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SiR-ROUND

Thu Jan 18, 2007 3:13 pm


Who saw RoboCop in the cinema?

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Sort of an addition to Robocop fan for how many years, but a little different.

I saw Robocop in '87 when it was first released. But if you saw it in cinema as a rerun of some kind that's fine by me.

Let's see who's prehistoric on the board!!!

Show me the money J.


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Nika Silwerra

Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:32 pm



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ahh I not saw any film of Robocop .. but I would want  soo much .. to watch a new fim Robocop4 in cinema with the cool sounds + on the big screen with a pop-corn in my hand !!  It could be totall ool :mrgreen:


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Archive

Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:39 pm



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I only saw RoboCop3 on the big screen.

How tragic.  :(


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DJR2096

Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:35 pm



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I only saw RoboCop3 on the big screen.

How tragic.  :(


I share your pain Brother  :oops: .

But damn glad you admited it first :D  :D


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Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:38 pm



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I saw Robocop in the cinema.
I was watching 'Pirates of the Caribbean', and Robocop was in the seat in front of me, playing with his mobile phone.

Well, that little bastard wasn't playing with his mobile for long!  :lol:

Bloody Robocop.  :banned:


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murphy38

Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:44 pm



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:D Hi my friend! :D 

Me I have a seeing the Robocop, 1,2,3 in the cinéma! 
I remerber in 1987 for Robocop1, 
ho my good! 
this is longtime for me! 
but i'm always big fan! he! he! he!

Murphy38 :mrgreen:


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SiR-ROUND

Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:21 pm



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You rock, I didn't catch the second one for some reason...

 :roll:


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Archive

Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:31 pm



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I saw Robocop in the cinema.
I was watching 'Pirates of the Caribbean', and Robocop was in the seat in front of me, playing with his mobile phone.

Robo's gotten arrogant after being in so many successful movies and tv-series..  :roll:


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SiR-ROUND

Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:19 pm



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Emlyn's lying!

No need to play with his phone cuz:

http://img15.exs.cx/img15/6625/robocop-hahmo.jpg


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Josh

Thu Jan 18, 2007 9:25 pm



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None :(


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SiR-ROUND

Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:47 pm



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We still love you...


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MurphysGal

Sat Jan 20, 2007 11:44 pm



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No i didn't, i was only 2 when it was released, i first saw it when i was 4 with my dad at home on video


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roboben

Sun Jan 21, 2007 7:46 am



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I watched 2 and 3 in the cinema.


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Josh

Sun Jan 21, 2007 10:15 am



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One of my friends Dad has a decent projector at his house so ill get some popcorn and watch Robo over there :mrgreen:


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Sgt. Reed

Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:51 am



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I wasn't born yet when it was released... :(


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CAIN MKII

Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:15 pm



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I watched all three movies in theater. R2 sound effects was just heart pounding.


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Yarbles

Fri Jun 22, 2007 2:56 am



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missed Robo 1, I was only 7.  but I saw it when it first came out on video when I was 8 and was hooked immediately

saw Robo 2 in the theatre when I was 10.  Me and a friend snuck in, it was my first R-rated film I saw in the theatre, and since it was a new robo it was super special.  I'll never forget that experience.

saw Robo 3 in the theatre when I was 13, and even though I was the exact age the film was intended for, I instantly knew I would never see a new Robo film in theatres again.  It was that bad.  but I still saw it 3 times...just trying to gat as much robo viewing in before the franchise died completely...

and then, finally, at age 26, i saw a screening of Robo 1 in L.A. this past May.  It was awesome.  then I met Verhoeven.  also awesome.  you all most likely have read my account of that experience, so i won't repeat.

I love seeing robo in the theatre.  it's awesome!!!!


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tsu

Sat Jun 23, 2007 6:53 pm



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I haven't seen unfortunately. I was five, when the first part was released. Not so long time ago I asked in the local cinema for a possibility to arrange a "night marathon" with all ROBOCOP movies, but they haven't any copy of them.

BTW - dunno if in your countries do exist something like in mine: I'm talking about this "night marathon" with movies, e.g. from 7 p.m./11 p.m. till 6 a.m./8 a.m. next day. We had a lot of marathons till now: nights with The Lord of the Rings (!!!), Matrix, some horrors, thrillers, marathons by genre, by producer etc. etc. - have you got anything like this in your local theatres? It's a really GREAT idea and pretty well, huh, obviously GREAT, night to be spent!


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SiR-ROUND

Sat Jun 23, 2007 7:15 pm



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That's sweet.

I always wanted to go to an allnight horror show in Amsterdam, never got round to do it though, would be great to see the first two Robocops in cinema (again). Leave before that horrendous part 3 starts be home early...

