RoboCop Reboot - Part 5

[InJustice]

And that raises no red flags for you? Not one person has a genuine dislike of the movie for any reason? Even the best movies made get negative reviews.

At least these negative reviews make more sense than "it sucks because it's not RoboCop 1987"

 

[chintai80]

maybe because there's so much low expectations for this movie that when people watch it and find out it's not as terrible as they thought it would be, it's skewing the results to be more positive? hahah.

 

[moviedoors]

No matter how I end up feeling about it (and I'm only seeing this if the regular people I read actually like it), I'd like to think my response isn't motivated by nostalgia. Robocop was a movie I liked as a child, sure. But I liked lots of movies, and Robocop was never in regular rotation. I didn't come around to thinking it was a great movie until a few years ago, maybe five years or so, when I was in my 20's, and that was the first time I'd seen it since I was like 13. I can't walk in and pretend like I haven't seen the original, but I'm also not walking in with a list of meaningless, literally childish expectations like the people that get angry about flames on Optimus Prime or whatever the hell is going on with the new Ninja Turtles.

 

[TheBeastWithin]

Another positive review:

http://geekculture.co/geek-review-robocop-2014/

Wow. That's a stellar review. Incredibly detailed assessment.

 

[DoomsdayApex]

I find myself more excited for this film day by day. February 14th can't get here fast enough.

 

[chintai80]

Wow. That's a stellar review. Incredibly detailed assessment.

yea, i don't think a positive review like this is a plant either, because he does somewhat criticize the main star, kinnaman's, performance.

 

[Poni_Boy]

Review "plants" are never low level nobody blogs. What Teelle is implying is a lot of small sites post fake reviews just to be able to say they saw it very early. It happens with every big genre movie. There haven't been many press screenings of this movie yet in the US/UK/Canada. Only two or three specifically for online outlets (print/tv is another animal). When looking at a review from an outlet you are unfamiliar with it's best to read some of their other reviews to measure them up. Just my two cents.

 

[Teelie]

That is one aspect of it. There are people paid to make these claims on low level sites to give a lot of early buzz for a movie that might need a boost. Although with smaller sites you also get a lot who make it up to generate revenue for themselves by claiming to have seen it.

My concern is all these people are claiming to have seen the movie, giving it reviews, all of them positive. That is suspicious to me. Whether they were paid to do it by the studio or not, it doesn't ring true to me.

 

[Poni_Boy]

My rule of thumb is if there's a review embargo, the reviews coming out before it expires are iffy

 

[addison81]

I've seen a couple reviews mentioning shaky cam used at the end. I'm hoping they are just exaggerating like people some times do. I've seen people complain about shaky cam in other films then I see it and it doesn't bother me. Hope this is one of those cases.

 

[TheBeastWithin]

The movie is out in Asia. Therefore there is no embargo there. Reviews not based in Asia that appear on blogs are likely from the early screening in L.A. last week or elsewhere who didn't abide by the rules, shocking I know. This conspiracy paranoia over movie reviews is just sad. All the reviews though positive list things they didn't like. Maybe the impossible happened and we got a good movie t:

 

[Poni_Boy]

Not shocking at all. But if you're a small blog that generates little to no money, were invited to a screening (which in itself is not easy) where you had to accept a NDA I doubt you'd be willing to risk the $20,000/100,000 fee just to post a review. That's what's hard for me to believe. The Asian reviews? No doubt at all they're legit.

 

[chintai80]

The movie is out in Asia. Therefore there is no embargo there. Reviews not based in Asia that appear on blogs are likely from the early screening in L.A. last week or elsewhere who didn't abide by the rules, shocking I know. This conspiracy paranoia over movie reviews is just sad. All the reviews though positive list things they didn't like. Maybe the impossible happened and we got a good movie t:

i think all those reviews listed are from asia, except for the reddit one.
and you look at those blogs, they regularly review movies. so most likely legit. it's not like they are overwhelmingly positive reviews, majority of it saying its ok to decent, or good but with some reservations. that's not enough to make people who are on the fence to want to check it out.

