I went to see RoboCop last tuesday. It wasn't that bad. Since it was a remake of the one made in the 80's, I decided I should watch the original and compare/contrast them.
Both films are fairly decent on their own. RoboCop 2014 is a pretty realistic take on what the future could be like, technology-wise. The graphics were very realistic and detailed, which I liked. RoboCop 1987, however, had a better plot in my opinion. The graphics sucked, though. It was mainly stop-motion animation, which was rather cheesy and lame. But, the plot was well built. For whatever reason, they changed the storyline for the remake. Instead of Alex getting blown to bits by some sort of shotgun (I think), he gets blown up by his own car. In the 1987 version, he is declared dead and is then used for a robot version of law enforcement. In 2014, they tell his wife that his only chance for survival is if he is attached to false robotic ligaments, making him part robot, part man. The remake of RoboCop has all the same key situations, but the circumstances are extremely different from the original. To me, the original storyline makes more sense; they claim him deceased and treat him as property. In the remake, they give him a second chance at life, but then try to turn him into property. Separately, I enjoyed both versions of RoboCop; reared together, I prefer RoboCop 1987 (which is rated R and is rather gorey; just a warning).
Overall, I give RoboCop (2014) 6.5 out of 10.
