Tss5078
Clockstoppers seemed like a Back To The Future rip off to me, but I'd wanted to see the it because I am a Sci-Fi geek and it was directed by Star Trek's Jonathan Frakes. My expectations weren't very high and the story, based in Science Fiction, had the potentially of being too hard for audiences to understand. The writers decided to go another way with it and put this unique, experimental technology in the accidental hands of a teenager, and then marketed the whole package to young adults. It sounded a bit sketchy to me too and that's why it took me almost ten years to see it, but what I learned from this film, you can never judge a DVD by it's cover. Clockstoppers combines Einstein's Theory of Relativity with teenage rebellion in an action packed film that will really leave you on the edge of your seat. The story starts when a former student of Prof. George Gibbs sends him a prototype, of a watch, that speeds up your molecules to the point where it looks like everything else is standing still. Prof. Gibbs soon leaves to go on vacation when his son finds the watch and wears it out, thinking it's a normal watch. Once he learns the truth, other Clockstoppers show up to try and kill him, and that's when the film really gets going. The acting and special effects aren't really what draws you into Clockstoppers, it's the story, which throws you in every single direction and leaves you craving more. This was a film that was at the bottom of my list, that I watched because it was short and it was streaming. I was just looking for something to watch before bed, and what I found instead was a terrific Science Fiction adventure that fell way under the radar.
turtleranger
Since I just read I cant curse, I will keep this as nice as possible. If somebody were to give this DVD to me as a present, I would just as soon use it as toilet paper as I would a movie. It made horrible attempted jokes like when whats-her-face goes "you wish" to the main dude. It was like a train with no..... um.... train. The previews were misleading by making you think that it was funny. In the commercials, it made it look like the friend had a good part... but when you saw it, you realized that he had 9-10 lines max.If they took out the pointless, useless, horrible scenes, the movie would not be a movie at all, and just one of those five-minute specials in between mediocre TV shows. To avoid this, the director (who is hopefully out of a job) added stupid pointless scenes like the dance scene. 100% pointless. You might say it was "to show you what the watch could do." but we know what it can do!You don't need to put retarded scenes in to lengthen the movie and make the actors feel that they have a good part. So, in conclusion (much rejoicing that its over) I spent 6.50 on some comfy seats that were good for naps.
patrick_dunne
---SPOILERS--- I remember only part of this movie, and here's what it was: Zak is some kid whose dad works as a professor, teaching science to high-schoolers. (Or was it college?) He claims that if something was moving very fast, that everything else would seem slower. So, he invents a watch to test it. His son, Zak, steals the watch (I think that's what happened.) and makes him and his lady friend speed through time- which makes everything else seem slower.So, what I remembered about this movie was how unrealistic it was. There were two scenes that were this way.The first one was when their in the garden. The people supposedly go so fast that everything seems slower. How is that possible when the to characters experiencing "super-speed" hardly move at all? The second part was near the ending. Zak somehow speeds up the watch or something, to go even faster. Hyper-speed? Super-time?Well, this part just about messed up the whole movie. If he's going so fast, how does he get caught in a net? When they were slower, everything else showed no sign of motion. Now, when he's in "hyper-time" he gets caught in a net gun. Why? How? To make a story? I think the kids might enjoy it, but the adults should stay far away. That's all I really have to say.Feel free to send me a Private Message regarding this comment.
theguys1
I'm not just saying this because this is a movie to watch to waste your time; I really think this is a cool movie. It has good Sci-Fi movie quality, especially for a Nickelodeon movie. And it asks you the question, "What if you had the power to stop time?" I mean, there would be a lot of opportunities in that category. This is a real treat, and the best way to watch it is along with some Back to the Future movies. It's not the best movie I've ever seen, but it really redefines adventure. I totally recommend this movie if you want to rent something that will please you. As I have said many times with other comments, there will never be another movie such as this.
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