Screamers (1995) - Retrospective / Review
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Screamers (1995) - Retrospective / Review
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I'm in the minority who enjoyed the movie. Thanks for a great review, as always!
what! I loved this movie.
I thought the premise was good, using regenerating and evolving little blade machine weapons to destroy your rivals unless they turn on you.
I too love this movie don't know what people be smoking not liking it.
I watched this yesterday... again :) I like this movie, maybe because of nostalgia, i was 8 or 9 when i first saw it on TV after all. But i think that best thing in this movie, and it is same thing that makes me revisit my favourite video games of old few times a year- it is atmosphere. I love "Gothic" or "Soul Reaver", or "S.T.A.L.K.E.R", despite of their shortcomings and technical issues because of how they make me feel, how they tell story without characters talking about every detail- things like reliefs on the wall showing vampires becoming gods in "Soul Reaver", yet no character is trying to adress why and what is what, leaving room for imagination and for us to figure it out- and same thing about movies. Shitty visual effects don`t bother me at all. Nobody is bitching about "Clash of the Titans" and plastic monster over there. Noone is moaning about "Bruce" shark with cheeks from "Jaws". Same with low budget movies- i take it how they are, and if they have something good about them, i enjoy them. Screamers told a story without actually going too deep with explenation of every little thing. My favourite moment in the movie is when Hendricksen talks about how war started, how it played out, and how eventually it all came to an end. Jefferson asks question after question, and Hendricksen answers with "I don`t have the answers. You can ask me all questions you want". Just... powerful
I was just saying yesterday while rewatching the movie that I absolutely love the movie because of the Stalker kind of atmosphere. It gives you the feel of Strugatskij brothers sci fi books where little explanation was provided, had a lot of high tech machinery, had that gloomy feel and the reader had a lot of figuring out to do.
Screamers is one of those movies with a rich backstory that sadly is told and not seen. A colony is established on a planet with "rare minerals" and when extracting them proves potentially fatal the colonists refuse to work. How do their corporate masters respond? They transport tens of thousands of mercenaries to subjugate the populace and reopen the mine. Four grueling years of war ensue when the colonists - mostly scientists and miners - create a scorched-earth weapon that destroys all movement on the ground -- self-replicating machines that attack in huge numbers. The war on Sirius crashes to a stalemate. But reinforcements never come - for _either_ side.
During those four years, other mining worlds - inspired by "the Heroes of Sirius" had risen in rebellion and joined the cause. Now a full-scale interstellar war rages and Sirius is of no strategic importance to anyone without the Screamers making *any* sort of mining impossible. Both sides have left their armies to rot. (Which actually makes sense in real life when you learn how *ludicrously expensive* space travel is.) Then word of a truce offer begins to spread...
Forget the "evolving machines" premise. I want to see *_that_* movie!
Grizabeebles or make it into a video game
Or a comic book!
@SaveTheWorldRadio -- It wasn't the millenials. The phrase "Show, don't tell" originated in writing programs covertly funded by the CIA in order to promote abstract modernism in literature and film and push western audiences away from the "heroic realism" style of Soviet agitprop dramas.
Feel free to look it up yourself. This is widely known in academic circles.
Personally, I just want to see a "Screamers" prequel one of these days.
You hit it man. The screamers are just a side plot
@@thetreblerebel sometimes the sideplot can be an enjoyable experience in of itself.
Peter Weller is in so many good sci fi movies from the 80s to the 90s
Which ones?
@@fighterpilot12 Robocop, Buckaroo Banzai, Of Unknown Origin, Leviathan
@@robwalsh9843 nice. Robocop of course! The others, I have to look into.
i still love screamers, really great B movie sci fi
the movie itself was alright, though the ending sucked dick
D movie?
@@fighterpilot12 solid B. maybe c, not a D.
How is that matte paintings seemed to have a certain sense of mystery and wonder almost like a personality of it's own, while CGI doesn't? Even nowadays where CGI is photo realistic and for all intent and purposes supposedly better in every way, something seems to have been lost.
I can't explain it, even when matte paintings look "worse", they had a certain magic to it.
