Can We Talk About Robocop's New Suit?

So it sucks.

It's easy to see that this suit is the worst. Like I've seen other sites reference, its similarities to Batman, Tron, the new Dredd and other cool suits don't really translate to Robocop. It looks like they tried to update the character with a gritty, darker side, but fucked it up so badly. First of all, Robocop is already a gritty and dark character, so putting him in a shitty black plasticty suit isn't going to change any characteristics about him.

We've talked about remakes in the past and one aspect that I don't think I touched on was respecting the original. This suit shits all of Paul Verhoeven's movie. A big pile of steamy turds. Again, look at Rob Zombie's Halloween. They still used the William Shatner mask, but roughed it up a bit. It was clearly the same mask, making it fun for all the fans of the original. What they should have done with Robocop was thrown in a dent or two, maybe some scratches, or even a sticker. Not make a shitty Batsuit! Don't change the color. Don't change the style. Robocop has a very iconic look and they've lost that, which mean they've lost a viewer in me.

I wasn't paying much attention, or cared about the big debacle over the script. I figured they could make anything work if they tried hard enough. I focused on the great cast they assembled: Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Keaton, Clive Owen, and the list goes on. All of that for nothing. They've lost a majority of viewers because of this. Anyone familiar with the 1987 flick is not going to want to waste their ten dollars on this.

The end.

Robocop is directed by Jose Padiha and written by a few guys (always a good sign!).