Sunday, May 17, 2009

#42 The Final Countdown

Lloyd Kaufman?
The man who brought me Squeeze Play, was an executive producer?
This was a pretty good sci-fi/time travel film. Definitely not the fare I'm used to when Lloyd Kaufman is involved.
A crew goes through a time-warp back to the day before Pearl Harbor was attacked. And this time the have the knowledge and the weapons to easily stop it.
The film is ll about asking the questions. Should we stop it? What will happen if we get involved in the past?
Although, probably one of the most interesting parts of this film was the use of the real battle station and planes. Not too mention a large group of non-actors upon the USS nimitz.
Watching this on Blu-Ray looked great. I'm not a big fan of planes or ships, but got really sucked in seeing these things in action here.
Maybe I'm too interested in time travel, especially when it brings up so many questions of character, and the time space continuum.
Verdict:
Overall I give this one 3.5 stars. Didn't quite love it, but definitely glad I got to see it.

Awards:
Nominated for two Saturn awards - best sci-fi picture and best actor for Kurt Douglas.
Agreed. Worth the nomination, but up against Empire Strikes Back it didn't have a chance.

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