RoboCop

2014

Action / Crime / Sci-Fi / Thriller

240
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 50% · 220 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 49% · 100K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 247579 247.6K

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Director

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José Padilha

Top cast

Samuel L. Jackson Photo
Samuel L. Jackson as Pat Novak
Gary Oldman Photo
Gary Oldman as Dr. Dennett Norton
Jennifer Ehle Photo
Jennifer Ehle as Liz Kline
Philip Akin Photo
Philip Akin as Dr. Alan
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867.07 MB
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23.976 fps
1 hr 57 min
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1.85 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
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1 hr 57 min
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3840*1604
English 5.1
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24 fps
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Floated2 7 / 10

Interesting Ideas Mixed with Stunning Visuals

Robocop tells the story of an injured man then declared that would be need to go through a series of surgeries to recover from his critical condition. RoboCop proves itself sharper than many studio reboot, remake, or sequel in recent memory. Setting in 2028 and society has become so advanced, even though mechanized peacekeepers have proved effective in the Middle East. Robotics manufacturer Omnicorp stands to make billions in the homeland security market if CEO Raymond Sellers (an oily Michael Keaton) can sell the government and the American people on the idea of a non-human police force. Captivating throughout, the film definitely brings a sense of urgency and imagination throughout. Although the idea is great, the film could have been better than its final product.
Reviewed by Danny_G13 7 / 10

An acceptable enough remake/reboot

Which is not to say it was necessary.Indeed, of all movies made in the 80s, Robocop would have been considered as a very unlikely candidate to be remade at all. The original was a fantastic, gorefest, schlock-filled action hit and that toxic melt sequence lives long in the memory. To reboot it was nothing more than a money-making exercise, but if we overlook the morality of the affair, is the movie any good? Well, it isn't bad, put it that way. Like the original it's set in a dystopian future, and like the original it features Alex Murphy's remains brought back to life in a robot, but it changes a great deal about the story, not least Lewis' gender (Battlefield 4 players will recognise Irish's voice returning as Murphy's partner).The plot focuses on the Dreyfuss bill which bans the use of robots for law enforcement in the US, because it's felt the absence of emotion makes them unsuitable, despite the success of their deployment everywhere else in the world. Samuel L Jackson's wildly OTT Novak obsesses over that on his night-time soapbox show the Novak Element, and fully supports Omnicorps' Sellers (Keaton) bid to get their product on the streets of the US, Detroit especially.Murphy's Robocop (built by Oldman's Dr Norton) is a way around that, and thereafter it's a case of 'where it all went wrong'. That very cliché is used constantly but this isn't necessarily a bad thing.Fans of the original movie should enjoy this, even if it feels slightly pointless. The visual effects are pretty extraordinary in truth, and the action sequences thoroughly enjoyable.The first review on the page does make a good point - there is no one obvious outright bad guy - unlike the original's brilliant Kurtwood Smith, Murphy isn't up against a particular enemy. However the side issue here is that this kind of misses the point - the change in this movie is that a combination of Omnicorp, his killer, and one or two other characters leads Murphy to a pursuit of avengement. There doesn't need to be a big bad guy - just like video games don't always need a boss fight, movies don't always need a nemesis.For me the way it's structured doesn't detract.Fundamentally it's a different movie to the original, a homage which is frankly well made but goes in its own direction.Whether you like that or not is up to you, but I have personally seen far worse movies.
Reviewed by st8627 7 / 10

A remake or new film with the same lead character

I am always wary of remakes of classic films but at the same time try and keep a clear mind in that just one day they might get it right.I question if this is actually remake of Robocop or a new film with Robocop as our lead. Are there comparisons, well there is Murphy (Robocop) , Lewis (now male) and the bad guy. The role of the owner of the business is much different to that of the original.The storyline is excellent and the transformation of Murphy to Robocop is explored much more deeply than in the original, however (and this is not a spoiler) you can guess which bit will be included in the conclusion. The emotional transformations are excellent as Robocop evolves . The scenes where the action kick in have kept the violence levels down compared to the original , which still has one of the best scenes ever with our melting man, but I still think this film has been lucky to achieve a 12a . A good watch , is it better than the original said my 12 year old ? Genuinely I don't know , the original is great as it set the benchmark, this new version has more modern special effects and the telling of the story is better. Whatever watch this.
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