History YMMV / ManiacCop

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Cordell may have a tragic backstory, but no more so than Film/{{Candyman}} or [[Film/FridayThe13th1980 Pamela Voorhees]]. Nearly all of his victims are honest officers and completely random innocent people, he brutally beat his girlfriend (a woman who was so devoted to him that she attempted suicide when she heard what happened to him) to death for no discernible reason, and he helps criminals (including vicious killers like Turkell and Jessup) to either further his goals or just for the Hell of it. While it is suggested that he incurred brain damage in Sing Sing, this is at best an InformedAttribute, as he comes off as cognitively functional throughout the films, and we get nothing in the way of flashbacks to what he was like prior to becoming the Maniac Cop.

** The backstory for Cordell has him being a wrongfully convicted cop in a prison filled with people whom he put in there. A year later in ''Film/TangoAndCash'', Robert Z'Dar plays a criminal in a prison with a grudge against one of the two main characters, who are wrongfully convicted for murder and send to prison filled with people they helped to put away.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Cordell may have a tragic backstory, but no more so than Film/{{Candyman}} or [[Film/FridayThe13th1980 Pamela Vorhees]]. There is nothing to suggest that his resurrection messed with his mind, and throughout the series he kills innocent people and other honest cops for no reason, making his FaceHeelTurn and InvincibleVillain status seem undeserved.
** The film implies that this was due to brain damage that carried over to his resurrection.

* HarsherInHindsight: After several high profile exposures of systemic police brutality in 2014 and 15, it's even more disturbing to see this film's portrayal of a police force conspiring to cover up one of their own turning psycho. Of course, given Creator/LarryCohen's usual social commentary this also counts as quite a case of ValuesResonance.

* HarsherInHindsight: After several high profile exposures of systemic police brutality in 2014 and 15, it's even more disturbing to see this film's portrayal of a police force conspiring to cover up one of their own turning psycho. Of course, given Larry Cohen's usual social commentary this also counts as quite a case of ValuesResonance.

* AdultFear: The very people you trust to protect you? They turn out to be the very people you need protection from.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Cordell may have a tragic backstory, but no more so than Candyman or Pamela Vorhees. There is nothing to suggest that his resurrection messed with his mind, and throughout the series he kills innocent people and other honest cops for no reason, making his FaceHeelTurn and InvincibleVillain status seem undeserved.

* HilariousInHindsight: So, what we have here is a psychopath with GlasgowSmile impersonating a police officer and who is planning to kill the mayor. [[Film/TheDarkKnight Sounds kinda familiar]].

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Cordell may have a tragic backstory, but no more so than Candyman or Pamela Vorhees. There is nothing to suggest that his resurrection messed with his mind, and throughout the series he kills innocent people and other honest cops for no reason, making his FaceHeelTurn and InvincibleVillian status seem undeserved.

* HarsherInHindsight: After several high profile exposures of systemic police brutality in 2015, it's even more disturbing to see this film's portrayal of a police force conspiring to cover up one of their own turning psycho. Of course, given Larry Cohen's usual social commentary this also counts as quite a case of ValuesResonance.

* {{Narm}}: Cordell's facial expressions after his scarred look is revealed. Even the creators hated how he looked.

* EvenBetterSequel: The general opinion on the second film to many. Including director Lustig himself, who considers it [[http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/23353/ the best film he's made]].
* FunnyMoments: Turkell's chatter while he and Cordell are on their way to the hideout.
--> '''Turkell:''' I got a real nice apartment. I mean, it's quiet, nobody ever comes down there. Private, y'know? Uh, you can come there. I mean, I ain't queer or nothing.
--> '''Cordell:''' ''(briefly pauses)''
** Later:
--> '''Turkell:''' You don't talk much, but that's okay. Was it that accident, the same one that screwed your face up?
--> '''Cordell:''' ''(pauses again)''
--> '''Turkell:''' ... I didn't mean to offend you, now. I'm sorry, if I did.

* MoneyMakingShot: Cordell punching through his coffin and picking up his badge in one of the trailers for ''Badge of Silence''..
* {{Narm}}: Cordell's facial expressions in the first film. Even the creators hated how he looked in that one.

* {{Narm}}: Cordell's facial expressions in the first film.

* EvenBetterSequel: Many people consider the second film to be superior to the first. Including director Lustig himself, who even considers it [[http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/23353/ the best film he's made]].

* EvenBetterSequel: Many people consider the second film to be superior to the first. Including director Lustig himself, who [[http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/23353/ even considers it his best]].

* EvenBetterSequel: The second film is this to many people, including Lustig himself, who [[http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/23353/ even considers it his best]].

* MoneyMakingShot: Cordell punching through his coffin and picking up his badge in one of the trailers for the third movie.

* HilariousInHindsight: So, what we have here is a psychopath with GlasgowSmile impersonating a police officer and who is planning to kill the mayor. [[TheDarkKnightSaga Sounds kinda familiar]].