Plot
"In 2028 Detroit, when Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman) - a loving husband, father and good cop - is critically injured in the line of duty, the multinational conglomerate OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer."
My Thoughts
I am sure most people have seen the original three "Robocop" films while they are for the most part regarded as classics or the very least cult film, for me the film where as a whole not very good overall. especially the special effects I know that the films where made in the late 80's/early 90's but the CG being so bad just made the films unwatchable for me. I did like the concept of the films though with a half-man/half machine element that allowed the machine to have a more "human" feel to it. When i first heard wind of the reboot of the series I was at first very skeptical (as for the most part Hollywood reboots are usually worse than the original) after seeing the film I can say that they did a relatively good job on rebooting the series. First off the CGI for the most part was much better than the original films (there where a few parts of the film that the CG really stood out and I could tell it wasn't done very well) overall though the CGI was done very well. The plot of this film was slightly different than the plot of the original film both plots arrived at basically the same scenario, the only difference that really stands out was the environment going on in the film (There was a highly political feel to this film with the nation seeming to be divided into to camps those that supported robocops and those that did not), Overall the plot was believable and worked well with the film. The acting for the most part was solid and passable there where no really standout performances (I will say I really enjoyed Samuel L. Jackson;'s character) , the rest of the coast did a solid Job (It was also nice to see Micheal Keaton in another role again haven't seen him act in so long). I didn't have huge expectations with this film but I will say the film was solid and if you are a fan of the robocop series and want to see a reboot of the series I suggest you see this film it meet my expectations and slightly exceeded them.Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 50% saying "While it's far better than it could have been, José Padilha's RoboCop remake fails to offer a significant improvement over the original". I have to say i slightly disagree I think this film was better than the original in every way I enjoyed the plot a little more, the acting to me was a little better and the special effects to me really made this film stand above the original.
Rating
If you are a fan of the series and event to see a reboot I recommend this film, In my opinion it was sightly better than the original in every way. 7.3/10!!!!
The second and last movie for the month of February for review is "Non-Stop" starring Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore and Scoot Mcnairy.
Plot
"An air marshal springs into action during a transatlantic flight after receiving a series of text messages that put his fellow passengers at risk unless the airline transfers $150 million into an off-shore account".
My Thoughts
Recently for me Liam Nesson has been really good in all of his roles I have seen (Taken,Taken 2, The Grey, even to a lesser extent Clash of the titans and wrath of the titans). This film didn't catch my eye till i was putting together my watch list for the year after reading about the plot and finding out that Liam Neeson was going to star in the film was all the motivation that I needed to add it to my watch list. After seeing the film I am glad that I took the time to see it on opening day, Liam Neeson did a really good job a federal Air Marshall struggling with alcohol abuse and other personal problems he was dealing with. The rest of the cast did a really good job (Julianne Moore did really well as did Oscar nominee Lupita Nyongo'o in a supporting role, special mention to Michelle Dockery as well). The pacing of the film flowed really well together and there was hardly a dull moment in this film. I really liked the idea behind this film with Liam Nesson's character being tasked with trying to find out who was threatening to kill passengers unless compensation was payed, I will say there are a lot of suspects in this film and and the ending depending on how close attention the viewer is paying during the film may or may not be a surprise, I liked the ending and felt it didn't deter to much from the field by being so far out in left field that it would not have made sense to the viewer at all. There was not a lot majorly wrong with this film and nothing really stood out to me that really hurt my viewing experience with the film. Rotten Tomatoes gave this film a 55% saying "While Liam Neeson is undoubtedly an asset, Non-Stop wastes its cast -- not to mention its solid premise and tense setup -- on a poorly conceived story that hinges on a thoroughly unbelievable final act". I disagree with this rating, I agree Liam Neeson shined really well in this film, but I disagree about the ending while a lot was going on the ending was not unbelievable if the viewer pays attention. Overall this was a really good action film with a nice, somewhat refreshing plot good actors especially Liam Neeson, Best Film I have seen this year so far (that is not saying much but still)
My Rating
Very good performance By Liam Neeson, very good film 8.1./10!!!!
