Freeze, Scum. I'm Batma...er...Robocop.

Officer_Charon · Oct 11, 2012

The recessed/matte badge is not SO much of a bad thing... nothing like having a large shiny target right over one's heart, after all...

But yes, I still VERY much prefer the 80's styling of the original to this new, edgy design. I will hold out to see how it's looking in post-production.

I will still see it, but it might just end up being a redbox rental...

Bowielee · Oct 11, 2012

Nope, I'm still making a stand. Fuck this movie and everything it represents.

Hell, even if it's heralded as the second coming, I'm refusing to support these anymore.

Bubble181 · Oct 12, 2012

It'll depend a lot on effects, as far as looks go, for me.
The original *movie* had some cool points (such as what Frank posted, and a few others) where it really looked like parts of where a human body should go were missing. Compare to evilmike's picture of modern Robocop, where it's clearly just incapsulating his head. Meh.
However, in 80% of the movies, Robocop just looked like a guy in a suit - and in some scenes, especially in RC3, like a guy in a bad Halloween costume, at that. We'll see if he's convincing. But yeah, "all-black is cool" is getting old and tired.

AshburnerX · Oct 12, 2012

Officer_Charon said:
The recessed/matte badge is not SO much of a bad thing... nothing like having a large shiny target right over one's heart, after all...

Pretty sure that stops mattering when your a cyborg and your heart (or whatever is pumping your fluids) is behind an inch or so of ballistic materials.

This reminds me: I hope they drop the baby food thing. That was kinda stupid.

Bubble181 · Oct 12, 2012

AshburnerX said:
This reminds me: I hope they drop the baby food thing. That was kinda stupid.

And yet, one of the more plausible parts. If we ever do make fully cybernetic bodies, there's a good chance they WILL have to resort to either IV drip feeding or mushy baby food eating. Breaking down the food we eat into energy our body can actually use? Hard.
Of course, it's a lot more realistic considering modern scientific progress that they'll just transplant some cloned bowels/stomach/as needed, which would make this unnecessary.

@Li3n · Oct 12, 2012

AshburnerX said:
This reminds me: I hope they drop the baby food thing. That was kinda stupid.

Now you've done it, prepare to waste a whole day: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RealityIsUnrealistic

Yoshimickster · Oct 12, 2012

I would honestly be a little annoyed if they didn't add the baby food. It added a realistic element to Robocop and I always enjoy that in sci-fi. If they make a sequel to this remake and it DOESN'T have the whacky drug-lord terrorist I'm gonna be pissed.

evilmike · Oct 17, 2012

Ain't It Cool News is reporting that the movie has been pushed back to February 2014.

No word on if the studio will use this extra time to add 3-D or possibly Channing Tatum.

Frank · Oct 17, 2012

Good stuff.

sixpackshaker · Oct 17, 2012

Hopefully the added time will give them a chance to redo the Batman.... er, cyborg armor...

Frank · Oct 17, 2012

Nah, like in GI Joe, when a studio interferes that hard in a movie's production, it's a pile of unwatchable trash.

Yoshimickster · Oct 17, 2012

....3-D? Well *clap* that proves this film is gonna suck dude-eggs. I'll keep my keyboard warm.

Gilgamesh · Oct 18, 2012

New pic.

Cheesy1 · Oct 18, 2012

Yoshimickster · Oct 18, 2012

Gilgamesh said:
New pic.

The lights look like they are squinting at me. I feel uncomfortable.

AshburnerX · Oct 18, 2012

They should make that big, blank space on the faceplate of his helmet a screen or something. Display someone's rights as he reads them. Maybe display the actual law that they broke and it's associated penalties. Really, just anything to get rid of the huge blank spot.

strawman · Oct 18, 2012

I don't know. A daft punk look might be a bit distracting.

It is a lot of blank helmet though.

evilmike · Oct 18, 2012

stienman said:
I don't know. A daft punk look might be a bit distracting.

It is a lot of blank helmet though.

It's the robot equivalent of a fivehead.

