Was the Robocop Remake Really That Bad?
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- čas přidán 31. 07. 2023
- The 2014 Robocop remake wasn't well received by fans of the original. Just like any successful movie franchise from any particular decade, there’s one unwritten rule; if it’s much loved, generated enough in box office returns, and is clearly still a relevant IP, you know what to eventually expect. Yup, that’s right movie-fans - a remake! Love em’ or loathe em’ they’re not going away anytime soon, and sometimes they can not only offer a fascinating take on the original movie but also enhance the legacy by bringing in a whole new audience. 1982’s The Thing is an incredible remake of the 1951 original, along with similarly effective fellow horror remake The Fly from 1986. Also, more recently we’ve had gems such as Martin Scorsese’s The Departed, the hugely popular A Star is Born and, of course, The Wicker Man. Okay, maybe not that particular example, but Nicolas Cage randomly punching people in a bear suit has to hold some value to movie-fans, somewhere. Surely. Anyone? However, the point is, remakes are not necessarily a bad thing if handled correctly. Which brings us nicely to the latest in our series on the much lauded, and maligned, Robocop franchise, as we dive in head first into Jose Padilha’s 2014 remake. Did the movie manage to capture the violence and biting satire of the first movie, or was it destined to be just as pathetic as ED-209 in part three. Find out here, on REVISITED!
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I helped develop a Robocop 4 script for Dimension when I was there because they were trying to buy the rights to start doing straight to DVD sequels like they were doing with their Hellraiser ip but the deal fell through and out story got scrapped but the movie my writing partner and I wrote was a return to the style of the original jam packed with violence and action 😅 of well want meant to be I guess
Post the script.. I want to read it
Yes I would like to read that script too.
Please bud, release the script! I also want to read it
No. One. F*cking. Cares.
Robocop Remake was the 2nd best robocop movie imo. Part 2 and/or Part 3 had W hite 12 y/o criminals.. but no B lack criminals.. in Detroit... So True to Life!!
It wasn’t as bad as it was bland. It was the product of a time in which Hollywood had the “genius” idea of remaking R-rated classics like Point Break and Total Recall as PG13 piffle.
Bland is the best way to describe this movie. Well said.
The greedier the blander.
@@xtexasxfightxagreed 😊
It's beige. Safe, ubiquitous, boring. The original was a garish, super bright, in-your-face neon orange. Beige sells well, neon orange is niche. Hollywood is risk averse. They want all the glory of a cult movie without giving us a cult movie. Best they can do is nostalgia bait-and-switch.
@@Craxin01
I don’t think Hollywood with all of their supposed knowledge of film history even understands just what a cult movie is. I have fond memories of Robocop and even Robocop 2 to an extent. The first film was about so much more than a cybernetic police officer. It had well written dialogue, well choreographed action sequences, memorable characters, clever satire, and a dark grittiness. I even love its mistakes like Dick Jones having 20 foot long arms when he falls out the window to his death. That scene to me is the visual equivalent of a punk rock band messing up one chord on a song. It’s one of those imperfections that add to its charm.
If it wasn't Robocop but a sci-fi super hero film that didn't have the Robocop name it wouldn't have been all that bad.
Then it would be a knock off of Robocop.
I know it got shat on but I thought RoboCop 2 was vastly underated...sure it was not as good as original but I still really like
Agree robo 2 is bad ass
Verhoeven's Robocop is one of the all-time greats. Robocop 2014 isn't a bad film in its own right and quite enjoyable but it could never hope to recapture the glory of the original.
Its bad. Even if they had made it R-rated, they were still stuck with Kinnamn as the lead and a terrible script. And not a single badguy worth a damn.
I agree with Thomas, it's because of the script mainly how they view robocop in the each movie.
Peter Weller as Robocop potrayed as an upgrade for existing law enforcement, because they view human need to be improved and machine is not dependable proven by the malfunction of ED-209 during presentation as it brutally killed 1 board member. So making Human with cybernetic enhancement is the go to and it's a success, proven by how they try to make another Robocop in Robocop 2.
