jetboy Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 HI, well worth a look? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEOX0PkG4_o cheers Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Hmm - I think the original one was rather good (didn't see it in a long time) but did not like the Robocop design. Strange they almost kept this. Nice that he rides a bike now :-) I would not rule out to go to the movies for this. Cheers, Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Is Hollywood so devoid of creativity that all they can produce is remakes and endless sequels? I don't know why they thought this needed remaking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Certificate 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Rogers Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I thought the original Robocop was a bit of a modern classic, be surprised if they've actually made a better film out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feldr Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 not a chance.... no satire .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Ironman with a badge? I agree about the satire too. Could be a good merchandising exercise. Hmmmm, We'll see. Thanks, Don. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X Wing Flyboy Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 (edited) LOL, Iron Man with a badge is exactly what I thought when I saw the trailer. The unarmoured hand bothers me greatly, looks naff and I can't see why it's been done. But then again, why even go near Robocop for remake? Can't be improved in any way shape or form, the first movie was and is a total classic that is still watchable now if you ignore the 80's clothes and big glasses. Still, I'm quite glad the metallic blue and black has been kept. Edited October 11, 2013 by X Wing Flyboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidelvy Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Is Hollywood so devoid of creativity that all they can produce is remakes and endless sequels? I don't know why they thought this needed remaking It's not a question of whether it needs remaking. I don't think it does. The question is whether there is money to be made from recycling the idea - and clearly the producers think there is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Hollywood hasn't had an original idea in decades. Look at anything they've made in the last few years and with very few exceptions, it's either some kind of remake, some kind of sequel, or just a poor copy of a foreign film. They are especially keen on stealing ideas from Japan's (and other Asian) film makers and watering them down to what they think the American public wants to see. The Ring and Ring 2 were classic examples. Terrific films in the original language but appalling in Hollywoodese! I'm a great horror film fan, but all the best horror and suspense films I have watched in the last two or three years have been Japanese and Korean, and maybe a smidgin of independents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterfriend Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I agree it's on of those films that doesn't need remaking but having said that the design elements look okay to me a little bit like a cross between robocop and a cylon! The cast seems pretty decent too although any of the satire and humour seems to have evaporated and it looks like there might be some kind of clumsy analogy for drones/unmanned vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter96 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I'm holding fire on this until I see it. I do know that it was shot early last year and is only coming out in 2014. I have a feeling that the long delay could be a very bad sign (maybe they made a big mess of it and have pushed back the release to give them time to fix it?) I very much agree that the original film did not need to be re-made. I guess that's Hollywood for you... Cheers. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 (edited) Eye Candy.....But that's all I suspect. Haven't seen any worthwhile Sci-Fi films from Hollywood in ages.....They've all suffered from terminal imagination failure. How about some proper cyberpunk? Walter John Williams' 'Hardwired' would make an epic romp, or maybe they could have another go at William Gibson's work and hopefully do a better job than they did on 'Johnny Pneumonic', even the complex (by Hollywood standards) 'Neuromancer' or 'Idoru' series would work in the hands of someone like Ridley Scott. Ridley Scott could also probably cope with Iain M Banks' work.....I wouldn't trust any lesser mortal to even try to make a film of 'Excession', while James Cameron might be able to pull off the pretty stuff, he'd lose the message (& Banks always has a message) or turn it into a saccharine syrup. Edited October 31, 2013 by Sgt.Squarehead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Richard Morgan. The Altered Carbon series. Love those books. The Images! Special effects could really go to town. Superb stories too. Pete 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oggy4624 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 None of the recent reboots of any older movies have come close to the originals, Conan, the worst of them all. I do not expect any better from Robocop - 12 rating, come on. The 88 movie was a classic and definitely not a 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Richard Morgan. The Altered Carbon series. Love those books. The Images! Special effects could really go to town. Superb stories too. Pete I'm reading 'Altered Carbon' right now. How about Neal Stephenson's 'Snowcrash'.....Tell me that wouldn't make an epic movie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 I'm reading 'Altered Carbon' right now. I could do with re-sleeving! Not wearing too well! Those books are a brilliant concept. Another book I thought of would be Icerigger - Alan Dean Foster Or even, And I think Special effects nowadays are good enough, Anne McCaffrey. The Dragon books. At least ten films out of that lot. Huge cult following & Merchandising prospects Pete BTW, I tried IMB years ago & couldn't get into them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 (edited) How about 'Hothouse' by Brian Aldiss.....Filmed like Avatar (but not even slightly toned down for the masses)! It would be great if they could do it with an all star cast.....The gasps of disbelief as Johnny Depp or Noomi Rapace are arbitrarily reduced to a bloody smear mid sentence would be worth the admission price on their own! Edited October 31, 2013 by Sgt.Squarehead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetboy Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share Posted November 1, 2013 HI,AFTER having the judge dread movie lying around for best part of the year,i finally put it on last night,whilst modelling,and WELL,,WHAT A GOOD MOVIE,wish id watched it sooner?Vast/improvement on the other effort,really enjoyed,the vision,of the future,it was more beleivable,than the huge armoured sly and co... yes worth a watch.. so i suppose remakes are not all bad?we will see? cheers Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Don Satllone's Judge Dredd was a travesty! It was wrong on so many levels that anything would be better. Dredd on the other hand is a great piece of film work and does the 200AD's character justice.(no pun intended) I don't think you can class it as a remake as the first film was just pants! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 It wasn't broken....................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neron-fx Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 aww man, there goes another classic down the pan. Thanks a lot Hollywood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetboy Posted November 27, 2013 Author Share Posted November 27, 2013 aww man, there goes another classic down the pan. Thanks a lot Hollywood. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgZFcP7N6ZM DON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockster Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Well I for one will be one of the first to buy a kit of the revamped ED209 should that be in the pipeline. This one looked full of awesome awesomeness! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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