RoboCop 3

Plot synopsis:
After the failure of the Robocop program, OCP is on the verge of bankruptcy after a series of failed business plans and drop of stocks, and are now struggling with their plans to create the new Delta City. To speed up the process, OCP creates an armed force called the Urban Rehabilitators, nicknamed "Rehabs," under the command of Paul McDaggett (John Castle). Ostensibly its purpose is to combat rising crime in Old Detroit, augmenting the ranks of the Detroit Police Department in apprehending violent criminals. In reality, it has been set up to forcibly relocate the residents of Cadillac Heights. Nikko, a Japanese-American computer whiz kid, loses her parents in the process.
The police force is gradually superseded by the Rehabs, and violent crime begins to spiral out of control. The Delta City dream of the former OCP CEO, "Old Man", lives on with the help of the Japanese Kanemitsu Corporation, which has bought a controlling stake in OCP and is trying to finance the plan. Kanemitsu (Mako), CEO of the Kanemitsu Corporation, sees the potential in the citywide redevelopment, and moves forward with the plans to remove the current citizens in order to create Delta City. The company develops and uses its own ninja androids called "Otomo" to help McDaggett and the new OCP president (Rip Torn) overcome the resistance of anti-OCP militia forces.
RoboCop (Burke) and partner Anne Lewis (Allen) try to defend civilians from the Rehabs one night, but Lewis is mortally wounded by McDaggett and eventually dies. Unable to fight back because of his "Fourth Directive" programming, RoboCop is saved by members of a resistance movement composed of Nikko and residents from Cadillac Heights and eventually joins them. Due to severe damage sustained in the shoot-out, RoboCop's systems efficiency plummets, and he asks the resistance to summon Dr. Lazarus, one of the scientists who created him. Upon arrival she begins to treat him, deleting the Fourth Directive in the process. During an earlier raid on an armory, the resistance picked up a jet-pack prototype, originally intended for RoboCop's use, which Lazarus modifies and upgrades to hold RoboCop.
After recovering from his injuries, RoboCop conducts a one-man campaign against the Rehabs and OCP. He finds McDaggett and attempts to subdue him, but McDaggett is able to escape. McDaggett then obtains information from a disgruntled resistance member (Stephen Root) regarding the location of the resistance fighters' base. The Rehabs attack and most of the resistance members are either killed or taken prisoner. RoboCop returns to the rebel base to find it abandoned. One Otomo unit arrives and attacks him. RoboCop experiences another power drain and his left arm and auto gun is destroyed, but eventually he is able to overcome his opponent with his arm-mounted gun. Nikko infiltrates the OCP building and assists a captured Lazarus in broadcasting an improvised video, revealing OCP's responsibility for the criminality in the city and implicating them in the removal and killing of the Cadillac Heights residents. The broadcast causes OCP's stock to plunge, driving the company into financial ruin and bankruptcy.
Meanwhile, McDaggett decides to execute an all-out strike against Cadillac Heights with the help of the Detroit police, but the police officers, enraged at the company's sadistic ways, refuse to comply and instead defect to the resistance in order to get revenge for Lewis and their salaries and pensions, escalating the rebellion against OCP into a full-scale city war. As a result, McDaggett turns to hiring street gangs and hooligans to assist with his plans.
Having heard Lazarus' broadcast, RoboCop provides aerial support for the entrenched resistance forces. He then proceeds to the OCP building and confronts the waiting McDaggett. RoboCop is then attacked, and nearly defeated, by two Otomo robots. Nikko and Lazarus succeed in reprogramming them using a wireless link from a laptop computer forcing them to attack each other. The Otomos' self-destruct system activates, forcing RoboCop to flee with Nikko and Lazarus. The flaming discharge from the jet-pack immobilizes McDaggett, leaving him to perish in the blast.
As Old Detroit is being cleaned up, Kanemitsu arrives and finally comes face to face with RoboCop and his group, while his translator (Doug Yasuda) tells the OCP president on Kanemitsu's behalf that he is fired, as the corporation shuts down OCP for good and plans to leave Detroit. Kanemitsu then bows to RoboCop and the group in respect.

Tags: violence, neo noir, sci-fi

Review:
Alas, none of it can save ROBOCOP 3, a film into which very little real effort seems to have gone.When watching ROBOCOP 3, one can't help but think the producers lazily expected the well-established Robocop brand would simply sell itself this time around.
