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  | Eagle | | Registered: Oct 31, 2001 |
| Registered: March 15, 2007 |  Posts: 563 |
| | Posted: | | | | A guilty pleasure of mine is The Final Countdown | | | | My phpDVDprofiler collection |
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| | Posted: | | | | I'd definitely recommend Timecrimes. One of the best films I've seen made about time travel in the last decade. Primer is also essential viewing, imo. | | | DVD
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 17,330 |
| | Posted: | | | | wow... getting lots of great suggestions... will have to add them to my wishlist.
I was hoping to get another movie in before calling it a day... but don't look like that will happen now. Will have to try to get a little extra in tomorrow. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,917 |
| | Posted: | | | | You could always repeat this next weekend, after all, it's themed after time travel. |
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| Registered: March 10, 2009 | | Posts: 2,248 |
| | Posted: | | | | I wonder if anyone has actually noticed how much of a political film Back to The Future 1 is. It's a giant stab at Reaganomics and Regan in general.
Oh and got to see the Butterfly Affect and Frequency. | | | | Last edited: by ShinyDiscGuy |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 5,491 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting FilmAlba: Quote:
I wonder if anyone has actually noticed how much of a political film Back to The Future 1 is. It's a giant stab at Reaganomics and Regan in general.
Oh and got to see the Butterfly Affect and Frequency. well Reagan was the President then and to poke fun of him was a gimme ... ... and don't forget Timecop from 1994 .. | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
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| Registered: March 10, 2009 | | Posts: 2,248 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting widescreenforever: Quote:
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I wonder if anyone has actually noticed how much of a political film Back to The Future 1 is. It's a giant stab at Reaganomics and Regan in general.
Oh and got to see the Butterfly Affect and Frequency.
well Reagan was the President then and to poke fun of him was a gimme ...
... and don't forget Timecop from 1994 .. Oh got to love Timecop  |
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| | Posted: | | | |  The Time Tunnel: Volume One FROM THE CREATIVE GENIUS OF IRWIN ALLEN ("Lost in Space," "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea," The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno) COMES ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR AND ORIGINAL SCI-FI SHOWS OF THE 1960s! "THE CONTROL OF TIME IS POTENTIALLY THE MOST VALUABLE TREASURE THAT MAN WILL EVER FIND." Or so believed the scientists of Project Tic Toc. Located beneath the Arizona desert, the ten-year project's focus is the feasibility of time travel. But when the government reconsiders the project, the scientists have only 24 hours to prove their untested "Time Tunnel" will actually work. Determined to save the project, Dr. Tony Newman and Dr. Doug Philips go through the tunnel—and quickly find themselves catapulted from one historical event to another, barely escaping with their lives as their colleagues back in Arizona race to figure out a way to bring them back home. Episode Watched:SECRET WEAPONWhen a scientist, claiming to have constructed a time tunnel ten years earlier, offers his services to General Parker, Tony and Doug are sent back to 1956 to investigate. My Thoughts:This episode I enjoyed quite a bit. I liked the storyline a lot... I especially liked how they never made it completely clear what country they were in... they gave an exact time... and an approximate place. And in my opinion that was enough. I also liked how they were so close to home... only 10yrs off. I must admit I am excited about the next episode. At the end of each episode they show clips of the next one. And in the next episode they are there for the assassination of President Lincoln. That should make for a good episode. My Rating: 4/5 | | | | Pete |
