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Darren Aronofsky is still on ROBOCOP

First by CheesyChips	Jun 24th, 2009 05:03:35 AM

Whoop by TiNSeLToWN TeRRoR	Jun 24th, 2009 05:03:46 AM

And on that note... by CheesyChips	Jun 24th, 2009 05:04:54 AM
I feel a remake of Robocop is a pointless waste of time and effort! The original is a classic, but hey ho everything seems to be getting remade these days so why not?
Leads to the question... by SminkyPinky	Jun 24th, 2009 05:08:00 AM
...why did he deny it when asked, on camera, at the Edinburgh Film Festival?
Dead or alive ... by themagicalhornofguntata	Jun 24th, 2009 05:10:54 AM
... let the fucking franchise rest in peace, please.
Please dont fucking call it Robocop! RCINO by quantize	Jun 24th, 2009 05:14:23 AM
really...fine, Aranofsky do your dark take bullshit whatever, i'm sure it will be cool, but rather than deliver some studio franchise happy shit...let it stand on its own.
I will buy that for a dollar. by growltiger	Jun 24th, 2009 05:18:26 AM
I wonder if that line will make the cut?
it probably had to do with the snidey way by Mysterious_Volvo	Jun 24th, 2009 05:24:57 AM
that the kid asked the question. fuckin scotch bastard.
Verhoven needs to get back to sci-fi by David Cloverfield	Jun 24th, 2009 05:31:56 AM
Robocop - Starship Troopers - Total Recall. I like them more than Alien, Terminator, Predator, any franchise really. (Especially TR). He really should do something batshit insane about the last decade.
I'm on the fence with this one. by TinSpider	Jun 24th, 2009 05:37:32 AM
I was a massive fan of robocop back in the lates 80's. I saw that film dozens of times in the cinema. It was fucking great. I recently watched it, and though it's still a great film, it felt dated.. Especially the ED-209 stop motion effects. I'd like to see an updated version although I would prefer them just to redo the effects work in the original, but I expect this will be the next best thing.
It would have to keep the hard satire of Verhoven's vision.. by wowsah156	Jun 24th, 2009 05:44:59 AM
Robocop was a vicious satire in the vein of the orignal britsh Judge Dredd comics and variations on Orwell's 1984. If anything they should get Dredd's creators Pat Mills and John Wagner to do a hard vicious script. Imagine the Seattle riots are a daily occurrence across all the cities.
Oh and a final thing, No CGI... by wowsah156	Jun 24th, 2009 05:51:20 AM
Learn from Lucas's and Bay's mistakes. Minimum CGI and get Mr Winston's boys to graft out a new armour suit.
He's in a worse spot than Rob Zombie by Spandau Belly	Jun 24th, 2009 05:57:01 AM
Aronofsky remaking Robocop puts him in an even worse position than Rob Zombie was in when he took on remaking Halloween. No matter what he does people are going to hate him for it.
Good luck, D.A., but Robocop never was a "franchise" by jsarnold513	Jun 24th, 2009 06:01:44 AM
Verhoven did a wonderful dark self contained satire that is STILL relevant today (or at least, it was during the Bush years). I guess the studio was thinking they had a Mad Max or Terminator on their hands, but the sequels and spin offs just cheapened it and pissed all over what the film was saying. That said, the second had a cool premise with a lame plot, and I imagine the possibility of "re-imagined" Robocop in Aronofsky's very capable hands might turn out to be the rare remake that's worthy of its name. That's the problem with remakes: even if they're an ok film in their own right (like some of the Platinum Dunes remakes) the "franchise" name they carry sets up a tough act to follow. That's not the film's fault. Personally, I'd love to see Aronovsky's take on a social sickness that leads a company to get an employee killed just to harvest him as raw material for a "product," as well as on the psychology of that "product" straining to connect with what it was like to be human. Lots of fertile ground there for any director to explore. I could even see Mickey Rourke being brought back as Robocop himself.
Rocopbot was a shit script made great by Verhoeven by theplant	Jun 24th, 2009 06:01:52 AM
If you take the mad dutch out of the equation, all you get left is crap, Z level scriptwriting and concept, borrowed of Judge Dredd and Dirty Harry. No interest in this sequel will ever be.
Hmmm by WT	Jun 24th, 2009 06:02:35 AM
I love Robocop, and it's nailed on the Making Of won't be as fun as Verhoven's ("I thought the script was rubbish, I threw it on the floor") As for it being dated- the clothing in Back To The Future is "dated", some of the soundtrack of Ghostbusters is v.dated. For me, stopmotion has a certain charm to it that dated CGI (Mummy Returns, I'm trying not to look at you) doesn't have. Add to that the kind of sharp satire and black comedy you don't see in many blockbusters these days.
"Bitches leave." by ZombieHeathLedger	Jun 24th, 2009 06:10:16 AM
One of the best lines EVER in a movie.
cool, I think he will make a good movie. by ironic_name	Jun 24th, 2009 06:18:48 AM

