Dark_Knight_89
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Well, regardless if the movie is decent or not, its already being called a box office failure, and the weekend isn't even over.
Please see Dredd (2012)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dredd
Robocop (2014)
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Please see Dredd (2012)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dredd
BB&WSF
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Just came back from the screening. Absolutely loved it! 
It is impossible not to compare with the original, but this was damn good in its own right! First reaction from wifey (with a gleam) was, "It was Fantastic". Which, usually, never happens for the action / sci-fi genre.
If there's one thing which I could point out was the score. In certain scenes, it actually sounded strange. That's the only gripe I have with the movie.
Collectibles wise, I'd love to see a HT (both versions) or wouldn't mind a SS PF too.
It is impossible not to compare with the original, but this was damn good in its own right! First reaction from wifey (with a gleam) was, "It was Fantastic". Which, usually, never happens for the action / sci-fi genre.
If there's one thing which I could point out was the score. In certain scenes, it actually sounded strange. That's the only gripe I have with the movie.
Collectibles wise, I'd love to see a HT (both versions) or wouldn't mind a SS PF too.
Dark_Knight_89
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Just came back from the screening. Absolutely loved it!
It is impossible not to compare with the original, but this was damn good in its own right! First reaction from wifey (with a gleam) was, "It was Fantastic". Which, usually, never happens for the action / sci-fi genre.
If there's one thing which I could point out was the score. In certain scenes, it actually sounded strange. That's the only gripe I have with the movie.
Collectibles wise, I'd love to see a HT (both versions) or wouldn't mind a SS PF too.
It's strange, I didn't really notice anything wrong with the score. It wasn't brilliant, it just served a purpose I guess. I did like that they included the original theme though!
BB&WSF
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I don't know, but at some places it didn't seem to 'merge' well with what was happening. I found it a bit, what word should I use, 'distracting' maybe.
Well, I didn't like Pacific Rim's happy and jolly score too, so maybe its just me.
thenammagazine
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Apples and oranges. Dredd killed itself with its almost exclusive 3D release. RubberCrap doesn't have that excuse.
VintijDroidGutzz
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Darth Zangetsu
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Glad to see so many giving this film mostly positive reviews. A group of us are planning on seeing it Sunday afternoon. I hope it is a good film.
Dark_Knight_89
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RoboCop has people like you? Maybe that's hurting it?
fosing
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see, i consider those parts pointed out part of the WEAK points. silly as it is, keeping the hand was pretty pointless and ORIGINAL. as i've said before "originality" came off as WEAK.
thenammagazine
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Maybe you need to brush up on that reading comprehension?
I assure you, nobody reads my posts and says, "Holy NAM has posted more scriptures, breth-ren! We must abide!!!" Bottom line, if we'd seen something we actually liked, instead of press release after press release of a-typical halfassed remake garbage, you know, that stuff that's supposed to SELL the movie, we'd all have lined up at the theatres opening night. Novel concept for you to grasp, but you haven't even tried.
Dark_Knight_89
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see, i consider those parts pointed out part of the WEAK points. silly as it is, keeping the hand was pretty pointless and ORIGINAL. as i've said before "originality" came off as WEAK.
Well, I know they included the hand as an homage to the line in the orignal film about them being able to save his left arm, but ultimately deciding to go with full body prosthetic. It didn't bother me at all, nor would it have bothered me if it wasn't there.
Dark_Knight_89
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Maybe you need to brush up on that reading comprehension?
I assure you, nobody reads my posts and says, "Holy NAM has posted more scriptures, breth-ren! We must abide!!!" Bottom line, if we'd seen something we actually liked, instead of press release after press release of a-typical halfassed remake garbage, you know, that stuff that's supposed to SELL the movie, we'd all have lined up at the theatres opening night. Novel concept for you to grasp, but you haven't even tried.
Cool man!
BB&WSF
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So, the general verdict is this movie is garbage?
I just checked IMDB and RT, and the scores are 6.7/10 and 49% respectively. Now I am trying to analyze why I liked it.
