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Is Official!! Aronofsky Attached To Direct ROBOCOP -- And We Now Know Who’s Scripting!!

Nooooo! What a waste for Aronofsky. by Calico Pete	Jul 24th, 2008 08:20:58 PM

I have to admit by Gwai Lo	Jul 24th, 2008 08:23:25 PM
That this sounds more exciting to me than The Fighter/The Wrestler
He should remake Watchmen or something. by Calico Pete	Jul 24th, 2008 08:23:32 PM

Great now I'll see Robocop with 1/800th the violence by Psalmolive	Jul 24th, 2008 08:25:17 PM
And ten times the cocaine induced "break beat" cutting.
We may be on to something here... by superzero	Jul 24th, 2008 08:26:13 PM
This COULD be cool....now...I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE the original ROBOCOP, and I agree with Moriarty's stance on the whole remake/reboot thing....BUT...ARNOFSKY could actually pull this one off. Give it an R and make it as violent and satirical as the first and I'm there.
MURDER CITY by TiNSeLToWN TeRRoR	Jul 24th, 2008 08:27:10 PM
KEEP IN DETROIT YOU A-HOLES!
Childhood isn't over until Hollywood says it is... by Psalmolive	Jul 24th, 2008 08:27:52 PM
...by gang raping the film that scarred your impressionable youth with a hydrochloric acid enema.
Part man. Part machine. All Existentialism. by georges garvaren	Jul 24th, 2008 08:30:27 PM
Good luck, Darren. I'm hoping for one of the Wayne's Brothers to play RoboCop (or his cod piece).
A sequel is acceptable by MisterE	Jul 24th, 2008 08:32:32 PM
News of a sequel means that we've dodged the re-imagining bullet for now. This is good news.
Feeling better that it's a sequel by wash	Jul 24th, 2008 08:33:17 PM
And I hope the suits look at the Dark Knight $$$ and realize that it's ok to go dark. Just go all the way and make it R-Rated, ok?
Can you fly, Bobby? by Project424	Jul 24th, 2008 08:34:20 PM
They need to get Kurtwood Smith back in the saddle, again... The "I work for Dick Jones!" scene is my favorite from the 80s.
Though this idea sounds horrible... by Wolfman Nards	Jul 24th, 2008 08:35:57 PM
These guys are legit. It at least stands a chance... even if it's a small chance, a chance nonetheless.
But the real question is - by Wolfman Nards	Jul 24th, 2008 08:36:53 PM
Who should play Robo Cop? Shia Labouf? Johnny Depp? Shaquille O'Neal?
still haven't seen robo 2 & 3 yet.... by rben	Jul 24th, 2008 08:37:44 PM
am i missing anything?
Wolfman by Project424	Jul 24th, 2008 08:37:52 PM
Peter Weller isn't dead... he's just on hiatus.
I'd buy that for a dollar by Flim Springfield	Jul 24th, 2008 08:38:14 PM

Hahaha by Wolfman Nards	Jul 24th, 2008 08:40:24 PM
You mean Buckaroo Bonzai himself is still kicking it somewhere? There's no way they'll use him. It may as well me an origin story because they'll have to start with a whole new Robo Cop. Right?
RBEN by Wolfman Nards	Jul 24th, 2008 08:40:45 PM
No.
It's good for Aronofsky by Aeghast	Jul 24th, 2008 08:42:01 PM
..although not as good as it could've been a Batman movie, heh
Robocop? More like RoboCRAP! by Jubba	Jul 24th, 2008 08:44:53 PM
Hah...anyway.
It better not be a Robocop Begins or The OCP Knight by Psalmolive	Jul 24th, 2008 08:45:17 PM
Robocop's appeal was it was hilarious and biting satire about corporate military America. It was at once funny, then turn on a dime and become horrifying. It was a perfect balance, that was served by the writing, and the talent that Verhoeven splattered all over this movie. The original Robocop is timeless, and no other movie can equal it. Darren Aronofsky is humorless and not nearly as intelligent as Verhoeven - that's why there is a high potential of suckage for this film.
SO what does this mean for The Fighter? by s0nicdeathmonkey	Jul 24th, 2008 08:45:22 PM
though I guess it means the studio is happy with The Wrestler.
2 is also quite hilarious by Wolfman Nards	Jul 24th, 2008 08:46:35 PM
The futuristic and fictional street drug called "Nuke"? Oh man, if someone offered me something called Nuke I'd have to try it at least 25 or 30 times.
