HARDWARE (1990) Retrospective / Review
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- HARDWARE (1990) Retrospective / Review
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Oliver Harper could you do a retrospective on Dust Devil
Please do King Kong '76!
Thanks for the tip, man! I ordered the vinyl set, it will be the crown jewel in my collection. Great channel btw, subscribed! ;)
@Oliver Harper Did you know Hardware is the spin-off of the 2000AD series Judge Dredd?
Wow yet another film I've never known of before but sold by this review way better than any trailer.
I'll be checking it out.
It's very good looking but feels like a entire story set in the Star Wars Cantina.
Stiil better than bantha poo doo in cinemas these day.
Lemmy took a bottle of Jack as payment, because of course he did. I miss that guy.
I love Ace of Spades!
He also accidentally throw desert eagle into a river. Divers never found it.
Kool dude
not as a payment but as a confort, they made in even a clause in his contract: a bottle of JD a day.
@@Nig0 I thought it was an Auto Mag? Oh, well...
This movie is, and has been, a personal favorite. Vastly underrated and under appreciated.
By whom, exactly? Who "underrated" this movie?
@@anagramconfirmed1717 All who don't know about it i think.
@@BrobjeV if they don't know they can't rate it, dummy
In a perfect world this director would be sitting in JJ Abraham's chair.
don't you mean Jar Jar ;)
JayDee284 can’t believe Oliver didn’t like this movie much, I really enjoyed it.
Fuckin' A!!
Umm... no. This film was decent for it's time and budget, but that's about all that can be said of the director.
...but this is not a perfect world.
Also - I love how the Ministry song, "Stigmata" is played over a Gwar video in this movie. There's some trivia for you.
The wasteland walker is Carl McCoy, lead singer of Fields of the Nephilim.
@@tylerskiss Grendel fan?
@@GroinFaceGroin Very much so. Always nice to see someone recognize Grendel.
@@tylerskiss the Eppy Thatcher is to this day my favorite Grendel
You run out of lies
I love this movie. I get people might find the story underwhelming, but to me it always seemed like a cyberpunk atheistic meshed with an Evil Dead/Argento type film. One setting, a lot of gore, kick ass visuals. I think the film does some unique and interesting choices instead of copying Alien or The Terminator. Plus all the subtext and themes of religion, cyberpunk, and an apocalyptic setting is shit I eat up like a child in a candy store. Great film. Fulci never really had great stories, but his films we're a nightmare of horror you kind of just experience. Hardware kinda goes for that instead of a film the typical sci-fi stuff.
I liked the movie as it is.
Yeah its okay watched this movie yeahrs after the so much hatet virus that i love and after that movie hardware was a little underwelming to me.
Liked the robot design,but the fleshy humanoid version in virus is better imo 🤷
The order of Death has an amazingly apocalyptic sound to it that fits this movie so well i love Public Image Ltd
I have quite a soft spot for Hardware. I love movies with clever effects, and cyberpunk is my favourite genre. It was made with love and it shows.
Richard Stanley is quite a fascinating character. I second the recommendation of Lost Soul, it's an awesome documentary if you are at all interested in behind the scenes stuff. I don't want to spoil too much, but things start going wrong when Stanley gets his friend "who is a warlock" to cast a spell of protection on the movie. And the crazy stuff with Richard Stanley is only about 1/2 the movie, there's also Marlon Brando's bizarre behaviour and Val Kilmer being a huge jerk.
Stanley also shows up in the "Jodorowsky's Dune," the documentary about the failed Dune adaptation by insane visionary director Alejandro Jodorowsky. Stanley is acquainted with Jodorowsky and is one of the few people to have seen the complete storyboards and production designs for the Dune movie- all with Jodorowsky describing his vision for each scene. Stanley says he's may be the only person who has come close to "experiencing" what that movie could have been.
Stanley is actually the director of Jodorowsky's Dune (one of the best movie documenatary that i've never seen to the point of buying it but only after buying the complete Chriss Foss's catalog in the book "Hardware") and i'd say that pretty much everything in Lost Souls are already known but that seeing Fairuza Balk still in her prime whorts the vision.
