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re: #329 Dr Lizardo

People don’t think about it now, but for its time, RoboCop was a pretty graphically violent film (not counting transgressive films like Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer or exploitation flicks like Cannibal Holocaust).

This was a time when the MPAA ratings actually meant something, back before “PG-13” became the industry standard and studios were actually willing to roll the dice on a film that attracted an “R” rating. Which is what makes so many of the “reboot” films so pathetic by comparison, that movies known for taking chances and rocking the boat are now reduced to kid-friendly retreads.