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Outland [Blu-ray] (2012)

Sean Connery , Peter Boyle , Peter Hyams  |  R |  Blu-ray
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (195 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen
  • Directors: Peter Hyams
  • Writers: Peter Hyams
  • Producers: Richard A. Roth, Stanley O'toole
  • Format: Blu-ray, NTSC, Original recording remastered, Widescreen
  • Language: English, French, Spanish
  • Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: July 10, 2012
  • Run Time: 112 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (195 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B007NR93KG
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,146 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Outland is another in a long line of Westerns retooled for science fiction. Writer-director Peter Hyams (Capricorn One, 2010, Timecop) restages High Noon in outer space, with Sean Connery as O'Neil, the marshal for a settlement on one of Jupiter's moons. While investigating the deaths of some miners, O'Neil discovers that mine boss Peter Boyle has been giving his workers an amphetamine-like work-enhancing drug that keeps them productive for months--until they finally snap and go berserk. When Boyle sends killer henchmen to neutralize the lawman, O'Neil is unable to get the miners to back him up. Outland is no classic, but it offers solid suspense in an otherworldly atmosphere. Also starring Frances Sternhagen, James B. Sikking (Howard on television's Hill Street Blues), and John Ratzenberger (later to become famous as Cliff on the sitcom Cheers). --Jim Emerson

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A federal marshal on an outer-space mining colony uncovers deadly secrets, triggering a showdown. Oscar(R) winner Sean Connery lays down the law in Peter Hyams' sci-fi sizzler.

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65 of 68 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent movie, mediocre DVD November 3, 2008
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Outland is an above-average early-1980s sci-fi Western that benefited from smart casting.

Unfortunately, the 1997 and 2007 DVD releases of Outland suffered from lackluster transfer -- grainy, distorted images and letterboxed widescreen.

The February 2008 DVD release seems to be marginally less grainy and distorted. However, the color intensity and resolution are still not quite up to par with present-day movie transfers. Low-light scenes suffer from fading and graininess which may become especially apparent on large screens. On smaller widescreen TVs (under 30 inches), filmed signs and lettering are acceptably crisp but post-production titles and captions remain blurred.

I have always liked Outland because it relied more upon mature characters (including a tough female country doctor) to tell the story, and resisted the temptation in Hollywood to fall back upon gun-blazing mayhem conducted by inexperienced young rookies. I continue to hope the studios find a way to produce a fully restored version of the film.
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54 of 56 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars One of the best SF movies you haven't seen December 21, 2003
Format:DVD
It's not quite one of the all-time greats, but it's not a 'B movie' either. It's a well-constructed, well-acted drama that doesn't aim _too_ high but does hit what it aims at.

See, out on Io (a moon of Jupiter), there's a titanium mining operation owned by some interplanetary mega-corporation. Federal Marshal William O'Niel (that's how it's spelled) gets assigned there and starts to investigate a series of odd deaths that don't seem to be murders but don't pass the smell test all the same. Getting almost no support from the mining station's personnel, O'Niel is on his own in uncovering the unpleasant truth behind the deaths. I won't tell you any more than that; what follows contains no spoilers.

The mind behind _Outland_ is Peter Hyams, who later brought us the excellent _Timecop_. But the movie benefits also from a wonderful ensemble cast. Sean Connery is, well, Sean Connery; he's worth watching as Bill O'Niel or as anybody else. Frances Sternhagen is delightful as the crusty and somewhat scatterbrained Dr. Lazarus (not the one from _GalaxyQuest_; she's an M.D. at the mining station). There are also the ever-reliable Peter Boyle and James B. Sikking, and a handful of other well-cast and competent supporting players. Since so much of the 'action' is dialogue and character interplay, it would have failed miserably with a lesser cast; here, it succeeds very well.

The special effects are pretty good too, particularly for 1981. The whole thing looks pretty dark and gritty, which wasn't the standard in 1981 but works much better today. At any rate, the mining colony looks right and not at all dated. (However, longtime SF geeks, of whom I am one, will have no trouble finding things to complain about, beginning with the inconsistent gravitational forces.)

