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    BadUncle: OK, so it's miners on a distant moon that made outland unique? Because the basic plot premise - a High Noon retread - could be adapted to any place wi... more »
    strideo: What is "tentpole-sized"? more »
    joetato: Outland is wonderful, but it really is (as many have pointed out) High Noon set in space. Sure hope this isn't a Pluto Nash rewrite. more »
    gorehound: I am glad that many of yo u are really seeing the drek YARM and we all agree that hollywood sucks. now you all should just go and boycott them like i ... more »
    disatess: good ,keep away from the original as much as possible, I loved the movie and read the book by Alan dean Foster . more »
    FrankenPC: This is as stupid as remaking Silent Running. Except it doesn't have robots. Or green houses. Or a plot. Oh crap...I just gave Hollyweird another ... more »
    Lassus: "The new take expands the concept, making it tentpole-sized, while keeping the original's theme." Are you fucking kidding me? more »
    naugahydeinplainsight: I remember seeing Outland in the theaters and liking it a lot. But does that affection extend widely enough so that it really has a "brand" for a new ... more »
    Hamslicer: wtf more »
    I Think We're Property: [movieguy]The only force in the universe... as fundamental and unrelenting as entropy... is the force known as... ADAPTATION DECAY.[/movieguy] more »
    MetalEdgeEd: I can't believe anyone remembers this sack o' crap, let alone wants to remake it, or take it as inspiration for a new movie, or whatever. more »
    LittleDragon: I would be irritated because I love the first outland and its father High Noon, but really whats the point. I will go see it when it comes out and all... more »
    Grey_Area: If all they want is a recognizable title, why not High Noon? more »
    NerD: Blattella: This just doesn't sound like Outland at all. I thought the whole point of Outland was that it was supposed to be a scifi version of High Noon? I'm h... more »
    Rasselas: The best part of Outland is Connery talking through the door to the hostage-taker. Especially if you say "Trebek" at the appropriate times. more »
    Purple Dave: What? No Amazon Women on the Moon? more »
    KhaiJB: I'll take this over season 2 of Space 1999 anyday... more »
    OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear: I freaked out when I found out the video for Tonight Tonight by the Smashing Pumpkins was based on Le voyage dans la lune. Great song. more »
    Lee Shackleford: Give me MOON ZERO TWO over SPACE COWBOYS any day. An utterly silly movie, of course, but it's silly with panache, only a degree or two off from being... more »
  • #outland

    Outland Gets a Remake — And an Entirely New Plot

    Warner Bros. has announced its plans to remake Outland, the space western that starred Sean Connery as a federal marshal investigating the mysterious deaths of miners on Io. But this so-called remake plans to change most elements of the original. More »
  • #triviagasm

    Moonage Daydreamer: The Greatest Lunar Scenes

    In honor of Moon, opening today, we went kinda loony (get it?) coming up with our favorite lunar scenes in film and TV. (We restricted the list to our own planet's moon; sorry, Saturn and Endor fans.) Watch them here. More »
  • #meteor

    James Bond Fails To Stop New York From Getting Atomized

    Long before there was Armageddon or Deep Impact, or even the fear of our own falling spy satellites, there was Meteor. Sean Connery goes into full science mode as he tries to stop a huge meteor named Orpheus from crashing into the Earth. The good news: he's partially successful. The bad news: Oops, sorry about that Hong Kong and New York. The opening scene, where astronauts watch the cosmic ballet of a comet striking an asteroid just before it obliterates them and their ship, is worth the price of admission alone. More »
  • #zardoz

    Must See: Zardoz