Mostly focusing on the peak comedy bit when the robot trips down the stairs, which is more of a moment than a whole scene, but I digress. It makes me chuckle, and slapstick’s where it’s at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
I was wondering if this was just a bit that amused me and I was alone in that amusement, but the fact that the scene appears in the YouTube search bar soon after beginning to type in the sentence \u2018robocop robot falls down stairs\u2019 suggests otherwise. Good to know there are some other goofy goobers out there besides me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s set the scene. Peter Weller\u2019s eponymous law enforcer is getting beaten back after trying to apprehend corrupt businessman Dick Jones. Is that first name intentional? Probs. Anyway, Robocop\u2019s getting controlled by some sneaky tech that\u2019s not letting him fight back, plus he also has to endure Dick\u2019s gloating as he explains what\u2019s happening to Robocop\u2019s system and why he can\u2019t shoot a senior officer. Followed by more gloating. Then he brings out the big guy, the ED-209 itself. A name which really rolls off the tongue. Also a name that was probs intentional, because this film\u2019s laden with plenty of satirical sauce. Then some more annoying exposition from Dick as he explains how his robot\u2019s going to take out Robocop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But then the action starts up as ED\u2019s machine gun bullets yeet Robocop straight through a glass window. Yes, the spell check may have just questioned the most mysterious term that is \u2018yeet\u2019, but I defied that spell check by pressing the ignore button. Boom. The big guy advances as Robocop struggles to get up and the funny circus-like music continues. I get that the composition is being used to evoke a sense of dread and tension and all that, but it\u2019s just funny compared to how goofy the action is. Hey, I\u2019m not knocking the film or anything, it\u2019s just that special effects have moved on a fair bit since 1987. Anyway, Robocop gets yeeted through another window while Dick just watches blankly. Robocop manages to grab its arm gun thing (I don\u2019t know what the technical term is, k?) and then ED misaims, firing into a wall that causes a mini explosion. Then starts making some random angry robot-like noises of frustration. Nice. ED tries rocketing blasting Robocop, but Robocop manages to avoid the rockets and then heads for the stairs. ED tries to follow, putting a foot out, but the foot\u2019s too darn big to stand on the stair. It gives it a go, but then just slips and tumbles over. Then it starts having a tantrum. HAHA. You lose, ED.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s important to mention that the method used to animate ED was stop motion rather than traditional CGI. The actual model was constructed from fiberglass and wood. Nonetheless, the moment when this seemingly intimidating beast of a machine topples over and starts behaving like a small child is top comedy. The ED didn\u2019t come quietly, and there was indeed trouble.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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