chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach) (02/14/84)
Over the weekend I went and saw the new movie 'Android' starring Klaus
(Nosferatu) Kinski. This is a small budget (not low budget) film very
loosely based upon 'Frankenstein'. Kinski is a research scientist doing
work on a satellite in space on androids. Android research, however, is
illegal because androids have been outlawed after a group of them went
berserk in Munich, killing and raping. Kinski is assisted by an adroid, Max
404 (very well played by an actor credited only as 'himself'). While the
Dr. is working on the ultimate android (blond, stacked, and submissive),
Max is showing signs of the Munich syndrome, with a fixation on Earth and
women. A disabled ship lands on the satellite with three escaped convicts
on them, one of them a woman, and the movie takes off. Any further
discussion would probably give away things that are better left for the
movie.
Klaus Kinski is very understated in the role, and handles it very well. All
of the acting in the movie is well done. The plot has some nice twists in
it, the sets and special effects (only a few, thank god) are wonderful. The
humor in the movie is sometimes reminiscent of Dark Star, but the overall
feeling of the movie is closer to Alien or 2001. It's good. Very good.
Potentially a new classic in SF. See it. Now.
Rating: ****.5 (out of 5) worth full price admission AND standing in line
in the rain.
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Cottleston, Cottleston, Cottleston PieRBATES@USC-ISIB.ARPA (05/23/85)
From: Raymond Bates <RBATES@ISIB> A great move "Android" is going to be on HBO (a cable tv station) Wednesday, May 29 at 8:00 pm. This movie didn't get the wide distribution it deserved. Here is a old review which was printed in SF-Lovers last year: ------------------------------ Date: 14 Feb 84 9:49:56-PST (Tue) From: menlo70!nsc!chuqui @ Ucb-Vax Subject: Android (some plot discussion) Over the weekend I went and saw the new movie 'Android' starring Klaus (Nosferatu) Kinski. This is a small budget (not low budget) film very loosely based upon 'Frankenstein'. Kinski is a research scientist doing work on a satellite in space on androids. Android research, however, is illegal because androids have been outlawed after a group of them went berserk in Munich, killing and raping. Kinski is assisted by an adroid, Max 404 (very well played by an actor credited only as 'himself'). While the Dr. is working on the ultimate android (blond, stacked, and submissive), Max is showing signs of the Munich syndrome, with a fixation on Earth and women. A disabled ship lands on the satellite with three escaped convicts on them, one of them a woman, and the movie takes off. Any further discussion would probably give away things that are better left for the movie. Klaus Kinski is very understated in the role, and handles it very well. All of the acting in the movie is well done. The plot has some nice twists in it, the sets and special effects (only a few, thank god) are wonderful. The humor in the movie is sometimes reminiscent of Dark Star, but the overall feeling of the movie is closer to Alien or 2001. It's good. Very good. Potentially a new classic in SF. See it. Now. Rating: ****.5 (out of 5) worth full price admission AND standing in line in the rain.
brad@looking.UUCP (Brad Templeton) (05/24/85)
Well, I too saw android last year. It was tolerable, but certainly not worth the 4.5 stars given in 2082@topaz.arpa. The production values are fairly good, and the story has one interesting twist, but otherwise it is yet another rehashing of Frankenstein. If Mary Shelly were alive and got a royalty for each time that story was redone, she would be very rich. This was yet another example of SF used as a device for a non-sf story by a writer who understands nothing of robotics, AI or space travel. Perhaps OK to watch on cable (which is dying, anyway) but not a 4 star film. -- Brad Templeton, Looking Glass Software Ltd. - Waterloo, Ontario 519/884-7473