Trailer—The Time Traveller

source: The Time Traveller

The Next One

It's funny how perceptions differ or the mind and memory distorts. I too saw this film once-only and way-back. I can't remember Keir Dullea or Adrienne Barbeau (though I know her - Adrienne BareBreasts, a forerunner of Basinger...) I can remember the beautiful, barren, isolated, almost-sterile Greek-island locations and the haunting atmosphere of would-be escapism - from the rat-race reality of techno life There was a 70s British TV drama series (The Lotus Eaters) with the same precepts I don't recall the 'one' being on a rescue mission, but actually an escape In a small way, this film preludes Terminator and predicts current quantum theorising. That can't be bad As stated, this reviewer perceives and recalls differently to the previous comments - in a way, this in itself actually reflects the ethos of the character interaction Either that or I'm from a different planet....I'll have to get hold of the DVD to be sure!

I rated this one a little high because of the nice scenery. At least this movie wasn't filmed on a set with painted backgrounds. I've always enjoyed films involving time travel. Some time travel flicks are exciting. A few, like BACK TO THE FUTURE (all three) border on being comical. So eventually, somebody had to make a time travel flick that is boring, and here it is, THE NEXT ONE. This movie has a list of cinematic giants. But in this movie, the giants take a fall. There are a few special effects, like the electrical storm. But this movie, at its high points, drags. Then, it's downhill. This movie sits in my collection, waiting to be used as a door stop. A real disappointment.

Not that I've seen anywhere near all of his films, but "The Time Traveller" does beat "Blind Date" or "Hired To Kill", and I'll venture a guess and say that it beats "Ninja Academy" or "The Naked Truth" as well. Either by artistic choice or by budgetary constraints (probably a mixture of both), Mastorakis makes a very low-key, leisurely-paced, uneventful, elliptical sci-fi film, with the use of special effects limited to one or two scenes. It's the ideas that even define this as a sci-fi film, and Mastorakis has some outrageous ideas indeed! The more religious viewers will probably be offended, but others may even admire Mastorakis' audacity here. And as a bonus, we get some splendid, and rare, views of Mykonos in the winter. Finally, after recently having started watching "Doctor Who", I had to laugh at the line "NOBODY has two hearts"! **1/2 out of 4.

This movie was released in 1984 starring Keir Dullea as Glenn, Adrienne Barbeau as Andrea and Peter Hobbs as Barnaby. In this standard sci-fi romance, the widow Andrea lives on a Greek island with her son Timmy and, like the other islanders, is amazed when a stranger Keir Dullea washes up on shore during a magnetic storm. She brings the apparently injured man home to help him recuperate his health, and a relationship develops between the two of them. At first seeming to suffer from amnesia, the stranger has a mysterious quality that comes more into focus when he performs certain miracles. As he demonstrates his powers, it is slowly revealed that he is a time-traveler, and his brother, in fact, once traveled back 2,000 years further in time. Again, another Adrienne Barbeau picture that was disappointing. Outside of the scenery from the Greek Islands there wasn't much else exciting in this movie that's why I'm giving this picture just 4 weasel stars.

I do not agree that it was a total fiasco, but it could have been better plotted, the actors were not that bad, not a fan of many actors, (since not many know how to really act).... this movie I think was to futuristic for the 80s would be better suited for maybe today with better special effects ... the hint that his brother was a visitor 2000 years early a lot of people related to the Christ but everyone tent to forget that the Christ was actually born not found after an electrical storm.... I think my mother an I liked it for the compassion and the good nature of the man, after all he was not arrogant or mean to a society so far behind from his, plus the scenery!!

I don't want to do any spoliers- some folks who've reviewed here have come close to doing so, but not to any harm to the new viewer's experience, imho. I will say for sure, this movie was decades ahead of it's time in both concept and story. The acting is well done for the standard of the day. It could be viewed as sci-fi, it could be viewed as religious. Either way, it brings an enlightening idea that will offend many, confuse some, but will appeal to others- seeking to understand our world, lives, universe and existence. Check it out if you ever get a chance to watch. Peace