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The future kind of sucks. (430 movies items)"Reason for the future sucking: A high-tech, highly realistic adult amusement park called Delos features androids that are almost indistinguishable from human beings. For $1,000 per day, guests may indulge in any fantasy, including killing or having sex with the androids. The androids, have "other ideas", however. Year it takes place: The near future."
Movies Viewed in 2024 (155 movies items)" First Viewing Viewing Date: February 24th Via: Apple TV Plot: A robot malfunction creates havoc and terror for unsuspecting vacationers at a futuristic, adult-themed amusement park. Rating: 8.1/10 Why Did I Watch It? I feel like this was long overdue, it's something of a cult film with significant cultural influence, and it was written and directed by Michael Crichton."
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Cinematic Firsts (212 movies items)" *First use of 2D computer animation in a significant entertainment feature film."
Watched in 2021: Movies (152 movies items)" Director: Michael Crichton His 1st Movie. My 2nd movie watched from the director. It's tough to truly enjoy this movie after having watched the series. The series created an entire world full of history and detail this movie can't come close to matching. There doesn't seems to be any clear reason as to why the characters do what they do and why the machines revolt. When the they revolt the mass is barely seen and it's focused on one robot. Now, if I had watched this prior to the serie"
Best Films of 1973 (30 movies items)" Director: Michael Crichton His 1st Movie. My 2nd movie watched from the director. It's tough to truly enjoy this movie after having watched the series. The series created an entire world full of history and detail this movie can't come close to matching. There doesn't seems to be any clear reason as to why the characters do what they do and why the machines revolt. When the they revolt the mass is barely seen and it's focused on one robot. Now, if I had watched this prior to the serie"
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“The enduring appeal of Westworld can be summarized as thus: murderous cowboy robots. Does this ignore the other virtues that power Westworld? Yes, and I fully admit that it’s a bit of an opening joke to get things going. Truth be told, Westworld endures because it’s fascinating, engaging, and well-acted. There’s also a vague sense that the material has not entirely reached its maximum potential so its remodel into a hit television series is not surprising. Hell, even creator Michael Crichton took the basic premise, theme goes on the fritz with dangerous results, and reconstituted it into Jurassic Park. Good ideas can become eternal well springs. For those that don’t know, Delos is an attraction for the rich that allows them to indulge in their most depraved fantasies” read more
RS: 50 Best Sci-Fi Movies of the 1970s (50 movies items)"In the future, rich tourists tired of traditional vacations can visit three adult theme parks in which lifelike robots cater to their every need. But after a series of malfunctions, the androids begin murdering their guests, leading to a final standoff involving Yul Brynner as a surly, trigger-happy gunslinger. Michael Crichton’s 1973 film foresaw the rise of computer viruses and was one of the first to utilize CGI technology that would become commonplace years later. While the graphics may lo"
Movies Watched in 2020 (310 movies items)"January 11th Directed by: Michael Crichton Criterion Channel."
