Highly Overrated But Still Good

Did you people see the same film I saw?

An Exercise In Nonsense

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

If you want to know what the future of political correctness will be like? You MUST see this film. The first time I saw this on Showtime I was stunned for 10 min. While this is not the greatest film of all time you should see this film. This presents the logical implications to the entire PC movement. What is desired is not equality in the original sense of "everyone being treated equally", but the current demand for "equality of outcome". IF one takes a trip to Europe you see 20 years of advancement for the notion. They do not care what the ultimate cost to society is, just that you are not better than me. While I am not as good as Lance Armstrong in bicycle racing, I must be "made" to be "equal. Harrison Bergeron demonstrates what it costs the society to agree to this myth.

Quirky, off the wall, and brain-warping. Exactly what you'd expect of a short story by Vonnegut. From the opening credits, which scroll across the screen in all directions with "Lollipop" playing in the background, to the opening scene, in which the time is set as the mid 21st century, but the look is 1950's, this HBO made for TV movie promises to be strange, and it delivers. And it Works. The second American Revolution has occurred. The new government is based on the principal that Not all people are created equal, and it is the government's job to interfere to make them so. To this end, everyone wears headbands that fire random shocks into people's brains to keep them from being too smart. Dancers have lead weights tied to one leg. Football quarterbacks have flashing lights mounted in their helmets to keep them from seeing too well... The goal in life is not to excel, but to be perfectly average. But what happens when one boy's brain is too good for the band? No matter how high they crank the voltage, his brain finds a way to work around it. No matter how hard he tries, Harrison Bergeron keeps getting straight A's in school. A Dark Fairytale packed with wit and satire, you may have to hunt for this one, but it is worth the effort. A good allegory on some of our current social problems. And tame enough younger children if you don't mind them hearing profanity. Not exactly the happy ending, but there is promise of a better future.For those of you who are Forever Knight fans, Nigel (Laquois) Bennet has a great role as the doctor...

I read the short story for which this film is based on in my English class, and then we proceded to watch the movie. Well, since it's rated R, the teacher shut it off as soon as she heard the first usage of that dreaded F word!! So, I had to rent it to finish the rest of it. Not bad. They took a seven page short story, added about a hundred additional pages and created an entirely new story. The short story is really just a plot outline that the writer used to write his story around. The ending was changed and I did not like the way it was. I was hoping for the ending told in the story, but I was sadly disappointed here. But, not much you can do. The cast was pretty good, Sean Astin (ENCINO MAN), Christopher Plummer (DRACULA 2000), and Eugene Levy (BEST IN SHOW) in a very small role as the president who likes to swear a lot (I thought his scenes were hilarious). There is not much to HARRISON BERGERON, the story is good, but the whole being made for TV thing didn't help this film much. If you are a fan of sci-fi then this film is a must. Not the best film ever made and certainly not worthy of anything special, it is still worthy of your time and is definetly worth the watch.HARRISON BERGERON: 3/5.

I've only just seen this brilliant satirical sci-fi movie, and I think its one of the best stories I've seen for ages. It plays sort of like a cross between 1984 and DEMOLITION MAN, and is an excellent vision of a hypothetical future. Top cast, intriguing idea and some well staged set pieces make this an awesome story. They seem to have really got the hang of satirical sci-fi in the 90s!