Robocop Reboot (Pre-release)

[Wes R]

I'd give this director some leeway for delusions of grandeur had i ever heard of him, seems like they went with whoever was popular in Europe for the director and for Murphy. I bet they don't even have him twirl the gun. A report said that the director planned to throw the fans of the original a few bones but so far all i see is gristle and fat and no bones for us.

 

[dbalschi]

I'd give this director some leeway for delusions of grandeur had i ever heard of him, seems like they went with whoever was popular in Europe for the director and for Murphy.

The guy who played Murphy is one of the main actors on AMC's The Killing.

 

[Wes R]

I've heard of the show but I never saw it. Still you think they'd want a bit more star power other than just relying on the big name villain.

 

[Monster Dave]

I think we should take this as a sign of what will probably happen if Ghostbusters 3 ever makes it to production....

(face-palm)

 

[pengbuzz]

They really need to cancel this movie now.

 

[Michael Bergeron]

I think we should take this as a sign of what will probably happen if Ghostbusters 3 ever makes it to production....

(face-palm)

Although I don't want a GB3 I think they would get the look of it considering it's the same folks. Where I worry about that one is the story & script.

 

[airair]

I think we should take this as a sign of what will probably happen if Ghostbusters 3 ever makes it to production....

(face-palm)

Not really.

Ghostbusters 3 would be a sequel so it would not be as pathetic as this robocop remake attempt

At least for Ghostbusters 3, you've actually got the main cast willing to come back, and do a proper sequel.

Then again, Ghostbusters 3 might end up like an Indiana Jones Kingdom of Crystal Skull bastardisation.

So you never know.

As for this horrible remake, i'd rather watch a DTV movie directed by a blind man.

 

[Wes R]

I showed my buddy a pic of robo without the helmet and he thought someone photoshopped in a pic of the action figure lol. Had to break it to him that's how the dude looks in the movie. GB3 takes any longer they'll all be in wheelchairs.

 

[Michael Bergeron]

GB3 takes any longer they'll all be in wheelchairs.

They should just make more games. I quite enjoyed the last one.

 

[Monster Dave]

All that I can say is that I'd watch Prime Directives in a heart beat over what we're seeing done here...

 

[crabra comander]

All that I can say is that I'd watch ROBOCOP 3 in a heart beat over what we're seeing done here...

Fixed???

 

[Monster Dave]

Fixed???

:lol

oh now that's bad!! :lol ROTFLMAO!!

 

[Riceball]

That too. But surely you can understand it from a filmmaker's perspective. It's far easier to call you'se guys and say, "Hey, we need the monster to do this instead of that," and have you do all the work than it is to have to completely set up and reshoot a scene just to get six seconds of footage. One thing about CGI, it's extremely versatile in the right hands.

Actually, it's not all that much easier to reshoot something using CG than it is w/practical effects. It still doesn't pay to redo small things or things at the last minute as it does with practical. Take your 6 second example, depending on whether you're shooting for film or TV each second of footage is 24 - 32 frames of animation/effects so times that by 6 and you have 144 - 192 frames that have to be reworked which, depending on the complexity, size, and nature of the scene can mean a lot of time doing the fixes and more time in rendering all of which equals to money.

But this doesn't negate what you're saying, it only reinforces it and I think it's a problem that a lot of directors run into. They think that CG is a cure all and a lot of things that would have gotten fixed on set in the past and still should be done so are instead simply "fixed in post" without realizing that it's not always cheaper and easier to fix in post. I think that directors, at least the smart/good ones, have realized that not everything can or should be fixed in post and are realizing that CG technology has its limits and isn't good for everything.

 

[crabra comander]

I think that directors, at least the smart/good ones, have realized that not everything can or should be fixed in post and are realizing that CG technology has its limits and isn't good for everything.

Seeing as how he isn't a veteran director, I can see how this has lead him astray. His Elite Squad was a gritty crime thriller, no CG.

 

[WarPig]

Now that I've learned to use spoiler tags, I can say what I wanted regarding plot.

Spoiler

I read somewhere that the storyline in the reboot has changed as well. Murphy isn't murdered and his mostly-dead corpse used to make a cybog cop; instead it's an "opt-in" program by Omnicorp.

Murphy - with the agreement of his wife - volunteers for the program,with the assurance from Omnicorp that Murphy will retain much of his humanity. That would explain the non-robot hand, and full-face.

The only hope for this film is if the story progresses with Murphy becoming more and more mechanical, so that some point in the film we actuall *have* a RoboCop, rather than the Iron Knight Joe returns.

 

[Michael Bergeron]

Kinda removes the heartbreak that made the first one so powerful IMO.

 

[Monster Dave]

^agreed!!

 

[EyeofSauron]

well, now we have different actors, different story, different suit, the only thing that still says robocop is the title.

 

[metaldud]

it should turn out good because i have faith in Joel Kinnaman as murphy.

 

[EyeofSauron]

it should turn out good because i have faith in Joel Kinnaman as murphy.

good that you have faith in the one person who has to do the least with the creativity, script, and costume in the movie