The RoboCop Thread

Started by The Joker, Thu, 24 Feb 2011, 01:53

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Thu, 24 Feb 2011, 01:53

http://io9.com/#!5766421/first-look-at-detroits-new-robocop-statue

As a fan of the original Robocop film, I'm absolutely loving this.

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"Imagination is a quality given a man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humour was provided to console him for what he is."
Thu, 24 Feb 2011, 03:07 #1
I've seen this elsewhere and am surprised how many negative comments it's had. I have no problem with it.
Thu, 24 Feb 2011, 21:10 #2
Quote from: The Joker on Thu, 24 Feb  2011, 01:53

http://io9.com/#!5766421/first-look-at-detroits-new-robocop-statue

As a fan of the original Robocop film, I'm absolutely loving this.

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Join the club, I also absolutely adore Basil Poledouris' musical score for the film!

It's nice to see the film gets love from Detroid residents.
Thu, 24 Feb 2011, 21:17 #3
Obviously I don't live in Detroit and have never been there so it's not for me to say who puts what where. However...

Robocop is set in a futuristic Detroit and has a lot of fictional elements including the city.
It's not like Rocky where a statue is warranted because it actually features landmarks from Philadelphia in iconic scenes.
Thu, 24 Feb 2011, 21:37 #4
Good point, but what does Metropolis, Illinois have to do with a certain fictional city of the same name? This town has a statue of you-know-who. This real life Metropolis doesn't even look like its comic book counterpart. :)
Thu, 24 Feb 2011, 21:46 #5
Maybe we should all go to Turkey once a year

Thu, 24 Feb 2011, 22:14 #6
Quote from: Paul (ral) on Thu, 24 Feb  2011, 21:46
Maybe we should all go to Turkey once a year


;D

I don't know if the following is true, but it's even funnier

QuoteOn 7 November 2008, former Batman Mayor Hüseyin Kalkan began looking into the possibility of suing Christopher Nolan, director of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, and Warner Bros., distributor of the films, claiming the studios had been using "Batman", the name of the superhero, without permission from the city, and "placing the blame for a number of unsolved murders and a high female suicide rate on the psychological impact that the films' success has had on the city's inhabitants." No lawsuit has actually been filed.[37]

source: wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman,_Turkey
Tue, 1 Mar 2011, 02:24 #7

Robocop himself speaks about the topic of discussion.  ;D

"Imagination is a quality given a man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humour was provided to console him for what he is."
Wed, 2 Mar 2011, 07:59 #8
I like the part about Rick Snyder running OCP!  :P
Wed, 2 Mar 2011, 23:13 #9
I was actually hesitant about the idea at first, (hell, it isn't my city though.), now I say go for it...  8)

I love they got Weller, who's now a professor of Renaissance and Roman Art, to do this AND....do his iconic line.
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