TimeQuest
by Robert Dyke
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Actor: Barry Corbin, Bruce Campbell, Caprice Benedetti, Victor Slezak, Vince GrantDirector: Robert Dyke
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-06-10
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Allumination
DVD Reviews of TimeQuest
DVD Review: An Interesting Answer To One Of The Most Profound "What-Ifs" Of The Last Century
Summary: 4 Stars
As anyone who makes the mistake of watching the Sci-Fi Channel on weekends can tell you the term "low-budget science fiction movie" is almost an oxymoron. Here though is a film that proves to be far from it. In fact Timequest is a good exercise in how to make a movie on a low budget without looking (entirely) like it is low budget.
Timequest has a pretty good cast. True some of them may not be greatest physical look-a-likes in the world but they manage to catch the spirit of the real-life people they portray. This is true of the three leads (Victor Slezak as JFK, Caprice Benedetti as Jackie, Vince Grant as RFK) and especially of Slezak. Slezak makes you believe he is JFK in his appearances especially with his speech at Rice University and the sequence that follows it (which sells this film the best in my opinion). Then there's Bruce Campbell as Oliver Stone like director William Roberts. Now I'm not a Bruce Campbell fan by any means (far from it in fact) but I found his short appearances to be enjoyable none the less. While it is true the cast has a few misfires (Jeffery Steiger as Oswald and Dan Miller as Dan Rather both come to mind instantly) but for the most part it is a fine cast all things considered.
The main selling point of this film isn't the cast though but the story. Writer / director Robert Dyke has crafted a good alternate history film based around one of the most profound "what-ifs" of the last century: what if JFK had lived past November 22nd, 1963? The world that Dyke and the film shows us is perhaps a bit too optimistic for some but it seriously makes one wonder. The film also finds time to poke fun at some of the conspiracy theories regarding the JFK assassination in some of the most unexpected places which is fun for anyone who has a good knowledge of the subject.
That said the film does have some problems. The first of such is the time-travelers' motive for his journey (which is the one cringe-worthy moment of the film to say the least). But perhaps the biggest problem is the fact that the film viewpoint of the world is perhaps too optimistic (yes that is both a plus and minus sadly). There is also the matter of the jumping around in time which I've had people I've shown the film to tell me is confusing (especially in the first third or so of the film). For once though as the production values are excellent for the most part. The low budget nature of the film isn't an issue in a science-fiction film.
Yet outside of these problems there is a rather good film sitting here. From a fine cast to a well crafted "what-if" story, Timequest shows that that the term "low-budget science fiction movie" is not an oxymoron when done right. Here is an intelligent, well thought out, and well produced film that gives an interesting answer to one of the most profound "what-ifs" of the last century: what if JFK had lived? Here is a (perhaps too optimistic) answer and a good one at that.
DVD Review: Flash forward and backward, you need to see it the 2nd time to see what's happening.
Summary: 5 Stars
This isn't a fancy typical hollywood movie but it keeps me very much engaged. The bits and pieces of the short segments make absolute no sense until the very last. I like it how the movie is pulling different events from different times and weaved them into a chronological logical time line in order to preserved the mysteries and tell the stories in a very intriguing fashion.DVD Review: This movie just blew me away!
Summary: 5 Stars
I just want to say that this movie is so good that it stayed with me for a few days afterwards. Its main pluses are that it is very realistic about what may have happened if JFK lived-it shows the power exerted by major players and doesn't present any sugar-coated hollywood fantasy. It does have some drawbacks to some people in that it skips around in time a bit, and is not very action-driven, but is rather plot-driven and character-driven, but i view this as a big plus.
It is one of the best and most grittily realistic time travel movies that I have seen. Very recommended for fans of the genre.
DVD Review: Great idea, bad movie
Summary: 2 Stars
man oh man. what a great premise, been done by some others too, but this one had such great potential... too bad it was very poorly executed. but, at least it was free - library borrow. i'd never pay to watch it!DVD Review: Yes, this is the worst movie ever. And, the one star is a gift.
Summary: 1 Stars
I decided to watch Timequest even though I read these reviews beforehand. I thought the negative reviwers must be being too tough. I mean, how can a movie be that bad? Also, I really love the whole time travel genre, am interested in the JFK assasination. . . how bad could this movie really be?
Well, this movie is indeed very very bad. As a matter of fact, I can't think of anything redeeming about this at all. Let's see. The plot? The plot was okay. Definitely not too interesting, but the premise of the film was good and the actual plot and subplots were even almost okay. Everything else? Ugh. Just horrid. The acting was stiff and unnatural. Everyone in this movie just couldn't act. The guy who played Kennedy was the most talented, I suppose, but it seemed everyone else was just reading their lines. They were really really BAD. And, OMG, the dialogue! The dialogue was unbelievable! It was so so so terrible. My husband was in the adjoining room on the computer and I was actually EMBARRASSED for him to hear this movie that I was watching! The dialogue was just laughable-- unintentionally laughable.
There isn't too much more to say about this. It was really the worst movie I've ever seen. And, I've seen lots and lots of movies. I'm trying to think of another bad movie so that I could mention it and then say this is even worse. But, I can't even think of a movie that is even at all as bad as this one. I know that some of the Stephen King movies have been really bad. This is worse. I can't even think of something close that's comparable. I've disliked lots of movies, but I've found something redeeming in part of each movie I've disliked. Not this one. Complete waste of time.
I kept waiting for a twist or something at the end. It never came. Just horrible melodrama, although I wouldn't even call it 'drama'. I have to come up with a new word: melodreck.
Lots of useless scenes, too.
Description of TimeQuest
Get ready for a dazzling mix of science fiction and political intrigue that will capture you with the question of, ...What if? What if President John F. Kennedy had never been assassinated? Timequest delivers an answer that will surprise and thrill! When a time-traveler from the future journeys to the past to stop the assassination of JFK, the world embarks on an extraordinary new course of history. Bobby Kennedy seeks out those who attempted to kill his brother, Jackie Kennedy begins her own quest to learn the true identity of the man who saved her husbands life, and John F. Kennedy leads the country and the world into a new frontier... outward towards the stars. What could have been comes alive in this unforgettable film experience that will reshape your views of reality in ways you never thought possible!Sci-Fi Action DVDs
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