10 Ingredients To Making A Perfect Modern Day RoboCop Film

3. R Rating

Among being absurdly violent - something we will discuss far more in depth in a little bit - the original version received an R rating for reasons that went beyond pools of blood. Paul Verhoeven simply didn't shy away from depicting a broken city full of complete scum and vile acts. There is actually a scene where RoboCop saves a woman from an attempted rape, which seems rather dark but in the context of the film is an ugly necessity. Look at the world in the reboot; sure it has its criminals but nothing about them is threatening. And to be fair, there's just not much to do in a PG-13 film. You can't show labs of cocaine, attempted rape, strong and colorful language, or an intense seedy atmosphere that accurately portrays the ugliness of the city. It doesn't help that pretty much all of the movie is set during the daytime either. What's even more interesting is that the very act of making a PG-13 RoboCop film goes against some of the themes presented. Similar to how Omnicorp/OCP couldn't give a damn about Alex Murphy and are more focused on selling the American people a product that they think they want, Hollywood is more concerned with selling a product regardless of quality. It's almost certain that Hollywood doesn't really care how well this movie turns out, just if there's still money in the RoboCop license or not. That isn't to say all blockbuster PG-13 films are bad and helmed by heartless people, but their sole intentions are to maximize studio profits. It really is a shame too, because films such as Elysium and 300 have proven that there is interest in R-rated action films.