
Stars:
Page Fletcher, Maurice Dean Wint, Grant Wyn Davies, Maria Del Mar, Anthony
Lemke, Kevin Jubinville, and Leslie hope
Writers:
Brad Abraham and Joseph O’Brian
Based
On Characters Created By: Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner
Director:
Julian Grant
Feature
length: 94 minutes
Extras:
Trailer
Languages:
English Stereo Sound
Subtitles:
English Captions and Closed Captions and Spanish Language Subtitles
Packaging:
Keep Case
Sound:
Stereo Sound
Year
of DVD Release: 2003
Home
Video Distributor: Lions Gate Home Entertainment
MPAA
Rating: R
Reviewer:
Mark A. Rivera
After
three theatrical films and a short-lived television series, a miniseries of new
“Robocop” adventures were produced. The adventures stand alone, but
collectively hold together as a larger story as well. Under the blanket title
“Robocop: Prime Directives” the series premiered in the United States on the
Sci-Fi Channel a few years ago. I suppose they might have had theatrical or
straight to video releases abroad, but regardless of how they have been viewed,
the “Prime Directives” storyline was better than any of the sequels that
premiered theatrically though nothing can compare to the original feature film.
Ten
years have past since the events of the first “Robocop” film. “Murphy”
is still unappreciated by some of his fellow cops as well as the scheming OCP
executives always looking to profit through some technological terror, but this
time OCP is in danger of going bust so a group of OCP executives who refer to
themselves as “The Trust” will stop at nothing to push their agenda forward.
As Murphy closes in on his new enemies that have cropped up in Delta City, he
discovers that his son is a part of “The Trust” and is unaware that his
father and Robocop are one and the same. Can Robocop stop crime and pull his son
out of corruption’s grip and should he let his son know that his father is
still alive?
Lions Gate Home Entertainment is distributing “Robocop: Prime Directives: Dark Justice” on DVD and presents the “Dark Justice” episode in a 16 by 9 widescreen (1.78:1) aspect ratio. The picture quality is quite good with little to no noticeable artifacts. A digital quality English Stereo Soundtrack is included and English Captions and Closed Captions for the hearing impaired and Spanish Language Subtitles are also provided as options. A (1.33:1) home video trailer (1:24) for the four episodes that make up the “Robocop: Prime Directives” miniseries is included too. The menus are fully animated to represent the “Media Net” segments seen in the film and feature full motion scene selections and all of the interactive DVD menus are easy to navigate.
The next episode to be released to DVD from Lions Gate Home Entertainment, if it is not already available, should be “Robocop: Prime Directives: Meltdown.” “Robocop: Prime Directives: Dark Justice” is available on DVD-Video now from Lions Gate Home Entertainment.
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Copyright 2003 By Mark A. Rivera
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