If you don’t have any plans today and you like sci-fi, you shouldn’t miss this: RoboCop, RoboCop 2 and RoboCop 3 are all on TV this evening. The first part in particular is really worth seeing and is a must-see for all film fans. The film is rightly an absolute cult classic.
Today a real sci-fi masterpiece is coming to TV: What happens in RoboCop?
Detroit, a real hotspot of violence and crime, is to be completely demolished in 2028 (which was still quite a long way off from the perspective of 1987) and rebuilt as Delta City. Combat robots are needed for protection, but they do not work as hoped. Instead, the dubious mega-corporation Omni Consumer Products, which actually deceased Police Officer Alex Murphy (Peter Weller)
an exoskeleton – with unforeseen consequences.
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Today on TV: Peter Weller in RoboCop
That’s what RoboCop 2, the second film in the sci-fi marathon, is about
RoboCop 2 continues where part one ends. OCP still wants to raze Detroit to the ground in order to build Delta City. That is why the company is trying to artificially increase the crime rate. But because RoboCop won’t let that happen, the villains are working on a perfidious plan: They are trying to to use the brain of a dealer in a RoboCop 2.0. He then immediately runs amok.
Robocop 2 – Trailer (English) HD
Today on TV: What is RoboCop 3 about?
In RoboCop 3, the OCP corporation still doesn’t give up. This time, they only want to build a district exclusively for the rich and, with the help of mercenary troops and the even more unscrupulous Japanese company Kanemitsu Corporation, they drive out the people still living there. A civil war breaks out and RoboCop is in the middle of itwho has to decide. Does he help the citizens or does he enforce the law?
Robocop 3 – Trailer (English) HD
Above all, the first RoboCop film is still brilliant and a really exciting cult film
The themes remain timeless and still relevant today: Capitalism is spreading more and more wildly and police violence is being used deliberately. Those in power do not shy away from even the most inhumane methods to enforce their interests with all their might. The ultra-hard action and dark vision of the future are garnished with a pinch of satire.
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TV or stream: When and where is RoboCop coming?
2 shows the RoboCop Marathon this Saturday, August 31st from 20:15. RoboCop 2 starts at 10:15 p.m., RoboCop 3 at 12:30 a.m. Part one is repeated at 2:30 a.m. the same night.
Then comes the unabridged versionthe version at 20:15 is said to be shortened by about 8 minutes according to editing reports.
If you prefer not to watch TV but want to stream RoboCop online instead, that is of course also possible. You can find the classic on Amazon Prime subscription or on the video on demand platforms MagentaTV, Amazon, Apple TV or YouTube.
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