As the title may hint, timecrimes is instead a rather clever science fiction tale involving yup, you guessed it time travel. Nacho vigalondos film wastes little time in foregrounding the act of. The legendary short film director takes us behind the scene of his first feature length scifi masterwork. After seeing so many films and shows about time traveling and paradoxes, timecrimes felt like decent at best. Though he didnt direct the project titled hell ride this collaboration between him and larry. Movies like timecrimes if you like timecrimes you are looking for suspenseful, twist ending and exciting movies about with time travel, time machine, time loop, disorder, stalking, threat and mysterious character themes of horror, mystery and scifi genre shot in spain.
Timecrimes is like a temporal chess game with nudity, voyeurism and violence, which makes it more boring than most chess games but less boring than a lot of movies. Timecrimes movie explanation and interview with nacho. Hector scans the forest behind their house with binoculars and sees a young woman take off her tshirt, exposing her breasts. My mind gets seduced in chess by trains of thought that are hypnotic to me but, if they could be transcribed, would be unutterably boring to anyone else, since you always think of a chess piece in terms of its function, not its name. A man who accidentally travels back into the past and meets himself. This is a definite must see for lovers of the time travel. Timecrimes the 3rd film in magnets six shooter film series. A thriller centered on a man who is accidentally sent one hour backwards in time, only to discover he now has the opportunity to prevent a serious crime. Lauded short film director vigalondo makes his feature debut with this tense, unstoppable vision.
Timecrimes goes that line very well by keeping the setting small and the cast smaller. A couple of weeks ago, i showed my son national treasure, and the whole time i kept thinking damn, i really miss nic cage. Timecrimes theatrical trailer a man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Sometimes i enjoy that, in the same way i enjoy chess and thats a compliment. A filmmaker looks at the history and transformation of his birthplace, liverpool, england. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic uscanada theatrical release. Hector takes refuge in an unusual laboratory and hides in a machine. Jul 07, 2015 timecrimes 2007 trailer click here to subscribe. A man with a bandage around his face stabs hector with scissors. The greatest horror anthology film segments of all time. Timecrimes film complet vf 2016 en ligne hd partie 610. Rent timecrimes 2007 starring karra elejalde and candela fernandez on dvd and bluray. A mysterious stranger with his face wrapped in a pink bandage.
Directed by nacho vigalongo and starring karra elejalde, candela fernandez, barbara goenaga and. Timecrimes full movie english subtitles video dailymotion. Cloverfield poster movie 27 x 40 inches 69cm x 102cm 2008 style b. Bluray has no english subtitles, seen the film on dvd so know its a great film. Though small, the horrorfantasy flick section packs a punch with notable standouts including michael haneke and george a. A man named hector goes into the woods and finds a dead woman. Nov 24, 2015 timecrimes film complet vf 2016 en ligne hd partie 610. It stated, 2008 was the year when the comic book movie genre not only hits its zenith, but also gained critical respectability thanks to the dark knight. It features only a few characters and the protagonist is caught in a series of disturbing and bizarre events which eventually lead him to a time machine at a remote facility that transports him back in time about an hour or more. Timecrimes movie explanation and interview with nacho vigalondo timecrimes is a time travel classic and cannot be missed really by anyone that has any love for the genre at all, whatsoever. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences. Rent timecrimes 2007 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Timecrimes movie explanation and interview with nacho vigalondo.
Overview of timecrimes, 2008, directed by nacho vigalondo, with nacho vigalondo, b. The film premiered at fantastic fest in austin, texas, in september 2007. It focuses on the desperate attempts of middleaged, married man hector to restore things to the way they were after he accidentally travels back almost an hour, having dived into a tank at a scientific research centre. Timecrimes movie explanation and interview with nacho vigalondo timecrimes is a time travel classic and cannot be missed really by anyone that has. The spanish auteur most recently made parallel monsters the best segment of the horror anthology film vhs. Trailer hd karra elejalde, candela fernandez, barbara goenaga, nacho vigalondo. Speaking of acting, there are really only four actors in this film, two of which are very minor, and one is the director. Timecrimes on dvd 876964001557 from magnolia home entertainment. This is a film you would watch over and over again, it a mystery spainish film with a twist, if you loved triangle you will love this, but it more easy than triangle, it a type of film that makes you think but in a cleaver way, there is a part that makes me laugh, i would recommond it if you love mystery and guessing films, but also to the. Timecrimes, time travel, time, science fiction in the spanish countryside, a middleaged man named hector karra elejalde and his wife candela fernandez live in a home that they are renovating.
I believe it has been a long time since he showed his face here. A man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Timecrimes takes a bold, difficult premise and brings the rarelytread time travel framework to pulsepounding but intelligent new heights. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. On an ordinary saturday, ordinary spanish schlub karra elejalde drives out to his country villa, where a mysterious phone call interrupts his siesta. Vigalondo throws in a few good twists, some of which are genuinely unpredictable, and though the film as a whole could be funnier and scarier, it couldnt be much zippier. Very well written time loop story with consistent rules, however the one thing that left me scratching my head was how the first hectors loop got started.