Its almost like how one of Drew Struzan's paintings gives a certain life to an image, even if it is less realistic.
I wish we could have both things.
I know exactly what you mean. The same applies with models as well. I wonder if its to do with how light reflects of actual physical objects. I doubt its long before CGI can replicate the effect totally. However I presume its unlikely that Hollywood would concerned with retaining the organic magic of matte paintings and models.
Well said. I just rewatched this movie because of Olivia Harper's retrospective on it and the matte paintings just seem to have this "realness" and grittiness to them that cgi still can't replicate. They are really well done.
As those effects weren't perfect they added a "surreal" quality to the movies, that's what was lost. On the other hand, good cgi goes unnoticed (that's how you know it's good) and bad cgi looks like a videogame :(.
You point out something that - I literally never noticed - when stating that good cgi does go unnoticed because it is so realistic and ends up being more mechanical and boring to look at. While something from a matte artist naturally feels more crafty and is also surreal as you nicely put it.
The magic of the matte paintings comes from the craftsmen putting so much time and dedication to them. A CGI artist creates an effect which only looks worse and worse over time as the technology progresses and the old works become utterly obsolete. But a painting remains the same forever if it's just photocopied and preserved. A monument to the burning light of the human life which created it.
FINALLY someone remembers this movie!!! I went to see this film with my best friend back in middle school. Even though we were young, we were both deep into film, literature and art. We saw Screamers in one of the last of the small neighborhood theaters that multiplexes put out of business. I was a fan of Peter Weller and thought his performance carried the entire film. The concept of the film intrigued me, but ultimately the execution left more to be desired. When I found out it was based on a Philip K. Dick story, it all made sense- seems like no one is ever able to film any of his short stories without radically altering them, and something always ends up lost in translation. Watching it as an adult, I realize the constraints of the budget and I'm actually impressed at what they accomplished. Maybe I'm not as critical as I was when I was a teen because nowadays everything is a prequel/sequel/reboot. I've tried to discuss this film with other people over the years, but few have ever seen it. :/
Saw this on home video and loved it. The bad special effects did not bother me. I gave into that as the movie unspooled. This one is great. Tons of imagination. What killed me though, hearing "Can I Come With You" amplified in that creepy and bloody mess hall. This was an honest effort and I feel they delivered.
“Can I come with you?” and the gloomy ending were the two main standouts of this movie imo
something left me a bit confused, were they on Earth the whole time? around the end of the movie peter and the woman walked next to a destroyed golden gate bridge
Fascinating how people tend to grow old and appreciate the technical limitations of the movie and see past beyond that. Its a great movie that still holds today. Much like Blade Runner, both 82 and 2049 box office flops, but cult classics
I like the part where Peter Wellers character addresses the robot woman that fighting among themselves is a sign of advancement.
Disagree completely about your take of the plot's "issues" in the second half. The screamers operate the way they were programmed, as a guerrilla and infiltration weapon, so sending an army out randomly doesn't make much sense when it already creates the army behind enemy lines. Weller's "God, you're beautiful" line wasn't laughable to me; it was the remark of a worn-out, war-torn man who suddenly sees the humanity in front of him. The Davids coming out Hendricksson's base was freaky as hell, because of the build-up to it and what it meant., and Jessica turning out to be a screamer surprised the heck out of me, simply because the movie already seemed to identify Becker as the Series 2 and the Davids were similar to one another. What I loved about the movie was that it was a war movie, not an action piece, and it took it from the soldier's perspective, in which the weapons have turned on them and they have become absolutely expendable. The bad special effects--especially several of the opticals--were bad for the time but honestly not unusual for b-movies like this one, so spending so much time criticizing them was a bit odd.
It’s an opinion man….
@@Severian693 Original commenter was rage commenting.
This is my favorite B sci fi movie. So well done for the small budget. Extremely well done infact.
I love the stop-motion Screamers. The idea of the walking chainsaw land-mine is morbid genius.
I was pretty scared of the dark as a kid and the shot where the David screamer's eyes just go white 14:14 and he opens a mouth with razor teeth made me scared for several nights. Even though it's a terrible effect back then it just looked so unnatural and caught me off guard. Also a lot of what draws me in in terms of sci/fi and fantasy is a rich world/setting that I want to know more about and screamers succeeds at being a contained small story set in a large interesting world that makes you wonder what happened? Peter Weller just has a coolness about him!
