RoboCop Returns?

[Space Moose]

Frank Miller? the hell. That'd be just weird.

Frank Miller should just stick to the comic book industry. His screenplay and directing skills are quite low standard.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Off the top of my head, I can't find a flaw in Robocop. It's just pretty much perfect to me.

 

[Joker]

Off the top of my head, I can't find a flaw in Robocop. It's just pretty much perfect to me.

Agreed. The only thing I can think of is maybe they could have done more with the action scenes if they had today's SFX technology. But even the low budget way they did stuff is charming and works.

 

[ntbone]

i made this today:

 

[Brian Braddock]

that's the problem. then movies like Ghostbuster will be 'outdated' so update it. I'm not against updates, it's just Hollywood doesn't have self control, and I feel this is only the start of a very nasty trend.

plus, Robocop is still a good film. it's a satire. it's a black comedy, almost. i'm sure the remake will miss that completely.

In a nutshell - you've just said what I was trying to say.

Only better.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Agreed. The only thing I can think of is maybe they could have done more with the action scenes if they had today's SFX technology. But even the low budget way they did stuff is charming and works.

Exactly.

I think that stopmotion works well with robots BTW.

 

[Cagefighterkip]

robocop is good but far from perfect, "2" and "3" and that cartoon and even those STV movies sucked... so yeah.

Im all for a remake/reimagining... this franchise has such potential and w/a good vision it'd work...

 

[Mutagen]

i made this today:

Not Bad.

 

[regwec]

If Hollywood keeps recycling defunct franchises, what it is going to recycle in 20 years time?

My kingdom for an original screenplay!

 

[Spider-Vader]

I'd eat a kitten to see a "Robocop vs. Terminator" movie.

Ditto.

OMG is that Venom in his eye?

That would be an awesome fight.

A Robocop remake. What's next? Predator? Terminator? The Original Star Wars trilogy? 2001?

Where does it stop?

Predator's not the series you can re-make. You can just make another one, since it doesn't have recurring characters.

If Hollywood keeps recycling defunct franchises, what it is going to recycle in 20 years time?

Today's super-hero movies.

I hope this movie turns out good, if they have a good script, director & ROTLA type violence (it's gory, but it's not as bad (or maybe great) as the original RC) I can see it being good. I also want the original theme back, it was one of the few up-sides of the third. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofLGlKgLJI8&feature=related
They should only remake Robo's origin & have a different plot with different villians & stuff.

I actually think the new poster looks badazz.

Listen to this awesome rock version of the theme:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60WDStrZ_q0

 

[Webhead2006]

We all should just wait and see where things go for this remake. We dont have writers, we dont have a cast, we dont have a director. So untill we have all those things we have no clue what direction they are planning to go with the film. Now i do hope they decide to keep the remake a Hard bloody/gory R rating like it should be. But if it does end up being pg13 which is the main standard for most films today hopefully it will be an enjoyable feel and they can get away with alot of stuff. Then if it is a pg 13 film we can hope the studio will be filming alternate scenes for an uncut/R/Unrated version for dvd/bluray release.

 

[Warhammer]

RoboCop is a classic, and one of the best science fiction films to come out of the 80's. However, Robocop 2 (which completely destroys every essence of the first film, and basically retcons everything about the first except for the fact that Murphy is in the suit), RoboCop 3 (one of the worst sequels in cinema history), the TV series, the two cartoon shows, and the (god-awful) Prime Directives destroyed the RoboCop franchise. However, the remake will NEED to stand on it's own in today's times, because, believe it or not, RoboCop was such an 80's film.

I say go ahead and remake it. I'm not complaining, because even though I loved the first, I wouldn't mind seeing Murphy again. Regardless of what I think of the film, the right and just thing to do is wait for a teaser (at least), then judge. Just like the upcoming Highlander remake, this RoboCop remake will usher in fans, new and old. Today's audience and those who never saw or heard of RoboCop will get their chance, for better or for worse.

And guys, is it really necessary to have Murphy's death scene in the remake? I mean, if there is a Clarence Boddicker in this, there are other alternative to show just how sadistic he can be, even if it ends up being (more than likely) PG-13. It wasn't the gore that made the first film so great.

...that's just me.

 

[Warhammer]

Many people fail to see the genius of RoboCop. They polarise it as cheese with 2-Dimensional characters and a laughable script. What Verhoven crafted out of seemingly ham is a banquet. I shudder to think if Joel Schuaemacher or Michael Bay would have done. This may sound crazy but I place RoboCop above Star Wasr and Lord of the Rings for having the balls to make such a thoughtfull ultravoilent flick that gives two fingers to critics and pollitical correctness.

I like that. I agree.

 

[Compi716]

Okay, I was at the Licensing Show today, and I made sure to ask the MGM guy about RoboCop. He said it is 100% going to be rated R, and "It's going to blow everyone away. They've offered it to some really great directors. I can't say who, but wow."

 

[Mutagen]

Okay, I was at the Licensing Show today, and I made sure to ask the MGM guy about RoboCop. He said it is 100% going to be rated R, and "It's going to blow everyone away. They've offered it to some really great directors. I can't say who, but wow."

Fantastic. I'm very happy with this news.

 

[Kanon]

Okay, I was at the Licensing Show today, and I made sure to ask the MGM guy about RoboCop. He said it is 100% going to be rated R, and "It's going to blow everyone away. They've offered it to some really great directors. I can't say who, but wow."

Good news. Not happy with the whole remake thing, but the R rating, and the "great directors" (we will see) at least is something...

