THX 1138: The Director's Cut (2004)

3/4

Enhancing the film with special effects and a clearer presentation, Lucas has turned something that was relatively unwatchable into something that can endure as a sci-fi classic.

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11/02/06

8/10

The general bleakness of the film, its themes and the author’s youthful anger could not be erased with digital technology.

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06/25/05

3/4

It's colorization in sheep's clothing--don't you be duped into thinking otherwise.

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10/07/04

2.5/4

In spite of its flaws, THX 1138 holds up remarkably well.

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09/17/04

3/5

Meditative and downbeat rather than crowd-pleasing.

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09/10/04

N/A

An impressive accomplishment -- sadly tarnished in this new release by Lucas' mania towards tweaking his old films with the latest special-effects technology.

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09/10/04

2/4

Robert Duvall is a worker drone in a futuristic nightmare, man. Until he stops taking his pills and sees how groovy the world can be. Trippy.

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09/10/04

5/5

an instant classic of dystopic angst

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09/10/04

D

Already a story without much heart, the remixed version of the 1971 film has now lost its soul.

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09/10/04

C

It seems even more out of step with the times: a pretentious regurgitation of worn-out sci-fi cliches by a novice filmmaker who had yet to find his way.

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09/09/04

N/A

The new digital meddling and a bunch of gratuitous, anachronistic effects shots only serve to make the movie even more annoying than it used to be.

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09/08/04

N/A

Valuable in illustrating what stylish imagination without much cash can accomplish.

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08/13/04