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NeedlesslyCanadian		2012-05-15 02:58:50 PM

Nice to see Primer getting some love.

scottydoesntknow		2012-05-15 03:06:44 PM

SpikeStrip		2012-05-15 03:12:27 PM

the worst- time traveler's wife

itsdan		2012-05-15 03:23:59 PM

The Stealth Hippopotamus		2012-05-15 03:30:10 PM

1. Time Bandits

I'm good with this.

DjangoStonereaver		2012-05-15 03:32:28 PM

Its not a film, but the DOCTOR WHO episode "The Girl in the Fireplace" is one of the best time travel stories ever
filmed.

mitchcumstein1		2012-05-15 03:34:15 PM

DjangoStonereaver: Its not a film, but the DOCTOR WHO episode "The Girl in the Fireplace" is one of the best time travel stories ever
filmed.

And Carey Mulligan is so stinking cute it's not even funny.

unlikely		2012-05-15 03:38:34 PM

Kate and Leopold? Anyone?

bobbette		2012-05-15 03:40:53 PM

Satisfied to see Time Bandits as #1.

List still needs Army of Darkness and a shout-out to La Jetée.

SlothB77		2012-05-15 03:43:18 PM

subby has quite the original headline.

NuttierThanEver		2012-05-15 03:52:36 PM

DjangoStonereaver: Its not a film, but the DOCTOR WHO episode "The Girl in the Fireplace" is one of the best time travel stories ever
filmed.

Well if we're including TV you've got to include the DS9 episode "The Visitor"

NeedlesslyCanadian		2012-05-15 03:56:51 PM

mitchcumstein1: DjangoStonereaver: Its not a film, but the DOCTOR WHO episode "The Girl in the Fireplace" is one of the best time travel stories ever
filmed.

And Carey Mulligan is so stinking cute it's not even funny.

Sophia Myles was the actress in 'The Girl in the Fireplace.' Carey Mulligan was in 'Blink.'

FlashHarry		2012-05-15 04:00:43 PM

The Stealth Hippopotamus: 1. Time Bandits

I'm good with this.

yup.

BKITU		2012-05-15 04:03:45 PM

I'm pleased that "Time After Time" got a mention. Watching Malcolm McDowell stumble through 1979 as H. G. Wells is just brilliant.

Shostie		2012-05-15 04:18:23 PM

I don't care what anyone says. I thought Hot Tub Time Machine was f*cking hilarious.

mitchcumstein1		2012-05-15 04:18:54 PM

NeedlesslyCanadian: mitchcumstein1: DjangoStonereaver: Its not a film, but the DOCTOR WHO episode "The Girl in the Fireplace" is one of the best time travel stories ever
filmed.

And Carey Mulligan is so stinking cute it's not even funny.

Sophia Myles was the actress in 'The Girl in the Fireplace.' Carey Mulligan was in 'Blink.'

Yeah, I farked that up. She's still cute as hell though. And "Blink" had time travel too...so whatever.

Earpj		2012-05-15 04:20:53 PM

The Voyage Home is my favorite.

I also enjoyed Kate and Leopold.

scottydoesntknow		2012-05-15 04:25:19 PM

Shostie: I don't care what anyone says. I thought Hot Tub Time Machine was f*cking hilarious.

Seconded.

It's also funny that it's the second movie Crispin Glover unknowingly traveled through time (and ended up in a better situation because of it).

MaudlinMutantMollusk		2012-05-15 04:26:40 PM

No Timerider?

/I am disappoint

Beerguy		2012-05-15 04:31:27 PM

"Time After Time" featured a young Mary Steenburgen.

filmfanatic.org

Stunning.

NeedlesslyCanadian		2012-05-15 04:33:33 PM

mitchcumstein1: NeedlesslyCanadian: mitchcumstein1: DjangoStonereaver: Its not a film, but the DOCTOR WHO episode "The Girl in the Fireplace" is one of the best time travel stories ever
filmed.

And Carey Mulligan is so stinking cute it's not even funny.

Sophia Myles was the actress in 'The Girl in the Fireplace.' Carey Mulligan was in 'Blink.'

Yeah, I farked that up. She's still cute as hell though. And "Blink" had time travel too...so whatever.

Really? Another episode of Doctor Who featured time travel? I'm shocked!

Just giving you grief, pay me no mind....

calbert		2012-05-15 05:03:05 PM

list fails without Nick Miller:

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Malivon		2012-05-15 05:21:02 PM

Since we're on the subject of science fiction and time travel.

Anyone have any good recommendation on episodes in the Star Trek Universe related to the stuff?

sVybDy		2012-05-15 05:25:11 PM

Why isn't Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III on this list?

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Oh. It said best.

JosephFinn		2012-05-15 05:25:29 PM

NuttierThanEver: DjangoStonereaver: Its not a film, but the DOCTOR WHO episode "The Girl in the Fireplace" is one of the best time travel stories ever
filmed.

