RoboCop (2014) Review

[@darthnecrosis1705]

The Internet personality that beat the Nostalgia Critic to the RoboCop review.

[@naotatheendlessesper]

You forgot best hair

[@SasukeUchiha-ix2yk]

amazing how fast one comment section devolved into hate for the NC. despite the comment being about the coincidence

[@diegobareno5820]

Nostalgia Critic is right about half the action scenes are shot like a video game.

[@justice_productions_]

Decker Shado > Nostalgia Critic

[@Gomezli16]

He’s still a sad rip off

[@randalgraves6979]

You don’t need a knife to go against Ed-209. Just stairs. 😏

[@jensaversjo316]

So what you're saying is; ED-209 is related to Daleks?

[@GriffinPilgrim]

@@jensaversjo316 No, the Daleks hover up stairs.

[@bigseff23]

Or a little girl with a laptop.

[@luke_1234]

@@bigseff23 loyal as a puppy

[@Ometecuhtli]

It is rumored that you can use a certain OCP executive's face as a decoy. ED-209 will empty its whole magazines against it.

[@CatLives9]

If you get Michael Keaton, you have him play the Clarence Boddicker role.

[@robzilla730]

Fookin' A!

[@samhouston9162]

Decker getting mad about gun specs is the most amazing thing in this review

[@gorillawhale1046]

I Google .50 Beowulf rounds , Damn no shit that Wouldn't fit in that pea shooter.

[@asgardninja9674]

The gun makes no sense

[@tonypeppermint5329]

Beautiful.

[@kagenlim5271]

@@gorillawhale1046 The armourer said that the PDW was the one in .50, not the pistol. The pistol is actually basically just a taser, to reflect how modern cops always carry 2 weapons (1 LTL 1 LF) Plus, ther eis a chance that robocop reloads off-screen or he's actually using .50AE in that PDW

[@wednesdaygeckok.7899]

Im the same way lmao

[@Herr.P]

Problem with this movie was we only got nine minutes(if even that) of the real bad ass robocop we all love. Instead we got winny cop with an exo skeleton.

[@Redmist-se7ld]

The ending that Nick Fury was pissed at commissioner Gordon had me laughing lol

[@mysticmind4563]

That's as close as a we gotten to Marvel vs. DC crossover.

[@YoRocky89]

Peter Weller is Robocop!

[@KenMabie]

YoRocky Except in Robocop 3 ..

[@KenMabie]

And in the two part animated Dark Knight Returns movies... he was Batman/Bruce Wayne in those...

[@SCARFACE_805]

YO ADRIAN I DID IT!

[@Sean-no3zv]

He’s also quite old at this point

[@HappyCynic]

@@KenMabie Wooooosh.

[@nitromagilou597]

I've said it once in the Nostalgia Critic review (coincidentally also uploaded in the same day), and I'll say it again; This movie suffers the same problems as the Max Payne movie. It's based on source material that had potential to make awesome adaptations, but is squandered by having a toned-down PG-13 and depressing tone that isn't very fun to watch. Granted, it's not as bad as that trainwreck but it seriously pales in comparison to the original. It does have a few decent action scenes, but it could've been so much better than it is. I really wanted to like this movie...

[@CodGodess]

Matthew Cool very true

[@Shadowyn717]

The Max Payne movie was at least, in my view, visually interesting to look at (even if it made zero bloody sense). I would actually class this Robo-remake as the lesser film. But you are absolutely spot-on regarding how potentially great this could have been considering the awesome source material. Unfortunately, this toning-down trend shows no signs of stopping. I think the worst recent example was The Meg: that film had so much potential to be a gruesome, schlock-filled, R-rated shark horror/thriller, just like the source novel, but was rendered completely toothless (I know, I'm sorry!) to obtain that all-important PG-13 rating. For God's sake, Jaws was more violent and gruesome over 40 bloody years ago!

[@technounionrepresentative4274]

But why remake an already great movie?

[@ravenblackwing7888]

They shouldn’t have rebooted it 😒

[@wstine79]

This RoboCop remake features a Batman and a Commissioner Gordon. That's awesome.

[@omegarugal9283]

and freddy krugger

[@Hades8103]

And Rorschach

[@robzilla730]

And Jules Winfield

[@GokuGX]

And Nick Fury

[@longdong1712]

And gay.

[@RedShirtRemyStarship]

Who else was thinking about Samuel L. Jackson talking about that Quicksilver card from Capital One. What’s in your wallet?

