Drug addict cyborgs, infant hostages, elderly abuse, kid drug lords, the firebombing of a drug treatment clinic, a violent robbery committed by a pack of boy scouts and their scout leader. When Frank Miller (yes, that Frank Miller) landed the gig writing ROBOCOP 2, it’s as though he took it upon himself as a personal challenge to push the savage satirical edge of the first film to it’s most extreme form. But how has this initially maligned sequel aged over the years? Is it worthy of a reappraisal? Listen and find out.
“On the international scene, the Amazon nuclear facility has blown its stack, irradiating the world’s largest rain forest. Environmentalists are calling it a disaster–but don’t they always?” It’s the Who Goes There Podcast, Episode 392!
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