Robocop (2014) was a hell of a lot more cerebral than anyone expected, putting more thought into its script than did the gimmicky (but still quite classic) ultra-violent 1987 original. The new film is high-concept science fiction instead of over-the-top satire, touching on everything from drone deployment overseas to free will to domestic surveillance. The movie even gives a nod to the question of the existence of the soul.
It’s good, but it will never achieve the cult classic status of the original. As much as I liked it, I could have used a few more action scenes. This was a well made movie, but the kid in me wanted just a little more screen time for the ED-209’s, more bot-on-bot slugfests, or even a reappearance from one of the original franchise’s garish, comic book villains.
Still … this was well done. It was sure better than anyone in the fan community thought it would be. I’d recommend it. And, really … can any movie come CLOSE to matching one that casts Red Foreman, the Dad from “That 70’s Show,” as the Big Bad?
Eric Robert Nolan, Author 
I agree, I thoroughly enjoyed this remake and the added dynamic of how Murphy’s family is coping with his radical transformation. That said, the original is still my favorite. The campy commercials from the 1987 classic top my list of what the remake was lacking. I mean,the stop motion,clay-mation T-Rex with its eyes bugging out at the sight of the giant 6000 SUX…I laugh every time.
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