Friday, January 24, 2014

Demon Seed (1977)



This is a weird one based on the novel by Dean Koontz about a computer that wants to reproduce with a woman and traps her in an all technological "smart house". This movies promotes a fear of technology similar to 2001 Space Odyssey, but this has the scariest computer of all time IMO, my favorite line from the computer is : "Professor I have a question for you, when are you going to let me out of this box!" It has amazing special effects (the house is automated/controlled by the evil computer, so lots of cool gadgets) it even has a 2001-like trippy color sequence, and a story that feels super fresh and new 30+ years later. The film also  has great acting starring Julie Christie carrying the half-human half-robot "child".If you watch the trailer don't worry, in the movie the husband doesn't know what's going on and that the computer has his wife captive. The trailer makes it look like the computer reproducing was his idea, and it wasn't. I give this combo of Rosemary's Baby and 2001  a 5/5, you can view the trailer below:

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