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It was weird that the decided to make in PG-13 by toning down the violence but then have a running gag of OCP employees committing suicide.

This review was ten times better than the movie itself. And a lot more entertaining. I have actually met Fred Dekker in person and I asked him if his vision was at all harmed by the PG-13 rating or the low budget and he humbly said no. He even said to me personally that he takes most of the blame for it's failings. He's a really nice guy. I was so happy to meet him in person at a screening of The Monster Squad in Portland. OR. He even complimented me on my OCP hat. Good times. Much better times than the most recent time I had watching this movie that's for sure. Which is funny because I used to love this movie as a kid. In fact it is the film that got me hooked on RoboCop. I wasn't allowed to watch the first film or the sequel until years later when my parents thought I was old enough. So this was my first introduction to RoboCop. And I fell in love with the character ever since. I will always save a small place in my heart for this awful movie for doing so. But it's still a terrible film. And it's funny you said you wanted that RoboCop 3 toy...Because I actually got that toy when I was a kid and it's one of the few childhood toys I still have and it's proudly displayed on my DVD shelf. It's voice box still works and everything. It's honestly a really cool action figure. His eyes light up and everything.

"We're dead, you stupid slag!" Best line in the movie.

Even thought the third one did sucked, this entire series will always hold a extremely special place in my heart. I’m 32 years old and still buying 100 dollar robocop action figures for Christ sake.

One of the lessons I wish producers would learn from Robocop 3 (as well as several other film franchises that were more adult oriented originally but found they also had gained popularity amongst kids) is that the appeal of the film to kids lies in the percieved "adult" nature of the movie. I remember as a young kid in the 90's watching Robocops 1 and 2 on video and loving them to death, but then being massively disappointed with Robocop 3, in a large part because it felt like it was made "for kids". Kids HATE being kids, and generally hate the idea of things marketed toward them (unless the intentions are well hidden). They want stuff meant for teenagers or even adults more often than not once they hit about the age of nine or ten. So toning down the violence of a film in order to "appeal to kids" does absolutely nothing to actually get kids in the theatre. Because especially if the reputation of the movie is violent or adult, it's likely that their parent wouldn't let them see even a toned down sequel (I know my mom threw a fit about me watching Robocop movies because she hated the violence in them), and if the kids actually end up seeing it, they get disappointed and spread negative word of mouth to other kids. This is why the whole "toning down for PG-13" rarely works (or at least one of numerous reasons). Making a PG-13 film *initially* might work to get more butts in seats, but if you're taking something that was popular as hard R, it'd have to be monumentally excellent to work as a PG-13 picture. Because one of the things people expect of sequels is for the tone to match (or improve upon) the original, and the rating is a huge tone shifter, and very rarely for the better.

The jet pack scene was epic

I think the movie had a big problem with piracy as well, I saw a VHS copy from a car boot sale a good year before it came out in cinemas and I even remember news on the big breakfast saying that Robocop 4 had been pirated and it hasn't even finished filming yet. I assume Robocop 4 was actually that Canadian thing they did afterwards.

One of the funniest scenes is at the start when the guy tries to rob the diner only to find its full of Cops.

Just like the terminator u can’t take these series serious after part 2.

I'll never understand how they spent 22 million dollars on this film -- When Robocop spends about a third of the film lying down or sitting.

unpopular opinion, I absolutely loved this movie as a kid. I experienced this movie first, and then 1, followed by 2 afterward. I think I have watched this movie well over 30 times. So I guess in the end, it worked for me. I was a kid, I could watch this, I liked it.

The robocop theme song gives me chills every time

I didn't like that they killed off Lewis

No mention of the pimp car?

I always thought that Robocop 3 felt like a made for tv movie. I mean all the violence was gone & so was all the grit. The look of this film is just too polished for me, it looks cheap if you know what I mean? The enemies are just as bland as the story, you don't feel threatened by them in any way. It's almost like a spoof of the original movie but with added Ninjas & a jet pack lol. Just feels really out of place. I mean Robocop 2 was flawed but at least it still felt like the same franchise. I also remember the huge delay waiting to watch it in the UK, I honestly thought back then as a kid the film has been canned cos I remember reading things about it in magazines then nothing happened, then a year later it resurfaced again & the advertisement for it was little to none that I remember lol.