Will Smith by Project424	Jul 24th, 2008 08:47:35 PM
Does whatever he pleases, because he's Will Smith and can open even the shittiest films at el numero uno boxo! And, I ain't his biggest fan. Here's a question: why did Bruce Willis quit singing? He had talent.
Jared Leto as Robocop by Psalmolive	Jul 24th, 2008 08:50:24 PM
You'll see.
Heath Ledger as ED-209 by Psalmolive	Jul 24th, 2008 08:53:07 PM
You'll see.
The only good thing by dvdhound79	Jul 24th, 2008 08:57:48 PM
is that we don't have to go through another established origin story.
i hope he flippin doesn sell out.... by Obscura	Jul 24th, 2008 08:57:59 PM
he's easily my favourite director of recent years Pi, Requiem and Fountain are 3 of the greatest films ive ever seen.... i cant see "Robocop 4" standing up to those. He's got better and better with each film, and its hard to understand his thinking on this. maybe he just wants to geek out; maybe he is as interested to see what he comes up with as us.
Waste of talent by SanityKaos	Jul 24th, 2008 09:04:18 PM
One of the most brilliant directors around and he's doing Robocop?! What the hell is going on!?
set in LA by kungfuhustler84	Jul 24th, 2008 09:11:29 PM
just who the fuck thought that was a good idea? Detroit is a much cooler setting
BITCHES LEAVE if you don't wanna see this by MaxCalifornia.	Jul 24th, 2008 09:19:31 PM
I remember being about 13 in school when Robocop first came out (well, came out on VHS) and we'd all be walking round grabbing each other on the shoulder and saying in a 'robot' voice "CLARENCE BODDICKER! YOU ARE UNDER ARREST!". Ahem, I guess you had to be there. Still, this could be Genius.
WeinerPenis by Violator90	Jul 24th, 2008 09:22:11 PM
I hope your right. I hope this one brings back the griddy and violent essence of Robocop and takes up a whole new level, just like Chris Nolan did for Batman, though I am trying to keeping my doubts in check till more info is given. THE DARK KNIGHT Rules! Mutha fuckas!
M-O-O-N. That spells bring back Peter Weller. by Tom Cullen	Jul 24th, 2008 09:22:49 PM
I mean this takes place 20 years later, and it's been only a little more than 20 years since Weller first put on the suit, the man is still in fighting shape, his voice still rocks, and techniques have improved enough that it wouldn't be as much of a torture for him to wear a practical Robo suit these days. Plus it's not like he's done much lately anyway, so bring back Weller damn it! Otherwise I just don't care. M-O-O-N. That spells prime directive.
Very Interesting. by The Outlander	Jul 24th, 2008 09:24:04 PM
This will be good for Aronofsky. If this is susessful he should be able to make any film he wants. With shyamalan making The last Airbender Hollywoood is actualy starting to take some risks that will hopfully pay off.
Bring back Weller's Robocop. by Shan	Jul 24th, 2008 09:29:24 PM
If they're going to all the trouble of putting this film in the same timeline, they should find some way to bring the original Robocop back into the story. Ideally Weller should play that part and it should have an important role but if they can't get Weller, at least someone who can make it clear it's meant to be Weller's Robocop.
Can you really say Miller co-scripted 2 and 3? by INWOsuxRED	Jul 24th, 2008 09:30:09 PM
Didn't he write one script, which he claims was butchered into part 2, and then a few remaining elements were somehow smashed into the sci-fi original that was Robocop 3? He spent like 10 years hating all things Hollywood after that.
The first almost made me puke. by Redfive!	Jul 24th, 2008 09:30:54 PM
of coarse I was 10 years old and seeing Murphy getting his hand blown off,shot up then shot in the head is something ill never forget...oh my childhood trama's,there wonderful.
Yeah, Peter Weller would be great by Gozu	Jul 24th, 2008 09:32:36 PM
I mean, look at Ron Perlman. He's pushing 60 and he can still pull off Hellboy.
I'd rather see Aronofsky direct a LOST episode by theredtoad	Jul 24th, 2008 09:35:38 PM
It is his true calling. But I'll be keeping an eye on this project now, because Pi, Requiem, and Fountain all rocked.
