Customer Reviews:
Underated .......2007-04-19
Until A SCanner Darkly came along this little known, Low buudget flim was probably the nearest to a faithfull adaptationn of a Philip K Dick story (The Second Viriety)you could get get on film. It shows up allot of the bigger budget films by being watchable and entertaining, but not needing a silly budget to justify its existence. Its not perfect but anyone who likes sci fi, action movies or PKD should watch this, you will not be dissapointed.
Not the best but not far off........2003-04-03
I saw this movie when it was first on VHS. Since then it has not got any worse or any better. Sure brilliant it ain't, but sure thing, It will offer you entertainment for an hour and a half. Considering what {the budget}it was made on its superb and a relief from all the alien eats human rubbish I'm used to. Enjoy it for what it is: A damn good B movie.
Not Bad.......2002-09-01
I saw Screamers for the first time last night. I expected a cheap movie because of the $11 million budget. But, it's surprising. I saw some great effects and good performances by Peter Weller and Roy Dupuis (who comes from Quebec), But the story is not so great . We don't know how the Screamers can change to human size. The director (Christian Duguay) does some interesting work on the project which is well worth a look!.
My vote: 6 out of 10.
The best sci/fi film ever made!.......2002-03-11
This is the best sci/fi film ever made! It has a great hero (Peter Weller), great likeable character (Andy Lauer) and hateable badguy (Roy Dupuis). The settings (the snow planet and lair of the NEB's) enhance the wonderfully inventive sci/fi elements and it's always entertaining. For fun, great fx and great plot, Screamers is a great rental!
The R rating comes from sci/fi violence and terror, language and some quick nudity... in a rather funny scene ('good lord, you're beautiful!'), but this film is pretty well suitable for all. No matter who you are you will love this movie!
Pretty Darn Good For a Low Budget Sci-Fi "B" Movie.......2002-03-11
Adapted somewhat faithfully from a Philip K. Dick short story, the movie tells the tale of a planet once ravaged by a human war . . . and is now ravaged by sentient robots hellbent on eliminating every single human survivor. Seems that highly intelligent robots were developed during the war by both human sides, but the robots have continued to evolve and build better versions of themselves, with their original programming of "destroy humans" still intact. As the war-weary Colonel Hendricksson, Peter Weller decides to take it into his own hands to end the war . . . and to hopefully stop the robots from killing all forms of organic life on the planet.
This isn't a great movie, by any stretch of the imagination. Some of the acting is pure cheese, and the special effects range from looking okay to looking downright hideous. Still, the story is fairly original, and manages to avoid a lot of the typical plot twists of the genre. Petter Weller's performance is also very good -- his portrayal of the grizzled cynic Colonel Hendricksson is a small gem buried within a lot of mediocrity. Definitely worth a look, especially on a rainy Saturday afternoon
Customer Reviews:
Underated .......2007-04-19
Until A SCanner Darkly came along this little known, Low buudget flim was probably the nearest to a faithfull adaptationn of a Philip K Dick story (The Second Viriety)you could get get on film. It shows up allot of the bigger budget films by being watchable and entertaining, but not needing a silly budget to justify its existence. Its not perfect but anyone who likes sci fi, action movies or PKD should watch this, you will not be dissapointed.
Not the best but not far off........2003-04-03
I saw this movie when it was first on VHS. Since then it has not got any worse or any better. Sure brilliant it ain't, but sure thing, It will offer you entertainment for an hour and a half. Considering what {the budget}it was made on its superb and a relief from all the alien eats human rubbish I'm used to. Enjoy it for what it is: A damn good B movie.
Not Bad.......2002-09-01
I saw Screamers for the first time last night. I expected a cheap movie because of the $11 million budget. But, it's surprising. I saw some great effects and good performances by Peter Weller and Roy Dupuis (who comes from Quebec), But the story is not so great . We don't know how the Screamers can change to human size. The director (Christian Duguay) does some interesting work on the project which is well worth a look!.