Firstly if you don't like Robocop at all, then obviously leave this alone, if you've never seen Robocop, watch the first film, then come back and read the rest of this.Robocop started out as a hard ass cyborg, you simply wouldn't mess with (He even helped spawn a video game, in which he fought the Terminator, you've got to be Tough to be mentioned in the same breath as a Terminator - you get the point, he was hard) and, he was portrayed by Peter Weller, who did a good job.In number 2, Peter Weller was still there and Robocop was still fun and still tough, even if it wasn't a great movie.However, now on to the third film, take my advice and miss it, even for Robocop fans, there little here to enjoy, and this is why.Robert Burke, has replaced Peter Weller as Robocop, and i not knocking him as an actor (I Don't know much of his work), but he isn't Robocop, Period.
This movie simply insults the Robocop name, in every way, i can't think of a single reason to watch this film, it's another case of no sequels necessary (although Robocop 2 - wasn't all bad)3/10.
It lacks nearly everything the original Robocop had....especially a big killer robot!Robocop 1 had ED-209.Rococop 2 had the huge vicious psycho cyborg Cain.Robocop 3 had a samurai robot that looked like a normal guy and if you managed to get a decent hit on him he would break like a dodgy little action figure!
The director must have realised that this was a bad move half way through making the movie so he added a few more of these unmemorable villains to make up for the fact he didn't have a big impressive killer robot in it and failed miserably.Sorry but that sums it all up for me.
There is of course a load of other faults that i won't go in to but that was the main fault when i watched it.A few little cool bits in this movie but the bad far outweighs the good.
The plot carries on the established Robocop saga, in a far better way than it predecessor did so, and I think it's about time a little light was shone on this fact.
Niko was maybe a bit to much for most Robocop fans to accept, the SFX and action scenes were well wanting of a couple more mill being spent on them, and the end fight between Robo and the Otomos just flat out sucked.
Lol, OK, I know, I had a choice, but I was curious and wanted to see what the third Robocop was like because I have heard horrible reviews and you know when you hear so many bad things about something that you simply have to see for yourself?
CavemanCop more like.I think the hardest pill to swallow with the deplorable RoboCop 3 is that Frank Miller was the screenwriter...This film's backstory is so poorly executed I have trouble reciting it now...
It looks idiotic.The character of Alex Murphy continues to be mistreated, RoboCop 3 feels like a cash in worse than the second film; they have so little idea what to do with his character, they bench him for most of the film!
They decided to make "Robocop 3" as a family friendly action movie rated PG-13 in desperate attempt to gain as wide audience as it is possible.
The acting here is awful with people either underplaying or overplaying their parts.The story here takes some elements from what comic book writer Frank Miller prepared for "Robocop 2" .
Well now I've seen it and yes, it honestly stank all the way thru.While the original 'Robocop'-flick had some idea, this 3rd one (and hopefully the last one!) entertained me as much as seeing a real bad mime act.
I actually liked this movie better than the first or the second because of the variety of characters, plot depth, and story line (which includes an intense battle on the streets between organized criminal and defending Detroit citizens, a hand-to-hand fight between cyborgs, and dramatic moments that made me studder ).
It lacks everything that made the first RoboCop and even the second one great action movies: Good action and likable hero.
Or actually the story in it might be good, but it's just told so wrong in the film.Second mistake is, that RoboCop is played by a different actor, Robert John Burke, who just doesn't fit in the part.
Good for her.And then there is this feeling in the film, that someone had a bright idea of making a kid friendly RoboCop film without brutal action.And if that isn't enough there are these pretty poorly executed special effects, like the flying jet pack RoboCop.As for sequels go, this isn't probably as bad as Conan the Destroyer, but it's pretty close..
Also I don't like the story in it, turning RoboCop into a 'nice' guy, it don't work, we prefer watching RoboCop the way he was in the first one, we're not used to Robo acting 'Mr. Nice Guy'.
The last film in the series RoboCop 3 is different than its predecessors as it has violence but it is toned down.The way Robert John Burke is fixed up he does look like the original RoboCop.Nancy Allen has a smaller role in this film and I liked the villain(s) but I just wasn't satisfied with the result.RoboCop 3 has a lot of action and good music by Basil Poledouris.If you haven't seen any RoboCop films yet I recommend that you see the series in order.As for big fans of RoboCop I think you`ll like the third installment but if you like big time graphic violence then you`ll enjoy the original film much more!.
The story is interesting (about a privatized police force), there is a strong orchestral sound-track (one of the key success factors of the original), and the way-out weaponry and awesome destruction is all present and correct.Where it falls down is with the unnecessary insertion of action film cliches: the cute kid, the sexy female scientist etc.
