Robocop is one of those movies where the concept sounds totally stupid on paper, yet on the screen it works beautifully. Peter Weller plays the title character, who is built from the remains of a murdered Detroit police officer by the corporation that has taken over law enforcement in the city. The film is a social commentary wrapped into an action film that actually has more than one plot point going at a time. You have the robotic hero fighting crime, you have the cut throats in the ivory towers, and you have Robocop dealing with a past that he doesn't really remember. All of this interplays with the commentary on corporate America and the media nicely as the film draws to its explosive conclusion.
When I first heard of Robocop many, many, many years ago I expected a low rent Terminator, but what I got was a film that was a few rungs higher than your average '80's sci-fi action picture. A film that is still fresh and vibrant over 20 years later.
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