RoboCop Reboot

[obin_gam]

I agree. I think it's fine he wants to bring his own thing to the film. But it really sounds like he missed the point of the entire original film. He wants to make Robocop very human right from the start in appearance. Gutting out any inner battle that came from being so disconnected from society. If he already looks human, it's not even a big deal anymore...and that misses the entire point.

He? He's just an actor. Doubt he has anything to say in terms of looks and story.

 

[The Guard]

Oh, Joel Kinnamon knows plenty about acting.

But from an acting standpoint, walking around just moving your jaw, it's not so interesting.

He's kind of right. Walking around, moving like a robot and only moving and acting with your jaw isn't a terribly interesting performance. It's cool looking, thanks to the slow, rigid robotic movements. But it's not terribly interesting. I'm sure that Weller went through a lot, and I know he had to do a lot of training to be able to move right in the suit, and he did give a good performance, but let's not pretend that it was some brilliant, untouchable one.

It sounds like they want him to be able to move in less of an obviously robotic manner than Weller did, which makes perfect sense. It just sounds like they're going to portray robots as more advanced, similar to AI and movies along those lines.

If he looks more human, it will require that much more of a nuanced performance to be able to pull off the disconnect from humanity element. That could result in something special. Think about it. If you can see the eyes, then the eyes have to become "robotic" in their mannerisms and movements. There are some fantastic possibilities.

I doubt they're going to have him look like just like a regular cop...he'll still probably have visual elements of the classic Robocop design.

 

[Destructus86]

Based on the description he's technically not even a robot. So calling the film Robocop doesn't make sense...they would need to change the name to SyntheticCop

 

[The Guard]

Was he ever technically speaking, an actual robot?

He's always been more of a cyborg, hasn't he?

 

[Destructus86]

a cyborg is still at least partly robot.

 

[GREEN =w= DAY]

not having the iconic helmet is stupid

this movie can go either way but with Kinaman just said regarding how Robocop will be portrayed, i don't think it's going to work

 

[obin_gam]

He said "visor". Clearly RoboCop is going to have a helmet of some sort. And I think that with a helmet, some sort of body armor is going to be present as well.

 

[Blue Sugar]

CyboCop

Not but seriously people are taking way too much from these comments, I'm glad they are doing something different. Trying to copy the original while just updating the world, tech and effects would be boring.

 

[Webhead2006]

I hope he is more robotic. If they just want a terminator thing. This isn't robocop then. If they really want to make so much changes. Might as well drop it being robocop and make it something original.

Though for all we know things could turn out good and we fretting to much. This is what I hope.

 

[sandmjuggalos]

Virtually warningable, but slightly amusing nonetheless.

[BLACKOUT]Two penises rob a bank. All of a sudden a vibrator walks in. The one penis says to the other penis: "Oh Fok. It's Robocop!"[/BLACKOUT]

 

[spider_rob]

What do you guys think of these?

 

[Tanin]

The first is kinda cool.

The other stuff looks like full body armors from Mass Effect.

 

[spider_rob]

The first is kinda cool.

The other stuff looks like full body armors from Mass Effect.

I concur. They look kinda' generic. I dislike the red visor and "eyes" on his chest.

 

[DrDoom]

The first could be a decent updated look, without the red visor. And is that an updated "Cain" from Robocop 2 lol

 

[Gold Samurai]

The first one has been around since 2009. It's reworked Iron Man concept art

 

[Hunter Rider]

There's cylon influences in that second design.

 

[Octoberist]

I just don't want Robocop's new design to look too derivative of Iron Man. A streamlined version of the original suit will do. Keep it SIMPLE but cool.

 

[Rowsdower!]

Finally saw the Fincher Girl with the Dragon Tattoo movie last night. Kinnaman was inexplicably in it for about five seconds and I don't think he had any lines. I'm guessing a scene was cut or something because while he's by no means a household name yet, I can't believe he'd be relegated to extra work.

 

[Paroxysm]

Finally saw the Fincher Girl with the Dragon Tattoo movie last night. Kinnaman was inexplicably in it for about five seconds and I don't think he had any lines. I'm guessing a scene was cut or something because while he's by no means a household name yet, I can't believe he'd be relegated to extra work.

I dont. Joel’s mother is Swedish while his father is American so it's kinda fitting that he's in it.

 

[obin_gam]

In sweden he's definately a household name, easily as big as the Skarsgård clan right now. Funnily enough though, his "hollywood carrier" will take damage soon because before he got the big break with Easy Money he attached himself to long series of bad made-for-tv-thrillers, which will (I suspect) make him have to pass on several big projects. Poor guy

 

[Rowsdower!]

I understand all of that, but it's still a little odd that they cast him in such an insignificant role. You could have put anyone in that part and it wouldn't have mattered.

 

[Paroxysm]

Not really, they're trying to market an actor.

Look at how many actors were extras in The Muppets.

 

[Rowsdower!]

Haven't seen it yet. I take it there were a lot?

Anyway, I'm still looking forward to this and keeping my fingers crossed that it won't suck. It's funny that all of the Paul Verhoeven classics are getting remade/reimagined. I'm still hoping for a Showgirls remake that takes place in between the moments where Nomi pushes Cristal down the stairs and Molly gets beaten and raped by Michael Bolton. I think there was a lot more story to tell there, lol.

 

[Nemi]

Finally saw the Fincher Girl with the Dragon Tattoo movie last night. Kinnaman was inexplicably in it for about five seconds and I don't think he had any lines. I'm guessing a scene was cut or something because while he's by no means a household name yet, I can't believe he'd be relegated to extra work.

It was mentioned on the commentary for the movie that he'll have a bigger part in the next two films and was basically in the first for a small continuity nod.

 

[Doctor Jones]

I know and respect that he needs to bring his own take to the character. But i just think that line he said is completely ignorant and a little disrespectful. The **** Weller went through for that role was insane.

I don't think it was a diesprespectful statement. I think it's just you with your love for the original film getting in the way of just a statement from his perspective. He's simply stating his mind about what he thinks of it from his own acting standpoint.