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Post by burrunjor on Jul 1, 2021 19:12:07 GMT
Terminator, and it's not even close. I do enjoy Robocop and it has an underrated, amazing theme, but Terminator is on a par with the likes of Planet of the Apes, Jurassic Park, Wrath of Khan as one of the best genre films of all time.
Robocop I'd say is on a par with the likes of The Raven (both versions) Vault of Horror etc in being a classic, but Terminator really is creme of the crop.
Incidentally I'd also recommend The Sarah Connor Chronicles. (You'd love the two leading ladies LOL. Both gorgeous.) The Sarah Connor Chronicles kind of puts a lot of the later sequels to shame as it shows you can do more with the premise, though granted that's probably because it's a tv show and can explore things in greater detail. Either way it's a great series.
(I also think Sarah Connor Chronicles shows you how you can replace a male character with a woman and nobody notices. Technically Summer Glau replaces Arnie's role as the Terminator protector. However it works here, as there is a reason in universe that it would happen. It's not done to pander to an agenda, and Summer Glau is a great actress who does the series justice. Also the shows creators and fans aren't so smug they'll smell their own farts just because they have a wahman in the role. That helps LOL.)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2021 20:10:27 GMT
I find RoboCop to be better directed and I also like the satire and humour in the film too. You're right, the theme is amazing. I can't believe they didn't use it in RoboCop 2. I also love this cute nerdy babe with the glasses:   What a cutie. |
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Post by burrunjor on Jul 1, 2021 20:19:09 GMT
I find RoboCop to be better directed and I also like the satire and humour in the film too. You're right, the theme is amazing. I can't believe they didn't use it in RoboCop 2. I also love this cute nerdy babe with the glasses: What a cutie. WOW she's gorgeous. She actually does look a bit like Ingrid Oliver. Not just the glasses. Even without them she is a bit Ingridish. I've never heard of the Robocop tv series Brian mentioned. I'll have to check it out. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2021 10:44:05 GMT
I find RoboCop to be better directed and I also like the satire and humour in the film too. You're right, the theme is amazing. I can't believe they didn't use it in RoboCop 2. I also love this cute nerdy babe with the glasses: What a cutie. WOW she's gorgeous. She actually does look a bit like Ingrid Oliver. Not just the glasses. Even without them she is a bit Ingridish. I've never heard of the Robocop tv series Brian mentioned. I'll have to check it out. She really is. It's such a shame she's a minor character in the film. She disappears after Bob Morton dies and she doesn't return in any of the sequels. Very hot lady, though. I've not seen Prime Directives either, but in my RoboCop history book they give it a good review. There was also a TV series in the mid 90s which I found mildly enjoyable. Another sequel to the original film has been planned, but I'm not sure it will even get off the ground now. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2021 20:03:14 GMT
Sorry but I vote for Terminator also. I like RoboCop a lot but Terminator is just more my taste.
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Post by Bernard Marx on Jul 15, 2021 11:46:06 GMT
I have to confess that I've yet to have actually seen Robocop. Unsure how the hell it passed me by. However, I have purchased it recently, and will be watching it once I get to 1987 in my recently undertaken film journey.
The first two Terminator films are absolute classics though. The pinnacle of the sci-fi/action genre (along with the first two Alien films). I'll only vote once I've got around to viewing Robocop, however.
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Post by Bernard Marx on Aug 16, 2021 9:20:15 GMT
Watched Robocop for the first time last month. Excellent film, with a sharp ear for satirical commentary (primarily related to Reagan-governed America) and calculated direction, as well as being both visceral and funny in equal measure. I feel tempted to abstain, but I suppose The Terminator has a greater longevity as well as being a superior film technically, so that gets my vote. Two great picks though, and some of the best action films of the decade.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2023 22:27:01 GMT
Terminator is a noir 80s science fiction slasher, but RoboCop ends up being the stronger of the two thanks to a terrific cast and the way the film is structured to be symmetrical (The board room scene where ED209 kills Kenny leads into the mill scene at the beginning of the film, while the mill scene where RoboCop takes down the thugs leads directly into the same board room with Dick Jones giving another speech). I do hope the new game redeems the second film and the underwhelming remake. 3 is OK.
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Post by iank on May 2, 2023 22:44:04 GMT
Robocop is a classic too, but the correct answer is Terminator.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2023 22:51:17 GMT
RoboCop > Predator > Terminator |
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Post by iank on May 2, 2023 22:54:55 GMT
Predator-Terminator-Robocop  |
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2023 23:19:45 GMT
Robocop just edges it out, though Terminator wouldn't be nearly as good without that final battle sequence, which is the one thing that makes it timeless as opposed to an old 80s dud. Terminator 2, however, is a complete crock of garbage.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2023 11:21:15 GMT
This is f*cking INCREDIBLE:
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Post by zarius on May 3, 2023 12:46:54 GMT
Back in the 90s, the best movies never made were the video gams Robocop vs Terminator and Shadows of the Empire
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2023 22:30:56 GMT
I prefer Paul Verhoeven as a director. Cameron is a good director too, but I've never liked him as a person and honestly I find Verhoeven's stylistic touches more appealing. I could also make the case that the RoboCop franchise isn't nearly as royally screwed up as the Terminator franchise, but that's not the purpose of the thread.
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