As a self declared film geek and serious lover of Paul Verhoeven’s classic filmography, I know that every single time somebody mentions the new Robocop reboot, I should be hacking their internet connection, finding out where they live, and then pelting them with eggs and/or bricks as they exit their stronghold of bad taste. My street cred demands it. And yet, I can’t help but be kind of intrigued by what I’m seeing.
Yes, there’s lots to be worried about (the human hand, the PG-13 rating, the potentially mopey Alex Murphy, etc), but they are taking the character and story in unexpected directions, which has my interest piqued. Not to mention, shit blows up real good. All of which can be seen in this new trailer.
In “RoboCop,” the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Their drones are winning American wars around the globe and now they want to bring this technology to the home front. Alex Murphy (Kinnaman) is a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit. After he is critically injured in the line of duty, OmniCorp utilizes their remarkable science of robotics to save Alex’s life. He returns to the streets of his beloved city with amazing new abilities, but with issues a regular man has never had to face before.
I can’t be the only one who thinks that the updated version of the classic metallic-grey suit you glimpse a few times in that trailer actually doesn’t look half bad. Like I said up top, there are things I’m still pretty skeptical on (Robo-jack-rabbit-cop leaping around on everything still doesn’t look or feel right to me), but the new angles of using the robots and drones in war are appealing to me. Also the film has some very talented people in front of and behind the camera in director Jose Padilha, Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Jackie Earle Haley, Samuel L Jackson, Michael Keaton and more.
All of this leaves me cautiously optimistic – emphasis more on the “cautiously” than the “optimistic” – to finally see it. Either that or I was just blinded by all the shiny explosions.
Dead or alive, Robocop will be hitting cinema screens on February 12, 2014.
Last Updated: November 8, 2013
John's (JJ's) 睡觉的狗
November 8, 2013 at 12:43
I want to watch this now. I am hungry for some good sci-fi
That Dark Twit
November 8, 2013 at 12:53
This trailer looks very good. Was hoping for a good RoboCop reboot.
Allister Lesar
November 8, 2013 at 13:43
this looks good can’t wait
Maxiviper117
November 8, 2013 at 13:51
Woah, looks great
Admiral Chief in 1986
November 8, 2013 at 13:56
Nice!
ALKi1234
November 8, 2013 at 14:26
Somethings wrong with me….i lost interest in movies about 4 years ago.
Vampyre Squirrel
November 8, 2013 at 14:37
Looks pretty good… never seen such a fast, agile robocop… which is actually a good thing… seeing as he’s supposed to be “advanced” 😛
Johan Fourie
November 8, 2013 at 14:42
Better than the 1st trailer and it looks quite promising. Won’t beat the 1st one though, but I’m not gonna judge this movie on that notion. I like what I’m seeing so far. Just can’t get used to that right hand not being robotic.
James Francis
November 8, 2013 at 17:30
Neither could I, but the angle about making a robot that the public can relate to clarifies that decision. Someone here did previously explain that it’s to make him more human – now I get that. He probably loses that hand in some way and has it replaced for the dramatic finale.
Kervyn Cloete
November 8, 2013 at 20:58
This is the problem I have. All the things I don’t like, they keep using logic and sense to explain them, not allowing me to fanboy rage like I want to, coz we all know that logic and sense has no place on the internets! 😀