Kinnaman as Robocop potrayed as a downgrade from a machine law enforcement, because machine in this world run perfectly and Robocop only serve a purpose as tool to help entering US market, once his role done he need to be discarded.
@@thomasstudstrup5028no
That's a great way to describe it. It's not really a bad movie (it's not great either though, average at best), it's just a bad Robocop movie.
It's not that it was a bad movie, it just wasn't an especially good movie. It was a movie. The original had a twisted sense of humor and unique vibe.
Spot on with the 'twisted sense of humor'. Looks like a trademark of the duet of Paul Verhoeven and Edward Neumeier since they had successfully recreated it in the "Starship Troopers" a decade later. The 2014 version had no chance of doing it.
I watched the 'Peter Weller Q&A with Harry Knowles' on CZcams this week, and for me, Weller sums it all up in the video. The original movie was a story of biblical events, featuring a dead golum, who only looked alive; while the remake featured an alive actor, who's delivery was pretty much dead. To say they missed the point, is to say the same about every remake or reboot. Today it's all about action, but no soul.
A dead golum?? What the hell dfoes that even mean?? Im pretty sure Weller didnt say that. And F.Y,I: Robocop is alive. He has several organs and most of his brain is intact. He also needs to eat. So screw your "dead golum"-
Golem.
"a live actor, whose delivery was pretty much dead" - nobody could've have said it better! The guy couldn't act besides looking 'tough'.
Robocop was one of the first movies I ever remember seeing as a child. I was obessed with Robocop, I even watched the series and the cartoon. I acutally enjoyed the 2014 reboot, I know that most hated it but I felt like it had good potential for a better sequal. It's not perfect but I would buy that for a dollar!
I could be wrong, but I think I remember reading somewhere of Paul Verhoeven calling both the Robocop and Total Recall remakes crap
Having zero desire to see remakes, I'll just have to take his word for it.
@@JLAvey na ... Robcop remake definitely took a different route, but it wasn't crap ... There were some genuinely interesting and horrific ideas about transhumanism written into the remake. People just love to complain with movies with huge cult followings ... Same went with the Dawn of the Dead dorks. I love Verhoeven's movies .. but I can still appreciate the remake.
I think you'll find the quote was. Both these ventures was created just for money, they are Total and utter ed209 hybrid bull shite. Bring back Peter Weller for close ups as Robocop and me and instant success, stop making these pieces of shite just for the money think about the fans and the money will roll in, not just trickle
He's right
Total recall was pretty damn good to me,most people hate it bc they are comparing it to the original but if you just judge it on its own it's awesome
It lacks violence, grittyness and great memorable bad guys like the original. Also I didn't feel Robocop was a tragic character in the remake as he's still had his wife and his personality which I didn't like.
I agree it was really watered down.
Although the scene when we see that Murphy has no body left was really disturbing.
I would not at all minded his family being there to see how it would have been handled, but ultimately they meant so little to anything afterward as far as personal drama for him was concerned.
That’ll all good but can you fly BOBBI???
@mrthomaswaynecollins The original movie was a Christ resurrected movie.
Seriously, Paul Verhoeven has been an avid reader of everything related to Christ. He's not a religious nut though.
Remember Murphy's crucifiction and resurrection?
In the final shoot out he actually walks on water.
The suit look like Iron Man fucked Knight Rider
One of the main things i disliked about it, beyond the fact it wasn't an R/18 rating, was that while Robocop no longer moving like a robot is more in keeping with the idea of it being in the future and the likely tech, however it just stopped it feeling like he was Robocop and it felt more like he was just a guy in a suit. That way Robocop moved in the originals will never be beaten, the way he turns his head, then his body follows while his head stays still, it was just perfect. Not to mention, the makeup really made it look like his face was grafted onto the mech parts, which also isn't the case with the remake.
The first 2 robocops were my favorite movies when I was little kid. I didn't like this remake when it first came out, but I like it a lot now
Awful remake I was 31 when I saw this remake in 2015 I hated it so much 😊
@@mikesilva3868 I felt the same way first time around, then it hit different the second time. I think I was really tired of reboot at the time and was partly reacting to that trend, but the second time around I just let the movie be whatever it was and enjoyed it quite a bit
I dont understand why roboco 2 gets hate I really liked it
Honestly, it was Peter Weller who made that role work. In my opinion, that’s one of the primary reasons other attempts failed as they did after RoboCop 2. Weller will always be that role.
