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Timecop 2 Berlin Decision

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this movie was alot more better than the first timecop movie. even though this one is only straight video.

I am going to have to disagree with most of the other reviews on here, by saying that it was awesome. But to do so I must use evidence, so if you haven't seen the movie I am going to tell my favorite parts, which may ruin it for you.
I rented it looking for martial arts, which was good, but 'I think' ruined by the directing and editing. If you are looking for martial arts and Jason Scott Lee "The Dragon" blows it away!

Reasons to like Time Cop 2: The Berlin Decision

Yes it has a bad script, editing and directing, but some of the ideas presented are very cool and have never been presented in a movie before (to my knowledge.)

-When the Bad Guy from the future comes back to kill the good guy of the past so that he can stop him from killing his wife in the future, the good guy takes the bad guy from the past hostage and threatens to kill him-which would kill the bad guy of the future and stop him from killing the good guy of the past. Something I thought was very cool.

-When the good and bad guy from the future disappear at the end, it was because the fight they had in front of their former selves had such a profound impact that their former selves chose a different line of work. Which means that the fight never happened but did. Weird but cool!

-And even though its been done before they have the good and bad guys both fighting for a cause that the viewer can relate to. Its very "gray" as they say, and I'm still not sure who I would of sided with. They ask some questions like

-if you could have killed Hitler before he started the holocaust, would you? If you did maybe someone else would step up and done even a more horrible thing, inspired by his death?
Or if you could have stopped the 9/11 bombers, would you? If you did would Airport security not be stepped up, and an even worse thing happened?

This is one of those movies that kind of snowballs into a really great movie. It starts off okay and you think it's just a sequel to get the old fans back, but becomes a great movie in and of itself.

"Timecop" is the Van Damme movie that almost everyone has seen two minutes of. Now we have "Timecop: The Berlin Decision," a sequel-in-name-only starring Jason Scott Lee from "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story." Lee chases bad guy Thomas Ian Griffith through time as the two try desparately to kill one-another. There is a lot of time travel in the 80 minutes this film provides, but not much plot. The action and fight scenes are very well done and the special effects are sure to please, but the viewer is left with very little after this experience. Maybe if the writers would've shelled out a good story, the film may be even more enjoyable.

When I read that Timecop 2 was about Thomas Ian Griffith going back in time to kill Hitler I thought it was going to be the greatest straight-to-video movie ever. Sadly, this brilliant idea is downplayed and utterly wasted in this pointless and nonsensical sequel which features more paradoxes and plot holes than you can shake a stick at. None of this movie makes any sense if you care to spend more than one second considering the implications of many scenes. If you like ...movies that feature music video style direction and power chord guitar soundtracks during the fight sequences then by all means buy this film. Otherwise stay far, far away from this boring and low-budget waste of time.

Best:

1) It gives you a lot more to think about on the subject of timelines and paradoxes (if only to correct the film's apparent mistakes).
2) It has a "Stargate: SG1" sensibility, with the central (time) control center concept.
3) The special effects (and lighting) teams whipped up some cool visuals.
4) There's a couple of behind-the-scenes documentaries.

Worst:

1) Martial arts and time travel is an unusual blend that doesn't always work. Fight scenes were inserted at times for no good reason.
2) The movie is very hard to understand if you follow every detail (but it can be fun to try).
3) The actor's didn't always seem to be trying hard to be convincing in their roles.

Recommendation:

As a time travel movie, this one is above average. As a sci-fi and/or action movie, it's just average. There are enough new twists on old ideas to make it interesting for casual viewing. Get this one cheaper than retail whenever possible.

Bad, Bad, Bad!!
I have no clue why and how these movies get made. The second installment spared us the agony of seeing Van Damme but came with its own poison. The movie tries to be extremely smart about how timelines can be contaminated by time travelers changing things in the past. However, there are more holes than Swiss cheese in this movie. All I can say is 'Stay Away!'.

Although I believe this was a straight to video release, it really doesn't look it. The special effects are good, and the film quality is also top notch. It's been quite a few years since I saw the original timecop, but I'm sure that this one is exponentially better. Jason Scott Lee is great as the hero of the film, combining humor, drama, and martial arts.

Basically, there are those who believe that if it were possible to travel back in time, and change things for the better, then it should be done, regardless of what changes may occur in the present. If you could go back in time and kill hitler before the world war, would you? That is the premise in this film. It's easy to say that you shouldn't change history, unless it affects you personally.

Jason Scott Lee kills the wife of the bad guy, and so the bad guy decides to travel back in time and wipe out the existance of the entire time cop agency. And so, he must be stopped. But in the end, it's surprising how exactly the bad guy is stopped. I'll leave it at that. Check it out. A good renter.

It's left wide open for additional time cop films, which would be interesting to see. However, nothing is left unanswered or unfinished.

Cool movie, but confusing..... lots of time jumping in this one..... I hope they made some more Timecop movies....