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Outland
1981
A federal marshal on an outer-space mining colony uncovers a hideous secret that threatens the sanity of miners working in the depths of an outer planet. Academy Award Nominations: Best Sound. Read more
| Starring | Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen, Kika Markham |
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| Director | Peter Hyams |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Critics' reviews (4)
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It's High Noon in outer space as mining colony marshal Sean Connery confronts the pushers peddling lethal drugs to Jupiter moon workers so they'll produce more ore. This bleak dramatisation of final frontier contamination comes complete with Alien-inspired decor and smooth direction by Peter Hyams. But eschewing the cleverness of his Capricorn One for a doggedly one-dimensional approach to both plot and character, Hyams sinks this far-flung fantasy with cheap scare tactics, illogical science and B-movie western-style gun battles that scupper credibility. And why does Connery never call for back up?
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High Noon re-located on sunless Io, Jupiter's third moon, with Connery as the upright federal marshal posted to the... read more on Time Out
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"...A tight, intriguing old-fashioned drama that gives audiences a hero worth rooting for..."
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Most helpful members' reviews (3)
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
High noon in space
Dark and dirty cop thriller. Sean Connery excellent as marshall O’Niel.
Inventive SFX that still holds up against the CGI of today. -
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Not a bad movie, for eighties sci-fi. The plot is slightly predictable and it's overlong. Only worth it if your serious sci-fi fan.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Outlandish? Nope.
The story isn't original (new sheriff in town upsets the rich crook who gets the hired guns in when the sheriff tries to clean up the town) but taking it into space is. First saw this years ago and it's always stood out in my mind as a good fast paced sci-fi.
Granted, some of the acting isn't too clever (the doctor for one) but it fairly rattles along and is great if you just want a bit of escapism. The SFX aren't the best but perfectly adequate for the era and Connery delivers a spattering of humerous lines.
Verdict - Good, clean, dirty, fun. If you like sci-fi, you'll like this film. -
Most recent members' reviews (2)
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An underrated film in my view, in which Connery is great!!! The plot isn't taxing (and a bit clich?d), but it's good to see the incorruptible underdog triumph against the greedy corporation and its unscrupulous servants...
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rubbish
i would like to be more articulate, but i dont think this film merits the effort.
This is so average and formulaic it makes Hollyoaks look edgy and unpredictable. Seans' wife leaves him before anything meaningful is established about their relationship, to show us he is hurt we see the 'message' she leaves him and watch him looking hurt. New sherriff in town won't play by the rules, this is just cr*p, i hung my laundry out whilst it was on and may have missed the last 15minutes, i didn't care. Oh, and i know it shouldn't be so, but a scottish man in the future, i dunno, bad casting, p*ss-poor script and m-o-r sets. Strangely though, i can understand why it won an academy award for Best Sound, but seriously, who cares? Don't rent it, it's not ironic, so-bad-its-good or funny, it's rubbish.
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
High noon in space
Dark and dirty cop thriller. Sean Connery excellent as marshall O’Niel.
Inventive SFX that still holds up against the CGI of today. -
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Not a bad movie, for eighties sci-fi. The plot is slightly predictable and it's overlong. Only worth it if your serious sci-fi fan.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Outlandish? Nope.
The story isn't original (new sheriff in town upsets the rich crook who gets the hired guns in when the sheriff tries to clean up the town) but taking it into space is. First saw this years ago and it's always stood out in my mind as a good fast paced sci-fi.
Granted, some of the acting isn't too clever (the doctor for one) but it fairly rattles along and is great if you just want a bit of escapism. The SFX aren't the best but perfectly adequate for the era and Connery delivers a spattering of humerous lines.
Verdict - Good, clean, dirty, fun. If you like sci-fi, you'll like this film. -
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
High Noon
Lone lawman waiting for killers and none of the locals will help.This time set in a mining camp on an inhospitable planet.Lots of running around metal stairways and a few exploding bodies.
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An underrated film in my view, in which Connery is great!!! The plot isn't taxing (and a bit clich?d), but it's good to see the incorruptible underdog triumph against the greedy corporation and its unscrupulous servants...
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good a bit of 80's though
this film was good not one of his best butnot one of his worse either
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Good Connery
Big Sean really holds this film together.What is really a 'High Noon' in space builds quite a nice atmosphere of tension and dead. Without Connery I think this may have sunk but his big screen presence carries it through.
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Not a Sean Connery classic!
Only worth watching on a wet day with nothing decent on the box!
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outland!
good, but old, sean looks great though
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Outland
Classic Sean Connery. James Bond in outer space.
Critics' reviews (4)
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It's High Noon in outer space as mining colony marshal Sean Connery confronts the pushers peddling lethal drugs to Jupiter moon workers so they'll produce more ore. This bleak dramatisation of final frontier contamination comes complete with Alien-inspired decor and smooth direction by Peter Hyams. But eschewing the cleverness of his Capricorn One for a doggedly one-dimensional approach to both plot and character, Hyams sinks this far-flung fantasy with cheap scare tactics, illogical science and B-movie western-style gun battles that scupper credibility. And why does Connery never call for back up?
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High Noon re-located on sunless Io, Jupiter's third moon, with Connery as the upright federal marshal posted to the... read more on Time Out
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"...A tight, intriguing old-fashioned drama that gives audiences a hero worth rooting for..."
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"...OUTLAND is what most people mean when they talk about good escapist entertainment..."
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