will- are these mind puns doing it for you? Too forced? Look he's a Scanner, he's a cop, he's a Scanner Cop. What more is there to know? 4 stars Check out our podcast episode to hear more anchor.fm/foundonshelfpod/episodes/Scanner-Cop---1994-e1i9qi5 See more Jan 15, 2022 It's a bit corny, but it's a fun continuation of the scanners series. Lynch is always a fun character actor to have around, so having him as the bad guy was a treat. It just barely survives having such a dull lead actor. But it does survive and goes on to be a fun B-movie. See more Read all reviews

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