„RoboCop looked never like the star of his own movie!“ You nailed it again Mr. Harper! R3 felt slow and strange from the beginning. 👍🏻

Robocop 3 "I wouldn't buy that for a dollar!"

Given the recent state of Detroit the Robocop films almost seem somewhat prophetic. I find it especially ironic that they finally finished putting up a big Robocop statue just before it all began to go wrong for them.

Say all you want about this movie, but my 11 year old self had a blast watching Robocop 3 when it first came out. Was cheering like crazy during the last battle between the Police vs Johnny Rehab

Great video chum.

Monster Squad despite being silly, is in my opinion so perfectly paced and acted that I'm surprised the same director dropped the ball so severely on this one. One thing that both films have in common I feel is that they fail to target the right audience. This is genius for Monster Squad with it's violence and adult gags but a poor show for Robocop 3, which comes across as immature to say the least.

Robocop suffered the same fate as the Frankenstein Monster. Writers/directors often run out of ideas for robotic-type creations/characters and they start spending more and more time lying on their backs waiting for someone to repair them. What kept the Universal Frankenstein films going was adding other monsters, like the Wolf Man and Dracula, to the mix.

I think they should never have hired Frank Miller. It's really his scripts that ruined the sequels. They have almost nothing to do with the first film.

I would LOVE a game developer to make an original Robocop game for the PS4/Xbox

Nice review Oliver, I watched this movie as a kid and thought it was alright, but now oh dear gosh.

Great work Oliver, and sums up many of my feelings on the film really well. The complaints about Robocop finding himself on his back most of the time, is the criticism which stings the most. He's the hero, let him be heroic please.

11.43 Did anyone notice the japanese androids face after it is smashed by the Ironpipe, looks alot like Chung Li's grin in Bloodsport after beating Ray Jackson

This, and TMNT 3, just snuck up on me in the early 90s. I didn't know they were out until I went to Blockbuster.

There is no RoboCop 3. What you just saw was the product of your or someone else's deranged imagination.

Big improvement on the voice over. It's more natrual and conversational. I rented this when I was 15/16 and I'll admit to also geeking out when Robocop jet packed like a aluminium superman

If you think about it, the story of this trilogy actually had great progression from one movie to the next. Starting from the concept of Delta City to the eventual destruction of old Detroit to begin construction of the city. The problem was with the second and third movies not being at all consistent with the tone of the first(the second being close though). I also found it interesting that Dr Lazarus was supposed to be the female doctor who was with Bob Morton in the first movie that helped with Robocop's development. I actually think the third movie could have been as good or even better than the second one if the tone stayed more true to the first and got rid of all the childish elements

Despite all it's flaws, I enjoyed watching this movie. It was fun. I would still take this one instead of that new one they just made!

Why why? That end montage hit me in the feels. Great job!

Despite all this movie shortcoming I still think it has some of the best moments in the trilogy

Thanks for posting this great review.

Another great retrospective, Mr. Harper! I have to admit that despite how poor of a film RoboCop 3 was, I loved it as a little 6-year-old kid and had a lot of the toys, so I have a bit of nostalgia for this movie when I watch it now. And Rip Torn. I could watch Rip Torn in anything.

Great positives to this film: 1. The gun arm 2. The jet pack 3. The Rehabs 4. Louis death 5. The score The bad parts: EVERYTHING ELSE.

I didn't mind Robocop 3. I actually liked it. The only thing that soured my enjoyment of the movie was the fact that Peter Weller didn't play Murphy/Robocop. After watching 1 and 2, Weller was the only one that who could have played - he was the character; it just wasn't the same without Weller. Overall, I thought all 3 Robocops together made a very good trilogy.

Great review, and a very even-handed assessment! I was at a screening of 'Night of the Creeps' a few years ago and Fred Dekker gave a Q&A. He seemed like a very sharp and cool guy. His previous films were so much fun, and not afraid to shy away from splattery gore - so it's a shame RC3 turned out so be such a dud and killed his directing career. At the Q&A nobody mentioned or asked about Robo-Cop 3, which I thought was very polite. Although I wanted to know about his memories of the project, it was a relief that nobody brought it up!

