Thoughts on Logan's Run.

[BAYLOR]

Yeah I would say in terms of prescient dystopias, the world of Logan's Run seems pretty low on the scale so far. Maybe the idea of a youth dictatorship felt plausible in the 60's and 70's but things nowadays seem as gerontocratic as they ever were.

The New You shops where you can change your face and body, We have that sort of thing in the her and now .

 

[KGeo777]

In the novel the cut off age is 20--I think that's way too low for a movie like this. It had to be 30 to make it more dramatic.

I always thought of Micronauts when I see Box.
In a way he is the forerunner of Darth Vader since you got a black guy in there--or doing the voice--playing the sinister overlord.
I feel the carousel masks are also precursors to Vader since they have a tech skull appearance but I understand they are just hockey masks.

 

[BAYLOR]

The Marvel comic continued it right after the end of the movie but I think they went beyond their licensing rights or something.

Ive seen pictures of the those comics but, none of the actual comics.

 

[BAYLOR]

In the novel the cut off age is 20--I think that's way too low for a movie like this. It had to be 30 to make it more dramatic.

I always thought of Micronauts when I see Box.
In a way he is the forerunner of Darth Vader since you got a black guy in there--or doing the voice--playing the sinister overlord.
I feel the carousel masks are also precursors to Vader since they have a tech skull appearance but I understand they are just hockey masks.

The tone of the book was far different from the film.

 

[BAYLOR]

I loved the movie of Logan's run and it remained a favourite of mine throught my youth. Probably my first example of distopia, i really enjoyed the duality of the tone on it. I thought it looked great and was very well cast. (i mean, who didn't have a little crush on Jessica?)

I only saw it when i was a child, but i remember enjoying the TV series too, although i'm not sure whether the TV series holds up to viewing as an adult.

I've not read the book, though. I think this would be a great candidate for a reboot.

The book worth checking out .

 

[paranoid marvin]

You're born, life a life of plenty and ease, and before you start to grow old, enter the Carousel and do it all over again. Which seems like a great idea until you start to near your expiry date.

I suppose that The Island (another excellent movie) is similar in may respects.

 

[BAYLOR]

You're born, life a life of plenty and ease, and before you start to grow old, enter the Carousel and do it all over again. Which seems like a great idea until you start to near your expiry date.

I suppose that The Island (another excellent movie) is similar in may respects.

Interesting that you mention the Island which is decent film . Another film you might find of interest is B film The Clonus Horror .

 

[Rodders]

I always thought that the guns the Sandmen had looked really cool.

Apparently, the effect was an accident. The laser effects were supposed to be added afterwards but they looked the look of the flash and didn't finish the effect.

 

[KGeo777]

There was toy gun that fired like that or some people built a prop replica.

 

[JunkMonkey]

Interesting that you mention the Island which is decent film . Another film you might find of interest is B film The Clonus Horror .

The makers of The Clonus Horror (aka Parts) sued the makers of The Island for plagurism. And rightly so. (They settled out of court.) Parts is an interesting, though dated and under budgeted little SF film. The Island is just by a by the numbers OTT Hollywood bullsh** excuse for a series of set-piece stuntfests.

To get back on topic. Am I the only person here who thought that (Jenny Aguter's obligatory getting her kit off moment aside) Logan's Run was a pretty boring film?

 

[AllanR]

Logan's Run was a pretty boring film?

Loved it as a kid. Watched it five years ago, or so, and it didn't hold up for me at all.

 

[Robert Zwilling]

I saw Logan's run on the outdoor tv antenna about a month ago, hadn't seen it for many years. Though pretty simple at times, it kept getting shocked back into consciousness at a fast enough pace to keep it interesting. The final ending came fast but that's Hollywood, time to end the show.

 

[BAYLOR]

The makers of The Clonus Horror (aka Parts) sued the makers of The Island for plagurism. And rightly so. (They settled out of court.) Parts is an interesting, though dated and under budgeted little SF film. The Island is just by a by the numbers OTT Hollywood bullsh** excuse for a series of set-piece stuntfests.

To get back on topic. Am I the only person here who thought that (Jenny Aguter's obligatory getting her kit off moment aside) Logan's Run was a pretty boring film?

I didn't find this film least bit boring nor the main characters. I found that I cared a great deal about the characters. Logan is Sandman He kills who escape the requirements that they report to Carousel on the 30th year . He has no doubts about what he does or no qualms , as he tells Jessie 6 that when summons here for a date, and can't grasp why she would question the status quo. It isn't until become a runner , that he starts to see things in a different light and course, Jessica 6 whom he falls love with , becomes his conscience .

 

[BAYLOR]

I saw Logan's run on the outdoor tv antenna about a month ago, hadn't seen it for many years. Though pretty simple at times, it kept getting shocked back into consciousness at a fast enough pace to keep it interesting. The final ending came fast but that's Hollywood, time to end the show.

Box Cyborg and and all those runners that he froze in ice and stored like food. thats one scene I can never forgot . What a horror that was.

 

[Danny McG]

Farrah!
Hubba Hubba

 

[KiraAnn]

There was a Star Trek TOS episode loosely based on the concept of a teenager run society. I also guess Nolan's original was loosely based on Lord of the Files.

 

[JunkMonkey]

Loved it as a kid. Watched it five years ago, or so, and it didn't hold up for me at all.

Me too - I shared it with a couple of my kids without having seen it for a couple of decades and they were bored rigid as well.

 

[KiraAnn]

There was a Star Trek TOS episode loosely based on the concept of a teenager run society. I also guess Nolan's original was loosely based on Lord of the Files.

That episode was "Miri".

 

[paranoid marvin]

I didn't find this film least bit boring nor the main characters. I found that I cared a great deal about the characters. Logan is Sandman He kills who escape the requirements that they report to Carousel on the 30th year . He has no doubts about what he does or no qualms , as he tells Jessie 6 that when summons here for a date, and can't grasp why she would question the status quo. It isn't until become a runner , that he starts to see things in a different light and course, Jessica 6 whom he falls love with , becomes his conscience .

Same here. I thought it was an interesting concept which played out well on screen. Considering the budget (which was significantly lower than other scifi movies of the 1970s such as Star Wars, Star Trek, Close Encounters, Alien etc) I think they did a pretty good job.

 

[farntfar]

In terms of the budget, all the rest was ok, if clearly not high tech, but the thing I found unconvincing was the carosel.
OK so lots of similar effects were cheap in those days. It reminded me a lot of the android making machine in Star Trek; the one with Roc, saying, "Ah yes. The old ones. The ones who made us. Yes!"
Simply having something that spins is not marvellous SF tech.

Talking of which, the machine span, to duplicate Kirk from a figure of putty, but when you pierced its skin, or at least the skin of the girl, she was full of electronics components. Mixed messages.