:mrgreen:


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Nika Silwerra

Sat Jun 23, 2007 8:04 pm



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I asked in the local cinema for a possibility to arrange a "night marathon" with all ROBOCOP movies, but they haven't any copy of them. 

hey maybe someone of this site could offer a copy for you ! 
btw also in my country is possible almost the same .. but damn that is too expensive ahh and also they would have problems with the copy   :mrgreen: 

ahh last weeken we were in cinema watch the Pirates 3 ahh small tears was in my eye and I soo wished to see on the big screen the Robocop 1 or a new film  :cry:


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RoboDave

Sun Jun 24, 2007 4:31 pm



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i was only 12 when part 1 was released, so i only saw it on VHS (remember those :lol: ).  I saw part 2 when i was i was 15 and took my 9 year old brother who was a huge fan of Robo from seeing the 1st film and watching the 88 cartoon and having the RoboCop and the Ultra Police toys as well.  It was a blast seeing robo on the big screen for the first time, our copy of the film was messed up but it cleared up before the gunshop robbery/robo entrance.  Me and my brother saw part 3 in the theaters when i was 18 and he was 11 as cheesy as it was at times and the lack of violence over part 1 and 2 i still enjoyed it and am glad to have all 3 films in the trilogy set.


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ed302

Sun Jun 24, 2007 8:17 pm



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oh, i saw all three when they were in the theartes...its when movies lasted months in the theartes in the 80s especially the first...which i saw it with my ex-girlfriend back then...


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Young_Jedi

Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:23 pm



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The third was never shown on big screen here in Bulgaria, but I've seen the first two. I must have been like 5 or 6 years old.


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Blueprint

Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:15 pm



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My Grandfather used to take me to the movies when I was a kid. I saw the best movies with him for the first time. Robo 1 and 2 were on the list.


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Young_Jedi

Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:47 am



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Same with me and my dad :)
He took me to Godzilla vs Biollante and Jurassic Park
I also remember the 1st two Home Alone movies, the TMNT movies...


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Lizzeh

Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:21 am



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I never went to the cinema when I was little :( I would LOVE to see robo on the big screen. The first time I saw Robocop was a few months ago


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SiR-ROUND

Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:38 am



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:shock: 

Few months ago?


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Lizzeh

Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:08 am



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:shock: 

Few months ago?

Yup  :( I didn't even know what it was until my friend started talking about it. He forced me to watch them (though I didn't need much persuading :mrgreen:) and I've had a slight robo-obsession ever since..


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Young_Jedi

Wed Sep 05, 2007 11:48 am



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No worries, Liz, you'll catch up ;)


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edgeofthecosmos

Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:18 pm



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I wish, I was way too young at the time 7-8, even when my neighbor rented it they wouldnt let me watch it. I begged them but they refused, said it was too violent for me. When I finally did get it I could see why they refused, some parts of the movie I skipped cause i was scared to watch it. Like the scene where murphy gets shot up and sent to the hospital, that part stayed imprinted into my brain for years to come, but its nothing now  :lol:


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SiR-ROUND

Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:40 pm



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I didn't even know what it was until . started talking about it. He forced me to watch

Where "." could just be Weller...

Did he get to ya?


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RoboPimp

Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:59 pm



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I didn't even know what it was until . started talking about it. He forced me to watch

Where "." could just be Weller...

Did he get to ya?

Weller forcing someone to watch Robo? Never. I am pretty sure their is an Anti-Weller, though, who is a clone of Weller who has distorted memories and actually enjoyed making Robocop in his synthetic mind.


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TwilightPro101

Tue Jul 08, 2008 7:15 am



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I just remember seeing Robocop 2's trailer in theaters, when I was 5 or 6.

My grandparents used to let me watch the original all the time as a kid.  I've sadly only seen them on video. Hoping that one of my local cinemas will have a screening of the movies at some point.


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Darkseid

Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:00 pm



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I only watched Robocop 2 in the theaters.  I missed a chance to watch Robocop 1 on the big screen because one of my Russian friends said it was stupid (of course, later on, I found out that person says EVERYTHING is stupid). After seeing Robocop 2, I was wondering if I actually saw a Robocop film.  The music was different, the mood wasn't as dark, there's a lot of kids in this one, etc.  When my friends asked me, "How was it?" I said, "I don't know. I'm not too sure what I was watching. I mean, Robocop's in it but it's different."

Robocop 3, I saw only on VHS.  I watched a pirated copy of it many months before it came out on theaters and hated it (maybe hate is too strong of a word...dislike).  When it came on VHS, I bought a copy for $9.99 and put it in my tape collection.  Nothing changed (no editing or anything) from the movie compared to the advanced pirated copy.   Of course, my VHS collection became my Laserdisc collection and then my DVD collection (possibly Blue-ray next?).


