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Futureworld
Mar. 13th, 2025 09:51 amI love Tubi! It has so many movies and old TV shows I never thought I would watch, including Westworld's sequel.
Honestly, this is not a great movie, nor better than Westworld. Even though it stars Peter Fonda and Blythe Danner, the pacing is slow, the acting is terrible, and the plot predictable, especially since the trailer gives away the whole movie!
However, it's still notable because...
Futureworld doesn't feel super futuristic compared to say, Logan's Run, but 70s movies like this crawled so we could watch our favourite sci-fi movies in the 80s soar!
Honestly, this is not a great movie, nor better than Westworld. Even though it stars Peter Fonda and Blythe Danner, the pacing is slow, the acting is terrible, and the plot predictable, especially since the trailer gives away the whole movie!
However, it's still notable because...
- the language for science fiction films in 1976 wasn't quite there
- the moviemakers try hard to problem solve for technology that doesn't exist...
- ...and SFX that didn't exist either
- the idea of theme parks and leisure was still pretty new
- the plot is pretty standard, but with a 70s twist (and lots of fashions)
- it speaks to the 70s disaster movie genre plus the intrepid reporter trope
Futureworld doesn't feel super futuristic compared to say, Logan's Run, but 70s movies like this crawled so we could watch our favourite sci-fi movies in the 80s soar!
