OT Detroit mayor says no plans for RoboCop statue
So apparently this has been suggested to the mayor of Detroit?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110208/us_nm/us_robocop_1
and I don't know how I feel about the comparison to Rocky
February 8th, 2011 at 12:44 PM ^
Damn.
February 8th, 2011 at 3:01 PM ^
I'd buy that for a dollar.
February 8th, 2011 at 12:48 PM ^
I'm pretty sure "set in" and "based on" aren't the same thing. Especially when it comes to a (super awesome) futuristic sci-fi movie.
February 8th, 2011 at 12:57 PM ^
Especially when the movie was filmed in Houston.
February 8th, 2011 at 12:49 PM ^
That's too bad. I for one wish it was already there. I think a Robocop statue would have really classed up Chrysler's "Imported from Detroit" Superbowl commercial.
/s
February 8th, 2011 at 12:56 PM ^
Dear Mr. Bing,
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<br>I applaud your decision.
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<br>Sincerely,
<br>
<br>Detective Axel Foley
February 8th, 2011 at 2:33 PM ^
See this shit right here, I approve it.
February 8th, 2011 at 12:58 PM ^
So there is still hope for an ED-209 statue?
February 8th, 2011 at 1:08 PM ^
I see your "Dig 'em" and raise you a "History's greatest monster"
February 8th, 2011 at 1:01 PM ^
Good move.
Even when I was a little kid visiting family in Philly I would look at the Rocky statue and think "Really? It's a fictional character!" And a Robocop monument would be a lot tackier than Rocky.
Movies are still too new a medium to spawn a mythical figure of worthy of such heritage and celebration in a city, whereas the Robin Hood statue in Nottingham, England feels appropriate.
February 8th, 2011 at 11:38 PM ^
February 8th, 2011 at 1:37 PM ^
I would rather have statute of this bad ass
February 8th, 2011 at 1:57 PM ^
Does this mean that they might still erect five statues of the creepy sisters from The Virgin Suicides?
February 8th, 2011 at 2:00 PM ^
I think this...
...should get moved to directly in front of the GM building if we really want to represent what the city has gone through / is feeling...
February 8th, 2011 at 2:07 PM ^
Why are you angry at GM?
February 8th, 2011 at 2:14 PM ^
Lately they've been better and I hear that they're going to be handing out record bonuses all the way down to their hourly-wage employees but I've got a few friends that were hurt a lot by the out-sourcing of a couple of their plants. It's always been that the greater pulse of the city depends on GM. 50's-60's Detroit was the place to be (providing you were white). Now-a-days, not so much for any race.
February 8th, 2011 at 2:27 PM ^
Can you really get on GM for that though? Isn't outsourcing just the reality of staying competitive in their market? If anything, your anger is misdirected at GM when government regulators are the ones in control of fair trade.
February 8th, 2011 at 2:40 PM ^
I guess it comes down to what is more important to the individual. In most you can't really have true capitolism (and market competition) while sticking with only "american made" products. American made stuff tends to be more expensive because we have a minimum salary and age requirement for labor as where Mexico, China, Korea, doesn't necessarily have those things.
So in that respect, I do concede your point but I have to caveat that by saying that how many times have you heard of someone being okay with losing their job to a 12-year old chinese kid because the chinese kid will work for 12 cents/hour? While it's the nature of the beast, that doesn't mean people have to be happy with it.
February 8th, 2011 at 3:16 PM ^
1. Korea labor rates are comparable to American ones. That is why Korea outsources heavily to the Philippines and China for its labor needs.
2. GM had a workforce structured to serve its needs as one of three major autocompanies in the world. It used to be Ford, GM, and Chrysler. Now the Asian companies have eaten into their market and the European companies have expanded their global dealings as well. If you lose marketshare, you sell products and of course you need to shrink your labor force.
February 8th, 2011 at 3:04 PM ^
Or at the dongs of any fan that has gone through the past few years of michigan football (what great time to be c/o 2012...)
February 8th, 2011 at 2:07 PM ^
February 8th, 2011 at 2:24 PM ^
I love how innocent-sounding the name of the movie's evil greedy mega-corporation is...Omni Consumer Products. Brilliant!
February 8th, 2011 at 4:32 PM ^
Maybe he's just holding out for the Action Jackson
February 8th, 2011 at 4:41 PM ^
My dad went to Holy Redeemer, and that place is spooky.
February 8th, 2011 at 5:19 PM ^
I guess my only question would be this: On which corner or in which park should we place it if this ever gets approved?
February 8th, 2011 at 5:35 PM ^
Emil knew what was going on when the idea was first put forward:
