I just finished Logan's run(1967) and have a few questions

wintermute_oregon , 9 months ago

What from the book do you not remember? It has been years since I read it but the move is similar in spirit.

Varyk OP , 9 months ago

I mean almost none of the crazy stuff, none of the prison, the half man half machine ice demon, nor running through the thinkers brain, the devil sticks. If all that stuff is in there then I must have never seen the movie.

Wow! Now I want to see how the heck they incorporated all of that back in the '70s

wintermute_oregon , 9 months ago

I’ll have to recap the book. The half man is in the movie. The brain I don’t remember in the book.

If I remember correctly, they change the age in the movie as well.

ragepaw , 9 months ago

30 instead of 21 if I remember right.

wintermute_oregon , 9 months ago

Movie was 30. So the book must be 21

Varyk OP , 9 months ago

Yeah just looked at the title card, it sounds like the movie is going to be pretty different with 30-year-olds and the carousel, which isn’t in the book.

wintermute_oregon , 9 months ago

It’s been 40 years since I’ve read the book. I remember the themes being similar.

Varyk OP , 9 months ago

Cool, thanks. I was actually just mulling over how much I actually knew about Logan’s run when it was mentioned in some other thread and then I picked up the book and realized I had never read it and now I realize that I haven’t seen the movie either haha

wintermute_oregon , 9 months ago

You’re inspiring me to read the book again. The movie is cheesy but I enjoyed it.

Varyk OP , 9 months ago

I can’t imagine it could be a bad idea to revisit the novel if it’s been a while, it’s so non-stop exciting and wild that it’s difficult to put down.