I like that you focus on forgotten B-movies or small scale projects as well as big budget stuff it makes you stand out compared to other reviewers !!
I bought this in the 90's on VHS. It was one of those "Wow that was actually pretty good"-moments when I watched it.
You really have a good taste to pick something for a review. You repeatedly manage to astonish us with your nice choices. Thanks.
I always confuse this movie with Scanners.
I was just about to say this lol
Kevin King glad to see alot of people make this same mistake no matter how many times I see both I always do it
well to be fair, the film's director (Christian Duguay) did direct "Scanners 2" and "Scanners 3"
When my aunt rented *Scream,* I thought she meant *Screamers* because I saw those ads first
Well the director was part of that franchise so ya know lol, however I highly suggest you skip those they were HORRIBLE.
Love this channel.
Kind of underrated
Ever see Leviathan? That's another good Peter Weller movie. Takes place in an undersea lab.
Mr. Oliver reviewed it 😆
Leviathan is one of my favorite Peter Weller movies.... after Robocop.
Saw Leviathan when it was released back in the days, and seen it again on different formats. I always liked it. Another newer similar movie is Underwater (2020) that I also really liked.
@@k-rj740 Another one that came out around that time was Deep Star Six. Not as good as Leviathan imo, but not a bad watch.
@@unchainedwiththecapt Yes, I have of course seen that one too. I liked it, but I agree not as good as Leviathan. There is something about water settings and creature feature that I really like. Playing a lot of Subnautica recently and that game also have that eerie feeling these movies has together with the mystery and beautifulness of the sea ;)
Yet another masterpiece that I never heard of before your channel.
Loved this movie growing up. Being 8-9 when it came out, it scared the shit out of me. This could be remade and done soo great now a days.. Maybe a sequel :o
No remake please. Maybe a prequel. A sequel was already made
@@raidthanfl Or a remaster of the first movie.
Ruined like every other remake
This movie looks interesting
gotta try to find it so I can add it to my collection
its an awsome movie the second one is just as good
I remember watching this movie on Syfy channel with my dad, thank you so much for letting me finally find out the name of this.
Same
Screamers was a great popcorn flick and always rented well from video stores back in the day. The problem with the modern world is everyone gets on the internet and wants to nit pick every little thing about every movie and over analyze it. I miss the pre-internet years of movie enjoyment. Back when everyone with a computer wasn't a critic. We used to just either enjoy a movie or not. This is one I enjoyed in the theater as well as on video and TV.
Its weird, because I just watched this again yesterday after over a decade. This was a treat. I've always loved your Retrospectives. Thank you for your hard work and intelligent use of dialogue over these. I still dont know why you dont have a million subs. It baffles me to this day.
Isn't that knife sharp enough yet?
It's never sharp enough.
JUST GET OFF MY BACK
Can I come with you?
*LOUD ROTARY SAWBLADE NOISES INTENSIFY*
The funny part is Becker got killed by his own knife that he kept sharp
I was commercial fishing salmon with my dad on a beach with no electricity or running water in Alaska in the summer of 1997. About 14 years old and at some point, we were in some sort of a minimally outfitted rest camp for transitory fishermen that had showers, sleeping quarters, and a cafeteria. I desperately wanted to watch the new Batman film that had come out, but there was only a TV in the cafeteria there and I took a couple of hours and watched this movie since it was on the TV instead. It terrified me at the time. I saw it again a few years later in college, and I just found a torrent of it again here now, 23 years later. The movie always stuck with me. Something about the mood. The lead actor does good work. As a 14-year old, I didn’t know who Philip K. Dick was, but I’ve enjoyed several of his works and several movies based on his work since then; he was a national treasure. Maybe it was something about being up in Alaska that summer, where dusk lasted until 10pm, but the mood of the environments and story have always stuck with me from this film.
Dude, your trailers are better than the official ones.... great job man!
thanks again for your hard work oliver! have literally watched every retrospective you've done and watch many if not most of your commentaries. your one of my favorite TH-camrs!