He already sounds incredible in Robocop Rogue City!!!
No robocop 2 was meh despite having weller
The thing that bugged me the most was the ED-209 was surprisingly competent. It felt like it just needed to be tweaked instead of being dangerously incompetent.
Mostly the movie just felt like it was copying random bits of satire from the first without having any real target. The fun of the original is it was aping Judge Dredd's absurdist satire and seemed genuinely angry about various subjects. The reboot didn't seem to hate anything enough to thoroughly mock it.
I think you're right about the target and satire. The original knew what it was trying to do, a real activist. The reboot just had stuff sprinkled, like the college student that joins a socialist group because it's trendy but has no idea what the group stands for.
This is exactly what separate 2 movie
Peter Weller as Robocop potrayed as an upgrade for existing law enforcement, because they view human is not effective enough and machine is not competent proven by the malfunction of ED-209 during presentation as it brutally killed 1 board member. So making human with cybernetic enhancement is the go to and it's a success, proven by how they try to make another Robocop in Robocop 2, although none of the effort proven success, and sadly they make an Evil Robocop instead because they use criminal's brain.
Kinnaman as Robocop potrayed as a downgrade from a machine law enforcement, because machine in this world run perfectly and Robocop only serve a purpose as tool to help entering US market, once his role done he need to be discarded.
I just wish they maybe tweak the script as Robocop which seen as a downgrade initially turns out to be an upgrade from pure machine, for example he is not instantly arrestted, instead making a deal to catch bigger criminal or something.
I liked the new Robocop, mainly because I went in not expecting a retread of the 87 classic. The best scene of the 2014 movie was the "show me" scene. It was probably the most original and poignant take too. I started to get anxiety as Murphy's body parts were stripped away one by one
😢❤😊original movie was better
Yeah, that bit always made my skin crawl/stomach turn. You think that that's all you need to be a living being: a brain, windpipe a heart and lungs and a face.
I completely agree. That scene is what I remember years and years later, more than anything else!
The scene were Murphy is separated from his robot body was pretty great
Not really. CGI ruins everything.
I saw the original at the theater in 1987 and absolutely loved it. I've owned the movie on every format since and watched it multiple times. Everything came together on that film so perfectly and Weller is just amazing as Murphy. It's not perfect, but it's such a diamond in the rough. Each incremental outing seemed worse than the last and that includes the reboot which I found almost unwatchable. I can't even remember the reboot very well now, but I know there were some key decisions that totally turned me off and left me literally hating the film.
Yes exactly. The original is a total classic, it was an event at the time and a big deal, like Die Hard was, like Aliens, like Rambo or Predator. Anyone who likes the remake or thinks its not that bad, probably is a younger person who never saw the original at the time in the Cinema. They were too young or missed it for whatever reason. Seeing the film years later when you are now old enough is never the same thing. You can enjoy it and love it and be a fan, but you were not present for the event of the original. The going to see it with your mates on a cold opening, knowing nothing about it, and coming out of it afterwards totally blown away and buzzing. Spreading the word of mouth to your mates and going back to see it again and again propelling the film to a massive hit and the status it deserves. There are so few event films like this now and its sad. People have become spoiled by all the effects movies of today and most of them are utterly forgettable and bland and have zero impact.
The original had a massive impact due to its shock value violence and the fact that it was so unique. And its also a good film with a plot. So you can watch it again and again and always find something else you missed or some new message or just laugh at the over the top comic violence. Everyone was talking about Robocop when it came out, those that loved it, those that were critical of the violence, but people talked. No one even noticed the remake. It made no impact.
Reboot can be described with just two words - bland and vacuous.
I’d love to see a Robocop vs The Terminator movie. Why hasn’t this been made!?
That might actually work and they can always use the multiverse to explain if it is canon.
