Robocop: Critic Reviews

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MovieWeb: 3 reviews

88%

RottenTomatoes: 43 reviews

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Walter Goodman New York Times (Top Critic)

50

Whatever may have been in the minds of the writers, Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner, has more trouble emerging from Mr. Verhoeven's sizzling battles than poor Murphy does from his robosuit.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Rita Kempley Washington Post (Top Critic)

...Verhoeven strives for bloodcurdling, darkly comic eloquence. He gives us heart with the hardware. Savagery with smarts.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Desson Thomson Washington Post (Top Critic)

...RoboCop is one weird and entertaining hybrid of camp and sci-fi shoot-'em-up.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)

75

Most thriller and special-effects movies come right off the assembly line...RoboCop is a thriller with a difference.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Pat Graham Chicago Reader (Top Critic)

There's a brooding, agonized quality to the violence that almost seems subversive, as if Verhoeven were both appalled and fascinated by his complicity in the toxic action rot.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Variety (Top Critic)

RoboCop is as tightly worked as a film can be, not a moment or line wasted.
Full Review » 11 years ago
James Berardinelli ReelViews (Top Critic)

88

Full Review » 3 years ago
Dennis Schwartz Ozus' World Movie Reviews

67

More intelligent than the usual action-packed sci-fier.
Full Review » 3 years ago
David Ansen Newsweek

Full Review » 4 years ago
Walter Chaw Film Freak Central

88

deals with Reagan's mad vision of a bellicose, secretive consumer wonderland as the City on the Hill.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Eric Henderson Slant Magazine

88

RoboCop set the tone for much of Dutch auteur import Paul Verhoeven's career in America.
Full Review » 5 years ago
TV Guide's Movie Guide

88

Though extremely violent, Robocop showcases an invigorating style even in its goriest scenes. Paul Verhoeven makes every scene sparkle with tilted angles, oddball twists, and special-effects wonders.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Lori Hoffman Atlantic City Weekly

80

Full Review » 6 years ago
Mark Salisbury Time Out

Vile, violent, and very funny. The pace is breakneck, and when the wit does run out, way-out weaponry and whole-scale destruction keep the appalled excitement burning.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily

70

A graphically violent sci-fi actioner (especially in its uncut version) with Verhoeven's now trademark demented sense of humor. The scenes with the ED-209 will blow you away.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com

80

Full Review » 7 years ago
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

40

Full Review » 7 years ago
Clint Morris Film Threat

80

"Robocop" is an action buffs dream - Larger than life robots, inexorable villains, cartoonish template and jaw-dropping special effects
Full Review » 7 years ago
Greg Maki Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

40

Full Review » 7 years ago
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid

88

One of the smartest, funniest and most exciting satires of the year. And the ravages of time have barely touched it.
Full Review » 8 years ago
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews

100

...a surprisingly smart and funny satire that just gets sharper as the years go by.
Full Review » 8 years ago
John J. Puccio DVDTown.com

80

...a genuine classic, a unique blend of violence, humor, poignancy, and imagination.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality and Practice

40

Full Review » 8 years ago
Jake Euker F5 (Wichita, KS)

80

Full Review » 8 years ago
Tony Toscano Talking Pictures (U.S.)

60

Full Review » 8 years ago