Comments on: Review: Timeline

By: Madison

Madison — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 05:48:43 +0000

I agree. Please… just read the read.

By: Vic

Vic — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 19:10:17 +0000

Zipper, yeah, it was pretty painful to watch. I’m always stunned at how bad a movie can be. The thing about the book is that it wasn’t “time traveling teenagers”.

I actually liked the remake of Ocean’s 11, but it’s hard to catch lightning in a bottle the second time.

Vic

By: Vic

Vic — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 19:04:37 +0000

Brian, don’t forget The Andromeda Strain. I never read the book, but I remember enjoying the film.

Vic

By: Zipper Stevens

Zipper Stevens — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 18:44:16 +0000

Ocean’s 12?!?!?! Ocean’s 11 didn’t inspire me (either version) and I could care a less to see George Clooney walking around playing the same schmaltzy, smug, know it all role he plays in every movie. Why does he keep getting movie roles?

Sorry about Timeline, Vic. I’ll be sure to avoid it by a few miles. I never had any intention of seeing it anyway, something about the previews had “tanker” written all over it. You send a bunch of teenagers time-traveling to the past… NO! STOP THERE! Only the pre-pubescent Disney crowd would have fallen for that trap.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 18:30:27 +0000

I never saw that one. It didn’t look very good, even in the trailers or previews.

As you said, Vic, most of Crichton’s books seem to have been written with a movie adaptation in mind. The problem is, most of the movie adaptations have sucked. Even Jurassic Park was a huge disappointment for me, since it deviated significantly from the book, which I enjoyed. Some of the worst movies in recent memory (Congo, Sphere, The 13th Warrior) have been based on Crichton’s books. Ironically, one of his biggest successes is something that wasn’t based directly on a book he wrote: ER.

Brian

By: Vic

Vic — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 14:59:51 +0000

I can only assume that what the French were saying was irrelevant. As is the case today.

Vic

By: TerriO

TerriO — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 11:13:00 +0000

I also really enjoyed the book, so was really looking forward to seeing this when it came out. I have to agree with your review; I knew the story, and I was confused at points.

One annoyance I have to point out; where were the English subtitles when the characters started speaking French? I can speak a little, luckily, so was translating for my sisters – who I dragged to the movie with me. I still owe them for that one!