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Jan '18
youtube 1987 was a great year for movies. It was the start of some great franchises like Predator, Hellraiser, and Lethal Weapon, but most importantly... it gave us... RoboCop!

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!


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Box_a_Hair says:
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Jan '18
Not fans? That'll explain it then. That movie has no heart, because no one involved had any either. Seriously, that film felt so fucking pointless, it's insane. How does a great movie like RoboCop get such an abysmal remake? I figured with technology advancing, they'd figure out a better way to spin something about the story, but nope... pure horse shit.


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Box_a_Hair says:
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Jan '18
Part 2 is a lot of fun, because the series was still rated R back then. There's some gruesomely hilarious scenes, like the failed RoboCop2 prototypes that all commit suicide, and Murphy's directive overload. It still had the primary cast, and the same sense of humor about itself, and that made it work.

Part 3 is when they started catering to babies, and it took a nose dive. I fucking hate this movie. There's nothing good about it.

The first tv series was even more kid-friendly, but for some reason, I liked it. How can you not love an episode where RoboCop teams up with Roddy Piper's "Commander Cash"? I don't know... it definitely wasn't the worst tv I'd seen. The actor in the suit is the second best of the entire series, and he played in "The Hitchhiker" series. That's one of those horror anthologies I have yet to check out...

Finally, they had a miniseries to get things back on track. They aimed to make "Prime Directives" a return to form, and a gritty sci-fi crime drama. But they filmed it in Canada, and added too many syfy channel type things, and it ends up being kinda mediocre. Sure, they kill people in a few interesting ways, but it's meh.

The remake honestly has no point. Murphy doesn't even have a goal or anything that he's trying to accomplish. He just finds out he died in car bomb and was rebuilt, shows off a little, and who the fuck knows what happens then. I'm pretty sure the movie ends with no one caring either way. So very pointless... *sigh*



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