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post #1 of 21
11/23/10 at 4:50pm
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Steve finally watches the time travel classic.

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post #2 of 21
11/23/10 at 4:59pm
Love, love, love this flick.

One of the most original and fantastic ideas for a movie. And playing with the knowledge of Jack never being caught or identified it was a fun idea to have him trapped in time.

For die hard fans, the soundtrack was recently made available:
http://www.screenarchives.com/title_...ME-AFTER-TIME/
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post #3 of 21
11/23/10 at 5:05pm
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Love, love, love this flick.
Seconded. A flat-out CLASSIC.
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post #4 of 21
11/23/10 at 6:50pm
What struck me when I watched this recently is how likeable Malcom McDowell is. And also how convenient it is that he ends up on the US west coast.

It's worth watching for the Ripper / Wells confrontation in the hotel room alone. Great stuff.
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post #5 of 21
11/23/10 at 6:52pm
Nice one. I remember loving this film in the 80s.
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post #6 of 21
11/23/10 at 6:53pm
On Netflix Instant, for those later to the party. Love this movie.
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post #7 of 21
11/23/10 at 7:45pm
Glad to see this movie getting love. In the past several years I've recommend this film to two different people, and they both ended up completely disliking it. My view of this as a no-brainer charmer took a real hit.
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post #8 of 21
11/23/10 at 10:34pm
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Glad to see this movie getting love. In the past several years I've recommend this film to two different people, and they both ended up completely disliking it. My view of this as a no-brainer charmer took a real hit.
Those people must hate joy, because this is a terrific movie.

My favorite scene is when Wells first confronts Jack the Ripper at the hotel and Jack basically shows him all the violence on television and says, "I belong here." A little on-the-nose, but very effective.
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post #9 of 21
11/23/10 at 10:37pm
The film has one of my favorite movie scores of all time. Plus, David Warner at this best. Nobody treats David Warner like a serious actor anymore. Guy needs a comeback.
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post #10 of 21
11/23/10 at 10:44pm
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The film has one of my favorite movie scores of all time. Plus, David Warner at this best. Nobody treats David Warner like a serious actor anymore. Guy needs a comeback.
Truth. I was so excited when I saw his name on BLACK DEATH, but he's barely more than a cameo. Sigh.
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post #11 of 21
11/23/10 at 10:55pm
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The film has one of my favorite movie scores of all time. Plus, David Warner at this best. Nobody treats David Warner like a serious actor anymore. Guy needs a comeback.
Never shoulda put that Tron getup on. Was so weird to read he was nearly cast as Freddy Krueger.

It hasn't been all bad - dude made a great R'as Al Ghul voice, and a kindly old Klingon!
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post #12 of 21
11/23/10 at 11:15pm
This is indeed the first film I saw David Warner in, and even as a 13-year old I knew he was rocking the joint.

And of course, without this film, Meyer probably doesn't get Wrath of Khan.
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post #13 of 21
11/24/10 at 2:39am
Warner had an amazing run there in the late 70's/early 80's: The Omen, Time After Time, Tron, Time Bandits and The Man With Two Brains.
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post #14 of 21
11/24/10 at 5:19am
great movie. saw this as part of the chud movie of the month club.

Warner was also a badass cardassian 'there are 4 lights'!
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post #15 of 21
11/24/10 at 7:31am
I love Warner, but my favorite aspect of the film is the romance between McDowell and Steenburgen, it's really sweet and a lot of fun to watch come together. This is the film I tend to think about when I consider the state McDowell's career for the past few decades. All that capability just wasted over the years.
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post #16 of 21
11/26/10 at 2:20am
Yup, gotta echo the love for this film. I remember seeing it at the Skyway Theatre?--in downtown Mpls in 1979. Just wonderful time for movies. And I loved that McDowell and Steenburgen married later on.
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post #17 of 21
11/26/10 at 2:38am
Huge favorite, and back in the day was a great date movie. "MacDougal's."
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post #18 of 21
11/26/10 at 4:00am
It's been quite a few years since I've seen this, but I remember loving seeing young Malcom McDowell playing a character completely unlike Alex. This was also my introduction to David Warner who fast became one of my favorite screen presences. That guy definitely needs a comeback.
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post #19 of 21
11/27/10 at 11:19pm
Talk about culture shock: THIS is the role that introduced me to McDowall. It cemented the image of him in my mind as a big sweetie from a young age. Imagine my surprise to find out everyone else saw him as only playing psychotic pricks.

I love this movie so much. And what an opening, with the old Warner Brothers music. And Kiddie Feldman!

Some people I know hate this flick. Their justification? That Wells is a wuss who expects The Ripper to just voluntarily come back with him... and gets his ass kicked for it. It didn't work trying to explain to them that this was the whole point of the character: the unlikely hero who steadfastly holds onto values that he's time-travelled away from. He's the last guy in the world who should be traveling in time to take on The Ripper, but he does it anyway as a matter of honor and morality. This aspect makes the character (and the movie) more endearing to me.
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post #20 of 21
11/28/10 at 1:22am
This article made me check out this movie and I just wanna thank you for that. Really great movie that I enjoyed. I'm shocked I had never heard of this until now.
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post #21 of 21
11/28/10 at 4:04am
I've been meaning to track this one down for a while. Its a particularly glaring hole in my film knowledge, especially considering my appreciation for Meyer's work. Thanks for the reminder.
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