The title suggests a full bio, but Hitchcock covers the life of the famous director only during the production of Psycho. It’s a movie about making a movie considered one of the best and most groundbreaking in cinema history.
Psycho went on to become Hitchcock’s most successful film. This behind-the-scenes retrospective, which spends too much time away from the on-set action to focus on his troubled marriage, is comparatively pointless.
my rating : 3 of 5
2012
A Robocop; a police officer that’s part man and part machine; isn’t a bad idea. Even given the technological malfunctions that are bound to happen, he still has many advantages over a regular person in a uniform. He also has superhuman strength. He’s able to bend the barrel of a gun with his bare hand, so the violent criminals of Detroit don’t stand much of a chance when he’s on the force.
This movie, a decent sci-fi action flick, also takes on his Frankenstein-esque psychological baggage. Murphy used to be a normal cop until he was gunned down by a street gang. Now he’s essentially dead with a brain replaced by computer codes, prime directives and dry humor, but he still has memories and emotions, which, along with an open mouth area, make him somewhat vulnerable.
my rating : 3 of 5
1987