I know it's a bold statement, best movie of all time.. but after watching it 1,000 times, and a lot of soul searching, I stand by it. If you don't understand this masterpiece, you are ignorant of history, the nature of humanity, and the dire message that we really need to grasp. Just look at the history of Paul Verhoven. Look at RoboCop and Total Recall. Same message, same staying power of a masterpiece. So if you don't comprehend this movie, it's above your head. Go back to sleep, sheeple.

In its satirical quality this is the worthy successor to 'Dr. Strangelove'. Probably the smartest film on fascism - and its appeal - ever made, yet cleverly disguised as a loud sci-fi extravaganza, this satire works well on every level. Over the top violence with an actual brain, this wickedly subversive gem is one I can't get enough of.

I was a bit confused at the beginning of the movie how to make such a movie but then I quickly realized that all this is just satire and had to laugh pretty hard even disregarding this aspect is a crafty fantastic movie the effects look better from as many films come out these days and I'm just impressed bins that everything was possible in 1997. You can actually say what you want about Paul Werfen's films but they are never boring and there is always a moral in it without the message being thrown in our faces. And even if you can not just watch the movie sit back and relax and you have two hours of great entertainment or you can seriously take a look at the topic seriously and think seriously about what is said and done there and there is something for everyone there. Of course, probably most people will be overly concerned with the image because many people have a problem with people getting shot in front of the camera, but I have a problem with it if the movie has a stamp and is no more brutal than a Disney cartoon. At no second boring a still very current message with very fresh ideas effects that are just wonderful and probably will look so good in 20 years. Who has not seen this movie has clearly missed something

It is a mixed bag of terrible acting and eye candy. Great special effects and repetitive action sequences. Poignant satire, boring American style futuristic totalitarianism and one dimensional characters. Its worth a watch for the humour alone which matches that of robocop, the CGI and for the bodies, though there could have been more on the female side. It inherits the flaws of the base material and the little acting talent there is on the set (Michael Ironside, Clancy Brown) does not redeem it.Stay away from the sequels, no joke.