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[–]blucthulhu 300 points301 points ago

I wish they'd stop remaking perfectly good Paul Verhoeven movies.

[–]jrandom 180 points181 points ago

Or just hire Paul Verhoeven to remake them. They seem to fail to understand the reason Paul Verhoeven moves are good is because Paul Verhoeven made them.

[–]bravoitaliano 68 points69 points ago

Nobody knows how to make plot-supporting dystopian commercials like Paul Verhoevwn.

EDIT Obligatory link

[–]Sad_King_Billy 32 points33 points ago

Haha! I'd buy THAT for a dollar!

[–]SnoopyChicken 37 points38 points ago

£10 on Starship Troopers remake before 2018.

[–]mimok 62 points63 points ago

It scares me. Without the satire, that movie is 100% fascist propaganda.

[–]muchosandwiches 29 points30 points ago

Exactly why Hollywood would remake it.

[–]ZeGoldMedal 5 points6 points ago

A little bit like the book.

[–]PhantomRedFistPhoton 5 points6 points ago

I have found that if you read the book along side both "The moon is a harsh mistress" and "stranger in a strange land" it really runs the whole spectrum. Or you could pair it with "the forever war".

[–]red_280 3 points4 points ago

Yeah, but you still have the awesome sci-fi concepts, like the powered armour and the drop pods, which was completely left out from the movie for no good reason. That's probably the main reason I'd support a proper remake, even if all the fascist undertones remain intact.

[–]jrandom 14 points15 points ago

Which will totally fail because there is nobody on this planet other than Michael Ironside who can deliver the line "They sucked his brains out!" and make it chilling beyond belief.

Edit: Well, perhaps Liam Neeson...

[–]f1owww 34 points35 points ago

He's actually very unhappy about it. Hurt, even.

[–]vanderZwan 21 points22 points ago

Well, aren't we all?

[–]redditusergreen 2081 points2082 points ago

The suit seems kind of batmany.

[–]Tactful 1371 points1372 points ago

When Detroit is ashes, you have my permission to comply.

[–]VisitChechnya 1074 points1075 points ago

So like, 2008?

[–]Tactful 981 points982 points ago

Haha, it's funny because Detroit is a shithole.

[–]dwhipwhipple 795 points796 points ago

Movie was set in Detroit but actually filmed in my city of Houston. Detroit was too shitty to film in, Houston was just shitty enough

[–]jeremiahwarren 201 points202 points ago

A lot of the first Robocop film was shot in Dallas. City Hall doubled for the headquarters of Omni Consumer Products.

[–]Ranxeroxxx 20 points21 points ago

Stumbled out of a bar on Elm St. when they were filming the looting/riot scene w/explosions. The club scene was filmed in the Starck Club.

[–]sustaindyl 16 points17 points ago

Would you say stumbling into that scene was a nightmare?

[–]Formativewand 93 points94 points ago

First thing I pointed out when I moved to Dallas. People from there didn't know what I was talking about.

I hate Dallas.

[–]sericeousburden 18 points19 points ago

Yeah, that show sucked/sucks.

[–]bstarr32 35 points36 points ago

And dallas hates you... oh and... I'd buy that for a dollar!

[–]settoexplode 60 points61 points ago

A lot of films are actually shot in the Detroit area. Here's a mediocre reference http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_set_in_Detroit

I really hate when movies are set in Detroit but not filmed here.

[–]SirFoxx 22 points23 points ago

Escape from New York was shot in East St. Louis. And according to Carpenter they had to do very little in setting anything up for the actual shooting as far as making it look like it did in the movie.

[–]MrBester 12 points13 points ago

So they had to sweep up a bit to make it look believable that this was a place that LWOPped criminals would actually live in?

[–]vpovio 5 points6 points ago

So, a post apocalyptic New York would look like modern St. Louis? I find that... amusing.

[–]Moidah 5 points6 points ago

East St. Louis

Entirely Different city across the river in Illinois.

Trust me, St Louis has a lot of crime, but it's also got a lot going for it.

East St Louis does not.