theplant - this is for you by barnaby jones	Jun 24th, 2009 06:22:12 AM
Stopmotion has charm for you because you saw it as a kid and it captured your imagination, much like JP did when i was kid, that doesn't mean that nobboy should progress the tech just because you have fond childhood memories of something. You can't compare Robocop to The Mummy returns either, there were effects in TMR that were total shit at the time of its release for christs sake.Whereas Robocop was pushing the boundries. Just my two cents.
Mysterious Volvo by SminkyPinky	Jun 24th, 2009 06:22:46 AM
I see. However, do not refer to us as "Scotch", bastards or not. We are Scots, you willfully ignorant fanboy fuckwit.
Hahahah that should say nobody not nobboy !! by barnaby jones	Jun 24th, 2009 06:23:06 AM

Favorite lines in movies - Total Recall by barnaby jones	Jun 24th, 2009 06:26:16 AM
Just after Arnold puts a bullet in on screen wife Sharon Stone's head, he offers - 'Consider dat a divorce'
oh what the hell, fried chicken by The Amazing G	Jun 24th, 2009 06:27:44 AM

True by WT	Jun 24th, 2009 06:30:26 AM
But then we could also find new, original characters to suit a new medium, rather than capitalising/pooping on said memory.
damn you ZOMBIEHEATH by Six Demon Bag	Jun 24th, 2009 06:31:23 AM
i wanted to say that... can you fly bobby?
100% agree by barnaby jones	Jun 24th, 2009 06:32:41 AM

ENTIRELY DIFFERENT by Gunslinger1919	Jun 24th, 2009 06:41:27 AM
Ummmmmm....so why call it ROBOCOP you stupid fucks? --G
Bitches, Leave by TheBloop	Jun 24th, 2009 06:47:32 AM
Keep that line in the remake and I am on board.
you can't remake Verhoeven by Mr Gorilla	Jun 24th, 2009 06:56:44 AM
his flavour is so strong - it's just not possible to remake him, it will only seem watered down. This stands for all his US films apart from HOLLOW MAN which he was severely hampered on and recognises was not good.
I'm actually looking forward to this by m_reporter	Jun 24th, 2009 06:59:37 AM
Remakes aren't bad if done right, and I have faith in Aronofsky as a filmmaker. Most of the whining here seems to be of the "boo-hoo remakes suck" kind instead of "boo-hoo they're remaking a classic". Well that classic was manhandled by it's sequels more than a remake could ever harm it.
if it bleeds we can kill it by TheExterminator	Jun 24th, 2009 07:01:25 AM
oh wait
Mr. Gorilla by m_reporter	Jun 24th, 2009 07:02:47 AM
I agree about Verhoeven, but I'm sure they won't try to remake it 1 for 1. What's the point of that? I'm sure that Aronofsky will try to do something new with the Robocop property.
Eli Roth should remake Showgirls with Lindsay Lohan by Spandau Belly	Jun 24th, 2009 07:07:20 AM
That would be my new favorite movie.
A remake I'm actually excited about. by Stuntcock Mike	Jun 24th, 2009 07:39:22 AM

