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25th Mar 2021

RoboCop Vs. The Terminator (Ep. 0001)

Hear Kyle, Drew, and Phil as they navigate the "War Score" card for two of the greatest Sci-Fi Action films of all-time. Movie Wars starts off with a bang(an explosion?) by pitting two of the greatest heavyweights of all-time against one another.

Can Arnold defeat Peter Weller in the top billed cast category?

Who would win in an all out brawl?

Have you ever wondered which Machine is more likely to get Malware?

All this more on Ep. 0001 of Movie Wars!

FIlm Summaries

RoboCop: In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker (Kurtwood Smith) so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.

  • Director:
  • Paul Verhoeven
  • Producer:
  • Arne Schmidt
  • Writer:
  • Edward Neumeier, Michael Miner
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Aug 27, 2015
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
  • $49.7M
  • Runtime:
  • 1h 42m
  • Production Co:
  • Orion Pictures

-Summary and info courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes(https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1017712-robocop)

The Terminator: Disguised as a human, a cyborg assassin known as a Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) travels from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton). Sent to protect Sarah is Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn), who divulges the coming of Skynet, an artificial intelligence system that will spark a nuclear holocaust. Sarah is targeted because Skynet knows that her unborn son will lead the fight against them. With the virtually unstoppable Terminator in hot pursuit, she and Kyle attempt to escape.

-Summary and info courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/terminator)

Transcript

FIlm Summaries

RoboCop: In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker (Kurtwood Smith) so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.

Director:

Paul Verhoeven

Producer:

Arne Schmidt

Writer:

Edward Neumeier, Michael Miner

Release Date (Streaming):

,:

Box Office (Gross USA):

$49.7M

Runtime:

1h 42m

Production Co:

Orion Pictures

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Schwarzenegger) travels from:

Director:

James Cameron

Producer:

Gale Anne Hurd

Writer:

James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd

Release Date (Streaming):

,:

Runtime:

1h 48m

Production Co:

Pacific Western

-Summary and info courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/terminator)

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A panel of standup comedians deliver deeply researched and thoughtful film analysis.
A panel of stand-up comedians blends humor with deep film analysis, using their unique ‘War Card’ system to grade movies across key categories. Each episode delivers thoughtful insights and spirited debate, offering a fresh, comedic take on film critique. New episode every Thursday!
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