Drunken Pickle
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Didn't see a thread for this but yeah, another classic being remade. There are now on set pics of what Robocop will now look like. It's vastly different...
Robocop Remake
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Zombipanda
My Boom-Boom's mostly gay
I'm really looking forward to this, honestly.
It seems like it's going to diverge pretty significantly from the original but if it didn't, I wouldn't see any reason to remake it. It looks like it's playing with the same themes of commercialism and capitalism as the original and keeping the same satirical tone, but updating it for the present day. I hope it's not disappointing.
It seems like it's going to diverge pretty significantly from the original but if it didn't, I wouldn't see any reason to remake it. It looks like it's playing with the same themes of commercialism and capitalism as the original and keeping the same satirical tone, but updating it for the present day. I hope it's not disappointing.
Friday
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I just hope we're lloking at a matte black robocop because he's going to be digitally enhanced post production. I'm really, really not one to shout CGI it but thats a really bland looking design.
As for the themes and what not, rampent consumer culture is at least as bad and quite posssibly worse than in the 80s when the original was made. The concept has plenty to do and say.
Drunken Pickle
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I don't care for the design. It looks lazy, a guy in full body armor rather y than visible mechanical parts showing that Murphy is indeed a real cyborg.
At least Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Sam Jackson and Jackie Earle Hayley will not likely disappoint. I can here SLJ saying "I'd buy that for a dollar" on his character's tv show.
At least Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Sam Jackson and Jackie Earle Hayley will not likely disappoint. I can here SLJ saying "I'd buy that for a dollar" on his character's tv show.
Ice
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Trailer:
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I'm probably in the minority here, but I really hated the original Robocop. It's not even, like, ironically good or funny. It's actually probably the stupidest movie I've ever seen, and I almost turned it off halfway through it. I wish I would have.
As such, I don't really care that they are remaking it but I guess I should watch the trailer.
As such, I don't really care that they are remaking it but I guess I should watch the trailer.
Victor Von Doom
Fist of teh Internets.
The original doesn't hold up as well. It's got it's classic moments like the gun twirl or "I'll buy THAT for a dollar!" line, but other than that...I'm with you.
And seeing the trailer for the new one left me so meh.
ProjectX2
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This looks about as good as the Total Recall remake.
Bass
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I agree a bit with E - I think ROBOCOP is overrated. It's not terrible, but it's really not that great. Unfortunately the new version seems to have removed the key draw of the character that he is a robot that used to be a man. In the trailer, he seems to be far far too human. When he screams when he realizes he's a robot, I felt that is a major, major misplay. Maybe it'll work but I think Proj is right, this will be akin to the new TOTAL RECALL. Polished and formulaic and thus losing all its charm.
Zombipanda
My Boom-Boom's mostly gay
Robocop's awesomeness is entirely predicated on when and in what state you first saw it.
DIrishB
The Timeline Guy
I first saw it when I was 8 at my cousin's house in Massachusetts...and I was completely wasted.
Zombipanda
My Boom-Boom's mostly gay
Massachusetts is the best state to watch it in.
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That line made me irrationally angry. It is so, so stupid. It's not funny, contextually or not, to the point that it's irritating.
That might be the worst line in the history of movies.
Victor Von Doom
Fist of teh Internets.
It was the movie's version of 80s catch phrase commercials. It's like saying "where's the beef?"
Ultimate Houde
UC's Resident Genetic Recombinator
Robocop....
This is nothing on how I would build a robotic enforcer of the law.
This is nothing on how I would build a robotic enforcer of the law.
I know what it was supposed to be, and it succeeded on that level (at least to some degree). But it was stupid. At least "where's the beef?" made sense and was contextually funny.
Also, I'm going to award this a Post of the Day.
DIrishB
The Timeline Guy
Jeez, kind of lowering the bar, no? Was it a slow day?
Zombipanda
My Boom-Boom's mostly gay
All you Robocop haters are dead inside. I bet you don't like Starship Troopers either.
Thank you. I'm flattered.
You just jelly.
Thank you. I'm flattered.
You just jelly.
ProjectX2
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They will be remaking Starship Troopers next.