But it's hard to remain invested when you're expecting an adult science fiction story and the movie is trying to treat you like a fifteen-year-old.This is a heavily flawed film.
Yea, this piece of s**t lies at the very bottom of the barrel, right next to titles like "Lawnmower man 2", "D.N.A", "Nirvana" and "Highlander 3".I just hope one day they'll right the wrong, make a movie by the name of "The REAL Robocop 3" with a solid R-rated attitude, and then publish a excellent DVD-trilogy.
(Yes, I just mentioned that film)Honestly just reading the plot in one go, you'll think this must have been attempted as some sort of parody.At least, that's what most of the cast felt it was gonna be as nearly everyone is running around playing the frantic game we all know and love called "Who Can Overact The Most?" and everyone would have probably won the grand prize of a dream holiday as there is tons and I mean TONS of overacting from everyone across the board.Robert John Burke is quite embarrassing as Robocop himself, hell even that bootleg Robert Cop toy could have given a better performance.It's not the rubbish acting from everyone that killed the film though...It's the fact some idiot at Orion thought "You know what could make this film even better?
Quite simply you've got Japanese ninja cyborgs making funny faces, RoboCop allowing himself to get attacked like a rag doll and a kid that has a super computer that can hack into all sorts of high tech stuff, jeez.
I do vaguely remember seeing this film years ago back when the film was new to rent on VHS but back then I didn't know the film was this bad, don't get me wrong the only thing this film got right was the story but one other sad thing about this film is that the violence in the film was drastically toned down and with the such elements I've previously mentioned, all of it made the film look silly and it is no wonder they never made another RoboCop film after that until the 2014 remake but I don't consider that one a real RoboCop film.
Had the film been in better hands and retained itself as an R rated property then this could have been a great film but it just wasn't, instead it's quite possibly one of the worst movie sequels ever.
The lack of gore is not the problem here, it's a shoddy looking film stuffed with cheese and a plot about RoboCop fighting for the people is about the least interesting adventure they could throw this character into.
Robocop 3 is a brutal disaster,it is without a doubt the worst of the three Robocop's,and thats saying a lot comparing it to the also terrible Robocop 2.I thought the movie began promising,and I thought it seemed better than the second Robocop,but as soon as I saw Robert John Burke as Robocop I knew I was going to hate it,I never knew until I saw this that Peter Weller wasn't in it,and this guy was a terrible replacement,he made no effort to sound any bit similar to the original Robocop.Peter Weller was the only I liked about the second one,and thats what made this movie so terrible,at least they killed off Nancy Allen's character,I never liked her in it,her acting is amazingly terrible and was happy that she wasn't in this very much,but her acting for the beginning of the movie was probably even worse than she was in the first two.If you enjoyed the first Robocop,leave it at that,the sequels are both humiliating,their boring,predictable,too long and the cast are really uninspired,they made me question why I liked the first one.Do not bother with Robocop 2 or 3,trust me,even if you didn't see the first one and have nothing to compare it too,its still terrible.Robocop is completely fixed and takes on a large group that are looking to evict people from Detroit..
Robocop was a fantastsic movie - great special effects and characters but at the same time a believable and powerful plot.
The fact that he had been turned into a cartoon for kids completely took the edge off the violent and well thought out character Paul Verhoven had created for the original movie, which is why its first sequel sucked.
For such a wonderful and fulfilling character to go out like this was truly heartbreaking to watch, for all the wrong reasons.Peter Weller was the sensible actor, turning down the chance to reprise his most famous role a second time.
I was just a kid when I saw the first movie (my parents let me watch anything) Lots of Blood, great fight scenes, shoot outs, action packed!
3? 3 was good, I liked this movie a lot..Robert John Burke did a good job as Robo, because Peter Weller refused, as it was believed he didn't like the suit, because it was made from real Metal, It weighed a ton, and he told Orion, that he was not doing part 2 even, but they got him to do it..
Whenever we talk about such types of films, RoboCop is the very first thing that comes into our movie minds!
I sure hope there will be a possible 4th installment of "RoboCop" coming in the neat future; I've never seen these movies yet, but they do sure sound good!
As for Robocop, he has lost any character or gravitas he had in the previous films, and is now just a dumb machine played by a different actor (Peter Weller made a good choice to avoid this one).Add a cutesy little girl in one of the lead roles, robotic Japanese ninja's (one of whom is introduced in a meditating position, despite being a robot) Robocop zooming around on a jet-pack and hammy acting galore, hey presto, a recipe for disaster..