My 5-year-old nephew loves the 1st Robocop by American Mythos	Jun 24th, 2009 07:40:46 AM
... just like me. Is it wrong for a small child to be exposed to that level of violence, and to go around saying "Dead or alive, you're coming with me"? I don't think so.
The new Robocop by SunTzu77	Jun 24th, 2009 07:46:06 AM
will feature a bald Hugh Jackman... in a bubble in space... eating pieces of bark of a tree... while wielding a Desert Eagle. It's gonna be great!!!!! not.
This NEEDS to be at least R. Or better: NC-17. by Motoko Kusanagi	Jun 24th, 2009 07:46:27 AM
Otherwise, this project is doomed. dooooooooooomed
Btw, has anyone even seen the third RoboCop flick? by Motoko Kusanagi	Jun 24th, 2009 07:52:06 AM
The one directed by Fred Dekker that got shelved for two years due to Orion's downfall? I ask because back then I was THE ONLY person in the theatre.
The Fountain was so beautiful... by FleshMachine	Jun 24th, 2009 08:11:39 AM
and so under-rated.
RoboCop Vs Terminator by MANZILLA	Jun 24th, 2009 08:14:51 AM
Now that the Terminator franchise is a joke, and the robocop franchise became a joke after number 3, they might as well try and do a decent vs flick. Paul WS Anderson, stay away.
I agree on whoever said by Mr. Graboid	Jun 24th, 2009 08:17:42 AM
that Robocop isn't a franchise. Sure there's three movies already. And a tv-series. But they are all crap compared to the original. I like the origin story. On how Murphy's demise leads to Robocop etc... His memories and thoughts. All that stuff. Im not really interested in Robocop hanging around the block shooting up drug dealers. I mean all the stuff in Robocop serves the story... And while there's more than enough meat to that single movie, they clearly couldnt erhm feed 3 movies...
Att Motoko Kusanagi by Mr. Graboid	Jun 24th, 2009 08:27:04 AM
You mean the one with Robo on a wire? The little annoying girl. Robo to the rescue! Robo-the hobo helper. The ninja robos. Three ninja robos! Movies this bad are actually hard to come by. Especially because it isnt funny at all. Then at least there would be some amusement associated with it. It's kinda tragic actually.
Oh favourite robo/clarence quote by Mr. Graboid	Jun 24th, 2009 08:28:15 AM
Give the man a hand!!
" First I want a recount" by classyfredblassy	Jun 24th, 2009 08:34:06 AM
"Then I want a big car that gets shitty gas mileage " Lots of gems in the first Robocop.
Clarence Quote by Gunslinger1919	Jun 24th, 2009 08:35:23 AM
Guns, guns, guns....what'll it be? The Tigers are playing....TO - NIGHT!
Furthermore re stop motion by WT	Jun 24th, 2009 08:37:54 AM
I happen to like it as a medium in general esp stylised like Coraline (I know, totally different thing.) I'm not having a go at Aronofsky (The Wrestler is a brilliant film), but it just seems ill-advised to me. I think Bryan Singer's an excellent director, but I didn't enjoy his feature length fanfic.
I love 80s movies about the future by Aquatarkusman	Jun 24th, 2009 08:41:50 AM
Robocop's no 2001 when it comes to showing future technology, but it actually did a pretty good job with the gadgets, and even better with our continuing slide into rank stupidity and bankruptcy.
Yes, American Mythos, it is by slone13	Jun 24th, 2009 08:52:31 AM
Why would you ask the question in the first place if you didn't think there was anything wrong with it?
Everything that was wrong with by Ruddy Heck	Jun 24th, 2009 08:56:25 AM
Quantum of Solace will go wrong with this. A case of a director trying to elevate material that doesn't need elevation and consequently putting bugger-all thought into the action - which needs the attention. Give it to a great action or cheese man. Tarantino could really hone in on the inherent trash in the property.
Action Cheese Man! by WT	Jun 24th, 2009 09:01:38 AM
Sorry Ruddy Heck I do agree, it's just a fantastic mental image.
Verhoeven needs to remake 2001: A Space Odyssey by MisterE	Jun 24th, 2009 09:11:42 AM

