Timecop [HD DVD]
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Movie Reviews of Timecop [HD DVD]
Movie Review: Timecop - a classic!
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this film when it first come out on the big screen, i have owned the VHS version aswell as the DVD too but when i found out this was coming out on HD DVD, i was baffled as i thought maybe this film would look good in quality as old film transfers dont look the best in 1080p, however, this film looks brillaint in detail, obviouslt dont expect modern HD quality images but for a classic film turned HD, it looks brilliant, better than most old film transfers!
Only grudge is that it doesnt have any special featured :(
Movie Review: A Great Movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent movie, good plot, able to follow, action packed. Perfect visual experience on hd dvd.Movie Review: One of Van Damme's Best
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a fun, action-packed movie. There are some folks who can't get past Van Damme the actor and just accept him a genuine physical presence on screen. He was never a star for his broken-English-seems-like-he's-reading-the-lines-off-of-his-palm line delivery.
In Timecop Van Damme is Walker, a Time Enforcement Commission ("TEC") Agent tasked with going back in time to catch time criminals, i.e., people who travel back in time to gain some illegal advantage from their knowledge of the future. In one of the early scenes we see Walker travel back to the thirties to stop a miscreant who is planning to buy up stock for rock bottom prices that will be worth millions in the future (the movie is set in 2004).
Mia Sara is fine, if underused, as Van Damme's wife Melissa, but Ron Silver as the villanous Senator McComb really has fun with the scene chewing. The great character actor Bruce McGill makes the most out of his small part as Walker's boss, the commander of the "TEC." Add up their performances, some nice action sequences, a somewhat intelligent plot, and solid shooting by director Hyams, and you have a very satisfying popcorn flick for a rainy weekend afternoon.
However, there is one problem with Timecop. The DVD is absolutely garbage! I don't think I've ever seen it for sale in widescreen format. The film has been made available on HD DVD, but a blu-ray seems to be nowhere in sight. I hope this gets fixed soon, along with True Lies!!!
Movie Review: A lot of fun!
Summary: 4 Stars
Alright, first things first: this movie is by no means great cinema. The plot holes will make you nuts if you think about it too hard and the acting is, well, it's a Van Damme movie, so you know going in that there are no award winning performances. That said, the movie is a whole lot of fun - the action is great, the one liners are cheesy fun and Mia Sara is stunning.
The HD has a good picture, definitely a major improvement over the old standard edition DVD. The old DVD was pan and scan, the HD version is 2.35:1 1080p. The sound is much better as well.
If you've seen it before and liked it, I recommend picking it up. The price is good as well - I expect with the format war nearly over that more HD DVD prices will drop, allowing those of us who took the plunge to at least score some discs on closeout.
Movie Review: HD review
Summary: 4 Stars
All in all, Timecop held up pretty good. There are a few FX shots that don't look as good as they should but for the most part the film looks real good on HD-DVD. The only real bad part is that, like the first dvd's that came out, there are no extras. Also, it was delivered to Canada in about 4 days(with 2 of those being the week-end) and I am not in a major city!!! Gotta love that.
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