Paul Magne Haakonsen
The Asylum does it again; take on a forthcoming potential blockbuster and make a poor man's version of it. This time it is with the remake of "Robocop", and The Asylum cleverly called it "Android Cop". Potato, potato...Despite it being such a shameful and blatant copy of "Robocop", then I will say that The Asylum actually well all the way with this one, and it is by far one of their best productions to date. Be it a rip off or not, there are so many similarities that you just can't ignore.Moving on... The movie is about police officer Hammond (played by Michael Jai White, I wonder how they managed to get him to do this particular movie) who ends up having to work with a highly advanced android police officer (played by Randy Wayne). Teamed up, they have to infiltrate a dangerous zone to find the mayor's daughter. But as they progress in their investigation, more and more secrets are unveiled, and things are definitely not what they appear."Android Cop" was actually rather enjoyable, despite being a rip off movie. Just take it for what it is, and don't read too much into it.The effects in "Android Cop" were actually quite nice, especially for a production by The Asylum - they really upped the stakes here. And it was a nice thing, a most welcomed thing indeed. The CGI effects were quite good. The only thing that wasn't overly impressive was the toy-like suit of armor that the android police officer was wearing."Android Cop" get a solid 5 out of 10 stars from me, and this is definitely a step up for The Asylum - I just wonder when they will stop with the copying of forthcoming potential blockbusters and start coming up with original ideas for themselves...
Jesse Boland
So it's just Asylum's version of Robo Cop. And no they have not made a good version, not even passable. Were are they getting the money from to make this crap? it makes no sense. Why not just make one good movie every few months instead of 7 crap movies every week? What they have given you in this movie is a bunch of really good actors that you will know from some of your favorite TV shows or movies of the past (millennium) and stuck them in a bad set with another really bad script, and blinded them with money, and what ever else they seem to have over these actors. I did not Enjoy this crock, nor do I recommend it to anyone. Avoid this, and maybe Asylum will take the message.
Amadio
First off, this IS a budget movie, with budget movie production values. Second, taking that into account, it's not so bad. I've seen many many films with way bigger budgets that were FAR worse. I don't recall any Blaxploitation film being made with high production values, though this is definitely a B-movie. It is called Android Cop, and the android part doesn't take over. Good use of future technology to drive the story.Acting; reasonably good throughout, with a few exceptions. C S Dutton as the mayor is very good. Not such a big role, but what he does he does well. The main protagonists are somewhat hampered by the characters they have to play, but they manage it well enough.Action; in parts it suffers from the 'many bullets' syndrome of so many Hollywood films. Hundreds of bullets are sprayed from endless ammo guns, and hardly any damage. Oh well, seen that a thousand times.Photography; for such a low budget film, in parts some of the angles and editing are quite gripping. Only a couple of times did I find myself really criticising the angles, timing of cuts etc.Dialogue; well, I burst out laughing a couple of times. Genuinely funny. It's not very moving, but it's not saccharine either. Again, only a couple of times did I think the lines were lame.Story; nothing new, but well delivered. Twists and turns in the right places and nicely paced.Overall, I didn't think I had wasted my time.
dieboard
The CRT touch screen you see in this movie already says I might be cheap but doesn't mean I can be cool and awesome. Where the production is nothing like a Hollywood budget and the acting at the first minutes (and trailer) feels a little bit off this quickly turns around and make it a movie where even Hollywood actors and writers can learn from.The acting lines are not over the top what you see in allot of low budgets films and to much in Hollywood films. The lines are very solid and well act. This lines only already makes the actors twice if not triple better in performing. This movie could be easily giving some depth which would result in more than 180 minutes of enjoyment in dialogue, action and adventure. Where I watch allot of low budget movies just for fun I never expected this to see. I recommend this movie to everyone who want to see "Just a movie". You don't have to be afraid that it took 90 minutes of life.This review doesn't tell you anything about the story since the Story line on the page covers the rest. "A movie some writes can learn for, over the top is just over the top"