Everything that the negative reviews had to say is absolutely true: bad acting, OVER acting, hackneyed dialog, horrendous SF/X and too disjointed to be anything even remotely enjoyable. That said, if this had been made back in the 80's with better dialog and acting, it probably would be considered a cult classic by now. Unfortunately, however, it was made in this day and age and, therefore, places it at the bottom of the barrel.
There are a few continuity problems which jumped out at me, which could have been avoided with tighter writing/directing. For instance, the security guard handed over his gun to Bill just before Bill went through the time machine, but about 5 minutes later we see the security guard take out and holster a gun WHICH HE SHOULD NOT HAVE ANYMORE. This, of course, ends up putting TWO guns into play towards the end of the movie, which served as a sort of plot point in a key scene, but it STILL should NOT have been there.
I wanted to enjoy this movie. I really, really did. Alas, I could not. It wouldn't let me. It's like meeting someone who looks really sexy, but as soon as they open their mouth you find yourself wishing you could be anywhere but there. If I wasn't OCD about finishing a movie once I start it, even a bad one, I probably would've stopped about 20 minutes into this abortion of a sci-fi flick.
It could have been better. It SHOULD have been better. It was cinematic excrement.
There are a few continuity problems which jumped out at me, which could have been avoided with tighter writing/directing. For instance, the security guard handed over his gun to Bill just before Bill went through the time machine, but about 5 minutes later we see the security guard take out and holster a gun WHICH HE SHOULD NOT HAVE ANYMORE. This, of course, ends up putting TWO guns into play towards the end of the movie, which served as a sort of plot point in a key scene, but it STILL should NOT have been there.
I wanted to enjoy this movie. I really, really did. Alas, I could not. It wouldn't let me. It's like meeting someone who looks really sexy, but as soon as they open their mouth you find yourself wishing you could be anywhere but there. If I wasn't OCD about finishing a movie once I start it, even a bad one, I probably would've stopped about 20 minutes into this abortion of a sci-fi flick.
It could have been better. It SHOULD have been better. It was cinematic excrement.