Robocop Remake - Doesn't Seem Like 25 years

[Old Moparz]

It seems odd that Hollywood can run out of ideas so fast that movies that don't seem that old are being remade already. Well, okay, it is 25 years old now, but Robocop just doesn't "feel old" enough to be remade. I guess I'm older than I thought I was.  

http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/robocop-suit-revealed-first-photo-remake-163723915.html

I loved the original & hope that the remake does it justice, not like what that Planet of the Apes flick that Mark Wahlberg was in did, that one sucked.    

The new one already looks like they cheaped out with the cyborg suit. It's smaller & looks like it's made of rubber & not metal. I suppose I can live with a leftover Batman suit on the super hero if the movie is good.  

The cast looks cool......

The remake also stars Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson and Michael Keaton.

[Ponch ®]

I'd buy that for a dollar!

This makes me feel old. I actually remember when that movie came out. My uncle - who was only a few years older than me - was talking it up for weeks before it came out, so when it finally hit the theaters someone took us to see it. I thought the robot stuff was cool, but didn't get the humor (I was like 7...). It was on TV last night, and now that I'm older I get a lot of the jokes (6000 SUX!).

either way, hope they don't botch this remake...

[200MPH]

wow i do feel old now

[Mike DC]

  
That suit might be a lot of things, but I doubt it was any cheaper.  Modern Hollywood does not cut corners on the costume of their lead character like that.  They probably deemed the original too cheesy-looking and mimicked the Nolan Batman look to lend it credibility.  

[bull]

Michael Keaton? Haven't seen his face on the big screen for like, three years or so.

[Brock Lee]

I don't believe that is the actual Robocop suit. I believe that is officer Alex Murphy in SWAT gear. Robocop will look similar to this, but larger and with areas of the torso you can see through showing hydraulics and such. The idea is the Robocop is made to resemble fellow officers in tactical gear. f you think back to the original, the cops wore futuristic gear and Robocop had some basic elements of those designs (like the helmet/shields)

[c00nhunterjoe]

Its the suit, but I bet CGI will be added to "enhance" it post production.

[Silver R/T]

Remakes suck, too bad they can't come up with something original. Whatever happened to talented people, people like Clint Eastwood for example...

[RallyeMike]

Same old story: The old timers always think the remake sucks, and new timers can't believe how bad the original was 

[Indygenerallee]

Looks like Batman meets "The Tick" 

[Fred]

Same old story: The old timers always think the remake sucks, and new timers can't believe how bad the original was 

yep! 

[Old Moparz]

Well, I'm going to give it the benefit of the doubt for being worthwhile since I've seen a few remakes that were very good. I do wish more original ideas would develop, but that's the way it is. 

Remakes I liked were.....
King Kong The one  from 2005 with Jack Black and Adrien Brody, not the 70's one.
True Grit Jeff Bridges was great.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers The original scared the s**t of of me as a kid, but the remake was good even though it didn't scare me when I was older & in high school.   
The Fly The remake might have sucked without Jeff Goldblum.
I am Legend I didn't see the original, but I saw the remake of it so this one is a remake of a remake.    It wasn't exactly the same story, but close enough, even though The Omega Man was also great. (Maybe a little cheesy now.)

[Mike DC]

                                
It's the huge movie budgets that cause all these remakes.  

The higher the budget, the less they wanna risk it on untested material.  Unsuccessful remakes hardly ever lose as much money as unsuccessful all-new shows.

[hatersaurusrex]

I remember being blown away by how swoopy the lines were on the Ford Taurus cop cars.   Those things really looked odd back in the mid 80's, which is exactly the reason they used them.

Also, his primary weapon better be the Auto 9 or I call BS on the whole thing.

[Dino]

As long as ED 209 blasts the guy outta the high rise I'm good!

As dated as the movie may be, I think the Robocop suit stood the test of time pretty well, it still looks cool.

What was the tagline on that again?  Half man, half machine, all cop?

