Review of THX 1138 (1971) by Aurora1 — 18 Jul 2015
I watched THX 1138 in the 70s, when I was a teenager, and I deeply loved it. It has been one of my favorite Sci-Fi movies ever, a love at first sight that had a big part in molding me into the huge fan of dystopian scenarios I am today.
A love that lasted for 40 years, until I happened to watch the Director's Cut version: what a disappointment! I frankly don't understand why George Lucas wanted to change something so perfect. Especially the ending scene, when THX faces the shell dwellers: have the monkeys escaped from Planet of the Apes? Some leftover of Aliens that couldn't be employed anywhere else? Ridiculous.
A restoration shouldn't make a movie look worse. My rate only refers to the 1971 version.
This review of THX 1138 (1971) was written by Aurora1 on 18 Jul 2015.
THX 1138 has generally received positive reviews.
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