RobertScorpio
Pariah
After watching The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, and just before my wife and I watched The Birdcage, we watched Time after Time with my son. Yes, the movie is rated-R, but its a soft R I think.
This is wondeful movie that holds up. Malcome Mcdowell and David Warner, chew up the scenery as only Brits can, and throw in Steamburgen, and this is a great little low-budget gem.
The science of how the time travel is done isn't really explained, which no doubt will anger many TREK fans who need that kind of fix, but not me. All you need to know is that the Red Key turns it on, and if you travel through time with out it, you're a gonner. Pure and simple.
The time-traveler "fish out of water" works in San Francisco, just as it did for Voyage Home, but in reverse. Where as Kirk and his crew are in current time, and totally lost, Herbert Wells is from 80 years or so in the past. And even though the movie is in the late 70s, and you can get past the disco music and hairdoos, it still works.
My wife and son, who had not seen this movie, really laughed as Herbert explored the world of the present. But they were both aware that at some point Herbert and Jack the ripper, would have a show down. And my wife was able to guess it would involve Steamburgen in the middle.
I did notice one TREK inspired scene. There is a brief scene between Mcdowell and Mary Steamburgen that takes place where Kirk and Spock were walking just as Gillian picks them up in her truck. I may be wrong, but it looks so much like the same area.
If you havent seen this movie, you should. I think they could actually remake this movie, as long as they kept the innocent charm of the characters, if they really wanted too.
I would cast Simon Pegg as HG WELLS...Scarlet Johanson in the roll of the woman he meets..and Daniel Craig as the ripper...
Rob
Scorpio
This is wondeful movie that holds up. Malcome Mcdowell and David Warner, chew up the scenery as only Brits can, and throw in Steamburgen, and this is a great little low-budget gem.
The science of how the time travel is done isn't really explained, which no doubt will anger many TREK fans who need that kind of fix, but not me. All you need to know is that the Red Key turns it on, and if you travel through time with out it, you're a gonner. Pure and simple.
The time-traveler "fish out of water" works in San Francisco, just as it did for Voyage Home, but in reverse. Where as Kirk and his crew are in current time, and totally lost, Herbert Wells is from 80 years or so in the past. And even though the movie is in the late 70s, and you can get past the disco music and hairdoos, it still works.
My wife and son, who had not seen this movie, really laughed as Herbert explored the world of the present. But they were both aware that at some point Herbert and Jack the ripper, would have a show down. And my wife was able to guess it would involve Steamburgen in the middle.
I did notice one TREK inspired scene. There is a brief scene between Mcdowell and Mary Steamburgen that takes place where Kirk and Spock were walking just as Gillian picks them up in her truck. I may be wrong, but it looks so much like the same area.
If you havent seen this movie, you should. I think they could actually remake this movie, as long as they kept the innocent charm of the characters, if they really wanted too.
I would cast Simon Pegg as HG WELLS...Scarlet Johanson in the roll of the woman he meets..and Daniel Craig as the ripper...
Rob
Scorpio
