Comments on: Logan’s Run: The Teen Years

By: the old man

the old man — Wed, 07 May 2008 14:10:35 +0000

I don’t doubt it one bit. Some military analyst probably wrote up scenarios on how to build a city on top of those underground facilities after the dust settled. With the discovery of the famous Greenbrier who knows what else is out there. You know a SciFi writer wrote a story about an A-bomb being developed in Manhatten during world war 2. Can you imagine the fix this guy was in when Military intelligence asked him where he got such an idea. “Uhh, out of my head!”
yeh.. right buddy….

By: 790

790 — Wed, 07 May 2008 01:20:55 +0000

(The old man)
The military has an extensive underground base network.

Just take a flight from Arizona to New Mex mid-day look north and you can in certain areas see the ventalaton grids.

They hide alot of bad stuff down there.

Serious……..

By: the old man

the old man — Wed, 07 May 2008 01:11:00 +0000

Here’s a side note for ya. I had a teacher back when this movie was released that served in the military. He told the class that select officers were required to attend a private screening to evaluate any ideas the movie might have had, for creating a post nuclear war society.

By: The Big Dentist

The Big Dentist — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:25:39 +0000

Yeah, the age limit was 21 in the book, but there’s no Carousel – just a Sleepshop where you get sprayed with hallucinogens and gassed to death in a pod (so at least you go out with a smile) – and no domed city. Logan talks about visiting Japan and a Sleepshop in Paris at one point, so the age-limited society is presumably worldwide. Cool guns too (though I loved the ones in the film), that fire a range of different bullets: homer, ripper, tangler, needler, nitro & vapor. I seem to remember they actually had those in the 7-issue Marvel comic tie-in. Box is there, but he’s a walking cyborg as opposed to a… box. So I suppose for once I can live with a remake that bears no resemblance to the original movie. Could still be rubbish of course…

By: Screen Rant

Screen Rant — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:43:38 +0000

Rob, you’re right… I *should* read the book. If I can remember to I will.

Vic

By: rob

rob — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:12:03 +0000

Perhaps you should actually read the Nolan/Johnson book where the age of last day is 21. I’m a fan of the Michael York film (and even enjoyed the Gregory Harrison series) but it was vastly different from the original source material.

By: Vic

Vic — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:58:33 +0000

I watch Atlantis but don’t remember that one…

Vic

By: Swapp

Swapp — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:34:33 +0000

hey, one episode of stargate atlantis the meet a people that kills themself at 21(or was it 20?) So the Wraith wont come for them.

By: Vic

Vic — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 22:30:49 +0000

Drax,

See? That’s why I love my readers. You guys educate me all the time.

Thanks,

Vic

By: UncleDrax

UncleDrax — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 22:28:47 +0000

Actually if you look, the book references age 21 as the age of Last Day. So technically it’s more correct to the book..

As for remakes.. yeah.. I think in generally they aren’t turning out so good. Some are good stand-alone movies if you forget the original (Dawn of the Dead for instance).

By: Vic

Vic — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:28:49 +0000

Steve,

Tell me about it. One of my biggest pet peeves here is remakes. Do a search and see how many times I talk about them…

Vic

By: steve adams

steve adams — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:41:27 +0000

There is nooooo
sanctuary from all these remakes.

Logans Run, I was thinking today Logans Run is prob the only 70′s sci-fi film South Park hasn’t goofed on. Matt and Trey??
^
But seriously, “Escape from NY” “Star Trek TOS.”… Now Logans Run? WTF Hollywood???
^
What angers me most about these remakes is for every remake we are forced to endure , a unseen original concept gets not made!!

Leave the Logans Run film alone and get off your latte drinking ass Hollywood!!

By: Vic

Vic — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:01:10 +0000

Hey, why are you dissin’ Xanadu?

Vic

By: Shane

Shane — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:09:58 +0000

The main problem I see Vic? Joel Silver. The guy started producing movies back in the seventies. He’s been at it for over forty years, time to retire. There is no way that you can be that close to the business and maintain a high level of quality. Typical Hollywood. Everyone wonders why action movies have been totally lame recently and here is the reason, the same guy producing action/genre films that produced Die Hard but who also produced Xanadu in 1976.