We finally have our first peek at the upcoming remake/reboot of “RoboCop,” due February 7, 2014.
It seems like this one’s been in the pipeline forever, and while it’s way too soon to gauge the quality—and, let’s be honest, the necessity—of the finished product, the teaser trailer offers a mixed bag of excitement and woe.
Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 “RoboCop” certainly ranks in the highest echelon of the action and sci-fi genres, deftly mixing a superhero tale and revenge fantasy with biting social satire that ridicules violent culture, corporate and mass-media proliferation and consumerism run amok.
Despite two stunningly awful theatrical sequels and a few lesser-known straight-to-DVD projects, it’s a no-brainer that MGM opted to re-launch the “RoboCop” franchise.
Yet, as proven with many a remake that pales in comparison to its original, you can’t necessarily capture the same lighting in a bottle.
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