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For some people Somewhere In Time will seem like a cheap screen equivalent of a slushy Mills and Boon novel. Christopher Reeve writes in his first autobiography "Still Me" that the film was very poorly received by the critics on its initial release, and it's true that if you approach the ... Read review
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the past, where true love awaits him. Young Richard Collier (Christopher Reeve) is approached by an elderly woman who gives him an antique gold watch and who pleads...
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Come back to me. These were the strange words uttered by aged actress Elise McKenna to ... more
playwright Richard Collier and they have haunted him ever since. When he hears that Elise has died an irresistible impulse leads him to travel to the historic hot...
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A young writer (Christopher Reeve) is mystified by the old portrait of a beautiful stage ... more
actress (Jane Seymour) from the turn of the century. He uses his mind through self-hynosis to turn back the years to the misty distant past, and find the woman who has him spellbound. Soon they are in love, and the time difference is only one of the problems to overcome. Scored by composer John Barry (of James Bond fame).
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Somewhere in Time is the powerful story of a love that transcends time and space written by one of the Grand Masters of modern fantasy. Matheson's classic novel tells the moving romantic story of a modern man whose love for a woman he has never met draws him back in time to a luxury hotel in San Diego in 1896 where he finds his soul mate in the form of a celebrated actress of the previous century. Somewhere in Time won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel and the 1979 movie version starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour remains a cult classic whose fans continue to hold yearly conventions to this day.
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Day Together (Various) Rhapsody On A Theme By Paganini (Chet Swiatkowski) Is He The One (Various) The Man Of My Dreams (Various) Return To The Present (Various) Theme From "Somewhere In Time" (Roger Williams)
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Production Year: 1998 - Drama - Director: Martin Brest - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Marcia Gay Harden, Jake Weber, Claire Forlani, Jeffrey Tambor
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Advantages: Passionate, well-acted, unforgettable... Disadvantages: but only if you like this sort of thing
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For some people Somewhere In Time will seem like a cheap screen equivalent of a slushy Mills and Boon novel. Christopher Reeve writes in his first autobiography "Still Me" that the film was very poorly received by the critics on its initial release, and it's true that if you approach the film wanting to find fault with it you will have an absolute field day. But if you are in a sentimental mood or have a soft side, then you should ... ...that the main theme from Somewhere In Time is even more memorable and moving than the Rachmaninov classic that also features in the film. I know of no other film that is so enhanced by the music.
It's something we used to watch all the time in our family when we were kids so maybe for that reason alone my rating is a bit biased. But since then I have discussed this film with a few other people who have seen it, and there is an instant ... more
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Forget about the over-acting, uninspired screenplay and non-existent special effects, suspend all reasonable disbelief and let yourself get carried away by the most effective combination of science fiction and romance of all time.
For some people Somewhere In Time will seem like a cheap screen equivalent of a slushy Mills and Boon novel. Christopher Reeve writes in his first autobiography "Still Me" that the film was very poorly received by the critics on its initial release, and it's true that if you approach the film wanting to find fault with it you will have an absolute field day. But if you are in a sentimental mood or have a soft side, then you should definitely track it down.
Christopher Reeve stars as an up-and-coming American playwright called Richard Collier. The film opens with Collier being congratulated by lots of people on the success of one of his plays after its opening night. Suddenly a very old woman approaches him through the crowd and gives him an old watch and says "Come back to me". Stunned and confused by this turn of events, Collier finds out that the woman is called Elise McKenna and that she had been a famous actress some sixty years previously. When he tries to track her down he finds out that she has passed away.
Collier becomes obsessed with Elise McKenna, and is convinced that he is destined to go back in time and meet her as a young woman. When he sees his own signature in a hotel register from 1912, from a date that McKenna was performing at the hotel's adjacent theatre he realises he must have been there.
What follows is a love story with a bit of time travel thrown in for good measure. But however ridiculous it sounds, somehow it works spectacularly. A fine central performance from the serially under-rated Christopher Reeve helps the viewer suspend disbelief, and the chemistry between him and Jane Seymour will melt the hardest of hearts. They look absolutely perfect with each other. The movie features quite possibly THE most romantic kiss in the history of cinema, and if Reeve and Seymour were not in love in real life then they both deserve Oscars.
Although Christopher Plummer is on auto-pilot as Ms McKenna's jealous manager, his presence lends the film a certain gravitas that adds to the overall sweeping epic feel.
A special mention must also go to John Barry whose soundtrack for this film is a masterpiece. It is a measure of his genius that the main theme from Somewhere In Time is even more memorable and moving than the Rachmaninov classic that also features in the film. I know of no other film that is so enhanced by the music.
It's something we used to watch all the time in our family when we were kids so maybe for that reason alone my rating is a bit biased. But since then I have discussed this film with a few other people who have seen it, and there is an instant kinship that develops between fellow devotees.
