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      The Creation of the Humanoids

      1962 1h 15m Sci-Fi List
      Reviews 45% 100+ Ratings Audience Score When nuclear war annihilates much of the world's population, the remaining humans come to rely heavily on robotic androids to keep their fragile society afloat. Over time the androids become so alarmingly lifelike and sophisticated that Kenneth Cragis (Don Megowan) of the Order of Flesh and Blood advocates banning them. When the first-ever murder of a human by a robot occurs, many rally to Cragis' cause until it's discovered that his sister (Frances McCann) has become intimate with a robot. Read More Read Less

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      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews An engrossing, thoughtful, oddball sci-fi film. Even if it is poorly acted and filmed it still has a great story delivers a vital message about bigotry. Rated: B Sep 18, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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      bill t A very interesting movie that has a lot to say. but most unfortunately has absolutely no way of saying it coherently. The whole thing is almost a lecture told on a maximum 4 sets. It's indeed the LACK of sets you notice first. When, 20 minutes into it you realize you havent moved anyplace, you're still in that lecture hall, is when you realize you're in for a... experience. It does get worse before it gets better.. Oh I should tell you of it's plot. The classic sci fi problem of machines becoming smarter than humans. Anyways, the second act, is the worst with the cheesy acting and overbearing and preachy dialogue.. But the third act, when the yes, surprise comes along, it gets a wee bit interesting and you're kinda sad that with a bit of tinkering (well a lot) and better direction, they may have had something here. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Some low budget movies are made with such earnestness and originality that one can overlook the constraints under which they were made. The Creation of the Humanoids is a textbook example. The movie has been described for having subpar acting, but there's an in-Universe justification that I can't explain without spoiler. This talky movie explores many of the themes taken up later by Ridley Scott and Denis Villeneuve in the Blade Runner movies, yet it was made 20 years before the first of those two movies. If you're into stories about the philosophical and moral implications of artificial intelligence, this one's a must-see. It bookends the decade of the 1960s nicely with 2001: a Space Odyssey at the other end, and Alphaville in the middle, as an intelligently written cybernetic tale. The movie has long been in copyright limbo, but it is out there to be seen. Its dead-serious tone also reminds me of the Hammer sci fi horror classic Quatermass and the Pit (1967). There is a gentle ironic humor in it (the best jokes are of course made by the robots), but this humor serves the core of the story just as much as the drama does. One scene I relish depicts a scientist frustrated after making an elementary error setting up a machine. The robot corrects him: "The calculations are correct, but you have them reversed." Which is just dead-nuts what happens all the time in real industrial laboratories. Nicholas Meyer said that if you're telling a tall story, and science fiction is a tall story, the best thing to do is to make the ordinary action in the film as flat-footed and believable as possible. This movie goes there in a lot of subtle ways. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review deke p 1962! But this plot is timely for today. Robots & androids vs humans. The last 5 minutes (I saw) is worth the price of admission. I watched it on tv 10.2021 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Very slow and painfully boring. The writers thought that a big payoff at the end of the film would make it all worth while. It did not. There is no better example of all talk and no action than this terrible movie. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review william k Interesting sci-fi oddity astonishes with its sophisticated approach to its topic and some very good set designs and special effects, but it's also very talkative and annoys a bit with its in-your-face message. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review ogn d talk talk talk, like an extended essay about robots and humans. BOR-ing! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis When nuclear war annihilates much of the world's population, the remaining humans come to rely heavily on robotic androids to keep their fragile society afloat. Over time the androids become so alarmingly lifelike and sophisticated that Kenneth Cragis (Don Megowan) of the Order of Flesh and Blood advocates banning them. When the first-ever murder of a human by a robot occurs, many rally to Cragis' cause until it's discovered that his sister (Frances McCann) has become intimate with a robot.
      Director
      Wesley Barry
      Screenwriter
      Jay Simms
      Production Co
      Genie Productions Inc.
      Genre
      Sci-Fi
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Dec 3, 2019
      Runtime
      1h 15m
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