In 1987 Robocop was released and it featured ultra violence and a satire on America. I watched it for the first time over ten years after its initial release. Robocop would have been one of my first R18+ movies I had watched. That's my attachment to it. One of my first ever adventures into a ultra-violent film was the original, Robocop. As such my love for the original isn't that of some mega fans whom have been riding the 'it was so ahead of its time' train. None the less however, the announcement of the toned down violence for a PG rating in the states did sound like a bad idea, especially given that was violence was what Robocop was recognized for. Jose Padilha's re-visioning sticks close to the story of the original. Detective Alex Murphy, (Joel Kinnaman) a good cop with a family ends up blown up one night with thanks to a bomb. The Doctors say the chance of survival is minimal but fortunately it just so happens Raymond Sellars, (Michael Keaton) wants a Cop in a robo-suit. Sellars wants to garner his reputation within the American public to help tear down a bill stopping his products being put on American soil. Budda-bing! Budda-Boom! Robocop!