I just checked IMDB and RT, and the scores are 6.7/10 and 49% respectively. Now I am trying to analyze why I liked it.
Based on that, and feedback in this thread, I would say feelings are mixed, which is different than a consensus that a movie is mediocre, which unfortunately seems to be the case for the Monuments Men, which I was planning on seeing tonight. Some like it, some don't.So, the general verdict is this movie is garbage?
I just checked IMDB and RT, and the scores are 6.7/10 and 49% respectively. Now I am trying to analyze why I liked it.
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Yeah, I mean look at the consensus.
"While it's far, far better than it could have been, José Padilha's RoboCop remake fails to offer a significant improvement over the original."
Well no ****, I could have told everyone that. There's no way it could have beaten the original, that first one is a classic. But I mean, even in the most negative reviews, there's this idea that "yeah, yeah, it's not bad and better than I expected BUT", then they go on a rampage about the original. Is that really fair? I'm not so sure. That's why it appears to be split right down the center I think. You got the people that took it for what it was, a fine/okay remake (not the abomination everyone made it out to be) then you have the second half that are spiteful to it because of the fact that it exists.
After letting it sit for a couple of days, that's pretty much the end of that for me. I saw it, thought it was fine, and am moving on. Did it have the impact the original had on me? No. Was it worth seeing? Yes. If anything, it makes me love the original even more and maybe think about the character in a light I didn't see before. I just think it's hilarious how in the beginning of this thread, we're all acting like chickens with our heads cut off, saying nasty things about the cast and crew involved. Jumping to conclusions about how it play out. Saying it's a straight up PoS that shouldn't even exist. Then it happens, it isn't so bad, and yet it's still this awful, awful thing just because it's a remake and, I guess, shouldn't exist.
"While it's far, far better than it could have been, José Padilha's RoboCop remake fails to offer a significant improvement over the original."
Well no ****, I could have told everyone that.
There's no way it could have beaten the original, that first one is a classic. But I mean, even in the most negative reviews, there's this idea that "yeah, yeah, it's not bad and better than I expected BUT", then they go on a rampage about the original. Is that really fair? I'm not so sure. That's why it appears to be split right down the center I think. You got the people that took it for what it was, a fine/okay remake (not the abomination everyone made it out to be) then you have the second half that are spiteful to it because of the fact that it exists.After letting it sit for a couple of days, that's pretty much the end of that for me. I saw it, thought it was fine, and am moving on. Did it have the impact the original had on me? No. Was it worth seeing? Yes. If anything, it makes me love the original even more and maybe think about the character in a light I didn't see before. I just think it's hilarious how in the beginning of this thread, we're all acting like chickens with our heads cut off, saying nasty things about the cast and crew involved. Jumping to conclusions about how it play out. Saying it's a straight up PoS that shouldn't even exist. Then it happens, it isn't so bad, and yet it's still this awful, awful thing just because it's a remake and, I guess, shouldn't exist.
It's human nature to build up certain expectations, and engage in some "self fulfilling prophesying" to sometimes help those expectations come true. I'm sure we're all guilty of it at some level of another. But yeah, it seems like some people actually embrace that psychological heuristic device, as if it were a virtue
BB&WSF
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Oh, ok. I have stopped being a part of any 'discussion' about a movie that has not yet released. I try and avoid seeing these review sites, news articles, etc. too. The numbers just stick. If I had seen 6.7/10 before, I don't think I would have actually enjoyed Robocop that much. Watched Saving Mr. Banks day before. Wouldn't say it was a Great pic, but the conversation(s) between Walt & Helen toward the end, made it worth recommending it to my friends for me. I believe opinions have to be formed basis the entirety of a movie. Didn't like some things in RC too, say the 'Hand' bit, but overall it was quite enjoyable.
Dark_Knight_89
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Take IMDB ratings with a pinch of salt. They are horribly skewed by people making multiple accounts and spam rating a movie either a 1 or 10 to reduce / increase the movie's average score. Makes them feel better, or something.
Python
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If these people really exist, they need to find hobbies... or jobs or something
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