Paul Verhoevens dystopian masterpiece of 1987 the ultimate techno-tinged sociopolitical action movie remade.

I mean, really?

Im pretty sure that in ancient aeons past a divinely-appointed prophet laser-scribed Thou shalt not remakeRoboCop, creep!

on a titanium slab of commandments to be observed by obedient future generations.

To fill you in on the details you probably already know, the PG-13 rated reboot (really?)

(The film is, in effect, a troubling remake of a film about a troubling remake.)

Heading intoRoboCop or at least, thisRoboCopthat is not MyRoboCop I naturally have some reservations.

And then I would have traced over it again for emphasis becauseRoboCopdeserves that bold emphasis.

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Still, Ill go with it and approach Neo-RoboCopwith an open mind.

Anger and raging geek tantrums are futile and everything deserves a fair chance.

Yes, even the remake ofRoboCop.

It could be good.

It could be bad.

It could be ugly.

Whats the point of wanting to hate things and wanting to be angry?

Sci-fi the literature and cinema of ideas is the ideal genre for remakes.

For your consideration, here are a select few I reckon are ready for a remake.

Study the history of cinematic idea interchange and youll find that the geo-cultural hemispheres are out of balance.

Long live the new, new flesh!

This remake would be all about retcon.

It would also be possible to recast certain miscast parts or simply axe irritating characters altogether.

You know who and what Im referring to.

Thus, the Force would be even stronger with this one.

This is going to a cracking remake, Gromit.

Alternatively, lets just ask Aardman Animations to remake any (every) film as a stop-motion claymation work.

Id buy that for a dollar.

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