ED-209 to return in RoboCop remake!
The 2013 remake of RoboCop is already generating rather a lot of buzz. Now a new viral video from 'Omnicorp' signals a tip of the cap in the direction of Paul Verhoeven's original.
By Ed_Holden 09/07/2012 15:58
Yup, that's the Peter Weller RoboCop's rival ED209, that of the struggling down stairways and shooting up guys in boardrooms.
We enjoyed the use of The Weyland corporation as a viral tool in the run-up to Prometheus so we'll see where this viral sequence takes us. For now it's interesting to see some action inclination from a movie that appears to be taking a more thoughtful line than the 1987 bullet-fest.
Director José Padilha has talked about a more psychological approach to Verhoeven, stating that his RoboCop takes place during the creation of RoboCop himself with Gary Oldman playing key role as Robo's creator.
RoboCop (2013): What we know
We enjoyed the use of The Weyland corporation as a viral tool in the run-up to Prometheus so we'll see where this viral sequence takes us. For now it's interesting to see some action inclination from a movie that appears to be taking a more thoughtful line than the 1987 bullet-fest.
Director José Padilha has talked about a more psychological approach to Verhoeven, stating that his RoboCop takes place during the creation of RoboCop himself with Gary Oldman playing key role as Robo's creator.
RoboCop (2013): What we know
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09/07/2012 21:31
The only thing that will be better are the effects, i feel these reboots are being made for the younger generation who are so shallow nowadays and have no appreciation for the older classic movies, my teenage daughter is a perfect example of this as when i watch some older movies with superimposed stop motion animation, her attitude is that looks so fake, so the movie is rubbish.
09/07/2012 22:12
09/07/2012 18:30
09/07/2012 18:41
All the sequels were complete rubbish compared to the original masterpiece. I do hope that any new film will include the quirky, sly humour that was regularly injected into the original, and also dare to break new ground - for heaven's sake let's not have beetling brows in dark, shadowy hi-tech labs, not angst-ridden conversations and/or analysis, nor peering at computer screens, nor telephone conversations nor any of these filler gimmicks. An action film like the original with 10-15 minutes of thoughtfulness, tops. Please.
09/07/2012 19:41
The original Robocop was all about a dead cop resurrected as a cyborg and regaining his humanity. The remake is about a dead cop resurrected as a cyborg and losing his humanity.
I believe this shows the shocking decline in morals in the last 25 years.
Besides which this plotline was already done in AD Police, so no originality either.
10/07/2012 16:57
the origianl 1987 movie was the only great robo movie the 2nd film wasnt as good and the 3rd the worse film ever the tv series was pants as well, all robo fans should be glad robocops back on the big screen and the movie will be the best since 1987 original so dnt pull it to bits b4 uve seen it!
10/07/2012 18:40
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