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Things To Come
1936
A visually sweeping sci-fi classic full of futuristic vistas and modern cityscapes, based on the story by H.G. Wells and written for the screen by Wells. Beginning before World War II and travelling to 2036 AD, this journey predicts a host of modernities before following a rocketship to the moon. Massey is a future leader .. Read more
| Starring | Raymond Massey, Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd, Edward Chapman |
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| Director | William Cameron Menzies |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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HG Wells thought Metropolis to be 'quite the silliest film', but a decade later Alexander Korda gave him enormous... read more on Time Out
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18 out of 21 people found this review helpful
Not the special edition
This is, of course, a classic of the science fiction genre - my only disappointment is that the version on offer is not the (purportedly) all singing all ... more
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9 out of 11 people found this review helpful
All the Universe or nothing. Which will it be?
Decades of war and pestilence leave civilization shattered but some have kept the flame alive and aim to lead mankind into a golden age.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
The shredded version
Whilst the disc details say this is the 119 minute version of 'Things to Come' I was disappointed when what I received finished in half an hour less ... more
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
The shredded version
Whilst the disc details say this is the 119 minute version of 'Things to Come' I was disappointed when what I received finished in half an hour less ... more
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Things to come
Spookily prescient in many of its ideas, this is fascinating whilst being a little clumsy and dated, even for its time.
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- nated23 from Birmingham
- Posted 26 May 2007 20:12
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18 out of 21 people found this review helpful
Not the special edition
This is, of course, a classic of the science fiction genre - my only disappointment is that the version on offer is not the (purportedly) all singing all ... more
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9 out of 11 people found this review helpful
All the Universe or nothing. Which will it be?
Decades of war and pestilence leave civilization shattered but some have kept the flame alive and aim to lead mankind into a golden age.
By purely ... more -
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
The shredded version
Whilst the disc details say this is the 119 minute version of 'Things to Come' I was disappointed when what I received finished in half an hour less ... more
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Prophetic and optimistic
This film by Alexander Korda was very close in its prophecy of a coming war and frighteningly close to Goebbel's idea of Total War. The idea that science ... more
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Things to come
Spookily prescient in many of its ideas, this is fascinating whilst being a little clumsy and dated, even for its time.
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- nated23 from Birmingham
- Posted 26 May 2007 20:12
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[Highly rated reviewer]
Things That Came
Things to Come is a remarkably prophetic film. Released in 1936 it begins in 1940 with a blitz on Everytown which could well have been London. The war which ... more
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Things to Come
A good piece of cinema but is of it's time, it has not aged well, with the clipped British accents laughable in places. As Hollywood has a habit of re-... more
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Film of wonder and imagination
A magnificent piece of early science fiction. The designs are gorgeous and very art deco, the acting surprisingly excellent at times and it's vision shows ... more
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Interesting
Far too long, with not much happening - I found I wanted to drift off to sleep in the middle
Entertaining when you think it was made over 70 years ... more -
1 out of 3 people found this review helpful
NOT THE SPECIAL EDITION
This isn't the special edition as pictures in the listing so don't bother with it.
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HG Wells thought Metropolis to be 'quite the silliest film', but a decade later Alexander Korda gave him enormous... read more on Time Out
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