Robocop is back

[Hikuro]

looks more robocopish than the movie does.

[Kanedas Bike]

Even the classic colors on a toy looks better than the black "suit".

Re: the Play Arts figures the silver does look better than the black, but they both look good. Looking forward to picking them up.

-b.

[Negotiator]

It would be cool with light up visor, complete with broken shoulders.

[Kanedas Bike]

It would be cool with light up visor, complete with broken shoulders.

Wait, as actual gimmicks or is there some issue with the Play Arts Kai figures where folks have ended up with broken shoulders (or other pieces)?

-b.

[Black Valkyrie]

The Kai figures look awesome, especially the reboot silver version.

[Black Valkyrie]

Jada Toys officially unveils Robocop figures.

Got to buy'em all.

[Einherjar]

Nope

There's also a TV series:

Oh and the Prime Directives mini-series had this line in it.. Link

Also lightsabers

Remember the time when he became a federal agent and fought cyborgs?

(I am really sorry for this)

[azrael]

Trailer #2 and poster:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNIxcH-LyaU

[Knight26]

Ok, other than the director at the beginning this trailer almost has me sold on this being a fun, maybe not good, but fun movie. I like the bit with SLJ asking why we can use ED robots overseas but not in america. It calls out the whole drone debate in the news nicely.

[BeyondTheGrave]

Remember the time when he became a federal agent and fought cyborgs?

(I am really sorry for this)

Doesn't top the lightsabers. And yes I do remember it.

[Kanedas Bike]

Ok, 2nd trailer does make the movie look like it'll be fun. I'll give it a go in theaters when it comes out.

FYI for those interested the Play Arts Kai figures are up and available for pre-order on AmiAmi now.

-b.

[Hikuro]

Hm, I wanna see it, I do. Only problem is it doesn't have that same Umpf as the original did. It feels like a generic super effects scifi flick. I'm not complaining, I'll go see it, but I'm not expecting to be wowed off my seat.

[skullmilitia]

Another garbage "hero goes after the corporation that made him" storyline.

Why don't they just change the title to Robocorporate and leave the old story

Intact.

Hollywood should get an award for story Recycling!

[taksraven]

Why, oh why, does he have to move like a frikkin Ninja now? And a CGI one AT THAT!!!!

[jenius]

Because moving slow is for 80s robots.

[Black Valkyrie]

Robocop, Batman, Nick Fury and Commissioner Gordon thats good enough.

[Duke Togo]

Trailer #2 and poster:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNIxcH-LyaU

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW

[skullmilitia]

Somewhere Frank Miller is face palming.

[mechaninac]

It doesn't look terrible, but it doesn't look that good either; mediocre is how I'd describe my first impression to this last trailer... it may be worth a rental.

[Black Valkyrie]

I`m more excited about it, than SW-E7 and Terminator Reboot.

[miles316]

Did the 'Ghost in the shell' source material Book/manga come out before or after they made the first 'Robocop' movie?

[Vile]

Okay, I'm in. I'll give it a fair shot at the cinema.

[EXO]

Did the 'Ghost in the shell' source material Book/manga come out before or after they made the first 'Robocop' movie?

Robocop came out 2 years before GiTS.

[Duke Togo]

Somewhere Frank Miller is face palming.

His script work is generally pretty putrid. A movie like this from him would be par for the course.

[hutch]

Yes, the man who brought us "I'm the GD Batman" has plenty of room to be high on his dialogue capabilities...

[miles316]

Robocop came out 2 years before GiTS.

I was curious because most Cyberpunk/Cyborg movies end up being called a rip off of GITS.

[Dobber]

After looking at the play Arts figures, I didn't realize that it is more than just a recolor between the classic colored 1.0 and the Black colored 3.0, but the armor is different as well. The 1.0 is so much better looking in both color and style than the 3.0. The 1.0 just looks more robotic to me with the more narrow waist and more angular parts.

Chris

Edited November 16, 2013 by Dobber

[EXO]

I was curious because most Cyberpunk/Cyborg movies end up being called a rip off of GITS.

A lot of the modern genre film makers do get their inspirations from Shirow and other manga/anime but a lot of the 70/80s science fiction writers in america, japan and other parts of the world read a lot of science fiction books from authors such as Heinlein and Philip K. Dick. If you read and watch Heavy Metal, there's a ton of shorts that are filled with fantasy and sci-fi. But yeah... Shirow's GiTS set the stage for a lot of the feel of today's cyberpunk tech.

[mechaninac]

Wasn't GiTS itself heavily influenced, at least in visual look and style, by Blade Runner? I may be wrong, but I "recall" reading that somewhere...

[EXO]

Philip K Dick...

Even Bubblegum Crisis was Bladerunner influenced. Priss and the Replicants?

[renegadeleader1]

Philip K Dick...

Even Bubblegum Crisis was Bladerunner influenced. Priss and the Replicants?

And Bubblegum Crisis in turn influenced a lot of imagery in Robocop 2.

[sketchley]

Let's not forget that GitS was predated by another Shirow cyberpunk classic: Appleseed.

... and in the list of authors, one can't forget the creator of the term cyberspace: William Gibson.

[Lobizon]

[Gaijin]

I'm in. It looks fun.

[GU-11]

Seems like a fun action flick, if nothing else. Definitely worth a rental.