Kev11sky

This is some crazy, weird, clever, hilarious, topical satire... sort of a politically incorrect "Futurama" on steroids. It's fast-moving and inventive.

It's an equal opportunity offender -- religiously, politically, sexually. Oversensitive people with a poorly developed humor gland will probably not like it.

Note: I enjoyed learning who voices the smart infobabe fembot, Tuva Van Void (She's a cast member on the current SNL).

I was six years old when I saw this in a movie theater. My mother used to take my older brother and me to see movies at the Navy base in San Diego. Admission was 10 cents. Our dad was away on submarines for months at a time, and taking us to movies was an easy way for our Mom to keep us two boys entertained on a weekend.

I have fond memories of this movie. The low-budget effects, the huge weird monsters, and the REDNESS of Mars' surface were perfectly scary for a 6-year-old. The green infection was icky/ugly. The rotating eyeball was silly but fun. I didn't understand the dialog, but that didn't matter.

To sum up what others have said: It's a fun space monster sci-fi B movie.

Soon after its release back in 2009, I saw TTTW on DVD. I found it confusing and unsatisfying.

Recently I came across the book on which the film is based. As with any novel, it provides a lot more background and detail -- especially about the supporting characters (family and friends) who seem to come and go randomly when you first watch the film.

A few days later I saw TTTW again. It made a LOT more sense! Reading the book helped me understand the divergent thoughts and feelings that Clare and the Time Traveler were experiencing in each scene, and how much each of them knew about their past, present, and future lives together.

When viewed that way, this film is a multi-layered examination of love, loss, grief, and hope. I would describe it as a time travel fantasy, although it does have a few "science fictional" elements -- so don't judge it with any expectation of logic, and don't look for "plot holes" in a movie where the plot is non-linear.

This review was written on the date indicated. Revisions (if any) will be made by a future version of myself, and I do not know what he might change.