Robocop remake news "Robocop’ is a Transformer Who Fights Terrorism"

[Werewolf]

Wow, that does not sound good.

Spoilers.

http://latino-review.com/2012/08/13/robocop-transformer-fights-terrorism/

[Mok]

The more I hear about the robocop reboot the more it sounds like something Bay would do .

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

Yeah, that sounds pretty bad. I hate when they feel the need to distance themselves from the source material. If the original's so silly, why remake it? It also sounds like they're doing what the Japanese have been doing for a decade or so; making a hero with multiple forms to better facilitate the sale of toys. It gets bothersome 'cos the new form becomes a copout way of dealing with a problem. "It's Major Baddie! Luckily I have the Hero +2 mod, so I can now defeat him, unlike the first time we fought!" I suspect that's one of the reasons Robocop 3 fell flat. "Oh, he has a jetpack now?"

It also muddies things up. If the technology is familiar enough that you can constantly upgrade it, why aren't there a dozen Robocops?

Don C.

[Meule]

They contacted a Belgian to play the role, but he refused. At the time I thought he was an idiot to do so, but now I'm thinking he dodged a bullet there

[MegoMark71]

This movie sounds totally like a piece of garbage michael bay movie. The more i hear, the more i won't go anywhere near this pathetic sounding remake. Really getting tired of the need to redo every dang movie ever made. Is there anyone in hollywood who had a decent new idea these days?

[jds1911a1]

Hmmmm....

Yeah, that sounds pretty bad. I hate when they feel the need to distance themselves from the source material. If the original's so silly, why remake it? It also sounds like they're doing what the Japanese have been doing for a decade or so; making a hero with multiple forms to better facilitate the sale of toys. It gets bothersome 'cos the new form becomes a copout way of dealing with a problem. "It's Major Baddie! Luckily I have the Hero +2 mod, so I can now defeat him, unlike the first time we fought!" I suspect that's one of the reasons Robocop 3 fell flat. "Oh, he has a jetpack now?"

It also muddies things up. If the technology is familiar enough that you can constantly upgrade it, why aren't there a dozen Robocops?

Don C.

Robocop 3 was so bad Peter weller wouldn't take the part and that is saying alot

[Gorn Captain]

They contacted a Belgian to play the role, but he refused. At the time I thought he was an idiot to do so, but now I'm thinking he dodged a bullet there

They did?
Well, the future King is Belgium would be great, he acts like an android already...

[Meule]

They did?
Well, the future King is Belgium would be great, he acts like an android already...

Yeah, they asked*Matthias Schoenaerts*from Bullhead (Rundskop)

[MIB41]

Another remake destined to bomb. Why can't they fire these folks who make this big money and give these jobs to rationale folks like us who have good taste?

[Hector]

The first RoboCop is one of my all time favorite movies...what made it great was the great heartfelt soulfulness Peter Weller brought to the character as Officer Alex Murphy...the sadness of him being "killed"...and brought back as mostly machine...then he goes after the baddies who "killed" him...and successfully wins the day. Yes, it was ultra violent...but that's what made the movie work...and I'll buy that for a dollar.

[Figuremod73]

Maybe they should have contacted Frank Miller.

[MegoMark71]

The first RoboCop is one of my all time favorite movies...what made it great was the great heartfelt soulfulness Peter Weller brought to the character as Officer Alex Murphy...the sadness of him being "killed"...and brought back as mostly machine...then he goes after the baddies who "killed" him...and successfully wins the day. Yes, it was ultra violent...but that's what made the movie work...and I'll buy that for a dollar.

Man Hector i couldn't have said it any better myself. My wife has never seen the original. It has been added to our must see list of movies.

[Hector]