One Early RoboCop Reaction Calls The Remake Better Than The Original

[Crothian]

But is it better then Robocop 3?

 

[Nytmare]

I've seen several references to the orginal movie's ultra violence, but really, I don't remember it being any more violent than any other action movie. Plenty of violence, sure. But a notable increase? No.

I don't know the exact numbers, but there is a SIGNIFICANT difference between the unrated cut of the movie, and the theatrical release. The one that sticks out the most in my mind being that the scene where ED 209 shoots that first board member was easily at least three or four times as long, filled with nothing but bullets.

 

[Jhaelen]

I was excited about the remake until I heard it's going to be PG13 - I mean, seriously?!

 

[Kramodlog]

You're surprised? Hollywood wants money, so safe, lowest common denominators and already established franchises are kings. This is why you get Breaking Bad and Liberace on the TV now and lame flicks like Jack Sparrow in the Wild West, I mean The Lone Ranger in theatres.

 

[Herschel]

Breaking Bad and Behind the Candleabra were "safe" choices? For all the LCD drek out there those two are rather poor examples of "safe" choices.

 

[Kramodlog]

No, BB andLiberace aren't safe, that is my point. TV makes the unsafe choices now, flicks make the safe ones. It wasn't always like this.

 

[Crothian]

No, sometimes TV makes the safe choices and sometimes not. Sometimes movies make the unsafe choices and some times not. The mediums are way too broad and with too many titles to label them all one way.

 

[Kramodlog]

I ment it clearly has a generalization, but I stand by it. Hollywood plays it very safe now. Films are mostly remakes of big blockbusters. Mostly action flicks. True comedies are rather rare as humor doesn't export well (international markets are getting more and more important).

On the other hand TV takes risks. Walking Dead, Dreaking Bad, Mad Men, Liberace, etc... TV still plays it safe, but this is were creativity is happening now. Maybe if film producers dare to make films with smaller budgets, they will dare to take risks (and thus stand to lose less money).

Of course, the academy awards should reward these smaller flims. Why wasn't Micheal Fassbener even nominated for best actor in Shame?

 

[Crothian]

You name 4 shows out of the hundreds that are there. There are far more reality shows and action TV shows and soap operas then quality TV shows. None of them you list are on a major network. Big Budget movies are the same as a CBS TV show. AMC TV show is more like an Indy film.

 

[Kramodlog]

AMC and HBO are rather big and popular. AMC's Waking Dead broke records of audience last season. It is not marginal.

If your argument is to say that there aren't enough good shows on TV right now, I agree. However, I never said risky TV shows were blastered wall to wall on the tube. Just that risk taking is being done by TV producers, not film producers.