[Ponch ®]

I don't believe that is the actual Robocop suit. I believe that is officer Alex Murphy in SWAT gear. Robocop will look similar to this, but larger and with areas of the torso you can see through showing hydraulics and such. The idea is the Robocop is made to resemble fellow officers in tactical gear. f you think back to the original, the cops wore futuristic gear and Robocop had some basic elements of those designs (like the helmet/shields)

the other thing I read was that script calls for a lot of add-ons/modifications to the suit as the story progresses, so this may be an early version of the suit (per the movie's timeline).

What was the tagline on that again?  Half man, half machine, all cop?

I thought it was "bitches leave!" 

[TUFCAT]

The original Robocop was based (and filmed) in Detroit.  I wonder if it will be in the remake? 

[Indygenerallee]

Detroit would be a perfect backdrop for a apocolyptic movie! It's already a wasteland!!

[myk]

As long as ED 209 blasts the guy outta the high rise I'm good!

As dated as the movie may be, I think the Robocop suit stood the test of time pretty well, it still looks cool.

What was the tagline on that again?  Half man, half machine, all cop?

Half man, half machine, all bafoon.  There is NOTHING from the 80's that ever needs to be resurrected....

[PocketThunder]

As long as ED 209 blasts the guy outta the high rise I'm good!

As dated as the movie may be, I think the Robocop suit stood the test of time pretty well, it still looks cool.

What was the tagline on that again?  Half man, half machine, all cop?

Half man, half machine, all bafoon.  There is NOTHING from the 80's that ever needs to be resurrected....

C'mon, spaceballs was the greatest movie ever made.   

[Old Moparz]

As long as ED 209 blasts the guy outta the high rise I'm good!

As dated as the movie may be, I think the Robocop suit stood the test of time pretty well, it still looks cool.

What was the tagline on that again?  Half man, half machine, all cop?

Half man, half machine, all bafoon.  There is NOTHING from the 80's that ever needs to be resurrected....

C'mon, spaceballs was the greatest movie ever made.   

I had a tough time sitting through that movie & never did see the whole thing. There were a few funny scenes, but it was definitely not one of Mel Brooks' better flicks. I still don't understand why he waited so long to make a spoof on Star Wars, it was 10 years between the two. 

[moparstuart]

As long as ED 209 blasts the guy outta the high rise I'm good!

As dated as the movie may be, I think the Robocop suit stood the test of time pretty well, it still looks cool.

What was the tagline on that again?  Half man, half machine, all cop?

Half man, half machine, all bafoon.  There is NOTHING from the 80's that ever needs to be resurrected....

C'mon, spaceballs was the greatest movie ever made.   

I had a tough time sitting through that movie & never did see the whole thing. There were a few funny scenes, but it was definitely not one of Mel Brooks' better flicks. I still don't understand why he waited so long to make a spoof on Star Wars, it was 10 years between the two. 

  yup  but nothing beats young frankenstein and Blazing Saddles

[Ponch ®]

The original Robocop was based (and filmed) in Detroit.  I wonder if it will be in the remake?  

no, i believe it's being shot in Toronto. Those Canadians are taking our jobs!

[Old Moparz]

The original Robocop was based (and filmed) in Detroit.  I wonder if it will be in the remake?  

no, i believe it's being shot in Toronto. Those Canadians are taking our jobs!

Isn't Canada the 53rd state?   

(With Mexico & Puerto Rico being 51 & 52)

[PocketThunder]

The original Robocop was based (and filmed) in Detroit.  I wonder if it will be in the remake?  

no, i believe it's being shot in Toronto. Those Canadians are taking our jobs!

Isn't Canada the 53rd state?   

(With Mexico & Puerto Rico being 51 & 52)

I thought there were 57?   

[Old Moparz]

The original Robocop was based (and filmed) in Detroit.  I wonder if it will be in the remake?  

no, i believe it's being shot in Toronto. Those Canadians are taking our jobs!

Isn't Canada the 53rd state?   

(With Mexico & Puerto Rico being 51 & 52)

I thought there were 57?   

Could be, I've been tired & not paying attention to things for the last dozen or so years. 

[TUFCAT]

Right now in Detroit, any "Robocop" would probably get his ass kicked on a daily basis and quit the force...