wayzim
04-Nov-2010, 03:56 AM
OK, not a new new film, but one that's been making the rounds on cable.
I've seen alot of them over many years, from Michael Rennie in Cyborg 2087(67) to The Final Countdown (80) where a nuclear aircraft carrier goes back to stop the Japs from attacking Pearl Harbor, and( of course ) Somewhere in Time(80) as well as Time After Time(79).
Joining these as a worthwhile addition is The Time Traveller's Wife (09)
This very linear little film features Rachel McAdams (Clare) and Eric Bana (Henry )as Time-Crossed Lovers who, through an odd anomaly in Henry's genes, suffer from his frequent tendencies to jump back n forth in his own life(yes, like Slaughterhouse Five, but without the Bombing of Dresden )
Clare, who was visited by Henry when she was a child (Yes, the Girl Who Waited ),tries to establish some kind of normal life for the both of them, with certain predictable events buoyed up by the almost desperately sweet performances of the two leads.
Again, this is a very linear time line, so a particular outcome is anticipated even as the when, where and how remains unknown.
Still, by movies end, there were some good emotional moments which brought a few manly eye moisture from this dude.
This isn't a movie about splashy FXs but rather the strain that separation takes on relationships (Sales, Soldiering or Time Travel. )
I think it worked well.
Wayne Z
I've seen alot of them over many years, from Michael Rennie in Cyborg 2087(67) to The Final Countdown (80) where a nuclear aircraft carrier goes back to stop the Japs from attacking Pearl Harbor, and( of course ) Somewhere in Time(80) as well as Time After Time(79).
Joining these as a worthwhile addition is The Time Traveller's Wife (09)
This very linear little film features Rachel McAdams (Clare) and Eric Bana (Henry )as Time-Crossed Lovers who, through an odd anomaly in Henry's genes, suffer from his frequent tendencies to jump back n forth in his own life(yes, like Slaughterhouse Five, but without the Bombing of Dresden )
Clare, who was visited by Henry when she was a child (Yes, the Girl Who Waited ),tries to establish some kind of normal life for the both of them, with certain predictable events buoyed up by the almost desperately sweet performances of the two leads.
Again, this is a very linear time line, so a particular outcome is anticipated even as the when, where and how remains unknown.
Still, by movies end, there were some good emotional moments which brought a few manly eye moisture from this dude.
This isn't a movie about splashy FXs but rather the strain that separation takes on relationships (Sales, Soldiering or Time Travel. )
I think it worked well.
Wayne Z