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By bernie
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Format:DVD
The movie is based on the novel "Timeline" by Michael Crichton.
Turns out that someone at ITC is making too many accurate guesses about where to find things in an archaeological dig. Professor E.A. Johnston (Billy Connolly) gets a little suspicious. Two days after professor Johnson leaves to investigate, his glasses lens if found in a box from the France of 1357; the professor is missing.
As you guessed, it is a rescue in time movie. There are twists and turns. Can history be changed? And who are the good guys? Who is the one-eared man that is buried with Lady Claire (Anna Friel)?
The costumes were well done. The dialog was fair. The music that got loud at times never overwhelmed the dialog.
The movie was released in 2004 but the comments in the movie say 1971.
Even if it is formula, you will be entranced until the very end.
Turns out that someone at ITC is making too many accurate guesses about where to find things in an archaeological dig. Professor E.A. Johnston (Billy Connolly) gets a little suspicious. Two days after professor Johnson leaves to investigate, his glasses lens if found in a box from the France of 1357; the professor is missing.
As you guessed, it is a rescue in time movie. There are twists and turns. Can history be changed? And who are the good guys? Who is the one-eared man that is buried with Lady Claire (Anna Friel)?
The costumes were well done. The dialog was fair. The music that got loud at times never overwhelmed the dialog.
The movie was released in 2004 but the comments in the movie say 1971.
Even if it is formula, you will be entranced until the very end.
By Brian Foster
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This was an excellent purchase. Price was right, it arrived in record time. Love it! I would recommend this DVD to anyone.
By RF
Format:DVD
What a lazy, sophomoric effort by Richard Donner. I read Timeline a few years ago and I recall enjoying it. It wasn't great literature, but it was fast and fun and I looked forward to the film version. I regret to report that I honestly can't think of one single redeeming feature in this sorry excuse of a film. A script that butchers the book, which is amazing in itself. Crichton practically writes his novels for the screen these days. Uninspired directing. In the past Donner has given us some fine work like Ladyhawk and Lethal Weapon. It was painfully obvious that the person who made this turd just did not care if it was good or not. The cast was barely adequate, with only Gerard Butler making any kind of impression. The action scenes were cable TV quality, as were the sets and costumes. How bad was this movie? Congo (another Crichton novel that was mugged by the filmakers), by comparison, was a good movie. Zero artistic effort here. Sub-zero, if there is such a thing.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Could have been better
Abraham doesnt sound like too intelligent of a reviewer so I will try and make sense of it.
The movie is entertaining, if LOOSELY based off the incredible book by Michael... Read more
Published on July 19 2004 by J. Helgevold
1.0 out of 5 stars
in my bottom 5, occupying # 2.
Book? I don't know about any book, I'm talking about the movie. I can't believe someone even dared to share this crapp with us. Read more
Published on July 19 2004 by H. A. B. Muñiz
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wish it were longer, more details.......
My husband and I really enjoyed this film, it could have been longer, providing more details, like how they arrived at building the aparatus in the first place, why the first guy... Read more
Published on July 17 2004
1.0 out of 5 stars
Two Thumbs Down!
This one wins my vote for the worst movie of the year with clichés galore, a thin, predictable, and unbelievable plot, bad dialogue, and inaccurate historical facts. Read more
Published on July 14 2004 by butterflywebgraphics.com
2.0 out of 5 stars
Forsooth,This Is A Silly Movie
"Timeline" is a textbook example of how a Hollywood action director can butcher a fine sci-fi book by Michael Crichton, who by now must be used to such atrocities (e.g. Read more
Published on July 13 2004 by M. Veiluva
2.0 out of 5 stars
Like a made-for-TV movie on the big screen
Time-travel movies are one of the most popular of sci-fi's subgenres. Unfortunately, they are also clouded with many cliches, the main ones being:
1) There is ALWAYS a problem... Read more
Published on July 8 2004 by TrezKu13
4.0 out of 5 stars
Anything with Gerard Butler can't be all bad
I read the book and loved it. The movie was pretty faithful to the book, but left out some details. Read more
Published on July 2 2004
2.0 out of 5 stars
The book was so much better!
This movie wasn't a total waste of time, but it didn't do justice to the book either. My husband and I were both riveted by the book, so we rented the movie. Read more
Published on July 1 2004 by Amber
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent!
I loved this movie from the start till the end! Great!
Published on Jun 30 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant!
Timeline is not such a bad movie. So therefore, I think all the people who gave it bad reviews are wrong in my opinion because this movie gives average performances, a good script,... Read more
Published on Jun 30 2004
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