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Personally, I’ve always felt that Robocop is the perfect example of a film which uses extreme violence, but yet that is not in the least bit gratuitous. This story absolutely required it, because they were trying to portray a dystopian, over-industrial, crime-ridden future, & to do that they needed to scare the shit out of you, to portray how little life is worth in the ugly world of the film.
They balance this with a perfect blend of occasional dark humor throughout the movie, which the near-absurdity of the violence also serves.
If the violence was toned down though, I don’t think the non-violent aspects of the film would have the impact they do. It needed to be looming in the background of the rest of the film.
Meh.. Truth is in the middle. Paul verhoeven liked over the top stuff. It did add to the revenge aspect. The Miguel ferrer (sp) death scene was not over done.. The Weller scene was a little.