This would be a great candidate for a remake. Bigger budget, all practical effects and maybe a little more focus on the Sci fi horror aspect. It has potential to be a fun ride.
i remember watching this late at night on TV on my own in my late teens. Thought it was amazing. One of those flicks which watch well on i.e. a saturday night by yourself.
2 lines from weller have always stuck in my head "we are betrayed here" and "now what is a type II?"
oh MAN! how do u have this AMAZING sense of reviewing movies I mostly watch on VHS back in the day. OR saw a trailer of in theatres when I was a kid. keep up the good work. and congrats on 60K subs!
I remember back when u had 25K. keep up the good work and the rest of TH-cam will notice it more & more.
BEST MOVIE REVIEWS ON TH-cam!!!
RETRO-spective.
Omg I love this film, can't wait to watch this during my lunch break today, thank you so much for doing a retrospective on this movie Oliver.
"Can I come with u? Want some Candy?" No Demon kid stay the HELL away from me!! Lol
LOVE this film. Watched it as a kid with my dad and then again a year ago went I discovered it on netflix and still loved it
Just finished rewatching this movie and came to TH-cam to hear the story behind it, absolutely love this movie and feel like a big budget remake would be amazing
Always loved this movie, thanks for doing a full retrospective on it!
20:47 - Young Jürgen Klopp also played in this movie, while defending for Mainz 05.
I always liked this movie and I still do. I think the love story works really well being in a desolate crap environment. When you find something nice you probably become really happy for it as it's so very rare. Even for the robot it's a rare event when it's more beneficial not to kill and destroy to survive.
I also like the heaviness in the end fight. For me it's more about what they tried to convey than the effect itself. It's a cool feeling that she is a heavy, powerful robot that has turned to protect in the otherwise fatal situation. So for me the best part of the movie actually is the ending.
Good review however Oliver! Thanks for sharing the nostalgia!
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Classic 90's sci-fi. Lots of people don't know Philip K Dick is responsible for some of the greatest science fiction.
jonc151 - well parts of it at least. They take his stories and use it as an outline while the writer/director fill in the blanks to make it their own. Blade Runner I love, but it almost nothing like the book.
A Scanner Darkly
I’ve smashed about 50 of your reviews in the last fortnight. Completely addicted! Great work Oliver.
You know I'm not trying to blow smoke up your ass, but your editing is so fucking good, your trailers for this movie (and all your reviews) made me want to see it, like you must do this professionally too right? (Not saying this isn't professional, you know what I mean lol)
No I don't do it professionally (I don't work for a trailer house) but do offer my services on a freelance basis. I did apply for some editing studios who specialise in trailers and such a couple of years back and they all totally ignored me sadly. They all wanted someone with 4 years prior experience in the industry before even looking at my work.
well those guys are missing out, but I'm glad you get to do this at all, you know, purely for my own selfish reasons so that I can enjoy you're work lol
What a buncha fuckin' retards, your cuts are the tops I tell ya, the tops!
Agreed the edits are sensational, better than most the professional stuff out there. Your videos are sensational in general keep up the great work!
Random Assault Podcast Keep making "It Came From the Internet", you fucks!
thanks for your hard work, you've gotten me through some long night shifts with your awesome reviews
I have a special ability to overlook bad special effects, so long as they dont defy the laws of physics. The story, and the nature of the antagonist were what really kept me on my seat.
400 years ago they had stagehands in black coveralls to do special effects.
Kids these days - Use some imagination.
@@JoshSweetvale Agreed. Perhaps it's because I'm older but I'm getting disgusted with the CGI diarrhea that Holywood is outputting and would give anything to see an engaging storyline with complicated characters.
Peter Weller just exuded a kind of nihilistic confidence (if there is such a thing) that seemed perfectly suited for the surreal dangers of the big city in the late '80s/early '90s action and sci-fi movies. He's got that quiet swagger about him (again two things that maybe don't work together conceptually, which makes Peter Weller so unique in that he had it!). Thanks for the review. Revives that feeling of excitement I had as a teen when a lot of these came out (my mom's disapproval probably added to the mystique of "danger" I alluded to, as well).
