Timeline | | Cast : | Paul Walker, Gerard Butler, Billy Connolly | | Director : | Richard Donner | | Studio : | Paramount Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | November 26, 2003 | | DVD Released Date : | December 29, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 28, 2005 | | Summary | Innovative approach to love and war! | Content
 | It was surely a refreshing and innovative approach to love and war, where loyalty is the true and clear backbone of all the wonderful and magical successes in the story. It even, dare I say frightfully in the 2000nds, inspires you to be loyal as well. I have only watched once but am waiting with great anticipation for another turn, given the up close and personal documentary I viewed included on the DVD with director Richard Donner and all the stars and specialized crew, locations and everything was talked about with nothing left out; I have had to slight myself to make enough time till next I watch. You'll cheer without even being there, I promise! |
| Rating | | | Date | August 26, 2005 | | Summary | Pretty entertaining | Content
| This is not a great movie. But it is one of those movies i find myself plugging into the DVD player all the time. Despite it's weak points, it's still a fun movie with some great scenery. Especially Gerard Butler w/o a shirt! ;) |
| Rating | | | Date | August 19, 2005 | | Summary | BETTER than the book, I think | Content
| I got Michael Crichton's book when it came out, but don't really remember enjoying it. I've forgotten most of the book details but when I caught this movie on TV a day or so ago it was immediately obvious that a major rewrite of the contents had been done. I missed 20 minutes or so of this version but what I did see I think I liked better.
I tuned in just as the team was about to go back and rescue the Professor and stayed through the rest of it. It seems to me that the book plot was an ongoing time travel program, not a freak opportunity like the movie, and- in my mind a flawed depiction of time travel by comparison. Crichton wrote something like each trip back was it's own reality then violated that plot by having his professor leave a message which shouldn't have been possible if reality changes when you travel. This plot cleans that up it seems and didn't have too many faults that I could see.
Here apparently too many trips can be very unhealthy and a previous timetraveler (with too many of those trips) has remained behind (he was marooned without a marker(?) and decided to be one of the bad guys.
Our heroes journey back with three or four unarmed marines and only one french speaker, the language guy and two marines promptly get killed by English invaders. The last(?) one- who was responsible for marooning bad guy is killed by him later. The set and costume detail looked very good to me, I didn't really have a problem with much of anything except that the whole story (the trip back, the Professors rescue and the return home)seemed to take place within only about 6 hours.
It barely resembles the book which seems to offend some but Timeline is a pretty good way to spend a couple of hours. I think it is worth owning. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 09, 2005 | | Summary | Great story line, but not as good as the book | Content
| As with most movie adaptations it is great eye candy, but not as good as the book. You miss all the background that makes it coherent. But still a very good action/adventure story with alot of history thrown in. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 04, 2005 | | Summary | A trip through history | Content
| This movie is great. I enjoy it because I am 1) a history buff 2) a Gerard Butler fan and 3) I like the entertainment level. This movie looks corny from the previews but it is worth seeing it just to be entertained for two hours. |
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