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Blu B It's got a lot of interesting ideas and production value behind it and for the most part the story works. The problem is the direction, campiness, and acting leaves a lot to be desired in this case. The acting is easily the weakest part and is just ok. The chemistry between the two leads isn't anything special and the dialouge is just ok as well. Everything else though isn't bad about including some solid editing. There is tons of practical effects in this and exotic set design but it looks ok and hasn't aged anywhere as well as some of its contemporaries from this era. It reminds me of the asetics of something like Barberella or Superman The Movie (with the camp of each as well). Sometimes it can look a little cheap every now and than also with certain elements but the effort shows overall. The music alternates between being boring and a weird whiny synth and good cinematic scores. It defintely needed a more memorable and consistent soundtrack. The camerawork is pretty basic and certain scenes feel like they just drag on like when they meet the old man and ask 20 questions with him. This needed to speed things up every now and than. The story isn't broken either and makes perfect sense again just needed better acting, faster/more consistent pacing, and more consistent score than anything. It's cool to see a standalone Sci-Fi flick pre Star Wars from this era though. Anyone who is a fan of any actors in this, Pre Star Wars Sci-Fi, or the director may want to check this out. This could probably be remade with a better director and be superior today. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/18/24 Full Review Russ Absolutely preposterous screenplay and even worse production. It's too obvious that huge minutes of the footage were shot in a shopping mall and sewage treatment plant. Oh, Jenny really makes tracks in those high heels during the "run," eh? Oh, I almost forgot to mention the really bad matte paintings of DC in the third act. How TF did they get a good actor like Ustinov to take that role when everyone else in the cast is a hack? Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/24/24 Full Review Alec B I think that the movie works because of the design elements, not in spite of them (for one thing, having a hedonistic society where no one is allowed to live past 30 exist entirely in an ugly shopping mall works a little too well). Also its well cast and has the right blend of pessimism and hope. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/20/24 Full Review David W An iconic sci-fi with a great plot, memorable characters (an almost supernaturally gorgeous Jenny Agutter) and some truly fantastic future utopian/dystopian society ideas. Loved it on its release and still love it after rewatching it many times since. It's aged a little but the core premise and movie are still absolute class. A cult favourite sci-fi classic for a very good reason. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/24 Full Review EJofL A I saw this when it first came out in 1976, and then again around 2010. I rarely see movies twice, because there are so many movies I haven't seen yet, but I wanted to see this again, and it holds up. Like all utopian to dystopian movies, I love the utopian part the best. The rest is good, as is the transition, but the utopian part puts me in an idyllic zone that I never want to leave and have always looked for...Michael York is captivating, and you get to see Farrah just before she was famous! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/16/23 Full Review Michael C Though I am familiar with the movie "Logan's Run" and even watched an episode or two of the short lived 1977 television series that was based on the movie, I never had much of an interest in seeing it. Recently a friend watched the movie and recommended it to me so I decided to give it a look nearly five decades after its release. "Logan's Run" is not a terrible movie. However I found the movie itself rather mediocre Let's start with some of the movie's positive aspects. "Logan's Run" does have an impressive cast. Michael York (Logan 5), Jenny Augutter (Jessica) and the late Richard Jordan (Francis) are all very good actors who, in my opinion, give consistently good performances. The movie also has a well written script and a good story. The production design is not great, but it is impressive and pretty much hold up even by today's digital standards. The scenes of the post apocalyptic Washington DC are quite good. I also like that for once we see a movie that shows modern civilization can be annihilated by things other than nuclear war. This review would not be complete without mentioning the late Peter Ustinov. One year before his career defining performance as Hercule Poirot in the original film adaptation of "Death on the Nile", he is excellent as the elderly man Logan and Jessica find living in the remnants of the United States Capitol. Listed as "The Old Man" in the movie's credits, Ustinov gives the best performance of the movie. While the movie does have its high points as I have mentioned, overall I felt the movie to be a little dull at times. I also found it very hard to believe that Logan and Jessica can easily go from being totally submerged in water to a cave of ice without dying of pneumonia. They also jump from a high cliff into a pool of water without suffering any kind of injury. "Logan's Run" is a very flawed movie, but it does have some entertaining moments. It is worth seeing at least once. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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