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fifthrider

Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:23 pm



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I saw the first Robocop about 2 weeks before it came out in theatres.  The newspaper had an ad for "Special Sneak Preview" and said it was open to the public.  N special tickets or drawing through a radio station, etc.  Just walk on in. 

...and so I did.  The theatre was mostly empty, maybe 100 people tops were in there.  A camera crew was outside to film people's reactions to the movie for what I assumed would be a PR campaign. ( Like, the days before the release they would show a commercial with clips of audience member reactions. )  When I left the theatre I thought the movie utterly ROCKED!  I went outside and the camera crew was gone.  They figured that with only 100 people to interview, what's the point?  ....   >:-(  I thought they were PAID to be there but whatever.


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Fiwhiz

Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:35 pm



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I did not see Robocop Untill I was 5 or 6 I still remember :-) My Parents were watching it and i was not suppose to and i watched the whole movie and freakin loved it that was 21 years ago now :-P It would be cool to see it on the bigscreen still.


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Iron_Justice80

Fri Jul 25, 2008 6:01 pm



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I remember going to see Spaceballs in the theatre and before it started there was a trailer for ROBOCOP. I bugged my dad to go see it from then on. I was 7 in 1987 when it came out and my dad kept his promise and took me, ever since then I have always loved that movie or anythign having to do with Robocop. Cant wait for 2010 for the new one!!


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Shirow

Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:17 pm



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Lucky you guys! XD


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Deus Ex Robo

Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:23 pm



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Just saw RoboCop 1 in the theater this year.

One of the best cinematic experiences I've had.

At first there was only me, my friend, and this girl. But as show time came closer, around 30 people showed up. I guess it was supposed to be a new film print. It was premiered earlier that month in LA and Peter Weller had shown up and did some Q&A after the show. Man I wish I could have been there for that.

Holy shit was it awesome though. Definitely and epic film to be seen in the theater.

And to put the cherry on top of the pie, I over heard some kids/first timers after the show saying how awesome and violent they thought it was.


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KridoRobo

Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:04 pm



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I was 2 when the first movie showing...with my dad, mom, and grandma..
It was my first time entered cinema..:wink: 

I always remember the last scene..when the oldman ask to Robo..and Robo answer.."Murphy!"...I like it...!!!!! :mrgreen: 
And my grandma always remind me abut this scene.. :lol: 

I saw Robocop 2 and 3 in cinema too..it was great! :mrgreen:


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Deus Ex Robo

Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:05 pm



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Shit man, I was being born when R1 was in theaters!


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Iron_Justice80

Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:47 pm



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Wow alot of youngins in here! :)  I was 7 almost 8 when 1st Robocop hit theatre's. ROBO2 10 and ROBO 3 13. Now i have to wait till im 31 for a remake (2011)


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Stan The Man

Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:34 am



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I'd fuckin' love to catch the films on the big screen. I wasn't even born when R1 was released.

I envy those of you that actually got to watch any of them in the theater.

That's about all I got to say at this point. Bah. :b


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KidGoesWild

Wed Nov 11, 2009 6:40 am



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Wish I couldve seen it in theaters. I wanted to but knew I had no chance (talking bout R2, was too young for R1) to even get close to a theater playing such hardcore movie at my age. I did see R2 and R3 immediately after they were released on VHS. The hype surrounding R2 was enormous, it was in magazines everywhere. The Arcade game was so popular and the adults and older teenagers loved it, so it was THE thing to see. I had to wait two weeks to get R2 cause it was constantly being rented and on demand. You actually had to reserve a copy and wait. Not to mention the ordeal I had to go through in convincing my parents to let me see it since they watched R1 with me a year or two prior.

For some reason no one even knew that R3 came out. I didnt even know R3 existed untill I met my much older cousin coming back from the rental place holding three new movies, with R3 with 'new releases" sticker being one of them. Thats why I didnt know anything about it, and none of my friends even believed me that it exists and also knew nothing about it. Such an enormous contrast to the hype of the previous installment from 3 years prior. I almost crapped my pants when I saw it - talking about great surprise - you hope part 3 will be made someday and then out of nowhere you see it on VHS already. But once the copy started circulating, no one ever spoke about RoboCop again


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Mephisto

Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:43 am



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I saw R3 in a theater. Can't say it was a pleasure. 3 other people were in the theater besides me. What a fucken blockbuster. :roll: 

R2, I saw shortly after it came to video.

R1, also saw on video.


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HarryCanyon

Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:03 am



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Me! i saw it 3 times when i was 6 with my dad and we loved it, it was that awesome.

I also had the merchandise as a kid including comics to playing the arcade game and NES game to watching the cartoon.