Learn english english conversation english speaking with english subtitles. Being lowbudget, this spanishlanguage time travel thriller relies on clever ideas rather than flashy effects to make an impact. Magnoliamagnet has released another trailer for nacho vigalondos time travel thriller timecrimes you can check out the previous trailer here. Fleeing in terror, he takes refuge in a laboratory atop the. Timecrimes is a well crafted low budget scifi thriller by todays standard, the movie is a little outdated and predictable, but still entertaining. The maker of the dark time travel film timecrimes 2007 and the suspense thriller open windows 2014 gives us a memorable glimpse into the more personal side of the end of the world with a is for apocalypse. It really was nice to watch a movie that is not a remake, super cliche, or with terrible acting. Dec 12, 2008 timecrimes avoids the pitfalls of primer, the similarly lowbudget timebender that muddles its own logic at every turn. The less you know about the plot in advance, the better. Despite low budget the movie manages to be intelligent, intriguing and thrilling. Hector karra elejalde is relaxing on a lawn chair outside of his new country home, surveying the nearby hillside through a pair of binoculars, when he catches sight of what appears to be a nude woman amidst the trees.
The film stars karra elejalde as hector, a man who unwittingly becomes part of a time loop and must stop his other selves from continuing to exist. Instead, this film follows a clear linear path through a nonlinear timeline, sprinkling the experience with little aha. I was sitting in a theater at the alamo drafthouse watching nacho vigalondos short films when i got a text message from a friend alerting me that the domestic movie trailer for vigalondos. I knew that he was pretty much in the dtv world for the past 10 years, but i didnt realize to what level. If you liked primer 2004 then give this a go, even if you did not like primer then you may like this as its similar but much easier to follow and has no technobabble. In timecrimes, we tried to make a film that didnt feel like any particular decade. Hiking up to investigate, he is attacked by a sinister figure whose head is wrapped in a grotesque, pink bandage. Timecrimes the 3rd film in magnets six shooter film series in theatres december 12th. Everything you need to know about timecrimes movie 2008.
Timecrimes welds a b movie plotline to precisionengineered writing and a downtoearth style. Courtesy of the toronto international film festival more a witty romcom than a scifi film, nacho vigalondos followup to timecrimes furthers his rep for smart takes on genre pics. Man in the pink mask in timecrimes, directed by nacho vigalondo, a magnet release. What marine recruits go through in boot camp earning the title making marines on parris island duration. Timecrimes avoids the pitfalls of primer, the similarly lowbudget timebender that muddles its own logic at every turn. The good thing about this film is that the director made it on a shoestring budget. Lauded short film director nacho vigalondo makes his feature debut with this tense, unstoppable vision of science and natural law gone awry. As the mystery starts to unfurl, youre gonna think youve figured the end game you havent. Staring candela fernandez, nacho vigalondo, barbara goenaga and karra elejalde. An ordinary guy takes an extraordinary step through time in this science fiction thriller. Crime movies 2008 every crime movie coming out in 2008.
Timecrimes the 3rd film in magnets six shooter film. The machine is a time travel device, and he goes back one hour in time. With karra elejalde, candela fernandez, barbara goenaga, nacho vigalondo. Faca parte do filmow e avalie este filme voce tambem. The time loops have such accidental, spontaneous, and mysterious qualities that keep one wondering. Film is 5 stars but i cannot watch it, would not have taken much to add english subs to the disc. Timecrimes was released in 2008 on friday, december 12, 2008 there were 9 other movies released on the same date, including the day the earth stood still, doubt and gran torino. English conversation learn english speaking english subtitles lesson 19.
On or about november 28, 2008 the film was in completed status. Looking at a nearby house near a wooded area, hector spies a beautiful woman taking her clothes off, and. Youve figured about five minutes ahead of the reveal and the rest of the movie careens down a path of decisions and consequences across multiple timelines. Yet while it isnt that hard to stay a step or two ahead of timecrimes, the movie is still a nifty little genre piece, an oldfashioned sciencefiction mindgame with a healthy dollop of oh, the irony. In his more recent career, he continued to act in sex crazy 2006, the adventurous drama timecrimes 2008 with nacho vigalondo and intimos y extranos. The entertainment agency website ign described 2008 as one of the biggest years ever for movies. Timecrimes on dvd march 31, 2009 starring karra elejalde. Timecrimes flows so well, and without any confusion. Elejalde ventures into his backyard, where through his binoculars he sees a woman stripping in the woods. It begins by introducing us to an ordinary sort of spanish guy named hector karra elejalde, who is sitting on his lawn of his country place using his binoculars and sees a.
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