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07-02-2011, 11:09 AM
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Caught an old b&w sci fi film the other night called Timeslip about a bloke living 7 seconds in the future or something (it was late and several bottles of red had taken their toll). Reminded me how much I love time travel films as a genre.
These are the ones I've seen and thought were worth watching, but which other gems do I need to see?
BTTF
Timecrimes
Donnie Darko
FAQ about time travel
Hot Tub Time Machine
12 Monkeys
Butterfly Effect
Time Bandits
Frequency
And my personal favourite, probably because I've yet to figure it out, Primer.
Don't post a wiki link, I'm interested in films you've actually seen
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07-02-2011, 11:32 AM
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07-02-2011, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Jimbob Jones You've missed Back to the Future off that list. | BTTF = Back To The Future.  |
07-02-2011, 11:36 AM
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Other than BTTF, I can't think of many time travel movies that are remotely credible cinema...most of the time travel stories I enjoy come in the form of books...if you like sci fi, then Iain M Banks is definitely worth a look!
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07-02-2011, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Jimbob Jones Oh lordy, how exactly did I miss that?
Other than BTTF, I can't think of many time travel movies that are remotely credible cinema...most of the time travel stories I enjoy come in the form of books...if you like sci fi, then Iain M Banks is definitely worth a look! | Give Primer a try. It's a real head wrecker.
Yeah, I am familiar with a lot of Banks work but find some of it hard going. The Brian Lumley stuff I found far more satisfying.
Would Mulholland Drive be classed as a time travel film? |
07-02-2011, 12:25 PM
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07-02-2011, 12:31 PM
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07-02-2011, 12:37 PM
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Dr. Who
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07-02-2011, 12:43 PM
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Planet of the Apes
Groundhog Day
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
Déjà Vu
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07-02-2011, 12:47 PM
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07-02-2011, 12:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wantagh, New York | | | Slightly embarrassing, but I watched The Time Traveler's Wife on HBO the other day. I thought it was okay. I haven't read the book at all, but I enjoyed the concept of the film and the acting was done well. It wasn't bad for a romantic timetravel movie.
12 Monkeys is a favorite of mine. I love Bruce Willis and fell in love with that movie instantly.
I recently watched The Jacket, which is similar to Jacob's Ladder and 12 Monkeys. The Jacket had Adrien Brody and Kiera Knightley.. it was alright. Once again the concept drew me and kept me entertained, and the themes of the movie were cool, but I found some parts of it to be sketchy. |
07-02-2011, 12:52 PM
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Jacob's Ladder - This one has quite a bit of jumping around in time.
Slaughterhouse Five - Billy Pilgrim became unstuck in time!
EDIT: D'oh, Sonic_Death beat me to The Jacket and Jacob's ladder! |
07-02-2011, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by kesslari Not a film (a TV series) but well deserving of mention:
Dr. Who | Some of the new series has had some stunningly good plots and scripts. Really impressive. My six year old daughter gets it first watch, but I have to rewatch them to make sure I've got it |
07-02-2011, 01:22 PM
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07-02-2011, 01:35 PM
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but i do.
dittos to 'slaughterhouse five'--but read the book too!
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07-02-2011, 01:38 PM
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The Final Countdown-The dogfight between the F14s and the zeros makes the movie. |
07-02-2011, 01:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tulsa, Ok | | | The "Great" Emilio Estavez stars in FreeJack with Mick Jagger. Excellent crappy early 90's time travel movie with horrible(ly awesome) CG graphics. It's got everything you need; based in a post apocolyptical crime ridden city in 2007, elitistist society scum with phallic future vehicles are snatching people from the past so the rich may live out immortality. There is even a bit romance in this thrilling adventure. Oh, and Emilio is even a Race Car driver!
Highly recomended, and I believe it is still available for streaming on Netflix. |
07-02-2011, 02:02 PM
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07-02-2011, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by MAJOR METAL Star Trek IV , its a splash of a good time ! | In a similar vein, I suppose you can add the movie Stargate: Continuum, as well as a ton of Stargate episodes if we're going the TV route. |
07-02-2011, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Sonic_Death
In a similar vein, I suppose you can add the movie Stargate: Continuum, as well as a ton of Stargate episodes if we're going the TV route.
| If we go down that road, then the Twilight Zone deserves a thread of it's own! Some brilliantly clever little stories there.
I was more interested to hear film recommendations, but it's all good.
+1 to the above poster regrading Memento. Not a time travel film as such, but certainly one that causes the viewer to rethink the concept of time as one directional and linear. A very, very clever film. All those people who thought Inception was tough to follow would be lost with this one
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