 

[DrDoom]

Anybody have a GIF from the new TV Spot that shows Robo being put together piece by piece?

 

[TheBeastWithin]

Either way the movie is out in Europe next week so there will be a lot more reviews to pore over before the movie opens in the U.S. Looking forward to seeing more reaction and I hope it continues this momentum.

 

[Lone]

Just watched this earlier today. Pretty solid re-imagining and as far as I'm concerned, shouldn't even be compared to the original.

Hated the black suit but

Spoiler

by the end of the movie when he is put back into the classic silver armor, I realized why the film makers decided to have him wear black for most of the movie.

I want a sequel.

 

[TheBeastWithin]

Thanks for the feedback Lone.

Another review.

4/5 Police Badges
"a complete rewriting of the Robocop origin story, retaining only the key events crucial to the character’s birth, and creating an all-new adventure for the cybernetic law enforcer that is grounded in more than just a slice of realism necessary by today’s standards of film. thematic elements of corruption, greed, capitalism, media manipulation and the human condition are still present, and surprisingly relevant even in today’s society."
http://tokuasia.com/index.php/2014/01/review-robocop-2014-spoiler-free/

 

[Britannic]

I have read a lot of tweets from people in Asia who have seen the movie, and many of them say positive things like it's awesome, very good, not bad (7/10), but also negative ones, quite a few found it boring or they say the usual thing "meh, stick to the original". I don't think I have read many very VERY negative comments. But I read quite a few who thought the ending was bad.

Even if it's really a decent movie, I still think it will be treated quite badly in the shadow of the original. But I hope I'm wrong.

BTW what's this trend of people taking photos of their tickets? LOL I have seen A LOT of those too...

 

[Teelie]

I think it's seen as proof you saw the movie. I've got literally hundreds of ticket stubs going back to the early 90's but I don't have photos of them, or even have them displayed. They're in a box.

 

[Rowsdower!]

I hope (most) people are able to go into this with an open mind and not just sit there with a checklist, marking down things the original did better. I'm not sure why you're apparently allowed to reimagine/reboot/remake Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, James Bond, Planet of the Apes, Evil Dead, etc. but somehow Robocop is sacred and untouchable. I love the original film, but like many have said, there are ways to update it and still keep the satirical and thought-provoking aspects that are essential.

 

[SpideyZERO]

Just back from the movie, here are my feedback. I put it in spoiler just in case, but it is spoiler free.

Spoiler

Pretty good movie. I like that this remake took only the core elements of robocop (cop got killed, made into a robot) and made an entire new story. It is definitely a more realistic take, a movie more in line with the year we living in. The movie has a healthy balance of plot, character moment, action and humor. I really enjoy Gary Oldman's conflicted scientist, Michael Keaton doing profit minded businessman (I'm sure a lot of people will be reminded of their bosses :P ), and SLJ stole the show as the hilariously bias news anchorman, the whole theater was laughing nonstop during his tv show.

Joel Kinnaman did a good job as Robocop but only servicable as Alex Murphy. Alex didn't do much before he was blown up. I hate to compare with the original but the car bomb definitely felt lacking the emotional punch or the oh **** factor. It would have been better if he was killed in a police shooutout or get bomb during said shoot out or something. Also, there weren't enough chemistry or moment between Alex and his wife. The relationship played an important later on but the emotion just wasn't there.

I really like the black suit but I wish the black suit would have more metallic feel, at least soem metallic paint. It still looked rubbery to me, but it didn't bother much, especially it is slick in action. Speaking of actions, some of the action scenes were quite chaotic and shaky, but not to the extent of unwatchable. I really enjoy the field test, with the awesome music :P

And the movie was rather slow in the beginning and then sorta rushed when reaching the end. As much as the SLJ commentaries were awesome and hilarious, some of it was rather jarring and broke the story flow.

But overall, the good far outweight the bad. I recommend this movie and going to watch again soon.

