Saturn 3

I was a kid when I first saw this it’s a bit more pyscological than haywire robot the physical effects were cutting edge in the day classic 70s sci fi this was before ripley changed how women are shown in film I don’t think farrahs character would fly in a modern remake

This was a big deal when it came out. It's shelf-life didn't last. It's still a dark film though. With an early performance from Harvey Keitel as the Villain. Plus the Robot in this. Is still creepy.

I brought this to replace both my old laserdisc and dvd editions. This is a great blu-ray release featuring some nice extras.

This review is for the ITV HOME ENTERTAINMENT/SILVER COLLECTION DVD. The transfer is in one way disapointing. The 16.9 ratio is enclosed in a 4.3 ratio (ie surrounded by black bars). The problem I have with this is that my wife is HOH and needs subtitles. Well, here they are, and good ones too, but to read them properly you cannot enlarge the screen as that obliterates part of the subs. So we made do, and frankly, no real problem. For what it is, the transfer is excellent. Good colour, picture, sound and subs. No extras. The film? I do recomend you read Trevor Willsmer's review. He answers most of my questions and is very informative. My concerns were A) The casting. All 3 actors seem either uncomfortable, or a bit OTT or not very good. Kirk looks too old to be having rampant sex with the delightful (looking) Farrah Fawcett, and she, bless her, hasn't really found her acting chops. B) I wish Kirk wouldn't show off his (nude) body and do the frantic skipping excercises (look at me, I'm 64 and I can do this! ). Harvey Keitel looks and sounds extremely odd, and Mr Willsmer's review tells me why!. The best bits are the robot, genuinely scary, and the internal sets (not the models). Having got all that off my chest, I must say I did enjoy this Sci Fi romp. No time to get bored and Kirk, whilst I am not a fan, is a STAR and gives 100% in everything he does, and Farrah? Well she is very lovely to look at and she did learn her lessons and moved on to better things. Recomended with reservations. (Why did Kirk take second billing to Farrah? He was no pushover!! Answers please!)(Lastly - What exactly was Keitel's reason for being on Saturn 3??)

I remember reading the book and it was excellent. They then released the film which I enjoyed very much. The star of the film is without doubt, Hector the psychopathic robot who is hell bent on taking over the complex and using the two occupants as his slaves. It's nice to watch a Sci-fi film without CGI. I enjoyed this film very much and would recommend it to anyone who wants to watch something a little different.

An unstable pilot Benson(Harvey Keitel), murders his rival Captain James, and sets off in his place on a mission to a research station on one of Saturn's moons. The personnel of the research station consist of only two people, Major Adam(Kirk Douglas) and his partner Alex(Farrah Fawcett). Benson, assuming the guise of Captain James, informs the duo that he has brought a robot to help run their experimental food program. The robot is Hector, one of the new Demigod III range.Benson is soon making himself very unwelcome by lusting after Alex and engaging in long winded diatribes. When Hector is built, events takes a more dangerous turn, as the robot who gains knowledge from 'direct contact' with its creator begins to show all too human failings. The murder of Alex's beloved pooch is only the start of Hector's horrifying plans for the research station, and its occupants.It's all too easy to dismiss this film as a failure. Okay Douglas and Fawcett are both badly miscast as Adam and Alex, Douglas being particularly hammy, and Keitel delivers a rather peculiar performance as Benson, coming across as Data from Star Trek's psychopathic older brother. There is quite a lot of padding that lengthens the paper thin story. However, just to concentrate on some of the more successful aspects of the film for a minute. The set design is terrific(I've read it being dismissed as sub par in a post-Star Wars age, but I find it to be charming). There is a great, rousing music score, perhaps a bit at odds with the somewhat dull on- screen shennanigans, and the design of Hector is pretty striking. Most of the best scenes in the film involve the robot, especially good is one where the research stations resident robots under the control of Hector, rebuild the robot's damaged body. The opening, mostly silent opening sequence involving Benson's flight from the spaceship to th research station has an eerie ambience and promises much. So much for promises.You may wonder how I could give a film four stars after being quite disparaging about it. Well, despite its many flaws I really enjoyed it, and for very different reasons than I did as a sexually frustrated teenager, feverishly ogling any fleeting glimpses of Farrah's nakedness. Now, I simply lap it up as an enjoyable piece of pulp sci-fi, with the visual style taking precedence over any substance.Proceed with caution, but any lovers of 70's Science-Fiction cinema are sure to lap it up. 4 out of 5

Great SF film definitely worth a watch

An enormously enjoyable SF film. Competent acting and more than adequate special effects and a decent script. Excellent score, which provides a great atmosphere. It's my kind of SF : tension and plot develop without the need for excessive violence or foul mouthed dialogue. Refreshingly little a** kicking.

