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Rating:  - painfully boring
I suppose it was revolutionary for it's time, but the acting is god-awful.
Read the book, your imagination will do the story better justice.
Rating:  - The Idea Intrigues - The Movie Does Not
I bought this movie but I wouldn't recommend it. Never mind buying it, it would be hard recommending anyone to go watch it, although I did like the women's hairstyles in this movie. Best of the 70s. The lead actress is pretty easy on the eyes. Apparently, they don't wear bras in the future either. And how great was it to see Farrah Fawcett! She was Farrah Fawcett-Majors at this time - another movie about the future that is in fact a time capsule! Farrah Fawcett's part, however, is pretty short - I'd guess less than 5 minutes total screen time. And while it was fun digging on the shopping mall interior design that was supposed to be our 'world of the future', finally I was left wanting something more.
The plot is intriguing enough - at least the basic idea is. I just thought the movie dragged. I kept waiting for it to be over.
There are parallels between this movie and the "Planet of the Apes". And maybe "Rollerball", neither of which were big hits for me, although I think I liked "Planet of the Apes" better than Logan's Run in terms of the actual watching experience.
I don't mind low-budget effects movies as long as the story engages, but it didn't for me in Logan's Run. One thing that bugged were those cheesy spaceguns that lit up when they would shoot, and then a minute later you would see an explosion rigged to go off near the person they were shooting at. A year before Star Wars and you'd think they could do better than that! Still, this is not the movie's biggest problem.
I remember being intrigued by Logan's Run, the TV series, when I was a kid, and since I couldn't find it on dvd, I opted for the movie instead. I don't regret seeing it (and there are quite a few movies that I can't say that about), but it may be better to rent this one if it's a matter of sating your curiosity. The main premise intrigues, but the rest of the movie's about as exciting as flat coke. I give it 3 stars for the originality of it's idea - for the movie itself, two would be more than fair.
Rating:  - Back to the Future
This movie is OK for Sci-Fi. However, because there is no originality in Hollywood, the movie "The Island" with Ewan McGregor is a remake of this movie. "The Island" is so very similar, just an update of "Logan's Run". If you like originals, get this movie.
Rating: - Not-great transfer of a not-great movie
It's a shame Logan's Run was not polished for a dvd release, because it remains a fairly mediocre science fiction film. As another reviewer has noted, LR became immediately redundant with the release of Stars Wars just a year later, which made LR's cheesy effects and sluggish pace look like a made-for-tv flick. What gives LR its enduring power, though, is its committed performances, especially York and Agutter (even if Michael York, with his hopelessly plummy diction, remains one of my least favourite actors). The director gives us plenty to look at in terms of futuristic settings, but today the movie is a curio - like most futuristic sci-fi - and a bit of a chore to sit through. The picture quality is very flat and washed-out, and the soundtrack lacks depth and clarity; the extra features are also meagre (I turned off the commentary by York after 15 minutes because it was so dry and boring and I didn't want to sit through the pic again). In brief, an inessential buy.
Rating: - When It Sounds Too Good To Be True...
Imagine a society virtually free of disease, no violence, harmony among the masses, casual sexual encounters, and an abudance of pleasure for those not too old to enjoy it. Of course, such a utopia can not even exist in the realm of futuristic worlds. The "Utopian" world presented in "Logan's Run" is alluring at first glance, but behnind the glossy exterior of faultless living, the clock is ticking...and the flashing color in your palm tells you exactly how much time you have left.
In this world, Logan, (played by Michael York) is a sandman, who is essentially employed by the city to ensure that no runners escape the "renewing" process at the age of 30. This film had the misfortune of being released the year before "Star Wars" became the defining film of the science fiction genre. With that said, this film should not be compared to Lucas's opus, but the futuristic settings depicted in "Logan's Run" simply seem dated by the standards achieved during the prodcution of a film of this time. Nevertheless, the film is exciting and offers a brilliant score by Jerry Goldsmith (Planet of the Apes). The score is worth owning by itself, but it adds greatly to the overall presentation. Take a trip into sanctuary, and discover that the true paradise may in fact be the one we're currently neglecting. In this way, "Logan's Run" offers a prophetic message, while entertaining audiences along the way.
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