To the Ends of Time

I love watching films, and tend to focus on a particular genre and year when choosing my pick of the day. Very rarely do I find something as obscure and underappreciated as 'To the Ends of Time' (it has just 291 ratings as of 18/06/2025!). It is very fitting that one of the main themes in this brilliant fantasy film is about love, as everything about it was made with so much love it makes your heart and soul almost feel nauseous.

In fact, it is mentioned in the 'Trivia' section that this film's talented director, Markus Rothkranz, made 'To the Ends of Time' with such a small budget and limited resources that he had to build and paint a number of the sets, props and miniatures himself, and created many of the costumes with his own hands. If that is not impressive, I do not know what is.

But it is not this fact which makes 'To the Ends of Time' stand out in my opinion, it is how charming and fantastical everything is, despite the limited resources which were available to the film-makers, of course. I cannot possible mention everything which stood out in this regard, but one special mention has to go to Joss Ackland's inspired performance as King Francis, who has to be one of my favourite characters in film of all time in my opinion, and the immortal theme of "Amor Vincit Omnia", which is rarely integrated as beautifully and as emotionally as in this film.

It is for all these reasons, and for many more but no amount of words can properly convey what my heart and soul have experienced in this film, that I believe that 'To the Ends of Time' is so underrated and such a hidden gem. If you are expecting something like 'The Lord of the Rings', you will be slightly disappointed though, for its style is more similar to 'The Princess Bride' (1987), although it would still be enjoyable.

Wretchedly Delicious. I watched this movie just to make fun of it. I can't believe it was made in 1996. I've seen better special effects on old Doctor Who episodes! I kept expecting Crow, Tom and Joel to pop up to make fun of the movie. The acting was horrible. The action was nonexistent. However, it's great laugh and I highly recommend it if you enjoy bad movies.

This is one of the only films ever made with a sky kingdom & airship aesthetic. It is incredible how they keep accomplishing scene after scene of old school effects, miniatures, and costumes to sell a bigger scope. It is some kind of feat; no doubt the filmmakers could have scaled and built the scaffolds to a Ridley Scott film or something. The movie itself though is Power Rangers tier, practically unwatchable; but the rest is something the universe reacts to. It is a Herzogian feat, the stuff dreams are made of. It is simply not the viewers lowly place to tell them they succeeded or not. Massive respect.

I watched this movie for the first time ever on the Sci Fi channel and I must say.. it was simply awesome. For those of you whom loves 'The Never Ending Story' this is one that would bring back memories of that movie. Even though it is a 1996 movie it has a hazy like setting and look which makes it feel like it is, a fantasy. The acting was brilliant and the music was great especially the beginning battle song and end song. To those of you who have yet to see it, WATCH IT! I recommended completely!

Satisfying fantasy with ships sailing thru clouds with cannons, evil plotters, strange landscapes, manipulations of time, great sets, void of reality, maybe like Never Ending Story or some Merlin stuff. If you like that, you'll love it. Christine Taylor is beautiful. Sword fighting is phoney. Music is delightful. Good wins out, they kiss, all is well, and the cook is pleased.