Reviews for this film from our members:
- Mario Alegre @ Primera Hora [Spanish]
- Excerpt: As far as remakes go, this one is halfway decent.
- [New – 5/29/14] | Dragan Antulov @ Draxblog VI [Croatian]
- Excerpt: Kao i u slučaju mnogih hollywoodskih remakeova, čak i onih koji prikazuju budućnost, prošlost se na kraju pokazala bolja.
- Marina Antunes @ Quiet Earth
- José Arce @ LaButaca.net [Spanish]
- Excerpt: José Padilha salta a Hollywood con una nueva visión del policía reconstruido, que no pasará a la historia como su referente clave pero que entretiene suficientemente durante su visionado. Enésima hija de estos tiempos más aguados y faltos de ideas.
- Tim Brayton @ Antagony & Ecstasy
- Kevin Carr @ 7M Pictures
- Excerpt: This new “RoboCop” plays like a primer for what not to do when you remake a classic.
- Bill Clark @ From The Balcony
- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: it’s the last thing a Verhoeven film would ever be – wishy washy.
- Carlos del Río @ El rincón de Carlos del Río
- Excerpt: A años luz de la de Verhoeven.
- Jim Dixon @ Examiner.com
- Excerpt: An army of stuntmen big enough to invade a small country falls off buildings and crashes through hundreds of spun sugar windows in a frenetically choreographed pageant of largely bloodless mayhem. As with last year’s ill-conceived “reimagining” of Verhoeven’s “Total Recall,” an extremely gruesome and deservedly R-rated 80’s action movie has been toned down to a more teenage fanboy accessible PG-13.
- Brett Gallman @ EFilmCritic.com
- Susan Granger @ www.susangranger.com
- Excerpt: Its frenzied robo-action undermines an intriguing, ethically-challenging existential concept with mechanized mayhem.
- Vadym Grygoriev @ kinoblog.com [Ukrainian]
- Travis Hopson @ Punch Drunk Critics
- Excerpt: Like its predecessor, the message is obvious, current, and delivered with enough humor that the general lack of character doesn’t totally shut down the system.
- MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com
- Excerpt: No black humor. No satire. No point. But hey, check out the 1987 catchphrases dropped in at random!
- Daniel Kelly @ Danland
- Excerpt: I wouldn’t begin to argue that “RoboCop” is a perfect slice of cinema, but in a world where the “Total Recall” rehash still lingers on the population’s memory, it’s a relative success.
- Ben Kendrick @ Screen Rant
- Excerpt: Short Version: It might not be necessary but Padilha’s RoboCop reboot still offers an intriguing take on the character.
- Jeremy Kibler @ The Artful Critic
- Excerpt: Merely answers the question, “What would happen if ‘RoboCop’ was remade in 2014 with more CGI, less tongue-in-cheek humor, dumbed-down corporate-capitalism satire, a neutered PG-13 rating, and no vicious Paul Verhoeven edge?”
- Benjamin Kramer @ The Voracious Filmgoer
- Kristin Dreyer Kramer @ NightsAndWeekends.com
- Josh Larsen @ LarsenOnFilm.com
- Excerpt: If you were worried about this reboot lacking the wit of the original, those fears are allayed as soon as the MGM lion opens its mouth.
- Piers Marchant @ Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
- James Marsh @ The Society For Film
- Excerpt: Padilha’s film will never overshadow or replace Verhoeven’s masterpiece, but it more than justifies its existence as a natural continuation of the same debate.
- Brent McKnight @ Giant Freakin’ Robot
- Excerpt: RoboCop could be worse, but that doesn’t make it good.
- Ross Miller @ Thoughts On Film
- Excerpt: While the action is ultimately disappointingly pedestrian, the film at least has more between the ears than a lot of other flashy Hollywood blockbusters, even if it never even gets close to reaching the level of hilarious, ingenious satire attained by the original.
- Simon Miraudo @ Quickflix
- Pat Mullen @ Cinemablographer
- Frank Ochieng @ SFcrowsnest
- Excerpt: ’RoboCop’ feels desperately compromised by its hyper-randomness while never conveying a solid or cohesive premise about its purpose outside of being just another toothless and big-budgeted glossy crime caper…the metal-head crime-stopper is barely worth his arresting appeal.
- Jason Pirodsky @ Expats.cz
- Excerpt: This RoboCop is (mostly) a solid and enjoyable ride, and leagues better than the Total Recall remake from a couple of years back. But it’s formulaic product just the same.
- Diego Salgado @ Fandigital [Spanish]
- Diego Salgado @ Cine para Leer & Diego Salgado @ Fandigital [Spanish]
- Amir Siregar @ Flick Magazine [Indonesian]
- Josh Spiegel @ Sound on Sight
- Frank Swietek @ One Guys Opinion
- Excerpt: A competent action movie, but one that ould have been, like the 1987 film, something more than that….can’t help but have a been-there, seen-that feel.
- Mel Valentin @ VeryAware.com
- Excerpt: Not your father’s or uncle’s RoboCop. That’s actually a good thing.
- Andrew Wyatt @ Look/Listen (St. Louis Magazine)
- Excerpt: In light of the 1987 film’s nimble juggling of bloodlust and absurdity, this new RoboCop’s half-hearted attempt to be all things to all viewers just comes off as ungainly and tiresome.
