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THX 1138: The Director's Cut (2004)

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Reviews Counted: 18 Fresh: 14  Rotten:4 Average Rating: 6.5/10

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Theatrical Release: Sep 10, 2004 Limited

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Starring: Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro Colley, Maggie McOmie, Ian Wolfe

Director: , George Lucas

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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
Russ Breimeier
Christianity Today
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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
Dragan Antulov
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3/4

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

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10/07/04
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central
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2.5/4

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

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09/17/04
Timothy Knight
Reel.com
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Testament to the emergence of a visually masterful filmmaker.

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09/10/04
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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3/5

Meditative and downbeat rather than crowd-pleasing.

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09/10/04
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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3/4

This new, highly polished upgrade is a nice gift for science fiction fans.

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09/10/04
Peter Hartlaub
San Francisco Chronicle
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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
Marc Mohan
Oregonian
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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
Eric Melin
Lawrence.com
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3/4

One of those rare titles that has improved with age.

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09/10/04
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press
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3/4

An improvement over the original.

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09/10/04
Leighton Klein
Boston Globe
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5/5

an instant classic of dystopic angst

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09/10/04
Chris Barsanti
Filmcritic.com
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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
Edward Havens
FilmJerk.com
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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
William Arnold
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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B-

A willfully disengaging film.

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09/09/04
Chris Vognar
Dallas Morning News
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If Star Wars was Lucas' vision of a Buck Rogers future, THX 1138 is his mordantly funny Metropolis.

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09/09/04
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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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
Sean Burns
Philadelphia Weekly
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Valuable in illustrating what stylish imagination without much cash can accomplish.

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08/13/04
Donald J. Levit
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