That's the difference though, they want it to be crap, so therefor it is. Same with most of the internet. Don't forget that this is an evil, money grubbing, reboot that seeks to take a big ole' **** on the original. That's the intention of everyone involved with the project, because remember, as long as you're making money (which is up in the air considering it hasn't been released yet), you don't care about your reputation and you most certainly want YOUR work to bomb. The director that has made some pretty damn good documentaries and independent film WANTS this to kill his reputation, as long as he gets the big fat paycheck that I guess, the remake of a 27 year old classic provides. The actors too. Keaton, Oldman and Jackson, they're in this to knowingly lose it. That's why they signed up.
Personally, I hope this film succeeds in what it sets out to do. It's been dissed and **** on since it was announced (which I even contributed to). You got people like that youtube comic book girl irrationally raging about it without having ever seen it first, like it somehow threatens the existence of the original. As long as audiences (especially younger people) don't start the whole "the remake is better than the original" BS trend, I hope this film proves everyone wrong. It's the movies that usually go through struggle and harsh beginnings (either from studios or audiences) that come out on top. After seeing everyone rip the director to shreds, I'd love to see this movie get the last laugh.
If I think it sucks and don't like it next week, I'll admit it and say as much. I still have the original Robocop on my shelf and in my brain. What I don't get is this predetermined judgement from people. How do you know it sucks? I thought things looked grim after that one clip, then three more appeared and it looked good. I hated the black rubber suit and the hand thing when that was first shown, now these reviews provide insight that make sense of it. It's not like this is the new X-Men movie or Spider-Man movie where we've seen what these guys have done previously with the material. This? I've never seen a José Padilha Robocop film with the cast and crew this has. I don't know what I'm in store for, other than the regrettable plot points I've read that confirm . . . that my fears about superficial things weren't as major as I thought. I thought they were going to rip the original, make a parody of it, especially the original suit. It appears that isn't the case.
This.
