it a shame that they do not trust the original enough to build on it . but robocop 2 take the great idea and imagination and character of the original and replace them with all the stereotype that sequel have to offer . the begin commercial be cute and so be the scene that follow ( reminiscent of the beginning in guy and doll . ) but aside from a flash of thought here and there and this be one film that be a slow and dirty slog down into the middle of nowhere . idea be introduce then drop and interesting character from the original hardly get any screen time here and most of the new character ( cain and juliette faxx ) be so boring that they wouldn not hold up no matter what the movie and and then there the tone . in the bless original and paul verhoeven know how to direct with the kind of attitude where if you crank up the attitude and the sensibility of a good pulp comic and even the most repellent violence would be entertain . kershner ( although he do direct a star war sequel ) doesn not . and scene after scene either make you cringe and look away or just tune it out altogether . and what with robocop . he should be the main thing here and right . but there whole scene where he doesn not even show up and and what scene he be in be so half thought and shakily write that you do not know or care if he part human or part cyborg since he all boring . never have i see such a rapid fall from grace . why do hollywood make such bad sequel . on purpose . why while do the film maker have a bet go . only one star for robocop 2 while the fx be good but the story doesn not even try to match them .