Hahahaha f**k yeah also multiverse with what the hell fried chicken robocop
Just two years later and Deadpool came out, imagine if this had been made after that
1986 The Fly was a gnarly movie, it did not mess around. I was pretty young still when I saw it, and that one stuck with me for a little while. Other than the basic story, it was nothing like the original .
The Thing and The Fly aren't remakes. They're based on a book.
It's like saying Man Of Steel is a remake of the 1978 Superman movie, or Dune (2021) is a remake of the 1984 version.
Murphy not being in control but thinking he was was such an amazing idea, with countless implications about consent, free will and responsibility for one's actions to explore in a remake trying to spin a modern twist. Instead, they throw it away as an excuse for Murphy's superhuman reflexes. Such a waste...
I was maybe 9 when Robocop came out and saw it with my dad. I remember looking at his face when they killed Murphy and him realizing this wasn't a kids movie.
The original is one of my fave movies ever, but I honestly quite enjoyed this remake. The scene where what remains of murphy's body is revealed is genuinely harrowing.
When he is going after the corrupt cops is great as well.
It's not a patch on the original obviously.
I agree - it's certainly a lot better than the crap we see today.
The part where he was out of the suit and saw what was left of himself is literally the only thing I remember about the move.
@tjsogmc - Yeah....... it's pretty fucked up.
The Hollywood Reporter is waaaaayyyy off suggesting the remake has a better cast; the original has perfect casting. Some truly iconic characters/roles.
I like the original design much better, it feels like a boss, while the new one has modern design it feels like a npc cyborg soldier.
Also the new design has more human anatomy shapes which doesn't have strong contrast between human body and not so fitted robotic body, it feels like an upgrade rather than a struggle the main character has in the original.
I’ve still only ever seen the original
The first and second are worth a watch everything else not so much
The sequel is awesome. Don’t watch the third or the remake. They can only lessen your appreciation.
Keep it that way mate
man i can't wait till the joblo crew hits a million man you guys deserve it.
I been watching his channel for years and am surprised the channel isn't on 1 million subs because this channel is brilliant
@@d-chudasama same couldn't have said it better
Do they? Don't know about that. The video is wonderbread of analysis with little time spent over the movie comparison itself.
That suit... It was like watching a Power Ranger's kind of movie ...
Although not in the same league as the original, this was a worthy re-do that included the stuff you expected to see, but came at the whole thing from a completely different angle.
Robocop didn’t need a remake. It needed a sequel. Rip one of Neil blomkamps many films that never came to be.
The upcoming first person shooter RoboCop: Rogue City will bring back the dark, mature tone of the original and Peter Weller voicing the titular character
Joel Kinnaman had a perfect build and deep voice, so pleased with his casting. Seemed like the movie was into realizing itself and world building, which was good, even better if it got a sequel. But it needed more action.
he can't act, and he's one of the most generic actors I've ever seen. The "rage fit upon realizing he's a cyborg" was so cringeworthy I almost spilled my drink. Honestly, he looks and acts like a porn actor.
I forgot about this remake.
Michael Keaton’s heel turn as a nearly comical mustache-twirling villain near the end of movie was what I didn’t like most about the movie. Secondly was the remake’s version of Media Break. I did like Gary Oldman as the compassionate scientist. Overall it was pretty good, especially since I’d already seen worse.
The Robocycle was cool too.
I didn't mind the Robocop remake, it was an overall satisfying film. It just can't compete with an iconic nigh-perfect original.
Fun fact:
In the European Spanish dub of both films, the voice of Bob Morton (played by Miguel Ferrer) in the original movie is the same as Raymond Sellars (played by Michael Keaton) in the 2014 remake.
Feels pretty ironic to bring a dead man as the president in the parallel universe RoboCop 2014 is set. At least his dream came true.
The remake didn't have any standout moments, or a cohesive story , the original score by Basil Poledaris was incredible with the film divided into continuous cool moments.
The remake is like most others huge budget wasted by writers who didn't know what to do with it.
For it to work you also need a director who can handle the job.
What a great ending to a video review. "I'd buy that for a dollar!" Too true, too true. 🙂🙃🙂🙃
Indeed!
