I am still deciding between a 6 or 7 for this film but I can safely say it is a satisfying reboot. Now obviously comparing this remake to the original RoboCop is quite unfair because let's face it the original is never getting topped ever no matter how many remakes/reboots are made. I went in with a mindset of not going to be better but the movie should end up good which is the right mindset way to go. You have to keep in mind that original RoboCop was rated X and remake RoboCop is PG13 or 15 so there are a lot differences. Let's break it down below.
Now this remake tells the story of RoboCop in the future rather present time (at that time) which is a nice interesting concept with internet, crime history files, CCTV data in play for RoboCop.
When I first heard about Joel playing Alex Murphy, upon watching his interviews I did not believe he is the right pick. In the movie I guess he played his part well, he was just not written well, Alex Murphy was more of an attitude Mr. I am so cool cop, which I personally did not enjoy, his RoboCop was not that bad though, a little cool really. That is one of the "bads" of the movie, along with the writing and the villain was no memorable at all, in fact he sucked. There is obviously more than one villain but the starting could have been so much better. the climax of the film was not hard hitting as how a climax should be. The worst part is the whole point and core importance of RoboCop is a machine who journeys his was back to human conscious and emotions, I will not spoil but it is done differently here, which is bad because that is the one important thing they should have kept. Shaky cameras at the beginning made it a bit hard to watch, and of course Detroit looked so safe, and clean, which obviously is also a problem in this remake, which connects to the fact its not a dystopian future as how it should be.
The "goods" on the other hand include Michael Keaton who was amazing, seriously you just love him, Welcome Back Michael! Gary Oldman also was excellent, he is a character you will end up loving throughout the movie. Jackie Earle Haley was quite a douche-bag but he played a great douche-bag so well done there. Abbie Cornish deserves praise because you feel her pain, sadness, and frustration in the film so that is good acting there. The comedy side of the movie is held by Jay Barchel who was hilarious, I laugh every time I see him. Graphics are good. Concept was nice. Story was not very strong however, although the satire in the movie is still there and not bad, just not very in-depth.
Ultimately, the new RoboCop is ONLY good if you do not compare it to the original. You can compare Stallone's Judge Dredd to Urban's Dredd since Stallone's Dredd was terrible while Urban's was a massive upgrade. This film on the other hand every person knows it will be better than the original, so watch it with the mind set of "It will not be better than the original but I still want a nice movie."
You do get an alright movie. Its just not re-watchable a bunch of times unlike original RoboCop which can be re-watched a 100 times in a row.
Now this remake tells the story of RoboCop in the future rather present time (at that time) which is a nice interesting concept with internet, crime history files, CCTV data in play for RoboCop.
When I first heard about Joel playing Alex Murphy, upon watching his interviews I did not believe he is the right pick. In the movie I guess he played his part well, he was just not written well, Alex Murphy was more of an attitude Mr. I am so cool cop, which I personally did not enjoy, his RoboCop was not that bad though, a little cool really. That is one of the "bads" of the movie, along with the writing and the villain was no memorable at all, in fact he sucked. There is obviously more than one villain but the starting could have been so much better. the climax of the film was not hard hitting as how a climax should be. The worst part is the whole point and core importance of RoboCop is a machine who journeys his was back to human conscious and emotions, I will not spoil but it is done differently here, which is bad because that is the one important thing they should have kept. Shaky cameras at the beginning made it a bit hard to watch, and of course Detroit looked so safe, and clean, which obviously is also a problem in this remake, which connects to the fact its not a dystopian future as how it should be.
The "goods" on the other hand include Michael Keaton who was amazing, seriously you just love him, Welcome Back Michael! Gary Oldman also was excellent, he is a character you will end up loving throughout the movie. Jackie Earle Haley was quite a douche-bag but he played a great douche-bag so well done there. Abbie Cornish deserves praise because you feel her pain, sadness, and frustration in the film so that is good acting there. The comedy side of the movie is held by Jay Barchel who was hilarious, I laugh every time I see him. Graphics are good. Concept was nice. Story was not very strong however, although the satire in the movie is still there and not bad, just not very in-depth.
Ultimately, the new RoboCop is ONLY good if you do not compare it to the original. You can compare Stallone's Judge Dredd to Urban's Dredd since Stallone's Dredd was terrible while Urban's was a massive upgrade. This film on the other hand every person knows it will be better than the original, so watch it with the mind set of "It will not be better than the original but I still want a nice movie."
You do get an alright movie. Its just not re-watchable a bunch of times unlike original RoboCop which can be re-watched a 100 times in a row.