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Hector (Karra Elejalde) has just moved into his dream country home with wife (Candela Fernandez). He is relaxing on a lawn chair outside of his new home surveying the nearby hillside through a pair of binoculars, when he catches sight of what appears to be a nude woman amidst the trees. Hiking up to investigate, he is attacked by a sinister figure whose head is wrapped in a grotesque, pink bandage. Fleeing in terror, he takes refuge in a laboratory atop the hill, where a lone attendant (director Nacho Vigalondo) ushers him in to a peculiar scientific contraption. He emerges what seems to be moments later, only to find that he has traveled back hours in time, setting in motion a brain-twisting, horrifying chain of events when he inadvertently runs into himself.
Director Nacho Vigalondo was nominated for an Oscar for his live action short film 7.35 in the Morning and Timescrimes is soon to be remade in the English Language, with David Cronenberg mooted as a possible director.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Fantastic, enjoyable, refreshing and very satisfying. Don't try to guess the plot, let the film run and wash over you. I promise you, you will not regret watching this super little film. While it feels somewhat twee and homemade that only helps to draw you in to the story. Stop reading this review and buy it now!!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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After seeing some fantastic existential movies recently like Triangle and Inception I was recommended to see this...
Honestly, I wouldn't give it 1 star if there was the option of zero.
I found both the acting, cinematography, and narrative so poor. They've taken an age old concept regarding time travel, and the effects of intervention of several timelines co-existing, and made an absolute sub-par movie with just no strengths whatsoever.
Check out Triangle instead. It is lightyears ahead of this.
Honestly, I wouldn't give it 1 star if there was the option of zero.
I found both the acting, cinematography, and narrative so poor. They've taken an age old concept regarding time travel, and the effects of intervention of several timelines co-existing, and made an absolute sub-par movie with just no strengths whatsoever.
Check out Triangle instead. It is lightyears ahead of this.
38 of 45 people found the following review helpful
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So, how do you like your time-travel? A clean-cut, enjoyable thriller a'la "Back To The Future" or "Time After Time", or perhaps something that really makes you think? Film viewers have their Art spoon-fed to them nowadays, by paranoid oligarchs who are terrified that anything perceived as challenging will afford them precious box-office, and God Knows What else.
Hence, if you aren't an Armchair Anarchist, you have to turn to the indies. And what can be more mind-twisting than the concept of time? Think Xeno of Elea, think Star Trek and "The City On The Edge Of Forever", think Quantum Physics. Shane Carruth started the trend back in 2004 with the astonishing "Primer", a film made for no money whatsoever and that relied on a masterful, convoluted script to make people return to it for repeat viewings. After watching it 10 times, I'm still nonplussed about a great many plot points (which I won't go into here, suffice to say you should see "Primer" immediately, or you're a monkey's uncle) which is not something you really have to worry about in regard to Nacho Vigalondo's film. You will understand it, you'll just have to really, really ponder how everything works. Remember that from films of yore? Good. Time to do so again.
Hector is an average Mediterranean type, apparently just moved into the countryside. After spying a naked girl acting strangely from the vantage point of his binoculars he decides to investigate (well, so would you, let's face it). In the process Hector is stabbed by a man in a trenchcoat with pink bandages rolled around his face, a MacGuffin that powers the movies plot from that point onwards... to go on would spoil the film for many, suffice to say that Hector stumbles on an apparent Time Machine that will decide his fate(s) from here on in. Vigalondo is a director who has previously specialised in shorts and miscellaneous writing gigs, but if this is anything to go by, we may be looking at the new Alex De La Iglesia here. Spain can make a good movie - well, better than us, that's for damn sure.
The Disc is looking like the usual bare-bones setup with no extras (does anybody really care about trailers as supplements? We've seen the film, we don't need to watch the advertisement for it afterwards), so we'll just have to wait for the inevitable 10-year Special Edition once the film has become a much-loved cult fixture. Also, the film has been slated for a remake by Hollywood in 2011, so get ahead of the pack and see the no-doubt vastly better original. Watch, please, your brain will thank you.
