RoboCop (4) - Page 5

*newfan* · 10-18-2021, 07:17 AM

When I saw this thread pop up I was hoping just maybe there was news, but only very thin hope

. I know there are current issues with cops but no, I feel this thread would be sitting here just like this even if events hadn't taken place.

How will things work now that Amazon owns it? so far as still making the movie. I wonder that if it has been scrapped, would Amazon consider an R rated series? Can't imagine Robo is top of their list but they own it so why use it at some point.

*sdp* · 10-18-2021, 08:55 AM

amazon owns robocop? I would think they'd use him somehow but I think Robocop has a limited audience, he was only ever popular in the 80s basically and all attempts at reviving the concept have failed. The few original shows I've watched form Amazon like the Tick live action show are a mixed bag, they have the budget but the writing is a bit weak.I've never watched robocop but I'm interested in checking it out one day.

The idea of "cops" just weren't cool in the 90s or the 00's when I was growing up, people wanted to be the "anti hero" not be part of a corrupt organization. Even in wrestling the cop character was a bad guy in the 90s, only did I later find out he used to be a "good guy" back in the 80s. A "cool" cop is a hard sell, even if he's a robot, but this is how someone who has never seen the movie thinks of the character, I know it's a beloved franchise so perhaps the original movie really is that good, that's why I want to check it out.

~~AquaParade~~ · 10-18-2021, 09:31 AM

I don’t think a lot of people get that it’s satire until they watch the movie. They just see a “Superhero - Cop-Man” and think it’s goofy.

~~Sumac~~ · 10-18-2021, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by AquaParade

I don’t think a lot of people get that it’s satire until they watch the movie. They just see a “Superhero - Cop-Man” and think it’s goofy.

One need to be blind and deaf to not know that RoboCop movies are full of satire. Its like one of the main selling points of the first movie, which all successive ones failed to replicate properly.

*The Deadman* · 10-18-2021, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

I just had a horribly depressing thought about "Robocop Returns." What if the whole reason it is being held up is because of BLM, and a general perception that audiences are angry at the police?

But the gangs in the first trilogy were predominately white....I dont think theyd care if they stuck to that formula.

10-18-2021, 08:55 AM	#82
sdp Detoxed Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tokio, Italy Posts: 11,222	amazon owns robocop? I would think they'd use him somehow but I think Robocop has a limited audience, he was only ever popular in the 80s basically and all attempts at reviving the concept have failed. The few original shows I've watched form Amazon like the Tick live action show are a mixed bag, they have the budget but the writing is a bit weak.I've never watched robocop but I'm interested in checking it out one day. The idea of "cops" just weren't cool in the 90s or the 00's when I was growing up, people wanted to be the "anti hero" not be part of a corrupt organization. Even in wrestling the cop character was a bad guy in the 90s, only did I later find out he used to be a "good guy" back in the 80s. A "cool" cop is a hard sell, even if he's a robot, but this is how someone who has never seen the movie thinks of the character, I know it's a beloved franchise so perhaps the original movie really is that good, that's why I want to check it out. __________________ *Trapt* *urself Page MiscRave!!!* Click to join The Drome Discord server

10-18-2021, 07:17 AM	#81
newfan Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: UK Posts: 2,393	When I saw this thread pop up I was hoping just maybe there was news, but only very thin hope . I know there are current issues with cops but no, I feel this thread would be sitting here just like this even if events hadn't taken place. How will things work now that Amazon owns it? so far as still making the movie. I wonder that if it has been scrapped, would Amazon consider an R rated series? Can't imagine Robo is top of their list but they own it so why use it at some point.

10-18-2021, 09:31 AM	#83
~~AquaParade~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8,450	I don’t think a lot of people get that it’s satire until they watch the movie. They just see a “Superhero - Cop-Man” and think it’s goofy.