Your Move…to watch the ‘ROBOCOP’ (2014) Trailer

The new Robocop trailer has been released online and personally, I think it is one you need to see. Watch the trailer below and read my thoughts afterward.

Trailer #2

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Many of you might still be crying about Verhoeven’s classic being remade but let’s be honest, this is not a rehash of Verhoeven’s film. Sure, there seems to be a commentary of consumerism and product marketing and manufacturing that is done in the original film. However, it seems like director José Padilha is making different choices here. While the first one focused briefly on police corruption, with the character of Dick Jones, it seems that corruption is full fledged in this version. Also, this is a man in a suit as opposed to a machine given man-like qualities.

I like what I see here. The trailer touches on many of the political commentary that I expected from Padilha, who directed the excellent Elite Squad films – films I highly recommend the naysayers to check out. Regardless, this is a trailer and I’m not saying that the film will be gold but I definitely don’t think it needs to be scrutinized or shat upon as much as it has been. The film is in the hands of a capable director. Dare I say that Robocop (2014) is in the hands of a director that should be as important as Verhoeven was when he made Robocop.

Synopsis

In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years — and it’s meant billions for OmniCorp’s bottom line. Now OmniCorp wants to bring their controversial technology to the home front, and they see a golden opportunity to do it. When Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman) — a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit — is critically injured in the line of duty, OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer. OmniCorp envisions a RoboCop in every city and even more billions for their shareholders, but they never counted on one thing: there is still a man inside the machine pursuing justice.