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| | Posted: | | | |  Title: Back to the Future: Part III Year: 1990 Director: Robert Zemeckis Rating: PG Length: 119 Min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: English, Spanish Stars:Michael J. Fox Christopher Lloyd Mary Steenburgen Thomas F. Wilson Lea Thompson Elisabeth Shue Plot:Stars Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd are joined by Oscar® winner Mary Steenburgen in this rousing, full-throttle conclusion of the epic time-traveling adventure trilogy from executive producer Steven Spielberg and director Robert Zemeckis. Fulfilling a long-time fantasy, Doc Brown has decided to live in the Old West of the 1880s. But when he's in danger of meeting an untimely end, Marty travels back in time to rescue him. There's just one problem: Doc is so smitten by schoolteacher Clara Clayton (Steenburgen) that he can't think straight! Now, it's up to Marty to keep Doc out of trouble, keep the DeLorean running, and keep the past, present and future on track so they can all get back to where - and when - they belong! Filled with all of the trademark 'Back to the Future' gadgetry, action, imagination and humor, it's a spectacular finale to one of the most popular adventure-comedy film series of all time! Extras:Scene Access Audio Commentary Feature Trailers Deleted Scenes Featurettes Gallery Production Notes Music Videos Outtakes/Bloopers DVD-ROM Content Animated Anecdotes My Thoughts: I wouldn't say this is my favorite Back to the Future movie... but it is a lot of fun. I really liked the addition of Mary Steenburgen to the cast. She did a fine job fitting in... I also know her from the TV Series Joan of Arcadia which I also enjoyed a lot. I have to admit though... even though it was good see what Dr. Brown was up to after Marty made it back.... I didn't care too much for the flying steam engine. I mean it would have been one thing if they didn't make it fly.... but in my opinion the flying part just was a little too far fetched (not story-wise mind you) it just didn't look right the way it took off. So I didn't care too much for that. But over all a fun movie and nice conclusion to the trilogy. My Rating: 4/5 | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: September 18, 2008 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,650 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting bizarre_eye: Quote:
I'd definitely recommend Timecrimes.
One of the best films I've seen made about time travel in the last decade. Caught this earlier in the year. Great film. |
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| Registered: March 10, 2009 | | Posts: 2,248 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting samuelrichardscott: Quote:
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I'd definitely recommend Timecrimes.
One of the best films I've seen made about time travel in the last decade.
Caught this earlier in the year. Great film. Going to look out for this. Haven't bought anything in the last couple of months. |
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| | Posted: | | | | The Time Tunnel: Volume One FROM THE CREATIVE GENIUS OF IRWIN ALLEN ("Lost in Space," "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea," The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno) COMES ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR AND ORIGINAL SCI-FI SHOWS OF THE 1960s! "THE CONTROL OF TIME IS POTENTIALLY THE MOST VALUABLE TREASURE THAT MAN WILL EVER FIND." Or so believed the scientists of Project Tic Toc. Located beneath the Arizona desert, the ten-year project's focus is the feasibility of time travel. But when the government reconsiders the project, the scientists have only 24 hours to prove their untested "Time Tunnel" will actually work. Determined to save the project, Dr. Tony Newman and Dr. Doug Philips go through the tunnel—and quickly find themselves catapulted from one historical event to another, barely escaping with their lives as their colleagues back in Arizona race to figure out a way to bring them back home. Episode Watched:THE DEATH TRAPTony and Doug land in Baltimore where they learn of a plot to kill President Lincoln during his train ride to Washington for his inauguration. My Thoughts:Definitely a good episode. Maybe not quite as good as I was expecting... but I did enjoy every minute of it. I liked how they did the storyline... and them bringing the young boy into the time tunnel. I thought Lincoln was done well also. My Rating: 4/5 | | | | Pete |
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| | Posted: | | | |  Title: Planet of the Apes: 2 - Disc Special Edition Year: 2001 Director: Tim Burton Rating: PG-13 Length: 120 Min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: DTS: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, Music Only: Dolby Digital: 5.1 Subtitles: English Stars:Mark Wahlberg Tim Roth Helena Bonham Carter Michael Clarke Duncan Paul Giamatti Estella Warren Plot:Get ready for "a wild ride" (The Washington Post) as legendary director Tim Burton's unique vision of the future roars to life in this "amazing display of imagination" (San Francisco Chronicle). In the year 2029, an American astronaut (Mark Wahlberg) crash-lands on a strange planet where talking apes rule over the human race. Now he