Directed by:
Michael AndersonScreenplay:
David Zelag GoodmanCinematography:
Ernest LaszloComposer:
Jerry GoldsmithCast:
Michael York, Richard Jordan, Jenny Agutter, Roscoe Lee Browne, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Anderson Jr., Peter Ustinov, Mitch Gaylord, Glenn R. Wilder (more)VOD (1)
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Live it up today, your time is tomorrow. In the Year Of The City 2274, humans forsake the ravaged outer environment by living in a vast, bubbled metropolis. There, computerized servo-mechanisms provide all needs and everyone can pursue endless hedonism. Endless, that is, until Lastday. That's when anyone who's 30 must submit to Carousel, a soaring, spinning trip to eternity and supposed rebirth. The screen's first use of laser holography provides some of the sci-fi kicks in this post-apocalyptic saga honoured with a Special Achievement Academy Award for Visual Effects. Michael York plays Logan 5, a government Sandman authorized to terminate Runners fleeing Carousel. Logan is almost 30. Catch him if you can. (Warner Bros. AU)
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The subject is promising, but the execution sadly lags behind. It is a naive sci-fi with sets and characters that seem to have escaped from 1950s movies. This film has simply become outdated, whereas during the same time period, action movies were being made that can still be watched with a clear conscience today. I have a feeling that, in terms of the current reviews on FilmBooster, this film is highly overrated. Overall impression: 40%.
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The world created in the film is simply interesting. The rules are clearly given, but the purpose is to break them because not everything has to be exactly as it is. This is precisely what York's character reveals, showing that every society has its flaws and it is worth making a change. Of course, in a peaceful way.
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