[–]Mahler5 79 points80 points ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCop#Filming

It was shot in Dallas because the buildings looked more "futuristic." Not because Detroit was too horrible for filming. As a Michigander, I'm morally obligated to defend Detroit when it comes up.

[–]dannybox 105 points106 points ago

You must stay pretty busy.

[–]guesto 3 points4 points ago

I tease a friend of mine about Detroit saying "You guys need a Robocop remake SO bad right now." Lo and behold, it's going to suck. My sincere condolences.

[–]notrightmeow 0 points1 point ago

But Detroit is pretty horrible. Not just for filming.

[–]benoit13ak -1 points0 points ago

Michigander, Michiganian, make up your mind people!

[–]candlexxx 52 points53 points ago

I'm going to guess that you've been to Detroit somewhere around zero times.

[–]GentlemanPlusScholar 38 points39 points ago

As a Detroiter, the downtown is pretty nice, pretty much the outskirts are the bad places.

[–]sericeousburden 10 points11 points ago

Same deal with Cleveland. That grayspace between where downtown ends and the burbs begin is the hell. Relevant: final city battle sequence in The Avengers was filmed in Cleveland.

[–]Zoids 31 points32 points ago

You know there's something wrong with your city when, a movie solely based in Detroit doesn't get filmed IN Detroit.

[–]sorrydaveicantdothat 6 points7 points ago

There are a lot of reasons, nothing to with how nice the city is that can affect it. World war z. thats supposed to be set in philedelphia had scenes shot in the scottish city of glasgow( where i live) and the whole area had to be made to look american with signs, traffic lights and a hell of a lot of vehicles. Apparently becasue of the shape of the streets

[–]notsoregularjoe 133 points134 points ago

Now, now, lay off Detroit. Them people is living in 'Mad Max' times.

[–]gabbagabbas 174 points175 points ago

I don't think anyone needs to lay off Detroit. I think they've had enough of that.

[–]one-oh-one 26 points27 points ago

[–]Tactful 100 points101 points ago

Have you played the beta for Fallout 4? To play it, you have to search for "Detroit" on Google Street View.

[–]NeighborStrategy 65 points66 points ago

I guess I'm the only one here who's actually been in Detroit...

[–]fozess 22 points23 points ago

Im in Detroit right now! Parked right across from the Old Miami, about to play a gig. :P

[–]untrustableskeptic 27 points28 points ago

And you're still alive?

[–]TPS_Reporter 24 points25 points ago

I just got home from a 30 mile bike trip through Detroit and can confirm that it is not a shit hole

[–]settoexplode 48 points49 points ago

It's funny because you've never been to Detroit. Lay off it man, at least it's not ohio.

[–]EdisaPortal 27 points28 points ago

yeah, fuck Ohio.

[–]shnizalwizal 11 points12 points ago

once again reddit makes fun my home town Detroit.. :(

[–]WPhoenix 15 points16 points ago

"[Detroit] is not a shithole"

[–]redditusergreen 87 points88 points ago

You merely adopted the suit, I was built with it.

[–]thatdani 325 points326 points ago

The color is spot-on Batman, the abs are straight from Iron Man and the helmet is from Alien.

[–]chickenmcfukket 252 points253 points ago

That helmet kinda feels Judge Dredd like to me, but yeah. I hope they just remake the films and only modernize it slightly. We don't need a TANT on our hands here.

[–]TheChonation 22 points23 points ago

The TANT is where your left side meets your right.

[–]mahoganywolf 25 points26 points ago

Well robocop was always basically just dredd with less personality, so this isn't surprising

[–]MadMageMC 31 points32 points ago

Having seen the first Dredd (Stallone) and the first Robocop (Peter Weller), I'm not sure I can agree with this assessment.

However, regarding this new Robocop: Why in the everlovin' fuck does he still have a regular hand? That makes no sense to me at all.

[–]samout 32 points33 points ago

I don't know if this is true, but someone claimed that in the script which was just reviewed and apparently also leaked online that they "saved" his other arm and that it's a big plot point (a link to Robocop's humanity and all that stuff). There's also rumors that the new Robocop has many different "modes" and he can appear human-like when he's in public interacting with friendly citizens and doing PR, but when he gets into the "crime"-mode he grows that armor on and starts shooting.

