Though slightly more cartoonish than the original, this sequel to the sci-fi classic offers more of the same action-oriented drama. Peter Weller repeats his role as the cop-turned-cyborg, still crossing picket lines to save Detroit from crime while the rest of the police force goes out on strike against their corrupt corporate overlords. This time around our hero is battling a psychotic drug lord played with usual aplomb by Tom Noonan. Things really get interesting (not to mention effects-intensive) when a mad scientist decides to use drug psycho’s brain in the prototype of the next generation of Robocop technology. I found it interesting that the old, good Robocop appears to operate on a DOS-based system, while the new, evil Robocop uses a Mac-esque interface complete with a little skull where the apple should be on the menu bar. Mildly amusing
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