Well if we're including TV you've got to include the DS9 episode "The Visitor"

Especially if you want to sob like a baby. Good lord. :(

(And both Blink and Girl in the Fireplace are indeed excellent uses of time travel. I mist up every time at "For I am old, and you are still hot.")

Because People in power are Stupid		2012-05-15 05:25:30 PM

Butterfly effect is missing but Bill and Ted's "excellent" adventure is listed.

No HG Wells the time machine?

List Fails.

MaudlinMutantMollusk		2012-05-15 05:26:58 PM

Malivon: Since we're on the subject of science fiction and time travel.

Anyone have any good recommendation on episodes in the Star Trek Universe related to the stuff?

TOS: City On The Edge Of Forever

Saiga410		2012-05-15 05:27:54 PM

No a movie but how about some love for Eureka seasons 2,4,5,6, and 8?

TheLopper		2012-05-15 05:27:59 PM

Shostie: I don't care what anyone says. I thought Hot Tub Time Machine was f*cking hilarious.

Totally agree. Rob Courdry was awesome.

/and some nice boobs in there too.

LeroyBourne		2012-05-15 05:28:13 PM

Time Cop? It has merit, I believe Mia Sara shows us her goods, but overall it was dumb.

kungfu jesus with a side of lime		2012-05-15 05:28:40 PM

Not a movie but the novel The End of Eternity, by isaac asimov is premised on a cool concept of time travel and how time works

Carth		2012-05-15 05:29:00 PM

List fails without TimeCrimes and Donnie Darko

Subdue their bellies		2012-05-15 05:30:09 PM

Welcome to Costco.

I love you.

chewielouie		2012-05-15 05:31:20 PM

Shostie: I don't care what anyone says. I thought Hot Tub Time Machine was f*cking hilarious.

It wasn't. Not being hipster about it either. I really, really wanted to like it, but aside from a few chuckles here and there, it sucked.

netizencain		2012-05-15 05:31:41 PM

No 'Somewhere in Time' with Christopher Reeve? WTH?

Pete_T_Mann		2012-05-15 05:31:42 PM

FlashHarry: The Stealth Hippopotamus: 1. Time Bandits

I'm good with this.

yup.

Agreed. Also, the list is epic win by having 2 Gilliam films on it.

thecpt		2012-05-15 05:31:52 PM

Because People in power are Stupid: Butterfly effect is missing but Bill and Ted's "excellent" adventure is listed.

No HG Wells the time machine?

List Fails.

C'mon, that movie wasn't even good.

Also no Time Crime so I'm a little angry. It is a foreign film but I can count the total number of lines of dialogue in spanish. And my extent of spanish comes from playing Uno. Was also sad no Donnie Darko.

/oh and Breakdown is practically a movie

FeedTheCollapse		2012-05-15 05:32:55 PM

Because People in power are Stupid: Butterfly effect is missing but Bill and Ted's "excellent" adventure is listed.

I fail to see what is wrong with this.

calbert: list fails without Nick Miller:

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he left his keys at the Manchu Wok... OF THE FUTURE!

PsyLord		2012-05-15 05:33:26 PM

No love for hot tubs and Lougle??

www.chinapost.com.tw

/was stupid, but it amused me

thecpt		2012-05-15 05:33:50 PM

Carth: List fails without TimeCrimes and Donnie Darko

Nvm my post, you got this

Fricknmaniac		2012-05-15 05:34:20 PM

I opened the link thinking "Time Bandits better be on the list." And I got more and more angry as I went through the list... then it was a nice rush of relief to see Time Bandits at #1.

Though, I've seen 7 out of the 10 movies, which honestly is quite unusual for me on a movie list to have such a high percentage. I guess it's time to go look up Primer

Old enough to know better		2012-05-15 05:34:40 PM

Shame its not a Top 11 list.

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Yeah I know, its sappy, and girly as hell, but I still love it.

rhiannon		2012-05-15 05:34:51 PM

I always liked the original Planet of the Apes.

NeedlesslyCanadian		2012-05-15 05:34:58 PM

Saiga410: No a movie but how about some love for Eureka seasons 2,4,5,6, and 8?

Eureka is currently partway through its fifth and final season....

calbert		2012-05-15 05:35:00 PM

but seriously, list fails without 'Source Code'

www.jdmfilmreviews.com

it was done well and wasn't dumbed down...it's an extremely enjoyable movie and I hope that it stands the test of time (so to speak) as one of the better time-travel movies.

StoPPeRmobile		2012-05-15 05:37:29 PM

PsyLord: No love for hot tubs and Lougle??

[www.chinapost.com.tw image 450x300]

/was stupid, but it amused me

Two dollars!

thisispete		2012-05-15 05:38:01 PM

Because People in power are Stupid: No HG Wells the time machine?

I haven't seen the 1960 movie, but the 2002 one didn't hold a candle to the novella.

Trocadero		2012-05-15 05:38:26 PM

sVybDy: Why isn't Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III on this list?

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Oh. It said best.

Hey now, that had the best fighting in any of the three movies. The Foot Clan always seemed like a bunch of punks, but the bad guys in TMNT 3 could actually throw down a little.