 

[Browncoat]

RoboCop is a classic, and one of the best science fiction films to come out of the 80's. However, Robocop 2 (which completely destroys every essence of the first film, and basically retcons everything about the first except for the fact that Murphy is in the suit), RoboCop 3 (one of the worst sequels in cinema history), the TV series, the two cartoon shows, and the (god-awful) Prime Directives destroyed the RoboCop franchise. However, the remake will NEED to stand on it's own in today's times, because, believe it or not, RoboCop was such an 80's film.

I say go ahead and remake it. I'm not complaining, because even though I loved the first, I wouldn't mind seeing Murphy again. Regardless of what I think of the film, the right and just thing to do is wait for a teaser (at least), then judge. Just like the upcoming Highlander remake, this RoboCop remake will usher in fans, new and old. Today's audience and those who never saw or heard of RoboCop will get their chance, for better or for worse.

And guys, is it really necessary to have Murphy's death scene in the remake? I mean, if there is a Clarence Boddicker in this, there are other alternative to show just how sadistic he can be, even if it ends up being (more than likely) PG-13. It wasn't the gore that made the first film so great.

...that's just me.

You just summed up my thoughts exactly. This is basically what I was trying to say a few pages back, but you did it much better.

You bring up a good point about the rating and Boddicker...May I remind everyone that 99.9% of us here are all amped up to see TDK this summer, featuring the Joker, which for all intents and purposes, usual behavior is better suited for an R-rated film? Yet it's PG-13...and no one is complaining. It's possible to pull of a sadistic bastard in PG-13. As I said before, the violence in the original Robocop was excessive as a statement about other 80's action films...the kind of films they no longer make.

 

[ANTOINE X]

I hope it flops just to show them how badly they're scraping the bottom of the barrell for ideas.

Why some people want some movies to flop? Never understand that

we never know man. Rocky 6 worked pretty well

 

[Movies205]

Christ... This thread shows how fans really know absolutely nothing about film-making at all. Frank Millar? Are you ****ting me? Did you not see Robocop 2 and 3? You can cite studio interference yada yada but in the end Robo 2 was a pale rip-off of Robo 1 with an over-the-top plot, etc. A new cast playing the same characters? Your joking, it'll be so hammy that'll no one will buy it. Christ, Robocop is not a drama or a musical, its an action movie, its a pulp character, and pulp characters can have as many incarnations as possible because they live and thrive on different interpretations just like Batman, James Bond, etc.

Also just because its a remake doesn't mean they'll use the same exact story, god I hope they come up with something new just using the basic premise.

 

[Joker]

Frank Miller pretty much had nothing to do with Robocop 2 or 3. He handed in the first draft of Robocop 2, the butchered it and split it into two movies. You have no idea what you're talking about here. They actually came out with a word for word, scene for scene comic book adaptation of his script a few years back, and it was very, very good (although the art in the book was pretty bad).

 

[Shifty]

If Hollywood keeps recycling defunct franchises, what it is going to recycle in 20 years time?

The Mannequin franchise?

Frank Miller should just stick to the comic book industry. His screenplay and directing skills are quite low standard.

You've seen The Spirit then?

Frank Miller? the hell. That'd be just weird.

The studio water downed his scripts for 2 and 3. With a proper budget and no studio interference he would make an R rated RoboCop reboot that the character deserves.
He loves the character, he wrote RoboCop vs Terminator and his unused script became Frank Miller's RoboCop. You need creative talent that are actually fans and not casual ones. So that's why.

Hell no.

Who would you like?

Good news. Not happy with the whole remake thing, but the R rating, and the "great directors" (we will see) at least is something...

Batman Begins will be the blue print for years to come.

So director suggestions? Actors? Writers?

 

[Movies205]

Frank Miller pretty much had nothing to do with Robocop 2 or 3. He handed in the first draft of Robocop 2, the butchered it and split it into two movies. You have no idea what you're talking about here. They actually came out with a word for word, scene for scene comic book adaptation of his script a few years back, and it was very, very good (although the art in the book was pretty bad).

I love you Joker because you assume to know my knowledge... I read the ****ty comic and it wasn't very good It was again typical millar, way over the top and totally not grasping Robocop at all. Basically Frank Miller is a terrible choice for Robocop, we need someone who has the balls to go in a new direction and not make a generic action film nor a pale imitation of the original to try and pander to fans.

 

[Joker]

I love you Joker because you assume to know my knowledge... I read the ****ty comic and it wasn't very good

I respectfully disagree. When read all in one sitting (as opposed to once every 6 months, which is the rate it seemed to get released) it was a bad ass, epic story. Were there some things I wasn't a fan of? Yeah, Robo and the chick cops relationship being the biggest. But all in all, with a little polish, it could have been one hell of a 5 and a half hour movie (or you know, two movies, if they went the Matrix route with it).

 

[Movies205]

I respectfully disagree. When read all in one sitting (as opposed to once every 6 months, which is the rate it seemed to get released) it was a bad ass, epic story. Were there some things I wasn't a fan of? Yeah, Robo and the chick cops relationship being the biggest. But all in all, with a little polish, it could have been one hell of a 5 and a half hour movie (or you know, two movies, if they went the Matrix route with it).

I'll give you this since I only read like 4 of hte issues because of the ridiculous release schedule but I am against Miller. If anything I want to see a daring new take on Robocop and not more of the same because only Verhoven could of made the original Robocop and he did... Let's go some place new while keeping to the original.

 

[Octoberist]

i think in the movie, Robocop should be a giant floating head.