BeeR Posted September 22, 2009 Author Share Posted September 22, 2009 Some good additions and great films mentioned, although IMO the following don't really "count" ... Memento - great flick but he didn't travel back in time Scrooge films - IMO not really "time travel movies" but rather Christmas-y drama with a little time thing sort of on the side - besides he doesn't really travel back in time ie isn't "there" It's a Wonderful Life - see Scrooge. Only diff is he really is there, but still it's really a Christmas drama flick, not a time travel flick Field of Dreams - again see above, minus the Christmas part Tempted to add Planet of the Apes as this was really a sci fi flick - they could have just as easily been travelling to another planet vs future Earth, except for the "got ya" at the end (which I agree was important to the flick) But really I guess I was thinking of the more drama/action types where the time travel is a serious focus and very central to the flick, vs the silly stuff or stuff where it was more of just a vehicle for the real story. PS thank you for not mentioning "Premonition" :barf: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 (edited) there was one in the 80's about jack the ripper going back and forth in time..... via a wells time machine.. edit: -> time after time. and late 70's dead again in the early 90's with kenneth branagh and emma thompson. good flick. enjoyed the tv show quantum leap Edited September 22, 2009 by Bier Meister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westvirginia Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 there was one in the 80's about jack the ripper going back and forth in time..... via a wells time machine.. edit: -> time after time. and late 70's dead again in the early 90's with kenneth branagh and emma thompson. good flick. enjoyed the tv show quantum leap Ooh, if we're doing TV shows - Voyager. Finneas Boggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Like Soup Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 there was one in the 80's about jack the ripper going back and forth in time..... via a wells time machine.. edit: -> time after time. and late 70's dead again in the early 90's with kenneth branagh and emma thompson. good flick. enjoyed the tv show quantum leap Yeah, Time After Time was the first one I thought of. I really liked Dr Who growing up, but that falls more in to the category of moving around in space/time than I think real time travel, right? I also loved Land of the Lost when I was younger... It was because of the dinosaurs though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Yeah, Time After Time was the first one I thought of. I really liked Dr Who growing up, but that falls more in to the category of moving around in space/time than I think real time travel, right? I also loved Land of the Lost when I was younger... It was because of the dinosaurs though... i call bull on this. you wanted to nail chacka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Spirit of 76! With and Eddie Trojan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robash Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Time Cop Time Bandits Back to the Future and Time Bandits are co-#1s for me. Worst absolutely has to be Yor: The Hunter from the Future. Time Bandits rocked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Hey, Back to the Future 1 is still a great movie. Seriously, I love to catch a scene or two every one of the million times its been on TBS/TNT. We still make fun of one of my good friends because like 10 years ago, he was flipping through channels and said "Oooh... Back To the Future 2 is on!", and put the remote down. The rest of the room just stared at him silently, waiting for the punch line until we all figured out that he was actually serious. "Dude." "Dude." "Dude, wth" the butterfly effect was well done also. pretty intense stuff. The directors cut of that movie with the extra violence and the unhappy ending were much much better than the theatrical release. I would have been pissed if I all I had was the Hollywood ending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Primer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robash Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 forgot about Timeline, I liked it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted September 23, 2009 Author Share Posted September 23, 2009 forgot about Timeline, I liked it... Sorry I thought that was one of the worst movies (and books) ever. Unless the book suddenly got a LOT better more than 1/2 way through, because that was as much as I could tolerate (and I hate starting a book and not finishing it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWmaker Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 How about the Woody Allen classic, Sleepers. Woke up in the future to a totally nutso world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliaz Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 enjoyed the tv show quantum leap Ooh, if we're doing TV shows - Voyager. Finneas Boggs. Damn you, WV, that's the first thing i thought of when i read quantum leap and you beat me to it. the best Time Travel Movie and Book, Timeline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliaz Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 oh and the Philadelphia experiment. Crap, i totally forgot about that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted September 23, 2009 Author Share Posted September 23, 2009 oh and the Philadelphia experiment. Crap, i totally forgot about that one. Yeah that wasn't a great movie but I liked it anyway, esp since there are allegations of truth to it (however weak). GB F-15s flying by the Jap zeros and them going "WT*" Ending w/the dog was kinda fun too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilthorp Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 The Family Guy episode where Peter goes back in time to re-date Lois, only to continually find himself in the bar with Cleveland dancing to the theme from Beverly Hills Cop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilthorp Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Oh....movies. Time travel...alternate time....etc. Click was cool, and one my wife's favorites is The Family Man. Galaxy Quest is a fun movie. Run Lola Run is a very interesting movie involving alternate endings based on various decisions made. If you want to talk alternative reality, The Last Temptation of Christ is quite interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westvirginia Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 oh and the Philadelphia experiment. Crap, i totally forgot about that one. Oh, what that the aircraft carrier that goes from WWII to the present (or the other way round)? That was a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billay Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Not sure it really counts, but Event Horizon was a baaaaad film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millerx Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Not sure it really counts, but Event Horizon was a baaaaad film. as in good?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 as in good?? Event Horizon was not a sci-fi movie... it was a horror movie in a sci-fi setting. In that context, I don't think it was so bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clubfoothead Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Event Horizon was not a sci-fi movie... it was a horror movie in a sci-fi setting. In that context, I don't think it was so bad. I caught a few minutes of the Hawking Paradox on the Science Channel last night. Got it TiVOed for 2:00 am. Event Horizon is a player. Weird Science had time travel in it, no? If it did, by definition that makes Weird Science the best time travel movie ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I caught a few minutes of the Hawking Paradox on the Science Channel last night. Got it TiVOed for 2:00 am. Event Horizon is a player. I'm totally addicted to shows about the universe on NatGeo HD. I don't know when I started getting this channel, but it rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHook Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 (edited) Primer Good call. But you better have your thinking cap on, and be prepared to watch it three times. Good though. 12 Monkeys is the best time travel movie ever made. Back to the Future Part II was the worst. Part III wasn't bad though. Time travel movies are my favorite. I like most already mentioned. Terminator and Star Trek First Contact are both very good. So is the Star Trek with the whales, IMO. Timeline isn't bad either. Edited September 24, 2009 by CaptainHook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHook Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 WOW!! I was going to suggest trying to track down the French short film "Le Jetee" which is what "12 Monkeys" is based on. I was going to say it's very creepy and is more of a dissolving of black and white stills than an actual film. Still, I didn't expect to find the entire thing posted on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RvmJan17q8 27 minutes, worth the investment IMO... dang. it's been removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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