Time jump aircraft film "Millennium" 80's?

blip

Sr Member

• Jul 1, 2011

• #1

I just saw this 1980's film for the first time.
What a great concept, what bad execution.
This looks like Logan's run without the good taste.
When the robot walked in, it was a big "you have to be kidding me" moment. This would be a good film for a remake, but maybe loose the bad props. I did like the way the focus of the film was so well placed, first it was all about a crash, than the strange-ness was slowly introduced.

But that big hair and lego robot....whyyyyyyyyyy.

 

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Satxer

Sr Member

• Jul 1, 2011

• #2

That's a great movie. I am boggled at how they advertise that smoking was good for you, haha!

Just remember: This is not the end...this is not the beginning of the end...this is the end of the beginning!

 

blip

Sr Member

• Jul 1, 2011

• #3

Satxer said:

That's a great movie. I am boggled at how they advertise that smoking was good for you, haha!

Just remember: This is not the end...this is not the beginning of the end...this is the end of the beginning!

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This is not the end of the end, but the beginning of..no wait..the end of the film..no the beginning of the... I hate time travel.

 

Satxer

Sr Member

• Jul 1, 2011

• #4

At least they show reprocussions for the paradoxes. Like when the dude tazes himself and totally blows up the future...

 

SSgt Burton

Sr Member

• Jul 1, 2011

• #5

The NTSB hangar scene was actually filmed at the old Canadian (Air) Force Base Downsview where I attended Air Cadets in the 80s. I remember when they were filming there.

So of course I was over the moon to see the movie when it came out. Watched it back in the theater in 1989. It was... weird to say the least. Had a wee bit of a Terry Gilliam flavour to it. I remember that part of the movie "repeats itself" from a different perspective.

Ironically I bought the dvd this year after watching 12 Monkeys, but still haven't gotten around to revisiting it.


Kevin

 

DarkHelmet

Master Member

RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Jul 1, 2011

• #6

That was a great time travel movie. I rank it up there with The Final Countdown.

 

Angelus Lupus

Sr Member

• Jul 1, 2011

• #7

The weird thing is, I was thinking of this movie the other day and was going to post a thread asking if anyone knew the name.
I remember being really intrigued by the time travel elements when I first saw this. Now I'm wondering if seeing it again would spoil the memory.

And just browsing IMDB I was able to separate this film in my mind from another I only partly remembered: Timescape.

 

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DavidS

Sr Member

• Jul 1, 2011

• #8

ya know, i remember ENJOYING this movie back when it was "new"...

I was telling my wife about it a few years ago and we rented it......

wow!

it was horrible! lol
still a fun movie, but terribly dated

 

Goodwolf

Sr Member

• Jul 1, 2011

• #9

Satxer said:

That's a great movie. I am boggled at how they advertise that smoking was good for you, haha!

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In the original short story, she had to smoke to get the "necessary" pollutants her body had become accustomed to. She couldn't breathe clean air comfortably. I recommend reading it, as it's written by one of my favorite authors, John Varley.

 

CB2001

Master Member

• Jul 1, 2011

• #10

It's actually based on a novel. I found a copy of the paperback not too long ago.

 

Satxer

Sr Member

• Jul 8, 2011

• #11

Funny co-incidence...I just watched it the other night. Just flipping through the channels and it was starting, I had to watch it!

 

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madmax

Sr Member

• Jul 8, 2011

• #12

The book was cool,apart from the smoking she also had a vicks inhaler that knocked the hero out