Girish Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 So, the RoboCop reboot is set for release in 2013. Now, as a kid, I enjoyed the old Robocop movies and even today, they don't seem cheesy to me at all. But... What the f*ck is that?! As someone on FB pointed out, that looks like the bastard son of Judge Dredd and Batman. I had to come here and make a topic about it just to showcase my disappointment. I mean, I didn't expect them to stick with the original suit, but I certainly didn't expect them to f*ck it up in this manner. I'm also not sure about the human right hand and robotic left hand thing. Never heard of the director, José Padilha, either. I just hope he doesn't do to RoboCop what Schumacher did to Batman. Fingers crossed. Yossarianite, Ezekiel and Cforumlbgfeva 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kudoboi Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 which batman? the dark knight rises was pretty good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girish Posted September 16, 2012 Author Share Posted September 16, 2012 QUOTE (kudoboi @ Sunday, Sep 16 2012, 14:34) which batman? the dark knight rises was pretty good I was talking about the Schumacher movies, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Wow, that costume looks terrible. What the f*ck is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AreXi Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 which batman? the dark knight rises was pretty good "what Schumacher did to Batman." Well, the suit does look cool. The problem here is that it isn't very original. Like girish said, looks like a bastard son of Dredd and Batman. They should've at least kept the original blue/silver color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WF the Hobgoblin Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Not liking the suit especially. It looks to much like a suit for one thing, like Batman without the ears and cape. I was going to say he doesn't look much like a cyborg but I've just realised he is kind of similar looking to Grey Fox/Cyborg Ninja and those blokes from Crysis. Still, I'd prefer it if he was more mechanical looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EscoLehGo Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 I hope they don't cgi it to sh*t like they did with the remake of The Thing, one of the classic things about these 80s sci-fi flicks to me are their real time special effects. Like that classic scene in The Thing where that infected dudes head detaches from his body, grows legs and attempts to crab walk out of the door, you can't recreate that moment with cgi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEALUX Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 That's not even an official picture. I highly doubt he would look that bad in the movie. The Audiophile Thread XB271HU | TESORO Gram XS | Xtrfy MZ1 | Xbox Elite v2 | Hifiman Sundara | Fiio K9 Pro i7 4790K 4.4 GHz | GTX 1080 Ti | 32 GB Crucial DDR3 | ADATA 256GB | Samsung 860 PRO 2TB Xbox | Xbox 360 | Xbox Series X | PS2 | PS3 | Google Pixel 6 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryda King Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 To me that looks like just the cast of the suit. I don't think it's colored yet. Maybe just be a temporary suit to walk around in and get a feel for it. At least, I hope it is. All black seems too bland. Robocop without the signature silver/blueish and black is like Iron Man without the red and gold, or Freddy without his sweater. I hope they don't cgi it to sh*t like they did with the remake of The Thing, one of the classic things about these 80s sci-fi flicks to me are their real time special effects. Like that classic scene in The Thing where that infected dudes head detaches from his body, grows legs and attempts to crab walk out of the door, you can't recreate that moment with cgi. Agreed. But on the other hand, some CGI could really benefit some of the film's parts. Like ED 209 or some of Robocop's mechanics. Remember the suit up scene from Iron Man? Or the Mk.II test flight? I don't think it would've been the same without the use of CGI. If it's done right, it could look pretty amazing. Also granted it has a big budget. Of course I'm not saying it's impossible. But with a movie about cyborgs and killer robots, I think CGI, in this day and age, is inevitable. All that aside, I'm really looking forward to it. I loved the original films (even the cheesy as hell 3rd one), so it's awesome to see a reboot of the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinski Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 I can't be the only one thinking the suit looks like Shepard just walked straight out of Mass Effect and onto the soundstage can I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narcis_speed6 Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 The suit looks interesting, looking forward for a trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundog Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Could be good. I just hope we don't get another flop the Total Recall remake was. You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy34 Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 As big Robocop fan, who had seen the movie over 10 times and list is as one of my favorite I must say that this "suit" is terrible. The name of the movie says it all "RoboCop," and this doesn't look like Robo at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otter Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 This looks rad. You guys are too young to actually be offended here. There's no logic in it, only pretense. Go hate Ben Folds, or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AreXi Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 This looks rad. You guys are too young to actually be offended here. There's no logic in it, only pretense. Go hate Ben Folds, or something. Oh, you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceRay Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I personally feel that its probably going to look better in