RoboCop Reboot - Part 4

[jacobed]

Does it really look like something new? It's looks like Iron Man.

Looks like a pretty unique movie to me. And really? Iron Man. that's the one you're picking. It literally looks nothing like Iron Man

 

[TWayneP]

Again, you're not demonstrating any difference, certainly not one that is relevant to anything I'm talking about. Robocop was created by specific people, and then other people carried the franchise forward. Superman was created by specific people, and then other people carried the franchise forward. The situation is the same--the only difference is that in the case of Robocop, the other people did an inferior job of it.

I'm sorry for snipping off the rest of your post, as I'm not trying to be rude, but it seems pointless for us to pursue this any further. I understand why you think it's okay to adapt the material this way. I do not, and the fact that there is only one good Robocop movie will certainly not convince me to change my position regarding the importance of what has defined the property across it's various incarnations (which includes comics, incidentally), regardless of their quality.

I understand you perfectly. I did demonstrate a huge difference in that it is a film based on a film, not a history of comics that spans way before you were even born. THAT is the significant difference. Its not because theres just one good robocop movie, its that there is only one true robocop movie. As I said before I'm not really directing anything toward what your talking about, just a general thought of mine and how I look at things. I know there will be fans like you, who have criteria and dismiss a film by a trailer long before they ever actually see it. There's no way I will try and sway you either way, I actually understand the criticism. I couldn't care less if this movie fails or even is any good!

I guess it just comes down to different mind sets and how open you are. This won't be like total recall remake. That was a different movie. (Note, A story that has beginings before the first verhoeven adaptation) It looks cleaner and safer because that's the age we are in. A lot of movies will have this vibe, but doesn't mean they suck. 1987 was a very different time. I'm a bigger fan of Robocop then anyone I know or will ever know, it's my absolute favorite movie that doesn't involve batman. I consider myself a die hard fan of robocop. I love this new re-imagining so far. I will keep my expectations in check but the trailer looks great for what it is so far and I hope the final film will be too.

At the same time I feel nothing that has the robocop name in it will EVER be as good as the original robocop. It's not technically possible. In order for that to happen Robocop 87 will have to be erased from history making this 2014 film the first we've ever heard of robocop and knock on all the doors the 87 film did to kids and adults of today.

So the way I look at it is that it seems like a good attempt at a robot cop movie with similar aspects that made the 87 movie so perfect. An Omage per say. It's a re imagining of the entire thing, NOTHING determines what "robocop" should and shouldn't be as far as this movie is concerned. I'm not blinded by fanboyism, and I can openly embrace the new interpretation knowing I will always have that ONE and only film that made me fall in love with RoboCop in the first place that was made by Paul Verhoeven. It wasn't robocop 2, robocop 3, robocop prime directives or any of various incarnations. it was and is RoboCop.

 

[Travesty]

It literally looks nothing like Iron Man

Really, "nothing like Iron Man"?

 

[dark_b]

the grey suit looks like metal. like something hard. the black suit looks like plastic. it looks like it can bend. the black suit is a bad design and bad practical effects. insulting.

the trailer was good. and the story looks and sounds decent in the trailer. i think i will maybe pay for a ticket.

 

[Reel-Man]

the grey suit looks like metal. like something hard. the black suit looks like plastic. it looks like it can bend. the black suit is a bad design and bad practical effects. insulting.

the trailer was good. and the story looks and sounds decent in the trailer. i think i will maybe pay for a ticket.

Seriously you can even see the damn thing fold in some scenes. Stupid rubber mentality these designers have. I blame Batman for starting this crappy trend.

 

[Travesty]

Seriously you can even see the damn thing fold in some scenes. Stupid rubber mentality these designers have. I blame Batman for starting this crappy trend.

Heh, well, Batman isn't supposed to be made out of metal, so I wouldn't be blaming that on him.

 

[craigdbfan]

It's definitely Batman's fault. He's the one making the decision to go with the black design.