@@scaccuwtf u smokin? jodor's dune was directed by frank pavich.
"Made with love" might not be the right description, but it was a passion project from Stanley. I like JoBlo's review which has more info about the production. This is a great video like all of Oliver's reviews, but I don't agree with his take on the movie
0:03 Harper's Trailer
3:05 Retrospective/History
11:46 Synopsis
13:46 Visual Effects
16:31 Soundtrack
18:33 Review
25:03 Ending Trailer
I wish!
Till then it's just up to me an you, my friend
Kai Haaland 🙏🏾🙏🏾 this is very helpful.
Hey, I did the computer graphics for this (screens and 3d wireframes). I know they're bad but I was at college at the time and it was all done with an Amiga ;)
-ED case- That’s wonderful!
No bullshit
@@robzilla730 No BS, was great times. Still got baseball cap, script, storyboards and posters.
@@EDcase1 so you're in Jolly Olde England?
@@robzilla730 Yep
I saw this in the theater in '90 and the atmosphere was so distinct that the skeletal plot wasn't as troublesome. As you say, I wanted to see more of the world but sort of liked the claustrophobic feeling of being restricted to the confines of the characters realities.
The news reader at 12:23 is Captain Hollister from red dwarf.
Steve Ozone & he was in Aliens Special Edition.
you sir are a legend
Smeg head.
@@Zerofightervi And The Fifth Element. The guy's a Sci-Fi God!
Greatest gift Oliver has is the addicting narrative, that makes even the most obscure movies look interesting.
One of my all time favorite movies. It oozes atmosphere.
Amazing he made this for under a million pounds. Someone should give Richard Stanley ten million and let him go nuts.
1 million pounds went a lot further 27 years ago.
They gave him £35 million for Moraux and he barely lasted a week.
@@JnEricsonx even still, it didn't go THAT far. . I think Stanley would've done a BADASS Tank Girl!
See Color Out Of Space
I have a soft spot for Hardware :-) and would love a sequel lol
Directed by Ridley Scott
@@robzilla730 Ridley Scott hasn’t made a good film since gladiator. He needs to retire
I saw this when it first came out. It was so different from most other American films at that time. More like the Japanese body mod movies.
3:33 When the film was released in cinemas in New Zealand. The film was given the Restricted 18 rating for it's graphic violence, sex and language. When the film was released on DVD in New Zealand in 2013, the rating was changed to Restricted 16.
I got it from Jb-hi it was the Dvd version R16 in nz but 18 in the UK uk maybe a bit sensitive maybe because of that drilling scene with the pervert guy I couldn't get that scene out of my head when I first saw it
But yeah that scene was traumatising
How did I miss this growing up?! I must watch it immediately! Thanks again for another great Retrospective. Top notch work as we have come to expect.
I bought this based on the box art as I was walking out of an HMV. One of the best impulse purchases I've ever made!
I saw this in the theater and went into the mall afterwards and bought the soundtrack on CD. (Still have it.) It was a really odd film, but it resonated with me somehow, and I think it's the thing that really cemented in my mind a lifelong love of anything post-apocalyptic.
Watched this on lsd back then...it lived with me for days...loved it..underated uk classic..score too
The wasteland wanderer who finds the machine is played by Carl McCoy, lead singer of Fields of the Nephilim. The scene where he walks through the tunnel to enter the shop and his glasses reflect light was a nod to the Dawnrazor album cover.
I remember seeing somewhere that Richard Stanley is in talks to direct the Dr. Morau remake. Hopefully he gets the chance to make the film he always wanted without Val Kilmer to fuck it up this time!!
WOW Im speechless. your review of this movie (one of my favorites of all time) is truly .... a work of art in itself. I'm so glad i had the opportunity to watch this and let me tell you, I've never said that about a youtube video before, and I doubt i ever will again. very impressive. never stop what your passion leads you to.
