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Name other great time travel narratives

OrigamiOrigami
edited January 2011 in General Chat
With the upcoming BttF game and its active board I figured there are probably a lot of time traveling fans out here.

So I figured, let's share some other great movies/books/games/series episodes that revolve around time traveling to keep us busy till the game is out.

-Obviously we have the BttF trilogy.

-But another great time travel movie that implements it probably as well as BttF did, is Timecrimes. It's a spanish movie but really great.

-Also the X-files season 6(or 5 can't remember) episode Monday is really great in which Mulder relives the same day. And yeah....it has one really epic moment but I will noit spoil it.

-Quahog Day
To be honest, not one I would recommend first hand. Yes, it implements the time travel element well enough but only to tell this love story. And I am not too fond of romance movies. >_>

-Butterfly Effect and Donnie Darko
Both good movies.

Then there is this book I am curious about albeit it's pretty long:
http://www.amazon.com/13th-Hour-Thriller-Richard-Doetsch/dp/1439147914
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  • corruptbigginscorruptbiggins
    edited October 2010
    Two time travel related films that I've always liked are Frequency and 12:01
  • OrigamiOrigami
    edited October 2010
    Ah yes. Frequency is another great one. =D
  • AlcoremortisAlcoremortis
    edited October 2010
    Doctor Who.
  • Rather DashingRather Dashing
    edited October 2010
    Oh man, I don't have the time right now to make a post that does this topic justice. I'll be writing a massive one for this thread, though. I'll probably post it later today.
  • OrigamiOrigami
    edited October 2010
    ^
    I think that's the only one I need to skip as there are just too many episodes to check out. =(
  • AlcoremortisAlcoremortis
    edited October 2010
    The new series is a great place to start. :D
  • HaydenHayden
    edited October 2010
    The Futurama episode 'Roswell that Ends Well'. An excellent, clever, and hilarious episode. It's certainly one of my favourite Futurama episodes.

    And also, from the new season - 'The Late Philip J. Fry'. A great episode that focuses around time travel. This episode lives up to 'Roswell that Ends Well' in quality, though, unlike that episode, 'The Late Philip J. Fry' isn't purely focused on humour - there are also some deeper, more profound story-telling elements in the mix. And, towards the end of the episode, there's just a moment that's well... just nice. But, anyway, you'll just have to watch it for yourself. It was one of my favourite episodes of the season, without a shadow of a doubt.
  • doodo!doodo!
    edited October 2010
    TMNT III

    I am joking...
  • mgrantmgrant
    edited October 2010
    There are a lot of these, but I'll just post the five that come to mind at the moment.

    A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury
    The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
    Sphere
    The first two Terminator flicks utilized the whole time travel thing fairly well too.
    Star Trek: First Contact
  • Javi-Wan KenobiJavi-Wan Kenobi
    edited October 2010
    Flight of the Navigator (I've always loved that movie as a child. It's been a longtime since I don't see it, I guess it hasn't aged very well)
    Star Trek IV: The voyage home
    Star Trek (2009)
    12 monkeys
  • OrigamiOrigami
    edited October 2010
    I am going to check out those Futarama eps and that new Star Trek movie.


    Another amazing sci-fi story, although technically there is no time-travel, is Man from Earth. Check that one out.
  • RAnthonyMahanRAnthonyMahan
    edited October 2010
    I'm going to go with Primer, a great indie movie that goes out of its way to research physics and depict time travel as realistically as possible.

    Unsurprisingly, it's on the list of the most confusing movies ever made.
  • OrigamiOrigami
    edited October 2010
    I wanted to watch Primer but it being confusing is what holds me back.
  • RemolayRemolay
    edited October 2010
    Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency has Time Travel elements in it, especially since a good portion of it was based off of Douglas Adams' Doctor Who script (Some things are directly pulled from it.)
  • OrigamiOrigami
    edited October 2010
    I just watched the 'Late Philip J. Fry'.
    One thing I didn't get is how Leela got in possession of the card...
  • Rather DashingRather Dashing
    edited October 2010
    Origami wrote: »
    I just watched the 'Late Philip J. Fry'.
    One thing I didn't get is how Leela got in possession of the card...
    The card fell "out of" the time machine and into the Planet Express building "before" the time machine stopped. The time machine wasn't "moving" in physical space, so the card popped up in the same spot, some years after they started time traveling but before they stopped.
  • Comrade PantsComrade Pants
    edited October 2010
    mgrant wrote: »
    The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

    Ditto
  • taumeltaumel
    edited October 2010
    Also The Time Machine, but only the original.
  • AscovelAscovel
    edited October 2010
    Quantum Leap

    and of course the excellent adventure game series The Journeyman Project
  • mgrantmgrant
    edited October 2010
    Ascovel wrote: »
    Quantum Leap

    I forgot about QL, how could I do that? *facepalm*
  • OrigamiOrigami
    edited October 2010
    There is also the movie Time after time. It's about H.G Wells going to the future chasing Jack the Ripper. I haven't mentioned it up 'till now since I didn't really like it. I was waiting for an amazing plot twist but it never happened.

