Missy Posted September 6, 2013 Report Share Posted September 6, 2013 I hold the first Robocop in very high regard. That being said, this looks AWESOME. Like Dan said, it might fit in that Dredd category of simple fun. I hope it turns out well. Hell, if the story is halfway-decent but the action is as good as it looks, I'll be pleased.I hate being a QFT guy, but this.Also, yeah, the face isn't burnt? What? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted September 6, 2013 Report Share Posted September 6, 2013 His face got messed up too. They must have done plastic surgery on it, maybe even replaced an eyeball or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delete Posted September 6, 2013 Report Share Posted September 6, 2013 actually watching it between saving that one hand, in the original Murphy's good arm is explicitly amputated, and showing the original suit it seems this movie is going to go out of its way to bag on the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted September 6, 2013 Report Share Posted September 6, 2013 I'll see this cause Michael Keaton is amazing. I also like the updated corporate baddy isn't an 80's yuppie but what looks like a silicone valley jerk, which is just perfect for Keaton to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted September 6, 2013 Report Share Posted September 6, 2013 actually watching it between saving that one hand, in the original Murphy's good arm is explicitly amputated, and showing the original suit it seems this movie is going to go out of its way to bag on the original. "Bag on the original" may be a little harsh. The fact that they're using a specific point like whether or not to keep the hand and taking it in a different direction, I think, is interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted September 6, 2013 Report Share Posted September 6, 2013 Put me in the camp that thinks this looks good, and I was highly skeptical up to now. Looks like they're going in with a lot of reverence towards the original but going with a sleeker more agile hero and a more emotional story since from the outset its going to be a war between Murphy and what they've made him into. It would need to hit a lot of buttons to beat the original for me but right now it looks like it's better than all the sequels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Robinson Posted September 6, 2013 Report Share Posted September 6, 2013 I'll buck the trend and say the trailer didn't do much for me. It just reminds me of the Total Recall remake. It looks sleek and cool but also like it will be forgettable. I could be wrong. I hope I'm wrong. But for now I'm not interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dan Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 I love the way his badge is embossed into his chestplate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 That is pretty cool. Of course this doesn't appear to have any satirical edge to it. It may miss the point of the original as much as the completely unironic saturday afternoon TV show where he was like a new version of the 6 million dollar man- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U00p0LNZOpw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjoyadet Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz5FO4TQt1E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Missy Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 :buttrock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 I just saw this today.It was thoroughly decent, with a few high points. I liked it well enough, and it avoided copying the original enough that I never felt like it was a "lesser version" of the first movie.Totally not a must-see, but worth watching if you decide you want to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 I'm going to see it tomorrow, and there might be a RoboCop (1987) / RoboCop (2014) review in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-T Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 I'm going to see it in about an hour. Very disappointed in the rating, because the violence was such a big part of the first one. I never understood the point of the spike to interface with computers, even when I saw it way back then. How many computers have a hole to put a spike in? A cable, I could see... but a spike? It makes no sense. I realize the point of having the spike was to provide Robocop a weapon to stab someone in the head with later, but that could have been a straight-up weapon instead of a spike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-T Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 So we open with The Great Satan America having conquered Iran, and GSA oppressing the peaceful people of Iran in a totalitarian police state... Come on. Really? As a movie, I think it fares well next to the original. (I do miss the gore.) But the political stuff was too heavy handed. Had they just let it be after the final scene where Murphy's story arc ends, it would have been fine... annoying, but not too bad. But they just had to put the explanation point on at the end and really ram it into the ground. Please. Can I just have a fun action movie please? I see enough of this as I read the news every day. This is supposed to be an escape from reality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Can I just have a fun action movie please? I see enough of this as I read the news every day. This is supposed to be an escape from reality.Some people said the same thing about the themes of corporate crime and consumerism when the 87 film came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted February 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 The original was full of political statements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-T Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Evil businessmen are common bad guys in fiction. Lex Luthor and the Kingpin are two examples. This one went beyond that, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted April 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 Finally saw it. There was nothing in Micheal Keaton's behavior that showed him to be a bad guy, then he all the sudden threatens Murphy's family with a gun? That made no sense. Also, what is with the yodeling song during the last training session? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjoyadet Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 http://youtu.be/zLjlnoAT_ns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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