The one real problem is that the plot stops developing before the movie is over. Once the reason behind the mysterious deaths is revealed, nothing further is uncovered; the plot settles into a simple _High Noon_ resolution that doesn't really take us anywhere new.

The DVD has other problems, too; as other reviewers have noted, the transfer to digital format isn't very good. It's watchable, but it's not crisp and clean and the sound occasionally gets muffled. (That's especially too bad with respect to Jerry Goldsmith's wonderfully dark and brooding score, which is brilliant in its own right as well as a perfect match with the movie.)

Still, it's well worth seeing and even owning. It's not as ambitious even as some of the other films of the early 1980s. But it's held up better than most of them.

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91 of 99 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars worst studio DVD ever? November 28, 2007
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I never bought the first release of this DVD because those who did savaged it for its poor quality. I figured WB couldn't possibly make the same mistake twice. Maybe they didn't - maybe they just repackaged the rotten DVD they manufactured before. Seriously, this is absolutely the worst DVD I've ever seen from a major producer. The quality may not even match those cheapie Canadian tv transfers in the bargain bins. It looks worse than standard definition - hardly a horizontal line looks straight, and any lettering is blurry. Within each scene, the image jumps up and down from one frame to the next. After 10 minutes, I stopped watching, and I really like this movie. The Amazon info (as of this day) is incorrect; the aspect ratio is extreme widescreen. However, the case says "enhanced", which is a flat-out lie. Perhaps they meant disenhanced.
Maybe there's a problem with the film elements, but this movie never looked this bad in the theaters; people would have walked out if it did.
Unless you are going to watch this on a 2" screen, or you're a serious collector of visual artifacts, I WOULD NOT BUY THIS INCREDIBLE PIECE OF GARBAGE. Caveat emptor.
MUCH LATER: The Blu-ray disc is, however, excellent, and bargain-priced to boot. It is in the original aspect ratio (not 16:9) and looks great in a home theater. Amazing what Hyams was able to do before CGI - one of the best-looking SF films of its time. In the commentary, he says he originally wanted to do a western, and realized that they had become SF films. Shiny.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Outland
I thought this was very well done for a comeback show. Having not seen Sean Connery in a few years, he looed great in his comeback show
Published 8 days ago by Robert E Evans
4.0 out of 5 stars Good old western in space
good old fashion style western type sci-fi, the marshall versus the bad guys only this takes place in space one year from

earth.
Published 9 days ago by Paul Stevens
5.0 out of 5 stars sci fi movies are the best
Really liked this movie when it 1st came out glad to have my own copy now. The one I got with my order was close to mint condition. Great speed in shipping also. Read more
Published 9 days ago by n.landry
5.0 out of 5 stars Sci-fi Thriller
I saw this movie years ago at the theater and wanted to view it again. I really don't like Sci-fi but really enjoyed this one probably because it is a tough cop movie that just... Read more
Published 20 days ago by Oz
4.0 out of 5 stars "If you're looking for sterling character you're in the wrong place"
Science fiction films tend to date badly--but not so the 1981 OUTLAND, which encompasses a plausible story with plausible special effects. Read more
Published 22 days ago by Gary F. Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars A good sci-fi even by today's standards.
I saw this movie many years ago and enjoyed it. It has a good plot and action plus bits of humor.
Published 25 days ago by Bill
3.0 out of 5 stars The Video Quality Is Awful
The story line is the space version of "High Noon", "Gun Fight at the OK Corral".
True, but it has several more themes
(1) Corporate profits ahead of worker safety. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Brookworld
3.0 out of 5 stars Outland
Dated -- mainly because the special effects have been so far surpassed by today's CGI. Script is entirely predictable. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ulysses7245
5.0 out of 5 stars great movie
cult classic..a lot better than the remake, would suggest everyone to at least sit down and watch this movie to form their own opinion.
Published 1 month ago by robin rucker
5.0 out of 5 stars Connery at His Best
Connery at his best--totally believable as an outpost lawman past his prime, who loses the support of his wife, and now has only one ally (Frances Sternhagen, also totally... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mark Bautista
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