Rate the last movie you saw.

**Echo419** · 02-14-2014, 08:05 AM

Originally Posted by IPD

agreed. it's pretty obvious to even the most rabid of liberals by now that obama's critics aren't racist.

did you read about all the exaggerations and outright lies in "The Butler". I'll try and find an article in a little bit but from what I gathered like 80% was just plain made up.

**IPD** · 02-14-2014, 04:53 PM

Robocop (2014) - Solid 8 out of 10. If I hadn't seen the original, possibly higher. Lots of character development. This movie suffers from Sherlock Holmes syndrome--only in reverse. It's enjoyable to watch; but it's not its namesake. With the Downy Jr./Law movies, they're super entertaining and fun-filled action; but they're not Sherlock Holmes. More like A.C. Doyle roided up on steampunk. Again, entertaining...but not true to source material.

Robocop 2014 is like that, but in reverse. It's trying to be a more serious drama/action movie. Robocop 1987 is a graphic action movie with a side of satirical humor. In fact, if you watch Starship Troopers (also a Verhoeven film) you can see some of the same nuances and such. Even Starcraft played on some of these same kinds of darkly satirical humor, especially in the cutscenes. Robocop 1987 didn't really take itself too seriously. Robocop 2014 wants you to take it seriously.

Again, not a bad movie at all....just not true to source material. Seems like this is the new Hollywood trend. In fact, the only franchise which seems to finally be BACK to a close facsimile of the source material....is James Bond. Flemming's works depict a dark, psychologically tormented, self-medicating, unbalanced cold-blooded killer who is working for the government. That's very much how Craig portrays him (and Dalton before him). It's also a far cry from Brosnan, Moore or Connery.

P.S.
Saw the previews for Captain America 2 & Need For Speed. Also saw a wierd and very Sweedish-patriotric volvo commercial.

**green-lantern** · 02-14-2014, 10:24 PM

Just saw Robocop also

Robocop 7/10

It was pretty good, had some awesome eyecandy. I thought about giving it a 6 because some things were like "why and the fuck would they do that?", so it made some things sort of stupid but I guess I can overlook that. It was actually a bit creepy/disturbing at times, more graphic than the original one, quite a bit better than the OG though.

Did I mention some awesome eyecandy?!?!?!?!

**IPD** · 02-15-2014, 02:24 AM

MORE graphic? Are you high, paul? There was almost nothing graphic about it. You don't really see anything during the explosion. Most of the fighting is against bots, and the humans he does fight are primarily in the dark and you barely see anything between strobe flashes. Probably the most "graphic" thing in the whole movie is seeing what's left of the man inside the machine.

Robocop 87, on the other hand, has a guy get mowed down by ED 209 in the board room (where he flies out the window to his death). Murphy is brutally shot to pieces in very vivid fashion. Etc, etc, etc.

I'm sorry, but there's no way in Zeus' butthole that Robocop 2014 is MORE violent/graphic than the original.

**green-lantern** · 02-15-2014, 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by IPD

MORE graphic? Are you high, paul? There was almost nothing graphic about it. You don't really see anything during the explosion. Most of the fighting is against bots, and the humans he does fight are primarily in the dark and you barely see anything between strobe flashes. Probably the most "graphic" thing in the whole movie is seeing what's left of the man inside the machine.

That's what I'm talking about, that and the brain surgery. I just found (what was left of him) sort of creepy and ....well more graphic than the original one. Not that it's bad compared to the blood and guts movies today.

**IPD** · 02-15-2014, 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by green-lantern

That's what I'm talking about, that and the brain surgery. I just found (what was left of him) sort of creepy and ....well more graphic than the original one. Not that it's bad compared to the blood and guts movies today.

you should rewatch the original. blood goes flying EVERYWHERE each time a gun is fired.

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sorry, but nothing like this in the new one.