Robocop Remake
Discussion
Part of me wants to weep 
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/A...
Although Gary Oldman should be good, you just know it will be a CGI nightmare.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/A...
Although Gary Oldman should be good, you just know it will be a CGI nightmare.
RobDickinson said:
ED209 is in it but due to health and safety issues its a robotic vacuum cleaner.
Not sure why people feel the need to remake verhoven classics.
Because Hollywood has lacked any creative talent for a long long time, and insist on re-hashing classic franchises in order to make a quick buck.Not sure why people feel the need to remake verhoven classics.
Sometimes, we get a decent film cropping through.......but the vast majority of films these days aren't worth the Byte space they are programmed on
Dont know what all the fuss is about personally. Its not like they are talking about remaking a genuine classic like Blade Runner for eample.
Both RC and Total Recall are nothing more than fairly trashy action flicks. Dot get me wrong, I like them both but re-doing them for a new generation of movie goers makes sense and doesnt offend me in any way.
Both RC and Total Recall are nothing more than fairly trashy action flicks. Dot get me wrong, I like them both but re-doing them for a new generation of movie goers makes sense and doesnt offend me in any way.
SWoll said:
Both RC and Total Recall are nothing more than fairly trashy action flicks.
I'm not so sure. Total Recall (and certainly the book it's based on) raises some fairly interesting questions about perceived reality and memory, and I read a very well-reasoned article in New Scientist just after RoboCop came out that discussed how the film was a metaphor for man's attempt to regain his humanity in the face of depersonalisation by technology. Obviously if you only look at them superficially they probably are 'nothing more than fairly trashy action flicks', as you say.
(Actually, the re-imagining of Total Recall is looking very promising. I'm quite looking forward to it.)
Robocop is a modern classic.
Will the remake have that violence? The original is/was quite a shocker.
...trying to think of the last 'remake' I thought added anything to the story...or even liked.
Not sure that reboots of decades established characters (like Batman count).
JonRB said:
I'm not so sure. Total Recall (and certainly the book it's based on) raises some fairly interesting questions about perceived reality and memory, and I read a very well-reasoned article in New Scientist just after RoboCop came out that discussed how the film was a metaphor for man's attempt to regain his humanity in the face of depersonalisation by technology.
As you say, Robocop has a lot going for it, it's just just an ultra violent beat em-up.Will the remake have that violence? The original is/was quite a shocker.
JonRB said:
Good grief. Why? Why does everything have to be either a remake, sequel, prequel or comic book adaptation these days?
I don't mind the comic book ones....trying to think of the last 'remake' I thought added anything to the story...or even liked.
Not sure that reboots of decades established characters (like Batman count).
944fan said:
I was only about 10 when I watched Robocop the first time. ED209 gave me f
king nightmares for weeks.
Well, given the film was an 18, that's not wholly surprising. king nightmares for weeks.(Of course, that scene did beg an obvious question - why the arse-shuddering f
k would you load an experimental weapons system with live ammo for a demonstration? I mean, really, what on earth would possess you to do that?)
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