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| Silent Running [1972] | ![Silent Running [1972]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51SE96BGA6L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Douglas Trumbull
Actors: Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, Jesse Vint, Mark Persons
Studio: Uca
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (23 reviews)
Sales Rank: 706
Format: Pal
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), English (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), Dutch (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), Norwegian (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled)
Rating: Universal, suitable for all
Media: DVD
Running Time: 86 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 3259190360990
ASIN: B00005UWQT
Release Date: November 3, 2008
Theatrical Release Date: March 10, 1972
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Amazon.co.uk Review
After creating many of the innovative special effects for I2001: A Space Odyssey/I, Douglas Trumbull tried his hand at directing, and 1971's ISilent Running/I marked an impressive debut. (In addition to creating the visual effects for IClose Encounters of the Third Kind/I and directing 1983's IBrainstorm/I, Trumbull later turned to the creation of high-tech cinematic amusement park rides.) One of the best science-fiction films of the 1970s, ISilent Running/I stars Bruce Dern as Freeman Lowell, a nature-loving crewmember aboard the Valley Forge, a gigantic spaceship in a small fleet that carries the last surviving forests of the Earth, which has fallen victim to overpopulation and ecological neglect.pFreeman's name reflects his nonconformist philosophy, which runs counter to the prevailing recklessness of his three ill-fated crewmates, who are eager to jettison their precious payload and return to the bleakness of Earth. Before they can sabotage the forests, Freeman does what he must, and spends the remainder of his mission with three robotic "drones" as his only companions, struggling to maintain his sanity in the vastness of space. Dern is superb in this memorable role, representing the lost soul of humankind as well as the back-to-nature youth movement of the 1960s and the pre-Watergate era. (Appropriately, Joan Baez sings the film's theme song.) A rare science-fiction film that combines bold adventure with passionate social conscience, ISilent Running/I will remain relevant as long as the Earth is threatened by the ravages of human carelessness. --IJeff Shannon, Amazon.com/I
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 Nice idea but needed much tighter scripting January 5, 2009
I watched Silent Running knowing that it was not an action film based in space, and not expecting the special effects to be remarkable because of the decade it was made. In general, I felt it was OK but I found it hard to understand why it has become a cult classic. The exterior and interior of the spaceships were well done, except towards the beginning where we pan away from the window and go to a full view of the spaceship, maybe the lighting or depth of focus is out, but at that point it really looked like a model. The dialogue felt fairly flat, with certain issues (such as why he does not eat the processed food) being shoehorned into the conversations to give the viewer some background. And his argument for saving nature was very weak - which is a problem, as it is the foundation of the film. br /br /Dialogue and sets aside, there were so many unanswered questions for which I was unable to overlook or suspend disbelief. Why a convoy? It's not explained. Where are the freighters going? If they have been going 6 months and they will go for a year, either they are half way there or about to turn back. Why nuke the forests? For dramatic effect obviously, but why not just let them go? Why were the two boxes jettisoned? What was in them - Soil? Light bulbs? The ships weren't that far apart, surely one could just change direction and catch his ship up, they were going to turn around anyway. I don't buy that about going behind Saturn. I also don't think Saturn's rings would be quite so trippy (in terms of sight or even sound) when you pass through, but it gave a nice psychedelic effect. I also felt that there some meaning in the droids failing to follow orders - it must be very subtle as I don't know what it was. And what was actually wrong with the droid that got injured - we were never told - his arm? Finally the biggest plot failure was his inability to see that the forest was dying due to lack of light - what an idiot - it's so obvious. br /br /Anyway, as the droid floated off to outer space, watering the individual trees in the forest with its watering can, it left me thinking "I hope the light bulbs don't blow or the droid doesn't fall over" because everthing will just die, but also I liked the eco message the film gave with the fragile little ecosystem adrift in space as a metaphor for the earth.
 A superb watch! November 5, 2008
If you just want to know if this film is worth buying/watching or not, without enduring copious notes in the process, the answer is a resounding "YES!!!" I watched this film when it was first released and the reviewers (FOOLS!) were decidedly cool, but my husband and I (no, not THAT husband and I !!) both thought it was brilliant and knew it would become a classic.
 Really moving and Sad!!! August 8, 2008
This is a lovely, sad and moving film. I cried at this film when I first saw it in the 70'and cried when I saw it again just recently. Completely timeless.
 habit wearing bunny hugger does nothing December 18, 2007
5 out of 17 found this review helpful
I read the reviews for "Silent Running" and could not understand why I had never seen such a classic. I have now seen it and it is short-listed for my waste bin. The concept is great, the scenery stunning in a way that we have all become accustomed to, but the plot, the acting and the lack of exploration of any of the issues raised by the concept make this film a missed opportunity and to me a great disappointment. br /br /If you have an interest in the ecological question, then I would recommend "Soylent Green". If you like good effects, music, an interesting concept and some thoroughly thought out work, watch "forbidden Planet". These are films I really value, "silent running" is not. If you are just looking for old sci fi, then try "the day the earth stood still" or the original "Solaris", these films all have reasonably strong ideas and explore them.br /br /"Silent Running" is probably worth watching as a museum piece to see a particular stage in the development of visual effects, but not for the story.br /br /The critical question of the value of plant life was explored to the extent that the leading character's best argument for it over artificial manufactured food was its better "because I grew it". Gravity on the ships remains unexplained. The final sections of the film have all the plants failing because they have no light and the botanist cant work out why they are failing. br /br /Enjoy the visual work.
Save the Forest October 4, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Set in the far future aboard the spaceship "Valley Forge", Bruce Dern and three fellow astronauts maintain the huge vessel and the forests that it contains with the help of three ingeniously rendered robots. The robots are so convincing that they steal the show, but they remain classic depictions that are on par with Robby from "Forbidden Planet" and the droids of "Star Wars".br /br /This is a sad story with a strong ecological message, "Silent Running" is a visual treat with outstanding special effects and a very realistically-depicted "Valley Forge" spaceship. A production note: Trumbull had use of the decommissioned naval aircraft carrier "Valley Forge" before it was scrapped and he was able to modify many of it's vast interiors for use in the movie, all to good effect. br /
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