Jan 2018
Peter Weller is awesome. Most people might look at the character design and think it's just a cheesy movie about a guy in a clunky suit, but the story is just wonderful. Back in the 80s, we still had some great sci-fi, like Blade Runner, The Terminator, Aliens, Predator, and this guy. Alex RoboCop Murphy. There are so many great concepts in the movie, as well as characters, special effects, and did I mention gore? It was initially rated X, and they had to trim it down to R. Funny enough, there was also a PG-13 version out there at some point.
According to the IMDb parent guide https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093870/parentalguide , this movie has severe levels of "Violence & Gore", "Profanity", "Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking", "Frightening & Intense Scenes", and only moderate levels of "Sex & Nudity". Aka, not for kids, so what do they do? They made children's cartoons out of it, and toys, and video games, and comics... all stuff for kids. Weren't the 80s great?
This movie is so good. I've seen all the original movies, both live action tv shows, and the shitty remake, but none of them are nearly as good as the original. Now, here's where things get interesting:
https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3479679/original-robocop-writer-developing-direct-sequel-1987-original/
Purely theoretical at this point, but a man can dream! I can dream of Peter Weller making a comeback, or at least voicing the part. I can dream of Nancy Allen making a return. I can dream that something great is on the horizon, because this is the new trend. Blade Runner made a comeback. The Terminator is making a comeback. Halloween is making a comeback. Hollywood wants to keep the old shit alive, and a new RoboCop... ignoring that god awful 2014 remake... well I'd buy that for a dollar!
Peter Weller is awesome. Most people might look at the character design and think it's just a cheesy movie about a guy in a clunky suit, but the story is just wonderful. Back in the 80s, we still had some great sci-fi, like Blade Runner, The Terminator, Aliens, Predator, and this guy. Alex RoboCop Murphy. There are so many great concepts in the movie, as well as characters, special effects, and did I mention gore? It was initially rated X, and they had to trim it down to R. Funny enough, there was also a PG-13 version out there at some point.
According to the IMDb parent guide https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093870/parentalguide , this movie has severe levels of "Violence & Gore", "Profanity", "Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking", "Frightening & Intense Scenes", and only moderate levels of "Sex & Nudity". Aka, not for kids, so what do they do? They made children's cartoons out of it, and toys, and video games, and comics... all stuff for kids. Weren't the 80s great?
This movie is so good. I've seen all the original movies, both live action tv shows, and the shitty remake, but none of them are nearly as good as the original. Now, here's where things get interesting:
https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3479679/original-robocop-writer-developing-direct-sequel-1987-original/
Purely theoretical at this point, but a man can dream! I can dream of Peter Weller making a comeback, or at least voicing the part. I can dream of Nancy Allen making a return. I can dream that something great is on the horizon, because this is the new trend. Blade Runner made a comeback. The Terminator is making a comeback. Halloween is making a comeback. Hollywood wants to keep the old shit alive, and a new RoboCop... ignoring that god awful 2014 remake... well I'd buy that for a dollar!
I'd see that sequel. Glad the original writer's involved. Needs someone who cares about the original if it's going to be any good. I remember the people behind the remake basically saying they weren't fans. Explains a lot about how that turned out.