Today saw the release of some behind the scenes photos of the in-production remake of the Paul Verhoeven'80s classic "RoboCop", one of which you can see below....
I am not against the remake. Despite whether or not they still stand up (and you can be sure 'RoboCop' does), there are some films from my youth that I really wouldn't mind seeing remade. However, I repeat HOWEVER, is it so hard to try and be original with the new Robo's armor?! I mean, look at this POS! They slapped a barely tweaked Robo-helmetvisor on this dude wearing what looks like a left over Bat-suit from "The Dark Knight". EFFORT, Hollywood, you should try applying some!!
You know, I wonder what the original RoboCop thinks about this.....
Just imagine if Pee-Wee Herman was Batman. Would that not represent the most epic collaboration of all time? Wonder if the 'secret word of the day' would be 'batarang'?
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Greetings & salutations, Programs! "Authentic Geek" is back on the air! After a 4 month hiatus, the Geeks are back in action. Well, one of them is anyway! With Doug away, JT has called in his friend, TFG1Mike, co-creator of the GeekCast Radio Network, to geek out on all things 'TRON"! They talk about it all! They speak on the first film and the sequel, 'TRON Legacy', the games, the comics and the new 'TRON Uprising' cartoon! Their opinions may be divided on some topics, but JT & Mike can both agree that 'TRON' is awesome!!
In the infinite @%$#-ing wisdom of Hollywood, the forth-coming action film "G.I. Joe - Retaliation"has been pushed back nearly A YEAR so it can be converted to 3D. Now, this is pretty much being done for over-seas markets, where 3D movies are big money. But, beyond that, I really think this a stupid move. I mean, the movie was only 36 days away! The movie was done, ready to go. I know it. You know it. So, don't be surprised in the film magically appears online in the next month or so.
The summer movie season is a huge money maker for film companies, so to push back what would have been a potentially huge film is already a bone-headed move. And I don't even want to think of what kind of bull Paramount piled up to get all the parties involved (Skydance Productions, MGM and Hasbro) to let this happen. I am especially perplexed that Hasbro has let this go through. I mean, the potential losses in toy sales, marketing and media promos is staggering to say the least. I was actually looking forward to picking up some of the toys, specifically the Rock/Roadblock & Bruce Willis/Joe Colton action figures.
OH, I almost forgot to mention that when "G.I. Joe - Retaliation" DOES reach theatres next year, it's going up against "The Host", a film based on Stephanie Myers' other book series. That's right! John McClane & The Rock are going up against the creator of "Twilight" & her legion of slavishly devoted 'tween fans/minions. I weep for their children.
I was really looking forward to this movie for two reasons. One was that the first film was weak sauce (and I mean the weakest of sauce) in it's depiction of the franchise. Second reason was, based on the trailers, "Retaliation" looked to be a big, dumb and fun summer blockbuster, just like the movies of my youth. Ninjas, explosions and Cobra Commander. OH MY!
So, in summation, I would like to express my opinion of this monumentally stupid decision thusly:
When you were a kid, did you ever think of how freakin' awesome it would be like if Rambo, the Universal Soldier, John McClane, the Terminator and Walker, Texas Ranger were in a movie together?! Well, wonder no longer and behold the trailer for just such a movie, that contains more testosterone and awesome-ness than any such movie has a right to!
I'm not ashamed to say I shed a tear of joy when I watched this. Just saying. I can also say that my father (God rest his soul) would've been in line IN FRONT of me at the theatre when this manliest of movies opens on August 17th this fall.
So, say you like Facebook. Status updates, Farmville, etc. And let's also say you like G.I. Joe. Tricked out war machines, red & blue lasers AND king pimp Destro! Seriously, even his action figure has swagger.
Well, come the beginning of June, you can get those two great tastes together in a new online game called "G.I. Joe. Special Ops". Available on Facebook & SyFy Games (syfygames.com/gijoe), 'Special Ops' is an arena based online game where you fans of the 'Real American Hero' (I include myself among you) can join up with the Joes or COBRA and create the sort of fan battles you never got to see in the cartoon, with access to many of the characters & vehicles from the franchise's 25+ years history.
Goddamn, but I miss the 80s, where you solve any problem with explosions and red/blue lasers!
