I think we are being watched
Added 9/7/2009
Long ago, the Warlords seized power over my world. A resistance army banded together to fight the oppressors. Though it was a battle we could not win, we survived and continued to resist the occupation.
The Warlords then turned their attention to other worlds, other dimensions to conquer.
As with most myths best described by Joseph Campbell this is a modern-day (Los Angeles 1996) coming of age story for Joe Talbot (Josh Charles) as he must prove himself. He is lured by Laura (Andrea Roth) and mentored by the independent renegade A.T. (Rutger Hauer.) Can he overcome not being ready and fulfill his purpose to same our would and free there. Or was his mother right in not telling him until/or if he was ready for the journey?
We journey with Joe thorough the many world some time kibitzing hopefully growing along with him and his new friends.
The special effects do no overwhelm the story and the action is also proportional to the story.
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth
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Terrible waste of Talent
Added 7/20/2009
This was a stupid concept; with the exception of a couple of good scenes, it was just a mish-mash of desert backdrops. Total waste of Rutger Hauer.
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I've always liked this movie!
Added 3/16/2009
It's been a while since I'd seen it, I'm glad I found it again here. If you're into magic, mysticism, or you're a plain sci-fi freak I think you'll enjoy the movie.
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Transdimensional Warrior eh? Not bad at all.
Added 11/27/2008
I really didn't expect much from this film, but I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed so much. Somewhat of a low-budget film, that didn't really need all the advanced FX they use nowadays.
What really surprised me was that this movie was made back in 1996. I could tell from the background skyscrapers in L.A. with the First Interstate Bank building - Only because I was working at Wells Fargo Bank, and we had a "Hostile Takeover" of that bank in 1996. So that First Interstate logo would soon be a memory before the year was over.
Josh Charles was pretty average in your average film; which made it all the more enjoyable. He's not the super hero type. And Rutger Hauer, a little overweight from his 'Blade Runner' and Night Hawks' days, was the somewhat bumbling leader of the trio. Andrea Roth sort of reminded me of Christina Applegate. Not much more to say. A fun and simply weird science fiction adventure.
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A bit like an episode of night rider. There's less plot here than a Xena episode, but it's fun and there are a couple of fight scenes. It looks like the writer didn't think about the premise much, since there is next to no explanation (beyond what you see in the blurb on the back of the case).
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I think we are being watched
Added 9/7/2009
Long ago, the Warlords seized power over my world. A resistance army banded together to fight the oppressors. Though it was a battle we could not win, we survived and continued to resist the occupation.
The Warlords then turned their attention to other worlds, other dimensions to conquer.
As with most myths best described by Joseph Campbell this is a modern-day (Los Angeles 1996) coming of age story for Joe Talbot (Josh Charles) as he must prove himself. He is lured by Laura (Andrea Roth) and mentored by the independent renegade A.T. (Rutger Hauer.) Can he overcome not being ready and fulfill his purpose to same our would and free there. Or was his mother right in not telling him until/or if he was ready for the journey?
We journey with Joe thorough the many world some time kibitzing hopefully growing along with him and his new friends.
The special effects do no overwhelm the story and the action is also proportional to the story.
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth
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Terrible waste of Talent
Added 7/20/2009
This was a stupid concept; with the exception of a couple of good scenes, it was just a mish-mash of desert backdrops. Total waste of Rutger Hauer.
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I've always liked this movie!
Added 3/16/2009
It's been a while since I'd seen it, I'm glad I found it again here. If you're into magic, mysticism, or you're a plain sci-fi freak I think you'll enjoy the movie.
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