 

[Eggyman]

This looks much better than I was expecting. All robots look like Iron Man. All of them. Pacific Rim. Iron Man. Wall-e. Iron Man. Transformers. Iron Man. The fridge in my kitchen. Iron Man.

What a useless complaint. That humanoid robot looks like other humanoid robots.

 

[Reel-Man]

It's definitely Batman's fault. He's the one making the decision to go with the black design.

It was probably that line "does it come in black?" that made costume designers everywhere go BINGO!

 

[craigdbfan]

It was probably that line "does it come in black?" that made costume designers everywhere go BINGO!

I was referring to Keaton making the decision to go with the whole black suit concept.

Keaton used to be Batman. Guess my joke flew a bit too high.

 

[#1Batmanfan]

It's definitely Batman's fault. He's the one making the decision to go with the black design.

your avatar is amazing!! go Dodgers!

 

[Teelie]

It looks like a decent trailer. It's definitely got that Robocop of the 21st century feel to it and it looks good but some of the dialogue... cliched and overused concepts. Man vs machine I get but does it have to be so obtuse? They literally say it at least twice about the machine part in control then later how the human side is overriding control.

 

[Heretic]

Again, I haven't even seen the first Robocop (I'm sure that I caught tons of pieces of it on cable back in the day, but don't remember anything)...but my take is this.

The theme of this movie seems very modern. The idea appears to be kind of a mix of the fear of a militarized, all powerful government along with a transhumanism thing where the government controls him and he tries to break the hold. This fits right in with the conspiratorial and protest type films like Iron Man 3, Star Trek Into Darkness, Elysium etc.

I have no clue what the "point" of the first Robocop was...but this one certainly seems to fit our times.

 

[dark_b]

wait a second. did i see his eyebrows? what?????? ohhhhh is looks to weird and strange for girls right?i get the human hand. producers in hollywood are to stupid. but to not remove his eyebrows ? when he was without the helmet it was the best part of the original movie. but NO lets make him cute . he has so much make up on the face that it looks like he is shooting a commercial.

thats how you do it.

they couldnt even remove his eyebrows? when the guy had 4th degree burns?

 

[dude stannis]

Looks generic. Which is worse than looking terrible.

Can we do a kickstarter to have Michael Keaton, Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson, Jackie Earle Hayler and Michael K. Williams in an actual Paul Verhoeven movie?

 

[DarthDorranceBane]

His robot parts can inject hair regrowing cells.

 

[Reel-Man]

I was referring to Keaton making the decision to go with the whole black suit concept.

Keaton used to be Batman. Guess my joke flew a bit too high.

I was still having flashes of him quoting TLC to remember he was Batman once upon a time.

 

[Soapy]

Yo, Linden! This movie looks alright.

 

[bullets]

This... is just a guy with a sweet robot body. A superhero movie. Safe. Easy. Nothing disturbing about it. Nobody is going to walk out offended. Some people might think that's a good thing. I think it means you're not taking any chances.

In the original film Robocop looked like an abomination. In this reboot it just looks like the suit is keeping him alive. It reminds me of Anakin Skywalker/ Darth Vader. I think i understand what your complaining about. However it doesn't seem to bother me.

 

[Eggyman]

If the hand is fake, maybe the face is fake. If the face is fake, maybe the eyebrows are fake. First time I ever talked about eyebrows on the Hype without the conversation being about Roger Moor.

 

[bullets]

Anytime I see that hand I think he forgot the rest of his costume. The face being fake does make sense though. He looked really charred up on the operating table.

 

[LostSon88]

This movie now has my attention.

I thought that was a pretty well done trailer. And it clearly embraces the fact that its a reboot and not a rehash of the original film.

 

[747]

Well, it looks better than RoboCop 2 and 3, but that doesn't say much. I'm not overly impressed. One thing I don't like is the Robo voice, like much else of the film it feels a tad bit too run-of-the-mill.

 

[Reel-Man]

Personally I found the voice at the end of the trailer sounded like the voice in the original.

 

[Gianakin_]

Not only does it look better than I expected, I even really liked it on its own. I don't see how it's generic, but whatever. I'm there opening night.