I saw this movie as part of a "Family Movie Collection" DVD, and expected an interesting fantasy time-travel film. Well, I got a few, shall we say...surprises.
First up, this is actually a TV episode, not a movie. Also, the filmmakers of this thing got a pretty cool concept - a kid from 1985 accidentally gets teleported to the year 2457 - and completely destroyed it in this badly written, awfully acted, and hastily thought out excuse for a film.
The story is quite slow (which says a lot given it's 50 minutes long) and illogical. The CGI effects look like they came straight from Peewee's Playhouse. The actors are obviously just in this for a few bucks, and the vague religious messaging near the end is ultimately pointless.
All in all, 2 stars for the competent sets and costumes. Everything else is just...I can't find the right words to describe them. What's worse than horrible? I believe it would have been better if whoever had thought this story up had contacted Steven Spielberg about it instead of the Australian Children's Television Foundation. Just something to ponder...
First up, this is actually a TV episode, not a movie. Also, the filmmakers of this thing got a pretty cool concept - a kid from 1985 accidentally gets teleported to the year 2457 - and completely destroyed it in this badly written, awfully acted, and hastily thought out excuse for a film.
The story is quite slow (which says a lot given it's 50 minutes long) and illogical. The CGI effects look like they came straight from Peewee's Playhouse. The actors are obviously just in this for a few bucks, and the vague religious messaging near the end is ultimately pointless.
All in all, 2 stars for the competent sets and costumes. Everything else is just...I can't find the right words to describe them. What's worse than horrible? I believe it would have been better if whoever had thought this story up had contacted Steven Spielberg about it instead of the Australian Children's Television Foundation. Just something to ponder...
