Synopsis (from IMDB):  In a dystopic & crime ridden Detroit, a terminally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg with submerged memories haunting him.

Robocop is one of my all time favorite movies.  Even 23 years later after the movie was made, it still stands the test of time.  Robocop, played by Peter Weller, was once a cop named Frank Murphy.  He was brutally murdered at the hands of Clarence Boddicker, who is the leader of a ruthless gang of criminals.

The city of Detroit sold the police force to private interests, OCP.  As Murphy signed a release form in the event of his death, OCP remakes him into the cyborg Robocop in an effort to fight crime.  Problems occur when Robocop starts to remember its previous past as Officer Murphy (especially Murphy’s violent death), through flashbacks.  This leads Robocop on a crusade to bust Boddicker’s gang, but this is complicated by corruption within OCP, at the highest levels.

For me, this movie is a solid four and a half out of five stars.  Great acting, great scenery, great plot, great quotes (“I’ll buy that for a dollar!”), a whole lot of violence (in fact, the movie received an X rating upon its initial screening), and subtle humor all make for a fantastic movie.

There are multiple versions of the film floating around.  The Criterion Collection (which is now discontinued) and the Blu-Ray release are by far the best out there.  On each version, the extras as well as the uncut footage both add to the release, making it one of the all-time greats.  Rumor has it that there is a remake of the film in production, to debut in 2011.

As an aside, don’t bother with the sequels or the TV series.  The second film was decent but by no means lives up to the quality of the original.  The third film is garbage.  Period.  The TV series was ok at best, but nothing that I would waste my time watching.