Futureworld details
| Formats: | 12 DVD, LOVEFiLM Instant |
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| Starring: | Yul Brynner, Stuart Margolin, Peter Fonda, Blythe Danner, Arthur Hill, John P. Ryan |
| Director: | Richard T. Heffron |
| Genre: | Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Thriller |
| Studio: | ELEVATION |
| Collection: | Crazy Concepts, Decades: 70s, Futuristic Films, Master Chiefs, Robots & Cyborgs, Robots Etc, Sci-Fi Stars, Top Sci-Fi |
| Title | Runtime | Certificate | |
|---|---|---|---|
Futureworld |
1hr 40 mins | 12 |
LOVEFiLM Instant Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 40 minutes |
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| Rental release: | To be confirmed |
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Laughably bad...
By Daniel Fox from Manchester, UK , 28 Mar 2004[Highly rated reviewer]
An abysmal film presumably knocked out so as to cash in off the back of its very enjoyable forerunner ?Westworld?. That film was written and directed by Michael Crichton (well known sci-fi author and ?Jurassic Park? scribe) ? and Crichton?s lack of involvement with ?Futureworld? should rightly inspire portentous foreboding within a viewer.
The action takes place within the confines of robot-populated theme park segregated into zones or ?worlds? (a la ?the Crystal Maze?). There?s ?Medieval World?, ?Roman World? and (?but of course?) ?Future World? to name three.
In the movie ?Westworld? a robot goes dangerously crazy, taking out patrons of the theme park. It?s a ludicrous but enjoyable idea. ?Futureworld?s? angle, on the other hand, is just ludicrous. Suffice to say it involves replacing prominent world movers-and-shakers (who just happen to be guests at the theme park) with facsimile robots of themselves.
There are a couple of nice touches, it has to be said. A boxing match in which Fonda and Danner don gloves and control ?robotic? boxers seems oddly prescient given the state of modern day video games and bearing in mind this film pretty much pre-dates Space Invaders. Likewise a game of chess involving animated moving pieces must have been seen by George Lucas. The same idea reoccurs, verbatim, in ?Star Wars?.
But maybe that?s the problem with the film - its best ideas have been done much better since. Though I suspect it looked pretty bad when it came out in 1976.
It?s billed as ?starring? Yul Brynner (as ?the Gunslinger?). In fact he appears for about a minute in a laughably bad dream sequence seemingly crowbar-ed in solely so as to get his name on to the credits. The fact that Brynner appears larger than life on the sleeve of this movie is tantamount to a breach of the trades description act.
Fonda?s over-sized spectacles are also ridiculous.
On the whole this film is to be avoided. Oh, and Blythe Danner, the female lead, is Gwyneth Paltrow?s mum, by the way.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(20)Not Westworld...
By TheTallGuy (5 reviews) , 22 Mar 2013I actually enjoyed this movie. Its not a patch on the original Westworld but still worth a watch. I didnt understand Yul Brynners role in this film but it was good to see him in it. Nice to see Blythe Danner in one of her early roles.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Duff World
By Notahen (2 reviews) , 27 Dec 2012[Highly rated reviewer]
Loved the original. Don't be tempted by this one it's just awful...nothing more, nothing less...just really awful! If you've an hour and a quarter to kill then have a nap don't waste it on this film.- Was this review helpful to you?
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70s style
By curly28 (2 reviews) , 27 Oct 2012Not as bad as you might think,perhaps a bit of a lazy 2nd film , but fans of the first will still enjoy this.
Some of the cast return and has that creepy feel of the first towards the end.
I would say if you didnt see Westworld or diddnt enjoy Westworld, give it a miss. Otherwise enjoy.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Stick with west world..
By Mike01 (2 reviews) , 12 Aug 2012THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS Show review anywayHide
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Entertaining, typical 70's Sci Fi
By a customer , 15 May 2012Good film, not as good as Westworld but enjoyable all the same. Well worth a try. Interesting storyline, good acting and average special effects (probably above average for the time of production). Only problem for me was I streamed the film and it was a bit blurry, might have been better on the TV.- Was this review helpful to you?
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