I even saw the sequel 2 times and also played the games and also saw part 3 only once but it sucked.


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Junko

Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:20 pm



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I saw all of Robocoop 1-3 on a big screen. :D 
I still have the movie booklets.
http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w445/Junka0123/__.jpg
http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w445/Junka0123/__1.jpg

All Movie booklets at theaters are sold in Japan.
Is that only in Japan? :roll:


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Josh

Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:23 pm



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Junko.

We need scans of every page stat.


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DoktorNo

Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:40 pm



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Junko: i did't knew that you are a Japaniese. :)

Anyway: scan them all! :D


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Junko

Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:25 pm



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Scanning all of them? You guys seriously? :shock: 
Wow, that’s a big homework! :roll: 

Well, I didn’t expect you wanna see these booklets because they are written in Japanese.
If you don’t care about it, I will do it. :yessir: 
Though each booklet has about 20pages, so it’d take time to finish up,maybe…
In addition, is that OK to post all of them on this topic?

Above the photos were taken by i-phone,though needs scanning, right?
I’m wondering if my old scanning machine works well for these big booklets…
If not, I could use my i-phone or digital camera.
Anyway, I’m going to post as soon as possible. :wink: 

Junko: i did't knew that you are a Japaniese. :)
Hello,DoktorNo. :) 
Yes, I’m a Japanese woman. :rose: 
How about you?
I really don’t know where the most of members come from.  :roll:


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Zentron

Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:47 pm



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In addition, is that OK to post all of them on this topic?I'd say it would be a good idea to post them in a new topic! Oh, and a PT for you ;)


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Josh

Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:27 pm



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In addition, is that OK to post all of them on this topic?I'd say it would be a good idea to post them in a new topic! Oh, and a PT for you ;)

I second that. Even though most of us can't read Japanese we all love pretty pictures.

Hell, Archive or Zentron (if you have the power mate) can whack them in the gallery.


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Junko

Mon Apr 30, 2012 7:53 am



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OK, guys. Let me try :wink: .
Thank you for giving PTs to me. :wink: 

I have to tell you it seems there's no or very few rare pictures in them.
Probably, the most of them are quite familiar,
anyway, I wiil post them soon. :thumb1:


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RoboMike1170

Sat May 05, 2012 4:45 pm



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i saw  robocop 3 in the cinema when i was 15 years old! lol


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AlexRobo

Sun May 06, 2012 2:23 pm



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i saw  robocop 3 in the cinema when i was 15 years old! lol

I could have done that too, but I had doubts at the time as I thought Peter Weller was the one true RoboCop.


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RoboMike1170

Sun May 06, 2012 3:51 pm



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i saw  robocop 3 in the cinema when i was 15 years old! lol

I could have done that too, but I had doubts at the time as I thought Peter Weller was the one true RoboCop.

the first half hour of the movie was ok! but rest ......OMG! :ohdear:


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azuma

Sun May 27, 2012 2:39 am



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I saw Robocop 2 in a Cinema in HK when I was 15.

Azuma


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anticlaus

Tue Jun 05, 2012 3:59 am



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twice. once in 87 and then again this past weekend in LA.


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azuma

Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:26 am



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Sir, you are back!!


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Ponteral

Mon Jun 25, 2012 7:07 pm



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I created topic about it. I saw RoboCop on big screen last year (from Blu-ray), in our city. I had private projection. I have to say, that it was so special moment. It was like watching RoboCop first time in my live.. :)


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Nika Silwerra

Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:14 pm



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Oh yeah, and the your shiny award is the proof too :)


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Ponteral

Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:12 am



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Yeah I guess so, but I think that you'll see the first RoboCop in the cinema too, it's only matter of time, but I'm sure you'll see it. With my little help.. :-D


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vegasrobo

Wed Jun 27, 2012 7:52 pm



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I saw all 3 in the movie theatre's..On their given release dates actually with the exception of Robo1 saw it a couple weeks after release...NOW WORSHIP AT MY ALTER OF MEGAFANNESS!..:)


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kinserfan11

Tue Jan 29, 2013 1:49 am



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I saw all them in movies except the series on sat dish and prime directives on syfy channel  :D


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POCOBOR

Tue Jan 29, 2013 1:58 am



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I made up for not seeing the first two in theater by seeing R3 THREE times. I was 13 when it came out. I liked it (then). 
I wasn't aware of R1 until I saw it at the video store (Marshall, TX-1989). I remember being at the cinema while R2 was playing and listening through the door because my parents wouldn't let me watch it. :(


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RoboOtaku

Tue Jan 29, 2013 8:01 am



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I was sadly too young to see it at the theater in 1987. I saw it on VHS when I was 5 or 6 and was instantly hooked. I was obsessed with the character, it became my absolute role model. I've watched the original movie at least 50 times in my life, every time it would run on TV I would watch it and I've seen pretty much every other movie several times (Yes, R3 included though not out of fondness lol) as well as the TV series, though only the first movie has stood the test of time and stuck with me as I grew older. I still enjoy the second movie from time to time but I don't revere it as much as the first.