Yoshimickster · Oct 18, 2012

Maybe his utterly shiny head is for criminals to look deep into themselves as they are going to the slammer! Or its just a garrish looking helmet.

sixpackshaker · Oct 18, 2012

That helmet could lead to a great drinking game when it comes out on video.

Take a drink every time the camera is reflected in the helmet, and drink two every time you see a boom mic in it.

Yoshimickster · Oct 18, 2012

Let's hope he isn't asked to go on any stealth missions cos flash lights would reflect upon him like nobodies business!

Ravenpoe · Oct 18, 2012

Yoshimickster said:
Let's hope he isn't asked to go on any stealth missions cos flash lights would reflect upon him like nobodies business!

I'm imagining the original robocop, with the 800 pound footsteps and the whining servos, trying to be stealthy.

Azurephoenix · Oct 18, 2012

Robocop isn't about stealth and infiltration.

He's about shock and awe.

Yoshimickster · Oct 18, 2012

Ravenpoe said:
I'm imagining the original robocop, with the 800 pound footsteps and the whining servos, trying to be stealthy.

And yet his costume stands out less than the new version. Or...stands out more. Which one is the one that says the old version is better?

Frank · Jul 18, 2013

Relatively new pic, and for a split, JOYOUS, second I thought he had a robot dog sidekick.

bhamv3 · Jul 18, 2013

Someone photoshop an N7 logo onto that guy's breast.

Ravenpoe · Jul 18, 2013

Frank said:
Relatively new pic, and for a split, JOYOUS, second I thought he had a robot dog sidekick.

Oh man... so did I.

Also, that still looks like a guy in a futuristic amored suit, rather than a cyborg. I mean, I realize it -is- a guy in a suit, but that doesn't mean it has to look like that.

Frank · Sep 5, 2013

http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/179037-the-first-trailer-for-robocop-is-here

Trailer is here.

He looks so God damn good in the gunmetal grey.....then they fuckin' dark him up.

Also, he sounds like a wiener. He sure as hell doesn't have Peter Weller's vocal cords.

I dunno, I know it's a trailer and I can hardly base my opinion on it, but it really looks like it's missing...oh, all of the satire of the original.

Bowielee · Sep 5, 2013

Excellent cast.... It will probably be a DVD watch for me, though.

Frank · Sep 5, 2013

All the exposed face....he looks like Iron Man still with his mask up.

He spends half the trailer with his face out.

Kind of missing out on the whole horror of what he really is like in the original.

Ravenpoe · Sep 5, 2013

Oh man... why? That original silver suit... it looked awesome. Why spray-paint it black?[DOUBLEPOST=1378424812,1378424723][/DOUBLEPOST]

Frank said:
All the exposed face....he looks like Iron Man still with his mask up.

He spends half the trailer with his face out.

Kind of missing out on the whole horror of what he really is like in the original.

Totally agree, the original with his helmet off was terrifying, he should be terrifying. He's the embodiment of a man taken over by the corporate machine.

GasBandit · Sep 5, 2013

CAUSE IT'S GOTTA BE EXTREEEEEMEE

Bowielee · Sep 5, 2013

Ravenpoe said:
Oh man... why? That original silver suit... it looked awesome. Why spray-paint it black?[DOUBLEPOST=1378424812,1378424723][/DOUBLEPOST]

Totally agree, the original with his helmet off was terrifying, he should be terrifying. He's the embodiment of a man taken over by the corporate machine.

Modern Movies said:
Fuck you and your subtextual horror. This be all about the 'splosions and shit. Subtlety is for sissies.

ThatNickGuy · Sep 5, 2013

That...doesn't look as terrible as I expected. I wanted to hold off any major complaints about the new look until I saw it in action and yeah, it's not that bad.

It's highly unlikely it'll be as good as the original, but I'm willing to give this a shot.

Frank · Sep 5, 2013

GasBandit said:
CAUSE IT'S GOTTA BE EXTREEEEEMEE

And it's PG-13.....