{"id":24722,"date":"2017-03-18T20:08:40","date_gmt":"2017-03-19T00:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=24722"},"modified":"2017-03-18T20:08:40","modified_gmt":"2017-03-19T00:08:40","slug":"robocop-3-1993-collectors-edition-blu-ray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/18\/robocop-3-1993-collectors-edition-blu-ray\/","title":{"rendered":"RoboCop 3 (1993): Collector\u2019s Edition [Blu-Ray]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>By 1993, Robocop had turned from a Christ allegory with a vicious blood streak to a bonafide kids\u2019 mascot who was appearing on lunch boxes and Saturday morning cartoons. Thus was the weird period of the eighties and nineties where even folks like Conan, Rambo, Chuck Norris, and heck, even Freddy Krueger became kiddie fodder. The official final go around for Robocop is a tame and pretty dull 1993 film that director Fred Dekker is saddled with, that takes Robocop in to more family friendly territory right down to having a spunky child sidekick. Not much has happened for Robocop and Detroit since the first two films, as the city is still very much under the death grip of crime, while OCP still controls every going on. Dekker has a lot of catching up to do and sadly doesn\u2019t deliver much in the way of a great sequel, as \u201cRobocop 3\u201d essentially repeats a lot of the same beats from the first two films.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s a lot of the same look at Robocop\u2019s memories, and his struggle with his past, and there\u2019s not a lot of new areas of the mythology explored. Director Dekker dials down much of the violence, and for some odd reason the producers straddle Robocop with a new sidekick after embarrassingly killing off Nancy Allen\u2019s character about a few minutes in to this installment. After mourning her per the convenience of the film\u2019s length, Robocop is tasked with battling OCP once again and is taken in by an underground rebellion, all of whom repair the titular hero. OCP are now kicking lower class families out of their homes rendering them homeless, and paving the way for a new complex for the rich.<\/p>\n

From there, RoboCop must do battle with a gang of thugs, and a pretty goofy robotic ninja who seems included almost the sake of an action figure. Ninjas were big money and in vogue in the early nineties, so the producers squeeze in a robot ninja just for the hell of it, as well as a broadly diverse cast of underdogs, and a sleeker outfit for RoboCop that could likely allow for a TV show. Among some of the more goofy alterations, there\u2019s RoboCop\u2019s technology being easy to configure, and his sudden use of a jet pack, and an interchangeable arm because merchandise. There\u2019s also the silly finale where he\u2019s basically embraced by the local public. The once grotesque Frankenstein experiment becomes a public hero, further sinking the character of Robocop in to utter mediocrity. Peter Weller\u2019s presence is instantly missed, as he bowed out from the role, making way for Robert John Burke. Burke does his best with what he\u2019s given, but fights an uphill battle for what is an unusually saccharine action movie.<\/p>\n

\u201cRobocop 3\u201d isn\u2019t an awful movie, but compared to the original and the hyper violent sequel, the character deserved so much better. Hell, a talented director like Fred Dekker deserved so much better. \u201cRobocop 3\u201d is more for completists of the series than anything else. Among some of the features included by Shout Factory is an audio commentary with director Fred Dekker, and the team behind \u201cRoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop.\u201d There\u2019s \u201cDelta City Shuffle: The Making of RoboCop 3\u201d a thirty eight minute documentary that features director Fred Dekker, actors Nancy Allen, Bruce Locke, producer Patrick Crowley and many more. The documentary is an honest look at such a botched film, with Fred Dekker who had his own ridiculous ideas including a cyborg Nancy Allen and an OCP building that becomes a giant robot.<\/p>\n

\u201cRobo-Vision: The FX of RoboCop 3\u201d is a twelve minute look at the film\u2019s effects with Peter Kuran, Phil Tippett, Craig Hayes, Kevin Kutchaver and Paul Gentry. The short segment discusses the film\u2019s stop motion and early CGI. \u201cClimbing the Corporate Ladder\u201d is a ten minute interview with actor Felton Perry who discusses his work with the three films, and his study on the character\u2019s history and psyche. \u201cTraining Otomo\u201d is an eight minute interview with Bruce Locke, and martial arts trainer Bill Ryusaki. \u201cWar Machine\u201d is a nine minute interview with gun maker James Belohovek, who discusses his duties on the films, his model work for the various guns in the films, and the specific gun attached to RoboCop\u2019s arm in the film. Finally, there\u2019s the HD original trailer, and a seven minute HD Still Gallery.<\/p>\n