8/10

In short, I like it a lot. Now excuse me while I go preordering Play Art Robocop

 

[TheBeastWithin]

I agree that ideally audiences would go into this movie with an open mind but no movie in recent memory has received the intense backlash that this one has so I don't see that being a possibility. That's why I'm liking the reviews so far. They all seem to be going into with the same prejudices but coming out won over for the most part.

 

[TheBeastWithin]

Just back from the movie, here are my feedback. I put it in spoiler just in case, but it is spoiler free.

Spoiler

Pretty good movie. I like that this remake took only the core elements of robocop (cop got killed, made into a robot) and made an entire new story. It is definitely a more realistic take, a movie more in line with the year we living in. The movie has a healthy balance of plot, character moment, action and humor. I really enjoy Gary Oldman's conflicted scientist, Michael Keaton doing profit minded businessman (I'm sure a lot of people will be reminded of their bosses :P ), and SLJ stole the show as the hilariously bias news anchorman, the whole theater was laughing nonstop during his tv show.

Joel Kinnaman did a good job as Robocop but only servicable as Alex Murphy. Alex didn't do much before he was blown up. I hate to compare with the original but the car bomb definitely felt lacking the emotional punch or the oh **** factor. It would have been better if he was killed in a police shooutout or get bomb during said shoot out or something. Also, there weren't enough chemistry or moment between Alex and his wife. The relationship played an important later on but the emotion just wasn't there.

I really like the black suit but I wish the black suit would have more metallic feel, at least soem metallic paint. It still looked rubbery to me, but it didn't bother much, especially it is slick in action. Speaking of actions, some of the action scenes were quite chaotic and shaky, but not to the extent of unwatchable. I really enjoy the field test, with the awesome music :P

And the movie was rather slow in the beginning and then sorta rushed when reaching the end. As much as the SLJ commentaries were awesome and hilarious, some of it was rather jarring and broke the story flow.

But overall, the good far outweight the bad. I recommend this movie and going to watch again soon.

8/10

Wonderfully balanced review. The pros and the cons and still came away with an 8/10. I'm psyched to see this thing already. The cons are some of the same I've read in other reviews.

How were the action scenes?

I agree with you on the black suit. I actually like the black suit a lot but I wish they had done it all in the shiny finish rather than the matte finish. The little bits on the suit that are shiny black (shoulders, back, etc) make it look harder and less like a guy in a suit which is the most common complaint.

Is the voice digitally altered at all, like in some of the trailers, or totally natural?

 

[DaRkVeNgeanCe]

These reviews have me super psyched thanks SpideyZero for your input it is greatly appreciated.

 

[SpideyZERO]

Wonderfully balanced review. The pros and the cons and still came away with an 8/10. I'm psyched to see this thing already. The cons are some of the same I've read in other reviews.

How were the action scenes?

I agree with you on the black suit. I actually like the black suit a lot but I wish they had done it all in the shiny finish rather than the matte finish. The little bits on the suit that are shiny black (shoulders, back, etc) make it look harder and less like a guy in a suit which is the most common complaint.

Is the voice digitally altered at all, like in some of the trailers, or totally natural?

I'm not sure, I think the voice is not digitally altered to what it's like the first trailer. It is more like the international trailer, not robotic, but definitely less emotional.

There were a couple action scenes and they weren't long, just short and sweet. Like I said, the actions were slightly chaotic and some shaky cams were used. Rest assured that the shaky cams were minimal, mostly in the first action scene, in fact I'm not sure if I would notice it if I haven't heard about it t:.

The final action scene could have been longer though. And there's another one that I think some people might either love it or hate it.

I forgot to add about the violence, there's only minimal amount of blood used. Robocop did use real bullets in addition to his tasers, it's the standard shoot and the bad guys drop dead without single drop of blood. There's one very memorable scene where people went "Holy ****" (and some girls screamed). I'm sure if you read enough review you can probably guess what scene it is. t: