Detroit Bronzes Giant RoboCop Statue

BangStyle ^ | May 17, 2013 | Danny De Maio

[Alex Murphy]

[montag813]

What does the “unrated” version have that the theatrical release doesn’t?

[Alex Murphy]

What does the “unrated” version have that the theatrical release doesn’t?

Longer, gorier deaths.

[cripplecreek]

There is actually some beautiful sculpture in Detroit.

Spirit of Detroit is just one example.



The Joe Louis Monument is pretty decent as "modern art" goes.



The underground railroad monument is pretty cool.



The civil war sailors and soldiers monument is great too.



Lots of great sports statues in Detroit too. Ty Cobb, Bobby Orr, Ernie Harwell.

[V_TWIN]

https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/3128312320/h40909135/

[BO Stinkss]

I saw the R rated version when it first came out. I like a good “shoot-em-up” but this movie was disturbing. They introduce you to the main character, get you to like him, then they slowly and graphically mutilate him. Nauseating.

[cripplecreek]

The fact that Red Farmer does the mutilating makes it even more disturbing.

[KSCITYBOY]

Pride in the fact that the movie accurately depicted what Detroit would be come.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

—— Pride in the fact that the movie accurately depicted what Detroit would be come. ——

Woooowwww..... This could become The Statue of Irony.

[Orangedog]

Old dude had some of the best lines in the movie:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o97uNzbBfis

[Gay State Conservative]

There are a number of pretty impressive monuments in Central Park in NYC.One of these days I’m gonna take a couple of hours and look at all of them at some length.

[cripplecreek]

I'm not a fan of cities but I do love good statues.

[who knows what evil?]

Clarence was one of the nastiest villains in the history of cinema...

[WayneS]

Robocop was rated X?

I did not know that.

[GeronL]

like Japanese pervy anime they must have edited it heavily.

I do not think it was made in Detroit BTW

[Gay State Conservative]

I'm not a fan of cities but I do love good statues.

I'm a suburban kinda guy myself but,if you've never been there,I can assure you that NYC is a city unlike any other on earth...regardless of what you might think of the residents.I can also assure you that Central Park is unlike any public park *I've* ever seen.and the statues seen there are interesting to say the least...and at least some of them are truly historic.

[dfwgator]

"I'll Buy that for a Dollar!"

[where's_the_Outrage?]

I was trying to find a link for where the spirit of Detroit footprints were found going to the Naked Lady Statue (I think for Gas), but my google searches failed to find it.

Too bad, it was funny.

From my feeble memory. One morning there were painted footprints for the Spirit of Detroit statue (Man) to a the Gas Lady (naked woman) just across the street (I think Woodward). No one was was ever charged but understand a bunch of students helped the police clean it up.

Wow, that is way to do a prank, and the correct non response from the city.

[cripplecreek]

Wow, that is way to do a prank, and the correct non response from the city.

Agreed, police responses should be proportional to the threat. Personally I think the Detroit riot of 67 could have been prevented if police had ignored the party in the blind pig for that one night and taken it up with the owner the next day. That's not to blame the police, as I recall the owner admitted that he was at least partially responsible because he incited the growing crowd and threw the first bottle.

[where's_the_Outrage?]

While I know nothing of the Blind Pig, I think I have to disagree with you.

I was in Cincinnati in 67, my dad was CDR of AFEES there. I remember the riots happening and going through the city seeing signs in windows saying “Soul Brother”, I had to ask my parents what that meant as I was only 12.

These riots happened around the country, it was more that just a one place incident.