As a child, I would have my older brother craft me Robocop armors of cardboard and I was possessed with the dream of becoming a police officer because of that movie up until my early teenage years when I learned I couldn't become one since I have color blindness... Not to sound over-dramatic but that's been one of the biggest let down of my life. I knew then like I know now that the movie is not necessarily a good representation of a cop's day at work but I still felt Murphy had qualities that were essential to being a good Police officer.

To this day, going on 30, I still watch the movie often and still get goosebumps when the scene plays out where Murphy goes back to his former home and gets flashbacks of his defunct life. Basil Poledouris's haunting theme still captivates and hypnotizes me; from its first notes it zaps me back to my childhood and fills me with nostalgia... And when I see the life fade from Peter Weller's eyes as Alex Murphy dies on the operating table in the beginning of the film, I am still mesmerized at how real it looks...


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IlyaG

Tue Jan 29, 2013 2:55 pm



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I saw the original in theaters in around 1990, but this was back when I lived in Europe (I was born and grew up there), and I was probably 8 years old at the time. I thought it was one of the greatest movies I've ever seen at the time, second only to Star Wars. My mom took me to see it, but the violence never bothered me since I just thought it was "cool" rather than some scary, traumatic experience.

This was the only time I had seen this movie for years, because it was not shown on TV and we didn't have a VHS tape of it.

Later on, around 1993, my family got a collection of VHS tapes from someone, which were all older movies taped from HBO/Cinemax showings, usually about 2-4 movies per tape. One of them had a copy of "American Ninja" taped on TOP of Robocop. So, for several years, the only way I could see Robocop was by watching American Ninja, and after the end credits, Robocop would pick up right from the middle of the drug factory shoot-out scene, and I'd watch it through to the end. In my mind, these two movies are now forever linked together.


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AlexRobo

Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:33 am



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I saw the original in theaters in around 1990, but this was back when I lived in Europe (I was born and grew up there), and I was probably 8 years old at the time. I thought it was one of the greatest movies I've ever seen at the time, second only to Star Wars. My mom took me to see it, but the violence never bothered me since I just thought it was "cool" rather than some scary, traumatic experience.

This was the only time I had seen this movie for years, because it was not shown on TV and we didn't have a VHS tape of it.

Later on, around 1993, my family got a collection of VHS tapes from someone, which were all older movies taped from HBO/Cinemax showings, usually about 2-4 movies per tape. One of them had a copy of "American Ninja" taped on TOP of Robocop. So, for several years, the only way I could see Robocop was by watching American Ninja, and after the end credits, Robocop would pick up right from the middle of the drug factory shoot-out scene, and I'd watch it through to the end. In my mind, these two movies are now forever linked together.

This reminds me of when I went to a friend's house back in 1990 and his older brother's friend had rented out RoboCop.  Just when they were all set to watch it, they told us to go outside as it was an 18-rated film and there were scenes in it that were bound to be disturbing.  We were 11 at the time and quite a few boys in my class had already seen it.


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Mindchamber

Mon Feb 04, 2013 4:55 pm



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I saw it in theartes.  I remember as my family walked out of the thearte, we were still by the door, and as they were talking about where to eat, or what to do next, I stood there staring back in at the credits. just staring at the credits.

It was pretty much the first time I got real chills (goosbumps).. and I said to myself.  " I want to do that." I want to be part of something like this.


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robodisciple

Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:40 am



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Sadly no i never got a chance to see the original robocop in theaters whenit came out in 1987  :cry: . I was born in 1986 and i was almost a year old when it premiered in'87. But that didnt stop my dad from letting me watch it for the first time when i was just two years old lol! And the same goes for robo 2&3 dint get to see them in theaters  :cry:


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directive7

Tue Oct 08, 2013 9:16 am



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I saw the second one at a drivebin in Michigan.


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Edd 209

Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:29 am



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Why can't they just replay originals on the big screen then making remakes.  Id love to see R1 on the big screen!  I saw R3 on the big screen.


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ElectricSoul

Sun Feb 16, 2014 4:55 pm



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my ass was in the theater seat in August of 1987!


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Biosynth

Wed Feb 19, 2014 8:47 pm



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I saw all three in the theater.  I remember being disappointed with the third one though.


