Well it makes sense that they would only remake good (and successful) films as these are more likely to make money. Ironically these are the films that don't really need a remake!
Robocop remake
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Well it makes sense that they would only remake good (and successful) films as these are more likely to make money. Ironically these are the films that don't really need a remake!
I always found it interesting how the original robocop was shot, they did the whole film besides the scene were murphy gets blown away, then had to go ask the studio for more money to shoot that scene. Apparently the movie was way behind schedule and overbudget at that point, so the studio had to cough up more as it was a critical scene. Interesting way of spending a lot on effects etc while omitting a scene that he knew the studio would have to cough up extra for 
An interesting fact is ed-209's cannon muzzle flash was nothing more than cotton wool dyed orange, reshaped between frames with flash bulb effects added in (that were good at giving electric shocks)
An interesting fact is ed-209's cannon muzzle flash was nothing more than cotton wool dyed orange, reshaped between frames with flash bulb effects added in (that were good at giving electric shocks)
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When I was in Toronto on tours / guides they always made an effort to say this is where they filmed Robo-cop lol. Great Film. I really hope the remake catches some of the original humour, it won't but I can hope.
I don't think they will go down that route. They would be fools to try and make it a satire like the original, which will result in complete failure. Best bet is to try something a bit different, and make it more serious.
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They made Terminator salvation pg-13 instead of R and that really helped with the rating didn't it ? Why do remakes of classics such as total recall etc end up being Pg-13 i give you a clue money.I love these kind of comments. This is something I'd expect a 12 year old to say.
Some time before it's release, some people were wingeing that Prometheus might be a PG13 and not R rated. Those people seemed more bothered about the possibility if it being a PG13, than they were about it actually being a good film. It was confirmed that is was R rated, and those people breathed a sigh of relief. Yet, so many people complained about the film being poor and disappointing. Nobody said it was great just because they gave it an R rating instead of a PG13 rating. Did not having an R rating suddenly make the film great?
You can have as much death and violence as you like, a poor film is a poor film. Still, some people are easily pleased I guess.
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I can see where you are coming from. We expect Robocop, Terminator, etc, to be R rated. Having an R rating though, doesn't make the film suddenly great. My point is, a rubbish film is a rubbish film, irrespective or whether it is R rated or not.
I'd rather see a film that is good and well made and a PG13, than a film that is poorly made, full of death and R rated.
Some people's concern over the possibility that Prometheus was going to be a PG13 was laughable. Some people were too concerned about the rating, than they were about the quality of the film itself.
Would Terminator Salvation have been a great film, if there had been plenty of guts and blood? No. It was average because of McG's incapability as a director.
Let me ask you this. You say a PG13 rating harmed Terminator Salvation. If Terminator 2 was released today, it would get a PG13 rating. There is absolutely nothing to warrant it being an R rated film, if released today. So, does that suddenly make it a poor or lesser film?
I'd rather see a film that is good and well made and a PG13, than a film that is poorly made, full of death and R rated.
Some people's concern over the possibility that Prometheus was going to be a PG13 was laughable. Some people were too concerned about the rating, than they were about the quality of the film itself.
Would Terminator Salvation have been a great film, if there had been plenty of guts and blood? No. It was average because of McG's incapability as a director.
Let me ask you this. You say a PG13 rating harmed Terminator Salvation. If Terminator 2 was released today, it would get a PG13 rating. There is absolutely nothing to warrant it being an R rated film, if released today. So, does that suddenly make it a poor or lesser film?
You're instantly putting limits on it though as soon as a lower rating is chosen
However about 30 minutes were cut out of Prometheus to give it a lower rating and it suffers for it.
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hmm wonder what they will use to replace the 6000 sux.
However about 30 minutes were cut out of Prometheus to give it a lower rating and it suffers for it.
It still had an R rating though. Unless it would have received an NC17 rating without the cuts, which I'd very much doubt, then they cut 30 minutes needlessly, if they did that in order to achieve a lower rating.
The cuts were mainly for the UK audience but they kept the same cut for the worldwide release. They went down from an 18 to a 15, Scott said something along the lines of "by making these cuts, the movie will make an extra $80 million".
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I have read online that they don't want Robo to have a helmet, to give him more human qualities!
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Tell them its robocop, not driving miss daisy. i dont need to see a more human side. the story is about a cop thats a robot cop. I can see this on the 3.99 special offer dvd section next year if it goes like that.
I wonder if that's true. There are scenes of torture, people being impaled, the black guy after he's been shot... The nuclear explosion scenes where people's flesh burn off...
I don't think it'd get a PG13.
The more I read about this, the more I dont think the Director even watch the original. Its was always a kindof "Frankenstein" kind of film.
I also loved how Verhoven (sp), once talking about how they played with the idea of Murphy not having a face at all, then talking to psycologist, who told him for his "human" side to work at all, mentally he would need to see his face once in a while to make him feel that it was still him some way, and not just a soul trapped in a metal coffin.
Apparently he also wanted to film part of the operation where they took his face and "laid" is over the new metal skull, so he answered about it people just shot him in the mouth, he said it was just the face layered over a metal looking skull, I suppose terminator esque.
But more than that, I love how he explained that with real reasoning, this film is turning into some travesty, I wish they wouldnt use the Robo name on it.
I also loved how Verhoven (sp), once talking about how they played with the idea of Murphy not having a face at all, then talking to psycologist, who told him for his "human" side to work at all, mentally he would need to see his face once in a while to make him feel that it was still him some way, and not just a soul trapped in a metal coffin.
Apparently he also wanted to film part of the operation where they took his face and "laid" is over the new metal skull, so he answered about it people just shot him in the mouth, he said it was just the face layered over a metal looking skull, I suppose terminator esque.
But more than that, I love how he explained that with real reasoning, this film is turning into some travesty, I wish they wouldnt use the Robo name on it.
Harvey Dent had half his face burned off in The Dark Knight, yet that got a PG13 rating. That film is more deserving of an R rating than Terminator 2, IMO.
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I would prefer the studio to just re-release the original to the big screen.
Enough of the remakes Hollywood !
Enough of the remakes Hollywood !