![]() This dystopia is very similar to "Westworld", more the recent TV series than the original Crichton movie the filmmakers were clearly ripping off. "Things to Come" is in the same vein, even copying for one late scene the white-out backdrop, but instead of introducing a major talent it is becomes almost campy -that is, silly in the extreme while pretending to be serious. I was a big, big fan of George Lucas"s "THX 1138" back in 1971, having already enjoyed his short "THX 1138 4EB" at a Cinema 16 midnight program years before. ![]() What latter had in common was an unfinished or at least half-baked aspect more likely to elicit head-scratching "Wha?" or groaning reactions. Back in my movie buff life in the '70s, I saw many unsung classics, the sort of movies latterly promoted by Tarantino and others, as well as seeing "unreleasable" films (at midnight and after-hours screenings at theaters like NYC's legendary Thalia). ![]() Agreeing substantially with the first (and only) IMDb review of this softcore porn rediscovery posted a year ago, I found this odd indie feature intriguing for a few reels, even prophetic, but it soon devolved into painfully amateurish, even embarrassing filmmaking.
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