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Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on April 24, 2011, 03:51 AM:

Its been a while since I last watched it, I still remember watching it at the movies when it came out around 1982.
Tonight I ran the DVD through the video projector, even though the movie is now 30 years old [Eek!]

it made me think that in todays world of CGI etc, that you still cant beat a good cast of actors that many of those films had back then. With Sean Connery and James B Sikking remember him from "Hill Street Blues" and with outstanding music by Jerry Goldsmith, directed by Peter Hyams it still comes across really well and hasn't aged a bit [Smile]

I understand Warner Bros are making a remake of it. [Roll Eyes]

Graham.

Posted by Colin Robert Hunt (Member # 433) on April 24, 2011, 02:35 PM:

Why is the question. These remakes just flop every time. Have they not learnt yet. The original as you say has no CGI and yet we have a great film. No need for a remake, just have some brains to script a film from a new screenplay. It's just pure lazynesss these producers have to regenerate films from classics hoping some one willl want to see a remake. Waste of time.

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on April 25, 2011, 10:31 AM:

I agree, whats the point of remaking it? Maybe a sequel with the continuing adventures of the "space cop".

By the way, that film could be in the "Alien" or :Bladerunner" world. It holds up quite well today. I have the widescreen laserdisc of it.

Posted by Paul Spinks (Member # 573) on May 03, 2011, 07:28 AM:

It's virtually a remake of "High Noon" which was a significantly superior movie.

Posted by Colin Robert Hunt (Member # 433) on May 03, 2011, 02:48 PM:

This was noted in the original review of the film. A great film at the time, very injoyable to view. A picture of it's time and not in 3D to promote it.

Posted by Paul Spinks (Member # 573) on May 03, 2011, 05:04 PM:

I do like this film myself and it is one of three Sean Connery films that I have 16mm prints of. It is a lovely print on low fade stock however it is a tv version so it is not in the correct aspect ratio and it is edited so as to not offend my delicate sensibilities [Big Grin]

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