[@theonemememaker3704]

Me

[@oddeyes9413]

Same. Who else remembers that commercial popping up constantly!🖐

[@briankump2071]

Man you grew on me in a matter of days. I've watched at least 20 episodes now and all had no less than 3 genuinely gut busting laughs. Thank you for the hours of entertainment. I only hope it was as fun for u to make as it was for me to watch. Was my show of appreciation gay enough for you? 🤘🤘

[@briankump2071]

@Imperial Judesmen138 fuck....and u only get one chance to make the right impression. Lesson learned.

[@neilprice513]

Fun and amusing fact that I learned about Robocop 2014. You know it's weird that he still has one of his hands, well this is because they goofed when making the Robocop suit and the gun. When they got the suit and gun back from manufacturing the finger of the suit wouldn't fit inside the guns trigger guard. So they just removed the glove from the suit so it could fit. The original idea was for Robocop to have full body prosthesis like in the original movie.

[@kyleabbott7191]

Neil Price That is a crazy fact but not surprising. Lazy writing, lazy cinematography, lazy effects. Fuck I miss 80s action flicks

[@TheMichaelStott]

That could be true. But the original Robocop "construction scene" one of the doctors said "We were able to save the left arm" to which Morton said they wanted full robotics which makes sense if your only after a human brain their creation wouldn't mistake innocent civilians for threats and start shooting them up like the failed ED209. In the original Robocop timeline, they needed a human because they hadn't perfected AI. In the new Robocop timeline OCP already had functional AI. That was the argument with Robo's slow performance against the AI robot. the robots were faster and could distinguish threats, they just blasted threats (kid brought a knife to an ED209 fight) OCP couldn't get their AI robots in the U.S the government in this timeline was much less corrupt; senators couldn't risk going against public opinion. Hence Robocop needed to at least look more human so OCP could get around the Bill. They may well of had the issue with the gun and glove with the 2014 version but Peter Weller's gloves in his suit were rubber and new materials we have today are thinner and easier to fabricate You would think if your story is true (which it may well be) like many suit fabricators of this time they could of fixed it within a shorter time than what it would of taken in the Original movies production days.

[@Khenfu_Cake]

And here I thought they were being somewhat clever by referencing the "we managed to save his arm" bit from the original film. But apparently not. Man, this film was lazy..

[@dvsykes39]

49 seconds ago, 49 views? Nani??

[@sneakyking]

Za worldo

[@TheKilroyman]

You can't have Samuel L. Jackson without him saying "Motherfucker"! XD

[@blanemylke4144]

Michael Keaton is older than Gary *Oldman.*

[@killian9314]

The power of Genetics.... and Money.

[@caileanthomson1286]

Ah, that classic Robocop theme by Basil Poledouris never fails to get me pumped like hell. This theme, however, does not even come close. Maybe not the best idea to hire the guy who composed the theme to the Opera Whinfrey show.

[@dam8196]

No doubt, I hated almost eveything about this piece of shit

[@Ometecuhtli]

I wonder why they didn't offer it to Thomas Bergersen.

[@mitrooper]

Yup, modern day Triple-A gaming in a nutshell. 11:10

[@snackzyder7138]

I thought this film was shot really well, however its R rated material turned PG13 so we all knew how it was gonna turn out... hopefully the new Re-remake will go full blown R

[@chrisd8180]

It will guaranteed..Least they Better Learn from other failed attempts omg. A PG13 Robocop LMFAO, PG-13 does NOT suit Robocop at all..

[@davon3283able]

Why people keep thinking the reason for robocop failure is cuz of the violence I could watch robocop 1987 or any movie cuz of the pace of the movie , these directors now pay to much attention to unnecessary detail , robocop 1987 had great scenes and the right music to make it more epic , and to be honest if robocop didn’t had that awesome theme I wanna ouldnt like it so much , I mean he is driving his car and them theme playing I could watch him drive for ours , 2014 they tried to recreate the factory scene without the music lol unbelievable, the only time I enjoyed robocop shooting lots of people is just cuz of the theme , when robocop jumped on canes back in robocop 2 it came out flat , something was missing I know what the epic theme

[@davon3283able]

