The Demolitionist

This was a real gem! A small movie that really made the most of its budget. It was a great thrill-ride and a lot of fun. I have to admit that the basic story is a total ROBOCOP rip-off, but still the movie knew exactly how to play the story and make it into something genuine and fun. There were a few scenes that were a dead-on copy of the original ROBOCOP and I would have rather see the makers give it an original twist, which they shamefully didn't. Nonetheless this is a great movie with tons of in-jokes and funny cameos. Especially Tom Savini and Bruce Campbell are absolutely brilliant. There is also a lot of sick twisted humor in the movie that gives it the stuff to be a cult movie. The best thing in the movie tough is Nicole Eggerd. She makes a much better super-hero than her Baywatch ex-costar Pamela Anderson did in Barb Wire. The biggest difference; Nicole can act! Next to that, this movie has the balls to be dark, in stead of sexy. Great directional debut by KNB-EFX-master Robert Kurtzman too! An absolute must see!!!

An atrocious, total rip-off of ROBOCOP, from start to finish, mean-spirited and excessively violent. This film has a recycled plot, a lead actress from BAYWATCH, and not much else - just senseless action, shooting and a couple of linking plot scenes. The poor production values mean that it looks cheap throughout, and there isn't much in the way of good action choreography to recommend either.

All it does have going for it is some excess violence (just what I like to see) and a parade of cameo appearances from numerous '80s horror movie stars! These include Bruce Abbott (RE-ANIMATOR) as a stuffy doctor, Heather Langenkamp (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET), Dan Hicks (Joe from EVIL DEAD 2), Reggie Bannister (the PHANTASM series) Joseph Pilato (Rhodes from DAY OF THE DEAD), Tom Savini (FROM DUSK TILL DAWN) and finally everyone's favourite shemp, Bruce Campbell (THE EVIL DEAD). Phew! In this case, the film is worth watching just to see if you can spot all of them. If you're looking for solid entertainment, however, then I would advise you to look elsewhere...

I recently watched The Demolitionist (1995) on Tubi. The storyline follows a city overrun by crime and desperate for a solution. When another cop is killed, a mad scientist creates a killing machine to uphold the law. The mayor reluctantly approves the project to clean up the streets.

Directed by Robert Kurtzman (Buried Alive), the film stars Nicole Eggert (Charles in Charge), Bruce Abbott (Re-Animator), Susan Tyrrell (Cry-Baby), Peter Jason (48 Hrs.), Richard Grieco (If Looks Could Kill), Sarah Douglas (Superman), and Tom Savini (From Dusk till Dawn).

This is one of those fun '90s movies that feels like an '80s Troma/Full Moon Features film. It does a great job of not taking itself too seriously, with a fun premise and an entertaining cast that delivers their performances perfectly for the genre. The attire, makeup, and sets pull you into the universe. The villain is phenomenal, and there are some great kills that brought a smile to my face. The last scene is hilarious and makes the fun journey worthwhile.

In conclusion, is The Demolitionist a great movie? Absolutely not. Is it worth a watch with the appropriate expectations? Absolutely. I would score this a 5/10 and recommend seeing it once.

What does being alive really mean? If it means that the blood pumps around your veins, your lungs suck in air, and your eyes help you to aim your gun to blow away your enemies, then Alyssa Lloyd is certainly alive. But in dying and being brought back did she lose something important along the way? Alyssa Lloyd (played by Nicole Eggert) is the Demolishionist, a police officer brutally murdered, and brought back from the dead in true comic-book form. Every night she is forced to undergo horrific scientific procedures which keep her alive and deadly.

The scientist seems to forget that his prize specimen was (and still is?) a woman, with very human feelings.

This film has been likened to RoboCop, and there are some superficial similarities, but Demolishionist is a lot darker, the humour has more 'edge', and the final scenes bring the narrative to a brilliant conclusion!

Nicole Eggert of 'Charles in Charge' fame plays detective Alyssa Lloyd, working undercover in the gang of rabid, foaming-at-the-mouth criminal mastermind Mad Dog Burne (Richard Grieco, '21 Jump Street'). Her cover is blown, her partner murdered, and she's tortured and left for dead - only to be biologically engineered into a super-human super crime fighter by "professor" Jack Crowley (Bruce Abbott, "Re-Animator") and his "Lazarus" project. Clad in a form-fitting, sleek black outfit, this super-human cop comes gunning for revenge.

Decent comic-book nonsense is obviously derivative of "RoboCop", but it works fairly well as a B level variation on that more famous futuristic action flick. There's lots of gunfire, a fair amount of low-budget atmosphere, and a good score by Shawn Patterson - not to mention some real eye candy shots of the sexy Eggert.

The principal value with "The Demolitionist" is a first-rate cast. Any aficionado of low-budget genre flicks will have a high old time playing Spot the Familiar Face - including an amusing surprise cameo (albeit uncredited) by a longtime veteran of this kind of thing, right near the end. Eggert does a good job as the heroine struggling to retain her emotions & humanity, while Grieco is obviously having fun as the greasy bad guy.

You could do a lot worse than this. It makes for agreeable (if unmemorable) entertainment for a Sunday afternoon.

This marked the directorial debut for veteran effects notable Robert Kurtzman.

Six out of 10.