Underrated film, but at least it has its following
I always thought Richard Stanley got a raw deal once he was given the directional duties for Island of Doctor Moreau. Dust Devil By Stanley was a great film that followed Hardware and is truly underrated. What I love about Hardware is how such a world is fleshed out on a low budget. The movie had atmosphere, and good characters. Def felt like a companion film to The Terminator. I read the original 2000AD story that Hardware was based on, and this was way better. This was a pretty good date film for me in 1990, I was 14 years old and was more into the film than my date.
This is whatcha want, this is whatcha need...Weird movie. Awesome retrospective.
kinda ahead of its time having legalized drugs,violence on TV and dictators on the airwaves plus crazy DJ's lol
Somebody get Angry Bob his own TH-cam channel, stat!
This is what you want, this is what you get...
Oh Hardware, how I wish you were an epic movie. The Cyberpunk / post apocalyptic genre is so underrepresented and I love this category, besides Terminator, Blade Runner, Robocop and maybe a few others, most of the movies are low budget and pretty weak. I saw this movie as teenager in cinema, and the opening and the first part is awesome, but as soon as the "robot" is revealed, the low budget takes over. There is a scene, that looks like a music video, the robot is a barely moving puppet and looks cheesy, and not at all scary. Such wasted potential. I tried to re-watch it after many years, but just fell asleep. Too bad, we sill have to wait for a great movie in this genre, Hardware is a great set-up, but nothing else.
Very true. But then again that's the charm of those movies, they are cheap and have many flaws but also have these scenes, moments that makes them so memorable. "Hardware", "Nemesis", "Death Machine" - I love them all :)
This absolute shit taste
Also
The fact you don't realize that the character in that scene was under the effects of the toxin , and therefore hallucinated looking at the robot and their own arm, acts as a testament to utterly incompetent you truly are.
@@OfLanceTheLonginus Jesus man, how does it feel riding your high horse of, "My opinion is the only opinion you're allowed to have, otherwise you're shit and stupid." This movie isn't a masterpiece and isn't for everyone. Also, explaining what's actually happening in the scene op is talking about isn't a counter argument, he's talking about how it looks, not questioning why it's happening. Long story short, people are allowed to not like a movie and get your head out of your ass.
Mr. Awesome
I’m pretty sure OP can defend himself for however manner they can , and don’t need some irate lapdog to speak for them. You get points for trying to bait me in tho.
I have to commend your genuine anger and that paragraph of wasted energy. It’s admirable, and directed at a 3 month old thread too, which really makes this all perfect .
Fantastic as usual. I have never heard of this movie before, don't know how I missed it. This movie does look interesting. The set designs and practical effects look fantastic, it's hard to believe such a movie was produced on such a low budget. I may have to keep my eye out for this movie. I hope you have a Happy Halloween Oliver. :D
sfighter00 its a good movie. Not seen it for years, it looks incredible
same here. haven't seen this movie well over 20-years dude
Um, what are you doing here?
I remember it when it came out it is amazing that they made the movie on such a low budget but its not very good to be honest.
Really does look interesting. I think I know what I'm watching tonight.
Wow. How could I have missed this one! Now I gotta find it. Thanks Ollie!
So I guess I learned today that Dylan McDermott hasn't aged a day in 27 years.
Christ, he's in his late 50s and he looks a decade younger than I do.
maybe he's the Mark 13
Asian models and actors can maintain a 30-something look for decades, Brad Pitt can take his shirt off without embarrassing himself, Will Smith looks like his TV show was only 5 years ago. But they're still old
He looks like shit in American Horror Story.
Dylan Mcdermot is literally Archer now. He's got the boyish look but the manly flippant voice now. Why hasn't this happened yet?
Taking a role in a movie for a bottle of Jack Daniels is the most hilarious thing I've ever heard in my life.
Great review Oliver I´m always learning something new of the movies that i like and other ones that i have seen with the reviews that you make , keep up with the great work.
