The Final Programme

1973

Comedy / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Thriller

3
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 38% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.4/10 10 1247 1.2K

Director

Robert Fuest Photo
Robert Fuest

Top cast

Sandy Ratcliff Photo
Sandy Ratcliff as Jenny
Mary MacLeod Photo
Mary MacLeod as Nurse
Jon Finch Photo
Jon Finch as Jerry Cornelius
Graham Crowden Photo
Graham Crowden as Dr. Smiles
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823.51 MB
1280*682
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 29 min
Seeds 1
1.49 GB
1920*1024
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 29 min
Seeds 18

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by lathe-of-heaven 5 / 10

Kind of a slightly Hip, Swing'n film of it's time, but ultimately quite disjointed and rather aimless and unsatisfying...

This was indeed a strange one. If you read the story synopsis here and then watch the film you will likely be very confused.I do like many movies made around this time and a few years earlier. They were rather experimental, especially in not following a classic narrative but more like throwing various scenes and images at you like a kaleidoscope. And, many of them around that time and a little earlier were intriguing snapshots of the rapidly changing social order, especially in the UK. But, in order to pull something kind of 'Trippy' like they are trying to do here, you really need to assemble the visuals, sounds, and mood in an effective way. And, sadly, this one falls a little short.It Is rather intriguing... for a while. But, although you have a rough outline about what's going on with the 'Family', the more Science Fiction elements are extremely vague. There are indeed some nice visuals and scenes scattered throughout the film that are interesting, but it honestly isn't held together very well. I particularly liked the character he went to for the 'Napalm' I think it was. The guy was intriguingly very odd and intense and the surrounding set was kind of creative.At first, the main guy came across like the usual spoiled, arrogant, unlikeable person of the time. But, I will admit that after his dialog with his (Handyman, Butler?) and his discussions with some of the others, he then seemed to come across as a bit more genuinely 'Cool' and likeable.I think the main thing holding this movie back is that, again, if you are going to try to make one of these visually 'Hip' (for the time) and kind of Trippy films, you really have to invest a lot more thought into creating a truly involving mood, look, or whatever to engage the audience. And, that to me anyway is where this movie falls down.So, for a few, scattered scenes that were kind of interesting looking, and some of the slightly Trippy mood, and what turns out to be a bit more of a likeable leading man, I gave this a '5' But, honestly, unless you're someone who is intensely interested in the time period, and even then, there really isn't much of a truly engaging story here to keep one's interest.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~What I try to do in my reviews is do my best to explain whether I think it is a Good film, or if I think that it is an Entertaining movie and what I feel it's strengths and weaknesses are. I don't waste your time on just restating the plot which you can get from a lot of other places.Hopefully, that way it will be of more benefit and be of real help to you as to whether I feel the movie is worth watching (and also perhaps what 'Type' of film it is and what type of people may enjoy it)My Particular Way of Rating:5 - Flawed, but perhaps with a little entertainment value here and there for some.6. A decently passable story maybe worth a watch.7. A solid film, well made, effective, and entertaining.And, obviously, you can probably figure out what above and below these would mean... : )
Reviewed by ubercommando 5 / 10

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