RoboCop Reboot

[Doctor Jones]

I think you guys need to stop looking back at the original and be more open minded that this is a new interpretation and they want to do new things. Better to do new things that are different that's good rather than the same thing. Change isn't bad you know. As long as its done well. People are too comfortable with familiarity. Which pretty much describes most of the internet.

At least it's not the ****storm that's the Ninja Tutles. People need to calm the **** down.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I just keep reminding myself that this remake doesn't in any way take away from the fact that Robocop was a brilliant satirical masterwork. I am very much against the reboot's existence and that won't change but it won't hurt the original...at least that's what I keep telling myself as I grind my teeth about the whole thing. Gosh, I just don't want it to exist but that is the nature of Hollywood. My *****ing sure didn't stop that bad covert Remake of The Thing from existing so why would it stop this...uh "film" from coming about.

I do like how the actor says that this is going to be more of an actor piece of something like that. I guess Weller and Kurtwood Smith weren't as fantastic in their roles as I thought...

 

[Destructus86]

The helmet wasn't just a helmet...it was a barrier seperating Murphy from humanity. NOT seeing his eyes made him less than human to the audience. Anytime the helmet was removed and you saw his face...it made it more impacting and significant.

 

[bubbadoom]

I think you guys need to stop looking back at the original and be more open minded that this is a new interpretation and they want to do new things. Better to do new things that are different that's good rather than the same thing. Change isn't bad you know. As long as its done well. People are too comfortable with familiarity. Which pretty much describes most of the internet.

At least it's not the ****storm that's the Ninja Tutles. People need to calm the **** down.

IF the new things that are different ARE good, then sure, that can be okay - we just do not know that they are yet - and from the sounds of things...

Change is not bad or good - depends on the change. IF it's done well - sure, but change for the sake of change is seldom good - hard to think of any examples where it was - but change with thought and reason behind it is fine. I am more offended by the changes in the new Spider-Man costume than I was in the more drastic changes in the Captain America movie - because those made sense!

If you change it TOO much, it is no longer the same character, so why not call it something else?

We [America] were told four years ago that change was better - and we have yet to see the proof of that...

But sure, in the end, if they make a good movie we will be happy. If they destroy a beloved character, we will not.

 

[The Morningstar]

That's the thing though, even if this movie turns out to be complete and utter garbage, Verhoeven's masterpiece will still exist.

It's like with the Nightmare on Elm Street remake. That movie was soooooooo ****ing bad, but i can't get angry about it, because the original is still sitting there on my shelf.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

That's the thing though, even if this movie turns out to be complete and utter garbage, Verhoeven's masterpiece will still exist.

It's like with the Nightmare on Elm Street remake. That movie was soooooooo ****ing bad, but i can't get angry about it, because the original is still sitting there on my shelf.

I was actually excited about that remake and just hated it on every level.

 

[The Morningstar]

Oh god it was so bad.

 

[Wolfwood]

Yeah, people shouldn't freak out about the remake. Robocop 1 still exists despite the crap-magnitude of Robocop 3.

 

[The Morningstar]

In fact a bad remake would be probably be less painful than the RoboCop sequels. Because they just completely squandered and ruined the franchise.

 

[Destructus86]

I think you guys need to stop looking back at the original and be more open minded that this is a new interpretation and they want to do new things. Better to do new things that are different that's good rather than the same thing. Change isn't bad you know. As long as its done well. People are too comfortable with familiarity. Which pretty much describes most of the internet.

At least it's not the ****storm that's the Ninja Tutles. People need to calm the **** down.

The problem is that Hollywood has a pretty solid track record of taking the original films and gutting them of anything that made them special and replaced the empty parts with more emptiness.

 

[Doctor Jones]

IF the new things that are different ARE good, then sure, that can be okay - we just do not know that they are yet - and from the sounds of things...

Change is not bad or good - depends on the change. IF it's done well - sure, but change for the sake of change is seldom good - hard to think of any examples where it was - but change with thought and reason behind it is fine. I am more offended by the changes in the new Spider-Man costume than I was in the more drastic changes in the Captain America movie - because those made sense!

If you change it TOO much, it is no longer the same character, so why not call it something else?

We [America] were told four years ago that change was better - and we have yet to see the proof of that...

But sure, in the end, if they make a good movie we will be happy. If they destroy a beloved character, we will not.

You are pretty much reiterating what I said.

I get what you mean that change for the sake of change isn't good. But if a writer and director has a new and interesting idea that's just as compelling as the old one but it's told in a different way but is still reconizeable and makes sense to the overall idea and it executed well then it's fine.

