A sci-fi masterpiece by Paul Verhoeven is available to stream on Amazon Prime. The lavish remake of the bloody action film was a critical flop in 2014
If you haven’t seen RoboCop, you’ve missed the 80s. At least that’s the opinion of many fans of the sci-fi masterpiece, which hit like a bomb in 1987 due to its extreme violence, among other things. Over the years, the shocked critical response has increasingly given way to appreciation for the satirical elements of the film. It is available on Amazon Prime as a streaming flat rate .
On Amazon Prime: Sci-fi hit by Paul Verhoeven, whose remake failed
RoboCop revolves around the young police officer Murphy (Peter Weller), who is killed in a particularly sadistic manner during a mission. A defense contractor then resurrects him as a merciless cyborg vigilante. However, the memories of his human life return more and more
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Many critics were repulsed by the supposedly glorified violence in the film when it was released in 1987 (via Meta Critic ). Since then, however, the film’s almost cartoonishly bloody scenes have been celebrated by many as a subversive strategy by Paul Verhoeven (Starship Troopers), who uses them to criticize a society determined by violence.
When the remake RoboCop was released in 2014, Verhoeven’s film had long since achieved cult status. However, the remake with Joel Kinnaman in the lead role fell flat with many critics, who criticized the lack of socio-critical elements, among other things. Those who love the remake can hope for a reappraisal in the next 20 years. (More on the topic: Paul Verhoeven regrets his sci-fi horror film from 2000 to the present day)
