History YMMV / RoboCop2

* NarmCharm: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMJUWqbJ3Jg "Behave yourselves!"]]

* {{Sequelitis}}: While not as good as the first film, ''2'' is still better regarded than ''3''.
** SoOkayItsAverage

* UncannyValley: The CGI head used for Cain after he gets his new body.

* BloodierAndGorier: And given the ''first'' movie, that's a real achievement!

* KickTheSonOfABitch: A lot of people were confused or even annoyed when it came to [[spoiler: the death of Hob. He acts like a dying child- which of course he is- and Robocop obviously treats him with some measure of implied sympathy, particularly since he was murdered by his old boss Cain. The problem is that Hob is a ''really, really evil'' dying child and we've spent the movie watching him establish himself as an extremely ruthless ManipulativeBastard and aspirant drug lord. Basically the problem is, if he wasn't a kid, the audience probably would have been ''cheering''.]]

* CompleteMonster: Cain isn't just wrecking the city by selling Nuke, he's a total sicko who kills anyone he perceives as a threat. His two worst deeds are the horrible murder of Duffy and cutting [=RoboCop=] into pieces. When the 12-year old Hob turns away in disgust when Duffy it being gutted alive, Cain grabs the back of his head and ''forces him to watch''. Getting turned into [=RoboCain=] just makes him worse, and he ends up killing a whole lot of police officers and innocent bystanders. He also blows up a hospital, because they were treating his drug-addicted patients.

* CompleteMonster: Cain isn't just wrecking the city by selling Nuke, he's a total sicko who kills anyone he perceives as a threat. His two worst deeds are the horrible murder of Duffy and cutting [=RoboCop=] into pieces. When Hob turns away in disgust when Duffy it being gutted alive, Cain grabs the back of his head and ''forces him to watch''. Getting turned into [=RoboCain=] just makes him worse, and he ends up killing a whole lot of police officers and innocent bystanders. He also blows up a hospital, because they were treating his drug-addicted patients.

* CompleteMonster: Cain isn't just wrecking the city by selling Nuke, he's a total sicko who kills anyone he perceives as a threat. His two worst deeds are the horrible murder of Duffy and cutting [=RoboCop=] into pieces. Getting turned into [=RoboCain=] just makes him worse, and he ends up killing a whole lot of police officers and innocent bystanders. He also blows up a hospital, because they were treating his drug-addicted patients.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: The main issue most people had with the film. It was one of the reasons Peter Weller did not return for the third movie (along with how uncomfortable the suit was). A few scenes showing Robocop's humanity were also cut from the final film. In particular, many critics (including RogerEbert) were offended by the character of Hob, thinking that putting a murderous SirSwearsALot 12 year old in an R-rated movie was [[DudeNotFunny taking things too far]]; not to mention, an even greater level of violence compared to the first film and the frequent, explicit hard drug use (albeit of a fictional drug).

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: The main issue most people had with the film. It was one of the reasons Peter Weller did not return for the third movie (along with how uncomfortable the suit was). A few scenes showing Robocop's humanity were also cut from the final film. In particular, many critics (including RogerEbert) were offended by the character of Hob, thinking that putting a murderous SirsSwearsALot 12 year old in an R-rated movie was taking things too far; not to mention, an even greater level of violence compared to the first film and the frequent, explicit hard drug use (albeit of a fictional drug).

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: The main issue most people had with the film. It was one of the reasons Peter Weller did not return for the third movie (along with how uncomfortable the suit was). A few scenes showing Robocop's humanity were also cut from the final film. The setting is even more of a CrapsackWorld than before ([=Omni Corp=] is even more of a heartless MegaCorp and now virtually controls the city; the mayor is a petulant ManChild with a HairTriggerTemper; one of the main villains is actually a kid; the police are on strike; the streets are flooded with a dangerous new drug; etc). It has started to enjoy a bit of VindicatedByHistory, but mostly on the grounds of how poorly received the ''other'' Robocop sequels were.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: The main issue most people had with the film. It was one of the reasons Peter Weller did not return for the third movie (along with how uncomfortable the suit was). A few scenes showing Robocop's humanity were also cut from the final film.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: The main issue most people had with the film.

* InformedWrongess: A lot of people were confused or even annoyed when it came to [[spoiler: the death of Hob. He acts like a dying child- which of course he is- and Robocop obviously treats him with some measure of implied sympathy, particularly since he was murdered by his old boss Cain. The problem is that Hob is a ''really, really evil'' dying child and we've spent the movie watching him establish himself as an extremely ruthless ManipulativeBastard and aspirant drug lord. Basically the problem is, if he wasn't a kid, the audience probably would have been ''cheering''.]]

** Unfortunately veers into SpecialEffectsFailure once Murphy grabs hold of him.

** The demonstrations of initial attempts post-Murphy [=RoboCop=]s are NightmareFuel. In particular, one of the attempts removes its helmet to reveal a screaming skull.

** Unfortunately veers into SpecialEffectsFailure once robo grabs hold of him.

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The very impressive stop-motion work done for [=RoboCain=] in ''[=RoboCop=] 2''. Especially when rising out of the ground towards the end.

* CompleteMonster: Cain isn't just wrecking the city by selling Nuke, he's a total sicko who kills anyone he perceives as a threat. His two worst deeds are the horrible murder of Duffy and cutting [=RoboCop=] into pieces. Getting turned into [=RoboCain=] just makes him worse, and he ends up killing a whole lot of police officers and innocent bystanders.

* WhatAnIdiot: Faxx, you honestly thought it was a good idea to put the mind of the city's greatest drug dealer and a serial killer into the body of a nearly unstoppable robot, all under the pretense that that you think he's under you control as long as he doesn't reach his controls? And her arrogance got countless lives lost in the process.

* HilariousInHindsight: Belinda Bauer stars as psychologist Dr. Faxx, and later went on to become a qualified psychologist herself.