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Mr Webber Community Member
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Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:21 pm Post subject: RUNAWAY (1984)....Visionary Masterpiece....... |
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Terrible movie but managed to pull together some visionary moments. Getting all the DVD`s together to put in storage and came across this little 80`s "gem".
It hasn't improved with age but this time noticed a couple of device`s that were way ahead of their time.
THE FLOATER........Mmm.. eighties drones looked cool.
THE TABLET......Now two year olds and younger use them.
GUN AND SMART BULLITS.....A great idea and the name is used today, just poorly realised on screen. The gun is awesome and someone must make them and sell me a set!
_________________ Formerly offworld66
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Bendzhamin1967 Community Member
Joined: 08 Nov 2009 Posts: 654 Location: Cinco Ranch, TEXAS
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Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 10:02 am Post subject: |
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i have a soft spot for this film. HORRID yes, but hell, it was sci-fi and at my age we loved everything that came out in 1985. ESPECIALLY if space boobs provided by Ms Adrienne Barbeau were a possibility. _________________ I've had people walk out on me before, but never when i was being so charming |
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Mr Webber Community Member
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Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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Definitely.
If Im not mistaken, Ms Barbeau`s boobs was also ahead of their time.
Still cant get over seeing drones and internet tablets nearly twenty five years before they entered the wider culture. Crichton was special. _________________ Formerly offworld66 |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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Well à propos Tim, today the World Wide Web is 20 years old and seeing those pics (my God, I'm getting old ) is frankly freaky (if I can use that term)...and I will not comment on Adrienne, she was a fantasy of mine and since it's a kid show |
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Mr Webber Community Member
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Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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Quite right J but I didn't think the kids would get décolletage.
Freaky is what I`m thinking as well mate, I mean not only is it a portable computer its a tablet style one that has WIRELESS internet! What the Heck?
Also the first tablet with a CRT as a display device. Lol
And the remotely controlled flying camera, really? Im sure the military weren't even thinking of that stuff back then.
Guns that shoot smart bullets around corners? Cmon!
This stuff kinda makes Star Trek`s claim of forecasting the flip top phone look a little lame. and Im wondering why only now this stuff has had an impact on me and not back in the day. _________________ Formerly offworld66 |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2014 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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Love your use of the French word décolletage mate and as you said, none of those ideas at the time rang a bell, since they weren`t into society at the time. I'm sure that a section of the military is looking at movies to see what's being imagined by prop makers (and writers). |
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Mr Webber Community Member
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Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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Thinking about a replica smart bullet and I`m assuming that they either dressed up a 50 Cal dummy slug or had them machined. Have found a few good candidates online that are all under $20.
Some filling, sanding, new finish and some fins should produce a good result.
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, that's a great base already! Eager to see what you'll come up with next for that one |
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Noeland Community Guide
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Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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I loved the film. I was 12 when it came out, and I think I saw it on VHS the first time, but it's been a favorite since I was a kid.
The film had a definite eye on what was to come. From the gear the cops wore, to the big brother aspect, to computers being in and effecting our every day lives. _________________ I don't have enough blasters! |
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Mr Webber Community Member
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 9:22 am Post subject: |
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I was just a little older and went to the flicks mainly to see Gene but never missed a sci fi release anyway. Knowing your partial to the odd movie firearm,
have you ever come across any replicas of the smart gun Noeland? _________________ Formerly offworld66 |
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Noeland Community Guide
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 9:34 am Post subject: |
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To my knowledge Matsuo is the only person who's ever created a replica, and he did that several years back.
I think I've seen him offer one offs from old cast parts a few times though. _________________ I don't have enough blasters! |
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Mr Webber Community Member
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 10:32 am Post subject: |
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That's great, thanks very much. I`ll shoot off a PM. _________________ Formerly offworld66 |
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