In the original film they say "we were able to save the left arm", "I thought we agreed on total body-prosthesis? Now lose the arm!".

I have a hard time believing that's true (it's too hammy), but there could be a part where he's still having his real arm as a reference to that dialogue, like in the prototype/testing -phase (before they finalize "the product" and maybe test his shooting skills etc.) and they remove it later on in the movie. That would make sense.

But it's more likely Joel Kinnaman (who plays Robo) was just not wearing a glove when the photo was taken and/or it's not like that in the actual film.

[–]___Rob___ 10 points11 points ago

I don't know if this is true, but someone claimed that in the script which was just reviewed and apparently also leaked online that they "saved" his other arm and that it's a big plot point (a link to Robocop's humanity and all that stuff). There's also rumors that the new Robocop has many different "modes" and he can appear human-like when he's in public interacting with friendly citizens and doing PR, but when he gets into the "crime"-mode he grows that armor on and starts shooting.

In other words, he's Robocop in the sense that he's called Robocop.

[–]DontCare_ImDrunk 40 points41 points ago

That's his fapping hand.

[–]mahoganywolf 15 points16 points ago

OK, as a judge dredd fan I can categorically tell you that stallone was not playing judge dredd. Honestly I have no idea what character he thought he was playing. Watch the new one with Karl Urban, that's a lot closer to the comic version. Edit: I should probably point out that the creators of robocop have actually said that they based the charater on judge dredd, it's not just me being a fanboy.

[–]phongbong 3 points4 points ago

Actually, the guy who made Judge Dredd and the guy who did RoboCop where good friends. When RoboCop came out and the guy that made Judge Dredd saw that it was basically a stripped down base of JD he was really pissed at the RoboCop guy. Sorry for not being more specific, I read that a long time ago in a "the making of Judge Dredd" book I used to have.

[–]humansince1989 33 points34 points ago

I'd say Daft Punk, or maybe I'm just seeing what I want to see.

[–]paradigmx 107 points108 points ago

And not one part looks like Robocop. Ask any kid of the 80s if this looks like Robocop and you're get a resounding no fucking way.

[–]Beau_Vine 136 points137 points ago

Helmet reminds me of someting else. Together:

Daft Knight.

[–]Teal_skies 31 points32 points ago

The catch phrase of the film should be "He's gonna robot rock ya."

[–]Socialmediajoker 74 points75 points ago

Reminds me of Abed's alien costume. Also where is the robo portion of robo cop...or the cop portion for that matter.

[–]redditusergreen 28 points29 points ago

Don't worry. In a couple of months, they'll change the name of the movie to Sort of Robo-Vigilante. The tagline will be 90% man. 9% robot. 1% hot gas. All vigilante.

[–]Ikimasen 41 points42 points ago

[–]Laschoni 4 points5 points ago

I owned this, I also had one where I could replace the chest plate with battle damaged armor.

[–]paradigmx 261 points262 points ago

It seems kinda, NOT ROBOCOPy

WTF is wrong with people, why does Robocop need to wear a carbon fiber stealth suit looking thing, what was wrong with the full body chrome armor? Robocop doesn't hide or take the low route, he walks in the front door guns blazing.

[–]Nutchos 59 points60 points ago

Technically, he walked in the front door like a lawyer. Citing law violations, etc.

The guns would typically start blazing soon after.

I do agree though: the armor doesn't leave too much room for the leg gun chamber. They better not fuck with the most bad ass feature Robocop had.

[–]_____k 54 points55 points ago

Technically, he walked in the front door like a lawyer. Citing law violations, etc.

Do you mean... like a COP?

[–]kerune 10 points11 points ago

No, they kick in your door while you sleep and quickly shoot your family for resisting!

[–]MadMageMC 15 points16 points ago

Don't forget the hand spike data transfer thing. That was awesome, too.

[–]spajder 14 points15 points ago

Imagine Robocop fumbling a USB plug from his hand to download data... I guess he could use it to strangle criminals.

