What was turning out to be a smart franchise here loses an edge it never quite recovers.
Robocop 3 (1993)
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Reviews Counted:28
Fresh:1
Rotten:27
Average Rating:3.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: Delta City, an opulent, epicurean high-rise -- scheduled to replace a Detroit tenement -- is the business venture of a major Japanese corporation controlled by evil millionaire Kanemitsu. And... Delta City, an opulent, epicurean high-rise -- scheduled to replace a Detroit tenement -- is the business venture of a major Japanese corporation controlled by evil millionaire Kanemitsu. And mega-conglomerate Omni Consumer Products (OCP) has been hoping to get in on the gravy train by pandering to the Japanese corporation and dispatching its legion of armed forces to evict impoverished tenants. But when RoboCop joins the underground guerrilla army of homeless united against multinational conglomerate appropriation, there will be more opposition than anyone bargained for. [More]
Starring: Robert John Burke, Nancy Allen, Rip Torn, Jill Hennessy
Starring: Robert John Burke, Nancy Allen, Rip Torn, Jill Hennessy, Remy Ryan, CCH Pounder
Director: Fred Dekker
Director: Fred Dekker
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Reviews for Robocop 3
Limiting the gore, but not the carnage, in pursuit of a PG-13 rating and more youngsters, pic remains a cluttered, nasty exercise that seems principally intent on selling action figures.
Hard to believe that Frank Miller, who's written some great graphic novels, also churned out this dismal script. The absence of Weller doesn't help matters.
Special effects are OK and RoboCop even gets to fly, using a specially designed jetpack. But it's all for naught, as this series has run out of fresh ideas.
This installment goes for straight action, allowing only brief instances of the facetiousness which made the original so enjoyable.
All of the humanity of the first movie and what little there was in the second movie are drained from RoboCop 3.
A pretty illogical plot, uninteresting characters and so-so effects are sure to keep this one a snoozer.
No, it's not a good movie. In fact, it's really quite awful, to be honest.
As for the conflict, it's hardly riveting and often it's downright silly. The sets and effects betray their downsized budget. And the Japanese bashing is less artful than in Rising Sun, though just as obnoxious.
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