#3615724 - 07/29/12 03:33 AM
Re: Films with an alternate reality run by a computer or A.I.
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There was a Star Trek (OS) episode, with a colony of people who did not know they were on an asteroid traveling though space run by a computer program. The World is Hollow and I have Touched the Sky
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#3615873 - 07/29/12 02:40 PM
Re: Films with an alternate reality run by a computer or A.I.
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The Thirteenth Floor. It came out at about the same time as The Matrix, and is better in many ways.
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#3616132 - 07/29/12 10:28 PM
Re: Films with an alternate reality run by a computer or A.I.
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As for pre-dating TRON, I'll have to give that some thought. Does seem like there would be something Twilight Zone or Outer Limits that could do that. Not sure if the TZ Eye of the Beholder qualifies, that was an alternate reality and not a control. I bet there's something in those shows that would fit the bill.
Re: Matrix....always seemed like a reimagined Dark City to me. Love both flicks, both had excellent style.
TRON...brilliant. The more you learn about computers the more you can read into it.
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#3616168 - 07/29/12 11:39 PM
Re: Films with an alternate reality run by a computer or A.I.
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Not pre-dating Tron, but, how about the slightly freaky and often overlooked eXistenZ from Cronenberg.
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#3616181 - 07/30/12 12:04 AM
Re: Films with an alternate reality run by a computer or A.I.
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A significant stretch to the parameters asked for, but what about "Westworld" with Yule Brenner? Pretty good movie too, saw a lot of influences that have been seen in later movies... clearly Cameron rambling on about how original The Terminator was, is full of #$%^!!
That said, while the robots went AWOL,
...the outer, greater world was not affected by the problems in the movie.
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#3616865 - 07/30/12 09:52 PM
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I can. While I enjoyed it, I did find it forgettable.
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#3616898 - 07/30/12 11:19 PM
Re: Films with an alternate reality run by a computer or A.I.
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Panzermeyer, Tron must be considered historic when put in the context as you presented it (genre defining), but there is such a huge gap between it and The Matrix that it makes me wonder why it wasn't jumped on by Hollywood after Tron came out. I mean, wasn't Tron successful enough? I did however notice that the waters were tested with a show called Max Headroom, but that was waaaaaay more "pop" than Tron was cerebral.
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#3617242 - 07/31/12 01:17 PM
Re: Films with an alternate reality run by a computer or A.I.
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That's a close example since it did indeed have a separate "reality" from the rest of the world but it was run my humans, not any kind of computer or A.I. I'm not usually a fan of remakes but a remake of Logan's Run could be great if the right people are involved.
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#3617267 - 07/31/12 01:51 PM
Re: Films with an alternate reality run by a computer or A.I.
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That's a close example since it did indeed have a separate "reality" from the rest of the world but it was run my humans, not any kind of computer or A.I. I'm not usually a fan of remakes but a remake of Logan's Run could be great if the right people are involved. So what was the computer/AI that sent Logan out to find Sanctuary, and he caused to shut down with spectacular results at the end of the film?
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#3617281 - 07/31/12 02:07 PM
Re: Films with an alternate reality run by a computer or A.I.
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So what was the computer/AI that sent Logan out to find Sanctuary, and he caused to shut down with spectacular results at the end of the film?
Ok, I had forgotten about that. Good point. I hadn't seen Logan's Run in over 20 years so I guess I need to watch it again and refresh my memory.
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#3617298 - 07/31/12 02:26 PM
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There were also the 2 Lawnmower Man films, but they're not that great in comparison. Denzel Washington and Russel Crowe, the Scott Bros' favorites, were in Virtuosity, also largely forgettable.
However, while AI and VR were big in those, it wasn't "people living in a computer" like in TRON or The Matrix.
As to why, that's easy. Until The Matrix, no film like that made good money! So why do it?
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