[–]I_am_THE_GRAPIST 60 points61 points ago

I noticed there's no details on the suit. I bet the suit will look somewhat different when the movie is done with post-production.

EDIT: By details I mean text or images.

[–]underdabridge 61 points62 points ago

I remember these exact words being said about the Green Goblin years ago...

Spoiler: It didn't look any different after post-production.

[–]thebluick 16 points17 points ago

as good as that movie is, the green goblin was a horrendous design.

[–]BlackestNight21 8 points9 points ago

This Robosuit brought to you by Taco Bell!

[–]iwrestledyourmomonce 5 points6 points ago

I agree. My immediate reaction is disappointment, but just think back to all the butthurt surrounding Bane and Selina Kyle's outfits. Also, the new ED-209 looked incredible in that teaser from a while back, so at least there's that.

[–]BeenJamminMon 18 points19 points ago

He looks like a soldier, not a police officer. I don't like that. That isn't what law enforcement should look like.

[–]M_M_T_C 14 points15 points ago

He looks like a soldier, not a police officer. I don't like that. That isn't what law enforcement should look like.

http://i.imgur.com/saghF.jpg

[–]WalterFStarbuck 31 points32 points ago

ROBOCOP is supposed to be close to a uniformed officer. He is just another cop on the beat. Not a stealth killing machine. Next thing you know ED-209 will be able to walk up stairs now.

[–]KiteMuppet 28 points29 points ago

ED better not be walkin' up no stairs.

[–]little_eiffel86 6 points7 points ago

I heard they're making ED-209 a 70s throwback-bot, all muscle and no sense https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EcOi6npIsVc

[–]juraffe 105 points106 points ago

The old movie still exists. There's no reason to make the same exact thing twice.

Edit: I mean to say, I think it's fine if they change a few things or try something new. It doesn't affect the original that everyone loves. I realized after re-reading that my comment could've been interpreted as "there should never be remakes", which I don't agree with.

[–]aMillionLasers 28 points29 points ago

valid point, but I agree with paradigmx that the suit should be silver

[–]Naedlus 6 points7 points ago

I'm just not sure about the whole mono-colour idea... black accents, both in gloss and matte finish... sure... but not the entire outfit.

[–]Straw___Man 6 points7 points ago

Yeah, it kind of looks like matching pajamas.

[–]FourAM 34 points35 points ago

Right, so why the fuck are they making Robocop then? If you want to change it, make a whole new movie.

[–]friedsushi87 4 points5 points ago

But they make so much more money this way, because it's a recognizable pre established ip...

[–]CalciumBicarbonate 22 points23 points ago

My biggest problem is that it's a one-tone suit, that is what's making it look like Batman.

[–]CanttouchthisBANANA 38 points39 points ago

Srsly it's just not fun to look at full black suits. Iron man is fucking bright red and yellow, and his other one is red and silver. Even his dark one is a little purpleish or blueish.

A little black is cool, but Jesus full black is just severely lacking in detail and contrast. And any movie scenes done at night just look dull as shit because you can't see shit. They should have learned from Mega Man X, Gundam, mother fucking Power Rangers. They're as colorful as a homosexual in a McDonald's ball pit on gay pride day yet still badass as hell.

It reminds me of when CoH came out and most people would pick full on pitch black and generic full on spikey satanic clothing or ninja armor to look the "coolest" but it was basically like playing with a bunch of walking turds with random super powers.

[–]Boost77 56 points57 points ago

Yes, too much batmanery going on. Robocop is supposed to be all shiny and brushed metal like. Ruined forever.

[–]moofunk 53 points54 points ago

Robocop is supposed to be all shiny and brushed metal like.

He actually looked much like a new car out of Detroit. A product. No coincidence.

[–]MadMageMC 20 points21 points ago

Speaking of, what about the 6000SUX? I'd buy that for a dollar!

[–]oldsecondhand 7 points8 points ago

Reads like good sux.

[–]denizenKRIM 56 points57 points ago

Batman (on film) may have popularized the mechanical musculature design, but I've always felt the modern batsuits were Robocop-esque.

