Looker
1981 Directed by Michael Crichton
Synopsis
Plastic surgeon Larry Roberts investigates the murders of some of his beautiful patients and uncovers a hi-tech conspiracy.
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Now here's one I watched dozens of times, in various stages of completeness, during the heyday of cable television. Back then I didn't know I wasn't getting the cream of the film crop in rapid rotation, in those days cable TV was the all-powerful purveyor of film fare now reserved for Netflix streaming, albeit there wasn't as much of it back in those days. I would guess that Looker wasn't a hit, probably along the same lines as Runaway, shot during the relatively low-key part of Crichton's career before Jurassic Park. I guess that's a longer way of saying, I have some nostalgia for Looker even though it ain't that flippin' great of a film, tomatometer 28%. This movie has…
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Brimming with ideas and potential, Looker stumbles along in an effort to gain pace, but mostly succeeds in being a fascinating showcase of 80's design and future-tech.
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With shades of his previous film "Coma", this Michael Crichton film is not hugely surprising, but it is fairly suspenseful. Has a very 80's feel.
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Now here's one I watched dozens of times, in various stages of completeness, during the heyday of cable television. Back then I didn't know I wasn't getting the cream of the film crop in rapid rotation, in those days cable TV was the all-powerful purveyor of film fare now reserved for Netflix streaming, albeit there wasn't as much of it back in those days. I would guess that Looker wasn't a hit, probably along the same lines as Runaway, shot during the relatively low-key part of Crichton's career before Jurassic Park. I guess that's a longer way of saying, I have some nostalgia for Looker even though it ain't that flippin' great of a film, tomatometer 28%. This movie has…
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there's a lot of interesting, buck wild ideas in this one but MAN it moves at a mega super slow speed. this is one i actually feel a modern remake could be good.
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Being a slightly sci-fi flavoured, early 80s film starring Albert Finney I was hoping for something like Wolfen. Sadly, Looker comes nowhere close to Wolfens greatness. Obviously a movie made for TV it should've been made into a TV episode instead as it lacks susbtance and solid enough perfomances to warrant its 1,5 hour playtime. It feels low budget, very stretched and probably would have fitted seamlessly into a season of "V" or "The Prisoner". A plus though for the nicely executed time lapse moments.