I liked it. Of course it doesn't live up to the gory original. But it looked great and was at least better than part 3. My only issue with it was....the drama was taken out. I find the story of Alex Murphy being a machine struggling to remember who he was...mean while a wife and son is not completely aware that he is still alive in some way. It was heart crushing....venture bros did a great re telling of that story. Had me crying my eyes out. But the remake kind of glossed over that aspect. But it was still a decent film.
Yeah I think a sequel would've been clutch. The reboot had to establish the character and new lore and shit. I think they would've gotten better
Although it didnt capture the spirit of the original, i liked that they tried to update it. Win or lose, at least they tried, Instead of just hanging on to the glory days.
I thought it was just fine. Not as raw as the original, but seeing what was left of the man made an impression, for sure.
I couldn’t even finish watching this movie. But the original, I can rewatch that everyday.
This is one of the better full reboots. Sure, it's not as gritty or sarcastic as the og, but in its own universe it's quite good. The pg13 body horror element and additional familial elements were a very good touch and Gary Oldman always kills everything he's in.
I finally watched the remake about 6 months ago and the only thing I can remember about it is a funny scene where Robocop solves all the city's unsolved crimes using his AI. That's all that stuck in my memory. I thought at the time that it was ok, better than I expected, but it's a remake of an all time classic and that isn't good enough. I saw the original by the way at a preview in January 1988 (in the UK) and it is easily one of the best times I ever had in a cinema. The audience had never seen anything like it before and went nuts. It was more like a rock concert than a movie screening. Die Hard was the same. That was a good time to be a movie fan.
Unfortunately this just doesn't live up to the original. The only scene I like in the entire movie 🎥 is when Murphy/RoboCop is when he goes into the station and confronts the corrupt cops responsible. It is great as he sits there running through his evidence whilst at the same time his Robo Vision is analysing the incoming threat of Imminent violence from the Cop in front of him. It is glorious when he shoots him point blank. But otherwise it has no redeeming features
Oh man remember back in the 90s where RoboCop became a temporary character in WCW on tbs
I found stacks of the Blu Ray at Dollar Tree. I wouldn’t buy that for a dollar.
Omnicorp Robocop wasn't a bad movie, so don't compare it with the OCP Robocop. It was a good standalone movie.
There wasn't much to update. Detroit at the time the remake was made went to bankrupcy like they did in the original story.
what this franchise needs is a story like the 2012 DREDD movie, no boring originstory but something kneedeep in the day to day life of robocop
The reason why this movie bombed is cause the irony in the 1st movie was who was the cold machine robocop or the corporate world which this movie completely removed as well as the dilemma that Murphy still saw himself as a man where the world considered him he wasn't
Exactly in a world which was becoming more artificial and violent due to the rise of technology. That was the idea. But the idiots in Hollywood lives in their own world.
Films, like famous paintings, should never be remade. That demonstrates lack of originality and creativity. Robocop (1987) was a tremendously well-made film, one of the best sci-fi and cop movies ever made. There was no need to remake it as there is no reason to remake anything else. This review is appropriate.
I liked it. I never expected a carbon copy of the original. People would have complained about that as well. It was a different take on similar themes and more current and grounded in reality. My biggest complaint is some of the music choices. Some scenes are downright silly merely because of the . music. Others sound amazing. I would have liked it to be R rated with a little more "grit," but I also know that I watched the original as a small kid, and NO kid should be watching that. So it was probably a good moral decision and monetary decision to make it PG13.
I didnt want the same thing I wanted something new not the same as the original that is why I hated the remake ❤
Funny how a robocop game just came out not too long ago. I hope this franchise can come back strong.
The live-action TV show did give us "the old man" back. Whoever made him a villain in the second film should have to go through stigmata
I LOVE RoboCop. The original is probably one of my favorite movies of all time. While 2 was not as good and 3 was… terrible, I still enjoyed them as well. As for the 2014 remake, I liked it for what it was. I went in expecting it to not hold a candle to the original and I think that’s what helped me enjoy it.
Thank you for a great video!