This new redesign is a lot more faithful to its character than the batsuits have been to the comics.

[–]Someawe 35 points36 points ago

It at least looks influenced by the Batman costume.

What i think is setting it apart from the old costume is that it is black, a bit sleeker, and seems to be made by some kind of rubber. I don't think it is a coincidence that that is almost exactly how the modern batsuit looks.

Edit: If you compare the new costume with the old costume and the batman costume, isn't it likely that it at least influenced the new direction?

[–]MrFel 75 points76 points ago

I like the overall design, I just miss seeing at least some chrome on it.

[–]Murphdog024 19 points20 points ago

Seriously, if they made a person in Detroit he'd be all chrome...actually, these days, he'd be a lot of the plastic trim stuff and a strip of chromf. So about right, I guess.

[–]razihk 25 points26 points ago

What's with the one hand not being covered?

[–]crassnlewd 181 points182 points ago

"You seen that glove on his left hand?"

"Yeah. Seen it."

"Well, that glove's fulla vaseline."

"Vaseline? What the hell for?"

"Well, I tell ya what - Curley says he's keepin' that hand soft for his wife."

"That's a dirty thing to tell around," he said."

[–]Notgoose 56 points57 points ago

A Steinbeck reference on a Robo Cop thread? Have an upvote.

[–]Tentacolt 22 points23 points ago

This shot's only of his face/upper body. His hand may have been uncomfortable.

[–]no_cool_username 493 points494 points ago

Cross between Batman and Iron Man.

[–]Tactful 322 points323 points ago

Bruce Wayne built that suit, in a CAVE! WITH A BOX OF HIGHLY EXPENSIVE EX-MILITARY RESEARCH PROJECTS!

[–]philisntcool 45 points46 points ago

I built my suit, Mr. President!

[–]RandomMischief 39 points40 points ago

Not cool, Phil.

[–]JdaveA 22 points23 points ago

You didn't build that!

[–]TheRooster27 12 points13 points ago

If you've got a batsuit, that, you didn't build that!

[–]Jimmies_Rustler 62 points63 points ago

Bruce Wayne built that in a CAVE! WITH TITTY SPRINKLES.

[–]CalciumBicarbonate 95 points96 points ago

The whole point behind Robocop is that he's a man trapped inside a machine, not just a man inside a suit of armor like Batman or Iron Man.

As familiar as the suit looks, the storyline and writing can separate Robocop from being a generic "man in armor" that will just be compared to Batman or Iron Man.

That being said, I expect the storyline to be shallow, and completely gloss over the life of Alex Murphy and the struggle between a free-thinking mind and a programmed body that was so greatly done in Paul Verhoeven's Robocop.

[–]no_cool_username 45 points46 points ago

That first Robocop has always been one of my favorite movies of all time. I really felt like the whole message of the movie was about the dangers of the privatization of public services.

[–]CalciumBicarbonate 53 points54 points ago

That might have been one of the most prominent messages of the movie, but there were a lot of undertones throughout.

Alex Murphy was made into Robocop against his will. He was being forced to do the same job that killed him. He was being forced to continue living, even though his life had ended and he lost everything from it.

Compare Alex Murphy to characters like Batman and Iron Man. Alex Murphy has no free will. He's not fighting crime because he's a vigilante or super hero, he's fighting crime because his body is programmed to do so. This almost makes Alex Murphy the protagonist and Robocop becomes the antagonist, even though they are technically the same sentient being.

[–]magusopus 23 points24 points ago

He wasn't forced, he signed on to leave his body for science in the event of his death.

I felt it was more of a message against corporate greed and fine print (because he was kind of misdirected what "leave body for science" meant).

[–]CalciumBicarbonate 15 points16 points ago

He wasn't forced, he signed on to leave his body for science in the event of his death.

If he knew that he was going to become a prisoner inside of his own body after his death, I doubt he would have signed on.

[–]magusopus 6 points7 points ago

And that's why you don't just blindly sign your body away to science.

Or a waiver... Or an agreement...

