Oh shit...Robo-Cop remake is in the works...

[Hardrock69]

God these fuckers have no fucking creativity....

http://www.hollywood.com/news/detail/id/3468440

HOLLYWOOD - Seminal sci-fi movie RoboCop is set for a remake using state-of-the-art computer generating imaging (CGI) technology.
The original 1987 movie directed by Paul Verhoeven was a box office hit and spawned two, less successful, sequels.

Producer Michael de Luca and Hollywood studio Sony Pictures are backing the project which will retell the story of a maimed policeman who is transformed into an experimental crime-fighting cyborg, according to website MovieHole.net.

A source says, "There's been discussions at Screen Gems about a RoboCop picture ever since negotiations began to acquire MGM several years ago. As yet no writer has been hired but things are inching forward in that direction."

[jhale667]

....It begs the question....WHY BOTHER?!?!

[stringfelowhawk]

And the timeless quote: "I'D BUY THAT FOR A DOLLAR"!

[stringfelowhawk]

Maybe Peter Weller needs some cash after spending that truckload he made for "Baron Munchbush across the 31st Deminsion".

Jesus, I just can't believe a movie with that title didn't make bank by the cargo ship load.

[jhale667]

"Baron Munchbush"??! That's awesome!

[Terry]

Why? I mean, fucking why?

Maybe Hollywood should just go ahead now and remake Spiderman 2, remake this summer's Dukes Of Hazzard film adaptation, remake Jarhead...

Should be a rule that a flick needs to be at least 50 years old before it gets remade.

Fucking lack of originality.

[jhale667]

Originally posted by Terry


Fucking lack of originality.

EXACTAMUNDO!!

[Cathedral]

The first one was a hit?
I thought they all sucked goat balls in Kalamazoo...

[WACF]

Yeah really...they all sucked.

This one will suck too....

[col5150]

i work with a guy who has the nickname 'robocop without the helmet' because surprisingly enough he looks like robocop when he doesnt have his helmet on.

[DrMaddVibe]

I saw this one right after I read that they're making "Miami Vice" the movie!!!!! Supposedly Colin Ferrel and Jamie Foxx are in it...WHY!!!!!?????!!!!!

[bru87tr]

Miami Vice was suppose to be a reunion years ago but for some reason never happened. it should never be redone into a new movie, no way!


Robocop will bomb if made cause part of its charm was it being made in the 80's, I went to the theater and seen it then. great 80's cheese film! remake ? maybe good for computer graphics but thats where it will end. all the movies today have suck actors and lets see how much stuff I can blow up. the reason why the old star wars films worked was cause the actors were believeable and there was chemistry. look at todays star wars..... absolutely some of the worst crap ever put on film and Hayden chistainsen was wrongly cast. hhhhmmmm, how many droids can we hack up in todays star wars movies. not entertaining.

[Mr Badguy]

"Robocop" is one of those films that you couldn`t remake.

Like "Jaws", "Star wars" or "Alien".

I was going to say "Psycho" but some knucklehead did remake that frame for frame.

I`m not comparing it in quality to any of those films, but the it has a certain something that makes it of it`s time.

Maybe it`s the 80`s style vision of "the future".

[bueno bob]

Originally posted by DrMaddVibe
I saw this one right after I read that they're making "Miami Vice" the movie!!!!! Supposedly Colin Ferrel and Jamie Foxx are in it...WHY!!!!!?????!!!!!

Because Hollywood is gay. And Will Farrell needs to gay up the box office with 467 bad movies a year.

I had hoped for something positive out of Jamie Foxx though, I thought he was awesome in...what was that thing called with Tom Cruise, "Cellular"? Did a fucking GREAT job with that movie.

As far as a Robocop remake is concerned, it's a bad idea, obviously. I mean, yeah, the movies sucked, but at least the first one had it's cult appeal status, and for that, it's one of those bad movies I can't help but love...

I won't be buying this for a dollar, let alone any other price.

[Hardrock69]

The original Robocop film was fucking cool.

Sure it was cheesy, but that was part of it's charm.


There is one remake that I am actually looking forward to...the remake of King Kong, for several reasons:

1. Peter Jackson

2. The 1970s version was ok, but it was set in the 70s, and that kinda ruined it for me. Part of the original's charm was that it was set in the time it was made (1930).

3. As it was made in 1930s, the special effects technology sucked. Sorry, I mean Ray Harryhausen was a genius, and did some absolutely incredible shit then and for the following 40 years with the tech that was available, but with today's technology, the film can be made to appear VERY realistic in comparison.

If it were not for Peter Jackson directing, I would not be so interested. He proved his capability with Lord Of The Rings, and the nice thing about him is for the most part he strives to be faithful to the original, just using modern special effects.

The trailer looked grate, because it was set back in the 1920s-1930s time frame.

This will be interesting (for once).