Are you sure it was the first one you watched?

Did you see that the Odeon in Victoria Square showed the original Robocop last week?

Mark

Tbh, even 2 is passable.

Damn you NI folks with your cool cinemas. You reckon someone on Lanza will be showing Robocop en Espanol with subs?

Robocop's a great film. It's far more knowing than many give credit for. And it's all about a cyborg cop ffs.

It's a tough crowd to be in front of in here, Alex.

Mark

No, damn, me and my mates love that film. The dialogue kills us, even the 'Can you fly, Bobby?' line has us in stitches, it's just the way it's delivered



+1, I can even watch 3 on a 'so bad it's good' level

The Remake-O-Matic Now Brings Us THE BODYGUARD!!

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Pfft. ITV2 FTW!

A Whole Bunch Of Reasonably Priced Actors Being Considered For The Lead Role In BOURNE AGAIN!

Published on: Feb 25, 2011 12:09:28 PM CST

Beaks here...

The hunt for the new amnesiac with an attitude is on, and the keyword is "Savings!"

According to Deadline's Mike Fleming, writer-director Tony Gilroy has been meeting with lots of attractive men as the first non-Matt Damon BOURNE movie (once titled THE BOURNE LEGACY, now... apparently not) speeds toward production. Currently, the actors in contention to star in the franchise spinoff are Joel Edgerton, Josh Hartnett, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire, Paul Dano, Michael Pitt, Oscar Isaac, Garrett Hedlund, Michael Fassbender, Luke Evans, Alex Pettyfer, Taylor Kitsch, Benjamin Walker and Tedd Wass. Fleming reports that some of these gentlemen may have availability issues. No [LIFTED].

See anything there you like?

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That just reads like they're using the Bourne brand for, well, bland...

I found it! The only sci-fi movie of the last 40 years that isn't due for a remake, yet could do with one:

That looks so familiar, but I can't place it

Google is your friend. I entered "Kirk Douglas sci fi" and got this:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079285/

Ah... Only ever seen clips of that

Ridiculous sequels, you say?

Mega Shark Vs. Crocosaurus

Looks better than the last one.....but no Debbie Gibson?

Edit: Spoke too soon! Deborah Gibson and Tiffany star in Mega Python Vs Gatoroid

The ROBOCOP Reboot May Have A Director!

Nordling here.

Deadline is reporting that MGM is closing in on a director they like to make their ROBOCOP reboot. And surprisingly it's a name that I think most people won't recognize, unless they're from Brazil. Director Joe Padilha, who directed ELITE SQUAD and ELITE SQUAD 2, is the front runner for the job.

I haven't seen these two films, but I'll definitely have to track them down now. I'd read about ELITE SQUAD 2 (our buddy Rav reviewed it for Sundance this year) and how it blew everyone away at Sundance, and apparently it's made more money in Brazil than AVATAR. Both the ELITE SQUAD films are crime thrillers, so Padilha's pedigree for the project seems to be fitting. He's also directed a documentary called BUS 174, about a hostage situation that goes bad, and it sounds intense.

I love that MGM pulls a director out of the hat that we didn't expect. We all have our preconceived notions about what an Aronofsky ROBOCOP would look like, and now we'll need to adjust those notions. But if the ELITE SQUAD films and BUS 174 are any indication, Padilha may bring some serious grit and edge to a new ROBOCOP. I also love that South American filmmaking is getting some love with this pick; this definitely shows that MGM isn't going for cookie-cutter filmmaking with this one. Since Paul Verhoeven made the first ROBOCOP with his customary focus and wit, it's nice to see MGM going back to what made the orginal so great and giving this to a director who would bring his passion and intensity to the project.

So what say you Talkbackers? Are the ELITE SQUAD films good precursors for a ROBOCOP film? I'm interested in reading your opinions, and for now, I'm going to track those films down (and they go on a long list of things I need to see these days).

Nordling, out.

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I'll check out the Elite Squad trailers later

If Robocop really has to be remade (and I don't think it does), what about giving Neill Blomkamp (District 9) a shot?