Tree-Cop. Robocop comes back as a tree. by Flim Springfield	Jul 24th, 2008 09:37:37 PM

Bring back Weller or there will be...trouble. by BBSloth	Jul 24th, 2008 09:46:23 PM
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~~~~~Darren Aronofsky...have you met Ang Lee?~~~~~ by The Marquis de Side 3	Jul 24th, 2008 09:53:37 PM
he's another artist who tried to adapt another sci-fi/comic franchise... you should take notes. we still remember "The Fountain"...
Well, At Least Its Not A Redux by LaserPants	Jul 24th, 2008 09:55:22 PM
If they fucked up Verhoven's satirical masterpiece of ultra violent bliss, I would've pulled a coked out Clarence Boddeker and wasted all those motherfuckers. Also: no new age claptrap, please. Just keep to the social satire and ultra violence.
Fuck Aronofsky by Speed Fricassee	Jul 24th, 2008 09:56:17 PM
I liked The Fountain well enough.. but Requiem was unforgivable. Fuck Aronofsky.
So Are You Watching G4 And Writing These Reports? by LaserPants	Jul 24th, 2008 09:56:19 PM
I just got several text messages from my brother who is watching this on cable, and basically gave me the same news you did... only 30 minutes sooner.
Aronofsky Does Suck Ass by LaserPants	Jul 24th, 2008 09:59:43 PM
And the Fountain was one of the most hilariously awful and pretentious movies I have ever seen in my entire life, but somehow I feel like he could do this... IF someone is watching his ass every waking second and making sure he doesn't crawl up his own ass on some maudlin new age bullshit fantasee. Even though Requiem was a histrionic, garish, overwrought mess, that whole last 20 minutes with the Kronos Quartet and the madness and the amuptations and ass-to-asseses was pretty good. You know he cries himself to sleep every night wishing he was Christopher Nolan though. Every damn night? Every damn night.
Cain's bugging me..... by Campion	Jul 24th, 2008 10:01:29 PM
So is this Robocop 4. 3 was a total piece of crap, 2 was o.k. Let's not mention the TV series. I have to go. Somewhere there is a crime happening.
"but Requiem was unforgivable" by smackfu	Jul 24th, 2008 10:01:36 PM
Requiem was a masterpiece, and that's a fact, you can look it up in a science book.
PG-13 by Jiggah	Jul 24th, 2008 10:06:58 PM
When the suits announce that it'll be rated PG-13, blowback will be hard. Thanks for cheapening my childhood. I would imagine that Peter Weller is over Robocop. At least, that's what it sounds like when he does interviews. Though I can see him comeback as Alex Murphy. You gotta imagine that 20 years is a long time for technology advances. Which begs another question, will Robocop be bulky and clanky even after 20 years? Even if that's what people want to see, what kind of justification would have to be made that a lighter tougher Robocop would be in production.
NEW AND IMPROVED Robocop by IAmJack'sUserID	Jul 24th, 2008 10:08:30 PM
State of the art bang bang!
I know I'm in the minority... by Dr Gregory House	Jul 24th, 2008 10:15:04 PM
...but I don't care. I LOVED Robocop 2. 3 DID suck balls.
Dig Up Peter Weller and Stick Him In the Suit! by Bald Evil	Jul 24th, 2008 10:19:07 PM
Oh. He's not dead? Well, then drag him out of his house, he could use another starring role. It could be his 'Pulp Fiction' style comeback!
Robocop 2 is a camp classic. by TylerDurden3395	Jul 24th, 2008 10:20:24 PM
I love the press conference scene where all the reporters are at the bottom of the stairs and the wheelchair bound reporter is all the way at the top. Besides, it had a better robot vs. robot battle than Iron Man...
by Clarence Boddicker	Jul 24th, 2008 10:26:03 PM

Darren! Darren! Darren! by Clarence Boddicker	Jul 24th, 2008 10:27:02 PM
The Tigers play tooooonight! ...and I NEVER miss a game.
"A rolling stone is worth two in the bush. by Wooksie	Jul 24th, 2008 10:41:30 PM

"Bad language makes for bad feelings." by Wooksie	Jul 24th, 2008 10:42:17 PM

It couldn't be worse than ROBOCOP 3 by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.	Jul 24th, 2008 10:43:03 PM
Right?
Wow by Bobo_Vision	Jul 24th, 2008 10:49:32 PM
I guess this pretty much ends the notion of his Noah's Ark project, or postpones it indefinitely.
i'm taking a class from the screenwriter of Robocop by s0nicdeathmonkey	Jul 24th, 2008 10:52:58 PM
starting in 2 weeks.