All which are tactics of corporations to get you to agree to something you didn't know what you were agreeing to. (I'm not someone that just instantly denounces the corporate concept, but I like to think it was part of what was being conveyed in the movie).

[–]muddybleach 165 points166 points ago

looks kinda lame... they should do more than just black, I liked the chrome(?) on the original costume

[–]novalin 59 points60 points ago

The original silver was so cool. I wish they went that route. And it is too Batman like, as others have mentioned.

[–]DrSmoke 41 points42 points ago

Yeah, black suit doesn't look right at all. He is a cop, he is supposed to be seen. The exact opposite of Batman. They're doing it all wrong.

[–]probably_not_today 9 points10 points ago

Nice point. Maybe they are going to call it "Robocop: Undercover"! The suit is absolutely too close to Batman, but my first thought was something involving the military.

Found this: (quote)

According to the script, we'll see several variations of the suit. It's not clear which one this is. worstpreviews

Let's hope this is true.

[–]SomeGuyInOttawa 590 points591 points ago

ROBOCOP is already a perfect movie.

[–]Gardimus 275 points276 points ago

It really is. It perfectly combines stupid and smart into a timeless action movie.

If they are going to remake something, do it with some balls. Robocop had balls. Red dawn had balls. Then we get these watered down remakes trying to appeal to everyone.

[–]thicknessbless 136 points137 points ago

Also, tit's in the opening scene. That's just good sense.

[–]moofunk 141 points142 points ago

Not just good sense. It's worth a whole dollar. And I'd buy it for that amount.

[–]CptOblivion 64 points65 points ago

Don't forget inflation. I'd buy that for $1.93!

[–]firstcut 9 points10 points ago

Best I can do is .50 cents.

I will show myself in.

[–]deathmouse 9 points10 points ago

Have you seen Jose Padilha's last film? No?

THAT movie had balls. Trust in Padhila.

[–]profchaos83 30 points31 points ago

The director has come out and said making Robocop has been a pain in the arse as the studio is overriding all his ideas. The studio is why I fear this will be a load of crap not the director.

[–]deathmouse 18 points19 points ago

Yup, agreed. More recently a friend of his (co-director of City of God) stated that Padilha is actively fighting against studio interference. That gave me hope.

[–]mushroomwig 74 points75 points ago

Likewise with Total Recall, it's one of my favourite movies and there's literally no reason why these movies should be remade.

[–]CalciumBicarbonate 44 points45 points ago

there's literally no reason why these movies should be remade.

The originals made a decent amount of money, so the studios can pump out a shitty remake, put the same name on it, and still make money.

It may not be a good reason, but it's how the studios justify this shit.

[–]qabsteak 29 points30 points ago

They also know that 30+ yr old fanboys will flock to it and give all their money away to watch their childhood anally raped. I know these people. They are my friends.

[–]DGOJG 119 points120 points ago

It's got a sort of "if Batman was in a Crysis game" feel to it..

[–]markedanthony 12 points13 points ago

Definitely got the Crysis muscle-armour

[–]cleverbastard 3 points4 points ago

  1. Remake Robocop
  2. Change look
  3. ???
  4. Prophet

[–]mohaukachi 115 points116 points ago

[–]sociocidal 54 points55 points ago

Batman Beyond....?

[–]ZheK 42 points43 points ago

I'd watch that.

[–]Suddenly_Something 15 points16 points ago

I'd watch the fuck out of a batman beyond movie.

[–]bumblebeesscareme 290 points291 points ago

This is without CGI enhancements. The actual design looks kinda power-ranger-ey though.

[–]SonnySideUp 100 points101 points ago

I assume they will CGI the hell out of this. It's just a blank slate right now.

[–]icanevenificant 146 points147 points ago

There are no tracking marks on the suit. That would suggest that suit will be as is.

[–]mikepixie 34 points35 points ago

Yeah, they can probably make it a lot more gritty in post whith some good colour grading and some spiffy filters.

[–]Alpinestarhero 47 points48 points ago

Blue filter the shit out of it all, blue filter is moody and dramatic yo

[–]Irishperson69 4 points5 points ago

Source?

