Saw this movie last night, a solid 3-3.5 out of 5 for me. I will keep my initial thoughts spoiler-free.

It’s getting mixed reviews from fans of the original cult classic mainly because they changed quite a bit of the story and it’s PG-13 rating as opposed to the R rating with extreme violence in the original.

I didn’t mind the PG-13 rating as I’m not a big fan of gore anyway, but more than that, I liked the many changes they made. It was smartly updated for our times and showed a futuristic society where there was a realistic need for a half man, half robot.
A lot of time was spent on the human/robot dynamic with Murphy’s family and the ongoing political debate in the U.S. (which I felt was overdone on the part of Sam Jackson, but a small gripe).
This movie wasn’t a masterpiece, but then again the original was far from it either.

Without getting into spoilers, I liked how they went into a lot of detail about how the Robocop system works and is controlled and they gave us a new look into the man inside the robot (this part was a “wow” moment for me that I didn’t see coming, but added to a few of the shock moments in the movie). I especially liked how Robocop’s movements were updated along with the sliding visor. It would have been stupid to have a Robocop that walks at a snail’s pace when we have Asimo who can run already. I love how they still use the silver armor, although most of the movie is with the black armor.

The action sequences were good, story a bit predictable and acting was so-so but I think if you are a sci-fi fan and just like seeing futuristic takes on society and robotics, along with always wanting to see a badass, anime-style fast moving Robocop, then you will probably enjoy this movie. Having that said, my wife and friend didn’t like the movie nearly as much as I did. I think Robocop is akin to Pacific Rim—go for the cool sci-fi visuals and in this case, new take on an 80’s classic, but don’t go in expecting something to blow your mind like Inception or the Matrix did.

 

cool thanks for sharing we are going to see it tonight

 

I'm a fan of the 80's version. I like fast anime and sci fi. Sounds like the is calling my name.

 

I feels for the man in the machine.

Great movie. I liked it

 

I hope they brought back Steve Mihn from the original. The way he delivered, "Ahhh..FCUK YOU!!" was truly Oscar worthy.

 

The movie was good, not great. But I prefer the 80's version.