I could totally have seen an I'll advised Lethal Weapon animated show that was all from Murtaugh's family life ignoring Riggs' PTSD stuff.
Jackie Earle Haley always give a very memorable performance in every role he plays.
When they announced Padilha was going to direct it I was excited! I've seen his previous work. It's violent, visceral, mature, intelligent. If anyone could reboot robocop with an interseting novel take that respected the spirit of the original, that was the guy. It was a perfect fit!
So what what really bothers me about this reboot is not even that it doesn't feel like the original robocop, but that it doesn't even feel like Padilha's previous work. What the hell happened there? Was his creative freedom stifled by producers or something like that?
Had RoboCop 2014 been given the same treatment that Dredd remake was given in 2012, then RoboCop 2014 would've be much more memorable.
PG-13 rating to what was once an R rated franchises is almost putting a nail in the coffin.
Most people misunderstood the remake's intentions. What it means to be human. How far do you have to strip back everything and what remains that you can be called a living, sentient being? Where does consciousness begin and end? That scene where he wants to know what's left of him and his reaction after. How would you fee if you were reduced to just a head, windpipe, heart and lungs (and an extraneous hand)? Would you still consider yourself a human being? What if you were a transplanted brain in a completely robotic body?
I would have watched a full length video just on RoboCop: Prime Directives! I loved that. Far from perfect, but I loved the twist of Robo’s (now adult) son working for OCP, and how that affected the plot. Seriously, go back and do a video just on that, if you ask me.
I've never seen it, I never will.
Why remake a perfect film, a literal masterpiece?
Madness.
$$$
@@John-Doe-Yo That and no new ideas left in Hollywood!!!
Nobody's remaking The Princess Bride, calm down.
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This is the exact movie that would have been made back in the 80's if the director was anyone but Paul Verhoeven.
I was already out of watching most cartoons by the time the 1st Robocop cartoon was out, but having seen it since I know I'd have enjoyed it (though just as an occassional watch). But I remember wishing at the time that they'd do something big, like a team-up special with one of the other then current cartoons I'd caught glimps of ( was Aliens an cartoon then?) In fact, I think if an overplayed franchise is on its last legs it'd be nice if they'd do one last big hurrah as an epic send off (just so long as it was either a good story still or at least a fun mindless adventure). Though Aliens vs Predator made me less sure of that plan.
I'm just guessing, corporations and the police aren't having a light shined on their flaws nearly to the extend of the original or at all.
The movie had to be different for today's audience and issues, and it DOES work hard to do that and DOES succeed somewhat. The automation plot is a good one. The man or machine is a good idea to run with. BUT it does fall down on the villains. Not compared to original robocop, but ANY movie. Keaton does his best - he's slimy and does the best impression of a CEO that I've ever seen on film. But the henchmen needed more. This concept has to be R rated - or forget it. A successful reboot is still possible - its all there for the taking.
Although I didn't hate the remake, it didn't have the charm of the originals. I also feel that it's a damned if you do and damned if you don't. If they have done a beat-for-beat remake, especially the iconic scene you mentioned they'd been criticised for lazy filmmaking. Doing something different, they got flack for that too. Although this is more of a problem for series' or long franchises, poor sequels can make people less enthusiastic to go back and remind themselves what was good about the early seasons or movies. Been catching a few of your videos lately and liking them. Snappy pacing, observational but also light-hearted.
I really enjoyed the movie.
The original RoboCop is a treasure. An ultra violent gift from the 90s when action was at its peak. The RoboCop wasn’t even close to the original. The sequel wasn’t even rated R when the first movie has levels of violence in it nobody had even seen before. The problem any sequel will have is to live up to the original movies and it’s almost impossible. Aliens and Terminator have the exact same issue and those are franchises with a lot more money behind them.
Eighties, you gen Z milksop.
I can't believe the Hollywood Reporter said this film had a better cast than the original. Nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-No: it has a much more EXPENSIVE cast, but NOT a better one. Nowhere near better.
Talk about a director playing it SAFE this movie was paint by numbers.
It's main issue was the predictable "his boss and fellow officers were corrupt cops who wanted him dead" trope. Saw that one coming within the first 25 minutes of the movie. They should've stuck to the original story.
