RoboCop

Name: RoboCop
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Crime
Released: February 12, 2014
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 52
Cast: Abbie Cornish, Douglas Urbanski, Gary Oldman, Jackie Earle Haley, Jay Baruchel

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Columbia Pictures | Release Date: February 12, 2014 | PG-13

Starring: Abbie Cornish, Douglas Urbanski, Gary Oldman, Jackie Earle Haley, Jay Baruchel, Jennifer Ehle, Joel Kinnaman, Michael K. Williams, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson

Summary: The year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years, but have been forbidden for law enforcement in America. Now OmniCorp wants to bring their controversial technology to the home front, and they see a golden opportunity to do it. WhenThe year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years, but have been forbidden for law enforcement in America. Now OmniCorp wants to bring their controversial technology to the home front, and they see a golden opportunity to do it. When Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman) – a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit – is critically injured, OmniCorp sees their chance to build a part-man, part-robot police officer. OmniCorp envisions a RoboCop in every city and even more billions for their shareholders, but they never counted on one thing: there is still a man inside the machine.… Expand

Director: José Padilha

Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Crime

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 117 min

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Mick LaSalle

Feb 11, 2014

RoboCop is no canned remake of the 1987 action film. It's a reimagining that responds to everything that has changed in American life over the past 27 years, addressing new threats and exploiting new anxieties. Read full review

Steven Rea

Feb 12, 2014

RoboCop is a solid near-future action pic that poses moral questions about artificial intelligence and remote-control combat systems without getting too preachy or ponderous about it. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Feb 12, 2014

The film has lots of energized mayhem, and Murphy's unraveling of the conspiracy against him isn't dumbed down, yet it's as if the comic-book action poetry of the original has been encased in a suit of generic armor. Read full review

Leslie Felperin

Feb 5, 2014

In some ways, the thoughtful, dense script marks an improvement on the original, and the cast is certainly tonier this time around. What’s missing is the original’s evil wit, amoral misanthropy and subversive slipperiness. Read full review

Marc Mohan

Feb 11, 2014

Aggressively loud, terminally mediocre. Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

Feb 13, 2014

The result is fitfully interesting, and Mr. Kinnaman, best known for "The Killing" on television, compels our empathy with a kind of macho melancholia. Still, the whole thing comes down to an action adventure that's graphics-rich, logic-poor, coherence-challenged and pleasure-impaired. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Feb 6, 2014

A deafening, boring action pile-up that is more Call of Duty than Robocop. Read full review

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MovieGoer14

Feb 12, 2014

The original "Robocop" has been an instant classic and a favorite to almost all people. in reference to the remake, it is pretty decent and worth a watch; it is a refreshing look at one of the best, not disappointing but in fact more than pleasing with a surprisingly a strong re-watchableThe original "Robocop" has been an instant classic and a favorite to almost all people. in reference to the remake, it is pretty decent and worth a watch; it is a refreshing look at one of the best, not disappointing but in fact more than pleasing with a surprisingly a strong re-watchable value to it.… Expand

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FabioAtassio

Feb 23, 2014

Great movie! Another way to see a killer machine like Robocop. I loves to see Alex without armor, clearing showing the psicological stress of him, and also helping the build of the person/Robot that is Robocop. Not only a machine without feeling blowing heads everywhere.

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Scorpion

Feb 23, 2014

The Brazilian director José Padilha has overcome is making a totally different remake of the original but preserving the roots of such a tone of political satire (especially trainers and handlers of public opinion U.S. programs and commercial way Americans treat the public safety andThe Brazilian director José Padilha has overcome is making a totally different remake of the original but preserving the roots of such a tone of political satire (especially trainers and handlers of public opinion U.S. programs and commercial way Americans treat the public safety and dehumanization of an individual for the sake of the profits of an executive director) and brings the action scenes mixing stages of a shooter game with a halftone action eighties, definitely a triumph of the Brazilian film director and that proved to make an American action movie American but better than the other type of Americans, it is no wonder that the movie was not very successful in the U.S., her tone critical explains everything.… Expand

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Iky009

Oct 1, 2015

Esse remake do clássico dos anos 80, tem lá seus pontos positivos, aliás Padilha fez um trabalho interessante, porém não chega a atingir o nível do original.

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Stormwolf

Feb 18, 2014

Not bad, but not good either.

The 2014 movie is way too toned down, the original had a lot of senseless violence in a apathic society. That was the fun of it, we had stuff like the magnavolt commercial and the ED-209 boardroom shooting to set the tone. The bits with Samuel L. Jackson tryNot bad, but not good either.

The 2014 movie is way too toned down, the original had a lot of senseless violence in a apathic society. That was the fun of it, we had stuff like the magnavolt commercial and the ED-209 boardroom shooting to set the tone. The bits with Samuel L. Jackson try to put a spin this, but it isn't utilized properly.

They should have ditched the PG-13 rating to give this movie the proper tone it needed.

Though i have to admit that the use of updated technologies like tracking cellphones and drone enforcers was pretty nice. Also, the process where Murphy was adapting to his new body was also handled pretty well.

In short, this movie has very little of what made the original great.… Expand

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TheQuietGamer

Jul 4, 2014

I've never watched the original RoboCop, but like many I know how loved it is by those who have experienced it. Whether or not this new RoboCop lives up to the old is something I do not know, but I can tell you despite some impressive aspects I feel this movie falls short. The plot featuresI've never watched the original RoboCop, but like many I know how loved it is by those who have experienced it. Whether or not this new RoboCop lives up to the old is something I do not know, but I can tell you despite some impressive aspects I feel this movie falls short. The plot features entertaining back and forth political maneuvering between certain characters as well as some good social commentary. However it all falls short thanks to how simple and under delivered it's morals are. At the very least though this allows Samuel Jackson to play a character who steals the show every time he comes on screen.

The real downfall of the movie is how little action there is in it. The action is well shot and mostly entertaining, there's just too little of it which leaves to a rather dry feeling movie. I do see potential in this new RoboCop, and hope if there's a sequel that things will be done right. With more action of a higher quality and some tighter plot elements this could have been something really great. Sadly I found myself wishing for more throughout the entire film. It's not bad, just lackluster. Still turned out better than I was expecting though. My total score is a 5.8/10=Mediocre.… Expand

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YessirKilla

Oct 11, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This "reboot" of an R-Rated filmed is now rated PG-13. Now, this wouldn't be a bad thing if Robocop wasn't too violent. But from I remember in the original Robocop from 1987, Alex Murphy gets his limbs and hands blown off, his hand shot, his legs shot, and a bullet to his brain, all of which is incredible, non-stop gore. So what happens in this PG-13 failure-of-a-reboot? A car blows up. That's the worst it gets. No blood, no gore, no excessive swearing and death. If you wanna see Robocop at his best, just watch the original, it's funny and it actually makes some sense.… Expand

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