I'm not proud, but by filmcoyote	Jun 24th, 2009 09:16:29 AM
i saw Robocop 3 in the cinema. I loved Robocop which i got on vhs when i was 11 for Christmas, and i enjoyed at the time (though through adult eyes it doens't hold up the same) Robocop 2, but i even knew Robocop 3 was shit when i was a kid!
FUCK YOU ARONOFSKY.....I'M NOT INTERESTED. by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Jun 24th, 2009 09:25:27 AM

HEY HOLLYWOOD, HERE'S A FUCKING IDEA FOR YOU by alucardvsdracula	Jun 24th, 2009 09:40:41 AM
Instead of FUCKING POINTLESSLY REMAKING EVERY FUCKING FILM YOU FUCKERS CAN FUCKING THINK OF why not RE-RELEASE the superior and classic originals instead of FUCKING US ALL THE FUCK OFF. Robocop was a key fucking movie of the 80's and STILL shits on many sci-fi and action movies today. WE DON'T NEED THIS REMAKING NO MATTER WHO FUCKING IS BEHIND IT. Are you listening. No, of course not. You're too busy getting blown by the jerk who want's to remake another classic for your precious fucking studio.
AND FOR ALL YOU KIDS INTERESTED IN A ROBO REMAKE... by alucardvsdracula	Jun 24th, 2009 09:43:37 AM
GO RENT, BUY OR FUCKING STEAL THE ORIGINAL MOVIE. Your cash in the hands of these clowns is like pulling your pants down and saying "I don't mind if you rape me."
American Mythos by alucardvsdracula	Jun 24th, 2009 09:47:34 AM
Yeah I think it's fine. When I was 5 I used to watch pornos with my next door neighbour. That dirty old fucker taught me a thing or two before he was arrested.
I once dressed up as Robocop at a Xmas party. by alucardvsdracula	Jun 24th, 2009 09:57:19 AM
The suit was all foamy and I got very drunk. It was a fun night.
I'm conflicted. Love Aronofsky, love Robocop by kirttrik	Jun 24th, 2009 10:03:49 AM
It would be simple if it just became a sequel of some kind. Maybe 20 years in the future of New Detroit. Or something, not a remake.
Drunk Robocop by WT	Jun 24th, 2009 10:12:10 AM
I had that feeling after working in a pub with a knee injury, clump, clump, clump. Only without the cool weapons or robot voice. That's the other thing, no cool green screens or Peter Weller's robot voice ( I nearly put Paul Weller, who'd be a very different Robocop)
I'm in if Red from that 70's show... by Cap'n Jack	Jun 24th, 2009 10:47:36 AM
...reprises his role as Clarence Boddicker.
at worst Aranofsky will make an interesting movie by Spandau Belly	Jun 24th, 2009 10:51:44 AM
I really can't imagine this thing just being a complete waste of time in Aranofsky's hands. It might not resemble the original much, and it may even turn out to be a severely flawed movie, but this guy is an auteur and he's not just going to crap out some Platnium Dunes style remake. It will be a legitimate film with vision. Whether you/I like it or not is the big question.
Verhoeven is a no-talent hack by SmokingRobot	Jun 24th, 2009 10:55:56 AM
His movies...my God, they're awful. The first Robocop was sort of an accident. Someone should be able to do better, easily.
Pull Aranofsky off this!!!! by fanaticon2007	Jun 24th, 2009 11:09:02 AM
What the hell is wrong with these producers? Hey, I have an idea, lets get a guy who directs art house faire to remake ROBOCOP. Yeah, his work shows nothing that could or should be added to the ROBOCOP universe - but lets do it anyway. Neil Marshall or Kurt Wimmer would be best suited for material like this. Adn that fact that Harry is "curious and hopeful" means shit.
a robot in a police outfit who has dreams of the afterlife by ironic_name	Jun 24th, 2009 11:12:36 AM
is a fucking ridonkulously cool idea. Aranofski's spiritual approach will make for a great succsessor to ghost in the shell, just like gits was a spiritual, but deeper sequel to robo.
Remember how great Jackson's remake of 'King Kong' was gonna be. by workshed	Jun 24th, 2009 11:16:02 AM
This is just a bad, bad idea and I would have thought Aronofsky would know better that to f*ck with one of the great sci-fi movies of all time. The man who made 'Pi' has long since left the building.
An accident? by fanaticon2007	Jun 24th, 2009 11:16:44 AM
the original film is not a fucking accident. It is one of the quintessential science fiction films of the 80's. Any director may have been able to make that film, but not like Verhoeven did. That, and a brilliant script is what makes ROBOCOP a great film. BASIC INSTINCT, TOTAL RECALL and STARSHIP TROOPERS are still entertaining films. And say what you will, ROBOCOP will have a far better chance at standing the test of time over the fucking WRESTLER.
Rather see him remake Highlander by DC Films	Jun 24th, 2009 11:17:15 AM