I bought this on blu-ray for $10 without knowing what it was and i enjoyed it.
Wanna sell me your copy?
I remember seeing this movie on cable in 1990 and it had me so freaked out, this robot thing scared the crap out of me back then! Great cast and wouldn't you know, a young little known actor named Dylan McDermott was just getting his career started when he starred in this movie!
Saw this in theaters on my 12th birthday, talk about inspiration for a young artist.
Charles - artpipe co oh christ, your mind must have been leaking with all sorts of macabre mechanical and gore, i envy you.
Appreciate your review of this. I saw this a few times in the early 90's when CINEMAX used to run it late nights on weekends. While you're not wrong about the thin plot, I think this is one of those films that is more about the visual/audio experience than in the story. Similar criticism have been levelled at "Bladerunner" over the years, although one is a clearly superior film to this film.
Wow I have never heard of this! Intrigued, thanks for turning me on to it Oliver!
The scavenger at the Start .is Carl McCoy from the fields of the nephilem , and Lemmy is the taxi driver . Also sound track included Ministry
I still listen to songs from the soundtrack to this movie now.
Boswell's score is some of the most depressing music I've heard in a horror film :( It playing through your whole review made it a somewhat dreary experience.
I watched this film again recently and I absolutely loved. An absolute cyberpunk classic. I didn't find it that underwhelming at all. In fact to me it gets better with each viewing.
I enjoy these retrospectives on a rainy saturday afternoon.
Opening scene. Carl McCoy. Fields of the Nephilim is and always will be my favorite band of all time
I'm with you all the way. Amazing stand alone band.
@@MrDravenLee agreed...I wish all the original members got back together already
Another Oliver Harper review. Proceed to watch great content
Literally one of my favourite 90s films, just brilliant!
Huge fan of the score, one of the best and most atmospheric I have heard. It plays a huge part in making the movie as good as it was.
I had forgotten all about this one.
Thanks!
Hi Oliver. Love your Retrospective Reviews!! So much effort and dedication goes into them. Just wondered if you would do Armageddon??
Hi thanks a lot for putting this together. It filled a lot of holes in this great film I loved in my teens. To me, this has always been the height of desert/apocalyptic films from the early 90s :) I never knew it was filmed in London, with the sharp lighting, I always thought it was filmed in LA or similar.
oh my god, I am so glad you are reviewing this movie this is my absolute favorite movie ever
I've got the soundtrack to this film- brilliant.
And thank you for covering it as well.
Oh we all walk the wibbly-wobbly walk...
It sucks you can’t find this movie anywhere nowadays. You can’t even stream it on any of the tv apps
That Director's hat is epic. You see so many poser hats on artists, that hat is legit.
No wonder Carl Mc Coy is an extra in this film... The director is obviously a Fields of Nephilim, (1984 Era) Sisters of Mercy and The Mission fan.
It's just come to me now that there's a cameo from the American actor who plays captain Hollister In Red Dwarf series 1 and 8 if memory serves me right.
He played the news anchor, here in hardware
I remember watching this as a kid and had totally forgotten bout it till now. Amazing.
I was just thinking about this movie the other day, and I couldn't remember the name for the life of me. Thank you!!!!
The Mark 13 doesn't look like it does in Alvi's graphics. That's what it's supposed to look like. But the robot that terrrorises Jill looks very different because it has rebuilt itself out of whatever was available.
My dad took me to see it at the theater when I was 10!
Child abuse! :D
One of my faves. Kind of in the same tone as Split Second. Good review!
Good work and depth. The film, while flawed, has material which elevates its depth and certainly raises its status in the Sci-fi/Cyberpunk genre in my mind. It was a mainstay in my video store then became hard to find. The one video box cover was so putrid I was intrigued but ignored it for years. The Mark 13 one would have hooked me immediately to rent it.
This film gets a thumbs up for featuring both GWAR and Ministry.
