view_and_review Robocop 2 was one of those rare sequels in which it was better than the first. Much like Godfather they should've stopped at two.In this installment Detroit is bankrupt and in debt to OCP (Omni Consumer Products). OCP plans to foreclose all of the city of Detroit's holdings and effectively take over the city. All the while there is a Nuke outbreak. Nuke is a dangerous drug that has much of the city strung out. Though the police are on strike, Robocop continues to fight crime.I think the story was good and it all set up for a super bout at the end. ED 209 from the first Robocop was a toy compared to the newest death machine Robocop has to battle. In 1990 this movie was visually stunning to me. Today it doesn't hold the same lore but it's still good.

stormhawk2018 As a film is very bad, as a sequel is embarrassing. Such are the Many people who did not directly understand the motivations of Paul Verhoeven when he made the mythical movie Robocop (1987). So even more controversy produced the sequel to this movie, produced three years later, and directed by Irvin Kershner (the director of the mythical Empire Strikes Back). It is true that Robocop 2 (1990) does not live up to its predecessor, but what we have to leave today is to underestimate a movie that, had it not been for other circumstances (other than the film) would have considered cult.Yes, it is not Verhoeven. Does this mean that the movie is a mere copy intended solely to make money? The truth is that the sequel directed by Kershner has a soul of its own, which gives it its own singularity. Surely, because we have to keep in mind that the project involved the famous comic writer Frank Miller, who gave a totally personal touch. You just have to see the numerous outputs of tone that the film presents. Those who have seen it will forever remember the contortionist fiddler, no doubt, although they are constant.The first RoboCop showed us a Detroit that could be mired in corruption and delinquency, but maintained a certain dignity. However, the story that Kershner presents us goes much further, both aesthetically and thematically. To begin with we must point out that the Detroit that we have before our eyes is much darker. In fact, one can even intuit the influence of Gotham that only a year ago had presented Tim Burton, with his Batman (1989). Detroit has something of a comic, but not of those 60's comics that did not intend to break any moral barrier, but quite the opposite, of the hooligans comrades by which the adolescents were able to make their parents angry. The crazy and suicidal tone of these comic strips is also reflected in the film itself, from the humorous moments (which are not few and pretend at all times to show that the film is not at any time seriously), through the language used or even with one of the protagonists, who is a child (although arms take, in fact the film breaks with the preconceived idea that there can be a child doing bad). The street gangs, the corruption, the Detroit that presents the sequel is just as well thought out (or maybe in this aspect, even better) than the one of the first delivery. And it is certainly because it is where the hand of Frank Miller is most noticeable. Maybe, where he could also work more freely. Not to ignore that the film charges its inks against corporate corruption (our villain is an entrepreneur who seeks to destroy the public sphere to seize all the power of the city). An exaggerated a priori hyperbole but in reality is totally in tune with the real Detroit (and if not, let's see what it has become at the moment).The problems Robocop 2 has had are several. To start with it is a sequel. And you know that you can forgive the sagas (although as we all know, in some cases are endless) but not the sequels. But unfortunately, we also have many internal problems.The assembly does not work. The story seems to stumble and give the feeling or that they either put scissors, or cut the wings to creativity. The final third of the movie with the fight between Robocop and Cain is too long compared to what is really being told. The action sequences are eternalized and never seem to end. In addition, although the film pretends to disguise what it is through numerous strokes of humor (that eye, some are tremendously effective) in fact the story is not quite conventional (as for plot we mean) and is not able to develop the crowd of issues that could have been exploited. In fact, Robocop 2's packaging far exceeds what it teaches us inside.Also the film has enough problems with the design of special effects. At that time the go motion was being tried, and the film abused this resource in excess, causing that half-third end of the film is actually a tedious spectacle of these FX, which to make the matters worse, seen today are somewhat dantesque .

ZielinskiMichal321 This movie is really good just as good as the 1st one. The action is improved from the previous movie and the plot is crazy but fun. I really like how Murphy spies on his wife and then she comes to visit him in the police department, that scene is really touching. This movie has everything a bit of comedy, a lot of action, drugs and a crazy plot with a crazy villain. Yes the second installment is different and it tries to be different, which makes the movie in my opinion really good.

jtwigger11 a long period after making i could see they wanted to do something new with Robocop 2 we had a possible story line about how machines can be seen with humanity we had a possible story line of how corporate greed can bring city chaos and destruction to local people but then suddenly about halfway though, it switches back too robocop 1, with robocop only having to deal with a small syndicate of mobsters and then sorting out the corporation problems with the sweet cliché 'we'll get them tomorrow'. the bad guys didn't have much depth in comparison, Kirkwood was really made out to be a slimeball and represented where the city was moving towards. none of the characters in the second had nearly as much depth or charisma. it doesn't make the movie unwatchable but it does make you feel if they had invested in one of the smaller story lines this movie could of felt a lot more. with a change of theme i thought to see robocop become more of symbol, but he seems to act instead as some sort of myth in a technological advanced city which i say was sorted in the first movie.