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Summary: "Lathe" had a dramatic impact 20 years ago
Review: The Lathe of Heaven is one of those unique entities that was something you discovered by accident. When it cycled around on PBS again, we made an event out of it. Then it vanished, never to be seen again.The impact of the story and the presentation was notable for the time. And it even made a bunch of high school friends gain a strange appreciation for PBS and non-mainstream films. From an historical point of view, the movie broke a lot of molds and took a lot of chances, and it worked. The movie released on DVD with apparently an interview will be a very welcome addition to the library and is something worth taking a look at. It'll be interesting to see how the story holds up after it's two decade hiatus from the public eye and to see if the movie's impact remains just as solid. 'twas a fun ride then...
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Summary: PBS Perfection
Review: It is difficult to find fault with any aspect of this film. From casting to plot to cinematography to directing, all flows together into one of the all time great SciFi pieces! Our hero dreams, and in the morning, his dreams have become reality. He seeks out a therapist to help him sort out what he believes is his brush with insanity, only to be manipulated by the therapist. The movie combines SciFi, philosophy, politics, greed, race realtions and more in a sublte, non preachy way. The story line keeps your interest throughout, and the ending is fantastic. The BBC could have made a FORTUNE had they made this film more available earlier. Now that it IS, you won't be disappointed! (This film was voted one of the top 100 Science Fiction films of all time. I rate in in the top 3.)
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Summary: It is finaly here
Review: "The Lath of Heaven" is back, or should we sayfinally released. It has been twenty years and my VHS of the TV copyis hard to see. I have the book and others with some of her short stories. The original has been remastered with a different band singing "With a Little Help from My friends." So I will keep my original tape also. I personally like to see if I can recognize the places where the film was shot. The Airtrans that was in the movie is being replaced soon. The Water garden of Ft. Worth was used in "Logan's Run" (1976).If you look close You can see The Dallas City Hall, and Thanksgiving Square among other Texas sites. The year 2002, four years after the event, George Orr finds that he can have affective dreams. His dreams can change reality. His psychiatrist realizes that this could correct the problems of the world. George does not want to go along with the "Plan." So the Psychiatrist uses his own invention to learn and give himself the ability to change the world. In the process George explains that you can not out guess GOD and that the changes may not have the planned effect.
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Summary: Don't miss this one!
Review: Originally aired on PBS 20 years ago, and locked up in copyright battles until now, this movie is a rarity not to be missed. Based on the Sci Fi novel of the same name, it tells the story of a young man whose dreams can become reality, and the inevitable - and ultimately negative - results when science seeks to use the gift to its own ends. Beautifully and hauntingly filmed, the movie stuck in my mind even though I have not seen it these many years, and have missed recent PBS broadcasts. A modern classic.
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Summary: A brilliant production -- even 20 years later
Review: LATHE is that rare event -- an intelligent adaptation of a science fiction classic. A people-centered story, without all the special effects that distract the viewer from the story, I never tire of seeing it (I've worn out two copies that I made when it was originally broadcast 20 years ago). It's been playing on PBS this month -- see it if you can. And then buy yourself a copy so you can see it again.
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Summary: A true classic
Review: This has to be the one of the best adaptation of a science fiction novel ever. I highly recommend this video. I wish I could give it 6 Stars.
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Summary: 80's Retro Space Age Trip
Review: The Lathe of Heaven is a wonderful Sci Fi drama where a man dreams reality and the "truth" is he does. Anything he dreams seems to become reality. In this retro style pop modern setting, the lead character and his therapist try to create a different world. This story directs its attention towards problems and concerns of the times, such as race population explosions and war. It is a cult classic that never really had its day. It was to premier at the same time as Star Wars and Indiana Jones and the like, but was for some reason, held back from release. Yes, it is VERY "dated" in its appearance, but its messages still have something to learn from.
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Summary: God is everything, everything is God.
Review: If God is everything, then everything is God. Without ourselves, the universe as we know it would not exist. Each person is a unique prism which fractionates the rays of life into a unique experience. Therefore, we are God. We have infinite power if we choose to have it because we are capable of thought. Thought is energy. Energy is mass. Mass is force, and force creates change. Through what you would call the "butterfly" effect, a simple intangible thought can change the entire universe (read about the Hologram Theory). All you have to do is seek that which is inside us (opposite of materialism). That's the power of dreams, a connection to Man's deep subconscious, but in order to obtain it, one has to achieve Balance. George Orr has balance. Balance is freedom, but balance varies from individual to individual, and what makes Orr different from the mad scientist is that the mad scientist would push his sense of balance on others, while Orr would let others achieve their own balance. The mad scientist is totalitarianism. Orr is freedom.
Imagine infinity as a sheet of paper. Balance is a straight line from one corner to the opposite corner, resulting in the longest line possible. Imbalance results in a line that deviates and is therefore shorter. We want to have the longest line possible, and that line can be measured by years, quality of life, experience, whatever we choose. Balance is individualized.
Great movie.
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Summary: At Long Last!
Review: We've only been waiting 20 years to see this movie again. Apparently, this movie had quite an effect on people. So much so that it is PBS' most requested movie to date. It was only aired once 20 years ago but everyone who saw it remembered it. PBS finally aired it in 2000 twice in a row (during one of their pledge drives) and people ran frantically all over the house to find a blank video tape so they could record it and called their friends to tell them it was on again. In interviews with the original cast, it came to light that even they couldn't get copies of it. Bruce Davison said that people have been begging, pleading and bribing him for a copy for the last 20 years but he didn't even have one himself. To have this movie on DVD is sheer heaven since it will last a lifetime.
Lathe of Heaven is quite a strange tale. Imagine being afraid to sleep because every time you dream, you changed the world. That was the world for George Orr (Davison) and the mad shrink, Dr. Haber, that tried to control Orr's power. Of course what Dr. Haber asks George to dream and what George dreamt are 2 different things. Haber continually tries to correct what's been dreamt up with disasterous results. I don't believe the whole story needs to be retold here. You should just watch it to see what all the fuss is about. You know all you need to know. There were no big budget special effects. No elaborate sets or costumes. Still folks were dying to see it again. This movie was redone and broadcast in 2002. It wasn't bad but it wasn't the original. Margaret Avery's role of Orr's attorney was played by Lisa Bonet in the 2002 version.
I suggest that you buy this before it runs out of stock. You wouldn't want to wait another 20 years to see it now, would you?
I can't believe it's finally out on DVD. Oh happy day!!!!!
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Summary: Review.
Review: We watched 'The Lathe in Heaven' for a science fiction class I took in high school. I remember it being really weird and the movie made less sense towards the ending.
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