Comments on: 10 Reasons Why The Original ‘RoboCop’ Can’t Be Beaten By The Remake

By: BJE

BJE — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:07:31 +0000

I LOVE the original. Some of the dialogue in the first film was just fantastic. "Murphey, I\’m a mess" "Don\’t worry, They\’ll fix you… They fix everything" I remember that line to this day. The Remake is a very pale tween applied piece of *meh* to me. When it wasn\’t rated R I knew it wasn\’t going to be anywhere near good.

By: roblm

roblm — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:07:31 +0000

It\’s amazing how nostalgia tints your view of the movie. Don\’t forget the original came out at a time you were less cynical and more imaginative- reading more into things that are not really there.

By: jimmie t. murakami

jimmie t. murakami — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:07:31 +0000

The original Robocop is, quite simply, 'a masterwork'. Where-as the remake is just an OK action movie that will be forgotton very quickly.

By: ben

ben — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:07:31 +0000

'A half decade after "T2," another Verhoeven joint'

Well, no, but Paul Verhoeven's T2 would have been such a rad movie.

By: BM

BM — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:07:31 +0000

I LOVED the original (not so much the sequels). It, back then was like the creation of the transformers. They made the transformers look so real. It amazed me how well they were done. Same with the original Robocop. It was an amazing movie when it came out. You felt for him when he got screwed by Clarences gang and loved his kick assness. Peter Weller did a fantastic job.

The new one didn't feel as good. I didn't feel for the character as much as in the original. It has only been two weeks since I saw it but, I feel as if the struggle between man and machine didn't have as much emotion as the original. I'm staying with the original as my favorite between the two. And who can forget the guy that was rammed into a vat of toxic waste lol!!!!

By: hey hey hey

hey hey hey — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:07:31 +0000

Were we ever expecting the remake to ever replace Verhoeven's original? While the original is an indisputable classic, both have their flaws. I was pleasantly surprised that JosÃ©'s take, while a little bland, and certainly lacking in the red syrup department, still had a good head on its shoulders. Sure, It won't be remembered like the original, but had this been released as a standalone film, it wouldn't be copping nearly as much flack is it currently is.

By: James Weston

James Weston — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:07:31 +0000

11. No Clarence Boddicker. The most underrated villain of all time. Kurtwood Smith's psychopathic villain stole the show. Not an easy task, considering the protagonist was a 7 foot tall cyborg.

By: Formerly From Tokyo

Formerly From Tokyo — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:07:31 +0000

"…..and feels bad about being a shitty husband and father."

What?

By: joe gillis

joe gillis — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:07:31 +0000

You have a typo. Buckaroo Bonzai is a "marginal cult oddity " Should be Buckaroo Bonzai is "One of the greatest films ever made"

By: Drew

Drew — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:07:31 +0000

Ah, the 80's.

That mythical decade before the "nanny state" fear mongering took control of the Western world.

By: B

Fri, 13 May 2016 08:07:31 +0000

Schwarzenegger (the whole damn cast really) in PREDATOR had some solid moments of sensitivity and emotional depth, particularly after the hostage raid, when the jungle just "came alive and took him".

By: Dryer

Dryer — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:07:31 +0000

On top of all that you mentioned it was also entertaining. That's why it was able to market it to kids, I being one of them. Like Man of Steel, this new film is so self involved with corporate and social exposition that it forgets what exactly people are paying to watch.

By: MJ

MJ — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:07:31 +0000

You got it right.

Original Robocop's design is frightening to me. When I see that, I grow antsy. Reboot Robocop is too aesthetically pleasing — when something is aeasthetic pleasing, it puts you as ease and you are less likely to fear it. What I dig about Original Robocop is that his design is jarring and while I care for the man, I am also in fear of his destructive capabilities. By removing the ultra-violent elements, you are screwing with the very nature of what made Robocop so legendary.

Robocop being my favorite film of all time (watched while young and impressionable), you can see its lineage in films like Batman Begins. Taking an ultra realistic approach to a subject that technically should be outrageous. You buy it.

At any rate, imagining the Reboot Robocop walking down the street toward me, I'd be fascinated by its sleekness. "How cool". Imagine Original Robocop coming at you — your reaction will probably be, "What the f* is that!?!"

By: Ignacio Balbuena

Ignacio Balbuena — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:07:31 +0000

The 2014 edition of "Robocop" is in theaters now. If you're seeing it, a fun game is to check off how many of these same achievements it can claim.

I guess NONE.

By: Ignacio Balbuena

Ignacio Balbuena — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:07:31 +0000

Among the fatherly things done by arnie; carrying a big ass LOG, yeah, that's sensitive, and everyman-ish.

By: Xian

Xian — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:07:31 +0000

Your picture for #4 seems to be from the inferior RoboCop sequel.