Diagonaldi
Very well executed
Glimmerubro
It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.
Murphy Howard
I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.
shakercoola
Outland began so well. Great production design, intriguing storyline and Connery's presence as a mining moon marshall. But, soon enough a morality play ensues, that it fails to explore, so we are left with simply one man against invading forces. Underwhelming conclusion and some large plot holes.
jamesgandrew
With the late 70's giving us Star Wars and Alien, these films inspired a barrage of filmmakers to have a more realistic edge with sci-fi. Outland is no exception and while the film is heavily flawed, it's a decent sci-fi movie with lots of twists and turns to keep you engaged. The miniatures and models look fantastic and still hold up today in my opinion. It inhabits that Alien mining operation look throughout and Peter Hyams did a great job on an aesthetic point of view. It's not as detailed as Alien, but what is? The story is also pretty well written and many have labelled it as High Noon in space. It definitely has that western feeling especially with the showdown climax and your typical western pistols have been replaced with shotguns. Sean Connery delivers a great performance and I would say this is one of his best post Bond films along with The Name of the Rose. Despite these positives there are quite a few negatives. The explosive decompression scenes are quite dated and are unintentionally hilarious with peoples heads inflating like balloons. The child actor who plays Marshall O Neill's son is quite possibly the worst child actor ever! It takes you out of the movie for a while but thankfully it's only a brief scene.If you haven't seen this I would recommend Outland, especially if you're a fan of Alien or any other industrial sci-fi movie from that era. It's quite overlooked so definitely give it a look.
fgaine-1
I hadn't seen Outland since my teenage years, which is a good thirty years ago and frankly I wasn't expecting much. Well even by our 21st century expectations this is actually a decent film. Sci-fi is the chosen genre for the story but it could have been applied to our present time, in a research centre in Antarctica, on an off-shore oil rig or on a ship. Mind you, using one of those environments instead would have avoided us the cringe of hearing sounds, seeing sparks and smoke, and witnessing people and objects fall... in deep space? Fairly entertaining thriller if a bit slow in the first half by our current standards. It was also good to see the ex-007 middle-aged and fit again.
Dalbert Pringle
Whether he's playing James Bond (Agent 007) on Earth - or - William O'Neil (Federal Marshal) on one of Jupiter's moons - You can be sure that when Sean Connery's no-nonsense character is in charge, he's a dude who means business and will do what he sees as necessary to get the job done right.Featuring some pretty decent visual effects and set designs (for 1981) - Originally Outland was intended to be a standard Western, but, then director/screenwriter, Peter Hyams scrapped that idea and set the whole story, instead, in the future (in outer space).And, as a result, I think Hyams did alright with this tale that deals with restoring law & order (and settling scores) at the point of (what else?) a loaded shotgun.To be totally honest here - I was initially expecting to dislike this 1981, Sci-Fi/Thriller (and, with that, give it no mercy when it came to my review comments) - But, for the most part, this $16 million, British production kept me fairly interested and entertained throughout its 110-minute running time.
