Review of RoboCop (2014) by Kadeemluvmusic — 20 Jul 2016

Rebooting a stalled franchise for over two decades isn't really a thing anymore unless you come up with fresh ideas to make the movie that is more or less of a masterpiece. I'd had to watch Robocop (2014) again. In my opinion, it's still a good reboot but fairly not quite as bloodier and gorier than the 1987 badass iconic sci-fi juggernaut that makes me happy why the 80s is still the best decade ever.

The new version of Robocop just kinda disappoints me. The violence had to be toned down to a somewhat family audience, if that's what the PG-13 rating had in mind. The acting is okay, but pretty stiff. Samuel L. Jackson was hillarious when he played the president. If any movie tentpole or straight-to-DVD movies that have Jackson in it, count me in (except the new Tarzan movie because it was a snooze). The only problem in this reboot was the shedding of Alex Murphy's backstory. I thought the origin story of him was just too cheesey, and to think that he's out to protect the law from a daily dose of menacing prototype machines, trust me Robocop is no Judge Dredd. So yeah, the story is rubbish and the CGI effects are laughable. If they need a sequel, they must find a way to make this movie even more special, like get its R-rating back and try not to overcompensate yourself by not screwing your longtime fans of the original. Still a good reboot, though. Maybe I'll pick it up for a rental.