    It has however great acting and a nice cast. The actress for Clara from BttF3 has a lead role in it.

    And for the sake of it I am going to mention Timecrimes again. I am sure you'll all love that one.


    Owh and the Journeyman Project games are noted. Thanks for the recommendation.
  • dentbudsdentbuds
    edited October 2010
    Timeline was an excellent movie. The book was written by the same guy who wrote Jurassic Park.
  • figmentPezfigmentPez
    edited October 2010
    My favorite time travel book is "To Say Nothing of the Dog" by Connie Willis. It's awesome lighthearted fun, if you can get past the (intentionally) confusing opening. Also good is "Doomsday Book" but it's more serious.
  • Sausy GibbonSausy Gibbon
    edited October 2010
    Time Bandits is a great movie, however not as good Terry Gilliam's later Brazil and Baron Munchausen.
  • Javi-Wan KenobiJavi-Wan Kenobi
    edited October 2010
    Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban also had a little time travel
    Star Trek: Generations

    I don't remember quite well, but I think the Austin Powers movies have some time travel somewhere

    And I think that the fourth movie Origami said on the OP is Groundhog day
  • FriarFriar
    edited October 2010
    taumel wrote: »
    Also The Time Machine, but only the original.
    I haven't seen the original, but I thought the newer one was pretty awesome.

    As for Time travelling media, given I was beaten to Doctor Who, I'm going with: The Hitchhikers Guide to The galaxy Trilogy (of 4).
  • Harald BHarald B
    edited October 2010
    Ooh, I love time travel stories. Besides things mentioned, I kind of liked Time Cop. Also loved the old tv show Early Edition.
  • HarukuroHarukuro
    edited October 2010
    "The Girl who Leapt Through Time"

    Unlike other time travel narratives (that I'm aware of) this movie shows how much can change if someone travels through time in days and hours as opposed to the more common decades or centuries.
  • taumeltaumel
    edited October 2010
    Very nice one!

    @Friar
    In my opinion the original is way better.
  • OrigamiOrigami
    edited October 2010
    The Girl who Leapt Through Time

    I KNEW I missed something! Yeah I have seen it. And it's great. Especially for BttF fans.
  • taumeltaumel
    edited October 2010
    Here is another good one Déjà Vu.
  • OrigamiOrigami
    edited October 2010
    ^
    Also noted.

    Owh, we forgot to name this one.

    Professor Layton and the Unwound Future. 0_o
  • mgrantmgrant
    edited October 2010
    Has anyone mentioned the Bill and Ted movies yet? They're a bit goofy, but entertaining.

    Also, some I forgot on my first set of additions to the list:

    The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov
    Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
    Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
    and of course,
    Army of Darkness (Can't believe I forgot this one)
  • AlcoremortisAlcoremortis
    edited October 2010
    Since I'm watching it right now, Dragonball Z has a neat time-traveling arc.
  • zmallyzmally
    edited October 2010
    Justice League - Time, Warped - if anyone's into the animated series, Batman: Beyond, anything like that, it's AWESOME!! :D
  • OrigamiOrigami
    edited October 2010
    I am surprised no one mentioned Day of the Tentacle.

    That one incorporated time travel elements right?
    And how well?
  • OrigamiOrigami
    edited November 2010
    Owh man. I just watched Frequency again. That movie is so good!
  • PainDealerPainDealer
    edited November 2010
    Javi-Wan Kenobi wrote: »
    I don't remember quite well, but I think the Austin Powers movies have some time travel somewhere

    You beat me to it. IIRC the first movie didn't exactly have any time travel if being frozen for 3 decades is not accepted. In the second movie they went back to the 60's and later on 5 minutes back to "a saved checkpoint" to have another go at the finale. In the third movie they went to the 70's.

    Has anyone seen Black Adder's time traveling episode? That one is quite hilarious but what else can you expect from Rowan Atkinson :D
  • linornlinorn
    edited November 2010
    Hexwood by Diana Wynne-Jones is simply incredible. Not sure if it's time-travel necessarily, but close enough.
  • Javi-Wan KenobiJavi-Wan Kenobi
    edited November 2010
    Origami wrote: »
    Owh man. I just watched Frequency again. That movie is so good!
    I'm glad I'm not the only one who loves that -somehow minor and not well known- movie
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