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The films that I'll be listing in my April postings will not necessarily be films that I'd call my favorite films, but they will be favorites in the genres I'll be naming. The A to Z genres are very specific micro genres as opposed to the broader genres like action, romance, or comedy.
I imagine a few of you probably figured I'd be going for the time travel genre for the letter T. It's the obvious choice right?
Here are some of the ones I've enjoyed:
Here are some of the ones I've enjoyed:
The Terminator (1984)--This film starts out a franchise which is outstanding all the way. I love them all. Smart scripts and great action.
Back to the Future (1985) --The whole series is great. The first installment is a film that's fun and funny and highly imaginative.
Time Cop (1994) -- My wife loves this film and so do I. We are big Jean-Claude Van Damme fans.
Time Changer (2002)--This low-budget film concerns a professor from the 1890's who travels forward to modern day Los Angeles. Comic situations are blended with serious issues. I appreciate what the filmmakers were trying to do here.
The Jacket (2005)--This is one of those films I need to watch again because I don't remember it much. I recall liking it a great deal and I gave it the highest rating on Netflix. Yeah, I need to see this again.
Deja Vu (2006) -- This is kind of a mind-bender with some interesting implications. I liked it--with reservations. It's a film that made me think.
Crusade: A March Through Time (2006)--Also known as Crusade in Jeans, in this film a teenage boy goes back in time to change the outcome of a soccer game where he has screwed up, but instead ends up about 800 years in the past where he joins up with the misguided members of the Children's Crusade. I thought the issues of being sent back to that time were fairly well done. Well, maybe not language wise, but that's often a problem in time travel films.
Timecrimes (2007)--This is a Spanish film that is available in a dubbed version that works very well as such. A man who witnesses a crime goes back in time to prevent it and finds more complications than he expected. This one may have you trying to figure out the conundrum presented. I'd heard this was going to be made into a U.S. version in English but I'm still waiting.
Time Cop (1994) -- My wife loves this film and so do I. We are big Jean-Claude Van Damme fans.
Time Changer (2002)--This low-budget film concerns a professor from the 1890's who travels forward to modern day Los Angeles. Comic situations are blended with serious issues. I appreciate what the filmmakers were trying to do here.
The Jacket (2005)--This is one of those films I need to watch again because I don't remember it much. I recall liking it a great deal and I gave it the highest rating on Netflix. Yeah, I need to see this again.
Deja Vu (2006) -- This is kind of a mind-bender with some interesting implications. I liked it--with reservations. It's a film that made me think.
Crusade: A March Through Time (2006)--Also known as Crusade in Jeans, in this film a teenage boy goes back in time to change the outcome of a soccer game where he has screwed up, but instead ends up about 800 years in the past where he joins up with the misguided members of the Children's Crusade. I thought the issues of being sent back to that time were fairly well done. Well, maybe not language wise, but that's often a problem in time travel films.
Timecrimes (2007)--This is a Spanish film that is available in a dubbed version that works very well as such. A man who witnesses a crime goes back in time to prevent it and finds more complications than he expected. This one may have you trying to figure out the conundrum presented. I'd heard this was going to be made into a U.S. version in English but I'm still waiting.
Source Code (2011) -- This is another film with enough twists to turn your brain into a pretzel. Fun and action packed.
Oh, I know I left out a bunch--talk to me. Do you like my choices? What do you think makes a time travel story work best?