Sarah Goldfarb for Robocop by Annie The Pod Racer	Jul 24th, 2008 11:07:32 PM
She finally gets on TV. Juice!Juice!Juice!Juice!Juice! Juice!Juice!Juice!Juice!Juice! Juice!Juice!Juice!Juice!Juice! Juice!Juice!Juice!Juice!Juice!
"Bitches, leave." by LaserPants	Jul 24th, 2008 11:09:20 PM
Again, one of the greatest lines of dialogue in the history of film itself
Do You Think Aronofsky Hates Nolan? by LaserPants	Jul 24th, 2008 11:13:41 PM
You know, for taking the Batman thing from him and making two amazing films, one of which is breaking records at the box office? Oh yeah, he hates him. It would be awesome if Nolan banged Rachel Weisz too and filmed it and posted it on the internets. You know Weisz is totally our the door if Darren doesn't start making some money soon.
Robocop? by Nasty In The Pasty	Jul 24th, 2008 11:27:19 PM
More like Robo-Dumbass!
Christian Bale... by REDD	Jul 24th, 2008 11:29:16 PM
he's capable of getting down to Peter Weller-like weight, to fit into the suit. Oh, and Megan Fox has is hot partner. "I'd but that for a dollar!"
Oops... by REDD	Jul 24th, 2008 11:30:09 PM
..AS his hot partner..
This is a bad idea. Nuff said! by The Eskimo	Jul 24th, 2008 11:37:05 PM

Maybe they'll do it all Paul Bunyan style, then. by mr_macphisto	Jul 24th, 2008 11:51:08 PM
Have Weller return as the "old" RoboCop just as they introduce a "new and improved" RoboCop who can cut down 20 times as many trees in half the time!...or something.
sold! by JudasCow	Jul 24th, 2008 11:56:21 PM
This has a lot of potential, especially with Aronofsky at the helm. Officially excited.
There's something about non-Weller Robocop's... by Darth_Inedible	Jul 25th, 2008 12:48:22 AM
That's just beyond ridiculous. Weller was just so iconic in that outfit that putting anyone else in there demolishes the whole premise. Check out Robo 3 for an example. Aronofsky might get away with this if it's a truly different take on the character but will they have the courage to do this?
yeh Bale would have made a good Robocop.. by quantize	Jul 25th, 2008 12:57:21 AM
..he looks fuckin goofy in the Bat suit...sorry folks, he just does and you know it.
pff Miller is vastly over-rated as a movie scripter by flipster	Jul 25th, 2008 12:59:03 AM
he's a little adolescent with female rescue fantasies...quite pathetic actually 0 I hewy I loved the Dark Knight series of books but he doesn;t translate at all to film. I know, it's probably just me but R2 R3 were pretty bad with 3 being an out and out piece of shite.
Aronofsky sucks!? What!? by SanityKaos	Jul 25th, 2008 01:03:21 AM
Oh "Requiem For A Dream sucks"! Try watching the old RoboCop movies and see how silly they are now! It's ridiculous that a director of this great level is doing something like RoboCop! This is a fraking joke!!!
No Country for Old Robocops by FatherMcGruderKicksAssForTheLord	Jul 25th, 2008 01:07:07 AM
Weller narrates. Actually, I could see this being really badass, potentially. Revisit the semi-mocking, semi-straight-faced, ultraviolent tone of the original. Aronofsky may seem an odd choice initially, but looking at Verhoeven's filmography in reverse, who could imagine him nailing the first one?
UN!!! by SanityKaos	Jul 25th, 2008 01:12:02 AM
Aronofsky doing RoboCop is like Lynch doing Scooby Doo (And I hate Scooby Doo!)
Miller didn't script R2&3 - just a treatment,mostly unused by SpencerTrilby	Jul 25th, 2008 01:19:16 AM
and isn't David Self the guy who wrote this Jan deBont's haunted mansion CGI extravaganza with Zeta Jones and Neeson? Doesn't it negate all his Road to perdition cred? I'm just asking.
