I don't know if the concept of a cyborg that lumbers around like Frankenstein's monster works in 2026 when we have robots in real life that are so agile. Even the monotone voice is an anachronism when my phone sounds a hundred times better.

[–] SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 1 month ago

I was thinking "It's such an '80s movie, I don't know if they can pull it off" and it's kinda what you said: it's so much based on what was futuristic for those years, and now it's all different.

[–] rozodru@piefed.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

honestly if they just kept it as kitschy and violent as it was in the 80s I'd watch it and I'm sure a lot of people would too. Just literally pick up after the first or second movie and stay the course. keep it as is. yes Robocop 3 was bad but the first one was great, the second one was alright...just keep it the same.

Don't update it, don't CGI the shit out of it. same suit, same practical effects, same soundtrack. I just wish more studios did this. I mean if at all possible just get Frank Miller to write it again and you're off to the races. you can't get anymore kitschy or violent than a Frank Miller script.

[–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.wtf 3 points 1 month ago

if at all possible just get Frank Miller to write it again and you’re off to the races

He did write Robocop 3 though. I like watching these kinds of (now old) movies, it's interesting to see what people thought the future would look like. Now we know how it's panning out, I'm not sure I want to see a remake that closely follows the originals.