Superb review. I only just saw RoboCop 2 this past week, which was okay, but have yet to see RoboCop 3. I'll certainly give it a chance if it pops up on cable sometime soon. Also, I'm glad you found the Radiodrome interview with Fred Dekker to be informative. I noticed a few things worked their way into the video.

Dammit Ollie! That second trailer you made made the movie look like it would kick ass!

I remember I really wanted to watch a RoboCop movie and the only one I could watch was this one because it was the only one on Netflix at the time. Definitely wasn't the one to start with. We all make mistakes...

These are done so well, thanks.

RoboCop without Peter Weller is not RoboCop.

Love your retrospectives. Some of the best material on KZfaq.

The Evil Galactic Rehabs get destroyed by rebels and the Death Star OCP tower blows up in the end. Such an overwrought, heartwarming, audience-pleasing, unrealistic, cliched ending when the others were about deeper themes. I'll just leave it at that.

Great review! It's sad this movie was watered down purposely made for a PG-13 rating to bring in a younger audience (mental age is different for children) to just fill in the seats. It will be like making the "Lego Movie" sequel with a R rating by purposely adding gore, swearing, and violence in order to appeal to an older audience. The point is the studio was making a film (ex. sequel or reboot) which feels like it shouldn't belong and completely aimed at a curtain audience which it wasn't customly made for them in the first place.

I still like this film. It feels like the true sucessor to the first film, story-wise. The lack of extreme violence honestly doesn't bother me. Basil Pouledouris' revised, polished and expanded score is also excellent and I agree it's the best thing about the film.

Good review...! I like the sprinkling of Basil Poledouris' music throughout.:) I think the first time I saw John Castle was in a classic episode of 'The Prisoner' called "The General." Too, when I saw this film I thought it was pretty sad that we see the wires on Robo when he is using the jetpack during the scene when he picks up Dr. Lazarus and Miko from OCP.

The only good thing about this movie was Sgt Reed, Lewis and Johnstone were in it, Mcdaggett was a good bad guy aswell.

Personally I feel they should do an animated series again. I know it's been done before, but it could save the franchise. An animated series could reintroduce Alex Murphy in more creative way while retaining the satire and dark humor of the live action movies. You can put it on Netflix or something. You can get away with a lot if it's animated and you can have Peter Weller return to voice Robocop, that would be awesome.

The links between the toys companies and movie studios during the 90's can explain why some sequels of interesting films like the first "Robocop" or Tim Burton's "Batman" were so... childish... Remember in those days they even sold you action figures of characters that they don't appear in the movie. Is nearly a miracle that today they exist other companies (like Hot Toys or Mc Farlanne) that are producing action figures oriented for mature audiences and that allow some adult elements on their figures and that allow the directors to concentrate on films for that could be rated R.

Nice retrospective review, Chum

a bad movie condensed to 20 min and analyzed for effects/music becomes an excellent movie, this reviewer is amazing.

Nice review, chum. You did the impossible and made me want to watch this movie again! Shame on you!

I have a soft spot for this film since I watched this when I was five,and watched the others later on when I got older.

You make it sound worth watching

love this channel.

I think how robo is rubbish against the Japanese robots is to show how antiquated his tech is and acknowledge how his human mind eventually outwitted the competition! I also believe that the third installment of the franchise more structured layers than your review gives credit for! Obviously it's the weakest chapter of the three but Murphy's moral structure remains intact throughout!

What's most annoying about Robocop 3, in my eyes...is how Robocop so cleverly took out RoboCain and Ed 209, only to look so confused as to what to do with the ninjas. But that film is just Robocop in name only.

"RoboSlob" That sums this up quite well Ollie! XD

$2.99 to see ROBOCOP 3 on YT is a joke.This movie is worth watching if it were for free.

It's still better than 90 percent of the garbage that comes out today.

R3 is still better than the 2014 remake, atleast imo.

Just watched this one with my soon to be 11 year old son today. He really liked it, though he noted the voice sounding "soft" and the movements being slightly different. He also asked me in the second act if Niko was a boy. He said it's his second favorite, after Robocop. I didn't mind it at all. As an adult I just imagined it as a adaptation of a Frank Miller graphic novel.