[–]RinaldoBangas 183 points184 points ago

I thought this was a picture from the new Judge Dredd...cause that sure as fuck doesn't look like RoboCop.

[–]DeathToPennies 46 points47 points ago

I agree. I liked the bulky, shiny RoboCop. It actually looked like a fucking RoboCop.

[–]voldemort_the_nazi 620 points621 points ago

Oh sweet Jesus. It's like a parody of the idea of a Robocop remake.

[–]redditusergreen 73 points74 points ago

We shouldn't really judge this until we see the finished product. Sometimes a horrible idea is awesome in the end. And sometimes a horrible idea is just horrible no matter what.

[–]ours[!] 107 points108 points ago

Frankly, the idea of Robocop has always been terrible (except for 12-year olds), it was just very damn well executed:

The screenplay had been offered (and been rejected by) virtually every big director in Hollywood before Paul Verhoeven got hold of it. He threw it away after reading the first pages, convinced it was just a dumb action movie. However, his wife read it all the way through and convinced him that the story was layered with many satirical and allegorical elements, after which Verhoeven finally decided to direct the film.

[–]DwightKashrut 99 points100 points ago

Verhoeven was the perfect guy to direct Robocop. Can you imagine how shitty it would've been if they played it as a straight action movie? I guess we'll probably get to find out.

[–]ours[!] 29 points30 points ago

He was but damn what I wouldn't give for Cronenberg's version of it (he was offered the script before Verhoeven). I'm not saying it would have been better but it would have been something for certain. Robocop has enough elements that fit right down his alley: body horror and mutation.

That said Padilha is a fantastic director but Hollywood has a way to mess up great "foreign" directors.

[–]IndifferentMorality 9 points10 points ago

You don't need to imagine. Just look at the new Total Recall.

[–]DwightKashrut 14 points15 points ago

I would do anything for love... but I won't do that.

[–]thecritic06 13 points14 points ago

His sci-fi works are all masterpieces of satire.

[–]Tactful 198 points199 points ago

Yeah, it looks like shit. I lost a lot of respect when Hugh Laurie dropped out as the villain, and I had no respect to begin with so now the film actually owes me some respect.

[–]deathmouse 109 points110 points ago

Since when does Hugh Laurie = Good Movie?

I believe Jose Padilha is going to surprise A LOT of you naysayers...

[–]Kyoraki 3 points4 points ago

Anything containing members of the Blackadder cast (Mainly Fry, Atkinson, and Laurie) is considered to be a good movie until it comes out.

Then it come out and people realise that one good actor does not a good movie make.

[–]DonJunbar 3 points4 points ago

I am with you.

The one thing about all of the remakes, is that the ones with good directors end up good, and the ones with bad directors end up bad. I knew the new Total Recall was going to be bad because it had a shit director. Dawn of the Dead remake was good because it had an above average director, that happened to be really on top of his game for that project(Watchmen was still his best). The US version of Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was good because it had a good director.

It's all about who is making the movie, and this is a damn fine director worthy of remaking a Paul Verhoeven movie.

[–]avsa 3 points4 points ago

Jose Padilha was a great choice: elite squad has the same themes as Robocop, corrupt politicians, gangs, hyper violence and a "incorruptible" main character who doesn't give a shit about human life (which leads to the question that is him actually incorruptible). Robocop is also greatly relevant for today's world: every day more and more laws are upheld by robots who play the roles of cops, judges and executioners. Lessig calls it "the difference between a law and a code", laws are interpreted and applied by humans, codes are simply followed blindly with no respect for unintended consequences. Just imagine if all the mishaps that copyright and censorship bots have done online were take to the offline world.

But that doesn't mean this movie will be any good. Hollywood can ruin great movie ideas with great talents.

[–]Dr_Mc_Bock 19 points20 points ago

IT STINKS. IT STINKS. IT STINKS.

[–]trinnara 15 points16 points ago

Looks like the newest iteration of Recyclops.

http://i.imgur.com/6qzCN.jpg

[–]RomanSenate 74 points75 points ago

I will not buy tickets to this, and would most certainly not buy it for a dollar.

