I know what was meant by not brutal. What happened to Alex in the original movie was horrendous because you saw three PEOPLE methodically gunning a man down, and laughing about it, making fun of him. Alex was dead man walking, but they kept shooting. When Kurtwood Smith shot of Alex's hand it was evil.

The shooting in the original showed human beings at their most vicious, laughing and cracking jokes as they took their time killing Murphy. The gangsters in the original enjoyed killing. It also showed the ineffectual mess that had become of the Detroit Police as backup never showed. The car bombing is brutal for…

Also, the gang who did it to him was also the main antagonist of the movie, which gave him a neat little story arc. He could put a face to the people who killed him and as he hunted them down he regained the memories of his humanity.

It looks vaguely Middle Eastern to me. Weren't there rumors a long time ago about some Al Qaeda involvement in the storyline or something? Couldn't this be a "the robots are working so well in our wars, why not use them here" scene?

Uh, excuse you. This was awesome.

ok, look. it may not make an immediate difference to most people watching, but directors and cinematographers make very purposeful and meticulous decisions about how to compose their shots. sometimes those decisions do have an affect on how a scene is perceived. it is a damn shame to be robbed of the director's…

I might be the only person in the world besides yourself who has actually listened to the Prince Batman soundtrack enough to completely follow this entire post. It's like someone else in the universe finally understands me.