must evade the advancing gorilla army to reach a sacred temple that may hold the shocking secret's of mankind's past - and the last hope for its salvation! Extras:Scene Access Audio Commentary Deleted Scenes Featurettes Production Notes Multi-angle Music Videos DVD-ROM Content Closed Captioned THX Limited Edition CD-ROM included My Thoughts: Ok... what did I think of this remake? While it is a remake... I think it is really a different type of movie then the original. It only takes the basic idea... but this one goes more into the action movie direction then the original one did. I like it for what it is... I enjoyed all the visuals. I also enjoyed the story. But I don't think I would say it is better or even quite as good as the original. I like it almost as much though... only for different reasons. This is just a fun blockbuster type movie. Not something that will ever be considered close to the classic that the original one is. One thing I am not sure how I feel about is the ending. Not sure it really worked for me personally. But that is ok... over-all I still enjoyed it for the most part. My Rating: 3.5/5 | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 36 |
| | Posted: | | | | One positive thing about the Planet of the Apes remake is the ape make-up, it's truly amazing. As for the rest of the movie, I didn't really liked it. | | | Marco
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| | Posted: | | | | The Time Tunnel: Volume One FROM THE CREATIVE GENIUS OF IRWIN ALLEN ("Lost in Space," "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea," The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno) COMES ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR AND ORIGINAL SCI-FI SHOWS OF THE 1960s! "THE CONTROL OF TIME IS POTENTIALLY THE MOST VALUABLE TREASURE THAT MAN WILL EVER FIND." Or so believed the scientists of Project Tic Toc. Located beneath the Arizona desert, the ten-year project's focus is the feasibility of time travel. But when the government reconsiders the project, the scientists have only 24 hours to prove their untested "Time Tunnel" will actually work. Determined to save the project, Dr. Tony Newman and Dr. Doug Philips go through the tunnel—and quickly find themselves catapulted from one historical event to another, barely escaping with their lives as their colleagues back in Arizona race to figure out a way to bring them back home. Episode Watched:THE ALAMOThe tme travelers land at the Alamo on March 6, 1836, just nine hours before the famous fort falls in one of the most renowned battles in American history. My Thoughts:Another good episode. I really liked the story they put together for The Alamo. While Jim Bowie was in the episode quite a bit... you only got to see him use his famous knife skills briefly towards the end of the episode. Before that I was thinking they wouldn't show him with his knife in this episode at all. But I definitely enjoyed this episode. I am just not so sure about the next episode that they previewed at the end of this one. My Rating: 4/5 | | | | Pete |
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| | Posted: | | | |  Title: A Kid in Aladdin's Palace Year: 1997 Director: Robert L. Levy Rating: PG Length: 89 Min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, Spanish: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround Subtitles: French, Spanish Stars:Thomas Ian Nicholas Rhona Mitra Nicholas Irons James Faulkner Taylor Negron Aharon Ipale Plot:The kid is back! The unlikely hero of "A Kid in King Arthur's Court" is back to give history a jump start... again! This time, Calvin Fuller (Thomas Ian Nichals) is mistaken by the wise-cracking, ultra-hip Genie (Taylor Negron), as "The Deliverer". Only "The Deliverer" can save Aladdin and all of Arabia from Aladdin's evil brother, Luxor. Unfortunately, Calvin has never delivered anything more than pizza! When the Genie takes Calvin back in time to Bagdad, he realizes he's in for another wild ride! Calvin teams up with Ali Baba and the beautiful princess for an adventure full of action, mystery, and magic in this fun-filled movie the whole family will love! Extras:Bonus Trailers Closed Captioned My Thoughts: Next I wanted something lighthearted and fun. This was recently given to me so figured I would check it out. As you can tell by the plot... this is a sequel. I normally prefer to see movies in order... but thought I would make an exception. I did watch the trailer to both the first one and this one before watching the movie though. It is a cute and fun movie... had a few chuckles in it for me. So is definitely worth checking it out. Though the movie is aimed more towards kids in the lower teens. My Rating: 3.5/5 | | | | Pete |
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