Forgot that this movie existed, heard it mentioned on the Big Bang Theory. The item arrived in great shape and in a timely fashion. The movie is excellent and well worth seeing. Very advanced for 1980, Farrah Fawcett looks fantastic and Kirk Douglas is always good to watch. Glad I purchased this one!

Perfecto

Es una película con un buen elenco terrible guion, efectos 80’s y una historia que ahora se ve trillada pero seguro hace casi 40 años era muy atractiva, no es la mejor película pero tampoco es mala es para pasar el rato y recordar el cine de sci-fi de los 80’s. Pero recuerden que los lanzamientos de Scream Factory no tienen subtítulos en español.

"SATURN 3" est un film typique de son epoque ( le debut des annees 80 ) qui vit l'explosion du "space opera" avec les grands succes au box office que furent "LA GUERRE DES ETOILES " "GALACTICA" et surtout l'excellent "ALIEN" de Ridley Scott tourne en 1979. Le film de Stanley Donnen emprunte d'ailleurs une partie de son intrigue a celui de Scott puisque il s'agit dans les deux cas d'un huis clos dans l'espace ou une petite colonie humaine doit s'organiser pour sa survie en affrontant un danger mortel venu de l'exterieur. La creature extra terrestre predatrice qui elimine un par un les membres d'equipage du vaisseau spatial "Nostromo " est ici remplacee par un robot devenu incontrolable au point de constituer une menace pour le couple de savants residant a bord de la station spatiale "Titan". Bien qu'offrant moins de place au suspense et a la terreur pure SATURN 3 n'en est pas moins une bonne surprise . Le decor ou evoluent les occupants de la station spatiale est particulierement bien soigne avec sa salle de controle, ses quartiers d'habitation , son laboratoire de recherches , ses labyrinthiques couloirs de communication separes par autant de portes coulissantes automatisees .A cela s'ajoute une excellente photographie en tons contrastes et teintes tamisees du meilleur effet. Un montage nerveux et serre met en valeur une intensite dramatique qui va crescendo. Enfin le jeu des comediens reduits a trois personnes reste tres convaincant. Kirk Douglas se tire avec honneur d'un role a la foi digne et difficile a porter au cours duquel il tente de proteger sa compagne au peril de sa vie alors que lui meme se sent deja diminue par l'age et sait ses forces affaiblies. (Kirk Douglas avait soixante quatre ans quand il accepta de tourner ce film!!! ) A noter aussi que contrairement a ce qu'affirment imprudemment quelques spectateurs mal informes SATURN 3 ne fut pas l'unique contribution de Kirk Douglas a une oeuvre de science -fiction. A l'ete 1980 (donc la meme annee) sortit dans les salles un long metrage intitule "NIMITZ RETOUR VERS L'ENFER " qui relatait l'incroyable aventure d'un porte-avions nucleaire transporte malgre lui via une spirale spatio temporelle en l'annee 1941 a quelques heures de l'agression japonaise contre Pearl Harbour. Le commandant du porte-avions n'etait interprete par nul autre que Kirk Douglas !! Enfin et pour en finir avec les critiques negatives tout a fait injustifiees contre "SATURN 3" un spectateur (qui n'a probablement jamais regarde le film! ) soutient que l'usage d'un telephone filaire parait anachronique pour un film cense se derouler au moins un a deux siecles dans l'avenir donc en une ere ou la technologie des communications aurait indubitablement connu une evolution sans precedent!!! Cette remarque serait plausible et recevable si ce n'etait que durant toute la duree du film n'apparait AUCUN PLAN de telephone filaire ou de personnages en utilisant un!!!!

Solo per il fatto che le prese dietro la testa di Matrix sono state, a caso oppure no, anticipate in questo film non posso che fare il massimo del voto. Vidi questo film da bambino e ricordo la paura nel momento in cui il robot taglia la mano a Keitel e diviene onnipotente aguzzino della base. Rividi questo film in televisione nel novantasei ma la scena era tagliata. Gli interpreti sono comunque eccellenti; lei brava e sensuale, Douglas padrino ideale del giovane e cattivo Keitel che vuole un potere che gli sarà fatale. Un buon film di fantascienza superiore a molti pasticci newage contemporanei. Credo che Douglas sia ancora vivo e ultracentenario.