I saw little point in re-creating a movie like the original Robocop because the movie is such an ionic cult classic. People forget how revolutionary the first movie was at the time. It snuck up on everyone because the trailers made the film look really stupid. However we all know how fantastic the movie turned out to be. It was one we all watched multiple times on video tape.
Now that I have seen the remake I know for a fact that doing a remake was a bad idea. How they ever turned such a great concept into a boring action picture I will never know. Michael Keaton (who is poorly cast) and Samuel L. Jackson are certainly game but Gary Oldman just looks bored and can't decide weather to be a good guy evil scientist or a bad guy evil scientist.
One of the great parts of the first one was that Omni-Corp were all insufferable corporate assholes so when they got theirs at the end the moment was all the sweeter. All the bad guys in this film are at best, just greedy opportunists. Meh! Where is the malice, the menace and the danger? Robocop should not have a happy ending.
This film proves that you should never remake a good movie because you can only fail by comparison. You have to go over the top and never play it safe. Robocop 2014 plays it safe and that is a shame.
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3 comments:
well i will see for action but they have clearly ruined so many good elements - detroit still needs saving
Thanks for confirming what I'm always thought, "if it ain't broken, don't fix it". I LOVED the original movie. I own the trilogy on DVD (replacing my VHS copies). Why can't they just leave well enough alone?
The first one came out of no where and was magic in it's rawness and violence. I have the same love for Starship Troopers, Verhooven's other great social commentary film.
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