So hear what I have to tell directors if y wanna do n awesome movie like robocop , get an epic theme and use it as much as possible through out the movie , cuz music brings out the best of human emotions , people love the rock more cuz of his theme , people love stone cold more cuz of his theme , ultimate warrior, power rangers , super man air wolf knight rider , so that’s what these directors keep getting wrong , get an awesome theme and try your best to crest moments to use the theme as much as possible, I mean when robocop was walking out of the gas station ⛽️ through the fire with that theme just look how epic it was , people love robocop way more than terminator because the music is better , u get emotionally attached to the scenes and until these new directors don’t get that they will try to reboot masterpieces and fail , if they simply just knew this simple fundamentals they will not need to reboot but great lots of new movies n new ideas 💡 that people can love even more than robocop cuz of the advance technology they have , but sadly not so

[@davon3283able]

So all these robocop movies try to recreate the visuals not saying it’s a bad idea , but what they should really try is to recreate the pacing of the musical choices cuz someone could go to an opera and listen to robocop original without the words , and still find it entertaining but most movies of today u can listen to it , all the music is out of place so now when u watch yeah the cgi looks cool but the music is outa place therefore u will not fully be immersed into the experience, when I was a kid watching robocop I couldn’t tell it had satire , I didn’t even even liked the news scenes I got to appreciate it as an adult , all I loved as a kid was just seeing robocop in all his glory with that epic theme so hopefully some young director understand this if a movie has boring music for two hrs it will not make it just like a party if the dj sucks the party sucks , when we go to a cinema it’s a visual party , if the music sucks then the movie sucks simple

[@SchazmenRassir]

I saw you'd uploaded this. And realized I never saw the reboot. So I watched it. Now, here I am, three hours after upload. It wasn't as brutal or action-packed as the original. But I can't say it was bad. It's different. I enjoyed it, especially the fact that he has a family still to interact with.

[@dizzydoom4230]

God, I still hate that 'one human hand' thing. It just REALLY breaks the wonderful symmetry of RoboCop's design.

[@Moonlightatnight2]

I believe that idea's from a scrapped design from the original movie.

[@Gakusangi]

Not to mention, it's just silly.

[@felynecomrade]

It's possible that that was included to make it SEEM as though he had a lot more of his original human parts left. A human hand suggests a human arm. For public relations, that's a hell of a lot less unsettling than just face, brain and vital organs.

[@torquetheprisoner]

there is a deleted scean that explaind the hand but it was just cut out for no reason

[@theNewBee]

I bet his wife likes the other one better... wink...

[@BionicleGio22210]

Damn, this came out earlier than predicted. Edit: weird coincidence, the nostalgia critic also reviewed this today

[@danteescalante056]

Yeah i thought the same that it came out the exact same day the nostalgia critic released his review.

[@SasukeUchiha-ix2yk]

like what are the odds?

[@dannysvetlick6291]

And Decker released his review a few hours earlier than Nostalgia Critic

[@BionicleGio22210]

*plays the x-files theme*

[@gorillawhale1046]

Meh.

[@damiansawyer5803]

Yes Olive Garden's breadsticks rule the world breadstick Army

[@robzilla730]

No. Red Lobster's Cheddar Bay Biscuits reign supreme!

[@killswitch1982]

It's nice to see an internet reviewer who actually knows about firearms. I think I'd have a helluva fun time talking guns and movies with Decker. My wife won't let me vent about firearms in movies with her anymore.

[@philiptonymcgrawjrthephilm1570]

At 15:48 David Murphy's Level Of Stress, Anxiety, Tension, Fear And Hysteria

[@__-dr5vm]

My biggest issue with this movie is the parts where they're making robocop. He's actually performing exactly as he should be in the scenario given to him of being a cyborg cop but theyre judging him by the wrong standard. He's not a robot so he shouldn't be blindly charging around corners and his job is to arrest the criminals not kill them straight away. He isn't expendable like the bots are meant to be in place of humans because he is human and would be hard to replace, and he is there to enforce the law which means he isn't judge jury and executioner so killing them shouldnot be his main objective. In that scenario the robot would have been the loser not murphy because of this. Hell in a future that's probably even more connected it would be important to keep him in line with protocols. Look at what happens now when cops fuck up and imagine how much worse it would backfire on ocp considering his existence is already barely legal.

[@Re-dy4bc]

We need 2 reviews a week, need Decker sense of humor dose on a regular basis lol

[@shadowdramon01]

Ha. You released this the same day Nostalgia Critic is releasing his review of this same movie. I know, you were already doing a RoboCop themed month. It’s just kinda funny.