thats what I want. robot that discovers it went to heaven. by ironic_name	Jun 24th, 2009 11:25:34 AM
jacob's ladder meets dead again meets bladerunner meets the long kiss goodnight.
The ads..... by The_DEFIANT	Jun 24th, 2009 11:38:42 AM
"Is it time for that big operation? This may be the most important decision of your life. So come down and talk to one of our qualified surgeons. Here at the Family Heart Center, we feature the complete Jarvic line. Series Seven Sports heart by Jensen, Yamaha, you pick the heart! Extended waranty, financing, qualifies for health tax credit. And remember....we care." There is no way, no way possible for a remake of a movie that was not about a robot police officer, but about 1980's corprate greed, and massive consumerisim that is not equalled today, that could possibly be made funny or relivant. I quote the above ad from the movie because back then, it was both hilarious and obscene at the same time because nobody would ever think to actually take some so serious as heart replacement, that it would be trivalised(I think that's how you spell that)to the point of it being like getting a new PC. That being said, we have all of those real commercials today on TV. Just watch around the nightly news hour, you will see that Verhoeven's stark vison actually came true! Who would of thought! So no way could a remake be ever so clever and thought prevoking because any attempt would just be viewd as watching the nightly news hour. Remember, "Get them before they get you!" was just a silly movie ad. Or so we thought!
ROBOCOP 3 WAS ALL FRANK MILLER'S FAULT by theplant	Jun 24th, 2009 11:41:50 AM
THE SPIRIT PROVED IT
the original WAS an accident by theplant	Jun 24th, 2009 11:43:33 AM
It was so much a crappy script, it got REFUSED by the whole hollywood directors A, B & C list. Why do you think Verhoeven directed it ? HE WAS THE LAST FUCKING GUY IN THE HOLLYWOOD ALPHABETICAL DIRECTOR'S DIRECTORY, ALL THE OTHERS HAD SAID NO.
Robocop 2 rules. This remake won't be as hardcore. by AzulTool	Jun 24th, 2009 11:54:10 AM

There was a ROBOCOP 3? by BenBraddock	Jun 24th, 2009 11:55:26 AM
And it was, surprise, shit?
yeah ironic, I can see this turning out like Gilliam's Brazil by Spandau Belly	Jun 24th, 2009 12:12:04 PM
with Robocop finding more truth in his wacky dream sequences than in the messed up real world around him.
CGcop by Orionsangels	Jun 24th, 2009 12:31:57 PM

Any pissant slating Verhoven needs to see his formative work by KillaKane	Jun 24th, 2009 12:35:54 PM

