I re-watched Robocop for the first time in ages and had forgotten how prescient and how darkly funny the movie is. I also forgot about the scene with the politician who holds everyone hostage and demands a recount.

I've seen Robocop numerous times in my life, but probably hadn't watched it in over ten years. It's very "80's" both in terms of the special effects but the general tone (back when people thought crime rates were going to continue to rise forever until society collapsed).But most of it has held up incredibly well. The privatization of law enforcement. Planned obsolescence. Corporate military-industrial overlap. News programs that cheerfully gloss over atrocities. All of this was parody back in the 80s, but it's proven to be eerily accurate.And while the timing was completely coincidental, it was an awkward few minutes on the couch for my wife and I while we watched a deranged politician hold City Hall hostage, demand free stuff from the city, and demand a recount... via /r/movies https://ift.tt/3ot8Fv2