I remember watching this movie when I was a kid. They had a late night showing of it on opening weekend. The first 100 to 200 people received a free hamburger from Jack In The Box. And they gave you the burger at the door the burger showed up late so the movie started late. Everybody took the little dried up hamburgers in the movie theater and it was the biggest food fight you would ever see. People who dressed the nicest got it the worse.

OCP meeting it's fall is the best part. Well that and Paul Mcdaggett's demise is cool too.

As bad as it is, I think Robocop 3 is better than Robocop 2014.

love the vids keep'em coming

Them changing film enemies was always my biggest gripe about this film.We became so invested by jeering OCP that when they changed from OCP being the main baddies to that other corporation we as fans just collectively said "WTSF!!??".

Excellent review.I really like it.Continue the excellnet work. ;-)

ALL HAIL KING OLLIE!

trivia- my cousin Moira was married to Fred Dekker :o another good one, Olly! I like how you find the good in the bad! Cheers

your reviews are great it has even impressed primus

Great review.

as a superfan of all that is Robocop, i'd like to inform you that in the beginning of R3, after murphy was set on fire by the splatters, "the heat was so hot his skin and vocal cords burned", so they had to rebuild those parts, a kindof kayfabe explanation, meaning atleast they tried to explain why robo looks different.

hey oliver great review man it's sad that robocop series went down i love the original film and i like what robocop 2 was despite being let down hope film studios learn their mistake

I think the biggest problem with Robocop 3 is that there is no one to root for and absolutely nothing to care about.

This movie is not better than the Original RoboCop, but is still entertaining and earns its place next to the Original and second movie.

Im in this movie! By accident, no less. Accidentally drove onto set, while they were shooting.

people like continuity,in sequels an role reprisals, when Peter Weller decided not to reprise the role then they should have made it possible, thru production delays, pay negotiations,what ever it took to get Weller on board with the film,u cant do two sequels with the same actor then try for a trilogy with a different actor that never works that's a guaranteed failure

I actually appreciate 3 as it does conclude the narrative set up in Robocop 1 . It’s just less gore and brighter colors ..some rehashing of things established in previous films but it was written by legendary comic writer Frank Miller so there is cohesion and genuine attempt to tell a good story .

My father and I saw that movie in the theater. We were the only ones there.

I do dig the RoboCop 3 NES intro theme.

That montage at the beginning made me want to watch it...then I remembered it was robocop 3...

Farewell Rip Torn, we'll all miss you. :(

I actually think the Robocop Theme of Robocop 3 is the best version. It's more 'heroic'

I remembered very few parts of this movie, which is for the best.

We keep overlooking the true hero of this franchise, the Ford Taurus.

What an excellent review! Very on the point. It just sort of seemed to me that the writers from WCW wrestling were involved in this script as Murphy sells the entire movie, begging for sympathy, just like in wrestling, and then has his comeback at the end. But so true, Murphy or should I say, Robocop felt like a secondary character in his own movie and seemed far more robotic than human. I saw each of these movies when they premiered, and this and and the remake left me scratching my head when I walked out.

I find it funny that this film is newer and cost more than the 1987 original. yet it looks older and cheaper

While I'm certainly not blind to the film's flaws, I still enjoyed the film overall. It certainly COULD have been better, and should have been better, but I still found the film enjoyable and entertaining. It's sad that it's this film that detailed dekker's career, cuz he is a fine filmmaker and he does great work.

What a deception this movie was, even as a kid when i finish viewing it the only thing in my mind was "what the fuck happened to robocop ?"

I loved this movie as a kid born in 1988 this movie was awesome. I need to see it again to see if it still holds up for me.

Detroit ain’t that much different today.

It ends with part II...

Robocop on fire looks like Christine with legs

I loved Night of the Creeps and Monster Squad as a kid. Still do. But as a kid I watched them over and over again. Another great horror movie I was obsessed with as a kid was Monster in the Closet. If I’m remembering correctly that one was a Troma production.

The guy who plays Milton in Office Space and Bill Dautrive in King Of The Hill is in this.