I dont understand the "Quips" as a negative buzzword thing that has been circulating around the interwebz in the last few years.
Some of the greatest action movies of all time would have been shit with no humor. Predator, Terminator2, Die Hard, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Robocop, etc
Yeah AOU went a bit over board but still doesnt make "quips" a bad thing for movies that have them. Especially if used right. Humans dont act like serious robots in real life so why should they act like that in movies.