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Sin_Valor

Sun Feb 23, 2014 4:42 am



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I saw the remake recently in a cinema, it was one of those cinemas with HUGE SCREENS, like IMAX but not quite, to give the 'best experience' for audiences when they're watching action films, which is what IMAX is made for anyways. I thought it looked like shit, but I already made a review on that and I don't want to talk about it again.


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LuanaTF

Sun Feb 23, 2014 9:52 am



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Since I was only 2 in 1987, the answer is no, I didn't. But considering my emotional status, that was a good thing.

I watched RoboCop on VHS in 1991 with my dad. Was 6.

The only Robo movie that saw me in a cinema was the 2014 remake.


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Stan The Man

Sun Feb 23, 2014 10:10 pm



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I think just about all of us can now claim we have seen a RoboCop film in cinema. So now the thread has lost part of its reverence.. Bah.


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marciocbf

Sun Apr 13, 2014 3:50 pm



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I saw R3 in 1993 and remake six times here in Brazil.


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Meriandressial

Sat Jul 19, 2014 11:13 pm



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I was 7 when the first one came out, so no, I did'nt watch it in the cinema.
I watched the old robocop cinema films on vhs, then they came to the uk.

I watched the reboot in the cinema. Absolutely awesome film. :)
I'll see the sequal in the cinema, if/when, it comes out.


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Sgt. Mace

Tue Aug 19, 2014 8:05 am



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Only with the new movie I had this experience. Does a screening in home cinema count? 

It was when Burton's ''Batman'' released back in 1989 and I watched this together with ''RoboCop'' in my godmother's son home cinema.

What a blast!!!!!


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RoboPimp

Tue Aug 19, 2014 8:21 am



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I actually didn't see the new one in theaters. I saw a bootleg a couple days before I was gonna go and didn't think it was worth seeing in the theater. I never got to see Robocop on the big screen and going to the remake wouldn't have changed that.


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vegasrobo

Sat Feb 21, 2015 12:12 am



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I was 7 when the first one came out, so no, I did'nt watch it in the cinema.
I watched the old robocop cinema films on vhs, then they came to the uk.

I watched the reboot in the cinema. Absolutely awesome film. :)
I'll see the sequal in the cinema, if/when, it comes out. :ohdear:


Not the fact that you were too young for Robo when it came out,But explain exactly why you feel 2014 was awesome..I'm about to full on debunk this "how Awesome 2014 is" stuff..Go ahead and like it,We all like different stuff.Afterall that's the spice of life..But 2014 is a terrible film in almost every aspect.I like Megaforce its very near and dear to my heart but I'm fully aware its a terrible stupid film.We're far enough away from the whole debacle of the last 2 yrs. of people joining the archive just to troll and push the reboot as being awesome and great "most of them have long since left".Just to be clear I don't want you tp leave your a fan you belong here.And not for one second do I think your Trolling..But really now...Whats so great about it?


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Josh

Sat Feb 21, 2015 9:50 pm



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Whats so great about it?

It's not one of those rubbish Marvel films for a start. You know, the ones that get a good critical reception and make a fuck ton of money.


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RoboDemise

Sat Feb 21, 2015 10:09 pm



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2014 Robo was a good flick for about 10 seconds when he was in the silver suit and the camera was beside his head. Thin the cgi legs came in and I could still deal. But that was it for me. Best part of the movie. That side shot. Could have started and ended there and got best picture and all that!


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Stan The Man

Sun Feb 22, 2015 3:37 am



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Whats so great about it?

It's not one of those rubbish Marvel films for a start. You know, the ones that get a good critical reception and make a fuck ton of money.

I wouldn't say that makes it great so much as less annoying in that particular regard. Still, that is something though.

Otherwise I think Demise put it for me, though I will add there were some other bits here and there that I really liked. As far as I see it, it's a good curiosity at best and that's pretty much it - It's not a horrid film but not 'awesome' either. Ultimately tastes are subjective - Some people really honestly dig the remake. Some (like myself) don't. To each their own.

Not that I care to see another debate (full-fledged or otherwise) about the pros and cons of the remake in itself, but I really think this thread ain't the appropriate place for it - This was just to note who saw RoboCop (that is, the original) in a theater. As I said prior, we all can technically say we've seen 'RoboCop' in the theater at this point, so unless you are gonna stick to the original topic's intent, the thread has lost much of its reverence and much of its point. Or something like that.. Bah.


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RoboDemise

Sun Feb 22, 2015 4:34 pm



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Stan's a stay on topic cop. You got a ghost cop? :D


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Stan The Man

Sun Feb 22, 2015 5:44 pm



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No.. nor do I have a AlienCop or a VampireCop. Damnit.


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ant

Thu Jun 04, 2015 6:22 am



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I saw RoboCop in VHS tape. I did see RoboCop 2 sequel in the theater. Both times I was preteen. Funny how my friends and I were allowed to see them. :P


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RoboJOF

Mon Aug 10, 2015 11:54 pm



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This is a little off-topic, but I was able to see Robocop in theaters for the first time at an Exhumed Movie Marathon in Philly, PA! On the big screen, Robocop looked brilliant! I am glad to have gone. I love that some movie houses are just rerunning old great films for audiences to enjoy again. That is a great idea! Charge a few bucks to give you the real experience, nothing to get rich off of, and then get people to relive those great movies again!
Incidentally, the movie marathon featured a bunch of films with robot characters, including a Canadian clone of Robocop called The Vindicator (very good attempt, but a weak movie. We laughed a lot). We also saw Chopping Mall and Blade Runner. Both were very entertaining.


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RoboBrand87

Fri Dec 09, 2016 4:44 pm



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Sadly not. I first saw the Robocop films in about 2013 so I'm rather new to it. Robocop blew my mind and I've seen it about 50 times (maybe a little excessive) since discovering it. The second film I was less impressed with but I've seen that plenty of times. Same with Robocop 3. I've only ever seen the remake once, though.


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Stan The Man

Fri Dec 09, 2016 8:47 pm



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I've seen it about 50 times (maybe a little excessive)

Hardly. :b

Welcome, BTW. 

Back to topic I hope we get some screens for the 30th anniversary next year and perhaps more of us can say we've seen RoboCop on that big beautiful screen. Y'know - the real RoboCop and not the one that was once described as a "cookie cutter generic crotch rocket riding taser shooting pussy".


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RoboBrand87

Fri Dec 09, 2016 8:54 pm



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Welcome, BTW. 

Back to topic I hope we get some screens for the 30th anniversary next year and perhaps more of us can say we've seen RoboCop on that big beautiful screen. Y'know - the real RoboCop and not the one that was once described as a "cookie cutter generic crotch rocket riding taser shooting pussy".

Thanks. I actually joined about a year ago but I've only just started to post. I'm sure I'll enjoy my time here. 
I had a chance to see the Robocop remake at the cinema in 2014 but decided to watch the Lego movie instead. Seems I made the right decision. Seeing the real Robocop on the big screen would be a dream come true.


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vegasrobo

Fri Dec 09, 2016 10:41 pm



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I've seen it about 50 times (maybe a little excessive)

Hardly. :b

Welcome, BTW. 

Back to topic I hope we get some screens for the 30th anniversary next year and perhaps more of us can say we've seen RoboCop on that big beautiful screen. Y'know - the real RoboCop and not the one that was once described as a "cookie cutter generic crotch rocket riding taser shooting pussy".



 "cookie cutter generic crotch rocket riding taser shooting pussy"...
I tip my hat to you sir.;)


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Stan The Man

Sat Dec 10, 2016 6:26 am



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Thanks, but Mr. Hell was the one who originally said that, I cannot take credit there - I'm only the repeat offender. ;)


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RoboWags

Sat Dec 10, 2016 7:36 am



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Hell does have a way with words...   :lol:


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TODD-209

Tue Jan 17, 2017 11:51 pm



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So far I've seen every film at the movies when they were originally released. I was thirteen when I saw the first one, so it was the perfect age for me to experience it. It blew my mind and I absolutely loved it from day one...


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HOB888

Wed Jan 18, 2017 3:03 pm



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I saw RoboCop in VHS tape. I did see RoboCop 2 sequel in the theater. Both times I was preteen. Funny how my friends and I were allowed to see them. :P

Same here, I was ten  and the french rating was not under 12, but it was an old school cinema and the employees 
didn 't care.Kind of place where drug deals occured in the toilets  :lol:


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Edd 209

Wed Jan 18, 2017 11:18 pm



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I've only seen R3 and R2014 at the cinema.

But in April I'll finally be seeing R1 at the cinema wahooo!


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MattgomeryBurns

Fri Feb 17, 2017 1:50 am



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missed Robo 1, I was only 7.  but I saw it when it first came out on video when I was 8 and was hooked immediately

saw Robo 2 in the theatre when I was 10.  Me and a friend snuck in, it was my first R-rated film I saw in the theatre, and since it was a new robo it was super special.  I'll never forget that experience.

We're probably around the same age - that's how I experienced the first 2 movies too. And Robocop was the first R rated movie I ever saw (and probably shouldn't have seen at that age :lol: )


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Edd 209

Fri Feb 17, 2017 4:51 am



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Jealous about you seeing R2 in cinema.

It always amazes me how so many of us Robo fans watched it under age.  Who needs this R rating stuff haha!


