tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265014241875110812.post43338124057429202..comments2024-03-10T14:04:48.024-04:00Comments on The Projection Booth Podcast: Episode 210: Rollerball (1975)Mike Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17690940782275888014noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265014241875110812.post-39466310873196895472015-04-03T16:34:57.349-04:002015-04-03T16:34:57.349-04:00Another great episode for a favorite cult movie of...Another great episode for a favorite cult movie of mine. I'd also like to mention Bob Peak's awesome poster art and promotional illustrations for Rollerball.<br /><br />Also worth pointing out is Rollerballs influence on the whole "future death sport" genre of video and computer games, including "Speedball" and "Mutant League Football", etc.<br /><br />French electronic band Justice did a somewhat recent music video as a rad tribute. Might amuse you if you never saw it. :) <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gxu248aD6PY<br /><br />Thanks again! /BillyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265014241875110812.post-58159498936225358212015-03-27T18:45:43.875-04:002015-03-27T18:45:43.875-04:00Just watched ZPG today after hearing you guys talk...Just watched ZPG today after hearing you guys talk about this. Glad I did, really good stuff and an episode on that could be pretty interesting.Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870638713876025333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265014241875110812.post-7934496477396646092015-03-26T11:50:08.273-04:002015-03-26T11:50:08.273-04:00Great Podcast! Downloaded & listened to it twi...Great Podcast! Downloaded & listened to it twice. I haven't seen Rollerball since it was shown on TV in the late seventies. Not only am I going to get the DVD of the original Rollerball, but I'm compelled to get the 2002 remake as well.Frank Fnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265014241875110812.post-16391051347953613792015-03-23T13:16:06.464-04:002015-03-23T13:16:06.464-04:00You can hear the original story here:
https://www....You can hear the original story here:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd4cqK9Y2uoraitonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265014241875110812.post-51050727126256080562015-03-23T11:41:28.940-04:002015-03-23T11:41:28.940-04:00This was an excellent choice of topic (kudos to si...This was an excellent choice of topic (kudos to sir or madam who suggested it to mr. Mike & mr. Rob) and although the look of the movie is somewhat stuck in the 70s and feels a bit dated, the concepts, the writing and certainly the action are still top notch. That's why it's indeed ironic how something that should've worked great as a remake, gets remade in such an overtly-early-2000s stereotypical B-movie way. I don't hate the remake (in fact, I think the main reason for its shitiness was the decision, probably by the producers, to make a cash in B-movie for teens instead of an epic Sci-Fi picture like the Running Man), but you just ought to do much more with such a prolific concept. That's why it saddens me to hear that Caan hates the original as well.<br /><br />Anyway, I was hoping that this episode means that sometime in the foreseeable future we we'll get to see 1984 (the John Hurt version) in the Projection Booth? Or am I full of false hope, here?<br /><br />By the way, I read somewhere (probably imdb) that this movie (Rollerball) was the first movie to have full end credits featured at (duh) the end, which became quite popular and caught on soon after, which led to this (having full end credits and not just the credits at the start of the picture) becoming he norm. Have you heard about this rumour while preparing for the show?<br /><br />Thanks for a fun episode. Cheers!The Foreign Viewernoreply@blogger.com