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> I watched the remake a few weeks ago. It was ok but it didn't leave an impression on me like the original did. What bothered me was that they completely remo
by __david__ 12y ago
> I watched the remake a few weeks ago. It was ok but it didn't leave an impression on me like the original did.
What bothered me was that they completely removed all the satire of the original. Robocop had a very dark sense of humor throughout—I love the scene where they're shooting the cans of baby food, and the one where the all news cameras follow the man falling out the window to his death[1].
Oh, and all the news reports and commercials. The new one played it really serious, where the original didn't take itself seriously at all.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md14H_qD8iQ?t=1m47s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md14H_qD8iQ?t=1m47s
- DanBC 12y agoThere's a bit of footage where the filmakers talk about the death of the executive after the new robot malfunctions, and how censors reacted. The original clip showed him dying, and the machine just keeps firing and firing and firing. It becomes darkly funny. Censors didn't like the scene but their suggestion was to cut down the length of time the gun fires. That turned the scene into something less funny and more brutal.