I remember this from 90s. Scared me shitless.
A year ago I readed the short story "Second Variety" in which is based this movie, from Phillip K. Dick, really interesting and the movie follow some good details of the plot, the historical context is different because by the 90´s changed completely and thats why they made some changes in the plot and the script.
Great opening intro! It brought back memories of seeing this movie opening weekend with a bunch of friends. Best thing about the movie was and still is: Peter Weller in his prime. I don't think Duguay has made an overall more entertaining movie than this.
It has always bothered me that they can travel to alien planets and they can make autonomous self-replicating robots, but for some reason they can't make an IFF system. Making them kill everything with a heartbeat is pure madness, like they were intentionally trying to build a machine to wipe out humanity, and what would prevent the enemy soldiers from hiding their heartbeats?
Bad special effects don't bother me, but I want the story to make sense.
Bro the machinws developed themselves
I'm an 80s baby I love this movie and the cheese that comes with it takes me back to my childhood! Love the video
Always a nice time, Ollie. Thanks!
I remember this movie always being on TV when I flipped through the channels. Have you done a retrospective of Hardware? That would be awesome
I really liked this movie as a kid. Now I want to revisit it :)
I remember me watching this movie with my parents and their friends when it was new. I dont remember it as good, but it was memorable in a way. Viewed it again two years ago and I didn't like it, but it was enjoyable watching it for nostalgic reasons in a way.
Hey how long before a Death Machine (1995) retrospective?
Great job, Oliver. I remember watching the tail end of this one and didn't think it was that bad. That was nearly 20 years ago and I've not seen it as a whole. I'll be sure to be on the lookout for it.
I remember seeing Screamers many times on tv as a child, don't think I ever saw the entire thing from start to finsh but I always remember it being scary and a must see movie when it was on.. I just watched it for the 1st time as an adult and while the issues you pointed out are valid I still think its an amazing movie with great pacing and all along I was engrossed with the world they were in and wanted to know more about it. I feel like the 3rd act should have taking them underground to where the screamers were made.... with them having to destroy it.
I’ve always loved this movie ever since I first saw it as a kid back in the 90’s. I enjoy your reviews on these types of movies. 80’s & 90’s movies are always the best. They don’t make them like they used to.
Thanks for this review!
It is truly a shame that the soundtrack can't be found anywhere.
I had read the short story years before the film and was thrilled to watch it. I love it!
I found the horde of Davids far from hilarious. Scary is the word. I remember seeing the film with a friend who was genuinely startled when the true nature of David was revealed.
Great Retrospective. This is one of those 90's scifi you can put on in the background whilst you work on something else.
Thank you for that.One of my old time favorites.
And so we finally meet.Hi mate :)
This film is tragically underrated. The performance by the french actor who plays Ross (shades) is so captivating and memorable.
robotpanda77 his name is Roy Dupuis, hes French Canadian and i 100% agree with you
robotpanda77 check him in Mesrine
In the art, Peter Weller looks like Dennis Hopper when he played King Koopa :)
Because of the ropey effects I always thought this movie was from the mid 80s not the mid 90s. I don't even remember it coming out, it's just one of those movies you'd see in the rental stores or on one of the sky channels.
Thank you for this review, Oliver!
Love those Retrospective / Review clips :)
As always, Great work on this Oliver! :)
Great job Oliver as always
It's about time. I needed this.
Thank you Olivier!
Spot on.
I was lucky enough to catch it in the U. S. theatrical run.
This reminds me to seek out a Blu of Of Unknown Origin, Peter Weller’s finest performance.
Screamers is a great movie that rises above it's low budget effects. It's a minor triumph of concept over production.
OMG! Sorry I just thought I was living in a Mandela dimension I've always remembered this movie but was so little at the time I could never remember the name and everyone I knew/know acted like I was crazy this is such a relief and so satisfying thank you Oliver! A thousand times! 😂
Always been a fan of this movie, it has great atmosphere and world building, but agree with all your criticisms.
