RoboCop Remake - Is Nothing Sacred Anymore?

Here we go again...

I stumbled upon this article the other day and I couldn't believe it. The sci-fi action classic RoboCop is being remade. Why, Columbia Pictures? WHY??

I did some further research on wikipedia and my nerves subsided - a little. Looks like the cast is pretty decent for this upcoming remake. Gary Oldman, Jackie Earle Haley, Michael Keaton, and Samuel L. Jackson will all be involved in the film, which is set to be released in 2014. This cast might just give this remake some serious ammunition. However, we still need to be a little skeptic because if the remake of Total Recall has told us anything, it's that a fantastic cast does not equal a fantastic film. (Check out a review of that crap-fest here).

The original film starred Peter Weller as Alex Murphy/RoboCop who was brutally murdered and then revived by mega-corporation OCP as a superhuman cyborg law enforcer (RoboCop). The film takes place in Detroit in the near future where the city is overrun with crime. The film, which is best categorized as sci-fi/action, received mostly positive reviews and was one of the best films of 1987. Two sequels, several television series, video games, numerous comic book adaptations, and merchandise have been created since the first film was released.


Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a "Certified Fresh" rating, with an overall consensus that: "while over the top and gory, RoboCop is also a surprisingly smart sci-fi flick that uses ultra-violence to disguise its satire of American Culture".

We can only hope that the remake will stay true to the original, with timely updates only (like 2011's Footloose did for the original 1984 film).

I don't know why production companies find it necessary to remake all of these films lately, but it's starting to get on my nerves. Like Neve Campbell's character Sidney Prescott said in the latest Scream film, "don't f**k with the original!"

For more information on the upcoming remake, check out the wikipedia page and be sure to stay tuned to Don't Sit Next To Us for updates.