[@KenMabie]

Omar Harris no one gives a shit about that asshole after all the bullshit he and Channel Awesome and TGWTG pulled... fuck him and his brother

[@kaidenmelon]

@@KenMabie Dang, no need to bring that up.

[@kaidenmelon]

@Anon Nimus I never said it wasn't lel.

[@pervmanyesican]

dude hasn't been funny in years, I don't know what happened but I hear all his people left. seems like that is a big problem these days, treat people how you want to be treated!

[@electronkaleidoscope5860]

@@pervmanyesican If you're curious, look up Fredrik Knudsen's Channel Awesome Documents reading, it's an archived livestream- he covers everything

[@Zentron]

I went to watch this in the cinema when it came out here in the UK... I, was, BORED!! So bored I almost fell asleep, three times, only managing to stay awake because some loud noise occurred! Something I noticed about this movie, is that next to nobody gets killed on screen, they either fall out of shot, or dust gets blown up around them obscuring them from view, or the explosion that wounds Alex, the flames engulf him so we don't see him get hurt. If you watch the kids at the beginning getting shot at in slow-mo, you'll see that absolutely none of the rounds actually hit him, merely dust flies up and the camera gets turned away! Even for a PG-13, this is weak, in Man of Steel we get to see one of the fighter jet pilots getting splatted into a gory mess, yet here, we seldom get a few drops of blood! They couldn't even get the DVD/Blu-Ray cover's right! In one, he's holding up the original Auto-9 gun, in the other where he's on the bike, he's holding the gun 'backwards'! From the film to the promotional material, it's just one big fuster cluk of a production!

[@Godzilla-tu2cd]

And now we wait for the Robocop sequel to the original.

[@NickJR528]

I liked Robocop 2 for what it was. It's not perfect, but it's fine

[@Godzilla-tu2cd]

@@NickJR528 I agree 💯

[@RebornVengeancex]

That thumbnail explains everything lol.

[@kyleabbott7191]

HugeDingDong Explains every...?

[@kyleabbott7191]

HugeDingDong Big boy words, you can do it dingdong

[@RebornVengeancex]

@@kyleabbott7191 Auto correct.

[@RebornVengeancex]

@@kyleabbott7191 It's all been satirized for your protection.

[@DS6Prophet]

*New Decker Shado video? Day got 1000000% better!!!!!!!!!!*

[@exquisitecorpse__]

That's impossible No one can give more than 100% By definition that is most anyone can give.

[@jarbinks5]

Yes

[@imfullofbeed9685]

Egg

[@justice_productions_]

Same dude lol

[@chrisd8180]

If this movie was rated "R" and if they kept the updated original Robocop design and did not change our hero into a metal batman, this remake would have been likly a really good film.

[@RedRock22Productions]

3:45 That...honestly sounds better than security. I love those bread sticks!

[@naotatheendlessesper]

The nostalgia critic and decker shado reviewing the same movie on the same day ? YAAAY

[@diegobareno5820]

I've just discovered Decker Shado and I'm lovin' it.

[@130shooter1]

I think you're the only movie reviewer on the internet that points out small details like how theres no way to fit 30 rounds of 50 beowolf into a magazine not clip of that size. Thank sweet baby Jeebus for you good sir.

[@shaerayne56]

4 hours before Nostalgia Critic's review. You're awesome Decker Shadow! Much better than Channel Awesome!

[@TheMasondwich]

Decker Shado and Nostalgia Critic Reviewed Robocop 2014 on the same day?! What a coincidence!

[@KumaTorey]

“reach me with that hand, reach me with that hand, YOU CAN NOT!!!!”

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

Huh, weird, the Nostalgia critic just reviewed this yesterday. Go figure.

[@nitro-verse5311]

He did? Isnt it today?

[@jfsredhead]

@@nitro-verse5311 well vid was on site yesterday posted it on youtube today

[@fanofwar40k]

21:26 Your use of "Grimdark" makes me wonder if you happen to know (or are even a fan) of a certain grimdark tabletop game....

[@Scaash]

Painting him black is what made the costume look more like a costume and not a metal body.

[@maloperverso8118]

Decker Shado for President 2020!

[@tek081]

i love the original robocop but i really liked this one too it deserves a sequel . much better then any other remakes we get in these days.