Hence, if you aren't an Armchair Anarchist, you have to turn to the indies. And what can be more mind-twisting than the concept of time? Think Xeno of Elea, think Star Trek and "The City On The Edge Of Forever", think Quantum Physics. Shane Carruth started the trend back in 2004 with the astonishing "Primer", a film made for no money whatsoever and that relied on a masterful, convoluted script to make people return to it for repeat viewings. After watching it 10 times, I'm still nonplussed about a great many plot points (which I won't go into here, suffice to say you should see "Primer" immediately, or you're a monkey's uncle) which is not something you really have to worry about in regard to Nacho Vigalondo's film. You will understand it, you'll just have to really, really ponder how everything works. Remember that from films of yore? Good. Time to do so again.
Hector is an average Mediterranean type, apparently just moved into the countryside. After spying a naked girl acting strangely from the vantage point of his binoculars he decides to investigate (well, so would you, let's face it). In the process Hector is stabbed by a man in a trenchcoat with pink bandages rolled around his face, a MacGuffin that powers the movies plot from that point onwards... to go on would spoil the film for many, suffice to say that Hector stumbles on an apparent Time Machine that will decide his fate(s) from here on in. Vigalondo is a director who has previously specialised in shorts and miscellaneous writing gigs, but if this is anything to go by, we may be looking at the new Alex De La Iglesia here. Spain can make a good movie - well, better than us, that's for damn sure.
The Disc is looking like the usual bare-bones setup with no extras (does anybody really care about trailers as supplements? We've seen the film, we don't need to watch the advertisement for it afterwards), so we'll just have to wait for the inevitable 10-year Special Edition once the film has become a much-loved cult fixture. Also, the film has been slated for a remake by Hollywood in 2011, so get ahead of the pack and see the no-doubt vastly better original. Watch, please, your brain will thank you.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
time crimes
i was very impressed with this movie considering it is a low budget spanish film with no big name actors. it has a great storyline and is very entertaining. Read more
Published 1 month ago by kenny powers
a gem. watch it now
I watched an English dubbed version of this film where the audio was 1 second out but this never took away from what is an amazing film. Read more
Published 1 month ago by gareth
A nice idea but...
Spoiler Alert!
My only complaint of this otherwise fine little film is that of Hectors treatment of the young lady he finds in the forest. Read more
My only complaint of this otherwise fine little film is that of Hectors treatment of the young lady he finds in the forest. Read more
Published 4 months ago by A. Cockburn
Interesting premise drowned by poor movie-making
This sub-titled film has its moments - about three of them - when it is interesting, as it explores the paradox of time travel, when the protagonist interacts with himself again... Read more
Published 4 months ago by jasonhad
A pretty intense experience.
I went into this film cold; which is the way I advise you do it too. A review I read said 'STOP READING HERE and by no accounts watch the trailer' so I won't give any iota of plot... Read more
Published 4 months ago by DanielJohnson
Don't judge a film by it's cover!
This is an excellent film that I'll recommend to anyone who likes a good even-paced thriller that keeps you gripped throughout. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Caiptean
ho hum
I watched the film because I like unusual films, and although it had an interesting concept, I couldn't help myself from thinking of easier and less messy alternatives for poor... Read more
Published 5 months ago by jayne hansard
Good idea - badly made!
The idea for the plot is quite clever, but the movie was really cheaply and poorly made. Sometimes I had to lough rather than get scared or drawn into...3 stars from me... Read more
Published 7 months ago by maggia81
Completely Flawed
Do not get me wrong. The film is not that bad. Though it is completely flawed. Logically and theoretically not possible. Read more
Published 7 months ago by words with wonder
A clever, mini-masterpiece
What's truly enthralling about this film is how it brings you along with Hector, through the confusion and the shock and ties up all the uncertainties soundly before the end. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Jack
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