the movie than that, its just early screenshots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girish Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 I personally feel that its probably going to look better in the movie than that, its just early screenshots. I really hope it does. ATM, I'm not digging it at all. Also, I don't quite understand the human right hand. They're probably trying to give it a more human feel but it could easily end up feeling forced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John The Grudge Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I personally feel that its probably going to look better in the movie than that, its just early screenshots. I really hope it does. ATM, I'm not digging it at all. Also, I don't quite understand the human right hand. They're probably trying to give it a more human feel but it could easily end up feeling forced. Maybe it's something to do with actually being able to hold and use a gun. This suit is quite streamlined compared to the original so something the size of the original's custom gun would look a bit disproportionate. No doubt, if indeed the final thing does have a human right hand, they'll have some half-assed reason for it. It's hard to tell in that photo but if you google "robocop gun" you'll see pictures that show how big it is in a normal hand. I'd post it here but work computer barring it for some reason. It's another fail for the remake. I'm still kinda looking forward to it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryda King Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I personally feel that its probably going to look better in the movie than that, its just early screenshots. I really hope it does. ATM, I'm not digging it at all. Also, I don't quite understand the human right hand. They're probably trying to give it a more human feel but it could easily end up feeling forced. Or he could've just, y'know, taken it off while they weren't filming or something. Probably the same thing with his helmet/visor off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otter Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Maybe there's a lot more left to him this time than just his face. It'd be very poignant and very Paul Andersson of them to recon him as a war vet IED victim this time around. I think they're gonna have a bitch of a time masking out reflections on that visor, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthYENIK Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 From the looks of things I would not buy a ticket for this movie. Not even for a dollar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girish Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 I personally feel that its probably going to look better in the movie than that, its just early screenshots. I really hope it does. ATM, I'm not digging it at all. Also, I don't quite understand the human right hand. They're probably trying to give it a more human feel but it could easily end up feeling forced. Or he could've just, y'know, taken it off while they weren't filming or something. Probably the same thing with his helmet/visor off. The screenshot that I posted in the OP has the visor on and seems to be a shot taken during the actual shooting; it has the hand showing too. Now I wouldn't mind the hand that much, but there has to be something in that suit to hold a gun like the original Robocop. Even if it's a small handgun, I don't care but it's gotta be there. That's how I remember Robocop and that's how I want it to be for the rest of my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otter Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Aw, yeah, they gotta have the in-leg holster. That's almost as essential as ED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RARusk Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Judging on those two pictures I think the suit is just a prototype and they're seeing how it behaves and how the actor feels with it on. I think that the final suit will look similar but be more "shiny" and with CGI augmentation (similar to Iron Man). We should wait for the actual trailer before making any additional judgement on it. "One day I will think of this as just another job. After all, this is what I do." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
na89340qv0n34b09q340 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 You guys think he'll still run MS-DOS? It looks like his health/status/etc. might be projected onto that face shield, a bit like google glasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryda King Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 New vid. I don't know if the concept art is what's gonna be in the film but he does have his silver armor in it, so maybe/hopefully it's in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Pink Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 (edited) I love double action. Edited November 16, 2012 by ThePinkFloydSound ＲＵＢＢΣＲ░Ｊ♢ＨＮＮＹ （スオッ） Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Pink Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 I used I have a figure of RoboCop when I was a kid. It was about a foot high an had the leg holster thingy. His helmet also came off. Loved it. Anyway, I much prefer RoboCop looking more like a Robot than a dark suity ma. Funny, I think the director is Brazilian. I wonder how he feels about people calling him Jose, like hosè ＲＵＢＢΣＲ░Ｊ♢ＨＮＮＹ （スオッ） Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 I don't get it. Are they making a silver RoboCop and then changing his suit to black eventually or are they making two RoboCops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightwalker83 Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 As big Robocop fan, who had seen the movie over 10 times and list is as one of my favorite I must say that this "suit" is terrible. The name of the movie says it all "RoboCop," and this doesn't look like Robo at all. There were two (maybe three) movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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