Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
2009 Directed by Gareth Carrivick
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Three men walk into a bar; two geeks and a cynic. They are three ordinary blokes who all have dreams and hopes for an exciting and better future
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I wrote a lengthy review about how this movie treats time-travel with a bit more respect than most film, but I went back in time, erased it, and wrote this crap.
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I should have done my research better for this one. Weak characters, poor acting, failed jokes, plop scenario and the old 'token American' chestnut. The BBC made low budget comedy sci-fi Red Dwarf, which was good. They made this low budget comedy sci-fi too, which is shite.
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A great talented cast do sterling solid work on a small budget and limited niche material. As a one off BBC play, the kind of 'Play For Tomorrow' that they used to do in the 80s, this would have been brilliant (I'm thinking the Dominick Hide plays) but as a film it's somewhat insignificant, which is a shame because as I say the cast are great - not just O'Dowd, who is the biggest name (certainly now) from the central trio but also Wooton and Lennox Kelly, a small screen favourite.
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Lightweight and ultimately forgettable but constantly entertaining time-travel comedy, has three quintessential nerds traveling back and forth through a chrono-hole set in a pub's gents room. Peppered with references to test 80's fantasy film fans familiarity with the classics. Stay tuned through the end credits
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A film of this majesty seems rare and parallel to that it seems all too much of a travesty that it received so little attention. Granted its charm can be often found in its use of a small budget but never does that become an impeding factor upon the film.
Perhaps the fact that it bears similarities with Shaun of the Dead (nerds in a pub) meant that it was swept under the rug for being 'not as good as Shaun' but this hardly means it should be forgotten. It's as engaging and as irreverently charming as a thoughtful chat down the pub but is far funnier to see it realised before our eyes.
Plus, it's one, if perhaps the only good Anna Faris movie.
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This movie is just so much fun. Full of references to other sci-fi movies.
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Entertaining movie, not very good, but fun, and the subject is what manages to make it good enough for me to enjoy.
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A brilliantly clever and funny low budget science fiction film riffing on the potential paradoxes and destructive qualities of time-travel. An unexpected gem.
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I'm a sucker for time travel, and this was a fun ride. It was the opposite of Primer. It doesn't take it self seriously, and it shouldn't either.
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It's funny...but it could have been funnier.
Read my full review at...
http://revronmovies.blogspot.com/2013/03/frequently-asked-questions-about-time.html
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Lightweight and ultimately forgettable but constantly entertaining time-travel comedy, has three quintessential nerds traveling back and forth through a chrono-hole set in a pub's gents room. Peppered with references to test 80's fantasy film fans familiarity with the classics. Stay tuned through the end credits
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I should have done my research better for this one. Weak characters, poor acting, failed jokes, plop scenario and the old 'token American' chestnut. The BBC made low budget comedy sci-fi Red Dwarf, which was good. They made this low budget comedy sci-fi too, which is shite.
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Vor langer Zeit gab es mal einen Trailer zur britischen Zeitreise-Komödie “Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel”. Einige Jahre später hat den Film längst jeder vergessen. Auch ich. Bis ich plötzlich bei einem englischen Online-Discounter über die DVD gestolpert bin und mir diese umgehend bestellt habe. Es ist also an der Zeit eine Zeitreise zu unternehmen.
Die drei Freunde Ray (Chris O’Dowd, The IT-Crowd), Toby und Pete zelebrieren ihr bis dato erfolgloses Leben, typisch britisch, am liebsten im Pub bei Bier und Chips. Dort unterhalten sich der Zeitreisen begeisterte Ray, der Möchtegern-Regisseur Toby und ihr Kumpel Pete zu dessen Missfallen typisch nerdig, über Science Fiction, Hollywood und Frauen. An diesem Abend entdecken die drei, genretypisch zufällig, auf dem Klo des…
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