RoboCop

I have not seen the original 1987 RoboCop, so I will not be comparing this movie to that one, but rather I'll be reviewing this movie as an individual movie. And how is it? It's actually solid! First, the cast itself is very good, and is utilised well; Samuel L. Jackson as the host of a "news" show, Gary Oldman as a scientist, and Michael Keaton as a rich, powerful CEO stood out to me as being perfect choices for their roles. I also found lesser known Joel Kinnaman to be strong in his role of Alex Murphy/RoboCop. Acting aside, the pacing throughout this movie is superb, moving along quickly, while still giving the movie time to develop the story. And while this movie could have been a few minutes shorter, these "extra" minutes add extra levels to the story without interrupting the flow of the movie. Another thing I realized while watching RoboCop was that it is not an action movie, but rather a satirical movie disguised as an action movie. On top of that, this movie is far more intelligent than it needed to be, and that isn't a bad thing. Personally, I like the sound of an intelligent, satirical, action movie. The special effects were pleasing. Most of the time they were very good, and there were quite a few scenes where they were superb. However, one or twice I looked over at my friends and we agreed that the green screen or CGI in that particular scene looked like they were from a movie 10 years old. I am one of those people who really liked RoboCop's new black suit. I know there are some people who didn't like it, because the 1987 suit was better, but from the point of view of someone who hasn't yet seen the original movie, I thought this suit looked more modern, and cool. There were also times when RoboCop was fighting with the camera angle from his point of view. I really enjoyed this, as it made me feel like I was there, in the RoboCop armour, fighting crime. There is one thing I can say I really did not like about this movie, and that was the infrequent use of shaky-cam and quick-cuts during an action sequence. I don't like shaky-cam or quick-cuts, with only a few exceptions. These methods often make the action hard to follow, messy, and give an exaggerated sense of movement. The shaky-cam method was used briefly and only in a few of the action sequences and the same goes for the quick-cuts. So my question is "If you have most of your action scenes filmed without the shaky-cam or quick-cuts, what are you adding with a token shaky-cam or quick-cut? " Inconsistent use looks out of place. Other than this flaw, I really enjoyed RoboCop. It was exciting, intelligent, well acted, and there were a few witty moments that made the audience laugh. RoboCop is an example of a movie that I walked into with low expectations, but ended up being pleasantly surprised. I don't know what I would have thought had my expectations been really high, but based on what I took from this movie, I highly recommend it.