[–]Yellohed 29 points30 points ago

Looks a lot like N7 armor from mass effect

[–]HerderOfNerfs 134 points135 points ago

This remake bullshit really pisses me off. Enough already.

[–]DaddyDanceParty 49 points50 points ago

But then they'd have to come up with original ideas!

[–]TheGameIsFizzbin 12 points13 points ago

Here are my thoughts - how about some original movies?

[–]nprovein 28 points29 points ago

Now I am depressed after seeing those photos. Long Live Peter Weller's Robocop.

[–]kissarmymax 28 points29 points ago

Looks like the Green Goblin mixed with TRON.

[–]TheBatmanAMA 25 points26 points ago

Even the guy in the foreground is disappointed.

[–]Kohdella93 8 points9 points ago

I don't know why but I just heard "na na na na na na na na na na na na", but It just ends there for some reason.

[–]Rajio 26 points27 points ago

At that point, why not cover his chin?

[–]fancyrandy 30 points31 points ago

oh no...

[–]kliks 78 points79 points ago

They went full retard with this one

[–]nubianx 6 points7 points ago

no sir, i don't like it.

[–]RockHardRetard 9 points10 points ago

The Dark Cop rises.

[–]adamstyle01 13 points14 points ago

I seriously hope that is not the finished product of Murphy.

[–]paradigmx 6 points7 points ago

WTF? NO!

[–]FokJulleNaaiers 24 points25 points ago

I hope this is a joke because that looks absolutely horrible. It's surely a still from a made-for-TV syfy movie using left over batman/ironman props.

[–]LordRavenholm 12 points13 points ago

Hmmm...

I love the helmet.

The rest, it looks a little too streamlined? But perhaps I'll like it.

I must say, it looks a bit too much like Ironman and/or Batman's suit. Problem is, if you make it, say... two toned, then it really looks like Ironman. But I feel like some more color in there would be nice.

Or flashing lights. Something.

Supposedly the new Dredd movie is fantastic so I will be giving this one a shot if it's similarly well down (again, supposedly).

[–]deathmouse 6 points7 points ago

There's supposed to be a few variations of the armor in the final film. Looks like it may be enhanced by CG as well.

[–]topcat512 5 points6 points ago

AHHHHHHHHH GODDAMIT I'D KNOW THEY'D FUCK IT UP.

[–]CowzGoesMoo 5 points6 points ago

Short answer: It looks like shit.

[–]diamened 14 points15 points ago

Looks like Batman without a cape.

[–]isanyonelistening2me 15 points16 points ago

Needs more silver

[–]GabetheSlave 12 points13 points ago

I have a thought.. MAKE AN ORIGINAL FUCKING MOVIE

[–]theC4K3is4lie 9 points10 points ago

Hollywood: SEQUELS AND REMAKES; FUCK CREATIVITY

[–]vodenii 4 points5 points ago

Scumbag Hollywood, never giving us original content.

[–]CIBRECA 4 points5 points ago

This ain't your dads Robocop. He's darker, more brooding and he's not playing by the rules! Hollywood at its finest.

[–]Goonz 4 points5 points ago

looks like shit. I wont buy that for a dollar.

[–]Szos 4 points5 points ago

Awful.

The original RoboCop suit design made it pretty clear while looking at it that it was based on the human form, but that it wasn't actually human on the inside. It was purposefully bulky, and had an industrial automotive robot-welder look to it.

This on the other hand, simply looks like a suit. Like its supposed to augment the person hidden below the surface.

I don't like it.

[–]chaostheory6682 10 points11 points ago

Is Uwe Boll directing, producing and writing this? because then it would make sense!

[–]dan005e 9 points10 points ago

Looks like armor from Mass Effect more then it does batman.

[–]Murtaug 3 points4 points ago

My thought. "Shepard?"

[–]---korn--- 9 points10 points ago

Thoughts... hmmm. Boring? Derivative? Unimaginative? Un-Coplike? Lazy? Cliche?

[–]liamc3000 13 points14 points ago

Couldn't be any worse than Robocop 3