It's a special film with a unique atmosphere and although for some it will be a guilty pleasure I am not ashamed to say that it's up there in my personal top ten of all time. ______________________________________________
DVD EXTRAS:
Fans of the film will be overjoyed by the bonus material which includes some stills from the movie and a fascinating insight into the making of the film. The whole surviving cast is interviewed over 20 years after it was made, including the late and truly great Christopher Reeve who gives an especially poignant retrospective. Among the most interesting anecdotes is one from Jane Seymour (still unbelievably beautiful after all these years) who reveals that she persuaded her friend John Barry to waive his prohibitively high fees and compose the music for the film. Director Jeannot Szwarc tells the story of the budget cuts that almost prevented the movie from seeing the light of day; Richard Matheson, the author of the novel Bid Time Return on which the screenplay is based, talks with great affection with his involvement in the production and everyone involved agrees that making the film was a special time in their lives.
Here is a link to the trailer on another site: http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi3649306905/
Advantages: My most favourite film ever Disadvantages: I think my video is worn out!!
This is a film that I can watch time after time! There are still clever parts of it that I feel I should watch it again for - just to see if I can work it all out!
The film opens in the present day with a new playwright, Richard Collier (Christopher Reeve) at the opening of his latest play. In the audience sits an elderly lady who remains in the theatre watching the cast congratulating the writer after the curtain has fallen.
She eventually walks ... ...him and a hush falls around them as she presses something into his hand and says: 'Come back to me'. He opens his hand as she leaves and reveals a pocket watch, his friends ask him who she is but he really has no idea.
The film moves to years later where Richard Collier is seen suffering from writers block following the breakup of his current relationship. His agent is pestering him and in desperation Richard takes off in his car with apparently ...
Hippychick54 29.07.2004
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Advantages: Feel Good Movie, Soothing and Touching Disadvantages: Incredible plot
This is a change of image for my favorite Superman. This film is for the hopeless romantics such as me. The plot is not credible to happen in real life but who cares! This is not the first movie that used incredible plot. Hence despite this and some hard to believe things like when Richard just closes his eyes and concentrate to travel through time and a lot of unbelievable coincidences, I still found the movie worth my time. It was so sweet. It ... ...sacrificing everything in his present time just to search for his past love. That is true love and it hits my soft spot. The acting may not be superb but passable. The soundtrack is very impressive. This is what I love most. I have watched this movie twice and each time it did not fail to make me fall in love again. ...
wonderlily 05.11.2008
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Advantages: one you can watch over and over and over........... Disadvantages: NONE!!!!
THIS MOVIE IS BEAUTIFUL, IT WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH, IT WILL MAKE YOU CRY, IT WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY AND WILL MAKE YOU SAD, THE STORY IS WONDERFUL AND THE SOUNDTRACK SO VERY VERY HAUNTING IT WILL MAKE YOU WANT TO BUY BOTH AND PLAY THEM OVER AND OVER.
THE BASIC OUTLINE WITHOUT SPOILING THE FILM IS ABOUT RICHARD COLLIER(CHRISTOPHER REEVE) A PLAYWRIGHT THE FILM STARTS OFF WITH AN OLD LADY GIVING HIM A WATCH AND SAYING 'COME BACK TOO ME' HE THEN VISITS THE ... ...ENDS UP FALLING IN LOVE WITH THE PICTURE IN THE HOTELS HALL OF FAME OF BEAUTIFUL ACTRESS OF HER TIME ELISE MCKENNA (JANE SEYMOUR) UNFORTUNATLY SHE IS NO LONGER ALIVE SO HE FINDS A WAY OF GOING BACK IN TIME TO FIND HER, HE DOES THIS , BUT I WILL NOT TELL ANYMORE AS IT WILL SPOIL THE FILM! MY ABSOLUTELY FAVOURITE BIT IN THE WHOLE FILM IS WHEN ELISE IS HAVING HER PICTURE TAKEN AND JUST AS IT IS TAKEN SHE SPOTS RICHARD COLLIER AND SMILES THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ...
craftybungle 01.12.2004
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The film is presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen. Because the film is of a young age we get a pristine transfer with very little if not anything to fault. You may notice some grain or slight blemishes in the print if you look hard but considering the low budget status of the film this is a great effort.
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Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK; UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS, ANCHOR BAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT; ARVATO SERVICES
Release date
10/11/2003
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
820 236 7
Barcode
5050582023671
Languages
Main Language
English
Technical information
Aspect Ratio
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital
DVD Description
A young writer (Christopher Reeve) is mystified by the old portrait of a beautiful stage actress (Jane Seymour) from the turn of the century. He uses his mind through self-hynosis to turn back the years to the misty distant past, and find the woman who has him spellbound. Soon they are in love, and the time difference is only one of the problems to overcome. Scored by composer John Barry (of James Bond fame).
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