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Feb 12, 2014 · In 2028 Detroit, when Alex Murphy, a loving husband, father and good cop, is critically injured in the line of duty, the multinational conglomerate OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer.
- (240K)
- Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
- José Padilha
- 2014-02-12
First off, Robocop 2014 is a much broader, more family-friendly film. Gone is the extreme, in-your-face violence and criminal depravity that worked so well in the original which was intended to disturb viewers on an emotional level (Veerhoven is king of cinematic satire).
41 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com. 80. Total Film. Taking the original and successfully transplanting it into an ambitious new world, José Padilha’s english-language debut is an exciting, pacey and thoughtful sci-fi actioner. 75. New York Post Kyle Smith. RoboCop is topically up-to-the-moment but stylistically it’s retro.
- Robo Cop-Out.
- Verdict
By Chris Tilly
Posted: Feb 5, 2014 6:00 pm
The original Robocop wowed moviegoers back in 1987 with its heady blend of hardcore violence, state-of-the-art special effects, and cutting social satire, all wrapped in the hugely entertaining tale of a police officer who is fatally wounded in the line-of-duty and reborn “part-man, part machine, all cop.”
The film was so far ahead of its time that it's never felt like it needed a reboot, but this is 21st century Hollywood, and the remake has inevitably arrived, directed by Jose Padilha and starring up-and-comer Joel Kinnaman as Alex Murphy, the policeman-turned-tin man.
Edging us into the future, Robocop take place in 2028, when drones have become fundamental to U.S. foreign policy, with ED-208s – essentially robotic foot soldiers – patrolling war-torn states in the name of Freedom.
But thanks to a Senate bill, those same drones aren’t allowed on the streets of America, with politicians worried that the law change would lead to robots having authority over man. Which is a billion-dollar problem for Raymond Sellars, boss of OmniCorp, the world’s leading robot defence company. Realising that Americans want a product they can love and a figure they can rally behind, he pledges to “put a man inside a machine”.
So while Padilha and his team are to be admired for bringing the concept up-to-date and addressing very real concerns about drones, robotics, and automated warfare, they’ve taken much of the fun out of the concept, making for a po-faced and ultimately somewhat forgettable Robocop movie.
- Chris Tilly
RoboCop is a 2014 American science-fiction action film directed by José Padilha and written by Joshua Zetumer, Edward Neumeier, and Michael Miner. It is a remake of the 1987 film and the fourth installment of the RoboCop franchise overall.
Feb 11, 2014 · This "Robocop" is the sentimental story of a Good Cop transformed into an Emotionless Robotic Killing Machine but whose Ultimately Human Spirit Triumphs to Enact Justice and Heal A Family. So yeah, it's kind of like every other stupid PG-13 action movie of our time, except, you know, the Emotional Robotic Killing Machine part is something this ...
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Feb 12, 2014 · In 2028, OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. While its drones have long been used by the military overseas, their use is forbidden in American law enforcement.
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- Sci-Fi, Action
- PG-13