[@grapeshot]

Man this is one of the worst reboots ever in the season of reboots. The only one I can think of that was even worse was the reboot of Poltergeist. How can a movie that was made in 1982 have better special effects than the one that was made in 2012 or 13 can't remember which year I just remembered it sucks.

[@damiansawyer5803]

I liked it

[@Timelord007]

No passion in movies nowadays, lost creativity & cgi everything, give me 80's action movies anyday.

[@kkrp6962]

Total Recall reboot was worse than this reboot.

[@grapeshot]

@@kkrp6962 Yes that was terrible.

[@freeelectricityforall9027]

Take it you haven't seen Ghostbusters reboot yet

[@JimWellsIsGreat]

If I forgot to mention it, thank you for moving the text to the right, allowing it to be in the "safe zone" for watching the videos on a TV.

[@candymanva9629]

This version of Robocop ( design wise ) seems more of offensive tactics user rather than the older one which looked more Bulking and resilient

[@baddragonite]

Weird that NC and Decker Shado made a review for the same movie the same day

[@BodaciousBob66]

Bad Dragonite NC sucks.

[@camrunner6633]

I didnt mind this, the original had been fully explored and had its limitiations . As much as i love the original this provided some new directions to work with

[@Darkspriter4]

Awww decker not gonna talk about the straight to DVD robocop movies with Black robocop?

[@kaizerlith7070]

??? Really? Was that after Prime Directive?

[@williammason3229]

The ED209 s kinda make me think of Metal Gear

[@thehumblejuanb]

Today is a good day!, thank you Decker!

[@Daremo6969]

Talking about the robots "feeling" reminded me of part of a story in the book Friday by Robert Heinlein. Bounce tube pilot (think of the ballistic shuttles that Elon Musk is talking about, same thing, but written probably before Musk was born...same with the "hyperloop"... ) was talking about fighting robotic pilots. He agreed that in most all situations a robot would be better, but he also said the one thing the robot wont do is keep trying, if the logic says it's not possible it's likely just going to kernel panic and become a paper weight.

[@animauk5]

The only fave scene for me in 2014 Robocop is when Murphy is taken apart to show how much of him is still human, which turns out to be just his brain, lungs and a hand.

[@hadestheskeleking7505]

He should review the puppet master series

[@bust2007]

The-8bit arcader yes ! Am glad there isn’t a remake ..... yet

[@hadestheskeleking7505]

no he didn't he only did demonic toys and doll graveyard

[@direwolfgaming4905]

This was the first robocop movie I'd ever seen I thought it was awesome

[@willlastnameguy8329]

Haven't seen this yet...or probably ever. Not into reboots.

[@hammwith2ms91]

I still hate sterile action movies

[@bigkmoviesandgames]

Hamm with2ms That a great way to describe this movie.

[@oddeyes9413]

Buddy, this is a Hospital Level Sterilized action flick.

[@TheVileOne]

Been waiting for you to do this one, thanks Decker Shado

[@sebastianemond5313]

3:31 - 3:40 Uh, Decker, keep your voice down- Helen Lovejoy: "Oh! Will somebody *please* think of the children?!" Ugh... Now you've done it.

[@clementj]

I honestly likes the new design. The silver metallic one, not the black one. That black made it look like a rubber suit. The silver looks slick and cool... except for the one single remaining human hand. That's just stupid for whatever reason they give (I don't remember they give any reason for it)

[@dhanushbatreddy]

Haven't seen deker's vids in almost a year, glad to see he hasn't changed a bit!

[@griffingower1883]

Now that you think about it a knife wouldn't do much to a ED-209

[@GriffinPilgrim]

Garry Oldman always wins when he's a good guy.

[@runnercomet9191]

Sirius Black

[@GriffinPilgrim]

@@runnercomet9191 Does Voldemort win in the end? I said he always wins, not that he always lives...

[@robogreek3157]

there are only 2 Robocop movies in my eyes. The last 2 didnt need to, nor should they have been made WITHOUT Peter Weller. The worst part of this one was the quick death of alex Murphy, without having the torture and feeling involved created by Paul Verehoven.

[@sumoshiine]

wow, first NC uploads his RoboCop (2014) review and now you Decker on the same day.

[@A1ml33y]

So Bruce Wayne / Adrian Tombes / Vulture / Birdman , Nick Fury , Omar Little , Roschach / Walter Kovacs and Rick Flagg From Suicide Squad in a remake of RoboCop.

[@ziljin]

Nostalgia Critic uploaded his review on the same day. Coincidence?

