Stometer
Save your money for something good and enjoyable
JinRoz
For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!
Forumrxes
Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.
Voxitype
Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
wildwood081
as a fan of the original series i was pleased to find a copy of the 2002 version. i was a little sceptical expecting a stupid story with no great thought put into it, however the show was a great compliment to the original series with a great cast and a great re working of the original show. I really enjoyed it and i am sure it would have had a great fan base if the production company would have continued the series; its a great shame. I understand it was canned due to other time travelling' shows like Stargate which has never really appealed to me.What i like about the TT is the historical story lines which given modern CGI would have made this version of TT very original and exciting to watch.
mooncity
This 2002 abortive attempt to revive "The Time Tunnel" plays much like a Sci-Fi Channel movie-of-the-week. It has nothing to do with the classic TV series, other than lifting a few character names and a brief "sampling" of the original theme. Rather, it comes out like a bad copy of "Stargate". For the most part poorly and cheaply made, it is just as well the pilot was unsuccessful. However, there are some very interesting ideas going on. In this one, scientists accidentally create a "time tunnel" when trying to make "hot fusion". Instead, they cause a storm in the time stream, and it takes them four hours (240 minutes) to lock down one end of it. The other end sweeps through time. After the "two-forty", random changes have been made to history, and the scientists in the fusion complex are the only ones left who know what the correct history of the world is supposed to be. Now they must send teams back in time via the "time tunnel" and try to correct the errors. Teams (a la "Stargate"), can go back in time, but are limited to random time limits in which they can stay there (a la "Sliders"). Unlike the classic series, the teams can return to the present whenever they wish by activating a small laptop-type device.The World War 2 battle stuff is really pretty good. It plays well for the most part. Things get stupid when newly-recruited team member Doug Phillips meets his grandfather in the trenches and they have a heart-to heart talk. Further lapses in logic occur when the team consists of two women dressed as GIs, one of whom is black (units were not integrated at this point in WW2, let alone allow for women in combat). And then there's the whole element of mission control being able to see, hear, talk with, and translate languages for the travelers via a magic computer chip injected into them.Interesting to see once, but not if you're expecting a classic "Time Tunnel" update. The music is incredibly annoying, and the CGI very weak (it looks more "early '90s" quality than 2002). Available as an extra on "The Time Tunnel, Vol. 2" US DVD set.
bd048
I would not call this an update. It was new. The names of the two lead characters should not have been recycled and they could have called it Time Tube or something. Superior to the original, for most episodes maybe but it lacked the thrill of that first Time Tunnel show on the Titanic. Better than Star Gate, sure. The new Toni Newman - wow, but I think calling it an update is what killed it for fans of the old show.The characters were pretty good. Even the relationships seemed to click pretty good.All in all a fun ride but I'm not sure I will watch it twice.Watch it if you can find it. It is for sale here and there on the Internet but the only copy available is from a VHS master.
jon_r_h
After reading the comments here on IMDb, I decided to track this pilot down. Hurray for file sharing!. The editing, direction and pacing of the pilot make SG1 look rather lethargic. The characterizations are really quite well developed for a pilot show. This really hits the ground running and doesn't let up until the end. The battle scene is really impressive for a TV show, the burning plane is a nice touch. There are a couple of minor things that could have been handled better, but it all flies by at such a pace that you really don't have time(excuse the pun) to dwell on it. Overall, this is one hell of a ride and a superior update to the 60's original. Kudos to the production company. I'm baffled as to why this wasn't picked up.
