The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
NEXT: "Idiocracy" (2006)
Fairly artsy and hard to follow seriously unless you're really trying... and I wasn't. I get turned off pretty quickly if I feel people are trying too hard to be weird.
Core message: Our society is killing itself w/ entertainment and dangerous addictions.
WARNING: Nudity.
Haiku Summary
Spaceman needs water
to save home planet. Gets cash,
gets wasted. Does nil.
Showing posts with label marathon-sci-fi. Show all posts
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Monday, June 09, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Logan's Run (1976) - 3/5
Logan's Run (1976)
NEXT: "Iron Man" (2008)
The first half has the same type of production as "The Omega Man", "The Andromeda Strain", etc.: bad '70's sci-fi. But the second half kinda frees itself from that and gets more into the story and implications of everything. Maybe it's just in contrast, but the second half "feels" a lot better.
It's a lot like "The Matrix" in some senses.
SPOILERS
Once they get out of the city, the movie isn't weighed down w/ the bad scenes and sets so that helps.
Haiku Summary
Future: all renew
when thirty. Some run. They die.
Logan runs and lives.
NEXT: "Iron Man" (2008)
The first half has the same type of production as "The Omega Man", "The Andromeda Strain", etc.: bad '70's sci-fi. But the second half kinda frees itself from that and gets more into the story and implications of everything. Maybe it's just in contrast, but the second half "feels" a lot better.
It's a lot like "The Matrix" in some senses.
SPOILERS
Once they get out of the city, the movie isn't weighed down w/ the bad scenes and sets so that helps.
Haiku Summary
Future: all renew
when thirty. Some run. They die.
Logan runs and lives.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Silent Running (1972) - 1/5
Silent Running (1972)
NEXT: "I'm Not There" (2007)
Man, not good. In the same vein of "Omega Man" and "The Andromeda Strain" this is just slow, poorly acted and suffers from the same production style.
I might have given this 2 out of 5, but the music (Joan Baez) is just painful.
There's a lot of possible messages from this like man doesn't care about nature, nature freaks are crazy, etc. I think mainly the message is: we need to take care of the planet or it will go away and that man cares more about money than beauty and nature. I'm not sure, but that might be it???
Haiku Summary
Ship with plants to save
Earth's nature. Told to destroy
and come back. He's nuts.
NEXT: "I'm Not There" (2007)
Man, not good. In the same vein of "Omega Man" and "The Andromeda Strain" this is just slow, poorly acted and suffers from the same production style.
I might have given this 2 out of 5, but the music (Joan Baez) is just painful.
There's a lot of possible messages from this like man doesn't care about nature, nature freaks are crazy, etc. I think mainly the message is: we need to take care of the planet or it will go away and that man cares more about money than beauty and nature. I'm not sure, but that might be it???
Haiku Summary
Ship with plants to save
Earth's nature. Told to destroy
and come back. He's nuts.
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
The Andromeda Strain (1971) - 2.5/5
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
NEXT: "Dan in Real Life" (2007)
Wow. Slow. It felt like "THX-1138" and "2001" in a lot of ways. An interesting idea/story, but only decently told.
About 40% of the movie is watching the scientists prep for the sterile environment. Another 50% is watching them use robotic tools. The other 10% is the resolution at the very end... maybe it's only 5%.
You might be able to make a higher case for this story's implications about science and man and our position and such. About the decisions we have to make about humanity and who has the right to know this or cause that or how we might be playing God at times. I can see those arguments in there, but unfortunately the metal arms get more screen time and their humming gets most of the dialog.
Haiku Summary
Satellite falls. Town
dies. Unknown cause. Robotics.
Watch. Wait. Slow. Scare! Done.
NEXT: "Dan in Real Life" (2007)
Wow. Slow. It felt like "THX-1138" and "2001" in a lot of ways. An interesting idea/story, but only decently told.
About 40% of the movie is watching the scientists prep for the sterile environment. Another 50% is watching them use robotic tools. The other 10% is the resolution at the very end... maybe it's only 5%.
You might be able to make a higher case for this story's implications about science and man and our position and such. About the decisions we have to make about humanity and who has the right to know this or cause that or how we might be playing God at times. I can see those arguments in there, but unfortunately the metal arms get more screen time and their humming gets most of the dialog.
Haiku Summary
Satellite falls. Town
dies. Unknown cause. Robotics.
Watch. Wait. Slow. Scare! Done.
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
The Omega Man (1971) - 1.5/5
The Omega Man (1971)
NEXT: "I Am Legend" (2007)
Wow, I cd have sworn Charlton Heston cd act. This shows 1971 production in the purest light.
Watching this movie explains why no one has ever said "Oh, you gotta see The Omega Man."
I have to give it a bit of slack b/c of the time since it was made, but man, not the greatest film.
Haiku Summary
Smart zombies want to
kill the last man on earth. He
finds cure, but dies. Cheese.
NEXT: "I Am Legend" (2007)
Wow, I cd have sworn Charlton Heston cd act. This shows 1971 production in the purest light.
Watching this movie explains why no one has ever said "Oh, you gotta see The Omega Man."
I have to give it a bit of slack b/c of the time since it was made, but man, not the greatest film.
Haiku Summary
Smart zombies want to
kill the last man on earth. He
finds cure, but dies. Cheese.
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