Hey remember by Series7	Jul 25th, 2008 01:35:28 AM
When we all said that Nolan won't make a good Batman movie? You know Nolan nailing the Batman movies probably had a lot with the thinking of Mr. Rachel Weisz rebooting a franchise. I would but him in the same category as Nolan. Ok P.T. Anderson? When are you going to start your franchise? You've proven yourself twice as capable as Nolan and Aronofsky Ohhh and Robocop one if fucking perfect. Better movie then TDK. "Bitches Leave" vs "Why so serious".
drturing by Varakor	Jul 25th, 2008 01:41:30 AM
Finally I'm not the only one who fucking loves robocop 2. I mean one kicked ass but two was a lot of fun. anything and everything the came after part two was ass up to and including the tv series (he hardly ever used his gun? WTF!!) and those made for TV movies. (another Robocop that LOOKS like Robocop but he's a black guy.... nice!). This new Robo should be the sequel to part two and forget part 3.... PLEASE!!
Doug Jones by Series7	Jul 25th, 2008 01:43:37 AM
For Robocop?
"Bitches lea..." whu? by Mistahtibbs	Jul 25th, 2008 02:02:57 AM
Damn, MaxCalifornia & LaserPants beat me to it. damn
Dead or Alive by xX_BlackThorne_Xx	Jul 25th, 2008 02:21:00 AM
I'll see this flick at the drive-in... in my 6000 SUX!
Steven Seagal as Robo!! by Ecto-1	Jul 25th, 2008 02:24:44 AM
Just kidding :) This guy who's writing it, is he the guy who was brough in to turn the Wolfman script from something cool into something crap? Also, Road To Perdition is a HUGELY overrated film. I've only watched Requiem For Dream and it's one of only two movies that I've ever walked out of. Frank Miller put all his Robocop ideas into a comic which you can now buy as a graphic novel. So we can at least now get to read his take on the character with out the Studio pissing about with it. I'm not holding out any hope for this new Robo movie though. The original will always be a classic. I doubt they can top that.
Present Day Detroit is worse than Old Detroit by S.Lowrey	Jul 25th, 2008 02:44:55 AM
Seriously. Has anyone been to Detroit lately? Jesus... They might as well shoot guerrilla-style on this one, the place is just shitty. Oh yeah, and Kwame Kilpatrick can play the baddy!
IGNORE R2 and R3. Pretend they didn't happen. by V'Shael	Jul 25th, 2008 02:56:13 AM
It's the only way!
Nobody could make a worse movie than Robocop 3 by newc0253	Jul 25th, 2008 03:29:21 AM
It's statistically impossible, there's a mathmatical proof to show it and everything.
Amazing!!! by AngryTex	Jul 25th, 2008 03:38:32 AM
A new movie that's in continuity? No Remake or reimagining? What's the world coming to? Ah well at least I still have Michael bay's 'Exorcist' remake to look forward to!!!
Robocop 2 is deadly! by zapano	Jul 25th, 2008 03:48:57 AM
Irvin Kershner directed it, who directed Empire. I'm not yet convinced by Darren Aronofsky. There only two films I rented out, which I had stop watching right in the middle cause they were so bad. One was the piano, the other was requiem for a dream.
Great. Now we get ROBOCOP with zero violence and... by Motoko Kusanagi	Jul 25th, 2008 03:53:38 AM
...friggin' shaky cam images, complete with MTV-like quick cuts. Great. If you would excuse me, I gotta go cry in my basement...
The hell? by UMAGA	Jul 25th, 2008 04:26:36 AM
Since when did DA direct like Michael Bay?
a robot police officer is cool if there is no violence then too by ironic_name	Jul 25th, 2008 04:30:53 AM
losers.
robocop 2&3 by benizdead	Jul 25th, 2008 04:41:56 AM
don't blame Miller for those two stillboen travesties. They were both originally supposed to be one movie with the relocation and new robocop model threads running together. Dark Horse did a comic adaption of the Miller script a few years ago. Look it up.
Damn You Michael Bay by MCMLXXVI	Jul 25th, 2008 04:58:17 AM
Damn You Michael Bay
Robocop 2 Is Campy / Silly / Funny, Sure, But... by LaserPants	Jul 25th, 2008 05:29:37 AM
it doesn't hold a candle to the satirical awesomeness of ROBOCOP. I won't dismiss this out of hand (cause only internets retards do that), but I'm skeptical. Highly skeptical. At least its not a reboot.
I Was 15 When I Saw This In The Theatre by LaserPants	Jul 25th, 2008 06:48:05 AM
I was OBSESSED with this movie. It was one of the most violent, disturbing, and hilarious things I'd ever seen. I must have saw it in the theatre at least 10 times that summer. Ah the good old days!
