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September 13, 2007, 06:48:36 PM Last Edit: September 14, 2007, 03:41:09 PM by BTM
I was putting A Boy and His Dog in my queue on Netflix when this film came up in the "Other movies you might like section."  Never heard of it before, but I'm told it's directed by Michael Critchon (yeah, the Jurassic Park author.)

Summary:

"An excursion to a futuristic "Fantasy Island" turns deadly for two wealthy tourists (Richard Benjamin, James Brolin) in Michael Crichton's sci-fi thriller. Seeking cowboy adventures in the island's Westworld sector, the two enter a high-tech nightmare controlled by a ruthless robotic gunslinger (a chillingly creepy Yul Brynner). Surrounded by malfunctioning Wild West androids, the terrified adventure seekers get more than their money's worth."

Has anyone seen this?  Any thoughts?

Thanks!
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September 13, 2007, 06:53:43 PM Last Edit: September 13, 2007, 06:55:54 PM by Mr. Briggs Inc.
Yes I've seen it. :smile:

I found it to be suspenseful in a lot of parts, especially the big chaotic climax. These movies where "seemingly-foolproof human-servant-relationships go wrong" (Other examples include CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES) really get me in a weird spot.

At first I thought it would be more thoughtful SOYLENT GREEN type thriller, kept thinking the robots would turn out to be cyborged real people (along the lines of the sequel, ironically), or feeling replicant-types or something. TERMINATOR precursor seemed too obvious from what I had heard about it at the time.

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September 13, 2007, 07:02:05 PM
  Have I seen WESTWORLD? Does a fat girl fart?
Man- I saw it on it's first run in the movie house in the 70's...a GREAT 70's sci fi flick! One of the best sci fi flicks of the 70's!!!!

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September 13, 2007, 07:02:23 PM
 :cheers:

Yeah!  I've got this DVD!  I like it...it's kind of a Jurassic Park type of movie.  (I know it's the same author).  Yul Brenner gives his all in the part of the cyborg cowboy.  It's the same template that Arnold would use in the Terminator series.  It's a little bit dated but the theme still resonates today.
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#4
September 13, 2007, 07:26:53 PM
This is a very good movie.  I owned a VHS copy and then upgraded to DVD . . . so it's one of (many) movie that I've purchased twice. 
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September 13, 2007, 07:31:18 PM
Have I seen WESTWORLD?  Does a fat girl fart ??? Oh!  I'm stealin' Bela's line !!  :bouncegiggle: :bouncegiggle: :bouncegiggle:  :thumbup:

WESTWORLD must be highly recommended.  It's funny, fascinating, and Yul Brynner does indeed deliver a very creepy performance!  I think this thread belongs in the GOOD MOVIES section, though. 
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#6
September 13, 2007, 07:33:09 PM
Westworld's a great flick.     It creeped me out as a child. I think I was 7 the 1st time I saw it.

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#7
September 13, 2007, 08:55:12 PM
agreed... love this film, I think it's brilliant.

has anyone seen FutureWorld, the sequel? I've been wanting to see this for a long time...

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September 13, 2007, 08:59:40 PM
Quote from: Torgo on September 13, 2007, 07:33:09 PM
Westworld's a great flick.     It creeped me out as a child. I think I was 7 the 1st time I saw it.


I was probably around that age, too.  It was on one of the UHF afternoon movies.  The announcer said it had robots in it and that was all I needed to hear.  Awesome movie.
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September 13, 2007, 10:08:38 PM
I only saw this film once. I really need to check it out again.
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#10
September 13, 2007, 10:20:19 PM
Have I seen it? I have the DVD.

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#11
September 13, 2007, 10:30:44 PM
It's been a while now, but I remember enjoying it. That part at the end were you think Yul is finally dead, only to have him pull his head up for a second with his face missing... :buggedout:

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#12
September 13, 2007, 10:36:30 PM
Quote from: Crawling_Chaos on September 13, 2007, 10:30:44 PM
It's been a while now, but I remember enjoying it. That part at the end were you think Yul is finally dead, only to have him pull his head up for a second with his face missing... :buggedout:

Not the same scene but in the neighborhood.

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#13
September 15, 2007, 11:29:49 PM
Quote from: BTM on September 13, 2007, 06:48:36 PM
I was putting A Boy and His Dog in my queue on Netflix when this film came up in the "Other movies you might like section."  Never heard of it before, but I'm told it's directed by Michael Critchon (yeah, the Jurassic Park author.)

Summary:

"An excursion to a futuristic "Fantasy Island" turns deadly for two wealthy tourists (Richard Benjamin, James Brolin) in Michael Crichton's sci-fi thriller. Seeking cowboy adventures in the island's Westworld sector, the two enter a high-tech nightmare controlled by a ruthless robotic gunslinger (a chillingly creepy Yul Brynner). Surrounded by malfunctioning Wild West androids, the terrified adventure seekers get more than their money's worth."

Has anyone seen this?  Any thoughts?

Thanks!


Yeah, I have thoughts.  This belongs in the GOOD movies forum, for one thing.  I don't know anyone who saw it when it first came out who didn't come away deeply disturbed and subtly changed in a way they couldn't easily describe.

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September 16, 2007, 01:09:23 AM Last Edit: September 16, 2007, 01:12:58 AM by dean
Quote from: CheezeFlixz on September 13, 2007, 10:20:19 PM
Have I seen it? I have the DVD.

Those two don't usually go together. I have too many dvds in my collection I have yet to watch due to time, but I spend my money on them saying to myself 'this looks cool, I have to watch this!'

One of the longest ones I have is a snap purchase of Dead and Buried which I think I've had for 4 years and have yet to watch it.  I keep looking at it, thinking, this looks like a movie I can watch, yet I keep getting distracted by re-watching episodes of Stargate, Firefly, or any number of dvds I've seen many times before.  I suppose sometimes I just need to switch the brain off and just watch something familiar...

As for Westworld, I haven't seen it myself, but have been meaning to for a while...
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