Robocop (2014)

[EVILFACE]

The problem with kids today. They have absolutely zero respect for anything.

Is this a kids movie?

The original sure wasn't.

 

[thenammagazine]

Is this a kids movie?

The original sure wasn't.

Yup, PG-13.

 

[crows]

The problem with reboots, remakes and franchise movies is people are going to see them, even if they hate everything about it.

Going to see a movie you hate the look of not because you want to but because you have a loyalty urge to is silly, imo.

90% of those who hate what they've seen are going in waiting for the credits to role so they can report back on how bad it was.

Going in ready and prepared to hate what you see makes the movie itself almost irrelevant, negative opinion was made and cemented prior to seeing it.

The movie could be crap or could be good, it's wide open. What's sad is most won't judge the movie on its own merit but as a comparison to a classic that could never be outdone. It seems it either has to be better than the original or it's a complete and utter disaster, no middle ground. That's giving it zero chance.

Don't forget that when Studios spend on original movies (No remakes or sequels) They usually don't make as much money and sometimes they lose money.

It's like studios now are afraid of losing money, But they need to keep releasing films, That combined with what you said about the loyalty people have, is the reason why we have so many remakes.

Look at Transformers and Pacific Rim, Yeah Pacific Rim did okay, But most people got on the Transformers bandwagon because of familiarity. The Transformers movies made so much money because people already have some knowledge of the subject, Or blind Loyalty.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

Don't forget that when Studios spend on original movies (No remakes or sequels) They usually don't make as much money and sometimes they lose money.

It's like studios now are afraid of losing money, But they need to keep releasing films, That combined with what you said about the loyalty people have, is the reason why we have so many remakes.

Look at Transformers and Pacific Rim, Yeah Pacific Rim did okay, But most people got on the Transformers bandwagon because of familiarity. The Transformers movies made so much money because people already have some knowledge of the subject, Or blind Loyalty.

Yep, they know no matter how much people ***** they'll still pay to see it. Transformers 2 and 3 were regarded as trash, yet Age of Extinction is among the most anticipated movies of 2014

 

[fosing]

Yep, they know no matter how much people ***** they'll still pay to see it. Transformers 2 and 3 were regarded as trash, yet Age of Extinction is among the most anticipated movies of 2014

i believe that's the billy ray cyrus effect.

 

[Khev]

They sure don't make PG/PG-13 movies like they used to. Remember Raiders/TOD/TLC? Or even the original Red Dawn.

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

They sure don't make PG/PG-13 movies like they used to. Remember Raiders/TOD/TLC? Or even the original Red Dawn.

Back in the day if a movie had more than a handful of curse words, it was PG-13....sex, violence or whatever made it R

 

[Khev]

Back in the day if a movie had more than a handful of curse words, it was PG-13....sex, violence or whatever made it R

No, as with the movies I mentioned it was just the opposite. You could have gruesome violence or images and still be PG-13 or even PG. Jaws, Dragonslayer, Indy movies, Red Dawn, Dreamscape, Batman Returns, etc. PG-13 basically came about because of films Spielberg directed or was associated with. They wanted a middle ground to address films with R or borderline R rated violence that didn't have sex or swearing.

Now you get hardly any blood at all in PG-13. Hunger Games and Catching Fire have almost none despite the subject matter. I just watched Taken 2 last night and again, tons of guys getting shot and I think the only blood in the whole movie ended up on his knuckles and a tiny bit on his wife's neck.

TDK and TDKR? Forget about it. I'm glad that Captain America: TFA somehow got away with almost Indy levels of violence with guys getting riddled with bullets, exploding blood squibs, and the one dude being turned into red mist when he flew through the propellor.

As for this new RoboCop, I understand that they might not have wanted to emulate the shocking violence of the original but they didn't have to go all the way down to PG-13 to make it marketable. They could have at least made it a soft R like the Matrix movies or T2 and T3.

 

[galmando]

I find that hard to believe, I really hope its not true. I mean does this

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look stupid and outdated? Does that visual have no appeal today if you hadn't seen it in the 80s/90s? Really?

Hey, I'm with you, it's a damn shame, but the kids these days aren't interested and if they are it's to be 'retro' or somethin'

And that visual is awesome

 

[thenammagazine]

Back in the day if a movie had more than a handful of curse words, it was PG-13....sex, violence or whatever made it R

PG-13 didn't exist until after Temple of Doom. THANKS SPIELBERG!

 

[a-dev]

Hey, I'm with you, it's a damn shame, but the kids these days aren't interested and if they are it's to be 'retro' or somethin'

And that visual is awesome

I just don't get it. I mean admittedly I'm sure there are some classic films that I haven't watched on account of their being in black & white or something. But Robocop looks like it could have been made pretty recently to my eyes, I don't see how kids would not be interested in checking it out. If not WHY THE **** NOT??!!!

 

[a-dev]

By the way are we not allowed to plug our FS threads in our sigs anymore?

 

[Invictus Sol]

You don't really need to with the new boardware. With Panjo (I believe it's called), you get a link underneath your feedback score ("My stuff for sale") that people can click and see all your current listings.

 

[thenammagazine]

I just don't get it. I mean admittedly I'm sure there are some classic films that I haven't watched on account of their being in black & white or something. But Robocop looks like it could have been made pretty recently to my eyes, I don't see how kids would not be interested in checking it out. If not WHY THE **** NOT??!!!

Because the entitlement generation needs their own version to justify hating on the old one.

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

Because the entitlement generation needs their own version to justify hating on the old one.

They also need the plot spoonfed to them

 

[thenammagazine]

They also need the plot spoonfed to them

Nah, to them, plot is overrated.

 

[GasparZizou]

Because the entitlement generation needs their own version to justify hating on the old one.

I wouldn't say it's generational, casual movie goers of any age like the newer CGI stuff over practical FX, but I can't fathom any freak-level cinephile hating on the old one.

 

[thenammagazine]

I wouldn't say it's generational, casual movie goers of any age like the newer CGI stuff over practical FX, but I can't fathom any freak-level cinephile hating on the old one.

<-- casual movie goer. Prefer practical effects 100% of the time over fake CGI crap.

 

[GasparZizou]

<-- casual movie goer. Prefer practical effects 100% of the time over fake CGI crap.

You call yourself a casual moviegoer? Like, why?

I wouldn't call anyone in these boards a casual moviegoer.

 

[thenammagazine]

You call yourself a casual moviegoer? Like, why?

I wouldn't call anyone in these boards a casual moviegoer.

I saw maaaaaaaaybe 5 flicks in the theatres last year.