Formerly known as FFXFan

So yeah, Play.com delivered Judge Dredd, Starship Troopers and the Robocop Trilogy boxset today. Only got around to watching the Robocop Trilogy, so here's my thoughts on them:

Robocop: I agree with the majority who say that the first one is the best. It still holds up today, 19 years later, as a brilliant film, and even the CG isn't that glaringly obvious (something that, bizarrely, only started happening in the mid-90s). OK, so you can tell it's there, but it's not as bad as, say, Alien³. I watched the special edition Director's Cut of Robocop, and didn't really notice any differences between that and the theatrical version, though I must admit it's been a while since I saw it last.

Robocop 2: Good, but it definately falls in the "substandard sequel" catagory. The actual premise of stopping a drug lord who's created the perfect drug (NUKE) is alright, but it's obviously not enough to carry the film. Enter Robocop II, the obligatory bad guy-robot who Robocop has to face off against. It's not as dull as the brief ED-209 battle from the first movie, but it's still a letdown as the actual robot itself hasn't got anything going for it. It's not an alternative to Robocop like ED-209 was, it's a replacement. A replacement for something which already was working fine, despite not how they had planned it to be.

Robocop 3: Hmm. The obligatory bad guy-robot this time is a Japanese ninja, who just happens to be in triplicate. Robocop also gets given a jetpack. It's never really explained as to why the jetpack was made in the first place, yet it ironically serves some purpose in the film. The lack of some characters isn't really explained either (The Old Man, for example. He owns OCP in Robocop and Robocop 2, yet he's replaced in the first one. We assume he dies, but we're never told directly). The CG is also very awful, which stays consistent with what I said about Robocop (Number 3 was made in 1993, so says the DVD).

Overall, I'm not that disappointed in it. I didn't really find the other two films in the trilogy that bad, but the first one is definately the best. Worth £14.99, in my opinion.

So, right now I'm chatting with Mena on webcam, and..I've got work in the morning. Glee ¬_¬ Still no word from WHSmith either, so it's safe to assume that I've not got the job, cos the advertisement apparently came out of the window today. Ah well, back to the drawing board. Again. No doubt something'll come up.