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...billion, down 9% from last year's. Total Recall has already earned more than $105 million, and Dick Tracy and Die Hard 2 could earn that and more before Labor Day. But other pictures have already started to run out of steam, especially pricey sequels like Another 48 Hrs., RoboCop 2, Gremlins 2: The New Batch and Back to the Future, Part...
From the reviews, you may think that Gremlins 2: The New Batch is about a cute creature who battles his evil brethren to save Manhattan. You may read that RoboCop 2 is about a police officer, half man, half machine, who battles his evil robot twin to save Detroit. You may have heard that Total Recall is about Arnold Schwarzenegger trying to reclaim his memory and save Mars...
Most films offer the viewer one thing at a time to look at, one emotion to feel. A dyna-movie demands more; the eye must search every corner of the film frame for glancing gags. Look closely in the villain's lair in RoboCop 2 and find effigies of his patron saints: Jesus, Mother Teresa, Elvis, Oliver North. Listen hard to Gremlins 2 and catch witty details about zillionaire Daniel Clamp's cable empire. It includes 24-hour channels devoted to archery and laundry, and a movie channel featuring "Casablanca, but with color -- and a happier ending." Gremlins 2 should...
...beneath the millions of dollars worth of special effects is a clever, inventive film which captures the flavor of the original Robocop--that is, it provides us with some food for thought...
...intelligence and darkly humorous satire, Robocop II has more in common with Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles and Rob Reiners' Spinal Tap than any of this summer's insubstantial blockbuster releases. It's definitely a must...