"2014's iteration of "Robocop" is a kinder, gentler version of Paul Verhoeven's 1987 sci-fi orgy of violence" (James Berardinelli;Reelviews). That is the shortest and simplest way to sum up all the film's faults, but I will attempt to elaborate on this and give my views on the film after a viewing, and compare it to the 1987 original in terms of quality.
In the year 2028, technology has become extremely advanced and with it so has society. As a result of this a world where humans and robots coexist is no longer a pipedream, in fact, Super-Company Omnicorp has turned the very science of Robotics into a whole new industry, exploring the science and applying it to many different uses, namely medical and security solutions. The company has for the past couple of years applied the later mostly in the Middle East, using fully armed units of robotic soldiers to police areas where "dangers to civilian lives persist." Head of Omnicorp Raymond Sellars wants to bring this same situation into the U.S but he can't as a current law bans the use of Drones on American soil. Sellars soon realizes that if he's going to get the people to change their ideas on this he's going to have to give them an idol, an icon, a hero to rally behind. A machine who can think, feel, and make decisions just like a man, a robot with a heart. Of course that's impossible, so Omnicorp looks for the next best thing, a cyborg, a man with a body of steel rather than flesh and blood, a body Omnicorp can control. That man is our protagonist Hotshot cop Alex J Murphy. A man not afraid to take risks, he fights crime in his hometown of Detroit alongside his best friend and partner Jack Lewis. He goes home at night to his son, and his wife, Clara Murphy. One night and is crippled, horrifically maimed in a rigged car explosion, meant to kill him, but it doesn't. Omnicorp rebuilds him as their new Poster Bot, the first cyborg policeman, RoboCop.
All six of these women tragically fell victim to a murderer who was inspired by a well known film. For as long as films have been around as entertainment, movie violence has always caused controversy. ... White was said to have been inspired by violent scenes of the film Robocop. ... "The first girl I killed was from a 'RoboCop' movie." ... He claims to have been inspired by the movie Robocop II. ...
All six of these women tragically fell victim to a murderer who was inspired by a well known film. For as long as films have been around as entertainment, movie violence has always caused controversy. ... White was said to have been inspired by violent scenes of the film Robocop. ... "The first girl I killed was from a 'RoboCop' movie." ... He claims to have been inspired by the movie Robocop II. ...
In films such as Robocop, male cyborgs were often huge, loud, and they thrust, pumped, and turned with an aggressive persistence. ... Robocop and the Terminator smashed their way into the public's awareness in a series of highly successful films, thus giving the impression that most elite, powerful cyborgs (or machines) are masculine, muscle-bound males. ... Robocop is more machine than human. ... "(114) In the film, Eve 8's threat is indubitably sexual; all her victims are men, and she frequently uses her body seductively to lure them. Eve of Destruction shows that even when a f...
In Ross's film The Hunger Games, the beginning of the movie introduced a game thatwas made only for the people who lives in the Districts of Panem. ... In Padilha's film Robocop, the beginning of the movie shows a war events which lead the United States to create a Robotic army as replacement to human soldier in the battlefield. ... Humans are not meant to live in a perfect world just like the people that lives in state of Detroit in the film Robocop. ... In the film Hunger Games, the main problem in that movie is that people's lives are being toyed. ... In the film Robocop, the...
"Punch-Drunk Love" Film Review Once in a while, there comes an independent film that is a hit with the film festival streak. ... For the film, "Punch-Drunk Love," it's on its way up! ... I first heard about this film through a friend who was in charge of taking the film to several states for various screenings. ... I, on the other hand, thought it was a unique film. ... Overall, the film is a must see for avid moviegoers or anyone interested in a unique, warm film. ...
The invention of sound in films lent sci-fi a new sense through which it could bring us new wonders. ... Unfortunately though, it was to be the first and only good science fiction film of the decade. ... This purely science-based adventure film likely helped both science and science fiction by entertaining and inspiring thought at once. ... Not all films of the B-movie era fit this archetype, however. ... Throughout the 80s and 90s, many movies with futuristic backdrops or phenomena attributes to science, such as Alien and Robocop, were made and weren't recognized as anything more than...
Similarly, in Robocop (Verhoeven 1987), the half-human half-robot policeman dispenses instant and violent justice. ... "The real appeal of film lies in the special effects Technique, that's what movies are about! ... (Landon 1992: 147) Special effects have become an essential part in making a film in general, science fiction and fantasy films in particular. ... While science fiction films often use their plot to say the danger of a new technology, the spectacular look of their special effects undoubtedly appreciate their work for the films. ... However, with the advancement of new technol...
"The Mummy" Review by Gintas A film I saw recently in Saule was "The Mummy". ... I read in the magazine that "You might like this film if: You liked Indiana Jones ." ... I wasn't expecting much from this movie because of the reviews I had heard before. ...