That Is, ROBOCOP, Of Course by LaserPants	Jul 25th, 2008 06:51:40 AM
The original. I liked ROBOCOP 2 when it came out but I knew it was a pale shadow of the original awesome. And Part 3? We shant speak of it.
Laserpants by Abominable Snowcone	Jul 25th, 2008 07:46:31 AM
Yeah, I think I was 16 when I saw it at the show. I didn't obsess over it--but I really liked it. New level of violence and crass humor, it was definitely right up my alley.
Rachel Weisz as Lewis' Daughter by Stuntcock Mike	Jul 25th, 2008 07:47:07 AM
That shit'll work.
Bitches leave! by Abominable Snowcone	Jul 25th, 2008 07:47:27 AM
Dead or alive, I'm going to come
Aronofsky should do 1984. by Knuckleduster	Jul 25th, 2008 07:47:55 AM
Anyhoo, I support him in anything he does. Can't wait to see him take on a big budget "mainstream" movie, especially if it allows him to later take on more personal projects. Good luck, Darren.
Jack Colby by Abominable Snowcone	Jul 25th, 2008 07:49:28 AM
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull illustrates why your argument fails.
Screw Los Angeles by Abominable Snowcone	Jul 25th, 2008 07:52:08 AM
enough stuff is already set there. Keep it in Detroit. How many times do we have to see LA and NY in the movies? There are enough great major and pseudo-major metropolitan cities in between to serve as locations for any kinda story
Tyler Durden by Abominable Snowcone	Jul 25th, 2008 07:57:16 AM
that's exactly what I thought--Iron Man vs. Monger fight was a total rip of Robo vs. Caine. I'm sure it wasn't intentional, but it was unavoidable to avoid that "look" and feel
Ooh, it will be dark, grim and gritty. by Stalin vs Predator	Jul 25th, 2008 08:32:41 AM
The teenage children are already excited with that. Get ready for a flurry of "OMG, no humor!11! it needz 2B dark, OMG!11!!" By the way, for Neumeier's latest comments on corporations, capitalism and militarism, catch "Starship Troopers: Marauder", a surprisingly decent DTV movie made recently. (Yes, Heimlein's suits are in it)
robocop 2.0 or robocop reboot by palewook	Jul 25th, 2008 08:45:56 AM
either title will make me pull my eyes out.
ROBOCOP can still be something special. by JDanielP	Jul 25th, 2008 08:54:12 AM
All you need are the right pieces of the puzzle. And this could be it.
HOLY SHIT!!! by HoboCode	Jul 25th, 2008 08:57:19 AM
You mean I have to actually see this now???
For the love of dog, dont redesign ROBOCOP by Seth Brundle	Jul 25th, 2008 09:30:30 AM
that poster which was shown a while ago (the gay robocop one) already scares me, please dont fuck up this one
No Basil Poledouris score by Nasty In The Pasty	Jul 25th, 2008 09:58:39 AM
=no sale.
They'll Millerize it, that is, make it dirty and disgusting. by Arthur King and his Britons	Jul 25th, 2008 10:34:02 AM
Frank Miller is a hateful disgusting little creature who wants to soil everything he touches. EVERYTHING is dirty, corrupt, ugly and evil in whatever he writes. When he takes over any property, he immediately does the same to it. Every good person is turned into a snake, every decent human has some hidden agenda, everything is nasty and dirty and evil. The only good characters in his "creations" are slack-jawed, blue-eyed, blonde-haired Aryan boys (they may also have black beards or be or bald but they're always the same basic model, the Hitler's Youth approved sort) Thank God for Irvin Kerschner's touch that saved Robocop 2 from being a Miller movie (that is, having all the look, feel and enjoyment of a used condom in a filthy alley after a storm) There is a crowd of really unpleasant and sad people who love Miller's fascism and filth and who would love nothing better than to see him adapt Disney's Toons (with Donald cutting Mickey's throat, then raping My Little Pony and cutting every Teletubby's belly open) and make the kids cry and run away in terror. Hey, it's just like Miller's ideas. Maybe he's already tried submitting something like that to Disney? His fanatics would definitely love it. Keep Miller's ideas away from existing franchises. Let him create his own filthy worlds in which Aryan angels slaughter every dirty Untermensch they see.
What will he look like? by WickedJester	Jul 25th, 2008 10:36:17 AM
Have we heard if they're changing his design? Why the move to LA? Are we getting a surf-ready Robo?
