Mar 17 2008'RoboCop' Remake Becomes More Likely
There's an old adage in Hollywood that goes something like this: "When the idea cup runneth dry, repeatedly punch the audience in the stomach until their insides relent, and they regurgitate enough of that sweet, bile-mixed idea juice that you can use it again." At least I assume this wise proverb exists, because otherwise why would my stomach be so sore at the announcement of a RoboCop remake?
From AICN comes this peak at MGM's fall/winter catalog:
MGM will enter its new phase of evolution by focusing on its major movie franchises highlighted by JAMES BOND and PINK PANTHER sequels, THE HOBBIT, THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR 2, THE OUTER LIMITS, ROBOCOP, DEATH WISH and FAME, among others.
Well, at least maybe now they can get rid of all that annoying social commentary from the original that detracted from the testosterone-driven purity of the notion of a "Robo-Cop". A helmeted Vin Diesel shooting some motherf***ers while delivering monotone quips is clearly the better, more relevant vision of cyborg law enforcement.
Reader Comments
1. Interslicery - March 17, 2008 3:53 PM
just shoot me in the face now
2. Uncle Eccoli - March 17, 2008 4:00 PM
I saw this for the first time only about 5 years ago because Robocop scared the shit out of me when I was a kid - the idea that he was a "good guy" never occurred to me. Maybe this is really why I hate cops now.
Art is dead. Well, art in the classical sense, anyway - especially painting and sculpture. Cinema and music are following fast.
3. Metabug - March 17, 2008 5:16 PM
Can't they pick some worse old movie to make remake of? Robocop is pretty much a work of perfection, what's left to improve upon?
4. Traumahawk - March 18, 2008 12:32 AM
Seriously, if they try to re-do Robocop they'll butcher the hell out of it attempting to get it all in at PG-13. The story needs to be R, and it's already be done amazingly the first go around. Don't waste your time, you'll just embarrass yourselves.
5. uni'tard - March 18, 2008 4:32 AM
god damn it
6. Jumpin_J - March 18, 2008 3:19 PM
And don't forget the remake to Rosemary's Baby. Maybe they'll shoot it in one of Trump's buildings. That would be so appropriate. Or they'll shoot it in Joadan's ass, #7.
7. policegirl - March 18, 2008 10:57 PM
Ahhh hell...not another remake movie!!
Everything lately has been either remakes, sequels, comic book/novel adaptations. What happened to originality??? Its kind of sad that the closest thing to 'original' coming out of Hollywood these days is 'Superhero Movie', and that's a spoof movie.
8. Carmonkey - January 12, 2009 11:49 AM
Seriously the Social commentary is half of what made the first movie such a great classic cult film same would go for Starship troopers.