0:53 The Wi'ah Man!
This has been a fair breakdown of the issues with this movie. They had Jakie Earl Hale(sp?) and didn't let him go crazy as a clarence boddigar type... what a shame
reboots are only worth it if the original is very dated if not, its not worth it and will likely be slapdash and rubbish which is what most blockbusters are anyway these days
As someone who’s never seen the original, I quite enjoyed this movie 🤷♂️
Such a shame because this director is a legend for his foreign films, but this project had TONS of studio interference.
14:03 this sums up the main problem.
Also, the story went nowhere. Half robot vs full robot. Then free will is discussed. Then robocop gets pissed and activates God mode where he solves all crimes with 100% accurate lie detector and invincibility to bullets. Then I have no clue what happened next because it wasn’t significant enough to remember and I will never rewatch this nonsensical movie.
While it doesn’t hold a candle to the original on its own the 2014 remake isn’t all that bad, if you ask me it honestly just feels like a movie that people who hate remakes hate simply for that fact that it exists
Well, the original isn't called a "cult classic" for nothin'.
I was pleasantly surprised that this film wasn't terrible, as long as you view it as a standalone piece and not exactly a 'remake' of the original. Lacks the spirit and biting humour of the original but decent enough entertainment in its own right.
1982's The Thing is not a remake. It's an adaptation of the short story "Who Goes There?"
its one of the greatest remakes
There were so many people wearing bear suits Nick Cage could run around randomly punching them? Weird. 😂😂
The only memorable moment for me was when Gary Oldman strips down RoboCop of all his cybernetics and he's down to the torso, head and hand. It was terrifying for me to imagine being reduced to that, which I think could've been explored further. But other than that it was pretty meh.
I think RoboCop is hard to remake because first you must understand the original and the timeframe, what made it tick and the symbolism and then try to adapt it to our current society.
I enjoyed it,it's definitely just as good as Robocop 2 but that one just gets the edge because of Peter Weller
Don't remake Paul Vehoeven movie without Paul Vehoeven. This, Total Recall. Only he can bring certain kind of madness to his creations.
It should have been Rated R. You took a beloved Rated R movie and PG13 it. It lost before it had a chance.
The bear hitting someone...why did i think that was cocaine bear 😂
I didn't mind the remake at all. It kind of flagged near the end but it had some interesting angles that the original didn't cover.
RoboCop 2014 feels like they decided to make a proper RoboCop movie using the plot of the Alvin and the Chipmunks RoboCop spoof, Robomunk.
I just brought myself to watch this remake. It wasn’t as bad as I was anticipating it to be. Had it moments, veteran all star cast. The suit was kind of cool. It had potential and tried but it didn’t quite bring the goods. It could have been repackaged as a different movie and gained its own audience.
We went first weekend to a packed theater of obvious fans of the original like us and it was easy to feel the boredom in the room with the exception of the POV shootout. I enjoyed it better when I watched it later but I definitely find it forgettable
Funny that you didn't mention Scarface (1983), which was so successful a remake of the 1932 original that many people think it wasn't a remake. The problem with Robocop 3 was it was PG-13, so it couldn't be as biting as the first two. I'm generally not a fan of remakes, but I thought this one was better than average. I liked that it looked at it in a more serious way than the original instead of trying to compete with the comedy. Another one that is similar in this way was The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, although I enjoy the remake of that one more than the Robocop one. I was originally very skeptical of Ben Stiller in the role of Walter Mitty, but the completely different take on the story made it enjoyable.
It was so bad I'm *JUST NOW* finding out Samuel L. Jackson was in it because I watch just about everything he's in
I think that amazon can capture what makes RoboCop special as they seem to understand how to make good shows. Especially superhero ones like the boys and invincible. There is a small or a big chance they can recapture the magic of the first two and make something incredible.
I could’ve help but comparing every scene with the original, being PG-13 and taking itself too seriously really did the film in
Yooooo. That bland bad guy from the 4 parter is using the same skull mask as Shao Khan in MK: Annihilation.