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Timeline (Widescreen Edition)
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0097363386841
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Paramount
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 SurroundFrench (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1English (Subtitled),
Manufacturer: Paramount
MPN: D338684D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 13, 2004
Running Time: 115 minutes
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: November 26, 2003
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Editorial Review:
Just enough of Michael Crichton's novel survives in Timeline to make it a passable popcorn thriller. It's likely that Crichton fans will lament the shallowness of director Richard Donner's film, and its gee-whiz style of acting lays waste to any scientific credibility that Crichton's scenario might have retained. Still, the Crichton formula is a sturdy one, following the model of Westworld and Jurassic Park by involving a small band of adventurers in a fantastical realm of danger and death. In this case, a group of archaeologists and combat experts (led by Paul Walker and Frances O'Connor) use a "3-D fax machine" (so much for technobabble!) to time-travel back to France in 1357, in hopes of retrieving Walker's father (Billy Connolly) and returning safely to the present. No such luck! Fending for themselves against marauding hordes of medieval French warriors at war with the invading British, these semi-intrepid travelers find their body count rising, and the deadline for their return home is rapidly approaching. All well and good, so far, and the castles-and-crossbows action reaches a fever pitch, but it's obvious that Donner's too lazy to make the much better film that this could and should have been. Despite its enjoyable highlights, Timeline is perfunctory entertainment. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Amazing time travel movie!
I love this movie.It takes you from modern time history intrigue to the past in a fantasic adventure. I love Gerald Butler. He is so romantic and plays every womans dream as the knight in shining armor, and rescues the lady in distress.Then proving his love by staying with her in the end. Too cool and the plot to this move is real good and the action and romance is a great balance. One a girl and guy would enjoy together. Also if you like the history it's a real treat. I highly recomend this movie!
Rating:  - "I Wish We'd Met At Another Time ~ Making History, Together"
Synopsis: Against the backdrop of 14th century France a group of 20th century archeology students and their professor find themselves partaking in history rather than excavating it. They are transported back in time only hours before a pivotal battle between English and French forces is about to begin. While their initial desire is only to escape, as the hostilities progress they find themselves becoming involved in the conflict, choosing sides and ultimately playing an important role in determining ... Read More
Rating: - Time travel at its best.
Great story with a surprise ending...if you love time travel stories you'll enjoy this gripping movie that will transport you back to the 1300s for a splendid adventure.
Rating: - Not as good as the book but not bad, either.
This movie was a bit dissapointing because the special effects of the actual time travel of the group did not live up to what was described in the book but it was probably a bit too technical to put in as written and probably would have detracted from the main thrust of the movie to the viewing public. Still, it wasn't a bad movie and hit all the main points of the book.
Rating: - An Interest in His Father's Work
This 2003 silver screen take on Michael Crichton's book of the same name begins with the mysterious and sudden appearance of a man in medeival dress, literally from out of the Dark Ages into the modern Soutwestern US where he collapses on a desert highway and is driven to a hospital by a passerby named Baker(Richard Donner) where he dies, and his body is signed out of the hospital by co-worker Frank Gordon(Neal McDonough). In due time, we will find the answer to why the dead man's organs and bone structure ... Read More
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