Good, Bad, Ugly?

Nexus · May 13, 2002, 02:11 PM

so was it good, okay, bad or awful? i saw the DVD in one of the shops but i didnt get it because i dont know what its like...so how was it?

HighWiredSith · May 16, 2002, 09:02 AM

I voted okay...and it looks like okay wins it! It was okay, not really bad, not good either. It was no Alien but it was no Cherry 2000 either.

Charlie · May 16, 2002, 12:18 PM

It was a good detective/police story, set in a mining colony on some planet-somewhere. Sean Connery was the security officer trying to find the truth about death and corruption. No daylight-of course-so some of the scenes were claustrophobic.

Xorgan · May 2, 2003, 12:57 AM

All true, and the story and acting is not that bad.
But it is one of those films in whichg the setting in time seems somehow accidental. This film could have played in the 10th or 20th centuries as well - wouldn't have made much difference (ok, the drugs would be others

)

Xorgan

Omega2064 · Jul 9, 2003, 06:22 PM

Its fairly good and certainly diffrent from most space movies. A detective movie on a mining colony?

SPOILERS BELOW!

People freaking out and decompressing messily in their suits?
Who do you trust and who is going to stab you in the back?
Or worse yet. Who will do nothing at all...
Good sets and some great sequences.

I voted Ok mostly because Im not all that big a detective movie fan, yet still found it interesting.

Do note though that this is not some super shoot-em-up. Its a detective movie much like Blade Runner is. Though Outland seems a little more laid back than Blade Runner.

Omega2064

volkite · Dec 7, 2003, 10:01 PM

The influence of Alien is clear. The inside of the base looks much the same as the inside of the Nostormo.

Before CyberPunk there was this Alien-Punk. This movie has that same industrial feel. A great movie to look at if you like Alien, Silent Running, or Space 1999. The industrial-outpost-drug-theme is ok, but it is the look and attitude that matters. Sorta Gibson with no wires.

It rates a watch if you've never seen it. Probably a key early '80's entry.

Go Con-Am!

videonaut · Dec 8, 2003, 06:42 AM

I read somewhere that it was inspired by "High Noon", a western starring Gary Cooper. They just moved the setting into the future.

I thought it was okay.

mack · Dec 10, 2005, 02:28 AM

Oh my God. I think Dean Cain tried to redo this movie with another name.

It flopped badly. Surprise, Surprise.

View Poll Results: Was It Good?
One of the best films i have seen!	1	6.67%
Good, but not the best.	8	53.33%
okay	4	26.67%
bad...	1	6.67%
VERY VERY BAD!!! ONE OF THE WORST FILMS EVER!!!	0	0%
Dont know	0	0%
I\'ve not seen it and i\'ll like to know too because I cant be bothered asking or I never en thought of doing that. So was it good or what guys?	1	6.67%
Voters: 15. You may not vote on this poll

May 13, 2002, 02:11 PM	#1
Nexus Psycho Teddy Sausage 3,648 flights since Dec 2001 Location: Seraph's pocket	Good, Bad, Ugly? so was it good, okay, bad or awful? i saw the DVD in one of the shops but i didnt get it because i dont know what its like...so how was it?

May 16, 2002, 09:02 AM	#2
HighWiredSith More Than Just Okay 3,854 flights since Jul 2001 Location: The Uplift Mojo Party	Re: Good, Bad, Ugly? I voted okay...and it looks like okay wins it! It was okay, not really bad, not good either. It was no Alien but it was no Cherry 2000 either.

May 16, 2002, 12:18 PM	#3
Charlie Wing Commander 342 flights since Mar 2002 Location: London	Re: Good, Bad, Ugly? It was a good detective/police story, set in a mining colony on some planet-somewhere. Sean Connery was the security officer trying to find the truth about death and corruption. No daylight-of course-so some of the scenes were claustrophobic.

May 2, 2003, 12:57 AM	#4
Xorgan Starfighter 108 flights since Nov 2002 Location: www.geocaching.com	Re: Good, Bad, Ugly? All true, and the story and acting is not that bad. But it is one of those films in whichg the setting in time seems somehow accidental. This film could have played in the 10th or 20th centuries as well - wouldn't have made much difference (ok, the drugs would be others ) Xorgan

Jul 9, 2003, 06:22 PM	#5
Omega2064 Wing Commander 279 flights since Jun 2003	Re: Good, Bad, Ugly? Its fairly good and certainly diffrent from most space movies. A detective movie on a mining colony? SPOILERS BELOW! People freaking out and decompressing messily in their suits? Who do you trust and who is going to stab you in the back? Or worse yet. Who will do nothing at all... Good sets and some great sequences. I voted Ok mostly because Im not all that big a detective movie fan, yet still found it interesting. Do note though that this is not some super shoot-em-up. Its a detective movie much like Blade Runner is. Though Outland seems a little more laid back than Blade Runner. Omega2064

Dec 7, 2003, 10:01 PM	#6
volkite Apprentice 3 flights since Dec 2003 Location: Los Angeles	OUTLAND The influence of Alien is clear. The inside of the base looks much the same as the inside of the Nostormo. Before CyberPunk there was this Alien-Punk. This movie has that same industrial feel. A great movie to look at if you like Alien, Silent Running, or Space 1999. The industrial-outpost-drug-theme is ok, but it is the look and attitude that matters. Sorta Gibson with no wires. It rates a watch if you've never seen it. Probably a key early '80's entry. Go Con-Am!

Dec 8, 2003, 06:42 AM	#7
videonaut Starfighter 145 flights since Sep 2003 Location: Living the science fiction of my childhood	Re: Good, Bad, Ugly? I read somewhere that it was inspired by "High Noon", a western starring Gary Cooper. They just moved the setting into the future. I thought it was okay. Last edited by videonaut : Dec 8, 2003 at 06:48 AM.

Dec 10, 2005, 02:28 AM	#8
mack misanthrope 1,988 flights since Dec 2002 Location: Planet Earth	Re: Good, Bad, Ugly? Oh my God. I think Dean Cain tried to redo this movie with another name. It flopped badly. Surprise, Surprise.

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