Great work again mr Harper, you know your stuff and really have a lot of love in your work.
you really surprised me with this retrospective/review, i totally forgot this one and only saw it a couple of times when was released on vhs (import only at the local rental store :} ) always liked it and there wasnt much else to watch at that time besides the more ussual titles.
And that reminds me of another title from around that time: Slipstream 1989 with Mark Hamill.
maby you would like to give that one a retrospective/review ?!?
Loved this movie (and Scanners) as a kid.
"Stumbled on it".... same here. I knew the original story and didn't know this was a film version of it until I started watching it.
Wait... Nobody else saw the ending I've always seen? The way I aways took it was, Joseph leaves the planet and Joseph stays on the planet...cus there's more than one Joseph. He's the final, undiscovered screamer. He's such a perfect model that he not only doesn't know he's a screamer, but he actually plans to warn people about screamers that seem human, so nobody will ever think he IS one...until it's too late. He's basically the ultimate model, designed to become the John Conner of their world, so he gains the ultimate trust and the perfect infiltration.
Excellent review
Always liked this movie, saw it after i went through a "80s B marathon" around 2004.
Yea after i finished my 80s marathon, i picked this movie up by accident.
Positive accident :-)
Emh yea? I think we all know that haha
Methos this movie is 90s flicks
@@Melvinshermen ye i know. Thats why i said i saw it "after".
Thanks man for this review. It's great! I always loved this hidden gem and of course Peter Weller. Always felt like not much credit is given this movie and It's sad.
Thanks for another flawless work.Mr Harper. In fact, the last two decades we've been living.This film, made it more current.Private companies are stronger than states and They have their own mercenary armies,drone warfare.This filmin has a suitable scenario to remake .
Superb depth as always. Thank you, Ollie. Might you consider a RetReview of The Usual Suspects? I would love to hear your take on it. Thank you again.
Hello Oliver I found your site yesterday , Thursday morning April 23 2020 you have so many great videos I really am impressed so I had to join. Since the world right now are stuck at home so we don't get sick I started to watch your videos thurs morning it's now Friday 12:30 in the afternoon I stopped for about a hr . I have binge watching your vids. Great job man. Just great keep it up
Wow, thank you!
I've never heard of Screamers. Oddly enough after watching this, I'm curious to see it.
One of my all time favourite movies as a kid and I got it on dvd and the limited edition blu ray
This has always been a solid guilty pleasure of mine.
I saw Screamers as a rental way back when and I liked it a lot. I just tried to focus on what they tried to accomplish instead of the shortcomings, like the CGI. There wasn't any better available at the time. You mentioned that Total Recall made a profit, however the effects in that film were truly cringeworthy. And I agree that Peter Weller carried off his role nicely. I felt that the hidden machines provided lots of suspense and jump-scares. The fact they could replicate themselves added to the general sense of doom.
I really enjoyed this movie on VHS when I was around 10. It was pretty liked locally in Quebec because of Roy Dupuis, a local "star" (always has been a shitty actor though).
Didn't know about the Montreal Olympic Stadium! I'm from Montreal and I can say that it was a great idea for a shooting location! Its weird futuristic look, its many immense corridors & underground passages, all concrete, give a very unsettling feel to the structure when paired with the weird angles of the walls & tower!
A 70's construction with which Montrealers have a strong love/hate relationship. It still sticks out like a sore thumb, but since its recent renovation, adding tons of glass at impossible angles & making the whole thing more angular, it still looks futuristic, though a little less alien: it's like the original design has been updated and fused with a modern glass skyscraper.
absalutely love this movie and its sequal
one of my all time favourites!
Alot of the time we talk about why Hollywood wastes time making reboots of movies that were perfectly good or even exceptional. I think Screamers fits perfectly into that category that deserves a another shot. It has some good themes of the futility of war, the hubris of man, and the ability for machines to learn to become something more.
I love this movie!! It scared the shit out of me. I just hated that they called them autonomous swords, when they looked nothing like a sword lol.
Peter Weller is in "The Order" with Heath Ledger. I think it's an underrated film....IMO.
You're my favorite film historian!
I would like the sequel to feature the bear, who upon landing immediately starts building a robot army.
Likewise the comedic route would have him complete odd jobs to save up money for a factory.