My vote: 6 out of 10.
The best sci/fi film ever made!.......2002-03-11
This is the best sci/fi film ever made! It has a great hero (Peter Weller), great likeable character (Andy Lauer) and hateable badguy (Roy Dupuis). The settings (the snow planet and lair of the NEB's) enhance the wonderfully inventive sci/fi elements and it's always entertaining. For fun, great fx and great plot, Screamers is a great rental!
The R rating comes from sci/fi violence and terror, language and some quick nudity... in a rather funny scene ('good lord, you're beautiful!'), but this film is pretty well suitable for all. No matter who you are you will love this movie!
Pretty Darn Good For a Low Budget Sci-Fi "B" Movie.......2002-03-11
Adapted somewhat faithfully from a Philip K. Dick short story, the movie tells the tale of a planet once ravaged by a human war . . . and is now ravaged by sentient robots hellbent on eliminating every single human survivor. Seems that highly intelligent robots were developed during the war by both human sides, but the robots have continued to evolve and build better versions of themselves, with their original programming of "destroy humans" still intact. As the war-weary Colonel Hendricksson, Peter Weller decides to take it into his own hands to end the war . . . and to hopefully stop the robots from killing all forms of organic life on the planet.
This isn't a great movie, by any stretch of the imagination. Some of the acting is pure cheese, and the special effects range from looking okay to looking downright hideous. Still, the story is fairly original, and manages to avoid a lot of the typical plot twists of the genre. Petter Weller's performance is also very good -- his portrayal of the grizzled cynic Colonel Hendricksson is a small gem buried within a lot of mediocrity. Definitely worth a look, especially on a rainy Saturday afternoon
Customer Reviews:
Underated .......2007-04-19
Until A SCanner Darkly came along this little known, Low buudget flim was probably the nearest to a faithfull adaptationn of a Philip K Dick story (The Second Viriety)you could get get on film. It shows up allot of the bigger budget films by being watchable and entertaining, but not needing a silly budget to justify its existence. Its not perfect but anyone who likes sci fi, action movies or PKD should watch this, you will not be dissapointed.
Not the best but not far off........2003-04-03
I saw this movie when it was first on VHS. Since then it has not got any worse or any better. Sure brilliant it ain't, but sure thing, It will offer you entertainment for an hour and a half. Considering what {the budget}it was made on its superb and a relief from all the alien eats human rubbish I'm used to. Enjoy it for what it is: A damn good B movie.
Not Bad.......2002-09-01
I saw Screamers for the first time last night. I expected a cheap movie because of the $11 million budget. But, it's surprising. I saw some great effects and good performances by Peter Weller and Roy Dupuis (who comes from Quebec), But the story is not so great . We don't know how the Screamers can change to human size. The director (Christian Duguay) does some interesting work on the project which is well worth a look!.
My vote: 6 out of 10.
The best sci/fi film ever made!.......2002-03-11
This is the best sci/fi film ever made! It has a great hero (Peter Weller), great likeable character (Andy Lauer) and hateable badguy (Roy Dupuis). The settings (the snow planet and lair of the NEB's) enhance the wonderfully inventive sci/fi elements and it's always entertaining. For fun, great fx and great plot, Screamers is a great rental!
The R rating comes from sci/fi violence and terror, language and some quick nudity... in a rather funny scene ('good lord, you're beautiful!'), but this film is pretty well suitable for all. No matter who you are you will love this movie!
Pretty Darn Good For a Low Budget Sci-Fi "B" Movie.......2002-03-11
Adapted somewhat faithfully from a Philip K. Dick short story, the movie tells the tale of a planet once ravaged by a human war . . . and is now ravaged by sentient robots hellbent on eliminating every single human survivor. Seems that highly intelligent robots were developed during the war by both human sides, but the robots have continued to evolve and build better versions of themselves, with their original programming of "destroy humans" still intact. As the war-weary Colonel Hendricksson, Peter Weller decides to take it into his own hands to end the war . . . and to hopefully stop the robots from killing all forms of organic life on the planet.
