RoboCop (2014)

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

I'm totally fine with movie remakes or reboots of a series if they got fresh idea to once famous character and know how to bring the character back to modern public eyes so when finally got the time to watch the 2014 remake of Robocop i want to pat everyone back who work on the movie for a job well done cause this movie is not a slap to the original material when it explore more about things the original only touch on the surface.Stuff like what happens inside Alex head when he turn into Robocop finally get a reasonable answer and the hardship of how he dealing with his family when the original show very few of it.That being said I find the world buildinng in the original still better when it actually show how much of a dark and gritty world we live in when in the 2014 version we only saw it though little computer screen.The action is okay at best and the replacement of Clarence a scary criminal that give Robocop alot of trouble Antoine Vallon is so forgettable and too much of a coward.In the end there things to like and dislike in this movie so don't dismiss it just because it a remake of a movie you like

RoboCop doesn't even compare to the original 1987 classic, and the sad thing is that this film lacks the original's satirical edge and humor. It's a movie made in a 2010s Hollywood risk-free environment directed by Jose Padilla who had too much respect for Paul Verhoeven's original that he had to rephrase any and all criticism he had for THIS movie. RoboCop 2014 lacks RoboCop 1987's teeth; it almost feels like it has none at all.I love the updated look first of all: it truly is great how they sleeked everything up to speed with post-2012 technologies and such, though the characterization, the lack of over-the-top violence and thuggery is something the remake desperately needed in order to measure to RoboCop's original '80s brilliance. Sadly the remake fell short because Padilla couldn't experiment enough; he was a dog on the Hollywood-executive leash and couldn't bite back once. Joel Kinnamen does bring some depth to Alex Murphy's character, but the guy's like a bunny-rabbit compared to Peter Weller's hardened veteran-cop but caring family man look that made him such a paradoxically awesome character in the original.Overall, this is a nice visual redo that unfortunately lacks the substance of its source.

I am a huge fan of the first Robocop movie and this reboot did a decent job. The action is good, the Computer-generated imagery (CGI) is great. The relationship between detective Murphy and his family feels real and there is good acting involved between the wife, son and Robocop. Now that I am a dad, I can empathize with the situation of a family being torn apart. The man vs machine aspect is thought provoking if you think beyond the movie, especially with AI being a big topic lately. Morality, ethics and science and little we know about the human brain and soul comes into place in this action movie. Corporate greed (Omnicorp) is a perfect example of what we see today.I think this is a great action movie, good cast and I can't believe I missed this in 2014.I hope you enjoy it.Cheers, M

Sometimes I wonder whether the directors of these remakes are sitting down watching the original film and thinking – gee, these special effects are really bad, I can do much better than that – and then proceed to remake the a film that ends up rubbing me up the wrong way. Okay, the world has changed since 1987, and film technology, as well as computer technology, has advanced significantly, but sometimes (actually most times) I feel that maybe the remakes should be left in the past and the creators attempt to use their juices (if they actually have any) to create something original (if that is at all possible).If you know the original film then you pretty much know the plot of this film. Sure, the names have been changed to protect the guilty (not really, but I suspect they wanted to attempt to distance themselves somewhat from the original, but not too far), and the plot is a little, not much, but a little, different. However, the basic premise is the same – Alex Murphy is killed in the line of duty so a multi-national corporation buys his body and turns him into a cyborg. The difference is that in the original film the fully automated robots weren't working, where as in this one they were, it was just that the American government weren't too keen on having them deployed on the streets, so they instead created this Robocop to help encourage the politicians to change their minds.The other really annoying thing was this talk/opinion piece that kept on popping up through the film – it was entirely unnecessary. Well, probably not, but like most opinion shows and shock jocks, I basically hate them because they talk as if their opinion is the only one that counts and anybody that holds an opposing opinion can be quiet. Sure, while I can simply turn off the television in the real world, this is a movie, and when this pain in the neck appeared on the screen it really isn't all that easy to change the channel. In fact, right through the piece, it seemed as if he was in league with the bad guys. The other thing was that the original just had some really cool ads, including a game show called 'I'll buy that for a dollar'.While there were some interesting aspects to this film, in the end, as far as I am concerned, it was a flop. Personally, I think I'll just revert back to the original, and the two sequels that followed on behind as opposed to this failed attempt at a reboot.