"R" rating? I'd buy that for a dollar... When it was originally released in 1987, RoboCop was a film that was way ahead of its time. While the special effects look laughable by today's standards, the storyline, direction, soundtrack, ultra-violence, and satire raised this "R" rated film to a level that none of its sequels have been able to live up to. The 2014 version of RoboCop (Rated: PG-13 ) does not break that trend. However, it's not a terrible film either. It just feels like it's missing that polish that could have made it a great film. With the current state of the city of Detroit, drone strikes being real, and the current global economy run by multi-national companies, you don't really need to suspend your belief all that much. The Robo-basics are here. OmniCorp wants to mass produce robots to patrol city streets, but there are complications. Alex Murphy still dies, becomes a cyborg, still has to deal with corrupt sen...
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