[@naotatheendlessesper]

I THINK NOT Also carefulll NC haters will come if they see your comment

[@sekiko7183]

@@naotatheendlessesper I know right? A lot of 'em here.

[@jamesbamesy]

ziljin I noticed that too

[@ziljin]

@@naotatheendlessesper I saw a lot of comments on the NC video that Decker Shado also uploaded RoboCop review.

[@SuperScarface83]

Coincidence? Probably. It takes a while to make these things.

[@dah3071]

those ed 209s just make me want the metal gear movie to come around faster, they look exactly like freaking geckos

[@ChubbsRN]

Saw this movie when it was out in theaters. As a big robocop fan, I was disappointed by the pg13 treatment and political satire that wasn't as funny as the original's. That being said, it wasn't horrible either. The action sequences were good, the acting was average to above average, and the plot was alright. It's a shame the hyperviolence of the 80s isn't as popular nowadays. If this remake had more blood squibs and silliness, it probably would have garnered more attention.

[@KenMabie]

Robocop 2014: The Crappie Chappie

[@arbiter912]

Cept Chappie came out after.

[@KenMabie]

arbiter912 and what's your point idiot ? Did I say this movie ripped off Chappie or copied it? No I didn't... I said it's the Crappie Chappie that's all... dumb ass

[@l0sts0ul89]

@Kem Mabie But it’s how you worded it

[@riseofloganxlogan4230]

I was offended watching this and i fell alseep in the theater, i had a friend that wanted to see this. Another pointless remake that should not be, like friday and nightmare.

[@naotatheendlessesper]

Friday the 13th remake was good

[@Shadowyn717]

I was also unfortunate enough to see this tripe in the cinema, but not all of it. At the 10:36 mark of Decker's review, the entire audience gave an audible groan, at which point my then-boyfriend (who so badly wanted to see this) simply took hold of my arm and ushered me towards the exit... and we weren't alone.

[@brandonnetwork]

And with that, the Robocop saga has been closed. Well... According to Wikipedia, it reads, and I quote: "On September 11, 2015, Den of Geek reported that Sony was working on a sequel. However in July 2018, it was announced the series would again be rebooted with a film directed by Neill Blomkamp, titled RoboCop Returns, which will serve as a sequel to Verhoeven's original film and ignore the events of previous sequels and the 2014 reboot." So I guess we'll "look forward" to that. Anyway, thanks for reviewing all 4 films.

[@lieutenantyoshi5704]

"Those who would give up breadsticks for temporary security deserves neither security...nor breadsticks" Decker please make that a shirt?! (with a patriotic eagle clutching breadsticks of FREEEEDOM! )

[@WolfPeste]

*artillery, *caliber Woo! New review!

[@nerdy342]

Dekcer Shado Robocop Review 2014 brought to you by Capital One

[@willrueb9573]

This is one of your funniest reviews! the commentary is hilariously biting. The new Robocop film eliminated the satirical lampooning of our society, but you put it back in full blast! Thank you.

[@chrismatt4055]

Great job man with all the reviews. I have a few new ideas for you to review to keep new reviews. The mummy franchise and the James Bond franchise keep up the awesome work !

[@CyAnKS93]

Releasing a Robocop 2014 review the same day the Nostalgia Critic does? Hey, double the fun, twice the happiness.

[@coleviloria3800]

I liked the updated designs, especially ED-209.

[@andrewrobertson3894]

Too much carbomb, not enough shotgun dismemberment

[@scottyoshihara2458]

Thanks Decker and almost 12k viewers.

[@MattRamn]

That moment when decker shado and nostalgia critic post a review of the same movie on the same day 4hours apart

[@johnivanoplimo5172]

The whole scene with RoboCop waking up with "Fly Me to the Moon" in the background is a reference to Neon Genesis Evangelion... maybe?

[@banned7182]

In real-life everyone would shout -SKYNET!!!!

[@Tim_Webb]

Best thing about having a pinched sciatic nerve and being on light duties at work? I get to be all alone at the depot watching Decker Shado reviews. Life is good (besides the pain I'm in)

[@davidminor4213]

This wasn't that bad. It was original. It tried

[@jordancarpenter6816]

Awesome that both Decker and the Nostalgia Critic reviewed this movie this week.

