tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post405794381927665335..comments2024-02-21T20:51:54.249+00:00Comments on The Celluloid Highway: Westworld (1973)Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-49646136214848996742012-12-04T23:44:52.673+00:002012-12-04T23:44:52.673+00:00Phase IV, directed by Saul Bass is another favouri...Phase IV, directed by Saul Bass is another favourite 70s scifi movie of mine, and criminally overlooked. Also, Capricorn 1, although a straight thriller rather than scifi.willnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-75788724204784550422011-11-24T13:55:41.798+00:002011-11-24T13:55:41.798+00:00Not only did he look like a robot Feore, but it wa...Not only did he look like a robot Feore, but it was also clever casting because it subverted his screen persona. Bryner of course was the leader of THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN and the hero of numerous westerns. It doesn't quite reach the effect of Henry Fonda in ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST, but it isn't far off.Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-490337219673410062011-11-24T11:12:18.741+00:002011-11-24T11:12:18.741+00:00I too enjoy Westworld and after reading your Revie...I too enjoy Westworld and after reading your Review will be looking to seek it out for a revisit. Yul Bryner was a master stroke of casting as the man already looked like a Robot his Elven ears and (Red Dwarf Crichton esq head), much like the casting of Robert Patrick as the Liquid Metal Terminator in T2.Feore Fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-6854935210654994972010-12-13T23:45:53.673+00:002010-12-13T23:45:53.673+00:00Another classic in SciFi that I have somehow manag...Another classic in SciFi that I have somehow managed to miss, been looking forward to it for years but I havent grabbed it yet. Might need to bump it up on the Netflix que while the wife isnt looking!I Like Horror Movieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851268002582984544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-88972300580986648002010-12-11T13:51:05.516+00:002010-12-11T13:51:05.516+00:00Apologies! - my last comment was directed at dford...Apologies! - my last comment was directed at dfordoom.Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-28283345023832725172010-12-11T13:32:23.713+00:002010-12-11T13:32:23.713+00:00Thanks for the comments gentlemen, as always grea...Thanks for the comments gentlemen, as always greatly appreciated;<br /><br />@ Franco - I like the elements of paranoia in COMA, but I've always found it to be a bit of a trudge. If you're able to track it down THE TERMINAL MAN is an interesting watch.<br /><br />@ Brian - I've haven't seen FUTUREWORLD for many years, which is why I've added it my online rental list for Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-78209185012385709662010-12-11T02:56:06.924+00:002010-12-11T02:56:06.924+00:00From 1968 to around 1976 was a true golden age of ...From 1968 to around 1976 was a true golden age of science fiction movies. <em>Westworld, The Andromeda Strain, Colossus: The Forbin Project, The Man Who Fell To Earth</em>, all great movies. I haven't seen <em>Westworld</em> for a while but I ordered the DVD recently thinking it was time for a re-watch.<br /><br />Even the failures, like <em>Logan's Run</em> and <em>The Omega Man</em>, dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-13738248274230530902010-12-10T23:18:48.513+00:002010-12-10T23:18:48.513+00:00WESTWORLD is an ace sci fi movie in my book, too, ...WESTWORLD is an ace sci fi movie in my book, too, Shaun. I have DVD-R of FUTUREWORLD in widescreen I copied from cable a couple years back. Brynner is only in it briefly during a bizarre dream sequence. The premise is quite good, I thought, but the movie itself wastes its potential.<br /><br />RUNAWAY from Crichton in 1986 I think it was, was pretty decent with Tom Selleck and Gene Simmons as thevenoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-4954904528338461382010-12-10T17:29:18.932+00:002010-12-10T17:29:18.932+00:00Crichton used a similar premise for Jurassic Park,...Crichton used a similar premise for Jurassic Park, the amusement park gone wrong. I've always been curious for this one, but have never actually seen it. <br /><br />I did manage to see both The Andromeda Strain and Coma, I really enjoyed COMA, it was a creepy flick, Michael Bay stole some images from COMA for THE ISLAND, specifically, those scenes with the comatose people hanging on those Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.com