Timeline (Widescreen Edition)

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A GROUP OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDENTS BECOME TRAPPED IN THE PAST WHEN THEY GO THERE TO RETRIEVE THEIR PROFESSOR. THE GROUP MUSTSURVIVE IN 14TH CENTURY FRANCE LONG ENOUGH TO BE RESCUED.

It's likely that Crichton fans will lament the shallowness of director Richard Donner's film, and its gee-whiz style of acting lays waste to any scientific credibility that Crichton's scenario might have retained. No such luck! Fending for themselves against marauding hordes of medieval French warriors at war with the invading British, these semi-intrepid travelers find their body count rising, and the deadline for their return home is rapidly approaching. Just enough of Michael Crichton's novel survives in Timeline to make it a passable popcorn thriller. All well and good, so far, and the castles-and-crossbows action reaches a fever pitch, but it's obvious that Donner's too lazy to make the much better film that this could and should have been. Despite its enjoyable highlights, Timeline is perfunctory entertainment. In this case, a group of archaeologists and combat experts (led by Paul Walker and Frances O'Connor) use a "3-D fax machine" (so much for technobabble!) to time-travel back to France in 1357, in hopes of retrieving Walker's father (Billy Connolly) and returning safely to the present. --Jeff Shannon Still, the Crichton formula is a sturdy one, following the model of Westworld and Jurassic Park by involving a small band of adventurers in a fantastical realm of danger and death.

Product Info

Actor: Paul Walker, Gerard Butler, Billy Connolly, Frances O'Connor, David Thewlis
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: PARAMOUNT HOME VIDEO
Creator: Brian Read, Derek Hoffman, Don Granger, Gary Levinsohn, George Nolfi, Jeff Maguire, Michael Crichton
Director: Richard Donner
EAN: 0097363386841
EAN List: EANListElement: 0097363386841
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
MPN: PARD338684D
Number Of Discs: 1
Original Release Date: 2003-11-26
Package Quantity: 1
Part Number: PARD338684D
Product Group: DVD
Product Type Name: ABIS_DVD
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2004-04-13
Running Time: 116
SKU: 09736338684U
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 2003-11-26
Title: Timeline (Widescreen Edition)
UPC: 097363386841
UPC List: UPCListElement: 097363386841
ASIN: B0001I55OC
Sales Rank: 9015