the first robocop have a sense of cynical wit and a sick sense of violence . it be a fine line to walk and but paul verhoeven pull it off and the film do so well and they make a sequel . how awful . ( possible spoiler ahead though anything that could spoil this be beyond me ) . irvin kershner be not the director for this type of film . he clearly do not understand the wit of the original and a a result the massive over the top senseless violence look really bad and worse be very distasteful . even bad be the musical score . leonard rosenman be an old man from another era and the heroic and light music do not match the image on the screen at all . what be he score . the great american hero . bad of all and he completely eliminate robocop theme from the first film and which be so memorable and perfect . can you imagine a superman film without john williams fanfare and or indiana jones and etc . how could he do that . the plot be just a collection of idea that do not gel . in begin we see robo stalk his old wife . fine and good idea . but and they completely drop it after that . then and there be this a stupid idea of the company reprogramming robo to be nice . that thrown in for 10 minute and then be immediately drop . or and the silly idea that the repulsive 10 year old drug lord remind robo of his son once again and a weak motif that be show briefly twice and drop . this may work in a comic book and but not on film and frank miller be unfortunately too inexperienced at the time and throw every idea in along with the kitchen sink . it doesn not work a a whole . some people here seem to be praise the corporate bashing in this film and the privatization of the police . that be the best part of the film that be consistent with the first . however and in the original and the old man be a tough business man out for a profit and but ultimately fair in the end . in this film and he be just pure evil in his lust for money and power . you can not just change character like that for no reason . and nancy allen character be useless in this film and whereas in the first she be essential to robo search for himself . she be as gratuitous a the violence in this film . and the violence and yes the violence . i enjoy many violent and bloody film when they serve purpose and be mean to tell a story . irvin kershner seem to get off on human being be blow to bit and shot to piece and child lust for death and torture and people desire for drug . he doesn not know when to stop . do we really need to see every last innocent bystander ( even people try to help others ) get shoot up . it be infer when we see the bad robocop shoot repeatedly . instead mr. kershner prove he have very little taste for this type of work and create an abominable mess that be a terrible piece of pop art and worse and a disgusting message of violence for any young person watch this film . no and this film isn not mean to be message y and i certainly do not watch robocop movie or alien or predator movie for that reason . however and when you go too far and cross the line and much of what you do must be put into question . and a for this film and in the word of the evil kid drug dealer last word a he die and it still suck .