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MattgomeryBurns

Fri Feb 17, 2017 5:44 am



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You show a 10 year old a movie with a guy getting shot in the balls and you'll have a fan for life.


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Edd 209

Mon Feb 20, 2017 11:36 pm



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You show a 10 year old a movie with a guy getting shot in the balls and you'll have a fan for life.

lol  :lol:


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RoboFan_93

Tue Feb 21, 2017 12:01 pm



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My brother saw, I think, both R1 and R2 in theatres. They came out here quite late though, as my brother was born in '86 and my dad always tells the story of how my brother was peeking over the seats in the cinema and reading the subtitles to himself outloud during the R1 screening.

I only saw R2014 in theatres. Saw the original and R2 for the first time on a badly dubbed pirate VHS tape when I was 3. It's a good thing dad never cared about age-restrictions on movies :D


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Edd 209

Fri Feb 24, 2017 1:26 am



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Saw R3 in the cinema which was a bit of a come down.

I'll finally get my change with R1 as is being screened here in Brisbane in April and I can't wait.  Then I just need to see R2 on the big screen.


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Edd 209

Thu Apr 27, 2017 6:52 am



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Tomorrow is the big day!  Can't wait to finally see R1 on the big screen!


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BountyHunter

Fri Oct 05, 2018 4:04 am



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I saw 1 and 2 in the theatre, but not 3. Not sure why.


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kinserfan11

Thu Feb 07, 2019 2:50 am



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I saw 3 times in Theaters !


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gez1967

Wed Feb 13, 2019 9:24 am



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never saw it back in the day was to young. but i did get a chance when they was showing it 2 years ago. so yep seen in and was ace


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Robomania

Wed Jun 12, 2019 10:45 am



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I'd have been too young with first 2, don't think I actually caught the movies until around 96 I think.   I'd sure go and see the new one if only they would make it  :D


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NukeLord

Wed Jun 12, 2019 3:42 pm



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missed Robo 1, I was only 7.  but I saw it when it first came out on video when I was 8 and was hooked immediately

saw Robo 2 in the theatre when I was 10.  Me and a friend snuck in, it was my first R-rated film I saw in the theatre, and since it was a new robo it was super special.  I'll never forget that experience.

We're probably around the same age - that's how I experienced the first 2 movies too. And Robocop was the first R rated movie I ever saw (and probably shouldn't have seen at that age :lol: )

I've often heard about "sneaking in" to the cinema/theater from Americans over the years. :D Like how do you do that? In the UK you'd just get busted trying to sneak in straight away by the guy who is collecting tickets on the door. :D Or does "sneak in", in America mean - "They shouldn't have really let us in as it was an R-rated movie, but we managed to get in anyway!", as opposed to actually physically sneaking into the building. :D It's just that I've heard it so many times from American's, but I've never really heard of it happening on these shores.


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RoboPimp

Thu Jun 13, 2019 5:50 pm



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I've often heard about "sneaking in" to the cinema/theater from Americans over the years. :D Like how do you do that? In the UK you'd just get busted trying to sneak in straight away by the guy who is collecting tickets on the door. :D Or does "sneak in", in America mean - "They shouldn't have really let us in as it was an R-rated movie, but we managed to get in anyway!", as opposed to actually physically sneaking into the building. :D It's just that I've heard it so many times from American's, but I've never really heard of it happening on these shores.

From my experiences, someone collecting tickets at the door of every theatre is very rare. Usually you show a guy your ticket in the lobby, then go to your theatre. The one in my town is small, so there are only 4 theatres. Some of the massive cineplexes have like 20+ theatres, the dude clips your ticket when you first go in, then you are left to wander off to the appropriate theatre on your own. When I was a kid me and my friends would sneak into R rated movies all the time at the small theatre in my town, just buy a ticket for another movie starting around the same time and then go to the other movie. The first movie I snuck into was Wedding Crashers. I don't think anybody means they were like breaking into the building without paying, just sneaking into an R movie when they were underaged.


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Stan The Man

Thu Jun 13, 2019 10:43 pm



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Pimp said it exactly. Suffice to say most theaters likely know kids are gonna see the R movies but as long as they pay they don't care much really. So that's just it. The ratings are mainly a guideline anyway, and arguably a fairly arbitrary one at that.

That said, my first was Scary Movie. Which was fun but I'm still envious as fuck at those of you that got to see any of those classic Robos on the big screen. Of course I got to see R1 on the side of City Hall in Dallas for the 30th shindig and that was a massive blast, especially with all the other Robo lovers, but just ain't the same. We all knew the greatness we were seeing and while that doesn't detract from the enjoyment any I can still only imagine what it was for those of you seeing it cold and coming out forever changed.  :D

