Outland

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Romas M @Romas May 3 Greetings from Lithuania. I've watched "Outland" (1981) for the first time in 2026. The new 4K UHD release by Arrow video was the one I bought. I enjoyed "Outland" more than I thought I will. The performance by the late great Sean Connery was one of the best from him. Directing by Peter Hyams was good - it is an atmospheric, and moody movie in best traditions of "Alien". Music, cinematography and especially set design were very good. Sound is good as well. The story was involving although the ending is a but predictable for sure. It has a good social commentary about corporate greed that hasn't changed since 1981 unfortunately. Special effects do look old of course but I do not mind it - it adds to the charm. Overall, "Outland" is good, stylish, realistic science fiction action thriller with great performance by Sean Connery and excellent production values. On 4K in 2026 it looks pretty amazing and very atmospheric. See more Carley E @CarleyEv Mar 4 OUTLAND (1981) stars Sean Connery as Federal Marshall O'Neil assigned to a mining station on IO, a moon of Jupiter. He encounters a drug trade that makes miners work like horses but causes them to go insane as well. Determined to stop the corrupt General Manager (Peter Boyle) of the station, O'Neil goes up against huge odds. Also starring in this film is Frances Sternhagen as a physician who claims "temporary insanity" when she decides to assist the Marshall. Having watched this film multiple times, I am continually surprised how underrated it is as an old-fashioned thriller that happens to be set in space. See more Jelisije J @jjosifovic Feb 11 Sean Connery stars as space marshal who uncovers a corporation conspiracy that seeks profit over lives and the marshal must make a stand to not only saves lives, but to prove to himself that he is not the man that they selected to do nothing. See more Max M. @Househuntermax Feb 7 Highly underrated sci-fi thriller. Great set models that digital effects today still can’t match. See more Russ G @RT78760655 Feb 4 For 1981, the tech that went into making this film is astounding; it surely had to have wowed theatre audiences upon its initial release. The exposition is a little too transparent and the plot line far from original but hey, Forbidden Planet, made barely a quarter of a century before this film heavily "borrowed," too. There are inconsistencies including the rather selective effect of Io's gravity, but don't let that detract from a good story. See more Marks of Distinction T @MarksofDistinction Nov 9 Absolutely one of my favorite Sean Connery movies. And yes it’s a remake of High Noon but love it See more Read all reviews

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