NO CHRISTIAN BALE. by NiceGuyEddie19	Jul 25th, 2008 10:54:34 AM
Sorry, just... No. Bring back Peter Weller or come up with some VERY inspired choice. Don't just go for the bankable star. Make this actually good.
how does one by SpawnofAchilles	Jul 25th, 2008 11:06:01 AM
look goofy in the batsuit when it is badass high tech black armor and only the lower third of his face is visible???? how does that work? He looked fine
Christian Bale As ROBOCOP! by LaserPants	Jul 25th, 2008 11:58:46 AM
Dude, cmon, you know its gonna happen. He's the goto guy for everything now. He's perfect for everything. Don't hate muthafukkah!!!
the batman begins suit by two fathoms deep	Jul 25th, 2008 12:07:40 PM
in the dark knight does look a little goofy to me in those 2 scenes he has in it. there's just something weird about it. i think it looks a little different, or he's in bright lighting or something. i don't know. the new suit looks great, though.
Call me crazy but I don't get the Robocop luv... by Darth Macchio	Jul 25th, 2008 01:05:50 PM
...sure there are some purely kick ass scenes in the movie and I get the whole 'satirical' thing but outside of the scenes where Robo goes and kicks everyone's ass and of course any scene with Red (Kurtwood Smith) is sheer ass kickery as well...the movie is kinda grating. I hate Ronnie Cox as a bad guy...he's so far over the top that its distracting (Total Recall anyone?). I get that this isn't a "conventional" movie and thus everything is somewhat 'caricatured' and exaggerated but it just didn't click with me like it obviously has with most on these TB's.
Robocop III fell victim to marketing fads of the time by NiceGuyEddie19	Jul 25th, 2008 01:19:12 PM
And the absence of Peter Weller. The bullshit themes that were added in were all to grab kid viewers.
FUCK THIS WILL BE AWESOME! by Proman1984	Jul 25th, 2008 01:33:48 PM
THIS MOVIE WILL RULE!
robocop looks dumb by ironic_name	Jul 25th, 2008 02:24:44 PM
redesign the suit.
Okay, You're Crazy by LaserPants	Jul 25th, 2008 02:26:26 PM
Are you happy now? ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?!?!
This has a fighting change of being great IF... by Ravetin	Jul 25th, 2008 04:34:57 PM
... they do something along the lines of Neumier/Miner's original idea for Robocop 2, and just from that one sentence description it sounds like they are. Supposedly Robocop 2 was supposed to start out with Robo being blown to scrap, then stashed somewhere for decades until he's reactivated in a time where OCP and its subsidiaries pretty much own the US.
I put my faith in Aranofsky by WolfmanNards	Jul 25th, 2008 05:13:36 PM
but if this thing is gonna be PG13, I may puke out of my dick.
jeeez by 1st and only	Jul 25th, 2008 05:28:07 PM
if they really really have to make this movie i think aronofsky is a good choice. I hope it erases the foul memory of robocop 3.
Where's my Judge Dredd Reboot? by pokadoo	Jul 25th, 2008 05:48:18 PM
Verhoven, Cameron, Scott, Ferera, Nolan, Aranofsky, Singer, Jackson, Rami, Kelly, Rodriguez, Snyder, Whoever directed Demolition Man, make this happen!
RC3 left a REALLY BAD TASTE by halberd	Jul 25th, 2008 09:46:05 PM
in my mouth. And a bit of soreness on the eyes. We need a respectable sequel/finish to the RC franchise. Interested in Aronofsky's vision here.
While they're at it by Teddy Artery	Jul 25th, 2008 10:12:40 PM
they can remake Step Brothers.
THAT IS JUST LIKE REMAKING TERMINATOR 2 by Illuminate	Jul 25th, 2008 11:04:24 PM
Paul Verhoeven is right up there with other Director legends like James Cameron. Nobody can Direct action better than Verhoeven. But, I am still being optimistic... I don't know about this remake since I just saw Robocop the other day and besides the clothes it is not that dated. If they remake Robocop than he just can't be a guy walking around in a tin suite like Frankenstein anymore. He better be upgraded otherwise people will be saying, "Robocop can't do shit. I am going to go rent Iron-Man." Also, I saw the Fountain and that movie was a boring as shit. I am not hard to please. But, that movie lacked cool action and cool fantasy. It had some dumb Fellini bullshit.

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