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Bringing RoboCop to the Screen: 35th Anniversary

July 18, 2022 by admin

As RoboCop celebrates its 35th anniversary, Hasitha Fernando dives into the film’s journey to the screen… Following the news of Peter Weller’s return for the video game RoboCop: Rogue City earlier this month, this week we’re look back at the seminal sci-fi classic that started it all – RoboCop. Looking at the enduring legacy the […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Hasitha Fernando, Movies Tagged With: Kurtwood Smith, Nancy Allen, Paul Verhoeven, Peter Weller, RoboCop, Ronny Cox

Peter Weller’s RoboCop returns with trailer for RoboCop: Rogue City

July 9, 2022 by Gary Collinson

He may have turned down the opportunity of a big screen return for director Neill Blomkamp’s aborted sequel RoboCop Returns, but Peter Weller will be back serving the public trust, protecting the innocent and upholding the law next year as he reprises his role as the future of law enforcement for the video game RoboCop: […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Trailers, Video Games Tagged With: Peter Weller, RoboCop, RoboCop: Rogue City

The Coolest Guns in Sci-fi and Fantasy Movies

August 3, 2021 by Red Stewart

Marvelous Videos on the coolest firearms from sci-fi and fantasy movies… After killing General Grievous with a blaster pistol in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Obi-Wan tosses it, opining that it is the weapon of uncivilized people. As big fans of the science fiction and fantasy genres, we could not disagree more. Guns may […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Random Videos, Red Stewart Tagged With: Aliens, Dredd, eXistenZ, Ghostbusters, Hellboy, Judge Dredd, Marvelous Videos, men in black, RoboCop, Star Trek, starship troopers

An all new RoboCop game is coming to PC and consoles in 2023

July 7, 2021 by Andrew Newton

NACON and developer Teyon have partnered up with leading film and TV company Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) to release a brand new video game based on RoboCop,  particularly the Robocop of the original first 3 movies.  Titled RoboCop: Rogue City, NACON have scheduled a release date on PC and consoles for 2023, so a long time […]

Filed Under: Andrew Newton, News, Trailers, Video Games Tagged With: MGM, Nacon, RoboCop, Teyon

Good Movie, Bad Sequels: Franchises That Turned Bad | Flickering Myth Movie Chat

April 16, 2021 by EJ Moreno

EJ and Allen discuss good movies that launched bad franchises… Sometimes a great movie could launch a great franchise. Sadly, the series mentioned in the below video all had promising starts but fizzled out into something less than stellar. On the latest Flickering Myth Movie Chat, hosts Allen Christian and EJ Moreno dive into some […]

Filed Under: Allen Christian, Articles and Opinions, EJ Moreno, Flickering Myth TV, Movies Tagged With: A Nightmare on Elm Street, Die Hard, Jaws, men in black, Pirates of the Caribbean, Predator, RoboCop, Saw, The Karate Kid, Transformers

Ultimate Evil Movie Villains from the 1980s

April 1, 2021 by Red Stewart

Marvelous Videos presents 80s movie villains who were deliciously evil… Man, what was it about the 80s that made their action genre so damn good? This was an era that somehow knew where to draw the line between B-movie thrills and A-list production value. The writers, directors, and producers were all aware of the core […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Random Videos, Red Stewart Tagged With: Big Trouble in Little China, Bloodsport, Commando, Conan the Barbarian, Hellraiser, Highlander, Mad Max 2, Marvelous Videos, RoboCop, Rocky IV

Ranking the Films of Paul Verhoeven

November 16, 2020 by George Nash

George Nash assesses the cinematic output of the subversive Dutch provocateur Paul Verhoeven… On the Rotten Tomatoes page of Showgirls, the critical consensus reads as follows: “Vile, contemptible, garish, and misogynistic — and that might just be exactly Showgirls‘ point”. It’s about as perfect as any summation could hope to be in capturing the journey taken […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, George Nash, Movies Tagged With: Basic Instinct, Black Book, Business is Business, Elle, Flesh + Blood, Hollow Man, Keetje Tippel, Paul Verhoeven, RoboCop, Showgirls, Soldier Of Orange, Spetters, starship troopers, The Fourth Man, Total Recall, Tricked, Turkish Delight

MGM to develop Robocop prequel focusing on OCP’s Dick Jones

September 9, 2020 by EJ Moreno

The man behind the robo-madness in the Robocop film series, Dick Jones, is getting his own series. According to Moviehole, MGM is working on a series that will focus on the OCP Vice President, who was the main antagonist in the first film.   While many fans were disappointed when director Neill Blomkamp signed on […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, News, Television Tagged With: RoboCop

8 Great Peter Weller Movies That Aren’t RoboCop

August 4, 2020 by Red Stewart

Marvelous Videos presents 8 hidden gems from Peter Weller’s filmography… Corporate marketing, hyperviolence, overly-optimistic hope in the future. It wasn’t hard to see what director Paul Verhoeven and writers Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner were trying to tackle in iconic 1987 picture RoboCop. American society had been so consumed by these aspects that it begged someone […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Random Videos Tagged With: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Marvelous Videos, peter well, RoboCop

Orion Pictures: A Comforting Mark of Quality in VHS-era Film

July 1, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at Orion Pictures… There are several things that happen before a film begins. If you’re at the cinema, or if you remember watching through VHS in particular (and still with some DVD/Blu-rays), you’ll sit through some trailers. Then once they pass comes those recognisable logos from distributors and production […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Amadeus, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Dances with Wolves, Orion Pictures, RoboCop, Terminator, The Silence of the Lambs

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