Great job keep up the good work love your retrospective
Still one of my favorites. It was on HBO a hundred times over the course of a summer. I would stay up late or get up early to go downstairs and watch it. Eventually my dad put a lock on the TV and disabled it at night. Good times.
Would love to see a retrospective on the Farrah Fawcett film, Saturn 3.
This is one of the movies I sleep to, that and Dead-end Drive in. I don't think the word "favorite" is strong enough to explain how much i like these two movies.
I saw this movie in Germany in the mid 90s and it was called "Mark 13" .
Must watch lost paradise, documentary about this director on Netflix. !!!
Best documentary, it's about the making of Island of dr morou.
The documentary is actually called Lost Soul. And yes, it's a must watch.
Misanola my memory sucks, thanks. That documentary feels like ur watching a movie.
It’s a fascinating documentary. Essential viewing for anyone wanting to see “behind the curtain” of a car crash film production. Good shout.
I can't find it on Netflix (maybe it's different depending upon country)
You feature loads of wicked films on this channel, fair play, I love it. Always love seeing stuff like this, I watched Harbinger Down(Inanimate in some Countries) and it's awesome, so many practical effects, reminds me of John Carpenter's The Thing.
Great review. The final shot of the hunter walking away across the wasteland reminds me of the final shot in Herzog's Nosferatu remake. It would be cool if Stanley could write & direct some episodes of the Dredd TV series.
I remember seeing this movie a whole bunch of times, thank you for the review.
Got into your channel over the summer, dig your retrospectives and the podcasts and commentaries with Richard and Duncan. This video brings to mind Steven Norrington's Death Machine. I'm under the impression it's the movie he made to lock down his shot at Blade. It's definitely a celebration of B-movies, heavy on the Terminator and RoboCop's, lil Aliens and such, has some corny elements but not to it's detriment. Make for a great retrospective, definitely a complementary video to this one. Like to hear what you have to say about Norrington's career, and what you think about DEATH MACHINE.
Death Machine is a way better movie than Hardware.
Loved this film back in the day and watched it often. I have it on bluray now but haven't watched it for a long time. Time for a revisit after seeing this.
I have this on an old rental VHS and blueray! It's an awesome move for what it is. Just love that the credits says special thanks to Black & Decker. For providing the "hardware" I guess :P I love the cyberpunk feel of it. Actually the one I've seen that mostly reminds of the worlds Gibson etc writes about.
And the cold cold PIL tune. Damn it's dark :P
just checked renegade soundwave,such a good band.
The M.A.R.K-13 is such a cool idea for a movie monster, Terminator meets The Thing, would love to see a more modern take.
Great stuff :)
Saw it yesterday, loved it. I cant believe it had such a small budget, the visuals and music are amazing. It was the first time since my childhood that I had the urge to watch the movie two times in a row. Only thing I dislike is the last scene in a regular bathroom with white tiles, it looks like ordinary bathroom, feels a bit off compared to the visuals and interiors in rest of the movie and is only reason I dont consider this movie completely perfect. Unlike terminator this movie had me scared on few occasions and had suspense, I never felt suspense with terminator, I consider it more of a action movie than horror but this one is both.
Loved this, the intro reminded me of the game Wasteland. Subbed!
This guy needs to make more movies. Great visual style.
If I remember this one, it's a film that has one good line in it. Isn't this the film that states that a chess computer or AI doesn't understand the notion or sense of making a sacrifice in order to win?
John Collins yes. This is that movie. It comes up in a scene between 2 black security guards, i think they're father and son.
I really like the set design and general world that this movie creates, it somehow feels very real but also 90s-futuristic and cool. I could have done with less blood and gore, but it is a horror movie so that's to be expected. I've watched it a couple times now and agree it gets better on repeat viewings, it's got something that keeps me coming back to it
Oliver - you've gotta do one of the most beautiful horror movies ever made - "The Serpent and the Rainbow" by Craven - also loosely based on the book by shunned anthropologist, Wade Davis (is that right?). - Doesn't matter - it's Craven's most beautiful movie.
I loved this movie thank you for reviewing it!
