Robocop or The Terminator? (Read post #1)

[OverCoronavirus Pressure]

OP, you bastard.

Hard choice. I can't call one.

Maybe Robo for actually tugging my heartstrings amongst all the cartoonish everything else, when he realizes who he was and what he lost.

 

[Deleted member 110072]

Honestly though besides having human like robots/cyborgs in them and a good deal of action there actually not very similar films, one is a horror/thriller and the other satire/drama.

I would say again that I think Robocop 2 is a very underrated film, maybe not on the level of Terminator 2 but the consensus that its some kind of studio sellout because it didn't feature Verhoeven and Frank Miller was messed around with a bit is entirely wrong for me. If anything its an even darker satire of capitalism run amok and mass media than the original film was.

 

[Amerikuracana]

Too different.

 

[Deleted member 110072]

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[Metal_Daze]

I loved original Robocop but the Terminator just had that feel. The music, the effects, the flashback, the truck chase scene and of course, Arnie.

You really was in awe of it. Terminator for me.

Sorry, but Basil Poledouris is untoppable. Robocop's soundtrack is much better than Terminator, but still far behind Conan...

 

[raty tat tat]

Many will say Terminator, but Robocop was better for me.

Terminator 2 however was better than Robocop.

I"m one of those that will say terminator is better, I'm also in the minority that didn't like T2.

I'd love to either a Terminator Vs Robocop or Predator movie

 

[Amerikuracana]

I"m one of those that will say terminator is better, I'm also in the minority that didn't like T2.

I'd love to either a Terminator Vs Robocop or Predator movie

Do you realize how cheesy those movies would be? This is why animation needs to be bigger. I would watch that in animation, but will not be delusional in thinking they could make those movies.

 

[Mangar]

I am trying to get the consensus on sherdog onto which movie was better. Robocop or The Terminator?

Robocop (1987)
IMDB 7.5/10
Paul Verhoeven

The Terminator (1984)
IMDB 8.1/10, #209 of Top 250
James Cameron

First of all where is the poll ?

To answer the question I vote for Terminator but enjoyed both.

 

[Drain Bamage]

This scene is amazing

But overall Terminator is the more impressive work imo

 

[Guestx]

Both movies are great but there's no doubt that if I had to choose just one of the two to watch again, it would be RoboCop.

 

[KONG-D'SNT-TAP]

T1 is above and beyond the better movie.

This ain't even debatable

 

[Zer]

Robocop is better in ways but overall I prefer Terminator

 

[the muntjac]

Robocop is arguably the greatest action movie of all time for me, so I think we know where I stand.

 

[sleepwalk]

Robertcop 2
T1
T2
Robocop

 

[Agent Mulder's Hair]

T1 by FAR

 

[pookiyama]

T1 - RoboCop - T2 in that order.

T2 aged horribly

 

[BisexualMMA]

Sorry, but Basil Poledouris is untoppable. Robocop's soundtrack is much better than Terminator, but still far behind Conan...

Basil Poledouris is one of the all time greats, but Brad Fiedel was channeling the almighty with the scores for T1 and T2.

 

[Metal_Daze]

Basil Poledouris is one of the all time greats, but Brad Fiedel was channeling the almighty with the scores for T1 and T2.

I'm immensely biased toward Poledouris, I admit I don't even remember T1's soundtrack that much. Saw that movie as a pre-teen, not seen it since... Just hearing the word "Robocop" starts the theme in my head so yeah, I'm biased.

 

[Adamant]

Robocop is cool. But it is no Terminator. Terminator wins this 10 times out of 10.

 

[BisexualMMA]

I'm immensely biased toward Poledouris, I admit I don't even remember T1's soundtrack that much. Saw that movie as a pre-teen, not seen it since... Just hearing the word "Robocop" starts the theme in my head so yeah, I'm biased.

Basil Poledouris produced some works of genius... Anvil of Crom, etc. Even the Starship Troopers theme is great.

But Fiedel's original terminator theme, with the mechanical heartbeat as percussion, captured everything about the movie to come in the opening credits alone.