You can tell RoboCop made by someone who understands how to make an action movie – the editing is superb and the camerawork both muscular and dextrous. Outside of Samuel L. Jackson’s tabloid television host, Pat Novak, there’s almost none of the demented genius of the original – though there are more than a few […]
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Robo-phobic Trailer: Robocop!
The intriguing Robocop remake has a new poster (above) and trailer (following the jump). It should be killer in IMAX!
Your Move! Robocop Gets A Sweet Poster!
Do I really need to say anything else? Robocop is in theaters Friday, February 7, 2014.
Sleek Trailer: MGM’s Robocop Reboot Looks Pretty Great!
The first trailer for MGM’s Robocop reboot makes it clear that there is one big change at the most basic level of the story – from the moment he wakes up in his new form, Detective Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman) knows exactly who he is. So the movie isn’t just a gussied up retread, it’s […]
G.I. Joe: Retaliation is Infinitely Superior to Rise of the Cobra!
G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra was one of the worst films of 2009 so almost anything would have been an improvement. G.I. Joe: Retaliation may have been constrained by plot devices set up in the first film – a Cobra operative in the White House, for example – but it plays off them with […]
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – LOTR Lite!
Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey melds the slender Tolkien children’s novel and material from the appendices of The Lord of the Rings to create a movie that is not quite as dark as his brilliant LOTR Trilogy, or anywhere near as whimsically delightful as The Hobbit, Or There and Back Again. It comes […]
Hot Trailer: The Hobbit–First TV Spot!
Maybe it’s just me, but I find the first TV spot for The Hobbit to be surprisingly lacklustre.
Trailer: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters!
Even knowing the premise, this is not what I was expecting. That’s a good sign…
Hot Trailer: Skyfall–Bond Is Back, Baby!
This exchange from the trailer sums up the new Bond quite admirably: Bond: Everyone needs a hobby. Silva: What’s yours? Bond: Resurrection.
Robocop Teaser: Omnicorp Has The Future Under Control!
Just in case anyone thought that the Robocop remake might not be as satirical as the original…