I also don't like that Peter Weller doesn't return as Murphy/Robocop, and his substitute Robert John Burke has the charisma of a textile cloth, but he isn't the reason by this film fails.
Robocop is an absolute classic of a movie and Robocop 2 not as good as the first one but still very worthy as a sequel so in 1993 the series finally come to an end with Robocop 3 rated PG-13 and people seem to really dislike the movie for whatever reason I can't understand to the point that today it only got 4.0 on Imdb and earn the title:"The one that destroy the franchise" when I as a fan of Robocop watch the trilogy gain in 2018 find Robocop 3 is the perfect ending to the crime fighting saga of our beloved cyborg.It the only one when i actually tear up when hearing the conversation with Nikko about how her family is with her forever and when Robocop flying through the town with jetpack on his back gave me goosebumps all over my body..
Peter Weller bailed out from RoboCop 3 and in this film, Nancy Allen soon follows.What is worse you have to wait for ages for Robert John Burke to show up as RoboCop. He sides with the down and outs of Detroit City who are being moved on by the Urban Rehabilitation Officers hired by the evil corporation, Omni who want to clear the slums and build new skyscrapers.Angry at RoboCop's actions, the villain McDaggett (John Castle) hires robot ninjas to take him out and Omni smear RoboCop as having gone rogue.The original Robocop directed by Paul Verhoeven was an ultraviolent satirical classic with black humour and an anti corporate stance.This is a poor film lacking any subtext of the original but just cashing in on its success.
It's cleaning up the city in its own way, although it seems immoral to anyone who is actually watching it.RoboCop (now played by Robert John Burke instead of Peter Weller, not that it matters considering you rarely get to see his whole face), is also cleaning up the streets in the way that cops normally try to.
Most of them return, so if you like series continuity, at least there's that!RoboCop continues to be a boring character, although at least we go back to how he ended the first film and have him at least able to emote a little bit.
Don't give this movie even a second of consideration; it's an all-around dud.That there are people who say that RoboCop 3 is almost as good as the first one is to HALLUCINATE and lets see the film knowledge that these people have.
This is what a kid-friendly RoboCop movie looks like..
It's easily the worst of the original series, but still entertaining as a guilty pleasure.Recommended only to the most die-hard of RoboCop fans.3/5 (Entertainment: Good | Story: Average | Film: Marginal).
It took 20 minutes before we got to see Robocop (I think by the third film people don't need to wait to see him).
Vast improvement over the dreadful Part II, this still suffers from feeling watered-down, and overly kid-friendly, as Robocop returns to fight his own company again, who are ruthlessly trying to evict the citizens of Detroit to make a profit, and are trying to merge with a Japanese conglomerate, while at the same time stave off bankruptcy.Though there are some good action scenes, and its heart is in the right place, this feels tired, as if there was no sense of urgency or purpose behind it other than completing the story.
The original Robocop, unless you're talking to fellow movie buffs like myself, is often seen as cheesy and over-the-top.
The plot is filled with more bullet holes than the people that got shot up, Peter Weller isn't back and it shows, the acting is terrible, the action is terrible, not only is it by far the worst Robocop film ever, it is one THE worst films ever, period.
However, everything feels rushed, cheap and nasty with actors unconvincingly made to look either dirty, villainous or army like.Due to the awful script it's hard to tell if Robert John Burke measures up to Peter Wellers Robocop character.
Robo with the help of his partner Anne Lewis and the good hearted people of Detroit must now fight back for what is right.This film introduces a flightpack to robocop along with new allies.
The first Robocop is a classic, an action movie with sci fi elements and lots of in your face violence.
Robocop 3 offers the same old stuff action,laughs and good characters.This time robocop is played by Robert John Burke and John Castle plays the villain.Nancy Allen is also back as Anne Lewis.
I feel that this film surpasses Robocop 2, and while it isn't as clever or original as the first in the series, it is fun and entertaining.
There are a few places where the low budget can be seen (i.e. the "flying Robocop" scene), but all in all, it's a pretty good action/sci-fi film..
Weller doesn't return to play Robocop in this movie, but they still do a nice job.
I love Robocop and the movies never get old I can watch them over and over again.
The important critique of the privatization of public services, present in the previous movies, remains strong too.Besides that, "Robocop 3" doesn't have problems of the first two films of the trilogy, like bad casting (really awful actors for the smaller roles and extras) or ridiculous scenes..
Watching this was like watching a cheap episode of a "Robocop" TV show than a actual movie.
I liked this movie despite the bad acting only because it was Robocop.