<description>Pixar films including Toy Story, Monsters Inc., and Finding Nemo, had been smash hits.  But could this success that worked on toys, fish, bugs, and beasts, work for a movie starring a roster of human characters?  That was the risk they took with The Incredibles -- Pixar's first superhero film.  The gamble worked and Pixar had another hit, but how does this film hold up more than 10 years later?  Join Stuart, Arnie, and Jakob to find out!
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Pixar films including Toy Story, Monsters Inc., and Finding Nemo, had been smash hits.  But could this success that worked on toys, fish, bugs, and beasts, work for a movie starring a roster of human characters?  That was the risk they took with The Incredibles -- Pixar's first superhero film.  The gamble worked and Pixar had another hit, but how does this film hold up more than 10 years later?  Join Stuart, Arnie, and Jakob to find out!


The Incredibles -- A Now Playing Bonus Review

<description>An undercover police officer infiltrates a group of thieves, but can he resist the lure of the subculture and do his duty?  No, we're not talking the Keanu Reeves/Patrick Swayze film Point Break--we're reviewing the 2001 car racing film The Fast and The Furious.  Starring Vin Diesel, fresh off the success of Pitch Black, the film raced to box office success and launched a billion-dollar franchise.  But is there more to this film than fast cars and attractive women?  Join Stuart, Arnie, and Jakob to find out!
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Hear us review all the Fast and Furious films at NowPlayingPodcast.com.

The Fast and Furious franchise started off as low budget racing films, but has risen to be one of Hollywood's most bankable action franchises.  In anticipation of the upcoming Furious Seven, Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob are living their life one quarter mile at a time and reviewing each film in this series!


Join us at NowPlayingPodcast.com for our Fast and Furious Retrospective Series!

<description>Robocop is back!  After two theatrical sequels that quickly declined in quality, a syndicated TV series, and a series of TV movies, the cyborg cop is back in theaters with a totally new take on the tale of Alex Murphy.  Gone is Verhoeven's ultra-violence and satrical take on 80's business, and instead Robocop is now a state of the art tactical killing machine, dressed in black.  Does this new angle on the robot cop work, or should Murphy have stayed dead?  Listen to Arnie, Jakob, and Stuart's review to find out!</description>

Batman and Commissioner Gordon team up to put Robocop in a black armored suit.

Robocop is back!  After two theatrical sequels that quickly declined in quality, a syndicated TV series, and a series of TV movies, the cyborg cop is back in theaters with a totally new take on the tale of Alex Murphy.  Gone is Verhoeven's ultra-violence and satrical take on 80's business, and instead Robocop is now a state of the art tactical killing machine, dressed in black.  Does this new angle on the robot cop work, or should Murphy have stayed dead?  Listen to Arnie, Jakob, and Stuart's review to find out!

Robocop (2014)


				Robocop is back! After two theatrical sequels that quickly declined in quality, a syndicated TV series, and a series of TV movies, the cyborg cop is back in theaters with a totally new take on the tale of Alex Murphy. Gone is Verhoeven's ultra-violence and satrical take on 80's business, and instead Robocop is now a state of the art tactical killing machine, dressed in black. Does this new angle on the robot cop work, or should Murphy have stayed dead? Listen to Arnie, Jakob, and Stuart's review to find out!
			


				Batman and Commissioner Gordon team up to put Robocop in a black armored suit.
			


				It's been a long road but we have reached the climax of the Robocop: Prime Directives series. Kaydick and Robocable have infiltrated OCP, planning to use their SAINT computer system to spread the human and machine killing Legion virus throughout Delta City. Only Robocop, his son James, and Kaydick's former lover Anne can stop him. After three cheaply made films, is there anything in this final movie to redeem the series, or does it Crash and Burn? Listen to find out!
			


				Happy Valentine's Day! We love you, Now Playing listener, but we don't love Prime Directives...
			

Robocop: Prime Directives – Crash and Burn

Robocop!  The 1980s classic film spawned 2 sequels, 2 cartoons, and 2 live action TV series.  Now this year Alex Murphy is being brought back from the dead once more in a remake of Robocop.  To prepare for the new film, download Robocop's history onto your iPod, and your brain, to hear Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob as they watch and review all the Robocop movies at nowplayingpodcast.com!

Now Playing Presents: The Robocop Retrospective Series

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