Can the Logans Run Blu-ray explain the remake holdup?
Science-fiction movies and TV shows with something to say are a dime a dozen, but ones that actually say something are infinitely rarer. The reason for this is that the ideas behind them are intriguing, but seldom are those successfully explored or executed; for every District 9, there are a dozen movies like The Box that just never manage to capture an audience’s attention, much less the essence of their core concept, in a way that resonates, much less entertains. For my money, Logan’s Run is one of the genre’s revered “classics” that’s terminally guilty of being a great premise with some of the worst possible execution; Hollywood evidently agrees, which is why a number of filmmakers have tried in the past several years to remake or reinvent it for contemporary audiences. Now that Logan’s Run is being released on Blu-ray, we decided to revisit it to see precisely what it is that’s so potent in its mishmash of cultural commentary and futuristic fun, and consider what it is (other than
