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Summary: Stunning SCI-FI
Review: Logan's Run is a dazzling sci-fi film. It is set in a very "alien" future of the United States; only everyone is forced to live indoors in a "City of Domes." Society is peaceful and fun loving. When you reach 30, you are to renew your life through a ritual or never live again.The story of Logan's Run is quite frightening. Director Michael Anderson does a fantastic job of keeping the frightening aspects of the story going. From the pleasant yet somewhat menacing voice of the main computer to the idea behind the "Carousel", you never for a minute doubt what is going on and you really pull for the central characters. The DVD transfer is good, probably as good as they are going to get, because some scenes of the film always looked a little "muddy." The enhanced soundtrack is in Dolby and while not 5.1, is still sounds much better than the VHS. The commentary is good but nothing spectacular. And the widescreen is really nice! A word of caution. While the film is rated PG, there are several scenes of brief nudity, one of which really doesn't further the plot any and is unnecessary (in fact, in the commentary, the scene takes the director by surprise and he says he forgot about it). The other is an elaborate scene in the "love shop." Despite that, there is very little graphic violence and little to no profanity. Logan's Run is a solid film. It looks a little dated now, but still entertains!
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Summary: Classic '70s Sci-fi.
Review: This movie is just plain fun. The story is a good one, the acting is passable more often than not, and the special effects are often so dated and cheesy as to feel nostalgic. I first saw this film when I was a child and I remembered much more than I would have imagined possible. With a child the most important aspects of a film are plotting and interesting characters, and that is what this film has in spades. The fact that brassiers are out of style in the 23rd century also makes for a promising future. ;) Michael York plays a Sandman named Logan, a police character who hunts down and 'terminates' what are called 'runners.' Members of this enclosed society who have come of age (30-years-old) are up for possible 'renewal' in an event called 'Carrousel.' Those who are of age that do not show up at 'Carrousel' are considered 'runners.' Michael York (an upstanding Sandman) is summoned by the great machine that oversees this seeming Utopia and is given a mission that requires he be thought of as a 'runner' to gain the trust of unacquired 'runners' still at large throughout the city. As a result, his final four years as a citizen is wiped away and he starts to consider the possibilty that the great machine is not 'renewing' anyone at all, but that they all die in 'Carrousel.' The seed of doubt is sewn in his mind and "Logan's Run" begins. The miniatures used as buildings, etc. are all fake-looking but are still great to look at, the special effects are often laughable, but the story is good and the film is ultimately entertaining all the way to the last scene. Recommended.
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Summary: The sexiest movie ever
Review: Ooh aah. You've seen the friends episode, now watch the film. Find a hot cousin, a bottle of red, a bowl of popcorn, and let the good times roll.
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Summary: A Look At The Future - From The 70's
Review: "Logan's Run" remains one of my favorite childhood experiences. My Dad and I tried to recall whether we'd first seen it in the theater together, and I believe we did.
At the time, "Logan's Run" was a technical masterpiece, being one of the last great science-fiction movies pre-Star Wars. Viewed now, being used to more modern technology, the sets are almost laughable. Models look very much like models, though "Logan's Run" can boast of being the first film to utilize laser holography (one of the reasons the film won a special achievement Academy award).
The story fits right in with the film's 70s appeal. A post-apocalyptic (what type of apocalypse isn't relevant..or mentioned) city where the inhabitants live a life of idleness and hedonism, until they turn 30. Then it's forced lights out.
Naturally, some people run rather than walk into a certain death. The Sandmen are there to catch them.
The acting, for the most part, is very good. The story flows well and is interesting throughout, though a bit cheesy in place. This becomes one of the 70's penultimate films just by virtue of Farrah Fawcett's hair alone.
There is plenty of kitsch value in "Logan's Run", but it stands as an excellent film in its own right. A behind the scenes documentary sheds some insight into how director's achieved that futuristic look before computers were powerful enough to aid artistic imagination.
"Logan's Run" remains a science-fiction classic.
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Summary: A lot of staying power
Review: I saw this movie in the 1980's on TV. I was amazed how well the movie was made given that the story is rather simple.
Humanity lives under a dome largely care-free except that when you turn thirty you have to enter a ritual to renew your `life-contract'. Contracts however are never renewed. Those who try to escape this system are called `Runners' and those who track and kill runners are the Sandmen. Some runners do make it though and in a bid to find this `Sanctuary', the Dome Operating Unit charges Logan 5 (Michael York - a Sandman) to investigate. In a bid to make his story more believable the Unit changes him into a runner, which he then duly does with the help of Jenny Agutter, hunted by his best friend (another Sandman) who knows nothing about his mission. After some adventures on the way they end up in Washington D.C. where they stumble across an old man (Peter Ustinov) and a lot of cats (!). This is also where the hunter is finally eliminated. They make their way back to the Dome (with the old man in tow). Logan 5 is being debriefed by the Unit, which subsequently explodes on account of conflicting data. Everyone leaves the dome and discovers age.
