Discussing the best action movies of the 1980s without including Robocop would be a travesty. Paul Verhoeven’s 1980s Hollywood debut is still widely regarded not only as a classic action movie, but also as one that displays the greatest, if not the most, satires of that decade. In its infancy, Robocop was easy to write off as harmless period action fodder, but the passing of time has only served to highlight the film's importance. Although it has all the qualities of an action movie that we love, its depths are where Paul Verhoeven’s genius shines through. When I think back to my younger self I want to punch him in the face because (RoboCop) he didn't see any of this. But Robocop helped me to see violent movie on movie and that may have contributed to our success. RoboCop the movie
Discussing the best action movies of the 1980s without including Robocop would be a travesty. Paul Verhoeven’s 1980s Hollywood debut is still widely regarded not only as a classic action movie, but also as one that displays the greatest, if not the most, satires of that decade. In its infancy, Robocop was easy to write off as harmless period action fodder, but the passing of time has only served to highlight the film's importance. Although it has all the qualities of an action movie that we love, its depths are where Paul Verhoeven’s genius shines through. When I think back to my younger self I want to punch him in the face because (RoboCop) he didn't see any of this. But Robocop helped me to see violent movie on movie and that may have contributed to our success.