Dead or alive, we're reviewing a sequel to one of the most iconic science-fiction movies ever: Robocop 2. Despite the involvement from returning star Peter Weller, legendary comic scribe Frank Miller, and Empire Strikes Back director Irvin Kushner, audiences just didn't think this sequel had the juice. And yet, it arguably laid the template for the superhero-fights-supervillain-that's-just-like-him-but-bigger genre.
Underneath all the stop-motion antics, does Robocop 2 have something more? Is the 12-year-old drug kingpin disturbing or deeply funny? Should Orion Pictures have just produced Frank Miller's original script? And is this THE definitive Houston movie?
