Thx 1138.....

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 3:42 pm

To be released on 9/14/2004

From what I understand, this movie was being made before George Lucas started on the Star Wars series, and then and it was never released because he was too wound up in Star Wars. I wanna check it out, looks cool.

http://www.thx1138movie.com

thepieman · Post by **thepieman** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 4:35 pm

That movie looks familiar. Robert Duval looks awfully young. I thought that was already released ages ago and thats where they got the THX sound scheme from that movie name. I bet its recycled.

Pie

RoscoPColtrane · Post by **RoscoPColtrane** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 5:22 pm

it says itd a Directors Cut and going to DVD i think that original movie was released wasn't it? I remember seeing THX in a movie title from him....

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 5:27 pm

It was out before:
http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue109/classic.html

The Misfits wrote the song We Are 138 about it which inspired my screen name.

Chrome · Post by **Chrome** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 7:15 pm

The movie was released some time ago. If I am not mistaken it was his first commercially released movie. I believe you can see the alphanumeric 'THX-1138' in all of George Lucas' movies somewhere. I remember reading that the probe droid in the beginning of Empire Strikes Back had the serial no. of THX-1138.

Don't expect a kick-azz action movie, Prey. In fact it can be a little boring at times. But it is rather deep. An almost spoiler for you: keep the word 'budget', (No relation to the quality of the movie or its budget), in the back of your head when you see it.

incrediblecain · Post by **incrediblecain** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 8:44 pm

If you look you can find it on Vhs at Blockbuster
..... I watched it about 5 years ago.

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:36 pm

Sweet, looks like I was misinformed.......I'll wait for the DVD in September!

Thanks

The_Lurker · Post by **The_Lurker** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 10:01 pm

man this movie came out in the drive in movies in the early 70's !!

i watched it on TV in the late 70's

kinda boring, or cerebral at some points. i always loved the chase scenes with the original GT-40 in the tunnel complex.

ahhh, memories.

btw this was Lucas first film.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 10:06 pm

Looks kinda boring.

Bastid · Post by **Bastid** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 11:03 pm

The_Lurker wrote:man this movie came out in the drive in movies in the early 70's !!

i watched it on TV in the late 70's

kinda boring, or cerebral at some points. i always loved the chase scenes with the original GT-40 in the tunnel complex.

ahhh, memories.

btw this was Lucas first film.

thepieman · Post by **thepieman** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 12:03 am

The_Lurker wrote:man this movie came out in the drive in movies in the early 70's !!

i watched it on TV in the late 70's

kinda boring, or cerebral at some points. i always loved the chase scenes with the original GT-40 in the tunnel complex.

ahhh, memories.

btw this was Lucas first film.

It came out around the same time as Logans Run, Westworld and Bladerunner (Awesome movie to this day). I guess he wants to cash in on the I, Robot thing.

Pie

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 12:12 am

thepieman wrote:It came out around the same time as Logans Run, Westworld and Bladerunner (Awesome movie to this day). I guess he wants to cash in on the I, Robot thing.

Pie

All classics.

Now all we need is a remastered Plan9. I think the Lugosi shudders at the thought of that one.

The_Lurker · Post by **The_Lurker** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 1:14 am

thepieman wrote:It came out around the same time as Logans Run, Westworld and Bladerunner (Awesome movie to this day). I guess he wants to cash in on the I, Robot thing.

Pie

WTF? was there a earlier version of bladerunner? or are you talking the one with Harrison Ford in it? it came out in 1982!