So this news post here is about... nothing at all by ricarleite2	Jun 24th, 2009 12:38:14 PM
About a rumor that is not true. Good old AICN.
He said the SAME THING about Batman: Year One by REVENGE_of_FETT	Jun 24th, 2009 12:46:28 PM
Right up until he was replaced. He supposedly worked on that movie for YEARS developing a script. The only thing that ever came of it was the AICN saying "has a beer and cheats on his wife".
How about a new movie for a change? by Banditmania	Jun 24th, 2009 01:18:48 PM
arrrrrrrrrrrrrgh!
Love Aranofsky. Love Robocop. by IL_Deuce	Jun 24th, 2009 01:26:46 PM
I'm interested. I'm not expecting it to surpass my opinion of the original. A sequel idea would be interesting too, but you wouldn't get the gravity of Murphy revisiting his former life and knowing he could never go back. Maybe Aranofsky will focus more on that than the corporate greed aspect. The idea of a new life after your old one has been ripped away from you. Trying to make it through, but wanting nothing but vengeance from those who robbed you. I'm in. Whatever the fuck this movie turns out to be, I'm in.
'Spits blood on the Sargent's papers and looks up'.... by connor187	Jun 24th, 2009 01:39:21 PM
Now give me my fucking phone call!
'I work for Dick Jones'........ by connor187	Jun 24th, 2009 01:41:28 PM
DICK JOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNEEEEEEEEEEES SSSSSSSSS.....AGHHHHHHHH! Through the sugar glass you go Clarence.
It won't happen... by TheGoddamnSiege	Jun 24th, 2009 02:05:39 PM
Chances are in about a year the project will sink into development hell, and Darren will announce that he's abandoning it.
i'll but that for a dollar! by omega_786	Jun 24th, 2009 02:05:48 PM
hope it's better than the shitty robocop sequels and tv series.
dead or alive you are coming with me!!!!!! by omega_786	Jun 24th, 2009 02:07:28 PM
who will play robocop....mickey rourke?
Robocop had a great script by s0nicdeathmonkey	Jun 24th, 2009 02:08:27 PM
of course, I'm bias.
Verhoeven by Toonol	Jun 24th, 2009 02:29:17 PM
Robocop and Total Recall were good movies... but I hate Starship Troopers SO much that I almost can't stomach those two movies anymore. I see any mention of Verhoeven's name, and it twists my gut because of what he did to that movie.
Why Remake? Why not Remaster? by GeorgieBoy	Jun 24th, 2009 02:40:36 PM
These remakes are getting ridiculous. They should re-release the original film with new and better special effects instead!
slone13 by American Mythos	Jun 24th, 2009 02:43:28 PM
I actually watched Robocop by the time I was 5. Still my favorite movie. The first DVD I bought in 1999 (Robocop Criterion Collection)before I even had a DVD player. I even credit this movie with me wanting to become a writer. And for the record, I've never killed anyone or snorted coke off hooker tits and, to my knowledge, neither has my nephew.
alucardvsdracula by American Mythos	Jun 24th, 2009 02:47:33 PM
That was brave of you to be so honest. I commend your courage, sir. Bless you.
And really, where the hell is Ed's obit? by American Mythos	Jun 24th, 2009 02:49:20 PM
Ed Mahon doesn't get a mention on Aint It Cool?
I'm sure it's been brought up but... by itsjust_notcool_anymore_baby	Jun 24th, 2009 03:26:38 PM
why not a sequel? Even though the 3rd movie was one of the worst sequels I've ever seen. Could be interesting if Weller reprised the role. Now...bitches leave.
I think Fincher... by itsjust_notcool_anymore_baby	Jun 24th, 2009 03:27:14 PM
would've been a better choice for director.
P.I. by solyom_szem	Jun 24th, 2009 03:34:55 PM
His P.I. was great, so I think he can handle the action plus someone already mentioned he'll put his spiritual skull on it....
Thank OVATRON! by Dr. Samuel Loomis	Jun 24th, 2009 05:24:10 PM
Bout fuckin time I got this news.
Lest not forget Frank Miller wrote all of 2. by Dr. Samuel Loomis	Jun 24th, 2009 05:25:28 PM
dumbass.
Interested... by Lemure_v2	Jun 24th, 2009 06:00:11 PM
If I'd seen PWS Andersons name on this I'd groan, but Aronofsky has proven he's got range and I think he'll produce something interesting with this.
I'm not interested if Aronofsky is making it. by OutlawsDelejos	Jun 24th, 2009 07:13:19 PM
Same as Predators, I've already committed to Neil Marshall's Predators.