This isn't a great movie, by any stretch of the imagination. Some of the acting is pure cheese, and the special effects range from looking okay to looking downright hideous. Still, the story is fairly original, and manages to avoid a lot of the typical plot twists of the genre. Petter Weller's performance is also very good -- his portrayal of the grizzled cynic Colonel Hendricksson is a small gem buried within a lot of mediocrity. Definitely worth a look, especially on a rainy Saturday afternoon
Customer Reviews:
Underated .......2007-04-19
Until A SCanner Darkly came along this little known, Low buudget flim was probably the nearest to a faithfull adaptationn of a Philip K Dick story (The Second Viriety)you could get get on film. It shows up allot of the bigger budget films by being watchable and entertaining, but not needing a silly budget to justify its existence. Its not perfect but anyone who likes sci fi, action movies or PKD should watch this, you will not be dissapointed.
Not the best but not far off........2003-04-03
I saw this movie when it was first on VHS. Since then it has not got any worse or any better. Sure brilliant it ain't, but sure thing, It will offer you entertainment for an hour and a half. Considering what {the budget}it was made on its superb and a relief from all the alien eats human rubbish I'm used to. Enjoy it for what it is: A damn good B movie.
Not Bad.......2002-09-01
I saw Screamers for the first time last night. I expected a cheap movie because of the $11 million budget. But, it's surprising. I saw some great effects and good performances by Peter Weller and Roy Dupuis (who comes from Quebec), But the story is not so great . We don't know how the Screamers can change to human size. The director (Christian Duguay) does some interesting work on the project which is well worth a look!.
My vote: 6 out of 10.
The best sci/fi film ever made!.......2002-03-11
This is the best sci/fi film ever made! It has a great hero (Peter Weller), great likeable character (Andy Lauer) and hateable badguy (Roy Dupuis). The settings (the snow planet and lair of the NEB's) enhance the wonderfully inventive sci/fi elements and it's always entertaining. For fun, great fx and great plot, Screamers is a great rental!
The R rating comes from sci/fi violence and terror, language and some quick nudity... in a rather funny scene ('good lord, you're beautiful!'), but this film is pretty well suitable for all. No matter who you are you will love this movie!
Pretty Darn Good For a Low Budget Sci-Fi "B" Movie.......2002-03-11
Adapted somewhat faithfully from a Philip K. Dick short story, the movie tells the tale of a planet once ravaged by a human war . . . and is now ravaged by sentient robots hellbent on eliminating every single human survivor. Seems that highly intelligent robots were developed during the war by both human sides, but the robots have continued to evolve and build better versions of themselves, with their original programming of "destroy humans" still intact. As the war-weary Colonel Hendricksson, Peter Weller decides to take it into his own hands to end the war . . . and to hopefully stop the robots from killing all forms of organic life on the planet.
This isn't a great movie, by any stretch of the imagination. Some of the acting is pure cheese, and the special effects range from looking okay to looking downright hideous. Still, the story is fairly original, and manages to avoid a lot of the typical plot twists of the genre. Petter Weller's performance is also very good -- his portrayal of the grizzled cynic Colonel Hendricksson is a small gem buried within a lot of mediocrity. Definitely worth a look, especially on a rainy Saturday afternoon
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- Scrooge [1935] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
- Shallow Hal/Me, Myself & Irene [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
- Soul Searcher [2006]
- Space Cowboys [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
- Space Cowboys [HD DVD] [2000] [US Import]
- Space Precinct - Vol. 6 [1995]
- Space Precinct - Vol. 7 [1995]
- Space Rangers [1993]
- Star Cops - Complete Series [1987]
- Stargate Atlantis - Series 2 Vol.4
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