Robocop '14

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Sun Jun 15, 2014 5:35 pm

1. Not nearly as fun as the original.

2. I'd still have a hard time not admitting it's a "better" "movie".

More interesting story/concept than the original, just executed terribly dryly. There are a couple spots that hearken back to Good Ol' Robocop, but then there's 15 minutes more of people having emotions (or not, as the case may be.)

Not great. BUT!

BUT!

WAAAAAAY better than I figured when I heard "Robocop remake!" and saw the new Robocop suit. WAY better than that.

Verdict: NOT TERRIBLE!!

AArdvark · Post by **AArdvark** » Sun Jun 15, 2014 5:44 pm

Can the enemy robot climb stairs this time?

THE
FLIGHT OF FANCY
AARDVARK

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Sun Jun 15, 2014 5:54 pm

AArdvark wrote:Can the enemy robot climb stairs this time?

Poor ED-209.

Tdarcos · Post by **Tdarcos** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 9:06 pm

pinback wrote:
AArdvark wrote:Can the enemy robot climb stairs this time?
Poor ED-209.

That brings up a really stupid thing from the original. What kind of a brain-dead moron puts live ammo in a device being operated for testing purposes in a civilian environment?

When they did a demo of a LAWS rocket in one of the Dirty Harry films, they did it out at the army firing range, not in a barracks or at the police headquarters. You don't have a live-fire exercise in a place where there could be civilian casualties. If nothing else, that's also a violation of the Geneva Convention, which would constitute a death-penalty eligible war crime.

At a minimum, the Chairman shouldn't have said he was disappointed in Dick Jones, he should have fired his ass on the spot. A killed executive - the guy who got shot full of holes - with a family qualifies for his pension, worker's compensation, death benefits and probably a multi-million dollar wrongful death suit. Dick Jones' fuckup in having the ED-209 loaded with live ammo should have cost him his job plus probably an indictment for, at a minimum, involuntary manslaughter.

Further, when the thing went haywire, the technicians realized how serious it was, didn't any of them say anything about loading a military weapon inside a building with expensive-to-kill civilians (as opposed to cheap-to-kill soldiers or free-to-kill enemy combatants)?

Jones cost the company money, a lot of money, and if nothing else, their insurers would be demanding someone go to jail.

Flack · Post by **Flack** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:00 am

Raise your hand if you are surprised Paul didn't understand the humor in the original Robocop.

Garth's Equipment Shop · Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:32 pm

I long for the day when 80's era culture finally gets the respect other cultural eras get in fiction, especially in TV series and film such as the 50's, 60's and 70's. Think of all the films that spare no expense or effort in trying to recapture an authentic portrayal of those periods and their particular cultural flavors. Currently it seems the most recent decade to get such nostalgic attention is the 70s. When will it be the 80s turn?

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 7:02 pm

Tdarcos wrote:
pinback wrote:
AArdvark wrote:Can the enemy robot climb stairs this time?
Poor ED-209.
That brings up a really stupid thing from the original. What kind of a brain-dead moron puts live ammo in a device being operated for testing purposes in a civilian environment?

When they did a demo of a LAWS rocket in one of the Dirty Harry films, they did it out at the army firing range, not in a barracks or at the police headquarters. You don't have a live-fire exercise in a place where there could be civilian casualties. If nothing else, that's also a violation of the Geneva Convention, which would constitute a death-penalty eligible war crime.

At a minimum, the Chairman shouldn't have said he was disappointed in Dick Jones, he should have fired his ass on the spot. A killed executive - the guy who got shot full of holes - with a family qualifies for his pension, worker's compensation, death benefits and probably a multi-million dollar wrongful death suit. Dick Jones' fuckup in having the ED-209 loaded with live ammo should have cost him his job plus probably an indictment for, at a minimum, involuntary manslaughter.

Further, when the thing went haywire, the technicians realized how serious it was, didn't any of them say anything about loading a military weapon inside a building with expensive-to-kill civilians (as opposed to cheap-to-kill soldiers or free-to-kill enemy combatants)?

Jones cost the company money, a lot of money, and if nothing else, their insurers would be demanding someone go to jail.

You keep asking us to show you proof of your autism, and we keep just quoting your own posts back to you. This one is maybe the best one ever.