Caught a rerun of Robocop on cable

[AzNick]

Great 1987 movie about a corporation taking over government, at least one of its branches (in this case the cops), and rewrites the law (directive 4).

If a movie deserves a reboot, this is the one.

We have got closer to this scenario now.

[RZM]

1. Given that Hollywood is constantly recycling old ideas that made money

I'd say that a reboot of Robocop is very likely. No doubt it's already been pitched numerous times.

[nxylas]

2. Yep, Darren Aronofsky was attached to direct

But he quit, because the studio wanted to make it a 3D CGI-fest and he wanted something more lo-fi and gritty, like the original.

[TheManInTheMac]

3. Refreshing to hear

that here are filmmakers who still understand what works. I have nothing against flashy special effects, but Robocop has to be gritty.

[hughee99]

4. I wonder if they'll miss the point, though, and take out the political/social part

to add more "shoot-em-up" whether CGI-3D or "gritty". If their plan is to make a Michael Bay movie, the should just leave the original alone.

[LunaSea]

5. Check out "The Marching Morons"

Robocop lifted several ideas from Cyril Kornbluths 1951 story.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marching_Morons

I'd buy that for a dollar....

[AzNick]

6. You mean Idiocracy?

Verhoeven recycles a lot of ideas

Nothing wrong in that. Great minds are inspired by great minds.

Edit: if anything this was remade as Idiocracy

[Kolesar]

7. We read that in high school literature

We had a minicourse called "science fiction" featuring old pulp stories in " the science fiction hall of fame volume 1". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Science_Fiction_Hall_of_Fame,_Volume_One,_1929%E2%80%931964

"Arena" became a plot for Star Trek, TOS

[AzNick]

8. This is why Theodore Sturgeon is my favorite Sci Fi author

It took me years to realize how deep his writings were.

[Kolesar]

9. Paul Weller brought a little bit of "Buckaroo Banzai" with him

"The Star Wars defense system accidentally fired today, coincidentally killing two former presidents that lived in the Southern California area"