David Carradine was a badass. Even in the stupidest movies he was in (and let's face it, this one is pretty stupid) he managed to be tough and menacing. It's weird because he even looked like a middle aged guy with a dad bod, yet somehow he exuded this energy. I don't know, it's probably because I grew up watching these kinds of movies and I thought he was the coolest, but I still love watching his movies.
In this movie, technology has allowed the justice system to try and convict people guilty of crimes with little due process, and their cases are all stored in a computer system accessible by cops and vigilantes alike. The movie focuses on an organization of bounty hunters known as C.O.P.S. David Carradine belongs to this group, and he hunts down criminals and brings them in, dead or alive. Unfortunately, the system is corrupt, and they take care of their enemies by either killing them directly, or by altering their histories to say they are guilty of crimes, so they can be imprisoned or murdered.
The C.O.P.S. use a lot of cool technology, like a glove that allows its wearer to lift cars with one hand or shoot deadly lasers and blow them up. Cool stuff. The bad guys are like the bad guys in the Robocop movies, over the top and comically evil, cackling maniacally while they destroy their enemies. This movie isn't very deep, but it's cool watching people get blown up by David Carradine, so I dug it.
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