If Aronofsky ISN'T making it. by OutlawsDelejos	Jun 24th, 2009 07:14:01 PM
Shit, that's a bad typo.
zombieheathledger by damiz707	Jun 24th, 2009 08:32:15 PM
Oh shit. I said that as soon as I read the headline. That's funny. How bout- "You mind if I.....zip this up." or "Cops don't like me, so I don't like cops." or from part 2 "FUCK, CAIN. HE'S PROBABLY DEAD ALREADY." coming from a 12 year-old kid.
I wanna see some concept art!!! by Karimkai	Jun 24th, 2009 08:46:46 PM
Let me ask everyone here: Do you want Robocop to move robitcally like the 80's or like an enhanced cyborg? I do like the original, I'm just asking does that style of movement fits into current time movies?
I've said this before, but a sequel by American Mythos	Jun 24th, 2009 09:08:14 PM
would be way better. An aged RoboCop/Murphy cast out to police the crime-ridden outskirts of Old Detroit that ring the shining beacon of Delta City, facing obsoletion/possible termination. This would naturally ignore the events of RoboCop 2 and 3 and the emotional aspects might be right up Aronofsky's alley. I also don't think this should be an attempt at a new franchise, but the final resolution to Peter Weller's character. And don't bring in his son/wife like the cheesey series and Prime Directives tried to do. I want a movie about a antique cyborg completely alone in the world, facing the end of his life, and one last great battle.
Hey, I just realized I described the plot... by American Mythos	Jun 24th, 2009 09:11:21 PM
... to Aronofsky's the Wrestler. But this RoboCop should have similar themes.
Darren Aronofsky is still on ROBOCOP by Orcus	Jun 24th, 2009 09:30:43 PM
And boy is Robocops ass sore!
call it "The Robocopper" by jackknifed_juggernaut	Jun 24th, 2009 10:14:32 PM
and have him serve 'tater salad and cold cuts at the local deli after losing his shield. "Dead or alive, that'll be $6.25 plus tax."
Why not just add some CG to the original? by MooseMalloy	Jun 25th, 2009 12:32:05 AM
Almost half of all movies are remakes or sequels. Each and every new band you hear today are straight ripoffs of bands from the 1980's. Boring directors of limited talent are named 'visionaries' while using other people's source material. End times man, end times... On a lighter note, am I the only person who thought REQUIEM was not worthy of all it's praise? It played like a movie about drug addiction made by someone who had never done drugs.
Darren should just remake the Wrestler with Robocop by theplant	Jun 25th, 2009 01:01:12 AM
instead of the plastic surgery disaster rourke in the lead
The Fountain was crap... by SunTzu77	Jun 25th, 2009 01:40:26 AM
The original script way back when Pitt was attached was interesting... the final version was sh**.
Do you REALLY want them to go SW: Special Ed with Robocop? by jsarnold513	Jun 25th, 2009 01:52:14 AM
I see so many people on here say "just rerelease the original with cgi!" That worked so well for the original Star Wars films, didn't it? Reminds me of the South Park episode where they go after Spielberg and Lucas for ruining their classics by retouching the effects...
ED209 without Stop Motion jerky movements!?! WTF??? by jsarnold513	Jun 25th, 2009 02:00:23 AM
Why all the hate for the effects on the original Robocop? ED209 became an iconic character because of the frentic tics and jerky movements. If they'd had modern cgi to toy with then, ED209 might have been more "badass" but he wouldn't have been nearly as awkward or as clunky, which is what really makes his character memorable. Replacing the Stop Motion ED209 with a "new and improved" cgi version would be like replacing Chewbacca in the original Star Wars trilogy with his cgi counterpart from Revenge of the Sith.
Re: ED 209/ROBOCOP Remake by ArmageddonProductions	Jun 25th, 2009 02:21:37 AM
ED 209 would be CGI now, anyway, considering that Phil Tippet was an early convert to the process (on JURASSIC PARK, then STARSHIP TROOPERS, CLOVERFIELD, etc.). Not that that's a bad thing. Go back and watch ROBOCOP now; as advanced as it was, it still looks like a goddamn stop-motion prop shoehorned into live action plates. And they already remade ROBOCOP 2, it was called "IRON MAN".
"I'd buy that for a dollar" by Joker Gordon Levitt	Jun 25th, 2009 02:24:55 AM
