well not a terrible movie as horror movies go…but not in the same league as cronenfly. i'll admit i clearly remember a certain scene with daphane zuniga tho…viewed during a formative time, etc.

that movie rocked. among many other great elements it had what is maybe the greatest fight scene ever committed to film with no hollywood/kung fu bs.

the "funniest" part of the director's cut is the extra footage of ed 209 shooting that guy in the meeting. so completely uncalled for. the murphy execution scene definitely traumatized me tho.

ya got me there. i am grateful the original robocop existed before full on cgi. it gives the whole enterprise a gritty and almost goofy lived in quality that only enhances it's charm. for starship troopers i think he used a very effective combo of real models, nasty non cgi gore, and cgi only where it was needed…

yeah what happened there is that the special effects guy on The Fly won an oscar for his effects and then tried to direct the sequel….and let's just say Cronenberg is a better writer/director. ironically cronenberg wrote another fly related script a couple years back and could not get it financed.

starship troopers and blue velvet: both 10/10!

absolutely. if done by people with vision and talent there is nothing inherently wrong with remakes that re-imagine the entire scenario. look at The Fly, a remake that is far superior on every level to the original. it's just that the remake assembly line in hollywood rarely attracts the best and brightest.

verhoeven brought exactly the right tone and perspective to the material: first…he's obviously a sick fuck obsessed with gory violence but in addition has a mid century european upbringing (witness to some of the horrors of world war 2 and an outsiders shocked satirical reaction to hypercapitalist america) plus the…

ray wise was note perfect in his little role:
"don't touch meeee maaaan!"
here's the melting man clip:
http://youtu.be/UTvRyLZRP8Y

this. according the verhoeven the visit to his old house was the reason he signed on…it is an absurdly touching scene.
and also when the dude gets shot in the knees is good.
kurtwood smith: "bitches….leave". for some sick reason that still makes me laugh.

even if it was cheese (which it is not) what could be more cheesy than a pg13 cgi enhanced remake of a full on horror/comedy/scifi/satire masterpiece? peter weller is perfect in the original robocop (along with naked lunch this is his finest work) and the rest of the cast is also phenomenal, even the bit players. …

automatic boycott on general principals…and that cheesy shiny black plastic suit doesn't help either.
give me kurtwood smith, shotgun blast to the hand, stop motion ED-209, and melting man or go home.

…also this job does not look very demanding if hanna can do a good job while mostly staring into space in her cubicle. there is not a single aspiring writer is all of NYC (if not the country) who would not kill for an undemanding job with a decent/good paycheck at a national publication in Manhattan, which would…

truth…and that's what makes him all the more annoying.

it's a valid point. In this case tho hanna is actually an asset to the office but you would think her terrible attitude might be enough to piss off her boss. i'll give credit to the writers of the show that they made the boss just distracted enough not to really care one way or the other….

true…but at least she was not singing blatantly flat as i've heard in the past.

she also has this spooky androgynous thing going on as well, definitely a unique vocalist.

not a huge fan of this feature….however it did present the opportunity for les claypool to say "mr jovi", which is just fantastic, especially if you can imagine it with the funny nasal claypool twang.

walsh's voice was surprisingly effective there as well….he almost lost it trying to remember all the lead guitar notes of "something" tho.

even as a rolling stones fan i have to say they simply did not have as many great songs as the beatles. they could have stopped at any point but it would not have made up for the lack of an extra 25-30 classic songs.