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Robocop 2

Robocop 2 (1990)

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Average Rating: 4/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 4

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The serialized story structure and barbed social commentary from comic book creator and co-writer Frank Miller earned critical respect in this satirical science fiction sequel directed by Irvin Kershner. Peter Weller returns as RoboCop, a futuristic cyborg fashioned from cutting-edge technology and the biological remains of slain Detroit police officer, Alex Murphy. Still patrolling the city streets, RoboCop is scheduled by his creator, Omni Consumer Products, to be replaced by a new "superior"

R, 1 hr. 57 min.

Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Oct 22, 1997

MGM

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All Critics (37) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (12) | Rotten (22) | DVD (24)

Everything in the first movie is pretty much redone again. But in this case, the repetition isn't a bad thing.

June 6, 2002 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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RoboCop 2 is all machine, and it's all vile.

May 12, 2001 Comment
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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This ultraviolent, nihilistic sequel has enough technical dazzle to impress hardware fans, but obviously no one in the Orion front office told filmmakers that less is more.

February 13, 2001 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
Variety
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The movie's screenplay is a confusion of half-baked and unfinished ideas.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Comment
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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With its desensitizing blood lust, RoboCop 2 contributes yet another ugly note to this already demoralizing season of sadism.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
Hal Hinson
Washington Post
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Rehashes the satiric and character-based concerns of its superior predecessor.

April 17, 2011 Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | Comment (1)
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

If nothing else, The RoboCop Trilogy should afford sufficient proof of the immense differences between Paul Verhoeven and the trigger-happy, run-of-the-mill action directors he is often lumped in with.

October 26, 2010 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
Chris Cabin
Slant Magazine

I'll maintain that RoboCop 2 is a worthy sequel, though with every fresh viewing I see more of its faults and scatterbrained structure.

June 24, 2010 Full Review Source: BrianOrndorf.com | Comments (2)
Brian Orndorf
BrianOrndorf.com

Still compelling action sci-fi, due to Weller's character.

August 3, 2007 Comment
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

An unfairly maligned sequel that's just as edgy and exciting as the original.

October 5, 2005 Comment
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

You almost have to admire Robocop 2 for undermining everything its predecessor stood for with an incredible sense of single-mindedness.

June 6, 2004 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | Comment (1)
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

The plot rambles on for almost an hour and half of mayhem and killing, getting old in a hurry.

May 23, 2004 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
John J. Puccio
Movie Metropolis

...the film forsakes most of its progenitor's lighthearted yet moving emotional appeal and replaces it with gunfire, car chases, and explosions.

May 23, 2004 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
John J. Puccio
Movie Metropolis

George Orwell has to be turning over in his grave

March 18, 2004 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comment (1)
James Brundage
Filmcritic.com
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Because I grew up on these movies, I liked it. Not the best acting, but still cool.

August 9, 2011
Eric Alvarez
Eric Alvarez

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Spot Collins from Newsies plays a murdering drug pusher 11 year old. Can't beat that. Also, Tom Noohan plays a killer robot that is fueled by drugs. And at the end, there is an epic hour long robot fight...that makes it lose some points. But in the end, this still has plenty of fun robo cop good times.

September 24, 2007
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Curtis Lilly

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