Room full of dorks, and only 3 people used this as a title. And none of them did it right. Shame shame shame, Talkbackers!
Shit. It's "I'll buy that for a dollar." by Joker Gordon Levitt	Jun 25th, 2009 02:26:26 AM
Not "I'd". Foot in mouth. Not tasty.
damn i feel like a loser for being all whatever by Joker Gordon Levitt	Jun 25th, 2009 02:27:08 AM
you guys ever do that?
I'D BUY THAT FOR A DOLLAR.... HA, HA, HA by ass clown	Jun 25th, 2009 03:46:53 AM
DEAD OR ALIVE YOU'RE COMING WITH ME..... SERVE THE PUBLIC TRUST, PROTECT THE INNOCENT, UPHOLD THE LAW.... BUT NEVER FUCK WITH AN OCP EXEC
Needs more GIANT PIG by GIANT_PIG	Jun 25th, 2009 04:19:38 AM
GIANT PIG!!!
Could work... by droids22	Jun 25th, 2009 04:40:55 AM
It could be cool, if they stick to the original material. I want CG effects, get rid of all the silly ads, better dialogue. One thing we never got to see is the process of him turning into RoboCop. It'd be cool to see the surgery, and how he gets put together. I assume the budget and technology didn't allow for this in the original. Anyway it's still one of the best repressed memory type movies out there.
Best line from RoboCop: by American Mythos	Jun 25th, 2009 07:32:44 AM
"Just gimme my fuckin' phone call." You can't beat that line.
People moving here, people moving there by I_Snake_Plissken	Jun 25th, 2009 11:43:33 AM
People Robocoppin' like they just don't care. Much like the recent Halloween discussion I think it’s pretty funny to see people reacting so negatively to the idea of a remake when the sequels and spin-offs already invalidated this franchise long ago. Uh, anybody remember Robocop 3? Personally I’m excited to see what Aaronofsky could do with it. Love the original, but 2 was barely passable, and 3 was horrible.
Robocop 3 sounded bad to me from the PR pieces... by jsarnold513	Jun 25th, 2009 01:49:17 PM
I remember picking up a starlog when I was about 11 years old and there was a feature on Robocop 3 that mentioned his jet pack and robo ninjas. I couldn't help but think to myself "wow, this sounds REALLY stupid!" Then I got to see the movie on VHS a few years later when it was finally released and it was even worse than I'd thought. I was such a fan of the original, too...
I repeat: Robocop was NEVER a "FRANCHISE!" by jsarnold513	Jun 25th, 2009 01:53:27 PM
Robocop was never a franchise. One and done would've been just nice. There might have been some fertile ground for sequels, but it wasn't ground that could withstand much trampling by the marketing dept. I guess the thing that hurt the Robocop concept the most was that studio people (and the general public, including most fans) think of it as a superhero/action movie when it's really a darkly satirical futuristic sci fi movie. It's not about a heroic cyborg stomping out evil, it's about big corporations that legally own every aspect of peoples' lives, and an innocent man who gets chosen against his will to be their guinea pig and have everything taken from him because he's already proven himself as a hero. At least, that's what made Verhoven's film work. I hope Aronofsky has a similar view of the main concept that made the original work. If you miss that concept, or de-emphasize it in the name of a marketable action movie story, you get those god awful sequels. It's like what happened with Rambo between "First Blood" and "Rambo 2." The movie makes money so the sequels take it in a direction counter to anything in the original idea.
No improving on a classic by Jabroni	Jun 25th, 2009 07:28:28 PM
Let Robocop rest on the DVD shelve the way it is. Let Aronosfky direct something else, there is no need to keep remaking all this crap. Has there been any remakes that have been loved over the original in the past 10 years? Texas Chainsaw Massacre MAYBE! Leave Robocop alone and make original movies with great stories and compelling characters. Douche!
Disgusted by The_Ritty	Jun 25th, 2009 11:42:03 PM
...that's all...
Robocop Vs Aliens Vs Terminator by JestaFool	Jun 26th, 2009 06:31:29 AM
Yah....right! But seriously, I've liked all aronofsky's work. doubt the remake can touch the original but happy as fuck someone like ratner or ws anderson isn't doing it.

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