Let's not make judgements until we see it in its final form and be open minded in the meantime. Everyone has the right to the benefit of the doubt or can not be a fan of an idea, but it's better to be different and new than what the original was and try to achieve the greatness that was that and just do it again. That's boring. Who the hell wants to see the same exact Robocop look? They did that fine for the time period and what they were going for. Nothing wrong with that. This is a different time period and a different movie with a different angle.

People's problem is that they love the original too much and it's difficult for them to embrace change because it's so new. This is human nature. Especially when it comes to beloved 80's things as apparent all over the internet.

 

[Doctor Jones]

The problem is that Hollywood has a pretty solid track record of taking the original films and gutting them of anything that made them special and replaced the empty parts with more emptiness.

But that doesn't mean it will happen for every single film. Don't assume anything with this by just looking at other examples. Just because it happened with them doesn't mean it will happen to this. Take each film at a time and give it a fair chance.

Is there a liklihood? There can be. But nothing is certain when it comes to these things.

 

[Gold Samurai]

That's the thing though, even if this movie turns out to be complete and utter garbage, Verhoeven's masterpiece will still exist.

It's like with the Nightmare on Elm Street remake. That movie was soooooooo ****ing bad, but i can't get angry about it, because the original is still sitting there on my shelf.

Or Star Trek 2009

It even set itself in an altered timeline to preserve the original tv/movie time line(Star Trek 1-9)

I think fans even said

Don't worry. Your original precious Star Trek is still okay.

 

[The Morningstar]

Well yea. I mean like i said before, RoboCop 2 and 3 did more damage to the character than any reboot can do.

 

[TX85]

That's the thing though, even if this movie turns out to be complete and utter garbage, Verhoeven's masterpiece will still exist.

It's like with the Nightmare on Elm Street remake. That movie was soooooooo ****ing bad, but i can't get angry about it, because the original is still sitting there on my shelf.

Agreed 100%,I always post like this in every remake article I find around the net cause there's always people already b**ching about it and sucking up to the cast&crew of the original with out even watching a full trailer for the new one!!

Love or hate the new one..The original film or series will live on through fond memories/reruns on tv/merchandise/old vhs&dvds&blu-rays copies!

 

[Doctor Jones]

Of course. Because if it's something new, it will automatically be bad and the original is flawless despite it having flaws. This is internet logic.

 

[Slushy]

I loved RoboCop 2.

 

[GREEN =w= DAY]

i thought Robocop 2 was pretty good. the first half of the movie was excellent, but then it was just all over the place after.

 

[gugumugats]

I read somewhere that his eyes would be visible under the visor. is that true?

 

[Warhammer]

I loved RoboCop 2.

I hate that movie because of that punk ass kid. I loved how they tried to make the viewers feel sorry for him when he dies.

 

[Webhead2006]

Well hopefully once we get to filming things will settle down and everything turns out well.

 

[The Morningstar]

I hate that movie because of that punk ass kid. I loved how they tried to make the viewers feel sorry for him when he dies.

That truly was horrendous. The kid goes round murdering people, including cops. Selling drugs that kill people. And overall just being a really despicable person. Then they try and make his death all tragic and sappy? Just because he's a kid? I took that as a direct insult aimed at my intelligence.

And the writers seemed to completely forget what happened in the first movie, in terms of Robo finding his humanity etc.

Horrible, horrible film.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

That truly was horrendous. The kid goes round murdering people, including cops. Selling drugs that kill people. And overall just being a really despicable person. Then they try and make his death all tragic and sappy? Just because he's a kid? I took that as a direct insult aimed at my intelligence.

And the writers seemed to completely forget what happened in the first movie, in terms of Robo finding his humanity etc.

Horrible, horrible film.

Agreed with every thing you wrote. It's bad movie but I like the scenes with the Robot Cain. Tippet did an excellent job with the Stop motion and the Cain related action scenes were good. There was no redeeming value to the 3rd film.

 

[Rowsdower!]

I never bothered to see the third one. I think I was like, 12 when it came out and even at that age I thought it looked stupid. It was that awkward era in the 90s where Hollywood thought they needed to put f***ing ninjas in everything.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I never bothered to see the third one. I think I was like, 12 when it came out and even at that age I thought it looked stupid. It was that awkward era in the 90s where Hollywood thought they needed to put f***ing ninjas in everything.

The ninjas weren't even cool and they turned Robocop into a full fledged dumb ass children's movie. It was awful, you should never watch it.

It seems like nobody even understood what made Robocop and great and iconic film.

It's simple really, the movie had an airtight script and the actual film had no fat on it. The direction is fantastic, the robot design is wonderful, the pacing is great and the performances are all good and the satire is actually funny and dead on. And the score is phenomenal in every way.

It's not just some dumb movie about a guy in a bulky suit.