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Robocop
Stars:
Richard Eden, Yvette Nipar, Blu Mankuma, David Gardner, Cliff De Young, and John
Rubinstein
Writers:
Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner
Director:
Paul Lynch
Feature
length: 92 minutes
Languages:
English Stereo
Subtitles:
N/A
Packaging:
Two-Disc Single Sized Jewel Case
Sound:
Stereo Sound
Year
of Television Broadcast: 1994/VCD Release: 2003
Home
Video Distributor: HVN (In Malaysia Only)
MPAA
Rating: Not Rated
Reviewer:
Mark A. Rivera
In
between the feature film trilogy and the “Prime Directives” miniseries there
was a short-lived syndicated television series that fits comfortably between
both incarnations into I guess what has become a sort of “Robocop” timeline.
While the first two theatrical sequels never captured the wit that made
“Robocop” as memorable as the ultra comic book style violence, the short
lived TV series managed to capture the wit and take Robocop to places the
theatrical sequels never did. This is because Writers Edward Neumeier and
Michael Miner, who created and scripted the original cult classic, wrote the
script for the series pilot.
Robocop and his new partner Officer Lisa Madigan uncover a deadly conspiracy between insane genius Dr. Cray Mallardo and ruthless OCP executive Chip Chayken to create Neuro-Net, a computer linked to a human brain designed to run the entire city. The hitch: a brain capable of doing a job. Enter Diana Powers, a bright, overworked and under appreciated secretary.
Dr.
Mallardo and Chayken murder Diana and successfully install her brain into Neuro-Net
only to discover her “spirit” continues to live in the computer’s
cyberspace. When Robocop gets too close, Chayken enlists the aid of homicidal
psychopath Pudface Morgan to finish him off. Pudface seeks revenge against
Robocop for his facial disfigurement that had occurred during his original
apprehension.
Meanwhile,
Dr. Mallardo creates a computer anti-virus designed to destroy the “ghost in
the machine” so Diana reveals herself to Robocop and the OCP Chairman pleading
for help. By now Dr. Mallardo has blackmailed OCP and controls the city and only
through the combined forces of Robocop and Diana along with the Detroit City
police force can the evil Dr, his corrupt corporate henchmen, and the super
villain be thwarted once and for all.
Presented
in the (1.33:1) television broadcast aspect ratio, “Robocop: The Future Of Law
Enforcement: The New Movie” looks pretty good on VCD, especially considering
the limitations of the format. The compression anomalies inherent to MPEG-1 VCD
are kept as minimal as possible, which means that while they still exist, they
do not disrupt the enjoyment of the action and while the general quality looks a
shade or two lighter than a DVD counterpart would probably look, the textures
and detail are still surprisingly full. A nice digital quality English stereo
soundtrack is included, but there are no captions for the hearing impaired
encoded onto each disc. However there are no burned in foreign subtitles that
obscure the image either.
There
are no extra features included at all. Previously only available on VHS and
laserdisc, “Robocop: The Future Of Law Enforcement: The New Movie” is now
only available as a VCD import and at the time of this writing, there has been
no announcements regarding any future DVD release in Region One North America
either so unless you still have your out of print laserdisc, this is the best
digital video release available and it should work on most DVD players that are
backwardly compatible with VCD and can playback both PAL and NTSC VCD on an NTSC
TV set. This should work on any computer with at least a Pentium processor or
better with either a DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drive. Please check your DVD player and
or your computer documentation to be certain you can playback this and any other
VCD that might catch your eye.
The
discs are handsomely packaged with high quality surface art on each VCD and the
two discs are housed in a singled sized two-disc jewel case. “Robocop: The
Future Of Law Enforcement: The New Movie” is available on VCD now can be
purchased directly online at www.eurekamovies.com.
©
Copyright 2003 By Mark A. Rivera
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