Comments on: The Best Time Travel Movies http://www.spacetimestories.com/commentary/the-best-time-travel-movies/ Space and Time Travel Stories. A Science Fiction Blog By Sean O'Brien Sun, 02 Oct 2011 15:26:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Sean http://www.spacetimestories.com/commentary/the-best-time-travel-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-367 Sean Tue, 10 Aug 2010 01:34:09 +0000 http://www.spacetimestories.com/?p=13#comment-367 Interesting, apparently I never published the post where I raved about that movie. I agree, Timecrimes is an outstanding time travel movie. Interesting, apparently I never published the post where I raved about that movie.

I agree, Timecrimes is an outstanding time travel movie.

]]> By: Stage1411 http://www.spacetimestories.com/commentary/the-best-time-travel-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-366 Stage1411 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:24:09 +0000 http://www.spacetimestories.com/?p=13#comment-366 You missed out Timecrimes. Great Movie You missed out Timecrimes. Great Movie

]]> By: An excellent time travel movie: Timecrimes | Space Time Stories http://www.spacetimestories.com/commentary/the-best-time-travel-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-317 An excellent time travel movie: Timecrimes | Space Time Stories Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:14:39 +0000 http://www.spacetimestories.com/?p=13#comment-317 [...] met many of my criteria for a good time travel movie:  It had a time machine and they used it several times, there was a [...] [...] met many of my criteria for a good time travel movie:  It had a time machine and they used it several times, there was a [...]

]]> By: Sean http://www.spacetimestories.com/commentary/the-best-time-travel-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Sean Thu, 21 May 2009 01:48:14 +0000 http://www.spacetimestories.com/?p=13#comment-186 I'm surprised to hear you don't like Primer, or Timecop, or Back to the Future, or 12 Monkeys because they have time loops/paradoxes. These are outstanding movies and they would break badly if the loop/paradox were removed. I claim that Terminator is not a time travel movie because the single time travel event happens early and after that time travel is irrelevant to the story. If you aren't time travelling then it's not a time travel movie. I’m surprised to hear you don’t like Primer, or Timecop, or Back to the Future, or 12 Monkeys because they have time loops/paradoxes. These are outstanding movies and they would break badly if the loop/paradox were removed.

I claim that Terminator is not a time travel movie because the single time travel event happens early and after that time travel is irrelevant to the story. If you aren’t time travelling then it’s not a time travel movie.

]]> By: daedric http://www.spacetimestories.com/commentary/the-best-time-travel-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-185 daedric Wed, 20 May 2009 23:46:21 +0000 http://www.spacetimestories.com/?p=13#comment-185 "3 A time loop or paradox" No, no, NO! This should not be a "criteria" for the list. This item is a common DEFECT of such stories, but should not be considered a staple. For example, one can have a solid time-travel story with no paradox or loop. Not common but it is possible. Why include this item? Also, why MULTIPLE instances? A Time-Travel movie should be a movie where Time-Travel is essential to the story. The story cannot be told without it, or it is central to the message of the story. “3 A time loop or paradox”

No, no, NO!

This should not be a “criteria” for the list. This item is a common DEFECT of such stories, but should not be considered a staple. For example, one can have a solid time-travel story with no paradox or loop. Not common but it is possible.

Why include this item?

Also, why MULTIPLE instances?

A Time-Travel movie should be a movie where Time-Travel is essential to the story. The story cannot be told without it, or it is central to the message of the story.

]]> By: Sean http://www.spacetimestories.com/commentary/the-best-time-travel-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Sean Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:53:26 +0000 http://www.spacetimestories.com/?p=13#comment-28 I'm thinking more about the time machine and time paradoxes. Star Trek always brushed aside the time machine stuff, saying "We just fly towards the sun, then back". I’m thinking more about the time machine and time paradoxes. Star Trek always brushed aside the time machine stuff, saying “We just fly towards the sun, then back”.

]]> By: Mike http://www.spacetimestories.com/commentary/the-best-time-travel-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Mike Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:11:05 +0000 http://www.spacetimestories.com/?p=13#comment-27 How can you consider Back to the Future as more serious than Star Trek? A spaceship isn't a serious time travel machine, but a Delorean is? Come on. You should revise the list and take out any comedies. Besides, listing Back to the Future I, II and II as one entry is a cop out. How can you consider Back to the Future as more serious than Star Trek? A spaceship isn’t a serious time travel machine, but a Delorean is? Come on. You should revise the list and take out any comedies. Besides, listing Back to the Future I, II and II as one entry is a cop out.

]]> By: TopTenz http://www.spacetimestories.com/commentary/the-best-time-travel-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-22 TopTenz Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:45:48 +0000 http://www.spacetimestories.com/?p=13#comment-22 Just visiting from TopTenz. We'll have to agree to disagree on T2, but I think the list should have included Primer. Glad to see we did agree on a few movies. Thanks for visiting and commenting on TopTenz.net. Just visiting from TopTenz. We’ll have to agree to disagree on T2, but I think the list should have included Primer. Glad to see we did agree on a few movies.

Thanks for visiting and commenting on TopTenz.net.

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