RoboCop - Murphy's Law

[I, Cosh]

Yeah, I hadn't been following this at all but Elite Squad and the Bus one are both pretty good. Not Soldier of Orange good but still enough to get me interested where I wasn't before.

[Theblazeuk]

Elite Squad was great. This seems quite far removed however - which is a shame because some of that tone would be perfect for Robocop. Death squads and widespread corruption and crime sounds pretty apt for Detroit (and in the movie too... I'll get my coat that jokes been done to death).

[JOE SOAP]

I'm willing to give it a chance but I'm all ready starting to feel sorry for Jackie Earle-Haley who deserves better than being paid to dance to this music: Field Test.

[Goaty]

Old RoboCop got remastered and steelbook...



Looks good cover, but I do prefer the original poster...

[Jim_Campbell]

Old RoboCop got remastered and steelbook...

Good God. Does nobody in these graphic design departments even notice that the internet is full of articles mocking these bloody clichés? Or do they just think "Limited colour palette; hero stands alone; orange embers swirling across... yep, the movie industry needs another one of those" ...?

Cheers

Jim

[radiator]

Old RoboCop got remastered and steelbook...

Good God. Does nobody in these graphic design departments even notice that the internet is full of articles mocking these bloody clichés? Or do they just think "Limited colour palette; hero stands alone; orange embers swirling across... yep, the movie industry needs another one of those" ...?

Cheers

Jim

He also looks like a giant.

I have this preordered but agree that they should have gone with that iconic original poster art.

[Recrewt]

Yeah, we have already discussed this on another thread where recent repackaging is nowhere near as good as the original posters/artwork.

Nice that they went with such a dynamic pose for him too. 

[Apestrife]

Love the pew pew pew pew sounds in this clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfS1ANhIXhQ

Looks like the film could end up as quite okay. And if nothing else Jose Padilha could end up doing more films in the dream factory. Where I think he could do wonders.

[Frank]

Nice that they went with such a dynamic pose for him too. 

No doubt taking their cue from the oddly inert pose and the bland, lumpen design showcased in the posters for the new film. I saw this on the side of a bus shelter during the week, and thought it was so nondescript it could have been advertising broadband or dishwasher tablets. It's not terrible, it's just indifferent:

[Goaty]

Empire: 2 of 5.

Total Film: 4 of 5.

[Hawkmumbler]

SFX gave it a 4/5 also. Might be worth the time, might not be. I'm going in with an open mind.

[Pete Wells]

[Goaty]

Maybe but one thing on my mind...

ROBOCOP GOT HUMAN HAND!

[Mabs]

@Pete Wells: Oh those copycat-ing bastards!

@Goaty: Yep, the hand does grate, I've read a few reviews and they say that the hand is a big distraction. I mean why go with it in the first place? To humanise him? He's already got his face to show that.   

[Apestrife]

@Pete Wells: Oh those copycat-ing bastards!

@Goaty: Yep, the hand does grate, I've read a few reviews and they say that the hand is a big distraction. I mean why go with it in the first place? To humanise him? He's already got his face to show that.   

A nod to the original perhaps.

Will watch it this Saturday. Had a hard time not buying a ticket after watching this interview. Watching it if only to support his work. Would really want to watch his upcoming documentary about missing people in Rio! (If you haven't, then watch his Bus 174. Awesome docu, better than most thrillers!)

http://youtu.be/qxjgAGaOuLI

I like alot of the ideas José (the director) are throwing around, but I'm being careful not believing all of it made it into his film.