I loved the tin robot and the `ice-bank'. I also loved the: `what's that strange light...I don't know, but it is warm' sequence. It's so out of this world, it must be from Earth. There are plenty of special effects, but remember this movie was made in the seventies, so don't expect too much.
All this may sound rather boring, but let me assure you the movie is anything but that. In fact you will probably want to see it again and again.
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Summary: Imaginative Vision of the Future
Review: Logan's Run was one of my favorite movies as a kid, and the qualities that made it so haven't changed...it is certainly true that the miniatures are not convincing, but the whole 'look' of the film has a certain 'Tommorowland' quality that I found (and find) appealing. Then there are the two principals, the fine English actor and actress Michael York and Jenny Agutter (lovely and sexy as always). Basically, though, it's just the whole concept of a world of only the young and beautiful that struck me then and now as an appropriate vision of the future given our culture's shallow emphasis on looks, fame, and money.
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Summary: Great older sci-fi movie
Review: If you've only ever seen Logan's Run on TV, you simply *have* to get the DVD! After seeing it countless times on TV, I was amazed at what all had been edited out from the full movie. It all fits now SO much better, the robot in the freezing chamber, and several other bits that I'll not give away. :-) Great older sci-fi classic to be sure!
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Summary: Dated But Quaint
Review: As I recall, this film won an Oscar for its Special Effects (I could be wrong about this). Yet the effects today seem rather amateurish, making extensive use of miniatures that don't come close to looking realistic.
The story concept is interesting but not unique--an original series Star Trek episode called "For The World Is Hollow And I Have Touched The Sky" employs a similar plot device. It also has elements of another original series Star Trek episode entitled, "Return of the Archons."
The story is very simplistic...members of a post-apocolyptic society, unbeknownst to them, live out their lives beneath a dome where no one is permitted to live beyond the age of 30. Those who chose to avoid "renewal" (a lavish state-sponsored murder rite) and flee are given the title of "runner." Enter Logan 5, played by Michael York, a "Sandman" whose sole responsibility it is to terminate "runners." In an effort to infiltrate the sect that harbors and aids runners, Logan 5 assumes the role of runner himself. He is assisted by Jessica 6 (nobody seems to have a surname in the movie), played by the lovely--and very young--Jenny Agutter.
Unfortunately for Logan, none of the other Sandmen have been informed of his covert mission--making him real-world target for elimination. Their flight from termination leads them to a new world, a world outside the dome. Their awed reaction to the first thing they see, the sun... Jessica: "What is it?" Logan: "I don't know, but it's warm." ...is almost inspiring. They eventually learn the truth about everything that has been going on and eventually try to set things right, even if it means destroying the society that so many of their fellow citizens have come to totally depend upon.
The movie is also noteworthy for a few other portrayals: Farrah-Fawcett, in her first movie role, as a beautician (what else!), of sorts; Roscoe Lee Browne, in a rather humorous portrayal of a demented, murderous Tin Man straight out of the Wizard of Oz (I love that aluminum foil costume!); and, believe it or not, Oscas-winning actor Peter Ustinov, as an old hermit living in an abandoned Washington D.C. with his legion of cats.
An enjoyable time killer for a rainy day but nothing more.
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Summary: Very good, but not quite what it could have been
Review: LOGAN'S RUN is the story of a futuristic society where free sex is rampant and old age is non-existent. After environmental problems drive humanity into domed enclosures, death becomes mandatory at age thirty, accompanied by a moving ceremony. Of course, not all cooperate enthusiastically, and Michael York plays a Sandman, a member of a police-like organization that helps enforce the death-at-thirty rule. So, what happens when a Sandman closes in on thirty himself, and does feel ready to die? A quiet rebellion.
The special effects vary in quality greatly here, as the enclosed cities are extremely reminiscent of a mega-mall, but the ruins of Washington, D.C. are startlingly haunting and feasible, especially with a doddering Peter Ustinov rambling around like a post-apocalyptic Benjamin Franklin.
This movie is memorable and worth watching, especially for the premise and the outside-the-dome sequences.
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Summary: fantastic futuristic fun
Review: Logan's Run was one of my faves as a kid. It was different from othe Sci Fi at the time. It created a weird world that was great to watch. I also watched the TV show version and loved it too (sure it was just a TV show and not quite as grand as the the more expensive flick but it was still weird enough to keep me watching). You've just got to love a show that creates it's own strange world and takes you away from reality. Logan has it's own style that provides just the right escape from the played out worlds of other Sci Fi flicks and shows. Give this a chance if you want something that's different and you've never seen it.
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