Haunted by the death of his wife, Ben Wilson (Jeff Daniels), has recently returned to his hometown and purchased an old guest house on the outskirts of town, which he is renovating with his young daughter Hillary (Ariana Richards). Time Out says. Oscar points out the fact that, while they purport to be tourists, they do not carry cameras or take photographs. With Jeff Daniels, Ariana Richards, Emilia Crow, Jim Haynie. On examining the passport Ben discovers that it conceals one of the Tourists' time travel devices. It's nice to have in my library, but I was a little disappointed that there was no HDR option on the disc. The non-narrative film features stunning slow-motion and timelapse cinematography of the landscapes, people, and wildlife of the American South West. She then gives Ben a euphoric substance and seduces him, leaving him unconscious. Acheté en 2013 sous forme de Bluray. There's a problem loading this menu right now. My eyes and ears were in A/V heaven. He warns Ben not to interfere any further and threatens to alter the past again to eliminate Ben's actions, but Ben challenges him by arguing that if the Undersecretary's assertions were true, his people would have already done so.
The non-narrative film features stunning slow-motion and timelapse cinematography of the landscapes, people, and wildlife of the American South West. Original title: Timescape. At first he thinks they're just eccentric out-of-towners, but when he sees one having difficulty tying his shoelaces - indeed, acting as if he's never worn shoes before - it becomes clear that the truth is stranger than that. The tourists try to detain him, but he evades them and races to the scene, hoping to save Hilary. Timescapes 4K has beautiful scenery with vibrant colours and relaxing music it is basically a disc to show what your 4K TV is capable of. Ben races to the judge's shattered home, where he finds Hilary alive; heading back into town he finds the hotel destroyed and his friends dead, while the Tourists stroll through the devastation with an air of detached fascination. Select the department you want to search in.
Timescape, released on video as Grand Tour: Disaster in Time, is a 1992 American science fiction film directed by David Twohy and starring Jeff Daniels and Ariana Richards, with a cameo appearance by Robert Colbert, one of the co-stars of Irwin Allen's 1960s TV series The Time Tunnel. Timescape is a film directed by David Twohy with Jeff Daniels, Ariana Richards, Emilia Crow, Jim Haynie, Marilyn Lightstone .... Year: 1992. Small-town widower Ben Wilson (Daniels) is trying to function after the death of his wife and his ostracism by her socially powerful family. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Ben soon begins to note their peculiar behaviour, manner and dress.
Déjà vu! As they leave the surgery, Wilson confronts Quish, having deduced that the stamps correspond to the times and places of famous disasters, including the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, the crash of the Hindenburg and the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens volcanic eruption (hence the ash on Quish's clothing). Before they can complete renovations on their new inn, Widower (Ben Wilson) and daughter (Hillary) are visited by a woman seeking immediate lodging for her strange group of travellers. It fits the video, but isn't my cup of tea. It's an intriguing premise, well teased out, and with enough mind-boggling twists to keep going. They return to the guest house to find out why the Tourists have come, but minutes later the town is struck by a large meteorite, resulting in almost total destruction. Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2016, Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2016, Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2016, very good quality but it seemed to repeat scenes over and over , it needed more variety, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 24, 2016. Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Timescape_(film)&oldid=967475055, Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention from June 2013, All Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 13 July 2020, at 13:08. The novel was widely hailed by both critics of science fiction and mainstream liter…
Quitte à choisir, acheter le bluray tiré sur du 1K (HD), c'est visuellement plus beau et plus magique. The local doctor then shows Ben an X-ray of Quish's head, which reveals that there is a mysterious object embedded in his skull. Certains passages sont sombres, sans netteté. It was well worth it. By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news, events, offers and partner promotions. The picture quality is better than 4K streaming on Amazon or Netflix IMO, but I doubt it's better than 4K BRD (still haven't seen that format in person, yet).
© 2020 Time Out England Limited and affiliated companies owned by Time Out Group Plc. Small-town widower Ben Wilson (Daniels) is trying to function after the death of his wife and his ostracism by her socially powerful family. Realising that Hilary is then at her grandfather's house, he tries to sneak her away, but he is caught and thrown into jail, which is itself soon to be destroyed. Excellent demo material for your new 4K TV, Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2016. Travelling or based outside United States? It looks great. The 4K is almost 3D in quality, Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2016. Leaving Hilary with his 'earlier' self, the 'original' Ben walks through the scene of the impact; there he is again confronted by the Undersecretary, who had returned to take Ben back to his proper point in time.
It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. TimeScapes is the debut film from award-winning cinematographer and director Tom Lowe. Je désirai le prendre une fois équipé en 4K. Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2016, Incredible views of the star, galaxies, mountains and forests. Just before they depart, Ben attacks Reeve for her lack of humanity, but as she leaves she embraces him, secretly slipping Quish's passport into his hand. We really enjoy watching it or having it play in the background. Ce produit en est la source, mais déception (2 étoiles en moins). When Ben and Oscar return to the guest house the next day, Ben is alarmed to discover that, although the Tourists have left the house, their luggage is still there. When Ben returns home, he finds Hilary gone and confronts the judge but is threatened with arrest; defeated, he goes to stay at the local hotel. Please keep in mind your 4K HDTV needs to compatible with the Amazon Prime/Video app in order to view this in 4K. His life, shared with a small daughter in a large, run-down house, is suddenly overturned by the arrival of visitors who are suspiciously keen to rent his spare rooms. Moore (writing as Lawrence O'Donnell).
Excellent demo material for your new 4K TV.
There he is visited by Reeve, one of the Tourists, who confirms his suspicions about their true nature: they are time-travellers from the future who visit the scenes of famous disasters as part of a "Grand Tour" of the past. This is SO beautiful. Video availability outside of United States varies. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Earth is falling apart, on the brink of ecological disaster. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon!
Meanwhile, maintenance workers accidentally damage a gas pipeline in the boiler room of the school, and just as Ben arrives, a hurricane lamp in the gymnasium ignites the leaking gas, destroying the school in a massive blast and killing most of the people inside, including Hilary and Quish, who has followed Ben to the building. This alternate self helps the 'original' Ben to escape from the jail and together they manage to alert and save most of the people by ringing the bells in the old church on the other side of town. However he convinces the deputy to allow him his one phone call and manages to contact his pre-existing self at the hotel, just as that self is meeting with Reeve. The box is in German and I was concerned that the DVD would be for region 2, but it seems to play normally so must be a region 1 DVD.
Ben and Hilary work through the night helping the survivors, who are taken to Hilary's local school, which has become the local disaster relief centre.
$4 for this Ultra HD streaming title was a great deal.
It won the 1981 Nebula and 1980 British Science Fiction Award, and the 1981 John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. When Hilary looks up, Ben has vanished and as the movie closes Hilary suddenly hears and is drawn towards the sound of someone playing her mother's favourite tune on the piano.
Ben helps him, in the process recovering Quish's dropped American passport, which he discovers has been stamped with locations inside the United States that are dated many decades apart. Try another?
All rights reserved. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Ben, his vengeful father-in-law, Judge Caldwell (George Murdock) — who blames Ben for his daughter's death — has secretly arranged to have Hilary taken away from Ben on the grounds that he is an unfit parent. Unnerved, Quish will only respond by warning Wilson to leave town immediately and not return until he is sure it is safe.
It won the 1981 Ditmar Award for Best International Fiction.