[@alwaysastudent]

To me, why this 'remake' doesn't work is for several reasons. First, the pacing. The 1987 version was all about timing: the storyline, the editing, the dialog. Most of the characters had memorable lines that didn't surrender to cliche. It was a successful mix of science fiction, dystopian fiction, action, horror, comedy, social commentary and satire. Thinking about it (in comparison to the 2014 version), the people watching the original version were more of flies on the wall. The viewer was let in on what was happening, but wasn't spoonfed information like in the 2014 version. Major differences: the chief of police in the original was not in on the OCP projects, like the remake. His job was on the line. The cops were not into OCP at all, since their jobs were threatened (therefore threatening a strike). Cops (in the world of Edward Neumeier, etc.) actually understood they were expendable. The storyline of Murphy's wife consenting to his being a cyborg i know was discussed in the sequels, but the narrative of the original was much more compelling. Him coming back as a cyborg and trying to be a husband and father was trash. In the original story his wife moved on with her life. The storyline of ED 209 and gentrification/'urban pacification' was also missing in effective ways. The only thing that made sense in the 2014 version is that they originally wanted to use ED 209 ultimately for military strategy. It was smart writing to have ED 209 consistently fail in every single scene... The big bully gets felled by stairs. Oh yeah... The voice: The thing that made the original compelling was that Murphy was totally expendable to OCP then dehumanized by making him into a cyborg. The perspective from his view showed how detached he was from everything, from his 'birth' to the battle with ED 209 and Dick Jones. The lack of emotion and robotic tone in his voice (save for a few moments when he began to find his humanity) made this clear. Even Weller's Murphy had memorable one-liners that did not carry over in the 2014 version. Weller was also athletic, and was able to get the effectiveness of the cyborg effect by studying mime, etc. He wasn't just a 'man in a suit' like with the later version. How they did 'Directive 4' in the later version was also trash. The 2014 version's version of satire (if you can call it that) failed for taking itself too seriously. The original was a stab at popular culture itself, and how violence, poverty and war are seen as entertainment, through commercials and quick news clips with a smile. The news source in the movie was unnamed, but had direct references (i mean, one of the hosts was Leeza Gibbons!!!). The news source parodied in the 2014 version (i refuse to unironically call it a remake) was only one. And the parody was without any kind of sharp dialog. On it's own the movie would have made an okay (not great) action movie. But to take the RoboCop concept and create a storyline around it without any of the self-reflection, humor and analysis the original movie did amazing well at... Well it's just plain disrespectful.

[@SierraJuliet87]

Unless that 50 Beowulf has a 2 foot long double stack mag, the future is looking mighty promising for firearm innovation compared to today's stale market.

[@genghiskhan802]

Ha

[@tiberius1837]

Don't care what anyone says, I thought it was all right. Was it as good as the original? Of course not. But as a standalone movie, it was pretty good. At the very least, not the WORST remake of a modern classic ever made...

[@arielfilmsinc1926]

The BIGGEST problem with this film...……..No "real" bad guy You got a lot of contenders from Corrupt Police Officers Chief OCP workers drug lords BUT NONE of them compare to Dick Jones OR Clarence Bodicher. TV series? There were THREE

[@chimblemasterofchimney4771]

If I remember correctly, 50cal Beowulf isn't actually 50cal. I think its a little bit bigger than standard 5.56 or .308, but still similar enough to be able to require minimal modification to the AR platform.

[@Redmist-se7ld]

Wonder if we’ll ever get a robocop vs terminator movie

[@asgardninja9674]

At least he can run

[@theOmega989]

I was horrified during the scene where the doctor shows Murphy he’s only a head, lungs and a hand. Original was better!

[@inferno1234561]

I think the reason he was able to take the shot wasn't because of emotions but due to it still being his human hand and he was able to force his human bits to do as he says even if the robotic parts were fighting him. The red assets part however......yeah I agree.

[@xraystudios3693]

Here's what`s the problem with remaking Robocop: It's already at its finest, I mean, are you going to remake entire movie just to make Dick Jones' arms normal when he falls off the building?

[@apex2000]

Nice note at the end. And people complained that RoboCop in the original film was having problems when being barraged by assault rifles, (after taking a load of damage from ED209) Ironically ignoring the fact that it pretty clear that few if any of the AR ammo was penetrating and was the kinetic impact on a already compromised system & that he survived and was more or less fully function after doing some minor self repair while in hiding.

[@54GodzillaFan]

Whenever I see the ED-209 blowing that guy away for having a knife, I just burst out laughing!