Its Miller Time 0

[JAM_NYC]

As rough as his later stuff is, it doesn't compare to his time as a chemist cooking up Nuke. That mess ruined people's lives.

 

[MetalPSI]

Did Frank Miller write Robocop?

[Aweandlorder]

He did a Screenplay for RC 2

[MetalPSI]

Good times

[Aweandlorder]

That was his very first gig in Hollywood as well..

So although most consider Tim Burton's Batman to be the stage 1 of comic book's rise into Hollywood, Robocop was just as important to the medium by accepting a prolific comic book writer to provide a storyboard for a major film

[MetalPSI]

Major film is stretching it a bit there

[Aweandlorder]

Major film is stretching it a bit there

 

Robocop 2 was a major Hollywood film.. It may have not been a major hit, but not an obscure film either

[MetalPSI]

Major film is stretching it a bit there

 

Robocop 2 was a major Hollywood film.. It may have not been a major hit, but not an obscure film either

 

I liked it, but calling it a major film just seems flimsy. It's a B movie.

[Aweandlorder]

Major film is stretching it a bit there

 

Robocop 2 was a major Hollywood film.. It may have not been a major hit, but not an obscure film either

 

I liked it, but calling it a major film just seems flimsy. It's a B movie.

 

Robocop was produced by Orion, who was partially owned by MGM (which also distributed it alongside 20th Century Fox and many others).

 

[Broke as a Joke]

Robocop 2 sucked.

[MetalPSI]

Orion makes great films.

 

 

Still doesn't stop it from being a B movie

 

 

Anyways....

[Aweandlorder]

What sucked more was actually the comic BASED on the movie. But all that isnt the point.

The fact that this was the 80s/90s and a major film company chose Frank Miller, a comic book writer, to write a story for one of their feature films, shows that there was curiosity among movie maker in comic books which accurately led to much bigger things. Both for Miller and comic books in film history

[MetalPSI]

I kinda liked Robocop vs Terminator.

 

Kinda like a Blade Runner love story between two cyborgs

[Aweandlorder]

Orion makes great films.

 

 

Still doesn't stop it from being a B movie

 

 

Anyways....

 

It was not a B movie because it was:

1. Not produced/distributed independently

2. It was a follow up for a profitable first movie

3. Produced with a major film budget

It actually didnt do as bad as most other Orion pics at the time, but it wasnt a major hit as well

[MetalPSI]

Orion makes great films.

 

 

Still doesn't stop it from being a B movie

 

 

Anyways....

 

It was not a B movie because it was:

1. Not produced/distributed independently

2. It was a follow up for a profitable first movie

3. Produced with a major film budget

It actually didnt do as bad as most other Orion pics at the time, but it wasnt a major hit as well

 

We all have a soft spot for Robocop

[Aweandlorder]

I really dont like robocop geez... But who can deny that Miller's involvement with a major film company was groundbreaking at the time??

 

 

 

[MetalPSI]

I really dont like robocop geez... But who can deny that Miller's involvement with a major film company was groundbreaking at the time??

 

 

 

I haven't denied anything

 

Reverence is quite amusing

[Aweandlorder]

I really dont like robocop geez... But who can deny that Miller's involvement with a major film company was groundbreaking at the time??

 

 

 

I haven't denied anything

 

Reverence is quite amusing

 

Just shuddup and listen to some Conga Fury will ya??

 

[MetalPSI]

NICE!!

 

Seriously, good selection

 

One of their best albums

[Aweandlorder]

NICE!!

 

Seriously, good selection

 

One of their best albums

 

Im selling

 

You know you want one...