Am I the only one to see deep symbolism and underlying plot themes in this film? For instance, toward the end, it is Mo's voice telling Jill how to stop the Mark 13... he tells her she "can kill him..." "there's a problem with the insulation, and repeats Mo's previous statements that he dreamt "it was raining." She asks if he's alive. Remember, we learn early in the film that the Mark 13 can recharge its batteries and draw power "from almost any source." Did the Mark 13 absorb Mo's SOUL? I would argue that's what's happened here. Also, remember, after the Mark 13 injects Mo, he grabs his "necklace" and declares, "You can't fuck with me. You can't fuck with Mo! I'm devinely protected, asshole!" It appears that Mo's neck chain holds both dog tags and a cross as pendants. The Mark 13 was created to serve the military. Is Mo declaring that he is a Marine, trained and serving the military, as the Mark 13 does? Or is he claiming that God protects him? Or, is it BOTH?
No you aren't. We discussed this a lot the first time I watched this movie with a couple of friends, while stoned. Also notice the cruciform profile of the robot as it is "killed".
I saw Hardware in the theatres when I was 22, and fell in love with it. I went across the street to the local record shop and bought the soundtrack for it basically right away.
I agree this movie isn't 'stupendous' but it definitely 'checks off those boxes' as you mentioned, for what I enjoy. Good plot, interesting scenery, good music, sfx were good, gore was good, basically everything was 'good' but nothing was 'great'. But it was one of those movies that was more than the sum of it's individual parts I feel. Something about it just holds a special place for me.
Always had a soft spot for the character 'Shades' too, he is one of my fave characters in the film.
For those who didn't know, Richard Stanley also made another great movie (in my view) called 'Dust Devil', filmed in South Africa and Namibia. That is a great movie too, I like it better than Hardware. It has a an amazing ambiance, and the scenery and story is great. Obviously Richard Stanley had a certain style of movies that spoke to something inside my brain, as it doesn't seem coincidence that two of his movies are in my top faves list.
This video completely understates the power of the massive effect the song Stigmata from Ministry in this movie had on the music industry at the time this was released. It totally blew up the industrial scene and brought it fully into the mainstream for awhile. It's the song everyone thinks of when they think of Hardware.
I saw this movie when I was WAY too young
Aye..
Thought the same thing, watching this review.
78deathface I saw a clip of it I was quite young, very intrigued, I'll have to watch the whole thing.
My favorite. Watching for may at years never gets old..really good work.....
Great work. Perfect voice, perfect pacing. Top shelf
I always loved that movie, because is so predicting about real issues of humanity. Great review, mighty interesting background. Thanks a lot!
Just small contribution: killer-robot displays some psychological features picked of his victims, and reacts on shower/water almost with human desire. Just mimicry, or waking of self-conciousness?
Premier Boelgaxof talks twisted famous Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech.
l used to get blasted and watch this on VHS when it came out, loved it. Great times. This is what you want, this is what you get.
I first saw this on VHS (I think I still have it) and was taken with the nightmarish feel that much of the film has. I haven't seen it for a while though, I'll have to get hold of the Blu-Ray.
Twisted little scifi/horror gem, love this flick, was wondering when you'd get around to it!
A truly under rated cyberpunk movie classic and a must see for anyone who is a fan of that genre. I saw it when it premiered, and felt it was ahead of it's time. Certainly by today's standards it may not be for everyone, but back then we weren't so oversaturated with slick green screen fx.
Such a weird movie, I remember renting this back in the day on WHS.
I watched this a long time ago but i was high at the time so could never the name of it . Thanks for reminding me . I do remember thinking at the time " this would be so much better if it got loose & rampaged the city but as you say Oliver budget restrictions .
I absolutely adore the music for this film.
It is weird how there are just certain movies that capture you. I rented this on vhs back in the early/mid 90s. I've never liked the horror genre, but do like cyberpunk style stuff. I can't even explain why I like this movie so much. But i do. It's just one of those things.